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Communications, &c. by mail, must be post paid—otherwise they will not meet with attention. GETTYSBII RGE. PENN. FRIDAY MORNING, JAN. 5, ,1838 EJVIG.M.S S. lam a word of nine letters. My 0,3, 3,2, is • very useful herb; my 6,3, 9,3, 2, is to besiege; my 6,7, 2, is a Spanish 'West India silver coin; my 1,5, 4,"2, 8,9, is a Rockrose ; my 6,8, 4,9, is what we sometimes make use of in fishing; my 9,8, 5,2, 3, is a retinue; my 2,7, 3, is to com plicate; my 2,8, 6,3, is a siphon ; and nay whole will give you the name of the i'sventor of water pumps. lam a word of fourteen letters. My 5,2, 8,0, 14, is watchful; my 1,9, 10, 3, 11, 13, 12, 14, is a kind of waterfowl; my 7,3, 14, 14, 3,9, 8,2, is the name of a bird ; my 2,6, 6,8, 9,3, 14, is a little hawk; my 6,1, 9, 7. is an odorous shrub; my 13, 7,3, is a lyrick poem ; my 6,8, 4, 14, is nearest in any gradation ; my 14, 5,2, 12, 6, is the claw of a bird of prey ; my 3,7, 8,6, 14, 5, 14, 3,7, is deprived of teeth; my 11, 3,9, 6, is a plant ; my 11, 2, 13, 9,3, 14, is a small imperfect flower; and my whole is the name of an herb. botrags of the Convention. Correspondence of the Gettysburgh Star. PHILADELPHIA, December 27, 1837. The rule adopted yesterday,restricting the mem bers to speak one hour at a timo, has given rise to considerable difficulty. Members speak and when the hour arrives, they have not probably more than half concluded their remarks, a motion is made, that the member be permitted to proceed, upon which the yeas and nays are demanded,the motion is lost—a motion is then made for the committee to rise; on this the yeas and nays are demanded, which motion is lost! Questions of order then rise, considerable time is lost in getting matters right. The delegate who has been interrupted in his re marks, then resumes his remarks, the rule being that no delegate shall speak more than one hour at one time.. The amendment of Mr. Fuller. offered a few days since, was disagreed to—yeas 48, nays 69. -kir. Woodward then offered the following as an amendment to the amendment of Mr. Read: And the legislature may repeal, change or modify the charters of all banks hereto fore incorporated, or which may hereafter be incorporated in this Common Wealth, whether the power to ropeal,change or moth• fx be reserved in such charters or not; but where the legislature shall repeal the char. ter of any bank, or resciad any of its corpo rate priveleges, they shall provide adequate and sufficient compensation to the stockhuld• era of such banks. The convention then adjourned. PHILADELPHIA, D4ember 28, 1837. Messrs. Ingersoll and Woodward moved a re• consideration of so much of the resolution adopted on day before yesterday as relates to the adjourn ment of the convention sine die on the 2d of Feb ruary. On agreeing to reconsider, the Yeas were 42, Nays 73. In committee of the whole,Mr• Ingersoll address tho committee an hour—he then took his seat and Mr. Woodward took the floor in continuation aids remarks on yesterday—and addressed the committee about half an hour; the convention then adjourned until half pa'st 3 o'clock. Mr. Woodward spoke about an hour this after noon in favor of his amendment. He was follow ed by Mr. Porter, of Northampton, in opposition to it, in a very able manner. Mr. Meredith has the floor for to-morrow, PHILADELPHIA, December 291837. The agony is at length over. The question which has so long occupied the attention of the Convention in committee of tho,whole has receiv ed its quietus, at least for a time. The report of the committee to whom was referred the seventh article of the Constitution was adopted by the fol lowing vote. Thu members present voting as fol lows—viz: YEAS.—Messrs. Agnew, Ayres, Bald win, Bernd°llar, Barnitz, Biddle, Brown, of Lancaster, Carey, Chambers, Chandler, of Philadelphia, Chauncey, Clarke, of Beaver, Clark, of Dauphin, Cline, Coates, Cochran, Cope, Cox, Craig,Crum, Cunningham, Dar lington, Denny, Dickey, Dickerson, Dunlop, Farrelly, Forward, Harris, Hays, Hender son, of Dauphin, Hiester, Hopkinson,Houpt, Jenks. Kerr,Konigmaeher, Maclay, M'Call, M'Sherry, Meredith, Merrill, Merkel, Montgomery, Pennypacker, Pol lock, Porter, of Lancaster, Porter,of North ampton, Purviance, Reigart, Royer, Rus sell, Sauer, Scott, Serrill, Sill, Snively, Stevens, Thomas, Todd, NVeidman, Young, Serffean., President.-64. NAYS.-Messrs- Banks, Barclay, Bed• ford, Bell, Bonham, Brown, of Northamp ton, Brown," of Philadelphia, Clarke, of In diana, Cleavinger, Crain, Crawford, Cum. min, Curl], Darrah, Dillinger, Donegan, Doran. Earle, Fleming, Foulkrod, Fry, Ful. ler, Gamble, Gearhart, Gilmore, Grenell, Hastings, Hayhurst, Helffenstein, Hyde, Keim, Kennedy, Krebs, Lyons, Magee, Mann, Martin, M'Cahen, Miller, Overfield, Read; Riter, Ritter, Scheetz, Sellers, Seltz er, Sliellito, Smith, of Columbia, Smyth of Centre, Sterigere, Stickel, Taggart, Wea ver, Woodward.-54; It will be recollected that the section so long under consideration wu reported without amend ment. tio. the Constitution remains unchanged on the subject of Corporations. Major Noah says,—"Gov. Ritner's able ntoPloge l oeuros to Intro conciliated all par . ADAMS COUNTY TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. Agreeably to public notice, the “Analas Col:N -TT TEMPER•NCE SOCIZTY " met in Christ Much, in the Borough of Gettysburg, on Monday the let of January, 1838, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Watson. The minutes of the last meeting were read. The credentials of the dele gates from the different societies were presented, when the following delegates took their seats: Temperance Society of Gettysburg and its Vicinity. George Smytwer, J. F. Macfarlane. James Coop er, H. Van Orsdel, Edwin A. Atlee, H. W. Mid dleton. Total Abstinence Society of Gettysburg. William M'Clean, Rev. C. P. Krauth,Rev. Pro fessor Schmucker. Rev. J. H. Brown, Col. W. N. Irvine, Adam Kitzmiller. Hunterstow•n nmperanre Society. Robert Mellbeny, Jacob Cassatt, George Wea ver, John Dickgon,Jr. John Fellv, Daniel Hulick. Pennsylvania College Total Abstinence Tempe rance Society John E. Nail, James R. Keiser, John Heck, James Crapster, C. A. Hay, Samuel Sohl. Union Seminary and Hampton Temperance Society. Albert Vandyke, John Neely, .Tohn Tudor, S. F. Neely, Ralph Morrison, Joseph Hill. Rock Creek Temperance Society. Abraham Linah, Rev. R. S Grier. William Mc- Curdy, Eli Horner, Francis Allison, James Barr. Fairfield Temperance Society. A. McGinley, James Joh,iston, Dr. McCurdy, John, McGinley, John Eiker, James Moore. Mountjoy Temperance Society. Adam Wirt, James McAllister, Josiah Benner, Solomon Spangler, Robert Young, Peter P. Ber caw. Young Mn 'a Temperance Society of Gettysburg and its Vicinity. James Macfarlane. Alexander R. Stevenson, Andrew M. Bigger, R. F. McConaughy, 0. 0. M'Clean, M. L. Staever. The Society, on motion of GEO. &mit:En, Esq. proceeded to the election of Officers, when the lowing gentlemen wore elected: PRESIDENT, GEORGE SMYSER. VICE PRESIDENTS, J. F. MACFARLANE, EDWIN A. ATLEE, JAMES MOORE, WILLIAM McCURDY SECRETARIES, J. K. McCURDY, J. E. NAIL. The Committees appointed at the last meeting of the Society were called on for their reports. Mr. J. F. MACFARLANE, on the part of the first Committee, relative to the existing License Laws, handed in a report,which was read and bid on the table. Mr. IterNoins,on the part of the second Corn mittee,relative to to Distilleries, offered a report, which was also read and laid on the table. Mr. Cooezn,on the part of the third Committee on the subject of ardent, vinous and fermented liquors. made a report, which was also read and laid on the table. On motion, Resolved, That these members of societies who tire present and not members of this society be invited to participate in its proceedings. On motion of Mr. Csassirr, Resolved, That the society adjourn until half past 12 o'clock. The Society met at half past 12 o'clock,when on motion of Mr. CASs vrT,the different Societies were called upon for their reports, which reported as ful- Temperanbe Society of Gettysburg and its vicinity. Whole number of members, 352 Accession within the year 3, withdrawn I. Total Abstinence Society of Gettysburg. Whole number 142 Accession within the year 65, expelled 3 Young Men's Temperance Society of Gettysburg. Whole number 132 Accession within the year 3. Hunteratown Temperance Society. Whole number 84 Accession 13, expelled 1. Total Abstinence Society of Pennsylvania College. Whole number,exclusive of those who have left the Institution, Accession within the year 15 —none expelled. Union Seminary & Hampton Temperance Society. Whole number 70 Accession within the year 21, none expelled. Rock Creek Temperance Society. Whole number 126 Accession within the year 23, none expelled Fairfield Temperance Society. Whole number 129 Accession within the year 15, none expelled. Mountjoy Temperance Society. Whole number 41 Accession within the year 9. Whole number in the Co. reported; 1141 Acces , non during the year 171 Witbdratvp 1 Expellee' 4 Datum. M. SNYEEII, Esq. from the Committee appointed on that subject, reported an Address to the People of Adams County, which was read and adopted. The reading of the Grist report made to the mor ning session being called for, the following resolu tion was opined by the Rev. Mr. GRIER: Resolved, That the Report offered by the first Committee be adopted. After one or two amendments to the Report,the above resolution was agreed to and the Report a dopted in the following form—to wit: Resoled, That the President of this con vention appoint a committee of five, to have Petitions printed and circulated, praying the Legislature to alter the laws on the subject of Licensing Taverns; and that the moneys collected at the last Temperance Convention for the purpose of memorialising the State I Convention on the same subject, be applied to this object, and that the following be said Petition: To the Honorable the Senate and Rouse of Representatives of Pennsylvania. The undersigned, inhabitants of the Coun ty of Adams, pray your Honorable bodies to niter and modify the laws on the subject of Licensing Taverns so that the inhabitants of each Township, Borough, Ward or Dis trict shall,at their Township Elections deter mine by ballot, how many, or whether any Tar rns may be Licensed for that year in their Township, Borough or District—leav ing to the courts to judge, as heretofore, of the character of the applicant, of the suita bleness of the location, and accommodations provided. And we further pray your Hon orable bodies to raise the price of licences,& to suffer publick houses to be kept without licences where intoxicating liquors are not sold or given away. We refrain from offering nny arguments in favor of this measurc,believing that they will present themselves to the minds of ull. I But we simply ask, that the great republican principle may have room to operate in this matter,;and that the freemen clench District shall determine by ballot how much or whether any, of this evil shall exist among them. A nd, as in duty bound, we will ever pray. The yeas and nays having been called for, they were as follows: YEAS: J. F. Macfarlane J ones Cooper H. Van Orsdcl E. A. Atlee R. W. Middleton Win. McClean C. P. Krauth S. S. Schmucker J. H. Brown W. N. Irvine Adam Kitzmiller John E. Neill John Heck James Crapster C. A. Hay Samuel Sohl Albert Vandyke Samuel F. Neely Joseph Hill Robert S. Grier William McCurdy Eli Homer Francis Allison James Barr James Johnston J. K. McCurdy John McGinley John Eiker James Moore Adam Wirt Josiah Benner Solomon Spangler Robert Young James Macfarlane Alexander R. Stevenson Andrew M. Bigger Robert F. McConeughy Oliver 0. McClean M. L. Stisever-3f The following gentlemen were appointed to carry into effect the above resolution: Jolts F. litAcr Ant.Ave.,l2. F. NICCONAVGHT,JAMEN COOP ER, ADAM WIRT, JAMES Moons. On motion of Mr. COOPER, the resolution sub mitted fty the Committee on Distilleries was adop ted. Tlaresolution is as follows: Re.nved . „ . That we respectfully request the !Millets of this county to examine into the propriety of immediately abandoning a business Which is the occasion of so much crime,.poverty and wretchedness in our own land and throughout the world. The Report presented by Mr. Cooess on the subject of ardent, vinous and fermented liquors, was again read and adopted. On motion of CoL IRVINE, Resolved, That the proceedings of this Convention, together with all the reports submitted, be published, under the superin tendence of a committee, in all the papers in the county. On motion of Mr. Moen it, the following pream ble and resolutions were adopted: - . Whereas, a strong and deep rooted pre• judice exists in the minds of many persons 1 against Temperance Souieties,and the inert , sures they make use of to promote the object theyz.havo in view; and Whereas, to best ay to , ,rstnove this prejudice, is to giv e those persons correct viewvf the principles that govern temperance man, and diffuse in formation throughout the county upon the subject of Intemperance, Therefore, Resolved, That we will get up & sustain . a , small and cheap 'leper, to be published in 1 this Town, (Gettysburg,) monthly, and that we take measures to ensure its circulation throughout our County; and that the publi- cation of said paper be under the superinten dance of a committee of three, to be appoin ted annually. ~,i.....1 Resolved, Furarey. That the delegates from the different Niwieties act as commit tees for procuring subscribers, and that they report to the publishing committee on or be. fore the first day of April next. The following gentlemen were appointed the Publishing Committee in pursuance of the last resolution: DANIEL M. SMTSEII, Esq. JAMES Coeval:, Esq. and Dr. DAvin Gir.ncrilr. On motion, Resolved, That the Society now ad journ, and that the next meeting be held in the Presbyterian Church in this place, on the first Monday in January next, at 10 o'clock A. M. GEO. SMYSER, President. J. F. M ACFARLANE, ) E. A. ATLEE, Vice JAMES MOORE, WM. MCCURDY, J. S. McCurdy, `Secretaries. s. J. E. Naill, air. Slade, of Vermont. of The annexed letter from Mr. Stsnz,of Ver mont, to a correspondent in this city, (says the Philadelphia National Gazette,) has been handed to us for publication. It will be read with interest and is published in justice to the author, as well as in ready accordance to the wishes of his corres pondent. There has been a disposition to judge Mr. Slade harshly and unheard, which we can on ly account for by attributing it to the too powerful disposition to abandon Northern men and North ern principles whenever commanded to do so by a loud voice from without. WASHINGTON. Dec. 27, 1 8 A 7. My Dear Sir: Your letter of yesterday is just received, in which you allude to the unfavorable representations which are made by letter writers from this city in regard to my course in the late discussion in the House of Representatives on the question of sla• very. In one of the first papers which met my eye from abroad, after the occurrences in the House on that occasion, I observed a gross misrepresentation of myself; and so strong was my contempt of it, that I. deter mined I would neither heed that, nor put myself in the way of seeing any more of a like character. I have. therefore,probably seen none of the letters to which you allude. If I understand your letter, I am ,denoOn ced as rash and imprudent, in pressing a discussion of the subject of slavery,. lam aware that there are some who would have me defer uny expression of my views of sla very until the time shall come when no other interest can possibly be affected by it. Or, to be more explicit, it is said that goy suite don of this question now will be taken advan- tage of to strengthen Mr. Van Buren in the Slaveholding States. lam the last man who wants to see Mr. Van Buren strengthened any where, unless he will change his whole policy. But, really, Ido not see how he can make a stronger appeal to the South to sustain him than he made in his declarations on the subject Of slavery before his election, and in the well known pledge in regard to it, contained in his Inaugural Address. And am I,—are all the members of Con gress who think and feel with me on this subject—and the number, I assure you, is not small—are we all to wait until every other question is disposed of,before we open our mouths against the crying evil of Slave ry and the Slane trade in this District? How long are our mouths to be thus scaled? How long are we to he compelled to be the pas sive organs of the numerous and respectable constituents of ours who have committed to us their petition—the mere channels thro' which those petitions shall he conveyed to the table to be nailed there—without being permitted to give the reasons why they ask the legislation of Congress on this great subject. I do not say atilt it is the indispensable duty of every member thus situated, to ad dress the House. But sonic body ought to do it. This duty I would gladly have seen performed by some one more able than my• self. I did not covet the post of danger.- 1 did not rush into the conflict. On the con trary, though 1 had a large number of peti tions signed by thousands of my fellow citt zens, who were waiting, I had reason to be lieve, with some impatience, to see their petitions announced,yet I delayed more than two weeks from the opening of the session before I presented one of them, or offered to say a word on the subject. I waited,in fact, till my spirit was stirred within me, in wit ceasing the contempt with which petitions of this description were treated by votes to lay them on the table for the avowed purpose of nailing them there. I waited till I could wait no longer. I selected one of the peti tions committed to me, and presented it, an nouncing my desire to address the House. 1 did address it; and in doing so, aimed to express in the language of truth and sober• ness, the views of those who honored me with their memorial. NAYS. Geo. Smyscr Robert M'llheny Jacob Cassatt Geo. Weaver John Dickson John Felty David Hulick John Neely Amos McGinley-9, Your letter intimates that I am censured for having wantonly travelled,in my remarks, beyond the proper limits of the debate, and discussed the question of the abolition of slavery in the States. This is not true. I know that it would appear so, by the objec tions made to my proceeding. But I was not attempting to discuss any such question. I was showing that the Declaration of Inde pendence, and the Constitutions of,many of the States,and even that of Virginia,distinct. ly recognized the natural equality of man, for the purpose of fortifying my position that slavery was wrong and ought to be abolish• ed,agreea bly to the prayer of the Petitioners. They did not ask for the abolition of slavery in the States—nor did I quoted, too, the authority of Franklin and Jefferson, to show that they understood that the principles laid down in the Declara tion of Independence, end in the Stn.° Con stitutions were not mere abstractions in re Terence to slavery, but that they might prop- erly be brought to bear upon it. I argued to show that they so treated the subject, and that I might, therefore, thus treat it. 1 repeat, that all this was done with a re ference to the question before the House.— The assumption that 1 had any other view is altogether gratuitous. It is, indeed, a mere farce played ofl; for the purpose of avoiding amidst the general odium which may be excited against me, a responsibility to the truths uttered, and the authorities in troduced to sustain them. I have considered the suggestion at the close of y our letter.and authorize you to make such use of this communication as you may think proper. I am, with sincere respect and regard, your friend, WILLIAM SLADE Life in Washington! [Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.] WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 1839 I've been to the President's, and I am so bothered with the recollection of the beau• ties I have seen, that I know not that 1 shall be able to give you a sensible or a discreet letter- Like Luny McTwolter, or some one of his countrymen, in the play, ""I'm bothered from bead to the tail." There was at the " White House" all kinds and classes of society, old and young, grave and gay, the jovial and the sad,the rich and the poor, the angels of the Peri, and the imps of Pluto. I took an assorted peep of the apartment; felt my heart go pit a-pat as 1 caught a sweet smile from a divinity; made my obeisance to Mr. Van Buren; promenad ed the east room; shook hands with Amos Kendall, Henry Clay, Col. Benton, John C. Calhoun, the honorable Tom Shuffieton, Po• ter Grevious, and Judas Iscariot, and depar• ted. If I were not so bothe►ed at this mo ment, I would tell you all about it; as it is, I must let it pass for another occasion, and I when you have room and leisure, you may publish the story. Whilst I was at the "Palace" I saw at least fifty caps set for the President. All the widows from Maryland and Virginia, to say nothing of a handful or two from the North, were "on the ground," caps sot, and hearts ready to capitulate on any terms the President might offer; but he looked "a world of defiance in a smile," as much as to say, "1 never carve a goose when I can dis sect a goslin." "Ladies of the widow fami ly, it's no go; you can't influence me; I am too old to be bambeezled with a second edi tion of love and matrimony." The President is not a young man by many a good year, and yet he is susceptible to the influence of female youth and beauty. It has tieen well and truly said, that, oThough the oak be dead, The ivy may entwine." There was one dear creature, who seemed to fill the eye of the President exactly. She was of the age of eighteen, and what Jaffier said of Belvidere, may be said of her : .Can there in woman, be such glorious faith? Angels were painted fair to to k like you. There's in you, all that we believe of heaven). Ambling brightness, purity and truth, Eternal joy and everlasting love. The President awarded her a few of those testimonials of admiration which he knows how to bestow with a grace peculiar to him- self, and found a congenial response. A widow, who has a distinct recollection of the old French war, and whose Hath crept thro' scoundrels ever since the flood," noticed the attention that the fair Isabella received, and uttered a note of jaundiced re solution. She was like the Scotch widow, who was the second wife of Pertinax Macey cophant, "an ancient, weel•jointured. super annuated dowager—a consumptive, tooth• less,plithisicky,wealthy widow--or ash reev led, cadaverous. neglected piece of ugliness, i' the shape of an empirsi-and or an czard.” It is strange, really strange, said the old Caliban, that the President of the United States can indulge himself in soft conversa tion and unmatronly flirtations with such juvenile specimens of impertinence and in discretion, when ladies of a certain age, and of circumspect ion and sagacity, are ready to smooth the cares of his life, and bless his repose with the solace of love. Poor old creature, jealous, envious, and jaundiced as she was, I could not Ihr the soul of me, with hold a sincere expression of unmingled ab horrence in her behalf. Isabella, is the very picture of a sweet little witching Eliza both, of Baltimore, who has often caught my eye, and awakened a singular sensation. Isabella was the fltirest of the fair ones at the levee, and the President in bestowing upon her the attention she received.display od a most commendable taste. But I cannot now tell you one half of what I have witnessed to•day; "I am sn bothered" with the witchery of beauty .that cannot write--I hardly know where-I am, and like the man in the play, I invariably exclaim, "Am I Giles, or am I not." General Intelligence. MICIIIG.IN. -- The offietal returns of the late election in this state, have just been published. According to these, Mason, the Van Buren candidate for Governor,' eceived 15,415 votes,—"rrowbridge, Whig, 14,900. Majority 615. The Van Buren candidate for Lieut Governor, received a majority of 394 votes. A petition is circulating in New York calling upon the Legislature of that State to repeal the law which prevents the banks from issuing notes of a less denomination than five dollars. HORRIBLE DEATHS.—The Erie (N. Y Gazette states, that a house was burnt in ilarborcreek, in that county, on Saturday night last, and a Mrs. Turner, her two sons and a daughter, perished in the snow. There are numbers of welt executed coun• erfeit Mexican dollars in' circulation. THE Ustvrnsrry or VIROMIA.--The number of students at the University of Vir ainia, at Charlottesville, is 220, the largest number ever present so early in the season. Their conduct is said to be exceedingly exemplary. Out of the above, we find 109 attending the mathematic course, 63 an cient languages, 65 modern, 89 natural phil osophy, 63 moral, 73 chemistry, 16 civil engineering, &c. MIvERALS IN INDIANA.—Gov. Noble says, that the State Geologist, in his pre liminary survey, has discovered numerous seams of coal, limestone,marble, sand stone, alum, slate, free-stone, water! ime, peat moss, and abundant depasits of every variety of iron ore. In one land district in Michigan, 13,920 acres were sold in six months, ending on the last of October. THE CLIMATE OF FLORIDA.-M ajor Noah says:—"A letter from New Smyrna near St. Augustine, dated a few days since, gives an enchanting picture of Florida scenerv,which is calculated to make a pinched northerner fenl rather restive in our snowy regions.— A round us. says the writer, is the orange and olive, the lemon and fig, the beautiful cedar, and stately palm; whilst the wide spreading oak and bay tree combine in add• ing to the ornament of the place, a value independent of their specific uses." G A LENA.—The Galena Advertiser states that during the year 1q37, the number of arrivals and departures of steamboats at that port was seven hundred and seventeen.— Galena is 400 to 500 miles above St. Louis, and has only been settled about 12 years. The Mandan tribe of Indians, which a short time since numbered three thousand souls, has become extinct, by the ravages of the small pox. . "TITE NEUTRAL GROUND. " -A Totter in ' one of the New York papers states that Can ada volunteers are "enlisted to hunt red foxes in Canada!" Loox OUT!—A Thompsonian Physician in New York, by the name of Dr. Frost, whose trial has caused much excitement, and occupied the New York Courts thr one week, was convicted of manslaughter in the Fourth degree, for the administering of nos trums, and producing the death of a young man named French.—Frederick Herald. CRIME IN Onto.--Of 145 convicts ►n the penitentiary only 14 are from Now Eng land. The surplus of earnings over the ex penditures exceeds $lO,OOO, so the Institu tion Is independent of the State Treasury. There is now only one white temale to the penitentiary. PENNSYLVANIA laory —lron is already one of the most valuable resources of Penn sylvania. Our soil is rich with this mineral, and from the sucessful efforts of Peter 'Rit. ner, Esq., to smelt the ore with Coke, we venture to predict still more triumphant re• sults. A letter to our friend of the U. S. Gaz.ette, states that Mr. ktilineet!,Voke For nace yields eighty tons of Iron weeklyl— experiment is one of recent origin, and its success in the case of Mr. Ritner, (who, by the way, is a brother of the Governor, and one of the most intelligent, upright, and indefiltigable men in Pennsyivania,) is calcu lated to win for that gentleman nn enviable distinction. Some further particulars in relation to this interesting branch of manu facture are promised We shell baleen to lay them before our readers • the moment they nppear.—Philadelphia lnq. A new Metlicdist Episcopal Church was dedicated to the service of the Almighty, in New Orleans, on the 17th December. Bish op ANDREWS delivered the dedicatory ser mon. The church is sai Ito be one of the largest in the country, and is described a- , a splendid edifice,truly ornamental to the city. CANADIAN NEWS.—Extract of "a, letter to a member of Congress, from a gentleman in Ver- nont, dated DEcrmrsEß 25th 1837 "The Canada war in the LOWER Pao- VINCE IS suspended for the present—not The Radicals mean to make another and more vigorous elf wt. The leaders as sert that the caws already made have flailed of success only in emmequence of a want of' arms and means of attack. They are col lecting means in this State. Muskets, can. don, powder, ball, &e are very freely giv. en, and are collecting in large quantities.— They have an agent at Mont pelier,Belendry, a Frenchman. He has obtained,l am credi bly informed, two or three cannon already, and has got and will get in the county, very many muskets and rifl-s, and much powder and ball. It is the intention of the Radicals who are now in this State, to enter the Pro vince in a few weeks with arms, &c. arm and organize the French population, and make a desperate effie." GOVERNOR RlTNER.—Governor Ritner did not leave the city until this morning.— tie was visited yesterday by hundreds of our citizens, with whom he reciprocated the compliments of the season. We have reason to know that his eidellency's visit has afford ed him the highest satisfaction. Courtesies of every description have been lavished upon him; invitations to pablic and private sup pers; and, in short,every attention has been paid, due from the metropolis of the key• stone State, to the chief magistrate of this great and flourishing Commonwealth. This is all right and proper. governor Ritner has labored earnestly and diligently to sus- lain the honor and promote the prosperity of Old Pennsylvania. His efliirts have been crowned with abundant success; and we re joice to witness the evidences of their appre ciation by the citizens of Philadelphia. A faithful and fearless public servant, he is en titled to the confidence and eupport,nnd can not fail to win the respect and afFiction of the great mass of the people.—Phil. Inq. Mn. CALTIOTTN.--ln reference to the late course of the "honest nullifier" in the Senate, the Louisville Journal says: —" The constant reterence of Mr. CALHOUN to disunion de serves the severest reprehension of every patriot. He complains of the proceedings of the abolitionists as threatening n severance of the Union, while his own conduct tends much more strongly to that result. Who but the chief of nullifiers could utter, in the Senate of the United States, the atrocious sentiment, that he cared not how hie fanati cal and unpatriotic course affected the North and that he gave that section up. The abo litionists agitate a subject the agitation of which, it is thought, may endanger the U nion; but Mr. CALHOUN does worse—he agitates the subject of disunion itself." The Syracuse salt works during the last quarlor, manufactured 1,077,024 bushels of salt, being an increase of 112,688 bushels over the corresponding quarter of 1836. The amount paid into the state treasury for dutiess on the above is 867,314, being an increase of $7,063 over the same quarter of 1"36. A STRANGE PROCEEDING.—In the early part of the session of the Legislature, a re solution was introduced into the House of Representatives, providing that a subscrip tion of stock to the amount 0f520,000 to the Gettysburg and Hagerstown turnpike cora pany, be. transferred to the W rightsville, York and Gettysburg Roil Road Company, with a provision that the money be•applied to the payment of damages, due to the far mers on the line between York and Wrights ville. Strange as it may seem this resolu tion was opposed by Mr. THOMPSON, of this county, and it has not yet been permit ted to pass the House! Thus the farmers in the valley, whose land has been cut up and injured by the rail road, by this strange course of our loco foco representatives have been deprived of receiving payment of the damages they have sustained, although the money is lying idle and unclaimed by the turnpike company, in the state treasury.-- How do they like this proceeding on the Part of our wise legislators![ York Repub. From the Weekly Messenger. THE ALTON OUTRAGE. It is extremely painful to record such echo, of brutal outrage in a free and civilized cottit- - .. try. ,Whatever may be the errors of pur:" fellow-men, or the supposed injurious tonden, . cy of those errors, such inhuman conduct must ever remain unjustifiable in, the esti . illation of unprejudiced and good men.- 1 .,., May We never hear the like again, - We publish in another column an accouni (lithe murder of the Rev. Mr, Lovejoy, whet has several times vainly attempted to estate: fish an Abolition paper in Alton, Illinois: Such outrageous proceedings reflect deep disgrace upon our country, and should he frowned upon by every friend of the free: dom of the press, and of civil and religious liberty. So thr from polling down Aholi: tionisni, or retarding its advance, such course will certainly increase the zeal tai' well as the number of its advocates. Slavery is fast approaching; its termination, when its supporters resort to such desperate and . high handed measkties.—sfer,v Argus. STAR & PEPUBLICAN BANNER. At $- per "Ilium. half ...yearly , In advance. GETTYSBURGH, PA. FRMalt, January 5, 1 S3S. FOR 00% Ett:so)R, Ltl .4. - . 1 2..r,Q2 23 ' , Frym the Patriot or Tuesday eist. Viotti more Market. coFlour, S 8 60; Wheat, $1 60 to $1 75 TO CORRESPONDENTS. ( 3:. The Ephemeris No. 5, will appear in our next. (rrThe article in our last beaded , The Union,' 23 hould have been credited to that noble,sturited & well-conducted journal, the Baltimore Sun. The omission was unintentional. Appointment by the County Commissioners, G yVir. JOHN H. McCLELLAN to be 'Frew surer of Adams county. He can al'vays he found at the Bank of this place. Appointment by the Attorney General, ROBERT F. McCONA UGHY,Esq. to he Deputy ,Attorney General of Adams county, vice Daniet7? :Smyser, Esq. resigned. His cdfice is in the room formerly occupied by the late Mr. Fuller. Temperance Convention. We give to-dav the proceedings of this bo dy which met in this place on Monday Inst. The Reports No. 2 and 3, together with the very able Address to the People of Adams county, will ho given hereafter. Temperance &Memorial. Among the proceedings of the Temperance Convention will be find a Memorial to the Le gislature, which we hope not only to see re-puh lished in every paper in the Commonwealth, but to find thousands and thousands of copies pour. ing into the Legislature in a few weeks. Let men of all parties—aye! let every father and mother, son and daughter in this good State, sign it. Let none refuse—not even him who has been bought to the very verge of the grave by drunkenness, re fuse, a/ his peril, to sign it! Temperance Paprr. (10 -it is really gratifying to observe that an at tempt is about to be made to establish in this place a small and cheap paper,to he devoted exclusively to the promotion of the great and righteous cause of Temperance. That it will be established and sustained, we sincerely pray—and we trust that every person,old and youngonale and female, who has the goad cause at heart, will step forward and give countenance and support to such a paper.— u_l-The Delegates to the late Convention were appointed Agents, to procure subscribers. c[rAn inquest was held, on the 28th ult. by the Coronor, Mnj. Jolts Asu, over the body of Capt. JAMES CLARK, of Liberty township, in this coun ty, who was, on that day, found dead in his bed. Verdict, death by apoplexy. Harrisburg Reporter has delivered itself of a column of low & malignant abuse against Mr. f4rEvt:ss, for an article in this paper respecting one of the packed committees appointed by the House of Representives! In justice to Mr. Stevens we would merely state that that gentleman was not privy to the article, nor do we know that he has yet read it— that neither Mr. S., "The Govern ment," nor any other individual but the one whose name stands at its bend, either owns or controls this paper—and he is always willing to "assume the responsibility" of what he says about any man, or any measure. Pennsylvania Dough-Faces! Reaptoed, That all the memorials, petitions, or papers relative to Slavery, or to the buving.selling or transfer of Slaves, in any District, State, or Territory, shall without debate, reading. printing or reference, bo laid on the table, and that no fur ther action be had thereon. fryWo give below the names of the DOUGH_ FACESfrom this State who voted in favor of the above vile, unconstitutional resolution. Thank Heaven, THEY ARE ALL MEMBERS OF 'THE MASONIC VAN BUREN PARTY!!! Next Fall will wipe off the di:grace brought up on the good land of Penn by these—.—CO WA It us! ANDREW BUCHANAN! WILLIAM BEATEY! JACOB FRS E. JR.! IL H. HAMMOND! EDWARD B. HUBLEY! JOHN KLINGENSMITH ! • HENRY LOGAN! • • CHARLES McCLURE! SAMUEL W. MORRIS! HENRY A. MUHLENBERG! LEMUEL PAYNTER! 4 DAVID PETRIKEN! LUTHER REILEY! D. W. WAGENER! - Olarriages and'Peaths. c L y•From January 2, 1837, to January 5, 1838, dt.ys inclusivo,) wo have recorded 181 Mar .:. ...-itages and 140 Deaths. IaITTELLIS MUSEUM „:1 7 : qf Foreign Literature, Science and Art. iii-Tho December No. of thisialtiable periodi cal has been received Its contents are highly --interesting. T , ho present number concludes the current volume. The January number,,the pub lisher states, will be greatly enlarged, end pro Mises 44. a. hereafter the Museum "shall le issued with . o .4ioniptiiess and regularity, so as to place the best ',matter in all the foi eign journals before its readers : in auticipation of any other publication, or at least As early as any other. Terms, $6 per annum, in advance. Address LITTELL & CO. Philadelphia. The New York Mirror. l'he New York Mirror of Saturday is enriched aly an engraved -portrait of W IlUl "iti TON Inviao, painted by (L S. Ni:w•rotr t(nd engraved by Pa n n i:u, said to be a perfect likeniws, as it is a delight rful of the arta. The Literary contents Are of a high charaeter, worthy the growing and s•tablistird law of the Mitrur, the publisher of which deserves, as ho receives, a rich reward for his steady rierseverance in the cause of periodica • literature.—U. S. Gazette. The Baltimore Monument. This paper increases in interest. The last number is made up entirely (we believe) with original articles. iryrIIOVIAR W. VEAZT wan re-elected Gover nor of Maryland by the Legislature of that Stan on Monday last. VV . ( LLT AM D. Mr.nuirs, Esq. was elected to the U.S. Senate on - Wednesny laßt. ( T - 1 -The ferry-bont on the Wateree River, South Carolina, sunk on the 23d ult. by which accident l 7 i rgroes were drowned! The poor creatures no doubt were handcuffed, and unablo to save themselves by swimming! Important from Canada. NEW YORK, January 2, 1938. Hot work in Uremt CANADA! There has been a fight near Navy Island, and Buffilo and Rochester are in the highest state of fury, for excilement does not seem to express the feeling. Sir FRANCIS ElEma has erec ted batteries upon the Chippewa side, and commenced an attack by boats on Navy Island; but Gen. VAN II ENSSELAER with his cannon, knocked his batteries to pieces, and drove back his boats, with some loss of lives. .............,,- The Bank o!' the Metropolis, the old pet at Washington, has declared a dividend of four per cent. for the last half year. John Jaen!) Astor is said to be the purcha• ser of the 8100,000 Missouri six per cent State bonds. Thu sale was made at par with the privilege within eight days of taking the remainder, the amount of which we do not lean► from the St. Louis slips. RELIGION IN THE W EST.—The Chicago Democrat says: In our back sellements every man's house is a meeting house. If a minister puts up at a house on Saturday night, and makes his profession known, at nine o'clock the next morning he has an au dience that for numbers and correct deport. ment would do honor to many eastern towns. From the Columbia Spy of Saturday last. CULLEUTOR'S OFFICE, GI LIT 111 A, Dec. 29111, 1837, 5 WE ER l• REPORT. Amount of Toll received at this office per last weekly report, $205,074 78 Amount received during the week ending this day, 4,341 96 Whole amount received up to Dec. 30th, $209,416 74- W C. M'PHERSON. Collector. iiYMENIAL It F:GISTI.:I{ MARRIED. On the 26th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Keller, Mr. HAmmos llsasn to Miss ANN MARGARET SALTZ- GtvEn, both of Strahan township, Adams County. On the 28th inst. by the same, Mr. SAmur.r. KOZ ER of Franklin County, to Miss MART DEAn no RFT, of Franklin township, Adams County. On the same day, by the Rev. Mr. Bare, Mr. GEORGE REINECKER to Miss MARY ANN LIT TT.T., daughter of Mr. Peter Little—nll of this Co. On the 7th of December, by the Rev. D. Pfoutz, Mr. Jolty. STONER. of Carroll County, Md. to Miss Mier DossEam•7s, of Liberty township,Aa sins County. On Friday Evening last, by the Rev. Mr. Le kieu, Mr. JAMES S. DAVIS, Merchant of Links town, Pu. to Miss C. A. SAPPINGTON, daughter of Col. Thomas Sappington, of Frederick County, Maryland. ORLTITARY RECORD DIED. On the 23d ult. Mrs. VI no' NI A LUCAS, wife of William Lucas, Esq. of Charlestown, Va., and daughter of the late Daniel Bedinger, Esq. of Shep herdstown, Va. On the 20th ult. Mrs. PIIILI.IPPI F. STEPHEN- N, wife of Mr. Ferdinand W. Stephenson, of Harpers-Ferry, Va. On the 23(1 ult. Mrs. MARIA C 4TtlAnt NE YEN AWINE.of Mountpleasant township,nged 66 years RELIGIOUS NOTICE@. Go-Tho Rev. Mr. ICE UZI?. Will preach in the English Lutheran Church on Sunday morning next. There will also be preaching in the even mg,at early cnndlelighLby Rev. Dr. KRA tir H. Rev. Mr. WATSON will preach to the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning and evening next. A DVERTNEMENTS ADAMS COUNTY LYCEUM. AMEETING of the "Adams County Ly ceum" will be hell at the Lecture Room of the Lutheran Church, in Gettysburg, on Isom Twsday Even big .text, at 6 o'clock. Cr Punctual attendance is reques ted, as business of importance will he laid before the society. There will also on that evening be an election held for officers , of the association. The LADIES and GENTLEMEN of the Bo rough arc respectfully invited to attcmd. R. W. MIDDLETON, Seery. January 5, 1838. FRESH DRUGS AND "At Quizzorte2v7Palato A FRESII Supply just received and for .• sale—among which are the following: Brimstone, Calcined Magnesia, Saltpetre, Oil Sassafras, Indelible Ink, " Nutmegs, Flor. Mustard, best, " Origanuni, Cream Tartar, Nursing bottles, Powder Puffs, in em Croton Oil, bussed boxes, Balsam Copaiba, Furniture Corks, Mercurial Ointment, Tooth Brushes, solid Fish Sounds, backs, Visiting Cards, Quinine, Drawing paper' or Refined Liquorice, boards English Ven. Red, Pearl powder, Acetic Acid, No. 8, Aromatic Salts. All of which can be had, ou reasonable cress, at, the Drug Store of Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg• tt-40 January 5,183 q. • PUBLIC NOTICES GETTYSBURG GUaRDS, ATTENTION! " ~710:=774 26- A SPECIAL Meeting of the Compa ny will be held at the house of A. D. Kurtz, in Gettysburg ON TUESDAY EVEN ING NEXT, (9th inst.) nt half past 6 o'clock, to •onsult about measures for the reorganization of .he Company.—Punctual attendance of all the Limbers is earnestly requested. S. S. M'CREARY, Capt. January 6, 1838. Anti-Slavery Meeting. girAN adjourned meeting of the "Adams County Anti-Slavery Society," will he held at Wolford'a School-homee, in Latimore township, on Saturday the 13th day of January inst. at 11 o'clock A. m. Members are requested to be punctual in their attendance. Persons de sirous of becoming members, are invited to attend. JESSE RUSSELL, Prest. January 5, 1838. tm-40 NOTICE. firm subscriber wishing to close his Met.. cnntile„13118111e89 as soon as possible, would hereby give notice to all who know themselves indebted to him, by note or book account, to call and settle the same between this and the first of Mardi next, as further indulgence cannot bo given. THOMAS STEPHENS. Petersburg, (Y. S.) Jan. 5, 1836. tf-40 Jl Catalogue of Reasons FOR LINING DR. PErERs' CELEBRATED VEGE TABLE PILLS: I. Because they arc exceedingly- popular, which proves them to be exceedingly good. 2. Because they are composed of simples which have the power to do good in an immense bomber of case.,without possessing the means to do injury in any. 3. Because they are not a quack medicine, but the scientific compound of a regular physician. who has made his profession the study of his life. 4. Because they arc not unpleasant to take,nor dis tressing to retain, while they are most effective to operate. b. Because they arc recommended as a standard medicine by the regular faculty. 6 Because by keeping the system in a natural state of action, they cure almost every disease which the human frame is incidental tu. 7. Because they arc cheap and profitable, and will retain all their virtues in full vigor,in any climate,and for any length of time. 8. Because notwithstanding their simplicity and mildness.l hey are one of the speediest purgatit e me dicines which has vet been discovered 9. Because they ate au unfailing, remedy for pro curing a good appetite. 10. Because in emu of spleen or despondency, by their healthy influence ou the excited state of the bo dv, they have a must happrelruFt in calming and in vigorating the mind. 11. Because they effect theircures without the usual attendants of other pills, sickness and gri pings. 12. Because as well as being an unrivalled of the general system, they are a sovereign remedy for sick head-ache. 13 Because they different from the majority of me dicines in the fact that the more they are known the more they are approved 14. 13, cause, as their application produces no debil ity In the system, they may be taken without produ cing any hindrance to business or the usual pursuits of every day life. lb. And lastly, bkause they arc acknowledged to be an almost infallible remedy for Bilious Fever, Fe ver and Ague, Dyspepsia, Liver Complaints, Jaun dice, Asthma, Dropsy, Rheumatism, Enlargement of the Spleen, Lowness of Spirits, Piles, Chnlic, Heart burn, Nausea, Distension of the Stomach and Bowels, Flatulence, Habitual Costiveness, Loss of Appetite, Matched or Sallow Complexion, and in all cases of Touter of the Bowel's, where a mild but effective medicine may be requisite. In short,the yen.ral voice of the community has de cided thti . t DR. PETERS' Vegetable Pills is one of the•happlesl discoveries of modern days,and altog.eth er unrivalled as a general soother of bodily afflictions. 0:7 - For sale at the Drug Store of DR. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg. January 5, 1838. 9in-40 Trial List, Jail. Term, 4838. Susannah Alliom, vs. Simon Yctts and Mtchael Starry. Wm Shriver, vs. Moses Davis, &e. Philip Graft, vs Henry Keefhav4suil Elisabeth Keel haver. Thos Stephens, vs. C. F. Keener, Garnishee of Wm. Thompson. Lindsey Sturgeon, vs. A 11. Kurtz Danner & Ziegler, vs. Geo Ziegler. Wm. Sadler, vs Geo. Wilson. Elizabeth Albert, vs. Christian Marty and Eliza beth Marty. Joseph APGrew, vs H. Merman, Adm'r. of J. Hutton, deceased. Emanuel Cain, ye Geo. Zullinger January 6, 1638. Grand Jnry,Jan.Term, l 838 Mountjy—James Mellheny, Jncob Norbeck. Borough—Andrew Polly, John B.;Miscalt, Thomas J. Cooper, John Houck. liamiltonban John McGinley, William Douglass, William White. Huntingdon—Thomas Bowers, Thomas Youngman. Cumberland—Jacob Hankey, Germany—Joht. Bardt. Tyrone—Heisy Spangler, Joh'ii Diehl. Straban—lsaac Montort, John Herman, Frederick "Varney, John Tate. Reading-3 icob Hollinger, Abraham Chronister. Menallen—Philip Beamer, Samitel E. Cook. Mouittplcasant—Henry Reiley. General Jury--J ix. Term. Borough of Grit yeburg.l enaolterland. William Batumi' Thomas Linah Jacob Culp I Want/Nit. John Brown Samuel Deardorff, Jr. John Garvin I Philip Miller Sa noel Falitiestock Menalien. Straban Too.n.ship. Joseph 'Taylor William Wert Jacob ri. meals Levi Osborne Peter Rice Peter Eyster Charles's: Keener Ralph Flakes I s aac Merman William 51,Alhenv John nail John Brinkerhoff, Jr. Franklin. David Herman, Jr. John Bowman Thomas Grammer Isaac Miller Huntington. Germany. I William Sadler, Jr. Isaac Jones Samuel Kennedy John Miller Jonas John Isaac Norris I Hamilton Myers James S. Davis Nicholas Wicrman, Jr, Thomas Himes John Elliott Mountjoy. Philip Myers, Jr. William Guldan Jacob Funk ! --- James Barr Liberty. Tyrone. Justt Bunter ittatotibatt. ' d William lloltzino-cr Caleb Hildebrand Hu; Culbertson Lalimore. , 1 ountpleasunt. John filch' Jostith 'fernier Isaac Griest Abraham Livingstone Samuel Hollinger Jnisintry 5, 1838 WHEAT WANTED. 'NIUE subscriber has rented the new and A- extensive Merchant Mill lately built by Mr. Geo. Arnold, in Germany town- ship, and will pay the Highest price la Cash for Wheat delivered at the Mill. JOHN ,LEICHTY. Germany Township, Doc. 29, 1837. AN APPRENTICE TO THE PRINTING BUSINESS W ill be !Awn at this Office, It applica lion is made iiiittiediate!v• PUBLICK NOTICES. 3lii st. WHEN a medicine conies betioe the public, endorsed with the names of the medical profession and distinguished men, and warranted by the seal of uniform success, the proprietor makes no unreasonable demand upon the public when he claims for it n superior consideration. PETERS' VEGETABLE PILLS. Are undoubtedly entitled to distinction, Inas much as many medical practitioners, who have witnessed their efficacy, freely admit their cure tiot live powers and i'e-eminent virtues; and that they should do so i ' position to their personal inter est must be a r uted to their candor or their un willingness . ndemn them in tho face of all oh. sorvatlon and e testimony of thousands. The proprietor doe not pretend that his Pills will cure all diseas , but lie does say, and has sittisfi. ed the incredulous that in all diseases whore a cathartic or an aperient Medicine is needed, if used according to the directions for a fair period of time, they will effect a speedy and certain cure, and this much is placed beyond doubt by the tes. timony and roforoncesof individuals already given to the public. PETERS' VEGETABLE PILLS Are now regarded by those who kayo had an op portunity to decide anon their merits, as an ines timabh PUBLIC BLESSING. More than two millions or boxes of (hose cob! , brated Pills have boon sold in the United States since January, 1835. Dr. Peters has received upwards of FIFTEEN HUNDRED CERTIFICATES, all given in con sequence ado good done by his medicines; and it will at once he seen by- this evidence that no remedy for the prevailing diseases of the Souther n and Western states has ever been presented to the notice of the afflicted with stronger claims for their attention. Founded upon the surest and soundest of all principles, viz. actual experiment, these Pills have been wonderfully successful in restoring the sick to health, and in spite of doubts and prejudices, the use of them in those parts of the country, which the proprietor has been able to supply, has boon rapidly extending. It is high ly encouraging to him thitt,among the list of 01050 who have been either personally benefflted by them, or have witnessed their effects on others,are the names of many of the most respectable and intelligent men in the South; who have cheerfully given their writtemtestiniony to that effect,. Without an exception in any nge or country, no Medicine has spread with such rapidity and given such universal satisfaction. PrepartAl by Jos. Priestly Peters, M D No. 129 Liberty street, New York. Buell box contain 40 Pills—Price 50 cents 11:3 - Be careful and inquire for Peters' Vegeta ble Pill*. They are for sale in Gettysburg, by Dr. J. GILBERT—and in Hanover by G. W. HINcILLE; and on inquiry, can be had in almost every town in the State. January 5,1838. 9m-10 COUNTY APPEALS. VT pursuance of an Act of the General As s-mbly of Pennsylvania, approved the 15t1)1day of April, A. D. 1834 4 '. entitled, I 'l6 *el relating to County Rats and Le vies," thei undersigned, Commissioners of Adams County, will proceed and attend '.o hearappeals, for the several townships,from all porsons who may apply for redress,in ac cordance wit') the directions of said act,nnd wiltigrant such relief and make such correc tion, cis to thorn shall appear just and rea sonable? The tloards of Appeal will be held in the following order, at which times and placts the several Assessors will attend for theitl respective townships—viz: Ftlr the townships of Menallen and Ft anlc fin, cit Monday the 12th day of February nextott the house of John Marks, in Ar etultriville. For the townships of Hamiltonhan and Liberty, on Tuesday the I 3th of February next' at the house of Maj. John Pollard, in M ilMrstown. • Fir the townships of Straban and Cum berland and the borough of Gettysburg, on Wednesday the 14th of February nest, at 'the tlornmissioners' Office, in Gettysburg. r , the townships of Germany, Conowa• go ti Mountjoy, on Thursday the 15th of Feb Jury ne.rt,at the house of Francis Leas, in Epitt lestown. For the townships of Berwick, Minilwo anchMountpleasant, on Fr;clay the 16th of Feilrunry next, at the - house of John Miley, in Word. for the townships of Huntington, Lvi nur, Reading and Tyrone, on Saturday thel7th of February next, at the house of 140 es Myers, in Petersburg. .tl;el' he Commissioners for the information e . ell interested make knnwn.that by the act of Assembly aforesaid, the Commissioners are bound not to "make any allowance or alatement in the valuation of nny real ee• late, in any other year than that in which the triennial assessment is made, oxeepting where buildings or other improvements have been destroyed, subsequently to such trien. nial assessment, and in the case of personal property, offices, professions, trades and ec cupatims, where there has been any altera• tion in he assessment, occasto . ning a differ ent valuation from the former year, and also where ie . rsons have coma to inhabit in the county Same such triennial assessment," and that no lotice in the two years succeeding the triennial assessment is to be given to the taxable ilhabitants aforesaid, but in the lat ter recittd cases only. JAMES RENSHAW, Giro. JOON WOLFORD,, of WILLIAM REX, A. Co Attest—WILLIAM KING, Clerk. Commitsioners' Office, Get- Z tyststrg, Jan. 6, 18:18. 5 NOTICE. HE subscribir, residing in Straban town. ship, hereby eves notice to all persons in debted to the Estate tr JANE"GUINN, Late of the Borough of Gettysburg, deceased, to call and make immediate paNnetit arid those halt. mg claims against said Estati„ will present then) without delay, properly itutliNicated ter settle ment. RoBERT January 5, 18 .8, PUBLIC NOTICES. Dr. Peters' Vegetable Pills. r;pli EIE immense and increasing popularity of these pills in another proofof the infallibili ty of the old adage that "truth in powerful and will prevail." Other pills aro only putfed,but Dr. Peters' aro 2Tirchosod and praised, & recommend ed until the demand for them has become almost 1 1 universal. Dr. Peters would impress this fact upon the public, that his pills are not a quack medicine,but a scientific compound of simples which has been the result of many years intense upplicatitm to a profession in which he was regularly bred, and hence it is as popular with the regular faculty as with the people at large One of the many peculiar virtues oldie Vegeta bin Pills is, that while very powerful in its efil-cts, it is particularly mild and gentle in its action.— Unlike the generality of mediclnes,its a pplieation is never attended with nausea or gulping. For sale at the Drug Store of Dr. J. GI LBERT, Agent. Gettysburg, Jan. 5, 1838. 9m-10 PUELIC SALE. t - a- BY POSTPON EN! ENT. 1L r, L 11,, 1 1 7 o so r ld er n e t t 4) . u s l b )l l j i c r, :n l o e n ,i n T t u h e e ,d ß a n y - W the, 23d of January next, at 1 o'clock P. M. THAT VALUABLE LOT or GROUND, Fronting on Uhambersburg street, in the Borough of Gettysburg., and adjoining lots of Robert Taylor and Henry Zell—late the Estate of JOHN MYERS, deceased. The improvements are n good two story STONE HOUSE, tei with a convenient Kitchen at- ! tached—a never-failing well of good water at the back door, a stable, good fence, a good garden, &c. The poperty is situated in a pleasant part of the Borough; and, being but one dwelling %Vest of the Diamond,well calculated for almost any kind of business- Mrs. Myers, residing on the premices,will spew the property to any per son wishing to purchase. TERMS —One third of the purchase me. ney in hand and the balance in two equal annual payments, well secured, without in terest. A good'title will be given; and pos session can be had on the first of April next MARTIN EBERT, Adin'r. De bolas non,with the WLII annexed of John Myers, deceased. December 29, 1837. is-39 N0'1714)1E1 To Constables, Wholesale Dealer s ,ana ltetailers of Foreign Ater cliart4ll2e. PURSUANT to an act of the Legisla ture of Pennsylvania, passed the 7th day of ApriI—CONSTABLES will take notice, that, agreeably to the second section of the Act graduating the duties upon Wholesale Dealers dad Retailers of Mer chandize, and proscribing the mode of issu ing Licences, and collecting said duties, they are requeSted on or before the first day of January term, to wit: the 22d day of January next—to matte an oath or affirma tion,and.deliver to the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions, a list of all he Wholesale and Retail Dealers of Goods, Wares and Merchandize, Wines or Distilled Spirits, except such as are the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States. MER:IIANTS & DEALERS embrac. ed in the provisions of the above recited Act, are hereby notified, that according to the fifth section thereof; the Associate Judges and the County Commissioners will meet at the Commissioners' Office, in Gettysburg, on 7 uesday . the 23d day of January next, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, to bear them (if they see proper to attend) as to the amout of their annual sales daring the year pre vious. Licenses to be taken out on or iiefilye the Ist day of March neat, for tine yeak. . Physicians, Apothecaries, Surgeone, and Chemists, as respects twine, &c. used in pro. partitions for the sick, and all female traders, or single women, whose annual sales shall not exceed these of iheBth class below enu• morated, shall not be required to take out License under the provisions of this Act. The following will be the classjfication agreeably to the Act of Assemblyi Ist cl. amt. of sales, 850,000-850 2d do. 40 000 40 3d do. 30,000 20 4th do. 20,0001.. 25 sth do. 15,000 , ' l 2O 6th do. 10,000 -Zl5 . 7th do. 5,00 0 1a..70, sth do. -- • 2,500 . 10:i! WM. McC LEA N;? Astpri;* G EO. WM,L, 5 ..riid g e-,i,,.' , t ,titi,"S RE!sjsEIA W,. p_. , 401.1.W.:.-WOLFOIiDo B a WILLIAM REX, c i December, 29, 1837. tm-39 J 4 4 0 ' 2.6 ca aid/ tr Li (0 4,F0g 1 WHEREAS the Hon. .0. DURKLE, Esq. President of the several Courts of Common Pleas, in the Counties compos. ing the Nineteenth District,& Justice of the Courts of Over and Terminer, and General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all capital - anti, other of inders in the said District--arid WM. III'CLEAN, and GEORGE SVrz.E , Esqs: Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas, and Justices of the Courts of Oyer and 'Fermi tier, and General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all capital and other offenders in the Coun ty of Adams—have issued their precept, bearing date the 30th day of August, in the year of our LORD one thouslnd eight hundred and thirty-six, and to me directed, for holding a Court of Common Pleas, and General Quarter Sessionsel the Peace, and General Jail Delivery,-,and Court of Oyer and Terminer, at,Gelkyslititg, on Monday Me :22d day of January next— X °tic e, is hereby Given, To all the Ju.tices of the Peace, the .Coro. ner, and Constables, within the said County of Adams, that they be then and thefe, in their proper persons, with their Rolls, Re cords, I nquisa ions, Examinations, and other Remembrances, to do those things, which to their offices and in that behalf appertain to be done and also they who will prosecute against the prisoner& that are, or then shall "3e, in the Jail of the said County of Adams, are to be then and there,to prosecute against them as shall bo Jost. WAI. TAUGHINBAITGII, Shorift I.Yeeniber 29, 1937. tc-3S) PLTBDIC . NOTICES. Notice is - hereby Given, 910 all Legatees and other persons eon ce rued , that the ADMINISTRA TION ACCOUIV TS of the deceased per• sons hereinafter mentioned,will be presented to the Orphans' Court of Adams County, for . confirmation and allowance, on Monday the 22d day of January. next, viz: The Account of tV ilham Keefer, Admin• istrator of the Estate of David Keefer, de ceased. The further Account ofJohn Wilson, Ex ecutor of the Estate of Robert Wilson, de- ceased The krcooni of Daniel Brame and Joseph Brame, Adminkt .atnrs of the Estate of Ja cob Brame, deceased. The Account of Henry Potterer, acting Executor of the Estate of John Dotterer, deceased JAS. A. TEJO %IPSON, Register. Regtster's Officr,Getip burg I)re. 20 IQI7. ( SIXTH YEAR OF ' WALDIE'S LIBRARY. rip NI IS popular periodical, which has been. 21 - received with such distinguished favor in all the polished circles of the U. States and Canada, will enter upon its sixth year on the Ist of January, 1838. Two volumes are published annually, and each complete in itself. The first of every year is the pro per time for new patrons to commence their subscriptions. As an evidence of the capacity of the Li brary to convey intelligence at a cheap rate, in the shape of books, it may be mentioned, that during the current year, it has contain ed five novels, four hiographies,five travels, numerous reviews, fifteen tales, and a great variety of miscellaneous matter, of immedi ate interest to the literary reader. Among the books issued in 1837, have been the fol lowing important ones: M if.l9 Pardoe's City of the Sultan, Duton's Memoirs, Carnes yJotters from the East, Crichton, an Historical Romanee, The Saracen, a Crusade Romance, Wraxal I's H is I once I Memoirs, The Gurney papers, Recovery of the Treasure eunk in the Thetis, The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, Protennion, a novel, by Mies Stiehl-ley. The Adventures of a French Sergeatit,i Family Into' ference, a novel, &c. &c. &c The cost of the London books alone, pub lished in one year, is little less than s4o! By the magic of the periodical press, this amount is supplied for $5, and disseminated to every town in the Union at little above the price of newspaper postage. (IzrA very few complete sets, in 10 vol umes, are still for sale. Subscriptions for the coming year, accompanied by a remit tance, will be promptly attended to. Five copies may lie procured by a club, on pay ment of twenty dollars, in advance. Address, A. IV A LIME., 4f3 Carpouter st. Pltila. December 29, 1837. 3t-39 NOTICE. ral I lIE subscribers, residing in Humilionbun township, hereby give notice to ell persons indebted to the Estuto of WILLIAM COBE SEN. Late of Cumberland township, Adams County, Pa. dedeased, to call and make immediate pay. meet; and those having claims against said Es tate, will present them wt.hout delay; prop.' arty, authenticated for settlement. WM. COBEAN, Jr. A. COBEAN , Exec're. December 15.1837. 6t-37 NOTICIR. WZIE subscriber, residing in Gerinany town g.A ship, hereby gives notice to all persona in debted to the Estate of LUDWICK KERBAUGH, Late of Germany township, Adams county, Pa. deceased, to call and make numediuto payment, and those having claims against said Estate, will present thorn without delay, polierly authen. tieated, for settlement. - ADAM HAIIN,,Ever. Docember 15, 1837. 6t*-31 NOTICE. • • IIE subscriber, residing in the Borough of •A Gettysburg, hereby gives notice to all per sons indebted to the Estate of AGNES YOUNG, Late of Cumberland township:Adams County,Pa. deceased, to call and make immediate payment; and those having claims against said Estate, will present thorn Without delay, properly authen ticated, for settlement. JOHN SLENTZ, Adm'r. December 15,1837. 6t-37 %TORE 'MOW" FOR RENT. rip HE subscriber oflbrs for rent until the IL first of April next,the STORE ROOM recently occupied by him, to which is at tached a hack room and an excellent collar. 15 - Terms very reasonable. Enquire fo R. W. Middleton. JOHN PICKING. November 24,1837. tf-34 Judi-slavery Convention. The first annual meeting of the Pervisyl• nania Anti• Slavery Spciety, will be held in the borough of Harrisburg, on Monday, the 18th of January, 1838, at 9 o'clock A. (An informal meeting of thedelegates will be held, at the same place, on the previous afternoon-- - the 15th proximo.) All the Anti Slavery Societies throughout the State, are earnestly requested to appoint immediately, large and efficient delegations, to attend the anniversary; and 111 thoso sec tions of the State where societies have not been formed, it is also requested that exer tions be made to form associations among the friends of the cause, to be represented ilthe Convention by such delegates as they cv be disposed to appoint for the purpose. December 22, 1837. • PAMPZILET ICLEMTS. ALL persons desiring copies of the Laws of Pennsylvania of the Session 1837- 1 3 who are riot entitled by law to receive thorn, can obtain thy same hall*. hound at 50 cents per copy, provided they leave thei names" at nny time before the Fir,: Monday of Januaryrnext, with thar•li;moribe... J (ALBERT, Treasurer. Decerriber 2S, 1' i 7.
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