MEEMEIMISMMIS==
Arib. It Was. That whole book is remark
ably. correct . :but: is a slight difference
as adMinisteredle me. In the initiation,
the Noble• Grand asks the inside' Guardian
his duty; mid an answer is made. In the
charge book there is a question to the out
side Guardian by the Noble Grand, and an
answer; : but not common to use it. Just as
the-I:wiper persons go to the ante room to
bring in a candidate. the Noble Grand says:
"Brother Vice-Grand, I give you charge of
the lodge during initiation."
In the second degree, the cry of distress
Is not just as published. It is in-the book,
"Give heed, 0 ye heavens;" but if I recol
lect right, it is "Give ear, 0 ye heavens."
At reqUest of witness, ho was permitted
to suite that he was not .the compiler or au
thor of the "Revelation of Odd Fellowship,"
lately published at Pittsburg,not did he know
that it was intended to publish any work on
the subject, until a short time before the
work referred to appeared; nor does he
know by whom it was done. Ile makes
this declaration,beeause he has been threat.
ened with injury' for the course he pursued
in opposition to the order, for some time
back.
Question by Mr. Spaekman.—Was you
threatened with the execution of the penal
ties?
Ans. No, sir; I apprehended an attack
would be made on me by some of the order.
Question by the same.-=Are there many
Odd Fellows in Pittsburg?
Ans. About five hundred in Pittsburg and
Question by the same.—Who is the Grand
Mastehe state?
An" hen I joined, it was Anson Jones;
since,- it has been William Shreimer; but
who is at present, I do not know.
Witness then further lemarlted,that when
he was in the order, he was frequently told
that he would receive little benefit front it
until he arrived at the higher degrees. In
this work read from, he fotiaii, that in the
bigh degrees they swore to 111111Tst each other
in business, dm. This he presumes was
what was referred to.
ALEX. W. FOSTER, Jr.
Sworn and subscribed, this 12th day of
January, 18:30.
• - THADDEUS STEVENS.
Testimony ofJaeobMeehling,Esq
- JACOB MECIILING was then called
and sworn.
Question by Mr. Stovens.—Are you a
Mason?
Ans. .I am not.
Qiiestion by the same.—Were you ever
a member of thelogislature of this common
weelth?—if so, aid you ever know or learn
from Masonry, of any attempt made to in
fluence legislative proceedings through
Masonry? • ,
Ans., Nes, In the years 1808-9, the
Grand Lodge of this state applied to the
legislature for the passage of a law to author. ,
ize them to raise, by lottery, money to the
amount of 25,000 dollars. wawa member
at that-time. The petition was -presented,
and .referred to a committee in 1808. In
809,the subject was reported upon favoura
bly, though it was the general opinion that
a lottery would not be granted by the logis.
lature. Some time after, a man came from
Philadelphia, or was said to have come from
there; who, one of the members and a Mason
told me,' was a Royal Arch Mason, and that
be-had come to make Masons of the members
of the legislature. This was told me by one
of the members, who had been a Master of
the lodge in Fayette county. He also said,
that this, would be a very favourable time
for me to he made a Mason, if I ever inten
ded. tube one, as this man from Philadelphia
bad' been sent by the Grand Lodge to ini
tiate the members of the legislature,without
fee or reward. During the same conversa
tion, he tom me that two of the members
had been initiated that,very evening. I
told him Air reply, I should like arst to know
the object and secrets of the order. He said
that could not be until 1 was made one. I
then declined his - offer, unless I knew the
Object of the institution.
Question by Mr. Spackman.—Did this
Mason your informant, tell you the object
ofthis.Voyal Arch Mason?
..Ans: -Nes; the object was to procure the
passagb; , Of the lottery law.
Q,Veltion by the same.—Did the law pass?
Ans. The subject was not again called
up: No bill had been reported.
Question by the same.—Who were the
men your informant told you had been ini
tiated?
Ans. One was Mr. Jacob Sherer, of
Philadelphia county,and the other was either
a Mr. Sheetz or VI r. Stern.
Question by Mr. Huston.--Who was this
• member from Fayette .county? a siak
Ans. His name west i hristian'TiFr.
' Question by Mr. Sjir ckinan.—Did any
Mason tell you himself that he had been
-initiated as described?
Ans. No.
Question by Mr. Stevens. Did you ever
know of any other instance of masonry in
terfering in politics?
Ans. In the year 1 . 805, there was a con
test for Governor in this state. M'Kean
was Governor, and Simon Snyder was the
opposing candidate. This same C. Tarr
and myself, rode together to Lancaster. I
asked him how he was elected to the Legis,
lature, when the other two of the members
for this county, were ofopposite politics? He
said that a number of the federalists, who
were masons, voted for him because he
belonged to that body. He was a Demo•
oral:
JACOB MECH LING.
Sworn and subscribed tins twelfth day o
January, eighteen hundred and thirty.six.
THADDEUS STEVENS.
Testimony . of John P. Schuyler.
WEDNESDAY, January 13,1836.
JOHN P. SCHUYLER of Lycoming
00sitty t being duly sworn, Both, in answer
to the.first interrogatory;
lam a . Mason. I entered the lodge in
11311, as an Enterer-I Apprentice; in 1912 1
took the. Follow Craft's degree; and in Au•
401111) 180, I was made a Master Mason.
d 'lnterrogucoiy:: There was an °W.
fpitioa adtnimatered.
3d Interrogatory. I 'cannot repeat it
extempore. [The oath of an Entered Ap.
prentice was then read to witness, from Al.
lyn's Ritual, in the following words:
"I of my own free will and accord, in
the presence of Almighty God, and this worship
ful Lodge of Freo and Aciepted Masons, erected
to God, and dedicated to the holy St. Johns, do
hereby and hereon most solemnly and sincerely
promise arid swear, flint I will always hail, ever
conceal, and never reveal any part or parts, art
or arts, point or pints of the secret, art nndornys.
ories of ancient Freemasonry, which f huve ro.
calved, am about to receive, or may hereafter be
instructed in, to any porsen or persons in !Ito
known world, except it be a true and lawful broth
er Mason, or with the body or a just and lawfully
col s!ituted lodge of such; and not unto hiin or
unto them whom 1 shall hear so to be, but unto
him and thorn only whom I shall find so to be,after
strict trial and duo examination, or lawful infor
mation.
Furthermore dot promise and swear, that I
will not write, print. stamp, stain, hew, cut, carve,
rodent, paint or engrave it on any thing, movable
or immovable, under the whole canopy of heaven,
whereby or whereon the least lotter,figuro, chorea.
ter, mark, stain, shadow or resemblance of the
same may become legible or Intelligible to myself
or any other person in the known world, whereby
the secrets of Masonry may unlawfully be obtain•
ed through my unworthiness. To all which Ido
most solemnly and sincerely promise and swear,
without tho least equivocation, mental reservation
or self evasion of din me, whatever; binding
myself under no Toss penalty then
: to have my
throat cut across from oar to ear, my tongue torn
but IW the roots, and - My body buried in thorough
sands of the sea, a cablo•tow's length from the
shoro, at low water murk, where the title ebbs and
flows twice in twenty-four hours; so help inn God,
and keep mo steadfast in the duo performance of
the sumo "
Question by Mr. Stevens.—ls that the
oath which was administered to you?
Answer. I cannot say that it is the same
onth word for word, but it is substantially
the same.
The wiiness was now told to listen to the
oath of a Fellow Craft Mason, which was
rend by Mr. Stevens from Allyn's Ritual, as
follows:
"I, A. B. of my own free will and accord, in
the presence of Almighty God and this worship.
ful Lodge of Folluw Craft Masons, erected to God,
and dedicated to the holy St. Johns, - do hereby and
hereon, most solemnly and sincerely promise and
swear, in addition to my former obligation, that
I will not give the secrets of this degree to any of
an inferior degree, nor to any boing in the known
world, except it be a true and lawful brother Fel.
low Craft Mason, or within the body °fa just and
lawfully constituted Lodge of such, and not unto
him or them whom I shall hear so to be, but unto
him and them only whom 1 shall , find so to be,
after strict trial, duo examination or lawful infor
mation.
I furthermore promise and swear, that I will
not wrong this Lodge, nor a brother of this degree,
to tho valour of two cents, myself, nor suffer it to
be done by others if in my power to prevent it.
I furthermore promise and swear, that I will
support the constitution of the Grand Lndgo of
this state, under which this Lodge is hold, and
conform to all tho bylaws, rules and regulations
of this or anyother lodge of which I may horeaf•
ter become a member.
I furthermore promise and swear, that I will
obey all regular signs and summons handed, sent
or thrown to mo by a Follow Craft Mason, or from
the body of a just and lawfully constituted lodge
of such. if within the length of my cable-tow.
-I furthermore promise and swear, that I will be
aiding and assisting all poor and indigent Follow
Craft Masons, their widows and orphans, w hero
soevot dispersed around the globe, they applying
to me as such, and I finding them worthy, so far
as I can do it, without injuring myself or family.
To all which I do most solemnly and sincerely
promise and swear,withont any hesitation,mental
reservation, or self evasion of mind in nu) what
ever; binding myself under no loss penalty than
to have my loft breast torn open, my heart and
vitals takon from thence, thrown over my loft
shoulder and curried to the valloy of Jehosaphat,
there to bocomo a prey to tho wild boasts of the
field and vultures of the should I wilfully
violate or transgress any part of this my solemn
oath or obligation of a Follow Craft Mason, so help
mo God, and keep mo steadfast in the duo per
furmanco of the same."
Question by Mr. Stevens.—ls that the
same oath which was administered to you!
1 cannot say thnt it is exactly the same,
but it is the same substantially.
Question by Mr. Stevens. Is that the
penalty of that degree?
Ans. It is, as near as my memory serves
me. I believe it to be in substance.
The witness was now told to listen to the
Master Mason's oath, us read from Allyn's
Ritual, as follows:
"I, A. D. of my own free will and accord, in
the presence of Almighty God, and this worship.
ful Lodgo of Master Masons, erected to God, and
dedicated to the holy St. Johns, do hereby and
hereon, mostsolomnly and sincerely promise and
swear, in addition to my former obligations, that'
I will not give the secrets of a Muster Mason to
any ono of an inferior degree, nor to any being in
the known world, except it ho to a true and lawful
brother Master Mason,or within the body of a just
and lawfully constituted lodge of such; and not
unto him or them whom I shall hoar so to be, but
unto him and them only whom I shall find so to
be, after strict trial, duo examination, or lawful
information received.
Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I
will not speak the Master Mason's word, which I
shall hereafter receive, in any other manner, ex
cept in that in which 1 shall receive it, which will
bo on the five points of fellowship, and at low
breath.
Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I
will not give tho grand hailing sign of distress of
this degree oiccopt I am in real distross, or for the
benefit of the craft, when at work; and should I
see that sign given, or hoar the words accompa
nying it, I will fly to the relief of the person so
giving it, should there boa greator probability of
saving his life than losing my own.
Furthermore do I promise and. swoar, that I
wilt not wrong this lodge, nor a brother of this
deg-ee, to the value of one cent, knowingly, my-
self, nor suffer it to be done by others, if in my
power to prevent it.
Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I
will not bo at the initiating, passing, or raising a
candidate at ono communication, without a dis
pulsation from the Grand Lodge,fur that purpose.
Furthermore du I promise and swear, that I
will not be at the initiating, passing, or raising 'a
candidate in a clandestine lodge, nor convorso up
on the sect eta of Free-Masonry with a clandestine
inado Mason, or ono that has been expelled or sus
pended, while ho is under that. sentence.
Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I
will not he at the initiating, passing, or raising of
an t ld man in dotage, a young man in non ago,an
atheist, irroligious libertine. madman,herrnaphro
dila, woman, or a fool.
Furthermore do I Promise and swear, that I
will not speak evil of a brother Mason, neither
behind his hack nor before his face, but will ap
prize hint of all approaching danger.
Farthornabro tlo I promise and swear, that
.
will nut violate the chastity or a Mclver Mason's
wile, mother, sister, or daughter, nor suffor it to
ho done by others, if in my power to prevent it, I
knowing them to be such.
.Furthormoro . do I promise and swear, that I
wilt support the. Constitution of the Grand Lodge
altos state, under which this lodge is hold, and
conform to all the by-laws, rules and regulations
of this, or any other lodge of which I may boreal.
ter become a member. (7C't
Furthermore do I prom's° and swear;` Pat I
will obey nli duo signs and summoeshliandesl,4nt,
or thrown to Inc from a brother ISlaster 111a014tir
from.the body of a just and lawlidly constituted
lodge of Master Masons, if within the length of
my cable-tow.
Furthormoro do I promise and swear, that a
Master Mason's secrets, given to momn charge as
such, shall remain as secure and inviolable in my
breast, as in his before communicatod,murdor and
treason only excepted: and they loft to my own
election.
Furihormore do I promise and swear, that I
will go on a Ma.vter Mason's errend,even barefoot
and bareheaded, to save his life or relieve his no
cessitiefl.
Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I
will remember a brother Master Maw, when on
my knees at my devotions.
Furthermore do I promise and swear, that I
will be aiding and assisting all poor and indigent
Master Masons, their widows and orphans,w here.
soover dispersed around the globe, they nicking
application to me as sue)', and I finding them
worthy, as far as in my power, without injury to
toyselfor family. '
Furthermore do I promise and stnear,that if any
part of this obligation be omitted at this time,
will hold myself answerable thereto whenever in
formed; to all which I do most solemnly and sin.
corely promise and swear, with a fixed and steady
purpose of mind in me to koop and perform the
same, binding myself under no loss penalty, than
to have my body severed in two in the centre; and
divided to the north and south, my bowels burnt
to ashes in the midst, and scattered by the four
winds of heaven, that there might not the least
remembrance remain among mop or Masons, of so
vile and perjured a wretch as I should be, should
I ever be guilty of violating any part of this my
solemn oath or obligation of a Master Mason. So
help me God, and keep mo stedfast in the duo
performance of the same."
Question by Mr. Stevens. Is that the
oath?
Ans. I thilik ►t is. 1 think there are
some omissions. I think there is an omi°-
s►on relative to Master Masons being com•
polled to support the government. I have
not been in the lodge whore 1 was made a
Mason since my initiation, if I remember
right.
Question by Mr. Cox. What is the
length of the cable•tow?
Ans. I never heard it explained.
Question by Mr. Spackmnn. Are you
an adhering Mason?
Ans. I am not a member of any lodge;
nor am 1 a renouncing Mason. •
Question by the same. Did you swear
to that part of the oath relative to murder
and treason?
. Ans. I think I did.
(At the request of the witness, the four
folloWing questions were furnished him in
writing, to which ho made the following
written answers:)
No. I. When you were initiated into the
first degree, how were you prepared as re
gards clothing, and how led into the lodge!
State particularly the method of initiation.
In what posture were you when you took
the oath?
No. 2. Did you ever know any Masons
call upon their brother Masons to support
candidates for office, and alledged as an in
ducement, that they were brother Masons?
No. 3. State particularly any filets or
knowledge within your own experience, of
the political effects of Masonry.
No. 4. State whether there is any difThr
ence in the preparation for the different do.
grees, and if so, what that difference is.
In answer to the first and foUrth of the
foregoing questions, your respondent would
refer the committee to Barnard's Light. on
Masonry, for a full answer to the said ques
tions, according to the best of his under
standing.
In answer to the second and third ques-
tions, your respondent could not say as to
the political influence Masonry may have
had with others, but can positively say as to
himself, that it never had any with him.
Your respondent professes to be a demo
crat; and upon all occasions has supported
(according to his views,) democratic princi.
pies; and upon all occasions supported men
for the different offices, whom he thought
would carry out those nAnciples, without
paying any regard to Masonry, and without
considering himself hound in anywise to sup.
port a Mason.
1 have heard language used, - but cannot
say what influence it had. I cannot remem •
ber now the time and place. It has occur
red on two or three occasions. After much
has been said in behalf of a candidate for of.
Lice, a further statement is made that they
(the candidates) are Masons, or were Ma
sons. I know not what the object was.
Question by Mr. Spackman. How did
you know that these persons were Masons?
Ans. Either by being in the lodge with,
them, or being informed by persons I knew
to be Masons that they were Masons.
Question by the same. State the politi,
cal effects of Masonry within your knowl
edge.
Ans. I have already stated all I know.
JNO. P. SCHUYLER.
Sworn and subscribed this 14th day o
January, 1938.
THADDEUS STEVENS.
[]l:PTestiinony to be continued.]
The following anecdote is related of Mr.
MADISON, ID the Washington Telegraph:
When the debates upon the adoption of
the federal constitution were occupying the
attention of our patriot fathers: and when
wisdom . , like a daily visitant, hovered over
the hall whore genius and virtue breathed
fire into the hearts of the sages who were
there assembled, Mr. Madison wished to
speak, but was almost afraid from his great
physical debility to make the attempt. How.
ever, he begged a gentleman who was sitting
near him to pull hem by the coat when he
perceived he was becoming exhausted.
Mr. Madison rose and opened his speech
—his voice was feeble at first, it became
stronger as ho progressed—passage after
passage of brilliant and illuminating thought
came from his almoSt inspired lips; every
point of the great subject ho touched upon,
he left for men of all future lime to look up
on as if he had blown the clouds from the
summit of the hills,—he went on, and con
cluded: "Why," said he, as he sunk back
exhausted in his chair, "why did you not,
pull me when you saw me go on as I did."
"I would rather have laid my finger upon
the lightning," was the reply. This anec
dote we have obtained from a gentleman who
was present.
A widow woman named Bruchard, corn
milted suicide at Ridgebury, Connecticut
on Monday last, by jumping into a well.—
She was eighty years old.
Star JP Republican Banner.
/12 per annum. half -yearly In advance.
GETTYSBURGH. PENN.
MONDAY 1410RIsTING, AUG.. 1, 1836.
We cheerfully give publicity to the following
effusion, and trust thdt the author will contribute ma
ny others to our columns.
FOR THE GETTYSBURG!! STAR AND BANNER.
THE GRAVE or A SIGNER.
In the Burial-Place of the Presbyterian Church at
York, Pa , repose the remains of Janke Smith,
a Member of the Continental Congress and a Signer
of the Declaration of Independence. 771 e inscription
commences with the words, " IN PERPETLIUM REI
stestontum." For an account of his life. see "San.
derson's Lives of the Signers." Ile sleeps among
his kindred.
Milt 1806-4EI. W. Requieseat in pace.
The clear moonlight
Came mildly down o'er earth, its cold gleam fell
In saddening beauty on a prostrate tomb:
The marble record all forgotten lay
Covering its fallen pillars,—'twas the work
Of Time, his levelling tread had brought it low,
Elie viewless hand was busy filling up
The letters graven by fond memory's care;
The tracings of his finger could be seen
In many a moss-grown stain, soiling the bright
And virgin purity of the memorial stone.
-----And yet that fallen tomb
IN MMIORY rEnrEruni. was reared
To tell, nt some far future day, the name
And tale of the departed ; eh! vain hope!
Man rears the proud mausoleum to•day,
To-morrow time has passed, the lofty pile
Lies n neglected ruin, dark and lone;
Man writes "Remembrance," Time with noisless pen
Effaces ull, and on the mouldering stone
In darkening letters graves "Ont.tvroNt"
And yet, not all unknown
Shall sleep the tenant of that narrow cell;
In days of olden time, when, for their rights,
For hearth and home, our fathers rose in might,
That mouldering form had life, in manly pride
It moved among the immortal patriot-hand;
That silent tongue poured forth the high resolve,
The daring thought, that nerveless hand cnroll'd
Another name upon the glorious list
Of freedom's ardhltects. •
That lowly tomb
Seems a dark link of the mysterious chain
That reaches far into the hidden past.
It leadsus back to move among the scenes,
The men, the deeds of other times; we come
To that bright day, (rising in lofty pride
Perfect, unchanged, above time's ruined waste,)
When, in stern solemn mood, with fixed resolve,
The patriot fathers met, and, under God,
Their lives, their fortunes, and their honors pledged
To freedom's cause:—Then was a nation horn!
Then burst a trumpet-blast forth o'er the world,
Waking the slumbering millions; still that strain
Is ringing o'er the nations, and 'twill swell
Far through all coming time, till all be free!
And THOU, still slumberer of the grave, wast there,
A builder of our temple—now thou licst
•Almost unknown, with nought about thy tomb
To catch the passing eye, save its own fall:
Yet lives thy deathless spirit in a world
Where freedom, not of earth, forever reigns;
Thou hast the immortality of Heaven!
Though,mingled with the dust, thy crumbling stone
May lie, with nought to mark thy place of rest,
Yet glows thy name in fadeless lines; thou halt
A monument unchanging, Freedom's Chart.
The Corner-Stone of. Liberty's fair stained
Yens, JULY 26T11, 1836. J. 8.8.
FROM PRANCE & ENGLAND.
There have been se veral arrivals,but they
bring nothing of particular interest.
The French government have threatened
to interfere in behalf of Tripoli, against the
attempt of the Sultan to subdue that Pach
alik.
GREEcr.--Tho absence of King Otho
has emboldened the insurgents to re-enter
the country from the frontiers to which they
had been driven.
Tho Dutch troops in their colony of Suma.
la, have been sorely beaten by the natives.
Mr. Dunscombe introduced a motion into:
the English House of Commons,calhng upon
his Majesty to interpose his good offices with
the Government of. France to procure the
release of Poliganc and other ministers of
Charles X, confined in the castle of Ham.
SPAIN.-A Junta for the opposition of
the Queen's government had been formed
at Malaga, but failing in the attempt at in
surrection, was dissolved May 20th.
Serious troubles had occurred at Carthan
gene during which two Curlists were assas
sinated. Order was restored by the natioul
guards,and 40 of the factiomsts sent to Cadiz.
The Governor was dismissed.
An attack by ten battallions of the Car
lists on the line between St. Sebastien and
Passagee, June itb, was repulsed by severe
loss.
Gen. Evans, of the brave British Legion
has refused to enter into an armistice with
the Carlists until the sanguinary edicts of
Don Carlos are revoked.
Five Days Later From France.
THREE DAYS LATER FROM ENGI AND
By the arrival of the packet ship Sylvie
D'Grasse, Captain Woiderholt, the editors
of the New York papers have received Paris
and.Havre papers to the 16th of June, con
taining London dates to the 14th.
The King of Saxony died at Pitnitz on
the 6th of June, in the 81st year of his age.
The news of the capture of Santa Anna
had reached London in the shape of a tumor,
but appears not to have obtained credence.
At Jamont, Bth of June, hail fell to the
depth of 8 inches. All the crops were des
troyed.
A letter from Madrid states that Queen
Christina, widow of Ferdinand VII., is mar
ried to the favorite Munoz, and ha' three
children by him.
SPAIN.—It was reported that Colonel
Valdez with a thousand men, had been sur
prised and defeated in Lower Arragon. He
had escaped by flight, with a few °Ler&
The report of General Evans of the affair
of the 6th proves the discipline and bravery
of the Carlists in their attack on the lines
before St. Sebastian. The loss of the Eng
lish was considerable; and without the aid
of the fleet and marines, their position could
have been carried. .
BArienLoNA,Jan.3.—Thediscentent with
the now ministry is general; the violent revo
lutionists wait ouly for an 'opportunity to
rise. Mina and his followers are masters
here, and it is scarcely doubtful that, it the
system of the now ministry does not suit
them, they will proclaim the separation' of
Catalonia. Nevertheless,the dangers which
.
threatett.Mina, in the moment of crisis, com
pel him to use precautions. If the masses
are once put in motion, they. may wish to
direst and stop them; but it is more probs.
ble that the torrent will burst all. barriers,
and sweep away friends and enemies. We
fear we shall have to announce, in a short
time, events more frightful than those of last
year.
The French Chambers were discussing
the Budget. M. Lafitte spoke with his 0.-ual
eloquence and force, and asked why there
was an increased augmentation of ten mil ,
lions asked air. Ile said the prosperity of
France was not owing to the ministry, b u t
to the revolution which had enriched its
agriculture, and to the imperial dynasty,
which had given a spring to industry.
A reinforcement of two battalions of in
fantry and some cuirassiers and artillery,
had left Madrid for Bas Airagon, to which
destination would also proceed 3000 troops
of the army at Vittoria.
CorgsTminivorr.ll. —The Gazette of Augs
burg says, of dates from Constantinople of
23d May, that Mr. (.`•hurchill has been set
at liberty; but that Lord Ponsonby, the
English ambassador, is not satisfied, and
that he demands, as a reparation, to his
government,the dismissal of the Reis•Effen
di. It is believed that the Sultan will yield.
But for the solicitations of the ambassadors
of France, Russia and Prussia, Lord Pon.
sonby would before this have taken his pass
ports and left Constantinople.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Gen. Scorn returned to Baltimore last
evening from the North, not having been
able to overtake the Secretary at War, tho
latter having left New York for Detroit.--
k is understood that Gen. Score will now
retire to "summer quarters" with his family
near Richmond, and there await the decision
of "the Government" in his case, when it
returns from the Hermitage,in October next.
SPONTANF.OI.I9 COMBUSTTON.—We learn
from a paragraph in the Pittsburg Times,
that a large portion of the rope walk brand
ing, machinery, &c. °I.!. lItWIN, & Sox, of
Alleghanytown,was destroyed by fire . on the
15th inst., The fire is understood to have
arisen from the spontaneous ignition of a
parcel of waste hemp and flax, which had
been oiled in the spinning process, and lay
in a close heap. The loss is estimated at
810,000.
The Mobile Advertiser says—lt does ap
pear from the appoint mei.t to the commander
in chief of the Texian Army, first of Gen.
Rusk, and now of Gen. Lamar that Gen.
Houston has been, or is to be, slighted.
PorrsviLLE. —The Miners' Journal says:
"Every house and every shed that could be
converted into a house, in this borough, is
filled with people—and we understand that
applications are daily made for houses.—
This is a state of things that was not anti-
cipated by the most sanguine friends of
Pottsville.
THE IRISE TITHE QUESTION. --A stormy
and protracted debate recently took place in
the British House of Commons, on that
,fruitful source of contention—that misused
and unfortunate, yet generous hearted coun
try, Ireland. The debate occurred on the
second reading of the Irish Tithe Bill. The
speakers, pro and con, occupied the attention
of the house for three nights. Lord Stan
ley moved as an amendment, that tithes in
Ireland be converted into a rent charge, and
that provision be made for the redemption
thereof, and for the better 'distribution of the
ecclesiastical revenues in that country. On
this amendment the house divided, when
the Tortes wore left in a minority of thirty
nine.—Philadelphia lnq.
Presidential Election.
The election of President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States, for the term of
four years, commencing March 4th, 1837,
will be made on Wednesday, the 7th day of
December, 1836, the Electors meeting at
the Capitals of the respective States in
which they are chosen. The choice of
Electors_must be made within thirtylbur
days of the said first Wednesday of Decem
ber. The following shows the number of
votes• to which each State is entitled, with
the time of election:
States. No. of Votes. When Held.
Maine,
New Hampshire, 7 do. 7
Massachusetts, 14 do. 14
Rhode Island, 4 do. 23
Connecticut, 8 do. 7
Vermont, - 7 do. 15
New York, 42 do. 7
New Jersey, 8 do. 7
Pennsylvania, 30. do. 4
Delaware, 3 do. 7
Maryland, 10 do. 14
Virginia, 23 do. 7
North Carolina, 15 do. 17
South Carolina, 11
Georgia, 11 do. 7
Kentucky, 15 do. 7
Tennessee, 15 do. 17
Indiana,
Mississippi, 4 do. 7
Illinois,
Alabama, 7 do. 14
Missouri, 4 do. T
Louisiana, • 5 do. 8
Michigan, 3
Arkansas,
All the States choose by General Ticket,
except S. Carolina, which chooses by the
Legislature. It will be seen that Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio open the ball three days in
advance of any of tho other States. These
great States, if they go against Mr. VAN
BUREN, as it is confidently expected they
will, will defeat his election. Notts Ver
rons.—Boston Atlas.
The New York Gazette of the 21st tilt.
says,—"ln the ship Francis Depau, arrived
lust evening, came passengers, Bishop Bute,
of Indiana, and nineteen Catholic Ecclesi
astics, all for the Western countries."
I NEw' Jenstric host Otts.,A lecture on
I the Geology of thig State, in the last New
Brunswick paper, mentions that the ore in
the Schooley's Mountain mine is so highly
magnetic that the tools by continued use,
become so strongly magnetized, that in bo
ring the rock the workman often is unable,
after striking the augur with his hammer,
to separate them in the usual mode of wield.
• log the hammer; but is compelled to twist
it with considerable force; and the crowbar
has been known to hold in suspension all the
other tools in the mine,weigh;ng 100 pounds.
Gen. Dickerson, (Secretary of the Navy,)
says that the inagne..ic attraction cube tools
adds much to the 'fatigue of the workmen,
and that it often happens that the hammer
lifts the auger from the hole during the pro
cess of boring.
Col. Arrunrw DONALLY of Eennwhn, is
nominated in the Lewisburg Alleghenian,
as next Governor of Virginia.
We were attracted yesterday, in passing
up Baltimore street, by a crowd of persons
who were examining some subject in the
window of the elegant store ofJa mes Ninde
& Son, a few doors above Calvert street.—
On approaChing and looking over the heads
of those who had secured a nearer place, we
descried the upper spars and rigging of a
miniature, vessel, with all her sails set, and
to all appearance tossing upon,the unsteady
waves of the sea. On obtaining a closer
view, we found that she was perfect in all
her parts and that her hull rested upon a
material very much of the color of the dark
blue wave, which was, itself, supported by
an elegantly gilt clock. The motion is
communicated to the ship by machinery at
tached to the clock and presents n most beau
tiful and ingenious counterfeit of the heaving
of the ocean, when ruffled by a gentle breeze,
with the queenly vessel "tiorne, like a bub
ble," on its bosom.—Buis. Chron.
The Mobile Advertiser orn late date says,
"The sentence of the law for stealing Ne
groes was , oxecutod yesterday in this city'
upon John Line, a Frenchman. Ho was
hung in the jail yard between one and two
o'clock in the forenoon."
Holland's Lit elf Van Buren is the last
benefit which the reigning administration
has conferred upon literature. It takes Its
stand along side of Cobbett's Life of Jack
son, and Pop Drms' Life of Col. Johnson..
If it be true, that History is most corrupted
in despotic States, these matchless perfor
mances in that sort of History which may be
entitled "the Parasitical," fix the degree of
Despotism prevailing among us as unparal
leled. Three of Van Buren's lives are now
written: but six more are of course necessa
ry, to complete the biography of "the politi
cal Grimalkin."—Columbia S. C. Tel.
MORE GOLD.—The Sylvia do Grasse,
arrived at New Yolk from Havre, brought
1,462,000 francs in gold, consigned to Geo-
Newhold,(Bank of America;) 403,707 francs
gold, and 600,000 francs silver td J. Cow- ,
perthwaite, (Bank of the United States,)
and 20,000 francs to De Cham & Moore—
amounting in all to nearly five hundred thou
sand dollars.
The Philadelphia Ledger, in commenting
upon the extraordinary trial of Robinson,
makes the following remarks:
"Unfortunately for virtuous women, while
they hunt down the frail of their own sex
with the ferocity of tigers, barring forever
against them the door to amendment, and
driving them to perpetual sin through the
torture of perpetual dishonour, they regard
with an eye of tender. forgiveness, and toe
often of secret exultation, the abominable
perfidies, the blasting, withering, soul.des
troying treacheries of men. Instead of re
coiling from the seducer as from the touch
of pollution, they exult in his preference and
glory in a conquest of him."
DESERTION BY WIIOLE SALE.—The Tal
lahassee Floridan, of the 9th inst. contains
a reward of $930, offered by Major R. M.
Sands for the apprehension of 31 U. S. sol
diers who deserted from camp Concord near
Tallahassee on 4th inst.
ANECDOTE.—Tho Philadelphia Saturday
Courier says: A Mrs. Neely carried her
child, aged three years, to Dr. Williams,
Occulist, on Saturday last,in a state of blind-,
ness and great suffering in both eyes, which•
had been her situation, more or less, night
and day,for several months. An hour after
wards the father called at the house and asked
if there was not a blind child here, brought
by her mother, an hour since. The
doctor informed Mr. Nerdy there was not
then any blind child in the house,yet invited
him into the back drawinr , room, whore, to.
his astonishment, he saw his child playing
with her mother and sister, and apparently.
entirely free from pain!
The New Bedford Gazette snys,—"The•
revenue cutter M'Lnno, Capt. Wm. A. How
ard, has received orders from the Secretary
of the Treasury, to proceed forthwith in his
cutter to New Orleans, and report himself
for duty to the Collector of that port. The
cause of this movement we cannot divine,
unless it be the threatening aspect of the re
lations between Mexico and the U. States."
November 7.
do. 4
do. 7
do. 7
The Boston Galaxy says, that on some or
the land on which the speculators have been
operating, the humblebees have to get dowtx
on their knees to get at the clover, and the
grasshoppers get up on a mullen stalk, and
look over forty acres—with tears in their
oyes.
It is said that the Governor of Kentucky
has, in compliance with the requisition of
General Gaines, issued hisprociamatton for
1000 volunteers.
The Albany Journal observes,7-"The
manifestations of public sentiment as exhib
ited by the toasts given at the celebration
of tho 4th ofJuly, throughout Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Virginia, and, indeed, in most of the
Statesof the Union, are of the most gratify
ing character. They evince a determination .
on the part of the people to hurl frortfrower
not only the present corrupt dynasty, but to
-- 0 +,'YP••••••
place theirindelible stamp of disapprobation
upon the public character and conduct of
that arch demagogue, Martin Van Buren "
Mexico.—A letter from Mexico, (dated
June 25th) of high authority, says "a change
in the government is inevitable. There is
doubt of its success."
FROM Wu/. CRUZ.—A letter from Vera
Cruz, under date of the third inst. says—
"We have accounts from New Orleans, that
the government of the United States will
recognise the Independence of Texas. A
force) loan of 02,000,000 is to be raised im
mediately,for the support of the Texian war,
i and we are fearful we shall be compelled to
contribute our quote."
The Norristown Herald states that a
"clergyman was imprisoned in Doylestown,
on Sunday morning last, charged with mur•
der. He is from the upper end of Bucks
county."
According to the Augustine Herald, Lieut.
Wheelock, who distinguished himself in the
battle in which Colonel Heileman behaved
so handsome!y,died by his own hand; having
.in a delirium produced by a fever brought
on by his exposure, shot himself with a pis
tol.
A woman was committed to prison in
New York, on Tuesday last, on a charge of
having murdered her own child, an infant
eleven months old.
Cunious CASE.—The Paris Correspon
dent of the Albany Advertiser writes,—"ln
July next, a curious case will be brought
before the tribunal of first instance of Paris.
M. Naunderff, who has resided a long time
in Prussia, where he worked as a clock ma
ker, has undertaken to invalidate the obitu
ary act of Louis XVII, dated Bth June 1795,
and to prove himself to be Charles Louis,
the Dauphin of France and son of Louis
XVI. and Marie Antoinette. Inquiries have
been making by order of the French govern
ment to discover the family and birth place
of this supposed imposter in Prussia, but
until now they have led to no satisfactory
result. It has been ascertained that M.
Naundorfi' had arrived in Prussia in 1810;
that he enjoyed, during two years, the rights
of citizenship in Spandau, and that he mar
ried in Berlin, in 1818, without being able
to produce a certificate of his birth. The
demise of the real Dauphin, in the. prison of
the Temple,isany thing hut well established,
and the uncertainty prevailing with regard
to M. Naunderffs origin, promises at any
rate some very interesting disclosures."
Gag Law.
The Van Buren Convention a Harrisburg
passed a resolution approving of Mr. V. B.'s
vote in relation to the bill for examining the
contents of the mail and for authorizing Post
Masters to withhold incendiary letters and
papers. Such a resolution, it might be pre.
sumed, would have been silently laid on the
table; but not so with this convention, they
must go the whole hog. It was not enough
to resolve in fayour of Van Buren alone,
they must approve of his darkest faults. One
year ago, such a resolution would not have
been treated with even common civility.—
The following letter from the Hon. Wm.
Slade, member of Congress from Vermont,
gives an example of the manner in which
such a law would operate, if carried out.—
Will these things be overlooked when the
people are asked to support V. B. with their
suffrages? Is it not the duty of ALL good
citizens to arouse when the rights of ONE
are violated?—Vi loge Record.
WASHINGTON, June 13, 1836.
"Soon after I delivered my speech on
Slavery in December last, I received a let
ter from a stranger in Virginia, who I have
since learned, is a reputable citizen of that
State—speaking in terms of approbation of
the speech so far as he had seen a sketch of
it in the papers, and freely communicated
to me his views on the subject of slavery,
with various facts concerning its operation
in that slate. 1 replied to his letter, and at
the same time sent him a pamphlet copy of
the'speech. Some time atter this I received
another letter from him, stating that the
speech had reached his Post Office, and
had been destroyed by the Post Master as
an incendiary publication—and what was
worse, that my letter had also been destroy
ed! He addressed the Post Master General
on the subject; but his letter received no
attention, as he had in fact no right to ex
pect it would, after the course taken by the
Post Master General last fall, and the policy
on the subject developed by the administra•
tion at the opening of the present Congress."
The Boston Post is anxious to know
whether Col. Johnson was applauded when
he entered the Park Theatre. Assuredly
he was—the gallery was in ecstacies—"we
neber did see such plaudin."—.N. Y. Iler.
For the Star.
MARIA MONK.
Mu. riltoot.zzon—l have read the "Awful Die
dosures qf Marta Monk." I am satisfied that the
whole book is a fabrication. Instead of aiding, it w ill
injure the cause it was intended to favour.
JI Protestant.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
Ut The Rev. Mr. KIILLAR will preach in the Ger
man Church, at 10 o'clock, ou Sunday morning next,
in the German language.
94-The Rev. Mr. KRAUTII will preach in the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday next, at 11 o'clock a. In.
and at 2 A. N.
A CAMP MEETING
OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WILL be held on the 'Farm of Mr. Ja
cob Barniiz, near the Carlisle turn
pike road, between two and three miles
from Hanover, to commence on Friday, the
12th of August inst.
The managers will avail themselves of
the law made in their faVor, and , therefore
notify the public that nothing will be per
mitted to be sold within the limits prescrib.
ed by. sAst , law-
• OZ:rltalia expected that the Rev. Mr.
BOND Will preach at the camp ground on
Sunday, 7th August, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
August 1,1E30.
STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER.
BY ROBERT W. MIDDLETON.
GETTYSBURGIE PA,.
Olonday l august 1, 1836.
KTThe Wagon price of Flour in Belli
more—r 50 to 87 62.
The Masonic Testimony.
o* We this week continue the publication
of the Testimony taken before the Legisla.
live Committee of Investigation. It shews
(what the rebel Masons have often denied)
the POLITICAL INFLUENCE OF
ASONRY. Rend the evidence ofJACOR
MECULING, Esq. a highly respectable gen
tleman, for many years a Member of the
Legislature, and then deny, if you can, the
powerful effect of Masonry at the Polls; and
in the Legislative Halls. Indeed its effect
on legislation, was most conclusively de
monstrated last winter in this very Investi.
gation. Masons—whether Whigs or To.
rics, Jackson or Anti Jackson, Harrison or
Van Buren—all voted to allow the Lodge
to trample on the Law! Ave! so powerful
was it that every Jack, of whatever hue,and
even some Skin-deep Anti-Masons, as well as
all moral Anti-Masons, were seduced or
terrified into the support of the Lodge!
Ur. SCHUYLER'S testimony is also impor
tant. He is a gentleman of high character
and intelligence.
The Pork Gazette.
Kr-We would inform !he pulite Editors
of the "York Gazette" that our paper of
the 18th ult. was duly directed to them and
mailed. If it failed to reach them, the fault
is not ours. We invariably send our paper .
to any person oijournarabout whom it con
tains any remarks, whether he or it be a
subscriber or on our exchange list or not.
We shall however stop the exchange as re
quested with great pleasure; neither the
breeding nor talents of the Editors will ren
der the parting sorrowful to us.
Serpent Like!
O :!) - The creeping things who form the
present State Anti-Masonic Committee ap
pointed by the famous December Conver.-
tion, have issued a notice for a Western
Harrison Convention! Rot one word is said
in it about Anti-Masonry!! Not a word a
bout taking means to promote the principles
of that cause! No—that is to give way to
Harrtsonism! The sole object expressed is
to promote the election of Harrison. How
perseveringly, and yet how insidiously, how
like dastards this traitorous Committee labor
to extinguish Anti• Masonry! This is the
second attempt of the kind which has ap
peared in their circulars. Did James Todd
pen it, or the State Treasurer, or some oth
er of the Cabinet?
Pennsylvanians, Look here!
"T,i QUESTION OF DISTRIBUTION.—This topic
has been touched in several articles in tho Globe,
during a few days absence of the senior Editor.
It is proper that the views thus indicated,as those
which will direct the course of this print upon a
subject of paramount interest, should bo marked
most distinctly.
"This question will hereafter discriminate par
tieß, as the tariff, the bank, the system of internal
improvements, have heretofore done." * * *
"Against this projected renewal of the Ameri
can system, the Republican party, wo trust, will
be found united." * * *
"The labors of the opposition to transform the
deposite act into an act of distribution, must be
mot and counteracted. It will be counteracted
by the very array of parties which the new ground
taken by the federal party necessarily produce."
* is * *
.'The result of this measure thon,we trust, will
be au immediate reduction of the revenue to the
present actual wants of the Government."
OK' - We take the above extracts from the
Washingtcin Globe of the 23d ult. That
paper is known to express the views Jf Mr-
VAN BUREN. its party principles are the
principles of the Van Buren party, and they
must adopt them or be denounced. Here
then it is distinctly announced that the dis
tinguishing feature of the Van Buren party
is to be Opposition to the distribution of the
Surplus Revenue among the States; and an
immediate reduction of the Tarif, so as to
produce no more revenue than is wanted for
the expenses of the General Government.
Pennsylvania is to be deprived of the 84,-
000,000 per year which she gets under the
Deposite Bill; and the Manufacturing inter
ests of this country are to be sacrificed to
Europe, by reducing the Tariff!
Will Pennsylvania—will one citizen of
this great State be found so recreant to her
interests as to follow such a party? If she
does, Taxation and Ruin will full justly upon
her. What! Surrender our noble systems
of Internal Improvethents and Free Schools
—those blessings of the Rich and Poor—to
sustain a vile and reckless party? The lash,
well laid on, on the bare back, by their task
Masters, would be a fit reward for such blind
and slavish subserviency!
Behold what elpostacy:
CC:7 - SuAmE, shame! Eternal infamy upon
the base, recreant, apostate Anti-Masons,
who are attempting to merge our principles,
party,and name, in another lifeless, h9peless
party—a party doomed to a perpetual mi
nority!
Look at the base call signed by the Coun
ty Committee of Wi4hington county. It
avowedly gives up distinctive political Anti-
Masonry, and says, "the Whigs have been
with the Anti-Masons and deserve to share
in the honors of the victory!" Here is Todd-
ism for you! The exact language need by
him in the traitorous December Convention.
"Have been with us!" Why do they not
go with us as Anti-Masons if they wish to
share the honors and the glory of the victo
ry? What honor does an Anti-Masonic
Committee speak of, except the honor of
the triumph ofour principles? Do they mean
the honor of the "Spoils?" Doubtlessly
they do. Such Anti-Masons cannot may
to the honor of principle! Similar calls dis
grace Juniata, York and many other
counties. Let those who are sanctioning
such proceedings BEWARE. Virtuous Anti-
Masons cannot be deceived,and will not sub
mit to such baseness. .
We say again, let those who grasp for
POWER without regard to PRINCIPLE, know
that such conduct will soon wrest the scep
tre from their hands. They are too pollu
ted to hold it!
oz:7 - How foolishly and how treacherously
those Anti Masons behave here and in other
States who support Van Buren! Can they
not remain neutral and preserve their prin
ciples from corruption for a single election?
How impatient are politicians to prove their
own want of sincerity!
IC:rCHARLF.S OGLE, Esq• recently ap
pointed a Judge of the Lancaster District,
has been nominated by the Anti-Masons of
Somerset and Cambria counties, for Con
gress. He has accepted the nomination,and
resigned his Judgeship. -
()TArinsEw CAROTHERS, Esq. a distin
guished member of the Carlisle Bar, died at
his residence in Carlisle on Wednesday last,
in the 59 year of his age.
(KrWe learn from the Hanover Herald
of Tuesday last, that Mr. Keopr, of Codorus
township, York county, committed suicide,
(on the preceding week) by discharging the
contents of a pistol into his head. He ex
pired in about three hours after committing
the rash act.
o::2—We learn from an article in the last
Compiler, that the amount due and paid to
the Post Office Department by the Postmas
ter at "Two Taverns," Adams county, was
$23 44, instead of $5 41, as stated in the
report copied into this paper a few weeks
since.
a"The Philadelphia Inquirer is indebt
ed to a friend for the following recipe for
making Blackberry Syrup. This syrup ra
said to be almost a specific for the summer
complaint. In 1832 it was successful in
more than one case of Cholera. The fruit
is now in market, and the present is proper
time to make it.
Blackberry Cordial.
To 2 quarts of juice of Blackberries, add
1 pound loaf sugar,
a oz. nutmegs, a oz. cinnamon, pulverised.
I oz. cloves, I oz. alspiee, do.
Boil all together for a short time,and when cold,
add a pint of fourth proof brandy.
You will save many bitter tears by publishing
the above in your valuable paper. From a tea
spoon full to a wino glass, according to the age of
the patient, till relieved, is to bo given. It may
spoil practice, bat it will save life.
O:7 — "C." has been received and will ap
pear in our next.
LATE FROM THE SOIITH.-Bv the arrival
yesterday evening at New York, of the
steam boat Wrn. Gibbons, Capt. SPINNEY,
from Charleston, regular files of Charleston
papers up to Saturday last, containing seve
ral days later intelligence from the seat of
Indian war, and also later dates from Savan
nah, Mobile, Now Orleans, Augusta and
Havana, have been received. We learn by
this arrival from an individual, says the
New York Star, recently at the scene of
hostilities, that the war in Florida, far from
being terminated, seems to be prosecuted by
the reckless savages with increased audacity
—plundering burning and imssacredang all
that fall in the way."
:o:
MARRIED.
On the 21st ult. by. Professor Baugher, Mr. Js.
cosSunissas. of Strsbajtaiwnship, to Miss MARY
FISIICES 31Esits. of this Borough.
DIED.
At Littlesbian" on tho 20th inst. Mr. AUGUSTUS
A. BROTHERS, eon of Mr. Jacob Brothers, dec'd.,
in tho 18th year of his age.
In Abbottstown, on the 19th ult. Mr. JoHN
GRANT, in the 62d year of his age.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
A VALUABLE FARM
FOR SALE.
THE subscriber will sell at private sale
A FARM, situate in Menallen town
ship, Adams county, on the State Road from
Gettysburgh to Newville, 8 miles from the
rot mer place, containing 176 Acres.—
The improvements are a large
TWO STORY
HOUSE,
(weather-boarded) and STONE BACK BUILD
ING, STONE SPRING HOUSE and STILL
HOUSE; A LARGE BARN, WAGGON SUED,
and ether Stabling; TWO LARGE
• APPLE ORCHARDS,
ArrLE Mitt. and 'CYDER PRESS;
A GOOD TENANT• HOUSE, withigt
SIIOP, STABLING, &c. There are a
number of excellent Springs on the place.
The land is of a good quality, and under
good fence—containing a sufficiency of good
MEADOW, and about 50 Acres of CHEST
NUT TIMBER.
For Terms, apply to Mr. DAVID
STEWART, living on the premises; or to the
subscriber,in Waynesboro ,Franklin county.
JOHN STEWART.
August 1, 1816. 3t-18
•
BLANK DEEDS
For Sate at the Office of the Star & Banner
COMMON SCHOOL NOTICE.
WHEREAS, By the 11th section of
the School Law, passed the 13th of
June, 1836, one hundred thousand dollars,
in addition to the one hundred thousand dol
lars payable by the Bank of the United
States, are appropriated out of the School
Fund, for the use of the different school dis
tricts in the commonwealth for the school
year 1837, which year commenced imme
diately after the first Monday of June last;
Aud whereas, the aforesaid sum of TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR'S is directed by
the 10th Section of said act, to be paid by
the General Superintendent directly to the
Treasurers of the respective Districts,(town
ships, boroughs or wards,) of the common
wealth, and not to the county Treasurers,as
heretofore, upon his being "furnished with a
certificate, siuned by the President and at•
tested by the Secretary of the board of direc
tors of the District," that the amount of
school tax necessary to entitle such District
to its proportion of state appropriation, has
been "levied" thereon;
And whereas, it is provided by the 18th
section of said act, "that every thing hereto
fore done in pursuance ofsaid acts, (viz: the
common school laws of 1834 and of 1835,)
shall be valid," and by the 15th section,
"that all taxes (heretofore) authorized to be
raised for school purposes shall be collected
as they would have been collected if this act
had not passed;" the true intent and opera
lion of which provisions, taken in connection
with other parts of said act, are:
Ist. That no Districts shall be entitled for
the present, to receive their distributive
shares of the current year's appropriation,
except such as were affirmative accepting
Districts,in the proper joint meeting of dele
gates and commissioners, held on the second
day of Muy last,or as shall entitle themselves
to the privileges of accepting Districts, for
the school year 1837, by complying with
the 20th section of said act: And 2d. That
the voting in the proper joint meeting afore
said, by each of the affirMative Districts
for, and the levying thereon of an amount of
school tax, sufficient to entitle such District
to its portion of the then existing state ap
propriation of $75,000, will be sufficient to
entitle it to a distributive share of the pres
ent year's state appropriation of $200,000.
And whereas, It is proper and necessary
that such part of the current year's appro
priation, as may be due to accepting Dis
tricts, should be paid over to their respective
Treasurers, with as little delay as may be,
(the residue to remain in the State Treasu
ry, for the use of non-accepting Districts,or
till otherwise disposed of according to law.)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, to
all concerned, that the Districts entitled
thereto, will receive their proper distribu
tive portions of the present year's appro
priation of $200,000, as soon as, and not
before, the following certificates and docu
ments shall have been received at this de
partment, viz:
I. A certified account, by the commis
sioners of each county, of the proceedings
of the joint meeting of delegates and com
missioners, held on the first Monday of May
last, setting forth distinctly which Districts
then were, and which were not, affirmative
Districts; and the amount of tax then voted
to be raised by each affirmative District, or
by the whole of them collectively, as the
case may be.
2. A. certificate, by the proper commis
sioners, that the amount of tax voted to be
raised by each affirmative District as afore
'aid, or by such as are entitled to the privil
eges of affirmative Districts under the 20th
section of the new school law, has been duly
"levied" thereon, setting forth the amount
levied on each.
NOTE: It is not necessary for the pres
ent year that the tax aforesaid, shall be ac
tually assessed, individuallY, upon tax pay
ers, before this certificate is forwarded to
the commissioners. The apportionment
thereof among the several districts of the
proper county, by the commissioners there
of, for the purpose of being assessed and col
lected at the proper time hereafter,will be a
sufficient compliance with the law to author.
ize the commissioners to forward the above
certificate.
3. A certified list, by the proper commis
sioners, of the whole number of School Dis
tricts in each county, setting forth distinctly
the name of each District, and the number
of taxable inhabitants therein, accordina ° to
the enumeration of 1835. See sec. 1, of
the new law, as to what constitutes a School
District.
4. A report from the School Directors of
each District, that they have organized un
der the 3d section of the new law, (which
they are hereby required forthwith to do,)
for the purpose of carrying into operation
the provisions thereof, stating also the name
and post office of the President, Secretary
and Treasurer of each board. See sec. 3.
For the information of all concerned,it is
proper to state, that the tax voted by the a
foresaid joint meeting, as well as the addi
tional tax under the 7th section of the act of
1834, are to be assessed upon the same ar
ticles, and to be collected by the same offi
cers, as they would have been assessed upon
and collected by, if that of 13th June last
had not been passed.
All persons writing to this department on
any business connected with the Common
School System, will please address their
communications to the subscriber as "Su
perintendent of Common Schools," and en
dorse the words "School System," upon their
letters, or other communications.
THO. H. BURROWES,
Superintendent of Common Schools.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE,
Harrisburg, July 18, 1836. 3t-18
GETTFSBURGIN TROOP,
ATTEN7IOIV!
PRA DE at Copt. Thomas M Knight's,
Franklin township, on Saturday the
13th of August inst. at 10 o'clock, A.
Arms and accoutrements in complete order.
F. DIEHL, Capt.
IIiCrAN Election will be held at the
time and place fin a Second Lieutenant.
August 1,1836. t p-18
CHRISTIAN , SCHOECK,
FARRIER.
OFFERS his professional services to the
Public in all cases of disease, internal
and external, occurring to our domestic
animals—and also performs ell such opera.
lions as belong to a FARRIER.
Otrllis Dwelling is in Jail Street, the
next house to Dr. D. Gilbert,where he may
at any time be found by such as wish to em
ploy him.
Gettysburg, July 25,1838. 3t-17
RECO M MEN DATIONS.
Having had occasion to call upon Mr. Chris.
tian Schoeck to attend to a Sick Horse. I do
with pleasure recommend him to the Public, a
a person well skilled in his profession, and who
appears to be well acquainted with the diseases
of all kind of Cattle.
We certify the same,
"Phonma J. Cooper, David Little,
Samuel S. Forney, George Ziegler,
Joseph Sherfy, Frederick Herr,
Jacob Sherfy, George Shryock
From the knowledge I have of Mr Christian
Schoeck as a farrier, I feel authorized in recom
mending him as a regularly educated Veterinary
Surgeon. Ilia knowledge of the anatomy of the
horse, and of the remedial powers of the articles
used in medicine,is correct. His practice,based
upon that knowledge, is rational; and, so far as
I have witnessed it, has been succeasfull.
D. GILFIERT.
SPrightsville 4' Gettysburg
RAIL ROAD.
ripHE Stockholders ()Übe Wrightsville
'MI' and Gettysburg Rail Road Company,
are notified to meet at the house of John
Welsh, in the borough of York, on Friday
the sth day of August next, at 10 o'clock,
A. M. for the purpose of organizing, and
electing one President and eight Managers
of said company.
T. C. Miller, A. Picking,
Thompson, G. L. Fauss,
7'. Stevens, R. M. Hutcheson,
J. Wilson, Henry Wirt,
Wm. M'Clellan, J. Kaufelt,
T. J. Cooper, John S. Futhey,
J. F. Macfarlane, Win. Wright,
J. B. M'Pherson, W. C. M'Pherson,
S. Fahnestock, W. D. Lewis,
James M'Sherry, Jesse R. Burden,
D. Middlecof, John Guest,
George Himes, J. B. Mitchell,
George Ickes, S. M'Clellan,
J. Carl, Jacob Albert,
Wm. Hildebrand, James H. Miller,
Joseph Miller,
Commissioners.
July 11, 1836. td-16
eitice is hereby Given,
To all persons concerned,that the follow
ing TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS are fi
led in the Prothonotary's. Office at Gettys
burg,and will be presented to the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas of Adams coun
ty on Monday the 22d day of August next,
for confirmation and allowance—viz:
The Account of George Will and David
Shriver, Trustees of George Burgessor.
The Account of Jacob Me!horn, Trustee
of George Shane.
The Further Account of Jacob Dellone,
Assignee of David McCreary.
B. GILBER'r, ProtWy.
July 18, 1836. 4t.-16
Notice is hereby Given,
TO all Legatees and othersAincerned
that the Administration Aunts o
the deceased persons herein mentioned,will
be presented to the Orphans' Court for con
firmation and allowance, on Wednesday the
24th day of August next—
The Account of Philip Myers, Adminis
trator of the Estate of John; Gettys, dec'd.
The Account of Robert Smith and James
A. Thompson, Administrators of Moses
Jenkins, deceased.
JAS. A. THOMPSON, Register.
Register's Office,Gettys.
burg, July 25, 1836. tc-17
NOTILCIE
Is hereby given to those whom it may concern,
THAT at an Orphans' Court held in and
for the County of Adams, at Gettys
burg on the 31st of May, 1836, the Court,
on motion of DANIEL M. SIIYSER, Esq.
award an alias citation to JOHN MYERS,
Administrator of the goods and chattels of
DAVID CRONISTER, dec'd. to be and appear
at an Orphans' Court to be held at Gettys
burg, in and for paid County, on the Fourth
Monday of August next,to settle his account
of his Administration of said Estate, and al
so to show cause, if any he has, why his
Letters of Administration on said Estate
should not be vacated by the said Court—
Notice to be given agreeably to the Act of
Assembly. By the Court,
JAMES AT. THOMPSON, Clerk.
July 11,1836. 4t-15
Seasoned Lumber.
600,000 Feet of PINE BOARDS
and PLANK,
50,000 Feet of first quality POPLAR
PLANK,
25,000 Feet of POPLAR SC&NTLING
5,000 do. do Inch BOARDS,
30,000 do. do. CHERRY.
300,000 SHINGLES—(equaI to any ever
offered in this market)—
Just added to our Stock of SEASONED
LUMPIER, and for Salo by
DANIEL P. WISER & CO.
On North George Street, non the Stone
Bridge, York, Pa.
May 9,1836.
GETTYSBURG GUJARIPS,
• ,ATTENTIOIVI
MIARADE on Saturday the Bth of .12u
-IL gust next, at 2 o'clock . P. Bt. in front of
the College—with arms and accoutrements
in complete order.
JOHN ZIEOLER,.O. S.
July 25 1836.
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• . . .
Delegate Election'
Irrim Democratic Anti. Masonic ROAN. ,
-m- cans of Adams County, are reqtieste4
to meet in their, respective - Towpshiwt, tit
I their usual places of holding Township Elect f ..
tions, on Saturday the 27th of August inst.
to Elect TWO DELEGATES in each
township to represent them in Anti•llia Mk
is County Contention, to meet, on the Mon
day following,sat the Court House m the
Borough olGettysburgh, for the purpose at
nominating a COUNTY TICKET totm
suppcityd by the party ut the ensuing Gep.,
eral Election, appointing Congressional
Conferees, and transacting such other . !mit.,
nese as the good of the cause and the usagge
of the party may require and sanction.
DANIEL M. SMYSER, - - -.
ROBERT SMITH, '
WM. McCLEAN;
J. D. PAXTON,
ALLEN ROBINETTE,_
R. hIcILHENNY,
J. L. NEELY, ' •
G. L. FAUSS,'
M. D. G. PFEIFFER,
Xna-Masonic County Cornmstlei.'
August 1,1830. td-t9
M. C. CLARKSON
• 4.4.‘
r ,Xll
P;46l'
Take . I rotice Creditors
.
rrHAT the undersigned, Assignee of
JOlllsl MYERS, Esq. of Reading
township, Adams county, has appointed
to meet said Myers's Creditors on Wednes•
day the 31st day of August inst. between
the hours of 10 and 3 o'clock, et the house
of Solomon Alberts, in the Town of Hamp
ton, for the purpose of distributing the ine , ir
ney remaining in his hands of said Myers'
Estate,among his creditors in proportion to
their demands—All persons having claims
against said Myers and have not yet present
ed them to the subscriber, must do so on or
before the above stated time, or otheriviso
be debarod thereafter from any part of said
Estate.
JOHN BROUGH, etasignee.
August 1, IRI3O. 3t*--18
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