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VOLUME XXV, iNO. 3S
MIFFLliNTOWN. JUMATA COUNTr, FENiH'A., SEPfEiJBER 20, 1571.
WHOLE NUMBER 1179.
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' EXKR AL ELECTION HIOCLA-
' MATION.
TThercA3. in and by an Act of ths G cn
ral Assembly of the Commonwealth of
FrTr.ivlvtrnia, entitled "An Act relating to
the elections of his Commonwealth, p us
ed the 2nd day of July, a. d. 1830, it is
road'" the duty of the Sheritf of every coun.
ty within the Commonwealth to give public
tio'ice of the General Elections, and iu such
notice to eminicratiy
1. The otlicer? to be elected.
' t!. Designate the place at which the elec
tion is o be held.
I. JOSEPH ARD. High Sheriff of the
comitt of Jun'.ata. herebv give notice that
vu the SECOND TCES DAY of (JCTOBtlt
next (being the luth day of the month) a
Central Election will be held at the several
lection dis-triets established by law in said
county, at which lime they will vote by bal
lot fur the several officers hereafter men
tioned, viz :
Due pcrion to liM the ollice of President
Ju.ie ot the Ninth Judicial District com.
jiosed of the eouutii-s ot Cumberland, Ju
niata snd Perry.
necroa to represent the counties of
Juniata and MitHin in the House of Kepre-j-til.itivoa
of the Commonwealth of Penti
fvivauia. " Two perron to fill the offices of Associate
Judges of JuniaU rnmt.
One person to till the otlice of County
Treasurer of Juniata county.
One persou to fill the office of County
-Coinuiisaiuner of Juniata couuty.
One ersou to fill the otlice of County
Auditor of Juniata county.
One jierson to fill the office of County
J?urvevr of Juuiata countv.
I ALSO HEKEBV MAKE KNWTX
tjj give notice, diat th places ot holding
rhe aforesaid General Election in the several
districts and townships in the county of Ju.
iiista are a loTlows, t. wit :
At t!ie,Court Hous;? in the borough of
llitllintovii. torthe borough of Mitlliiitown.
At thwX'ourt House iu the borough ot
.MiUliurf
7 fr lor Fermanagh township,
r ...ti.w.i tf.nw in M-tu.ii fur Walk.
At I't
it t"f .bin
At iiL- School House, for Delaware
tow nlap.
At the School House in Thompson town,
lor the borough of Tboiujwontowu.
At th Public House ot Thomas Cor, for
flreenwood towiishii.
At the School 1'ouse in Richfield, for
Muliroe township.
At barnex's Hotel, for Susquehanna towu-
kliip.
At the School House in Me AliMerville,
lor Pavette tnwn"hip.
At the School House in PittTwn. for ttie
l.irugh of Pat'erson.
At ti e tn h '.! H-u- in Perrysvillc, for
Y'le borough ot P-rrysviUe.
At the Locust lirove School House, near
the resilience of Air. Stewart, for Millord
township.
At Spruce Hill Fchool House, for Spruce
Hill township.
At the School House at Acadeiuia, for
"tonic township.
At the S)'hol House near McCulloch's
V ills. f..i Tnscaror.i township, except that
jnrti'ti ol it lying norlh-wcstvard of the
n.n.tuit of the lude Mountain.
At the I. U School llnue. near '.he resi
sletier !' Hon) mi:i Walls, dee'd., tor I.scz
townshi;, except that portion of it 1;. ink
north-westward of the summit ot the Shade
.Mountain.
At -the Centre St hool HoiiKe, for so much
t.f the townships of Lack and Tuscaroia as
lie north-west of the summit of the Shade
jlou t uu.
At the Church Hill Sehool House, lor
.Till be" towtii-hip.
I ALSO MAKE KN'OtfX and give ro
tice, as in and bv the Knl section of the
aforesaid ael I ain directed, "that every Jier
soii oeclltnt; justices ot Hie leace, win
slull hold any ollice ol trust under the
t' tilled States, or this State, or any city or
incorporated district, whether a rommis-i-ioiu-'i
otli'-er or. other i.e, a subordinate
otlicer or u-telit who is or shall lieeinploteii
under the legislative, executive or liiciiciarr
tlcpaitment ol this State, or of the lulled
Stales, or of any incorporated city or di.s
trict, and also that eveiy member of Con
gress and of the State l.e?islature, b:u' ot
the select or commou couueii of any city or
cuiiimisaioiicr of any inborporated district,
is by law incapable ol holding or exercising
:it the saiuf otlice or appointment of judge,
inspector or cleik of any elections ot tliis
Couitnonv.e;Uth, and no judge, inspector or
other officer of such election shall be eligible-
to itiiv office then to be voted tor.
A! that the 4lh 4th section of the Act
of Assemble, entitled An Act rtlatingto
fXecutions and tor otln-r pu poses," appro
ved April IU, ltf", it is enacted that the
hforesaid !3th section -shall not beccustriied
.so as to prevent any military otlicer or bor
s.ugh otlicer from serving as judge, inspec
tor or clerk of any general or special elec
tion of this Commonwealth."
, Pursuant to the provisions contained in
Hie 67th section of the ct first aforesaid,
. the judges of the aforesaid district shall ro
Hctively take charge of the certificate ef
return of the election of their respective
districts and produ. e them at a meeting of
the judges from each district, at the Court
House iu the borough of Miflliutown, on the
third day alter the day of election, being
the present year on Friday, the lath day of
October, then and there to do and jiertorm
the duties required by law of sale judges.
Also, that where a judge by sickness or un
avoidable accident is unable to attend said
-meeting of judges, then the certitirate of
return aforesaid, shall be taken charge of
bv one of the insiioetors or clerks ot the
election of saiit district, who shall do and
ertoriu tne duties required of said judges
unable to attend.
Also, that iu the 31st section of said Act
it is enacted that "when two or more coun
ties shall compose a district for the choice
of a member or members of the Senate of
this Commonwealth or of the House of Ke
jiresentatives of the I'nited States, or of
this Commonwealth, the judges of the elec
tion in each county hartugmetas aforesnid,
the clerks shall make out a fair statement of
nil the votes which shall have been given at
such elections within the county, for every
ticrson voted for as such member or tiiem
bert, hice shall be signed by said judges
and attested by the clerks, and one of said
judges 41iall take charge of such certificate
and shall produce thu same at a meeting of
o le judge troin each county at such place
in suce district as is or may be appointed
by law for the purpose.
"Also, that au Act of Assembly, entitled
"Au Act relating to election of this Com
monwealth," passed July i, 1838, further
provides as follows, to wit:
"That the judges and inspectors shall
luect at the respective places appointed for
holding the election in the district to which
they respectively belong, Uelore 8 o'clock
in the morning ot the SECOND TUESDAY
of OCTOBER, and each of said inspectors
shall nppoiiu one clerk, who shall be a qual
ified voter of such district."
I ALSO MAKE KXOWX and give notice
that an Act of Assembly, approved Harch
iWth, IStiO, provides as follows :
Sectui-i 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As
sembly met, and it is" hereby enacted by the
authority of the ume, That the qualified
voters of the several counties of this Com
monwealth, at all gmeral, township, bor
ough and special elections, are hereby here
after authoriree and required to vote, by
ticket, printed or written, or partly printed
and partly wriiten, severally classified as
tallows; One ticket thill embrace the namus
the n-imes of all Judges of Courts voted
for, and to be labeled outside, "Judiciary;"
one ticket shall embrace the names o! all
State officers voted for, and be labeled,
'-State .-" one ticket shall embrace the names
of all county officers voted for, including
otlice of Seuator, member of Assembly, i
vote 1 for, and members of Congress, if vo
ted for. and be labeled "County;" one tick
et shall embrace the nsmes ot all township
officers voted lor, and be labeled "Town
ship;" one ticket shall embrace the names
of aP borough officers voted for, and be la.
Deled "Borough ; ' and each class shall bu
deposited in separate b illot.boxes.
The Return Judges for this Representa
tive District will meet in Mifilintown on Tues
day, October 17th, then and there to do and
perform such duties as are roquired by law
of said Judges.
Agreeably to the provision of the 61st
section of raid Act every General aud Spe
cial Election shii l be opened between the
hours of eight and ten o'clock iu the fore
noon and shall continue without interrup
tion of adjournment until sevn o'clock in
the evening, when tho polls shall be Closed.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
The tollo ?ing provision of th" Registry
Law passed at the late session of the Legis
lature applicable to elections and election
otliceis, ts published for the information of
all concerned :
Sec-4. On the day of election any ptr
son whose name is not on the said list, aue
claiming the right to vote at said tlcclion.
; all. ill produce at least one qualified voter ot
i the district as a witness to the residence of
i the claimant iu the district in which he
1 I.!!..... ti.lu.ai-i.ti.- t'.i- th.. npldil lit' .1
least Uu days nextprececding said election,
which witness shall take mid subscribe a
written, or partly written and partly printed
affidavit to the tacts stated tip him, which
adidavit shall define clearly where the resi
dence is ot the person so claiming lob; a
voter ; and the person so claiming the right
to vte shall also take and subscribe a writ
ten, partly written and pirtly printed at-
i tid.ivtt, stating tie bvst of his km wledgu
' and belief, where and when he was born ;
that he is a citizen of the Commonwealth cf
I Pennsylvania, snd of the Un.ted States;
I that he has resided in the Coimuohwealth
! one year, or if formerly a citizen therein
! and lias rcmovtd thcrclrum, that he has re
! sided therein six mouths next proceeding
I said election ; that he has not moved into
I the district lor the purpose of voting there-
in ; that he has paid a State or county tax
; within two years, which was assessed at
' least ten days before said election, and, if .1
' naturalized citizen, shall also state when
and w here and by uhat court he was natur
I alized, and shall also produce his certificate
ot naturaliz itioii lor examination ; tne said
affidavit shall state when and where tile tax
; claimed to be paid by theattiaut was assess-
ed, and uheii, nhere and to ulioiu paid, and
I the tax reoeipt therefor shall be produced
i for examination, uuh-ss the atti.int sti.ill state
' iu his urti.l.ivit that it has ueeu lost or de
j stroyed, or that he never received any ; but
if the person so claiiiiiug ihe right to vtde
, shall take and subscribe to said arixlavit that
I he is a native boru eitiseu of the I uite t
j Slates, (or if born elsew here, shall state the
fact 111 his affidavit, and shall produce evi
I deuce that he has been naturalized, or that
he is entitled to t itizetiship hy reason of his
' lathers naturalization.) aud shall further
state in his alhdavit '.hat he is at the time
I l l iking the affidavit, between the ages of
' twenty-oiib and twenty-two years ; that he
j hay resided in the State one year and in the
I election district ten days next preceeding
such election, he shall !- entiihsl to Vole,
j although he shall not h ive paid taxc-s; the
1 said attidav its ot all persous maUiiig such
j claims, and the affi lavits ot the witnesses
to tueir residences, shall be preserved bv
the election board, and at the close ot the
election they shall be enclosed with the list
1 voters, tolly list and other papers requi
red by law til be filed by the return judges
Kith the proth'MioUrv, ami slull remain on
! tiie Iherew ilh in ttie prothinotary's otlice,
) subject to examination, as other election
pajn-rs are. it the t-lcciioti othcers shall find
I that the applicant 01 applicants lmssess all
I the legal imaliticationsot voters, he or they
j shall bo in riiiitieti ta vole, and Hie nam - or
I names shall be added to 'he list of taxahles
I by the election officers, the word "tax" be
! lug added where the claimant ciaims to vole
! on tax, and the word '-ae" where he claims
to vole oil age ; the same words being added
by the clerks 111 each case respectively oil
the list of persous voting at such election.
OK;, o iv cuull tie lawiui lor any quail-
tied citizen of the district, uul withstand.
nig the names of the pii-pused Voter is
Ci-utaiiied uu the list of resideuL taxuhles,
10 ciiaueiige the vole of such persons ;
wuereupuii the same proof of the right uf
suffrage ss is now tenured by law scull be
publicly nisue and tided uu hy the elec
tion buard, and the vote admitted or re
jecied, accurding 10 the evidence; every
ptrsoa claiming to be a naturalized citizen
shall be required 10 produce his uaturali
zation certificate at (he election before vo
ting, except where he has been fur ten
years, consecutively, a voter iu ihe distriet
in which hs oilers to vole ; and un ihe vute
of such persun being received, it shall be
the duty of the eieciion officers to write or
stamp on Mich certificate Ihe word -voted''
with mouth and year; and if any eieciion
officers shall receive a second vote on the
same tiny hy vinue of the same certificate,
xeepiiiig where suns are euii.led to vote
by virine of their fathers, they and the
persoii wh-i shall ntl'er such second vote,
up-ill so offending, siiali be gutliy of a high
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof,
be fined or imprisoned, or both, at the dis
cretion of the court ; but the tine shall not
exceed on-! hundred dollars in each case,
nor the imprisonment one year ; the like
punishment shall be inflicted on conviction
of the officers of election who shall neglect
or refuse to make, or cause to h m-de. the
endorsement required, as af oresaid, on nat
uralization certificate.
Sue. i. If any election officer shall refuse
or neglect to require such proof of the
right of suffrage as is presenbea by this
law, or the laws to which this is a supple
ment, from any person offering to vote
whose name is not on the list of assessed
voters, or whose right to vote is challenged
by any qualified voter present, and shall
admit such person to vote without requir
ing such proof, every person so offending
shall, upoti conviction, be guilty of a hieli
misdemeanor, and shall be sentenced, for
every olfence. to pay-.i fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars, or 10 undergo an im
prisonment not more than one year, or
either or hot a, at the discretion of the
court.
ec 11. On the petition of f ve or more
cilizeus of the county, stating under oath
that they verily believe that frauds will be
practiced at the electicn about to be held,
in any district, it shall be the duty of the
court of common pleas of said county, if
in session, "or if not, a judge thereof in
vacation, to appoint two judicious, ober
and intelligent citizens of the county to act
as overseers, shall be selected from differ
ent political parties, and where both of said
inspectors belong to the same political
party, both of overseers shall ba taken
from the opposite political party ; said
overseers shall have the right to be pres
ent with the officers of the election during
the whole time the fame is held, the votes
counted, and the returns made out and
signed by the election officers : to keep a
list of voters, if they see proper ; to chal
lenge any person offering to vote, interro
gate him and his witnesses, under oath,
in regard to bis right of suffrage at .
said election, and to examine his papers
produced ; and the officers of said election
are required to afford to eaid OTarseers so
selected and appointed, every convenience
and facility for the discharge of their du
ties; and if said election officers shall re
fuse to permit said overseers to be present
and perform their duties as aforesa'd. or if
they shall be driven away from the polls by
violence or intimidation, all the votes
polled at such an election district may be
rejected hy any tribunal trying a contest
under said election : Provided, That no
person signing the petition shall be ap
pointed an o'erseer.
Sec. 12. If ny prothonotary, clerk, or
the deputy of either, or any other person,
shad affix the seal of office to any naturali
sation paper, or permit tho same to be af
fixed, or give out, or cause or permit the
j same to ba given out. in blank, whereby it. -I
may be fraudulently used, or furnish a
! ntturaiization certificate to any person whit
I shall not bare been duly examined and
! sworn in open court, in the presence of
I some of the judges thereof, according to
I the act of Congress, or shall aid in, con-
nive at, or in any way peraiit the is-ue of
j any fraudulent naturalization certificate,
i he snail be guilty of a high misdemeanor ;
' or. if any one shall fraudulently use any
j such certificate of naturalisation knowing
' that it Was fraudulently issued or shall
j vote, or attempt 10 vote thereon, or if any
one sunn vine, or anempi 10 vote nu nujr
certificate of naturalization not issued to
him. be shall be gull y of a high misde
meanor ; and either or any of the persons,
or their aiders or abettors, guilty of eitLer
of the misdemeauort aforesaid, shall on
conrictiou be fined in a sum not exceeding
j one thousand dollars, and imprisonment iu
1 ha proper penitentiary for a period not
I excee ling three years.
Sec. Any person who on oath or ar- .
firmation. in or before any court in this
State, or officer authorized to administer
o itlift. shall, to procure a certificate of nat
uralization, for himself or any other per
sou, wi Ifully dep.w. declare or affirm any
matter t -r fact, knowing the same 10 he
Ulse. or shsll iu like manner deny any
matter to he fact, kn-iwing the same to be
true, sha'l be deemed guilty of perjury ;
and any certificate of naturaliz itioii issued
in pursuance of any tuch deposition, lie
clsratinn or affirmation shall be null and
void ; and it shall be the duty ot the court
issuing the same, upon proof being made
before it that it was fraudulently obtained,
to lake immediate mensures fur recalling
the same for cancellation and any persou
who shall vate or att'-mpt to vole, on any
paner so obtained, or who shall iu any way
j aid in, ciniive at. or have any agencv
whatever in the issue, circulation or use of
any fraudulent usturalizalion certificate,
shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, shall undergo
sn imprisonment in the penitentiary for
not more than twoy-ars. and pay a fine
not more than one ihon-aud dollars, for
every such offence, or either or both, at the
! discreiiou of the court.
Sec. H. Any assessor, election officer or
; persun appointed as an overseer, who shall
i neg eel or refuse to perform any duty en-
joinel by this act. without reasonable or
legal cause, shall he subject 10 a penalty of
j one hun Ired dollir.
j Sec. !'. At all election? hereafter held.
I under the Uws of this Commonwealth, the
I polls shall be opened between the hours of
1 six s.nd seven o'clock a. m., aud closed al
i seven o'c?o--k p. m
1 .ei-. 17. It shall be the duty of the Site
i rctary of the ('niiiinotwe..lth to prepare
j form for all the blanks made neccsrary hy
I Ibis set and furnish copies of t he same to
; the .couuty commissioners of the several
counties of the Commousre.-ilth ; nnd the
! county commissioner of each county sliail.
I u.i.iii am in 1 1 1m iiMni.trv ufter rfeeirit.
of the same, at the proper expense of the
couuty. procure and furnish all tho elec
tion officers cf ihe election districts of
their respective counties copies of such
blanks, in such quantities as in ty be ren
dered necessary lor the discuarge ot their
duties under tins act.
St:c lit. That citizens of this State letn-
i porarily in the service of the Slate or of
! the United States government, on clerical
or other duty, and who do not vole whtre
thus employee, shall not be thereby de
prived of ihe riei I to vote in their several
! election district s if otherwise duly quali
fied.
Sec. 2d. The act entitled "A further sup
plement to the net relating to ilia elections
of this Commonwealth," approved April
fourth. Anno Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixiy-eight and other laws
altered or supplied by this act, he and the
s tine are hert by repealed.
H h'reas. The fifteenth amendment of Ihe
Constitution of the United States is as fol
lows :
Section 1. The right of citizons of the
l'niled Slates to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United Slates, tr hy a-iy
State, on account of race, color or previous
coudition of servitude.
Sec. 2. That Congress shall have power
to enforce this article by appropriate legis
lation." As n witattEAS, The Congress of the
United Slates on the 31st day of March,
1870, passed an act entitled '-.In art to en
force the right of eilizrm of (he United Sttite
to vote in the teventl Sttttet of the Union, and
for other purpone ;' the first snd second
sections of which are as follows :
"Sectio" 1. tVr it enacted by the Senate
and Unune of llepreaentatitet uf the United
State of Ameriet. in Umgre a trembled.
That all citizens of the United Slates who
are or shall be otherwise qualified to vote
at any election by ihe people in any State,
territory, distriet. county, city, parish,
township, school disiriet, municipality, or
other territorial subdivision, shall be en
titled and allowed to vols at all such elec
lijns, without distinct ion of race, color, or
ptevious condition of servitude ; any con
stitution, law. custom, usage, or regulation
of any State, or hy or under its authority,
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That if
by or under the authority of the constitu
tion or laws of any State, or the laws of
any Territory, any act is or shall be re
j quired to oe done as a prerequisite or
qualification for voting, and hv such con
stitution or laws persous or officers are or
shall he charged with the performance of
duties in furnishing to citizens an opportu
nity to perforin such prerequisite, or to
become qualified to rote, it. shall he the
duty of every such person nnd officer to
give nil citizens of the United States the
same and equal opportunity to perform such
prerequisite, and to become qualified to
vote without distinction of race, color, or
previous condition of servitude; and if
any such person or officer shall refuse or
knowingly omit to give full effect to this
section, he shall, for every such offence,
forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred
dollars to the person aggrieved thereby,
to be recovered by an action in the case,
with full costs and such allowance for
counsel fees as the ourt shall deem just,
and shall also, for every such offence, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall,
on conviction thereof, be fined not less than
five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not
less than one month and not more than on
year, or both, at the discretion of the
court."
And whereat. It is declared by the sec
ond section of the VI article of the Con
stitution nf the United Stales, that "This
Constitution and the laws of the United
States which shall be made in pursuance
thereof, shall be the supreme law of the
land, " anything in the Cbnttitution
or law$ of any Statt to the contrary notwilh
standing." A nd whereaz, The legislature of the Com.
onwealln, on the sixth day of April, A.
D. 1870, passed an act, ' A further supple
ment to the act relating to elections in this
Common wealth." the tenth section of which
provites as follows :
" Sec. 10. That so much of every act of
assembly as provides Ibat ouly whi'e free
men shall be euti'Ied to vote or be regis
tered as voters, or as claiming to vote at
any general T special election of this Com
Louwealih be and the same is hereby re
pealed ; and that hereafter all freemen,
without distinction nf color, shall be eu-
I rolled and registered according to ihe pro
visions nf the first seetion of the act ap
proved the 17th day of April, 1809. enti
tled 'An act further supplemental o the
act relative to the election of this Common
wealth : and shall, whe.i otherwise quali
fied under existing laws, be entitled to vote
1 at all general and special elections in this
loniibouwealih."
1 also iiEBEBT nivE KOTtcR that the fol
lowing act, restoring spring elections, was
passed by 'he Legislature and approved
June 28, 1871 :
Section 1. Be it enacted, $e.. That the
fifteenth section of an act entitled 'An act
fun her supplemental to the act relative to
the elections of this Commonwealth, ap
proved April seventeenth, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty-nine, be and the
same is herehy repealed, and that m the
year Anno Domino, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-two, and annually
thereafter, all elections for city, ward, bor
ough, township, and election in the differ
ent cities snd counties of this Common
wealth, shall be on ihe days and at the
times 1 hey were held as provided by law in
he different cities, wards, boroughs nnd
townships, in said counties, prior 10 the
seventh of April. Anno Domino one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-nine, the
dale of the passage of the act aforesaid.
Sec 2. That the term of the different
city, ward, township, and election officers,
in said counties, to be elected at the elec
tions to be held one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-two. shall begin when the
terms of such otber expire, and annually
thereafter as provided hy law prior to tne
passaec nf the act of seventeenth of April.
j Anno Domino, one thousand eight hundred
I and sixty-nine ; Prorided, the terms of as-
sessors fur the present year shall extend
until their successors are 'Inly elected and
j qualified pursuant to this act ; Provided
I further, that this act snail not apply to any
I elections provided for by special laws since
j tbe passage of the act of April seventeenth.
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
CON ST1TUT ION A I. CON VEX TIOX .
The qualified electors wfll tako notice of
the ft (lowing Act of Assembly, approved
the 2nd day of June, 1871 : As Acr to au
thorize a popular vote upon the question of
calling a Convention to amend the Consti
tution o( Pennsylvania.
Sm-tiox 1. He It enacted by tee Senate
and House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania in (ieneral As
sembly met. and it is hereey enacted by the
authority of the same, That the question of
celling a Convention to amend the Consti
tution of this Commonwealth be submitted
to a vote of the people at the next general
election, to be held on the second Tuesday
of October next, the raid question to bevo-
j ted on 111 the following manner, to wit : In
j counties and cities, in whirh slip ticket vo-
ting is authorized by law, votes for and
against a convention may be expressed and
I given upon the ticket, headed or endorsed
with tbe word 'State," and not othurwise ;
and the words used shali be '-Constitutional
Convention," and underneath "Kor a Con
vention" or "Against a C nvention," and
iu comities or districts in which slip ticket
voting shall not be authorined by law, each
elect ir voting upon said question shall cast
a separate ballot, endorsed on tho outside
"Constitutional Convention," and contain
ing inside the words "For a Convention" or
"Against a Convention," and all votes cast
as aloresatl shall be received, counted and
returned by the proper election officers and
return judg's as votes for Governor aro re
ceived, counted and returned utieer existing
laws.
pKorinx 2. That the election aforesaid
shall be held and be subject to all the pro
visions of law which apply to general clec
tions ; the sheriffs of the several counties
shall give notice of this Act in their elec
tion proclamation the present year, and the
(iovernor shall cause all the returns of tho
said election, as received by the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, to be laid before the
Legislature at its n.-xt annual election.
JAMKS H. WEBB,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
WILLIAM A WALLACE,
Speaker of tbe Senate.
Approveii The second day of June,
Anno Domini one thousand eight bundled
and sevenly-oue. JOHN W.GEARY.
Givrn under my band at my office in the
borough of MifHiutowu, ihe fidh day of
September. A. D one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-one.
JOSEPH ARD, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, MifBiutown,
September 5, 1871. J
TIT FOR TAT.
A Newport correpoudeut is responsi
ble for the following ;
"They tell an excellent story about a
clever Boston Belle at Newport the is,
like many fashionable Bostonians, con
ceited, self-conscious and self esteemed.
In conversation tlie appears to take in
finite delight in asserting her knowledge,
and corrects others frequently as to their
grammatical language and mode of ex
pression She had oftentimes modified
a New York banker in company in this
manner, and he, piqued and annoyed, de
termined to retuilate. One afternoon she
was handed his card, upon which was
written an invitation to ride with him in
a new 'dog cart.' The invitation was
gracioni-Iy accepted, and at the appointed
hour Miss appeared on the hotel pi
azza, elaborately dressed for the ride on
ihe beach. She was met by Mr .
who apologized for the lateness of the
arrival of his turnout. She waited full
half an hour, and was jut expressing
impatience, when aminature box wagon,
drawn by two dogs, with white harness,
was led up to the door by a colored
groom in handsome livery: 'This, mad
ame,' said the gentleman, 'is my dog
cart, pray allow me to assist you in.' It
is needless to say that Mise declined
aud withdrew to her room in a great
rage, followed hy tbe audible titter of
the numerous company assembled on
the p azza.'
Ac.N'T RoY was dividing a mincepie
among tbe boys, and when Jim, who
had wickedly pulled the cat's tail, asked
for his share, the dame replied .
"No, Jim yon are a wicked boy, and
tbe Bible says there is no peace for the
wicked."
Rett's Corner.
ItEST."
When the race on earth is ended.
When tbe goal our feet have press'd.
All our cares will be forgotten.
And the weary will have rest !
When this weary life is over,
'Tis a toilsome world at best,
O the joy of that bright haven
Where the weary are at rest !
Then on earth while yet we linger.
Let our work be done with zest.
Then we soon shall share that "mansion"
Where the weary may have rest.
j Iftistcllancous Pairing.
A GERMAN IX LUCK.
He Plows Up 1,700 in GM m His
('arm.
From tbe Laclede (Mo.)Kepublican.
We have just come into possession of
tiie facts in connection with one of those
remarkable coincidents which appear more
like sotnaiice than reality wLeu presented
to the public as an item of news. Soon
after the close of the war, a German
untried Herman Schubert, who had serv
ed three yea re in the Eleventh Missouri
Infantry, located with his family iu Liv
ingston county, ou a small farm. 11 er
I man, like most of his countrymen, had at
j large family, and the malaria so preva
i lent in the bottom lands of Grand river
j affected them as it dues other families.
J Sickness and ill-luck in various- ways de
1 pletcd Herman ' purse, so that tbe strug
! gle to keep the wolf from the door was
! lasiiur and severe. He was involved in
j debt, to commence with, having u,ade
j but a small payment on his homestead,
ianda mortgage was recorded to secure
j the amount unpaid. Herman was one of
these persevering Germans who have'Ua'"' al steeling such tokew. Un ar
done so much toward developing the a? ! ri"nS h l""- conveyed him I
:es of the country. Yet, ' tllB hole' aafl tI,u old 6eut uever 8"' " j
vtmld the pavments hel,i,ltas t0 ::.. Miss Adans 1
as they fell' due. He i v eeting him, and palmed herself.
riculttuat resources
persevere as he w
i could nut meet as
: who held the dread mortgage was fully j un Rl uer "" '0UB.
i convinced of tbe German integrity and hri"SinK Ler m"l,,er f,,r ao itrotIueti.o.
I was lenient to an unusual degree, hut!1 I1"" was m love before he was
j forbearance always ends, and so it did in j c,ear S' n,,w- Mld F'TO8 matrimony
j tliH case. Herman's farm was oflered
' for sale for debt. The gloom produced
j iu that family bv the sad event we will
j not attem it to describe. Tbe care
stricken man made several attempts to
rai.-te niiinev. but his friends were all hard
j np, too. Not one rav of hope gleamed ! """"S bemg that he was yestcr
! on his prospects: still he plowed and j to go with her lo select the wedding
! toiled
as thourli all were well. Now
- -
comes the abounding incident: The day
' that ihe farm was to lie sold arrived
I tii.li me imiu was 10 ne eoiu amviu.
I Herman went into the field to plow, as he
1 J 1 1 f f .1 1?
uaa oeeu aoing tor a tew nays past ror j curlillg two ,;ik drws, two shawls, a set from the Little Hock Arkansas. I eniten
some unknown cause he was iu buoyant ! ot jewt.Iry. auJ ijjna too many to men- j tiary Dack j ard on Wednesday, were eliot
j spirits, notwithstanding the clouds hang'
1 ing over his household. The land which
! he was plowing had at an early period
I been occupied by a Morman family.
judgiug from au object soon after ex
humed by Herman's plow. The article
in question was a pine box about two '
feet long by one foot deep, which had
j been buried about thirty years since, and
j when brought to the surface found al-
! most decaye I. But the contents of the
box forms the subject of interest. Some
articles of dress, p.iperg, a Morman Bible
landa small tin box containing $1 7U0
j in gold nnd S7.65 in silver were found,
j The overjoyed man seized the box,
! rushed Imm.', entered the house where
j Lis paternal frau was engnged nt her
j usual duties, nnd exclaimed : "Mein Gott
in llimmel ! if it pees mine I bay for te
farm right away."' The frau kinder soon
took np the spiiit of the occasion, and a
scene of tumult, ensued, seldom witnessed.
The neighbors were quickly apprised
of the GermanVgood fortune, and lost
no time to visit him for tbe purpose of
gratifying their curiosity or expressing
their congratulations One gentleman,
however, we are informed, laid claim to
the box, basing his right on the fact that
his uncle once owned the farm whereon
the valuable prize was found. The field
in question had not been in cnltivation
for many years previous to Herman s
taking possession of it. It was doubt
less owned by a Mormon settler who
skedadled from this vicinity at the time
these heretics were cleaned out by the
Missonrians.
A patient complained to his physician
that he was puisued by a ghost the night
before, as he was going home from tbe
tavern "What shape was it?" asked
the doctor. "In the shape of a jackass,"
said the man. "G home," replied the
physician, "and keep sober. You tpcre
frightened by ynvr oicn tJta-loto ! '
Alchhul is the product of a barbar
ous age. It came outof darkness. Some
eight hundred years ago it was discov
ered by the Arabs (descendants of Ish
mael ) and has cursed the world like a
desolation of abomination ever since.
Dr. R. A. Simpson
'You have considerable floating popu
lation in this village, havn't yon 1 asked
a stranger of one of the citizens of a vil
lage on the Mississippi. "Well, yes
rather' was the reply, "about half tbe
year the water is up to the secoud-etory
window."
A RICH OLD WIDOWER MAKES A FOOt i
About a month ag, a man named Jo-
siah B. Fullerton, who lives iu Lucas 1
county, 0h:o, was in Toledo on a visit,
and while in the railroad depot one day,
saw, admired and became slightly ac
qnainted with a very good-looking young
j woman named Mattie Adams at least
; that is one of her names. Fullerton as
j sisted ber on tbe train, saw to her bag
gage, and during their half hour's inter
view allowed her to know that he was a
widower, worth S3U.000, aud iu search .
of a second wife. Tbe mau was com
pletely enamored not to say infatu
ated aud before the train left induced
Miss Adams to give him her address and
promise that he might write to her, she
very graciously exchanging photographs
with him. Now, Fullertou is a n.an fifty
I five years old. enytbing but handsome.
short aud fat, aud looking as if Cupid
might shoot away at him for a whole
year without making any impression.
But fat men are deceptive, aud Mr. Ful
lerton immediately commenced to make
a fool of himself. Tbe woman gave him
the address of a nottd house of ill fame
iu this city, and he et down and wrote
bet a very tender letter before she was
half way home. Of course he didn't
know her character, or the character of
tllA llflliail alio ItllmKllui but ikun a mt.
'
nrtynve years old lias no business fall
iug in love at ract horse speed. Iu due
time the answered Lis letter, aud iu due
lime Le replied Thus matters went on
until last Thursdar, when he caadu his
appearance iu Detroit, at her request to
Lave an i,,ti;rvi- t may be well to
! MY ere Iua' 'u ouu 'ct'ew he sent
i htr fif'7 dollar greenback to buy a
I ri"S wit1'' he ''"'"S that " r'
. ar . 1 : .1 .1.-1
ueiore ue nan uet-i) in tne nnu.se two
hours. After many Lliiehes or attempts
to blush, the wnraiiu said "yes," nnd Old
Nonsense was the happiest man in De
troit. After prolonging his visit until
lute in the evening he went to a hotel, the
trjii nii'iii 4
nrt i ,1 , i
! fi,.R BW,.r. tWM: w,n, nll
"t v iititti Ji"uj-h c ait ia-
' 1 1 iiri i
j g,al)( elmpping exrlrffon. Whatever!
' glle waIlte, i,e orcertd an( paiJ for jn. j
t '
tion. After two hours' tramping, the
pair retirrned to thn honse, and the
youug woman informed him tiat she
had one more retpuest to maae Her
dear papa" wa owing a debt of 5300
aud a cruel, bearth-M creditor had levied
on her piano in bra of his money
Would he lend her father the money for
1 a few 0f cour he would, and he
counted out the money as fast tw his fing
; crg coM fl A he waj not invite( to
j eUy t0 diuuer, Fullerton went to his hb
an(1 at two ,.ock walked , i,ave
; o,1(1,llrr chat with hi II
the bell and uo one answered . lie ttrtig
again, and there was" 110 reply. He pull-
ed harder, and a strange woman appear
ed at the door aud aked1 what he wanted.
While he was telling her, and' totally
confounded hy the turn matters' had ta-
neu, she informed him that if he didn't get
out 01 iua', wiin ins aruuxen amicus ue
would be snatched by the pHce. He
tiied to go in and she pushed him out.
lie demanded au explanation, aud she i
called him an old dough head. Two or
three citizens came along, stopped to
hear the dispute, and one of them in
formed Fullerton that if he valued ni
character he had better make himself less" j
conspicuous. Ibe nea in tits earstunaeo
the man at first, but be finally saw how
matters stood. To be sure there was no
mistake, he asked a policeman in regard
to the character of the house, and later
in the day, when at the southern depot
to take a train for Toledo, he again asked
Officer Thompson as to tbe character of
house, and also exhibited the letters
written him by Miss Adams, one of which
commences with the sentence : " My
dear old darling fellow." To say that
tbe man lclt mad, bad, ugly, and cut up,
is saying little enough. He didn't ask
anybody to kick lfini, but he wouldn't
have said a word if they had. declaring
that he was $500 out of pocket, and his
character ruined for life. Detroit Free
IVm, August 2C.
Thb ruin of most men dates from
some vacant hour. Occupation is the
armor of the soul. There is a satirical
poem, iu which the devil is represented
as fishing for men, aud fitting his bait to
the taste and business of his prey ; but
the idler, he said, gave hint no trouble,
as he bit the naked book.
" I'll give that girl a piece of my
mind," exclaimed a certain young fellow.
"I wonld not," replied his ancle. "You've
nooe to spare."
SHvfaT ITEMS.'
Forced rmliteness Bowing to efrcuir1
Stances '
A capital letter One Containing ' Ad
mittance.
A good many merchant are resting'do
their owers.
Why is a drunkard Vute: a tanner 1 Be
cause be soaks his hide.
A greyhound has die! in Cal'fot n'fa
aged 23 jears".
An African giant, eight'eet Ligh, is oi'
his way to America.
The inventor of the metallic baggage-,
check made a fortune of $250,000. ' '
What does a1 grocer do with nearly all
his things before he sells them ? Gives'
them a weigh.
Iowa stands at the foot of the list ot
whiskey manufacturing States, having'
but one distillery
A Missouri and his wife and sTit
children walked Iweuty-five miles to Kan
sas City to see a circus.
The trunk-miters are talking of holtl
ing a convention oi baggage smasli'iw
early in Octobe?.
The village of rickensi S. C, is with
out a bar room, and there' is said to Se
only one in the county.
Bishop Ashury being asked to tile
. ! . , ... 1. i T. .. vn nl i ... t ? f m.l-11 r r'
j it
USC IH IUC UCOl r KO.
Kichmond, "ta., has a society called
"The Daughters" of tfcfc Golden Candle
stick." ! The dlange of habits" Kre general! too
.. ..! I . ... VA .ill t,uM am t in U ! -1 T tl
be broken.
A tu-n who sat diva upon a paper of
carpet nails said tbf'y reminded h;M of
the income tax.
Tbe?e were matitiiltcturerlntheljnire'r!1
States last year over half a million 0?
Bewicg machines
AliAtjan,a, Georgia, editor calls for an'
ordinance in regard to ' cows loafing on
the sidewalk "
An Klmare. Ala., farmer boasts that he
lately dug eight bushels of potatoes in
three rows of thirty yards each.
A California; worth S270.000, feM in
love with a lady in a Columbus (Ohio)
street car, recently, and married he.
" Equality," says a French writer,
"means a desire to be- equal to your su
periors, and supSrior to your ennttla."
Thp dome of the new State Ilo'iee a5
lPrmeM. Ill ,'w.ll D leet n.gner
than taut nf the Capitol at u asbington.
'
Two convicts, iu att'.;mp!ing to esripe
.
' aud killed by the yiard.
j A Georgia thief the other iluyY after
j great risks, mio.igci' to steal Slllo in
j Confederate moneyV No doubt he1 is now
disgusted with his" ..ttie game.
The b?l lessons'" ftr a good many peo
ple would: be to liste'u at the keyhole. 'Tia
a pity for1 such tf.St the practice is dis
honorable. Indianapolis has a merchant wbo ha
been in business over fifty yea and
never advertised a line! His profits av-'
erage about fifty cents a day.
Tie cottnu worm has appeared tn many
localities in AtkaesasV TbeA has betu'
no rain forsi: wieks. and kotb cotton!
and corn Lavd suffered from di ought.
Tae lud'fetis in Oregon and Washing
ton Territory are so superstitious thaf
j -i ajow crws to steal1 their p
heir pro-'
visHtns without shooting tbeiH:
The editc of the Arkansas Jr-urrnt
says : "Where our office Was two weeks
' ab now rnns the Mississipprriver Out
of respect for the father Cf rivers, we
left."
The steam power in the United States'
is equivalent to the Inborof one hundred?
and thirty million men, while that ot?
' ... . i, . a- r I ,t,,1
Ureal criuan amounts iu tour umiui
million.
In ten yevs milch cows in Vermont
have increa-d ten per cent. The butler
produce ha increased' two mi'.liou and
cheese has declined tbAe million pwunds.-
Th colored people of the South, in
the sections where tb Kuklux are not
in force, are preparing to celebrate tho
anniversary of the emancipation procla
mation on the 2'2d.
To cure cataifh ittfthe head Take
one ounce of pulv. Sulphnr ; one pint oP
Pine Tar. Mix. Burn one tf a.-pooi:Wif
in a hot iron spoon, and inhale the smoke
through the nose by meaus of a paper
funnel.
A most excellent old My up towa is
mnch exercised in miud to know Low it
is that a little quicksilver m a glass tube
can make such awful hot Weather, as we
had not many weeks ago, by just risinj
an inch or twr).
A man looking into a' blacksmith shop
observed the smith quite basy and several
horses waiting to be shod, all very poor
and lean. "I say, boss, do you make
horses here?" "Make horses! No.
Why 1" ' Oh ! I noticed several frames
set aronud you, that's all.1
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