folly, that this advertisement was framed fori
.‘ the pnrpoee of preventing competition, and to
‘enable the Secretary to contract directly with
‘JMr. Swift?
' .. >Answer.. 1 always understood it so ; that
• for Mr. Swift alone, for np to the time
• .then 1 came' here, after the advertisement
• was out, I thought it was for both of us.’
“The same witness further testifies as fol
lows: -
- “‘Question. There is one statement of yours
! that I feel it my duty to question you further
\ about. In answer to a question, you have
• said that you have always understood that it
• was the purpose of the Department, in framing
'these''edifications in the advertisement, to
• exclude competition, and to take your and Mr.
•Swift?* timber. Do you say that it was the
• object of the Department to prevent other
• people from coming in and underbidding you,
‘•if they coaid furnish it at the time at a lower
< price f ■> |
" ‘Answer. If you understood me tolsay that,
‘‘l do not think I understood the question. My
• explanation now would ho, that the Secretary
‘of the Navy knew, and the Chief of the Bu
• reau knew, that there was nobody else in ai]
t America that had tho timber, and could put it
• in at each a time, but Mr. Swift and myself.
• There was not any such timber in the United
‘ States that was already got out except ours.
4 There was nobody else in the business, but Mr.
4 Swift and myself, who could furnish it. The
• Secretary knew there was no such timber any
•’where else in the market. But he told us, dia
‘ tinctly, that if we did not put it in at a rea
‘ snnably fair price, they would not take it at
•all.’ 1 \
♦ ****■»*!
Here it is proved, that the purchase \ras
made by Swift when the public service did not
require it, and that the advertisement by which
it was pretended to invite competitors was
studiously framed to prevent it, and so as to
render compliance with the terms of it by any
other person than Swift impossible. And it is
apparent that the object was to indemnify and
reward an Old Line Whig, who was made a
Democrat, Mr. Piitt says, by him, by a process
not stated, but easily understood from the con
tract between them, who was introduced by
him to Mr. Buchanan, was willing to pay §50,-
000 to elect him, and did actually pay §lO,OOO
out of his own pocket, to carry the election in
Pennsylvania. There is no room for cavil
about the facts of this transaction. Mr. Bo
cock says, indeed, that "however much the
committee would condemn any personal favor
itism to tho public detriment, they are gratified
to perceive that the Secretary seems never to
have lost sight of the public interest. But this
language, which has no other justification than
that the Secretary did not pay Swift one dollar
and thirty cents per foot for the timber, when
there were other bid* unexpectedly put in, offer
ing to furnish it at one dollar and twelve and
a half cents, sounds like a satire even in the
mouth of s friend, in view of tho facts disclosed
by the testimony, and embodied in the report
- copied above. The importance of the case is
not in the magnitude of the amount involved,
although that is large, but in showing the de
tails of the system by which lavish appropria
tions subvert popular government, and verify
Mr. Jefferson’s maxim, that we must choose
between economy and liberty.
■Williston and Mann.
The Harrisburg TdegrapTi, compliments our
Legislative candidates as follows ■
“The Republicans of Tioga and Potter coun
ties have re-nominated L. P. Williston and
Lewis Mann, for Assembly. They are excel
lent men and will'of course be elected by over
whelming majorities. Mr. Williston of Tioga
has represented the people of that county for
the last three years, and his re-nomination for
the fourth term shows that his constituents
know how, to appreciate real worth. He is not
only a staunch Republican, the “noblest work
of God, an honest man," who can neither be
driven nor coaxed into measures which he con
siders detrimental to the interests of his con
stituents and the State. He was onejof the
most attentive and industrious members of the
last Assembly, and we are glad that be will
sojourn with us another winter. Mr. Mann,
the other nominee, was also one of the members
of the last House and done his duty ably and
faithfully. With the experience of one session,
he will be able to make himself much more
useful the coming winter."
The Lancaster Union, one of the most influ
ential papers in the State in noticing the rc
nomiuntion of Williston says:
“We are pleased to sea that the Republicans
of Tioga county have, with great unanimity,
re-nominated this gentleman for the Legisla
ture. He has represented that county for the
last three sessions, and occupied an enviable
position for ability, honesty and straight-for
ward independence of thought and action. The
sham Democracy have felt, on more occasions
than one, the power of his eloquence, and we
predict that he is destined to fill higher posts of
honor in the commonwealth. He is “a man
among men,” and deserves this renewed ex
pression of the confidence of his constituents.
A Hard Case in Law. —Mr. C , a vete
ran lawyer of Syracuse, used to tell a story of
a client, an impetuous old farmer by the name
of Merrick, wbo had a difficulty with a cabinet
maker. As was usual in such coses, the mat
ter excited a great deal of interest among the,
neighbors, severally allied themselves with one
or the other of the contending parties. At
length, however, to the mutual disappointment
cf the allies, the principals effected a comprom
ise, by which Merrick was to take, in full of all
demands, the cabinet maker’s note for $4O at
six months, "payable in cabinet ware."
Lawyer C——was called upon to draft the
necessary papers to consummate the settlement,
■which, after having been duly executed and
delivered, the client was apprised that the mat
ter was fully and amicably arranged. G ,
saw no more of the parties until about six
months after, when one morning, just as he
was opening his office, old Mr. Merrick rode
furiously up, dismounted, and rushed in defi
antly, exclaiming;—
“I say. Squire, am I bound to take coffin* V’
It seems on the note falling due, that the
obstinate cabinet maker had refused to pay
him, in any other way. —Olive Branch.
An extensive conflagration at Chicago on
Thursday night last is said to have destroyed
property to the amount of half a million of
dollars, with insurance to half that amount in
New-Xork and New-England offices. —Tribune
of the ITtfi.
The workmen on the Bergen. Tunnel, near
New-York, barricaded the N. Y.‘ E. R. R, lost
week and detained oil trains for two days.
THE AGITATOR.
BQOB TfOOWO, Miter & Proprietor.
WSLLBBOROU6H, PA,
Thnrwlar Morning, Sept. 32, ’59.
S. M. Pnrooili « Co., 119 Kuua St., Haw York, and 10
State St., Boston, are-the Ageoth for the and the
most influential and largest clreulnUpg Newspapers In the
United States and the Canadas. They are authorised to coo*
tract for us at our lowest rates.
Republican State Nominations.
AUDITOR GENERAL:
THOMAS E. COCHRAN,
' TOES COUNTY,
SURVEYOR GENERAL:
W. WILLIAM H. KEIM,
BERKS COUNTY,
County Nominations.
FOR SENATOR.
STEPHEN E. WILSON, of Welhboro.
(Subject to the decision of Conferees.}
TOR ASSEMBLY.
-L. P. WILLISTON, of Wellsboro.
LEWIS MANN, of Coudersport.
[Subject to the decision of Confsrces.]
FOR TREASURER.
JAS. S. WAT RO US, of Gaines.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
AMOS BIXBY, of Manefeld.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
ALLEN, of Mansfdd.
FOR APMTOIU
C. F. VAIL, of Liberty.
SOU 6CBTETOR.
E. P. DEANE, of Dehnar .
Fob coroner,
JOEL ROSE, of Rutland.
The Teat and the Price.
There is a high road descending away from
the summits of Success into the gulf of deserv
ed defeat and Shame ; and the name of this
highway is Indifference. There is a bridge
spanning the gulf of Shame, and connecting
the elevated plains of honorable Achievement
—the success of the past—with the yet higher
land of Promise in the. future. These ways are
ever open to the feet of men, of parties, and of
nations. They may glide down the one daring
the reign of the sleep of the sluggard and per
ish in the damps that choke the pit at its foot;
or they may take their hearts in their hands
and follow the lead of a great purpose across
the other, and join in the paeans of everlasting
victory. So standing at the forks of the rood,
the choice is left with them ; to follow Dnthrift
and perish out of the memory of Man; l or to
work—to work and live in the gratitude of the
race forever.
This is neither new nor strange doctrine to
the Republicans of Tioga. Without labor in
this very day past success is but dust and ashes
in the pit! Without vigilance, there is no se
curity in the utter defeat and dismay of the
enemies of Freedom, An inheritance of mill
ions is not proof against the accidents of life,
is no security from the vexations of poverty, if
sleepy Unthrift usurp the throne of vigilant
Thrift. Work, or die, is the rule ; fold your
hands and arise rich and famous, is an excep
tion yet to be chronicled.
Northern Pennsylvania occupies a proud po
sition in the polities of the State. How 7 Not
by waiting for Providence to bind the bays up
on the sweatless brow of indolent Desire; not
by crying, "Lord, Lord 1” with bands extended
like drowning men in very weakness; not by
the efforts of one. or three men, nor by the vig
ilance of six; but by the faith and unwearied
activity of thousands moved by a common pur"
pose, and crowned with success by One who
“helps such as help themselves.” To no fortu
itous circumstances is Tioga indebted for her
enviable political position; and no special de
cree of the Almighty will sustain her in it, or
hold up the hands of her leaders when they
grow heavy in the midst of the fight.
What is this to say ? That, as men whose
political convictions root in principle rather
than in policy, wo cannot relax in labor or in
vigilance for a day, even, without irreparable
damage to. the cause we love. Because Rome
was saved from sack by the babbling of a barn
yard fowl, it does not follow that the liberties
of this land may be rescued from destruction
by any fortuitous accident whatever. Let us
op and to work 1 Let us mould our lives into
visible prayers for the ascendency of Right in
the councils of the nation.
Republicans, the strife for the elevation of
individuals, as such, to place, is ignoble, is
mean. Bat the greatest political results hang
upon things trifling, by themselves considered.
A party obligates itself to work for the princi
ples enunciated in its platform; and every man
to whom a nomination is tendered, pledges his
vote, voice, and labor to the support of those
principles, if he accept the tender. Thus may
the nominees of a party become the represent
atives of its principles, and therefore be enti
tled to receive the support of every loyal mem
ber of his party. Personal likes and dislikes
should be forgotten when men enter upon pol
itical campaigns in these times. If a candidate
be true and faithful in his political relations ;
if he he a good citizen and upright, to compass
his defeat, either by indifference or active op
position, is treason not only to the party, but
what is worse, a blow struck at the principles
by that party advocated.
Republicans, we are entered open a cam
paign the field of which is comparatively local,
while its issues are as broad as the entire land.
These local contests are the notes of prepara
tion, the skirmishes preceding the field-fight of
next year. There is no missing link in the
chain of political effects, no interregnum of
Peace and Quiet in the prosecution of the fight
with legalized injustice. The humblest citizen
cannot strike a blow this autumn that will not
re-act upon bis party, either for good or evil, in
the Presidential struggle of 1860. The issue
is clearly defined: I endorse the mischiefs and
unmitigated wickedness of James Buchanan’s
misrule, or Ido not 1 So must we, every one,
answer to conscience. Turn it whichever way
-you will; excuse yourself as best you may
wears as subtle a web of sophistry as you may,'
THE ■ Tioak AGITATOR. J
in ■ moment of calmer reason judgment trill
scatter jour defence to tbs v rinds and bring
you under condemnation ; and conscience pun
ish with a pitiless hand.
Freedom has need of her friends now as she
had need of them in 1856. If the skies low* l
ered thenj they threaten fiercer tempests this
day. The cloud, then no bigger'
now covers the heavens from zinith to hbrizoh,
and he that comforts himself with an boor of
ease in this strait will arouse !:o shame. You
at the plow and you at the for;e —you have as
much to do with shaping the destinies of the
nation as the statesman and the millionaire;
and it may he that, had you eserted more influ
ence in national affairs and they less, we had
not entered these straits of peril.
To the breach, then, Republicans I Let us
work while the light of better days streams
down to us like the pillar of fire ; remembering
always that the test of our truth is unwearied
endeavor, and the “trice of Liberty is eternal
vigilance.” j
Tns Rkigs op Muscle.—
Antiquity had its Aristides, it:
ero, its Solon, its Demosthenes
oras; the medieval ages had
and the complicated machiner
the damn of modern times
Zwingle, a Faust and a Guttei
ter, the world rejoiced in a "W
Franklin ; but this age is mor
den than all other ages am
great and harmonious Dcmoci
ganization which has sucoesi
ted its ability to be, to do, am
that whilom necessity, braixl
of the cranium having been rj
with the spinal column, it nov;
muscle,” and, the truth con
makes excellent time.
The 14th day of September; current, proved
big -with events to the several Shells of the
democratic parly of New York. On that day
it met in harmonious conclave in the classic
city of Syracuse, there to select victims for a
grand holocaust in November.! Multitudinous,
multiform, and multifarious, and only nat mul
ticaulis, was the gathering of shells then and
there. Scripture Dick was there, and also Kee
nan, tha pugilist; Peter Caggisr was there, also
Sheehan, the rowdy ; John Cochrane was there,
likewise Kay, the shoulder-bitter ; Fernandy
Wad was there, also Woods,'Custom House
j *
bully and sneak; Captain Ryjndera was there,
likewise Pat Duffy and Jemmy Hughes. Ail
these various elements of modern ■ democracy
met there to mix, mingle, affiliate and blend in
a union-preserving and they did it.
Yes, they did it. At the first stroke of 12,
the Wood men popped their man into the Chair,
and proceeded to organize, Peter
Cagger vaulted upon the platform and nomina
ted Hon. John Stryker as temporary Chairman.
Here was a predicament I tyo Chairmen and
but one chair 1 However, Mir. Stryker struck
an attitude and proceeded to pot sundry mo
tions. Fernandas man dia likewise. Mr,
Stryker then pitched his voice an octave higher
hoping to drown the voice of hia opponent;
upon tbia, Custom House Woods unceremoni
ously pitched luckless Stryker neck and heels
trom the platform, thereby pitting hia neck in
jeopardy and rendering him lame of a leg.
Then the storm descended.! John Cochrane
restored the prostrate Stryker to his perpendic
ular and leapt upon the plitform. Sheehan
and Ray made for Cochrane, jand Captain Ryn
dera made for Kay and Sheehan. The latter
truthfully gave Bynders seyeral hard names,
and Ryndera just as properly repaid them in
like currency. Somebody thjen produced a re
volver and pointed it at the cbivalric Captain.
Fernandy Wud turned pale s.nd seized Ray by
the caudal dependency of hia coat. Ray left
off following his nose and took to chasing his
coat-tail. The combat deepened. The brave
rushed on. Many pistols were drawn and
flourished, but none fired. The crowd rushed
for the door. Vi dory perched upon the stand
ard of Fernandy Wud. He had the greatest
stock of muscle. Muscle triumphed. Live,
muscle I Death to brains I
Peace spread her wings ovi
Fernandy, the muscleman, t:
hoped the Convention would proceed in an or
derly and decent manner. Ue regretted that
men were so poor in integrity and honor as to
resist the authority of Muscle. Evidently the
audacity of John Cochrane in picking up Stry
ker—picking him up after Muscle had said to
him, “Lie there I”—plainly] this audacity had
transfixed the virtuous Fernandy. And we
submit that John Cochrane spit upon party us
ages in aiding the prostrate Stryker. When
Brooks mangled Charles Sumner, did not the
democratic press shout "Stive”? Did not the
orators of that party manfully exalt Muscle ?
Fernandy was right. Brattle had no right to
lift their voice in that Convention. Muscle
conceived it and brought it forth. Muscle be
got its nominations. Live muscle !
There is no Muscle hut muscle, and the
Democratic party is its ex-p tunder, |
The Democracy of Warrei
covered a jewel of price, iS
have added it to their crown|
ger briefly describes this get
"of excellent qualifications
Representative: that is, saj
‘■‘is one of the kind of men
"party right or wrong—firn
"if wrong, the party will sof
"it is enough for him to mai
"ganization in all events."
A most comfortable dootr
no means new. It is a obeajj
maxims, “The King can d<
"unconditional submission j
"be." There is always a «
fortable doctrine on the eve
rage by dominant powers.. -
modern democratic doctrin
' adapted to the condition of the odds and ends
that go to make up the Buchanan wing of
remarkable party. 'Mr. Lowry, the jewel &
question, resisted the seduotidns of Know-No
tbingiam in 1854, and also the heresy of Dong,
lasiam in 1858; and though the "district is un
“conscionably given to the heresies of the Re
“publicana,” the editor looks for a good report
from the valley of Brokenstraw—which valley
is to Warren, we suppose, as Hinnom was to
Jerusalem. We congratulate the mulattocracy
of Warren upon their possession of a man who
prefers to do wrong rather than right; since
none but such can be of any use to them in
these times.
The editor grows sad in view of the fact that
his party neglected to speak its sentiments
freely and fully in resolutions. We beg to as
sure him that his grief is surplusage. . He,
himself, has spoken the sentiments of the party,
freely and fully: -‘Everything for the party,
“right or wrong!”
Change, only, is everlasting in the earth.
A moment since and we were threading the
mazes of a dream of summer; a leaf, crisp and
pale dropped on the path and the vision van
ished. To some, the seasons come and go, and
teach nought; to many, they are living teach
ers. Bryant greets autumn as “The melan
choly days.” Clark says of October—
tluscla forever!
a Plato, its Cic
i and its Pythag
-I—Rome—Rome,—Rome,
y of the Church ;
had a Luther, a
mbourg; ,yet la
i ashingtou'and a
is prolific of vron
i times—it has a
■itic Party, an or
sfully demonstra
id to suffer, sans
is! The viscera
emovea, together
V “travels on its
■pels us to say,
Solemn, yet beautiful to view,
Month of my heart, thou dawnest here ;
And while these were both gentle souls, the
more frail seemed less painfully impressed by
the season of decay than he whose years now
crowd three-score.
We have sometimes looked upon autumn as
the reflection of summer. The floral beauty of
summer, which dallied in the meadows and
clothed the uplands as with royal garments,
Uvea again in resurrected loveliness in the
changeful woods. Looking from this window
away fo the wood-crowned hills, the eye is de
lighted with the scattered clumps of crimson
ing maples blending with the somber-bued pines
and hemlocks *nnd the pale green of the birch;
but the heart sinks at second thought, for this
is the glorious beauty whose core is smitten
with the frost of death. More beautiful than
the gold and crimson sunsets of summer are
the sunsets of autumn in their purple robes.
And the voices of night, if less joyous, are yet
more deep and varied than those of June.
To-day is filled with equinoctial promise.
The clouds course low and the air is heavy
with drizzling mists, and “Upon the dreary
"bills there droops a mournful fringe of rain.”
FROM THE PEOPLE.
Tor th* Agitator.
Covington, Sept. 13th, 1859.
Mb. Young : Covington is a town—a body
corporate. It is adorned with four churches,
four stores, (live ones) two taverns and two
school-houses, no— things .
X have seen the cells in our county jail, and,
since 1 visited them, 1 can not tell which is in
the worst condition, the jail or our school
rooms.
The jail is a nuisance—a libel upon human
ity and Tioga county particularly. Are our
Commissioners afraid to meet the responsibility
of building a new jail house, for fear it will
make them unpopular 7 In the name of com
mon sense, humanity, and decency build a new
jail!
I intended to say a few things about our
school-houses and the jail, the Covingtonians
in particular, whether I can arouse our inhabi
tants from their wonted somnolency, the future
will determine. I have not the least hope, that
I can move the Commissioners to a sense of
their duty; the task is a hopeless one. Neither
do I expect to effect anything in this place. I
will confine myself to the Covingtonians, and
let the jail go till some other time.
We have the poorest, dirtiest, meanest, cold
est school-rooms in the county. Now who is
to blame 7 Everybody. Everybody says tee are
too poor to build new ones. Let us see. The
aggregate cost of our four churches I set down,
at $7OOO. Were you too poor to build thein ?
Were you too poor to give the glass factory
§2OOO as a bonus for starting the same ? Let
everybody answer. Our Council voted 100 dol
lars to pay a drunken man for putting his
shoulder out of joint, because he fell in a ditch.
They are too poor. Yes, you are so poor, you
will send your children to school to half freeze,
and then find fault with the teachers; yrozel at
them because our children do not learn faster.
The fact is,- it takes half of their time to keep
warm. In behalf, then, of our freezing ehil
dren, build new houses. L.
er the victors, and
)ok the floor. He
Surely these are extraordinary times. The
self-sacrificing deeds of the men of ’7O are
thrown entirely into the shade by the love of
country so plainly evinced by our Democratic
friends of to-day. Once more they are arousing
themselves to action. The shrill notes of their
orators are now being heard throughout bur
entire land. Away off in the dim future, they
faintly perceive the Union to be in danger. To
repose longer, will only tend to elect a Repub
lican President, which will be a signal to kindle
the fires of civil war, from which may heaven
defend ns. My hand trembles when I think of
such horrible things. In imagination already
I see an offended South, under arms, her brave
sons already on (he tented field—her thousands
of fierce warriors already on the road to Wash
ington to light the fires of civil discord—to ap
ply the match to (be National buildings—to
expel our Black Republican officers and a final
and complete dissolution and dismemberment
of our glorious Union closes the scene—i-the
curtain falls, leaving our friends of the South
in quiet possession of Washington and “all
things pertaining thereunto." Honest reader,
this is no “fairy tale.” Would that it were.
Would that we had not incurred the displeas
ure of the gods of Slaveocraoy. But such has
been onr conduct, the wrath of au offended
“institution” is being poured upon our devoted
heads, let ue quote, says High Priest, W. W.
Boyce, who represents the Southern Democ
racy. “Oar policy is, first, to prevent, if possi
“ ble, the election of a Republican President;
“ 2d, if this must occur, in spite of all our wise
" exertions to the contrary, to cause it to occur
“ under such issues as will best enable us to
“ set up a Southern government. The great
“ point then, is fo ripen public opinion at the
“ South for a dissolution of the Union in the
i i county have dis
end like wide men
jewels. The Itd
n as “a young man
for the post” of
pa that paper, “he
who stick to the
m in the faith that
pn right itself, and
intain the old or-
cine, truly ; but by
■p rehash of the old
lo no wrong,” and
|o the powers that
Revival of this com
i of meditated out* l
It ia - peculiarly a
and admirably
Modern Democratic Patriotism.
“ contingency referred to, : the election‘of a Re
“ publican President." f'
Ho grows reflective, urges his southern'frienda
to be 'united, counsels patriotism, appeals to
their love of "country, warns" them" against sec
tional division and discord, urges prudence, rec.-
ommends that the people of the South consti
tute tjjeinselves a; committee of the whole, to
look after' the public welfare, tells them, with
tears in his eyes, to prepare for the great crisis
which will inevitably be upon them, and after
he gets their courage up to the sticking point,
he addresses his auditors ns follows: -
“The vast power of the Federal' Government
“ would be thrown into the .scale of abolition;
“ the elements of fanaticism and hostility at the
“ North would bo stimulated into gigantic de
“ velopment; a profound discouragement would
“ weigh like lead upon the bosom of the South;
“ hated sense of degradation and inferiority
“ would crush the public spirit; traitors would
“ begin to raise their serpent heads ; the good
“ despair of their country and suppose that all
“ was lost, because nothing was done.”
Such; is but a fair sample of speeches daily
made by those who profess to be high in the
Democratic Church. The newspapers coming
from the South, are overflowing with disunion
sentiment. Nine of every ten speeches, deliv
ered south of Mason and Dixon’s Line, declare
their intention of backing out of the Union if
the patronage of the country is withdrawn from
them, j Are they not beautifully consistent ?
When they call us disonionists, nullifiers, &0.,
are they not in imminent danger of robbing
themselves of some of their family names ? Do
not these things come from them with a poor
grace ? And, when they accuse us of trying
to send this Plural Unit of ours in fragments,
just refer them to some of their orthodox
speeches. Ask them how Toombs, Brown,
Yancey, Boyce & Co., are upon this question.
Ask them, if the above named gentlemen are
not “fellows” of their party. Fbane.
Middkbury, Sept. 15,1859.
I -DFE-D-
In Covington Boro, August Oth, of Consumption,
Mr. THOMAS VIDEAN, aged 32 years.
At a meeting of Covington Lodge, No. 274, I 0 of
0 F, of Pa., held at the Lodge Room the 27th day of
August, 2S5y, the following resolutions were offered
and unanimously adopted:,
Whr.eas, Our highly esteemed and worthy Brother. Past
Grand, Thomas Vulcan, through the interposition of Divine
Providence, has been by the cold and icy hand of Death,
snatched from our midst while yet in the’prime of life and
in the midst of hia usefulness Therefore.
That wo as a Lodge tender to the bereaved wife
our kindest Byiu|»athiea, in this her hour of affliction aud
ti ial, realizing that the loss of her husband, kind and affcc
tionate,jthe guide, head, and support of her family, Is a loss
to her irreparable, yet we trurd tti.it her loss is his gain.
Resolved. That we eympathitc with the bereaved parents In
this the loss of an obliging and dutiful son, the younger of
the family, on whom their affections centered, and wh so so
ciety they expected to enjoy so long as they should live
Resolved, That the Brothers and relatives have reason to
feel and mourn the loss of a true and tiled friend, one e\cr
williugto lead a helping baud in the hour of trial ami dis
tress. whose impulses were generous, and social qualities such
as to render their loss truly great.
Jlwh'rd, That the community in which our Brother resi
ded hate lost a valuable member, whoso business habits were
and integrity beyond suspicion.
i Resolved, That our Lodge has lost a valuable member,
whose counsel was heeded: who was deeply imbued with the
principles of Friendship, Love and Truth, and entered with
zeal into the great work of relieving the distresses and ame-
Uorating-the condition of our fellow men. Wo lament his
loss, peace be to his ashes.
Resolved, That a copy of the above resolutions be given to
the "idiw and friends of our deceased Brother, and that a
copy ofi the same be furnished to both of our countv papers
for publication. Attest G. M. BUTLER. N. G.
I.I’ATCUEN. Sec. 11. M. GEROGLD, V.G.
| Bank Hoticc.
TO the Stockholders of the Tioga Co. Bank : The
Annual Election will be held at the Banking
Office in Tioga, on the third Monday of November
next for the purpose of electing directors and other
business. E P STEERS, Cashier.
Tiog-a, Pa,.. Sept. 22, ’39.
THE COKZVJi\G JOURNAL.
George W. Pratt, Editor and Proprietor. -
IS published at Corning. Sleubea Co., X. Y., at One
Dollar and Fifty Cents per year, in advance. The
Journalis Republican in politics, and has a circnla
tion reaching into every part of Steuben County.—
Those jdesirous of extending their business into that
and the adjoining counties will find it an excellent ad
vertising medium. Address as above.
| Bridge to Let,
for the building of a bridge upon the
Burr plan will he received by tho Commissioners
up to iho Ist day of October, at 3 o’clock P. M.* when
the Bridge will bo let. Said Bridge is to be built
acrossiTioga River, in Tioga-township, near Bought©*s
Mill; (the abutments to bo 19 feet face, 10 feet across
the bottom and S fcc£ across the top; wings on the
cast abutment to be 12 feet long on tipper side and jlO
feet on lower side: on the west same sized abutment,
and wing on upper tide 20 feet.ibe other 16 feet—said
abutments to be placed on 10 inch plate timber, and to
be 10 feet high from low water mark; stretch between
the abutments to bo 110 feet. The superstructure to
be in all respects like the Bridge across Crooked Creek
near James Mercercau’s. By order of -
D.G. STEVENS,) -
Sept. 22, 1 $5O. L. D. SEELY, j Lom ‘
j Tioga Academy.
THE Fall Term of this Institution will commence
on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 'o9, under the direction
of | . H. C. JOHNS, A. 6.,
and continue eleven week's.
IpSt" Every facility of a first class Academy and
Commercial College will bo offered.
TERMS.
Common English, $3 00.
Higher English. - 4 00.
lialin, Gjcek, French, German,ltalian
and Sp&nh-h, - 5 00.
Incidental, - 25.
Mr: Johns has been Principal of Troy Academy
where he taught with unusual success.
J*. Smith, Esq., President of the Board of Trustees, savs;
* * * ‘‘Mr. Johns, Principal of our Academy, discharged
his duties with success and ability. 110 has been unusually
successful as a teacher, and by Ids perseverance and scholarly
bearing, has won the esteem of our citizens.*'
E. B. PARaONS. Esq.,,-ays: * * * “While with ns, Mr.
Johns taught with unusual Success. His rcpigpariou of the
PtinclpaWiip is a source of regret to the trustees and patrons
of the Academy.”
For the Agitator.
D. F. POMEEor, says: •* * * ‘•Throughout our Boro I
have frequently heard it expressed that your resignation is
much .regretted. * » * Our Academy has always flour
ished pdico you have had the chaige. Should you not real
ize your fullest wishes in your next new situation, wo shall
hope tb see you return, when I feel confident you will receive
a cordial welcome.' 1
Some twenty of the most prominent citizens subscribed to
the following; viz; “This certifies that 11. C. Johns has held
tbo Princijmiship ot the Troy Academy, with success and
uljiiityf. Wo consider his qmiiincatioos amply sufficient to
successfully superintend the instruction and government of
any similar Institution. WM. K. MITCIIfiLL, pie B *t.
J. I>. STON.E, Sec'y. 1
FALL & WINTER
!®A®S &
Just received, and having bought my Silk Hats at
unusually
Xam enabled to give' my customers the benefit of it.
Look at these figures:
Best is /, /> 0 Silk flat, City Fall Style reduced to S 3 50.
Best $4,00 Silk liat, City Fall Style reduced to
$2 60.
$3 50 Hat warranted equal to those usually sold at
S 4 50.
Silk Hats from 4s to $3 50.
Wool Hats « 3a to 2 00.
Fur Hats “ 6s to 6 00.
.Men’s Caps from 20s to 2 00.
Boy’s Cops Is to 1 50,
And all my goods at my usually. low rates, and tho
Largest Stock
of goods to select from over brought to Steuben Co..
comprising almost all styles and shapes known in the
New York Market.
STRAW GOODS
closing out at 25 per cent less than coat*
Corning, Sept. 1, 1860. IVM. WALKER.
GLASS BOTTLES for preserving fruits «tc., for
sal© at Kars.
NEW GOODS,
LOW PRICES,
PROVE ALEth^^
»K. A, C.
INDIAN PHYSicn’
CAS BE CONSULTED AT Tup » ■
( PLACES. ™ E
\ mark the time a,\d d, t
As he will not remain longer than ti. '
Wellsboro, Pa., United State, Hotel, I ™'*!
Covington, Pn., “CovSgton^f,;i.^ pl ««Ui;
Blosabnrg, Pa., “United S^ealioui?, 1
Friday afternoon and Saturday r* 1
30 and October Ist. aI^J
Tioga Pa., “Goodrich House." ’
~ Tuesday,
. In Scrofulous diseases, and nil
impure blood, he invites particular ,u
very successful in treating them
We assess, and female diseases sen,r.ti ’ -0
fully treated by Indian Remedies. ""St
Maxim strictly adhered to— i
“Wo use such balms as bars r, ft „
With nature or the laws'of lift
With blood our hands we never «t •
Nor poison men to case theic p a ; a a 1“’
Dr; Jackson compounds big own
Dr. Jackson's medicines are strictly ’ lDU *
from our own forests and fields, *
Dr- Jackson uses no mercury or
any kind, *** P^sq,
Dr. Jackson treats all patients fairly s w,
makes no false promises. *
Dr. Jackson does not tear down k»bnfl<
invigorates the system and thus aids
coming disease. 11 :
Diseases of the lungs detected by ?Vfc
scope. Examinations of the chest andh
No charge is made unless the patient
Sept. 8, 1859.
X^weUT& _ WSn^
COHMEBCI AL Coi Ug
IOrAIEh OVEII THE SCSQCEBA.VXi v iu
BINGHAMTON. N.S
Boom, open to • instruction from 3 A. M. tjp, p
faculty!
D. TT. Lowzxn, Principal, Professor of the ? C i
Practical Accountant, author of La««d a s
Boot Keeping, Diagram? illu&tratiag tfc. :
John McCabe, Assistant Profeasor in the k'
partmeni. ' *
A. J. Warner, Professor of Practical ami % aa ,v.i
man&hip, Commercial Calculations aud Cor^c"*.^'
LECTURERS. '
Hon. Piniex. S. DicejXson, Lecturer on
Political Economy. " Ur
Uon. Basso* Bi,lcoM, Lecturer ou Coutncts, Prnc-.
Notcsjaml Bills of Exchange. ' ‘ ■
Rev. Drj E. Andrews, Lecturer on Ccmtnercii! Etbo.
examining committee
Ho m. Sezeman D. Phelps, Wy. u. Osbom i»
Tract R. Morgan, ’ ’ *■
Jj®“ToangMen in this Institution wd] be
for the actual business of the counting ruum. * <l * C
Tlie course of instruction comprises oren- detanan
business. The learner will be thoroughly tani'hubsv
ami practice of Double Entry Booh-£ Aixpfi -s .J
following kinds of business, viz;—General McrrLic"!
Manufacturing, Banking, Comnu-ion. Steambw'i-I
marling; Forwarding, Freighting, Shipping*
Ladies Department entirely separate horn that
tlcmeu.
Students can enter College at an? Vimeand mrv
rliiual instruction. By this arranrenieat ever* «;>
permitted to progress as rapidly do bis iu!
will permit, ami when thoroughly ported ac/i :■
will receive a Diploma which will enable him W'tV
pleasure.
TERItIS,
For Book-Keeping, full accountant** cour»o, *'}
Practical Penmanship, Commercial CompuUtionj iclj
ma (Time unlimited,) - j
Same course for Ladies, (separate apartment
Penmanship and Arithmetic,
Teacher’s course in Penmanship, practical and -.a*,
mental, i
Twelve lessons in practical Penmanship • •
Occasional classes will be formed m Phcscjnji
For further particulars send for a circular.
Binghampton, Sept. 8,1059.
NEW DIRECTORY.
1859.
PARTICULAR Attention is called to the /ac:
the subscriber will issue as soon as the necet
information can be collected a FULL general
Directory ol Elmira,
with a complete BUSINESS DI-ftECTOKYof i
nmng County.
No pains or expense will be spared to make this
most reliable work of toe kind ever issued.
It will also contain tho State, County and tows
cers with their salaries, Courts, time and place of
ting, incorporated companies, churches, Ac,
Merchants and others wishing to bring their b
ness before the public will find this a very de«m
medium, as it will hare a large circulation throagl
the County. Subscription price $1 00.
Advertisements inserted on liberal terms and
conspicuous style. WM, H. BOTD,
Directory Publisher, 346 & 348,
August 8,1859.
Great Bargains.
THE household furniture of the LumagnefifQ
sale in lots to suit purchasers if applied :or
mediately. The furniture is nearly cewmdof
latest fashions. All those in want of a nice arte 1
furniture will do well to buy from this !•>*• &
nice Pleasure Carriage, Buffalo Robes, single Bin.
Saddle Ac.
Also the Lumangc Farm and Farming Impi«
will be sold at a bargain. $2OOO ofihep-K'
money may remain on bond and mortjatre. Rt
titulars apply to the subscriber near TioKi-
Tioga, Sept. 15, 1359. Ji 5 JoH>s™
F, W. fiRISE,
SJTJDLEAXD HARNESS -VAKIi,
WELLSBOBO ST., TIOGA, PA
TAKES this methodCof informing the citiaai
Tioga, and of the County generally, M .
established himself at Tioga, where he will o*° (
tare and keep on hand for sale a good stock o
Saddles, Bridles, Heavy Harness, Camsg*
of all kinds Ac. Also Hamcs. Halters,
Collars Ac. All work warranted.
Repairing done on short notice.
Tioga, Sept. 1. 1559. — ly. - -
military Encampment.
fTtHE uniformed Militia within the W
IsT* J. ot 2d Brigade 13th Division « '
ASjLs ylrnnia Militia (composed of the 1 L
Tioga) are hereby notified to meet aOVclbbo .
and equipped as the lh.w direct*, for Milibuj*
ment, parade, drill afid inspection, to coaxa
Thursday Sept 22J,ai 10 o’clock A. M. c *
da. Sept. 23d 1559.1 s Ey order of
Covington. Sept. 1,1559. il. M. —-
military Notice.
Maj. Ge.v’s Ornrr., Lisr-nrt, oepi- •
H-VTOTICE is hereby given lbntlwi« w«*
fq XN Uniformed Militia of the second »
on Friday the 23d lost,at Vfe '
the Division Staff are requested to atten
equipped as the law directs.
Sept 8. 1359. , JOSIAH HA:*■m
Major General loth Division 1 eDn ‘_^Jtf
5 For Sale. ' i
A FINE Bexwell Buck Sbcep. n
Tho owner wishing to change taff *
floct would be willing to dispose of hum
ported two years ago. retutP
Also for sale a fine buck lamb of the
Cotawell breeds. Both of these sheep
cheap for cash. Write or inquire of ~ rfa
Tioga, Sept. 13, '59.
Religion* ]¥olice«