0 5. - l?A TUB UNA CJIA MB Eli LA IK. (fueccsors to G. A. Rathbun,) Attor- i iic.jf ui-r.iiw, Main street, mug vay, Elk Co., Pa. II ALL A WAV LEW Atlorneys-at-t.w. Office in New brick Building, Main 8 Bidcnay, Klk Co., &. 8n2tt. L VCOJiE & 1IAMBLEK. Attorncys-nt-Law, Ridgway, Elk County Pa Office across the ball from the Democrat establishment. Claims for collection promptly attended to Jne. 15 '76. J0 li. BAILS i; ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 1iiu1. Ridgway. Elk County, Pa. Agent for the Traveler's Life and Ace dent Insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn. JAMBS l. FULLER TuN, Burgeon Dentist, bavinp permanently lo cated in Rigway, offers Lis professionol ser ices to the citizens of Ridgway ana sur rounding country. All work warranted Office in Service & Wheelcr'a Building, up stairs, first door to the left. 73-n-82-ly G. G. MESSENGER, Druggist and Parmaoeulist, N. W. cornel of Main and Mill streets, Ridgway, Pa. full assortment of carefully selected For eign and Domcstio Drugs, Prescriptions carefully dispensed at all hours, day o? night. "its, T. S. HARTLEY M. D., Physician ana Surgeon, (jflico iu Drug Store, corner Broad and Main Sts. Residence rnrner Broad 8t. opposite the College- Ollico hour lrom 8 H. 10 A. M. and from 7 to X I'. M. ln::yl. J a. B OR DWELL, M. I., Kolri-titi t'hysicinn nnd Surgeon, hasremov-t-il hid office troin Centre street, to Mail st. Kidgnay. P., in ,lie second Btory of the ueir'briok building of John 0. Hall, oppo site Hyde'n wore. Olli-w hour: I to '1 P M 7 to 9 P M HYDE HOUSE, Piiiioway, Elk Co., Pa W. II. SCII RAM, Proprietor. Thankful for the patronage heretofore to lin-iraUy bestowed upon him, the new proprietor, hopes, by paying strict a. tvutiuD to the comfort and convenience ot guest", to merit, a continuance oi Hi same. Oct 10 lSG'.t. . KERSE Y II 0 USE, Ckntheville, Elk Co., Pa. John Collins, Proprietor. Thankful fop the patronage herctolort eo liln-i illy bestowed upon him, the new pro pri.itor, hopes, by pay ing strict at toutinii to the conitor. aLd convenient of gu.'MH. t uieiit continuance of tin BUUIC. '. I!. J A Y.S, UF.ALti IN Dry Goods, Notions, Grcceries and General Variety, FOX ELK CO., PA. t.artttj i. a. vln47tf. K. K. (JKESII, Dealer In nil kinds of cabinet ware, woodund cane heat chairs, kitchen ami extention tables, wood and marble top stands, wood and marble top bureaus, what nots, looking glasses, wood and marble top cliainiicr suits, mattresses, spring bed boltoins, bed meads, cribs, Lai'erty's metal lined wood pumps, Scc., ke. Cane scats replaced with perforated wood seats, Weed sewing machine reduced from $05 to 4-", the beat machine in the market, and pic ture frames made to order. Also n large assorted stuck 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 Pa. von40tpdaprii'77. CHARLES HOLES, Watchmaker, Engraver and Jeweler Maiu street, Kidgway, Pa. Agent for the Howe tfewing Machine, and Morton Gold Pen. Hepairing Watches, efo, docewith lie game aocuracy as heretofore. Satis factisa cvmrauteed. vluly QUOTA HONS White, Powell & Co. UAMCERS AND BUOKliRd, ' No. 42 outh Third Street. Philadelphia, Oct. 3d 1876 DID. A8KHD U. 8. 1881. o 117 118 do 6 20, c '05. Mand N 113 113J do do 'Go J and J 113J do do '05 do 1151 110 do do '05 do 117 118 10-40. do coupon Uo 115 do Pacifio 6's cy Int. off 125 126 New6'Keg. 1881 1H 1H . C. 1881 114 114 Gold - 104 HO Silver 100 100 Pennsylvania ex ive 40i 47 Reading SWf 23 PhiladelDhia & Erie 134- 14 Lehigh Navigation - 30& 80. do Vallev 45 45, United R R of N J ex. div.. 134 13o Oil Creek i Northern Ceutral ex. div 20 27 Central Transportation 40 42 Nesquehoning 50J 61 North Pennsylvania . 48 49 C & A Mortgage ' '8'J )07J 108 ' A GOOD WORK. A Startling Cbuae of Oehility and Siok nesB fully explained in a Uige octavo Trea tise by Or. O PHELPS UROWN, 2i Grand Street, iemey tity. N. J EVERY MAN AND WOMAN who ia ailing in any way ihould tend and get a copy ut once, a it is ient free, prepaid by mail. Address the author as Uove. vCu!240i 1 THURSDAY, OCT. 6TH, 187G. Sates ef Advertising. One column, one year.. .$75 00 40 00 I" " 25 Ot) ' 16 00 Transient advertisements per square of eight lines, one Insertion $1, two inser tions, $1.50, three insertions $2. Business cards, tcu lines or less, per yea $5 Advertisements payable quarterly. Arrival and Departure of Mails. Eastern Dally 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 6:1 p. m. J-ookville Daily except Sundays arrives at 12 m., leaves at 2:30 p. ni. Spring Creek Arrives Tuesdays and Thursdays at II a. m.; leaves Wednes days and Fridays at 0 a. in. Lodge Meetings. Elk Lodge, No. 370, A. Y. M meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month in Masonic Hall. Elk Chapter. So. 230, It. A. M., meets the third Tuesday of each month in Masonic Hall. . Knapp Commandery, No. 40, K. T. meets the fourth Thursday of each mouth in Masonic Hall. County Officers. President Judge-Bon. L. D. Wetmore Associate Judges Hons. ). K. Whit more, Clius. Lulir. Mieritt Daniel Scull. Treasurer Jacob McCauley. District Attorney J. K. P. Hall. Co. Superintendent Geo. R. bison. Prothonotary. &c Fred. Schoening. Deputy Prothonotary W. S. Horton. Commissioners Michael Wedert, W. H. Osterhout. Ueorge Reuscher. Commissioners' Clerk vv. H. Horton. Auditors V. H Hyde, 11. 1. Spang ler, Oeorge Kothrock. Township Ofllcers. Judge of Election Will Dickinson. Inspectors James Penflcld, P. R. Smith. Justices of the Peace Charles Mead, Jas. D. Fullerton. fti'lmol Ilitvptnrs D TV Orniit .Tiu. Gardner. O. T. Wlieeler. N. T. Ctim- mings, W. S. Service. Kug. j. Miller. Supervisors O. it. Fitch, Jas. Riley. Treastircr-W. II. Hyde. Assessor M. S. Kline. Assistant Assessors Geo. Dickinson, John Walmsley. Auditors.!. If. Hagerty, James Pen field, J. S. Powell. Clerk-M. S. Kline. Constable I. W. Morgester- Churches. Lutheran Rev. I. P.renneman, i, pas ndav. tor. herviees every alternate su in both English and German, at 11 a. in. and 7 p. in. Sunday school at 10 a. in. Geo. Walker, Superintendent; J. O. W. P.ailey, assistant. Grace Episcopal liev. Win. James Miller, rector. Services every Sunday at the usual hours, 11 a. in. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. All are cordially invited to attend. Scats free Methodist Rev. Win. Martin, pastor. Services every Sunday at 1 1 a. in. and 7 p. in. Sunday school at f;30 a. in C. K. Holladay, superin tendent; Geo. It Dixon," assistant. Young Folks' I'.ible (Mass at 3 p. in. Roman Catholic-Rev. Father Maher 'pastor. Services every other Sunday nt 10 a. in. NEAV TIME TAltLC P. ic E. It. R. Commencing Sunday, July 2nd, 1S70: WILCOX. Mail East 4:37 p m " West 2:47 p ni Phila. Express East 0:58 p m Erie Express AY est 6:10 a in Day Express East (:'-'7 a in Niagara Express West 8; 83 p m BIIIGWAY. Mail East 5:12 p m Mail West 2; 11 p ni Phila Express East 10:28 p in Erie Express West 6:00 a m Day Express East 7:00 a in Niagara Express West 7:51 p m si. mahy's. Mai! East 5:37 p m Mail Wet... 1: 'ii p m I I'iiila. Express .1 ji j, n. -i i- i.xpn s i 4: ; a in 'a l.xpres- est 7:'i n in in;;ni'a Express "list ...-.... 7:J' p m RAILROADS l-i.N.V Yl-Y v MA All. lit) Mi I'n.hi'ic p a s; I - e K k i.v.-u i. .SUM vJE TIMK T Vii;.E . N aud ilier UNI)-tV. .IU:.V 2. IS.o V the trams on the l'hiladoiphia ' Mi a itnilroad will run as follows: WESTWAEU. NIAGARA EX leaves Ueuovo 4 2o p ai " " Drift ffood.. 6 27 p m ' Emporium 0 20 p ni " ' " 8t Marys... 7 21 p m " " Ridgway... 7 85 p m arr at Kane.. 0 00 p m ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 11 55 p ni " " Henovo 11 00 a ni " " Emporium 12 65 p ni " St. Mary's 140 p ni ' Ridgway 2 11 p ui " Kane 3,30 p ui " arrive at Erie 7 35 p m ERIE EX leaves Renovo 2.15 a m llrif wood 3.07 am Emporium 3 40 a ni ' " St. Marys 4.30 a m Ridgway 5.00 a m " " Kane 6 20 a m art. at Erie 10.30 a iu EASTWARD. ' DAY EX leaves Kane 0.05 a m " " " Kidgway 7.00 am " Si Marya ..7 23 a ui " ' Emporium H to a m " Driftwood 8 68 p m " Benovo .........10 10 pm ERIE MAIL leaves Erie 11.20 a m " " Kane 4 15 p in " " " Kidgway ....... 6.12 p m " ' " St. Mary's 6.37 p m ' " 1 H poriuui 0.80 pm " " Ituuovo , 8.45 p m " arr. at l'hiladephia... 0.60 a m I II I LAD' A EX leaves Urie 0 10 p m " Kane ..0.40 a m " Kidgway...lO 28a m ! St Marys..l0.48 a m " Kmpor'm Ju. 11.30 a Q " Driftwood..l2.07a in " '' Ui'novoM...l 10 a m Day Express and Niagara Express con nect e ist with Low Grode Division and U N. Y! & P. K. K. WM. A. BALDWIN. Gen'l 8up't. J Oil T TURK. We are now prepared V to doall kindsof JOB WOKK, tnvelepes. Tags BiU-iieads, Letterheads neatly and cheaply executed. Office in Thaytr & Hagerty'e new building, Maiu street Ridgway, Po. mi sefublican county i:onuATiOKS. State' Senator, COL. A. I. WILCOX, (Subject to the District Conference.) Assembly D, C. OYSTER, of Ridgway. Associate Judges. A. W. GRAY, of Jay Township. HORACE LITTLE, of Ridgway. District Attorney. J. O. W. BAILFY, of Ridgway. Jurv Commissioner. MARTIAN CLOVER, of Jay. TEAMING. The undersigned having provided himself with a team of horses, wagon, etc., Is prepared to do job teaming of all description. A large stock of sea. soned hardwood on hand, and for sale at reasonable figures. Your patronage is solicited. W. A. DERBY. Sept. 21s 1870 3m. NOTES. Autumn coincth. Chestnuts are plenty. Ridgway isshort of "houses to let." The roads are very muddy. The deer-hunting season lias commenced- Elk County will give Peter Cooper 200 votes. Heavy frosts are now an everyday occurrence. To. morrow is the last day for pay ment of taxes. There was a light fall of snow at Wilcox last week. James Lick the California million aire is dead and buried. Hemlock Lumber sells here deliv ered, at 57,00 a thousand. The Commissioners are having the floor of the jail repaired. The Hayes fc Wheeler Club will fling out a new flag this week. B. F. Ely will put in four or five hundred thousand feet of pine logs this winter. We give an interesting interview of Judge Gillis, by the Philadelphia Tiinea, in this issue. The township elections in Con. neeticut on the 2d lust , show large Republican gains. Work on J. S. Hyde's store moves on slowly. By the end of another Meek the work of raising will lie finished. More than two hundred and fifty one thousand cash admission fees were received at the Centennial lat Thurs day, "Pennsylvania Day." Tin: proceedings of the Fox town ship Hayes & Wheeler Club were un avoidably crowded out last week. They appear in this issue The Democratic Senatorial Con ference which met at Driftwood on the 3d inst , have made no nomina tion at this writing. The Repub'ican meeting held at the Court House last evening was well at tended. Hon Ii O Lee, of Philadel phia made a common sense speech which was well received. TiirKKwi I be a regular meeting o'' the Hayes & Whets er Club at their hall next Saturday evening Acordial in vitation is extended to ail to attend There wl 1 be several speeches marie and vocal nmsiy by the (J Ice Club. Don't forget it. Tin; tanneries here have reduced wage to $1,00 a day and board your self We notice also that in Mr. Oster- liout's case a reduction has also been been made in the prices of goods at the tannery store. The reason given for the reduction of wages is that the price of leather is very low and still declining. Hayes & Wheeler Club of Fox Township. The Republicans of Fox township, met at the Little Toby school house September 20th, 1870, at 7i o'clock P. M. for the purpose of effecting a per manent organization of their Club. J. J. Taylor was chosen temporary Chairman and W. E. Hewitt tempo rary Secretary. The Chairman then read the Constitution and By Laws of the organization, and stated the object of the meeting, followed by well timed addresses from Henry II. Sawyer and Lewis Iddings. After which the roll book was opened for the admission of new members which was responded to by eight new names. The next thing in order was the permanent organization of which the following is the result of the election of officers. President. J. J. Taylor. Vice Presidents. Lewis Iddings, F. E. Hewitt Recording Secretary. W. E. Hewitt. Corresponding Secretary. H. H. Sawyer. Treasurer. Jeremiah Hewitt. Executive Comniittte. H. Sldlin ger, U. W. Rogers, F. E. Hewitt, J. J. Taylor. On motion it was resolved that the proceedinga of this meeting be pub lished iu the Elk County Advo cate. Adjourned to meet at the grave yard school house on next Tuesday even ing at 7 o'clock. W. F. HEWITT, Bec'v. Will Ton Come to the Farewell Party! Rev. Wm. Martin and Lady will meet their numerous friends In the basemont rooms of tlioM. E Church, on Friday evening the 13th InRt., to there bid them a Hnal good bye, Rev. Martin has labored hard with, and for us, during the three years of his sojourn among us, and through his strenuous eflorts, with the earnest co-operation and sympathy of the loltiions of Ridgway, has been enabled to build a church for us, which for years shall stand as a lasting reminder of the success of his labors, and now as he is about to go forth to other fields the earnest solloltude ror his future success,as manifested by the numerous inqurles as to his probable location the com ing conference year, show a Just appreciation of his valuablo services h ere. While wo express our sympathy for him, and which sympathy by himself and wife Is fully appreciated and reciprocated. It does not pay in full the debt of gratitude we owe him. More substantial favors still are due him. Sympathy lightens the burdens of life but It does not nlways pay our debts. In view of the many expressions of regard we feel safe In the assurance that when the exact statement of the arrearage on RevMnr tln's snlnry is presented to the people that they will heartil y respond to the call for aid as made by the M. E. Church Roard, thereby supporting the character for nolile liberality Iu atralrsof this kind which they have hith erto maintained, On his advent here there was held Iu tho old court house a meeting of the cltlscns when they voted to pay hlmn salary or ?1JU0 dollars per year and make of Ridgway a Station, thereby securing preaching twice each Sabbath, morning and evening. When a movement was made, first to build a church Rev. Martin voluntarily gave of his 11 rst two years snlary 8100,00 per year. At tho completion of the church hejiresentcd to It the beautiful organ which now decorates the orchestra; to the excellent tones of which we hnve so often listoncd, paying for it, with tho exceptions of a few small contributlons.ont of his own funds. Now friends as ho has labored so royally for us let us work loyally for him and In the farewell visit proposed let us, bring our part ing gifts, of money, merchantable goods, gro ceries, 4c, and have an old fashioned dona tion; a pleasant social visit. We are aware that many have nobly res ponded to the solicitations of the oflleors hav ing in charge the financial a (Talis of tho church. For this and your klndsympathy please accept our hearty and sincere thanks. If any are In arrears for subscription mado; If any feel that they can give more; if all wish to give a benefit to Mr, Martin and let him go from our midst freed from the night mare of debt, let us rally onco ngaln and pny our Just obligations. Any porson wish ign to see the amount already raised can do so by calling on Jas. Penfleld, tho Treasurer, who keeps a correct account of the monies re ceived and disbursed. My order of tho Church Board. C. K. HOLADAY, Secretary Thirty. seventh Senatorial District. Brookville, September 29. The Re publican Senatorial conferees of In. diana and Jefferson counties, after bal loting since the 27th instant, to-day nominated Thomas St. Clare, of In diana county, as a candidate for the Senate in this district. Twentieth Congressional District. Lock Haven, September 28. The Democratic Conference of the Twentieth Congressional district, composed of Clearfield, Centre, Mifflin Union, Elk and Clinton counties met to-day and renominated Hon. L. A. Mackey oy acclamation. Forty-ninth Senatorial District. Erie, October 2. The Democratic Convention today nominated Major John W. Walker for State Senator by acclamation. The Republicans have renominated Henry Buttcrtield He was elected in 1875 by 0,000 votes to 5 083 votes for Olin, Democrat. The vote for Hart- ranft was 0,090; Pershing, 4,744. Business Prospects iu the West. Cincinnati, September 30. The Star, of this city, lias a two column review of the state of t rade, showing a decided improvement in all branches. Railroads and boats all report a heavy and increasing business. The boot and shoe, grocery and dry goods men announce increased sales and better collections. The Southern and North western trade is especially brisk. Iron dea'ers hay that business Is considera bly better ami they predict a still fur ther improvement, and though the prices of pig iron have not advanced, they must do so. Republican County Committee. - Chairman J II. Hagerty. Benezetle. Erasmus Morey, C. II. Winslow, R W. Pctrikin. Benzinger Jas. R. Snadden Joseph Eddy, David Leslie. Fox. J J. Taylor, Silas Moyer, U. W- Rogers. Highland. Levi Ellithorp, Enimett Hovencamp, Win. James. Horton. Thos. Burchfleld, George Clinton, Joseph Chamberlain. Jay. Jas. M. Brooklns, L. E. Leg- get, Justus Weed. Jones- John Ernhout, James Ma. lone, A. T. Aldrich. Millstone. t'upt. Wm. Kelly, II Catz, John Moore- Ridgway. J. O. W. Bailey, H. M. Powers, Henry A. Parsons Jr. Spring Creek Hiram Carman, Ed Rogers, A. Fulman. St. Marys W C Spaflbrd, John A, Logan, W" V. Ames. Laws Relating to Newspaper Subscrip tious and Arrearages. 1. Subscribers who do not give express nolioe to the contrary, are considered wish iug to oontinue their subscription. 2 If subscribers order the diecontinu at ion of their periodicals.the publishers may continue to send the in until all arrearages are paid. 8. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their periodicals from the office where tbey are directbd. they are held responsi ble until tbey have a. tiled their bills, and ordered them discontinued. 4. If subscribers move to other places without informing the publishers, and the papers are sent to the former direction, they are held responsible. 6. The courts have decided that "refus ing to lake periodicals from the office, or re moving and leaving them unoalled f-r is vrima facie evidence of intentional fraud." 0. Anr person who receives a newspaper and makes use of it. whether he has ordered it or not, is held in law to be sub scriber 7. If subscribers pay in advance, they are bound to giveuotioe to the publisher at the end of their time, iftbeydoitot wish to continue taking it olberwite the publishers are authorized to send it on, and the sub- soriber will be held responsible uutil au express notice with payment o! all arreant, is scot to thcpiiblislif-. Erora The Philadelphia Times. A3 VLU HtllU.fcK. Judge Gillis' Tailed Career. Some interesting rbcollections OF PENNSYLVANIA AS SHE BE HAVED JUST FIFTY YEARS AGO WHAT A VETERAN KNOWS ABOUT ORIST-MILL8 AND PRESIDENTS. Decidedly the most interesting young gentleman who has yet visited theCentennlal city is Judge Gillis. He was born in 1792, and while he has outlived every occupant of the White House and one or two Chief Magis trates who presided over the destinies of the nation before there was a White House, lie is yet hale and hearty, en- oys a good joke, tells a rattling story and is able to add ten years to the vigor of any ordinary man's liver who may be fortunrte enough to enjoy an hour in ills company. His cheeks are as ruddy as good health and regular living can make them, and his well- shaped mouth, the very corners of which are ever puckered for a dry, old- fashioned grin, encases the hand somest set of pearly teeth this side of the continent. There Is the slightest suspicion of vanity in this ruther famous personage, just enough to lend enchantment to the rest of his charm ing characteristics and check more tlmn unmerited hilarity oyer ills spicy anecdotes. WHERE HE WAS HORN. Judge Gillis first saw the light of day iu the little town of Hebron, in the central portion of Washington county, New York State. This Is one of the most beautiful sections of that occasionally wild and picturesque county, within view of the slopes of the Green Mountains, and but "a stone's throw" from the State of Ver mont. At an early age lie moved to Ontario county and there resided un til the winter of 1822, when he came to the Sttte of Pennsylvania and located himself in what is now the northern limits of Jefferson county. "At that time," said the old gentleman, as he sat in the parlor of an old friend of his in West Philadelphia last evening 'at that time Jefferson McKean and Potter counties were unorganized, and the whole of that section of country wasono vast and almost impenetrable wilderness. There wasn't a church, school house, nor a passable road in the entire section. In this lovely region surrounded by oaks, and wild cats, I domiciled myself. I was right sock in the woods, and when I had hewn about me: enough to insure breathing room named the place Montmorenci, for the reason, I sup pose, that no one would ever have suspected that it was Montmorenci. went to work with a will and mapped out a farm of four hundred acres, and cleared it at the rate of one h tin red acres a year for the first four years of my residence, and during that time I built a grist and a saw mill, and was getting alongswimmingly. "My nearest neighbor one way was only twenty-four miles distant, and the other way, sixteen miles. As I have said, neither of these three counties was organized. The busi nesslegal business I mean of Potter and McKean counties, was all tran sacted at Williamsport, while the peo pie of Jefferson county were com pelled to travel into Indiana county to have it transacted. I don't re member exactly, but it is my strong impression that Jefferson county was not organized until 18-10. Forest county was set off after that time. SOME INTERESTING HISTORY. "The county of Elk was taken from Clearfield, Jefferson and McKean counties It was organized in 1813, and old Judge Bumside held the first court that was ever convened there, in the early part of that year. Prior to that time there wasn't much justice in those parts, save what was deman ded one from another. To illustrate what I mean, lelw.no tell you a little anecdote. During the second year after my arrival there I engaged my self in the business of 'logging in the fallow', and I had a number of men, about thirty in all, to work for me. One day, along towards noon, a fellow made his appearance in my neighbor hood, who looked all the world like Daniel Boone He was rigged up in a regular hunting shirt, moccasins and green leggings,, the purpose of the lat ter being to keep the rattlesnakes from biting his legs. He came over to nie and says he, 'I've an execution for you.' Says I, 'you astonish me, my Christian friend; I owe no man a red cent. He then told me-that the exe cution was for military fines, and thereupon lie showed me my name in the document, and also the names of several of my men. I took him to the house, gave him his dinner, made him eat ills supper afterwaids, and then put him to bed. The next day I gave him his breakfast, and was just on the point of asking him to stay to din ner, when he had the impudence to ask me whether I wasn't going to fix matters in that execution. Then I got mad and told him I'd wear out a couple of dozens of horse whips on him if he didn't get up and jump. He jumped, and I heard no more of his military executions uutil a year or so afterwards. It was about forty miles to Fort Burnett, on the Red Bank, from where I lived. Fort Bur nett was where all the military affairs were then settled. There was no road, and he was forced to walk through the woods all the way to report that his mission was a dead failure. As I said, it was about a year afterward, that I was attending court over in In diana county, when I was introduced to General Orr. As soon as he saw me he began laughing, and told me the amusing story of the busted brigade inspector's return. When lie was through he Issued an order remitting my fines and abolishing tbo tax for ever aft rr. OPENING PUBLIC ROADS. "The first public improvement on which I labored was that of opening public roads. I went about the work with all my heart, and made many applications to the State Legislature: among others I presented a petition for a turn-piko from Milesburg, ji Centre county, to the New York State line, in the direction of Olean. on the banks of the Allegheny river. It was called the Milesburg and Smethport Turn-pike road. The work was long and tedious, but it finally succeeded, and the country was nt last opened up In 1824 or '5 the project of securing water communication between Phila delphia and Pittsburg was agitated. In this movement I took an active In terest. At that time there were hopes entertained of getting a canal cut up along the west bank of the Susque hanna and down the Red Bank or Clarion, to Pittsburg. Extensive sur veys were made at the time thrrytgh this section of country, by James Wil son, of Lycoming county, and Gen eral John Mitchell, of Centre. These men were both good surveyors, but of course were not to be compared with the engineers of tho present day. When they had finished their reports they were taken to Albany and laid before General Gcddes, who was then the principal engineer on tho Hudson River and New York Canal. He took tho reports, examined them carefully and returned a favorable answer, say Ing, however, that everything depen ded for success on the accuracy of the Pennsylvania engineers. That winter the Legislature authorized the Board of Canal Commissioners to employ an engineer from New York to supervise the work. Accordingly he came into this State, went over the entire line, and found everything to correspond with the original report, together with the necessary quantity of the water. After this Inspection the engineer went with the Board, a member of which .was old 'Jimmy Clark, up the Juniata, across the mountains to Conemaugh and thence up to Rills burg. The result of this trip was the rendition by the engineer of an ad verse report to the entire water con nection and iu favorof a portage route accross the mountains from Holli duysburg to Johnstown No one ever learned what influenced the change of opinion in the New York engineer. It was certainly not public senti ment." "Why not public sentiment?" "Because there wasn't any public sentiment it was all woods." THE PORTAGE ROUTE. "Old 'Jimmy' Clark said this por tage route would never do, and yet he couldn't just exactly see how a canal could be got up the Juniata and across the Allegheny Mountains. When this enterprise failed I turned my attention next to railroad operations and was elected one of the delegates in 1830. to the first railroad convention at WTil liamsport. The idea was to construct a road from Philadelphia to Lake Erie. I labored for this project two years in the Legislature, and my efforts were crowned finally with success. After the completion of the railroad the country was greatly improved, and after I had served a term in the Senate and two in the House I re turned to agricultural pursuits. I dealt largely in lumber, too, and sold it in Pittsburg. In 1862 I left this State for Iowa, where I am now liv- ng, high and dry and cosy. SOME OF THE MEN HE HOBNOBliEB WITH- "Yes, I knew Henry Clay. He was genial fellow the most royal of princely good fellows. Webster was more reserved, but improved on ac quaintance. The latter was not the equal of Calhoun, who, in his palmiest days, was the ablest man in the Sen ate. His eloquence and force were ir resistible, but personally he was not a companionable man. Benton I knew well. He was a charming fellow. His speeches always read better than those of any of them, but his delivery was not so good. He always prepared the heads of his discourse; while he spoke his desk was littered with the scraps of paper on which they were written. As he disposed of the heads he tore, up his notes into little scraps and blew them away. Jeff Davis was cold and distant, and never popular. Lincoln and Grant I didn't know and don't want to. Andy Johnson was a brick. Let me tell you a little stcry about him. One day during his Presidency I was in Washington.and us I passed the White House, with no inteution to enter, I was hailed by the butler a jolly Old dog who knew me when lie elerkeu it at Jesse Brown's hotel and he Insisted that I should call on the President- I said: "to Jerusalem with the President!" But took it all back when I learned that he had good liquor in the cellar. In I went and down It went, and then up I went to see the President I was received with the greatest courtesy, but told him at the outset that I hadn't come to ask any favors of him either for myself or anybody else. He made me sit down and have an old fashion chat with him; said he had never enjoyed himself more in his life. When I rose to go he mado me sit down again. He was afraid of a mob outside the door, for lie knew that each and every one of them wanted something of Lira. I froze them out, though, and saved the old man's bacon onco, anyhow, even though I did drain his bottle. When I quit liim he was as tight as a brick and I wasn't much better." "And now, Judge won't you tell something of the Morgan affair, which created such an excitement some years ago?" asked the reporter. ABOUT MORGAN. The eld man gaaed on his interroga or rather comically for a minute or two, and then eaidr "Well I will toll you something of that matter, not withstanding that it many a day ago and that I haven't thought much of it of late years. Morgan, was a rooster that lived over In Canandalgua, On tario county, and who made his living out of a fellow named Miller, by writing article for tho letter's news paper. One fine day ho wrote a sketch, purporting to be an exposo of the mysteries of Masonry, and wasn't seen afterwards. His disappearance created a considerable panic and in, censed many people against the Ma sonic order. GOING FOR THE MASONS. "Tho feeling grew more and moro intense as the follow's absence con tinued unexplained, and finally the. matter was mado political use of by the organization of the anti-Musonio party. Prior to the abduction of Mor gan the physical prostration of my wife forced me to seek for her re covery in more congenial climes. So we packed up and took a trip to New Orlcaus. She didn't improve any there, so I took her to Cuba, and we there resided In the town of Principe for something over a year. We re turned to thcouthern States, stopped tor a while at Macon, Ga., and then North. Not until I reached Indiana county was I made aware of tho fact that I was accused of complicity in the adduction, and were it not for the sudden death of my wife, I would have regarded the matter as a good joke As soon as I was made aware of the suspicion attaching to me I s'arted for Canandaigna delivered myself up and was forced to enter bail in tho sum of $3,000 myself and produce ad ditional sureties, each in a similar amount, for my appearance at tho next term of court After that I ap peared at that court for nine successive terms, and was finally tried when I wasn't there As the jury had con victed the fellow that was tried with me, and couldn't agree on my case, I supposed tho wnole jig was up, but, bless your heart, I was indicted again, tried again and finally acquitted. They could never have proven that I was in New York Stato if it hadn't been for my own wiluesses. It co6t them many a roast hog and many a bottle of canipagne though before they were through with me; for when eld Governor Thope, of New York, got Governor Wolfe, of this State, to ex tradite me I swore it would cost them dear. Morgan was never heard of af terwards. "Of courso I was in the War of '12. I was a second lieutenant of calvary; was taken prisoner, and confined in Fort Erie, Fort George and on a gun boat; lived like a lord all the time pretty much, and knocked down every Britisher that dared insult me. I remember Detroit when there was but one house there, and Rochester long before anybody ever thought there would be a house there. I was never sick, never expect to bo; havo forty-three decendant, and expect to visit the next Centennial. Have a pinch of snuff? No! All right; tho same to you. Good night." Political Notes. It is confidered treas.'Q to tho Democratic party to talk a1: out belter limes. A canvass taseu oa a train between llar risburg and WiUiiimsport resulted: Hayes, 74; Tilden, 25; Cooper, 9. A delettate to the late Saratoga Conven tion is represented to have asserted a day or two ago that neatly half the delegates iu tliatbody will not vote for Tilden. Col. M. P. Nolan, a lifo-long Democrat and prominent lawyer, of Dayton. Ohio, has declared for Hayes. He would have remained Eilcnt, he soys, but there is ton much at stake. A crisp little pamphlet of nearly 8;)0 psges, solid octavo, closely printed, has just been issued from Gov. Tildea'g Liberty street campaign grist mill, but it does not contain a word about that income business. (Jrowded out for waut of space, probably Uncle Sammy Tilden was caught weep ing the other day. At first he said it wa no such thi. g, but on being pressed, fraukly acknowledged that he was grieved over tho loss of bob Ingersoll's. immortal ' soul. How sad! Gov. Hayes says he never has belonged to auy secret political organization, and that ne never will. Ho believes ia. welcoming and protecting those of other lands who come to America to find homes aud to assist in perpetuating the liepublio. The Irishmen of the Bay Stale are warm ing up on the nomination of Cnarles Francis Adams, claiming that, when minister to Engluud, he neglected his duty as regards an Americau citixen senienoed as a Feuian. The Democrats of Massachusetts have nomiuated evtral Republicans since 1802. aud in every iustance have been defeated by minorities ranging lrom ZS.OUO to uo,- 000, A telesrsni ficin Little Rock Ark., Bays that the Democratic -'Tilden reformers' 1 th ere en Eunday uishl last broke into tho County Clerk's office und stole from the baliot boxes the ticket which were oast at the laie elcouon. The Republican candi dates, who hadoeeuoountedout, were con tentiDg or ibe offices, and this robbery was perpe.ufutjd to destroy the evidence and cieeu the judges lrom piosecution. Gov- Tilden's explanation of his Income Tax is at last furnished. It ia in the fo, u of a statement by Judge James P. Sinnot t of the Marine Court, who was iu Gov. Til den' law office during the outire period of the alleged delinquencies, afid was the Governor's confidential law clerk. The statement is elaborate on the point ot lea et consequence. The essential points are not denied by Governor Tilden, oousequenlly he still stands couvloted of defrauding the Government. The public debt statement for Octo ber, which we publish to-day, contains the gratifying announcement that the national debt has been reduced nearly three millions of dollars during the month of September. The adminis tration steadily continues to wipe out tho debt, notwithstanding the de pressed state of trade and consequent diminished tax receipts, and tho highly encouraging prospect of good times and increased revenues lead us to believe that progress in tho same direction will be much moro rapid the lutiiie.
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