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SATURDAY, MAY IS, 1869.
ligr" REPUBLICAN COUNTY:
CoNVEN !lon .
The Republican voters of Allegheny cot ,
.rk
ty are requeete'to meet at the usual places - for
/
holding election in the several ward', boror 41 0 , ,s
and townships, o n
SATURDAY, MAY 29th, 1869 ,
And Cect delegates from each election difr trictta
each of the three followlpg Conventions, via;
Two delegates from a r ch to the COUNT Y CON
17ENTION, for the purpose of nominatir.g candi
dates for Sheriff, ''Recorder, Register, Treaskrer,
Clerk of the Court of Quarter best i 7nr,, Cie . & of
'the Orphans' Court and Commissioner. i
Two other delegitts from,each to the LIIGII , -
LATIVE CGSVENIrfIi, for the purpose of
nominating one candidate for State Se nate r, for
one year, to illi the unexpired term OVEussell
Retell, resigned, and six candidates for Assem
bly. And • -
Two other delegates from each to the•JUDI
CIAL CONVENTION, to nominate one caticil
date fair Judge of the District Court, and•one can
didate Ibr Judge or the Court or Co:amen IPleas.
and elect eight deiegateatorepre seta the bounty .•
in She Repubilean State Convention.
These Conventions wi'.l severally .meet, in the
"city of . Pittsburgh, on
TuzsDAy. JVNE I, 'lBl9,
At 11 o'clock A. af., atthe fallowing places:
- ' The COUNTY CONVENT/ON will meet at the
COURT HOUSE.
. The LEGISLATIVE CONVENTION will mete
st CITY HALL. en Market street. And
The JUDICIAL CONVENTION will meet
In 'MASONIC_ HALL, on Fifth avenue, between
Wood and Smithileldlatreets. .; •
The election of delegates will be held between
tke hours of 46 and 7 o'clock P.m., and , will (be
held, as far as practicable, by the Republican
niembers of tke election boards in the several
districts; and in those dletriets.wbere the Repub.
Scan election oMcers are a minority of the regu
lar election boards, r the said officers are author
ised to appoint enough additional officers to eom
plete the board.
The voting in the.e.ities and boroughs shall,in
-11/1 cues, be by ballot, and In the townships by
marking.
The President of each Convention will appoint
a Comnfittee of three, the three Committees thus
app:iinted to meet together. as coon as practica
l:de after the adjournment of the Conventions,
and appoint a Count r y Committee for the , easning
Tear.
By order of the Coonty Committee.
ItIISSELL ritilETT. Chairman
MC
ligiour Intelligente, Mirceiktneous.
Third and Birth pages: Commercial, .Ff
rytncial, lfgaintge and River . Arace,lM
poile, Markel.. &eentii p4ge: Sheriff's
Saks.
11. 8. BONDS at Frankfort, 841.
GOLD closed in New York yesterday
at 188 i.
Di REPORTED from Richmond that
,
. - Chief Justice thugs, on the 13th, sitting
upon Oircrtit, received a plea of the Fed
eral statute of limitations, as to the sulli
clew defense of a Marshal who had
turned over funds officially In his hands
to the Confederate Government. The
country will wait for the text of this de
`cision, with very much Interest. It is
rather a strong doctrine, to let that statute
run ageinst the United States during the
pendency of treasioable hostilities, and
In the interest of 'a then rebel enemy,
who is thus to profit by his own wrong.
It is to be presumed that the Chief Jun
tice has the authority of law, but the
plain and unpriOfesaional cemnion-sense
of the people can neither , upderstand it,
nor commend its operations.
AR OTHXR Futon we publish the
sales to take place under the auspices of
Sheriff S. R Muria; at the Court
Reuse, on Monday, June 7tb, 1869. In
' asmuci as this, perhaps, is the final an
zumncement of that. gentleman through
Our columns, it will - be but just to pay
tribtite to hii excellency as a public
olcer. He hat discharged his duties
with efficiency and fidelity, and no word
Of inproach has even ,been heard against
his' administration. Fearless, honest,
capable sad exacting, he Ims mule such
en official as all citizens desired,
and steal ft one as is "worthy the confi
dence and •nreßroval Of the entire coin
' Enmity. It is announced that he is a can
didate for siste,lSenater, subject to the
nomination of the Republican CaaYen
tion. Should he be selected to occupy,
that positlon we are confident that he
would reflect credit to his constituency ;
and 'make an eviable • reeord. No office
Is too *good to &ward a gentleman who
proven his hones l ty and capacity so fully
as- our out-going Sheriff, and if he
is nominated we Can lend a hearty and
cheerful help to secure his election.
SACRED MEMORIES.
It is an ennobling sight , to see men for.
getting the cares , and rffiles of life and
traffic, women dropping their household
worriess . and children flashing the 'noise
of their play, to cast a few moments Of
.memory upon the tombs of men whose
only gains were , their •gravePand the
thoughts that it was a grand and glori
ous cause for which - they died. No,na
pne day at least, we believe that "under.
*round precedency' 'a a jest." For one
day we PIP with the poet and say :
""Ye sleep beneaththe valley's dew,
And all the *Won mourns for Ton."
The *her remembers the prop on
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Rittto,
THE STUART CASE.
We have note expressed an opinion
either in favor of, l or in oppOsition to, the
suspension of George H. Stuart, Esq.,
which was effected by the highest tribu
nal of his church in this city, about a
year ago. Although the pulpit is in the
habit of frequently reminding the press
of its duties, we Nave, as a general thing,
deemed It more prudent to allow ecclesi
astical courts to define their own laws,
and decide points of order and matters
of discipline as they may arise among
'themselves. The vindication of the
majesty of law is essential to the well
being and perpetuity of any body, wheth
er civil or ecclesiastical. However, in
these days of progress and enlightment,
laws, which were enacted a century ago,
may be impracticabt. They may not
accord with the spirit and genius of the
age. In the closer commingling of mem
bers of different religious denominations,
they may even seem oppressive. But if
Reformed Presbyterians in this country
can carry out enactments which were
framed, and engrossed in the ecclessias
tical statute book of the stern old Scottish
Presbyte r rians centuries ago, they have a
right to do it. The laws' of the land do
not prohibit them from exercising. their
conscientious convictions in this regard.
It is true, that, at one time, all the Pres
byterian bodies of this country wor
shiped God in the use of the same old
Scottish version of the Scripture Psalms,
still authorized by ti e Reformed Presby
terian Church. Now, however, there
are only som'elhree or four of She reli
gious organizations of the\ land that ad.
here to the use of the Psalms of Scrip
ture exclusively, in the matter of.Alivine
praise. Some of these orgapizatirts are
large. All of them are respectab But
it has been questioned
,by some honest
&hide whether • a 'Chard can grow and ,
flourish, especially in this soil and in this
age, that prohibits the use of an evangeli
cal hymn in the worship of God This
is a mattrr we are not called upon to de
cide, nor haVe. we any disposition to do
so at present. ' This much, however, we
will say, that if laws are Impracticable and
oppress 'good men's consciences, it would
be better to repeal them, if their repeal
will not infringe upon any divine statute.
This is a matter which we would gravely
commend to the enlightened considera
tion of those courts of ecclesiastical
judicature about to assemble in different
parts of the country. But whStever.views
they may conscientiously entertain, either
on the one side or the other, let them not
be disturbed either by factious' opinion or
conduct:
We have been led .to make these re
marks, in all kindness to all the parties
concerned, alter perusing a Pamphlet
which has been laid upon our table, entt.
tied "The Action of the General Synod
of the Reformed 'Presbyterian Church in
the case of George H. Stuart, Esq., ex
amined and justified, by a Minister .of
the Presbyterian Church, (0. $.) The
source of the defence rather staggered us
at first. It is by a minister of the Old
School General Assembly Who declares
himself to be in favor of using evangeli
cal hymns in the worship of God. But
he treats the subject as an ecclesiastical
jurist, and declares that, viewed fr om a
legal standpoint, the General 11 yi
.of
-the RefOrmed•Presbyterlan Church Vim;
perfectly Justified, in taking '. the the action
she did in rehition to one who confesses
~i~. __.,. r
=
lion call bette.r, afford to Bp'Are a day out
of the noisy year to quir4t reminiscences
upon such a topic than ours, for no other
nation has such a chanter in its history.
Her es, patriots and martyrs to liberty
and principle they may possesa, . but
Ame
unde
Corr
may
stren
left f.,
bray
we •
ica only has, her "fair acres of God"
dined wish all these combined.
iption, 'atury and extravagance
be exh?.usting our Virtue and our
'gth, ?Jut there is •esaough of both
r u? all to mourn over the departed
p.nd for a brief space forget that
not all•high misled and pure as is
IE3
our ri
Ir, l . very land and Age men have de
lig'ated to honor the successful warrior,
te, crOwn his living head with laurel and
!.ay or hang the •vtweath of immortelles
upon his tomb. Bat this is not our only
object. We do net join in solemn con.
course merely to honor those who had
won tank and glory before they won the
goalnthe other aide of the dark river.
11e
We just pride in the memories of
suchberoes, as,lßlack, and Childs, Hays
4
and Aickson, and Rippey, but we feel our
hearts \swell within us when we remember
those) htuxtb:er \ ones who were "only pri
vates*" in the grand army, but command
erson-chief at their own hearthstones.
They all are gone together, and for the
which he tad trusted so securely to
lean, afid die goes and casts his sprig
of rosemary upon the urn which contains
its ash I s.
Theoung man recalls the playmateof
dais bo hoed, who fought with him, per
-3,,,
haps, a school, and by his side on the
bloodyfields of Virginia or Tennessee,
and he too, sighs as he drops his locust
j
blossoit. The widow, the son, the sweet
heart, come with their offerings of cypress
andlaonie and honeystckle until the
dark n mounds are transformed Into
heaping altars to Patriotism and Love.
izr rth
.Nor, on such 'a day, can we, dare we,
recall aught of the past, but such facts - as
the graves themselves make potent to us.
If there were differences in opinion, in
politics, in religion, we can no longer re.
call them. Party joins to party, and sect
to sect, at such a time. For one day at
least we can say
"Here let d [vision tease. Join hand with hand
dow voice with voice: a general our native like a whirlwind wee our native land.,
kITTSI3UP.GII GAZETTE'
that b.e had used hymns and CoMmuned
wiik other denominations h in 'violation,
as the author of the pamphlet think` , of
the fundamental laws of the Reform ed
Presbyterian organization. In justifica
tion of the Synod's action he makes use
of the following language
Nothing is more patent than the injus-
tice which the public generally have
done you, brethren, in the unfair and
false manner la which they have put the
case. "George H. Stuart. turned out of;
his church for giving hymns," is almost
the universal form which the faena cla
puma assumes. lie was' not excommu
nicated for singing hynins, bat forj al
/last law-breaking and faith-breaking kg
the improper use of hymns. This is like
the old infidel slander on the Bible and
Bible readers, "All mankind damned! for
tired/nit pair eating an apple." Our t[rst
parents atejorbidden fruit, and they met
the threatened consequences. The pro
hibition was wisely and kindly given as
the first step in their training, designed
to lead them from the negative and tin
safe
,condition of mere 'innocence, tea
confirmed position of positive virtue.
**** * * * *
Equally unfair is the statement that
Mr. Stuart was condemned without a
trial. Few persons are so little acquaint
ed with judicial law, either civil or eccle
siastical, as not to know that a man who
pleads guilty to a charge can have no
trial. And air. Stuart made his confes
sion on the fipor of the Synod, boastingly
and defiantly. Had he modestly put in
a plea of justification, based on the
ground that the law in the premises had
perished by desuetude—that the frequent
infraction of thee tatute with impunity
had made it a dead letter, doubtless., the
plea would have been accepted on the
condition of promised future obedience.
As it was, the Synod pronounced a vote
of expulsion, just as the United States
Senate or House of Representatives would
have • done, in the • case of a
breach of law persistently mid de
fiantly made by any member •
of either of these, bodies. The
fact of his suffering from asthma at
the time, while it would awaken personal
sympathy, could have nothing to do
with the legal proceedings in the case.
Admitting, howeyer, that the proceed,
jugs were informal, mere informality
cannot justify the hue and cry that has
been raised, as if justice itself had been
outraged in her holiest seat, the temple
of God, and by the consecrated ministers
of the God of justice. As to the plea it
self, that the law is a dead letter, it is ut
terly unavailing. The assertion was de
nied by the members of Synod when the
determination to disregard it was so
boldly expressed, and the vote of sus
pension, so full as it was, abundantly
proved that the law was not defunct, for
the majority of the Synod pronounced it
to be alive.
The complaint that other Members of
the church, clerical and laical, bad sung
hymns, and that with' impunity, and
that they made the avowal with the same
boldness, was equally unreasonable. A
resident of Ireland was convicted ofsteal
ing a pig. When the Judge, before pass
ing sentence, asked, according to ens.
tam, whether he had anything to Say
why sentence should not be pronounced,
the culprit replied, "Yes, please your
honor, Mike, there, stole , a pig, too."
"No excuse, my friend." . said the Judge,
"we are dealing with you now." None
will understand the force of this argu
ment better than Mr. Stuart himself,.as
the principal of an extensive busi
ness house, to the interests of
which he knows law and order are vital.
Let us suppose that some of his clerks
chose to consider a certain law a dead
letter and persistently disregarded it.
Ainong the delinquents is one of his chief
clerks. He calls him into his counting
room and questions hint. The response is
bold and defiant. Mr. Stuart calmly re
plies, "You , will consider yourself, sir,
dismissed from My service." Why so?"
says the complainant, "why am I thus,
dealt with? Others have broken this law ' , "
too," "For the very sufficient reason,
sir," might be the reply, if any were
given - at all, "that you occupy an import
ant position in my establishuient,and that
your services are valbable to me, and I
wish my clerks to understand that the
maintenance of my authority here is
paramount in my esteem to all other
considerations. I make an example of
you for the general good."
These is much that is extraneous in
the pamphlet, and some things that
strike us as inconsistent, but it will no
doubt be satisfactory to those who are for
the defence of the Synod.
- Difficulties arising out of this case will
be discussed, as is expected, by the 'Gen
eral Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church, which will meet in Cedarville,
Ohio, next week. Our readers will be
furnished with a full report , of the pro
ceedings as they take place. from day
to day, • -
British Melia Corruption; •
A correspondent of the Pall Mall
Gazette says that a friend of his, who acts
as Secretary to one of the Government
departments, bad to check the delivery of
£200,000 worth of iron supplied by a
Northern firm. Before he began his task,l
he was asked, "I suppose you will re.
quire the usual commission of 2 1 1 per
cent?" In other words, the flan pro.
posed to bribe the servant of the public
with a gift of £5,000, in order to pass
goods which were no doubt' worth, not
only £5,000 less than the contract price,
but a good many five thousands. How
long has this sort of thing been going on?
How many undiscovered Gambiers.and
Rumbolds are there?
Meeting of the Coal Exchange.
Th 6 towboat owners and' coal - dbalers,
and others Interested in the coal trade of
Pittsburgh, held a meeting yesterday.
morning at their rooms, 186 Water street,
which was largely attended. The object
of the meeting was to obtain speedy leg
islation by Copgress, prohibiting the
erection of narrow span bridges over , the
Ohio River. Among other bneloe4s
transacted, tine following.lesolution was
adopted, approving the action of the
Ohlo Legislature in regard to bridging
the Ohio rivet: .
,Resolved, That we fully - endorse 'tbd
action of the Ohio Legislature, in pass
ing the law prohibiting the erection of
bridges across the Ohio river of less span
than four hundred feet, and that -we
pledge ourselves to as'ist them in re.
stating the - attempts of the Baltimore
-and Ohio Railroadlbmpany, or any
other railroad company, to erect narrow
span bridges.
Assault and Battery.-David Lewis
made inibrmation against 'Timothy
Jones before Justice Barker of South
Pittsburgh; yesterday, charging him
with assault and battery,
Martha Jones made information before
the same magistrate, ohargdng Henry
Nimiok with assault and battery.
Richards, at the same time and
place made information charging Parke
You ts Were T oned
with assault and battery, ' , -ig_ar•
soon r
fbr the arrest of the
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The case was opened by Mr. Moreland
reading the information.
Mr. Schoyer stated that before' cross
examinirtg the prosecutor on the infor
mation, he would call the Mayor's, atten
tion to the 9th article of the Constitution
of Pennsylvania, which provides that
the truth may be given in evidence in case
of this kind. This was not like other
libel cases. The prosecutor was a pub
lic officer, and it was officially known to
his Honor and to all others that Mr.
Ford was a member of the State Legis
lature.j,
,-
Al
Mr. or land said he agreed with Mr.
Scheyer t at the doors should be thrown
wide open for the most searching in
vestigation. If the defense could shoiv
that Win. R. Ford's vote was in the mar
ket they should have the fullest oppor
tunity of doing so. ! I
Mr. W. - R. Ford was then placed upon
the stand and cross-examined by Me.
Schoyer on the infermation. In answer
to questions he stated that, winter be
fore last, he was 4 member of ' , the State
Legitilature. Previous to the appear
ance of the article in the Leadir he had
told some of his firiends that he was
again a candidate, but he had since
withdrawn his name. While in the Leg
islature, ho was Chairman of the Print
ing Committee, a member of the Com
mittee on Railroads, and the Committee
on Municipal Claims. He supposed the
Railroad Committee to be a very impor
tant one, and that on Claims slightly so.'
He knew nothing of the dutiful of the l
Committee on Vice and Iminorality.l
He knew Mr. Singerly. There was a
resolution introduced in regard to the
accounts of Singerly & Myers, State Prin
ters. Mr. Singerly called on witness in
the hall of the House of Representatives,
shortly after the appointment of the
Committee, shook hands, and wanted to
knoW if witness would give him a fair
show. Witness said "yes." 'Mr. S.
said be thought witness was "down on
him." I When the resolution, was intro
duced, witness was considerablyannoyed.
Mr. S. was one of his constituents, and
had an idea that witness was against
him. Witness asked Mr. Myers confi
dentially about the matter and Mr. M.
showed him three or four
: books: of the
firm. He (witness) was a young mem
ber, and was not posted. Through his '
friendship for Mr. Sin ht '
backresolution, and adse kept
waps
thrown up to him by Mr. Thorn, ;witness j
told him that he knew nothing,; against
Mr. Singerly, and did- not wish to do ;
anything against him. In return for his , 1
services he did claim onelittle advantage. 1
He asked to have one bill kept off the
calendar. The excitement over the
election of speaker of tne House was
considerable; the Allegheny 'county
delegation was divided, Mr. Ford pos.
itively asserted that heever made any
his appointment on Co mlttees in coa
-1
arrangement with Mr. avis regarding
sideratien of voting for him for Speaker.
TOM Mr. , at the Moonela
House, that heDavis would vote for n him ga and
did - so. Mr. Ford had charge ;of the
Peoples' Passenger Railway bill. He
said the bill was not defeated 'in the
Senate. It passed with amendments.
the names of some of the incorporators
being changed.
Mr. Schoyer asked—" Did you not
know that these amendments would :de
feat the object of the bill?"
Mr. Ford— ,, No. It came to the:House
with names changed, but'iliht a man on it
I could object to. I would like to have
carried the bill at it was, but saw that a
ii 4 " ority of the House were opposed
it.
Mr. Schoyer—g•ln your conversation
with Mr. Singerly, did you mention the
subject of compensation?"
Mr. Ford—" Had no word with Mr.
Singerly concerning money. s
The idea
of money bad not entered my mind, and
I could not, therefore, have expressed it'in
words. I did say in conversation with
friends, that I thought hiniSingerly ought
to help me politically."
Mr. Sehoyer—"Did you tell Mr. Sing
erly that you had refused $1;000; for a
vote?"
Mr. Ford—"l did not."
Mr. Schoyer—"Did you ever : refuse
money?"
Mr. Ford—" No. sir." • ,
Mr. Sohoyer—"Was money ever offered
to you?" -
Mr. Ford—l have answered that `three
or four times."-
Mr. Sehoyer—"you can answer It
again."
Mr. Ford—" No."
Mr. Ninth othe wa
was calAinswortled, and te st ifi ed that he had, on
the sth of May, purchased at Pittock's a
copy of the Sunday Lender containing
the alleged libelous article, and that he
had read the article.
Wm. Ramsey, aworn—Am reporter for
the .lAmt; know Mr. Pittock and; Mr.
Mills: Mr. Pittock is reported to be the
proprietor and Mr. Mills the editor otthe
;Leader: Mr. 'Mills generally writes the
articles in the Leader that appear under
the- caption of "Local Politica:" do not
know that he wrote the article upon
which is based this information for libel.
Benjamin Singerly, sworn—My lekal
residence is Pittsburgh; was associated
with 1.7. H. Myers as State Printers;
know Mr, Wm. R. Ford; In then early
part of the winter session of 1888 I re
calved a telegraphlo dispatch from• my
partner at Harrisburg, asking-me to call
on Mr. Ford, who was then at home;
called to see Mr. Ford, and he told meet
a resolution that had originated in Abe
Committee on Printing, balling for an
investigation of the accounts of the State
Printers; Mr. Ford was Chairman of this
Committee; some time after this went to
Harrisburg; had conversations with the
Committee in regard to the State Print
ing; they asked me how we could afford
to do the printing for aosmall an amount
of money; the idea was hinted at that; an
investigation of the matter might be
stopped* there were
.frequent &tints and
innuendoes on their part about money.
Mr. Moreland objected to this kind of
testimony. - The witness used the term
"they," which meant that other persona
had .spoken about money. Mr. Forct-'
could not be held &Countable for the so ,
MM. of other members of the Leiria.
- Mr." Sawyer said that Mr. Vord -*am
Chairman at theOominlitme. ' Mtwan
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'WAY. MAY 15, 1869.
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Heart • of John IV. Pittoeli and James
Mitt the sunday Leader, on a Charge
of bel, preferred against them by
- William B. Ford.
We have already reporied that Mr.
Wm, B. Ford, formerly a Member of the
State Leglslathre, had entered suit be
fore the Mayor, charging' J. W. Pittock,
propri.#or, and James Mlle , editor of
the Pittsburgh Sundag Leader, with libel.
The suit is based on a paragraph that
appearid in the Leader of May 2d, in an
article n "Local Politics," in • which it
stated that Mr. Ford, who Was then; we
believe ,I a candidate for the; Legislature
"had better stay away froml Harrisburg,
as the atmosphere of the place was' not
suited tot his moral health," and that,
when he was there, "his vote was in
the market." The case came up before
the Mayor yesterday morning at nine
o'clock. Messra.•Moreland f i Moore and
Kerr appeared as counsel for the pros.
echtion, and Sol. Schoyer, Jr., Esq., for
the defense.
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part of the res °edge, and should not be
excluded.
Mr. Moreland renewed his objection,
and made a brief argument in support
thereof.
His Honor, the Mayor, decided that
the testimony was admissable.
Mr. Singerly continued—Mr. Ford, at
one time, approached me in regard to the
matter, and said the Democrats had been
bought up,. and he thought he should
have his dividend.
Mr. Ford, (interrupting the witness;)
—"lt is false."
Mr. Singerly—(bringing his cane in
violenti contact with the floor)—!'It is
not false; by G—d, sir, 1 am under oath;
I standby what I have said "
"Mr. Schoyer—"l ask that the witness
be protected. "
Mr. Singerly then proceeded. "He an.
cursed me of giving money to the Demo.
crate, and said he thought he had a right
to a "
share; Charley Armstrong told
me—
• Mr. Moreland ordered a halt.
Mr. Singer right; shut it off if
it is not proper testimony."
Mt. SchoyCould the resolution in
regard to the State Printers have been
offered in the House by Mr. Fora at any
timer •
Mr. Gingerly—Yes, it was a privileged
question; the resolution could have been
presented 14' the 'louse by Mr. Ford
upon almqLitany day of the week."
Mr. Schoyer---“Did you, from your
conversation with Mr. Ford, get the im
pression that he wanted money ?"
Mr. Singerly—"l aid, sir; I thought
Mr. Ford meant business. I have been
approached in the same way before=had
been surrounded by the same circum
stances—rad the impression I obtained
at this subsequent interview was that
Mr. Ford wanted - money. I was sur
rounded by inuandoes all the time. I
was asked by Mr. Ford if I was not wil
ling to give money : be said the Demo
crats had been bought, off, and they
wanted their share. Mr. Ford was a
candidate, the next year, for re-electioh ;
I opposed him on this very ground—the
charge af corruption. It was ihe place
of Mr. Ford, as Chairman of the Com
mittee on Printing, (*offer the resolution.
Cross-examined by Mr. Moreland—
thy? Q. "Do you know William C. McCar
"
•
A. "I do."
Q. "Did yen ever tell Mr. McCarthy
that you had wronged Mr. Ford, and that
you would ask the delegates from your
ward to vote tor him ?"
A. "I do not remember anything about
a conversaticu with Mr. McCarthy.. I
was approached by'Mr. Ford pn the day
of the Convention, at which time he pro.
bested that he never meant that he wanted
money. Ile askedd e l e gates I
told him if he could get the he
might have them."
Q. "Did you not say to Mr. McCarthy
that you had wronged Mr. Ford, that you
were sorry for it, and that the delegates
should be pledged to vote for him ?"
A. "I never said that I had' wroned
Mr. Ford, and I never pledged the degle
gates."
Q. "Why did you go to see Mr. Ford
in 186.4?"
A. "I went to see him because of a tel
egraphic dispatch from Mr. Myers, my
Partner. Upon that occasion, when he
told me about the resolution, I said our
accounts were at the Auditor General's
Office, and they could be examined at
any time."
• Q. "At what time was it that Mr. Ford
spoke to you about compensation?"
A. "It was near the end of the session
'when be came to me • about the divi
dend."'
Q. "Did you not at that time regard
the nutter as ajoke, and treat it as such?"
A. "I might not at that time have
thought as much of the matter as I did
afterwards, but I never thought it was a
joke."
Q. you not '
that you had wrongs
he (F.) should havd
A. , •I have no r
Mr. McCarthy anyth
ids after a great dea
the part of Mr. Ford
- steps, that I told
might do as they pi
the delegates to v
the record will show
him."
Q. “Why dyo
id u
might have the deb
get them?"
A. "Mr. Ford told
tell Charley Armstrcr
was upon the strew
that I said what I
gates."
[lt is proper to expl k ain here that Mr.
Singerly states that he WllB told by Char
ley Armstrong that Mr. Ford said be
(Mr. Shigerly) ought to give him . (Mr.
Ford) five thousand ollars.—Rap.)
At this stage Mr. oreland asked for
an adjournment of th hearing, as his at
tendance was requl ed at the Court
House.
- Mr. Schoyer As . al in fa \ Vor of
an ad
journment, because of the absence of one
of their witnesses, Mr Armstrong.
By agreement, how er, Mr. McCarthy
was called to the stand. He testified as
follows : Am acquainted with Mr. Sin
gerly ; Bait , him in the Court House on
the day of the Convention ; the sum and
substance of what he there said to me
was, that he had done a wrong to Mr.
Ford, and was sorry fbr it; after he had
made this statement he walked away.
Cross-examined by Mr. Schoyer—The
conversation at the Court House was
brought about, ,I suppose, from a pre
vious conversation I had with Mr. Bin
,,gerly, on Fifth street, in which he gave
me to infer that Mr. Ford was one or the
parties who were endeavoring to levy
_-blank mail; at this time he bad no money
to give them; he- said he challenged an
investigation of his accounts. r. Sin
gerly said they had got s low tlhat they
waited stationery, and he wo id not
give them even that. The impression
left 'pn my mind by the ; last 43$:inverse
tion with Mr. Singerly' was that he had
changed his opinion with regard to Mr.
Ford. He did not say he had, in so
many words. -
Mr. Schozer, addreiising the Mayor,
_said [ there Were so many oo Meth*
statements, that it would not be proper
for His Honor to prom:tide° n n the
case. It was the province of a jury to
decide w o u l dhe credibility or witnesses,
i o
and he therefore ask `that the case
be sent to court.
The n
inondefewere then reqtd
enter bail thousand doll?'
for their appearance at court.
A Household Treasure.
A companion, grave or gay, a friend
•
in Joy or sadness, a silent comfo ter in
loneliness, and a welcome guest in so
ciety, is a Mason it Hamlin Cabinet Or-
Ran. Its sweet tones will touch a vibiat.
big chord in every human heart, and its
presence will be wll spring of delight
in every honsP. T h e,new patent Human
Voice or Vox Humana attachment. lately
introduced in the Mason it Hamlin or
gans, makes them the most desirable or
gans ever presented to the' public, and
we are glad to know that our citisens ap
predate the superiority, which. No do
know by the great numbers that are be
ing sold_ by the agent in this city, Mr. C.
C. Mellor, SI • Wood street. Hie ware
rooms are now stOoked with a fresh sup -
ply. and lovers of sweet sounde, and'
topeolally “purcliewera." should not fail
to eumlne these. Mason = & Hamlin Or
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r The physical straCture of the strongeat human
being is vulnerable eyerylihere. Our IMdles 'See,
endowed by nature with a certain negative try
er, which pro Mets them, to some extent, from tan.
wholesome Influences; but this protection h im.
perfect, and cannot be safely railed on in .us.
healthy regions, or under circumstances of mare
than ordinary dangtr. Therefore, it is wisdom;
It is prudence; It Is common sense to .provide
against such contingencies, by taking an awn - -
DOTE tis ADVANCE; in other words, by fortifying
the system with HOSTET FEE'S STOMACH BIT.
TERS-the most complete protectlie Ugliest as
the epidemic and en emic maladies thatbas ever
bean administered in any ceuntry. AS &rented,
for Dyspepsia, there is no medicine that will
Compare with it. Whoever suffers the Fangs of
indl. estion, anywh_re on the fame of the earth.
where HOSTETTER'S SToMACH Bt TEES can
be preen. ed, does FO voluntarily; for, as erutelp
aslruth exists, this valuable TONIC and As.L.rsai
urn would restore his disordered stomach to It'.
healthy To the' nervous It 'ls also es.
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constipation It a:ls adordk kpeedy and Permanent'
relief. in all cases of fever and ague the BIT. 1
T ERS is more po - en; than any amount of quinine. I .
while the most daegerous cases of olulous &veil
yield to Its wonderful prOpertien. Those who. )
hive tried the medicine wi l never use another,
for any of the ailments which the HOSTETTER.
BITTERS professes to subdue. To those who
have not made the experiment we cordially re
commend an Laxly appllcatien to the BITTERS
whenever they are stricaen by disease of the el
restive organs.'
tell Mr. McCattily
gi Mi. Ford, and that
the delegates."
collection of telling
ng of the kind. It
of protestation on
on the Court House
him the delegates
• . I inot tell
to for h i m ;
I think
they 'voted against
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tell Mr. Ford he
'Zates”.lt he could
SPRING STOCK
me that he would
.g he was a liar. It
th of thle remark
id about the 'dale-
OLIVER
11'0111TOCK.
COMPAIY'S.
We are receiving this
weekby ocean steamers from
England a fresh stock of the
latest and most beautiful de
signs in English Tapestry
and Body Brussels by direct
importatiOns from the man
ufacturers. We invite the
_inspection' of house finish
ers, confident that we offer
the largest assortment and
greatest variety of •elegant
patterns ever brought to
this market, at the lowest
prices.
red to
each
Great inducements are
offered in all grades of In
grains and Three Plies, it
being their constant.. to
offer to the nudtitible, the
fullest assortment of ohean_
and serviceable Oarpeth at'
lower rates than any bother
house in the trade
x10.:.28 MTh Anima.
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T/1E REASON. WET
Dr. Keveer's Blood Searcher is the best. It Is
I computed that a man's system undergoes three
times a year, that Is every four months. a radical
and thorough change, that irs, that at the end of
that time nothing remains in the system of the
material of which it war -composed before that
time. The eliminating organs carry out the
worn.out and used.up material. And new matter
is made to take its place and carry on the work
logs of the human organism.' The cost of four
months treatment in this way would not at the
outside be more than ten dollars, and frequently
the functions of life have an activity and vigor
zuparted sufficient to renew them by the use of
one bottle, costin g only one dollar. leo organ of
the body but will be benetltted by Bath a process.
The liver, the stomach, the kidneys, the skin.
the lungs, are all. as it were, made over again
by the impetus given to the stomach and diges
tive system-old and prostrated people whose
systems had begun to languish and decay, have
been restored by DR. ICEYSER'S BLOOD
SEARCHER to vouthful health aid vigor..
Especially Is this medicine suitable at this
season of the year, when the dormant
powers of life, Bee all the rest of nature are
emerging from the chilling and torpid state
usual to the cold and wintry months. We
know very well that all advertised medicines are
apt to be regarded as useless and nugatory, - but
with DR. KEYSER'S BLOOD SEARCHER we
feel perfectly secure in the promise that It must
'do good. Country merchants and those who sup
ply others with needful things for their want*.
cannot confer -a greater service than to keep s ,
few bottles of this valuable medicine on their
shelves to supply their wants. Dr. Keyser will. '
take back every half dozen that remains unsold.
It at the same time affords the merchant' st,
good profit, and to those who need it, It is oh
More value than, silver and gold, for what can be.
of more value to man than a medicine which car
ries health and life to the suffering invalid?
We earnestly entreat all who read this to try,
one bottle of Dr. Keyser's Blood Searcher tither
need such a medicine, and we will guarantee sat-.
isfaction. -In order, however, not to be disap- •
pointed,lei them buy none but that which has De-
Kevser's narne over the cork and blown in the
bottle, and in that way the Doctor will hold him
selfresponsible fur its results ',ellen the directions
are closely followed.
SOLD AT THE DOCTOR'S GREAT FEW
MEDICINE STORE, NO. 100 LIBERTY ST..
DR. NEYSER'S CON'AILTATION ROOMS.
NO. 140 PENN STREW, FRO/fa° A: M.
UNTIL 4 P. M.
LET US PROTECT OURSELVES,
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