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nnTTVSBURG, NOVE,NII3ER 9, 1941.
NEWSPAPER LAW
pry-The law is, and so the courts decide, that the
person to whom a paper is sent is responsible for the
payment, if he receive the paper or make use of it,
even though be never subscribed for it. His duty in
such case is not to take the paper from the office or
place where it is left, but to notify the publisher that
he does not wish it. If papers are lent to a post d
ice, store, tavern, or other place, and arc not taken
by the person to whom they are sent, the postmaster,
store or tavern keeper, &c., is responsible for the
payment unless he immediately gives notice to the
publisher that they are not taken from the office or
place where they are sent. Extract from the Post
Mice Regulations, page 50, section 118:
•'ln every instance in which papers that come to
your office are not taken out by the person to whom
they are sent, you will give immediate notice of it to
the publisher, adding the reasons, if known, why the
papers are not taken out."
REMITTANCES BY MAIL.
PROM TUE POSTMASTER GENERAL.
d•A Postmaster may enclose money in a letter
to the publisher of a nexspaper, to- pay the sub
seription of a third person, and frank the letter,
if written by himself"
117 Nora.—Some subscribers may not be aware of
tile above regulation. It will be Teen that, by re
questing any postmaster to frank their letters con
taining money, be will do so upon being satisfied that
the letters contain nothing but what refers to the
subscription.
From the U. B. Gazette of Monday last.
NEW JERSEY-DISORGANIZATION.
We have looked with much apprehension
at the situation of affairs in the Council
(Senate) of New Jersey, where parties
were numerically considered equally divi
dad, that is, ten on each side. The diffi
eulty of organization was got over by com
promise, and after that, tile Governor of
the State became ex officio President of the
Council, and entitled to a casting vote.—
The election of Governor, by a joint vote
alba two houses, is among the earliest ac
tions of the Legislature. The difficulty
apprehended was, that the Loco locos would
refuse to organize. That difficu:ty was
surmounted when lo! the doubt was raised,
and hatched into a conviction, that ' the
Governor's year expired, not with twelve
months, but with the commencement of the
session. And it is well worthy of remark,
that Mr. Scott, a member cf Council for
Norris, elected as a Whig, held these opin
ions with the Loco feces. We forbear to
impeach motives, and therefore only state
the fact. Mr. Cassadv, (Loco loco) Vice
President of Council, it must be remember
ed, will be acting Governor and Chancellor
of the State, in case the plan of disorganize
• lion should be persisted in.
Hitherto, since the agitation of the above
noted question, nothing but an adjournment
has been agreed on. ' Mr. Scott persisting . in
his views that Mr. Pennington was no lon
ger Governor, and therefore not entitled to
the casting vote, nor even a seat in the
'council Chamber.
The following are the views of Governor
Pennington upon the subject:
"The Governor remarked that, with the
permission of the Council, he would briefly
state his views as to the position he occu
pied. It is, said he, a trying position, and
I assure you, gentlemen, I have only as
sumed it under the clearest convictions of
my duty under the Constitution, and with
a full le/liance upon the judgment of an
intelligent people. By recurring to the re
cords of the joint meeting of last year, I
find I was elected on the 30th of October,
1840; and by referring to the Constitution,
I find that the seventh section is ae follows:
'That the Council and Assembly, jointly
(by which I underatand in joint meeting)
at. their first meeting, after each annual
election, shall by u majority of votes, elect
some fit person, within the colony, to be a
Governor for one year.'
"1 understand, thereloro, clearly, that I
am Governor of the state of New 'Jersey,
for one year from the 30th of October,
1840, that le until the 30th of October,
1841.
"And I find further, that the same article
provides that the Governor "shell be con
stall' president of Ow Council and have a
casting vole in their proceedings." And
I therefore understand that I am constant
president of the Council "for one veer,"
from the 30th of October lest, when I was
elected, until the 30th of October inst ,
which will be on Sutuiday next. A ques
tiun might arise whether the term does not
extend until Saturday eight; but I shall not
make that question. I hold that my term
continues from the 20th October to the 30th
of October. Until that day 1 shell contin
ue to hold this chair.
"The above is an imperfect sketch of the
Governor's very brief remarks. We re
gret that we have not the words precisely
ns they were delivered. The clearness of,
the statement, the impressive deliberation
with which the words were uttered, the
evident seriousness of the speaker's consci
entious convictions., and his firm determi•
nation to perform hie whole duty, produced
a eeneiblo effect upon the largo audience
which crowded the Canned Chamber."
Mr. Scott went on the ground that one
year meant a petit ical . year, and quoted one
or two instances in witch the Governor
had been elected a few days before the tor
minetion of the c tlend.Ar year, end an he
would only vote for edyernment. These
adjottroutents take place accordingly until
B..turday. nod fin that day when the °Gee!
_.term of the Governor expired, according
in his own e-einette. This day the Coun
cil meets al!nio, but whether to reinedy the
civil they bete peelerid, or continua the
w rowe !doing. we enturg say. Of C.oirse,
it 164t%uuJet l
, Coll*Clat to 01(4 the other
house, then the Whigs have a large and
decided majority. But it remains to be
seen what course will be pursued. On
Friday lust, according to a rule and custom
of more than thirty years standing, the
joint meeting should have been held. But
precedents have but little sway where party
discipline, or personal views, are in opposi
tion.
New JERSEY. — A letter to the editor of
the New York Courier says: "New Jer
sey is herself again. The disorganizers,
after the fashion of the Killtennv cats have
destroyed each other. 'Their reign of an
archy has lasted some six days.' .Pfe
mountain has been in labor, and brought
forth not even a Scot. Wm. Pennington,
our noble Whig Governor, has again tri
umphed over the destructives. The ques.
don to hold a joint meeting for the election
of Governor, &c• was decided this morning
in Council. ayes 12. nos 6. The redoubt
able T. W. Scott, of the 'Forty and Two
Regiment,' finding three honorable Loco
Senators voting in the affirmative, made a
virtue of necessity, and voted for the reso
lution."
...NI • 1/00....
MURDER OF MR. ADAMS.—The N. York
Express of yesterday morning gives the
following as Colt's account of the circum
stances under which ho killed Mr. Adams:
He states that Adams came to his rooms'
on the fatal afternoon to dun him for an
unsettled account, about which there was
some dispute. They both sat down at the
table and settled the various items except
$3. About this a dispute arose between
them, and high words ensued, during which
Adams called him "a liar." Exasperated
at this ho struck him, and n scuffle there.
upon ensued. Adams being the stronger
man of the two, threw and fell upon Colt,
and clutched him so violently by the throat
that he was in danger of choking.
Colt was then lyina" upon his back on the
floor, and as his hand was stretched nut, it
came in contact with something which he
at once seized, (but as he avers he knew
not what it was) and hiding Adams' grip
still hard upon his throat, he brought his
hand round and struck him on the back of
the head; this it would seem was hardly
sufficient to stun him, and he only rolled
rather more on one side; Colt then st ruck
him again, and the blow must have fallen
.on the side of the head. These wounds,
dreadful as the subsequent examination
proved them to be, were not sufficient to
release the prisoner's throat; but even in
the agony ofdeath, Adams still continued
to hold firmly on, until Colt seemed to tro at
his last gasp, and then the dreadful blow
was given on the front of the head, which
deprived one wretched being of life, nod
released the other from his grasp. Colt
then arose, and found Adams a corpse.
Fin some time, he says, he remained
stupifieti with dread and horror—he knew
not what to do, and at length determined to
make his brother acquainted with the facts;
for this purpose he went to his lodgings,
but he was not at borne. He then went
into the Park, and walked there for some
time, being unable to make up his mind as
to the best course to be pursued—he at one,
time thought to tell some friend, but know•
ing that some stains rested upon his char
actor, he refrained, lest they should not
believe his story, and so deliver him up to
justice. After travelling the Park for many
and many a time, he at length returned to
his rooms and took the dreadful means,with
which the public are already acquainted, to
conceal the deed.
We offer no remarks on the above state
ment, but simply give it as given to us.—
The story is a very plausible one; the
wounds on the head of the deceased might
well have been given in the manner describ
ed. There are, however, no witnesses of
the dreadful tragedy—to God and to bine
self the secret is known. •
We learn from the St. Louis Bulletin,
that the Hon. T. Hartly Crawford, Com
missioner of Indian strains, and Major D.
D.Aitchell, Superintendent, arrived in that
city on the 23 ult. from the Sac and Fox
Agency, on the Des Moine River.
We learn that the Commissioners were
unable to treat with the Indians, notwith
stunding the liberal offers that were made.
The Sacs and Foxes promptly and post.
lively refused to sell a single acre of their
lands.
THE NEW APPORTIONMENT.— One of
the most difficult duties of Congress at the
next session, will be to adjust the ratio of
representation under the census of 1840
To fix upon some ralie which will leave the
smallest fractions unrepresented and at the
same time prevent too large an increase to
the members of the house, already large
enough, will ho a work of some trouble.
We give below a table from the Newark
Daily Advertiser, showing the representa
tive numbers of each Stale by the ratio of
60,000, and by that of 57,000. The for
mer number has been most frequently ally
ded to in the newspapers as the probable
basis of the new apportionment; but it will
appear that there are serious objections to
it on the ground that it will leave many
large fractions unrepresented in a number
of the States. Thus at 60.000 for a rep
resentative, eleven States will be left with
fractions over 40,000 each; and three oth
ers with fractions of from 30,000 to 40,000.
By the same standard the following States
will lose representatives, viz: New Hamp
shire, Connecticut, Rhode bland, Vermont.
Maryland and Tennessee, each one; South
Carolina and Kentucky, each two; North
Carolina, three; and V irginia,four.
By the ratio of 57,000, New York and
Pennsylvania will each gain two members,
and Vermont and Tennessee will preserve
their present number; while Kentucky.
South Carolina, North Carolina and Vir
guile, will lose one member less than if the
ratio were at 60,000. By this ratio only
five states will have fractions over 40,000
The uggrt•gnte r t unrepreiscatedtruetiono
for the Whtdr , Union at the ratio of 00,0(4)
would bo 827,690; et 57,000 it would bo
688,696. 0 ,, The Advertiser concludes that
the latter ratio will be most likely to have
the preference; and remarks that as the
members of the present Congress will have
to fix the standard of the new representa•
tion, the vote of each member will proba
bly be influenced by two considerations,
viz:—whether a given ratio will diminish
the just weight of his own State, and wheth
er it will diminish his own chance of re
election. The latter consideration will
operate against fixing a high ratio which
would materially lesson the number of rep
resentatives from any of the States.
It will be seen that under either ratio
Maryland must lose one representative—
unless indeed it shall be found that the
remissness in taking the census in Mont•
gomery county has extended to other parts
o f t h e Si e te. We hope that a close ioves
ligation will be had relative to this; and
that a just and fair return will be made to
secure to the State the due representation
to which she may he really entitled.
The %Vest will gain largely, let the ratio
be fixed as it may. Ohio at the rate of
60,000 will gain six members, at 57,000
she will gain seven. Indiana and Illinois
will each gain four or five—Virginia will
suffer the greatest diminution. She will
fall below Ohio and become the fourth
:State in the Union. The new infusion
from the Weil will be of a vigorous kind
—practical in spirit and prompt in action.
The country will lose nothing by this.—
Ball. Amt.
CHlNA.—lntelligence later than that gi
ven in our last paper, has been received,
by which it appears that the Chinese pur
chased a cessation of British hostilities for
the sum of seven naions of dollars. The
Philadelphia North American says—
There are different opinions held among
intelligent people concerning the justice of
the present crusade of England against
China. It originated in an attempt of that
Government to enforce the Revenue laws,
which prohibits the importation of opium.
The deleterious a ffect of this drug upon the
people of the "Celestial Empire" cannot be
conceived. It pervades every class of so•
ciety and inflicts degradation and ruin, com
pared with which, intemperance from alco
holm drinks in this country, is not a drop
in the Lue•ket.
The Government attempted a moral re
formation, by prohibiting the introduction
of this drug. British traders were constant
ly evading the laws and debasing the peo
ple. Great quantities of this contraband
and vile article were seized and destroyed
by the Chinese. Reparation was demand
ed by Great Britian, because she was
strong and knew her antagonist was weak.
China has been partially subdued. The
great commercial Emporium has been sav
ed from the flames and the ruthless acts of
a victorious enemy, only by paying seven
million of dollars! The Chinese empire is
populated with millions of men. They
know but little of modern warfare and have
1 but few available means of defence. The
! rapacious desires of the strong can only be
met by ti.e unconditioLal complianc.e of the
weak. China must bow to the extortiona•
ry demands of sit t.lmost omnipotent power,
or her cities will be laid in ashes and her
towns raysged by the desolating march of
invading a rmies. Is this just? Is this mag
nanimous?
The New York A merican, in alluding to
the progress of the British power and its
grasping desires in the China seas, justly
adds:— Meantime all Christendom should
bear their testimony against such wholesale
massacre, us that perpetrated by the British
land and sea forces upon the Chinese war
junks and the crowded population of Can
ton. The whole warfare strikes us as wan
ton and savage to a shocking degree, and
as sale to the assailants, as though waged
against children or idiots.
TUB DISTRIBUTION ACT —Not having
had it in their power to prevent the distri
bution act from becoming the law of the
land, the Loco Foco party arc putting their
wits towork for the purpose of preventing
the act from being carried into effect.—
We find in the Globe of Monday last, a
great verity of suggestions made upon this
subject, and divers ; schemes proposed for
the consideration ,of the party, in the hope
that some one of them will be found to suit
the designs of these disorganizers, and
serve to defeat the operation of the law.
The first proposition is, that the Loco Fo
co States shall refuse to receive for their
till' 11 benefit, ally part of the poweeds of t he
sales of the public land, and direct their re
spective portions to be applied by Congress
to the completion of works of National de
fence. Another proposition is, that these
States shall give no cuunten ince whatever
to the law, and shall persist in pronouncing
it unconstitutional. It is thoulOkt that, if
this course is pursued by those Sidles in
which the public domain lies, it will virtu
ally render the law a blank, inasmuch as
persons would lu•sitate about making pur•
chases, under circumstances that might
render their titles invalid, and thus the sales
would be suspended. The further idea is
thrown out that, before the money can be
received 'the distribution measure must be
sanctioned by a formal Legislative act of
every State,' and that, if tho Legislatures
of those Stateitin which the Loco Foci) par
ty save the nscendency, repudiate the law,
it %ell; be sufficiently discredited to nullify it
at once.
Let us assure our opponents that howev
er industriously they prosecute these de
signs, they will utterly fail in accomplishing
them. As unpalatable as it may be to
them, to come under the operation of this
law, it is a destiny they are doomed to—so
that they might as well yield to it with a
good grace. It is preposterous to suppose
that they will ever have it in their power to
convince the pe.iple, that this law is not one
as important rtlinost-to them, and as benefi•
coil to their interests, as any that has been
enacted since our Government went into
operation. The advantages of it are too
self evident, to allow the people to be de
ceived in regard to its true character,-
We are aware, that by the passage of this
law, some of the Loco Foco party were'
thwarted in a scheme which they intended
to practice, in reference to the disposition
to be mr.de of those lands, for sinister poli
tical purposes, and it is natural they
should exhibit ionic wrath at being disap
pointed in a matter that lay so near their
hearts. But they must net with philosophy
and bear the disappointment manfully, for
the people can never be misled upon a tiub•
ject, in regard to ivlitch the course pointed
out by their interests lay so plain before
them.—halt. Pat.
From the Savannah Republican of Oct. V. 6
LATE FROM FLORIDA. - The U. States
steamer Gen. Taylor, Captain Gillian), ar
rived last evening from Florida. From a
passenger we learn that Tigertail and most
of his band, about 100 Indians, have been
induced by Alligator to come in at Tampa
—where they are safe under the care of
Col. Worth. It will be recollected that
Alligator is or.° of the Indians recently ar
rived in the Territory from Arkansas, for
the purpose of inducing his brethren to em
igrate to that country.
We learn from the St. Augustine News
of Friday last, a copy of which was receiv
ed by the Gen. Taylor, that Capt. M. S.
Howe, of 2d dragoons, indicted some time
since for manslaughter, has been tried by
the Supreme Court and acquitted. This
trial lasted seven days.
Shipmena of two hundred and fifty In
dians, including Coachooche and his en
tire band.— W e have ipformation from
Tampa Bay to the 14th inst. which may
be relied on, stating that Col. Worth has
shipped2so Indians to the West, inclu
ding Coachooche and his entire band.
Hospitarkee and 85 of his band, and
a considerable portion of Heleck's peo.
ple; and that arrangements are in
rapid progress for extensive and ener
getic winter operations, to follow up the
active summer campaign with which
our present indefatigable commanding ofh
cer has 'astonished the natives'—tor real
ly he has allowed them no rest for the soles
of their feet,' or permitted them 'a local
habitation' since he has bud the conduct of
movements against them. Truly, there is
now cause to rejoice in the apparently well
founded anticipation, that this disastrous
war which has laid and kept %este fur
a painfully protracted period, sonic of
the fairest portions of our Territory, is
drawing near its close, and that it will be
fermi•toted ir. time to enable those of our
citizens who have been driven by it from
their homes, to return to them in season
for tho next year's crop; and that we may
soon indulge in the exulting and joyous ex
clamation, of LIVE AGAIN FLORIDA.-St.
Augustine News.
BALTIMORVI, Nov. 2.
Sentence of Jefferson Griffith, Alexander Cur.
ran, William Hanna, and Frederick
This morning, in Baltimore City Court,
present Judges Brice, Nisbet and %V orthing
ion, the above [imbed lately
convicted of the murder of Julio Bigham,
were placed in the bar, and sentenced each
to conhnement in the Maryland State Peni
tentiary until the ZiOth of August, 1559,
making sc,enteen years and ten months,
wanting three days.
His Honor, Judge Brice, in a few brie
remarks informed them of the character of
the crime for which they had been condemn
ed to sutler—that it was one of flagrant
enormity, and t h at they might be well sat•
isfied their lives had not been made to pay
the forfeit. Such, therefore, being the
character of the outrage, the Cowl felt it
incumbent upon them to make the sentence
to the full extent of its authority.
It may be proper to remark that there
is a law of this State requiring, that all con
victs shall be sentenced so that their time
shall expire between the first of April and
the first of September. An obedience to
this statute is deubtless the only reason why
the full term of eighteen years was not
given. The sentence awarded to the above
individuals, %ho have so long been a
soourge to this community, cannot but
meet the approbation of every good citizen.
One of the "Swinglt tree Club" again in
Trouble.—Peter McCollum who was charg•
ed with having been one of the murderers
of John Bigham, and released only yester
day morning, for want of evidence, was
again brought into count this mbrning upon
a bench warrant for having threatened to
assault and heat George Hoke who appear
ed as a witness during the recent investiga
tion of the Bigham tragedy. Fluke was
called up and stated, thiit McCollum came
yesterday aPernoon to the place where lie
(Flake) works, and told witness if he had
said at any tune that lie (McCollum) had
pushed him across a certain bench daring
the affray on the sth of July, he witness
was a liar—that he could whip him— that
he would do it, if not now, at some future
time. 'I he court after heating the case
through coensel, Wm. P. Preston, Esq.
ordered McCollum to give good and suffi
cient security in the sum Of Si 000 to keep
the peace. Not being able to find such
security, he was again committed to jail.—
Patriot.
STRANGE PROCEEDINNS OF A JVRY.--
On Saturday last a Jury was empanneled
in the City Court, now in session, and giv
en charge of a case of the State vs. Sophia
Wilson, colored girl, indicted for felony.—
The Jury after having remained in retire
ment until after one o'clock on Sunday
morning, and not being able to agree,
sealed a paper, handed it to the bailiff, and
then dispersed. This paper upon being
opened this morning in court. conveyed the
intelligence that the jury had agreed to dis
agree, and asked to be di:chniged from a
further consideration of the case. The
Court was b•iund to grant the request, and
the jury was accordingly discharged, not
being competent, accordipg to law, after
such a decision,.to hold any further delibe
ration upon the specific case with which it
had been entrusted.--Ban. Ame.
THE GENERAL POST OFFICE:I—A case
was under trial before the Circuit Court of
the United States for the District. of Penn.
sylvania (Judges Baldwin and 11ophinon)1
of which a full report could not fail to be
edifying and instructive, as to the adininis•
trat ion of the riff Ors of the General Post
Office under the Presidency of Gen. Jack•
son, when so much confusion reigned in
its affairs, in consequence inf the lavish
waste of the revenue of the office in extra
allowances to contractors, &c. The fol
lowing siatemeLt of the case under trial is
furnished by the National Gazette:
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT.—OCTOTIER ;17.
United Slates vs. Rceside.---1 his ewe
occupied the attention of the Court during
the whole of the day. In the course of
yesterday and to day a large number of
witnesses were examined for the United
States. This is a suit bi ought to recover
from the delendent, tho well•known mail
contractor, a balance of monies overpaid,
amounting to $:32,709 62. This sum is
alleged to be due to the Ur.ited States. To
this Mr. Reeside sets up a claim fora mucn
larger amount, thoogh the exact sum can
not be ascertained until the defence is heard.
Counsel for the United States, John M.
Reed, Esq. and John Cadwallader, Esq.;
for Mr. Itseside, R. S. Coxo, Esq , M. St.
Clair Clarke, Esq., W. M Meredith, Esq.,
C. J. Ingersoll, Esq. and C. Ingersoll, Esq.
The North Amor-lean gives a brief out-
line of the testimony of one of the witnes
ses, Samuel L. Gouverneur, (former Post
Mastdr of the city of New York.) which is
worth copying:
"With regard to the cash !my meats to a
large amount alleged to have been made by
the Government to defendant, it was prov
ed by Mr. Governeur that there were pay
ments of accommodation paper loaned the
Department by defendant--that the de
department had sued (Or the same amount;
and that the Postmaster General had offer
ed to credit him w the amounts, if he
would inform whom he should charge them
to; he also stated that the Depattmebt
could not raise money on its own notes, and
would certainly have failed had not Mr.
Reeside and others extended assistance in
,
this way. The credit of the department
was had, and to att . extent. I have a Iot•
ter horn the Department. stating they
would he bankrupt unless I raised $40.000
by the next mail. These drafts of Bee
side's were issued to batches, and I do not
believe they were charged on any books of
the department. As to the mode of keep
ins; accounts, I can state, from my own
knowledge, it was for the purpose of de
ceiving and preventing an investigation by
the committees at Congress, then expected.
Government paid two per cent. a month
for the use of the money. Under Mr. Bar
ry, they put nothing in the hooks—under
Mr. Kendall, every thing they could fad."
CONDITION OF ENGLAND.—The picture
drawn by Journals and individuals of the
distress among the operatives is not over
colored. Although the Duke of Wellington
declared in the Mame of Lords that every
man who would work could support him
self in England, yet it is asserted, again
and again, that the hand loom weavers are
starving at their looms! Mr. Crawford
stated in the House of Commons last week,
that out of five thousand two hundred and
forty-two persons visited in a country
town to nseertilin their condition, one hun
dred and thirty six were subsisting upon
sixpence per head per week/—that two
hundred and ninety one acre subsisting
upon ten pence ha'penny per hoed-41st
five hundred were subsisting upon one shit•
hog per head— that eighteen hundred and
fifty nine wets subsisting upon one shilling
and sixpence per head—that fifteen hun
dred were subsisting upon one shilling and
ninepence pet head, and that eight hundred
and twelve were subsisting upon two shil
lings and two pence per head per week—so
that the poorest had less than one penny
per day to buy food with, while those who
WOlO in a better condition had but about
three pence ha'penny—and this Mille of
destitution was not confined to one section
of the country, but it was general.
Mr. Crawford went on to say, that five
sixths of the total number mentioned had
scarcely a blanket to cover them—that
eighty•five families had ,no blankets—that
forty-seven families were sleeping on shaft
beds and wood shavings —Charleston Mer
cury.
The following paragraph in relation to
the President's Veto, is from a late number
of the London Times. Our readers will
observe from it how a Veto on an impor
tant measure to the country would be re
guided in a monarchy : ,
Mr. Tyler, the new President, elevated
to that office without any popular election,
by a dispensation of Prox4lence at least as
accident l as the devolution of a heredita•
ry monarchy, has placed his veto upon a
bill of immense importance, (for incorpora•
tang a Bank of the United States) which
has passed both Muses of Congress, mere•
Iv on the ground of his own personal con
victions.
111 monarchical England, the
Sovereign has a veto, but it has never been
exercised tor 150) ears, yet in Democrati
cal America, the decision of the people is
intercepted from taking effect by the will
of a single man, and that man not chosen
for the purpose.
In Eugland the prerogatives of the
Crown are exercised, not accordiug to the
private opinions of the Sovereign, hut under
the advice of responsible Ministers; but
in America the demccratie King refuses
his assent to a Lnw because it is contrary
to his individual judgment. And to make
the case still. stronger, this is (fine upqn the
great party question which came upper
most doting the late Presidential election,
and on which the constituencies r.l the
1.3111011 had signified their wilt by relcting
the candidate who then professed views
similar to Mr. Tyler's, and elected one
pledged to adopt an eppo i'e course. Our
readers will perceive that we regard this
matter merely in a . constPutional point at
vie w.."
FRIGHTFCL FscnNnt rt .Si.rreers
Con a Bqrard.—Thu Baltimore Clipper
of yesterday ray.: .Uri Monday morning,
about a o'clock, an 'ilium of fhe was given,
w hi c h was. tim o d to proceed from the burn
ing o r a stiae,t,ivned by Mr. 11..bc.rt Rus
sel, situate at the corner ol Cann! and Wilk
streets. The stable was e airily consumed,
an adjoining limiding CONS derably &imag
ed, and nwlanrholl) to telaie—out of Milo
teen cows which were iu the stable, sixteen
of them were literally horned to a crisp;
land o fine horse, thiugh sti'l alive, burnt in
inch a s!iorking nouitier tis to present
s,ght, truly pitiable ;tideed. This is stated
to have been the wet k oda base incendiary,
and II so, w e most sinemely hope that the
unhallowed wretch may speedily he brOught
to endure punishment in as sudden t man
ner as the severe los's sustained by Mr. Rus
sel was unexpected to him, who we are in
formed, is a worthy and industrious citizen,
and upon whom this loss, buitia over $l,•
000, will lsll very heavily. The firemen
were ns usual, early upon the spot, but the
flames had made so much progress that
their efforts only rivailud in saving the ad
joining buildings.'
ThcAtoosa, (Ala.) Oct. 20
Vegetable Serpent.—No curiosity of the
vegetable world, that we ever saw, equalled
that shown us a few days ago, at the store
of Messrs. Hogan & Lyon in this city. It
was n vegetable, resembling the gourd or
squash species, 5 feet 6 inches long and 6*
inches in circumference, at the largest
swell. It was green, except the ten grey.
Ish horizontal stripes that run taperingly
from the head to the toil; and had the exact
appearance of n snake of that size, even
lite contortions and lumps of the body, with
thd curled and sharpened end. We under
stand that it grew suspended from a post,
which nccnum• for its genet al straightness;
but that other vegetables on the same vine,
that rested on the ground, assented curling
attitudes, with head erect, a.. if to strike.—
] t was raised in the garden of L. G. Mc Mil.
lan, Esq., of Elyton, Jefferson county, and
is said to resemble in its interior, with per.
feet exactness, the organization of a snake.
Hundreds of persons have seen it, and all
express their wonder at this serpentine
freak of nature.—Moniter.
WHOLESALE DEATH —We copy the fol
lowing pai'ngt aph from the Louisville Jour
nal of the 25th ult: Two or three weeks
ago, three bundled foreign emigrants ar
rived at the [iodize below New Orleans.—
The city authorities, heating of their arri
val, end anxious that they should not fall
victims to the yellow fever, et nt a deputa
tion, warning them not to enter the city,
and offering to furnish them with the means
of subsistence until the pestilence should
subside. 'ilie emigrants thought it was
a Yankee ti ick. 'We are told,' said they
to the deputation, 'that we can make three
dollars a day in New Orleans; if the au
thorities will pay us that, we will stay
where we are—if net, not.' The poor fel
lows hastened to the city; and, at the last
dates, it is said, not ono of them was living.'
LEARNED Docs.—We have seen the
two learned French dogs in Regent street;
but at so late an hour that we can only this
week say a few words to vouch for their
extraordinary sagacity and intelligence, in
telltict ought. perhaps, to be the word. Af
ter the exhibition of ninny almost incredi
ble acts, we had the honor to play a game
of dominoes with one of them; and our
canine adversary fairly beat the editor of
the Literary Gazelle. W hen he' could
not play the number on the table ho growled
like a losing gainster; and when to try him
we placed a wrong piece, lie would not
stand it, but getting up his paw, removed
the domino. The whole game he played
just like a human being. But we must
have another interview before we can re
port fully; and in the meantime have to
repeat that. it is a wonderful and puzzling
sight.—London Lit. Goa.
SLAVES AT ST. HELENA The ship
Howard at Boston, from Calcutta, via St.
Helena, reports the arrival at the latter
place of the brig Gabriel, a slaver, which
had been captured when fifteen - days from
Havana, by 11. M. brig of war Acorn. She
had a crew of sixty five Spaniards, and ex
changed several shots with the Acorn.—
She had a cargo of bale goods, lumber and
rice. In one of the bags of rice was found
papers which gave information that twen
ty- three s!ave vessels were fitting out from
Havana. The Gabriel's crew were put on
board the Acorn, which sailed for the coast
of Africa to land them on a desolate and
uninhabited part of the coast.
Seven other slavers previously captured
were breaking up at St. Helena.
No less than 1600 slaves taken from cap
tured slave ships, were at St. Helena when
the Howard left.
SURE METHOD OP PUTTING OUT THU
FIRE OF CHI?dNEVS. The simplest meth
od is to have always in the house n certain
quantity of flour of sulphur; and in case or
cntching in the flue, take a handful of it,
which t !cow on the fire in the hearth, then
stop the fire place with n wet sheet or
blanket; in n few seconds the fire will be
entirely ant. anklin Farmer. ' -
e=:=
LARGE It Anaim—Mr. Abdiel F. Mint.
zinger has 11/ rnished the editor of the Han.
over (Pa.) herald with n Reddish weigh
ing six pounds four ounces, and measuring
twenty one and a noz.rter inches in circus•
ference.
John B. Butler, Esq• of Pittsburg, bits
been appointed by the Governor, Cant!
Commissioner, in the room of [high Keys,
Esq. deceased. Mr. Miller was formerly
Editor of a paper in Pittsburg.
JoNATItAw Monument of
granite, 17 fert high with a whim marble
urn, ham been erected, RI- n Cfl4l 018500, to
the memory of this martyr to a false code
yr huttor.—.-A: r. sun.
0112'2,'T&M%725
AND
REPUBLICAN BANNER.
GETTYSBUItG.November 9. 1841.
co"— C." has been received. When the
author furnishes us his name he shall be gra
tified.
People's Library.
'Pte second number of this periodical publica-
tion lies been issued by Mr. McMichael. Phila
delphia. It contains more than one hundred
pages of James' "Ancient Regime," and also
several chapters of "Harry Lorrcquer," with ap
propriate engravings. For terms of the Library
see advertisement in another column.
Young People's Book.
We have received the November number of
this beautiful, instructive and interesting miscel
lany, published in Philladelphia by Morton M"Mi
chsel, Esq. The contents of the present number
are rich and varied, and it contains more eriera.
vings than has ever been given in any single
number of an American periodical. We subjoin
a hat of the chief engravings:
The Tomb of Washington, engraved on steel,
by A. L. Melt, from a platting by W. H. Hart•
lett.
The Washington Medal, struck in commemo
ration of the Evacuation of Boston, engraved on
•feel, in tho medallion style, by Mr. Saxton.
Pettrich's Statue of Washington, engraved by
T. H. M umford, from a sketch by Williams.
Greenough's Statue of Washington, engraved
by T. H. Mumford, from a sketch by Francis.
Memorials of Washington, viz: Houdon's
bust of Washington. Stewart's original Portrait
of Washington. Stewart's Faneuil Hall Por
trait of Washington. Stewart's Portrait, from
the Marquis of Landsdowne's Collection: Chan
trey's Statue of Washington, and Coinova's sta
tue of Washington. Engraved on steel by Top.
pan & Co.,
Struther's Sarcophagus of Washington, two
views, engraved by T. H. Mumford, copimi from
Mr. Strickland's "Tomb of Washington."
The Captive Prince, engraved by J. B. Minot,
from a &sign by Adolph Menzel.
School Friendship; engraved by T. H. Mum
ford, from a sketch by Frankenstein.
Portrait of Mary do Medicis, engraved by C.
N. Parmelee.
Three armorial beads and eleven ornamental
initial lettere, engraved by C. N. Parmelee, J.
D. Minot, and T. H. Nlumford.
Nr.w Ireasy.-0a Tuesday last the Legisla
ture of this State re-elect'] Governor William
Pennington by a handaome majority. The vote
stood—Pennington, 44; Peter D. Vroom, 30.
New York Election.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of Saturday morn
ing last says:—Our New York friends have done
very well in the city, all things considered. al
though we fear they have lost the State. Nay,
it i■ quite certain that the Loco Focos will have
a majority in the Assembly. ( As far as heard
from, the Whigs have lost 28 members and gain
ed 1. Morris Franklin, however, has been elect
ed to the Senate in the city ny a majority of 52
votes. Of this, the Courier and Enquirer says:
"This is in truth, a Whig victory; end a victory
too, when the Whig vote is 4,774 short of what
it was in 1810, and of what it WIT.L nc in 1812.
We stated yesterday, that the entire vote of the
city was probably short about 8,000. The total
official vote which we publish this rooming., is
34,491, not including the vote on the Carroll
Hall ticket in the 3d, 9th, 12th, 15th and 17L:1
Wards. Last year the total vote was 13,037,
chewing that our estimate of the votes short, was
a few hundred less than it will prove to be. Of
the Assembly ticket we are unable to speak with
any accuracy. It is quito probable, however,
that several of the Whig candidates are elected."
A lhan HIT —The Baltimore Ameri•
can, in the course or some• remarks copse.
quent upon the case of McLeod, and refer
ring particularly to the important national
questions involved in his arrest and trial,
sap:—
`There are, we believe, but"three meth
ods known to the law by which a prisoner
under indictment may be released from it;
Ist, by squnshinz the indictment on the
ground of infininality or some defect; 2d, by
the entering a nolle prosequi; ad, by a reg
ular trial and acquittal. We save not
here enumerated the mode employed some
time ago by Gov. PORTER of Pennsylvania,
by which n pardon of the offence before
trial was plead in behalf of the defendant.
Thal style of procedure is probably peculi
ar to his Excellency."
A Divorce was granted by the Supreme
Court, at its late term in Stark county, to
the wifo of Jacob Cope, for his cruel tree t•
ment of her, and infidelity. The Court de.
creed I 9 her the exclusive use for life, oc
his whole real estate, and more over or
dered him to return her wearing apparel
on demand, or be mulcted in sloo.—Cin
cinnati Gazette.
UNION.—“I ' Ve have reason to believe,"
says the Natchez Free Trader, "from sonic
rlvices, that a new proposition relative to
the union of Texas with this country will
he brought forward by a distinguished gen
tlemen at the next session of Congress under
very favorable auspices."
A.Mi!itary Convention was recnntly held
nt Frederick, which was 'attended by dein.
gates from forty-three companies in full
uniform, and made quite an imposing dis
play. They determined to hold n grand
Encamoruent at Baltimore, to commence
on the 16th of May next, and end on the
2401.
THE PUBLIC PRESS —According to offi
cial accounts recently published, there are
more newspapers circulated in the Ameri
can Union then in any other country on the
face of the glebe. Thus in Great Britian
and Ircl inrl, the ell te her of newspnpers pub
lished is 480; in France 250; in German
States 809; in Holland 150; in Purssia 28q;
and in the U. States 1555 periodicals, 1250
of which are newspapers. Some of our
weeklies circulate as many as from 40,000
to 50,000 copies of each number; and we
believe that one of the penny papers of
New York issues more than 30,000 copies
daily. It will be seen, therefore, that
, the
vast multitude read in this country—that
millions of human beings pore over the col
times of our public journals, and imbibe
from them, either sentiments of vice or vir•
tue. The dtaymen at the corners of our
streets, the fish women in our markets, the
match boys and apple girls who pass from
day to day through the various sections of
the city—all, or nearly all, seem to have
s“me taste fir newspaper literature. The
[mess may neleed be described as the great
moral engine of the country. It penet rates
into every village and hamlet. The mer
chant in his counting room, the professor
in his study, the mechanic in his workshop
—all gather from the newspapers sonic idea
of the progress of public aflairs—some no
tion of men, morals, manners, and the great
topics of public discussion. 110 w impor
tant, then, that the press should be in hon•
est hands—should lie directed at least with
an eye to the greatest good of the greatest
number," and should avoid every thing cal
culated to vitiate and deprave. Generally
speaking, American newspapers, on all
proper occasions, inculcate sound lessons of
morality. But there are exceptions—ex
ceptions in which a vitimed taste is appeal
ed to and pampered, and in which a delibe
rate efliirt is made to undermine all that
should be held sacred in society and re
laq.
SPECIE.—The last intelligence from
South America mates, that on the 5111 of
September the "Orestes" was at Rio,
bound to England with 82,500,000; and
the "Electra" was waiting on the west
coast of Mexico for s3,ooo,ooo—also for
England.
['Envy TAxEs.—Peter C. Brooks, of
Boston, the fatlwr•in hi w of Mr. Everett,
our Ambassador to London, is taxed SSOVO.
Mr. John Parker, whose property is only
estimated et $1,400,000, pa) S7J(
taxes!
Prins°:vs POISONED. — The Canton (Miss.)
Creole says four porsons in a family in that
county were recently poisoned by the mix
ing of the seed nithe Jamestown weed with
their coffee. The persona were very ill,
hut recovered after medical aid. Supposed
to be the wicked act of the cook.
A SAD PLAcE.— At a camp-meeting
near Campte, a short lime since, one of the
preachers suited that the town ot. Natchi
toches was n very wicked place, and that
out of about two thousand people inhabiting
the said town, there were only twenty Chris
liars!
TEA, COF rry, AND CACAO.—Ten W 11.9
formerly regarded as a choice luxury, and
was imported at n great expense—and used
only by th..sit who were in the possession of
wealth. But it may now he considered al
most among the necessaries of life—and no
families, however poor u::d deficient io
worldly goods, are willing to deprive them
selves of their accustomed • cup of tea "
The quantity imported into this country is
enormous — ut a great annual expense. 111
the year ending September, 30, 1890, ac•
cording to official documents, the amount
of teas imported was 17,991,476 pounds
valued at $5,417,5••9. A very large por
tion of this great amount was consumed in
this country.
The value of coffee introduced into this
country is still greater. During the period
referred' to, it amounted to V 4,996,095
pounds, valued at During the
same period, 2,626,269 p,tiods of cacao
weie introduced, at a cost of 8161,289,
ft thus appears that the value of all the tea,
cofl:•e, and cacao, imported into this coun
try during one year, was upwards of four
teen millions of dollars.
MOUNT VEUNON. — The Mount Vernon
estate consisted, soon after the French war,
of 9000 acres, and when Washington re
turned to cultivate it, he had 1200 persons
upon it.in his employment. Now, but fivn
slaves Itve on the obwe, and 400 ncreq roily
are cultivated, chiefly used tor raising wheat
and Indian Corn.
POTATO TRADE or MAlNE.—Maine is the
potato State. The village of Kenneheck
alone sold last week for exportation, twenty
the osend laishels of the cuticle nt
logs a bushel. The value of the potato
crop of the State Kill well compare with
that or the cotton crop of Georgia.
AcquirrAL.—Jaseph Bibb Terry,
late 'feller of the farmers' batik in Dan
ville, Va., against whom the grnnd jury
found a true bill, on nit indictment charging
him with robbing that institution of 820,-
000, on the night of the 21st or 22d of Air
gust, has been tried and acquitted.
There am at present eighty one convicts
in the State Prison of New El d inpshire; and
it is stated as an extraordinary fact Quit f"r
thirty years past the deaths in that estab
lishinent have averaged but one a year.
A PRECOCIOUS SON —A boy named Har
vey. says the Wetumpka (Ale )'rimes, was
flueds.soo and sentenced to six months
prisunincid, at the last Circuit Court in
that county, for shooting htd father! Ater
senience, he cum rived to escape from the
officer, and has not since been heard ot,—
sueh a follow c.innut long escape the pun
ishinent he deserves Irom the hands of some
one.
TILE EX• PRESIDENT IN THE FIELD. -
The 'National lntelligncer' soun_d s the a
larm a! the movement of the Ex Fre3i.lent,
Ir. Van Buren, growing out of his letter
to the Loco Foco Kingston Convention•
It recognizes in that letter the portrait of
the writer, drawn by himself. Stooping to
Bros- flattery of those with whom he has no
real sympathy; claiming to be ono of them
when his natural aristocracy has alone
saved his public character from contempt;
with 'democracy' forever on his lips, dis
daining to mingle with his fellow ,
citizens lest he should sully the mantle of
his acquired dignity; professing 'profound
respect and lively gratitude' towards the
authors of the 'enconiums' bestowed upon I
him, whilst were he free to speak his real
thoughts, he would
"bid them wash their facca
"and keep their teeth clean!"
It thinks no one, whose mind's eye surveys
these features, can fail to recognise the
likeness of the most accomplished dema
gogue of his day.
With respect to the sentiments of the
Ex-President upon the measures of the
present administration, the Intelligencer
says: "It is rather gratifying than other•
wise to find him denouncing them. If any
Whig can have doubted of the wisdom and
expediency of .the legislation of the late
Congress, and especially of the Land Dite
tribution and Pre Emptier Law, this let
ter of Mr. Van Buren should go far to
confirm his faith. The recurrence by the
Whigs to the sound political maxims of
our national p.osperity, is described by
him as a 'revival of the old Federal spirit.'
What better could be expected from one
who in the pride (dim er and place, pre
sumptuodsly declared, n little more than a
year ago, that his soh treasury scheme
was the first step toward the reform of the
Government from the errors of such driv•
oilers as George Washington and his asso
ciates, who, after framing the machine of
Government gave to it its first impulse and
direction'? What prolnund gratitude do
we not owe to that Providence w hick can
found- d the plans of that Reformer, and
brought about that change of measures
which the defeated candidate el his party
now conies forward to denounce!"
THE RAVAGES OF THE YELLOW FE
VER •In a charity sermon preached in
New Orleans, by the Rev. Mr. Clap, he
said:—That be had resided twenty yen ;s
wanting only a few month, in New Orleans,
and during that time had witnessed eleven
epidemic yellow fever years, and two Chol
era—each epidemic carrying to a Sudden
grave never less than three thousand hu
man beings, and often five thousand.—
Within the space of twenty years one hun
dred Ito usr,cd human beings have found a
grave in New Oilcans, and of that immense
host, twenty five thousand were young men
between the ages of eighteen and twenty
years, each one the representative of some
distant family, with whose fate that family
was connected, rising when he rose, aisd
with his fidl sinking hopeless and forever."
VETISOICT FOREVER. —The receipt.' in
to the Treasury of the Strife of Vermont
during the past year, exceeded the cxpen•
ties by the sum of 813,7°4 Fl. -Balance
previously on hand 89.539 93. Total on
hand $13,334 79. Owes nothing
A VErtercT was given yesterday in the
United Slates Count In the case of the Uni•
led States vs. the United States Bank, for
pinintifP, being a claim of Many 825:4.000.
ilia action arose out of the first bill drawn
by the United States Government um,
France tier the indemnity for spohations.
This bill was purchased by the United
States Bank, end when presented at Paris,
there had been no funds provided by the
Chamber of Deputies, and unfortunately
the bill was at sight, otherwise the govern
mont might have provided means, but it
was /mile:omi for non-pay nient and return
ed. The Batik then charged the govern
ment with the customary damages, and re
tained in settlement with the governineet
the amount of those dalllage,i, and then this
suit was commenced, and has been contin•
ued fruni tie re to Phila U. S. Gaz.
Ilmankind had nut been doomed to die,
there would have been at present about one
hundred and seventy-three thousand billions
td* men on the earth, and in this case, there
would still have been nine thousand one
hundred and ten square feet el earth re
maining fur each man.
Umrto STATES ExponTs.—The pro
ducts of the fisheries of ti,e United Suites,
says the Philadelphia inquirer, exported
Miring the rear ending on the 30th Sep
tember, 1840, amounted to 83,195, 3 70; the
products of the forest to 85,323,00" t, of
animals, to 63,006,034; of grain, potatoes,
apples and rice, to 819,39Q,691; of tobac
co, $9,': , 83,957; of rotton, $0.3,570,207; of
flaxseed, hops, blown roger and indigo,
$177,307; of manufactures, such as soap,
boots, furniture, &c., $5,279,317; of cotton
goods, 83,449,607; of flax and hemp,
wearing apparel glass &r., and gold and
silver coin, (2,235,073,) 86, 1 2 5 ,722 Our
total domestic exports being 8113,885,634.
FEVERS.—AII fevers are occasioned by
the disordered motions of the blood, produc
ed by the humorsl serosity hardening the
valves of the vessels. The blood circulates
with greatly increased speed, and is still in
creased by the friction of the globules, or
particles which compose the mass of fluids.
Then it is that the excessive heat is expe
rienced throughout the whole system, and
accompanied with great thirst, pain in the
head, back, kidneys, and in fact a complete
prdstration of all the faculties of the mind
as well as body.
On aid' first attack of fever, or any dis.
case, immediately take n large dose of,
13randrelle's Vegetable Untrersal Pills,
and contour to keep up a powellitl r
upon the bowels until the fever or pain has
entirely ceased. Six or eight will iu most
► cases be •zufficient as n first dose, and one
dose of this kind, it is net improbable, may
prevent months of sickness, perhaps death
Purchase them in Gettyslairg of Thos
J. Cooper, distributing agent; of Inn. M.
Stevenson, or only in the county of Agents
published in another part of this paper.
Y IT;trik.N I I. REGISTE R.
MA RRI ED.
On the 26th ultimo, by the Rev. 11. Keller, Mr.
Daniel Trostle (of William) to Miss Catharine
Minter, both of Franklin township, Adams en.
On the td inst by the same, Mr. Peter Wei
kert, of Han ,ver, York county, to Miss Nancy,
daughter of Mr. M. Hugh Craig, of this borough.
In this place, on the 4th inst. by the Rev. Mr.
Forrest, Mr. Jeremiah Kreidlcr, of Emmitsburg.
to Miss Louisa Clapsaddle, of Taneytown, Md.
On the 28th ult. by the Rev. C. Wey I, Mr..
Alfred T. Harman, of Litimoto township, to
Miss Hannah Wagner, of Mcnallen township.
OBITUARY RECORD.
DI ED.
On the 27th tilt. near Littlestown, Mr.. Peter
Crew, aged about 96 years.
On Aldnday the 18th ult. Mr. Marlin Boyer.
of Menallen township, in the bsth year of his
age.
cuitoys of • Tortigu
MEIZ CIIA NDISE.
G REF A BIN to n certificate furnished
roe by the Clerk of the Court of Qnar•
ter Sessions of the Retailers of Foreign
Merchandize within the County of Adams,
I hereby designate those who have taken
out License nod those who have not, for ono
year ft ern the first of May Is4l.
Those who hare taken out Vcruse.
Thos. .1. Cooper, 81 Win. Ickes, R
Wm. Hammil, 8 J. &S. A. McCosh, 8
S. Fohnestock, agent 6 Melon Guiest, 8
David Ziegler, 8 Enoch Simpson, 8
Daniel 11. Swope, 8 1. Abraham King, 8
George Arnold, 7 Joseph Krafft, 8
Henry Sell, 8 .1. Brinkerhoff, 8
J. Jenkins, 8 W. 0. C. ['ritzier, 8
Conrad \Veneer, 8' John Clunk,
S. H. Buehler, 8 James McKinney, 8
R. G. McCreary, 8' John 13. McCreary, 8
A. R. Stevensr.n, 8' Joseph Carl, 7
J. Winrott, 8 1 A. McFarlane, 8
R. W. McSherry, 8' John Miller, 7
J. Weikert, 8 I David White,
8
Abraham Sena., 8' Tudor & Cook, 8
Peter Mickley, 8 ' Levi & Arnold, 8
Thomas McKnight, 8 ' Daniel March, 8
A. Vandyke, 8 1 Wl7l. Hildebrand, 8
David Beeclwr, 8 Jacob Brown, 8
Nicholas Mark, 8I Catharine Miller, 8
John Schreiner, 8 1 Samuel Isaac, 8
Blythe & McCleary, 8 E. J. Owings, 8
\Vin. Johnston, H Me Sherry & link, 9
Michael Lauver, 8 1 Wm. Slifer, 8
Hiram Boyd, 8 John H"ke, 8
Jacob Beefily, 8 Smith & Martin, 8
Henry Schriver, 7 Jacob Kreglo, 8
John Mellvane, 8 Wm. Gillespie, 8
J. & S. Bishop, 8 Marcos Sampson, 8
Henry Roberts, sea. 8; • John G. Weaver, 8
J. McKnight, 8 : David Starner, 8
George Minnigh, 8 I WM. Linn, 8
John Conrad, 8 i D. Middlecoff, 8
Jesse Houck, 8 ; Philip Myers, 14
George Wilson, 8 1 George Little, 14
Wm. Arnold, 81, J. H. Aulehaugh, 14
J. A. Myers, 8 Busboy & Krickter, 14
W. & B. Gardner, 7 . • I
7 hose who have no
S, A. McOoktb, 8
Adam Definer,
Henry Stouter,
Jacob Martin,
Henry W. Slagle, 8
George Range,
Jacob Ickes,
JAS. A. TII
Treasurer's Office, Gett
burg, Nov. 9, 1841.
DRIED rEACHES WANTED.
BUSEIE LS of Dried Peaches
wanted, for which the highest
rash price will he given, nt the Fancy and
Variety Store or C. IVEAVER,
Chambersburg street.
Gettysburg, Nov. 9. 3t-33
PEACH STONES.
xag BUSHELS of Peach Stones want
ed at the Fancy and Variety store
of
Get)}•sburn, Nov. 9
TO MY CREDITORS.
TAKE notice that I have applied to the
Judges of the Court of Coniroun Pleas of
Adams county, for the bmefit of the In:ad
vent Laws of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, and that ihey have appointed
Monday the 22nd day of ?'oremher next, for
the hearing of me and my creditors, at the
Court fiouse in the Borough of Gettysburg,
when and where you may attend if you
think pr;iper.
EZEISOEL BUCKINGHAM.
Oct. 26, 1841. tc-31
STRAY_B U LLai
CIA ME to the residence of the Subscriber,
mile front Gettysburg, a RED AND
WHITE BULL, about tw•o years old.
The owner is desired to prove property,
pay charges, and take hitn away.
D. M'MILLAN.
October 26, IQ4I. - 3t--31
NOIrICE.
THE account ot Geo. L. Fauss, and
Michael C. Clarkson, 'Trustees of Joey
Pietas°, has been filed in the Preilionota
ly's office, at Gettysburg., iind will be pre
serifed io the Court of Cornrow) Plena, to
be held al Gettysburg, on llonday the 22d
Norentter, I E4l. for eritifiiiiiation.
A MOS MAG IN LY, Protley.
Ptoffionotury's Office,
Oct. 2'2,nd, 1841. 3 tc•--31
taken out License.
E. P. K. Gerber, 8
Wm. Alexander, 8
Simon Beecher, 8
Mrs. Duncan,
S. S. Forney, 8
J. Gowen, 8
M PSON, Treaer
C
C. INEAVER,
Cliambersburg street.
3t-33
PROSPECTUS
FOR PUBLISHING THE
Farmers , and .11tchanics7
JOURNAL.
THE undersigned propose to commence
the publication of n weekly paper bearing
the above title, whenever a sufficient num
ber of subscribers can be obtained to justifY
them in the undertaking. The welfore of
our country imperatively demands that the
interests of the lab-)ring portion of society
should be vigorously maintained, they con
stituting "the bone and the sinew of the
land."
The "FARMERS' AND MECHANICS' JOUR
NAL," will be strictly independent of all
political parties, and will be zealously devo
ted to the best interests of the Farmer and
Mechanic, the stay and support of our free
institutions. It will speak the truth and
expose falsehood, and, id all things, it will
he the principal aim of the editors to avoid
the vile and demoralizing abuse which
characterize an many of the public prints.
The "Farmers' and Machanics' Journal"
will be conductol in such a manner as to
make it a useful and instructive Journal.—
It will be devoted to Agriculture, the Me
chanic Arts, Literature and Science. It
will contain the latest news, foreign and
domestic, and the state of the Markets at
home and abroad.
Temperance.—This important aubjec
will not Le overloAed.
!laving thus briefly stated their object,
the undersigned submit their plan to the
public. It is now for the Farmers and M,-
chanics to whether they will have a
Journal to &lend their rigb's and interests.
We feel confident that there will be some
found read• and willing to encourage a pa
per whose maim shall always be ' fearless
and faithful."
H. C. NEINSTEDT,
J. GILL•ESPIE, & Co.
Gettysburg, October 26, IR4I.
Kr We earnestly desire all persons re
ceiving this Prospectus to exert themselves
in obtaining stilycribers, and make return
on or before the 25th November, as we in
tend publishing the first number on the first
Monday in December.
CONDITIONS—The "FARMER 9 AND ME
CHANIC'3' JOURNAL" will be published every
Monday of each week, on a fine sheet of
imperial paper, with new and handsome
type, nt the rate of SI 25 fer six months,
or $2 00 per annum, payable In all cases
in advance. Postage must be paid on all
communications sent by mail.
.Nov. 2, 1841. tf-32
REGISTER'S NOTICES.
f2lO all Legatees and other persons con
cerned, that the ADMINISTRA—
TIO.V ACCOUNTS of the Estates of the
deceased persons hereinafter mentioned.
will be presented to the Orphans' Court of
Adams county, for confirmation, on Mon
day the 22nd day of November next, viz:
Tim account of Thomas Mille, jr- ono of
ot the Executors ot the Estate Thos. Billie,
sen. deceased.
The account of David Cassatt, Adminis
trator of the Estate ofSaniuel Cassatt, de
ceased.
The account of Comehue floughtelm,
Executor of the Estate of Charity Houghte
lit, deceased.
The account of Samuel Miller, Executor
of the Estate of George Trone, deceased. •
The account of Adam Ettinger, Execu
tor of the Estate of Catherine Kugler, de
ceased.
The account of James Patterson, jun.
and Jacob Cushman, dmintstrators of the
Estate of Samuel Patterson, deceased
The further account of Davtd M'3lurdie,
Executor of the Estate of James Sample,
deceased.
The account of Samuel Lola, Adminis
trator of the Estate of Jacob Lobr, jr. de
ceased.
The account of William ilthite, survi
ving Executor of the Estate ol Thomas
%%' tine, two. deceased.
he Guindinnahjp account of Robert
Swill', Guardian of Theodore It. batter.
hue, a minor son of Charles S. Ditterline,
deceased.
The Guardianship account of Robert
Smith, Guardian of Edwin Miterline, a
minor sun of Charles S. Mitchum, deceas
ed.
The final nccouot of Lane Treat, Ad
ministrutor of the Estate of Samuel Min
singer, deceased.
WNI. KING, Register.
Register's Office, Gettysburg,
Oct. 26, 1841. tc
oteco l i4m
9
With Go'cuts at prices to suit the times.
TEIF, subscriber has just returned from
the Eastern cities, and le now opening at
his New Store room, un Chatnbersburg
street, immediately opposite the English
Lutheran Church, in Gettysburg, a large,
splendid, and entire new selection ufseason
able
Voreign and Domestic
DAILY GOODS,
among winch are Cloths, Cassimers, Sat-
Vestings, Irish Linens, Muslins,
Silks, Bombazines, 51erinoes, Mouslin de
Laines, Chintzes, Flannels, Blankets,
Checks, Tiekings, Saxonies, Shawls, Scat fs
Hankerehiefs, Gloves, Hosiery, iSce.
Together with a full assortment of
Groceries, llttthwave,
Ultras, Glass and Queensware,
all of which have been bought at the present
low rates for Cash, and will
,he sold at a very
small advance on the ern:inal cost.
D. MiDDLECO FF.
October 19, 1841. tf,3o
.AN Apprentice to the Print
ing Business wanted at this
Office.
Trial List—Noy. Term.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Ye. Wm. Laub
and others.
do. vs. do.
Andrew SVlCendriek rig. Mirhnel Strmnbriugh.
A. & J. Living4ton ve..l. Brltherton. n n. & jr.
Jos. J. M'Ellieny va. Henry Myers' Ex'ra.
Henry Myers' Ex'ra...s:Jtrrnes J.
}limes, use of Hume vs. J. Wir.rott & T. C
Miller.
Jacob Zell rt.. Jacob 1,01,r.
Blithe & Johnston vs. John W. Beidman.
Henry Swingkr vs. Joseph, Jneob & Ogt,in
BreAm, A. Rogers, and M. Wolf.
Wm. Johnston vs. Moses Senbrooks.
Wm. Wright vs. Susquehanna Canal Co.
Chambersburg Bank vs. Win. M'Clellsn.
Sarih Jane M'Elwee vs. Benjamin Shelly.
Use of S. Fahnestoek (agent) vs. B. R. Robinson
John qiickers Adrn . ri. vs. Gabriel Meals.
Catharine Miller vs. Henry Hemler's Ex're.
Abbott & Brothers V 9. Henry Sell.
Henry 6hell & Co. VA. Scott & M'Claughy.
Henry Ruby vs. Susquehanna Canal Co.
Use of Henry Sell vs. John Freezer.
Ann TENT
Gettysburg & Peteraburg Turnp. Comp. vs
Wm. M'Clellan & others.
Nicholas Swingle vs. Beggs & Harlan.
Daniel Witmer & wife v 9. Henry Myers giro
Charles Cromer vs. Jacob Bringman.
Hoke & Lewis vs. Do.
David Ziegler vs. E. Buckingham.
Quintin Armstrong vs. John Bleakly.
Grand Jury----Nov. Term.
Almalien—Samuel Diehl.
St:wilful—Robert WEllienny.
Reading—Jacob Aulabaugh, Francis Picker,.
Moun'joy—Janke Barr, William Young.
Borough—David Zeigler.
Ilanszllon—George King, Andrew Nl'llvaine.
Mountplea.mnl—Jolin Cashman, Peter Weik-
Latimore—John Myers,
Franklin—Thomas M'Knight.
Germany—Amlrow Little, Henry Spalding.
fluntington—Jool Bowor, Jacob Myers, Jonas
Johns, William Bittinger.
Tyrone—John Stab , y.-
Harmßonban—Samuel Robinson.
Conenvago--Euscheos J. Owings.
Liberty—James M'llivitt.
Derwith—William Berlin.
General Jury.
Germany—Jonathan C. Forrest, Henry Shri•
ver, John Davis.
Reading—William Fickers, Jacob Hollinger,
Anilrow lirough, Cornelius Myers, Moses M.
Neely, John 'Primmer.
Muuntpkarant—lionry Folly, John Miller,
James Lockhart, jr. Joseph Coahon, Peter R.
Noel, John Homier.
Franklin—Frederick Diehl. John Heintzel
man, E. D. Newman, Henry Mickley, Peter
Mickley. Henry Walter.
Menullen—James Russell, Daniel
. Rhodos,
William Morrison.
Straban—John Tate, Fleming Gilleland.
Conowago—Lovi Kendig, Phillip Kohler,
Jacob Adams, Joseph Sneeringer.
Liberty—William Loudon.
Ilaniillonban—Robert Slemmons,Jaeob Plank.
Lalimore— Geo. Deardorff, Emanuel Brough.
Cumberland—Emanuel Pitzer, Jae WAlliater,
William llobean.
Mountjoy—Samuel Durborrow.
Borough—David Kendlehart, Robert King,
David Sweney, Samuel S. Forney, Isaac Krebis.
Berwick—Asaph Abby, Sebastian Heaffer.
Freedom—Andrew White.
Hamilton—Henry Wolf.
AUDITORS' NOTICE.
DIRE undersigned Auditors appojnted
by the Court of Common :Pleas, of
Adams county, under the Act of y
t.
of the 7th June 1841, to outfit and adjust
the several claims of the different claimants
and creditors of Fisher, Baker, dt Co. and
also of John P. Baker, late Contractors on
the Western Extension of the Pennsylva
nia Rai! Road, and make an appropria
tion of the monies remaining due to said
Contractors in the hands ol the late Super
intendent or paid by him into Court under
the provisions of sail,act, to and among
said claimants, will meet at tbe public
house of James Henn in the Borough of
Gettysburg oo Saturday the lath of No
vember next at 10 o'clock, A. M. of said
day.
ROBERT SMITH,
W. N. IRVINE,
W. %V. PAXTON,
Auditors.
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Octoder 19, 1541
NOTICE.
Estate of CHItIsTIAN MEIER, deceased.
EIMRS of Administration on the Eg
tate of CHRISTIAN FAKER, of
Franklin township, Adams county, deceas
ed, having been granted to the subscriber
residiag in Menallen township—he hereby
requests all persona indebted to said de
ceased to make immediate payment of their
respective accounts, and all persons having
claims or demands against said Estate to
present them properly authenticated for
settlement.
WILLIAM NOEL, Adm'r.
October 26,1841. 6t-31
ATIDITOWS NOT3CM.
ritllE Subscriber having been appointed
JIL Auditor, by the •Court of Common.
Pleas of Adams, county to marshal and
make division of the ahsets in the hands of
John Wolford, George Deardorff and. Jo.
seph Bittinger, Assignees of Henry Bittin.
ger, amongst the respective Creditors,
hereby gives notice to said creditors to
Present their claims to him nt the House
of John T. Raffensperger in Petersliurg,
(Y. 5.,) on Tuesday and Wednesday the
9th and 10th days of November next• at
which times and place lie will sit to per
form the duties of his nprointmert.
CHARLES KEITLEWELL.
October, 19, 1841. 4131-30