G. A. RATIIBUN, AUornoy-at-law, Ridgway, Pa. 2 2tf. HALL & M'CAULEY, Attorneys- at-Lw. Offic in New Brick Building, Main St Ridtrway, Elk Co., Pa. v3n2l.f. L UCORE & HAMBLEN. Attorneys-nt-Law, Ridgway, Elk County Pa. Office across the hall from the Democrat establishment. Claims for collection promptly attended to Jne. 16 '76. J, 0. IK BAIL EY, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Tlnzojl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa. Agent for the Traveler' Life and Acoi dent Insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn. JAMES D. FULLER TON, Surgeon Dentist, having permanently lo cated in Rigway, offers bis professional ser vices to the citizens of Ridgway ana sur rounding country. All work warranted. Office in Service & Wheeler's Building, up stairs, first door to the left, 73-n-82-ly G. G. MESSENGER, Druggist and Parmacoutist, N. W. cornet of Main and Mill streets, Ridgway, Pa. full assortment of carefully selected For eign and Domcstio Drugs. Prescriptions carefully dispensed at all hours, day' or night. vln8y T. S. HARTLEY. M. ., riiysicinn ana Surgeon. Oflice in Drug Store, corner liroad and Main Sts, Residence corner liroad St. opposite tho College. OHice hours from 8 to 10 A. M. nnd from 7 to 8 P. M. vln2yl. J. S. LOR DWELL, M. D., Eclectic Physicinn and Surgeon, has remov ed his otlice from Centre street, to Mail. St. Ridgway. l'a,, in tho second story of the near brick building of John 0. Hall, oppo site Hyde's store, Olfieo hours: I to 2 P M 7 to 9 P M HYDE 110 V HE, Ridoway, Elk Co., Pa. W. II. SCII11AM, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore so liberally bestowed upon him, the new proprietor, hopes, by paying Birict at tention to the comfort aud convenience of guests, to merit a continuance oi thi same. Oct 30 18G'.. KERSEY HOUSE, Centbeville, Elk Co., Pa. John Collins, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretotor so liberilly bestowed upou hitn, the new proprietor, liopes, by paying strict at tention to the comfort and convenience of guests, t merit a continuance of tin same. r. W. 1IA YS, liKALF... IN Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, and General Variety, FOX ELK CO., PA. BUirley M. it. vln47if. E. K. GRESJI, Dealer in ail kinds of cabinet warp, woodand Mint1 seat chair, kitchen and extention tables, wood and marble tot) stands, wooi I and marble top bureau, what nots, looking glasses, wood and marble top chamber suits, mattresses, spring bed bottoms, bed steads, cribs, Laf'erty's metal lined wood pumps, 4&c., fcc. Cane seats replaced" with perforated wood seats, Weed jewing machine reduced from S05 to St"), the best machine in the market, utid pic ture frames- made to order. Also a large assorted stock of ready made coffins constantly on hand and trim med at shortest notice. All the above goods are sold at panic prices. Ware Rooms in masonic building, Ridgway l'a. v5n 19tpdapr27'77. CHARLES HOLES, Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler Main Btreet, Ridgway, Pa. Agent for the Howe Sewing Machine, and Morton Gold Pen. Repairing Watches, etc, docewith he same accuracy as heretofore. Satis faction guaranteed. vlnly QUOTATIONS or White, Powell & Co. BANKERS AND HROKERd, No. 42 South Third Street. Philadelphia, Aug. 1st. 1876 BID. ASKKO U. S. 1881. e 120J 120 do 5 20, 0 '05, M and N 115 110 do do '05 J and J 117 117 do do '05 do 119 11'JS do do '65 do 121 121 f 10-40. do coupon 1181181 do Paoifio 6's cy Int. off 12.51 125 New o'e Reg. 1881 ll(i 117 C. loot lib1 1174 Called Bonds, Gold 111J lllj Silver 100 101 Pennsylvania exdive 50J 50 J Reading 44 44 Philadelphia & Erie 17 17 Lrbigh Navigation 41 43 J do Valley 501 67 United R R of N J ex. div..l39 j 140 Oil Creek f j 0 Northern Central ex. div 80 37 Central Transportation 40 40 Nesquehoning 54 55 C & A Mortgage 6's '89. 106 100 . A GOOD WORK. A Startling Cause of Debility and Sio k ness fully explained in a large ootavo Trea Use by Dr. O. PHELPS BROWN, 21 Grand Street, Jersey City, N. J EVERY MAN AND WOMAN who is ailing in any way should send and get a copy at once, an it i sent free, prepaid by mail. Address tbe auth'or as Above. (inl2-0l (Elf THURSDAY, AUGUST 10TII., 1878. Rates of Advertising. One oolumn, one year $75 00 " " " 40 00 " " 25 00 " " " 15 00 Transient advertisements per sauare of eight lines, one insertion $1, two inser tions, $1.50, three insertions, $2. Business cards, ten lines or less, per year $5. Advertisements payable quarterly. Arrival aud Departure of Mails. Eastern Daily except Sundays; ar rives at 2:22 p. m., leaves at 6:10 p. m.; "Western Daily except Sundays; leaves at 2:22, arrives at 5:16 p. m. Hrookville Daily except .Sundays arrives at 12 m., leaves at 2:30 p. m. Spring Creek Arrives Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a. m.; leaves Wednes days and Fridays at 9 a. m. Lodge Meetings. Elk Lodge, No. 379, A. Y. M meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in Masonic Hall. Elk Chapter, No. 230, It. A. M., meets the third Tuesday of each month in Masonic Hall. Knapp Commandery, No. 40, K. T. meets tho fourth Thursday of each month in Masonic Hall. County Officers. President Judgc-Hon. L. D. Wetmorc Associate Judges Hons. J. K. W hit more, Chas. Lulir. Sheriff-Daniel Scull. Treasurer Jacob McCauley. District Attorney J. K. P. Hall. Co. Superintendent Geo. It. Dixon. Prothonotary, &c Fred. Schoening. Deputy Prothonotary W. S. Horton. Commissioners Michael Wedert, W. H. Osterhout, George Iteuscher. Commissioners' Clerk W. S. Horton. Auditors W. H. Hyde, It. I. Spang lcr, George Rothrock. Township Oflicers. Judge of Election Will Dickinson. Inspectors James Penfleld, P. It. Smith. Justices of the Peace Charles Mead, Jas. D. Fullerton. School Directors O. B. Grant, Jas. Gardner, G. T. Wheeler. N. T. Cum mings, W. S. Service, Eug. J. Miller. Supervisors O. B. Fitch, Jas. ltiley. Treasurer W. H. Hyde. Assessor M. S. Kline. Assistant Assessors Geo. Dickinson, John Wnlnisley. Auditors J. H. Hagerty, James Pen field, J. S. Powell. Clerk-M. S. Kline. Constable 1. W. -Morgester. Churches. Lutheran Rev. I.Brenneman, pas tor. Services every alternate Sunday, in both English and German, at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. in. Geo. Walker, Superintendent; J. O. W. Bailey, assistant. Grace Episcopal Rev. Win. James Miller, rector. Services every Sunday at the usual hours, 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10 n. m. All are cordially invited to attend. Seats free. Methodist Rev. Wm. Martin, pastor. Services every Sunday at 11 ti. in. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at '.1:80 ii. m. C. E. Ilollmla'y, superin tendent; Geo. R. Dixon, assistant. Young Folks' Bible Class at 3 p. in. Roman Catholic-Rev. Futhcr Mailer pastor. Services every other Sunday at 10 a. m. XEWTIME TABLE P. ii E. R. It. Commencing Sunday, July 2nd, 1S70: WILCOX. Mail East 4:37 p m " West 2:47 p m Phila. Express East S':o8 p m Erie Express West 6;:;o a m Day Express East 0:27 a in Niagara Express West 8:33 p m HIIlliWAV. Mail East 5:12 p m Mail West 2:11 p m Phila Express East lu;28 p m Erie Express West 5:00 a m Day Express East 7:00 a m Niagara Express West 7:51 p m BT, MART'S. Mail East 5:37 p m Mail West 1:40 p m Phila. Express East 10:48 p m Erie Express West 4:tf a in Day Express W est 7:2;! a m Niagara Express West 7:21 p m RAILROADS PENNSYLVANIA KAIL IK) AD Philadelphia & !e R. II Division SUM ME it TIME TABLE. OX and after SUNDAY. JULY 2, 1870. the trains on the Philadelphia & fcria Kailroad will run as follows: WESTWARD. NIAGARA EX leaves Renovo..... 4 20 p ni " ' Drift wood.. 6 27 pm " ' Emporium 0 20 p in " " ' St Marys... 7 21 p m " ' " Ridgway... 7 35 p m arr at Kane.. 0 00 p m ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 55 p ni " " " Renovo 11 00 a m " " " Emporium 12 65 p m St. Mary's 1 46 p m " Ridgwuy 2 11pm " " " Kane 3.30 p m " arrive at Erie 7 35 p m ERIE EX leaves Renovo 2.15 a m " " Drif wood 8 07 a m ' Emporium 3 40 am ' " " St. Mary 4.30 a m " " " Ridgway 6.00 a m Kane 0 20am ' an. at Erie 10.30 am EASTWARD. DAY EX leaves Kane 6.05 a m " " Ridgway 7.00 am " " Si Marys 7 23 a m " " Emporium 8 10 a m ' Driftwood 8 68 pm Benovo .........10 10 p m ERIE MAIL leaves Erie 11.20 a m " " " Kane. .......... 4 15 p m " " Ridgway 6.12 p m " " " St. Mary's 6.37 p m " Emporium 6.80 pm " " Renovo- 8.45 p m " arr. at Philadephia... 6.50 a m PIIILAD'A EX leaves Brie 6 10 p ui ' ' " Kane 9.40 a m " " " Ridgway ...10.28a m ' ! St Marvs..l0.48 a ni " " Empor'mJu. 11.80 am " " Driftwood..l2.07a m Renovo 1.10 a m Day Express and Niagara Express con nect east with Low Grvde Division and B N. YJ & P. R. R. WM. A. BALDWIN. Gen'l Sup't. JOB TTTORK. We are now prepared YV to doall kinds of JOB WORK, bnvelepc'3. Tags Bill-iieada, Letter heads neatly and eheaply executed. Office in Thayer & I.'itgt-.ty's new building, Main street Ridgway, l'a. Facts for Voters. Thursday, September 7th, is the last day for being assessed. Saturday, October 7th is the last day for securing naturalization papers. Saturday, October 7th, is the last day on which taxes can be paid In legal time to vote. LOCAL NOTES. We do job work cheaply. Green corn In this market. Gone to find a mate to a pony. How ducedly hot the nights are. Nor a circus in Ridgway this season yet. Read our Centennial letter in this issue. Now blackberries sell at eight cents a quart. A rain storm would he a great blessing. Oil has a decided upward tendency as to price. Brandon of the St. Mary's Gazette is on the Grand Jury. Dont forget to get registered. Sep tember 7th is the last day. Eoas are selling here at from twenty to twenty-five cents a dozen. Read our WTileox notes in another column. We hope "J" will call often. We publish the Ridgway Township Auditor's Settlement in another column. The picture of R. B. Hayes occupies a prominent position in the post office window. There will be a Centennial dog show. Ridgway could spare about a hundred. Court commences on the third Monday in September, being the eighteenth clay. There is some talk of nominating Dr. C. R. Earley, for Assembly, on the Democratic ticket. The Chandeliers for Grace Church have arrived and been placed in position in the church. The jury for September term of court has been drawn. We shall pub ish the list next week. It is rumored that W. S. Service in tends soon to start a hardware store in the old post office building. The excitement that usually attends a Presidential election is not felt here. Perhaps Ridgway will wake up yet. Teams Wanted For Bark hauling at Brookston Tannery. G. Brooks & Co. After August 15th it will be un lawful to catch or kill speckled trout uuder a penalty of ten dollars for each trout. A man in Ridgway said, when ques tioned as to the state of the times: "My flour barrel sounds like a base drum." Fish in largo quantities are found dead along the shores of the Clarion River. The refuse from the tanner ies is said to poison them. The mail west on Friday last struck a valuable cow, belonging to Salyer Jackson; Injuring her so badly that it was found neceessary to kill her. Last week Wednesday morning McEnally's Foundry and Machine shop, at St. Mary's was destroyed by fire. Total loss f 7000; no insurance. The Elk County Democrats hold their primary meetings on Saturday August 20th, and their county conven tion at the court house on Tuesday August 29th. Last week Oscar Burgh had two toes, next the big toe, on the left foot, badly cut by an ax, which he was using, striking a tree and glancing from it to his foot. It is stated there will be a "shower of stars" between the 13th and 10th of this month. Of course, as this is the Centennial year, the display will be grand accordingly. Therk is said to be the biggest liar in the State, in Willianisport. That may be, but we think there are several liars in this village that would make a big struggle for the belt. Look out for an attractive advertise ment from Powell & Kime in a week or so They are going to the city, and will lay in a large stock of fall and winter goods, which they will sell cheap for eash. It has been stated, by one who has tried it, that to take a common sponge and fry it in a sufficient quantity of lard, aud place where the rats can have free access to it, that it kills them al most instantly. Wte were in error last week iu stat ing that deer could be lawfully killed from the lstday of August. Deer may be lawfully killed from the 1st of Octo ber to January 1st. We give the sec tion referring to deer and elk in an other column. Company I is Ridgwny's lutest or ganization. The company is com posed of misses from five to eleven years old, and parades the streets every night. Singing "shoo fly don't bother I, for I belong to Company I " Miss Jennie Hall is the Captain. We call the attention of hotel keep ers to the act published in another column for their benefit. We print the act on heavy card board with the hours for meals and tarifFof charges, with name of the proprietor printed in. Send for sample aud prices by postal card. Another Terrible Accident from Nitro-Glycebine. On Tues day last, as a man named Clawson. was drawing up one of Sweatt's patent tor pedoes from a well on the John A. Beck farm, near Beaver city, this county, an explosion took place, blowing off half his head, and throwing his brains up against the walking beam. He leaves a wife and four children, who reside at Mcrtina. Who will be the next vic tim to this death-dealing element '! Clarion J(',rl::j;ln) WILCOX NOTES. Wilcox, Pa., Aug. 7, 187(1. I saw a request In your paper for a correspondent from this place, and I thought, although I am not much on the correspondence, I would try and give you a few items. As this is a very quiet town , locals are, of course, scarce. J. L. Brown, Esq , and family have gone to the Centennial. Col. A. I. Wilcox is in town. He ar rived home from Bradford on Sunday morning, where he has been attending to his oil interests. A. T. Aldrich, Esq., has some speci mens of millet, raised on his farm, one mile north of this place, on land that was never manured, five feet high, and he says there is some taller than that. Who says there is no farming land in Jones township? TheTanningand Lumber Co's store was broken into on Thursday night, and some knifes, razors, and clothing were taken. The thieves effected an entrance through a window into the oflice, and broke the glass in the door, twecn the office and Btorc, and then, reaching through, unbuttoned it and went in. It is supposed to have been some tramps that were prowling around the day before. On Saturday night some suspicious characters were seen around town, and some of the citizens formed themselves into a vigilance or detective force, and watched around town until two or three oclock in the morning. They detected one man skulking about in the rear of Martin Sower's premises, but he took leg bail, and they failed to catch bin; and, although they failed to catch any thieves, they didnot fail to have lots of fun. There was quite an excitement here last week over a crazy Dane, who im agined himself to be the Lord Jesus Christ, and that ho owned the whole town. He succeeded in considerably frightening some women and child ren. Going into one house he ordered the Jady of the house to move, giving ten minutes to pack up and leave, as he wanted to move the house into the creek. After this he left the house, and was soon taken care of by some of his own countrymen. The new oil well is progressing as fast as possible. They have the engine and boiler moved to the new site, one half mile west from the Schultz well, and will have the derrick up this week, and will probably bo ready to com mence drilling in ten days or two weeks. It is to be hoped that the land owners about this section wiil help the boys, as they are laboring men, not overstocked with capital, but chuck full of pluck and day's work, and that they may succeed is the ear nest wish of every one. J. Sudden Dkatu at Hedbank. On Wed nesday of last week, an unknown laboring man, about five feet eight inches high, and thirty years of age, with black mustache aud upper left ii-ont tooth out, got off No. 1, and, after au unconsciousness of three hours, died, as prouounced by a physician, of cholera. No'bing was found on his pcr- sod to show his name or residence, lie was on his wuy from Pittsburg to Parker City, aud wiAtoo unwell to stay on the train. lie said that he had no home or friends. Clar ion Republican. A good joke was played on an agent, the fore part of this week, which gave consider able amusement to a number of our young peuple. He seemed iucliu:d to get up a flirtation with tho young ladies whom he saw passing the hotel and made hiuiselt particularly obnoxious to quite a number. So, to have a little sport, a young gent, of rather feminine appearance, and a blonde, dressed himself in female attire, received an introduction to, and, fur two evenings, promenaded the streets with the agcnt,who was, up to the time of coming in oontaot with a force pump, consideiably fascinated by the churuis of the young lady (?). Tho joke was not discovered by the agent until tveitnesuay morning, wuen ne was inclined to gel angry, but thinks it a better pliu to keep on llic right side of a '-log-rolling comma, ity. ttiueron Press." Albany Aug. 3. Attorney-General, Fail-child bus referred to heeler 11. Peckham for reply the letter of Sheriff Conner asking instructions relative to the failure to find any property be longing to Tweed under the G.UUO judgment. The reference is made to Mr. Beckham, because ne was me chief counsel for the prosecution of the Ring suits. On his reply the At torney General will base specific in structions to the Sherilt-. Washington, August 1. The Presi dent, in accordance wiih the provis ions of the act of Congress approved March 8, 1875 to-day issued a procla mation declaring and proclaiming the fact that the fundamental eeuditions imposed by Congress on the State of Colorado to entitle that State to ad mission to the Union have been reti fied and accepted, and that the admis sion of the said State into the Union is now complete. A terrible accident occurred about one o'clock on Thursday at Bawbee's Lake, about one mile south of Hills dale, Michigan, where un excursion party from Coldwater, numbering about 300, were spending the day. Sixteen of them were out on thelakeou a flatboat or scow, when it suddenly sank, and nine of the party were drowned. The water is fifty or sixty feet deep where the boat sank. The names of the drowned areas follow: G. II. Taylor, Mrs. Thornton and child, Mrs. Musser, May Cunningham and ncr sister Libbie, Alice Hayes, May Keely, and Randall Blackmau, all of Coldwater. The wildest excite ment prevails at Hillsdale. The fifty physicians who were re cently appointed to visit the tene ments and search out sick children made their final report yesterday and were discharged. They visited in all 5,6000 families, who Jive in 9,000 tene ments. Very few children had cholera infautum in any of the tene ments, and the physicians say that the children die mostly in private houses, and and are tho progeny of people who are wen orr. vine poor women in the tenements all nurse their own children. In private houses tbe wet nurse is employed, or more frequently the bottle is use.i, ami the children are all weak and puny, and liable to be lakt-n oil' by hot weather STATE NOTES. ' The Titusyllle poundma.ter has killed 874 dogs this season. A York county farmer cut open an old hornet's nest, Just to examine the inside arrangement. He says he thinks he will be able to see his barn in about two weeks. Tho Moravian Seminary at Bethle hem, has been in existence 01 years, and in that time had 0,772 pupils. This institution is at present iu a flourishing condition. Thursday Mr. John T. Spencer killed a rattlesnake on Bean Farm, near Titusville, which measured eight feet and three inches in length, and sported nineteen rattles. The reptile was undoubtedly an old settler. We learn, from the Lcwistown Ga zette, that a number of trout caught in the mountain streams thereabout last week proved to bo unlit for eating, being full of a red worm which is frequently found under tho skin. The water louse is also said to be un usually destructive this year. Messrs. Jones cfc Brinker, of Fair mount, Clarion county, have received the contract to furnish 7"0,000 brick, to be used in finishing the Summit tunnel, on the Low (trade Railroad, In Huston township, this county. Mr. Geo. B. Dougherty, of Kittanning, will superintend tfie manufacture of the brick. Clearfield Jicpublican. Warren is jubilant over the pro posed completion of the Rochester & State Line Railroad. The Mail says the road is to be completed by Mr. ii. A. Taylor, of New York, Colonel J. Condit Smith having thrown up his contract. The contract is nearly the same as that made with Mr. Smith, and requires the road to be finished to Salamanca by January 1, 1877. Work will probably be commenced on it soon. District Attorney Milliken, of IIol lidaysburg, and Alderman PoU'enber ger and Levi Knott, of Altoona, have all been arrested for receiving money from Mrs. Thos. Hicks, of Altoona, in settlement of a whiskey case which they had no legal right to settle. They were held in $1,000 boil each to answer the charge at Court. Milliken is also under a $00 bond to answer a similiar charge preferred against him by Alex. Mock. A singular accident occurred in Su gar Valley last week to tho daughter of Mr. Jacob Keister. The facts, as stated to us, are that during a thunder storm last week, while the young lady was seated at a sewing machine, a strok of lightning occured. and she was so stunned that she did not en tirely recover for at least twenty-four hours thereafter. Tbe strange feature of the occurrence is. that there is no evidence of the lighting having struck anywhere in the vicinity. Lock Ha ven Democrat. We have not been quite so fortunate as some of our neighbors. During a recent visit to Lancaster county, we learneu that that section has been visited by repeated fine showers, greatly to the advantage of vegetation, and the replenishing of streams and springs. The corn in that county looks very fine and promises a good yield. The tobacco crop is looking ex ceedingly well, and there seems to be a larger acreage than usual planted. Lancaster county is rapidly becoming noted for its fine tobacco," and from present appearances this year's crop will be a largo and fine one. NorrU lown Indcpeadaut, Stntoment showing the number of voters iu each township and borough in Potter county, as returned by the assessors for 1870: Abbott township, 10-"; Allegany township, ltW; Bingham township 2UG; Clara township, C6; Coudersport, borough, 104; Eulalia township, 105; Genesee township, 183; Harrison township, 208; Hebron town ship, 185; Hector township, S'.il; Homer township 40; Keating township, 80; Lt-wisville borough, iM; Oswayo township. 153; Pike township, 6l; Pleasant Valley township 57; Portage township, 22; Roulet township, Ki3; Sharon township, ."S; Stewardson township, 41; Summit township, 38; Sweden township, 108; Sylvania town ship, 58; Ulysses township, 248. West Branch township. 75: Wharton town ship, 85. Total, 3,035. The Oil City Derrick is responsible for the following: A young man named Smith, who officiated as a sort of preacher at Cochranton last year, was tried at Aleauviiie last l riilay on a charge of fornication und bastardy, preferred bv a young lady whom he basely seduced aud deserted. A child was born dur ing the winter, but it has since died. Smith betook himself to other pas tures, and was finally arrested in Erie last week. The matter has excited much indignant notice around Coch- rauton, more particularly as it is one of the incidentals growing out of the protracted meetings that so greatly aroused the community sixteen months ago. Wilkesbarre, Ta., Aug. 3. This city was electrified this morning by the announcement that Thomas D. Conyngham, son of the late Judge Conyiigham, and of the most respect able connections, had committed lin geries amounting in the aggregate to 2uo,OMj. The rumor was found to be true, and as the perpetrator of the crime left the city yesterday it is sup posed ue nas neu. i ne lorgetl paper is said to have been distributed iu the banks of this city, Poltsville, Phila delphia, and other places. The Second National Bank of this city is reported a loser to the extent of $75, 000. It is said that his relatives pro pose to settle the matter, and great puins were taken to suppress the facts. Rumor said last night that steps have been taken for Conynghani's arrest. The disastrous altuir was brought about by unfortunate investments iu coal and iron property, and heavy and unlucky Wall street speculations. The Oxford Pi-ess says the impress ion has generally prevailed that the depth of tho Susquenanna river at McCall's Ferry has never been ascer tained, and some even assert that the river is bottomless at that point. This is incorrect. We have been informed by Enoch Swayne, of London Grove township, Chester county, that lie made a measurement of the river at the above place about tho year 1840, with a sounding line which he ob tained in Baltimore, and the depth was 4 40 feet. Mr. Swayne said he had read when a boy an account of the un known depth of the river, given by Asher Miner in the Chester and Dela ware county j'cderulift, (now the West Chester ViUaye. Itccord,) who made a visit to McCall's about 1814, and described the ulace in bis naner. stating that the depth of the water had never been ascertained. This so impressed Mr. Swayne that he deter mined to measure it when lie became a man, and the opportunity did not present itself until the time above stittcd. Tho measurement whs made iii the deep channel clone to the Lan caster county shore. Iiie river 'is very i;r.:i-.v.- v u.;.- yj.:. u. :' ' GENERAL X0TES. The President has signed the joint resolution for the issue of silver coin; also, the act to continue the public printing and the act to remove the political disabilities of Gen. Beaure gard. Pottsvllle, August 3. At Centreville, on July 20. John Uunning sold to Edward Curley vhat purported to be a buoket of berries. Upon examination Curley found nothing but leaves and sticks in the bottom of the buoket. This so enraged him that he struck Gunning a terrible blow, from the effects of which Gunning died last night. Curley fled to the mountains and has notV ten captured St. Louis, August 3. Dispatches re ceived from Jefferson City say that pardons were reccivod there yesterday for Adler and Furst, distillers and rectifiers of Kan sas City. Under the terms of these par dons the sentences are commuted to three months in the county jail, whioh terms the parties have already served, on condition that they withdraw their writ of error to the Circuit Court, aflirmation of the Dis trict Court, judgment of condemnation on which the confiscation of their distilleries is ordered, aud that they pay the fine re quired of $40,000. Washington, D. C, August 3. Judge Henry F. French, whose nomination as As sistant Secretary of the Treasury was sent to tbe Senate to-day, is a lawyer by pro fession and a resident of Concord, Mass, He was for some time a law partenor of Senator Boutwell in Boston and for a num ber of years Judge of the State Court at Exeter, N. II. He has also held the position of president of the Massachusetts State Agricultural Society. Judge French is said to be about 50 years of age, and is described by members of the Massachusetts delegation in being a man of fine metiil attainments and very high moral character. A good sign. Rutherford li. Hayes was nominated June 17th, and yet up to this dale no charges have been raised against him. Even his old antagonist, Allen, is foroed to admit that, "aside from his politics, Hayes is a gocd man.'' Thurman shakes his head, as if the Democratic skies had grown darker since Hayes came to the front. Til den looks blue, discouraged, and thinks, now that a geuuiue reformer has takeu the Republican bauner, Democracy will Btand no chance in the Presidential campaign Would it not be well for decent Democrats to throw aside their ticket altogether and celebrate the Centennial year by making the election of Hayes unanimous? Postuiastor James haB given general no tice of the amendment to the law regard ing lottery orrespondence, eto. By this amendment letters and circulars relating to all lotteries, withoutregard to the character of such lotteries, so-called gift concerns, or other similar enterprises offering prizes, are declared unmailable, aud the depos.tiug of Buch Idlers or circulars in a post office to be sent by man is an ollense to bo pun ished upou conviction by e fine of not less than one hundred nor more than five hun dred dolirrs and tho costs of prosecution. All lottory correspondence in foreign as well as domestic muils will be confiscated. It is a strange commentary on the wisdom of this world, that it should be necessary lor the government of a civilued people to interfere for their projection iu such a transparent swindle as the lottery business. N. Y. Observei. Sheriff Bowen, after stopping at Harris burg to get a requisition from the Governor for the two thieves who stole tbe horses from Mr. Walker, at Covigton, several weeks ago, proceeded to Columbus and Wilmington, Ohio, to secure the two ardent lovers of good Lorsetlei-h. He found the two gentlemen in the hands of the authori ties one passing by the name of Claud Al len, and the other, a colored man, being known as Bogy Hicks. It seems that these men were arreued by (he S ilmington officers on suspioion that they were connected with a gang of incendiaries, aud after their ar rest they confessed that their team was stolen in this county. Au effort was made, after tbe Sherifi's arrival at Wilmington, to keep the prisoners there on the charge of larceny; but they were finally handed over to the sheriff, who reached home with them last Wednesday evening. Tioga Agitator. HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. PUBLIC SALE. rpHE UNDERSIGNED HEREBV GIVES I notice that there will be sold, at pub lit vendue or outcry, upou the premises, on SATUUDAT, August 26, 1876, at 2 p. M., all that certain tract, piece or parcel of laud situalee in the township and village of Ridgway, Elk county, Fennfylva uia, bounded as follows to-wit: Beginning at the south-east corner of a two-acre lot, deeded by Reuben A. Aylworlh to Jacob L'obbiu, by deed bearing date 20th July, 1835 (the Baid corner is hereby considered as commencing at the post, foi a corner, of the board fenco in front of said lot, aud which post is the southwest corner of the piece of land hereby conveyed); tnenceeast along the highway eight rods; tuenee north ten rods; theuce west eight rods; thence south along the line of the beforemeutioued two acre lot ten rods to the place of beginning, con.aining one-half acre of land (reserving twelve feel on the east end of said truct of land for the purpose of ingress and egress to the publio burying grouuu), upon wuicn is erected a two-stoiy frame school bouse, 3ux40 feel. Sale positive, rain or shine. Terms one- tniru casn; balance in one and two yeats, with interest. By order of the Board of School Directors. EUG. J. MILLER, Sec'y. Ridgway, Pa., Aug. 8,'76 n2o-3t. The National Park Bank, 1 In tbe Court of oirew ioik, I common riu vs. i of h.lk County, Robert Iliilsey and Henry No. KW, September llaisuy. j lerm. itxo, WRIT OF FOREIGN ATTACHMENT. Elk County, ss. -2. The Commonwealth of Fenn- EiL cvlvnniii tn flip Khpi-ift of Siliri cTrvitjouiity. greeting: w e com mand you tnat you attacn rtoucn Halsey and Henry Halsey, late of vour County, by all and singular the goods and chatties, lands and tene ments, moneys, rights and credits of the said Defendants, or eitner oi mem, in whose hands or possession or cus tody of any person or persons whatso ever, and summon each nerson or tier- sons as garnishees, in plea of debt, so that they bo and appear before our Court ot Common rieas, to be noiueu at Ridgway, in and for said County on the THIRD JMOJNDAY ftJr- TEMBER NEXT, there to answer The National Park Bank, of New York. And, also that you summon the said Garnishees (the person or persons in whose hands and property of the said Robert Halsey or Heury Haisey may be found,) so that they be and appear before your suid Court on the THIRD MONDAY OF SEPTEM BER NEXT, to answer what shall be objected against tnem, ana abiue by tbe juttgeuieni or me uoun inerein And have you then and there this writ. Witness the Honorable L. D. Wet more. President Judge of our said Court, at Ridgway, this 11th day of July, A. D. 1870. j? RED. fcCHCENING, Prothono tary A true- copy. AMeirt D-vv ..::. iV . ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE settlement of the Kidgway Town ship Auditors with tho several Town ship Oflicers of said Township for the year 1876. W. II. Osterhout and O. B. Fitch, Su pervisors and ex-oj)icio Overseers of the Poor, in accuulil with the several funds. ROAD FUND. RECEIPTS. To am't tax levied on seated property 1,091 4fl " " unseated " 1,422 06 3,114 41 Excess of expenditures 1,980 07 $ 5,100 48 EXPENDITURES. By am't taxes worked by tax payers 038 19 " p'd by twp. orders for labor on road 3,702 3-3 " " for niat'l furnished 78 U'i " "to J. K. Whitmore ' for auditor's tervices '72 '73 and '74 25 00 " by twp. orders to O- li. Fitch, supervisor's services for 1870 356 00 Total expenditures $ 5,100 48 POOR FUND. HKCEIl'TS. To am't poor tax levied for lfS7o, seated property 031 25 To am't poor tax levied for 1875, unseated property 533 97 ' am't ree'd from Emporium lioro. for goods fu ru 'd for 'man killed at depot, Oct VJ. '75 2 00 " am't ree'd from W. H. Osterhout for brooms manu factured by Mrs. Woodward 1 32 " am't ree'd from P. Ken nedy, $28 81 " for goods taken fin 4 75 33 50 124 20 50 32 E xccbs o f es pe n d i t u res $ 1,200 52 EXPENDITURES. By am't paid J. 8. & W. II. Hyde tor material furii- islied paupers $ 6 CO " am't p'd D. Hcribner for services 5 50 " " M. T. French " 0 00 " " M T. French for kecp'g Mrs. Steel, '70 30 00 " ' various persons for keeping tramps 31 75 ' "paid various persons for material furnished pauper 752 24 " " p'd H. Taylor for keeping Barbara- J uggi 108 00 " " p'd James Riekard for keeping Betsey Gardner 180 00 " p'd T. 8. Hartley for medical service 101 05 ' J. K. Bordwell " 19 00 1 " C. Mead, signing orders for relief of poor 6 28 1 " p'd A. Cummings, signing orders for relief of poor 5 00 ' p'd M. T. Freeh for re demption of auditors' order 10 00 Fotal expenditures 1,200 52 SIDEWALK FUND. RECEIPTS. To ain't tax levied for 1875 505 85 Total receipts $ 505 85 EXPENDITURES. By ain't paid various persons lor material turnislied 2-id o-t ' p'd various per sons for labor 99 37 842 01 102 94 Excess of receipts S 604 8-" Jerome Powell, Esq., Treasurer of cicnoui ana Sctooi liuiiainy j-unds of ltidyway Tou'twhip, for the year 1875, iu account with mid kinds SCHOOL FUND. BECE1PTS. To am't received from tax payers for 1875 2.040 11 tax received from J. W. Morgester, coll., 1874 840 95 " tax received from M. T. French, coll., 1873 141 70 ' tax received from J. Mc Cauley County Treasurer 1,547 02 " tax received from Jerome Powell, coll., 1872 40 56 " tax received from Hall & McCauley on judgment against ti. D. Messenger aud B. F. Ely, bail for 375 51 " State appropriation for '75 364 68 5,357 91 " bal. due. treas. over paid fund 800 98 $ 2,217 90 DISUUKSEMENTS. By bal. paid due treasurer tchool fund at last set tlement $ 1,486 57 " am't p'd for teaching, or ders redeemed 8,658 50 " ' fuel and sundry sup plies, orders redeemed 703 80 ' " paid for tuition, Fox twp., orders redeemed 182 6S " ' paid for secetary for directors, orders red'm'd 60 00 " paid for printing and advertising, orders redeemed 38 67 ' " paid for Centennial school exhibition, orders redeemed 5 00 " com. on um'tof orders re deemed, viz: $4,038 05 2. per- cent. 92 77 $ 0,217 99 SCHOOL BUILDING FUND. RECEIPTS. To bal. due fund at last set tlement S 1,486 01 'am't ree'd of J. M'Cauley, County Treasurer 474 00 ' - J. W. Morgester coll '7-1 336 37 " M. T. French, 73. 92 01 " Jerome Powell "'72- 4103 I 2,409 45 DISBURSEMENTS. By am't paid for building material, &c, orders re deemed $ 1,146 35 " paid for improving school lots, orders redeemed 55 45 1,215 73 1,193.72 " bul- due fund $ 2,409 45 We, the undersigned, auditors of Ridgway township for the year 1876, do hereby certify that in pursuance of previous notice by us given to the several township oflicers, and as by law required, we meet on Mon day, June 5, 1S76, for the purpose of auditing, settling and adjusting the ac counts of the several oflicers of 6aid township, at which time we proceeded to examine, audit, settle and adjust the accounts of the above named su pervisors and ex-oflicio overseers of tho poor and Bchool treasurer for the year 1875, und found them correct aa above stated. Witness our hand this 24th day of June, A. D., i7. J- II. HAi'JERTY, )