The American Volunteer
|i ÜBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
, .Jolm 33. Bratton,
OF* ICE-BO UTH MARKET SQ UARE.
/Perms.— Two dollars per year If paid strictly
la advance. Two Dollars and Fifty .Cents If
paid within three months, after which Three
Dollars will be charged. These terms will be
rigidly adhered to in' ovejfy instance. No sub
scription discontinued until all arrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the Editor.
Slecttou proclamation.
God Sava h Commonwealth!
Sheriff’s Proclamation !
I, Jos, K. Foreman, High Sherlil of tho County
of Cumberland, do hereby make known and glvo
tills public notice to tho electors of tho County
of Cumberland, that
On Tuesday, the Bth Day of October Next,
an election will be hold at tho several election
'district in said couhty, at which tiiho they will
voto hy ballot for j * .
•one person'for the office of Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. -■
One person lor tho office of Supreme Judge ol
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Ono person for tho office, of Auditor General
of tho Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Three persona for tho offices of Congressmen
at Largo to represent the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania- in tho Congress of tho United
States. -
Twenty-eight persons forth© offices of Dele
gatus at Largo to tho Constitutional Convention
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person for the office ofCongress, to repre
sent Cumberland, York and Perry counties In
tho Congress of the United States,
Two persons for the offices ol Delegates to tho
Constitutional Convention, to represent the
' one person to represent tho county of Cumber
land In the House of Representatives of twe
state ofPennsylvanla. *
Ono person for Associate Judge of the county
ofCiuhborlaud,
One person for Clerk of the Courts of Cumbcr-
Inna county.
One person for Prothonotary of the ooupty of
Cumberland. .
Ono person for Commissioner of the county of
Cumberland.
One person for Register of tho epunty of Cum
berland,
Ono person for Director of tho Poor of Cum
berland county:
Ono person for Auditor for tho county of Cum
berland.
Tho said election will bo hold throughout tho
dtcjnty as follows; ,
Tbe election in the election district composed
of file borough of Carlisle and the townships of
North Middleton, South Middleton, Lower
Franlcford, and Lower Dickinson, will bo held
at the Court House, In the borough of Carlisle,
The election In the election district composed
of Lower West Pedusborough. township, will bo
hold at the North School House, In Plainfield.
The election in the election district composed
of Silver Spring township will be hold at the
public house of Geo. K, Duoy, In Hoguostown
in said township. .
The election In the election district composed
of Hampden township, will bo held at the pub
lic house occupied by John Kroltzer, in said
township.
The election,ln the election district composed
of the township of Upper Allen will her held at
the public house of Joshua Culp, In Shepherds
town.
The election In the election district composed
of Middlesex township will be held at the Mid
dlesex School House. . , .
Tho election In the election district composed
of the township of Lower Allen will be hold at
the wagon-maker shop of Jonas Hunchbarger,
on Slate Hill, ' .
Tho election Ih the election district composed
of Ease Pehnsborough township will bo held at
tue house of L.S. Hatfield, in West Falrvlew.
The election In the election district composed
«f New Cumberland will beheld at tho house
now kept by Win. Hell, In tho borough of Now
Cumberland- ... , ’ .
The election in the election district composed
of the North Ward of the borough of Mechanics
burg will beheld at the 1 North West corner of
the Market House. In said borough,
The election in thceleotlon district composed
of tho South W.'.rd of the|borough of Mechanics
barg will be held at the South West corner of
the Market House, In said borough.
Tho election in tho election district composed
of Monroe township will be held at tho public
house, kept by A. L. Hursh, in Churchtown, in
B, Th^leetWnjn the election district composed
of Penn township will be held at tho house
lately occupied by Jacob Redseckor| now occu
pied by Mr. dhouk. in sold township.
Tho election in the election district composed
of Upper Dickinson will bo held at the house
now occupied oy David' Marts, known as tho
S The election In tho election district composed
nf the borough of Newville.aud townships of
MlOlln. Upper Frankford, Upper West Penns
borough and North Newton will bo hold at the
public School House in the borough of Nowvllle.
Tho election in the election district composed
of tho borough of Newburg arid Hopewell town
ship will be hold at tho public School House, In
tho borough of Newburg. - ' „
ofTnVbs«Ssh , ”omSf!^B>* t fiSSteBßMa»a
and that part of Southampton town
ship not included in tho Leesburg election d s
trlct, will be held at the Council House In the
borough of fihlppensburg. , '
The election in the election district composed
of Lower Southampton township will be held at
tho house formerly occupied by Wra. Baugh
man, and now occupied by James Clark, in
L Tiio election in the election district composed
ol South Newton township will bo held at the
School House In Jacksonville. . .
Tho election In the election district composed
of Cooke township will be held at tho School
House, at the Pine Grove Furnace; _
livery person, excepting Justices of the Peace,
who shall hold any office or appointment of
prollt trust or under the government of the
United States, or of this State, or of any city or
Incorporated district, whether a commissioned
officer or otherwise, a subordlnateofficorpr
agent, who Is or shall be employed under the
Legislative Executive or Judiciary Department
of the State ol the United States, or of any city
or incorporated district, and also
her of.Cougress, or of the State Legislature, ana
’ ol tho select and common councils of any city
or commissioner of any incorporated district, h*
by law incapable of holding or exercising at the
sumo time the oflice or appolnimontorjudge,
inspector or clerk of any election °* JJJJ
monwealth, and no Inspector, Judge: or other of
ficer 6f any such election shall be eligible there
lnspectors nndjudge ol the elections shall
meet at the respective places appointed for hold
ing tho elections In the district to, which they
rusDcotlvolv Delong, before seven o clock In the
morning, add each of said
point one clerk, who shall be a qualified voter
Xu case tho person who shall have received
tho second highest number of votes for Inspec
tor, shall not attend da tho day of any election,
then tho peison who shall have received the
second highest number of votes forjudge at the
next preceding election, shall act as Inspector
In his place. And in case tho person who shall
have received the highest number of votes for
inspector shall not attend, the person elected
judge appoint an inspector In his placo-and In
case the person elected judge shall not attend,
then the inspector who received the highest
number of votes shall appoint a judge la -bis
place—or if any vacancy shall continue lb. the
board for tho space of one hour after the time
fixed by law for the opening oftJio election, the
qualified voters of .the township, ward or dis
trict for which such ofllcers have been elected
preaent at such election, shall elect ono of their
number to fill such vacancy. nf
It shall be the duty of
ouch district to attend at the p
every general, special or township election dur
ing the whole lime said election Is fceptopen.
for the purpose *)f giving information to the
Inspectors ,md judges, when called °n. In rola
tloji to the rightof any person assessed by them
lo vote at such election, or such other
lu relation to, the assessments of
said inspectors or either of them, shall from lime
°No%orson shall be permitted to
election as aforesaid, other than a
tlie ago of twenty-one years or more, who shall
iiave resided In tho State at least a “,£
lu the election district whore he °ders hla vote
uMeust tuu days, immediate.y precedlng such
election, within two years paid a State or county
tux, which shall have been assessed ■ot-least ten
days betore tho election. But a ®N*zen 011 the
United Slates, who has previously been a quaU-
Jled voter of tills State, and removed therefrom
and returned, and who sball havo
election district and pald laxes.
shall be entitled to vote after residing In this
Slate six months; Provided,
citizens of the United States, b twenty
one and twenty-two years, wb °, h £u®.f e hf entL
an election district as aforesaid, shall be onu
tied to vole, although they % vot6
taxes. No person sholl be
whoso name Is not contained lu the list of tax
able inhabitants furnished by tho iCommissi lou
ors. unless. First, he produces a receipt for the
lit vo satisfactory evidence ®i lhe 'S“
ulllrmatlon, or tho oath of Affirmation aa™*
or, that he bos paid such a tax. or on feUurei to
produce a receipt shall make oath to'the JWW
mem thereof. Sccoad.lf ho cl aim the right JJJ.
vote by being an elector botwMh the nuo of
twenty-one and twenty-two years, bo shall do
pose on oath or aflirmatlon that ho has resided
in this State at least ono year De *£ f bo *?.y£
application; and makes such P*Q° f . <>£, r^l? nni ?
In the district as Is requlreaj by thisi acts and
that lie does verily believe pom tho w count
given him that ho is of age nforeaaia.andsuch
other evidence as ss required by this iwbei re
pon the name of the person thus
vote shall bo inserted lu tbo alplxatooUoalltat
hy the Inspectors, and a note
thereto by writing the word “tax" If he snail no
vote by reiwon of having paid tax.
ortho word “age" If ho shall bo admitted . v>
vote i»v rfjmon of such age, shall bo .called out
to who shall make tho Uko notes on
the list of voters kept by tbero. nfiraon
In all coses where the naraeoftheporaon
claiming to vote Is fonndon tho list lurniauea
by tho Commissioners andossessors.or his right
to vote, whether found thereon ornot,la object
ed (a anv qualified citizen, It shall be the
duty of tho Inspectors to ex arai n e su c h pc re on
on oath as to his qualifications, and If he °ihlni
to biwo “sided within the. Stale for me
more his oath shall not bo sufficient proof
fhoreof, bulnhall make proof by at J>-““tone
ChuiDOLont witness, who shall no a quallllod
doctor that he has realdedin the district lormore
Hum ton days next Immediately preceding such
election, and shall also himself swear that l Uto
jUle residence, lu pursuance of hlis awful
cullluif is lu said district, and that he did not
remove'into said district for tho purpose ol vo-
I-lvory r pira*on qualified os aforesaid, and who
shall make due proof; if i squired, of tho real
dunce and payment of u 1 orpld, sha 1 1
bo admitted to vote In tho tbwnshlp, ward or
district in which ho shall reslde.\
If auy person shall prevent or at
vout any olllcer of this election, u;
from holding such election, or useJ
auy violence to any such officer, or
nipt or improperly Interfere with h
execution of his duty, or shall block u
Uow or avenue to any window whore
may bo holding, or shall riotously du
peace at such election, or shall uso an'
dating threats, force or violence, with d
BY JOHN B. BRATTON.
(Election proclamation
lullucuco unduly or over.iwe any i-U-utor. or to
prevent him from voting, or to it-mtln Un
freedom of choice, such, person on convict) n.
shall bo Hood In any sum not ex-eeillng live
hundred dollars, am) Impi'lsonod lor any time
not less than three imr more limn iweive
mouths,and If Itshull ho shown (oeoiirt. when*
tho trial .of such odonuu shall bo hud. Unit (bo
person sodlfendlug was not a resident of (he
city, ward, district of township when* (he oi
tense wascommUted. mid not entitled to vote
therein, then, on conviction, he shall bo sen*
tuuced to pay a line of not less than ono hundred
nor more than ono thousand dollars, and be Im
prisoned not less than six mouths nor more
than two years.
ff any person, Hot by law qualified. shall frau
dulently vote at any election of. this Common*
wealth, or being otherwise qualified shall vote
out of his proper district, if any person know
ing the want of such qualifications, shall aid or
ftroenre such person to vote, tho itarson offend*
ng shall, ouponvlctlon, be lined In any sum not
exceeding two hundred dollars, and bo Impris
oned lu any term not exceeding three mouths:
If any person shall vote at more than one elec
tion district, or otherwise fraudulently vote
more than'once on the same day,-or shall frau
dulently fold and deliver to the inspector two
tickets together with the Intent illegally to vote
or shall procure another to do so, ho or they of
fending shall, on conviction, be lined in any
sum not less than fifty nor more than five hun
dred dollars, and bo imprisoned for a term not
less than three nor more than twelve mouths. -
If any person not qualified to vote In this
Commonwealth agreeably to law—except the
sous of qualified citizens—shall appear at any
place of election for the purpose of Influencing
the citizens qualified to vote, ho shall, on con
viction, foifoit and pay any sum* not exceeding
one hundred dollars for every such oflbnse, and
be Imprisoned for any term not exceeding three
months. .
The General Election In all tho wards, town
ships. districts and borongbs of the county Is to
bo opened between the hours of six and seven
o’clock In the forenoon, and shall continue,j
without Interruption or adjournment, until
seven o’clock In the evening, when all polls
shall bo closed. .
I also glvo olllolal notice to tbo electors of
Cumberland county that, by an act entitled aa'
“Act furtber supplemental to the act relative to
tbo elections of this Commonwealth,” approved
April 17, A. J>, IM9, it is provided as follows:
Section 1.. Be it .enacted by the Senate and
Souse of Representatives of the Commonwealth ■of
Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it. is
hereby enacted by the auihoritj/Uf the same , I’bat it
shall be the duty of each oflne assessors within
this Commonwealth, on the Urst Monday la
Jane of each year, totake up the transcript ho
Ims received from the County Commissioners
under the elgth section of the act fifteenth of
April, eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and
proceed to an immediate revision of the same
By striking therefrom the name of every per
son who is known by him to have died or re
moved since the last previous assessment from
the district of which ho is the assessor, or whoso
death or removal from the same shall be made
known to him, and add to the samo the name
of any qualified voter who'shall be known by
him to have moved Into the district since the
lost previous assessment, or whoso removal.
Into the same shall bo -or shall have boon made
known to him, and also the names of all who
shall make claim to him to bo qualified voters
, therein. As soon as this revision is completed,
he shall visit every dwelling house -in his. dis
trict and make careful inquiry if any person
whose name Is on his list has died or removed
from the district, and if so, to take the samo
therefrom, or. whether ony.qualifled voter re
sides therein whose name is not on his list, and
If so, to add the same thereto; and in all oases
where a name is added to tne list a tax shall
forthwith bo assessed upon the person; and the
assessor shall in all cases ascertain ,by Inquiry,
upon what ground the person so assessed claims
to beavoter. Upon the completion of this work
It shall be the duty of cash assessor as afore
said to proceed tomake out a list, in alphabetical
order, of the white freeman above twenty-one
years of age, claiming to be qualified voters In
ward, borough, township or dlstrlctof which he.
is the assessor, and opposite each of the said
names state whether said freeman is or Is not a
house-keeper, and if he is, the number of his
residence, in towns where the same are num
bered, with the street, alloy or court In which#
situated; and If in a town where there are no
numbers, the name of the street, olleyor court
on which house fiouta; also, tne occupation of
the person; and wherohels notahouse-keeper
the occupation, place of boarding, and with
whom, aud if working for another, the name of
the employer, and write opposite each oi said
names the word “voter;*’ whore any pereon
claims to vote by reason of naturalization, he
shall oxhlbl»hl8 certificates thereof to the as
sessor, uulesMio has been for five consecutive
years next preceding a voter.in said district;
and In all cases where the person has been nat
uralized, the name shall bo marked with the .
letter **N.” Where the person has merely de
the name shall ha marked" D. I.” Where the
claim la to vote by reason of being between the
ages of twenty-one and twenty-two, as provided
by law, the word “ age” should bo entered; and
If the person has moyed into the election dis
trict to reside since tlielaat general election,the
letter “it” should be placed opposite the name.
It shall bo the further duty of each assessor os
aforesaid, upon the completion of the duties
herein imposed, to make out a separate list of
all now assessments made "by him, and the
amounts assessed upon each, and furnish the
'same Immediately to the county commissioners,
who shall immediately add the names to the
tax duplicate of the ward, borough, township
or district In which they have been ossessed.
Section 2. On the Hat being completed, and
the assessments bo made as aforesaid; tbe same
shall be forthwith returned to tho County Com
missioners, who shall cause duplicate copies or
said Hats, with the observations and explana
tions required to be noted as aforesaid, to be
made'ouios soon us practicable,and placed in
ihe bunds ol the assessor, who shall prior to the
first of August In each year put one copy on the
door of or on the house where tho election of the
respective district Is required to be hold, and re
tain the other la his possession, for the Inspec
tion, free of charge, of-any person resident in
sold election district who shall desire to see tho
same; and It shall be the duty of said assessor
to add, from time to time, on the personal ap
plication of any one claiming the right to vote
the name of such claimant, and mark opposite
tho name '* C. V.,” and immediately assess him
with a tax, noting, os in all other cases, his oc
cupation, residence, whether a boarder or house
keeper; If a boarder, with whom he boards, or
whether naturalized or designing to bo, mark
ing, In all cases, the letters opposite the name,
“N M or “D. I,” as the cose may be. If the per
son claiming to he assessed be naturalized,’he
shall exhibit to the assessor his certificate of
naturalization, and If ho claims that he designs
to be naturalized before the next ensuing elec
tion. ho shall exhibit the certificate Of his de
claration of intention. In all oases where any
ward, borough, township or election district is
divided into two or more precincts, the assessor:
shall note In all his assessments the election
precinct In which each elector resides, and shall
make a separate return of each to tho County
Commissioners In all cases in which a return Is
required from him by tho provisions of this act;
and tho County Commissioners, in making du
plicate copies of all such returns, shall make du
plicate copies of tho same of voters in each pre
cinct, separately, and shall furnish the same to
the assessor; and tho copies required by this act
to bo placed on tho doors of or on election pla
ces, on or before tho first of August in each year
shall be placed on tho door of or on tbe election
place of each ol said precincts.
Section 3, After the assessments have been
completed on the tenth day preceding the sec
ond Tuesday, In October of each year, the as
sessor shall, on the Monday Immediately follow
ing, make a return to the County Commission
ers of tho names of all persons assessed by him
since the return required to be made by h.m by
the second section of this act, noting °PP.CBho
each name tho observations and explanations
required to he noted as aforesaid; and the 00.
Commissioners shall thereupon cause the some
to bo added totheretornrequired by Iheßocoud
section of this act, and a lull and coirect copy
thereof to be made, containing the names of all
persons so returned as resident taxablea of said
ward, borough, township or precinct and furnish
the same—together with the necessary election
blanks, to the officers of the election in said
ward, borough, township or precinct, on or dq
foreslx tho morning of the second
Tuesday lu October; and no roan shall bo per
mitted to vote at the election on that day whose
name Is not on the said lUt, unless ho shal l make
proot of his right to vote, as hereinafter re
quired.
Section 4. On the dayol election any person •
whoso name is not on the Said list, and claim
ing the right to vote at said election, shall pro
duce at least one qualified voter of the district,
os a witness to the residence of the claimantin
the d'strlct In which he claims to be a voter, for
the period of at least ten days next preceding
said election, which witness shall take and sub
scribe a written, or partly written and partly
printed affidavit, shall define clearly where tbo
residence is of the person so claiming to be a vo
ter* and the person so claiming the right to
vote shall also take and snbacrlboa written, or
partly written and partly printed affidavit
stating, to tho best of his knowledge and belief,
where and when he was born: and that ho is a
citizen of tiie Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and of the United States: that ho has resided
within the Commonwealth one year; or. If for
merly ’ a citizen therein, and haB,moved there
from : that he baa resided therein six months
next preceding said election; that ho has not
moved Into the district for the purpose of voting
therein; that he has paid a State and Ounty
tuxwltlliu two years, welch was assessed at
least ten days before said election; and. if a
umllzod, citizen shall also stale when,where and
by what courtiho was naturalized, andshall also
produce a certificate of naturalization for ex
amination; the said affidavit shall also state
when and where the tax claimed lo be paid by
tho affiant was assessed, and when where and
to whom paid, and the tax receipt therefor shall
bo produced for examination, unless tbo ablaut
shall state in his affidavit that It has lost
or destroyed, or that he never received any, l nut
If the person so claiming the right to vole shall
take and subscribe an affidavit that he is
tive born citizen of the UnltedStalcH. (or!
elsewhere shall state that foot in his
and shall produce evidence that he ik rii
naturalized or that he Is entitled to oUlzouaii i p
by reason of his father’s naturalization,) and
snail further slate in affidavit that ho is, at_the
time of taking the affidavit, between the ages
of twenty-one and twenty-two years, and
he hos resided In the State one yepr, ju Uio
"election district ton days next precoillng such
an election, he shall be entitled to voW.aUnonuh
ho shall not have paid taxes; the i
of all persona making ouch claims, and the af
fiduvlts of the witnesses to their residence,shall
bo oi esarved by tho election board, and at the
c iObn of the election they shuU ho with
the list of voters, tally list and other papers re
oulvud by law to be tiled by the return Judge
with the y prothonotary. and shall remain on.file
thciewlth in the Prothouolary’s office, subject to
examination, aa all other election papers are., il
the election officers shall find that the applicant
or applicants possess all the legal
of voters, ho or they shall be to voto,
and the name or names shall he added to the
list ol taxablcs by thdeloollon officers, tho wor<j
Lompt to pre
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REGISTRY LAW.
(Election Proclamation.
•• t-»x'’ being added, whore the claimant claims
t»* vote oil lax, and tho word "ago” whore ho
claims to vot- on age; the same words being ad
di*il by Lne clerks In each case respectively on
the lists of persons voting at such election.
sko. o. It shall be lawful for any qualified citi
zen of the district, notwithstanding tho name
of (he inopOHcd voter Is contained on tho list of
i esldcut taxublcs, to challenge tho vote of such
person, whereupon the same proof of the right
of suffrage as Is now required by law shall bo
Eublicly made and acted on by the election
oard, ana tho vole admitted or rejected, Hoard
ing to tho evidence; every person claiming to
ho a naturalized citizen shall bo required to pro-'
duco his naturalization certificate at the election
before voting, except where ho has been for ten
years constantly a voter In too district In
which ho offers his vote; and on the vote of such
person being received. It shall bo tho duty of tho
election officers to write or stamp on such cer
tificate tho word “voted,” with the month and
year, and If any election officer or officers shall
receive asecond vote on tho same day, by vir
tue of the same certificate,'.excepting wherosous
are entitled to vote by virtue of tho naturaliza
tion of their fathers, they and the person who
shall offer such second vote, upon so offending
shall bo guilty of a high misdemeanor; and, on
conviction thereof, be fined or imprisoned, or
b Jth, at tho discretion of tho'court. but tho fine
shall not exceed one hundred dollars lu each
case, nor tho Imprisonment ono year: tho like
punishment shall bo inflicted, on conviction, on
tho ofllcero of election who shall neglect or re
fuse to make or cause to bo made, the Indorse
ment required as aforesaid on said naturaliza
tion certificate.
Sko.6. If any election officer shall refuse or
neglect to require spoil proof of tho right of suf
frage as Is proscribed by this law, or the laws to
which this is a supplement, from any person of
fering to vote whose name Is not on the list of
assessed voters, or whose right to vote Is chal
lenged by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person to vote without requiring
such proof, every person so offending shall/
upon conviction, be guilty of a high misdemea
nor, and shall bo sentenced for every such of
fense, to pay a fine not exceeding ono hundred
dollars,Jor to undergo an imprisonment not
more than one year, or either, or both, at tho
dlecretlbn of tne court.
Sec. 7, Ton days preceding every election' for
electors of President and Vice President of the
United States, It shall be tho duty of the assess
ors to attend at the place fixed by law for hold
ing the election In each election district, and
then and there hear all applications of persons
whose names have been omitted from , the list
of assessed voters, and who claim the right to
vote, or whose rights have originated since the
same was made out, and shall add tho names
of such persons thereto as shall show that they
are entitled to tho right of suffrage in such dis
trict. on tho personal application of tho claim
ant ouly, and forthwith assess them with the
proper tax. After completing the list, a copy
thereof shall bo placed on tho door of or on the
house where the election Is to he held, at least
eight days before the election; aud at the elec
tion the samo course bo pursued, in all respects
os is required by this act and the acts to which
It Is a supplement, at the general elections In
October. Theasscssorshallalsomako tho samo
returns to the County Commissioners of all as
sessments made by virtue of this section; aud
the County Commissioners shall furnish copies
thereof to the election officers in each district.
In like manner, In all rnapnarji, ns is required at
the general elections In October.
Sec. 8. The samo rules and regulations shall
apply at every special election, and at over;
separate city, borough or ward election. In all
respects as at the general elections In October.
Sec. 0. The respective assessors, inspectors
and Judges of the elections shall each have tho
power to administer oaths to any persons claim
ing the right to bo assessed or the right of suf-.
froge or In regard to any other matter or thing
required to be done or Inquired into by any of
said officers under this act; and any wilful, false
swearing by any person In relation to any
matter or thing concerning .which they , shall
be lawfully interrogated by any of said officers
shall be punished aa perjury. . •
Sec, 10. The assessors shall each receive the
same compensation for' the time necessarily
spent in . performing tho duties hereby Injolned
as Is provided by law for tbo performance of
their duties, to be paid by the County Commis
sioners as in other cases;. and It shall not be>
lawful for any assessor to a assess a tax against
any person whatever within ton days next
preceding the election to be held on the sec
ond Tuesday In October, in any year, 'or with
in ten days next belore any election for elec
tors of President und Vice President of the
United States, any violation of tnls provision
shall he a misdemeanor, and subject tho olfl
ceis so offending to a lino. on conviction, not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or to imprison
ment not exceeding three months, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 11. On the petition of five or more citi
zens of the county, staling under oath that
they, verily believe that frauds will be practi
ced at tho election about to be held lu .any
dlstrlct, It shall be the duly of the court of
common pleas of said county, if In session, or
tWO*jUdlOlOuSr
the county to act as overseers at said elections.;
said overseers shall he selected from -different
political parties, where tho inspectors belong
to different parties, and where both of said In*
specters belong to the same political party,
both of. tho overseers shall be taken from the
opposite political party : • said overseers shall
have tho right to bo present with the officers
of the election, during tho whole time the same
is held, the votes counted and the returns made
out and signed by tho election officers; to keep
a list of voters, if they see proper; to challenge
any person .offering to vote, .and interrogate
him and his witness under oath, In regard to
his right of suffrage at said election, and to ex
amine his papers produced; ond the officers of
said election are required to afford to said over
seers so selected and appointed every conve
nience and facility for the discharge of their
duties; and If said election officers shall iefuse
to permit said overseers to be present and per
form their duties as aforesaid, or If they shall bo
driven away.from the polls by violence or In
timidation. all the votes polled atsuch election
district may bo rejected by any tribunal trying
a contest under said election: iVow'dcd, That no
person signing the petition shall he appointed
an overseer.
Sec. 12, If any prothonotary, clerk, or tho
deputy of either, or any other person, shall affix
tho seal of office to any naturalization paper,
or permit tho same to be affixed, or give out, or
cause or permit tbe same to bo given out, In
’ blnnir, whereby It may bo fraudulently used, or
furnish a naturalization certificate to any per
son who shall not have been duly examined and
sworn In open court, In tho presence of some of
the judges thereof, according lire act ol Con
gress, or shall aid In, connive at. or In any way
perm it the Issue of any fraudulent naturalization
certificate, he shall be guilty of a high misde
meanor; or If any one shall fraudulently use
any such certificate of naturalization, knowing
that Jt was fraudulently issued, or shall vote, or
attempt to vote thereon, or If any onesball vote,
or attempt to vote, on any corlficate of natural-’
izatlon not Issued to him, he shall be guilty ofa
high misdemeanor; and either or any of tho
persons, their alders or abettors, guilty of tho
misdemeanors aforesaid, shall, on conviction,
be fined in a sum not exceeding one thourand
dollars and imprisoned in tbo proper peniten
tiary for a period not exceeding throe years.
Bec. 13. Any person who on oath ,or affirma
tion, In or before any court In this State, or offi
cer authorized to administer oaths, shall, to
produce a certificate or naturalization, for him
self or any other person, wilfully depose, declare
or affirm any matter to be fact knowing the
same to bo false, or shall in like manner deny
any matter to bo fact, knowing the same to bo
true, shall bo deemed guilty of perjury; and any
certificate of naturalization Issued in pursuance
of any such deposition,declaration or affirma
tion, shall bo null and void; and It shall be the
duty of the court issuing tbe same, upon proof
being made before It that it was fraudulently
obtained, to take Immediate measures for recal*
ling the same for cancellation, and any person
who shall vote or attempt to vote on any paper
so obtained or who shall In any way am in,
connive at or have any agency whatever in the
issue, circulation or use of any fradulent natu
ralization certificate. shall bo deemed guilty qf
a high, misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall undergo an imprisonment in tho
penitentiary for noi more than two years, and
pay a fine not more than one thousand dollars'
for every such' offense, or either or both, at tho
discretion ol tho court.
Sec. H. Any assessor, election officer or per
son appointed as on overseer, whoshall neglect
or refuse to perform any duty enjoined by this
act. without reasonable or legal cause, shall be
suhleotto a penalty of onohundred dollars, and
If any assessor shall assess any person ns a voier
whole not qualified, or shall refuse to asst&s
any one who Is qualified be shall be guilty of
a mlsdemeamor ih office, and on conviction be
punished by fine or Imprisonment, and also be
subject to an action for damages by the party
aggrieved; and if any person shall fradulently
alter, add to, defaoo or destroy any list of vot
ers made out as directed by this act, or Itear
down or remove the same fromwhore it has been
fixed, with fraudulent or mischievous Intent,
or for any Improper purpose, the person so
offending shall be guilty or a high misdemean
or and on conviction shall bo punished by fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or Impris
onment not exceeding two years, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 15. All the elections for city. ward, bor
ougb. township and election officers shall be
hereafter held on the second Tuesday in October
subject to all provisions of the laws regulating
the elections of such officers not inconsistent
wltn this act; tho persons elected to such offices
at that time shall take their places at the expi
ration of tbe terms of the persons holding the
sarcqat the time of such election; but no elec
tion for the assessor or assistant assessor shall
bo held, under this act, until the year one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy.
Beo. ll At all elections held hereafter under
tbo laws of this Commonwealth, the polls shall
bo opened between tho hours of six and seven
o'clock a. at., and closed at seven o’clock p. at.
Sko. 17. It shall be Ihe duty of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth to prepare forms for all
the blanks made necessary by this act, and
furnish copies ol tho same to the county com
mlsslonera of the several counties of this Com
monwealth ; and the county commissioners ol
each county shall, as soon ns may be necessary
alter tho receipt of tho same, at the proper ex
pense of the county, procure and furnish to all
tho election officers of tho election dlstrlcla of
their respective counties copies of such blanks,
in huelx quantities as may be rendered necessary
for me discharge of their duties under this act.
#•••••'*•*
Sec. 10. That citizens of this State tempo
rarily In tho service of the State or of the Untied
States Governments, on clerical or other duty,
and who do not vote where thus enploMßball
not be thereby deprived of the right to vote In
their several election districts, it otherwise duly
qualified.
CHANGE IN THE MODE OP VOTING.
An act regulating the mode of voting at all
elections in-the several counties of this Com-
Son wealthapproved March 80th, 1868;
Bkc 1 ite If enacted by the Senate and Bouse
of Jtepreuntatlvea of the Commomcealthwf fennsyl
vaniaand General Assembly msf, and U tf hereby
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
qualified voters of the several counties of this
Common wealth, at tho general, township, hor-
CARLISLE, PA., TTOSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1873.
election proclamation.
ough or special elections, aro hereby! hereafter,
authorized and required to vote by tickets,
printed or written, or partly or partly
written, severally classified as to Hows 2 One
ticket shall embrace tho names of all Judges 01*
courts voted for and be labeled outside “Judi
ciary one ticket shall embrace tho names of
all State officers voted for, and be labeled
“Slate;” one ticket shall embrace tho names of
all qpunty officers voted for and shall bo labeled
'•county;” ono ticket shall embrace the names
of all township officers voted for, and bo labeled
“township;” one ticket shall embrace tho names
of all borough officers voted for, and he labeled
“borough,” and each class shall be deposited in
separate ballot boxes.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
THE UNITED STATES,
Section, I. Tho right of citizens'©! tho UnltM
States to vote shall not be denied or Abridged
by tho United States, on account of race, color,
or previous condition of servitude.
FIRST AND SECOND SECTION OF ACT OF
CONGRESS OP MARCH 31, 1870.
BRC. 1. Be 1 1 enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the united States of America
in Congress assembled. That all citizens of the
United States, who are, or shall be othorwlsf
qwallfietiiby law to vote at any election by tb«
people, In any State, Territory, district, county,
city, parish, township, school district, munici
pality, or other territorial sub-dlvlslou, shall lx
. entitled and allowed to vote at all such elections,
without distinction of race, color, or previous
condition of servitude; any Constitution, law,
custom, usage, or regulation of any Slate or
Territory, or by, or under its authority, to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That If by
or under the authority of the constitution or
Jaws of any State, oi Jaws of any Territory, any
any act Is or shqll be required to bo done us a
prerequisite or qualification for voting, and by
such Constitution or law persona or ofitcers are
or shall be charged with the performance of Un
ties of furnishing to citizens an opportunity to
perform such prerequisite, or to become quali
fied to vote, It shall be the duty of every suob
Seraon and officer to give to all citizens of the
nlted States the same and equal opportunity
to perform such prerequisite, and to become
qualified to vote without distinction of race,
color, or previous condition of servitude—and
if any such person or officer shall reluse or
knowingly omit.to give full cflect to this sec
tion, ho shall, for every such ofieuco, forfeit and
pay a sum oi five hundred dollars to the person
aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action
on the case, with full costs and such allowance
for counsel fees os the court shall deem Just, and
shall also, for every offence, be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and shall ou conviction
thereof, bo fined not less than five hundred dol
lars, or bo imprisoned not less than one mouth
and- not more than one year, or both, at the
discretion of the court.
SECTION 10 OF AN ACT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
LEGISLATURE OF APRIL 6, 1870.
■ Sec. 10.. That bo .much of every net of Assem
bly as provides that only white freemen are
entitled to vote, or be registered ns voters, or as
claiming to vote at any general or special elec
tion of this Commonwealth, be and the same Is
hereby repealed; and that hereafter nil freemen,
without distinction of color, shall bo enrolled
and registered according to the provisions of
t.h« flrol oaaMap -• a --II \*»
1889. entitled •• An Act further suppleraauial to
the net relating to the elections of this Common
wealth. and when otherwise qualified under the
existing laws, bo entitled to vote at all general
and special elections in this Commonwealth.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION*
At the same tftne and places, also, an election
will be held for delegates tv the convention
to amend the Constitution of the State. In con
formity with the Act, entitled 1‘ An Act to pro
vide for calling a convention toamend the Con
stitution,” approved April 11,1872. As prescrib
ed by said act; the following rales and regular
lions shall apply to said election, and the re
turns, of the same:
First, At the general election to be hold the
second Tuesday In October next, there shall be
elected by the qualified electors of tbls Com
monwealth, delegates to a convention to revise
and amend the Constitution .of this State; the
said convention shall consist of one hundred
and thirty-three members, to be elected In the
manner following;. Twenty-eight members
thereof shall bo elected la the Slate at large, as
follows: .Each voter of the State shall vote for
not more than fourteen candidates, and the
twenty-eight'highest in vote shall be declared
elected; ninety-nine delegates shall bo appoint
ed to and elected from the diflarent Senatorial
districts of the State, three delegates to bo elect
ed for each Senator therefrom; and In choosing
all district delegates, each voter shall he entitled
to a vote of not more than two of the members
to. bo chosen from his dlssrlct, and tho throe
candidates highest In vote shall be declared
elected, except In tho county of Allegheny,
forming tho twenty-third Senatorial District,
where no voter shall vote for- moro than six
candidates, and the nine highest in vote shall
bo elected, and in tho counties of
roo and forming the
RW r \randldates;' auft”ttiU°&S''Hlgfieat In vote
shall be elected, and six additional dolegatos
nhal bo chosen from the city of Philadelphia, by
a vote at large In said city; and in their election,
no voter shall vote for moro than three candl-.
dates, and the six highest in vote shall be de
clared elected.
Second, The Judges and Inspectors for each
election district shall provide two suitable box
es for each poll, one In which to deposit the
tickets voted .for Delegates at large, and /the
other in which to deposit tickets voted for Dis
trict Delegates'; which boxes shall be labeled
respectively, * Delegates at largo” and "District
Delegates;” and In each district in the city of
Philadelphia an additional box shall be provid
ed for each poll, In which to deposit tho tickets
voted for "Oity Delegates;” and said lost men
tioned boxes must each bo labelled "City Dele
gates.”
Tltird, The said election shall bo hold and
conducted by the proper election officers of the
several election districts of the Commonwealth,
and shall be governed and regulated In all re
spects by tho general election laws' of the Com
monwealth, no far as the same shall bo applica
ble thereto, and not, Inconsistent with tho pro
visions of said act.
Fourth* Tho tickets to be voted for members
at largo of tho convention shall have on the out
side tho words "Delegates at large,” and on the
Inside the names of tho candidates to bo voted
for, not exceeding fourteen in number.
.Ffth, Tho tickets to be voted for district
members of the convention shall have on tho
outside the words "District Delegates,” and on
tho inside the name or names of the candidates
voted for, not exceeding the proper number
limited as aforesaid; but any ticket which shall
contain a greater number of names than the
number for which the voter shall be entitled to
vote, shall bo rejected ; and In case of ibe dele
gates to be chosen at large In Philadelphia, tbo
words, "CUy Delegates,” shall bo on the outside
of tho ticket.
Sixth* In the city of Philadelphia the return
Judges shall meet at the State House, at ten
o'clock on the Thursday next following the elec*
tion, and made out the returns for said city, of
the votes cast therein for delegate at largo and
cltyahd district delegates, to be members of the
convention; the return Judges of the several
election districts within each county of the
State, excluding Philadelphia, shall meet on
Friday next following the election, at the usual
place for the mooting of tao return Judges of
their county, and make out full and accurate
returns for the county, of the votes cast therein
for members of the convention ana for dlrtrlct
members of the same: and the proceedings of
the return Judges of tno said city of Phlladel*
phla, anS of the several counties of the Com*
monwcalth, In the. making of their returns,
shall be the same as those prescribed foi return.
Judges In the case of au election for Governor,
except that returns transmitted to theSocretary
of the Commonwealth, shall be addressed to
thftt oflicer alone and not to the Speaker of the
Bonate.
P. JORDAN,
Secretary of the Commonwealth,
Pursuant to the provisions contained In the
seventy-sixth section of the act first aforesaid,
the Judges of tlie aforesaid districts shall re*
spectlvely take charge of the certificates of re
turn of the elections of their respective districts
and produce thorn at a meeting of one Judge
Rom each district, In the borough of Carlisle, on
the third day after the election, being lor the
present year ON FRIDAY, THE 11th DAY OF
OCTOBER NEXT, then and there to do dhd per
form the duties required by law of said Judges.
Also—That where a judge by slckneis or una
voidable accident, Is unable to attend such a
meeting of Judges, then the certlllcate or return
aforoeard shall be taken charge of by one of the
Inspectors or Clerks of the election of said dis
trict who shall do and perform the duties re
quired of said Judge unable to otteml.
1 n testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and seal. _ ~
Sheriff's Office, \ JA9. K. FOREMAN,
Carlisle Sop’t. 12,1572, J . Sheriff.
r»UBLIC SALE OP VALUABLE
IT real ESTATE.—On Tuesday, September 17,
1872.—Wi1l bo sold at public sale, on tbe prenu
sea, In Dickinson lownsblp, Cumberland coun
ty, Vi mile north-east of the Stono Tavern, on
tho rood leading to tlio turnpike, the following
described real cslato, to wit:
A VALUABLE FARM,
containing 110 acres of LIMESTONE LAND, bolt
quality, having thereon erected a two-story
WEATHERBOAUDED HOUSE, bank barn, wa
gon shed, com crib and other out-buildlngs, all
in good order. There aro two cisterns—one at
the house and one at the burn. A Choice AP
PLE ORCHARD, together with peaches, plums
and other fruit. Tho land Is In a high state of
cultivation, and a very desirable property. Any
persons wishing to view the property, can do
so by calling upon Mr. John Davis, residing on
the premises. Sale to commence at 2 o’clock,
P. M„ when attendance will be given and terms
made known by Mns. PARKER J. MOORE,
Aug. 8, 1872 (11 N, B. Moons, Auctioneer.
EUBLIO BALE OF REAIi ESTATE.
—Saturday, September 21,1872.—1 n accordance
h the decree of the Orphans* Court, 1 will
sell, at public sale, on the promises situated In
Dickinson township,Cumberland county,about
I and X A miles from Banter’s Run Station, and
near the Carlisle and Gettysburg road, adjoin
ing lands of William Hookey, Thomas Hoods’
heirs and others, containing 75 Acres, more or
less. The Improvements are a two-story
LOG HOUSE,
with Kitchen attached, a Bank Barn, hog pen
and other out-buildlngs. a spring of good water
convenient to the house, and running water
through tho premises. There is on ORCHARD
OF CHOICE FRUIT, such os apples, peaches.
&c. About 00 acres of tho above tract is cleared
and under good fence, and m a good state of
cultivation, the most of It having been recently
limed. Tho balance is covered with GOOD TIM
BER. The above property is a desirable one,
being convenient to tho South Mountain Rail
road. stores, churches and school house. Per
sons wishing to view the premises, can do so
by catling upon the undersigned on the prom
ises. Halo to commonso at 1 o'clock, P. M.when
attendance will ho given and terms made
known by HANNAH L. WHITMER,
Administratrix of Amos Whltmor, dco'd.
Aug. W, 1872—1 t
Wsallaneflitg. ,
BAN MORGAN AND HIS RIFLEMEN,
a heXoldtionauy SKETCH.
The outpost \>r the two armies wore
very near to each other, when the Amer
ican commander/desirous of obtaining
particular information respecting the po
sition of his adversary summoned the
famed leader of the riflemen, Col, San
Morgan, to headquarters.
It was night, and the chief was alone.
After hia usual polite yet reserved and
dignified salutation, Washington rer
marked : “ I have sent for you, Col. Mor
gan, to entrust to your courage and saga
city a small but Important enterprise, I
wish you lo reoonnolter the enemy’s line
with a view to your ascertaining correct
ly the position of their newly construct
ed redoubts, also the encampments of the
British troops that have lately arrived,
and these of their Hessian auxiliaries.
Select, sir, an oflicer, non-commissioned
officer, and about twenty picked men,
and under cover of the night proceed,
but with nil caution, get as near as you
can, and by slay dawn retire and make
your report to headquarters. But mark
me, Col. Morgan, mark me well ; upon
no account whatever are you to bring ou
any skirmish with the enemy ; if discov
ered, make a speedy retreat, let nothing
induce you to fire a single shot. I re
peat air, that no force of circumstances
will excuse the discharge of a single ri
fle on your part, and for the extreme
preciseness of these orders, permit me to
say, I have no reasons.
Fillings two glasses of wine, the Qeii-.
oral continued: “And now, Col. Mor
gan, we will drink a good night, and
success to your enterprise.” Col. Morgan
quaffed the wine, smacked bis lips, and
assured bis Excellency that bis orders
should he punctually obeyed, and left 1
the teutof the Commander-In-Chief.
fcive officer of a daring enterprise, the
leader of the woodsmen repaired to bis
quarters, and calling for Gabriel Long,
bis favorite oaptaln, ordered him to de
tail a trusty sergeant and twenty prime
fellows, who being mustered and ordered
to lay on their arms, ready at a moment's
warning, Morgan and Long stretched
their manly forms before the watch fire
to await the going down of the moon, the
signal of departure. ,
A little at ter midnight, and while the
rays of the setting moon still faintly
glimmered in the western horizon. 11 Up,
Sergeant,” cried Long, “stir up your
men,” and twenty athletic figures were
on their feet in a moment. “ Indian
file; march, and away they, all sprung
with the quick, and yet light and steal
thy step of a woodsman. They reached
the enemy's line, crawled up so close to
the pickets of the Hessians as to inhale
the odor of their pipes, discovered by the
newly turned earth the position of the
redoubts, and by the numerous tents
that dotted the field for *» many a rood
around,” and showed dimly, amid the
light haze, the encampment of the Brit
ish and German re-inforcements, and in
short, performed their perilous duty
Without the slightest discover, and pleas
ed with themselves and the success of
their enterprise, prepared to retire, Just
as the chanticleer from a neighboring
farm bouse was “ bidding salutation to
the morn.”
The adventurous party reached a small
eminence at some distance from the Bri
tish camp, and commanding an exten
sive prospect oyer the adjacent country.
Here Morgan halted to give bis men a
little rest, before taking up his line of
march to the American outposts. Scarce
ly had they thrown themselves upon the
grass, when they perceived issuing from
the enemy's advanced picket a body of
horsemen, commanded by an officer, and
proceeded along the road that led direct
ly by the spot where the riflemen bad
halted- No spot could be better chosen
for an ambuscade, for there were rooks
and ravines, and also scrubby .oaks, that
-grew thickly on the eminence by which
the road which we have just mentioned
passed at not exceeding a hundred yards.
"Down, boys, down," said Morgan, ns
the horsemen approached; nor did the
clansmen of the Black Boderics disap
pear more promptly amid their native
heather than did Morgan's woodmen, in
the present instance, each to bis tree or
rook. “ Lie close there, my lads, til) we
see what these fellows are about."
Meantime the horsemen had gained
the height and the officer dropping the
rein on the charger’s neck, with a spy
glass reoonnoitered the American lines.
The troupe closed up their flies, and were
either caressing the noble annlmals they
rode, adjusting their equipments, or ga
zing laround the surrounding scenery,
now first brightening in the beams of a
rising sun.
Morgan looked at Dong, and Long at
his superior, while the riflemen, with
panting chests and sparkling eyes were
only waiting some signal from their offi
cers “ to let the ruin fly."
At length the martial ardor of Morgan
overcame bis prudence and sense of mil
itary subordination. Forgetful of conse
quences, reckless of everything but bis
enemy, now within his grasp rang the
report of their rifles amid the surround
ing echoes.
At point blank distance, tbe certain
and deadly aim of tbe Hunting Shirt of
tbe Revolutionary Army is too well
known to history too need remark at this
time of day. In tbe instance we have
recorded, tbe effect of tbe fire of the ri
flemen was tremendous. Of tbe horse
men, some bad fallen to rise no more,
while tbelr liberated chargers rushed
wildly over tbe adjoining plain, others
wounded, but entangled with stirrups,
were dragged by tbe infuriated animals
excitedly along, while tbe very few who
were uuicratobed spurred hard to regain
tbe shelter of tbe British lines*
While tbe smoke yet canopied the
eume of slaughter, and the picturesque
ms of the woodsmen appeared among
p r foliage, as they were reloading tbelr
P ceu, the collosaal figure of Morgan
b” od opart. He seemed the very genius
ojrwar, and gloomily be contemplated
tb;) havoc bis order bad made. He spoke
DC,, be moved not, but looked as one
abi *rbed lu tbe intensity of thought.
Thi .martial shout with which be bad
wonMo cheer his comrades lu the hour
of combat, was hushed ; the shell from
whlclf ho had blown full many a note of
battle and triumphs on the field of Bara*
toga, hung by hie side; no order was
given to despoil the slain, the arms and
equipments, of which there was always
a bounty from Congress, the shirts of
which there was such a need, at that,
the sorest period of our country's priva
tion, all, ail were abandoned, as with an
abstracted air and a voice struggling for
utterance, Morgan suddenly turned to
his captain,, and exclaimed: " Long, to
the camp, lo the camp." The favorite
captain obeyed, the riflemen with trailed
arms fellin lino, and Long and hie par
ty soon disappeared, but not before the
hardy fellows changed opinions on the
strange termination of the late aflair.
And they agreed, ncm. con. that their
Colonel was tricked, (conjured,) for as
suredly after such a Are as they had giv
en the enemy, such an emtylng of sad
dles and scattering of the troops, he
would not have ordered his poor rifle
boys from the field, without so much as
a few shirts, or a pair of stockings being
divided among them. 11 Yes,” said a
tail, lean and awartiy looking follow, an
Indian hunter from the frontier, as be
carefully placed bis mocoaslned feet in
In the foot prints of the file that leaded,
11 Yes, my lads, it stands to reason, our
Colonel is tricked,”
Morgan followed slowly on the trail
of his men. The full force of his milita
ry guilt had rushed upon his mind, : .
even before the report of his riflemen
'had ceased to echo in the neighboring
forest. 'He became more convinced of
the enormity of his offence, as with dull
and measured strides, he pursued his
solitary way, and thus soliloquized:,
“ Well Daniel Morgan, you have done
for yourself. Broken, air, to a certainty.
You may go home, sir, to the plough ;
your sword will bd of no further use to
you. Broken sir, nothing can save y„ou
and there is the end of Col. Morgan.
Fool, fool, by a single act of madness,
thus to destroy, the earning of so many
toils and of many a hard fought battle:
„ „ 4W J .UVIU to MU OIIU
of Col. Morgan.”
To disturb his reverie there suddenly
appeared at full speedy the aid de camp,
the Mercury of tho field, who, reining
up, accosted the Col. with, “lam order
ed, Col. Morgan, to ascertain .whether
the firing just now heard proceeded
from your detachment ?”
“It did, sir,” doggedly replied Mor-
gan.”
“ Then, Col. Morgan,” continued the
aid. “ I ana further ordered to require
of you your immediate attendance upon
his excellency, who is fast approach-
ing.”
Morgan bowed, and the aid, wheeling
his charger, galloped back to rejoin tho
Chief.
The gleams of the morning sun, shin
ing upon the sabres of the horse* guard,
announced the arrival of the dread com
mander—that.being who inspired with
a degree of awe everyone who approach
ed him, "Wit a stern yet dignified
composure, Washington addressed the
military culprit.
“ Can it be possible, Col. Morgan,
that my aid de camp has Informed me
aright? Can it be possible, after the
orders you received last evening, that
the firing we have heard proceeded
from your detachment? Surely, sir,
my orders were so explicit ns not to be
easily understood.”
Morgan was brave, but it has been
often, and jnstly too, observed, “ that
man was never born of the woman who
could approach the great Washington
and not leel a degree of awe and vener
ation from his presence.” Morgan
quailed for a moment before tho stern
yet just displeasure of his Chief, till
arousing all his energies for the effort,
he uncovered and replied ;
“ Your Excellency's orders were per-
fectly understood, and agreeably to the
same; I proceeded with the select party
to reconnoitre the enemy’s lines by
night. We succeeded even beyond ex
pectations, and I was returning to head
quarters to make my report, when, bay
ing baited a few minutes to rest the men,
we discovered a party, of horses coming
out from the enemy's lines. They came
up immediately to the spot where we lay
concealed by the brushwood. There they
halted, and gathered together like a flock
of partridges, affording me so tempting
an opportunity of annoying the enemy,
and, may it please your Excellency, flesh
and blood could not refrain.”
At this rough, yet frank, bold and
manly explanation, a smile was observed
to pass over the General’s suit. The
Chief remained unmoved, when, waving
his band, he continued: “Col. Morgan,
you will retire to your quarters, there to
wait further orders.”
Arriving at bis quarters, Morgan threw
him self upon his hard couch, and gave
himself upon to reflections upon the
events which bad so lately and rapidly
succeeded each other. He was aware he
bad sinned against all hopes of forgive
ness. Within twenty-four hours he had
fallen from the command of a regiment
and being an especial favorite with bis
General, to be what n disgraced and
broken soldier. Condemned to retire
from the scenes of glory, the darling pas
sion of his heart— iorever to abandon the
"fair fields of fighting men,” and in ob
scurity to drag out the remnant of a
wretched existence neglected and forgot
ten, and then bis rank, so hardly and so
nobly won; with all bis "blushing hon
ors, acquired in the march across the
frozen wilderness of the Kennebec the
storming ot the Lower Town, and the
gallant and glorious combat at Saratoga.
"The hours dragged gloomily away,
and night came,, and with it no rest far
the troubled spirit of poor Morgan. The
drums and fifes merrily sounded the sol
dier’s dawn, and the sun arose, giving
promise of a goodly day,” And to many
within the circuit of his widely extended
camp, did bis genial beams give hope and
and Joy, and gladness, while it cheered
not with a single ray the despnirlfag
Leader of the Woodsmen,
" About ten o’clock ' the Orderly on
duty reported the arrival of an officer of
the staff from headquarters, and Lieut--
Colonel Hamilton, the favorite aid of
the Commander-in-chief entered the
marque.
11 Be seated,” said Morgan, I know
your errand, so be short, my dear fellow,
and put me out of my misery at once. 1
know that lam arrested ; honor me, In
deed, In these last moments of my mili
tary existence, when he sends for ray
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sword by his favorite aid, mid my moat
esteemed friend.
Ah, my dear Hamilton, if you know
what I have Buffered since the accursed
horses came out to tempt me lo my ruin-
Hamilton, about whose striklnigy in
telligent countenance there always lurk
ed a playful smile, now observed, “ Col.
Morgan, his Excellency has ordered me
to—”
“ I know It,” interrupted Morgan, “to
bid me prepare.for trial; but pshaw, why
a trial ? Guilty, sir, post all doubts. But
then, recollecting himself “perhaps my
services might plead nonsense—against
the disobedience, of a positive order; no,
no, it’s all over with me, Hamilton,
there is an end to your old friend Mor
gan.”
The agonized spirit of the hero then
mounted to a pitch of enthusiasm, as be
exclaimed, “ Bnt my country will re- k
member my services, and the British
and Hessians will remember me; for,
though I may be far away, my brave
comrades will do their, duty and Mor
gan's riflemen will be, as they always
have been, a terror to the enemy.” ■
The noble, the generous souied Ham
ilton, could no longer bear to witness the
struggles of the brave unfortunate ; he
called out, “ Hear me, my dear Colonel,
only promise to hear me for a moment,
and I will tell you all.”
. •! Go on. sir,” interrupted Morgan, de
spairingly, “goon!”
“ Then," continued the aid-de-camp,
“ you must know that the commanders
of regiments dine with his Excellency
to-day.”
“What of that?" again Interrupted
Morgan; what has that to do with me a
prisoner and— ’’
“ No, no,” exclaimed Hamilton . no
prisoner—a ones dreading, but non for
given soldier; my orders are to invite you
to dine with bis Excellency to-day, at 3
o’clock precisely; yes, my brave and good
friend. Col. Morgan, you still arc and
commander ortne regiment.
Morgan sprung from his camp-bed, on
which he was sitting, aud seizing the
hand of the great little man in his giant
grasp, wrfing it, till the aid-de-camp lit
erally struggled to get free, then ex
claimed, “Am I in m/senses? Bufl
know you, Hamilton—you are to noble
a fellow to sport with the feelings of an
old brother soldier.”
Hamilton assured his friends tbat.aU
was true, and gaily kissing his .bunds, as
he mounted bis horse, bidding' the now
delighted Colonel to remember 3 o'clock,
and be careful not to disobey a second
time, galloped to headquarters.
Morgan entered the pavilion of the
Commander-In-Chief as it waslilling
with officers, all of whom, after paying
their respects to the General, filed off to
give a cordial squeeze of the hand to
the Commander of the Rifle Regiment
and to whisper in his ear words of con
gratulation. The cloth removed,
Washington bid his guests fill their
glasses, and gave, his only, his unwav
ering toasts of the evening of his “ tirao
honored” life and the shades of Mount
Vernon, “ all our friends.” Then, with
his old-fashioned politeness, ho drank
to each guest bp name. When he came
to Col. Morgan, your good “health
sir,” a thrill ran through", the manly
frame of the gratified and again faVor
ite soldier, while every eye in the pa
vilion was turned upon him. At an
early hour the party broke up, and
Morgan had a perfect escort of officers
accompanying him to his quarters, ail
anxious 16 congratulate him upon his
happy restoration to rank and favor,
all pleased to assure him of their es
teem for his person and services.
BROKEN ON THE WHEEL.
Servian Justice—Horrible Punishment for
a Horrible Crime—A Barbarous Execution.
Thero is no state in riuropo in which
;he barbarous punishment of break-
ing on the wheel is Inflicted, on crimi
nals except Servia, of the semi-depen
dencies of Turkey. In Servia they
have three methods of punishing mur
derers, highway robbers, and incendia
ries. In the most aggravated cases,
execution by breaking on the. wheel
is inflicted. In other cases the culprits
are tied to chairs, and the beadsman
runs a sharp knife across their throats
and then breaks their spine. If there
are peculiar circumstances of mitiga
tion, the culprits are shot by a Hie of
soldiers.
One of the most revolting crimes
ever committed in Servia was the
assassination of the whole family of a
wealthy fariner named Datrestisy, in the
Bialin district, about twenty miles
from Belgrade, tyie capital of Servia.—
On the 21th of April Datrestisy, a man
of forty years of age, his wife Susannah
twenty-nine years of age, and their
three children, Francis,. Kathlnka and
Andreas, aged respectfully twelve, nine
and four years, were foubd in the house
murdered. , It was also discovered
that the mother and the two daughters
had been outraged. Ail the victims
had been beaten with bludgeons and
then stabbed.
An active search was at once made
for the perpetrators. Two days after
ward they were discovered in a forest
about four miles from where the crime
had been committed. They were Se
bastulos Alexiry, formerly a non-com
missioned oflicer in the army of the
Sultan of Turkey, and Moses Alexander
Werthstein, an Austrian Jew.
When they were arrested the officers
found several hundred zeqnlns and the
watch of. the murdered farmer in their
possession. They were taken in Irons to
Bucharest. Upon being brought before
the examining magistrate they denied
any knowledge of the crime, bat the
lash, which is there still used upon me
dacious criminals, was not long in olio
ing a confession from the tortured
Werthstein. After receiving fifty lashes
on the bare hack he confessed that Alex
iry and ho had brqCon into the house of
the farmer in order to rob him of three
hundred zequins. They succeeded in
forcing their way into the house, but
were confronted by the farmer, where-]
upon a desperate scuffle ensued. The
farmer fought valiantly, but they club
bed him, and then finished him with
their dirk knives.
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Alexiry refused to confess,’ and re
mained firm even under the torture of
tlio lash, freely administered by order
of the magistrate. Both Alexiry and
Worthstein were fully committed.
Their trial before the full bench of crim-
inal judges came off on the Xlth of June.
It lasted but one, hour. Both were
found guilty of murder without .exten
uating circumstances,'and to
bo broken on the, wheel. There .jvas
loud applause In court when the son-
tenco was announced. Aloxiry llsWned
to It without emotion. 1 Werthstein,
however, broke into 'lend .screams—tore
ids hair and yelled for mercy. The of
ficers of the court had to drag him back
to his cell.
The 14th of July was fixed for theex
eeution. They wore to expiate their
doom on the old glacis of the fortress of
Belgrade? upon which Prince Eugeuo
of Savoy, madeonco his famous assault.)
The execution was to take place at eight
a. m., and an enormous concourse as
sembled to witness it. The scaffold‘jyas
circular, of wood, and the only distinct-
ive feature about it was a St. Andrew’s
cross, slightly elevated about the plat
form. ,■
‘ About half past seven the execution
ers arrived. One was a heavy built
man, and the other almost a giant.
Both, were dressed in green flannel jftfck
ets and had their arms bare. '
When the ciock on St. Mary ’s steeple
at Belgrade struck eight there’ emerged
from the gate of the fortress a procession
headed by. ; four horsemen; Next fol
lowed the carriage in which the judges
and the priest were,seated. As, the
procession emerged, from i the gate loud
shrieks were heard. ; They'Wore those
of Werthsteln, who, chained as he was,
hand and’fopt, screamed to. heaven for
help,
Under ordinary circumstances
upon the. people. But knowing the
fearful crime which, he and' his accom
plice. had committed, there was not a
voice raised in his favor, and the sol
diers were rather encouraged to punch
him with the butt ends of their muskets.
When the criminals hnd been brought
on the platform every stitch of clothing
left upon Albxiry was tbra off, and ho
was firmly tied to the St. Andrews
cross. Until this moment lie hnd pre
served his equanimity/ But now the
executioner drew from a green bag a
sort of iron club with a knob at its head.
The fastened criminal loooked wistfully
at the man who was to torture him and
then put him to death. Th(f execution
er raised the iron club and crushed
Alexiry’s right shoulder. The murder
er gave a shriek, and made a desperate
effort to free himself. Ho struggled
desperately in his. agony, but tho-uext
blow, which the executioner gayp.him
—oh the knee-pan—elicited from the
culprit a scream of pain that caused the
■ lood of the spectators to freeze. After
i h js infliction he seemed,insensible, and
the other blows that crushed his joints,
and the finishing strokes on his belly,
w ere given ns to a dead man. ' '
Meanwhile Werthstein, in his chains,
had to leek on. He rent the airwilh
his lamentations, and came near faint
ing away when the executioner; dealt
Alexiry the first Wow. He flung him
self to the floor and begged piteously
for his life j but, after the lifeless corpse
of Alexiry. had been detached from trie
fatal cross, tho Jew was dragged to it,
and, in spite of his invocation fastened
to it like his accomplice. He yelled
even before he received'tlie first stroke
with the iron club; blit when that in
strument of forlure descended upon his •
shonlder joint he gave an unearthly '
scream, and the executioner’s .blow, up
on his knee-pan made him howl still
worse. '
For five minutes, eternity ’under the
circumstances, be continued hisyella.
land it was .not nntU
gave him three heavy blows on the ab
domen that ail was quiet,.and Servian
justice was satisfied.' 1 • J 1
An Insane Child Lives in n Cellar hud Eats
Eats! ri.
A, case of the most .reprehensible pa
rental neglect, ifitho notoco of the most
wanton and unnatural cruelty; came fo
light yesterday. ■ There is a man named
.Michael Bessert, living at No.-272 Liber
ty street, who has an insane child, a girl
some twelve years of age. Shp became
very violent at times, it 1 la said, aoH,‘ lo
prevent her. from getting Idto-misChief,
her. father.hasbeen intho habit,of dying
or chaining her up In the back yard, of
hla house, where,her only shelter from
the beat or rain Is the damp, noisome oel-
lar of the house. lii this, yard the poor
girl has become as wild as a beast of prey
anil as'filthy In ber dross and ppraon as
a Digger Indian- Very fi;eqnenlty
has a bowling interval, when her pier
cing shrieks disturb the entire neighbor
hood for several nights at a time,'the on
ly attention being paid her by her pa
rents being, the throwing of ia lot of stale
bread to her in her temporary.coniiqo.-
meet In the cellar alluded tq. fjihe has
been more boisterous than usual lately,
and a party of four gentlemen who live
near by—M. A- Marjes, H. Dicker, Jos.
Bohroodor and John Well—determined to
penetrate her prison and see what is the
matter. On enterlngthe neglected yard,
which Is narrow, contracted and abso-
lately stinking, they found the'girl wal-
lowing In filth, with a single 1 garment
about her person, and that so scant as to
plainly disclose her limbs, literally caked
with dirt. She was eating a piece of dir
ty bread when the party entered thoyard,
but abe sprang up .at their approach,
anil, with frightful facial contortions re
treated to the cellar, In a moment she
reappeared, Mr. Marjes says, with’a dead
and decaying rat in her band, which she
partially skinned, and ravenously tore
with her teeth, fiercely .masticating thp
horrible morsels and swallowing them
with apparent relish.; The sight’ was so.
sickening that the party were compelled,
to turn away, and none of them cared to
toaoh her until her lather—or step-father 1
as we believe be is—forced her to relin
quish the disgusting viands, .The gen
tlemen. were shocked beyond measure,
by what they bad seen', and went di
rectly to tlle mayor to ascertain the best
course lo pursue to provide the unfortu
nate creature a comfortable asylum and
such medical attendance us she requires.
The mayor referred them to thejudge'of
the probate court, who assisted them lii
tho preliminary steps to her transfer to
Longiview Asylum.— Cincinnati Com
mercial, Ana • -•