gtawwto ftttifflflma. WEDNESDAY, BEPT. 22, 1869. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR lion. ASA PACKER, or carton county. yOB JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT! non. CYRUS I. PERSHING, of Cambria co. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. For Stoic Senate: MICHAEL MALONE, City. WM, H, EAGLE, Marietta, For Assembly: JOSEPH M. WATT*?, Columbia. JOHN KOBB, Conoy. GEORGE F. SHULTZ, Salisbury. JACOB H. BAKER, Mount Joy Twp. For Sheriff: CHARLES GROVE, Columbia. For Register of Will*: B. BOONE, Bart. For ProUionotary: A. G. KILLIAN, Epbrata. For Clerk of Qiutrter Sessions : THEODORE WHITAKER, Fulton. For Clerk of Orphans' Court: CHARLES J. RHOADS, Indlantovrn. For Treasurer: tf. W. SWISHER, Little Britain. For Commissioner:] EMANUEL BHOBER, City. Tor Directors of the Poor: JOHN L. LIGHTNER. Leacock. JOHN M. MILLER, Woat Lampeter. For Prison Inspectors Jr GEORGE PIERCE, Mount Joy twp. JOHN SIGLE, Upper Leacock. For Auditor: WILLIAM McCO.VSEY, City? For Coroner : IIENRY M. GEITER, City. Rooms of tbo Democratic County Com- The Chairman of the Democratic County Committee has opened rooms in Centre Square, where he or the Sec retary will always be found until the campaign closes. Democrats visiting the city are requested to call when they come to town. By doing bo they can aid the Chairman in communicating with the leaders of the different dis tricts. Naturalization. Bet the naturalization of such for eigners as are entitled to become citi zens be promptly attended to. As will be seen by a card which appears else where proper steps have been taken by the Chairamu of the Democratic County Committee in regard to this Important matter. Persons desiring to bo natu ralized will be attended to by calling upon some one of the attorneys therein mentioned. Let not a vote be lost which can be secured. Our Countj Comentlon .Sixty-one out of the sixty-five Klee tion Districts of Lancaster county were represented in the Democratic County Convention which settled the local tick et that now stands at the bead of our columns. AVlien it is remembered that the Democracy of this county are only able to offer their nominees for local ollices the honor of being defeated in a good cause, so full a representation of the party at a nominating convention, may properly be regarded as a very hopeful indication. It shows how strong is the hold of principle upon the Democratic masses. Though hopelessly in the minority, the Democracy of Lancaster county battle as bravely for the truth and the right as if they expected to reap the spoils of office. Our organization is not held together by “ the cohesive ' power of public pluudor,” as the Badi <i cal parly la. The nine thousand D*m ocratic voters of Lancaster county go to tbo polls to voto for men who re present certain great and immutablo principles of government, upon the tri umph of which the welfare of the State and oi the nation depend. In such a cause they are content to labor without the hope or expectations of auy pecu niary reward. Such unaelilsh dovotion to the right is sure to triumph In tho oud, and tho day of victory la now at hand. In the present gubernatorial contest the people of Pouusylvauiu will not bo controlled by passlou, but by the coun sels.of reason and true patriotism. John W. Geary lias been weighed in the bal ' ances and found wanting. The people of this great commonwealth will not re-elect the corrupt ami imbecile tool of the thieving legislative riug. Aud to the glorious triumph, which tiie Democrucy of the Old Knystoue will s 'nHbievo on the seeoud Tuesday of Oc tober, the faithful aud devoted nine thousand Democrats of Lancaster coun ty will contribute largely. The full representation in the County Conven tion gives assurance thut they are alive to the importance of thjs present strug gle, and that they intend to do their whole duty ini October. Our \)unty Ticket The County 'Tir:kH t saukd by the Democracy of-Lancaster county ought to be elected ; and it would be, if the people could be induced to lay abide partisuu prejudice and to act from a pure sense of public duty. It is a good ticket in every beu. u o of the word. From the* candidates for Senate down to Coroner, the nominees are men of intelligence who can answer to the Jacksonian test ofdionesty and capa bility. We repeat it, the local ticket which stands at the head of our columns ' ought to be elected. Such a result would bo a blessing to the taxpayers of j Lancaster couuty, us it would effectually break up the thieving rings which have controlled the Coimnissioner’s Office, the Couuty Treasury, the Prison and other institutions. Let us hope a ma jority of the people of Lancaster coun ty will have sense enough to know what is for their own interests, and to do it for once, in spite of party prejudice. The Polls to be Kept Open Pour Days In Texas. The Radicals got along swimmingly in the South where they kept the polls open for a week and furnished ambulances to transport negroes from one election dis trict to a dozen others. When elections begun and ended the same day, defeats, like tbaj in Virginia, befel the carpet baggers, and they were utterly routed. In view of the upprouching election In Texas the old system has been revived, and orders have been issued to keep the polls open four days. The same thing will no doubt be done in Mississippi. Is ltnot time for honestßepublicans in the North to sot the seal of popular condem nation on such transparent and dis graceful rascality ? Let them Bpeak out at the October elections. Speech of Ueo. H. Pendleton We publish to-day thespeech of Hon, George H. Pendleton. It is largely de voted to a discussion of linanclul ques tions), and contulus much that is equally as applicable to the canvassln Pennsyl vania as to that in Ohio. Jt is a speech for the laboring men and the tux-payers toreud, and worthy of the widest cir culation. Col. W. 11. Knglc. Governor Geury has appointed Col. W. H. Kaglo of tills county a delegate to the Groat Southern Commercial Con vention. Col. Eagle islurgely engaged in tl\o lumber trade us a manufacturer and dealer, and is conversant wllh all the details of that Important interest. No Otter man could have been selected to represent that branch of Pennsylva nia Industry in the corning Convention. He 1s a geutleman of decided inteill 'gence uod due address, and will fill the position with diguity and ability. The Deserter Law. As will be seen by the Sheriff's Pro clamation the deserter law Is omit ted. It wns decided to be unconstitu tional by tbo Supreme Court, and of course is nowa dead letter on the statute books. We callattentlon to Ibis matter lest an attempt might be made to enforce au obsolete law by some election offi cors. Why the Resolution, ItororW* Economy, ana Reform was Defeated In the Radi' cal State Convention. Let the people of, Pennsylvania re member that a resolution pledging the Republican party of this State in favor of economy and reform in the State government was voted down by the convention which renominated John W. Geary. It would be bard to under stand the motives which led to such action did we not Snow the material of which that convention was composed. A majority of the delegates were the paid tools of the legislative ring.- They had been deliberately selected by the “roosters" and “pinchers who appointed the army of extra pas ters and folders, and forced the payment of them In spite of the "protista of the Democrats and a few honest Republi can members of the House and the Senate. The scoundrels who dealt in special legislation and disgraced the State by their infamous display of bri bery and corruption, were all for Geary. They had found him willing td obey their dictates on all occasions, and they wanted their pliant tool continued in office. But they did not want any reso lutions pledging the Republican party to retrenchment and reform. The pas sage of Buch a resolution would not only have been a condemnation of their past course of conduct, but it would have pledged Geary to oppose maDy of the rascally Bchemes of the ring. They knew he would be all right in the future, as he has been in the past, If no such resolution was put through. So they hilled it. No Republican can deny the truth of the charge we have made, and many of the more honest among them freely admitit. Prominent Radical newspa pers openly asserted, on the very eve of the convention, thut Geary was the representative of the legislative thieves, and that he was put forward as their candidate. Not one of them has sluce taken back the accusations then made. They stand unretracteil, umlenied, and undeniable. Let the liouest voters of the Repub lican party remember how aud why it wns that the resolution in favor of economy ami reform came to be defeat ed in their State t'ouvention. Let them remember, when they go to vote, that Davis nud Strang, the lenders of the ring in the east ami the west are going back to Harrisburg, and that a majo rity of their corrupt satellites have also been renominated. Let them remember that Geary lias acted as the willing tool of the legisla tive thieves ; that ho has always been reaily to sign their bills ; that he has never lifted up his voice in condemna tion of them ; that he has not exercised the veto power against ; aud that in the speeches he is now making throughout the State he openly con fesses that he cltn do nothing to check tue rascality which prevails at Harris burg. That a thorough reform in the man agement of our State allairs is impera tively demanded all men admit, — Thousands of honest Republicans de mand retrenchment aud reform in our State Government. They know that the Governorof the State has the power to check the corruption which prevails, aud they will.not vote for the tool and nominee of the Riug. They will take pleasure in helping us to defeat John W. Geary. Let that fact nerve the Democracy to the most vigorous efforts in behalf of the honest anil pure men who compose our State ticket. Packer nml Pershing will be elected by an overwhelming majority if a full Dem ocratic vote Is polled. The Lesson orihe Kcfcnt Elections. The result of all the recent elections is decidedly uucouragiug to tho De mocracy. First enmo the overwhelm ing defeat of the carpet-baggers in Vir ginia aud Tennessee; then Califor uln rolled up an overwhelming ma jority against negro suffrage; and a fowduysufter Vermont and Muiuo re sponded by great Demoorutlc gain's. The administration of Chant has failed to satisfy the people; they are dis gusted with his “ swing armiml the | circle” as a dead head and au adver tisement for taverns. The vitality j which distinguished tho .Republican I party is lost. The people of the North i arc no longer to he iulluenced by iu- I Ihunirmtory appeals to their worst pas ' slons. They are beginning, to heed the i dictates of reason ; and the result is 1 seen in recent elections, even in those hold In New Ragland. ! Tho signs of the times all point to a 1 magnificent Democratic triumph Id Pennsylvania. If we do not win a great victory in October we shall have no one to blunm hut ourselves. Noth ing lift the i:io.-t criminal neglect of duty cm prevent, the election of Pucker ami Per.-.hing. With a full poll of our vote victory is absolutely sure. Let that be kept always in remembrance, let it be constantly impressed upon the minds of the Democratic masses’—let the watchward and rallying cry be, a Jullv()tr in a certain victory, And let proper meaus tie taken at once to bring .out the full vote in every election dis ' ! trict. Negro Suffrage the Issue. The Radical leaders of Lancaster county regard negro suffrage as the greatest possible politienl boon, and consider that it is the grand mission of their party to bring it about. They said so in the resolutions which were adopt* ed at the meeting held iu Duke street on Wednesday night. The ldst of the series reads as follows : Resolvctl, That animnted by tbo past glo rious history of the Union Republican par ty, and 6.?/ the work that will remain undone until the final adoption of the fifteenth amend ment, we raise our biirmer bearing tbo in Hcription of “Gen. John W. Genry, Henry W. Williams, and tbo wholo County Tick , et.” They ' thus make negro suffrnge in this State the issue in the pr4sent cam paign, and put forward their candidates as the champions thereof. Let the white men of Laucastercity and county make a note of this fact; Let them re member that JohnW. Geary forced the ratification of the odious Fifteeuth Amendment by sending in a message which unequivocally committed his administration to negro suffrage. There are many honest Republicans who re gard the notion of the legislature as a gross outrage. Let ullsuch mark Geary, who was largely responsible ibr It. Tkk editor of the Jlellefonle Watch* man has built a now and handsome printing office right ou the banks of a fine trout stream, which runs through the town. He says ho expects to write editorials with one band and to llsh for trout with the other. He can’t do it. — We ho.ve tried both occupations, and either one Is us much us any man cun attend tout once. If Meek attempts it ho will speedily find both his editorial and his trout lines iu an inextricable tangle. Ho is a smart fellow but not smart enough to carry out Ills latest boast. What a lucky elmp lie Is though. The very thought of having an edito rial room looking down Into a clear, bright trout stream, Is enough to make us envy lum. Jr Judge Williams was In no way connected with the repudiation move ment in Allegheny county, let him say so. He can explain hlspositloniu such a manner os to satisfy the people, who hold the evidences of indebtedness is sued by the authorities Of Allegheny county. Wo urgo Judge Williams to give us light upon the question now ag itating the community—wlmt was his position with' reference to Allegheny “ repudiation ?” $5O reward will be paid for a lock of hair from the head of the Radical poli tician who did not deny during last year's campaign that it was the inten tion of his party to establish negro suffrage in Pennsylvania without the consent of the people. Calumny. Itlooks&s if a systematic effort was made to listen upon the public, mind a . conylctioq that theliorriWe calamity at j Avondale'was the work of an lncendia ry, and not the natural,result of the reckless mismanagement ofthe owners of the mine. There seems to be two motives for such misrepresentation, each alike base and selfish. The own ers of the miDe know that the fire orig inated from the furnace. They know that the entrance to the mine ought never to have been constructed with an inflammatory wooden flue, and that it was criminal in the highest degree to leave it for a day in the condition in which it was at the time of the acci dent* They know that it was hardly less than murder to put men in such a mine, and they want to have it believ ed that the fire originated in edme way quite beyond their control. Hence the reports in regard to incendiarism which have been set afloat. At the Coro ner’s investigation the Attornies of the company were present, and they Beemed to act as a restraint upon a free expression of opinion by some of the ’witnesses. Oue miner, after having shown some fear of offending the own ers, at last spoke up with passionate energy, and directing Elb eyes to the counsel of the corporation, said : 1 “We miners intend to prove hero who is i responsible for this system. We intend to . prove that it is wrong, wrong to send men to work in such mines, and that we have 5 known it for long years; but we must work f or sturve ; the miners stand on this question, aud wo mean to use this ' occasion to prove it.” The reporter of tkeNew York J/cr«W, who gives ah accouut of this incident, says: ” These words drew forth a burst cf ap plause that very plainly ohgwed the feeling of tho minors. Should the companies suc ceed in proving that the tiro was the work of an incendiary they may claim there is no positive) danger in the present one shaft system, and that no foresight could prevent tho calamity of Avondale. A strong public opinion, it is to bo hoped, will UUrogurd this plea and take up tho cause of the poor miner, win), whatever bo his faults, has shown throughout this affliction traits of a high aud heroic character. Rut the miners themselves have spoken out In emphatic terms ns a body, protesting in earnest aud manly terms against this foul rumor. At a meeting of tho Miners’ Union, held at Wilkes barreon the l.‘Uh Inst., the following was prepared for publication : Tlu» despatches which are being constant ly transmitted from Scranton in relatiou to the Avondale disaster are in many instances entirely unUumded in fact. That tho tire which occurred ut tho mine was tho work of an incendiary no one behoves. It is otto of the subterfuges resorted to by the Dela ware, Lackawaua and Western Railroad Company to turn tho mind of tho public from tho real responsibility resting upon the company. Tito reporters who furnish principally the particulars taken before the jury ofluquest on Saturday last, have, in many instances, suppressed tho testimony material to ibo miuors and published that favorable to the company. The object cau only be conjectured. Tbo company is pow erful i tho minors are weak. Simple justice is the demand of many citizens. That is as modest as it is truthful. No oue but some evil-miuded person will breathe tho foul rumor which has gone abroad after reading that simple and manly protest. * But, tho report that this great calam- ity was caused by an incendiary has been circulated for purposes more base thau any which could actuate tho own ers of the mine. Prominent Radical newspapers have not hesitated to insin uate that Irish miners deliberately set fire to the wooden flue In order to de stroy the Wolshmeu who were working in the Avondale mine. A more outrage ous calumny was never breathed against an honorable and high-minded rac*. The Irish are not assassins. Tlioy flght out their quarrels in open daylight aud on tho spot where tho provocation is given. They are less given to harboring malice secretly than any other ruce of people on earth. Tho Insinuations of Rudlcal newspapers, which are being circulated for political effect, must re coil with terrible force upon the party which makes them. It Is a system of partisan warfare which must prove dis astrous to tho Republican party, deary can muke no votes by such means, The whole body of the miners, Welsh as well as Irish, will feel themselves iu; suited and outraged by the circulation of tills base and baseless calumny. It was sfarled immediately after Geary visited the scene of the disaster, and that might lead to the belief that ho waß the first to suggest the outrugeoua lie, ami the cur rency given to it by Radical newspapers wouldstrengthen thesupposition. That lie and liis supporters are capable of any rascality is shown by this most disgrace ful attempt to make political capital by casting most horrible aspersions upon the whole body of Irish miners. It is by all odds the most disgraceful act ever committed by any set of politicians. It shows up the unparalleled meanness of the Radical newspapers which support Geary, and is an evidence that they be lieve he cau not bo elected. Nothing but the madness of despair would in duce any man to engage in such a method of political warfare. SUHztnan, I’uthcr Abraham pays the following compliment to a Radical candidate for State Senator: The Republican Conferetißjof llie Senato rial District composed of the counties of Hertford, Somerset and Fulton, have nomi nated the celebrated “rooster,” Alexander Siuizniau, for ru-olection. The gentlemen representing Hertford county finding that (lie thing was “sot up,” withdrew from the Conference, aud in justification of their course, publish a card to their constituents. As the district is a close one, we shall doubt less lose a Seualor mi I ess Mr. S. gives way to a new candidate. Our Radical neighbor is right in Us estimate of Stutzm an and of his chances. His opponent, Hiram Findley, Esq., is an honest, au able aud a popular man. He will run Stutzinan close iu Somer set, aud Ledford and Fulton will do all that Is necessary to finish up this Radi cal representative of the corrupt legis lative ring which nominated Geary and managed to have a majority of its mem bers put up for re-election. The legis lative ring did not win in Lancaster couuty, but nearly everywhere else in the State it is still triumphant aud de flaut. The only way to kill It is to de feat Geary uud such men as Stutzman. We do not see how Father Abraham can condemn Stutzman whlleit contin ues to support Geary, who is the great er, the meaner, and the more corrupt “ rooster” of the two. Dent and the moderate Radicals will put Mississippi on the same track with Virginia aud Tennessee, at the coming election. In view of nil the surround ings of the contest, the Democratic State* Executive Committee have re solved officially that “ It is Inexpedient to hold a Democratic Convention, or to place a Democratic ticket in nomina tion—and that the true luturesta of the people will be consulted by supporting and electing the candidates of the na tional Republican party,” The Dent ticket, therefore, will receive the undi vided support of nil In Mississippi, who arc opposed to the intermeddling mili tary despotism which now exists there. The utmost good feeling prevails throughout Mississippi, aud the can vuhs now fairly opened promises to be as cheerful aud orderly as it will be ani mated. Of the result there is littlo : doubt. The Dent ticket will be elected by a majority which will ring the knell of carpet-baggism in that State.” The Bouthern Commercial Convention. Governor Geary has appointed Col. Thomas A. Scott, Gen. Geo. W. Cass, Gen. J. K. Moorhead, Hon. Richard J. Haldeman, Col, William Phillips, Hen ry M’Cormiek, Esq., Hon, G. Dawson Coleman, Hon. Stanley Woodward, Ed ward F. Gay, Esq., and Hon. Hendrick B. Wright, delegates from Pennsylva nia to the Southern Commercial Con vention, to be held at Louisville, Ken tucky, on the 12th of October next. VlU'ftnptßerigßf f Wendell PhiUlppls theleadeij.of the Republican party, the bold pioneer who goefl ahead tvith bis axe and blazes the pathway of progress through a wilder ness of political absurdities. Where he leads the mas 3 of the party follows. Sometimes there are protestations, and occasionally weaker members fall out by the way; but the bulk of the party has heretofore followed him as Implic itly as unthinking sheep follow th bell-wether of the flock. „ Phillips' is now assailing Grant very bitterly. He denounces him as “aßeaaide lounger, a tavern advertisement,” and applies other choice epithets to His Excellency. He calls upon him to resign the position he has shown himself unfit to fill and says: “Rational recreation in itself is good and sometimes very important. If he absolute ly needs, and is likely to continue to need so much, he ought in the present condition of affairs , to resign, that the country may have, what it vexy much needs, a President in fact as well as in name. No thoughtful observer of the tendency of affairs during the past six months, but feels that the pilot less drifting of this summer has been towards dangers with which a littlo later it will be most difficult to grapple.” We do not think Grant will obey the command of Phillips. He has found the Presidency to be a very profitable birth, and is doing all he can to make it as pleasant to himself as possible. Lounging about first-class hotels, where all his wants are attended to without oost to him, just suits Ulysses. He will read the invective of Phillips with a cigar In his teeth, and order up a cock tall or a fresh bottle of champagne with perfect complacency and an unruffled temper. His hide is too thick to be pierced by such shafts, and he has no sense either of propriety or shame. What will the Radicals do ? Will they unite with Phillips in his demand for a resignation ? We guess not. With the most of them a desire for office is the controlling idea, and so long os Giant can make and unmake revenue collect- ors and paymasters, the great bulk of the Radicals will fawn upon him and swear his tavern tricks are most becom* ing to a President. Phillips can not arouse a sense of virtue or a spirit of Indignation iu his party at present. Let him wait until GrantVterm of office is about to expire, aud then, if there is no chanoo of his re-nomination, hia ap peals to the mercenary creatures who lead the Republican party may have some effect—but not until theu will his words be heeded. Tho Philadelphia Ticket. Tho change made in the local Demo cratic ticket of Philadelphia has struck terror to tho hearts of the Radicals of that city. Korney’s Tress quakes and trembles. Iu piteous accentsitcalls for a reform iu the Radical ticket. It de mands that the worthless nominees for county officers aud the old roosters who are on tho legislative ticket shall resign. That not one of them will do, and “Lish” Davis, Hopkins, Ashtoti, and the rest poiut to Geary and Williamsi when anyone talks to them about with drawing. They say, very truthfully, that Geary was the head and front of the legislative ring at Harrisburg, the biggest rooster in the coop. If there is to be any reform in the Radical ticket it must begin at the top. Geary and Williams, belug both riug candidates, must withnraw first if Davis & Go. are expected to follow suit. The Philadel phia Ledger speaks in the most eulo gistic terms of the new Democratic ticket, aud it is universally conceded that every man on It will be triumph autly elected ami that Paolcor ami Pershlug will run ahead of the city ticket. The Know-Xotlitng Parly Revived. Tho Kuow-Nothlng party lias been revived with its proscriptive creed, its oaths, its passwords, its grips, its signs, Us dark lanterns and all tho abomina tions which distinguished it aud made it detestable. A Boston correspondent of the Now York Tribune says: “ Tho Native American partv is being re vived iu this Slate, or at least an organiza tion to which only American-born cltizeus are admitted bus been formed. Tho Boston society, or lodge, or whatever it ts callod. huM already several hundred members, and branches are being formed nil over theStato. Many prominent men whose names mem bers cannot disclose, havo joiued, and the movement is fast becoming very popular. None but citizens born in ibis country are received, as above stated, uud tho only duty Imposed is that members shall vote for none but gentleman wbo first saw the light of day in America." That is the same political monster which tho Democracy killed once on a time. It had Us origin iu New. En gland, and its revival in Massachusetts is the signul fur a new crusade upon foreign-born citizens. The old virus still lurks iu the Republican party, and the battle against the infamous heresies of this political monstrosity will have to be fought over agalu. Forwarned is forearmed. Let naturalized citizens re member tho lonuerstruggle. The Dem ocratic party is the champion of their rights to-day, as it was in the past. To it, aud only to it, can they look for se curity in their rights under tho govern ment of their adoption. Tho naturalized cltlzeu who votes the Radical ticket arms his enemies with power which will be used to crush him. The revival of Know-Nothlngism In Massachusetts is the prelude to its revival throughout the country. c» .Be it remembered that Geary made indecent haste to »rgo the ratification of the Fifteeuth Amendment, by which negro suffrage Is to be forced upon the people of Pennsylvania against their will. Without his interference the Legislature would no doubt have suffer ed the question to be referred to the ballot-box for an expression of popular opinion, llis message committed the Republican party of the State to the in famous scheme by which the right of the people of this State to regulate the elective franchise is to be transferred to Congress. Let this reckless aud faith less executive be rebuked at the coming election for his base surrender of the dearest right of Ihe people, and of tbo most valuable and necessary power of the State. Let the white men of Penn sylvania administer to Geary deserved chastisement iu the shape of such an overwhelming defeat as he deserves. It beems to be impossible for the Rad icals to get up a respectable meeting this fall. Close upon the heels of the ridicu lous failure In this city comes the news that a proposed Mass Meeting In Phila delphia has been indefinitely postponed. The renson assigned is sickness in the family of Senator Mortou, of Indiana. Are there no other speakers in the coun try? Where are all the Radicals who represent this State In Congress? Could not some of them be got to blow a little? The truth is the Radicals feit that tho affair was going to be a ridiculous fail ure. That Is the reason It was post* poned. The latest Radical lie about Judge Packer iB to tho effect that ho went to Europo during tho rebellion. Now we don't know tlmt thero Is anything in the Constitution preventing him or any other man going to Europe at any time, but we do know that Asa Packer, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, was never outside of the United States from the beginning until the close of the war, What next? Hans Geaky has been attending a horse race In Reading. He showed his six feet of coarse flesh and his skillfully dyed whiskers on the Judges’ stand,land talked horse in a hoarse voice. Nobody seemed to pay much attention to the “humbuggedost Governor,” and the more decent Radicals shunned him as if they were ashamed to be seen speak ing to him. It Is safe to say that no man ever held any high office in Penn ey lvanla who is so universally disregard ed and so generally despised as Geary, 1 A Kew Democratic Ticket.ln PliUa^elpWt: The Philadelphia Democrats Bave atf last removed thfe only stumbling block' which stood in the way of success. An entire new local ticket has been formed, all the old candidates voluntarily resign ing, and men of the highest character have been nominated for the various l offices. The Age says: In obedience to pnblio demand, aud by authority vested in them by the party, the Democratic City Executive Committee have nominated a new ticket and present Hto the public fc» taelr approval and sup port The gentlemen selected are worthy the entire confidence of the people. They are eminently qualified for the discharge of such duties as will be imposed upon them, are upright worthy men In all the walks of social and bnsiness life, and intimately identified with the growth, progress and de velopments of the city. The selections, are as follows: City Treasurer, Colonel W.C. Patterson; City Commissioner, Major John R. Coxe; Recorder of Deeds, G. Bren ner: Protbonotary of the District Court, W. J. Jackson; Clerk of the Court of Quar ter Sessions, D. W. Sellers, and Coroner, J. M.. Reichard. This is a tioket which command success. The masses demanded a good nomination. The Democratic party bas responded by naming citizens for each position against whom no be made. Tne nomination sought them, not they the positions. They are'not offlce seeaers, but business men who are willing i o accept position and place, at this time, in order to stop the wild' tide of corruption which threatens to overwhelm the best in terests of the city. All of thorn are well known in the community, and will receive the support of hundreds of men, who, heretofore have acted with the opposition. With such standard-bearers, the Democrat ic party must win in the coming fight. New life, vigor and animation have been infased into the organization, and the column will now move on the enemy with solid ranks and a determination to conquer. The. past ia now past. To the future the eyes of all true Democrats must be turned. In that future lies the field of action. Such a tioket as the one dow in the field will sweep tue olty by ten thousand majority. It will totally demoralize the Radical party. They can make no inroads upon such a move ment. The people will contrast the men on the Democratic ticket with each agents and tools of the “Ring” as HousenMD, Hopkins aud Ashton, anu the result will bo disas trous to the latter. I The Morning Post, tho ablest Radi- 1 l cal paper published in Philadelphia, I speaks of the new Democratic local I ticket in terms of such unqualified I praise that we are almost inclined to j believe it intends to support it in pre» 1 ference to the corrupt set of candidates | who were set up by the rowdies and j roughs of the Republican party. The I Post says; j It is a good ticket—that must be said for 1 It; a vast improvement upon that which lit replaces. John G. Brenner is a respect- I able merchant, a member of the firm of Handy, Brenner ct Co., Hardwnro Mer- I chants in Fifth street, above Market.— Washington J. Jackson is a Flour Mer ! chant, doing business at 702 South Second street. Colonel W. C. Patterson is a well known citizen, the owner of the bonded warehouses recently destroyed at the great i whiskey fire. Major John R. Coxe served 1 in the war with a good reputation, we be lieve, though wo do not rernem- I bor nls military record. He is a poace offering to the soldiers. D. W. Sellers is an I attorney-at-law, and one of the counsel for the. respondents in the contested election ; case. Jos. M. Reicbard is tho President of tne German Hospital. To turn Rom this ticket to the old one reminds us of Ham let’s words, “Look here upon this picture, and on this,” with all the suggestive com parison that follows. Here, certainly, wc may frankly say. ia a ticket for which re spectable Democrats may yote without stings of conscience, and even if they are beaten muy feel that they have not voted u vain. That multitudes of decent Republi cans in Philadelphia will not only vote for Packer and Pershing, but for the whole Democratic local ticket Is now certain. The effect of this movement will be to stimulate the Democracy of the entire State to renewed exertions, and to impel them forward to the glori ous victory that lies within their grasp. Justice Is Blind, " Justice is blind ” is a proverb, but we never supposed it would be so blind as at present in Washington, where we learn that fraudulent investigations are carried on by order against Democrats, but -not against Radical delinquents. Here is the last case In point at New Orleans, where Collector Casey and Na val Officer Dillingham reported im mense frauds by certain merchants in falso invoices. Sugar and cigars, it was shown, were systematically imported on invoices which gave in one instance not one-third the valuo of the articles. This has been going on for years, but what the action of the Treasury Department was, is thus.stated : “ A bpoeial agent sent to make an inves tigation ascertained that a thorough inves tigation would Implicate prominent Radi cals, holding high legislative and civil positions. These facts were represented to I be Secretary, aud the agent was instructed to coniine his investigations to the admin istration of the immediate predecessor of Collector Casey—Perry Fuller, Mr. Fuller being a Democrat, and ; friend of Andrew Johnson. Thus sugar passed through the Custom House, invoiced at the lowest grade, when it was of the highest, and the weight reported light to the extent of one half and two-thirds ; cigars were.passed in the samo manner. A‘ring’ was reported in New Orleans, with a capital of over two hundred thousand dollars, who were amassing fortunes by these transactions." These facts have long been In the possession of the Treasury Department, and are well-known In Washington, and In New Orleans Collector Casey can vouch foe them all; all, but, as com plete investigation will show that cer tain carpet-baggers have been making money out of the Government, Perry Fuller is made the scapegoat of hiß Radical predecessors. What Secretary Boutwell declines to do, we trust Cpn gresa will compel to have done. An Alleged Scheme to defeat Recon structlon In Virginia. A Washington special to the New York lit i aid , dated Thursday, 10th, says: “Informanon has beeu received herefrom Richmond of an infamous plot set on foot by Radical leaders to defeat tho admission of this Slate into the Union at the meeting of Congress. Its main object, after the fif teenth amendment is ratified, by strategy to filibuster the Virginia question over to the next session of Congress, and thus keep the present Radical uppointoes of General Canby iu office another twelve mouths— Under the constitution elections for Judges, sheriffs, and city and couuty ofiloluls tako pluee iu May, u"d the officers elected enter upon the discharge of their duties the the following July. If the Slate Is admit ted before May next ull the present office holders by military appointment would be ousted. In order therefore to save their Radical minions it has been deter mined to keep the State out another term if possible. With this view u number of of letters have been received from several Radical members of Congress counseling a strenuous oppositiou by the party hero to the restoration of the fctato. Among these are several from Gen. B. F. Butler, chair man of the Reconstruction Committee, and oven Mr. Boulwell has volunteered his ser vices iu the same direction.” Here we have a new illustration of the designs and purposes of the infa mous Congressional reconstruction scheme. It bad no other object from the beginning than the keeping in power of a set of greedy Radical officials. For that single base purpose the Union has been kept divided, and thematerial interests of the nation have been seri ously impaired. It Is high time for the people of the North to Bpeak out upon this matter Irrespective of party. Let the voice of Pennsylvania be heard de manding peace and a perfect and speedy restoration of the Union at the October election. The Interests of the taxpayers of this Commonwealth tlcmand that there should be an end of Radical in terference with the South ; and patriot ism and honor aliko forbid the further continuance of the unwise and unjust policy whioh has been inaugurated by a reckless and mercenary Congress. Let Congress be rebuked by tho defeat of that imbeoile and corrupt candidate for Governor, John W. Geary. The Maine Law seems to be rather unpopular in Maine, Judging by tho small vote the Maine Law there has got for Governor. The fact is, “the Nig ger” is yet almlghtier than “ Rum,” in Maine. The Republican Party of Maine are willing that Its people shall get drunk as often as they please, if they only contluue sound, on Cte9ar, Sciplo, and Sambo, off in Texas or Louisiana. An excursion company of over a thou sand people, from New Jersey and New York, serenaded Judge Paoker at his residence yesterday. The fame of the Democratic candidate is not confined to Pennsylvania alone. Mr. Paoker being absent at the time, the honors of the oc casion were done by Hon, Allen Craig. ‘u fhfr'Monster Lie Hallefl. v TheMauch Chu uk. Democrat of Bat urdaylast goes to the trouble of exposing the miserable falsehoods the Gearyites have bo pierßistently circulated charging Judge Packer with refusing to pay his taxes. Although the Democrat has per formed this service in the most Bucoess ful manner, yet we cannot help think ing It was time and labor thrown away, as there certainly cannot be found with in the broad limits of the Common wealth a solitary individual ignorant enough to be deceived by such ridicu lous lies. But as the editor of the Express has not found a single charge to bring against Asa Packer, except this silly Btory about his taxes, we give place to the statement of the Gazette . Here are the facts and figures: Finding Judge Packer unassailable in decent and manly controversy, the Radi cals have changed their tack oblate, and now try to break his popularity with the people by wholesale and deliberate lying. Soil has been impudently oharged that he failed to pay his bountty and other local taxes whilst a resident of onr borough. But a few figures are needful to expose this mendacltj and the political debanohery in which Radicalism is wallowing. la 1860 the whole of the taxes of Manch Chunk Borough amounted to s4o,* 105.18. Of this amount Judge Packer paid—Borouzh $8,439 26 Thus it appears that in 1805 Judge Packer paid over 70 per cent, of the total amount of borough tax levied. In 1866 the total tax levied was $37,- 801 02. Of this amount Judge Packer paid—Borough $9,315 96 School 9,315 90 Bounty 6,989 67 $25,621 59 Iu this year then Judge Packerpaid over G 7 per cent, of the tax levied. So copiously had the money flowed into the borough treasury by this system of tax* atiou that all the bounty indebtedness was paid off in this warl Wbat bold liars the Radicals must be, to charge that Judge Packer shirked hie bounty taxes, when it was only through him that the burden was discharged, and the poor man relieved of en enormous taxation. Take the year 1807, in whloh the total tax levied was $24,Mj7 41 Of this amount Judge Packer paid—Borough 5,763 42 Sobool 9,222 88 14 986 30 Here, too, ho pays over 00 per cent, of the total taxes levied. in this year the Radical Legislature pass ed the law exempting the stocks of corpor ations from local taxation. This relieved a great part of Judge Packer’s property. Still bis real estate and other property re mained liable to local taxation, and no one dare sav he has not paid every penny of it. But Packer chose to take up his residence in Philadelphia in 1867 and has Bince resided and voted there! Well had he not the right so to do 7 Since when has it become unlawful for a man to take up bis residence where he pleases ? Judge Packer did no more than any other man would do under the oircumstances. His business is. principally in Philadelphia; most of bis time is spent there; the duties of his office as Vice president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad requires him to be at his post; hence in 1667 he found it convenient and i chose to reside, vote, and pay his taxes in Philadelphia. Out of this a few fools would make political capital. They will have a troublesome time in doing It: but so far they have succeeded in writing I^ themselves i shameless asses and nincompoops. Ilow the Radicals Have Been Paying Off the State Debt! Geary is going about the State boast' lug thathe has been paying off the State debt rapidly. A slight examination shows how utterly baseless his asser tions in that respect are. In 1853 a Democratic Legislature created a Sink ing Fund, and provided that all money received from certain sources of rev enue should be transferred thereto, to be applied to the payment of the State debt, and to be used for no other pur pose. An examination of the reports , of the Auditor Goneral showß that the following sums of money were received from the sources set apart an a Sinking Fund for the years Darned : 1861 $1,774 002 81 1802 2,432,430 16 ISO 3 3,501 181 13 1864 • 3 008,978 68 1865 4,251 905 75 1800 4,237,912 54 1867 O.oiM.iyiG 01 1868 4,680,021 32 $27,900,227 58 The Laston Aryus, commenting upon tho above exhibit, says : General Goary claims in his speech that the financial management of his adminis tration has paid off in the two years from January 15, 1807, to Junuary 8,1809, $4,417,- 403.64 of the State debt, and yet strange to say the report of his own Auditor General shows that in ihosc two years, 1867 8, as above, he has received into the Sinking Fund to pay it with, $9,010,850.33, and the law al lows it to be appropriated for nothing else. Most excellent administration, that ao ‘’knowledges to have paid four millions of dollars from the nine millions it has re* celved, and believes it a Judicious manage ment 1 But there Is something more of this. On the Ist of December, 1800, the Stato debt of Pennsylvania was $37,900,847.50. Oa the Ist of December, 1808, It amounted to $33,- 280.940.13. showing that in those eight years $4,082,001.37 of the State debt was paid. But lu those eight years, the Auditor General admits the receipt into the Sinking Fund for the purpose of tiquidating the debt, $27,900,227.38. This evidences tho fact that if tho Democratic plan had not been faith lessly executed by Republican officials, the Stato debt to-day would be but about ten millions instead of the thirty-three millions of which General Geary boasts. While we are speaking of General Geary It might not be Improper to examine his administration somewhat closer. The expenses of the State Government during three years of Andrew G. Curtin’s management are shown to be, from the re parts of the State Treasurer, as follows : 1833 $OlO 450 00 1804 G 00.021 00 1305 016,023 00 During the last three years, while Geary was Governor, the Treasurer’s Report makes the following exhibit 1866 1867. 1868 The last two years however only properly belong to Gen. Geary. It is somewhat mys terious that during the period of the war , when gold was ranging from 200 to 260 the expenses of the State Government should be more than Two Hundred Thousand less than under General Geary , during the years of peace when gold was down to 140, the num* her of State officers being 4 'the same and their salaries the same. Perhaps General Geary looking through his glorification spectacles can explain how his superior wisdom and judgment has managed this. Let us bear from him. The Intelligencer office was remem bered in the Democratic Convention yesterday. The candidate for Coroner is our old and faithful typo, H. M. Gei ter. Pap Geiter, as he is familiarly called by the fraternity in this city, is one of the oldest and best printers in Lancaster. When the war broke out, though advanced in life, he shouldered a .musket and kept pace in the ranks during the whole war, finishing up his military career by marching with Sher man from Atlanta to the Sea. During the war he corresponded with the Intel• ligenccr, and his letters were read with much interest by all classes. When he laid down his musket he took up his stick again. He ought to be elected Coronor, for ho knows just what to do with " dead matter.” The New York .Norton, a Radical newspaper, predicts that Geary will be disastrously defeated at the coming elec tion. It reaches that sensible conclu sion after a full review of the present political situation. That the prediction of the Norton will be abundantly veri fied we have no doubt. All the Democ racy have to do to Insure the election of Packer and Pershing by an overwhelm* Ing majority is to get out their full vote. Let that be kept steadily in mind and all Will be will. The Registry Law is pointed particu larly at adopted citizens, Ithasastrong flavor of Know-Nothlnglsm. Every man who holds a naturalization certifi cate should see that his name Is on the list, and the very letter of tho law com plied with* In that manner they can baffle the intents of tho party, which means to virtually deprive them of tho elective franchise. Geary has appointed an equal num ber of Demoorats and Republicans to attend the Southern Commercial Con vention, which meets October 12th.— That is right, though we sußpeot his reason for such unusual Impartiality was a desire to balance the votes. It Is almost a wonder that he did not appoint all Demoorats. The verdict rendered by the Coroner’s Jury In the case of the Avondale calam- Ity annihilates the story that the fire was kindled by incendiaries, and dlposes of the base calumny upon thelrlßh miners whloh certain Radical newspapers of this State industriously circulated for political effect. It wob the basest lie ever manufactured for such a purpose. Sttfafor lax.payera W Crack. S The OearyKas are straining every nerve to divert public attention from the real is sues of the present conteet by fighting the battles of the war over again. Their fate depends in a great measure In their success in this effort, and well they know it. The duty of the democratic press of the State is, therefore, a plain one. It is to keep con stantly in view of the tax-payers the enor mous expenditures of the present State ad ministration as contrasted with that of the Democrats, and the profligate squandering of the people’s money. Ids the tax-payers of the Commonwealth who have the deep est Interest in this matter. Let the facts and the figures as found in official docu ments be honestly and truthfolly laid be fore them, and then let them judge whethei or not their interests and the honor of the Commonwealth will be promoted by a change of rulers. We begin with a few of these items. The aggregate expenditures of the State govern ment for 1868 were ...‘.....5845,539 89 Do. do. for 1860 401,863 41 Increase .• $433,676 48 Here we find that the present public servants, under John W. Geary's adminis tration, are more than twice as expensive to their masters—tne people—as were their Democratic predecessors of 1860, under the administration of W. F. Packer. Among the items composing this aggre gate we take, first, the expenditures of the Executive) department, whtch were for 1868 $32,475 For 1860 15,500 Increase. , 8.399 26 .15,748 62 Again we find the expenses doubled with out any evidence of additional services rendered. 132,587 14 The expenses of the Attorney General’s office for 1868 were,..- §6,400 For 18C0 i 4,275 Increase $2,125 The expenses of the Adjutant General’s office for 1808 were ; x .. 520,839 For ISGO 600 Increase. This enormous increase is made up in part by appropriations for compiling and printing Bates’ History, a very cumber some and inaccurate work, destined to cost many more thousands of dollars befoto it is completed. The aggregate expenditures for these three departments is therefore shown to be for 1868 §69.114 For 1860 20,37." < Increase, Lot us now turn to the expenses of the Legislature for the same year. Total expenses for 180 S $353,224 50 Total expenses for 1800 177,284 05 Increa9o In 1868 the total number of em ployeea in the two Houses was one hundred and twenty , at a cost of $118,363 00 In 1800 the total number was forty, at a cost of. When the tax-payers remember that there is no increase in the number of Sena tors or members of the House of Represen tatives, and no additional services required of them, they will be forced to the inevitable conclusion that this astounding increase of the public expenditures can only be traced to OF PROFLIGACY and corruption, and their verdict will be made up at once that the guilty and condemned authors must and shall be hurled from the saored trusts they have so wantonly betray ed.— Harrisburg Patriot. Newspaper Libel Salts. The New York Journal of Commerce thus gives notice to all concerned that the newspaper libel business does’nt pay : “Every mau (it says) reads tho news papers, and a jury of twelve cannot be found among whom there will not bo a majority that will appreciate the motive of revonge or blackmail that usually animates suits for damages against editors. Every newspaper reader is aware with what extreme caution editors, as a class, publish statements of re ported offences or arrests, interpolating the word ‘alleged’ in such accounts, so that the party inculpated may not bo prejudiced in? public opinion. The man in Pittsburg who brought suits for damages against the Dispatch of that city, for publishing a full report of a trial in court, with some editorial comments t&reon, must have been living ‘behind the lighthouse’ for some years, or he would have known that he would fail of convic tion. One suit was so frivolous that it was dismissed by the court, aud on the other thejury did not agree, nine standing for acquittal and three against. The Press strives to promote the Interests of the pub lic, and the public in turn sustains the Press, This is as It should be.” *' The (Jory Geary.” Thu Now York Tf’orW pillories Geary lu the following manner. Nothing neater was evor done in print: TUB GORY CIK.ARY. That bloody Brigadier Gouoral, John W. Geary, who is again running on his mill tary record for tne Governorship of Penn sylvania, Is “ an old soldier, on* it please your bouor.” Ho is no 101 l law student of yesterday, politically appointed to lend armies to buttle and slaughter to day. The gory saw service in the Mexican war. Service also saw Geary; and now that Geary and his friends once more re vived the stories of his military prowess, and osp'eblally the tale of his fright ening Stonewall Jackson to death, it is well enough to fill in the record. In the Mexican war Geary wbb Colonel of tho Second Pennsylvania regiment. Wbon the Fayette county volunteers belonging to that regiment came home from the war, they held a meeting in Connelsvllio and passed resolutions that Johu W. Geary pro cured bis election to the colonelcy by “false hood aud deception;” that “the whole course and conduct of said Geary wore inconsistent with the character of a gen tleman or a man of honorthat he was corrupt, morcenary, and a “ low groveling creature, hunting and seeking popularity for courage and patriotism that he never earned.” This la what hts comrades said of him, July 15, 1848. Is he doing otherwise now ? Ho claims to have scared Stonewall Jackson to death, and therefore demands the highest bouors of his State, when in point of fact, unless his tory is conspiciously inexact as he is, Stonewall Juck»on frightened Geary Into 1 writing despatches which threw all Wash ington into a panic. Geary reported that Stonewall Jackson was after him with twenty thousand men, whom his own forces were utterly inadequate to meet So Geary, after alarmlDg all Washington, retreated with his men through the passes of Blue Ridge, and Stonewall Jackson on that very day fell upon the right wing of the Federal army at Beaver Dam. It was not then, anyhow, that Geary frightened Jackson to death. Neither was It at Polut of Rocks, September 20, 1861, when Geary fought so terribly that “ none of the Fed eral troops were hurt.” Nor on the 10th of October, in the samo year, when Geary was so badly wounded In the right* boot ns to prevent him from running for the Governor ship that fall. If Geary is really running on his military record now, it is proper to make public the whole of that record. .£068.900 00 . 802,897 00 . 845,039 89 Tbe Latest Dodge. A very ingenious trick, by which u gang of swindlers are making money by mutil ating national bank notes of the denomina tion of five dollars, has recently come to our notice. The dodge consists in making ten bills out of nine, and managed that there la but one pasting to each of the manufac tured notes. The nine whole bills are taken and from the right of the first one-tenth is sliced off; from the right of tho second two tenths; from the right of the third three* tenths, aDd so on tonumbernlne, from which nine-tenths are taken from the right, or what amounts to the same thing, one -ten Ih from the left. Number one is passed as it , is, with a tenth gone from the right; the one-tenth taken from number one is pasted to the residue of number two, from which two-tenths bad been taken; these two tenths arc made to answer the place of me three tenth taken from number three, and so on through. Thus nine fivo dollar notes are completed, leaving the original number nine with a tenth gone from the left as a tenth note. It will be seen that but a tenth is gone from each bill, and in a different place on every one, and a little Ingenious pasting makes the loss impercep tible to ordinary observers. It Is certain that large numbers of these mutilated bills have been put in circulation, and our read ers will do well to look out for them. The rogues who have carried out the fraud were cunning in selecting tho denomination they did. Larger bills would have been more olosely scrutinized, and smaller ones would not have been bo remunerative. Tho de partment will not redeem a bill which bears evidence on its face that it has been tam pered with, and wo advise our friends to scrutinize their five dollar bills closely. Only 97,109,101,39 Short t The Gearyltcs continue perfectly silent concerning this trifling discrepancy of over Seven Millions of Dollars in tho financial affairs of the Commonwealth In tho short space of two years, The Report of tho Auditor Genoral for 1867, shows that on tho 30th of November, the ond of tbo fiscal year 1800, there was In tho State Treasury un uoexpendod balanco of $ 1,741,033 27 The aggregate receipts from all sources, exclusive of loans, for 1807 and 1808, were 10,030,879 02 Total receipts $12,880,412 80 Deduct balance In Treasury November 30,1808 1,012,025 37 Actual Expenditures $11,807,487 52 For what purposes were this large sum disbursed? what became of it? Governor Geary In his last Annual Message, tolls us that $4,200,880.14 of this sum4iaa been ap propriated to the payment of the Slate Debt. So far so good. But what became of the balance? $4,209,880.14 taken from $11,807,487.62 leaves a difference of $7,168,- 101.88. What was done with it? Who got it? and for what services? The people want these questions answered.—Harris burg Patriot, Airlealisrai Fair. The First Annual Exhibition of tho Car roll County Agricultural Soolety will be hold at Westminster, Maryland, on Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the 281 b, 29th and 80th of September, lost., and the Ist of Ootober. Geary's Attempt to Cheat the Orphans. The aroused solicitude of this oommunity about the great charities which are soon to ba placed In the hands of new trustees, gives a fresh interest to a very startling tact in relation to the Girard Trust John W. Geary has, as it is well known, a con tract with the heirs of Stephen Girard to recover his estate from them from the city of Philadelphia, to which he left most of his propwty for charitable purposes. Geary’s stiprrfated interest laono-third of tho amount recovered! It is sometimes said that in com parison with Asa Packer, Geary is poor. We do not know how this may be; but it is certain be has been ardent enough in tho pursuit of wealth, though not in any of the usualindustrlal pursuits of life, as indeed the following contract proves. His func tion under it is not the ordinary ono of a lawyer, but rather that of a contractor in speculative lUigation. We think it right that the cltize&a-'of Philadelphia, at this time, shall see him 1q that character, so we republish the contract, the authenticity of which has been fully established: ORIGINAL CONTRACT. This agreement, made in the City of Philadelphia on the twelfth day of Novem ber, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven (1857), by and be tween Moria'A, V. Hemphill, Caroline E. G. Peole, and Franklin Peale, her hus band, John Y. Clarke, and Harriet G. Clarke, his wife, acting by her attorney In fact, James G. Clarke, of which said Marla, Caroline and Harriet are the children and heirs at law of John Girard, deceased, and Francoise Constance Fonolou Vidal, widow I of Louis Vidal, deceased, acting by hor. at- I torney in fact, Geo. Strobel. which said ! Francoise is the sole heir at law of Sophia 1 Girard, deceased, and Maria C. De Roux, , and her husband Lewis De Roux, and Annie Stephernia De Lontilbas, and Alfred De Lentilhac, her husband, and Fabrlcius Dumalne, and Lalmire Dumalno, minor children of John Devars Damaine, de ceased, acting by C. Lavauie and Willudl, and John Fabricius Girard, Margaret P. Laidex, and Madeline Harriet Girard, act ing by their attorney in fact, Alfred De Len tilhas, and John Augustus Girard, which said Mario C. Anne, Stopheute Fabricius and Salonlro Marguerite and Madelalno, John Fabricius and John Augustusnro tho heirs at law of Etienne Girard, deceased, all of whom are the airs of Stephen Girard, on the one part, and Israel Painter, John W. Geary on the second part, witnesseth : ! Whereas, Stephen Girard, lately of tho I city of Philadelphia, lately doceusod, leav- I ing a large estate, real aud personal, and leaving au instrument of writing purport ing to bo a last will and testament of his said estates, by virtuo of which the city of Philadelphia claims to bo entitled to the same; and, IFAcrt’a.?, Grave doubts oxist of the validity of said will, and it is proper that tho same should bo testod by duo pro cess of law, the parties of tbo secoud uart have agreed.to undertake such proceedings of the case, as may lie proper, for the pur pose of teatiug the validity of such instru ment. And the parties of the first part have consented thereto, upon certain terms and conditions, and it is the design and in tent of these presents, to giro legul form and effect to such agreement. Now these presents, testify that said par ties have agreed. That the said parties of the second part will undertake aud cause diligeully to be prosecuted, such proceedings in the lav/, as learned counsel may advise as re quisite and proper, for the purpose of test log tho validity of said will, and ofits several provisions, aud of tho rights claim ed under and by virtue of toe same.— Provided that ail expenses attending sucU proceedings, of what nature soever, tho same may be assumed and paid by tho said parties of tho second part. .S'econcZ, And in consideration of the same, It Is agreed that the said parties of the sec ond part shall und may retain as their com • ’pensatioo, ono efjual third part of whatso ever may be realized os the result of Bueh proceedings, and this whether the same be realised, by the prooess of the law, compro mise or otherwise, howsoever from tbo re spective interest of the signers hereto. Third , It is further expressly agreed that the said parties of the secoud part shall have power to enter into and conclude final ly and effectually, Rucb compromises of the claims to which this agreement relates, us they in their discretion may think to be for the best interests of all parties concerned ; Provided, however, that such compromise shall be previously approved by a majority of tho amount of interest in suid estates, and provided ulso, that no part of this agreement includes or relates to tho intes tate property of the said Stephen Girard. Witness tho hands and seals ol the parties the day and year first above written. CAROLIN K E. G. PEA LE, l US. 1 FKANKLJN PEALE, lus.J JOHN V. ILARKK. IL k.| HARRIET CL MIKE, lUS.I By her Attorney in fact, JOHN G. CLARKE, FRANCOISE P. VIDAL, By her Attorney in fact, GIRARD, JOHN, IUH.I J. F. GIRARD, | Us. I M. P. OIRARI), IUH.) GIRARD, JNO. I us.l M. Dx. ROUX NKB GIRARD, I us.] Dk ROUX, Rh.| MARGARET 1». LAIDKZ, U-M MADELINE HENRIETTA GI R ARD./1.h.) FABKICIUH DUMAINK, Jl.h.i PALMIKE DUMAINK. U.a.l ANNE STEPHANIE FENTILH AC. | U m.) ny that r attorneys, an per eon tract, dated Juno Dbti. 'ihU act ofnurH, In agrculnu to itils contract, with Mchhth. Geary and Painter, wo hereby bind ournolvea to havu ratified. by our principals named above, at the earliest Eosslblo period. .LAVAURE, fl. h. | WALLADK, it., s.) ISRAEL PAINTER. IL h.i JOHN W. GEARY. [L. n.| Certified on 7tn day ol May, boforo Williams Oulo, au Aldermau or the city of Philadelphia. Certified on 7lh day of May. IH*», under tho seal of tho French Consul, at Philudo phla, with seal annexed.— Thila. Age. 175,039 9: 28,654 40 $89,708 GO Slornt Leprosy at WnHhliiiifon. ' Tho Washington correspondent ci tho Baltimore Gazette says: “Every day dovolopea new ovldouco of the moral leprosy which pervades nearly every department of tbe government in this city, Federal and Municipal; and tho more you learn tbo more you wonder at the apatby«nd disinterestedness manifest- : cd by the peoplo lu, permitting such men to roiain office us now form a mujority iu the Legislative and Executive Depurtmeuis of the Government. The dispensation of the patronage, of every description, up point men ts to office, giving out of contracts, nil aro made sourers of Income. Tho head of one of tho most important Bureaus hus his son with him who holds no position, nnd yot is as regular in his attendance at tho office as any of the employees.— All Hpplipunts for office In this Department find it necessary to secure tbe influence of this young man to ensure success. It is remarkublo, too, that none ure successful who neglect to see him, pending tboir up pliculiou. I give this case us an tilustra tlon of a pructlce that prevails la every Department and ovory Bureau, except the War nnd Navy: in all thero are just such “middlemen.” These men reooive the fees, and, of courne, divide. Thus wo find meu In office, with a sulary of three thous and dollars a year, and who were poor when they entered upon its duties, living at tbe rate of six and eight thousand, and at the end of three or four years erecting u magnificent dwelling ut a cost of eighteen or twenty thousand dollnrs, for which they pay cash. These faots are notorious: they are not “ hidden under a bushel,” but brazonly confront you at every turn. The sumo system prevails at “tbe other end of the Capitol.” Seualors and Repre sentatives have their agents, and wbon au American citizen comes here on "business before Congress,” or with a recommenda tion for official position, as soon us his busi ness Is known (and there aro always parties at the hotels on tbe look out), he is advised to see Mr. Ho-and-so, who hns unlimited Influence with tbe .Senator or Representa tive whoso services itmimpoitunttosecure. The party is seen,'an arrangement Is made, an interview iu secured, and if tbe job “pays well,” tbe citizen accomplishes blspurposo. But If not, after much delay, and tho using up of all his available cash, he luaves Wash ington, cursing tho town, the people, nud Eartlcularly tho “Philistines” Into whoso and? he fell. These Radical Senators and Represents lives believe “ whole concern ” belongs to thorn, at least for the present, und they are making hay “while tbo sun shines.” Another use to which they put “ Uncle .Sain ” is to make him tnko care of tboir poor , relations. One Senator und ex-Cabiuet Minister (who, by tbo way, In the last ton years, from nothing, has accumulated over a million of dollars) has three near relatives, a father, son and daughter, In tho employ of the Government—two In the Interior Department, and ono In tho Treasury. Tho husbudd ol the daughter is ulso a Govern ment clerk, und the husband of another daughter holds a like position. Hero we have fivo members of one family supported by the Government. This is only ono of many instances where almost whole fami lies are provided for, at the request of Nona* tors or Representatives; and while these have been kept In, hundreds ol deserving men huvo been dismissed, and tboir fami lies roduced to Bufforing, merely bocuuae they were obnoxious to tbesovory Seuutora ana Representatives, who desired their places for their own purposes. This lu but one view of Radical corruption. Wo may look “bohlnd tbo scenes” again, and tell what wo uoo Tuko That Uuok, Usary, la bis speeches, Is la the habit of olalmlng tho credit of huviog founded tho Boldlors’ Orphan Schools. Now tho houor of having fouudod thoso Schools belongs peculiarly to Androw G. Curtin, and Goary should not be pomlttod to snatch from him what is bis due. John W. Gear; bos filched the laurels from bis brothorofficers by false reports of engagements; bo bas purloined oxtruots from the writings of other men to garnish the produot of bis own dull brains, and be is now engaged in robbing bia pre decessor in office or his honors. Ho must bring baok the plundor. Andrew Cr. Cur tin established tho Soldiers 1 Orphan Schools, and Asa Packer tho Lehigh Uni versity, another institution for the poor. Tho only “lorfllng” whom Geary has fos tered is ono Capt. McFarland, and for the evidence of his vigilant care tbe public have only to see tbo elegant mansion em bowered In shrubbery on Front stroet in the city of Harrisburg. Did tbe Soldiers'' Orpbau fund pay for that?— Patriot. By industry and economy a young man bas gained possession of 4,000 acres ofiand, worm some millions, just out of San Fran cisco, in eight montbß, and people aro so unkind as to suggeAn swindle. The Wlnterset (Iowa) Madisonian, says that John McCllntock, of Walnut township, found In bis harvest field an enormous spi der. Its body was as large as a mouse, and it covered with 11b legs at least five lnobes of ground. THE CALIFORNIA THICJIPIt. .Complexion of ihe New LcKli]nlnr««< Democratic Popular nnjority 12 000 •—A Democrat to Succeed ft cnat'or Colo. From tho Sacramento Reporter. So far os reliable returns have been re ceived, forty-eight Democrats and three Radicals have been elected to the Assembly. Twelve Democratic Senators have been elected; Radicals, none. Tho Democratic popular majority in the State, wo think,will not be less than, and may considerably ex ceed, twelve thousand ! That thero will he a Democratic majority equal to two-thirds In bdth Rouses, we are now very confident. Great and glorious as is the Democratic triumph achieved in California on Wednes day last, wo say to our readers, preparo for one on the 20th of October fnr more glorious, so far as popular majority is concerned, than that won on Woduesday last.’ [From Ibo Ban Francisco Herald.l The next United States Senator elected from California will ben Democrat. That much is evident, incomplete as the election returns still are from the interior. The Legislature just elocted will be so thorough ly Democratic that tho little band of tho Radicals will scarcoly bo strong enough to mnko the legislative proceedings interest ing. Not over twenty Radical Assembly men out of eighty members. It will he next to impossible for tbe Radical party to so revolutionize politics in this Stale as to overcome this preponderance previous to tbe Senatorial election in 1871. Whatever may be thefato ofthellfteenth amendment, tbe opponents of that mousuro will have the satisfaction of sending a muq to Washing ton who will bo no frieud of that amend- , rnent or of any similar abomination in tho ‘ ulure. Deary and tho l’nrdouing Power. Tho Philadelphia Evening TelcyrupL (Radical) i.Siiiot In iho least disposed to no cept Geary’s explanation about his mod erate exercise of the pardoning posver. That uowspuper in its Issue of tin* l(Uh in stant, publishes a list of fourteen cases of murder and murderous assault, which Inis' been committed in Philadelphia within the porlod of fourteen days commencing with the 2.1 of tho month, and thus comment-* on tho sanguinary record : With such a record for j ust one lmlf of one month ns that w’hich wo havo before us, it is evident that thero is a serious ne cessity that tho iron hand of tho law should bo felt in all its vigor; that criminals when convicted should receive tho sentences that they deserve to tho full' extent of the law, and that those sentences should be carried out to the fullest extent, in spite of every mllueneo that can be brought to bear. The safely of tho community demands that all the machinery of tho law shall be put In motion to cheek the rolgu of blood ami give a reasonable security lor life and limb.— Criminals must bo imule to /eel that they will bo visited by swift and certain ven geance, and that once conyicted of such dastardly crimes as those which are em braced in our list, it will bo of no avail to I appeal for executive clemency, but that tin i full sentence of tho law will be promptly i executed, whatever it muy be. We cannot refrain from the opinion that the horrible crimes which are perpetrated almost dally uro duo in a very large meas ure to the abuse of the pardoning power. Kven tho worse criminals are led to enter tain a hope that they can li-.lluencc (he Governor to Interfere between them and l he hangman, aud with many this is all that is required to give them tho utmost license to stab nnd cut, as tho passion of tho moment moy incltno them. Governor Geary's mo of tho pardoning power has cerialtdy not , glvou satisfaction nnd it is a serious quos , lion whethor it ought not to bo taken out ol | Iho bunds of the executive altogether and lodged with a property constituted court. Tho chances tbut the power would lie abus<. ed in this case would undoubtedly bo less oned, and the community would have some assurances that condemned criminals would not bo turned looso upon society again without good nnd sullieiont reason... Strong and truthful as are the remarks ol tho Tclojrajih , they by no moans cover the fearful extent of the abuse of thy pardoning power. It is notorious thnt professional purdon brokers are now making their bar gains tor executive clemency in behalf of convicted clients, In return for votes. In Homo of these oases the crimes are of the greatest magnitude, and the proof of guilt bus been most clear to tho jury, the court aud the public, lint the brokers are not the less industriously laboring lor their guilty clients ou this account, nor are llioy less sure of ultimuto success. There are In stances lu which they have succeeded In creating false sympathy with crime an account of tho nationality of tho criiidnuV, and In circulating tho miserable I'ubebomi that tho conviction was the result of pre judice against foreigners. There uro ulways supple and knavish demagogues ready to trade in the sympathies ot Iho people, at d turn them to tho worst uccuunts. That they should succeed lu their nolarious work is not croditablo to tho honesty or Intelli gence of their dupes.— J/arri.ibun/ J’utrint, Tlio Avominlo .fllitlng Dl«iiMt«>r—t'onclii- Ml»u of tho liiqtumt—Vorillct til’ ilio Jury. Tho Coroner's Inquoat nt Plymouth, Pit., upon the victims 01 tint Avondale mining calamity wuh concluded an Tuesday night in >i verdict of censure against the cumputiY and llm incunn of ventilation cuiployeii. Thu Inquest was resumed bcfuro Coroner Wiidhum on Tuesday morning at 9 o'- clock. Tho ovldonou luUun wits mostly from professional miners anti civil engineer*, who nro Inti mate with tho work Inn and ven tilation of mimm, and whoso testimony clVer tually refutes tho theory thut tho tiro could not havo caught from the furnneo. That li did catch from thu furnneo lq most curtain, and no person who is at all acquainted with thu facta in relation to thu catastrophe, or of tliu Htluatlon of thu tunnel which ha formed tho basin of thu Incondlnry theories,, now believes that It was tho work of an In cendiary, but rather that thin theory in the. work 01 certain persons to whoso olu’loum interest it is to suppress tho truth. Tho evidence was submitted to tho jury about live o'clock, and thoy did not agree upon lx ; verdict until neurly midnight, when moy returned tho following: “That the said Palmer Steele, and others came to their deaths in the Avondale minei.; that tho cause of their death was tho ex haustion of atmosphoric air or a preva lenco of sulphuric and carbonic acid gases lu the said Avondale mines, caused by the burning of tho head house and breaker ut said mine on tho Oth duy of September, thereby destroying the Hlr-cnursea loading from tho mine through tho shul't; thut the tiro originated from tho furnace in the mines taking ofleut on the wooden brattice in tho up cast alr-couiHo loading from tho bottom of tho shaft to tho lead-house. The jury regard the presont system of mining in a largo number of mines, now working by shafts ns insecure and unsafe to tho mi ners, and would strongly recommend, in till cases where practicable, two places lor ingress and egress, utid a moro perfect ven tilulion, thereby rendering greater securit y to the life of tho miners under uny simihu accident. ’’ llio Lotulou '1 linen on *.'ubu. London, September 16.—The " Times" has an edltoriui article to-day,/on Minister Siok'.e’H note to thoSpnnish Guvernmrni on theCubft question, wherein it Hays : “LI wu* generally believed that Grunt would not interfere or allow interference in the Cuban question, until Congress could vole up<ni it. Is ho less rosoluto than formerly, or li:im pressure forced him to sanction demand* upon Spain for the abandonment of Cuba No doubt tho alternative offered .Spain, 1m her abundant isluud, or American recog nition of tho insurgents. Tho probabilities ure, that wo are on tho eve of serious oven ts. Tho strugglo will bo hopoles an far%sSpuln is concerned, but tho Government cannot resist the impulses of tho people. Theilamo of Spanish prldo Is fust kindling, nnd tk* Government, in striving to check it, will, soou be extinguished. From tbo mo*l tranquil provinces of Spain, some offers of men uud urms, iu order that tho regular troopa may go to Cuba Tho uggrosslvu policy of tho United States cannot he Justi fied by tbo nttltmlo of ftpuln towards Cuba. There is no quosllon of slnvory, for the ab olition of slnvory has nlrendy been decided upon. It is not tho determination ofHpuiu to resist the demands of the Cubans, for negotiations have been ripened to allow the. severance of tho island. Setting aside the question, whether tho meuns to Hot Cuba treo are fair to .Spain, it Is doubtful If a war of races might not ormio If tho Insurrection is not extinguished before tho cession of this Island. Under tho present critical clrcum 'staucps, tho Cortes, on ronssembllug, will have to turn their wholo thought und at tention to tho difficulties and dangers of Cuba.” KnlclUo at Muguru S all*. Niaoara Falls, N. Y., Sept. 10.—On Friday night a man about lwouty.fi ve years of age, registered at tho Cataract House us “Carl Schurz, Now York." Huturday morning bo loft tho holed, took a carriage, and started for the now Huspenslon bridge, but afterwards went to tbo ferry nnd crossed to Canada. In going over ho remarked to tbo ferryman, whilo looking up at tho Falla, that ho could walk over on tho odgu of tho Fslls, After landing ho wont to the Tublo Rock, tooa off bis coat, gnvohli money and watch to a boy who wus standing by, and wulkod Into tho wuter, whloh la very shal low. About tun feet from tho brluk he either eat down or slipped down, and was carried over tho precipice. Ills body ro malnod on tho rock below for several min utes, nnd could bo scon by tho pontons who wore bohlnd tho shoot of water at tbo time. It has wushed off, and hssnot yet born re covered. HU coat and gloves are now in possoHslon of Z. B. Lewis, Cllltou, Ontario. Merlons collision. Wavi:rly, Hept. 20—At muf-past sovon this morning, an Express train ovor tho Pennsylvania and Now York Railroad, bound North, collided with a way train standing on tbo truck at Athens, Pa., four milos from this pluco. Ono person won killed out-right. William Maheo, of Ta* wanda, Pa., and auolher has since died.— Nelson, W. Ackley, Jof Dushoro, Pa., the Republican candidate for tho Legislature from that district, and several others woro Injured. Mrs. Selllnda spulding of Milton Pa., George Beers, fireman of the express train, wore seriously, and others slightly wound ed. The way engine stopped to tako wator and owing to a dense fog the engineer of tho express truin was unable to see the flag sent back'to notify him of the danger ahead. Offi cers of the road and many physiolans are on tbe ground, and the woundod aro weU> cared for and will recover. Tbe Coroner will bold an Inquest on the bodies to-day. There Is muoh excitement at Athens. The road will be cleared for the passage of trains by noon.
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