- • I G -I_ft4 • il t T • L. BY JAMES CLARK VOL. XIII, NO. 11. 0 P.:ANS' COURT SALE. By virtue of an o der of the Orphans' Court of i luntingdon county, will he exposed to public sale, on the premises, by public vcndue or outcry. on SaTURDaY, 25th Ararat next, A Tract of Lund, late the estate of James Camp bell, of rlllirley township, in said county, deed, situate in > hirlev township, in said county—ads joining Shade mountain, lands of John Moyer, Slack Log mountain, and lands of Mary Anti Pollard, containing 176 acres and 75 parches and sikwance, being the some tract of land sold by domes Campbell, sr.. of Perry county to James Campbell. late of Shirley township, Huntingdon county, deed. The s•iid tract of land is valuable, and is unpro ved, and affor le it desirable opportuni y topersons desiring to purchase a good larm. The title is Indisputable. Tema—One third of the purchase money to be paid on cor.firmation of the sale, and the resi due in two equal annual payments thereafter with interest, to he secured by the bonds and mortgage of the purchaser. By tho Court, JACOB MILLER, Clerk, Attendance given by HANCE R. CAMPBELL, fah.7.2-'451, .1766' .a/:/rd di, - "Huntingdon 3owollery Store." HE undersigned has just received from Phila. L tielphitt another large lot of COLD & SIL VER tVATCIIES, of almost every description and tj- slily. Also. an additional supply of Jewel fury. Steel Beads, Bag clasps, Purse : ilk, &e. The eubs.,riber has made arrangements with an exteneiee establishment in Philadelphia, which will enable him to keep cm hand arid to supply at all times the increased end increasing demands of the public, at the very lament prices._ JAS. "T. SCOTT. tiuntitigdonS622-48. - - .1 F.111...71 FOR TriE subscriber will offer at Public Sale on the 18th of March, 1848. a Small Farm situnte on On, Juniata river, in ,A rat township, Hunting don comity. near John Nett a Mill, and adjoining lands of John Neff. Dr. Metz, Jacob 'Conde nod others, containing 76 screw, more cr leas, in a line state of cullirai:,m. The improerodo.ta consist of a gmid E 1.1.• NO HOUSE: Will finished, and a Frame Stable. There is a font young ne eh .rd of well trees on tha premises, and a trill of water near the house. Attendance will be (Orin and terms made known on the day of sale, by ROST. R. WILSON. If the above properly is not sold, it will he offer.. ed for rent. Feb.'22. OrPitterr'b rattri Nate- IN pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon county, there will be sold on the premiers on S,IIIIRD.IY, 25th of March next, at 2 o'clock I. NI. the following described Real Estate, late of James Col:ern:, dec'd, viz: A T ACT OF VALUABLE LAND, situate in the township of Went in cold county of Huntingdon, on or near the waters of tShaver's Creek, a short distance from rho Penn'. Canal at Peterebuq.cmaolning 108 Acres adjoininaland. of Joseph Reed Thom. Johnston, Jonathan McAteer and others—about 40 acres of cleared Land thereon, and the balsam' excellent timber land. All of •vhioh is considered of the best qual ity of farm land . The Terms tame easy, viz :—Ore third of the parch:um money to remain in the hands of the purchaser during the life of the widow of said James Conerin, doe'd., with interest lrout the on firination of the .16, payable annually to the said Widow—the principal thereof tat the death of avid widow payable to the helm and legal representa tives of aind deceased. Ono third of the balance !alma paid at the confirmation of the sole and the remainder in two equal annual payment,' with in terest—the whole to be immured by the Judgment notes of the purchaser. By the Court. JACOB MILLER, Clerk. The subscriber having been appointed by the said Court,TruAtet , to nuke Pals of the nhnve valuable property, wit ntiend on the premises a t the limo of solo above fined, when and where all purchasers am invited to attend. JOilN AIIMITAGE, Trustee. febB.lB4ll EXPC i tie N Estate of Jacoi G. Huyett, late of Por ter totonship, deed. N . • OTICB is hereby given that Letters Testa memory upon the last 11 It and Testament of awtd deceased, have been granted to the under , eigned. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make payment immediately ; and all Ciaitl. and &mantle attainat the same to be pre. nested, duly authenticated for aettlement, to DANIEL PIPER, HENRY NEFF, Executors. fe:l9 '4 8.6 t. 37' The banks rind papers of said conned are In the hands of Daniel Piper, melding in A lexan drin. Auditor's Notice. /THE undersigned Auditor appointed by the ()Aid of Common Pleas of Huntingdon county, to appropriate the money. in the hands of th e sh er iff arisin g from the eale of the Heal Estate of Oh lotion Over. herrlir gives notice to all per sons interested that he will attend, for that pui pose, at . his office, in Huntingdon. on t'aturtlny the 18th day of March next, at 10 o'clock A. M. OEO. TAYLOR, Auditor. relit :.•11348. Lumber! Lumber! ItLL kinds of Lumber may be had at Thomas Maize's Saw Mill, situate on Meshenon's Creek, twenty miles from mouth of Spruce Creek, nod five miles this side of Philipsburg. All descrip tions of stuff, used for railroads, build ings, &c., such as Spruce, Ash, Pine, Locust and White Oak, sawed to order and furnished at .the shortest notice jt '48.1 THOS. MAIZE. Parasols. ParasoleiteS, AND WALKING CANE UMBRELLAS, 21. fIXOUARDZON, STEaril FacTO RY, The only one in the United Stales, No. 104 Market Street, Philadelphia. 'ATER('HANTs are respectfully informed that r continue to Manulacture all the dime goods by the aid of steam, notwithstanding the great op position of parties opposed to the introduction of exp. naive intprot•cmcnts. My assortment is corn. plete, and prices so low, as to give entire satisfac tion. (ry- As there is an Umbrella Mtore next door, of neatly the same namo, it is important you should remember WIC H. RICHARDSON, Steam Factory, and PA•I•KNTEE of the WALKING CASE UM BRKLLAr Sign of the Lady and Eagle, Oh Market Street, Philadelphia. fetid-IS IS. n Attention is requested to Die cdebrated W A Lit IRO CANE UMBRELLA, 0 neat and beautiful article, combining oil the ad% maligns of a CASB and UMBRELLA. WILLIAM T. WALTER!, CRARLER Banvnt. W LT IL & SE% It V EV, (Late Hazlehurst & Walters) PRODUCE ANDDENERAL COMMISSION MERUIIANIS, Nos. 15 and i 6, Spear's V% hart, BALTIMORE. Liheral Cash advances made on consignments of all kinds of Produce. Baltimore, fel.B-1848. ORPHANS' COURT SALE. IIY order of the Orphans Court of Huntingdon 1) county the sale of the following property will auks pluee on Thuisdny, the 2311 Mhren neat, viz: All anti certain tract, piece or parcel of land lying and being situate in Tod town".hip, llurtingdon county. containing 150 acres won) or leas, adjoin ing lands of :3ainuei Nlel.ain, deed, and Joseph Marlin, on Ns hielt J. Houck resides. There is a s good DWELLING 110 USE and • ,„,,,,,,' = i ,e 1 BA UN on the premises. Also, a § ' SP' j; '. first rats Orchard of bear- a.m . 2-, ' f , ing I' ,REIT TREES. more are also four good riprim, of ....V water thereon. There are ;11mut bond= t„,„,.,,, red acres of land cleared. twenty-five of first rate meadow, and about one hundred that can be made into meadow, all of which is in one body. Tcams.—One-third of the purchase money to be mild on confirmation of the sale and the bal ance in two equal annual payments, with interest and approved security. Stile to commence at ten o'clock of said day, when attendance will be given by sAMOEL HOUCK, inn. IS, 1848• la. V../ILLCIBLE RE.gL ES7'..ITE At Orpha tab' Court Nally. I N pursuance of nn order of the Orphans' Court I of Huntingdon l ounty, will be exposed to sale on the premises, in Clay township, Hunting don county, on Wednesday the 22d duy eif March next, the following property, late the estate of Motile. Bradley, dee'd.. viz A Certain Tract of Lando 'ilium° in the said township of Cloy, adjoining hinds of George Hudson. Esq., and of Jonathan Miller, containing • Ont Ilundred Acres, more or loss with about seventy-five acres cleared thereon, six of which is the beet qual ity of meadow. There is oleo a first • `t rate ORCHARD of the best assorted fruit trees on the premises. The hoptoaements are s good TWO STORY DWELLING HOUSE ,ind , Double Burn. There is also n never- Nt failing spring of water near to the t • Dwelling House. The land is in a good state of cultivation, nun affords all the tolventages for any one wishing a good and eligible farm. Terms—Otte third of the purchase money to he paid on Confirmation of the sale, one third in one year, and tht, balance in two years. DANIEL I'EAGUE, A ent'r of Thomas Bradley, deed. feb9-1848. PRIVATE,' SALE. THE subscriber offers for sale a tract of land situated in Tyrone township, Blair county, three miles from Tyrone Forges, containing One hundred and ten 4cres, the principal part Limeston - Land, in a high state of cultivation, with wa ter in all the fields except one; a Foun tain Pump at the barn, and running water at the house.. The improvements are—Two Dwelling Houses, a good Bank Barn and Stable, a It.' Cabinet Makers' Shop, Wagon House, Carriage House, Cider Mill, and other out-buildings, all sub stantial and in good repair. Also, a new Draw Kiln for burning Lime. There is also on this farm an I. l te Orchard of Two Ilundeed Apple 4` a, Trees nearly all of the very best grafted fruit. [a- The Central Railroad will puss within three miles of the above pro y JAMES E. STEWART. Nov. 30, 1841 tim. Sohn W. Thompson, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILLIAMSBURG, PA., .‘ -- XTILL attend to all legal business entrusted to NA him in l• lair and Huntingdon counties.— Communications froth a distance will receive the moat prompt attention. febl•Sta. [CORRECT PRINCIPLES-SUPPORTED BY TRUTII.j HUNTINGDON, PA., TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1848. A TIPSY PARSON, BY T. 8. ARTHUR. IN a village norn hundred miles from Philadelphia, resided the Rev. Mr. Man lius, who lad the pastorial charge of a very respectable congregation, and was highly esteemed by them ; but there was one thing in which he did not give general satisfaction, and in conse quence of which many .excellent mem bers of his church felt seriously scan dalized. He would neither join a tem perance society, nor omit his glass of wine when he felt inclined to take it.— It is only fair to say, however, that such spirituous indulgences were not of fre quent occurence. It was more the prin ciple of the thing, as he said, that he stood upon, than anything else, that prevented his signing a temperance pledge. Sundry were the attacks, both open an secret, to which the Reverend Mr. Manlius was subjected, and many were the discussions into which lin was drawn by the advocates of total abstinence. His mode of argument was very summa ry, “I would no more sign a pledge not • to drink brandy than I would not to steal," was the position he took. "I wish to be free to choose good or evil, and to' . act right because it is wrong to do oth erwise. Ido not find fault with others for signing a pledge, nor for abstaining from wine. If they think it right it is right for them. Bit as for myself, I would cut off my right band before I would bind myself by mere external res traint. My bonds are internal priori pies. lam temperate because intern peruses is sin. For men who have abu t sed their freedom, and so far lost all ra tional control over themselves that they cannot resist the insane spirit of intem perance, the pledge is all important.— , Sign it, 1 Say, in the name of Heaven; 1 but do not sign it because this, that or I the other temperate man has signed it, but because you feel it to be your only hope. Do it for yourself, and do it as if you are the only man in the world who nets thus. To sign because another man whom you think more . respectable, has signed, will give you little or no strength. You must do it for yourself, and because it is right." The parson was pretty ready with his tongue, and rarely came off second best when his opponents dragged him into controversy, although his arguments were called by them, when he was not present, "mere fustain." "His love for wine and brandy is at the bottom of all this hostility to the temperance cause," was boldly said of him by individuals in and out of his church. But especially were the mem bers anther churches severe upon him. "He'll turn out a drunkard," said ohd. "I shouldn't be surprised to see him staggering in the streets before two years," said another. "Ele does more harm to the temper ance cause than ten drunkards," alleged a third. - While others—" Isn't it standalous!" "He's a disgrace to his profession !" "He pretend to have religion !" "A minister, indeed !" And so the changes rang. All this time Mr. Manlius firmly main tained his ground, taking his glass of wine whenever it suited hint. At last after the occurrence of a dinner-party given by a family of sonic note in the place, at which the minister was pres ent, and at which wine wns circulated freely, a rather scandalous report got abroad, and soon went a buzzing nll over the village. A young man who made no secret of being fond of Eis glass, and who was at this dinner-party, met, on the day after, a very warm advocate of temperance, and a member ota differ ent denomination frotn that in which Mr. Manlius was a minister, and said to him, with mock gravity—. We had a rara avis at our dinner party yesterday, Per• • Indeed, What wonderful thing was that 1" "A tipsy parson." "A what V' The man's eyes became instantly al most as big as saucers. ~ A tipsy parson V' 4 , Who 1 Mr. Manliusl" was eagerly inquired. "I didn't say so. I call no names." "He was present, I know; and drank wine, I sin told, like a fish." . _ . - 4 wasn't aware before that fishes drank wine," said the man, gravely. I , It was Manlius, wasn't it V' urged the other, "I call no names," Was repeated.— `All I said was, that we had a tipsy parson—and so we had. I'll prove it Loforn a jury of a thousand, if neces sary., "It's no more than I expected," said the . ..temporance man. " He's a mere winebibber at beet. He pretend to preach the Gospel ! I wonder he isn't struck dead in the pulpit." The moment his informant had left him, Perkins started forth to communi cate the astounding intelligence that Mr. Manlius had been drunk on the day before, at Mr. Reeside's dinner-party.— From lip to lip the scandal flew, with little less than electric quickness. It was ull over the village by the next day. Some doubted, some denied, but the majority believed the story—it was so likely to be true. This occurred near the close of the week, and Sunday arrived before the powers that be in the church were able to confer upon the subject, and cite the minister to appear and answer for him self on the scandalous charge of drunk enness. There was an unusual number of vacant pews during service, both morning and afternoon. Monday came, and early in the day a committee of two deacons waited upon Mr. Manlius, and informed him of the report in circulation, and of their wish thot he would appear on the heat after boon to give an account of himself, as the church deemed the matter far too serious to be passed lightly over. The minister was evidently a good deal sur prised and startled at this, but he neither denied the charge nor attempted any palliation, merely saying that he would attend of course. g , It's plain that he's guilty," said Dea con Jones to Deacon Todd, as they walk , ed with sober faces away from the min ister's dwellinn._ "Plain Yes—it's written in his face," returned Deacon Todd. .So much for opposing temperance reforms and drinking wine. It's a judgment upon him." But what a scandal to our church," Deacon Jones. 4 , Yes—think of that. He must be suspended, and not restored until he signs the pledge. I don't believe he'll ever do that." Why not 1" He says he would cut off his right hand first . ." ' , People are very fond of cutting off their right hand, you know. My word for it, this will do the business for him. He will be glad enough to get the mat ter htMed up so easily, I shall go for suspending him until he signs the pledge. "I don't know but that! will go with you If he signs the pledge he is safe." And so the two deacons settled the matter. On the next day, in grave council as sembled, were all the deacons of the church, besides sundry individuals who had come as the minister's friends or accusers. Perkins, who had put the re port in circulation, was there at the special request of one of the deacons, who had ascertained that he had as much, or a little more to say in the matter than any one. Perkins was called upoh, rather unex pectedly, to answer one or two questions, immediately on the opening of the mee ting, but as he was a staunch temperance man, and cordially despised the minister, he was bold to reply. "Mr. Perkins," said the presiding dea con, as far as we can learn, this scan dalous charge originated with you ; I will, therefore, ask you—did you say that the Rev. Mr. Manlins wns drunk at Mr. Reesides dinner-party 1" "I did," was the unhesitating answer. " Were you present at Mr. Reesidesl" " No, sir." "Did you see Mr. Manlius coining from the house intoxicatedl" " No." " What evidence, then, have) you of the truth of your charge 1 We have con versed this morning with several who were present, and all say that they ob served nothing out of the way on the occasion of which you speak. This is a serious matter, and we should like to have your authority for a statement so injurious to the reputation of the minis ter and the cause of religion." "My authority is Mr. Burton, who was present." "Did he tell you that Mr. Manlius was intoxicated 1" " He said there was a drunken minis ter there, and Mr. Manlius, 1 have ascer tained, was the only clergyman pres ent." " Was that so 1" asked the deacon of an individual who was at Mr .Reeside's. "Mr. Manlius was the only clergyman there," was replied. "Then," said Perkins, " if there was a drunken minister there, it must have been Mr. Manlius. I can draw no other inference." g , Can Mr. Burton be found I ft was now asked. An individual immediately volunteer ed to go in search of him. In half an hour he was produced. As he entered the grave nssetnhly, lie looked around with great composure upon the array of solemn faces and eyes intently fixed upon him. He did not appear in the least abashed.. "Yon were at Mr. Reeside's last week, at a dinner-party, I believe 1" said the presiding deacon. I was." "Did you see Mr. Manlius intoxica ted on that occasion Vs " Mr. Manlius! Good Beavens ! no! I can testify, upon oath, that he was as solemn as a judge. Who says that I made so scandalous an allegation 1" Burton appeared to grow strongly ex• cited. "I say," cried Perkins, ifi a loud voice. " You say so 1 And, pray, upon what authority 1" "Upon the authority of your owh words." "Never !" "But you did tell me so." Perkins was much excited. "When?" On the day after the dinncr•party.— Don't you remember what you said to me." "Oh, yes—perfectly." " That you had a drunken minister at dinner I" " No, I never said that." "But you did; lean be qualified to it." " I said we had a ' tipsy parson.' " "And, pray, what is the difference 1". At the words 4 ' tipsy parson," the minister burst into a laugh and so did two or three others who had been at Mr. Reeside's. The grave deacon in the chair looked around with frowning won der at such indecorum, and felt that es pecially ill-timed was the levity of the minister, " 1 do not understand this," he said, with great gravity. "I can explain it, remarked an indi , vidual, rising, "us I happened to be at Mr. Rceside's, and know all about the tipsy parson.' The cook of our kind hostess, in her culinary ingenuity, fur nished the table with a dessert which she culled tipsy parson'—made, I be lieve, by soaking sponge duke in brandy and pouring a custard over it. it is therefore true, as our friend Burton has said, that there was a tipsy parson' at the table, but as to the drunken minister of Mr. Perkins I know nothing." 'Never before, in a grave and solemn assembly of deacons, was there such a I sudden and universal burst of laughter, such a holding of sides and vibration of bodies, as followed this unexpected speech. In the midst of the confusion and noise, Perkins quietly retired. He has been known, ever since, in the vil lage, much to his chagrin and scandali zat ion, ho being still a warm temperance man, as the " tipsy parson." " There goes the tipsy parson,' " lie hears said, as lie passes along the street, a dozen times in a week, and he is now seriously inclined to leave the village in order to escape the ridicule his over zealous effort to blast the minister's reputation has called into existence.— As for the Rev. Mr. Manlius, he often tells the story, and laughs over it as heartily as any one. MECHANICS' WIVES, Speaking of the middle ranks of life, a good writer observes There we behold woman in her glory ; not a doll to carry silks and jewels ; not a puppet to be flattered by profane adoration— reverenced to-day and discarded to-mor row ; always jostled out of the place which nature and society would assign her, by sensuality or c,,atempt; admi red but not respected; desired but not esteemed ; ruling by passion, not affec tion imparting her weakness not her constancy, to the sex she should exalt ; the source and mirror of vanity ; we see her a wife, partaking the cares, and cheering the anxiety of a husband, divi , ding his toils by her domestic diligence, :Treading cheerfulness around her; for his sake sharing the decent refinements of the world, without being vain of them, placing all her joys and happi ness in the man she loves. As a moth er we find her the affectionate and ar dent instructress of the children whom she has tended from their infancy, train ing them to thought and benevolence; addressing them as rational beings; preparing them to become men and wo men in their turn. Mechanic's daugh ters make the best wives in the world," Ton celebrated Ezra t)oolittle, says that a pretty gal is enough to make a feller forsake father and mother; twist himself right up into a double:breasted molasses doughnut; and have warts on his disposition as large as pertater bulls. The above was taken front the Mil ford (N. H.) Mirror. The editor propo ses the following rather salty question for debating societies. "How much molasses will it take to sweeten the Atlantic ocean, so as to make it palatable? EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR WHOLE NO. 688, THE BULL AND THE TAILoa.,—A few years ago, a man who lived at Allentai, near Liverpool, by trade a tailor, but who could occasionally handle his fiid dle as well ns his needle, on his way home from where he had been exerci sing his musical talents in entertaining his country neighbors, on passing through a field, about three o'clock in the morning, in the month of June, was attacked by a 1).411. After several at tempts to escape, he attempted to as- . eend a tree ; not, however, succeeding in the effort, a momentary impulse di rected him to pull out his fiddle, and fortifying himself against the tree as well as he could, began to play upon it, by Which the enraged animal became totally disarmed of his ferocity, and seemed to listen with great attention to the affrighted tailor: Finding his fierce and formidable enemy so touch appeas ed, lie began to think of making his es= cape, left off playing, and was moving forward. This, however, the bull would not suffer, for no sooner had the tailor ceased his fascinating strains, than the hull's anger appeared to return as vio lently as at first. He was therefore glad to have recourse a second time to his fiddle, which instantly operated again as a magic charm upon the thin.: ged animal, who became as composed and as attentive a listener as before.— He afterwards made several other at tempts to escape, but all in vain, for no sooner did he stop his music than the bull's anger returned, so that lie wad compelled to keep fiddling away till near six o'clock, when some one of the family came to fetch in the cows, by which he was relieved from a tiresome labor and frightful situation. This is is perhaps, the first man on rec ord who may be really said to have fid , died for his life, and who so truly fulfill ed the poet's idea, that " music bath charms to soothe the savage breast."--- It is proper, and further; curious, to ob eerve that this man lodged nt the farm house where the bull was kept ; and that as he frequently played upon the fiddle of an evening, to amuse the family, ho had observed the bull, who always at , tended the cows borne to be milked ; constantly endeavoring to get as near as possible to that part of the house where he happened to be playing, and always appeared to listen with the great est attention, which fortunately struck the tailor with the idea of having re course to his fiddle, and in all probabil ity saved his life. TIAIE OCCUPIED IN EATING DURING ONES LIFE.—We were philosophical the other day, as we lazily sat at the dinner table, reluctant to leave the nice things spread out on the board before us. Our good angel suddenly appeared behind our chair, and bade us reflect upon the amount of time, in a human life, spent in eating. Knife and fork were instant.; ly adjusted on our etnpty p)ate, and the plate itse•f pushed to the centre of the table, and thus we runiinated : If a man eat three Meals pet' dicta, and occupy thirty minutes to each meal, he spends In one day, an hour and a half ; which is the one-sixteenth of twenty-foUr hours. If then he lives to the age of seventy ; one-sixteenth part of his life he devotes to eating, which sixteenth, itt seventy years, makes the sum of four years, four months and a half! ily," we exclaimed, as we started for dur sanctum, time is precious, and for the future we will allow our half hour to contain but twenty minutes."—City Item. Occupying Territury Edward Flatwell was yesterday sent to the workhouse by the Recorder, for retaining forcible possession of a shanty in Girod street. " Well I'm blamed," said Ned, as he was taken out by the Police officer— " Well, I'm blamed if it ain't contrary to the constitution ; it must be—it's worse than martial law. There's Gene Scott and old Zack ; they may occupy as much of Mexico as they darned please—at least as much of it as they can, and the newspapers say, Bravo Scott ! Go it Zack I %% ell done old un— that's the ticket. Oh, it's all right—of course it ist but.let Ned Flntwell squat down for n single night in a cussed shanty in Girod street, and he is poked off to the wo.khouse—nothinf shorter "Squire," said Ned, particularly ad dressing his Honor, "this is agr(a! eoun try and growing."— ✓V: 0. Delta. THIRTIETH Comasss.-133, the death of Mr. Adams and the dem ion of Mr. Bridges, Dein., 'iron tho Sixth District of Pennsylvania, the House stands Whigs 116, Democrats 114. Levin, Ness and Tuck are (-kissed ns Whigs. PENNSYLVANIA AM) 01110 RAILSOML- The act incorpotating the Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroad Comyany, after a severe struggle, has passed the Ohie Legislature.