I
TI1UIJSDAY, : : : OCT. 14, 1 SCO.
The Elections on Tuesday.
We have delayed the publication of or.r
paper one elay in hopes of being able to im
part some reliable information in regard to
the elections iu this State, Ohio and Iowa,
but up to Thursday neon the returns are so
vague and unsatisfactory that we can ;!can
nothing decisive from them except that lo-.vi
has goue republican by about 25,000, and
its new kgisdature wiil be almost exclusive
ly of tl.c sa. i.e stripe.
The Pittsburgh Post of this momin claims
the elect kd if Mr. Packer by l.COO, and a
talegiani iu its column.; says that Alex. Mc
Clure and other leading rt'jublicans concede
h 6 election, while prominent democrats ad
mit the defeat of Mr. Pershing. We fear
fhat the conclusions of the Post are based
upon too many miscalculations in regard to
democialic mnj rities, as iu the case of Cum
br a, which it puts down at 010, when the
actual majority will probably fall two hun
dred short of those figures. Still there is no
r.-ason yet to despair of the result, notwith
btanding the republicans seem to be sanguine
that Geary has cariied the State by 2,000 or
3,000. We shall see what we shall see.
nwgMwi n .i-j-im-rdTUTkL m jjlililto
11 cat li of i:-lrek(dcul Plei te.
Ex-President Pint- e died at his residence
in Concord, N. II., on last F; iday morning,
aged Co years. For the last year his health
had been slowly but surely giving away, and
his death was therefore not unexpected. We
refer our readers to another column for a bi
ographical sketch of his life.
In addition to having held many cf the
highest and most responsible positions in his
native State, Mr. Pirkck at length attained
the summit of human ambition in this coun
trythe Presidency and his administration
fi rms a prominent page in the hi&tory of the
nation. Ilis Cabinet was composed of the
very ablest statesmen of the democratic par
ty. William L. Marct was his Secretary
of State. Jambs Guthrie Secretary of the !
Treasury, Jekfersok Davis Secretary ofj
lar, and Caleb Cushikg Attorney General '
Perhaps the most maiked and memorable
feature of his administration was the Kansas
and Nebraska bill, whose author was Ste
phen A. Douglas. The acquisition of Ari-
xona i mm jienco. the celebrated Kota af- I
fair in the harbor of Smyrna, the Ostcnd j
manifesto, the proposition to purchase Cuba
and Commodore Perrv's e.x, .edition to .. ,
were also prominent features of his adminis
tration. Tho New York World, in a tketch of his
life and public services, puts upon record the
following correct aud impartial estimate of
his character :
"Pre ident Pierce was, with the possible ex
ception of John Quii cy Adams, tbe most pol
ishes and accomplished' of the later occupants
of the White House Ilia manners were ex
tremely engaging ; he had the appearance and
refinement of the well-bred geutleraan ; he
6poke well, and hid sta:e papers were models
oi literary elegance arid perspicuity. Durin I
Ins term ol office, when party excitement ran
unusually high and he was the subject of more
than in ordinary amount of detraction, no
question w ;s iver raised of his personal Iuteg
ruy, and, now that time has moderated the
passion engendered in those days, we believe
do one will deny the honet-tj of his official pur
poses and the jairiotism with which he sought
to serve his couatrr. Thnnn-h ho m . .,f
tiketrjiik in American h;story amongthe very I
greate.-t ot our public men, it'will be said to his I
credit that as advocate, soldier, statesman, and
cmei magistrate, he bore lmaell always as a
man and a 'entlpmnn
in an and a gentleman
On the announcen ent of the death of Mr.
Piercb. President Grant caused the follow
ing proclamation to be made public :
Washington, October 8, 18CD The painful
duty devolve? upou the President of announ
cing to the people of the United States the
death ot one ol his honored predecessors. Frank
lin Pierce, which occuned at Concord early
this morning. Eeuineut in public councils, anil
universally beloved in private life, his death
will be mourned with a sorrow befitting the
Iubs which his country sustains in his decease.
As a mark of respect to his memory, it is or
dered that the Executive Mansion and the sev
eral departments at Washington be draped in
mourning and all business subtended on the day
of the funeral. 1 1 is further ordered tht the
War and Navy Departments cause suitable
military and naval honors to be paid on this
occasion to the me mory ot the illustrious citi
zen who has passed from among us.
U. S. Obant.
Virginia F.atg Dirt.
It will be seen from the following dispatch
that tho legislature of Virginia has ratified
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.
Although the test oath clause in the new
constitution was voted down by an over
whelming majority by the qualified electors
of the State, and although the Attorney Gen.
oral of the United States, Mr. Hoar, decided
that it could not be exacted from the mem
bers of the legislature, yet the radical mem
bers of that body have ttultified themselves
by entering a protest against the legality of
Its proceedings, and reserve to themselves
.the ultimate right to secede and organize a
separate and distinct body of their own. If
there was any additional evidence needed to
show the absurdities and follies of reconstruc
tion, it has been furnished by this high
handed and revolutionary proceeding of the
radical faction of that State. What will be
the cxt phase in this disgraceful business
remains to be seen.
Richmond, Oct. 8. Both houses of the legis
lature to-day ratified the fourteenth and fif-
lei-uui ttiiieuumeuis. in uie unuso mere were i
only six votes and in the Senate only four
agaii.st the fourteenth and two against the fif
teenth, one of the latter being a colored Sena
tor, who declined because he believed the legis
lature as illegal. The legislature then, by
joint resolution, adjourned until October 18th
In the House, an amendment to the bill pass
ing the fifteenth amendment, making it take
effect on and after the admission of the State
into tie Union, only received five votes. In
tho same body a resolution was olVered that in
view of doubts expressed about the legality of
this legislature, it will, after admi.-aion into the
Union, re enact the fourteenth and filteenth
amendments. The resolution was referred.
" Iu the Senate to day, before adjournmeit, a
resolution was offered pledging the re-eact
inert oi the two amendments alter the admis
sion of the Stare, and was pending when tiie
Senate adjourned. It was opposed by a con
ferrative Senator as c.i-ting doubt ori the al
ready pledged faiili in V irginia.
AT.TnorGU the following dispatch from
Vicksburg would seem to bp genuine, yet it
is almost incredible that a military com
mander would attempt such an infamous
fraud, or, if he did. that it would be permit-
ted at Washington. If such things can be
done with impunity if the ballot-box can
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nf thnaimpn i; nrriQi-tf nrpit liv tho clrmiT arm
, j j.. ..j . 0
of military power then are the people of the
"freest government on earth" reduced to a
more degrading state of bondage than was
ever imposed upon his surjects by an abso
lute monarch. Compared with it, Russian
despotism is the highest form of trua liberty.
VicisBritc, Wis., Oct. 7 The following
teleirnini has been sent to the President: Gen.
Ames, in an official interview with a citizen of
this State on Monday last used the following
language: "I intend to carry the election in
November afrainst the JJent ticket it I have to
march my soliiiers from precinct to rrecincr to
effect it." Will sinh nction fa'l within his !e-
gitiina'e poner? The peopte wish a fair ex- I
pression of tbe public will in the choice ni Oov
ejwior. The consummation of The Military
Governor's avowed purpose will render'the elec
tion a cheat and a national degrad ition.
A. C Fiske,
Chairman of National Union Republican State
Executive Committee.
Negro Congressmen from South Caro
lina The Dev. II. M. Cain, "negro,"
editor of the Missionary Record, the Radical
organ in South Carolina, in his last number
reads a terrible doom to the carpet baggers.
It tells them their day is over in South Car
olina, and henceforth the negro will be his
own representative in that State. In respect
to the Congressmen from the Charleston Dis
trict he says :
'We do not know who the lucky chap
may be ; but one thing is pretty certain, that
the negro proposes to send a true represent
ative of his race to represent his interests at
the next election for Congressmen. These
long, lank, sharp-nosed gents (the carpet
baggers ) may prepare for defeat. They will
have to take a back seat till somebody else
has had a chance. The colored people have
been sold often enough, and they have come
to the conclusion that these adventurers with
white faces and black hearts shall not any
longer belie them and fatten off their stupid
ity. We venture to say no one of these pre
tending scamps will ever go to Washington
to misrepresent them again. S of certain
people w ho are preparing to go to the Sen
ate through the influence of colored leuisla
tors, fine speeches, and a few hundred dol
lar. That will not pay the way to the
Senate iu the future a it did iu the past.
Please take notice and govern yourselves ac
cordingly." j Remarkable Falcf Rain. The amount
of water which fell durinsr tho recent storoi
was enormous. Very few have an idea of
l',e reaI quantity. We have taken the pains
to nlire UP H,e maucr Pncui:jr, aau the
result is amazing.
During the brief continuance of the rain,
from early Sunday morning to Monday mor
ning about ten o'clock, the fall of rain in
Ilensscla?r and Albany counties averaged five
inches in depth. The area of these two
coHntiss may be put down at 12,000 square
miles, which covered with water to the depth
of five inches, gives 240.8u9.37b000,000
cubic inches of water, which is equivalent to
854.14o.723.404 gallons, or 13.557.8S4, 405
hogsheads.
The ppi!?nlion of t?:e gl-.be being estima
ted at 1 ,000.000.000, the fall of raia in the
counties of Rensselaer and Albany alone
would supply every man, woman anil child j at the I.aitimore National Democratic Cou
upon the face of the earth with two and j venticu, on the 2Gth ballot Lis name was
one-half galle-ns of water per day tor one year,
When :t is understood that the late storm
toek a wide range of territory, passing
through the Eastern States, down the Hud
son to New York, and sweeping over Dela
ware. Maryland, Pennsylvania, and off to
tne Southwest
the average fall
; and wnen we consider that
of raia was about five inches.
it will readily be seen that the amount ofj
water which 1 jurir.g the two days of ttorrn
is absolutely incalculable.
It scorns almost impossible that such an j
immsnebulk of water could have been re
tained a? vapor, hanging like a swod over
the earth, and shifting hither and thither
with the wiu at length desce nding with
terrible violence aud fury, and spreading
ruin and disaster far and wide, but bearing
blessinss to man of the utmost necessity for
hi exitencf and that of the entire creation.
Troy Whij. Oct. 8.
Thanksgiving Pugclamation'. The ful-
lowing proclamation has been issued by the j beU.ceu COUutry aud tho British Pro
President in accordance with custom : vinces. Tho treaty with Japan was also
By Vie President of the United States f i ratified. Jn the spring of 1354 property be-
America :
A PROCLAMATION.
The year which is drawing to a close has
been free from pestilence ; health has pre
vailed throughout the land; abundant crops
reward the labors of the husbandman com
merce aud manufactures have successfully
prosecuted their peaceful paths; the miues
and forests have vieleled liberally : tho ca
tion has incrcasedjin wealth and ia strength ;
neace has nrevailed and its blessings have
advanced every interest of the peoplo in !
every part of the Union ; harmony and fra
ternal intercourse restored are obliterating
the tnaiksof past conflict and estrangement ;
burdens have been lightened ; means have
been increased ; civil and religious liberty
are secured to every inhabitant of the, land,
whose soil is trod by none but freeman. It
becomes a people thus favored to make ac
knowledgements to the Supreme Author,
from whom such blessings fl.jw, of their grat
itude and their dependence ; to render prayer
and thanksgiving for the same, and devoutly
to implore a continuance of God's mercies
Therefore. I, Ulysses S. Grant, President
of the Uuitt-d States, do recommend that
Thursday, the 18th day of November next,
be observed as a day of thanksgivings and
prayer to Almighty God, the Creator and
Ruler of the Universe. And I do further
recommend to all the people of the United
states to as.-en.ble on that day in their ac
customed places of public worship, and to
unite in the homage anel praise due to the
Bountiful Father of all mercies, and in fer
vant prayer for the continuance ofthe mani
fold blessings lie has vouch.-afed to us as a
people.
In te-stimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand aud caused the seal cf the United
States to be affixed, this 5th day of October,
A. D.. 18t9, aud of the independence cf the
Uaited States the ubiety-fourth.
U. S. Gbant.
By the president :
Hamilton Fuh, Secretary of State.
An extraordinary wedding has taken
place in Ireland. A couple whose united
ages amounted to one hundred and ninety
six years were married in St. John's Church,
Sligo ; the bridegroom, who is an old decrep
id shoemaker, named Anderson, beirg over
nmetv vears. while the bride has seen eicrlitv
summers. Tiie marriag'i, of course, created I y
great uHjUseuieot. ,
OHITL'AIiY--Ieali of Ex-I'res:-dent
fierce.
We are pained to record this mornins. al
though not unexpectedly of the death of the
J only then livinir ex President of the United
i Status chosen by the votes of the people
j raijkln Pierce, which occurred at his" reri
i uer.ee iu Concord.Jnewhampshire, at an early
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hour yesterdav uieiminu. trorn chronic ii;fl t
j uiation of the'stomach, .with which he has
' suffered for some time.
Air. Pierce the fourteenth President of the
! United Stat ;s was born iu Hillsborough. N.
II.. N.v. 23, 1804 His father.' Bet iamin
Pierce, a native if Massachu.-etts, was one
of the eurdest tettieis in the town of Ilills
buiough and served as a soldier and officer
throughout the revolutionary war. Jle was
ari influential Democratic politician ; in lc27
: a:d 1829 w. s e eetod Governor of the State,
j and died iu 139 at the age of 81.
, Frn,.U!in I'le.rtie rpr-fivn I h irlv v!hm.
tion at the aca letoies of Llanccck and Fran
- - j
ce; town, and m 1820 he entered Buwdoiti
c ilege, at Erundwi-.k, Maine. Hi.- a.nbition
at this peiic! was of a niiisary cast, and he
was a zealous ofiker in a college company of
s -Idlers. He graduated in 1S24, was ad
mitted to tae bar iu 18:27, and began prac
tice at Hillsborough. He did not at first
succeed a3 an advocate and his first case was
a marked fa 1 r -. He remarked to a friend
who ci ndoed w ith hieu :
I will try nine hundred and ninety-nine
cases if cliento will continue to trust me, and
if I fail just as I have to-day will try the
thousandth. I shall live to argue cases iu
this Court lljuse iu a manner that will mor
tify neither myself nor my friends."
He was an ardent advocate of the election
of General Jackson to the Presidency, and in
182'J was himself elected by the town of
Hillsborough, its representative iu the State
Legislature. He served four years in that
body, and in the last two was chosen Speak
er. In 1833 he was elected a member of
Congress. He remained a member of the
House uutil 1837, when he was elected to
tho United States Senate, in which ho took
his seat as the youngett member, having
barely reached the legal age for thepositiou.
Iu 1842 he resigned his seat and returued to
the practice of his profession at Coucoid, N.
II. In 1846 President Polk offered him the
post of United States Attorney General,
which he declined.
Iu 1847, when the State was called upon
to furuish troops for the Mexican War, he
enrolled himself a member of or.e of the first
volunteer companies of Concord, but did not
remain long in the ranks. He was appoint
ed Colonel of the Ninth Ucgimcnt anil short
ly after was commissioned Brigadier General
of the Army In the battle of Contreras he
was scve.ely hurt by the falling of his horse.
but continued during the day at tho head cf
his brigade. Iu tho battle eT Cuuruburco,
w hile leading his men against the enemy, he
fell fainting trom the pain of his ii juries, but
refused to euit the field. After the battle
the Mexicau commander having opened ne
gotiations ot peace, Geueral Scott appointed
(icueral Pierce one of the commissioners to
arrange the terms of an armistice. The
truce was of short duration, and the battle
of Moliao del liay and Chapultepec follow
ed, aud soon afterward the city of Mexico
capitulated. Gen. Piercu remained in tho
city lill December, when, the war bu!og end
ed, he returned home, and resigned bio com-mi.-i.ior,
and again practiced law.
In 1850 he waa elected a member of Ihe
Convention cul'eJ by the people of New
Hampshire to revise their Stare Constitution
and was chosen President by an almost
unanimous vede. Iq tlr's position he exert
ed himself to procure the removal from the
Constitution cf tho teats by which Catholics
are excluded from certain offices. Iu 185Y
bronght forward by the V lrginia delegation
for President of the United Sutes and on the
94th ballot lie was nominated by 232 votes
to 11 for all tho other candidatec. His
principal competitors wcrs James Buchanan,
Lewis Ca&s, Win. L. Marcy aud Stephen A.
Douglas, all cf whom have since died. At
the ensuing Presidential election he received
the votes of all the Stated except Massachu-
setts, Vermont, Kentuck aid Tennessee,
whose feulIYagcs were given to Gen. Win field
Sj tt
Of the votes of the electoral codege
P.erce leeived 251 to Scott 42.
At a:i early period of his administration,
President Pierce was called upon to deal
with a serious eiuestiuii respecting tho boun
dary liLe between tho United States aud
Mexico. The dispute was finally settled by
negotiatiem. In 1353 a serious dispute with
Gr.at Briliau on the subject of tho fisheries
was andcibly settled by mutual concessions.
Iu 1854, a treaty wa negotiated at Wash
ington betweeu tue Uaitcd States aud Great
P.ritlaii r.r. vii i n if i . r Pi iir. m f- r ( '.i :1 1 Tfr rirn;it T
longing to American citizens at Graytown,
in Nicaragua, having been stolen and repa
ration refused the place was bombarded and
most of it burned. In 1355 occurred the
tiilibuster invasion of Nicaragua by General
William Walker. Iu 1855 circumstances
occurred which for a tince seriously disturb
ed the harmony betweeu the United States
and Gaeat Jiritian. Enlistments for the
British army wero made secretly in this
conutry and tiio President demanded the re
conutry a
call cf the British Minister, Mr. Camptou.
i'iiis was refused, and Mr. Tierce dismissed
not only the minister, but the British con
suls at New York, Philadelphia, tnd Cincin
nalti. The matter was finally settled.
. After Mr. Tierce's Presidential term ex
pired in 1857, he visited Madeira, travelled
extensively in Europe, and returned iu 1800.
In 1 80 1 he made a speech at a mass meeting
in Concord, and declared in favor ef the
Union againat the Southern Confederacy,
aud urged the people to give the administra
tion a cordial support. Since then he has
lefl a retired life, most of his time on his
farm iu New Bampshire. During the past
few yeare he has suffered a groat deal with
tho disease which caused his death. He
leaves a wife, but no children; hia only son,
a lad of ten years, having been killed in a
railroad accident in Massachusetts during
the early part of his Presidential career and
in which he, himself, was badly injured.
The death of Mr. Pierce leaves but two
liviug ex-Presidents of the United States,
viz : Fiilmore nnd Johnson, who were made
Presidents ty the death of Taylor and Lin
coin, and. as stated above, Mr. Pierce waa
the only living ex-President who was chosen
to the positian by the votes of his country
men. The demise of this American statesman
and patriot, will cast a gloom over the whole
country. May he rest in peace. Pittsburg
Post.
-A man named Harlam, aged about thir
ty years, was found murdered about one-half
mile above Mohrville, Berks county, a sta
tion on the Philadelphia and Heading rail
road, about ten miles north of Heading, on
Saturday morning last. The head and throat
of the murdered man were both cut. evident
ly by a hatchet, which was found in the
immediate vicinity. Ihe murderer has not
bcn detected, though the detectives are
ou "o nativ
llobinsou Crusoe's Island.
ITS HISTORY AND PRESENT SETTLEMENT BY
A PAKTY OP GERMANS.
If there is one spot on earth in which all
who speak tho English tongue may be said
to take a common interest it is the Island of
Juan Fernandez. The favorite tale of near
ly every childhood is by most of us remem
bered through life with grateful affection,
and the scene of its marvelous incidents
shares in onr regard. It may be true that
I the proper Robinson Crusoe's Island was not
oil the coast of Lhi.i at all, but in the mouth
of the Orinoco ; and it may allso he true that
the continent, should be called Columbia,
aud not America; but habit has endeared
in both cases the exi.-tin usage ao that im
agination takes precedence of what is or
ought to be fact, and the continent will be
America and Juan Fernandez Robinson Cru
soe's Island until the end of the chapter.
As most readers are aware, this classic
corner of the earth is in latitude 33 degrees
40 minutes S., about 400 miles off the coast
of Chili, aud is abeut the size of Staten Is
land. It is, however, far more ruggedly
picturesque than that beautiful suburb, and
boasts one mountain, Yungue, that towers
4.000 feet above the sea. Around it grow
i;r luxuriant abundance various graius, peach
es figs, aud other fruits, together wiih the
sandal-wood tree and tho cork ; and among
these disport thetxsdves or did a few years
ago many wild goats, and not a few wild
horses. Excellent fish are abundant there,
and, with the sweetest of water and a de
licious climate, a mere inviting spot can
hardly be imagined. So thought tbe early
buccaneers w ho made it a nsort for many a
day, aud so thought afterward American and
English whalers who touched there for sup
plies. For some years the Chilian Government
disturbed the solitude of the place by making
it a penal colony ; but the convicts roe iu
revolt, there was some blooelshed. a village
that had been built at Port Cumberland, the
barber, was burned, aud the authorities,
after ferretting tut and putting to death the
wretches who, on completing their work of
dortructiop., had fled to the woods, abandon
ed the Island to the goats aud horses. Sub
sequently two or thiee wandering Chilians
found shelter there aud eked out a livelihood
that tbe generous soil for the most part easi
ly supplied, by selling the passing ships
vegetables and water. In 184'J, when the
memc riable rush was made for the gold fields
of California, some of the ships bound thither
round Cate Horn touched at Juau Fernan
dez. They found there, besides some half a score
ofChilian3, including womeu and children,
the mate of an American whaler, who, like
Shtlkirk, had left bis Vessel from choice to
dwell upon the Island, and who had a fam
ily by one of the Chilian women. This man
looked not unlikj the pictures of ' Robinson
Crusoe" having garments of goat skins, a
long beard, and that expression of profound
yet melancholy calm which people who live
in solitude are prone to have. He seemed,
notwithstanding, to be contented, and spoke
not of leaving the place or any wish to
change his condition. A grotto near the
shore he pointed out as Robinson Crusoe's
Cave, and showed other spots identifying
them with localities spoken of in Di fit's
story. He appeared to regard him.-elf as
Selkirk's representative, and to take piide
in being so accepted.
Twenty years seem to have passed after
this without any other or more eiefioite use
being made of Ju;ui Fernandez; but last
winter it was ceded by the Chilian govern
ment to a company of Germans, who are led
by one Robert Wehrhan, a Saxon engineer.
He anil his Society have now takeu posses
sion of the Island aiid purpose to make it
their home. They number some sixty or
seventy Individ vals, aud have taken with
them cows and other cattle, swine, fowls, all
kinds of agricultural implements, with boats
and fishing apparatus, and tools for tho va
rious mechanical trades.
It is said that Wehrhan left Germany
eleven years ago, and after passing some
time in England, was engaged on railways
in South America. While there he conceived
ihe idea that he has now carried into effect.
This is a rcpetion on a larger scale of the ex
periment of Pitcairn's Island, without, of
course, the criminal pretace that stained the
history of the crew of the Bounty. The
world will watch the career of this little col
ony with deeply interested eyes ; for, apart
from the curiosity and sympathy naturally
attracted by the experiment itself, no more
engaging spot could have been chosen in
which to make it than that which is cher
ished in so many hearts as Robinson Crusoe's
Island. N. Y. Timns, Od. 1.
Leonard Gilmau and Hanry Cox, of
Aroostook county. Me., were arreated last
week, together with four other men. on the
chargeof having murdered Thomas Holland,
a discharged British soldier, some two years
ago. Holland was missed September 123d,
1807, and there were suspicions that a gang
of desperadoes who lived ne'ar him, at the
village of Munquart, thirty miles above
Woodstock, N. B., had murdered him. but
nothing decisive was done about it. A few
months after Holland's disappearance a fresh
grave was found, and when the parties who
found it visited it again, shortly after, it had
been opened aud the body lenioved. A few
weeks ago another grave was found nenr
where the first one was, anel in it were found
a human skull, a few ribs, the bones of a
hanel, tufts of ha'rr, etc. These discoveries
led to investigations which caused the arrest
of the parties mentioned above.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph says : The
food prospects in Georgia were never darker
even during the war than they are now. If
let to her own resources, half the population
of Georgia would probably starve before an
other crop is produced. More than one-half
the food we shall consume before next fall
must come from abroad, and come from a
land of scanty crops and scarce supplies.
Already forago and corn are eo scarce in the
West that stock is sacrificed to preveut win
tering ; and when we come to buy food in
those regions and bring it here, we shall suf
fer in the pockets.
A lady in an Francisco is having man
ufactured for the President an elegant watch
box of solid gold, bearing uportone side the
coat-of-arms of tbe State of California, and
upon the other, in enamel, the President's
name. What office does she expect, we
wonder? or in what gcutleman's interest is
she working, for whom to procure the Presi
dent's signature to the eiocument, commenc
ing, "Know all men by these presents," &c.
A Mrs. Kate Robinson, near Indianap
olis, heard her child, three years old, fall
into a cutern in the yard, and unable to get
hold of a ladder which had been displaced,
she jumped into the cistern and dived three
times to the bottom before she caught the
child. Iler cries drew the neighbors there,
and both mother and child were rescued
from their perilous position.
Onto Election. Latest returns indicate
the election of Hayes over Pendleton, for
Governor, by about 6,000.
General .cws Items.
A Mrs. Webster, wife of a laborer, wa
run over aud killed on the railroad near li-1-fontc,
one day last week.
Joseph Thompson committed suicide by
shootiug himself, in Birmingham, Allegheny
county, on Thursday last.
The men in a coal mine at West Pitts
ton narrowly escaped the fate of the miners
at Avonda'e one day last week. The alarm
was given in time, and the men were hoisted
out of the shaft in short order.
A ruffian has been arrested in Nash
ville for cracking a colored individual, of
the feminine gender, over the cocoanut with ;
a plank. The head was not hurt, but the j
destruction of the lumber caused the arrest. J
At the mu licipal election in Mobile on j
Monday the Democrats polled 4.000 out tf j
4 400 registered voters, and in Savannah, on
the same dy, they carried the election by
about 3,000. The negroes generally in both
cities voted with the Democrats.
A new knitting machine has been per
f rt d in Hamilton. Oat., that knits 324.000
stiches of ribbed work, colored c-r plain, per i
minute. It has bceu patented in the United j
States and Canada. It is estimated that one j
macl.i ie w ill turn out 500 shirts per day.
Mr. R. II. Jaceibs, of Norfolk Va.. in
eating a remarkable fine peach the other day. j
lOUIIll fcUG CU'UV . .... - w - - " , - .
opened it with his kt.i2e, when, to n.s great
amazement, he found the kernel contained
two perfectly-developed grains of oats.
Later accounts of the flood in Maine j
rer r sent tbe town of East port as nearly de- i
molished. In Calais, the destruction ofj
buildings and damage to vessels are great
'J h Pt-nobscot river is swollen to its highest f
and millions of logs have been swept aown
its current.
. Sackville, New Bmnswick, was visited
by a terriblS storm and tide on Monday
night week. A large amount of property
was destroyed, and thruands of cattle were
dr .wned. The loss at Sackville is estimated
at $1,000,000. ' The storm extended to other
parts of the province.
An Inr.iaca tov n was lately frightened
by burglars. Twenty-five men armed to
the teeth at last cornered the depredators,
ss they supp led, and guarded a house close
Iv tor several hours, no one daring to enter,
fina 'y they nn;s'ered up courage, searched
the house and f-mnd two cents.
An old lady named Annie Mo re and
an infant grand slaughter which she Ire in
h.r arme, vera crushed to death in P tts
burgh. on Mondiy moruine. by being. rue
over by a brewer's wagm 1 iden with beer
barrels. The driver. Gerhardt Johnson, has
b-en arrested on n charge of manslaughter.
Aarn Algard, a most notorious bur
glar. th:ef, and j.iillreaker was tried in
Rucks coutity the other day and convicted,
bills of indictment, rhars'n" nim
with various burglaries and robberies. The ;
judge sentenced the desperado to confine- :
ment in the penitentiary f r seventeen years. '
An old darkey of the Rad cal persuasion j
met a conservative neighbor the e ther day, ;
near Waynesboro. Tenn.. and beins asked !
by his neighbor what was tho latest news. ;
he exclaimed. 4Oh. g.od news, sah ! yood :
news! Mr. Scoter's gwine to call de Loyal ,
Legislator toged.ler to take action on tl e j
Jifteenth command meid" j
. , ,
J .A ri. X o
ROVER &
KIltT PR EM I DM
ELASTIC STITCH
FAMILY
SEWING MACHINES,
495 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
730 Chestnut St., I'tiJ Jadelpiila.
roIXTS OF EXCELLENCE.
Reiuty and Elasticity of Stitch.
Perfection aud Simplicity of Machinery.
Using both threads directlv from the spools.
No histenicg of seams by hand aud no waste
of thread.
Wide range of application without change of
adiustieent.
The .seam retains its Leauty and firmness
after washing and ironing.
Besides doing all kinds of work done by other
Sewing Machines, these Machines execute the
most beautiful and permanent Embroidery ad
ornamental work.
Tm HifinEST Prtmit'MS at all the-fairs rind !
exhibitions of the United States tnd Europe, '
have been awarded the OROVE1L k BAKER '
SEWING MACHINES, and the work donk j
bv Til em , wherever exhibited in competition, i
The vfbv nifiHicr prize, THE CROSS OF
THE LEGION OF HONOR. wa conferred
on the representative of the G ROVER At BA
KER SEWING MACHINES, nt the Exposi
tion Universelle, Paris, 1H07, thus attesting
their great superiority over all other Sewing
Machines. 2? -f or sale by tj. 1. Kobkrts, I
Ebensburg. June 3, lSoQ.-ly.
An Eminent Physician of Xow York,
in writing to the proprietors of Robiek's Med
icines, says : 'I have examined the formula
you sent me of Roback' Blood Pills, and am
glad to notice that you do not use any mercury t
or other mineral substance in their composition j
The podophyJlin employe! is, in my opinion,
the best article that can enter into the compi
sition of a cathartic pill, and is one of the most
valuable e-tolaogue caihartics, operating mild
ly yet effectually, aruusinjr the whole biliary
and digestive apparatus. They likewise exert J
a favorable influence on the cutaneous tunc- ;
tions, producing and maintain'minir a constant i
r i 1.:.. tu . !
xjiuiswuiu mi hue Btiiu. i uvy must, net us a pow
erful alterative and produce lasting impressions
upon the glandular system and secretory or
gans, and produce evacuations from the bowels
when mercurial and other agents fail. Their
action upon the liver must be specific, arousing
the secretions and producing free bilious evac
uations, and in chronic heptic derangements
with dyspepsia they are invaluable. Their
range of application is, perhaps, more extensive
than any other cathartic or liver pill, combin
ing, as they do, the active principlo of man
drake root and black cohosh in euch an emi
nent degree, and are really a desirable family
medicine, which can be taken at all times by
children, as well as adults, with the happiest
results."
Robae-k's Blood Pills are made both with and
without sugar coating, and can Le obtained of
Lemmon & Murray, at 25 cents per box.
IIOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS.
The Boston Traveller says: This Bitters is
very generally used throughout the United
States attd Europe, aod the Proprietor has
received the most complimentary testimoni
als from thousands who have experienced its
beneficial effects. It is an acknowledged pre
ventive for Cholera, and highly recom mend
ed for Debility, Prostration of the System,
Disorders of the Digestive Organs, Liver
Complaints, and numerous other diseases.
The Bittera is not a liquor preparatiou, con
tains no intoxicating ingredients whatever,
gives tone to the whole system, aud is very
carefully prepared by one of the most scien
tific chemists and pharmaceutists in America,
from roots and herbs gathered in Germany.
IIOOFLAND'S GEllMAN TONIC com
bines the ingredients of the Bitters with pure
Santa Cruz Bum, orange, anise, etc. It is
usod for the same diseases as the Bitters, in
cases where some Alcoholic Stimulant is ne
cessary. It is a preparation of rare value,
and most agreeable to the palate. Principal
Office, C31 Arch Street, Phihtdulphia. Pa.
Sold overy where. Jseit.S0 1oi.
Ayer's
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Cray Hair to
its natural Vitality and Color.
A dressing which
is nt once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving tho
hair. Faded or gray
hair is soon restored
to its original color
with tiie gloss and
freshness of vouth.
Thiu hair is thick
ened, fklliDg hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore tho
hair where tho follicles are destroyed,
or tho glands atrophied and decayed.
But srueh as remain can be caved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouliug the hair with a pasty sedi
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turninrr Cray or falling off", and
, consequently prevent baldness. free
1
from tl09c eleleterious substances which
make soma preparations dangerous and
injurious to tho hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. It wanted
merely for a
HAIR DRESSING,
nothing else can be found so desirable.
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambric, and yet lasts
long ou the Lair, giving it a rich glossy
lustre and a grateful perfume.
Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS
PHICE $1.00,
For sale by R. J. LLOYD. Agent, Ebensburg-
Ayer's Cathartic Pills,
For aU
the. purposes of a Loxativo
Perhnp no one medi
every country n,l anion?
aU cla?e., as thU uni t
lut- erticie-nt purpativo
I'lll. I no ouvious rea-
UjC' son 13,-ciat it id a more re--
iii'aZ; - m-liable aivl far more offec-
Vr?aAtSg7 tual rwiveily than any
- "- other. TJioso who havo
tried it, know that it cured them; thveawho havo
not, know that it cures their neighbors and frieml ,
niul nil know that what it loo one a it ftt-es always
that it never fails through any limit cr'nrjdectuf"
iti composition. .We have thousands uimii thoti--
sandj of certificates or tlieir remarlcae-lirures ot tlic
following complaints, but such cure are known in
every neighborhood, anil we neeil not iiblifh thoni,-
Adaptcel to all aes aua conuiuons m an ciiumK-s ;
containing neither calomel or any eteleterioui drug:,,
they may be taken with safety by anybody.- Their
fujrar coating preserve them ever frolt and makes
them pleasant to take, while being purely vcpotablo
no harm can arise from their uso in anvouantitv.
I
i They operate by their iowerful inilueiifc on tho'
internal viscera to purify the blood and stimulate it
ftomac-h, bowels, liver, and other orfrans of tho
body, restoring their irrefrtilar action to health, anct'
by correctinir, wherever they exist, such derange
merits as aro the first origin Of disease.
Minute directions are given in the wrapper on
the box, for the following complaiuts, wliich these
l'illm rapi-.lly cure:
r It.raiM'pitiiA or Intlig-iion. X.itlv
npM. Liitt;'iior and K.oni of A pprfit. thoy
should Ik; taken moderately to stimulate the stom
ach and1 restore its healthy tone and action.
For 4vr (-oniptaiat find its various svmp
"toms, Ililiou IIfaiI.clir, Mick. IlrailacCir,
JIunnilico or r;rn NickneM, Jlii luu
Colic and Itilioiaw Fever, tucv should lte ju
diciously taken for each case, to correct the diseased
action or remove the obstructions which cause it.
For Dneatrr.T or Eiiarrhira, but ono mild
do.-e is jreneraily reiiired.
For Hhenmittltui, bant. Gravel, Palpi
tataon of the Heart, Pain in the file,
lack and Irfiin, they shonl l lte continuously
taken, as required, to chanjre the diseased action of
the system. Willi euch chacgi those conij.ainta
Oisappe.'ir.
For- Ilropar and IropafcaI fSweriio?- they
thoul.l be biken in large and frequent dose to pro
duce the effect ofa drastic purgre.
For Mupp reunion a lan'e dose ehouM bo taken
as it irod;iec'S tho desired effect bv sympathy.
As a Itinurr fill, take one or two fills to pro
mote durestiou and relieve the stomach.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, restores the appetite,
and invigorate? tho system. Hence it is often ad
vantageous whero no Wrious deraiisrenient exists.
One who feels tolerably well, often finds that adoso
of these makes him feel decidedly better, froiu
their c.leausins and renovating effect'on the diges
tive npparatus. ,
Hit. C -1 1EK & CO., Practical ChcmUU,
LOWELL. XL ASS., XT. S. A..
Ret.sK J. Lloyd, Agent, EntNtBJiiG, Y.
LADIES' FANCY FURS!
JN0. FAREIRA,
713 Arch Sr.,
HiJdlc of the Block,
bet'n 7th and fcth
Sts., south side.
Importer, Manufac
turer and Dealer in
J3 Z
3i2??54irs Having enlarged.
-;tj3 remodeled and lm-
proved my old and
favorablylknown FUR EMPORIUM, and hav
ing imported a very large ami sp'endid assor
ment of all the different kinds of Furs fre m
first hands, in Europe, and have lisd them made
up by the niot skillful workmen. I would re
spectfully invite my friends of Cambria at d
adjacent counties to call and exam "me my very
large and beautiful assortment of Fancy' Fill's,
for Ladies and Children. I am determined to
sell at as low prices as any other respectable
House in this city. All Furs Warranted. No
misrepresentations to effect sales.
JOHN FAIiEIRA.
6cp.30.-4tn. 718 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
WELLING AND STOKE HOUSE
AND THREE LOTS OF GROUND iw
LoRETTO FOR SALE 1 The undersigned
oflers at private sale, on fair terms and easy
payments, 3 Lots of Ground in Loretto boro',
on which there are erected a 2 story Frame
House, 60x40 feet, containing a Store Room,
24x18 feet, and lour other rooms on the first
and five rooms on the second floor, all newly
painted, a Warehouse. Stable, Lumber Yard,
2 Corn Cribs, Buggy Shed, and other necessa
ry ouibuiidii gs. The property is a most desi
rable one, and will be sold cheap.
Loretto. Sept. 23, )e69. F. JACOB.
41 ALLAN IIOUE FOIi SALE.
Th e well known, commodious
and popular summer resort, the Cal-
Ian Holsk. located at Cresson, is of
fered t private sale on accommoda
ting terms. It is a mo9t desirable"
JUv nno is so universally re
jfir quircl ly everylxxiy a
jf B cathartic, nor w:is ever
Ifc-ce nJZjf any before so universal'
Sstsss-JZjI lv adopted into use. in
1
J2UZ-! UUft MX ?r fV,, l.,W.ml f'H;i
Hi
property, the buildings being all new and in
the best of order. The wish to sell is prompt
ed solely by a desire to quit the business. For
price, terms, etc. , apply in person it by letter
WILLIAM CALLAN,
Sept 1C, 1SC9. 2m. Cresson, Ta.
Til AY IIOKSE Came to tho prem
iies of the subscriber, in Clearfield town
ship, on the 2Uth day of August last, a GRAY
HORSE, with a sore about his tail er rump
supposed to be 10 or 12 years old. The own
er is requested to come forward, prove proper
ty. pa charg8and take him away; otherwise
he will te sold accoidin? to law.
GEORGE RUTLEDGE
Clcatfijld Twp., Sept 30, 1SG3.-3V
1809. FILL TiilDE.iT
I am now prepamr tn '
SUPERIOR IXDUCEW
TO C'AhH rCRCHASKRs,,-10 .
TIUIET-fflSBlIl'
KIT11EU AT U ll
t. noia,o.'u,i- UK Ut-p,
X'UrT T-o it T ...
MV stocV pnnsisfa !n .,.. .
Tit,, SUer.ir0n-T
COPPER AXJ) miASSwJ
SAUCE-PAWS. ECILEp! ;
COAL SHOVELS. JuxK , A
CANS. nOUSEFURNiSHivrrf5
WARE OF EKY K
Pf. Ant..Dn,t
HEATING ah COOKING Sty
EXCKLX1 on COQK.v,:
NOLLE. TIlIUMril AM, pArf
ING ST0YF.S ''
And any ix.King Move W;r4.i t .
when ordered at manufacturer' '
Odd Stove I'lates and GratX n
pairs, on band for the Stoves'1"'?
will be ordered when wai, p '
attention given to r-
Spoutini Valleys and f,v
a l ef which w ill be made cut -.f
rials and put up by compete-
And any Cooking Stove c:
when orden-d at rr.anufactt
Lamp Barnergj Wick acdCib
WHOLESALE fjl r;T:A-L
I wonld call particular Jkttei.ti -i.tr Tv
1-t... i - - . . T . ' J-"
more ncni luau any r.ir.er in i;ve
Paragon Burner. fu7 Graced
SPENCER'S SIFTER
It rece mir.en'ls it-'.f.
SUGAR KETTLESAN'D CAUL!?-.
of All sizes conftaritiv on t'i';
Special attention fiTr. ti
Jobbing in Tin, Copper and Sr es
at lowett poL?:b,e rtfs
Wh-ot.f-salk Mf.kchast5' 1 '
now ready, ar.d will be trd rr.
by mail or in per sua. "
Hor
loping f ee all my oli r'r.-, .7
ny new ones thin Sp-inj. I
t sincere thanks fcr the 'C.1
mam
most
irt)iie i nare aireaiiy receive,. t-ii ,
endeavor to- please ail who rnnv ct",V,
cr they buy ,r net ' ' ;
FRAXfTs TT. z.
Johnftcwn, March 7, IK 7.
T 1 1 ,
to cash hi Yt:r.S!
at the EE::..sr;rns
mm-mmm m
The uodersigne.1 re.jertfu!i ini ri:
citizens ef Ebensbnrg and the rue.ic
,
ally that he has made a zreit rer.net -
prices to CASH BUYERS. Jiyd't
const?, h part, cf Cong, P.i'.Vra'i
ivg Stores, of the mott p-.-j-i: 'ar k ; j; i
tcure of every fjecripti-ii, of n:v.:
nfactnre ; Hardware of all k:r,J,
Locks, Sc-tewe, But ILr.ges, TVr.cH
Shutter Hinges, Bolts', In-n ar.d Si-;,. I
dow Glas. Putty, Tarle Kniv-s --;h
Carving Knives and 7 t, J -;C2t
Apple Parers, Pen and iVket F..t
pTe'at Tariety, Feasor. fvLearp, E&"o
Strops. Ares, Hatchet?. HirnmW
Machine. Augers, Chissr!, F.V.ie'w
passe:,. Squares, Files, V..-j . Acr.Vf
Wrsiirhe, Rip. Panel and Cr--Cr.i'"
Chains cPall kind. SLovelf. Spao.w
and Snaths, Rakes, i rfcs, S.rlj. :
Shoe Lasts, Pegs. Wax r.rist'f , T
Wringers, Grind ftont-p-. P.t-n: S
Gates and Mea.nres. Lumber
Nails, IIore Shfe. Cm Stee'.
Guns, Revolver. PiU.s. Cartrii?;. ?
der. Cap?. Lead. iVc . Odd StePe
Grates and Fire Tricks. Well i'f. C--Pumps
and Tobing: Hmt .i ant S-v:
Ware of all kind ; IlWei f Wf"
in great varietv ; Carbon Oi! as4ft:hr
Fish Oil, L&rd'Oil. Linseeel O'.l. L-r-.;
Oil, Rusin. Tar, Glassware. Piir:?. Ti
es. Turpentine. Alcohol. 9c.
FAMILY GROCERIES:
snch a3 Tea, Coffee. Suga-s, Ml.i&
ujs. Spices. Drie.1 Peaches. Tv-'L'
Fish, Ib-miny, Crackers, Yx? a"!
Barlev; f.:aps. Candles; TOIiAif'
CIGARS; Paint. Whitewash, Scrus.E
Shoe, Dusting, Varnish. Steve. Ot-1
Tooth Brushes, all kiudi and Fua:
Cords anil Manilla Ropes, ami tr.trv5
articles at the lowest rites for CAH-
fc House Sioutinj made. paintfJ u:'
up at low rates fur cash. A libera! L
made tt country dta'ers bnyir: T..
wholcyale. GEO. HtiTLi-s
Ebensburg, Feb. 2S. lS67.-tf. f
Q.EORGE W. YKAGL
WhoUmU and Retail PtJ
KEATING AND COOK STOt
OF EVERT DESCRH'TIOXi :
TH. E0WI1 ASB SHEST-I5HE.:
OF HIS OWN MANUFACTl'BZ. ;
And GENERAL JOBBER in SPC
and all other work in Li l -
Virginia Street, near Caroline S:?
ALTOOXA, PA.
The only dealer in the citv havinc '"f
sell tne renowne,! "BARLEY
COOK S rOVE. the mtn-t
complete and satisfacturf
Stove ever introduced
to the public.
Stock Immense. - Pkices
satisfaction guarast.
miN, COITEK AND SlILXlfIhf
JL WARE. Uavins purrb? K y
and fixtures of Mr. T. W. Vil.ij-
the building recently occupied b J-1'
Esq., on Hiah street, opjwsue w - - ,,f , r
&. Son. tha subscriber wou'i resplli. ' v
& Son, the subscriber wou
.' ic tT
the citizens of
mo aniens ui jjucusuu'h --- , - i (ii
that he is prepared to furnish H
COPPER and SHEET IRON WA.
own manufacture, which he wi B.' r--antee
perfect in make and roit.ef'.
Ebensburg aDa p:- ,;
n a mrulArMtA in nrice a
anv manufacturer in the t0UI1,v"
nature ?.. -
ING of all kinds. An examiniw . ;
and prices is respectfully ohci- J
no fear b
jut what 1 can givn,--7 t
io favor me with th.f 'JJI
VALENTIN ul
to all who
Ebensburg, Aug. 5f J?0J. tt.
ood, rirrxEii,
BEST"...',
VH' and vheapest TobscM a.i- y,';
are a & X: 0'- 9 -1