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HUNTINGDON, PA
Thursday Morning, Nov. IS, 1552,
A. W. BENEDICT, Eso2 l'of.rrtem. ED
V. B. PALMER
Is our authorized agent in Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, to receive advertisements
and any persons in those cities wishing to adver
tise in our columns, will please call on him.
Rail Road Meeting,
On Thursday evening of but week, a meeting
was held in the Court Honse to consider the con
dition of the Broad Top Rail Road project, and
to secure the adoption of the ways and means to
secure the immediate organization of the Compa-
ny.
The lion. James tiwin, the Temp orary Treas
urer, reported that there is now needel but the
payment of the first instalment upon a few more
shares, to be enabled to obtain letters patent.'
The meeting was then ull re so,l by . William
Ayers, Esq., of Danphin county, B. B. Petriken ,
John Scott, T. I'. Campbell, A. W. Benedict'
John Williamson, and David Blair, Esqrs . And
we aro happy to say that the remarks of the sev
eral speakers were received with evident marks of
interest and approbation, and the right spirit
seemed to prevail.
We speak with great confidence, when we say
that the stock holders will pay up at once, and
that before another month "The Broad Top Munn
tain Coal and Buil Road Company." will have a
place among the things that are. The right spir
it in awakened and is at work,
Will not the citizens of this county, in every
township, come up to the work? The building
of this road will add to the taxable property of
this county, a million of dollars, and thus actual
ly reduce the taxes of all, besides many other ad
vantages which will result to the whole comma-
nity.
()no hundred thousand dollars is already sub
scribed, which is enough to grade the road, and
the work will go on. To every good citizen, we
say, come up and help us.
• That sum has since been paid in.
A Time for All Things.
There is always, in the title of liftman affairs,
an aptness in the choice of the time for the accom
plishment of desired ends, which gives an energy
to the means, and not only promises, but procures.
ultimate success.
Friends, united fur a conanon purpose, by kin
dred sympathies, although they may be widely
separated by space, feel, we doubt not, the power
of those magnetic influences which often furnishes
the evidence of spiritual presence, and it toy he,
is truly the first movings of what, in the ordinary
parlance of our day, are called rappings. They
love to think alike, and act together.
We are not often disposed to philosophize, but
as our friend Sedwick, of the Telegraph, would
say, we are now philosophically inclined—not a
laughing philosophy, fur we feel that the last elec
tion was no laughing matter. Alone in our office
—no crying children—no scolding wife—no cap
tious client—no political aspirant—none of these
keen irritants of good nature near; too proud to
beg—too honest to steal—just poor enough to he
independent. We feel that we soon shall be, if
we are not now, a philosopher; and sitting so alone,
those two thoughts, which appear in the first two
paragraphs of this article, loomed up into our men
tal vision; and following each, came a long train
of attendants. Could we do otherwise than to
marshall the array for our readers.
A time for evert thing! aye, a fitting time. Now
for instance, are we poor Whigs defeated. Ours
is the time of, and the time for, sorrow. It is our
privilege, our duty, to be becomingly sad over the
defeat of ono of the purest men of our age—one
to whom our people owe a debt of gratitude, no
act of theirs eon ever pay. But there is a becom
ing time for sadness. We should not let our sighs
be heard by those who love ingratitude, and hate
the good and great. They would be glad over our
regrets. Our time for sorrow should be sacred
to ourselves; and that sorrow should bind us, as
with Woks of steel, to each other and to the un
changing principles and purposes of our party.
A time for rm.!, thing ."ritere is a time to re
joice! So say, and so feel, our political oppo
nents. Listen to their hurrahs !—see the glare of
their rockets unit torches. They have chosen
their time to rejoice—they imagine it is a fitting
one. All over our land their shouts of rejoicing
have rung in the ears of all. The last week may
truly be called, their week of rejoicing. The
question naturally arises—lf there be a time for
every thing,—is this a proper time for them to re
joice ?
Friends, whose hopes, whose fears, whose sym
pathies, whose feelings are n111:e, should on till
possible occasions, be together, and mingle their
bozannahs, in one 4vellingaong of rejoicing, when
their hopes are realized; their fears removed, their
sympathies excited, and their feelings aroused by
the reality that all danger is past.
In our country now, we have seized the light
nings, and harnesses theta to thought; and away
over our high mountains, deep vallies; and broad
praries, hurries this messenger, with his tidings
ofjoy and gladness for them. The shouts of vic
tory, the winds are too slow to carry. Lightning
has gathered ita ten thousand echos, and like flash
es of sun-light, they are seen in one moment over
our broad land. Here friends can rejoice together.
The friends of Pierce, in the United States,
have profited by the means, and hare sought to
lift up their voices in one united and prolonged
song of "Great is Diana of the Ephesians"—They
have the right to do so. We don't care. We have
beard that kind of thunder before. That is not
what we aro wiiting about. There is a time for
every thing—a proper time—a right time, and we
are enquiring,—have they chosen the riihf
We answer no! Most emphatically, NO Weed.
Do you ask why not 1 Listen ;
The Telegraphic wire has not yet spanned the
Atlantic—and far over its dark waters, are ninny
thousands of the TAMA, Knights, Dukes, and sub
jects of England's proud and prolific Queen, who
sympathised deeply with Pierce and his part•
here. They considered him it "practical allg," di
carry out the measure's and policy of the British
Alinistry—The English press which l'elt such deep
solicitude for Pierce's suceess—•-The British man
ufiteturer, who hopes fir it continued market for his
misery•mode-manufactures—all—all these allies
of the Pierce party, have not yet heard at the
crowning victory of their friends, on this side of
the water. They can not rejoice with them—
theit voices are still silent? They are ignorant of
the happiness of their brethreui and the univer
sality of the rejoicing is destroyed/ Now, are we
not right 7
If there is a proper tinte for every thing; if kin
dred sympathies should enjoy the fellowship of a
oneness of thought. Ought not the friends of
Pierce, on this side the Atlantic, put off their re
joicing until their British Free Trade allies could
have sent up their Democratic incense at the Mlle
hour I
"Answer me that master Brook."
Court of Quarter Sessions.
NOVEMBER TERM-1852.
Comma:ealth es. Lewis B. J:hineha, f.—lndiet
ment for missing counterteit money; verdict guilty.
Sentenced to eighteen months to the Penitentiary.
Cain'th rs. Henry Fockler.—lnqietment for nui
sance; verdict guilty. Sentence deferred.
Coneth en. Jacob Hmen.—lndictment for assault
and battery; Deft. plead guilty. Sentenced to Fay
a line of $55 and costs.
Coseth vs. Thomas Stewart.—lndictment for
murder. In this case, owing to the escape of the
prisoner, front the county jail, the witnesses were
discharged.
Coyddi vs. Aiwa/ma Cressu•ell.—lndictment nui
saner; verdict guilty. Sentenced to pay a fine of
$5, and costs.
Cont'th re. Jane Lourp—ltniiennent larceny
verdict not guilty.
Same re. Same.—lndictment murder. The
Grand Jury ignored the bill.
Coned' es.- Jima MeMonignl.—lndictunent for
assault and battery—continued.
Cunith ro. John Love.—lndicunent assault and
battery. The Grand Jury ignored the bill, and
found that Peter Livingston was the prosecutor ,
and should patthe costs.
Coneth rs. Joseph Casiebauter.—lndictment as
sault and battery, I N.; verdict guilty. Sentenced
to county jail fur two weeks, and costs of prose-
cution.
Coneth es. William billon.—lndictment larce
ny. In thin case the prisoner having entered leg
bail with Stewart—cause ctintinited.
Coned/ vs. George Couch, et al.—lndictment ri
ot. Grand Jury ignored the bill and found that
John Cox was the prosecutor, and should pay the
costs except the $4 to the county.
Com' th es. S. Williamson and E. Nosh.--Indiet
ment malicious mischief—continued.
Com'th es. James Entrchin.—lndictment assault
and battery. , Deft. plead guilty. Sentenced to
pay a fine of $l, and cost.
Coneth vs. Benjamin Beers.---Indietment misde
meanor; verdict not guilty, and that Benjamin
Rinker was the prosecutor, and should pay the
costs.
Coon'th re. John Rogers.—lndictment forgery.—
Seven different Lill.;—continued.
No Education without Labor.
Costly apparatus and splendid cabinents have
not the magical poWer to make scholars. Every
man is as mucir the maker of his own mind ns the
artificer of his own fortune. The Creator has so
formed the human intellect that it can only grow'
by its own action; and by its own action it will, it
must grow and expand. Every man must, there
fore, educate ::imself. His books and teachers are
only helps; the work n,;:st be essentially his own.
No man is educated until he :las the ability to
summon, in any emergency, all his meatal pow
ers, into vigorous exercise. It is by no means tit
man who has seen, heard, or rend most, who can
do this. Such a one is in danger of being borne
down llke.a beast of burden, by a groat moss of,
other men's thoughts. Nor is it the man of great
est native vigor and capacity. The greatest of
all the warriors in the siege of Troy, hail not the
pre-eminence because nature had given him
strength and enabled him to carry the largest bow,
but because self-discipline had taught him how to
use that bow. And just so. the youth who has
acquired the greatest power of using the talents
God has given him, is the best educated. Any
system of instruction which does not recognise
this truth, or is not based on this principle, is de
ceptive, delusive, and unworthy the confidence and
patronage of the public.
r When our political opponents flatter the
conduct of any Whig, it is generally a geed rea
son why such a Whig should examine carefully,
that conduct. This is a sound maxim.
The Philadelphia News, assigns certain reasons
for the defeat of the Whig party, at our Presiden
tial election, \Odell are carefidly copied at length,
by the Loco Foco paper of this town, with a
grateful acknowledgment to our neighbor of the
News, fur his "aid and comfort." This we think
would make our friend Flannigan, ashamed of his
company. We always prefer to see our friends
copy our editorials and praise them, not our foes.
It is better evidence that we are in the right track.
I PETER HmtvEr.—Much curiosity has
been expressed as to the Peter Harvey
whom Mr. Webster on his death-bed en
treated not to leave him to the last. We
understand that he is a quiet merchant of
Boston—a great admirer of Mr. Webster,
sod reputed to have been useful to him in
his former pecuniary necessities. He is
the person through whom Mr. W. is re
ported to have sent a dying request to Mr.
Choate not to vote for Gen. Scott. If he
did send such a message, Mr. Choate dis
' regarded it, and voted the straight Whig
ticket. Mr. Peter Harvey, however, voted
for Pierce and King.
Meeoou Frauds.
The Express gives the following almost in
credible picture of the abominable outra
ges which were submitted to by the au
thorities of N. Y. city at the Prsidential
election:—
"We saw on Tuesday last old grey-head
ed men, men of standing in the community,
grandsires, men of worth and respectabili
ty, whose appearance should bo their pro
tection, beset by the ribald crew and shov- •
ed and jostled and buffetted about past all
endurance; ail sorts of tricks thrust upon
them, and solicited to vote for this man
and hat, and advised as to the principles
of different parties, by dirty, drunken,
blackguard boys, who had not int2lligence
enough to comprehend the mystery of a
mouse-trap, and the footed smell of whose
breath was enough to turn the stomach of
a pig. Wo saw the entrance to the polls
in one of the districts in a certain ward
completely blockaded with these despera
does, and the passage of every decent-look
ing man interrupted, while the police stood
by laughing at tho 'fun.' We saw a drunk
en Irishman, whose vote had been challen
ged, and sworn in by him, stand at the polls
and perseveringly challenge the vote of
every decent-looking man who presented
himself to exercise his right, and conduct
himself in the most disorderly and indecent
manner possible, without the slightest in
terference from those who were placed
there to preserve order, and protect order
loving citizens iu the exercise of their dear
est privilege.
"We also saw in the day a candidate for
an office of secondaryiniportance come to
the polls for the purpose of seeing that 'all
was right,' and that his friends were 'work
ing' for him; no sooner had he jumped
from his wagon than these harpies beset
him on every side, for the purpose of 'stri
king' him—as it is called in their classic
vocabulary—for money. Soule wanted
five dollars, others two, others one, and a
few less vocarions, but quite as persevering
and willing tc accept the slightest favors,
insisted upon getting 'a quarter,' 'a shil
len,' or even 'a sixpence,' to get a glass of
boor. The poor candidate was nearly torn
to pieces by these clamorous In„,ars, and
he only escaped front their clutches through
the asistance of two friends, who bore him
away from the vicinity, and, placing him
in his wagon, drove him off. The moment
he was gone the rowdies set up a yell of
derision, calling him 'a mean cuss,' though
he bad distributed all the money among
them he had with him, and, rushing to the
box where his tickets were placed, seized
and tore them up, and then went to the
nearest corner grocery to get drunker than
they were on bad liquor at his expense."
These abuses are not of recent origin.—
They have been tolerated for the last twen
ty-five years, becoming annually aggrava
ted as the irresponsible class of rowdies
and political bullies increases. The Tri
bune tells us that there was no obstaele
whatever on Tuesday to the casting of ille
gal votes by thousands. There being no
registry law, the opportunities aro great
for fraudulent voting, and these opportu
nities are rarely neglected. It may be
said that both parties can avail themselves
of them; but the Whigs, whenever they
have had a chance, have passed a registry
law, Ithich the Democrats have repeelled
as soon as they returned to power. These
abuses aro pregnant with fatal evils to the
caul, of republicanism, and every honest
Democrat will labor to reform them. We
may contrast with pride the spectacle pre
sented at our polls in Boston on a voting
day with the scenes above described. The
man who would venture to insult or incom
mode a voter, whether rich or poor, at our
polls, would soon be put into the hand of
the pollee and punished to the full extent
of the law. Let those who countenance
these flagrant outrages in N. York beware
cf the time when men shall say, give us
rather the, despotism of an individual—of
a Louis Napoleon. if you will—than the
despotism of a drunken, irresponsible mob
of illegal voters.—Republic.
Wholesale Emigration.
A lato London letter says
Emigration upon a largo scale still con
tinues. The whole population appears to
be adrift. Almost every town and village
is sending some of its people to Australia.
If to this be added the still undiminished
stream from Ireland to the United States,
we shall probably find that not less than
half a million of people will leave the Bri
tish Islands during the present year. The
Government emigration returns show that
sixty-one ships, having on board '21,907
emigrants, left Liverpool for America and
Australia during the month of August.--
The number which left during J uly, was
21,385. The emigration from Liverpool iu
August, 1851, was 16,714; that in August,
1850, 14,296. Those destined for Amer
ica were principally Irish and Germans, the
former preponderating; while the Scotch
formed the majority of persons making their
way to Australia.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS.—Tho steamship
Illinois brings interesting information from
Chilli, Now Grenada, Australia, &o. Con
siderable sensation has been produced in
New Grenada by the announcement of the
re-discovery of rich gold mines from which
the Spaniards were formerly driven by the
hostile natives. From Australia we are
informed that the yield of the gold mines
continued enormous—commerce was rapid
ly expanding, and the tomb of Sydney had
suddenly become a city of great commer
cial and maritime importance.
Can't be beat—our fitat page.
Liquor Law in Rhode Island.
The Mayor of Providence sends the Ad
vocate of that city the following statistics,
which are of importance as exhibiting the
working of the new system there : •
Committals to the watch-houso for drunkenness,
and small assaults growing out of drunkenness,
from July 15, to Oct. 19, 1952, Oho first three
month' , under the new liquor law,) 177
Committals for correspontl ing months of last
year,
Committals fin• one month immediately pre
ceding the operation of the new lau, ‘153
Committals to the county jail front July 19
to Oct. 19, '52, (the first three months,
undor the new liquor htw,) for State of
fences, 77
For city offences, • • 33-110'
Committals to the county jail for the cor-
responding months of fast year, fur State
offences, 110
For city offences, 51— 161
Committals to the county jail for ono month
preceding the operation of the new li
quor law, for State offences, 40
Fur city offences, 32-721
From these statistics it will be seen that
the committals to the watch house and
county jail, for the first three months un
der the new liquor law, are one third less
than during the corresponding months of
last year; and the average monthly com
mittals for those three months aro about
60 per cent. less than for . the month im
mediately preceding.
On the first of this month, thorn were
but 114 paupers in the Dexter Asylum;
being the smallest number of inmates at
this season of the year since 1845. The
number of inmates on the Ist of Novem
ber, last year , was 146, and that is pre
cisely the average under, at that date, for
the past six years.
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The number of insane paupers, support
ed at the Butler Hospital, has also been
considerably reduced. I have not, at this
moment, the papers at hand,front which to
give the exact statistics, but I can safely
say, that the number is about one-fifth
less,(the present number being 44,) and
the cost of their support the last quarter
was three hundred dollars less than the
average for each of the three preceding
quarters. It is true that screralal were
transferred from the Hospital to the Asy
lum, in the month of - June last; but had
nut that transfer been made, the present
number at the Asylum would have been so
many less, and the contrast between this
and former years so much the greater.
A. C. B.tnsTow, Mayor.
isthmus of Panama.
The latest Panama newspapers received
have many items or local interest, as well
as interesting to Americans. The "Star"
says :
FEDERATION OF TILE ISTIIIIus.—For
some time past the leading topic of conver
sation in this city, both publicly and pri
vately, as well as the subjects of the native
press, have been the discussion of the In
dependence of the Isthmus, or rather the
formation of the Isthmus ipto a Federal
State, and suggestions of annexation to a
more powerful country. Tho matter has
already been brought before the public,
both through the Government at Bogota,
and the "Camara Provincial" in this city.
The Government at Bogota has acted
most liberally in openiti:: the matter for dis
mission, and the "Provincial Camara"
here have acted wisely in summoning the
people publicly, to express their sentiments
in reference to a separation from their
mother State. '
TILE PANAALA WATER COMPANY.—We
aro pleased to learn that Mr. - Thomas H.
Jenkins, the grantee of the Panama Water
Works Company, in this city, has succeed
ed in completing the business of the com
pany so fur as to be enabled to proceed, by
the first stoamear, to New York, for the
purpose of disposing of the remainder of
the stock, nicking the necessary contracts
for the pipes, and the carrying on of the
works immediately, and other necessary
arrangements.
The time specified in the grant for the
completion of the work is two and a half
years from this time, with a reserved right
of six months more, if required. The dis
tance the water requires to be brought is
nine and a half miles.
The cost of the work is calculated at
about $700,000. The capital is $l,OOO,-
000 and the income reckoned at $277,000;
Iso that as far as the profitableness of the
investment is regarded, there can be but
ono opinion.
DI ETCULTIES ON THE RAILROAD.—It is
reported that the boatmen on the Cliagres
River have undertaken to destroy the Rail
way bridge now in course of erection. An
attempt was made to burn the bridge, but
we understand that the scoundrels were
unable to complete their work before they
were discovered ; we have not heard of
their being arrested yet, and presume that
they will have no difficulty in making their
escape. There is no Government force.be
tween Panama and Aspinwall. The sub
ject was likely to be brought before the
Provincial Chambers ituediately.
LATH FROM CHINA.:-We have dates
from China by way of San Francisco, to the
7th of August. The Government had not
hem able to suppress the rebellion. A
horrible story is related of the murder of
fifty thousand persons—men, women and
children—by the rebels, in a successful
assault upon the City Chunchow, The
slaughter is said to have lasted for three
days and three nights. The aooount is not
authenticated. The Chinese emigration to
California appears to bo temporarily chock
ed, probably owing to exaggerated reports
of the unfriendly feelings entertained by
the miners toward Chinamen. The Gov
ernment Was about to inflict summary jus
tice upon tho seventeen persons convicted
of the atrocities upon the crow of the
American ship Robert Browne.
Splinters and Shavings
STORMY—the weather.
CALM—the Politicians.
SCARCE—mud and money.
Moviso oar—the car of Justice.
ADYANonio—Broad Top Railroad - stock.
PLENTY—applicants for Presidential furors.
Cr The streets of Harrisburg are soon to be
lighted with gas.
lar The streets of Huntingdon were illumina
ted with gas on last Wednesday night.
A diligent pun reterds many thoughts.
GREAT—the difference between words and
deeds.
10' Gerrit Smith, the ultra abolitionist, is clec•
ted to Congress in the Oswego district, N. York.
RIiADY AT THIS OPRICE—BIank Certificates of
Marriages, Births, and Deaths, adapted to the
new Registry law.
0"' Carpenters arc in great demand in Savan
nah, Georgia. • One man advertises fur tw3uty
re.
kW Franklin Pierce intends spending the
winter in Virginia—so says the "Democratic
'rho wholesale lousiness of Cineinnatti em
ploys 10,000 men, and more than $11,000,000 of
capital.
111110
SMITII'S BIG BEET, BEAT—the largest beat wo
have heard of, is the beating the Whigs got at the
election.
Great Britain and her allies have fin• the
first time in our history been victorious over Gen
eral Scott.
or The first and apparent reason why the
Whigs were defeated, appears to be that we lied
not rotes enough.
SOMETHING NEW-COM - 11.40H Ware Rooms
and general variety store, next door to Cartoon's
"Elephant" on Railroad street.
CV" Joseph Donglass, in Alceonnellstown, has
constantly on hand, 'and is prepared to make and
repair GUNS of all kinils at the ,liortest notice.
EXTRAVAGANT—to spend fourteen dollars in
getting nu such a rejoicing as the Locos had on
Wednesday evening,—lt was dear at fourteen
(Fir After the ISt of December the Railroad
communication will he continuous and complete
from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, and on to (lin
cinnatti. •
trJacoh Miller, Justice Black, T. K. Si
monton, A. S. Harrison. Esquire Wallace, and
William Lewis, are all spoken of in connection
with the Post (Mee in thin place.
A Mr. Walls, hi Wisconsin, recently (bond,
while digging a well, a petrified chest, contain
ing a human skeleton, some hundred dollars in
gold coin, arms and other warlike missiles.
eir Straw bail in the cities, and leg bail in tLe
country, are kinds of bail given by criminals—we
bare recommended that our jail be secured by a
stake and rideted fence—it is only a common pen.
THE LONG MOOTED QUESTION, 'Who struck
Billy Patterson ?' we mesume may be considered
as settled. Some of the rappers . hove been con
versing with his spirit, and it says it never was
struck.
cr W. P. Slisil, of Fulton, Smith Skinner, of
Philadelphia, George F. Gilmore of ihllegheuey,
end Isaac S. Waterbury, of Dauphin, are spoken
of as candidates for speaker of the next House of
Representatives.
PAVING FOR THE "WHIEVILL"—the subscri
bers to Broad Top Rail Road, are determined to
make the road; they are now pitying up rapidly,
and you must look oat for the Locomotive when
yon hear Pie whistle.
SUPERB PAINTING-iIIC life-size, and life-like
portrait of Lent Byron. by John G. Chaplin of
Iluntingdon. Every friend of the arts, and admi
rer of the great poet, should call at the Studio of
the young artist and examine this nragnitieent
painting.
Cr Slavery in the South—Anti-Slavery in the
North—Natives, and biggotted Protestants, and
Foreigners, and Catholics every where, by a hap
py Union of purpose, have been successful in de
feating Scott,—llow extreems meet.
10' A large cave lees been discovered on the
fau•tn of Issue Zinn, in Dickison township, Com•
beldam] county. The cave has been penetrated
and explored 300 feet from the great entrance,
and is said to present a most beautiful appearance.
The man who "turns curt," when you meet
him upon the public highway—no matter bow
rough in appearance, or uncouth in matters of ac
complishment or tlishion—is n gentleman. This
test will never fail to establish a charact, for
either gentility, ur clownishness, in civilized coun
tries.
TARDY Tnt'rtr—the last "Globe" says the
country Whigs were notfishil enough to bite at
the "Fridley bate." It is not likely that Whigs
will ever bite at the baits that are constantly nib
bled at by the Globe. We are glad, however, that
our neighbor has, at last, spoken the truth on
this, his favorite subject.
CASAVILLE Scatmanv--The winter session of
this flourishing Institution will commence on
Thursday, the 25th of Nov. inst. The Buildings
are now finished, and the academic apparatus
complete. We aro pleased to know that tae
patronage of this school is fully keeping pace
with its increasing improvements and reputation.
THE ALLEN FAMlLY—under the direction of
Mr.. Samuel Morrison, gave ono of their Concerts
last evening, it the Town gall. Their highly
interesting performances deserve the encomiums
passed upon them by the press wherever they have
been; we advise all who hove not heard them, to
embrace the opportunity offered again this even
ing, of listening to their sail-inpispiring melo
dies.
eir The xr.v vol. of the Lady's Book doses
with the December munher, now on our table.—
Gody has, us usual, fully kept Ids promises dur
ing the year. His arrangements for the new vol
stun, to commence with the January No., pro
mise ad.litional attractions, end will doubtless se
cure an immerse° accession to his alr6suly enor
mous subscription list. The postage on the
Book is now only six cents a quarter.
From the River Plate.
The New York Commercial has the fol
lowing about the state of affairs in the Ar- ,
gentino Confederation :
The mails from the River Plate this
month bring most unexpected and satisac
tory intelligence of the progress of affairs
in Buenos Ayres. The advises a few weeks
ago lcd to the belief that the deposition of
Roses bad merely resulted in his place be
ing filled by a more determined despot,
General Urquiza having apparently thrown
off the principles which he had proffessed
up to the hour of conquest, to establish an
undisguised dictatorship.
It is now stated, however, not only that
he has made use of the supreme power,
which he thus assumed, bringing about the
most beneficial changes for commerce, but
that he has also intimated an intention of
summoning the National Congress at an
early period and proposing the adoption of
a liberal constitution. By a special decree
Ile has opened the Rivers Plate, Parana and
Uruguay to the vessels of all nations. He
has also established an efficient bonding
system, and has commenced, at the same
time, a decided reform of the currency ac
companied by a rotrencninent of the public
expenditure.
Sim] taneouely with these measures,
moreover, he has performed an act of grace,
which has apparently added much to his
popularity, in restoring to Resits the large
estates that had been confiscated on his
flight. He is not to be allowed to return
to the ednntry, hut all his property will be
respected. On the London exchange the
consequence of these tidings was an ilium
diate rite of nearly 7 per cent in Buenos
Ayres bonds, which went from about 73 to
80. A still greater advance would havu
taken place but for the doubts which inva
riably arise as to the possibility of any
enlightened course being permanently, .pur
sued in a South American Republic.
Apples and Potatoes are selling in
New York at from 12 to 18 shillings per blr.
MARRIED.
In Huntingdon, November otiz.l,;: . R °v. W. L.
Spottswood, Mr. .I.toasoN ',Loll) to Miss JAM,
CAMPBELL, all of MeConnellstown.
On the some day, by Rev. David Williams, Mr.
Sur to Mies EVALINA. KLIWEII, all of
Shirleysburg, this county.
Administrators' 'Notice.
Estate of GEonon SCHELL, late of Penn town
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to the undersigned., on the above estate, all per
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sent them duly authenticated for settletneat, and
those indebted will make immediate payment.
SAMUEL SCHELL,
JOHN C. MOORE,
Nov. IS, 1852.-6 t.•
CASSVILLE SEMINARY.
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weeks. A very neat and commodious building
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There have been some reductions made in tuition,
which will herearter he as follows:
Common English, thirteen dollars per year.
For each branch of Higher English, will he char
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Greek, Latin, and Higher Mathematics, each
additional three dollars per year.
Tuition, hoard, &c., aro positively as cheap as
they can be made.
The great pros.perity.of this institution, up to
this tune, hes placed its succesv and permanency
bevond 11 doubt. RALPH PIERCE,
I.luv. 18, '52.-BE.
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