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.