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mߣ INQUIRER
BOOK STORE,
opposite the Mcngel House,
BEDFORD, PA
The proprietor takes pleasure in offering to the
public the following articles belonging to the
Book Business, at CLTY RETAIL PRICES :
MISCELLANEOUS BO<)KS.
N O V E L S.
BIBLES, HYMN BOOKS, AC.:
Large Family Bi'oles,
Small Bibles,
Medium Bibles,
Lutheran Hymn Books.
Methodist Hymn Books,
Smith's Dictionary of the Bible.
History of tbe Books of the Bible,
Pilgrim's Progress, Ac., Ac., Ac.
Episcopal Prayer Books,
Presbyterian Hymn Books,
SCHOOL BOOKS.
TOY BOOKS.
STATIONERY,
Congress, _ Legal,
Record, Foolscap,
Letter, Congress Letter,
Sermon, Commercial Note,
Ladies' Gilt, Ladies' Octavo,
Mourning, Freneh Note.
Bath Post, Damask Laid Note,
Cream Laid Note, Envelopes, Ac.
WALL PAPER.
Several Hundred Different Figures, the Largest
lot ever brought to Bedford county, for
sale at prices CHEAPER THAN
EVER SOLD in Bedford.
BLANK BOOKS.
Day Books, Ledgers,
Account Books, Cash Books.
Pocket Ledgers, Time Books.
Tuck Memorandums, Pass Books,
Money Books, Pocket Books,
Blank Judgment Notes, drafts, receipts, Ac
INKS AND INKSTANDS.
;Barometer Inkstands,
Gutta Percha,
Cocoa, and
Morocco Spring Pocket Inkstands.
Glass and Ordinary Stands for Schools,
Flat Glass Ink Wells and Rack,
Arnold's Writing Fluids,
Hover's Inks,
Carmine Inks, Purple Inks,
Chariton's Inks,
Eukolon for pasting, Ac.
PENS ANL PENCILS.
Gillot'G, Cohen's,
Hollowbush & Carey's, Paj'son.
Dunton, and Beribncr S Pens,
Clark 's Indellible, Faber s * ablet,
Cohen's Eagle,
Office, Faber s
Guttknocht's, Carpenter's Penctls.
PERIODICALS.
Atlantic Monthly,
Harper's Magazine.
Madame Demorest's Mirror of Fashions,
Electis Magazine,
Godey's Lady's Book,
Galaxy.
Lady's Friend.
Ladies' Repository,
Our Young Folks,
Nick Nax.
Yankee Notions,
Budget of Fun.
Jolly Joker,
Pitunny Phellow.
Lippincott's Magazine,
Riverside Magazine,
Waverly Magazine,
"Ballou's Magazine,
Gardner's Monthly.
Harper's Weekly,
Frank Leslie's Illustrated,
Chimney Corner.
New York Le Jger.
New York Weekly,
Harper's Bazar,
Every Saturday,
Living Age,
Putnam's Monthly Magazine,
Arthur's Home Magazine,
Oliver Optic's Boys and Girl's Magazine Ac.
Constantly on hand to ac-omodate those who want
to purchase living reading mattter.
Only a part of the vast number of articles per
taining to the Book and Stationery business,
which we re prepared to sell cheaper than the
aheapest, are above enumerated. Give us a call
We buy and sell for CASH, and by this arrange
ment we expect to sell as cheap as goods of this
class are sold anywhere
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pisrrllanrous.
"17 L E C T RI Q
TELEGRAPH IN CHINA.
THE EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH CO.UPANY S ,
OFFICE,
Nos. 23 A 25 Nassau Street,
NEW YORK.
Organized under special charter from the State
of New York.
CAPITAL $5,000,000
50,000 SHARES, SIOO EACH.
DIRECTOR S.
HON. ANDREW G. CURTIN, Philadelphia.
PAULS. FORBES, of Russell A Co., China.
FRED. BUTTEKFIELD, of F. Bu tterfield A C
New York.
ISAAC LIVERMORE, Treasurer Michigan Cen
tral Railroad, Boston.
ALEXANDER HOLLAND, Treasurer American
Express Company, New York.
Hon JAMES NOXON, Syracuse, N. Y.
O. H. PALMER, Treasurer Western Union Tele
graph Company, New York.
FLETCHER WESTRAY, of Westray, Oihbs A
Hardcastle, New York.
NICHOLAS MICKLES, New York.
OFFICERS.
A. G. CURTIN, President.
N. MICKLES, Vice President.
4
GEORGE ELLIS (Cashier National Bank Com
monwealth.) Treasurer.
HON. A. K. McCLURE, Philadelphia, Solicitor.
The Chinese Government having (through the
Hon. Anson Burlingame) conceded to this Com
pany the privilege of connecting the great sea
ports of the Empire by submarine electric tele
graph cable, we propose commencing operations
in China, and laying down a line of nine hundred
miles at onee, between the following ports, viz :
Population.
Canton 1,000.000
Macoa 00,000
Hong-Kong 250.000
Swatow 200,000
Amoy 250,000
Foo-Chow 1.250,000
Wan-Chu 300,000
Ningpo 400,000
Hang Chean 1,200.000
Shanghai 1.000 000
Total 5,910,000
These ports have a foreign commerce of $900,-
000,000, and an enormous domestic trade, besides
which we have the immense internal commerce of
the Empire, radiating from these points, through
its canals and navigable rivers.
The cable being laid, this company proposes
erecting land lines, and establishing a speedy and
trustworthy means of communication, which must
command there, as everywhere else, the commu
nications of the Government, of business, and of
social life especially in China. She has no postal
system, and her only means now ofeommuuicating
information is by couriers on land, and by steam
ers on water.
The Western World knows that China is a very
large country, in the main densely peopled; but
few yet realize that she contains more than a third
of the human race. The latest returns made to
her central authorities for taxing purposes by the
loeal magistrate make her population Four hun
dred and Fourteen millions , and this is more
likely to be under than over the actual aggregate
Nearly all of these, who are over ten years old,
not only can but do read and write. Her civili
zation is peculiar, but her literature is as exten
sive as that of Eurepe. China is a land of teach
ers and traders ; and the latter are exceedingly
quick to avail themselves of every proSered facili
ty for procuring early information. It is observed
in California that the Chinese make great use of
the telegraph, though it there transmits messages
in English alone. To-day great numbers of fleet
steamers are owned by Chinese merchants, and
used by them exclusively for the transmission of
early intelligence. If the telegraph we propose
connecting all their great seaports, were now in
existence, it is believed that its business would
pay the cost within the first two years of its suc
cessful operation, and would steadily increase
thereafter
No enterprise commends itself as in a greater
degree renumerative to capitalists, and to our
whole people. It is of vast national importance
commercially, politically and evangelically.
Ls-The stock of this Company has been un
qualifiedly recommended to capitalists and busi
ness men, as a desirable investment by editorial
articles in the New York lie raid, Tribune,
World, Times, Post, Express, Independent, and
in the Philadelphia North American, Press,
Ledger, Inquirer, Age, Bulletin and Telegraph.
Shares of this company, to a limited number,
may be obtained at SSO each, $lO payable down,
sls on the l3t of November, and $25 payable in
monthly instalments of $2.50 each, commencing
Dcecmber 1,1868, on application to
DREXEL & CO.,
34 South Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA
Shares can be obtained in Bedford by applica
tion to Reed A Schell, Bankers, who are author
ized to receive subscriptions, and can give all ne
cessary information on the subject. scpt2syl
YY E combine style with neatness of fit.
And moderate prices vnth the best workmanship
JONES* ONE PRICE CLOTHING HOUSE
604 M ARKET STREET,
GEO w. NIEMANN. PHILADELPHIA. !
[sepll ,'68.yl J
rpHE BEST PLACE TO BUY
| choice brands of chewing Tobaccos and Ci
gars, at wholesale or retail, is at Oster's. Good
natural leaf Tobaccos at 75 cents. Try our 5 cent
Yara and Uavanna eigars—they cant be beat,
unelßutJ.
BEDFORD, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1869.
srti-€>ootts;, &r.
NEW GOODS JUST RECEIVED
AT J. M. SHOEMAKER S BARGAIN
STORE
NEW GOODS just Received at J.
M. Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
NEW GOODS just Received at J.
M. Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
NEW GOODS just Received at J.
M. Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
NEW GOODS just Received at J.
M. Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
NEW GOODS just Received at J.
M. Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
BUY your Dry Goods, Groceries,
Clothing, Hats, Boot's and Shoes, Queensware,
Fish, Notions. Leather, Tobacco, Ac , at J. M.
Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
BUY your Dry Goods, Groceries,
Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes, queensware,
Leather, Fish, Notions, Tobacco, Ac., at J. M.
Shoemaker's Bargain Store
BUY your Dry Goods, Groceries,
Clothing, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Queensware,
Notions. Leather, Tobacco, Fish, Ac., at J. M.
Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
BUY your Dry Goods, Groceries,
Clothing. Hats, Boots and Shoes, Queensware,
Notione. Leather, Tobacco, Fish, Ac., at J. M
Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
BUY your Dry Goods, Groceries,
Clothing, llaits, Boots and Shoes, Queensware.
Notions. Leather, Tobacco, Fish, Ac., at J. M.
Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
BUY your Dry Goods, Groceries,
Clothing. Hats, Boots and Shoos. Queensware.
Notion.-. Leather, Tobacco, Fish Ac., at J. M.
Shoemaker's Bargain Store.
Bedford, Pa., June 11, 1869.
f\ R. OSTER A CO.
YT.
READ AND SPEAK OF IT!
COME SEE AND BE CONVINCED I
We are now receiving our usual extensive and
well assorted STOCK OF NEW AND
CHE A P SU M M E R GOO DS,
And are now prepared to offer SMASHING BIG
BARGAINS TO -
C A S H BUYERS,
In Staple ami Fancy Dry Goods, Notions, Car
pets, Oil Cloths, Cotton 1 'arns. Carpet
Chains, Hats, Boots, Shoes,
Clothing, Brooms, Baskets,
Wall awl Window
Papers, Groceries, Queens
soare, Tobaccos, Cigars. Fish, Salt, 4 r ■
fT e invite everybody to catl and see for them
selves. NO TRUBLE TO SHOW'GOODS.
TERMS CASH.
BRIXG ALONG rot N CASH and we will guarantee
to SELL you Goods as CHEAP as the same styles
and qualities can be sold in Central Pennsylva
nia.
Be assured that CASH in hand is a wonderfully
winning argument, nnd that those who BUY and
SELL for CASH are always masters of the situation.
junelSmß G R. OSTER A CO.
1A M. FISHER AND BABIES,
Next Door to the Bedford Jlotel.
GOOD NE W S AT LAS T.
The Cheapest Goods evr brought to Bedford.
We will sell Goons CHEAPER, by 15 to 25 per
cent, than ever sold in Bedford county.
The best COFFEE at 25 cents, but the less
we sell the better we are off.
The LADIES' HOSE, at 10 cents we will not
have this time, but come at us for 15, 20 and 25
cents, and we will make you howl.
You will all be waited on by ELI and the BA
HIES, as the OLD ELI cannot do anything
himself. A great variety of Parasols, Sunumbrel
laz, Pocket-books Ac. Linen Handkf's (Ladies
and Gents) from 5 cents to 25 cents. CALICHES,
from 10, 12 and a few pieces at 15 eentg. MUS
LINS. from 10 to 25 cents V,u all know thai we
sell NOTIONS 100 percent, cheaper than anybody
else All Wool Cassimeres, fromsooentstosl.oo.
All Wool Dress Goods, from 15 to 25 cents Tick
ing. from 20 to 40 centg. Paper Collars. lOcents;
best, 25 cents per box. 4 pair Men's Half Hose,
for 25 centa. Clear Glass Tumblers, 60 cents a
dozen, or 5 cents a peace. A great lot of Boots
and Shoes, to be sold cheap. Queens ani Glass
ware, very low. Syrup, 80 cents and $1 00.
$1 30 for best as clear as honey, and thick as tar.
Bakers' Molasses. 50 cents per gallon, or 15 cents
a quart. These Goods will ■ > posittve/y" not be
aold unless for Cash or Produce. Come and see
us, it will not cost anything to see the Goods and
Babies. N. B. All these Goods ware bought at
slaughtered prices in New York
K. M. FISHER A BABIES.
Thee Goods we sell so low, that we cannot af
ford to sing (Auld Ling Sync.)
All accounts must be settled by the middle of
July next, by cash or note, or they will be left in
the'hands of E. M. ALSIP, Esq., for collection.
junl3w3
TyrOTIOE.—I hereby give notice to
*U pereous not to barber or trust my wife,
SAHAII, on my account, as I will not be respon
sible for any debts she may contract—she having
left my bed and board without just cause or pro
vocation, ANDREW POTS.
Union tp. Aug 12 w3*
Iht ffrlforil ferlte.
From the Patriot.
<KAKT'S SMIUI V.
JnUs.
I'm Governor "Hans'' 0 s the Keystone Stale,
For lobby jobs I sit tip late,
I leave the peoplo to their fate,
For I aiu Governor Geary.
Oh ! I'm the favorite of the Ring,
The jolly Ring, the jolly Ring,
I'm King of the Ring, 1 m King of the Ring,
For I am Governor Geary.
Pete Herdie's bill in haste I sign.
To make Lycoming's delegates mine,
Oh ! don't I play my game quite line,
Since I am Governor Geary !
Yes, I'm the favorite of the Ring,
The jolly Ring, the jolly Ring,
I'm King of the Ring, I'm King of the Ring,
For I am Governor Geary.
I'm for the slipp'ry Oil Pipe bill,
I care not for Venango's will,
The Oil-men will not fill my till
Though I am Governor Geary.
Oh ! I'm the favorite of the Ring,
Tho jolly Ring, the jolly Ring,
I'm King of the Ring, I'm King of the Ring,
For I am Governor Geary.
I love tho boys who fold and paste,
And sign their little bill in haste,
Nor palter long about tho waste,
For I am Governor Geary.
Oh ! I'm the favorite of the Ring,
Tho jolly Ring, the jolly Ring,
I'm King of the Ring, I'm King of tho Ring,
For I am Governor Geary
I'm Governor "Hans" of the Keystone State,
My foes did Packer nominate,
I know 'twas done to seal my fate,
And I'll not be Governor Geary.
Oh I'm the victim of the Ring,
The quaking Ring, the breaking Ring,
I'm tho broken tool of the bursting Ring,
And I'll not be Governor Geary.
THE REGISTRY LAW.
What Must be Done in Order to
Vote.
HEAD, EXPLAIN AND CI Iter LATE!
See that Your Names are on Hie List.
To (he Democratic Voters of Western
Pennsylvania.
Your attention is directed to the
following explanation of the Registry
Law. Read it carefully, in order to
ascertain what is your duty in the
premises, and then see that your names
are placed upon the assessor's list.
NATURALIZED CITIZENS
will see that the republican legislature
has imposed additional duties upon
them. Let them comply fully with the
requirements of the law, in order that
they may vote for the party which has
always stood by them.
EXAMINE THE ASSESSOR'S LIST,
one of which is posted on the house
where the election is to he held, and
the other is in the a-sessor's hands.
You have a right to examine them
free of charge.
These lists should contain your name,
ami the names of all other qualified
voters 111 the district; they should
state if you are a housekeeper, the
number of your house, the street it
fronts on; your occupation; if you
board,where and with whom you board;
if you work for another,your employer's
name; and opposite your name should
be written the word "voter."
If you have been naturalized, there
will also appear the letter "N." If
you have merely declared your inten
tion to becomeacitizen, the letters "D.
I."
If you are between tweuty-oue and
twenty-two years old, the word "age."
If you have removed into the district
since the last election, the letter "It."
will appear opposite your name.
Make it your personal duty to see that
your name is upon the list.
Do not trust this matter to any one
else.
IIOW TO GET REGISTERED.
If you find your name is not on the
list, go yourself to the assessor, and
make your claim to be put on. lie is
bound to add your name. He cannot
question your right. You need not
discuss the matter with him, your
"claim" is enough. Give him also
your precise residence, occupation, Ac.
He will mark "C. V." opposite your
name.
ATTEND TO THIS AT ONCE.
If you delay until within ten days of
the election, you may lose your vote.
XATURALIZKD CITIZE.VS.
You must show your "papers" to
the assessor, in crder to get your
names registered.
If you intend to take out your "last
papers" before the election, you must
show your "first papers" to the asses
sor.
See that your names are on the list.
Those of you who do not need to
have "first papers," and intend to be
naturalized before the election, should
get naturalized first, immediately , and
go to the assessor with your "papers."
All naturalized citizens must take their
"papers" i cith them to the potts, unless
they have been voting for ten years in
the same district.
You must take your "papers" loilhyou
when you yo to vote, even if your name is
on the list.
Do not forget this or your enemies
will deprive you of your vote.
TAX ES.
The law in relation to the payment
of taxes is unchanged. If you have
paid neither a state nor county tax,
assessed within two years, do it without
delay.
Take your hut tax receipt with you to
the polls.
Do not delay registering or paying
your taxes; attend to this matter now,
for fear something may prevent here
after.
JAMES 11. HOPKINS,
Representing the State Com. lor W.Pa.
More Italians than of any other peo
ple commit suicide. All in conse
quence of the hand organs.
Why is a married man like a can
dle?— Because he sometims goes out at
night when he oughn't to.
THE IAI.IMM AlOkS or Jt'lMilE
PACKER.
The friends of Asa Packer have not
deemed it necessary to turn aside and
give indignant refutation to one half
of the calumnies and libels which have
been set afloat since his nomination
for Governor. Most of these assertions
were so utterly void of skill that they
carrietl their own contradiction with
them. There was one that he had re
fused to pay his taxes, when it is well
known that this could not be without
the guilty connivance of the assessors
of the revenues, who are mostly radi
cal partisans. The record of Asa Pack
er's entire life is too complete a refu
tation of the poor tale that he attempt
ed to evade the payment of his debt to
the government, or any other obliga
tion. Then there was the malicious
slander which originated here at Har
risburg in Governor Geary's office,
that Asa Packer had subscribed the
live hundred thousand dollars for the
Lehigh University in order to enhance
the value of his own land in the neigh
borhood ot the institution. This false
hood contradicted, it was meanly as
serted that Judge Packer did not real
ly make the donation, but the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company. The Vice
President of tbe railroad company em
phatically contradicted this falsehood,
and the enemies of Judge Packer were
left without one first class slander that
could be made available in the cam
paign, until the Lehigh Register re
cently came to the rescue of a dying
cause with the following, which should
be employed at once by tee Commer
cial of Pittsburg, which has lost no
time in making use of all the other
falsehoods to which we have referred.
The Commercial need not pay the
slightest hoed to the complete refuta
tion with which the falsification is
met:
"ASA PACKER AS A BENEFACTOR.—
Many men risen from poverty to afflu
ence, and possessing little or no intel
lect, have looked at their wealth anil
realized for once that there are many
other things to seek for in this
world besides money. Among these
other things Is a name, a reputation,
and the easiest, least laborious method
of obtaining it is to endow a college.
Asa Packer is one of this class. He
endowed Lehigh University. It was
purely a business investment. It in
creases immensely the value of the
property in South Bethlehem held by
him, it improved the place, it increas
ed the business of the Lehigh Valley
railroad, and besides all this , it won
for him the reputation of being benev
olent, and his name has been in every
paper in this State and New Y'ork city as
benefactor to his race. And even now,
when he accepts a nomination at the
hands of rebel sympathizers, immacu
late Union journals are kind enough
to cover up his sin* by awarding him
the honor of being generous. Those
who know him laugh at the idea of his
generosity. Here is one evidence of
It. A noble engineer on a passenger
train on Asa Packer's road saw danger
ahead, lie could have jumped from
the engine and saved, his life, and
wrecked the train. But he stuck to
his post heroically, was killed, but the
train was saved. His widow, who had
several children, and was left destitute,
applied time and again, and piteously,
to Asa Packer, for aid, and finally he
told nor she could open a pea-nut stand
at the Mauch Chunk depot, and he
would not charge her any rent. Noble
man !"
This slanderous libel devoid of a sin
gle grain of truth, says the Carbon
Democrat , was brought to the atten
tion of the widow referred to, and she
immediately sought to correct the er
ror into which she thought the editor
had been honestly led. In the fullness
of her heart she wrote him a letter,
calculated to disabuse the minds of his
readers, of the wrong impression form
ed by bis article. But with a con
tempt for truth, only equalled by his
confidence in the gullability of the
readers for whom he caters, the editor
refused to publish the widow's letter,
preferring to let the lie stand. Fail
ing to secure publication of the letter
in the journal which first dragged her
name prominently before the public,
the widow furnished a copy of the
same to the Allentown Democrat, from
which we copy it that all may see the
utter disregard for truth, and the reck
lessness to which our enemies are
driven in circulating false charges a
gninst a man whose public record as a
citizen or business man is so far above
reproach, as to defy even an attempt
by political opponents to find a blem
ish thereon:
MAUCII CHUNK, Aug. 23, 1860.
ROBERT IREDELL. JR.,
Editor Lehigh Register.—Dear Sir: —
I have just come in possession of your
paper of the 28th of Ju1y,1869, in which
you have an article headed "Asa Pack
er as a Benefactor," by which you do
him great injustice, after paying a just
and merited tribute of respect to my
husband for sarificing his own life to
stve the lives of others. You say
that his widow, who had several chil
dren, and was left destitute, applied
time and again, and piteously, to Asa
Packer for aid, and finally he told her
she could open a peanut stand at the
Mauch Chunk depot, and he would not
charge her any rent. Now the above
reproach is utterly untrue. Judge
Packer never made any such a propo
sition and I feel it to be my duty, as
well as an act of justice, to have this
made public. Y'ou say that I "applied
time and again." I had but one inter
view with Judge Packer ; his manner
toward me was kind and considerate,
and while speaking of the conduct of
my husband at the sad accident which
cost him his life, he showed much feel
ing and said it was one of the noblest
acts that he had ever heard of, and as
sured me that my family should lie
provided for. After the death and bu
rial, ail the funeral expenses and phy
sicians's bills were paid, my house
rent was paid for one year from that
time. I was supplied witn wood and
coal for the winter, a sewing machine
was sent to my house, and a beautiful
shaft monument of Italian marble,
with an appropriate inscription, enclos
ed in a substantial railing feuec, was e-
reeted to the momeryof my husband.
And further, I have received twenty
five ($25) dollars per month, and am to
receive that amount for a period of ten
years from the time of his death. By
giving the above an insertion in your
paper, you will not only do an act of
justice to Judge Packer, but will oblige
one who has good reason to hold him
in the highest esteem. Please send
me a copy of your paper, with the a
bove inserted, to Box 126, Mauch
Chunk, Pa., and oblige,
Very truly,
MRS. JACOB MYERS.
TirailmsEm
HE MAKES WAB OS COURTS AM)
JURIES.
His Intimate Associations witli the
Rinif.
The earnest attention of all citizens,
irrespective of party, who are hostile
to the corrupt ring which controls the
legislation of Pennsylvania, is invited
to an examination of the reeord of John
YV. Geary, in the office of Governor of
Pennsylvania. Neither the Geary of
dubious reputation in Mexico, nor the
two-faeed Governor of Kansas, nor the
hero of the battle in the clouds, is be
fore the people, but the Geary who
has held for nearly three years the re
ponsible position of Chief Magistrate
of Pennsylvania. The manner in
which Geary has discharged his duties
in his present office is what most High
ly concerns the people, and they are
not to lie diverted from the most
searching investigation of it, by the
beating of any number of drums.
Geary has said with a hypocritical
whine, that he could not control the
legislative ring, and that any attempt
on his part to check it would have led
to the formation of "such a ring" as
would have been perfectly dreadful.
If this be true, then is there the most
urgent necessity that the people shall
chose an executive who possesses the
honesty and courage to grapple with
the spoilers, in the place of him who
confesses his utter weakness and inca
pacity. John YV. Geary's official rec
ord proves that he is one of the mem
bers of the ring—the very king-bolt in
the chain of corruption— and there is,
therefore, so much the greater the ne
cessity on the part of the'peopleto dis
miss him from the high position
which lie holds. His confession, and
his complicity with the ring, alike,
render him unworthy of the confidence
of the people of Pennsylvania.
It is needless now to repeat the fa
miliar history of John YV. Geary's dis
graceful connection with the Ilerdie
act. II his purpose had been merely
to remove a judge who was obnoxious
to some of his accomplices, the act
might have been in time forgotten.
If the effect would have been only to
deprive for ten years the people of Ly
coming county of their constitutional
right to choose their own judicial offi
cers, the offense might not have arous
ed much indignation in other portions
of the State. The people of that coun
ty could have settled their score with
the Governor in their own way. But
this outrage (lid not affect the people of
Lycoming alone. YY'hile it snatched
from them the right to elect the high
est judicial officer of their courts, and,
in effect, crowded their dockets and
caused vexations delays of justice, it
also assailed every judicial district in
the Commonwealth. Had not the Su
preme Court interposed, John YY'. Gea
ry, by his corrupt signature of the
Ilerdie act, would have furuished a fa
tal precedent to invite the ring to as
sail every honest judge in the State.
Having completed the degradation of
the legislature and the executive, they
would have turned their attention" to
the intimidation or corruption of the
judiciary—the last safeguard of the
rights, the liberty, and the property of
the citizen. For the accomplishment
of his own selfish ends and to gratify
the malice of another, he did not hes
itate to abolish one of the courts of t lie
Commonwealth, snatch from a judge
his commission, deprive the people of
a county of their constitutional right
to choose one of their own public ser
vants, and thus throw wide open the
door for the admission of the greatest
dangers to the State. He believed
that powerful friends could avert the
wrath of the injured and insulted cit
izens of Lycoming county. But whom
did he imagine to possess sufficient
power to save him r rom the indigna
tion of the rest of the people, who
were all attacked by the blows which
he.aimed at the county of Lycoming?
YVhen lie and his followers had full
time to contemplate the consequences
of the act, to perceive the just con
tempt which it had brought on all con
cerned, they sought for some doorway
of escape. Then it occurred to them
to charge the responsibility on the At
torney General. But Mr. Brewster
wss not present at the time of the ac
complishment of the act, and he did
not hesitate to indignantly repudiate
all connection with, or even knowl
edge of the outrage. YY'hile the peo
ple are about to gather in their majes
ty and their might to rebuke their
faithless executive, he may have the
opportunity to calculate what it has
cost to invade the sanctity of their
courts of justice, and lay his sacrile
gious hand on the palladium of their
rights. The approbation of the ring
who assisted him in the perpetration
of the Ilerdie iniquity will but poorly
repay him for the lass of the respect of
the people,
This was Geary's assault 011 the sta
bility and integrity of the judiciary,the
consequences of which the Supreme
Court averted by timely and righteous
interposition. Long before, he had
made an attack on the sacred and ines
timable right of trial by jury. By
signing the act of April 4th, 1368, he
took from the juries of the state the
right to judge from theevidence of the
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extent of injury inflicted by railroad
accident, and the amount of damages
to be awarded. In signing this bill,
John VV\ Geary undertook to say that
three thousand dollars is the highest a
ward that can be given for the loss of
a limb, aud five thousand dollars for
death by rail. This whimsical attempt
to fix the amount of damages which a
jury shall award in case of railroad ac
cidents is not the worst feature of this
act. It is a dangerous invasion of the
right of trial by jury. If the legisla
ture can limit the award of a jury in
all eases of railroad damages to three
or five thousand dollars, it can reduce
the amont to ton or fifteen dollars.—
The right to fix a given sum by law
implies the right to declare certain
persons entitled to no damages at all,
as Geary and the legislature have done
in the case of postal clerks, baggage
masters, express and mail agents and
many other employees on or about rail
roads. It is not the great wrong which
is imposed on the unfortunate viciims
of railway accidents that we are now
considering, but the blow which is in
flicted on the inestimable right of trial
by jury, by Geary and the corrupt leg
islature of 1868. It has been well said
that if the damages for accidents can
be assessed by the legislature, there
is nothing to prevent the legislature
from limiting a recovery for the abduc
tion of a wife or the seduction of a
child for any injury to the person or
property of the citizen. By affixing
his signature to this act Geary gave at
once the measure of his respect for trial
by jury, and for the intelligence and
integrity of his fellow citizens, as well
as his estimate of the value of their
lives and limbs. lie, at the same time,
gave a signal proof of the complete
subjection in which he is held by the
ring which controls the legislation of
the State.
These two measures—the Calamity
Act and the Herdic Act—are alone su!-
ficient to difine the relations which
John W. Geary occupies to the band of
corruptionists who have poluted the
statute books of the Commonwealth.
The one attacked the Courts of the
State, and the other invaded the right
of trial by jury, aud took from the cit
izen the pfotection which just laws
have hitherto afforded him. This Ca
lamity Act puts a price on the limbs
and life of the citizen, and the Herdic
act would have made honest judges of
the courts dependent on the lobby for
their offices. They are alike violative
of every principle of law and right.
In giving them his signature John W.
Geary has furnished complete evidence
of the cause which prevented him from
arresting the corruptions of the ring.
He is part of it and moves with it.
With his certain decapitation, the ring
igominiousiy dies.
RICHES A CRIME.
The Republicans abuse Hon. Asa
Packer, Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor in Pensylvania, because he is
rich, and, as they say, able to buy votes
and control legislation with money.
This is the only objection the Repule
licans have to a man who began life
poor, and who by honest industry, bold
undertakings, earnest enterprise and
sagacious reasoning well worked to,
succeeded in enriching himself and
others by and through none but honor
able exertions.
Why not object to other men who
are Republicans and possessed of mon
ey?
Beast Butler is rich—thou shalt not
steal.
Butler is a republican, but no Repub
lican objects to him.
Senator Pomroy is rich—thou shalt
not rob. Yet Senator Pomroy robs
and is in high favor with Republicans.
Jay Cooke is somewhat wealthy—he
is a republican—made his millions 011
of the Government in its dark hours.
But it is all right.
Grant is rich—has begged and been
given fortunes. He is a republican—he
is orthodox.
Senator Jim Nye has begged for
tunes from his friends and spent them
in funny houses—he is a republican,
and all right.
Look at the list of rich Republicans
—men in high authority—men who
have stolen millions—men like Geary,
who have robbed State and people
men like the great mass of Republi
can leaders, who have robbed, plundei
ed, stolen from dead and living, van
dalized, plundered, murdered, and de
vastated, only for the purpose of gain
and personal profit. Why not object
to these men ?
Why not object to the rotten, incom
petent shoulder-strapped spoor.-
thieves, cotten-stealers, and furniture
poachers, who sacrificed the credit of
the country and lives of thousands of
soldiers in the lato crusade for cotton
and niggers, and for bonds which en
rich misers and impoverish labor?
Why not speak out against these loy
al men who have grown rich by rob
bery, and who are the controlling per
sons in the Republican party ?
Why, they think honast wealth a
crime; dishonesty, fraud, corruption,
and rascality a virtue, do those prowl
ing thieves and apologists for knave
ry t—Pomeroy's Democrat.
A WOODEN WEDDlNG— Marrying
a block-head.
A Golden Wedding—Marrying for
money.
A Crystal Wedding—Marry a "glass
eye."
A Tin Wedding—Marrying a milk
'maid.
A Paper Wedding—Marrying an ed
itor.
A Connecticut man went to Ohio
fifty-nine years ago, in forty-seven
days. Last week he returned in twen
ty-seven hours.
The movement that was "on foot"
has taken a carriage.