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CtIURSI)AY,. AUGUST 15'ru, Iso7
Volt StTREME JUDGE,
Hon. George Sharswood,
OF PH 11-VDELPIIIA
ON oun first page this week appears an ar
ticle purporting to be copied from the Salem
(Mass.) Journal, in which sneering allusion Is
made to the German population of Pennsyl
vania. It has been going the rounds of the
press for some weeks, without contradiction,
but we perceive that its.authenticlty is now
denied, it being alleged that no such paper ita
the Journal is published at Salem. Whether
the.whole matter is bogus, or the article has
been credited to the wrong source, we can
not say, but think the latter to be the most
likely explanation. If it is - a mere invention,
originated for campaign -purposes, its author
is deserving of the most bitter execration.
Such petty nets, of partizan trickery have be
come altogether too common of late, and the
journalists of either party, which encourage
them, must possess a very limited regard for
the responsibility that attaches to their mast
tion.
HOW TO HARE THE VNION PER.
=E!01
We suppose the chief advantages of the
Union to he these two,—security against for
eign . aggression, and freedom of internal com
merce. Historically, we know these to have
been the two main objects which led to its
formation, nor can we conceive of any con
siderable evils that would result from its dis
sillution if we would be exempted from the .
danger of 'foreign wars and obstructive trade
regulations. All who share these views re
spveting the'ehief ends for which the Union
must in consistency admit that the
poliCy and measures of the Federal GoVern
meat should be adapted to their attainment
`in the simplest and most inexpensive man
ner.
Now, the first and paFa - mountohject of the
Union—cheap national defence against for
eign-aggression—requires that the .people of
all sections of the country shall be well-af
fected towards the national go - vernment. It
is easy to prove that without this cementing
and harmonizing good will there can-he no
s ow national strength. We are at all times
(subject to the usual - Contingencies of national
life, of which foreign wars are among the
most common. The moment hostilities break
out, our foreign enemy will take advantage
of any large disaffection among our people,
and, IT stirring up new rebeßichts within our
borders, will prolong the contest and render
it (lonian] witedior we eloeu it without los
ing a part of our territory. A short-sighted
oolicywhicit cannot rise to a comprehtMsive
view (it' the larger national exigencic:s, and
doe- not see an inch before its nose, may es
teem it a light thing to embitter and exasper
ate a great, proud, and powerful section of
the IlTntry,instead of promptly healing the
wounds and reconciling the alienation caused
by Ai^ Al'aP. But, though a policy of
passion and exasperation may be popular - for
the moment, all right judging minds must see
that the chronic hatred which it tends to fos-
Mr, that the embittered feeling towards the
North as.insolent, despotic oppressors whicir
the Republican poliCy causes to dwell, like a
stinging scorpion, in Southern minds, must
cut the sinews and prostrate the strength of
the nation in a - foreign war. As - soon as such ,
a war breaks out, our enemy will offer to the
South relief' front mated yoke. The Repub
lican party, by its unjust treatment of that
)section, is doing its utmost to have such of
fers accepted. Unless this insane policy is
(hanged, and the South reconciled, we - shall
u-ee the enemy, in our first foreign-war, prom
ising the South - independence as the price Of
h m The Dcnnocta Or ptiltaT of eon
therefore, so far from looking to an
obsolete past, is founded upon statesmanlike
torecast of the exigencies of the future.
Such dangers as we have pointed out may
be treated with derision; but they are none
the less real because fools cannot, andfana
tics, will not, see them. It will not be the
first time that true predictions of real dan
gers have been derided by the sante persons.
When, ten years ago, the Democratic party
foren •Id alienation and civil warns the certain
consequence of the crusade against Southern
in - stitutions, the Republican party scouted
the idea of danger.' The Republkan
rests upon the foolish assumption that the on
ly. use we shall ever hereafter have for armies
and navies is the subjugation of sections of
our own country. It is a pojicyOf alienation,
Ilk - Mon and national weakness: Unless it is
abandoned, we.are nursing hostsof reinforce
ments for the enemy in the first foreign war.
The Democratic party justly despises a poli
cy which has no foresight of ordinary na
tional exigencies, and derives its whole ali
ment front revengeful passions and domineer
ing insolence.
STANTON SUSPENDED.
Wehave the gratifying news front Wash-
ington that the Preiident, on Monday fore
noon, sent a communication to the.lion. E.
M. Stanton, suspending him from office as
Secretary of War, and instructing him to
trareifer all records, hooks, &c., in his custo
dy to Gen. LT. S. Grant. The Secretary was
at the same time informed -that Gen. Grant
had been empowered to act as Secretary of
War td inteel,w. A connnunication was at
the ' , ane hour sent to Gen. Grant authorizing
Liar to act ;is Secretary ad iiderina and di
rectin2: him at once- to enter upon the dis
chare of the duties of that office. Shortly
tiller noun, Mr. Stanton sent. a reply to the
Pre , ident, in which he denied that without
tit!. I on-cut of .the Senate and without legjil
.att.'. the Executive had any right under the
Constithtion and laws to suspend him from
office. ,!Inasunich, however, as, the General
Commanding _ the armies at the United
State: had notified him that he had accepted
the appointment bf Secretary-of War ad
ito
• trri al, the Secretary concluded that he had
no alternative but to submit - under protest to
sup&rior force. Gen. Grant hasp therefore,
ts , nmed charge of the Department of War,
laid appeared at a meeting of the' Cabinet
held - on Monday for the purpose of consider
ing certain questions_ conneeted with the.
territpry recently hequired from Russia.
Vic New York Leader says that "Stanton
r7l4inds one of the obstinate suitor who was
sked by his sweetheart to resign his preten
sions. He answered by leaving her boudoir
and going into the parlor. Asked by het. pa
rents to withdraw, he answered_ by descend
ing to the kitchen. Told by the cook that he
Vas a nuisance; he rejoined by departing in
to the back yard, from whence he was speed
ily expelled by the policeman. And upon this
latter official asking him what lie meant by
• conduct so unworthy of asgentleman, finally
said, 'that he never pretended to be anything
of that sort.' "
THE following, from the New York Es
press, is slightly personal on Stanton: Mr.
Plethora, who is at the Springs, finding that
his man Jeans—left in charge of the flue
town mansion—was inclined to carry out his
oWn views, instead of his master's, addressed
the following note ULthe latter:
" As I no longer need your services, you
will please quit my house.. P."
To witich .de.erns: Forwarded the follo wing
answer: • .
" may not need my services, but
I like your house and need - your - money._ So
I shall not quit until your neighbora have de-
citled upon the matter. JEEIIS."
A coLotrun mart in Syracuse, 107 years
old, is going to Virginia to lay las bonc. on
the (A 4 p lantati9n. There is a cluniCe for
him th pp 11) thn if lie will littyiy
&Iwo.
AN ASTOIINDING ErPOSVUE..
The Most Intamouteonsphrsey ' t ot /nod. I
ern Timm- . I'
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Attempt to SubornentitiOny to IMO!.
cote the Pre sident with J.
1
Wilkes` Boot il
The daily pipers -of Saturday —con
talned a document prepared by lion. John
M. Binckley, acting Attorney General of the
United States, during the illness of Attorney
General Stanbery, in'which he transmits to
the President'they:wen; in theinatter of fhti
application of Charles A. Dunham, alias San.
ford Conover,for pardon. Conover was con
victed in the Court of the District of Colum-'
bia for perjury before the Judiciary. Commit
tee of the House, in swearing to a false state
ment before the Committe # 6 - implleating
. .tet'-
ferion Davis and other leading Confedetates
with the plot to assassinate President lAncoba.
On conviction he:was sentenced to ten years
imprisonment in the N. Y; Penitentiary. He.
ivas one of the foreinost witnesses in the trial
of the 'assassination conspirators, and seems
for some time before his imprisonment to
have made his living by false sivearing, sub,
orning witnesses,: and acting Ast.the. man
Friday of Stanton, Holt & Co.
_As soon as
he found himself caught,
.he endeavored_
to secure a pardon.' Finding all other.
drops unavailing, he at length sent a
communication to the President exposing the
schemes of the latter's enemies to wenn...his
impeachment, and begging that on the-
strength of the exposure, he should bexe
_leased. Instead of pardoning him, Mr. John
son sent the papers to the acting Attorney
General, who arranged them properly, and
they were then given to the public. The rev
elations they make are the most extraordina
ry which have appeared in American history,
and have sent a thrill of indignation through
the heart of every honest man in the country,
if hey show that - Judge Advocate General
Holt, A. G. Riddle, a_ member of Congress.
from Ohio, James 11. Ashley, the notorious
impeacher, Benjamin F. Butler, and others,
were concerned in one of the vilest plots
that has ever disgraced any nation, ancient
or modern, savage or civilized. The con
spiracy was formed to procure the pardon by
the President of Conover, and his restoration
to the rights of citizenship, thereby -mating
him a competent witness before any court in
the rand. Ashley, Holt, Butler and Riddle
certified that he was a worthy object for_ ex
ecutive cletneney,'and senCletters to the
President favoring Conover's pardon. In
consideration of their services in his behalf,
Conover was to testify to the folloWing"istio
cions fidsehoods, his evidence' being
supported by that of other witnesses, drilled
to their part in the villainous perjury by the
conspiring Congressmen
First—That Booth was. familiar and inti
mate with Vice President Johnson, prior to
the assassination. , .
fiecentl—The Vice President Corresponded
widrllooTh.
-Third That thii „placing of Atzerodt is
the ;lirfzikorid House, on the night of the as
sassinatielf, "was a sham to make it appear
Johnsoh : - was an intended victim, and- thus
distract ftll suspicion .of his conniving at - the
murder of President Lincoln. - ,
Fourth=-That Booth had stated to his most
intimate friends in New York, that in killing
Lincoln he was acting with-the knowledge of
John. n.
Till testimony was to be - used in The that
place to educate - public sentiment ropto The
impeachment point; n'nd in the second to pro
cure the President's conviction by Congress.
-The proof is of. the most convincing, kind.
Letters are given from Holt, Ashley, Butler
and Riddle to the President, asking Dior Con-•
over's pardon, and the latter testifies that he
had engaged in case of.his•release to-procure
the testimony wanted. Several witnesses had
been put in training previous to his convic
tion, and it was the evidence of one of these
that was published in the Dispatch some
weeks ago. The prisoner states that up to
a short period before making the exposure he
had felt sure that the lab - ors of Holt, Ashley,
Butler and Riddle would secure his pardon,
but that finding their attempts- tinsuccessfhl.
he has ventured upon this plan, as a last re
sort. He'makes a clean breast of the entire
matter, gives the substance of the testimony
he Was expected to procure, details visits
froni the conspirators to his cell, while in
Washington, shows how some of the witnes
ses had been engaged, And points out the
means that had been adopted to make the
scheme successful. •
Could anything more satanic-Lanything
breathing more truly the spirit - of
, hell itself
—he devised than this scheme to ruin, and
possibly even take thelife of the President,
atml consign his name to an immortality, of
infamy? In this ploi we have the explana
tion of all die:dark hints thrown ont in Con-'
gress, by Butler, &silky, Chandler and oth
ers,, connecting tits .President with the assas
sination— They were !merely preliminary, to
prepare dhe public mind for the perjured
statements of C4iOver,'ta 'be thrown before
the public ai%soma 'al the President had been
induced to pardon; and thereby certify to his
credibility as a witness. The Assistant At
torney General, in presenting this 'exposure
of the conspiracy to the President, says:
" I beg leave to express the -profound -sen
sibility with which I find myself obliged to
bring to the serious notice -of- the President
of. the United States' accusations and papers
which must occasion him painibleraburrass--
ment. They expose prominent metuberotOf
the Legislature of thus -Union to the .shoehing_
suqpicion of having conspired with a con,
vieted perjurer for a stupendous imposition
—first upon the house of Representatives;
then upon the peOple and the Senate of the
United States, for the purpose of effecting.
the impeachment and removal front office of
a Presttlent of the:United States, solely upon
suborned testimony.. I need not say with
what astonishment mankind would hear-it
disused that a scheme so abominable was
height( neill still by the pmuliar wickedness of
attempting to induce the intended victim
him elf ; through appeals to his clemency, to
qualify,lty, a pardon, with p counuent cum,
petency to act and tkitify, the: prmeipal in-,
struntent of the imposture !"
GE 'S. SICIMES has notitiedGov. Worth, 'of
North Carolina, that the session of the Legis;
lature of that State, which, by adjournment,
was to be held during.the present month, is
Postponed until further °niers. Gen. Sickles
has ako suspended jury trials in North Cam
lina, pending a revision of the jury - lists: if
all the military commanders in the South
were like Sickles and Sheridan, they .would
soon main a worse than Poland of that see
lion of the Republic. And yet these men are
the special 'fayorties .91" the ' party in power,
and the Chief Magistrate, of the nation is
menneed with impeachment if he dares , to
interpose his authority betwCeit . lir 'People of
the South and 'naked, zunrelieved. military
tlepotism.
A LEADING Radical . jourtinl in 3Thuitiiota
thus alludes to the Germans. of St Louis:
"The German beer-guzzlers . of St. Louis, re
dolent of Limberger cheese, and restive for
noisy parade and the brazen Clang oreynilials
and bass-drums in their deserted-beer-gar
dens, utter the same howl_ of !Puritan intol
erance I.'" When the- Gentians swelled the
ranks of:the Northern aruCals Ihey'Weis "pal
triots ;" when they oppoie ilitdical despot;
ism they are " beer guzzlers " and "stupid
Dutch."
Tun New . York Nation is inclined to think
" that tke romance 4.nieri‘in slayerx boa
not. been. exhausted by iiildrefh and Mrs. Stowe, but that snlipot a hoscof
novelists for Tor many yearti ; to - nowe." Where
npon a writer in the.CominerelahOverthser
says : In view of which ilnpanding crisis
we are driven to thel remonstrance which
Noah might - haie-tnade to tine Clod& during
his voyage, and beseechingly, say, `Do dry
up.
... •
Tar. Sprinideld, reet*tr.
iy said that the-re-eleetiori'Of lirownioir,ivaa
a matter of sal station to fewheside himself:
That is the opinion of the'gyeat Moss !Of tile
Republicans, if they' had the couraio. arta
honesty to give espregaiOn to it. .
. _ 1
. .Tpx. TEM.gjisSER,RIOMPIOp,:• ,--
Zi
The N . Y. es, edttrld by Henry I,3lv
mond, lite Cl; rman tikthe Reisiblican Its
tional email . , alludinktfilbo rejoicingf
Of the Rani press over - 111e result in 'Un
.i
nessee, trutthlly saysti 4 4fttntitdd.s_ cuitse_of
iiiiirtitication and regret, rather - than of boast
ing and hope. The men elected may call
themselvei3 Republicans, but they oim their
triumph to agencies in direct conflict ivitit•
the principles and the policy by_y_ltich`alone,
tl6 party should beletitimat6l: - The shim
less partisanship with irlitch Ai iioriciirdii
franchisement has.becb carried out—the vile
perversion of power Which, rendered opposi•
Boa iMptiktellt—and the wholesale exclusion
of tried and trusted-white 11.Tnioniste ebr no
other reason thaw thee .hostility. to Vat 1
'llrowtdow faction—are pot tdore.iiolative elf I
the. lthilos o PhY . of •,;Ep . ablican ,gcnrcurunait
'trap of the well-setthal prineiples,of the,Re
priblican party:: , -.„,,. , . •i." , ..
To show the fratidulent. nutlet .hf Ahla
election in Tennessee, the - Aartisburg Patriot
cites the following Spires :.,,The white fell
ulatien of that State is aboht •820o8a--ectio4
to a voting force of 105,035.: (The pidt for:
President, In ISllO r was 145,33a1 , 'The Bunton
low faction have disfranchised hilly seven
tenths of the legal voters, (about 125445) and
allowed llut three-tenths (49,600) tie right or
suffrage. The liegrci pepulationla' , 2Aooo 77
giving a voting force of about 50,600. :- •lietii r
ly all of these Brownlow and. his .faction rui
ceived, which, added to abbot 13,000 of fhb'
white voters, gave a total of 0,90 east' for
him. The remaining white vote. about 30,-
000, was cast for Hr. Etheridge—leaving.
Brownlovr ti majority of about $3,600. ThIS
may be more plainly stated thus : , '
Brownlow's white vote : - 13;000
Brownlow's negto voto .50,600
69.600
Etheridge's white vote • - - - 36,000
Brownlow's majority - • - , 33,690
Had the whole 'legal white vote been
polled,' the cane would have stood as fol
lows : '
Etheridge's present vote -•- 30,000.
Etheridge's disfranchised v0t0115,000
'MOOG
prownlow's white and neg,rn,pull 62.600
Etheridge's white majority - - 81,400
Without counting the negrOeS—who have
no right under the sun to vote H-the lawful
voters of Tennessee never halt ing decided to
give them the bidlot—Etheiidges n4prity,
at a fair election, would have reached 138,-
000!
Tun trial of John H. Sarum has, termina
ted, as everybody supposed it would, in the
disagreeinent of the jury, eight, standing fcir
acquittal, and four for conviction. lt lasted
just silty days, Including Sufidays, and dur
ing its progress two hundred and eighty-two
'witnesses in all went; exiinin4 It has beets
an expensive affair ror the government. The
costof the trial will exceed $lOO.OOO. There
were. 113 "witnesses ciamined for 'the
prosecution and 109 fn' thC defense. These
receive $1.2.7 per day, and five cents per mile,
traveling expenses. The Jurors alone get
$1,384 for salary, - and their . 'dim Inge bill
hmounts to $730. "Beside the. salary to be
paid to the District Adopt . e. and Assistaqt,
it is understood Judge Pierrepont gets $lO,-
000 for his fees. Col. kOster, a New York
' lawyer, who assisted in Working. upthe.case,
'also gets a good - ixitind sum for his services.
To all this must be addedikesalaries of the
Judges, officers and,attemjartpTat Court. The
'Government paid the, defmadant's witnesses
as.well as those of the,prosecution. There
hasbecu no end to perjury on the part of
witnesses both' for the prosecution and de
fence, and to the tricka , resorted to on .both
sides; and the result is that there is still
doubt in many minds whether young Surratt
is guilty of the crime with which he is charg
ed, and more yet whether the Military Com
mission did substantial justice in theltilling
of Mrs. Surratt.
THE RADICAL PANACEA..
. The people of the United States-are weigh
ed down with a burden of debt and taxation
that has no parallel in the . history of the
world. And what measures of relief - do the
Radicals propose? What do their Conven
tions declare for?' What do their press advo
eate? Nothing but negro suffrage! They'
seem to think that this will par , the poOr
Man's taxes ant remedy all pecuniary suffer
ings and afflictions. ,Their Only panacea for
the troubles of white men; Is the bringing of
the negroes to the ballot boy tinil to the so!
cial circle. That is the.cure-nll with thereof
everything. What if the poor man is-made
a slave to debt and taxes,,ifonly AGica votes!
Looking tit 'it in' this light, thd Republican
papers talk of very tittle elSe" than the negro
.and his rights! They ic'eirt to forget entirely
that this was originally' a White man's kov
crnment, and that it continued to be so from
its organization dOWn'to the pericid when - a
sectional -party was cnintsted with the reins
- of power.
•
Johnstriwn Derinteraf wbieh iiedited
by a gallant soldier; natictis the whereabouts
ofour pretentions;iK.self:lntin'ntitni Govern
or. Itslys:
t• Governor Geary'finilteert:thifJo`rtlan are
-at Cresson. The Govern:Oils . mfieh worn
down by Illsardnons•taborain't,tanting par
dons to convicted scouxuirelsin different - parts
of the State. It. Is to-be hoped that old as.go
ciations connected With_the Voriage railroad
may re-invigorate hint:" •
ADDRESS OP THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE COMMITTEE. -• • - -
DEIDWRATIC Srare"CowitriMP.E Rimists;
CLEARFIELD, PA;A.D . ,„^lin 7, 1887. - -
To the People f t f" Ftnneyitvinirt :
The Deemer:ale .organizationolevateilto
the maintenance of its immortal principles;
eonseious of iiViluty to iheralindlo
public; prised of its years, its triamplis and
as heroism in disaster,. and remembering
that in the face .orpersecution, of official
froWns, of corrupt appliances andof, succes
sive defeatS, its numbers have steadily in
creased ; again presents to you'll.% catulidate
for your suffrages.
The Republican p,irty,lias Controlled the
'government thr six fears, and we accuse' it
before you, bee-fuse:
In the sacred name of Union, Wins-per
, petuated disunion ;
In the room of the blessings'orpeitee, it has
given ustate, discord Ara misery ;
It ilas - vlohtted the:ph:driest' principles of
free government, broken the written Canstl
, - baton, and only yielded obedience to the be
bests of party ;'• r • - . •
- The people aire - denied the attribute ofsoir.
ereig,nty ; the Military subireits the: civil
power; generals remove governors elected
by the people, and 4 despotism reigns In te l n
States ; • .. • -t
'Congress assumes the right to
Ol y that ne
glees shall vote in Pennsylvania, and denies
to usthe right to -regulate our own rate of
ttriko ;
The negro . is, by laW,lriaide: trf
the Whim martin- alr'public places, and au
thorized to hold dffide acid - sit oil' juries in"
Ike Capital: ' -4 ' -
• The destinies of ten States `arid .oflea
millions of whit& pee* thine* are bytow
gress and the mffitarylasfs,"ilueeitonder
the control arrow " •
Their reckless expenditure of the public
money in their ciinlhset of the government,
• in the truppett andoegetiiiiffibn of 'hundreds
of thousandinfldleiri,ln tire 'cmpliiy-•
meat of hordes ofunnecesiory spies `andof- -
and in" maintaining military poirer
over tile submlssife t3otith, endangers and
delays the payment' of the - public- debt of
twenty-seven -hundred -millions of ,dollani
which the -public faith is - pledged; : •
• . Their gross mismanagement Canals taxa
tion-to bear- heavily upon • the - 1101de. - In
:1880,-one dater and sixti4eiets. per head
were paid by the , istopriPthrengie the ens
tools; In 1886, fourteen dollars per head
were drawn, mainly tortyllie - tonsumption e
and business of the elegies, through
the enstmni andintertial retiennes.
rika. - dollars and:rilt
cents of the - pablie delft ;3 1 0866i each . 11, 1tita
•seventy-nineffidlariaild fifty 'ectitS thereof,
1n 1800,- this:expeises of the government.
:were isity 'Treas-'
ury estimates lain et ttrxi - .' hundred and
twenty-five mUllons; Paipenflerit - te`ia&reet
on the debt . , dirk bait jerfrirli".4filleace. 1
Pennsylventa'a riluireOf -the gntbttic debt is
two hundred aild'iimienti-five Milifinis, her .
Allyn debt' thirty-rive Milli half rnillions,! tam
bereify and eiatfity itidel#ediam ;Will swell
total to four Annrat Twenty.,
the millions come a - ally . m polls. earn-.
fags to pay the
. Site in 1880,
State,government';ont on Tour hue
mg.-I*o tboosend del. ~Whilst .in
1 , lt,ost you six bandrcksmi *lty7nine,
thisusand dollant4 ••- !•-, • -
The 0 - resets - re of Mese eihausting' bar--'
and the suicidal policy of Congress,
hare causes uncertainty - _ and: de to
- pervade all branches of trade, and -mannfook
tures • .•. • - - • •
Our co mmerce Ls• stiffish*, the, eitterprbe
isf-our plell .zepresned-and -bootiftess bs
terests gulsh ; .
The revenues. of the•glikrepsuient are 10s,
than itslitterestrofind
cial officer foreshadows en Increase of the
'public debt ;
• 'They plot the destruction of our form of
government, by - destroying the oienee
of the Executive, tOtemptinz to; enbadl* , to
the Judiciary and bkconcentrotlng tintolver
bribe legislativebranch
-Bobbing 41as,pople 4 ciPstiveielitiigiwer;
UMW hlitte,lnsited kaveromenl
I congress, anti dealt a filial blow, our
erties, forlyranny,inarbe * as. absolute in ,a
number of persons as in
• UnblushiereAmaptlon.:Stallm thro' - every
department,•pf•tbe goVeratneatunder their
I control. , ,
For these-and itindred wrongs we arraign
I them, and :IS the •representatlve-of antagon
ism to each. of_ them,. we :present to you - our.
candidate for tuaZupremc ,
I- George Sharswoixl—a Pcionsylvanian,awayr.
,Of pure morals, -a peolbuoad - tidake'r, a sound
lawyers - MI a jurist of - national -refestation,
It has beets the rule ofbismffielal '•coriduit,
to
yield obwi)enec r o toWrittellilaknand - wither
p t uty necessity nor,corrupting influence* *
sway him front his duty to,' ffitirlessly pro
claim it :: " •, • • •-• • - - •
- opponent, Henry W. Williams. is-a
native of New England mut is oomparatively
unknown to our people. Prier to his nomi
nation he was said to be a wortitygentlentan
and an able lawyer. lie bas. accepted a
nomination arson a Platform by lrhich • he is
pledged "TO PLACE THE SUM= CaraT ui
/141JOIONY AUTO TUE POLITICAL OPINIONS OF
Tem atasonnv or TOE PEOPLE." This de
stroys bis independence and iqualds the
Judge accountable ton political party forhis
construction of the law, and inevitably tempts
him to sacrifice his integrity ;
,to become.the
meanest of .all creatures—a sworn minister
of Justice obedient to the dictates of politi
cians."
• • The independent ntid• fearless Judge pro
tects your life, your libeoy and your proper
,ty. 'With which. of these men N ill you trust
them ?
DEMOCRATS OP PENNSYLVANIA:
We call on you to _organize In every sec
tion of the State. Act foryourselves, proMpt
ly and tigorouslY„ Wait for no man.: The
government von-,love, I. in danger, its
great chnlimd.'doctrines aredaily attacked,
and otreaion in peaee may prove more dead
ly than tree-ion in war," • Individual exer
tion is the duty of every man. Canva.ssyour
school districts. Form" clubs. Circulate
your local papers. Teach. the people. Conn
gelscilth the aged.' Encourage - the timid.
Arouse the slu,ggish. stop talking and- go
to work. The enemy are vulnerable at
every point; attack them for their misdeeds.
Won • muscirms Atte,. ETERSAL AIND
MUST PREVAIL. " ". • , -
By ordeiof the Democratic State Commi
ttee. WILLIAM WALLACE,
Chairman.
Letter from ' a Gentian Republican
Editor. .
Ente, August 11,11367.
.
EDITOR. .EITIE OBSERVER:—Dear Sir:—
Will you have the kindness to publish the
following answer to the charges made in the
annexed article from 'eat Saterdays'Dispatch,`
against myself and the, perinea Spectatot.
In doing so, you will greatlymblige me. Tile
`Dispatch says:
ri t
` - "It Will be remembered that we did I t
'endorse the election of Governor Geary, a d
that among other reasons which we gave n
explaniation.of our dissatisfaction, we m -
tioned his visit to a lager beer' drink in thi s
city, and the absurd toast hetherc gave 1-
terance to. To counteract this statement, of
ours—which wusevery word of it truth—the
'edit& of thel - lenuan . Spectator, of- this city,
was induced to send a letter to Harrlshnm - ,
over his own signature, which was published,
emphatically -- denying the charge. But
. through some singular influence, not alto-.
grittier unaccountable in these days of profit
and policy, he is - induced, in` a late number
of his paper, to Chafp Geary with the same
1 inconsistency, hypocrisy, and incompetency
' which we charged him with aeon after his
election. We have no fault to..find with this
gentleman, but wonder that his denial of our
chargeagamst Geary should so soon escape
- his memory."
First, allow_me to state. Hr. Editor. that
the senior publisher and conductor of the
Eric Daily Dispatch was present with Gov
ernor Geary on the above mentioned occa
sion, at that 'horrible' pittee, the _German
Beer Hall, and indulged in the :`free drinks"
as often as his excellency. the Governor,
'himself. It is, therefore, ritilentbns to sup
pose, that the editor of the Dispatch refuried
to endorse Governor Geary, because he visit
ed a beer hall and took a glass of lager with
his Gunman friends of the Lledertafel. Be
sides, I may say, that the Erie Dispatch nee
,or meadowd this beer matter as a crime,
until some time after the election ; its asser
tions that "amongst other reasons," the Dis
patch did notendorse Governor Geary, and
opposed him as a candidate for Governor, as
might be supposed by the first paragraph of
the Dispatch's article, because he took a glass
of lager and gave an absurd toast, are, there
fore, not true. The same' love for truth and
veracity dictated the editor of that paper,
when he says that the editor of the German
'Spectator denied the charges that Governor
Geary had been drinking the lager and mak
ing that•toust. Nothing of the kind - was
ever tmdertakert by me. I considered it my
duty. as President of the
,Liedertafel Club.
whose private guest Governor Gea r y was at
that time, to contradict the alleged absurd
words on that occasion charged upon' him,
and which were calculated to make hint up
pear.ridiculons throughout , the State. : No,
body. .present at the hall-'—at least 'I have
heard of none,and took great-pains to in
quire—except the editor of the Dispatch,
'heard arrYcznoi (Parry, spy„ "it : was the Whole
sentiment ,of his heart, that-Ahe Germans
loved their beer,,the Predeh their wine, and
Irish their potatoes:" -The mere toast was
given without the absurd preatabless a joke.
At ILIA ,time it wasn't either "policy" nor
profitable for the Disputer to-blow its horn
- for secret and proscriptive' Leagues, and-de
nounce a 'Man because hetook a glass 'of
lag*. The conversion came later, and with
it, the denouncing:of Governor Geary -for,
committing. that crime. . ' , .. .
' - With 'the - Gernian"lteputliem *friends of
- the'Goventor it is a 'different matter. - Her
betrayed them when he gaytt.hlsAisiuranees
'that no proscriptive,..or-proltilitoryJaws
would getlds sanction. The readiness-with
which he broke this promise dud sigriedtheas
`,laws, and especially his late cease, when he
addressed a conventioh .of Good Templars in
-Harrisburg, saying,•_ that he -hathet drank .h
drop of spirituous beverage, since his seventh
year,ancl, also, that the associations navi-fic
ingformed against the secret lod., _
,_ , res - ottent-'
peraMse, men,' were ' .base and:abmithiable,
the Germans found out they were badly
"sold" by him. This could not be foreseen,
tindlt does not follow at all that itls incon
sistent on the part of the' undersigned, be
cause he Censures dal Governor for the comae,
ho =now ,takes. - The alltusion. of: Abe,: Dix-,
,patch that policy or "profit" are the motives
that , induce ' Me to. fake this 'Connie, are not
only a bases-but a ridibulous slander: It
. ..
wapiti utnlaulatedly be 'Main pro fi table for
to ( th is yenorecartairtly : awire oil it I had
adopted the course .og. the. Diapatch:ln the
Matter Of that profeid &ism 'Messrs, Sinith;
Carver, Niekliteekei aid oth'ers,iitirreply - to .
ti - thoststillifYing article In that paper—iat
kept silent. But- this conese.44lid-not see
either politic or fair.
-.Yonrs lisspeetiblfy, -- - r . _; •-.— • • • . •
A& Sfruznician.; -
~,, - Pablilhe; Citi4a l . l .?•Pecratiar- :7
-
- . Steals thtjh theinistotalitlunater lamps,.
And every air is hawk will). the breath '
Ofiamnge bipom - .
I' the midst of roses: ` ;
Sttelt wilt Outlawry bilitilltWisilliitaal 2
ing ant ita/4 laitteservitig litvdtttooi'/ia'if
-J)r.,Dr4lte 4iscovergd the-Alef: iogq.
ofhis.W.Ondertial Tonle Xeffleine—Elantatknt
RitteritheencliantediroPleal Wad& of St.
`Croat. The -Plantation flitteraininbining
the Iriediartal and-tonic: nirtnesiof-the tell
ing and llfeimstalningproductspf tluttStittira
_ed - slime, are, without doubt, the World's
Great. Re m edy for DyspeNia; Low, Spirits;
:and all other stomach/7re Menitles.
. ,
article—su ll" pe . ri *T
or A Z ElL co — logn 4 d an elilli d ar ul luilf t° th ae :
attls-2t.
lavrEnzwrzwo To Glum GIIAMMS.—The
Lake Shore Grape 'Gnawers' Asseelidon will
bold their 'summer meetinzatilorth East, on
Tuesday ; the 27ut-inidwi:inot Mh . es printed
in sumo papers.) . klargetndidewianttiteet
*iiipspecte4, !Lad alloopas luterestitid in
grape,gro*ltik areAnilted
At a ,attet
VeFtillhe "VngYarde; wine yEe;
Msemi day, these•Wil:be an
en
in the evening. On Viredhlesday
n petty will IN „wide iv fottin • ea
turslen to - CTeveland"d 3 ut-in;Elay end ataw
lialsbnidkaiinluskyok. • 'Perscuis, bittk
to fraitleiliate:in , this exenedon-are sestet)
to notify the rEeeretaiy,Xll. Batehilis
irille; , Oltio, by the 2sii-
An it
Interestinr siiiti I - davit cisipis;
-' The following NI. the - !idea t i o Juktff
*lumen in the castafiltftain -tee dents Of n 1
filth street, asking fbr pi coon saint the:
smoke emittedti:n
rare' C 1
tits. t mii
wide Interest fel e' Ciffkens fesOct
to the suit, and the importance of the legal
haws thrift:l4V inor-lettlOAVitiaieralikisire:
*ltlt e,9 P lui P Tl l4ll4..4P l4 4os : A;:
icivrititei kotisrituti'diarth 1 - rOpiO. - ' -
'li - lelitiposalble - to athaMdeistinrilio law;
arlialVntilittliak, l 4o:4 OtVainPatitilk
this ease. After four handod„yore of
ihrtu ItAludiettlierla. ol l l lei ifuhie,Ck Is woulit.
be intelerabli to cite authbititartio'
' prove that a man has ari&V Maitland oc
!copy a hoffilifollll9-liWittrithiffitlifer,
option or birdlime° tronsosy -one, sad to
-breathe th e aUtth.illt• QC It9X.OV.
by noxious vapors andunmixed.strrs
sire ingredients.!
_,.._,_ r_ . '
• If centuries of j v udicial riedisiolis - hava . tidt-,
iled:anythipg,:it islhat,theceimmoifeloitents
tilliatate-:•alr, light and wale*, i . their QW
I rity7 - -,are' the common property -'of iill. .rto
corruptions-of their quality andtto intertup•
lions in - their use are permitted by one trithe
prejudice iirtheir enjoyment by another. No
man's light Oust be. darkened. - ,No man's
water must be-diverted 01. corrupted, and.po
man's air must be irapreg,nated with nosh*
vapors or deleterious admixiiires. :Theseare
ihndamentai principles, Mid In the abstract, •
araVritMillat and universal as. the' deeslogue.
....
-' Yet all thesarighisim ,in a menimre refs
-dee, merle iso by the necessities of social life
in-cities and thickly settled cointininities.
The dieleultyleaesists in the application of
• the rules :in. a manner consistent with the
rights of all.• How prick atmosphere has li
man a right to have preserved in its purity
fir • Ids. user Theoretically the maxim is
"Ce(jus esl serum, ijus eel neque.aitioeluu);?!
Doubtless his right to pure air is coextensive
with his freehol d. Yet his remedy by action
either at law orb) equity would be restricted
to the redress or grievances affecting 'directly
and injuriously either his person or property.
Thus n- ' ful manufitetory tras enjoined be
eause'it m ated an effluvia destructive to the
oge on the complainant's land. Some
occupati ;and manufactories necessarily
comp; . e atmosphere. Several- -trades and
even a pt, pen have been j adicially declared
tinissneps per se within -the limits of Phila
delphia city,, Others are declared - so only
when, from.their location, they interfere with
the health or comfort of their neighbors.
These arc private: tinistincea, abatable only
by injunction at the eomplaint of private in
dividuals. • -
Phlctically, a man can only- maintain his
right to so much cirentnarnblent atmoaphme
as is necessarY.for his personallutalth and comfort, and the safety-or his property."
It Is often found very difficult to adjust the
rights'of adjacent owners and occupiers so as
to give to each his own without jostling the
other. EaCh has a ii"ht, to occupy his owe
territory as he thinks best,—to build what he
pleases, from a palace to a pigsty.
No occupation is mote legitimate - and 'no
erection more useful than that of a flouring
mill. There can be no denial of the owner's
right to band one and to'run it by steam. So
of any other manuflichtring establishment.
They May not be agreeable to his next neigh
bor. He is not bound to consult .the taste,
*astir° orpreference of otherk But' he is
bound to respect his neighbor's rights. The
inflexible rule, gi die -were. two sit dienuin non
&ado,'" stares him In the face. True, sonic,
thin"-mist 'be conceded to the manufacturer.
Ills business islegitimate. • The public have
an Interest in his productions. The adjacent
palace-owner mast forer,w his personal pre
cielietions for more fashionable neighbors or
agreeable occupationsitrhis vicinage. Things
merely disagreeable must be borne. But none
of his elementary .rights niust be invaded.
However offensive to his sight or taste the
pig sty orlione boiling may be, it is damnurn
abnue injuria. lie is remedilei..s. He must
avoid l
-lookingi tint-way.
But whenever his right to the enjoyment
of good health, pure air and tvaterVandtwel
emption from unreasonable noises at unrea
sonable hours; is interrupted, then the law
will bear and heed the complaint. • •
While mills and manufiictories are legal
and-necessary, it is neither legal nertneeessa
ry that they be so located as to interfere with
the rights of others in the enjoyment of their
possessions. • -
When, therefore, they create noises that
prevent sleep, or taint the atmosphere with
vapors prejudicial to health or nauseous to
the smell, or till it with a smudge that de
preciates its use for every purpose, they
taench owthe rights of those affected there
by.
Just here is where the line omit be drawn.
At this point they become nuisances. The
difficulty exlsts•in the loCation of this line:
When once ascertained, no lawyer doubts as
to the rights and remedies of the parties.
Both private and public interests may suffer:
Saoh are the necessities of our social OrgalliZa•
don. The rights of private property must be
protected, This principle lies at the founda
tion of our civil institutions.
As to what constitutes a private nuisance,
we hare, perhaps, as good a definitioa as else
where, in Adams Equity, page 210:
." A private nuisance is an act done, unac
eompanied by. an act of trespass, which caus
es a substantial prejudice to• the heredita
meats, corporeal or incoirreal, of another,",
for remedy of which, as is stated in the next
page, ". there is a jurisdiction in equity to en
join, if the factof Ix: admitted •or
established, whenever the nature of the inju-
ry,is such that it cannot be adequately com
pensated by damagr or will:occaSion a con
stantly reclining grievance."
Ire Catlin vs Valentie, 9, page 575, Chan
cellor Walworth says. " To constitute'a nui
sance it is not neces.44 that the milting
trade or business should endanger the health
of the 'neighborhood. It is sufficient ifit pro
duces that Which Is offensive to ;the seines
and which renders the' enjoyment of life or'
property uncomfortable?' 'Bee also Brady vs.
-Weeks, 9 Barboursiteli. 157, for a re-iteration
of Alie same sentiment.
Theo: rulings in hoe rerba have been adopt
ed as the law of the and are made the
foundation for relief in equity by injunction.
2 Parsons 100, Smith _ vs. Cummings, Legal
Intel; Vol:-.241, , Nii:411.) B lin SW; Denali vs.
&k 1 -oth, in which case Justice Thompson
remark's, "A Chancellor does not wait till
noisome trudesvhd untrhoTesmigs kill
somebody before he
. proceeds to restrain."
"The hati-or Itealtriuttl4o, , thercujnyment
of qniet and repose and the comforts of home
cannot lie tentotAl'or-tomOettkited in mon
ey," and aredherefore,propersubjects . for pro
tection by-lnittlldtititi:-t - ' --r
This'ruling is quoted and adopted by the
liuthor frartmq ottltijr.mtthms,- page 2
Other rctedeln decisions in several of the
States hgveadopted the-rule,. that to create a
nuisance it is not necessary the smells fro
dOecti should be unwholesome, but only that
.they render,the-eninyment ofs,„tbe , plaintiff's
'Property uncomfortable and unpleasant by
nicking the atmosphere nauseous and offen-
It only remains In this case to see whether
the evidence brings the defendants within the
pro'hibitorfoperatbM of the *rules given 'us
forOUrignidante. • ' . - •
• All the principal faCts alle - ged in complain
ants', bill„ as to the f ownership, occupancy
and relative position of both.partieS, and the
'use of bituminous coal for fnel In the flouring
mill by the defendants, is adinitted In their
.answer or by eirldetice,and that at certain peri
ods the volume :of _smite and soot emitted
from their stnoke stack overshadows and
.settles down upon-the premises of the plain
tiffs: . :..• :
Whether this occurs to such eztent as to
constitute a mdsance' 'according M -the -defi
nitions igiren must be ,determined from the
- "One vvitutissi ow aspen of the complain
msts-teatifict that ` 4 there were times quite fin
quent during the_ past spring,- surnmer and
fall when smoke h. the smoke stack °U be,
mill settled" down. ign)rk the. neighboring
.hanks; pradneing agieat-deal _ of fifth and a
very dieagrefeable 0d0r ,, . ad that we wer e .
obhgod to shut oaf . hptiais and could
- not use
- !.! The bdor iiiiduCed'a disagreeable actiak
Lion. and a sieltness,'lnanses, and is tendency
tortheleadache*And shortness of breath:
'" Several ilinekebYthealanigont to dry hid'
telseWasked Over agnin,ltbd *hen the van;
dens were open for ailing, the entered
the bot~toiled boa,s,.papeivrldrnitinti
beds, beddinri timers, - thine** und
'whatever else Was- tO IV bow-to , be'
ansadience to eVert Immbefht
my - ily.: , _ lhave Inumently: Seen dew dust
ndamoke. settle down : ttn:.! 1 3 3=ggsfa
honses r and lc for
half a y e V:iMe; , -dirkening ' the
Verdi t ' an houses, inside. and eel,
wherever there were - spaectlir eatei, in-
Eunuch Hirai dnkillifnars anion: flask'
mentlil av y{ia. Ofikdagnilialylntlic'whato
heigtmern - ---vnititikatlitserisntelneowitem
knee
on 141441K1114Mi11 - .. IND boy.
maim 4 1 .0 - ProPeW.f.--1- i ...'. l. c" -;l4... — "t'r ,
-" I Wer#eStlAittfie.k.:4:4ldiusuisaii
inside of the )faypee, e same as in my
ovpso w i rd yial Tar in eiceissof-it-itliihrthe house,
and „and lot with 1 0) : :odoi!Agusekeb :
tin - * 5 otud . 41 ; 4 1...414.:--..-- .L.--:- ~
2)
" Vretailing lifficui d..theinniink
are Oni theirpt,sad - iiiirAh-inist and am
those t bring — the &Doha uni) /bad. upon
and ' the fie saes of.the ermajahumbir
Asintber `Mtn - w ins . • ... }.r.
trOitYlq" Thlrld" litilea snow' .14; , •
latter part of . . .. . erthireirldi grim .- - re
gunnti
of smoke,
taebdl i n o r ol, uidltiffblfiinnigr,
gas,-W lch4
-wind andmen *
lhozitobesipy
ing Our mattes ort i ng our clothes. s
wl*:..lhe Case rept* y during the t tonet
- when the wink viant in a westerly or north:,
Viitothrly directitni*hich during the stun
aro, our prevailing rind& The quahtity
sn to tac p and soot wasitogreat we were 'bilged
oui-ii4ndowirefosed to keep it nut - of
the house.
"The complainants are subject to the same
inconveniences tut myself. I think the smoke
-stack of slot mill Is from lave to eight feet
•alsivelhe'slll. of Mr. Galbraith's upper win-
Still
- another witness._ a, i Mear - neighbor , o
- thavomplainants, says,-• When the westerly
winds prevailed, the auto* front the stack
would at times completely envelope our prem-
Ws so as -to materially ittterlWe with our
breathing. The house would be thick and
litalvy witiOntsaank9, ITlnpoloacc: Wu*. 4
with tt limo viutinlitierr tof anti nal Wile
windows or doors were open, it covered doors,
chairs, beds, pictures, plates andieverythlng.
[
exposed. Frequently I found It Impossible
_to, go into my garden when the leaves were
damp, without getting blnekened upon my
clothes, hands and person front thesoot upon
the vegetation.'.. My opinion is that no man
1 would,ghtd.twrotiptifor mil propetitAtlft
"Galbraith's with that annoyance as without it
—think it would reduce the value of the
property from 25 to 33 per "cent" I think-it
occasionally produced headache in myself."
•ltiLtiesthessity is strOnglretirrohoratEditt.
general and in (retail by a member ef,Mr.
Galbraith's family, who states, "The smoke
came in such qttantilles 6.3:toicooloqt its to
.close the windows and doors, to give us a
cough, and event() strangle the children in
the yard. The sOot would collect on our
plates at dinner, blacken the furniture, pre
vent our hanging oat our washed clothes,
would so settle on antlidacken'the grass in
the yard that we could. not walk on It or the
children play on it withoutgetting blackened
by it."
This, with some other corroborating testi
mony and omitting much of the details, is. a
brief of the 'evidence offered to sustain the
complainant's bill. It comes from witnesses
known to the Court and community , as per
sons of high standing, superior intelligence,
with the best opportunities of' knowing the
facts about which they testify, and beyond all
suspicion of untruthfulness or want of can
dor. ' - •
The evidence on the part of the respond
ents tends to disprove the frequency of the
nuisance complained of, aralof the. preva
lence of westerly and north-westerly winds ;
that improvements -had been made calculated
to diminish the volume pt smoke emitted
from the mill chimney, the value of the mill
to themselves and, the community, the length
of time it had been tolerated without com
plaint, and the airsence -of-any riepreciating
effect it had upon the value of the surround
ing property., The personal annoyance in
flicted by the Smoke upon the complainants,'
when it by
envelope them, is not contro
verted or disproved.
Is its continuance consistent with their.
.ristit to eujoythe-common. blessing of pure
air to breathe and live in? Does Its existence
airing admitted periods interfere with.their
enjoyment- a upa o n
of
g. cy of their i h ti (tu. " se; a ih n ( l l l ir pr eci em ln i f se ort s ;
It can hardly be claimed that -the evidence
leaves any room for doubt or speculation on
that subject, , - , .
The peculiar situation of the mill, its lees
cation on low ground, its low chimney, its
north-westerly direction and close proximity
to the. residence; of the complainants, are
the circumstances that render it so peculiarly
obnoxious. .
Some discOmforts must. be endured as com
pensation for"the conveniences *Ot city life.
No public interest deserves protection and
encouragement more thatfmanufacturing in
dustry. I yield to none in my friendship for
productive labor or in contempt for the snob
ery that undervalues it. When the world gets
too populous to-accomintxrate all it willbe
time enough to consider the question of pref
erence; At present the law awards to all
hequally their rights of person and property.
Yielding to this rule of equal rights I cannot
find authority in law for saying a thing which
fills the atmosphere that others have a right to
live in with•smoke and offenkiviodors, stifles
the breath. produres nausea and headache,
drives children from their playgrounds and
men from their gardens, prevents the drying
of clothes and the ventilation lof houses,
darkens the sunlight and converts pleasant
residences into prison houses in ddgdays, and
defiles carpets, curtains and dinner plates
with deposits of soot and dirt, is not a nui
sance, even though such results are but oc
casionaL •
The respondents have shown a commend
able disposition in their efforts to diminish
the evil. But little further sacrifice on their
partwill be necessary to remove it altozetli
er, or bring it within the rule of de minims
non enrol Lt.r. is not for us to prescribe
how it shall be done, whether by a change of
feel, the elevation of the chimney stack, the
application of machinery to condense the
smoke or by removal of the mill to a differ
ent locality.
. Our duty is perfenntxl by protecting the
complainants front annoyance and discomfort
in the enjoyment of their homesteads, when
the remedy-invoked is clearly within the pre
ventive jurisdiction of the Court.
For the reasons given, the bill of complain
ants is sustained and an injunction is award
cdforbidding the respondents, their agents,
seri , ants" and employees using bituminous
fuel in the throne of the engine' in the mill
referred to, when the wind is blowing from a
West or north-westerly direction, or so as to
carry thnsinolie and soot emitted from their
chimney over and upon the premises occu
pied by.the complainants, until such altera
tions are made us in the judgment of the
Court will render its use innoxions, and, de
fendants Day the casts.
Let a decree be Jrawn and filed" accord-
Ingly; Per Cuitium.
Demociattc•Vo:Cini*entiinr.:;
. The Democraticsvotersof Erie county; and
all qthers who believe that the war was
waged to maintain, alto Union and not for
its destructiimT who are opposed to the un•
constitutional and tyrannical measures of the
faction in
. powerfor preserving its • partizan
predominance ; who regard with just
the spirit ortrigytful extravagance andopt
rligeous corruption which has prevailed in
the administration of the Goverainent during
the last six rears; and-who desire a speedy
settlement cif our civil difficulties , - on A basis
of justice, fraternity and. true Republican
equality, bringing with it a return of Nation
al harmony, business prosperity and individ
ual, happiness ;—are requested to meet 'at
their accustomed places for holding primary
elections, on tialitrda/hEerniber 14 1 / 1 , 18 6 7,
and choose the number -o persons to which
'they are respectively entitled, as delegates to
a• Convention to be held in the Court - House,
in the city of Erie, on MONDAY, SEPTEM
BER 16TH, 1887, at o'clock, 27, in., for the
selection of a county ticket to be Supporte,d
at the comb= electron -
The several Election
to the following numb
Erie, bit District 2
'Erie; 2d District 2
Erie, ld District • .2
Erie', 4th District 2
South Erie Borough s 2
East Mill Creek 8
We4t - Mill Creek . 31
Iflior Creek - 4
.North East Tp., 3
North East Borough 2
'Greenfield2
'Mango 3
Wattiburg I
Amity
Wayne ' • -3
Concord
Corry • • 41
Union Township, • 3'
Union Mills . ;121
By order of the Ca
B.
Districts are entitled
• of delegates :
'- • 3
Waterford Tp.
Waterford Borough 2
Greene
3
Sumakit -•
3,
MeEcan- :
131iddlelatro 1
'Washington 3
Edinboro 2
Franklin
Elk Creek
Conneaut - • 8
Albion 2
Springfield - 4
Township' 3
Giranillorough
Lockport 3
Fairview 3
tv Committee.
WHITMAN,
Mittman,
1.1; ••
w. W. LYLE. Seem
zorsineti4i6tr 7 -elnate '
• DB. scrEarams 311LEDICINEII.
' To coUR tOkstiltiTioN.',thil liege= time be
Votoostsolltst tlut hypo will tiosal. - _ To alsopssiWs
. WINO tireiluist t mach moo Ant to domed. sod
,•-; ass olosilso crewed *room% whoksome soot, astdoli s
toAte.s • eiedietsei4lll to &sista Issonin and
:plod ibealths blood made thee, buktd.lso 110 1 Me
iinsittation. MANDitAXE piLLB
dasotstllpsttrsachslbiioao GO Loomea socooito
lithsoo t sod, by Wog the-SOlWoed Valk hi cow
amstiois. thimpoSito forssPosst
". VOLIIIONIC 21111.13 P outrielsoi
2; - .P.! !ton, talkitithlia.l44b7 Osios iteSkto essediss.,
pin -imparigist Ins expeLlstl4bwa the ovum, sat
wholesome Mod =AK wilith u = 4 Wilei4h •
Aare
!` . Thigteintiaiift'take Maio Word;
' `10:111 almolser,Arno* at . t. our trooneutly
- tan Odds readttr, to their scum Tat tbe
UM thaw% stoma ek. Ii
does
lar.l**ssetsss - ,is,
•,bosi dry areneexism:ltifesiith otirtio
04 ow Riollittisuti&Wasity lila tat— .
rya SymelaeitioakereelieditYlisino **hi "
gay ray TWslsa. T66aalltbij lngal:ol to,
„ilitaidisierimins:. tto l- Pleicsl tokbis
Eziplitibiothrt us at aisampbrible,
tiorAisscr i Vitt; WA fr
'alba tilt as 114 ;
• • •
-= *post,4-6./.**tm,;-;,)
._ 3 1 E4 0.**04 - 0 1 2:44"04
Sen4nlFat Rain Col, 1 4tei, •Pr
- ftelS4L 41COMMEN
sift
E N . •
k
The g
Euti§orr.
!Willa removal to their
NEW & SPACIOUS STORE,
I
331410CarA4:.'
Are Una preparrl to /gen
1314,1 C ,4UtIPC)II3I..S
clixsi.raTuA.v.imat BEk*O.
The followhoz Is a pries lisf.Uat of atone -of the
Colo& itoW 'wiling at their state:
QM Yards Good Madder Prints;
ajU) • do . do
/PO do • do
BROWN - AND BLEACHED MUSLINS
4,000 Yards 4=l Brown
VW do 4-4 do
11,01X1 do 4-4 do heavy
3iOOR do Fine Brown 4-1
2,101 do do ....
Ijloo do do do 4"......_..........
SAO do hlmelied- 4-4
;OW do di, 14',
Ido do
do do '7 •
4,000 do . .
All Wool Delalue*Owao,
D9MESTIC FLANNEL DEPARTMENT
*et), White, Blue, Buff, &e. Opera Flannelm,
all colors.
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT
'A full Hnedf Misses' and fidhlren'a
Hose. "The gentlemen are also provided for In
this department,
DRESS G-0013iiii.
A fall line of all the variottastyles and makes
of Dresa (;Dods, and we endeavor to suit the
moat fastidiouitin this iine.•We shoal our goods
with great pleaaure without charge:
.► large line of Freneli and Domestic Ging
ham,' very cheap. Tweeds and Jenny, for boys'
wear cheaper than aro' other parties. Ciidl and
see them.
Hoop Skirts in all Styles aud Sizes•
YANKEE NOTIONS
A full lineof all kinds, much ac Thread, Pins,
.I..ileedles, Buttons, Trburnlno, An.
SPECIALITIES
Brown and Bleached Mnslins, Prints and Di—
laineg. We sell below the market. •
gfir Dott't torttet the place,
Corner of State and Eighth Streets,
'Kett door to Ilk Po,t Office, MIMI.
ELLSON, CHURCHILL & CO
OFFICE OF THE HOWE MACHINE COMPANY,}
099 Broadway, N. Y., July 17, 1N67.
C311F1C1A.7,.
PARIS EXPOSITION, 1867
Advises Just irceivett by matt, enable us to
announce positively that the only gold medal
for American sewing machines was awarded to
Elias Howe, Jr., as the manufacturerof the best
sewing nutchine that was exhibited. There were
eighty-two different machines In competition
for the prize, and Mr : Howe received the addi
tional award of the cross of the Legion of Hon
or, as manufacturer and inventor. The exact
wording of the award is minnow*:
HOWE 11.4.C1fINE. WHEEL Ell &WILSON.
.. .
Co-operateris Elias "Wheeler & Wilson,
Howe, Jr.,promoteur de pour la machine a boo.
to marldne a-coadre.—itontdere. Modalll e
31edallle ;War."
The official Hsi of those, Who 'Were 'Made
Knights of the Legion of Floncir, allpubllskedin
the Paris papers, reads thus: "Mons. 1.1.t.ts
Howl, Jr., fahricant de machines a•condre, ex
posant which, translated Into English, reads:
" Mr. Elias Howe. Jr.. maker of sewing Ma
chines, exhibiting."
- -Front this it will he seen that the medal
awarded to Wheeler & Wilson was for- a " But
tonhole Machine," and not for the Sewing Ma
chine.
Miss Sopha lones, Agent,
602 FRENCH STREET,
TIME, PA.
JyZ-3w, ,
PHILADELPHIA •& ERIE RAIL ROAD.
SUMMER TIME TABLE.
Thmugh and- Direct 'Bente betweeh
Baltimore, Harrbiburg, \Vilna nut
' port, and the
GREAT OIL REGION
DP PENNSYLVANIA.
ELEGANT 'Rumr,PING CARS'
• • Ai4 s j is Tramp. _
Os and a ft er MONDAY, JULY lst, 18E4 the
trains on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad
Win ran as follows :
WESTWARD.
Mall Tr:du - leavesla at 7:00 p.'m. and
arrives at Eric at teri p. in.
Eric Express leaves Plilladelphiont 12:00 m., and
arrives at Most 9:1.1 a. m.
Warren Accommodation leaves Warren of :b3D
p. Corry at 4:4., p. and arrives at Erie
tit r. p.•m.
• EASTW'AiIID.
Mail Train Leaves Eric at 10:25 and arrives
at Philadelphia at 7:lnst. m. - • .
Erie Express leavatErleat 5W p. ta4.-and ar—
rives at Philadelphia at I:90 p. m. .
Warren Accommodation leaves Erie at 7:50 a.
M., Corry at 9:30 a. In., and arrives at Warren
at 11:05a. tn. ".' •
]fall and Express, connect with all trains on
the Warren & Franklin Railway. Passengers
leaving Philadelphla at. 1:-' 4 03 tn., arrive, at mine
ton at &XI a. m., and OR City at 9:45 a.
Leaving Philadelphia at 740 arrive at
Oil City at t4.lp: ddtt 4 • i,
All trains on the Warretr&Franklitt Railway'
make close connections at Oil City with trnlns
for Franklin and Petroletint Centre.' .Rsnosor.
cagargirrunonati.
ALFRED L. =LED,
Gen') Superintendent.
JylBlll7-tt
ik7.
mscurnBioNa4 -
FOR. THE SUMMER' OF 1867.
• •
The Grand , Trunk Railway 'and' Royal Mull
Line of Mesmer", with their connection in the
EXCIYItSiON TICKETS
of wawa Fas t via. Lake Ontario or Grand
arnnk Railway and Its connections, (Wein
-the " Thousand Mind."" anddaylEthiM the " Ruldspi the
-Rt. LeWienee" Nar Boa
ton, Sam by Poxt hinA, Toronto. Mon k,
treal..
Aneter, A6uvidancs, ;import; -
WilltrmOtititans, LAKE 4=6E,
LAKE CKAMrLAIN, ¢.C., 4E. , -*
These wades, by the Lakes. the St. Lawrence,
thfoligh the Canalise, the Eastern and Middle
S
t r f a ertgeesoh, a
ra
Fmtlhgieon m
hia stplessanti traversing
eo g
Nov.apavAuff. bsr
*Muer. Rates little more then_
-',HALs-raz USUAL:FARE.
—M'inbl and birtti : lncindetAanWV. Utscatto
and MA:areal.
Sal For tickets or any Information concern
tug these routes, app&t iv
~ ,e3):2m. • WrighttiitirocrOPa;
„ .
NEW ..IWTOTE
Ai/d Tta Vaie Eitabbiltheni
k: GOOD AIAIMATirI'A
.IrikicK..a •
' - ioiat 'at litmro t
d, ica:••;,..11
IRM Banahaa-straiet, near the ROM° Road
Erie. Ai. loyist74f.
•
NEW
BOOS
„BINDERY
Blank Book Manufactory!
We would respectfallyenuouner Lottw flu Iu•
Alai WO nave opened a . •
11043111
an d am prepared to do work in any brunet, , t f
.the
,BLANK.BOOKS , .-
of tin kinds, rna 11111141 sifol ontvr. „"
ruled to nn}• watcria de In al.
NAGAMNIN AND OLD BOON.,
Uound-und repairrd hi the
Ileretens Nattozuzl Sank_, corne Ps.r -Sutte ,a u t
fith Streets,- am,
E. M. VOLE 4.
.
- -
KEYSTONE STOVE WORKS
10e
......... ..... --Mc
16e
Ise
TIBBALR, dc - HrrEliEA I),
, Mau rs tductlue of
sTOTES AM) HOLLOW WARE!
Havii tuna -and ex triad ve tuu•ort n t r.f Atm
ut Wbolrow le and Retail.
m a tint tolums Con! Cook Stove, with ur without
Itemervoir, for hard or soft god,
^ or wood. and Sc
L.loc
.20e
16 ands
......12 , ,4c
ISe
AFTER THAN THE STEWART STOVE ,
' We Woo Manufacture *Do -
WHITE SHEAF AND NEW' ERA,
km low oven Coal ('ook Stovei—with w0..1
Brut'--can Do toted Attlee for goof or coal.
We Mill tonnufneture this celehnited low ocrn
Stove for wrxmi—lrlth or without retikvolr.
A low Dien Stove for wood. 11 - 1114 le a new ht(nr
of beautiful fhtag2/, and now for sale—together
with a large assortment of Elevated Oven Cook
Parlor Cook, for wood or coal, and Parlor and
Office stov.-x, for wood or coal.
C. N. TIBBALtI. 1.161111tg. W. H. WIIITYII KA
Jarrb7-tf.
IDlSPA.'rett
AN!,
Blank Book Manufactory
10 East Park, Erie, Pa: •
•
We take pleasure In announcing to the public
Hutt we have teeming the services of
MR. J. A. ASHBY,
.
ti c rt c4) . t u n i p o le u t r e and thorough wortrznitn, to
take
Bindery and Blank Book Manufaelory
•
Mr. Asliby'lmuf for several years been CHISIgea
In Penfield's Blank Book EstablMt - nerd, In
Buffalo, and has no superior In the business.
tither valuable fumigants lutve been engaged, so
that work from this department
!WILL BE UNSCRPXEIkED!.'
ill all that pertains to good stbek,
wanting and superb
EAGLE FOUND RY,' Peach Street, above the BuffalO-Jtoad,
I I TIN 11.‘", 131ty.tv.1%;•-r
MANIMACTIattaS OF
PARLOR, COOK AND OFFICE STOVES,
TIN AND SHEET IKON WADE,
THE CELEBRATED CURTIS PLOW
And all kinds of Iron Castings.
Every Stove sold by us Is warranted to go
satisfaction. Kettles, Sleigh Shoes,
_Sad irons,
on hand and manufactured to order. Plow,
and Plow Points of superior make and duralan.
ty always on hand. A call and a fair trial of
our articles is all we ask.
tar-WM-If: HENRY. lIIIYANT A CO.
..„
WATERFORD ACADEMY ,
AND
. _
TEACHERS' SEMINARY. •
The Full Term of this venerable institution
will open TUESDAY, AUGUST :31, 186; under
the direction or
C." B. WATERS, Principal,
SABA A. GREEN, Preceptreas,
Astilhted by competent TeackeM.
A Teachers' Class will be formed, and all de
xtrous can have the benefit of the Teachers' In
stitute, to be held, at Waterford in October next.
We are determined to make the coming *erne a
prosperous one, For particulars address the
Principal.
I:I:I.:A.:if :14 A :,T,Y.14 A :W:11.; vi.l • 1
CROCKERY STORE.
ISAAC RCISENWEIG, SEN.,
Has opened a new storenf the above desi r ripl
tion,dtltls old stand,near the South West corner
of State street and the Park, where he invites
his old customers and the public generally
to glve hlm a call. Constantly on hand a gene
ral assort Meat of "
Crockery, Glass, China and Sifter Ware,
Reel RoOm Sets, Dinner and Tea Sets, Knives
Foetal, Tea Spoons, Looking Glasses, Lamps
Globes, Chimneys, he.
FANCY GOODS OF ALL KINDS!
Einbraelog some of the most beautlthl ever
brought toting market. Those who wish to buy
at a bargain wilt 11n4 it to their interest to
He guarantees to sell
any_other house In the eft)
JONES & LYTLE,
WARREN X... ROSS,
Would respectfully call the attention of the inib
lie to their large stock of
CLOTHING, CLOTHS,, HATS, CAPS,
And Gents' Forbiblng• Goods,
To which they are daily adding new alt me t ionF,
and which, combined with tho ezperlenca• of
Mr.. James Lytle,
Whoham been in the trade about thirty-Ih.
years, and
"THE (MEAT AMERICAN TAILOR,"
Who hax seen abont - twenty.five years of “serv
kV"- in this and Eastern cities, they lin will
prove sufficient Inducement to give then' n fair
share of public patronage.
C. W. 1.171.1 , •
. DANIEL .10gE.g.
BLANK BOOKS,
LEDGERS, JOURNALS, DAY : BOONS,
1867.
CASH BOOKS, RECORDS, DOCKETS,
In every style of Binding, and at the
VERY LOWEST PRICES!
Book, Magazine, Music,
Awl other Binding done in the beat style and
very ichealo. at
CM:WHEY M[►CBEARI'S,
‹:
.IPEIN GENSEQUKER & SON,
bz.ALlitti . is
Clothing mud
.oent's _Farnialting Goods!
contEn:OFikv.KwrEt BTREVA
F.XSIF.s PA*
Mary . Feranson, by her • In tbeCourt ofOnn
next mend. John Beat-. work Flaunt &teal.
tr, - - No. 81. Nov. Term,
va. 18.59. Divorce.
Harrison J. Femur;On.
VFW H. J. FEDIJUNON. defendant—Yon will
IVA take notice tout deposition will be tikerk
on part of libellant Wore it„ti. Hammond, IEA.
a Justice of the Peace for the county of Erie, st
bill omee In Shit DOcorigli of North East. pnd
ntry kforealtiCon the *J:lth Or Angnst. -
001nrnanidnit at lo O'clock, a. in., of sald
, when yorrinay_atterid and en:moo:online.
JAB. C. & P. F. NIAIISHALL,
Jy2s-3w Atty'wforPlulotiff.
EEO
BINDERY OVER
THE IRON GATE,
THE FOREST 01.1 i !
THE MENTOR,
ERIE, PA
WI STATE STREET
a) PER CENT. BELOW
ntyM7,'-ly
No. 10 East- Park Mace;
Sir e -G. U. Iceone,
ETC:.
ALSO,
No. 11 worth Park Row