The Huntingdon Journal.
J. R. DURBORROW, -
HUNTINGDON, PENN'S .
Wednesday Morning, August 30, 1871
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR ATJDITOR GENERAL
COL. DAVID STANTON, of Beaver.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL:
COL. ROBERT B. BEATH, of Schuylkill.
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
FOR ASSEMBLY
Franklin H. Lane, of Shirleysburg.
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE
David Clarkson, of Cassville.
FOR SHERIFF
Anion Houck, of Broad Top City.
FOR TREASURER
Alfred W. Kenyon, of Barree Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER :
Jonathan Evans, of Tod Township.
FOR DIRECTOR OF THE POOR:
Harris Richardson, of Lincoln Township.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR
Henry Wilson, of Oneida Township.
FOR COUNTY AUDITOR:
Samuel P. Smith, of Union Township.
:er, of Huntingdon,
James
Repubiican County Committee
Alexandria—J. J. Bellman, Thomas D. Walker.
Barree—Silas Gibony, William Couch.
Birmingham—T. S. McCahan, Joseph Madam.
Broad Top City—Wm. J. Ammerman, Thomas Cook.
Brady—David Etnter. Sr., Dr. I. J. Meal.
Carbon—Dr. A. R. McCarthy, William Swevt.
at.—Joseph Parks, Ephraim Bowman.
eassritte—A L. GIL., George M. Green.
C ay—Adam Hooter, Jacob B. Park.
Oxasiont—Richard Owens. S. S. Berketresser
Cromwell—William B. Gilliland, John Book.
Dublin—John 8. Appleby, J. McG. Applaby.
Franklin—Mathew M. Bentley, John Q. Adams.
Henderson—John 8. Warfel, Samuel Foil..
Hopewell—George Berkstresser, Samuel Weaver.
Huntingdon, E. W . —John W. blattern, Robert King.
Huntingdon, It: W—Sam'l T. Brown, Wm. K. BurchinelL
Jackson—Jackson Harmon, S.anel Smith, (of Thoma.. 9.
Juniata—John Corbin. Amos Si. Kauffman.
Lineoln—H. H. Summem. John Fulton.
./.1 epic/on—James Hamilton, Philip Hooper.
Nor, is—Dr. M. B. Brenneman, Samuel C. Taste},
Att. rnionu.-John G. Stewart, 11. Clay Marshall.
NI. Union District—Alfred Carothers, James F. Bathurst.
Oneida—R. McDivitt, A. P. White.
Orbisonia--Jecob Gehrett, Samuel Carothers.
Penn—George Isett, Daniel Harris.
l'etersburg—John T. Dopp, 'John Hoffman, Jr.
Potter—Benj. L. Neff, David Hare.
Shirley—Thomas Ashman, George 31. Spanogle.
Shirleysburg—George Leas, John A. Kerr.
Shade Gap—Dr.J. A. Shade, John. R. Wilson.
Springfield—Ephraim Baker, Morris Cutshall.
7kl/—John Silverthorn, A. S. Chaney.
Tod—H. S. Green, George McLain.
Three Springs—Dr. J. F. Th impson, P. 11. Bence.
Union—A.W. Wright, James Quarry.
Walker—John Watson, Livingston Robb.
Upper West—Moore Hewitt, Harry Lightner.
Lower Wett—Wm. McClure, Gustavers Altman.
Warriorsmark—Dr. J. A. Deaver. A. C, Hutchison.
K. ALLEN LOVELL.
Chairman.
va w The man who talks about cutting
the ticket opens the door to cut somebody
else. Spot him ! The whole ticket must
go through.
se_ Do you want a Republican United
States Senator elected in place of Hoe.
Simon Cameron ? If you do, vote and
work for Gen. Lane.
si3y- The Democrats have a square tick
et and mean fight. Go in, boys ! Let us
skin them to the tune of 1200, just to see
how blue they will look. No amount of
Speer-its will save them.
nisp._ The Democrats have heretofore car
ried on a kind of guerrilla warfare in this
etneletl 7 , bet+ +i 4%,11 +hay bow. Ann. arr...o
out of their holes. Now, , p guards, and
at them I
se.. Voters, see that you are registered,
Without registry you will be obliged to do
without voting. Let the Vigilance Com
mittees see that all Republicans are regis
tered.
w t . Republicans, Organize ! Organize !
Let Vigilance Committees be appointed for
every election district and every voter be
seen and stirred up! Co to work! Don't
be standing idle when there is work to be
done! The Democrats are heart and soul at
work. Organize !
oft. Republicans, do you want this
Congressional District to be made Demo
cratic, so that a Free Trader can represent
you in Congress for the next teu years ?
If you do, vote for Mr. Africa; if not
vote and work for Gen. Lane.
wis. Republicans, the ticket selected by
your County Convention must be elected,
from top down to bottom, by an old-fash
ioned Republican majority, but it will take
vigilance and work. Go to work at once,
and see that every grumbler is satisfied
and that none lag or take the back track !
Go to work, we repeat !
vta.. Republicans, if you hear a man
croaking about the ticket, or any individ
ual name upon it, SPOT him. He may be
in the employ of the Democrats ! Wallace
will pay well for a member of the Legisla
ture, or anything else that will have a ten
dency to demoralize the Republican party.
see The ticket selected last Tuesday
two weeks ago, gives entire satisfaction.—
There may be a grumbler here and there
in regard to a candidate ; but it were
strange if it were otherwise ; but every
Republican that we have seen, fur the last
ten dayg; has assured us that the ticket will
be heartily supported, from first to last, in
his neighborhood, and we have seen men
from all parts of the county.
Dm- As will be seen by the proceedings
of the Democratic Judicial Conference of
this district, in another column, Thaddeus
Banks, Esq., of Hollidaysburg, has been
placed in nomination' for President Judge
Mr. Banks is a good lawyer of many years'
experience, and ought to make a pretty
fair Judge, were it possible to elect him.
He will, quite likely, be the lowest man
on the ticket. We sympathize with but,
cant help him.
is. The question to be settled on the
second Tuesday of October is not whether
Republicans personally like ur dislike Mr.
Africa or Gen. Lane. but whether the next
member of the General Assembly shall
vote for a Democratic or Republican Uni
ted States Senator, and the political com
plexion of this Congressional district for
the next ten years ? Republicans, do you
want a Republican Congressional district
for the next decade ? If you do, you must
vote for Gen. Lane; if not, vote for Mr.
Africa. When Mr. Africa asks you to give
him a complimentary vote ask him wheth
er he will vote for u Republican United
States Senator. One good turn deserves
another, and if he refuses. you know what
to do—refuse him.
leo_ It is said that Williamsport wants
one of the State Normal Schools located in
her limits. This is the first evidence of
decline. Whenever a pretentious village
lays claim to a school of any kind which is
not entirely selfish, and is successful, then
all enterprise and go-ahead-ativeness settles
down to the one single ambition—W board
students at three dollars per week. This
is the universal experience.
I s. The Monitor tunes up its fiddle and
saws away rhapsodically on Gen. Hancock.
About the time the General was punching
up the Rebels in the Wilderness the Mon
itor didn't melt down so sweetly. We
don't blame them for wanting him to get
them out of the "wilderness" now. The
only trouble that we see in the way, is, that
he hung Mrs. Surma ! Och, the murder
in' baste !
80.. Dr. D. P. Miller, who was nomin
ated by the late Democratic County Con
vention for Coroner, don't mean to be
skinned for the mere pleasure of the oper
ation; so he bows himself out, and he tells
his partisans frankly that as long as there
is no chance of an election they shall con
sider him "out." That's right, Doctor.—
There is no sense in a man butting his
head against a stone fence for the mere
amusement of those who like to see such
an exhibition of folly.
kyur .uemocrauto 'Menus are very
anxious to secure the election of Mr. Afri
ca, not because he is Mr. Africa, but be
cause they need him to elect a United States
Senator and to form a Democratic Con
gressional district. Mr. Africa may be a
friend of yours because he is igr. Africa
and a gentleman, and while you might be
willing to do Mr. Africa a favor as a man
and a gentleman, you cannot accommodate
the Democratic party. That would be too
pinch candy for a cent.
tEr There is a class of newspaper scrib
blers who, when unable to refute the golid
logic and facts of a political opponent, re
sort ft, personal detraction and abuse.
This recourse is the best evidence in the
world of the weakness and untenableness
of their position, and intelligent personsso
regard it. It reminds us very much of
children who, when unable to cope with an
adversary, will throw dirt—it is their last
resource. We are sorry to see the Afonitor
degenerate into this kind of childishness
whenever it refers to Mr. Scott and his
connection with the Ku Klux Committee.
Mr. Scott is a gentleman and above noti
cing these vile assault., but this is not the
thing. What is to be gained by abusing
a political adversary in this manner ? It
only incenses his political friends and is
condemned by every respectable political
enemy. If you can answer his logic and
facts do so, if not, treat him like a gentle_
tleman as he is. This thing of belittle-ing
and abusing a man because he adheres to
the opposition belongs to the “Dark Ages"
of journalism, and, Common, you ought
to know it.
THE GEORGE 0. EVANS DUAL.
CATION
• The columns of our Democratic cotem
poraries have been fdrel, for the last week,
wIbL eleurkuluual twat:lea upuu
tions of Geo. 0. Evans, Esq., who is a
Democrat, and who was appointed a ppe
cial agent of the State of Pennsylvania, by
Gov. Geary, to collect certain claims due
the State from the General Government,
by virture of an act of Assembly passed
some years ago. This act fixed the rate
of compensation at a sum not exceeding
ten per centum. Mr. Evans made some
considerable collections and retained the
money for a great while and then retained
ten per cent., amounting to 8;91,046 34,
for services. This is considered a great
outrage and we agree that it is. The
Harrisburg Telegraph, of the 18th inst.,
goes through the matter as follows :
"We showed yesterday, beyond the possibility of
successful controversy, that the retention of $291.
046 34 as commissions at ten per cent. on amount
alleged to have been collected from the Federal Gov
ernment by G. 0. Evans, was a palpable embez
zlement of money never earned by that officer,
even assuming his own rate of compensation to be
allowed him. We proved by the most elaborate
official testimony that, of the sum on which he
claims and "retains" his commissions, $606,000
was paid in 1861 to Henry D. Moore; that $1,304,-
711 43 was not a payment at all, so far as the
transfer of actual cash into the State Treasury was
concerned. These two sums, thus fraudulently
put in his account by Evans, as "collections"
made by him, being frauds, it follows their total
($1,910,711 43)must be stricken from the total col
lections on which his per centage can be paid un
der any honest audit of his claims. This leaves
the gross sum, on which any claims for compensa
tion can rest, of $999,757 76 and consequently, his
total per centages (at his own rate of ten per cent)
is $999,975 76. In other words: Mr. Evans with
holds from the State $291,046 34, when even he
cannot show that he has earned a cent more than
$99,975,76. The State is therefore swindled out of
$191,071 14, for compensation for collections claim
ed to have been made by Evans, when these very
transactions were made—and completed—more
than See years before Evans witsappointed!
Retaildng a sum of money whicCia just 10 per
cent. on collections actually made, is cleanly ille
gal for the simple reason that the proper officer has
not allowed and audited the claim, and it has not
been paid to the claimant by the only officer au-'
thorized to pay claims against the State. But an
ignorant and greedy man—and Mr. Evans seems
to be both ignorant and greedy—might be misled
by the loose phraseology of the resolution which
created the office of special agent, and hang on to
the money, really believing he had a right to do
so. Any one in such a contingency might be guil
ty of a breach of trust and ignoraee of the laws
governing the auditing and payment of claims
against the State. But the condition of the man
who insists—at the peril of the States prison—on
holding on to money for payment of a per centage
on a large sum which he knows to be fraudulent,
which has been repeatedly proved to be fraudulent
from unassailable testimony, is very different in
deed. Instead of a dunce who violates the law
from fear of not getting his pay at all, we have a
knave who grasps money never earned, and clings
to it in violation of the penal statutes.
And this is the condition of the special agent,
Mr. G. 0. Evans. Whatever may have been the
views of the legal officers of the State concerning
this case previous to the development of these
frauds, no doubt eau now be entertained that Mr.
Evans stands an embezzler of the public funds and
defiant in his crime. To longer hesitate to pro
ceed against him as a criminal will bring discredit
on the laws and ruin on those who permit him to
escape. Ilia insolent letter, printed in another col
umn, wherein he characterizes the letter demand
ing of him restitution of the funds of the State,
which be dishonestly clutehee, as "extraordinary,"
doses on him the doors both of charity and of es
cape. The Attorney general has no longer a nice
question of probable guilt to weigh. Ile is con
fronted with a defaulter, detected in his crimes,
officially required to disgorge, and coolly laugh
ing in the faces of the officers whose duty it is to
bring him to settlement of his accounts by every
proems, EXCEPT AN APPEAL. TO TEE LAWS. This
last they cannot do unless they have the co-opera
tion of the law officers of the commonwealth. With
their co-operation and hearty aNsistarme the State
can be protected against a defaulter. Without it
he will escape, and the taxpayers must be bled to
the tune of ;491,071 14, that Mr. G. 0. Evans and
confederates may get away with their "sratg," and
riot in luxury on stolen money. Will the Attor
ney General act t Witt. tin ACT Now?
The Republican Party will shield no
man who is guilty of dishonesty.. Just
hero is the difference between it and our
Democratic friends. They never find it
convenient to condemn peculations or em
bezzelments in their own party. Mr.
Evans must disgorge, if he can be made to
doit. This is the unanmous verdict of the
masses.
HARK YE, CROAKERS AND GRUM
BLERS
Last week we referred to an article in
the Bedford Gazette, entitled "No Half
Way Work," which cracks the lash terri
bly over the backs of the recalcitrant De
mocrats. The editor of the Gazette occu
pies a leading position in the Democratic
party of the State, and consequently what
he utters is prompted by the necessities of
the case. This article would indicate that
there is no little disposition to kick over
the traces, but over and above this, we
copy the greater portion of it for the
benefit of Republicans, in this county,
who, in their liberality, pay no respect to
party lines and votefor whosoever they
please. Republicans, read it over and see
whether it don't fit your case equally well :
"Ito who falters now, is neither earnest nor sin
cere in his professed desire for reform. Me is either
a traitor to the principles he pretends to hold, or a
self-conceited creature whose narrow and foolish
pride of opinion is dearer to him than the salvation
of his coutcry. Such an one may prate of his po
litical purity, of his undying devotion to the Con
stitution, of the consistency of his actions, and he
may stand up so straight in his Democratic posture
as to lean just a little backward; but if he du aught
to prevent the success of the party to which he pro
fesses to belong, or to promote the triumph of the
party which he pretends to oppose, he occupies a
false position and can be regarded only as an ene
my to the cause he professes to cherish. There U.
egotists and grumblers who are so wise in their own.
conceit that they are never quite satisfied that the
action of the majority of the party of which they
claim to be members, is right, or so nearly right
as to enable them to endorse it without staining
tho.whiteness of their spotless political soul. These
fellows are always to be found, their mutterings
. i t it a elmLn 14nings .
. ar . e i ti a lw ys ay y s i. t; : e ae b i e n h t r o rd r , es aa t d s
of elections. They are the inevitable Marplots that
neutralize the labor of the true and steady workers
who never shirk their duty but always stand, with
unsheathed blade •Mn the perilous edge of battle."
Let it be understood, cues for all, that these
chronic recalcitrants, whose fastidious tastes in
politics are of such sort that the angels in heaven
could not nominate candidates or make a platform
to suit them, cannot be regarded as friends, but
must be treated as foes. We are on the verge of
the last battle that will or can bo waged at the Gal
lot-hot• for the rt7toration of constitutional govern
ment. Indifference, lukewt!remess, complainings,
selfishness, pride of opinion, and especially that
narrow-mindendess which would sacrifice all be
cause it cannot get all, belonging only to minds
wrapped by self-conceit and natures lacking the
essential of patriotism. Tho true men of the
country cannot afford to he thwarteik in their pres
ent effort fur the redemption of the government
from radical fraud and usurpation, by the disetrn
tentment of grumblers or the indifference of men
of ono idea. Mark the man, therefore, who by
word or deed, rim by commission or omission, re
tards the progress of the yeircratie party on the
road to success!
ge, The Monitor of last week contains
the following:
John Scott claims to he a ehristian. yet with
compressed lips, knit brow and through his hissin. ,
teeth ho declared his desire to see the military take
possession of the Southern States that they might
.t.r . 4 , the temper and the necks of the people there
of.'
Malice and falsehood both abound in
this statement. We heard the speech al
luded to, and if we are not mistaken the
editor of the Monitor heard it also. Senator
Scott used no such language, at scores of
people who heard him can testify. He did
say that experience proved it would have
been better to have kept the Southern
States longer under military rule to have
tested their tempers, before admitting them.
Introducing the "necks" of the Southern
people is a pure fabrication, and it strikes
many people here, who happen to know
that the editor of that paper is also a pro
fessing christian, that allusions to religion,
coupled with such slanders upon ;. fellow
member of the same church, are not calcu
lated to exalt the character of the man who
makes them, or rrostitutes his colquins to
circulate them. Gentlemen, let there be
smie decency in your political wartlire.
I s_ James B. Nicholsou's lecture, on
Monday evening, was a splendid affair.
Tui New Methodist Episcopal Church,
at Bedford, will be dedicated on Sunday, the
10th day of September. Dr. R. L. Dashiel,
President of Dickinson College, will preach in
the morning. Persons from Huntingdon will
be run through on the cars to Bedford or
within a mile of. All are invited to attend.
European Correspondence.
LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND, July 26, 1871.
EDITOR OP doca9AL believe ll , irote you
last from Basle, Switzerland. From there we
visited Lucerne, the capital of the Canton. It
is situated on the river Reuss, where it emer
ges from the lake, and has a population of
about 12,000. The well preserved walls and
watch towers, erected in 1385, which enclose
the town, give it an imposing appearance. The
ampitheatre-form of situation on the lake be
tween tho Rigi and Pilatus, facing the snow
clad Urner and Engelberger Alps, invest it
with peculiar charms. This is a great water
ing place, and has several large hotels not un
like the Philadelphia Continental. There are
several fine church edifices; not far from the
cathedral is the celebrated Lion of Lucerne,
erected in 1821 in memory of 26 officers and.
760 soldiers of the Swiss Guard who were cru
elly massacred in defense of the Tuilleries,
Aug. 10, 1792. The dying lion, ten feet in.
length, reclines in a grotto, its body transfixed
by a broken lance, cut out of a solid rock, the
rock bears the names of the officers who suf
fered in the massacre. It is overhung with ivy
and pine, and a spring which flows from the
summit of the rock forms a large basin of wat
er. The work is extremely impfessive. We
spent the Sabbath hem, and attended Scotch
Presbyterian church at 11 a. m., and listened
to a sermon by Rev Mr. Belfore. At 6p. m.,
Rev. Dr. Bell, my companion, preached in St.
Mary's Catholic church. This was rather a
novel thing for the Doctor, being the first time
to hold forth the gospel in a cathedral. The
Catholic services were held in the morning,
and the church given to the protestants in the
afternoon. We find the people on the Conti
nent very kind and courteous, even down to
the servants, who bow to you whenever inter
rogated, and I have got so accustomed to their
manners that it is no inconvenience for me to
tip my hat when 1 meet my English and Scotch
friends.
Monday morning, July 31st, we took steamer
for Fluelin, 25 miles distant, and enjoyed the
most romantic scenery that we have yet seen.
The Alpine Mountains loom up on both sides
of the lake in every shape and form. The lake
is nearly cruciform in shape, connected with
many historical edents. We passed the resi
dence of William Tell, his chapel, and the town
of Brunnen, a large place on the lake. The
Alpine slopes are dotted with dwellings for
thousands of feet up from the base ; the land
hat never been cultivated ; only here and there
a patch of wheat and potatoes; it is used for
posture and hay. The Alpine people are a
miserable, homely, crooked-backed set of peo
ple; the women are made beasts of burden to
carry the grain and hay down the steep slop&
in bundles or baskets on their backs. In the
towns you will see a vast contrast; there they
are neat and intelligent. At the town of
Brunnen the mountains are 2000 feet high,
nearly perpendicular, and crowned with snow.
From Brunnen we ascended the Alps to a sum
mit called the Rigi, and put up at the Kulm
hotel, 6000 feet above the lake. We ascended
5000 feet of this distance on a railroad incline
plane in a beautiful car holding some seventy
persons. The railroad is constructed on the
plan of the Mt. Washington R. R. We got up
to Rigi in time to see the sun set. In the
morning we were awoke by the sound of the
Swiss horn to see the sun rise. We saw the
full moon go down and the sun rise at nearly
one time. It was a glorious sight to see the
reflection of the sun on the snow-clad Alps for
300 miles of a 'Circuit. We returned Is the
morning to Lucerne for breakfast. Fi•om Lu
cerne we left for Geisbach, 75 miles distant,
part way by steamer, and then by diligences
from Kusnacht to Brunnen, thirty miles. This
road crosses over the canon or summit of
Briens, and the height of the summit is 3500
feet above lake Lucerne. The road is smooth
and well graded. We took steamer at Briens
for Geisbach, and arrived in the evening, and
put up at the hotel of the same name. Geisbach
is located about a mile up on the side of a
mountain from the lake, at the foot of a great
waterfall of 1000 feet. At 10 o'clock in the
evening these falls are illuminated by means
of Bengal lights, which were gram], and were
visited this night by several thousand stran
gers from all parts of the world.•
On August 2d we left Geisbach by steamer
for the city of Interlaken, ten miles, and put
up at the Hotel Victoria, the finest we have
met with in all our travels, surrounded by
flower yards, with several fountains with fish,
and one fine fountain on the first story of the
hotel. We here took diligences again for
Staubach, ten nines. At this place a brook
leaps down from a precipice of one of the peaks
of the Alps 980 feet perpendicular. The water
falling from so great a height is converted into
minute particles of spray, which the breeze
scatters into fantastic and ever-varying forms,
while the rays of the sun falling upon it cre
ate a succession of beautiful rainbows. We
left here for Grinderwald, a village of 3000 in-,
habitants ; passed two of the snow-clad peaks ,
of the Alps, the first called Silver Horn, 12,100
feet high, and the second, Young Frau, 13,671
feet. At Grinderwald we visited the glaciers,
formed by the melted snow water coming down
those deep ravines. We procured a guide and
proceeded into a passage cut into the glacier
several hundred feet, to a large room, where
two young ladies interested us with music on
a harp and singing ; this entrance has to be cut
in every spring. This glacier was some 300
feet deep and 700 feet wide. The village of
Grinderwald is fifteen miles from Interlaken,
on the lake, and is 3,852 feet higher than the
lake. Our diligence man drove it in two hours,
one continual down grade, with rubbers of the
diligence tightly drawn.
We left Interlaken August 3d, for Berne ;
took steamer 20 miles to Thum ; from there by
rail to Berne 40 miles ; arrived at noon. The
city of Berne is the National Capital of Switz
erland; population 30,000. I. is situated on
the beautiful river Anre ; spent a day here ;
visited the National Council buildings. Their
Presidents are elected every year, and their
Federal Council every six months. The build
ing is 522 feet long and 225 broad, with beau
tiful surroundings. Their Museum is large
and has a large collection of foreign animals.
We saw the St. Bernard dog “Bary, ' he weighs
300 pounds and is said to have saved the lives
of fifteen men attempting to cross the St. Ber
nard peaks of the Alps. The picture gallery
is fine ; here we saw the large pcirtraits of Gen.
Lee and Sherman. There are several line
fountains adorned with statues. The town
clock-tower is famous and interesting; three
minutes before every hour a wooden cock gives
the signal by clapping his wings and crowing.
One minute later ten bears come out and walk
around a figure; the cock then repeats his
signal, and when the hour strikes the seated
figure, an old man, with a beatd, opens his
mouth and counts the hour, while the bear on
his right reclines his head, and the cock con
clades the performance by crowing for the
third time. The ctslbedral is a fine Gothic
structure, remarkable for its beautiful outward
decorations. The west portal is particularly
handsome ; the carvings represent the last
Judgment. At the side of the upper figures
are the Prophets, the lower the Apostles and
the wise and foolish Virgins. One peculiar
feature in this city is that in all business streets
there are arcades over the pavements, where
people can pass along under roof. This is a
great bear city—l suppose they have the bulls
1 - ,..150-_-you see bears on every public building
and mbnument. We visited the great bear den,
in which are several large and ferocious live
ones.
We left tins place August 4th for the city of
Lausanne, (not Lucerne,) 85 miles by rail;
stopped off at Frieburg for dinner and visited
the two wire bridges across the river Seine,
one of them 905 feet long and 175 feet high.—
By previous arrangement of Mr. Cooke the au
thorities had the great clock of St. Nicholas
play for us for one hour. It has 67 stops and
7800 pipes, some of them 32 inches in length.
The organist playedseveral airs : "Home, Sweet
Home, "Behold the Conquering Hero Comes,"
&c. He could make it imitate any sound, and
cs the Irishman said of some of our Yankee
machines, "he could make it do anything but
vote." We left in the evening for Lausanne,
and put up at the Hotel Beau Rivage, on the
bank of Lake Geneva. Our liotels are still
imposing in size and beauty, and our enter
tainment splendid.
August sth we arrived at the city of Geneva,
and put up at the Hotel Metropole, This city
was founded in 943, has 90,000 inhabitants,
and is the richest and most populous city in
Switzerland. The city is on the southern ex
tremity of Lake Geneva. The river Rhone di
vides the city into two parts ; the scene from
the lake presents a very imposing appearance;
the two halves of the city are connected with
six bridges. The right bank of the lake affords
a magnificent view of Mont Blanc, which is
visible almost its entire extent. The cathedral
St. Pierre, built in the Roman style, is a fine
structure. There is a fine museum and zoo
logical department open to the public. The
Hotel de \ ille is a massive building, contain
ing ancient and modern armory. The sight.
ui ueneva may nu seen in a uay, and are chief
ly interesting on account of the prominent
positions it held during important historical
periods. The principles which, since the 16th
century, have shaken Europeto its foundation,
chiefly emanated from Geneva. Calvin, who
resided in Geneva from 1536 to 1564, and Rous
seau, born at Geneva in 1712, were the great
advocates ; the one of religion, the other of re
form. We visited the cathedral St. Pierre. It
is now occupied by the Reformed Lutherans.
I sat down in the chair once occupied by Cal
vin, and saw the house he lived in. We also
visited a Greek church, furnished in the most
gorgeous style. We here saw a very novel
institution, large wash-houses erected in sev
eral places on the river Rhone, entirely dis
connected from the wharves, covered and nice
ly arranged, and several hundred women
washing and rinsing cloths, At one hotel we
have the reading of several New York papers,
some as Itte as the 18th inst. We leave on
Monday morning for the city of Lyons, from
there to Paris and then to London, from which
place you shall hear from me again.
Truly yours, _ _
The 'Conan War,
The Details of the Second Battle.
The scene of the action was near the
same spot which was attacked on the Ist
of June. It is to be regretted that the
Palos could not share in the destinctive
honors of the Monocacy in engaging the
forts, from the fact of her getting on the
rocks, so that she was obliged to remain
below the scene of action. The fight last
ed some twenty minutes, the stronghold
was taken at a quiok charge, and here the
Coreans suffered their greatest loss.
Lieutenant M'Kee fell inside the fort,
being, with Lieutefiltnt Bruse, Captain
Tilton, and a sergeant of marines, the
first inside. Mr. Felix Beato, the well
kr.own Japan photographer, arrived here
by the Millet, and for him we have gath
ered the above particulars. Mr. Beate,
who was in the Crimea with the British
army, says that the fighting on both sides
was admirable. The Coreans wore stand
ing in their trenches singing patriotic
songs while being cut to pieces. The flag
of the generalissimo was taken. Some 6,-
000 men were opposed to the American
forces, 1000 of whom were in their strong
hold.
To the account that we gave last night
of the demolition of the Corean forts on
Kaughoa island, we are now able to add
A. Reynolds, in a letter entitled, "Corea
as it was in 1860," published by us sonic
weeks ago, drew attention to the fact that
in 1848 the French frigates Glarour and
La Victorieuse were wrecked on an island
on the Corean coast, and were left there
with their entire armament. He very
naturally put the question : What has
become of those guns ? That question we
can now answer to some extent at least, as
many of the guns mounted on the "horse
shoe citadel" were recognized as French.
It will be very interesting, indeed, if the
Americans have secured a few of those as
trophies. . .
tre mentioned that the second in com
mand at the "citadel'? was captured badly
wounded. That he escaped death may be
regarded as something miraculous. He
appears, like his cheif, to have resolved to
die rather than surrender. Accordingly
he was wounded; but the wound, although
painful, was not dangerous, somewhere
about the calf of the leg. He appears to
have swooned from pain or loss of blood.
After the short, sharp fight was over, the
American commander resolved to give de
cent burial to the numerous Corcan corps
es that lay in and around the fort. Trenches
were therefore dug in which the bodies
were laid, and the sub-commander's body,
seeming to be dead, was laid 'among the
others. There was nothing in his dress to
suggest his high rank. Presently another
corps was laid above him, on which one of
his limbs was observed to move. He was
at once lifted out and properly eared for,
when he soon recovered consciousness.
The first intimation the victors had of the
rank of their prisoner, was the other pris
oners crowding round him - and kotowing
to him. After his wound was dressed he
recovered rapidly, and when he was releas
ed was doing well.
The Szechen brings word that a• junk
from Corea brought news to Chefoo that
two American men-of-war had run ashore,
one of them being the Colorado, and that
thereupon. the Coreaus surrounded them and
killed ever✓ soul on board except Mr. Low,
the American Minister, whom they were
keeping as a hostage. It is stated by well
informed parties that as soon this news
spread among the Chinese at Chefoo, a
very obvious and unfavorable change took
place in their demeanor towards foreigners,
even working coolies strutting along with
a certain anti-foreign swagger. Their ar
gument was : If even the Coreans eon
handle foreigners so, what cannot the
Chinese accomplish ? We sincerely hope
and trust that no action of Admiral Rod
gem will give even a temporary plausibili
ty to this dangerous state of fbeling.
Where is Abel, thy Brother ?
At last we have au intelligent verdict
from an intelligent jury ! There is not a
community throughout the United States
—nay, throughout the world—but will re
joice that the Coroner's jury in the West
field case has called the officials and the
directors of the Staten Island Ferry Com
pany to account liar the cruel loss of life—
that slaughter of men, women and inno
cent babes—which two weeks ago so elec
trified and horrified us all, and of which
they are gailty. Can a trite proverb be.
quoted at this moment so much to the
point as the words, "A Righteous Ver
dict Through the culpable, the criminal
negligence or a parcel of money-grubbers,
whose villas and horse-racing stables arc
the constant theme of Staten Island news
paper paragraphs, over one hundred human
beings were hurled at a moment's notice
to eternity or to its verge. At what bar
of justice have these men plead? Fortu
nately for them, not at that bar from which
there is no appeal, and at which their vic
tims now Thrlornly stand. But who shall
judge of their crime and mete out their
punishment in its full extent ? Will they
ever properly compensate from their abun
dance those whom their cupidity has ren
dered widows and fatherless? We did
think flay would not ; but the honest,
straightforward verdict-of the Coroner's
jury leads us to hope they lily be compelled
to do so. For years past the directors of
this Staten Island Ferry Company have
been trafficking in tic chances of human
life. The cast of the die has at last gore
against them. They have lost in their
brutal speculation, and, please God, they
will have to pay. A luxurious villa among
overhanging, shadowy trees, A, stable of
valuable horses, hot houses, vineries and
other costly accessories, may make Staten
Island a desirable residence for men whose
only god is money. But to what god are
the mangled beings who lately occupied
the slabs of the Morgue going to appeal ?
To an all-merciful and just God! One
who has said that every hair of our head
is numbered, and that our lives are of more
value than those of many sparrows ! We
trust that the punishment which will be
awarded to those responsible for this ca.
tastrophe, will be stern and full—such as
will lead them to contemplate with bitter
remorse the misery which they have so
recklessly caused to hundreds of innocent
persons. Let them chew the cud of their
crime till the manger of forgiveness is fill
ed up for them by the grace of Heaven ;
and while they are doing so let us in all
charity hope that a merciful Providence
will shut out from their ears the echo of
the dying cries and shrieks of over one
hundred- human beings, whu,e ort.:wittutla
cled(l.l:Lnkt .N". ...2t,enc7arel.
Destructive Conflagration.
IVILLIA3ISPORT, Aug. 21
Last evening about eight o'clock a fire
broke out in Eagle's stable, in the alley is
the rear of Capt. Elsey's hotel, in this city,
and, a high wind prevailing, forty-sia:
buildings were destroyed before the fla,nes
could be extinguithed. Among the struc
tures burned are Doebler'e hall, Ferris'
brick row, the residence of ex-Governor
Packer, William Vanderbilt's fine dwelling
and the new Methodist church. The latter
building was just colpleted—the bell hav
ing been put in its place on last Saturday.
The loss will reach 5125,000, with an in
surance or about 875,000. The lire is
supposed to have been the work of an in
cendiary.
W. B. L.
DE MOCRATIC - 711DICIAL CONFERENCE.
—The Democratic conferees for the 24th
Judicial District met at Altoona on the
19th inst., and Nathaniel Horn, of. Cam
bria, was elected President, and John 31.
Bailey, Secretary of conference.
The following named conferees respond
ed to their names from their respective
counties.
Cambria—Nathiel Horne, John But ,I,
E. Scanlan.
Blair—John Cresswell, Jr., Ang. S.
Landis, S. M. Woodcock.
Hunt ingtion—Dayid Caldwell, E.. S
31c3lurtrie, J. M. Bailey.
On motion of John Cresswell, Jr., S. )1.
Woodcock WAS admitted conferee in place
of A. J. Riley, who was absent.
D. Caldwell . nominated Thaddeus B:u►ks,
Esq., of Blair county, candidate for Presi
dent Judge, and no other nomination being
made, Aug. S. Landis offered the follow
ing resolution, which was nnanimously
adopted:
Resolved, that this conference unani
mously present to the people of the twen
ty-fourth Judical District the name of
Hon. Thaddeus Banks, of Blair county as
the Democratic candidate for President
Judge, and, in view of his long and suc
cessful experience at the bar, his strict in
tegrity and high character as a man and a
citizen, this conference earnestly commend
his nomination to the public approbation,
and bespeak fur him a triumphant election.
On motion, E. S. McMurtrie, J. E.
Scanlan and S. M. Woodcock were ap
pointed a committee to ititbrin Mr. Banks
of his nomination, who appeared with the
committee, and thanking conference ac
cepted the nomination.
:Ea : . The decline and fill of the Repub
lican party, which was to have gone on
with amazing rapidity from the New
Hampshire election, till all smaller defeats
were swallowed up in one overwhelming
disaster, in '72, is making a very crab
like progress thus far. Since New Hamp
shire—
It has tridmped in Democratic Connec
ticut;
It has won substantial victories in Dem
ocratic New Jersey;
It has carried lately Democratic North
Carolina by a majority of over 5,000 at
an election of the Democracy's own ma
king ;
It yesterday cut down the huge Demo
cratic majority in Democracy's chosen
home and stronghold —Kentucky—some
60,000.
Next ! Wilmington eon/mere/co'.
AN old toper who had attended a scien
tific lecture, whero the learned professor
caused several explosions to take place
from the gasses produced by water, said :
, Yod don't catch we putting water in ray
liquor after this. I had no idea - .before
that water was so dangerous, though I
never liked to take too much of it."
News items
Lexington, the home of Henry Clay,
gave Gan. Harlan G5O majority for Gov
ernor, which carries the eaunty (Fayette)
by 24_5 majority. It never ;vent Republi
can bcf,re.
lion. Benjamin Chatupneys, a gentle
man well known and highly esteemed in
the legal and political circles of this State,
died at his residence ia Lancaster. on
Wenduesday evening, in the 71st year of
his age.
The meeting of the State Teachers' As
sociation, which closed its annual session
at Williamsport on Thursday last, was one
of the most interesting sessions ever held
by the association.
Hon. William 11. Seward and party
were at Vienna at last accounts. At Con
stantinople he had a long audience with
the Sultan, who did everything to make
his visit there a pleasaut one.
11ev. 'Thomas Barnhart, of Tyrone, was
burglarized on the night of the 12thinst.,
of sl9.so—which such was taken froth his
pantaloon's pocket by some godless scamp,
while the reverend gentleman slumbered.
(Jen. Lemuel Todd hrs received the Ito
publican nowinatien of Cumberland county
for President Judge. l'erry and Juniata
will probably declare fur lieu. B. P. Jun
kin, which will secure his nomination.
At the Democratic Confurense, compos
ed of delegates from the counties of Cam
bri, Clearfield, Clinton and elk, which met
at Tyrone on Thursday last, flou. William
A. Wallace received his fourth nomination
for Sonarr.
Th::•re a report, elrrent in Washing
ton that Mr. Boutwell intends, very short
ly, to in and cancel $45,000,000 of
five-twenties, preparatory to a direct re
funding of the national debt.. Such a
movement will g• fir toward strengthen
ing our securitit,s abroad.
Appeals to the Government for refuad
ing the ine,une tax have become numer
ous and embarassing. It will require a
very large amount of money to meet these
demands, aid as they are made by persist
ent parties, the result will be a repeal of
of the tax by Congr
ess, as its collection
has become an embarrassment to the Gov
ernment.
The Republicans of Mifflin conity have
put hi nomination the Ulm-zing ticket:
President Judge, llon. S. S. Woods; As
sociate Judges, J os. Sigler, Augustus Trox
cl Prothonotary, Win. M. Bratton ; Reg
ister and Recorder, W. S. Settle ; District
Attorney,ll.J Culbertson ; Commissioner,
Henry (;arver ; Director' uf the poor, J.
11. Morrison ; Treasurer, Jesse Menden
hall.
About fifty actions fbr damages bare al
ready been commenced against the Staten
Island Ferry-boat Company by the rela
tives of those who were either killed or in
jured by the Westfield explosion. The
latest action is commenced by Messrs.
Crook, Bergen & Clement, who have serv
ed the'company with papers in the cases of
Mrs. Delia T. Groom, of Flatbush, who
was seriously injured, and Mrs. Madden ;
whos.t husband was killed.
Election Proclamation
OOD 81VE THE COUMONIVEALTIL
ptOcLA3IATION.—N OT I CE OF
GENERAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY; OCTOBER 10th, 1871.
Pursuant to an act of the General Awnnibly of the Com
mnnwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "Au Act relating to
the elections of this Commonwealth,. apt:roved the second
•My. of July, Ann,: Domini 1.0,1, D.R. Y. NEELY, High
Sheriff of the colinty • llnntingdou, Pennsylvania, do
hereby tualto I:nown and giro notice to the electors of the
county aforesaid, that au election will be held in The said
county of Huntingdon, on the Int Tuesday after the second
1.!!.:71.,
01(1., ,Vl , Oll 1 , 11 . 1110 tan., of Alelitor tlenerA et the Cern
moiwealth Peunsylvanh,
. . . .
One person for the Ake of Surveyor General of the
'Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,.
One person for the °thee of President Judge of the coun
ties of Canibr,l3!air and Huntingdon.
One pence' ler the u film of AssZateJtadge of Huntin:
Al county.
One peison to represent the Conti ty or Ilex:Ong:Ion in the
House of liepremunttives of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania.
One person for the oil, of Trotsorer of Ifuntin,tlon
county.
Ouu p,rsuli for the adieu of Coroner or thin angdt.
COltUty.
one'veNun ter the °Glee of County Comruissiouer of
llunting con ty.
Ono inn,. filer ti;u °nice cf . Oh eutur of the Poor of Mull
ingclou county..
buo....yruilm fur the of Auditor of Huntingdon
comity.
In iiiirsitance of euid act, I also hereby make known and
give notice, that ti places of Lolling the ufureinid general
election in the sevend election districts within Ulu said
county of Huntingdon, are as follows, to wit
. _
o •
lat ZlibtrieGcuanpwed of the township of llotll,ou, at
the ljuiun School House.
2ct district. compost,' of DuLl.n township, ;it Plesant
11111 School House, near Joseph-lcelson's, in township.
2d district • SOITIpO,OII Or SO wuch Of WILITIOrStUark town
ship,as is not include.' in the loth district, et the school
Louse adjoining the /own of t{'arr:oisam:•k.
.Ith District, composed of the tewusitiiTf I.l“petrell; at
Itough uwl newly Fur:lace.
. .
:di; district, co7upo,eil township of Barree, at the
Lunge of James Livingston, in the town of 6attlsburg,
said township.
6th district, Colllpo,ed of the borough of Shirleystairgs,
and all that part • f the township of Shirley nut included
within the dia. of District No. 21, as herein:Lit, mot
tioned and des,ribed, at the home of David Fraker,
iu tiLirleyabairg.
ith district, composed of Porter an.l port et Walker
township, and so much of West township as is included in
the following boundarim, to wit: Ileginuing at the south
west corner of Tobias Catenian's Farm on the bank of the
Little Juniata river, to theiower mid of JaclLson's narrows,
thence in a northwesterly direction to the most southerly
part of the term owned ey Michael 3higuire, thence north
411 degrees west to the top of Tussey's suutniMin to inter
sect the line of Franklin township, thence along, the said
line to Little Juniata river, thence down the same to the
place of beginning, :tt the public mellool house oppoeitc
the German Reformed Church, in the borough of Alexan
dria.
$lll district, coin/toned of the township of Franklin, at
the house ot (:eo. IV. Matters, in said township.
9th district, composed of Tell township, at the Union
school house, near the Union Meeting 1.011, iu said town
ship.
10t1. district, composed of Springfield tosenship, at the
school house, near Hugh Madden's, in said township.
11th district, composed uf Union township, at timid
school house, in the I.wough of Mapleton, in said township.
12th district, composed of linply township, at the Centre
school house, u said township.
13th district, composed In Morris township, at p i ddle
school house \u.2, in said township.
14th district, composed of that part of West township
not included in 7 th and 20th districts, oat the public school
house on tho hunt now owned by Miles Lewis tiormerly
owned by Jumes EIIIIi8), in said totrushsr•
Ibth ,11,1rlct, cimpusg.l of Walk, towns.dp, at the hoe e
of Ilenjuniiiil.airittiy, in M*Coniouldoan.
IMit district, composed iit tow.hip of 'A.I, at the
.braes school hot., iu Wild tounAnir.
17th district, cuusposed of Lbw.olo township, at the house
of William Long, Warm Springs.
18th district, coutposed of Cromwell township, at the
house no* occupied by David Iftnire, in Orbli.nht.
19th district, composed the borough of Birmingham,
with tho several tracts of laud near to and attached to the
same, now owned and occupied by Thomas M. Uwe., John
K. Met:alum, Andrew Robeson, John Gensimer and Wm.
Gunshot., awl the tract of hunt now OWII.I by George out!
Julio ,boeu . berge, known to the Porter trout, hit ol.te in
the townAup 1./1 riursmarli,t the public school Louse
in said borough.
20th district, composed of the township of Cass, at the
public school hultoc iu Cassville, its odd townshlll•
21st district, composed of tho township of Jackson, at
the public house of tddward Littler, at MeAlavy's Fort,
la said township.
22,1 district, composed of tho township of Clay, at the
public school house in Scottsville.
Mil district, composed of the township of Penn, at tho
public school house in Markleeburg, to and township.
2111, district, composed and createilos follows, to wit :
That all that part of ShirloY township, Huntingdon coun
ty, lying and being within the following described boun
daries, (except the borough of Mouut Union). namely:
Beginning at the intersection of Union and Shirley town
ship lines with the Juniata river, tut the south silo there
of; thence alongsaid Gniou township line for the distance
of three miles from said river; thence eastwardly, by a
straight line, to the point where the main from Eby's 10111
to Germany volley, crosses the summit of gaudy ridge;
thence northwarally along the summit of Sandy ridge to
the river Juni:it:Land thence up said river to the place of
beginning, shall hereafter forma separate election district;
that the qualified voters of said election district shall
hereafter hold their general and township elections in the
public school loot, ut Union, in saiddistriet.
2fith district. C,1111,0,1,1 of aft to port of the Borough
of Mut ti tigthm, 1,0:4 et.t 01 Fitiii street, and also all those
parts of WalL, all.l eorter township:o.o.4.e voting iu
the LioroiLat of art the wed window of the
Court House, in said GuriL;ll.
201.11 tlimtriet, eiimpoi , ol 0( nIl 11,11. part of the Borough
of iluhtioplou, lying west of Fifth affect, at the tiughte
!louse.
27thdistrict, composed of the borough of Petersburp and
that part of West township, west nod north uf a line be
tween Henderson and West townships, at or hear the Warm
Springs, to the Franklin township line on the tap of Tus
sey's mountain, so as to Include in the new district the
hou.ses of thirst Waismith, Jar,. Dingitherker, Thos.
Maher, James Pewter, end .101 th W;th, at the :who,* 11,1,
in the borough of Petersburg.
2stlt district, composed of J manta township, et the house
of John Feiglital, on the laud, of Henry Isculier- ' .
27th district, cou used of Carbon township, recently
erected out of * part of the territory of Tod township, to
wit ;_commencing at a Chestnut Usk, oh the summit of Ter
race mountain, at the Hopewell township line opposite the
dividing ridge, in the Little Valley; thence south fifty-two
degrees, east three hundred and sixty perches. to a stone
heap en the Western Summit of Bread Top Mountain;
thence north sixty-serer degrees, east three hundred and
twelve perches, tun yellow pine; thence south fifty-two
degrees, east seven Mucked...l seventy-two perches, to a
Chestnut Oak; thence south fourteen degree* east three
hundred awl fifty-one perches, to a Chestnut at the east
end of Henry B. Oreen's land; theueesouth thirty-uneauil
a half degrees, eitit two hundred and Minty-tour - perches,
tea Chestnut Oak ou the summit of a spur of Broad Top,
en the western side of Jelin TerruFs tom; south sixty
live degrees, east nine hundred and thirty-four perches, to
a stone heap au the Clay township line, at the Puhlle School
Home,
in the village of Dudley.
30thdistriet, lemposed of the borough of Coalmont, ut
the public school house, Tumid borough.
31st cdstrict, composed of Lincoln township, be:ginning
at a pine on the summit of Massey mountain on the line
between Blair and Huntingdon counties, thence by the
division line south,fifty-eight degrees wilt seven bitinireil
and ninety-eight perches to a black oak in middle of town
ship; thence forty-two and one-balf degrees east eight
hundred and two perches to a pine on summit of Terrace;
thence by line of Tod township to corner of Pion town
ship; thence by the lines of the township of Penn to the
summit of Tuswiy mountain; thence gdor g said summit
with line of Blair comity to place of beginning, at Coffee
nun School House.
;:,:d district, cornpoged of the boron.bcf 31nyloton, at
the Brent school house, in said lioronz,l4
iit,l district, composed of he rough or Monnt Caton,
at the school how., in borough.
34th district, co;tropooed oor 1 . 0 - I,orough of Droad Top
City, at the potato school house, in said
;i:ttil district, composed of the borough of Three Spring,
at the public school house, in said borough.
14th district, composed of Shade Gap borough, at the
public school hose, in said borough.
I also make known and. give notice, at in and by the
13th section of the aforesaid act I am directed, that "every
person, excepting justices of the peace, who shall bold
any office or appointment of profit or teact under the gov
ern:lie:it of the United :tat, or of this rule, or of any
city or cottporated district, whether a commissioned officer
Or agent, who is or shall be employosi under the legisla
tive, executive or judiciary department of this State. or
of the United States, or of any City or Incorporated dis
trict, and also, that every member of Congress, and of the
State Legislature, and of the select or common council of
any city, commissioner of any incorporated district, ix by
law incapable of holding or exercising at the same time,
the office or appointment of Judge, inspector or clerk of
any election of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector
orjudge, or other officer of any such election shall ire
eligible to, any °Hive to be then voted for."
Also, that in the 4(.11 section of the Act of As.oendoly,
entitled 'An Act refuting to executions and foe other four
approved April I.6th, 1810, it Is enacted that the
aforesaid 13tH section "shall not be so constructed 83 to
prevent any militia or borough officer from serving to
judge, or inventor or clerk of any general or special elec
tion in this Cominonwemith."
lly the Act of As3etel7lilX 15E7 , knowe tha itegistry
Law, it i 3 provided a. 4 follows:
1. 'Elec'tion Officers are to open the polls between the
hours of six and seven, A. M., on the day of election.
Before six o'clock in the morning of record Tuesday of
October they are to terrier from the Comity Counni
sioners the Registered List 41 Voters and all necessary
election blanks, and they are to permit nomcan to cote
whose name is not on said list, unless he shill make proof
of his Tight to vote!: filter :
....
2. The'person wlioso name is not on the list, claiming :
the right to vote roust produce a qualified voter of the
district to swear in a written or printed affidavit to the
residence of the claimant in the district for at least ten
days next preceding said election, defining clearly where
the residence of the pers. was.
• 0. The party claiming the right to vote shall al., make
an iffililavit, stating to the best of his knowledge end be
lief where and when be watt born, that he Is a citizen of
PCI.SYMUIiIt and of the United States, that helms resident
in the State one year, or, if formerly a citizen therein and
removed therefrom, that ho has resided therein six
nunNhs next precedingsald election, that he hoe not moved
into the district for the pnrpose of voting therein, that he
has paid a :State or county tax within two years, which
.was assessed at least ten days before the election, and the
affidavit shall state when and where the tax was assessed
and paid, and the tax receipt mast to pralucod unless the
allimit shall state that it has been looter destroyed, or that
he received none.
4. If the applicant he a naturalize:l citizen, he must, In
addition to the ftireasiing meet, state in his of when,
whereon." by what culla he errs naturalized and produce
Lie ei:rtificute of naturalization.
5. Every perinin, eland:a. to be a naturalized citizen,
whether on the registry list, or proilthing affidavits
afore.ctill, shall be required to produce his naturalization
certificate at the election before voting, except where ha
has been for ten year, cot. Tutively a voter in the distriet
where he offers to vote: awl on the vote Of suet: a person
being recyived, the Election Officers are to write or stamp
the word "voted" on his certificate with the month and
year, and no other vote can be cast that day in virtue of
said certificate except where.. tare entitled M vote upon
the It!ilitralization of their Either.
ti. If t o person claiming to vote who is not registered
shall Bulge an affidavit. that he is a native born citizen I
of the United States, or. if born elsewhere, shall produce
evidence of his naturalization ' or that he La entitled to
citizenship by reason of his father's naturalization, and I
farther, that he is between 21. and '4 years of age, and has
resided in the Shit.; one year, and in the election dietrtet
ten days next preceding the election, he shall be entitlei
to vote though he shall not have paid taxes.'
In accordance with the provision of the 8111 section of
an act entitled '5l further supplement to the election Laws
of this Commanwealth." I publish the f. dlowing:
WHEREAS, By the act of the Congress of the Unite
States, entitled “An Act to amend the several acts hereto
fore passed to provide for the enrolling and call mg ant of
the national forces, and for other purposes," and ipprov,l
March ail persons tole, have deserted the military
or n.tval service, at the United Staten, end who .solve eat
been discharged or relieved from thetenalty or disability
therein provided, aro deemed and taken to have volunta
rily relinquished and forfeited. their ri g ht s o f c iti zens hip
and their rights to become citizens, and aro Ilepriveq of
exercising any rights of citizens thereof:
And whereas ' Persans nut citizens of tha United States
are not, under the Constitution and laws of Pennsylvania
qualified electors of this Commonwealth..
amen I Bo a enacted, eh, That in all elections here
after to he field in this Commonwealth, it shall be nnlaw
fel for the judge or inspectors of any such Orations to re
mit-eau, ballot or ballots front any person or persons
esubracral in the provisions and subject to the disability
inlimmed by said act of Congress, approved :tiara 3d, 1 , 55,
and it clad' be unlawful for any such person to offer to
vote any ballot or ballots,
Sze. That if any snAjatige and inspettors of election,
or any one of them shall receive or consent to receive any
such unlawful ballot or ballots from any such disqualified
person, he or they so offending shall be guilty of a mis
denim:tor, and on conviction thereof in any court of quar
ter ecssinn of this commonwealth; he shall fir each of
fence, be sentenced to pay a fine not teas than one hundred
&liars, and to undergo an imprisonment in the jail of the
proper county for not legs than sixty days.
S.. 3. That if any person deprival of citizenship, and
disqualified 118 aforesaid, Mall, ninny election hereafter to
be held in this commonwealth, vote, or tender to the offi
cers thereof, and offer to vota, a ballot or ballots,any per
son so otfendingnall he deemid guilty of a tnigdemeanor,
and on conviction thereof in any court of quarter 641011
of this commonwealth, shall for each offence be punished
in like manner as is provided in tha preceding section of
this act in rase of officers of election receiving, any such
unlawful ballot or ballots.
Soc. 4. That if nay person shall hereafter persuade or
advise any person or persons, deprivol of citizenship or
disqualified ItS aforesaul, to offer any ballot or ballots to
the officers of any election hereafter to be held in thin
Commonwealth, or shall pursuade, or advise, any such
t/lcer to re cave any ball., or ballots, from arty p rsors
~rived LT cititeb-li all.l surlt
por.on en orrendin g shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof in nay court of quarter sessions
of this Commonwealth, shall be punished in like manner
as provided in the second seetiea of this act in the case of
oflicers of such election receiving such unlawful ballot or
attention is direct the first section cf
the Act of Assembly, passed the :Mth Hay of March A. D.
1660, entitled "An Act regulating the manner of Voting
at all Elections, in the screral counties of this Couuttuu
wealtb.”
"That the qoalified voters of the several counties of Oils
Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough and
specks' elections, are la rebv, hereafter authorized and
required to ante, by ticket, printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written., severally classified as follows:
One ticket shall embrace the names of all judges of courts
voted for, and be labelled outside 'judiciary;' one ticket
shall embrace all the names of State officers voted for
and ho labelled "Stote;" can ticket shall embrace the
names of all county facers voted for, including oilier of
Senate, member and members of Assembly, if voted for,
and members of Congress, if votal Mr, and labelled
"county."'
Fur.:uant to the provisions contained in the C; :h section
of the act aforembl, the judges of the aforesaid district
shall respectively take charge of the certificates or return
of the electron of their respective districts, and produce
them at ameeting of one of the judges from each district
at the Court house, in the borough of Iluntimnlon, on the
third day after the day of election, ' fur the present
year on FRIDAY, the 15th of OCTOBER, then and there
to do and perform the duties require! by lanrof said judges.
Also, that where a judge Ly sickness or unavoidable acci
dent, is unable to attend mid meeting of judges, then the
certificate or return aforesaid shall Le taken in charge by
one of the inspectors or clerks of the eleetion of mid dis
trict, and shall do :Ind perform the duties required of said
judge ,table to attend.
Aloe, that in the Gist section of said act it is enacted
that "every general alai special election shall In opened
between the hours of eight and ten iu The forenoon, and
shall continue without interruption or adjournment un
tit seven onl,ck in the evening, when the polls shall be
closed."
CIIAMI:E.B. I
PA.
itnicor thr toPidg
1 Vass.% The Fifteenth &inendinent of the Collet t dtion
of the United States is as fulluwe:
":11:CTI,17 1. The right Or Or the United Stales to
vote shall not be dented or ithridgeil by tho United Statist,
or by any State, oil lICCuIIIII of rare, color, ur previous con
dition of servitude."
- Szevox 2. The Coiigro.4l shall have powder to enforce
this article by appropriate legislation."
And whereas, The Congress of the Unit al State=, on the
Zlst day or March, hil, passed an act, entitled SAn act to
enforce Mr right ‘,l" cili,ens of the railed Sitars to role is
the several States of thin Union, and for other purpooes,"
the first and second sections of which are os follows
"Semen 1. Ile it enacted by Cite &mac and !lon, of
Erpres,otalicrs of liar roam! States of America in Coo
io-AnaZi/cd, That all citizens of the United Stato,who
are, c r shall be otherwise ipuilitled by liar to vote at any
election by the poop/v., in any State, Territory, listrict,
county, city, pariSil, township, school district, municipali
ty or other territorial sub-division, slain be entitled and
allow.' to vote at all such elections, without distinction of
race, color, or previous cimilition of servitude; any Consti
tution, law, caStolll, wage, or regulation of any Territory,
or by, or Wider its authority-, to the contrary notwith
standing:• •
-Sccrios 3..1 nd be it further enacted, That if by
.or nn
der the authority of the Constitution or laws of any State,
or the laws orally Territory, any act is or shall be required
to be dune as a prerequisite or qualification for voting,and
by such Constitution or law, persons or officers are or that'
11111 Charged with the performance of duties in furnishing to
citizens an Opport -nay to perform such prerequisite, or to
become tin:ital . .' to cute, it shall be the duty of every such
per,o wet ollh.er. giro to oli itizetel t,f the United
the game :t o il el.!! eppelu s eity xe-erequi-
it, 1.1 11Ca111 . 1e clualdied 11 1 rota Wlllll/111 111J141111101 of
race, color, ur Immous cun.litioa t/1 olrvatit:e; and if any
such person or ollicer shall refuse or knowingly omit to
give lull saint to this suctiou, be shall, for every such of
fence, forfeit mid pay the sum of live Ituutiruil dollars to
the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action
on the caw, with full costs awl such ollowance for counsel
Ices as the Conn shall deem jolt, and shall also, for every
such (Memo, be deemed guilty al a misdemeanor, and shall
ou c inviction thereof, be tined not less thou live hundred
dollars, or be mtprisoned not less thou one mouth and not
more than one year, tn. both,:tt the discretion of the coact;'
_lntl tett:rm., It is declared by the second section of the
Vltli article of the Constitution of the United State, that
••This Constitution, and the laws of the United States,
which shall be tootle in pnrsnanCe thereof, shall be the
supreme low of the land, •S anything:
in the tinatitulion or lairs rv - any Stoic to the contrary
ant meth:dunning?'
And whereas, The Legislature of this Commonwealth,
on the• Gin clay of April, A. D. ISfe, passed an act, entitled,
"A furtitet supplement to the act relating to Mections in
this Coturnoun math," We tenth section of which provides
as follows:
"Seirriox 10. That so much of every act of Assembly as
provides that only white freemen shall lie entitled to vote,
or he registered as voters, or as claiming to vote at any
genetal or special election of this Commonwealth, be and
the same is hereby repealed; and that hereafter 01 freemen,
without distinction of color, shall he enrolled sad regis
tered according to the provision of the first sislion of the
act approved seventeenth April, IsiXl, eatitle.l "An Act
further supplemental to the act relating to the elections of
this Commonwealth," and when etlierwbe qualified under
existing laws, be entitled to vote at ail general cad special
electibus in this Commonwealth."
re.'teretts, It Ly my constitutional and official duty to
"take cam that the laws ha faithfully executed;" and it
has come to Iffy knowledge that stinflty assessora and rem
isters of Voters have refused, turd are refusing to :t•sess and
regi , ter divers colored male citizens ttf lawful age, and
otherW,L,ll.lltfled xs elector;:
TIILICEFoRE, In con,id••rotiou of the premises, the
Co Oki) , Colitiotariionurs of said couuty aro hereby notified
and directed to instruct the sevend assessors and registers
of voters therein, to obey and conform to the requirements
of said constitutional amendment and laws; and the elieritf
of mid county ie hereby authorized end required to publish
in hie election prochnuation for the next ensuing election,
the herein recited constitutional amendment, net of Colt
green, and set of the Legislature, to the end that the same
may he known, executed and obeyed by all assn arc, reg
isters of voters, 'election ofliceni nail Others; and that the
rights and privileges guaranteed thereby .may i.e seemed
to all the citizens of this Commonwealth entitled to the
same.
lilreo under my hand awl the great oral of the Stato, al
Ilarr!aborg I. and year tits[ above writteu. .
SE.A.J
Arrarr : JNO. W. GEARY.
.I'. DAN, Secretary of Commonwealth.
lltveg under my hand, at Huntingdon, the ;311th day of
August, A. D. It'll, and of the iudepmeleace of the Uni
ttgl Slut., the ninety-third.
D. R. P. NEELY, sheriff.
Iliantingdou, Ativst a., 1571.
New Advertisements.
TEAfIiER'S EXAMINATIONS.
I':e•.lie examinations of teachers fur
pre,ent year w;:l be held in the re,pectriT diztr:et.a
low+ .
Walker township, Friday, September 1, at MeCourieh
Carbon township, 'Saturday, B.llt. 2. at CoalitiOnt.
Co:tin:mit Ismingh, siatimlay,7l•9l. 2, at Coalition%
It Top City, eaturday, Sept. 2, at Coalniont.
West township . , Tualibry, Sept. 5, at shaven; t.rtmk bri
Darree t,witshlp, We nimalay, Sept. 6, at Manor 11116.
Jackson tresinidiip. Thursday, Sept. 7, at M'Alary's ion
, ine,.l4 township, Friday, Sept S. at Donation 11.
11m:de:son Saturaay, &pt.% at Union S. 11.
Dr.ldy township, Wsintislsy, Sept 1,, at Mill Creek.
7.lipleten borough, 1 Sept. 14, at Mapleton.
MI. Union bormigh, Friday, Sept. 17, at Mt. Union.
JitiMita to:vie:11ln Monday, Sept. 18, at 1.11 Crown 8
Union township, 'fiteslay, Sept. 1,, at Pine Grove S. II
Cat town.,hip, Wollesday, Sept. '26. at Camellia.
Clay township, Thursday. Sept. 21, at Three Springs Ix
Springfield townslalik Friday, Sept.,t Meadow Oap
Timm Spring+ imriaigh, Friday, Scpt;22. at Meadow U
Duldia towirdlip. Saturday. Sopt.lSl,at Shade Gap.
towmillip, Monibiy, Sept. at Bollingertown.
Cromwell township, 1 neelay, Sept. at Orbiaimis.
Shirley town:dap, Wedrimalay, Sept. 27, at Shirleysbui
Penn towuship, Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Marklesburg. --
Tod town =II ip, Thursday, Oct. 5, at Newberg.
Hopewell biwuAlip, Prblay, Oct. 6,at Coffee Ran.
Lincoln bevas.hip, Friday, Oct. 6, at Coffee Run.
I'h, examinations will commence at 9 &chick, tr. st.
Directors al a general thing will I 0 present awl n
their selections of teachers at the examinations.
No private examinations need be expected.
D. F. TeSSEP
County Sui
Ale3:twirl, Aug.
TILE A;LERICAN WASHER!
T'RIC'E, $550.
p, Wet Abin Mi.',
r, -t
The 1'.:::411, of II fl,llllg Day no longer Dr.
Ee;,h,my, Ellieieney, and Clean Clothing,
lu ~.!:;tl,; Bahlie attention to this littlo mad
i:te P :43 ciaalitica, (hot FoFA,
I,y any o!"a,r 111:1Cili. yet invented,;
here (Lill:men:tad.
• It if, tier stnallesst, most cutepaut, mint porte
ni.,st simple in construction, most easily open
A chill tun years old. with a trw hours' prac
tburuughly comprehend and etlcetually u:
Timre is no adjusting. no screws tee annoy, net
lav in ailapting ! It is always ready for use!
a - p h
ariaet alo wonder! It is a miniature g
doing more work and of a butter quality, that
most elaborate find costly. One half of the
is reify saved Iry u,e, wadi the elothe, will
onc-haii lon4, than by the old ph,. of the
Loard. wash the ;argest blanket.
Aim at a ti , ne, washing thoroughly! In a a
the ablation or any fabric, from a quilt to a
Certain or Cambric Handkerchief, are Nil
the.o,paeity of this L,ttb Gcw! It ea
fastened to any tub and taken oil' at will.
Su anther how deep routed a prejudice
aim., Washing Alachitn,, the tunneent
seen to pbrfortn its wonders
and utility
and the doubter and detract, at
becom .the Gast frit..ll:Li Of the machine.
We It.
il4.llts
101.1.11,
tos:iinorlials without end, setting
, over ail oth , re, uud
11.1:reds vita have thrown aside tile uuwi,i
use!e,t , taaeh:neg, which have signally failed t 4
11
c"tul.!;, the object 111 , 11diSell iu prwuinent
load.,ounding advertisments.
perlitet for ;sashimg as a wringer i
pciee is another
. paramoant
tt rs. hag lo eti placed s,
tint , it is within the reach of every houseke
au l lit, is no artittle of domestic economy
will typay the small investment so soon.
5. 5 0
All C,Atibr Zo3", Sorer
fair trial. We gu:ana:.c each twat , .: Li., Gi ,
work Ift•rfeet'q,
.I j ,
1. Or estUrd Stub
I , II.ANCL;;CUS S C
51:: .11arlivt St.. Pitiiatra.;
1.,..4c•5t cheap:et 'WOODEN lir
i!ue ['ailed :741,tes. augZ4
T " } •
INQUIRER " 1100 K • BINDE
LELFORD, PA.
LUTZ Ix JORDAN, Proprietors.
All kind.; of binding done on short nutlet
reasonable rates. Old books rubuund and ma
good as now. Albums repaired etc.
INTERESTING TO EVERYBO
r[agaziues.
The Amerieun A3rieulturist, Harpers' Magr
The (:alit:.. Lippincott, Atlantic 'Monthly,
ner', Alonthly, theley's Lady's Book. Dentore
die's Repository. Peters :.lusient Naga -
Chore!' and all other 3lngagines
op in handsome volumes at the very lowest fq!
Harper's Harper's Bazar. licaal
//oinv, The N,w ‘'ork Ire.4l;:y. Sat,
Papers. a,
)1..r in:
~lf;tsrc.
Sheet Musie ant Masieal llontr;l4,- - pitt
kantlsome velum, which Luake an °mat:LW
PARLOR ANS), ('ENTER TM
What young lady hasn't envugh music on
to make a nice volume.
NOW IS THE TIME
To have your loinding done. Mather up you
sir, papers and Magazines. BrintT in your 1,
.1,1,1;ed books and albums, aril leave them a.-
reAdenee of
REV. W. B. WAGNER, No. 622 Ch
St., near 7th Sr, Huntingdon, Pa.
Who is cur age'. and he will forward theta
and we will put them in any
STYLE OF BINDING
YMI WMI, and return them to our ageut, win
deliver theta without any trouble or ineonrer
to you.
Yates, ice., can he teen with the Agent. 7
each on delivery. august 2—:
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE
[E,tie , t 1 Jolnt J
Letters or statninistration burin.. ' been gr
to the untlerrigne,l on the estate of John C.. 11
late of Viartior,inark township, dee'd., all pe
knowing tli,uselees indebted are request.
ntuke intmoli.tte payment, ant those having e
to resent theta aullelitiested roe settle
SOPHIA DIXON
[Admit
9, 1,71
A DMINISTILATORS' NOTICE.
jg.tate rf Samuel Stewart, ti
Letters of Administration having been gr
to the undersigned on the es:ate of Samuel
art, late of Cromwe:l towns:ii i i, deed., all re
knowing themselves indebted are requested to
immediate payment, and those having elan
present them duly autioutieated for settionet
WAS iIINI iTON STEWAIt
JOIIN F. STEWART,
Van
lv 26. 1571
l y t)MINISTRATOIN
Letters of D. ti thinist rationhaving
smote.' to the st!,s,rihzr, living in Ale::a
borough, on the estate of Samuel MePherrai
of SLI borongh, all persons kni
thonselves indebted to eaid estate will make
ment without delay, anti thot. having c
against the saute will present for theta payw.
J. A. MePIIERRAN
nly23-Gt. Administra
41MI INI STRATOR'S NOTICE.
1_ le r. f 11, ari , litc flrivyv:dee'tl.l
fetters or Administration haviQ been gr
to the undersigned, on the estate of Hen
Drigg, late of Warriorsmark township, dec .
per,oos knowing themselves indebted are rep
to r.mke imincdiatc pamuent, and those h
claim, to pn,ent tt em„ duly authenticated ft
tit:went.
LICHARD WILLS, Adi
Warriunquark, Aug. '2:4
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
[F.ma, Err";leer S.rail, a
Letters of ...tilminist'ration having beengr
to the undwigncd CM the cstaie of Elizabeth
art, Into of Cromwell township, dee'd., all pc
knowing themselves indebted are requested to
immediate payincot and those having clad
present them duly authenticated for srttleme
JOtIN F. STEWARI
[Adi
H. S. 3CCARTOY, I W. B. IiICARTIIT, I J. A. POL
FRANKLIN MANUFACT
ING COMPANY.
[Lately Ifuntinytlail Manajaeturiny Comp.
Manufactures Flooring. Sitting, Doors,
Shutters, :Moulding, Scroll Work, Cou
Shelving, Wood Turnings, Ilubbs, Spokes,
Work, Forks, Rakes, Brooms, Pick, and Ile
Handles, Furniture, ke. Our Machinery bet
the very best quality and giving oar entire s
tit., to the toi,ine,s we are aide to umuulacto
or 'lie a!,,,red named articles, us well as
inters, in the hest style and always promptly
All orders addressed to the
FRANKLIN MANUFACTURING COMP
Huntingdon, Pa
will r,orive our immediate attention. Prie.
furnished when desired.
:NM! 7, IS7I.
LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH,
Hemlock and Pine Bill Stuff. Boards, I
Shingling. Plesteting and Shingling. Lath
slimily on hand. or furnished on short noti
lowa,. cash prior , . Worked Flooth , g. Sush.l!
Door., Door and Wiudow Frames furnish
manu n w t urcr 's pri ce , , :rain and Coun try
duce generally bought at tuurket prices.
WAGONER BR(
Centre county,
_ .
Jan. 4, '7l