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HUNTINGDON, PA.
Wednesday morning, Nov,-2r
W. Lewis, Editor and Propr or
Hugh Lindsay, Associate Editor.
" Tkneito of no modetiti which a loyal citi
Zen may so well denzotyttlglti*p Ito
/113 COlllllll/ as tirolnts the
Constitution and the ' et
stances, and UNDER EVERY ADMINISTRATION
REGARDLESS OF PARTY, POLITICS, .AGAINST ALL
ASSAILANTS, AT [TOME AND ABROAD."-STEPIIEN
A. DOUGLAS
IT Is a subject for rejoicing that the
Baltimore difficulty was settled with
out bloodshed, which we were led to
believe was •inevitable. The election
was held in that city, ;ad no . disturb
ances of any serious importance were
occasioned. Baltimore now rests in
apparent peace and quiet; no iuflam
matory. appeals of malice and revenge
aro heralded .over the : countrY, actna•
ting the . people to avenge the horrors
of Baltimore; and the threats of hot
headed politicians inciting mob vio
lence and disobedience to law had for
tunately no effect upon the sober-mind
ed people. The threats proved of no
avail in carrying the city for the Rad.
icals, but has only proven what might
have been foretold, that vituperation
only recoils on the heads of the authors,
and defeats the object for which it is
intended.
But what would have been the re•
stilt if a riot had occurred in Baltimore,
And terminated in a massacre ? Why,
it would undoubtedly have resulted as
it did in the case of New Orleans :
President Johnson would be branded
us a double-dyed murderer, the full
guilt resting on him. We all know
the tftle of New Orleans, and we all
know, alas, only too well, how the
President received the blame from ev
ery Radical quarter until many were
led to believe that he indeed was the
author of that tragedy, And indeed
in the case of Baltimore, President
Johnson received the blame for the
.occasional outbursts of angry feeling.,
But how is it now, when peace is re
,stored Does President Johnson re
.ceivo the credit for keeping the peace?
0, no. Wherever there is a chance of
-charging him with evil, the evil is pre
,sen ted and ho is guilty of it; but wher
ever good is done by him, it is slow to
be shown; and thus the people are
left to expect nothing but evil to flow
from the gneat head of the nation. Is
not President Johnson equally respon
sible for the quiet at Baltimore, as ho
was niade responsible for the riot at
New Orleans ? We have never held
him chargeable fdr the murder at New
Orleans, but we do believe that if he
had known the situation of affairs
there in time ; he would have as effect
ually restored peace as he undoubtedly
did in Baltimore. The trouble has
heen that a few individuals are only
too ready to misjudge the President.
and many are too easily entreated to
believe them. . 1
TttE HAPPY TIME Oomixo.—Strange
though true, that extremes aro coining
_together. Some of the most promi•
Tient and most radical Democratic
:preSei in.se,verid of . the States itre now
advocating' negro' suffrage, and they
harmonize with some.of the Radical
Repui)licane in.favoring universal am•
nesty to • the rebels in exchange for
universal suffrage. The politicians
are in motion and the people are ex
pected to follow them.. - Tho Democra
tic leaders seem to think that negro
'suffrage must come, and their idea is
to bid in' time for such a vote. The
cblored voters will vote with the party
favoring them most; and holding the
balance of power in many States, cities,
counties and towns, they will demand
a'liberal share of offices. The party
giving them all they may demand will
receive their support. Prepare for the
new order of things—the happy time
is - coming—the politicians are at work.
Peace and Union.
The New York Tribune, referring to
some of the recent ferocious diatribes
of Wendell Phillips, Parson Browulow,
Ben Butler, Thad Stevens, John W.
Forney and their confederates, says
"There are restless spirits in all par
ties and sections, who mean to keep
the country distracted and agitated
indefinitely, but they are a very small
minority of the whole people. Faction
and folly may give them a temporary
ascendancy, but the great majority,
who anxiously desire peace and gene,
ral contentment, must be badly nais
led if they do not soon achieve the fru
ition of their hopes and efforts."
The Tribune's views are sound, and
its warnings aro timely and salutary.
We trust the "restless spirits," who
are doing their best to plunge the
country into fresh strife and turmoil,
will heed the warning thus adminis
tered by ajournal which has been their
main support hitherto.
ft 6 X-Will giving a veto to the mil
lions of colored men most benefit them
or the politicians ? Does an increased
vote in a city or State give better gov
ernment? Would not cities and States
be better governed if intelligent suf
frage only should be permitted ?
EXTREM,ES.—In Massachusetts two
colored men wero elected to the'Log
islaturo by the Republicans at the late
election. In Now York city, John
Morrissey, the prize fighter and gam
hler, ,was elected to Congress by th
Oomocra
United States Senator
A Union Republican County Con
vention of Delegates was held in
Chambersburg, Franklin county, on
Tuesday of last week. The Conven.
ion was called for the purpose of in
`ztruc,tfng the Senator and Representa
040opl that diStrict on" the United
StlitiliVenator question. The Coa
vention;;);as full and but ono ballot
was bad with the following result:
'Andrew G. Curtin,
'Thaddeus Stevens
Thiluslia A. Grow, 2 - '
Simon Cameron. .
Before the vote was announced the
vote of Washington district was chang
ed to Gov. Curtin, and the vote was
declare& as follows:
For Gov. Curtin, 73 votes.
• For Mr. Grow, 2 "
For• Mr. Catheron, 1 "
The result 'was received with pro
tracted applause.
The following among other resolu
tions wore offered by Mr. &Clare and
adopted: * •
Resolved, That in obedience to the
emphatic expression of the Republicans
of Fran4lin county, our Senator and
Representatives aro hereby instructed,
in Alm name of the People they have
been chosen to represent, to give a
zealous and faithful support to Andrew
G. Curtin for U. - S. Senator in the Re
publican Senatorial caucus.
Col. Weistling moved to amend the
3d resolutiory by adding to the end
thereof the following :
Or such other gentleman for U. S.
Senator, as their judgment may dictate
to be for the . bost interests of this Corn
wealth.
Tho motion was lost, receiving but a
few votes, when the resolution was
adopted.
- NEGRO SUFFRAGE AND THE DEMOCRAT
IC PARTY.—Since the fate of the Dem
ocratic party has been almost effectu
ally scaled by the result of the recent
elections, there is great speculation
amongst its leaders in choosing pro
grammes and platforms which will in•
sure the final triumph of that party.
The latest sign of the times is that
the leaders are attempting to wheel
the Democratic column into line with
the Radicals, by taking up their ideas
on the negro question, and conferring
suffrage on that race. We give the
following opinion from the Chicago
Times, a leading Democratic journal
"Qualified negro suffrage yielded by
the South—and by this wo mean im
partial suffrage, or suffrage dependent
upon the intelligence of the man, irre
spective of color, as is now the rule in
Massachusetts,—the negro question
will have been disposed of, and the oc
cupation of the Northern Republican
radical party will be gone forever. Not
one inch of ground will it have to 'stand
upon; and the country can once more
turn to those material questions of
public policy the right disposition of
which is so essential to the public pros
perity. It will bo upon these ques
tions that the Democratic party will
triumph, and it will be by this tri
umph that constitutional government
and our federal system will be pre
served."
The Famine in India.
Our people can not oven imagine
the sufferings of the inhabitants of In
dia from the terrible plagues,---cholera
and.fatnine. In the province of Orissa,
which suffered the' most ses'erely[i t' is
reported that half the population have,
periSheff—Lthat fully two millions
and a balf_of . An account says:
"When the famine was at its height,
the starving poor, we are told; crowd.
ed into the streets of Calcutta, and it
was estimated that no fewer than
009 to 25,000 starving people were
Wandering about the capital: At Mu
lick's Ghat, where the Bombay iner.
chants raised a fund and distributed
food, there Was at ono time 7,000 fam
ishing applicants crowded up. They
were described as placed in order upon
an open space,_ waiting for the distrib
ution. On one side nearly 4,000 "Un
does, each with a leaf platter before
him, were scattered on the wet ground,
hastily partaking of the scanty dole
they received. On the other side were
thousands of famishing Musselmen,
ranged in like manner, and watching
with silent and greedy eagerness the
meal of their B.indoo brethren, and
counting with bitter longings the min
utes till their turns should come. -Un
der the shelter of the Ghat crowded
the women, girls and children. Out
side the gates were hundreds and hun
dreds who had lost their chance till
the next distribution, but over all a
horrible dead silence, no chattering or
converse, hardly a SOund excepting
when at intervals some wretch threw
up his arms with an ejaculation to hea
ven, wrung from him by the unappea
sable pangs of hunger. More than
this, officials wrote home description's
of meeting dead bodies in every morn.
lag's ride ; bodies lying in the, road
with the dogs eating them at leisure."
HOW THE PRESIDENT TAmt.s.—The
Washington correspondent of the
British Advertiser, under date of the
9th, writes as fbliows: "A gentleman
who saw the President last evening
says he was not in a good humor at
first, but became more cheerful when
one of the party undertook to show
that Col. Forney has no chance of bo•
lug elected to the Senate. The con
versation finally turned upon the fu
ture, and Mr. Johnson quoted the idea
of Mr. Seward 7 --iii his letter indorsing
the call for the Philadelphia Conven•
tion, I believe—that the work of the
hour was to induce Congress to act.
That's what we want said the Presi
dent; the executive and judicial de•
partments have done all they can to
restore the Union, and now we want
Congress to do its part. He believed
that the result of the elections would
enable Congess to act; they wouldn't
act lost session because they were fig
uring-for the elections; these wore now
over, and he hoped to find•them
promptly. This would be the finin
trio mph of the ;;ewe he advocated."
Future Course of President Johnson.
WASHINGTON, Nov. I.4.—The follow
ing is a portion of a communication
to-day addressed by a member of the
Cabinet to a friend of the Administra
tion in t pew England, who seemed to
be apprehensive that the difficulties
between the President and Congress
might induce action on the part of the
former which would tend to widen the
breach, if it did not put important in
terests in peril. The member . of the
Cabinet says:—
"Notwithstanding his long public
..ortreerAv inch seem to be less under
stood than President Johnson. That
he is a man'Of strong convictions and
earnest purposes, is evident from tho
manner in which he advocated and
pushed forward importantmeasnres in
Congress, like the Homestead bib, and
the stand which ho took against seces
sion and in favor of the Government
during the late civil war. He believes
that the mariner in which ho proposed
that the Government should deal with
the Southern States was not' only a
magnanimous one, but the only ono
likely to result in a speedy and hearty
reconciliation between the sections;
and he has felt it to be his duty to sus•
Lain his views by the exercise of such
powers as the Constitution had clothed
him with. But While this has boon
and doubtless will continuo to be his
course, he will violate no law, nor fail
to perform the duties which arc legal.
ly devolved upon him. Ho will veto
every bill that ho may regard as un•
constitutional, no matter how unpop
ular it may be for' him to do so; but
ho will execute with scrupulous fideli
ty all laws, and especially those to
which he has refused to give his ExeN
cutive sanction. The apprehension
which you seem to feel, and which
many others share with you, that Mr.
Johnson will attempt to force South
ern Representatives into Congress, or
do any other imprudent lig by
which the public peace will be disturb
ed or the public credit be deranged, is
utterly unfounded. While he will ex
ercise fearlessly the power which he
possesses under the Constitution, in
furtherance of the measures which he
thinks aro best calculated to promote
the public weal, he will not quarrel
with Congress for pursuing the same
independent course. He regrets the
disagreement between the Legislative
and Executive branches of trio Gov
ernment, and would, I doubt not, yield
much to, cfrect It reconciliation. Ho
will not, hoWever, sacrifice hiS princi
ples nor vielato the Constitution, ac
cording to his interpretation of it,_ no
matter What pressure may be brought
to boar upon him. He means to de
right as he understands the right, and
will trust to time for the vindication of
his course: He will be as true to the
ConStitution and the Governinent as
President of the United States as ho
was true to the Union in the darkest
days of its trials."—Nerd York Times.
The 'Baltimore Difficulty.
. •
The Decision of the Court.—The Neu)
Commissioners in office-
BALTIMORE, November 18.—Judge
Bartol delivered his opinion at noon to
day in the habeas corpus case of Young
and Valliant, the new Police Commis
sioners, and Bheriff Thompson, sus
taining Governor Swann •in appoint
ing the now Board,and Sheriff Thomp 7
son in obeying the orders thereof, in
summoning the posse comitas, and de
claring the old Police Board acting in
violation of law, and Messrs. Young &
Valliant to be the legally constituted
Board ; and holding Messrs. Young k
Valliant to give five thousand dollars
bail each not to take by violence the
papers and property now in hands of
the old. Board.
•His opinfon ogetipied neatly ono
hour in delivorin t ct 'and was very able.
The - oriinioo also - declares that the old
Boaki haVo been acting in Violation of
law, and against tho authority of the
GoVernor. The new Board will go - into
office no dOubt without
futther resistance.
There is no doubt the late election,
under the old Board,was u nullity, and
illegal.
, BaranuonE,November 14.--The new
Poke Commissioners are now regular
ly installed, and the •old ones have
ceased acting. Marshals Carmichml
and Manley and all the police force
are acting under the new Board.
There is an immense pressure of con
servatives for appointments. The new
Board say they will not make changes
on mere political sentiment.
It is now conceded that the recent
election was illegal.'
Governor Swaun will not convene
an extra session of the Legislature.
ILLINOIS AND ITS PRODUCD.-A cor
respondent of a Boston paper writes
thus curiously : "The increase of the
population of the State of Illinois from
1850 to 1860 was 860,000. Of its 35,-
000,000 acres of land, 30,000,000 are
tillable. Last year it produced one-fifth
as much grain as all the States in
1860. It is estimated that its present
agricultural products support six mil
lions of people. Its last corn crop
amounted to 177,000,000 bushels ; its
wheat, 25,000,000. Rev. G. S. Bailey
has made a calculation that it would
take 25 585 engines to draw the corn
crop of the State ; and the trains would
be 3,320 miles long. Putting the corn
into wagons• with 44 bushels in each,
it would take four million of them to
contain it, and the procession would
be 25,000 miles long—reaching round
the globe—and would require morn
horses to draw them than are in exis•
tonee. Illinois has now a population
of upwards of two millions,of whom at
least ono quarter are foreigners—prin
cipally Germans, mainly Protestants,
anti possessing a deep sympathy for
the tree institutions of the country."
A SINFUL WISH FULFILLED.—A
man •named :John Eck, living near
Pricetown, Berke' county, some time•
ago offered his house for sale, and for
some unknown cause it was not sold.
He then made the following declare
ing ; "That he wished it would burn
down over his head." On Sunday
morning last the house was discovered
to be an fire, when some of the neigh
bors rushed up stairs, when, strange to
say, they found Air. Eck dead, he har
ing received a stroke of the palsy a i
few moments before the tiro. Through
the superhuman efforts of the neigh•
'hors - tko body' was conveyed to the
yard before • the house was in ruins.
;ho !mpioos wish fattilled.
[From Pittsbisrg Commercial ofSotutaloy loet.J
A MINISTER FALLEN
For some months past the commu
nity has been greatly exercised over
rumors affecting the character of Rev.
3:Linea Prestly, D. D., Pastor of the
Second 'United Presbyterian Church
of Pittsbur g h. These rumors were as
varied in their character as numerous,
and many, them.had no foundation in
fact.—at least
_those connecting him
with criminal intimacy with females in
this vicinity; ,voro little better than
sheer fabrications. To give the reader
a properunffeygtandiiig of the'case, it
should . be stated ',hat Rev. Prestly has
been twice married, having a son and
daughter by his first marriage, who
have nearly reached their majority.
His second wife; was the widow of Dr.
Wm. Kerr, who is the mother of four
children—three girls and a boy, the.
oldest • being upwards of -eighteen
years of age. Shortly after the last
marriage, • those "incompatibilities of
temper" began to manifest themselves,
which culMinated in the commission
of the offence's of which Dr. Prestly
has just been convicted by the ecelesi
aatical court: The departure of his
stepchildren from his home soon after
marriage, gave rise to much talk, but
eventually it subsided.. Finally, his
wife, unable longer to put up with hie
conduct, brouglit•it to the attention of
her relatives, who immediately asked
an investigation by the'Presbytery.
The Chargcs and Spec ifi cations.
On the 29t6,610ctober, the Presby
tery of Monongahela assembled in the
Fifth United Presbyterian Church,
corner of Washington and Webster
streets, S: B. Reed, Moderator,
Rev. W. A. Andrew, clerk, and Rev.
W. 3. Reid, assistant clerk. Rev. Drs.
Kerr and Gracey appeared on behalf
of Mrs. Prestly, and Rev. Prostly act
ed as his own counsel. The charges
were in number, and were to the fol
lowing effect :
First—Unkind, cruel and violent
treatment of his wife and family.
Second—Using vulgar and profane
language.
Third—lnfidelity to his marriage
vow.
These three, charges contained sev
eral speeifieatiebs. Under the first
charge—cruel treatment—the defend
ant accused of having choked hie wife
on ono oecasion , int llookstown. lie
was also charged, with having kicked
her, with -beatin her with a stick and
hittihg berl..orth its boot.
The PPecificatipn.under the second
charge, using vulgar and profane lan
gnage,"set fatlctliat on divers occa
sions he called:US:wife all manner of
foul names,.aad called down upon her
and her fathily the ,most impious im
precations, for instance, "Oh, Lord !
crush my wife and her family as deep
into hell as a pigeon could fly in five
thousand years," or• words to that ef
fect.
Tho specifications of the third charge,
infidelity to his marriage vow, were
that 110 maintained relations with fe•
males which were inconsistent with
his duty as a husband.
To all of these charges and specifi
cations the defendant made a general
The Trial
Some ; twenty witnesses were sub
pomacd. on each skdo of the Paße,though
all did not attend. Mrs. Prosily was,of
course the principal witness, and her
statements,.in . tim main, were corrobo
rated by her children and the servants
of the family. The evidence as to cru
elty was clear, although the accused
produced a number of friends of the
family to prove that in their presence
his conduct to his wife and children
was kind:
The testimony as to his use of .vul
gar and profane language was by his
wife and tinily. The language attri
buted to him by:the witnesses was of a
shocking character—so shocking, in
deed, as to create serious doubts in the
minds of a number of the members of
the Presby.terY that any sane man
would use it.'
On the third charge, the evidence of
his familiarity with a young lady of
Allegheny was t A ot.of a character to ef
fect adversely tfio .standing Of either
as:tb iniiralityltiltholigh it was held
that both were imprudent id* their be
havior. Another specification alleged
an impropot% eorrespondenco with a
widow; ladya New York, to whom
he was once affianced. In proof of this
specification, a number of letters from
this Now York lady—which had been
intercepted by Mrs. Prostly—were
produced. Those letters were inclosed
in envelopes,„directed to "James Peter
son, care of Rev. Prestly," the direct
ion being in the handwriting of the
defendant. These letters contained
many endearing'expressions, such as
unsophisticated lovers aro wont to use
in their epistles to one another. In one
letter, sbe says, "Oh, how I would
like to meet you in
might be one night alone," or words to
that effect. In another she speaks of
goinff to Europe, and suggests that she
would announad her departure prema
turely, in .order That ho might visit her
between the Alt of - her feigned and
real departure: Another letter cover
ed a returned letter from the defen
dant, the letter having ventured some
' very good advice to his fair correspon 7
dent,which Was not palatable to her.
Besides these. letters sent to James
Peterson, the New York widow kept
tip an open correspondence with Rev.
Prestly, and his wife, all which was
proper. in its language and seeming
purpose.
The Defense
For this defense, Dr. Prosily called
his flintily physician, Dr. Coffey, his
father, brothers and other members of
his family, to prove his nervous tem
perament—that ho was easily irrita
ted, the slightest cause sufficing to put
him out of temier. Witnesses also
testified to his 'pleasant relations with
his family when they were present. In
his argament, ho attempted to show
that•his wife-TA:lid-her children and his
Own - cliiidreii"had Conspired against
him to annoy him, and that a regular
system of espionage was established in
his house._ He took up the evidence
of his wife; and Claimed that under the
Church . DiScipfitio, her testimony
should be taken with great allowance.
The' rule 'is,_we.believo, that two wit
nesses must .testify .to a fact, neither of
whom are interested in the result of
the investigation. With reference to
some points in - the testimony that bore
hard upon -liim;.the defendant attempt
ed explanations, -his Own versions in
snore: - msoor , o,s •r t iry• eerrohorating•
those of the witnesses against him.
His argument consumed all of the ses
sions of Wednesday and part of Thurs
day morning.
The J'ltdgment
After the case was closed on both
sides, the Court proceeded calmly to
discuss the evidence, in order that
their judgment might be impartial.
Not a single member of the twenty-six
Presbyters who voted had any doubt
of the defendant's guilt on all the
general charges—there being some
slight difference of opinion on some of
the specifieations.
The Sentence
Oh Thursday evening, on the re as
sembling of the Court, the Moderator
announced the verdict of guilty. Dr.
Prostlev was then broUght to the bar
of the Court, when the Moderator Rev.
S. B. Reed, with deep feeling, read the
sentence, which was in substance that
tho Rev. James Pretitley, was deposed
from the ministry and excommunicated
from the Church.
When the sentence was pronounced,
Dr. Prostloy arose, and said ;
"Dlr. Moderator—Am I to under
stand that I am to he denied the
priv
ileges of the Church ?"
The Moderator—" You are."
As soon as this answer was given,
Dr. Prestley sunk, into his seat as if
driven there by a blow. — He covered
his face with 'his hands:,•and gave vent
to' his feelings in audible tears.
• A member of the Court moved an
adjournment with prayer, suggesting
that the erring brother should be espe
cially remembered therein. -
The motion prevailed, and the Mod
erator appointed an intimate friend of
long standing of the deposed to make
the prayer. At that point of the sup
plication when the unfortunate man
was specially remembered, the scene
was one of deep interest, all present
being in tears.
At the conclusion of the prayer, the
long protracted and extremely painful
proceedings, covering a period of more
than two weeks, wore ended.
The case will now go to the Court
on an application for a divorce by Mrs.
Prostley.
A REBEL PRISONER'S GRATITUDE TO
HIS LOYAL. Nuasn.—Some time since a
letter was received at the State House
in Boston addressed to several different
names, all similar in sound but differ
ent in the spelling. The' Surgeon-
General knew at -9uce that it could
only be meant fon a certain lady who
had been most devoted during - the war
as u nurse at the front, whore ,her -ex
posure was, great and her labors unti
ring. He sent it to her. On opening,
she found that it, was in a disguised
hand and without signature, intention
ally ao, that the writer might not be
recognized, or the inclosure—three or
four hundred dollars—returned to - him.
It was from a rebel soldier, who said
he was wounded, taken prisoner; and
had a limb amputated in a Federal
hospital, where he was attended 'by
the lady to whom the letter was direct
ed, as nearly as he could recall-her
name, having only heard it spoken.
He stated that he was so affected by
her kindness and care, that he deter
mined if ever ho got well.and return
ed home, ho would, when the war was
over, sell what little property he bad
and forward the proceeds to her as a
proof of his gratitude. and he had ta
ken this method to carry out his noble
resolution. The recipient of the letter
remembers the case, but, has forgotten,
if she ever knew, the patient's name.
A Emii COUPLE.—A London corres
pondent says :—"The betrothal is just
declared of perhaps our Wealthiest
marriageable lady (for Allan 1101160,a
Coutts I rook upon as already Wedded
to her good works), and 'Paine .For
tune, in her blindest Moctf,has decreed
that she shall find a bridegroom near
ly as wealthy as herself. 7.5. t, will be
the case in the marriage of Earl lima
shamp with Miss.llundas-Cbrintopher-
Ilamilton-Nisbett, in whoM each patro
nymie is understood to imply a fortune.
Lord Beauchamp, well known in the
house of Commons as the staunch
Conservative ,member of Worcester
shire, succeeded last year, by the death
of his younger brother, to the title and
estates, estimated itt over forty 'thous
and a year. But his bride is even more
richly endowed, for it is admitted that
she will ultimately succeed to an in
come of more than oisty thousand a
year, to say nothing of an immense
and increasing amount of ready mon
ey. How came the band of fascinating
younger brothers to let slip such a
prize ?"
No less than 47,448 children were
registered in Englitnd, in 1861, as born
oat of wedlock.' ,Even this number
does not represent the actual state of
things. Owing to a defect in tho Eng
lish registration act, which does not
make the registration of births com
pulsory, many cases are never record.
ed. Dr. Lankester has stated it as his
deliberate judgment that sixteen
thousand women arc living in London
whose infant children have been mur
dered by their hands.
The State Legislature convened at
Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday.—
On•Thur3day the Governof's message
was read. It deprecates . political,ex-
citement, and favors the encourager
meat of education, railroads, and im
provements. The Governor recom
mends the State Legislature to carry
into effect the principles of the Civil
Rights Bill; but intimates his prefer
ence for the constitutional amendment.
Its general tone is mild.
President Johnson does not hesitate
to express his perplexity, and' those
who know him well say that in his
forthcoming message he will virtually
admit that the peeple have not indors
ed him, and that Congress must—as
Mr. Lincoln would have said—"run
the machine,"
In Richmond on the 15th, Five
white men and one negrci*cre flogged
by order of the 'Hastings Court, on
conviction of petty larceny. This is
the first instance hero, in many years,
of the infliction of stripes on white
men by judicial sentence.
The Now York Herald ofyesterday
has a special from the Greenwich Ob
servatory, England, detailing showers
of meteors seen on the morning of the
14th, described to be of great beauty
and brilliancy. Five thousand in all,.
Twonty-five tboasami freedmen in
the District of Columbia arq fad ar3
p:lup+!rB,by go V or ri Men
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
.oivoic Cp ynit llMitsui%) Ann ALT,gm,...ii i TriL
Huntingdon, pa., No , —ref
At a meeting 'of the Ma Richton ' it
p and x: A it l ,
leghony. Oil Co., hold tizadny a Divillend of YIN It • ,
01%NT. WOO iltclared - up.in tho Original stook of saitl Corn
pony, mail° on , ond oftorlho 28th inst. _
ri0.2.1-2t,-- • JNO., M. BAILEY, WY.
VXECUTORSP-NOTICE.-•
, .
. .
.. . , Distate of Thomas Wilson, doc'd.) -
'otters testdmentati, on the estate of Thomas Wilson,
late 01 Berme to', enstsior Huntingdon co., dec'd., having
Doan granted to tho undersigned, all persons ndebted
to tho estate aro'rennestrd to make immediate payment,
and thoso having claims, to present them dimly authenti
cated fur settlement. • •
11 , 1111. WITAOI , I,
JESSE P. WILSON.
0215331
Digkohition of PartnershiP.
The copartnership heretofore-existing tender the firm
of Wm. Lewis & Co„ was dissoWed by mutual consent on
the 11th inst. 1 accounts wilt ho settldtt by Wm . .
Lewis, who will pay all claims against, nod collect all
moneys duo the fl rm. _ • - W3l. LEWIS & CO.
Huntingdon, Nov. 20.1866.
Tho Insincsa will . ho eontin nod by thi undersign
A fall titock of chbiceGltollEßlESi and other articles for
family 800, kopt constantly on hand for the accommoda
tion of all who may favor him with their patronage. A
share of patronagotolicited: e:
"N0v20,!.868-1t - ' ' " 'W3I. t.EIVIS.
$3OO REWARD !
1 1 1 .1 IE above, reward will be paid to
any person or persons who will ; arrest •end lodge in
the jail of Huntingdon county, JOSEPH MATH. I7ISB,
who on the 2.3 d day of October, 1666, burned the barn
and killed three horses of William P. Goshorn in Toll tp„
and now defies the officers of the law. Matthews' fatally
resides in Shirley township, Huntingdon county. He is'
about 6 feet 8 inches high, had when loot seen a full black
beard, long black hair, is spare built, has a sharp face, in
a little stooped in the shoulders, is about 40 years old,
and when last seen wore black clothes and a slouch hat.
. . . . . . .
Tho abnvo inward will ho. paid for his urgent,' or $lOO
thereof will ho paid for lafortastion lb:4C will lead to his
arrest. • '
JACOB MrLLER,
ADAM .WARNIM,
ADAM FOU
Commisolonome Office, 1
Iluntingdcon o 60v.14, 1846 f
wAs \vANTI'D
OPEN and READY FOR BUSINESS
H. GREENBERG,
ataglizarnv VAEIIOaD
Respectfully I n forms the public that ho ham opened a
new store in Fisher & Pon's New Building, In the Din.
mond in Huntingdon, where all kinds of
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
PIECE GOODS,
Hats Umbrellas Trave ni Bags , etc.;
Can be found to suit all who may favor him with their
patronage.
His Pleco Hoods are of the hoot quality and will be
MADN UP PO ORDER in the most Lohlonablo anti
best make and etyle. goods can be- bought gat f
this eslabligluneut from 10 to 20 per cont. cheaper 4(1,t
than at any other plate. All desiring a good suit 1
of clothing at .a fair price should call and examine paste
and prices. All goods lenvi ng his establishment bo
warranted to be what may be roproseuted.
011gENBIERO,'
Huntingdon, Nov. 21,1866. Merchant' ailor.
910 ALL PERSONS INTERESTED.
All persons Indebted to . . the undersignsa w1:1 call im
modlotely and make Settlement. as he is about to close
business. • DI. carni] , Or.
Runt Widen, Nov. • '
QTRAY CALF.—thtmo tho rosi.
to ',beefier the subscriber to the borough or I(uuting
don, on Thursday. September 28.180 Y, a red and , - gra.y .
white spotted bull calf.. The owner Is roquost
od to come furWitril, prove property, pay elm, 5•
gee nod take Min away, as he will be disposed of accord
ing today. no?* JOIiN It(EWLAND.,
LUMBER SOLD ON CONIESSION.
S. E HENRY & CO4
Ara receiving all k hide; of LUMBER, comprising all the
- • different Bottles of
. ..
BOARDS, . . . '
FRAME , : STUFF, ' •. • .. . . ' . • •' .
' JOINT AND LAP striNahNs,"
PLASTERING LATH, . .
PLANK, . ..
• " . WORKED FLOORING:
IVRATLIER BOARDING, -.
PENDING. • .
RAILING, he., Ac., Ac
Which will ho sold nt pried,' at tho . mill, with fright a.l
fled. no 7
CHOICE STOCLOYGOODS.
If you voot to select your goods from d Idrgoand . Well
selected stock of . . . • y -
Fall and Winter.': ..•.
61° . • do.
0ct,30,31.
NEW STORE •
or c:)-3d ss.•
WM. S. ENTRIKEIT
wouLri • respectfully inform the
pnblie-In general, and his friends in particular
that ho los opened a - attire at
COFFEE RUN
On the Huntingdon & Broad Top Railroad. His stock
conststs of, ' • - •
1. LADIES' DRESS GOODS, the
moat general variety,: selected with the greatest care, and
tomtit the taste of the most fastidious.
2. GENTLEMEN'S WEAR, • the
very best the market afforded; entire sults of any and
every quality desired.
3.- GROCERIES. In this depart
ment ho defies CompetstiOn. It consists of best Rio Coffee,,
Java, Imperial, Black and Green Teas, Sugar, several goal
ities..iileinss, every variety, Salt, Fish and Tobacco, and
every article usually kept in our larger stores. -
BOOTS, SHOES, B IL3IORALS. enssssivitics, CUT.'
LititY, WO.
These goods are all fresh front the market; all new and
selected with the greatest Care.
The public patronage is respectfully ablielted. We war.
rant good measure and honest weight.
Produce of all kinds taken In exchange for goods at the
highest market prices. WNI. d. tIN ItICKEIN
Coffee Run, oc3l-in • • " '
MEDICAL ELECTRICITY.
Wonderful Sciptitic Discoteiy
For the Treatment:of Acute and Chronic
Diseases.
The undersigned would respectfully call the attention
of the afflicted females of Huntingdon county, and the
ndjoining, counties, that I have taken instnictiou In the
correct application of glectricity, and am now fully pre
pared to operate successfully for tho cure of persons affec
ted with the following named diseases, vit:
Neuralgia, •
Nerrbus Disense4
Female iVeakrioas,
General Debility,
Kidney Complaints
Liver • 0
-- -
Piles °MUG ravel,
Bronchial Affection,
Dyspepsia,
Headache,
Diabetes,
Goiter, ,r Rig Neck. -
e treatment at my residence
. with the wonderful discov
wi theta a parallel, and the
(clod. Please give us a trial.
chug no shock or unpleasant
mediciro has' no effect at all.
MA ItG A It ET LEWIS, •
Ilamil to u, Mifflin co., Pa.
- -
Spinal MR Won,
Costiveness, •
Foul Stomach,
Rheumatism,
Diseases of the Womb,
Suppressed Menses,
Female patients can reedv..
for any of the above diseases
ory of Electricity; which is
very desideratum for tho oNt
It is rt mild operation, produ
sensation, and telloves where
=II
CEO
ATTENTION I SOLDIERS!
COME AND GET YOUR. BOUNTY!
I hays formed a co•partuerehip with Col. Fuller, Attar
.noy at Lam Washington. D. C., for the Purpose of procu
ring SOI,XIEItB' BOUNTY, under the recent act or Con.
gross.'
Soldiers' widows or orphans are oleo entitled to receive
lids bounty. : •
Send in your aPplications at once, nu first applied for
will La first paid. Glee ybur fldl •name, post office ad-'
dress, and length of time in service, and WO will at onto
return yov the necessary blanks. Enclose a stamp to pfty
return postage.
All other claims, of whatever nature, against the.ll. S.'
Government, promptly attended to.' •
esNo charge until the monoy is collected. - : •
thrice with D. Blair, F.Sq.., near the Broad. Top Corner,
IluntingdOn. , ]., ••• Yl3l.l.tit.'
D. X. Burn, illintingdort. A.S. Fuli t tal' Washington.
ang.9,1866 • " •
r r ti LIF i 8t.3 . 8T QUA.LITY OF FRESH
mAcicEitt: ti LI
t CLINNLMM & 0.410105..1V
UN BARRELS AND LOOKS , , T A.
' Jr lar""7"altiNwws HAitithenT.
UNNINCIIiAM & CARMON
eiALMIIt.IMAEs.
pit - is - LIM SALE.
-- fr "teato ' The liStleFelghed oor public ea oat hie resi
dence in HENDERSON township;.' . .
On rie.§4ai l ; iv:ov. 27, 186A'r
Fous head o Work Iloreoe, hiclurfing 2 with colt, three
'Young m/lCh Cowe..l: toil, 8 yearling, calves, head or
epriog calves, ii head of ehenir, 1 threo.boran Wagon, with
box, ladders, epilog wagon, Icoutluoll1 coutluo11 sled. 1 log
sled, hill Bid!) and elngloand double ahovel,plowO, harrows,
a 'good iron cultlvntoroind
.nninerone.otheragelcultural
lionlenninte. - Alep, FoddSi and hay, anit,li large Lot or
housebuldliild Kitchen. Su
Sala to couVinCilca nellOoNdock, a. iii,,wheg terms min be
until& k nown.. vulLte,
• •
HOUSE •AND'IOT
pm - co .3Et•-•
. . .
'LOG FIOUSE, ;stories, fettme
bbioksmith shop:nod fouracree ofground, Hi Jack
son township. within two milers df filcAlavy's Yost, will
be sold at private, sale.. Those-11,a good , orchard. of all;
kinds of fruit, good well of water, ambit, and other out.
buildings on thu promises.
Application to he made to SARAH TIIOS.IPSON Du the
promises.
T OTS FOR SALE—The subscribers
ltavo ammo lots in the town of Grantsville, or. Mar
klesburg station, which thoy Octll sell at low price, front
$3O to $lOO. All who desire a good healthy location to
build would duwell to call upon them noon at their etore,,
and secure for-,thaptsopres Jute atdovr , prices.
Grantavllle;niyl6. morn - wig GARNER.
'JOHN =IA P. le IV. kt't.tvcietz.tx.
JOHN 'BARE,: • CO, Bankers,.
Solicit iecaunte from Dank's; Darilcars A - others. Inter-.
Oct allowed on Deposits. Ail kinds of Securities; bought
nod sold for the usual commission. Special attention
given to Government Securities. Collection!' made on
all prams.
Persons depositing Gold and Silver, will receive the.
same In return with interest;
. „
0ct.17; 1860-tf..
• .
0333E3XIOTEP
ELECTRIC SOAP
SAVES TIME, ,
SA VES
• . ..,";
SAVES ELO'ITIES;
SAVES -WOMEN', •
It is its;iti by cuttluilniO ' imitil'elliClogeind Muolring
In hot water,. Mon soak the clothes tire..to teta:tatinteg,
nod n little .hood tut:Mllw will make thorn sis. Clean aa.
hours of hard machine robblug would do, with ordittary
soap, and the most &Mato fabric recelro no Itduerc,-Wa.
can refer to thousands of families who are wrist% and..
who could not be persuaded to do without.-
DOBBINS'
Q R T 1,7 •
. .;:.
Sold by a1i,,..11 . 4D r uN : . - qodalts -
TAROEGIIOET THE STATE:•
WIECOVESATM
107 SOUTII.,'..FIPT/L::SIIE,ET,
•
HilliestPrice . Paitfor Prime . Tallaw.
.t -Nor sale at LEWIS' !family Grooery.
0ct.15. 'B5-Gm.2p
FISH. FISH.
'kat 3IACK ERGL and HERRING for We retail at
Lewis Family Grocery.
A LL KINDS OF T 0
.13 A
l'l,_whole'xalo mid retail, ,
CEI N.ll IN G 4.31. CARYIDN'S.
grig; 00 - UN,T.IIT'TEA.LER& ',bap
. buy CI.O4IING from ma in tfuntingdon at
WHOLESALE as cheap ea !boy cautn the
i tics, as I bare a wholodalo store in .I"blindolphiad • •
• It ROMAN:
13LANIC 1 3 00gS;
or VARIOUS 81008: fdr ale at
LEI {7S' BOOK AND .yTAXIONEIersromP
• VIETIVE. ,
TV Dealer to Bookn, B!datlotr• - ." 31uslealIrutni
manta, Iluntingdon, I's. •
• itirocore - alitiar : . -
ECONOMY. IS MONEY SAVED!
The aubacriber Is pornianently Welded in Iltintingdon,
Xand is prepared to purelnue, or rejotir In the.,
beat style, itinl eXueditiousli,. 10 - okon • :, • ...
ITAIBRELL4S .41VD.p.A . BASOLS: , ••
All to:notes intrustud to lard will tie returned to lite
ramble.° or the owner no soon'kw.iiimiefd.' 'Uirtbrollaa
and paranoia for repair can be left at Lewie BOA store.
111N-2,1866a , WM. FENTIMAN.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
.•
_. . .
. •
PEAFNESS, BLINDNESS lc CA—
TARRH. treated with the utmost cordon, by J.
...,ACS., M. D., Oculist and Avidlit, - (formerly of Leyden,
Rollout,) No. 619 PlNEstrent, PHILADA. Teeth:lonials
from the meet reliable sources' In the city and country,
con be inert at bleak°. The; medical faculty, are Invited
to eccoinpnuy Nielr paticutrombe ball no Celinteln hie
'practice,. ARTIFICIAL ET NS kneeled ; without vain.—
No chnrgo for exaoduation. ~ ., . ,... rah911668.1y
A LL . KINDS O . F,P
ilLconstantly. on bawl! at
CUNNINGHAM & CARMOWS:
COFFEES, , SUGARS :AND TEAS..
ALL THE 'CHOICE KINDS FOR SALE
At Lewis' Family Grocery.
ALEXANDRIA BREWERY.
THOMAS. N. COLDER.
The undersigned haring now entered Into the
.11)-11
~_ that he ' MIQ ho prepared at'gl~ tlpus to `till
ardent on the shortest notice:
- ' ' Tlid9..Y COLDER. ,
d~ezriadds, Oct:2l 1866-tr.
SloV , XCrillf€l.
All kirsls of apices for sale at Lerrb a Co's Family Oro
cery, Iluntlottdron, Pa. • ' •
COUNTRY -PRODUCE,
All kindsOf Country produce token 10 exchange for
Goode at Lewis & Co's 'Family Grocery.
HAMS. MM.
P:atu and canvas sugar cured Hams—the beet !molar
kat—whole . or sliced, for solo at
Lewis ec Co's Family Grocery.
MOLASSES AND SYRUPS!
Lovoring'e Boat and other
. gyrnjes, poyr °Gonne, Forte
Rico'and Sugnr Howie Molneees, for Bak, at 'Lexie Co's
Faculty Grocery. ' • . •
BEST BLEACITED S
ateraya en hand at • '
CUNNINGHAM & CARMON'S.
IROPIC COOK. STOVES, Gas Burn
ing Carlor,Stovas, and all kinds o
Hf hollow
a re, t
B. . Y .
[TOOL B A.NKFITS, Coyerlids,
Y V Army Illankete, ird., at B. E. LIENRY & CO.
.lIENRYACO. bave , the o l, •
[;cat stock - of
moral and hoop Skkto, Ladies costs, Sacks scliVcltCulafa
Tip FIRST NATIONAL'
L o Huntingdon will 411thlin reasonuhlivalii at Viler-,
int on money lull on deposits for three months'or longer.
5u19.31n 11; W. HAMM/WON Cashier--;
,
PEAC.I4.4S and Tomatoes
Tqinitioo . Calsup, Peplisir sauce, .3.
for side at Leiria & Co'n kulAtlyaro.cpry.
PICKLEs-tivirHE DOZEN,
Ready fur the table. fur sale at Louis YmntlJ Gisicery
. 1 . 4 i0R THE LADIES... . ---
A ouperiol sirticlo,of Note Paper ad reteelopei,
euttablo for confidential correspondence, Tor 'sale at
Lk:lM' BOOK . STATICWBBY STORK.
QOUR K
PICLFS r'eatlyStiiAtie tablo'
by the doz.;AA or X'doz4 roroole at' - -•
LEWIS & Co's Family Grocery.
rTIHIMBLE SKEINS L AND PIPE
jt, DUXHS for wagons of on Bi2ol/; for sale ai . the Ward
ware. etoro of tfe14,1866) BROWN.
4NVELOPVS= - •
fiy 6.0 box; Dud, (:...efl.o tiiy; 14:
Elf/ 8' //Gill< :ASV r-srd.n4.