The Huntingdon Journal, .1. ft, DURBORROW, - . - HUNTINGDON, PENN'A . Wednesday Morning, Sept. 10, 1873 Ciroulation LARGER than any other Paper in the Juniata Valley. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS . SUPREME JUDGE Eon. Isaac G. Gordon, of Jefferson STATE TREASURER Hon. Robert W. Mackey, of Allegheny. SENATOR John Irwin, jr., of _Centre county. ASSEMBLY William K. Burehinell, of Huntingdon COUNTY TREASURER Thomas W. Montgomery, of West. COUNTY COMMISSIONER Charles R. McCarthy, of Clay. DIRECTOR OF THE POOR James H. Lee, of Jackson . AUDITOR : James H. Davis, of Morris. JURY COMMISSIOVER : John G. Stewart, of Mt. Union CORONER: John, Laporte, of Franklin so!)...We will be able to give a full re port of the doings of the allies of the Dem ocrats next week. .. The disorganizers' Convention was made up of the old Leaguers. We will look after them. VW The Mount Union Times could find it in its heart to say this : "Huntingdon was laid out in 1763. A number of its citizens were laid out in 1873." We publish a number of extracts, in this issue, from leading newspapers on Back Pay Speer. They are not very flat tering. SOP There was no election held for del egates to the disorganizers convention in Huntingdon on Saturday last. Cause—uo person to attend. all. Capt. Harrison, we are told, did his level best, on Saturday last, to secure dele gates to the disorganisers convention from the Third Ward but he had to go it alone. so.. Speer and Randall were taught a lesson they will not soon forget. They signed their political death-warrants when they gave their receipts for ...tEeir share of the salary-grab.—/g: Y. World, Friday Jluy., 29. Nir The Gussites promised to issue an address setting forth their grievances, but up to this time nothing that can be called an-,address has been issued. It is pretty hard to find good reasons for a foolish and unwarranted movement. "Orlady, Brown, Clarkson, Scott, Fisher, Stew. art, Wharton and the other little fish in the pud dle, make a pretty looking Republican party in deed."—Giobe. Pretty clean party now, ain't it ? With the disturbing element out we expect to see it more formidable than ever in the past. • Guss and Woods have worked like beavers daring the last week to get up delegates to their Convention, but where they have seoured persons willing to come they have found themselves without a con stituency. It will be a - self-constituted Convention. DEg,.. It takes a column in the last Globe to explain why the Gussites are outside of the party on the high road to the Democ racy. Men can't step out of the organi zation of a party and then allege fraud and evil practices to justify them without sub stantial reasons for such a course. It won't work. Ds_ The Back Pay Ticket does not take very well with the farmers. They don't like to touch anything that smells of sala ry grab. Fspeciarly in this case with McAteer who would, if elected, have an opportunity to pile on a few extra hundreds. He has placed himself in the proper atti tude to do it. The Globe repeats for the hundredth time, that there is a sworn Ring in oppo sition to the League Why don't it give some facts ? Something tangible to show that there is such an organization. We are just as anxious to have such an insti tution shown up as it is. The unsupported statement of Mr. M'Divitt and the affida vit of Henry R. Shearer, without some thing to sustain them, amount to nothing. Give us some facts. lifir The Lewistown Gazette claims to be honest in its efforts to disparage things in this county. We have no faith in its honesty. If it were honest it would not throw cold water on the efforts of the hon est people of this county to shake off the Woods anaconda which had fastened upon the party. The people have struggled and won, and the Gazette has been ma king doleful faces ever since. Out upon your professions ! Ate' Hardly a paper, either Democratic or Republican, published in Pennsylvania. daring last week, appeared without some comment upon the signal rebuke adminis tered by the State Convention, at Wilkes barre, to the salary grabbing Congressmen by the rejection of Speer as President. The Huntingdon Globe was an exception. Not a word had it to say. Some Democrats here insist upon it that Speer owns an interest in the Globe. Its silence looks very much like it. It is either in sympa thy with the salary grabber, or dare not oppose him. wt. The last Globe contains two items. The first one announces emphatically that the "Ring fellows" don't want Woods men to vote their ticket, the second that the "Ring" bouts openly that they have money enough to bnynp, (we suppose,) all Woods men. Here is a specimen of consistency. They are evidently afraid that their ad herents will sell - out to the Republicans instead of allowing Guss, Woods & Co., to transfer them to As Democrats. The lat ter expect to pocket 04 Money without sharing with those whom tlMy are trying to dupe. We insist thet4lseir followers are entitled to their share.- .THE TICKET COMPLETE. Who- Compose It . EDITOR At last we are prepared to present a full ticket, to our Republican readere,for their suffrages, at the approaching October election. Step by step has the process of perfection gone on, until the ticket is now complete, and we krasure the Republicans of Huntingdon county that it is one in every way worthy of their earnest and united support. We call upon them to close up their ranks and present an unbroken front to the enemy. In the name of the good old Republican triumphs of the past, let us gird on our armor and make a fight that will overwhelm all op position, let it come from disorganizers or Democrats, or both combined, and roll up a majority that will satisfy the State at large that the Republican party of Hun tingdon county, having shaken off the huge coils of the anaconda that bound her, is sound at heart, and a giant in prowess. Every man must do his duty. There must bo no laggards. There are only two parties, the Repub lican and Democratic. Those who are hanging on the outskirts, pretending to be Republicans, are the most treacherous po litical foes in the history of the country ; they are scorned by all good Republicans and secretly despised by all Democrats.— They-only seek to ruin the Republican party,-and it is our duty and your duty to see - that it is not done ! We want a great er effort made by our friends, at the corn ' ing election, than on any other• previous occasion, because the traitors who met in Convention yesterday mean to destroy the party, if it is in their power so to do, and it must not and shall not be done! The Republicans are aroused, and with any respectable canvass they will poll a larger vote than they have polled for years. They know full well that they are grappling with the remnant of a faction which was at one time omnipotent, but now the vital spark is becoming feeble and is fast ebbing out. Let it go, thank heaven, and the Republicans of this county will no longer be afflicted with it. We feel proud of the men whom we present to our readers to-day, and know that we can make a successful fight with them. We will present them in the order in which they stand at the mast-head of the JOURNAL, commencing with HON. ISAAC G. GORDON, of Jefferson county, the candidate for Judge of the Supreme Court. Judge Gor don is one of the, ablest lawyers in the State. On his return from Harrisburg to Brookville, after his nomination, people of all parties turned out to give him ,a giand reception, which shows the high estima tion in which he is held by those among whom he has spent a life of usefulness.— The western and central pOriions of the State will give him an overwhelming vote. And in HON. ROBERT W. MACKEY, of Allegheny county, the nominee foe State Treasurer, we have a host. He is an able and experienced financier, and during his administration the State debt has been reduced five millions and upwards. This is a strong point with the people, the hon est tax-payers, and they will stand by the man who lessens their burdens. Next we present the name of JOHN IRWIN, JR., of Centre county, as the nominee for State Senator. Mr. Irwin is an urbane and modest gentleman, who is well known to many of the citizens of our county. He is popular at home, and will run a heavy vote in Centre, and in fact throughout the balance-of the district. He is honest, un assuming, and well qualified. It will re quire work—heavy work—to secure his election in this district, but if our party will go to work with a will it can be done. CAPT. WM. K. BURCHINELL, our candidate for the Legislature, is a son of Thos. Burchinell, of Huntingdon, where the former was born and reared until nine years of age, when his father removed to Hollidaysburg, where the Captain receiv ed a course of Academical training until sixteen years of age, when he became an apprentice in the Baldwin Locomotive Works, of Philadelphia, where he remain ed until after the breaking out of the re bellion. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry for a peri od of three years, in which he served for eight months, when ho was transferred to the United States Army Signal Corps, where he remained until the expiration of his term of enlistment, in July, 1865. He was connected with the Army of the Cum berland, and participated in twenty-four battles and numerous skirmishes. The best of fortune attended him, and he re turned to his friends, at the cessation of hostilities, in vigorous health and entered into business with his father, in West Huntingdon, where he is still engaged.— He :s a young man of excellent qualities, of both head and heart, and his pleasing address and openness of purpose make him the favorite of all his numerous acquain tances. He possesses great energy and untiring zeal, which indicate success. He will, uo doubt, be elected by a large ma jority. THOS. W. MONTGOMERY, candidate for Treasurer, is an intelligent and energetic farmer of West township, where he has spent the greater portion of his life. He is so well known to our peo ple that we do not think we can add any thing to what is not already known. Ev erybody will vote for "Tommy" Mont gomery. CHARLES R. MCCARTHY, ESQ., of Clay township, our candidate for Coun ty Commissioner, is one of the best men in the county for the place. He is a fine business man, one who has studied the material interests of the county, nod who is prepared to act intelligently upon all matters that are likely to be presented to a Board of Commissioners. JAMES H. LEE, the nominee for Director of the Pour, is a son of Henry Lee. of Jackson township, and is of the best of old Whig and Repub lican stock'. He was born and raised up Stone Creek where he has pursued the foot steps of his father by engaging in far ming. He is a good business man, com prehends the duties that will devolve upon him and will see that the interests of the Tax-payers will not suffer in his hands. JAMES IL DAVIS, of Morris, the candidate for Auditor, is a good accountant out of the various oScials of the county with a due regard to the inter ests of the tax-payers. He is a most wor thy young man and deserves the support of the entire party. For Jury Commissioner we have JOHN G. STEWART, of Mt. Union, who is acquainted with per haps nine•tenths of the people of the coun ty. He is a man of excellent judgment, unflinching integrity and zealousness of purpose. He is emphatically the man for the place. . And fur Coroner we have JOHN LAPORTE, of Franklin, an old veteran, who is the hero of a hundred battles. He will make an ef ficent officer. Republicans, these men are all worthy of your united support. They are excellent men, they are competent and deserving, do not fail to elect them. Dar Apropos, of the secession of A. L. Guss, editor of the Globe, and a handfull of delegates from the late Republican nom inating convention in Huntingdon county. We were, a few days thereafter, a no little amused listener to a conversation on a Penna. Railroad car, in which we were traveling. At a way station in that county, several respectable looking men entered the car, and took seats immediately adjoining us. Of course, as is always the case with the wrangling bipeds of that county, local politics, and more especially the do ings at the late county convention, was the theme cf their discussion. Presently a smooth spoken, rather unctions looking member of the party, evidently in sym pathy with the bolters, in reply to the question of, what is going to be done ? suggested that the bolters and Democrats would unite, and form a ticket to beat the regulars. "I dunno about that," quickly responded an unmistakble Irishman, "I'm opposed ; for I've observed wheaiver Dim mycrats are invited to eat turkey with Re publicans, they always get the neck." While we were quietly enjoying the look of dismay and confusion in the nonplussed bolter's face, "Huntingdon !" shouted the conductor, and the party left the train. They were all strangers to us, but we keenly appreciated the Irishman's im mense disgust. He had been bidden to eat turkey with the Greeley Republicans last year, and had been satiated with neck. —Somerset Herald. *Er The debt was decreased during the month of August, $6,752,829.29. Tho total principal of the debt outstanding is $2,239,704,209.29, on which there is due and unpaid of interest, $32,485,693.05, giving a total of principal and interest of $2,272,189,902.34. There was at the same time cash in the Treasury, of coin, $87,190,846.05; of currency, $12,063,- 690.96 ; exclusive of $32,240,000 of special deposits for the redemption of cer tificates, making the total of cash in the Treasury $123,494,537,01, reducing the total debt less cash in the Treasury, to $2,140,695,365.33. Debt less amount in the Treasury on Ist of Augmst, 1873;52,147,448,194.62, show ing a decrease during the past month of $6,752,829.29. Decrease of the debt since March 1, 1873, $16,685,335.20. Decrease of the debt since March 1, 1869, to March 1, 1873, $368,085,559.48. Bonds issued to Pacific Railroad Companies, interest payable in lawful money, principal out staLding, $64,623,512; interest accrued and not yet paid, $646,235 ; interest paid by the United States, $20,447,986.26 ; interest repaid by transportation of mails, etc., $4,422,121 ; balance of interest paid by United States, $16,025,874. Zee' Woods and Speer, so long partners in prosperity, have, alas ! come to grief A cup of bitterness has been meted out to each to the full measure. We hope they will, like Jonathan and David of old, prove steadfast even io political death. They can unite their efforts in the future as in the past, for weal or for woe, and give force to the sentiment, "United we stand; divided we fall." Both thrust from the organiza tions which they have essayed to sway, each will be able to appreciate the misfor tunes of the other. We wonder really what they will christen their contemplated bantling. If it will not be considered pre sumptuous on our part, we would suggest, "Grabber's Grange." This is a littleharsh, it is true, but it would make up in appro priateness what it would exceed in harsh ness. se— Last year, it will be remembered that Mr. Back-Pay Speer boasted, in a speech in Ebensburg and in this city, that he was opposed to the nomination of Hurace Greeley by the remocracy, and as a del egate at the Baltimore Convention, voted against his nomination. ITorace Greeley is dead, but his Tribune is still living and edited by those who furnished its editorials during that canvass. And this is the way the Tribune stabs back the great Pennsyl vania Back-Pay fraud—The Democratic party took "one of their own representa tives by the ear and led him out."— Blair County Radical. Guss, of the Huntingdon Globe, since he has been read out of the party for his bushwhacking, is growing desperate. He now calls a convention to convene at the Court House on the 9th inst., for the purpose of placing a ticket in nomination, and signs himself Chairman of the Repub. lie= County Committee! The party in that county has suffered too much in the past, to again allow itself to be injured by the Woods and Globe ring which has only labored for its little clique of "from three to eight" in each district—or for its allies. the Democrats.—llol. Register. pa_ Hon. H. Randall, having been set aside by the Democracy of Schuyl kill county, has been solicited to run as an independent candidate. In repjy to this request he rays : "I permitted my name to be used before the late convention and was defeated. With that decision I propose to abide. Ido not now nor never have entertained any desire to run upon any ticket but that of the party to which I have always belonged, sad although defeated I am not dissatisfied, and will give the ticket nominated my support," The Gussites should learn wisdom from this Democrat. DIRECTOR OF THE POOR One of the principal causes of the great uprising of the Republicans of the county, in electing honest men to represent their districts in the County Convention, was . the Poor House issue. It is true that the main question to be solved by the party, was, whether the Guss faction should rule the political and business interests of the people ; and as the Poor House is one of the greatest auxilaries to Gnss, Woods, Speer & Co., by the patronage of which men are corrupted and the honest tax-pay ers robbed and defrauded in maintaining it, we have repeatedly shown the manner in which the present Steward—John Lo gan—has so mismanaged it, that it costs our county three times as much as it should to support the inmates. Now who are responsible for the con tinuation of John Logan as Steward? This question the tax-payers all over the coun ty, regardless of party politics, ask, and as journalists it is our duty to answer. With out hesitancy we say, John P. Stewart and Harris Richardson, the two Gussites of the Board of Poor Directors, baCked up and absolutely controlled by Gass, Woods, Speer & Co. In the Srst place Guss and Woods are directly benefitteci by the aid Logan can give their League at the dele gate elections, and secondly by the aid he can give them in the bargain and sale to and with Speer & Co. at the election polls. We think it high time that the peo_ ple rise in their might and shake off this parasite—John Logan—from the body politic. The issue was fairly raised on this question last fall, and the people no bly stood up to the work and elected Mr. Kyper; but there he stands alone, power less, and the League. managers. permit Lo gan to go on with his prodigality. Let the masses come forward to - the work again, this fall, and elect James H. Lee, the Republican nominee, who will assist Mr. Byper to get some honest man to run the Alms House. Mr. Lee is an honest, sober and industrious farmer, of Jackson township, and one of the heavy tax-payers of the county, a good business man, and knows how to save the people's money. In saying this of Mr. Lee we do not wish to be understood as intimating, or even insinuating, anything less of Mr. Horning, the Democratic nominee for the same position. Mr. Horning is an upright mail; but if it were possible for him to be elected, the people would get no relief; for John Logan would be continued Steward of the Poor House. We assert this and dare a refutation of it. Mr. Horning. would not dare to say that he would assist in removing Logan. "Why ?" ask honest people of us, "if you say Mr. Horning is a good man." We answer : R. Milton Speer will never permit John Logan to be removed so long as he can control two of the' Poor Directors, be they Democrats or League Republicans. Logan is of infi nitely more service to him in that position than any Democrat in the county, because a Democrat could not harrass the Repub lican party for the benefit of Mr. Speer at the expense of the tax-payers. Let no Democrat ever think of being made Stew ard of the Poor House—not if the entire Board was composed of Democrats --81) long as Logan so well and faithfully serves his master, Speer. Now let us turn, for a moment, to,the Democratic Convention that nominated Mr. Horning. No one pretends to say that it was not strongly in the interest of Speer. He was n.gt at the Convention in person, (we speak now of our own person al knowledge, for we attended the Demo cratic Convention and saw and heard all that transpired,) but was represented by Mr. S. E. Fl.ming, one of his law partners. In the first place, J. L. Mcllvaine, Esq., one of Speer's friends, was, on motion of S. E. Fleming, made chairman of the Convention. After the other officers of the Convention were elected, Mr. Fleming moved for the appointment of a committee of five to draft resolutions. Of course Mr. Fleming, through courtesy, was put on the committee. He and the other members of the committee retired, but were gone only a minute or two, when they returned, and Mr. Fleming produced the resolutions, written by Mr. Speer, and only copied by him, which were passed, endorsing Speer and making the platform for the Democratic ticket in Huntingdon county. Next followed the nomivations. When the chairman announced that "we will proceed to nominate a candidate for Direc- ' for of the Poor," Maj. Thomari Bell, of Barree township, one of Speer's worship. pers, a man who would do nothing against, but everything for, Mr, Speer, proposed the name of Gilbert Horning, of Barree township, made a brief speech and moved that Horning be nominated by acclama tion, which was accordingly done. We have merely adverted to these facts in connection with the Democratic Con vention to show that while Mr. Horning owes his nomination to his party Conven tion, and if elected• he would be obliged to do as the leaders of the Democratic party demand of him, he owes it directly to Mr. Speer, and would be constrained, and in fact obliged to do the bidding of Speer even against the protest of the whole Democratic party. Ds, Speer complains of the JOURNAL for striking him when he is down. This is begging the question. When Speer was UP he was the most arrogant and overbearing rooster we know of. His hand was ready to be raised against 1.111 those who happened to differ from him, and be struck unsparingly. Chickens invariably come home to roost. FUNNY—To see Petriken, McNeil and the distressed individuals on the Demo cratic ticket fiddling about after the Woods and Goes men. They seem to think that as Speer rode in on that mule they ought to have a ride too. No use, gentlemen, the old thing's broke down. gm_ The Globe man has become very temperate of late, but the temperance men don't take much stock either in the.editor who threw cold water on the local option law or any candidate he may set up. When they want a candidate they won't order bins from that shop. HARD ON ITS FRIENDS The Monitor gave a very severe double thrust at the head and rank and file of its party, last week, in the following: " Our County Convention at its last session, fol lowing the usual custom, passed, among other res olutions one endorsing the course of the Congress man from this district. This action of the Con vention has been construed, by interested parti sans, into an endorsement of the back-pay steal. If such was the intention of its author it was not so understood by the convention, for composed as it was of sterling and honest Democrats, no reso lution oven hinting toward theendorsemcnt of any plundering of the public treasury would, if under stood, have been entertained for one moment by a llarge majority of that Convention." The "author" referred to is either Mr. Speer or his partner, Mr. Fleming, who was chairman of the committee that re ported the resolution endorsing the course of "our / representative." Whichever it was, he is charged with deception practi ced upon the Convention in getting them to endorse what they did not intend to endorse. That is severe on Speer or Flem ing, or perhaps upon both. But then it is a little rough for a Democratic editor to say that a Convention of Democrats was made up of such stupid leatherheads that they did not understand what they were doing, and that they endorsed Speer's ta king the back pay, without kn w owing it.— This only shows into what a strait the Democrats have run their ticket, by put ting it upon the back pay platform, when to get out of it the editor charges their Congressman with deception and their Convention with stupidity. But this won't do. How do such dele gates as M. M. McNeil, who engineered his brother on to the back pay platform for Treasurer, Harry McAteer, who is said to be intelligent enough to be a Re presentative, William Africa, Nicholas Isenberg, and others we might name, who were in that Convention, relish it to be classed either among the bloekheads, who don't knew what they are doing, or thd men of wax, who can be got to pass any resolution Speer may call for ? How does this attempt to get off the back pay plat form go down with the delegates and the people who know that• the editor of the Monitor and others furnished delegates with copies of the Ohio resolutions con demning the back pay, and that they sat in the ConvEntion having them in their pockets, but without boldness enough to offer them ? You may as well face the music, gentlemen. Your Convention en dorsed the back pay, and put you before the people on that platform, and as Mon aghan said in the Democratic State Con vention, when striking down Speer, "un less you stand straight on this record you will be defeated most overwhelmingly." "Repent and take back seats," is the order sent out by the Democratic State Conven tion to every man who is on the back pay platform. This order is a little severe on the Huntingdon county ticket, the only one we know of that has been squarely put upon that platform. Speer obeyed the order, let all the others follow. The Monitor claims that its course against Speer was endorsed by the State Convention, and we think it was most em phatically. Now won't it endorse itself by opposing. the whole back pay ticket.? SALARY GRAB SPEER We clip the following lively extracts from tho Somerset Rerald "In an assumed spasm of virtue, the Democratic State Convention, assembled at Wilkesbarre last week, gibbeted one of the rising and thrifty mem bers of its party. This unfortunateand impromptu scope goat was the Hon. R. Milton Speer, M. C., from our neighboring county of Huntingdon, and the special sin of which ho was made the bearer and victim was the "salary grab." That the at tack of virtue was simulated, is evidenced by the fact, that instead of leading forth by the ear, the other "back pay grabbers" who were accredited to the Convention, that chaste body held them in ha embrace, while the chosen Beane goat was ostenta tiously sent forth into the party wilderness, where dwell Boss Tweed and a legion of other thieves, with the rain hope that this vicarious sacrifice would be accepted as a full atonement for all past party misdeeds. "Ammo a virtue if you have it sot," was evidentlythe ruling impulse of the hour. But the cold blooded sacrifice of Speer is as re volting to the average honest mind, as was the as sassination of General Canby by the ruthless Mo de., shocking toeommon humanity. Bot h murders prove the callous depravity of the participators. Speer was eminently worthy of his &to, but the dreadful suddenness of his taking off, nd the ut ter negation of the old time motto of"honor among thieves," causes a thrill of pity, not unmixed with indignation at the manner of *is disgrace. So crushing a blow was never before dealt any politician in this State. Henceforth Speer is a marked man, with a brand upon his brow. , BOP he came to be so mistaken in the pulse of the Con vention, is a mystery as inscrutable as that of Gilgal. "The darkest, shAngest mystery I ever read, or heern, or seen." Whether his vaulting ambition o'crleaped itself, or whether he was mistakenly relying upon the sacred traditional right of each member of his party, to put money in his puree, unokallenged, and unaccounted fur, will, we presume, never be known, but henceforth Speer is politically ruined. Our sense ofjuetice is however tempered with pity. Speer was made the victim cf cruel oireumstancee, by men no better than himself. We wish, for the sakeef his manhood, that his death had been more dignified and brave. A begging, cringing male factor on the scaffold, is a pliable sight. . What an outpouring of the Repub lican massess was witnessed, throughout the county, on last Saturday evening to elect delegates to Guss' Couvention! We doubt whether there was a single district, with all the drumming, that cast a half a score of votes ! Bah ! The Pennsylvania Democrats and the 3ack-Pay Steal--A Rebuke to the Pharisees. While General Butler, the republican, is defending the back-pay steal in Massa chusetts like Rob Roy, who gloried in every phase of his "lifting" expeditions, harrying the "Saxons" to devouring the sirloin steaks he had carried off "on the hoof." Mr. Speer, the democrat, of Penn sylvania, is defending his purchase of "butcher's meat" with the back pay on totally different grounds. Butler fathered the bill, fought for it, carried it,and makes "butcher. meat" of the spoils. His trans parts of joy at the success of his raid may be as real as those of the immortalized cow thief, but the people whose oxen Benjamin so uproariously slices may not share that joy. Yet the position of Con gressman Speer at the Pennsylvania Dem ocratic Convention yesterday was far less worthy of sympathy. He will rank among the Pharisees of the back-pay grab—„name ly, those who fought and voted against the measure, hilt pocketed the money when the bill was passed. The scene at Wilke barre must have been exciting when, the Committee on Permanent Organization having presented the name of the Honor able Robert Milton Speer for permanent President, Mr. Glatz, of York, arose and moved a non-concurrence. Cause, recep tion of back-pay. Then Mr. Speer defend ed himself; but, alas ! his cause was very weak. His action had convicted hie), and stood up only to invite sentence. This the democracy did not hesitate to pass. After an animated debate, in which the Conven tion was almost unanimously against him, he threw himself on. their mercy and re tired. Five thousand dollars worth of Phariseeism, nay, five tuadred thousand dollars worth, would not pay any public man for the sternness of that sentence, with its rebuke to those of all parties who have done likewise. It is a hopeful sign for the democracy that they have thus had the courage to thrust aside a leader whose actions they could not approve. It makes it tolerably clear that the Pharisees of the" back-pay will hare even less chance with the citizens in future political conflicts than even Rob Roys. Nor can it be ex pected that the latter will, out of their brazenness, escape the punishment which their weaker brethren of the back-pay profits have brought upon themselves. The Pennsylvania democrats have boldly placed themselves upon the record, - and their action will receive the hearty appro val of their party throught the land. As to Mr. Speer, broken and pointless, he may retire from prominence, as he did with a pang from the platform at Wilkesbarre. Besides this sterling piece of good work the Convention endorsed the Ohio platform, with its acceptance of the constitutional amendments, bid for the farmers and the mining interests by opposing railroad com binations that fetter transportation, said something about specie payments, merely, we suppose, for the purpose of saying something, and supported all kinds of re form. It nominated James K. Ludlow, of Philadelphia, for State Supreme Court Judge, and F. M. Hutchinson for State Treasurer, and adjourned. The adoption of the Ohio platform is significant of the course which the democracy will mark out for itself in returning to first principles with all the modern improvements tacked on. But the gem of the Convention will be the knock-down blow which it gave to the salary grabbers, signalized, as it was, by a stunner to one of their own party who voted with the opposition, but eat his "butcher's meat" with the majority. Well done, Wilkesbarre!—N. Y Herald, au gust 28. HON TO LIGHTNN WOMAN'S LABOR.- If time is money," then everything that tends to facilitate labor is a positive pecu niary benefit to mankind. The best sew ing machine or churn is not a "good strong woman," as experience proves. So Sapo lio, in enabling one woman to easily do as much cleaning of every kind in one day as two women can d 3 in two days with the scrubb.ng brush and soap, is a positive blessing to the human race. No woman who has once used it will ever use any thing else as a substitute. Sold by all dealers. The cheapest as well as best cleansing substitute in the world. se, Twenty-nine hundred and fifteen, almost 3,000 weighing-machines of the largest patterns, for grain, coal, live-stock, pork, hog, cane, hide, ore, furnace stock charging, depot, and similar use, were turned out by the Fairbanks Scale Com pany, in 1872—smaller scales by the tens of thousands. ttat.lt cannot hurt yon. It is purely vegetable. Try Simmons' Liver Regula tor, if you wish to be well. It acts like a charm without debilitating the system, and without any of the evil effects of btur cury. Simmons' Liver Regulator is the safe remedy. New To-Day TELEGRAPHIC INSTITUTE. VOIING MEN AND LADIES qualified for practical °pr .- rators, at the Buffsdo Telegraph Institute and City Line Telegraph. Every• graduate secures a position. The largest and most complete in America. Address, for Cir cular and Catalogue, C. L. BRYANT, Superintendent, Buffalo, N. Y. C OLUMBIA CLASSICAL INSTITUTE A boarding School for Young Men and Boyt. For circulars addreee Rev. IL 8. ALEXANDER, Ccilumbia, Pa. AGENTS WANTED FOR THE NEW BOOK Epidemic and Contagious Diseases with the newest and beet treatment for all caste. The only thorough work of the kind in the world. Embraces Small-Pox, Yellow Fever, Cholera and all analogous dis eases. No family safe without it, and all buy it. Has 24 chromatic illustrations. Tho biggest chance of the season for agents. Address It. S. GOODSPEED .k CO., 37 Park Row, New York. 6DOMESTrC" PAPER FASHIONS. Agents Wanted. DOEMESTIC SEWING MACHINE CO., NEW YORK. ffpSYCHOMANCY, OR SOUL CHARMING." How either sex may fascinate and gain the love and affections of any person they choose, instantly. Thin simple mental acquirement all can posses, free, by mail, for 25 cease; together with a Marriage Guide Egyptian Ovicle, Dreams, Hints to Indies. A queer boa. 100,000 sold. Addres#T. WILLIAM & CO., Publishers, Philadel phia MONEY Made Rapidly with Stencil and Key Check Outfits. Catalogue. and full par ticular. Lee. S. M. SPENCER,II7 Hanover St., Boston. $5 tO $.,,-, OA per day ! Agents wanted ! All classes of working people ' of either sex, young or old, make more money at work for as in their spare mo ments, or all the time, than at anything else. Particulars free. Address G. STINSON 8 CO., Portland, Maine. $25 MONEY MADE FAST $l.OOO. By all who will work for tos. If open writing you do not find us all square, we will give you one dollar for your trouble. Send stamp for circulars to 0. 11. BUCHLU CO., Tekonsha, Michigan. • HAVING struggled twenty years between life and death with ASTHMA or PIITHISIC I experimented my self by compounding roots and herbs, and inhaling the Medicine thus obtained. I fortunately discovered a most wonderful remedy and sure cure for Asthma and its kind red diseases. Warranted to relieve the severest paroxyem instantly, so the patient can lie down to rest and sleep comfortably. One trial package sent by mail FREE of charge. Address D. LANOELL, Apple Creek. Wayne county, 0. THE LA ono's MEDICAL DISPENSARY, Established in 1837. Is the West and most "(termini I'l4:dation in this coun try for the treatment of Chronic and Boxual Diseases. For terms of treatment, call or addresa by mall, with state ment of case, S. 11. HUNSDON, 31 Maiden Lane, Albany, N. Y. G RANDEST SCHEME EVER KNOWN. FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT FOR THE. BENEFIT OF PUBLIC LIBRARY of KENTUCKY. 12,000 CASH GIFTS $1,500,000. $250,000 FOR $5O. The Fourth Grand Oift Concert authorised by special act of the Legislature for the benefit of the Public Libra iy of Kentucky, will take place in Public Library Ilan, at Louisville, Ky., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1873. Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold. The tickets are divided into ten coupons or parts. At this concert, which will be the grandest musical dis play ever witnessed in this country, the unprecedented sum of --- - $1,500,000. divided into 12,000 cash gifts, will be distributed by lot among the ticket holders. _ • LIST OF GIFTS: One Grand Cash Gift 5250,000 One Grand Cush Gift...... lOO,lOO One Grand Cash Gift —« 50,000 One „Grand Cesh Gift 25,0(0 Ono Grand Cash Gift 17,000 10 Cash Gifte 510,000 each is. lOO,OOO 30 Cash Gifts 5,000 each 150 ,000 ....—. , 51 Fl; Gift, in'iii3O such 60,000 80 Ca.4h Wits 600 each 40,000 100 Cash Gifts 400 each 40,000 1511 Cad, Gifts =I each 45,000 250 Cash Gifts 200 each_ .««.._.« 5C,000 325 Cash Gifts liA) each 32,500 11,000 Cash Gifts 50 each Total 12,000 Gifts, all cash, amounting to 51,500,000 The dietribution will be positive, whether all the tickets are told or not, and the 12,000 gifts all paid in proportion PRICE OF TICKETS : Whole tickets $5O; lialvm $25; Tenths, or each Coupon; $6; Eleven Whole Tickets for $5OO ; 22M Tick. for $1; 00, 113 Whole Tickets for $5,001; 227 Whole Titkets for $lO,- 000. No discount on less than $5OO worth of Tickets at a time. _ . Tickets now ready for sale, and all orders accompa nied by the money promptly ftlieJ. Liberal terms given to those who buy to mil again. THOR. Y.. BRAMLETTE, Agent Publ. Libr. Ky.. and Manager Gift Concert, Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky. Sept:lo,lB73-4t. FOR 4.LL RINDS OF PRINTINGS GO TO THE . "JOURNAL" BUILDING New To-Day VINEGAR BITERS PURELY yEGETABLE FREE FROM ALCOHOL. Dr. Walker's California Vinegar Bitters are a purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly from the native herbs found on the lower ranges of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, the medical properties of which are extracted therefrom, with out the use of Alcohol. The question is alzost daily asked, "What is the cause ofthe unparalleled success of Vinegar Bitters ?" Our answer is, that they remove the cause of the disease, and the patient recovers hie health. They are the great blood purifier and a life-giving principle, a perfect Renovator and Invigorator of the system. Never before in the history of the world has a med icine been compounded possessing the remarkable qualities of Vinegar Bitters in healing the sick of every disease man is heir to. They are a gentle Purgative as well as Tonie, relieving Congestion or Infiamation of the Liver and Visceral Organs, in Bilious Diseases. Dr. IVald•er's California Vinegar Bitters act on all these cases in a similar manner. By purifying the Blood they remove the cause, and by resolving away the effects of the inflammation (the tubercu lar deposits) the Affected parts receive health, and a permanent cure is effected. If wen will enjoy good health, let them use Vine gar Bitters as a medisine, and avoid the use of al• choholic stimulants in every form. Grateful 7housandsprochtim Vinegar Bitters the most wonderful Invigorant that ever sustained the sinking system, No person ;an take the. Bitters according to di rections, and remain long unwell, provided their bones are not destroyed by mineral poison or oda. means, and vital organs wasted beyond repair. Billions, Remittent and Intermittent Fecers, which are so prevalent in the valleys of our great rivers throughout the United States, especially those of theldississippi. Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Cumberland, Arkansas, Red, Colorado, Brazos, Rio Grande, Pearl, Alabama, Mobile, Savannah, Ro anoke, James, and many others, with their vas e tributaries, throughout our entire country during the Summer and Autumn, and remarkably so dur ing seasons of unusual heat and dryness, are inva riably accompanied by extensive derangements of the stomach and liver, and other abdominal viscera. In their treatment, a purgative, exerting a power ful influence upon these various organs, is essential ly necessary. There is no cathartic for the purpesr equal to Dr. J. Walker's Vinegar Bitters, as they will speedily remove the dark-colored viscid mat ter with which the bowels are loaded, at the same time stimulating the secretions of the liver, and generally restoring the healthy functions of the digestive organs. Fortify the body against disease by purifying alt its fluids with Vinegar Bitters. No epidemic can take hold of a system thus fore-armed. Dyspepsia or bait/esti., Head-ache, Pain in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of the Chest, Dizziness, Sour Eructation's of the Stomach, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Billions Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, pain in the region of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, are the offsprings of the Dys pepsia. Ono bottle will prove a better guarantee of its merits than a lengthy advertisement. Scrofula, or King's Evil, White Swellings, Ul cers, Erysipelas, Swelled Neck, Goitre, Scrofulous Inflammations, Indolent Inflammations, Mercurial affections, Old Sores, Eruptions of the Skin, Sore Eyes, etc. In these, as in all other constitutional diseases, Walker's Vinegar Bitters have shown their great curative powers in the most obstinate and intractable eases. For infianiatory and Chronic Rhetunatim, Gout, Billions, Remittant and Intermittant Fevers, Dis eases of the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder, these Bitters have no equal. Such diseases are caused by Vitiated Blood. Mechanical Diseaece.—Persons engaged in Paints and Minerals, such as Plumbers, Type-selters,Gold beaters and Miners, as they advance in life, are subject to paralysis of the bowels. To guard against this. take a dose of Walker's Vinegar Bitters oc- casion ally. For Skin Di *emu's, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt-Rheum Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pnetulcs, Boils, Carbon ales, Ring-worms, Scald-head, sore Eyes, Erysipe- Itch, Scrufs, Diecolorations of the skin, Humors and Diseases of the Skin of whatever name or na ture, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by the use of these Bitters. Pia, Tape, and other Worm*, lurking in the sys tem of no tunny thousands, are effeetnally destroyed and removed. No system of medicine, no vermi fugee, no anthelminities will free the system from worms like them Bitters. For Female Complaint., in young or old,married or single, at the dawn of womanhood, or the turn of these Tonic Bitters display so decided an influence that improvement is soon perceptible. Cleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever you find its impurities bursting through the skin in Pimples, Eruptions, or Sores; cleanse it when yes find it ob structed and sluggish in the veins ; cleanse it when it is foul ; your feelings will toll you when. Keep the blood pure, and the health of the system wit: follow R. U. McDONALD & CO., Druggists .t Gen'l Agts., San Francisco, California, & cor. of Washington and Charlton sta., N. Y. Sold by all Druggists and Dealers. 5ept.10,1872-oomly. NOTICE. [Excuse of RUGS L. KING, decanted.] To George IL King, P. O. Box 274, Pirker's Landing, Armstrong county, Pa.; Frances Miller, Situ's Creek, Muskingum county, Ohio; James Herman, Table Grove, Fulton county, Illinois; Isabella Herman, Table Grove, Fulton county, Illinois ; James Herman, Table Grove, Fulton county, Illinois ; Hannah Crogle, Brooklyn, Schuyler county, Illinois ; Mary St. Clair, Dres den, Muskingum county, Ohio; Ma'y ,phorts, Adamsville, Muskingum county, Ohio; "George King. Guardian of Homer King, Dresden, Mus— kingum county, Ohio ; take notice, that at an Or phans' Court held at Huntingdon, in and for the county of Huntingdon, on the second Mondayand 11th day of August, A. D., 1873, before the Hon orable John Dean, Esq., Presidlnt, and David Clarkson and Anthony J. Beaver, Esquires, his Associates. On motion of Woods I Williamson, the Court awarded a Rule on the heirs and legal representatives of Hugh L. King, late of Shirley township, deceased, to appear in Court, on the second Monday of November next, (1873,) then and there to accept or refuse the real estate of said deceased at the valuation thereof, or show cause why the same should not be sold. And ordered that to all persons interested, notice be given per sonally or by writing left at their place of abode residing within the county, by publication in the Huntingdon JOURNAL, and copies directeo to their nearncst Post Office address, at least ten days prior to the second Monday of November next. Certified from the Record under• seal of said Court this 28th day of August A. D.. 1873, AMON HOUCK, Sheriff. Sept.lo-11. NOTICE. _LI [Eetate of ROBERT L YTLE, deeeeeed.] To John Lytle, Agency City, rO.B. ; Charles S. Lytle, Sacramento City, California; William S. Lytle, Licking county, Ohio; William P. Lytle, Robert F. Lytle and Martha R. Lytle, residence unknown; Mrs. Sarah Stitt, wife of Alexander Stitt, Alexandria; Robert Lytle, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania; S. D. Rungan, same place, who was appointed guardian of Martha R. Lytle, take notice, that at nn Orphans' Court held at Hunting don, in and for the county of linntingdon, on the second Monday and 11th day of August, A. D., 1873, before the Honorable Jelin Dean, Esq., Pres ident, and David Clarkson and Anthony J. Bea ver, Esquire., his Associates. On motion of J. S. Blair, Esq., the Court awarded a Rule on the heirs and legal representatives of Robert Lytle, late of Hollidaysburg borough, deceased, to ap pear in Court, on the second Monday of Nti'vember next. (1873,) then and there to accept or refuse the real estate of said deceased at the valuation there of, or show caner why the 83010 should not he told. And ordered that to all persons interested, notice be given personally or by writing left at their place of abode residing within the county, and to all residing out of the county, by publica tion in one or more newspapers and send copy di rected to their nearest Poet Office address, at least ten days prior to the said second Monday of No vember next. a Certified from the Record under seal of said Court this 28th day of August, A. D. 1873. AMON HOUC R, Sheriff. Sept.lo-4t. New To-Day, NOTICE. a [Estate of BENJAMIN BEERS, deceased.] To Rebecca A. Fleck. Liberty P. 0., Jasper Co., Mu., take notice, that at an Orphans' Court held at Huntingdon, in and for the county of Hunting don, on the second Monday and 41th day of Aug ust, A. D., 1873, before the Honorable John Dean, Esq., president, and David Clarkson and Anthony J. Beaver, Esquires. his Associates. On motion' of J. R. Simpson, the Court awarded a Rule on the heirs and legal representalives of Benjamin Beers, late of Cromwell township, deceased, to appear in Court. onthe second Monday of November next, (18730 then and there to accept or refuse the real estate of said deceased at tho valuation thereof, or show cause why the same should not be sold. And 'ordered that to all persons interested, notice be given personally or by writing loft at their place of abode residing within the county, and to all residing out of the county, by publishing in one ormore papers directed to their nearest Post Office address, at least ten days prior to the said second Monday of November next. Certified from the Record under seal of said Court this 28th day of August, A. D., 1873. AMON HOUCK,. Sheriff. Sept.lo-4t. • New Advertisements, EAST BROAD TOP RA: On and after Sunday, August 30th, ISI Trains will arrive and depart as follows: NORTHWARD. I No. 1.1 No. P. at-II A. ■. Orbisonia LEj 330 Shirley 8 55 Aughwicl:3llll 9 10 Mt. Union Au 935 Mt. 'Galan LEI 11 50 5 30 AughwiekMill 12 15 5 55 Shirley 112 30 610 Orbieonia ea 12 65 635 A. W. SIMS, Sapt STRAY HOG.. Came to the residence of the subscriber, liv in. Warriorsmark township, on the farm of John G. Weight, some time in June, a White Sow with three pigs about three weeks old,the Sow is about three years old with a piece Off the left ear, the owner is requested to come forward, prove prop erty, pay charges and take her away, otherwise she will be disposed of according to law, WM. fI. K USTENBAUTER. 5ept.:1,1873-3t. THE H. & B. T. R. R. CO., will sell Mileage Ticket Books for 500 and 100 l miles, good between all stations of main line and branches, for $11.25 and $22.50 respecticely. Ap ply to E. T. Keever, General Agent. GEO. F. GAGE, Sept.3-2t. General Superintewlent. NOTICE IN PARTITION in the Es tate of Dixon;Hall, Notice to Mary Thames, intermarried with James Barnes, of Petroleum Centre, Penna.; Catharine Lewis, intermarried with Albert Lewis, of Parker's Landing, Penna. ; Richard Hall, of Lagrange Furnace, Stewart Co., Tennessee; Was. Henry Gilbert, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri ; Mary Ann Gilbert, Married to Joseph Reed, Pleasant Hilt, Missouri; David Gilbert, Richard Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Pleasant Hill, r Missouri. Take Notice, that an Inquest will be held at the dwelling house of Dixon Hail, deceas ed, at Mill Creek, in the county of Huntingdon, on the 4th day of October, A. D., 1813, at 9:45 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, for the pur pose of making partition of the real estate of said deceased to and among his children and legal rep resentative., if the same can be done without pre judice:, to or spoiling of the whole, otherwise to value and appraise the came according to law—at which time and place you may attend if you think proper. AMON MINK, Sheriff. 5ept.3,1813-4t. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP The copartnership, heretofore existing be tween the undersigned, under the name of Wagon er do Shaffner, has this day been dissolved by mu tual consent. The books and accounts of said firm are in the hands of M. L. Shaffner, for settlement. WILLIAM J. WAGONER. M. L. SHAFFNER. The business will be continued us heretofore by the undersigned who will keep constantly on hand everything in his line. M. L. SHAFFNER. August 27,1373-3 t, A UDITOR'S NOTICE. .d—b- The undersigned appointed Auditor, by the Court of Common Pleas of Huntingdon county, to distribute among the persons legally entitled thereto, the funds in the hands of Theodore Cramer, Assignee of Wm. A. Oritison, will attend to the duties of his appointment, at his office, 302 Penn street, Huntingdon, Pa., on Friday, September 12, 1873, at 10 o'clock, a. m., when and where all per sons interested must attend, or be forever debarred from making any claim on said fund. J. SYL','ANUS BLAIR, Auditor. Aug.274L AUDITOR'S NOTICE. The undersigned appointed Auditor, by the Court of Common Pleas, of Huntingdon county, to distribute among the persons legally entitled there to, the fund in the hands of Theodore Creme; As signee of the Enterprise Coal Company, will at tend to the duties of his appointment at his office, 302 Penn street, Huntingdon, Pa., on Friday, September 12, 1873, at 11 o'clock, a. m., when and where all persons interested must attend, or be de barred from making any claims on said fend. SYLVAN US BLAIR, Auditor. Aug.27-3t. TEACHERS' EXAMINATIOIQS. The annual examinatnns of Teachers fur the present school year will be held as follows : Morrie, Wednesday, September 10, Shafereville. Wanioremark, Thursday, September 11, Warrion.mark. Franklin. Friday, September 12, Franklineille. Porter and Alexandria. Saturday, September 13, Alexan- dria. West, Monday, September 15, Shaver's Creek Bridge. Barrett, Tuesday, September 16, Minor HIM Jackson. Wednesday, September 17, 3PAlevey'e Fort. Oneida, Thursday, September 18, Donation S. H. Henderson, Friday, September 19, Union S. H. Mount Union, Monday, September 22, Mount Union. Mapleton, Tuesday, September 23, Mapleton. Brady, Wednesday, September 24, Mill Creek. Union, Thursday, September 25, Pine Grove S. H. .11 and Cassville, Friday, September 28, Conine. Tod, Saturday, September 27, Newberg. Walker, Tuesday, September 30, M'Connellstown. Juniata, Wednesday, October 1, Bell Crown S. 11. Penn, Thursday, October 2, Markleeburg. Hopewell, Friday, October 3, Coffee Ruo. Caehns, Coalmont and Broad Top City, Saturday, October 4, Dlidley. Three Spring. and Clay, Monday, October 6, Throe Spring.. Springfield, Tuesday, October 7, filaddensolle. Orbbonia and Cromwell, Wednesday October 8, Orbiannia. Shirley and Shirleyeberg, Thursday, October 9, . Sha"l7(lap and Dublin, Saturday, October 11, Shade Gap. Tell, Monday, October 13, Bolingertown. E'en:dilations will commence at 9 o'clock, a. ru. Teachers will not be admitted into the class unless pre"- ent at the opening of the examination. No certificate can be granted to an applicant found en tirely deficient in any of the branches named on the pro visional certificate. The examination on Theory uf Teach ing and U. S. Dietary will be more rigid than:last year. Examination on Theory will be chiefly on School Bcononly. Teachers will be examined where they are applies'nts for school., All persons expecting to teach must be examin ed at the public exiuninations. I will grant no permits, and will examine no one privately unless he brings a written request signed by at least three members of it board of Directors giving satisfactory reason. for his ton attendance at the public examinations. Directors ebauld be present and select their teachers on the day of exam ination. " R. M. McNEAL, County Buyerintendont. Ang.27,1873-3t. M 9 CLELLAN'S INSTITUTE FOR BOYS At West Chester, Pa. A beautiful and eievated situation, 22 miles west of Philadelphia. Spacious play grounds, with. Gymnasium. Students prepared for College, Polytechnic Schools or Bodine.. Special provision made for usru young boys. Many students remain, as boanlers, during Summer vacation. Sorion,begins September 10. Address ROBERT M. M'CLELLAN. [aug.27-4t. HUNTINGDON BOROUGH WATER. LOAN, 8 PER CENT. TWENTY YEARS COUPON BONDS. REGISTERED OR MADE PAYABLE TO BEARER AS INVESTORS MAY DESIRE. INTEREST PAYABLE SEMLANNUALL 3', JANUARY and JULY. THIS LOAN IS AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF ASSEMBLY, APPROVED MARCH 10, 1871. Bonds will be issued in denominations of $lOO, $2OO, $300,5400, $5OO, $6OO, $7OO, $BOO, $9OO, $lOOO and $5OOO. This LOan is free front County and Municipal taxes. Subscription. will be received at the one* of D . Caldwell, Esq., No. I 11, Third street. J. H. BORING, • Chief Barges. August2o,lB73-6mos. INo. 2.1N0. 4.
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