G. & G. R.. FRYSINGER, PUBLISHERS,
Whole No. 2935.
Poor House Business.
I The Directors of the Poor meet at the Poor
i. House on the 2d Tuesday of each month.
BENEDICT & CO.,
BANKERS,
LEWISTOWN, PA.,
P collection* and remittance* promptly made,
ilf Interest allowed 011 time deposits. jan'23-ly.
<230. 7 r. ELDEK,
Attorney at Law,
Office Market Square, Lewistown, will at
tend to business in Mililin. Centre and Hunting
don counties mv 26
' H. J. GTJLSERSSOIT,
Attorney at Law,
LEWISTOWN, PA.,
AFTERS his professional services to the citizens of
(.) M :H ; u county, t HUee it- Northeast corner of the ,
p.. < mi, next to Hoffman's store. my 2
3, 3. JJJiiiJJJ'J*. Ek S)J
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON",
Lexvistown, Pa.,
AFFERS his Professional Services to the
II i -izens of Lewistown and vicinity.
Pr Huribut has the EXPERIENCE of 15 years in the ;
sci.v- practice of Medicine and Surgery.
Office mi south side of Mill street, in the building]
formerly occupied by Dr. Worrall. jul7 |
I.YCOMINt; COUNTY
Mutual Insurance Company.
Capital. $2,500.000.
IrpHls Company continues to issue Policies of Insur-
J on Buildings and Personal Property, in Town
or i ountry, at cash or mutual rates.
JAMES RAXKIST, President.
JOSHUA BOWMAN', Secretary.
JOHN HAMILTON, Agent. ]
I janl6'67 Lewistown. Pa. I
BR. JO HIT J. B AEIEIT, |
Practicing Physician,
Itelleville, .Mifflin County, Pa.
i TiR. DAHLEX has heen appointed an Examining
I H surgeon for-I'ensions. Soldiers requiring exam-i
Sf matron will find hiin at his ottiee ill Ketleville.
I Belleville, August 22, ISGb.-y j
H. M. DUNMIRE,
DESMTIST,
| f iFFER.S his professional services to the
a -r cuizt ' ns ot Mifflin county. He is prepared to per
il f in. ail operations iu the dental profession. Office |
j|| rir-t door from the Lewistown House, Main sireet. 1
Iff win-re he will Ist found the first two weeks of each
!H I:,.and trie hist week of each month he will
j v : Kisiiaeiiquiilas Valley. Teeth extracted without
9 pam by the use of nitrous oxide myl-tf
i Teeth Extracted Without Pain!
By M. R. Thompson, D. D. S,
By a SEW PROC ESS,
form, Ether, or N'itrousOx
-3 ide. and is attended by no
| 1 '' danger or bad effects
' I I'* i/'' i-\ -Ti Oltice west Market street.
* V?!nihtLs ' B. / near Eisenbise's hotel,
LEWISTOWN,
a where he can he found for professional consultation.
I Lewistown, Sept. 10-tf 1
THE BEST IN THE WOULD';
I rjIHE UNDERSIGNED IS AGENT FOR THE
IMPROVED SINGER SEWING 31 AC JUNE,
which will he placed upon trial with any other now i
L u.-e. He invites com pet ion. It can be tested
L2A 112. <1 DO.
with anv other machine to enable pnrchers to choose
THE BEST. TERMS LIBERAL.
Give h.rn a call. [marl Mml WM. LIND.
A. TECICFSCIT.
*
j_J AS taken the Store formerly occupied
i j t-v John Baum. for the purpose of carrvingon
| if-W .i < H MAKING and JEWELRY Business. He
| 1 t- pleased to sec all Mr. Banrn's old customers, i
ia- many new ones as will favor him with a call.
. s s warranted. Stoic ou East Market street,
.-.j ct-nrlj pposite the Post Office,
f Lewistow n, April 24, lsri'-tf
MRS. M. E. STEWART,
fen PAITCTi- 52C8.8,
West Market St., Lewistown,
B ladies a gentlemen's curmshing goods,'
Hia . Cloaks, Hats, Bonnets, Ladies Fine DREtjzi
CrbO/i.V and Trimmings.
• Pattern* of latest styles always on hand.
Millinery and Dress-Making
executed in the most approved style.
|f Lewi-town, April 18, lStki.tf
3ST JEw
Meat Establismcnt.
| THE undersigned has fitted up the build-
I .• in Hrown -trec-t. above Frank's store, for a j
H rr.efit shop where Fresh Beef. Pork, Mutton, Veal. Ac. j
S ' e " had at all times, an ice house for the
S tie being connected with the establishment. >
m ' public are invited to call.
|lf tie. ic* room w ill tie opened for the first time on !
IS SAll RD.Vi MgKNING, lCth inst.
JAMES B. GALBRAITH.
Si Lew;-town, March 13.1807—if.
Lewistown Coach Manufactory,
Junction 3d & Valley street.
MOSZR cSc MAYES
I ffi-n , HAVING ASSOC IA- j
I u ' r| together for the purpose ol
9 manufacturing OiaelnfXrria- \
' twUdn, Spring HVt- |
I g.v- t.'i.-m i i-ail anil examine specimens of their i
| a -rs. which will be for.ad equal to aqy in or out of i
■ thevuics. All kinds of repairing promptly attended •
?§ <"• r decl2-ly
WILLIAM LIND,
has now open
A NEW STOCK
OF
Cloths, Cassimeres
AND
VESTINCS,
which will be made up to order in tbe neat
Mt niid Riost fashionable styles. an 19
( ! ,l;i WI SI,I\ SHADES.
| ' i'iitiu and richly Gilt, at 1.60 per
I l" iU *1 F. FRANCI.SCLV.
brisbin
II AS McKeon &. Vanhagen's SOAP.
| Li.-aonp'.es of which were distributed a few days
1 •£' ; si:-,.
Rabbi!' Snap, Dobbin's Heap,
-"-Du ■■ Castile
' oll et, >' 4c., tc, Ac.
I Csn ar, ALSO,
-airmu b .aches, Tomatoes, and Corn, just received.
I U! ' a very cheap. mayß
IM'JISW mu mmmi,
THE NEW YOKE MICA ROOKING COMPANY, (e.tal>lisho(J
1865) are manufacturing under Letters Patent the
| Best Article of Composition Rooting ever Ottered to
the Public*. It is adupU-d to every style of Iloof,steep
j or Hat. and ean be readily applied by any one.
The P. S. Government, alter a thorough test of its
; utility, have adapted its use in the Navy Yards, and
; upon"Public Buildings.
The Roofing is put up in rolls, and has only to be
nailed t the Roof to make a
Durable Lire and Water-Proof Covering.
1 We particularly recommend its use upon
Duililiugs. Slorrs, Churches, Far-lories. Machine
SHNJ s, Steamboat Decks, &C.
MICA ROOFING PASMT,
For coating Tis. IROX, or SUIXULE ROOFS. It forms a
liixlu I&ptnl to Thru Coots of <>r<linnri/ J'aint.
I No Koof can rust undent, and old leaky Roofs may he
; made permanently water-proof and durable by us use.
I The Paint requires no MIXING, but is ready to be ap
| plied with the ordinary paint brush. I'rici. il per gat
\ lon. which will cover two hundred square feet.
I Also manufacturers of
Black Lustre Varnish,
Tarred Frit and Jloujint/ Pitch.
Discount to the Trade. Circulars and Price List fur
nished. Rights for counties sold at low rates. Address
TILE .MICA ROOKING COMPANY,
11>4 Jiroad icat/, iY. Y.
Frank Humphreys, f.l Royal St.. N. U.; Schofiold
Williams Sl CO., Augusta, t.a; Baldwin H. Woods
Montgomerv. Ala.; Thos. S. Coates, Italeish. N. U.; F.
A. Tucker. Richmond, Va.;Henry Wilson, Petersburg.
Va., Agents. jan2:s
Tailoring Establishment
MERCHANT TAILOR, has removed his shop tothe
huilaihg formerly known as the "green house."
at the intersection of Valley and Mill street,adjoining
H. M. &. I!. Pratt's store, here he cordially invites all
who need anything in ilis line. Goods and Trim
mings furnished and gentlemen's clothing made, in
the latest styles, ou short notice, and at reasonable
prices. apll-tf
WHAT'S ALL THIS ?
Why the Grain Business is Revised at Mc-
Coy's Did Stand.
R FLLK undersigned, having rented the
4 large and commodious Warehouses formerly
occupied by Frank McCoy, est)., is now prepared to
purchase or receive and forward
ALL KINDS OF GRAIN,
for which he will pay markc-t prices. Also, he will
keep for sake, SALT. PLA-SI'ER. COAL and FISH.
He returns thanks to ail his old customers for their
former patronage, and shall feel grateful forarenewal
of past business relations.
Merchants will tind it to their advantage to give him
a call. [niarU-yj WILLIAM WILLIS.
Brown's Mills.
'jpil R undersigned are prepared to
buy ail kiuds of Produce for cash, or receive on
; store at Brown's Milts, Uecdsville, Pa. We wilt nave
on band
PLASTER, SALT AND COAL.
Wf; intend keeping the mill constantly running, and
i have
ALDJJ.iL uJL, ML
tor sale at the lowest Market rates, at all times.
4S4"Ttie public aie requested to give us a call.
sep27tf H. STRUNK i HOFFMAN'S.
A. FELIX. W. H. FELIX
FURNITURE.
i immz'z. &
H AVE on hand a good assortment of Furniture ot I
all kinds suitable to furnish a house out and out. j
Spring and Common Mattresses, and
EXTENSION TABLES,
of any sizes and prices to suit the times.
We cordially invite the attention of both old and '
voting, great and smali. No charges for showing
goods. Call and examine before purchasing elsewhet e.
Thankful for past furors and Imping a continuance
of the same, we remain, yours. Ac.
Lewistown. March 12, l*Sfi7-tf FELIX A SON".
.yra'jfra awimi,
r |MIK undersigned having resumed bu>i
X iiosw Ht this estitblisfimont with a force of superi
or wot ktnen. Jinin.itnc-> to the public? ttiat he ha* now
and will keep constantly on hand an assortment of'
excellent
which he will deliver to merchants at a reasonable
distance, and at ttie u-tial
DISCOUNT PRICES,
or retail, at his Ware-rooms at tile Pottery. All orders
prompt y attended to.
JOHN DIPPLE.
Lew istown. July 24. lOfiT-Mm.
PELOUBET ORGANS
AND
UNANIMOUSLY AWARDED TIIE
FIRST PRIZE, A UOLl) MEDAL,
" The Best Cabinet Organs,"
American In-titnte, New York. October, 1-H5.
j Being pronounced superior in QCAUTT. POWER, and ;
: VARIETY or TOXK, an<l in number of combinations,
i "As the best instruments of America were there i
; contending, whichever won that battle would have j
J nothing If 11 to conquer " — Am. Art Journal, (edited by j
: a well-know n musical critic.)
They have also taken the first premium wherever !
exhibited this sea-on.
PEDAL ORGAN'S, one, two. and three banks of
keys—six sizes—#'2so to fl.SuO. Without pedals, single j
| and double hank, in great variety. to S4aO. These i
i Irgans, witii their smooth pipe-like quality of tone. !
! beautiful solo stops, strength of chorus, unequally. j
i pedals, anil general organ-like effects, are supi rio. |
inr Churchra, Halls, Parlors, ami ScliooH.
They are nut up in cases 'if SOLID WALNUT, fancy von
jeered Walnut, iiiew and unique styles) and elegant
' Rosewood, of splendid designs and finish, and of Ihe j
best workmanship.;—it being intended that each in-1
| strutnent shall be a model of its class. All instro- j
I iiients, down to a five octave portable Melodeon. have j
I the beautiful Treinoituile stop, without extra charge, j
A large assortment constantly on hand at ourGXCN
; ERAL W HOLESALE A KETAIL WAKEROOMS, MI :
j BKSADWAT. !
! our Illustrated Circular and Price Lists, with our j
i new siyles, are now readv. Send for a Circular.
i'ELOUEET/PELTON & CO.,
f2O Manufacturers, B-11 Broadway, N. Y
Weber & Son,
HAVE the largest assortment anil best
selected stock of
GROCERIES
in this section of country.
| Drown .Sugars from 10 to 15 cts
i White .Sugar 16
Pulverized, (iranulated and Broken Loaf
j Sugar.
SYRUPS.
j Lovering's Syrup, $1 20 per Gallon,
i Other Syrups, 25 and 28 cts. per quart.
I Baking Molasses.
COFFEES.
.< Extra Prime Coffee, 30 ets.
! Prime Coffee, 28 "
Also, a large stock of
MACKEREL and HERRING.
Ground Alum, and A-shton's Refined
Dairy Salt.
PRIME FACTORY CHEESE.
Shephard's Pittsburg Crackers always
i on hand. fel>B
BEST bar Iron, at A\, and other kinds
low at F. J. HOFFMAN'S.
INSURANCE AGENCY.
rpu K following F ire. Life, arid Accidental Companies
JL are represented by the undersigned :
CAPITAL.
JEtna, Fire of Hartford, §4,083,000
Putnam, " 500,000
Home, New York 3,500,000
Gerinania, " 700,000
Home, New Haven, 1,000,000
North Ameqea, Philadelphia, 1,750,000
Enterprise, " 400,000
Ly coming, Penna., 2,500,000
Farmers, York, Pa., 500,000
American Life, Philadelphia, 1,000,000
N. Y. Accidental, New York, 250,000
Horse Thief Ins. Co. York Pa , 50,000
This agency is prepared to insure against Fire. Death
or Accident, in any part of Mifflin county Horses
are insured anainst theft. All business pertaining to
insuianee promptly attended to.
janlO '*>7 JOHN Agent.
THE OLD STAND AHEAD !
Hamaker & Montgomery,
nA VE associated together lor the pur
pose of manufacturing Coaches, Buggies, Carria
ges, Sulkies, Spring Wagons, Ac., at
11IM1£S> STAND,
in Valley street. Lewistown. They arc prepared to
do all kinds of work in their line, in an elegant and
workmanlike manner, and invite the citizens of town
and vicinity to call and examine their new stock on
hand, before purchasing d-ewlure, as ail work nu#i
ufactured at this establishment is warranted.
Prompt attention given to all repairing, which will
be done with neatness and durability, and guaranteed
to give satisfaction. " myi-ly
REDUCTION I
FRANK H. WENTZ,
AT HIS
BOOT AND SHOE STORE,
TT AS just received a laige Stock of Hoots
X X. and Hhf>e.s direct from Easu-rn Manufacturers,
which he otters at greatly reduced prices:
Men's Congress Gaiters, §3 50
" Glove Calf Congress do, 4 25
Womens' Lasting Gaiters, 1 25
Other work in proportion.
Also, an assortment of Home Manufacture constant
ly on hand, and made to order at short notice.
Call and examine his stock before purchasing c-lse
where. mayH-y
/i rew * s Pa tent
FOR
OR
SIDE SEAMS.
THE greatest improvement of the age, in this line
of trade. Ist. It does awav with the wrinkles 011
the instep, also, with the welted side seam which has
injured so many feet and ankles. 2d. It makes Ihe
easiest sitting and hest titling laiot ever worn. This
boot is now manufactured t>y P. K. Loop, who holds
the right of use for the county, and is prepared to
furnish all who wish to wear this hunt. A hla-ral dis
count to dealers who wish to deal in these boots. Or
ders filled at short notice. Prices greatly reduced on
all goods at P. F. Loop's Shoe Store. febti
S. O- M'CURDY,
with
Benson. Campbell & Co.,
Commission jlertliaiits k Wholesale Grocers,
507 Mar feet Strut, Philadelphia.
T)ARTICULAR attention given to sales of Ginseng.
I Woo'. Woolen Yarn. FurSkiris, Deer Skins, Sheep
Skins. Flaxseed.! lovers, -d. Feathers, Leather, Roots.
Dried Fruit. Butter. Beeswax. Eggs, Ac.
All goods warranted to give entire satisfaction, Hnd
sold at the lowest city prices.
Ph-ase call and be convinced.
Also, a full line of Tobacco kept constantly on
hand. jyUMiin*
EMPIRE SETTLE SEWING MACHINES.
Are superior to all others for
FAMILY AND MANUFACTURING PURPOSES.
Contain ail the latest improvements; are speedy
noiseless; durable; and easy to work.
Illustrated Circulars free. Agents wanted. Liberal
disoiiut allowed No consignments made.
Address K.MPIUE S. M. CO., bib Broadway, New-
York. sepa'Olely
S. S. CAMPBELL & CO.
Manufacturing Confectioners,
AND WHOLESALE DEALER* IN
FOREIGN F l( U ITS, N UTS,&C.
No. oU.'i, 11 ALE SI RLE 1,
PHILADELPHIA.
ALSO, MANt f ACTI RKHS OF ALL KINDS OF
tST' Molasses Caudy Rod Cocoanut Work.
septl^'tib-Iv.
tfcOfl nn AGENTS WANTED—SIOOOO—MaIe and
LpZiU.UU Female, to introduce our NEW P.VI EN I'.
S i Alt BHUTTLK SEWING MACHINE. It is adapt
ed for family use atul Tailoring. It makes a stin-h
alike on both sides. Price only TWENTY DOLLARS.
Extra-ordinary inducements to Agents. For full par
ticulars, address hI'.MON 1* A WILSON,
.juls-am* two Arch St., Plnla., Pa.
ROBERT W. PATTON,
SOUTH SIDE OF itl.lltkET STREET,
LEWISTOWN, PA.
HAS just received and opened at his es
tablishment a new supply of
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry,
Fancy Articles, &c.,
wliich he will dispose of at reasonable prices.
He invites all to give him a call and examine
his stock, which embraces all articles iti hit
line, and is sufficiently large to enable all to
make selections who desire to purchase.
BajMtKPAIKINB neatly and expeditiously
attended to, arid all work warranted.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore re
ceived, he respectfully asks a continuance ol
the same, and will endeavor to please all who
may favor him with their custom. feb2
ROOF SPOUTING !
A GREAT IMPROVEMENT!
A MOST desirable article ol Solid Wood
Spouting—tbe name finish as tin—costing only
about half as much—and will no doubt last twice as
long as the tin. For sale by
ju-5 K.J.HOFFMAN.
TVT ALL PAPER, Be sure to go to Iloff
W man's for this article. A good stock
on hand, and prices low.
Wednesday, September 4, 1867.
THE GATES ARE OPEN THERE.
The voice of melodv is hushed,
Sileni the house of prayer;
But songs are echoing in heaven,
The gates are open there.
Darkness hath locked the outer door,
Guards the untrodden star;
The 'many mansions' are not dark ;
The gates are open there.
New footsteps ever pressing in
The place, prepared to claim ;
New brows uplifted to receive
The new baptismal name.
Each moment of the busy week
Unbiudeth loads of care,
And beareth upward weary souls
To restless service there.
The darkest hour of longest night
With noiseless pinions tiear
Awakened ones to life and iigiit;
The gales are open there.
Open for angels to desceud
And minister to thee;
Open for prtyer to enter ir,—
Open for you and me.
POLITIC A. IL. .
AS)SU>S OS* TILL* (MOV IN-;_
sa 151.M 1\ STATS: CEXTKAL
COMMITTEE.
Co M MiT TE E ROOMS, IIARIUSBURG.
AUGUST 27ilr, 1867. To the People of
Pennsylvania: Fellow-citizens : —ln a
recent address from this Committee'
your attention was invited to sundry!
issues and principles involved in the!
pending canvass; and qlso to the polit
ical opinions ami judicial decisions of
George Sharswood. A short review
of the principal occurrences, since the
last .State compaign, is now considered
proper. The contest of 1866 was
fought, in the main, upon the amend
ments proposed by Congress to the
Constitution of the United States.—
These were national issues; and on the
one side were arrayed the Union Re
publican party and the "Boys in Blue;"
and on the other President Johnson,
the Democratic party, and all the rebels
and their sympathizers from one end
of the Union to the'other. On these
momentous issues Pennsylvania rallied
in her strength; and polled "over one
hundred and forty thousand moro votes
than at her preceding annual election.
Among* the results, were the trium
phant election of Major General John
W. Geary for Governor, and the en
dorsement of Congress, by the return
of a delegation more unanimous for
tho right than ever known before in
the history of the Commonwealth.
Other loyal States united with us, and
tho insane and wicked "Policy" of
President Johnson, and of his new
friends ami allies, was overwhelmed
by the unprecedented and magnificent
popular majority of four hundred thous
and votes! Every State which had
been faithful to the national govern
ment and the cause of the Union dur
ing tho war, approved the proposed
amendments. Every rebel Stato, ex
cept Tennessee, rejected them, and un
der the rebel provisional governments
created by President Johnson, rebel
power assumed its authority, and be
came dominant in their executive, leg
islative, and judicial departments. Va
grant and labor laws virtually re
enslaved the freedmcn. Loyal men
were outlawed and trampled under
foot; and the revived spirit of rebellion
was everywhere triumphant. Riots,
murders, outrages, and assassinations,
were tho order of the day, and security
for either the lives or the property of
loyal men was nowhere found. Treason
had front seats, loyalty had been made
odious, and traitorous conspirators
against the life of the nation were vin
dictive and rampant.
Such was tho condition of public
; affairs in the South when Congress
!convened in December, 1866. This
nation had solemnly resolved, and vo
| led, that tho Union should be restored
on the basis of loyalty and justice; and
; to this end was the Fortieth Congress
elected. Hence were passed the Re
construction laws, in execution of the
i recent popular verdict. The President
; vetoed them, refusing to accept or
i abide by the decision of the people,
to whom he had so often andsovaunt
ingly appealed Congress re enacted
' them over tho vetoes, by more than
the required two-thirds; and they are
; now the laws of the land. Under
| them, including the amendments of
| last session, reconstruction is rapidly
i progressing; and would doubtless ere
long bo successfully accomplished, but
11 for the persistent obstructions by the
President, in defiance of Congress and
! the popular will. Justice is being done;
loyal men, white and black, have been
protected from tho malieo of do
touted rebels; treason, in a measure'at
| least, bad "been made odious," and
traitors have been compelled "to tuke
back seats" —us Andrew Johnson, in
a lucid interval, declared they should.
. Even the better portion of the rebels
j admit the justice of these reconstruo-
tion laws, and cheerfully acquiesce in
their provisions. General James Long
street, a distinguished rebel officer, in
a recent published letter from New
Orleans, expresses himself as follows:,
'I shall set out by assuming a propo
sition that I hold to be self evident, |
viz : The highest of human laws is the!
law that is established by appeal toi
arms The great principles that divi
ded political parties prior to the war
were thoroughly discussed by our
wisest statesmen When argument!
was exhausted resort was had to com-1
promise. When compromise was un
availing, discussion was renewed and j
expedients were sought, hut none
could he found 1o suit tho emergency.!
Appeal was finally made to the sword.,
to determine which of the claims was
the true construction of constitutional j
law. The sword has decided in favor!
of the North, and what they claimed as j
principles, cease to he principles, and
are become law. The views that tee ■
hold cease to he principles because i
they are opposed to law. It is, there
lore, our duty to abandon ideas that are \
obsolete, and conform to the requirements,
of low. The military bill and, amend- I
meats are peace offerings. We should ac I
cept them as such, and place ourselves upon j
them as (he starting point from which to
meet future political issues us they arise.' j
Jeff. Thompson, another rebel Gen- j
era!, in a letter to George D. Prentice.!
Esq., endorses the reconstruction laws
of Congress thus:
'The confederate government wiped '
out States rights the first year of its;
existence, a bloody war wiped out;
slavery, and wiped out tho con fed era- j
ey, so they are obsolete ideas; and the
plain question now presented is, 'Will
you accept citizenship under our terms,
as contained in this law ?' and 1 em- \
phut tea I ly answer, i/es
It is greatly to bo regretted that
terms which are so acceptable to the
fighting rebels of the South, should be
so distasteful, and cause so much clam
or, from their non-combatant sj'inpa
thizers in tho North.
Tho enemies of* the United States
having been finally defeated in battle,
united their efforts to elect sympathi
zers from the North, and to procure !
the admission of enough rebels from
the South, to enable them, through Con
gress, to attain what they had lost in!
the field. This programme was frus
trated by the loyal people at the ballot
box, in the election of the Fortieth
Congress. Defeated in open war, and!
again in Congress, the baffled conspir
ators, as a last resort, are endeavoring
to save 'the lost cause' through the courts. \
They deny that anything has been set
tled by the war; and boldly proclaim
that 'all these grave pending questions'
must he decided, 'Just in fact, as they
would have been decided had they arisen '•
eight years ago or had no WAR TAKEN I
I'I.ACE.* (Philadelphia Ago, July Bth.) i
They not only deny the constitutional
power of Congress to impose terms on
the rebel States or people, but deny
that Congress itself is a lawful body,
because the rebel States aro unrepro
seated. Hence, the recent application
to the Supreme Court of the United j
States for injunctions, to nullify the!
Reconstruction laws of Congress in j
Mississippi, Georgia, and other rebel!
States. In the same interest and of!
the same character, is tho nomination j
of George Sharswood, a well known!
and life long State rights man, for the j
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. He
judicially denies the power of Congress,
to issue paper money, or to give i
value by making it a legal tender.—
(Borie vs. Trott, Legal Intelligencer.
of March 18, 1864, page 92.) Judge.-l
Thompson and Woodward, of the samel
court, not only announce these same I
doctrines in the case of Mervino vs |
Sailor et al. (Legal Intelligencer ol
June 16 and 30, iB6O, pages 188 and!
2U0,) but the cases of Kneedler et al. j
vs. Lane et al. (9 Wright's) reports,
page 238,) denied the power of Con
gross, in time of war to draft men in
to the military service. The principles
| declared in these decisions were as
I hostile to the national existence and
perpetuity as any assault ever made
by General Lee and bis armed legions
at Gettysburg, or elsewhere. It re
quires no argument to demonstrate
Lliat if these decisions on currency and
'the draft had prevailed, and become
the established lawjof the hind, success
jin the war would have been more ini
i possible than if the rebel army at
Richmond had been reinforced with
half a million of men! Is it safe,
I therefore, to plaeo another man, en
tertaining these opinions, on the Su
preme Bench of the State?
Forewarned should be forearmed.—
These Superior Courts are now the
•last ditch' of the rebellion; and the
country calls upon the 'Boys in Blue,'
and every loyal voter, to rally once
more to tho rescue.
LE'WISTOWN, MIFFLIN COUNTY, PA-
Complete your county and township
organizations without delay. With
this thoroughly done, victory is sure ;
without it, there is danger. Revive
at once everywhere the Loyal Leagues
and associations, which proved ofsuclr
vast service during the war. Let eve
ry patriotic man feel that he has some
thing to do in the good work, and pro
ceed forthwith to do it with all his
might. Exclude all side issues, local
quarrels, and personal aspirations, and |
labor only for the public good. Be 1
not deceived by the stale clamor about
negro equality, and negro suffrage.;
These worn-out hobbies were suppos-!
Ed to have been ridden to death at our
last two annual elections, when, as now,
they were declared by our enemies to;
be the great issues of tho contest, j
They are now raised up and brought
upon the track again, mounted by the
same riders, and destined to the same;
ignoble end. Be not discouraged by
the vain boasting of our adversaries.
They have been ingloriously defeated
in every contest for years, and cannot
now prevail against us. The loyal
and patriotic people of the State have
heretofore nobly sustained us, and
the cause of the country, under the
heavy pressure and discouragement of
drafts, taxation, bereavement, and car
nage ; and when nothing hut an abid
ing faith in an overruling Providence,
and in the justice of our cause, enabled
us to see the end. Surely there can
be no faltering now, when the goal is
almost reached ! and. when one more
united rally for our principles and our
flag will enable us to secure tho ripe
fruits of the late dreadful civil war,
and to garner them safely for our
selves and our children.
We stand over the ruins of a gigan
tic rebellion, the most formidable ene
my ever encountered by republican
institutions. We stand close the
graves of three hundred thousand of
our noblest men, who counted their
lives well spent when offered freely
for Liberty and Union. In the pres
ence of their speechless but eloquent
dust; in the presence of the doubting
and sneering enemies of free Govern
merit, at home and abroad; in full view
of the oppressed millions, who from
beneath crushing despotisms watched
our flag, with tears, and hopes, and
nrayers, throughout the four long years
of bloody conflict; before the rapidly
coming millions of the future; before
a God of justice, and in the name of
all that makes faithfulness to Him, and
honor among men, wo stand pledged
to secure and maintain forever the
principles for which our brothers died.
By order of the committee.
F. JORDAN, Chairman.
GEORGE W. IIAMEKSLY, J Q ,
J. ROBI.EY DUNGMSON, J ' ETGB
- GOOD STORY.
I'll lit 1.1 E H i: YT WORT 11.
Charlie Wentworth was a favorite
with all—his handsome face and pleas
ant smile every one liked to see; not
one in the class at Yale College was as
great a favorite with the belles ofNew
Haven as he. No one ever thought of
disliking Charlie, his word was law;
but his college daj r s were over, he had
laid aside his Latin and Greek, and the
friends who listened to his well writ
ten and ably delivered oration on com
mencement day, looked from one to
another with a smile of proud satis
faction.
Charles acquitted himself with lion-1
or, and every one was glad, and after
the exercises were over they crowded
around him to congratulate hiui on the
success he had achieved.
After bidding college jfriends good j
bye and shaking bands with many a!
pretty girl, he returned to his father's!
house to pursue his law studies. As-|
siduously he applied himself, and little
more than a year after his graduation,
he was admitted to the bar, and the
future looked bright before him.
CharlieWentworth was what is called
a moral young man, that is, he was
never seen to indulge in bad habits.
To be sure lie played an excellent game
of billiards, but only for amusement;
he was clever at cards, bet he always
played with a lady for a partner; he
was a graceful dancer, but he only
danced where fashion held her sway
He drank an occasional glass of wine,
but it was with a friend, or at some
convivial part}'; ho had never been in
toxicated, and though he often re
turned home flushed and excited, he
feared no danger from contact with the
wine cup.
Was he not a gentleman, and did he
not know how to control his appetite?
Ob, no, there was no danger for Char
lie Wentworth—ho never could be-
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como a drunkard, and so he went on,
night after night, supping the social
glass with fashionable companions, and
in the saloons of refinement and taste.
Charlie at length married —married
one of the loveliest of her sex.
Mary Glenn was no ordinary girl
—well educated, refined, and in every
way a companion for one like Charlie.
They were married with all the
fashionable display of tho present day,
and immediately- went to housekeep
ing in a handsome, well furnished
house, and everything seemed to prom
ise happiness.
Several important cases were placed
in Charlie's hands, and eloquently lie
pleaded—earnestly he fought for suc
cess, and nobly he won it, and Charlie
W entworth was called one of the ablest
lawyers in tho State.
After they had been married two
years, and tho house had been made
cheerful by tho prattling of a little
babe, Mary's father died, and it was
found after his death that he died in
solvent.
Sincerely Mary mourned for him,
but she turned to her husband and
child for comfort, and as she was an only
child and motherless, they became
dearer than ever to her.
Time passed on, and it began to bo
whispered about that it would not do
to trust an important case to Charlie
Wentworth, for during the last year
he had lost Beveral cases by forgetting
himself; and indulging too freely in
%vine, when he needed a clear head to
plead the cause of his client.
Business began to fall off, the pleas
ant home was mortgaged, and taken
from him; he moved his family to a
neat little cottage, and still indulged
in his ever increasing appetite for
drink, managed to gain a meager sub
sistence.
In vain Mary pleaded with him—in
vain she urged the claims of the two
bright-eyed little girls who called him
father—in vain she appealed to his
manhood; he had lost it forever in tho
sea of strong drink, and day by day
he hugged the viper still closer to his
bosom.
At length he discontinued all at
tempts at business, moved his family
into a miserable attic in one of the
back streets of the city, and spent his
time in grog shops, and few who
looked upon the ragged, bloated crea
ture staggering through the streets,
' would have recognized in him, bright,
talented,promising Charlie Went worth,
! who eight years before was the pride
and favorite of the graduating class at
Yale College.
It happened that two classmates
who had not seen him since his gradu
ation, men who had risen to occupy
high positions among their fellow-men
—one a minister, the other an editor
—were passing through the city of
Hartford, and determined to sec their
old friend and gifted companion.
They found his wife in the last stage
of consumption; she was neaiing that
'home from whence no traveler re
turns/ and feeling that her hours on
earth were numbered, they set out in
' aojireh of Dhflrlifi.
They found him in one of the low
dens of iniquity that infest the city,
and telling him his wife was dying,
they led him from the place and con
ducted him up the rickety stairs to the
bedside of his wife; he fell upon the
floor besides her bed, and she twined
her thin arms about his neck, and in a
weak, trembling voice said :
'Oh, Charlie, lam dying! I cannot
stay with you and the children any
longer, but when I am gone, oh, what
will become of the little girls if you
do not give up strong drink ?'
'Mary,' said the half-drunken crea
ture, turning his bloodshot eyes up to
i her in a meaningless gaze, 'l'll tell you
what I'll do:—if you die to-night, I'll
box up the girls and send them to
: h 1 after you.'
Yes, that was the awful reply of
Charlie Wentworth, once the pride of
the college, the man of letters, and
deep scholar, the able lawyer, made
, to his dying wife.
That was the power drink had over
, |one of its victims. All his bright,
beautiful mind enclouded; all his prido
scattered to the winds; all thai was
pure, good, true and noble, crushed
'lout of his nature, and the tiend of
darkuesa and of sin, ruling there iu-
!stead.
The wasted arms of his wife relaxed
tJieir hold, her head sauk powerless
upon her bosom, knew she
was dead.
Those two friends who had known
and loved Charles Wentworth in his
day# "f prido and promise, when thq