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Noted impOS!orS.

Men have always been fond of power and
influence: and when they could not be OBTAIN
ed by legitimate means, have resorted to tricks
and impoStures. 4 few of the more celebra-
ted os these impositionS may not prove unn.
tereSting to our readers.
Aldebert in the eighth century, pretended,
that lie had letter from the Redcemer. which
fell from Heaven at Jerusalem, aud thus in
duccd mul'itudcs to follow him.
Gonsiavo Michael pretended to be the angel
Michael, and was burnt for this hcresy BY
the Spanish Inquisition, IN 1860
George David, the son of waterman at
Client, styled himself the nephew Of God, sent
into the world to adopt children worthy of
Heaven. lie denied the resurrection, preached
against marriage, in favor of community of
women and taught that the body could only
he dciil,d hy sin.
Sabbath Levi, Jew Of Smyrna, pretended
to be the Saviour, in 1906.
Elizabeth Barton. known as the Holy Main
OF Kent, WAS brought forward in England to
hinder the Reformation, She pretended to be
inspired, and Iorctold that Henry VIII would
have an carly and violent death ifhe divorced
Catharne of Arragon and married Anne
BoNcyn. She and her accompliccs were hanged
in 1884.
In the first year Of Queen Mays reign in
England, Elizabeth Croft, girl of eighteen
years OF age, was secrcIed in a wall. and there
uttered many scditious speeches against the
queen, and the mass and the confession She
was called the Spirit Of the Wall.
William llackct, a fanatic personatcd our
Saviour, and was executed for 5lasphc,ny. in
Englaad, in 1891.
James Naylor also represented himself to be
The Saviour lie was convicted OF blaSphcmy.
whipped, and had his tongue bored through
wIli hot iron. by order Of the House of
Commons during Cromwell's administration.
Mary TuttS pretended ihHt she bred rab.
bits and imposed upon many people in 1925.
The Cock lane ghost is often alluded to by
writer's Of the last century. William Parsons
and his wife were the authors Of this impos-
tuie, in l1G2 They had female ventriio-
qunt. by whose aid they made credulous
multitude believe in the existence ola ghost.
at the No. So Cock Lane, London. The par
ties were punished by Imprisonment and in
the piilory.
Joanna Southcote proclaimed her concep-
l'on of the Messiah, and had many followers
III England, where she died in 1911.
In the United States, Matthias is the most
celebrated impoStor on record. He PROPOSED
to he the Messiah, obtained many followers,
and was tried for basphcmy, in New York.
IN 1880.
Joseph Smith, the founder The Church Of
the Latter Day Saints, pretended to have
found the book Of Mormon, divine rcvela-
ton. written on plates Of gold, in a cave in
the State Of New York, in 1885. lie was
murdered by mob IN 18Th.
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NOTICE

NOTICE
rs hereby given to the creditors, endorsers
Il and suretes Of James G. Clark, that he
has made application for the benefit of the
1nsoiveut Laws of Maryland, and that the
first Wednesday after the second Monday
of February, next, being the third day of the
next February Term of the Circuit Court for
Cecil county, hath been set apart and fixed
upon for the final hearing in this case at
which time and place, his ere ditors, endorsers
and t'reties may attend and show cause, if
any they have, why u final discharge Shall
not be granted said debtor.
WIN. II. RICKETTS,. Clerk
Circuit Court for Cecil county.
Sept. 81, lS59-3m.
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IIrhc Maelstrom, on the coasts Of Nor
way, which was pronounced myth by some
havlgators, few months ego, who failed to
find it, is brought back again to the world Of
realities by Norwegian Swans though Invested
of some of the tcrrors that formerly shrouded
it, tits caused by the tides setting in and
out with great force between Lofodcn and
Moskcn, but is dangerous only in storms.
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EXAMINERS NOTICE.

T'lIE undersigned duly appointed Exam
l. iners, TO view and determine the pro-
p"iety Of locating Il public road, beginning
at the village Of Conowngo, and running
through the lands Of Robert Dawson, the
heirs Of Thomas Grubb, and others, to the
road from Bald Friar Ferry to the Pennsyl-
vania Line, on lands Of Absalom Roman
hereby give notice that they will meet at the
point of beginning Of the proposed road, on
TUESDAY, the LIST day of November, next,
at O'Clock A. NJ, to proceed to the dis
charge of the duty assigned them.
WILLIAM CDALE,
JOHN FULTON,
JOHN MICHIGAN,
Oct l, 1S59-5w. Examiners.
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QuAIIs. One ofthe prCtlcsl OF our Amer
lean birds is the quail, and although not very
musical, its notes are clear thrilling ard
pleasant. With anything like decent treat
ment, quails become semi. domts,ica,cd.
though never entirely so, and add not only in
beauty. but i'll real value to the farm. for
they are not gain eaters, but immense insect
destroyers and farmer should no more
permit quail to be destroyed about his
premises than he should his domestic poultry
if fact. not as much, for it may be necessary
to kill off the surplus, TO cat or sell, to save
the expense Of winter feeding. Bat that is
no. the case with qnails and even should
they increase to such extent AS to require a
little grain to sustain them through tie deep
SHOWS, they will pay back all the cost Of
keeping in the spring. A flock of quals in
your garden or vine patch would be the most
oittctual remedy for striped bugs that could
be applied, and then the remedy costs nothing
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CITllair is at once the most delicate and
lasting Of our materials, and survives us like
love. 1t is so light. so gentle so escaping
from the idea of death, that with loc% Of
hair belonging TO n child or friend, we may
almost look up to heaven and compare notes
with The angelic nature may almost say =
" have piece of thee here, not unworthy Of
thy being now "-Le,oh Hunt.
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A FINE TuoGGnr. "A French writer has
said that :" to dream goriously, you must
act gloriously while you are awake; and to
bring angels down to converse with You in
your sleep, you must labor in the cause Of
virtue during the day
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Elegant Spring B0nMets
DRESS MAKING.
MISS KATE NIIIIED

- ESPECTFULLY informs the LADIES
~ of Elkton and vicinity, that she is pre-
pared to make all kinds of FANCY AND
PLAIN DRESSES, and do Fancy Sewing
generally; she will also make Gentlemen's
Shirts; at the. residence of her father, on
Main Street, Elkton. IApril is, 1859.
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D~Thrty founces per dress. and not one
less. is said to be the last order from the
headquarters Of fashion at Paris. The ladies'
are requested to take notice and prepare
themselves accordingly.
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OT'Therc is dew in one flower and not in
another because one opens It's cup and takes
it in. while the other closes Itself and the drop
runs off God rains goodness and mercy as
wide as he dew and if we lack them, it is
because we will not open our hearts to receive
them
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fitzpatrick Macfinisin with IL wheelbarrow,
run race with a locomotive. AS the latter
went out of sight. Pat exclaimed " Aft wild
ye. ye roaring Backyard, or I'll be after
running into yees"
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nye who want Liquors. at low prices, such
Vas Brandies, Wines, Old Rye " Risky,
Cordials, Gin, Rum and common Liquors,
will just step in the New Store, cast end of
Elkton. VIZ. McCLELLAND.
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ORPHANS, SOgrpv.

VNIIE STATED MEETINGS Of the Or
l. phans' Court of Cecil county will be
held on the Second TUESDAY in every
month. Executors, Administrators and
Guardians, wanting their accounts stated,
will please bring in the vouchers few days
before Court. JAMES McCAULEY,
July II, 1888. Register.
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OFFrom lS48 to 1853 the population of
England and Wales increased Just 3 eco 600,
and paupcrism and crime decreased 0.OOO.-
During all this time the million Of English
paupers was brought down only &c coo. -
In Ireland, the same time, crime diminished
ID 900, and panperiSm only 5000. In the
Same period Ireland lost ofhcr population by
emigration 100000, Of whom 2,lOO, COO
came to the United States.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

DI virtue Of Decree of the Circuit Court
ID for Cecil county, in chancery the under
signed, Trustee, will offer at Public Sale. at
the Court House door, in the town of Elkton,
On Thursday, the 9th dag of October, 1859.
at l O'Clock p. H., all that VALUABLE
FARM, now occupied by Mr.. James Stroud,
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% Gouseke
FLOUR AND FEED!
IF YOU WANT YOUR MONEYS WORTH
CALL ON
VIM. t. GILES

VIM. T. GILES.
TN the " Hollow" nearly opposite the Howard
L House, ELKTON, Md. where the following
articles can always be found hand, cheap for
CASH:
FLOUR AND FEED STUFF.
Extra White Wheat Flour, Extra Red Wheat Flour
Superfine " {" Common
Mddngs. Buckwheat
White and Yellow Meal. White Common Ship
Corn and Oats in the Grain. Stuff,
Corn and Wheat Bran, Corn and Oats Ground.
PROFESSIONS and VEGETABLES.
Fresh and Corned Beef, Pork, Sausage, Shad,
Herring. nc. Sweet Potatoes, Irish do, Bsansj
Cabbage Pumpkins, &C.
POULTRY And GAME,
Always On hand. in season. such as-Turkoys,
Geese, Ducks, Chickens, Rabbits, Squirrels
cartridges &c.
lcy-Tradc or highest cash price paid for all
articles in his line,
The favor of the pablo is respectfully solicited,
and will be thankfully received.
VIM T. GILES.
p. Sail articles delivered ~ithn the limits
of the town. Elktor, Dec. IL, lS5S-n.
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Notice to GussnecS.

A LL persons are hereby warned not to
n trespass, with dog or gun, on the lands of
the Subsc, ibers; as the law will be enforced
against all so offending.
Jesse II. Shippers, Thomas McVey,
Benjamin Miller, VIM W. Shippers,
John w. Miller, Robert E. CantwelI,
John S. Muflitt, William A. Miller,
John Corey, John Heap,
William 7. Miller, Jethro McCauley,
Amos Scarborough, Jonathan Weaver,
John Grant. Stephen Mahony.
Archibald kirkpatrick, TOct S-3w.
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Its No Use Blowing.

ENOR the People have found out that the
l. place to buy CHEAP CLOHIN0 is at Rut-
ters, opposite the Howard House.
He has just received first rate Let of Spring
and Summer Cloths, Cassimers and Vestings,
which he will make up as low as they can be
bought in the cities. [April "a.
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Total-10 height; weight 229S pounds.
The family are all living, except the young.
eS! daniIStcr All are wealthy and Of the
iiist families of Kentucky.
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TRUSTEES SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,
IN TT I<TNnN

IN EI.KTON.
10y virtue of a Decree of the Circuit Court
- for Cecil county. in chancery. the under
signed, Trustees. will offer at Public Sale,
at the Fountain Hotel, in the town of Elkton,
o" Tuesday, The 25M day Of October, 1859,
at O'Clock p. NJ, the following Real Estate,
situate IN Elkton, aforesaid, to-wit:
No. |. known as the Fountain Hotel
Property, includes all that Lot of Ground,
fronting 80 feet on Main, or Gay Street by
depth of 435 feet, more or less. 1t is
located in the central part of Elkton, and is
one of he very best BUSINESS sites in the
town. The buildings are large
and commodious, having been n <psTa 81
erected for Hotel purposes, ssS,GAG lis
for which they are admirably .Ssa sssassslszY
adapted. They consist Of large
Brick and Stone Hotel,
with Shedding, Stabing, and other out
buildings. A portion Of the lot is appro-
pratcd to Vegetable Garden, for the use
Of the hotel. For public business this pro-
perty affords rare facilities.
No. 2. Is known as the old Coach
Shop Lot, on Main street, in the town of Elk
ton. 1t adjoins the property Of Benjamin
" els, Esq, on the east, and the lot Of JAS.
l.. Foard, Esq, Oh the west. 1t has a front
OF 81 feet, and depth of aEout 40 feet.
No. 3 is all that enclosed Lot of Ground,
situate at the corner of Back Street and
Church Street. extending 25G feet, more or
less, on Church Street, and 1877 feet, more
or less, on Back Street.
The above Lots will be sold in whole, or
in parts, to suit purchasers, and are subject
to dover interest, which be explained on
the day of sale.
TERMS OF SALE.-Onc- third of the
purchase money to be paid in cash on the
day of sale; one other third in nine months
and the residue i'll eighteen months from the
said day of sale the credit payments to
bear interest from the day Of sale, and to be
secured by the bonds Of the purchasers, with
approved security.
GEORGE EARLE,
THOMAS G. HOPKINS, {
Oct. l, 1S59--tS. Trustees
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A REMARKABLE FAMLY.-A correspondent
Of The Ohio Citizen furnishes the editor Of that
paper with the following account Of IA remark :
able family, residing at present in Bourbon
county, Ky. The old gentleman is native
Of Maryland, ard in his 10Th year:
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1)ubIir Sales.
SHERIEE,S SALE.

PY virtue of an Execution. issued out of
~ the Circuit Court for Cecil county, at
the suit OF Hartman, HolIlin x Co., against
the goods and chattles Of G. A. Thompson
y Son, have seized and taken in execution
all the right, title, claim, interest and estate,
of the said GA. Thompson, in and to a lot of
Household & Kitchen Furniture {:
such as Beds. Bedding, Bedstcads, Bureaus,
Tables, Chairs, Sofas, Mirrors, Looking
Giasses, Stands, Competing, &c. Also, a
lot Of Corn; and hereby give notice that on
Saturday, the 22nd dag Of October, 1859,
at the residence OF the said G. Thompson,
Fort Herman, will sell said property, SO
seized and taken in execution, by Public
Auction, to the highest bidder for cash, to
satisfy said writ and costs.
C Sale to commence at II O'Clock A. NJ.
BARCLAY REYNOLDS,
Oct 8, 1859--ts Sheriff
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RAGS! RAGS!i

HNHE highest price paid Cash for Rags
Il {woolen excepted,) at the Rockville
Paper Mills, on the Little Elk, by
march 26-tf E. JORDAN
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Frincipal-E. T. NJ. FAEHTZ, A. NJ.
Assistant-MRs. +. +. NJ. FAEnTz, MISS
J. Il. Brown and Miss A. f. BRoKAw.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-06-16

and complete arrangements will be made The railroads
will carry passengers at half fare Every old Pioneer
that be heard of will be brought out-the civic au
thortes-thc military and fremen will be out-a fine
band of music will be in attendance-the whole quite like
ly to wind up amid the thunder of cannon and grand
torchlight-and half of WilkesBarre will go up see
II citizens would manifest becoming public spirit
persuaded that it would do away with much of the
prejudice against WlkcsBarre among the people of the
county. They would be brought in contact with us on
occasions Of good will and good fellowship and thus
would be cultivated those feelings of social interest that
much attach communities together Let hope that
never again will such instance Of positive neglect of
all the propreties of such occasion be heard of in Will
kesBarre Let be redeemed in character the first op
portunity that presents itself"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-06-16

THE SHAREHOLDERS CONVENTION which was
in session in Baltimore for two days past, ad-
journed on Monday after adopting report sub
mitted by the majority of the Committee on
Resolutions, declaring it impolitic to consider
any measure for the general removal of free
blacks from the state of maryland Such
movement they consider inexpedient, and un-
called for by any public exigency They ct
the same time declared that the free negro pop
ulation should be " well and thoroughly con-
trolled by efficient laws, to the end that it may
be orderly, industrious and productive" A
Committee was appointed to submit the views
of the Convention to the General Assembly,
and to ask appropriate legislation. The minor
ty report recommended the passage of law
compelling free negroes to leave the State or
be sold as slaves. 1t found very few suppor-
terS.
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FIRE IN LAwRENCEvILLE.-We regret to
learn that about o'clock the morning of the 9th ult
(says the Toga Agitator) fire occurred in Lawrence
vile in this county, by which the Foundry and Machine
Shop of James knsey Esq, entirely destroyed The
fire originated in the end of the building and
the flames spread rapidly to the other buildings The
Lawrencevie Fire Company were on the ground with
their engine and though they unable to the
Foundry they undoubtedly prevented the spread of the
fire. and thereby actually saved at least $4,000 worth of
other property which must have been burned had they
not been present Before bedtime Mr. Kinsey went into
the Foundry and satisfied himself that all was right as
usual and from this circumstance as well as the fact that
the fire broke in the main building and not in the boil
er room the belief prevails that the fire was the work of
an ncenday Some castings and patterns only were sa
we'd. Loss 81 1000. No insurance.
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H6F~ The Paris correspondent of the New
York Euening Post says: 'Kessuth is now
laboring as earnestly for Napdeon's success as
be ever labored for his ruin, anG | do not know
how ! could put the case any stonger. Some
two weeks ago | heard that President of
Hungary had been seen entering into the
PalaiS Royal the residence of Primo Napol
con. did not then believe it, but am now
inclined to think the report correct The
prince is good deal of Red Republican
himself, and stands very well with that party.
We could have supposed it possible, five years
age, that KoSsuth and Garibadi would both 50
soon be the chompions of Napoleonism i? It
was remarked by one of the wise men of Greece.
that in our intercourse with our friends we
should act if we expected them one day to be
our enemies. How much more truly and wise
ly might we have said, that we should always
treat our enemies as if we expected them some
day to be our friends"
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THE STATE CONVENTION.

The proceedings of the late Republican State
Convention are published in this weeks issue.
The Convention was fully attended, and its de-
lberations harmonious and enthusiastic. The
candidates placed in nomination, command the
respect of our opponents. THOMAS E. CocH
RAN, of Lancaster county, (lately from York.,
nominated for Auditor General, has no supe
rior in the Commonwealth for the qualifications
necessary to the proper discharge of the duties
Of that important Office Honest and capable,
he will guard the interests of the State with
scrupuous fidelity. Of Gen. KEM, of BerkS
county, the nominee for Surveyor General, we
cannot speak with so much of personal knowl
edge but the fact that he beat j. CLANCY
JONES law partner for Congress- last fall, in
Berks county, ought to be a sufficient re-
commendaton The success of this ticket is
admitted on all hands, and it is a source Of
congratulation that the Convention acted so
wisely in their choice Of candidates.
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DRAEDFUL AcCIDENr.-On Wednesday last,
Sth inst Mr.. DAVID H. BROOKS OF Springfield, came to
his death by singular accident. The mill dam of Mr. j.
P. DoANE, in Springfield had given away that large
hole was washed in the gravel above the dam allowing
the water to through the crbbing. Mr. Brooks
assisting in stopping the hole when he accidentally fell
into the water, and drawn by the force of the
tion into the hole All efforts extrcate him in
yan and his body not recovered until the next day
by drawing off the water, and tearing down large por-
ton of the dam Appearances to indicate that his
neck had been dislocated. Mr. Brooks a highly
spectacle citizen Of Springfield about 55 years of age and
leaves wife and family to his untmey and depo-
rable end.
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THE PIONEER FEsT1vAL-Tbe annual cath.

The PIONEER FEsTIvAL.-The annual gath
Vaes has for several years past an occasion of re
ocng and pleasure to the few remaining Of that noble
race and brave and to their descendants and friends
When the meeting for 1859 appointed at WlkesBar
re- great expectations formed based upon the hsto
rical associations of the Wyoming Valley made classic
by the muse of CAMPBELL and interesting by the
most thrilling scenes of our pioneer history.
Whether from want of energy or inadverance brief
paragraph in the newspapers, the last hour was all
the notice given by those having the matter in charge
and the meeting proved failure. The Luzerne Union
in noticing the Festival speaks out plainly and truthful
Y in regard to the miserable of those having
the arrangements in charge, follows:
Such have been the meetings in the past and when
this appointed to be held here on the soil
Grated above almost any other in the history of Pioneer
lie and achievements, had right to expect a festival
that should have redounded to the honor of the Society
the character enterprise wealth and beraty of our cit
izens But how was it With shame and modification
we are compelled to confess that far as these honors
are concerned it was most disgracefu and miserable
failure shame and reproach to the citizens of this
town. Why measures not taken to have those gen
temen present who founded heAssocaton and have par
tiCipaed in its former meetings Hon. J. c. Mcdowell
of Chemung and John Arnot of Elmira c. L. Ward
and COL D. F. Means Of Towanda, and Judge Jessup of
Montrose No adequate notice given of the meeting
in the first place. and beyond the Insignificant one given
not the least preparation had been made-not even
room to meet in. There committees no invita-
tion to the military parade-no
no nothing-and almost nobody
This is a of regret undoubtedly to many of
citizens now when they have not power OF opportu
nifty to make amende for it, In saying what we have we
do not wish to nure the feelings of any one wantonly
but we do feel that reproof is needed 1t may do
good hereafter it may those whose duty it NAV
be, to attend to public demonstrations in this place to
feel that they must net thus riae with proper sense of
public propriety AMI responsibility. The next meeting
of this Association will be held in Scranton Hon. Geo.
W. Scranton elected President and by way of contrast
to the failure here, we prophecy that the most extensive
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TELEGRAPH TO TowAsDA.-our citizens will

be gracd to learn that letter has been received by
gentleman of this place from the Presdenr of the Susque
hanna River and North & West Branch Telegraph Com
pany containing that line of telegraph is
about to be built from Ptston along the North Branch
Canal to the Stat line and to Elmra if required The
materials necessary for its construction being
manufactured in Philadelphia, and Immediately on their
completion the work will be commenced, and the entire
line put in operation as soon as practcableprobably
during the present This will be welcome
to many of citizens. We do not know Of any
cuped route where telegraph is more needed would
be better patronzcd This important improvement
the convenience of which will be second only to the mails
We the Company engaged in this enterprise,
that citizens feel deep interest in its early compile
tion, and heartily wish it success.