THE C&MBRI& FREEfiUH, EBENSDURC, PA., Yi'vh) Mornini:, - - Sept. 17, 1875. l)EMOCRATICSTATE TICKET. FOR OOVKItNOIt : tf frh'tyllill County. F(U STATE THKASCUKR VICTOR IJ. riOLllTT, Of Uradfor'l County. Democratic County Convention. The I'inivrot ir rnti-rs of th! si'vi-ral VanU, llomttghs ami Township of Cam bria Cinl art! rrtjm-Hleil in imn-l at llicir usual pliw -i4' holding tin- gi-ncral elurlions, On Situ rilo y, Sept. JSth, lS7Tt, at 2 oVInt'k, r. M., awl fcl.f-r. two di-h-gaics to rr pr-iw-iif tln-in in the County Conven tion,' t lie held in !he Court House, in- Kb eiishurg, on Monday, September 2(th9 ; nt 1 o'clink, r. M., to Humiliate a Comity Tii k.:t. The polls wiH 1 kept open mitiT 7nVhk, V. M., on S.ituril.iy. .1. IS. l..tKr:, Chairman I--m. Co. Com. Pet-shiny ami Piolett That tire Democratic State Conven tion which met fit Krie on tVetfiresdar of last week reflected the earnest and sincere wishes of the friends of honesty ami reform in tlie government of this fctate is now an acoeptetl (act. That it did its work faithfully- and well is manifested ly thejthtindersof applause with which the nomination of Cyki s Ij. Prksiiino for Governor and the selection of Victor K. Pmi.F.'rr for State Treasurer has lieen received by the peopj.k from the shores of Lak Krie to the banks of the Delaware. Since the nomination for (ovei nor, in 1SII, of tl at stein and incorruptible, (ierninn Democrat, Frank K. Siil'NK, no other nomination lias creatctl a moro enthusiastic response than that of Cyrus L. Persuing. What can we sav to the people, of Cambria county about his admitted ability and ap- , proved integrity, in addition to what we have so often and so earnestly said heretofore? A needs no plat form on which tostaivt, for the plain and simple reason that he is a firimj and njica. iittj platform in himself. His private as well as his public record is before the jK-opIe of the State without a spot or blemish, and cannot be successfully assailed. Of his triumphant election we do not permit ourself for one mo ment to doubt, for in A.s pure and un tarnished name the people of Penn sylvania will march to a great and glorious victory on the second day of , iSovember next. When Cyrus Ij. Pershing is invested by the taxpayers of this State with the executive government of their ailairs, he will lie the same unrelenting ami avenging foe to the thieves and plun derers of our own swindled common wealth that Samuel J. Tilok.n, the very incarnation of hoiiestgovernment, ! !. I now is t the Jhuuocrnttv and J;nwb- , liran thieves of the State of New York, i I lldcn and 1 ershn g were both cast in . the same mould, ami as 1 ilden now iu , Xew York is heroically fiirhtinfr the battle of reform, so will Pershinir j .r Hconrge the plunderers of the people of Pennsylvania and inaugurate a new! and better era in her public affairs. j Victor K. Pioi.ktt, the nominee for State Treasurer, is an able, pure and i honoreil citizen of Bradford county. ! "When we say that he is the complete j AutiHde of the present corrupt Ke- publican State Treasurer, Itolicrt V. ' lacke', and that he has alwaj-s lieen ' the sworn foe of the rotten and de- j bauched political faction in this State 1 of which Simon Cameron is the head ; and front, we pay him the highest ' compliment that words can possibly j bestow upon him. When fie assumes control of the money of the jieople, 1 honrst men will be put on guard and ' treasury thieves will be sent to the I rear. Democrats of Cambria county 1 such . is the ticket, honestly, fearlessly and ! without any corrupt outside influence ' or dictation, which the Erie Conven tion has presented to the consideration of the Democracy of the State for their supK)rt. Let the verdict at the bal lot boxes in Cambria county be the decision of the friends and neighliois of Cyrus L. Pershihg. As glorious jjemocratic iamona county answers in favor of sustaining an honest, jure . and bold man, so will the people of the entire State respond. j Tun Philadelphia IJrenin'j Jlullefin ably reviews the currency resolutions or the Erie platform. W hile the Jlul- Ittin vehemently denounces the plat- form, the large majority of the Repub lican newspaicrs of the State are trying to crawl on it. Some of them have commenced already. Put having dis- posed of the Democratic platform on the curiency, the JIarrisburg J'ofriot very jertinantly asks the Jlulfetin to have the goodness to give its renders, an analysis of the financial plank of the platform adopted at Lancaster. That i plank is very short. It is iu the fol lowing words: "Free tanking, a safe and uniform national currency adjust ed to the growing wants of the j country." Is that a declaration for hard moiie, greenbacks or nationnl ' bank notes ? Does it mean contraction or inflation ? If it is not a mere jar- g n of words, what does it mean ? The Jhilb-tin has shown great alacrity iu explaining the Democratic platform, but though more than four months hare elapsed since the Lancaster con vention it has not yet defined the meaning of its own. To glorious Victor-K. will Pershing Piolett the Democratic hosts of Penn sylvania on the 2d day of NovwnN'r next. az: x ion ncKt n jet jzesi ids: ase: jm: roJ - The Platform atul the Men. The Pittsburgh Post knows what it i is talking about when it declares that the action of the Kric convention has pleased the people of the entire State to a, 'much fuller degree even than the inos. hoieful expected. That diller j ences of opinion, continues the"W, , would exist as to matters of policy was ) to be expected among men who are i intelligently seeking for what is right. Rut there were no vital differences ot : opinion presented forthe considerat.on !oi the Convention, and the result or its labors fully answer the public expec- tation. ! The platform of principles enuneia- tea cover the entire grot m, am. ma.- ; lenges the severest scrutiny and cnti-. cism. A redress or grievances, a restoration of honest and economical government, a complete purging of the State Treasury and government of the corruptions that have so long fes tered there, and relief from financial evils, are things which the jieople ini- 1 jieratively demand, and what they are bound to have. The idle clamor of a few Ilingsters alxmt the currency will avail nothing. The Democracy do not depart from ancient faith that gold and silver are i the constitutional basis of the currency. To reach this without bankrupting the masses is the aim of the party. The w isdom ot this course is made a noarent : l.v ttii.K-inir thf roeult. nf tht -rnel ; fallacy of forced resumption. It is yet more than four 3-ears until the time fixed by the act of last winter, and what is the result? Already the current-" is locked up, business is prostrated, manufactures is nearly at a standstill, and the condition of things 18 growing worse every tlay, and unless ; port, 1J. M. Spcor moved to adjourn tor one this unwise and wicked act is repealed, j hour, the object being to allow the coin will continue to grow worse until the ! mittee time to complete its labors. Pend f 1 1 '. ! .1 n . iiu' a vote on this motion, it was auuouu final crash comes with the attempt to 3 iUtform wa ,.eady ful. Rtlop: enrol cc it. j ti(1 anj tlle convention therefore decided The prcscntcurrency system, with all ! by a vte of 137 against 101 uot to adjourn, of its evils and detects, is the work or i the Radical leaders. The Democracy propose to take hold of it and work out relief by a process that will not crush the masses, and render it next to impossible for the laboring man to gain a subsistence for himself ami family The government shall not discredit its own currency that is in the hands of, the people. The ieopIe have faith in it and the Democracy say that the ; government, tK, shall have faith in it. ! When the faith shall become mutual, ' then we shall have attained resumption without having done violence to the interest of any one. How is this mutuality of faith to lie brought about ? There are two plans proposed. The first is by the Radical leaders, which proposes to still further contract the current--, and compel specie resumption when there is no specie with which to resume. When people cannot get currency with which to pay their debts it is worse than nonsense to talk about forcing them to them . - . . . 1 niptcy WOllld lm the result. On the other hand the Democracy arc opposed to all attempts to force a ' 1 ' . . 1 I resumption of specie payments, as not 1 only unwise but absolutely wicked. ! There is another and a better way to reach a s.ecie liasis, and that is by stiniulatinir and nromotincr the indus- v & r --------- tries of the country, pruning gradually away the evils of our present currency system and building up material pros perity, by which means the legal tender currency can be gradually but most certainly brought to a par with gold. In this way we will reach the specie basis with the wealth of the country still distributed with a fair degree of c'ialit among the masses. 15y the Radical process, present distresses will be increased ten-fold, and when, aftei years of suffering and deprivation, the specie basis is reached, the few will have all the property, whilethemillions will be left penniless and bankrupt. Now as between these two proposi tions it is not hard for intelligent men ' to choose, and we feel assured that they I will choose the one that leads to the j desired object through constantly in . creasing prosperity. I Of the candidates nominated at Erie, it can truthfully lie said that their hon esty is above suspicion, and that they j are the enemies of the Ring that has so , fearfully debauched public sentiment : in this State. Already the Ring or gans controlled by such Ringsters as i Errett and Mackey have begun their jackal attacks upon them, but it will only add to theii strength. The peo- ti( of t.llii Rlolfl hm-A ....4- 11TV them ill O-nlil A wn rifi I mi ,L ot on in mi-1 uiiuioio-oiio r' iii;imct, .i pn llicm III gOIU. AOSOUIte Pailk- oc.r,jc vcrmiu nt us enunciated l.y TIiouihs , ' " . 1'OMcoHedc.iHtid paid into I h treasury, d nol m Hie prolyl estimate Upon the Slanders any manner, directly or indirectly, to employ or the aiKistles of Addition. Division andSilei.ce. Hot It the Erie platform , n,,l nominations will lie triumphantly ! ratified. Apropos of the Know Xothinr cru- sade iu Ohio and the atteiflpt of the ! 'l""' to ,be "'""ts of trade, leaving- the restor IJ.,l.i:., .1 L: :ati.)n of icRal tenders to par in old to be !-.. v.. ! ir.niirin iiieio to sur tip a religious strife iu order to secure 1, , T. . . . . 8tV,re llie , election of the radical ticket, the Cath ode L nlutiihian, edited by lit. Rev. Dr. Rosencranz, Bishop of the Columbus diocese, makes the following n-enerous ' proiMisition to the blatant Republican ' 1 . . v iKpuuiium , njiHK i.'iin ut iiiui otate 'We will give a Imndsomo picture to every man in the Diocese of Columbus who will make it apiear th.tt any priests in the diocese ever asked him to vote for any particular party. "Also, to any one who ever heard a po litical hio-nuite in a Catholic church. Also, to any one who can prove any bargain between the Catholic authorities and the Democratic party, or any part v. - ' i i . . . .. .. . -,, J n.isi, to any one who win una a news- pajier attack on the Catholic Church with out misrepresentation in it. "Also, to any one who will find a non Catholic community in which a large knowl edge of Catholic doctrir.es is sought in Catholic bnks. We have no pictures ou hand, and do not expect to need any." Col. Xoyesin a public card says: "The statements contained in various papers, purporting to give an account of an attack made on Senator Wallace, nt Ki-in. bv Mair. or Hridgens of Lock Haven, are entireiv ! hio nrect" - . THE GOOD WORK DONE AT ERIE. Cambria's Favorite Son Itonore by the Democracy. nnt mm Ota lemo-rll ti, rt.m,..vnti State Convention 1 bled on Wednesday, September 8tbf at Erie. .The attendance was unusually large, and notwithstanding tne various ihvbhsm icu rcscnted by the numerous candidates Tor the positions to be filled, eveijthing was o makeuch ,, inaoisaijd pegent totiie people of the $tate such a platform as could be willingly KltOKll llll and cheerfully upheld by the Democracy of Pennsylvania, and all citizens' 'who favor nte it iu iu . The Convention was duly cailea to oraer at 12 o'clock, noon, by John Miller, Esq.,. Chainnau of the State Central Committee, and the Convention declared ready for business. James Ellis, of Schuylkill coun ty, and lion. John D. Stiles, of Lehigh county, were placed in nomination for tem porary chauniau. The vote was close Mr. Ellis, 133; Hon. John D. Stiles, 112. Committees on Credentials and Coutested Seats, Organization, and Resolutions were appointed, committees consisting of one member from each Senatorial District. - The Convention adjourned at 2 o'clock until 4. .. Upon reassembling, the Committee on Organization reported Hon. Hendiick' B. Wright, of Luzerne connty, as permanent president, with secretaries and vice piesi- dents from various ieiiaioiiHi ujsuitio chair, the president Uuon assuming the accepted his position in a lengthy speech, wheu the Convention again adjourned.'- -. Pursuant to adjournment the Conven tion met on Thursday morning. The journal of Wednesday was read. After thanks tendered to the people of Erie for their hospitality, the chair decided the next business in oioer. 1 lie l omwu. tee on Resolutions not being ready to re- a gentleman from cuuioenanu county uav nig in the meantime nominated William A. linger for Governor. A moiwu was made to reconsider the vote on adjournment, and another to indefi nitely postpone that, which was supported by all who wished to continue business. The vote to indefinitely postpoue was, yeas 138, nays KW. " Mr. lhawley, of Crawford, moved to ad- . ..... . i i. . . 1. . .t ! jouru mil 11 tnree o ciock, oh uib pt'imu : that it was useless to attempt to force a : nomination for Governor until the coimuit ! tee were ready to report. Mr. Snyder, one of the anti-Ohio men on the platfoini committee, called upon Mr. I Hughes, its chairman, to present iu re j port. This was greatly applauded. MV. i Hughes the chairman, declared that if the j convention would adjourn until three p. m. I it would save time and enable the commit ' tee to prepare a report upon which all could harmonize. The convent urn should i not be characterized by any faction and should work for success, j Tho adjournment was carried by an I overwhelming majority. ! On icssembling at three p. m. the com j mittee on resolutions reported the follow I mK platform : I. That we herehy doeliire our iinrfiltcring' . .1... ...al.A... a... ... .1 ... ....1..I...J ... .. Jeirersoo in his Brst innujruml address. Kjiml ami exact justice to ail ineo, l' whatsoever flHte or permiusion, rcliirious or poltticnl; the support oi the siate jfi.v. i rights us the moct eonipe lor our domestic concern. riimciits 111 nil ineir tent Mdiuuiistmtion and tin- surest lull- iTtttiW -u- t'miity; ccomomy in the putho expenM-m th .t labor niav Ik? liirhtl v burdened ; the honest pay I luent ol our jiMt delts, mid tliesscred pr-8ervn-i tion of the puolic faith; rieedom ot religion, j freedom ol the press, freedom of person under ' the protection of thenreut writ of lniletixcrjn, I and triul ly juries iiiimrtinlly selected. 2. Thin I he widespread depression mt uf I ferinsr which lTect every business and employ - uietii that is cxpttble of 0 inr touched by Ictfis , tion show beyond a doubt the iirnoraiice, m : t-tticiemy 1111J wickedness of the leaders of the I party Hint has ruled the state and nation for n i period of years.nnd wccall for their immediate ! and permanent removal from the places Ibey j have so lony dishonored and disgraced, i 3. That the undue multiplication of public 1 ollict-rs utul the inordinate increase of aalarivs ' and emoluments of olliccs are anions the many I evils which Kadical rule has forced upon lite i country, and, favorinx' an eeonomiual adminis I tratioe of the federal and FtateKOVernmeiits so j thai the people limy be as speedily as posnibie I relieved from the burden of taxation with which they are now seriously oppressed, we : call npon our federal and slate representatives to strive by all proper means to reduce them both to tho very lowest practicable number and amount. 4. That the conduct of the present state treasurer in the management of the common wealth's nuances, iu tieKlectiur to appropriate the moneys in the sinking fund in payment of the public debt as rapidly as required by law, his nfiii-itf.ntmttnir lor tlif. iittfr3r ..! i. .l It. I him on the ieople'a money deposited with 1 the several banks and banking institutions throughout the tate, and his itisob-nt rclual to submit the archives of the treasury depart ment to a lenliy constituteil cominittee of the House of Hepresentatives ppointei to inves tigate the Fame, is deserving of the severest condemnation at the hands of an outraged and already overtaxed people. . I'hat the condition of our state treasury demands tbe most searehinir and thorough 111 vestlKatiou and we call upon the committee appointed to investigate the state ol the treasu ry to resolutely pursue the duty which has been confided to it. B. That the nomineos of this convention are hereby pledged to apply all moneys in the sinking fund, us required by law, in I he.i educ tion of the public debt, and thereby save the Interest on the same to the amount so redueed, and that moneys due the commonwealth from corporal ions and individuals shall be promptly public moneys for their own profit or purposes. . mat m coniracnon ot tne money cur rency and circulating medium heretofore made by the Republican party, and the further con traction proposed by it with a view to force resumption or specie payment, lias already broil u lit disaster tothebusinessof tiie country, and threatens R-eneral bankruptcy. We de mand that this policy be a band ned, and fliMt flit volume ikf iiiftncv li mu-la .. ji ' t-roii(riit about ny proun.tinjr the Industries of th eople, and not by destroyimr them. 8. That the policy already initiated bv the ltepiiblican party or abolishing le-al tenders and iriviuir national banks tue power 10 furnish all the currency, will Increase tint power of an already dunireroiis monopoly and the enormous burdens now oppressing the neonle without compensatinfr advantaire, and that the national ,nL;,";,V0,Me.p",."pl1 pe7nH,w,.,t,,r retired and lejsal lenders be issued in their nlsce. 9. That the public interest demands that tho ! government should cease to discredit its own 1 currency, and should make its leiral tenders receivable for all public dues, except where re i sped for the obligation of contracts . requires pit iio-m in coin. 10. The extinction of the present national banks, and the establishment in their stead of a system of free banks of discount and deposit, under such rciru bilious as the states may re spectively prescribe, and no paper currency, except such as may be issued directly by and upon the faith of tho (reneral government, af fording pructieaily a currency based on the jjoM and silver and other property of the whole leopi of the country. 11. Thai with this declaration of principle of policy wcarraiirn the leadersof the Republican parly tor their extravagant expenditures and profligate waste of the people's innnev, for their corruption, for their peculation, for their contempt or constitutional obligations, fr their extortionate increase of the salaries of our public officers, for their oppressive, unjust and defective system of taxation, finance and currency, for their continuance of i. j and corrupt men in olHce; and, further, trener , al mismanagement of both the state and fed. r i al H-ovcrnmeiils; and we cordially invite lih , era! Republicans and all other men. without reward to past party aniliation, to co-operate with us in expellinor them from now.-r and p.,uri" smh an sdministration of our pubiio oHice s ehBi H. iori,cJ, fu purer and better uujs, iuo ni.-iuuiit; . It was moved to adopt the reeolulious as a. whole without debats; Mr. Sowden, of Ijehigtt,- got the floor, but as siHn as it was apparent that hepro josed offering au aineuJment to the cur rency pl.-oik his voice was drowned t an uproar. The previous question was de- mauuca, uus uuu v ic a njvu, No gag,' etche was allowed to proceed ' with his remarks. He spoke decidedly In fvr Of hard money, and -aid it was good old democratic doetrhie, ,Jf the con ven- ! tion tiHk a decisive atand on the currency j question it should favor gold and silver. ! He thought the resolution should be non- ' committal, aud moved.au amendment to ; that effect. . Mr. Hughes, of Schnylkifl, chairman of; the comnTittee on rrsotutioiis, defended ' the platform as reported, and thought him j . f 1 I .J-.nli o worse- 1 II HI I 7w r- ill I in tii wjiv nuiocnwu . -, i " - - - - curacy based exclusively an.pjd "d sil- he has always made thewlJ9. have chetf ii " 1 L , nt nn.ltlim fool r.,H of their i.idrment. JndffO ver. lie sate? legal lenoxsrs are noi rrrereiy promises to pay any nrore than gold ctir rency. A legal tender is of itself money. .It redeems itself every time it istendered and received in payment of debt. He moved that Mr. bowden's amendment be tabbed. ' The veas and nays were called on Mr.1 Hughes' motion, which was carried, and ; Mr. !Sowden'8 amendment was lost. i Mr. Sowden took the tlior against it, j amidst ctmsWerable confusion, StifF fanved t U strike out section seven, eight, nine I and ten, . substituting the financial resotu1- tion of last year of the Pennsylvania demo- ' f m - a . - . f , r ' cratic platform which called for earljpecie resumption, but under the call or "tpies tion," no attention was paid to Mr. Nw den's motiou and the resolutions were adopted as originally read. NOMINATIONS FOIl GOVERNOR. - The con veil tion then proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Governor, and out of the confusion the following names were obtained : I Ion. Wm. Higler, Hon. J. P. Barr, Hon. Henry P. lioss, Hon. D. M. Fox, Col. Amos C. Noyes, Victor E. Piolett, II. S. Mott, Cob R. M. Gibson, nominated by Robert Liddell ; Hon. A. il." Coffroth, John D. Stiles, Hupli M. North, Samuel fc. Drajier, George H. Stwing, Judge C. Ij. Pershing, . Robert E.. Monaghan, A. C. IJoynton, James B. Knox, W. P. Jenks and L. Z. Mitchell. -. THE VOTE Ft lt GOVERNOR. In presenting' 1?:e rcsnlt of the scvei-al ballots tiad for Governor, which we do in tabular form as follows, it is proper to say that the withdrawal of ex Gov. , Bigler's name, which was done while the tenth bal lot was Iieing taken, turned the tide in favor of Mr. Pershing and secured his nomina tion ou the next ballot, as will be seen be low : 1t -M 31 4fli i TeritliiniE. . M 16 1 IS Kn-r , IS 2f -26 2 Warier . . . ai 45 7iy cr SI 54 34 82 Harr ..... 4S 4! 4H 40 Pmlett...- 11 13 13 17 Monaarlnin 13 14 12 13 flfltfi7tnthtthimh imi ' 2S 25 80 45 n 1 4ft XI 36 45 4T 4 63 P4 4S 37 b2 13 VI f.2 41 4li II 9 7 24 S 45 4H 8 9 10 f.5 41 :i4 11 8 Z M 29 Al 4:! 8 9 3 Jenks Pox Morton.. . North.... Stili-n. .. Hrelier.. . t 'oil ruth . Mott ... tl-ibson.:. , Knox . .. Spruit Mucliell. 2 ft 4 3 M 20 2 -M 17 17 7 . 14 . . . . 5 8 ft 5 2 6 4 4 4 1 5 .. a .. 1 .. 7 S 3 17 2 .. 0 4 G 3 Judge Pershing was after the announce ment of the result of the eleventh ballot declared the nominee for Governor amid the wildest enthusiasm, and, tin motion of George Ross, brother of Judge Ross, one of the candidates, his nomination was mado unanimous. THE VOTE FbR STATE TREASURER. The following is the complete vote by ballots for State Treasurer : Second. 01 62 84 Third. 124 17 64 Victor K. Piolett tlraujfc Xolile...... . 82 W. II. Plat-ford 42 .1. .1. Yomnr 30 it. Metinire 19 Joseph .N FieriKd 14 John Hanrork 14 William Willig 13 A. N. Hen tun 13 .1. i. l;?!..... 8 ' Willisnn Ahrnnis 7 Jlsrtin Powell 7 H. B. Ktnbrick ft If. K. Sloan 6 AV. it. Dougherty 6 V. B. Kell.-r 4 Jatn.ts J. Wnrentn 3 17 Mi. Piolett, having received more than the necessary number of votes, was de clared the choice of the convention for State Treasurer. A dispatch was then read from tho chair man of the Ohio State Central Committee in which thanks were tendered the Demo crats of Pennsylvania for their platform and promising 50,000 Democratic majority for Gov. Allen. Gicat enthusiasm follow ed the reading of this dispatch. After selecting a State Central Commit tee, of which John Porter is the memlier for this district, the convention, at 2:40 a. m. Friday, adjourned tine tlie-. THE CANDIDATE KOR OOVERNOU. Ron. Cyrus L. Pershing was born at Youngs- ! ij. remtiiiiK was uui 11 si iuini"v moreland county, on the 8d tlay f, 1823, but to all intents and pur- a native of "little Cambria." town. West in of February. lxises be is lie practiced law in Johnstown for many years, ami has devoted his life to his pro fession. Although a democrat in his con victions he was not a violent partisan, and was often called upon to take a place on the ticket. In 185( he came within a few votes of defeating Colonel Edie for Congress is the strong republican district of Hun tingdon, Blair, Cambria and Somerset, and in he was renominated for Congress, but defeated by S. S. Blair, by some 2,000, .llK.,1, lenincr l.i tieket Tn ISKO lie was the democratic nominee for Supreme Judge, but was defeated by JudgeJWilliams by 8,791 majority. Two years ago the licophs of Schuykill county, without dis- ti ft wn gf ri:titv nrvmin-itnrl tiim -Trip Prti. dent Judge against Judge Ryan, and he was elected by over 3,000 majority. Since then he has devoted himself to bis judicial i duties a"d discharged them most accepta bly. THR CAKPIHATE FOR STATE TKEASURETt. Victor Emile Piolett isof French extrac- t oais! watt Iwrll 111 rnv 1 t,nrt fAi-t tion, and was born m W j'sox, Bradford county, in 1812. His education, was ob tained at the ordinary schools of that sec tion of the state, fifty years ago.. It was solid and pradtical and fitted him for the occupation he chose for life that of a far mer. Being a good speaker and early gain ing the respect and confidence of the democrats of Bradford county, he was elected to the legislature in 184(5, and again in 1847. During the last cession Johu C. Knox and himself led the Democrats against tlie opposition with tearlessnessand nouiLjr. oi-iii vouLiiiuiug iu tne oemtHjratic ..l:i:... c-. : i i . : - r . . i i .. party, Mr. Piolett was nominated bv that organization and the Grangers for Contrress in 1808, and beaten by Mr. Mercnr by 1,901 :.-...: - T iQPii i. . , i. .)- ! t. in iktj no t iioiiitnatea ior i tne same piace, ana against tne same gens : tleman. This time he ran the majority in I the district down to 311. In 1872. beimr for the third time put npon the track, he J Mr. McDowell, who swore that the defond j failed to secure an election, as in the other i 't had visited his store and trade in. , cases. The district is one of the strongest j qniries about Mr. Ross during the month j Republican portions of the State, When the i of the abduction. The case, remarks the , war oroKe out oetween juexico and the United 8tatcin 184G, Mr. Piolett wag an- j pointed paymaster, which place he held till the close of the struggle. He is now engaged in fain. ing and stock raisin? in 1 his native county. ne ..ccupies a leading ; wMnt;rt i.. ti.A r.m.ror irr,r,,,.t; f,i.i ' State, and is looked upon as one of the sol. id men of northern'Pennsylvania. Let us have Ps Pershing Piolett, plenty aud prosperity. "Judge rcrshing Interviewed. HOW HE ntXtlVED THE NEWS 0,WJV0M- 1M AT ION HIS VIEWS OX THE ABSORB- f '.'1KG QtESTION OF THE HOfrX.' ' A special dispatch from Pottsvllle to t3i Phila. Time, bearing date Sept. W, says :. The news of ihe-nommation of Uiqge i'erahing lor tTovernor nio noi ieaV w until about 9 o'clock this morning. It gave great satisfaction to the jtirige a many friends, and these are of both parties, as his able administration of justice in this county has Commanded the admiration or all gootl . citizens, and his pleasant social qnalities make all who come in contact with him feel tht they are in the society of an . educated gentleman. Judge Pershing is one of the? most tvna."dng of men, never nalrii. nA;A lL Kl.in 'lii tfl till OIlS Iiim feel proud of their judgment. Judge i i ersnuig i e cv ivi-n quite s mimun v gratulatory dispatches from the . most prominent men in the Democratic party, j which Reems to Verify the assertion of The , Times' Erie correspondent that there is no personal antagonism against Mr. Pershing. At the couit house to-day he was sur rounded by an admiring crowd anxious to hear what the gentleman whom they be lieved would be onr next Governor had to say. The nomination seems to have been unexpv-cted by htm, and be says he had no rfesire for it, aud only the earnest solicita-i- . - . f e j. i j i.; i : . I . S n lion ot menus iiniueeii nun w peiiini ma nitma to go before the convention. Ibit that lieing mumnated, he will, if elected,, cheerfully undertake the duties of t he office, and perftirm them impartially and to the best of his ability. Ire "believes that the great need .of the present is to secure for l the people an honest ami economical govT i eminent, and to awaken so deep an hrtcresf j in public affairs among the ' whole mass Of ) the people and such a jealons a'ppreemtfi'ii j of the reciprocal lights and dirties of the j governing and the governed, nd thatsnrch i an ut ter disregard of these rights and du--;' ties as has characterized the administration 'of public afTWtrs during, the past fifteeir I vears may in the future be impossible. That i thorough reorganization of all branches of government is necessary so that no more ersim shall have public employ; ment t ban is necessary to perform the work. On the subject of the finances Mi. Pershing was reticent, not desiring to express any opinion upon a subject which had so little to d with tbe oflioe for which he has been nominated. He said that political plat forms meant very liftle at this day. That in the United States every year, for many years, an average of seventy-two platforms had been adopted, and. jet but little, if anything, bad been accomplished by them. That he supjssed many Republicans would sland on t he Democratic platform and vote the Republican ticket, and tir-e vsr. The judge has not j-ct received any official no tification of his nomination. If the ople of Pennsylvania should elect Judge Persh ing they will certainly have reformer for 1 Governor who, in the administration of j lHiblic affairs, w in" know neither friend tior for, snn will never be influenced by either fear or favor. He came to this county in the interest of refmm, and in the few years he has boen here he has unflinchingly per formed cvery diity of his ollice as judge. The iMJopIe of Schuylkill comity appieciate this, and will give him a luge majority. The Ci.ocn that Fowki'asts the Tem pest. Justice ImsaseenrJcd her tin 0110 and where she was least looked for. In the mountains of $chuyrkill, where disoider and lawlessness have so long reioned, the people in a fortunate hour called Cyrus L. i Pershing from his distant home to hold the scales of justice before themv He came a j stranger, and with the single puiose of j discharging his responsible duty with lidel ; ity. In this epidemic of official peculation ( it was deemed safe for tbe ComiiHsshiiem ; of Schuylkill county to poeket illegitimate j profits iu the construction of a new county j building. They reasoned that it was done 1 elsewhere ; that nearly every city bad its I confederated band of plunderers, and that j they escaped the toils of retribution-. They pointed to I hiladclphia, where millSum 1 j are stolen ns if in ojeii day, an ! justice sleeps over the public wrongs, and why not i plunder in Schuylkill, w here law was often- j powerless and jtn-tice as often mocked? j They stole but a few thousand dollars j not more than would satisfy an average ; Council committee in a small job. But ; seven thousand dollars all told were filched j from the public treasury, and they felt sain. ti ere iney nt wemciatic com missioners, in a Democratic county, with Democratic juries, a Democratic District Attorney and a Democratic Judge? And with such political power to aid them, who could call them to justice ? But they were brought before a court in which Judge Pershing presided, and there justice was blind to social position, to political inllu- ence aim to olticial honors. To the utter consternation of the plunderers they were -. . I . . . ! a j jtCK '.' oilier-men who come into the iendlcss and penniless, and the brave, just Judge quickened the inteirritv of officers of the court and of tho jury by the sterling impartial manner in which he discharged his own duty and denned the duties of others. The evidence was con clusive, for the truth was protected by the honest "administration of the law, and con viction followed. Yesterday the closing scene in this impressive lesson was enacted. The commissioners of the county stood tip before the honest judire and heard the jmigiiietil Ol I lie law. I lie I0IOI1S cell for two. Jef' a fine of $1,000 each and the ' restitution of the stolen money were the ! t"18 of ''e sentence, and those who were I omccreif the county but a day before were j stripped of their authority, of their nlim- I der a.nd of tl,eir citizenship, and tamed I luc Mjmpiu 01 justice to ineir prison homes. It is a cloud no bigger than a man's hand iu a great Commonwealth like ours ; but it is a healthy land-mark that will be noted by the people as they hear aear sUbelm g ZXiSZZ : - J W''o will be other courts and other arraigned officials and other convicts to teach" tbe lesson that the way of the transgressor is hard. Honor to Judite Pershinir f,,r thia noble example of the omniiioteiice of ius- r- mfc nee wueu laiiuiui oincers are charged with her sovereignty I Phila. Timet. In the Westei-velt trial in Philadelphia on Monday the cross-examination of Mrs. Westervelt was concluded, and the direr i examination of Westervelt himself lxnn, 1 I r ; : , . " ins evidence was lmnortant. nnlv a a ...,.. i roborating the testimonv of hi ;r ti,. i he was at homo Julv ft. 1874 tho ,i ! which Mrs. Peers testified to havinir seen , 1 . : ... : .. i , , , . . . . i mui m nruiKivn street car wit li n oliil.l I resemoung unarlie lioss and that he hd 1 never been in Germantown iu his life thus flatly contradict'intr thn priH.n Timet, increases in interest ! conclusion. i Judge Lowrio. of tho Crawford b,.fi;..i ' a'nfCT l,a maae ore attachment should bo i i district, has made an order of court t hat uo aitacuinent snouicl bo issued against any witness who baa not boen nald t i.a m;u. and one day's fees in that capacity. This rule should be adopted all over the country, for it. is all wrong to comjiel eople to at tend court on other iKople's business and pay their own epeu;:s. Acm-j 1ui rolitival It emu. --1Iike Scully aColambrts pedestrian, on , l raw lord Cxiunty system .V' Ksitnrrlatr erMMuleted atarrlar cotiipletcd the tsk of walking livo resolved ti abandon it oral thousand miles in one thousand hours. r A yotmg- giri in Chicago h'aa - been ; craved by religion excitement, atuf ii-siBta ; in teai iug off her clothes and rftnning about the itticef naked. " , - f Dr. DbilfngCr, according to the 7on-' dou Tiniest, is merely an eminent divine who is straining at a gnat after having , swallowed a camel. ' It is said an unusual amount of conn- forfeit fiftv cent notes are in Circulation, ' and business men should keep an eye upon t.hnsK who attemr.t to pass fhefn, A German named Fideiick Judd, re siding in New York, attempted fo murder his wife last Satuiday night,- and killed himself. The woman will recover. . T , r.. Jtz X c "ldJ e' ,f tJ TA vl i " Plttf-buigll of SCHllct fever, IwO lyi dieo ing wtlh'rf five minutes of each other. . All -thiee were buried in one CTiflin on Sunday, j -An enthusiastic delegate at Erio gave the keynote for tbe Pennsylvania campaign when he exclaimed, after the nomination of Judge Pershing.'He is phttfn-m enough.' Hezekiah Leard," who died recently in Augusta, was the fattest man in Maine, j and reqnired a coffin thirty inches broad, 1 twenty inches deep, and six feet two inches ; long. '' ? ' " .' ' : j The court of Washington county has fined several of the township auditors $30 , each for not publishing a rejort of the fi nancial condition ortheir several towusuips, as icqnired bj- law. ' " --The Pittsburgh Tclrffrnpfi says that in punishing the thieving eommts.ioners of Schuylkill county 'Judge Pershing only lid his duty." " Granted.-1 And'because the democracy are sin e be will do his duty they are ittnning him for Governor. Gen. Joseph K. Johnston is saii to have accepted the thrice-offered appoint ment from the Khedive to become Cm-rnaiider-HKChief of ' the Ksyptain army. He rs to have, supreme command with a sl sn y'of $25,(H)0 a year and the som of Jf 100, 000 for the purchase of an outfit. , .John J. - Geghan, the author of the Ohio lawy Which secures to every inmate of a prison or otlrcr institution the right to be ministered to by a Clei -gyiaan of his own faith, is not rt Catholiff at all, "id the bill itself was drawn up by a nu'mber f Demo- ; months, mie rat crats..and llcpubhtmis. as a comproimse went down to a measure. . ; 1 . . t ' A WoTTfan in New Orleans" au? her ditugbteT,' a girl of ?gteen,- havmg been . severely tmrnt by an explowen of oil while 1 tilling a lamp, have recovered $1,250 dam- ages In the Supreme tJiitrt'ri-rtTii tI?eSepto tian Oil Company. This W a tftoely w.ti n ing to the iutiiiinerable -fiiauirfactifrers of "non-explosive" oils. l A deputation' on behalf of the Aiueri- cad residents of Rome, both Catholic and j Protestant, visited Cardinal McOskey on Friday last and presented him, as a toke.it of their esteem, a complete CaifHiial's dress and a mitre set with precious stones, to- i get her with au address expressing their ! good willes autl vetieiaiion. i On Saturday List George Sweigert, aged seventy years, residing in K;ist Cocalieo : township, Lancaster ,couuty, entered his baruyartl, where he was immediately set ; upon by a beligerent ram, whose attack was so fierce tha before assistance couhl reach Mr. Sweigeit be had sustained such serious internal injuries that he died soon after wards. The Jonesboro f East Tenn.) Herald ' aiti Tribune says that iu several localities' i:i that county the grashopcrs have made their appearance and are eating the bl.tdes of corn. It is too late iu the season for : them to do much d.tiuagc, but they will probably leave their eggs and next year, there will be millions ol" them. Sutlieient j unto the d:iy is the evil thereof. The Erie corresotidence of the Chica- j go Tribune vays : Mr. l'iolette isthe leader . of the Grange movement in this State aud ' will )mi)I a good vote with the country ei and is as stiong a candidate as could have been put nv. The nomination of , came to me stem .1 ti- Pershing for Govrrnoi is concetletl bv all to be a victory for the lie form party iu this Slale and as sucb will Htidonbted'y dra w well. Tlie great Mississippi outrage has sim mered down to nothing and proves Gov. Ames to have been something worse- than a coward. Ex-Senator Pease aud Senator Alconi both pronounce tbe whole thing a htttnbngy and Attorney-Genersl Pierreyont is tlmVonghly disgusted with Ames' lying, knavery nd subsenuent skulking, and final refusal to answer inifiiiries.- This deprives" Morton of a glorious chance to-lkuvish the bloody shirt Gov. Smith of Georgia say tlie vforst scoundrel in th eomitry, and the men w ho keep the negroes iu turmoil, arc t Ire negro preachers- or at least a large majori ty of them, who, under the cloak of reli gion, instil into the minds of the colored men notiousof la-w,- politics civel rights instu reel ion, and' a host of tither things which only make them loafers and thieves. He wants authoiiiy to' arrest for vagrancy all such disturbers. George Smith, of Philadelphia, a brake man in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, was struck by abridge between Lancaster and Iranian Place, Fri day night, resulting in the fracture of his skull the unfortunate man dying a few minutes after the accident. Hi's btsTy was taken to Leaman Place, where an inoaiest was held and a verdict of accidental death rendered. The remains were then coiiffibctf and sent to Philadelphia. A private telegram has been recelvedr in Mew York from Toronto, announcing that a frightful accident had occniredotV the Grand Trunk Railroad on Tuesday morning. A train was thrown from the track and several employes killed. The whole train was a perfect wreck, aiid to add to the horror, the cant took fire. Large numbers of cattle, which were buried un der the debris were actually roasted alive, it being impossible to extricate them. The best argument that can be made for the election of Judge Pershing to the Governorship will be found in the -examination of his othcial acts as the represent ative of the people. Iu 18G3, while in the Legislature, he opposed the act of the Legislature by which Pennsylvania was put in-the position of repudiating the just claims of her creditors by paying the in terest on her State debt incurrency in place of coin, according to tbe terms of her con trart. Tlenry A. ITenken, a lad of sixteen who lately fell heir to some $.50, 000 worth if projierty in New York, on the death of his parents and who, having fallen into oau company, nas become so dissipated ! t,iat he cannot take care of bis nmwi-iv 1 nas Dee" taken charge of by the societv for ' fl. ........: r . . . . ... - i i'ii-tcih ion crucitv to c In In re n Tli i c ' of ! "f court has placed his property in the hands of a snrrogate for protection. A inrv of fifteou citizens pronounced the boy an ha- uikuni urttiiKartl. The New Orleans Picayune of the 2d says : "During tho latter part tif last week a terrible case of wholesale poisoning oc- curred in the family of Mr. M I the Parish of Acenion. It aniears that liavn littu tn h fi-om vr i f - Hr J a . .... -tlf Mr. Mier administered to four of his child. len a couple of worm lozenges, or dragees apiece, such as are prepared and put up, sugar-coated, by the French man .i fact n rers of this class tif eicdiciues. Thiee of the children were almost instantly seized with convulsions and cramps and died in a few hours. The fourth child was a little later in tlie day attacked in tho same manner, and died in less lhau tweuty-four hours af-terwaids." The I j after an exjvi ience fivnence (1fh ' N. ndoti it . strucUil the - me coui.ty con..r.. some letter :id m,., -.-'k The fait ness f it is i found inisKible ui.dVrh " the-iKmiinein over the en ' Tlie ii i-estsiil,l t. nil.-,lcv tr; nate the entire ticket f,,",,,, .f i lous p;trt tf the county. fc -i Some time ago a cow l i John Bully, of (,-, y!' ' ciuinfy, Sfrtsyed w.-Tv V For several d.-ixs -i. . "' ' IIMT .. 1 finiiiikf a,a . tl was found in the wia,.K .1 ...... 1 twisted around -a snialT.jn.rv ;:! I.ed that in biusl,,,,,, ! tail became knotted a!Wd ,J fn her efforts to Cet fn-e " around the sappling. tlnis t - r moi e secuiely. M,e haJ sUn'-, r - . r5o'r- AnM' l - i''ilpni,.,? " ingtoii are contf.uf i, ted J, - tw'r military wmild chcein.iir , -of the sfafe to preserve the right of oit izen win-,,,;. -that they did not. know tl, lnsuri-eriiou in if "'"tr moi if i ue y v vtliTS a.:l l. . . . ltlgton but I hat tLc v wA '" ,-n-l w r V . no- twirl tti Yie 1ottr.. l al br.,. A few months t- I .1.. .. " ivt. a 0 f r t nc V, 11111 i;li to 1-itiii,oiT Hgion, resigned his chare a, i ProteitauU The Pr!.,,;, '- tf-n thirFYeifM. r?...... . " ; li-.s niinti anil asked t i 1 otigmal chtircli. If e w n tf.,.,:. . asficiil iosi:iMti i tint h-., u-" j,' - will be coilipilietl to iit,.l,.r,T0 penance in a Jesuit commuuj,,. '" treat. ; " Whilst Mr. Jose,h Tpi-vrnJ in his back jKvrh 0,. evening, says the Teru-M K t. saw two rats c -iiiiiug frotn uinitr,,, "y. -noticing some' lt4llll tliAm 1- .1 n;:;2 .... . ,.,,, r,.. ;(..c. at eatii en.L Ti? hi lit iriui , . : I laid the ti-aw down, t'.kaiii, .;u, . pVrd up tlie straw and tiian.-; ' ; tiie same way they v-i,t ! m:,. ; ..." reaching t,e tftMl Mi. Tt-i'j itf- I both, and n.H.n exatni:isiti,,n (.J largest and oldest rat to Lavt 1 j. Kind. Mr, Terrell :ts tlie very fat,- and is satUSH-d Gi.u ii:t -t" ; have tn-eu feeding bin; , v m i, I Tlwre was frightful acrd nrn-thern urt tif Fiaukli t c.'v i Motulay eveiiing. A ym nn-.i girls,- twmif the giiis i i :Trr dnv;' 'Spiiro John A. Pei i. ..f V-y -1 ty, were riding in atwo h i;t-lavi ile tif which broke. Tl cj ,e-C; feiently rep:ti cd t Chev ii -, .. the team w as de.-oeinhiii; a iiii. u College it biikc a m-A-hh! ran away and otie f I'i t.-i ( tifteen years old, r.'a-s t'. rMi ! her feet caught in the opting nvi i.' her ciotiies were t.nn .-ft' l.y ft4 She was dragged for 1. i.f a m!. - weie liealen out by the h irV i,-f her body was b.idiy many'd. L pants of the carriage wi-ie tin'; out and the tiftier 1 tfr.-' oirl t i ly hurt that she is not able t" be A terrible disaster occurrt-d Michigan early on Friibiy m . Tlie proH.-Uoi- Ivcjiiinox. ou linv Chicago to Bay City, Midi., v.i' tif sa.lt, and towing the m!i ::; E. Mayes loaded with l niil- r. taken by a storm l..iit '2 iVi nio. ui.ig. at Point au Sab'e. 2' Hr of Cliicag. Cant. W.hkIw :i at mat time, and cauoil nut iiir i the prre!lr careened atul Mi: tt 1 minutes after. She had on Nc ! of nineteen men ami Capt. I1 (of Cleveland, a well kii..n w h was accompanied hv U granddaughter, making a t-ii! ' two. I lie nrst intim:iiim ?k hail of 1 he catastrophe iv,i:V ; the diowning. The Mayes c. no assistance whatever ::i theU that was going, and the eiitiitn Koduo-e went down. Public riamJt rrrs VunW THE t'OMVfslOS-EHS OK -i l!! Vli TY StNTKM KD KOIl MKAJl-V-? .Cr-f(? TiiiotcU lit thr l'l ill. r" PoTTS f F.f.E, Sept. . At I'' tif the County Cofiit tliiM i!'-" CoTtrt room, corridors, AtiH -miC. were etowded with pcj le fff 1 or the country, aii.tiorts ti set-a'' termination of the ciiniiti;!1 p " against otir County Ci'tmin'' careless and fraudulent p-' public funds. The Pivsid J I- Pershing, calleil on M.w.f !!';" Couroy, and Yalenlitie iVnt f'-: vieted Cointnissioueis tn st.i:ni t Court, I'pon the Is-ncli trert ftve J mlges of our contt. T!i,.T crave lirnks, while the Immeine litelir-1 it, ut lit.--ihlfiS hear the i-ewai-d which b.I''!"' the com-icts for their ci iiii"- .rlrff amiouneed iu Hear. dt;nctt-'" ttm Court had tfiiatiiinoiisly i.'( overrule the motion for a nr t'v it was his painfnl duty t !' scr.tffiices U.n men who b:ui and' trusted by the io;le t,f with 'the'admiurstratioii ef ni.t!- duties ;: thnt thv pii.Miietliaii'u'' a cllspira!?J to defraud tlK-c" theCourt it:tei!rled the sftit,"r't,'' pass not only as pimisliuii'"! but as a' wrfrnrn nig to .in r"--'. amoug seemed r-ini f.-r en . . I 1 u... .1 nil' 1" t herefore, sentenced earli of HICU M tlcl TV irii-f.v.. to an imprisonment fn t w o j county jail, to pay a tine "f be deprived of t heir oliee .is I w " " The culpi;:ts elulear-itrJ t"r;' indifferent appearand Noting t'f of the sentence, but htitCt unstcadj- looks betiajC"f,li,-v s" . unreal was the asMimeJ tbe baste with which iu7 u from the suppressed "vl'"v'r'.i( showed how deeply they f' I; dation. They were al l,ce jail by the Shtiifl', iii.twill''1' tion to susend excciitn'i pending proceedings wbith t'"' in nisiiiuie hi tit ."i'i , Court tefused to entei'l:"'" ihc Gminr&l k l ir-t ion was tl,a ili..n. Colllt. tl'1"''1 .-li ...v n i. ax ...... . ." - Il W. tence w as much severer tl'" , ected by the convicts ' . Trial was had liefoie f"' ' r- verse, even if tncy w's" Court to undertake ITjc,J;f Y quiet had been irstoifil '.j,,, non need the apjiotutnu-nt in t he Hoard of Coin mi"'' v wera Lewis (T. fchei: c j V Republican, and Mirhael iua. DemiKsmt. Alt!nPn 1 : . . WtUllV-'l victeo, tnere tiT ''. ner, one of thecouvids of office last Jauuaiy.
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