VOL. 48. The Huntingdon Journal. .1. I:. DURBORROW, PUBLISHERS ASD PROPRIETORS. ee an the Corner of Fifth and Washingiou etreetc Tan HUNTINGDON JounnAL is published every Wednesday, by J. R. Duanonnow and J. A. NASH, under the firm name of J. it. DuasooßoW At CO., at , 2.00 per annum, IN ADVANCE, or $2.50 if not paid :or in six months from date of subscription, and if not paid within the year. No paper discontinued, unless at the option of ;he publishers, until all arrearages are paid. No paper, however, will be sent out of the State unless absolutely paid for in advance. Transient advertisements will be inserted at TWELVE AND A-HALF CENTS per line for the 'first insertion, SEVEN AND A-EILF CENTS forthe second, and FIVE CENTS per line for all subsequent inser tions. 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Pamphlets, Ac., of every variety and style, printed et the shortest notice, and every thing in the Printing line will be execu ted in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates. Election Proclamation [GOD SAVE TOE COMMONWEALTH.] SI . IERIFF'S PROCLAMATION Ps- , 1, AMON 1101.:CK, High Sheriff of tingdon county, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby make known and give notice to the ELECTORS of the count^ aforesaid. that an elec tion will be held iu the said county of Huntingdon, on TUESDAY, the 14th Day of OCTOBER, 1873, for the purpose of electing the several persons hereinafter named. viz: _ _ _ One person fort he office of wige of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.. (Inc person for the office of State Treasurer of the State of Pennsylvania. . . • ✓ One person to represent the counties of Hunting don' Mifflin, .Juniata and Centre in the Senate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. One person to represent the county of Hunting don in the Rouse of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania.. One person for the office of County Treasurer for s aid county. _ _ . . One person fur the office of Commissioner for said county. One person for the office of Poor Director for said county. Two persons for Jury Commissioner for the county of Iluntingdon. Ono parson for Cororner for the county Hunting- One person for County Auditor for said county. In pursuance of said Act, I also hereby make known and give notice, that the places of holding the aforesaid general election in the several elec tion district within the said county of Ifuntingdon, are :is follows, to wit: _ lot district, , composed of the township of Hen iierson. at the Union School House. 2d district composed of Dublin township, at Pleasant Hill School Reuse, near Joseph Nelson's in said township. 2d diitriat, composed of so much of Warriors mark township, as is not included in the 19th dis trict, at the School House, adjoining the town of Worrioremark. 4t a district, composed of the tovrnehip of Hope well, at the house of Levi iloupt, in raid town ship. sth district, composed of the township of Bar rev, at the house of James Livingston, in tho town of Saulsburg, in said township. tith district, composed of the borough of Shir leysburg and all that part of the township of Shir ley not included within the limits of district No. 24, as hereinafte- mentioned and described, at the house of David Praker, deed., in Shirleysburg. Ith district, composed of Po'rter and part of Wal ker tp. and so much of West township as is inclu ded in the following boundaries, to wit: Begin ning at the southwest corner of Tobias Kauffman's farm on the bank of the Little Juniata River, to the lower end o: Jackson's Narrows, thence in a northwesterly direction to the most southerly part or the farm owned by Michael Maguire. thence north forty degrees west to the top or Tassey's .Mountain to intersect the line of Franklin town ship. thence alonrthe said line to the Little Juni ata River, thence down the same to the place of beginning, at the Public School Mouse opposite the (Mutton ReMrmed Church, in the borough of Alexandria. Bth district, composed of the township of Frank lin, at the school house, in Franklinville, in said township. 9th district, composed of Tell township, at the Union School House, near the Union Meetnig House, in said township. 10th district, composed of Springfield township, at the schoil hence, near Hugh 'Madden's, in said township. I Ith district. composed of Union township, at el rant School House, in the bornugh of Mapleton, in said township. 12th district, composed of Brady township, at the Centre School House,insaid township. • 13th district, composed of Morris township, at public school house Nu. 2, in said township. 14th district, composed of that part of West tp. not included in ith and 26th districts, at the pub lic school house on the farm now owned by Miles Lewis, (formerly owned by James Ennis,) in said township. 15th district, composed of Walker township, at the house of Benjamin Megahy, in MoConnelistown. 16th district, composed of the township of Tod, at Orem school house, in said township. distriet, composed of Oneida township, at the house of William Long, Warm Springs. 18th district, composed of Cromwell township, at the Rock Hill School House, in said township. 19th district, composed of the borough of Bir mit,gham, with the several tracts of land near to and attached to the same, now owned and occupied by Thomas M. Owens, Jno. K. M'Cahan, Andrew Robesdib, John Gensimer, and William Censimer, and the tract of land now owned by George and .John Shoenberger, known as the Porter tract, sit uate in the township of Warriorsmark, at the pub lic school house in said borough. • 23th district, composed of the township of Cass, at the public school house in Cassville, in said township. list district, composed of the township of Jack son, at the public school house of Edward Littles, at M'Alevy's Fort, in said township. 224 district composed of the township of Clay, . , . _ . at the public school house in Scottvi!le. 22d district. composed of the township of Penn, at the public •school house in Marklesburg, in raid township. 24th district, composed and created us follows, to wit:—That all that part of Shirley township, Huntingdon county, lying and being within the following described boundaries, (except the bor ough of Mt. Union,) namely: Beginning at the intersection of Union and Shirley township line with the Juniata river, on the south side thereof; thence along said Union township line for the dis tance of 3 miles from said river; thence eastward ly, by *straight line, to the point where the main road from Eby's mill totiermany valley, crosses the summit of Sandy Ridge to the junista, river, and thence up said river to the place of beginning, shall hereafter form a separate election district; that the qualified voters of said election district shall hereafter hold theirgcneral and township e'ectiovs in the publio school house in Mt. Union, in said township. 25th district, composed of all that tairitory lying northeastward of a line beginning at the Juniata river and running thence in a direct line along the centre of Fourth street, in the Borough of Hunting don, to the line of Oneida township, constituting the First Ward of said borough, at the southeast window of the Court House. 25th district, composed of all that territory lying west of the First Ward, and east of the center of Seventh street. composing the second Ward, at the southwest window of the Court House, in the borough nforcsaid. 27th district, composing all that territory lying north and west of the second Ward, and south of a line beginning nt the Juniata river and running thence eastward ins direct line along the centre of Eleventh street to the line of Oneida township, constituting the Third Ward, and also those por iions of Walker and Porter townships formerly at taehed to the East Ward, at the Council House, in said borough. 2Sth district, eomposedof all that territory lying north of the Third Ward of said borough cons - tan: ting the Fourth Ward, at the public school house near Cherry Alley, in said borough. 29th district, composed of the borough of Peters burg and that part of West township, west and north of a line between Henderson and Westtown ship, at and near the Warm Springs,tothe Frank lin township line on the top ofTuosey's Mountain, 0 . , : .1 n • 1 . •I • 1 ~ t. • .i, . 4 1 1. je. 'in II so as to include in the new district the houses of David Waldamith, Jacob Longnecker, Thomas Hamer, James Porter. and John Wall, at the school house in the borough of Petersburg. 30th district, composed of the township of Juni ata, at the house of John l'eightal, on the land of Henry Isenberg. 31st district, composed of Carbon township, re cently erected out of a part of the territory of Tod township, to wit: commencing at a chestnut oak, on the summit of Terrace mountain. at the Hope well township line opposite the dividing ridge, in the Little Valley, thence south 52 deg. east 30J perches, to a stone heap on the western summit of Broad Top Mountain; thence north 67 deg., east :112 perches to a yellow pine; thence south 52 deg., east 772 perches to a chestnut oak ; then south 14 deg. east 351 perches to a chestnut at the east end of Henryi S. Green's land; thence south 311 deg.. east 294 perches to a chestnut oak, on the summit of a spur on Broad Top, onthe western side of John Terral's farm; south, 65 deg., east 934 perches to a stone heap en the Clay township line, at the public school house in the village of Dudley. 32d district, composed of the borough of Coal mont, at the public school house, in said borough. 33d district, composed of Lincoln tp., beginning at a pine on the summit of Tussey mountain on the lino between Blair and Huntingdon counties, thence by the division line south, 58 deg., east 798 perches to a black oak in middle of township ; thence 421 deg., east 802 perches to a pine on summit of Terrace; thence by the line of Tod tp. to corner of Penn tp.; she.° by the lines of the township of Pentrto the summit of Tussey moun tain : thence alone. said summit with line of Blair county to place of beginning, at Coffee Run School House. J. A. NASA, 34th district, composed of the borough of 3faple ton, al the Grant School House, in said borough. 35th district, composed of the borough of Mount Union, in the fchool house, in said borough. 36th district, composed of the borough of Broad Top City, at the public school house, in said bor ough. 37th district. composed of the borough of Three Springs, at the public school house, in said bor ough. 3Sth district, composed of Shade Gap borough at the public school house, in said borough. 39th district, composed of the borough of Orbi conic, at the public school house in Orbisonia. The general election in all the Wards, Town ships, Districts and Boroughs of the county, is to co opened between the hours of six and seven o'clock in the forenoon, and shall continue with out interruption or adjournment until seven o'clock in the evening, when all poles shall be closed. . . Every pers;;U, exeeptin'g justices of the peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of profit or trust under the government of the United States, or of this State; or of any city or incorpor ated district, whether a commissioned officer or otherwise, a subordinate officer or agent, who is or shall be employed under the legislative, executive or judiciary departments of the state or the Uni ted States, or of any city or incorporated die tiet, and also every member of congress or of the state legislature, and of the select and common councils of auy city, or commissioner of any in orporated district, is by law incapable of holding or exercising at the same time the office or appointment of judge, inspector or sleek of any election of this commonwealth, and no inspector, judge or other olgeer of any such election shall be eligible' there to be voted for. The inspectors and judge of the election shall meet at the respective places appointed for hold ing the election in the district, to which they res -,eetively belong, before seven o'clock in the morn ing, and each of said inspectors shall appoint one clerk, who shall be a qualified voter of such dis trict. In ease the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for inspector shall not attend on the day of any election, then the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for judge at the next preceeding election shall act as inspector in his place. And in case the person who shall have received the highest number of votes for inspector shall not at tend, the person elected judge shall appoint an in spector in his place. And in case the person elec ted judge shall not attend. then the inspector who received the highest number of votes shall appoint a judge in his place—or if any vacancy shall con tinuo in the board for the space of one hour after the time fixed by law for the opening of the elec tion, the qualified voters of the township, ward or district to which such officers shall have been elected, present at such election, shall elect one of thcr number to till such vacancy. ft shall be the duty of the several assessors of each district to attend at the place of holding every general, spacial or township election, during the whole time said election is kept open, for the pur pose of giving information to the inspectors and judges, when called on, in relation to the right of any person assessed by them to vote at such elec tion, or such other matters in relation to the as sessments of voters as the said inspectors or either of them shall from time to time sequin, No person shall be permitted to vote at any elec tion, as aforesaid, other than a freeman of the age of twenty-one years or more, who shall have re sided in the State at least one year, and at the election district where be offers his vote at least ten days immediately preceding such election and within two years paid to state or county tax, which shall have been seemed at least ten days before the election. But a citizen of the United States who has previously been a qualified voter of this state and removed therefrom and returned, and who shall have resided in the election district and paid taxes, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vete after residing in this state six months : Provided, That the freemen, citizens of the United States, between twenty-one and twenty-two years, who have resided in an elections district as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote although they shall not have paid taxes. No person shall be permitted to vote whose name is not contained in the list of taxable inhabitants furnished by the commissioners, unless, First, he produces a receipt for the payment within two years of to state and county tax assessed agreeably to the constitution, and give satisfactory evidence , either on his oath or affirmation or the oath or affirmation of another, that be has paid suck a tax, or on failure to produc- a receipt shall make oath to the payment thereof. Second, if he claim the right to vote by being an elector between the age of twenty-one and twenty-two years, he shall depose cn oath or affirmation that be has resided in this state at least one year next before bias's plication, and make each proof of residence in the district as is required by this act, and that he does I verily believe, from the account given him, that he is of age aforesaid, and such other evidence as is required by this act, whereupon the name of the person thus admitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by the inspectors, and a note made opposite thereto by writing the word "tax" if he shalt be admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax; or the word "age" if he shall he admitted to vote by reason of each age shall be called out to the clerk, who shall make the like notes on the list of voters kept by him. In all eases where the name of the person claim ing to vote is not found on the list famished by the commissioners and assessors, or his right to vote, whether found thereon or not, is objected to by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of the inspectors to examine such person on oath as to his qualifications, and if he claims to have re sided within the state for one year or more, his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof, but shall make proof by at least one competent witness, who shall be a qualified voter, that be has resided in the district for more than ten days next imme diately preceding such election, and shall also himself swear that his bona fide residence, in pur suance of his lawful calling, is in said district, and that he did not remove into said district for the purpose of voting therein. Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall make due proof, if required, of the residence and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall ho ad milted to vote in the township, ward or district in which he shall reside. If any person shall prevent or attempt to pre vent any officer of this election under this act from holding such election, or use or threaten any or any such officer, or shall interrupt or improperly interfere with him in the execution of his duty, or shall block up the window, or avenue to any win dow where the name may be holding, or shall riot ously disturb the peace at each election, or shall use any intimidating threats, force or violence, with design to influence unduly or overawe any elector, or to prevent him from voting or to res train the freedom of choice, such persons on con viction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned for any time not less than three nor more than twelve months, and it shall be shown to the court, whore the trial of such offense shall be had, that the person so of fending was not a resident of the city, ward, dis trict or township where the offense was committed and not entitled to vote therein, then on convie tbia he shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned notlessthan six months nor more than two years. If any person, not by law qualified, than fraud ulently vote at nny election of this commonwealth, or being otherwise qualified shall vote out of hie proper district. if any person knowing the want of such qualification shall aid or procure such per son to vote, the person offending shall, on convic tion, be fined in any earn not exceeding two hun dred dollars, and be imprisoned in any term not exceeding three months. . . If any person shall vote at more than one elec tion district, or otherwise fraudulently vote more than once on the same day, or shall fraudulently fold and deliver to the inspector two tickets to gether, with the intent illegally to vote, or shall procure another to do so, he or they so offending shall, on conviction, be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, and be imprisoned for a term not lees than three nor more than twelve months. If any person not qualified to vote in this Com monwealth agreeably to law (except the sons of qualified citizens), shall appear at any plus of election for the purpose of influencing the citizens qualified to vote, he shall on conviction forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars for every each offense, and be imprisoned for any term nut exceeding three months. If any person or persons shall snake any bet or wager upon the result of the election, within the Commonwealth, or shall offer to make any such bet or wager, either by verbal procladation there of, or by any written or printed advertisement, or invite any person or persona to make such bet or wager, and upon conviction, thereof he or they shall forfeit and pay three times the amount as bet or offered to bet. _ . .... — A;dtieefeaion laws of the Commonwealth further provides that "The Inspectors,Judges and clerks shall before entering on the duties of their offices, severally take and subscribe the oath or affirmation hereinafter directed, which shall be administered to them by any judge, alderman or justice of the peace, but if no such magistrate be present, one of the inspectors of the election shall administer the oath or affirmation to the other judge and inspector, and then the inspector so qualified shall administer the oath or affirmation to him. "The inspectors, judges and clerks required by law to hold township and general elections shall take and subscribe the several oaths and affirma tions required by the 19th, 20th and 21st sections of the act of ld day of July. 1839, 'An act relating to the elections of this Commonwealth,' which oaths or affirmations shall be prepared and ad ministered in the manner prescribed in the 18th and 22d sections of said act, and in addition tothe power conferred by the 18th section of said act, the judge or either of the inspectors shall have the power to administer the oaths prescribed by said act to any clerk of general, special or town ship election." "The following shall be the form of. oath or af firmation to be taken by each inspector, viz 'I, [A. D.] do - that I will duly, attend to the ensuing election during the continuance thereof as an inspector, and that I will not receive any tick et or vote from any person, other than such as I firmly believe to be, according to the provisions of the constitution and the laws of this common wealth, entitled to a vote at such election, without requiring such evidence of the right to vote as is direeteu by law, nor will I vexatiously delay or refuse to receive any vote from any person who I shall believe to be entitled to vote as aforesaid, but that I will in all things truly and impartially and faith fully perform my duties therein, to the beet et my judg ment and abilities, and that I am not, directly or indi rectly, interested in any led or wager on the result of this election." . . The following shall be the oath or affirmation of each judge, "I, [A. B.] do - that I will, as judge, du ly attend the ensuing election during the continuance thereof, and faithfully twist the inspectors in carrying out the same ; that I will not give my consent that any vote or ticket shall be received from any person other than such as I firmly believe to be, according to the pro visions of the consftution and laws of this commonwealth, entitled to vote at such election, without requiring such evidence of the right to vote as directed by law, and that I will use my best endeavors to prevent itny fraud, deceit or abuse in carrying on the same by citizens qualified to vote, or others, and I will make a true and perk. return 01410 said election, and will in all things truly, impartially and faithfully perform toy duty respecting the came, to the best of my judgment and abilities, and that 1 so not di directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wageron the result of this election." The following shall be the form of oath or affirmation to be taken by each clerk, viz: "I [A B.] do - that I will impartially and truly write down the name of each elector who shall vote at the ensuing election, which shall be given me in charge, told also the name of the township, ward or district wherein such elector reside!, or carefully and truly write down the number of votes that shall be given f each candidate at the election, as often as his name shall be read to me by the inspectors thereof, and in all things truly and faithfully perform my duty respecting the same to the best of my judgment and abilit lee, and that lam not directly or indirectly interested in any bet or wager on the result of this election." On the day of election any person whose name is not ou the mid list, and claiming the right to vote at said elec tion, shall produce at tenet one qualified voter of the dis trict as a witness to the resident of the claimant to the district of which he dainle to be a voter for the period of ut least ten days next preceding said election; which wituess shall take and subscribe a written or partly written and partly printed affidavit to the fact dated by him, which affidavit shalt define clearly where the residence is of the person so claiming to be a voter, and the person so claim ing the right to vote shall also take and subscribe a writ ten or partly written and partly minted affidavit, stating to the best of his knowledge and belief, where and 1, bon he was barn ; that he is a citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the United States ; that he has resided in the commonwealth one year, or if formerly a citizen therein, and has moved therefrom, that be hue resided therein six months next preceding said election; that be has not moved into the district for the purpose of voting therein; that he has paid a State or County tax within two years, which Avaa assessed at least ten days before said election; and, if a naturalized citizeo, dial' sloe state when, where and by what exert he was naturalized, and shall oleo produce this certificate of naturalization fur examination ; the mid affi davit shall also state when and where the tax clainitul to be paid by the affidavit was assessed, nod when, where, mud to whom paid, and the tax receipt therefor shall be produced for examination, unless the Milan: shall elate on his affidavit that it has been lost or destroyed, or that ho never received any, hut if the person so claiming [He right to vote shall take and subscribe au affidavit, that he is a native born citizen of the United Sates, or if bore else where, dull state the fact in his affidavit, and ehall pro duce evidence that he has been naturalized, or that he is entitled to citizenship by reason of his father's naturaliza tion : and shall further eats in his affidavit that he is at the time of taking the affidavit between the ages of twen ty-one and twenty-two years; that he has resided in the State one your and in the election district ten days next preceding such election, he shall be allowed to vote, al though he shall not have paid taxes ; the said affidavits of all persona making such claim., and the affidavits of the witnesses to their residence shall be preserved by the elec tion board, end at the clog° of the elecnon they shall be enclosed with the list of voter., tally list and other papers required by law to be filed by the return judge with the prothonotary, and shall remain on file therewith in the prothonotary's office, subject to exammation,aa other elec tion papers are; if the election officers shall find that the applicant or applicants poem= all the legal qUalillteitioue of voters, he or they shall be permitted to vote, and the name or names shall be added to the list of taxables by the election officers, the word "tax" being added where the claimant votes on age, the tome words being added by the clerks in each case respectively on the het of pen.. voting at such election. It shall be lawful for any qualified citizen of the district, notwithetanding the name of the proposed voter is con tained un the list of resident taxablcs to challenge the vote of such person ; whereupon the same proof of the right of suffrage ite is now required by law Shall be publicly nutde and acted on by the election board and the vote admitted or rejected, according to the evidence; every person claim leg to be a naturalised citizen shall he required to produ. his naturalization certificate at the election before voting, except where he has been far ten years con.cutively a voter in the district in which heoffera his vote; and on the vote of each person being received, it shall be the duty of the election officer to write or stamp ou such certificate the word "voted," with the month and year: and if any election officer or officer. shall receive a second vote ou the same day, by virtue of the same certificate, excepting where sons are entitled to vote by virtue of the naturaliza tion of their fathers, they and the person who shall offer such second vote, upon su offending. shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court ; but the fine shall not exceed one hundred dollars in each case, nor the imprisonment one year: the like punishment shall be inflicted on conviction, on the officers of election who shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause to Le made, the endorsement required as aforesaid on said naturalization certificate. irony election officer shall refuse or neglect to require euoh proof of the right of suffrage as is prescribed by this law or the laws to which this is a supplement, from any person offering to vote whose name is not on the liet of assessed voters, or whose right to vote is challenged by any qual ified voter present, and ehall admit such person to vote without requiring such proof, every person eo offending shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced, for every retch offense, to pay a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment not wore than one year, or either, or both at the discretion of the court. Ten days preceding every election for electors for President and Vice l'reeident of the United States, it shall be the duty of the assessor to at tend at the place fixed by law fur holding the election in each election district, and then and there hear all applications of persons whose names have been omitted from the list of assessed voters, and who claim the right to vote, or whose rights have originated since the same was mac& out, and shall add the names of such persons thereto, as shall show that they are entitled to the right of suffrage in such district, on the personal applica tion cf the claimant only, and forthwith assess them with the proper tax. After completing the list a copy thereof shall be placed on the door of, or on the house where the election is to be held, at least eighteen days before the election ; and at the election the same course shall be pursued in all re spects, as is required by this act and the acts to which it is a supplement, at the general elections in October. The assessor shall also make the the same returns to the county commissioners of all assessments made by virtue of this section; and the county commissioners shall furnish copies thereof to the election officers in each district, in like manner in all respects, as is required at the general election in October. The same rules and regulations shall apply at every special election, and every separate city, borough or ward eleetion, in all respects as at the general election in October. The respective assessors ' inspectors and judges of the elections shall each have the power to ad minister oaths to any person claiming the right to be assessed or the right of suffrage, or in re gard to any other matter or thing required to be done or inquired into by any of said officers under this act; any any willful falseswearing by any person in relation to and matter or thing concern ing which they shall be lawfully interrogated by any of said officers shall be punished as perjury. The assessors shall each receive the same com pensation for the time necessarily spent in perform ing the duties hereby enjoined. as is provided by law for the performance of their other duties, to be paid by the county commissioners as is other eases: nail it shall not be lawful for any assessor to assess a tax against any person whatever with in ten days next preceding the election to be held on the second Tuesday of October in any year, or within ten days next before any election for dee , tors of l'resident and Vice President of the United States; any violation of this provision shall be a misdemeanor, and subject the officers so offending to a fine, on conviction, not exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both at the discretion of the court. On the petition of five or more citizens of the county, stating under oath that they verily be lieve frauds will be practiced at the election about to be held in any district, it shall be the duty of the court of common pleas of said county, if in evasion, or if not, a judge thereof in vacation, to HITNTINGDON, PA:, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1873 appoint two judicious, sober and intelligent citi zens of the county to act as overseers, who shall be selected from different political parties, Where the inspectors belong to different parties, and where both inspectors belong to the same po litical party, both of the overseers shall be taken from the opposite political party; said overseers shall have the right to be present with the officer of the election during the whole time the same is held, the votes counted and the returns made out and signed by the election officers; to keep a list of voters. if they see proper; to challenge any per son offering to vote, and interrogate him and his witness under oath, in regard to his right of suf frage at said elections, and to examine his papers produced ; and the officer of said election are re quired to afford to said overseers so selected and appointed every convenience and facility for the discharge of their duties; and if said election of ficers shall refuse to permit said overseers to be present, and perform their duties as aforesaid, or if they shall be driven away from the polls by Vi olence and intimidation, all the votes polled at such election district may be rejected by any tri bunal trying a contest under said election Pro vided, That no person signing the potiton shall be appointed an overseer. That the citizens of this state temporarily in the service of the state or of dhe United States govern ment, on clerical or other duty, and who do not vote where thus employed, shall not be thereby deprived of the right to vote in their several elec tion districts if otherwise duly qualified. XV AMEND3IENT CONSTITUTION U. S. ' "SicrloN 1. The right of citizens of the United Staten to vote eh all not be denied or abrdged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color or previ aus condition of aervitade. 2. The congress Alan have potter to valor, this article by appropriate legislation.'• FIFTENNTII AMENDMENT TO THE (ONSTITIITION. The following instructions from Ills Excellency Gover nor Geary explain the duties of SEIIeSSOTS, registers and election officers, in regard to all freedmen of this common wealth : EXECUTIVE CRAMBETt, HARRISBURG, PR., August 18. 1870. To the Sheriff of the County of Huntingdon WiII:REAP. The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitu• tion of the United States is as follows: "fiscricot 1, The right of the citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state, on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude. "SEC. 2. The congress shall have pow, to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. And whereas.Thecongress of the United States, on the 31st day of March, 1870, passed an act entitled "An act to enforce the right of citizens of the Mittel States to vote in the sereral slates of the Union, and for other purposes," the first and eeeond sections of which are follows _ _ SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Be presentatires of th United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That all citizens of the United States ' who are or shall be otherwise qualified Ivy law to vote at any elec tion by the people, in any state, territory, district, county, city, parish, township, school district, xpouicipality °teth er territorial sub division shall be entitled and allowed to vote at all melt elections without diAinction of race, color, customs, condition of servitude, usage or regulation of any state or territory, or any constitution, or law under its au thority, to the contrary notwitlstandlng. Ssei. Awl he it Jut they eneeted, That if by or under the authority of the constitution or law of any state,or the laws of any territory, any act ix or shall he n.quired to be done as a perquisite or qualification fin• voting,and by such constitution or law persons or officers are or Hhall be eharg ed with the performance of duties in furnishing tocitizens an opportunity to perform such perquisite and to become qualified to vote, it shell he the duty of such person and officer to give to all citizens of the United States the same and equal opportunity to perform such perquisite, and to come qualified to vote, without distinction of race, color or previous condition of servitude: and if any such pomp or officer shall refuse or knowingly omit to give elect to this section, he shall, for every such offense, forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered on an action on the cam, with full costs and allowance for counsel fees as the court shall deem just, and shall also for every such offense he deemed guilty of 11. misdemeanor, and shall on conviction thereof be fined not less than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than one month and not more than one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. Auet whereas, It is declared by the second section of the VI article of the Constitution of the United States, that "Ms Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme lawof the land * * * anything In the Coe:di _ . . tution or lows of any State to the nottrar, notwithstand ing." And wlccrear, Thu Legislature of this Comnionwealth, on the Gth day of April, A. D. 1870, passed no art entitled "A further supplement to the act relating to the elections in thls Conurionwealth, the tenth seed. of which provides as follows _ _ _ 9iC , rtott 10. That so much of every act of Assembly as provides that only white freemen shall be entitled to vote or be registered as voters, or as claiming tho vote at any general or special election of this Commonwealth, be and the same is hereby repealed; and that hereafter all free men. without distinction of color, shall be enrolled and registered acconiing to the provisions of the first section of the act approved lith of April, 1809, entitlwl "An act fur ther trupplemental to the act relating to the elections of this Commonwealth," and when otherwise qualified tinder existing laws, be entitled to vote at all general and specbil elections in this Commonwealth?' Anti whereas, It in my constitutional and official duty to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed," and it has tome to my knowledge that sundry assessors and reg isters of voters have refffiled„ and am refusing to assess and register divers colored male citizens of lawful age, and otherwien qualified as electors: New, therefore, in consideration of the premises, the county commissioners of said county are hereby notified and directed to instruct the several ¢88.8.11 and registers of voters therein to obey and conform to the requirements of said conatitutional amendment and laws; and the sheriff of said county is hereby authorised and required to publish in his election proclamation for tho next ensuing election the herein recited constitutional amendment, act of congress, and act of the legislature, to the end that the same may be known, executed and obeyed by all assenfora regititerS of voters, election officers and others, and thatthe rights and privileged guaranteed thereby may be secured to all the citizens of th in commonwealth entitled to the same. [sEAL] Given under my /sand and the great seal of the state at Harrisburg, the day and year first übore written. JNO. W. GEARY. Attek : F. JORDAN. Secretary of the Commonwealth. The gonlitled elect Ors will take notice of the following act of Assembly, approved the 12th day of March, 11386: "An act ',Mating the mode of - voting at all elections in the novercountien in this commonwealth: . _ Secuon 1. Ile it enacted by the. Senate and House of Re pmentatim of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly rest, and it is hereby enacted by the au thority of the same, That the qualified voters of the several counties of this commonwealth, at all general, townehip, borough and special elections, are hereby hereafter author ized and required to vote, by tickets, printed or written or pertly printed or partly written, severally classified as follow. t One ticket shin embrace the names of all jodges of courts vetch for, and to be labeled outside "Judiciary.;" ono ticket ehall embrace the names of all atate officers voted for, and be labeled, "state;" one ticket shall embrace the name' of all officers voted for, including officer of sen ator, and member of Assembly, if voted for, and be labeled, "county;' one ticket shall embrace the names of all town ship offlcere voted for, and be labeled, "towrship t" one ticket shall embrnce the mimeo of all borough officers vot ed for, and shall be labeled, "borough;" and oath class shall be peposited in separate ballot boxes. Sze. 2. That it tibial be the duty of the sheriff of the several counties of this commonwealth to Insert in their election proclamation hereafter ironed the tint section of thie act. JAMES E. KELLEY, Speaker cf the House of Representatives. DAVID FLEMING, Sphker of the Senate. sai k i dtp e r ig ogil ik t u l i i i e d ltrt a r n erLd t a y y . Z . March, A. D. nun tho A. G. CURTIN. Pursuant to the provisions contained in the 76th section of tho act first aforesaid, the judges of the aforesaid dis tricts shall respectively take charge of the certificates of return of the election of their respective districts and pro duce them at a meeting of one judge for each district at the Court House, in the Borough of Huntingdon, on the third day after the election, being ON FRIDAY, THE 17th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1073, at 10 o'clock a. in., then and there perform the duties required by lap of said judges. Also, that where &judge, by sickness or unavoidable ac cident, is unable to attend the meeting of judges, then the certificate or return shall be token charge of by one of the inspectors or clerks of the election of the district, who shall do and perform the duties required of said judges un able toattend. _ _ The return judges for the counties of Huntingdon; Mif flin, Junieta and Centre are required to meet at the Court Holum in the County of Huntingdon ou the twenth-first doy of October, A. n. 1873 Mr the p nrpose of addiugup they°. cast for Senator of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Given under my hand, at my office in Huntingdon, this sth day of September, in the year of our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, and in the nineyt-seventli year of the independence of the United States. AMON HOUCK, Sheriff. Snaffirs's °Filer., September 17, 1573. PROTECT YOUR BUILDINGS lYhich may be done with less than quarter the usual expense by then. of GLINE'S PATENT SLATE ROOFING PAINT. A roof may be covered with a very cheap shingle, and by the application of thin slate be made to last from 25 to 30 years. Old roofs can be patched and coated and made to look much better .d lest longer than new shingles without the Slate, for ONE-THIRD the COST of RE-SHINGLING. The cost of Slating new Shingles is only about the mat of simply laying them, and the Slate is FIREPROOF against sparks and live coals falling upou it,. may be easily tested by any one, and as appears from the fact that Insurance Companim make the same Tariff that they do for elated Roofs. For tin and iron it has no equal, as it expands by beat and contracts by cold, and never cranks or scales. For Cemetery fences it to particu larly adapted, as it will not corrode in the most exposed place. Roofs covered with Tar Sheathing Felt can be made water tight at a small expense. The Slate or Paint in EXTREMELY CHEAP I two gallons will cover a hun dred square feet of Shingle roof, or over four hundred of Tin or Iron. Prise of the Slate ready for 11,10 is 80 cents per gallon, 816 per half barrel, or ISO per barrel of about 40 gallons, freight from New York added. Wo furnish and apply the material for $2.50 per 100 square feet freight added. The Paint has a very heavy body, but is easily ap plied with a4or 0 inch coloring brush. On old and rot ton shingles it fills ap the holea .d puree, hardens them, and gives a new and substantial roof that will last for years. On curled or wraped shingles, it Lange them to their place and keeps them there. It fills up the holm in tin or felting roofs and slops the leak; one Cent is equal to ten of ordinary paint. The color of the Slate when first applied is of a dark purple ; in about a month It changes ton light uniform slate color, and is, to all intents and purposes, Slate. It is a slow dryer, but rain will not af fect it in the least in one hour after it is Felon. Shari examined, estimates of cost given, and when required, will be put in thorough repair. Orders respectfully solicited. Address 11. J. WIESTLING, Jr., Middletown, or R. R. WIEST LINO, Huntingdon, Agents for Dauphin Lan caster, Leb.on, Huntingdon, Bedford, Blair an d Cam bria counties. 5ept.24,1673-11. FOR ALL KINDS OF PRINTING GO TO THE , "JOURNAL" BUILDING New Advertisements AUDITOR'S NOTICE. (Estate of Margaret Brotharline, deceased.) The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon county to distribute the balance in the hands of David Black, Administrator of Margaret Brotherlino, late of the borough of hunting 'on, deceased, mill attend to said duty at his office, in Huntingdon, on Saturday, the 11th of October next, at 10 o'clock, a. m., when and where all persons having claims upon said fund me required to present the some or be debarred from coming in upon said fund. THEO. H. CREMES. Auditor. 5ept,24,1873-3t. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. The undersigned Auditor, appointed by the Orphan's Court of Huntingdon county, to make distribution of the fund in the hands of Andrew Taylor, Administrator of the estate of Philip Tay lor, late of Tod township, deceased, will attend to the duties of his appointment on Friday, the 10th day of October next, at 10 o'clock, a. m., at the office of Petrekin, Massey A; M'Neil, No. 300 Penn street, Huntingdon, Pa.__ MORD B. MASSEY, Auditor. 5ept.24,1873, NOTICE TO REMOVE .FISH BAS KEL—Whereas, by an act of Assembly, entitled an act for the protection of Salmon, Black Bass and other food fishes newly introduced or to be introduced into the rivers Delaware and Sus quhaunah other tributaries for the protection also of Glosses against unlawful fishing, and to prevent the introduction of predatory fishes, into trout streams, and for other germane purposes. Ap proved twenty-fourth day of May, 1871, the Sher iffs of the counties having jurisdiction, aro direc ted to order the dismantling of fish baskets, kid dies,lce„ and whereas information has reached me tat a fish basket exists at the Lock between Mount Union and Mapleton, county of Hunting don, I therefore declare the said basket a common nuisance, and hereby notify the owner or owners thereof, that if not removed or dismantled in ten days the same will be removed or dismantled as di rected by the afore mentioned act. AMON HOUCK, Shofiff. 0.1.1.1873-2 t. IVOTICE IN PARTITION in the En -A- tato of Dixonjlall, Notice to Mary names, intermarried with James flames, of Petroleum Centre, Penna.; Catharine Lewis, intermarried with Albert Lewis, of Parker's Landing, Penna. ; Richard Hall, of Lagrange Furnace ' Stewart Co., Tennessee; Wet. Henry 'Albert, of Pleasant Hill, Missouri ; Mary Ann Gilbert, Married to Joseph Reed, Pleasant Hill, Missouri; David Gilbvl, Richard Gilbert, Thomas Gilbert, Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Take Notice, that an Inquest will be held at the dwelling house of Dixon Hall, deceas ed, at Mill Creek, in the county of Huntingdon, on the 4th dayof October, A. D., 1573, at 9:45 o'clock in.theforenoon of that day, for the pur pose a: larking partition of the real estate of said deeeased Is and among. his children and legal Icp resentative.,, it the same can be done without pre judice to or spoiling of the whole, otherwise to value and appraise the same according to law—at which time and place you may attend if you think proper. AMON HOUCK, Sheriff. 5ept.3,1373-4t. XOTICE. • [ERtate of ROBERT LYTLE, decedged.] To John Lytle, Agency City, lowa ; Charles S. Lytle, .Sacremento City, California; William S. Lytle, Licking county, Ohio; William P. Lytle, Robert I'. Lytle and Martha R. Lytle, residence unknown; Mrs. Sarah Stitt, wife of Alexander Stitt, Alexandria; Robert Lytle, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania.; S. D. liongan, same place, who was appointed guardian of Martha R. Lytle, take notice, that at an Orphans' Court held at Hunting don, in and for the county of Huntingdon, on the second Monday and 11th day at August, A. D., 1873, before the Honorable John Dean,Esq., Pres ident. and David Clarkson and Anthony .1. Bea ver, Esquires, 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 November next, (157:3,) then and there to accept or refuse the real estate of said deceased at the valuation there at; or show cause why the same should not be cold. And ordered that to all per.es interested, notice be given personally or by writing left at their place of abode residing within the county, and to all resitting out of the county, by publica tion in one or more newspapers and send copy di rected to their nearest Pest Office address; at least ten days prior to the said second Monday of No vember nest. Certified from the Record under seal of said Court this 28th day of August, A. P., 1873, A.MiSN lIOUCIC, Sheriff. Sept.lll-4t. NOTICE. [Estate of HUGH L. laNG,deceased) To George King, P. 0. Box 2i4, Parkeri Landing, Armstrong county, Pa.; Frances Miller, Sims Creek, Muskingum county, Ohio; James Hermsn, Table Grove, Fulton county, Illinois; Isabella Herman, Table Grove, Fulton county, Illinois ; James Herman, Table (trove, Falcon county, Illinois ; Hannah Crogle, Brooklyn, Schuyler county, Illinois; Mary St. Clair, Dres den, Muskingum county, Ohio; Mary Shorts, 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 Monday and 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 do 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 Jouna,L, and copies directed to their nearnest Poet 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, ASTON 110 U -CK, Sheriff. Sept.lo-4t. NOTICE. [Estate of BENJAMIN BEERS, deceased.] To Rebecca A. Fleck, Liberty P. 0., Jasper Co., 130.. take notice, that at un Orphans' Court held at Huntingdon, in and for the county of Hunting don, on the second Monday and 11th day of Aug ust, A. D., 1873, before the Honorable John Dean, Esq., President, an 4 David Clarkson and Anthony J. Beaver, Esquires, his Associates. On motion of J. R. Simpson, the Court awarded a Rule en the heirs and legal.representalives of Benjamin Beers, late of Cromwell township, deceased, to appear in Court, on the second Monday of November next. (19730 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 he sold. And ordered that to all persons interested, notice be given personally or by writing left at their piace 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 fro - in the Record under seal of said Court this 23th day of August, A. D. 1573. AMON llollthi, Sheriff. Sopt.lo-4t. STRAY STEER. Came to the residence of the subscriber, in Walker township, on or about the first of August, a RED STEER, with White Face and Short Tail. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property, pay charges and take hint away, other wiso be will be disposed of according to law. MOSES MAM Eft. 5ept.24,1573-3ta ASPLENDID PRIVATE RESI DENCE FOR SALE. The undersigned are authorized to offer the splendid primate residence, late the property of Miles Lewis, Esq.. dee'd., on Washington street, between ith and Bth streets, known as the "Foster Property," for sale. The lot is a triangle formed by Washington street and a fifteen feet alloy, hav ing a frontage of Two Hundred and Twenty Feet on Washington street, every part of which can be utilized for building purposes. The house is a large, two-story frame building, containing eleven rooms, six below and five above, most convenient ly arranged, with kitchen attachments and other outbuildings. ' There is a never-failing well of ex cellent soft water upon the rear porch, and a well finished cellar. Two of the lower rooms can readily be convened into store rooms. There is no more desirable property in the town, and none that seems to offer such a rare opportu nity for a profitable investment. The property is offered at private sale for the present, but if not sold before the 11th day of October next it will be offered at public sale on that day. For further particulars and terms apply to or address J. ft. DURBOILROW lc CO., Real Estate Agents, aug•l3,tf] Huntingdon, Pa. FOR PLAIN PRINTING, FANCY PRINTD4G, GO TO THE JOURNAL OFFICE From Saratoga Springs and Lake Champlain. AUGUST, 2d, 1873. I believe we were sailing up the Hudson, when we last bade you adieu. After hav ing enjoyed the delightful sail, the refresh ing breeze, and the pleasure of gazing, at leisure, at the fine views either side of the river, we reached Albany, and were soon amid the dust, heat, noise and jani of the railway car, and after a tedious ride of several hours, we landed at Saratoga, half dreading and fearing that we would find no place to lay our heads—it being race week and Saturday—but we were agreea bly disappointed. None of the hotels are full, indeed, mountain houses, seaside ho tels and all resorts have much less to do, this season, owing to the scarcity of money and the great travel to Europe, conse quently we had the best of accommoda tions. Saratoga—that Mecca towards which old and young set their faces, with an earnest enthusiasm that might well vie with that of the oriental pilgrims. But the springs arc truly wonderful; thirty or more, each differing from the other. Strange that such a little valley should contain such an inexhaustible medicinal supply, and that the properties of each should so greatly differ. Congress, Em pire, Washington and the Geyser arc the principal springs. A vast amount of wa ter is daily seat away from each of these to all parts of the world, and yet no dimi nution in strength or quantity. How the people crowd about these springs before breakfast ! Some drinking four or five glasses of what, to us, is far from being a nectarian draught. But I suppose one can learn to like it. Let me suggest, if you want real enjoyment, perfect rest and elegant leisure, then stop at the Clarendon Hotel, not large in comparison with the mammoth hotels about it, though it eau accommodate thus or five hundred guests, but it is so luxurious, quiet and select, not so many birds on the wing, but good, sub stantial, aristocratic families come here, the same every year, till they are identi fied wits: the place. Stout, fair-faced ofd ladies, with placid smiles and tiny wrin kles on either cheek, who wear dainty little caps, from under which peeps a cun ning little grey curl, and such stately black dresses, and such diamonds!! Around each of th4se wise old ladies, are generally three Or four lovely daughters, who have so many pleasant nothings to say, and are so delightfully busy over a bit of worsted or embroidery, or else are so daintily indolent, with no thought of flirting, for there are few young men here to flirt with ; and there, too, is papa, with his self-satisfied smiles and gold-headed cane. Such groups are seen everywhere. We like this state ly hotel, with its stately people, its cool, elegant parlors. its quiet and attentive servants, and as much as anything, we like the softly shaded dining hall, with its many little round tables ladeued with food, rare enough to please the daintiest epi cure; but we will leave this Sybaris, and take a peep at the great hotels, viz : Grand Hotel, Congress Hall, and Grand Union, all immense structures, each containing over a thousand people; tumult, excite ment, folly and fashion reign supreme; in deed it is New York transferred to Sara toga fbr the season, and as we pass from each of these superb hotels, and from room to room, we see a world of faces and char acters pass before us, as thro' a kaleidos cope; grave faces, sad, hopeless, yearning faces, peevish, fretful faces, sweet, fresh young faces, and happy old faces; there is John Morrissy, who has his flatlet's gam bling house here—a splendid building whic could tell many a tale of deeds within—there is Vanderbilt, with his mil lions, hale and handsome; here a senator, there a congressman, and there a clergy man, looking happy and contented, as well-fed, well-kept clergymen always do look ; the blaze man of society, the native bora aristocrat, the shoddyist, and the pale-faced invalid, all live, move and have their happy or unhappy existence here; but despite alt, Saratoga has its sweetness, its beauty, and utility; and we leave it re gretfully, by railway to Whitehall, and from there, by boat, up Lake Champlain. (I mean down, but going north it seems up.). - The scenery on the Vermont side is rugged. Occasionally we saw a nice farm and farm-house. Far off the Green Moun tain peaks loom up, and on the New York side we caught glimpses of the ..kdiron decks. The air was cool, the lake smooth as glass. and the sail delightful. We land ed at Westport, a small village on our left, and crossed over the lake to Fort Cassiu, on the Vermont side, where we now are. It is a large, substantial stone house, and was used as a barracks for soldiers in the war of 1812, and was named fbr Lieut. Cassin. Some of the fortifications are still here. The house stands on a peninsula, bounded on the north and west by Lake Champlain, on the south by Big Otter Creek, which here flows into the lake.— This creek has the appearance of a South ern stream. and is twenty or more feet deep, and sluggish and dark, with swamps on either side bordered by low willows and large trees, whose branches meet above and form an archway, making a sail de lightful, while one can lazily troll for pick erel and pike, and pluck pond lillies and fight mosquitoes. i3uring the war the gunboats that were used on Lake Cham plain were made in Vergennes, nine miles front Fort Cassin, and the oldest and smallest city in the Union, and floated down Otter Creek into the lake. . What a gloriously jolly life we do lead here I and for us. it is the very acme of enjoyment; the cool, pure, fresh breeze from the mountain and lake, the delightful rambles in the wood, the half sitting, half reclining on the rocks, listening to the dreamy, musical monotone of the waves, as they dash up the sides of the rock close to our feet; then to row over the lake right into a school of fish where there are hundreds grouped together, to watch them at play, looking like tiny gold cresents as they revel in the sunshine; poor, pretty little fish, it is exciting to watch you bite, and pull you up as fast as we can throw in the line, but it is cruel too. By the way, the last sensation here is the Lake Serpent, which is said to be en ormous, fifty feet long or more—though it varies in size according to different ac countsaud which travels up and down the lake to the terror of all who behold it. It is said to have come originally from Lake George, indeed one account is that a man having seen the huge thing there, took a party of men and went in pursuit of it, he growing tired, sat down upon a log, and after whittling a stick, stuck a knife into the lov., upon which it slowly moved away. N. B.—We didn't see this serpent. But this is nothing to the excitement of three years ago. A party of gentlemen known as the "Eagle and Woodchuck Club," who were spending the season here fishing, wild duck shooting, &c., were one night started from their peaceful slumber by one of their number, who jumped fran tically from his bed, and with oyes staring, hair on end, and limbs trembling , pointed to the open window, and exclaimed, in ac cents of terror, "there ! there ! don't you see him, that blasted Thuthersounger he rides right over everything Who can describe the horror of the Club, on beholding a creature with great wings, the body of a lobster and the visage of a beast ! when they recovered their senses the thing was gone, and strange to say, has never been seen since. Now, I won't vouch for the truth of' this story, but I saw a mem ber of the Club who told me, aye the ver itable artist who made a sketch of the great "Thuthersounger" as he appeared that night, and also of the terror-stricken thee of the man who first saw it ; the pic ture, I myself saw, as it still hangs in the north room of the hotel. The story is also authenticated by Mr. Scott, the gentle manly proprietor, and former landlord of Fort Cassin House. (This animal is not described in the works of Prof. Agassia or in those of any other naturalist, and is known only to the members of the "Eagle and Woodchuck Club.") And now, having spun out this letter too long already, you will allow me to bid you an abrupt adieu, with a trip through Lake George in view, and whether or not I find it all my fancy painted, you will surely hear from me. GIPSEY WILDE, The First American Newspaper. The story of the first American news paper, brief as was its life, is full of cu rious interest. Seventy years after the landing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock, and two hundred and fifty years after the invention of printing, a newspaper was. issued in Boston. It lived one day, and only one copy is known to have been pre served. That copy was discovered by the historian of Salem, the Bev. J. B. Felt, in the Colonial State paper Office. in London, while engaged in researches relating to the history of his own city. This pioneer of American journalism was published by Benjamin Harris at the London Coffee House, Boston, and was printed for him by Richard Pierce, on Thursday the 25th of September, 1690—nearly two centuries after the discovery of the New World by Columbus. The paper was printed on three pages of a folded sheet, leaving one page blank, with two columns to a page, and each page about eleven inches by seven in size. Harris proposed to issue his paper once a month, or oftener if there should be a "glut of occurrences." His first—and as it turned out his only num ber—contained several columns of home and foreign gossip, without a word of ed• itorial comment. Unfortunately for the success of his undertaking, he printed one or two items of local and military news which set the official busy bodies in a fer ment of indignation. The legislative authorities solemnly determined that the paper came out contrary to law, and that it contained "reflections of a very high na ture." To prevent Mr. Harris from is suing a second number, they forbade "any thing in print without license first obtain ed from those authorized by the .1 govern ment to grant the same." In this way, the first American newspaper came to grief; and but for the accidental preser vation of a single copy in London. its very name would nave passed into oblivion.— Harper's illagazine. A Camp Meeting Story. The Martha's Vineyard correspondent of the New Bedford Standard says: Camp-meeting John Allen is on a visit to the Vineyard, and we spent a very pleas ant hour with him on the Sabbath. He has attended 235 camp meetings, and in answer as to his age remarked that he felt as young as twenty-six, but was in his seventy-ninth year. In the course of the conversation, ho remarked what unruly boys ministers were blessed with, and thought it best to give us a little circum stance that happened on one of his cir cuits. A reverend gentleman, somewhat ad vanced in years, was called to follow his partner in life to the grave, and, sufficient time having passed to keep her memory sacred, the old gentleman took it into his head that he had better marry again. His boy, finding out that his father was about to marry a girl of twenty-two, just set to and gave the "old gentleman" alec ture. The reverend listened to the boy until his patience and good nature were about exhausted. Finally, the boy seeing that he could not make his father angry, finished his lecture with this remark. "Well, I don't care if you marry the dev il's mother." The face of his thther red ened a little as he looked at his son and remarked: -0: I buried her last Spring." We think Uncle John loves to tell these stories, as a good hearty laugh was enjoyed by him after this. Familiar Worda , The slang expression for death, "kicking the bucket," bad its origin from one Boi sover, who, in England, a great while ago, committed suicide by standing on a bucket and kickin. , the bucket from under him. The word "bumper," meaning a full drink when friends are drinking, is a cor ruption of the toast offered in French to the Pope when the Catholic religion was in the ascendant in England. To dun, to press for money due, comes from one Joe Dann, a famous bailiff of Lin coln, in England, diuring the reign of Hen ry VII. He was so commonly successful in collecting money that when a man re fused to pay the creditor was asked why he didn't Dunn him. Humbug is a corruption of the Irish ward "nimbog," pronounced oombug, signifying soft copper, or brass, or worthless money. At first applied to the worthless coin, the word became the general title for anything false or counterfeit. The Sign viz: signifying to wit, or namely is an abbreviation of videllect ; but the third letter was not originally z; it was the mark used in medicine for a drach m in writing much resembles z, and in viz. was simply used as a mark or sign of abbre viation. WITH the working men of all grades and classes the great object of reading is the recreation of the mind—that is to say, diversion or distraction from pressing thoughts or wearisome confusion. This object can be .erred only by such reading as will fulfill the purpose; and any reading which does this, and does no harm, is ex tremely useful reading indeed. The Sanitarian, a monthly Journal published by A. S. Barnes & Co., Nos. 111 and 113 Wil liam Street, New York, for September, is spun our table. It is the first numbertbat we have seen and we must admit that we aro very fa vorably impressed with it. It discusses all the various sanitarymeasures that are adopted from time to time, and points out remedies which will tend to prolong life. Its subscrip tion price is but $3.00 per annum. The ir•i print of A. S. Barnes & Co., is a sure guaran tee that the journal is all that is claimed fur VOTE THE WHOLE TICKET. i it. NO. 40. Presidential Proclamation. WASHINGTON, September23.—The fol lowing was issued to-day: By the Presi dent of the United States of America. A PROCLA3IATIOM. Whereas, Satisfactory evidence was given me on the 13th day of September, current, by the Marquis de Noalles, envoy extraor dinary and minister plenipotentiary from the Frenoh republic, that on and after the Ist day of October next, merchandise im ported into France in vessels of the United States from whatever country will be sub ject to no other duties or imports than those which shall be collected upon mer chandise imported into France from coun tries of its origin or any other country in French vessels, now, therefore, I, U. S. Grant, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby declare and ac claim that on and after the Ist day of Oc tober next, so long as merchandise import ed into France in vessels of the United States, whether from the countries of its origin or from other countries, shall be ad mitted into ports of France on the terms aforesaid, the discriminating duties here tofore levied upon merchandise imported into the United States in French vessels, either from 'the country of its origin or from any other country, shall be and are hereby discontinued and abolished. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 22d day of Septem ber, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy4hree, and of the independence of the United Stateta of America the ninety-eighth. By the President: U. S. GRANT. J. C. BANCROFT, Acting Secretary of State. LITERARY NOTIEBB.—It is a difficult task for the pen to describe the artistic bean ties of the October Aldine, a number which flashes with rare gems of art, even as the Oc- tober foliage assumes Oriental splendors. TherC are four full page pictures in this issue, each a master production, by celebrated ar tists. Mr. John Davis has a lovely picture called "Nutting," a group of elrfidren beneath chestnut trees ; Mr. Alex. Lawrie gives a greed view of Elizabeth Valley, in the world famed Adirondack region of New York ; Mr. Holman Hunt, the famous English artist, is represented by "The Eve of St. Agnes ; and Mrs. GI eatorex has a characteristic sketch of an old house in New York City, the Harsen Mansion. Besides these great pictures, Mr. Kruseman Van Elten gives a mid-summer view on Salmon Brook, in Conn., Mr. J. McEntee, of the National Ac adeny, has a brilliant and dreamy October sketch called "Falling Leaves," as good as anything' hich ever came from the pencil of this famous artist, a bird picture of a duck and sparrows, called "Opulence and Indi gence," is after Gustavus Las ; an original American landscape scene represents the flight of wild geese over a reedy lake ; there is a magnificent portrait of the beautiful and accomplished Angelica Kaufmann ; and Benja min Vautier, one of the most popular painter arDusseldorf, has a charming German interio' called "Poor Pliny I" The remaining illus trations are a little gem, "The Summer Show er," and a view of "The Hinter See, in Upper Bavaria." No art journal in the new world has ever attempted to give in one number as many rare and beautiful pictures. The liter ary contents of the October ALDINE are unus ually brilliant and piquant; as crisp as the air of October. In poetry Geo. W. Sears writes of "October ;" Mario S. Ladd, of "Endeavor;" W. W. Bailey, of "The Forest Spring:" W. L. Shoemaker, of "The Red Lily ;" and Nellie C. Hastings, of "A Dead Life." A better collect ion of poems seldom appears in an American magazine. In romance Lucy Ellen Guernsey has a gracefully written story called "Pene lope's Web," and W. F. Yocum, a thrilling tale of the "Loss of the 'Oro " James Jack son Jarvis writes of "The Lady of Bellos guardo," who was the intimate friend of Mrs. Browning; Mrs. M. Despard describes the old "Harem House ;" Francis Tiffany has an essay on "The Rage for Depicting Reality," in which he narrates the love life of Moliere • there is a lengthy sketch of Angelica Manl iness;i and ." Gash Brittle has an amusing chapter onCur ions Advertisements." Dr. Faller-Walker, the editor of Tim ALnuin, has articles on "St. Ag nes," "Salmon Brook," "Falling Leaves," "Elizabeth Valley," "Among the Birds," and "A German Interior," Ile also writes of the "Central Park Bronzes" in the art column, and of Philip Gilbert Hamerton's "Intellectual Life," and the President of Spain's (Emilio Castelar) "Old Rome and New Italy." The musical departmeet glances at the coming New York season, and reviews music abroad. From this outline skate!' of the October AL DINE, it will be seen that it has an immense va riety of art gems and literary articles of the highest order. Subscription price $5, inclu ding Chromos "Village Belle" and "Crossing the Moor." James Sutton a Co., publishers, 58 Maiden Lane, New York. The October number of Lippincott': Maga zine presents rare attraction, as will be seen from the following summary of its contests: There is presented an interesting article on the reigning King of Bavaria, Ludwig the Second, whose liberal and enlightened policy, while endearing him to the mass of his sub jects, has made him a mark for the attacks of the Jesuits and reactionists. The writer, a resident of Munich, gives many details in re gard to the character and habits of the king. illustrating his stainless life, cultivated intel lect, and devotion to the interests of his people. A brilliant article from the pen of Mr. Will Wallace Harnep, entitled "A Strange Land and a Peculiar People," describes the moun tain region forming the border land of Ken tucky and Tennesee, giving vivid pictures of the country and its inhabitants, and narratives of some exciting episodes is the civil war, and the bitter fends to which it gave rise in this "debatable land." Another article touching on some of the scenes and events of the great struggle, is an illustrated paper depicting the country between the Potomac and the Ohio, following the course of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It is graphically written and finally illustrated. The "New Hyperion," with its delightful illustrations by Gustave Dore, grows in inter est, the present installment containing some interesting particulars of the siege of Stras burg dnring the late war. Miss Howitt's "Home in the Tyrol" is con cluded in this number, as is also "On the Church Steps," the final chapters giving a somewhat piquant sketch of the Shaker com munity in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. "A Princess of Thule," by William Black, of which a long installment is given, increases in attractiveness, the story being here brought to a crisis. Several charming Poems and an interesting variety of "Gossip" complete a very attract ive number. Appleton's Journal gives in a weekly form all the features of a monthly magazine. Its weekly issue brings it a more frequent visitor to the family than is the case with a monthly periodical, while, in course of theyear, •much greater aggregate and a larger variety of pa pers are furnished than are given in any of the regular monthlies. But, for those who prefer it, the journal is put up it monthly parts, and in this form its scope and variety, as compar ed with other magazines, become conspicuous ly apparent. Price, 10 cents per Number ; or $4.00 per Annum, in advance. Subscriptions received for Twelve or Six months. Subscrip tion price monthly parts, $4.50. D. Appleton Co., Publishers, Now York Oity.
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