iettgrap. HARRISBURG, PA Monday Afternoon, September 9, 1861. L. L. ALLEN, of Ohio, delivered his last lec ture on temperance, in this city, in the lecture room of the Baptist church last evening. There was a large audience present, who manifested much interest in the eloquent remarks of the speaker. TO MILITARY MEN . —An advertisement in another column to military men we refer our readers who are inclined to enter the service of their country. We are assured the opportunity offered is an excellent one, and none but effi cient men need address. The company is to be a crack one, and in every way worthy the at tention of those who wish to enter a first class regiment. THE VERBEKE RIFLE - S.—This fine company, which has a large number of men MOTH in, will go into Camp Curtin to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. If any of our young men intend to offer their services to their country, they can not enter into any company that possesses a better set of men, or in which they would find more pleasant associates. Great care has been taken that none but good men should be taken THE 17TH or SEPTEMBELL—retitiOIIS are circu lating for signatures in Philadelphia, praying the councils of that city to pass a joint resolu tion recommending to all the citizens of Phila delphia to commemorate the 17th day of Sep tember next, the anniversary of signing the Constitution of the United States, as far as pos sible, by patriotic observances similar to those which annually mark the return of the 4th of July and the 22d of February. We suggest similar action by the authorities of this city. OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT BY ROWDIES.-At a late hour last Saturday night a soldier from Camp Curtin, named William O'Donnel while quietly walking along Fourth street above Walnut was attacked by three or foul rowdies who beat him in such a merciless manner that he is not ex pected to recover. When found, O'Donnel was lying in the gutter apparently lifeless, with his skull fractured and other parts of his body badly bruised. He was carried to the residence of Mr. John Thomas in Fourth street, where a physician was summoned who dressed his wounds, and yesterday morning he was removed to the hospital at Camp Curtin, where he now lies in a critical condition. His assailants are known t 3 the police, and it is to be hoped that they will be captured and dealt with according to their deserts. I= POLICE MATURE. —A. white man, whose name we could not learn, was put in the city lock-up about two o'clock yesterday morning by Chief Police Constable Radabaugh. The officer ar rested him in the office of the Jones' House, whither he had fled, having seen the officer ap proaching up the street with a lantern: At the healing before the Mayor•, he was identified as the man who some time ago went to Dr. Ruthei ford's office after night for the purpose of getting a pistil ball extracted from his arm, which he no doubt received in some burglarious attempt. He is evidently a dangerous man in the community, in consideration of which the Mayor give him thirty days a cross the way. A burley looking negro, named Hanibal Da vis, was arrested last Saturday for stealing a coat from Heir's hotel, the property of one of the servants of that establishment. Justice Beader sent him to prison to answer. I=l GEN. NECIELV s BRIGADE--We understand that the organization of this brigade is proceeding favorably, and that in a few days the General will have three full regiments in camp. It is understood that Col. Hambright's Lancaster regiment goes into this brigade. The Colonel is of German descent, and as he speaks the Ger man language fluently, it is expected that a large number of Teutons will join his command. Capt. Sevier, who served with Gen. Siegel in Germany, commands a company in this regi ment. We are also informed that Colonel Serwell's Kittanning regiment will be attached to General Negely's command. It is nearly full, and will be in Camp Cameron next week. The General himself has a regiment under way, which lacks but a few men of having the full complement. He must have four regiments to fill his brigade, but with the three already secured, he can hardly experience much difficulty in getting the fourth. DESERTERS IN PRISON.—Two German volunteers named Norman and Schmidt are now in our county prison,charged with desertion. They were arrested at Lancaster on the authority of Lieut. Col. Biddle, an aid to Gov. Curtin, and after wards brought up on a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Hays of that city, who after the hearing remanded them to the custody of Lieut. B. Lichty of Capt. Bolenius' company at Camp Curtin, which gentleman in a card to the Lan caster Evening Express of last Saturday thus con tinues the particulars concerning the case, in reply to a published letter of the deserters com plaining of their ill treatment : "After the hearing of the case, they were re manded to my custody. Their friends then in terfered and one of the prisoners made his es cape. After considerable trouble and an at tempt to escape on their part, they were put into the county prison and kept there until one o'clock a. m. As they had made several at tempts to escape, we thought it prudent to have them handcuffed together until they would ar rive at Camp Curtin. On their arrival there they were immediately taken to Capt. Bolenius, who told them that if they would hereafter obey orders he would at once release them. They refused to do so, and he then ordered them to be taken to the guard house and kept there until 0 o'clock a. m. They were not kept there more than two and a half hours. The commanding officer then ordered them to be taken to prison until they were willing to sub mit. Norman and Schmidt served under Capt. Bolenius during the three months' ser Vita, and seemed well satisfied with the treatment they then received. If they had not been treated well, is it reasonable to suppose that they would have re-enlisted for three years for the thirty dollars bounty which they allege had been pro al.sed them." HIGH-HANDED PROCEEDINGS AT ME DEPOT -4 New York Lieut. Colonel on his Travels.—Quite an excitement occurred at the depot yesterday morning, which for a time threatened to cul minate in a very serious disturbance. It ap pears that a train of cars arrived here from New York city, containing three or four compa nies of cavalry under the command of a Lieut. Colonel named Kilpatrick, intended to fill up a regiment of cavalry, now in Washington city. There was some delay at the depot, owing to there being no locomotive ready to draw the train, when the Lieut. Colonel, a pompous looking dapper little individual, with " import ance " written all over him, detailed a squad of men to proceed to the Round-House of the Penn sylvania Railroad Co. and procure a locomotive vi et arinis. Mr. Young, Superintendent of the Eastern Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, hearing of these proceedings, at once went to the Round-House, where he found the squad in possession of a locomotive, which they had fired up and were in the act of putting in mo tion for the depot. He politely requested them to leave the establishment, which they refused to do, at the same time using highly insult ing language ; whereupon Mr. Young, who is a stout-limbed, muscular man, struck out from his right shoulder with a force that sent one of the soldiers on a balloon expedition some five feet from the locomotive. The other soldiers at once pitched into Mr. Young, who gave every promise of being able to finish them off in detail, when they finally concluded that " discretion was the better part of valor," and left for reinforcements. They soon returned to the round house, their number augmented to ten or fifteen, but in the mean time the employees of the machine shop had rallied in full force, and evinced a determina tion to defend the company's property to the last. The soldiers looked with dismay upon this formidable array of men, and without making the least demonstration turned and re traced their steps to the depot. Mr. Young, on his return to the depot, hunted up the officer in command, when the aforesaid dapper little Lieutenant Colonel presented himself. "By what authority do you take possession of private property," asked the Superintendent in a calm, yet firm and dignified voice. "fly military authority, sir 1" responded the diminutive "Importance," giving his mustache a twirl that had an awe inspiring effect. Mr. Young intimated that when that au thority eminated from the proper quarter he would cheerfully obey it, but he would not per mit such outrageous proceedings in a place where the civil law was still superior to the law The little officer here commenced to fume and fret in a manner laughable to look upon. Ac cording to his account he had put a steam-boat captain in irons, and wouldn't stop a momen t to put the Superintendent, the Directors, Presi dent, and all the attachees of the road in the same condition. He was a terrible little custo mer, this little Lieutenant Colonel. During the above coloquy, some of the sol diers seized the small locomotive Ontario—used for shifting cars—belonging to the Lebanon Valley Railroad Company, and attached it to the train with the view of running it to Balti more. Fortunately by this time a large loco motive intended to draw the train arrived from the other side of the river, and things were about being put in ship-shape order, when another disturbance was created by the Lieute nant Colonel placing four of the soldiers on the engine. The engineer, not liking this arrange ment refused to move the train. The dapper little Lieutenant Colonel again made his ap pearance, and threatened to hang the engineer as high as Haman, when one of the officials of the road, opportunely arriving at the scene, ordered the soldiers from the locomotive, which they obeyed, and in a few moments the train started on its way to Baltimore. When about seventeen miles this side of that city, near Ccokeysville, the axle of one of the cars broke, causing nearly the whole train to be thrown from the track, and killing four of the soldiers instantly, mortally wounding three, and wounding less seriously eight or nine others. During the excitement produced by the acci dent, it was alleged that the engineer had pur posely caused the catastrophe, when the sol: diers, led on by their half-witted commanding officer, made a rush for him with the view of taking his life. He, however, contrived to of feet his escape, not, however, before several pis tol shots were fired at him, one of the balls passing through his hat and just grazing his scalp. Among the killed was a nephew of the late Brigadier General Lyon—the wheels of the cars haying passed directly over the centre of his body, literally cutting him in half. He was Quarter-Master Sergeant of the regiment. Privates James M'Donald and German were also killed. The following privates were slightly wounded: Francis Flinn, Peter Peterson, A. O'Donnell, James C. Donnelly, Henry Wallen, James En glish ; and the following wounded badly : Geo. Vonschaire and Michael Denny. The killed and wounded were taken to Balti more and placed in the hospital. In justice to the Northern Central Railroad, it is proper to state that the cars composing the train belonged to the New Jersey Central Rail road, having came direct from Jersey City with out being changed. It is stated that when the accident occured, two or three of the soldiers were on the locomo tive with the engineer, which certainly fully ex honorates the latter with any complicity in causing the melancholy occurrence. I=E:=l A SOLDIER KILLED ON Tut RAILROAD.-A vol unteer belonging to one of the Schuylkill coun ty companies, now at Camp Curtin, while at tempting to get on passing a train of cars near the iron bridge over the canal on the Lebanon Valley Railroad last Saturday night, missed his footing and fell under the wheels, which passed over him, crushing both of his legs and the fingers of his left hand. He died while being removed to Camp Curtin. TEE DAUPHIN GUARD. —A few more able bodied recruits wanted to fill up the roll of this flue company. Enquire at the rendezvous, op posite the Bomgard,ner House. peummluania alaitp U.egraph, illontrav 'Afternoon, September 9, 1861. A MEETING of the members of the Friendship Fire Company will be held at their house at 7 o'clock this evening, to take action regarding the arrival of the new steam engine. ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL, NEW YORK.—We call the attention of our readers to the advertise ment, in another column, of this palatial Hotel, whose Proprietors, with a view to meet the ex igencies of the times, have reduced the price of board to TWO DOLLARS PER DAY. Our friends visiting New York can now share all the luxu ries of a sumptuous table and a princeley house for a very moderate per diem sum. LECTURE ON HAI-ff.—Joseph E. Williams, a native of Middletown, this county, will deliver a lecture this evening in the Methodist Church, Tanner's alley, on the commercial, political and advantages of emigration to Hayti. Mr. Williams is an intelligent looking colored man, and is apparently well booked up in the affairs of the Haytian Republic. He has resided in that country since last June, and has been appointed by the authorities there an emigration agent for the State of Indiana. We have no doubt his lecture will be highly entertaining and instruc tive. Seats free to all. EEPLOSTVE MATERIAL IN BERNIE° FLUID. —A correspondent sends a Philadelphia paper the following in reference to the manufacture of burning fluid : "As accidents from burning fluid explosions are increasing in numbers daily, let me call your attention to fact a that every one using the article should know. Certain parties are using in the manufacture of the fluid, benzine made from coal tar, as a substitute for turpen tine, the latter having risen in price, owing to the blockade of southern States. The fluid made with benzine is fearfully explosive, and the slightest defect in a lamp may cause death to even the most careful in filling and handling the article." FOUND DEAD.—Last Saturday afternoon Al derman Kline was called upon to hold an in quest on the remains of a man, found dead in Eby & Kunkle's warehouse, at the canal, foot of Walnut street. The deceased was about fifty years of age, but nothing could be found about him to ascertain his name or place of residence. Some people residing iu the vicinity had seen him alive a few hours previous, and it is sup posed that he wandered into the warehouse, fell asleep, and died with the disease of the heart. The jury rendered a verdict of "death by visitation of God," and the remains of the deceased were taken to the poor house for in terment. HORSES AND CATTLE FOR THE AUMY.—An im mense number of horses and cattle passed through the city last week, en route for the seat of war. On Monday night eighty car loads ar rived at Pittsburg over the Pittsburg and Cleve land road, on Tuesday night seventy-six car loads, on Wednesday thirty-five, and on Thurs day night fifty-four. These are, of course, ex clusive of what came in over the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road. They suffer no detention at Pittsburg, and are shipped to the Capital with the least possible delay. We un derstand that there are over five thousand horses for the use of the army in the neighborhood I f Washington now, besides an enormous number of mules and cattle. The latter are obtained principally from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and these of them, that we have seen at least, were in very fair condition. Summer has left us fer sunnier climes, She brought to us music and sunshine and flowers ; Many and joyous her bright golden hours, Her bowers and vines. Autumn so beautiful crowneth the year, With colors of crimson, and golden and brown, While silently, steadily falleth down, Leaves withered and sere. The ripened pears drop one by one from the trees ; She painteth the apple, the peach and the plum; The purple grapes temptingly shine in the sun ; With joy hum the bees. O beautiful reaper 1 The harvest is hers With all its abundant, luxuriant store ; Yet unsated each year she crieth for more, Her voice the world stirs We welcome the Autumn, for winter too soon Will cover the land with frost, ice and snow, And chain the poor streamlets whose silvery flow, HOME ADVANTAGES.—You may talk about your Broadways, New York, your Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, but when we come to our beauti ful Susquehanna, margined by white pebbled shores, and gilded by scenery unsurpassed, how delightful to strole along our Front Street, at Harrisburg ! We often wonder at the induce ments of Cape May and Atlantic City, which can be arrived at only by expense and trouble. When will our citizens beautify and Bollivard Front Street, which has all the natural advan tages of a promenade, with Urich & Bowman's Cheap Dry Goods Store immediately on the south east corner of Front and Second Streets. sep9-2t. HAVING returned from the city I now have on hand a full assortment of all kinds of Dry Goods : 200 pieces of new Calicos ; 200 dozen of Stockings ; a splendid lot of Black Alapacha; a large lot of Hoop Skirts; 1,000 yards of Crash for Toweling. All kinds of Summer Dress Goods at great reduction. S. Levrv, Rhoads' Old Corner. MANHOOD. HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED JUST Published in a Sealed Envelope ; Price 6 Ct 9 : A L - cture on the Nature, Treatment, and radical Cure of Bpermatorrbcea or seminal Weak ness, Involuntary Emissions, reauel Debility, and Imped iments to Marriage generally, Nervousness, Consumption, Epilepsy and Fits: Mental and Physical Incapacity, re sulting from ~elf Abuse, &o.—By BURT. J. CIILvBEI WELL, M. D., Author of the Green Book du. "A Boon to Thousands of Sufferers," sent under seal, in a plain envelope, to any address, post paid, on receipt of six cents, or two postage stamps, by Dr. CH. J. C. 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Th y are their operation, and uert .io io correcting all irreguliriti , s, Painful Ilecstreations, removing all ob structions., whither ;rem cold or otherwise, headache, pain iu !be si le. palpitation ol the heart, whites, all tier von., afr chose, hysterics, fatigue, pain in illa back and limbs, &a , diiturbe I sleep, witch arises from interrup tion of nature., TO MA RRIED Itr Cheeseinan's Pills are invaluable, as they will bring .41 the me. tidy period with regularity. Latliw who have beet, tusap o nod in the use of other Pills cau place the nttnost couti leuce Cheesernan's Pills doing ail that y rt•pr..scit to to. NOTICE There is one c+ndition of the female system in which the Pills cannot be taken without producing a PR7U LIA tr RESULT. The condition referred to is PREGYANGY= the result AtISCARRIA QE. Such i; the irresistib's ten. tlmcy of the medicine to restore the sexual functions to a normal condition, that even the reproductive power of' na ture cannot resist it. 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FOR COUNTY TREASURER, [ONE TERM ONLY.] RICHARD NOLEN, offers himselt as a carelidEtte for the othce of (16IINTY TitEAt,UrER et the ensuiu g election, he not otal pri mice to fit,' j!,h rge the du lee of he office with fidelity, but if elected pledges him:elf to pay Due Hundred Dollars toward sup porang the familiei of the soldieri' of Dauphin county which are now or may be in service in the defence of our beloved Country. septa-to COUNTY COMMISSIONER. pliE undersigned offers himself as a L candidate for the office of COIINIY COld 31.1E,40N ER, subject to the nominating Convention, eni pledges himself if Dominated and elected to dis•:harge the duties of the office with fidelity. PHILIP HOFill AN.. aug2B-Ic FOR ASSEMBLY DANIEL LENDIG, of Middletown, of fers himself as a candidate for the SPATE LEGIS LATURE at the ensuing election, subject to the action of the People's County Convention. And pledges bimseU to digchargt the duties of the ace honestly and ft/Ali n ily. aug24-dtc FOR ASSEMBLY. DR. THOMAS G. FOX, of Derry town ship, oilers himself as a candidate for the STAIN I,Itiftt:LATIIIE at the ensuing Meozien, suhj- at to th, ac. bon of the People's County Convention. be promises it elected to dischottge tho duties of the office wiih IldeLity augfta FOR PROTHONOTARY. JC. YOUNG, offers himself as a candl *date for the office of Prothonotary &c., of Dauphin county at the ensuing election. He cingiiges if elected to perform the duties of the office with fidetity. auglft-dawtia FOR REGISTER. ABRAE9.II4 H. BUYER, of East Rano yr; offers himself as a candidate for Rf.GlsTEit at the ei.suing election, subject to the action of the People's County Convention. He promises, if elected to di-charge the duties of the office with fidelity. aug22•dtc FOR ASSEMBLY tti.b.i B. SCHREINER, of Gratz. offers • hirusell as a candidate for the S r ;Tr, LEGIS I.A 't at the ensuing election, subject to the action of the People's County Convention. He prinnies, it elec ted to discharge the duties of the office with fidelity. aug2l-dtc* FOR PROTHONOTARY. n A. S. EYSTER offers himself as a candidate for the effluent PROTHONOTARY, at the ensuing election, and pledges his reputation for attention to business as a guarantee for the faithful per formance of its duties, if elected. Harrisburg, August 21, 1861.-dtce FOR COUNTY TREASU kER. BENJAMIN BUCK, of Harrisburg, of. fen himself as a cauaidate for COUNTY TREASUR- Ett at thee. suing election, subject to the action of the People's County Convention. He promises, if elected to discharge the duties of the office with fidelity. augl7-d&wto FOR REGISTER Q AMU F.,L M A RQII ART , of Harrisburg, offers himself as a candidate fir RDA:Rh:ft at toe ensuing election, subiect to the action of the People's Cinotty Cobvention. lie promises, if elected to discharge the duties of the °thee with 'fidelity, augn-dawte TO THE VOTERS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY. FELLOW CITIZENS : I offer myself as a candidate for County Treasurer at the ensuing election, eubject to the action of the People County's Con vention. Should Ibe so fortunate to be elected I pledge myself to discharge the duds of said offi m with fidelity. ISAAC RACE. Dauphin, Aug. 121861.4c* TO THE INDEPENDENT AND UNION VOTERS OF DAUPHIN COUNTY. VELD. W CITIZENS--I offer myself as j 2 a Union Independent candidate for the office of Re gister of Wills of Dauphin county. Should Ibe so for tunate as to be elected, 1 promise to discharge the duties of the office with fidelity. JESSE B. .1113MME1.. Hummelstown, July3l 1: • -oltawto FOR ASSEMBLY. JAS. FREELAND, of Halifax town -1,,,j ship, afi=re hineelt as a candidate for ASSEMBLY at the ensuing election, eabject to the action of the Peo ple's County Convention. He promises, if elected to die ' charge the duties of the office with fidelity. anglft-dswto New Mruatiffentents. PROPOSALS FOR SIDE-WHEEL STEAMERS. NAVY DEPARTMENT, Bureau of Construction, WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1861. 1 IN CONFORMITY with the act of Congress approved the sth August, 1861, the Navy Department will receive proposals for the con struction and equipment of Twelve Side-Wheel Steamers. The load draft of water not to exceed six feet nine inches ; to be armed with two rifled guns, of 7,00 u lbs. each, one at each end of the ves sel ; also, with two 12-pounder howitzers ; the complement to be one hundred persons, with provisions for sixty days, to have two thousand gallons of water in tanks, and to be provided with a condenser for distilling potable water.— To be schooner rigged, and have a rudder at each end, properly protected by a post. The Department desires to have the highest attainable speed, which must be stated in the offer, together with the length of time it can be maintained and the quantity of coal that can be carried in the bunkers for that speed, which should not b 3 less than for eight days. The proposals must be for the hull, spars, rig ging, and canvass work, boats, anchors, aruccables, tanks, casks, furniture, cooking ap paratus and utensils, steam machinery and spare work, with all the equipments for a vessel of war complete and ready in all respects for sea service, and ready to receive her officers, men, armament, stores, provisions, and fuel for team machinery. The armament, stores, provisions, and fuel will be furnished by the Government. The specifications must fully describe the materials to be used, the method and size of fastening, the detail of the size, material, finish, kind, and arrangement of machinery, and of the various equipments included in the propo sal. The plans must be working drawings, from which the vessel and machinery can be built, showing the allotments of space for accommo dations, store-i ooms, magazine, and shell-rooms, disposition of the coal, &c. The boilers and engines to be below the deck —the main shaft may be above ; the boiler pressure not to be less than thirty pounds per square inch, and a surface condenser to be used; the paddle-wheel to be overhung. Upon application to the Commandant of any navy yard the bidder can see the list of equip ments required for the propeller gun-boats, to which, as far as practicable, these are to con form, and for which convenient stowage is to be provided. The bidders will state the least time within which they will agree to complete the vessel for sea and deliver her at such navy yard as they may name, without extra cost to the Gov ernment. It must likewise be stated in the of fer the total amount for which they will engage to do all that is required above and embraced in their specifications and plans ; and the bid must be accompanied by name of guarantors that if awarded they will execute the contract. The usual conditions of Government contracts will be observed. Payments to be made at four different intervals, as the work progresses, re taining one-fifth of the whole amount for ninety days atter the delivery of the vessel, to repair any defects that may be discoved within that time in trial at sea. It is understood that in the contract a guarantee will be inserted of the fulfilment of the condition of speed, fuel, satis factory working of the machinery, &c., with a forfeiture in case of failure. The reputation of bidders as succeseful steam ship builders will have due weight, and the proposal must state the name of the marine en gine building establishment at which they in tend the ste., , . mR Li yLoDcma e. The Department reserves the right to accept -propositions made in conformity with the con ditions prescribed which shall be considered most to the interest of the Government and combine the greatest number of advantages, and to reject any or all of them, at its option. The specifications and plans of parties not obtaining the contract can be withdrawn by them. The Department will not consider itself un der obligations to receive proposals after the sth of September 1861. augl2-law4w ELECTION PROCLAMATION, D lIRSUANT to an act of the General As sembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en titled "An Act relating to Elections in this Common wealth," approved the 2d day of July, A. D., one thou sand eight hundred and thirty-nine, I, JACOB D. BOAS, Sheriff of the county of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, do here by make known and give notice to the electors of the county aforesaid, that an election will be held in the said county of Dauphin, ON THE SECOND TUESDAY OF OW OBER, A. a, 1861, (being the Bth day of October,) at which time the State and County Officers, as follows, arc to be elLeted, to wit One person for President Judge of the several Courts of Dauphin and Lebanon 011 n ins for the 12th judicial dis trict. Two perscns for Associate Judges of the several courts of Dauphin county. Two persous to represent the County of Dauphin in the House of Representatives. one hereon for Prolbonottry and clerk of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions One person for County Treasurer. ne ; ersun for Itegi , ter of Wills. One person ior County Corann&toner. One person for Director of the poor and Bailie of em ploymeut. one person for County Auditor. I AMO HEREBY MAKE KNOWN AND GIVE NOTICE that the places of holding the aforesaid general elective ie the several wards, boroughs, districts and townships within the county of Dauphin, are as follows, to wit : The election for the First Ward in the City of Harris burg, shalt be held at the Public School House, at tee corner of Mary's alley and Front street. The election in the second Ward, shall be held at the western window of Herr's Hotel on Market street. The election for the Third Ward, shall be beast at the School House in Walnut street, between Second and Front street. The election for the Fourth Ward, shall be held at the Public Scheel House in State street, between Second and Third streets. The election for the Fifth Ward, shag be hell at the house belong to General John Forster, on the State road fromthe reservoir grounds to the Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital. The election in the S,xtb ward, s i all be held at the School House nWe Harrisburg. For the township of Smquebanna, at Miller's (now Nis ley's) school house. For the township of Lower Swatara at the schOol house No. 1, in Higbspire. For the townsbship of Swatara at the Locust Grove Inn. For the borough of Middletown at the Brick School house. in Pine street, in said borough. For the township of Londonderry, at the Public House of Joseph Keiper, in said township. For the township of West Londonderry, at the house of Christian Neff, in said township For the township of Couewago, erected out of parts of the townships of Londonderry and Derry, at the house of Christian Foltz, (now Jno. S. Foltz,) in said township. For the township of Derry, at the public house of Dan iel Baum, in Hummelstown, in said township. For the township of South Hanover, at the public house of George Hecker, in said township. For the township of East Hanover, at the public house of Maj. Shell's, (now Boyer's,) in said township. For the township of West Hanover, at the public house of Jacob Rudy, (now Buck's,) in said township. For the township of Lower Paxton, at the public house of Robert Gilchrist, (now Sweigart's,) in said township. For the township of Middle Paxton, at the pnblichouse of Joseph Cockley, in said township. For the township of Rush, at the house belonging to the estate of the late John McAllister, dec'd now occupied by David Rineal in said township. Fur the township of Jefferson, at the house of Christian Hoffman, in said township. For the township of Jac seen, at the house now'oenu pied by John Biller, at Bixlees mill, in said township. For the township of .Halifax, at the North Ward Sehoo House, in the town of Halifax. For the township of Reed, at the new School House on Duncan's Island, in said township. For the borough of Millersburg, at the Frame School House, on the bank of the Wiconisco creek, in the bor ough aforesaid. For the township of Upper Paxton, at the house of Jacob Buck, now occupied by Samuel Buck, in said township. For the township of Mifflin, at the public house of Mi chael Enterline, (now Benj. Bordner,) in Berrysburg, in said township. For the township of Washington, at the public house now occupied - by Matilda Wingert, in said township. For the township of Lykens, at the public house of Sol omon Loudenslager, (now Keiser) in the borough of Gratz New 20nertioenitnts For the borough of Gratz, at the public house of Solo mon Loudeuslager, (now liaise* in said borough. For the township of Wiconisco, at the School House No. 5, in said township. I also, for the information of the electors of the county of Dauphin, publish the following sections of acts of the General Assembly, enacted during the session of 1853 to wit: WEST LONDONDERRY—Race of Election Also. sections 1 and 3, page 104, pamphlet laws, ap proved the 18th day of March, 1857, vizi—"That the citi zens of the township of Londonderry, in the county of Dauphin, formerly embraced in the Portsmouth election district, together with such other citizens of said town ship residing west of the public road leading from Port Royal to Nissley's mill, in said township, shall hereafter hold their general and special elections at the house of Christian Nell', in said township." SEC. 3. That said district shall hereafter be known as West Londonderry election district. RUSH TOWNSHIP—PIace of Electron . _ Whereas the place or holding the elections in the town ship of Rush, Dauphin county,was by law at School House number three in said township: And whereas, there is no such School house, therefore—Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate, and House of Representatives of the Common wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and, it if hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the general and township elections of Rush Township, Dauphin County, shall be held at the house belonging to the estate of the late John McAllister, deceased, now occupied by David Rincal. Page 83 pamphlet laws, 1858. I also make known and give notice, as in and by the 13th section of the aforesaid act T am directed, "that every person, excepting justices of the peace, who shall hold any office or appointment of profit or trust under the government of the United States, or of this State, or any city or incorporated district, whether a commissioned of ficer or otherwise, a subordinate officer, or agent, who is or shall be employed under the legislative, judiciary, or executive department of this State or the United States, or of any city or incorporated district, and also, that every member of Congress and the State Legislature, and of the select and common council of any city, commissioners of any incorporated district, is by law incapable of holding or exercising at the same time the office or appointment of judge, inspector or clerk of any election of this Com monwealth, and that no inspector or judge, or other offi cer of any such election, shall be eligible to any office then to be voted for." Also, that in the fourth section of the act of Assembly, entitled "An Act relating to executions, and for other purposes," approved April 16, 1840, it is enacted that the aforesaid section " shall not be so construed as to prevent any militia officer or borough officer from serv ing as judge, inspector or clerk at any general or special election in this Commonwealth " Also, that in the 61st section of said act, it is enacted, that every general and special elections shall be opened between the hours of eight and ten in the forenoon, and shall continue without interruption or adjourment until seven o'clock in the evening, when the polls shall be closed 7, The special election shall be held and conducted by the inspectors and judges elected as aforesaid, and by clerks appointed as hereinafter provided. No person shall be permitted to vote at the election, as aforesaid, but a white freeman of the age of twent)- one years or more, who shall have residedln this State at least one; year, and in the election di.trict where he offers to vote at least ten days immediately preceding such election, and within two years paid a state or county tax, which shall have been assessed at least ten days be fore the election. But a citizen of the United States who has previously been a qualified voter of this State and -re moved therefrom and returned, and who shall have re sided in the election district and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing in this State six months : Provided. That the white freemen, citizens of the United States, between the ages of 21 and 22 years, and have resided is the election district ten days, as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote, although they shall not have paid taxes. "No person shall be admitted to vote whose name is not contained in the li tof taxable inhabitants furnished by the commissioners, unless: First, he produces a receipt for the payment within two years, of a state or county tax, assessed agreeably to the constitution, and give satis factory evidence, either on his own oath or affirmation, or the oath or affirmation 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 being an elector between the ages of 21 and 22 years, he shall depose an oath or affirmation that he has resided in the State at least one year before his application, and make such proof of his residence in the district as is required by this act, and that he does verily believe from the ac counts given him that he is of the age aforesaid, and giv such other evidence as is required by this act, whereupon the name ofsthe person so admitted to vote, shall be inser ted in the alphabetical list by the inspectors and a note made opposite thereto by writing the word 'tax,' if he 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 shall make the like notes in the list of voters kept by them. "In all cases where the name of the person claiming to - commission ,- o an 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 inspector" to =a..we such per ion on oath as to Ito qualifications, 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 one competent witness, who shall be a quali fied elector, that he has resided within the district for more then ten days nest immediately preceding said election, and shall also himself swear that his bona tide residence in pursuance of his lawful calling is within the district, and that he did not remove into said district for the purpose of voting therein. "Every person qualified as aforesaid, and who shall make due proof, if required, of his residence and. pay ment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be admitted to vote in ilia township, ward, or district in which he shall reside. "If any person shall prevent or attempt to prevent any officer of any election under this act from holding suet] election, or use or threaten any violence to any such offi cer, or shall interrupt or improperly interfere with him in the execution of his duty, or shall block up the win dow or avenue to any window where the same may be holding, or shall riotously disturb the peace at such elec tion, or shall use or practice intimidating threats, force or violence, with a design to influence unduly or overawe any elector, or to prevent him from - voting, or to restrain the freedom of choice, such a person, on conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, and imprisoned for any time not less than one month nor more than twelve months, and if it shall be shown to the Court where the trial of such offence shall be bad, that the person so offending was not a resident of the city, ward, or district, or township where the said offence was committed, and not entitled to vote therein, then, on con viction, he shall be sentenced to pay a flue of not less than one hundred dollars or more than one thousand dol lars, and be imprisoned not less than six months or more than two years. "In case the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for inspector shall not attend on the day of election, then the person who shall have re ceived the next highest number of votes for judge at the spring election shall act as inspector in his place.— And in case the person who shall have received the high est number of votes for inspector shall not attend, the person elected judge shall appoint an inspector in his place, and in case the person elected shall not attend, then the inspector who received the highest number of votes shall appoint a judge in his place, or if any vacancy shall continua in the board for the space of one hour after the time fixed by law for the opening of the election, the qualified voters of the township, ward, or district for which said officer shall have been elected, present at the place of election, shall select one of their number to fill such vacancy. " It shall be the duty of the several assessors, respec tively to attend at the place of holding every general, special or township election, during the time said election is kept open, for the purpose of giving information to - the inspectors and judges when called on, in relation to the right of any person assessed by them to vote at such elections, or such other matters in relation to the assess ment of voters as the said inspectors, or either of them, shall from time to time require." = Pursuant to the provisions contained in the 76th section of the act first aforesaid, the judges of the aforesaid die trict shall respectively take charge of the certificate or return of the election of their respective districts, and produce them at a meeting of one judge from each dis trict, at the borough of Harrisburg, on the third day after the day of the election, being FRIDAY the 11th of uctober, then and there to do and perform the duties required by law of said judges. Also, that where a judge by sickness or unavoidable ac cident, is unable to attend such meeting of judges, then the certificate or return aforesaid shall be taken charge of by one of the inspectors or clerks of the election of said district, who shall do and perform the duties required of said judges unable to attend. MUMS° OF 0,371 - 112 i JUDGE:I FROM 1240FH/1 AND LEBLNON EMI= The Return Judges appointed to meet simillr Judges from the county of Lebanon retative to the eleatton of President Judge will meet at the Court ROMEO In the bor ough of Lebanon on TUESDAY the 15th day of October at eleven o'clock, A. 31. The following section of the Act approved the 15th day f April,lBsl, providing for the election of judges of the several counties prescribes their re- pective duties viz SECTION 6 That in the c.se of the election of presi dent judge of any judicial district composed of two or more counties at toe meeting of the return judges in eac h of such counties, the clerks aforesaid shall make out a i fair staiement of all the votes which shall have been given at such election within the county for every person voted for as such president judge, which shall to signed by said judges and attested by the clerks and one of said judges shall take charge of such statement and shall proocce the same at a meeting of onejudge from each of saidcaunties, which meeting shall be held on the seventh day after the ielection at the court house of one of the count es, to be fixed by taking such counties alternatelyin their alphabetical Order. . . SECTIoN 7. That the judges of the several sounlies hav ing EU met shall cast up the several county returns aid make a sufficient number of copies of a general return of ail the votes given for such office in said district, all et which they shall certify, ani one of which they shall lodge forthwith in the office of the Court of Common Pleas of each of said counties, and one of which they shall enclose, seal, and direct tor the Secretary of the Cool - onwealthon the manner prescribed by the fifth section of this act. - . . Given under my band, in my office in Harrisburg, the 4th day of September, A. D., 1861. JACOB D. BOAS, Sheriff of Dauphin Clo. Stmannr's Omer, Harrisburg, September 4th, /M. septfr-deerte