O. A. It A TUB UM,
Attorney-at-Uw, .
Ridgway, Ia. 2 2 tf.
ZT47.i cfc MCAULEr,
Attorney i-dt-Liw. ,
Office in New Brick Building, Mnln St
Rldnway, Elk Co., Pa. tSnZlf. .
J, 0. Tf. BAlLftTr ' ' '
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ATTORNEt-AT-LAW..;
tlnJd1. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent, for the' Traveler's Life' and Aool
dent Insuranoe Co., of Hartford, Conn.
JAMES D. FULLER TON,
Surgeon Dentist, haying permanently lo
Bated in Eigway, offers his professional ser
vices to the citfltou's of Kidgway ana sur
rounding oountry. ... All work warranted.
Office in Service & Wheeler's Building, up.
stairs, first door U the left, 73-n-82-ly ,
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' 1 r- r
G. G. MESSENGER,
Druggist and Famitioeutist, N. W. cornel
of Mnin and Mill streets, Ridgway, Pa.
full assortment of carefully selected For
eign and Domestio Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispenspd at all hours, day or
night. ... ln3J
T. S. HARTLEY. M. D.,
Pliyfeician aha Burgeon.
Office in Drug Store, corner Broad and
Main Slf. llenidence corner Broad St.
tppoRite the College. Office lioui-i Irotn
lo 10 A. M. and from 7 lo 8 P. M.
vlnyl.
J. S. 110 R I) WELL, it. D.,
Eclectic rii.vsioinn mid Surgeon, Imsnmiov
td his otlict- irufnr Centre street, to Mnii st.
llitlgnny. Pa,, in tlie second tory of tlie
tie brick Wilding of John 0. Hull, oppo
site Hyde's store.
Ollijo hours: I to i f M 7 to V P M
hide no cue,
KiouwAY, EtK Co., Pa.
W. H. SCIIKAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
so liberally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict at
tention to the comfort and convenience of
guests, to merit a oontinuauce ei the
ttumc.
Oct !iO 180'J.
KERSEV no CUE,
CliNTBKVU.LK, EVK Co., Pa.
John Collins, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretotor
o liber illy bestowed upon liira, the new
.ro vrietur, liopes, by paying strict ut-n-ution
to tlie comfort xttl convenk-nc
vi pujsts. t ' moik. a continuance of tin
mine.
1 W. II A IS,
UKALC. IN
Cry Goods, Notions, Grcceries.
and General Variety,
FOX ELK CO., PA.
Parley I. O.
vlulTlf.
CHARLES HOLES,
Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler
Main street, Uidgwny, Pa. Agent for the
Howe t'ewing Machine, nnJ Morton Gold
l'en. Repairing Watches, etc, docewitli
lie fame accuracy as heretofore. Satis
faction guaranteed. Vluly
flidgway Cemetery.
l.ois are now ofliercd for sale by the
Ridgway Cenietary Aseociation in the new
Cemetery The present low price for lots
may soon be advnnccd.
Apply at Iho' office of
W. S. HAMBLEN, Secretary
Ridgway, Sept. 7 1875. n-20
JF YOU WANT TO BUY
GOODS CHEAP
U0 TO
JAMES 1- HAGKHTY
Main Street, Ridgway, Pa.
DV GOODS, NOTIONS, HOOTS
SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
GLASS AND QUEENS
WARE, WOOD AND
WILLOW-WAHE.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
A Large Stock of
Groceries and Provision!.
The BEST BRANDS of FLOUR
Constantly on hand, and sold as cheap
as tbo CHEAPEST.
JAMES II. IIAGERTY.
A general stock ot winter clothing,
at very low prices at P. & K's. '
Fresh family Groceries, and Canned
goods at P & K's. The cheapest and
best.
Give the Advocatb office a call for bill
heads, letter-beads, cards, shipping tags,
and if you are going to get married leave
mi an order for your cards
RAILROADS-
PENNSYLVANIA RAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Division
SUMMER TIME TABLE.
ON andafter SUNDAY, AP ML 16, 1876
the . trains on thi-i Philadelphia,
Erie Railroad will run as follows i v
k wistwAao. v. ,;t;
NIAGARA EX leaves Renovo..., 4 20 pm
' " . " ' i. Driftwood. 5 Up m
" " Emporium 1 6 00 p m
" ' St Marys..; .? 05 p m'
v' " "... '. Ridgway... ,7-85 p m
- arr at Kane..' 8 45 p m
ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 65 p m
. . " Renovo... 1105am
' Emporium...... 1 05 p m
" St. Mary' 1 55 p m
Ridgway 2 22 p m
" Kane.... ..3.40 pm
" arrive at Erie..,, 7 60 p m
ERIE EX leaves Renovo.i 12.00mid't
i . ,: Driftwood ...1.18 a m
. " " Emporium 2 20 am
" St, Marys..... 8.21 am
". . Ridgway... :...8. 61 a m
Kftno....... ..6.80 a m
' " "arr. at Erie 10.05 a m
. EASTWARD.
DAY EX leaves Kane. 6.00 a m
" i " Ridgway ..6,66 am
" " St Marys -7 05 t m
" " Emporium 8 10 a m
' Driftwood. 8 68 pm
i. Benovo 10 10 pm
ERIE MAIL leaves Eri M...11.20 a m
Kane 4 05 p m
" " " Ridgway........ 6.16 pm
St, Mary's 6.48 p m
" Emporium 6.65 pm
Benovo., 8.55 p m
' err. at Philadcphia... 6.50 a m
PHI LAD' A EX leaves Brie 7.00 pm
' Kane 12.00mid't
' Ridgway ... 1.07 a m
" .St Marys... 1.84 am
" Kmporium,.2.30 a rj
' " Driftwood..3.2U a m
" Renovo 6.15 a m
Renovo Accom and Kane Accom connect
east and west at East with Low Grade Di
vision and R N Y & P R a
WM. A. BALDWIN.
Gea'l Sup't.
NEW LIVERY STABLE
IN
1
DAN SCR1BNER WrISUES TO IN
form the Ctttxetis of Ridgway, and the
public gcLerally, that he baa started a Liv
ery Stable and will keep
GOOD STOCK, GOOD CARRIAGES
Bujjiea, to let upon the most reasona
ble terms
Bc&.He will also do job lean ing.
Stable on Brond street, above Main
All orders left at the Post Office will meet
prompt attention
Aug 20 1870. tf.
JOIiTT7"ORK We are now prepared
Y to do all kinds ofJOU WORK,
bnvelepes. Tags. Bill-heads. Letter heads
neatly and clieaply executed. Office in
Thayer & Ilageity's new building, Main
street Hidgway, IV
Alpucis cheaper
known ut P. & K's
than ever befo
WORK TOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
The Thistle Edition
is the only fully Illustrated Edition of
ir Wnlter Scott's
WAVERLEY NOVELS
of Anierk-nn mnkc, nnd U '-the bent
edition of tlie let Enn'ish novelist."
The booki tire standard, und Will sell
for nil time. The mechanical execution
is of the bunt. The price is of the low
est. Agents wanted eey where, to
whom liberal terms und exclusive ter
ritory are ottered.
Forty-eight volumes, averaging 400
page each, und containing nearly
2,000 Illustrations will complete the
series Subscribers supplied with two
volumes (a complete work) monthly,
Ei.cvkn Months' Deliveries (21 vol
umes) nre now ready. Price-in cloth
gilt extra per volume $1.50; Half Tur
key gilt top $2.25. For terms etc. ad
dress E. J. HALE ifc EON Publishers
17 Murray Street t'ew York.
A GOOD WORK.
A Startling f huse of Debility and Sick
ness fully explained in a large octavo Trea
tise by Dr. O. PHELPS BROWN, 21
Grand Street, Jersey City, X. J. EVERY
MAN AND WOMAN who is ailing in any
way should send and get a copy at once, as
it is ieut free, prepaid by mail. Address
the author as Above. v0nl240t
Xevr Time Table.
Enntward.
DAY. EXPRESS 6:68 A. M.
ERIE MAIL . 6:10 P. M.
PHILADELPHIA EX 1:07 A. M.
Westward.
NIAGARA EXPRESS 7:38 P. M.
ERIE MAIL . 2:23 P. M
ERIE EXPRESS 3:51 A. M.
The Niagara Express makes the
fastest time of any train on the road
Leaving Kane at 6 A. M., it arrives in
Philadelphia at 9 P. M.; returning it
leaves Philadelphia at 7:20 A. M.; and
arrives at Kane at 8:45 P. M.
QUOTATIONS
or
White, Powell & Co.
BANKERS AND BKOKEKd,
No. 42 tfoutU Third Street.
Philadelphia, June 27th. 1876
BID. ABKJCD
U. S. 1881, e .....128 123J
do 5 20, e '06, M and W lloJ 116
do do '05 J and J. 124 124j
do do 65 do 120 12ttJ
do do '05 do 1221 122
10-40, do coupon.. ......lm 117J
do Paciho 6's cy Iut. off 117 1174
New 6's Keg. 1881 ..13Uj
0. 1881 111 112
Gold 100 102
Silver 64 62 J
Pennsylvania ... 44 44
Reading 18 18
Philadelphia & trie 441 44
Lehigh Navigation - 66 6ti
do Valley......... 45 45
United R R of N J... e. div..l38 138
Oil Creek 0 9
Northern Central ex. div 83 84
Central Transportation 48 49
Nesquehoning 63 54
C & A Mortgage C' '89 104 10 )
THURSDAY, JUNE 29TH , 1876.
Arrival and Departure of Malls.
Eastern Daily except Sundays; ar
rives at 2:22 p. m., leaves at 6:16 p. m.;
Western Daily except Sundays;
leaves at 2:22, arrives at 6:16 p. m .
Jlrookville-v-Daily except Sundays
arrives at 12 m., leaves at 2:80 p. m,
Spring Creek Arrives Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 11 a. m.; leaves Wednes
days and Fridays at 9 a. m.
Ledge Meetings.
Elk Lodge, No. 879, A. Y. M., meets
the seeond and fourth Tuesdays of
each month in Mnsonic Hall.
Elk Chapter, No. 230, 11. A. M.,
meets the third Tuesday of each month
in Masonic Hull.
Knapp Commandery, No. 40, K. T.
meets the fourth Thursday of each
month iu Masonic Hall..
County Officers.
President Judge-Hon. L. D. Wet more
Associate Judges Hons. J. K. Whit'
more, Chas. Luhr.
Sheriff Daniel Scull.
Treasurer Jacob McCauley.
District Attorney J. K. P. Hall.
Co. Superintendent Geo. H. Uixon.
Prothonotary, &c Fred. Schoening.
Deputy Protnonotary W. 8. Horton.
Commissioners Michael Wedert, W.
H. Osterhout, George Reuscher.
Commissioners' Clerk W. S. Horton.
Auditors W. H. Hyde, R. I. Spang
ler, George Rothrock.
Township Oflicers.
Judge of Election Will Dickinson.
Inspectors James l'enfleld, P. R.
Smith.
Justices of the Pence Charles Mead,
Jas. D. Fullerton.
School Birectors 0. B, Grant, Jas.
Gardner, G. T. Wheeler. N. T. Cum
mings, W. 8. Service, Eug. J. Miller.
Supervisors O. B. Fitch, Jas. Riley.
Treusurer W. H. Hyde.
Assessor M. S. Kline.
Assistant Assessors Geo. Dickinson,
John Walmsley.
Auditors J. H. Hagerty, James Pen-
field, J. 8. Powell.
Clerk-M. S. Kline.
Constable J. W. Morgester.
Churches.
Lutheran Rev. I. Jlrenncmnn, pas
tor. Services every alternate Sunday,
in both English and German, at 11 a.
m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10
a. m. Ooo. Walker, Superintendent;
J. O. W. Bailey, assistant.
Grace Episcopal Rev. Win. James
Miller, rector. Services every Suudny
at the usual hours, 1 1 a. 111. and 7 p. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. All nre
cordially invited to attend. Seats free.
Metliodist Rev. Wm. Martin,
pastor. Services every Sunday at 11
a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at
9:30 a. m. C. E. Holladay, superin
tendent: Geo. R. Dixon, assistant.
Young Folks' Bible Class at 3 p, m.
Roman Catholic-Rev. Father Muher
jHietor. Services every other Sunduy
at 10 a. m.
There was a good flood on Tuesday
last.
LtTMHEK is being hauled on the
ground for J. S. Hyde's new store.
Next Tuesday is the Centenulal
Anniversary of the nations' birth,
Compahy H, will give a party at
their nrmory next Tuesday evening.
The State Militia by a recent order
of Gov. Hartranft, camp at Philadel
phia, August 3d.
County Scpt. Dixon was called
suddenly to New York State, the other
day by a telegram that his brother
was doad.
The Democratic National Conven
tion of St. Louis nominated Gov. S. J.
Tilden of New York for President and
Geo. Thomas A. Hendricks, of In
diana for Vice President.
W. H. Schram and W. W. Math
son and Daniel Scull, started from
this pluce in two two-horse-rigs for the
Centennial Exnibition. They intend
to reach their destination on Monday
next,
Last Thursday as Mrs. J. S. Cham
berlain and son Were going from
Brandy Camp to Centreville in a
buggy, the horse become frightened
and dashing at break-neck speed down
a steep hill, throwing the occupants
out and inflicting serious injuries,
Att apparation appeared on the
streets on Monday afternoon lust,
which our citizens were at a loss to
understand at first, but which proved
to be a Monk from Jerusalem. He
announced a lecture at the Court
House by written posters on Monday
evening. As but few persons attended
no lecture was had and those that
paid had their money refunded. It is
said that he could converse in thirteen
different languages.
Shoo Fly. About this season of
the year-flies are very numerous and
exceedingly annoying about meal time
A remedy for this eVH cart be found at
S. A. Rote's, W. C. Healy's West End
Store in the shape of a palm leaf fly
brush) these brushes are very orna
mental and durable and every family
should have one. Mr Rote also keeps
on hand palm leaf hats, and caps for
ladies and gentlemen. Give him a
call.
99 C'EftT StobEi'-MIss L. Lee of
Erie, Will open a ninety-nine cent
store with Mrs. Egglestou, Milliner,
in Walker's block Main Street. Miss
Lee will commence selling goods on
Tuesday next, July 4th. She will
keep on hand a large assortment 'of
towels, table cloths, handkerchiefs,
thread, parasols knifes, forks.brackets,
etc., and all for ninety-nine cents.
The National Anniversary
lit Grace Church on Sunday net
being the 1st Sunday lu July the ser
vice and sermon will have special refer
ence to the anniversary of our Na
tional independence. The subject of
me sermon will be Our .national in
dependence and Growth. Also at
half-past eight o'clock on the morn
ing of the Fourth there Will be a short
service of praise to God for his bless
ings to us as a nation. All are most
cordially invited to take part in these
sermons. w. j. miller.
Rector
Annual Report of County Superlntind
nt Geo. R. Dixon.
Kidowat, Pa., Juno 6, '78.
tTon. J. P. Wiektnfuim, Superintendent
Publie ImtruelionDskJL Sib: Concern
ing the educational interests of Elk
county for the school year ending Juno 6,
1870, I beg leave to report aa follows:
Educational advancement during tbe
year in this county has becrWoTeciifeiily
gratifying' to its patrons and friends.
Teachers and directors have shown much
earnestness in the discharge of their du
ties. The educational sentiment is quite
intelligent and active, and A high degree
of co-operation has been manifested, .
NEW SCHOOL BCILDIKOS.
Ridgway district erected a fine school
house at Wilniarth; Bonzlnger at Rath
bun; and at Centreville, by Fox district,
was built a beautiful and commodious
structure for a graded school, consisting of
two departments, and furnished the rooms
in a praiseworthy manner. The building
is one of the "prides" of our county, and
it indicates a high degree of educational
enterprise for the people who planned the
work and pushed it forwrad to comple
tion. Three (3) new schools were started
elsewhere in the county, but the buildings
in which they were placed Were not en
tirely now; however, they were quite suit
ably arranged, and in every case comfort
able. The school buildings throughout
the county are excellent, with few excep
tions, and a majority of them are supplied
with patent desks. The grounds are suffi
ciently ample, and generally well supplied
with out-buildings and shade trees, while
Into many grounds water is brought, and
in somo instances beautiful plants are
collected about the school houses by the
teachor and the pupils. The' schoolrooms
aro decorated with mottoes, and, ns'ever
greens grow in abundance iu close prox
imity, teachers never fail to use them in
weaving pleasant designs of ornamenta
tion, with which they render exceedingly
attractive and cheerful their respective
places. The brick school building at St.
Marys was partitioned, so as to make
four rooms. Tho improrvemcnt was a
laudable one, and, since the division,
four teachers have been employed. Two
cf tho rooms were furnished with approved
furnature. Excellent repairs were made
upon the school grounds at Ridgway.
NEW UUILDISOS NEEDED.
There is a pressing demand for a build
ing in Bcnaingcr ample to accommodate
about 0110 hundred scholars. The one
now iu use, which is situated in the bor
ough of St. Marys, is by far too small and
is iu nowise suitable. It is hoped that
the Bcnzingcr directors, who aro fully
aware of what is needed, will immediately
erect a new building or reconstruct the
old one, or in somo way provido proper
rooms for the scholars mentioned. The
building used for a graded school at Ben
ezctte is not properly arranged in short,
it never was intended lo serve the purpose
of a graded school, and, ns Beiieectte is
quite a largo village and increasing in
size, it is expected that ere long a two-
story school house will be erected nt .that
place. At Medix Bun, in Bunczctte, a
new school house is needed to take the
place of the old one now in use. At
Brandy Camp, in Horton, a Hew school
house is very much noeded to take the
place of tho very dilapidated atructure
now used for school purpodes. As the clt
rectors are nicu of enterprise, I have no
doubt but that the old building will be
vacated soon, and a new one, suitable lu
all respects, erected. It is believed, too,
that the present one is not properly located.
At Weedville, in Jay, the school building
is somewhat antiquated, and a new one
will bo needed soon. Whistlutowu,
Laurel Mill and Gardner,in Ridgway, need
butter school buildings. Fox will' soon
bo called upon to build for the Mountain
school, a private dwelling being now in
use thore for school purposes.
APPARATUS.
About twenty-five of our schools nre
without tho necessary school apparatus.
Millstone has set us an example worthy
of emulation by other townships.' Uer
school rooms are well supplied with
charts, maps, globes, cubic blocks, Ac,
and her text books are uniform.
scuooii nootts.
Our greatest drawback is the want of
properly graded series of school books;
but tho subject has been agitated so much
at educational meetings and on other oc
casions, that I expect to be able to report
a better state of affairs soon. There can
be little progress where the text b.ovks in
a school are of influlte variety.
SCHOOLS.
There aro sixty-four schools in tho
county, and in thera are taught all the
brauches required by law,hile in many
of them "the higher brariches"--Germau,
niuaio and drawing, receive much atten
tion, There are five graded schools irt the
county. They are located at St. Marys
(four teachers), Ridgway (four teachers).
Wilcox (three teachers), Centreville (two
teachers), and at Benezette (two? teach.
era). A hindrance to our 'progress of
considerable moment is tho too frequent
change of teachers, Ninety-six teachers
were employed hi the year to teach our
sixty-four schools.
TEACtliiHS.
We have more applicants for schools than
formerly; hence we are able to secure
better teachers. I am gradually raising
the standard, and will soon be able to re
ject those whose attainments are not of a
high order. One year ago there was not
one teacher in Elk county, say Dr. Wick
ersham & Co., who, was a subscriber to
the Pennsylvania Sehool Jotirndtj now
thera are thirty-five, Our salaries for
teachers are good, and there are only ten
counties in the State that pay: teachers
higher salaries on the average than Elk.
I often urge directors to select the teach
ers holding the best certificates.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS. -
Among the directors wo have many
good, honest workers, and there are oth
ere who nave suown no sigus 01 me as
yet and, in ray opiniou, they deserve to
be buried.
DllTRlCT IKlTtTtjTKl,
were field In seVeral townships, and Were
productive of much good. Eight educa
tional meetings and three local institutes
were held, and they were valuable auxiW
lories in educating public sentiment. The
interest manifested was unbounded, and
the results highly satisfactory. -
TUB COtlHTT IRSTlTtJTH .
was held at Wilcox, Dec. Oth to the loth
Inclusive, and1 nearly every teacher m the
county was presont. It was, ndecd, a
most gratifying success. The' lecturers
and instructors were Revs. Wm. Martin
and Wm. Hoffman, Profs. W. W. Wood
ruff, Wm. II. M'Collin, A. Grant Childs,
W. 8. M'Pherran, 8. T. Brockbauk, Hon.
Jackson S. Schultz, Deputy State Super
intendent Houck,' and others. The Wil
cox bands and glee clubs furnished supe
rior music. The directors' day was
largely attended.
A KORMAL SCHOOL,
onder the direction of Prof. W. 8. M'
Pherran, will be held at Wilcox during
the Bummer, and I hope many will attend.
A school of that character is very much
needed in our county.
THE COUNTY BUrEMHTRKDEKT'S WORK.
My first year's work as county super
intendent is over, and I have somo, but
few, regrets. My labors have been ardu
ous, and I think few can be found to say
that I have not tried bard to do my duty.
I have visited every school (sixty-four) in
the county once, nearly all of thorn twice,
a majority of them three times, about
half of them four times, and many oftener.
The averngo time spent at a school during
a visit was about two and one half hours,
nnd never, not even iu a singlo instance,
did I leave a school without trying hard
to benefit it. Directors wero generally
with me during tho visitation. I have
traveled in the dischargo of my duties
about one thousand and seven hundred
miles ; have written four hundred aud
fifty official letters; held tweuty-Beven ex
aminations; rejected six applicants for
certificates; annulled one certificate; held
eight educational meetings, lour insti
tutes; and have made more than one
hundred and fifty addresses to schools.
lit AN 1(3.
I tender hearty thanks to all those who
have given me a generous welcome ; to
the teachers who have encouraged mo in
my work; to tho directors who have
wished me ft God-speed, and have lent
me a helping hand; to the many pupils
who have greeted me kindly and with
wlm I have spent ngrcenble moments;
to the press Of Elk county for tho efficient
aid given me in tho prosecution of my
work, and to the School Department for
favors dono.
Respectfully submitted,
Geo. R. Dixoft,
.Co. Supt., Elk Co., Pa.
The Platform,
When in the econolny cf rrovldence.
his lniiJ Vfns to Ve purged of human slavery
nnd when the strength of the government
ul the people, by (lie peop.e and for the
people wus 10 be demonstrated, the Kepub
ican party came :nto power, Jisueeus
have pushed iulo history, uud we look back
to 1 lie 111 with pride, inched by ttieir muio
riet nnd high aims fur the good of our
country uLd mankind; and looking to the
future Willi nutiiulterigu ootirnge, liupe and
burpose, we, tlie representatives 01 Hie par-
y 111 aiionul Convention ns-emuletl, ninUe
lie lollowmg declaration ul principles;
First the United states ot America is
nation, not a league by the combined
workings uf the National una htate govi
ernmcnts. Under their respective t'on-
titutions the light 1 of every ciiiieu are
eciired at home nnd protected abroad aud
he common we Hare promoted.
Second The Kenublicun party hns pre
served those governments to the hundredth
anniversary of the nations birth, and Ihey
are now the embodiment of great birtbs
spoken at its cradle, that "all men are
cicuied euual, that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights, among whidh are life, liberty and
lie pursuit ot uuppiuncss Unit tor tlie at
tainment of these ends coverunicots have
been instituted among men, deriving their
ust powers from the content of the gov
erned Until those truths are cheerfully
obeyed, or if needed to be, vigorously en.
toified, tne work of tus llepublican party
ii nut finished.
Third The permanent pocifieatioc of
the Southern section of the Uuiou, the com
plete protection of all its oititens in the free
enjpynieul or all tbeir rights are duties to
which the ltepnblican party is sadredly
iiledze'l, me power to provide tit the en
forcement of the principles embodied in
the receut constitutional amendments in
the Congress of the United States, and we
declare it to be a solemn obligation of the
legistive and executive departments of the
Government to put into immediate and
vigorous exercise all their constitutional
powers lor removing any jiiMi cause of dis
content on the part of ALy class, aud secur
ing every Ainerieun oiticen complete liberty
and exact equality in the efteroise of all
civil, political and publio fights. To this
end we imperatively demand a Cougrcss
nd chief Executive whose eouruge and
fidelity lo theses duties shall not falter un
til these results are placed beyond dispute
or recall.
Fourth In the first odt of Congress
signed by President GraLt, the National
Government assumed to remove nny doubts
or us purpose to discharge alUusi oblign
lions lo publio creditors, and solemnly
pledged its faith to make a provision at the
earliest practicable period for the re
deniption of United States notes in coin
Commercial prosperity, publie morals and
national credit demand that this promise
be fulfilled ny continuous and steady pro
giess to speeie payments.
filth Under the Constitution the I'resi
dent and beads of departments are to
make nominations for otlice. The Benate
is to advise and consent 10 the appointment
and. the House or representatives is to ao
cuse and proscute faithless officers, The
best interests of the publie service demand
that these be respected, that Senators and
Representatives who may be judges and ao
eusers should not d fltate appointments to
office. The invariable rule for appoint
ments should have reference to the honesty
nuelliy ana capacity or appoint! ea, giviug
to the parly in power those places where
harmony and vigor or adniims'ration re
quirts its policy to be represented, but
permitting all others to be filled by per
sons selected with sole reference to th
efficiency of the publio sefviee and tb
right ot citizens to share in the honor 0
rendering faithful servioe to tbeir country
Sixth We reioioe in the quickened con
science oi the peopls concerning political
affairs aud will bold all publie officers to
rigid responsibility, and enanse that th
prosecution and punishment of all who be
tray offieial trusts shall be speedy, thorough
and unsparing.
Seventh The publie school system
the revml States U the bulwark of th
Aaisnsan publie, and wita a view 10 it
security and permanence we fftoircttietid an
amendment to the Constitution of the
United 8tates forbidding the application
of anypuhlio funds or property for the
benefit of any school or inititution under
seolarian control. (Great cheering con
tinued several minutes.)
Eighth The revenue necessary for our.
rent expenditures and the obligations of
the public debt must be largely derived
from duties upon importations, which, so
far as possible, should be adjusted to pro
mote the interests of American labor and
advance tbcprosperiiv of the whole country.
Ninth Wo reaffirm our opposition to
further grants of publio lands lo corpora
tions and monopolies, and demand that the
national domain be devoted to free homes
for (he people
Tenth It is the imperative duty of the
Government to so modify existing treaties
with European governments that the same
protection shall he alfurded to adopted
American cilisens that is given to native
born, and all necessary laws be passed to
protect emigrants in the aosenae of power
in (he State for tlint pur, oie.
Hlcvonlli.!i is the immedi de duly of
Congress te fully investigate the effect of
emigration and the importation of Mongo
lians on the moral and material interests of
the country.
Twelfth The Republican party feeog
nltns with approval the substantial advance
recently mndo towards the establishment 0;
equnl rights for women by the many im
portant amendments Ctfucted by Republi
can Legislature in the law which conctrn
the personal nnd properly relations of
wives and widows, and by the appointment
nnd election of women lo the superintend
ence of education charities and other pub
lic trusts. The honest demand nf this
class of citizens for additional rights and
privileges and immunities should be treated
with respectful consideration.
Thirteenth The Constitution confers
upon Congress sovereign power over the
territories of the Untied States fur their
government and the exercise of this power,
Its right and trie duty 01 Icngress lo pro-
iliit and citirpate iu tho territories that
elic of barbarism, polygammy, and we de
mand such legislation ns shall secure this
end nnd the supremacy of American insti
tutions in all territories.
Fourteenth The pledges which the na
tion has aiveu to our eoldiois and sailors
must be fulfilled. The grateful people will
ways regard those who perilod their
ives for the country's preservation in the
indet remembrance.
f ifteenth 'We sincerely tldpreoale nil
sectional feeling nnd tendenoiot. We
herefore note with deop solicitude that the
Democratic party Counts as Its ehief hope of
eucness upon the electibhnl toto.of a united
South, secured through the efforts of (hose
who were recently arrayed against the
nation, and we iavone the earnest atten
tion of the country to the grava truth that
success thus achieved would reopen seo-
onal strife and imperil national honor and
timan righjs.
Sixteenth. Uc cllarce the Democratic
parly ns being the same in chaiactcr and
pirn as wlieu it sympathized with trea-
m, and mailing its control ot the House
f Representatives the triumph and onnor-
unity of iho nation's recent iocs with re
asserting nnd applauding m the national
capital the sentiments ul unrepentant re
bellion, with sending Union soldiers to the
ear, with plighted taitli of the government,
11I1 being equally false aud imbecile up
:i the overshadow ing financial question,
with thwarting Iho ends of justice by its
irtienn mismanagement aud obstruction
f investigation, with providing itself
hruugh tho period of its ascendency In the
loner house of Congress utterly incom
petent to administer to the government.
We wain tho country against trusuir a
artythiH alike unworthy, recreant and
neapiibla.
seventeenth Tho. national ammnitrn
ion deserves commendation for its conduct
n its management of domestio and foreign
ttairs, and rrcemeiit Grant deserves the
continued and hearty gratitude of ihe
American people tor his patriotism nnd his
immense service In var and in peace.
RODEKT .
IXGERSOLL'S
SPEECH.
UIIEAT
AT Ci Set 3 J; ATI, KitinAY ji'Se id, l87t
Upon the close of Mr. Dunn's speech
Colonel Robert Ingersoll, of Illinois,
appeured Upon the platform, and as it
was understood that he was to noniin
ate Blaine the friends of the latter
gentleman broke out into a storm of
cheers, which Was continued for sev
eral minutes, and closed with three
cheers for "the mart from Maine.''
When the trumult hud subsided Cob
Ingersoll spoke us folloWsl
. Massachusetts lilnV be satisfied With
the loyalty of Benjumin II. BristoW;
so am I applause; but if any man
nominated by this convention cannot
carry the State of Massachusetts I am
notsatishetl with the loyalty Of tliut
Htato. Cheers, applause, huigriter.1
If the nominee of fills convention can
not carry the atruttd old Common
wealth of Massachusetts by 75.000
majority I w-ould advise them to sell
out Faneuil Hall as a Democratic head3
quarters, fCheers and latiirhter.1 I
would advise them to take from bun Uer
Hill that old monument of glory. The
Republicans of the United Htates de
mand as their leader in the great con
test of 1876 a mun of intellect, a man
of integrity, a man of well known and
npnrovea political oiilnlotl. Uheers.l
They demand a statesman, They de
mand a reformer after as Well as before
the election. FCheersil Thev demand
a politician in the highest and broad
est anu oest sense or that word.
Cheers. I Thev demand a mun ac
quainted With public nf lairs, with the
wants of the peoide; With not only the
requirements of the hour, but with the
demands of tho future. They demand
a man broad enough to comprehend
the relations of this Government to
tlie other nations of the earth, Ap
plause. They demand a hnth well
versed in the powers, dimes, and pre
rogatives of each arid every department
of this Government. Applause.
They demand a man who will sacredly
prove tne nnanciai honor of the
United States Cheers; one who
knows enough to know that the na
tional debt must be paid '.through the
iirosperuy or mis people: one who
mows enough to know that all the
theories financial in the world cannot
redeem a single dollar applause one
who knows enoutrli to know that all
the money must be made not by hand
uui uyiauor cheers i one Who knows
enough to know that the people of the
united Mates have the industry to
muke the money and the honor to pay
tl ovei just as last as tbey make it.
The Mepublicana of the t'uited btntes
demand a man Who knows that pros
perity and resumption, when they
come, must come together. Cheers.l
When they come they w 111 cbhie hand-in-band
hand-in-hand through the
golden harvest fields) hand-in-hand
by the whirling spindle and the turn
ing wheel: hand-in-hand past the open
furuace doors; hand-in-hand by the
flumtnnp f.i rrruu lonl.tn.licknl V. . . , 1 .
chimneys filled with eager tire by the
hands of the countless sons of toil.
This money has got to be dug out of
mcrci iu. i uu cull nut mane It Dy pas'
sing resolutions in a political meetinir,
Applause. The Republicans of the
United States want a man who knows
that this Government should protect
every citizeft at borne and abrcod
tebtjew who known Hint nny cwni
ment that will not defend its defender
and Will not protect IU protectors In a
disgrace to the mass of the world.
Applauflei They demand aman whrt
believes id the eternal separation and
divorcement of Church und schools:
they demand a man Whoso political
reputation is spotless as a star, but
they do not denitttid that tbeir can'
dldate shall have a certificate tof moral
character signed by a Confederate
Congress. Great cheering, The
man who has, in full habit nnd round
ed measure, all of these splendid qual
ifications is the present grand nd
gallant loader of the Republican party
James G. Blaine. IChoeM, Out"
country, crowned with the vast and
marvellous achievements of its flrnf,
century, asks for a man worthy of
hrr pant prophetic of her future; ask
for a man who bus tbo audacity of
genius applause; iwka for a man who.
Is tho grandest combination of heart,
conscience, and brains beneath tho
Hag. Applause. That mart is Jamcr
U. Blaine. Apiihulre, For the Re
publican host, led by that Intrepid
man, there cart be no such thing ns
defeat. Applause This is n grand
year a yeur flllod with tho recollec
tion Of the Revolution applause;
filled with proud nnd tender lnemorlfH
of the sacred past; rilled With tho
legends of liberty; n year in which the
sons of Freedom W ill drink from tho
fountain of enthusiasm applause; a
year in Wlilch the people can tor a man
who lin a nrtsi(rvoil in f 'onirress what
our soldiers won upon the fieldcheers;
a year in wnien we can tor tne man
that Inia torn from the throat of trea
son the tongue of slander applause;
a limn that litis snatched the mask of
Democracy from the hideous fuce of
rebellion, a num who, like an Intel'
lectUal nthlete, stood iu the arena of
debate, challenged till comers, and
who, up to the present Moment is a
total stranger to defeat. Applause.
Like all armed warrior, like n plumed
knight, James G. Blaine inarched
down the hulls of the American Con
gress nnd threw his shining lunces full
and fair against the brazen forehead
of every dcfunicr of bis country nnd
mullgiicr of its honor. Loud cheers
and cries of "time" and f'go on.'
The Chairman. Is it the will of tho
convention that the time of the speaker
be extended tell minutes? Cries of
"Yes."
Colonel Ingcrnoll then proceeded.
For the llcpubllcan party to desert
that gallant man now is worse than if
an army should desert their general
upon the field of battle. Cheers.
James G. Blaine is now and has been
for years the bearer of tlie sacred
standard of the Republic. Cheers.
I cull it sacred because no human being
cart stnlid berienth its folds Without
becoming and without remaining free.
Gentleman of the Convention, in the
name of the great Republic tlie only
Republic that ever existed upon this
earth in the name of till her defenders
and of nil her supporters; in the niiine
of all her soldiers living; irt tho name
of nil her soldiers who "died upon tho
field Of battle, nnd in the name ot
those that perished in the skeleton
clutch of famine at Anderson Ville and
Llbby cheers, Avliose sufferings lm
so eloquently remembers, Illinois
nominates for tlie next President of
this country that prince of parliament"
arlnn, that leader of leaders, James
G. Blaine, Loud and repented cheers.
Augusta, Me., June 23. Mr. Blaiha
reached his home this morning, hav
ing come through on a special car in
twenty-sis hours from Washington.
He Wits Very much fatigued and ex
hausted by the journey, and Was taken
imniediotly to his residence, not being
able to stop a moment-to receive the
congratulations of the largo number
of friends that hail assembled at tho
railway station to welcome him. Ho
is how under the care of his family
physician.
Tlie July number of the Republic;
has btch received. This magazine en
ters upon the Presidential campaign
with its seventh voldmc, and in tho
present number Contributes some
aluable articles to the political litera
ture of the countrvi No Republican
speaker or public MftH PboUld be W-i4h-
out this excellent work; lorit is to the
intelligent cltizeiisWho desires to keep
posted ort publio questions an en
eyolopedia of useful political knowl
edge, it suouid De widely circulated
and cordially supported not only for
the good work it has done; but for the
front work it is to do in the future,
n its table of contents we note thd
following articles1 "Tho National
Convention; An Encouraging Outlook
The Two Parties; Extradition; Inves
tigating Committees; The Chinese in,
America; A (Sectional South; State
Sovereignty Facts; The Horrors of
Andersonville; Patriotism and
Slander; Education in France; Re
publican Success aiid the National
Credit; Work of the Forty-Fourth
Congress &c, Send $2 to Republic,
Publishing Co., Washington, D. C.t
and begin with the seventh volume.
A
15oard of Directors of Jones School
District for the year ending June, 1870,
BCHOObS.
Whole number of schools
Average number of months
taught. ..in
"TEACHERS.
itfdi Male teachers employed.!
" female ' " "
SCHOLARS;
a
7 &3
i
3
No. male scholars attending
all schools
' female "
iio
113
190
60
Average daily attendance of
scholars
Percentage of attendance....
TAXES lEVIEli;
amount rrhoolta leVied......$2,150 Ofl
" building tax levied.... 660 00
RECEIPTS DUHINU YEAR;
State appropriation.; i;...i 279 M
From collectors!. ii.. 471 vi
Collected by treasurer 1,108 73
From County treasurer ;.. 67 60
total.. $2,078 Of
EXPENDITURES;
Repairs lftd 6d
Teachers' wages 1.825 00
Fuel and contingencies 242 10
Treasurer's commission.;... . 60 20
Secretary's saUiry.... ;...;.-.;i 80 00
Cash in treasurer's hunds....,, 19 95
total
2,863 73
Expenditures OVer receipts... $285 W
RESOURCES.
Taiies Ulte from all sources.;.. $3,419 t5
LIABILITIES,
Orders outstanding
;;. $2,891 23
Resources over liabilities ...... 528 73
Vulue of realestate of district $7,000
4 , A. T. ALDRICU, President.
Attest i
J- L. Beow Sfccfettry.
Jones, June 13th, 137$.