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Raftsman's Journal.
S.J. BOW, EDITOR ADPOPIHBTO.
(XE All FIELD, PA., SEP. 29,
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. -
FOR AOTRRROR Z
" JOHH W. GEAKT, of Cumberland co.
ron jcdor of scrum cocbt:
HENET "W. WILLIAMS, of Allegheny co.
REPUBLICAN COCXTY TICKET.
FOB TRBASCKKB.
T. K. AE50LD, of Luthersburg.
FOB COBBISSIOHSB.
J0H5 MAHAIFEY. of BumsiJo.
FOB AUDITOR.
EDWARD McGASVET, of KarthaM.
Evert Republican should be at the meet
ing this eveniDK.
Don't forget that Asa Tacker, the mil
lionaire and Railroad King, is the greatest
coal monopolist in Pennsylvania ! I
Gov. Geary haa granted fewer pardons,
and vetoed more special legislation than any
Governor who haa held the office for thirty
years.
Wbe.v Bigler was Governor he granted
126 pardons a year. Geary has only issued
86, yet the Democrats are howling about the
abuse of the pardoning power.
Every Democrat, who wishes to hear the
gTeat questions involved in the present con
test fully and fairly discussed, should attend
tho Republican meeting this evening.
There are three or four Republican pa
pers in the State that had better postpone
"wafihini their dirty linen in public." until
after the election. No good can come ot it
now. . .. ,
Asa'Packer assisted, in 1864, to frame
the infamous surrender platform at Chicago,
declaring the war "a failure." How can a
loyal man, and especially a soldier, vote for
him?
Tni Copperhead Stat Convention of
New York last week resolved in favor of the
abolition of the Freedmen's Bureau, an in
stitution that has been dead for a year past !
Smart Democracy !
"NoRegi8try, so Vote." says tho law.
The name of every voter must be on the list
or he loses his vote. Three dsys only re
main. Go at once to the Assessor and see
that your name is on.
The man who is too careless to go and see
that his name is on the Hat of voters, in
time, doesn't deserve to have a vote. We
hope no Republican will find himself dis
franchised by his own uegligence.
Allegheny will give a larger majority for
Geary and Williams than she did last year
for Gen. Grant. The Republicans are fully
alive, and working like beavers. Thy set a
good example to the rest ol the State.
If any Mechanic or Workingman wants
to know what Asa Packer's sentiment are
in regard to liberal wages and the eight
hour systeai.let him inquire of the boatmen
who pitched him into the Lehigh tiver.
They know, and they'll tell the truih.
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During a session of nine months, Packer
managed to answer to "roll call," in yon
gress. just 54 times I For these 54 days he
drew from the public treasury $3000 just
155.55 per day! Is it any wonder he is rich?
AY hat a gum elastic conscience such a man
must have.
Asa Packer, when in Congress, voted
against the payment of the claims of the
widows and orphans of Revolutionary sol
diers. He cast his vote on the 30th day of
July, 1856, and it will bo found on page
1326 of the House JonrnaL How can a
soldier support such a man ? Is it any won
der that he dodges his taxes?
The Philadelphia Sunday Trantcrint a
Democratic paper, edited by Green, who
was a Pension Agent under Johnson, and
Chairman of the late Democratic City Con
vention denounces the headquarters of the
Packer State Central Commi tee at the cor
ner of Ninth and Arch Streets, as "a gam
lling hfll." Brief, but very emphatic
We notice that the Hall organ in Elk
county charges the Ear'eyitoa with being
"disorganizers." This comes with a Pad
grace' from a man (Hall) who a few years
aeo, if our memory serves us right, conven
ed the county committee of Elk and nomi
nated and supported Dr. Karley in opposi
tion to Dr. Boyer, the regular candidate for
Assembly.
The very distinguished Johnny Hall, bet
ter known as the "bantling," actually arriv
ed in town yesterday afternoon, to be pres
ent at the "skizzle" last night. Ashamed
of his nocturnal trip last week, he conclud
ed to show himself once more to the nnter
rified of Clearfield. And great was the
"show" thereof I lie spread his tail, rus
tled his feathers, cackled and fizzled.
The great Vans did not come. He was
announced, with a grand flourish of trump
ets, to address the faithful last night, but
failed to put in an appearance. Therefore
they were obliged to feed on the dry husks
of Ex-Gov. Bigler, "Sweet William," and
would-be Representative nail. The meet
ing was a complete fizzle, and foreshadows
tht fate of Packer on next Tuesday a week.
That Asa Packer, the Democratic candi
date for Governor, is one of the richest men
in the State believed to be worth twenty
millions is known . to every voter in the
State ere (his. Now we are free to admit,
thit because he is rich, if his wealth has
been acquired in honorable business, it
should be no reason why he should not as
pire to be Governor of his adopted State.
But if that wealth has been wrung from the
toil of the poor laborer, or through the
greed or pelfishness of private or corporate
monop lr, a -d further increased by shirking
h a honest share of the burdens and taxes
incident to civil government, then we say
his great wealth should be a mill-stone a
bout his neck to drag him down to political
perdition and diegraco. And Asa Packer
has all of these mean to thank that he is
now worth his twenty millions !
The historian of the Pennsylvania Re
serves says of Geary at Gettysburg, where
he commanded the left . division of the
Twelfth corps, that when he opened fire on
the enemy, the rebels responded by a furious
charge. - With fiendish yell and mad con
tempt of death during six full hours, the
enemy burled his solid masses against the
well defended Hues. Nothing during the
war equalled this six hours of carnage. In
front of Geary's division were more rebel
dead than the number of the eutire list of
casualties in the. Twelfth corps. While John
W. Geary stood upon this bloody field, de
fending his native State against the invasion
of a relentless foe, where was Asa Packer?
Holwiobbing with the arch traitor Yallan
digham, in his palatial residence, Mauch
Chunk. Soldier, for which will you vote?
Tue Merchant's Hotel is in the 4th Divi
sion ot the 6th Ward, in Philadelphia. On
the list of voters in that division, at the last
election, as returned to the Court of Com
mon Pleas, is the name of "'Judge A. Pack
er." It is No. 50 on the list. This man,
whose residence i.s at Mauch Chunk, where
he has a magnificent mansion described by
bis admirers as "(he home of refinement,
luxury and ease," voted last fall in Phila
delphia, in violation of law, to help carry
the city for the Democrats. How much
better is he than the New York repeaters
and roughs who were brought over for the
same purpose? A fraudulent voter a can
didate for Governor 1 What unblushing ef
frontery 1 How can any decent man sup
port him ? .
On the 15th day of December, 1856, Asa
Packer voted, in Congress, FOR THE REVI
VAL of the African Slave Trade 1 The
record will be found in the House Journal,
on page 105. Think of it, reader. A man
born in the free State of Connecticut, and
Hvingamong the eternal mountains of Penn
sylvania, in the full blaze of the nineteenth
century.deliberately voting for the revival of
the most barbarous and inhuman traffic that
ever di.-graced the annals of the World!
And this man has the effrontery to permit
himself to be presented as a candidate for
Governor 1 In the name of outraged civili
zation and insulted liberty, we call upon
every decent citizen tD repudiate the monster.
Mechanics and laboring men remember
that Packer declined to give a direct an
swer to the question "Are you in favor of
the Eight Hour Law?" That law was pass
ed by a Republican Congress, and enforced
in all the National Workshops by President
Grant. If Packer had been in favor of it
he would have said so. As he equivocated,
he must be. set down as opposed to it, not
withstanding his profession of friendship for
the workingmen. No laboring man can trust
him. He is the meanest of all aristocrats a
rich parvenu. He believes that capital should
own labor, and would vote for slavery
black or white tomorrow, if by doing so,
he could fasten it upon the working classes.
The Republicans should remember that
in some respects the coming election is one
ot peculiar importance, and every vote
should be polled. For instance, in 1871 the
Legislature will have dsvolvd upon itself
the duty of apportioning Pennsylvania both
for Congressional and Legislative represen
tation. Both of thscc apportionments have
not fallen on the same year since 1S01, and
Snot fall on the same year again until
. This consideration is of great politi
niportaace, and no Republican is excus
able who neglects or refuses to vote the
whole ticket. The result is fraught with
consequences too grave to be frittered away
out of negligence or personal pique.
A-
Froji lS4i to 1S48, when Judge Paokcr
was an officer in the Lehigh Coal and Navi
gation Company, he demonstrated his love
for workingmen by paying his employees in
the Company's scrip at par, and redeeming
ii at lony por cent, discount, llie poor
men were obliged to submit to this ruinous
s-have, as they could buy nothing with the
scrip, and had nothing else to buy with
Thus Packer profited by their necessities to
the extent of forty ccuts on every dollar,and
in this way helped to build up his colossal
fortune. We are glad to know that the
present officers and management of this
stanch old company, do business in a differ
ent way. Mauch Chunk Gazette.
The New York Sun thus sneaks of Asa
Packer, after commenting upon the inter
view which its reporter had with the
J udge : "On the great and pregnant ques
tion of the tariff, finanee.negro suffrage, the
fifteenth amendment, reconstruction, ths
eight hour law, and woman's voting, we
know just as little of Judge Packer's ideas
as we knew before." The Sun referring to
Judge Packer as a prospective candidate for
the Presidency concludes its article thus :
"The American people don't want him;
and we fancy the majority against hira in
October will not vary much from 10,000."
Asa Packer has a record that oueht to
commend him to the support of all strong
Democrats. Chucked into- the Lehigh in
1843 for cheating his workmen a pro slave
ry Locofoco in 1855, voting to make Kansas
a slave State a "war-a-failure" Copperhead
in 1S64 a tax dodger in 1S63 a railroad
King worth twenty millions of dollars in
1 S69, why should they not 'Vote for him ?
"SiJi is Democracy."
The Democratic party is having the hard
est fight of many a year, for the vote of the
workingman. They claim his suffrage not
withstanding their leader is an aristocratic
millionaire.-The laboring classes are asked
to bind themselves to a rich and ungenerous
master, and are told they will be benefited
by it. It is intimated that after J udge
Packer gets into office he will do some im
mensely philauthrophic things which will
forever make the Pennsylvania workingmen
the most comfortable of mortals. ; This' all
sounds well, but when we remember that
any official act of such a large employer, for
the benefit of the miner, the laborer, or any
other working man, would take mouey out
of his pocket, we cannot think he would do
much. For iustance, would Judge Packer
lessen his dividends oue-haif by enforceing
the Eight-Hour bill 1 The Judge's regard
for the masses began too late in life to de
velop into a strong love, and we regard all
talk on the subject as a direct Democratic
bid for votes. If you have always voted
the Democratic ticket, think twice before
you go to the polls ; reason honestly with
yourself, without predjudice, and you will
cast your ballot lor a man who will not be
influenced in his official course by a great
railway or large capitalists. Mauch Chunk
Gazette.
A SILLY story having been circulated by
the Ohio Democratic press that on a certain
occasion while in the service General Rose
crans seized General (then Colonel) Hays
by the collar and threatened to cut off his
shoulder straps, General Rosecrana writes
from San Rafael, California, to a friend in
Ohio, denouncing the statement as a fake
calumny, and adding that he never had oc
casion for aught but commendation of Gen
eral Hays while in the military service un
der his (Rosecran's) command. General
Rosecrans states, the Governor had both
his "respect and esteem as an efficer and a
public man, and still retains them." Tru
ly, the hero of Stone river is a most unfor
tunate man for the opposition ; he spurns
their nomination, redtcules their political
pretentions, and now explodes their slan
ders against the Republican candidate.
The following is from the Elk Gazette.
It gives the status of the Hall and Early
fight :
Democrats, remember that Dr. Early, on
the day of the Democratic County Conven
tion, having a majority of the delegates to
that Convention, and also at the District
Convention at Tionesta, after having re
ceived the endorsement of a large majority
of the Democracy ot Elk County, off-Ted
to withdraw his ifaine as a candidate if Mr.
Hall would withdraw his, and let the Con
vention nominate a new man. Dr. Early
made this proposition to save a split in the
party. Mr. Hall refused, and therefore on
him rests the responsibility of the present
dissatisfaction iu this district. He is the
disorganizer 1
The Democracy of the South, including
some of the ablest of the old leaders, have
taken open ground in favor of negro suf
frage. They do not fear the ballot in the
hands of the freedmen, but recognize it as
their right fairly won. It is different with
Asa Packer and the Pennsylvania fogies.
They oppose the extension of suffrage to
the small minority of colored men iu this
state on the miserable p'ea of preserving
"white supremacy !" What wretched cow
ards they uiBst be, to fear that a few niggers,
with a fair chance in the race for life, will
get the better of them ? What a poor dev
il a white man must be, when he is afraid
of a nigger?
H. B. SwooPE, Esq, of this place i3 an
nounced by the State Central Commitcc, to
speak at the following places : Pittsburg,
Monday, Oct- 4th ; Beaver, Tuesday, Oct.
5th; New Brighton, Tuesday evening ; New
Castle, Wednesday, Oct. Gth ; Mnrcer,Thurs-
day, October 7th ; Meadville, Friday, Oct.
8th ; Erie, Saturday, Oct. 9th ; Corry, Satur
day evening. He will speak at some point
in this county on the night before the elec
tion. The place will be announced in due
time.
Voters should remember that there will
be four separate tickets or slips to be voted
at the coming October election. One ticket
headed "Judiciary," for Judge of the Su
premeCourt; one headed "State" for Gov
ernor; one headed "County," for Repre
sentatives and county officers ; and one head
ed "Township,", (or "Borough," as the
case may be,) for Justice of the Peace,
Boards of Hlection, Supervisors, etc.
We are reliably informed that $5,000 have
been sent to Clearfield by the Mutchler State
Committee, for distribution among the faith
ful. Every Demoorat who doesn't get his
share of the funds will be cheated. If they
don't keep a sharp lookout the whole "pile"
will be divided among the Clearfield "ring."
Now is the time to call for it before the
election. After you vote jou will get no
money.
The national debt of Great Britain is
707,031,650. That of France is 566,686,
057. Our debt is 500,000,000. Neither
Great Britain or France are making any ef
fort to pay their debt,' but are simply pro
viding for the payment of the interest. Un
der Grant's administration we are not only
paying the interest, but are reducing the
principal at tho rate of $100,000,000 per
annum.
The Copperhead papers still keep prating
about Judge Williams having been in favorot
the repudiation of Allegheny county bonds.
They know perfectly well that there is not a
word of truth in the charge that the de
cent Democrats in Pittsburgh have contra
dicted it but they keep on reiterating it,
on the principle thit "a lie well stuck to is
as good as the truth."
In the first four months ot Gen. Grant's
administration there was a reduction of
$4,000,000 in the civil service,$5,000,000 in
the navy, and $45,000,000 in the army, and
since his inauguration the national debt has
been reduced $50,000,000. Acts speak
louder than words. What are Democratic
professions in the light of these accomplish
ed facts?
A Liitle of Everything.
Get registered.'- '
Work as "we'l as vote for the election of Geary
Rod Williams. ,
. The miner! recognise their friends and will
not vote for Paoker. -.-
Only three more days remain to secure yonr
vote. Go and attend to it.
Did Cyril L Pershing ever try a cause without
assistance T If so, when and where ?
, The Altoona VtndieaiT, one of the vilest Cop
perhead sheets in the State, was sold by the Sher
iff last week.
See that yonr neighbor's name is in the list of
voters If not on, toll h im at once, and urge him
to attend tq it.
Johnny Hall belongs to the genus owl he
trave's after night. Besides, he is just about "as
wise as an owl."
W hich soiull is the worst that of a "nigger,"
or of a dirty, filthy, lousy, greasy, Hew York,
Five Points Democrat?
Packer is called "Judge." He was never any
thing but a "side judte" in court, and a judge of
good whiskey out of court ,
Earley is "movin' around," and seems to be
"setting up" things generally. We shouldn't be
surprised if he'd be elected.
George Peabody has made another gift of
5400,000 to the Baltimore Iustitute. lie will re
turn to England in October
How can any holder of a Government bond,
vote for a man who will dodge his taxes? It's
the meanest kind of swindling.
Jchnny Ilall "travels by niht'." Sensible
young man. lie ' loves darkness rather than
light becanse his deeds are evil."
Less than two weeks remain for work. Let
Republicans be diligent and earnest in getting
out the vote, and all will be well.
The canvass throughout the State is aetive and
earnest. The pro:.peets are bright. Let every
man do hia duty, and victory is sure.
Did Johnny Hail think there were no Demo
crats in Clearfield worth speaking to but Wal
lace, that he '-came and went in a night?"
If it had not been for the Democrats in the
last LegUlature, the Avondale disaster could not
have happened. Head the record on our first
page.
When the distinguished John G. Hall lived in
Clearfield he was known as ' the strutter." His
"otrut," as Kasby would say, was"troolj magnif
icent:" Packer is worth only twelve millions. When
he was nominated he was said to te worth twen
ty. Such is the fearful depreciation resulting
from Democratic favor. I
It is exceedingly doubtful whether Packer will
have a majority in his own county of Carbon.
The miners absolutely refuse to vote for him. and
money can't buy them.
The Secretary of the Treasury haa authorized
the payment of coupons falling due on the 1st of
November, upon a rebate of interest at the rate
of 8 per cent- per annum
Bill McMullin is satisfied with the new city
ticket, having got his price But Green, of the
Transcript, still holds out for a higher bid. Go
in Green, Asa will ' come down."
Our friend, J. Blake Walters, Chairman of the
Packeritesin this county, is nfBicted with "White
Supremacy" on the brain. "Plow" awhile, Iilake.
and it will ease your '-calabash."
Muteh'ar has succeeded at last in getting out
an "address." It will do no harm and no good,
as it is so long, it will take the mass of his party
from this until the eleotion to "spell it out."
What important ease did Cyrus L Pershing
ever try? What evidence has he ever given of
his ability as a lawyer? Who knows anything
about it? We "should really like to know."
Remember that Packer is not a native of our
State that all his interests are identified with
New Tork and that his election would be hailed
by New Tork as a victory over Pennsylvania.
The only hypothesis upon which the total fail
ure to defend Packer against the charges advan
ced by the Republican press of the State can be
explained, is that there is no defence to make.
Why did Packer vote against George R. Bar
rett, and in favor oi Bell, the know nothing cn
didate for judge ? Can't somebody tell? Some
of Judge Barrett's friends would like to know.
Pennsylvania prefers now, as in times past, a
Governor born upon ber soil. She is not prepar
ed to place in her highest executive office a Con
necticut Yankee, eves if be is worth S2l),000,0ad.
Johnny Hall, the "bantuin," was over too see
William, the "rooster," one night last week.
J oh Dry got hereabout 10 o'clock, P. M , and left
at 4 o'clock, A. M. There is evidently "a sorew
loose."
Packer Is too old to make a Governor out of.
It would be cruel to make him run the gauntlet
of hungry Copperheads who would throng the
Capital seeking tffi.se if he was elected. But it
will never happen.
The Hallites here are very scarce. They seem
to be eonfined to Wallace s office and the Court
House ring- iiauj leading Democrats are out
spoken is their opposition. Johnny is in bad
odor here. Peacock feathers aro cheap in Clear
field. Cyrus L. Pershing has made two political
speeches in Clearfield. Both or them wore in
tensely Copperhead and as shallow as a summer
mud-puddle. He is about as fit fo. Judge of the
Supreme Court as a two days old pup is for a
watch dog.
The Republican Congress ejected the eight
hour law, and President Grant has enforced it in
all the Navy Yards and Arsenals, thus setting an
example to the States. Gov. Geary is strongly
in favor of it, and every laboring man who de
sires it shout d vote for him.
The rmif-r!e-rtat of the Philadelphia City
Committee, in throwing over the ticket nomina
ted by the Convention, and putting one of their
own in the field, won't go down with the "rag-tag
and bobtail" of the party. It baa raised a very
extensive breese, and the pecuneous Asa is in
tensely disgusted
Hall r.nd his "dad" who wasairoyt a candi
date lor something left Clearfield where they
couldn't gt anything, and went to Elk to see if
they couldn't at least get "a suck at the hind
teat." They are now sucking the "whole bag."
to the intense disgust of The faithful of Bensinger
and St Mary's. Hence the split.
The New York Iltrald, defending Andrew
Johnson from any complicity in the Fuller-Steed-man
three million swindle at New Orleans, says
'it must be remembered that Mr Jlohnsonjdevoted
himself entirely to the defense of the constitu
tion, and therefore had no time to look after the
interests of the public treasury." A fair piece
of sarcasm.
The richer a man gets, the more grasping he
becomes Lite Oliver Twist, he is always want
ing "more " Hence Asa don't fulfil the just ex
pectations of his Democratic disciples. He wen't
shell cut to their satisfaction. He wants to be
Governor but he wants it "very cheap for cash,"
and they don't propose to let bim have it without
getting r great deal of his "cash." They are af
ter him in swarms.
Our precious William was down to Philadelphia
last week, translating the books for Mutchler. It
seems William was so fond of enshrouding him
self in mystery, that he kept his books in cypher.
No doubt his coffee-pot arrangements couldn't be
safely recorded in any other way. He had to go
down and translate them for his successor. The
information they contain will not be of much
use since the registry law.
The twjmolel Copperhead counties in
Pennsylvania are Kite and Monroe. The
following were their laat votes for President :
' Grant. Seymour.
Monroe, ' ' , 812 'J15
Pike, " , ! 1313
' 1182 J 422?
Almost four Democrats to one Republi
can and rattlesnakes and rocks in a similar
proportion. The officers they elect, howev
er, are not, models to be copied by "white
mon" geuerally. The Democratic Sheriff of
Monroe had the hanging of Ormc and the
awful, bungling, shocking job he made of it,
has been sent all over the nation, to the
shame of the whole State. The De'niojratie
coronor of Pike county called the jury in the
case of the raiwlay disaster at Mast Hope,
and respecting said official, the editor of
the Ilonadale Citizen, who attended the in
vestigation, publishes that '
"He came to the scene in an almost im
becile condition, interfered where he had no
business, made a fool of himself and (so
far as he was concerned) a farce cf every
important duty, and went homo in a drunk
en sloep an object disgusting to look upon,
and annoying to every occupant of the car."
Such are the "model" officers f the
"banner" counties! "These be thy gods,
O Israel." Montrose Republican.
The Democratic journals are singing the
probity of Packer with an unceasing ardor
and unanimity which seem to exclude all
consideration of his other qualities, what
ever they may be. But why should not
Paeker be honest? And why should his
integrity be proclaimed with such uueasy
zeal? After a somewhat similar fashion
the people of England have for the past
thirty yars;been rapturously ringing the
changes of loyalty over the "virtue" of their
sovereign, partly because it is the most con
spicuous meritorious quality that sovereign
has been prove! to possess, and partly be
cause the general deficiency of European
monarchs in this respect enables her to
shiuo lustrously by contrast. It may be
perfectly true that Mr. Packer is a bright
jewel of purity in the dunghill of Democrat
ic corruption, and it may also be true that
his supporters find their excuse for perpet
ually puffing his uprightness in the fact
that ho has no other attribute to recom
mend him ; but it will be difficult toconvince
sensible voters that a wealthy roan's repu
tation for honesty ;is ot itself, and unsus
tained by other proofs of fitness, a sufficient
reason for making him Governor of Penn
sylvania. Tribune.
Im 1868, Senator Shumaker, Republican,
procured the passage of an Act to incorpo
rate "The Luzerne Asylum for the care of
disabled miuers and their families." Meas
ures are now being taken to erect the Asy
lum. The Republican party, is and always
has been, the laboring man's best friend.
The Democratic press are 6trong and ven
omous in their abuse ol Geary but there is
a perfect dearth in their columns as to the
claims, character and ability of their own
champion, the "golden calf Asa. The
f.ict is they kuow he is sadly deficient in all
things but "greenbacks,"" and tli3 less said
of his qualifications the better.
If a Republican State administration can
steal seven million dolUrs and reduce the
public debt two millions annually, after
haviuz taken olf the old Democratic tax on
real estate, we are not quite certain that
theircour.se i not better than that of the
honest Democracy, who stola nothing, but
continued to increase the public debt.
Ths people should not forget that we
have never had a currency so convertible
and sound as the greenbacks ; that they
were opposed by the Democrats from the
first, and that if the Democrats succeed we
shall be thrown back upon the shinplasrer
and wild cat notes by which labor was taxed
and plundered in every State in the Union.
The New York Exprets, (Democratic),
speaking of the Packer platform, says :
"There is no use trying to race with dead
horses. When things die bury them." But
the old fogies of Pennsylvania are "wedded
to their idols," and dead or alive they can't
bear to "bury them out of their sight,"
however loathesome the stench may be to
iRte'lieent Democrats elsewhere.
Will the Democrat please inform its
readers how' much taxes, State and local,
Judiie Packer paid last year on his vast per
sonal estate, and salary? The truth is he
paid not one cent, either here or in Philadel
phia. His house, land, and other fixtures
here, of coursd, could not be bidden in a
Philadelphia tavern, and, on these, he,
therefore, paidv Mauch Chunk Gazette.
The Elk Democrat,,! olmny Hall's paper,
says there is no issue before the people this
fall, and it only supports Packer.because he
has more executive ability than Geary !
Wonderful Johunyl Then "nigger suf
frage" is not an issue after all? How the
rest of the Democratic editors do lie ! But
smart Johnny knows, tor didn't he learn
from Wallace? Go iu "bantling," we'll
hold your hat. -
Publications.
Struggles and Triumphs; or Forty
years' recollections of P. T. Barnum, writ
ten by himself. This work is in press and"
will be ready for delivery soon.
Struggles and TaiUMriis is an epitome
of the busy and eventful life of P. T. Bar
nuiu as a merchant, manager, banker, lec
turer, and successful showman on two conti
nents. It shows him to us at the foot of
the ladder, and gives us, with many other
narratives, an account of his struggles for a
livelihood, his imp:isonment and release,
his earlier ventures as a showman, his hair
breadth escape, his saving the lift of J as.
Gordon Bennett, his brave encounter with
Capt Judkins of the Cuunard steamer, the
trap laid for him in Philadelphia, the Je
rome Clock Company entanglemant and his
failure, and the troops of friends to his res
cue with offers of unlimited capital. It re
lates Gen. Tom Thumb's courtship and mar
riage, showing that it was a real affair of
the heart ; how Mr. Barnum came to be a
lecturer, and his plans of public improve
ment in Bridgeport. It shows him to us at
tho top of the ladder, revealing the method
of getting there, amusing and delighting
the reader at every step of his progress. It
records his extensive travels in this country
and Europe, with the results of his large
acquaintance. with men; hfs reminiscences
of Victoria, Louis Philippe, King Leopold
of Belgium, Win. M. Thackeray, Samuel
Rodjjers, and many other persons of note.
New light is thrown upon 1 he character of
Jenny Lind, the Sweedish Nightingale,
The war with 'Bennett is narrated, and how
the Tankee showman was an overmatch for
the shrewd Scotchman, the full history of
Beunett's purchase of the Museum leaxe,
being now made public. All this forms but
a small part of the personal and historical
recollections of thisautibiography, narrated
in Mr. Baruutn's unique and felicitious way.
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'Att of Money-Getting," with I he "Rules
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in every page, this offers entertainment and
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zens o( that place and Ticinity. Sep 29-1 y
(XEN FOR SALE. The undersigned,
" residing in Chest township, has for sale
FOUR YOKE OF OXEN, from 4 to 8 years M1.
Tbey are in good order and suitable either for
work or beef. Terms moderate.
Sep 29,'fi9-3t. L J. nURD.
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-1- OF PITTSBURGH.
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N
AILS k SPIKES theebeapest in thercunty
KIW ADYEETI8EHEKTS.
BARGAINS!
Flour in Barrels ' or Sacks.
One car load of Salt.
Coffee by the Bag or Fouid.
Sugar by Barrel or Pound.
Choice Teas in Chests or sin
gle Pound.
Choice Syrups by Barrell or
Gallon.
Mackerel aiul other Fish bv
Barrel or Dozen.
Ten tons Bye Chop, Corn and
Oats and other Feed.
I will sell the above from two to five
per cent, lower than goods of the
same quality can be bought
in Clearfield Towv.
ALEXANDER IRVIN.
Clearfield, Pep. 29. 1869.
FALL OPENING!
ARNOLD & HARTSHORN;,
CurwcntriU.e, Penn'a.,
Have jut opened a large and most comple'vi'Mfc-
OF DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS,
HATS AND CAPS,
liOOTS AND SHOES;,
HARDWARE,
QUEENS WARE,
GROCERIES,
BACON, SALT, kc.
SATISFACTION GUARAXTSErSiS TO
QUALITY AX D PRICES.'
All kinds cf Lumhcr.and Pruduce take V-ti-ehangc
for goods.
Give U3 a cail before pnrebeoii g -;fee-wbtre.
ARNOLD & IIARTSIIOR-
Curwensville. f-'e?t n.Wi
NEW FALL GOODS
JITT Or'EXED AT THH
BANNER SHOE AND HAT STORK
or
J K. P. LIGHT CAP,
M. trht Strvt. CI,- t'.'J V ;
All trades of coarse boots fir-Msn,".
Youth ajd Children.
All styles of H and Caps forgery-
lO'lj.
Ladic3 work ma1.!'! a speciality 1n tlii
store. Call early anl bo suited.
OUR MOTTO:
Q ITICKSA LES SMA LL PR OFJlX-
riace: Next door to Adams' ExTr
02ic
Clcsrneld.Pept. 12. Vi.
18G9. SEPTEMBER. 1 SCO
NEW GOODS!
BETTER STYLES!
LOWER PRICES!!
We are just opening a largo and com
plete stock of
' FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRY GOODS,
embracing a full line of
DRIS OOOI)3. 50TI0.H3,
PAISLEY, WOOLES A3D ZEPUYK SUA!-3-FINE
FLAXSKLS
for Uodersraar, Dresses, Capes, is,
TRIMMINGS, of all kisds,
ALEXANDRES' KID GLOY83,
(superior to Jovini.)
ZEPHYR AND WORSTED,
LADIES' AND G2STLTMEX'3 FCKKI?BISi
GOODS. HATS, CAPS, TVZ3,
Ac. 4c Ac.
Having selected our stack with tee gwetsst ears,
buyers will find a deeided eivanWf e
in calling-
Having made arrangements with eur lFrt:,
House, country dealers will be seppli1
with Zephyr t New Tori and
Philadelphia jobbinj prices.
WM. REED & CO.
CleRrfield. Sept. 22, 1609.