THE JOURNAL. HUNTINGDON, PA Thursday Morning, March 25, 1852. J. EMMA. STEWART—I:mos. TERMS OF PUBLICATION: Ten " HUNTINGDON JOURWAL" in published At the following Wes, riz: If Paid in advance, per annum, If paid during the year, 1.13 If paid after the expiration of the year, • 2,30 To Clubs of five or more, in advance, • • 1,23 Tux above Terms will he adhered to in all cases. No subscription will be taken fora less period than six months, and no paper will he discontinued un til all arrenrages are paid, unless at the option of the publisher. V. R. PALMER is oar authorized agent in Philadelphia, Now York and Baltimore, to receive advertisements, and any persons in those cities wishing to adver tise in our columns, will please call on him. FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN 1852, WINFIELD SCOTT, OF NEW JERSEY. FOR ♦ICE PRESIDENT IN 1852, JAMES C. JONES, OF TENNESSEE, We call attention to the advertise ment of the Vegetable Cattle Powder, which, we are informed, is very useful to feed to cattle. Also to advertisement of Charles R Freeman 4 Co., Now York. We also call attention to the card of our friend Dr. B. A. Miller, Surgeon Dentist. We examined some of his dental workman ship a short time since, which was got up in an elegant style. OJ Graham's Magazine for April has ar rived. The embellishments are Coquetish Seventeen, Destruction of Sodom, Sweet Sunny Isle, The Cariboo, The Forest Fountain, with several others interspersed through the number. The contributions are entertaining and instructive. We read the article on the Cariboo, an animal in— habiting the northern part of North Amer ica and commonly supposed to be identical with the rein-deer of Lapland and Siberia. This appears to be a mistake, the Cariboo being larger, and very shy and untameable —with other prominent marks of differ ence. He is armed with antlers and par takes of the general nature of the deer. frr Godey's Lady's Book for April is also at hand. The embellishments are, Watt's first conception of the Steam En gine, The Old Farm Gate, Cottage Villa, Taking Tea in Arbor, with many others through the number. The contributions are from a list of fine writers. The lead ing article gives an instructive history of the Steam Engine from its simple begin ning to its perfection, by James Watt. It Is also well stored with the graces of poe try and literature. Ernienuita Ritvlzw.—We have receiv ed the January number of the republica tion of this periodical by Leonard Scott & Co., 79 Fulton Street, N. Y. The follow ing are the subjects treated—Genius and Writings of Donates, Bishop Philpotts, Recent Progress of Legislation, Church Music, a few words on International Copy right, Palgrarve's Normandy and England, The Ordinance Survey of Scotland, and the Expected Reform Bill, all ably treat ed-43,00 per year. Qom" The Lantern comes weekly shedding its light around us. Full of fun--glowing with wit. Price $3,00 a year, 149 Fulton Street, N. Y. CONOIRT.—Last Saturday evening we were present at a musical entertainment given by a society of young ladies and gentlemen, in the Court House in this place, under the direction of Mr. Croft.— We were highly pleased with the perfor mance, which consisted of both sacred and aeoular pieces. It opened with several salved pieces by the young ladies and gen tlemen—then a class of little girls sang, who gave evidence of considerable profi- Manny in the art divine, after which the entertainment closed with several secular pieces, by the former, which were truly de ' lightful and inspiring. V" Noah Martin, democrat, is elected Governor of New Hampshire. The Loco focos have carried the Legislature which *mores a United States Senator of that party to succeod John r. Hale, Froesoil ":. Proposition to Lease ,the finished lisiesof Railroads and Canals of this Commonwealth. Haltnisarita, March 16, 1852. lien. Jonx S. RIIEY, Speaker of the House of Representatives: SlR:—The undersigned, citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, respect fully submit the following proposition to lease the finished lines of the Canals and Railroads of the State, for the term of ten years from the first day of August next, and keep the same in as good repair as when received; and pay for the first year eight hundred thousand dollars, for the second year eight hundred and fifty thous and dollars for the third year nine hund red thousand dollars, and for each succeed ing year one million of dollars. The pay-1 mots to be made monthly to the State, Treasurer, and secured by the deposito of one hundred thousand dollars in State l i bonds. They further propose to expend, in addition to the above payments, three hundred thousand dollars towards the im provement of the Columbia and Philadel phia railroad during the term of their lease. And also to double the capacity of the locks on the Delaware division of the Pennsylvania canal; and on the completion of the road to avoid the inclined planes on I I the Alegheny Portage railroad, to pay .I eight per oent. per annum on the money hereafter appropriated and expended to wards the construction thereof. They al so propose to pay seven per cent. per an num Du the suns of thirteen hundred thou sand dollars, on the completion of the North Branch canaband its connection with the Chemung canal, in the State of New York; and they •pray the Legislature to enact a law authorizing a contract to be made with the undersigned, or their asso ciates, in accordance with the terms of their proposition. All of which is most respectfully sub mitted. E. G. Dutihi, Thomas S. Clarke, Henry Graff, Jeremiah Butler, John Bingham, J. K. Moorhead, Jacob Dock, Israel Pain ter, George W. Harris, J. B. Moorhead, Wm. F. Leech, Wm. B. Foster, Jr. The above ie an important proposition and should receive a careful examination. We will throw it into figures and see what it looks like : In 10 years the Company would pay in rent to the Sti►to $9,550,000 Company would expend on Co lumbia It. Road It would expend also on the Delaware Division to make dou ble lockage, say • It would pay in interest on $1,300,000 for the N. Branch Canal on completion, for 8 years at, 7 per cent., which, is supposing it would require 2 lyears to complete the work It would pay in interest on a mount yet required to avoid inclined planes say on $600,- 000 for 8 years at 8 per cont. which is supposing it will re quire 2 years yet to complete it 884,000 Total amount State would re- -- ceive in money and repairs a bove ordinary repairs during the 10 year's lease, $11,112,000 which sum divided by 10 would make an average yearly rent of $1,111,200 The report of the Canal Commissioners for the last year shows, that all the State works after paying repairs, old debts and expenses, cleared $738,730 83 which would make the company's offer $372,46917, per year more than the clear yield of last year. If the yield of last year was any thing like what the works should make, then the company's proposition should be accepted at once. The same report shows that the total expenses of last year were more than a million of dollars; within a trifle of one third of which was spent on thirty six miles of railroad viz: that louse assylum, the Portage Road; within a trifle of another third was spent on 82 miles of railroad from Philadelphia to Columbia and the balance was spent on 530 miles of canal. The enormous amount of expenses shown by the report is swelled to seine ex tent by old debts contracted in former years and there is doubtless still a pretty largo floating debt which the government knows nothing about, which may be paid next year and reported under the head of expenses. The actual expenses are thus not as large as they appear to be. Take off an indefinite item for stealing and mis management and the actual expenses will be considerably reduced. But there is still another fact largely to the advantage of the company in their pro position and that is in relation to the com pletion of the Portage road to avoid the inclined planes. They agree to pay 8 per cent. interest on the appropriations here after made for that purpose, which will be almost $600,000 according to the estimate of the engineer. In slmut two years, should it go on, that work will be comple ted. The expense of keeping up that road will then be reduced at least $150,000. At the expiration of two years the North Branch Canal, should it go on, will be completed which will open up a stupendous trade iu that quarter, and bring in tolls in proportion. The company can start with out having a floating debt to jostle 'gong, still they only offer $BOO,OOO for the ffrst year, which is only about sixty thousand dollars more than the works cleared under the management of thieves and robbers.— We are satisfied that the company will have no difficulty, the first year, to pay their rent and clear $300,000. Suppose the ex penses for the next year to be a million, which is only about fifty-four thousand dollars less than last year, and the public works should bring in two millions, which the Canal Commissioners have estimated they will do, it shows a clear profit of $200,000. In five years the receipts for tolls will amount to $2,500,000 and at the end of ten years we will not be surprised to find them $3,000,000. It is an outrage upon honesty to allege that the repairs should cost a million, under any thing like judicious management. If this proposition should be accepted the company will see the day when it will clear over all rent and expenses from $600,000 to $BOO,OOO a year and probably more. If the lease was only to run for four or five years, there might be some show of reason for accept ing the proposition, but we believe that more than the rent offered will in future be made out of them even under their present management, and considerably more should there be a change in the mode of their ad ministration. If the arrangement is to be made we would like to be one of the part ners, for it will bo a most stupendous spec ulation. The State will still have to find the money, to complete the improvements on the Portage road and finish the North Branch Canal, which will absorb more than two years rent. In the meantime our tax es aro running on to pay the interest on capital which is used to enrich our tenants, the company. If it offered any relief to the tax-ridden people we would not oppose it, but there is nothing of that kind propo sed. They must still fix the Portage road, finish the North Branch Canal, buy the rails for the Columbia road when the com pany get it in order for laying and be at other expenses not now foreseen. The only way to relieve the people is to sell the public works. If they could be disposed of for twenty-five or six millions wo would have no trouble with the debt which would remain. A State should not carry on business. Let Pennsylvania sell her property and' pay as much of her debts as possible and the people will man age the balance. The only difference be tween the proposition and the present sys tem so far as results are concerned, is, that the Looofocos under the new system 800,000 150,000 728,000 will not quite so likely consider the pub lic works their exclusive property. We think the company's offer is considerably too low, especially for the six last years of the lease. BOROUGH AND TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS. Judge, James Wilson, 141 Jacob Snyder, 74 Inspector. John Albright, 136 Thomas Fisher 104 Assessor. John Porter, 157 John Murry, 86 Jissistant Assessors. John Simpson, 139 Stephen Gorsuch, 88 Thomas Adams, 128 David Rupert, 10 BOROUGH : Constable. Robt. Woods, 135 A. Jackson Africa, 62 School Directors. C. S. Black, 78 P. B. Wallace, 96 Thos. Adams, 80 M. F. Campbell, 76 Overseers of the Poor. Wm. Drennen, 49 T. K. Simonton, 117 Job Morris, 41 Peter Swoopo, 111 Auditor. Christian Couts, 63 Jacob Miller, 98 TOWNSHIP: The following gentlemen were elected in the township: Justice of the Peace, Alexander Port. Constable, Andrew Docker. School Directors, John Colestook, An drew Docker and Stephen Gorsuch. Overseers of the Poor, Jacob Miller and David Rupert. Auditor, David Thompson. Supervisors, James height and James Porter. Ma. CLAY.—ThO Washington Telegraph says: "We have for some time forbourno al luding to the condition of this illustrious gentleman, because no positive or decided change could bn noted. But wo have now high gratifioation in being able to announce that his health is improved, and that were the weather more favorable lie would enjoy a ride out. We have reason to believe that before many days shall pass his voice will be beard in the chamber of the U. S. Senate. iloniestead Exemption A bill has been introduced into the Le gislature exempting from levy and sale, real estate to an amount not exceeding one thousand dollars for debts contracted af ter such property has been designated, and personal property to tot toter five hundred dollars. We do not know who has intro duced this measure, and cannot therefore say whether it has been done by a dema gogue or a real reformer. Neither do we know the details of the bill and we can only therefore speak of the general princi ple involved in it. Because a man is unable to pay his debts, it is no reason that he should be sold into slavery, or that he and his family should be without a habitation to shelter them from the raging elements. Every family must have a house if it should be a hired one and it is a great deal better for the family as well as for the country that it should be secured against the power of an execution. An act of this kind is in conformity with the spirit of the present age, which is fast approaching the time, when the public domain will be thrown open to actual settlers, in limited quanti ties, free of charge; and before homestead exemption bills shall have been passed in all the States, the vast landed property of the United States will bo open to gratui tous occupation by her destitute citizens. There is nothing better calculated to build up an elevated sentiment among the poor class of people than the ownership of real estate. The more equally landed proper ty is distributed, in accordance with the ordinary rules of business, the more happy and prosperous will bo the community. The only real difficulty in the matter should be, the amount exempted; and this is a question of very considerable import ance. It should bo enough to afford a comfortable home but not enough to ren der the person independent of social obli gations. This might vary in different places, but a thousand dollars would in sure one some place. The amount of per sonal property exempted by the bill, $500,00 would furnish a house in a plain style and stock a two horse farm. We consider this at least an ample provision and still we are not prepared to say that it is too much. The probability is, that its results might be so beneficial as to as tonish us, still the direct consequence would be to put at least seven tenths of the peo ple beyond the power of an execution.— Very many are so now and still we hear very little complaint. Old skin-flint Jus tices of the Peace, who would rather read over a capias or an execution, than a chap ter of - the Acts of the apostles, will raise a cry against it, which will all be resolv able into a matter of costs. Taking every thing into view we incline to the opinion that mankind and society at large will bo the gainers by the passage of the bill or one containing similar provisions. Baltimore Conference. The following are the appointinents for Huntingdon District : T. W. Monroe, P. E. Lewistown. Station, James H. Brown. Lewistown Circuit, W. R. Mills, Henry C. Westwood. _ Huntingdon, Wilson E. Spottswood, 11. McDaniel. Birmingham, P. E. Waters. Warrioramark, Alem Brittain, A. Hang hinberry. Bald Eagle, David Castleman. Penn's Valley, G. Berkstresser, N. Shaffer. Milton, P. B. Reese. Bellefonte, J. S. Murry, A. W. Gibson, Clearfield, Geo. Guyer, W. Champion. New Washington, W. A. McKee, one to be supplied. Sinamahoning, H. Hoffman, one to be supplied. Caledonia, to be supplied. Karthaus, Josiah Hildebrand, ono to bo supplied. Mifflin, N. S. Buckingham, Geo. M. Ber ry. Newport, Wesley Howe, D. C. Worts. Bloomfield, John W. Haughawout. BANK NOTE PESTILENCE.—Tho Qin oinnati Enquirer, in noticing the statement of Dr. Buckler, of that city, that small pox is often communicated by means of small notes, says: "The teller of ono of the hanks of. Coles umbus, an estimable young man, contrac ted the disease by handling a batch of bills which had been transmitted from this city, where the small pox was then quite preva lent, and in malignant form. The young man died—and, by such a seemingly harm less channel of communication, was that loathsome pestilence the cause of a family losing their mainstay in life." 57 - Two married ladies in St. Louis last week mot a young man upon the street, and gave him a severe eowhiding. They said he had been enticing their husbands away from home at night, and taking them to doubtful places. PORTER'S REPEATING RIFLE.- The Washington correspondent of the New York Journal of Commerce, thus notices the Repeating Rifle recently invented by , Mr. Porter, of Tennessee: "It has been already patented in the United States,lngland and in France. It is a repeating rifle with a vengeance. It loads and primes itself, solecism as it seems. To use the rifle as a revolver, you put ofi a cylinder with eight loads, and dis charge them in succession. You may put on another cylinder. No °tips are used— the gun being primed on Manyard's prin ciple. As a repeater, this rifle has another movement. Discarding the cylinders, you may drop over the lock what Mr. Porter calls "the magazine," which contains sixty charges which you may fire as rapidly as a watch ticks." A DESPEnAtE 'irliL;ll4—Fatal .9jYray. —A negro slave belonging to Col. John Broward of this county, named Belfast, having committed some thefts and other depredations, about Christmas, took to "the bush," to elude punishment. From that time up to last Saturday bight a regular system of thieving and robbing was carried on by Belfast and another run away, whom ho had induced th join him.— On last Saturday evening, Col. Browarcl, having been informed by some faithful ne groes that Belfast and his associate would make a visit to his plantation that same night, took immediate stops to secure their arrest. He and his two sons, armed with shot guns, and two trusty negro slaves, John and Brutus, concealed themselves where it was known the runaways bad to pass.— They soon appeared, and Col. B. called on them to surrender or he would shoot them. They immediately turned and fled, pursued by the whole party. Brutus first overtook Belfast. As soon as he laid his hands upon him the villain quickly and unexpectedly drew a long sharp-pointed butcher knife, with which ho inflicted, what is considered, a mortal wound on Brutus. The knife penetrated deep in the region of tho liver and nearly the whole of the bowels protruded from the wound. The negro John next came up with the desperado and had scarcely seized him by the collar when he received his death wound! The weapon entered the chest between the collar bone and the first rib, and took a downward direction for five inches, towards the heart, dividing the main arteries, and producing almost in stantaneous death. The two sons of Col. Browsed were now in imminent danger, the murderer brandishing his bloody knife, while their gun, from some cause, would not go off. But fortuntely at this moment Col. B. himself arrived and ended the vil lain's career by blowing his brains out. A coroner's jury sat next day over the bodies, and found a verdict in aceordauce with the above facts, and declared Col. Broward justifiable.—Jacksonville (Flu.) News, .March 13. fCßead the following from the Cin cinnati Gazette of last Friday, and thou opposo any measure for the suppression of intemperance, if you can find it iu your heart to do so: RESULT OF INTEMPERANCE.—Henry T. Russell; not many years ago one of our well known, prosperous and most respect ed citizens—the kind husband and hap py parent, died day before yesterday near Madison, Ind., in a fit of delirium tremens, amidst the most abject poverty. But one human being was present at that scene of death—the wife. She only was left to weep and mourn for the de parted, and his estrangement from the path of rectitude. His children, cher ished objects of his love and pride, were gone—one to the House of Refuge, and two to the cold grave. What a fearful warning to beware of the tempting cup. MORTALITY AIIONCI GENERALS.--With in the five years which have elapsed since the commencement of the war with Mexi co, no less than thirteen American Gener als have departed this life, viz:.—Taylor, Worth, Mason, Brady, Kearney, Hamer, Hopping, Belknap, Duncan, Croghan, Brooke, Arbuckle, and Whiffing. To MAKE MICE DECAMP.—WO see it stated that if places infested by mice. their holes be plentifully treated with Scotch snuff, they will be off like a shot. We have never tried it ourselves, but we hope it is true, as it will be putting the snuff to at least ono good purpose. U 7 The Rev. J.Y. Gorsuch, of the M. E. Church, is dead. He was a son of the Mr. Gorsuch who was killed in the Chris tiana riot last fall. 5 DR. ITOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS.-That this medicine will cure liver complaint and dys pepsia, no one can doubt after using it as direct ed. It nets specifically upon the stomach and fiver; it is preferable to calomel in all billions diseases; it acts as specifically upon the liver as calomel ; crilowel prostrates the system—the bit ters strengthen and never prostrates the petiant, and will give renewed life and health to the deli • cate invalid, and restore the liver to its functions, and give digestion and appetite in those severe cases wherein the ordinary medicines fail in pro ducing any effect, PRICES CURRENT. PHILADELPIITA, March. 24. 1852. Flour per hid. $4 50 White Wheat per bushel I 02 Red do 92 • Re 72 Co y rn 65 Outs 40 Clore rseed 4 94 MARRIED On Tuesday, the 18th inst., by Rev. L. P. Hawes, Mr. GEORGE W. MILLER to A.iss &min ANN, daughter of Eliel Smith, Esq., all of Union township, Huntingdon county. On Thursday, the 18th inst., by Rev. James Stevens, Mr. ROBERT E. SHAW to Miss MARY TUMBELBON, both of Peters burg, Huntingdon County. DIED. On Sunday morning, the 14th inst., MICHAEL EDWIN, son of W. 8., and Catharine Zeigler, of this borough aged 10 months and 18 days. On the 13th inst., in this borough, Tuomes, infant son of M. F. and Margaret Campbell, aged 1 year 9111111110ntbs. SAVE Q R movEy. CHARLES REEHAN & CO., (LATE FREEMAN, 1101,0E9 & CO.) Importers and Jobbers, 144 Broadway, 1 Door South of Liberty. Street, NEVIS WoOki.rit * Hare now on hand, and will bo receiving daily through the season, New Goods, direct from the European manufacturers, and cash Auctions, rich, fashionable, coney Silk Millinery Goods. Our stock of Rich Ribbons, comprises every variety of the latest and most beadtiful designs imported. Many of our goods are manufactured expressly to our order, from our own designs and patterns, and stand unrivalled. We oftbr our goods tbr nett Cush, at lower prices than any credit Rouse in America can afford. All purchasers will find it greatly to their inter est to reserve a portion of their money and make selections from our great variety of rich cheap goods. Ribbons rich for Bonnets, Caps, Sashes and Belts. Bonnet Silks, Satins, Crapes, Lieses and Tar letons. Embroideries, Collars, Chentisetts, ()apes and Berthas. _ . Habits, Sleeves, Cuffs, Edgings, and Insertions. Embroidered Iteriere, Lace, and Hemstitch Cambric Hdkfs. Blonde, Illusions, and Embroidered Laces for Caps.. _ _ Embroidered Laces for Shawls, Mendll.; and Veils. kloniton, Mcchlen, Valencienes, and Brussels Laces. • English and Wow, Thread, Smyrna, Lisle Thread, and Cotton Laces. Kid, lisle Thread, Silk, and Sewing Silk, Gloves, and Mitts. French and American Artificial Flowers. French Lace, English, American, uud Straw Bonnets and Trimmings. March 25, 1852. VEGETABLE CATTLE POWDER. PREPARED BY ,BREIXIG, FROXEFIELD & CO The discovery of Bnmut, FRONEPIELD CO's CELEBRATED' CATTLE POWDER has set the whole community alive to a new lid& in regard to feeding Cattle, both for the purpose of maintain ing health and increasing the production of Fat, Butter and Milk. The effect of their Pownex has astonished every one, that has used it, and the demand has been so large, that the proprietors could scarcely supply it sufficiently fast for their sales. The immense popularity it has obtained from Farmers, Dairy Men and Horsemen, and the con fidence and success with which they used it have set the heads of other Druggists at work to make an article, professing to be of equal merits, think ' Mg to take advantage of our POWDER'S popular ity, and by these means introduce other articles, into the market, which has no affinity to our pre paration whatever. Every person knows, who has read anything of Agricultural Chemistry, that no powder possessing such qualities as that which we prepare, was ever known in any part of Germany, Europe or America. We advise all persons to read Prof. Leihigs works and see ter themselves whether they or any one else, ever knew of a Cattle Powder in Germany, Europe or America, that ever professed to have the same virtues, which wo claim fur ours. The Discovery is of American Birth, the off spring alba pnopittwroitu, and there is no Cat tle Powder Now known in the world, that was ever manufactured from the same Combination of Chemical elements, as that of BREINI , FRONEFIELD & CO. Do not therefore suffer yourselves to be de ceived, or think that our Powder is a humbug be ' cause you have tried those Mongrel Substitutes and found no good follow, but rather injurious re sults. Never give an opinion unless you have tried the only genuine VEGETABLE CATTLE Pow- DER in the world, as compounded and prepared by Boomso, FRONEFIELD & Co., No. 187 North Third Street, Philadelphia. N. 13. Do not be imposed upon and allow your Animals to die or linger with disease because you have fed the wrong Cattle Powde•. The Signa ture of BBEINIG, FBONEFIELD 4 CO. is on the end of each pack of the genuine Article. March 25, 1852. DR. R, A. MILLER, DENTIST. . Artificial Teeth, from one to a fill set, mounted in the most improved modern style. Filling, Filing and Cleaning done with care and neatness. Teeth Extracted with all the case and despatch that modern science can furnish. N. Lt. A liberal deduction made on the price of work done for persons coining from a distance, to defray travelling expenses, &e. Huntingdon., Morel, 25, 1852. Executor's Notice. Estate (If Jesse ilfethersbough, late e.wir,q6....K. iluntingdon'cO., de,511 Letters testamentary on the above estate hav ing been granted to the undersigned all persons knowing themselves indebted will make immedi ate payment, and'thoso having claims will pre sent them properly authenticated for settlement, THOMAS B. HYSKELL, JAMES CLARK, Executors, Warrioremark tp., March 18,'52.-it. Executor's Notice. Estate of Cornelius Porten, late of Com . township, Huntingdon co., dcc'd. • • Letters testamentary on the above estate hay ing been granted to the undersigned, all persona knowing themselves indebted tq, and those hay ing claims against said estate, will present them duly authenticated to JOSHUA GREENLAND, Ex' Eassville, March 18,'82.-Bt. SILVER SPOONS of the laiest patterns can be had : , , laiv'e Jewelry Store. CUFF Miss's. 'See a splendid variaby at Ed. .