The Huntingdon Journal
Wednesday Morning, Feb. 25, 1374
READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE,
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Brief Mention—Home-made and Stolen.
Attractive—Our sale bills.
New York letter on first rage.
Striped gloves are the latest horror.
Mifflin county has a mineral spring.
Bellefonte wants a new railroad depot.
Patent right men are coming to the front.
We are in the midst of the Lenten season.
The ),I'Veytown Journal is to be enlarged.
Sunday last was the dullest day of the
Beason.
The Johnstown V,icc is under the Sheriff's
ham mer
lVildy Black is branching out in the jewelry
business
The new Borough Auditors have quite a task
before them.
A society of Grangers has been organized
in Shirleysburg.
Port d: Friedley stabled a number of fine
cattle the other day.
Our merchant friend, Benj. Jacobs, is erect
ing a new warehouse.
The Mount Union Times does Hon. Harry J.
McAteer great injustice.
David Barrick, esq., of Petersburg, bas a
very neat and comfortable residence.
King, the expressman, who has been indis
posed for several weeks past, is convalescing.
The Republicans carried Johnstown, elect
ing John 11. Bowman, burgess, by 216 majori
ty.
Public sales are numerous in the rural dis
tricts. Get your bills printed at the JOURNA L
office.
Don't forget the Jennie Carroil Truope on
the evenings of the 25th and 26th, at Yenter's
Hall.
Prof. Smeigh, and his estimable lady, of
Altoona, spent Saturday and Sunday in this
place.
There arc a number of new cars standing
around the New Car Works—Orbison 8 Co.,
builders.
The Commissioners are stringing around the
cirzle holding appeals. They think it a delight
ful vocation l
They had quite an exciting time in Shir
leysburg at the election of their Burgess and
Town Council.
Our old friend, Benry Conprobst, esq., of
Barree township, spent an hour or so with us
on Friday last.
Dr. Felix, of this place, broke his foot, in
some unaccountable manner, last week, and
is now laid up.
James W. Gibson is completing a neat and
comfortitble structure, on Washington Street,
in West Huntingdon.
Cracked wheat has got to be quite an article
of food. It is undoubtedly very healthy. It
is sold in all groceries.
Some old stagers, who have traveled on a
"Pass" for years, have now to pay their fare
like their poor neighbors.
The JOURNAL contains a third more reading
matter than any other paper in the Juniata
Valley. Only $2.00 a year.
Oar friend George W. Cornelius, of Shirleys
burg, has been elected Justice of the Peace.
How are you, Squire?
The Independent Hook and Ladder Compa
ny, of this place, have sent for their truck.
It is said that it will be a beauty.
It is reported that the black bass introduced
into the Juniata by the State are eating up all
the other fish to be found in that river.
The chap that represented Dinah, in the
street parade, on Saturday, filled the bill in
every particular. That hair was simply stun
ning.
It looks bad to see a lady dressed in the
latest agony, and when crossing the muddy
streets exposing a pair of dirty stockings.
Shocking
Butter has not been as scarce for many
years, at Petersburg, as it is reported at the
p resent time. It commands thirty—five cents
per pound.
J. H. Kurzenknabe, who taught classes in
vocal music, in this place, about a year ago,
is the author of a new work entitled, "Theory
of Music."
Mr. James Port has sold the "Franklin
House," in this borough, to Messrs. Boyer &
Zeigler, the former of whom will occupy it in
the spring.
Mrs. Martin Musser, of Shirley township,
was thrown from a horse, on the 14th inst.,
injuring her arm and shoulder. No bones
were broken.
We have just received the largest assort
ment of cards ever brought to Huntingdon,
and are prepared to furnish them, neatly prin
ted at panic prices.
The Baptists of Shirleysburg have a pool in
their church to immerse in. it was used, for
the first time, on Sunday, the 15th inst., three
persons having been immersed.
Revivals are the order of the day, or rather
of the night. Sinners are coming forward
in scores, and it really seems as if much
that is bad Is to be regenerated.
A party of jnveniles paraded the streets, on
Saturday last, dressed in the most fantastic
style imu r,inable, and created considerable
merriment by their quaint antics.
There are two things no community should
neglect: l'irst, they should stand by their re
ligious organization ; Second, they should
liberally sustain their local press.
Prof. Will. A. Coyle has been giving Musical
Entertaiuraects up Shaver's Creek Valley. He
is very "F 1! recommended: Ho proposes
visiting. c . _realities in the county.
We were pleasantly entertained with some
excellent music, on Friday afternoon lost, by
couple of the members of the Silver Cornet
Band. Their rending of ''Over There" was
superb.'
The many friends of John D. Patterson, esq.,
formerly of Williamsburg, Republican nomi
nee for Mayor of Harrisburg, will read with
pleasure that he has been elected by 233 ma
jority.
The Cassville Investigating Committee went
to Cassville, yesterday, for the purpose of
hearing the respondent's witnesses, and will,
very likely, return to this place today,
(Wednesday.)
Dr. TL Allison Miller has made a handsome
addition to his house, in which he has furnished
a commodious room for the entertainment of
his boys. It is the neatest thing of the kind
in this section.
An effort was made by the Porter townshFp
people, at tie late election, to •'cut loose"
from the Borough, but the latter chaps beat
the former by forty five rotes. "Pick your
flints and try it again."
Col. Dorris, who has just been elected Bur
gess by a majority of 40, over Sheriff Graffius
Miller, will make an excellent officer. He is
public spirited and takes great pride in push
ing the interests of the town.
The Jennie Carroll Troupe is advertised for
this place on the evenings of the 25th and
26th. It is highly recommended. The Troupe
consists of some 20 persons. The entertain—
ment will no doubt be a good one.
We desire to put in a small engine to run
our presses, after our removal on the first of
April next, but we can't see where the water
is to come from. Huntingdon needs Water
Works—that's what's the matter.
Mrs. A. E. Montague, of Shade Gap, has
given five dollars to the Board of Foreign
Missions and ten dollars to Domestic Missions
within the last year. Her example is an ex
cellent one. We commend it to others.
Graffus Miller, esq., has ceased the brewing
of Beer and Porter. In a late decision of the
Supreme Court the ground is taken that
brewers cannot sell, in quantities, in counties
that hare declared in favor of Local Option.
Seventy-five thousand envelopes—all qual
ities and prices—just received at the JOURNAL
Office. We will furnish the envelopes, with
your card neatly printed thereon, for a trifle
more than you can purchase the envelopes at
the book stores.
Rev. Mr. Hunter, of the Baptist church, im
mersed nine persons, on last Sunday, which,
with the seventeen immersed on the preivous
Sunday, make twenty-six, in a comparatively
short time. Mr. Hunter's labors have been
crowned with success.
There are four Bensons in Tod township,
and three of them were elected to township
offices, at the late election. Some one sug
gests that the fourth must have been a Pota
to Bug or lie would have been elected also.
Not. knowing we can't say.
The attention of the Town Council and
School Directors is called to the fact that the
various avenues leading to the school house
for the colored children are almost impassa
ble. We hope that some prompt means will
be resorted to, to give the children a decent
walk.
On Monday a 12 year old boy named Blair
Cunningham, son of John Cunnigharn, of Al
toona, while attempting to get on a freight
train, slipped and fell upon the track, the
wheels of one car passing over his left foot
crushing it so as to render amputation neces
sary.
The barn of Mr. Isaac Taylor, of Tod town
ship, was set on fire, on the 15th inst., by a
spark from an engine used in running a saw
mill that stood near it, and was entirely con
sumed. The day was a very windy one and it
was impossible to save it. The loss was com
paratively light.
It is stated that Guss had the testimony
taken before the Committee set up in type,
and a number of slips printed therefrom, and
the matter was distributed. What was the
object of this ? Was it to prompt some persons
what to swear ? It looks very much as if there
was to be some subornation of perjury.
It is with regret that we announce that the
saw mill, of Eli Plummer, of Tod township,
was burt down on the 13th inst. Compara
tively little lumber was burnt—only that
which was on the mill or very close to it. It
is thought to have been the work of an incen
diary. We hare not learned the amount of
the loss.
The entire Republican ticket was elected in
Huntingdon, except Mr. Chaney, who was de
feated by Mr. James Port, Independent Repub•
lican. We are sorry that Chaney should be
left out in the cold, but in his successful ri
val we have a Republican and good public
servant. He has been tried and not found
wanting.
We feel very much gratified at the numerous
hearty congratulations that we are daily receiv
ing for the bold and fearless course which we
pursued to bring about an Investigation of the
Cassville rottenness. Our readers appear to
heartily appreciate our labors. Rest assured,
friends, while we control the JOURNAL there
will be no difficulty in determining our
whereabouts. "FEARLESS" in our motto.
Shirley township and Mt. Union district
elected township officers jointly. The follow.
pig is a correct list of the officers elected :
Justice of the Peace,George W. Cornelius, R. ;
Supervisors, Jacob Bollinger, D., David Runk,
D., Samuel Isenberg, It., Nicholas Shaver, R. ;
School Directors, J. E. Carver, It., Isaac
Swoope, R. ; Treasurer, Joseph Miller, R.;
Constable, D. S. Snyder, R.; Assessor, Rich
ard Colgate, R. ; Clerk, G. M. Funk, R.
The Clarion Democrat stops the press to
announce that there were bogus Democratic
tickets voted at the late Spring election.
It promises a complete expose in the future.
The man who would be so lost to every
sense of propriety, as to offer a bogus Demo
critic ticket to his fellows, ought to be tried,
convicted and sentenced to read all that ap
pears in the Democrat for the next six months
to come. It would be a terrible punishment,
but the offense is great.
The School Directors have determined to
build a new school house on the site now
occupied by the old building. We don't like
this idea, but cannot see how it can well be
bettered at present. We hope that a due
regard will be had to modern school architec
ture. Let the best authorities in the land be
consulted. The house to be erected will have
to last for many years to come, and it should
be a model school house in every respect.
Our neighbors who have been twitting us in
regard to our school accommodations, will
please take notice.
The Literaturs and Savans, of Petersburg,
organized a Lyceum, early in the Winter, and
it has grown to be the principal attraction in
the place. It meets on every Friday night,
when the leading questions of the day are
discussed, questions debated, essays read,
orations delivered, and an amount of useful
literary work performed that is bound to tell.
Several off-shoots of the parent society are
already in successful operation. Every school
district in the county should have such a
society. It is the best means known to our
times, outside of the school and college, for
the development of latent talents.
One of our readers, who loves to see good
things in the JO7RNAL, hands us the following
verdict of a negro jury, without vouching for
its authenticity : "We, de undersigned,
being a korner's jury to sit on de body
of de nigga Sambo. now dead and gone
afore us, had been sittcn on de said nig
ger aforesaid, and be died on do four
teenth of November, in ycnr of de Lord Anno
Domanow, in de nineteenth eentuary, in de
year 74. Ile com to defth by fallin from de
bridge ober de riber into de said riber, whar
we find he was subsequently drownded, and
afterwards washed on de riber side whar we
spore he froze to defth. Amen.'
AGRICULTURAL REPORTS.—The follow
ing, upon this subject, explains itself:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13th, 1874.
Editor Monitor :—ln answer to the numer
ous requests for the Agricultural Report of
1872, I desire to say that there is no law au
thorizing the same to be published. After
the repeal of the franking privilege, Congress
refused to order the publication of this work
for distribution ; but a bill is now pending di
recting its publication, and if it pass, which I
hope it may, I w ill be able to comply with the
many calls I have for this report. I make this
public statement, in order to save the trouble
of a separate reply to each correspondent. I
will be glad to have the other papers in the
district publish it.
R. M. SPEER.
$50,080 FOR 81.00.—The Grand Gift
Concert now being operated at Corinne, Utah,
to which we called the attention of our read•
era a short time since, is meeting with great
success. The low price of tickets (only one
dollar) and the munificence of the prizes, to
gether with the well known integrity angiore
sponsibility of the management, are the causes
to which this attributed. Now is the tit to
secure a fortune for one dollar. Their adver
tisement appears in another column.
One hundred packages of nice II n.ring and
Mackerel at Henry &
OBITUARY. 44 BUCIIEtt SWOOPE IC
DEAD I" Such was the melancholy exclama
t,on with which neighbor greeted neighbor, in
this place, on Tuesday morning of last week,
when the news of the death of this disting
guished son of old Huntingdon reached the
place of his nativity, and its saddening truth
caused many a sorrowful heart among his play
mates of years ago, and both friend and foe
seemed alike impressed with the great loss the
State had sustained by the death of this emi
neat lawyer and "silver-tongued orator."
The deceased was born on the 17th of July,
1831, and was consequently in the forty-fourth
year of his age. He was the son of Dr. Wm.
Swoope, so well known to many of our citi
zens, who early decided that the son should
enter the medical profession. In accordance
with this decision the deceased, at the early
age of sixteen years, commenced the study of
medicine, and for two years attended the Jef
ferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Af
ter that time he resumed his studies in his
father's office. The medical profession did not
prove congenial to his tastes, and the practice
of law became more attractive, he entered the
office of Senator Scott as a student Ile made
rapid progress in the profession of his choice,
and before he was twenty-one years of age he
was admitted to the Huntingdon county barns
a practicing attorney. He subsequently form
ed a law partnership with Hon. John Scott,
but after some eighteen months this was dis
solved and Mr. Swoope removed to Clearfield
county, where he continued to practice as an
attorney until the 24th of January, 1870, when
he was appointed by Gen. Grant as United
States District Attorney. During his residence
in Clearfield he was married to Miss Irwin,
daughter of Wm. Irwin, Sr., csq., formerly
United States Marshal for the Western district.
Before his term had expired, he was re-ap
pointed for another term, without opposition,
and the S3nate promptly confirmed the nomi
nation. The second commission was dated
January 14th, 1874, and a few days latter,
while lying in bed, the oath of office was ad
ministered to him by United States Commis
sioner Gamble.
Mr. Swoope took an active part in politics
in this State. Originally a Whig, when the
American, or Know Nothing party was or
ganized, lie entered into the movements with
his accustomed energy, and in 1858, we be
lieve, was chairman of the State Executive
Committee of the American riarty. He sub
sequently became identified with the Republi
can party, and has since given all his energy
and influence to insure its success. His efforts
in the late State and national campaigns are
too well known to need any detailedreference.
The deceased was a man of decided ability,
and was remarkable for his energy and endur
ance. Occupying the position of United States
District Attorney, he proved a most efficient
officer, so far as bringing offenders of the rev.
ease and other laws to justice is concerned.—
He seemed to be impressed, however, with the
opinion that if one offender whom he deemed
guilty escaped conviction, it would be taken
as a reflection upon his ability. Acting on
this opinion, he spared no labor, however
prostrating, to secure the testimony to con
vict, and for this reason he was rarely if ever
disappointed in obtaining a verdict. This line
of conduct, however, gained him many ene
mies, by whom he was considered as totally
devoid of heart. But there were many who
knew, by the frequent acts of kindness, that
he possessed a heart that could be warmed up
to the highest point. To the general public he
appeared cold and relentless, but to those
whom he selected as friends he was generous
and always to be relied upon. In his death
the Government will lose an officer whose
Place, in point of legal ability, energy and
promptness of action will be difficult to fill.
From all parts of the State come tokens of
respect and esteem for the honored dead. The
Pittsburgh Gazette of the 17th inst., in an ar
ticle on the death of Mr. Swoope says
"Mr. Swoope had for seventeen years been
afflicted with the disease which in the end
proved his conqueror, and has suffered suffi
cient to have exhausted the vitality of almost
any man in half the time. During his resi
dence in Pittsburgh especially was he afflicted
with it, but his iron will and wonderful abun
dance of nerve power sustained him in the
prosecution of his important position, when
other men would have fallen, exhausted, from
the rank of workers. The writer has often
witnessed him in the preparation of his cases,
and in the discharge of the duties of his office,
when he had to be carried to and from the
office and the Court room, End was unable to
stand. Yet, notwithstanding this suffering
and exhaustion, his mind was vigorous and
under such discipline, that when the most
wearied, sometimes, were won his most bril
liant legal victories. His energy was indomit
able, his devotion to his chosen pursuit un
tiring, and his success as a consequence of his
attention and services, nothing short of the
marvellous.
"Of his work while in Pittsburgh as the legal
representative of his Government, the com
munity is pretty familiar, for some of the most
interesting pages of local journalism have
borne witness to his trials and triumphs. Al
most the last time he appeared in public was
an occasion for an unusual display of his pe
culiar powers, and the conviction of the cele
brated "Little Horace" was his triumph.
"It is now about two months since be was
seized with an unusual attack of severity. At
first the physicians in attendance thought the
case within the reach of medical skill, and sev
eral times he was reported to be on the way to
assured convalescence, but these hopes proved
delusions, and it become apparent to the most
observant of his friends within the past fort
night, that the hour of his dissolution was
fast approaching. He still, however, never
lost hope himself, and expressed his encour
agement until Sunday evening, when his phy
sician announced his despair of the case, and
the fact was communicated to him by a clerk
from his office. Then, for the first time, he
seems to have fully realized the danger of his
condition. Shortly after midnight he asked
his physician, Dr. King, if he was going to
die, and on being answered in the affirmative,
said, "Well, I have no merit of my own, and I
commit myself and my family to God." Again
he said, "I have made my peace with my God
through the Lord Jesus Christ." Of this last
scene of all, an intimate editorial associate
hos written: "We do not care to speak of
these last hours, but it is well to state that his
mind was as clear to the last as it ever was
when in the pride of health. He died sur
rounded by his family. conversing and advis
ing with them up until within five minutes of
limiest breath. He talked as calmly and peace
fully of his end, and was as full of resignation
and hope, as if the long journey before him
was but thei pleasure of a summer day's excur
sion, And so he passed away." _
"If time and space permitted, the record of
the estimation of his genius, Is given by pub
lic speakers, by friends and by the press, might
be indefinitely multiplied, but it is hardly no
cessary here to enter upon such details further
than what has been written.
"In accordance with the expressed wishes
of the deceased, the remains will be taken to
his old borne in Clearfield for interment, in
tile same cemetery where already a part of
his household—two of his children—lie bu
ried. As a preparation for this last journey,
the body of the deceased was embalmed yes
terday and prepared for the last rites—the
time for which has not yet been fixed.
"In such an hour we would not intrude
upon the sacredness of the bereaved's sorrow,
but the pen refuses to keep back what the
heart indites—an expression of genuine and
tenderest sympathy for the stricken mourners,
from one who had first learned to admire and
next to love, him for when there is such
mourning to day."
Ile leaves a wife and three children to mourn.
The eldest of the 4 hildren is a boy eighteen
years of age, the second child is a boy about
thirteen and the little girl eight years old.
The remains of the deceased were taken to
Clearfield, on Wednesday last, in a special
car, where they were interred with appropri
ate and impressive ceremonies. A dispatch
from that place says :
"The remains were met at Tyrone by the
members of the Clearfield Bar. At every
station on the road between Tyrone and Clear
field, large crowds had collected to nu:, the
casket containing the remains of one whom
they bad long known and respected. On ar
riving at Clearfield, the casket was removed to
the Court louse, which was heavily draped in
mourning, and appropriate and impressive cer
emonies were had. The bells of the town were
tolled while the funeral procession was mov
ing to the cemetery. Sadness was everywhere
visible, and gloom pervaded the entire com
munity. The people of Clearfield were great
ly attached to the deceased, as it was there be
was best known, and there he achieved many
of his most notable legal and political tri
umps. Ile rests in peace."
THE MA:‘IMOTII FURNITURE ESTAB
LISHMENT OF SMUCKER & BROWN.-011 Satur
day last we had the extreme pleasure of look
ing through the Mammoth Furniture Estab
lishment of Smucker & Brown, just completed
on Mifflin Street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets. The building is a substantial brick
structure, three stories high, 31 feet front by
GG deep. The store rooms are said to be the
Inrgest in the county. The first story contains
a handsome plate glass front which adds very
much to the attractiveness of the building.
The stories are very high and massive ; on en
tering-from the street, on your right, there is a
neat and complete office partitioned off for the
transaction of business. The partitions are
made of hard wood which is one of the pecu
larities of the building—hard wood alone be
ing used. The room is filled with chamber
sets ranging in price from hundreds to a few
dollars, &c., &c. No one could imagine that
their is so much good furniture in the town
until he looks into this room. From this room
we ascended a massive stair case to the second
story. Here were hundreds of bed-steads,
lounges, tables, &c., &c., enough to supply the
Logan House. It is a real pleasure to see so
much of the articles which make home com
fortable. The third story is used as a finish
ing room. Here were large quantities of fur
niture just brought in from the steain Factory
which stands on a adjoining lot. The estab
lishment turns out great quantities of furni
ture per week but is not working to its full
capacity at present. Mr. Smucker assures us
that they have orders for thousands of dollars'
worth of furniture ahead. This is one of the
most valuable of the many improvements
which have been made in this place during
the last few years. Mr. Brown, we are told,
talky of selling out his interest and paying a
visit to his friends in Germany, dooming the
coming Spring and Summer. if be adheres
to this resolution we do not know of any bet
ter opening for an enterprising man. Mr.
Smucker has been principally engaged, for the
last year, in superintending the erection of the
improvement before described and deserves
great credit for his liberality in giving the
town a Factory of which we may well feel
proud.
Alexandria
BY DENNIS O.IIAFFERT,
Let poets boast,
In song and toast,
Of cities clothed in grandure
Me rustic rhymes,
In these hard times,
Shall be of Alexandhria.
Ifer classic halls,
Where knowledge falls,
Like rain, upon tho childer,
Wid like effect
The Caine reflect
Great credit on the builder.
Ilcr produce shtores,
By quarther score,
Arrist the stranger's vision,
Where goods appear,
From fine head-gear
To groceries and provisions.
Her hotels grand,
Where extra brands
Beeaved humane adoption
Though workin =blow,
Yet Atilt they go,
Propelled by Local Option
Mechanics thrive,
And kape alive
A frindly competition;
Her emoluments
Make opulent
The merchant and physician.
ller ladies Lir,
Oft take the air.
Creating a sinsation;
Their forms so nate,
And faces swate,
Compete wid all creation.
The tr'ys are flash ,
W id curled moustache
They do the ginteel fellow;
But whin unseen,
Though nicer green,
They get a little mellow.
Her statesmen proud,
NVid spaches loud,
Play well the politician ;
'Tis plainly seen
No humbler min
Could fill their high position.
But I must close,
Lest some one's toes,
Benathe me brogans mAy suffer;
If this rough stuff "
Is'nt rough enough,
Nixt titue I'll make it rougher.
BOROUGH ELECTION.—The election, in
this place, on Tuesday of last week, passed off
very quietly, and resulted in the success of the
entire regular Republican ticket with the ex-
ception of one councilman. The following is
the official result :
BURGESS. COUNCIL.
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Ist Watd...67 52 34 35 33 45 97 49 29 37 39
2d " 76 93 64 52 51 73 99 88 30 33 32
3.1 " 54 38 51 43 43 32 35 32 15 13 12
4th " 47 21 67 58 35 6 2 5 19 19 2
Total 244 204 206 lBB 165 156 177 173 107 11x2 85
HMS VALUATION
CONSTABLE. ASSESSOR,
0 4 n .4
2 5
5 . a
5 54
lxt VVard.-63 53 69 52 2 59 56 51 52
2d " 74 96 67 21 69 126 130 33 27
3d " 39 47 57 3 24 81 8d 4 4
4th " 59 13 67 2 ". 68 69 4 3
200 257; 8 -. 1 84 334 375 55 80
AUDITORS. CONSTABLE.
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: 2 :
Ward...6o 60 57 52 63 52 64 1 41
3d '• 71 74 72 26 25 25 92 50 18
3d . 1 54 56 57 2 3 3 58 20 3
403 " G 4 68 03 4 4 5 47 27 1
T0ta1....249 258 251 84 85 85 261 93 63
HUNTINGDON AND RIIOAD TOP RAIL
ROAD -Report of Coal Shipped: TONS
For week ending Feb. 21, 1874
Same time last year
Increase for week
Decrease for week
Shipped for the year 1873
Same date last year
Increase for year 1873
Decrease
SAVE MONEY I—Henry & Co. are sell
ing off their stock of Woolen Blankets, Shawls
and Overcoats at cost. If you don't need
them now you may next winter. Prepare for
war in time of peace.
SALE BILLS.—The sale bill season will
soon open, and we would remind our renders
that we have the largest assortment of display
type and cuts in the county, and one of the
best job printers in the State. If you Avant a
handsome illustrated sale bill, leave your
order at the JOURNAL Of f
ice. tf.
Henry & Co. are receiving, this week, a
large and very handsome assortment of Boys'
and Men's Hats, direct from Sew York, which
will be sold very cheap for cash.
Fist!! Fists! Fist! !—New Mackerel,
l's, 2's and 3's, and Herring. Wholesale and
Retail, for cash or trade, at Lewis' Red Front
Grocery. at
Persons can have bread, cakes, &c., deliv
ered to any part of the town, by leaving their
orders at National Bakery. I t.
Faasn Wheat, Rye and Graham Bread,
Cakes, Pies, &c., every day, at the National
Bakery.
THE ELECTION.—The following list
embraces the names of all the persons elected
to office, in this county, on the 17th instant:
TOWNSRIP OFFICERS,
Alexandria--Judge, Benjamin Cress; Inspec
tore. Peter Keen, Jacob Hoffman ; Assessor, Chas
Porter; Constable, John Bisbin ; School Directors,
Samuel Isenberg, William Moore, G. IV. Hewitt
Barren—Judge, J. C. Miner; Inspectors, Wit
liatn Cay, Jackson Maffit ; Assessor. E. T. Livings
ton; Supervisors. Jos. Gibboney, R. Rudy, J. A
Couch ; School Directors, C. T. Greene, J. M
Johnston; Auditors, William Ewing.
Birmingham—Judge, Jesse Beighel ; Inspectors,
J. E. Russell, J. M. Stoneroad; Constable, J. W
Madison • School Director, Samuel Henderson.
Brady—Judge, I. Gorsuch; Inspectors, John
Ross, James Otenkirk : Assessor, Abram Speck;
Justices, T. Marlin, J. K. Metz : Constable, Abner
Robison; Supervisors, John McDonald, IV. V.
Miller; School Directors, George Eby, Abram
Wagoner; Auditor, B. R. Foust....
Broad Top City--Judge. A. G. Fleck ; Inspec
tors, J. F. Mears, Elias Brown; Assessor, Jacob
Mountain ; Justice, J. W. Ammerman ; Constable,
W. B. Carrigan; School Directors, P. Ammerman,
Annie Heath, It. Cook; Auditor, G. A. Mears.
Carbon—Judge, M. P. Barron; Inspectors, .T.
B. Loohy, Thomas Mulverhill; Assessor, E. T.
Gould; Justice, William Brown; Constable, Ed
win Dalton; Supervisors, John Canty, Patrick
Sweeney; School Directors, Andrew Gleason,
Michael Dalton ; Auditor, John Ronan.
Cass—Judge, J. C. Shaffer; Inspector, Peter
Dell; Assessor, George Taylor; Justices, J. Park,
H. Taylor; Constable, William Forshy ; Supervi
sors, Mitchel Stever, James llarbough; School
Directors, Joseph Park, Benjamin Fink, A. My
erly ; Auditor, G. W. Stever; Township Clerk, G.
W. Stever.
Comale—Judge, A. C. Greenlnad ; Inspector,
Howard Corbin, Tie; Assessor, W. E. Deforrest ;
Justice, A. W. Evans; Constable, Thomas Dean ;
Supervisor, William Gebrett; School Directors,
E. B. llissong, G. M. Greene; Auditors, J. P.
Heaton, D. 11. Miller, E. Giffin; Fence Viewers,
J. F. Wright, J. Curfmsn.
Clay—Judge, James Marlin ; Inspectors. G. R.
Nonemaker, R. W. Hudson; Assessor, William
Smyers; Constable, G. J. Wagoner • Supervisors '
A. Wagoner. William Thompeos, William Keath,
G. R. Nonsmoker; School Directors, William
Smyers, Adam Ileeter: Auditor. Samuel 31'Vitty;
Township Clerk, G. W. Hoffman.
Cromwell—Judge, M. Starr; Inspectors, J. A.
Rogers, W. L. Chilcoat ; Assessor, B. F. Chilcoat;
Constable. J. M. Rogers; Supervisors, It. D. Heck,
J. P. McKelvy. J. McElwee; School Directors,
James Smith, Hugh Galbraith, Auditor, J. B.
Shenefelt ; Township Clerk, 13. F. Chileott.
Coalmont—Judge, G. Reisterer ; Inspectors, R.
Owens, W. S. Hamilton; Assessor, J. G. Reisterer ;
Justice, Samuel Brooks;
Constable, J. J. Wigha
man ; School Directors, James Southerland, J. W.
Barnett; Auditor, J. W. Barnett ;Township Clerk,
J. W. Lytle.
Dublin—Judge, J. S. Appleby; Inspectors, W.
M. Harper, D. R. P. Roddy; Assessor, Alex Ap
pleby ; Justice, J. E. harper; Constable, William
Clymans ; Supervisors, James Dives, G. W. Price,
Daniel Flat; School Directors, Robert Fleming,
D. Hicks, J. B. Peterson; Auditor, James M. Fo
gal; Township Clerk, W. M. Appleby.
Franklin—Judge, J. M. Leek; Inspectors, A.
Porter, J. J. Patterson; Assessor, John Archy;
Constable, T. S. Isenberg; Supervisors, Samuel
Wigton ' E. H. Borst; School Directors, John
Travis, Henry Hoffman; Auditor, John Laporte;
Township Clerk, T. W. Hamilton.
Hopewell—Judge, D. B. Weaver; Inspectors,
William Weaver. David Helsel; Assessor, D. E.
Putt; Justice, G. W. Putt; Constable, David
Helsel; Supervisors, T. W. Weaver, John B.
Weaver ;
School DirectoN, Levi Brumbaugh,
Jackson Enyeart ; Auditor, J. W. Russell; Town
ship Clerk, J. W. Russell.
Henderson—Judge. Laban Hall; Inspectors,
J. S. McCartney, G. F. Hetrick; Assessor, Joseph
Enders; Justice, Jesse Henry; Constable. 11. P.
Decker • Supervisors, Tie vote; School Directors,
D. Rhodes, L. Bergans; Auditor, Simon Bales ;
Township Clerk, George Bergass.
Huntingdon, Ist Ward—Judge, Theo. H. Cra
mer; Inspectors, C. H. Glazier, S. E. Fleming ;
Registering Assessor, J. E. Smasher ; Constable,
L. E. Edwards; School Directors, Thomas John
ston, Alex. Port; Auditors, W. A. Fleming, 3 yrs.
J. G. Isenberg, 2 yrs. Alex. Elliott.
Huntingdon ' 2d Ward—Judge, David Black ;
Inspectors, A. P. Wilson, J. K. 31cCahan; Asses
sor, Thomas Carmen; Registering Assessor, Jas.
A. Brown ; Constable, L. E. Edwards; School Di
rectors, Thomas S. Johnston, Alex. Port; Audi
tors, W. A. Fleming. 3 years, J. 0. Isenberg, 2
years, Alex Elliott, 1 year.
Huntingdon, 3d Ward—Judge, G. W. Johnston;
Inspectors, R. Chileott, J. G. Zimmerman; Asses
sor, Thomas Carmon • Registering Assessor, Hi•
ram Rhoads • Constable, L. E. Edwards; School
Directors. Thomas S. Johnston, Alex Port; Audi
tors, W. A. Fleming. 3 years, J. G. Isenberg, 2
years, Alex E liott, 1 year.
Huntingdon, 4th Ward—Judge, William Bice;
Inspectors, Charles Cavender, James Vansant, As
eessor, Thomas Carmen; Registering Assessor, G.
L. S. Baker; Constable, L. E. Edwards; School
Directors, Thomas S. Johnston, Alex Port; Audi
tors, W. A. Fleming, 3 years, J. G. Isenberg, 2
years, Alex Elliott, 1 year.
Jackson—Judge, Thomas Mitchell; Inspectors,
James Miller, D. C. Scott; Assessor, L. A. Bige
low; Justice, Miss Musser; Constable, Robert
DeArmitt; Supervisors, Robert Ifuese.Johli Henry;
School Directors, Wesley Miller, William Hall;
Auditor, William Huston.
Juniata—Judge, '
J. P. Snyder; Inspectors W.
H. Brenneman , E. A. Thompson ; Assessor, A. H.
Kauffman; Justices, W. 11. Hawn, William Geis
singer ;Constable,James Pitrks; Supervisors. John
Monte, L. C. Corbin, School Directors. William
Geissinger. John Lefford; Auditor, M. Shenefelt.
Lincoln—Judge, E. P. Brumbaugh: Inspectors,
A. B. Cunningham, W. S. Entrikin; Assessor, G.
W. Skulls; Constable, John Falcon ; Supervisors,
John Beaver, Casper Fisher: School Directors, A.
Shultz, Jacob Summers, J. W. Books; Auditor,
Adam Fount, Township Clerk, A. R. Lynn.
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Mapleton—Judge. S. G. Parks; Inspectors, J.
E. McDonald, W. F. Gitlin; Assessor, H. L. Rea;
Justice, A. W. Swoope ; Constable, Tie vote • School
Directors, W. H. Rex, H. D. Kauffman; Zuditors,
John Price, W. W. Giles, R. S. Henderson.
Morris—Judge, John Lytle; Inspectors, D Wil
son, H C Beck; Assessor, Samuel Sprankle ; Jus
tice, John S Lytle; Constable, Fred Kahn • Su
pervisors, Peter Tippery, Robert Tussey ; Sc hool
Directors, David Heilman, Peter Shafer; Anaitor,
S H Beck • Township Clerk, W S Tippery
Mount ilnion Borough—Judge, J A Roes; In
speetors, J H Miller. James Barris; Assessor, J C
Sechler; Justice,
W A Hunter • Constable, J S
Coulter; School Directors, G W Lucans JA J
Postlewaite; Auditors, J S Gaither, T H Adams
Mount 111;1011 District—Judge, Samuel Bow
man; Inspectors, Samuel Sharer, S Widney ; As
sessor, R Colegate; Justice, Isaac Swoope; Con
stable, David Snyder; Supervisors, N Shaver, D
Runk, S Isenberg. J Bollinger; School Directors,
J E Oarver,lsaac Swoope; Auditor, John Long
Township Clerks, 0 W Fink, Treasurer, Josep h
Miller.
Marklesburg—Judy,e, Samuel Boyer; Inspec
tors, William Smith, A Refiner; Assessor J
Householder; Justice, S W Johnston ; Constable,
G W leett; Supervisor, AII Zimmerman; School
Directory, Al IV Heaton, D Danis. II D
Brumbaugh, J R Wintrode, George Kranty . Aud
itors, G B Brumbaugh, J R Wintrode, D Posies.
Oneida—Judge. Samuel Hess ; Inspectors, W
V Miller. James MaCool ; Auditor, Daniel Ky per;
Justice, D W Waldemith; Constable, J P Stewart;
Sopervisors, A P White, Michael Ealy ; School
Directors, A P White, H S Miller; Auditors, J
J IV Waldsmith
Grbisonia—Judge, B F Rinker; Inspectors, A E
Chileott, S Grove; Assessor, Calvin Enyeart ; Con
stable, Jacob Brodebeek ; Street Commissioner.
Samuel Miller; School Director?, F D Rutter. It
M Brown. A Krough ; Audito , J M Raikin ;
Township Clerk, G W C James.
Porter—Judge, Samuel Ratfield; Inspectors. N
Isenberg, Benjamin Neff. sr.; Assessor, J Rent
m.er ; Constable, J D Roe; Supervisors, James
Allen, James Kennedy; School Directors, B L
Neff, George Wo.lheater; Auditor, II B Cunning
ba m
Fenn—Jadge, S B Garner; Inspectors,L S
Swoope, Samuel Johnson ; Assessor, Samueßear
er; Justice, J M Johnston; Constable, Nathan
Snare; Supervisors, Charles Magill, D Farris ;
School Directors. J II Isett, Andrew Fink. G B
Weaver; Auditors, J F Hoover, JEGrove ; Town
ship Clerk, A F Grove
Petersburg—Judge, J W Isenberg; Inspectors,
J A Wilson, A M Oaks; Assessors, J D Johnston,
L P Love; Justice, J P Murphy; Constable, Geo
Rudy; Supervisors, William Miller,Cerrell Ran
dolph; School Directors, Solomon omer. A My
ton, 11. Lightner; Auditors. J T Dopp, B F
Brown; Township Clerk, J. P Murphy
Shade Gap—Judge, S D Caldwell; Inspectors,
Robert Morrell, S J Scott ; Assessor, W M Rhea ;
Justice, Henry Sellers; Constable, 0 C Rhea;
School Directors, D J Appleby, W C Swan; Audi
tor, II C Zeigler
Shirley—Judge, Daniel Brandt; Inspectors, D
W Pergrin, J It Foster ; Assessor, R Colegate;
Justice, G W Cornelius; Constable, D S Snyder ;
Supervisors, J Shope, J Malt, C RhOdes, B Gar
ver; School Directors, Isaac Swoops, John E
Garver; Auditor, John Long; Township Treas
urer, J Miller, Township Clerk, G M Funk
Shirleysburg—Judge, Daniel Brandt; Inspec
tors, D W Pergrin, J B Foster; Assessor, Charles
Bowersox; Justices:7 H Lightner, J M Goodman ;
Constable,George Withington ; School Directors,
W P Mc Mite,John Jacobs Auditor, E.l Pergrin
Springfield—Judge,
Austin Ramsey: Inspectors,
John Sailors, Silas Cutshall ; Assessor, David
Ashton; Justice, William Madden : Constable, G
W Bead; Supervisors, William Witile,Jobn Duffy;
School Directors, William Loche, John G Wible ;
Auditor, Deckers Loeb.
1,232
44.393
65,153
10759
Tod--Judge, J A Benson; Inspectors, P
D A Griffith; Assessor, Ji B Ilissong ; Jus
tice, Christ Fisher; Constable, IV H Benson; Su
pervisors, Isaac Taylor, Nicholas Crum; School
Directors. Perry Benson, W. J Houck; Auditor,
Eli Plummer
Tell—Judge, William Gifford; inspectors, J W
Yocum, J H Parson; Assessor, F D Parson; Reg
istering Assessor, James Venter; Constable, J H
Coulter: Supervisors, Robert Parson, W X Orr ;
School Directors, J Kling, Moses Burge; Auditor,
A W Jones
Three Springs—Judge, J S Devore; Inspectors,
C Weight, A Hockenberry; Assessor, II T
Stains: Justices, E G Heck, P II Bence; Consta
ble, B F Stevens; School Directors, II F Stains,
E A Hudson; Auditor, p II Heck
Union—Judge, AlllO . l/ Pleasant; Inspectors, J
Cornelius, George Miller; Assessor, M Boring ;
Constable, Taylor Wright; Supervisors, Milton
Breneman, Benjamin Quarry ; School Directors,
George Quarry, L Pheasant, J Cornelius ; Audi
tor, Thomas Irvin
Vralker—Judge, S C Peightal ; Inspectere, M
Hamer, D C Grove; Assessor, Samuel Peightal;
Justice, Joseph Isenberg ; Constable, William L
States; Supervisors, 31 Shriner, William Gagahan;
School Directors, J N Ward, J F N Householder;
Auditor, A F Robb
West, Upper—Judge, J II Neff; Inspectors, Cal
vin Bell, W M Davis; Assessor, T P Love; Con
stable, George Rudy; Supervisors. William Mil
ler, Carrell Randolph; School Directors, Robert
Johnston,A Myton, William Quinn; Auditors,
David Shasley, G. IV Wilson ; Township Clerk,
J P Murphy
Warriorsmark—Judge, D B Mong ; Inspectors,
J G Waite, Z Lower; Assessor, W S Weston;
Constable, D Funk ; Supervisors. J Back, D
Nearhoof; School Directors, John Ryer, R L Hen
derson, L Wilson; Auditor, II Kreider; Town
ship Clerk, D KiLch.
Alexandria—Burgess, John B. Gregory ; Coon.
cil,•_ll. J. McAteer, M. Helmond. N. Cresswell, Wm
Baker, William Varner. D. P. linode.
Cassvillc—Burgess, W. A Hindman; Assistant
Burgess, David Stever;
Council, John Noble, Silt),
Prough, N. W. Greenland, Arthur Weston, Geo,
Pardowner ; High Constable, E. B. Hissong.
::Coalmont—Burgess, J. A.Hickes : Council,. G.
A. Heaton, George Wighamon, J. W. Lytle, L.
Hughes, Thomas Wilson.
Mapleton—Burgess. 11. 11. Swoope; Council,
P.. J. McCurdy, W. 11. Wagner, George Goddard,
J. D. Sloan, D. C. Kauffman, Simon Staub.
Mount Union—Burgess, J. J. Robison; Council,
T. B. Thompson, M. L. Vancourt, J. A. J. Postle•
waite ' John Morgan, B. F. Douglass, D. J. Shultz,
High Constable, B. F. Brindle.
Marklesburg—Burgess, E. D. Beatty; Council,
A. Beaver, G. Johnson, William Reed, A. 11.
Crum, Philip Garner, W. E. Spang.
Three Springs—Burgess, B. F. Stevens; Coun•
cil, D. G. Doyle, A. S. Stevens, J. S. Devore, H.
F. Stains, Robert Ilempson, J. B. Swoope.
Shirleysburg—Burgess, D. Zimmerman; Coun
cil, David Douglass. D. H. Miller, P. Kabis, E.
Eyler, George Jacobs, Thomas Briggs; High Con
stable, E. A. Myers.
Birmingham—Burgess. John Owens; Council,
A. G. Morris, E. A. Zeek, G. W. Owens, Wm. Cu
nningham, J. K. Thompson.
Petersburg—Barges., J. L. Dopp Council. A.
M. Oaks, R. M. Hewitt, 0. G. Hamer, G. M. Cress
well, Theo. Remer, 11. Orlady ; High Constable,
J. A. Wilson; Street Commissioner, H. Shively.
Huntingdon—Burgers, William Dorris;
oil, Isaac R. Hatfield, Cho,. Kershaw, James Port ;
High Constable, Wm. 11. King.
Eirbisonia—Burgrss, B. F. Gebrett Connell,
J. P. Book, J. S. Rutter, Wiu. harper. Henry
Wilt, J. S. Burket, P. B. P. Enyeart, High Con
stable..i. Brodebeek.
Ton cheapest and best place to buy your
Groceries, is at Massey's 603 Washington st•
All goods are fresh and warranted to give
satisfaction. [lB-4t
FRESH ARRIVAL OF MILLINERY
GOODS.-MISS E. M. Africa has just returned
rom the east with a large and fashionable
stock of bonnets, hats, notions, assortment of
children's aprons, &c., &c. And every thing
in her line. tf.
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE.
IRREGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
Ma. EDITOR :-When I commenced to write
these articles for your paper, it was my inten
tion to fire a few squibs and to make a few
hits, if I could. I have learned inciden
tally that one gentleman accused me of shoot
ing at his ancestors, but if any of my charges
have taken effect in that direction, the cer
tainly went wide of the intended mark, and
my skill in shooting must be about equal
to that of some turkey-hunters I could name.
Seriously, I had not the remotest intention of
reflecting on any person's ancestors. I have
too much respect for those who endured the
toils, dangers and privations of a new country,
in order that their children might live in se
curity and comparative ease ; and I feel too
grateful to the noble heroes who fought, bled
and, many of them, died tosecure to theirpos
terity the priceless blessing of civil and reli
gious liberty, to write, in relation to them, a
single disparaging word. No; I would show
my respect and gratitude to our ancestors. by
educating and properly training the children
of the present generation, to be fit guardians
of the noble inheritance purchased by the
toils, sweat and blood of their forefathers. I
said nothing in regard to any one's ancestors
which I would not say respecting nay own, for
if any of mine ever had very much education
or made any great stir in the world, I never
heard of it. I may have some ancestral pride,
but with the poet I would say :
"My boast is not that I deduce my birth
From loins enthroned, and rulers of the earth,
But higher far my proud pretensions rise.
The son of parents passed into the skies."
I promised tin my first communication to
notice some of the means by which a more
regular attendance may be secured in our
common schools. In my last article I spoke
of the futility of laws that are not sustained
by public sentiment. In this and future com•
munications, if I can find time to continue
the subject, it is my purpose to redeem the
promise made in my first, by indicating some
means of creating a more healthy sentiment
in regard to our common schools. Does any
one ask bow the reform is to be brought
about? Just as all reforms are brought about,
by agitating and continuing to agitate till pa
rents are convinced of the importance of edu
cation to the future welfare of their children—
I mean education-in its three-fold character—
mental, physical and moral. T i jiere are but
few parents who do not love, ienderly love,
their children, and who are not willing to
make any reasonable sacrifice for their wel
fare, in truth, many patents go to extremes in
endeavoring to lay up wealth in order to
smooth the pathway of their children through
life. Now could such parents be persuaded
that a good education is more desirable than
wealth, there would be no hatching or trifling
excuses for keeping children at home from
school. The common school system has been
gradually advancing, and all that is required
of its friends to secure its final success is that
they remain firm and unwavering in its sup
port. I have an abiding confidence in the
final triumph of truth and right. Error may
for a time seem to have the victory, but her
triumphs are of a short duration when the
friends of truth are true to their mission. All
great reforms have had small beginnings.
Take for example the Slavery question in our
own country. There were but comparatively
few persons to advocate the freedom of the
slave in the commencement of tbegreat strug
gle between the friends of emancipation and
its enemies.
It is very well known thatevery opprobrious
epithet that malice could suggest was heaped
upon the noble few who bad the moral courage
to stem the torrent of public opinion. Con
scious that they had a just God on their side,
no adverse circumstances could dishearten
them, for they, agitated by the press, the
forum and the pulpit, fought, bled and died
for freedom's cause till public opinion ac
knowledged that they were right, and our ua
tion was freed from the accursed institution
of human slavery. Acting then in accordance
with this theory, I woad in an humble way
strive to agitate the great question of the day
—the proper education of the children of our
noble old Commonwealth.
My first suggeition is that better school
houses increase the attendance in our public
schools. No prudent parent, however much he
desire to educate his children,
will willingly
send his children to a school house so con
structed as to be a nursery of disease rather
than a fit place for children to study. The
practice of crowding from forty to sixty pu—
pils into a small, unsightly room, with a low
ceiling, and at the same time uncomfortable
from the extremes of heat, is a kind of
cruelty that no civilized, much less a Christian
community, should practice.
Much might he said under this heed, of the
proper constructing, furnishing and beautify
ing of school houses and school grounds, but
I cannot dwell on these without extending my
article to an undue length.
My second suggestion is that we must have
better teachers. I know that teaching is not
generally ranked as a profession, and that
those who are members of the learned profes
sions generally look with a feeling of contempt
upon the humble school teacher. That there
may be some reason for this I do not pretend
to deny, for there are many persons teaching
school who are entirely out of place, but those
learned gentlemen should remember that law
yers have their "pettifoggers," physicians
their "quacks," and theologians their "blind
leaders of the blind," and that among teachers
there are names that will bear comparison
with the names of the great and good of
all ages. Arnold, Page, and many others that
have passed away, occupy an eminence as
benefactors of mankind that ought to satisfy
the most ambitious; and were it not invidious,
I could name among living teachers men and
women who are peers to any in the land. It
is not my purpose, however, to write a eulo--
glum on teachers, but to argue the necessity
of having better teachers. What has been
said of poets may, in a certain sense, be said
of true teachers ; (they are born not educated,)
for while I would by no means ignore the
proper training of teachers, yet I do Hat believe
that any amount of training will make a good
teacher nut of a person who does not possess
what may called the teiching element. The
first tiling then, that calls for serious consid
eration by every individual beforeengaging in
the business of teaching is ; hovel the natnral
qualifications to justify me in undertaking to
train immortal minds? If this can be honestly
answered in the affirmative, the next ques
tion to be decided is : have I so improved
my talents as to be a successful teacher? Aud
again, do I so love children and the business
of teaching as to be willing to use my utmost
endeavors to make my teaching truly a suc
cess? Mr. Editor, my page is full, and for the
present I will close.
A FR/END TO EDUCATION.
FROM SHIRLEYSBURG,
SHIRLETSBURG, PA., Feb. 17, 1874.
EDITOR JOURNAL-Dear Sir :—Please publish
the following statement of Mr. David Lutz, an
old citizen of this place, who was forcibly
ejected from the Huntingdon County Alms
House by that most illustrious Steward (?)
John Logan. Mr. Lutz states : "That lie re
turned to this place one year ago, having been
absent some time, and as he, when a former
resident of the place, was in the habit of vis
iting the sick at the House, asked permission
of Logan to continue his visits, which privi
lege Logan freelyaccorded him, giving him
unlimited privilege to do so whenever he de
sired; that on yesterday (Monday) he visited
the House (as has been his usual custom once
or twice a weck) to see the sick, and more
particularly to view the remains of one who
died the night before ; and after visiting and
viewing the remains of the deceased, was
abo:it calling on some of the other sick, when
he was met by Logan, who requested him to
enter his private office, which he did, but no
sooner had lie done so than Logan commenced
abusing him, using the most ungentlemanly
and brutal language possible, charging him
with visiting the House and circulating false.
hoods about the same, at the same time not
allowing Mr. Lutz the privilege of admitting
or denying said charges, but ordered him to
leave the House or be kicked out, and never to
return as long as he, the Great John Logan (I)
was Steward. Mr. Lutz proceeded to comply,
and when he got out on the porch Logan rush
ed out after him, took him by the coat collar
and endeavored to throw him off the porch,
which was prevented by Mr. Lutz placing
himself in a defensive attitude and raising his
cane for self-defence. John then retreated
back, called his dogs and endeavored to put
them on him, but his dogs, wiser than their
master, refused to do Isis bidding. Mr. Lutz
then withdrew from the scene, after receiving
the injunction that he would be thus dealt
with every time he came back. Ile thinks
this pretty couduc for a public officer. in a
civilized commuity."
The above statement of Mr. Lutz we believe
worthy of all credence, and would suggest
that visitors hereafter, when they visit said
institution, go armed or run the risk of being
forcibly ejected from the same, especially if
they have done anything to incur the political
displeasure of Mr. Logan, as we believe he
had no other motive.
Remember, John ia
,atili Steward.
A PEN-PICTURE.
HUNTINGDON, Feb. 24, 1874,
EDITOR JOERNAL—DeaT Sir:—As Guss, the
most magnificent debauchee- that was ever
palmed off on any community, is now beneath
the notice of every decent man, by your per
mission, I will give you a history of one of the
delectable correspondents of his smut-machine,
the Globe, which, if it does not consign Lim to
oblivion, will to eternal contempt. It may
consist of several chapters, and I will ask you
to follow me from Dwight to Philadelphia,
through several of the county prisons of this
State, and every sink hole in this town, and if
I fail to show you an object that should be
loathed for fraud, deception and ingratitude,
I will throw up the sponge.
I am indebted to the posy Guss for the lar
ger portion of this history, when Le sat round
some of the hotels, of this town, some two
years since, publishing it, with great gusto,
in the shape of slander, to all whowould listen.
Had it not been for the friends of this corres
pondent, of whom I have the most exalted
opinion, I would have given you the advantage
of this history before, but I think the time
has come when even their protection requires
it. A FRIEND OF MORALITY.
A HANDSOME PRESENT.
On Monday evening, February 2nd, 1874,
Mr. I. K. Little, by invitation, bad all his
workmen to take supper at his own home. As
the guests were about to set down to supper,
Rev. J. Q. Sykes, who happened to be in the
neighborhood at that time, had been chosen
as the spokesman of the party calling the at
tension of the host, said :
My friend, Mr. Little :—These gentlemen,
who are now assembled here, by your invita
tion, to partake of the hospitalities of your
home, in the shape of a farewell supper—these
gentlemen, many of whom are personally
known to me, have desired me to address you
in their name and in their behalf.
For a period of more than five years you
held in the employ of the Huntingdon &
Broad Top Railroad Company the position
you have so lately relinquished. During this
period you have had under your care and
management a number of workmen, who are
represented to-night. In all these years the
relations between yourself and these work
men have been of the most pleasant kind.
Your treatment of them has ever been consid
erate and gentlemanly. In the summer's heat
and winter's cold you have been together day
after day. A high degree of respect and con
fidence has marked the uninterup:ed relations,
which have existed between you on the one
hand and these gentlemen, though they be
workmen, on the other. And now as in the
course of human events these relations are to
be severed, for what hnman relations arethere
any where which are not doomed to be sever
ed, however•dear and sweet they may be ?
Since these relations, so long enduring, are
to be severed permit me, in the name of these
gentlemen, to return to you their hearty and
sincere thanks for the kindness and consider
ation with which you have always and uni
formly treated them. It is also my duty in
their name to present you this pitcher and
these goblets as a small token of the high es
teem in which they have always held you,
and which tokens they respectfully ask you to
accept, and may the blessing of Heaven, which
is better than life, accompany you and yours
always and everywhere.
Little, who was entirely ignorant of any
intention on the part of his m.n, to make any
present until this moment, responded substan
tially as follows :
GENTLEMEN accept your very kind and
valuable present, but cannot accept it without
some reluctance, because I know that I have
not merited any such favor at your hands.
But when I think of the donors and know
what true hearts are inclosed in those rugged
breasts, I feel that what you do is done with
a good will. Well, may the gentleman say
through winters' Gold and summers' heat.
Yes, for many long years we have toiled to
gather and during all these many years, I
never had reason to regret the relation which
existed between us. I know that I have not
merited any mark of this kind. I feel assured
that I never did anything but what I felt was
my duty as a faithful employee of the Com
pany for over eight years ; over two years as
a workmen and over five years in charge of
the bridges end trestles 1 during all these long
and weary years some of you have rejoiced
with me In prosperity, and mourned with me
in adversity. We are now called to part. I
perhaps, will travel in one direction and you
in another. We may be separated, yet our
thoughts will go back to the many pleasant
days spent together on Broad Top. For the
past six years my chief concern has been the
wellfare of the H. &B. T. Railroad. Andnow
as we part I will always rejoice in her pros
perity. Now, gentlemen, I bid you a last and
affectionate farewell and again thank you for
your kindness.
The pitcher and goblets were of Stirling
silver—very finely chased of the latest pat
tern.
A VISIT TO PHILIPSBURG.
HUNTINGDON, February 20, 1874.
DEAR EDITOR :—A long life spent almost en
tirely within the limits of Huntingdon coun
ty, naturally makes one feel as though it were
the only place fit to live in ; but having been
icduced to visit Centre county recently, we
must confess that there are some good people
there, too.
The pride of that .foreign shore" delights
to centre in the war record of their old time
Curtin, but when public men are mentioned,
we always take a front seat with.great confi
dence, and trot out one of the best, ablest,
purest and manliest men in the U. S. Senate,
and JOHN SCOTT cannot be improved upon
in any county, or any State. But I almost
forgot that I was simply visiting and have no
business to be drawing comparisons.
The Rev. Mr. Barnhart, who is well known
to many of your readers, is entitled to.much
credit for giving us a good impression of the
people in Philipsburg, and we have no doubt,
judging from what we saw, that he is doing
much in his pastorial relations to make men
better,
At ti meeting, which we had the pleasure
of attending in his church, twenty five people
were seeking for the "higher life," ter. of
whom, during that meeting, were made happy
in finding the way "our father's trod."
J. F. Steiner, Csq„ of Steiner's Mills, took
us out 4410 a spanking team of match po
nies, and with princely hospitality, pointed
out the beauties of that thriving town, and
made As acquainted with many of its genial
citizens. We could wish the business men of
Huntingdoq were all equal to hint in energy
for then Philadelphia would soon be eclipsed
by old "Standing Stone."
The lumber intercvst has Mr. Steiner's chief
attention; a dam over a thousand feet long
furnishes the water facilities for his milts,
and with the capacity of a hundred horse
power, he does a slashing business. We learn
that he has customers in Iftuttingdon, Messrs:
Henry Ss Co., among others ; who find it to•
their advantage to buy from him.
Although there was a striking absence of
the beautiful green of nature, which imparts
its charm to both town and country in the
summer, we must confess that our Centre
county friends have no reason to be ashamed
of their native heath, although when squirrel
time arrives (and we hope they may often ar
rive with it), they must patronize the prolific
land of your old friend. H. C.
LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
A. B. BRUMBAUGH, H. D., Editor. All matter pertaining
M this department, should be address. to P. O. Box
12, Huntingdon, Pa.
Macktrood's _Voila:fur, for January, with its
usual attraction and substantial supply of essays,
stories and criticisms. has just been re-issued by
the Leonard Scott Publishing Co., of New York,
which also republishes the British Quarterly Berleas
in this country. These periodicals aro published
from advance copies, by arrangement with the
English publi,bers, and represent the leading
minds and views. of English scholars, on all sides
of all questions, of any importance, and are worthy
of the encouragement and patronage of the think
ers and restless of this continent.
The Galaxy, for March, as usual, is quite enter
taining. It contains articles on Biography, Art,
Literary Criticism, Jurisprudence, Science, Ro
manse and Fiction, and current gossip. The lead
ing article is a Retninie,ence of Tom Marshall, who
was, a few years ago, one of the most brilliant or
ators of America—the rival of Henry Clay in the
palmy days of Kentucky; but whose nein' is now
almost forgotten. "Gustave Dore" is an attract
ive sketch of the great French artist, by Justin
McCarthy. The Scientific department is very
comprehensive in its summary of recent progress
in Science and Art. The political articles of the
Gniosy are alwilys count nn•l rehab!,
The To-cloy Printing and Publishing Company,
of Philadelphia, will shortly issue a perfectly
unique book of humor, by the celebrated Max
Adeler, entitled,!‘On t of thellu rly -B arty ; or, Life
in an Odd Corner." It promises to be the best, as
it is the latest production of this most genial wri
ter. It will contain about 300 illustrations, by
Sheppard, Schell, and other first-rate artists. It
is to be sold only by subscription.
The Tribune Extra, No. 9, contains Prof. Proc
tor's Six Lectures on Astronomy, lately delivered
in New York, with illustrations ; also a full report,
never before published, of the Lectures of Prof.
Louis Agassin, at Penikese Island, last summer,
upon educational subjects. Price, postage paid,
(pamphlet edition), 20 etc. ; (Tribune edition),
10 els.
CITIZEN.
It is said that the success of Roberts Drotbers,
as publishers, is principally due to the excellent
literary taste and judgment of Mr. T. Bills, who
seldom makes a mistake in his estimate of a book.
They publish some of the most attractive books in
the country.
Faire Mono, by Henry Peterson, (Claaten, Rem
see & lhaelfinger, Philadelphia;) 16 mo.,oloth,
$l. For sale at Blair's.
This is a poem descriptive of several places of
romantic interest, on the banks of the Schuylkill
river, embraced within the limits of Fairmount
Park, which is the most extensive, and in natural
advantages, the most attractive among the pleasure
grounds of Europe and America. These spots so
embalmed in beauty, are all dear to the memory
of Philadelphians; and not wanting in interest to
all who have visited or may yet visit this delight—
ful Park belonging to the Quaker City. The book
contains so many lines °frailly poetic thought, that
we can can scarce forbear quoting it entire. It is
illustrated with views of Fairmount, "The nab.,"
Belmont, Morris Cottage, and other places to
which there are attached' many histori •al and po
etical reminiscences.
HITNTINGDON MARKETS,
Corrected Weekly by Henry & Co
IIL , NTIXODON, Pa., February 21, 18:4.
3625
Superfine Flour
Extra Flour
Family Flour
Red Wheat
White Wheat
Bark per curd 8 00
Barley 6O
Butter . . 3.1
Betaw. pound
Beene 14 inahiel .... 2 (10
Beef •
Cloverseed /A 64 poonda. 4 741
Corn 14 bushel on ear 66
Corn shelled 66
Chickens 14 lb —.—
Oorn Meal 1-4 cwt.
Candles lii lb
Cranberries V quart
Dried Apples 14 lb ......... —.—
Dried Chem. 14 1b......
Dried Beef
Eggs
120 ,
73
... 1 OCI
Feathers
Flaxseed bushel
Hops pound
Haws smoked
Shoulder „. 123
....... ................................. „. 9
Hay ip ton
Largo onions VI bushel
Outs
Potatoes
. 41 bushel new......
Plasler 14 tun ground l4 00
Rage 2
Rye
Ric Chop cwt .......... —....—...—... ............
Rye ptrawVt bundle l3
Wool unwashed
PHILADELPHIA CATTLE MARKET.
PHILADELPHIA, February 24.—There was ti fair degree
of activity in the market for beef cattle this morning at
about last week's figures, via : 5%4854c. for fair to good,
and V§.5 ,1 ,4c. per pound for common. Receipts, 3,000 head.
Sheep were slow to move but choice grades brought full
prices sales of maimen and cboice at hl Bc. Receipts,
4,500 head.
. . .
declined and attracted very little attention; sales
of earn fed at $4.5049 per 100 Is net. Receipts, 4,500
head.
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE MARKET.
PHILIDELPHIA. February 2.3—:The demand for cotton
continues limited, and we quote email sales of middlings
at 16%6W16 1 /,c for upland, and 16% fur New Orleans.
Bark is steady at $25 11 ton for No. 1 quercitron.
A fair luquiry prevails for clover seed and several lots
at 7015 1 , 1 4 c for inferior; 7%(413%c for fair and good, and
94914 c for prime and choice. Timothy is lower, and sells
at $.1.1503.20. Flaxseed is in demand by the crushers at
$22442.30.
The flour market is quiet, but for the low grades there
is more inquiry far exportation. Salve of 900 barrels
West,rn and 800 barrels city superfine on private terms,
and 600 barrels in lots to the local trade at $5@ 5 . 50 for
superfine; 55.7546.00 for extras; $7.2545.25 for Penn
sylvania, Ohio, and Indiana do. do. Rye flour sells at
$0.75. In corn meal no sales.
. . '
In the wheat market there is no Improvement ; sales of
red at $1.60Z1.6U for western. and $1 G7@1.78 for Penn
sylvania ; amber at 51.G8®1.75 ; and white at SI SKOLGS;
4 , ,000 bushels No. 2, spring !Old ou secret terms. Nye
sells at it.. for Pennsylvania. Corn is dull, and 1200
bushels yellow sold at 741417 E, Oats range trots GO to Gk.
for Pennsylvania and western white, and 57(000c. fur
Pennsylvania mixed.
Whiskey is dull at 01 for western iron bound.
4 , i attars.
CHANEY—RANDOLPII.—On the 22d ult.. at
the residents of the bride's father, by the Rev.
E. shoemaker. Mr. James Chaney to Miss
Peninah Randolph, both of Barrett township
this county.
New Advertisements,
TO FURNITURE BUYERS
[l' you want to race 10 to 15 per cent. don't fail to
ga to the large
NEW FURNITURE STORE,
Just opened by
BROWN & TYHURST,
At No. Hs, PENN Street, HUNTINGDON, PA
They have just returned from a trip among the
wholesale manufacturers, of the different kinds of
Furniture, Mattresses, ac.. buying at exceedingly
low prices FOR CASH. They are also manufac
turing such kinds of furniture as it will pay best
to make here; and they wish it understood, that
those who buy from them, will get bargains, as
they intend to sell low/Ur cash, and will not have
to charge bad debts of worthless customers, to
cash buyers' goods. Go and see their PARLOR
SUITS and new styles of COTTA GE and FRENCH
CHAMBER SUITS, CHAIRS of all kinds,
LOUNGES, TABLES, Ac.
Ju1y30,1873-Smo.
8 1,0
1 50
1 55
14 OG