Star A• Republican Banner. At $l pee annum• haltayeasdy In advance. GETTYSBURGIL, PENN. MONDAY MORNING, DEC. 5, 18 35 Sipprentice wanted. (II -A smart, intelligent lad, of about 11, 15, or 16 years of age, will i taken to learn the print ing business, if application is made soon. To our MillerstOwn Subscribers: ( r•in accordance with the request of a large number of our subscribcts in that vicinity, we shall hereafter direct our paper to the care of Mr. JIM]- !TON, at Millerstown. We hope this arrangement will meet the approbation of our friends in that place. If it should not, it will be no trouble for OS to make up two packages, to oblige the readers of the oSTArt" in that firm and ever-to-be depen ded-upon district. els. The Philadelphia Saturday NMI; of the 26th oh. came to us printed on a sheet double its usual size, containing the whole of the British An nual called "Friendship's Otrering," a book of Mil pages, besides a variety of matter usually given in the "News!" The Saturday News is well con ducted, and highly deserving of patronage. irySince first of January last there been erected in Buffalo City, N.Y., 5G building's of two stories, 65 of three stories, 66 of four,and 1 (the American Hotel) of five stories—being 190 brick and stone buildings, besides 4 churches, 2 markets, county clerk's office, 2 banks, &c. the aggregate cost of which is stated at $1,442,500. Public Lauds. cirj• A writer in the National Intelligeneer esti mates the Public Lands of the States and Territo ries at about 340 millions of AeMs—of which 132 millions are ready for sale, and 100 millions more will soon be, as soon us they shall have been sur veyed. Lands already surveyed, are situated us follows— In the State of Ohio, 4,100,492 acreA; in 1ndi0na,11,459,156; in 111in0i5,17,234,014; in Missouri, 17,443,429; in Alabama, 22,- 586,058 in Mississippi, 12,924,301 ;in L0ui5iana,9,683,526; in A rhansas,l4,223,. 175; in Michigan, east of the lake, 9,103,. 697; west ofthe lake, 4,024,220; and in the two Floridas, 6,692,909 acres. Of these 332 millions of acres, 122 millions have been exposed to public sale.and ore at pro. ent subject to entry; and about 10 millions of acres are new lands, recently surveyed, and ready to be put up for sale. Besides the above enumeration, the United States pus. sess in the same States and Territories about 100 millions of acres ceded by the Indians, but which are not yet surveyed, and about 80 millions the Indian title to which is not yet 'extinguished: Moreover,the acquisition of Des Moines,to the west of the Mississippi and north of the Missouri, which of itself will one day form a vast State, completes the line of the States on the border west of the Mississippi, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Falls of St. Anthony. The following statement of the amount of salt3S of Public Lands within the last twenty years, also Possesses interest: Amount of Sales of Public Lands dur ing the last twenty years: In 1F16,52,i507,• 278; in 1817, 85,022,409; 1818, $7,299,- 997; 1819, 817,681,794; 1820, daring the two first quarters, $27,663,954—f1) price was then 82 per acre, and the Government grarited a credit to the purchaser; after the Ist of July the price was reduced to $1 25 cash,and sales diminished. In 1820,during the two succeeding quarters, $424,962 ; 1821, $1,169,224; 1822,81,022,267; 1823, 850,136; 1824, $953,799. From 1824 to 1830, sales have amounted to from 1 to 2 1 millions every year. In 1830 they rose to a bout 2 millions i and have gradually augmen ted during the following two or three years. In 1832, they amounted to $3,115,376 1833,84,972,284; 1834,86,099.981; 1835, $15,710,705; 1836, the two first quarters, $13,500,009. Mr. Catlin's Letters. The Letter given below contains much in formation and cannot fail to interest the reader: ROCK ISLAND,(LTpper September 25, 1836. 3 You sec by this that I am again wending my Way toward bow. Our neat little ~d ug out," by the aid of our paddles, has at length brought my travelling companion and myself in safety to this place,where we found the river, the shores,and the plains contiguous, alive and vivid with plumes, with spears and war clubs of of the y elling red men. We had heard that the whole nation of Sacs and Foxes were to meet Gov. Dodge here in treaty at this time, and nerve was given liberally to our paddles, which had brought us from Traverse de Sioux, on the St. Peter's river, and we readied here luckily in time to see the parades, the forms and solemn rites of n savage community, trans feting the rights and immunities of their natural soil, to the insatiable grasp of pale faced voracity. After having glutted our curiosity at the foun tain of the Red Pipe, and also with the sports and inspirations of the magnificent Coteau du Prairie, we drew ourselves off from its sloping sides with lingering looks, that often dwelt hack in sadness and melancholy on the fair prospect that we were vanishing from forever. Our horses brought' in:: to its base, and then over the extended plain that lies between that and the Traverse de Sioux, on the St. Peter's, with about five days travel. Here we met (and passed through their villages) the bands of Sioux who had made us so much trouble on our way to the red pipe. We met and passed them without oth6r molestation than looks of ha- tred and contempt,whieh were so strongly express .ed in their faces and movements as to annoy, and somgthnes even to alarin us. A sullen silence seemed to pervade all classes and all sizes, except among the children, who cried at our approach,and the squaws, who clapped their bands over their mouths, and backward retreated froM our presence, with looks of distress and groans that were ab horrent. Their sacred rights had been trampled upon—their religion invaded, and their Wakens insulted by the ruthless feet of whim men! At this place our horses were left, and we com mitted our bodies and little travelling conveMences to the narrow compass of a little modest canoe, that must evidently have been dug put from the wrong side of the log—that required us mid every thing in it, to be exactly in the bottom—and then, to look straight forward and speak through the middle of our mouths, or it was ot'other side up" Juan natant. In this way embarked, with ear •paddle* used as balance poles and propellers, Of titt-thilling awhile in shoal water till we could ••get the hang of it,") we started of upon the bosom of the St. Peter's, for the. Ms of St. Anthony,— Sang accident we arrived, at 10 o'clock at night of the second day—and gang steamboat, (which we were in hopes to meet) we were obliged to trust to our little tremulous craft, to carry us through the maquiticent windings of the mighty Missis sippi and lake Pepin to Prairie du Chien, a dis tance of 400 miles, which I had traversed last sum- WIT in the sank river. ' , Oh the drudgery and toil of paddling our little 'canoe hold. tlik to Prairie do Chien! we can never well, never mind, my dear fellow—we nmst "go if'—there is no other way—but think of the pleasure of such a trip, ha! Our gnus and ourlishing tackle will we have in good order, and be masters of our own boat—we can shove it into every nook and crevice, explore the caves in the rocks—ascend mount Sfrombolo, mid linger along the sparkling shores of Lake Pepin to our hearts content," "Well,- I am perfectly agreed—that's fine, by Jupiter, that's what I shall relish exactly —we will have our own fun, and a truce to the labor and time—let's haste and be off." So we catered for our voyage—shook hands with our friend', and were again balancing our skittish bark upon the green waters of the Mississippi. We encamped (as I had done the summer before) along its lonely banks, whose o n ly music is the echoing war song that rises from the glitOmering camp fire of the retiring savage, or the cries of the famish ing wolf that sits and bitterly weeps out in tremu lous tones his impatience for the crumbs that are to full to his lot. Oh! but we enjoyed those moments,(tlid we not, Wood! I would ask yomin any part of the world, where circumstances shall throw this in your way) those nights of our voyage which ended days of peril and fatigue—when our larder was full—when our coffee was good—our mats spread and our Inns quitoe bars over us, which admitted the cool and freshness of night, but screened the dew and bade defiance to the buzzing thousands of sharp-billed, winged torturers that were kicking and thumping for admission—l speak now of fair weather—not of the nights of lightning and rain! We'll pass them overwe bad all kinds tho',and as we loiter ed ten days on our way, we examined and experi mented on every thing,for the benefit of mankind. We drew into our larder (in addition to •bass and wild fowls)clams,snails,frogs,and rattlesnakes—the latter of which,when properly dressed and broiled, we found to be the most delicious food of the land. We were stranded upon the Eastern shore of Lake Pepin, where head winds held us three days at bay,: nd like solitary Malays or Zeland Penguins we stalked along the banks and about its pebbly fill , TCH till we were tired, before we could, with se curity, lay our little trough upon its troubled sur face. When liberated from its wind-bound shores, we busily plied our paddles and nimbly sped our way 'till we were landed at the foot of "Mount Strombolo," (as the Soldiers call it,) but properly denominated,in French, La Minh: gut! tri trempre a ram We ascended it without much trouble and enjoyed from its top one of the most magnifi cent panorathic views that the western world can furnish,and we would recommend the tourist,who has time to stop for an hour or two, to go to its summit,and enjoy with rapture the splendor of the scene that lies near and in distance all about him. This mountain, or rather pyramid, is an anomaly in the country, rising as it does about seven hun dred feet from the water,and washed at its base,all oround,by the river,which divides and runs on each side of it. It is composed chiefly of rock,and all its strata correspond exactly with those of the projec ting promonotories on either side-of the river. We at length arrived safe at Prairie du Chieu—which was also sans steamboat—we were moored -again, thirty miles below,at the beautiful banks and bluffs of Cassville, which, too, IrVIL4 sans steamer—we dipped our, paddles again. We are now six hundred miles below the Falls of St. Anthony,where steamers daily pass, and we fecl,of courseait home. I spoke of the treaty. We were just in timeamd beheld its conclusion. It was signed yesterday,and to-morrow,of course,is one of revel and luxury—of show, of war-parades and dances. The whole of the Sacs and Foxes are gathered here, and their appearance is very thrill ing,and at the same time pleasing. These people have sold so much of their land lately, that they have the luxuries of life to a considerable degree, and May be considered rich; consequently they look elated and happy, carrying themselves much above the humbled manlier of most of the semi civilized tribes, whose heads are hanging and drooping in despair. The Sacs and Foxes are already drawing nn an nuity of twenty-seven thousand dollars, for thirty years to come, in cash, mid by the present treaty just concluded, that amount will be enlarged to thirty-seven thousand dollars per annum. This treaty with the Sacs and Foves,held at Rock Island was for the purchase of a tract of hold of two hun dred and fifty thousand acres, lying on the 'Lowey River,west of the Mississippi, a reserve which was made within the tract of land conveyed to the go vernment by the treaty after the Sac war, and known as the "Black HaWk purchase." The trea ty has been completed by Gov. Dodge, by stipula ting on the part of government to pay them seven ty-cents per acre for the Reserve, (amounting to $1.92,000) iu the manner and form following:— Thirty thousand dollars to be paid in specie in spe cie in June next,at the treaty ground,and ten thou sand dollars annually for ten" years to come, at the same place and in the same manner, and the re !minting sixty-two thousand in the payment of their debts and some little donations to widows ' and half-breed children. The American Fur Con puny 'was their principal creditor, whose account, 'for, goods advanced on credit they admitted to thit amount of nearly fifty thousand dollars. It was stipulated by an article in the treaty that one half of these demands should be paid in cash as soon as the treaty should be ratified—and five thousand dollars should be appropriated annually fur their liquidation until they were paid off. It was proposed by Ke-o-Kuk in his speech(and it is a fact worthy of being known, for such has been the proposition in every Indian treaty that I ever attended,)thatthe first preparatory stipulation on the part of government should be' to pay the requisite sum ofinoney to satisfy all their creditors who were then pre , ..ent, and whose accounts were handed in, acknowledged and admitted The price paid for this tract of land is a liberal one comparatively speaking, for the usual price heretofore paid for Indian lands lies been one and a half or three quarter cents,instead ofseventy-live cents per acre, for lands which government has since sold out for ten shillings, Even one - dollar per acre would not have been too much to pay for this tract, for every acre of it can be sold in one year for ten shillings per acre to actual settlers, so desirable and so fertile is the tract of country pur chased.' These very people sold to government a great part of the rich States of Illinois and Missouri at the low rates above mentioned.antdthis small tralq beht4 the lit , t that they can ever part with without throwing themselves back upon their natunil cue miea, was no more than right that government should deal with them as tIMy have done, liberally. As an evidence of the immediate value of that tract of land to government, and, as a striking in stance of the overwhelming torrent of emigration to the "Far West," I will relate' the following occur rence which took place at the close of the treaty:— After the treaty was signed and witnessed, Gov. .ITholge addressed a fi•w judicious and admonitory sentenees to the chiefs and braves.whieh he finish ed by requesting to move their families and all their property from this tia , :t, within one month, which time he would allow them, to make room for the whites. (70fisiderable excitement wns created among the chiefs and braves by this suggestion, and a hearty laugh ensued, the CHUO6 of which was soon after explained by one of them in the following manner: ol*Ty father, we have to laugh—we require no time to move—we have all left the lands already, oul Hold our wigwaing to Chin!Oki:MO:lS, (while non,) some for one hundred,und some for two unfired dollars, before we came to this treaty.— 'here arc already 4 hundred Chemokemons on the mal,and several hundreds more on their way mov ng in ; and flat e days before we Caine away, one Themokeinon sold his wigwam to another Chem lemon fur twu thousand dollars, to build a great In this way is this fair land settling and Idling up, one hundred lodes or more west of the missis,iirpi —riot with barbarians, but with people from Iho East, enlightened and intvlligent—with industry and permWerance that will soon call from the soil all the luxuries, and add to its surface all the taste and beauty' of Eastern refinement. The treaty of iLself, in all its forms, was a scene of interest and beauty. The Sacs and Foxes are very beautiful and picturesque Indians in their appearance—their heads shaved except the scalp lock, of three or more inches in size, on the crown of the head, to which is fastened the crescent of hair from the deer's tail, colored of a deep red; over this, and attached to its centre, waves the eagle's quill, tipped with ermine. Preparatory to the commencement ofthe trea ty, about two hundred and fifty of tlwir warriors and braves presented themselves On horseback in form of a war parade: their bodies were naked, excepting the flap, and so curiously painted that they appeared, at a little distance, as if they were richly clad. Their horses were also most fantas- neatly painted and fringed off with netting and ribbons, and many of them with scalps attached to their hridle tins: the warriors brandished their war-clubs, their spears and lances; a great number of flags and ensigns of swans and eagles' quills, were waving o%er their heitds; their hundred voices were raised in the most frightful yells, in time with their drums and rattles, as they furiously charged or wheeled or flanked oft: under the com mand of their chiefs or lenders, who rode their net tled horses, in agony and foam, in advance. The thrilling effect of such a scene, upon the feelings of a spectator, is difficult to describe to those who know not something of their character, and the wonderful precision with which their evolutions arc made, convinces him at once that they have long and attentively thrilled and practised them, till they have almost brought them to the perfec tion of the best cavalry parade. After this scene had ended they danced the war dance, the seal') dance, and the beggars' dance, in front of the gov ernor's quarters, and returned to their lodges with presents of tobacco, &c. Prince Ke-o-kuck was the principal speaker on this occasion, he being recognized as the head chief of the nation. De is a very subtle and dig nified man, and well fitted to wield the destinies of his nation. The poor dethroned monarch, old Black-Hawk, was present, and looked an object of pity. With an old frock coat and brown hat on, and a cane in his hand, he stood the whole time outside of the group, in dumb and dismal si lence, with his sons by the side of him, and also his oationdam" generals Nah-pope and the Proph et. They were not allowed to speak, nor even to sign the treaty. Nab-pope rose, however, and commenced a very eloquent speech on the subject of temperance! but governor Dodge ordered him to Ait down (as being out of order) which probably saved him from a much more peremptory command from Ke-o-kuck, who was rising at that moment with looks on his face that the Devil himself might have shrunk from. The letter I must break short elf, observing (before I say adieu) that I have been catering for the public during this summer at a difficult (and almost cruel) rate; and if in my over exertions to geosp at material for their future en tertainment, the cold hand of winter should be 'im maturely laid upon one and my works in this north ern region, the world, I ant sure, will be disposed to pity; rather than censure, me for my, delay. liver yours, &c. 111.1012811 CATLIN. (:).To the Chambersburgh Weekly Messenger are we indebted for the following Epitaph on a Watch-Maker. Here lies, in a horizontal position, The outside rose of Peter Pendulum, Watch Maker, Whose abilities in that line were an honor To his profession. Integrity was the main-spring, And prudence the regulator Of all the actions of his life. Humane, generous, and liberal, His hand never stopped Till he had relieved distress. So nicely regulated were all his motions, That he never went wrong, Except when set a-going By people Who did net know His Key: Even then he was easily Set right again. He had the are of disposing of his time So well, That his hours glided away In one continual round Of pleasure and delight, Till an unlucky minute put u period to His existence. -s lie departed'lhis life Wound up In the hope of being taken in. hand By his Maker, And of being thoroughly cleansed, repaired, • And set a-going In the world to conic. Eriort:•rrt:.—A little work has just been pub lished in Glasgow, entitled the ...Science of Eti quette," which furnishes a summary of the laws of good breeding, condensed into a small compass. The followilig-arelvfeW - 6f the , maxims: Prue politonessconsists in appearing i,-Agy- and natural, not forced and affeetcl "lf, upon the entrance of a visitor, cots continue a subject begun before, yon shoal n1;1:flys explain tho subject to the new comer.l "Do not allow your love fur. one woman to pre- vent your paying attention to others. The object of your love is the only one who ought to per "Avoid all proverbs and 'cant pliraxeli in collver- off you meet a lady of your acquaintance in the street, it is lire par! to Mince you feral, unless, in deed, you are • very intimate. The reason IN, if you bow to a lady first, ',file may not choose to acknowledge you, and (here is uu rcnicdy; but if slit how to gou—yoll, MI a gentle_ aul, 0171111,1 till "Never nod to a laily in the street, neither la ~atislird with touching your lint, but take ii off, it is a courtesy her sex demands. "Do not insist on pulling off your glove on any very hot day when you shake hands with a• lady. If it be qff, why, all very well; but it is better to run the risk of being considered ungallant, than to present a clammy ungloved hand. ••1f you meet a friend in the street, in a coffee house, shop, or indeed teary public place, never address him by name, at leant not so loudly as that others may hear it. Sensitive people do not like to be • , shown up" to strangers as "Mr. Jones" or nMr. Smith," and so attract disagreeable notice. Accost your friend qu idly; and do not roar mil, ••A Id Mr. Smith! how do yon do Mr. Smith!" It is very offensive, arid shows a great want of prop er delicacy." GENERAL NEWS OP TilE WEEK PITI'SBURIiII, Nov. 26. SACRILEGE —The Cathedral wns broken into on Tuesday night and robbed of some articles of plate, &c. The villains have not yet been discovered: DnowNro.—Martin McKean,one of the hands on the Horse Boat ferries across the Monongnhela,at this place, accidentally fell off, on IVednesday, and was drowned. Essrqu .—The Lynchburg') Vir ginian mentions the death of James L. Jell fe rson,nephew of the late Thomas Jefferson. According to the Coroner's Jury he died from the erects rf intemperunre! "He pos sessed fine talents, learning and friends!" "0 thou invincible spirit of wine!" How many more must you rob of 4odlike digni• tv and transform to beasts; how many more must you poison to death in high arid low places, before the world will he einivinced that you are, and ever have been, and ever Will be, a murderer, and banish you from the earth?—Sul. Ev. Visiter. Fart Cr- or FnionT.—An English paper fur nishes another illustration of the fatal etf.cts of terrifying children, in order to punish them for misconduct. A little girl, only six or seven years of age, whose parents resided at Hackney-, for sonic act of childish disobedience, was thrust into a dark cellar some distance from the house, and suffer ed to remain there throughout the night; the dreadful cries and screams which the child titter ed produced no effret upon her imprudent precep tors, and when the door was opened in the morn ing the poor child was an idiot. A medical man, who was instantly summoned, pronounced her recovery extremely doubtful. UNIVERSITY OP VIRGINIA.- We are pleased to learn from the last Fredericks burg Arena, that the recent unfortunate differences between the Faculty and the Students of the University of Virginia have been adjusted in a manner satisfitetory to nll parties. The dismissed students published, in the Charlottesville Republican of the 23d inst. nn exposition of their views of the con struction of the statutes, against which they had been held by the Faculty as offenders, and the editor prefaced this exposition by the Circular prepared by the Faculty. In a postscript in the same paper, it was an• flounced that the Faculty had passed the subjoined resolution, on ttie ground that the offending students committed the act for which they were dismissed under the im pression that tl ey were authorized to do so by the laws of the institution. Such being the unanimous opinion of the students, the Faculty therefore Resolve: That those students who think proper to return, of those dismissed, afore• said, bo admitted upon application to the Chairman of the Faculty and upon disclaim ing any participation in the principal acts of riot and violence, or if they cannot disclaim such parlicipation,inaking proper atonement therefor. num.—A slip from the Winchester (Va.) Republican - Office, of Thursday lasi, says: "One of the houses erected at the Rail Road Depot was last night, about 10 o'clock, dis covered to be on fire. It was entirely des troyed, with its contents, consisting, of the train of burthen cars (three) that arrived last night laden with dry goods, groceries, salt, &c. About 20 yards of the rail road was also burnt." FtontnA.—lntelligence was received at Jacksonville, (Florida) on the 17th inst. from Governor CALL, stating that the army had crossed the %V ithlacouchee—that no 1 ['titans had been discovered, that all-their villages had been found deserted, and that the army had marched to Volusia, Where a supply of provisions had been ordered. The "New York Theological Seminary" is to go into operation next Monday. A fund of $60,000 or more has been raised for its establishment and support, and a suitable edifice is about to be erected for its accom modation on Jackson aveaue, in the upper part of that city. FATAL ACCIDENT.—The Cincinnati Post, of the 19th inst. states that a man named Barlow, a deck passenger, on board the steamboat Cuba, fell into ;he fly wheel, the previous day, and was instantly killed, by decapitation. A DI BYRON.--A private letter Irmo Lon don, received by the Roscoe, nt the office of the N. Y. Times, and which speaks by authority, says: "Lord and Lady King, (late Miss Ada Byron,) will sail in February liar New York, where they will remain un til the opening of the spring. They pur pose to remain some years in America, and bear letters . that will ensure their proper reception in society. She is n sweet crea ture, quite the beau ideal of tier father's 4opes. Lady Byron, it is said, will accorn pany them. I believe you will soon see as visitors, perhaps as residents, several of uur high families, whose genealogical trees flourish more greenly than their fortunes. They talk of America us they did hereto. fore of the continent, and the interested' sneers of the Trollop° tourists avail no more than does the dead of the voyage, to deter them from the undertaking." [This a rrivalfno doubt, will create great sensation. Tho noble pair will be fded,and courted, we doubt not, ad naliscnin; and they will return to England, with their lips cud fql into the profoundest sneers, at the court• ly propensities ofproli.ssed republicans.] A lioAx.—A Parts letter.writer says— A hoax was practised on the Academy of Sciences at its last meeting: An unknown individual ushered in, while the Academy was sitting, a fellow dressed as a South Sea Islander,whom he represented as a native of Polynesia. The latter performed his part remarkably well,remained stand in the cen• tre of the hall,staring wildly at those around him, and even showed several parts of his body that bad been tattooed. lie of course attracted much curiosity; but what was the disappointment of the assembly when M. Geoffroy de St. Hilaire announced that the savage was a European sailor! It map he remembered, that the. notori• 009 Judge Lawless, some months ago, prose• cuted the editors of the St. Louis Republi can 14 a libel.' The case was tried on the 9th inst. The Jury, in five . minutes, re turned a verdict for the defendants. The Judge is disgraced. --Louis. Republican. SINGULAR I:swim:Yr.—A few days since a horse, in Mayfield,in Sussex, being annoy ed with flies, kicked his hind foot into his month, in such a manner as to require the uid of a blacksmith ere the limb could be extricated. no , Onondaga N. Y. Standard relates, that five eighths Of a lot, in that village, 72 feet by SO, which was bought some yeare• ago for $3l, was recently sord by the origi nal purchaser for $14,475. Excr•.ss or• Jov.--A poor woman in a French provincial to.vn lately gained about 40,000 francs in the lottery,and the moment she received the money,died through excess ofjoy. A French writer observes, "the press is he artillery of thought." No wonder then vrants are afraid of it. N EW AND IMPuRTANT INVENTION —The Georgia papers speak in favorable terms of the newly invented Cotton Cultivator. It ploughs the cotton on both sides of the row and thins it at the same time! It will do the labor of from four to six hands, rtnd can be drawn by one horse and managed by one man. Such is the crowd of emigration moving on from BufEdo to Detroit, Milwankie,Chi cago,and other places on the northwestern lakes, that the steamboatsommerous as they re,refuse to carry any thing but passengers, as these are most profitable. The conse quence is,that vast quantities of goods have accumulated at Buffalo, which cannot be shipped till the pressure of emigration is relieved. The best joke we have heard for n long time, was cracked by a village preacher. He was preaching on a sultry day,in a small room and was much annoyed by those who casually dropped in after the service had commenced, invariably closing the door af ter them. His patience being at length exhausted by the extreme oppressiveness of the heat, ho vociferated to an offender— •'Friend, I believe if I was preaching in a bottle, you would put the cork in!" ASTONISHING . FORCE OF GUNPOWDER.— A portion of rock about three feet square, weighing upwards of ten hundred was thrown from the foot of the mountains across the Passaic, at Paterson Falls, into Forest Garden, on the 4th, by the force of gun powder. According to a communication in the Paterson Intelligencer,from T. Crane, the stone was carried not fin from 5000 feet high. In its descent it came whirling with the greatest velocity, and struck into a hick ory tree, about 9 inches in diameter, and shivered it to atoms. PLAIN LANIIIJAGE.—The New York Her ald states that the Rev. Mr. Ware, in this city, in his recent ihrewell sermon, gave his congregation rather a severe lecture. "I have," said he, "labored hero for years to save souls—but my hearers are so negligent and inattentive, that I find it is no use. The flishions and vanities of this world overpower the word. I have been ofibrod an increase of salary—but increase of salary is not my object. It is increase of grace—increase of salvation. lam going where my salary will be less, but where I hope there will be more piety and more religion." THINGS THAT WE HAVE SEEN.—Under this head the A rkainsaw has the following, with some dozen other sights of a like char acter. "We haVe seen in the first Legb— lature of the State of Arkansas, n member made drunk by other members, and locked up in a room to keep him from voting in an election—and the honorable member who led him to his room, returning and voting with the key in his pocket." Lincr. CAscs.—The editor of the Carlisle Volunteer (Van Buren paper) was convict ed of a libel, at the Cumberland County Court, last week, of a libel on CuAnt.r.s B. PENnOSE, Esq. cif the State Senate. The offensive article consisted of a seurilous toast in regard to Mr. Penrose's conduct as a Senator,offered at a meeting of the 'faithful' and published with other choice sayings in the columns of the Volunteer. The editor was convicted on the indictment, and fined. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.-WC learn from Louisville (Ky.) Journal, that on Wednestlav, the 2d ult. Mr. G. W. 13i1irroN merchant, of. New Washington, (Indiana) came to that city for the purpose of purchas ing, goods. After transacting business tu the city and neighborhood for a day or two, he crossed over to Jeffersonville, and return ing-thence in the evening of the same day to Louisville, he transacted some business with a dry goods house on Main strect,since which he has not been seen or heard of.--- M r. B. is stated to be about 30 years ofnge, with ruddy complexion, six feet high, and stout in his person: He is represented to have had with him about 500 dollars in cash, and his friends are apprehensive from his mysterious disappearance that ho has been robbed and moldered by some of the mid night prowlers who infest Louisville. lie hail sustained a high character for integrity and sobriety, and has left a wife and two children. Adjournment of the House of &legatos, of r+/land--The !louse of Delegates of this State adjourned on Saturday hist, to the d a y fixed by law for the annual meeting of the legislature. The House of Delegates had been convened by executive proclama tion, some time before the stated period of meeting, together with the then existing Senate,with a view that the legislative body, thus constituted, should take order.that the Republic should receive no detriment from the factious and faithless conduct of the re cusant Electors of Senate. In the mean ine,however,public opiniOn had no wrought upon certain of these recusants, as to induce them to go into the Electoral Culiege, and lend their aid in the election of a Senate, which important act was consummated on the 20th inst. The difficulty produced by the extraordinary conduct of the recusants having thus, nt length, happily terminated, there appeared no particular necessity for the House of Delegates continuing a session commenced, or least enjoined, under a dif ferent aspect of affitirs, and the House ad journed, accordingly, on Saturday, to - the day appointed by law for the ,regular com mencement of the session. The Douse of Delegates elect, as well as the new Senate, are understood to be deci dedly favorable to rethrm. We have,there-- fore, full confidence that the approaching session of our State legislature will not be brought to a close, without the adoption of some important measure leading to that ob 'ect.--Bult. Pat. A fire lately broke out in Russellville, ; in the office of the Advertiser, by which the office was entirely consumed with all its contents—books,papers and accounts—with other valuable buildings. The loss is esti mated at $lO,OOO. Hon. G. L. KINNARD —The Cincinnati Republican of the 22d inst. says:—"lt affords us pleasure to state, that the Hon. G: L. KINNARD, of Indiana, who was so badly scalded by the late distressing accident on hoard the steamboat Flora, is in a fair way for recovery. His physicians pronounce him out of danger." The Pennsylvania and New York canals are likely to be soon closed by the cold weather. In anticipation of this result, the forwarding lines by the Pennsylvania Canal have already ceased to receive goods des tined for the West. FLORIDA CAIWPAIGN.. - --WO learn from the Mobile Register of the 23d inst. meeiv ed by Express Mail,' that a requisition has been made upon Alabama, of five hundred men, for the Florida service,by Gen. JESUP, now in command in that quarter. NRIV YORK IDEAS OF JUSTICE.--FOF driving over a little girl and killing her, one month in the penitentimy. - For stealing a trunk, four years and ten months. The Lutheran Observer states that' the Rev. J. RUTIIIIAUFF, pastor of the Ev. Lu. thoran Church at Hanover (Pa.) has accep ted a call from the Ev. Lutheran Church at Lebanon, in that State, and expects to enter upon his new charge in a few weeks. Mn• CLAY'S SENTIMENTS ON RELIGION. —"I am not," said Mr. CLAY, in a late ad dress for the Colonization Society at Lex ington,Ky. "a professor of Religion, and,as I have remarked on another occasion, 1 re gret that I am not—l wish 1 were, I hope that I shall be. The longer I live the more sensible do I become of its utility; the more profoundedly penetrated with its truth; the more entirely convinced that the religi , nt we have received from our ancestors, the Relion of CHRIST, is, of ali religions, tho best; and ir alone can afford us an adequate solace in the hour of affliction." FTIONt HAVANA.—By an arrival at Niro. York information has been received from Cuba, which states that notwithstanding orCi ders had been received to the contrary, the : :, Governor of St. „Ina° de Cuba had proclaim• ed the Spanish Constitution oflBl2. Gov: General Tacon, highly incensed at his con duct, had interdicted all intercourse with St. Jago, and vessels were fitting out which would sail in a few days under instructions from-Gov. Tacon to " take the Governor of St. Jago dead or alive." Great excite ment prevailed at Havana. A fire broke out in Dayton (Ohio) on the night of the 19th ult. to a low frame build ingon Main street next below Mr. D. Stout's iron store. The progress of the flames ' t wee soon arrested by the fire companies, but not before considerable damage was sustained. The library and medicines of Dr. Clemente, the watchmaking establishment of Mr. J. Jameson,end the shoe store of Mr. McManus, were nearly destroyed. The stock of Mr. McManus wag fully insured. In the shop Of Mr. Jameson several valuable clocks and . watches, and many materials, &c. wore destroyed. It was not known in whet wan nor the fire originated. LITTLE ROCK, (Ark.) Nov. 8. The steamboat John Nelson arrived on Thursday, with about 000 creeks, of Tuck e-batch•e.had•jo'S party, in charge of Lteut. J. T. Sprague, U. S. Marine Corps, and Dr. G. W. Hill, surgeon to the. party. The party started westward on Saturday and Sunday by land. The J. N. TOlurned on Sato rdav, to bring up about 900 of the same party, who were left at the post of Arkansas, awl about 400 more of the same party are coining through the Mississippi swamp, with horses, &c. the whole to rendezvous at Lew isburg,and proceed from thence to their new homes. There are from 13,000 to 14,000 now in the State, leaving about 3,000 in the Creek nation, the warriors of whom have gone to Florida, to assist in subduing the Seminoles. When that is accomplished they will emi grate, which will complete the removal of the whole Creek nation. Cant. Buternan's party of 2,500, and Scriven's of 3,000, passed the cross romis, 25 miles north of this place, for the West, on Thursday last. Lieut. Deu's party of 2,600, and Col. Campbell's of 2,800, are behind, and will pass up in 10 or 12 days. The health atilt:: Indians has generally been very good—no contagious or malig ,nant diseases among them. The rumor that the small pox was prevailing, and that „wily had died of that disease, is unfounded. A FR EE Punss.—A corre spondent ofsome vapor says that no press can be said to be free, unless it freely inserts every commu nication which is sent to it! Have mercy upon us!!—New Era. Those who have for any length of time been connected with the public press, have had abundant reason to know that the "bone and sinew" of the foregoing paragraph, is contended for by a thousand men,who would sacrifice the press, but not pay one farthing for its support.—Boston Gazette. True as the Gospel.— Western Monitor. The choir of singers at Rev. Mr. Young's 'church, in Summer street, is composed en tirely of the pupils of the exc6llent institu tion for the blind i'n Pearl street six males and six females. Their performances are highly credible 'to them. They commit •.o memory the several hymns to be sung thro' tho day, and sing them without the slightest variation from the text with a remarkably Cleat and distinct pronunciation. They are enabled to assist in one of the most pleasing parts of the worship of their God.—Boston Transcript. From the Hagerstown Courier and Enquirrr. Action of Slander in Washington County • Court—Nov. Term, 1836. A number of witnesses were produced. The Defendant said the Plaintiffstole a Blackey, for which slander the plaintiff brought his suit and employed Dick's son as his counsel, accompanied with a high Price. The defendant, in order to go the whole hog in his defence, employed a Pig man AT his Counsel, who in a Schley (sly) way engag ed an associate. The Jury was empanelled;, a Mong them were a Lay• man, a Miller and a Baker—Witnesses of all colors wore called to the stand. They were White, Black, Brown, and Dunn— and also of various trades, such as Smiths, Bakers dr.e. The Jury are not permitted totake refreshment after they retire toagree on the Verdict, and they intend to take some Porter, before they retire if they can get Holt of any—some of them are Wiley and would prefer taking a "gigger" under a Linn tree, with John's-son and others—l fear from the complexion of the case, it will be Long before it is finished, certainly not un til after the Bell rings for supper. A WITNESS. A VILLAGE DESTROVED.-A dreadful conflagration broke out in Johnstown, Mont gomery County, N. Y. at 1 o'clock on Sat urday morning, November 26, which has destroyed the fairebt portion of that village. The fire originated in the large wooden building owned by the heirs of the late Dr. Orin Johnson, situated on the north side of Main street, and occupied below as grocery stores by. Messrs. Read and Schriver, the upper part by Mr. A. Whitney as a chair fiictory and cabinet shop. The fire imme diately communicated to the adjoining build ings on the east, owned by Mr. Ballantine, and occupie4by him as a grocery store, the upper part contained the printing office of the Montgomery Republican. All of these buildings with most of their contents were destroyed. The fire communicated from these buildings to the Episcopal church, which was consumed, with its fine bell and the old organ,presented to the church before the revolution, by Sir William Johnson— the walls of this venerated edifice are stil standing. The devouring element has con sumed every thing in its progress. East from where it originated, it was checked in its progress by the width of Market street; but the flames extending west consumed a great number of houses, including all the buildings on the south side of Main street, and many in the rear. The loss must be very heavy,and is esti. mated to be over 830,000; about one half may be insured. The insurance on the E piscopal church was 85,000. From the Hartford Review. MELANCHOLY CASE OF HYDRO PHOBIA. Geo. Austin, a colored man, who was in the employ of Mr. Znccheus Kempton, of this city, died of hydrophobia, on Thursday evening, 24th ult. lie had been bitten about six weeks since by a dog supposed to be rabid, when, on his return from business in the country, on Wednesday last, he re marked to Mrs. Kempton, who was provid ing his suppeOhat he felt unwell and very strange:—Supp er ready, he sat down to the table, on the appearance of his tea, he was instantly seized with horror—blew the wa ter from the cup, and sprang upon his feet. He repaired to Mr. K's store, to whom also he remarked that he had strange feelings. Mr. K. told him he must take a sweat, and accordingly directed him to draw some ci der brandy. No sooner had the liquid be gan to run, than he was again' seized with convulsions. He suddenly drew out the faucet, flew around the room, and made a tremendous n6ise. It was now discovered that he was raving mad. He was imme diately secured and pinioned to his bed.— Violent spasms, with few intervals, continu ed nearly twenty-four hours, during which he barked and howled like ti rabid dog in the agonies of death. When his spasms were off, he had his reason, and warned his attendants to keep out of his reach. He lingered in the deepest agony, a terrific and pitiable object, until about 8 o'clock on Thursday evening, when death put an end to his sufferings. Several dogs,we understald have died of hyerophobia within a few weeks in the city; one of whom bit a Mr. Cooly, whose condition, though giving no symp toms, is considered precarious. Legal pro. visions should be made, and rigorously en forced, to prevent the recurrence of such fri^fitful scenes. [The Hartford Patriot says that several other persons have been bitten, including one or two very respectable eitizens,surrOun ded be interesting families. They were bitten by the same dog and about the same time as the negro, and are now suffering, with their families, all the dreadful alarm and consternation consequent upon the ap prehensions of being similarly attacked.] Fnox CaccurrA.—Bp an arrival at Bos- ton, Calcutta papers to June 16th have been received. They contain dreadful accounts of the destruction caused by the explosion of a powder magazine containing 60 barrels. The magazine was struck by lightning.— The buildings was scattered in utter ruin and the -fragments thrown a quarter of a mile. A number of sentries stationed near were killed or wounded. One was thrown op 200 feet into the air, in his sentry box, and came down a corps. Many houses were shattered, and heavy guns dismounted. FAREWELL To STE..cu!—There seems no limit to the surprising inventive faculties of our countrymen. We learn by the Free. hold, (N. J.) Inquirer that on the Bth Dec. and following days there will take place at that town under the direction of an examin ing committee, a series of experiments with a new propelling power for Rail Roads, in. vented by Mr. U. Emmons, of that town, and called the Spring Power Locomotive. The speed is computed at from 70 to MA) miles per hour! and that entirely effected by springs, of whit+ there are 500 in the Locomotive. No danger of explosions here. The Woollen Factory, in Ludlow, Vt. belonging to Haven & Fletcher, was des troyed by fire on the 17th inst. Loss esti mated at sl6.ooo—insured for $1 1,000. From the Columbia Spy of Saturday last- COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, Columbia, Friday Dcc. 2d, 1p36. Amount of Toll received at this office per last weekly report. $ 145,105 44 Amount received during the week ending this day, 1,308 58 Whole amount received up to -- Dec. 3d. $ 146,414 02 FOR THE ~D RI.NICISG" FATHER rryThe following article is cut from the Boston Mercantile JonmaL What an awful lesson it teaches the drunken father! Oh! if there be one arch who walls this paper, may the "mournful incident — given below be the cause of his aban doning forever the "liquid fire!" Morr.x - nrr. INCIDENT.—The whole cat. alog,ne of the dreadful casualties originating from Ardent Ssptrits, long and mournful as it is, cannot furnish a more melancholy— more heart-rending case than occurred in Boston last week. A laboring man was expected home to dinner,and among other things prepared for him was his usual glass of Rum. His only Child, a fine little girl, about three years old, unperceived by those around, got pos session of the glass and swallowed the con tents—never thinking, in her childish inno cence,but that she might take with impuni ty what she had seen her father delight to drink so often. As the ruin was nearly un diluted, she shortly became insensible, and remained so until relieved by medical aid. This relief was, but temporary. In the night she was seized with spasms, so violent that all farther medical assistance proved of no avail, and in twelve hours she died, the in nocent victim of her Father's vice! What a lesson is here for the drinking Parent! The father was not an intempernt man—was only a "moderate drinker,"— "he worked hard and needed his glass at dinner to support his strength—and one glass will never injure any one." The fu tility of this old excuse is here painfully evident; true, it did nut kill the fiither, but the innocent little girl,who would do as fath er did, drank and was dead. The venom of the serpent's tooth is not more mortal to the child than the draught of health and pleasure which the father sips. Should ever again the miserable parent raise the cursed glass to his lips, will he not see re flected on its surface the image of his darl ing child, and hear the well-remembered voice whisper in his ear,—"Oh, father, you never said 'lwas poison?" The fact speaks more than words. MlLrrAny COURT.—Among the officers m attendance on the Military ''Court of In quiry sitting at Frederick, are Maj. Gen'l. A. McComb, Brigadier Gen. Atkinson, Capt. Cooper, Capt. Hitchcock, Gen. W. Scott, Capt. Newcomb, (resigned, formerly U. S. Army.) Frederick Examiner of Wednesday last states that a communication was received from Gen_ Gaines, objecting to Gm. McComb as a mem ber of the Court,so far as he (Gaines) ms con cerned. MARRIED. On the 2 -- - ) d ult. by the Rev. Mr. Gottwald, Mr. Pere Pyrnrwra, of Huntington township,to Miss HANNtn Ktaxx. of Mensllen. On the 2ith s by the sacne,Mr ISAAC DEARDORF. of Franklin township, to Miss ANNA SLABACII, of 31enallen. On the same day.by the eame,Mr. Grottos: HA IMILSTICIG to Miss MARIAN MOSSLIt —both of Ty ions township. On the lith inst. by the Roy. Mr. Albert, Mr. Gmacc Sma - trEa.of Frederick county,Md. to Miss Caynsauss Asis DIEHL, of Adams county, Pa. DIED. On the .`-tllth of October last, Mrs. SARAH JACK, wife of Maj. Joseph Jack,of Westmoreland ccuuty and daughter of the late Samuel Sloan, Esq. of this oounty. aged about years. On the 1.611, ult., Mr. JACO° Mitair.of Reading township, at an advanced ago. On the tad ult. Mr. ABRAIIiM Ovaanourzaa, of East Berlin, in the 73d year of his age. STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER. t 11" ROBERT W. MIDDLETON. GEtT'VSBURGH ) PA. Monday, December ►, 1836. o::!rThe. Wagon price of Flour in Balti more-410 25. Kr The Last Appeal. co - -BotneTew weeks preceding November Court we made a general request to delinquent subscri bers to come forward and discharge a part,at least, of their subscriptions. We mode the request un der the litlief that it would be attended to, and on the faith of that belief promised to meet certain debts due by us to others. The Court has passed, and it is with deep regret that: we have to complain of the inattention paid to our request by those in,- terested—they have not only dinappbinted us, but induced us to disappoitit We are therfore constrained p make one. more —and the last—appeal to thy. honor and honesty of those who have been feasting fyr two, three, four, five and six years,uflon ofir money anS labor to call and make settlhment. Are +le not "worthy , of our hire?" Is it supposed that we Vail/fakir from year to year, support a large familyvied i pay the papeernaker and others, upin. promises and payments deferred? It is impossible. We must sink, and those dependent upon us must suffer, if those who ought do not promptly do their duty. We regret to - speak thus—but necessity, which knows no law, compels us to it. To those very few who promptly attended to our request, we tender our sincere thanks. THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER co.. We ask attention to the advertisement of the NATTONA L Exqt - tar.rt, the twelve first num , hers of which were received last week. It is a ster. hug Anti-Slavery advocate, and should ho widely circulated by the friends of that great cause. Mr. JOEL HEN nuicKs,of Menallen,ia Agent for the Enquirer. Subscriptions will also he taken at this office. Convention Postponed. QJ We learn from the Phihnle,lphia National Enquirer that the Anti-Slavery Convention pro posed to be held at Harrislmrgh on the 19th inst., will not meet until the 31st ofinnuery next. THE DAYTON REPUBLICAN It is with deep regret that we announce the MR of another star from the Anti-Masonic hori zon: the Dayton Republican, one of the first to arouse the freemen of Ohio to the iniquity of Ma sonry, has at last, through the proscription and 'expediency' of Masonic Magißm, been compell ed to seek support in the ranks of the Democratic party! There arc now but two papers in that flour ish State that pretends to advocate Anti-Masonry!' All the others have fallen into the pit dug for them by the "treacherous Whigs!" The Republican left the Democratic party to join the Anti-Masons; the Anti-Masonic party of Ohio having disbanded we find no fault with it for returning to its origi nal clement—and success attend it. anti-Masonic almanac. (EVOON GLST, Esq. of Philadelphia, we learn, has in press and will shortly publish an Anti-Ma sonic Almanac for 1837. It gives a full history of the mysteries, oaths, penalties and crimes of the lodge. "Mr. Gest commences with a clear and concise view of the 'rms.'. Doorir.o. The case of the RECUSANT WITNESSYS is taken up, and their conduct, after - their return from Harristmigh, glanced upon rapidly, but with force and spirit which must carry conviction of the absurdity of their subsequent deposition to every unprejudic ed mind. To condense the matter as much as possible the author then proceeds with the MA-. SONIC atTUS and Mutinous; and the whole work is conducted with ingenuity and tact, calculated to develop the truth', and expose crime, the form er in all its divine beauty, and the latter in all its awful and shocking enormity." -From the following it will be seen that Ver mont has taken measures to dispose of her share of the Surplus Revenue. Wonder if our "wise Solomons" will pursue a similar course?. VERMONT.—TIia legislature of Vermont, at their late session,passed a bill authorizing the state treasurer to receive from the Uni. ted States, the state's proportion of surplus revenue, and, to deliver over to trustees of each town, to be appointed for the purpose, an amount proportioned to the population of the respective towns by the census of 1830. The money thus distributed is to be loaned to the citizens at 6 per cent, and the inter est appropriated to the support of common schools. The towns to he responsible for refunding the principal when called for by the United States,nnd the distribution among the towns to be equalized according to the new census in 1841. The Globe A' Slave Question. (0 -It is well known thnt the Washington City Globe is not only the mouth-piece of the present President of the United States, but that of the Pre sident elect also. All articles, therefore, on high and leading questions appearing in that paper are undoubtedly in accordance with the views and o pinions of those distinguished individuals upon such questions. That paper has broken ground upon the SLAVE QUESTION, and in-the arti cle which we copy below, takes a decided stand a gainst those who consider Slavery. both a disgrace and a curse upon a country claiming to.be the "LAND OF THE FREE!" The Philadelphia Inquirer is of opinion that the article "was submitted to Mr. Van Buren before it appeared in print." It is not unlikely—and it if had appeared a few weeks sooner, would have lost him thousands of North ern votes. The Globe and Mr. Van Buren have thus presented to us Aristocratic Slavery or Dc maratic Anti-Slavery. Fitsr.msx, and the sons or Far.EmEN will not hesitate which to choose. Here is titer article—let it speak for itself: From the Washington Globe of Nor. 28. ABOLITION OF SERVITUDE. As it was the misfortune of our ancestors to have a black population visited upon them by a power whose acts they could not control, we cannot but think that the interference of the same people to visit Jpon the race whom their avarice brOught to our continent, the oppression they inflict on their own lahntir ing classes in their islands at home and in the West Indies, as aggravating their ori ginal crime. The African race in this coun try, except in those States where their rela tions with the whites,as existing in the south, are abolished, is advancing in its moral, reli gious, and physical condition—in form, in feature, and intellectual endowments. The American negro is no longer the animal just above the brute, as in Africa, but is vastly superior in every respect to the serfs and subjects of some European States, that look upon the amelioration and advancement of the condition of the Africans among us ns a blot in our history. It would be a blot in our history if they were emancipated before they had acquired improvement in charac ter and habits, which would enable them to survive their freedom. The efl;:ct of their emancipation in the States in which it has occurred, has been their extirpation, like thAt of the Indians. Many in the south have I acquired intelligence, skill, and energy suf. ficient to pay for their nurture and purchase their freedom. In doing this, they show their capacity fur self preservation, and it may be in this way, that,in tirne,Providenee may fit them for a better state of being on this continent than they have yet enjoyed The labor of the abolitionists, who feign so much solicitude for their fate, is nothing but a present persecution of them. If the im• practicable object of the political managers, who assume philanthropy for their disguise, could be affected, the result is written in the history of other States where slavery has been abolished. I"'otce of Vermont! cO. The Legislature of Vermont adjourned a few days since, after a short session and the pass age of 160 acts. The following resolutions were also adopted, chewing the opinion of that State on the Slave Question: Resolved, by the General Assembly of Vermont, _That neither Congress nor the State Governments have any Constitutional right to abridge the free expression of opin. ion or the transmission of them through the medium of the public mails. Resolved. That Congress does possess the 'power to abolish Slavery in the District of Columbia. (;*7 - POLITICAL MAYIERS. 7Vte Result—so far. co" - -Tbe Electors of President already ascertain ed to be chosen, arc as follows: ' I HARRISON. VAN BUREN New York, • 42 Pennsylvania, 30 Vermont, 7 Delaware, 3 Connecticut, Maryland, 10 Ohio, _2l New Hampshire, L 4W 7 Virginia, 23 New Jersey, ..,„ . „Mussaeliusett., _ 'Kentucky, • . Indiana, - • -- -.9 . North Carolina, 15 'Rhode heand, 4 Tennessee, Georgia, ... 11 . Alabama, 7 Louisiana, 5 Arkanswi, 3 RumEn vs. VAN BunEvt.—The whole number of votes received by Gov. Ritner, in 1835, was • 94 047 The number received by Mr. Van Buren at the recent election, 91,475 Ritnei's mai. over Van Buren, 25572! G. HARRISON'S POPULARITY.—AS the returns come in from Missouri and Illinois, says the Alexandria Gazette, the more it is made certain that Gen. Harrison's populari ty has been vastly underrated. His vote in western New York,in western Pennsylvania, in Ohio, in Kentucky, in Indiana, in Illinois and Missouri, all show that unaided as he has been by party influences, ho has given lii9 opponent an excellent run—beating him by thousands in several places and always coming out, where defeated, neck and neck. TIIE SPOILS.—The Cincinnati Gazette assumes that Mr. Van Buren has been elec ted President, and remarks thereon that he will have "a hard row to hoe."—No spoils to distribute, unless he despoil one friend to servo another. He may, as that paper ob serves, say, mournfully, with Mr. JEFFER SON, in reference to the office holders— -"few die, and none resign:l FANNY WRIGHT.—The Cincinnati Ad vortiser, Mr. Van Buren's Ohio organ, says —"that Fanny Wright has joined "the par ty"—has become associate editor of the Boston investi miter. The Advertiser speaks of Fanny as "an accomplished" lady, and says "she will be a valuable coadjutor, in the holy war against monopolies!" MARYLAND.--According to the official returns received at annapolis, the majority for the Harrison ticket ,in this State is 3613. NEW YORK.—The returns from all the counties of the State have been received.— The aggregates are, for VAN BURLN, 166,- 815; for HARRIsoN, 139,543. Majority for Van Buren, 28,272. Whole number of votes 305,358. Onto.—The Columbus State Journal of the 21st inst. contains the full returns of the late Presidential election in Ohio. The ag gregate vote was as follows: HannisoN, 104,958; VAN Bunrx, 96,238. Majority for Harrison, 8,720. Whole number of votes 201,196. This is the largest number of votes yet polled in any State irrthe Union except New York. Late from Florida.—Defeat of the Seminole Indians. We had two arrivals from Jacksonville, (F• F.) last evening, says the Charleston Courier of the 20th November, and learn from passengers, the gratifying intelligence that an express, which reached Garey's Ferry on Monday last, (having loft the army the preceding morning, at Wahoo Swamp) reported that two battles hod token place between the Tennessee and Florida Volun teers, and the Indians, in both of which the former were victorious. The first engage. ment took place on the 18th Inst. in which 20 Indians were killed, while the loss of the whites was 5 killed and several wounded.— The last fight occurred on Saturday after noon last; the loss on either side not ascertain . ed. The regulars and friendly Indians were not engaged in either battle, having taken another route. From an old negro, who was taker. pri soner,it was escertoined that not more.than half the Indians were engaged, the other portion having taken another course—and that they were short of powder and dispos• ed to yield, but feared to. make the proper advances. It gives us much pleasure thus to an nounce that. a decisive victory has been oh• tabled over these hitherto indomitable sav ages; and we hope the advantage obtained may only be the precursor of pn entire sub jugation oldie horde, and that speedily. A DVE.RTI SE NI ENTS. Look at this, Sportsmen! DERR & Pox CEASE. SPORTSMEN and all others fond of inch amusements, are informed that there will be lot loose, in Millerstown, on Friday the 23d of December next,nt 9 o'clock A.M .11 11131311 altd a PDX. All desirous of trying the sPcnn and PLUCK of their HOUNDS, aro invited to attend and participate in the chase. THE- MANAGERS. Millerslown, December 5,183 n. PAMPHLET LAWS. AL L rrsons desiring copies of the Laws of Pennsylvania of the Session 1836-7 who are not entitled by law to receive them, can obtain the same half•bound nt 50 cents per copy, provided they leave their names at any time before the First Monday of January next with the subsriber. J. GILBERT, Treasurer. December 5. 1836. 3t-36 Rake, is lle - relyy Given To all persons concerned, that the KA lowing TRUSTEE ACCOUNTS are filed in the Prothonotary's Office at Get tysburgh,and will be presented to the Judges of the Orphans' Court of Adams County on Tuesday the 3d day of January next, for confirmatida and illlowance—iiik: The Account of Henry Ileagy, Trustee of Pliehe Ashbaugh, wife of Frederick Ash baugth. The Account of Geo. Deardorff and Geo. Robinette, Trustees of John Day, Jr. B. GILBERT, Protli'y. December 5, 1836. tc-36 NATIONAL ENQUIRER AND Constitutional ✓ldvocatc 01 Universal Liberty Edited and Published in Benjamin Lundy THIS work has recently been establish ed with the view of advocating the cause of Universal Emancipation. The Ed itor, having devoted more than eighteen years of his life to this important subject, and having, nearly the whole of this period, superintended the editorial department of another publication of similar character and views, conceives it to be unnecessary,at pre sent, to give an exposition of his particular sentiments in relation to it. Yet it may not be improper to state explicitly,that the prin cipal aim and leading object of the work will be TIIE IMIIEDIATD AND TOTAL ABOLI TION OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA, by the mos efficient moral, judicious and Constitutiona means. The time ?vas—and well indeed is it re membercd—when but a solitary voice (ex• cept its own occasional echo) was heard throughout the land, in favor ofa restora tion of the "inalienable rights," and redress for the innumerable wrongs, of the Ameri can bondman. ft was a reary night of hopeless, soul-depressing toil and care! But within the period above mentioned, a mark ed and' visible change has been effected; a wonderful impetus has been given to the pro gress of the holy cause; and the brightest cheering rays of hope and confidence in sue cess,arebea:ning around us. It is true that much yet remains to be done, in order to guard against and ward off the awful. im pending calamity,which has long threatened the peace and safety of our country. A severe contest is yet to be waged with the demon of oppression, ere the vengeful arm ofJustice shall be stayed, and the power of mural truth established, and the renovation of our social system eflbcted. We mtist, therefore, buckle on the armor of righteous persevering energy—renew our zeal and activity iii7the vineyard of labor--plead with more earnestness the cause of the' suffering and the enslaved--engage with morn fervor in supplication, at the Throne of Almighty Power, for the successful termination of our arduous, yet glorious undertaking. Wit such views ns are hero expressed, the editor of this work has assumed the sta tion which he now occupies. Ile long since entered with alacrity this great arena of moral warlhre,and yields to none,in the dis• poSition to sustain the principles which he has for many years reduced ,pract:ce. [Slavery's] field advancing his firm foot, He plants it on the line that Justice draws, And will prevail or perish in her cause." The cooperation of all who are friendly to the object of the work is desired,nnd their patronage is generally solicited. Every ex. ertion will be made to render it instructive and entertaining,while the appropriate mot. to will be ever recollected—" Fiat Jusiitia Rual Ca itim." Terms of Publicattom—Tho National Enquirer is published every Saturday, at , Vo. 2.23 Arch Street, Philadelphia. price of subscription is Two DOLLARS rna Airrium, payable half yearly, to advance. Twenty six Numbers will constitute Volume. Any person who will procure sub scriptions, and forward the money for the same, as aforesaid, will be entitled to six copies of a volume Complete, for every Five Dollars advanced. The Advocates of Eman cipation, generally, are - requested to use their influence, and lend their assistance in obtaining patronage, and in circulating the work. Letters and communications must be for warded to the editor, free of expense, or they will not be attended to. This regulation is absolutely necessary,, to prevent imposition from the opponents of our cause. BENJAMIN LUNDY. Philadelphia, Dec. 5, 1230. 3t-36 BLANK DEEDS ' For Sale lathe Wel of the Star 4-Bannrr PUnLICK SALES ANTYI4IOI7 Houses 46 Lots FOR SALE. L IL be e°ld tublic-saleotM!r l; th 26 mfontbetweny; hours of 12 and 2 o'cinek, on the prerniees . JI LOT OF GROUND , Situate in Littlestown, adjoining l ot of E. phratni Swope anti an Alley -6n which are A Goon Two STonir WEATHER- .:!-,--:.. nommen 1111,011 110 US , Log Stable and a well of excellent water convenient. .3lso—One other Lot of Ground A djoininfir the Littlestoyn Academy and an Alley—having erected thereon • .3 one story HOUSE, Suitable for a Hatter, Saddler, Shoemaker or Blacksmith—the latter of which is very much wanted in that place. • Mr. Henry Shriver will show the above to any person desirous of purchasing. Tho Lots will be sold togethor or separately, to suit purchasers. The terms will quite reasonable,and will e made known on the day of sale. JACOB BAUMGARTNER, December 5,19' 4 6. ts*-736 Cal ft 11( Ste, Vim (nitwit slats, Caps &Bonnets;4r------` Wm. VP. Paxton ; , 1 ETURNS his sincere_ thanks to Friends and the Public generally for the encouragement he has received, and informs them that he has now on band, and will constantly keep,. at his old stand in Chamberslitirgli'strect, nearly opposite the Indian King [lntel, • A large and excellent .asso;tinent of FUR & MILK HATS & BONNETS, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION--CONSISTING OF Men's Castor FI ATS; Rorarn do. • " Spanish body. do. • " Plain Russia do. .$ Silk Plush do. Youths HATS, different fashions; Old Men's Broad Brims and Low CrOWnS, faShiOned: AIso—LADIES' FUR & SILK BON NETS,oI the latest New York Fashions, of the following colors, viz: black,brown, drab, pink, white and green. TOGETHER WITH Second hand HATS, WOOL FIATS; Hair and Seal CAPS, &c. &c. 07" - All of which he will sell Low for CASH or COUNTRY PRODUCE. Call and judge for yourselves. • AN APPRENTICE Wanted to learn the above business, about 16 or 17 years of age. W. W. PAXTON. Gettysburgh, Nov. 24,1836. tf-35 Notice Js hereby Given, TI 0 all Legatees and other persons con cerned, that the ADIIIINISTRA. TIO-V ACCOUNTS of the deceased per sons hereinafter mentioned,will be presented to the Orphans' Court of Adams County, for confirmation and allowance, on Tuesday the 3d day of January next, viz: The account of Jacob Miller and John Miller,Executors of the Estate of Ludwick Miller,deccased. The account of Philip Beamer, Executor of the Estate of John Orner, deceased. The account of George Basehoar, Ad ministrator of the Estate of Margaret Groff deceased. JAS. A. TIIOMPSON, Register. Register's OPiee,Gettys burg, Nov. 2R, 1836. 5 OZARK'S OLD MSTABLISIIDLP • LUCKY OFFICE, N. W. Corner of Baltimore and Calvert Steeets, (Under the Museum.) Where have been sold PriZes ! Prizes ! . Prizes!!! in Dollars Millions of Millions! BALTIMORE CITY, MD. NOTICE.—Any person or persons thro' out the Urnon who may desire to try their luck, either in the Maryland State Lotteries, or in authorized Lotteries of oth er States,some r•ne of which are drawn daily, Tickets from ONE to TEN IfOLLARS, shares in proportion, are respectfully re. quested to forward their orders by mail (Post Paid) or otherwise enclosing CASH or PRIZE TICKETS, which will be thankfully received and executed by return mail, with the same prompt attention as if on personal applica tion,ancl the result given when requested im mediately after the drawings. Please address, JOHN CLARK. N. W.Cornnr offlaltimore and Calvert Streets, under the Museum March 28, 1836. BOOTS & SHOES. A LARGE ASSORTAIENT OF BOOTS Yeti AND §* ill y SBEOES, Just. received and for sale by J. Grl LBERT, Gettysburg. (:)i — linving made arrangements at home for that purpose, BOOTS and SHOES can be made to order in' a workmanlike manner and at the shortest notice. November 2q. I 54:313 . COM - POUND Carrageen Cough Syrup. THE superior advantages of this Syrup arc that it is a compound exclusively vege table, and contains no alcoholic or narcotic ingredients. For sale at the Drug Store of Dr. J. GI LBERT, Gettysburg. December .5,18:313. • If-3G 1 v -52
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