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EXAMINERS NOTICE.

THE undersigned, duly appointed Exami-
L hers, to view and determine the propriety
of altering the road leading from CharlestowW
TO Bay View, where said road intersects the
road from North East to Bay View, so as to-
put it on the line dividing lands Of Samuel
Burns and Matthew Russell, Jr.; hereby give
notice that they will meet at the point of
intersection named above, on TUESDAY,,
the 2nd day of August, next, at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ, to proceed to the discharge Of the duty
assigned them.
JETTRO JOHNSON,
JAMES CRAWFORD,
WILLIAM REED, SR.,
July ., lS59-5w Examiners.
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DEAD-LETTERs RETURNED TO TIE OWNERS
The Washington Star says: The number of
letters registered and sent from the Dead Let
ter Office for delivery to the owners during
June. 1859 was ,02G. containing in bills Of
exchange, drafts. checks, notes, &C., 1898
l5s. l0d. S2l9,040 10, and 9,737 francs
Also, 100 deeds and land titles, 80 articles
Of agreement and powers of attorney, 10 Ger
tifcates of stock. 10 pension-papers and land
warrants, court papers. and Sc miscellanc.
Gus articles OF the above, 1913 letters were
evidently returned to the Dead-Letter Office
for want of care and attention on the part of
the writers, 2GS Of them being misdirected,
and 60 held for postage. Many more were
apparently misdirected, but, not having the
address inside as well as outside, the fac.
could not be fully deter mined without other
evidence than that furnished by the letter.
These 32S letters contained in drafts notes,
&c, Sl01 81 98, IL deeds, 3 powers of
attorney, pension papers, aud II miscela-
ncous articles.
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NOTICE.

rs hereby given to the creditors, endorsers
l. and sureties of Ann f. Hayes, that she
hath made application for the benefit Of the
lnsolvent Laws of Mary land and that tho
First Wednesday after the second Monday
Of October, next, being the third day OF the
next October Term of the Circuit Court for
Cecil county, hath been set apart and fixed
upon for the final hearing in her case, at
which time and place, her creditors, en-
dorsers and sureties may attend and show
cause, if any they have, why q final discharge
shall not be granted said debtor.
Test, WIN. II. RICKETTS,, Clerk
Circuit Court for Cecil county.
July 0, lS59--3m.
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RIcu EElToR. The editor of the Prairie
Nears, published at Oklahoma, Miss, feels
rich, and thus lets himself Oft on somebody
who called him poor:
We Poor IA few days since some had
the hardihood to call us "Poor editors ~
We poor? No, stree, sorrel tail; not by
a jug full, we amt. Why, we have good
library, made up. the most part of Patent
Office reports and Kansas speeches, a double
double barreled pistol but twont stand
reared back gold watch; six suits Of
clothes fourteen shirts cat j; a bull-pup :
seventy-Iive cents IN clean cash ; no poor
kin, and are going to have pretty wife, and
as soon as possible, town lot Talk about
being poor.
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NOTICE..

In the Circuit Court for In Chancery.
Cecil county. (July 9th, 1853.
ORDERED, That the sale made and re-
~ ported by William j. Gillespie, Trustee
for the sale of the Real Estate of George
Gillespie, deceased, be ratified and CON
iirmcd, unless cause to the contrary thereof
by shown on or before the nine teenth day of
September, eighteen hundred and fifty nine;
provided copy Of this order be inserted in
some paper printed in Cecil county, once
week for one month, before tire seventeenth
day Of August, next.
The report states the amount of sales to-
be 81 ,606.50. VIM. II. RICKETTS,,
True copy test, Clerk.
WIN. II. RICKETTS,,
July 10, 1S59-lm. Clerk!
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GGlcit Storm.
HARTFORD, Conn, July 1, 80.

HARTFORD, 'oNN., July +, ~.
Mr.. Editor Il ended NY last letter
with the conclusion Of g tncle Paul's -
bear story, at the close whereof the bar
room inmates at the old Canada tavern
imbibed largely at the expense of the
two strangers, my friend and myself
After we had " smiled and smiled, E"
we again seated ourselves about the
room, aud an ominous silence fell upon
all.
Burly John Canada piled more wood
upon the fire, and then sauutcrcd to the
door, which he opened to gaze forth
upon the weather. A thick backncss
had oversprcad the sky while Uncle Paul
was speaking, and Il chill gust of wind
burst in at the half open door, shaking
the bottles and glasses behind the bar
till they jingled again, and throwing
great pulis Of smoke out Of the broad
fireplace.
Burly John closed the door again, and
retired to his seat upon the bar, and
presently the rain began to fall, and,
being driven against the windows by the
fierce wind, beat thereon the DEVILS
tattoo with vengeance.
Far down the valley, the mounds Of
fire burning on the * clcaring," cleaned
with a dull and somber red, till they
became quenched and dead beneath the
pclting storm. Then the wind increased
and the old house shook and trcu4bled
beneath its fury.
"lt's bad night for Pctc,' quoth
John Canada, knocking the ashes from
his pipe, and preparing for fresh smoke.
CA bad night it is" asscnted the
others.
Giles ben through baddcr," solilo-
quized Uncle Paul, from behind his rum
and water.
"Who is Pcte?'
81 He runs an exprcss,' John Canada
exclaimed g from here to North Adams
and back, twice week takes out frcsl
meat and so OH, and fctches in groceries
and those stuff. He's dark road to 90
specially through the long hollcr.'"
The men about the room assented with
many CALCULATIONS. Then all fell into
silence again, while the tempest without
rather increased than diminished in it,
fury.
There was no lull in the storm, which
made too much disturbance about the
little hostelry to enable any other outside
sounds to be distinguishalle, when the
door was suddenly burst in as though by
the combined force of the wind and rush
ing rain, and man was prcciptatcd
violently into the middle of the apart
ment.
lie was a tall, bony fellow, clad
throughout in buttcrnut colorcd WOODEN.
and bearing broken mlighted lantern
in one hand and whip in the other. -
From every portion Of his angular frame
ran streams Of water. From his old felt
hat, from his nose, from his hands, knees.
shoulders, elbows, from the skirts of his
coat, and the heavy lappcls upon his old
fashioned vest, the water ran in patterin9
streams upon the floor, forming about
him mimic lake in the center whereof
he stood like a grim, butteYnut-colored
rivcr-god.
"Givc us some gin.' gaspcd the
river-god. The rain had got into hi.
throat, and he gurglcd in his speech
/" Give us some gin an look after N
'orsc."
Whilst Burly John poured out a glass
Of liquor for the soaked cxpressman
Dwight thrust lis long arms into a heavy
coat, put a glazed bat over his Witty.
. brown locks, lighted a lantern, anl
&strugg!ed out into the storm.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

YESlilS is to give notice, that the subscri-
Il Der ofCccl county, hath obtained from
the Orphans Court Of sad county, letters Of
Administration on the personal estate Of
Joseph Oliver, late of said county, deceased.
All persons having claims against the said
deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof duly authen-
ticatcd, on or before the til day Of June,
1860; they may otherwise, by law, be
excluded from all benefit of said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to the subscri-
Der. Given under my hand this 25th day Of
June, 1859. JAMES A. OLIVER,
Administrator of Joseph Oliver. decd.
Tcst-JAs. MCCAuLEY, Reg.
June 25, 1S59-6w.
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0TA wag has made up a summary ofwhat
he calls the " Inalicnable Rights Of Amer.
cans" and which are not enumerated in the
Declaration of Independence. There is vein
Of poignant sarcasm running through it:
TO know any trade or business without
apprenticeship or experience.
To marry without regard to fortune. state
of health, positions, or opinions Of parents or
friends.
TO have wife and children dependent on
the contingencies of business, and in case Of
sudden death, leave them wholly unprovded
for.
To put off upon hirel,ng strangers tn,
literary, moral and religious education Of
children.
TO teach children no trade, hoping they
will have. when grown up, wit enough tt
live on the industry Of other people.
TO cheat the government, if possible.
TO hold Office without being competcn
to discharge its duties.
TO build houses with nine and six inch
walls, and go to the funeral Of tenants, fire
men and others, killed by their fall, weeping
over the mysterious diSpensation of PROV,
idence.
To build up cities and towns without parks
public squares, broad streets or ventilated
blocks, and call pestilence visitation Of God
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Select Aliscc!!ann.


Among the thousands of marvellous inven-
tons which American genius has produced
| within the last few years, are the following
compiled in an abstract from the Patent
! Office Report Read them over, and then
say, If you can, that there is nothing new
under the sun
| The report explains he principle of the
celebrated Hobb lock. It's .unpickabit
depends upon secondary or false set of tum-
hlerS, which prevent instruments used in pick
| ing from reaching the real ones. -Moreov,r
the lock is powder proof, and may be loaded
through the key-hole and fired off till the
, burglar is tired of his ruthless work. or fears
that the explosions will trng to view his cx-
permcnts more witnesses than he desires
Doors and shutters have been patented that
cannot be broken through with either pick or
Slcdge hammer The burglars occupations
gone.
harpoon is described which makes the
whale kill himself The more he pulls the
line the deeper goes the harpoon.
An ice-makng machine has been patented
which is worked by a steam-engine. In an
experimental tIal, il froze several uottlcs Of
sherry, and produced blocks of ice the size oil
cubic foot when the thermometer was up to
eighty degrees. 1t is calculated that for eve
ry ton OF coal put into the furnace it will
make ton Office.
From DIR. Dale's examiners renort wo
gather some idea of The value Of natcn,s, A
man who had made slipht improvcncnt IN
straw-cutters. took a model If his machine
through the western states and oftcr =. tour
of cight months. returned with fortv thousand
dollars. Another man had A machine to
thrash and clean prnin which in Erteon
months, he sold for Sixty thousand Iollars,-
These are ordinary caseS-wbile such inyen.
tons AS the t,,cgra,h the n,aucino. machine
and India rubber patents. are worth millions
each.
Examiner Lanes renort describes nov cleo
trcal Inventions. Among these is an clectr.
cal whaling apparatus bv which the wlalc is
literally shocked to death" Another is an
electro magnetic alarm. which rings bells and
displays signals in case of fire and burglars.
Another is~an electric clock. which wakes Won
M. tells YOU what time if i and lioh,s
lamp for YOU at any hour Won please,
There is sound ratherer y sort of hucc
ear trumpet, to be placed in front of A loco
motive. bringing TO the cnrinper's ears al tLe
noise ahead perfectly distinct notwithstand
ing the noise of the tain.
There is an invention that picks IN pins
from a confus,d L.on tu,n tLnm orounl w;,h
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DON'T WET THE FINGERS. Peterson De-
tector warns persons who are compelled to
handle bank notes, not to wet their fingers
while counting the bills. 1t remarks that if
the fingers come in contact with the tongue
after handling a note from the pocket of a
man infected with the small qox the nfec-
ton is as sure to take effect as the incubation
of child.
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THE FoIMEs OF GREAT MEN.-Tycho
Brahe, the astronomer, changed color, and
his legs shook under him on meeting with a
hare or fox. Dr.. johnson would never
enter room with his left foot foremost; if
by mistake it did get in first he would step
back and place his right foot FOREMOST
julius Caesar was almost convulsed by the
sound of thunder, and always wanted TO get
into cellar or under ground to escape the
dreadful noise. 10 Queen Elizabeth the
simple word " death was full of horrors
Even Talleyrand trembled and changed color
on hearing the word pronounced. Marshal
Sake, who met and overthrow opposing
armies fled and screamed in terror at the
sight of Cat. Peter the Great could never
be persuaded to cross bridge. and, though
he tried to master the terror, he failed to do
so whenever he set foot on one he would
shrink out in distress and agony. Byron
would never help any ore to salt at the table,
nor would he be helped himself; if any of the
article happened to be spilled on the table,
he would jump up and leave his meal
unfinished.
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TEXAS AS a GRAZING CouNTRY.-M Major
W. w. Leland, formerly Of the Metropolitan
Hotel, writes an enthusiastic letter from his
farm in Texas, to a friend in Nork York. -
lie is firm in the faith that Texas is unequalcd
as a grazing country. He says:
The Texans cut no hay. for there is no
need Of any. The winters are like your
November. Consequently you see in winter,
as in summer, large herds of tine cattle grazing
over the prarics, the luxuriant heritage afford,
ing them ample means Of subsistence. My
sheep are looking unusually well have three
iiocks Of about | 200 each, attended by three
Germans as shepherds, whose salary amounts
to S45 per month. They average about ! to
blood MeIino, and are worth about IS per
head. Shear wool is worth 81 per head in
your market yearly, ifit is properly washed
and packed clear of burrs Freight from,
here to New York one and half cents per
pound.
The State is out Of debt, and has 50. 900, 600
in her treasury, set aside for internal improv-
mcnts, interest upon which goes to support
common schools. Texas also owns more
than 800, 900 acres of the best land in
North America, and $50, nc acres. besides
improved and unimproved farm lands, upon
which they false large quantities of sugar
cotton, rice, wheat, corn and tobacco, with
triiling texas, only l2I upon $lUO.
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VA letter from Pixies Peak says that
gambling and whsky-drinking flourish there
extensively. Tanglefoot whisky sells for 25
cents drink, and twill almost make man
Shed his toe nails.
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miscellaneous.
SIIERIFFS SALE.


PY virtue of two writs of Fieri Facas,
- issued out of the Circuit Court for Cecif
county, one al the suit of Robert Lumsdcn,
against the goods and chattios, lands and
tcnements of Elihu B. Hall, one at the suit
OF hccne, Stirling Co., against the goods
and ehattles, lands and tenements OF Elihu
b. Hail. Thomas Tyson and John b. Russell,
to me directed, have seized and taken in
execution all the right, title, claim, interest
and estate, at law and in equity, of the said
Elihu b. Hall, in and to all the following
Real and Personal Property: All that
Piece, Parcel or Tract Of Land,
situate, lying and being in the 9Th Election
District Of Cecil county, near Bay View on
the road leading 70 Port Deposit adjoining
lands Off. Lewis, Thomas Tyson, and others
containing
% Acres, | Rood and 81 Perches,
More or less, and more particularly described
in deeds from John White and wife, and
Thomas Tyson and wife, duly executed and
recorded among the Land Record Books of
Cecil county. Also:
@a BAY HORSES, M=1->
&C., COW, II SHOATS, ~AtS1W
Igs-c,zA.about 700 Fathom Hauling .a "
Seine, large lot Of Ropes, &c.; and I hereby
give notice that on
MONDAY, The Isl day Of august, 1859,
ON THE PREMISES,
will offer for sale said property, so seized
and taken in execution, by Public Auction
to the highest bidder for Cash, to satisfy
said writs and costs.
IT, Sale to commence at O'Clock =. NJ
BARCLAY REYNOLDS,
July ., lS39-ts. Sheriff.
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% Acres, | Rood and 81 Perches.
NOTICE..

NOTICE..
Hubert NJ. G. Brown and ! In the Circuit
Ellis q. Chandlec, Execu- Court for Cecil
tors Of Robert Brown, }county. In
vs.. Chancery.
John d. Dubrec and others July 6, 1859.
ORDERED, That the sale made and
W reported by James T. Mccullough,
trustee for the sale Of the Real Estate men,
toned and described in the proceedings in
the above entitled cause, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before tho twelfth
day of September, next: provided copy
of this order be inserted in some paper
printed in Cecil county, once week for one
month before the tenth day of August, next.
The Report states the amount of sales to-
be S2.70000. WIN. III. RICKETTS,.
True copy; test, Clerk.
WIN. ii. RICKETTS,,
July ., 1S59-1m. Clerk
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ESTRAYS.

GTRAyED AWAY from the subscriber,
- Uesding at Hickory Grove, half way
between the Rising Sun and Brick Meeting
Housc,) on the 18th inst, pair Of RED
STEERS, three years old, each with the
letter " w % branded ON the near side of the
rump. A reasonable compensation will 10
given to any person who will give informa-
ton that will lead to their recovery.
JOSEPH LECIILER.
July 1G, lS59-3ws
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TRAIN FANS.-Nan Wrinkle Fans and BAN
" borough Fans. For sale by
July9. II. S. Sites,
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-10-07
fScdEOf0 Hotel.
And General 60

The subscriber respectfully U,os leave to ant
Lonnce to his old friends and the p,blic gener-
ally, that be has leased the Bedlor1 Hoiel.
present in the occupancy of Col Adam Barn
hart, and will take possession on the Is. day Of
April next. 1t is not his des =n 10 make .nang
professions as 10 what he will do. but he pledges
his word that his most energetic efforts wiis BE-
employed to render comfortable all who give
him call. The House will be handsomely
htted up, and none but careful and attentive
servants will be engaged. Persons visiting the
Bedford Springs, as well as those attending
Court, and the travelling community general
Iy, are respectfully invited to give him call
and Judge for themselves.
Iz-BoardeIs taken BY the week, month, or
year, on favorable terms.
L~AmpIe and comfortable stabHng is at
tached to this Hotel, which will always be at
tended by a careful hostIer. Also, safe and
convenient carriage house.
U5-3H the SI.4GES stop al this Hotel.
JOHN HAFER.
March I6, 1855.
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BEDFORD COUNTY Nip.

| WILL make directory map of Bedford County
| from actua surveys, II sufficient number Of sub
scrbers can be raised to justify in the enter
prise
The map viii be large and well finished and will
show the location Of ali the public roads streams,
boundary lines, towns, villages, hotels. Churches
School Houses, Post Offices, stores, grist mills saw
mills 9c, &c, and viii contain the names Of all the
P operty holders, and show the bushes that almost
each one IS engaged in. I wul put on the same
sheet maps OF all the towns and large villages. also
tables aud statistics O. the County and Gt taken in
tlme) the census oils60. Pains will be taken 10
make II as reliable as any Map in the State
LDW'D. L. WALKER.
July I,'59.
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III NJ ESTEAD F OR $40.
A HOME STEAD FOR 500


ALSO, HOMESTEADS FOR $1,000 AND OVER,
SITUATED ON, AND NEAR RAPPAHANNOCK
RIVER, ABOVE AND BELOW
FREDERICKSBURG IN VIRGINIA.
A new Town, called RAPPAHANNOCK,
has recently been laid out, in CulDeper County,
in the midst of the GOLD REGION OF
VIRGINIA, surrounded by Mines and Mining
Companies and Farms and Town Lots in
alternate divisions or shares, can now be had
for "MERE SONG," simply TO induce settle
ment in this desirable region Sl54,90
worth of land is TO be divided amongst purcha-
sers or giUea array as an inducement 10 come
on and make Improvements, and The land is Of
the most lmprovable qualities. Many have
already settled and scores Of others are coming.
Good farming iaad, in tracts OF any size 10
suit the purchasers, can also be had at from $40
to $50 pei acre, payable in easy quarter
yearly installments. UaquestaonaJie titles wiil
be given.
Gg~AGENTS ARE WANTED every
where to sell these lands liberal inducements
will be given.
L. BAUDER, LAND AGENT,
Port Royal, ia.
Aug. $3.50.
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BLOODY run FOUNDRY
NJ &c h 4 "a e Sh 0 % !

THE subscribers are now prepared at thet
Foundry in Bloody Run, to f all orders for Castings
Of every description for
GRISI IND S,3H-.HlLLS, THRESHLAG
MACHINES, APPLE MILLS, PLOUGHS and
all things else in our loe that may be needed in this
or adjoining counties.
We manufacture Thresbing Machines of ., 4 or
Horse Power, WARRANTED equal ii not superior
TO any made IN The State. We keep constantly on
hand a full assortment of Wood Cock, Plug and
Hillside Poughs, WARRANTED 10 give satisfac-
too, or 10 sale Points, shares land sides to fit
all "oodcock, or Seyler Pioughs in the county.
Farmers Bells, Ploughs and Castings Of our make
may be had at the store of
VIM. Hartley, in Bedford,
Sonderbaugh Pee, East Providence Tp.,
John Nycum Il Son,
Times being hard, we offer great inducements to
Farmers and Mechanics TO buy OF US.
All kinds OF repairing done in neat and substan-
tial manner and all work warranted. Call and ex-
anime our castings and work and Judge for your
selves. Our agents sell at foundry prices.
JOSIAH BAUGHMAN x BRO.
March &c, 1853.
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Permanent EOffCe.

Complying with the urgent request OF hun
dreds of their patients,
DRS. c. NJ. FITCH & J. w. SKIES,
Have concluded to remain
PERMANENTLY IN PITTSBURGH,
and may be consulted at their office,
NO. l9l PENN STREET,
Opposite St. Clair Hotel,
Daily, except Sundays for Consumption, .7sth-
ma, Bronabitts, and al otber Chronic Comgiainfy,
complicated 7gh causing pulmonary diseases, m
claaiag Catayyh, Hsart Disease, affections Of the
Lipsr, Dyspepsia, Gastritis, Female Complains, Dr.
DRS. FITCH 4 SKIES, rgoasl& Stzte tfqt their
treatment Of C0nsumpfr0H 5asea uy0H tEe fact that
the disease srsts IN tie Ji0od and syssul gt l1rge
10th jetorc aH4 turing its Development IN the Augs,
and hey therefore employ Mechanical, Hygila,c amt
MeaeclHat fluctuations, 7a&ic they raius hghkg, jut
only PaktatiUsy, (l4Uiur Cuyatirs efect "5 en-,
zlssa aL0Hs,) and lncakidS earnestly cuts0usd a.
gaiast icasttRg the precious tms Of cru5ity on ana
treatment 5ascd poD the plausible, 5at f2lSs ideG 2t
the ''Seat Of tie disease Be ,rzclfd Ia q direct
manner By TRhaaton,' for 5sfoye szte9 The seat
of te disease is IN te 5lo9d and as effects onlv In
TIT fangS.
B-NO CHARGE FOR CONSULTATION. 81
list Of questions wit Be sent to those ,gshing to
o"SuIt as by letter. (aPrii, s,'59-ly