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ADVERTISEMENTS
AN APPRENTICE
'PRINTING BUSINESS
PCP Will be taken at this Office, if applica
lion is made initnediate!v.
PUBLIC SAIL-E.
fIpHE Subscriber, Administrator with the
AL will annexed, of GEO. BEutomv, de•
ceased, will expose to Public Sale, on the
premises, on Friday the 6th of October next,
of said deceased, situate in Straban town
ship, Adams county, containing !al 7 ./1-
- env, more or less, on which are erected
a good
%Wi' 6 : • ' LOG HOUSE
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and Barn, Ate. The land is
of good quality, and well improved.
ItCrThe terms will be made known on
She day of sale, when attendance will be
given by
ISAAC NIONFORT, Adm'r.
September 8, 1837. to-23
r A.lt NI r 0 Tt SALE.
WILL be sold at public sale, on Sour
day the 30th inst. on the premises
the following Estate of GEORGE ROSS.
LER, deceased—to wit:
A 7' AB. It'
Situate in Si rahan township, Adams county.
adjoining lands ofJacob Bucher, James Bell,
sen. and others, containing 146 dcres,
more or less—on which are erected
A Two.gronv
LOG DWELLING ...„
• H 013% FA s
a well and pump at the back door, LOG
BARN And other necessary buildings.—
There is also a large quantity of Meadow,
a good proportion of improved land, and a
reasonable share of timber land,
with an excellent ORCHARD of
' choice fruit trees.
sale to commence at 1 o'clock r. m. when
the terms will be made known by
JAMES BELL, Jr: Executor.
September 15, 1837. is-24
PUBLIC SALLE.
W ILL be sold at public sale, on Tues
day the 3d of October next, at the
late residence of JACOB Kiwor, deceased, in
-Reading township, Adams county, Pa.
THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY-VIZ:
I Gold Watch, 1 Silver Do.,
'Beds and Bedsteads, Chests, Dressers,3 ten
plate Stoves and Pipe, with a great variety
.of other property too tedious to mention.
Sale tto commence at 10 o'clock A. M. o
liaid.day, when due attendance and a reason
iable , credit will be given.
ALSO. - AT TILE SAME TIME AND MACE,
WELL DE SOLD, A
PLANTATION,
Situate in Reading township, Adams county,
adjoining JundsofGeo. Brown, David N itch
man and others,containing 95 aiereS,
more or less.
The linprovements are, a good two-story
WEATITIER•UOARDED
L G a• a
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11 0 I.T Cr .1E r I
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Log Barn and a small TENANT HOUSE,
a brick Smoke-house and two pumps of
never-failing water, one ut the house and the
other at the barn—a large OIL
CHARD of choice fruit trees,and
a first-rate Cider Press—about 40 1
acres of good Timber, about 14 of excellent
meadow and about 40 of first-rate farming
land; all in good brder, and title indisputable
Terms made known en the day of sale b 3
HENRY KNOP,
SA M'L BURKHOLDER, 5 Ea're.
September 15, 1837.
BARGAINS.
SELLING OFF. AT COST!
T HE Subscriber;intCnding to retire from
the Mercantile business, will dispose
, of his ENTIRE STOCK OF
0402:13
AT COST S EITHER WHOLESALE OR RETAIL-.
CONSISTING OF
DR IC GOODS:
Such as blue;black, brown and green Cloths,
Cassimeres, Satinettes, Merinoes, Flannels,
Cords, Mullins, &c. &c.
Groceries, Hard-Ware, China,
• Glass and Queens-Ware;
AND ALSO
DRIOGS ar.I'&INT S.
Those desirous of purchasing GREAT
BARGAINS, would do well to call without
delay. To a wholesale purchaser a REA
SONABLE CREDIT will be given.
The sahscriber offers for rent his Store
Room, Ware-House and Cellar, situated in
the village of Petersburg, (York Springs,)
all in good order, and possession given this
Fall. The location is an excellent one for
the Mercantile business.
THOMAS STEPHENS.
Petersburg, (Y. S.) Aug. IA, 1837. tf-20
Carpenter's Compound Fluid Extract of
8113 CIIIE.
Just received from the ware-house of G.
W. Carpenter, and for sate at the Drum
04.01'0 of . Dr. 3. G ILBERT.
A %tit 17, 1%7 0."-g
1t Littlestown.
DEMOCRATIC Anli—Magonie meeting
will he held ut Mr. Leus' in Little:gown;
satnrtlav the 30th insl
nt 2 o'clock P. M.
lLr'rhe people of all putiea are invited to attend
US it is expected that r.everal addresses will be de
livered.
September 22, 1837.
In Menalien township.
Doniocratic Anti•Musons will hold
54 9 . public meeting nt tho house of tho Aliases
[Nikon, In Woollen township,
on Monday the 2d of Octobe
next, nt 2 Welnck P. M.
Erne Freemen or all parties are invited to at
tend & brat the interests °fate couutry discussed
September 22, 1 837.
At Hiinterstown.
willE DEMOCRATIC
hold ßAaTt
the l A io n o t s i o A o lm ic so m u e r e b t c l e n r g
in Hunteratown, on
NVednesday the 4th of October
next, at 2 o'clock P. M.
Errrho People of all parties are invited to a
tend.
September 22. 1837
Meeting at Slagle's.
nriinE Democratic Anti-Mesons will hold a
--., County Meeting at Slagle's tavern,Berwick
township,
on 'l'hursday the sth of October
next, at 2 o'clock P. m. Am. are invited to attend,
the advocates of Masonic Van Buronisin in par
ticular, and discuss before the people questions
which concern them all.
September 15, 1837.
aCOUNTY Meeting will also be hold by the
Domocratic Anti. Masons at Hampton,
on Friday the 6th of October
next, at 2 o'clock r. at. The people generally,and
the Masonic Van Duren party in particular are
invited to attend.
September 15, 1637.
At Petersburg!), (Y. S.)
►7?IHE Democratic Anti-Masons will also hold
A a County Meeting at Petershurgli, (Y. S.)
on Saturday the 7th of October
next, at 2 o'clock P. 7t. when and where the peo.
ple generally aro invited to attend. The Masonic
Van Buren party are also cliallenited to appear
and justify, if they can, their principles and
measures.
September IS, 1837.
Estate of Jacob Knop dec'ed
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of
JACOB KNOP, Into of Reading town-
ship, Adams county, deceased, ore reques
ted to call with the.subscribers on or before
the 18f day of November next, and discharge
the same; and those who have claims a
gainst said Estate, are desired to present
them at the same time properly authentica
ted for settlement.
Both of the Executors reside in Rending townshir
HENRY KNOP,
SA M'L BURKHOLDER, Ex'rs.
September 'l5, 1537.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
frilE COURSE OF LECTURES wil
commence on the First Monday it
November, and be continued under the fel
lowing arrangement:
Practice and 'Theory rtic Medi
cine, NATHANIEL COAPMAN,F.D
Chemistry, ROBERT HAUB, M. D.
Surgery, WILLIAM GIBSON, M. D.
Aludomy, WILLIAM E. Hun NEn.M.D.
In.slitatesof Medicine,SANCEL JACKSON, M. D.
illoieria Media and Phar.
inacy, Grounx B. Woon, M.D.
Obstetrics and the Diseasesrf lira
men 4- Children, Hum' L. Helms, M. D.
Clinical Lectures on Medicine and Surge
ry ero delivered regularly ut the Philadelphia
flospiial.(Blockloy,)and at the Pennsylvania Hos.
pital,from the beginning tu the end of the Session.
The amountefitie fees of tuition is the same as
horetoforrl no increase having boon made in con
sequence of the augmentation in the number of
Pitaygssetstuirs,and the improvements in Clinical
instructioo.
W. E. lIORNER,
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Dean of the, Medical Faculty, Philadelphia.
July 28, 1837. now 6t-17
Register's Notices.
Notice is hereby Given )
T O all Legatees and other persons con
-1 corned, that the ADALINISTRA
VON 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 October next, viz:
The Account of Conrad Keefaver, Ad
ministrator of the Estate of Margaret Epley,
deceased.
The Guardianship Account of Philip
Fehi, Guardian of Elizabeth Eicholtz, a mi
nor Child of George Eicholtz, deceased.
The second Account of Jacob Wolf and
John Sowers, Administrators of the Estate
of Adam Sowers, deceased.
The Account of Jacob Fidler, Adminis
trator of the Estate of Henry Bender,. Jr.
deceased.
The Account of James Robinette and
Thomas W ierman, E •:..cutors of the Estate
of Pheobe Thornburg, deceased.
The Account of John Ether, Admints
trator of the Estate of Nancy Eiker, dec'd.
The Account of Daniel Knause, Execu
tor of the Estate of Conrad Fisher, deed.
JAS. A. THOMPSON, Register.
Register's Office,Gettys.
burg, Sop. 1, 1837.
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"I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER (WEARER OF 'MY LIVING ACTIONS, 'TO KEEP MINE HONOR PROM COR*UPTION."--BIIAKB.
caminqramPaiain i) .rNiacb .rezawDocar e 0 2 / 1 /22=2122it so e aawc)
It ag ainst men, women, and children—a
gamst father and mother—against brother
and sister—against all upon whom the sun
shines and the dew falls—against all who
exist between heaven and earth—and to re
veal to the tribunal all the truth that he
should know from creditable persons—that
all deserved reward or punishment—that he
should omit no part of his duty from love or
fear, for gold or silver or precious stones—
and that he would pledge his body and for
tune for the tribunal.' The secret statutes
were then presented to the newly admitted
member, and the mystic word and signs
were disclosed to him.
Although the number of persons connec•
ted with these tribunals in the sth century
amounted to several hundreds of thousands,
proceedings were carried on with a degree
of expedition, secresy and mystery, which
struck terror into the whole of Europe. A
lady of great beauty and high birth, and ex
cessively curious with reference to the pro
ceedings of those tribunals,succeeded in cor
rupting a workman who was engaged in re•
pairing the subterraneous hall in which one
ofthe tribunals on the Rhine held its sittings.
She Induced him for a hundred ounces of
gold,to pass a small tube from a hollow space
behind the President's chair, to a cavern in
a neighboring forest, where she could thus
distinctly hear every thing that passed. Had
she kept her secret she might have indulged
her curiosity with safety—but she was in
discreet enough to let fall in the presence of
one of the officers a single expression wl ich
convinced him that she must have heard,
through some illegitimate channel,of impor-
tant proceedings then pending for a decision.
The next time she applied her ear to the fatal
tube, she heard an order issued for her own
apprehension; and such was the despair with
which it filled her mind, that she remained
in the cavern for two days and two.nights,
without daring even to look out at the light'
of the day. There at length she was found
by agents of the tribunal, - Who immediately
detected the means of information which
she possessed. She was removed to a duo.
geon. Her father and two brothers, and
other relatives, all members of the tribunal,
were appointed to pronounce sentence of
death upon her. They were attended by thi)
chaplain,and disguised. They were obliged
by their oath to see their own sentence car
ried into effect.
The unhappy victim ofcurinsity ventured
no solicitation for mercy. She knew It was
hopeless,and in a few moments she breathed
no more. She died of terror before the see•
tones could have been executed. Had not
this been the case, she would have perished
by a horrible punishment. The dungeon in
which she lay was under the bed of the
Rhino her grave would have been the
LIEB Cpl l3i3~li~`lL7o
With sweetest flowers enrich'd.
From various gardens cull'd with care."
Tall pt THE LANCASTEU INTELLIOgNCEIL
They .Said Ile Loved Lrei
They said he loved her, yet he dwelt
With unimpassioned gaze
Upon a face—a face would melt
The sternest heart to praise.
They wandered 'neath the evening -robe
Of Nature all alone,
And yet no art that look could probe ;
'Tway passionless as stone.
They said ho loved her,—when she smiled
And tuned her flowing voice,
That in its melody—so mild
Did make the soul rejoice ;
But he would turn his piercing eye
And seem to search her soul,
Whilst not a change, much less a sigh,
Betrayed her sweet control.
They said he loved her—that the star
Which lights the azure dome,
Was not more clear of guile or mar—
Than he— stern honor's home;
Though all his vows were garnered deep
In his stern feeling's mart,-
Affection, ne'er more firm did keep
Its vigil in the heart.
VELLEI raaITDLI-Ktdol33Vo
The Secret Tribunal.
Germany has been famous during several
periods °fits history for its Focret institutions
which in the middle ages especially,obtained
extensive political and judicial influences.—
They are supposed to have derived theii 7
origin from the higher lodges,and are stated
to have descended from a religious sect
called the Manicheans,who have assured the
world that their tenets, founded on a perfect
system of deism and high notions of liberty
and equality of mankind, were professed by
the workmen employed in the construction
of Solomon's Temple. Those workmen
wore divided by Adoniram into threeclasses
—apprentices, fellows and masters. He
gave to all of them words and signs, which
enabled them to recognize those who work
ed in the construction of the Temple from
all others; and he gave to each class words
and signs which enabled the members to re•
cognise the workmen of their own class.
The story of that entertaining novel, 'Her;
man of Una,' is founded on the persecution
of the heroine by one of the secret tribunals
of Germany. Without going so far for the
origin of these institutions as the time of the
erection of Solomon's Temple, we may rea•.
sonablv conclude that they arose as a matter
of necessity, for the want of legitimate tribu•
nalson the period of confusion which follow
ed the breaking up of the empire of Charle•
magne—when it was divided among his des
cendants. They claimed a right to exercise
a jurisdiction,and to execute their sentences
in virtue of their supreme authority. Thoy
were governed by officers of various grada
tions, the highest were called the illumined,
each of whom, upon his admission,swore to
assist andco•ouerate in the tribunal, 'defend
there, and she would have been deposited
in it olive; the dungeon would then have been
walled in, water from the river would been
admitted into it at the rate of an inch in
height every hour, until the dungeon was
completely filled. Only conceive the horror
ofsuch a death—the river rolling over head,
no ear to hear the cries of the condemned—
darkness every where around—the victim
feeling the water rising with inevitable cer.
minty from day to day, by slow but terrible
additions, until at last death, after haunting
the wretched captive in every frightful fitrm,
closed the scene of his agonies. Such a
punishment as this gives one some idea of
the torture ofeternity. Such was the death
which the unfortunate workman suffered.
A member of the tribunal who faithfully
performed his duties, though surrounded by
danger, in the deepest darkness, in the city
or forest,in the midst of political or personal
enemies, might traverse the whole German
empire with the most perfect security. But
on the other hand; if he was guilty of the
slightest breach or neglect of duty, he was
seized by his own familiars, blindfolded, and
stretched on a wheel; his tongue, was torn
out, his flesh plucked from his body by pin
cers; he was then hanged on a cross seven ;
times higher than that upon which ordinary ,
criminals underwent their sentence. If an
officer ventured even to give his friend the
must distant idea that he had attracted the
attention of the tribunal, it was treated as a
crime of the most heinous character. A
judge, walking one day with his brother,was
overheard by a familiar saying to him, 'As
good bread may be eaten in France as in
Germany.' fhese words were considered
as equivalent to the disclosure of a process
which was at that period intended to be issued
against the brother; and for uttering them,
although they might perchance have formed
part of a very innocent conversation, the
judge was instantaneously put to death in the
manner just mentioned.
If a person,however noble his birth—how
over extensive his influence or power, who
was condemned by the tribunal—for the
whole of these establishments in whatever
part of Germany they were orgnnized,were
united by secret bonds, and tbrmed in fact
but one tribunal—attempted by flight to es.
cape from its jurisdiction, he was put under
its ban, and his name was inscribed in the
Book of Blood. From that moment then he
was surrounded by a thousand unknown ex-
ecutionera. The first of the officers of the
tribunal to whom the occasion offered,seized
him—hanged him on the nearest tree or
beam, or if he made resistance,stabbed him,
and leaving the dagger in his body, walked
away with perfect Impunity.
TheSe institutions went on constantly in
creasing their usurped authority until the
sixteenth century, when they were openly
resisted by the cities ofthe Hanseatic league.
After that period they became every year
more feeble, and were finally abolished by
the new organization which Germany re.
ceived under the celebrated treaty of IV est-
Downing Correspondence.
L•.
Nigh thn wreck of the Two Polling. /
ROCKAWAY, Sept. 16th, 1837.
1 got one of your papers in which you
printed my last letter to 'Uncle Sam,' and
when readin on't, it was fortunate for you
that you was 20 miles off,—for I never did
see sich 'tarnal work as you made of some
parts of my letter. Howsever, all I've got
to say about it is, if folks who read my let
tors in print find any thing in 'em that don't
read smooth, and ain't correct as to dates
and facts, they may bet it down agin the
printers'. It was jest so once with a young
Doctor, a friend of mine, in the Colare
times. He writ a long letter once, about
how he cured folks by given Calomel,—lie
writ 'Calomel in doses very minute,'—and
the printers put it in print 'Calomel in doses
every minute. •Up went Calomel among
the Pothecarys—and down went the poor
sick folks. It warn't the doctor's fault,—
for it was all owin to the printers, and a lit.
tle 'e.'
• Now afore I trust You with other matters,
I'll give you the printin of a story I've got
to tell,---and you may stick as many E's and
O's and I's tnto it as you please, and I don't
care what you make on't so long as folks
take the mother wit and barin on't. It is a
story about 'Uncle Sam,' and some of his
capers among the women folks..
'Uncle Sam' you know always. was a so
ciable kind of crittur, and from his first-comP
in into life, never could git along well with
out havin his hull family about him, all on
'em given him 'a boost up.the tree,'—but,
'Uncle Sam' found, as most folks do, afore
they git gray, that unless he took a wife to
sake care of bio buttons and keep things
tlick'd up about house—he would git into
trouble and so forth. Well, after tryin va
rious plans and seem a good deal of trouble
one way and another, he took advice some
twenty years ago, and got married to a
smooth quiet quaker Lady, worth 28 mil-
lions of dollars--and as Uncle Sam was con.
sidorable liberal in his way, he put into the
family stock 7 millions of dollars; (not in the
'rale grit,' however, but what he said then
was just as good as 'grit,') and so together
they had 3' millions.
Well, 35 millions was no trifle, and things
went on smooth and slick for nigh upon 20
years, ane every body said, at home and
abroad, there never was a happier couple.
Uncle Sam's wife did all a wife could do,
anit tho' Uncle Sam would once and a while
swell up and talk big, his wife said noth'n,
but kept stitchin up his breeches when he'd
split 'em, and sew on buttons when he
twitch'd 'em off. But by and by 'Uncle
Sam gat mixin up with odd company, and
among other things, got a kink in his head
out of Fanny Wright's doctrines, that a man
of so much importance hadint ought to stick
to one wife, but have as many as the great
Mogul. swnw.' says Uncle Sam, 'Pm a
good mind to try it:' and so he talk'd tooth
er folks about it, and to rights the gals got
the notion too; and then 'Uncle Sam' got one
Amos Kindle to go round and sound about,
and see it the galls would stand the racket ;
and he comes back, and says he, 'Uncle
Sam,' there's no mistake about it; the galls
are all ready, and more than you can shake
a tick at;'--and sitre:onongh, just then the
galls all havin 'got the notion, set to,--thev
praised up 'Uncle Sam,' and abused his good
old quaker wife-0 shocking ! there's no
le!lin what they didn't say; and among oth
er things, they said that 'Uncle Sam's' wile
Pshaw I! you
mercy
don't say so 1 ! and
on us 1!
Woll,the next thing we see or Uncle Sam was,
ho look'd as fine as a fiddle—ruffles round both
minds of his shirt, and filch a caparin as ho cut a.
mong hia now wives for a spoll,was never afore—
and sich holies!! and all hie old cronies as busy
as lie was among *ern, till some folks begun to
wink and whisper "that Uncle Sam was so liberal
ho had wives emir 'for himself and ftiends.' "
Things wont on thus for about throe years, when
Uncle Sam began (as most folks do when they
got too much of a good thing) to smell and fool
trouble; and jest then I got back from foreign
parts,and I met Uncle Sam, and if it had not bon
for his being my own blood relation and knowin
him and lovin him, in any shape, as I do my own
father or mother, I never would have known him
at all. "Why," says I,"Uncle Sam,is this you?"
says I. "I don't know,Major," says he; "but why
do you ask—don't I look as natral as over?" says
he. And there he stood—holdin his breeches.up
with both both hands, and his elbows both torn
out and a dirty shirt sleeve poopin through, and
hold in his Mocking, and his shins all plastered o•
von "Why," says I, "Uncle Sam,wliat on :anti
ails you? Come," says "give mo your hand, my
old friend, and let us talk it all over together."—
"I em sorry,Major," says can't shake hands
with you jest now—my hands are busy," save ho.
"What," says I, "holdin the money ayo, Uncle
Sam—both hands full,us usual," says 1. "Not ox.
nctly, Majoi," says he; and with that he cum up
close to me, and whisperod in my ear, "I am in a
'had box,' Major," says ho, "I have got so many
wives, I sin% got a button loft for my suspenders
—thoy are all off." "Do toll now," says I,"I want
to know!!!" "It's true," says ho, "and you may
see for yourself." And with that I look'd—and
sure enuff,there never was a man in eich a pickle!
Well, says I, "Uncle Sam," this comes from
folks givin you bad advice—or rather by your not
Lakin good advice You forget, says I, one fact—
and that, that it was intended that your family
matters should bo regulated on the same plan of
every other well regulated family—and tbat tho'
yours is the General Government family, it was
intended to be regulated jest on the same plan as
the family of the humblest ofyour "masters," and
there, says I , was the mother wit of tho thing in
the beginning?" What "masters?" says he,epunk
in up and tryin to swell—(but takin care to hold
on to his brooches) who are my "masters?" says
he. "Your masters?" says I, "Why "the people"
—and I. am one on 'em Uncle Sam,and if ruined
stuck to the rule they made for the regelatlng of
your family, you would not now be in your present
condition.
"Now, says I. Uncle Sam; there is but one way
that I can see for you to take, and that is for you
to call all your young women about you and toll
'em that you can't have but ono wife, and they
must git husbands each in their own states."—
Here Uncle Sam shook his head, and look'd con.
sidorable sad: "I am afraid Major, says he, its too
late: it was an easy job to git rid of one wife but
togit rid of so many all at once, I am afraid I shall
git spank'd as red as a cherry." "Never mind
that„.' says I, "you'll git no more than you deserve
tf you do, folks that dance must pay the fiddler,
says I, Uncle Sam." "Bu says he, Major, must I
divorce thorn all?" "No," says 1; "there is no
divorce in the mutter, you can't do that unless you
can prove crim. con.; that's tho law." says I.—
"Well I can. says he. "1 can prove that the Post
Office, the Lund Office, and Amos —"
"Hush," says I, "Uncle Sam, dont talk so, for
it is an old story in all countries, that a man who
has more that one wife. is a bigger fool than his
friends, and has more friends than buttons. Now
dont say any thing more about it. You have got
in a scrape, and the beat way is to git out on't.—
You'll find that your young wives will be as glad
to git rid of you, as you will bo to git rid of thorn.
But you musn't talk of dieorce,or they'll bring you
to the proof, and show that you first came a cour
tin. And by the time you prove guilt on any 'on
em,they'll git you 'on the hip,' and keep you thorn
too," says I; "Now look at your cuurtin, and corn.
pare it with what it was—its a change," says I,
"Uncle Sam, aint it?—however," says 1, "my old
friend you liaverhad a rare frolic, and this is the
eend on't—and pretty much the mud ofall frolics."
"Now," says I, "we must go ancrsee what can be
done with the old Wife—l'll be bound," says 1,
"sbe is as sound as ever she was,and not the worse
for having taken shelter in her old native state of
Pennsylvany. I'll go on first," says I, '"Uncle
Sam,and toll her to gut her buttons and sops ready
for you, and ill don't miss my guess, you will in
a few weeks look as cherk agin as a boy; and as
she is a good natur'd crittur, and likes to see all
happy about her, she will do all she can to provide
for the young women you havo been galavantin
with of late,for she thinks you more to blame than
they be." "And then," says I, "Uncle Sam,when
all gits slick'd up, and you git all your buttons
sow'd on,you will have a spare hand always ready
to welcome a friend or knock down an enemy.—
At present," says I, "Uncle Sam, you are "hum
bug'd,"*—And with that Uncle Sam he twitoh'd
up his brooches, and spunk'd up considerable,and
we moved on together."
I'll tell the balance of this story another timo
Your Friend,
J. DOWNING, Major,
Downiegville Militia, rad Brigade.
•We never knew exactly before the actual mean
nq of that word “Ilum-bug'd."—Ens.
UNITED S'L'ATES SHIP INDEPENDENCE
AND THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA
Extract of a letter from on board the Indepen
dance
"The Independence arrived at Constradt
on the 29th of July, with Mr. Dallas's tam-
ily and suite on board. The passengers
and crew enjoyed uninterrupted health on
the voyage from the United States to Eng.
land, and from Portsmouth to Comrade.
"It is , impossible to have witnessed the
reception given to our flag, on entering the
Russian harbour, without feeling gratifies.
lion and pride. The Emperor, residing
during the summer at Peterhoff, about nine
miles east of Constradt, was, ab he had di
rected, apprised by Telegraph of our ap
proach; and our anchor had hardly a good
hold upon his soil before he came in his
steamer, attended by the Minister of the
Marine, Prince Merteikolf, Count Nessel.
rode, and other officers to visit its. His
pleasure was to effect the incognito, and to
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have Merteikoff recognised as theynnetpul
guest.
"Of course, he passed while on board, as
a subordinate individual of his Minister's
retinue : and, separating himself from the
ceremonious group, he found his amusement
in wandering alone among the seamen, and
throughout the vessel, inquiring and ecmver•
sing with the utmost freedom. Comniodore
Nicholson, however, aware of the disguise,
directed a salute of fortynne guns to be fired
as soon as he returned to his steamer; und,
finding himself thus discovered and announ
ced; his Majesty hoisted the American en•
sign, gave signals to his pnncipal ship of
war in our neighborhond for a return ofotir
salute, and finally unfurled at his mast head
the imperial standard. ' The last act was
Instantly followed by, a royal salute from
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every armed vessel (nhout eight or ten) in,
the harbor, and from all the adjoining batte
ries, producing as much uprearand as dense
a smoke as could be well endured by three
of the senses. As the centre and pivot cif
the operation, the occupants of the Amen.
can frigate experienced unfeigned delight."
From the Chamberaburg Rtpmritory.
Pennsylvania College.
-In passing through Gettysburg a few days
ago, I was struck with the external appear
ance of Pennsylvania College. This noble
edifice, it appears, is near its completion,
and will be occupied the next session. In
entering Gettysburg from the West, you
discover one of the most beautiful land
scapes the eye can behold. Before you, is
the town, finely laid out; and embracing a
number of excellent private buildings. On
the right is the Seminary of the Evangeli
cal Lutheran Church, a chaste and elegant
building of brick, situate on a considerable
eminenence,—and commanding a beautiful
view of a great part of the town and vicini
ty. In a direct line with the Seminary, are
two large brick buildings, one ou each side,
intended for the professors, which, with the
main building in the centre, make a beauti
ful appearance, when viewed from the toWn.
On the left is Pennsylvania College, which
at once attracts attention by its impOsing
exterior. Indeed, it is said to be one of the
most splendid buildings in the Stale. It is
situated nearly opposite the Seminary, on a
gentle acclivity, not quite so elevated as the
Seminary, whilst the latter seems to view
with conscious dignity, her less aspiring,
but more superb and elegant neighbor.—
The College "is a chaste specimen of the
Grecian Doric order of architecture, con-
sisting of a centre building and two wings,
with end projections, front and rear. Its
whole length is 150 feet. The building is
four stories high, with blocking course 24
feet high, resting upon a heavy cornice
around the entice building. On the centre
is placed an octagonal cupola 184 feet in
diameter, and 24 feet high, with an obser
vatory on its top. The entire, front of the
centre building (45 feet) is occupied by a
portico, consisting of four fluted columns,
four feet in diameter at their bases, and 22
feet high; resting on abutments brought up
to a level with the floor of the second story.
On these columns rest an appropriate en
tablature, together with the roof, cornice
and blocking course, of the front of the cen.
tre building. The portico projects 14 feet
from the centre building, and made ac
cessible on the outside by a flight of steps,
equal in width to its whole front. The edi-'
flee is composed of brick, and the whole ex
tenor is pointed white. The building, (be
sides a hall of 11 feet width from front to
rear, on the second floor of the centre build
ing, and passages on every floor, the entire
length of the building) will contain 75 apart
ments or rooms, 54 of which are designed
for the use of the students—the remainder
are, a college Hall, (42 by 22 feet) Library;
and Lyceum of the same size ; two rooms
for the literary societies, each 43 feet by 19.
in the fourth story; four recitation rooms;
refectory, 41 by 214 feet; together with the'
necessary apartments for the steward and
family."
The prospects of this institution are of
the most flattering description. Its friends
have been cheered and encouraged, by the
unprecedented success it has met with, since
its organization. Though it has been but a'
few years in operation as a college, it alrea.
dy numbered, during the last session, 120 -
students : and a large additional number is
preparing to eider this fall. Thereare two'
vacations in the year, commencing on the'
third Thursday of April and September,
each of six weeks continuance. The annu
al commencement takes place at the close ,
of the summer session.
FACULTY OF TEIE COLLEGE'.
Rev. C. P. Krauth, D. D. President, and
Professor of Intellectual and Moral Sci , "
ence,Rhetoric and Hebrew.
Rev. 1. L. Baugher, A. M. Professor of
the Greek Language and Literature.
Rev. M. Jacobs, A. M. Professor of Math
ematics, Cherhistry and Mechanical Phi- •
losophy.
Rev. Win. M. Reynolds, A. M. ProfessOr
of the ,Latin Language and Literature,
and Principal of the Preparatory Depart-.
mem.
Professor of the Garman
Language and Literature.
Mr. F. X. Heisley, A. B. Teacher in the
Preparatory Department.
Mr. Herman Haupt, (gradu a te of W es t
Point) Instructor in Civil Engineering and
Architecture.
A NATIONAL BANK.-.-A !Mg lit+t of
names attached to a memorial fora Natio:mai
Bank, had beenaent from Mobile to Ws*.
ington, and the editor of the Mobile Chroat• ,
de, under date of the 9th inst. lays Stift
another liat had been opetifid at tbat 0104
and invites the friends of such an lastitudost
to call and sign it. (
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