0 VOLUME I RIDGAVAY, ELK CO. PA., FRIDAY, SEPT3, 18G9. NUMBER 43 mtLI'BID BVERT FRIDAY MOBNIKO, ST O B. GOULD, Editor: TERMS, TWO DOLLAHS A TEAK IN ADVANCE Rates of Advertising1. 9na Square 1 week, $1 On 1-4 Column 8 months 15 00 15 00 ao oo UA 00 7 M) la (hi vo oo 80.00 40 Oil 19 00 ao oo 85 (10 .' 00 60 00 75 00 do 9 1 BH, do 8 do do do do do do Two Sqr, do do do do 8 " S Wi do 9 4 " i 50, do 1 a months 4 t 1 S Column 1 week month 8 " 8 (Ml do 6 " 7 W IS ' 19 io 1 week 1 75 do do do 1 month 8 60.1 Column week month 3 " H (Mi 0 " 1 W do do do do do n is (iu 1 4 Column 1 week ft 00 7 00; eo 1 m.nuh Kpeclnl Notices after Marriages and Deaths an adill lonnl of one-half the above rntos. Business Cards five lines nr less, 15 00 per year; over five lines, at the nstinl nito o advertl-Iug. "Owing whutever I possess (under the prov idence of God) to honest and patieut toil," says Asa Pucker in his letter of acceptance. Why didn't he tell tho whole truth, and add after "toil," tho words, "of other men?'' Does history repeat itself? We think it does. Mr. Pucker was thrown into the Le high river iu 1843 by Pennsylvania work men. Three hundred thousutid working'iicn of Pennsylvania will throw him into the Suit River in October, 1SC3. Dead op Course. Brick Pomeroy was recently presented with an eagle. But the bird of freedom could not live in the Pome roy atmosphere. It. died, ns everything noble and free, must die tinder the blighting, with ering, contaminating touch of uiodcru "De mocracy." Arrangements have boeu mada for the liiy ing of a ucw Atlantic cable between North ern Germany am! the United States. Tele graphic communications between thiscouutry mid Kurope will be comparatively cheap. should cables continue to multiply, as they item to bo doing now, Last October Horatio Seymour prophesied thut on tho 1st of July, 1800, the Treasury, under Republican lu'e, would show a deficien cy of 3150,000,000. The balance on hand, ac cording to Mr. rSoutwcll's statement, being over $155,000,000, it appears that Seymour it only about threo hundred millions out of tho way, which is d.oiug very well for him. Gen. Geary raised a regiment at his own expense. What did Judge Packer do? Why, he wont to England, while Gen. Geary was exposing his lifo on the battle field. Can there be any greater difference between the position of any two men than this? ATI true nieu and lovers of their country will of course vote for the soldier's candidate, Geu. Geary. Rumor has it that Gov. .Router, of Ten nessee, will call upon the old Legislature to ratify the XVth Amendment to the Consti tution. How will his new friends like such a proceeding? Will not that be acting iu bad.fnith with his new friends? We shall believe this report when we see it; Dot be fore. Tub Chicago Post has this: Mr. Asa Packer in his letter accepting the guberna torial nomination of the Pennsylvania De mocracy, says: "My reliance, in accepting the position ot candidate, and in agreeing to perform executive service for the people, is not alone upon my own strength. " Certainly uot Mr. Packer's main roliamo is ou his greenbacks, of which he has about as many as at.y other "bloated bondholder." The Democracy of Massachusetts say that they have no new views to advance. That is a very frank way of expressing themselves, to say the least Democracy generally means opposition to any and every thing tho Re publicans do, without regard to its propriety, or rightfulness. It is pretty hard to tell where tho Democrats of Massachusetts stand, and it will be harder still to tell ou what tbty stand in Pennsylvania, after a while. Why don't the Democracy continue to ex patiate on the advantages of Free Trado and the iniquity of tariffs? They wee singular ly eloquent ou this question before their Con vention, but since then they have been very reticent iu this respect. Why not speak out? Are you in favor of protection to American industry? If soby not say so! Ifyouaie in favor of redicitig the wages of laborers to "ten cents .a darjl the peoplo ought to know it; so speak SuV't AViiatThey Count On. The Democrats base their hopes of success ' in the coming election upon the apathy of the Republicans. Tbey hope to see a considerable falling off in the vote of the Repulicans throughout the Bute. Tbey argue that the Presidential electiou lust full having called out a full rote, there will be a reaction this year which will result in the falling off in (he total vote and operate to the disadvantage of the Republi cans, the Democrats being accustomed to polling their full vole oo all occasions. There it plausability iu this reasouiog, and it be comes all working Republicans, especially Vigilance Committees to see to it that every Bpybiicau Tote i got otit Tits libelous stories about the immense wealth that Gen. B. F. Butler inherited from his brother, has received a fatal blow, in the fuct that the General's brother died insolvent. Will tho Democracy publish this correction? Perhaps they may do so after the Gencrul's death; not much before; and we think thut Democracy will be extinct long before that time. A Toor Lookout. A Democratic speaker at Providence, the other day, discussing the prospects of the Democratic party, hopeful ly remarked : "As a few men saved ?odom, so may n few good men save the old Detnocratio ship, if firm and true in the cause." If the Democratic party has no better chance of Balvation thun the old town of Sodom had, we advise the few righteous meu it still holds to get out of the way, and "stand from under" as quickly as they can. RKi'fDitTio.v. F.merson Ethridge, who aspires to the U S. Senatorship from Ten uessee, said, in a recent speech, that, within two years, lepudiatioa would be tho docrin lulmiuated form every platform by public speakers. 'The wish is father to the thought,' and shows where "Democracy" and "Con servatism' are surely drifting. They intend to plunge the country into the depths of dis honesty, disgrace and war, by repudiating the obligations of the nation. Tho party called "Democratic" is everywhere for repudiation, however much they may conceal it iu some localities. Democratic Victories. We chronicle the following claimed Democratic victories over elections that have taken pluce this year: Alubama election, 12,000 Republican ma jority; -1,230 for Graut ten mouths ago. Kentucky election, between 40,000 and 50,000 Democratic majority. One year ago nearly 80,000. We noticed roosters in sev eral Democratic papers corwiug over this re sult. Virginia electiou. a negro suffrage Gover nor; less than 2,000 Republican votes nine years ago, out of a total voto of 105,000. Claimed this year as a great Democratic victory, although there was no straight Dem ocratic ticket iu the Geld. Tennessee has thi3 year elected a negro suffrage Governor. No out and out Demo crutie ticket was placed in the field; yet a great Democratic victory is claimed, with the Urowulow, negro suffrage party victorious. If Democrats can receive encouragemeut from such glorious victories, the present out look indicates thut their huppiuess will be complete ero tho middle of October. Very Anxious. The Norfolk Journal, ono of tho leadiug conservative p-orebel papers of Virginia thinks the fact thut Geu. Grant has decided to act ou the opinion of tho Attorney General, and enforce tho iron clad oath for members elected to the Legisla ture of Virginia, will be used by the eneinii'S of the 'Idmiuistratiou ugaiust tho Republi cans of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Q-i'et your fears, Mr. Journal; we have no Republicans hero who have auy faith iu conservatism. Experience has taught them that "conserva tisinV is but a thin covering for radical oppo sition to nil Republican treasures. Gen Grant, Attorney General I lour, and Secretary Boutwell, will receive the thanks of all true and loyal meu of Ohio and Pennsylvania for takiug a firm stand against admiltiug the fratricidal traitors into the Legislature of Virginia. If he had given way under the pressure of "conservatism," bo would iudeed have caused much dissatisfaction in the purty at the north. Now be stands square upon the platform of the party which nominated and elected him. Don't be uneasy. The F. F. V.'s caunot injure the prospects f the Re publicans of Ohio and Pennsylvania, however much they may wish to do so. Another Martyr. The Democratic papers bewail the fate of Hester Vaughn, and charge Gov. Geary with sundry and grievous sins for his treatment of tout virtuous lady, who seems to rival in their affections, tho late lumcjted Mrs. Sur rutt A Democratic paper published in Har risburg bus the following startliug queries: 'Who exiled Hester Vaughn?' 'Who forced the Welsh woman, Hester Vaughn, to le.ive her adopted country?' 'Who would n t permit Hester ungnn, a poor, misguided giil, to live iu Pennsylva nia?' Some of our readors may remember that Hester Vaughn was convicted of infanticide and reutenced to bo hanged io Philadelphia. The c:rcumstanccs were such as to excite sympathy for her, aud to lead to doubt us to ber guilt; aud upon a representation of the facts being made to him the Governor granted a reprieve. She remaiuod in prison for some time when application was mude for a pur do. aud it was stated that if the pardon was grauted she would return to Euglaud; friends who sympathized with her having raised suf ficient fuuds to euable ber to do so. The liar Jon was granted and she returned to Eng land, Tho Governor's action wus such as to meet the approvul of every bumuue person. Hester uughn might have beeo$ie of the unfortunates, more sinned agaiust thun sin ning, or she might hate beeu a wicked wo man; but if she bad been worse tbuo the Mag dalene she would uot have merited a puui'li ment so severe as having ber name dragged be fore the public and used to make cspitul for the Democratic party. She bad better been banged than to be preserved for such a fate, and it must be confessed that in saviug her from the gallows to coosigu ber to such a danger was an act of doubtful kindness ou the port of fkt Governor. Detnocratio vs. Republican Economy, Tho Demlfcratio press has a very comforta ble habit of making statement without ad ducing proof in their support even when the material facts bearing on such statements can be easily ascertained, well knowing that the mass of their renders are easily satisfied, and swallow as gospel whatever appears in the columns of their favorite journals. A case in point. -The Democratic newspapers of tins State have been assiduous io endea voring to create the belief that the manage ment of Pennsylvania finances has been wiser under Democratic than under Republican rule Unfortunately for this statemeut the figures nre at bund wherewith to refute it. Prior to the election of Gov. Packer, with a Republican Legislature, in 1859, tho Demo crats hud uninterrupted control of tho Stute for thirty years, that is from 1829, when the State improvement system, so culled, went into operation. During thut timo they Bad died the Commonwealth with a debt of forty millions, and this, notwithstanding the fact thut in 1844 they put upon the real estate a tax from which they raised about 81. 800.000 annually. They fought all cor porations, uud thus aided materially in re tarding the developments of our resources, at the same time they heaped tuxes upon the masses of lhe people. Iu 18G6 the Republi cans repealed the Stats tax upon real estate and raised the necessary fuuds for runing the machinery of the Slate by taxing the great corporations that bad grown up under their fostering care. Railroads, bunks and manu facturing corporations now pay the taxes which sustain, the State goverument, while the people are relieved of onerous tax. Besides this, the Republican .party, during the ten years that it has directed the finan cial policy of the State, has reduced the State debt by uearly thirty millions, so that there now remains but teu millions of the legacy of tho debt left us by the Democratic party, unpaid. To ibis, however, must be uildeil live millions of war debt, aud ten mil lions for the education of soldiers' orphans, both of which items ure directly traceable to the Democratic rebellion.. It can thus be seeu that the cousequence of thirty .years of Democratic rule was a debt of iu all fifty-live millions,' while the consequence of ten years of a Republican State government, is a re duction in that Democratic debt of thirty millious, Jeuving but twenty-five millions of debt which, (if the Statu is kept out of Dem ocratic bands) at the present ruto of pay ment, will bo entirely wiped out in ten years. ( he very slightest grounds nro all sufficient for the manufacture of Democratic capital, but the most casual examination of the State Reports for the past ten years would have convinced even Democrats that they bad no foundation ut i ll for boastfuluess in tegurd to Democratic economy. From all such econo my deliver us Lawrence Journal. Governor Geary end bis Administration. Few men have ever fill'-d the executive chair of this Commonwealth with more ac ceptance to tho masses of the peoplo than Governor Geary, lie bus been the steadfast friend of honesty nod ccouomy in the public expenditures lie bus been constantly ut his post, and prompt in his transactions of the public business. ' He always has time to see and to hear all business with the executive office. He is as easily accessible to tho humblest mail in theCommonweulth as to the most distinguished. He has been true to his purty; faithful to the the best interests of the State; consistent w ith the brilliant record he won duriug the war. and the firm support er of those measures calculated to advance the material prosperity of our common coun try. No muu iu this great Mute can bring uuy charge of corruption ordisliouesty against him. If "riiius" have existed he has neither been their apologist uor supporter. His hands ate free from every Btaiu of dishonor, and his administration bus been in no way idontifii d with auy scheme for ti k ng a single dollar dishonestly from the State Treasury. Hud his recommendations in regard to the management of the State Treasury been fol lowed, some hundreds of thousands of dollars would have been saved to the tax-payers. He bad nothing whatever to do with the law under which the Treasury is managed, nud if that institution is not conducted to the satis faction of the people, the Legislature is the place to opply to, and not the Governor. In the enlargemeat of the executive mansion, and the erection of the Mexican monument, Governor Geary lias exacted and enforced the most rigid economy, and no private indi vidual could have been more careful of bis hard earnings, than ho was with the funds of the Commouwealtb. For such conduct Gov. Geary certainly should be commended and sustained. If honesty of purpose, sagacity uud fidelity iu the munugemeut of public af fairs, un nniiriug industry iu the discbarge of public duty, and uniform courtesy and urban ity aro qualities to he desired and commended in a public officer, then we submit thut Pennsylvania has never had an executive, who possessed ulfrthe eleir.nits of character which go to fit a mau for this exulted posi tion, more fully than does John W. Geary. Richness of tub Knol'sh Language. The construction of the English language must ap pear most formidable to foreigners. One of tbem. looking at a picture of a number of vessels, euid: "See whut a flock of ships!" He was told that a flock of ships wus culled a fleet, and that a fleet of sheep was called a flock. Aud it was added for his guidance in mastering the intricacies of our language, that "a Sock of girls is called a bevy, that a bevy of wolves is called a puck, and a puck of thieves is culled a gang, aud a gang of an gels is called a host, and a host of porpoises is called a shoal, a shoal of buffalo is culled a herd, and a herd of children is called a troop, and a troop of partridges is culled a covey, and a covey ol beauty is called a galaxy, aud a galaxy of ruffians is called a horde, aud a horde cf rubbish is called a heap, and a heap of oxen is called a drove, and a drove of blackguards is called a mob, and a mob of whales is called a school, aud a school of worshipers is called a congregation, and a congregation ofengineers is called a corps, and a corps of robbers is called a band, and a baud of locusts is called a swurm, ami a swarm of men is culled i crowd, and a crowd of gen tlefolks is called elitr, and the klitb of the city's thieves and rascals are called roughs." Ihk Democratic papers have a happy time stirring up quarrels between the President aud bis Cabinet. According to these vera cious authorities tberf is a terrible state of antagonism among ftem. One Million More of the State debt to be Paldt In another column may be seen the adver tisement of the Sinking Fund Commissioners, for the presentation of one million dollars of the State debt for payment on tho first of uctober next, liunng the present adminis tration, not only has the interest on onr State debt been promptly paid, aud over four mil lions npon the principul, and all current ex penses of the government met; but here is n public call to the holders of a State loan, uot falling duo until the first of July, 1870. to present their obligations for paymeut on the firRt of October uext The semi-annual paymeut of interest on the State indebted ness, of nearly one mill'on of dollars, fell due and was paid on the first in st, and withiu twenty days thereafter an additional million of the debt is called for by public advertise ment. We congratulate our peoplo on this official evidence of tho healthy condition of our State Guanoes, nud upon the determina tion shown to continue the payment of our whole debt us fast, or faster, thau it becomes due, thus paving the way for further reduc tion of taxation nt on early day. We nre Hware that, this financial record makes sad havoc with fabrications nud lulse prophecies of our friends of the Patriot, uud Democratic politicians' and repudiators generally; and it was very unkind, if uot absolutely cruel In the State Treasurer, and other members of the board of Sinking Fund Commissioners, thus suddenly and inopportunely to deprive these parties 0 so large a portion of their stock in trade for the pending campaign. In the face of nil the records and facts t hey have been charging mismanagement of the finan ces and a want of honesty and proper econ omy in the keeping nud disbursement of the public funds; nud have made a groat clamor aoout the improper nso of an alleged unex pended balance in the Treasury. That all such accusations were sheer . fabrications must now be evident to the dullest compre hension. The State has no extraordinary re sources at this time; and the current ex penses nre no less thun hetetofore; nud yet within twenty days of the payment of the semi-annual interest nnotberjiiillion of the debt is called lor eleven months before it is due. This is a palpable violation of all Democratic accusations, usages and predic tions, and, it is seriously apprehended, will not only defeat the plans of these worthy gentlemen, but precipituto them into a great rage; and a serious question is, what cun be (tone to 6ave their repututions and their cause? Were Pershing ulreudy elected he would sug gest to them an application to the Supreme Court. for an injunction to prevent this squan dering of thepublic money in the payment of tho publicdebt before it falls due. But, as the court isat present organized, we cunnot advise suchproceediugs. We greatly fear our Democratic friends are without any remedy, Buve tho one to which they always re sort in such cases, viz; downright lying. In this, from year to yew, and from week to week, they performsome most astounding aud incredible feats; ond were the weather not so excessively warm, we would expect them, un der the -new provocation, to eurpuas even themselves, were such a thiug possible. Harrisburg Telegraph. Tennessee Ku Ki.rr in the Saddle. The City of Lebanon, Teuti., was thrown into ex citement, about 2 o'clock last Thursday night by the sudden and unexpected uppeuruuee on the streets of some 40 or 50 Ku-Klux, ordis guised men. They were all well mounted and urmed They eutered the city on the south sido, halted ut several Louses, got water, con versed with 8everul of our citizens who hap pened to be up ut that late hour; but being masked, and changing their voices 110110 of them were recognized Tbey accosted several colored men, questioned them iibout what they had been doing, examined their persous to see if they were armed, and theu pusi-ed on. They went to the bouse of Arch Wurd, a colored burber, nnd took from him a pistol. They then proceeded to the rcsideuce of Mr. Pe:crs and wife, who are engaged in teaching tho colored school iu this pluce, and kuocked at the door. Mr. P. opened the door and asked what they wanted. They said they wuuted to see the mau of the house. Mr- P. presented himself, when they asked him whut be was doing hero. Mr. P. responded thut she and herhusbnud were engaged iu teaching school. They asked what they were teaching their ocholars? Mrs. P. replied that they were teaching them to read uud write, teach ing them politeness and obedieuce to God. One of them replied that they were God, and besides themselves there was none other. Afer some other conversation, Mr. P. was struck two or three times with a cano or sw'itob, iuflictingo injury, however. Exac ting a promise from Mr. P. to leave iu one week, the party left. They decliued to tell us ull that huppeued. Mr. I', has beeu iu Lebauou but a short time, aud has been a very quiet, iuoffensive person. It is a mutter of regret thut at this tiiiio, wheiflhe whole people aie rejoicing in antici pation of an early return of peace to our dis tracted country, Lebuuoo, noted for tho luw ubiding and peaceful disposition ol its citi zens, should be tho scene of such a disgrace ful proceeding. We cun inform these urusktd geutry thut Lebanou is abuudantly able to manage its own affairs, aud desires not the interference of irresponsible, self-coustituted niiduight regulators. Lebauou (Teuu.) Herald. Bully for Jane! A fellow srgning him self "F. It. Martin," published his wife iu the Fredonia Advertiser recently, whereat the iudiguuut Juuo comes buck ou Martiu as follows: Mb. Editor. I noticed a piece in your pa per o'f lust week signed F. R. Martiu, stating thut his wife June, (meuniug me I suppose,) bad left his bed aud board without any just cause or provocation, etc. I reply first, tliuM said Martin, alius f raucis uupuy, never Dau any bed, uud if it were not for the one I left him, he would now be sleeping on the floor. 2d, if a man's getting druuk aud raving with the delirium tremens every few duys with its attendant soul-sickening bell on eurth, is no provocation for leuving him, tbeu I plead guilty. 3d, I am uot green euough to usk auy one to trust me on hi uccouut wbo could not himself get trusted for a row of pins where be is known. 4th, I claim not to be the wife of said MiHin tlias Dupuy, for I have some time siuce, bad good reason for believinir thut hn has two Drevioua wives living, who are as happy iu the riddance of bis whisky fumes as I am. lor the above reasons I subscribe myself what I really am, Jane Booaksts. The Lake Murder In Missouri. On the night of Angust 22d, after the per formance or .Lake s Circus, in tiranny, Mis souri, was concluded, Mr. WillinmLake, the proprietor, was shot by one Jake Killyon, while standing nt the door of the canvas. After the regular performance of the circus was over, the ushers commenced clearing the canvas for the minstrel performance, gather ing tickets aud excluding those woo bad not paid. Killyon was found secreted under a sent. He was told by ouo of the ushers to come out ond pay or lenve. At this he got up and cut down on a seat. While this was happening; Mr. Lake came tip, and, being told of the trouble, turned to Killyon and told him to "pet out of their," at tho same time takiug bold of his collar, nud callii g upon his mm to put him out Killyon, at this,- drew bis revolver, which was immediately wrench ed away from him, aud he was put out of the door of tho canvas. A few minutes after this Killyon came up to the door-keeper, and pulling out his wallet, remaik?d that he was not a quurrelsome mau, and was willing to pay to go in" While be was in the act of puyiug, Mr. Lake came out through the passage-way towards the door keeper. As toon as Killyon saw him he slipped back among the crowd nt the door. iust at this moment Deputy Marshal Bailey (who had heard there had been a difficulty, aud that a revolver bad been drown) came up from town nnd inquired "who had that revolver?" Mr. Lake imme diately replied that "he bad it, and would deliver it up to-morrow morning to the prop er authority." While they were talking Mar shal Bailey nnd a Mr. Thompson were stand ing facing Mr Lake, not three feet from him, Killyon again approached' from behind Thompson, nnd throwing his revolver over Thompson's right shoulder, shot Mr. Luke, the ball entering about threo inches ubove the right nipple, coursiug. opporcntly down ward toward the heart. Mr. Lake staggered a few yards und then fell down on hie hands and said: ''My God, boys, I am killed; carry mo homo." He was immediately carried to his room in the South- Western "Hotel, but expired ulmost as, soon a it was reached. At the moment the shot was fired a panic seemed to infect the bystanders, and they all scat tered. Killyon immediately turned and run. As he did so his foot caught in one of the guy ropes and threw him npou his face, nnd his revolver was accidentally discharged. He promptly jumped up and disappeared. It seems utterly incomprehensible, with by standers about, and the Murshal looking on, with the desperado tumbling amoug tho guy ropes, that he was allowed to escape. Grau by, Mo., Iudependcnt. A New Resolution. Tho Democratic party iu Pennsylvania are about to have a new "resolution;" all because thero is a pros pect that the 15th amendment will give to thejcolored men of the Stute tho ballot. . Here is the first inkling of the change which is coin ing over the spiiit of their dream: ''I he Democrats of Philadelphia have stricken out the word 'white' where it occurs in the rules of hcir party, and there is now a chance for tho colored brethera in their camp.'" Who would have thoiightt'uat when Pnck ers's Convention adjourned in July, after an nouncing a free ballot for free men, that ere tho campaign was half over, the leaders would prepare to change front, and attempt to !Tnblile tin the colored votes M ut kii i t. is ai foe ubove clearly indicates. Virginia trad 1 eiu:esce nave taught them a lesson, and eveu the prospect of tho hullot iu this State in tLe hands of tho "lazy, ignorant nigger," us their orutorsdeliglit to call the colored voter-to-be, changes him into a honored American citizen, and tho "constitutional'' word white is unanimously stricken from the rules of their organization. Who after this will deny the power of the bullot. If there was ouo pluce iu tho Union where prejudice against the negro existeJ in a more violent form than in Philadelphia, we do not recollect it; nnd yet in the fane of this prejudice, in the very tem ple of Democracy, tho word "white" is no longer deemed worthy of a pluce in Demo cratic purty rules. Verily the days of "signs'" and "wonders"' have returned agaiu, and if we do uot record a miracle wb at least record a very significant politicul fuct. Great is the pluck of the women of Min nesota At Forest City, a few days since, s rattlesBake, with all the impudei c) of the old original Ferpent in Eden, entered a-house, the wily scoundrel having ascertained tbi.t there were only two women at homo. These two mother nnd daughter were uot, bow ever, to be daunted, for seizing a pair of long poles, they pouuded the intruder until there was no life loit in him. He proved to be three feet long, and two and a half inches thick. Ah! if our respected grandmamma, Mistress Kve. nnnn tlin urrivnl nf tlm rrmt historical reptile iu Eden, had but grasped long poio ami given nun niietic.ctive bruis ing, what a beautiful world this would uow bel But the good lady stopped to talk, by reason of which but everybody knows the onusequeiice, and it isu't a subject we like to dwell upon. N. Y. Tribune. A curious marriage occurred last week in St. Louis. A stone-blind bridegroom was led by his blushing bride to the altur of a Justice of the Pe o. That honest and benevo lent functionary felt it to be his duty to in form the poor blind man that the chosen of his heart waj really one of the ugliest women iu the world, and that she had already, to bis certain knowledge, buried two husbands. To this the bridegroom responded thut he ha'' seen the lady a great many years ago, and that, according to his recollection, she was then "a thing of beuuty" aud "a forni of life aud light" As the unfortunate mun insisted upon being married to this dream of his earlier and happier days, the kuot was tied; hut the Justice swore that bo couldu't in conscience take a fee for doing it; aud so the poor victim wasted awuy rejoicing. X. Y. Tribune. . English Diplomats. However much our people muy desire foreign missions, they are still more desirable io England if pay is what mukes them desirable. The sum de manded for that service t Ilia vaar ia 1 1 CM 335. The Minister to Frauce gets $50 000 a year; to Turkey, 40,000; to China, 830,0(10; to Russia. $39,000; to Prussia, $35,000. Iu each iustuuee there ia a oraml munainn owned or rented by England, and kept in re pair, as wen as spienaiaiy luruisbed, out money voted by the Hours of Commons. of Two Yocno Ladies and Onb Gentleman Drowned. A, sad case of drowning occur red at Atlantic city on Wednesday, 25th ultimo, by which the lives of two younjr ladies and one young gentleman were lost. Their names were, Miss Hunter and Miss Rog ers, residing iu Eleventh street below Lom bard, nnd William Weart htout, residing at 1605 Wallace street It eeems that all had been stopping here lor several weks, and bad been iu to bathe daily. Shortly before eleven o'clock last Wednesday morning they went into the ocean opposite the Light House Cottage, were it is imaginedthey got beyond their depth, and, losing, all preseuco of mind, were carried under the water. There is no surf at this point of the beach, except at vety high tide, and even then the bar in terfers very much with the breakers. The bodies were all washed ashore, and sent to their homeB. Mr. Stout bad formed the ac quaintance of the young ladies while la the ocean. All were quite young, averaging about sixteen years. Tensions 'Well-Deskbved Tho old soldiers of the war of 1812 are making increased efforts to obtain an act of justice which they well de serve, to be placed upon the United States pen sion list1 These now aged men wbo neglected their business nnd left their families at the call of their country, and did all that was requireif of them, receiving therefor but eight dollars per month while in service, now demand that they, tnd the widows of those soldiers, be pensioned tho rame as soldiers of the late war, all of whom received large sums in the way of bounty, Ac These old men can live but a few yoars longer and many of them are now In necessitous circum stances, and wo trust that our members of Con gress will promptly grant this modcrato and hu mane demand. Mr. Colfax has been making a little speech at Virginia City, Nevada, which was much admired by the newspaper editor of that re gion, who ascribes to Mr. Colfax most of tho rhetorical graces. His address was "happy.' Also "feeling." Likewise, "pleasant. Ad ditionally, "a good square talk," aud (finally) "of tue kind our people like to hear. Es pecially (no doubt) because he "paid the citi zens of Nevada many complimeuts for their industry uud energy. bomehow, we get a uotiou from these complimentary adjectives that Mr. Colfax's speech was just the thiug for the place and the occasion, us Mr. Colfuz's speeches are apt to be; and if any one has a right to feel well over the completion of the 1 aciho Railroad, tue V ice-1 resideut is indis putably the man. Wb are Informed that Eugenio, the female lion tamer, says the Harrisburg Patriot of the 23d, ult, traveling with Ames' Circus and Menagerie, was attacked by a liouess at Suubury 00 Friday, and considerably injured about the face and shoulders. It appears the animal became ferocious at the conduct of a number of men on the outside of the cage, and threw Eugenie ou the floor, placing bis prodigious paws 011 ber ftce, lacerating one ol her checks. She is said to hav j had presenco of mind to cover the blood with ber handker chief, thus preventing the brute. from smell ing it She luy iu this condition for balf un hour, when the paws were removed and she slowly passed out of the cage. When men are dead, they ehould stay bur ied; but they will not sometimes, as for exam ple: W. B. Stokes, whose overwhelming do leal in Tennessee, it might be supposed, would have buried bim in politicul oblivion, has re-appeared at the surface. He now turns up in Washington with the anuouueed in tention of demanding a re-distribution of the federal patronage iu Tennessee, which Brown low bus, us he holds, justly forfei'ed by bis desertion of the Republican party in joining tho senter movement Stokes claims to have been defeated by wholesale frauds, and affirms that he will contest the admission of auy ono Andrew Johnson or any other man whom the Legislature may elect to the United States Sentte. Pennsylvania bnd, on the fourth of March last, two thousand six hundred and eighty nine post offices; tweuty-nine Biuce establish ed and three discontinued; the names and Bites of thirteen offices have been changed. Total number of offices on the first instant, two thousand seven hundred and fifteen. Two hundred und forty-nine postmasters have resigned, nnd two hundred nnd niuety seveu been removed, aud ten died; eleven vacancies caused by the change of names and sites of offices. Sixty-two appointed by the President, aud five hundred and thirty-four by the Postmaster-General. A Good Jokb. The Democratic papers went into hysterics a few days ago over an aggravated case of miscegenation. A son of Fredorick Dougluss married a daughter of a professor in one of our colleges. Having worked up the case, pointing out its horrible features, and duly warning the people against the terrible fute hanging over tbem ull if radi calism is permitted to triumph, those sapient editors are astonished to learn that the pro fessor whosedaughteryoungDouglass married is himself a colored man. "Phausy their pheeliuxl" They never dreamed that a "pro fessor" could be other thau a white man. Tub propensity to run down and decry everything made at home, aud extol articles manufactured elsewhere, is well illustrated by on anecdote told by Horace .Greely, in his last chapter of political economy. Dr. Crosoy, of New Haven, an inventor of ma chinery for making fish books, could not get bis books well enough made to satisfy the commission house in New York, which was supplying the market with British fish books. Fiuully lie took dowu a lot himself, which were as unsatisfactory as before. "Tbey ought to please you," said the sly doctor, "for tbey are your own books, bought at your store, and packed in my boxes to test you." St. Louis has called a National Convention of four delegates at large from each -State and two from each Congress District, to meet in that city on tbe 20th of October, to agi tate in favor of a removal of tbe Federal Metropolis "from Washington to the Missis sippi valley." St Louis, of course.
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