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PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE, Gettysburg,
Pen3lsuLpd1li,

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FACULTY AND Instructors
Rev. G. P. KRAUTH, d. d., President and Pro-
| fessor of Moral Science.
Rev. II. s. BAucHER, A. M, Professor of Greek
and Rhetoric.
Rev. M. JACOBS, A. M, Professor of Natural Phi
losophy, Chemistry, SIC.
Rev. w. M. REYNOLDS, A. M, Professor of Latin,
| Mental Philosophy, &c.
M. L. SroEvER, A. M, Professor Of History and
Principal of Preparatory Department
Rev. G. A. HAY, A. M, Professor of German
Language and Literature.
HERMAN HAUPT, A.. M, Professor of Mathematics.
VIM HENRY HARRIsoN, A. B., Assistant Professor
of Languages.
DAVID GILBERT, M. D., Lecturer on Anatomy and
Physiology.
Rev. J. G. MoRRIs, D. D., Lecturer on Zoology.
VIM. ALBAUGH, A. NJ, Tutor and Teacher in Pre-
paratory Department.
H. r. GEIGER, Teacher of Writing
The course Of studies in Pennsylvania College
is extensive and substantial as that of any in
stitution in the country. The Preparatory De-
partment provides for instruction in all the branches
of thorough English business education in addi-
tion to the Elements of the Mathematics and Clas-
sical Literature. The College course is arranged
in the four classes usual in the institutions of this
country.
The government of the students is as energetic
as their circumstances seem to require. I hey at
leHu dL lodSt TWO rcClLatlOS DAY, ana Inc aculty
contemplate increasing them to three, Church and
Bible Glass on the Sabbath, and are visited in
their rooms SO frequently as to preclude the dan
ger of any great irregularities. 1t is believed no
institution in the United States has more exem-
plary young men in connexion with it. They are
all required to lodge in the College edfce, special
cases excepted.
The annual expenses are-for board, tuition and
room rent, during the winter session $6l 81 l-2 for
the summersession $4l 81 l-2; washing, $40; wood,
S3 90. Total expense, Sll6 IS. Boarding can be
had in town at 81 25 per week.
There are two vacations in the year, commenc-
ing on the third Thursdays of April and Septem-
ber; each of five weeks continuance.
The summer session will commence on Thurs
day, the 22d of May. The annual commencement
takes place on the third Thursday in September
The Trustees have recently made various ar
rangements which will increase the efficiency of
the Institution. They have increased the number
of Professors and provided for the most ample in
struction of the students
Professor Baugher and Haupt are prepared to
board boys and to exercise special supervision
over their studies and department, and Parents who
may perfer placing their sons under their care,
will be secure in regard to their proper manage
ment, under arrangements such as pertain to the
family circle
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.NTOW is the time Just arrived and now landing
IN small vessel load go tons) of Coal, Can
thracite) from Philadelphia. Those in want of
good article of this kind of fuel will please apply
early, as it would be preferred to deliver it from the
vessel, without slowing it. Apply to the under
signed at his Lumber and Coal Yard on 7th street,
near Centre Market-where all kinds of Lumber,
with Lime, Cement, and Calcned Plaster, may be
had cheap for cash or short credit.
JOHN PURDY.
Feb. Cliff
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| sI'd rather not, if its all the same to you,
Pm in mighty hurry Frank" added the
disguised American officer, in an under tone,
"when | order you to let 90 the jib, you
must draw it aft as hard as your strength
will let you. at the same time will put
the helm hard up, SO the sloop will pay
rapidly of, and fall aboard of the tender, for
am determined to fall aboard of her.
shall curse your blunders, and order you to
let go; but don't mind me, keep pulling the
jib-sheet hard to windward. Leave the rest
to me. Now, my men," he said, speaking
through the companion-way, "take agood
grasp Of your pistols and cutlasses. When
| stamp my foot on the deck over your
heads, throw Of the matches, leap on deck,
and follow me.''
Heave to, or will sink you! What
are you palavering about" shouted the Eng
lishman.
The two vessels were now side by side,
steering on the same course, abeam Of each
other, the tender to leeward, and about
hundred fathoms off.
"Wall, don't be too free with your pow
der, mister, and will. Aminidab, let go
that jib sheet.''
Yes, will, - answered the young reef
er; and with hearty will he began to draw
it to windward. At the same moment the
American officer put his helm hard up, and
the sloop rapidly paid off right towards the
tender.
SsLet go that jib.sheet'' ~ shouted the
English officer.
Yes, Aminidab, you 'tarnal fool you,
let go, say! Let it go! Don't you see
that we are coming right aboard the cap
ting's vessel ?"
But Aminidab pulled the harder, and fair
ly took turn with the sheet about be-
laying pin.
The English officer was about to pour
out upon him volley of oaths, when see
ing that the sloop would certainly fall foul
Of him, he turned to give orders for the
protection Of his own vessel; but ere he
could utter them, the sloop's bows struck
her near the fore rigging, and swung round
stern with stern.
AT the same instant, the American officer
stamped upon the deck, and forty armed
men made their appearance from the
matches, forecaslle and bin, and leaped upon
the tenders decks.
The Englishmen, taken by surprise, sur
rendered without scarcely striking blow,
and getting both vessels under sail, in the
very sight of the frigate, the gallant young
captor sailed with his prize back into the
harbor, and safely anchored her off the bat
terry, after an absence Of six hours and
twentyseven minutes.
This exploit is doubtless one of the bol-
dest and most spirited affairs that came off
during the war. The account given above
is faithful narrative of the transaction
and the chief circumstances will be recog-
nized both by the brave officer in question
as well as by his friend.
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the following property, to wit: the BRICK
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Columbian Fountain, four TWO STORY FRAME
HOUSES, and ColIAGE, fronting on First
street South, fronting the Capitol. Application
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road, or Lumber Yard Office Seventh street, near
the Canal where all kinds of BUILDING MA
TERIALS, together with CEMENT, CALCIN-
Ed PLASTER, COAL, &C., &C., can be had
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i mental Painter. Old Chairs repainted, and
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" mines of the Maryland Mining COmpa-
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tered in this market, be had by the car load or
smaller quantity, at J. PURDY'S
Coal and Lumber Yard, Centre market.
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EDITED AND PUBLISHED DAILY
BY ULYSSES WARD.
ASSISTED BY HIS SON,
r v. j. T.. w A r d.
At One Cent per Number.
Office on Pennsylvania avenue, few
doors East Of the Railroad.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26
From the Pacific.

The st. Louis Republican of the 25th
July, says, "we have been favored with the
following extract from n letter written by
Mr.. Geo. Abernethy, provisional Govern
or of the territory of Oregon, elected by
the American citizens. 10 his relatives in
this city on the 4th of March last:
''Some of the settlers are returning to
the States-sOme, because Oregon does
not come up to their expectations; others,
TO get their families and return again.
Oregon is like all other places in the
world. 1t has its advantages and disad-
vantages-iis bright and dark sides. Times
are rather hard here, as work is rather
scarce. We have no money, and goods
are higE-consequently, as there are not
many capitalists, but little done. If the
United States would extend her jurisdic-
ton over the territory, erect few public
buildings, such as forts, &c, it would make
quite change in our money matters.
awe have not been visited by an Anne.
rican man of war stree Capt. Wilks was
here, in the exploring expedition. But
the British pay great attention to US in that
line. A large vessel of war was on our
coast last summer, and son of Sir Ro-
bert Peel, an officer on board, travelled
quite extensively through the settled parts
OF Oregon. Two officers of the army,
among them an engineer, have been with
us since last August; aud we have II. b.
NJ sloop of war Modesto lying in the river.
She has been here several months and, as
far as | can learn, has instructions to re-
main here until she receives further orders
from the Admiral. We look for more in
the spring.
president Folks inaugural stirs up
their bile considerably. We, out here,
hope he will not back out from it in his
message, but will recommend and urge
upon Congress to extend the jurisdiction
of the United States over Oregon.
"Our winter has been mild. No frost,
except in December, and very little ice in
that month-which lasted only lew days
We have occasionally white frost, and
about a fair qnanlity of raiH-not SO much
in this as in the proceeding winter--yer
more than | have seen in some former
winters. Flowers made their appearance
in February, at which time we had sever
al DAYS of bright warm weather.
"At present, we have storm OF ram
which bids fair to last week or so, per
hups. 10 our rain storms, a halt day
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26

THE "FRAUD" IN MAINE The whig
press has much to say of late about what
they call ''fraud'' in the election of Mr.
Bradbury, as United States Senator from
Maine. 1t appears that under the shield
of the secret ballot, some of the Wing
Representatives refused to come 10 the
party drill, but on being pressed by their
leaders declared that they did vote
for the regular whig candidate. In this
way they made it appear that there were
more regular whig votes than were coun-
ted. 1t was questionable sort of evidence
under the circumstances, especially with
the evidence that existed, showing that
some of those Representatives did not vote
as they have since been made to say they
voted, what does it prove? Surely not
that Mr.. Bradbury's election was fraud,
for there were only las, votes given, and
~ would effect a choice. Mr.. B. had
more than that number, and there are "a
or more democrats ready to swear that
they voted for him, and the votes them
selves tell the story. Consequently all
this wing cry of fraud amounts to nothing
more than this--some Of their own troops
DO not drill we'll. Hartford Times
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26
Brigade Orders.

ME first and fourth Brlgades Of the
Il Mississippi Militia will parade on
the following days and places, to wit:
The 35th Regiment, on Tuesday, the
10th October, at Charleston, TallahaIchie
county.
The 36th Regiment, on the 2sth Oc-
tober, at Cotfeeville, Yallabusha county.
The Goth Regiment, on the 3Ist of Oc-
to0er' at Grenada, Yallabusha county.
The 9th Regiment, on the Sd of No
vember, at CarroIlion, in Carroll county.
The S4th and cd Regiments, on the
9th November, at Greensboro, in Choctaw
county.
And the 32d Regiment, on The 10Th of
November, at Starkville, in Oknbbeha
county.
Eeach Colonel commandant is hereby
commanded 10 observe the foregoing al
rangements, and issue orders TO his re-
sPective regiments within the time and in
The manner the Law directs.
B. F. HOSKINS, Hid.
By order of Brigader General,
J. T. OWENS.
Aug l8, 1916. S6-4t
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26
Events in n single life.

DIR. Harvey baptist clergyman, one
hundred and eleven years old, preached on
Thursday evening in the Tabernacle. AS
he sat on the platform, he did not apper so
old; but when he rose, his short and stunt
ed figure dimished, enfeebled by age, and
the tone of his voice-his hesitancy, bro
ken syllables, and snow white hair-alI
testified his extreme old age. He preached
on temperance; said he was an uneducated
man and finally, when requested to give
some account OF his own life, he observed
he could recollect the events of a hundred
years ago--that he was poor boy, work
ing about and had joined the minute men
during the Revolution, and served under
several commanders; was employed in
various sevices, and had hunted Indians
in this State, and tories also.
What strange events have crowded his
tory in the long life Of this venerable man.
He was born three years only after Wash
ington. George ii was then on the Eng
lish throne; Louis XIV on that of France;
Ferdinand vi, son of Philip V. ruled in
Spain, and Frederick the great had just
commenced his region. The Empress Cath
crime held sway in Russia, and Poland
was mighty and Independent kingdom
under Augustus of Saxony. The popula-
ton of the Is colonies was little rising
two millions; and from the banks of the
Hudson, stretching west to the Mississippi,
was an unbroken forest, filled with savage
foe, where the white man dared not VEN
ture. France on the north, Spain on the
south, owned the largest portion ofour con-
tlnent and the existence of Oregon was I'M
known. New Holland and the island in
the South sea and the Indian Archipelago,
were as yet untrodden by civilized man.
Turkey was the terror of the civilized
world and the gold Spain annually received
from her American colonies exceeded the
income of any other nation.
And now, what had this old man seen
in his single life? Five sovereigns on the
English throne, one of whom resigned six
ty years; the dynasty of France complete
ly changed, after two revolutions. Ma
poleon had risen, like a brilliant meteor,
and passed away as quickly; Poland blot
ted out of the list of nations, and Spain
and Turkey imbecils and week to the ex-
tremest degree. France and Spain no
longer own an acre of ground on our con-
tinent, and England driven out of her thir-
teen colonies, where now exist twenty
nine states and twenty millions of people.
Steam penetrates 10 the sources Of the
Mississippi, and electricity outstrips the
wind in its tidings. This good old clergy
man might say in the words of Brazilian,
as he gazes on his native land, blessed in
the greatest degree
''Lord, now let thy servant depart in
peace, for mine eyes have seen thy saliva
ton" N. Y. Messenger.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26

WAR UPON "T'EN PINs"-On the 10th
July, about 40 ladies of the village of
Utica, Michigan, secretly assembled. pro-
ceeded to bowling alley, armed with
axes. hatchets, hammers, &c, and COM
pletely demolished it. They had viewed
This insiduous foe to their domestic peace
for some time with an anxious and Jealous
eye; and having waited in vain for some
legal proceeding against it, determined for
once TO take the law into their own hands.
They went at it with much spirit and
energy-hacked the bed of the alIey-tore
down the walIs-razed the roof to the
ground, and finished with tramPling upon
and breaking TO pieces the roof. The
building was 80 feet long, and this work oil
destruction was accomplished in little
less than al hour.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26

A NEW IMPLEMENT FOR NAVAL WARE
FARE.--The New York Journal of Com.
merce in its Washington correspondence
has the following item:-
"Mr. Brown, an ingenious engineer,
from Illinois, and formerly of Massachu-
sets, has lain before the board of naval
officers, and also the President, plan for
construction OF steam ship of war. that
will be perfectly secure against shot of
any kind or weight. Several very scien.
tifc officers here, having examined the
plan, pronounce the opinion chat it will be
entirely efficient for It's object. The YES
sells may be armed in the Usual manner,
or as the inventor proposes, with a new
and patent element of Observation-Disclosures
fire--which, by steam power, is TO be dis
charged from the vessels, and thrown 10
any point, and to a considerable dis
lance. Mr. Brown wishes to be laid along
side the Castle of San Juan, with one of
his vessels. He is confident of the ia
king the Castle without much trouble, and
will, at all events, risk his life in the at
tempt. The President has directed a
further examination into this novel plan of
naval warfare"
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26

IMPORTANT FROM THE PACIFIC.-CGI-
tornia Proclaimed Independent Of Mer-
icO!-In the Kingston Jamaica Journal, of
the 22d uIt., we find an article copied
from the Despatch, of the same city, which
begins, Important from the Pacific" and
goes on:
We learn on good authority that ac-
count brought by H. NJ. brig Daring, an
nouces the important fact that the indabi-
tants of Upper California had pronounced
themseIve independent OF the Republic of
Mexico, and placed themselves under the
protection of the U. States. 1t is said that
in consequence of this movement on the
part of the Californlans, the officer in COM
mand of the American squadron had hois-
ted the flag of the United States on this
portion of the Mexican territory.
Vice Admirable Seymour had proceed
to the Southwark, for the purpose, it was
said, of collecting his squadron and we
should imagine that collision must be al
most inevitable. ~. y. Delta.
Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-08-26

UNITED STATES TREAsURY.-Accor-
ding to the Treasurer's official return da.
ted July 9th, the net amount of money
in The Treasury, subject to draft, on thai
day, was S7,725,797 SO. Ia the Canal
and Banking Company, New Orleans.
there was on deposite the sum Of l,I79,
$40 ii Drafts on the same bank ST.,
267, 1872 Sc. The sum of $3l2,500 was
ordered to be transferred to said bank. Ii
the U. S. Branch Mint, New Orleans
was deposited the sum of $273,23S IC
cents.