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M. B. HAISIR,
t. WILVERT.
Editor.
SUNDURY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1371.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
For Auditor Owner!,
DAVID STAWTOM,
OF llBAVER COUNTY.
For Nnrvcjrrr Ciencrtal,
ROBERT B. HEATH,
OF SC'HUTLKII.L COUNTY.
JUDICIARY.
People's Candidate for President Judge,
W1H. in. ROCKEFELLER.
Of Xorthumbtrtand County.
REPUBLICAN COCMTV TICKET.
FOR ItEI'RKKENTATIVK t
DENNIS BRIGHT, of Montour Co.
FOR TREAPURKR !
A. CADWALLADER, of Milton.
FOR COMMISSIONER I
AMOS VASTINE, of Suamoiun Twp.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY I
JNO. K. CLEMENT, of Sunkury.
for auditor :
JACOB M. FOLLM ER,-'OF Turbot.
Speciai. Courts no Lonqeti Neces
8ARY. An erroneous opinion having been
industriously circulated in relation to the
necessity, that will necessarily arise for tho
holding of "Social Courts," in the event
of the election of a practicing lawyer to tho
position of rresident Judge, in the county
in which ho resides and has practiced his
profession, for tho purpose of disposing of
tho cases in which he may have been con
cerned as counsel, a simple referenco to tho
late Act of Assembly upon that subject,
will be sufficient to correct it, and to show
that Any other President Judge in the State
can be called to hold tho regular term
of the Court, whou there aro cases, upon
cither tho civd or criminal list, which the
Judge of tho proper district, by reason of
any disability, cannot try ; and that all such
cases may therefore now bo tried at the
regular term, without calling Special
Courts as was at one limo supposed to be
necessary,
Tho Act to which we refer provides, that
"lu case of sickness of a President Judge,
"iu any Judicial District in Pennsylvania,
"or sickness in his family, or of his inability
"to hold tic regular term of his Courts, in
"any county, from any cause whatever, it
"shall be lawful for him to call upon any
"other President Judge in tho Common-
" wealth, who may not himself be engaged,
"to hold said regular term of Courts, and
"said President Judge, so called upon, is
''hereby authorized and empowered to dis-
"charge tho duties appertaining to said
'office as fully as the regularly commis-
"sionod President Judge of said district
"could do if present."
. In a case recently before the Supremo
Court of this State, tho Judges, in an opin-
ion, delivered upon tho ln day ot i-eoru-nry
Uot, nuil reported in tho last book cf
reports 14th P. F. Smith's Reports, page
33, held' this act to bo constitutional, aud
upon a very careful review of tho whole
subject, they say, "Our conclusion there
"fore, is that, iu tho case of sickness and
"other disability contemplated by the act
"of legislation already referred to, tho Pro
"sident Judge of tho proper district has
"power to call in tho President Judgo of
"another district to hold tho HicauLAR
"term of his Courts in any county iu his
"district. The President Judgo, so called
"iu, when sitting, has jurisdiction and
"authority to hear and try all causes pend
"ing at that term in any of llto courts,
"civil OR criminal, including capital
"and other felonies in the Courts of Oyer
I'nml TVrmiiinrniiil fJonpral Jail IV.livprv "
It waB under this Act ol Assembly, as
construcd aud enforced by this dicisiou of ject to Mi. Scott, because hcls nu Episco
tho Supremo Court, that Judge Woods, of palian, by quoting an extract from the
Miflliu county, held the last regular March Suubury correspondent of the Miltonian to
Term of our Courts, although it was 6up-
posed a homicide case was then to bo tried,
and under its very liberal aud judicious
provisions, tho presiding officers of our
Courts can exchange with each other when-
ever necessary, and thus uo difficulty can
arlso, and no additional cx)cuso to tho iuatious, without the least jealousy or pro
county bo incurred iu tho future, iu the judice among them in regard to their dif-
trial of causes iu which the Judge of tho
District may havo been employed before
Ills election.
The Democrat publinhes all tho petty
defalcation of Republican officials, as if it
was wonduiful thut uuy dishonest officer
should 1m found ouUido the Democratic
party. Why docs not tho Democrat uoliee
thu fact, that John Harris, Ifciuocralic
County Connuibsioiicrof Cumberland coun
ty, was couvicted lust court of receiving a
bribe of fifty dollars from a brldgo builder,
aud schuuiocd to bo dismissed from office
with a flnu and costs amounting to two
hundred dollars. Is it bocause theso things
aro common aud not unexpected among
IfcmocraU, that they ant only noticed when
committed by Republican. Why doe not
our uclghhor refer to tho euonuous rob
beries of tho Now York Ifcmut ratic officials
which iu throe years amount to many mil
lions, or more Hutu all the fraud of that
Wind lu tho l'uiul Hutlcs for lite lust twen
ty years.
Krtii'i'iKu Til a l.ttAK. ho Wasteful uf
publiu utoiu-y did Ihey butauuo in Coal
towuship, that oiue of the olduat and Ul
ciliatu wire oMIjfrd la apply to Court for
au iiijuuitloM lu klou ilia Uk. aud the
Court grants. IU lujuutilou aud ilH
Hmuu. Suppose Utcy gtt wtutrol of h
rouniy as lUy have tioal and Ml CWukI
ton ihlp, aud ruu riot lu njuau-h dug Umj
publm utouty, aud have lUir oait JudV
tu lU Ua u, what llttu r Nu Judj baa
Juds J,4i Ui laka a bold sud 4iU.iu.m-
td UuJ, Wul a Judga V)lio gi. lhia
tik-djtd Wi liaaid i JiUhU aud punish
Urn u4,uiu..- Judga (Uu luaiuu it
Ue. out tut U4t lUu a Wbly
.1. M U.. S k v 4 II,.
COMKON WITH YOUR AFFIDAVITS I
Scott on tm Stand I 1st Question.
Did you or did you not, in the bar-room of
one of the principal Hotels in Mt. Carmel,
make certain pledges to some parlios of a
gang of "Molly Maguires ?'
2d, Did one of them say to you : "If we
help to elect you, will you do the fair thing
by us "
3d, Did they ask of you a pledge to help
them to elect certain other officers ?
4th, Did you then and there pledge your
self thus : "Gentlemen, if I am nominated
and olected, I assure you that I will remem
ber my friends, and my enemies must be
ware ?"
6th, Did you pledge yourself to secure
tho following nominations to the persons
named and their friends, your friend PatJ
Hester for Sheriff, Mike Conncly for Fro
thonotary, aud Galagher for Legislature ?
Mr. Scott, theso aro grave and serious
i charges, if truc.no honest man can vote for
vou. Iict us hear from vou. Trot out
your witnesses. Let us have the affidavits 1 1
Will not Hester and Galagher ana uonnciy.
swear you this ?
Fatuer Hyacinthe. The great and
learned Romish Priest, who, like Dr. Dol
lingcr, and all tho great German Roman
Catholic rriests, is too honest to follow tho
lolUicul leaders of their Church, says ho
left tho Pone because ho was making a po
litical party of Church. That is just what
tee say. In New York the Irish Catholics
became ft political Democratic 1'arty, ana
robbed tho Treasury of millions and mil
lions of dollars, till good men of all parlies
joined aud rose up against them, and will
send the leaders to tho (stale's prison.
That is just the move now In Northum
bcrland county. The Irish Roman Catho
lics aro a jjolitkul party, swallowing up
what is left of tho Democratic party, and
makiug a sort of Irish Roman Catholic Dc
mocratio party, and when they get tho
power, then look out.
Lei every tub stand on Its own bottom
Tho Roman Catholic Church as a Church;
and a religious body, is as free as any other
Church in its own religious faith, but when
it becomes political, as it has in Europe,
aud tries to subdue this Republic, and OV'
erturn our freedom, then it becomes a dan
gerous political engine, and wo oppose it.
Our farmers adjacent to the coal region
should remember tho scenes of tho last few
years. Tho outrages commuted upon mem
when bringing their produco to market
will cause them to reflect before they will
cast their vote in favor of tho candidates
nominated by the same party that helped
to rob them on the public highways at
Locust Gap and Mt. Carmel township.
will not Democrats who aro honest in
heart look at tho condition this county will
be brought to if tho candidates pledged to
this thieving party of the coal region aro
elected. Remember that when these Irish
Catholics attacked you on tho highway and
stole your meal, grain, &c, they did not
ask you whether you were a Democrat or
not. But they do now ask you, after com
mitting these outrages, to support the men
they wish to place lu office. Aro you will
ing to accede to their wishes aud vote for
ifco nun you know nro thoir choice ? Are
you willing to place a mau upon tho bench
as President Judge who Is their choice, and
who is under obligations to them to deal
out justice
Aro you willing to elect their candidate
for Legislature to make laws for you r
Aro you willing to elect their District
Attorney, who should bo a feeling man, or
a mau who will protect tuo injurcu uuu
bring to conviction thu criminals who may
outrago you ou tho public highway, to
that office, when you know that he owes his
nomination to thorn and is placed under
obligation. Are you willing to yield to
them all your rights and privileges, ind
muko Northumberland county the dark
corner. If you aro willing to do so, vote
tho Irish Catholic ticket from top to bottom.
The Democrat of last week endeavors to
create an impression that Republicans ob-
that effect. No sensible man ever made
such au objection, and it is simply alsurd
to hold tho Republican party responsible
for tho silly effusions of e very correspondent.
Tho Republican party is made up almost
wholly from tho various Protestant denom-
fereut creeds. This was also the case with
the Democratic party, until of late years,
when the Catholic clement became so strong
iu that party, that it arrogated to itself, as
it always has dono in all ages and coun
tries, when it felt itself strong enough to
dictate, who should hold tho offices, aud
overpower all others by force, If they were
able.
A Scene in Coal Township ox Wa
ter STATION KOAD. ALL HAND ON
Strike, and no Work in tiikCoal Rk
uion. Euuiuccr fcs comes through the
woods, and unexpectedly makes Itittappcar-
anco on tho road about 10 o'clock sees
Ktn-U luMl all along the road some auu to 500
iiicu aud boys wiluiu a few feet apart, all
to a mau, seated ou tho ground aud logs.
Engineer is discovered, aud lu a miuule the
word pusses along the line, and every mau
aud boy of thoiu jumps up, aud works liko
badgers I
One half little boys and Infirm old men
not fit to do a tenth of a day's work, aud
so clo and thick at that that they were lu
each others way ; and If able, iiicu could
not have worked to any advantage.
KiitfiiMJcr talks a !lUlu-dUiiur to a
good polni of look out, aud as auou as sup
poaul to be gone, all Irnuda squat dowu
Btt1"' w ,tu,,tftt l,M JaT
ho tlw laopkm uioucy la wasted, aud Uu
Umts worse will it be Uit lUy ruW 0
couuty. Ar m m.j,W rwtdy lu put all lu
lite owtr of these umju. luok to H uow,
Uiore 11 U tog UU.
"r-iv hootal utau aid u r Urn nu
oitu mLii."- ikutiMttu.
Thai 1 to say, (hw itu or utoia fcmoiieta,
uv a ui is,hjmi lut lialuk ul buioio
Uou o iu Utiv Jvioonulw toutttittou ale
lil't )'Oi t.
It is amusing to see Democratic office
hunters abusing their fellow Democrats
who are disposed to keep their party pure
by opposing the corrupt men In their party,
although having been intimate all their
lifetime and co-workers la the Democratic
cause, they, because their honest conscience
ill not allow them to support men who
are trampling their old principles lu the
dust and adopting fraudulent plans to work
themselves into office. . We saw several
evidences of this during tho past week,
when honest Democrats were set up and
denounced as renegades and traitors bo
cause they choose to uphold tho Democratic
principles which they stood by from their
childhood. Nothing was too mean to cast
up to them just because they refuse to ac
cept measures which are destined to ruin
the Democratic party to which they ad
hered to all their life lime.
'Go ON Masser : unless this whole race
of superlative Episcopate aro exterminated
by tho second Tuesday of October tho air
around the JNorth rolo will melt will) icr-
vcut heat." Democrat.
We have heard of tho Protestant Episco-
pal and tho Methodist Episcopal Churches,
but never before of tho "Supcrlatlvo Epis
copal." Every r.hurch presided over by a
Bishop is of course, Episcopal. Tho Bishop
of Rome is, we presume, the "Superlative,"
since ho usurped tho litlo of Pope, without
a shadow of authority from tho Bible for
such usurpation, and now asserts his supre
macy over other Bishops. Under this
unwarranted titlo ho claims not only spiri
tual but temporal power over tho whole
world. How can freemen or democrats
sustain principles like theso. "Molted air"
is a subject above our comprehension. Is
it a Romish miracle or a branch of the In
quisition ?
Road Taxes in Mt. Carmel and Coal
Townships. One of the curiosities of Irish
rulo are tho road taxes of these two town
ships tho nmount and tho way expended.
Tweed & Co., of New York will have apt
scholars, if the Molley Maguires get our
county on co fairly into their hands. I yet
them elect their ticket this full, then look
out lor breakers I J I u ml reds ol somo ol
tho best men will sell out and leave the
county.
Pat Hester has rpparently become an
elephant in the ranks of the Democracy.
They don't know what to do with him.
They aro afraid to ignore him entirely and
yet are extremely anxious to get rid of him.
The Democrat tries to treat Pat's nomina
tion as a candidate for Sheriff as a kind of
a joke. He knows full well that Pat would
have been tho Democratic candidate two
years ago, only that Pat had the misfortune
to bo tried for his life in a criminal prose
cution.
He uas taken the Stump. Wo notice
that ex-Sheriff Weaver, who changed his
politics several years ago to bo elected
Sheriff of Northumberland county, has
taken the stump for Scott, Gallagher, and
Ryon, aud is denouncing all honest life
long Democrats who do not fool disposed
to support tho Irish 'Catholic ticket, as
renegades and traitors. His maiden speech
at Snydcrtowu a few evenings since sur-
passed every thing that has yet been heard
u iwt tu4t.iu muu iiiau. xiu evidently
had forgoten that he was the rival candidate
of Pat Hester for the next sheriff, for ho ap
plied all the modern epithets to his fellow
Democrats, that do not think as ho docs,
Calling thnni "wornout political backs."
potgutted politicians," "dead beau,"
renegades," "traitors," &c
It must bo very amufymg to the cx-
Sherilf to reflect that it has been but a few
years since ho associated Willi them, and
they have forsaken him now, leaving him
lo form a niovo agreeable association, tho
Irish Catholics.
We are informed that speakers of tho
Irish Catholic Democratic party pretend
that G. W. Ryon, the candidate lor Dis
trict Attorney, was not in any way inter
ested in tho fraudulent ticket nominated.
It Is well known that Mr. Ryon was tho
prime mover in getting up tho fraudulent
votes in tho coal region, and we would ask
them whether Mr. Ryon has not been sit
ting in tho same buggy with Mr. Gallagher
driving through the Irish districts solicit
ing tho Irish vote within the last two weeks-
"Honorable Men Tho Radicals think
wo ought to elect tho meu who were fairly
nominated that is the men who received
tho fewest votes at our primary election."
ZeIKXTL
Just so Mr. Eicholtx; you not only express
tho sculimout of tho Radicals, but those
of every honest and inteligcut l)cmocrat.
Tho mau who professes to belicvo thut tho
Democratic nominees were fairly nomiunted
ought to be sent to school or to tho Insane
Asylum.
Tho Democrat advises us to read tho Bi
ble. Wo have done ao, and learned therein,
that the man who wilfully and knowingly
sustains a fruud is uo belter than he who
commits it. Docs the editor still contend
that honesty is lnroin)atiblo with Demo
cracy. Hun. E. Joy Muhius, after an absence
of u n years as United Suu-a MiuisU-r lo
thu OUomau Empire, hue returned to Ins
home in Philadelphia,
The TilcniiUI Convention of tho Pro-U-kUlit
EplscoMtl Church of the I'iiIUh
Suites will commence its sessions lu lUillU
more, Maryland, ou tK tober 4th, and will
continue for about three weeks. This
body is composed of lliu house of Bishops,
uud of the house of Clerical aud Jay Ik lo
gs lea.
Till uirumoiiy of uuvt-iling the broiiae
statue of Abraham l.iucolu, in Falnuouiit
Park, at 1'liiladclohU. look iLu. ou Frl
day hut, thu aiiuiviraary of Ilia sluing of
in ciuaiM.iauou prueiaioaiiou. 1 hu evi
luouiee wrra of lha uiual inU rrstin vita
ratter, aud It is estimated that they wvt
Mltuvaswl by Cn,Uuu pvopW,
A. II. brief ttas, la the Atlauu
assatSk a ha l.a beat tuliwl( l( aasuf.
lug itss (sw.ola U lU boutu Ua( lit Isruto.
iiaUw kadui iu I'tuusyltaitia aia iidiw.t.
tsi I' catopaitfu a Ub Um liularuiluaUuii Ui
I njulu.lg uw iU i lata dui lnua aVn
H uuu, a UlUi U ajv 4vlUll of
District . Attorney. But little has
been said in regard to this office, in the
present campaign. Iu the administration
of justice, it is perhaps next in importance
to that of President Judge. It therefore
behooves voters and tax payers, not to for
get tho importance of selecting a person fur
this office, who has the necessary qualifica
tions. It Is not so necessary that the Dis
trict Attorney should be a clever fellow, as
It is that ho should have the ability and
experience lo discharge the duties of the
office In the performance of his duty, the
District Attorney may save to the county
thousands of dollars, ' which an inefficient
officer, with tho best intentions might lose
by his want of knowledge and experience
in his profession. .. '
Tho best thing that can bo said of the
Republican candidate, Gen. Clement, is
ho) fact, that ho is well qualified for
tho office, and that itis generally admit
ted by tho Court and Bar, that ho per
formed his duties, not only with abili
ty, but with entire satisfaction, when
ho held tho samo office somo years since.
His opponct, Mr, Ryan, on tho other hand,
has but littlo to recommend him for that
responsible office, whilo it Is generally un
derstood, that ho was ono of tho leaders, if
not tho principal, in getting up the fraudu
lent vote in the coal region, by which tho
honest democratic candidates, not in league
with tho Irish Catholic candidates, were
wronged and cheated out of their nomina
tions. Voters and taxpayers should not for
get that a good District Attorney has it in
his power to savo large sums of money for
the county, if hu is properly qualified for
the position.
The New York Uaslality. More
and more exposures of tho rascality of the
xammanvitc Jwinocracy ol jnow lork are
cominc out. nnd the proportions of tho vil-
Innics crow each day. The funded debt of
tho city is now round to bo SH7 ,000,000,
with a doatiug debt as yet unknown, but
undoubtedly very largo. Since tho first of
January, the ueht has 'jecu increased $J3,-
uuu.uuu.
Two of tho Tammanv Democrats, Edwin
M. Hiigscrty, an cx-Cuuucilmnn and jani
tor of tho new court liouse, and Charles
Jtaulch, a niirlit watdiman, have been
arrested for stealing the missing vouchers.
In whose interest the fu ll was committed
has not yet conic out. The vouchers were
for millions of dollars. Tho whole thing
is one of the most stupendous villanics
ever pcriclrated by public men.
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We havo received ;ho following card
from a prominent Democrat of Montour
County for publication. The writer has
been ou tho most intimate terms with Mr,
Chalfant, nnd therefore is well acquuiuted
with liis movements.
A Card. To the Democrats of
Montour and Northumuerland. We
see by Tonms Chulfant's paper, that he as
sumes his offence to be that he refused to
nominate a man without first being recom
mended by tho people Now, fellow De
mocrat of Montour county, that assump
tion is false. Wo did not ask him to
nominate Dr. Kcstcr. nor did wo expect
him to do so. To tho contrary, wo knew
that Chalfant was not a delegate, and wo
also knew that it took a majority of the
delegates to make a nomination.
If Chalfant assumes the authority to
make or uumako such nominations, ho as
sumes mora than tho party is willing to
accede, nnd ho certainly docs assume it in
his article, when he says he would not do it
"for a bosom friend," and for no one else ;
mldiug that the Democracy of Monlour
county would sustain him.
Dr. Kester's interview with tho Intelli
gencer man was very short and very point
ed, particularly on the part of Chalfant.
The Docter proposed to him to go iulo iho
convenlion aud ask that respectable body
their deliberate judgment, wether ho had
nny right or any claim at their bauds, leav
ing tho mm tor pnliivly with them, as the
Doctor had voted for them at the da.-Bt
election , whilst Wm. C. Johnstou, his oppo
nent, did not vote at all that day.
Now tho facts arc these, through the aid
of a "Peace Commissioner," Wm. C. John
ston and Thomas unniiunt got down on
their knees in Vie dcrt and drew their
cars under their shirt collars he, Johnston,
said, "I will vote for Thomas Chall'aut"
he, C'linllnnt, said in reply: "I have euouch
to do lo attend to my own business, willi
out opposing Win. C. Johuston."
Shortly beforo this occurred. W in. C.
Johnstou considered "Tom. Chalfant tho
most corrupt man iu Montour county." nnd
Thomas Chalfant said that "Win- C. John
ston is a venomous viper, nn old rusty fos
sil, and must be kicked out ol that othec at
tho first opportuniuy."
Now Democrats of Montour I many of
you arc no douut nware or the unwhole
some character ot Iho Democratio party in
this town. There is nn ulcer, a festering
sore that must bo probed, from whatever
source tho instrument may come. In tho
present condition of tilings here, and which
has been cettins worse and worse since
Chalfant assumed tho dictatorship, there
can be no heallhy ii' lion. There can bo nn
doubt that the evil effects of tho rotten ul
cer referred to defeated Mr. Brilian for
Commissioner, as well as poisoned tho at
mosphere and prevented Dr. Roster from
Ixting nominated. The situation is exactly
this: Tho Jkmiocrats of this county who
want a nomination, must first como and
ask Mr. Chalfant and Challaut will grantor
reject his request, according as It may tend
to advance his own scUihii ends. Willi
him it is "Chalfiuit" all the time, everlast
ingly up for office, and grasping at every
cliauco presented, without regurd to the
Interests of the parly, lie lis ready tu
split tho party, to ulkuiate Ita warmest
fricuda, ami to combiuu with the Republi
can only so that lie tjeU fijjict.
Ho had no compunctious of conscience
when ho was a candidate for nomination
last fall, when ho caused a couferuuee to
bo broken up w ithout inakinu a uomina
liou, au that hu could ruu as au ludupuu
dent caudidato aud ring iu for Republican
votes. A Dkmck. hat
Wednesday was a dayofoxeiteun.nl lo
Mauiuhuseiu, it being set apurt for tho as
sembling the Itepublicau StnUi convculuni,
at Wurtlicater. lo nominate acaudidalefur
(iovtruor. The cuutest narrowed lUelf
dowu lo Washburn and Duller, tlw fbruuir
feet iveng lliu lioiniimliotl, tho Vole SUnd
Ing tttaio iti.
If the mmocralie siteakers aud editors
believe all Ihey mv and write coucurulug
lludr preud victory lu (tclobor, Uvy
iiiu. I bo of most rvuiaikabki kuifuiu aud
IokIuI diutsiiiuii. forauiorediaflureglitg
iionh I could hardly be nlaood UUtn um.u
(it their HllloU.
Tim btt eviduuoe ot I be uuwurthyius
of Hut Jk ui.M.rtw Utivt U Hm Htl U-ftl Urn
Ust uuu of U imdy rvluwi lu support it,
aud tUuuuuee it In tutlr utffu puMut tutmi
l'. "TLlS ttoild Ubul rUt lllihow,' Wk
Ike kktuituallou of mu buut lkiu-.il uu
ItMlllllg tytkuf lUsUil Auiltd (KidUt-
U4 the u.i ti the liteli C'tluUj taudi-
dUx.
The rp Enraged mt the Newapa
pers. "
Rome Correspondence fit. Lonlt Republican.
Apropos of Rome nowsnancra. I send
your readers the following translation of a
ten theoAv,,ciH:' C,rfrdinal
LfuW1?1 ,re,,
.. . uuii.KKruuiu BCUTO-
A7" caused a great amount
6f ridicule to be thrown upon excommunl-
catlon in ireneral :
Siguor Cardinal ! When God in blsorty
designs allowed Rome to be uniustlv oc
cupied, the usurpers said thst ltame was
necessary for the integrity of Italy, and the
perfect union of all ber parte, as if there
were not in llalv two other litlm nortionn I
wnicu rcniaiu siiu uuuer tneir ancient gov
... , yt i I
oruniens aim wnicu i nope will always
remain so. iuit tne ohject of the great
manouvres of the revolution was not only
a a mm a mZI a 1 1 S n Sr. a a. . s I
mi usurp cn.j oiuc, out it aiso was
and is to destroy Iho centre of Catholicism
and Catholicism itself. For the destruc
tion of this indestructiblo work of God con
cur all the impious, all the free-thinkers,
all tho sectarians of the world, who have
all sent their little contingent to this me
tropolis. X heso little contingents unite in
one body whose object is to insult and
break the images of the Most Holy Marv
nl' Klu i r. - w . i
and the saints, to abuse and beat the min
isters of the sanctuary, to profane churches
and festivals, multiply houses of prostitu
tion, deaien ears with sacrilegious cries, and
fill tho hearts and minds, especially of
young people, with the poison or Impiety
by the reading of certain journals cminontly
shameless, hypocritical, lying and Irreli
gious. This infernal phalanx proposes to
take away from Rome what it calls re ieious
fanaticism, as Baid also an Italian philoso
pher of unhappy memory, who died a sud
den death not many years ago. After hay
ing made themselves masters of Rome, they
now want to make her incredulous, or mis
tress oi a so-called tolerant religion, ns
thoso wish who only have before their eves
tho present life, nnd thoso whose idea of
Uod is that he lets everything run on with
out occupying himself much about our
affairs. Docs the government which tol
erates all these disorders belong also to tho
same phalanx f We must hope not, for
mo amrmaiive would do a sad declaration
of the fall of the throne. Moanwhilo, to
oppose some barrier to such a flood of evils,
you, Signor Cardinal, will send a circular
to the curates, directing them to warn their
parishioners that they aro prohibited from
reading cerUiiu journals, especially printed
hero in Rome, and let this prohibition bo
intimated in such a manner ns to inform
thoso who infringe it that they shall com
nut not a venal sin, but a heavy sin. For
all the rest alluded lo above restiecling tho
violation ol the laws of God and the Church,
you must say to each curate, Argue obscrra
tncrcjHi I Finally, let us raiso our bauds
to God, and let us hoiw that nl'. attempts
against Him, His religion and society, will
have a term, and wo shall bo able some day
to get out of this labyrinth of evils lo breathe
quietly under tho shadow of faith, morality
of faith, morality and order,
I bless you from my heart.
Juno 30, 1871. Tho commemoration of
St. Paul. Oilmen comrrfdiitHr tl vicant;
tit jioitsint clamare tul D. 1. V. Domine, quid
me rui jaecre r
PiuaP. P. IX.
Tho Cardinal Vicar complied with the
Poiw's orders by sending a circular to all
curates of Rome. This lengthy document
dated on tho bin Inst., was read in all tho
parish churches last Sunday, immediately
alter tho matrimonial announcement, nnd
in ordor that none should plead ignorance
as to the precise journals which his Holi
ness intended to condemn ns "shnmclcss,
hypocritical, lying and irreligious", tho
Cardinal's circular gave tho following list
of them: The Liberia. Cauitale, Tunito,
Tribuno, Don 1'irlone, Diaralo Color di
rttua Xuova Jlmna, llaviia, . Vila. Xitova,
Concordia and Mrjixtofele. The Liberia
and Concordia nre moderate journals, but
tho others are tyranicninmi humorisliconcs.
nnd it may bo imagined what comments
they indulge in rcBiecliug the excommuni
cation of their rentiers. 1 cannot say that
their sale is diminished in consequence, on
the contrary, their proprietors are gratified
.at their condemnation, which iu tact ex
tends their circulation.
The Harris Trial. Tho Shi noons-
burg AVirs says : The trial of John Harris,
one of the Commissioners of this countv.
for misdemeanor iu office, w hich enmo off
nt last court, a motion was nuule Tor arrest
of judgment, but tho Judgo overruled tho
motion, aim in doing so ho reviews the
case, and adduces an impregnablo array of is said ho secured his nomination. In Sha
argument in support of his position. As moklu nnd Mt- Carmel Boroughs and in
a legal opiniou, it is abundantly nblo to Coal nnd Mt. Cnrmel townships, ho received
staud of its owu strength, and will com
mend itself to the sound judgment of every
enlightened citizen of Cumberland county.
Tho court imposed a line of il'X upon
Mr, Harris, and decreed his removal from
office. In view of the evidence adduced iu
the case, and the opinion of Judge Graham
upon the legal questions raised, the court
had a plain duty before it, and they per
formed it under a conscientious souse of
their official oaths. To have expected any
thing else from them, would have been to
impeach tho integrity of the beuch.
We regret, says the Kohitiifer, that the
vengeance of the law has fallen alone upon
Mr. Harris, for he was doubtless a mere
instrument in the hands of shrewder and
more unprincipled men. He is on old man,
anu nas iiorctoiore oorne a good character,
But while we do sincerely regret tho per-
sonal discomfort aud disgrace this suit has
brought with it, we cannot but rejoice, in
corMtuy with all good citizens, that the
frauds of tho Commissioners' olllco havo
been unearthed by a judicial Investigation;
tlutt public sentiment has been so thorough
ly aronvd that hereafter none but the best
meu will be chosen to such pnsitlous, and
that such Instructions have lieen Issued by
tho court as will prevent the shamoful ir
regularity and loottcuess with which the
business of the olllco has heretofore becu
trausuctod.
Yrxi aiiles anu Fkcit. One of the
ever rectrrlng questions met with lu look
ing over our correspondence U: "What
articles of food may uropcrly be called tlte
vegetables, aud wlutl fruits If" There Is
uu trouble in deOuiug what a fruit is, ac
cording to tlte botaulsl's view it Is a
rleiiod pistil, with wliatever may be jit-r-maneiitly
atUchod to It, whether pulpy aud
etilble or uot. Strictly speAkiug, a tppy
head is as much a fruit as a pear, but
when we route to popular usage it is uot
so easy to decide which among the frulu
shall be called vegvlablua. We once sug
gested thai luoae eateu without prejtaratiuu
should be called fruiU, aud IImhsu that are
Uaed, ccxikod ur drvsaod, should be called
vngtslubUa. This very uearly covers llw
? round, but u4 eouipluUdy. lu this case
tut loni-ln cooked or as sahtd, would be a
vegetable but If eateu, as suuut preftir It,
raw aud plaiu. It tluva U a fruit. If any
due can suggest a Uiur pkoe lo draw Umj
hua, we slusuUi be eUd lu Ur ftuut Uum.
A iMrkxtM A'jnsuUuriU.
' i .
Tutt laiuutiat-y of t'arbou couuty are
detiMiralitMl. The griaUl duliust tuu
lu r-git 1 4 to list uotuiMUousstuiu lu Uirlr
rauks, Lliu, wa Us voutrry, ihu IWpuUi.
him are lowti.uiou ud uulu4. It uJly
uukt lUough Uto litubluus will tarty
liul bitlsviUi ttruug Isiuuut'ikUe couuiy.
The woikiauMiu u, utiatiy lautustaU, bate
uuutinaUtl lu ket ot tluur uu, mnh Us
lUpubhuiu MudldaUi 1 Amsills Jul
uu. lloe nU Umsi Lie sUUou at
The Movements or tiie Irish Catho
lics or New York Exidbed. Tho law
requiring the Bible to be read in the schools
is a dead letter in most of the wards in N.
York City. The Tribune has boen inves
tigatigating the matter, and the following
KRuY5ra
PP"In the sixth Ward the Catholics
,kn nn throo.o.Mril.s f tho nonnlntinn
Rnd t,ltr8e nre contrpcd the priesU,:
nere William Mullanv. who has been prin-
cipal of Ward School wo. 23 for 25 years.
says that the Bible has not been read for 20
years at least ; and yet he reports his de
linquency every month. There was a dis
turbance about the matter in 18UI. and the
salaries of all the teachers In the schools of
uA .hAM Mwi;..,
tained were suspended for six months : but
tuo rvcaiva wiiviv "- iuiuk tv sm iius lUUiU'
tho dereliction was finally acnuicsecd in
James Campbell who keeps a grog-shop at
No. 82 Centre street, is one of the school
- . .
trustees in the Sixth Ward.
The following
remarks of Mr. Campbell to a reporter at
once illustrate his views of the question aud
his qualifications for the officio which bo
holds : "Whin I went Into mo place here,
an' that's agoin' on eight year, the Boible
, . ' . 1 . . -1 T J-
nny questions about it. I guiss Its all rig!
u i. nn.i i.vv liil UWhl ih llmu-d i
wasn't a oeiu' reuu ; mr snuru. j. uiuu i as
ht
UV
. . m ...
Eddycashun, so. as there wont bo nothing
said about it. Anynow, i couiun'i pon
mo honor, tell yer anything about It, sur."
In tho Twenty-first Ward Sara J. J. Mc
Caffrey, principal of Primary School No,
IP. ...... .. f'-n.ntin DUila. In tl.a 1.Vni-tl,
Ward chools there has Deen no isioio read
ing for 11 years. Hero again the pay of
teachers was stopicd en account of tho
omission. There was, much excitement
nnd the teachers brought suit for their sal
nrics. The suit finally went by default. Iu
one case a trustee carried off .a Bible from
School No. 1, under his (inns, to decide tho
matter. An evidence df the real anamus
and intention of the Romanists is found in
Mtn ftw.t fl.n, n M,nA.lai iMbif inn I Ilia uliraii
found the fiipihi engaged in celebrating the
imhouc tefiUmlof Ancension ihursiiayvy
miiiiinrj and other exercise. The teachers
in this ward are nearly nil Uuthoiics. lu
tho Fourteenth Ward tliero is no Bible
readim:. In school No. 21 this has bees
the case for 15 vrars. Tho livo schools of
tho Nineteenth Word are ruled by Catholic
and Democratic trustees, with ono excep
tion. The priests nro Irving hard lo build
uu parochial schools hero, and keen their
children away irom mo puuuc scnoois on
religious holidays, and also keep them at
home for months together to prepare for
yearly confirmation or "first communion
Nothing but tho grent superiority of the
public schools enables them to withstand
tho competition of tho parochial schools.
Somo pareuts even pay tho price of tuition
in tho latter while iney senu ineir emmren
to the lormer. In tho Twcntv-nrst nrd
two schools still use tho Protestant Bible
Tho recitation of the lord's Prayer ceased
in 18(0. Tho priests ot St. Gabriel s church
tight tho public schools very hard. They
tiiduco tho children who attend Ihei
schools to call nil who go to the others 'lit-
Uo Protestants'; and one of their preachers
proclaimed iu the pulpit that parents who
wished their children to "learn to steal, or
swear, or do nil kinds of evil, should send
them to tho public schools.'' 1 ho i nth
Ward was lormeriy strongly lTotcsinni ;
but tho Catholics nro getting thu upix-r
hand. A specimen of what American De
mocrats mny expect from their Irish politi
cal associates is shown by tho following re
ply of tho "Hon." Miko Murphy to tho
friends of a staunch American Tnmmany
Dcmocrat, who had been n trustee, nnd
wished tho nomination again: "l is, uui-
lleniin, this is all very good, beshurc. But
tho time is passed whin American num
erals aro again lo bc'clicted to offices in thu
Filth Want ; an', bed ml. yo may make up
yer minds that it won't como agaiu very
soon. We don't war.t nny American Dim-
icrals; bedad, an' we don 'i. We km gil
along wid-nut 'em." . These facts show that
ono of the first things to bo done after the
overthrow ol the city government will be
the rcclamntiou ot tho schools Irom the rut
liana into whoso hands they have fallen.
We nro not lu Rivor ulT'oreiug the reading
of the Biblo upon thorn schools where the
Catholic children aro in Iho majority ; hut
such trustees as Mr. Johu Campbell nnd
Mr. Miko Murphy may ns well get ready
lo retire to private life. 1 hey havo had
tho miiungcuieut of our schools long
enough. The Ind2ndtnt, Sept. 14, 1S71.
A C'OitRESi"oxDENT of the Miltonian
says : "1 desire to call attention to the
vote of E. G. Scott, who is running for
l'n-sidmit .Ttidi'ft. in I lid toWflKliins whi-m il
1033 votes. In theso samo districts, Geo
W. Ziegler, Esq., only received 114 votes,
(ico. Hill. Esq., only 41 votes, aud Mr,
Puttou 32 votes. Docs uot this speak for
itscli r Mr. cott has been galloping all
through theso districts and bus been drink
ing with them if reports ore true, nnd pledg
ing with them, and other unbecoming
things. Every body admits, outside of tho
districts named, that any of tho gentlemen
who ruu lor mo judgeship aro minutely
Mr. Scott's superiors iu every respect.
Gallagher, the candidate for Assembly, re
ceived even a larger vote slill iu these boxes
than Scott. It has been charged upou Mr,
lteimrnsnyder, who is upou the ticket for
Associate Judge, thai lie is tainted also.
It is not right to place this gentleman in a
IiiIhc lirrhL Tho l'lL-ures do not show that
ho is a iraud. In Shnmokin borough, Scott
received l'Jo ; lteimensnyder, 3D. In Coal.
Scott received 400; Uelmensnvder, M. lu
Mt Carmel township, Scott received 3io,
lteimensnyder, 21. These -ligurcs show
for themselves. I do not want to do Mr.
Iteimousnvder nu injustice, for I belicvo
him to bo an honest man. Tne only trou
ble with him is, that lie is iu bud company ;
and it Is my earnest prayer that tlio bail
company outside of himself will be beaten
so badly that they will nut kumv what ails
them alter the election, llow cuu II bo
explained that Mr. Seott vuly got two votes
iu Ifclitwure; in Mt Kwetibville, none; iu
1'oiut, two ; iu Cameron, one ; in l'pier
Muhuuny, uone ; lu Washington, teu ; in
little Muhuuny, one ; In Jonlau, two ; In
Ixwer M.ihanoy, two, Ac. Chii it be tos-
sible that iutelligeut men in Northumber
land county, lookiug at the llgures aud the
facts, cannot see the gutriug fraud that has
boen vrielrated uptin Ihem t Thou lit'J
vote lu the Irish Catholic boxes speak
volumes I lie who ruua may read. And,
that hundreds of good IVinocrut lu the
county, are thiiiklng over this thing, and
resolviug to staud up honestly and maufully
for thu right, tlicru eau be uo doubt"
(iilNivu liliut'NU-vVllhuugli Iho cam
Mtigu has not yet fairly ieiil, every day
brings us stronger evldeuee of Ihe liunumsn
popularity uf our couuty Ikkvl aud especi
ally U this u iu rvt rvuoo to our candidate
for Assembly,
JkituiUt llright was raised as a farm boy
lu MuuUiur county. At au t-arly day lu
the Uu war he tiuluutd iu the L'ulou army
as a private, aud w Mrutuolt;d Uumj aud
agaiu uu aceouul uailtuiuus cius uulil
tut Mae di Uc4 l y a wouud aud rtiurud
Itutue. Ills tuuai hUlory aud thansc
lf are kuowu IhiougUuul lite eutire eouu
tjr, and a ry Urge popuUt vuu iuy U
tpr.ud lu tlistju itt ui hi lair liwt
lls U uot su uttuj kktf but has iNtut
4 to have but iMUte us4 Uh-is tlu hiiIi
al lite U141.UI koUt iUltuu uf e-xue uf ouf
beet tiUbU. lhuil .lurt44.
German Catholics, The great refor
mation in Germany is steadily gaining
ground. Three thousand families in Vien
na have applied to tho minister of religion
for permission to have mass performed in
tne caincarni oy priests who nave remained
faithful to tho "pure old Christian doc
trine." The Old Catholics aro organizing
throughout Bohemia and Coriulhia, and
uiev nave started tneir urst newspaper.
A fund has been started for tho support of
priests who mav be excommunicated or
deprived of their benefices for opposing
the dogma or Papal Infallibility. Above
all, a through understanding has been
reached that this movement shall not rest
with repudiating the new douma: but
that a general reform of the Church must
now take place. The laity must be admit
ted to power in the Church, and tho wholo
schemo of church dogma must bo rcvied.
oinguiariy enough, this movement seems
to be quite as strong among the Catholics
of Austria nnd South Germany ns in tho
nortueru countries. lnaeiiemunt, Sfp(. 4,
1011.
WllY 18 it. We believe thcro aro
several billiard tables In this county, and
on some of them we know that taxes havo
been paid, which, according to law, should
go into the State Treasury. And yet tho
Auditor General's report, whilo crediting
tno irensurers ol other counties of tho
State with taxes on the billiard tables in
tho counties, fails to give any credit to
Northumbland county. Mr. B.lIuth,of this
Dorougn, nouis tne .treasurer's receipt must
have received the money. What was dono
witu tno money r The Auditor General
says the State did not get it. Has tho
Sunbury Democratic Ring taken it to
greaso tho wheels of their polilicnl ma
chine ? The tax payers aro interested in
learning what is done with the money.
We also notice from the Auditor
General's Report that nearly all the coun
ties iu tho State pay a tax on their eating
houses, beer houses, restaurants Vc., but
this county pays into tho State Treasury
no such tax. Who gets this money t Tho
sajno with peddler's licenses. Who will
enlighten us on these points K Miltonian.
Correspondence.
Trevoivtox, Sept. 23, 1STI.
Mb. EniTnli. Funny things will lm nn eve
rywhere, mid Trcrorton Is no exception to tlio
Kvnural rulo. It had been nunnuiicc. for nomo
tlino that on tlic '--Jc! of September thu W. U. As
sociation would bave their nnnna) parade at tlds
place that they would turn out 1S00 ctronir, nnd
chow to the gentiles and tlio "unfaithful," that
they ure yet a mighty nnd a. powerful fraterni
ty, and no doubt frighten nnd scare the "lilaek
icus," us they please to call those who aro Inde
pendent ennucli to work lndeieudent, out of (lie
place. Well the day arrived, and the W. B. A.
arrived. The tlrst delegation was a half drunken
fop coming up from the depot to Campbell's cor
ner, where he leaned nir.dnst a hitcliini; pot-l, nnd
tried to yell, but his voice lielug m far drowned
In ten cent inspiration, lie madea noise Mmilarto
that of a young raven with I'ihk! in it mouth.
Next came the full (le'iegiilions from tMiumokin,
Mt. Carmel, and till the upper collieries, Includ
ing part of acliuylkill county, nnd we will con
cede lo them thut at llrxl fight it looked rather
rcsiieclablu us they cutne down I lie railroad on a
long train of platform cars, llxed up for t Tie oc
casion. Tin y col oil llic cars and formed iu pro.
ccsoioii C.V) strung, ant) )i;uhl tlte principal
streets or the town with some nnifie, a manlier
of banners, and a flag w ith nine i tilpu was it
an Irish Hag I Next on tlie progruininu was
drinking until ulHut 1 o'clock, p. m., when the
drummers were detailed to go about town, and
drum Ihein out of the saloons lo I he old foundry
to listen lo a few Irish linranmn-rs in the interest
oftlie Irish Koiiuui Catholic Codfish lieki l.
fpaehes" over and ears ready to take tlieni
homo, drummers wereairain sent out iihout tho
saloons ns before, wln-n it was asci rtaiiied that
some were so '-weak iu the knees" Unit tt became
necessary to detail a nnnilx-r of lijilit luin l and
left hand supHtli-rs to escort them In the depot.
In the mean time two or the "laillilul ' irom
s line uuu of the upper places; liaixlti it each other
so roughly, that 11 oecaini neo-ssary to bave a
physician, uud then- being no l: i-h doctor about
there was no ulurnatlve but In call In Dr. New-
baker, who responded to the call, uii.l '-fixed
tin-in up" again. Alur they got ou the cars,
uud the train got In motion, and having given
several yells, they ''forgot that they were hrclh
reu, and remembered, lrl-bman like, that the
usual amount of lighting was not dol e, they
couiiut-nci-d a row aiming thcltiscltcs, nnd knock
ed each oilier off tlie cars, hats and mi ll llj ins; iu
every direction, until tin) front n wm nearly
emptied. The engineer seeing that he was cut
short In his "precious ficighl," stopped the train
nnd allowed them to pick themselves up au'aln,
wheu off be went with tlieni to their respective
homes. Tho number present would have mado
a resectable tuwin-hip mcetimr, but to look up
on It as I lie strength ol' Hie V. 11. A. of North
umberland county it looked rather slim.
As already Mated, tbey numbered by actual
count CM m procession ; of these there were, at
a low estimate, liOO schoolboy, leaving 450 incu
of 21 years and upwards ; now make another de
duction of, nt ik low estimate, M Schuylkill
county men, and tiiiuul.nalie.d Irishmen, ami
wc fiad their strength, among those present lube,
at the most liberal calculation, .'ttlO voters of
Northumberland county ; yet tbey allowed that
between Gallagher and Newbaker, Mr. Gallagher
was the "iiitelligculorfsl'' of lliu two, aud linisl
be voted for.
Now, Mr. Editor, nnd renders of tho "Ameri
can," If wa have sunk so far hchculli Iho stan
dard of true Americanism us lo astist hi putting
men In high iosllions to domineer over us and
our posterity, who are members of, or pledged
to a sect us Intolerant ns the lilsh Koinun Catho
lic tinve shown themselves to be, in almost every
uge uf the church, nnd hut a few weeks ago in
tho great American tnclrooll., then wc might
si well lay down. our hands at once, and say be
gone American liberties, wc ueimiesee In I'odUsh
rule. AMKKICCS.
CANDIDATE'SC ARDS.
For ANHU-lato Jutlgp.
To TUB VeiTKItS or NoHTIll .Mlieill.AMl Cot'NTV:
fKi.Uw Cm. ens : At th s.Mleitatlou of
ntiuicrous friends, 1 have conseiiled to bo a caudi
dato for the olliee uf AtStiliCl ATK JL'IKiK, ami
therefore apnsl 10 ull oppusod to fraud and cor
ruption for their support.
(.KOUtiE C. WKl.KF.lt.
Bunhury, Sept. lu, 1MTI.
To the Vote-si of TVortliumticrluiiU
'ount j .
The undersigned would ltesM-etfully nnnouiiiHi
hlmsuir as an INUKt'KNDKN'T t AMHI'A I K
for LKtilSLATl KK. Uo ups-uls lo ull Iho
voters who aro opmwd to bribery, fraud ami
corruption, nnd lu favor uf the purity of the bal
lot box.
JollN U. NKWUAKKK.
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tiuutl Ml Sllilbllloli, uud sold ut lilt) loet
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