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Democratic Nominations.
NATXONAII.
FOR PRESIDENT,
HON, HORATIO SEYMOUR,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
GEN, FRANK P, BLAIR,
OF MISSOURI.
BTATT:.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
HON. CHARLES E. BOYLE,
of Fayette County.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL,
GEN. WELLINGTON H. ENT,
of Columbia County.
JUDICIARY.
ADDITIONAL LAW J T*T)GE,
./. McDORELL SHARPE, of EraulAin CO'IJ.
( ifu/jeet to decision of District Conference.)
couisrmx.
CONGRESS,
Tt. E. MEYERS, of Red ford.
{Subject to decision of District Conference.)
ASSEMBLY,
ARB AII AM IVI PS OX. of Somerset,
OEOROE MrO OVERS, of Fulton.
COMMISSIONER,
I>.I\TEL P. REEOT.E, of St. Clair.
POOR DIRECTOR,
II EX R I EH ORE, of Napier.
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
SAM'L KETTEIIMAX, of Itedford.
conosoit,
JJr. P. 11. I'EXXSYR, of JtloMlif Run.
AUDITOR,
•>r. A. HESTER, of Broad Top.
CRA ND j
Democratic Rally!!
OPENING of the CAMPAIGN!
CIVIL LIBERTY, EQUALITY OF THE
STATES, PEACE AND RE-UNION,
EQUAL TAXATION, AND ONE
CURRENCY FOR ALL!
Tl'ltX OUT AXI) RATIFY THE NOUI
XATKINS OF SEYMOUR AXO Bf.AIK,
THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE!
The Democrats of Bedford county ,
and all others who are in favor of Re- .
union, Peace, the Rigiits of the States
and the People, Equal Taxation (of the
Bondholder as well its other citizens) j
and of One Currency for All, are here
by invited to assemble in MASS
MEE PING, in Bedford, on MONDAY
EVENING, SEPT. 7, (Court Week).
DISTINGUISHED SPEAIv ER S,
FROM ABROAD, will address the
meeting. Democrats! Men of All
Parties! Come and hear the issues of
the day fairly and fully discussed. ;
Let all come who feel an interest in
the welfare of our beloved country.
J. W. DICKEKSON,
Ch'n. Dem. Co. Com.
R. W. BKRKSTRESSKR, Sec' v.
THE liLU U TEST.
"I do solemnly swear that I accept
the civil and political equality of all
men, and agree not to attempt to de
prive any person or persons, on account
of race, color, or previous condition, |
of any political or civil tight, privi- j
lege, or immunity enjoyed by any oth
er"class of men. So help me God."— ;
Southern Radieal Carpet Hag Consli- j
tut ions.
No northern man, soldier or civilian,
tan become a citizen of any the "recon
structed states," without taking this
oath.
THE MONTANA ANI) IDAHO EI.EF
TIOXN.
The territorial election in Montana
has again resulted in a triumph of the
democrats. Last year Montana elected
James M. Cavanaugh, democrat, to
Congress by a majority of 1,108. This
year the democratic majority for Con
gressman is about 2,500—a democratic
gain of about 1,400 Ln a single year.
The election took place on the 3d inst.
Advices via California from the Ida
ho election state that Judge Shaffer,
the Democratic candidate for Congress,
was three hundred ahead. His elec
tion is claimed by six hundred majori- |
ty.
KAiIK AL AON A FUSIONS.
As a set-off to the long list of names
of distinguished Republicans all over
the country, who have declared for
Seymour and Blair, the Tribune pub
lished, not many days ago, and was
published in the Bedford Inquirer, a
list of Radical conversions. This list
lias already had extensive circulation
among the "rural Caffres," for whose
consumption it was prepared. It con
tains the names of Caleb Cushing, Sen
ator Doolittle, Gen. Steedman, Gen.
ltosecrans, Collector Smythe, Win. M.
Evarts and Secretaries Seward and
M'Culioch, not one of whom supports
Grant and Colfax. The small number
of names remaining on the list is of no
importance, personal or political, and
is, doubtless bogus.
THE many friends of John P. O'-
Neill. Esq., will be gratified to learn
that he has been appointed by the
President, District Attorney for the
Fasten District of Pennsylvania. Mr.
O'Neill is an excellent lawyer, a courte
ous gentleman and has the tact and in
dustry to make a most capable and use
k ful officer.
WHO SHAM, neam:?
The ]>ooj>le of this country are at
present greatly exercised on the sub
jeet of the currency, and the paymeut
of the national debt. The policy of
the Democratic party is clearly defined
in the platform. The Radicals have
given no promise of a policy on the
subject. The financial resolutions in
the Chicago platform are obscure anil
equivocal, leaving room for any range
of interpretation which may suit the
candidate, or the locality. Among the
farmers of the West, the Radical poli
ticians pretend to favor payment of
the public debt in greenbacks. With
the bondholders of the East, the same
Radicals bluster about payment in
gold, and denounce everybody else as a
repudiator. The platform speaks mys
teriously about payment according to
the letter and spirit of the law, but
carefully omits to define what that
spirit is. Some Radicals pretend that
the platform means payment in coin,
but in Congress they advocate the
Democratic greenback policy. Many
members of the party insist that the
five-twenty bonds, bearing six per
cent, interest, must be redeemed in
new bond 9, bearing only four per cent,
interest. Other Radicals yet, denounce
the Democrats as swindlers and repu
diators, because they propose to tax
the bonds, yet these same men renomi
nate for seats in Congress the very
members who voted, in the last House,
for a proposition to tax the interest, at '
the rate of ten per cent. Since it is
vain to look for a solution of the Radi
cal financial policy in the Chicago j
platform, since the action of Congress I
has been so shuttling and contradic
tory, and since there are so many ap
parent divisions in the party, the peo
ple have a right to call on Grant for a
distinct and authoritative exposition of
his views, on this important subject,
so deeply affecting the interests of ev- 1
ery member of the community. If :
Grant has any decided interest in the
great questions of finance beyond \
drawing his enormous life salary of
eighteen thousand a year, now is the
time to manifest it. It will not do to
take refuge in silence behind the Chi
cago platform, nor in the trick of mod- j
esty and a naive pretence of ignorance
of financial questions.
The people are anxious to know what ;
will be the policy of the administration
of the next four years. IJutlcr, since
Wilkes effected the reconciliation, will
lead the Radical party in the House,
and in ease of Grant's election will be
his mouth-piece on the floor. Butler is j
in favor of paying off the five-twenties
in greenbacks. He occupied the same
ground precisely with Thaddeus Ste
vens, and voted, besides, in the last
session of Congress, to tax the interest
on the bonds. He goes the full length
of the Pendleton theory, and would
carry a majority of the Radicals in
Congress with hiin. On the other
hand, in the Senate, the advocates of
the payment of the bonds in gold, seem
to be in a decided majority, the only
Radical of any prominence in the Sen
ate who espouses the greenback theory
being Senator Morton, of Indiana.
This marked division among the Rad
icals would cause a rupture in the par-
ty immediately on the accession of;
Grant to the Presidency, and would
prevent the adoption of any measures
of finance for the relief of the people.
Nothing but the cohesive attraction of j
public plunder has prevented divisions
from taking place long ago. Theßadi- j
cal candidate, in justice to the coun
try, should define his position at once
on this subject, unless he be determined
to remain mum, and adhere to his "no
policy" programme to the last. But
it is not possible that the people of this
country will confide its great financial
interests in the hands of a man who is
too ignorant or too obstinate to declare
li is opinions, if he has any.
THE BRAG GAME.
The Valley Spirit says: a highly re
spectable citizen of Chambersburg was
at Bedford, a few days ago, and heard
John Cessna declare publicly, in his
steam whistle voice, that eleven Demo
crats of Greencastle, men of influence,
were going to vote for Grant. Now
we say that ten-elevenths of this story
is wholly false and untrue, and we dare
little John to name the men. He can't
do it. We publish this statement to
put the public on notice of the manner
in which our old Democratic friend is
going to conduct the campaign. It
is to be brag. One thing we can as
sure him of as well as the public, that
for every Democratic change, we will
show ten Republican changes.
The Radical emissaries in the South
have a double purpose to serve in pro
moting tumult and disorder ; in inci
ting a war between the races, they fur
nish a pretext for military interference,
anil at the same time, supply the Riuli-
I cal newspapers iu the North with ne
cessary material for carrying on the po
litical campaign. In the midst of the
embarrassment and dangers which sur
round the Southern people, they are
displaying a wisdom and forbearance
! which will gain for them the admira
j tion of all but their malignant and vin
! dietive Radical foes.
Wbt aarßfutti piu
FXI'F.NSF..N OF OUR STATE OOYERX
HEXT.
Thpir Inrrrwe ruder Radieal Utile.
<'not parol I vr- Expenditure* of' the I nil
Iteinoerolie mid the lust Kadieul
legislature*.
The Economy of Slenker. the Democrat,
v*. the ExtrovKennre of Ifartrmift,
the Radical, as Auditor General.
LOOK AT THE FIGURES !
We have compiled, from the Execu
tive Documents of the State, the fol
lowing table, to which we ask the close
attention of the reader:
Expenses of the Leffislature per annum
during the nine gears preceding the ac
cession of the Republicans to power:
Year. Amount.
1852 $103,334 05
1853 07,954 15
1554 125,599 (51
1855 124,821 67
1856 127,492 67
1857 194,021 88
1858 172,452 15
1859 175,598 22
1,231,274 40
Expenses of the Legislature per annum
during the nine gears of Republican as
cendancy.
Year. Amount.
1860 $177,284 65
1861 209,600 31
1862 184,344 07
1863 183,550 62
1864 291 815 71
1865 260,689 26
1806 272,977 25
1867 321,452 27
1868* 350,000 00
* Estimated.
2,251,744 14
1,231,274 40
Excess of Had. expenses 1,120,469 74
Thus, it will be seen, the figures show
that during the nine years of Radical
rule, the making of our State laws, has j
cost the people upwards of ONE MIL
LION, ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
more than it did during the nine years
preceding the accession of Radicalism
to power, or at an average of about
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS per
annum more than under Democratic
rule. The expenses of the last Legis
lature also show that the tendency is
to increase instead of diminish. Com
pare the cost of the last Radical Legis
lature with that of the last one in which
the Democrats had a majority in both
Houses, and we have the following ex
hibit:
1868 (R.) $350,000,00
1858 (D.) 172,452 15
The reader must not commit the er
ror of supposing tfiat the above tables
show the sums of all the appropria
tions for each year. These figures cov
er only the cost per head of the 'members,
clerks and attaches of each Legislature.
The appropriations made by them for
other purposes, amount to many mil
lions, and are not here taken into the
account at all. In order to make the
matter clearer, let the above sums be
divided by 133, the whole number of
Senators and Representatives, and the
cost of each member, to the State, will
be ascertained. Thus, a member of the
Democratic Legislature of 1858, with j
his proportion of the incidental ex pen- ;
ses added to his salary, cost the State j
$1,296, whilst a member of the Radical I
Legislature of 1868, with his propor- j
tionofthc incidental expenses added j
to his salary, cost $2,631! With the]
difference between gold and greenbacks
added to the cost of the Democrat, it
would bring it up to only $1,825, or SBOS
less than that of the Radical, showing
that 133 members of the Radical Leg
islature cost SU7, 198 more per annum
than 133 members of the Democratic
Legislature, even upon an equalization
of the currency of 1868 with that of
1858.
So much for the expense of the Leg
islature. Now, let us take a peep into
the accounts of the Auditor General's
office. We find the expenses of con
ducting that department as follows :
Year. Amount.
1863 $12,393 01
1864 14,469 02
1865 16,001 99
$42,864 02
During these three years, IsaaeSlenk
er, Democrat, was Auditor General,
and whilst he was in office more labor
was required in the department than
ever before, or since, owing to the
pressure of business growing out of
military affairs. Now look at the ex
penses of the next three years :
i 1866 $29,699 26
1367 19,502 12
1868 21,000 00
$61,191 38
Gen. J. F. Hartranft was elected
Auditor General in 1865, and during
bis administration of that office the ex
penses thereof have increased $18,327.26,
!or $6,109.08 per annum. He is now
the Radical candidate for re-election.
The public now have the figures as
proof of the extravagance of Radical
legislators anil officials. We shall ex
\ pose the reckless appropriations of the
| Legislature and the abuses in other
departments of the State government,
in tlue time. Let the above suffice to
show the cost of the services of our
legislators and Auditor General.
IT is quite unfortunate for the Radi
cal party that the freeilmen cannot
read the cart loads of copies of the Press
and Tribune sent down South every
week. The Northern Radicals have
grown tired of them, and they are com
pelled to seek a new market.
The Radicals in Congress increased
their wages, and then increased the
taxes.
I'ENN.NYI.VAXIA COFFEE.
A Mr. Colfey addressed the terrified
Riulieals of this place on last Saturday
evening. To give our readers an
idea of how much truth there was in
what he uttered, we will give them a
specimen brick of his speech. If we
can prove that he started out by utter
ing a willful, deliberate and slanderous
falsehood, itcan easily be imagined how
much truth there was in the balance.
In speaking of our gallant standard
bearer, Seymour, this Coffey said that
lie "did all in his power to aid the reb
els during the war." Now, it is nqt
necessary for us as Pennsylranians, to
refute this slander against one who did
more to save our Shite from being
overrun by the Southern armies than
any other man who wielded influence
or power in the North at that time,
but wo will take the testimony of
prominent men of the same party to
which this browned Coffey professed
to belong, and then leave them to settle
the question of veracity among them
selves. The official congratulations of
Lincoln and Stanton to Gov. Seymour
for hisprompt and efficient aid in repel
llingthe invasion of the North; the vote
of thanks of the New York Republican
Legislature, are matters of history
which the whole batch of Radical
small-fry politicians cannot wipe out.
Even Gov Curtin who was urging
the people of Pennsylvania to defend
their soil, while Seymour was sending
regiment after regiment into this state
for our protection, cannot be induced
to say anything that would give a
shadow of truth to what the small beer
politicians are slanderously uttering a
gair.st the man whosaved their precious
necks in 180:1. Gov. Curtin said pub- I
iicly the other day that he "never !
doubted Seymour's loyalty and pa
triotism ," and he dare not say anything j
else during this political contest. Only j
the demagogues and political tricksters j
of the Radical party have resorted to i
this wholesale method of lying to bol
ster up their rotten cause that is already
stinking in the nostrils of the people.
It shows clearly to what desperation
the Radicals are driven to save them- j
selves from the utter annihilation that j
awaits them at the coming elections, j
BEFORE the war nothing was more
universally denounced as anti-Republi
can than the South Carolina mode of
choosing Presidential electors—by the
legislature. South Carolina was for i
this assailed as an oligarchy on every
Republican stump, and through all j
their press. But now these canting |
friends of liberty and equality seize on ■
this outworn process of South Carolina, j
to defeat Seymour and Blair. The
only difference in the two cases is, that j
the legislature was the legitimate or- ;
gan for the expression of the will of j
the people of South Carolina, whilst j
these legislatures of Florida and Ala- j
bama are framlful and usurping, act- j
ing iu utter defiance of the popular j
will. There is not a shadow of legality
iu the legislature of Alabama, nor in
the Constitution under which it pre
tends to act. That of Florida is the
creation of the Bureau and the bayo
net.
FORNEY ON SEYMOUR.
The immaculate Forney in 1863
could not say enough in praise of Gov.
Seymour's prompt response to Penn
sylvania's call for help. In 18(58 this
same demagogue leads all the hounds
of the pack in assailing the private and
political character of the man on whom
he then bestowed such merited praise.
Forney is a jewel of consistency. Hear
him through the Press in 1863 and then
compare it with the Press of to-day:
"Honor to New York! Her Gover
nor has acted like a man who knows
when the time of partizanship is at an
end. Her gallant Seventh is now at
Harrisburg, and, side by side with our
brave Pensylvanians, preparing to re
sist the invaders. This isthe true spir
it of brotherly love. But while the ci
ty of New York is doing so much to
save our state, what is the city of Phil
adelphia doi ng?"— Forney's Press, June,
15(53. _______________
IN a speech made before the Grant
and Colfax Club on last Saturday eve
ning, John Cessna made a bitter assault
on the GAZETTE aud the Valley Spirit
for having published a few compli
mentary notices of him. In order to
give him another text for a political
sermon, we clip the following from the
Sunday Mercury's answer to a corres
pondent who wished to know of the
physical and political whereabouts of
the aforesaid John. Here is the Mer
cury's answer:
We believe that the John Cessna,
who acted as temporary Chairman of
the Democratic State Convention, held
at Reading, in 18(50, still lives in Bed
ford county; but since then, lie has
been so busily engaged in political ae
robatisni, and ground and lofty tum
bling, that he has about played himself
out. We do not know to what party
he now professes allegiance, nor do we
believe it is of much consequence. The
people have become so disgusted with
political demagogues, wire-pullers and
thimble-riggers, that these charlatans
have very iittle chance to ply their
arts in away to make the thing pay.
The only matter of regret is that the
masses did not sooner get their eyes
open. _______________
Grant said "let us have peace," and
the Radicals at once passed a bill arm
ing the negroes.
LuTZsays, "the issue is, Shall we
have Peace or War? The fellow evi
dently is afraid of another draft.
CORRESPONDENCE.
ST. CLAIR Tl\, Aug. 21st, 1868.
Messrs. Editors: —The following
questions must be answered definitely
by the candidates and "stumpers" of
the "Republican", or Radical, party
before the second Tuesday of October
next, or they will lie answered by our
judgments at the polls on that day
against every candidate on the ticket:
Ist. Why did the "Bepublican"
State Convention, at Philadelphia, fail
to embody a resolution in its platform
in favor of taxing government Bonds?
2d. Why did tiie National Conven
tion at Chicago fail to do the same
thing?
3d. Why did the "Republican" low
er house of Congress pass a resolution
favoring such taxation, but failed to
make it a law when they had the pow
er ?
4th. Do they expect us, the tax-pay
ers, to pay over $12,000,000 of Income
Tax yearly for the purpose of keeping
up the Bond-holder who is exempt
from taxation ?
oth. Why is it that the National
debt, instead of decreasiny, has actually
increased, during the month of June,
the enormous sum of $13,000,000?
We have a few more questions to
put to these candidates and speech
makers on the frauds concealed under
the National Bank law, and other mat
ters, and not being able to have them
published in the "Republican" paper,
will ask you to do so.
PLOW-HOLDERS.
THE ARTFUI. DOIKiER.
John Cessna, who is to be the Radi
cal candidate for Congress in this dis
trict, was chosen by the Pennsylva
nia State Temperance Convention that
met in Harrisburg a year ago, to draft
a Prohibitory Liquor Law to be pre
sented to the Legislature for adoption.
He did not draft it. Why? Was it
because he made up his mind, after
receiving that appointment, to be a
candidate for Congress, and because
he was afraid he could not be elected
on the prohibitory platform? But
although he evaded the performance
of the duty assigned to and accepted
by him, and failed to make his appear
ance at the Temperance Convention
held in his own town of Bedford early
this summer, where he was expected
to explain his omission to draft the
law, he did not abandon the Prohibi
tionists. He attended the National
Temperance Convention at Cleveland
a few weeks ago and was honored with
its temporary chairmanship. At home
he stands aloof from the prohibitory
movement, but goes abroad to push it
on. He wants the votes of Republican
distillers, hotel keepers, liquor dealers,
and others opposed to a Prohibitory
Law ; and to these he will say, "I did
not present a Prohibitory Law to the
Legislature, nor did I attend the Tem
perance Convent.!"" ir> mjr
tow n." He also wants the votes of tiie
Temperance men, and to those he will
say "I was Temporary Chairman of
the National Temperance Convention
at Cleveland." John is a smart fellow,
but can he serve two masters? Which
of them does he intend to cheat? —
Which of them will be so foolish as to
be cheated by him ? Valley Spirit.
PITTSBURGH AND CONXELLSVII.LE
RAILROAD.— The Cumberland (Mil.)
Union calls attention to the fact that
the chief engineer of the Pittsburgh
and Connellsville Railroad Company
has invited proposals until the loth of
September for the graduating, masonry
aud ballasting upon the unfinished
sections between Cumberland and the
Uniontown junction, one mile from
Connellsville, and adds:
The sections to be let include all the
heavy work on the road, and eight of
them lie between this and Sand Patch
Tunnel. Section 140 is the nearest to
this point, being about five miles from
town, in the Will's Creek valley. It
will be peculiarly gratifying toourciti
z.ens to know that this work is to be
commenced with such a degree of en
ergy, and more so that this end of the
road is to be pushed forward at once.
Our fellow-citizen, Mr. John Humbird,
is working the tunnel, and we have no
doubt others of our citizens will secure
contracts. The company have the
means to build their road now, and
they will do it. In two years we may
certainly expect to have trains running
between this city and Pittsburgh, and
then will be opened up the shortest
route between the West and the sea
coast —a route which must of necessity
eclipse all others.
THE BUTLER ZOUAVES, who set out
from Washington as a guard of honor
to the remains of the late Thaddeus
Stevens, it seems were sent back after
getting into Pennsylvania by the man
agers of the pageant, because it was
found their presence was distasteful to
the white republicans and citizens gen
erally. They are represented as not
being well satisfied with their exper
ience on the occasion.
The New York Herald says that the
Radical "peace" means a peace with
the nigger in the best place.
The sailor collar, pointing over the
shoulders, are now worn by young la
dies. For sale by G. It. Oster & Co.
The Hon. William A. Wallace, of
Clearfield, lias been renominated for
the third time to represent his district
in the State Senate—a just tribute to a
faithful public servant.
A perfect beauty—the Norwood col
lar, worn by all young gents of taste.
For sale bv 6. It. Oster & Co.
COARSE people useeoarse perfumery,
and vice versa, it is safe to set down
a lady who uses that spiritual perfume,
PHALOX'S "FLOR DE MAYO," as a
person of taste and sensibilty—perhaps
a poetess, or a fine musician. Sold by
all druggists.
For the best and cheapest hats in
town, go to G. R. Oster & Co.'s new
store.
A SHAW AND CLARK $25 Sewing
Machine (in good order) for sale. En
quire at thii office. juldtf.
MAVS IX BRIEF.
The first snow of the season fell on
the top of Mount Washington, N. 11.,
last Friday.
Montreal (Canada) cattle are dying
in considerable numbers from an un
known cause.
It is reported that Pierre Soule, of
Confederate fame, has inherited a large
fortune.
In San Francisco there are six horse
railroads, and their receipts from Janu
ary to May were $373,000.
Gut of the five million inhabitants
of Egypt only one-tenth are descen
dants of the ancient Egyptian race.
The members of the Hawaiian Leg
islature voted themselves SIOO each as
extra pay, and the King vetoed the
bill.
Last week one hundred and sixty
two transfers of real estate took place
in Chicago. The amount af sales was
$473,000.
Dr. Wm. Sturm, a 73-year-old
homoeopathic physician of Cincinnati,
is now dangling his twenty-first infant
on his knee.
Rev. I)r. Hatfield, of Chicago, cele
brated his silver wedding on Tuesday
night, and received presents amount
ing to over SI,OOO in value.
In Maine, a man named John Put
nam extinguished a gas light in Port
land with his breath, instead of the
stop-cock, and died from its inhalation.
Russia sends fourteeen thousand
criminals to Siberia every year. One
fifth of them die from the fatigue of the
journey, 2,000 miles, which is perform
ed on foot.
The brigands infesting South Italy
recently captured the receiver of taxes
of Fouteccia, but released him on his
family paying a ransom of $1,600.
A young man in Boston received
$30,000 last week—a prize he had drawn 1
in a Havana lottery. Where one gets
a prize from these concerns more than j
"thirty thousand" draw blanks.
A quartermaster's clerk has recently j
discovered in a corn husk matress, on j
San Padre Island, near Brazos Santiago, j
Texas, a rusty casket containing dia- !
monds and emeralds estimated to be
worth SIOO,OOO.
Several pieces of rock, the largest |
weighing twelve tons, lately broke j
loose from the side of Lookout Moun- '
tain and rushing down the side de- ]
stroyed a house, killed two persons
and injured three others, in Walker
county, Georgia.
The California Pacific railroad com
pany commenced running trains to
Davisville, connecting there with the
stages for Sacramento. The morning
papers of the latter place are now de
livered at San Francisco in the after
noon of the same day as published.
The Central Pacific railroad is corn-
Dieted two hundred and sixty-eight
miles east of the Sacramento river. Six
miles of track were laid on August 19th.
The company promises to lay seven j
miles a day if necessary, to outstrip j
the Union Pacific railroad to Salt Lake. ;
Early on the morning of August 18, !
New York time, there was, according
to scientific astronomers, a total eclipse
of the sun in Africa and Asia. Two
parties of savans were sent some time
ago from England, two from France
and a number from Germany to the
interior of Africa to view the phenom
non. _____________
PERIODICALS.
THE OLD GUARD.— The September
number of this excellent Democratic
Monthly has been received. The edi
tor throws a bomb-shell into the Mon
grel camp, entitled "Resistance to the
Reconstruction Acts not Unconstitu
tional," in whicii he lays bare to the
bone the infamy of these Acts. Our
financial friend, "Ben. Franklin,"
sounds the tocsin of war in a spirit
stirring poem entitled, "llo! for the
Ballot-Box." Dr. Van Evrie contri
butes an article entitled, "Plymouth
Rock and James River." Stories,
poetry, miscellaneous articles and the
Book and Editor's Tables complete the
contents of the September number of
THE GUARD. Single copies, 25c.; $3
per year. Van Evrie, Horton & Co.,
publishers, No. IG2 Nassau St., N. Y.
WE have received "The Nursery,"
for September. This Magazine is de
cidedly the best, for youngest readers,
we have ever seen. Our youngsters
are always .delighted with it. Every
family where there are young children,
should at once subscribe for it. $1.50 a
year. Address John L. Shorey, 13
Washington st., Boston, Mass.
PET KRSONS 1 MA<JA ZI N E for September
is on our table, and maintains its repu
tation as a first class magazine. It is
embellished with a beautiful steel-plate
engraving, "The Last rose of Summer;
a boarting scene ; several pages of fash
ion plates, drawings, music, Ac., be
sides the usual amount of literary ar
ticles by the most popular authors.
YOUNG AMERICA, for September, is
here as usual, not gone Pic-nicking,
although it is referred to by the Pic
nickers as a source for their amuse
ments. If you have not seen it, you
had better get a copy, 15 cents, or $1.50
per year. W. JENNINGS DEMUREST,
473 Broadway, N. Y.
S. I). & H. W. SMITH'S AMERICAN
Olie;axs. —'These arc the Organs that
took th ('first premium over all compe
titors at the great St. Louis Fair, in
October last. There is nothing moreap
propriate for a present than an Ameri
can Organ. Give the Church one, the
Sabbath School one, and the Minister
one. Music such as may be produced
from them will benefit us all. The
morals of society will be improved,
and the young will in their use find a
way to spend many a happy hour, that
will do them and others good. These
Organs are manufactured by S. D. fc
\V. H. Smith, Boston, Mass.— Topeka
(Mo.) Record.
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Campaign Gazette!
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT,
Civil Liberty and Constitu
tional Rights!
"Light, more light!" is the start
ling cry of the honest people groping
in the darkness of Radicalism. "Light,
more light!" shouts the groaning tax
payer, bending under the load which
a Radical Congress has heaped upon
him. "Light, more light!" is the
pleading cry that comes to us from
those who earnestly seek a remedy for
, the disease that is tugging at the vi
tals of tin: nation. Look and ye shall
see! Read and ye shall know! The
BEDFORD GAZETTE, for the Presi
dential Campaign, will be a complete
compendium of political news, speeches,
documents and every thing that per
tains to a political canvass in the col
umns of a weekly newspaper. It will
be published from the 7th of August
until the seventh of November, next,
at the following low terms, cash in ad
vance :
One copy, $ .50 j
Ten copies, 5.00
Twenty copies, 9.00
Fifty copies, 20.00
Not only should every Democrat
have his county newspaper, during the
coming campaign, but he should like
wise make it a point to furnish his Re
publican neighbor a copy. This is
the plan upon which our opponents
have acted for years, and it is about
time that Democrats do something of
the same sort. NOW, GO TO WORK
and put your Democratic newspaper into
(he handn of every Republican who wit(
read. If you will do this you w\\\
accomplish more good in six months
than you will by any other means in
six years. Democratic politicians,
throughout the county, are enabled, by
the above low terms, to circulate Dem
ocratic newspapers at a very small
cost. We appeal to them to see to get
ting up clubs, and to see to it in time.
Now is the time to sow the seed. Af
ter a little while the heat of passion
and prejudice will beam upon the pub
lic mind in all its intense fierceness,
and then seed-time will have passed.
Friends, let us hear from you !
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but utter despair and entire extinction of all hope
of recovery, together with a want of confidence in
all others induced him to hazard the experiment
To those suffering with any disease of the Lungs
he proffers a treatment ho confidently believes
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