orb Jnqutrer. BIIIHB, Tk FIIBAT. JVL V 19, MB. UNION BTATE NOMINATION. FOR BUFKEME JFDGE, IfENRY W. WILLIAMS, OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY. UNION COUNTY NOMINATIONS. FOR ASSEMBLY, JOHN T. RICHARDS, Fulton County, JOHN WEI.I.EB, Nomcoel County. DISTRICT ATTORNEY, M. A. POINTS, Bedford Borough. TREASURER, JOHN R. JORDAN. Bedford Borough JUBY COMMISSIONER, WILLIA.M KIRK, St. Clnlr. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AVI U.I AM KAUNH, Hopewell. DIRECTOR OF POOR, ADAM CUE BY, Middle AVoodberry. AUDITOR, JOHN S. SWABTZ, SnaUe Spring. ItKPRESENTATION of IDIOiITBi In the New York Constitutional Conven tion. a few days ago, a motion wes made introducing a proposition to adopt Hare s system of representation and election. At a time when constitutional reform is loudly called for in our own State, it will not be inappropriate to call public attention to this scheme for obtaining a more just and pro portionate representation of minorities in our legislative assemblies. The theory known as Hare's is the out growth of the reform movement in Ktig land. Her nobility being greatly in the minority, and affrigted at the rapid progress of the reform movement and its apparently irresistible tendency to Demrcracy, have busied themselves in devising some availa ble method of securing for themselves, in the event of their worst fears being realized, at least a fair proportionate representation. Though thus the offspring of a spirit hos tile to Democracy, the scheme is by no means unworthy the consideration of Demo cratic governments. It was devised to res train what the'fears of British noblemen called "The Tyranny of the Majority," but inasmuch as it is believed to be capable ef securing a more equitable representation of all shades of opinion, it has received the ap proval of some of the most eminent liberals of England, among whom may be numbered J. Stuart Mill, Thos. Hughes, &c. The system of electing representatives, whether national or state, now in use throughout the United States, is generally conceded, by students of political philosophy, to be defi cient in many respects. Its shortcomings, as declared by such authorities as De- Tocqueville, John Stuart Mill, and some eminent American writers on the subject, are thus summed up by a writer in the July number of The Galaxy. Ist It leads to the separation of the whole voting population into two great par ties, compelling forced and unnatural uni formity of views, intensifying partizan con flicts. and giving undue power to small ma jorities. 2d. It has led in practice to the non recognition of the rights of minorities, as well as to their non-representation in our legislative bodies. •3d. It condemns to private life the best, wisest and most original minds in the! coun try, and gives nearly all the prizes of high public station to "available" mediocrities. 4th. It fills our legislative halls with pur chasable representatives, who, in spite of their known unworthiness, are kept in offi cial position by ignorant or indifferent con stituencies. sth. It has given birth to the Convention, the Caucus, the Lobby, the RiDg—irres ponsible bodies, unknown to the Constitu tution, yet oft-times more powerful in con trolling legislation than a wise public opin ion. 6th. It incites to demagogism—that is, to unwise and hurtful adulation of the peo ple, makes the majority intolerant and tyran nical. and compels an unwholesome uni formity of view and action; at times when debate and opposition are needful to form a correct public sentiment. Though not prepared to acknowledge the entire truthfulness of the charges here pre sented. especially on the first two points, we are nevertheless constrained to confess that the charges are in the main approximately true. The scheme of Mr. Thomas Hare, an English barrister, as first given to the world in a book published in London in 1858, is thus succinctly stated by John Stuart Mill: "According to this plan, the unit of repre sentation, the quota of electors who would be entitled to have a member for themselves, would be ascertained by the ordinary process of taking averages, the number of voters be ing divided by the number of seats in the House; and every candidate who obtained that quota would be returned, from however great anumber of local constituencies it might be gathered. The votes would, as at present, be given locally, but any elector would be at liberty to vote for any candidate, in whatever part ot the country nc might offer Liuibtlt. Those electors, therefore, who did not wish to be represented by any of the local candi dates, might aid, by their vote, in the return of the person they liked best among all those throughout the country who had expressed a willingness to be chosen. This would so far give reality to the electoral rights of the oth erwise virtually disfranchised minority. But it is important that not those alone who re fuse to vote for any of the local candidates, but those also who vote for any of them and are defeated, should be enabled to find else where the representation which they had not succeeded in obtaining in their own district. It is therefore provided that an elector may deliver a voting paper containing other names in addition to the one which stands foremost in his preference. His vote would only be counted for one candidate: but if the object of his first choice failed to be returned, from not having obtained the quota, his second, perhaps, might be more fortunate. He may extend the hst to be a greater number in the order of his preference, so that if the names which stand near the top of the list either cannot make up the quota, or are able to make it up without his vote may still be used for some one whom it may assist in returning. A 'be full number of members requir ed to complete the House, as well as to pre vent very popular candidates from engrossing neariy all the suffrages, it is necessary, how ever many votes a candidate may obtain, that no more o. them than the quota should be counted for his return, the remainder of those who voted for him would have their votes counted for the next person on their re spective list who needed them, and could by their aid complete the quota. 'fo determine which of a candidate's votes r. r coimt€ d for his return, and which set free for others, several methods are pro posed into which we shall not here enter. He would, of course, retain the votes of all those who would not otherwise be represent ed; and for the remainder, drawing lots, in fault of better, would be an unobjectionable expedient. The voting papers would be conveyed in a central office, where the votes would be counted, the number of first, sec ond, third and other votes given for each candidate ascertained, and the quota would be allotted to every one who could make it up, until the number of the House was complete; first votes being preferred to second, second to third, and so forth. The voting papers, and all the elements of the calculation, would be placed in public repositories, accessible to all whom they concerned." This scheme, stripped of its details, gives to every shade of political opinion its pro portionate representation, provided always that it is held by a sufficient number of clce tors to entitle it to one or more representa- Such a plan, if once put in successful, practical operation, would, doubtless, either greatly ameliorate, or entirely obviate many sore evils in our present political system. The incentives to bribery and corruption, now frequently resorted to in doubtful dis tricts, in order to obtain the votes of cliques that happen to hold the balance of power by controlling enough votes to decide the contest for whichever side they ate thrown, would be entirely removed. The chief incentive to demagogism would also be removed, and we would be enabled to send honest, outspoken, independent men to our legislative halls, instead of the fawning, sycophantic, toadying, purchasa ble demagogues, that now so often disgrace our legislative assemblies. The prospect of obtaining these, if no other advantages, would be sufficient in ducement to justify a trial of the plan by some of our own State governments. "The Tyranny of the Jlajority," against I which this scheme was first devised as a j bulwark, we believe to be a myth, a fig ent of the distorted imagination of an hered itary aristocracy at finding the scarce of its ! power failing, and the reins of government gradually but surely passing iuto the hands of the people, and of it we have no fear. Whence its origin, or what the motive that first called forth the plan, is not the ques tion we are considering. Inasmuch as it gives promise of making the representative system more complete and symmetrical, and of giving all shades and varieties of opinion their proper proportionate representation in our Congresses and Legislatures, as well as of eradicating some of the worst evils of our present representative system, it de mands of every earnest student of political philosophy, of every one aspiring to deal with affairs of State, a careful and impartial examination, and if found practicable, a fair trial of its merits at the earliest possible mo ment. We call attention to this subject in view of the demand in our State for a Constitution al Convention, at an early day, believing as we do, that if such convention is called, the question of representation will be one of the most important presented for its considera tion. In the meantime we shall watch with no small amount of interest the discussion of this subject by the New York Constitu tional Convention now in session. Qucria —Might not this plan be advan tageously applied to the nomination of party candidates? Might not the Crawford Coun ty system be modified so as to approximate very nearly to this? JOHNSON' VERSUS UNION SOLDIERS Among other Washington news items of the 14th inst., we find the following: "Con siderable feeling is being manifested in loyal quarters here, occasioned by the appoint ment of a man named Aiken, notorious as Mrs. Surratt's attorney and as an open sym pathizer with the rebellion, to a clerkship in the treasury Department, immediately after the rejection of the applications of several soldiers lor similar positions, one of whom had served in the army for 17 years, was in every way qualified to perform the duties of the office, and is now limping about the city on crutches. Not only Aiken, but sev eral others of the same stripe have been ap pointed recently, and the matter will be brought to the attention of Congress. ' Such is the sympathy shown by Johnson and his Copperhead friends for the "boys in blue" who periled their all for their coun try's safety. Even the most meritorious are rejected, to make way for notorious rebel sympathizers, and sent to hobble through the world on crutches and depend upon pub lic charity for support instead of being per mitted to earn a livelihood in the service of that country in whose defence they have been maimed and disabled. If Andy John son and his minions were permitted to rule the country to suit their own views and wishes, we would soon see every office of profit, honor or trust in the country filled by rebel officers and soldiers. CONGRESS on Saturday the 13th inst., passed an amendatory, or rather explanatory, reconstruction bill, which even Stanberry can hardly fail to understand. It has been sent to the President, and Congress now only awaits his inevitable veto, over which it will promptly pass the bill, to adjourn. The bill complete, as passed, will be found in another column. It is presumed that Jerry Black was on hand ready to prepare the veto, and that the work will be promptly done. Whether Stanberry is to be called upon for another opinion remaines to be seen. If he is, it is hoped that the President will quietly hint to the legal gentlemen that it would look better if the veto and opinion were a lit tle more consistent than the last. A FORT WAYNE, (Ind.) paper relates the following: A first class legal joke trans pired at the Court room yesteray afternoon. During the progress of a trial, just after the impanneling of a jury, one of the legal fra ternity was observed to feel very funny. He laughed immoderately. He whispered to another, and the second laughed ditto. A third laughed ditto. The risibility spread until it attracted the attention of the "Honor" OD the bench. An investigation of the affair disclosed the fact that the defen dant in the case had been placed on the jury—a juror in a suit against himself. llow the accident happened we arc not in formed. GOVERNOR JOHN W. GEARY, arrived at the Springs on Tuesday evening. The He publican Brass Band escortod hjm into town and to the Springs. THE HAHRistUiito Tekgraphmyv. "A. H. Stevens, ex- Vice President of the bogus ex confederate government was in Jlarrisburg. He inquired very affectionately concerning ex-Gov. 1). 11. Porter. "A fellow feeling," &c. Stephens, it is said, owns real estate in Perry county, to which region he traveled to look after his plantation. If he is in want ofhands to work for him, he might find a few "dirt caters" in this section who would be willing to do his bidding for a time. ONLY SIX SUIU'OHTER* IN THE SENATE. —The supporters of President Johnson s policy in the Senate have dwindled down to SIN. Only think! a President with an im mense patronage at his command can only find six men in the United States Senate willing to support his darling schemes. How are the mighty fallen ! In the House the number is equally small. Only 23 could be induced to vote with the President. At this rate the President will have no suppor ters left at the next session of Congress. Hil)Tisl/Ufffh TiJci/liiph. AMONG the distinguished arrivals at. the Springs we notice Hon. Thos. E. Cochran, of York and Hon. 11. I). Maxwell, of Eas ton. Xl.tli CONGRESS,—Adjourned Session. WASHINGTON July 8. 1867. The proceed ings in both Houses to day with regard to Mexican affairs are significant. The Cop perheads have planted themselves squarely on tho side of Maximilian and monarchy, while the Republicans have espoused, as heretofore, the cause of the Liberals. The several resolutions offered in the House and referred to the Committee on Foreign Af fairs, of which General Ranks is chairman, will be considered at once by the committee, aud a report made in the form of a resolu tion to the House. The Reconstruction Committee of the House had a meeting this morning, at which the bill drawn by Mr. Stevens was amended by the addition of another section, and by some verbal alterations. It was understood that this committee would meet for consul tation with the Judiciary Committee of the Senate to-day, but no meeting took place. The Senate bill will conic up forom.-idera tion in that body to morrow. It does not meet entirely the views of such Republicans as Sumner and Drake, and it will probably encounter some apposition in that quarter. The Copperheads of the Senate wero rein forced by Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, to-day and there will no doubt be a good deal of talk against the bill from that side of the house. The introduction of'Gcneral Butler s ref lations for an investigation into the assassina tion plot created quite a sensation in the House. The Copperheads met them at the threshold with objections—Mr. Boyer, of Pennsylvania, taking the lead—but the rules were suspended and the previous ques tion brought to bear. WASHINGTON, July 9, 1867. —The pro ceedings of the House to-day were full of in terest. The vote was to have been taken at half past one, but, by general consent, the hour was postponed till three o'clock. .Mr. Brooks, the Democratic member of the lie construction Committee, entertained the House with a speech of an hour's duration in lieu of a minority report, lie went the extreme length of the Copperhead on the question ot State rights, and denounced, in severe terms, the legislation of the Repub lican majority in Congress. He was followed by Fernaudo Wqod in a dull harangue, said to have been delivered several times before in different parts of the city of New i oik. Neither of these efforts attracted much at tention, though that of Brooks was the abler of the two. At two o'clock Hon. Tiiaddcua Stevens arose and said he would yield twenty minutes of bis hour to Mr. Bingham. Mr. Bingham thereupon commenced to reply to the speech of Brooks. The speech was one of great eloquence and power and is regar- as one of Mr. Bingham's best efforts. At its close he was warmly congratulated by the Republicans. Mr. Stevens rose at twenty minutes of three to close the debate, lie was speedily surrounded by all the members, Democrats as well as Republicans. The Democratic side of the House was entirely empty. Mr. Stevens spoke without notes. His voice was remarkably dear and strong, and he was listened to with the utmost at tention. WASHINGTON, July. Ift. 1807.—The flood gates of rhetoric were again opened in the Senate to-day. Mr. Sumner started off with his usual attempt to get the resolution of last Friday repealed, hut he received so little encouragement that he kept up the siege only fifteen minutes. 'Lhe reconstruction bill then came up, and Mr. Howard, of Michigan, took the foolscap in hand, and read a long speech de nouncing the President's policy and the At torney General's opinion. Mr. Wilson's amendment to allow the ap pointment of civilians to offices vacated by the district commanders was adopted by 20 to 15. Mr. Howard offered an amendment de claring thatvotingfor the secession ordinance shall not be construed as an act of rebellion to disqualify a man from holding office under the proposed fourteenth amendment. This led '.o sharp debate, which wa- principally remarkable for the speech of Mr. Nye, of Nevada, who declared himself in favor of more stringent terms of reconstruction, and said there would be no peace in the land until every rebel was either dead or disfiao chiscd. No action was taken on this amend ment. The announcement ofthe death of Charles Dennison, of Pennsylvania, adjourned the Senate at four o'c'ock. The House had a four hour session, which was remarkable mostly for the consideration of a resolution for the adjournment, of Con gress until the middle of October. It wu.- prescnted by Mr. Boutwcll, of Ma- eha setts, and naturally brought up the impeach ment question. A spicy debate followed, in which the Chairman of the Judiciary Com- ! raittee stated that four members of the Com mittoe were for impeachment three for cen sure, and two Democrats for acquittal of the President. He added that the Committee, however, would not be able to report before the middle of October. Mr. Williams, of Pennsylvania, one of! the members of the Committee, said that there was no reason why the Committee should not report now. The Chairman of the Committee said that the delay was caus I ed by the non-arrival of witnesses, which Williams had summoned. At this point there was considerable ex citcment, and members gathered near the speakers. Thad. Steveus then arose and said that the Committee had been hunting around six months for some evidence on which to impeach the President, and he thought that the House ought to require the testimony to be submitted now. The chairman said it would not be submitted ! now unless the House so ordered. Mr. Williams proceeded to speak of the Committee again, but a point of order was raised and sustained that the doings of the Committee should not be laid before the ! House iri debate. _ Pending a vote the hour I arrived for the obituaries on the late Rcprc- ' sentative Dennison, of Pennsylvania, which postponed the adjournment question till to morrow. The friends of impeachment, it is j evident, were advocates of an October ses- ' sion. Thad. Stevens, during the day, in a per-1 sonal explanation, repudiated a conversation purporting to have taken place with him, and published in the New York Herald of Monday, wherein he is made to denoanco several members of the House. WASHINGTON July 11. J 807.—The Senate did not get through with the consideration of tho reconstruction bill till nearly eight o'- clock this evening, when it was passed with out any important change beyond tho amend ments mentioned in these despatches last night. The passage is not important, except that it brings the suhiect matter of the ses sion nearer than before, as the 1 louse to niglit referred it to the Reconstruction Com mittee. A notable feature in the di-cussion to day was the rapidity with which thcSen ute chamber and galleries were vacated when Garrett Davis, of Kentucky, commen ced speaking. Only four Senators remained in their scats, and they did not listen to him while Vice President Wade called one of them to the chair, and made an extended visit to the lunch room. _ The adjournment question interlocked, as usual with the impeachment of the Presi dent. and was the cause of a prolonged de bate in the House but no new points were elicited. Mr. Boutwell insisted on his ad journment proposition, but was beaten, and Mr. Pike's resolution to adjourn to meet on the 13th of November was finally adopted. Although a number of votes were taken which might be considered as tests on im peachment, it is not safe to say that the House made any expression of opinion on the subject, as the matter ot reassembling, and the convenience of the members in low ing their homes, had as much influence as anything else. Mr. Stevens, of Pennsylva nia, attempted to obtain an immediate re port of the evidence elicited by the Judiciary Committee, but did not succeed. After spending an hour in vain efforts to that end, be allowed the matter to drop, so that tho committee now stands without instruction regarding its report. The bill restoring to the rolls of all the regiments of our army, as honorably dis charged. that class of soldiers who are tech nically denominated deserters because they <lid not wait, after the close of the war, in the camps of disbandment for a formal mus tcrout of service, passed the House to day and was sent to the Senate. General Butler'scommittee to investigate the assassination conspiracy did not organ ize until to day, and have not yet examined any witnesses. It is not probable that they will attempt to do anything until after the adjournment of Congress. WASHINGTON, July 12 1867.—The time of the Senate this afternoon was taken up in buncombe speeches on Mexico. The ob ject was to kill time until the House acted on the reconstruction bill. Mr. ('handler led off in his usual vein of vehement empha sis. lli? denounced all who condemned the execution of Maxmilian as either pulling humanitarians like Greeley, flunkeys like Raymond, or rebels and traitors, and wound up by declaring tfiat America could whip the the world, and would certainly whip any nation that attempted to make war upon Mexico. Reverdy Johnson took the other side of the question, and was followed by several speeches from Chandler's standpoint. Af ter waiting three hours upon thellotisean execute e.-sion was k< Id, after the conclu sion of which a recess till half past seven was taken. The only feature of the House was the re porting back by the Reconstruction Com mittee of the Senate bill, with certain por tions of the House bill as amendments. It was hoped to get the matter into conference hut the debate was again opened and took a wide range, Mr. Robinson, of New York, leading off in a speech on the Republican party, the Fenians and one or two other subjects. Although he denied he was over a Democrat, he severely denounced the Re publican party. and declared if they ever elected General Grant President, they would impeach him in three weeks. Gen. Logan replied in a long speech in denunciation of the Democratic party, and in defense ofltim self. Finally after four hours discussion, the amended bill was passed and sent to the Senate, the House agreeing to hold a night session to await its return. WASHINGTON, .July 18, 1867.—At 1:30 a I message was received from the President, ; and the Senate went into executive session, I and at 1:60 took a recess for half an hour. | On reassembling a message was received | from the House, announcing the action of j that body or the conference report on the I Reconstruction Bill, and the Senate preced ed to the consideration of the report, and after some remark by Messrs Trumbull, Sumner, Wilson, Buckakrw, Cameron, and : Davis, it was finally agreed to at 3:30 p. m. i by a vote of yeas, 31; nays 10; absent 16. In the House, after transacting a variety , of miscellaneous business, Mr. Stevens, at 2 p. in. presented the report of the confcr | once,committee on the the Reconstruction I Bill. In explaining the report he said that most of the amendments of the House had been agreed to. with some -light modi fication-, one of which he thought quite an improvement; that was in characterizing the authority of Congress as paramount over the whole subject. The House had made one concession in abandoning the | cnal section, adopted on the motion of Mr. Wil son, of lowa. The Senate could not agree to that, on account of"ine peculiar reasons, and the conferees on the part of the House j did not think it worth while to split about that. The provision which he had most at heart was that which said that district corn j uiauders should not be removed without the consent of the Senate. The conferees were about to split on that having agreed upon : everything else. After conceding the pow . er of Congress over the whole inatier to be I paramount, lie could not very well seo the logic of iliat reasoning which held that 'Jon- I gross had not the constitutional power to say that those officers should not be remov ed without the consent of the Senate. But ho h'.'cgod the Hou-e to conai ier that the Scn.-u,. ... ecveral furlongs behind the House in the march of reform—perhaps he .Might to say radicalism. Senators were • cuing up sidelong, but had not yet got quite square up. What he had just men tioned was an illustration of ths*. Some fragments of the old shattered Constitution had stuck, perhaps, in the kidneys of some i Senators | laughter], and troubled them at night. When they tried to progress, the ghost of" the past Constitution was found in their way, and obstructed them, Perhaps that wns natural enough. 11c did not find anv fault with it The report was finally adopted by the House by a vote of yeas 110; nays 23. The following is the reconstruction bill as I finally passed and sent to the President: SUCTION I. That it is hereby declared to have been the true intent ami meaning of the act of the second day of March, 1867, entitled n act to provide tor the more cfli- j cient government of'the rebel States," and the act suplcmcntary thereto, passed the twenty-third of March, 1867. that the gov ernments then existing in the rebel States ~f Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama. Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and were not legal State govern ments, and that thereafter said govern ments, if continued, were to be continued subject in all respects to the military com manders of the respective districts, and to the paramount authority of congress. SEC. 2. That the commander of any dis trict named is said act shall have power, sub ject to the disapproval of'the General of the army of the United States, and to have ef fect _ till disapproved, whenever, in the opinion of such commander, the proper administration of said act shall require it, to suspend or remove from office, or from the perlormance of official duties, and the exer cise of official powers, any officer or person holding or exercising, or profer-dng to hold or exercise, any civil or military office or duty in such district, under any power, election, appointment, or authority derived from, or granted by, or claimed under, any so-called State, or the government thoreof, or any municipal or other division thereof; and upon such suspension or removal such commander, subject to the disapproval of the General, as aforesaid, shall have power to provide from time to time for the perfor mance of tho said duties of such officer or person so suspended or removed by the de tail of some competent officer or soldier of the army, or by the appointment of some other person to perform the same, and to fill vacancies occasioned by death, resigna tion, or otherwise. SEC. 3. That the General of the army of the United States shall be invested with all the powers of suspension, removal, appoint ment, and detail granted in the preceding section to district commanders. SEC. 4. That the acts of the officers of the army already done, in removing in said dis tricts persons exercising the functions of civil officers, and appointing others in their stead, are hereby confirmed; provided that any person heretofore or hereafter appoint ed by any district commander to exercise the function of any civil office, may be re moved either by the military officer in com mand of thfT district, or by the Gen. of the army; and it shall be the duty of such com mander to remove from office as aforesaid all persons who are disloyal to the Govern ment of the United States, or who use their official influence in any manner to hinder, delay, prevent, or obstruct theduc and prop er administration of this act and the acts to which it is supplementary. SEC. j. That the boards of registration provide! for in the act entitled "An act supplementary to an act entitled an act to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States," passed March 2, 1867; "and to facilitate restoration," passed March 23, 1867, shall have power, and it shall be their duty, before allowing the reg istration of any person, to ascertain, upon such fact or information as they can ob tain, whether such person is entitled to be registered under said act, and the oath re quired by said act shall not be conclusive on such question; and no person shall be regis tered unless such board shall decide that he is entitled thereto; and such board shall also have power to examine under oath, to he administered by any member of such board, any one touching the the qualification of any person claiming registration; but in every case of refusal by the board to register an applicant, and, in every case of striking his name from the list as hereinafter provided, the board shall make a note or memoran dum, which shall be returned with the reg istration list to the commanding general of the district, setting forth the ground of such refused or such striking from the list: Pro vided that no person shall be disqualified as member of any board of registration by rea son af race or color. SEC. 6. That the true intent and meaning of the oath presented in said supplementary act is (among other things) that no person who has been a member of the Legislature of any State, or who has held any executive or judicial office in any State, whether he has taken an oath to support the Constitu tion of the United States or not, and wheth er ho was holding such office at the com mencement of the rebellion, or had held it before, and who has afterwards engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof, is entitled to be registered or to vote; and the words "executive or judicial" office in any State, in said oath mentioned, shall be constructed to include all civil offi ces created by law for the administration of any general law of a State, or for the admin istration of justice. SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the time for completing the original regis tration provided for in in any act may. in the discretion of the commander of any dis trict. be extended to the first day of Octo ber. 1867; and tho board of registration shall have power, and it shall be their duty, commencing fourteen days prior to any elec tion under said act, and upon reasonable public notice of the time and place thereof, to revise for a period of five days the regis tration lists, and upon being satisfied that any person not entitled thereto has been registered, to strike the name of such per son from the list, and such person shall not be allowed to vote. And such board shall also, during the same period, add to such registry the names of all persons who at that time possess the qualifications required by said act, who have not been already register ed, and no person shall at any time be enti tled to be registered or to vote by reason of any executive pardon or amnesty, for any act or thing which, without such pardon or amnesty, would disqualify him from regis tration or voting. SEC. 8. That all members of said boards of registration, and all persons hereafter elected or appointed to office in said milita ry districts under and so-called State or municipal authority, or by detail or appoint ment of the district commander, shall be re quired to take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by law for the officer of the United Statss. SEC. 0. That no district commander, or member of the board of registration, or any officer or appointee acting under them, shall be bound in his action by any opinion of any civil officer of the United St ates. SEC. 10. That section 4 of said last-nam ed act shall be construed to authorize the commanding general named therein, when ever he shall deem it needful, to remove any member of a board of registration, and to appoint another in his stead, and to fill any vacancy in such board. SEC. 11. That all the provisions of this act, and of the acts to which this is supple mentary, shall be constructed liberally to the end, that all the intents thereof may lie fully and perfectly carried out. WASHINGTON, July 15, 1867.—Mr. Sum u err called up his resolution offered on the sth inst., to suspend the rules, sons to allow him to call up the bill for the establishment of universal suffrage throughout the United States. The proposition was opposed and at 12:15 the Senate went into executive ses sion. The House proceeded as the first business in order, on Monday, to the call of States and Territories for bills and joint reso lutions for reference, and one was read twice and referred declaring valid and bind ing the decisions of military eourts and com missions made in civil cases, where civil courts were in operation. Referred to the Judiciary Committee. The House has again refused to order the printing of the evidence taken by the Judi ciary Committee on impeachment. Petroleum as Fuel—More Experiments. The gentlemen who have been prosecu ting with so much success the experiments on board the I'alos, in Boston harbor, have resumed their labors iu the Battery, New York, whore they have erected the necessa ry buildings. The boiler used for the pres ent experiment is of the ordinary locomotive form, having a furnaee three feet by two feet with twenty-six ineh tubes, each four and one-half feet long. The number of burners in using during the earlier experi ments was twenty-six; this has been reduced to ten, and of course, the consumption of gas in like ratio, with a result quite as effec tual. Tho experiments arc superintended by Mr. Stimers, the consulting Engineer. It is claimed that the Palos tests have de monstrated that 300 tons of oil will generate heat equivalent in quality and effect to that produced from 1,200 tous of coal. One ton of oil, say on hoard ship, will occupy forty six cubio feet of space, one ton of coal asks for fifty-three. There would, therefore, appear to be a saving in space unusually de manded for fuel of fully four-fifths of that now used. Insurance companies, it is claim ed, or prepared to endorse the change, and to lessen, not the rate of insurance on steamers, were liquid fuel is used on this plan. The saving o£ labor, it is claim ed, will be the great economical feature. On board the I'alnt there were employed twenty-one firemen and coal passers. Dur ing the trip lately made when she was pro nelled by steaui generated by burning petro leum three men aid all the work, turnabout. It is further claimed that owing to the character of the flame that portion of the boiler coming in immediate contact with it i is, notwithstanding the intense heat, unin i jured thereby, the sulphur disengaged in wal burning, and injurious to the iron, not being present during this combustion. The Government Finances. WASHINGTON, .July 14.— The amount of fractional currency received from the Nation al Currency Bureau during week ending yesterday amounted to $410,000. During the same period there was forwarded to Na tional banks and others $365,955, and Uni ted States notes to the amount of SIOO,OOO were sent to the Assistant-Treasurer at Philadelphia. The amount of securities held by the Treasurer of the United States in trust for National Banks reported to day was as follows: For circulating notes, $340,- 618,500 for deposits of public moneys, S3B, • 878,450; total, $.379,496,950. Amount of National Bank currency issued during the week, $160,550: total to date, $303,206,- 270. From this is to be deducted the cur rency returned including worn-out notes, amounting to $4,425,902, leaving in actual circulation at this date $268,770,314. The amount of fractious! currency redeemed during the week was $349,0<)0. The receipts of Internal Revenue yester day were $909,722, making the total amount tor the week ending to day $4,875,294. and the aggregate for the fiscal year to date $13,206,960. 1 he receipts from customs at the principal ports of the country from the Ist to the 6th mst., as follows: New York $1,512,769 Boston 108,126 Philadelphia 111,326 Baltimore 213,050 New Orleans 62,053 Ban Francisco from 26th to 3lßt ult... 123,952 Baltimore makes a larger return for the past week than it has made yet, its receipts having hitherto averaged aboat SIOO,OOO. GENKItAt NEWS ITEMS. A church to commemorate Lincoln and the abolition of slavery, will be built in London. THE estimates lor the Indian war as now prosecuted are fully one milliou dollars a week. JACKSONVILLE, Florida, is rioting in water melons at ten cents, and peaches by the cart load. NUMEROUS families frem the Southern States have arrived and are settling upon lands in British Honduras, purchased from the Government. IN some parts of Michigan the wheat is be ing harvested. The yield is very fine, and no complaints of damage is heard. The fruit crop of the State is good. SixTY-two thousand two hundred and eighty five acres of the public lands were disposed of during the month at Nebraska City, Nebraska and Detroit, Michigan, the former settling 43,955, and the latter 18,330 acres. THE New Yor'r dry goods dealers continue to suffer from the decline in prices. A large firm in that city suspended Thursday, but will be able to compromise with their creditors de cently, it is said. THE general sack of the city of Vera Cruz : by the foreign troops, when it was understood that they were to evacuate, was only preven ted by the exertions of the American and British Ministers and their men of war. Mas. LINCOLN is now in Racine, boarding at Congress Hall. She is simply spending the summer there. She dresses'in deep mourning, does not receive company, nor ap pear at the common table. It is not true that she intends making her home there. THE balance of testimony sustains the doubt expressed as to the report that Santa Anna was shot at the time named in the original dispatch. Possibly he may have since been disposed of in that way: but there is good reason for discrediting the first report A history prepared for the French schools by the Mi nister of Publiclnstrnetion, records that in the year 1667 "the Emperor Maximil ian reigned peaceably over a contented people and that French inll jence was. thanksto God, forever established on the South American continent." That history wants an early re vision. THE Montreal Oazetie blames the United States tor what has recently happened in Mexico, and expects this government to take possession of that country, but is rather pleased than otherwise at the prospect. It calls the Mexicans "bloodthirsty wretches," and that may be the reason why it desires to leave the Yankees in intimate telatious with them. THE Assistant Commissioner of the Frecd mcn's Bureau for the State of Arkansas has forwarded to General Howard a detailed re port of the bureau in that State for the month of May last, from which it appears that the operations of the bureau in that district in the interest of the freed people were mainly con fined to settling difficulties between them and their employers and outrages committed upon them by other parties. In some sections of the State it is reported that "outrages are the exception, not the rule, and the very few difficulties which arose were of the most triv ial nature, principally between the colored people themselves, and they are not worth mentioning." \yATERSIDK WOOLEN FACTORY. 50,000 POUNDS OF WOOL WANTED. The undersigned having i>n hand a large lot of Woolen Goods of his own manufacture, such as Cloths, Cassi meres, Tweeds, Sattinetts, Flannels, Blankets, Coverlets, Yarns, Ac., desires to ex change the same for Wool, and for that purpose will in a short time start a peddler through tho country. Our former custodiers can rely upon it that our peddler will visit thcin as soon as possi ble. Our friends are also informed that we have torn down our old Factory and arc about erecting a new one, hence we will not be able to do any custom work ut. til Fall. May 3d, 1 MIL* _ JOHN I. NOBLE. J RON WATER PIPE. HARTLEY A METZGER are now prepared to furnish !! sires of GALVANIZED IRON WATER PIl'E at remarkably LOW rates. This pipe is pure, will last a lifetime, can be run in all directions, and is the very thing to carry that crystal spring right to your door. Also, HYDRAULIC RAMS, FORCE PI'MPS, BATH TUBS, Ae. Ac., furnished to order. "BUCKEYE REAPERS." "FARMER MOWERS." RUSSELL REAPERS and MOWERS. Green Castle Cradles, stacks of Scythes, Snaths, Ac., and all kinds of tools tor harvesting. juncll HARTLEY A METZGER. IjlX ECU TORS' NOTICE. A Estat' of Frederick StijHer, I'tte of Union lotcHikip, dee'd. Notice is hereby given that letters testamentary have been granted to the undersigned, by the Register of Bedford county, on said estate. All pcr-ons ill deb ted to -aid estate will make imme diate payment, and those having elainis against the same are requester) to present them forthwith for settlement. JOSEPH STIFFLER, MICHAEL STIFFLER, Executors, June2l:(>t* residing in Union township. 171 XBCUTOB'B NOTICE. U Letters testamentary upon the estate of Cas per Smith, lute of Harrison tp., dee'd., having been granted the undersigned, persons having elaims and tho-e indebted to said estate, are here by notified to present their accounts properly au thenticated for settlement. LEO. W. WILLIAMS, May 17-Bt. Executor. AGUA DE MAGNOLIA j A Unlet delight. Superior to no, Cologne, to bathe the the face and perron, to redder the "' ft J ll " 1 frtth.lu allay .W-mnat.M,, p, , „ tume clothing, for headache. Ac. It i, maouf,' ured from the rich bouthcrn Magnolia, and , taining a patronage quite unprecedented |, I favorite with actresses and opera singers It ' fold by all dealers, at SI.OO in large bottle, | by DENES IJikskh ,tr Co., Now York, Whole i;,. | Agents. Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all lu,i, . , S. T. 1860 X Persons of sedentary habits troubled with wen* j ness, lassitude, palpitation of the heart, la I .: j appetite, distress after eating, torpid liver, j stipation, Ac., deserve to suffer if the; I try the celebrated PLANTATION IJITTKI j which arc now recommended by the highcri . ! ical authorities, and warranted to produce an medial* beneficial effect. They are exeeedin-U ' agreeable, perfectly pure, and most supersede , I other tonics where a healthy, gentle stimulant required. They purify, strengthen and invigorate. They create a healthy appetite. They are an antidotcto change of water an I die. They strengthen the system and enliven i:,r mind. They prevent miasmatic and intermittent ft.- They purify (he breath and acidity of tin stomach. They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation. They cure Liver Complaint and Nervou 11,., ache. They make the weak strong, the larign 1 liant, and arc exhausted nature's great o ■ They are composed of the celebrated Calita , hark, wintcrgrccn, sassafras, roots and her! preserved in perfectly pure St. Croix rum. 1 r particulars, sec circulars and testimonial i each bottle. Beware of impostors. Examine ever. See that it has our private L*. S. stamp mini" ted oxer the cork, with plantation scene, an i signaturoon aflne steel plate side label. Seel our bottle is not refilled with spuriou and i. terious stufi. Any person pretending i Plantation Bitters by the gallon or hulk, |. impostor. Any person imitating this ho:i|. selling any other materia) therein, whether • Plantation Bitters or pot, is a criminal undi U. s. Law, and will be so prosecuted by a-. Th, demand for Drake's Plantation Bitters.fr dies, clergymen, merchants, Ac., is incre-ii The simple trial of a bottle is the eriden- ■ present of their worth and superiority. The . ai; stqd by all respectable druggists, grocer*, i cians, hotels, saloons, steamboats and ■ u-■ . stores. P H. DRAKE & CO Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Drug - Have you a hurt child oralame hor o? I'-e Mexican Mustang Liniment. For cute, sprains, burns, swellings, and ■ 6- i breasts, the Mexican Mustang Liniment i- a - - care. For rheumatism, neuralgia, stiff joint-,-- and bites, there is nothing like the Mcxi an V tang Liniment. For spavined horses, tbc poll-evil. riri. and sweeny, the Mexican Liniment noer fail For wind-galls, scratches, hig-hea.l and splint the Mexican Mustang Liniment is w : .• freight ia gold. Cuts, bruises, sprains and swellings, are mon and certain to occur in every family, lb,' , bottle of this Liniment is the best inres'nic-.t t .- can lie made. It is more certain than the doc-tor—it va time in sending for the doctor—it is cheapertl : tbc doctor, and should never he dispensed with "In lifting the kettic from the fire, it tipj-e-i over and scalded my hands terribly. The Mustang Linitucnt extracted the pain, cd the sore to heal rapidly, and left v rv scar. CIIAS. FOSTER, 120 Broad .-t". I' Mr. S. Litch, of Hyde Park, Vt. writes. "My horse was considered worthless, (spavin.) •-: since the use of the Mustang Liniment, I have I him for $l5O. Your Liniment is doing wond-.r up here." All genuine is wrapped in steel plate cngravir signed fl. W. Westbrook, Chemist, and al.-u • the private U. S. stamp of PEMAS BARNES) AC-, over the top. Look clottly, a rid be not deccic'd by Cu ei'ts. Sold by all Druggists, at 25, 50 ct and 51 Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Drug -i ■ It m-c t delightful Hair I'rr iog. It eradicates scurf and dandruff. It keeps the head cool and .-le-in It makes the hair rich, soft nd gl-.-sv. It prevents hair turning gray and falling off. It rest-ires hair upon prematurely bald hea l This is just what Lyon's Kathniron will d is pretty—it is cheap—durable. It is literal's sold by the car-load, and yet it.- almost increii demand is daily increasing, until there is hardly a country store that does not keep it, or a fain that d"cs not use it. E. THOMAS LYON, Chemist. N.Y. Saratoga Spring W atrr, sold by all Dm : Who would not be beautiful Who woo 1.! - add to their beamy' What < that tv purity and ditlingue appears u, we observe n; the stage atd in the city belle! It i- no longer - secret. They use Hagan's Magnolia Balm, i continued use removes tan, freckles, pimples. ,ir : roughness, l'roui the face and hands, and b >■ • the complexion smooth, transparent, blu' n- ; and ravishing. I'nliko many cosmetic . i' -a tains no material injurious to the skin, t :• Druggist will order it for you. it not on h.r 50 cents per bottle. W. E. HAG AN. Trov. N. Y., Obi IVF.MAN lititM S A *>. Wholesale Agents. V t. Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all "> Hcimstrect's inimitable Hair Coloring i- ' dye. All instantaucous do are romp > lunar owftir, and more or less I- -troy the vt' ty and beauty of tbc hair. Ibis is the ■r u Hair Coloring, and has been growing in tn> over twenty y ears. It rc-tor. - gray hair ' original color hy gradual absorption, in a in markahle manuer. It is at* a beautiful In dressing. Sold in two site* eff cents and f I all dealers. C. IIKIM> I'KEKT, I'hem Saratoga Spring Water, told hy all I)ru_ Lros's EXTRACT or Vi'RE Jvnvn v titvoi —for Indigestion, Nausea, Heartburn. Sick Ilml ache, Cholera Morbus, Flatulency. Ac., where a warming stiiuuleut is required Its careful p:- paration and entire purity make it a cheap an i reliable artielo for culinary pnrpo-. s. 6"! i every where, at 50 cts. per bottle. Ask for "1.; Pure Extract." Take no other. Saratoga Spring Water.sold by all Drug-i- July 13th, ISftH, coirly.
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