VOL. 42.
The Huntingdon Journal.
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Election Proclamation.
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VLEOTION PROCLAMATION.
.- 1 - 14 Whereas, by an act of the General Assem
bly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "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 of eets to be elected,
and the time • wed plows of-holding said elections in the
election districts, and the laws governing the holding
thereof :
Now therefore, I, SAN'L. H. IRVIN, High Sher
iff of Huntingdon county, do hereby made known that
the General Election will be held in and for said county
On Tuesday, November sth, 1878,
it being the Tuesday following the first Monday of No.
vember, (the polls to be opened at seven o'clock a. m., and
closed at seven o'clock p. tn.) at which time the Freemen
of Houtindon county will vote by ballot for the following
officers, namely:
One person for the office of Governor of tho Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
One person fur the office of Supreme Judge of the Corn
inon wealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for the offioe 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
iugdon, Franklin, Fulton, Perry, Juniata and Snyder.
Two persons to represent Huntingdon county in the
General Assembly of Pennsylvania.
One person for the office of Prothonotary of Hunting
don county.
One person for the office of Register and Recorder of
Huntingdon county.
One person fir the office of District Attorney of Hunt-
Liedon county.
Use person for the office of Treasurer of Huntingdon
county.
Three persons for the office of COLlialiSziollol' of Hunting
don county.
One persons for Director of the Poor of Huntingdon
county.
Two persons fur the office of Auditor of Huntingdon
county.
The Election Polls in all the wards, townships, boroughs,
and districts of the county shall be opened at 7 o'clock
a. x, and closed at 7 o'clock P. K.
Io pursuance of said act, 1 also hereby make known and
give notice, that the places of holding the aforesaid general
election in the several election districts within the
county of Huntingdon, are as follows, to wit :
Ist district, composed of the township of Henderson, at
the Union. School House.
2d dis'eict, composed of Dublin township, at Pleasant
Hill 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 howse in the town of Warriorsmark.
4th district composed of the township of Hopewell, at
the house of Levi Houpt.
6th district, composed of the township of Barree, at the
house of James Livingston, in the town of Saulaburg, in
said township.
6th district composed of the borough of Shirleyeburg,
and all that part of the township of Shirley not included
within 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
westcorner of Tobias Caufman's Farm on the bank of the
Little Juniata river, to the lower end of Jackson's nar
rows, thence in a northwesterly direction to the must
sonthernly part of the farm owned by Michael Maguire,
thence north 40 degrees west to the top of Tussey's moun
tain to intersect the line of Franklin township, thence
stlung the said line to the Little Juniata river, thence
clown the same to place of beginning, at the public school
noose opposite the Gennau Reformed Church, iu the bor
ough of Alexandria.
Stb district, composed of the township of Franklin, at.
the public School House, in the village of Franklinville,
in said township.
9th district, composed of Tell township, at the Union
flout house, near the Union meeting house in sa;d twp.
district, composed of Springfield township, at the
school house, near Hugh Madden's, in said township.
11th district, composed of 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 composed of the township of West, at the
public school house, on the farm now owned by Hide!
Lewis, (formerly owned by James Ennis) in said town
ship.
15th district; cOmpoSed of Walker township, at the
house of Benjamin Magahy, in McConnelstown.
16th district, composed of the township of Tod, at the
Green school house, iu said township.
17th district, composed of Oneida township, at Centre
Union School douse.
18th district, composed of Cromwell township, at the
Rock Hill School House.
19th 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
Win. Genet:ller, and the tract of land now owned by
George and John Shoeuberger, known as the Porter tract,
situate is the township of Warriorsmark, at the public
school house in said borough.
20th district, composed of the township of Cass, at the
public school house iu Cass-ille, in said township.
21st district, composed of the township of Jackson at the
public house of Edward Littles. at McAleavy's Fort, in
said township.
22d djs'rict, composed of the township of Clay, at the
public school houee 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 all that part of Shirley township, Huntingdon coun
ty, lying and being within the following described boon
ilaries, (except the borough of Mount Union,) namely :
Itteginuing at the intersection of Union and Shirley town
ship Haw with the Juniata river, on the south side there
at; thence along said Union township line fur thedistance
of three miles from said river: thence eastwardly, by a
straight line, to the point where the main road from
Eby'e mill to Germisuy voiles, crosses the summit of
Sandy ridge; thence northwardiy along the summit of
Sandy ridge to the river Juniata, and thence up said river
to the place of beginning, shall hereafter form a separate
election district; that the qualified voters of said election
district shall hereafter hold their general and township
.elections in the public school house in Mount Union, in
said district.
25th district, composed of all that territory lying north
klistward of a line beginning at the Juniata riveraud run
ning thence in a direct line along the centre of 4th Street
in the borough of Huntingdon, to the lina.olOneida town
ship, constituting the First Ward of saieborough, at the
south east window of the Court House. _
26th district, composed of all that territory lying west
of the First Ward and east of the centre of 1 - th*istreet
composing the second Ward at 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
is a direct line along the centre of 11th street to the line
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,
,3 o. 831 Washington street, in said borough.
26th district, composed of all that territory north of the
third ward of said borongleconstitutiug the Fourth Ward,
at the public School. House near Cherry Alley, in said
borough.
:7 29th district composed of the township of Loge's and
the borough of Petersburg, at the school house, in the
borough of Petersburg.
30th district, composed of Juniata township at Hawn's
school hew, is said.township.
31st district, composed of Carbon township, recent'y
erected out ofis part of the territory ofTod township to wit:
commencing at a ellestunt oak, oil the summit of Terrace
mountain, at the Hopewell township line opposite the
dividing ridge, in the Little - alley; thence south fitly
two degrees, east three hundred and sixty perches to a
stone heap on the Western Summit of Broad Top ni.niu
fain ; thence north sixty seven 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; tbedce small fourteen degrees,
east three hundree 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-five degrees, east nine hundred and thirty
four perches, to &aerie heap on the Clay township line,
at the Public School House, in the village of Dudley.
32d district, composed of the borough of Coalmont, at
the public school house in said borough.
33d district, composed of Lincoln township, beginning
et a pine on the summit of mosey mountain on the line
between Blair and Huntingdon counties, thence by the
division 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 hundred and 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 Tuesey mountain; thence along
said summit with line of Blair county to place of begin
ning at Coffee Run School House.
34th district, composed of the boroughofMapleton,at the
public school house in said borough.
:15th district, composed of the borough of Mount Union,
at the public school house in said borough.
38th 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 dietrict, composed of the borough of Shade Gap,
at the public school house in said borough.
39th district, the borough of Orbieouia, at the public
school house.
40th district, composed of the borough of Marklesburg,
et the main public school house is said borough.
41st district, composed of the borough of Saltillo, at the
public reboot house in said borough.
42d district, composed of the borough of Dudley, inc.°,
Isk• mted on the 13th November, 1876, at the public school
home, in said borough.
The 15th Section of Art. 8, of the Constitution, providee:
Stone's 15. No person shall be qualified to servo as an
election officer who shall hold or shall within two mouths
have held an office, appointment or employment in or
nutlet the government of the United States or of this
State, or of any city, or county, or of any municipal
board; commission or trust in any city, save only
Justices of the peace, and alderman, notaries public anti
persons in military services of the State ;
nor shall any
election officer be eligible to ary civil office to be filled
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 Ist Tuesday of November, andeach
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 election, 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 nut
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
hour after the time fixed by law for the spening 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 ono of their number to
fill the vacancy. •
It shall be the duty of the several assessors of each dis
trict to attend at the place of holding every general,
special or township election, during the whole tune 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 asesss
ment 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 Constitution.
Servos 1. Every male citizen twenty-one years of age,
possessing the following qualifications, shall be entitled
to vote at all elections.
First—lle shall have been a citizen of the United States
at least one month.
SeeontL—He shall have resided in the State one year,
(or if having previously been a qualified elector or native
born citizen of the State, he 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.
Fourth.—lf twenty-two years of age and upwards, be shall
have paid within two years a State or county tax, which
shall have been assessed at least two months anu paid at
least one month before the election.
By Section 1 of act of 30th of March, 1868, it is provided
as 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 for, and to be labeled outside "judiciary ;" ono 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 Congress, if voted for, and be
labeled, "county ;" one ticket shall embrace the mune of
all township officers voted for, and he labeled,"township;"
one ticket shall embrace the names of all borough officers
voted for, and shall be labeled "borough;" and earls class
shall be deposited in separate ballot boxes.
Ssortort 13. For the purpose of voting no person shall
be deemed to have gained a residence by reason of his
presence or lost it by reason of hie 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 learuiog, nor while kept in any
poor house or other asylum at public expense, nor while
confined in public prison.
Seems 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 number 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 name 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 any elector shall have voted unless required to
do so as witnesses in a judicial proceeding.
Sums; 8. Whenever any of the 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 registration of electors shall be
unifin a throughout the State but no elector shall be de
prived of the privilege of voting by reason of his name
not being registered.
Seems 9. Any person who shall, while a candidate for
office, be guilty of bribery, fraud, or willful violation of
any election law, shall 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, in addition to any penalties provided by law.
be deprived of the right of suffrage absolutely fora term
of four years.
Aud also to the following Acts of Assembly now in
force in this State, viz
&smog S. At the opening of the polls at all elections
it shall be the duty of the judges of election for
their respective districts to designate one of the inspectors,
whose duty it shall be 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 it shall be received, and the number recorded by
the clerks on the list of voters opposite the name of the
elector from whom received. And any voter voting two or
more tickets, the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with the number corresponding with the num
ber to the name of the voter. Any elector may 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 not to disclose how any elector shall
have voted, unless, required to do so as witnesses in a ju
dicial proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks, and over
seen of any election held under this act, shall, before en
tering upon their duties, be duly sworn or affirmed in the
presence of each other. The judge shall be sworn by 114
minority inspector, if there shall be such minority inspec
tor, and in case there be no minority inspector,
then bx a justice of the peace or alderman, and
the inspector., overseers, and clerks shall be sworn
by the judge. Certificates 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 fails
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 ally 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, or both, in the dis
cretion of the court.
I also give official notice to the electors of - Huntingdon
County, that by an act entitled "Au Act further suppli
menial to the act relative tp 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
duceat least one qualified voter of the district as a wit
ness to the residence of the claimant in the district in
which be claims to be a voter, for a period of et least two
menthe next preceding said election, which witness shall
be sworn or sabred and subscribe a written or partly writ
ten and partly printed affidavit to the facts stated by him,
which affidavits shall define clearly where the residence is,
of the person so claiming to be a voter ; and the person so
claiming the right to vote shall also' take and subscribe
a written or partly written and partly printed affidavit,
stating to the best of his knowledge and belief, where and
when he was born; that he hag 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 of formerly a qualified elector or a native born
citizen thereof, and has removed therefrom and returned ;
that helms resided therein six months next proceeding 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 proceeding said election ; that he has not
moved into the district fur the purpose of voting therein ;
that he 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 ; and if a naturalized citizen shall also state
when, where and by what court he wae naturalized, and
sh ill also produce his certificate 1.1 naturalization for ex
amination ; that said affidavit shall also state when and
where the tax claimed to be paid by the affiant was as
sessed, and when, where and to whom paid ; anti the tax
receipt therefor shall lie produced for examination, mi
le. the Mfiant 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 shall take and
subscribe an affidavit, that he is a native-born citizen of
the United States, (or if born elsewhere, shall Mate the fact
in his affidavit, and shall produce evidence that he has
been natnnlized, 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 state one year, or, if a na
tive-born citizen of the State and removed therefrom anti
returned, that ha has resided therein six months next
preceding said election, and in the election district imme
mediately two months preceding such election, lie shall
be entitled to vote. although he shall not have paid taxes ;
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 anti shall remain
on file within the Prothonotary's office, subject to exami
nation, as other election papers are ; if the election officers
shall find 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 list of taxables by the
election officers, the word "tax" being added where the
claimant claims to vote on tax, 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 of persons
voting at such election.
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Also, that in Section 11th of said Act, it is provided that
It shall be lawful for any qualified citizen of the district,
notwithstanding the name of the proposed voter is con
tained on the list of the resident taxiibles, 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 five
years, consecutively, a voter in the district in which he
offers his vote ; and on the vote of such person being re
ceived, it shall be the duty of the Election officers to write
or stamp on such certificate the word "voted," with the
day, mouth and year ; and if any election officer:or officers
shall receive a second vote on the same day, by virtue of
the same certificate, excepting where eons are entited to
vote by virtue of the naturalization of their fathers, they
and the person who shall offer such second vote, upon so
offending shall be guilty of high misdemeanor and
on conviction thereof, be fitted or imprisoned, or both,
at the discretion of the Court; but the fine shall not ex
ceed five hundrecr, dollars iu each awe, nor the imprison
men` more than one year ; the like punishment shall be
inflicted on conviction on the officers of election who
shall neglect or refuse to make, or cause to 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 this is a supplement, from any person
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Election Proclamation
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, and shall admit such person to vote
without requiring such proof, every person so offending
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be sentenced for every such offense, to pity a
tine not exceeding five hnndred 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, the officers
of election shall proceed to count all the votes cast for
each candidate voted for, and make 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, and shall be signed by all of said officers and cer
tified by overseers, if any, or if net 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
from the window to the citizens present, and a brief state
ment showing tte votes received by each candidate shall
be made and signed by the election officers as soon as the
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 oaths
of officers, and another of said envelopes shall be given to
the minority inspector. All judges living within twelve
miles of the prothonotary's office, or within twenty-noir
miles, if their residence be in a town, village or city upon
the line of railroad leadin.t to the county seat, shall, be
fore two o'clock post meridan of the day after the election,
and all other judges shall, before twelve o'clock mei idan
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 firing mark
ed thereon, and shall he 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
President judge, 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 anti com
puted by such of its officers and such sworn assistants as
the court shall appoint, in the presence of the judge or
judges of said court, and the returns certified and certifi
cates of election issued under the iota of the court as is
now required to be done by return judges ; and the vote as
so computed and certified, shall bemade a matter of record
in said court. The sessions of the said court shall be open
to the public. And in case the return of any election dis
trict shall be missing when the returns are presented, or
in case of complaint of a qualified elector under oath,
charging palpable fraud or mistake, and 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 in the judgment of the court it shall
be necessary to ajust return, said court shall issue sum
mary process against the election officers and overseers,
if any, of the election district complained of, to bring
them forthwith into court, with all election papers in their
possession ; and if palpable mistake or fraud shall be dis
covered, 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 fraud or
mistake shall be decided by the said court within three
days after the day the returns are brought into court for
computation ; and the said inquiry shall 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 shall 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, or in regard to any ether 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 rotation to any matter and thing concerning
which they shall be lawfully interrogated by any of said
officers or overseers shall be puuntlied as perjury.
Seems 5. 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 C. Any person who shall give, or promise or
offer to give, to au 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'' , vote or for the withholding thereof, and 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 for ouch cause before the election officers. shall be
required to swearer aflirm that the matter of the chal
lenge is untrue before his vote shall be received.
SECTION 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 if ally assessor shall knowingly assess any
person as a voter who is not qualified, or shall wilfully
refuse to assent 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 dis
cretion of the court, and also be subject to an action for
damages by the party aggrieved ; and if any person shall
fraudulently alter, add to, deface 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 fraudulent or mischievous intent, or for any improp
er purpose, the person so offending shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment
not exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the
court; and if any person shall, by violence and intimida
tion, drive, or attempt to drive from the polls, any person
or persons appointed by the court to act as 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 it misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
not exceeding two years, or both at the discretion of the
court. Any person who shall on the day of any election,
visit a polling place in any election 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 the 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 offering to vote, such per
son shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereofothall be punished by a fine not 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 how any elector shall have' voted, union required
to doso in a judicial proceeding, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollar.. or by im
prisonment not exceeding two years, or both, in the
discretion of the court.
SEC. 4. Ou the petition of five or more citizens of any
election district, setting forth that the appointment of
overseers is a reasonable precaution to secure the purity
and fairness of the election in 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
concurring, to appoint two judicious, eoberand intelligent
citizens of the said district belonging to different political
parties, overseers of election to supervise the proceedings
of the election officers thereof, and to make report of the
same as they may be required by such court. Said 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 election during the whole time the same is
held, the votes taunted, and the returns made out and
signed by the election officers; to keepa list of the voters,
if they see proper; to challenge any person offering to
vote, and interrogate him and his witnesses under oath,
in regard to his right of suffrage at said election, and to
examine his papers produced ; and the officers of said
election are required to afford to said overseers,
so selected
and appointed every convenience and facility for 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, sncli ofiicer or officers shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be fitted not exceeeing one thousand dollars, or imprison
ment not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of
the court: or if the overseers shall be driven away from
the polls by violence or intimidation, all the votes pulled
in such election district may be rejected by the proper
tribunal trying a contest under said election, or a part or
portion of such votes aforesaid may be counted, as such
tribunal may deem necessary to a just 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 use or threaten any violence to any such offi
cer, and shall interrupt or improperly interfere with him
in the execution of his duty, 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 hun
dred dollars, to be imprisoned fur any time not less than
one nor more than twelve months, 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 was committed,
and nut entitled to vote therein, ou conviction, he shall
be sentenced to pay a fine not less than ono hundred net
more then one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned 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. an election within the Commonwealth,
or shall offer to make any such bet or wager, either by
verbal proelaa.ation thereof or by any written or printed
advertisement, or invite any person or persons to make
Such bet or wager, upon conviction thereufheor they shall
forfeit and pay three times the amount so bet or offered to
be bet.
Election officers µ•ill take notice that the act entitled
'•A Portlier Supplement to the Election la►ws of this Com
monwealth," disqualifying deserters from the army of the
United States from voting, has recently been declared un
eonstituponal by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, is now
null and void, imil that all persons formerly disqualified
thereunder are now lawful voters, if otherwise qualified.
Sec. 111. It shall be the duty of every mayor, sheriff,
deputy sheriff, alderman, justice ofttie peace, and constable
or deputy constable of every city, county 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 any
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 ou 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 raipect
ive constables of each ward, district or township within
this Commonwealth, tube present in person or by deputy,
at the place of holding such elections in said ward, district
or township, for the purpose of preserving the pesos, as
aforesaid.
See. 112. It shall be the duty of every peace officer, es
aforesaid, who shall be present at any such disturbance at
an election us is described in this act, to report the same to
the next court of quarter sessions, and aiso the namesofthe
witnesses she can prove the same; and it shall be the duty
of said court to cause indictments to be preferred before the
gran I jury against the persons 80 offending.
Sec. 113. If it shall be made to appear to any court of
quarter sessions of thlaCommouwealth 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
law to attend at such elections bare 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 tuledemeanor in office, and on con Diction
thereof, the said officer shall be fined In any sum not ex
ceeding one hundred dollars.
Sac. 114. It shall be the duty of the several courts of
quarter sessions 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, auto 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, Pk), FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 1878.
Election Proclamation
By virtue of an Act of Assembly, approved the 12th day
of Jute, A. D., Ir,7S, 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.
fiscrios 1. Be it Enacted, etc., 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 ot fifty cents and
for every female dog the stun 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 be can know how
much lets been collected from each township and borough,
and bow much paid out for losses or damages, in each, at
any time, to be a fund from which persons sustaining loss
or damage to sheep by a dog or dogs, and the necessary
coats in 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 ot their
county a true statement of all the doge in their townships
and boroughs, respectively, and the names of the persons
owning or keeping such dugs, and how many of each sex
is kept or owned by each person ; and such commissioners
in each county shall, annually, levy and cause to be col
lected the taxes herein before named, with, and in the
same manner, and for the same compensation, that other
county taxes are collected.
Sac. 3. That whenever any person shall sustain any
loss or damage to sheep by a deg or dogs, in ally township
or borough, such person, or his or her agent or attorney,
may complain to any justice of the peace of such township
or borough, in writing, to be signed by the person making
complaint, stating therein when, where and how such
damage was done, and by whose dog or dogs, if known ;
whereupon the justice of the peace to whom such com
plaint shall lie 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 of such dog or
dogs does not appear, as soon as practicable, and settle and
pay for such lose or lamage, then such justice shall ap
point three competent disinterested persons, not related
to the claimant or other persona interested therein, to
appraise the loss or damage sustained by the claimant ;
and such appraisers, after being sworn or affirmed by such
justice of the peace, or some other competent person, to
perform the duties of their appointment without partial 'ty
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
alter 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 whe was the owner or keeper of the
dog or dogs, if known, by which such damage has been
done, and whether or not any part thereof was ceased 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.
Sec. 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. 5. That upon the commissioners of the counts re
ceiving such report, it shall appear hereby that a cer
tain amount of damage or loss has been sustained by the
claimant to sheep, by a dog or dogs not owned or kept by
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 damage 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 hereinbeforo 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; lees
costs, in the proper sheep fund ot 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.
Ste. C. That all dogs in 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 loss or damage to cheep by
such dog, with the necessary costs incurred in recovering
and collecting such damages, including an attorney fee of
Live 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 fur dama
ges under the provisions of this act, the owner or keeper
of any dog may tender to the claimant or his agent or
attorney making such claim a sum of money equal to the
loss or damage sustained, or 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 the amount of such toss or damage, and all costs rip to
the time of such are:, which offer, fur a fee of twenty cents
shall be entered on the docket of such justice ; and in case
the claimant in such mute, or commissioners, as the case
may be, shall not accept of such tender or offer ofjudgnient
and afterwards on the final determination of such Ca.S3
shall not recover a greater amount than the sum so
tendered or for whirls 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 comnrission.
era shall not recover any coats accruing after such tender
or offer, but shall pay to the defendant or defendants the
cost such defendant or defendants have incurred slate
such offer or tender, including an attorney fee as herein
before provided in case of a recovery by claimants. which
costs may be deducted from the amount of any judgment
recovered in such case by the claimants or commissioners,
and if such judgment is not sufficient such costs may be
collected by an action of debt in any court having juris
diction of such amount as in other cases of debt,
SEC. 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 fur the time necessarily spent by them in investi
gating each claim, to be paid by the claimant iu such case.
SEC. 8. That at the end of each year the commissioners
of each county shall certify to the treasurer of the county
the several claims and amounts thereof, filed in their
office under the provisions of the act, remaining unpaid;
and if any such treasurer shall have in his hands, of
moneys collected for the payment thereof, more than two
hundred dollars 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 taxes on
dogs in each or in the several townships or boroughs
forming such districts, 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.
Ste. 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.
Ste. 10. That the Sheriff of each county, on the request
of the county commissioners, Nhall cause this act to be
published therein, with and in the same manner as
with:es of the next general election shall be published ;
and for the purpose of deciding whether or not the frro
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 1.;,w,
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," this act 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 : Prerided, That there shall be no advertisement
or election for such purpose iu any county oftener than
once in two years. . _
AreuoyEu —The 12th gay of June. A. D. 1878.
J. F. HARTRANFT.
MODE OF VOTING.
Particular at.eniion is directed to the first section of
the act of assembly, paused the 80th day of March, A. D.
1866, entitled "Au act regulating the wanner of voting at
all elections, in the several counties of this Common
wealth."
'That the qualified voters of the several counties of this
commonwealth, at all general, township or borough and
special electitins, 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 for, and be labeled outside 'Judiciary ;" one ticket
shall embrace the names of state officers voted for, and be
labeled "state;" 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 drposited
in separate ballot boxes.
Given under my hand at Huntingdon, the 27th day o;
Feptember, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-eight and ofthe independence of the United
States the one hundred and third.
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SHERIFFS SALES.
By virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Facias
Levari Facias and Veni.tuoni Exponas, to me
directed, I will expose to public sale, at the Conrt
House, in Huntingdon, on
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1878,
at one o'clock, p. m., the following described Real
Estate, towit :
All that certain house and lot of ground
and premises, situate and being on corner of
Washington and Bath streets, in the borough of
Huntingdon, being 50 feet in front on Washing
ton street ana extending in depth at right angles
thereto and along east side of Bath street 200 feet
to Mifflin street, as laid out on the ground and
marked 154 in the plan of said borough, and ad
joining lot late of James Hemphill on the east, be
ing the said premises which was conveyed to the
said John K. McCahan by deed of Rev.
fir,Samuel H. Reed. dated March 16, 1866,
if P. llr and recorded in Record Book "W" No.
II: • 2, page 23, having thereon erected a
TWO-STORIED FRAME DWELLING
HOUSE.
Also, All the right, title and interest of the said
John K. MeCallan, of, in and to a certain parcel
or treat of land, situate in Warriorsmark town
ship, Huntingdon county, and State of Pennsyl
vania, adjoining land of, formerly of John Hen
derson, deceased, now John Wait, on the south,
and the Laura! Spring grist mill property and
land formerly belonging to Thomas Weston, esq.,
deceased, on the north, bounded and described as
follows, via .1 Beginning at a post in lane, for
merly Henderson's, now Wait's, south 35 degrees
east 219 perches to a post backed up with stones ;
thienee south 15i degrees west 133 perches to a
stone heap ; thence north 33 degrees west 304
4-,10 perches to a post in lane, (formerly Weston's),
tied thence north 56 degrees east 91 49-100 perches
to post in lane (Wait's), containing 143 acres,
more or less, and the usual allowance for roads,
&e., the same being the balance or remainder of
a larger tract of laud surveyed on a warrant to
Boynton and Wharton, dated the 28th flay of
July, 1766, which was sold and conveyed by Caleb
Guyer, committee of Benjamin Johnston to John
K. Meehan, as by deed bearing date the 18th
day of August, 1857, recorded in Book N. No. 2,
page 292, dtc.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of J. K. MeCa.han ' executor and
trustee under the will of John MeCahan, doc'd.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain tract or parcel of
land, situate in the township of Shirley, county
of Huntingdon, and State of Pennsylvania, bound
ed the east by lands of Daniel Brandt, on the
west by lands of John X. Lutz, on the north by
lands of Spanoglo's heirs and John Bowman, and
on the south by lands of Joseph Miller
and George Wakefield. and having j,
thereon erected a LOG HOUSE and ISI
BANK BARN, and other outbuildings, 19
containing 190 acres, more or less,
140
acres of which are cleared and the balance in
timber.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Henry S. Smelkor.
_
ALBo—All that certain piece or parcel
of land, situate in Walker township, Huntingdon
county, beginning at the corner of a piece of land
this day conveyed by said S. S. and 11. S. Whar
ton to t4eorge 11. Lang, thence north three de
grees east eighteen and eight-tenths perches to
a post; thence by land this day conveyed to
Joseph McCoy north twenty-nine and three-fourths
degrees west twenty-five and five-tenths perches
to a post; thence north twenty and a half degrees
west sixty-five perches to a post; thence north six
and a half degrees west thirteen and two-tenths
perches to a poet; thence north three and a half
degrees east thirty-nine and five tenths perches to
a post; thence by laud of Henry J. Swoope and
Daniel Kyper south seventy-two and one-fpurth
degrees east eighty-one and one-tenth perches to
a post; thence by land of Daniel Kyper south
one hundred and twelve perches to a post; thence
south sixty-six degrees west twenty-two and five
tenths perches to a post;
thence north thirty
niee degrees west four and five-tenths perches to
a post; thence south fifty-one degrees west twelve
an five-tenths perches to a post; thence north
se nty-one degrees west six perches to a post ;
sou seventeen and three-fourths degrees west
nine perches to a post; thence north seventy-five
degrees west four and seven-tenths perches to a
post, the place of beginning—containing fifty
four stress and one hundred and twenty-seven
perches, net measure.
Also, A strip of Woodland, nine perches
wide, running from the base to the summit
of Tuesey's mountaia, adjoining the part ' "
this day conveyed to Samuel Peightal, be
ing the same land this day conveyed by the said
-awuel S. and Henry S. Wharton to Thomas
Moore [Mortgage dated April 1, 1859.]
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Thomas Moore.
ALSO—AII that certain farm aucl plan
tation, situate in West township, Huntingdon
county, bounded on the north by land of Samuel
Myton's heirs, on the east by lands of Martin
Walker; on the south by lands of Andrew Smith
and Dr. Peter Shoenberger's heirs; and on the
west by lands cf Josiah Cunningham, containing
about two hundred and twenty and seven acres,
more or less, together with all and singular, the
Buildings, Improvements, Woods,Ways,
'- . ' Rights, liberties, privileges, heredita
,
see i ments and appurtenances to the same
I I : belonging or in any wise appertaining,
-- and the revision and revisions, remaind
er and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof.
_. .
[Excepting from above described . premises that
part of the same which was sold to Jacob Stabley,
by deed of Stewart Foster • and wife, dated Sep
tember 5, 1883, recorded in Record Book R, No.
2, page 294, containing 64 acres and 105 perches.]
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Stewart Foster.
ALSO—AII those two certain lots of
ground, situated in that part of the borough of
Huntingdon, Pa., known as West Huntingdon,
lying contiguous to each other and to
gether, fronting 100 feet on Penn street '
and extending bank at right angles II
thereto 150 feet to an alley, being lots I
Nos. 1 and 2 in block No. 24, and hay
thereon erected an unfinished a TWO-STORY
FRAME BUILDING.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Franz Bleicher.
ALSO—AII thdi 'certain lot of ground,
situate in that parV of the. borough of Hunting
don, Ps , known asi West Huntingdon, fronting 50
feet on Aiwa street, and extend
) ing back - lit jright ingles thereto, of
111 equal width, 30 feet fc an alley, being
' lot No. 6in block 4of yWharton, Miller
— A Anderson's addition tu said borough.
and having thereon erected ,ar TWO-STORY
FRAME DWELLING - H-O-USEand necessary out
buildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of Arabella Silknitter.
ALSO—AII that certain lot of ground,
situate in that part of the borough of Hunting
don, Pa., known as West Huntingdon, fronting 50
feet on Washington street and extending
•
back at right angles thereto 150 feet to
an alley, being lot No. 2 in block No. fI II
3of Wharton,Miller Anderson's ad- Ur
dition to said borough, having thereon — r
erected a FRAM DWELLING HOUSE, and ne
cessary outbuildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sql.l as
the property of James V. Lee.
ALSO—AII that certain tract and par
cel of land situate in Union township,in said coun
ty; on the south side of the Juniata river near the
bead of Jack's narrows, surveyed on a warrant in
the name of Samuel Drake, adjoining a survey in
the name of Samuel Bell, and a survey in the name
of Thomas Fisher, containing thirty acres and lj
perehes and allowance &c., having thereon about
0 acres cleared, and an apple orchard.
Also, A part of a survey in the name of Samuel
Bell, in Union township, in said county, contain
ing about 1:0 acres, adjoining the Juniata river on
the north, surveys in the naineof Samuel Drake,
Thos. Fisher and William Morris or. the east, a
survey in the name of Hugh McAllister on the
north, and lands of Frank Ileffright on
the west, (excepting therefrom about 2
Hacres and small house owned by John
s Greiney) having thereon a FRAME
- PLASTERED HOUSE, a frame barn, a
granary and store house, about one acre cleared,
with orchard, vineyard, &e.
A so, A certain tract of land situate in Brady
township, in said county, surveyed on a warrant
iu the name of Daniel Igo, containing 57 acres
and 40 perches and allowance, &c., adjoining lands
of Elliott Robley on the north, on the east by A.
W. Swoops, by other lands of John McComb on
the south, on the west by lands of Eliza. Crowley,
and on the north-west by lands of Thomas Fisher,
having thereon about S acres cleared.
Also, A certain tract of land situate in Brady
township, in said county, surveyed on a warrant in
the name of Stephen Duncan and Jas. McAllister,
curtaining about 78 acres, adjoining other lands of
John McComb, surveyed in the name of ,
Daniel Igo, on the east by lands of A.
W. Swoope, on the south by the Juniata
river, and on the west by the Juniata
river having thereon an old STONE -
HOUSE (unoccupied) and about 15 acres of cleared
land.
Also, A tract of land situate in Union township,
said county, surveyed the 3d day of November, A.
8., 1794, in pursuance of a warrant granted to
Samuel Bell, containing 355 acres and 44 perches
and allowance, &c.
Also, A tract of land situate in Union township,
said county, surveyed the 9th day of November,
A. D., 1794, in pursuance of a warrant granted to
Thos. Bell, adjoining survey in name of Jno. Bell,
Legal Adinertisements.
containing 403 acres and 65 perches and allowance,
&c.
Seized, taken in execution, and to he sold as the
property of John McComb.
TERMS :—The price for which the property is
sold must be paid at the time of sale, or such
other arrangements male as will be approved,
otherwise the property will immediately be put up
and sold at the risk and expense of the person to
whom it was first sold, and who, in the case of
deficiency at such re-sale shall make good the same,
and in no instance will the deed be presented to
the court for confirmation unless the money is ac
tually paid to the Sheriff. Purchasers who are lien
creditors must procure a certified list of liens for
the Sheriff, in order to apply the amount of bids,
or any part thereof, on their liens.
SAM'L 11. IRVIN.
Oet.lB-1578.] Sheriff.
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
-OF
valuable Real Estate.
Assigned Estate of William March and
Joseph March.
By virtue of an order of the Court of
Common Pleas for lluntingdon county, I will
expobe to sale, on the premises, in the borough of
Huntingdon, county of Huntingdon, Pa., on
FRIDAY, OCTOBER sth, Ig7B,
at 10 o'olOck, a. m., the following descr,bed real
estste, to wit
All tbosc certain five lots of ground, sit
uate in the borough of Huntingdon, fronting fifty
feet each on Penn street and extending back there
from one hundred and fifty feet, and having there
-41,0n erected A LARGE STEAM
BRICK PLANING MILL, with
the machinery thereto belonging,
I." ' " 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, ono 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 saw 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 II 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) having
thereon erected a FRAME DWELLING I,- '
HOUSE and outbuildings. The part 111 o '
owned by the assignee in the above de- iiljtk
scribed property is the one undivided --- -
half part, one other undivided fourth part is own
ed by Oscar Burnbaum, and the other undivided
fourth part is owned by Etias Bartel and A. B.
Kennedy. who will join with the assignee in the
sale of the above described property, so that the
purchaser will take a Blear title to the whole. This
is a most desirable property, and one that has al
ways had a very large trade.
ALSO—AII that messuage 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 1110 feet to an alley, it being lot No. 1 in
Dorland's addition to the borough of Huntingdon,
and having thereon erected a Large
Double 'I WO-STORY BRICK DWELL
, ING HOUSE, with bay window and in-
I I side finifhed in hard wood. One of the
_ most desirable private residences in the
borough of Huntingdon.
• •
ALSO—AII that certain rnessnage or
tenement and lot of ground, situate in the borough
aforesaid, being the nockll-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 Borland's
addition to the borough of Huntingdon,
and having thereon erected a large j, '
TWO-STORY BRICK DIVELLING fief
HOUSE, well finished throughout, with :g: 1'
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-411 that certain part or a lot of
ground, situate in the borough aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, to wit : Lying and be
ing on the northern side of Penn street, fronting
twenty-four feet two and three-fourth joshes on
said street, and extending back at right
' angles 110 feet, having thereon erected
s 4;a large TWO-STORIED STORE ROOM,
being one of the best, if not the best
"Irr-- store room is Hustinvon borough, and
most favorably located for bupiness,being situated
in the midst of the business portion of the town.
ALSO—AII that certain part ofa lot of
ground. situate in the borough aforesaid bounded
and described as follows, to wit: Fronting 26
feet or, the south side of Washington street, and
extending back at right angles u nety
feet, it being the north-west corner of •/- 7 --
lot number 106 in the plan of Paid 11.
borough, hying thereon erected a TWO- , 9,c ,
STORY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE.
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, coin
men3ing at the distance of two hundred and fifty
one feet, eight inches northerly along said road
from the northerly line of Gilbert Allen's lot and
extending thence along said road fifty
"three feet and in depth by lines parallel
iSit to said Gilbert Allen's lot, 200 feet,
SIP! " on iv hich there iserected a TWO-STORY
3 •
_-__ 7' FRAME DWELLING HQV SE.
_ _
ALSO—AII that certain lot of ground,
situate in that part of the borough of Hunting
don, known as West Huntingdon, fronting 25 feet
on Mifflin street and running bank at right angles
thereto one hundred and fifty feet to an
alley, being the southern half of lot No.
190, in Thompsoe's addition to the I
borough of Huntingdon. having there- I 9 It.
on erected a TWO-STORY FRAME
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 numbe 3, being a part of the south
half of the south-east quarter of section number
35, town number 5, range 20, commencing at a
point which is thus determined : Beginning at the
south-cast corner stone of said section number 35,
thence measuring doe north 4u rods, thence 030
fe t west, thence 30 feet north, from the point thus
determined 128 feet north, thence 135 feet west.
thence 128 feet south, thence 135 feet east, con
taining forty-one buudredths of an acre, more or
less.
TERMS OF SALE.—One third of till 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 William and Joseph March.
Ozt.d-ts,
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
- OF --
Valuable Real Estate.
ESTATE OF DAVID C. WILSON.
By virtue of an order of the Court of Common
Pleas of liuntingdon county, the undersigned As
signee of David C. Wilson, will expose at Public
Sate, on
FRIDAY, NOVEJIIBER I, 1878,
at one o'clock, p. w.,
All that certain Farm in West township, adjoin
ing lands of Adam Lightner on the north, Wm
Livingston on the east, James Davis on the south,
David Sheasley on the west, containing 250 acres,
more or less, 150 acres of which are
—,' cleared, and the balance well tim
s a tlf f bered. The improvements are a
11
1.
STONE DWELLING HOUSE, •
LOG FRAME BARN, and other
outbuildings, ORCHARD and Cider Press. The
Farm is located four miles from Petersburg, and
is within one mile of church and School house.
TERMS OF SALE.—One-third of the purchase
money to be paid on confirmation of sale, and the
residue in two equal annual payments, thereafter,
with interest, to be secured by the judgment notes
of the purchaser.
HENRY DAVIS, JR.
Assignee of David C. Wilson.
October 11, 1878-0.
The 11 an tingdon Journal
J. A. NASH,
;EUN'rINGPON, A
I>il -- - w - ro 11 ie. It 1878.
Circulation LARGER than any other
Paper in the Juniata Valley.
A Democratic Opinion.
WHAT PAYNE PETTEBONE THINKS OF
GEN. HOYT AND THE REPUBLICAN
PLATFORM-A PROMINENT AND ACT
IVE METHODIST EXPRESSES HIMSELF
UPON THE RELIGIOUS ORTHODOXY OF
HOYT-A LIFE-LONG DEMOCRAT HIS
GUSTED WITH MODERN PEMOCRACY
AN HONEST LETTER FROM AN HONEST
MAN-SERIOUS QUESTIONS FOR THINK
ING MEN, &C.
The following correspondence appears in the
Wilksbarre daily Record of the Times for
Wednesday evening, Oct., 16, 1878 :
Some days ago we addressed several letters
to prominent individuals irrespective of party
affiliation, but life-long acquaintances of Gen.
Hoyt, requesting an opinion on the religious
oathodoxy of our candidate for Governor,
which has been questioned, and upon the gen
eral esteem iu which he was held as a man and
neighbor. Dr. Nelson and others have satis
factorily answered these inquiries through oth
er channels.
Hon. Payne Pettebone, who is known over
the entire . t.ate as a life-long Democrat, an
active and prominent member of the Wyoming
Methodist church, and d an influential citizen,
sends the following open letter, which cannot
be-misunderstood and is worthy the thought
ful consideration of every intelligent man :
Dr. W. 11. Bradley, Wilkesbarre, Dear Sir:
In reply to your inquiries I have to say that
the support of Gen. Hoyt for Governor corn.
mends itself to my judgment for a variety of
reasons. I like the man. I have known him
from boyhood and highly appreciate his emi
nent fitness for the position. I like the family,
with whom ours have lived, as neighbors, for
generations without a jar. My birth place ad.
joined the farm of the General's father, Deacon
Ziba Hoyt, and I cherish his memory with
pleasure. Ile was a grand specimen of a good
citizen, a Christian gentleman, thoroughly
identified with the religious interests of the
community, and no breath of suspicion was
ever whispered against his integrity of char
acter. He was likewise a patriot, and in the
war of 1812, as a true father to the son, joined
the Wyoming Volunteers, of which he became
an officer, and promptly went to the exposed
Lake Erie frontier for its defense. But beyond
and above these considerations the platform
and policy to which General Hoyt stands com
mitted meets my hearty approval, and I fully
believe that the success of the policy and prin
ciples involved will furnish the best possible
guarantee for the early restoration of the bus
iness of the country to a condition of perma
nent prosperity, and secure it from the dangers
of speculative disturbances which a debased
and fluctuating currency would inevitably en
tail upon it. Nothing in my opinion will so
effectually afford protection to labor and give
steadiness to business as the prompt settle•
merit of the financial question based upon a
currency whether of paper or coin. Making
the dollar that goes into the hands of the peo
ple worth a full gold dollar everywhere.
"In regard to your inquiry as to the charge
of infidelity against Gen. Hoyt, I have to say
that to our people who have so long known
the intimate relations of the family to church
affairs, himself a contributing member of the
congregation and regular supporter of the
church attended by the family, the son of a
deacon, his wife the daughter of another
deacon, both representing families at present
and for generations active in religious af
fairs the allegation of doubtful orthodoxy to
the ancestral faith in Christianity, seems ab
surd and ridiculous and needs no reply except
for the public elsewhere. And to meet such
demand I was glad to see the notice of the
correspondence between Rev. Dr. Nelson, Dr.
Olin and Dr. Hodge, ,giving the facts in the
case which afford a sufficient answer to the
unfounded allegation. . .
- • -
“In closing this communication what shall
I say of my old time Democracy ? Many things
might be said, but the chief thoughts in my
mind are these. The Democracy of to-day
bears so little resemblance to that which I so
enthusiastically supported upwards of forty
years ago, and during most of my life, that it
can scarcely claim any relationship to the old
time platforms. (hen Democracy meant
sound currency, old bullion, Benton mint
drops, gold coin and the payment of the
national debt in gold. The final payment of
the debt of the revolution and war oflBl2 was
completed in General Jackson's administra
tion. The national honor was held in high
esteem and no repudiation scheme was enter
tained by the true Democracy, but it fell into
the pit by its false and unfortunate attitude
during the war of the rebellion And reversing
the past patriotic history of the party has
since practically committed itself to the en
couragement and support of the Ibolish finan
cial schemes threatening repudiation and
national disgrace. I have cherished an earnest
desire for the restoration of the Demccraey to
its old honorable position, but 1 have watched
in vain for solid ground of principle to stand
upon. Platforms have been adopted which
were mere sliding scales drifting towards
debased currtney and repudiation and coin
milting the party substantially to the restora
tion of the rebellion to power and thus afford
no comfort nor standing fur an old time, well
wisher who reveres the well remembered
names of leaders who stood firmly to time
honored principles, and were never carried
away by such temporary floods of folly as we
now see sending a multitude of leaders drift
ing without rudder or compass to catch the
votes of the unthinking mass who need the
instruction and should have the guiding hand
of honest men.
We have, indeed, one degenerate specimen
of the former generation in the person of the
Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, who occupies a
prominent position with the ruling element of
the times. Col. Wright having manifestly
never aimed at any principle higher than to
ride into office en the top wave of any new
political flood, meets ali the interior condi
tions of a leader for the present time, and he
will doubtless `.le carried by the flood again to
Congress, to drift with the ever changing cur
rents where men of fixed principle would stem
the tide of error and refuse—to go.
Very truly yours,
PAYNE PETTERBONF.
WYOMING, Pa., Oct. 12, 1878.
A Falsehood Exploded.
We made a cautious allusion, a short time
since, to certain reports designed to affect the
standing of General Hoyt, our candidate for
Governor, before the religious portion of the
community. Our attention was first attracted
to the subject by receiving a postal card,
inquiring if we knew anything concern
ing his religious belief, the writer stating
that it was reported he was an infidel. Further
inquiry established the fact, not only that such
reports were current, but that a brother of Mr.
Dill, the Democratic candidate for Governor,
was helping the circulation of such reports.
We denied, on our own knowledge, the cor
rectness of this report; but learning that Rev.
Dr. Nelson, one of the agents of the Metho
dist Episcopal Book Concern, at New York,
knew General Hoyt quite intimately, we took
the liberty of writing him on the subject. lie
was naturally surprised at such reports. and
before replying to us, took the precaution to
fortify his own knowledge by writing to friends
in Luzerne county, and now forwards to ❑s re
plies received. Our friends will please notice
that all speak from personal knowledge. The
following are the letters :
New YORK, October 4, 1878.
J. VANNOTE, ESQ., Pittsburgh, Pa.
DEAR SIR :—Your note informing me that
General Ilecry M. Hoyt is charged with being
an infidel surprised me beyond measure. I
have known him from his boyhood. He pre
pared for college at the Wyoming Conference
Seminary under my charge, and having grad
uated at college, at my request, the trustees
elected him as one of our teachers in the Sem
inary. Both in the institution and among all
its patrons, as well as throughout the entire
community, he wasuniversally and deservedly
held in high esteem. I have always regarded
him as a firm believer in the Bible and re
vealed religion. From his youth up till the
change of my residence from Wyoming Valley
to this city, six years ago, so intimate was my
acquaintaace with General Hoyt that had he
been in the least degree inclined to infidelity,
I could not have failed to discover it. When
I read your note, I said to myself, "it can't be
that within the past few years my friend Hoyt
had fallen a prey to scepticism," so firmly had
I regarded him established in the belief of
Christianity. However, to be absolutely sure
that no such change in Gen. Hoyt'a religious
views had taken place within the past six
yeats as to give any occasion, whatever, for
charging him with being an infidel, I wrote
Rev. Dr. W. II Olin, presiding elder of Wy
oming district, and resident of Wilkesbarre,
the General's home.
- Editor,
Herewith I hand you Dr. Olin's letter, and
also o❑e from Rev. Dr. Hodge, of the same city.
Permit me also to say that Mr. McClintock, to
whom Dr. Hodge refers, is known throughout
the State as one of the first and most highly
respected lawyers of the Luzerne bar. I write
in the interest of truth, and not to eulogize
General Hoyt, though I have always bad a
high regard for him as a man of decided ability
and sterling merit. I unite with Rev. Drs.
Olin and Bodge in declaring the charge that
General Hoyt is an infidel, to be wholly with
out foundation. Very truly yours,
R. NELSON.
WILKESIIARRIC, PA, October 1, 1878.
It. NELSON—DEAR DOCTOR :—Your note of
the 28th ultimo, concerning the report that
General Hoyt is an infidel, came to hand yes
terday. In reply I say I have been acquainted
with the General for eight or nine years—tbe
last four and over, in this city—l never heard
such a charge even hinted till last week, and
then from a slip of newspaper sent me by a
friend. After receiving your note yesterday
I called on Rev. F. B. Hodge, the Pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, in this city. and of
the family of General Hoyt, and showed him
your note. After reading it be emphatically
pronounced the charge of infidelity made
against the General utterly untrue. From
conversations had with several of our older
citizens, who have known the General from
his young manhood, I have no doubt of the
correctness of Rev. Mr. Hodge's characteriza
tion of said report. Yours truly,
W. H. OLIN.
REV. DR. NELSON-DEAR SIR:-Dr. Olin has
handed me your letter, and I cheerfully add
over my own signature an emphatic denial
that there is any truth in the report that
General Hoyt i 3 an infidel. From personal
conversation, and from the testimony of men
who know hint intimately, I am positive on
this point. Ar.d T. McClintock, eeq., well
known to you, says he often heard General
Hoyt defend the Bible and revealed religion,in
the bar and office in dispute with brother lawyers
Yours respectfully, T. B. HODGE.
These letters completely explode this men
dacious falsehood. The acquaintance of the
parties reach back to General Hoyt's young
manhood, and follow him to the present.—
There is, therefore, not a shadow of uncertsiuty
left, on the points at issue. A warfare of this
kind is of the meanest possible spirit. As a
rule, its tendency, when exposed, is to draw
to the party assailed the aid and support ()fall
honorable men. It is peculiarly shameful
that a falsehood of this character should have
been so industriously circulated against him.
And yet, it is, In a sense, a compliment. It
shows that his opponents realize that be is
strong among the better classes, and that if
they would harm him, something must be in
ve:ited. His honest, noble character is proof
against fair assault. Therefore to reach bim
at all, falsehoods must be invented. We ate
gratified to be thus able to lay before our
readers so deli- and authoritative a refutation
of this slander. Let our friends meet the
falsehood, and denounce it, wherever they
may find it. In point of fact, General Hoyt is
a Presbyterian in his relijous faith.
[now the Pittsburgh National Labor Tribune,
Work in men's Organ.]
Dill and the Nine Million Steal.
The organs of the railroad candidate for
Governor, Andrew 11. Dill, having denied his
guilty participation in the attempted Nine
Million Steal, it becomes our duty to place
his record before our readers. It will be seen
that "the child of the circuit" in this, as upon
all other legislation entailing a surrender of
rights upon the part of the Commonwealth at
the bidding of corporations, wad faithful to
the greedy powers which placed him in the
Legislature. It was only after the guberna
torial maggot had entered his head, that he
awakened to the necessity of an occasional
recognition of the wishes, interests and rights
of the people.
Senate bill 1070, better known as the "Nine
Million Steal," was railroaded through both
Houses within forty-eight hours after its in
troduction. It was entitled "An Act to facili
tate and secure the construction of an addi
tional railway connection between the seaters
of the Susquehanna and the great lakes,
Canada and the northwestern States, by ex
tending the aid and credit of certain corpora
tions to the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and
Buffalo Railway Company, and in like manner
to aid the oonstruction of the Pittsburgh,
and Charleston Railway, the Clearfiell
and Buffalo Railway, and the Erie and Alle
gheny Railway." The preamble sets forte the
importance to the State anti additional con
nection of the anthracite and bituminous coal
fields tlirungh the building of the above men
tioned roads, "thereby adding greatly to the
taxable values for State, county and muni
cipal purpo , ea," etc. Section one authorized
the Jersey Shore, Pine Creek and Buffalo Rait•
road Company to execute te first mortgage to
the amount of six millions dollars, which should
cover their entire line of road, to secure the
payment of six millions of the bonds of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, then in the
sinking fund of the State, and which were to
be delivered to said Jersey Shore, Pine Creek
and Buffalo Railroad Company ; the proceeds
of said bonds to Le applied to the building of
the Jersey Shore road. Section two provided
that the $3,500,000 of Allegheny Valley Rail
road bonds, then in the hands of the Conimis
sioners of the Sinking Fund, together with all
the guarantees connected therewith, be "ap
propriated for aiding in (be development of
certain di-tricts of the commonwealth," as
follows : To the Pittsburgh, Virginia and
Charleston Railroad $1,600,000; to the Clear
field and Buffalo Hallway Company $1,400,000 ;
to the trie and Allegheny Railway Company,
ssoo,ooo—for which the State was to receive
the bonds, respectively, bearing the, same in
terest, maturing the same time as the bonds
the State then held in pro rata proportion
from each company, of which shall be
secured by a second ntortage upon those liner:,
the said companies limitine their first more
gage to a:, amount not exceeding $16,000 per
mile, etc.
On March 17th, the foregoing bill was read
and laid upon the table. In a few minutes
thereafter a motion was made to proceed to a
second reading and consideration of the bill,
and the yeas and nays were requirod by Messrs.
Brown, of Clarion, and :iliurlock, of Beaver.
Mr. Dill, with fitty-three others, voted for the
motion. Mr. Brown raised the point of order
that it required a two-third vote to carry the
motion ; but the chair decided the point not
well taken, and Messrs. Brown and Boileau
appealed from the decision—the chair being
sustained by A. H. Dill, of Union, and fifty
eight others, A motion to postpone considera
tion was voted down, Dill voting no. A mo
tion to adjourn was voted down. Dill voting
against it. The bill was then put upon its
passage on second reading and Mr. Dill voted
for it every time. Next day, March 18th, the
bill was put upon third reading and passed,
Dill, of Union, voting fur it.
The above bill took frot the sinking fund
$9,500,000 of bonds amply secured, of which
the interest and part of the principal was an
nually paid, substituting tberefor the mortgage
bonds of projected and experimental roads,
thus jeopardizing the safety of the funds.
On February 7th, 1870, bill No. 195, "An
Act to authorize railroad companies to lease
or become lessees, and to make contracts with
other railroad companies, corporatioss and
parties," was introduced and referred to the
Committee on Railroads. This bill was in
tended to build up a railway monopoly and
enable companies, through lack of competition,
to exact enormous freight tariffs, and may be
considered the foundation of the freight all..
criminations. On the Stn Febrsary'She bill
was reported to the Howe. On the 10th it
passed through its several readings and was
adopted, Mr. A. U. Dill Toting for it at every
stage.
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