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or SILVKIt KPJUNU.
.WWtwd weeks ago-warned ihe Pe
injM'racy-of'tho necessity of registering
in /ood season, and we do'hop'; that
(liif) all-important doty will nol 'oe'ne
glected, GO in time and see tli.it your
ihi dies are placed upon the list, so that
dvlicn the day of election comes yo : will
l-.ilve'ao. trouble about voting. ■ (Inod
suldieis are always ready for lb-Tray,
■Hid iiever-suffer themselves to be .sur
prised. So, Democrats, see Hint you are
ail ready when the hour of battle av-
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Tu e Right Spirit,— \Vc t ike great
I ieasurein publishing,elsowhcrc, a card
Irom D. IT. Voglesong.Escp, who was an
ei-pivant for the nomination for County
MVc-ji'iirer. As fur as Mr. Voglcsong is
pi is'e-ally concerned, we presume no
one i- “ over pretended to Impeach his
J 'Vu racy, and an avowal of his inton
• ieo ■ support the ticked was .scarcely
i.. is-., iry; but his card hroa!lies such
, 1 lorablo spirit that wo avd glad lo
i-avt an opportunity of publishing 11,
■and commending its admirable tone
and temper to other gentlemen who
won unsuccessful in their efforts to se
cure a nomination. Tt has the ring of
I'die manhood and Ime Democracy
cboi ■ it.
i-T i.i.ow-Dhmoukats : The Presiden
tial election' will occur in ISYL Lot ns
“■niw our strength in IS7I. The gronlur
nr'force at. the noils now,.the_groy. : .;;c
file r.o.xt President. To give him again
*ylie Radicals may bring Irretrievable
Ran nnon the country.
moernts of Cumberland : A'on h ive
> “hare of ttio work of national redemp
>io!i to do. Go to work now, I hat you
nu>J r poll your full strength next O.ao
t i-iv iS'ot Only your excel lout ticket and
;■ "nr gruit principles, hut the future
welMiuinp, if not existence, of tins'.mco
proud Hepuhlic, call for your host eO'orts
:> wards agloTmus success in IS7I. it-is
c in Unit every vote made or saved
n . may lie as effective as two votes
made or saved next year. Dnmoc. a s.
tiiink of this, ami act ciccordinr//y !
There is one first rate plan' far pto'i pn'iji
".u peculations ;ipii ineeularilics hi the
i ’aiuani-Hioiiers’ . (lice. Give as a it -pah
"c.-.u Commissioner, a ncpulilieiu: i)is-
cict Attorney, ami a Ih'pahliiMn I'mu 1.
' *l)l.’ \r ill idiueae matteis ai' he.-ai quart' 1 1-.-,
r hi'raialy.— Carlhlc IfaraUl. , '
Tin- is about ns contempt!;
( f demagngisrn as wo cv
i rir'?. ar»»! comes with a very bad
:.ur:i a member of the Geary mi mb u :,b>v
ilnn. The peculations and in ("rnlari
li-.sin the Commissioners’ oilir" ’’ were
first unearthed by-a Democrat: Com-
missioner, who preferred the • •barges
mid -subsequently brought sub. They
wore rigidly investigated hy a "■ ‘onw
indie board of Auditors, who y.T Tiled'
rno r-gjult of their labors. Thr i-\ e was
prosecuted. by a -ncmueratw ; ••strict
Attorney, assisted by several other Ho
mocratic Attorneys ; tlic verdict was
rendered by a Democratic jury, and the
-ontonce of tiio law was pronounced by
a Democratic bencli. Now Unit tbeod
i oV of the Herald has made this con
temptible insinuation, perhaps, as ho
h Deputy Secretary of the Common
■i calili, and feels such a deep interest
In the public welfare, bo will give us all
be ’snows about the Evans fraud, and
lei! e.-. why it was that Governor Geary
did have Evans arrested, when ho
wa Philadelphia and Harrisburg for
(on • . ytnfto» iiiu ronbory was aiseov-
i!!'' 1 i but waited until lie had escaped
nut I'the State and probably out of the
club.;.es of the law. Now that we are
on ilio matter of “peculations and irre
gularities,” wo may have a fu v other
interrogatories to propound to “the
■one,tor from Cumberland.”
tv-‘den. Grant has oppointed Ashley,
•de Governor or Montana, to the mis
-ii nat Brazil. Tills man; while ho was
i member of Congress from Ohio, solic
ited jii( office for one of hi.s friends, at
bo same time stating to the applicant
hid' lie expected a “ full share” of the
ilUnder. These fads were known to
'dii; Grant when he sent Mr. Ashley
o represent the people in Montana.—
I'bcy iL-nuiin on record now, when the
•nun man is named for (lie mission to
’rn;:il.
au'/Mlon. Tliaddeus Banks lias been
ominaled as IhcSeniocrntiecamlidate
or [‘resident Judge of tiic Twenly
i.uilii Judicial district, composed of
Inrningdon, Blair and Cambria conn-
T'S. Mr. Banks is a ripe lawyer, a
nan of excellent judgment, and ids
•lection will put an upright, careful
and learned .Judge upon the bench in
hi' JVRenty-fourth district of tin's Pta-fe-:
It.iIMOAI. POUCT A FAII.It
II (hoconditionof affairs at tire South
is halt aa bad as it is portrayed to be by
the Radicals, U forms the moat humi
liating confession of weakness and fair
lure over made by any political party.
Shortly before his elevation to the Pres
idency, In a report oh the condition of
(lie South, Gen. Grant said :
. “1 mil satisfied Ibattbo mass of think
ing men of the South accent the present
-dilation of affairs in good faith. * *. »
My observations lead mo tottie conclusion
that the-citizens of the Southern States
are anxious to return to self-govermnoiit
within tlie Union, ns soon as possible.—
They want and roqniro protection from
the L-ovoniment, not bnmilliuiiig to them
a- citizens, and if such a course is pointed
out they will pursue it in good faith."'
Since that time (ho Republican party
have had exclusive control of the whole
question of reconstruction. With a two
thirds majority in either branch of Con-,
gros, a Supremo Court packed with
judges whoso solo recommendation to.
ollico was the assurance Unit they would
decide in lavor Of that majority—with
(lie Freedman's Bureau atrl the Army
ready, to-'do their bidding, throughout
nVemmfrS'Shlh'TTwnr; since ISOS,- with
a President, willing to endorse any in-.
fa my to- secure -his' re-election—they
surely can complain of n > lack of power
to carry out tlinir' policy of liute und
vengeance. J-Jvery session of Congress
brought forth some new measure of re
construction. No sooner, was it apparent
that the people of the .South wore going
quietly lo work, as ficn. Grant expres
sed it, “to return to self government
within tho Union," than some new
measure of degradation was devised,'
apparently with the purpose of driving
the m into open.outbreak. If these poo
pie .who accepted the situation in, such
good faith, and, were so anxious'to re
store their old relations to Hie Union,
at the beginning of Pre-ident urnnt's
administration, are how
and lawless as to call for a special mes
sage from tlie President, recommending
legislation which takes from the citizen,
all his most cherished rights, the fact
in itself is ii confession that the w.holo
reconstruction policy of (lie administra
tion has boon a.failure.
And it is not diflicMt to bee why it
lias been a failure.
laws excluded from State legisla
tures alI men of of known
political character aifti^jj*-recognized
social standing. if.tlni.Soiithurri people
chose to have legislators at all, they
must either elect men who had never
before been recognized as having any
peculiar Illness among the white race, or
carpet-baggers about whom they knew
nothing and cared less,or negroes whose
lives had been passed' in ignorance and
bondage. Of first class but little
could bo expected, for they had never
given any evidence of ability,and it was
scarcely reasonable to expect that trial
would develop any grout amount of ca
pacity or integrity in men whom their
neighbors bad never before thought
worth trying at all. Of the carpet-bag
gers they knew nothing,'’ except that
they were a gang of naked adventurers
from the -North—men who had lost
their characters a t home, and seemed to
care very little whether they over found
them again—a horde of high-handed
'robbers, who saw in the prostrate con
dilion of the South a splendid opportu
nity lo fill their own coffers. These
bandits soon convened the ignorant and
superstitions negroes into secret, oath
bound leagues—and usingovory artifice
masters, let them loose to prey upon
(ho property and lives of (ho defenceless
citizens of tiio South. With them the
respectable people of t' e South could
have neither lot nor fellowship. What
capacity for public office could they ex
pect in the negroes who for generations
had been subject trt (he direction of
olliors? They hail neyer been placed
Impositions where it. was necessary lo
rely solely upon-themselves, but always
depended upon others for counsel, eon-
Irol and direction. Having been slaves,
completely subject to the will of masters
all their lives, they could, scarcely lie
expected so suddenly to assume the
habits of thought and action incident
to freemen. Tlaroivhiviiig seen,money.
which they could call their own, it
could scarcely lie expected they would
resist the temptation to put plenty in
their own pockets, when a simple vote
of aye or nay would do it. All history
protested against giving them control
of the government, for while the white
race, in a slate of freedom, lias demon
slratod a capacity for maintaining a
government of liberty and law, every
■attempt at a black republic lias been a
failure and' a mockery of all govern
ment.
liece
To show 1 1 ow these carpet-baggers
fnul their blade allies have reveled in
the spoils wrested from tiio people of
tbo South, wo give a few figures :
In, I*oo lht> debt of Lonislnnu whs - $10,000,100.
in’ urns
111 1809 “
In IS7O
lu IS7I “
In 185(i to 1.850 the State rax ranged
from 21 to 20 cents on SlOO. In 18G5
and ISfiC, 871 cents ; in 1SG1), 7') cents;
in 1870, $1 45; in 1871, $2, with an excess
of expenditures over .receipts of 88,779, ;
018 15.
So in North Carolina,in 1808 ilieSiate
debt was $11,000,000, and is now $lO,-
000,000, and the State tax required to
meet all expenses amounts to $5 on the
SIOI),. and'the whole property of the
State is assessed at only $120,000,000, —
In Arkansas, the debt in ISOS was
$3,000,000. and is now $0,000,000., In
Texas, in ISOS, the Slate needed $34-1,-
2GS 30, provided by means of a tax of
13 cents on $lOO ; in 1871 the expenses
are $3,837,033 88, and the tax to $2 25 on
$lOO. In Georgia the State bills in 1869-
wero$002,000; in 1870, $1,170,021 02. In
1809 the total bonded debt of Georgia
was $0,554,-150, and in 1871 the register
ed bonded debt alone is $20,137,500.
And this villainy does not stop with
the wholesale plunder of the people of
the South. The harpies who riot in the
robbery of that unhappy.people would
not bo tolerated, woro it not for the fact
that they are the willing- instruments
by which the weailli and resources of
the North are likewise made a prey to
greedy ‘monopolists.
Tims ruled by those who are in no
sense her representatives—men who
knqw that their day of desolating power
will soon bo over, unless they exagger
ate evex-y occurrence, and appeal to
every prejudice and passion, It is not
strange that wo bear sucli alarming Ku
klux stories from the South, and that
the aid. of Federal bayonets is invoked
to maintain these cormorants in (heir
ill-gotten power. Instead of Kuklux
laws and proclamations, lot Congress
restore to the South honest and compe
tent government—lot men of respecta
bility, intelligence and character take
part in-hor government, and there will
ho complete and perfect peace. Until
that is done, there is absolutely no hope.
The policy of proscription, distrust and
halo lias been tried for live weary years,
and lias been pushed in tlie bitter end,
and to-day it stands condemned by its
own renewed demands for increased
penalties and pains—to-day ('ho Repub
lican .party confesses that Us entire ro-.
construction policy lias been a failure.
THE lIARICIN Till Al.
Jilsowhore in tin's paper will bo found
the Opinion of Ids Honor Judge Gra
ham, on the motion in arrest of judg
ment, in the ease of the Commonwealth
vs. John Harris,, formerly one of the
Commissioners of Cumberland county.
. The Judge overrides the motion in ar
rest o'f judgment, and in doing so he
■reviews tlie case, and adduces aii im
pregnable arrayofa-rguments in support
ends position. As a legal opinion, it
is' abundantly able -totstand of its ’Swn
stroiig.t.b r -and.~'.\vill.-toi'amond...iisplf-io.
the sound judgment of, every enlight
ened citizen of Cumberland county.
The'Court .imposed a. fine of $105.00
upon Mr. Harris, and decreed his remo
val from office. In view of the evidence
adduced in the case, and the opinion of
Judge Graham upon the legal question?
raised; the Court had h plain duty be
fore it, and they performed it under a
conscientious sense of their official oaths.
To have expected anything else from
.thorn, would have been to impeach the
integrity of the bench,'
(ho vengeance of-(ho
law lias upon Mr. Harris,
for lie was doubtless a there instrument
in tlie hands of shrewder and more un
principled.men. 110.i.s an old man, and
lias heretofore borne a good character.
But white we do sincerely regret the
personal disi imfoi-t and disgrace this
suit Tins brought with it, we cannot but
rejoice, in company with all good citi
zens, (lint the frauds'of tlie. Commis
sioners’ office have hern unearthed by a
Judicial investigation—that public sen
timent has been so thoroughly aroused
that hereafter none hut the -best men,
will bo chosen In such positions—and
that such instructions have been issued
by the Court as will prevent the shame
ful irregularity ami looseness with which
thobusincss of the office has heretofore
been transacted.
Senatorial. —The Senatorial con
ferees of this district were in session all
last week, at Mochanicsbnrg ; and met
again on Monday evening. No nomi
nation has yot been mad?. .
Lebanon County Politics.— The
Harrisburg Patriot says : "The Demo
crats of our neighboring county of Leb
anon met in convention on Monday and
nominated the following ticket: As
sociate judges, Francis H. Ehuf and
Thos. Kramer ; assembly, Felix Light,
treasurer, Geo. TI. Heilman ; commis
sioner, Wm. Ohlweim; director, Henry
Sliaeflor, J. S. ; county surveyor, John
L Meyer; auditor, John K. JJarkcs.—
Wm. B. Kroider, of Cornwall, was
unanimously elected senatorial delegate
and John AV. Harbeson, of Lebanon,
representative dolegato’to all state con
ventions for the ensuing year. Grant
AVeidman, Esq., of Lebanon, Jacob
Weidle.'sr., esq., of Lebanon, and Hon.
Thomas Kramer, or.l.ond/iuiV-yvi- .<«--■
■ . „i„ elected umicial conferees
UP9iWH!'W%H;onforec3 of this county re
lative to a candidate for president judge
of tills district. Theconvention declared
for Gen. Hancock as the choice of T.eli
onon county for President. William
B. Bre.siin, of (lie Advertiser, was re
elected chairman of the county com
mittee.”
Another Steai,.— lt has just come
lo light that there has boon a big steal,
in the shape of at least one hundred
thousand dollars, from the United Stales
Mint in the city of Philadelphia. We
are not certain whether the officials
had a hand in it or not, hut it is singu
lar that so much cm he stolon without
(hem knowing something about it.
-Tlio.allegation.now is_thattho govern
ment will bo compelled to close the
Mint or remove it entirely from Phila
delphia. Tims, every day, wo hoar of
these bauds upon the government, and
yet the people go on and pay, taxes to
keep up a set of swindlers and public
robbers and never make an effort to
■■orrect them.
A <■ i)t p.mt*onariy thinks that the
.wealth and power of corrupt men in
political positions only differs from any
oilier aristocracy in its inherent mean
ness. It is not sanctioned by heredita
ry descent nor by honest achievement
in the paths of fommorco. Those
“friends” and “servants of the people”
hold office us a commercial transaction,
to them honor is nothing; fame iias no
charms. They want horses, diamonds,
gewgaws for their coarse and ill-bred
wives, country seats and yachts, and
all the luxuries that reward hereditary
or honestly acquired wealth, but they
want, it without the true capacity to
enjoy or employ it, and they steal a
modicum of it out of every potato boil
ing in a laboring voter’s kitchen.
11 ,000,000.
22.u0l),(l()0.
J 1.000.000.
■ttMuoinoo.
055-William B. Mann, the Badical
candidate for District Attorney of Phil
adelphia, was the first Colonel of the
regiment commanded during the war
by Gen. McCandiess. Mann served a
few months and then resigned. Gen.
McCandiess served until the regiment
was mustered out. Mann is considered
an excellent soldier by Radical papers,
but McCandiess a very poor one. Mann
Isa corrupt Radical; McCandiess is a
Democrat. The odds make the differ
ence.
Tini New York Evening I‘osl (Rad.)
commends “ Now Orleans lo the Presi
dent as a suitable place to begin (lie
long promised reform in the civil ser
vice. Without a speedy change in tlie
management of public office and of tbo
Republican party in Louisiana, U will
soon bon Democratic State ; and, what
is worse, I tie political strife between
parties and factions will bo embittered,
and the restoration of permanent order
and peace will bo indefinitely delayed.”
It is reported that Fred Grant, son of
tbo President, lias accepted the position
of civil engineer on the Pacific railroad.
As the people of (lie United States paid
for Fred’s schooling, and also fed and
clothed him for four years, it would
seem proper Unit be should •do some
thing for the people in return, lias bo
resigned from tbo array, or is bo going
to draw two salaries ? ‘
ROBBING THIS GOVBRNRRNT
Heavy Defalcation in the
Pay Department.
I'n.viimKi'r IKxlft-e Vicflmlzcii (lie Iroin
m\v—,u/s Ari'OHf mid Commitment lo
S*orl Mctlcnr.t—Cnlpalile of
Depnrtiiioiit OflirlnH.
(Proin the Washington Patriot.]
# For several days past there have been
whispers In the stir I lint n crash was irn-
hi tlie .pay Department of the
Ijfiiled Slnres Government; that irregu
larities, which hurl been going oh for a
»°ng lime, had at hist reached a point
when they could no, longer be hid; that
the full extent of the peculations must bo
made public, anil that, justice must bo
metnd out to the guilty.* .
The accused party was Major John
Ledyard Hodge, a Well known citizen of
Washington, a’nd a deputy paymaster of
the United States Army, on duty in this
city. The accused served in Miniate war
in u Pennsylvania regiment, of which.
State ho was a native, a.nd hold 1 the rank
of lieutenant-colonel irt the volunteer
forces,
• On account of his extraordinary quali
fications, Iho paymaster General detailed
him for duty at his office; employing him
in adjusting the irregular accounts .of.
’other, pay
until about two years since, when he as
signed him as paymaster of the bounty
certificates of the Second Auditor's Of-
fice. This was a highly responsible po
sition, lhe payments sometimes amount
ing to $500,01)0 per month, hut the
Paymaster General assert that he
placed the most implicit, confidence in
his deputy’s integrity, and fully believed
he would not betray his trust.
Two weeks ago, however; (ion. Price
discovered a palpable error in Major
Hodge’s returns, and by letter requested
him to explain 11. for lie eonid not even
then believe that jus deputy was dishon •
est- Hodge, however, failed to make u
satisfactory explanation, and a more He
ld and careful examination of his books
followed, and the accused was then
placed under strict surveillance, and all
)ii< luo.vemeui.s were closely watclmd.
Kin Mug iim( It was impossible for him
longer to couueai his crime, Afujoi
Hodi. i* e-roie fo General Bric<> a IctlCi
eon'ainiug a fall aonfvssson. of hisyuiU
of which 1 h*> following Is a copy :
• W ami isa rov. Sunday,• September- 10
(jt'ni'.i'jtl It. IT. /,V/rV, Sin:— I have h
nf.)j*m you that f am unable to close my
fi'iiums and that f own the frightful
mount of fihmit *400.000, which sum I
ha\'»' lo*>( during the last few years in
stock speculations, going deeper and
deeper in the hope of retrieving myself.
I have no excuse nr mitigation of my,
course to offer and propose, to take the
lull consequence of my sins. I had
thought a week ago of escaping from
New York, hut believe I have done bet
ter in returning here to deliver myself
up, as I felt I was bound to do. I can,
of course, make no pittance or excuse for
the systematic deceit I have practiacdjon
you, and the advantage I have taken of
the special position f hold, and that, you
especially have cause to be justly inex
orable against me. T have been led on
by the infaKiation that always attends
I lie cous'-c I entered on, hoping always
to recover my 10-s and conceal my crime.
f believe that it is really a relief to be
discovered, for I have been in a hell on
earth for years, and the alternations of
hope and fear I have gone through, and
constraint and care to avoid detection
were becoming too strong,
I desire to turn over any property-, I
have asnamall set offagninst try deficien
cy, and after giving any information that,
will assist in settling my accounts, or if
possible jn recovering, a portion of what
f have lost, f expect to take full pun-,
fshment awarded for my offense.-Id jus
tice to two parties in this city, through
whom I have made some speculations, T
wish to,.say that, they are. perfectly -inno
cent of any knowledge that I was using
public funds. There are small balances
with each of these parties to my credit,
whenever the accounts «Ve closed. The
losses T made wore almost entirely in
New York with one house there, whoso
accounts I hold subject to your order. I
endeavored to induce them .to makegood
the amount lost with'them, which they
knew was public money, hut they have
"If 'have been' trying to make up my
mind to |,ln- confession for some days,
and was on llu*' point of doing so this
morning in vour office, but.,T could not
brine myst-lf/to say l.t, and I wanted
lime, lo write to my innocent wife, whom
this frightful Information will kill. God
forgive me for what I have done to' her
and my children.
All i a-Jc from' ynn or the authorities,
Is that, If possible, Bonir, small sum may
lie I off her, I enclose the- keys of my
safe and box cmualng all my old ac
counts, etc. My present vouchers, re
ceipts. etc., are in the handsof my clerks,
who arc. all of them,- petlcclly innocent
of any knowledge of my dellclency. I
remain at the "house., No. 1,523 IC street,
till informed what action you hove taken
concerning me. There is no fear T will
go away now.
( Signed) J. L. HODCJE.
Why jjox’t it Duo?— I The Chairman
of-thcrlladical StiUoConlra! Committor?
is a kind soul, and asks, in the most
artless manner, in his recent addresses,
“What need is there, or can there-be,
for the further existence of the Demo
cratic party ?” Just so; why don’t it
quit and go away, or die and be bur
ied, and relievo Russel Errott and his
brother oflice-holders throughout the
land from its odious presence? Why
will it insist on haunting these. Radi
cal fellows—why will it insist on elect
ing McCandless and Cooper, in October
next, and thus take, from the Radical
party the power longer to rob the State
and plunder its citizens? We will show
you, Mr. Errelt, what use there is fora
Democratic party before many months
more roll around.
The mischievous attempt to establish
mixed schools of white and colored in
Louisiana has resulted, ns might have
been anticipated, most disastrously.—
The ill fooling created has destroyed the
usefulness of the schools for both white
and colored, the attendance is greatly
reduced, and the expense of public in
struction greatly increased.
The Galveston News thinks that the
Republicans will nominate a colored
man for Vice President next year, and
it names Lieutenant Governor Dunx,
of Louisiana, ns the man most likely to
be nominated.
Remkmjier.— Every citizen should
remember (hat during the long period
in which the Democratic party hold the
reins of power in this country, there
was no vast .national debt created to
enslave the people and cat out their
substance. Remember that.
The fight between, the two factions
of the Republican parly in Louisiana
gains additional interest from the fact
that the meanest tilings either party
can say of the other are true, and even
then the subject is by no moans ex
hausted.
Tlie St. Louis Rcpublldan very prop
erly says : “we sincerely hope, for the
honor of the nation, that (lie next Con
gress will have .sufficient manhood to
inqurire into the St. Domingo protec
torate business ; ascertain by whom it
was .set on foot ; hold the guilty party
(O a strict accountability, and recall our
naval force at once. It has already cost
ns millions of dollars to sustain Baez
and his miserable clique, and it is high
time the expensive farce was brought
to an end.’’
JUDGE GRAHAM’S OPINION
IN TOE
XI ARRIS CAS is
The Commonwealth] indictment in the
I Court of Quarter
vs. [Sessions of Cum*
{ herland ’ County,
JOHN HARRIS, j for misbehavior in
J office.
OPINION. BY GRAHAM, P. J.
The defendant, John Hams, one of the
County Commissioners, was indicted and
convicted at August Sessions last, (ISTI'
for’altemptlng and offering to bribe Jno.
Gracy, a contractor with the county com
missi’nnors. The charge Is substantially:
that he, the said Harris, in consideration
of fifty dollars to be paid him by the said
John Gracy, offered to have certain un
just claims of said Gracy again«t said
county, settled and paid and so adjusted
that (he County Auditors should die de
ceived and cheated livto the allowance of
the payments so ns aforesaid t’> be made
to the said John Gracy.
The 2d count in the indictment, on
which defendant was convicted, us found
by the grand jury, is- as follows :
*“That the sai t J*hn Harris, hdng
then and there one of the commissioners
ofstho county of Cumborlend, duly elyc
. ted ami qualified as such, did, on the day
anil year aforesaid, In the county nTore
and in vioSatlhnVf his o tiicial^ifuty7 offer'
and propose to John Gracy, a contractor
with said county commissioners, for the
consideration of fifty dollars, to he paid
by the said John Gracy, to the said’John
Harris, for his own private use, to have
certain unjust and other claims of the
said John Gracy against the said county
settled and paid and ho adjusted that the
county Auditors of said county, should
be deceived and cheated into the allow
ance of the payments, so us aforesaid, to
be made to Lite said John Gracy, in vio
lation of the oath of olllco of the said John
Harris and of his official duty, and to
the great wrong and injury of the said
county, ami agains the peace and digni
ty of the common wealth of Pennsylva
nia. ”
Before the, jury were sworn, the Com
monwealth's counsel asked to amend
the indictment by adding after the words
“'official-duty” and before the words
“offer and propose'.' the following words:
“Did attempt to bribe ami corrupt’one
John* (Jracy, a contractor with said coun
ty.’* The indictment was so, amended
by- t he clerk by order of the court, defen
dant excepted- to the ruling of the court,
permitting the amendment. (Seeamend
ment and order of court filed.)
The defendant then filed a general de
murer to the bill of Indictment, the
Commonwealth filed a joinder to the de
murer. The denuner was overruled by
the court, and the defendant directed to
plead to tin* indictment. The .defendant
excepted to the ruling of Court, in over
ruling the demurer, and directing defen
dant to plead to the indictment, and put
in the plea of not guilty, '
After trial and verdict, defendant's
counsel moved the court to arrest the
judgment for the following reavons filed;'
Ist. The count-noon which the defen
dant Is found guilty charges no offence,
in as much ns it merely sots out solicita
tion, and not any deed com milted or done,
and not any overt act in pursuance of such
solicitation, and is vague, uncertain and
contradictory.
2d. The powers of the court do not ex
tend to matters of substance, hu’t only to
raattersof form, in amending indictments
under the criminal code.
*' 3d. The official character of’ the defen-,
dant is not properly Said, ami that he was
elected by the duly .qualified voters of the
county.
Defendant's counsel rely upon the case
of Smith vs. Commonwealth, 4 P. F.
Smith, 200. in which It Is ruled that it is
not indictable “ to solicit, incite and en
deavor to persuade” a married woman to
commit fornication or adultery. And
why is it, not indictable? Because says
Woodward, C. J., who delivered the
opinion of the Court; “so many equivocal
words, looks and gestures might be con
striied into solicitation, that it, would be
difficult to define the crimes when de.
pendent, on such evidence. What ex
pressions «’f face or double entendres of
the longuenre to be adjudged solicitation?
Is every cypriun who nod* nr-winks to
UVS.«\ ,I lWJrrtdfife l lorßoncf{r»gT*ratiuiiery?
And could the law safely undertake to
decide what recognitions on the street
were chaste and what were lewd? It
would be *i dangerous ami difficult rule
of criminal law lo administer,” and again
the Chief Justice remarks—“thesligh’test
reflection will persuade any observant
man thataruleof law which should make
inure solicitation lo fornication or adul-'
tery, indictable, would lie an impracticable
rule—one that in tiie present usages and
manners of society would lead u> great
abuses and oppressions. The morality
of l!»e law oannot undertake to regulate,
the thoughts ami intents of the heart'
The best it can do Is to punish open acts
of lewduess, and repress indecent as
saults.”
Thu words in the indictment hi (he case
cited were ; "solicit, incite ami endeavor
lo persuade.” In thepresentindietment,
belore it was amended, the words were
" otl'er and propose.” In the case cited.
Chief Justice Woodward says : “An at
tempt locommita misdemeanor, is u mU
<l cmeanor, vvhether"the olleuee'iiTcrented
hy statute, or was an alienee at common
law.'’ Is an offer to bribe,an attempt to
bribe? What belter evidence can there
be of an attempt to bribe than an oiler to
do so? In whaT other way could the at
tempt be miule than hy an oiler to bribe?
According ttf ttie authority «1 approved
lexicographers the words o//2r aud attempt
are convertible terms. Webster’s defini
tion of the word.ofler is. Ist. "A proposal to
beaeceptedor rejected. 2d.' First advance.
3d, The art of bidding a price, or sum
bid. 4th, attempt, endeavor.” Attempt \
thus defined: ‘‘to make an effort to effec
some object, to make trial or £xperl
meut. to try, to endeavor, to use exer
tion for any purpose." In the case, of
Smith vs. Commonwealth, 0. J. Wood
.ward uses’the following Jangling**; “ In
Regina vs. Martin, 9 C. and P. 215, Jus
tice Palteson hit the distinction, when
he said : “It is perfectly clear that every
attempt , not every intention , but every
attempt to commit a misdemeanor Isa
misdemeanor,” In the King vs. Piymp
ton,-2d Lord Raymond 1377, which was
a csse of attempted bribery—the offer of
money to a member of a corporation for
his vote. The court on a motion in ar-
rest of judgment hold thru to bribe per
sons, either by giving money or promises
is an offence for which an information
will Pe. In that case the information
charged that “the defendant then ami
there, unlawfully and corruptly promis
ed lo pay,” Ac. The word attempt or
attempted, does not occur in the infor
mation.
In Rex va. Vaughn, 2 Burrows 2407,
the defendant attempted to bribe the
Duke of .Grafton, a Cabinet Minister, the
bribe was offered by letter. In that case
defendant's counsel argued Unit it was
mere solicitation,'no act being done, in
consequence of it. But Loul Mam-field
said: “I am clear tills is a misdemeanor
and punishable as such.” “In many
cases, especially In bribery at elections
to parliament, the attempt is a crime ; it
is complete on his side who oilers it.”
If oiler and attempt are convertible
toi ms, and if the attempt is complete on
ids side who offers the bribe, the charge
in the indictment before amendment
was an attempt and not solicitation.
That there were overt acts committed
by tile defendant,. is clearly proved'by*
tlie testimony of Mr. Gruoy and Mri
Floyd, one of tbe comity Uoamiissloiio?a;x
Mr. Graey proves Hint In pursuance of a
letter received from tlie clerk of the
Commissioners, bo wont to Sbippensburg
to meet the Commissioners, that ho met
only Mr. Han is. Mr. Harris said his
business was to have him (Graoy) relin
quish Hie contract lie had for furnishing
lumber for a comity bridge, then in
process or erection.' Defendant said im
was willing to give him all lie could
make, and ho would even do more. That
he would give him $5O more than he
claimed, so that lie could give defendant
and Mr. Floyd each $25 back, as they
■ wore poor, said lie wished Mr. Gru
cy to understand that h.o did not want
hlpi to pay a dollar ol that ho could make
out of the bridge, poleudant further
stated that lie did not want Mr. Graoy
10 let Mp. Rhoads, (the other Commis
sioner) know anything about the ar
rangement.
Mr. Giucy lold him Ibat one Commis
sioner could do no business, and he
wanted a written agreement, signed by
the Commissioners- Defendant replied
(hat ho’nnd Mr. Floyd jwould sign any
contract he wished, find Mr. Gracy then
arranged with him to come to Carlisle
on the 22ml of February, when defend-’
ant was to have a paper prepared for
Mr. Gracy to look at.
Mr. Gracy further stated that defend-
ant, toM him the $5O could bo arranged
by putting so mudh on the stone work
and so much on tile filling up between
the wing walls, and he thought In that
way'll would loo.kbetter when the Com
missioner’s accounts came before the
A editors.
Mr. Gracy states that he came to Car
lisle on the 21st of February and met Mr.
Harris at the Court House. That MK
Harris told- witness Mr. Floyd had
gone.back on him, and refused togo'lnto
.the arrangement. Mr. Floyd testifies
that defendant told him after ho (defen
dant) returned from Shipponsburg, the
offer he had made to Mr.-Gracy, and that
he (Mr. Floyd) would. not .agree to It,
Tills evidence clearly shows overtacts
on (-lie part of defendant-. The offer it
self was an overt act, and It is immateri
al whether the words used in the indict
ment are offer or ‘ attempt, ns they are
convertible terms.
The secon'd reason assigned in arrestof
judgment is that the powers - of the
court do not extend- to matters of sub
stance, but only,tb liiatteft of form in
amendlnglndictments under the crimi
nal, code- •
„~.rr~tlie,.derend(>nt>’tiould-haveMieeii~con—
vicieti on the indictment a£ originally
drawn, and if.an offer to bribe where
ate overtacts, is an indictable of-
fene-.', the amendment was unnecessary,
ami could not prejudice the defendant.—
But, under the provisions of the criminal
code, the amendment was properly per
mitted,
The 11th section of the criminal code
of 1860, Purdon of 1861, place 11, provides
that: “Every indictment shall be deemed
and adjudged sufficient and good in
law which charges the crimeaubstantial
ly in the language of the act*of Assembly
.prohibiting ’the crime and prescribing
the punishment, if any such there be, or
if at common law so plainly that tht na
ture* of the offence charged may be easi
ly understood by the jury. • Every objec
tion to any indictment for any formal
defect, apparent on the face thereof, shall
be taken by demurer, or on motion Lo
quash the Indictment, before tbejury shall
be sworn and not afterward; and every
Court before whom such objection ahull
be taken for any formal defect, may, if
it be thought necessary, cause the indict
ment to be forthwith amended, in such
purlieu hir by the clerk or other officer of
the Court, and thereupon the trial shall
proceed as if no such, defect appeared.”
In the report of the Commissioners Lo
revise the penal code, they remark upon
this section that—“the history of crimi
nal administration abounds with instan
ces jn which the guilty have escaped by
reason of the apparently unreasonable
nicety required in indictments., Lord
Hftle remarked that ‘such niceties were
grown to be u blemish and inconvenience
in the law, and the administration there
of; that more offenders escaped by tho
easy ear given to exceptions to indict
ments, than by the manifestatfousof their
innocence; and that the grossest crimes
had gone unpunished by reason of these
unseemly niceties.** The reason for rec
ognizing these subtilities by the common
law, no doubt arose‘from the humanity
■Of the Judges,' who in administering *a
system in which the punia.bmentof death
followed almost every conviction- of fel-
ony, were naturally disposed, in iuvpi o
life, to .hold the crown to the,strictest
rules- Since, however, the reform of the
penal laws, and the just apportionment
of punishment to crimes, according to
theix intrinsic atrocity and danger, the
reason which led to the adoption of these
technical niceties has ceased, and with
the cessation of the 'reason the technical
ities themselves should be expunged from
our system.” These remarks clearly
show the mind and intention of the Com
missioners in reporting this section which
is new to our criminal code, that every
indictment which . charges a common
law offence shall be deemed and adjudg
ed_ sufficient and good in,law; where the
crime is charged so plainly that the’na
ture of the offence charged may be easily
understood by the jury. That all nice
tecbuicalties should be expunged from
our system, and when the offence is
charged-so as tu be easily understood by
- * •> ’ It. IDR«I
iot*i ii j the Court, before whom objection
should be taken to the form of words in
which the offence is charged, may, if ne
cessary, cause the indictment to be
amended. The Uourtcaunotsubatantlally
change the nature of the charge. It can
not introduce a new and different of-
fence;, but where the crime is so plain ly
charged as to be easily understood by the
jury, the court may amend by permitting
the use of words which legally import
the offence substantially qbargedl If
this is not'tbe meaning of the section, it
is entirely inoperative, and. effects no
change in the law. Wher'frd.luj offence is
charged’in proper form, no amendment
is necessary. Where it is defectively
charged, if the defect in language cannot
be amended so as to describe mo crime
in apt and appropriate words, then the
CommDsloDers who revised the penal
code have entirely failed in their inten-
tions, which was.to avoid “technical nice
ties,” and to expunge them from our
system in administering criminal law.
If when the word offer- is used in an iu
dictment"lt canaot“be ‘amended“by" ad
ding the word attempt , -then 'wo
have not advanced our criminal juris
prudence beyond the time of Lord Hale,
who complained that the grossest crimes
nad gone unpunished by reason of these
unseemly niceties.
Tlie third and last reason assigned in
arrest of Judgment is that : “The official
character of the defendant is not proper
ly laid, and that he was elected by the
duly qualified voters of the county.”
The -Indictment charges' that John
Harris, (, l omrals«loner, Arc., being one of
the county commissioners of said county,
duly elected and qualified as such, did, &c.
fn Edge, vs. Commonwealth, 7 Barr, 275,
■whiolr witH an indictment against super
visors of the township, it was laid in the
indictment that the defendants were du
ly elected by*the qualified voters of East
Cain township, and took upon themselves
the office of Supervisors. The indictment
In this case concludes : “In violation of
the oath of office of the said John Harris
and of his official duty, &c.”
Defendant’s counsel contend that it is
.not averred that he was duly elected hy
the qualified votcra qf the county, but it
is averred that he was one of the county
commissioners of said county, duly elec
ted and qualified. This objection is
purely technical and not tenable. Ifde
fendant was duly elected he must have
been elected hy the qualified voters of
the county*—for duly elected means lo
gallyelected.
The motion in arrest of judgment is
overruled, and judgment entered against
the defendant.
The motion in arrest of judgment be
ing overruled, the question arises whether
the conviction of misbehavior in office
requires or Justifies a removal.
At common law bribing In ajudge, In
relation to a cause pendlug before him,
was looked upon as a very high offence,
and punishable, not only with forfeiture
of the oileuder’s ollloe, but also with tine
mid imprisonment. But all other forms
of bribery are misdemeanors, to be visi
ted with imprisonment and fine. 2.
Bishop on criminal law 03. And oflbring
a bribe, though not taken, is punished
in the same way. 4 81. Com. 140. Bo
that at common law, the defendant could
only bo punished by fine or Imprison
ment, and not by removal from office.—
■But tbe constitution of Pennsylvania baa
changed the common law on this sub
ject. The !)th section of the oth article
is us follows: “ All officers, for a term of
years, shall hold their offices the tends
respectively specified, only on the con
dition that they so long behave them
selves well, and ahull be removed on
conviction of misbehavior in office, or of
any infamous crime. This section of the
constitution was before the Supreme
Court of our State, iu Com. vs. Shaver,
3 VV. & 8. 338. In that case Kennedy, d.,
who delivered the opinion of the Court,
remarked us follows: “ The point to he
decided in this case arises out of the Oth
section of the (ith article of the Constitu
tion of this State, which la In the lolhiw
lilg words. The Judge then quotes the
above article and poutluues ; “Tt is very
clear that sheriffs, as well ’us all other
officers holding their respective offices
for a term of years only, are embraced
within this provision of the constitution,
so that the respondent, though duly elec
ted and commissioned to the office of
shorin', cannot, chdrn to hold lafter he
has boon convicted of misbehavior in if,
or of any infamous crime.”
From the foregoing provision of the
Constitution, ami the adjudication of the
vSnpromo Court of our Stale, It is very
clear that the conviction of defendant of
misbehavior In office requires his removal
from the office of’Cminty Commissioner,
and that the Cotirl shall adjudge that ho
be removed from olllce.
The Court’ sen ten (ted the 'defenda nt to
pay li fine of one hundred and ninety-live
dollars and the costs of prosecution ; and
that ho stand committed till the sentence’
Is complied with. And the Court ad
judge and decree that the said John Har
ris he. and he is hereby removed from
the ortlce of County Commissioner of
Cumberland County.
A CARD,
The undersigned, having been confined
to his bed for weeks, by np illness that
endangers his life, finds himself oompe'-
led to take this method of thanking his
numerous friends throughout the county
for the warm support accorded him dur
ing the lale struggle for the nomination
of'County .Treasurer by the Democratic
party. .Hewill ever liohMn grateful re
membrance these manifestations of con
fidence; *and, should opportunity offer,
will he most happy fo'serve, any of ills
numerous friends, 4 ' For those whA sow
-proper-to-vote against hini-afr-flio-prlmary
’"ed^ciibTiK' ftTrr"ehrmiiTna,''nnii'G^*imr;t,iw
kindest feeling—believing they did jvhat
they thought would bo for-the best in-,
terests of t lie party, whoso success Is of
far more consequence than the elevation
to office of any Individual. Trusting
that disaffection and jealousies nuiy not
bo suffered to-jeopardize onr success or
diminish eur.majority, ‘ T remain
Respectfully,
D. H. VOGLKSONfI.
•New Cumberland; Pu., \
Sept. IS, 1871.. i
ifreto gUrOerttecmcnts.
TESTATE OF JOSEPH OORN-
I'JPROPTB. Doc’d.—Notlno to creditors. An., Is
hereby Klvon, tlmt the Auditor'appointed by
the Orphans’ Court of Dauphin county, to make
distribution of (ho balance In tho hands of.lno.
I-'alco, administrator of Joseph Cornpropts, lalo
of East Hanover township, Dauphin county,
deceased, will attend to tho duties of ills ap
pointment, at his ofllcc..*loB Market St., Ilarrls
bur", oil Tuesday, the 17th di\y of Ootohor, 1871,
at 10 (ten) o’clock. A. M., when and where tho
creditors and all other parsons interested may
attend If they think proper.
jqEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!!
/J3TSHA.TVXS !-D. Al SAWYER ha*.
opened 7 dozen Now Full and Whiter Shawls,
comprising every stylo and quality, which will
bo sold at great bargains.
VELVETEENS I—Three pieces of Velveteens,
beautiful shades and quality. Very low.
BLACK ALPACAS I—Six pieces Black Alpac
as. Superior- Brands from 2-ie to $1.25.
DOMESTICS and NOTIONS !-A choice lot of
Prints, also Flannels, Casslmorcs and Notions.
Everybody call and examine our elegant stock
before purchasing elsowho.se, as you can .save
money.
Sept. 21, ’7l-tf.
KOT T CE—LUST. —On the first of
Reptembor. 1871. near Mt. Holly, a check of
Mt. Holly Paper Company, on Carlisle Deposit
Bank, for $5l KO-100 In favor of William lle.nfzel,
endorsed by him ami O. Harmau & llrother.
All persona are cautioned against negotiating
the same, as payment has been stopped.
C. L. WOODRUFF & Co.
Sept. 21, 71—It.
CARLISLE BUILDING ANDLOAN
ASSOCIATION—NOTICE.—A special meet
tngoftho Carlisle Building and Loan Associa
tion, will bo bold In tlio Court Room, on Satur
day. the 30th day ofSeptembor. 1871, at 7 o’clock
A. M., for tbo purpose of taking action upon
the following resolution adopted at the annual
meeting held on the.2d‘of September, 1871. •‘Re
solved, That a special meeting of the Associa
tion bo called, to meet in the Court Room, on
the Inst Saturday of September, for the purpose
of taking Into consideration the question of
Percentage, as defined by the Charter and By-
Laws of the Association.
All the members are' Invited to ho present.
By order of the Association.
Carlisle, Sep.2l—3t.
CAUTION. SPORTSMEN AND
others are hereby cautioned against tres-
passing on the premises of the undcrslgnot
under penalty of the law
WAM’L. SPANGLER,
Dickinson Townshl
Sop. 21, 71—3 m.
QTX CENTS REWARD.—My son Ja-
Ocob Schmnkl. aged eighteen years, has left
«r*viitmb m.f ./unninii., ami tins in to
caution the public against harboring or trusting
him on my account, as I will not bo responsible
for any bills of his contracting.
Sep. 21,71-31*
Dissolution o f partner-
SFHP.-iThe firm of Strohm (t Sponsler. is
this day, (Sept. 14.) dissolved, by mutual consent.
All persons Knowing themselves Indebted to
the snld llrm, will please make payment Imme
diately. and (hose having claims against the
same will please present them.
Either of the parties are authorized to settle
the business of the late firm.
DAVID STROHM,
W. DSI OriSI.EH,
.1. W. STROHM.
The business will he continued by David
Rtrohm and .1. W.Strohm, under the name of
Strohm & Co.
The patronage of the public Is respectfully so
licited.
aopt. 2i. -n-Sl.
aOTICE.— To the Heirs and Lcfral
Representatives of Susan Clever. Into of
hampton township, Cumberland County
Penna;
Take notice, that in pursuance of a writ of
Partition and Valuation, issued out of tho. Or
phans’ Court and to me directed, an Inquest will
‘bo held on tho'Real Estato of saiddeecasedrio
wit: "A certain tract or-piece of Land situated
In Southampton township, Cumberland county,
Pa., hounded by lands of George Walters, Sr..
E. Varner, George H. Clover, George and Peter
Kramer, Conrad Clever, Jr., Leonard Holm
Reese 0. Hlmosand George Varner, containin''’
fifty, acres’more or less, having thereon erected
a Log ffOnse and Barn, on Saturday, the 21st
.day of October. I871„at 10 A. M.. on the premises
for the purpose of making Partition ami Valua
tion of said Real Estate.
JAMES K. FOREMAN
Siiicuifn’s Office, Carlisle, Pa.. 1 ‘ ,<VI
September'l3, 1871. j
Sept." 21,1871 —3t. ’ J
BOOT AND
SHOE STORE!
NO. FOUR EAST MAIN STREET.
BOOTS,
SHOES,
GAITERS.
BROGANS,
SLIPPERS,
■TO* & MADE TO ORDER.
REPAIRING
NEATLY AND PROMPTLY DONE!
ADAM DY.SERT,
u . , No.-I East Main St.
Sept. 21, 71—3 m,
SALE.
I offer, for sale my Farm on tho Couodogulnet
?n 6 i°lVi Op RJ? slto to where I reside, in North
Middleton Township, mid about two miles from
Carlisle. Tho farm contains
107 ACRES.
of land, part of which Is rhinestone and the
residue Btato and Gravel, about fifteen or twen
ty acres of which Is covered with timber, and
alt the rest well fenced and Improved them
having been about 800 panels 'of lirst-class post
and rail fence nut upon It within tho last year
anew PlgPen Kulltand a elslcru at tho Barn!
Dwelling House Is tolerably good, and tho
A LARGE NEW BANK BARN.
well spouted, and Wagon Shod and Corn Cribs.
Ihoro arc never falling Springs of Water within
, ofort V n^r ari f S °f t i l ,° Dwelling House. There la
1 r t * rul .° Llmcßtono Quarry on thofaim,
and tho farm has been limed.
Tho price. Is Sovonty-tlvo dollars an aero, and
tho purchaser can have any terms of payment
as to time that ho pleases by malting tho sumo
PRED’K. WATTS.
Sop ‘M 71—it Carlisle, September 12, 1871,
\T ALUABLE HEAL ESTATE AT
V PRIVATE SALE, A A
Tho subscriber residing In West Pennsboro
township this county, oilers at prlvaio sale tho
following Valuable ICoai Estate :
A . L i. M M r:iT 9 NW PA KM containing (H Acres
and M ierohes, strict measure, sltimto on
Cuambcrsburg turnpike 5 miles weatof Carlisle
onomllo and u-half smith or thoQreason warn’-
nonso. on tho Cnmhorland Valley Railroad
bounded by lands of John Paul, Henry Paul and
The Improvemenls are a large iwo.xinrv
W EAT I i 1011 HO A It'D K \y HOUSE, a largo liANi?
IIAUN, 72 by 611 feet, Cm. tlrl'u’ Wuwn shod
ferriage llonse, und all necessary oulbulldinu’s
Thera In on tan Anplu Orchard comalnh.l"l id
trecH at Chaleo gralled I.'rult, ami uu excellent
well of Water at the door. The fence uro all In
•good repair. About r, Acres of land uro covered
with excp lent young timber. There Is also
consldprahlu hoenst on tho place. '1 Ids laamamr
the most productive und deslrahh. farms In
ss.Ti'ssa.-ai^ n
Any person wishing to view Diana premises
Newvmo“° bycttl,lnß on th “ ™H»or Cr'iei?
GUO.CI. DAVIDSON.
‘apt. 31, '71—41.
Q.OOD NKWS FOR
J. ELLIOTT,
(Successor lo J. w. Smn..,. .*
. No. at NORTH HANOVER Wo,,
CARLISLE. P,.
Ilns Juki opened n Inr K u nml sid m „Mi '
mont'of ' • * a . ic
FILL AND Wim 00*
consisting or U
CLOTHS.
OASSIMIfiRES.
OVJKIICOATI N*(; t
which ho will soil by tho yard,
suits lo order, on short notice, and Ay ,? II P t
lo w prices. Havliigsecured llio servi{ l c nuin *
REST PRACTICAL CUTTKHs
Jn Carlisle, together with a number nr..
practical hands to make up, ho aroma. Uie k
entire satisfaction la llta. stvlo amt
t-hlp. Always on hand a lartjo ai ,i « rklll i
stock of u c omj.'.
READY-MADE CLOTHING
of homo manufacture, which ho will mu* ’
ns tho cheapest. Ovorcoatson hand'™-
order. I will lot no man undersoilmJT "Wei
and complete stock of prime Winter * A lr l
Boots. Shoes- Gaiter?
«tc.. of ovory variety, stylo ami qualiiv r rt - S
Ladles', Misses’, Boys’ and children,*
Older. All to bo sold cheap, cheaper Vi‘ Sll? l
Also, a great variety of ’ 1 **‘ he af«i
JB.'ATB' % '
' of latest, stylos and best qualities, u-'oii. o .
a gene)al assortmeutof NOTIONS ?>
JOHN iiLLlOTr'
•Sept. 21, IK7I-3nr.
gELLING OKE AT aNU BELmf
G O ST.
AW. GOODS MUST BE SOWJ UY THK n».
The umlor.ylgned. having dotr.-miiuM i„ ,
from business, odors his entire Hock 0 [
PIECE GOODS,
, READY-MADE CLOTHING,
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOUlc
trunjcr
VALISE?,
UMBRELLAS,
UNDI'JR.CLOTUING.
HATS, Ac.,
at and below cost. The entire stock muui
disposed of hy the first of December. Ills sir,-
of piece goods,.the finest in town, consists Gf
LEVI B. ALUICICS.
Auditor
ENGLISH CLOTHS,
DOESKINS,
VESTINGS,
D. A. SAWYER.
READY MADE CLOTHING
department Is one of the largest and Insuv
sertmontsto bo found tills side of Phitadeiptil
Call and see for yourselves, at
Sep. 21—tf.
House and lot of oroud fob
‘ WALE. —On '.aturila}/, September 30,1571.-
Wlll bo sold at Public Sale, on the premisos.on
the above day, A LOT w>F GROUND, sllniiteln
silver Spring t townshlp, Cumberland Cnuutr,
about one mile north of Branes’ mill, ami one
fourth ol a mile from Burkholder’s store, near
the State Road loading to Storrett’s Gap, mid
hounded by properties of S. Pike, D. Shank, X
Miller and others. The lot contains
P. HUMRTCH.
Si'orlar
SIX ACRES,
ho the same more or Jess, of good land, nil un
der now fence. Thelinprovemenisn.ro a Frunit
House, Frame Stable, chop and other out
buildings. The land 1s planted with ft nmnlnr
of fruit trees—Applet, Peaches, Cherries, Peart
«Xfc. Also, at the same time and place, will In
sold FOUR ACRES OF WOOD LAND. Tite
properties will bo sold separate or together to
’suit purchasers. Also af, the same Umo ad
place, a lot of FURNITURE, a Now Gun, Onto
Crfidle. and many other articles.
bale to Commence ut, 2 o'clock. I*. M., Vk-h
atteudance will ho given and terms made know
hy
... ■ CAROLINE WORNEI.SDORF.
Sept. M, 71.—1 t.
JOHN SOFIMOHL,
Mt. Ilplly.
J3RIVAT.E SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
The undersigned will sell at Private Sale, nne
hall mile cast of Slpugslown. on’llio turnpike.'
leading from Carlisle to Chambevsburg, four
mites south of Newvllle, the following tracts of
land : No. 1 containing 130 Acres and HJll erch
es, neat measure. The Improvements are a
BBICK HOUSE
•with, 8 Rooms, Wash House, Smoko Home
Bank Barn, Corn Crib, Hjg Pen, CnrrlageHouse
• Cider Press. An orchard Of choice fruit suchu
Apples. Pears, Peaches, Plums, Grapes, nml
about 2.5 Acres of Timber.- No. 2 conlaining.2i
Acres and 102 Perches.. No improvements
About 2 Acres of Timber.' No. 3 contains 2i
Acres and MS Pgrchcs, No improvements, all
well limed. Also, about Pour Acres of Timber.
The above wlllbesold separate or together to
suit purchasers. Also;on the same day and the
same place, a lot In Springfield. The Improve
ments are a largo two-story STONE ilOlfcK.
Stable, Hog Pen, <fic., «£c.
"’or particulars cull on the subscriber residing
the first named property,
—" ' J " GEORGK ICErXEir •
STROHM ACo.
Sepl. 11, '7l-r.L
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—Tho Auditor
appointed by Mio Court of Common Pleas
ol Cumberland County, to distribute the balance
of assets in the hands of John S. IM.mro.as
sltrnec of .Samuel Zug, among tho creditors ol
said Samuel Zug, will meet all parlies Interest
octal his olllco. In tho borough of Carlisle,on
Thursday, the Twen/y-cfyhth day of September, A.
D„ 1871, at which time they aro uotUloil l n
attend and present their claims. - .
WILLIAM B. BUTLER,
A uditor.
Sopt. i-i, 71—;
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE —Notice I*
hereby given that letters testamentary oi
the estate of David Martin, dec'd, have been
granted to Henry Saxton, ot Carlisle. All per
sons knowing themselves indebted to salt! es
tate are requested to make settlement, and nil
persona having claims against said estate art
requested to present them for settlement.
HENRY SAXTON,
Jtocculor.
Sept. 11, 71— UL.
CAUTION. —Notice ih hereby Riven
that William Kllhi|*or, of Silver Sprlns
township, holds a note, drawn bv mo. tinted
July 17, IS7I, for one hundred and fifty dolin',
payable in ninety days, and I hereby cauhon
all persons from purchasing the same as Incv*
er received valno forll.
o JOHN ARMSTRONG.
Sept 11, ’71—111.,
\GIUCVLTURAIj FAIR.
rue Mth Annual Fair of the- CnmberlAU'i
Louply Agricultural Society will ho holdonilieif
Pu - 0,1 WEDNESDAY.
IHURSDA\ and FRIDAY, October 11, 12, U
IH/1.
1 It Is the purpose of the Society lo main. < |ijr
next fall meeting more extensive, more success*
ful and more enjoyable than any which lilts pro
ceeded It. Having erected now "buildings
are more extensive and better adapted for llio
display of fruits, vegetables and fancy article
and made large additions to the premiums, they
confidently ask the support and co-operation of
our tanners, mechanics and ladles of this and
adjoining counties to enable thorn to make the
most interesting dlsnlav.
Our facilities lor tho exhibition of Poultry U
unsurpassed; as we have erected entire ne"‘
coops.
Iho track for trotting in In the best condition
Xremlum Lists can bo bad ut Saxton's Store,
or of Lewis F. Lyne, Secretary,
F. WATTS.
President"
Aug,3l,:iB7l—7w.
TMRMEEVS BANK. Carlisle. Penn-,
JJ hus facilities for tho transaction of ©very
variety of BANKING BUSINESS that luny M
required by Its customers nncJ correspondentf*
Makes colleetlona on all points in the Uulifd
States.
Buys, soils, and attends to nil orders for tlw
sale or puruhaso of Gold, Government ft©**
State Bonds, and all other first class sccun*
ties.
Negotiates loans and discounts commercial
paper*
Attends to the collection of Interest coupon
and dividends.
Furnishes drafts to persons wishing to remit
money to any part of tho United Hlfttes, Ca
nada or Europe.
Receives deposits in largo or small sums .and
pay's interest on special deposits.
Is empowered to act ns treasurer and nnau
cial agent tor Hiato, county aiid city govern
mcnis, corporations ami individuals.
„ - It. GIVEN, President'
J. C Uoi’FKii, Cashier.
Aug. 31, 71-3 in
Dissolution of co-partneb-
The co-partnership heretofore existing be
tween F. H. Frysingor and J. M. Woisor, under
the llrm of Frysingor JSt Woisor, carpet mer
chants, Is this day dissolved by mutual consent*
All persons knowing thomselvos Indented to
said linn will please make payment linmodlat*-’
ly. and those having claims against tho sa*** 1 :
will please present th*m to J. M. Woisor, wlm n
authorized to settle the affairs ol the late en
pnrthershlp.
F. 8. FRYSINGEU.
J. M. AVEISEK,
NOIICE.—F. 8. Fryaln&er having purchased
■T. M, Wolsers interest in tho Carpet huslnes •
tho firm will hereafter bo known ua Frysluß l *
& Co. Thu patronage of tho publlo Is HOllo* t *> l y
FHYBINGEK & tO.
Carlisle, Hep, 7,1871-31
OE.DECEMBER.
FINE FRENCH AND
CAS.SIMRRES,
0 A SSI NETS,
TWEEDS,
, SATTINETH,
■ ' VELVETS,
JEANS,
LINENS. Ac.
ALL OlTli OWN MAKE,
ISA AD LlVl NIIHTON’H,
22 Norlh Hanover SL, Carlisle,
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