FLIT FLDFARD (SA*ETIC. Friday Morning June 21, 1*47. Democratic State Ticket. FOB JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, HON. GEORGE SHARSWoOD, OF PHILADELPHIA Democratic County Ticket. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, E. F. KERR, of Bedford Borough. FOR TREASURER, ISAAC MENGEL, of Bedford Bor. FOR COMMISSIONER, P. M. BARTON, of E. Providence. FOR POOR DIRECTOR, JOHN I. NOBLE, 01 S. Woodberry. FOR AUDITOR, SAMUEL WHIP, of Cumb. Valley. IT becomes our mournful duty to re cord the death of Edward G. Roddy, Esq., editor of the Uniontown Geniu* of Liberty. He was a true man and the editorial fraternity will "keep his memory green." WE lack the room to make any lengthy comment upon the proceedings of the Democratic County Convention which assembled in this place, on Tues day last. Suffice it to say that the Con vention was entirely harmonious and nominated a first rate ticket which will be elected by a large majority. We shall speak more fully on this subject hereafter. The Gazette says that $3,000 of the Poor House deficit accrued during the administration of Messrs. Shuck and Trout. Will it please state who com posed the board of Auditors at that remote period ? Inquirer. Most assuredly. Henry B. Mock, the present leader of the Radical party in St. Clair township, was the board of Auditors at that time. Any more questions? RECOXXOISSAXUE BY THE ENEMY'. The Philadelphia Inquirer, whose ed itor is a kind of aid de camp of the U nion League, having reconnoitred the Democratic Convention at Harrisburg, thus reports: "The Democracy of Pennsylvania met in Convention in the Hall of the House of Representatives this morning, to nominate a candidate for the Supreme Bench and arrange matters. The Con vention is full; the outside attendance is large, and the usual well-drilled but tumultuous enthusiasm of the rank and tile lends force and vim to the pro ceedings. Altogether, the Convention is an able and respectable one." Such commendation from such a source at such a time, ought to have some weight with the "loyal people of the country." Finally, however, the list was nar rowed down to Boyle and Black. The former was the acknowledged repre sentative of the "Young Democracy," and he was accordingly arrayed against Mr. Black, one of the old apostles of the party, whose management was be coming obnoxious to the young blood. The result was a complete victory for Young America, an i a terrible defeat for the old dynasty. Charles E. Boyle received 74 votes; Hon. Jeremiah S. Black received 44 votes. This result was greeted with loud and continuous cheers. — Philadelphia Inquirer. The above is said in regard to the e lecuon of the President of the late Dem ocratic State Convention. It is not true that there was any contest between what the Inquirer styles the "Young Democracy," and the "old dynasty," nor was Judge Black a candidate for any position in the gift of the Conven tion. He peremptorily refused to per mit his name to be used in connection with the presidency of the Convention, and made a speech recommending his friends to vote for Mr. Boyle. The votes cast for him were given him in spite of his determination not to per mit the use of his name. THE PRESS VS. THE KADK AI. LEGIS LATURE. There is scarcely a Radical newspa per in the State, (with the exception of the Harrisburg Telegraph , which lives upon legislative pap) that has not de nounced the late Radical Legislature in the most unqualified terms. The uni versal verdict of the presses of both parties, is, that the last legislature was the most corrupt and infamous that ever assembled at Harrisburg. The other day Forney''s Press added its tes timony to the long and damning col umn of evidence against that execra ted body. Thus speaks the Press : "These men (members of the Legis lature,) were sent to Harrisburg to at tend to the public interests. They lost sight of them entirely in the mass of grivate acts which flooded the chant ers. It seems that we might just as well have no representatives at Harris burg as the ones we had last session. We await with interest some apology or attempted explanation from the sup posititious guardians of the public weal. So far, in no part oi the State, we be lieve, have any of our Senators or As semblymen undertaken to explain how it was* that several general bills passed both Houses without any one knowing anythingabout thein. It is bad enough to neglect public business, but it is criminal to be surprised. In the army those officers who suffered themselves to be taken by surprise were court-mar tialed and disgraced, or shot, and they had excuses our over-paid Legislature never can have." A national convention of the various German Catholic benevolent societies in the United States convened at Pitts burg on Monday, for the purpose of or ganizing a National German Catholic Benevolent Society. DEMOCRATIC (Oi'XTY COIVEITIOX. Pursuant to the call of the Democratic County Committee, the Democrats of Bedford county, assembled in their res pective districts, on Saturday last, June 15, and elected the usual number of delegates, who assembled in Conven ; tion, at the Court House, in Bedford, | on Tuesday last, 18th inst. The Convention was called to order by J. W. Dickerson, Chairman of the Democratic County Committee, when the following named delegates presen ted their credentials and took seats in the Convention: Bedford Borough —Hon. Job Mann, II Nicodeinus, Esq. Bedford Tp. —J. E. Wills, F. H. Bee gle. Broad Top— Wm. Foster, M. A. Hun ter. Bloody Bun— S. Bender, Esq., P. G. Morgart. Cole)'ain— Hon. A. Weisel, Joshua Diehl. C. Valley —D. R. Anderson, T. Fish er. Harrison—Ci. W. Horn, Esq., Geo. Elder, Esq. Hopewell— C. B. Kochendarfer. Juniata —Casper Stroup, G. G. Burns. Liberty —J. A. White, J. C. Neary. Londonderry —M. J. Miller, and 1). J. Miller. Monroe —Davidßarkman, Jac. Mills. Napier —Hon. G. W. Gump, A.Cris raan, Esq. Pror. E. —D. A. T. Black, John Fil ler. Prov. W. —Jere. Weight, A. .1. Mor gart. St. Clair— M. Miller, Jas. M. Sleek. Saxton— S. S. Fluck, Jas. L. Prince. Schel/sburg —C. W. Colvin, Thos. Mansfield. Snake Spring—A. Mortimore, Geo. Smouse. Soidhampton—W. Adams, Esq., B. Nyeum. Union —C. Ake, Jos. Claar. Woodberry M. —H. S. Fluck, S. Cris man. Woodbei~ry S. —J. Grove, J. I. Noble. On motion, HON. JOB MANN was unanimously elected President of the Convention; and M. A. Hunter and P. G. Morgart, Esqs., Secretaries. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for candidates to be placed upon the Democratic ticket for the ensuing elec tion, which resulted as follows. District Attorney —E. F. Kerr. Treasurer — Isaac Mengel. Commissioner —Peter M. Barton. Poor Director— John I. Noble. Auditor —Samuel Whip. On motion the nominations were made unanimous. The Convention then proceeded to se lect a County Committee for the ensu ing year, which was chosen as follows: Bedford Bofough, GEORGE MAR DORFF. Chairman, W. C. Schafer, Secretary; Bedford tp., Hugh Moore: Bloody Run, Sam'l Bender; Broad Top, J. C. Figard ; Coaldal >, A. W. Swope; Colerain, Henry P. Diehl; C. Valley, John P. Miller; Harrison, Geo. Elder; Hopewell, J. B. Fluck; Juniata, James E. Burns; Liberty, Jacob Ken singer; Londonderry, Jac. C. Devore ; Monroe, Daniel Miller; Napier, James Sill; W. Providence, Geo. Baughman ; E. Providence, John Barton ; St. Clair, B. F. Horn; Saxton, S. S. Fluck; Schellsburg, William. J. Rock; Snake Spring, John Koons; Southampton, Wm. Donahoe; Union, Cas. Ake; M. Woodberry, Henry S. Fluck; S. Wood berry, Joseph Ritchey. The following resolutions were then offered by Hon. Job Mann, which were unanimously adopted: Resolved , by the Democracy of Bed ford County, in Convention assembled, That we re-affirm the platfoim of prin ciples adopted by the Democratic State Convention, which assembled at llar risburg, on Tuesday, 11th inst., and commend thesame to the careful consid eration of every voter in the county. Resolved , That the nomination of Hon. George Sharswood, of Phila lelpha, for Justice of theSupremeCourt, meets our most hearty approbation, and is a well deserved tribute to one of the ablest jurists and noblest men in the whole Commonwealth. Resolved , That the Legislature of our State, needs reform, that, in the lan guage of the newspaper organ of the Radicals of this county, ''another such Legislature as the last will sink us," and, therefore, we recommend the nom ination of a Democratic Reform Ticket for membersj>f the Legislature for this district. Resolved , That we are earnestly in fa vor of the enactment of such laws as will give our section the much needed railroad development, and we repro bate the negligence and inefficiency of the members of the late Legislature from this district, in regard to this mat ter so vital and all important to the in terests of our eounty. Resolved , That we approve of the vig ilance and fidelity to duty of the pres ent Board of Poor Directors, in recti fying the financial errors in the Poor House accounts, as well those commit ted by our political opponents as those which occurred during the administra tion of Democrats, and that we hail with satisfaction the extrication of the county from its indebtedness to the State, by the present board of County Commissioners. Resolved , That G. W. Gump, J. W. Dickerson and D. A. T. Black be and they are hereby appointed conferees to meet similar conferees from the coun ties of Fulton and Somerset to nomi nate candidates for members of the Legislature. Resolved , That this Convention ap prove of the ticket this day nominated and we will give it our undivided sup port. Prothonotary Shannon, being called upon to address the Convention, re sponded in his usual happy style. His address elicited much applause. On motion the Convention adjourned sine die. The Bedford Democratic Brass Band enlivened the proceedings, with most excellent music, and after listening to one of its splendid pieces, the members of the Convention dispersed, resolved to do more determined battle than ever for Democratic principles and Demo cratic candidates. JOB MANN, President. M. A. HUNTER, ) csppi'fitnries P. G. Morgart, \ hecreia i DEMOCRATIC STATE COIVEVTIO*. This body assembled at Harrisburg, on Tuesday, 11th inst., andat 12o'clock, M., was called to order by Hon. W. A. Wallace, Chairman of the Demo cratic State Committee. Hon. D. M. Fox, of Philadelphia, was chosen Tem porary Chairman. A permanent or ganization was then effected by the election of Hon. Charles E. Boyle, of Fayette, as President, with one Vice President from each Senatorial dis trict, and the usual number of Secreta ries. The Convention was large, har monious and full of enthusiasm. A number of the ablest jurists and law yers of the State were delegates, among whom we remarked Judge Black, Hon. F. W. Hughes, Hon. J. McDow ell Sharpe, Hon. Richard Vaux, H. P. Laird, Esq., R. A. Lamberton, Esq., Hon. J. D. Stiles, Hon. B. M. Boyer, Gen. A. P. Wilson and others. The delegates from this Representative and Senatorial district, were: A. S. Smith, of Fulton, (Senatorial) John G. Hart ley, of Bedford, and Hiram Findlay of Somerset, (Representative). A com mittee on Resolutions, consisting of one from each Senatorial district, was ap pointed, Mr. Smith, of Fulton, repre senting this district on the committee. Nominations were then made for the office of Justice of the Supreme Court, and George Sharswood, of Philadel phia, James Ryon, of Schuylkill, James H. Graham, of Cumberland, John W. Maynard, of Northampton, W. H. Lowrie, of Alegheny, Will. Elwell, of Bradford, Robert J. Fisher, of York, Gaylord Church,ot Bradford, Benjamin Grant, of Erie, Henry D. Foster, of Westmoreland, and Cyrus L. Pershing were named. The name of Gen. Foster was withdrawn. The first ballot re sulted as follows: Geo. Sharswood, 00 votes. John W. Maynard, 14 " W. H. Lowrie, 1(J " James Ryon, 14 " R. J. Fisher, 9 " Gaylord Church, 3 " Benjamin Grant, 2 " William Elwell, 7 " C. L. Pershing, 2 " All the names, except those of Shars wood, Ryon, Maynard and Fisher were then withdrawn. The second ballot stood as follows: George Sharswood had 85 votes J. W. Maynard " 15 James Ryon " 11 " R. J. Fisher " 9 " Hon. George Sharswood of Philadel phia, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was then declared the nominee of the Convention. On mo tion of Judge Black, who had voted for Judge Fisher, of York, the nomina tion of Judge Sharswood was made u nanimous, amidst the most tumultuous applause. The Convention then proceeded to select a State Committee, and elect a chairman of the same. Hon. W. A. Wallace, of Clearfield, was re-elected Chairman of the State Committee, and the Convention decided that his term of office should continue until January 1,1869. J. O. lvimmell, Esq., of Som erset, is the member of the State Com mittee for this district. The Committee on resolutions, then reported the fol lowing platform, which was unani mously adopted, after which tho Con vention adjourned sitie die: PLATFORM. We, the delegates of the Democratic party of Pennsylvania in general State Convention assembled, for the nomination of a candidate for Judge of the Sup 1 erne Court, profoundly grate ful to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the return of peace to our beloved country, but deeply anxious on account of the trials and delays which impede the complete restoration and reunion of all the States, and appreciating the dan gers which still threaten the safety of our political institutions, and the future peace, liberty and prosperity of the peo ple, resolve, 1. That we steadfastly adhere to the principles of civil government estab lished by the founders of the Union , and in the present conflict of legisla tive usurpation with constitutional law, we esteem a wise, upright and fearless judiciary the great bulwark of public liberty and individual right. 2. That the Union of the States is per petual, and the Federal Government supreme within its constitutional lim its. 3. That Representation in the Congress of the United States, and in the elec toral college, is a right fundamental and indestructible in its nature and abiding in every State, being a duty as well as a right pertaining to the people of every State and essential to our Re publican system of Government. Its denial is the destruction of the Govern ment itself. 4. Each State having under the Con stitution theexclusi ve right to prescribe the qualifications of its own electors, we proclaim as a usurpation and an outrage the establishment of negro suffrage in any of the States by the coercive exer cise of Federal power: and we shall re sist to the last resort the threatened measures of the leaders of the Republi can party to interfere by acts of Con gress with the regulation of the elec tive franchise in the State of Pennsyl vania. 5. That we are opposed to any amend ment of the Constitution of the "•date giving to negroes the right of suffrage. 6. That the failure of the Tariff Bill in the last session of the late Congress, more than three-fourths of whose mem bers belonged to the Republican party, is an illustration of their infidelity to their pledges and their neglect of their professions in relation to the great in dustrial and financial interests of the country. 7. That the Radical majority in Con gress, and those who sustain them, have overthrown the Constitution, dismem bered the Federal Union and subverted republican government by a long series of usurpations, among which are the following: Their denial of the right of States of the Union to representation in Con gress. Their treatment of ten States as sub jugated provinces and governing them by military force in time of peace. Their enactment of laws denying indemnity for arrests and false impris onments made without authority of law. Their resistance of the authority of the civil tribunals,and their overthrow by the sul>stitution of military com missions for the trial of undefined of fenses. Their efforts to destroy the executive and judicial departments of the Govern ment by threatened impeachment to control executive action and a projected "remodelling" of the Supreme Court of the United States to force obedience to congressional mandates. Their ejection Iroin their seats in the Federal Senate and House, of members duly and legally chosen. That the purpose of confiscation avow ed by the Republican leaders, in viola tion of the Declaration of Rights and other guarantees of the Federal and State Constitutions, tending as it does, to destroy all protection to private p. o perty, advances them far on the high road to repudiation. 8. That a strict conformity, both by the Federal and State Government, to all the powers, restrictions and guaran tees, as contained in the Constitution of the United States, a right and wise economy in the administration of pub i lie affairs, and the election of capable, honest and patriotic men to office, are measures absolutely necessary to restore public confideQMe, avert national bank ruptcy, and, to ensure the perpetuity of our free institutions. 9. That the late Republican Legisla ture of this State has distingushed it self for the number of its unwise and unconstitutional enactments. Some of these laws have already been judicially determined to be unconstitu tional, others are unwise, inexpedient, oppressive and fanatical, and the mem bers who sustained them should be con demned by the people at the polls. 10. That the power and success of the Democratic party greatly depends on the character and efficiency of its newspaper press, and that to give due force to its usefulness, this Convention earnestly requests that in every county all the members of the Democratic par ty should make a vigorous effort to in crease its circulation by giving it indi vidual patronage and support. 11. That the Democracy of Pennsyl vania, by their representatives now as sembled, hereby tender their acknowl edgments and thanks to the Hon. Geo. W. Woodward in his retirement from the position of Chief Justice of this Com monwealth, for the pure faithful and able manner in which he discharged the duties of that exalted position. 12. That the candidate we this day present to the people of Pennsylvania for a place on the Supreme Bench of the State, is in all respects worthy of the confidence and support of all who are in favor of an enlightened, faithful and impartial administration of the laws. PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS. The Bangor Democrat publishes an article upon the above subject, which does not give so hopeless a view of our situation as many people insist upon taking. Throwing out the ten south ern States, which it is not probable will be allowed to participate in the election, the numberof electoral votes will be 247. These, the Democrat thinks, from pres ent indications, will be divided as fol lows : Democrat. Republican. New Hampshire 5 Maine 7 Connecticut 6 Vermont 5 New York 33 Massachusetts 12 New Jersey 7 Rhode Island 4 Pennsylvania 26 Ohio 12 Maryland 7 Illinois 16 Delaware 3 Michigan 8 Kentucky 11 Wisconsin 8 Tennessee 10 lowa 8 Indiana 13 Minnesota 4 Nebraska 3 Kansas 3 Nevada 3 Doubtful. Oregon 3 West Virginia 5 California 5 Missouri 11 Total 135 Total 112 If the ten excluded States are permit ted to participate in the election, the Democrat thinks that "it is altogether probable that their 70 electoral votes will be cast solid for the Democratic nominee, although it is possible, through the interference of the mili tary, that the negroes may carry South Carolina and Louisiana." In that e vent, the southern vote would stand: Democratic, 57 ; Republican, 13; and the total electoral vote would be divid ed as follows: For the Democratic candidate 192 For the Republican candidate 125 Democratic majority 67 Commenting upon these figures, the New York Day-Book says, this is cer tainly not so hopeless a case. .Men have no right, in view of these figures, and they are not unreasonable ones, to sit down, fold their hands, and cry "all is lost." If every Democrat would put his shoulder to the wheel, and work half as hard to get the Mongrels out of power as they wo: k to retain it, the victory would be won. If we should spend one-half the money in enlighten ing the people that the Abolitionists spend in deluding them, their power would fade away like the mist before the morning sun. It is inaction, the deadly stupor in the Democracy, that precedes death, that alarms us more than any inherent difficulties in the way of success. Our enemies are strong, not in their cause, but only because of our weakness. They are courageous, only because we are cowardly. They are lions, only because we are sheep!— Let the Democracy recover from their lethargy, and success is certain. But how shall they ? We answer, by a true understanding of the real issues before the country. Knowledge will beget courage, courage will instil hope, hope will in duce work, and by work the worlds were made. When every Democrat feels that it is a part of his personal duty to aid in extricating our country from its present deplorable position, it will be so extricated, in spite of all the Abolitionists from Maine to Mexico. NEWS ITEMS. —The reception of the President ev erywhere at the South, was most grati fyingly enthusiastic. —A gentlemen in St. Louis has re covered $20,000 from the city for dam ages caused by falling into a cellar. —During May 15, 4(58 acres of public lands were disposed of at the offices in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. —The Chicago Common Council have appropriated $320,000 for sewerage purposes. —The Massachusetts Legislature has abolished the usury laws in that State, making free trade in money. —Some of the temperance men in Connecticut are attacking the clergy for using wine in the communion. —A number of puddlers have arrived at Pittsburg, Pa., from Europe, and gone to work in the rolling mills. —The people of some portions of North Carolina and Virginia are mak ing preparations, this season, to pick and dry blackberries and huckleberries for exportation. —Two lady compositors in the Port land Advertiser office were the first in Maine to set a thousand ems toward the fund to erect a monument to Artemus Ward. —The President and Cabinet are u nanimous in the belief that a Satrap can not either remove or appoint a civil offi cer. —Farmers complain that nothing comes up—it has been so wet and cold. They forget that prices have come up. They are likely to stay up, too. —Flanders who was appointed gov erner of Louisiania by Satrap Sheridan, is a native of Bristol, New Hampshire. —Along the line of the Illinois Cen tral Railroad there are one thonsand a cres of strawberries. —The surplus of the wheat harvest in Georgia, it is estimated, will reach 10,000,000 bushels. —Pittsburg has been agreed upon as theplacefor holding the fair of the Penn sylvania State Agricultural Society.— The fair wiU commence 011 Tuesday, September 24. —The Indians have taken almost en tire possession of Brown county, Texas, driving out the sellers. —lt is stated that 180,000 voters have been registered in Alabama, and that of this number one-half are negroes. It is said that the colored confiden tial clerk recently put in the Treasury Department is under arrest for embez zlement and forgery. —A man named Robert Price was murdi red near Augusta, Georgia, on the night of the 12th, by negroes. —J. B. Foster, collector of customs at Wilmington, N. C., has been arraigned for malieasance in office. —The Nashville darkies demand their turn with the whites in the barber shops. —ln Baltimore a man was fined $lO for cracking and eating peanuts in a church, during divine service. —The prospect of peace in Europe has raised the price of white oak staves in West Virginia, where the Spanish i n 1 French wine merchants get their supply of wine casks. —A natural cave has been discovered in Duval County, Texas, which has gushing streams, a deep well, and walls composed of sulphate of lime. —The Radicals are already complain ing that whenever a negro gets a little education he leaves their party and be comes Conservative. They might have known that without waiting to be taught it by experience. —The Baltimore Episcopal Methodist advises its Southern friends to buy the English edition of Lange's Commen tary upon the Bible. The American edition contains—what no one could guess in a dozen trials—"a partisan ac count of Gen. Lee's invasion of Penn sylvania." — THE Davenport Democrat says there is great mortality among the lambs of Vermont. The Pittsburg Re public adds that there is great immo rality among the shepherds of Massa chusetts. Frightful and Melancholy Accident at the New York Academy of Muic. The performance of the Japanese A crobats at the Academy of Music, New- York, on Wednesday evening was ab ruptly terminated by a most distress ing accident. The wonderful little boy performer, "All Right," who has af forded so much pleasure, and won such a lively interest in every city wherein he has performed, was the victim of thissad mishap. Oneof thisfe'low's feats was a flight across the Academy, from the top of the proscenium to the middle of the first tier of boxes. This was preformed upon a stout rope.— When in the midst of the flight, last evening, the poor boy lost his hold, and fell to the floor, a distance of 30 or 40 feet, landing in the middle isle of the parquette. Of course the performance was immediately terminated in the midst of the greatest excitement. "All Right," was promptly taken up and conveyed home and Dr. Carnochan and other surgeons were immediately sum moned to his aid. He bled profusely from the nose and mouth, and was in sensible. To the above from the Tribune, the World adds the following: At one-o'clock Thursday morning All Right had slightly r, covered from the terible shock to his system, and after answering at intervals the questions of the anxious friends who surrounded him, had fallen asleep on his couch. For some time before sleeping he was quite rational and answered all ques tions put to him in an intelligent man ner, although he evidently did not half realize his dangerous condition. The physicians stated that his injuries were principally internal. He also suffer ed a terrible concussion on the right side of the hea i, but wonderful though it may seem, not a bone was frac tured. The unfortunate young per former is a small lad only 10 years of age, a clever genius in his profes sional art, and thousands of pub lic admirers from whom he received that odd nickname, will long to hear that the favorite young performer is still "All Right." REVIEW OF THE MARURTS. PHILADELPHIA, June 17. FLOUR.—The quotationsare— Northwest superfine, $7.50@8.00 Northwest extra, 9.00@10.00 Northwest extra family, 12.rt0@13.00 Peuna. and West'n sup., 8.50@9.00 Penna. and West'n extra, 9.50@11.00 Penna. and West'n family, 12.50@14.50 Penna.and West'n fancy, 15.00@l