lEhe poutroot l emocrat.
E. R. lIANCLEY, EDITOR
MONTROSE. PENN , A r
WEDNESDA Y. .00T. 12, 1810
THE ELECTION.
Susquehanna County Is Bleaching!
Democratic Gains I
J. B. McCollum makes a good run
In Susquehanna County.
The election in this borough was unus
ually quiet. A dark cloud of negroes were
early at the polls, and exhibited a zeal
that would do for Africa, but seemed
strangely out of place in a white Repub
lic. They were very quiet, however, and
gave no trouble, except to Mr. Frazier,
who had a rather serious task in supply
ing them with tickets. About 54 negro
votes, we are informed, were polled in the
borough.
At 9 o'clock a. m. (Wednesday morn
ing) we have but meagre returns from a
few adjoining towns. The telegraph wire
to Montrose Depot being out of order we
can learn nothing from Luzerne.
In Montrose borough with a very large
poll, the Democrats `rain GO rotes. This
must be regarded as something little less
than a miracle. Light is breaking, even
in the dark places. Notwithstanding the
gigantic influence of A. J. Gerritson, who
threw his ponderous political weight
against mcUotintn, - the vote stoon Lir
Congress, in the borough, as compared
with the vote for Governor last year, as
follows :
1869. 18;0.
Geary. • Packer. Shoemaker, McCollum.
245 72 229 116
Another feature of the boro election
is worth mentioning : On the evening
before the election a Republican caucus
nominated A. 0. Warren, a worthy man,
and a staunch Republican, for Justice.—
J. F. Shoemaker, also a Republican,threw
his independent tickets in the way of vo
ters, and the result was his election by a
majority of SC. This result of an inde
pendent over the regular Radical nomi
nee, both equally fair men and both unex
ceptionable as to talent and integrity, is
an indication that some people are "com
ing out from Babylon."
In Bridgewater, the Democratic gain
is about 20 on the vote of last year. The
whole ticket (except Commissioner of
Poor) was elected.
In Rua' township the Democratic gain
is 42.
In Great Bend tp. Dcm. gain 30.
New Milford township and bon), Dem
gain, 30.
In Franklin, Dimock and GL Bend boro
the majorities are about the same as last
year.
Auburn, Democratic gain of 13.
Brooklyn, Democratic gain of 24.
Lathrop, Democratic gain of 20.
Springville, gives a Radical gain of 20
Forest Lake,. Domocrakic guiu of 23.
Lenox, Dem. gain about 23.
Up to the time of going to press, (2 p.
m. Wednesday) we are unable to get any
authentic information from Luzerne, but
two despatches received at noon state
that J. B. McCollum received 123 majori
ty in the nth ward,Seran ton, a gain of 80.
In the 12th ward, MeCollnin's majority
is 480.
LATEST NEWS!
• Thursday, 8 A. &.—Several towns in
Susquehanna bounty not above named
show small Democratic gains. McCollum
goes out of this county with a gain of
400 to 500.
In Luzerne the money of Shoemaker
and Harding seems to have won. if this
he true, McCollum is defeated. Green
backs rule in that unfortunate county.
The returns from the elections held in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and lou a
come in very slowly. Those already re
ceived indicate a decided breaking up of
the Radical party line.
A company of marines were placed on
duty in Philadelphia and k-pt under arms
in the heart of the great city all day.
The only excuse from this outrage upon
all the precedents of freedom iu England
and America being President Grant's
uneasy lust to brandish the Federal sword
on all possible occasions.
The negroes voted in Philadelphia f r
the first, and a Republican gain wes
naturally the result.
The Democrats, however, elected their
judge in Philadelphia over his unworthy
Radical competitor. The balance of the
Republican city ticket was, no doubt,
elected. The general returns indicate a
Democratic gain of no fewer than three
members of Congress from Pennsylvania,
with a large reduction in the majorities
of the Republican candidates in their,
strongholds. ,
The Republican State ticket in. Ohio is
elected. From latest despatches, we have
the pleasure of inferring that both
Schenck in the Third and Shellabarger
in the Seeenth Congressional District
have been defeated, and that Campbell
and Jetiitt,. the Democratic candidates,
will Lill them FLICea in the next Congress.
The Republicans have undoubtedly
elected their State ticket in Indiana, but
in that State also the Democrats have
gained one and perhaps two members of
Congress.
A Wild German Project fbr Pear*.
LONDON, October 10.—Your corres
pondent at Ostend semis me a plan just
made public at Duesselaorf for the res
toration of the Enipecur Napoleon on
coidition of his making peace. The plan
is 'said to be actively going on with : the .
full knonlcdize and connivance of Connt
von Bismarck. It is add that his a„tents
have been consulting. thecap , cred French
officers interned at Wezd, Cologne, and
Ehrenhreitstein. and the staff oflicors yf
G e ne ra l you Zastrow report that terms of
capitolatiOn will seen be agreed on with
Mars!ial liaza;no, by which Kitz, Phalr
burg, and Verdun will he surrendered.
The army of Marshal Bazaine is to match
out with all the honors of war, with all
its arms and provisions, and reinforced
by all the French prisoners in Germany,
to march on Paris and summon the city
to surrender in the name of the. Emperor.
Wernarck Anxious For Pence.
LOS DON, October 10.—The negotia
tions between Count von Bismarck and
M. Jules Favre throc.th General Burn
side are attracting much attention. • AS
already telegraphed, General Burnside re
tnruill to Paris from Versailles on the Bth
with new propositions of Peace. These.
were submitted to 3i, Jules Favre, who
declined for hls'own part and for his col
leagues in Paris to' entertain them; but
offered to send them to Tours for consid
eration if the Prussians would give his
messenger a safe conduct. This was im
mediately conceded by Count von Bis
marck. The latest propositions are to
suspend all military operations on both
sides until after the elections shall be
heldlor the tonstauent Assembly. Your
correspondent at Boulogne telegraphs
that the government at Tours refuses to
entertain them. The voice of France is
unanimous for war until the foreign prin
ces are expelled from France, and the
present attitude of the Prussian govern
ment. is regarded as plainly indicating
that the strain upon the German resour
ces is beginning to be severely felt.
millions of dollars have been
stolen from the Treasury of the nation
since General Grant assumed the reins of
command, and not one of the robbers has
been punished. Congress will not de
mand action in these cases. Too many of
the Radical members are interested in the
offices, and pocket a portion of the plun
der. If, however, a change be made in the
complexion of the House, thieves will be
arrested and honest men protected. In
this view of the case, a Democratic vicot
ry certainly will be a triumph of the
greatest importance to honest men of all
pbrties.
KM , " William has reliered Versaillitc
From the payment cf the 400,000 francs
which had been levied upon her.
THE TAX BILL.
How It " Relieves" the Peoptp
Some of the more unscrupulous radical
journals are at present engaged in an at
tempt to gloss over the infamy of the
present Congress by parading in their
columns an alleged reduction of taxes by
the Tax and Tariff bill passed at the late
session. They give the following figures:
REDUCTION OP INTERNAL REVENUE TAX-
income tax..
Gross receipts..
Sales
Licenses
Legacies
Successions
Carriages, watches, billiard
tables 8.62.860
Passports 29,453
Spc•cial tax on banks 1,139,462
Total *51,295,661
REDUCTION IN TARIFF.
Sugar, tea. coffee
Pig, iron
Spices
Total on imports €120,264,039
Total internal reveuue... 51,295,661
Total .*71,559,700
Let us inquirk into the nature of the
above alleged reductions. First we liave
the Income Tax. Credit is claimed for
the present Congress that it has reduced
this tax $23.200,000. The claim is with
out the shadow of foundation. The %n
-oon., Tax expired by limitation of the act
establishing it, on the 30th of April last.
Congress has renewed it in a modified
form. If the present Congress had not
legislated on the subject stall there would
not he any income tax whatever, to be
collected next year. And, now, forsooth,
we are to thank Congress for renewing
the I ncome 'fax and continuing in office
the hordes of understrappe r rs of the inter
nal revenue department which cost' the
people annually nearly ten millions of
dollars, almost as much as the entire In
come Tax assessed and collectedby them
will in future aggregate! The truth is
that Congress has levied a new Income
Tax of about 511,000,000 per an num.
Secondly, we have gross receipts. This
takes off the special taxes from the gross
receipts of railroads, passenger railways,
canals, steamboats, ferries, express com
panies,. insurance companies, lotteries t , ,
theatres, shows and circuses, amounting'
to $5,300,090, as per the above table.
How tender, these Congressmen are of
the interests of corporations and monopo
lies ! They relieve those interests of up
wards of five millions of dollars of taxes,
and transfer that amount to the should
ers of the people ut large! Of course
such legislation will commend itself to
the " republican" farmers, merchants,
mechanics and laboring-men of the coun
try.
- Thirdly, we have sale fl, Under this
head all manufacturers who have hereto
fore paid a tax of two dollars on every
thousand dollars of their sales over and
above $5,000 per annum, are relieved.
This special tax ()mounted last year to
138,306,840. This benefits the large man
ufacturer. (2ertainly, the masses should
rejoice that the manufacturing princes
are relieved of taxation.
Fourthly, re have License. Here is a
sweeping repeal of taxes. A few of the
important industrial, interests are r,eliev
ed, but the main b.euelits of the repeal go
to bankers, brokers, pawn-brokers, insur
auce-brokers, lottery-ticket-dealers, ;com
mercial brokers, custom house brokers,
intelligence ollices,.pedlers, theatres; mu
seums, gift enterprise;,. jugglers, bowling
alleys, billiards rooms and the like. And
this is what gives the radical journals so
much joy. Nearly nine millions of, taxes
taken otf bankers, brokers,, jugglers, dr.:
cases, gift enterprises, billiard morn.% etc.,
the loss of which the farmers, the me
chanic and the laborer will be required to
make up.
Fifthly, we have Legacies and Success
ions. The taxes on these inhertances
amount annually to about two and a half
millions. They are more easily paid than
almost any kind of tax. Let the heirs of
the millionaires of the country rejoice
that a generous Congress has relieved
them of paying any tithes to the govern
ment out of the fortunes they inherit.
Sixthly, we have Carriages, Watches,
Billiard Tables, and seventhly, Passports
still looking to a discrimination in favor
of the rich, though the tax on carriages
and watches, ought to have been repeated
long ago.
Eigidly, the ,Special Tar on • Bank,
amounting to $1,139,462, is repealed
Another relief to corporations and capi
tal at the expense of individuals and of
labor.
These make up the sum of the reduc
tions in internal taxes. Are they such as
the great mass of the peop'e demand ?
Are they not almost altogether in the in ;
serest of the rich and aristocratic classes
the raalroad king 4 the manufacturing
princes, the money lords of the country?
As fur the reduction in the tariff, it is a
mere bagatelle. The duty on sugar is not
decreased, as is above claimed, for while
it is lessened on the raw meterial, it is in
creased on the refined article. The duty
on tea is reduced from 25 cents to 15
cents per pound, and on coffee from 5 to
8 cents per pound. These taxes should
have been abolished altogether. As fur
the decrease of the duty on pig iron from
nine to seven dollars per ton, we are sur
prised to find the 'protectionists' journals
rejoicing over this fearful "blow to Amer
ican intustry." The increased duty on
Bessemer rails alone will add fifty millions
to the tariff tax, whilst the additions to
the rates on cotton goods will go far to
ward bringing ti the taxations of the
cottutry to what it was before the passage
of the bill under which a reductions is
falsely claimed. It is true that the rev
enues of the government will he decreas
ed, because the ditties on steel, cotton
goods and many other articles are pro
hibitory, and in the enhanced price of
these articles the consumer will pay a tax
to the manufacturer, instead of the gov
ernment. A pretty tax law thaw raises
no revenue for the government, but
wrings money from the people for the
benefit of the lords of the loom and the
princes of Bessemer! And yet it is claim
ed that the public burden is lessened and
great indignation is affected in some quar
ters that the democrats in Congress voted
against this bill "to reduce taxation r
Now, why did the democrats in G,n
gress ‘oteagainst the 'Pax Bill ? First,
Because they hoped by defeating it to ob
tain a greater reduction of lazes. Second
ly, Because it revives the Income Tax in
a shape. which will Drodnep hut little not
revenue to the goverEment, and gives a
new lease of life to the harsh and I..cinis
torial system of assessing and collecting
the internal revenue and prolongs the of
ficial existence of the army of Assessors,
Collectiirs, Spies, Pimps and Informers
which for years have preyed upon the
substance of the people. Thi r diy,
cause the Tax Bill discriminates in favor
of the moneyed nabobs of the country,
and against the industrial interests. But
the democratic Congressmen did vote for
measures which would hare greatly rednc
ed the burdens borne by the great body
of the people, reforms which would have
swept away the whole partial and tyran
nical systm of taxation under which the
country is staggering to ruin, and the
radicals milel then: dozen. These are facts
which we defy the radical journals to
gainsay. And thus is the truth made
clear. notwithstanding, the studied efforts
to becloud it.
$2,3,500,000
5,300,938
. 8.300,840
. 8.801.455
. 1,241,837
1,180,756
A Nero Vier Politic :it.
in a letter to Mr. Theodore Tilton,
\'he President C.,lfax writes the senti
ments of his own heart RS likewise the
sentiments of the party to which he be
longs, when he says that—
$19,264,039
. 400,000
100,000
"The next Vice-President of the Unit
ed States must be a negro. If Mr. Revels
were an able and brillian man, who had
made his mark on the nation, he would
inevitably be the candidate. But he is
not a man of sufficient calibre and pre
stige. The one man of all other is Mr.
Fredrick Ihmglass."
Here we have it openly and holdly. Mr.
Colfax avows his belief in the justice of
My NG A NEGRO next lire PreNitlent of
the United Slates. And as Senator Revels
will not do, owing to lack of brains, Fred
Douglass. the darkey orator, is especially
named. Here, White, Men, is the pros
pect field up to your admiring ,gaze. The
determination of the Radical party, as
expressed by one of their most prominent
and popular leaders, is to make Fred
Douglass or some other negro next Vice-
President. This is what yon have to
look forward to in ease the Radicals are
successful in currying out their ends and
objects. The negro vote is such a mighty
thing with them now, that it demands of
them a high recognition. Hence, Colfax
coneedes the vice-president position.
The only. way to cripple the design of
the Radicals. is to vote the Democratic
ticket at every election preceding the
~.reat Presidential struggle in 18;2. The
White Men of the country must band to
gether.and out-vote the negro and their
Radical allies, This is the way to render
abortive this infamous design and it is
the only way. Vote the Democratic or
White Man's ticket, i and thus confer a
blessing upon your children and you
children's children until the last genera
t ion.—Bellefonle Watchman.
- -.
Equality and Amalgamation.
It has always and with justice been in
sisted upon by the democrats that politi
cal equality must result in social equality.
and that social equality must lead to
amalgamation. The radicals have pre
tended not to htlieve this. But mark
what has already •.ecnrred. Negro suff
rage has been established and a negro sits
in the Senate of the United Status, where
Clay and Webster once sat. Shia is paid-
Intl equality. That negro '.4natos and
his yvife have.been guests at the Presiden
tial mansion and have mingled with white
Senators and their wives at the recept
ions given by members of the cabinet.
This is social equality. George T. Ruby,
a negro Senator in the Texas legislature,
was, a few weeks ago, married to a young
white woman. Thu is amalgamation.
It will be said that these are exception
al cases. We admit that they are, but
how long will they retain that character
if we keep on at the rate we have been
going the last five years? Man-kind are
creatures of education, and in the grada
tions of learning they advance step by
step. Train yourself to political equality
wth negroes, and you train your child
ren to social equality with them, and they
will train their children to amalgamation.
If this great American nation IS to be
saved from becoming a nation of mulat-
toes, the white people must up this
negro equality business by the roots.—Ex
Gleaning; by late Halls.
—The chestnut crop will be unushally
large this season.
—Car fares have been reduced in Cin
cinnati to five cents, or twenty-five tick
ets for a dollar.
—The French Republic is hardly-peace;
though the Reds an striving to make it
go to pieces. ,
—Large numbers of horses and mules
are being shipped through Nashville to
the South.
—Fourteen steamboats, with an aggre
gate capacity of 10,000 tons, are engaged
in the Like Superior earrying trade.
—A Virginian, whom the papers have
been reporting as dead, writes to his fa
vorite journal that he doesn't believe it.
—A brave woman of New Jersey, some
time since, traveled 5000 miles to take
charge of a boy who had been left in her
care by a dead friend.
A young Cincinnatian was cored of
drinking by seeing a ghost, no doubt, by
his latest revel with the spiritshe has now
abjured.
—The latest thing in necklaces is a
chain with pendants of Brazilliau bugs
in gold. Another style has pendants of
cobwebs, in which a fly is caught.
—Marion county, lowa, presents for
the championship, a sweet potato twelve
inches Jug, fifteen inches . round, and
weighing four and a half pounds.
—Louis Napoleon. they say, i s not
afraid of being sent to St. Helena, nor to
Ham, nor to the` Black Hole of Calcutta.
All he asks is that they won't send him
to Chicago.
—A fascinating youth of Louisville
was recently very badly "sold" by the
matron of the Kentucky State Prison, in
whose daughter he seemed to evince a
very staring interest while traveling in a
railroad ear. Thinking•that the flirtation
had continued long enough, she suddenly
changed her seat to the side of the young
man. whispered in his ear:—"Sir, you are
a total stranger to me; but I fed it to be
my duty to warn you of impending evil.
That young lady is just out of the State
Prison." A passenger got off at the next
station.
—There was a heavy frost all over New
England on Thursday night.
—President Grant, it is said, is about
to issue an order releasing the imprison
ed Fenians.
_Governor Walker yesterday sent to
the Virginia Legislature a message urging
prompt measure for the relief of the suf
ferers hr• the recent flood.
—A fishing schooner is reported to
have been seized, for violating of the
Fishing-Laws, by British authority, tmd
taken to Charlottetown, Prince Edward's
—According to the report of the sur
geon in charge at Governor's Island, in
the island of New York, the yellow fever
there has completely died out- The se
vere frost of Sunday night did the busi
nos% Under the circumstances the order
to depopulate the island will be revoked.
There hate been two further fever deaths
at Belles tie Hospital reported.
A Capital Joke,
-led all the more palatable became it is
true, and can be vouched, talk place a
f e w Sundays since, at one of the promi
nent Fourth street churches. It seems
that, a dcescop had been very idustriona in
selling a new church book, costing seven
ty-live cents. At the service in question
the minister just before dismissing the
congregation ruse and said, "All you who
have children to baptize will please pre
sent them next Sabbath." The deacon,
alio by the way a little deaf. and having
an eye to selling the books, and suppos
posing his pastor was referring to them,
immediately jumped up and shouted,
"And all of you who ha‘en't any, can get
as many as you want by calling on me, at
seventy-five cents each."
The preacher looked cross eyed at the
brother, the brother looked straight at
clergyman ; the audience punched the
audience in the side, the bubble grew
Larger until it burst in a loud guffaw;
ladies colored up, crimsoned. blitslied and
thanked the Lord for the low price of
peopling the earth. There was no bene
diction that morning worth speaking of.
The deacon, after he had found out his
mistake, changed his pew from the. front
of the church to the thin] from the rear;
and though he cannot hear the sermon
he is consoled with the thought that the
young ladies can't snicker at him.—NJ.
Patriot.
— "A Wonder of Medical Science,"
may well be applied to Dr. Wistar's Bal
sam of Wild Cherry. It is nearly half a
century since this remarkable remedy was
introduced to the public, and yet the im
mediate and enviable reputation which it
gained by its wonderful cures of coughs,
cold& whooping . cough, sore throat, in
fluenza, consumption. and all bronchial
complaints, is to this day fully sustained.
Remarkable Transformation.
The San Francisco Bulletin of the 6th
instant contains the following account of
a singular transformation:
"Yesterday a coffin was exhumed at
Yerba Buena Cemetery which bad, of
course, been deposited there in early
days. When open it was found to con
tain no signs of human remains except
the cap of the knee of one leg, a pair of
hoots, a bottle of whiskey and small
(panties of dnit or ashes. The disap
pearance of the skeleton and presence of
the knee cap and dust, and even. the boots
may be accounted for; but howa human
body could be transformed into a bottle
of whiskey is a mystery difficult to ex
plain.
—A strange suicide was committed in
Harrison county, Missouri, on the Ist.
A traveler stopped at a farm where they
were threshing out grain, and going in
the barn-yard began talking to some of
the men at work, telling them he used to
work with a machine whereupon be ask
ed leave to drive. Hierequest witsgrant
ed. and after a short spell he asked if be
might not feed the machine. It was
quite apparent that he was well poited in
regard to threshing, and having ffid for
some time, be looked around at tbedriver
with a nod, signifying that he wanted
more power. Standing still till the cyl
inder was flying and buzzing like "double
geared lightning," and every one becom
ing alarmed at the awful motion, he
jumped head first against the teeth of
the cylinder, and in less than an instant
he was ushered into eternity. No one
knew him, and there were no paPei.'s "P
-on his person by which he could be'
indentifted.
Telegraph News Items.
—The libel suit of W. W. Cheney
against John Z. Goodrich, tried in the
Supreme Judicial Court, of Massachusetts,
has resulted in a verdict for the plaitiff,
assessing the damages at 810,000. The
libel was contained in a pamphlet 'which
the defendant, while Collector of 'the
port of Boston, charged the plaintiff with
cheating the government by the fraudu
lent alteration of papers in passing goods
through the Custom House. The plain
tiff sued for
~,,25,000 damages.
—Five men indulged in a free fight at
Columbus, Kentucky. Saturdiy night.
In three minutes, Smith Gibson was
stabbed dangerously, Austin had his skull
fractured by a drib. and will die. Conrad
was fatally-shot, and Brockman was stab
bed and terribly beaten.
—The nine captains of Maryland oyster
vessels, who were confined in jail at Drum
mondtown, Accomaz county, Virginia,
broke jail on Thursday night and es
caped, and have reached their homes in
Maryland. The vessels are still held by
the Virginia authorities, and are strongly
guarded.
—The American schooner S. E. Fabens,
which arrived in New York on Saturday,
was stopped on September 19, off the
son thweit coast of San Domingo by the
French man-of-war Talisman, which fired
a shot across her bows, and sent an of
ficer on board and examined her papers.
—The following items appear in the
weekly statement of the banks of New
York city: Loans, decrease, $1,305.272;
specie, decrease, 8675,340; leg-,altenders,
tit-crease, $808,863: deposits, decrease, *3.-
357,457.
—On the Bth, Dr. W. IL Jones, of
Cleveland, Ohio, was shot and instantly
killed by Dr. Gallentine, for the alleged
seduction of his wife. Gallentine sur
rendered himself to the police.
—At a conference, on the Bth. Brigham
Young tendered his resignation ts
trustee in trust of the Mormon chnrch,
but the congregation by a unanimous
vote refused to accept it.
—The first killing frost of the season
occurred Friday night at Lewis. Maine,
and nearly all vegetation, except in shelt
ered places, is cut down.
—The New York Stock Exchange has
given $25,000 to the sufferers by the Vir
ginia floods, the Gold Exchange, $lO,OOO,
and the brokers $15.000 more.
—The Globe Printing Works and the
Nashua Iron Company's establishment
were burned yesterday. Loss, $15,000.
—The German steamer Herman is
three days over due at Bremen, and there
are fears that she may be captured.
—Governor's Island. in New York
Harbor, is to be evacuated by the troops
in consequence of the yellow fever.
—There were nine deaths from yellow
fever, on the 7th, in New Orloans..
—The total specie shipments Saturday
amounted to $500,000.
Narrow Escape of the Nebraska. '
LoNnoN, October 10.—The steamship
Nebraska, which arrived a few days ago,
had a narrow escape. The following
particulars are published to-day: On
the 19th ultimo the water got in the stoke
hole, and it was thought by all hands
that the steamer would go down. To
make matters worse, the wood-work
around the boilers took fire, and was only
put out with the greatest exertions. The
vessel made port at fast barely floating.
Rad'cut Rule a Costly Luxury
As the rulers of a people increase the
public debt. they at the same time in
crease the burdens of the people. It costs
more to support a fiondy when a nation,
State or city is loaded down with liabili
ties, than when the ship is running under
a light freight. For instance, when the
liability of Philadelphat was nineteen mil
lions of dollars, carpenters, masons, pain•
tors. bricklayers, all classes of mechanics
and laboring men could get a comforta-
We house for eighty dollars a year. Now
it is forty millioui , they have to pay six
teen dollars a month for two moms. All
other expenses of a family character have
risen in a like ratio. This fact shows
that if ten millions more he added to our
corporate liabilities, rents will mount to
more ruinous elevarion, and toilers have
to work more hours, live in worse houses.
eat plainer food and less of it, and go clad
in garments that will not protect them
front the icy touch of the king of storms
and winter. This is a plain proposition
which a workingman can elaborate while
eating his dinner on the shady side of a
friendly pile of bricks.
—BosroN, October B.—Miss Etta E.
Barston, a school teacher in Canton,
31assachusetts, died yesterday from a bru
tal assault with stones made upon her on
Wednesday last, by four of her scholars
named James Cogswell, Jeremiah and
Daniel Keilker, and John Coffee, all of
whom have been arrested for the murder.
Miss Barston was twenty years old and
was in poor health.
More Bayonets.
The imminent necessity for President
Grant's sendin ten companies of United
States regulars to Alabama to carry the
elections becomes quite manifest, in view
of the split between two eminent Republi
can politicians in that State—no less in
fact than Smith, the reconstructed Gov
ernor, and Spencer one of the United
States Senators, se-called. Smith, as we
noted some little time since, has the
meanest and most contemptible opinion
of Spencer of any man living, and, not to
be outdone in the race of animosity,
Spencer, who it seems was at one time a
sutler in the Union camps, stirs up • a
brother "oflicer"—so the fellow writes
himself to give a small biography of
Smith. From this it appears that his
Excellency the present Republican Gov
ernor of Alabama was, during the war.
"lounging, like a lazy, "mangy dog, about
onttheadqnarters—the exemplification of
Maak 1' wain's ‘yaller dog"--and "begging
pay fromthe secret fund, as a spy." It is
this gentleman, now a candidate for re
election, whom the President pours troops
into Alabama to support.
Mr The latest dispatches from Virgin
ia state that the waters are receding. Over
eighty lives have been lost by the flood,
and millions of dollars worth of property
destroyed. Threughout the extent of the
Virginia water courses, from the moun
talus to the Anna, and on the lines of the
James, Rockfish, and Shenandoah, the
most serious ravages have been made. , In
many places the streams rose from twen
ty-five to forty feet above their usual bed
limits, and tarried away all movable
things. Virginia has not been visited
with such an inundation for thirty years.
The War
—Food riots are apprehended in Paris.
—A PruSSiiin force is steadily advan
cing on Lyons.
TheProssian guns are nearly'all in, po
sition before Paris.
- -
• h ricles capitulation is fu ! y approved
by the. French Government. '
,' Great activity prevails in Beigiunir for
the protection of the frontier.
Tillers opposed Italian unity lest it
should encourage that of Germany.
Italy is said to be about to declare that,
it has no intention of claiming Nice from
A repudiation of the Wilhelmshole
manifesto is pnbliShed by Pictri in the
name of Napoleon.
A large number of
. vßigratibi are
about tti'bii4l‘ from Englad to Cana
da milder Miss Rye's supervision.
Calabria has b;en visited by an earth
quake, resulting in the loss of many lives
and the destruction of several villages.
There was an encounter between Laon
and Brueyres on Thursday. in which the
French claim to have held their position.
On Sunday the Prussian evacuated
Mulhouse.
Pfalzburg is threatened with an early
bornbardnient.
It is reported that a battle is imminent
near Twin - .
The town of Ablis has been burned by
the Prussians.
General Von Werder is reported march
in?, , on the army of Lyons.
Ihe Bank //Holland has reduced its
discount rate to four per cenr.
On Sunday two hundred raiding Prus
sians were worsted near Dreux,
Fourteen. Prussian spies, recently ap
prehended near Tours, have been shut.
Paris declares itself willing and ready
to hold out until starvation or victory.
Thiers had a satisfactory in mewto
wirh the Emperor of Austria on Sunday.
An atticial announcement is made that
Prussia will not restore the Bunapartes.
The people of Pekin, China, have de
stroyed the Catholic buildings in that ci
.
ty.
A decree has been issued annexing the
Roman provinces to the Kingdom of Ita
ly.
The Russian Government, deities that
its arniy is moiiing toward the Turkish
The despatch balloons continue to
make successful trips between Paris and
Tours.
The vintage in Champagne InLs begun.
and the workmen are protected by the
Prussians.
The govi•rnment of China declines to
take any actillll pro% iding against farther
outbreak;.
There are signs that France is willing•
to make a eee.sion of a portion of tier tor
ritoQ to Germany. •
There have been a numb •r of recent
sorties around Metz, and both conte,tan
claim ‘ietories.
Ti.e I{-man deputation have I.een
‘N alLa y reevi‘ed . iii-Lialy. 'hey \bete Lau
queued at Pisa and Pairencz.
—IIAvERITII.L. October g—Nlrs. Celia
Bickford. aged thirty-three, widow of a
r, and her son. Clarancc' aged ten
vvarA, residents of this place, were found
dyad in their beds to -day ‘li; h tbcir
throats cut. It is Stip1)0;11 1 St, n•
murdered In obtain a small :min p
Sion money lat , ly paid to Mrs. Bickford.
i• now beli,•vvil Mrs. Is (•!,-
ford conitnitr.ql snicide after r
eOll.
Robert. Cooper Grier. lute•
jubtlee ufthe Supreme Coon of the Uni
ted Staks, and one of the must eminent
lancers in this or one country, died at ;it ,
residence in Philadelphia, on the
nit., in toe nth tear of his age. The
death of this distinguished and able jur
est. pure man, and incorruptible patriot,
is a national calamity.
,from Our torrropondruo.
4 Letter front 37Innesolit.
.MANKATo, Sept. 29th, 1870.
Mn. EntTott.—After a long silence, I atrain
resume the pen to give! to the eastern editor
some more items cone min the wt ..tern norlti.
Mankato in particular, as of course it is at
present of the most importance to me or im
wrest, being a resident them, and knowning
more particularly, of course, of what is tram,-
piring.
II is now the 29th of Sept., and there has
been no frost this fall as yet to kill the tenderest
vine. Tomato vines In the garden look fresher
than In July, still the grand old forests on the
bluffs are slowly piftting on a royal crown and
mantle as if in readiness to welcome the sear
and brown, to some meloncholly Ocebber. The
crimson maple, the golden linden, the purple
ash, the dark green oak, ore all wearing their
brightest holiday robes, Gods temples were
never more enchanting.
A correspondent writes to the "Minneappolis
Tribune" "A stranger in passing through this
city cannot help being struck with the great
amount of building and improvements going
on.. I have been told he says by good authority
that ten brick stores have been commenced on
one street since the first of June, some of them
are already completed and all will be finished
Before winter, many old buildings are repaired
and refitted, Mechanics are all busy and people
seem to think the prospects of the Town were
never better or so good as now. New ralldroads
are being built coming through Mankato which
of course increases its notoriety and importance,
new elevators also are being built one in the last
ten days has arisen like an "Exhalation," so
rappidly was it put up that many residents of the
city were not aware of it, situated on the bank
of the Minnesota river at the depot grounds of
the Winnona and Mankato It. It., it is an im
posingbuilding 80 feet long, 80 feet with- 80
feet above the track the 30 feet of solid plank
work was built by a force of 20 workmen in 6
days. The above required over 70,000 feet of
lumber it is said to be the quickest time in
which a job like this was ever put cp, it Is
thought it will take to the end of October to
finish or rather to complete it, it commands a
beautiful panorama of the city and surrounding
bluffs now clothed in their bright robes of green
anti gold. The pre s ent appearances indicate
that we are to have a Minnisota full•as we have
not tor two seasonsand that it a continued
Indian Summer during the Inituinnal season.
The sun shines as warm as the mid Summer sun,
ought to for comfort so-quiet and peacetlil does
all nature appear as if hushed to rest and repose
after a wearysome season of toil and care,
peaceful save the city is made vocal with the
sound of the mechanics hammers so many
buildings going up of various kinds. We have
had an equinoctial storm but it came mildly
and gently !along without wind. People are
almost constantly emigrating here in the
West, some at least changing localities. You can
look out almost any time on the great thourough
fares and see emigrating teams with their ap
pertinence; and ebuipments consisting of a
limber waggon with poles bent and ends fasten
ed to the sides of the box elevated quite high
covered with cloth and room enough to set up
their stove in order to keep the family warm
when cool enough to need tt, fitted up In such
a way as to be their traveling home where they
cook cat and lodge. I think it would be quite a.
a romantic and healthful way oat traveling c.-
pecially during this dry shining weather. 'h is
very important to have dry weather In traveling
this way for our seasons in particular and that
is we have here in the west a sort of soil ground
that is not very discernable to those unacquaint
ed especially and sometimes those that are ne
guinted get. deceived and get into it and get
mired so badly that they are obliged to get help
to get out, they are called sloughs bere. • •
. - Q.A.T.
Lid of Jurors,
Drawn for special term of Court, on Monday
Oct. 17th. 1870:
Auburn—John N. Gyle.
Ararat—Obauney Avery, N. P. Bartell
' • Brooklyn—Orlando A. Eldridge.
Bridgewater—Edwin It. Stebbins.
Choconut—James Donelly.
'' , ,Clifford--Luman White, Wm. Meredith.
Dimock-1. A. Main, Horace Spaffonl, Jas.
Wallace, John Young.
Forest Lake—Thomas Booth.
Filemiseille—James E. Fitzgerald.
Franklin—E. J. Webb, 3lelvern Davis.
Gibson—Albert Barnes.
Great Bend horn—C. S. Gilbert.
Great Bend tp—David
Ilemek -, -EberDimnek;Geb:Burdlck. •
Harthrd—Wm..}.l. Tingley. •
Jeasup—Alfred Mcaceby,. Henry Shelp, Wm.
Sbelp.
Jackson—Je 'Williams. ' "
LI.IIOIS—A brun Churchell, Alonzo Payne.
EiheitY—M. L. Truesdell.
Lathrop—Albert Gates.
-Montrose—A. N. Bullard.
Middletown—E. D. Galutia.
Rush—Norman Devine, R. Reynolds, jr.
Sas9nehanne—Wm. Smith.
Spnngvilit.--DavidThomas.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Auburn —G. L Swisher.
4 .l.rarat,L A. Baldwin.
A polacon —Patrick Walsh.
Bridgewater—lL S. Searle.
Brooklyn—C. J. Lathrop.
Clifford —J. C. Pecker.
Choconat—M. J. Golden.
Dimock—C. C. Mills.
Dtindaff boro—J. C. Olmstead.
Forest Lake—A. J 3. Griffis.
Franklin—J. C. Wheaton.
Friendsville—James Mead.
Gibson—George Milliken.
Great Bend boro—A. B. Whiting.
Great Bend tp—T. D. Hayes.
Herrick—F. R. Barnes.
Harmony—H.• Hobart.
Ilarforti— L T. Farrar.
.Jessup—J. 13.:MeKeehy.
Jackson—T. W. Clinton.
TA.IIIIX—SyIVIIMIB
Lathrop—Wm. Stanton.
Liberty—Richard Bailey.
Li t th• Meadows—Thos. CEDowi, Jr.
3liddletown—Owen. Smith.
Montrose—C. M. Gere. ,
New M . ilrocil fp—Elliot Aldrich.
New Milford boro—Wm. Hayden.
Oakland—J. Stevens.
Rush—Thomas Redding.
Springs- dle—R. T. Handriek.
Susquehaanna—A. W. Rowley.
Silver Lake—Timothy
Thomson—Chester Stoddard.
ffipecinl
r4i""Ger t frig. 'Tarried —E-rays tor young; Mem.=
tiol t home, nod the propriety or inigropliety
of it.n, inarri.d. with raidiary help Gtr those who
led iiaatied or maid amnia! toPpiileart, Sena Into. In
eavelopen Addrese„ HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
Bo P., Philadelphia. 11,.
i..frllloonaalburg !Irate Norinal Scheel.
and I.lTEnwny S ConnEnCLAL iNstrrrtr. —The Faculty
oft)... turd owl. al.. to be tory thor•ukh in their In
otrorbou. and to look rartfally after the health, man
ner,, and floral. or the Anctent..
•
Apply for Catalogue to Iit.NRY CARVER. A. M..
Stop! , Principal
i5l .1 Torpid, iisotrni,—.Somestimer, without
any atoll:noble amen, the phynival strength and animal
;P.,: way. a t.d a etrange torpor falls al i ke on the body and
Intel 111. Tlitire Islittltt•or no pain perita" bat the
natural vigor and eittetielly of the nerreue and Silill.C1:1121 .
tst, o f atY•uo- te "have 6parled.' and as indifference to
the pleaeure of life, anti et tu Or 4rtve responsibilitlea,
take+ the ithtert or that earnest Interest in both which
charart art,. every well &danced mind when In a heathy
This sialeofpartia/ collapse's often the premonitory
•ymtons of Porno serious rualady. It Indictee unmis
takably that the vital pc,tver are lenguishing and need' s
stimulant. In sorb ~.trace- the ..d.ct of a few doses of \
- •?e stomach Bitters is wooderfolly beneficial.
The great tonic walkus up the system from It drowse.
The secretions and the eirroLd ion receive a new Imps
tea. The relaxed nerve. recover their elasticity under
the operations of the specific. like the slackened then:3h
of n inn-lad Metro:tient in the prra-ess of tanning. Lath
aro- and debility sre rcpt cod by energy and vigor. the
stririt• rise. and life that almost .cornea a bittern while
the ee..ort of depression lasted becomes once more en
jo. able That ...eh a radical chant... shook! eh
by a remedy en MTV% devoid of the powerful alkaloids
and minerals so czten•lvely used. to modern practice.
may seem incredible to those who pin their faith on the
inedlchnal efficacy of notice twdsons. but If these skeptics
will take the trouble to cognise of tno-e Who have tested
the corrective and alt. rats it virtues of the Bitten; under
the circumstances described. they will find the statement
to be I rue. —tic t.
NEW VOWS PIiODUCE !lILfl E'er,
Corrected weekly by William Rodsktar,
Fulton tit., New York.
Week ending Oct. 8, 1870
EZEMB
Cheese, tlairy,Pe; Ib
" factory
Eir,gs, per tloz
Hour. per barrel...
Corn meal, 100
\Vhcat, per bushel.
Rye
Oats
Corn
I lops, crop of 1870.
Beef, bids, per lb ..
Hogs,
Potatoes, per bhL .
Tallow '•
ESTATE NOTICES.
Li_ ut)lTorrs NOTICE.
The nnder..l,7ned. an auditor cupolated by thy
Court of Cninnton Pleur of , orqueleanns county todle.
tribute the fut.d lu the hand* of the sheriff
n doing from the rule of real t•rtute of John Fitzgerald,
will attend to the dotter of hie appt.i..fmeot at hip taw
to Monitore, os Saturday, N ,, v.lith, Itrat, at one o'clock
I t.
n.
LI, W. SEARLE, Auditor.
Oce. I tt. ISIS.
UDITOR'S NOTICE
r
Al. •
'r he noderaluned an auditor appronted by the Or
phan's court of su.goeharma county to dlattlbitte
the rand in the Irtmitt of E. A. Wrotou, executor of
croo I. a Paragp. deeea.ed, will attend to the duties of
his appointment at hl. tare In Ittontrn., on Tues
day. Nov. t, Ihlti at I o . 'l. Prk p. m. a a hitch title and
place all ptirutons Interested are untitled to attend,.
N. A. CASE., Auditor:
Montro,e, Oct. 4, Is7o.
DITOR'S NOTICE
The underltened. an auditor oplolnted by the
Court of Common Pleas of Susquehanna County to
dklribute the fonds In the hands of Wtn. T. Kofiley,.
Sheriff arlatog from the Sheriff s solo of the personal
property of R. W Smith, *ill attend to tho antics of
Ids appointment a. hi • office In Montrose. 1,13
day the 24th day of °rt. twat. at one o'clock. P. M.,
which time all persons hitt-rested are notified to
attend.
W. D. LUSK, Auditor
Montrose, Sept. 21 Itao
1; STATE OF THOMAS KEOGH
late of Auhur9 lowtaAtilp t Pa. &mead.
Let tern of adminantration upon the eniate of the IIbOTIP
115..eddeeedent having been granted to the underalguedi
notice to given to all pernonn indebted to the mune to
make, Immediate payment, and those Meting claims uppoont►
the name will precool them duty authenticated (erectile
went.
MICIIA C.l eoyig, Adm'r
crun testroneulo =smith
Auburn, Aug.3l, IKO. •
VSTATE of HENRY KILEY
L-d late or Middletown township, Busafa co. deed.
Lettere of administration upon the eatate of theabova
named decedent having been granted to the undersign.
ed, all persons indebted to said estate ore hereby noti
fied to make Immediate payment, end thine wo r th,.
claims against the ' , erne to present them duly anti:ma.
rated for acttlein ent.
110N011A KILEY
Middletown, Aug. 81, 1850.•
ABEL TURRELL,
Hu just rettarned from New York with a lisp imV,
anion to Ms usual stock of choice goods.
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