~. . . irtiftment into the goiornrrient; that in Ibis, they' will probably be 'supported by their foreign mern bers,and the wishes and influence of fureig n courts; that experience has shown that the hereditary branches of naodern governments, are the patrons of vilege and prerogative, and not of the natural xi tof the people, whose oppressors they gem:t ip ip ca ly are: that besides these evils, which are re mote, others may take place more immediately; * that a distinction is kept up between the civil and military, which it is for the happiness of both to obliterate; that when the members assemble they will beproposing to do something, and what that something may be, will depend on actual circum. -stanies; that being an organized body, under habits of subordination, the first obstruction to en. .tsrptize will be already surmounted; that the . moderation and.virtue Ma single character, have .probably prevented this revolution from being closed as moat others have been, by a subversion ofthat hborty it was intended to establish; that ho is not immortal, and his successor, or some of his successors, may bo led by false calculations into a less certain road of glory." As to Madison, he 114 runately lived long enough to learn thu enormities at Masonry, -and its aptitude at enrolling among its wor shippers, the names of eminent men who •were all their lives entire strangers to its principles, its rites, and its fruits. He thus, replied to a friend that informed - tim of some of the doings of the fraternity, and who inquired whether he was or ever had been a Mason: "Mlorcrrzuza, January 24,1882 "Dear Sir,—l received long ago yuur interest. Ong favor of rho 31st Oot,bor, with tho pamphlet itelerred to, and I owe an apology for not sooner aicknowlodging it. I holes it will be a satisfactory one, that the state, of coy health, crippled by severe rheumatism, restricted my attention to what seemed to have immediate claims upon it, ;and in that light I did not view the subject of your communication; ignorant as Iwas of the true character of Masonry, and little informed as I wag of the grounds on which its extermination was contended tor; and incapable as I was and am in my situation of investigating the contro. versy• • • 4 11 never was a Mason, and no one perhaps 'could be :nore a stranger to the principles, mail, and 'fruits of the iiistitutimoit. I had flavor re. :girded it•us dangerous or noxious; nor, un the other hand, as deriving importance from any thing publicly known of it. From the number and character of those who now support the charges egainst Masonry, I cannot doubt that it ds at least susceptible of abuses, outweighing any advantages promised by its patrons. With this apologetic explanation o l tender you, sir, my re. apecUul and Cordial salutations. r. JAMES MADISON." if Masons could thus, in defiance of truth and justice, force to the aid of sinking Ma• *miry, the popular democrivic names of Jefferson and Madison, who never belonged , to the Order, need we wondor that they .should use the =reputation of Washington with equal injustice, for the same purpose, 'merely hecanue he had in his youth been a Mason ? When a man of distinguished merit dies, if it at any time he had been a Mason, al though he may have abandoned the Lodge the greater part of his life, Masons imme diately seize his name to add to the list of great men that belonged to the Society, and ever,after use it to allure new dupes to the (fraternity. The late Chief Justice Marshall, William Wirt, and Cadwallader 1). Colden, (the friend and biographer of Fulton,) had all been Masons in their youth. II they had died before the Masonic murder of Morgan aroused the attention of the people to the :tendency and the acts of Masonry, they 'would have been enrolled by Masons among the great men of the Order, and the public ear would have been deafened with the chime of Marshall, Wirt, and Colden, as it was with the changes rung on the names of Washington, Franklin, and Lafayette. But fortunately for truth and liberty, they 'survived that crisis in the progress of our free institutions. Yet attempts to appro priate some of them Masonically have not been wanting. In August, 1833, an eastern paper stated that Judge Marshall said " that Free Masonry was a jewel of the utmost value ; that the pure in heart and life could only appreciate it fully—and that in a free uovernment it must; it will be - sustained and protected." This publication was made in Massachusett4, upwards of five hundred miles from Richmond, where the Judge resided, and he was at that time about 78 years of age. If he had ever heard the assertion, or if hearing of it he had deemed it too absurd to merit notice, then at his death (which in the course of nature could tun be remote,) the publication would have been assumed as true, by every Lodge, , 'Chapter and Encampment throughout the United States. They would have alleged triumphantly that the story was pnblished su the lifetime of the Chief Justice, and that he never denied its correctness. But happily, as is seen from his letter of October 18, 1833, before referred to, the publication was seen by him, and must ex plicitly denied, and the important facts add. ed, that he had not been in a Lodge but once for forty years, and that he never "affirmed that there was any positive good or ill in the institution itself." In September, 1831, the illustrious and pious Wirt published to the world that he bad not been in a Lodge for more than thirty years, and that he considered Ma sonry "at war with the fundamental princi ples of the social compact.as treason against society, and a wicked conspiracY against the laws of God and man, which ought to be put (bum." In May, 1829, Colden addressed to a meeting in New 'York, a long, most valua ble, and interesting letter on the subject of Masonry ; in which be says, " It is true that I have been a Mason a great number of years, and that I held very high Masonic .offices and honors. It is equally true that I hive for a long time ceased to have any con• flexion with the institution, because, 1 have believed and do now believe, it is productive of much more evil than good. it is also true that 1 have on no fit occasion hesitated , to express this sentiment. I have long en tertained my present opinion,that a man who would eschew all evil should not be a Free. Mason—lndeed I have never known a great Mason who was not a great fool" Since the publication of these letters, the sentimeoti of Masonry towards Marshall, Writ and Coldea appear to have been not alittle ()banged. No aproned or mitred processions accompaiaed their bodies to the game; No rnallenrcrowns, compasses and necacia, were displayed at their funerals:— No Masonic orations commemorated the twit ttial they had ever belonged to the tirder. Their mortal remains were consigned to the earth with the dignifieti simplicity of plain republicans. • No one can doubt that if Washington had lived within the last few years, his public relation to Masonry would not have been different from that of Marshall, Colden and Wirt. And even before 1799, the period of his decease, if Masonry had ventured to hold him up before the American people as a sup porter of their order, they wodld have been spurned with indignation.. For even so filr back as 1780, he called Masonry •'child's play," as has been already shown; he sub sequently announced to the committ• right worshipfuls of King David's that it was not agreeable to him to dressed as a Mason: And in 1798, e was prompt and most decisive in correcting the erroneous supposition of the Reverend Mr. Snyder,•that he presided over the Lodges of this country: and added, that he presided over no Lodge, and had not been in one more than once or twice for thirty years it teas not till after death had silenced the lips of Washington, that Masons dared to trumpet bun to the world as a devotee of Masonry, and to exhibit the Masonic attire and mallets, .mad cablo•tows, which they pre tended he had had in frequent use, and held in `lawful veneration. I have thus complied with the request of the House, more at length than was at first intended, but not more fully that the exceed ing great importance of the subject seemed to demand. I cannot however, dismiss it with out calling on the Legislature to adopt - the proper measures for removing the abomina tion of Free•Nlasonry from the land. Putting aside all other objections, the desecration and invalidation of oaths which it inevitably produces, should cause a moral sad religians people to banish it forever.- 1n the words of Washington, to be found in another part of the Farewell Address, "Let it simply be asked where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths which a'-e the instruments of investigation in the courts of justice." To this may be added the opinion of our own'Snyder, contained in his annual mes sage of December 5, 1816: "The frequen cy °loathe and•the levity with which they are commonly administered on occasions trifling and unnecessary, beget indifference and tr. revereoce for the most awful appeal which the creature can make to his Creator.— This has not only a most pernicious influ ence upon the morals and the order of so ciety generally, but it causes the commis sion of numerous injuries by perjury-- This abomination in our land, it is feared, will increase while oaths are us•lessly mul tiplied, and so long as the distinction be tween merely moral and constructively legal perjuries, shield the perjured against pros ecution and deserved punishment." If such were the opinions of Washington and Snyder on the irreverent and unneces sary administration of oaths, at the time whenthe Niasonic penaltiesattached tothem were either unknown to the people, or be lieved not to be intended for actual execu tion, what would they not now say, when the judicial proceedings of the country bear ample record, both of the correct revelation of the oaths, and of their literal construction in practice, and of the actual infliction of the penalty fur violation? Disregard of the obligation to "always hail, ever conceal and never reveal," any of the mysteries of Free-Masonry, produce the murderous in fliction of the proper Masonic penalty, viz: the destruction of life, most probably in literal accordance with the oath, and the committal of the body to a watery grave.— This inhuman outrage in its turn brought into action the oath of a high degree, which binds Masons to assist each other 'whether they be right or wrong," under dread, no doubt, of the more fearful penalty annexed. And this again accomplished that .conceal ment of "murder" by witnesses, and that perpetration of "treason" to law and justice by peace officers, jurors and judges, which seem to be the very perfection of Masonry in the Arch Royal Degree, the conception of whose enormous penalty is disgraceful and horrible to humanity. Nothing but the absolute fear of the infliction of such penalties, could for a moment reduce an hon est mind even to silent acquiescence in the binding force of such unlawful and immoral oaths. These things are not mere sur mise. Whatever may be the proceedings of the Legislature now or hereafter, on the subject of extra-judicial oaths and secret societies, I hope, with the blessings of Providence on my exertions, to be able when resigning my charge, to join in the _ honest boast of the Democratic Findlay in his Executive Mes sage of Decemir 7,1820, to the Legislature: "My public life," said he, "has no doubt been clouded by many errors of the judg ment, but in reviewing the numerous in trinsic difficulties which pertain to the exer cise of an extensive patronage, and especial. ly when an inordinate avidity for power and emolument was so prevalent, I shall always regard it as a source of high satisfaction, that every attempt on the part of ambi tious individuals, or SECRET AssocraTtoNs, to exercise an unconstitutional control over the executive authority of the Common wealth, has been successfully resisted dur ing the periot those functions have been entrusted to my care." I am, Gentlemen, Very respectfully, Your fellow citizen, JOS. RITNER To Messrs. FORD,ENOLISH, GARRETSON, STARK DIMMICK, Committee. DEATH BY DRAWING.—We learn from the York Gazette tha. "on Saturday the 19th ult. 5 men started to cross the Susquehan na, at M'Call's Ferry in a skiff. About midway between the shores, the skiff struck upon a rock, filled and sunk• Two of the men were so fortunate as to reach the shore —but the remainder of the party were drowned. The names of the deceased were JAMES WILSON and SAMUEL PAYNE of Lower Chanceford, and Mosinn, a Frenchman, who had been at work on the canal near M'Call's Ferry. The bodies are not yet foetal." Political sltlistters. 4 ‘6 , 1 Man of a Shegie .PrinvipTehlg Mr. Leggett,of the Plain Dealer,who until recently was one of the ablest of Mi. Van Buren's advocates, thus closes a notice of the inaugural address: "The address-concludes with a statement, in general termir, that Mr. V. Buren intends to adhere stri 'c tly to the letter and spirit of the Constitution; but as thisis a duty imposed upon him, in the most explicit manner, by the terms of his oath of office, annot be considered of any weight , a separate lof the 'principles bylvln e will be ed The address, t horefore, an avow f guiding principles—save n the prin ciple of extreme opposition, and "II possi ble circumstances, to the abolition slavery —is little better than nonentity. r. Van Buren commences his administration as a man of a single principle." Gov. RIrNER.—The followin beral sentiments from the Delaware Co Re. publican, will be cordially resig] by something like a hundred thousan he freemen of Pennsylvania:—"The ng importahce of our State since the election of Governor lIITNEn, is a sufficient cause for every philanthropist to rejoice. None of the disastrous effects which were itna• tined by some and promised by others, that would take place on his elevation to the übernatorial chair, have came to pass.— His faithful and unwearied efforts toward the establishment of a general system of ed ucatioi., which, owing to his noble exertions in the cause, has been placed on an immove able basis, has gained for him thousands of friends in every part of the State: His steady and unweavering support of internal improvement—termed by his friends, kit. ner's Pennsylvania scheme—thoroughly overthrown the theories and refuted the predictions of those who regarded thorn as chimerical, and who anticipated the most pernicious consequences from their adop tiun. in fine, his whole life thus far, has been one of virtue and usefulness, and may his career not be permitted to c'ose before the finely consummation of the many wise and salutary plans which he has had so large a share in o t gmatiria, in order to place Pennsylvania first on the list of her sister states of the Union." From the Pittsburgh Gazette The sinti-zillasonie Party. Some of our friends have expressed to us great apprehension, that the Anti-Masonic party is likely to be diverted from its origi nal, noble purposes, the suppression ofsecret oath bound associations, arid the establish ment of the supremacy of the jaws, and to be enlisted on one side or the other of the slavery qdestion. We confess that we entertain no fears of the kind. The Anti• Masonic party embrace in its ranks too much of the sterling good sense of the community, and too Inycil fix edness of purpose, to be foolishly persuaded to abandon the noble work which they have already half completed, and now give their zeal and energy to another cause. Oh no, there is no fear of this; Anti-Ma sons are not thus fickle and irresolute; they have a deep and abiding conviction of the evils of secret societies, they are fully aware, that if their exertions are relaxed Masonry will again rear her head and stretch forth her arms with renewed vigor. They will, therefore, not abandon their present work just half finished, but *ill per severe to the end. The evils of Masonry are immediately present, and pressing upon us all, and the first law of nature, that of self preservation, culls upon the uninitiated to drive it from the land. Upon the slavery question, Anti-Masons may differ; there may be abolitionists among them, there may be colonizationists among them, and there may be, we were abort to say that there might be pro•slavery men among them, but that is impossible. No man who ha's ever embraced the pure spirit of Anti-Alasonry can be the advocate of slit very. But Anti-Masons may differ on the ques tion of abolition and colonization; yet still they will not suspend their labors against an evil which is around and pressing upon us,. It is very natural that Anti Masnnsshould have much sympathy for the oppressed, a bugecl, ridiculed, abolitionists; it is in fact only a few years since they themselves were in precisely the same predicament. At the time when one of Morgan's mur derers declared that they had "put him where he would stay put until pod Almigh ty called for him," Anti-Masons were as much reviled as abolitionists are now. We may therefore confidently predict that even those Anti-Masons who are opposed to abo litionists, will never be found the advocates of Lynch law. flay have too long and too bravely contended for the right of discussion, and for the supremacy of the laws, to be now found warring against both. Even those Anti• Masons who are most strongly opposed to abolition doctrines, will never be found supporting measures to deprive free American citizens of the privilege of speak ing or writing. Anti-Masons understand too well the value of those noble privileges, to consent to encroach upon them in any manner, or under cover of any artful pre text. It happens, very fortunately for Anti- Masonry, that Anti-Masons may differ up on the slavery question without resorting to violence; because they all understand and appreciate the right of discussion. We, therefore, feel confident that the attempt to divide the Anti-Masonic party, by getting up Anti-abolition excitement, must fail. The very first movement of the Anti-abolition party, must exclude : Anti- Masons. ft la every meeting of this new born party, the right of free discussion is denounced, in some shape or other; in some cases mildly, to be sure, in Whets most ferociously.— Every such denunciation, no matter how mild,must at once compel every honest Anti- Mason to withdraw. .-. Tha last Harrisburgh Telegraph has the following paragraph upon this subject.. ~W • are,. eased that the 4 ti- Masons throughout the State understand the movements of the Lodge on the Abo litoo question, too well to be made its dupes.— It is the intentiqn of the . Masonic pony to make it the question;but they will find them selves mistaken. This roll in the meal tub will get cover them so as to deceive their opponents. The Anti-Masons will make no new issue to gratify their enemies." We have no doubt that many of those who have lately raised the new banner of 'the friends of the integrity of the union" are honest in their purposes, but we are equally confident that the aim many of them is to destroy the Anti-Masonic party. But-they will, they must fail, and we have no doubt, that this very attempt to destroy, will strengthen Anti• Masonry. The follow ing is our view of this matter. The abolitionists must all be driven from the Masonic ranks. and generally co•operato with the Anti Masonic party, which has always asserted the right of free discus sion. Anti-Masons who are inclined to Aboli tion doctrines cannot of course join the Masonic party, which makes war upon the liberty of Speech and of the Press: Finally, even those Anti-Masons who are opposed to Abolition doctrines cannot enlist in the ranks of a puts/ which labors for the advantage of Masonry by warring upon the right of free discussion. If any man who, therefore, called himself an Anti• Mason, joins this new born Anti free party, it will only prove that he has heretofore been in a wrong place. He is no true Anti-Mason, be has not a head to understand or the heart to feel true Anti- Masonic principles. The man who will raise his hand or his voice against the right of free discus ion, should hasten to get the cable-tow around his neck and have it tightly drawn.. From the York Republican. VAN BUREM ELOQUENCE. The displays of eloquence in the House of Repiesentativea at Harrisburgh this win ter, have elicited the strongest marks of ad rniration and astonishment, not only within our own borders, but in adjacent states.— Col. John Thtimpson has occupied a distin guished place among those crack orators; hut the following exquisit anti-monopoly speech by an "indiwidooal" from Philadel phia county surpasses any thing, we suspect, that our military representative ever per petrated, even when "standing at the head of a military company named after the im mortal Lafayette." "Mr. Speaker, I have a few words more to say on this l subject. My colleague (Mr. English,) has said that this here bill is not opposed to the interests of indiwidooals." (Mr. English explained:—He had not used the phrase which fell from the member— lie said "individuals.") Well, Mr. Speak er, I say indiwidooals. That there indi widooal, (Mr. English) tells us that this bill to gather ice won't hurt indiwidooal enter prise. is there an indiwidooal in this house that will be deceived by this? Here a re 160 indiwidooals applying for a character to gather ice and yet the indiwidooal that has just spoken wouH have us believe that this character don't interfere with indi widoe'al enterpise. If this 'ant monopoly"l would like an indiwidooal to pint it out. I for one indiwidooal am opposed to charters to indiwidools, for indiwidooal advantage." General etas of the Week. Ex• President Jecasox arrived at Louis ville, Ky. on the morning of the 20th, on his homeward journey. A company has been incorporated by the Legislature of Penns) Ivaniafor the purpose of towing, by steam, Canal boats between Bristol and Philadelphia. The Pittsburgh and Wheeling paper 3 'contain gratifying notices of the prosperous business which these flourishing places are prosecuting. The Columbia Spy of Saturday week, states that the Pennsylvania Canal was pre pared for the passage of boats. DESTRUCTION OF SMYRNA By an Earthquake and 4000 Lives Lost! We learn from Captain J. S. Ferran, of the brig Montevideo, arrived at this port on Monday morning, from Caaiz, whence she sailed on the 19th February, that the Brit ish government steamer had arrived from Malta the day previous, and informed that SMYRNA HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY AN EARTHQUAKE, and FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE HAD LOST THEIR LIVES. GERMAN RAIL ROAD. --h 15 a remarka ble fact that in the formation of the railway between Prague and Pilsen, the individuals employed were chiefly females, each of whose wages amount to about 6d a day.— There were upwards of 2,000 regularly en gaged as laborers, in excavating the soil, &c. During the two first years the engineer was able in 40 English miles to cut not less than 696,465, cubic yards, and to construct 807,. 844 cubic yards of embankment, besides laying the way with mal:eable rails. Ho erected during these two years, 73 bridges, from 3 to 18 yards each, with 133 culverts; and he also made 286 wagons. And all this at an expense ofabout £75,000 sterling. THE JANE AND MARGARET.—We are sor ry to state that the latest accounts from England, fully clofirm in all its appalling particulars, the loss of Jane and Margaret, on the banks of Arklow. A part of the ves sel with the name, has been washed ashore on the Isle of Man. Thus, more than two hundred souls have been called to thoir ac count "with all their imperfections on their head."• A Conycar.—The Baltimore American says: Richard Carlisle,' who has for many years been very zealous and prominent in Eng land as the publisher and vender of deistical and blasphemous publications, has appeared before an alderman of London and attested his treli 1 in the chrief..tt religion an. ad herence to the protestant faith. The open avowal on the part of this person, notorious as he has been for his opposition to the exist ing religious institutions pf his country, will have doubtless a salutary effect upon those who have heretofore been misled by hin ill directed zeal. New Jersey free from Tax.—ln conse• quence of the abundant resources of the Treasury from the public works, bank tax, &c., the Legislature has this year author!• se•d no State tar; which usually amounted to about $30,000. IitESOI:IICF63 OF MAINE.—Thoy arc thus imed up by Dr. Jackson, State Geulo g t, in his recent lectures at Augusta: 1. Water power unequalled in extent, besides being on rivers accessible from the ocedn. 2. Granite inexhaustible, the best build ing, material in the world. 3. Slate enough to supply the Union. 4. Pine timber in vast quantity. 5. Lead—extent yet unknown. 6. Iron in many places, value not yet known. 7. Coal in great abundance on borders, probably within limits of the State. 8. Lime enough to supply the continent. 9. Superior materials for glass, of the finest as we!l as the coarsest qualities. 10. Vast fiwests of hemlock supplying the materials for tannin! , leather, to the value of many millions of dollars yearly. 11. A soil and-climate well adapted to the rearing of fine woolled sheep,whose fod der in winter should be hay, potatoes and turnips; rocky hills affording, the best pas turage in the summer. A NAGUAM. —We translate the following anagram of Napoleon's name, from one of our exchange French papers--le Journal du Loiret. This name, says the Journal, is composed of two Greek words, Napus and Lron, which signify the Lion of Me Desert. The letters of the same name, in geniously combined, presents a phrase which offers a singular analogy with the character of that extraordinary man. 1 Napoleon. 6 A poleon. 7 Poleon. 3 Oleon. 4 Leon. 5 Eon. 2 On. By striking off the first letter of this word, and pursuing the same course with each following word, six Greek words are form ed, which, literally translated in the order designated by the figures,signify,Nopoleon, being the Lion of the people, became a de. strover of cities. N. Y. Sun. TnE ARMY.—We have before us (says the Political Arena) the official Army Re gltter for 1837. It presents a frightful list of casualties in the Army since the publics. 'ion of the last Register, viz Resignations—Colonels 2, Captains 20, Ist Lieutenants 40, 2nd Lieutenants 37, Brevet 2d Lieutenants 13, Staff 3—Total resignations, 115. Declined—Lieutenant Colonel I , Captain 1, Ist Lieutenants 3,2 d Lieutenants 1, Brevet 2d Lieutenants I—Total declined 7. Deaths—Lieutenant Colonels 2, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel I,Brevet Majors 5, Cap. tains 9, Ist Lieutenants 7, 2nd Lieutenants 5, Brevet 2d Lieutenants 1, Medical Staff 3—Total deaths, 33. Dismissed-Ist Lieutenant I. Recapitulation—Resignations 115, de clined 7,deaths 33,disinissiou I—Total 156. A TRIOS.- A follow exhibited, in Vien na, a young girl stained with walnut juice, as a veritable wild Esquirnaux! Upon the deception being discovered, ho was im prisoned, as he deserved to be. A serious not occurred at Troy, N. York, on the 17th inst. It occurred in consequence of an image of St. Patriok, being paraded through the streets. The military were called out in the evening, and the mob die. persed. The account says—"thus closed another disgraceful seen of tumult, terror and bloodshed, with a hiss of life and limb fully equal to a Florida Battle!" Smarr or St/num.—Our readers may judge from the following extract from the New Orleans "True American," what kind of a spirit the editor of the Register and a few kindred spirits are endeavoring to ap pease, and what abominable principles they, by consequences, encourage and support: "We can assure the Bostonians, one and all, who have embarked in the . nefarious 'theme of abolishing slavery in the south,— that lashes will hence forward be spared the backs of their emissaries. Let them send out their men to Louisiana. They Will NEVER RETURN TO TELL THEIR SUFFER INGS, BUT THEY SHALL EXPIATE THE CRIME OF INTERFERING IN OUR DOMESTIC INSTITU TIONS BY BEING BURNT AT '1 HE STAKE." TUE LAST Struvrvoa.—A resolution has passed the Mas3achusetts legislature, by a unanimous vote,granting to HENRY CATES, the last surviving soldier who was wounded at the battle of Bunker Hill, an annuity of $2OO during the remainder of his life, to be continued to his wife, it she survive him.— He is now upwards of t-0 years of age. MONTREAL. March 9. Sickness has become very general through out the city, and nearly eve', lamtly has some member of it laid up. Colds, scarlet feveromall-pox, measles, whooping cough, and sore throats, are the most numerous complaints. Fevers, many of them of a most dangerous type, are also prevalent. The Susquehanna division of the Penn• sylvania canal is in fine navigable order.— Theboat Pennsylvania, loaded with lumber from Montgomery's ferry, passed the ferr y at Duncan's Wand on the 2..2d inst. and ar rived at Harriburg h. The quantity of raw silk, worked tip into manufactures at J.,yvas.iluring the period of ten.:N. - eara, exte • , • from 18214 1831, le , , said itY some• official returns recently pub. lisheddo amount to 14,000,000 lbs. weight, and in value unmanufactured to about 00,. 006,000 francs, or about $11,000,000. It is stated in the Raleigh Register that there are now about 1,000 laborers at work on the Raleigh and Gaston Rail-road, and that the road is advancing rapidly. VIoISSITUDDS OF FORTUNE.-111 the year 1813 or 'l4, ha Ingham was a school-teach er in the then village of Utica, when he committed a torgery, for which he was sen• unwed to imp(isonment in the penitentiary. After his release, he itsz-umed another name and became a bookseller, in a small way, In souse part of the State of Kentucky.— We preceive by the New York papers, that a law on the subject of slavery has been re. cently emiried in Texas, and that one Ira has , iffned the same as Speaker of the House of Representatives. A Convention of Printers is to be held in Tremon, N. J. on the 10th of Mali, for the purpose of reintlating the scale of prices, so as to corre,pond with the increased value of every other purchasable commodity. ANVITI. NVENGE—PRECOCIOUS DEPRAV. ITV.—Two boys fought out a quarrel thq.,-. other day, nod the higuer proved the beat num. barn ye," said No. 2, when he found he was used up, ••llarn ye—if 1 cant lick ye, 1"11 make mouths at your sister." WitEA:r FLY. -Ii is said that one bushel of inislacked lime ground tine like Plaster of . Paris, to the acre, and sowed ;n the spr ing, just us the wheat begins to grow, will delitelo the Wheat Fly. • CoMFORTABLI: MODE OF CIDE.—A man named Allier, recently des.:- troyed himself in London, by deliberatelV-v7 pacing himself in a heated oVOII where he , was completely carbonised. SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND. London papers of the 3d, arid' Liverpool papers to the 4th of March, were received by the packet ship Europe,,Capt. Marshall which arrived at New York'cin'Ainday. On the 28th of February Lord Melbouree brought forward his mooo4. for a comrlait tee of inquiry into the state- - : - of education to Ireland, which was agreari& In the Commons Mr. D'Eyncourt defer• red his motion for the repeal of the septen nial act till April, but declared his intention to take the sense of the House upon it,before the close of the session. Mr. Walter had withdrawn his motion for an inquiry into the operation of the poor - hi ws. Lord John Russell gave notice that he . would move on the 6th of March, to go into committee on the affairs of Canada. And . Mr. Leader gave notice that he would move, as an amendment, that the legislative couns el! of Lower Canada ought to be elective. 'it The bill to abolish imprisonment for debt' was under consideration, on the night of the Ist of March. The brig Vixen and cargo had been con. demned at Sebastopol. The King of Denmark was not expected to live, at the date of the lateat advices from Copenhagen. The following is the constitution of the present House of Commons, as we find it stated by one of the radical English papers. It contains 205 persons ..more or less in timately connected with the' peerage. Its members are 1 marquis, 7 earlsi 32 barons, 25 right.bonorables, 52 honurables, 63 bar onets, 13 knights, 3 admirals, 7 lord-lieu tenants, 42 deputy lieutenants, 1 general, 5 lieutenant generals, 9 major•generals, 82 colonels, 33 lieutenant colonels, 16 majors, 49 army and navy captains, 10 lieutenants, 2 comets, 58 barristers, 3 solicitors, 40 hankers, 38 holders of shares in the East India Company, 17 West India proprietors, 52 office-holders, and 114 proprietors of estates who have at, their disposal 274 church livings. lIYAIENIAL EGISTER. MARRIED. On the 16th ult. by the Rev. Mr. Gutelius, Mr. JOSEPH SIIEELT, son of Peter, to Miss ESTHER SHEELT, daughter of Andrew, all of this county. On the same day, by the - same, Mr. lice n MIL- Lan to Miss ELIZABETH Dans.Es, both of this county. On the 21st ult. by the sumo, Mr. Joux Aura, n AUGII, from the neighborhood of Berlin, to Miss ELT ze. ANN WonTz, of Adams county. On the 23d ult. by the same, Mr. Hennr WrL LIAM DOTEMER to Miss LOVISA, daughter of Mr. Philip Kohler. On the same day, by the same, Mr. JACOB SELL to Miss HENniirr.i. Wi LLET, alt of Adams co. On the same day, by tho same, Mr. Prrut MAB ENHEIMER to Miss GATtI•IIIN.F6 BIERS, all of Car roll county, Md. On the 21st ult. by the Rev. Dr. Paxton, Mr. WABut N OTOS BLYTOZ to MISS SABAH ANN COLD EtO3TON—both of Hamiltonben township. On the 28th ult. by Z. Herbert, Esq. Mr. DAVID Eisner to Miss SrnAtin.wou—both of Hamiltonban township. On tho 28th ult• by the Rev. Mr. Quay, Mr. lotus McCosa, Jr. of York Springs, to Miss Main* Elea ELI/MR/En, of Dillsburgh, York co. At Friends Meeting, in Huntington township, on the 30th ult. Dr. EDWAUD G. VAN Liza to Miss Pll/111A M. Glitarreort, daughter of Mr. Joel Garretson. OBITUARY RECORD. DIED. On the 19th ult. Mrs. ELIZSIVETIL `VIED) AN, widow of Henry 'Merman, sea. of Huntington township, aged about 85 years. On tho 18th ult.. MAit y AN N, infant daughter of Mr. Jacob Kitzmiller, Jr. of this borough. On tho 28th ult. Mrs. JULIA ANN Byrrirrozn, wife of Mr. Henry Bittinger, of York Springs. RELIGIOUS NOTICES. 0:3 The Rev. Mr. KRAU'rH, will preach in the English Lutheran Church on Sunday morn ing next, at half past 10 o'clock--.and Rev, Mr, JACOBS, in the evening, at half past 6. ifrThere will also be preaching.in the Metho dint Church on Sunday morning & evening nex ccp Rev. Mr. MIAs,. will also preach in Church on Sundsy.utorning next. A , STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER. By ROBERT W. MIDDLETON* CIETTYSBURGH, PA. .Monday, ✓lpr[l 3, I 837. OZ The Wagon price of Flour in Balti more-89 50. Appointment by the Canal Commissioners, Cot. MICHAEL C. Curixaoic, to be Superinten dent Gettysburgh Extension Pennsylvania Rail way. TO DELINQUENTS. gr=. WE must request all indebted fur Sub scriptions, Job Printing and Advertis ing, to call and make settlement immediately. We are really in need of money, and trust that those indebted will avail themselves of opportunities at the approachin4 C Jun to give us a lift. ROBERT W. MIDDLETON. April 3, 1837. tc-1 To our Friends and Patrons. The present No. commences the Elul-n*lf year since the STAR wad established. The occa= slot presents a suitable resting-place where we may pause to take a retrospect of the past, and cast the eye of unticipution upon the future; and seems to require of us the perforinance of a duty, always grateful and pleasing, that of rendering our ac knowledgments for the distinguished and unwa i',./ vcring kindness which has attended us at every step of our Editorial career. The Editor of this paper came among you a stranger, with nothing to bespeak your favor and kindness but an honest heart, sound political prin ciplos, and a firm determination to do his utmost ••.,10.,v/ritlicate and advance those principles by all honest means. Upon this foundation, ho expec ted to build his claims to public favor and confi .4 donee; and the result has shown, that lie did not :• , miscalculate the go al feelings and judgment of the people among whom he has cast his lot for weal or for woe. • What was svvav years ago an experiment, T . , made under much opposition and many discour agements, experience has now confirmed a reality; and the Zditor.may truly say, that the "Star and Bannee liaiiitow acquired a name and station in public eriteCM which all the open assaults of foes, or the stilt:mord,fatal influence of doubtful, insidi ous, and tinie . -liarVing friends, cannot shake.— We cannot flatter otirseif with the idea, that this has been, altogether, the result of our own merits or ability; but p- et„ it is, if possible, more gratifying to us, from tho ileelsive evidence it affords of the efficacy of a steady adherence to correct principles in acquiring and securing public confidence. To those who have generously sustained and stood by us, in sunshine and in clouds, in the tem pest and in the summer's breeze, we tender our grateful thanks; whilst towards those (and they are but few,) who, from personal pique, unsteadi ness of principle, or any other personal motive, have abandoned us and are now arrayed against us, wo cherish no malice---but say, with my Uncle Toby: " Go! surely the world is wide enough for you and uer It is presumed to be unnecessary now to say any thing on the subjt.ct of our political principles and course. .We set out oil our voyagO with the flag of ANTI-Miser:lir nailed to our Mast, and un der it we will sink or swim; and if the proud and gallant vessel is doomed to shipwreck, we will go down with her, if need be, but we will never desert her deck! To the promotion of Anti-Afasonic princ 4 ples, we have devoted ourself with all our powers. To this one, grand, paramount object, we deem all othei considerations of but secondary importance; and we assure our readers, that whatever may be asserted or insinuated to the contrary, we will never kitowingVsuffer ourself to be diverted from this object, to Make up a false or collateral issue on any lather object. As an individual and a free citizen of the freest Republic on earth, we of course claim and shall exercise the right of opin ion and speech on any subject that may claim our attention.' This is not only a Constitutional, but a Natural right; and one which sound Anti- Masonry would be the last to require us to surren der: for what other end does Anti-Masonry aim at, than the asSertion of the Supremacy of the Laws and the Natural and Unalienable Rights of Man against all secret or open combinations to sup press them! But to do this, is one thing; and to incorporate into our political creed and recognize, as the standard of our political action, every such collateral point, is another; and one which our friends need have no apprehensions of our over doing. We shall always be found, where we over have been battling in the front ranks of Anti-Masonry for the Rights of Man and the Con servation of Liberty, until this Whole land shall bo redeemed, regeneiated and , disenthrulled from the bondage of the harlot Masonry, or any other secret, midnight hug who an sit like an incubus upon the WILERDOM and aqtratrrt of the Human Race. All we ask, is thenitension orthe same candid judgment of our course and the same liberal al lowance for unintentional errors and unavoidable imperfections, which has always heretofore met us at ovary step of our course; an 1 we do not de-. spair of continuing to receive, as we shall strive to merit, the favor and confidence of an enlightened and generous public. ROBERT •W. MIDDLETON. April 3, 1831. z-Should any of our subscribers, who have changed their residence since our last, be overlook. ed by our carrior, they will please notify us hn modiately. ccyPostinasters and others will please notify us immediately of all removals, or refusals to lift the °Star." To Jfferchants, Mechanics and others. vVVe ask the Attention of our Merchants and Mechanics to the following article:— "AD VEItTISING—rrs neNaErrs.---The au• thor of the work entitled the "Great Metrop olis," says, that "every one who has paid the least attention to the philosophy ofnews• papers, must have remarked, that as adver- tisements ar e the last things to come to a paper, so they are the last to leave it. There cannot be a stronger general proof of the ad vantages of advertising. If a tradesman pays $2,0 for a sign over his door, which can be read' by those only who pass at, what must- a more full and desCriptive sign be worth, in the shape of an advertisement, which is curried into many hundreds of ram Hies in town and country, and rend, beyond all doubt, bit thousands of people?" Adver 'ttsenaentiyin truthore moveable aigns,which meet thu eye of customers in all places and situations; and that man of business, whu is tri• e•lterred by the comparatively tnflingcharge of the printer, from availing himself of the advantage advertising affords, cannot boast very largely of the minuteness or care with vFl3ich he has traced causes afid effects." ozyMessra. Pssraoss, PICKING and ArCennr will accept our thanks for public documents for warded last week. Hon. GEORGL. Casual's ally. From au advertisement in the other pa pers of the Borough, we perceive that a meeting the •Board of Trustees of Pennsylvania Collegr at Gettysburg!'" will be held on the 19th inst. at ii o'clock A. m. in this place. •-Wet are gratified to find that our gratuitous : the majority, and that of the Speaker, in having notice of Pennsylvania College, has been copied I originally appointed the whole of the Committee into the Baltimore "Patriot," "Chronicle,' Cum- from the known and decided enemies of the pres berland "Civilian." and other papers in M.a•vlaritl, ent administration. No sooner had he finished besides nearly all the papers in this State. Such • its reading, than Mr. Acme KS, the penny whislb liberality deserv e s the warmest expressions of :of Mato:airy, declared that the author and signer, gratitude from the friends of the College. iof the minority report were neither limiest mei. Inor gentlemen. Mr. W Ives asked for a repetition of the assertion of the gentleman, which war , •, made without meeting with a rebuke from the i Speaker whose duty it most undoubtedly was to 1 have called him to order. It seems that Mr. Tr.. . sox through a friend made an immediate demand for an explanation from Mr. Amite KS, who first as the House was about adjourning rose and ob i served that he did not wish his remarks to apply to that gentleman. It is said that Mr. Wa•rrs I• has demanded an explanation, which has been re fused, and also that he has asked for other satis faction, which the Dauphin County gentleman I declines giving, for the purpose of repairing his 1 wounded honour. It way no difficult matter ,for Mr. Atilicas to find a white feather, after ! having wilfully and deliberately insulted a man in the tenderest point aad under cover of his l privilege as a member. The Resolution attached to the majonty report was adopted; that they (the Committee) be dis charged from the further consideration of the sub ject: and their powers accordingly ceased agreea ' blv to the plain and obvious understanding of the i lang-tag,e used in the resolution. But in defiance !of all order and established usages, on Weilnes- Iday morning Mr. COPLAN, from the majority of the same Committee, made another report to the . House, which was objected to, but it was decided 1 that the Committee was not discharged by the above resolution and that they had the undoubted • right to make another report; it was accordingly received by a party vote! This second document !is in fact nothing more than a low scurrillous t production, and a miserable attempt to reply to I the minority report of Messrs. Watts and Tyson, / which by the tray, is an able paper. I This morning, Gerd. CUNNINGUA 7n, the Speak er of the Senate, directly after the reading of the Journal, resigned his office, and in doing so de , livered a feeling and an impressive valedictory, whichl have no doubt will be printed. The Sen ate then proceeded to elect a Speaker ,to supply the vacancy which was thus occasioned, and on tie twelfth ballot, Dr. JESSE. R. Beans:4 was de clared to be duly elected. About twelve o'clock, Mr. Pans en, of Chester County, rose and sated to the House, that he had ! just a moment or two before received the melan choly intelligence of the death of his Colleague, !Isaac DOWNING, Esg. at his residence in Down ! ingtowu. and that it became his painful duty to make the announcement to the body of which the deceased was an active and efficient member. He expatiated on the virtues of his Colleague, - and long before his remarks were concluded the feel ings of a large number or the members were so liar overcome that they burst into a flood of tears. Appropriate resolutions were adopted, and the House adjourned, as a feeble tribute of respect for the memory of their deceased fellow member. The amendments made by Senate to the Im provement Bill were considered in the afternoon, and the greater part of them agreed to. I presume the Bill will go to the Governor to-morrow. It is very hard to say what its fate will be before that branch of the Government. By exercising pa tience however and in duo time, we shall see the result- Gov. Miner's Letter. rryWo conclude this week the publication of Governor RITMEIt ' S admirable letter to the House of Representatives. From among the many no tices of the letter by our brethren of the Press, we select the following by the Editor of the Harris burgh "State Democrat." Other notices will be given hereafter. Gov. RITNER'a LgrrEa.—According to promise we lay !his document before our readers. It will be found a masterly and triumphant vindication of the character of W o o, inaton from the imputation of Masons, that that venerated sage was, to his latest breath, the friend and admirer of the order- No unprejudiced man can rise fr the pe rusal of this letter, and not feel that the fair l ame o f th e bel o ved Washington is fully res cued from the aspersions cast upon it by the ' panegyrists of vain-glorious Masonry. Alas: for poor Masonry! the last and only prop is swept from beneath the once proud and int- ; perious Order, she can no loir;er el: Washington as having been 11.!rlriend—nor Jellioson—nor Marshall—all, all the proud I I . array of great names of venerated and de- parted sages,has at once been !matched from the ranks of her votaries! This letter has . accomplished more for Anti-Masonry than did the investigation last winter. It cannot' fad to brio , ' conviction wherever it goes and we hope this valuable document will be read and preserved us a matter of reference here tiller, should the base imposter again raise its head and unpiously claim the great and the good as amongst her worshippers. PROM mr..A.RRISBURGO. Correspondence of the Gettysborgh Star. HARRISBURGIL March 30th, 1837. On Friday morning last Mr. John hill, from the Committee appointed to inquire into the mode, manner and means by which the Charter for the Bank of the United States was obtained from the last Legislature, ma.'' a report to the House of Representatives, in which, among other things, he declares, that "they" (the majority of course) •-arel free in saying that no evidence has been given which would go to implicate either the Officers of • the Bunk, or any Member of the Legislature, of using any corrupt means to procure the Act of in corporation." By this you will pcnceivelhat even these men who are, or rather were among the bit terest opponents of an act—which, whatever may be said of it by designing men and aspiring dema gogues, for the mere idle gratification of their own selfish ends, was one of the wisest and inipst pat riotic that ever was pas-ed by the Legislature of Pennsylvania—have been at length compelled to declare, that the noise which !trey have so long kept up about bribery and corruption, against the late Legislature, is wholly without foundation! As the report will be printed, together with the counter one made by Mr. Fuse., on the part of the minority, in which they deny the correctness of certain positions, taken by the majority, I shall not therefore trespass on your time by reviewing its doctrines, inasmuch as it is sufficient for us to know, that the validity of the act which brought so much relief to the finances of the State, and re pealed the tax on personal property, can now no longer be questioned, for the very good reason, that a committee, packed by the Speaker of the House, in the first instance, from among its most decided enemies, has most unequivocally declared that nothing has been discovered which can lead them to suppose that there was the least degree of un fairness practised in procuring its passage and that it is as valid as any other law of the land. The Committee had attached to the end of their report the usual resolution in such cases: "That they be discharged from the further consideration of the subject." When this was under considerap lion, after being read the second time, an amend ment was proposed, by a member from some one of the western counties, to this effect: “That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to bring in a Bill repealing the Charter of the Bank of the Uni ted States." On this, he was determined to test the feelings of the majority of the members, and accordingly called for the Yeas and Nays, but the House refused to adopt it, by a vote of 31 in favour, to 61 against its passage. We have thus addi tional testimony of the fact, that the hue and cry so long kept up by the Opp v9ition, was nothing more than the most outrageous humbuggery, and calculated to impose upon the people for the sake of political effect and for advancing individual in terest. In the afternoon of the same day, this pledged Anti-Bank House of Representati via passed anoth er Act incorporating the Susquehanna county Bank, to be located at Montrose, by a vote of 39 Yeas to 29 Nays! Some of the most ultra-men, instead of manfully meeting the question, and vot ing against it agreeably to the pledges given by them previous to their election in October last, pre ferred the more ignoble comae of .dodging the question:" or in other words, giving it in thistalll3- ner a sort of negative kind of support. I much mistake the people if they will not ere long see through the contemptible and shallow artifices of those who profess to be the guardians of their rights and the determined foes of all kinds of mo- nopolies t3atunlay morning, the great joins killwas once more before the House with a report from the Com- mittee appointed to examine into the state of the internal improvements. As soon as it was made, however, Mr. W&Drs, one of the minority mem- bore, roso and moved to lay it on the table until Monday morning, that he might; as a member of the Committee, be enabled to - read it, end if found necessary to prepare a counter report. This mo- tion was agreed to by 47 Yeas to 42 Nays, not withstanding JOhnny Hill Called on his party to sustain him in resisting the motion. TLia; rcLuLe on the conduct' of the Chairman, in refusing to let the members of the minority read either the Re port or the Testimony anterionr to making the eatiee to the ii°u34lkz.wagso aignal that the rl;gni- fled and talented gentleman Mr. Hill, slunk away and scarcely permitted himself to be seen during the remainder of the day! The Local Appropriation 11#1 was passed in the afternoon, after some considerable difficulty, and the rule being dispensed with,it went through a third reading. Johnny Hill's Report waaread on Monday morning to the House. It is a violent tirade of abuse against the administration, and those bating the management of the Public Im. provemants, I had almost said without the least foundation in truth. Immediately after it was con cluded, Mr. WA Fes, for himself and Mr. TrseSt, read a lung minority report, in which he made, some pretty severe reflections on the conduct o DEsrnrcztve Firm—The extensive mills of Mr. Short, at Manchester, Ontario Co. 1 N. York, with 10,000 bushels of wheat were destroyed by fire on the 12th ult. THE FIRE AT WASHINGTON, N. C.—Let• lens received in New York state that the fire commenced at about 4 o'clock, on the morning of the 21st instant, at Potts' wharf'. The buildings destroyed embrace all on both bides of the main street. from the store of J. Potts to that of E. Hoyt & Sons. Two en lire squares in the heart of the city were laid in ruins, and the fire was still raging at the time the letter was written. The Lycoming Free Press justly observes —"There is one fact upon which politicians of all sides agree, and the papers of both par ties attest its truth: The late President of the United States rode out of office, and the present incumbent rode in upon the ffu• INS of the Go' nsligutiop!" Miss Jane H. Beckwith advertises her• self ready to receive proposals for mai rim°. ny, in the Salt River Journal, published at Bowling Green, Mo. She thus describes herself: "Near eighteen years of age, fair com plexion, light colored hair, blue eves, coot mon height, rather blender, and a round face. lam by no means wealthy, though I have enough for a comfortable support— a plain English education—quite a wieldy temper—and well disposed towards most young men, though I will not condescend to notice every fop, who may call himself respectable. "The gentlemen that takes me (if any one does) must have the following admirable qualities attached to him, viz: A mild tem? per, a good feeling towards the girls gene. rally, and be in favor of the man he thinks best qualified for the Presidency in 1E140.-- He must also be a man that will enguard hiukselt when in danger, and have patience when he is dejune." TO MY CREDITORS. ITIAKE NOTICE, that I have applied to -AL the Judges of tho Court of Common Pleas of Adams County, Pa. for the benefit of the . lnsolvent Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and that they have appoin ted Monday the 24th of April inst. for the hearing of me and my Creditors, at the Court•House,in the Borough of Gettysburgh —when and where you may attend if you think proper. WILLIAM McADAMS. April 3., 1E37. . - tc—l ADVERTISEMENTS. ADAMS COUNTY LYCEUM. A MEETING of the "ADAMS COUNTY tn. LYCEUM" will bo held in Mr. Cooper's Law Office, in the Borough of Gettysburgh, on Tuesday Evening,eapril 1 1 , at half past 6' o'clor.k A LECTURE will be deliv j Ared by a member. I R. W. MIDDLETON, Sec'ry , . April 3, t 837. LOTS FOR SALE. AS the Subhcribor intends leaving Gettysburg in a few Jaye, ho oli'ers at PI ivaie Sale, the lhllowing described LOTS Or GROUND, No. I—Containing Jour acres, (more or 105 t..) on which nro 'printed A ONE STOII s s 'ROUSE, NO 7e.vi and a Stable. Thoro is also a good well of water on this Lot. 'fho House is rei.ted fur the present year. This property is situuted3u4e Borough of Gettytburgh, adjoining ilio Seminary 1 ands. No. 2—Containing four .filches, (wore or less.) adjoining the above. This is a goad oradow Lot. Nu. 1. cud 2 will bo sold sepa rately or tov.etlier. .N 1). 3—Coutaining 10 acres and 95 Perches, .illinto in Cumberland tewnship,adjoining [Ands or Jaillea ili.Ti100111)8011, the Bank of Getlysburgh and others—The subset tber reserves all the Wood 011 tiliS ALSO FOR SALE 40 or 50 Cords of irood, now Corded up on Lot Nu. J, übuut mile trot Gotlystiorgh. tErAny persons wishing, to purchase either of the above properties will please call on Mr. WIL IAM.' 51'CLF.I.LAN,.010 WII: make known the torins. If not sold by private sale before the 15th of April inst. it will on that day be offered at Public Sale, at the Ceurt Iluusu,in the Borough of Gettysburgh at I o'clock p. a. A good title will be executed, and immediate possession given. April 3, 1837 TO THE PUBLIC. If HAVE understood, that for some time past, reports have been in circulation relative to the conduct of ray Millers, which are of the most false and unprincipled char acter; and I should not have felt it neces etry to pay any attention to said reports, were it not that some of my customers, not being acquainted with the circumstances, have been influenced thereby. I have tra ced the reports, and find that they have orig inated through motives of jealousy. I now give notice to the public,that all the charges made are false, and without any foundation in truth; and that I am prepared, by the clearest testimony, to prove the same. And further, I give notice to those engaged in the circulation of these foul slanders, that if they do not cease propagating them, I. shall bring thun before a Court ofJustiee. GEORGE TROSTLE. 30-1 April ,3, 1837. PV1314 1 140 W ILL be sold at public sale, on Wed nesday the 26th of April, at the Saw Mill of Samuel Woods,sen. deceased, situa ted on the Geitysburgh road. four miles from Holly, and two from W hitestown, 4t .Icres of valuable CHESTNUT TIMBER LAND, situated on the line between Cuin- A lf;? . .. berland and Adams Counties, four miles from Petershiirgh, azid five miles tram Mt. Holly Iron Works, adjoin ing lands of Ludwick Waltemire and others. The land will be sold in lots to suit purcha sers. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock of said day, when due atteihiance and terms ofsale will be made knorm by JAMES S. WOODS. Executor of Samuel Woods, ecu. deo'd. April 3, 1837. 3t-1 0 , 1 , 4 4--W73771 -IN pursuance of Sundry Writs of Von& tioni Expouas, issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Adams county, and to me directed, will be exposed to Public Sale, on Saturday the 22d day of April inst. at 2 o'clock, P. M. at the Court-House, in the Borough of Gettysburgh, the following Real Estate, viz: All the Interest of the Defendant in A ISAO1 1 Situate in Petersburgh, Huntington town. ship, Adams county, Pa. adjoining lands of Thomas Stephens, and other s, containing 4 . Acres, more or less, on winch are A 1 STORY STONE . - • DWELLING 11111,C 3- ' not %11, es a Double Log Baru, a Spring and Smoke. house, a Dry•house a Spring of water near tho door, and a good Orchard. Seized and taker: in execution as the Estate of Isaac E. Pea rson, and to be sold by WM. TAUGHINBAUGH, Sh'ff: Sherifils Office, Gottysburgh, April 3, 1837. liau-1 NOTICE. r r HE Subscriber having been appointed am- Trustee of the Person and Estate of JAMES WALKER, of Tyrone township, Adams County, all persons are cautioned against trusting him, as he will not pay any of his (Walker's) contracts after this date. Any person or persons having claims a gainst said walker, are hereby notified to present them to the subscriber on or before the first day of July next, and those indebt ed to him are requested to pay the same to i the subscriber without delay. Witness my hand, at, Latimore township, Adams coun• ty, this 20th day of March, 1837. JOHN WOLFORD. 4t*-52 Marrh 27, 1A:17. COMPOUND CARRAGEEN COUGH SYRUP.--The superior advantages of this Syrup are that it is a compound exclu sively vegetable, and contains no alcoholic or narcotic ingredients. Vol. sale at the Drug Store of Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg. March 97, 1887. tt-82 ECEM THOMAS DICKEY. 2,- P ',BUG NOTICES NOTICE* V HE Stockholders of the Wrightsville J.- and Gettyshurgh Rail Road Compa ny- are requested to meet at the House of John Welsh, in York, on Thursday the 131 h ddy of April init. at 10 o'clock A. M. to act on tile question of accepting the law uniting their compa - ny with the Wrightsville and York Rail Road company lizrTho President and Directors Of the Company will meet at the• same time and place. TH A DDEU S STEVENS. President of the Wrightsville and Gettys burgh Rail Road Company. April 3, 1837. `,lt-1 NOTICE. rillHE undersigned Auditors appointed by AL the Orphans' Court of Adams county, to distribute the reu►aiiiing assets in the hands tor S. S. M'Creary, Administrator, de, bonis non with the will annexed, of Andrew Noel, Son deceased, to mid among the cred itors and legatees of said deceased, will u►eet fir that purpose at the house of James A. Thompson, in Gettysburgh, on Monday the 21st cloy of April, 1887, at 10 o'clock A. M. ;‘.. NI 'L• FA H N F.:STOCK, ROBERT SMITH, Aud'rs S. S. KING. April 3, 1837. .;'c:otice is lierel4 THAT the provisions of the 13th and 14th Sections of the Act relating to the Support and Employment of the Poor will be enforced against any house-keeper who shall'reccive iota his house any person not having a legal settlement within this Corn. monwealth,and who shall neglect to give the notice required by said act. The following are the sections referred to—viz: SE.crunt 13. It shall be the duly of every house-keeper who shall receive into his . house any person who has not gained a legal settlement in some part of this common wealth, (all mariners coming into this Com monwealth, and every other healthy person coining from a foreign country immediately into this commonwealth only excepted.) within ten days after receiving such person, to give notice thereof in writiug,to the over• beers of proper district. SEartor. 14. If any housekeeper shall fail to give notice as aforesaid, and if the person so received shall become poor and unable to maintain himself, and cannot be removed to the place of his last legal settle• ment in any other state, if any such he Lath, ' such house keeper shall be obliged to pro vide for and maintain such pour person, and in case of the death of such pour person without leaving wherewithal to defray the expense of his funeral, such house-keeper shall pay the overseers so much as they shall reasonably expend for such purpose. _ _ JACOB WILL Directors o BALTZER SNYDER. 5 the Poor. April 3, 1857. , Ti 1:11.101%.100. MNspne. SHEARER & SKELLY B EG leave to inform the Citizens of Get tysburgh, and the Public generally, that they have taken the Shop in Chambers. burgh street one door East of Mr. Forry's Hotel, where they have commenced the Tailoring Business. • By their long experience in the City of Philadelphia, and indefatigable exertions to become masters of their business, they feel warranted in ensuring general satisfaction. The Quarterly Fashions from the Cities of Philadelphia and New York will be regularly received, and a Cor respondence kept up with their Friends in those Cities, which will enable them to be ut all times ready to gratify those desirous of having their garments cut and made in the Latest Fashion. work entrusted to them will be speedily executed, warranted to fit, and in ferior to none West of the City of Philadel• They, therefore, • hope to receive a due share of public patronage. Gettysburgh, March 27, 1837. CLARK'S OLD ESTABLISICED LUCKY OFFICE, N. W. Corner of Baltimore. and Calvert Streets, (Under the Museum.) Where have been ,old Prizes! Prizes Prizes! ! ! in Dollars Millions of .11.1illions! BALTIMORE CITY, MD. N OTICE.—Any person or persons thro . out the Uoiou who may desire to try their luck, either in the Maryland State Lotteries, or in authorized Lotteries of oth er States,some one of which lie drawn daily, Tickets from ONE to TEN DOLLARS, shares in proportion, are respectfully re. quested to forward their orders by mail (Post Paid) or otherwise enclosing CASH or PRIEE =lmre, which will be thankfully received and executed by return mail, with the same prompt attention as if on personal applica tion,and the result given when requested im mediately after the drawings. Please address,JOH CLARK, N. W.Corner of Baltimore and Calvert &recta under the Museum. March VI. I R2B. Notice is he - relay Gi ven T o all persons concerned, that the fol 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 Cnunty,on Monday the 24th day of April next, for confirmation and allowance—viz: The Trustee Account of John Zeigler Trustee of Elizabeth Ehrhart, a non Com poe mantis. The Trustee - Account of George Dear doff, and George Robinette, Trustees of Ja cob Hershy. B. GILBERT, Proth'y. March 20,1847. tc-51 GE TT F'S UnG GU.IRDS, ATTENTION! Y OU will parade io front of the College on Saturday the Bth of April next, at 2 o'clock, P. M. precisely, in full uniform. JOHN ZIEGLER 0. S. ~..,5/..4, 1 Pr- . V nab, r: ----... , \ ~... ... x i i , r _ Disiressing Occsirrenee! s frj.An occurrence took place in our Borough on Saturday afternoon last, which ought to servo as a lasting warning to those who keep loaded fire arms within the reach of children: A musket wins discharged whilst in the nands of a son of John Garvin, Esq. by which the face of a grand-ehilif of Mr. Christian Chritzman (Henry Hollinger.) was mangled in a shocking manner—both (Beek. and the bony part of his unsc were Idnwn away, and oue eye entirely ruined! Oue of his arms was also very much injured. The child is still but no hopes of its recovery entertained. kis bet justice to any, that neither Mr. Garvin nor his son knew that the itini was loaded- Frederick Robbery. cc r -Tho whole of the moneS., with the exception of about $2O, stolen week before last in Frederick bus been recovered. Several persons were arres ted on suspicion, but nil discharged except En w.lllll McPurabos, who was held to ban in sse 000. l'o Arnie-Masons, (-0-Another scheme is on foot to distract mil divide you. The Lodge has tried every mearsa herettstretito obtain so desirable an object; but thanks to to vigilance, your deadly enemy hat been as often disappointed. The scheme now alluded to Nis been gotten up in this. place by Andrew G. Miller and others of the Valt Bums party, AIDED by the Worshipful Master of the late Good Samtitan Lodge, J. F. MeFas*ne and other revilers and enemies of De-woe-nate Anti-Masonry! They call themselves "Friends of the Integrity of the Union!" Be not deceived by their hollow.hearted professions. They are but the Slaves of the Lodge, seeking your piliti cal 'n! Our country friends may rest assured that we do not - deceive them, nor misrep resent the object and motives of those men—vacs notorious for their biller, persecuting revifings of Anti-Masons and of Anti-Masonry. Again we say, Beware of such men, and let them see that you are not to be caught 4,3leeping upon your post." PUBLICK NOTICES. Oit Mort. Ja•E Subscriber begs leave to inform his Frien , ls, that he has purchased the Stock of Goods of Judge flicer.wr, at la considerable discount; uud has just receivtit in addition thereto, A NEW AND OENEEAL ASSORTMENT 01P MERCHANDIZE I which has been selected with great care, and purchased for CASE!, and which he now of fers to the Public, at his Store in the house of Mr. MT:Lamas, Innkeeper, North cor ner of the Diamond, on the Most pleasing terms. Every rational man must know that Goads can, ought, and must be sold on better terms for CASH, than when a general credit is given. The subscriber, therefore; being determined to sell for CASH, and being also determined to sell on =oder ate profits, flatters himself - he will be able to make it the interest of those who do not wish to purchase on credit, to give him a call to examine his Goods,: and judge for them selves. B. R. ROBINSON- Gettysburgh, March 27, 15 4 37. 3r-52 DANIEL THOMPSON, Barber and Bair .Dresser l , R ETURNS thanks to a generous com munity for the. support extended to wards him- 7 -and would respectfully state, that he has again taken the old Shop in tho Diamond, near Mr. McClellan's Hotel, where he will be happy to receive and wait upon hie customers. Gettyehurgh, March 27, 1837 Notice is hereby Given, TO all Legatees and other persons ran corned, that the ADMINISTRA TION ACCOUNTS of the deceased per. sons hereinafter mentioned,will be presented*. to the Orphans' Court of Adams County; fisr-- - confirmation and allowance, on Mandayge 29th day of April next, viz: The Guardianship Account of Israel Ir win, Guardian of James S. Wilson and Mar ga ret W Ham, minor children of Jame* Wil son, deceased. 'l'he Account of John Metz, Administra tor of the Estate of Susannah Snyder, de. ceased. The Account of James Bowie, Executor of the Estate of Dennis Bowie, deceased. The Account of Philip Bishop, Admioiu trator of the Estate of Christian &shop, deceased. The Account of Jacob Wertz and Eliza beth M 'Claine, Administrators of the Estate of James M'Claine, deceased: The Account of Jacob Wolf and John Sowers, Administrators of the Estate of Ad am Sowers, deceased. The Account of William C. Wierman,, Administrator of the Estate of William W,. erman, deceased. 1 v-%2 The Account of Thomas C. Miller, Ad ministrator de honk; non. of the Fatae of Charles Good, deceased. ' The Guardianship Account of George Deardorff, Guardian of Ann Elizabeth sad Susannah Shelly, minor children of nutlet Shelly, deceased. The Account of Daniel Brame and Jo. soot) Brame, - Administrators of the Estate ofJacob Brame, deceased. JAS. A. THOMPSON, Register. Register's 011ice,Gettya burg., March 27,1837. • ROPOSA LS, in wnit , will be /feels,. P ed by the Commissioners of Adman county, until 1 o'clock P. M.if Ando, Me 25th of April tyre, for funiishioit the Court house and Pon with WOOD,* the ensuing 0381100. WILLIAM LIISIG,-Ottlik.
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