CURRENT NEWS. Radical spirit—Grant and whiskey ; Grant outside of the whiskey of course, An exchange says that ladies who do not want their dresses trodden upon should car* ry a placard "no followers allowed." He should recommend "form no attachments' as better. There must havo been a "dusty time" in the Georgia Legislature. One of the colored men declared to be ineligible to office, is said to have "shook tho dust from his feet when he left the representative hall." Tho Radicals are making a great fuss about about Vermont. Their eternal clucking re minds us of a he., with only one chicken, "Deeply, darkly.beautifully blue"—Grant's chances for the Presidency. Two thieves in Pittsburg met a gentleman walking the streets late atnight with a box under 4ns arm, undertook to show him to a hotel. They relieve! hitn of the box and ran off with it. The gentleman was a naturalist an 1 his box contained four rattlesnakes. Josh Billing says it is his "honest opinyum whiskee is second only tew original sin ; it is a uiillstun, bung upon the neck uv poor de graded human nature, and if the devil was allowed leave uv absence for six months tew vis>t this earth, the first thing he would dew would be to lobby our legislatures for a re peal of the excise law, and then inVest his pile in gin mills." GREAT TRIUMPH.!— "The wickedest man in New" York,'' we are informed, has been found ana" CONVERTED. The "righteous" are going to try Greeley next. The Democratic majority in Montana, is 2,400. Lookinu up. —Mongrel Bu.' timer —"I you, copperhead, yer bound to be .'hiked, for we are looking up, we are." Copperhead—"Yes, old rummy, I can see you are looking up, JFhen a party is fiat on its back, it has not the slightest difficulty in looking up." A prominent Republican went to a great Grant rally at Newton, New Jersey, and re turned early to his home, telling his wife she would'nt catch him going out soon again "to meet three or four men." "B'hy don't the Southerners behave ?" Tribune. ' Ma, make Bill be quiet—every time I bit him on the head he hollers." On one of his "drunks" during his late trip to ibe Rocky Mountains, Hiram Ulvssea the Presidential candidate of the God-and morahty party, got so sick on bad whiskey that he puked in a soup tureen at the dinner table. A beautiful beast to set in the Presi* dential Chair, indeed Who would'nt go for him ? "Sing a song of Hiram, Very full of rye : Four and twenty cocktails Sparkle in his eye ; And when the fount was opened Oh ! such a 6tream did flow ; lie had become a very tri— Butary of the river Po ! Sow, was'notlhe a naughty man, Disgraceful, bad and mean, And never can be President, To thus use a soup tureen." Gov. Geary's stump efforts in the western counties have earned for him the sobriquet of "Baby Elephant." The eldest son of the late Mr. Lincolu has been good enough to write, and have printed a letter relieving Mr, Seymour of the imputation that he intends to vote for him. A radical bid for votes is five hundred million dollars a year in taxation. A negro Tanner's Club has caused dis sension ammong truly loyal Chicagoans. At the rate of §12,000,000 increase of the debt in one month (August), how long will it take to pay the national debt ? Illinois is on fire. At Lealand and at Ottawa, at Springfield and Joilet.at Cairo and at Peoria, immense Democratic meet ings were held on Saturday. The bogus Governor of North Carolina has appointed him a military staff of four colonels ; and four major-generals to take charge of the negro militia. Work-house Howard, Commissioner of the National Soup Kitchen, has 58 clerks, in his headquarters office. Salary $70,420. Let the negro work for a living like all the rest of us. The Republicans claim Connecticut, Mew York, New Jersey, and such like Democratic States. We hove known peo pie o claim umbrellas that didn't belong to them when clouds looked threatening, before now Hon. John Conger, of Fort Wayne, Indi ana, and Gen. Whittaker, of Kentucky, have been quoted as for Grant, Each de nil's it emphatically, and desired the re port to be put down to the account d? ''the branded liar and villain." Mr- J. K. Cooper, Postmaster at Thom sonviile, county, was written toby Geneial Alfred Pleasanton, for a contri bution to the Tanner cowards, and answer ed that he would see him further first, also requested him to send one hundred copies ot Mr. Pendleton's Bangor speech. W hiltemore, a broken down Massachu setts parson, now r.constrncted member of Congress from South Carolina, lately beg ged money enough from the negroes to bnv up a Grant flag and then, pocketing the cash, borrowed one from the garrison quar termaster. Tin- garrison moving away, the flag had to be given up, and now the parson is bleeding the blacks for another. The presiding officer at a meeting of "all the intelligence" party in Maine, re cently introduced the speaker of the even ing ns the champion of the gallant 1.-Sil t-is Grant. Will the Radicals never learn to know thti torreet name of their cindi ditto 7 Cjje Democrat HARVEY SICKLER, Editor. TUNKHANNOCK, PA. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1868. FOR PRESIDENT, HON. HORATIO SEYMOUR, OF NEW YORK. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, GEN. FRANCIS P. BLAIR, OF MISSOURI. Auditor General, CHARLES E. BOYLE, of Fayette. Surveyor General, Gen. WELLINGTON ENT, of Columbia DISTRICT AND COUNTY TICKETS. FOR CONGRESS. COL. VICTOR E. PIOLLET of Bradford County, FOR SENATOR, ZIBA BILLINGS ESQ. of Nicholson Tp. poR REPRESENTATIVE, GEORGE OSTERHOUT ESQ. of Tunkhannock Tp. FOR TREASURER, IIIRAM HITCHCOCK ESQ. of Forkston, FOR COMMISSIONER WM. F. CAIRL ESQ. of Monroe Tp. FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, JOHN SITTSER ESQ. of Tunkhannock Boro. FOR CORONER, DR. SARGEANT KELLY, of Tunkhannock Tp. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR, WM. S. SCHENCK, ESQ. of Washington Tp. FOR AUDITOR, CAPT. P. M. BURR, of Meshoppen Tp [Special Dispatch to the N. Y. World.] Latest News from Maine. A GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY—DEMO- CRATIC GAIN OF TEN THOUSAND—RE JOICING OF THE DEMOCRACY—THE REPUBILCAN MAJORITY LESS THAN EIGH TEEN THOUSAND. BANGOR, Me., September 15-2 A. M. — THE DEMOCRACY OF MAINE HAVE TO- DAY ACHIEVED A GREAT VICTORY, notwithstand ing the most desperate efforts of the Re. publicans, and an immense expenditure of mones. THE REPUBLICAN MAJORITY HAS REEN REDUCED TO EIGHTEFN THOUSAND, DIING A DEMOCRATIC GAIN OF NEARLY TEN THOUSAND over the test vote of 1806. The Democrats are rejoicing and holding a great meeting. The Republicans who anticipated 25,000 majority, feel blue. A MASS MEETING! Of the conservative citizens of Wyo ming County will be held at the Grove near TUNKHANNOCK Borough, on Tuesday, the 22d of Sept. inst., at j 1 o'clock, P. M. To avoid unnecessary delay, it has been deemed expedient by the Com mittee of Arrangements to construct i a table upon the ground for the ac commodation of those who may find it convenient to bring with them their own refreshments. In this way all will have an opportunity to hear all the speakers, without incurring the risk of losing their dinners, Hon. GEO. W. WOODWARD and V. E. PIOLLETT will be with us upon that occasion, and Hon. Ulster clymer, and other eminent statesmen will also be present, if other engagements shall permit. To the Democrats of the several townships we desire to say, let us prepare to make one more effort to remedy the svils, remove \he burthens, and avert the perils that have been brought upon the country by Repub lican misrule. Not as partisans, mere ly—not for the sake of party, but for that of the country, let us indnlge th hope that such effort will not prove fruitless. " Awake i arise ! or bt forevet fallen," I lie Radical " Mass Meeting" held at this place, on Wednesday, was rather a slim affair. Gov. Harriman, repeated iiis oft told tale of the "wickedness of the re bellion" ir. rather good English for a deoun eaUer —hut wisely avoided the vital issues of the campaign. lie revamped the stale and false charges of Democratic sympathy with disunion in 1860 —but did not advert to Greeley's, Chase's, Bank's, Sumner and Phillips', disunion sentiments in that year. E. D. Culver, the lawyer, Judge, and foreign minister—as he told us—is, if a lawyer at all, of about the 7th rate. He is evidently a bondholder, for when he came to speak of their patriotic services in behalf of the government he bohooed right out. O! how it did hurt the old fellow's feelings to think of paying the patriotic chaps in the same currency which the wounded soldier, the widow, the or phan and the laborer is obliged to take. This mass meeting was composed of at least one-third Democrats and all were well accommodated in the Court House room. JT-if A new power press, which we have put up in our office, since our last issue, occasioned a delay of a few hours in getting out our paper this week. We expect, in the future, to get our paper out in time and at a great deal less expense of muscle. W e invite our friends, who come to town, to drop in and take a look at our new machine. Wer'e as proud of it, as a young mother is of her first baby. We suppose however, that like them, it w ill como to be an old . story —nothing but a squawl after all. Appointments by State Committee DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE, I 901 & 003 Arch St., V PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4, 1808. ) IION. S. S. COX, of New York, will speak Sept. IG, evening, at Allentown. " 17, " " Philadelphia. •• JB, " " Harrishurg. io. " " Altoona. 21, " " Lancaster. " 22, " " Chester, Delaware county. HON. J. R. DOOLITTLK, of Wiscon sin, will speak Sept. 25, day, at Erie. " '2G, " " Wanen. " 28, " •' Williamsport " 29, " " Lewisbnrg. " 30, evening, Pottsville. \YM. A. WALLACE, Chairman. Look at tlie result of the State elec tions in the North, held since the nomina tion of General Grant : AGAINST GRANT. IDAHO. ' OREGON. MONTANA. CONNECTICUT. FOR GRANT. VERMONT. MAINE. Attend to the Assessment. No person can be permitted to vote in this State on the Second Tuesday in Oc tober next, who shall not have paid a State or County tax within the two years imme diately preceding that day, which tax must have been assessed at least ten days previous to the 13th of October. It is highly important, therefore, that all our friends should immediately give their at tention to this matter, so that no democrat shall lose his vote at the approaching elec tion, on account of non-assessment or non payment of tax. Bear in mind that the assessment must be TEN DAVS BEFORE THE ELECTION. GO at once and see that your name is on the assessor s book.— Let no vote be lost to our ticket through failure to attend to this matter. jC-fT By the act of the Legislature, pass ed last session, the assessor of each town ship is authorized and directed to receive and give receipts for the extra assessment tax. The deep piety of General Grant will bo no longer called in question bv the most bitter of his opponents. Ho may show too strong'a penchant for horse flesh, and perhaps indulge sometimes in a little old Bourbon, when Stanton or Sher idan calls, but he is undoubtedly pious.— We have it on the authority of the Titus ville (Kadical) Herald that General Grant declared that "as regular as Snnday morning came, he made it his religious duty to read one of the Kev. Mr. Nasby's sermons." Petroleum will bo White House Chap lain in case of Grant's election. Think of it! 600,000 ignoran t, de based and brutal blacks holding the bal i ancc of political power in this country 1 j The votes overbalance tho*e of tiie 600,000 voters of Pennsylvania. The latter have j twenty-four representatives in Congress, two United .States Senators j the former, the 600,000 blacks, are represented by KIVTY- six members and TWENTY-TWO Senators in the Congress of the United States. Such is the work of the party of which Gert. Grant has consented to be come the tool. 4 ■— ■ WISCONSIN* —There are good grounds to believe that the electorial vote of Wis consin will be given to Seymour and b.'ir. In 18S the Kadical majority was 23,904 In 1867 it was only 4,704 Democratic gain in the year 19,140 i A similar gain duiing the past year would give the State to the Democrats by upwatds of 14,000 majority. ' The Radicals have done what King George the Third did not dare do, they " I forced an annoying and expensive Stamp ! Ac! upon the American people. Congressional Conference. At a meeting of the Conferees of the Counties of Bradford, Columbia, Montour, Sullivan and Wyoming comprising the 13th Congressional District of Pennsylva nia, held at the Court House, Danville, Montour County September 10th 18G8. Bradford—A. E. Menardi, Edward Ilerrick. Jr. Columbia— M. E. Jackson, Richard Fruit. Montour— W. D.Weidhamer, J. C. Ammerman, Sullivan— M. Meylert, J. 11. Lawrence- Wyoming— C. D. Gearhart, J. Lee. M. E. Jackson was called to the chair, and M, Meylert and Edward Derrick, Jr. were chosen Secrataries. The Chairman announced that the busi ness was to nominate a candidate for Con gress. Mr. Menardi named Col. V. E. Piollet ; of Bradford. Mr. Ammerman named B. K. Rhodes, of Montour. Mr. Lawrence named Hon. G D. Jack son, of Sulliuan. On motion nominations be closed. Mr. Meylert presented a letter from G. D. Jackson desiring Iris name to be with drawn positively declining to become a candidate at this time, and, in obedience to his wishes thus expressed, his name was withdrawn. The ballot being taken Col. Piolett re ceived six votes and B. K. Rhodes four. Cel. I'iollet Laving received a majority of all the votes was declared the nominee of the Conference. On motion of C. D. Gearhart, seconded by Mr. Meylert, the nomination of Col. Piollct was made unamimous. On motion of Mr. Ammerman, a Com mittee was appointed by the Chairman to wait upon Col. Piollct and inform him of his nomination, and introduce him to the Conference. The Committee consisting of the Mon tour conferees having performed their du ty introduced Col. Piollct, who being wel comed by the Chairman and the result of the conference communicated to him in Mr. Jackson's usual happy manner. Col. Piollett in a few judicious remarks accept the nomination and said he should endeav or to fulfil the expectations of the people nominating him and who he believed would elect biin. Mr. Rhodes having been called upon, made a few remarks thanking the members of the conference for the voles given him, and fully endorsing the action of the con ference in making the nomination of Col. l'iollet unanimous. It was resolved that the next Confer fercnce for this District meet at Tunkhan nock Wyoming County on Thursday next after the first monday of September 1870. Resolved that the preceedings of this meeting bo published in the Democratic papers of this District. The Conference then adjourned. E. M. JACKSON Chvirman. MICHAEL MEYLERT, ) R, . • ~ , - becrataries. LWD. HEKRIK JR. J CURE FOR SMALL -VOX. —Wc clip from an exchange the following prescription, which is said to be an infallible cure for smallpox. Won't some Black Republican get the disease in order to test its efficacy? We take the prescription from a paper of that stry pe; and if a good one, it ought to cure our "colored bretbern," who fought so nobly. If a humbug, it is like everything else found in their papers. We give it for what it is worth : "One grain of sulphate of zinc, one grain of fox-glove ( digitalis ;) mix with a little water and sugar; then add three ounces of water ; give the patient a table spoonful of this every hour. At the sec ond hour the patient begins to feel its ef fect by a great sense ot comfort. At the third hour a genial and natural warmth pervades the system, and by the eighth hour the disease is thoroughly arrested, no matter what stage it may have reached.— It can be given at any period of the dis ease. A smaller dose for children, accor ding to their age. One dose is far .better than two vaccinations. It has been usod and is being used with certainty in every case, arresting the dis ease at once. It is used in the same man ner lor scarlet fever, add with the same positive success." HON GF.ORGE W. WOODWARD.—The Philadelphia Age pays the following just compliment to Hon, George W, Wood ward candidate for Representative in Con gress, in the Luzerne district: "Hon. George W. Woodward has been renominated for Congress by tho Democ racy of the Twelfth District ot this State. This is a well merited tribute to one of the ablest defenders of the Constitution, and tfhe riohls of white men under that instru ment, in the Fortieth Congress. The speeches of Mr. Woodward are models of logic, while at the same time they fire the popular heart ami make men know they have interests in this country, and defend ing them by all lawful and honest means. The Forty-first Congress will have no more fearless defender of republican insti tutions Irom the assault of Radical traitors than the statesman and patriot just renom inated by the Democrats in the Luzerne District. ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC VICTORY I The Georgia House of Reprenauves has resolved by a vote of 80 to 23 that negroes were ineligible, and expelled twenty four or tw< nty five of them from seats in that body, to make room for white mcPi Peace. If white men are anxious to know what kind of peace the nation will enjoy under Grant and the Radical party, let them read the following account given by the Macon (Georgia) Journal and Afexsenyer of an affair which occurred a few weeks ago in Dooly county, Georgia : "On Saturday last, a body of negroes numbering from 150 to 200, armed with guns and pistols, assembled in obedience | to a summons sent them bv tbeir leaders, at the cabin of an old negro, some two miles and a half from Vienna, the county site, for drill, "to form a Grant club, and for the security of all their rights," as they expressed it. Threats were freely made to capture the village, tear down the jail and liberate certain negroes contained therein. The aspect of affairs was BO threatening that the citizens of the county were summoned to meet at the court-house. About two hundred responded, and upon consultation a committee were appointed to go and see what the Degroes were at, and what they intended to do. This com mittee when nearing the rendezvous, were halted by an armed negro to whom they made known their wishes to see their Captain, as he was designated—a origiually from this county, aud calied Hugh Dean. After several refusals, he at last came out to the committee, and in answer to their demands as to the object of this meet ing of armed men, replied that it was to form a Grant club to secure tbeir rights —that hereafter whenever a negro was ar rested the club intended to sit in judg ment on his case, and if they did not deem the testimony sufficient for bis detention, they intended to release him from jail.— He also said that the club were determin ed at the end of the year, if the planters did not give them all they wanted, either in money or in crop wages, to seize their honses and property and help themselves. In answer to a question as to the authori ty under which he acted, he said distinct ly, that "they had received their commands to assemble in this manner from Governor Bullock, and were acting under his au thority, and he was their leader and pro tector." Will vote for Seymour The following prominent gentlemen who have formerly voted with the Rapublican party have recently declared their inten tions to vote for Seymour and Biair: Hon. R. M. Briggs, of Fayette county, Ohio,—Republican candidate for Congress in the Gth District in 1862, now Common Pleas Judge, is on the stump for Seymour and Blair. Hon. A. L, Bachus, a distinguished lawyer of Cleveland, has pronounced for Seymour and Blair. Gen. A. Saunders Piatt, of Logan coun ty, Ohio,in a recent speech pronounced for Seymour and Blair. Col. J.M, Council, of Lancaster, Ohio who commanded an Ohio Regiment, dur ing the war, and recently represented his district in the State Senate, is now on the stump for Seymour and Blair. Gen. Jos. U. Geiger, of Columbus, one of the most eloquent speakers the Repub lican party over had, is on the stump for Sevmour and Blair. Ex-Gov. Sherwood, of Wisconsin, has come out uuequivocally for Seymour and Blair. Ex-Gov. Johnson, of Pennsylvania, made a speech at Pittsburg, a few days since, in whi'ch he said he could longer vote with the Radicals but woultj support Seymour and Blair. A. S. Blake Esq., of Goshen, Ind., un til recently a leading Republican of North ern Indiana, is on the stump for Seymour and Blair. Hon. W. B. Jones, nominated by the Radicals in Alabama for Grant Elector in the 4th district, has declined defeat on the Radical ticket, and taken the stump for Seymour and Blair. Gen. Richardson, of Monroe county, Hon. S. Lind, of Toledo, and thousand of others less prominent Push on the ball! Gov. CIRTIN OS Gov. SETMOCR.— Gov. Curlin, of this State, was asked the other day, in the Union League club bouse of Philadelphia, what was his opin ion of Gov. Seymour, He replied •"Well, sir, if I were asked to mention a man who, in my estimation, had the at tributes of a perfect gentleman, a cultiva ted scholar, a thorough statesman, and a sincere Christain, I would, without hesita tion, name Horatio Seymour of New York." "How about Seymour's loyalty," "After the dispatches that I sent Seymour at the time ot the rebel raid into Pennsylvania," replied the Governor, "it would hardly be come me to impugn his loyalty ; the fact is I havo never doubted it. I understand that Belmont is having all the dispatches sent by Stanton and myself printed, and I have no doubt they will bo in the hands of every Seymour stump speaker through ! the campaign. We had better give up attackiug Seymour's loyalty, for the oppo sition hold the trump card in that mat i ter. JUDGE WOODWARD.—-The Philadelphia Herald thus speaks of the nominee for Congress in the Twelfth District, "The country has need of such men as Judge Woodward at this time. A pro found statesman and jurist, an able and eloquent orator, a stalwart and unflinching defender of the Constitution, we rejoice to know that the country will have the benefit of his services in the Forty-first Congress." The Luzerne County people have gone to work with a will to elect Judge Wood ward ; and will do it by a majority that will dumb found his enemies. /•if" I will have no policy of my own," says Gen. Grant. The mongrel policy as shown by the report of the Secretary of the Tresnry, is a further increase of twelve millions more to the public debt. PUBLIC DEBT, —The monthly statement of the public debt of the United Btataa, shows an increase of 18,000,000 for Jnly and over 12.0u0,000 for Augutt, 1808.— Let ui baft piici. Club Meeting in Monroe. The democrats of Monroe, held a meet ing at the Montross School Ilonse, on the evening of the lllb inst., which, notwith standing the darkness of the night and the muddy condition of the rond9, was largely attended. The meeting was addressed by Messrs. J. A. Sittser and O. L. Parrisb, of Tunk hannock, besides 9ome pointed and well timed remarks by Messrs. M. W. New berry, C. D. Remer and other members of the club- The following resolutions were offered by C. D. Remer Esq., and unanimously adopted: Resolved, that we tender to Messrs. Siltser and O. L. Parrish, onr sincere thanks for their able and interesting remarks, and for the interest manifested by them for the success of the Democratic party. Resolved, that we, as democrats, will vote the ticket, the whole ticket and noth ing but the ticket, and will use ail and every honest means in our power for the success of the same. Resolved, that we heartily approve of the wisdom shown by the late Democratic convention of Wyoming Co., in placing in nomination men of honesty and intelligence, whom the Democratic party may support with full confidence that they will never be impeached. After which the meeting adjourned, to meet in two weeks, at the red School House. RICHARD MOORK, Pres. C. D. REMER, Sec'y. flefo fjafoertisemeiits. COAT COST. A DARK colored SACK COAT was lost, on Wed nesday, August 26th, between Tunkhannock and Auburn Corners, via Keiserville, probably be tween Keiserville and the Camp Ground. ADy one returning said cost, or giving information where it may be found will be suitably rewarded S. F BROWN. Tunkhannock. Sept. 15, 1663-3t. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. WHEREAS, letters of administration on the es tate of Richard Adams, deceased, late of the township of Forkston, have been granted to the subscriber. All persons indebted to tbe said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims or demands against the estate of the said decedent will present them duly authentica ted to tho subscriber, wtthout delay. AUSTIN P. BURGESS, Administrator. Forkston, Sept. 15, 1869.-6t-pd. St HUI.TZVII.EE. Mil,l. CITY AND TUNKHANNOCK TURNPIKE ROAD COMPANY. BOOKS will be opened for subscription to the Stock of the above Company, at Mill City Hotel, on Monday, Sept. 29, 1860, at 10 o'clock, A. M. The books will be kept open for 10 days there after, or uDtil tbe whole amount of Stock is taken. The following is the act of incorporation : AN ACT to incorporate the Schultzville, Mill City and Tnnkhennock Turnpike Road Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representaiives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylraniatn General Assembly met, and it is hereby eracled by the authority of the same. That N. B. Childs, A McKinstry, 11. W. Rozell, Michael Walter, F. V. Sickler, C. Sherwood, A. Secor, Joseph Graham and William M. Piatt, or a majority of them, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to oper. books and receive subscriptions anJ organise a Company by the style and title of the Schultzvills, Mill City and Tunkhannock Turnpike road Company, with power to construct a tarnprke road, partly clay and partly stone,or all ot either, commencing at the most feasible point in or near Schultzville, and may connect with the Newton and Scranton turnpike road company and thence by tbe most practicable route to Mi'l City, with power to extend it to the bridge across tbe Tunkhannock creek, near the limits of tbe borough of Tunkhannock, subject to all the provisions aud restrictions of an act regulating turn pike and plank road companies, approved the twen ty-sixth day of January, one thousand eight hun dred and forty-nine, and the supplements thereto : Provided, That the said company shall have power j to erect gates and collect tolls on said road when one or more miles are completed. SECTION 2 That the capital stock of said com- ; pany shall consist of two hundred shares of twenty- j five dollars per share: Provided, That the said i company may from time to time, by a vote of a ma- i jority of its stockholders, at a meeting called for that ! purpose, increase their capital stock so much as in ! their opinion may be necessary to complete the road and to carry out the true intent and meaning of this - act ELISHA A. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives, i JAS. L. GRAHAM, Speaker of the Senate, i Approved , the first day of April, Anno Domini j one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight. JNO. W GEARY. Sept. 15, 1968. j GENERAL ELECTION PROCLAMA TION. PURSTANT to an Act of General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled' "An Act relating to elections in this Commonwealth,' , approved the second day of July, Anno Domini, oDe : thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, IM. W, DEWITT, Sheriff of the County of Wyoming, Penn sylvania, do hereby make known and give notice to the electors of the connty aforesaid, that an election will he held iu the said County of Wyoming, on TUESDAY, the THIRTEENTH DAY OF OCT. NEXT, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, at whloh time, persons will be voted for to fill tbe following offices t One person to fill tbe office of Auditor General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. One person to fill the office of Surveyor General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. One person to represent the ihlrteehth Congres sional District of Pennsylvania composed of the coun ties of Columbia, Montour, Bradford and Wyoming, j m the Ho use ef Representatives of the United States of America, One person to represent the eounties of Wyoming, ' Susquehanna and Bradford in tht Senate ef the Com- : oonwealtb of Pennsylvania. Two persons to represent the oountles of Susque hanna and Wyoming in the HouSe of Repreaenta- ' fives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. One person for Treasurer of the county of Wyo ming. One person for County Commissioner for tho eeun- I °f Wyoming. On. person for Diittist Attorney of the county of , Wyoming. One person for Coroner for tbe County of Wyo- 1 ming. One person for Auditor for the county of Wyo- i ming. One person for Connty Surveyor for the county of j Wyoming. I ALSO HERIIT MAKE KNOWN ANB GIVE NOTICE, j that the places of holdiog the aforesaid General ; Election, in tbe several werdi, boroughs, districts snd townships within the county of Wyoming, are ■ as follows, to wit: Braintrim District, at the house lately oocupied by T. D. Spring in Laceyville. Clinton, at the new school house io the village of Factoryville. Eaton, at tbe house of Peter Stroh, In Eaton township. Exeter, at the house late of Soloffioh Broton, In Exeter township. Forkston, at the house of Hiram Hitchcock, in Forkston township. Falls, at the bouse of Levi Townsend. in Falls township- Lemon, at the school-house, near H. G. Ely, In Lemon township. Monroe, at the red echool-house in Monroe town ship Mehoopany, at the house of Pater Bender, in Me | hoopany township. Mesboppen, at the house of Daniel Hankioeon, in Mesboppen township. Nortboioraland, at the house of Winters A How ard, at Cantremoralond Corners, is Norlhmorelsnd , township' Nicholsen at the housa oooupisd by p. 6. Baeon i in Nicholson township. North Branch, at the school-house near tha Itfire I lata of John Pfouts, in North Oraeeb township j Qverfleld, at the eld ichnol-fcouie Msf Lew, MM | April la QwfaM wwMbip- | Tutk. Borough, at the Court House in the Bor ough of Tuckbannoek. • ' Tuukhannoek Township, at the Court i n i the borough of Tankbanoock. ! Windham, at the house of David Fisk, j n Wiod . ' ham township. Washington, at the Baptist Church on Kussell Hill, in Washington township. In pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly 1 ; of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled ' An ! Act relating to the Elections of this Commonwealth," | passed the 2d of July. A. D 1839. • i I also make known and give notice, as in and by | the 13th section of the aforesaid act, lam directed ! "that every person, excepting justices of the peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of prufit or ; trust under the government of the United .States, or | of this State, or any city or incorporated district, ! whether commissioned officer or otherwise, a eubor j dinate officer, or agent, who is or shall be employed . under the legislative, judiciary or executive depart ment of this State, or the United States, or of any i city or incorporated district, and abo that every J member of Congress aDd the State Legislature, and of the select and common council of any city, com missioner of any incorporated district, is by law in capable of holding or exercising at the same time the office or appointment of judge, inspector or clerk of any such election, shall bo eligible to any office then to be voted for." Also, that in the fourth section of the Act of As sembly, entitled "An Act relating to executions, and for other purposes" approved April 16tb, 1840, it is enacted that the aforesaid 13th section "shall not be so construed as to prevent any militia officer or boro. officer from serving as judge, inspector or clerk at any gennral or special election in this Common wealth." Also, that in the 6let section of said act, it is en aoted that '-every general and special election shall be opened between the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon, and shall continue without interoption or adjournment until six o'clock in ths evening, whea the polls shall be closed-" Tbe general, special, city, incorporated district and township elections, and all elections tor electors of President aDd Vice-President of tbe United States shall be held and conducted by the inspectors and judges elected as aforesaid and clerks appointed as hereinafter provided. No person shall be permitted to vote at any elec tion, as aforesaid, but a white freeman of the age of of twenty-one yeais or more, who shall have resided in the State at least one year, and in the election district where he offers to vote, at least ten days im mediately preceding the election, and within two years paid a State or couoty tax, which shaii have been assessed at least ten days before the election. But a citizen ot the United States who has previous ly been a qualified voter of this State, and removed thorefrom and returned, aDd who shall have resided in the election district and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing in this State six months: Protidtd, That the white freemen citi zens of the United States, between the ages of 21 and 22 years, and have resided in the election dis trict ten days, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although they shall not have paid taxes. AND I FURTHER civE NOTICR of an act of Assem bly, of this Commonwealth, passed and approved the sixth day of April. 1863, being a supplement to an act entitled "An act regulating the mode of voting at all elections in the several counties of this Com monwealth," approved the thirtieth day of March, 1866, so far as relates to tbecountios of Luzerne and Wyoming. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representstives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylonnia in Gen teal Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That the provisions of an act of Assembly approved the thirtieth day of March, 1863. entitled, "An act regu lating the mode of voting, etcetera," be, and the same aro hereby repealed as to Luzerne and Wyo ming, the mode of voting shall be the same as re quired hy laws in force immediately before the pas sage of said act of Assembly. Sac. 2- That the Sheriffs of Luzerne an! Wyo> ming counties shall, in their proclamations for the General Elections of tho year 1968, give notice of the repeal of the said act of Assembly relating to the mode of voting. ELISHA W. DAVIS, Speaker of the House of Representatives, JAMES L. GRAHAM, Speaker of the Senate. Approved the sizth day of April, A. D., eighteen hundred aod sixty-eight, JOHN W.GEARY. " No person shall be admitted to vote whose name is not contained in the list of taxable inhabitants furnished by the Commissioners, unless: First, he produces a reoeipt for the payment within two years of a State or county tax, assessed agreeably to tha constitution, and give satisfactory evidence, either on his own oath or affirmation, or tho oath or affirma tion of another, that he has paid such a tax, or on failure to produce a receipt, shall make oath of the payment thereof, or, Second, if he claim a vote by beiDg an elector between the ages of 21 and 22 years, he shall depose on oath or affirmation that he hag re sided in the State at least one year before his appli cation, and make such proof of his residence in the district as is required by this act, and that he does verily believe from the accounts given him that he is of tbe age aforesaid, and give such other evidence as is required by this act, whereupon the name of the person so admitted to vote shall be inserted in the alphabetical list by the inspectors, and a note made opposite thereto by writing the word " tax," if bo shall be admitted to vote by reason of having paid tax, or the word "age," if he shall be admitted to vote by reason of such age, and shall be called out to the clerks, who shaii make the like notes in the list of voters kept by them. " In all cases where the name of the person claim ing to voto is not found on the list furnished by the commissioners and assessor, or his right to vote, whether found thereon or not is objected to by any qualified citizen, it shall be the duty of the Inspec tors to examine such person on oath as to his qualifi cations and if he claims to have resided within the State for one year or more, his oath will be sufficient proof thereof, but shall make proof by at least ono competent witness, who shall be a qualified elector, that he has resided within the district for more than ten days next immediately preceding said election, and shall also himself swear that his bona fide resi dence, in pursuance of bis lawful calling, is within the district. aDd that be aid Dot remove into said dis trict for tbe purpose of voting therein "Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall make due proof, as is required shall be admit ted to vote in the township, ward or district in which he shall reside. " If any person shall prevent, or attempt to nre vent any officer of any eleotion under this act from holding such election, or use or threaten any violence to any such officer, or shall m'errupt or improperly interfere with him in the execution of his duty, or 01 ahall block np the window or avenue to any win dow where the same may be holding, or shall riot ously disturb the peace at inch election, or shall use or practice intimidating threats, force or violence, with a design to influence unduly or overawe eny elector, or to prevent him from voting, or to resira'n the freedom of choice, auch a person on conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned for eny time not less than one month or more than twelve months, and if it shall be shown to the court where tbe trial of such offence •hall be had. that the person so offending was not * resident of the city, werd or district, or township where the said offence was committed, end net enti tled to vote therein, then, on conviction, he stall be sentenced to pay a fine of not lest than one hundred dollars or more than one thousand dollars, and be imprisoned not lest then six months or more than two years. "In case tbe person who shall have received th second highest numner o( votss for Inspector shall not attend on tbe day of election, then the person who shall have rtoeived the next highest number of votes for judge at tbe lest spring election, shall act as inspector in bis place. And in ease tha person who shall hare received the highest number of vote: for inepector ahall not attend, the person elected Judge shall appoint an inepector In his place, cr if any vacancy shall continue In the hoard for the space of one hour efter the time fixed by law for the opening of the flection, tbe qualified voters of the townsuip, ward or district for which said officer shall have been elected, present at tbe place of election, shall select one of their number to fill such vaciiwy " It shall be the duty of tho several assessors, re spectively. to attsnd at the place of holding every general, Special or township election during the time •tid election Is kept opeu, for tbe purpose of giving information to the inspectors and judges when called on in relation to the nght of any person assessed bf them to vote at such elections, or such other matters in relation to tbe assessment of voters as the said in spectoral or either of them, shall, from Ume to time, reeuire" Pursuant to the provisions contained in tbe 76th section of the act first aforesaid, the judges of the aforesaid districts shall respectively take charge of tho certificate or return of the election ot their re epectlre districts, and produce ihem at the ueetiDg ot one judge from each district, at the borough of Tunkbanoock, on the third day after tbe day ot tbe election, being for the present year on FRIDAY, the 16th day of OCTOBER next, then and there to do and perform tbe duties required by law of •' judges. Also, tba: where a judge by airkness or unavoiaa | ble accident ie unable to attend such roeetirg of judge*, then the certificate or return aforesaid *' a " be taken cba r ge of by one of the inspectors ot Olerks of the eleotion of said district, who (hall no end perform tbe duties required of eeld judges ena ble to attend. Given under my baud, i® roy office at lunkhen peek, the 15th day ef 3ept|tßbr, 1868. M. M DKIVITT, Sheriff , BMff'l m*, IllPlbwWO*, Sp J| 136*'