Mar A' Republican Banner. BY ROBERT WRITE MIDDLETON. GETTYNNURGE. PENN. TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1838 444444444 Worthy of Jlitention. ozrAccording to the terms of our paper, those of our subscribers who neglected to pay off their aubsenptions on the Ist of April last, are indebted for each , year then due, $2 50. As We are greatly in need of osoney,and must have some immediate- Lyme propose to pass receipts to those indebted as above at the rate of $2 per year, if the opportunity is afforded between this and the first of March next. Aiteilhat time wo shall be compelled to sack to the terms, and COLLECT also. F ' VqlrT7'; . 7T7 n. TO THE PRINTING BUSINESS scrwin be taken at this Office, if upplica tion is made immediatey. Tried of rhomas Snowden. Indicted for Murder, COMMONWEALTH in killing Bexonox vs. CH•MBEns,on the sth THOS. SNOWDEN, of December. 1897. 1839, January Term—Oyer and Terminer. The Indictment of the Grand Jury was read to the prisoner, and upon being asked by the Court how he plead, replied Not Guilty. The cause having been called up on Friday morning, after several challenges and excuses the following gentlemen of the Jury were respectively sworn and affirmed: William Wirt Philip Myers, Jr. John Garvin, James Barr, lantillon Myers, Caleb Hildebrand, Thomas Hirnes, Samuel Hollinger, Joseph Hunter, Sam'l Deardorff, Jr. Isaac Jones, Isaac IVierman. R. F. McCoNxuairr, Esq. on part of the Com monwealth, opened the cause, and stated to the Ju ry the evidence which would be adduced to fix the guilt of tho murder on the prisoner at the bar. Evidence for the Commonwealth. JOHN CHAMBERS being sworn, saith—l was at Comfort's—got word on Wednesday morn ing of my father being lost,and wont over—we were hunting him, Snowden's boy was along. I found him in the peach orchard—he was lying on his side and had some weeds in his right hand—lying in the weeds, about mile from his house—the axe was lying close by, near his feet. I was there until the Coroner came; the body was not moved until he Caine. Wounds were on the top of the head —noticed blood on the axe; also some hair on the pole of the axe. My father was about 73 years old— Solomon was his first name. My sister Kate lived in the house with father, there was no other person living with him. I am the youngest son. Cross Examined—Father was not moved until the Inquest came—l did not go close to him. I call ed to Grass and others—was lying 8 or 4 rods from the bars. The poach orchard lies south of the house. David Chambers lives on the other side nearly in a line with the orchard and house. In going from father's to David's, persons go about 30 perches more to the left. Don't generally go in at the bars —too much to the right. Did not examine axe par ticularly, did not touch it, was a rod from the axe, never any nearer to it. On Tuesday. the day my father was murdered, I was cutting wood at Com fort's. Catharine told me she went to David's to help to butcher; don't know what went with the mo ney in the house. I met William Snowden between Henry and father's. The body was found between 10 and 11 o'clock A. M. (The axe above spoken of being produced, the witness said)—This was my father's axe and is the one found lying near him. The weeds about the body were thick and high in the orchard, but tramped down—a good deal of blood. Woods all around the orchard—or chard contains about six acres. I saw him first a bout 5 rode ofr. Weeds low and short at the bars, high where the body was found—about a rod from the apple tree; weeds short until the middle of the orchard. Body was lying among the high weeds. DR. C. N. BERLUCHY being sworn, smith: On the 6th of December last I accompanied Dr. Homer to the Inquest. After the Jury was sworn the body was taken to the house. On examination we found three wounds on the top of the head, a_ bout two or throe inches apart, evidently made by a blunt instrument, the middle one diverged a lit tle from the two 9thers—one of them had opened the scalp; other wounds bad a stollated appearance, the middle wound was severe and made a fracture nearly across the head—the bone of the right tem ple was also fractured. In moving the head, much blood issued from the middle wound. We thought the cause of death evidently proceeded from the wounds. Deceased could hardly have had courage to inflict those wounds on himself—the back one it was impossible to have been made by himself.' Crass Examined—There were high weeds near the body, but very thin and rather bare; I saw the body 60 yards alt Thrre was no evidence of con cealment; the field in which the body lay was sur rounded with woods. The weeds might have been trampled down by the people who had assembled at the inquest. NICHOLAS NOEL being sworn, saith— Snowden said he would be revenged on old Cham ben and his daughter for persuading his wife to run off. Snowden's wife was Polly Chambers, daughter of Solomon Chambers. It will be two years next June - since this took place. . Cross Examined—This was at Henry Hildi's lime kiln. Never showed any inde , ..ent parts of my body at Snowden's, nor was kicked out of his house for it. Never was drunk in his house. Nev er „said I would bring him into trouble for it.— There wee whiskey at the lime kiln. CATHARINE CHA MBERS bein sworn,saith —I lived with my father, Solomon Chambers, on his own pleat); no person lived with us. Snowdon was at our house on Monday previous to my fath •r'a death, and asked me three times whether I would go away next day: I told him I would, but would be back in the evening to milk the cows. I started from home next day (Tuesday) about 71 o'clock. I left father alone in the house. I put his ditiner by for him, set the coffee pot on the table and told him to put it on the stove, which was not done. I went on to David Chambers to butcher . I told Snowden on Monday that I was going there. It was after sun-down when I returned. I came *long the wagon road and went thro' at the bars. The house was locked and the key taken out. I pushed open the window and crept. in. I got a lamp and lit it, looked for the victuals and found them ail I had left them. I looked in the rooms t jt t ev father, but could not find him. I then went put up the horses and milked the cowif; Went W end looked again, but could not find him. Then went out and looked through the barn; went fret to the mcvlew—he had told me he wotild be 1$ the memlow:'Laaw. the body in the peach or chard the next day, at about 10 or 11 o'clock. He had worked in the meadow before the house—bad taken the wheel-barrow with him,and had cut and put brushes on it. (The axe was produced)—this is his axe. Cross Examined—l thought in the evening something was wrong. In the field, as I came a long the wagon road, I felt something twitch my shawl three times! This scared me! When I found the horses not put up, I thought something was wrong. The dog run about me and appeared un easy. I did not go to Grass's or Henry Chambers's that night. Mr. Grass lives nearest,brother Henry a little down, Jacob Beecher to the right, then widow Toland,then Andrew Carregen ; the forth. crest is about.} mile off. Went down towards bro ther Henry's two or three times, but did not go in as there was no light. My father never staid away at night before unless he told me. Snowden knew I was going to David's. He inquired at Miller's and had no occasion to come there. It was very wrong for him to come there. At Miller's he said I should get out of David's wife where his wife was; he oat his dinner there on my invitation. I started at 7i in the morning for David's. C in't mind that any of the goods were taken out of the house and hid in the hay-mow, nor that the administrator came and found them. Don't concern this! JOHN BLAIR being affirmed saith: Snowden was working in my woods on that day, as my son told me, which is a short of a mile from where the body was found, and a full quarter to house of deceased. It is mile from the place where body was found to the house. Cross Bxamined—l never measured the dis. tances spoken of above. From where Snowden was cutting wood to where the body was found, it might be 660 yards. Body wee found in N. E cor ner of field—the place where they worked is S.W. They enter the orchard from house ,near the body, in a direct line to David Chambers. JUDE GALLAHER being sworn, ankh: On the morning of the murder I saw the sons of Blair and Snowden in tho woods cutting wood. It was about 10i o'clock when I got to Chas. Smith's ; no distance at all from the woods to Smith's; can't be more than 200 yards. I can walk it in sor 8 minutes. Did not see Snowden that day. JEREMIAH BLAIR, JR. being sworn, suith. On the morning Chambers was killed, I was in Blalr's woods cutting wood; my brother was with me, Snowden's boys were there too. We were working a littlo apart. Snowden was there that 4'.ay; he came about 10 o'clork,or might be more, better than an hour before the horn blew for din- Cross Examined—ln the morning I started to the woods at Bf. When Snowdon came it was a bout 2 houre,or might be more,after. I wont home to dinner and after dinner went back to the woods; Snowden was still there. I remained there better than 2 and nearly 3 hours in the afternoon. Snow den went home when I did. It was 3 o'clock when I got home,so mother told me. It is about 100 yards or better from our house to the woods. SARAH BLAIR being affirmed,saith: On the day the muster was committed I blew the horn about 10 minutes after 12, or a little better. Cross Examined—Jeremiah wont out to the woods a little past 8. In the afternoon he came home at about 3 o'clock. JOHN SHULTZ being sworn, saith: I was at Chambers's sometime last fall, so was Snowden. The old man said he would not give him any thing as he waif so worthless. Snowden said, after we went out, he would fix him from making a will. Cease Examined-4 have helped to fee Coun sel to assist in the prosecution of this cause. Snow ' den and I have had quarrels, but I have no spite against him. Never said I was afraid we could not convict Snowden, but we would try d---4 hard. I never thought what Snowden said about the will wore threats. I am a son-in-law of old Chambers. I did not get witnesses in this trial—l spoke to Smyser to assist the State's Attorney— the others wanted to get Stevens. JOHN CHAMBERS again called— When I was working at Comfort's, I met Snowden, who said he wanted to ask me particularly whether he (my father) had made a will; and if not, we would try to do something to prevent him from making one. At another time he was helping to mow— he said father was not right in his head. I told him father had not yet made a will; he said it is good he did not make one yet. Snowden said I should come to his house, he would tell me something particular. !said I would, but did not go. After wards we met at my father's house, after harvest; after dinner, •vhen I started to go home, Snowden followed me and said, I want to ask you whether your father has made a will? I said no. He then said, We'll try and not let him make a will; he would make it all to Katy. This was last summer a year. On the night father was found, he asked again; I said no; he said it is good. Cross Examined—Thomas was home last sum mer a year, right sure. He was working on the rail road below York, but came home. CHRISTINA CHAMBERS, being sworn, saith: Snowden once said in our house that if the old man would make a will, he would give it all to s Xaty end the rest would get nothing. SAMUEL HOFFMAN being affirmed, saith: On Thursday before the old man was killed,ftnow den asked me how it would be if Chambers died during his wife's absence without making a will es to her legacy. Don't recollect whether I told him he could or could not get any thing. Cross Examined—l suppose it is of a mile from where Snowden was at work and the place where- the body was found. This Draft (one being produced by the prisoner's Counsel) presents a fair representation of the country and location of the houses. PHINEAS MARSDEN being sworn, saith— Snowden asked me last Sept. whether if his wife would leave him he would get any of his father-in law's estate if he died without a will I said could not tell how it would be. Cross Examined—His wife was living with him at the time, had frequently left him, but would return again. CHRISTINA CHAMBERS re-calla—Mrs. Snowden came to our house on Friday and left it on Sunday before the commission of the murder, she was not at home on the Monday or Tuesday of the murder. It was David Chambers's she left. JOHN MILLER being sworn, earth : The ground on which the body was found is in Mount pleasant township, Adams county; I was foreman of the Inquest; Snowden wi s there ; I walked up to him, a few words passed ; he said ho felt very cold. It was very cold. Cross Examined—Moderately cold day; Snow den was in his shirt sleeves, and otherwise lightly clad. POLLY GALLAUGHER being sworn, saith: Snowden was at my house in the evening on Wed nesday. He asked me if I had heard the news ; I said no. He said that Solomon Chambers had been murdered and wilfully murdered, had 3 holes cut in his head; be dared not touch him; ho was a good deal scared and thought every body took tic.- tics . of him. Cross Examined—Snowden had but very in different clothes. We were near neighbors. He was at my house on Monday before, aid I asked him to stick a pig; which he did. JOHN EWING being sworn, saith: On the evening the old man was buried,(Thursday even ing) two men came to my house with a warrant to apprehend Snowden; I went to his house; knock ed half an hour without any answer, went to Hoff man's, got a candle and returned; pushed open a boarded window, heard a person snoring, called Snowden; he asked who was there? I told him I had a warrant; he got up, but was slow putting on his clothes; we went to 'Squire Brinkerhoff's, who issued the warrant. He was requested to give , 1 an account of himself. He stated ho had been at Bowman's, and the road he came back; he had blood on his elothes,on the bosom of his shirt, said he got it while butchering a hog for Polly Gallen gher; I am not positive that it was blood. Cross Examined—Prisoner was discharged of ter the examination and returned home. The breathing ceased when he was awakened and got up. RALPH SAUNDERS being affirmed, eaith: On the morning of the funeral, Snowden asked me whether he could get any of the legacy since his wife was absent. Also how far it was to Bedford. Cross Examined—l had lately came from Bed ford. Snowden knew I had ; his father lives near Bedford. This Draft (which :r•as ahewn him) I believe is as correct as man can make it. HENRY BRINKERHOFF, Esq. being affir med, math: Snowden was brought before me on the 7th of December last, in the evening,on a war rant I issued on suspicion; two young men came & requested me to do so; ho was bro't at 1 1 o'clock e. x. I solid, Thomas, you are brought here for the highest crime one can commit. He replied, If I was as free from every thing else as that, I would be well off. He then stated that on the day of the murder he had been at Bowman's, stopped at the Lime Kiln, took Galbraith's path to Bowman's & on his return came near Charles Smith's house— from thence to Andrew Smith's. On being asked why he trembled so at the inquest, said he was cold; that the blood or stain on his shirt was either from carrying old wood or from butchering for Polly Gallaugher. I then told him I had n' wit nesses and that I could not commit him. He was discharged and returned home. CHRISTIAN HEM LER being sworn, saith: I was at Brinkerhoff's, Snowden said he came up two different routes from Bowman's; he said he had blood on his right shoulder, opened his coat and showed it. Can't say that it was blood ; he said that it wus and that he got it butchering. WILLIAM GALLAUGH ER being sworn, saith: I was present when Snowden killed the hog; he had on a torn, ragged blue coat ; doh't remem ber that he took it off; this was on Monday; I ant not sure he had it on. Cross Examined—Coat was very ragged; see the shirt in many places; shirt also ragged. JOHN MILLER re-called—l saw a remarka ble stain on the shirt near the shoulder; I also saw a stain on his pants, of a dark color; the pants were of drab herring-bone. ALEXANDER McILVAIN being affirmed, saith: I was with the constable when he took Snowden; it was about 9 o'clock at night; he was hard to rouse up and slow to put on his clothes, but willing to go along ; we were there near an hour, he was down stairs in a back room ; how, 18 by 20, two rooms on first floor, besides kitchen. Cross Examined—About half an hour interval, whilst we went for a light. He made no attempt to escape. (Here the Prisoner's clothes were brought into Court and shown to the Jury.) The Counsel on the part of the Commonwealth rested hero. JAMES COOPER, Esq. then opened the defence. Evidence on the part of the, Defendant. A Draft of the ground(which was before proven by the witnesses for the prosecution to be correct) was first shown to the Jury. JOHN PETERMAN called and sworn—l saw Snowden on the morning of Tuesday, a little af ter sunrise; said ho was going to Bowman's; I saw him° at the Lime Kiln, where I was at work ; he was going fast; generally does so. Lime kiln is a bout / of a mile from his house. JOHN BOWMAN being affirmed, saith:— Snowden came to my house on Tuesday morning, about 8 o'clock,or before it, and staid till nearly 9; ho came to have shoes made; I live on the road from the turnpike to Hunterstown ; it is about 2 miles from my house to Solomon Chambers's; it is better than two miles from where I live to Snow don's house. LEWIS SNOWDEN said : My father left home when the sun was up shining through the trees; went to Smith's lime kiln about a+ hour afterwards; I was there about a hour, and then my brother William and I went to Blair's woods. After we were there about an hour, father came to the woods likewise; he came from the direction of Blair's. We were in the woods till about 3 o'clock, and then wont home, father was along; he cute maul in the woods and went to Clapsaddles to make it. After father came home from Eckenrode's he was with us all the evening. ALLOWAYS ECkENRODE being sworn, saith:- On Tuesday the sth of December last,l saw Snowden in .the afternoon in Blair's woods cut ting a stick of wood. In the evening he came to my house, between dusk and dark, and staid about of an hour. ADAM SMITH being sworn, saith: I met Snowden on the sth of December last, between past 2 & 3 o'clock, between Beecher's and Antho ny Smith's. He bad a piece of wood with him,and went towards Hoff man's. • DAVID CLAPSADDLE being sworn, saith: On Tuesday the sth of December last, past 3 o'- clock, Snowden came to my house and made a maul there. It was after 4 o'clock when he left my shop. It is about 300 yards to Snowden's house from my house. • ANDREW SMITH being sworn, saith: I saw Snowden on Tuesday the sth of December last, in his own house near sun-set, and asked him to I come and cut wood for me neat day. I went there again in the evening and he was at home. b-The Court here thought it unnecessary to proceed any further in the defence, as no evidence had been adduced on the part of the Common wealth to fix the crime upon the prisoner at the bar. After a short charge from the President Judge, the Jury, without leaving the box, returned a ver dict of NOT GUILTY. Counsel for the Commonwealth, llfesars. Mc- Con At rout. and MILLER. For the Defendantallessrs. COOPER & Satlszn. It is stated in Poulson's Advertiser that the Lumberman's Bank at, Warren, Pa. has failed. One of the tellers was seized and put into prison, and there was great excite ment in that place. Correspondence of the Gettystoturgh Star. From James Ole Sherry, Esq. PHILADELPHIA, January 22, 1838 DEAn SI ll—The Convention have ordered the Second Article of the Constitution, as amended on second reading, to be prepared and engrossed for a third reading. Section I—No amendment. Section 2.—The amendment made in Commit tee of thn whole on this section, was on second reading not agreed to—therefore, no amendment in this Section. section 3—Amended as follows: "The Governor shall hold his o`r , ce dur ing three years from and alter the third Tues day of January next ensuing his election, and shall not be capable of holding it longer than six in any term of nine years." Sections 4,5, 6 and 7—No amendment, Section B—Amended nsfollows "He shall appoint a Secretary of the Com monwealth during pleasure; and he shall nominate, and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint all Judicial Officers; he shall have power to fill up sll vacancies that may happen in such Judicial offices during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissionb which shall expire at the end of the next Session—Providing,that acting on Executive nominations, the Senate shall set with open doors; and in confirming or rejecting the nominations of the Governor, the vote shall be taken by Yeas and Nays " Sections from 9 to 13— No amendments Section 14—Amended as follows: "In case of the death or resignation of the Governor, or his removal from office, the Speaker of the Senate shall exercise the office of Governor, until another Governor shall he duly qualified; but in sty h case another governor shall be chosen at the next annual election of Representatives, unless such death, resignation, or removal shall occur within three calender months imme diately preceding such next annual election; in which case, a Governor shall he chosen at the second succeeding annual election of Representatives; and if the trial of a contes ted election shall continue longer than until the third Monday of .January next ensuing the election of Governor, the Governor of the last veer, or the Speaker of the Senate who may be in the exercise of the Execu tive authority, shall continue therein until the determination of such contested election, and until a governor shall be duly qualified as aforesaid." Section 15—Amended as follows: "The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall keep a fair register of all official acts, and proceedings of the Governor, and shall, when required, lay the same and all papers, minutes and vouchers relative thereto be• fore eitl er branch of the legislature, and shall perform such other duties as shall be enjoined him by law." The following resolutions were road and adop ted by the Convention: Ist. A Resolution for the appointment of a Com mittee to prepare and engross the amendments for • third reading. The Committee appointed nre Meaara. Hopkin son, Denny, Chambers, Cunningham, Clark of Indiana, Reed, Forward, Dickey, and Porter of Northampton. 2d. A Resolution that a Committee be appoint ed to prepare and report a Schedule to tho amende•l Constitution. The Committee are Messrs. Woodward, Scott, Banks, M'Shcrry, Hays, Payne, Cox, Maclay and Farelly. 3d. The following resolution was offered by Mr. Banks, read and adopted: "Resolved, That a Committee be appoin• ted to enquire and report to the Convention, when it will be most expedient for the Citi• zees of the State to vote upon the amend monis to the Constitution, which may be submitted to them for their approbation; and also what officers shall conduct the Election at which said Citizens shall so vote." Which resolution was referred to the Committee appointed to prepare and report a Schedule to the amended Constitution—viz: Messrs. Woodward, Scott, Hanks, M'Sherry, Hays, Payne, Cox, Mac lay and Farelly. The Convention have acted on the third and fourth Articles of the Constitution and will to morrow proceed to consider the lqth article, " The Judiciary." .dams County Convention. At a meeting of the Democratic Anti-Masonic Republican Delegates of Adams County, convened at the Court House in Gettysburg, on Monday the 22d day of January, 1838, the following delegates appeared from the Borough and different Town ships—viz: Borough—Robert Smith, J. M. Stevenson. Conowago—J L Gubernator, J. Sneerinyei, Jr. Hamiltouban—John Mickley ,Jr., Gco. Irsriu• Germany—lsaac Jones. Thomas Hamilton— Samuel M'Farland, Wm. H. Picking. • 'Tyrone—Capt John Myers, John Diehl. Mountoleasant—John Ewing, H. Brinkerhoff,Esq. ' Mountjoy—Jacob Baumgartner, .1 D. Newman. Cumberland—Robert McCreary, Conrad Snyder. Straban—John Dickson,Esq.' Robert M'llheny. Liberty—John Scott, Joseph Hunter. Latimore—lsasic Griest, Col. John Wolford. Berwick— Daniel Diehl, F W. Kohler, Esq. Menallen—William Rex, Daniel Minnigh. Huntington—Thomas Stephens, William Sadler. Reading—Dr. Charles C. Blish. The Convention was organized by calling JOHN DICKSON, Esq. to the Chair, and ap pointing JOHN L. GUDERNATOII, Secretary. The Convention then proceeded to the nomina tion of Delegates to the sth of March Convention —when upon taking the vote, Col. John Wolford, James Cooper, Esq. were duly elected as delegates. The above Gentlemen were also appointed a Cor responding Committee, to correspond with Frank lin and Cumberland Counties, as to the appoint ment of Senatorial Delegates to said Convention from this district—and the meeting proposed DANIEL M. SMYSER, Esq. to the considera tion of said Committee as a suitable person to be appointed a Senatorial Delegate to the said con vention from this District. Also that the above delegates have power to,fill vacancies. , WHEREAS, it is aright which the people of this commonwealth, in common with the people of the whole Union possess, to meet and deliberate on measures prornotiveot the general welfare; And whereas, the time is approaching when the people of Pennby Iva nia will be again called on to make choke of a Chiet Magistrate, and as tt is of the utmost importance to the welfare and pros• 'unity of the Commonwealth that the friends of correct political principles should act in concert—therefore, Resolved, That in JOSEPH RITN ER, our present Chief Magistrate, we recognize the firm and undeviating friend of the people, at the same lime that the acts of his admin legation prove that he is an enlightened and judicious statesmato Resolved, lino it is the opinion of this convention that there is no other nyr , on iu the Commonwealth whose nomination fior the office of Chief Maaktritte would unite so many of the opponents m the docti mes of the Loco Focos and A arnriati, and who could be elected by such a triumphant ma jority over the Ila..tatic Van Buren rands date. Resolved, That ou r d legate , . to the teen vent ion to be held on the 5.h of March next be, and aro hereby, nod meted In , tipoort the nominati , ..n of JOSEPH RITN ER for the office of Governor at the election in 1'438 Resolved, Th•tt the policy of 11;1 in Van Buren has been destructive ut the hest tote rests of the country, and if persevered in, will overwhelm the people in still deepei distress. Resolved, That the distinction created t: the General Goverment between the office holders and the people—paying the office holders in gold and silver and the people in depreciated hank, corporation and individual paper promises lo pay—is destructive of the principles of equality on which our govern. merit is founded, oppressii,e and unjust. On motion, Resolved, That these proceedings be signed by the Chairman and Secretary and published. JOHN DICKSON, Chnien. JOHN L. Gt , 111.:IIN ATo if, See'rv. gElq'tlggilsqll Pnblic insproventrnt aleel ing— York County. From tho York Republican—Extra, January 4 At a meeting of the citizens of York, held in the Court House, on the evening of Tues day, the 23d inst. Gen. JACOB SPANG LER was called to preside; Dr. WILLIAM M ' ILVAIN, JACOB WENTZ, JACOB DIETZ, and PIIILIP Sisticstut, Esq. were appointed Vice Presidents, and George S. Morris, Jesse Garretson and Charles Nes acted as Secretaries. The object of the meeting was stated by Col. John Hough, on whose motion, Messrs. John Hough, Ambrose Genilier, Thomas Mc Aleer,Ch ristian Hildebrand, A. C. Ram• sey, Daniel Ford and Thomas Bsurngard ner were aprdnied a committee to draft a preamble and resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. The committee having retired, the meet ing was addressed in very appropriate terms by William H. Kurtz, Esq. The committee reported the following preamble and resolutrons,which were unani mously adopted : Whereas, the time has nrrived,which has probably been too long delayed, for the pea pie of Y ork county to make an effort to do rive some advantage from that vast improve ment system which was entered into, and conducted by the state without their consent; And whereas, a portion of the firming in• terests of the county, residing on the line of the rail road route between York &Wrights ville, are now suffering under the injuries which they have received by the location of that road, and are unable to receive any re• cornpense in damages, under the present condition of its affairs; Alid whereas, there is an incorporated company now in existence possessing the power of continuing said road from York to Gettysburg, which will certainly be con• structed,becauso it will there unite with the state road leading thence to the Baltimore tkaa - Ohio rail way near Williamsport in Ma• ryland—this first mention •d company itn properly,as this meeting believe, having the privilege of entering upon, and cutting their route through the prop- rty oft be landlnilders without first paying them for the datimgcs which they mu-t thereby sustain; Anc whereas, Ole state is mi‘, engaged udon—has to u certain extent pl , dged bur faith for the cool - dojo!, 111, expended lar_:e sums tiftnuurvovliich tvil! In a dead loss, it the work b.• led the aforesaid line of road bolo Geliv-borg to Williamsport. which. when wtll again bring through York the travelling ens tom, as well as the transom ta tom ifwr chandize and produce, that liirnierlv took this road but now passes on the northern routs.; And whereas, the Codoronq Navigation Company, having coustructh•d an in prove. meat which has already proved Of glee! public utility, and in which the state has al• ready a pecuniary interest, are now stiff -ring under the embarrassment caused by a heavy amount of debt— Therefore, it is, by this meeting, Resolved, That we decidedly approve of the proposition to transfer the state subscrip tion of stock,to the amount 0f520,000 in the Gettysburg and Hagerstown Turnpike coth pans., to the Wrightsville, York and Gettys• burg Rail Road Company, on condition that the money be scrupulously and exclusively tipplit;d, (it all be wanted for the purpose,) to the payment of damages sustained by the land holders on the rail road route between York anti Wrightsville. Resolved, That in consideration of the tramifer of money mentioned in the first re solution. this meeting recommend that the charter of the Wrightsville, York and Get- tysburg Rail Road Company be so amended as that they shall not have the power of com structing their road through the lands on its route, without first recompensing the farm era for all the damages which they may there by sustain. Resolved, That such a sum of money as may be necessary to carry on the work to good advantage, out to be appropriated by the present legislature to the Gettysburg and Williamsport rail road, that the public faith may be preserved,and the only improve• ment ever commenced by the state for the benefit of the southern tier of counties may be completed. Resolved, That this meeting earnestly recommend that the legislature authorize a subscription to the stock of the Codorous Navigation Company, on the part of the state, to the amount of 825,000, in order to relieve that company from debt, and render the work more productive and mare useful e: I to the public al large. Resolved, That the senators I',,'m this district and the members represent i! , g York county in the House of Representative. ber earnestly end respectfully requested to carry ~ut by their vises and influence the views expressed in the foregoing resolutions, and this meeting entertain an undoubted cr nfi• dence that by s►r doing. they will fulfil the wisher and advance the interests of their constituents— cause justice to he done to this section of the state, and promote the welfare of the entire r:m►monwealth. Resolved, That a printed copy of the pro ceedings of this meeting be laid upon the desk (4- nietithPr ihn Semi', and !Joule of Representatives of this state. Ou mo•i W in. El. Kdriz. F.-q. Dr. Alex. Szinall. and A. C. Ramsey, were op. /minted a committee to carry the last resu. luti. Mtn (f 1• t. On mot 1{ csalved. That the nrnceed• ink. , 4 thi. rurriing lie signed by the nflieere anti pnhli~hrtl. [Signed by all the above named officers.] () -- Tlie wing conferees of the city of Philadfdplla have nominated HENRY S. SPACRMIN, Esq. as their candidate for the legislature, to fill tlw place vacated by the death ofJosepti A SCIENTIFIC JOKE. -ThP Society of A rte in London have been handsomely hoax ed. A carriage with but one wheel, and to be used without horses, was advertised to be exhibited at a certain place, and the niem hers of the society, and the public in general, were invited t•t come and examine it. 'rue ardor of their expectation was somewhat dampened when they were shown a wheel burrow. BALTIMORE, January 22. A most melancholy accident °retired in this city on Sunday last, under the f Mowing circumstances. A respectable physician prescribed for a lady of this city, who had nearly recovered from illness, an ounce of phosphate of solla.ond wrote his prescription that no mistake might occur. It was sent to an apothecary, and the messenger receiv ed from him what was afterwards discover ed to be white precipitate of mercer v,a most deadly poison. The case is rendered still more aggravated from the fact that the patient refused to take the medicine until it had been sent back to the apothecary with a request that he would examine the written prescription and the dose, which he did, and pronounced it correct. The medicine was taken, we regret to say, with the most fatal consequences. The patient died on Sun day, notwithstanding every eflhr• to coun tervail the effects of the poison.—American. A BATCR OF ROGUES Under this head, the Harrisburg (Pa ) Telegraph gives the subjoined list of persons that were convict• ed and sentenced, during the sitting of the Dauphin County Court, lost week: HENRY BROWN, for Weeny, on two in dictments. to the Penitentiary for four years. WILLIAM Jorruaorr, for burglary, to the Penitentiary for three years. JAMES LOLLER, (negro,) for larceny, to the Penitentiary for two and a half year. JAMES FOLEY, larceny, to the Peniten tiary for one year. lIIRI3I KELSEY, burglary, to the Peniten tiary for three years. JOHN NUGENT, (two indictments) burg lary and larceny, two years. JOHN POWERS, for larceny, two months in Dauphin County Jail. .IMIN NUOFNT, for larceny, one week in Dauphin County Jail. MARTIN O'BRIEN, two months in Dau phin County jail. LATI-NT FROM FLORIDA.—Wo observe by the last number nt the Pittsburg Satur day Evering Visiter,that additional particu lars have hoen received in relation to the defeat of our troops in Florida. Slips from Mobile state that the whole of Company K. t..e 6th lefantry. were killed by the des flirt ive fit e of the I iiilinos,except some seven or The loss of this erimonity is esti mated at s; ()dicers killed and 140 rank file killed and Wou nded. The number of Indians -lain could not have exreeded forty, and it is the general opinion that their determina tion is war to the death. Forty prisoners arrived at Tampa Bay on the Ist inst—from Pitt Rupa. We lately stated that James Ross and Albert Gallatin were the only survivors of the sixty three member of the State Corp ! , ' vention of 1790. In this we were in error; . - - as Jonathan Shoetnake, a delegate frorn-•.' Montgomery county, was then living. 'Me, • • venerable man died on the 2 4 ath ult., in his . eighty fourth year, at the house of his son, Isaac Shoemaker, near Baltimore. He wati. • a native of this State, and a mernber of the . Society of Friends. His colleagues were James Morrie, Samuel Potts, and Lindsey. , Coats. The delegates from this city were James Wilson, Hilary Baker, George Ro berts, William Lewis,and Thoinns M'Rean- From the county: Thomas Mifflin (Presi dent), George Gray,William Robinson, Jr., Robert Hare, end Enoch Edwards.[Nat. G. A Pittsburgh editor declares that he "will forfeit his whole subscription list rather than give'counienani•e to the prevailing custom, of Neros of husbands, who force their wives. from their homes by ill-treatment, and then publish them to the world as criminals."-- The practice thus condemned has long been a reproach to our country. In Augusta. Georgia, a roan cannot advertise his wile, without paying fifty dollars in advance. P.. Tnn Arm?: Rork. one of the. assailants of the Rev. Mr. Lovejoy, at Alton, last fall, luis been tried and found uuilty, but he escapes by virtue of a question ofjuriv diction. Several other individuals stand indicted. ' PRESIDENCY OF TiXAS- —GP n• rubmitt B. Lamar has -been invited by several Senators of Texas, to bteomo it cnniti.late for the Presidency, RS a successor to Gen. Samuel Houston, and has consNited. 'STAR & REPUBLICAN BANNER. At 82 per annum, halt yearly In advance. GETTYSBURG PA. Tuesday, January 30. I S3ti FOR GOVERNOR, OVOriIIPLICt , t( t t fr . :4n- order to make room for the sketch of Snowden's trial, and the important Advertisement attic Superintendent of Common Schools, a great variety of matter has been excluded this week. cl -A few Extra Copies of to-day's paper can be had if applied for immediately. Enl4ffrgement: Our advertising patronage is increasing so rapidly that we almost feel inclined to promise to ENLARGE OUR PAPER on the third of April next, at which time a new volume, will commence! One hundred and fifty additional subscribers would warrant the undertaking. What say our friends in the country who areno. r yet subscribers to the Star? Will they step forward and encourage us to do so? are authorized to state, that the Month Creek subscribers to this paper will furnish those persons (not subscribers) who are in the habit of carrying off their paper, with the Star gratuitous ly, on condition that they lot their papers alone and leave their names with the Editor of the Star. .-I.ll4esers. M'SIIERRT, MICR R. LE and Dr. F.een will please accept our thanks for documents for warded since our last. Common Schools. oyWe ask the especial attention of the citizens of those Townships in which the School Law has heretofore heen refused, to the Advertisement of the Superintendent. It is greatly to be hoped that the subject will be taken into consideration by them and the law adopted at the approaching election. By accepting it now, it can be rejected at the end of twn years if a majority should then be found against it. We hope they will accept and give it a trial. The Convention. rr7- We received two letters yesterday, but too late to appear this week, stating that the article limiting the appointment of the Judges of the Su preme Court during good behavior, had passed by a vote of yeas 86, nays 39. Also, that the 6th article had been further amended, by a vote of 76 to 38, so as to require the election ofJustices of the Peace and Aldermen by the people, and to be com missioned for five years. Trial of Thomas Snowden for Murder. c ogn another column will be found the notes of the testimony given in the above cause, which came on for trial on Friday morning last. The murder of &memos Clll ERS. for which the prisoner was arraigned and tried, is involved in more mystery than any transaction of the kind which we recollect to have heaid of. From the testimony,the deceased must have been shocking ly and barbarously murdered, in brood day-light, in a populous neighborhood, and under circum stances which, we would have thought.muat almost necessarily have led to the detection of the perpe trator of the inhuman crime! Since the Bth of December last, the day an which the murder was committed, there has been a good deal of excitement in the neighborhood. and sus picion generally rested upon the prisoner, who was the son-in-law of the deceased,and on this suspicion . he was arrested and committed for trial. But from the testimony in the cause, it seems the suspicion must have been ill-founded—for a more complete alibi was never made oat, nor sustained by a bet ter wrought chain of facts, independent in them selves, hut together perfect and convincing. And so it was esteemed by the Court—for the gentle men who conducted the defence, (Messrs. Coo exit and Smyssa,) had not, as we aro informed, pro gressed half-way, when they were stopped by the Court, who instructed the Jury that the defence was absolute; and, accordingly, a verdict of NOT GUILTY was returned—the jury not quitting the box. The Court and .fury having acquitted the de fendant, the Public ought to acquit him also; for rarely has any one, charged with the commission of a crime, been able so conclusively to establish his innocence; or hide, in such surpassing obscu rity, his guilt. The mystery of the murder of Solomon Chambers may remain; hut Snowden cannot ho reasonably implicated in guilt—the tes timony in the cause, taken in connection with the Draft of the country exhibited by the Counsel for the prisoner, and which had been proved to be cor rect by several of the witnesnes'fer the prosecution, is, in our mind, conclusive of his innocence. The sketch which we aive of the trial, is from the notes of 1). M. SMYFIER. Esq. one of the de fendant's counsel, and those of Mt. G. S. OnTn, Taken during the trial. From Harrisburg. Improvement 13111. ry•VVe learn from Harrisburg that this Bill was reported to the House on Tuesday last. It provides, among other things, $255,000 for our Rail Road. Verious propositions were made in the House, all of which going to strike out our appropriation, but 'were voted- down, and it is thought the bill will pass the House by 15 or 20 of a majority. The following is from the Harrisburg Correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer. HARRISBIT RG, Jan: 25. 1838. The amendment of Mr. Watts:to refer back the improvement hdl,with instructions to the committee In report separate hills with adequate aprropriations to the Erie and North branch extensions, was the order of the day, and again discussed. Mr. McElwee made a labored attack up. on the Gettysburg rail road—called it an isolated track—difficult of accomplishment —expensive, and for the benefit of Mary • land instead of Pennsylvania. He brought firward what he called facts to prove his Assertions. Mr. St-vans answered his tirade, with great good humntir, and with satisfactory power. He said that the gentleman was only misinformed, by Borne malicious per. sons, and hn made statements to contradict all his positions. He remarked that the repor , of the committee to examine that road had tp.on naked for. He could inform gen tlemen what that report would be, for it had been agreed upon before the appointment of the committee, and almost every mcinber had exPrissed himself upon the Journal A Card. against it. He handled the chairman of the committee to the great amusement of the House, and even of that gentleman himself. The amendment was voted down by a large majority, 59 to 34—a test of the strength of the bill. cc• Mr. PENROBN offered a joint resolution in the Senate, on the 24th inst., for the adjournment of the Legislature sine die on the first day of March next. On the same day, Mr. CASRATT Clirerad a reso lution protesting against the Annexation of Texas to the United States. min the Senate, on the 26th inst. r 1 COMMI/- meat* was received from the Canal Commis sioners, transmitting a report from the Superinten dent of the Gettysburg Rail Road. (C r -In the House, on the 26th inst. Mr. Hi scii• MAY offered a resolution granting the use of the representative hall to Mr. Boom, agent of the Colonization Society, for the purpose of delivering a lecture on the prospects of that Society. Mr. Kres ENS proposed to amend, by adding the following: oand that the use of this hall be grant ed to Wrcr.r,►M Buarastm, on Monday evening next, for the purpose of explaining the views of the Anti-Slavery Society." On agreeing to the amendment, the yeas were 45, nays 51. On the resoloti n the yeas were 10, nays 56 c f :We refer our readers to the proceedings of the citizens of York,tn be found in another column. al Mew Township. ar - yA new Township was erected last week by the Court of Quarter Sessions of this County, out of the Eastern part of Liberty township---begin ning at a point on the liumiltonban line, at or near Mr. Scott's, and running thence to a point on the Maryland line, at or near Irish-town; thence East along the Maryland line, to Marsh Creek; thence up said creek to Cobean's Mill; thence to the place of beginning. The township to be comprehended within the above limits, the Court named "FREE DOM." The Sub Treasury project of "sliding drawers" and "hydrostatic balances" oper ates charmingly. The Treasuries being locomotive engines, every now and then one of the "drawers" slides away, and leaves a balance which may be hydrostatic, for it is nothing fiscally.—Nut. Gaz. n the Pennsylvania Legtslature,a bill has been presented by Mr. Peitz, from a select committee, for the preservation of the health one morals of children, employed in mamu• thctories. It provides that all children not able to read shall be sent three months in every year to school while employed in any manufictory; and no child i 9 to be taken into any such factory, under ten years of age; and none under sixteen years shall labor more than ton hours per day. All evasions of the law will be met by penalties on the parents, guarduins, and employers of subh children.—Philud. Even. Post. iIYmENiAt. RICOISTMR. .4 A RIL JED. On the Yid inst. by the Rev. Mr. Keller, Mr. Jossim MICKEET, of Franklin township, to Miss HARRIET PoLLRY, of Cumberland township. OBITUARY RHOORD•• On the 25th inst. of consumption, Mr. WIL LIAM NICKLE, of Huntington township, Adams County. On the 24th inst. Mr. DAVID BEAnD, of Liber y township, in the 30th year of his age. In Baltimore, at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of Saturday the 20th inst., Ass LAVI NIA, aged three years, four months and eleven days; and at 11 o'clock on the night of the same day, VI no IsiA, aged five years, three months and eleven days, children ofJourr and ANN LAYLSIA Ke•rrcew Kra.. Their transition from time to eternity was sudden, and marked with all that suffering peculiar to the most aggravated scarlet fever, horrid and fearful even in its mildest form. Last Sabbath they were pictures of health, rapidly blooming as it has ap peared to early ripen for a world of bliss. They now lie aide by side, locked in the embrace °facial' —emblems of love and innocence. In contemplat ing "their sinless remains," the heart feels that the "winged messenger" who bore the futal summons had no "sting" but for the living—no "victory" but for the little ones who are gonc.[Balt. Patriot. RELIGIOUS NOTICES. rsj , - The Rev. Mr. KELLER will preach in the English Lutheran Church on Sunday morning next. There will also be preaching in the even ang,at early candlelight„by Rev. Mr. KELLER. c - Rev. Mr. WATSON will preach an the Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning and evening next. azy Rev. Dr. SCHMUCKER will preach in the Gorman Church, on Sunday morning next, at 10 o'clock, in the German language. ADVERTISEMENTS VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE. I N pursuance of the last will and testament of JOSEPH SHOEN FE LTER, dec'd, will be exposed to public sale, on Monday the 26th day of February next, on the pre mises, the V A.11A3 ABLE F ARM. of said deceased, situate in Conowago town ship, Adams county, Pa., about one mile from M'Sherryetown, !i miles from Cono. wage Chapel, and adjoining Joseph Sneer inger's mill, containing 78 elcres, more or less, of first-rate Limestone Land; of which about 1R or 20 acres are in good Timber, and a proportion of good Meadow, well watered by several springs on the farm. The int provetnents are all new—con. sisting of a good LOG I I I ROUSE, Log Barn and Spring house; a pump near the door, in a - well of good water; and a young thriving Orchard. The sale will commence at 1 o'clock r. u. when attendance will be given,and the terms made known, by JOS. SNEERINGER,Jr. JOHN KUHN, Ex'rs January 80, 1938. Fork. 1)1E1). oviavirlimantue Of Common School Appropriation dne - fromtbe State to the different, Districts of Adams Count,. Districts 1835 1838 Berwick Paid Conowago Forfeited Cumberland Forfeited Franklin Paid Germany Forfeited Gettysburg Paid Hamilton Forfeited Hamiltonban Paid Huntingdon Paid Latimore Forfeited Liberty Forfeited Menallen Paid Mountjoy Forfeited Mountpleasant Forfeited Reading Forfeited Straban Paid Tyrone Forfeited OrTFIE foregoing statement exhibits not only the dividends of State appropria tion for the fifth Common School year (1839.) payable on or after the first Monday 'of June, 1838, when that year commences, to all the districts in the county, but also those for the Ist, 2d, 3d and 4th school years,(iiiz: 1b3.5, 1838, 1837 and 1839,) now due to such districts as have either not accepted or not vet applied in the proper man• ner for their money. The whole amount of State appropriation yet due for each district since the first year of the system, is exhibited in the last column. • The State appropriation for 1835 or the Pia school year. was $75,000; for 1836, or the second, $65,('00; for 1836, or the third, $200.000; for 1 6 38, or the fourth and pre sent school year, $700,000. (including the Building Fund of$300,01)0;) and for 1839, or the fifth, it will be $200,000, if the law remains unaltered, but if the Legislature add $lOO.OOO, it will be $300,000; ranking an aggregate given by the State since the corn. mencement of the system of $1,250,000 without, or $1,850,000 with the expected in• crease. (Indrawn dividends of the two first years' appropriation are to be received from the County Treasury. The dividends of subsequent yenrs are payable by the State Treasurer, on application to the Superintendent. The following!is the form of the necessary certificate,which should be forwarded to the Superintendent, in every case, as soon as the fact will justify it; 44$ District Tax for 183 (Date.) 4 , To Me Superintendent of Common Schools. "SIR—I do hereby certify that a School Tax amounting to dollars cents, has "boon regularly levied and assessed for the school year 183 , upon district county; "that a warrant for the collection thereof has been delivered to the district Collector according to law; "and that the aforesaid sum is at least equal to this district's annual share of the State appropriation. "I do further certify that of Post Office, county, is the lawfully appointed "Treasurer of this District. "A ttest, President. ..-Post Office, - county. - Post Office, - county." By the next mail after the receipt of the foregoing certificate at this department, a warrant on the State Treasurer for the appropriation of the current year, will be sent to the District Treasurer, together with similar warrants for all undrawn dividends of for mer years, remaining in the State Treasury. To obtain the latter no additional tax is necessary, so that one tax. for the current year, equal to the District's share of the ordi nary annual State appropriation ($200,0110) will be sufficient to enable it to receive all dividends of former !indrawn appropriations. As soon as a District, previously non-accepting, accepts the system and receives its money from the State Treasury, it is thereby entitled to all money remaining for its use in the County Treasury, provided it accepts before the let of November, le3B. In that case it is i he duty of the County Treasurer to pay over such money forthwith to the Die trict Treasurer, on the order of the Board of Directors. The best proof of such accept lance and of the receipt of the money from the State Treasurer, ts the circular which ac companies the warrant of the Superintendent, on the production of which the County Treasurer will be perfectly safe in paying over the droideads in his hands. Acceptance of the Common School system, under the present laws, can only take place by the vole of a majority of such citizens of each min acceptin, ! District, as assemble on the day of electing Directors, being in 111081 cases the thin Friday to March. The citi zens then assembled have rico acts to perform, Ist. to elect Direct-ire, which must be done whether the system is to he put in operation or not; and 2d. to decide the question wheth er the .vstem shall be accepted or not. This last question is only to be submitted in such Districts as previously rejected the system, bin not in accepting districts, and may be decided in the affirmative by a mere majority of the votes polled.—See the 13th Section or the Common School Law of 1R36. Having thus explained the condition of the State appropriations, the manner of obtain ing them, and the mode of accepting the system, the Superintendent would respectfully address a word of information and advice to the citizens of such townships, wards and boroughs as have not vet received it. In doing this he has no wish officially to become i the advocate of the system, but solely promote the interestsof those Districts by explain ing their present situation in relation to it By the first Common School Lnw (that of Ist April, 1834) ifany number ofDistricts in a county—even one—accepted the system, they thereby became entgled to the receipt of the whole State appropriation intended for all the districts in the county for that year. This harsh provision was repealed by the supplement of April 15, 1835, which enacted that non accepting Districts should have two years, (which of course counted from the date of the supplement,) within which time they might accept end save the forfeiture of the undrawn divi lends. Before the passage of the supplement, however, the forfeiture contemplated by the act of 1834, had taken place in several counties, so far as related to the appropriation of the first school year (1835.) Thus the law remained till the passage of the Common School law of June 18, 1838, arid the declaratory resolution of 27th March, 1837, "relative to undrawn balances in the School Fund." By the joint operation of these acts the period of forfeiture was further postponed till the Ist of November, lA3‘B. (next November,) with this difference, that the forfeited dividends are not to be distributed among the accepting Districts of the same county, but are to be added to the principal of the general Common School Fund in the State Treasury, the interest of which only is annually distributable. But though the law reads thus, the legal act of acceptance must be performed a consi• durable time before the Ist of November, 1839. Under the existing law, non accepting districts can only adopt the system by the vote of the citizens assembled to elect Dime. tors, which in most cases takes place on the third Friday in March. Hence it follows that though the completion of the forfeiture does not take place till November, yet that the act of acceptance which can alone prevent it from attaching, must be performed for townships in March, and for wards and boroughs,at the time next spring when they elect their proper officers. Nor is the operation of this forfeiture confined - to the appropriation of the current year, but embraces those of all the years since the commencement of the system.—See the Ist and 13th sections. This being the manner and effect of the forfeiture caused by continued te jection, it be comes proper to state the consequences of present adoption. Acceptance of the System next Spring will not fasten it on the District forever, but only till the Spring of 1840, or for Iwo years, at the end of which time it may be discon tinued by the vote of a majority of all the qualified voters of the District, if the experi ment should not prove satistactory.—See Sec. 13. Present acceptance will prevent the forfeiture, not of one, but of four or five years' State appropriation, including that of next school year, amounting in the aggregate to about 34 to each taxable inhabitant. or to $2,000 in a District containino , 500 taxables, without counting any thing on a probable increase of appropriation by the present Le gislature. Acceptance next Spring,and the consequent receipt of the above accumulated dividends, will only burthen each District, next year, with a school tax equal to 641 cents on each taxable. This tux, however, is not to be paid in that proportion by each taxable, in the manner or a poll tax, but will be assessed on the property, professions and persons that pay County rates, and on such personal property as paid State tax The school tax on a township having 500 taxables, and receiving $2,000 of State appropriation, would be something less than 8325. But in reality, acceptance will not add much, if any thing, to the burthen of taxation in the populous counties. It is known that in many Districts the tax collected by the Commissioners for the education of poor children, is equal to the sum which would be necessary to entitle those Districts to the receipt of the Common School Funds, if they should adopt the System. Nor would it be necessary, in most cases, to levy a tax beyond the lowest amount necessary to secure the State aid, because their ac cumulated State appropriation of four or five years, will besufficient to build or otherwise provide, good schoolhouses, thus leaving the current year's tax and appropriation wholly applicable to instruction, for which purpose it would be nearly sufficient. If the System be adopted next Spring, only one other tax, after that of next year, must necessarily be paid by the Digtricts, before they will have an opportunity ofdiscontinuing the System at the triennial election on the first Tuesday of Nay, 1840. The payment of this tax, equal to 64i cents for each taxable, will probably entitle them besides reliev ing them from the poor school tax, to a State appropriation equal to $1 for each taxable for the second year. So that the payment ofsl 30 f;tr each taxable, in two years, will enable those Districts to receive $5 for earls taxable. from the Slate, in the taime time. Hence it seems to be for the interest ofthe non•accepting Districts. to take the matter seriously into deliberation, independent of all considerations arising from the merits or demerits of the Common School System. Paid Paid 47 83 129 48 Paid - Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid 84 33 174 15 Paid Paid Paid Paid 65 25 149 55 Pnid Paid Paid Paid Paid Paid 84 18 227 89 57 87 156 67 Paid Paid Paid Paid Signed, Secretary 1838 1839 Paid 452 45 Paid Paid 207 16 129 48 167 68 240 84 246 66 260 91 174 15 233 n 7 220 76 149 55 145 02 312 05 145 02 227 89 156 67 208 46 119 77 Paid 608 55 Paid 622 58 Paid Paid Paid 79G 22 647 47 Paid Paid 3,345 14 Though the System is yet in its infancy, it has produced some decided and &dater', changes in the Districts - which have adopted it. The School Houses are generally much improved, being either new, or well repaired; and more equally and conveniently located than formerly. The compensation of Teachers is increased fully one-third, and the profession is rapidly and proportionately rising in usefulness and independence. Cho number of Children taught in the Common Schools, is at least double that Of the, schools which preceded them in the same Districts. The duration of teaching in each year is about ihn same. The kind of tnstruction is in all cases as good, and in most better than in the old schools. Total Due 207 16 759 24 167 68 240 84 246 66 260 91 1021 18 233 07 220 76 876 93 145 02 312 05 145 02 1336 18 918 68 208 46 119 77 The cost of teaching, notwithstanding the increased cornpens'ttion of the teaeber--.4he', improved condition of the house, and the better order and kind of instruction, is half of what it was before the system went into operation. Formerly it was *2 23 04, an average over the State, now it is SI 124 for each pupil per quarter. In the old schools some paid for their own education, and Willie were educated at the .• expense.of the county. This unpleasant distinction is not timed in the Common All receive the same kind of instruction, paid fur out of the some common stock. There . is no room, therefore, for partiality on the part of the teacher towards pat:field& pupilsr : : : or of distinctions among the scholars. But it is not on account of these, its undeniable fruits. that the non.acceie ine District§ aro now addressed. These facts are alluded to merely to show that there - is no darigrir . • in the experiment. The object of the Superintendent is to lay the whole tnatter beGire those Districts, that they may act understandingly on the subject, When they melte their final decision next Spring. As a friend, he would advise all to ac 6 )t the System for the next two years, hicause at the end of that time it can be diecore limed if found insufficient. lm the ninaii tiai~ -the accumulated funds of five years will be seeured, and can be applied to CIO permanent improvement of the school houses of the Distriet,and to a fair trial of the Comme- - mode of teaching At the end of that time, if the System be discnie herd, each iii, ;pct will be in possession of good school Flimsies, and of increased experience on the instruction, which will be amply worth the small tax paid for them, lithe System be Iccepted by any of the Dist ricts to question, the Surrinto,leiv old . • advise that such citizens as have been heretofore opposed to it, but who are etradid intelligent men, shall be elected Directors, They will have it in their power to keee down the amount of taxation, and to test the experiment in such a manner us to prevent any imputation of partiality for the System. Such men, also, representing the feeliegs of the majority of die District, will carry public confidence along with them, and the re suit whether for or against Common Schools, will be satisfactory to the District. T11107114S H. BURROWES, Sup't Common Schools. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, it Harrisburg, January 30, 1838. S Plailomathceten Society OF Pennsylvania College. HIS Society will celebrate its seventh an rit_ niversary on Friday evening the 16th of February next, in Christ Church, at half past six o'clock. On which occasion several addresses will be delivered, accompanied with appropriate music. The Ladies and Gentlemen of Gettys burg, and the public generally em respectfully in. vited to attend. J. HECK, M. L. STOEVER, F. M. KELLER. • H- BAUMGARDNER, C. WATERS. Committee of Arrangement Gettysburg, Jan 10, 1838. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. ALL persons who have any unsettled accounts against DAVID MUMPER, of Hunting. ton township, Adams County, are hereby notified to meet at the House of David Mumper in said township, on Tuesday the 20th of February next, for thp purpose of arranging the accounts between said Muinpor and his Creditors And persons who hold any settled claims against said Mum per are notified to present them within one year from this date, if they expect to recieve any divi. dend of the assette remaining in our bands at the time of distribution. JOSEPH LATSHAW, Aaaignees • JOHN WOLFORD. January 30, 1838 NOTICE. WHE entnieriher, residing in Germany township, hereby give noticeto all persons indebted to the Estate of CATHA RINE REEVER, Late of Germany township, Adams County Pa. deceased. to call and make immediate pay ment;land those having claims against said Es tate. will present them without delay, prop erly, authenticated for settlement. JONATHAN C. FORREST, Adm'r. January 30,1838. 601-44 NOTICE. rwviHE subscriber, residing in Liberty town -11 ship, hereby gives notice to all persona in. debted to the Estate of DAVID BEARD, Late of Liberty township, Adams county, Pa. deceased, to call and make immediate payment; and those having claims against said Estate, will present them without delay, properly anthem, ticated, for settlement. SAMUEL BEARD, Adm'r. January :30, 1838. 61-44 Notice is hereby Given, rro all Legatees and other persons con "- cerned, that the ADMI_VISTRA• TIOIV ACCOUNTS of the deceased per sons hereinafter meotioned,will be presented to the Orphans' Court of Adams County, for confirmation and allowance, on Tuesday the 27th day of February next, viz: The Account of Eli Horner, Executor o the Estate of Alexander Horner, deceased. The Account of Eli Horner, Administra tor of the Estate of John W. McKee, de ceased. The Account of Eli Horner, Administra• tor of the Estate of John W. McKee, de ceased', who was Administrator of the Es tate of the Rev James G. Breckenridge, deceased. The Account of Levi Osborne and Wm. Vanorsdle, Executors of the Estate or Saml Osborne, deceased. The Account of John Deardorff, Adnain istrator of the Estate of Daniel Diehl, de ceased. The Account ofJoseph Sneeringerjr. and John Kuhn, Executors of Joseph Shanefel ter, deceased, who was one of the Executors of the Estate of Peter Shanefelter, dec'd. The Account of Philip Bishop, Adminis trator of the Estate of Polly Bishop, dec'd. The Account of Jonathan C. Forrest, Administrator of the Estate of Philip Long, deceased. JAS. A. THO VI PEON, Register. Register's Office, Gettys burg, Jan. 30, 1838. AItITICIE. A LL persons indebted to the Estate of Capt. JAMES CLARK, late of Lib erty township, deceased, ere notified that the sub. scribers, Administrators of said deceased, will attend at the house of Mr. Nicholas Morilz,in said township, on Wednesday the 7th of March next. at 10 o'clock, ♦. le to make tenement and receive payment of such accounts. Those who have any claims nose said Estate, are desired to present them at the same time, properly authenticated for settlement. THOMAS REID, Adm , ra. WM. M'CKEARY, Sanders 30,1835. HERNIA, OR RUPTURE, Cured PCI'51111•14 NI I 1 y IRY A TRUSS invented by H. t,,IASE M. D., consisting nut onjt of wry great improvetw , nts in the Truss of Mr.. STAGNER and Dr. Hoop, hut ( 4 - a series of, instruments adapted to ail the, varieties of the disease. It has br•c ii examined and ap proved by the genthlmen composing the commit. tee of the Philadelphia Medical Society,appointed to investigate the merits of the various Metro ments now before the public for the treatment of Hernia,and those designed to effect radical cures in this Disease. REYERENCES-lIEBEE CHASE,M. D., having applied to the undersigned for the privilege of ma king reference to them in testimony of his im provement iniithe form of Trusses and the con struction of instruments designed to produce the greatest possible security in the detention of Her. nia in its several forms, and the most promising chance of radical cure in this disease. We have no hesitation in permitting tho required referen ces. The subject has engaged the attention of the Philadelphia Medical Society, and the report of tho Special Committee of that body appointed on the occasion is alike favorable to the claims of the Instruntent,and the honorable and st►iotly profins- Blond course of the inventor. • Reynall Coates, M. D. Chairman of the Committee of investigation. Samuel Jackson, M. D. Professor of the Institute of Medicine, in the University of Pennsylvania and kClinical Lectures to the Philadelphia Hospital. Bloc- Wm. Gibson. M. D. Professor of Surgery in the University of Pennsylvania and Clinical Surgery in the Philadelphia Hospital, Binckley. Thomas Harris, M. D. Surgeon U. S. Navy, and one of the Surgeons to the Pennsylvania Hospital. Henry Bond, M. D. Secretary to the Philadelphia College of Physicians. T. S. Bryant, M D. Surgeon of the U. S. Army. S. 0. Morten, M. D. Corresponding Secretary to the Academy of Natural Sciences. George M'Clellan, M. D Professor of Surgery in. the Jefferson Medical College, Phil'a. William Rush, M. D. Physician to the Pennsyl vania Hospital: G. •W. Pennock, M D Physician to the Pennsyl vauia Hospital. Joseph Hartshorne, M. D. Philadelphia. John Eberle, M. D. Professor, Theory and Practice of Physic, Medical College, Ohio. A. G. Smith, M. D. Professor of Surgery in the Medical College, Ohio. - • W. Porker, M. D. Professor of Anatomy and Sur gery, Berkshire Medical College, Mass. H. H. Childs, M D. Professor Practice of Medi cines, Berkshire Medical College, Mass Thomas Johnston, M. D. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, Richmond, Medical College, Va. Wm. Aahmead, M. D. one of the Committee of In vestigation. Isaac Parish, M. D. one of the Committee of In- Vestigation. • rr-These instruments must he used by a Sur geon versed in the Anato.ny of Hernia, the prin. ciples of Surgerhand the manner of treating the different varieties of this disease. They are udap ted to all ages, to both ilexes, and are worn with out interruption to the ordinury avocations of the patient. ()Zr- DR. DAVID GILBERT having been appointed Agent for Adams County,is prepared to apply the above instruments.— He may be found at his Office, in Baltimore Street, a few doors above the Post ( oliii e. Gettysburg, Jan. '23, 183 R. 3in 13 STOP THE THIEF !! $25 REurdia). STOLEN from the stable of tb.. , ber, near the road leading From Get burg to Eunitteburg, in CM; 4.)urland tows, ship, Adams county, Pa. on the IA: 0 : or 18th lanuary instant, a dark brown Ifoe's: , !, about nine years of age, white Hui!) io the forehead and three white feet. ir on his sides somewhat worn off by ilie traroY Under saddle he ordinarily paced. The thief also took a blind.bridle and an old wagon.saddle. For the apprehension of the tlikr nod de- livery of the horse I will g.Tivi- IItENTY- F 1 E DOLLARS reward; a ENTY DOLLARS for the horse alone. JESSE ASHBOUGU. January 23, 1838. 3t-43 NOTICE. 'AWE subscriber, residing in Motintplessnat gsA townsbip,hereby give 6 notice to •II persons indebted to the E.t.,!is of MARY C. YENOWINE. Late of Mouniplenaiint township, Allan.' Co. Pit: deceased, to call and make imened;ate payment. and those having claims against said Estate, will present them without delay, properly autheso. ticatud, for settlement'. sAM[rEI, HOFFM AN, Adln t rs with the will annexed. 6t-42 3stswiry is, 1,638., GETI'7OSINeIIiG TROOP. wou will parade in Gettysburg on rAtintiay. the 2.2 d of February, at 10 o'clock, A. At. An appeal will by held on that day fur the lest year. All fines nut emitted at the Nat appeal and not paid on or before that day will be pat into , the hands Of a proper officer for collection. _ By order albs Captain, _ROBERT Seery. .74Autty 30.15i3e. tr-44
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