,m£tkan Volunteer. I EVERY THURSDAY MORNING •TON 6c KENNKBY. IOVTn SXAIIKKT SQUARE. pollan per year If paid strlotl v ro Dollars ana Fifty- Cents if polo jntbs; after which Three Dollars . These terms will be rigidly ac*- jry instance. No subscription dla -1 all arrearages ore paid, unless at \e-Editor... 4garto. | - WM. B. PASKEK' , PARKER, - tRJNEYB AT LAW. _ aueet. In Marlon Hall* Car- . MAGLAUGHLIN; ATT°“; Law* OlUoe in Building forme Volunteer, a few doors South of.W GOETZ, tobne y ai- la w V NEWVILLB, PENN'A. fusions and other claims attended to. im. .ATES CLAIM AND ATE AQBNOTi 1* BUTLER, )RffEY_AT LA^7, I InhblTs Building, No. 3 South JafUslo, Cumberland county js, Back Pay, &c., promptly mail; tVUI receive Immediate onglven to the selling or rent* in town or country, iaalilei >uae enclose postage stamp. JR, Attorney at ol’a Building, opposite Pa. , bHJEARER, ATTORNEY AND wsßLiAiu at -itAwVJiu* lemoved his le hitherto uuucuupied, rouxa la the comer ol the Uo an. House. . -ly,.* ’ ■ iSEDY, Attorney at Law le, i*euuu. UUlcqsauio aa that of Yoltmteur,” ’ • * EOEGJG a SEAKIQHT, Den- From Oie MaUimvre Volivye of JjenUU MUce at tlie reajcionce of lila mollior ler btryet, three doors below liedioid mna. S. BENDER. Homoeopathic ;lan, OUloe JNo, o, South Hanover at,, ucupied by Joan Lee. Kaq. JU-iy. . ARRIVAL CAPS. tea at No. 15 North •th of the Carlisle it and best Stdcks lin Carlisle. lea and qualities, id every desorlp- mod Brush, con dor, all -warrant- )REN’S, HATS, itions of differ- STOCKINGS, ro caps i WANT A NICE HAT OB CAP ? - bo. Don’t Pah. to cadi, on J.G.CALLIO. no, 28, WBSI MAIN STREET. > can be Been tile Driest assortment of hats and daps ■ought to Carlisle. He takes great pleas invUlug hi* oia friends and customers, ilow ones, to his splendid stock Just re frqra New York and Philadelphia, con la part of flne IILK AND, CA9SIMERE HATS, / aa endless variety of Hats and Caps o est style, all ol which ho will sell at th, Cbi/i Prices. Also, hia own monufactur hand, and N T 8 manufactured to order. ik the peat arrangement for coloring Hats kinds of Woolen Goods, Overcoats, &0,, at meat notice (as he colors every week) and most reasonable terms. Also, a hue lot 01. brands of tobacco and cigars ion band. He desires to call theattentio HD3 who have COUNTRYFHRS ssho pays the highest cash prices for tSie him a call, at tho above number, hlfl *ld m nefeola confident of giving entire sa^La- 13oot» ani Shoes. HD STllOilM, W. D. SPONBLER, JOHN W. STftOHM, EW ASD POPULAR >Ti SHOE, TEUNK AND BAT STOEB. 0.13, SOUTH HANOVHB STREET,: - * . Carlisle, Penn’a. B 9 uth of InhoflPa building, nave just opened the largest and best stock boots and shoes Carlisle, and oontlnne almost „. r s e V n Bn °h goods In our lino os every tlesof’ ur Slo(^£ consists In all kinds and a a? s^ lss . e > and Childrens’ strong Leather i womens’ Misses and Childrens 7 Lasting wi. iR meaB Glove Kid, Turkey and French • ? na . aad Boys’ Calf, ifaffand Kid ra-, Qd Boys’ Call ana Buff Congress , and Boys'Lasting Gaiters and 0d Boys' CaU and Buff Oxford ini «r Bandala * Bnaklns and Overshoes; ao at, Welt and Carpet SUp- Uta? 8 ’ Boya and Childrens’ Far and fiax kSSL?* a H sizes .and prices; Traveling eomia Valises, together with a fine wo will sell to suit the times, AND..M ALLS PROFITS.'’ en.iii 1 Therefore, In Issuing opr card, It to wi M a personal invitation to oil In nTI, 1 a°d look through our stock wltLont tl5 a< i er ooUgatlons to buy unless salted in evM^ prICO, We shall always try to deal lviw?, 0I10ln a straight forward manner, >u every customer a full enal volant for his gL.’' e uopo an will avail themselves of 11181 opportunity to call and . see ua. 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Nino Grant relation? on an offlco wait; Another got a Custom House, then there wore eight. Eight Grant relations asking offlco leaven; Another got Assossorshlp, then ■ there were seven. , Seven Grant .relations in office-begging fix One got a Consulship, then there wore six. Six Grant relations In office-begging dive; Another got Postmostershlp, then there were > five. Five Grantrolatlons'at the White House door ; Another got a Clerkship, then there wore four. Four Grant reldllons shrieking poverty; Another got a contract, then there three. Three Grant rotations in kitchen cabinet stew; - Another got a Captaincy, then there were two, Two Grant relations after Robeson; The first got a Lighthouse, and then there was .<• ’ one. Only one relation ol the President Left without office, and he’ll bo Gov. Dent. THE TOAST FOR LABOR. Here’s to the man with horny fcand, Who tugs at the breathing bellows; W lore anvils ring in every hand, He’s loved by all good fellows. And hero’s to him who goes afield; And through tho globe is plowing, Or with stout arms theax doth wield , While ancient oaks are bowing. Here’s to the delvor in tho mine, The sailor on the ocean, .With those bf early craft and lino Who work with tnuMlovotion. Our lovo for her who tollsiu gloom, Where cranks and wheels are clanking; Bereft la she of nature’s bloom, Yet God in patience thanking. A curse for him who sneers alloil, And shirks bis share of labor, The knave but robs his native soil, While leaning on bis neighbor. Here may this truth bo brought on earth Grow more and more In favor; , There is no woalthbut owes Ita worth Tohandlcraft ond labor. Then pledgo the founders of our wealth— The builders of our nation; [health Wo know their, worth, and now drink their Drink we the acclamation,. miscellaneous. THE STATE eiMPIIGN. Judge Packer at borne—Conversations with a Reporter—ms views relating' to tbe Campaign in - Pennsylvania— . Groundwork of the light. 1 Tie State Finances —Rigid Economy — The Pardoning Power—Class Legisla tion—Develop men t of the State Resour ces—Railroads and Mines—Suffrages. A correspondent of the New York *Sun has recently had an interview with Asa Packer, from which we make extracts as our apace permits : ■Way up In the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, where the picturesque Lehigh river forces its way through the narrowest gorge of the Blue mountains, nestles the town of Manoh Chunk. Asa Packer, this favorite of the Demo cratic party of Pennsylvania, is the man of mark who resides in this town. In it, and yet isolated from it. Asa Packer is a man of the people. Asa Pack er’s home is the home of Asa Packer's family. The one belongs to the many; the other to the one. While the home in Maach Chunk, it is. distinct from Mauoh Chunk—as distinct from the town as the green oasis on the broad sandy plains of Sahara, Is from the desert itself. " The home is the abode of elegance, refine ment, luxury and ease. It monopolizes a commanding point on the hillsides, where wealth has diig out a plain, and built terraces, and planted rare flowers, and cultivated choice shrubbery, and In the midst- of this garden has reared a princely mansion and adorned Its interior with costly furniture, capacious shelves lined with books, elegant pictures and frescoes, statuary, and other works of art. This la the home of Ash Packer, located in the town of the coal miners, yet contrasting in. every respect so con-, splouously with the houses adjoining and surrounding it, And here Asa Packer’s family lives. . ; . ■ ' THE STORY OF THE MAN OP MARK. But who is Asa Packer? A poor carpenter from Connecticut, leaving his native State in pursuit of em ployment; a busy, bustling, prosperous merchant in the wilds of Pennsylvania; an enterprising, pushing, adventurous operator in new schemes for the develop ment of bis adopted State; a great and successful coal miner; a founder of banks; a railroad king; a man of untold wealth ; the result ol honest toil, prudent living, and a sagacity unsurpassed. Such is Asa Packer, A MAN OP THE PEOPLE. “ Mr. Packer, will you ride down ?” said the omnibus driver, reining up to the. sidewalk, os be noticed the great man with his satchel headed toward the de pot. • * “No, I thank you; I can walk,” was the reply. “Better hurry, then,” said the driver; “ time’s most up.” “Oh,l’ll catch the train: there’s ten minutes yet.” “Judge, let me carry your, satchel,” said the pompous countiy squire, rush ing up and clutching the baggage of the great man.' “ Oh, no; I can carry, it. It ain’t heavy,” replied Asa Packer; but the bag, nevertheless, waff wrenched from his hand. “Off again. Judge?" Bald the affable merchant, as be rushed out from bis store to shake bauds With the stranger. “Yes; I’ve got to runup the road a piece." ' “ Well good luck to you." “ Judge Packer," said I, abandoning all expectation of securing a more favora ble opportunity, “ I have made a diligent search for you, but I do not sec os I can run you down in private. Here is a note that will both Introduce me and explain my visit." and I handed tho great man’ a letter with which I bod been favored by a personal friend of the man of mark. ~ The Judge—vfhy ho Is called “ Judge” I do not know—read the letter fcarefully. He pondered over it. He studied it. He seemed to be weighing the words of which' it. ,waa-composed. Finally be seemed to be satisfied with it, and-turn ing a smiling face upon me he said: . “ I am lu somewhat of a burry to catoh tho 12 o’clock train. It lacks ten min utes of the time' now. If you walk to the depot with mo we oau talk on the way.” Now, tho distance from the centre of the town of Mauoh Chunk to the depot of tho Lehigh Volley road Is not very great, nor Is ten minutes much time in which to discuss the the great political questions of the day. But as “ half a loaf Is batter than no bread,” I accepted the proposition with thanks, determined to make the most of tho opportunity, at the same time dispatching a messenger to my hotel .with a bank note to liquidate my bill, ana an order for my satchel so CARLISLE, PA., T os to be prepared to follow op thooppor. tunlty lilt promised Well.' PERSISTENCE- OP T«E 11 SUN”: CORRES- PONDENT. “ How far nortji are you going. Judge,” I asked in breathless haste. “ I tun go ing up into Susquehanna,” he replied. " How far can I go on this train and get back in time to catch the New York train to-night 7” i “To W.llkesbarre.”,; “How long docs it take to go to. Wilkes barre?" “ About three hours.” “ Very well; then I’ll get on the train with you, and we can talk as we go along, “As you please,” replied' the Judge, "we’ll get aboard at once then,” and suiting the action to the word, we were both soon seated in a comfortably filled car, though we were fortunate ia secur ing tw.o vacant seats. The engine gave a parting shriek, the brakes were unloosed and the train sped away. JUDGE PACKER’S BUSINESS VS. HIS POLL TICS. Judge Packer—For a number of years post, as you are probably aware, my pri vate affairs and the business of the com pany with which I am connected have assumedan extent and importance as to monopolize nearly my entire time and attention, forbidding me the opportunity to devote to current political questions the attention I would like to have given to thqm ; and now I re-enter public life not by my own wisu but at a sacrifice of personal interests, in order to gratify my partial friends and in obedience to what 1 conceive to be the demands of my fel low citizens and the public. For these reasons I must confess myself not fully prepared to discuss the general issues in volved in national politics, butsuch opin ions as 1 hold you and the public are wel come to. - DIDN’T WANT THE NOMINATION. Reporter—Do I understand you to say, Judge Packer, that you did not aspire to the Gubernatorial nomination ? Judge'PaokSr—Distinctly so. I never have changed the position I took in-my Chambersburg letter, which wasj that, while I liad no aspirations for the office of Governor, yet if the nomination shonjd be voluntarily tendered me by toy fellowr citizens, I would feel it.my duty to ac cept, although at the sacrifice of my per sonal interests, I have always held that the State and my country have claims paramount to mere personal considers- - tious. BITTERNESS OP THE CANVASS. Reporter—Are you devoting much o your time to the canvass? Judge Packer—But very little. The question of my election now rests with my fellow-citizens. I suppose that,the party that has placed me in nomination will make all my meritsknown, If I have any,-while the party opposing me will -certainly not fail; to make my demerits known. lam somewnat wedded to the antiquated notion that the office should seek the man, not the man the office. Reporter—X observe that the canvass opens with something of personal bitter ness in It. Judge Packer—lf so It must be wholly on the other side. So-far as. I am con cerned, or my friends .who may he In fluenced by. my wishes, everything of a personal nature is and will be' rigorously avoided. We have-no desire to assail the character of the chief executive of the Commonwealth, much less the reputation of a soldier. But the official acta of an administration are legitimate subjects of criticism. • THE GROUNDWORK OF THE FIGHT.!- . Reporter—What are the tures of Governor Geary’s administration with which you take issue ? ’ Judge.Packer—The financial policy of that.administration has not tended to strengthen the credit of the State to the exien i it might have done, as the reports of the State Treasurer during the last three years, in the item of receipts, show that at least twice the* amount of public debt might have been liquidated that has been. The large balance remaining ip the Treasury from year to year, amounting to about two.milllonsof dollars, should have ,been appropriated to the payment of .so much of the public debt. All well con* ducted and successful private corpoia tions, as, for instance, the railroad with which 1 am Indentified, make ita matter of economy to appropriate promptly all their available, surplus funds to the ex tinguishment of their indebtedness, thus having large sums in interest money ; or il tbatis not needed, they use their means iu the improvement of their facilities for business* In my opinion the. financial affairs of the: Commonwealth should bo administered by those to whom they are intrusted upon the sumo principle that they should govern these private affairs. An individual possessed of largo means would not be considered wise or sagacious did he allow any considerable poi tion of his money to lie idle iu his hands. Such ,u policy is not merely open to censure upon business principles, but is contiary to the injunctions of the Scripture that we should make diligent use ot the means .intrusted to us. Reporter—l understand you to mean,' Judge Packer, that the same rule that has governed you through life ln your private affairs and. ministered to your success, you would apply, to the manage ment of the affairs of the State were they entrusted to you? Judge Packer—Most certainly I do. I manage my railroad affairs precisely the same as if they were wholly my own. 1 would manage the State affairs on the same principles. The same rule that has given me personal success in life bus made my railroad a success, and would undoubtedly makothe administration of the State a success. DISTRIBUTE THE SPOILS WITH RIGID ECONOMY. Reporter—But Judge, you have ho par ty favorites to reward, or party paupers to,provide for, in the management of your own affaire, or those of your rall load. Judge Packer—The public service re quires numerous officers. It is perfectly proper, in filling those offices, for the ap pointing power to select its own friends and supporters. But in so doing there should be no greater number appointed than is absolutely necessary- 1 Why the State should be called upou to afford sine cures to political drones more than a mere corporation surpasses my compre hension. As I said in my letter of ac ceptance, the expenses of the State gov ernment should be reduced to the lowest practicable point, thereby lessening the burdens and taxation of the people. THE PARDONING; POWER—CLASS LEGIS LATION. Reporter—Are these the only questions involved in this canvass ? Judge Packer—No. There are two others, which! regard as of paramount importance to the safety of the citizen and the virtue of the State. I refer to the indiscriminate use of the pardoning power and special or class legislation.— While the one Is an incentive to crime, unless cautiously and sparingly used, the other engenders corruption in the State, whereby the-name; of; the legislator be comes a reproach. Against these evils, reaching a magnitude that has oast a dark shadow over the State, every good citizen should protest. Reporter— : How would you remedy these evils ? Judge Packer—l would exercise clem ency only where deserved, and upon the clearest showing, and would not hesitate to exercise the executive prerogative of the veto against all special legislation that is conceived or enacted In a corrupt spirit, or that can be covered by general laws. In your own State of New York you have bad some experience of the evils of this class of legislation, and the extent to which it can be carried; and the pres ent eminent executive of that State has 'HURSDAYrSEPTEMBE: shown what influence a Governor may exert in counteracting and cheeking this evil, which is even greater with us than with you. Jo.. THE BAILBOAD MONOPOLY, Reporter—Do not the vast railroad cor porations of this State virtually create a great and powerful monopoly; and does not this monopoly exert an undue influ ence upon the legislation of the State?” Judge Packer—T..ey might create a monopoly dangerous to the State but for the spirit of competition for the trade of the West and the Pacific coast, os well as that of our own State, which is so great and steadily increasing, teuding to a dif fusion rather than a consolidation of pow er. And to this end the State may very properly and safely, foster and encourage the extension and completion, by neces sary branches, of these trunk roads.— No other influence cau be so potential in the development of the resources of the State as subh lines of improvement.— Rich as we are in our great mineral de posits, they would avail us little without these means of transportation. Being prominently identified with one of these lines of road it may be supposed that I speak as a railroad man, aud In the in terests of the railroads alone. " But I am confident that no consideration growing out of such a relation could warp my judgment. THE JUDGE DOWN ON THE CHINAMEN. Reporter—l observe that the Philadel phia Press, the North American, aud other journals, advocate the introduction of cooly labor into this country. What is your opinion of theprospecls of success of such a movement, aud what would he' its effect? Judge Pucker (siuilin ,r ) —Now you are taking me from Ponusylvania over to China. But I have no hesitation in say ing that I think the introduction of the labor you refer to would pauperize the white laoorof the country. While our white labor is paid so-'poorly at the best, the influx of such a race as the Chinese' would be most diastrous. The,introduc tion of such a race among our white labor ers would deprive labor of its dfgnity by lessening its fair remuneration, breed political dissensions qlore serious than those created by the African race, and set up a religious system utterly at vari ance with the prevalent Christian senti ment of the country. Ido not look upon this question simply os the introduction of Chinamen here and there as ordinary emigrants, but as a concerted and syste matized government to supplant the white Jubor'of" the country. Against such eflbrts the civilized aud Christian ized white race ol this country should unitedly protest. A BREAK. “ Wllkesbarre,” shouted the brake man, thrusting bis bend iutb the dour of the ear,” . “ Eeally, Judge," I remarked, “ the time has passed more rapidly than I had supposed, and I am not half through the topics'! had charged my mind with.” “ Well, sir,” he replied. “ I havesome business that will occupy me here for a few hours, and then I proceed farther north, Ido not see how I.can spare you more time at present.” “Butwhen can I see you again?”! asked. “I do not like to leave the inter vie,w half finished.” “ I sball be at home the middle of the week, and will meet you there then and converse with you further with pleas ure.” “ Thank you, sir, I will bo happy to meet you, and will wait your pleasure.” And so we parted THE MAN OP MARKIN HIS HOME, It was several days before wo met again. The great man was called hither and thither in utter disregard of his own couveuicuco or lilt* appointment with me. At Jastl found mm,alone in his convenient library at Mauch Chuuk, en joying a Saturday evening with his books and his private affairs. I hesitated fcp disturb this unusual quietness, but he pleasantly bid me enter and be seated, apologizing for the unexpectedly pro tracted interruption in our Interview. . “But," he added, “lean compensate you for It now by promising an exclu sive evening. ,1 do not know that the &un or the world will be greally, benefit ted by aiiy ideas I may have to oiler but if there are any othe? topics you would like,to discuss 1 will join you Jreely.” ’ I read over to him the commencement of our conversation, as given above, which seemed to meet his approval as correctly repqrted. “Now what further questions are there in your catechism ?" A VOLLEY AT THE FIFTEENTH AMEND- MENT, Reporter—The republicans- do not re fer to the Fifteenth Amendment in their platform for this canvass. Is, not that amendment an issue iii the contest? - judge Packer—The republican party shem to treat that as a settled question so far as Pennsylvania is concerned, refus ing to Jet it come before the people for their determination.l have my own opinions as to the manner in which that amendment should have been passed upon. I think any amendment like this, which virtually changes the Constitu tion of the White, should have been pre sented to the-people for their approval as provided in our Wtato organic law, and should have emanated from a conven tion called on the application of the leg- islatures of two-thirds of the several States as provided in the Federal Con stitution. A question of such vital im portance shoutd be determined by the people or by their representatives elect ed for that purpose. The question of suffrage is one that the original founders of the general Government wisely re frained from delegating to it, jealously retaining it within the control of the several sovereign States there presented. That control has never been delegated to the General Government, the assump tion of it by the National Legislature is an arbitrary exercise of power, subver sive of the whole principle upon which the Government was founded; and so fearful was the republican party that the people of \the Northern States, whose loyalty had never been questioned,would believe that they intended this gross, in novation on their rights, that iu their platform adopted by their National Con-, ventlon at Chicago ip 1868, they declared, that the'queatlon of suffrage in ihe North ern Stales was to Jae determined only by the people of the respective States. And yet they never have permitted the peo ple of auy State to pass upon, the ques tion, except in the South, where they have made the adoption of negro suffrage a condition precedent to their represen tation in Congress. A SLIGHT EVASION. Reporter—The Southern States having adopted this amendment, as you Inti mate, under coercion,’ ought, the negroes in those States to be deprived of the bal lot? Judge Packer—The question of suf frage, as I have said, belongs to the peo ple of the Statearespcctively; and while Alabama has no’ right to interfere with Pennsylvania {fa,determining this mat ter, Pennsylvania has no more right to interfere wlth Alabama. One State has no‘right to coerce another into the adop tion or the rejection of such a measure, either by the opiulonof its people or the Votes of its Senators and representatives in Congress. FEMALE SUFFRAGE. Reporter—ls fetiialo suffrage agitated to any extent in Pennsylvania? Judge Packer—But very little, and with no apparent earnestness. The wo men of this State, so far as my knowl edge extends, abstain entirely from any action on this question. They prefer to fill the measure of Solomon’s description of a virtuous woman, that “Strength and honor are her clothing. She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and In her tongue Is the law of kindness. She looketb well to the ways of her house hold, and eateth not the broad of Idleness, .30,-1869 iRv Her children arise up and call her bless ed ; her husband, also, and be pralseth her. Her price is far above rubies'!” Keporter—Are you in favor of tho eight hour labor law ?♦ Judge Packer—l favor all movements that tend to the amelioration of the con dition of the laboring man, and they have my most cordial'co-operatlou* As I said in my letter of acceptance,” hav ing earned my broad by the labor of my hands during many, and I may add, the happiest years of my life, and owing whatever I possess (under the providence of God) to patient and honest toil; I can never be unmindful of the interests of those with whom my entire life has been associated.” WON’T TALK ON SUNDAY Reporter—l bog your pardon if I tres pass on your time; sir. Judge Packer—l am perfectly willing to spare you so much time as may bo ne cessary to discuss questions relating to the campaign in this State, and to that extent you need not consider yourself trespassing. Beyond that I have at present no time to spare, without en croaching on the Sabbath, which I will not do. Reporter—l see itjannounced that Gen eral Grant is expected to spend some time in this State during the campaign. Will his presence givemny considerable inspiration to the republican party ? , GEN. GRANT’S VIOLATION OP PENNSYL- Judge Packer—lf Gen, Grant, unmind ful of-ihe dignity of bis great office, and the proprieties of hia position, comes into this State with the avowed purpose of influencing voters, which I do not be lieve he will, I believe the good sense of the people will resent the affront. If he comos to seek pleasure and rec reation from the burdensome cares and close confinement to the duties of his of ficial position, I know no more suitable place than the, valleys, mountains, and sparkling trout streams of this Sjate. [The Judge smiled knowingly in this connection, while the reporter . thought tie saw the keen edge of a razor some where near.] Beporter—ls it true, as reported, that General Grant violated the statutes of this State, whjen here lust*, mouth, in fishing in the streams of M’Kean coun ty? - Judge Packer—lt is currently reported; but I know nothing of the fact. , Beporter— Is August one of the months in which trout fishing, is prohibited by your statutes? udge pucker—lt is. I believe Gen. Grant's friends relieve him ‘from any willful violation of the law, he being ig norant of any such statutes. If you will pardon the simile, the Fresident*was but a fish out of water. Beporter—Might not Gen. Grant's vis* it to Pennsylvania have reference to the •reconstruction of his Cabinet,, rendered* necessary by the death of the Secretary of War? Judge Packer—l have heard it rumor ed that such was the case; and that Pennsylvania, with no representative in thq Cabinet, was jealous of Massachu setts with two members. THE HALF MILLION DONATION. Beporter—l see it stated, judge Pack-, er, that the contribution you made of half a million qf dollars to endow the Lehigh University, was contributed of the bonds of the Lehlgfci Valley railroad, and was the contribution of that compa ny. Will you state to me the facts in thb case. Judge Packer—The statement has no foundation in truth. The Lehigh Villey Railroad. Company had nothing whatev er to do with the gift, or with my subse quont violt tn Euraps, UOF WBS the gift made in railroad bonds; xl was a perso nal cash transaction but one from which I never expected any notoriety or praise nor do I now claim any credit f< r the act. I was about starting for Europe for my health, and lest something might occur on the journey or- in my absence to prevent the fulfilment of tills long cherished.object, I perfected tbe transac tion on the ey© of my departure.' It .was known only to my wife and the two withesscss to the deed of gift, ami Bishop' Stevens, who, at my request, organized the plan of the university, previous to my sailing. At Aix la Chapelle I first, learned that it had been inade public.— Its publicity was a surprise to me. Beporter—When was this? Judge Packer—ln the summer of 1865. Beporter—l thought it was during the war that you visited Europe? Judge Packer—No, sir; 1 was not out of-the country during the',war. Reporter—Do you thlnk of any other points you would like to discuss ? Judge Packer—You are the.interroga tor. I have nothing to suggest, . Reporter—l believe we have gone .over the ground pretty thoroughly, ami I have to thank you for the time ym have given me. Judge Packer—l am always willing to discuss political questions, especially those iu which the people are directly and.lmmediately interested. And this .terminated the interview.— The J udge 'very, cordially-shook hands, wished me a pleasant journey home, and invited me to call on hiih whenever I should be in his vicinity. “ My dear, what shall we have for dinner to-day ?” “ One"of yoursmiles,” replied the hus band ; I can dine on that any day.” “ But I can’t,” said the wife.. Then take this,” said be, giving her a kiss, and departed for his office. He returned to dinner. “This steak is ex cellent,” said he, “ what did you pay for it?” .“What you gave me this morning,” said she. “The douce you did! Well,’l guess I’iJ give you money the next time.” ESS" Patrick saw a bull pawing in a field, and thought what fun it would be to. Jump over, catch him by'the horns and rub bis nose in the dirt. The idea was so funny tba.t he lay down and laughed to think of it. The more he thought of it the funnier it seemed, and he determined to do it. Bovus quickly tossed him over the fence again. Home* what bruised, Patrick lelsurly picked himself up, with the consolatory reflec tion; “Well, It is a mighty foinu thing X had my laugh foorat.” CSV A gentleman was praising the beautiful hair of a lady, when one of those terrible children whom Pi evidence seems to faave sent on earth as scourges of hypocrisy, and falsehood exclaimed, “ My hair would be as handsome ns mam ifaa's if she’d let mo take as tfauoh care of it us she takes of hors. Mamma never sleeps in her hair, but always puts it away in the wardrobe before she goes to bed.” ~ / Old Bill W. was dying. He was an ignorant man and a very wicked one. Dr. D., an excellent physician and a very pious man, was attending him. The old fellow asked for bread. The doctor ap proached the bedside, and in a very sol emn tone remarked : “ My dear friend, a man cannot live by bread alone.” "No,” said the old fellow, slightly revived, “he’s ’bleged to have a few vegetables.” The subject was dropped. JST An Old lady, recently, In some court before which she was brought as a witness, when asked to take off her bon net. obstinately refused to do so, saying: “ There is no law,to compel a woman to take off her bonnet.” “Oh!” impru dently replied one of the Judges, “ j{ou know the law, do you; nerlmps you would like to come up and sit hero and teach us?” ’ No, I thank you, sir,” said the woman tartly, " there are old women enough there now.’ 1 THE EIGHT HOUR LAW, VANIA LAW. GOOD BYE VOL. 56.-NO. 16. non. cyans i. pmuma BV J. TII/UKOR KINO. [We copy the following succint and truthful account of the life and character of Hon. Cyfus Xi. Pershing, Democratic candidate for 'Hupremo Judge, from a literary magazine entitled Leisure Sours . It Is a periodical which rigorously ex- j dudes politics from its columns, and the ! sketch may therefore bo regarded as im partial and unbiased Ed.] Hon. Cyrus L. Pershing is a native of Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania. He was born in Youngstown, a small village in that county, situated on the old Greons burg turnpike, at the western base of Chestnut Kidge, in the year 1825. When he was five years of age, his father re moved to Johnstown, Cambria county, where he entered business in company with two gentlemen of his acquaintance. This connection was fata! to the little for tune Mr. Pershing had spent a life of iudustry and economy to accumu late, and when he died, somesix years oiler, heleft nothing to the widow and her three sons but the example of a truly moral and ex emplary life. Cyrus was tbe'eldest,lsrael, now the well and favorably known Presi dent of the Pittsburgh Pemale College, the next, and Emanuel the. youngest. The latter after receiving a good education through the united efforts of Cyrus and the Doctor, went to Bock Island, 111,, in 1863, where he started a paper which he called the Rock Islander— an enterprise that pr.oved very successful. Ho was, however, of very delicate physiquc t and the constant tax ou his mental faculties superinduced a decline, from which he died in 1860, Mrs. Pershing, after the death of her husband, maintained her three uoys, the eldest of whom was but eleven years; by keeping a small confectionery store. In this, for a time, Cyrus assisted her, going to school whenever he could be spared irom the shop. Even at that age, he ex hibited great aptitude for literature, and was on ardent student. Unlike most other boys, his leisure hours werespent in read ing and storing his mind with useful itnd practical knowledge. At that time' the old canal and the Portage railroad, cross ing the mountain'by inclined planes, were in their prime, and Johnstown, being the eastern terminusof the western divi sion of thecaual.-hadaweigh-lock and col lector's olflce, for the assessment and col lection ol tolls. This collector’s office was a very important place. The strictest and must minute accuracy had to bo observed in the calculation of tolls, where the merest fraction, In the aggregate, would amount to hundreds of dollars to or against the state. li. 1843 General Potts was the collector, and well knowing Cy rus’. ability to fill the position, he gave him a clerkship ats2o per mouth, which was a large salary in those days. The boating: season lasted only some nine, months in the year, and when the first ■ season bed closed, the money Cyrus had saved enabled him to enter JeffeiSon Col lege os a.atudeut, at which Institution he, graduated with’ the highest honors, in' 1848, having caught school and clerked in the summer season to enable him to go to. College In the winter. The following year he entered the Jaw-office of Hon. Jeremiah 8, Black, of Somerset, as a law s * u ??, Dt * General Coffroth, of somerset, Wilson, Esq., of Beaver, were his fellow-students, and all were admitted to the bar in tho same year -1850. When Mr. Pershing returned home he com menced the practiceof law in Johnstown, and from that time on success marked his. course. In 1856 ha was nominated as the Democratic candidate for Congress in his district, composed of the counties of Somerset, Cambria, Blair and Hunting don. The district, prior to that time;, was considered certain lora Whig majority of 2,500, and in 1854, Col. John R. Edie, the V»r P©rski«c*. had been elected by. a much larger majority; Sir. Pershing was nominated late in ihecam- paign, and, notwithstanding the excite ment of a Presidential contest, and the Closeness with which party lines were drawn, he ran far ahead of his ticket, and was defeated by two hundred and eighty four votes only. In 1858 he was again nom inated for Congress, but the unfortunate dissensions of that year brought disaster to the Democratic ticket. Slate and Con gressional, and he was defeated. In 1881 he was nominated and elected to. the Legislature., He was re-elected in 1862, 1803,1884, and 1865, serving for live con secutive terms. During the whole of bis service at Harrisburg he was a member of the i ommlttee otWaysand Means, the Judiciary, and others of equal importance. At the session of 1863, the only one in which the Democrats had n majority, Mr. Pershing was Chairman of thelCommit teo on Federal relations, and lit the suc ceeding session was the Democratic nominee for Speaker of the House the Legislature he was an acknowledged leader, and enjoyed to a rare degree the confidence and personal esteem of his fel low members, without distinction ofpar ty. As a legislatoi'J'Mr. Pershing attended to every interest of his constituents,- whether in tho House or any of the De partments, with scrupulous fidelity,, and without the least reference to tho political sentiments of those whose business he was called upon to (ransuut. Ho is one of,the most correct, conscien tious and ' Christian gentlemen in the state—high-minded, and the very soul of houor; traits that are, in fact, peculiar to the family. No man enjoys the coull-, donee and esteem of his fellovv-citirens, independent of either pblitl&or fdligidu, to a greater degree than'he, and none have been more assidious or untiring in their efforts to establish and systematize educational institutions in his county. In the mauagement of the schools of the county, he has for a number of years ta kcnaleadingandactivepart. His wisdom, jndument, legal and literary attainments none will question ; while be holds In hlsown.community, and, in fact, wher ever known, an enviable position for moral worth aud incorruptioje honesty and integrity. SSS“ A gentleman was chatting with a little girl On a railway train, wtjn she suddenly looked up in bis face and said: “ You look like Abraham Lincoln.” “ Do 17” said the gentleman ; “ how do you know I'm not?” “ He’s dead," said tho child with an astonished look at the questioner ; “they killed him.” ‘•Well,” said the gentleman, "but didn’t Abraham Lincoln have a broth er?" The child looked puzzled for a minute, and then quietly remarked— “ My father saw Abraham Lincoln.” ’ “Did he?” said the goutlen»m. “ Yes; after he was dead he saw him. Did you ever see him ?” “ No,” said the gentleman, ** I never saw him.” “Then,"said the child, “ triumphant ly, “of course you ain’t his bro ther.” An Ibisii Widdeb.— Recently some medical olilcera were called upon to ex amine the conditions of some Irish in habitants situated at the bottom of West gate, Leeds. One of the medical , men asked the mistress of one of the houses, “Why don't you keep it cleaner ?” The reply made by the woman was that she was a poor widow anti could not afford it. • “How long have 3oil been a widow?” asked the doctor. I . "Sure enough, your honor, for throe years.” "Of what complaint did your husband die ?’' asked tbe man of physio. “Och, be never died at all; he's run away with another womanl” “Tiie blessed man that preached for us last Sunday,” says Mrs. Partington, “served the Lord for thirty years—first os a circus-rider, then as a locust preach er, and last as an exhauster.” A type of trouble—moving a print ing office. Hates for 3Utoertishifi. ABVKttTiHuacNTS will be'inserted at Ten cent per lino for the first Insertion, and cents per lino for each subsequent Insertion* Quar terly half-yearly, and yearly advertisements la sorted at a liberal redaction on the above rates* Advertisements should bo accompanied by .the Cash* When sent without any length 01 time specified for publication, they will bo continued until ordered out and onarged accordingly. JOB PRINTING. _ “ C*A3tb3,HAHDB HXB , OlTd 6 Very o fh - erdescription of Job and Card Printing, ODDS AND ENDS. —Unbleached dsmestfes—Negro uer yants. —A /food way to find a ’woman out— Cali when she isn’t at home., —“Jaw Plat” is the Vermont name for croquet ground* r . —French fashions are no longer exclu sively to rule us. The favorite stre i dis plays of girls of the period ore saeks-on.- Ex. —An exchange coils the Grecian bend bach-gammon: —lf you want your neighbors tb -know oil about you,” give a party and don’t in“ vlte the folks, “who live next door.” —A negro, gazing at the Chinese said : “If de white folks is dark as datum dere, I wonder what’s de color obdeniggers " —A debating club lately discussed the important question, whether a cock’s' knowledge of daybreak is the result of observation or instinct —Loving wife, at Long Branch : “The horrid surf makes me keep mv month shut.” Sarcastic husband: “Take some of it home with yon.” —The printer who kissed his sweet heart, saying “please exchange,” is be lieved not to have exceeded the ’•liberty of the press.” —A story is told o. a young man in De vonshire,. who was crossed in love; and attempted suicide lately by taking a dose of yeast powder. He Immediately rose above his troubles. -rSomebody suggests that General Grant’s plan of sending Friends to the Indiana la but another way of carrying out a war policy—in which Qu.i.cer guns are to be ellectlve. —Schell, the artist, Is likewise a puns ter. When with some of his brethern out sketching, one of the club proposed to remain and sketch another landscape. “Oh no,” says Schell, “let’s ketch tho train.” ■ : —A looker-on at the funeral of Mar shal Niel, who could not sufficiently ad mire the hearse, kept repeating: “What a fine hearse I wbaca splended hearse! How happy these rich people are I” — i A lady, whO'haa a great horror for to bacco got Into a railway carriage the other day, and inquired of a male neighbor, “Do you chew tobacco, sirl . “No madam, I dbn’t .was t|ie reply, “but I can get you a chew If you want one.’’ —As they have stopped boring the St. Louis artesian well at a depth of 3,843 feet, Mark Twain asks why they don’t go around and try the other end, as there must be water there somewhere* —A writer asks through the Farmer’s ** Department of a cotemporary, if any one can inform a poor man the beat way to starta little nursery. Get married! • —Snooks wonders where all the pillow cases go to. He says he never asked a woman what she was making while 'en gaged on plain sewing without being told ft was a pillow case. —Why will young fellows be such fools as to give their sweethearts look’d of hair, when, after marriage, they can help themselves? —A reporter, in an article on the desti tute poor, spoke of the great number of persons, reduced to poverty by the “mys terious,decrees of Providence.” His as tonishment may be imagined when ho saw the printer had altered it to “mys terious decrease of provisions.” —A pupil In declamation, haying been told to gesticulate according to the sense, in commencing a piece with “The comet lifts its fiery tail,” Innocently lifted the tail of his coat, and looked around for ap plause; —A gentleman on a circuit narrating to Lord Norbury some extravagant feat in sporting, mentioned that be had lately shot thirty-three bares before breakfast. "Thirty-three hairs!" exclaimed Lord Norbury; “zounds, sir, then you must have been firing at a wig." A junior student at the Cornell Uni versity in rendering an account to his father of his last term’s expenses, entered an item: “Charity, $30.” His father wrote hack : “I fear that 'charity covers a multitude of sins.’" —Mr. B , did you say or did you not say what I said yon said 7 because C said you said, you said, you never did say what I said you said. Now If you did say that you did not say what I said you said, then what did you say 7 —A butcher presented a hill for the tenth time to an old skinflint. “It strikes mo,” said the latter, “that this is a pret ty round bill.” “Yes,’ replied the butch er, "I’ve sent it round often enougli to make it appear so; and I have called now to get it squared.” —An accepted suitor one day walking with the object of his affections hanging upon his arm, anddesoriblngtheardeney of his affection, said "How transported I am to have you hanging on my arm.” “Upon my word," said the lady, “you make us out a very respectable couple, when one Is transported the other hang ing!" . ® —An Irishman wenttollvein Scotland for a short time, but dld’nt like the coun try. "I wassick all thetimelwas there,” said be, “and if I'd lived there till this time I’d been dead a year ago.” —A few days since, at Waterbury Conn,, a lawyer returned to the- railroad ticket-agent at that place one dollar, over paid him In making change. For a moment the ''agent stood speechless, then, as tho tears poured down his cheeks, be grasped him by the band and exclaimed, “ Please stand still one mo ment, sir, ana set me look at you—such honesty I and a lawyer, too!” . —General Butler was taking tea at the bouse of a lady friend in Washington, the other day. Tho General seemed to look os though something was lacking, and the following dialogue took place: Hostess, —Can it be possible, General, you have no spoon? Butler, rising indig nantly, and holding out both hands— “No, madam; if you don’t believe it, you can search me.” —A young servant-girl was' told by her mistress to wash her clothes, and bang them on a horse to dry. Biddy .having washed the articles, suddenly disappeared, and in about an hour re turned, leading a donkey. " What on earth," says the lady, “do you want that for ?" “ Ooh, sure," cried Biddy. " I could not find a horse, but I’ve got a donkey and wont that do as well ?" —“ Yoif say you have confidence in Cookem, tbe plaintiff, Mr. Smith ?” “ Yea air” “ State to the court, if you please, what caused this feeling of confidence.’! " Why, you see, sir, there’s allers re ports ’bout eatln’-bouss men, and I used to kinder think—”. “ Never mind what you thought—tolh “ r ,us what you know.” s • 1 , “Weil, sir, one day I goes down to Cookem’s shop, an’ sez to tbe waltor, ‘waiter,’ sez I, ‘give us weal pie.’ ’’ “Well, sir, proceed." “Well, Just then Mr. Cookem comes, up, and sez he, ‘How du Smith what you going to hov ?" “ ‘Wetd pie,’ sez I.” "‘Good,’sez ho, ‘l’ll take one tu; ’ so ho sets down and eats one of his weal pies right before me." “ Did that cause your confidence in him?” “Yes, indeed, sir; when an •alin’- bouse keeper seta down before his cus tomers and deliberately eats one of his own weal pies, no man refutes to feel confidence—lt shows tfim (u be 9U hon est man.’!
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