THE OBSERVER.
B. F. SLOAN, Editor
TILILYJS: $/ 60 P 23 TSAR UV ADVANCJ
SATURDAY MORN'O, AUGUST 13, 1859
State Democratic Ticket
Mt AVDMOS GIIIIRAL,
N L. WRIGHT
POII ammo* GOIMIAL,
JOHN ROWE.
"An Imposture Szposed—lio. 2."
That the Editor of the Erie Erpress should
writhe under the exposure of the imposture
he is ltttempting to palm off upon the pub
lic, by professing to publish n Democratic
paper, when be is weekly prostituting his
columns to the base purpose of giving cur
rency
. W slanders against every prominent
Democratic in the country from the Presi
dent down, does not surprise us. A man
cough t in a scheme of fraud and deception.is
expected to exhibit some feeling—he would
be hardened indeed if be did not. We are
not surprised therefore to find the follow
clpice exhibition of spleen, ill nature, and
impotent scolding in his last issue:
-Osomnis.--Is it not time that the D,emocrats
of Erie county were beginning to think of ef
fecting an organization, preparatory to the fall
campaign? It seems to us that if we expect to
make any show this fall, it is high time we
were marahaling our forces and preparing for
the conflict. No party however hopelessly in
the minority, ever gained anything by supine
ness or by neglecting•to keep up a full and
thorough organization. On the contrary eve
rything depends on the closest organization
and most vigilant discipline. The Observer
may, however as heretofore, counsel the con
trary; it may urge upon Democrats that it is
all useless to keep up an organizgtion—that we
can gain nothing by it—that it is tter for us
to disband and bang around the ouGlirts of the
opposition in guerrilla squads, and be satisfied
with the annoyance we can be to them in that
way. We say the Observer may still continue
this kind of counsel and support, but what has
the Democratic party of the county to gain by
it' What has it gained by it • It has followed
the advise and self-assumed dictation of the
editor of that suspicious sheet for some years,
and where is it now • Worse off, by tar, than
it would have been had it cut loose from it en
tirely. and managed its own affairs in its own
way. The editor of that sheet has rm... I.een
a Democrat. Ile was always with the opposi
tion and has worked harder and figured more
(slily to be sure) for them and aflame the De
mocracy ever since he has been connected with
the Democratic party, than he has for anything
else except to obtain the situation he now holds
under the General Government; and that, be it
known was only secured to him through the it.
tervedtion of J. Porter Drawley, IV, the price
for the fealty of the Observer to the Democratic
ticket during that campaign
We put it then to the Democrats of Erie
county, whether it is safe to longer follow the
tortuous course of so unsafe and reckless a guide
as the editor of the Obrereer r Are you willing
still to remain in the state of "masterly inac
tivity" in which your party at thts Dine, or
will you arouse from your lethargy, go to work
and organise and be prepared to meet youreneni)
at the coming election face to face, as becomes a
party that has principles at stake and dare
maintain them .
Now, when a man sets up a claim for Qu
periorhonesty, and at the same time makes
charges against others, he certainly cannot
complain if his own pretensions are freely
canvassed. In this view let us look at the
claims the putfisAer of the above has to the
confidence of the Democracy he is so anx
ious to organize. - Ifchas published a paper
here six months, and no num can point
to a political article in its columns that
has not been abusive of some one in the
Is ea ing editorials have been ta
ken bodily from that paper ; and his at
tacks upon such Democrats as Rurn.txAs.
BLACK, BIGLER and PLCHER, have prey
him an apt scholar in Republican and For
ney billingsgate. A nd yet /lc, just emerged
from the black pool of Republicanism in
Warren, assumes to warn the Democracy
of Erie against the Ooser•vcr. Again • no
man can show a solitary paragraph in his
paper, during its entire existence, either
criticising, condemning, or controverting
principle or a measure of the Republican
party. Take for example its course when
the Pittsburgh Post .named Mr. BVCHANAS
for re-nomination! Did not the Express
echo the sneers, and roll the slanders of
the Republican press as a sweet morsel un
der its tongue ? And yet, such a fellow,
thus doubly'l► traitor, to assume to teach
the Democrats of Erie county their duty--
Detnocrats, let us add, who have borne the•
brunt of many a well-fought political field
while he was sustaining the Wilmot Proviso,
opposing the Kansas-Nebraska bill, shout
ing for Fremont, laboring for Wilmot, and
finally electioneering in a Republican con
vention for a nomination at. its hands. But
again ; when taDemocratic State Conven,
tion met this spring,
,and put in nomina
tion Messrs. WRIGHT and Rows, was not
the Fsprraa almost the first paper to raise
the standard of revolt ; and did nat the
same Express prostitute itself to the base
purpose of attempting to "organize" a par
ty in tats county in opposition to that tick
et 1 Who blew the "penny whistle" to call
a meeting to send delegates to Forney's
bogus State Convention but this same edi
tor of the Express. Verily, ought not such
a politician, with his political record thus
blotted with the sin of revolt, be the first
one to find out that the Ciaterver has not
been true to the Democratic party, and
warn that party against it ! t
But, while our hand is in, let us expose
this political charlatan *little farther. The
article we have quoted above appeared in
the columns of the Express on We 10th day
of August, 1859. Now raarlOie coincid-
On the 17th day of 'August, 185 S,
one year ago lacking one'*eek, then• was
a Repubhean county Convention held in
Warren, and when the delegates came to
=I
vote for a condidate to represent the Re
publicans of Crawford and Warren counties
in the legislature, they voted as follows
WAREN) COUNTY REPCBLICAN CONVENTION
—Pursuant to previous notice, the Republican
Convention of Warren County convened in War
ren on the 17th instant and was duly organised
Itty calling Dr. Jeremiah Andrews, of Sugar
rove, to the Chair, and appointing A. G. Lane
. of Pine Grove, and L. E. Gniginon, of Sugar
Grove, Secret aries.
On motion the Convention then proceeded to
nominate a member of Assembly to represent
Warren, is connection with Crawford county
with the following result :
let ballot
H. R. House 21
W. F. Dalrymple 6
8. J. GOODRICH, t
mom Editor Erie Erprua. I 16
Thos. struthers 6
And that there may bor.° misurider
standing as to the indemay of the "8. s '
GoodricA" who Seven in the above, an.
the "S. J. Goodrich" who is now so anxious
for the welfare of the Democracy of Erie
county, we quote from the E2press of May
25th :
"The editor of the Observer hail asked us
a' Iliadic'', which we will answer. We have
asked him two, which as yet he has refused
to answer. He wants to know if we are the
same individual that figured in the opposi
tion convention of Warren county laatfalL
%%' ANSWER I' EV
Thus having established the fact that the
editor of the Express and the individual
who desired' last August, to represent the
Republicans of Crawford and Warren in the
Legislature, are one and the same persons,
let us look at the proceedings of that con
vention and see if we cannot discover the
mason, why his paper has been so bitterly
abusive of the Democratic party, and of such
statesmen BUCUANAN, Btscii. and BIOLZIL,
who are indentified with its fortunes. The
fifth resolution of that Convention realises
follows:
L. That this Convention do moat heartily ap
prove of and endorse the course pursued by
our able and distinguished Senator in Congress,
the lion. SIMON CAMERON, u well as that
of those Representatives from this State who
have steadfastly opposed the tyrsnical policy
of t he National Administration in their attempts
to impose upon the people of Kansas, bytfraud
and force, a Slavery Constitution, in Opposi
tion to the known and oft expressed senti
ments of the ?reel:nen of the Territory.
It is to be presumed that when a man
suffers his name to go beforea convention
for a nomination, he is ready to stand up
on the platform adopted by it. Theabove
then is the Editor of the Erpresesplatfortn;
he stands upon it to-day ;he has never de
nied it ; on the contrary his whole course
of abuse of the Democratic party and of its
statesmen, shows conelksively that he still
adheres to tore fortunesof Gen. CAnzaos—a
man who has betrayed the Democratic par
ty oftener, and uttered more slanders
against the statesmen ;of that party, than
any other single itadiviiluaLin the state.—
Yes, to-day, August 13,", 1859, this political
impostor, who profeasei to love the Demo
cratic. party so that he jannot longer abide
the course of the (j6so&'er, stands precisely
where lie did on the 17th day of August,
IssB. the willing tool of Stow, CANIRDN—
for his benefit was he Palled here, and for
his benefit is he now laboring. We put
the political brand on , the colar he wears,
and there we intend to keep it!
VAT %I. Sunday evening
60,111 %IMES FISK, residingst what is known
as Kendall'. Mill, on French ('reek, in
Waterford township, got_ into a dispute
with Joss FENNO, who has been living
with him for sonic MOTlthq. FOX ordered
FENNO to leai e the house. Ile went out,
but soon after returned with a club, hold
ng in a threatening attitude. Fin
tOOk his gun, which was loaded with shot,
for the purpose of intimidating FENNO, not
with the intention of discharging it; but
it acadentally went off; the charge enter
ing the left side and penetrating the heart
and lungs. Frsso continuing to advance,
Fist struck him with the gun on the head
before he fell. lie expired instantly. No
person was present during the affray but
FI , K'S wife. FISK took the body to a
, lough hole ten or twelve rods from the
house and buried it, on Monday evening
he repaired to tke residence of Ws. MALAN ,
and communicated to him what occured,
and under the advice of Mr. MCLLAN, he
went to Waterford and delivered himself
up to P. P. it USON, Esq., who immediately
.umnioned a jury, and I,ccmpanieil by I'm,
passe( I to the place where FitriAkwas buried,
disinterred his body, and held an inquest.
The above i- the Aubstanee of Fisa's
statement or the&)ct- irrence lefore_thA
sov jury Was, fhili FISc acted in self de
fence. Justice JrosoN comtnited him,
and lie was brought over by Constable AN
DERSON on Tues.lay and delivered to the
jailor. Both were under the influence of
liquor when the affray occurred. FISK
has resided in the neighborhood of Water
ford fo - r thirty years, and we are informed
has always borne the character of a peace
able, inoffensive citizen. Fxxxo was be
tween fifty and sixty years of age, of dis
.,ipated habits, and has been separated
from his n if&- for acme years.—Gazatc.
The POnnsylvania Lliquirer has an
orignal plan for securing a "harmonious
atrinisistration," of the Federal tiovern
ment. It propostA to hold an Indepen
dent Sational Convention, from which
professional politicians are to be excluded,
As a means for forming such aCovention, it
would have '•the business and toiling men
of each county," rigidly excluding all
others, come together, and select one
representative to 3 State Convention,
should choose the delegates to the general
Convention. It strikes us that( "the
politicians" would after all contiel even
such a Convention. Delegates/Chosen by
toiling men sometimes suddenly develope
a most surprising degree of commercial
genuis, and they pitch inisti politics like old
hands. We think t4e" (iovernment will
still have to be carried on by means of
parties, and we tear that the Enquirer's
substitute would/turn out a radical party
of the wovt kind.
glay-44-,t/colored men of 'New England
are holding a convention in Boston, to
considei what course they shall pursue . in
the coming Presidential contest. The pro
ceedings of this convention will of course
he"odorous ;" and we see that a genuine
fugitive slave has been secured to keep the
members up to their mettle. It is not
known whether the choice of the conven•
tion will be Lloyd Garrison, Joshua R.
Giddings, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe
or lioraceGreeley. Seward's chances are
below zero.
ser-The Editor of the •Ezpresa does not like
it because we said the Warren Lodger,
which be edited in 1854, was only a "pro.
feasedly" Democratic paper. Did not the
Warren rdviger, under the Editorial.eontrol
of the Editor of the Erprest, oppose the
passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill? Did
it not sustain C. B. Curtis in his vote against
that bill ? And did it not approve of the
proceedings of the meeting held in Warren,
at which J. Dennis James we believe, eith
er presided or .ottered the resolutions in
structing Curtis to vote against that meas
ure f 're the best of our knowledge and
belief, every one of these question, if an
swered truly, would be in the affirmative!
Then what was the Warren Ledger but a
Democratic paper in name only, and not
in fact f Answer us that, will you!
2d hello
26
ill& The Philadelphia Naas, a paper that
supports the Republican nominees in this
state, says "The tariff of '46was biatenough,
but the Republicana of '57 made it-worse.
Rome industry has but little to expect
from sectional parties, no matter what name
they `hear." 'What a eommentary upon
the poßtical course of such tariff papers as
the °male.
Our County Republicans.
To an outsider the RepOblican party of
Erie county is an interesting study. Like
some things in chemistry there are two an
tagonistic elements in it which, when prop.
erly balanced, combine and produce a
homogeneous compound. Originally the
Republicans of Erie county were, ninety
nine in a hundred, members of the old
Whig party. They swore by Henry Clay
—they worshipped Daniel Webster—they
were possessed of a holy hatred of the
Democratic party, and of all who ever sym
pathised with it. Notwithstanding such
anticeclents, the Republicans of Erie coun
ty are to-day governed by influences that
once assumed to lead in Democratic coun
cils. The proud necks of those who con
trolled the destinies of the old whig party
have been humbled, and the organ they
once put &Rh in is but the placid chronicler
of the triumphs of the Democratic influ
ences alluded to. That the old'whig influ
ences of the county rebel at this is very
true, but that thus far all such rebellion
has produced little or no fruit is equally
a matter of history. And why is this ? The
answer is so plain that he who runs may
read.: It is a lack of "backbone" in those
who have the numercial strength, butlack
the courage to control the party. "Back
bone" is a favorite expression of Republi
canism, but if there is a set of politicians
in the state that needs- a supply of that ar
ticle it is the numercial majority of our
county Repblicaris I Let us look at facto,
and see if this is not so.
Last week, as previously announced in '
these columns, the Republican County Coin
mittee held its annual session in this city.
As to what took place in that meeting we
are, of course, in the dark ; but the call for
their county convention, containing the
apportionment of delegates among the
several townships, has been published, and
over that we have been looking and com
paring it with that of last year. As a pol
itician, the apportionment of last year
seemed to us unjust and unfair to the ma
jority—but if that was unfair what can be
said of this. It is well known that the
largest part of the Republican strength of
the county is to be found in the West and
South, and any fair minded politician would
suppose that the townships thus embraced
would have a majority in the county con
vention. The reverse is-the fact. Town
ships that gave in 1356, two thousand seven
hundred and /fey-eight Republican votes,
against eight hundred and twenty Democratic
votes, thus giving a majority of sixteen Alai
deed and fity, are given thirty-six delegates ;
white townships that only gave at the same
time two thousand fivr hundred and seventy
nine Republican votes, against sixteen hun
dred and 75 Democratic votes, thus giving
a Republican majority of only nine hundred
ana four, aregiven forty-jive votes, which
is a majority of the convention. And
what appears to us a little strange, under
this state of facts, is that the towns of Con
cord, Wayne and Venango, embraced in
the latter division of the county, have each
been awarded one more delegitte this year
than they had last, while there is not a
delegate added to the other division. But
to make the matter so plain that no one
can doubt that Democratic influences con
trol the Republicans of Erie county, we
have prepared the following tables, show
ing the Republican and Democratic vote
witn the number of delegates each election
district is entitled to under the call this
year:
Fremont Buchanan. DeL
Erie, 4 cards, 567 601 '8
Milicreek, 313 268 6
Ilarborcreek, 242 111 4
North butt, 106 141 3
76 40 2
Greene, 122 4'l 2
Venting°, 190 66 8
Anisty, 94 66 2
Wayne, 186 62 8
Concord, 160 74 8
Lc &eat', 186/ 133 3
Sundt, 7 6 80 2
~,
Wolfsburg, /30
Union, / 202 85
Total,
2579
fn these toWnships, which thus control
the convention, there is a delegate allowed
to every, jif -f kr Republican voters Now
let us 106 k upon the other side of the pic
ture?'
Fremont Boachartan. ' Del.
Fetrriew, 196 93 2
fiirsrd Dor , -- 45 38 2
.. tp., 176 65 8
Springfield, t, 343 38 4
Lockport, 180 90 2
Conneaut, 282 70 4
Elk Creek, 170 92 8
Franklin, 127 32 2
Edinboro, 63 23 1
Wuhington, 314 89 4
kV Kest; 241 46 3
Waterford, 243 96 8
.. bor.. 79 42 2
Total,
2758
In these townships, thus placed in a mi
nority in the county convention though
actually polling a majority of the Repub•
lican vote of the county, it takes within
a fraction of 77 voters to elects delegate—
that is 54 Republicans elect in one portion
of the county, whereas it requires 77 to do
so in the other.
Here then we have thirteen election dis
tricts, polling 2758 Republican votes
against B2O Democratic votes, showing a
Republican majority of 1938, given only 36
delegates, while fourteen other election
districts are given 45 votes, a majority
of the convention, which only poll 2579
Republican votes against 1675 Democratic
votes, or a majority on&pf 904. To exhibit
this political legerdemain in its true light,
take for example the towns of Springfield
and Millcreek. The latter township, with
her 313 votes, goes into the convention with
six delegates, while the former, with her
343 votes is given a back-seat with onlyjoirr
votes. Why is this ? The answer is so plain
it seems to us that any one at all conver
sant with the history Of the party since its
formation can answer it. Under the old
whig rule the west end of the county ruled
the destinies of the party—but the new or
ganisation found an element—an influence
—diffused through its every vein that de
manded the sacrifice of this western influ
ence. Hence du; apportionment we have
exhibited. Brie and the election districts
tributary to it in business and otherwise
now rule; superior management, superior
cunning, and a greater sprinkling of that
element so loudly praised by all Republi
cans, called "backbone," have planted
themselves behind 2277 Republican votes,
and hare forced 2579 to succumb to them;
to come and go at their beck and nod, and
to play the part of the stepchild to perfeo
tion I
It may be asked bow all this concerns us.
We answer—in no wise, only m a true his
torian of the polities of the county.
Depots Loested at the foot of Ittste
Wed /WU* Itesete.
After our paper ha*been put to press we
were shown a tektite's from C. D. Wright,
Esq.. now ht Philadelphia. Metall that the
S. k R. ceenpany bas in* locatipti their
passenger Depot on Plonk between State
and Frenoh streets. Work upon the pound
will be commenced at once:
lir About•ten days ago, just before the
election was to be held in Kentucky, Cag
uas K. Cur made a speech at Covington,
opposite Cincinnati. Canons K. CLAY loan
abolitionist, and so of coarse acts with the
black republican party. His speech was
not exactly in favor of the opposition can
didates, but still he denounced the democ
racy more than be did them, and that, too,
when the opposition in that Stase are
pledged to a slave code for the Territories.
There is no doubt that he would have re
joiced had the opposition succeeded in the
election, and it is certain that all theblack
republicans would have done so, which
shows that they hate the democracy worse
than they do a slave code. 4 W is devo
tion to freedom with a 'engem:
tar The Columbia Democrat, published
atalioonisburg, by Levi L. Tate, puts up
the name of John C. Breckinbridge for
President, subject to the decision of the
duirleston Conveneion. The Democrat
says : "The positive declination of Kr.
Buchanan, to be regarded as a candidate
for the sucession, renders it proper and
expedient, that his friends should in due
time select a suitable candidate for the
standard bearer of the American Democra
cy. That man, we have every reasqn to
believe, will be Vice President Breckin.
bridge."
WI L. The telegraph and the Republican
papers were somewhat hasty in claiming
that the Republican. had carried every
thing in St. Louis. We learn from the St.
Louis Republican that the Democrats have
elected a member of the Legislature, two
County Commissioners, Clerk of the Crim
inal Court, and, perhaps, County Surveyor.
stir The Editor of the Epreu says he has
"been told by persorus,sorne two or three of
them strong 'Democrats" that we have, upon
several occasions during the existence of the
Know Nothing organisation, "sneaked out
of the back door of the Reed House with
them (his informants) after attending the
session of a Know Nothing lodge held
there." Now this assertion of the Express
is either a fact or it is not. We say that it
is not—we say further, that neither several,
nor even one person ever told him any
such thing. If there did, ho can give their
names ; and when given, if any such occur
ranee ever took place—if any man ,ever
saw us inside a lodge of any secret popiety,
other than that of the Odd Felloini,—the
fact can be easily proved. Now let the
Editor of the Erpress give the Atones of his
informants, or wear the brayid! He didn't
do it, mark that!
A VerribWorime.
ONC or urn BrST KNIVIIPOUND DRAY-PBOSAULC
Mr. Eliaha,T. Sterling, who has been a
a prominent' business man in Cleveland for
Ifa ir
more tha a quarter of a century, and who
was kri n all over the country as the ma r t , '
an ger of the Cu_yahoos ,
%sari r•and
Sy nit i ltut, in
a manner that awakened terrible suspicions,
aped has produced intense feeling and ex
eatement through the city. The testimony
before the Coroner, so far as the inquest
has proceeded, will be found below. As
the matter now stands, the testimony of
Mr. Sherman shows that Mr. Sterling went
with him to Sherman's room, in the third
story of the brick building on the corner of
Bank and Frankfort street, somewhere not
far from eleven o'clock. I should be borne
in mind that Frankfort is what is general
ly known as Centre street, the latter being
its former name. Mr. Sherman's room. is
on the South side of the building, third
floor, on Frankfort street, its windows be
ing the third and forth windows from Bank
street. On the walk, and about four feet
from the building at its entrance on Bank
street, was a pool of blood, and there was
another pool of blood in the entry way on
the stairs, and scattered around. The tes
timony of Docts. Sterling. Mathivit and
Garlick is very positive that such an injury
could not have resulted from a fall down
these stairs. Of course, there are many
theories. One is that those who carried
Mr. Sterling up stairs, have not told all
they know about it. It is folly to disguise
the fact that.the public are very busy with
that testimony, and that it does not receive
perfect confidence.
1676
Another theory is, that Mr. S. triyped at
the bead of the lower Bight of stairs, and
partly running, partly falling down, pitch
ed out upon the walk. Another is, that
as he emergbd from the entry way on the
street, he received the murderous
There are those, but not many, who be
lieve in the second theory ; yet the medi
cal men, and every man who has seen the
body and the plaoenf the tragedy, so hires
we know, is very' confident such a blow
could not have been received by falling or
pitching down the stairs. There is still
another theory, that the deceased, after
passing a little way down the first flight of
stairs, returned, and pa s i ngalong the en
try to the front window in the entry, was
precipitated to the sidewalk. This could
not, in any human prcksbility, have oc
curred without the falling body striking
upon the iron awning frame-work; the
Cody would have shown such a collision,
and the frame would have been displaced
or bent. Immediately at the entrance to
the hall of the building from the street, on
the right hand aide as you enter, is a gas
pipe passing from the basement to the up
per stories, and near the floor on that pipe
are marks of blood.
The streets to-day are alive with rumors.
It is reported by some parties that Mr.
Sterling had about $5OO or $6OO on his per
son durm i g Saturday evening. The amount
won of him at cards by Yr. Sherman is
stated by the latter to have been about $4O
or $5O, but he was not positive as to the
amount. On the inquest the Coroner sta
ted that a small 'amount of money, from it
to $5
e , was found on the body. It is kooTt7l
that on Friday evening Mr. Sterling had a
check for $9B, which was cashed that even
ing, end his friends do not know ofhis hav
ing received any money on Saturday—the
probability being rather that some of this
would be spent. If the body had beep rob
bed, the thief left the watch behind. '
Considerable excitement has been caused
among citizens considered highly respecta
ble, in consequence of the cirrelopments
made by Mr. Sherman, in his testimony,
with regard to their gambling transactions.
The examinations consequent on this ter
riunsusp ble traged
ng y
vicehave . opened up amine of
ftti
A crowd remained around the scene of
the tragedy yesterday and to-day.
One of the theories current on the streets
to-day, thit Yr. Sterling came out on
the mania, in front of the block where
Mr. Sherman's office is situated, got into a.
quarrel with some peewus passing, and
was struck by one of those persons. In
substantiation of this theory, is adlineedthe
fact that the deceased wasmu& and quip.
reboil,. when in liquor. The teitmiy of
Mr. Clark, as to the quarreling in front of
t he e theme block, is Aso plat torward In supportof
GOOD szara
Yrooo6 Clumgand Herald
pal zad gitersq.
air Rene, the Hone tanetilaned heron
la INdareilht this lash to theXtme of $llOO.--1
Hoy; mnollt.dld he beg in Erie?
ler The poetical coltribotion of oar East
Greene correspondent, "A Hundred You.' to
Coos," Will apples, next week.
If *ay body weals better corn weather
thaw we km had thelaat week, they will hare
to emigres' to Egypt to lad s4.lkowr opinion !
gir A meeting of the members of the Erie
County Agricultural Society is called at the
Room of the Satiety on Saturday, the 20th, at
one P. M.
tar The track layers on the Sunbury and
Erie road will most probably reach Union to
night—if not, by Monday or Tuesday at the
farthest.
,pr we are requested to say that Rev. E. S.
Watottv, (Preibyterian,) of Fredonia, N. 1.,
will occupy the pulpit of Park Presbyterian
Churob to-morrow morning and evening, at the
usual hours,
sar Mr. CLaza Lawn, formerly connected
with the Coikatihillios in this city, died of Ty
phoid fever in Richmond, La., on the 1 ith of
July. He mut a young man universally re
spected wherever known.
sir Our City Councils have a last passed
a resolution to give a deed to the Sunbury and
Erie railrovecompany, for the water lots pro
posed to be, occupied for their Depots. "'Tin
well
sir The Gazette, in noticing a suicide at
North East, says the man "was about sixty
years of age, and had lost all the toes from his
feet." What connection there is between the
age of 00 and the loss of a man's toes is hard
to understand.
Stir Sixth street is to be lit with gassoon—
our City litoliettor and wise Fathers having,
after much profound thought, concluded that
if the people living on that street prefer light
rather than darkness, and are willing to pay
for it, they may. Let us give thanks'
W RS' ird that one of the showers you read
about in the Oood Book, on Thursday after
noon. It came just in time, and way be act
down as another evidence that ••lle doeth all
things
Althotfgh not the "official paper"' of
the city, the rissoler will find in another column
a letter from his Honor, she Mayor As used
to be said liboult Henry Clay's; mouth, -it speaks
for itself," and therefore needs no comment
sir The editor of the Janirstown Dratocra
has undertaken a hopeless task—that of con
'wincing the Buffalo Express that it in the bee
policy for Republicans to adhere to their plat
form of IKrfi. Success is of more Recount t:
such republicans than principle :
sir One of our eschanges gives the follow
ing as a sure cure for a felon. If it is what it
purporti to be, then by remembering it much
pain and suffering can be prevented:
"Take a pint of common soap, and stir it in
the air of slacked Time till it is of the consis
tency of glazier's , putty. Make a leather
thimble, and fill it with this composition, aml
insert the finger therein, and change the com
position once in twenty minutes, and the cure
is certain."
sar The Gazette says a men named .1A sem
WARD, representing himself from Lancaster
County, rommittedsuicide in North Eamt town
ship, on the 25th ult., hLywajlowingkatim,
about two year', supporting himself by labor
ing on fame, etr, audios; about sixty years of
age.
lir The "Riddle Record" is the name of a
new weekly, the first number of which has just
reached us from Conneautville, Crawford
county. It is Edited and published by J W.
Parros, Esq., %clever fellow and a good writer.
The "Record" it not as large as some papers,
but then it has pluck, and that is a good deal
better. The number before us contains one of
our "Nicks" admirable sketches of "Some
things seen on the - Cars." After that the Ed
itor Can doubtless "march the required dis
tance." "'Tit well !"
Me The new Cemetery Grounds of the Ger
man Uni. Evangelical Prot, St. Paul's Con
gregation, will he dedicated to-morrow (Sab
bath) morning. The congregation will meet
t►t the Church, on Peach street, at 9 o'clock, A.
hi., and proceed in procession to the Grounds,
immediately west of Erie Cemetery, where an
address appropriate - to the occasion will be de
livered by Bev. Otto Burger, of Buffalo. Rev.
Wm. Semler, Pastor of the Church, and others
will be in attendance and participate in the
exercises. All who feel interested in the ob
ject are cordially invited tc) be present
see We learn that tin effort is making, with
every prospect of success, to raise means to
finish laying down the iron on the graded por
tion of the Pittsburg and Erie road, which as
our readers are aware is to Jamestown, Mercer
county, a distance of fifty-six miles. The com
pany have agreed to furnish the:iron, and every
necessary to lay It with, if the people along
the route will subscribe enough to the capital
stock to lay it down—a sum, webelieve of only
about, $l4OOO. This is liberal, and the amount
ought to be raised at once. To our own bus
iness interests it ishighly important. Its con
summation will at once open to this market all
that portion of - Mercer county, and a portion
of Ohio, and pour a trade into our city here
tofore in a great measure cut off from us du
ring the winter months. The portion of the
$l4OOO which It is expected to raise in Erie is
only $3OOO, and that amount ought to be rais
ed in an hour, and would be if our business
men had s regising sense of the advantages
of the road. We all look forward to the im
petus the opening of the Sunbury road to War
ren, a distance of 60 miles, will giVe to our re
tail and - wholesale trade ; but here is 56 miles
of road, through an equally prolific country,
that we can have opened by taking $3OOO of
its stock. Will our capitalists and business
men suffer the road to lay another year for
the want of this paltry sum ? We hope not.
gijr- A young man by nams of Stem, alias
W*. Warm, was - arrested in An,lover, Ohio,
last week, charged with o I z leather et
Meadville, and was Silly eta.l.nittell to await a
requisition from the Governor of Pennsylva
nia. A confederate was arrested on the other
side of the State line. The value of the leath
er was over $2OO, which was found secreted in
the vicinity of Espyville.
SW The Buffalo lfrprea says "tl. natural
gas phenomenon at Fredonia has been ci
plained by the discovery of a seam of bitumin
ous' coal, spread between layers of alma rook,
Tin seam found is but one-fourth of an inch in
thickness, but is said to be very rich in bitu
minous matter. Prom the decomposition of
this bitundsous matter, located hundreds of
feet perhaps below the Barbee, the gas is gen
erated which ends its outlet through Assures
of the supsrineumbent strata, and by which
that rings is now lighted." . We guess that
explanation won't do—it is a little too muck
Paired, like the coat
Count PlOCl4ol.loos.—The August term of
the Quarter Sessions Court was held last week.
His Honor, Judge Osaenstru presiding, as
sociates, Gnus & litrrcares, on the bench.—
As usual, the Court roem was crowded in the
beginning of the week, gindually thinning out
as tlilferent cases were disposed of ; the parties
concerned, with their hordes of witnesses leav
ing for honk some in "high feather" at the
result, others with Seas in their ears as large
as goodly-sited June Bugs. Many a man
comes into court, bold and confident, but re
tires after - while, "mad as a wet hen," his
mind undecided as to whether sheep-stealing
would not have been more respectable bus
iness than bia present employment. Law is
said to be the perfection of reason. yet by
means of tec.hacalities engrafted upon it,
Mrs. Partington is often justified in her as
sertion, that cohrt-houses are places where
"law is diepenied with." Washington Irving
once said , that his Father was nearly ruined
in consequence of a suit which he once lost,
but that his ruin was entirely completed by a
law suit which he was afterwards so unfortu
nate as to gain. As illustrating the "dead cer
tainty" of the law, one of the oldest members
of our bar not long since remarked, that a man
must be a fool, if he expects a verdict in his
favor, simply because be has the law and the
facti all on his side. But to the business of
the Week.
Commonwealth vs. Wm. M.. Bennett—two in
dictments--Lareeny--defendent plead guilty,
and was sentenced to one month on each in
dictment in the County Jail, and costs of pros
ecution.
Commonwealth vs. D. C. Kennedy—lndicted
for passing counterfeit money ; verdict, not
guilty, and D. P. Blood and M. J. Kennedy
pay costa of prosecution.
Commonwealth vs. Win. T. Robinson—For
gery—not guilty, and -Albert-Milks pay costs.
Commonwealth vs. Artemas Ifaywoed—Pass
ing counterfeit money ; District Attorney, e$
ters nate prolegus by leave of Court, on pay
ment of coats by defendant.
Commonwealth vs. Joseph Baker--Belling
prosegus, on payment of costs, by
defendant.
Commonwealth vs. J. C Kirkland—Selling
Liquor—Jury disagree and were duel aged.
Commonwealth vs. Spears, et al—Larceny—
four indictments, nolle prosequi, on payment of
costs by defendant.
Commonwealth v 9. Edward Sedley—Selling
Liquor—nolle pros ors, on payment of costs by
defendant.
Commonwealth vs Sophia Recur—Perjury—
defendant discharged.
Commonwealth vs. Thos Magill—Assault
and Battery, nolleprosequi, on payment of Costs
by defendant.
Commonwealth vs II P Swartout—Selling
Liquor—no/2c prosqui, on payment of costs by
defendant.
Commonwealth vs. Thos. Fisher, et al—ltiot
—two indictments, nolle F roarqui, as to Fisher.
Other defendants not arrested.
Commonwealth vs. Winnard Pesch and Ad
sm and Batter with intent
to kill Charles Kadtler the proecutor.
In the trial of this cause, the important
question ••Will Lager Beer intoxicate," was
judicially, if nut judiciously, raised and passed
upon, and infty hereafter be considered rea
juelscatu in the Quarter Sessions Court of Erie
county . What n. pity the •' Billy Patterson"
and •• saltpetre - question could not he deter
mined as easily. The prosecutor admitted
that during the' cour'e of the day preceding
the masa, he had sipped, in a small way, from
fifteen to twenty .hisses of the harmless bev
eraires alluded to. This was pronounced by
one of the counsel an amount so small as
to he, seafcely worth mentioning. The jury
returned a verdict of guilty of the act laid in
the indhument, but not the intent—deeming it
improbable that the defendants would under
take the arduous task of killing a man upon
shunt twenty'glaisses of lager had no percep
tible effect Sentence—S.l.oo each and 1 . 051/4,
and three months in the county jail Served
'mu right.
Commonwealth v' -mum defendant .=—Satite
charge, A.ssault and 14tiery with intent to kill
Wianarxi and Adam will get their names up
tUer while, if they •'hash no trawpacks. - ---
The population company should offer a reward
fur their beads Tins time, according to the
indictment, they intended to kill Frank Wag
ner—not the Major—now Frank is a tremen
dously large man, as big as both the defen
dants, and one would nut orally qllptal)%e that
tht, tilltirkiStUttilWA444lo,44l44trutfiti;
proves the fallacy of the conclusion and re
moves the presumption. Frank Wagner testi
fied that when he was struck, it seemed as if
he had been hit with a three hundred pound
weight. This would go to prove that the de
fendants must have used a mill-stone ore saw
log, which would hardly be probable, consid
ering their size. The Jury seemed _to think
so too, as they returned a verdict of not guilty,
and that. Wagner and defendants should pay
the costs .rinally divided, leaving the parties
relatively, -as they were.-
Commonwealth vs. James O'Brien—Selling
Liquor —nutie proitefint, of payment of costs by
defendant.
Commonwealth vs. Henry Q. Thomas—As
sault and Battery, null( proaryiei, on payment
of costa by defendant.
Commonwealth TS. Sullivan St oick R—Assault
and Battery—after - the evidence for the prose
cution had been givet, the defendant plead
guilty. Better late than never.
Commonwealth vs. James o'brien—,Selling
Liquor to ail intoxicated person—guilty, and
sentenced to pay a fine of $:l9, and costs, and
remain in the county jail 3 months. The con
sistency of the Liquor Law is truly wonderful:
a man can have a license for turning sober
men into brutes: but after they become brute.
—after the injury is done, then if you sell
them liquor, look out fur the Majesty of the
law. Great is Law, and selling whiskey is its
profit.
Commonwenth Tao E. N. Rogers—Selling
Liquor, plead guilty, and fined S:10 and costa.
Commonwealth vs. James Rooney—Sell..
ing Liquor—plead guilty, and fined $25 and
costs. Jan:kens% opped the Observer tbree years
ago, and now see what he is coming to.
Commonwealth va. John Fagan—Assault and
Battery, none rmseveri, on payment of costa by
defendant.
Commonwealth es. Barney Burnes—Keeping
Tippling House—pleads guilty, and fined $4O
costa.
Commonwealth •s. F. A. Long--Obtaining
goods under false pretences, nolle pi-caeca;
payment of costa by defendant
Commonwealth vs. Murphy, et al-r-Riot,
Assault and Battery, nolle prosequi, on payment
of costs by defendants.
Commonwealth vs. Edward Roland—Assault
and Battery, with intent to commit rape. Jury
brought in a verdict of guilty of Assault and
Battery. Sentenced to pay a fine of $lO and
costs, and remain 3 months in county jail.—
Not a very uncomfortable place for reflection
in dog days.
Commonwealth. vs. Charles Zang—Surety of
Peace--discharged on payment of costa.
Comdionwealth re. Henry Sehneenkan—As
sault. and Battery—none profiler, on payment
of costs.
Commonwealth TH. Geo. T. women—Assault
and Battery--nolle proacqut, un payment of
costs.
Commonwealth •s. Thos. Gray—Assault and
Battery--noneprosequt, on payment of Costs.
Commonwealth vs. Byron Rhodes—Assault
and Battery—none proseqw, on payment of
costs.
Commonwealth vs. Kest:, et al—Assault and
Battery—none proofing', on payment of costs.
sir At an annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Cleveland and Erie Railroad, held
in Cleveland on Tuesday, the following Board
of Directors were unanimously elected : Al
fred Kelly, James Miles, W. 1). Beattie,
Stillman Witt, Thos. M. Kelly, Amasa Stone,
Jr., William Vase, H. B. Payne, E. M. Gilbert,
Samuel J. Randall, J. B. Johnson, Hamilton
White, C. C. Dennis. At the subsequent meet
ing of the Directors, the following officers were
re-appointed: A. Stone, Tr., President; 8. Witt,
Vice President; Geo, B. Ely, Secretary and
Treasurer; H. Nottingham, Superintendent.—
The remaining Officers are unchanged. 38,239
shares were round—over half the entire stock.
ar A Mend wants to know why, as the
Express has denounced every other set of Bu
animates administration since that paper - was
established, it has not yet denounced the ap
pointment of Judge limas, as Commissioner
to the Pawnee Indians. The reason is plain
—the Judge is supposed to be a little mixed
up in, and has some influence in Sunbury and
Brie railroad matters, and—and—thereby
hangs a tale t -
mr Two colored barbers hadefigh t !b p,.
deals on Monday evening --one roam);
with "the place where the wool ought to
considerably the Tom for the encouater
All edibt—we know of no place 'twee ,„
or it
ed fight would be so appropriat e , p r ,",,,
nia
For the Erie Observer.
Ma. Enrroa:—As there bas been
versions of what passed between the Vice
ideal of the Sunbury and Erie railroad
myself on Friday last. at an inter v i e ,'
with that Gentleman at Ilia request tA
e>
much misrepresentation as to what I e m ,'
that occasion, I have thought it fin d .'
through the medium of your paper, to c ot ;
any false impression which may har e
made on the public mind by ~hose
sentations. I desire the public should 4 .. 1 . . •
stand exactly what occurred at . that inter g .,`
and what was said by both parties. u r
commenced the conversation, by lam , It ,
since he had arrived in the city, this lair t, rt „
he bad concluded to recommend the ette s . 3 ,„
of their Road as far as State Street, and
me whether I thought the Councils ',mid
the company the privilege of occupying y rot '
street with their . buildings. I replied t.,
that, that matte" had been fullytalked et:,
when the President was last here-... t i u ,
Company bad full power to extend their
Over any street in the city, as had been ..lete
mined by the Supreme Court, with '6.46 4.
our citizens were familiar. but if the Conti*,
thought that the consent of the City ,ar ia ,,,
would do them any good, I had no douix
the Councils would pass a resolution anti,
izing the occupying of the street with t i,„
Depot and Buildings ; but that the Count.,
as far as I had learned their views, would
unwilling to pass any resolution to impair •
destroy the forte of She obligation and cent
Hone by which they now hold the prosper
given to them by the city. I further state)
him on that interview, that the city owned •
controlled the Canal basin out side et Tr. 4,
street, and that I thought the Councils vol.::
vote them as much space as they would net,
to put their Freight Depot upon, and tail
I could in favor of this project. I did not
that the proposition to extend the Road
State street was a fraud upon the city
the purpose of getting a deed to their firr)uhi•
in the Harbor, nor any thing of the kind
explained to Mr. Gay what the action of
Councils had been, in reference to the lee,
that a portion of the Councils were in fror
referring the matter to the committee on ti
roads, and that they desired the Presiklen•
sanction and confirm the verbal &greenlet
with me, to continue to pay the interest
our Bonds, until the road was completed to,
running clear through to Philadelphia I
not give, neither was I asked an opinion, s•
what the final determination of the coati.
would be in regard to the deed, neither vi
there an unpleasant word spoken on en.
side in relation to the proposed extenn..p
the Road, or in regard to the deed.
Erie, Aug. 9, 1659. • S. SNIITiI
MAR.RI.I.GPS.
on the . ..!du It, by the Rev. E. W. Beebe. M
THOMAS Vi.IRCE, of McKean totensiirp
Miss MARY B. TWICHELL, of Edinboro
DEAIVEIS.
In titiv City, on Friday evening, after a I.rw ,
THI 04 18 MOORHEAD, Eeq..
on the ith inst., M. THOMAS BAIRU
North East Tp., aged Wl:yearn.
On the 71h inst., of cholors infantum, LEHI
only son of David and ;one Sterrett, of 0,
city, aged 7 months.
(In the Gth ult., Mr. ALEXANDER
of Vensngo Tp.. 'aged, 41 yearn.
in this city, on Monday last, Mr , II I
AMES, daughter of Jenie Ross, aged yew.
At Lewiston, New York, the Sth inyt ...„Mr.
11 INNA II LEE. recently of this city. tutitp•
of Mrs I Myer Grace,aged t!65 yean , . and A it,nl),•
STRAY . COW.
'Dr THE st , Bscin- , t
t.t.on the 30th alt.: nem•ling
la Aillereek 11 miles West of Erie, 41104 eve*,
miaow rather ease the medium .tte,
white hag and has hula calf 4ine r e.he r me t o a te
isle. The oweer is ralueated fa P....
thsrtes, and take her awl)
Aug. 1:11339,-3tlu.
ATIIN T*l "lO' N MILITARY
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a 1.1- T
.1 E
ellF in tVNf I ',II I N
lt 214th Mt !
W , 44n. hen, 4 ,
tine! C., avert at for publie &miry% grie, th. IStL dat
k4eptimalmer, '51.), at 7 n Clerk 'tr) , y unifor •h•
squipped, in linld to rtgrlLlDittot nt 1,4 r twn
11, nr4ter of
1;..0 A WIZ
2.1 tiny 2Utb Iht 11,
Ann. 13, '99-3t.10. Aed a. emus' ,
STRAY OXEN.
GAME TI) TILE F.t tat
„f the aulatenber„ in Waahtne.
toarnahup, on the:Y*4h or
joke of dye year old red Oa e n—th e ,
bear one has • blAr la the forehead,
and the other a blevasah oe blv oR bind let The ...tap
rt vacated to tome, prove property, and take then
way. tins Tllolr
August H. 11139.-3 t.
Stoves ! Stoves 1 ! Stoves H !
wE aro now pr panel to
tarnish all who are In want of
STOWM, or any desenption, at lower
prices ttuya have ever been sold to Krt.. •—•
County. Our assortment comprises all um.—
Oss modern improved, moons which
may be found the •
Banner, Plymouth Hock, Eclipse,
Empire, Brilliant, Herald,
And somber of other desirable styles of Elevated 1.11.,
Also theputly celebrated blaydower, Bower, Buena 1 toe
and a number of other pelletal' of Low Oren Stove, -
Aiso the Morning Glory, Cottage Parlor, Modal Pia.'
Open Frank and • large number of It.,
Plate, Hall, 00ine, Self Regulator, vld othe•
cloves of supetior qualities wb'eh we at mi.
for Cash, Limber, Beet Graln, or MI ter ,
general, at iota dewed than any house in the cit„, low
warrant them to girt entire satisfaelon 1 ie,dll,
wishing any alias In the abore line we would .sr i•..
111 a Call sodyou shall not be disappointed. At the ll:.
Foundry, N. W. Corner of State and Iltb sta.
Erie, Aug. 13, 11169-10.tt BARR & JORNSHN
Administnitoes'•Salo.
BYvirtue and in pursuance of an onier
binned oat of the Orphan( Court of Erie Coou
ty, I will expoee the Interest of Richard 0 Ho [bet.,
to the following arscribtd arena:en to wale at public t re
du* or ou'-ry at the Strohm Haties 1.12 the City of Eric, 00
Saturday, the 21th day of September, 10.19, at 9 o'ciodi
A. M.; being the rq-tl andit:ded half part of the Dort!'
half of Oat-Lot Ne. flee hundred and thl.tyidre
boanded on the north by Locust Lane, er EAMesta , d 44 ' L .
on the mat by goat street, on the south by the meth bat
of said lot, on the west by lot No. 136; containing two
and one hair acres of WO, be the same more or h u.
TER/M. — One - half t , be paid on 00116161Ati00 of tto,
Lae sad the balance in one year, to be secured be poi{
mint bond and mortgage. Wll. C. MULOMET ,
Erie, Aug. 12,1860. - -Stlo Adaz
In the wetter of the Amdiratorat la the Court,/ Com
of Samuel Hutehiue k Soo to ?Smut. ErteCo..No 07,
Charles C. Boyd. A ug. Term, 1667,
Atid now to wit, Aaijaat 6, 11169, on motion the Court
appoiat A. Mel). Lyon, Eaq ., Auditor to mendisll the u.
seta. Jae.
Pita Cii.
fo pursuance of the above appointmeot,l hereby titre
ooties to the parties taterested that attseal to the
duties, thereof on Monday, Sept. bth, 12 2 h, at 2 o.o2o sit,
X, at aip odlos In Vie. A. Nan. LYON,
Alas. 13, 1130.-31.10 Aaditer
BUSINMS CHANCE.
nsBo Pa r th, and all expenses paid. lea , .
very town and county tbronghoot On,
At d C : II " :
Dr
States to In a Osbt and may baldness, in is 00
the above profit may eertaltily be realised- For paatib
utare 'Aims with stamp.
DR. 0. PIMPS BROWN,
Ang.ll.—lt. No. Sl, Grand ibt-, Jersey City. N J
pN - FI7.vmMFI'MV;STI77 I rq
FOR SALE
TII E subscriber, as Assignee of Edwin J
Kll/110, offers at Private Westvery reduced prices,
all or thy pirt at the following. Valuable Real Estate in
the City et Erie, via :
1. A eery valuable bagasse Lot fronting on the N.rth
aid* of the Public Sri between the Need House and
Brown's Hotel, having a front of 7A feet TA‘ !Debar on the
Public Square, and alike front on fifth Street, and et
tending 166 feet from said Square to Filth street, no
which le erected a largo throe store frame building, ID
good order, and affording a superior positnnt fur • dry
goods or other store, andlor onion; or which Immediate
fon n be Oven. The prestiges on the Square
= "a eon
commanded a rent at lb* rate of SAOO year
annum, which may he largely lammed by lesaing for
front on PIM street.
L Water Lot Ko. U baring 1111 front bo Frost sisr , t
and tb• taus on the ootrr Cabal Rona Pier, and ratrod•
het
m from Street to Pier; bribe a Oreeety baildber thy" -
oa eted.
& The undisided half of In-Lot No. 3= booting os
Poach, Trent and there'd sirs** with a /Ins "'""
duettist bean and other tadidines therm'.
J.-Lo Nen 3321, as2a, 3330, 7 31151 a 3.14 sitsato he
teem State, Nosh, Prunt and &rand att, and fr.strot
to past oe sash of said streets. Mho 'retool will be ..td
by the foot In each parcels as may snit tb• porditarts.
roo above property Is all In lb. most improving por
lions of thecity, and 00 , 11 SO opportunity for immuring
feyerable locations, and arid. prottable
ova VI will probably not owe, again in this City A
sob thereof roast positively be made to hi/di tbe
melba of aa easlguntoot at raid property toe lb. brorit
ftedliera.
Awl it sot Poorer disposed of at private rte, •tn to
oaid at meetkia to Use Weise bidder; at the Market
Roam, lit Brie, on Saturday %o ft!' of Sordeatber neat, •t
10 o'clock, A. M. B. BABBITT, MC,' at Law,
Ibis Aug. IS, At. Sough-Wort tor. esb.. Sq lure.
FI+•FTT