A .I'-!, TEE FREEMAN. THURSDAY, : FEB. 27, 1808. LOCAL AND PERSONAL. KftTDKIl.mr.S LOCAL AND GfcKERAL. Tbr canal between Ilollidaysburg and Co lumbia is to be enlarged, A largo force of wnrknii'i! will be iut on as soon as the weather permits. Yo!;iay was Ash Wednesday, and the first day of Lor.t. In tho Catholic Church a seasou of forty days fasting and prayer is il 'served from tliict date, concluding on Eas ter Sunday. lltyfrB. Joseph Cole and Francis J. Barbe Tich. of Carrolltown. took their departure within the past week, for the Weft, to wt tle perri)nr i.tly. They were accomjanlcd by iheir f.tmilic. Ti e letter of our Alhw.a correspondent V.. r.'it reach us until Tuesday evening too late, we are 6. .-rry to fay, for Insertion, as ur type has always to bo up at that time in order to get to pres iu proper season. Our townsman . Cipt. "Wm. Linton hau leased the Fosir House, Johnstown, fur the term of tvo Year, and will take immediate piR.esfKii. The Captain has maie a popu lar landlord hcra and cannot fail to do bo t here. Samuel Hull, the young man who killed n inductor Parker, was tr;ed at Greensburg and f. -und guilty last week of murder in the fecund decree, and has been sentenced by .Tiidiie Bi flinton to eight years imprison ment in the Western Penitentiary. At a meeting of the lVard of Poor House P rectors, held on Monday last, Dr. Andrew Ycas'ey, of Johnstown, was appointed at-t-noing i ysioian to the outdoor paupers In that viv ii.ity said appointment to take ef fect ficm ami aftt r the 10th of March next A in. 'ct di-st-uctivo fire occurred in Oil City on Monday last, whereby a considera ble portion of the town tins laid in tui. Mr. Audiew J. Cbrhty b'st his dwelling; and stte, and. probably a portion of his drug, crt.. involving a Iom to him of -ome l'i.000. Tii- rustic window blind factory of Wm. Aihtm-s, i;j Altr.'Pa, was destroyed by fire, 'n Friday night hirt, involving a Ioks of "tiio ,?2.fi00. with an insurance of only ..'to. Supposed to have been the work of an iocf m'iarv. Tin's is the teconJ or third m:-!'.Ttune of the Kind which has betell Mr. A'hanin. Tl-.e branch train on Monday morning 'as delayed two hours, iu the vicir.ity of Kaylor's station in consequence of a couple of f.e;L'lt cars leaving the trark. The 1 i'ii.. AHj'I.r in hue, r,n extra tiin was : 'I.:., v.. J...;. h'tait.ed on the mam made on the Branch. Owing to these delays Court did not con vene until 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. F.:ri est I), llhey. formerly of this place, lit ei gM-. nl for t-everal years pa-t in busU ! r.-s at I.' avcnw rth, Kansas, came home 1 o-t rivh on a brief visit. Earnest looks as 'foe f.. a fiddle," and is. vre aro glad to learn. Kvevcc-ding well in his business pur f.:'.tf in "ye western countrie." He reports hU j r( ie. i C. W. Dougherty, also an Ebens burn boy, in good health find prosperous condition. Mav they ever be eo. Fn f. II. H. Hughes closed a very success ful term of singing school, on Monday even ing hu t by a public examination. A large number f cur citizens were in attendance, Ht'd expressed themielvea h:gh!y pleaped with tl-.e proficiency of the musical class. Mr. H. designs teaoidnjr another quarter, and has fixe 1 the price of tickets at the low pri-e of one dollar. Ho also propose to ;" t up a concert, in which his pupils will participate. The C.nccrt in aid of the sew Catholic Church in this place, to be given at the C-'urt House, on Monday evening next, pro mises to be. and vre have reason to believe will be. oue cf tho most billiiart musical entertainments that has delighted the ears of our ciii.-i.a f.r a 1 i,g time. The pieces s.-brted are among the best productions of fiie d.y, and we feel confident that they will he rendered to the infinite cratification'of all who attend. Some of the best talent at hom and abroad will Ie brought into re quisition, and it is therefore not too much t j expect a rioh and rare musical treat. Let no one etay away from the conceit. Ocr BnoFoir Er.rcTtoy The election for B'irongh officers, on Friday last, passed. . ffqnietlv and without any itndu exertion 'M!i! made on behalf of either of the tickets put in nomination by the two political par ti, s. The principle contest, of course, wan on the Burgess, and the Democratic candi date,, ur popular Postmaster, Reese J. Lloyd, although he filled to win the priz, made a most splendid run for a man with Rich brief caudal appendages as he is po-ses-sed of coming out several votes ahead of ids ticket. We cive the names of the croritlemen elected, tl I5urgess and School Directom, as well as all the officers in (he Hast Ward being- Re. publicans, while those of the Weat Ward, iir-offhe ri -i.t political f.uth. f'tirgose. Thomas B. Moore. S, h... l Directors, Ceo. Huntlev a-jd Kvan . Kvir.rt. West War. I Council. Isaac Crawfjrd. M .rg;.n Hughes. J.d.n Lloyd, Owen Ctin iihigham, John Fenlou; Judgo of Election. J d ward Gla.-s ; Inspectors. Wm. II. S-ch!er, Ico. Brown: As.-e.ssor, Joshua D. I'aristi ; C it fable. Thotra J. Williams. fcist Ward Council. Daniel O. Evan. T. M. Jones. B.-iwland Davis. F. II. Barker, Dvid J. Evans : Judge, Wm, D. Davis; Inspect rs. David Howell, Wm. Lichry; As-.-v.nr. Lennii-l f):vij- I-r-ivt Tl..,,,,' Told. ' SPM.us I ) eat n. Mrs. Veronica Reilly. widow of Mr. Maurice Reilly, dce'd, and ister of M. M. Adams Emj., died very sud deuly, at her residence in Siniimitvibe bor ough, this county, Friday night last. She retired to bed, iu apparent good health, be tween ten and eleven o'clock on the night htate d, but in less than an hour afterward arose from her bed aud lit a candle, and Miior.ioiiing her family to her, announced to them that she was going to die, and request ed that the priest should be scut for without delay. Father Ryan was soon in attendance mid administered the sacraments of the church, and e're twelve o'clock her immor tal spirit had winced its way to the God who gave it. Mrs. Reilly was a most exemplary woman and kinddiearted neighbor, and her sudden death has not only startled but deep ly gtieved a largo circle of relatives and bympaihizsng friends. She was forty odd years of ago, and the mother of a lare family. May she rest in peace. Shot the Wnexa Man. Mr. David 1'owell, a fanner residing in Cambri.i town ship, a few miles from town, accidentally 'hot himself through the thigh, on Fiiday evening hist, and his wound is said to be cf a very serious if not dangerous character, lbe ttory goes that a man named Elias Jones threatened or was about to shoot a dog belonging to Powell, (another account is that he was Zoning Powell's house.) when the latter armed himself with a revolver, probably for the purposo of intimidatiog Jone. and while tn tho act of loadi tho weapon it went off. and tho Ull passed tnrou-h Mr Powell's right ihih. causing injur is wn-.ch rmj yet provo fatal. Anctheb. TiBi.r. Caijia . A Kwaej . ...fc y, ; ..u Aiecd' .Ut:a-? cl'm";tl'- on Thursday afternoon Ifst. The viciim !s Il.at . ... 1 3 J ' T nine wjio g:n ua.ie-. rrie j.ivton, v.as... . a. iUmA cu u,c i:C.,i- toihood. ai.d the tcaii-L. n;oi;st wLj j.cr- jisiraveu uiv eiu la a i.eKr... aiui nineteen years of age, who ba bceu ju ti.e employ of Mr. Layton. At tho tioj fc;,f.t';d the girl left her homo to visit the house : f ; neighbor, tituated at e r-v distance f.-ro Ler father's farm. Between the hjucj lies considerable piece of woodn through which ths girl had to pa. The toad through thes wocxls is lonely, there bei: g no houses near, and tho track being very liuia traveled. The regro overhtard the Ltrlo girl talking about goiuq en her visit, and before the started lie slipped into the wo. js and secretel himself by the wayside. vV Leu she came past he steprcd up to r.c: ed her down and then oi.irayed hv '.ng his victim inseusible, he 11 vd wixxli and hid. Onl3' a short time had elapsed b r. Ltav- iuto thj ,cfora the Her Cfu- li tri r'bi'! insensible child was too Cscovere.:. phtiuiy of ti dition to!d only ueeM ij.at nau oecn eoiiii:i.'.iv. removed to her- home, and ks s was restored to c-nscioT'stiCia he hail occurred. Immr-.:iatc and te-arch was made for the per; ctrat 1 1 A 1 1 1 - i . I ;n as tue ;r '. v. : a: ti. orough r, t-.:t as we have said, he had hidden teeurely iu the woods, and eluded jiursuit fcr the time be in a-. It annears that be made Ida wav to O It , Blairsville the Fame U'.gi.t. rut d of I for the 1 rer.:a'ti!ng there or f.eeirg farther, hi: somo uuaccuunttblo purpose, ret :ri.e.i t neighborhood of hid crime. Du-irg tdght he ttole & j.usage on a freii !.'. and came back to Deiry. ilc was ed, yesterday niorning l.idden in the Mr. Lay ton", the father of ti.e gir; more than murdered, lie was imm secured, and placed in jd'.l at Gn -At last accounts the unfortuuato a most precarious cendiuiou, aiu il . cam;ot survive. w I S r ; :t- Tnr IsscaAKct Brsi.s4 a T;".t v. A litl'HKsBSTATIVr. MaK. We Kl.'r f a t- with a visit, on Saturday hJ.ct, frou. our erget:c, wide-awake arnl prcgres.-iv- It. A. U. ivtrr. t.a.. tiie active -c.-tuoe. - the well known iujsurat.c? ftge-"v frc:, Messrs. Kerr & Co!. Ah' .cua a L:m i.wU has long kince Introduced itself v.- our read ers through the advertising coiu r.n? !' he Fi; k km an. Titere is no branch c! tf.e :t rar.ee business, wo be'ievc. whicii : ceivc the attention of thh; f.:-m, p.: r.o ageiwy hi thin part t.f th- -ctvk.. which so fully coujpriheiids .-.d t: sj htematizes the busiues. io ail i:.1 tious a: dofes.sis. Krr & Co. Ti to the ii.sjii.tice ef life, li::.-o and and repreellt the bevl and sufei, in tht country. Mr. l-Ieir UijL.t.i oui'hlv erstsl lo all the tletails -,f th-r- is ' . -(: !".-.-t.'y i.'.t.-."- L- ; .(::. j .-,.Tty. iiess, ami as he is a reh.-.l !e, ho'.us'. straightforward gcntleican, we i'.-j: :h cannot Urj earnestly toi:;i!er;J .i.e 'A: vhich he is the lt-cogidzed head to a:i ; : seeking insurance against loss by dent or death. We call the attend , meis, lurnbernien, ud owners c-f :.t general, to the facilities aiforded by i'.'j for the insuring of horses and CAtli'J, h.'.i thK.t tt.ey wiii jive this l.opet t.-t ter the atle: which their owu i.'.tirci.s most ks;urcdiy den.j.i.d. Tad 5IPO F.i.cioys -W "vhere the : etu: t Ii.)r"Uh oi. Fti ot tLe fclec lust, at in' ton toW.-.-hip iu a eoiret-t er. under tho proper heading, but in ? lJ to t'nes.? we rxt? the rebiii i;i a fj-v localities, of which wo have only information : In Johnstown, Irviu Railed, FJsj. RiHical can I-dste, has been elected Bu t:: bv the neepr n.hioritv ot o. I: maugh bcrougii, Captaia W.-.J BctAocral, has been the su'.'ctf for the same petition. Ihchlati heretofore one ' tho mosfc ui.s ical strongholds in the x.iii:;; Democratic from stem to stei average majiity. we un6t-rt: Outside our owu county, i proximity to it, we no's the h. IVitts, Evq . has: been chosen Y. -Lowther, tsq.. Treasurer of the Alt;o!:a, while nine out of thi t if." .JO giv:: close Geo. tr.o c a iy of - ve t: un- ciltuen and five out of the nix tb aro a!fto Deajoeralic. Iu Hob ;rds tho average Democraiio majority in s:x:y-f;vs-cain ff fovtv since last fall. L.T. r : ei: : : i. ere -t j the is a Deinocritic :a:n cf 22, t: ticket haS be?U defeated. Fatitkr Ml'Llzk. In lb Catholic Biohops recently nt-t which we 'ive iu another cok'ii: obserrtd that Very Rev. T. V. . (Jeneral of this Diocese, for::.M. tor of St. John's Church, J.-h as such, well knowu ai.i afi membered by many of ourre-;" asu'gued to tho Episcopal Stv cf r i;:trd, aud :. it ;! be lien, Vicar t" yca" pus v. r., and l-.:rUs!y re s. hj been lire, made p Yourg. cut we Mullen so r;, as ho is vacant by tho coUli vt . This a point mc-nt will ttir; ro scarcely think gratif "ati-er mtich as it will bis old par! ,i i. ao humble, devout and u: ;-.sr: ir.g laborer i tu the Lor:; s viny.vru, a ; i we his inherent humility foiba .!- hia art fur so exalted s, i worthier ma.ii or in jre f-iti.f; V el Bure that i;y desire on c ' t ' i . r o paui-r co ull h ive I een chosen, lew ever, aud friends will rej .ice that it tv. Ik m icy Ak Auuittkd Fact X told that au article can be out of i- easoii than in t en g.jods cati be bought at !c ev.-on i;eed be '.'eht ch-ver that winter T' rices in tui.1.- iner ttian iu winter, ana i i e versa. Conse !:..t our merchant quently wo need only sav fiiend, Geo. Huulley, hf.s a I'-rce sto k of tti, l..r niL.'Q rf linit'-T-if '0 f,-- C . stoves ever brought to this r.iaiket, r-' the season is past for that 1 i: of tra-ce, and as he wishes to get his u t oy . ut of them, he now proposes to clc-s cct .he .-:-.iirn as- soitmcnt at j'rst cost, t u 1 'sure as shooting" if he ou sers. Yeti can't buy ar.ytii where at cost when it's !: .1 'i it as i'i Is puroha- ij'.'re or e:se vp stoves are out of season, for least, and itov is the Dt you see tho point ? t:- 5 iir Oi theoi at ti:-. t) tuy stoves. A Barb Chasce. Ti.r and fixtures of a first c'.a. s retail Grocery Ilc.use, rtovr .! bucincFS, are off red for f t cash. Tho House w:li :, good will lolesalo and g a thriving . e i-.t a low hgnre ;! -land a ret.-ll ; ' Q per year, t t--'.t the pur- Jraao of from $3O,1-0'3 lo Tho stock will be re.i chaser and p session v. jiven on tho oi .pra i.ext. Bv nj --.v'tng seion to Wm. B, Gott. No. 107 M.V::i street, Altoo na. A rare chaace Tor a bur.aiu may be obtained. 3t. Fe M the bleak and dreary .Northland, Where tho Frost King hi . j hi reigi. Come the chilling blasts of v inter, Swetping o'er valley, hill f.r.d pU'n ; And as ru?h they madly oi:" ard Through forest, fern and breaker, Let us not forget our good:; to but From Ilarry A. ShoeinoL'.r. f Communicated. I FEssio. This is a subject on which much h beu said and wriltea from time to time by teachers and others, but very little has as yet been . fcocomrhtibed. It 5a a tubiect in , v,licb crery teacher aad friend of popular j V-Latien is cletply interested. Siow there ; ;3 IO rPasoa wby the teachers profession , ij tot to eIeVated aa to hold a re spectable runk among other professions, and command the respect of the world. Is not i e who assists iu developing the immortal taid one of the world's greatest benefac tors I Ought net his profession, taen, hold a respectable rank in th world, and be made! one that would maintain itself? Cer fa'idy It should, and could, if the nroner j s'ers were taken in ths right direction. But i .n whom does this work of elevation rest? j Cn the people ? On the directors ? On the j Str.te Department of Common Schools? Or ' do, ., it rest on the teachers therRselvcs7 It mutt certainly rest oa the teachers. If the j people, tho directors, the State Department j ami the teachers would put forth a united j ehUrt, the work would be a comparatively ! y one, inasmuch as they can each do a ! vast amount towards accomplishing that I end. But on the teachers themselves rests j tUe. grfcat Work. There are several prelimi j nary steps wkich most be taken iu order to j hit ure Luccss. j Fii bt, The profession should be relieved .;i uiOii who are not naturally qualified for discharging the duties of this high aud noble calling. TLere arc those in the profession who have by their practice given uumis t iheable evi dunce that nature did not origi nally detigu them for the teacher's profes sion. The sooner the profession gets ria of tbm tho soolcT will a great and irxmortant j stop be taken in tho direction of elevation. A profession made up of "quacks" cannot command respect. ! : Secondly, The elevation of the profession nue-l be precceded hv the elevation of the. I ; iularics ; and from all appearances this work i tic valves upon h teu'-hera. They should j iuvui iably act uj.ca tho principle that it ! takes two parties to niuke a bargain. Uu j der the present i;te of affairs the bargain ; making power is altogether vested in one j party. If a teacher does not feel inclined j to a&ccpt of the salary offered, Ids only alter j native is to let it alone, and a cheaper man i takes the situation. The teacher should al 1 ways h" v a word or two to say in legard to I the salary he is to receive. Teachers in ; orj' county t.hcul.1 meet, and by common i toiisent, fix on the salaries which'they shall i re-eive, and in no case alio1..- themselves to be employed for a less Kinount than that j vhieti hA been agreed upon. Let the teach- ers of each county arrange thru solves in j tv--o or three grades, each teacher entering ti.e grc Is to wuich his qualifications entitle I him to belong. A becond or third class j to.-.cher will not long wish to remain in a ! tirst cla.-s schcKjl, and a first class teacher . - ill hive nothing to do with a second or i thi:ii class school. Tho teachers should I t hen strictly ndhere to the amount of salary which their grade requires. A teacher can then demand f 45 or $C0 per month, and at f uiti buuiu urns tuvs mie assurance mat no other teacher of his grade in the county will f ?ach for a ltes amount. And there can be but cue rcBult. The school cannot stand idle. Low salaries is and always has been one of the greatest drawbacks to the teacher's pro fession. Ey m :.t younsr teachers it is oulv made as a kind ef a ttart iu the world a - . stopp ug btcuje to something more lucrative. - They outer the profession without having the s'igi.tct notion of tiakiue it a nerma- tiun Lei i in ti.ii j ntnt business, 6imply because the compen 4 weil h,i tiif-t T i satlon which they receive for their labors will not lusilfy them in making it a work for lifa. But eoine have labored in the pro feesion long enough to become bo poor as not to be able to leave it. Were the wages raised to a standard at which men could earn a respectable livelihood, men of educa tion aud ability would remain in the school- -''- r- and be ornaments to the profession. tLc j The very best means by which theprofes ....t ?on and Commoa School cause can be ele- . ;, j vated is to have the profession composed of I., i- j educated, alio, faithful and eKcient teachers teasers wno will at all times be an honor to the profession ; and they can be retained in it by no other means than by increasing the salaries. When the profession is com posed of efficient teachers, the confidence fn toe Common School mi , . .. ..... Ml l,1bJ j incre.ed, aud receive the support of all classes. There Would then be some imlnpo. j mcnts for persons to ruake special nrepara i tioti for this noble calling, and it would be esteemed nu honor to belong to the grand . army oi bumraon bchool educators. The j person who then makes his liviug by faith- iuoy i;.jparnng Knowteuge anu instruction to the rising generation will occupy aa high aud respectable a position, at least, as ho who makes his living by the infirmities or dissensions of mankind. J. X, Gati. B ay zk Vallst, Pa. COHiMAUau, Feb. 22, 18C3. Editor Freeman Noticing a problem In your last paper, I thought I should solve it, an having got an auswer, I send it to you without kuowing whether it is correct or nfet. At the end of the sixty-eighth day B. had traveled - - - 1819 milee. A. bad traveled I860 " E24S 817964. Answer: B. traveled - 1819 ru's In 68 " - 14:24 71 15. 8243 If I am correct I shall expect to be an swered through your paper ; if not, it Is no difference. Alice Adams. Pupil of Cjnemaugh School. Right the first guess and now it is Miss Alice's turu tu put a question at "Plebein." L'DiToa. Demorkjt's Yockc America. This pop ular iitile periodical has been greatly en- : largea anu improved with the new year. Twice as much reading matter is given as I forr.ierby. It is a great favorite with the j children, always supplying them with a fund I of amusemeut and iustruction. convpvpd in au attractive way. Parents can do no bet ter for the;r children than subscribe for it. Publication Office, 473 Broadway, X. Y. $1.50 yearly, with a piemium. L1IIRORS OP YOUTH". A gentleman who suffered for years from Nervous Debility, ( Premature Decay, and ail t ho effects of yeutbfnl indiscretion, will, for tho sake of suffering humanity, send free to all who need it, the recipe and directions for making the simple remedy by which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the advertiser's experience, can do so by addressing, in perfect confidence, JOHN B OGDEN. 42 Cedar street N. Y. Information. Information guaranteed to produce a luxuriant growth of hair upon a bald head or beardless face; also, a rsdpe for the lemoval of Pimples, Blotches, Erup tions, Vc. on the skin, leaving the same soft, clear and beautiful, can be obtained without charge by addressing 1'UVS. I". CHAPMAN, Oemist, 22 BioadwaXHiJvr f Advertisement. J Eminsbhbs, Feb. 27, 1868. Mr. Editor : Mr. James J. Kaylor, the retiring Poor House Steward, publishes a card in the Free man of last week, in which my nnme is mentioned. I crave a short space for a reply on the same terms. So far as have kad anything to do with the di i set ion of matters. I had neither the fear or the love of the outeoing or incoming Stew ard to sway me in the perform uce of a duty I owe to the people of Cambria county. The Board of Directors adopted the view that all personal property on the Poor House Fsrm should belong to the county, without any mixing up of the property claimed by the Steward, or any other perBon, Numer ous complaints had been mada as to the Stewardship of Mr. Kaylor, and without deciding, iu the first place, whether these charges were well or ill-founded, we deter mined to avoid future difficulty. There was no inventory to be found to show that any of the property an the farm, or in the houee, belonged to Mr. Kaylor, and we knew the fact that several loads, euough to start Mr. Kaylor at farming and housekeeping at "Home," were removed by him from the Poor House, under a claim of property. As the personal property of Col. McDermitt, or the greater part of it, was needed to supply what was thus removed, three competent and intelligent persons were choseu to ap praise the articles so taken, undtr oath, at their cash value. The incoming Steward, Col. McDermitt, claimed that as be was to be responsible for all the property, an inventory should be taken of what he found in the building and on the farm, when he took possession ; and the Directors thought it entirely projr, for him as well as the county, to make such appraisement. Accordingly, James Myers, H. C. Devine and F. P. Tierney, three re putable citizens, were chosen and sworn to perforu that duty faithfully. These gentle men pascea through the buiidmtr and over the farm, and I need not state to those who know them, performed their duty faithfully. An article or two may havo been passed without observation, for ought I know, but of this the appraisers may "advertise" for themselves. Indeed a superanuated "coffee-mill," or a "cake eutter," or other items may not be on the list, but I am at a loss to see that this affects Mr. Kaylor in ajy way. The truth is, Mr. Kayl jr is too sensitive to be honest. He stems determined to cover -up his own tracks by bellowing as lustily as that celebrated Poor House bull of his, at everything done by tho present Board of Directors. Let Mr. Kaylor, while his hand is in, account for the grain cry. -lie for which he charged tho county ten dollars, the wash tub, the clothes basket, the butcher knifj bought from George IIuDtley and taken "Home" by him ! Where did Mr. Kaylor get the shoats, tho chickens and the tur keys taken "Home" from the Poor House ? Did he rahe these on the 6hares 1 Certain ly not, for he took all the turkeys! What became of lbe table linen? Didn't you, Mr. Kaylor, refuse to be taxed when the Assessor called on you, kit any of the cows, as belonging to the county, and afterwards drive three of them away as your own? Didn't yon get $100 for tho hire of a buggy worth half that sum, which j-ou Used for your own pleasure ridicg ? Didn't you accept a matron by present of $100 from the good natured Director whom you praise so much ? Didn't you sell twelve indifferent young ctf'tlo to tho Directors, "sight-unseen," at $45 a head without any "appraise ment?" And didn't you buy their best cow for $30 t Do you remember, Mr. Kaylor, about buy ing articles at one price gettiug them charged at a higher priceand pocketing the difference, calling it your per cenlaje f Didn't jou claim this out of orders granted to a merchant in Johnstown, aud afterwards iu the hands of Joseph Koontz ? Didn't you make out, knowingly, an order for Wil liam J. Buck for $17 more than he claimed, and after you retired from the Stewardship, ask that amount back from him ? Did you not. in your general dealings with Cyrus Hart and Kress fe Co., aa well an others, purchase for the Poor House get bills made out at a heavy advance, and put tho differ ence into your pocket ? When these questions are answered I shall hava a few more to ask, and would suggest iu the meantime that those "living in glass houses should not throw stones-" Johs D. Thomas. niiMi.ocK, Feb. 24, 1868. Dear Freeman : Knowing no goxl rea son why the readers of the Freeman should not occasionally have the news from Old Washington, particularly about election times, 1 am induced to give them the re turns of the t lection on Friday last. The Mongrelites had everything cut and dry for a graud campaign, and to their great aston ishment succeeded in being gloriously de feated. It was the most amusing election that Washington has had for some time. In order to make a show at all the opposition formed a ticket of Damocrats and Republi cans. It is but justice to the Democrats, or most of them at least, to say that they knew nothing of the arrangement, and that their names were used without their consent. They went on the method that desperate cases require desperate remedies, and their efforts in behalf of their ticket astonished the "oldest inhabitants," but was of no avail. The Democracy have not yet forgot ten when their friends were arrested in the dead hours of the night and sent off to Ab olition bastiles for advocating Democratic principles, nor do they fail to remember when the "late lamented" had his soldiers stationed in Democratic diftricts for the pur pose of running Democrats away from the polls. These things didu't happen yester day to be forgotten to-day. Tho number of votes polled were 1G7, and the following named geutlemen were elected to fill the various offices : JusticeVof the Peace F. M. George and P. McGough ; Judge of Election James Noon ; Inspec tors II. J. McCIoskey and II. Kimmell ; Assessor R. Detling ; Constable William Maxwell; Auditor W. II. MeEnme ; Su pervisors Owen Sweeney and D. O'Skelly ; School Directors G. J. Schroaderer, Wm. Brown, M. Mconey, J. Hamilton and T. Monahan j Township Clerk Jacob Bur goon. - After this result, it ia not likely that thosa Democrats who knowingly made tools of themselves by allowing their names to go on the opposition ticket, as well as those who were inveigled into voting for it on the plea that it was not a party ticket, will commit another ktich a blunder for it is to be hoped, at least, that they will loek to their friends and not their enemies, for sup port hereafter. Kuowing the persons elected to be sound Democrat?, honest, intelligent, upright and modest gentlemen, 1 have no hesitation in eaying that they will bear their honors with the dignity becoming the stations to which they have been chosen. WTAsniNGTox. Coe"s Dyspepsia. Cure Will immediately relieve and permanently cure the most aggravated case of Dyspepsia, Flatulency, Sour Stomach, Constipation, and all diseas of the Stomach and Bowels. 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