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VOL. 42.
The Huntingdon Journal.
Office in new JOURNAL Building, Fifth • Street.
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Election. Proclamatioo.
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[GOD BAND Till COMIIPNWILAITIg.I
ELEC'T'ION PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by an act of the General Assem
bly- of the commonwealth of PentrylVanish. entttled "An
Act to regulate the General Elections within said Com
monwealth," it is made the duty of the Sheriff of each
county to give public notice of the officers to be elected,
and the time gond phice of holding said elections in the
election dist/Ica, adethe laws governing the holding
thereof:
Now therelor6, T, SKIM. 'H. IRVIN, High Sher
iffof Huntingdon couisty. do - hereby made known that
the General Election will be held in and for said county
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On Tnesft, November sth, 1878,
it being the Tuesday following the first Monday of No
vember, (the polls to be opened at seven o'clock a. la., vast
dosed at seven o'clock p. at which time the Pteemen
of Iluntindon county will vote by ballot fur the following
officers, namely:
One person for the office of Governor of the Common
wealth of Peuneyttuia,
One person for the vales of Supreme Judge of the Com
monwealth of Pepueylvaub t .
One person for the office of Lieutenant Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for the office of Secretary of Internal Af
fairs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for member of Congress of the Eighteenth
Congressional District, composed of the counties of Hunt
ingdon, Franklin, Fulton, Perry, Juniata and Snyaer.
Two persons to represent Huntingdon county in the
General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
One persUn fur the office of Prothonotary of Hunting
don county.
clue person for the office of Rogister and Recorder of
liestiugdon county.
One person fur the office of District Attorney of Hunt
liegdon county.
One person for the office of Treasurer of Huntingdon
.county.
Three persons for the office of Commissioner of Hunting
don county.
One persons for Director of the Poor of Huntingdon
county.
Two persons for the office of Auditor of Huntingdon
coo nty.
The Election Polls mall the wards, townships, boroughs,
and districts of the county shall be opened at 7 o'clodk
a. Y. and closed at 7 o'clock P. M.
1 , pursuance of said act, 1 also hereby make known and
give notice, that the plaoeeof holding the aforeadd general
election in the several election districts within the
county of Huntingdon, are as hallows, to wit :
let district, composed of the township of Henderson, at
the Union School House.
2d district, composed of Dublin township, at Pleasant
Rill School House, near Joseph Nelson's in said township.
3d district, composed of so much of Warriorsmark town
ship, as is not included in the 19th district, at the new
school house iu the town of Warriorsmark.
4th district composed of the township of Hopewell, at
the house of Levi Houpt.
f.th district, composed of the township cf Barree, at the
house of James Livingston, in the town of Saulsburg, in
said township.
6th district composed of the borough of Shirleysburg,
and all that part of the township of Shirley not included
withiq the limits of District No. 24, as hereinafter men
tioned and described, at the house of David Fraker, dec'd,
in Shirleysburg.
7th district, composed of Porter and part of Walker
township, and so much of West township as is included in
the following boundaries, to wit Beginning at the south
westeocnor of Tobias Caufnum's Farm on the bank of the
Little JSsiata river, to the lower end of Jackson's nar
tows,:thenaa in a northwesterly direction to the moat
sonthernly part of the farm owned by Michael Maguire,
thence north 44) degrees west to the top of Tusaey's moon.
Lain to iutersect the line of Franklin township, thence
along the said line to the Little Juniata river, thence
down the eame.to place of beginning, at the public school
house opposite Li e German lieformed Church, in the hor
eugh of Aleximitia. . , *
Bth district, composed of the township of Franklin, at
The public School House, iu the village of Frauklinville,
to add township.
9th iflstict, composed of Tell -township, at the Union
atool house, near the lin: j o t :Acting house in said twp.
Jth district, composed of.S tovhiship, at the
Achool house, near Hugh en's, iu said toirnship.
Llah. _ district. rAtmpored_stt Union township, at the
Railroad school house,in said township.
12th district, composed of Brady township, at the Centre
school house, in said township.
13th district, composed of Morris township, at public
school house No. 2, in said township.
14th district.coinporddof the township of West, at the
=l iv ic school house, on the farm now owned by Miles
.tforniesimeaviset:bge James Zunis) in said town
4411.S.thtentmtit ‘iaf Walker towaship, at the
house of Beejamhr McCoettelstown.
16th district, composed of the township of Tod, at the ,
Orson school house, in said township.
17th district, composed of Oneida township, at Centre
filnimirSchool done*. •
.bith dietrick composed of Cromwell, township, at the
Mack Hill School House.
Nth district, composed of the borough of Birmingham
with the several tracts of land near to and attached to the
same, now owned and
_occupied by Thomas M. Owens,
John K. McCahan, Andrew Robeson, John Gensimer and
Wm. Gensinier, and the tract of land now owned by
&barge and John Shoenhiger. known as the Porter tract,
/situate is the township atiorsmark, at the public
school house to said.bor
20th distriet, eoMposzd township of Caen, at the
public school house in o(lBBiitie, in said township.
21st district, cotuposied of the township of Jackson at the
pablio house of Ed.ward Litties. at AlcAleavy's Fort, in
*aid township.
22d district, composed of the Wien'skip of Clay, at the
public school house in Scottsville.
23d district, composed of the township of Penn, at the
public school house in Grafton, in said township.
24th district, composed and created as follows, to wit :
That ail that part of Shirley township, Huntingdon coun
ty, tying Old being within the following described boun
daries, Icxcept the borough of Blouttt Union.) namely :
Begintnag at the intersection of Union and Shirley town
ship hoes with the Juniata river, on the south side there
of ; thence aiong said Union township line for thedistance
of three miles from said river; thence eastwardly, by a
straight line, to the point where the main road from
Eby's mill to Germany valley, crosses the summit of
altwdy ridge; thence northwardly along the summit of
dandy ridge to the river Juniata, and thence up said river
to the place of beginning, shall hereafter form a separate
electiot 4istriet; that the qualified voters of said election
district shall hereafter hold their general and township
elections in the public school house in Mount Union, in
said district.
2.5 th district., composed of all that territory lying north ,
eastward of a line beginning at the Juniata river and run,
ialug thence in a direct line along the centre of 4th Street
in the borough of Huntingdon, is the line of Oneida town
ship, constituting the First Ward of said borough, at the
booth east window of the Court House.
264 district, composed of all that territory lying west
of the Nina Ward and east of the centre of 7th street
composing the Second Ward et the Engine House in the
borough aforesaid.
27th district, composed of all that territory lying north
and west of the Second Ward and south of a line begin
ning at the Juniata river, and running thence eastward
in a direct line along the centre of 11th street to the !ins
Of Oneida township constituting the Third Ward, and also
those portions of Walker and Porter townships formerly
attached to the east ward, at the office of James Simpson,
No. 831 Washington street, iu said borough.
28th district, composed of all that territory north of the
third ward of said borough , constituti ug the Fourth Ward,
at the public School Howie near Cherry Alley, in said
=29th district composed of the township of Logan and
the borough of Petersburg, at the school house, in the
borough of Petersburg.
39th district, composed of Juniata township at Ilawn's
school house ' in said township.
31st district, composed of Carbon township, recency
erected out of a part of the territory of Tod township to wit ;
e,outratiescinitat a cheatunt oak r on the summit of Terrace
tuouutain, at the Hopewell township line opposite the
'dividing ridge, in the Little Valley ; thence south Atty.-
two degrees, nest three hundred and sixty perches to a
stone heap on the Western Summit of Broad Top moun
tain; Oteacenorth silty seveu degrees. east three hun
dred and twelve perches, to a yellow pine ' • thence south
fifty-two degrees, east seven hundred and seventy-two
perches to a Chestnut Oak; thence south fourteen degrees,
east three hundred and fifty one perches, to a Chestnut at
the east end of Henry S Green's land; thence south thirty
one and a half degrees, east two hundred and ninety-four
perches to a Chestnut Oak on the summit of a spur of
broad Top, on the western side of John Terrel's farm
south, sixty.dve degrees, east nine hundred and thirty
(our perches, to &stone heap on the Clay township line,
at the Public School Howie, in the village of Dudley,
324 district, composed of the borough of Coalniont, et
the public school housd is said borough.
33d district. composed of Lincoln township, beginning
at a pine on the summit of Tussey mountain on the line
between Blair and Huntingdon counties, thence by the
divisiou line south, fifty-eight degrees east seven hund
red sad ninety-eight perches to a black oak in middle of
township; thence forty-two and one half degrees east
- eight headrest ;Lod two perches to a pine on summit of
Terrace ; thence by line of Tod township to corner of
Penn township ; thence by the lines of the 'township of
Penn to the summit of Tussey mountain; thence aloeg
Mid simasit with line of Blair county to place of begin
ning at Coffee Run,School House.
34th district, composed of thsboroughofMapleton,at the
public school house in said borough.
35th district, composed of the borough of Mount Union,
at the public school house in said borough.
86th district, composed of the borough of Broad Top
City, at the public school house in said borough
37th district, composed of the borough of Three Springs
at the public school house in said borough.
38th district, composed of the borough of Shade Gap,
at the public schooi house In said borough.
39th district, the borough of Orbieonia, at the public
school house.
oath district, oomposed of the borough of Marklesburg,
ot the main public school house in said borough,
41st district, composed of the borough of SaltiUo, at the
public rchool hop* in said borough.
42d district, composed of the borough of Dudley, Incor
porated on the 13th November, 1878, nt the public school
hoagie, In said borough.
The 16th Section of Art. 8, of the Constitution, provides:
Sacrion 16. No person shall bs qaalified to serve as an
election officer who shall bold or shall within two months
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Election Proclamation
have held an office, appointment or employment in or
, nudes the government of the United States or of this
State, or of any city, or county, or of any municipal
loanl; commission or trust in any city, save only
iustices of the peace, and alderman, notaries public and
persons in military services of the State ; nor shall any
election officer be eligible to ary civil office to be tilled
at an election at which he shall serve, save only to such
subordinate municipal or local officers, below the grade
of city or county officers as shall be designated by general
law.
An act of ' Assembly entitled "an act relating to
the elections of this Commonwealth," passed July 2, 1819,
provides as follows, viz
"That the Inspectors' and Judges shall meet at the res
pective places appointed for holding the election in the
district at which they respectively belong; before 7 o'clock
in the morning of the let Tuesday of November, and each
said inspector shall appoint one clerk, woo shall be qual
ified voter of such district.
In case the person who shall have received the second
highest number of votes for inspector shall not attend on
the day of the electian, then the person who shall have
received the second highest number of votes for Judge at
the next preceding election shall act as inspector in his
place. And in case the person who shall have received
the highest number of votes for inspectorshall not attend,
the person elected Judge shall appoint an inspector in
his place, and in case the person elected Judge shall not
attend, then the inspector who received the highest num
ber of votes shall appoint a Judge in his place; and if any
vacancy shall continue in the board for the space of one
Lour after the time fixed by law for the spelling of the
election, the qualified voters of the township, ward or dis
trict for which such officer shall have been elected, present
at such election shall elect one of their number to
fill the vacancy.
It shalt be the duty of the several assessors of each die
, trict to attend at the place of holding every general,
special or township election, during the whole time said
election is kept open, for the purpose 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
election, or such other matters in relation to the mess:,
meat of voters as the said inspectors or either of them
shall from time to time require.
SPECIAL ATTENTION is hereby directed to the Bth
Article of the New Censtitution.
Secretor( 1. Eiery male citizen twenty-one years of age,
possessing the following „qualifications, shall be entitled
to vote at i all elections.
Firste—He shall have been a citizen of the United States
at least one month.
Seeond.—He shall have resided in the State one year,
(or if having previously been a qualified elector or native
born citizen of the State, be shall have removed from and
returned, then six months,) immediately preceding the
election.
Third.—He shall have resided in the election district
where he shall offer to vote at least two months immedi
ately preceding the election.
Rourth.—lf twenty-two years of age and upwards, he shall
have paid within two years a State or county tax, which
shall have been assessed at least two months ann paid at
leaseone mouth before the election.
By Section 1 of act of 30th of March, 1866, it is provided
es follows:
That the qualified voters of the several counties of this
Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough and
special elections, are hereby hereafter authorized and re
quired to vote, by tickets, printed or written, or partly
printed or partly written, severally classified as follows :
One ticket shall embrace the names of all judges of courts
voted tbr, and to be labeled outside "judiciary ;" one tick
et shall embrace the names of all county officers voted for
including office of Senator and members of Assembly, if
voted for, and members of Congrees, if voted for, and be
labeled, "county ;" one ticket shall embrace the name of
all township officers voted for, and be labeled,"township;"
one ticket shall embrace the names of all borough officers
voted for, and shall be labeled "borough ;" and each class
shall be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
Scones 13. For the purpose of voting no person shall '
he deemed to have gained a residence by reason of Lis
presence or lost it by reason of his absence, while em
ployed in the service, either civil or military, of this
State or of the United States, nor while engaged in
the navigation of the waters of this State or of the
United States, or on the high seas, nor while a stu
dent of any institution of learniug, nor while kept in any
poor house or other asylum at public expense, nor while
confined in public prison.
SECTION 4. All elections by the citizens shall be by bal
lot. Every ballot shall be numbered in the order in
which it shall be received, and numoer recorded by the
election officers on the list of voters, opposite the name of
the elector who presents the ballot. Any elector may
write his mama upon his ticket or cause the same to be
written thereon and attested by a citizen of the district.
The election officers shall be sworn or affirmed not to dis
close how auy elector shall have voted unless required to
do so as witnesses in a judicial proceeding.
Seem& 6. Whenever any of t ‘ lie qualified electors of
this Commonwealth shall be in actual military service,
under a requisition from the President of the United
States or by the authority of this Commonwealth, such
electors may exercise the right of suffrage in all elections
by citizens, under such regulations as are or shall be pre
scribed by law, as fully as if they were present at their
usual place of election,
SECTION 7. All laws regulating the holding of elections
by the citizens or for the registeatiou of electors shall be
uniform throughout the State but no elector shall be de
prived of the privilege of voting by reason of his name
not being registered.
SscsioN 9. Any person who shall, while a candidate for
office, be guilty of bribery, fraud, or willful violation of
any election law, shell be forever disqualified from hold
ing an office of trust or profit in this Commonwealth, and
any person convicted of willful violation of the election
laws shall, iu addition to any penalties provided by law,
be deprived of the right of suffrage absolutely fora terns
of four years.
And also to the following Acts of Assembly now in
force in this State, viz :
Seems 8. At the opening of the polls at all elections
it shall be the duty of the judges of election for
their reepeetive districts to designate one of the inspectors,
whose duty it shall Le to have in custody the registery of
voters, and to make the entries therein required by law ;
and it shall be the duty of the other said inspectors to re
ceive and number the ballots presented at said election.
SECTION 9. All elections by the citizens shall be by bal
lot; 'every ballot voted shall be numbered in the order in
which Dahill be received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the nanie of the
elector from whom received. And any voter voting two or
more tiekets, the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with the number corresponding whit the num
ber to the name of the voter. Any elector way write his
name upon the ticket, or cause the same to be written
thereon, and attested by a citizen of the district. In ad
dition to the oath now prescribed by law to be taken and
subscribed by election officers, they shall severally be
sworn or affirmed netts disclose how any elector shall
have voted, name required to do so as witnesses In &ju
dicial proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks, and over
seers of any election held under this act, shall, before en
tering upon their duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence °teach other. The judge shall be sworn by the
minority inspector, if there shall be such minority inspec
tor, and •in case there be no minority inspector,
then by a justice of the peace or alderman, and
the inspectors, overseers, and clerks shall be sworn
by the judge. Certitleang of such swearing or af
firming shall be duly made out and signed by the officers
so sworn, and attested by the officer who administered the
oath. If any judge or minority inspector refuses or tails
to swear the officers of election in the manner required
by this act, or if any officer of election shall act without
being first duly sworn, or if any officer of election shall
sign the form of oath without being duly sworn, or if any
judge or minority inspector shall certify that any officer
was sworn when he was not, it shall be deemed a misde
meanor, and upon conviction. the officer or officers so of
fending shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or imprisoned not to exceed one year, Jr both, in the dis
cretion of the court.
I also give official notice to the electors of.llnntingdon
County, that by an act entitled "An Act further suppli
men !al to the act relative to the election of this Common
wealth, approved Jan. 30, A. D. 1874.
That it is provided in Section 10, that on theday of elec
tion any person whose name is not on the said list, and
claiming the right to vote at the said election, shall pro
duceaeleast one qualified voter of the district as a wit
ness to the residence of the claimant in the district in
which he claims to be a voter,for a period of at least two
mouths nemtpreceding said election, which witness shall
be sworn tweaked aud subscribe a written or partly writ
, ten and partly printed affidavit to the facts stated by hint,
which affidavits shall define clearly where the residenos is,
of the person so claiming to be a vcter ; and the person so
claiming the right to vote shell also take and sulecribe
a written or partly written and partly printed affidavit,
stating to the beet of his knowledge and belief, where and
when he was born; that he has been a citizen of the Uni
ted States for one month, and of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania • that he has resided in the Commonwealth
one year, or offormerly a qualified elector or a native born
citizen thereof, and has removed therefrom and returned ;
that he has resided therein six months next preceeding said
election ; that he has resided in the district in which lie
claims to be a voter for the period of at least two months
immediately preceeding said election; that he has not
moved into the district for the purpore, of voting therein ;
that lie has if 22 years of age and upwards, paid a State
or County tax within two years, which was assessed at
least two months and paid at least one month, before said
election ; snd if a naturarized citizen shall also state
when, Whore and by what court he was naturalized, and
shall also produce his certificate of naturalization fur ex
i amination ; that said affidavit shall also state when and
where the tax claimed to be paid by the alliant was as
sessed, and when, where and to whom paid ; and the tax
receipt therefor shall be produced for examination, un
less the artiest shall state in his affidavit that it has been
lost or destroyed, or that he never received any : but if
the person so claiming the right to vote shell take and
subscribe an affidavit, that he is a native-born citizen of
the United States, (or if bora elsewhere, shall state the fact
in his affidavit, and shall produce evidence that he has
been naturalized, or that he is entitled to citizenship by
reason of his father's naturalization;) and shall further
state in his affidavit that he Is, at the time of making the
affidavit, between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-two
years ; that he has been a citizen of the United Statesone
month, and has resided in the butte one year, or, if a na
tive-born citizen of the State and removed therefrom and
returned, that he has resided therein six months next
preceding said election, and in the election distript imme
mediately two months preceding such election, he shall
be entitled to vote. although he shall not have paid num
the said affidavits of all persons making such claims, and
the affidavit of the witnesses to their residence shall be
preserved by the election board, and at the close of the
election they shall be enclosed with the list of voters,
tally list and other papers required by law to be filed by
the Return Judges with the Prothonotary and shall remain
on hie within the Prethonotary's office, subject to exami
nation ,as other election papers are; if the electionofficers
shall And that the applicant possesses all the legal
qualifications of a voter he shall be permitted to vote, and
his name shall be added to the het of taxables by the
election officers, the word "tax" being added where the
claimant claims to vote on tar, and the word "age" where
he claims to Vote on age; the same words being added
by the clerk in each case respectfully on the lists ofpersons
voting at such election.
Also, that in Section 11th of s a id 4ot, it is provided that
ft shall be lawful for any qualified citieen of the district,
notwithstauding the name of the proposed voter is con
tained on the list ofthe resident taxables, to challenge the
vote of such person; whereupon the same proof of the
right of 'suffrage as is now required by law shall be pub
licly made and acted on by the election board, and the
vote admitted or rejected, according to the evidence; ev
ery person claiming to be a naturalized citizen shall be
required to produce his naturalization certificate at the
election before voting, except where he has been for live
years, consecutively, a voter in the district fn which he
offers his vote ; and on the vote of such person being re
ceiyed, it shall be the duty of the election officers to write
or stamp on such certificate the word "voted," with the
day, month and year • and if any election ofticer!or officers
shall receive a second ;
vote on the saute day, by virtue of
the same certificate, excepting where eons are entited to
vote by virtue of the naturalization of their &there, they
and the person who shall offer such second vote, upon an
offending shall be guilty of high misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof, be fined or impritioned, or both,
at the discretion of the Court; but .the fine shall not ex
peed live hundred; dollars in each ease, nor the imprison
ment more than one year ; the like punishment shall be
inflicted on conviction on the officer. of election who
shall neglect or refuse to male, or cause to be made, the
endorsement required as aforesaid on said naturalization
certificate.
Also that in Section 12 of said Act, it is provided that if
any election officer shall refuse or neglect to require such
proof of the right of suffrage as is prescribed by this law
or the laws to which tkie is a supplement, from any person
Election Proclamation
offering to vote whose name is not on the list of assessed
voters, or whose right to vote is challenged by any qual
ified voter present, anti shall admit such person to vote
without requiring such proof, every person Be Oftelliiitig
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and hall be sentenced for every such offense, to pay a
flue not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to undergo an
imprisonment not more than one year, or either or both,
at the discretion of the Court.
SECTION 13. As soon as the polls shall close, tlfh officers
of election shall proceed to count all the votes cast for
each candidate voted for, and teaks a full return of the
same in triplicate, with a return sheet in addition, in all
of which the votes received by each candidate shall be
given after his or her name, first in words and again in
figures, anti shall be signed by all of said officers and cer
tified by overseers, 'fatly, or if n it so certified, theover
' seers and any officer refusing to sign or certify, or either
of them, shall write upon each of the returns his or their
reasons for not signing or certifying them. The vote, as
soon as counted, shall also be publicly and fully declared
front the window to the citizens present, and a brief state
ment showingsthe votes received by each candidate shall
be made and signed by the election officers as soon as the
I vote is counted, and the same shall be immediately posted
up on the door of the election house for information of the
public. The triplicate returns shall be enclosed in envel
opes and be sealed in presence of the officers, and one en
' vel pe, with the unsealed return sheet, given to the judge,
which shall contain one list of voters, tally-paper, and oatha
of officers, and another of said enveloj . shall be given to
the minority inspector. All judges living within twelve
mik-s of the prothonotary's office, or within twenty-four
miles, if their residence be in a town, village or city upon
the line of railroad leading to the county seat, shall, be
fore two o'clock post rneridan of the day after the election,
and all other judges shall, before twelve o'clockniesiidan
of the second day after the election, deliver said return,
together with return sheet, to the prothonotary of the
court of common pleas of the county, which said return
sheet shall be filed, and the day and hour of filing mark
ed thereon, and shall be preserved by the prothonotary for
public inspection. At twelve o'clock on the said second
day following any election, the prothonotary of the court
of common pleas shall present the said returns to the said
court. In counties where there is no resident president
Presidentjudge, the associate judges shall perform the
duties imposed upon the court of common pleas, which
shall convene for said purpose; the returns presented by
the prothonotary shall be opened by said court and com
puted by such of its officers and such sworn assistants as
the court shall appoint, in the presence of the judge or
judges ofttaid court, awl the returns certified and certifi
cates of election issued under the seal of the court as is
now required to be done by return judges; and the vote as
so computedead certified, shall be made a matter of record
in said wart. The sessions of the said court shall be open
to theriublic. And in ease the return of any election dis
trict slialibe missing when the returns are presented, or
in case of complaint of a qualified elector under oath,
charging palpable fraud or mistake, raid particularly spec
ifying the alleged fraud or mistake, of where fraud or
mistake is apparent on the return, the court shall examine
the return, and if iu the judgineut of the court it shall
be necessary to ajust return, said court shall issue sum
mary process against the ele c tion officers and overseers,
if any, of the election district complained of, to bring
them forthwith lute court, with all election papers in their
cosseseion ; and if pulpable mistake or fraud shall be dis
ouvered, it shall, upon such hearing as may be deemed ne
cessary to enlighten the court, be corrected by the court
and so certified; but all allegations of palpable'frand or
mistake shall be decided by the said court within three
days after the day the returns are brought into court for
computation ; awl the said inqUiry phial be directed only
to palpable fraud or mistake, and shall not be deemed a
judicial adjudication to conclude any contest now or here
after to be provided by law; and the other of the of said
triplicate returns bind] be placed in the box and sealed up
with the ballots.
Also in Section 17 of said Act, it is provided that the re
spective assessors, inspectors and judges of the election
shall each have the power to administer oaths to any
person claiming the right to be assessed or the right of
suffrage, ur in regard to any other matter or thing requi
red to be done or inquired into by any one of said officers
under this act ; and any wilful false swearing by any per
son in relation to any matter and thing concerning
which they shall be lawfully interrogated by any of said
officers or overseers shall be punished as perjury.
SECTION b. electors shall in all cases except treason,
felony and breach or surety of the peace, be privilleged
from arrest during their attendance on elections and in
going to and returning therefrom.
SECTION 8. Any person who shall give, or promise or
offer to give, to an elector, any money, reward, or other
valuable consideration for his vote at an election, or for
withholding the same, or who shall give or promise to
give such consideration to any other person or party for
such elector's vote or for the withholding thereof, mill any
elector who shall receive or agree to receive, for himself or
for another, any money, reward or other valuable -con
sideration for his vote at an election, or for withholding
the same shall thereby forfeit the right to vote at such
election, and any elector whose right to vote shall be chal
lenged foranch cause before the election officers, shall be
required to swear or affirm that the matter of the chal
lenge is untrue before hie vote shall be received.
Secetox 19. Any assessor, election officer or person ap
pointed as an overseer, who shall neglect or refuse to per
form any duty enjoined by this act, without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred
dollars; and deny assessor shall knowingly assess any
Persou as a voter who is not qualified, or shall wilfully
refuse to assess any one who is qualified, he shall be guil
ty of a misdemeanor in office and on conviction be punish
ed by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or im
prisonment not exceeding two years, or both, at the die
cretiun of the court, and also be subject to an action ter
damages by the party aggrieved * and if any,person shall
fraudulently alter, add to, deitice or destroy any list of
voters made out as directed by this act, or tear down or
remove the same from the place where it has been fixed,
with tratidulent or mischievous intent, or for any improp
er purpose, the person eo offending shall he guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or inwrisoninent
not exceeding two•years, or both, at the discretion of the
court; and if any person shall, by violence andintimida
tion, drive, or attempt to drive from the polls, any person
or persons appointed by the court to acts. overseers of an
election, in any way wilfully prevent said overseers
from performing the duties enjoined upon them by this
act, such persons shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shell be punished by a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding two years, or both at thediscretion of the
court. Any person who shall on the day of any election,
visit a polling place in any eleotimi district at which he is
not entitled to vote, and shall use intimidation or violence
for the purpose of preventing any officer of election from
performing OW duties required of him by law, or for
the purpose of preventing any qualified voter of the dis
trict exercising his right to vote or from exercising his
right to challenge any person °Poing to vete, ouch per
son shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and ripen
conviction thereof, shall he punished by a fine nut ex
ceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not
exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the
court. Any clerk, overseer or election officer, who shall
disclose bow any elector shall have voted, union' required
to dose in &judicial proceeding, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine nut exceeding one thousand dollars, or by im
prisonment not exceeding two years, or both, in the
discretion oftne court. _ _
SEC. 4. On the petition-office or more citizens of any
election district, setting forth that the appointiiient of
overseers is a reasonable precaution. to secure the purity
and fairness of the election lm said district ; it shall be the
duty of the court of common pleas of the proper county,
all the law judges of the said court able to act at the time
eoncurring, to appoint two judicious, soberand Intelligent
eitizens of the said district belonging to different political ,
Parties, overseers of election to supervise the proceedimp3
of the election officers thereof, gild to make report of the
same as they may be required by mph court, Bald over
seers shall be persons qualified to serve upon election
boards and shall have the right to be present with the of- ,
ficers of such eleetion during the whole time the same is
held, the votes aJunted, and the retnraa. made out and
signed by the election officers; to keep a list of the voters,
if they see proper; to challenge any person offering to
vote, and intertibgat• him and his wiineeses under oath,
in regard to his right of suffrage at said election, and to
examine his papers produced ; and the t fli:ers of said
election are required to afford to said overseers, so selected
and appointed every convenience and theility fur the dis
charge of their duties; and if said election officers shall
refuse to permit said overseers to be present, and perform
their duties as aforesaid, such officer or officers shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be tined not exceeeing one thousand dollars, or imprison
ment not exceeding one year, or both, at the diecretiou of
the court: or if the overseers shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or intimidation, all the vol 4 M polled
in such election district may be rejected by the proper
tribunal trying a contest under said election, or a part or
portion of each votes aforesaid ;nay be counted, as such
tribunal may deem necessary to a inst and proper dispo
sition of the case.
If any person shall prevent or attempt to prevent any
officer of an election under this act from holding such
election, or nee or threaten any violence to any such offi
cer, and dull interrupt or improperly interfere with him
in the execution of his ditty, shall block up or attempt to
block up the window or avenue to any window where the
same may be holden, or shall riotously disturb the peace
of such election, or shall use or practice intimidation,
threats, force or violence, with the design to influence un
duly or overawe any elector, or prevent him from voting,
or to restrain the freedom of choice, such persons on con
viction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five htui
dred dollars, to be imprisoned fur any time not less than
one nor more than twelvemonths, and if it shall be shown
to the court where the trial of such offense shall be had,
that the person so offending was not a resident of the
city, ward or district where the said offense waiconimitted,
and not entitled to vote therein, on conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay a fine not less thee one he'ildretl not
noire then one thousand dollars, and bt iteprironed nut
less than six months nor more than two years.
"If any person or persons shall make any bet or wager.
upon the result of au election within the Commonwealth,
or shall offer to Make ally Pie); bet or wager, either by
verbal proelais.ation thereof Os by any Written or Printed
advertleenient, or invite any person or persons to wake
such bet or wager, upon conviction_ thereofhe or they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount to bet Or offered to
be bet.
Election officers will take notice that the act entitled
Further Supplement to the Election Laws of this Com
monwealth," dismialifying deserters from the army of the
United States from voting, has recently been declared me
constitutienal by the Supreme Court of Petlesyl vanix, is now
null and void, and that all persons formerly disqualified
thereunder are now lawful voters, if otherwise qualified.
Sec. 111. It shall be the du!,j , of every mayor, sheriff,
deputy sheriff, alderman, justice oftbe peace, and constable
or deputy constable of every: city, comity and township or
district within this Commonwealth, whenever called upon
by any officer of an election, or by any three qualified
electors thereof, to clear any window, or avenue to ally
window, at the place of the general election, which shall
be obstructed in such a way as to prevent voters from
approaching the same, and on neglect or refusal to do on
such requisition, said officer shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor in office, and on conviction, shall be fined
in any sum not less than one hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars; and it shall be the duty of the respect
ive constables of each ward, district or township within
this Commonwealth, Lobe preeint In person or by deputy,
at the plaCe of holding such elections in said Ward, distript
or township, fur the purpOso of preserving the peace, ass
aforesaid.
Sze. 112. It shall be the duty of every peace officer, as
aforesaid, who shall be present at any such disturbance at
an election as is described in this act, to report the same to
the next wort of quarter sessiene, and also the IMMO of the
witness. % he can prove the same; and it shell be theduty
of said eourt to cause indictments to be preferred before the
pan 1 jury against the persons so offending.
Dec. 113. If it shall be made to appear to any court of
quarter sessions of this Commonwealth that any riot or dis
turbance occurred at the time and place of holding any elec
tion under this act, and the constables who are enjoined by
low to attend at such elections have not given information
thereof, according to the provisions of this act, it shall be
the duty of said court to cause the officer or officers, so ne
glecting the duty aforesaid, to be proceeded against by in
dictment for a misdemeanor in office, and on con riction
thereof, the said officer shall be Hued in any sum not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars.
liEc. 114. It shall be the duty of the several courts of
quarter 89841i0118 of this Commonwealth, at the next term of
said court after any election shall have been held under the
act, to cause the respective constables in said county to be
examined on oath, as to whether any breaches of the peace
took place at the election within their respective town
ships, wards or districts, and it shall be the duty of said
constables respectively to make return thereof as part of
their official return at said court.
HUNTINGDON, PA,, FRIDAY OCTOBER 18, 1878.
Election Proclamation
Pursuant to the provisions of the 76th section of the
Act first aforesaid, the Judges of the aforesaid districts
shall respectively take charge of the certificates of returns
of the election in their respective districts, and produce
them at a meeting of one Judge from each district, at the
Court House, iu the Borough of Huntingdon, on the third
day after the election, being on FRIDAY, the Bth day of
November, 1878, then and there to do and perform the
duties required by law of the said Judges.
Where a Judge by sickness or unavoidable accident is
unable to attend such meeting of Judges, the certificate
or return of aforesaid Judge shall be taken charge of by
one of the inspectors or clerks of the election of said
district, who shall do and perform the duties required of
such Judge unable to attend.
By virtue of an Act of Assembly, approved the 12th day
of June, A. D., 1878, I also make further proclamation of
"An Act for the taxation of dogs and the protection of
sheep."
AN ACT for the taxation of dogs and the protection of
sheep.
&Moe I. Be it Ihuictext, dc., That from and after the
passage of this act, there shall be assessed, levied and col
lected annually, with other county taxes, in each of the
townships and boroughs of this commonwealth, from the
owners and keepers of dogs, the following named taxes,
namely : For each male dog, the sum of fifty cents, and
for every female dog the sum of one dollar, to be paid to
the treasurer of the county where collected, to be kept by
him separate and in such manner that he can know how
much has been collected from each township and borough,
and how much paid out for losses or damages, is each, at
any time, to be a fund from a hich persons sustaining loss
or damage to sheep by a dog or dogs, and the necessary
costs iu establishing their claim therefor, and herein pro
vided, may be paid.
SEC. 2. For the purpose of levying and collecting such
taxes, the assessors in each township and borough shall,
annually, at the time of assessing other taxable property,
ascertain and return to the county commissioners of their
county a true statement of all the dogs in their townships
and boroughs, respectively, and the names of the persons
owning or keeping eueh dogs, and how many of each sex
is kept or owned by each pereon; and such commissioners
in each county shall, annually, levy and cause to be col
lected the taxes her n ia before named, with, and in the,
same manner, and for the same compensation, that other
county taxes are collected.
Sao. 3. That whenever any person shall sustain any
loss or damage to sheep by a dog or dogs, in any township
or borough, such person, or his or her agent or attorney;
may complain to any justice of the peace of such townshisi
or borough, in writing, to be signed by thepersonmaking
complaint, stating therein when, where and how such
damage was done, and by whose dog or doge, if known;
whereupon the Justice of the peace to whom such cow
plaiut shall be made, shall cause a notice to be served on
the owner or keeper of the dog or dogs causing the damage,
If known, that a complaint has been made to him of such
loss or damage ; and if the owner or keeper oLsnch dog or
dogs does not appear, as soon as practicable, and settle and
pay for such loss or damage, then such justice shall ap-
point three competent disinterested persons, not related
to the claimant or other persons interested therein,
appraise the lose or damage sustained by the claimant;
and such appraisers, after being sworn or affirmed by such .
justice of the peace, or sonic other competent person, to
perform the duties of their appointment without partially
and according to the best of their judgment and ability,
shall, as soon as practicable, examine the place where
the damage is claimed to have been done, and the sheep
injured or killed, if practicable, and they are requested to
do so, and shall be examined, on oath or affirmation to be
administered by one of them, any witness called before
them by a subpoena from such justice or otherwise, and
atter making diligent inquiry in relation to such claim,
shall determine and report to such justice, in writing,
whether any such damage has been sustained, and the
amount thereof, and who was the owner or keeper of the
dog or dogs, if know; by which such damage has been
done, and whether or not any part thereof was cassed by
a dog owned or kept by the claimant, which report, so
made, shall be signed by a majority of such appraisers,
and delivered to the justice by whom they were appointed
Sic. 4. That upon receiving such report, the said justice
shall immediately make a certificate thereon or thereto,
signed and sealed by him, that such appraisers were duly
appointed and sworn by him, and that they made such
report ; and if by such report it appears that any damages
have been sustained by the complainant, the said justice
shall deliver such report and all papers relating to the
case, to such claimant or his or her agent or attorney,
upon payment of the costs up to that time, hereinafter
provided, (or having secured the same to be paid,) to be
delivered to the commissioners of the county where such
damages have been sustained to be filed in their office.
Sec. b. That upon the oonunissioners of the counts ni
ceiving such report, it shall appear hereby that a cae
tain amount of damage or Teas has been sustained by the
claimant to sheep, by a dog or dogs not owned or kept by I
him or her, they shall immediately draw their order on
the treasurer of such county in favor of the claimant for
the amount of loss or damhge such claimant has sustained
according to such report, with necessary and proper costs
incurred as aforesaid, to be paid out of the fund raised or
to be raised by taxes on dogs as hereinbefore provided;
and if it shall appear by such report or otherwise, that a
responsible person was the owner or keeper of the dog or
dogs by which the damage complained of was done, and
there is a reasonable probability such damages and costs
can be collected from such owner or keeper, then such
commissioners shall immediately proceed, in the manner
provided by law for the collection of debts and costs of
like amount, to collect such damages and costs by a suit
or suits from the owner or owners, or keeper or keepers
of such dog or dogs, and place the proceeds thereof. tees
costs, in the proper sheep fund of the county : Provided,
At any and all times, it shall be the duty of the owner of
any sheep-killing dog or dogs, or any person owning
sheep, to kill any and all dogs guilty of killing sheep
within this commonwealth.
SEC. b. That all dogs iu this commonwealth shall here
after be personal property and subjects of larceny, and
the owner or keeper of any dogs shall be liable to the
county commissioners for all lose or damage to sheep by
such dog, with the necessary costs incurred in recovering
and collecting such damages, including an attorney fee or
five dollars if finally determined before a justice of the
peace, and of ten dollars if tried in a court of common
pleas; but at any time after notice of a claim for dama
ges under the provisions of this act, the owner or keeper
of any drig may tender to the claimant or his agent or
attorney making such claim a snm of money equal to the
loss or damage sustained, ur may offer before a justice of
the peace, with notice to the claimant, his agent or at
torney, as aforesaid, a judgment in an action of trespass,
for tke.amount of such lose or d image, and all coatis up to
the time of such offer, which offer, for a fee of twenty cents
shall be entered on the docket of such justice; and in case
the claimant in mach case. or commissioners, as the case
may be. shall not accept °tench tender or offer ofjudgment
and afterwards on the dual determination of such case
shall not recover a greater amount than the sum so
tendered or for which a judgment has been offered, as
aforesaid, besides the interest and cost since such tender
or offer, as the case may be, such claimant or commission
era shall not recover any costs accruing after such tender
or offer, but shall pay to•the defendant or defendants the
cost such defendant or defendants have incurred since
such offer or tender, including an attorney fee as herein
before provided in ease of a recovery by claimants, Which
coats may be deducted from the amount of any judgment
recovered in such case by the claimants or oonuniasionere,
and if such judgment is not sufficient such costs may be
collected by an action of debt in any court having juris
diction of each amount as in other cases of debt,
Ssc..7. That justices of the peace for the special services
under the provisions of this act, shall be entitled to one
dollar for each case, and the appraisers each one dollar
per day for the time necessarily spent by them in investi
gating each claint;to pa paid by tile clamant is such case.
Sac. S. That at the end of each year the commissioners
of each county shall certify lo the treasurer of the county
the several claims and amounts thereof, filed in their
office under the previsions of the act, remaining unpaid;
4nd jf any such treasurer shall have in his hands, of
moneys collected for the PitYillent thereof, copra than two
hundred drillers above the amount of such claims, he
shall immediately apportion and distribute the excess to the
several school districts in such county, in proportion to the
amount of such balance or excess raised by said tares on
dogs in each or in the sevent townships or boroughs
forming such distrists, respectively, and shall notify the
school treasurer of such districts how much it is entitled
to of such moneys and shall pay the same to such school
treasurers, on their receipts and orders for the same, for
the support of the common schools of such district:
Sec. 9. That this act shall not repeal or affect the
provisions of any special law In relation to the same
subject in any county of this commonwealth.
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See. 10. That the Sheriff of each county, on the request
of the county oan ra tt:stonere, shall cause this act to be
pubbslied thin:pin, with and in the same manner as
notices of thebext general election shall be published;
and for the purpose of deciding whether or not the pro.
Visions of this act are desired in the several counties. the
qualified electors therein may vote at such election , by
ballots written or printed on the outside "Sheep
and on the inside "for the Sheep Law', or "Against the
Sheep Law ;" and in each county wherein it shall appear
by a proper count of such ballots that a majority are ••For
the Sheep Law," tbisact shall immediately take effect, but
in no other county until a majority of the qualified
electors thereof, after like advertisement in like manner,
have determined that they desire this act to take effect
therein Prortdcd, Iliac there shall be no advertisement
or election for such purpose iu any county oftouer than
once in two year:.
4..rrsovicp —The 12th thy of June, A. D. 1878.
J. F. lIARTRANFT.
MODE OF TOTING.
Particular attention is directed to the first section of
the act of assembly, passed the 30th day of March, A. D
1866, entitled "An act regulating the manner of voting at
all elections, In the several counties of this Common
wealth:
1
'That the qualified voters of the several counties of this
common weAlth, at all general, township or borough and
special elections, are hereby hereafter authorized and re
quired to vote, by tickets printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, severally classified as follows:
One ticket shall embrace the names of all judges of courts
voted fur, and be labeled outside 'judiciary - ' one ticket
emit embrace the names of state officers voted for, and be
labeled *'state l" one ticket shall embrace the names of all
county officers voted for, including office of senator, mem
ber and members of assembly, If voted for, and members
of congress, if voted for, and labeled "county ;" one ticket
shall embrace the names of all township officers voted for,
and be labeled "township ;" one ticket shall embrace the
names of all borough officers voted for, and be labeled
“borough;" one ticket shall embrace the words "For the
Sheep Law ;') or "Against the Sheep Law;" labeled on the
outside "Sheep Law ;" and each class shall be deposited
In separate ballot boxes.
Given under my band at Huntingdon, the 27th day of
September, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight and of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and third.
egEmses Osmoz, S/ M'l TRVIN,
Sept, 27, 1078. f SaIRIFF.
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Legal Advertisements
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
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Valuable Real Estate.
Assigned Estate of 'Valiant March and
Joseph March.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Common Pleas for Iluntingdon county, I will
expose to sale, on the premises, in the borough of
Huntingdon, county of Iluntingdon, Pa., on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th, 1878,
at 10 o'clock, a. in., the following described real
estate, to wit
All those certain five lots of ground, sit
uate in the borough of Huntingdon, fronting fifty
feet each on Penn street and ex, ending back there
from one hundred' and fifty feet, and having there
llrr erected A LARGE STEAM
BRICK PLANING MILL, with
the machinery thereto belonging,
with the sheds, office, stable and oth
er outbuildings. This mill is in complete running'
order, and the machinery first-class. The follow
ing constitutes a part of the machinery, to wit :
A large stationary steam engine and boilers, one
Woodworth planer, plough and grooving ma
chine, one large moulding machine, one sticker
machine, one shaping machine, one plough ma
chine with table, one' blind and slat machine, two
circular saws with tables - , one panel raiser, one
gig raw machine, one tenon saw machine, one
mortise machine, one circular rip saw, one cut-off
saw, and other machinery too numerous to mention.
. ALSO—Three other lots of ground, on.
the west side of Penn street in said borough, op
posite the above described Brick Planing Mill
property, being lots Nos. 2, 4 and 5 in block H in
Wharton, Miller and Anderson's addition to West
Huntingdon, each fronting fifty feet on Penn
street, and running back about one hundred and
fifty feet to the Pennsylvania Railroad.
ALSO—Two certain other lots of ground,
situate in said borough, fronting fifty feet each on
Moore street, and running 150 feet to an alley,
being lots Nos. 14 and 15 in block 13 of Wharton,
Miller and Anderson's addition to West Hunting
don, one thereof (lot No. 14) hating
thereon erected a FRAME DWELLING .
HOUSE and outbuildings. The part M. 41
owned by the assignee in the above de- IT
scribed property is the one undivided
half part, one other undivided fourth part is own
ed by Oscar Burnbaurn, and the other undivided
fourth part is owned by Elias Bartol and A. B.
Kennedy, who will join with the assignee in the
sale of the above described property, FO that the
purchaser will take a clear title to the whole. This
is a most desirable property, and one that has al
ways had a very large trade.
ALSO—AII that wessuage or tenement
and lot of ground, situate in the borough of Hun
tingdon, bounded and described as follows, to wit :
Lying and being on the northwest corner of Mifflin
and Seventh streets, extending fifty feet in front
on Seventh street. and running back along Mifflin
street 190 feet to an alley, it being lot No. 1 in
Dorland's addition to the borough of Huntingdon,
and having thereon erected a Large
ritrDouble TWO-STORY BRICK DWELL
' ING HOUSE, with bay window and in
side finished in hard wood. One of the
- - most desirable private residences in the
borough of Huntingdon.
ALSO—AII that certain wessuage or
tenement and lot of ground, situate in the borough
aforesaid, being the north-west corner of Seventh
and Church streets, fronting fifty feet on Seventh
street and running back along Church street 190
feet to an alley, being lot numbered 5 in Dorland's
addition to the borough of Huntingdon,
and having thereon erected a large j , -
TWO-STORY BRICK DWELLING Ise
HOUSE, well finished throughout, with I I : rr
ice house, frame stable, and other out- _-,__
buildings. A very desirable private residence,
having been built by Joseph March exclusively
for his own use.
ALSO—AII that certain part of a lot of
ground, situate in the borough aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, to wit : Lying and be
ng on the northern Ode of Penn street, fronting
twenty-four feet two and three-fourth inehes on
said street, and extending back at right
angles 110 feet, having thereon erected
II!NI a large TWO-STORM D STORE ROOM,
1 1 F11.; being one of the best, if not the best
store room in Minting ion borough, and
most favorably located for business, being situated
in the midst of the business portion of the town.
ALSO—AII thot certain part ofa lot of
ground, situate in the borough aforesaid bounded
and described as follows, to wit: Fronting 26
feet on the south side of Washington street, and
extending back at right angles ninety
feet, it being the north-west corner of •i '
lot number 106 in the plan of said 11111
borough, hying thereon erected a TWO- q
STORY FRAME DWULLING HOUSg. -
ALSO—AII that certain lot of ground,
situate in the borough aforesaid, bounded and
described as follows, to wit : Situated on the east
erly side of Warm Springs road or avenue, com
mencing at the distance of two hundred and fifty
one feet, eight inches northerly along said road
from the northerly line of Gilbert Alines lot and
extending thence along said road fifty
,' } three feet and in depth by lines parallel
I s to said Gilbert Allen's lot, 209 feet,
1 " on which there iserected a TWO-STORY
FRAME DWELLING ROUSE.
ALSO—AII that certain lot of izround,
situate in that part of the borough of iunting
don, known as West Huntingdon, fronting 25 feet
on Mifflin street and running back at right angles
thereto one hundred and fifty feet to an
alley, being the southern half of lot No. -.
190, in Thompsou's addition to the s •
borough of Ituntingdon, having there
on erected a TWO-STORY YRAME _
DWELLING HOUSE, known as the Butler pro
perty.
ALSO—AII that certain piece or parcel
of land situate in the county of Atkinson, and
State of Kansas, to wit : Lots number 17, 18
and 19 in block numbs 3, being a part of the south
half of the south-east quartor of section number
35, town number 5, range 20, commencing at a
point which is thus determined : Beginning at the
south-east eorßer stone of said section number 35,
thence measuring due north 40 rods, thence 630
het west, thence 30 feet north, from the point thus
determined 123 feet north, thence 135 feet west,
thence 128 feet south, thence 135 feet east, con
taining forty-one hundredths of an sere, more or
less.
TERMS OF SALE.—Ono third of tho pur
chase money on confirmation of sale by the Court,
balance in two equal annual payments, with inter
est, to be secured by the judgment bonds of the
purchaser.
W. H. WOODS,
Assignee of Winiatn and Joseph March.
Oct.4-ts.
PUBLIC SALE
-OF
Valuable Real Estate.
The undersigned will sell, at public sale, on the
premises, on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1878.
His Farm, situate on Piney R dge, in Juniata
township, Huntingdon county, Pa., about three
miles from Huntingdon, adjoining lands of Wm.
Geissinger, D. Speck, and others, containing about
TWO HUNDRED & FORTY ACRES,
about one-half cleared and in a good state of cul
tivation, having thereon erected a good LOG
WEATHER - BOARDED HOUSE, a
DOUBLE PEN LOU BARN, and other
ilil I outbuildings, a good ORCHARD, pflr' ,
:°: rl • •''. with different kinds of fruit, such .77- .
4
___..._ ~,. as apples, peaches, pears, plums,
and cherries. There is a well of good water near
the dour, and a never-failing spring near the build
ings. "Bell Crown" school house is on the farm.
The farm can be divided, and will be sold as a
whole or divided to suit purchasers. Those wish
ing to purchase will do well to call and examine
this farm before buying elsewhere.
TERMS.—One-third of the purchase money
cash, and the remainder in three equal annual
payments, with interest, to be secured by judg
ment bond and mortgage.
Oet.4-ta.] WM. 11. McCALL.
DISTRICT COURT of THE UNITED
STATES, FOR THE WESTERN DIS
TRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA.—In Bankruptcy.
This is to give notice, that on the 7th day of Oct..
A. D., 1878, a warrant in Bankruptcy was issued
against the estate of John M. Maguire, of Hunt
ingdon, in the county of Huntingdon, and State of
Pennsylvania, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt
upon his own petition; that the payment of any
debts and the delivery of any property belonging
to such Bankrupt to him or for his use, and
the transfer of any property by him are for
bidden by law; that a meeting of the Creditors
of said Bankrupt to prove their debts, and choose
one or more assignees of his estate, will be held at
a Court of Bankruptcy, to be holden in Hollidays
burg, Pa., before John 13rotherline, esq., Register
on the 22d day of November, A. D., 1878, at 11 o'-
clock, a. in. JOHN HALL,
U. S. Marshal, as Messenger.
Pittsburgh, Oct , 8, IS7B. [ocll-2t
The Huntingdon Journal
J. A. NASH, -
HUNTINGDON, PENN' A
FRIDAY, - - - OCTOBER 18, 1878
Circulation LARGER than any other
Paper in the Juniata Valley.
A Short Catechism in Finance and
Politics.
What is a Government bond ?—Answer. A
printed obligation of the Government to pay
a certain number of dollars, without interest.
What is a greenback ?—A. A Government
note promising to pay the bearer one or more
dollars, without interest.
What is a dollar ?—A. A United States
Government coin, worth 100 cents.
If a man takes up his own note and gives a
new note of his own making for the old note,
is the debt thereby paid 2—A. It is not ; the
obligation is renewed, but not paid.
If the Government takes up one form of its
obligation and gives another for it, is the debt
thereby paid?—A. It is not; the obligation
to pay is renewed in another form.
Can the Government pay its bonds in green
backs ?—A. It cannot, any more than a man
can pay his own note by giving a new note fur
the old one.
If A. holds B.'s note, drawing interest at 6
per cent. per annum, and 8., when called upon
for payment, should offer to pay his note to A.
by giving him a new note, drawing no interest,
what would all honest men think of B. and his
proposition ?—A. They would think that B.
was either a fool or a knave, and his proposi
tion the emanation of a weak-minded or dis
honest man.
A 'greenback being a Government note,
promising to pay dollars, what gives it-value ?
—A. The general belief that the Government
will fulfill its promise.
Why is the greenback worth more now than
during the late war of the rebellion /—A. Bo
cause of the near approach of the time when
the Government will fulfill its promise, and
the belief that the Government will be able to
pay in coin for all the greenbacks that will
be presented for payment after the Ist day of
Jiinuary, 1879.
How much would it add to the value of
greenbacks if the Government would receive
them in payment of custom duties 7—A. Not
more than to of a cent on a dollar at the
most.
If during the late war, when greenbacks
were worth thirty-five cents in gold coin, the
Government had passed a law making them
receivable for customs duties, would that
have made greenbacks worth as much as gold?
—A. It would not; such a law could have in
creased their value but a few cents 'on the
dollar at most.
What will make greenbacks always worth
as much as coin ?—A. Making them redeema
ble in coin on demand,
Cannot it be done in any other manner?—
A. It cannot for any great length of time.
What is money Coin.
Has not the Government the power to make
money of paper by law and keep ii equal with
coin?—A. It bag no power to make money of
paper or to keep paper 'equal in value with
coin unless it be exchangeable for coin.
Is not a greenback money ?—A. It of
money ;itis a promise to pay money. . 4 4
Is not a greenback just as good as if
made a legal tender for all debts ?—A. is
not. There are other uses for money besides
paying debts, .and unless greenbacks are to be
payable in coin they must necessarily be at a
discount, greater or less, according to circum
stances.
Is there enough paper currency in the coun
try ?—A. There is.
Bow can we tell when there is too much
paper currency in the country ?—A. When
there is no coin in circulation it is an indica
tion that there is too much paper afloat.—
When there is too much paper in circulation
it becomes depreciated in value below coin,
anti the coin is hoarded.
wh y did the Government pass a law refus
ing to accept greenbacks and demanding pay
ment of custom duties in coin?—A. Because
the Government needed the coin to pay the
interest on its bonds, and this was the simplest
and easiest way to get it. And Congress dur
ing the war did Pot wish to place itself at the
mercy of the poll gamblers every time its
payments Of interest were due.
Why not pay the interest on the Government
bonds in greenbacks ?—A. Because greenbacks
are not money, and the Government must in
tile end pay money for its obligations, both
principal and interest. It cannot honestly
forever refuse to pay its obligations and con
tinue exchanging one obligation for another
for all time.
If the national banking system was destroyed
and the Government issued all the paper cur
rency of the country , t the anptint being equal
to that ofit4 ands tasued since the commence
ment of the late civil war, what would be the
result ?—A. The country would be flooded with
depreciated paper, prices of everything would
be unsettled, confidence and credit would be
destroyed, fortune's would be made and lost
on paper, all coin would be hoarded, and all
shrewd usiness men would prepare fur the
final crash, which would be inevitable sooner
car later. _ _ _
Why is not a'greenback based on the re
sources of the nation the best paper currency
in the world ?—A. Because it is based simply
on the policy and will of political parCes in
Congress assembled, and in the event of the
policy of Congress biting controlled by those
lybu one fought to destroy the country the
value of the greenback would be greatly im
periled, and might be destroyed, by adverse
legislation.
Why have so many honest people adopted
the greenback or "nation'al" scheme concern
ing national finances ?—A. Because they have
not thoroughly examined the other side of the
question.
What is the principal plank in the National
Greenback Labor platform ?—A. Repudiation.
Take this away, and what is left ?--A. Com
munism.
Who are the most conspicuous, bright and
shining lights in the uew party?—A. Butler,
of the Atlantic coast, and Communist Kear
ney, of the Pacific coast.
For what are . they chie4 noted ?—A. Dom
agogism, office-seeking, and ranting.
Which would be the least detrimental to
the interests of the Government and civilized
society, repudiation, communism, or highway
robbery ?—A. Highway robbery, by far.
Is a majority of the National Greenback
Labor party composed of dishonest men ?—A.
No.
Why, then are they training under such
leaders, who are generally disreputable polit
ical weathercocks and tricksters ?—A. Because
they jumped aboard the craft under a wisap
prenension of the facts.
Ilow long will this long-named, conglom
erate National Greenback Labor Communist
party continue to exist ?—A. Until its true
character is fully known.
Is it, then, a new party, as It is called ?—A.
No*; France had such a party nearly a century
ago.
What was their national piper money,
founded on the property, the fitith and the
resources of the nation, and a full legal tender
for all debts, finally worth when the grand
national monetary system collapsed ?—A.
Nothing.
Why so?—A. Because it was not redeem
able in coin.
Who are some of the prominent statesmen
and patriots of this country who favored a
coin basis for currency circulating as money ?
—A. Washington, Hamilton, Adams, Franklin,
Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Benton, Clay,
Webster, Lincoln; Chase, Fessendun, Greeley,
Sumner, Lovejoy, Grant, and a host of others,
living and dead,
Who are the leading advocates of a national
monetary system with a paper currency to be
used as money and not to be redeemed in coin ?
—A. M. M. 'Pomeroy (Brick) ; Salm F. Cary,
political weather-cock,and one who perpetually
hides truth under a bushel ; Peter Cooper, re
spectable octogenarian, in his second child
hood ; Ben. F. Butler, demagogue ; pe q uis
Kearney, Communist; Moses Weuton Field,
bounty-grabber, and a few other ranting no
bodies.
Whose opinions in regard to financial mat
ters are worth the most, the statesmen begin
ning with Washington, or the repudiation
pigmies beginning with Brick cowpo x ? Let
the people answer,
W.S. Stenger Nominated!
- - Editor.
J, A, MAGEE SOLD OUT !
ONE OF HIS CONFEREES "PERSUADED"!
WAS THERE MONEY IN IT?
$l,OOO MD A $2,500 APPOINTIENT PROMISBD !
OLD MAN SWINEFORD SAYS HE WAS OF
FERED KM IF LIE WOULD VOTE FOR
STENGER ; WHEN COMPELLED TO FACE
THE CHARGE, DENIED IT, BUT WAS
COMPELLED BY IR. ARNOLD TO ADMIT
THAT HE DID SAY SO. HE AFTERWARDS
VOTED FOR STENGER..
The following history of the late Democratic
Congressinal Conference is taken from the
Perry County Democrat, lion. J. A. Magee's
paper, and we leave the reader to judge how
Mr. Stenger's nomination was brought about :
The Democratic Congressional Conference
met at Patterson on the 17th Sept., and organ
ized by calling Robert Swineford, of Snyder,
to the chair. The names of the Secretaries
and of the Conferees from the several counties
composing the district were given in our last
issue.
The Conferees from Franklin and Fulton
were instructed for W. S. Stenger ; those from
Huntingdon for John M. Bailey, and those
from Snyder, .Juniata and Perry for John A.
Magee—each Aounty being represented by
three confereeT, making 18 in all.
Balloting was at once proceeded with, 6 vo
ting for Stenger, 3 for Bailey and 9 for Magee.
On the next day, after the 37th ballot, the
name of John M. Bailey was withdrawn, as he
declared to us and to two or three others,
without his consent, which declaration lie af
terward denied and upon his return to Hunt
ingdon telegraphed to one of his conferees that
the withdrawal of his name bad been with his
knowledge and by his consent.
Notwithstandingtbe Huntingdon convention
bad declared by a vote of 85 to 7 that W, S.
Stenger was not even the second choice of the
Democracy of that minty for Congress, all
three of the conferees cast their votes for Mr.
Stenger after Mr. Bailey was withdrawn, thus
making the conference a tie.
It soon became apparent that undue influ
ences were at work to secure a vcte from Sny
der for Mr. Stenger. The old man Swineford,
who is about 70 years of age, was taken to the
rooms of the friends of Mr. Stenger and was
lionized, flattered, treated to strong drink,
constantly surrounded by the conferees of Mr.
Stenger and R. Bruce Petriken, of Huntingdon,
whose special mission seemed to be to keep
him well in hand and prevent his association
with the friends of him for whom lie was pledg
ed and instructed to vote. This continued for
two days and two nights and finally it became
necessary to get the old man away from the
high toned and honorable gentlemen who had
him in charge. Accordingly Dr. Fisher, of
Juniata, persuaded him to go with him to the
house of a friend in Patterson, where he spent
the evening and the next morning he was so
ber and clothed in his right mind.
Just before the withdrawal of Mr. Bailey it
was given out that his name would be with
drawn, that his conferees would go for Mr.
Stenger, and that the tenth man had been se
cured. Believing this statement to be true, we
remarked to Judge Dickson, a quiet, mild
mannered old gentleman and conferee from
Fulton, but one whose memory is sadly defi
cient, that if Mr. Stenger shoold he nominated
by purchase of one of our instructed conferees,
or by other undue influence, we would put up
his name at the head °four columns, but would
put underneath it ; "Nominated by fraud." He
reported us as saying that if Mr. Stenger were
nominated it would be by fraud and we would
put up his name and underneath it say : "Nom
inated by Fraud." A committee was appoint
ed to wait on us and invite us to explain be
fore the conference the, language used. We
very cheerfully responded to the invitation
and repeated the words used to Judge Dickson.
The old gentleman replied that he did noire
member that there was a qualifying clause
used by us, but Dr. Arnold, one of the eon
ferees of Juniata, at once stepped forward and
stated that he was present when the remark
had been made and our version of the lan
gLage used was precisely the words uttered by
us. Thus fell flat what was intended as a
coup d'etat.
We then deemed it to be our duty before
leaving the room, to say to the conferees that
we had learned that one of their number had
said that he could get $5OO for his vote. This
raised a storm and Mr. McKibben, of Franklin,
became much excited and demands were loud
ly made to name the man, give your author,
Ste. We frankly stated that no conferee had
made such admission to us but that one of
their number hadao said, in presence of
three or four reputable gentlemen, whom we
would bring forward if the conference would
permit. But Mr. Parker, of Fulton, protested
against hearing any "outside testimony" and
insisted that we must name the conferee who
had said be was offered, or lie could get, $5OO
fur his vote. Again and again we proposed to
furnish the proof of such au aasertion having
been made by a conferee, hut the friends of
Mr. Stenger refused to let us do so. We were
then impelled to ask them whether we were to
have the Electoral Commission business re
peated here? At length the old tuan Swine
ford rose and said that some such talk about
him had been heard and asked us whether he
was the man ? We replied that we desired it
to be distinctly understrod that tee brought no
such charge against hint or any other conferee,
but that he wtis the wan so charged. Ile ap
pealed to Heaven to bear hint witness that he
had not been approached, or words to that
effect. We then turned to Dr Arnold, who at
once came forward and addressing Mr. Swine
ford as "our worthy ,'resident," said,whatever
the motive, whether thoughtlessly or sportive
ly, he, Mr. Swineford, had said, the evening
before, in his presence and in the presence of
two cr three other gentlemen, that he could ,
get $5OO for his vote. The Doctor then re-
minded him, in truly eloquent language, of
what on s of the others present had said in re
gard to Fraud and Corruption having crept
into a Democratic conference, and how he,
the old gentleman from soyder, had so feel
ingly spoken °flits veputation and the disgrace
that would surely fall upon himself and his
family were he to listen to such a proposal,
When the Dr. had concluded Mr. Swineford
arose and in most solemn tones replied "Well
I will not deny I said so, but no money was
offered me," or words to that effect.
Thus ended a most unpleasant sitting of
the conference and a recess was had.
From that time until the conference adjourn
ed at Patterson to meet at Newport the old
man seemed to be himself, associated more
freely with our friends and we were led to
believe, from his actions and his protestations
of fidelity to us, that he was beyond the reach
of those who sought his vote for Mr. Stenger.
But there was another matter of grave
importance warred during the sitting of the
conference at Patterson. We will, however,
preface the recital of this event by saying that
Judge Bucher was professedly our test friend
and had assisted in having Snyder county
declare for us. Indeed, he bad expressed
himself as glad that an opportunity presented
itself no serve us. He is presumed to carry
the county of Snyder in the hollow of bia
hand and we were truly grateful for the ser
vice he had rendered ns and would have con
tinued to be grateful to the day of our death
had he mat undone with the conferees all he
lied done to have the county instruct for us.
After Bailey, who is the brothe to,law of
Fisher, the Republican candidate ' bad been
withdrawn and raw fruitless ballots had
been had, 11r. Swineford telegraphed Judge
Bucher that they were in a tight place and
asked him what the Snyder men should do.
The Judge replied : "Do as you have been
doing,"—that was, continue to vote for Magee.
The old man Swineford showed a copy of his
dispatch and the ieplyi el Judge lecher to
the friends of Mr. Stenger and they were
greatly incensed thereat. From that day
until the hour Swineford betrayed his trust
Bucher was looked to by friends of Stenger
as the only man who could break the dead.
lock. On Monday of last week, Sept. 30th,
Bucher and Stenger met and hada conference
at Ilarrisburg and on the Friday fortnoon fol
lowing Swineford cast his ballot foi Stenger.
On Saturday, Sept. 21st, the conferelce
adjourned at Patterson to meet at Newport on
the following Monday.
The conferees came together at Neap )rt
without any apparent change and the balloting
was resumed—the vote standing 9 to 9 on
each ballot. But it was not long until the
integrity of Judge O'Neil one, of the Snyder
conferees, was most vigordusly bat-unsuc
cessfully assailed. A glass eyed, dapper little
gentleman named Pfahler, the Chairman of
the Democratic Committee of Snyder, made
his appearance. Stenger emissaries had been
sent to that county to work up a sentiment in
behalf of the contemplated treason. Pfahler
came on yVedneaday evening, left for home on
Thursday morning and returned on Thursday
night and reported that the county committee
recommended the nomination of Stenger; but
Squire Teats, a member of the committee,
chanced to come to Newport the saroeiYening
and knew nothing of any meeting of the com
mittee having been held. No suckuction had
been had by the comtult,teo es
,repforttal by
Pfahler. About the same time B. M. Need and
Col. Everhart, clerks in Auditor General Bill
Schell's office, came upon tire scene, find a
Dr. Gemmlll, formerly of Huntingdon, but
now of Philadelphia, came with instructions
from somebody to somebody. The Huntingdon
conferees, who had been representing nobody
but themselves from the moment Bailey was
withdrawn, and regardless of the resolution
repudiating Stenger, continued to stubbornly
vote for the man who was declared to be not
even the second choice of the Democracy of
their county. '
Oa Friday, it having bectune azipa.reat that
something else bad to be done before Mr.
Stenger could be niiminsted; a - litution to ad
journ was carried and the conference ad
journed to meet at the same place on the
following Thursday, Oct. 3,
Conferellue "let at - the tine anti:plseet ap
pointed. It was immediately given out that a
nornioation certidn'Cy bemaike ..or4
before Saturday ittdbitrAiends 10r44.4.14eit1y
vigilant. On - Frid'ajr rtiurning t're irtre in
formed that Chas. P. Ulrich, a Snyder county
young attorney, who hail - been substituted the
week before for Col. ffillbish with our con
sent, was the man who was to consummate
the treason. We resolved at once to spare
him the disgrace and reproach that would
forever attach to his name and sought an in
terview with him. Mr. Swineford was with
him at our rooms in the Miller hotel. The
conference bad taken an half-hour recess.—
Before we could tell him what we eame to say
the old man Swineford remarked that the
deadlock must be broken, which remark was
repeated by young Ulrich. We told them that
it was not fcr them to do so; that they were
instructed conferees ; that the Huntingdon men
were alone free to act ; that for any one of the
Snyder men to violate his instructions was to
invoke the execrations of the Democracy of
the district, and telling them to remain where
they were for a moment, we went down stairs
and called several of the conferees of Juniata
and Perry and had them accompany ua into
the presence of the men who were willing to
sacrifice themselves upon the altar erected by
Speer, Bucher, Stenger anclthe ecntioritibtrs.
We requested Mr. Swineford and Mr. trlifeb,
if they could no longer serve ns nem:tilting to
the instructions of their county convention,
they should retire and we wonld appornt others
in their place ; we read Mr. Ulrich the letter
lie bad brought ns the evening before from
Mr. Hillbish, in which be was pledged to
stand by us to the close of the conference ; we
also read him a copy of the letter appointing
our conferees, wherein it was conditioned
that if they accepted the appointment they
were to stand by us to the 1a.4 ; but seeing
that we bad made no impression upon either
of them we resolved to remove them both and
proceeded to say that it was evident that they
intended to violate their instructione and we
would revoke their appointments. Just at
this moment Mr. Swineford declared that he
would "stand by us to the last," bnt Mr. Ul
rich, not responding, we declared him removed
and discharged hint from further seevioe as
conferee. The conference reconverted in a
few minutes thereafter. Mr. Ulrich did not
attend, but Mr. Swineford, with a falsehood
fresh upon his lips, went in and voted for Mr.
Stenger.
.., .
A motion WR3 made to make the nomination
unanimous, which was not agreed to—Messes.
Fisher, Walls, Arnold, SRonenberger, Markel,
Sheibley and Judge (Ygejr, 4v.otiug no.
Just before the last ballot was , had. Mr.
Markel made a most stirring g e nd eloquent
appeal for justice to Perry, and reconatod the
as it
oircnmstanees attending. 04a. e n
1874, when Mr. Stenger was 2 ' &Glinted
ibr Congress. Dr.'Arnold hill alliket,
and as Mr. Swineford had titokinote44lsof t . o
the next ballot Le would vi
reminded him of the great respixisibilfiYc be
Wag about to take upon himr.rlf—by violating
the clearly expressed instructions of
county which he in part represented; that it
was a grave thing to stab a friend in the back
and pointing-, the finger of scorn at him, ex
claimed: to Brute.
The bal o. was bad ; Swineford voted for
Stenger; tue conference called in the man
thus named as the Democratic candidate for
Congress, who returned thanks.for a nomina
tion thus made, and the conference adjourned
sine die.
After the conference lied adjourned Judge
O'Neil declared in dur presence, and in the
presence of a number of others, that be had
been offered $l,OOO and the dispoSel of an
appointment worth $2,500 for his vole, but
that lie had spurned the proffered bribe.
That the nomination of Mr. Stenger was
expected to be made by a conferee from Soy
der, it need only be mentioned that prior to
the meeting of the conference it was 'boldly
proclaimed by certain friends of, 111r:itataager
that lie would be thus nominatedAuLleets
were offered that he would be tiftetditiee
through dcfectiou in the Suyder
Mr. Fisher, the Republican candidate, a week
before the meeting of our conference, informed
his friends in Franklin tFat his brcither-in.law
Bailey would be withdrawn and that Stenger
would be his antagonist. That the whole thing
was a put iip job to defeat the will of a
majority of the Democracy of the dis
triet is plainly apparent to all who are ac
quainted with the insand outs of the conference.
Six instructed delegates are joined by the
three conferees from Huntingdon, who vote
against the declared will and wish of their
constituents. The combination still lacks one
Vote to make a majority. That one vote is
finally secured by inducing an aged man to
betray his trust. We du not allege that any
body purchased anybody to secure the nomi
nation of Mr, Stenger, nor do we insinuate
that money was actually employed to bring
about a nomination, bat we du say that a
conferee, after a solemn denial admitted in
the conference that he had told Dr. Arnold
and other gentlemen that he could get $5OO
for his vote. Judge O'Neil was approached
and informed that mi check for $l,OOO would
be placed in the hands of any one he might
name, to be handed over to him after the
needed vote bad been oast. Who the parties
are that made these offers we know not, but
of course they were not friends of ours.
Had the whole delegation from Snyder
taken the firm positien at the first session of
the conference that the true and manly con
ferees of Juniata and Perry took and main
tained to the end, those would have been a
Domination made at Pattersoni bat from the
first day to the last there 'watt a rnauilest
wavering in their lines atid *OA inclined to
believe that .Me. Stenger's Meade were certain
before the conference assembled that they
would souuer or later get a vote from Snyder
county. _ _
sow, Democrats of Perry, we bare given
you a history of the Congressional conference
which, after long delay, bas placed M r. 'Stenger
in nomination for Congress. If* moralisation
thus made commands your respect, respect it.
If it deserves your cordial sopport,•support it.
Twice have you helped to elect hirn to the
high and honorable position be seeks to fill a
third time. It is an unusual honor for the
counties composing this district to bestow
upon any man, but as he is presented by the
largest, the richest, and most populous county
in the district, It is expeoted, Democrats of
Perry, thiti you will roll up for him a rousing
majority on the sth of next November.
NO. 41.