JBaftsmait's Journal. . J. BOW, lITOBi.DPR0PSIT0a. CLEARFIELD, PA., SEP. 15, IH69. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. por gotcrsob: J0H5 W. GEAEY, of Cumberland co. rOR JCDQS OF CCPBEUE COCRT : HEHRY "W. WILLIAM3, of Allegheny co. The Cuban patriots are haying the best of it. The Spanish troops are making no head way. Does Asa Packer endorse Alderman M' Mullin's threats of club law and niardcr? The people would like to know. For Supreme Judge of Pennsylvania two things are absolutely requisite a lawyer and a loyal man. In either capacity, Cyrus L. Pershing is a miserable failure. There is to be no Nisi Prius Court in Philadelphia during September and Goto ber. The naturalization mill" can't run. Poor SharswooJ's occupation 's gone. SlSCE the Democrats claim to have car ried Tennessee, her bond have gone down in the market about sis per cent. Democrat ic success is uttterly fatal to public credit. The Republicau candidate for Delegate to Congress from New Mexico, has been elect ed. His nmue is Chavez. At the last election he was defeated by the Democrats. It is seriously doubted whether Packer can consistently claim to belong to the "great unwashed," since his immersion in the Lehijih. It is strongly suspected that he is a "hard shell Baptist." Things have come to a pretty pass in Philadelphia, when one of the Aldermen, in his official capacity, is suffered to threaten murder and riot without molestation. The wretch, M'Mullin, ought to be arrested and punished. Why is it not done? The Belmont fight waxes warm. Tam many met on Saturday niht and denounced the Belmont faction as knaves, to whi;h the "World" replied by denouncing Tammany as "a fink of corruption." They bespatter each other bravely. At present Belmont has the beat of it. The Jews are ahead. Persons desirous to contribute t i the re lief of tho widows and orphans made by the Avondale disaster, can scud their money to George II. Stuart, Philadelphia, or toT. P. Hunt, Wilkebbarre. We trust there are many persons in Clearfield who will respond to this most touching appeal to their sym pathies. Vermont is true, and has faithfully ful filled all our just expectations. Her light is never obscured. Gov. Washburne and the rest of the State ticket, have over 20,'JOO majority, while the Legislature is unani mously Republican. Id four weeks the fif teenth Amendmeut will be ratified. AH hail Vermont 1 Hon. Henry W. Williams is one of the most distinguished judges iq the State. He has made a judicial record, which forms a part of our proudest history. But what has Cyrus L. Pershine ever done as a lawyer? Where is his record? What great or impor- tanfease did he ever try? legal nonnentity. He is simply a Asa Packer must be mean in proportion as he is rich. Though worth Twenty Mil lions of Dollars, he manages to pay taxes to the amount of Eight Dollars and Ninety Five Cents. He professes to have no in come, and the United States Assessors can find only one or two gold watches on which to levy an as-essment. Till Packerites of the McMullin stamp are playing the bluff game in Philadelphia. It won't win. The Republicans who fought and conquered rebels iu the South, are not disposed to yield to rebels at home. If Mc Mullin inaugurates club law and murder, as he threatens, he will get his own head smashed in short order. Let every soldier remember that while ho was in the field fighting lor his country, Cyrus L. Pershing was in the legislature at Ilarrisburg, steadily and consistently voting against him, and against the country. Ev ery measure for the faithful prosecution of the war, for the support of the country, aud lor the credit of the nation, leieived h's earnest and untiring opposition. Could he be elected to the supreme bench ail the cop perhead malevolence evinced by his vote--, would crystalize into judicial decisions. Nothing can be more important, than to save the Commonwealth from such a catas trophe. It will 1 worse than the pesti lence more to be dreaded than fire or fam ine. TOE growth of crime in Philadelphia is becoming alarming. It is to be attributed almost solely to the character of the police force as constituted under the Coperhead reeime. Tho few men it contains who un derstand the artifices of the dangerous crim ina'sol the day,occupy subordinatj positions, and though their assistance redeems t he de partment from absolute imbecility, they are powerless to direct Rascals of all grades can count confidently on gaining time for escape through the ignorance, connivance, or blunders of men who have been entrusted with duties which they are unable to dis charge. It is a fearful thing for a great city to get under the control of its thieves and groceries, but it invariably result- from a Democratic victory. Col. John "As: .Ncxes ' passed , through our town on Monday, on his way to Brook ville to address' the Republican meeting there on Tuesday evening. . Col. Nur.es is a mofct eloquent and entertaining speaker, lie gives a good account of the canvass, and teels confident of the re election of Gov. Geary by a greatly increased majority. O.v the 10th inst.. Gen. Geary visited the scene of the Avaondale disaster, and partic ipated in the funeral excercises. lie also entered the mine and examined it with a view to recommending to the Legislature he enactment of laws for the better pro tection of the miner?. . The men received him cordially, and listened attentively to his speech of sympathy. Tf a man worth twenty millions of dollars, can shirk the Income Tax by paying the paltry item of eight dollars and ninety cents, why miiiht it not as well lie repealed? Some of our Clearfield money-changers have been regaried as pretty expert in getting rid of their incomo to as to avoid the tax, but their aehievments pale before the peeunious Asa. Tbey had better go down to Mauch Chnnk and tale a lesson. Asa "knows the ropes," and they will be apt pupils. The Democracy of Wisconsin have at last discovered that they "rejoice in the extinc tion of slavery." The Democracy of Penn sylvania have not ret officially expressed an opinion on this subject, but it is possible that during the next twenty years they will gradually grope their way to the advanced point gained by their' Wisconsin brethren. Meanwhile, they are still floundering in the depth.-- of State Rights and secession theo ries, and disposed to consider the resolu tions of '98 as the embodiment of Democrat ic wisdom. Asa Packer contributed $2500 to the relief . of the Avondale bereaved. Gen Geary tave $.j(X, Senator Scott $50, and a large number of other contributions have been made. The apparent di.-proportion between the contributions of Packer and Geary, is readily understood when we re member that Packer is the- wealthiest man in the State, wbiie Goary is comparatively poor. Packer is worth more millions than Geary is worth thousands. Both subscrip tions are highly creditable, and we trust the example will be fol owed by all the people. J.HE great contestea election case, in Philadelphia, which for months has been dragging its slow length along, approaches conclusion at last. From the revelations of the evidence it seems probable that several, at least, of the gentlemen holding contested offices, must lose their fraudulently-gotten berths. So far, so good ; but the meaning of this case is deeper than the municipal officers affected. The moral effect of this decision will reach to the Supreme bench The frauds ichieh carried in (he city officers afficltd equally the State ehctiun, aud mere moreover duplicated in the coal regions. The lat legislature, at the instance of the Dennjoia'ic Senator from Luzerne coun ty, supported by every Democrat present at the time, rejected a bill providing for the inspection of initios, and compelling whole some regulations, which would hnve effeetu ally avoided such a disaster as that of Av onJale. These Democrats opposed it, sim ply because iteutai cd ad-iiional expense o i the operators. In comparison with this ex pense, the safety of the men was deemed o no consequence, senator .turner will have cause to regret his unfortunate opposition through which the bill was defeated. When rogues fall out, the public is al ways enlightened. The copperhead squab ble in New York, grows delightfully iuter- renting : Brick Pomeroy charges that the editor of the World didn't go to the polls and vote. To which the editor of thatar istocratic 'Democratic' journal replies, tha he not only went to the polls and voted, but he "saw by what cunning and shameless frauds such eorruptionists of the Ring as William M. Tweed and Oakley Hall cu down below its level the rightful vote of the electors of Iloralio Seymour." This is a dead thrust at the Pomeroy fac tion, and only adds to the "onpleasantiicss.' The truth will out, and as the fight eontin ues, we shall have some racy developments, Consistkncy is said to be a jewel, but what kind of a jewel Democratic consistency h, wo are at a loss to discover. It certainly belongs to the variable kind, and shows a colors from different stand points. Pledged to oppose Chinamen iu California and ne groos in Ohio, but amHatimr with them both in irginia and Teoiiessee ; supporting re pudiation in Ohio and Kentucky, aud com pelted to oppose it in New York and Penu sylvania; denouncing military usurpation in Texas, but having a Governor to uphold in New York for taking military posnese of a railroad they certainly constitute th most 'consistent' party the country haa eve produced. But if they don"t find Jordan hard roa 1 to travel, under such a load of 'consistency' we rhull be much mistaken The city of Wilmington, in the State of Delaware, is the . one bright spot, in that land of worse than Egyptian darkness. Euterprisir.g, prosperous, aud happyv it is, and has-Iong been a Republican city, thousb the rest of the State has been held aud own ed ty the Bayards and Suulsburys. This has been a sore grievance to these copper Lead proprietors. Accordingly they dcter mintd to correcL-it, and their little legis-" lature last winter so re-districted an chang ed the limits of the city, as to make it cer tain to give a Democratic majority. They thought they had a sure thing ot it, and were eagerly anticipating their victory, and preparing to rejoice over the downfall of the only Republican stronghold in their little state. But there's many a slip 'twixt the cup aud the lip. The election to their ut ter amazement and chagrin, resulted iu a majority of uity for the Republican candi date for Mayor! They hadn't counted close enough, and a'l their scheming proved a failure. The roosters drooped their plumes, the Saulsburys got drunk as usual, and the Bayards slunk otf home like whipped spaa ielshh their tails between th-:ir legs. James Brooks, the Government Detec tive was shot iu Philadelphia, while ex amining the books of a store on Second street, and dangerously wounded. The as sassins are still at large. A reward of $6,000 is offered for their arrest and conviction. It is believed they were hired by the 'Whis key Ring' to murder him. It was done eliberately, in broad daylight, and the liscreants escaped in a chaise prepared for the purpcie. lie may possibly recover. The Democrats of the Fifteenth Senato rial district, are having an elegant tight. They held their Senatorial conference at Northumberland last week, and by a vote of seven to five, nominated Ihomas Lualtant. Before the chairman announced the resu.t, Chalfant and his delegates left the confer ence, when the chairman announced there was no nomination made. Buckalew s friends, who remained, theu nominated him or State Senate, and the famous Charlie olds on to the nomination. He has had a public teat in his mouth so long that he . , . . , , i. p i can t let go. Ana as lie can i sue. a uom one any longer, he is willing to go it on a hind teat.' Like the renowned Asa, he las an ambition downwards. From the U. S. Senate he is willing to come down to a very "dirty state legislature." A copper head's thirst for office, is like a sheep's hankering after gra.-s never satUCed. WlULK the Packers, Woodvards, Biglers and Wallaces, of Pennsylvania arc dream ing about "nigger equality," "States rights" aud other obsolete issues, the Democrats of the great West are fully alive to thj fact that the world moves, and that if they would not be crushed out, they must move with it. Accordingly the Democratic State Convention of Wisconsin, which met last week at Milwaukee, adopted a platform, the greater part of which loyal and sensible men can heartily endorse. Among the resolu tions, wc commend the following to the es pecial consideiation of the Clearfield fossils : Resulted, That the Democratic party of Wisconsin rejoices in the extinction of slavery. i'l the prompt and general acquiescence ol the Southern people in the results ot the war, in every well directed cffoit for the en lightenment and elevation of oppressed h'u- inanity at home and abroad, una in every measure compatible with nood tjovrrnmvnt anil public order, to broaden the oasis of suffrage, and extend the blessings ot tree institutions to all classes ot the people. It wou li seem that Gen. Grant, while rusticating at Kane, in company with some friends, went trout fishing on Tuesday, Au gust 17th, and caught one dozen of the 'speckled beauties" iu violation of the act passed by the last Legislature forbidding the taking of trout after the first day of August. The Copperhead editors rolled up their eyes in holy horror at this grave in fraetiou of law by the President, and made so much ado about it that Gen. Kane took the responsibility of the deed upon himself. In a note to the M'Kean Miner he says : "'A remark of Senator Cameron's about the Game Laws,having made the President decline to eat venison, I had not the heart to tell him of our passing the act last winter which forbids catching trout alter the urst. Grant looked forward with so much pleas ure to fon?ettinr his Washington cares, one day at least, fishinir up Straight cre-.k, that I said to myself.as 1 did when I was joungcr ot the fugitive fc-mve Law, 'JJreak the law, but break it openly, and pay the penalty.' I remitted the fine through Co!. Wilcox, myself assuming the honorable part of in former. And I have thus paid the price of $2,50 a piece for the smallest trout yon ever put in your basket ; thirty dollars, that is to say, tor about a pound. The President having been duly fined although there was no intentional violation ot law on his part and the amount of the penalty paid by Gen. Kane, we hope the wrath of the Copperheads, who were so loud in their denunciation of these same brave men during the rebellion, will be mollified, and th.it they will manage to inculcate some of their very high respect for the enact ments of the Legislature into the minds of such men as Alderman McMullin, who not only openly threaten their violation, but give warning that murder and bloodshed willeusue if they are enforced. Bellf.fo.nte is disgraced with a wretched apology for a mau that goes by the name of P. Gray Meek. He is intellectually an physically, infinitesimal, and possesses but one faculty that of lying. Ilis little brain is forever busy in the creation of false ma licious, and filthy slanders. No man is too high, none too pure no institution too be- nifkent no public officer too honest to be beyond the reach of Lis prurient and vulgar imagination. The latest emanation from the vile brain of this professional liar and calumniator, is the story published in bis paper of the 3d inst., that Geo. S. Twitch ell, the murderer of Mrs. Hill, is yet alive, that he is iu Montana, and has a pardon from Gov. Goary sieued on the Cthot April last. He asserts, that on the night previ ous to the time fixed for Twite-hell's execu tion the cotj.se of another convict uraa jdaced in Jus ctll, and TiritchAl allowed to fO free. tliejiitse iinprcxsion Leu. a conveyed that the corpse teas Tuitchef" s ami that he had com tnitied suuide, and that for a price, he ob tuned iroin uov. Ucary aa ur.cunuituna pardon ! No sane man would publish, much less le'ieve, such a story. Moreover, if anything of the kind could have bceu doue, it would have to be with the cousjut and conniv:, rice of Gen. Peter Lylo, the Democratic Sheriff of Philadelphia, who had charge of Twitch ell, and whose duty it was to execute hiui When little Meek concocted the lie he for got to plan a way for the escape of Sheriff Lyle.' It is a common fault with liars and perjurers to overdo the thing, and Meek has overdone it. f he story bears its refutation on its face. When Gov. Geary signed the death warrant, and transmitted it to Sheriff Lyle, his duties were ended. If the Dem oeratic Sheriff permitted his prisoner to es cape, the responsibility must rest upon him and if he chooses to submit to the infamous accusation, he is at li'jerty to do so. The friends of Gov. Geary are satisfied that no man will be foolish enough to believe so ab surd a story and where its author is known everything lie says is re eived as jirima facie false, until it is proven to be true by persons or circumstances worthv of belief. ' 0BITUAEY. - -v- secretary ravflixs. -In our last we announced briefly the death of Gen. John A. Rawlins,SecrUiy'of War. on Monday, Sept. 6th, at 4.12 P. M.', from hemorrhage of the lungs, superinduced by by a severe cold contracted in 1SC3, while iu the army. He was a lawyer by profession, and a res ident of Galena, where, pricr to the war, he was a bitter Democrat, aud wielded consid erable influence in the councils of his party. A few days after the firing upon Fort Suuip ter, a large meeting was held in Galena, of which Gen. Grant, then only a private citi zen, was the president. Rawlins was called upon to speak. He advanced aud made a speech lasting half - au hour, and ending with these words: "I have been a Democrat all my life; but this is no louger a question of politics. Ir is simply country or no com try. I have fa vored every honorable compromise: but the day of compromise has passed. Oiiiy one course is left us. We will stand by the flag ol our country, aud appeal to the God of battles. When Grant went into the service, he procured Rawlins the appointment of As- istant Adjutant General, with he rank of aptuin, aud fiom the 15ih oi September, CI, to the 4th of March. 18C9, when he was commissioned snd confirmed Secretary of War, he was constantly by the side of Grant, following him through all his cam paigns and being present with him at the battlo of Belmont, Fort Ilencry, Fort Don elson, Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, theTallahach- ie expedition to Oxford, Mississippi, Port Gibson, Raymond, Jackson, Champion's Hill, Big Black, the crowning victory of Vickiburg, Chattaiiooga, the Wilderness, North Anna, Paumunkey, Toloobatomoy, Cold Harbor, and the front of Petersburg and Richmond. General Grant was soon led to repose the mo.t unlimited confidence in his judgment and executive abilities, and n November, 3 S'ClI, appointed him to tin position of Lis chief of stuff, which ho re tin Led until his indue tiou into the office c Secretary of War. The circumstances attending his death were of the most distressing character. In his last hours he asked repeatedly for the President, whose departure from Saratoga had been delayed by the contradictory nature of the di.-patches piecced'.ug the one which at last announced that Lis faithful friend and comrade in arms was beyond the reach of human skill. His first wife, by whom he had two daughters, both still living, died in the summer of 1 SOI, just as he was about entering upon his military career. During the Vicsburg campaign he made the ac quaintancc of Miss iluilbut, his second wife, who became a aiothcr scarcely a week before his death. In his last moments he uttered these touching words "my chief re gret in dying so soon is that I leave my family paupers." But they have reached the hearts of the whole people, aud large amounts have everywhere been subscribed for the widow and her children. His funeral, which took place on Thurs day, was the largest md most imposing since that of President Lincoln. WILLIAM l'ITT KESSENDEN. This distinguished man who died last week, was born at Boscawen, New Hamp shire, October 16,1806; he graduated at Bowdoin college is 1 Sti-t, studied law and was admitted to the bar in Portland in 1827, where he continued the practice to the pres ent time. He was a member of the Maine legislature in 1S32, and was redacted in 1810. He was a representative in Congress from 1S41 to 1S43, and declining further service, was again in the State Legislature iu 1845 and I 4 3, and re-elected in 1853 and 1 854. lie w as elected a Senator in Congress for six years from March, 153, serving as a member of the Committee on Finance, and in 1856 was re-elected for a term of six years, serving as the Chairman of the Com mittee, on Finance, or the Library Commit tee, and also as a Regent of the Smithson ian institute. He was a member in 1832 of the' convention which nominated Henry Clay for President, and also of the conven tion which nominated Generals Tavlor and Scott. During the summer of 1S5S the de gree of L. L. D. was conferred upon him by Bowdoin College, of which institution he is a Trustee. lie was also a member of the Peace Congress of 1861. In July, 1864, he was appointed by President Lincoln Secre tary of the Treasury in the place of S. P. Chase, resigucd, and soon afterward receiv ed from Harvard Uuiversity the degree of L. L. D. Iu 1801 he was re-elected a Sen ator in Cougress for the term commencing in 1805 and ending iu 1871. He resigned his position iu the. Cabinet and again took his seat in the Senate March 4th, 1865, and was again placed at the head of the Com mittee of Fiuance. At the succeeding ses sion of Congress he was made chairman of the Special Joint Committee on Reconstruc tion, so culled, and wus the author of the of the report cf that committee recom mending an amendment to the Constitution. He was also a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, and again of that on the Library, and was Chairmau of the Commit tee on Public buildings and Grouuds. Ot late years Mr. Fessenden has been a con stant sufferer from dyspepsia, and his phys icians think he was poisoned at the celebra ted National Hotel Banquet in Washington, during Buchanan's administration. He died at the age of nearly sixty-three. IION. JOHN BELL. Hon. John Bell, of Tennessee, died on the 10th inst., at his residence at Cumber land iron works, aud was hurried on Monday in Nashville. He was in his seventy third year. He entered Congress at the age of thirty, and served in the House of Repre sentatives fourteen years uninterruptedly. Appointed Secretary of War by President Harrison, he resigned when Tyler succeed ed to the White House. He was chosen to the Senate in 1847, and remained in that body till 1S50. The following year he was nominated for President by the "Constitu tional Union" party with Mr. Everett for Vice President. When the South seceded he was strongly disposed to stand by the Union,, but went off when President Lin coln called out the troops. Since that time he has lived in comparative obscurity. During the war he lost most ot ht-s property. A Little of Everythini New York want'! noiher World Fair The low Democrat have family fight. . . The Great Eastero U to be painted white. . Attending gtriotly to their biz the niQJqoi'o' To get out of debt, pay up ; to keep out, pay down. tien. Fhcman ha been commissioned a See retary of War. Fifteen cent is the price of baabel of toma toes in New York. Andy Johnson ia atill at "Nashville laying pipe forth Senaturship. John Allen, once the wickeJest man.now keep a temperance grocery. Th Dot party in Mississippi 1 called "Con federate Republican !" Kate Field has fifty engagements in New En glandto lecture, mind. There are nearly four thousand unlicensed li quor shops in Philodelphia. Chase says ke is sicit of politics. He ought to be. Politics is sick of him. More than twenty-two millions of eigars were made last year in Baltimore. Jenny Lied haa become quite poor. Iler hus band has squandered all her money. Wien Forney is one of the editors of the Belle fonte National. He is a forcible writer. A correspondent Fays that in boarding houses 'hash Is a great leveler of a proud spirit." A man who has been continuously drunk for six years was recently arrested in Minnesota. A chap iu Kentucky says he is a son of Anna Dickinson by her first wife. He is a lu initio. Tiie virtuous William delivered his essay on ' Roosters and Pinchers,', at Clarion, last wetk. Three ladies have reoeired the degree of Doc torof Medicine in Paris one being an American. A son of John Tyler is reported as a drunken inmate of a charity ward in a Washington hos pital. A wealthy German merchant in Indiana has insured his life for the benefit of the poor of the town. Extensive preparations are making for the State fair to commence on the 2Sth inst., at list risburg. A little son or S. S Iichl, of Bedford, was re cently poisoued to death by un overdose of worm lozenges. Mrs. MuSessays it is "dre'ful" hard to lose a hufbund. She never got used to it until she lost her fourth. A Lerlin clergyman boxed the eat of a bride whose demeanor didn't suit his ideM of propriety and be is now in jail. The Kew York Exyrtss thiiiks it is about time our r-outhtra brethren had got dune receiving that "first bale of oolton.'' -Unripe fruit is dangerous," faid n old maid to ber joutg ceice. "So is decayed fruit, aunt,'" replied the impudent hu-pey. The oil region has been under water from the overflowing of th Allegheny and it tributaries. Much dama-'e has been done. If we shonld have another war, we want a Gov ernor who will not run off to Europe with his sons, as Packer did a few years ago. The bridge over the Ohio, at Louivillo. was completed last week. It has a span three hundred aud seventy feet in length. The Brooklyn Union thinKs that lights give dandy legs "the general effect of a pair of trussed drumsticks on a good sued gobbler. We think the paperi do wrong to diseourage Mrs. V. by saying the Commodore is '-well pre served aud gnod for twenty years yet." It is said that that the widows, orphans and others who were dependent on the miners killed at Avondale number near one thousand. It is said that the Japanese clergy pauso every fifteen minutes in their aiscourres and say to their congregations, "Let us take a smoke." Mrs Evans, one of the sufferers by the Avon dale disaster, loics eight of her fam ily her fath er, husband, three sons, and three brothers. A foitune wrang out of the sweat of otlior men does not carry with it any great merit, however it may be in buying Democratic conventions. George Wilkes, of New York, is said to be the werson selected to succeed J. Ko.'S Urowr e a Minister to China. Wilkes is now in Europe. A young lady in Clearfield suffering from the car-ache, was completely cured by a young man whispering a few words into it the other evening. A young phytician asking permission of a la dy to kbs ber. she repliod, "No, sirl'I never could bear to have a doctor's bill thrust iu my lace." A letter came to the Evansville, Indiana. Post Office last week addressed, "To the good and kind man, Jesus." It is to be feared he was not a res ident. Mrs. Eliza F. Janney, a Virginia lady, distin guished for her brav loyalty during thewar.ha been mad Chief Clerk at the Omaha Indian Agency The miners of Nevada designate the members of the Cincinnati commercial parjy as "them fel lows who have to grease their legs, to get their breeches on." The late Democratic convention in Mississippi oontained sevonty-five"niggor" delegates. That much -'wool" would choke all the Copperheads in Clearfield. The Cop call Packer ' The Prido of the Val ley." The last time the Pride was before the people he was beaten for town councilman by fifty majority. Aa Arkansas editor says th temperature in bia sanctum lust week rose to 11 degrees. This accounts for hot-tempered editorial firing the Southern heart. Mutchler hadn't announced himself, 'ffe miss Sweet William s Napoleonic bulletins. Mutch ler runs it on the sly. But sly or utherwiso. he'll run it into the ground. St. Louis -claims the champion slecpist and jnorift. He sleeps four days at a stretch, and snores at such a r:e that people in the vicinity think it is the puffing of a steam engine. ' The Pennsylvania Railroad officers have deci ded to remove their shops from Patterson. They will be closed after the 1st October. It will be a serious loss to the lown,and to Juniata county . A drunken man in Dayton, a few days ago, made a desperate effort to keep on the side walk, but failed At last fc started out into the street saying, "There now, go in the street if you want to." Th most lucrative office in Luzerne county is to be given to one Jimmy Kyan.a whisky seller, who can neither read nor write. He ia th nom inee of the Democracy, of course, and the office is County Treasurer. The New Yora Democrat makes a disgraceful attack on Bishop Simpson, asserting that he can vas, el Virginia for W'elU. and calHog him "a Methodist bloodhound of Zion, who cares more for the nigger than for Christ." J.Y. M. Mason. ex-Senator from Virginia, the great high chanoellor of rebellion, the man who delared he wouldn't live five minutes after the subjugation of ihe Confederacy," ha bought aa estate near Alexandria, Virginia. James has changed his miad. AU the blowing the Boston Jubilee could do, including the concussion of the "big drum." Couldn't shake the walls of the Coliseum. But the 'big blow' last week, demolished it drum and all. It was an appropriate finale that the "ele phant" should be literally blown away. The Eostoniana have reason to rejoice The Chapter of Accidents. THE AVONDALE CALAMITT. The most heartrending calamity that ever occurred in this country happened on Mon day of last week, at the Avoudale coal mine on the N'orth Branch, near Wilksbarre.be longing to the Delaware Lackawaua and Western Railroad Company. The oniy en trance to th mine was by a shaft on the hill-side. Over the mouth of this shaft, was erected the building coutaining the niar.hine ryScc.,a!l ot wood, as dry as tinder, two hundred feet long and oue hundred feet high. The mine was ventilated by a fur nace at the bottom of the shaft, and it is supposed the fire from the furnace commu nicated to the wood work of the shaft, and from thence to the buildings, which were tpeedily wrapped in flumes, burning so quickly that the engineers and others had barely time to fly. The whole firery mass fell into the shaft, closiug the only avenue of escape to the men in the mine, aud the only source of ventilation, so that every mau and boy in the dark chambers beneath was smothered to death. An entcrancc was attempted on Monday evening by which Thomas Williams and David Jones lost their lives, thus adding two more to the frighful holocaust. On Wednesday mornim: the chambers were reached. The first body discovered was that of Mr. Steele. Further on and iu the most remote chamber an appalling spectacle pre sented itself to the explorers. There iu a heap and in all sorts of positions iu which their last agonies had placed them, lay the bodies of the dead men, not a vistige ot life being visible in the couuteuauce or form of any of the unfortunate men who had met so untimoJi' and b r.ille a death. The wildest excitement prevailed at the entrance ot the shaft, and the shrieks of the friends of the dead, as the bodies were brought up were deafening. Xothiag can approximate to a description of the scene; no pea can portray it: the cit up grief of those who still hoped against late, went lorth iu wails of heart-breaking agony. The gangs working in the mine found a barrier packed around with coal. This was cleared away, and proceeding a little further anoth er barrier was met, nearly completed and constructed as the firat. One man was found on the outside, where he had been at work laying up the walL All was cotnple ted except a small aperture sufficient to ad mit the passage cf a human body, and it is inferred that he had just completed his task and was prcparingto join his companions on the opposite side by crawling back. This barrier was removed when the whole force of miners were fouud congregated and piled upon one another and dead. The whole number of bodies taken out was one hundred and eight. They were removed to Scrantoti, Plymouth and Wiiks barre aud buried. The spirit evinced by the surviving miners has beeu exceedingly bitter, and their grief is not in the least assuaged by offers of assist ance and contributions that have been flaw ing in from every side. They feel, justly, that the proper precautions for the safetyof human life, hail not been taken by the op erators tf at the mines were managed at as littlt expense as possible regardless of the danger to the underground workmen and that they are no more iu the eyes of their employers than so many cattle hired for their benefit and advantage. If the miiu had been properly ventilated by other shafts, the catastrophe coul 1 not hare oc curred. It isnotatrauje tnat tne miuc-s should fetl as they do. Too little regard has been paid to their safety, while they aie from time to time oppressed and defrauded by the compulsory decrease of their wages. ANOTHFIICOAI, MINE ON FIRE. The Warreusburg coal mines at Carbon bill, Mo , caught tire in tho ru tin shaft ou Monday hist, while fifteen men wore in the mine. &:ven ot tlu men sujcjeel iu get ting out by cliugiug to the ropes of au as cending car although the they were badhy burned, but the remainder were forced to remain in the mine until the fare was ex tonguished, when they were rescued in a more or less injured condition. The fore man, Mr. Ilalvey, will probably die. ACCIDENT BY AN SREOLITE. On Wednesday morning last, as the reg ular freight train from Mcadville, with two extras stopped at Cochrantou, where they had to wait half an hour, one of the cars was struck by what appeared to be a ball of fire, descending fVoin the ht'aveus, causing a report like the discharge of heavy artillery, destroying the car aud injuring a brakeman so badly that he canrict recover. Th j engi neer and fireman both distinctly saw the ball of ' Ere descending. It was probably a meteorolite. TERRIFIC STORM. On Wednesday last New England was visited by a hurricane, which continued from five until eight o'clock, the greatest force being from six to seven. The sad lost casu alty reported was the death of Granville M. Cook, Treasurer of the Adriatic Mills and the Lancaster Quilt Company. He resided near the Coliseum, and hearing that a boy was buried in the ruins of that building, started to render aid, when a tremendous gust tore up the plank side walks, which struck him with such violence as to fracture his skull and .he died within an hour. He was 38 years old, and was a brother-in-law of Eben C. Jordon. Several others were injured, but none fatally. Among the more prominent buildings damaged was the old Methodist Church in Hanover street, stee ple blown down ; the Broadway Methodist Church, South Boston, almost entirely de stroyed, involving a loss of $40,000; the Coliseum was unroofed, and the walls part ly demolished ; Dr. Todd's Central Church badly damaged by a portion of the steeple falling through the roof; Dr. Garuett'a church partially unroofed ; roof of Hartford and Erie Machine Shop partly blown off; Old Colony Machine Shop damaged; new Normal School erecting on Newton street badiy damaged; portions of the Skating Kink were blown away, aud many buildings in process of erection in aW sections of tho city were more or less damaged. On the commons, and in all parts of the city.strong trees were twisted, split, or t'jm up by the roots. Ths old elm survTved the galo the loss of a few branches. CamLt! i Chelsea, and other laces fkre-d in rn. l'v: null w nil j-iaslAn Ark t.-. , i to shipping is reported. 1 he ; j,, ton and vicinity is estimated at ov-rl J." 000. - ' v ,; PiuonTFt'L ilil::iadim A terrible taiiroad accident -TEH. s u ednesday night, lour miles east f cEnj. bridge. n the Central Ohio diiii, n f Baltimore railroad, iu which thre lv l.v... . I ... 't'r urn nun mu persons norriL'ly uiatuju 1 The accident occured by the eollidir.. of the passenger train and a locjiuutkc which was sent out from Cambridge Uti.)B The collision occurred in a heavy f , Leatherman was instantly killed ; Guthrie wassob .dly injured that he died at30". lock yetJiday morning; Wiedmaii ,.u taiued a fracture of his right lev;,betwet n tl,J knee and aukle joiut. These three men.to gether with Jessa Georg.j, wlm wx-i hrA. man ou the passenger train, an 1 wli)w1( injured to such au extent as to rcn l ;r4 u. putatiou of both legs necessary, arj citiz IH of Z nesvilli!. An unknown nian.who.to -void payiug, had taken passage on the La,;, gage car platform, was instantly killed aud torn toatoma. From papers fouu J in5jis valise, his name is sup.o?cd to be Tumor The Cambridge tunnel on the Ualtiainrc aud Ohio railroad caved in on WeduoJi. ANOTHER RAILROAD M IT. UK It. An -accident occurred on the ltclawre division of the Eiie railway, about two iui!es the other side of Fort J.trvis. Eugine2:i5 attached to a freight train, exploded Ltr boiler, killing four persons, engiuecr, fire man, flagman and brakeman, instantly. Three of the bodies were brought to IVrt Jar vis. The remains of the engineer lu not yet b en fouud. The explosion was te:i5c, the engine lij. ing LIo.ru completely to pieces. STILL ASirrur.n, Isaac Illll, of Philadelphia, a breaktusu on thj Pacific Kxpress cf the Penuylvaai railroad, was killed ten miles above M'Vty. town. He fell between two cars ou the track, k.nd a portion of the train pn-ed over htm. When fouud life was exiin-t His arms and lqr were considerably mutila ted, and bis head was crushed. The de ceased was about twenty eight years of ace. His remains were taken to Phi!aJL!j,Li. WniLK tho Philadelphia Board of Aider men were engaged in the appointment of election officers, the notorious li'A L:Mu!. len, who ought to have been sr it to th pentteatiary long ago, boldly .,p.ii;y threatened mob law and tnnrJt r, it tit board inMted upou its own select Liu of of ficers for the lourth ward. During the ;n ceedings the following dialogue t"L !iit: Alderman McMullin They ai n.-vrr: mere, i wui U"l ti nuiKlred ioi.a:s ia it Alderman Jones We will hj the ward out, then. Alderman McMullin When election comes wj will i-rovi-i ifc rc to mm t: e ci.v of I 'a -o wi'.h men. The Chair AMerman, you t-houl! la a hauied ot your.-,.if. i si j.rtl Out you make threat-. Alderman Mclu!l!n--Oii oirctK.a h don't let them gi iu. There will bemurl.-r if they tin. Alderman C'ouJ moved th'. the itjo'.u tion as read be adopted. A'Jciuiaii McMu'liri f r p-.cu is au s mctitiicent a lofg list cf tame. Aloertn.ni Clud u,oved to lay t!; am ul ment on the taWe. Alderman McMalliu charactcriicii its motion as being uu.Vir. The Chair aid tLe j-j3.iton WiiiKus batable. Alderman McMullin Well, thsre wZie trouble there thMi. The Chair The gentleman buuM ashamed of niakiug threv'. Alderiuuu Jones a-ked that t'ue room le cleared. Alderman MeMul'iu Yon had letter at tempt to put them t'u; ; u will ;-t n' jt you will ji-jt. There will he tiiree or t"'jr thimviiid men let looe on the dy U ( lection. The motion to lay uuoa the table agreed to. Alderman Jones ca'lcd the tircvionitioj's tion, which was the adoption of the re.ol tion. Agreed to. The resolution, a roa I by the clerk. thou agreed to. The Cmiir delared t names as the officers to conduct tho elrci:.:! in Octor-!r. . . Aldermaa McMullin You will havecwk law. then, on election day. TheCkair It is beneath make any such threats, or your di;Mi'T i Ue ouch laf gu-ige. This mn McMullin, who 'husorvtilysai shamelessly threaten lesistance to la a delegate to the late Democratic conven tion, and one of the lou If-t alvoefe if Packer's nomination. He is a not'no'- desperado, an associate of thieve? and n dies, and one of the leading Hgnts of t" Philadelphia Democracy. Iu fact, l " the roast." His word is law to tie V" crats. They can do nothing "ithi-ot liw. Hence not one Jl their speakers or papers dare rebuke his proclaimed intention committing violence and resorting to mur der it necessary to prevent the rcgaiar.y legally chosen officers of election fruni - rv. .j i, in"!it. BOW that while he may rule thelViue y, be cannot rule the CoinuiuDWi;"- ever, rtartv. nor longjr set the laws at defiance with im punity.' i A.lvirtMtmrMtt ttt uf tnlerg tyj'-" ""'J-f.l. tyl,vnll t,ekargddo.U W ''' ' T ISSOLUTION OF PAKTNEB The partncr.-hip hereicfr exii n .. twocn the underM; ,!Cned in tne oi' "7 ... ,gbol Lumber C:J d'-" n ' in tlie Boron; cd liv mutual consent. l.ndof The Book. anJ Note are la th H. w. spencer ior coiietii- --- 8ra. Knowing inemwiin , will please call arid L-ttle wilt-out delr ISAAC KIR Sept. 15th, 1869. IKVVfcTLM QN. MY ' OWN HO OS- Having parch.sed the entir ' 'c,;,, old stand ot Kirk & Spener, in low I intend cirryin ou the business a fMr MOTTO IS TO SELL CHEAP fuK CASH. ,j fjr Thatking our friend ant c"sl" ', tt past patronage I solicit a continuance same. , r r'RK. Sept. 15th, ISA-1 ft- ) 1
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