Arrival otthe 7! .1
The Peel Policy .4vaineftin th‘ellitese of
The steamship Hibernia arrived at Hal
ifax on the Ifith inst. with Liverpool dates
to the 4th and London dates to the 3d of
March., The most important items of in
telligence by this arrival will be found be-
Patrick :arrived at
•Liverppol,onlhe of March, two days
PreiiiouirfO•the sail i i ig cit the' Hibernia, car
ried mil ther„COrtealxndettee, bet Ween Mr.
Bucliabait and Mr. Pakenham, • relative to
the -propoitition of the latter-to submit the
Oregon;queation to arbitration. This news,
at:the...tithe-of the departUre.of the Hiber
niaoras causing ,considerahle. excitement,
the rejection of arbitration being consider
ed•as on.alaraiing belligerent movement on
the part of the U. States.
Louie Philippe is said to be in favor of
referring the Oregon dispute to the arbitra
tion of three English and three American
gentlemen—thus carrying out the idea of
Mr.:. Winthrop, of .Massaehusetts..
- The:American Minister, Mr. McLane, is
confined to the house by severe indisposi
tion.• He was unable to attend her Ma-
jesty'slevee on the' 11th; but was represetit
ed by: Mr.! Ganesevoort Melville, his Sec
retary of Legation. '• ,
A vote has been taken in the House of
Commons .on Sir Robeet Peel's great meas
shOwing delear majority of 97 in its
favor: : •
A Great Battle has been fought at the
East, between the English and Natives, in
which the former suffered a kiss of nearly
4,000, and the latter about 30,000---one of
the most bloody battles on record.
According to the German • newspaper,
there is now raging ,in several parts of
Prussia a violent disease among cattle, sim
ilar in every respect to the cholera. .
Brom thi Liverpool Eisropenti Times of March , I.
. .
ENGLAND'S' COMAIERCTA T. POLICY.
' Theckreat debate on _ Sir 'Robert feels
finanCial sefieme',' •whieli extended over
three weeks, and' afforded food 'for twelve
nights' incessant oratory, was brought to
a close on the morning' of t'aturday last, by
. a ditision which gave the Aliniater a ma
joilti el ninety-seVen!
T6i;‘‘lebate NV Noll closed oil Saturday is
thelirst`SkirmishL-the 'precursor of the
geli - 4 1 r engagement. ' Thellouse by this
in,ajotity, has only pledged itself to go into
a - coMinittee, , , All the multifarious parts
of the'lldheine have yet to be:disenssed, and
athraleit or rejected befere it reathes they
Ifetigebf Lords'; there, the same ti me-con
signing process la to be repeated, andpriab
ably. the "spring'MaY be tar advanced, or
we..itiay,fidye got into the sunnier solstice
ere legiSlative adjudication be
.complete.
Siett,obert Peet haa determined to proceed
i - vitli the`ebin4aw part of his scheme first.
This scheme,
, rt ,
eche our readers know, proposes
the extinction of the"; eorn.lawS in three
Yearislrilon the,pres4iit: time ; and the next.
grealliattle, as Iva' as the next , Solemn talk''
Avlll`naVC referenee to the immediate or the
vegtOonettrepeal.:
I,lle:TateOtlib measure inthe Lords is•
pttgaaiif i with consequences of the highest,
the ,mos,t catit Mending interest, Tile m eas
tire 'iti safe 3n the ,Conarnons-that is _untie.;
niable,. is if 4Q in ` the, - Lords ?, Will the
Peers,' Witli a'iiiajoritY in the 'Cdinition.s of
97, and in the present state of excited* pub
lic.rfeeling, throw out the measure,' and thus
face. on 2 ' disSolutiOn'of Path . ament? `Our
firntbolietis; that the Peers will, pass the
bill; and in this opinion we'are strength'=
ened,by: the •private : testimony of several
inilitentiatmembers of. Parliament, with,
whose' , views "We': have been favored.
,
^,. dreat "11 ill de - r i'n' 1 lidia=:-7'errible de
k )91ctiati' 'il. lite .--'-'l l fl advises front Dom.
haY,. down to Salutary - I'7, furnieli adcounts
of brie' of Ilie .kreatest battled' ever fought
tiyr"-oie Briiiiq in India, 4, i
..'‘,hica they sus
taiiiett_kno wif iosp of 3,300 soldiers, in:
e s latlingkinimbeeeTiliitinguished :officers.
'fli,t'ffikh artily lii43aid' to have, nuMbered
tIO diiii nich' (df wbotn 2 0,000 or `3O ,000
iverd'cilimly - l ) ind about 150 cannon of the
16g4fcalibre moveable in the:
. field, and
exquitlilelY Puiiihed4an „artillery. inimbas.'
urably Fiore powerful than WaStvertronght
into, the field by WellingtOn or Nal oleon.
riiii,linly iii.raorale that the Sikhs are to
bii;ii4pd a.gbarharbuS. Theyare a rate
aig,'4iforoni-m. body;'' as acute in ' intellect,
and as)killftil in allthe arts 'they Cultivate,
PrWhieh'iiarlethg'cltief, a:4 thegeherality
OM titlfitariEi.''' - Tbd'British forces nuin.
here Wo'cilit''2l:ooo: ' - '• ' ' ' ''.
' 'Thn't We armies ; niet:on the 19thof De.'
ccomber, aiiiiinipeobstiriafe and ,
desper-,
ate csiiiti4 . 6nhlied, which eon tinned for sey
-6111-dayii, ' The •rds . ulf *asaletal defeat
loss of of the Sikh army, a terrible' r loss of
life,andllie,capturoby . the : Byiti.4ll,of the
most ofthekr,tqftilierY: ..t Their, less : was
cjti ßg ip4i it irpuk24,ooo PR 39,000 in hill
e4 en.4‘W:9l l ; l :l 4 :e 4 l' f The Ilrit,leh loss i,'WaS
up,wardKol t .• . 4,lo9,including .50 .European
offtoerittti (.4 T.;..;:', , ~- ;I r - -.. . 't -
.. tirtMoNp.cantj,u4es 1,,0 be agitated' by the
Repoll i mpyentent, . Oigonnelre health,is
said lq,be t rapidly declining. Z. v . ' .
rti g.twl %--,.-An interesting. discussion had
taken t pjanni - inAlw,C,hamber. of Deputies
4 po N , tipmrelatiens existing. between 'that,
asktmtry i ansi,,Enghinttnpd America. .: The
kgu„4,91A413, debate `vas ,thaadoption ; of
,an
aWißstilPfl t it vittg :Ai; /Jklii Miele tesial:policy
IPRII ,ChtKqx,POWlßtht/lifitiet 3 tidtts.,.-,The
aWMPa4gfin , 9f ;Prance .by Frepiclent .Polk.
iikbjggpeiggroNc t uvq§s ,bad .excitnd a
•
agadtlYe4.4l44;u:dfeeinigl,, ~,.., ~ „.., ~, .
~
, 4 •
ball -I.4.PWicatu.Minister,..gave
A grind ball-on Monday, in celebration of
IVAntkingtontiibirthda?.•f4lre. Ellia,v his
Exiiiiiroacya'aletinodid•-iheqtendrti of-the'
lokitti4lll6 thavulitiffecteitlind-iiritelling'
ellbejtvltiah4htelleittti Indies Tare eels:
''''' tiblitittitiorktillorer: , ' , - 4Jpitids of
400ofShtodbtorPtitiiiiiiitibeilitydidlhem-'1
militr;bithlititmit eabitepiing.thliiiiiittitiona
Of Mo4ftiViiimelt mt 7 ' allithe •moilr tAnt.:
lie t . , 13167.98'ms tillp - Pyis ?
s t s
!- /i '''
-.' ' .1.- - aitligt4eilfrilll c ,10--cliitvi-,
31.
ftartiage. of the gunen;
i Dow Miniftry: kaii `supplanted the. Old. '
• A ' E 1:4174 F .4Th C Ne3V York:. Conti
. er,l(ays,e- ' 47 'We ,wish those ki se men. in
C'"Oitreititi who hullo that the Tariff .ocea
:siOns high prices,',cqu'ld find time 'and dit,-
. pimitiolOo piss through some of the fine
warehouses in which Our cloths, cassi
meres, and twills, in wool ; and fancy prints
calicoes, sheetings, and shirtintis, in cuttoti,
are so perfectly- displayed; and thus con
vince themselves, by comparison of sam-;
pies and prices with like goods imported
from abroad before the Tariff of 181 . 2, that
the American fabrics, while equal, and oft
en aukrinr; in'qiiality, and texture, in col
or, and in taste, are many of them one-half,
and all of them much, cheaper.
"The Tariff of le 12 is now just produ
cing that effect which, among others, was
predicted by its friends—that, if let alone,
it would necassarily produce such an a
mount of competition among domestic
manufacturers as would assuredly reduce
prices to the minimum at which the goods
could be Made ; yet this is the montent.ta
ken for interfering with a law so benefi
cial."
ONE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE TARIFF.
—'.l.llp Charlestown Free Viess relates an
interesting incident of a poor family in the
neighborhood of Harper's Ferry, who were
living 'a few months ago in the most squat
poverty, without work and In the greatest
suffering. Recently 'they were removed
by .Qlellon JOHN WETIIEI6:I3 to Baltimore
county, Maryland, and given employment
in a factory. There are smile twelve or
fourteen children in the family, about half
of whom, with the father, are now engaged
as operatives, and their income is near
one thousand dollars per annum. A hap
py illustration, truly, of the wisdom and'
beneficence of the protective policy.
This case suggests a thought; which we
have often revolved in our mind, whether
as a mere enterprise of_ benevolence, any
thing could be done in a general way more
beneficial to the poor of our towns than
the establishment of such factories, ofwhat
ever kind, as would afford a sufficiency of
ligltt labor to give employment to needy
infirm perk:mg and the-children of the poor
among them? It does seem to us- that
mit& good might be effected, even in our
own town, in this way.
- Staunton (Va.) Spectator:
IfIGIILY IMPORTANT FROM TExAs.7-From
the dlriny of Occupation.—The Steamship
Galveston, Capt. Wright, arrived at this
port at an early hour this morning. She
left the bay of Arkansas on the 11th, and
the city of Galveston at noon, on the 12th
inst: , Her news is important. .
The,maie body of Gen. Taylor's Army
'had marched towards Brazos, St. Jago,
and thelast regiment, with Gen. Taylor
and his .stalf, was to leave on the 12th inst.
There Were rumors that'a large force of.
Mexicans had been concentrated to oppose
-the adVance of Gen. Taylor's' force,' and
theSe . produceit considerable exeitement.—
TheTh S. troops were in the highest
in expectation of a conflict -with the
o.• Picayune; Marth 14.
IMPRISONMENT OF - AN AMERICAN CON: ,
:sur..—Amiathor arrival at -New. - :Orleans
brings a statement from .Matamoras that
J. P. 'Schatzell, - Esq., American Consul at
that place; .teas in 'T)rison on the charge of
corresponding with Gen. Taylor. • The N.
Orlebils Times says i
"A. Mexican, 'said to have been charged
by hiM with a letter frOm that officer, was
stated to have been taken and shot. Par
, tieulars of this inexcusable aggression and
outrage, we are told, have been forwarded
to Washington, and to the naval officer in
command at Pensacola, and' we trust, for
the honor .of our country, that vigorous
steps will be 'immediately taken, to obtain
full reparation; or resent in a manner be
coming our position, this flagrant violation
of all courtesy and international law." '
SANTA ANNA GAMBLINO.--.The Havana
correspondence of the .Picayune states that
Santa. Anna is busily
,engaged is gambling
and .cock- lighting at a little
.village named
Cerro, three Miles from Havana. A young
American, of high.. espectability. recently,
won $35,000 at t‘monte, ' from the ex-Pres
ident. • •
OREGON SET TLED RV ,
hieCr owan, missionary of the
.American
Bapti - 4t - Board of,,Missions, has written a
letter t'o, Pr. Cone, of New York, which is
published in the NeW York Recorder, ' in,
whicli he'oxpresses i the' opinion that • the
time ‘ Ny . ill, come When the . emigration Ofchi
'nese to the American States will be exten-
His language is nut unrea
sonable to anticipate. that an emigration
from China to America will yet take place,
equal to, if not greater, than. any ..that has
been known from Europe. I venture to
`predict .that the 'population of the Pacific
.states. will be composedlu,na small Incas
tire of 'Chinese,, ..A.channel once opened,
vast, numbers• from that over-populated
country will Wend their way thither."
. .
estliTlON TO TUE CUR lOU S.—SO C
• .• • „
days since, an inquisitive ee i untryman, who
had never, seen a railroad or steam-engine,
stepped On . a toconintive of.the Little 'Mia
mi railroad, at Wuynesburgli,:Penfisylva-
He .looked and felt about awhile;
and it last happened - go place his hands up
on a screw which he turnea. lii an in
stant the' locomotive star ted. offin full speed
with•the,fe ow-upon it, hallooing ' and bet=
lowin t the pitch , of his voice to stop the
tar'neninn thing, ivhile:at -the : same, time
he Winild pray to God to have mercy upon
him The, luciorootive ran about,. seven
miles, when.bY accident ,it , left ! the track;
;and. stopped .without ; doing any seriqus
dint'agee.ither tcithe. Machinery Or the fright?.
Cited green hofp
, The Board of Managers of the N. York
State,_Colonization , Society have.lreld a
special meeting' Orkhe subject Of the re
capture of the - A'fricanrk frism.: , the -the. Slaver •
Ponp,AndTeeolved to send out, to diem full
su i iplibi l of
_proVisions rind eldthes, to hold,
icpublie pideting al ihe',Tibiliaoc ; t ob
tato ciii*atione,l3C9:'; Od hive apoii tett
ptisoni'tO`ea'rry (nit their pbrpoies.
FAT.I4. AFIRAy AND joYNDO
mentioned a feW thlys,'44hice' Plat Mr. H.
Porterfield, of Nashiille, was: killed on the
14th inst., in a' street kerwoßtre with E. F.
C. Judson, and that die excitement against
the murdfirer was . very great, several pis
tols having been discharged at him by the
brother of the deceased and his friends
without injuring hint. Ile was committed
to prison. A letter written at Nashville
on the 15th inst., and published in the
Cincinnati Atlas of Friday, - sttys
"Last night, about 10 o:clock, a mob broke
into the jail and Seizenilson. Maimed
and almost naked, they threw him into the
street, to be hung. Ile begged for a thin-1
isterwhich was denied him—he feared
not death, but requested :to !be shot, and
begged ... that if there was any gentleman
present he . would shoot him. They
took him to the square and run him up o
ver the rail of an awning post ; the rope
broke and he fell, when he was taken back
to jail, where he lies to die sometime du
ring the night."
'We learn from a correspondent that the
cause of the affray between Judson and
Porterfield, was that the formerhad seduced
the wife of the latter, .and publicly pro
claimed it in the streets of Nashville. Por
terfield was of good. family and much re
spected.
INIELANcnorx DE.vrit.—Alre have been
I informed (says the Hillsborough (N. C.)
Recorder,) that on the night of the 11th
ultimo, three persons were frozen to death
in this county, about fourtcen miles South
East of Hillsborough. One of them
was Dr. James Raney, (a Thomsonian
practitioner,) another Mr. Wm. Carring
ton, (better known as foot Carrington,)
and the name of the third we have not as
certained. They had been drinking at a
grog shop in the neighborhood that evening
until a late hour;and though the weather
was not remarkably cold, yet,the night was
very wet, dark and disagreeable, so that
these unfortunate men, having indulged
too freely to be able - to find their way
home, perished by the way! What a sad
commentary on the wickedness of man is
this ! Three' persons in .a neighborhood
swept oil' in one night, through the agency
of ardent spirits, and yet men will contin
ue to sell and, to drink it !
COM: CRANE.—This officer committed
suicide on. -Wednesday, by - cutting - his
throat with a razor, in his room at the
I Navy Department, in Washington City:--
He locked himself in, and had a razor,
which he brought from his home. The
door Was broken open, and the razor found
in his bed. Com. C. was iu his 62nd
year, leaves a wife but no children—was
quite well off, but of morbid mind, and
supposed he was 'going to die for several
days past. Under this feeling: he com
mitted the rash ad: lie had resigned. his
place last week.. •
Col. Jacob Jones has been appointed to
his post as Chief of tho Bitreag r -•of
Ora
nance and Ilydrography of tiM Nivy De
partment ; salary $3,500.
DREADFUL
_A ccipENT.,--0 it :Monday
morning last, days the Keen, (N. II.) gen
tine!, whilst - the family of Mr.' Nathan
Wood of this village was at breakfast, his
youngest child, a promising little girl of
five years old, while at play with a dog in
the kitchen, in running backwards fell into
a tub of scalding water, and was so shock - -
ingly burnt, almost from head to foot, that
she died early in the evening. '
PENNSYLVANIA COAL BUSINESS.-Th ere
are expectations of an immense business
during the approaching summer in the
Pennsylvania Coal Regions. The Rail
Road Company haVe made contracts for
1500 new five ton Iron cars, and 31 new
LocomotiveS, equal to 60 per cent. increase
on the old stock, which will give to the
company the capacity of transporting to
market during the present year from 1;200,
000 to 1,300,000 tons 'of Coal. This in
addition to' the supply that will be sent
by Canal, after completion, it is supposed
will be equal to the quantity the market
will require from
.Schiiylkill county the
present year. The Company had receiv
ed applications for cars from the operators
sufficient to transport two anilliezisjive hun . -
dredthousand tons during the year.
PROFITS OF THE SLAVE-TRADE.-It ap
pears by the • papers ;found on board the
slaver recently 'captured, that tlic slaves
cost•on the coast $l5 and $2O each, and
will sell in any part of Brazil for $3OO. • If
, the Pons had reached her destination in
safety, she would have cleared about $250,-•
000. If the Panther had been success
ful she would have made $350,000, above
all expenses. •
SLAVE . TRADE--Conviction—Mr. Lo
ring .I,afkins, formerly captain of the schoo
ner Merchant, was tried at Charleston last
week, on' a charge of being about to engage
in the slave trade, and convicted. The.
punishmea is a line Of not more than $7,:
000 and imprisonment for not more than
live years. ; .
MississirPt.—Thc Legislature of this
State adjourned on the sth instant. Among,
the act; Which it passed is one for diViding
the State into four Congressional districts,.
id . confornaity to the general . law of .Con
gress. An act was nlso passed which
grants pre-emiition rights to Settlers on the
five hundred thousand acres of land, dons
.tcd.to tho State by Congress fur purposes. ,
of 'internal improvement. - • ,
Working women in London save ibetn
selves froni.+starving during the winter;by
'mortgaging their summer earnings. Many
of:the laborers of . that "merryi_ country
deClayed at: a, recent , meeting,, that they,
kneW
,meakorikirbY name. ,
THE COST OF 'OE' POWDER exploded
to usher' iri • "the ',Sabbath lyith a morning
gun through the whole•" line Of forts:' that
surround this es:Autry, It is estimated • a
mounts-in the course off.a },ear to. a sum
sufficitilit 4o curpish, one hundred Sabbath
Silloole:at the Wqt with ample libraiics,
THE pREGoN QUESTION. .
The National Intelligence!. of Friday last ;iys : I
Eery day adds strength : to the convic
tion which we have all along felt, that the
general sentiment of the country--the sen
timent that is, of the enlightened and dis
interested portion of it—is against the ex
treme position taken in the outset by our
Execution : of "the whole of Oregon or
none." Besides the evidence of this fur
nished by the public press, the develope
.ments of
.opinion in the two Houses of
Congress from day to day bears more
nificant and far more important testimony
to, the fact', and shows not only a willing
ness to concede to England rights in the
territory of which we have claimed the
whole, but a dispositioto- see the dispute
about it settled by a compromise which
shall adopt as a basis The 40th degree of
latitude—that is a nearly equal division M
ille territory-. This is consolitary convic
tion for all those who, while they are ready
to maintain their own country's rights ; are
content to let oilier nations have theirs, ,
and who are not willing to incur the. dis
asters and miseries of war fora claim which
is in any fair sense untenable or doubtful.
We have premised thus much for the pur
'pose of expressing our satisfaction at learn
ing the sentiments avowed by Mr. Senator
Nimis in his speech yesterday, in which
he declared his.desirc for compromise, and
his willingness to adopt the line of forty
nine. This adds another to the gentlemen
of the extreme lift who Have - advanced to
the centre left on this question, or rather
across ,to the centre right, and renders
probable the declaration of Mr. CotAurrT
that there - arc two-thirds, if not threc-fourth,
of the Senate ready to abandon the extreme
ground offiftyfour forty, which at the open
ing of the year, we should have hesitated
to credit. We "Loot THEN TO TUE SEN.
ATE " with increasing confidence.
11=P" J." will hereafter bear in mind that we re
quire the names ofrill correspondents to accompa
ny their communications.
For the""Sini'.and Thinner."
ENIGMA—ACIZOS'FICAL.
I am com Posed of 16 letters, and constitute the
name of a distinguished Philosopher.
My 1, 11, 14, 5, 10, 7, was a people of Sardinia.
My 2,8, 12, 5, was a town in Sicily.
My 3,2, 10, 11, was a river of Umbria.
My 4,2, 10, 11, was one of the Nereides.
-My 5, 14, 5,:16, 7, was a people of Sarmatia.
My 6; 11, 14.2, 5; was a promontory of Lesbos.
My 7, 14, 1, 11 ; was an island in the Tyrthene sea.
My 8,5, 10, 12, 15, was a town in Umbria.
My 0, 11, 6, ri,.was worshipped by thennoents as
a powerful goddess.
My 10, 2, 6,15, was a nation of Gaul.
My 1 10, 2, 16, 5, was a city of Messenia.
My 12, 2,Z, was an island which rose out of the
sea during an earthquake.
My 13, 5, 14, 6, 15, 11, was the name- of a genus
of evergreen shrubs.
My 14, 1 I,'o, 15, 5,s was a (laughter of Neptune.
My 18, 10, 2,8, 2, was one of the seasons among
the Greeks. • ' ; '
My .16, 5, 10, 3,7, 11, was a town in 'Umbria.
Gettysburg, March 21, 1816. J.
ID'AnsWer to the Enigma of last week—lslands
of Juan Fernandes.
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SAVE YOUR TEETH
'Dr, Ferdinand E. Vandersloot,
Surgeon Dentist,
ESPECTFULLY informs the citi
zens of Gettysburg and vicinity that
he is prepared to perform every operation
appertaining to his Profession ; such as
Filing, Cleaning and Plugging Teeth, with
Gold, Silver, Tin-foil, and Composition.
Ile will insert incorruptible teeth on Pi
vots, or Gold or Silver clasps, in the Most
durable manner.
• If carious teeth arc properly treated at a
seasonable time, the progress of the decay
inav be entirely arrested. _
lie will insert them, from one to entire
sets, in such manner, that they will make
the articulation of the voice perfect, and
materially assist in mastication.
From the success which has attended
his professional operations for a num
ber of years past, ho is confident he
can satisfy all who may favor him with a
call. Vit-For his place of residence in
quire at the store of Mr. Samuel Fahnes
tock.
REFERENCE
is respectfully made to the following gen
tleman :
Rev. Prof. Rtrouxn, Rev. Dr. SCHMUCK en ,
Rev. E. V. Ggito Awr, Prof. 11. HAUPT,
Rey. T. 1-I. Swyrzxn, Dr. 1). HORNET!,
Rev. S. :IP,Mur.r.i N, Dr. C. N. Ilmttu . ritr.
1)r. D. GILIIEwr,
March 20. l v
DR. JAMES PARRY,
Surgeon Dentist,
IW ILL be at the House of .TAMES A.
Tuomrsom, in Gettysburg, from the
I st till the 25th of dpril next. .
March 20.
OT ICE.
FIUME undersigned having been appoint
a-, ed by the Court of - Common Pleas
Auditor on the Account of John M'Glinly,
Assignee of LE I.R NDER R
-13.11.1G 11, he hereby gives notiep that lie
will attend at the house of A. B. Kurtz, in
Gettysburg, on Saturday the 4th day of
next, at 10 o'cldek, A. M. to distrib
ute the balance remaining in the hands of
the said Assignee to antramongst the ercX
itors of said Alexander Harbaugh—when
and where all persons interested are ex
pected to attend.
A. D. BUEHLER, , Ittditor.
March 1 3.-3 t
NOTICE.
Estate of Arvid Shriver, decease(l.-
ETTERS Telitairtentary, on the Es,
- R . :A tote Of ' DAviD Senatirrnt, decealied,
late of Germany township, Adams county,
having been granted to the subscriber, resi
ding in Littlestown, lie hereby gives notice
to all persons indebted to said estate to call
and pay the same wit'iout delay—and those
having claims, to present the same, proper.:
ly authenticated for settlement.
GEORGE WILL, Executor.
March 13.
HOUSE SPOUTING
VILL be made and put up by the
subscriber, who will attend prompt
ly to all orders, and upon as reasonable
terms as can be procured at any establish
ment in the county; •
GEO. E. BUEHLER.
Gettysburg, March 13.
TIN W 1L 11,
F VERY article of Tin Ware necessary
in House-keeping always on hand'or
made to order at the shop of the subscri
ber in Chambersburg street. .
GEO. E. BUEHLER.
Gettysburg, March 13.
LJIW NOTICE.
. - Br _llll ISE ACID 9
(Of Carlisk,)
PRESENTS his respects to his friends
and informs them that he has made.
arrangements to continue to praetiee as usual
in the Courts Of Adams county, under the
new regulation of the timesl for holding
them.
• Jan. 30; 1840. • tf
ALEX. .R. STEVENSON,
ATTORNEY A7' LA IV,
OFFICE. in the Centre Scluare,North
of the Court-house;:betweer"Sinith's
and "Stevenson's" corners.
THOMAS M'TRE Ant,
• A TTORNEY AT LAM
OFFICE in the South-east Corner of
the Diamond, between A.-13. Kurtz's
Hotel and R. W. M'Sherry's Store.
Gettysburg,-Dec. 12, 1845.—tf
J. 11. Ra ED,
- ATTORNEY' .47'
a - trFtßs his professional services to
the people of Adams County. His
Office is the one on the public square in
Gettysburg, lately occupied as a Laze-Of
Ike by Wts. M'SHERRY, Esq. HU has
,also made arrangementq to have the advice
.and assistance of his Father ; JUDGE REED,
of Carlisle; in' all cases. '
September tf
Blacksinsithiatg,•, •
. „ . .
, . .
1N 'all its branches, will,be attended to
, by: , gpOd Wcirliawn, at the Foundry 01.
the subscriber., ' .t .
' ' ' " TI-LOS. WARREN. '
Cettyatairg, Dec. 10. -
31113C11_4233LighTME,WW..
OF EvtiitY .DESCRIPTIOti
FOR S.ILE .17' THIS OFFICE
TO THE PUBLIC.
Doctors Berfiiehy affil -Bell
;LC leave•to inform those residents of
s' Adams county who may be afflicted
Nervous or other Chronic Diseases,
Ithat they have,purchased Coad'3 Patent
Gradualed Galvanic Bailer?, and Insula
ted Poles for medical purposes alone.—
This instrument is the only one now
known that Can be applied with safety to
the most tender. Organs, as the .Eye and
Ear. They bare in their possession the
highest testunony of its efficacy, not only
from Professors Of Universities and Colle
ges, but from many who hate obtained
' Cures and _relief from maladies considered
incurable by otliOrremediess — This instru
ment may be found useful* in Chronic
Rheumatism, Tic Doloreatixr spasms, Pa
ralasis or Palsy, general Weakness and
other diseases incident to fetncles. The
fluid is conveyed through the system not
by shocks as heretofore, but by a contin
ued and gentle stream .'which is rather a
greeable than otherwise.
They arc now ready to operate on
those who may apply at the office of Dr.
13011, and those who cannot be removed
will be waited on at thar residence.
reb. 20.
PROCLAMATION.
HEREAS the Hon. D. MIME it
V Esq., President of the several
Courts of Common Pleas, in the counties
composing the 19th District, and Justice
of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and
General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all
capital and other offenders in the said dis
trict—and GEonos fiMVSEit and JAM ES
AUDivriT, Esqs., Judges of the Courts of
Common Pleas, and General Jail Delivery,
for the trial of all capital and other offlaut
ers in the county of Adams—have issued
their precept, bearing date the 28th day of
January, in the year of our Lono one
thousand eight htMdred and forty-six, and
to me directed, for holding a Court of Com
mon Pleas and General Quarter Sessions
of the Peace and General Jail Delivery,
and Court of Oyei and Terminer, at Get
tysburg, on Monday the 20th day of
✓l
- next.—
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To
all' the Justides of the •Peaeo, the Coroner
and Constables within the said County of
Adams, that they be then and there in their
proper persons, with their Rolls, Records,
Inquisitions, Examinations and other Re
membrances, to do those thihgs which to
their offices and in that behalf appertain
to be done, and also they- who will prose
cute agahist the prisoners that are or then
shall be in the Jail of the said County of
Adams, and to be then and there to pros
ecute against them as shall be just.
BENJAMIN SCHIZIVER, Sim lff:
Shares Office, Gettys
burg, 211 arch 1:1,18 • td. 5 - tc
REGISTER'S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all tega
/- attics and other persons concerned,
that the dDMINISTRiITION
COUNTS of the deceased persons herein
after mentioned will be presented at the Or 4
phans' Court of Adtims county, for confir
mation aml allowance, on Monday the' With,
day of dpril next, viz:
The Account of Joseph Klunk and Jo
seph Sneeringcr, Ekecutors of- the Estate
of Martin Klink, deceased.•
The Account of Wm, Noel, Administra- .
tor of the Estate of Christian Baker, de
,
ceased.
The Account of James 11. Neely, Ad
ministrator with the Will annexed of,Ma
ry Godfrey, deceased.
The Account of David Zuck, Adminis
trator of the Estate of Joseph Myers, de
"ceased.
The Account of John Eckenrode, j r. one•
of the Executors of Henry Eckenrode, de—
ceased.
The account of George. H. Binder, Ad;-
tninistrator of the Estate of Charles,,
Fronk, &Ceased.
The account of Jacob, Martin, Ekecu-.-
for of the Estate of John C. Smith,
ceased.
The Account of Robert Cobean ! and"W,..
Paxton, Athninirstrators of the. Estate, or
John White, deceased.
ROBERT COBEAN,./?cg.'i..
March 20.
SHERIFF'S SALES..
N pursuance of sundry writs ot:
ditioniexponas, issued.outof the Court
of Common Pleas of Adsms'county and
to me directed, will he exposed.to Publio
Sale on Saturday the lith.day. of .april,
1840, at 1 o'clock, P.. M.,. at the. Court
House in the Borough-of Gbttysburg,. the
following Real Estate—to wit
A Tract •of Land,
situate in Union TOwnship; Adams Coun!
ty, 'Pa., containing 113 ACRE,S, more
.or
less, adjoining lands of .Jacob Mouse, jo-;
seph Sneeringer, and others, on which aro
erected a two-story Log DWELLING UAW.'
with a kitchen attached thereto, a Brick
Bank Barn and other out-bniylings, with 'a
well of water near the door—Also an Ga.
CIIARD.—AIso, No. 2,----
A Tract of Woodland,
situate in same township, containing 4 1-2
ActiEs, more or less, adjoining lands of Ja
cob Mouse, thoheirs of Samuel Gobrecht,
and others ; seized and taken in vcecininn
as the estate of JAcon '
A Ti p.ct of Land,
eituaio. in Hanailtonban township Adams.
county, Pa., containg 270 ACRES, nipro .
or leZs, adjoining lands of Widow ,
John Morriti• and" others,. on \i Bich .
erected TWO one and one-half story Loa'
Dwelling Houses and. Log Stable---:-abi6 au
Orchard of Fruit Trees, and a .Sprina of
Water; seized•and takenin execution as
the Estate of DAVID BISHOP.
BEND.
,
Sheriffs Office,
Gettpburg, 11arli 20, 1546 5
UM Hill o nuna3
Glrlurvszrulta:
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Friday Evening, March 27, 1846
Whig Reform Candidate for Canal Commissioner
JAMES M. POWER,
OF MEiiC E R
ID - Those of our subscribers who design chang
ing their places of residence this spring, will please
inform us of the change in order that no difficulty
may occur as to the non-reception of their papers.
ErWe understand that the Rev. Wm. IL Han
!MO N, late of Pa. College, has accepted of a cal
from the English Lutheran Congregation in Cin
citinati, Ohio
Stilled for Europe.
We learn from the Baltimore Sun Ant among
. the passengers in the ship Schiller, Capt. Johanson,
whiclvsailed from that port on Mondayfor Bremen,
are the Rev. Dr. SonmvcicEn, of this place, Rev.
Drs. KunTz and Mounts, of Baltimore, and Mr.
R. E. Wzr.sorr, also of Baltimore,—who go out as
delegates to the "Christian Union" Convention,
which will as emble in London on the 19th of
-August. These gentlemen design passing some
time upon the Continent previous to the meeting
of the Convention.
The Spring Election.
-So'far as wo have been
,able to ascertain, the
Lite `Elections throughout the county havn resulted,
as usual, favorably to the Whig cause. In some
few instances, local causes affected the result to
some degree, yet in all cases where a direct issue
was made upon the merits of the parties, our
friends have done their duty. The following is
the result of the eltraon in the Borough. The
names of the Whig candidates are in SMALL CAPS
Judgc---S: S. Itt'CliEAnr, - 156
Solomon Powers, 73
Inspector—JOHN G. Fni,y, -15 S
Jacob Leedy, - 73
Aiscssor---MictrA ET. NEWMAN,
John Bridgman, •
_ Ass' t ASSTISOTS--ROUT.IIT SMITU,
JOHN Hoven,
Andrew Polley,
. George Geyer, jr
Con:fables—Wm. T. SMITII,
JANIS Bownx,
Loss by the Freshet.
The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian estimates that
the damage done to the public works in this state,
by the late Freshet, will not exceed 1,35,000; to
private corporations about $.100,000 ; to, counties
$50,000, and to individuals.probably about $5OO,-
000.
The Canal Commissioners are busily occupied
in repairing the injuries sustained by the public
works, and it is thought that the -vhole line from
Pittsburg to Philadelphia will be ready for t/avel
and transportation in a few days.
The State Treasurer estimates that it will re
quire an expenditure of about $lOO,OOO to repair
the State Works.
Mr. Cooper.
The last Pittsburg "Commercial Journal"
contains 'a well written article urging the no
mination of the lion. JAMES Coorza as the Whig
candidate for Governor. The article concludes
as folows • • • .
"Nominate Mr. Cooper. Put him, if need
be, upon the stump. Ardent, energetic, el
oquent, he . will awaken an enthusiasm in
his party, which nothing can resist. A
young man himself, he will enlist the sym
pathies of the young men of the State, and
bring to bear upon the contest the whole
of their unsubdued and buoyant energies.
Besides this, there is no cherished hostility
to be let loose upon him by his political
opponents. With many of them, as well
as with his political friends, he is popular ;
and hundreds of them have already express
ed their determination to vote for• him, if
he should be a candidate. The present
State administration fear him more than
any other man ; and they do it, not without
a cause. They will read in his nomina
tion the hand writing on the wall, telling
them that their khigdom is to be taken from
them, that they have' been weighed and
found wanting."
ErThe Lancaster Union avows its preference
for Gen. SCOTT, as a candidate for the Presidency:
The editor thinks there is no one who could elicit
a more enthusiastic support than the gallant hero
of "Chippewa."
The Right of Wny.
On Friday last in the House ofilepresentatives,
the Bill granting the Right of Way to the Balti
more antkOhio Rail-road Company, being unde
ecinsiderati4n, Mr. Koxicar. offered an amendment
declaring that the Act shall not go intoeffect be
fore the 30th day of July, 18.17 ; and if, in the
meantime, $3,000,000 should be subscribed to the
Central Road from Harrisburg to Pittsburg, and
10 per cent. on each share be actually paid in, and
no miles of this road be pin:Under contract—then
the act granting the Right of Way to the Balti
more and Ohio Company shall o 4e null and void.
The amendment gave rise to ananimated debate,
in which Messrs. Burrell and Kunkel advocated,
and Messii; Magehan and Edie opposed the a
rnenduient. The yeas and nays being called the
- ameridment was adopted, by a vote of 50 to 48.
The House have since been debating the amend.
ment as ad •pted, which, if finally agreed to, hi ef
fect defeats the Right of Way.
Royal Compliment.
IrrThe Kill. and Queen of Prussia have pre
sented to the Digits!' ~ Lutheran congregation in
Washington city, under the - charge of Ruv. Dr,
ut.t.En, a Icandsorne set vice cillomimunion plate.
The discussion of the Oregon questton still con
tinues in'the Senate. On Friday, Mr. Niles ad
dressed the Senate, in ,defence of the President's
policy upon the subject. lie avowed his comic •
lions of our right to the whole territory in dispute;
yet, to avoid the evils and disastrous consequences
of War, he was prepared to go for a compromise
upon the 40th degree. It is thought that Mr. Crit
tetulen's'resolutions authorizing the Notice to be
given in connection with a recommendation that
the difficulty be settl7l by compromise,' veil! receive
the support of a large majority of the Senate. The
vote will not be taken for some days, as several
Senators, who have not yet spoken, are expected
to address the Senate upon the subject—among
thein Messrs. Webster, Crittenden, Upham and
Corwin.
On Tuesday, Mr. ALLEN', chairman of the Corn
mitte on Foreign Affairs, called the attention of the
Senate to the fact that 45 days have now been con
sumed by the Oregon debate. He thought it high
ly desirable that some day should be fixed upon
for terminating it. He therefore propose&Satur
day next.
Mr. Mgrehead made some objection and intima-
ted that he desired to speak upon the subject. Be
sides, several senators were absent, and it was not
usual to to take the vote on important matters
when such was the case.
1-Tere the matter dropped.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
he Oregop notice resolutions, and Mr. Citaliners
ook the floor in favor of giving the proposed no
ce, and recommending a compromise upon the
19th degree
Mr. C. having concluded a message was receiv
ed from the President in reply to the resolutions
of Mr. Dayton calling for his opinion as to wheth
er the present aspect of our foreign relations does
not warrant an increase in the Army and Navy,
and if so, for what reasons. "
The President recommends a prompt increase
of our means of defence, and urges in support of
the recommendation the precarious condition of
our foreign relations. The message having been
read, thesenate went into Executive Session.
The Thal - Bill will not be taken •up until after
a final disposition of the Oregon question has been
made.
In the house, on Friday last, the debate upon
the bill making appropriations for improvements
upon sundry harbors and rivers was brought to a
close, and the bill passed by a majority of 10—
yeas 110, nays 01: The bill had excited a lengthy
and animated discussion, being warmly opposed
by The Southern wing of the Democracy, who de
ny the right of Government to make appropria-
ions-for purposes other than its necessavxpen
es. We observe the name of Mr. M'CLE.tzt upon
•
he list of nays.
The Ifarbw Bill having been disposed of, the
House have taken up the proposition to create two
additional regiments of mounted riflemen.
Oregon..• Special Message.
We find the annexed abstract of the message of
ho Procidont, trnniimitted to Congrooo on Tues..
day, in reply to. Mr. Dayton's resolution of inquiz
ry, in the Baltimore Sun—together with the dis
cussion to which it gave rise:
- After referring to the points of inquiry
in the resolutions, the President alludes 'to
his message of December last, in which he
recommends an increase of our defences,
especially the construction of a steam na
vy. Since that period he says he has had
no reason to change his views on tharsub
'ect, and that reasons now exist which will
*ustify the carrying into effect those resolu
tions for additional means of public defence.
In December last he caused communica-
lions to be made to the proper committees
of both branches of Congress charged with
the subject of defences, and to them esti
mates had • been forwarded from the de
partment, under his direction. He next al-
ludes to the advice of Washington, that the
preparation for war in the time of peace is
the best and most effectual mode of preser
ving peace. He next alludes to the fact,
known to the whole world, that with a view
to any eruption which may arise relative
to Oregon, England is at this moment con
tinuing her extensive preparations for war,
not only at home, but also in her North A
merican provinces. It could not be dis
guised, that in case of a rupture with us,
these preparations would be directed a
gainst this country.
In support of this position, he refers to
the lastspeech from the throne, the speech
es in both houses of Parliament and to the
communication of Sir Robert Piel...tp Vic
toria on his retirement frona office. 'ender
all these circumstances, the President says
he cannot doubt the propriety of increas
ing
our defences, both by land and by sea.
If, however, there should be no prepare-
tions made, and . hostilities should unfortu, i
tunately ensue, a responsibility would rest
upon the Government of the greatest char
acter.
Should bowever,collision be avoid- i
ed, the additional charge upon the treasury
would not be lost, as the expenditure would'
have been made as indespenSable for the
maintenance of our national rights.
With regard to the Oregon question, he i
says he sees no reason for modifying his ;
recommendation in his annual message.—
The
notice was authorised by the treaty,
and could not be regarded*as a war Incas
ure.
He next refers to the unsettled condition
of Mexico, and that from the last advices
our Minister had not been received by the
recently established government. He says
that owing to the threatening aspect of af
fairs in.that quarter, two thirds of our ar
my is now upon the South-Western fron-
tier, and that in consequence, many of the
forts in important places have been drained.
After further remark, he assures the Senate
that while he will do his duty in seconding
a pioper increase of, the defences of the
country, nothing shall prevent him from
pursuing such a course of policy as will
tend to an honorable.peace. He then con
cludes by intimating that nothing will ad
vance the - interests of the country so much
as unanimity in legislative councils.
NIG Webster arose for the purpose of
asking a' few queitions. He alluded to
that portion of the message which meat=
mends an increase of the _Army_and.tiav
Cnngreia
but hesaid it did not appear to what an ex
tent the President desired the increase to
be made. It was therefore necessary for
the Senate to have some lightOn the sub
ject. He had nothing to say against the
communication of the President to the
committees of both Houses, although he
must say the practice was of very recent
origin. After further remarks, Mr. W.
said he would inquire of the chairmen of
the Naval and Military Committees as to
whether they could not suggest some plan
by which the matter might be brought be
fore, and subjected to the judgenient of the
Senate.
Mr. Benton made a long explanation,
to the effect that the Military Committee
had not voted upon the matter. Also that
there were some portions of the communi 7
cation - which would not be proper to lay
before the Senate.
Mr. Fairfield, from the naval committee,
also made an explanation, ono Onion of
which was that the bill providing for 10
war steamers had been reported in accord
ance NVith the recommendation of the Sec
retary of the Navy, under the direction of
the President;
Mr. Webster expressed a hope that, as
early as convenient, such portions of the
communication from the President to the
several committees as could consistently
be selected, would be brought to the notice
of the Senate, with a view to their acting
understandingly.
The Senate then went
.into executive
session.
The Monthlies.
The Southern Literary Metnenger.
For Match, is upon our table, well stored with in
teresting contributions. The able sketches of the
"Knights of Malta," by the U. S. Consul at the Is
land of Malta, are resumed with the promise of
their continuation. "Worth versus Beauty," "The
Rock of Hans }ldling," and the "Jew's Revenge,"
are cleverly written tales. "The Florida Reef,
and its inhabitants," "Notes of a voyage in the
East," by•M. Bonlevare, "Remarks upon various
late Poets," together with a number of excellent
Poetical contribution's make up the contents.
Graham's Magazine.
The April number is embellished with a beau
tiful mezzotint, -"The Parting," . by Gross, and
another of Grahams Fashion Plates. The contri
butions, as usual, are by our very best magazine
writers, Herbert, Poe, Grund, Graham,
Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Butler, Mrs. Osgood, &c.
Ladies , National Magazine. -
A mezzotint, "The .Teresharp,"‘ by Illman and
Sons. and a Fashion Plate accompany the pre
sent number; and with the superior contributions
from ;he distinguished writers whom Mr. Peter
son has gathered around him , render the "Nation
al" for April an interesting number.
The Colneriblan Magazine.
Mrs. Pierson, Mrs. Goodman, Mrs. M'Donald,
Miss Fletcher, Miss Sedgwick, Messrs. Baird ,
Tuckerman, Weld, West, Inman, and other popu
lar writers, are among the contributors to the pre
sent number of the Columbian, and, of course, the
contents are of the!irsQmler. "The Spirit of '76,"
by Sad, is a splendid .12graving—the best, proba
bly, that the Magazines have this month prodved.
Death of it Convict.
On Sunday morning last, a terrible affray occur
red in the prison at Harrisburg, between Mr. WET.
sox, the warden of the prison; and a negro convict,
of desperate character, named Gibbs. The latter
Was sentenced to imprisonment for twelve years,
and had served out about two years of his time.
A few weeks since he made a daring attempt to
escape by climbing to the sky-lights by a rope
made of his bedding, and would have succeeded
had not the rope broken. Mr. Watson was
making his usual morning round on Sunday last,
and on opening the door of Gibbs' room, he was at
tacked by the latter and borne to the ground. A i
desperate struggle ensued, during which the for
mer drew a revolving pistol, and discharged it
three times, the last ball passing through Gibbs'
heart. Gibbs was a ferocious fellow, and had
expressed a determination to make his escape or
die in the atempt. Fortunately, from a suspicion
of his intention, Mr. Watson had armed himself
for the emergency.
A Coroner's Inquest, held over the body, re
turned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
A morlcein Mitnnfactures.
117 - A card has been published by the Penn
i sylvania Delegation in Congress, inviting "the Ar
tisans, Mechanics and Manufactures of the United
States to send specimens of their various proluc
tions, with their prices, to Washington city to be
compared with the British manufactures sent from
Manchester, England, and now being exhibited in
the room of the committee of the Post office and
Post-roads,' to influence the action of Congress in
relation to the proposed modification of the Tar
iff." The card is signed by members of both par
ties, and among them by Mr. McCLE►s, 'of this
district.
EITThe Bill to "increase the rank and file ofthe
army of the U. States," passed the House of Rep
resentatives on Wednesday last, by a vote of 164
to 15. The effect of the bill will be to increase
the number of privates in our army to the extent
of 2,700 men.
(ErThe Washington "Times," the paper in
which the gross libels, upon the Senate appeared,
has fallen thrOugh for want of support.
EU - The Special Message upon the propriety of
increasing the defences of the country, has created
considerable sensation. Ths measures proposed,
it is said, will involve an expenditure of over $12,-
000,000 !
,
1171 - The rumor of the imprisonment of an Amer.
can Consul at Matamoros is said to be erroneous.
11:7 - Axwrnsrt Frac - occurred in the city o
Pittsburg, on Saturday last, by which 16 buildings
were destroyed. The houses were frame and
mostly new, occupying in part the site of the se•
cond grid fire last spring. The fire originated in
a bakery.
ED~ The Hagerstown News says the Farmers'
anti Millers' . Bunk nf Hagerstown. 11Id. L• to be
zeirkved and iduced upon firm footing.
Township Roads.
The subjoined communication has been handed
to .us by one of our most worthy and intelligent
Farmers. The subject broached appeals with pe
culiar interest to the Agricultural portion - of the
community, and as such we commend it to their
attention.
For the "Star and Banner."
Mn. BUEHLER :—Although unaccustom
ed to writing any thing to meet the public
eye, and well aware that a multiplicity of
subjects of importance engross the atten
tion of the people and their Representa
tives, yet, there is one which appears to be
so entirely overlooked in this day of im
provement, that I wish, through your paper,
to introduce it to notice, and then leave it
for, others to decide, whether any thing
shall be done on the subject or not. I re
fer to the common township roads through- i
out the State:
Any one who has had an opportunity to
contrast the roads in some of the Northern
States, with those of this Commonwealth,
must observe a marked difference in favor
of the roads in those States, and will be
led to inquire into the cause. Now, after
what has been done in this State in public
improvelents, it would not be fair to infer,
that the Lad condition 'of the roads is to be
attributed to a want of enterprise in the
inhabitants, but must be traced to a defect
in the laws regulating said roads. Proba
bly the greatest defect is the large size of
the road districts. Where two men have
the oversight of all the roads in the town
ship, they must be unacquainted with ma
ny of them, and cannot be expected to
'to know as well what repairs are necessa
ry, or to feel as deep an interest in the con
dition of roads that they seldom travel, as
men in the vicinity, who use them daily.
And then, much of the time of the super
visors is lost in going to remote parts of
the township and getting out the men to
work, and the me% themselves put to much
inconvenience by having to go too far from
home, 'and much of their time lost. This
inconvenience might_ be removed,. much
time and eSpense saved, and the condition'
of 'ate roads greatly improved by the follow
ing alterations in the road laws
• Let it be made the duty of the inhabi
tants to choose at the annual township elec
tions, three men, to be called Commission
ers.of Highways ; whose difty it shall be
to divide their respective townships into a
suitable number of small road districts,
(say 25 - or 30, for a township 'of medium
size) and appoint an overseer for each,
who shall be required to return within ten
days the names of all who shall be required
IbY law to labor on the highways in their
respective districts- Let it then be the du
ty of the Commissioners to assess the per
sons so returned, a certain number •of
days' work, in pro'portion to their taxable
property, (with the privilege of paying the
amount in cash) and issue their warrant to
the overseers, describing the bounds of
their districts and directing them to cause
the work to be faithfully performed, and
make returns to them, previous to the next
township election. After the first year let
the overseers be chosen at the same time
With the Commissoners. The Commis-
sioners t , to
. be allowed wages for the time'
they are employed. The overseers to
serve without pay, and if it is a burden,
let it be shared alternately by the taxable
inhabitants in the district.
Such a law Would not be an experiment
of doubtful utility, or any thing new under
the sun. It is merely a synopsis of a law
existing in a sister State, under the admin
istration of which the roads have been
brought to a much greater degree of per
fection than they are in this State, or ever
can be, under existing laws. Under such
a law as recommended, men would have
to work in their own neihborhoods and
would be interested in having good roads
through their own farms. And now, will
anything be done ? Will the Press advo-
cate the cause ? Our legislature is now in
session ; who will petition ? Will the
member from this county introduce a bill ?
The man who will introduce and carry
through such a bill will do more for the
interests of the people of the Common
wealth than the projectors of all the Rail
roads in the State have done.
A FARMER.
Mount Pleasant, March 20.
[Commtinicated.
Huntington Election.
Mr. BuFaitEu :—Tbe Whigs Of Hun
tington township have once more most
signally triumphed in the effort to main
tain a firm devotion to their political prin
ciples. The contest of yesterday result
ed in the election of the entire Whig tick
et,. notwithstanding the unusual energy and
tact developed by our opponents in the
struggle to accomplish the defeat of our
candidates. Well assured of the utter
hopelessness of a fair and open contest
upon the merits of the respective parties,
the leading locofocos of our township adopt
ed the expedient of having an “indepen
dent" ticket brought into the field, hoping
thereby to draw off Some of our voters,
and so reduce the poll for the regular IV hig
candidates, as to furhish a chance for the
success of some of their own. To render
this chance more secure, the names of sev
eral good Whigs were cunningly put upon
the "independent" ticket, together With
some of the candidates on the regular lo
cofoco ticket. 'Of course, it was hoped
and expected that the votes drawn from
the support of the Whig ticket and given
to these locofoco candidates, would swell
their vote sufficiently to defeat, the iyhig
candidates. But they have most signally
failed ; and the contest exhibits a result not
less griitifjring.to the Whigsthan humilia
ting to the locos. Beateti, fsequently'on
fair and open fields, they have now, when
enjoying all the 'advantages of cunning and
intrigue, experienced a discomfiture none
the less disastrous.
Annexed you; will findia.tablc of the re
sult, distinguishing the politicarcharacter
of theeveral candidates,
,and the support
received by. each. The nacres of the pan
didates'upon the regular. Whig ticket ace in
SMALL CAI'S ; those on the regularlocofoeo
ticket in Italics; and the independents in
Roman letters.. Those marked with an
(*) were run upon the independent ticket
as well as upon the regular. I have
also designated the political complexion of
the independent by the letters W. and L.
The average Whig majority is about 30 !
Judge—Joss GARDNER, 12R
Isaac B. Bierman, 03
David How, (L.) 15
•
Inspector—ALFßED MILLER, 123
John Delap, 08
George Peters, (W.) 12
.4ssessor—JAMEs Al.' NEELY, l3O
John Miller, -
92
Allen Griffith, (W.) 12
.388'1 •288 9 8—A DRAM TROSTLE, sen. * 139
. PETER H. SIIIITIf, 126
Jacob .4.lllyers,* 113
Philip Myers,
Supervisors—PETEß MrEns, . 125
FREDERICK HARMAN, 122
Abraham Fickes, 93
. _ Wm. Meals, jr..* 110
Joseph King, (W.) 19
Treasurer—JoiiN B. M'CnEttnir, 144
Wm. Schweinhart, 77
Daniel Fickes, (L.) 14
Town. Clerk---ADAM SOWERS, 125
Christ. Picking, . 94
P. Raffensperger, (W.) 15
AS. Directors—HlßAM METCALF, 128
Jos. A. WIERMAN, 124
Joseph Wierman, 91
Levi Miller, jr. 91
Win. Lease, (L.) 19
Sebastian Stitzcl, (W.)
.18
Constable—Samuel Weaver, 120
Jacob Myers,* 111
.luditor—Wm. B. BRANDON, 109
Zachariah Myers,' lO7
It may be proper here to remark that it
is understood that the Independent ticket
was gotten up without consulting the Whigs
whose names were used upon it. Messrs.
GEOROE PETERS and PETER ItAFFENFER
GER, promptly put up placards on the
morning, of the election, as soon as the
matter was diScovered, denouncing the 'art
ful schetne, and withdrawing their names.
•
HUNTINGDON."
Saturday, March 21. •
THE MORMONE DEPARTED AT LAST:-
We learn, says the Warsaw Signal of the
4th inst., that the Mormons took up their
line of march, from their encampment in
lowa, on Saturday morning last. About
2,000 went along:
SURRENDERED.--Mr." Thomas Ritchie,
jr. has surrendered himself_ at Richtnond
for trial for the murder of Mr. Pleasants.
[1:7111r. POWER has accepted the nomination o
the Whig convention as a candidate for Canal
Commissioner..
BALTIMORE MARKET.
[CORRECTED WEEKLY.] , •
FLoun.—Some sales of Howard street flour
have taken place, at $4 81—Which prices holders
have since been asking, while buyers freely offer
$4 75. Receipt price $4 68. Sales of Rye flgur
at $3 75 per barrel.
GEAlN.—There is a light supply-qf Wheat in
market. Small sales of good to primkMaryland
red Wheat at $1 07 to 81 12. White Wheat for
Family Flour nothing doing. White Corn sold
at 66 a 68, and yellow at 67 a6B cents. Oats are
worth 30 and 40, and Rye 75 a 77, Cloverseed
83 25 a $5 50.,
litssr CArrt..3oo head offered at the scales
on Tuesday, of which 250 were sold at prices
ranging from 85 25 to $7 25, per 100 lbs accord
ing to quality.
Hoos.—A light supply of live Hogs in market,
with a brisk demand. Sales at $5 00 ass 75.
Pnovlstoss.—Nothing doing in Beef or Pork,
and prices are now set down at the following :
Mess Pork $l3 00 a $l3 25, Prime $lO 75 a $ll ;
new Mess Beef $lO 00 a $lO 25 ; No. 1, 88 50 a
$8 75; Prime 86 25 as 6 50. Sales of Bacon in
limited quantities—Shoulders 6 a cents; Sides
7 a 7i; assorted 7 a 8 ; and Hams 7a a 8
.cts.
Lard is in moderate request at 7 a 73 cents for
No. 1 Western, in kegs; and 63 in bbls.'
MARRIED,
On Sunday last, by the Rev. Mr. Sheerer, Mr.
Henry Kohler to Miss Caroline Kclterer—both of
Abbottstow•n. • - •
On the 24th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Keller,Mr.
Arthur .Pendt, to Miss Sophia Sliuldefarig
both of Liberty township.
On the 24th inst. by the Rev. J. C. Watson, Mr.
Fielding Donaldson to Miss Haldiinson—
both of Liberty township. •
At Herr's Hotel, Harrisburg, on the 17th inst.
by the Rev. C. W. Schaeffer; Mr. Gabriel Reister, of
Berks county, to Miss Catharine Sophia, daughter
of Adam Walter, Esq. deceased, of this county.
At Washington, on the 18th inst. by the Rev.
Mr. French, Lewis R. Hatnnwrsly, Esq. formerly
of this county, to Miss Catharine, daughter of the
late Com. Stevens, of the U. S. Navy—both . of
Washington city.
On the 17th inst. by the Rev, E. V. Gerhart,
Mr. George .Hickeilluber,.to Miss Elizabeth .IVbel—
both of Menallen township.
On the same day, by the same, Mr. Alexander
lireagy, of Cumberland township, to Miss Catharine
Collins, of Littlestown.
DIED,
On the 17th inst. near Marshall, Michigan,
Mrs, Ann Cooper, (mother of lion James Coop
er,) fortherly of , this place. The deceased had
been afflicted with ill health for a number of years,
and at the time of her death had reached her 57th
year.
On the 00/ of February, at Gratiot, lowa Ter
ritory, Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Pe
ter M'Aleer, and daughter of Mr. Peter Slothower
—all formerly of this county.
On the 4thst. in Parke county, Ohio, Mr. J.
Horner, formerly of Mountjoy township, in this
county, in the 63d year of his age.
Near Emmitsburg, Md. a few weeks since ;
Wm. Smallwood, (a colored man,) aged one hundred
and Seventeen years.
In-Baltimore, on the 24th inst. Frederick A.
Flemming, sen. one of the old defenders of Balti
more in 1819, in the 74th year of his age. "Bless
ed are the dead who die in the Lord."—Bull. Sun.
LAW NOTICE.
sirHE 'Subscriber having removed from
We Gettysburg, persons having businehs
with him may find him duringall the Courts
and on every Tuesday throughOutThe yeat,
at the Hotel of James M'Cosh, in Gongs
burg, and at all Other times, at his residence
in Littlestown.
GYM: M'SIIERRY.
Feb. 0, 1846. 6m
HORSE' BILLS,
ND MB PRINTING. Of-EVNIIT DIBORIPTION,
Neat!) , lei eipetliiiquily executed
T THE' OFFI,GT.
`*. S-i.SENATE."
•
IJJS
Aesiociatienwill meet 80,Apenr.
mnie jeirestag, HAtirr's
SCHOOL ROOM, (opposite the Jail,) at
6 1-2 o'clock. It is desired that every
member be in .attendance. , The , “Capitol
Punishment" Resolutions will be 'finally
disposed of. ocerhe Ladies and Citizens
of the Borough arc respectfully invited• to
be present. . , •
By order of the Presidept:
March 27, 1845.
LITERARY CONTEST.
HIE ,
ANNUAL CorrntsT betWeeti the
Phrenakosmian and Phitomathian
Societies of Pensylvania College 'tor take
place in Christ's . Church, Ge4ty4diing, on
Wednesday Evening, ..19pr,i110; on which
occasion Essays will be read, 'OrMienii'de
livered, and the following Quistion dis
cussed :
"Do the Signs of the times indicate a .Di.s.solu•
Lion of the Union ?"
The exercises will be enlivened with
Music by the Haydn
_Association. The
Patrons of the Institution, the friends,of
Literature, and the public gen'erally,.ero
respectfully invitbd to attend.
REUBEN' A. 'FINK,
WILLIAM M. BA.UM,.
J. P. SMELTZER,
= JOHN K. PLITT;
WM. B. RIEHLE,
AARON W. LILLY,
' Joint Committee.
March 27. 1845. • td
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W 5.113 8 WIZ 8 1;74:53 I --‘
NOT.LIEBLY TO BE!
•.•
•ITHOUT exertion nothing can
be accomplished; therefore cus
tomers and others should be informed, of
the,fact that there can beladeyery varietqof
FURNITURE )
ready made. Also a very large assort
ment of
Common and Fancy
of the latest patterns,'and of the different
colors, in imitation' of Mahogany; 'Satin.
Rose, and Walnut Wood, ttc., all of which
canbe had very cheap, perhaps a$ cheap
as at any other Shop, for Cash orirrodoce.
i}'Try us, at the Shop in Chatnbersburg
street, one Floor West of the Lutheran
Church.
DAVID y HEAGY.
^Gettyshurg, March 27. tf
•Ipprentices Fran tid.
A N Apprentice to the Rarnees Making
and Carriage Trimming Business
will be taken by the subscriber, if applica
tion be made , immediately.
Also Two Aprentices to the . Smithing
Business.
C. W. HOFFMA N.
Gettysburg, March 27. :
Letters- of Administr ation
ON the Estate of JOHN STONER,
deceased, late of Franklin township,
Adams county, having been gitiOted to the
subscriber—notice is hereby ;men to all
persons indebted to said Estate, to pay, the
same without delay, and to' those_having
claims against the o same to present them,
properly authenticated, for settlement, to
the subscriber residing in Franklin • town
ship.
CATHARINE' BTONEA r
administiatrix.
6t
March 2,7,1840.-
• I
MaLtiGAZIN(63
rip tip subscriber has now.
..9n hand an
-a•
extensive, assortmenrof 711'N' WARE
at his Shop in Chtunbersbnrg street, , which
he will sell at prices to suirthe times. fie
therefore solicits thosewho need any Tin
Ware to give him a call. Rentemb'er
Chambersburg, street. ' '
GEO. E. PUEig:ER.
Gettysburg, March 13;
drIARDEN SEEDS--A fresh Supply
‘--A just received and for sale tt the Drug
Store of S. IL BUEHLER.
Gettysburg, Jan. 16 1846.
AIRST-RATE CatiCH VdIRNISB
on hand and for sale at the Druglitore
of S. IL BUEHLER.
Gettysburg, Jan. 16, 1840. • •
I;II.4OWER SEEDS, frorn'tho- eelebra
ted Gardens of E. Rincv 4:C0., N.
York—a large variety juscreceiVed and for
sale at the Drug and Book StOre of
H.' 8 1 -IPHLER.
Gettysburg, Jan. 23 ) 1846,
THE STAR AND BANNER
Is published every Friday Eventng ! in the
County Builduig, above the .Regieter
and Reeordees Office,
DAVID.A. BUE111:. R.
I, TERMS.:` , ' . •,..
iv paid in advance or within:the year;ll9 00 p! , r
annum—if not paid. within tile, yaw, No
paper . discontinued until all arlearages arepaid up,
except at the option of the Editor. 'Singles copies
64- cents. A failure to notify`; "dikoritlitiance
will be regarded as a new engagement
Advertisements not exceeding a square inserted
three times. for $1 00-i-every spbsegnent auction
25 cents. Unger, ones, in the Mune .1 74 . 0 0Ftir^
All advertisements nut specially. oideted fay *giv
en time, will be continued until forhi4 N .Alibgrsl
reduction will be made to those who.s4YerAse by
the yea'. A ., .
' fob Priallog of kinds executediteetri*d
promptly, tind reasonable terma,;:. gi ll
Lagers and Commasiestians.totAgle*lilioVex
cepting such as contain Money or.e. , namns.eif
new Subnriben4Alliill , be atter INlle t b !Ns* t.
secure ettentton..
CITY' AGENCY V.' - 'B, t etthe
corner of Cheiniet and,Third simets TIAN
180 Nesiiii,street, Netti„YoVil and , •
her of Baltimore Ind Cal eft litre'
is authorised' 'My4t•Ati!rieshing Mt.
mea t s sad subseriptioeslo44rtitaqr plait dottaatt ,
leg end r 4,4 Ptin4 for thol*, l 47?"‘ ;