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Loss of the Spanish Steamer
Genil.

This elegant steamer, built in n. York
last year and sent to Havana, has been
destroyed by an explosion of her boiler.
The following translation from Havana
paper of the 9th July, gives the particu-
lars of the accident, which occurred on
the Sd inst, about Z o'clock in the morn
ing, near Cayo Blaneo, the steamer be-
ing on her way from St. Jago de Cuba to
Havana
The first indication of trouble, was a
detonation in the engine, meaning per-
haps the boiler, and soon an explosion,
which shattered the vessel very much,
killing the Est engineer, MIR. Wood, the
Sd engineer, Joaquin Percyra. two deck
passengers named Ramon Llenas and
Bartolome Mestres, seven slaves employ
ed about the engine, and waiter named
Geronimo. The captain, Ramon Mon
cada, who was in his berth at the time,
Immediately ran towards the engine, and
in so doing, was struck down by the car
bonic acid discharged from the boiler.
The steam that escaped from the pipes
and boilers, was deadly poison to every
one that approached it. To complete the
horror Of the scene devouring fire was
reducing the vessel to ashes, when to the
great JOY Of the survivors, the schooner
Merceden, perceiving their situation, bore
up, and succeeded in getting them all on
board. Twelve of them were severely
wounded, including captain Moncada, who
died three hours afterwards, as did also
the seaman, Jose Binet, making IA deaths
in all: which number may have been af
forwards increased from among the woun-
ded.
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Conferee Meeting.

Pursuant to arrangement, the confer
ees appointed from the counties OF Somer-
erset, Fayeae and Greene to nominate a
candidate for Congress, met at the Town
Hall in Untontown on the 18th day OF
July 1916. viz:
Somerset-Simon Gebhart, Esq, John
Knable, and III. G. Barnes.
Fayette-Sabastian Rush, Roberts Bar
ton and Thos r. Davidson.
Greene-Col. ]. II. Wells, A. 6. Al
lison and James Mahannah.
The meeting was organized by appoin-
ing Simon Gebhart, Esq, Of Somerset
President, and t. R. Davidson Of Fayette
Secretary.
Mr.. Rush nominated Hon. A. Stewarto F.
ss Barnes, (" S. w. Pearson Esq. offs.
IS Wells, CT. Hager, Esq. of G..
On the first ballot each person nomina-
ted received three votes; after which the
Hon. A. Stewart received the unanimous
vote and was declared duly nominated.
The following resolutions were read
and passed by acclamation:
Resolved, That this meeting having
full confidence in the talents and integrity
OF the Hon. A. Stewart, the Candidate
nominated for Congress, do recommend
him to the ardent and undivided support
of the Democratic Wing Party of this dis
trict.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to
use all fair and honorable means to pro-
eure,,his election.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published IN the Democratic
Wing papers of thisC Congressional district.
SIMON GEBHART, Pres't.
1hoS. II. Davidson, Sec'y.
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TERRIBLE DISASTER.

The Buffalo papers give accounts ofa
terrible disaster which happened on the
lakes few days ago. The schooner III.
Sizer. having an English family on board,
ten in number on their way to Chicago,
when off Southport, was capsized by a
squall, and all the family but three perish
ed. Those saved were girl of Is. and
two boys of the age Of 10 and ID. Their
parents perished. 1t appears that they
were below at the time. and one of the
girls saved'was dragged out of the cabin
window.
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The Junto or Congress received the
report OF committee relative to the war,
which suggests that Congress ought TO
adopt measures for the defence of the
country. 1t appears, however, that the
report on the measures for prosecuting
the war was referred back to them. Tam
piaco had declared for Santa Anna, as
also Guadalaxara, Seleya, Lagos, Qua
naxuato and the Californians, in addition
10 other cities and departments already
reported. Only very small part Of CEN
tral Mexico adheres TO the administration
of Paredes, ahd that would no doubt re-
volt as soon as he got under way with the
army.
We have also & rumor that Santa
Anna, accompanied by Almonte, and one
or two other friends, left HAVANA on the
7th Of the present month FOR Vera Cruz,
in the expectation that the Castle of Juan
de Uiloa would Immediately declare in
his favor. Mexico, it would thus seem,
is in sad condition internally, and yet
all parties, it is affirmed, are bitterly op-
posed to the United States. On this side
the movements are indeed formidable.
All the Mexican ports on the Pacific and
in the Gulf are nnder blockade. an expe-
dition under Colonel Kearney has started
for Santa Fe, another under Colonel Sic
venson, is about TO set sail for Callioria,
it is lie contemplation TO attack the castle
opposite Vera Cruz, and General Taylor,
at the last dates, was preparing to move
in great force into the interior. The war,
it will thus be seen, is about to be renew
ed, and in earnest. Mexico appears to
be rushing on destruction. Sir Robert
Peel, in his clio sing address, said that
Great Britain had offered mediation; but
he. Washington Union says that no such
,ffer has been submitted TO our govern
nent, but II is probable that it soon viii
De. War is a sad calamity, and we would
,void it, whenever it could be avoided
with honor.-Bick. Reporter.
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Orphans Court Sale
OF
Real Estate.

N pursuance of an order Of the Or
a phan Court Of Somerset county,
there will be exposed to sale by way Of
public vendue or outcry on the premises,
on Friday the 25lh day Of August
next, the following real estate, late the
estate OF David Clifford, deceased, viz:
One tract of Land,
containing S524 acres. adjoining lands of
John Boyd, lands belonging to Iackson
Furnace, and vacant lands, aad the hae
between Somerset and WestmoreIaad
counties-about SO ACRES cleared,
with log cabin and stable thereon erect.
ed-situaie upon The Sloysiown &
Greensburg turnkike road. in Jenner
township.
TERMS; one third in hand. and the re-
mainder in two equal annual instaImenls
without interest, to be secnred by ludg.
menl bonds,
Attendance will be given By John
Clifford, Administrator Of said decd.
By the Court
w. II. PICKING.
july 81 1916. Clerk.
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IL Office.

q ME collectors OF militia fines, in
d the several districts of This county.
are required by by law, 10 settle of the
whole amount of their duplicates within
sixty days. from the time at which they
were received. Those who neglect to
do so, vii be held liable for the amount
remaining unpaid, as no exonerations
will be made after the time above spe.
Gifted.
By order oflhe Con,'rs.
Z. l.. STEWART.
July II, 46. Clerk.
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STRAY MQRgs

4 NAME trespassiug on the premises OF
" the subscriber in Elklick township,
Somerset county, on The 28lh o! June,
1876.
One sorrel mare with ball face,
ABOUT four years old last spring. the own
er Is requested TO come forward, prove
property. pay charges and take her away,
or she will be disposed of as the law d.
reefs. VALENTINE TISE.
July 2S,'
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Somerset County, SIS.

sGSgSL. ksA @' d'J'utneu OrnhlDs
s4AyAT ~ s-An court held at Somers.,
zENSFS on and for said county un ,ba
e,$$ 9Th day Of July. A. y. 1916
Before the Honorable Jodg
Sc thereof.
IN the matter of the account Of Ro.
gers Marshall and John Taniinger. a.
minis,rators Of John Graham, deed
And now to wit, July 18Th. A D 1886
On petition Of F. g. Murdoe', intermar
married with Mary +. one of The daugl.
lers Of said John Graham, decd.
The Court grant rule on Phebe
Marshall. adminislralFix Of Rogers Mar.
shall. deed, who was one of The admin.
isratoTs Of said John Graham. deed
and on John Tanrliuger, who was also
one of the administrators OF said John
Graham, decd. 10 appear al an adjourn.
ed orphans court 10 be held at Soner-
set, on Monday The 7lh dsy Of Seplen.
Der 1876. and shew cause ii any they
have why the confirmation should M, he
taken off said account, and the same re-.
ferFed to Auditors for settlement and
adjustment.
Extract from the Records, certified
this / 5th day OF July 1876.
WM II PICKING.
july % 1856 Clerk.
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ent watches passed off quietly. He is
not coming into this place.
The reverend gentlemen appointed by
the President of the United States, as
chaplains for the soldiers protesting the
Roman Catholic religion, NJ M'Elroy and
Ray, arrived at Matamoras on the 9Th
instant, IN the steamboat Troy from
Point Isabel.
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FOR REN z.

a plantation on the Turnpike, one
"a mile west Of Stoystown, having a.
bout 200 acres OF clear land. late the
property OF David Dibert. decd, W i'll be
offered for rent at public ouicry on the
premises on the Isl of October next, for
one year from the first Of April ensuing.
II MT rented, il will then be offered for
sale.
JOHN DIBERT.
July 81, '46, Admir-.
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PAMPHLET LAWS.

"a ME pamphlet laws passed at the
Il session of Is46, have been receiv-
ed at my Office, and are ready for dislri-
button TO those entitled TO receive them.
Proth'y office, } A. J. OGLE.
July 81, '46. Pr0lbonotary
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Blank Deeds.

"A LOT of Blank Deeds 1T
- ~. lust pyi,,,ea u a superior quail
T. and now for sale
AT THIS OFFICE
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Board Of Naval Officers.

A board of Naval Officers assembled in
this city on Tuesday Comfortably to or
der from the Navy Department, compos-
ed, if all the Members attended, Of the
folIovinr Caniains.
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IA W WON1gRa

SA M>L w. Pearson.
EHAVING returned to the practice o
IL the law. tenders his professional
services 20 his old clients aud the public
generally.
Office in North epd Of Snyder's row,
lately occupied by A. J. Ogle, Esq.
decI6 '45.3m
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CHARLES STEWART.
Jacob Jones, Daniel Turner,
Charles Morris, NJ. C.. Perry,
l.. Warrington, Joseph Smith,
John Downes, e.. W. Storer,
Jesse Wilkingson, Isaac Mckeever,
Thomas c. Jones, Charles S. McCauly
VIM. B. Shubrick, E. A. F, Lavallette,
Chas. w. Morgan, s. II. Stringham,
Lawrence Kearney, Isaac Mayo.
+. A. Parker, Samuel l.. Breese,
1t has been reported, and generally be-
leved, that the object for which this
Board has been convened Is to deliberate
on the best mode of attacking and captur-
ing by naval force, the Mexican fortress
of San Juan de Ulua. We understand,
however, that that object has not, but 9th
cr matters have, been brought before this
Board, during the two days that it has
sat. Nor, from what we hear, do we
think that it viii be.-Nat. Intel.
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TIA letter from Ma;amoras, dated
Jolly ., says, I'VE nave received orders
- striNe tents, preparatory TO marching
iorwsrd sOA afd Canargo."
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Written for Meals Saturday Gazette.
TIL Z gu A X L r ES s
By A LADY OF PuILAlsssN'.

Marry but for love-bu, be sure tn ~ lowest that
which is lovely."- VIM. Penn.
Believe me, my dear child, it has not
been without due deliberaton, and an earnes,
desire 10 be guided Alright, that have come
to this decision. Both thy mother and my
self, since Edward Norlon's proposal, have
deeply weighed the matter, and would now
affectionately advise thee, 10 refuse him at
once
But what are the objections, dearest faith
err? His character and family are unexcep-
tionabIe, hast thou heard aughl to his disad-
vantagel 2
'Nolhing, my child-lhe alliance is one
which many a worldly minded parent would
consider greatly desirable-but listen to my
reasons Thou hast been brought up in the
world, it is true, bu, carefully guarded from
its many Temptations, away from its gsielies
and wees. Now let me imagine thee for a
moment Edward Norton's wife f; thrown into
fashionable liie-surrounded by a circle to-
tally different from thy former iTiends-takcn
into scenes of issipa'ion and folly, which !,
has been our constant care 10 warn thee
against. This new mode of life may charm
for a little while but oh my beloved child
1t will as surely turn to gall AID bitterness tc
one who has ever been taught to consider the
straight and narrow PATH the only way tl
life eternal. For as bread cast upon the
waters returneth after many days., so viii
the lessons taught in early Infancy, learned u
thy mothers knee, come back with tenfol,
force when some of earlh's many sorrow
shall have weighed upon thy heart
The only answer Of the maiden were TIN
silent tears tina, fell heavily upon her folde'
hands. But il is time we made the reade
better acquainted with the persons We have
introduced merely as thee and thou
Andrew Taylor was retired quaker mer
chant-a man universally esteemed, and b
those who knew him, beloved. His daugh
ter Annie was beautiful Es,tsss and form
and though she possessed nSas Of The show
accomplishments of the day, her mind wa
stored with that sort of knowledge which S
amply repays the toll ofacquiring. Her dre'
was rather the result Of an admirable TASTE
! which eschewed the mingling of gay color
than any restriction on the part Of her pa
{ rents; aud altogether, Annie Taylor was
: fair q specimen Of a young Quakeress as OF
Quaker city could afford. Edward Nortc
(for we will proceed at once with our cha
= acters) was the son Of wealthy and f,shio
t, able parents, near neighbors to the Taylor
. but az different from them as possible. "
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tivated plants. twill be found .hst in ,hsi
quality they are perfectly identical.

These salts in the urine OF horses amount 70
nearly four per cent; in that Of oxen two and
half per cent. of their weights. II we com.
pare the composition of these different sorts Of
urine with the composition Of the straw Of peas,
beans, and potatoes, of clover and hay, it will at
once be obvious that in stable dung we replace,
BY urine, the alkaline carbonates which we have
removed in harvest. What in this urine is
wanting in phosphates and carbonate Of lime
and phosphate Of magnesa, forms the principa
constituent clemens Of the solid excrements Of
animals both together ( solid excrements and
urine restore the field to its original compo.
si,ion, and thus new generation Of cultivated
plants meet with the mineral ingredients neces-
sary for their development II we farther COM
pare the guano and the feees of men with the
composition Of animal urine, the analysis sho ws
RI. my book on agriculture that both are en-.
trely defective in alkaline carbonates they con.
tain phosphates and sul pilates as well as chic.
ride Of sodium, but no free alkai; they contain
phosphate of magnesa in short their elements
are in quality identical with the important min.
eral elements Of the seeds Of wheat, peas, deans,
(rf the analyss.) The urine Of swine is IN it's
composition intermediate between the urine Of
man and horses.
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What is wanting in the one hundred of the
above ana yses in sand, coal, or loss. From
these researches it appears tina, for stalks and
leaves we require other elements than for
seeds. The former contain no alkaline phos-
pilates. but they require for their develop.
men, and growth rich supply of alkaline
carbonates and sulphaes. On the other
hand, the carbonates are entirely wanting in
the seeds; but the latter are very rich in
phosphates. Ii is sufficiently obvious that a
rational farmer must supply both, as well as
all tbs others. 1.-The supplies only phosphates,
aud does not restore the alkaline carbonates,
his soil will become gradually barrsn-it will
be exhausted in those necessary elements for
the development of stalks and seeds, without
which no formation of seed can be expected
Ifhe supplies the alkalies, lime. and suphale.
alone, in given time no will get no more
grain. All constituent elements of the ma.
nure, if they are supplied alone, have tina
great defect, that by them the soil is i'm.
poverlshed in other equally important ele,
ments. No one of itself can maintain the
fertility. Keeping this in view, we may
easily judge of the comparative value o
artificial and natural manures, and all tn.
various arcana which have been praised al
pdndceas for exhausted soils.
1t is not less easy to understand why thu
farmers have such different opinions on tn,
relative value of the constituents of manures
why one, whose fam is rich in phosphates
produces an uncommon fertility by the appli
cation Of nitrate of soda, or the supply Of al
Saies, while another does NOT see any favor
able effect at all-why bones { phosphstes o
: lime produce, in many fields, wonders, an,
|, are not of the slightest benefit to others ,wbc
u are deficient in slkaies or aka salts
from the composition of animal manures,
results with certainty that by applying the la,
ter (solid and fluid erensn,s of men an
u ANIMALS We supply to the soil no, one bu, a
i tho elements which have been taken swsy j
!, in the harvest. Fertility is perfectly restore
n to the field by corresponding supply Of IN
h manure, and it may be increased by j, to
n certain limit. This will be more ,ntellipibl
o If we compare the mineral elements Of n
}, urine of horses and cattle with the mineral .
}. emems Of herbs, straw, roots. &C., -four ca
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In these analyses silica has q OF been taken
into account. as it is found in all soils, and
need not be supplied. One hundred weight
of the ashes Of potatoes, and the seeds of the
following plants, contain
Potatoes, Wheat, Beans.
Alkaline phosphates... .......; 1915 529s $3.50
Phosphate lime and magnesia. 900 $500 2S.46
Phosphate of iron. OCT
Sulphate of potash. ....l507 - lisa
Carbonate Of potash and soda. 5l90
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Correspondence Of the Jour. Of Commcree.l
Washington. Sent Oath.

~ -cNhs
The Administration have, after full elaboration, deter
mined upon u line OF operations against Mexico. which 10
TO be Immediately pursued, aud with the greatest vigor and
epergy thatit may DO able to oxeri.
i was correct IN my suggestion that IL had been decided
TO take possession Of Tampico, with n view to facilitate the
operations VI the army of invasion. That strong and i'm
mediate movements arc ~ be made, you may infer from
the fact that, on Saturday, transfer drafts were signed, at
the Treasury. for very nearly a mill IN Of dollars on the
New York Banks, in order TO place funds in New Orleans
preparatory TO new operations.
Santa Ana, though probably disposed for peace as pro-
motive OF his own interests, ss well as those OF his country,
10 merely the agent and representative Of military caprice,
which so frequently and suddenly produces in Mexico,
''chsnges without revolutions" rs Gen. Salas 50 appropfi-
ately remarks. Santa Ana was selected for the new
movement because he had influence with the army,
as General Sslas states. lie wsuld not destroy that
influence by promoting peace. lie may DO willing
TO get rid Of those Janissaries in some way or other,
but 1t will DO difficult to do II. IL appears. too, that
the Constituent Congress, upon which is devolyed
the duty Of organising the government anew, Is to be a
free body, aud chosen without reference TO any personal
interest,". The surmise that Santa Ana may use this Con.
gress as a mere machine for the promotion OF his own OBJ
jecis. il therefore unfounded.
No ssgacious person can now believe that there 10 much
hope Tor peace from the conciliatory disposition OF Mexi-
CO.
Whatever hopes Of a speedy peace were founded upon
the policy Of Santa Ana, have been abandoned. From
the Congress. ] think, there will be less hope Of peace, even
should We wait till December for its meeting. aud then
some sI months for its elaboration and action.
Tho government, therefore, have decided TO wage 4 war
in earnest, and with all its energies, from this day forward.
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