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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-10-04
Administrators A Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that Letters of Ad-
~ ministration uron the estate Of MICHAEL
HOSTETLER, late of Memo township, Mf.
fin county, decd, have been granted to the
subscribers, residing in said county. All per-
sons indebted to the said estate are hereby re.
quired 10 make immediate payment, aud all
those having claims against the same are re-
quested to present them forthwith authon,lca-
Ted for payment JACOB PEACHEY,
ISAAC YODER,
Sept. 81, lS00-6t+ Administrators
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-10-04

Hymnody," a new word, invented we
believe, to correspond with " psalmody," !"
NAV be found in the Transcript of the 4th
ult. We shall probably have Comic
songody" next.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-10-04

K1LLED.-A son of Mr.. John Allen,
who resides near the Tuscarora Academy,
Juniata county, was killed on "Wednesday
of last week, by falling from All apple tree.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-10-04

- john W. SHUeERT, well known IN
this section as an editor of some notoriety,
is the 1ocofoco candidate for Assembly in
Venango county
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TO THE LADIES.
EEHffs and Riding Cans.

~ }. RUDlSILL has just received fine
1 70 assortment of MUFF,S. of various colors
and prices, which he is enabled to sell LOWER
than they have ever before been offered in this
place.
RIDING CAPS for Ladies made 10 order
at shortest notice.
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TURNPIKE LETTING.
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W7 ILL be received at the Office of WILL
w LIAM MKINNEf, ESQ, Reedsvile,
Miffiin county, until II O'Clock, ST., of TUES
DA Y, October D, 1850 for the GRADING
and STONlNG Of eight miles of the Millheim
and East Kishacoqnilas Turnpike Road, COM
menciug at PENIS Creek. below Finkles Mill,
in Centre county, and ending at the public road
neal the house of Robert g. Shaw, in Mifflin
county. The work Will he let in half mile
sections.
Also, at the same time and place, propossls
will be received for the ERECTION OF A
BRIDGE oger Penn's Creek
The Plans and Specifications for the above
work can he seen at the Office of W. M'Kinney,
President OF said Company, at Reedsyille.
w. MKlNNEY, President
f.. F. LOCKE.
JAMES NJ. BRowN,
DANIEL KRAMER, Managers.
SEBASTIAN MUssER
WILLIAM BAIR,
Sept 81, lS50td I'd T0em. Copy1
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LEWISTOWN MILLS,

THE subscriber has again got his Mill started and wishes
to buy LARGE QUANTITY OF ALL KINDS OF
GRAIN, for which he viii pay the CASH, high the
having good Wheat win do well TO call and show sam
pie before they sell, he hnks ne afford 10 give
MORE than any person in the place. Those not wishing
TO sell and wanting store, he will receipt after harvest
TO be kept 10 the Isl Of December and after that time he
VIII give receipt 10 he kept 10 the st OF August he
will wish close all his twice year. and will
not keep any unless he makes written contract
that effect. II the person holding the receipt does
sell before the above days it will be carried their
credit market price the above named time In Civ
ing receipt if the wheat is good, he viii mention
the reduction per bushe in the receipt that when the
owner comes 10 sell there win be no difficulty.
All wheat eft In he will the privilege Of
buying when the wishes to sell, i3 ceuis less
than Philadelphia price when the canal is open, and l6
less when is closed aud if he should not buy
these prices, e viii only charge per hushel for
storage. No interest will be allowed money lef with
him for gran he will be prepared all times pay
the cash
He will keep all kinds of FLOUR and FEED !or sale,
but the orders be LEFT in the Office in the mill and the
cash paid, before the Flour Feed will he delivered.
This arrangement made prevent any disappointment,
there person thai has any privilege of selling but
the Bookkeeper, who the book and puts the
order wire for the porter to deliver This will
any mistake from being made in the iing Of orders
JOHN STERRETT.
Iewistown, June os, lSj0-tf
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1850-10-04

The Treadgar Iron Works at Richmond
Va, are conducted entirely by slave labor.
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LEWISTOWN ACADEMY.

FENHE Second Term of this Institution will
e commence ON MONDAY, September 2d
MALE DEPARTMENT.
Persons wishing to send their SONS from
distance need be under no apprehensions in re
gard to them. Boarding can be procured
where they will be almost constantly under the
eye of the Teacher. Terms of tuition are as
follows:
Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Eng
lish Grammar, 50 OU
Geography, explained by Globes, $50
Algebra, 400
Geometry, 800
The Languages and Natural Sciences,
illustrated by experiments, 600
FEMALE DEPARTMENT.
The Female Department, under the charge
of Miss ANToINETTE PRosEUs, will be opened
the same day ON the following terms:
Elementary Branches, $500
Natural Philosophy and History, 400
Algebra and Geometry, with all the higher
branches of an English education, SEQ
EXTRAS:
Pencil Drawing or Crayon, $500
Painting, 200
French, 500
Music Lessons, 500
CE3- Term of eleven weeks.
w. H. WOODS, Principal.
Lewlstown, Aug. 80, 1850.
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Auditors Notice.

TEyIlE undersigned appointed Auditor by the
IL Orphans Court of Mifilin county in the
matter of the petition of HENRY LEATToR and
WILLIAM HARDY, administrators of JOHN
FOSTER, deed, praying for review of their
account, gives notice that he
will be at his office in Lewistown, on TUES
DAY, 29th day OF October next, when and
where all persons interested are hereby notified
to attend. ]. DICKSON.
LewistowI, sept. 27, l650-4t
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BUSINESS CARDS of two lines viii be insert
/ ed in the Gazette one year for ONE DOL
LAR, and so cents for each additional line-to
be paid in advance in all cases. Lawyers, doc
tors, mechanics and others, can thus advertise
their business a year for from 81 to 3d.
SPECIMEN,
the charge for which would be 81 per annum.
E'DWIN ALLEN, Market street, Lewistown,
IL Dealer in Drugs, Confectionery, Toys, Sc.
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% tons WrrnER1LL's WHITE LEAD, in so
"~ and 100 pound kegs, just received and for
jyl9 sale by WIN. REwALT.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28
voLunr XVI.
TIE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD
Is PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
WILLIAM w. HOLD EN-,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

uc,o,1yA STANDARD spubEshed week
Te.. noDars Der annum payable in advance. In
w. viii the paper be sent unless the money TO,
no sbsII accompany the order. Subscribers, and
sas who may wish send to the Editor can
,t ali times, by Mail and at his risk. Receipts for
aH oH Gums will be promptly transmitted.
all axxnrsrNEsrs not exceeding fourteen lines be
inserted one time for one dollar and cents fol
each subsequent insertion Of greater length in pro.
rorion. Court Orders and judicial Advertisements will
he charged twenty-five per cent higher than the above
rates. Areasonabe deduction will be made to those who
advertise by the year.
Letters to the Editor must come free of postage.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

JOHN FITCH, THE INVENTOR OF THE STEAMBOAT.
There is sufficient incdentin the life ofthis distinguish
ed man from which to form exceedingly interesting
novel. Truth is stranger than fiction in many cases,
but especially in this. We have seen all the par
culars of his early life; these he transferred pa
per, and deposited in the Pennsylvania Library, in
Philadelphia, where they may still be referred to.
Fitch was native of New Jersey, and was born in
the year IL. He was settled at Trenton during
the period of the revolution, and manufactured fire
arws for the use of the American soldiers. When
the British invaded Jersey, he was compelled to fly
for his life. The rcd coats destroyed his workshops,
refuge in in Pennsylvania.
Fitch caught his first icea of the application Of
steam power from the turning of carriage wheel,
in 1875, and in Bucks county he made his first expe-
riment. He manufactured his model in the old work
shop of Cole Scouts, in Bensalem, and laid it before
the consideration of Congress the same year. He
published his pamphlet against Rumsey in 1888.
When in Philadelphia, he introduced to Drs.
Ritenhouse, Say, Bright, and Joseph Rudd, Jr. all
of whom aided him much in his undertaking.
Mr.. Fitch visited France, at the request of our
Consul at Paris, Mr.. VAIL and the latter gentleman
disclosed the whole Of Fitch's plan to Mr.. Robert
Fulton who at that time soourning in that city.
The faur pas of his going to france. enabled his
he had been SO long laboring 10 accomplish. They
robbed him of the honor Of the invention, which has
been considered the greatest triumph of genius in
modern times.
$780, and located lands in the counties of Jefferson,
Nelson, Lincoln and Fayette. He lived in Bards-
town, and became quite dissipated before his death.
We have seen stated that he gave away all of his
lands his landlord in consideration that he should
keep in food and liquor. He was, however, to have
sixty years of indulgence" III which time he might
redeem them. Fitch left two sons in Connecticut,
and has nephew at Sharon, Centre County Ohio.
He had left his power of attorney with lawyer in
Bucks county, in 1856. This son of the law never
did anything for him. and he became naturally dis
heartened and chagrined. He took laudanum finally,
and died at Bardstown, KY, where he is buried.
| Louisville Jour. of Com.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

SHARP SHOOTING. The Roanoke Republican, a
whig paper that supported two
for the Legislature. and the Mountain Banner, and
the Charlotte Hornets Nest. are three anti. Manly
&C., whig papers that keep up skirmishiag fre
with the other whig papers.
The Roanoke Republican stated that il was proba.
BILE majority Of republicans were elected 10 the
Legislature: The Weldon Herald, Manly paper,
asked whether he meant wings or democrats, when
he said republicans; to which the Republican replied :
When zoe say spubEoans ,De don't mean fsderah..
Hit hin. again.
The Weldon Herald then says thsi the election Of
the Independents candidsses, Pope md Clanton. in
for Mr. Reid The Republican retorts that il was a
victory Of the people over federalism and aristocracy
Fayetteville Garol;nian.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

WEBSTER ON MANN. The Boston Bee has the
following from its Washington correspondent:
gentleman Of this city, having read Mr.. Horace
"My dear Sir-Mr. Mann has written another let
ter, but pray you to take notice of it. Let him
rail unanswered"
To which Mr.. Webster replied
WAsH1Neron, July 81, 1850.
My dear Sir-Make yourself quite easy shall
not answer Mr.. Horace Mann's railing. St. Jude
writes, that when Michael, the Arch angel contend
ed with the devil about the body Of Moses, he did
not bring against him railing accusation.
Archbishop Tillotson remarks, that, in this Parcu-
lar the Arch angel acted quite Prudeny, as he knew
that in contest of railing, the devil would be too
hard for him. Yours always truly.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

anonymously in the coluns Of the Family Herald !:
" For my own part confess that the desire of my
heart and my constant prayeris that may be blessed
with good affectionate husband and that may be
enabled to be good and afectionate wife and moth
er. Should be denied this, hope for grace to re-
sign mysel-but fear will be hard trial to me-.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28
NUMBER $50.

STATISTICS OF New YoRK C1rv. From Rode's
new City Directory, gather the following items
The number of banks in this city is thirty, hav.
ing an aggregate capital of more than $27 0OO, 900.
There are twenty-five fire and marine insurance com.
panies, whose capital amounts to about $9, 100000.
Eighty-one companies represented here by means
of agencies, &c. Of life and trust companies there
are twenty six capital about s., soc, ,0O0 There are
fourteen railroad companies, twenty-sx express COM
panies, and nine telegraph companies. The number
Of steamboat lines is fky-eigh,. Number Of daily
and weekly newspapers, one hundred and six also
the same number Of other periodicals. The hotels
number forty five; churches two hundred and twenty
nine; Of which forty-two are Protestant Episcopal,
thirty-one Methodist Episcopal, thiry-one Baptist,
ihirty-four Presbyterian, nineteen Roman Catholic,
fourteen Dutch Reformed, ten Congregational, and
ten Jewish The number of omnibus lines is twenty.
five, running four hundred and twenty-five stages.
There also ninety lines Of sail and steam packets.
one hundred and one transportation lines, one hun
dred and six'y-nine ward and public schools, and
one hundred and twenty moral and benevolent SO.
cieties.
The aggregate value of real and personal estate is
estimated $685., ,527. The number of buildings
erected in the city during the last year 1918.
From such statistics as these, one is enabled to
form some propef idea Of the magnitude of this ian.
mense mart of commerce. Jour. Of Com.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

HooslER ATTORNEY ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
The following Grafton was delivered somewhere at
the west, by of the profession, who would seem
to have quite aversion to capital punishment:
MAY it please your Lordship and Gentlemen of
the Jury-The case is clear as ice and sharp to
the doing as no from your sweetheart. The Scrip
ture saith, Thou shalt not kill now if you hang my
client, you ransgress the command slick grease
and as plump as an egg in loafer's face. Gentle
men murder is murder-committed by twelve jury
men, or by an humble individual like my client.
Gentlemen, l do not deny the fact of my client
having killed man, but is that any reason why you
should do SO! No such thing gentlemen. You
may bring the prisoner in guilty-the hangman may
do his duty-bnt will that exonerate you No such
prepared among you for the brand of Cain to be
stamped on his brow to-day? Who, freemen, who
i'm this land of liberty and light
Gentlemen, l will pledge my word, not one of you
has bowie knife pistol in his pocket; no, Gen.
temen; your pockets are odoriferous with the per
fumes of cigar cases and tobacco; you can smoke the
tobacco of rectitude in the pipe Of peaceful con-
scaly alligators of remorse will gallop through the
internal principles of animal vertebra. and your an
atomcal construction is turned into railroad for
the grim and CORY goblins of despair. Gentlemen,
beware of committing murder! Beware say.
Remember the man who attempted to steady the ark,
and tremble. Gentlemen 1 adjnre you by the Amer.
can Eagle, that WHIPPED the game cock of creation,
and now sits roostng the magnetic telegraph Of
times illustrious transmigration, to do murder
boots made Of the free hides of the Rocky Mountain
bualo-and, to sum up all, if you ever expect to be
any thing but set of sneaking, loa6ng, rascaly, cut
throated. braided, small ends Of humanity. whitfield
down indistinctability, acquit my client and save
your country" The prisoner was acquitted.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

EDUCATION. Some suppose, that every learned
man is an educated man. No such thing. The man
is educated who knows himself, and takes common
yery learned men are the greatest fools in the world
the reason s, they are not educated men. Learning
is only the means not the end its value consists in
giving the means Of acquiring the Of which prop
erly managed enIightens the mind.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

GEOLOGY. The following incident in the exam
ination of student in geology, is from the editors
table Of the Knickerbocker:
The time usually allotted for the study of geolo-
gy was, as he thought, more pro6tably employed in
hunting-expedtions to East Creek, and when exami-
nation day came round, this subject he was not
particularly learned. Professor A-looked upon
geology with perfect alteration, and however wide of
the mark students answer might be, his grave and
solemn coan'enance gave no sign to the hapess ex-
amner of the incorrectness Of his response. Young
gentleman said the professor to P, you-wii
describe task as difficult for him
as to describe the king of the Mosquitoes. He tried
it, however: 'Horneblende is mineral, generally
supposed to be stone.' Here he hesitated, to give
the professor time to correct him If he was wrong
Judging from his unmoved features that he had struck
the right vein, he dashed on: of an animal euler
consistency and infnsorica form unctuous to the
touch; tertiary formation slightly femiginous of
spotted color; belonging to the trassc system of
pound drift; and is usually found just below the crust
of the palacozoic rocks Snake mountain sAny-
thing more?' meekly inquired the professor. No,
that all he recollected, Well, young man, said
he, gravey, IF you should discover any article of
the kind you have been describing you stand chance
of becoming very celebrated, if you will only make
by the scientific world He was not marked high
er than seventeen for this proficiency
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

The OLDEST REPUBLIC ON EARTH. The American
Quarterly Review contains letter from G. w. lrv-
ing, giving a sketch of his visit to San Marina, a
small Republic IN Italy, between the Apprentices, the
Po, and the Adriatic The territory of this State is
only forty miles in circumference, and its population
about 10000. The Republic was founded more than
fourteen hundred years ago on moral principles, indus
try and eqaality and has preserved its liberty and
dependence amidst all the wars and discords which
have ragged around it. Bonaparte respected it. and
sent an embassy to express his sentiments of friend
ship and fraternity. 1t is governed by Captain
Regent chosen every six months by the representa-.
tves of the people, (sixty-six in number) who are
chosen every six months by the people. The taxes
are light, the farm houses are neat, the fields well
cultiga.ed on all sides are seen comfort and peace
the happy effect Of morality, simplicity, liberty and
justice.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE Sun. On Tuesday
afternoon, the Inhabitants of Canal, Hudson street
and vicinity were astonshed at seeing train of cars
apparently draUing themselves, and going to the depot.
The truth was that very nice locomotive invented
by Henry Waterman, ESQ.,, had been placed inside Of
passenger car and consuming its own smoke, is to
he made of to convey the through the streets
if the street commissioner pronounces it SAFE is
as moved slowly through Canal and Hudson streets
1t is constructed with four wheels on each side and
two drivers in the middle. The entire machinery ia
condensed and enclosed, that the locomotive ar
pears the same as car and is arranged that Il
engineer can check its speed almost instantly, wheth.
train is attached not. II is about ninety horse.
power, and is capable Of drawing train of twenty
cars. New York Ezpress.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

ENsL1sH us. AMERICAN GIRLS. The English girl,
spends more than onehalf her waking hours in phys
ica amusemens which tend to develop and nvigorate
and ripen the bodily powers. She rides, walks,
drives. rows upon water. runs, Dances plays, sings,
jumps the rope throws the ball. hurs the quot draws
the bow, keep up the shuttlocock, and ali this with
out having it for ever pressed her mind that she
is thereby wasting her time. She does this every
day. until it becomes habit which she will follow
up through life. Her frame, natural conseqence,
is larger her muscular system better developed her
nervous sy stem in better subordinaton, her strength
more enduring, and the whole tone of her mind heal
ther. She may not know as much at the age of sew
enteen as the American girl general thing she
does not but the growth Of her intellect has been
stimulated by no hothouse culture, and though ma
tnrity come later, it will proporonaly last longer
Eight hours of mental application each day, for girls
between ten and nineteen years; ten hours ca oh
day, as is some times required at school, with two
hours for meals one for religious duties. the remain.
der for physical exercises, are enough to break down
the strongest constitution.
The North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1834-1850, 1850-08-28

SABBATH IN San FRANc1sco. correspondent of
the New York Journal of Commerce, writing from
San Francisco mentions the following pleasing Incl
dent:
II see the drawings of bright future for Califor-
nia-an organized government, an educated and en-
Ightened people, and the genial influences of our ho-
ly religion, have made elsewhere, and will here,
nation exalted above the nations of the earth. How
it gladdens my heart, amid all the wickedness of this
community, to hear the gospel preached yea, to see
it carried down to the doors of those who
the greatest influence against the progress Of christi
anity. Last Sabbath, Methodist preacher openly
took his stand in the plaza, and commenced singing
good old-tashioned hymn. The thing was so novel,
that he was soon surrounded by thousand idIers,
who would never have thought of visiting Gods
house. From the various gambling houses around
the square the music poured fourth harmonouly, but
in vain. The DID, sweet, solemn sound of sacred song
from many hundred human Voices echoing the very
heavens, acted like magic upon the floating mass and
the gambling houses were soon deserted, and their
games for the time being broken up. The wind blew
gale; the dust was intoIerabIe; and the tumpe:s
and tranbones plped merriIy but above the wind
the hum, the din and hustle of San Francisco Sab.
bath, heard the voice of that faithful
God, as he preached Christ and him crucifed to the
vast multitude around MIN. Plainly and faithfully
he dealt with them, and so loud were the tones o.
his voice, that it heard in the adjoining
the square,"