The exit (011,titrer: THURSDAY, JANUARY P. ,ISGS THE _Democratic State Central Committee met at Harrisburg on Tuesday evening, and decided to call the next State Convention at that city on the 4tli of March. Previous to the war, this day was altrays selected as the one for our - annual State Conventions, and sbmc of the old Democrats regard its aban donment as_in some way connected with tam late misfortunes. We hope the return to it may be attended with as cheerful results as they contemplate. The Convention will se lect nominee for Surveyor General (the on ly State office to be tilled this year) and four delegates at large and two for each Congres sional district, to represent Pennsylvania in the National Democratic Convention. J. 31. CIXiPEE, Esq., of the Chambersbing Valley Spirit, a Democratic editor of twenty years standing, an able writer and an•honest man, is mentioned as the next Democratic nominee for Surieyok Gera]. We have known Mr. Cooper for malty years, and a bett'a candidate for the position could not be cliosen. Hon. M. Boyle, of Fayette county, is also spoken of, He served with distinguished ability two years ill the Legis lature, and was President of the last Demo cratic State Convention. Although, still a young Man, Mr. Boyle has risen to a high place in public esteem, and has a. career of much • premise before him. With either Cooper or Boyle the party would have a nominee'worthy of its most zealous support. 17= The 'Legislature of Pennsylvania assem bled at Harrisburg on Tuesday, - in accord ance with the - inovisions of the Constitution: The Senate consists of 19 Radicals and 14 Democrats; the House of 54 Radicals and 46 Democrats: In the Senate an organization was promptly effected by the election of Jas. L. Graham, of Allegheny county, as Speaker, The Democrats supported MU,. Wm. A. %Wallace, of Clearfield. F. 11. Braggins, of the Greenville Argils, was chosen one of the Assistant Clerks, and W. A. Rupert, of the Conneautville Record, Sergeant-at-Aims. In the House, an 'unexpected hitch occur red, which promises to throw Radicalism in to convulsions for some time to come. The Radical nominee for Speaker, is Elisha W. Davis, formerly of Venango county-, but now of Philadelphia. Niue Radicals, seeing that his nomination was a foregone conclusion, refused to enter the caucus, charging that Davis is thesight hand man of the Pennsyl vania R. R. Co., and an enemy to a free-rail -road law. flu the ballot being taken in the, House, Richmond 2L. &met:, of Berks, the Democratic nominee, received 46 votes; Mr. Davis 45; and the nine dissatisfied Radicals voted for MesSei. MeCamant and Ewing.— The, bolters threaten to hold - out until the par ty select another candidate, and if they per severe in thetr declaration, it - may be some weeks until the House is organized. The following are the plucky gentlemen referred to: Armstrong. of Lancaster; Espy; of Craw ford ; MeCamant, of Blair; Richards, of Ful ton; Robinson, of Mercer; Wharton, of Huntingdon,: and Eckert, Riddle an Smith, - Iff Allegheny. GovEßNows MESSAGE. , 'Contrary to custom, Coy. Geary did not wait for the organization of both Houses he re-we sending in his annual Mess . a,ge, but furn ished it to the Senate, which is - in complete •working order, 'While the llousestill remains at a "dead-lock," in consequence of the ac tion of the immoital nine Radical bolters. As a literary document, it will hardly take a place by the side of Livingston's or Marcy's _State papers ; but as a statement of Common wealth affairs it is rather a readable and val uable production. - The Governor details in a unambitious way the condition of va rious thattent of public interest, suggests a number of imilortant rMierni measures. and closes with - the usual stereotyped essay on Federal politics, w'h'ich somehow State Exee-. utives never learMthat the people care very little for their opinions upon. In Ztraight .• .forwardness of manner the Message is a laud . able improvement on those of Gov. Curtin, who never gave a - suggestiou when there was likely to be a difference of opinion about it, and some of the Governors_ dews meet with our hearty approbation. The finances of the State arc represented to be in a healthy eon - (Mimi, over four and a-half milliong of dol lars lying idle itithe Treasure. Our edura . tional iultitutions and public enterprises are stated totlec in a high condition of prosperity, the ere(iit of the Commonwealth is better - than eve. before, appropriate measures have been taken to do honor to the memories of the dead in the war, hasty legislation is de nounced, a general railroad law advocated, a reform in our prison svitem suggested, and many other subjects of interest touched upon at more or less length. Aside from its polit ical doctrines, we do not see much that is oh,- jectionable, and if the Governor acts as hon estly as he writes plausibly, we shall have slight occasion to criticise the way in which he performs the functions of his Five. - TnE monthly statement of the • Federal Treasury shows that the outgoes for Decem ber were, in round numbers, as follows: Interest on Debt $8,300,000 Army $12,953,000 Civil and Mieers 4,761,000 Navy 3,620,000 Interior; Pensions, Indiana 985,000 Total $30,031,000 This is at the rate of $30,000,000 per an num, or very nearly $1,000,000 per day. A large part of it consists of Interest on Debt and Pensions which cannot be reduced— which is morally certain to be increased—so that redactions and retrenchments are posai : . Bible only on the remaining items—say on' $240,000,000 per annum'. The general ex pectation is that the total annual imtgoes may and will be reduced to $300,000,000 per annum, including Pensions and Public Debt; which involves a cutting down of $60,000,000, or fully I:cc/ay-lire per cent., on the Current e - spenditure capable of reduction. We have little hopes, however, that even this corn - paratively small 911121 will be saved, until a change is made in the political majority of Congress. THERE, .4re certain shames and seandals that obstinately refuse to he smothered un der anheircnmstances, or for any considera tion, even such a pecuniary " consideration" as Is Saiii to have been tendered by some of the Loyal Leagnersi)f Nev.-York. The )430,- 15t0 wardrobe of the widow of the. '• late la mented. I .3lart h to be offered for sale in Providence. Rhode Island, and it is an nounced in the papers of that City that the entire lot (which o)nc journal hopes is not a duplicate lot of the secoml-hand clothing .shown inc New York) will' be on exhibition . previous to the sal)• " for the mod^rnie consideration of twenty-five 'vent," for ticket of admix-ion the entire proceeds of the thou- to 2,0 to Mrs. " Clarke." It was generally thought that, in this transaethn ) , Ifottom was touched In New York : but the lower depill ha• a deeper still. • Tribune...ill have its fun lwer the Grant inn we : though nearly ail its party papers scold it for 4Odoin2s. The following is its latest effort .to leirlesoue tln. impertur bable General : " occasion& correspondent writes us fro Washington the following dialogue, which we print a% a good joke, without at Ldt vouching for its authenticity: '• Inquiring ItcpUblican ito General Grant, --Well, General, what do yon think will be theleffeet of Negro Stiffra7,e, fairly carried out? - Geneva Grant—Have you ‘etiri Marshal Brown's pup: ? They are the 'finest in the I ►istriet' [" Exit -inquirer, quite satisfied with the pertinence of the answer, and leaving the General smoking."] DEPRE : SIYORICIOTI.TB OP THIS "LLD.. VITAL POLICY. We have frequently adverted to the fact that in nearly every department of American industry we have beconie unable to compete with foreign nations in markets abroad, ex cept in one or two articles, like petroleum and sewing machines. Even the home mar ket for our own products is seriously inter fered with by those countries, who, with the advantages of - cheaper capital, also possess the benefit of untaxed raw materials. Mr. Wells, special Commissioner of Reve nue, says in his last report that the " foreign commerce of the United States is being, as it were, swept from the ocean, and it is report ed to the Commissioner by experienced ship owners of New York that no voyage of an Americanlyessel seat' be planned from the United States to any foreign port, with the reasonable expectation of profit. 7 The offi cial returns show that the amount of Ameri can registered tonnage engaged in foreign trade decreased ,in five years over fifty per cent. In 1853 the tonnage of the United States was about 15 per cent. in excess of that of Great Britain, while at the present time it is estimated to be 33 per cent. less. Our coast zwise and inland commerce hits also greatly decreased. Of the one hundred and ninety-. one American vessels ,engaged in the Brazil ian or South American trade in 1861 and '62, but thirty are reported- as remaining, while the number of foreign vessels engaged in the same trade has, in the same time, increased nearly three-fold. Instead of building ships, as formerly, this branch of business has been transferred from the Atlantic coast of the United States to the British provinces. Ships ,costing a hundred dollars a ton to build and equip for the sea at New York, east but forty dollars a ton in gold to build and equip in the British provinces. As to manufactures, even in Massachu setts, it can be shown that they are tailing, or fallen; under the miserable system of Radical legislation. As to this we find the following statement in -a New York paper : "Facto ries, which cost originally half a million of money, and would have brought a million when busily- engaged in producing hlankets for the use of the soldiers in the field, from the coarse wool supplied abundantly-by Can ada, are now being knocked down under the auctioneer's Inannur for little more than a hundred thousand' dollars ; while in wool growing Vermont,, the farmer who sold his finer grades for hey - Only -five cents per pound in 1865, is now with difficulty disposing of . the same qualities for twenty-five and thirty. cents per pound. And this is no fancy sketch, for the writer of this article has, within a week, been shown the actual BostOn 'account of sales' at twenty-eight cents, when wool, clipped front the .8111 P flocks in 1865, realized sevc•ntv4no cents at the grower's very door." While such k the condition of the leading interests of the nation, what is Congress do ing to afford relief to bustne,i men? Are they curtailing expenses, reducing taxes, di minishing office-holders? Is the army being contracted? Are the thousands of idle ue• groes, ntiw fed and clothed at the expense of the white laboring men of the North, forced to earn their own living, and at the same time support their families? Are leading Radicals earnestly engaged in perfecting a system of internal taxation which will bear with lighter hand upon all the industrial interests of the country ? Are laws proposed by the opera tion, of which the ten States now about passing limier the rule of negroes, wilLbe rescued from that degradation,' and once more placed in a condition to add to the li•~ahh of the nation? In a word, isCongress legislating for the country, and those interests which are imperiled, or is it bending all its energies to hold possession of political power at the coming Presidential election? THE RADICAL grAsneny. What do the,Radicals propose to do? If in their madness they continue to cling to the • policy of Steven=, Wade, Sumner, Boutwell, and the more " advanced" of. their party, they are as ,sac to sink under a burden of infinity as the sun is sure to rise and set. If they abandon their leadeis, and attempt to crawfish out of the difficulties in which their superlative follies pave involved them, by pretending tu- have become conservative, they virtually abandon everything that has hith erto held them together and lose all that re mains of their former vitality. With them, - " to be, or not to he," is the only question. Which horn of the dilemma they will lay hold of no mortal can at present predict. It is amusing_jo witness the attempt of the friends of Salmon P. Chase to make it out that he has all along been distinguished for his.conservatism, when it is known all over the world that a more intense and unsentpu lons Radical does not exist on earth. And it is an amusing concession on the Part of thC ultraists, to take Grant as their candidate for the Presidency, when the wisest among theM have no knowledge of his political principles. This only proves that their game of fraud and deception is so far played out, that they are ready itnd Willing, to assume some new disguise, and take some new name. 'What their next dodge will be, time _alone can re veal. •" REPUDIATION," The Republican papers are abusing the Democrats of Ohio for proposing to pay off the funded debt of the ttountry in h.gal ten ders. This is called " repudiation," the " sac rifice of the National credit," and other hard names; but it is not half :is had, if had at all, as the measures that the Radicals have al ready indorsed and forced upon the country. Who made legal tenders good payment for debts incurred in gold and silver, thus legal-. izing the repudiation of private contracts? Who compelled the creditor to accept a de preciated currency for his demand, giving him oftentimes only fifty cents on the dollar? If the Americailjpeople are to sutler the name of repudiators„ the stigma has already at tached. The public debt wiLi incurred in greenbacks t why should it not be paid in greenbacks'' It was contracted when gold was two hundred and eighty ; objection Can hardly lw made to its payment now that gold is one hundred and forty. If the Radicals can point to any law guaranteeing the pay ment of the public debt in gold, they need not hunt so fa: as they do at present for their arguments. If there is no such law there is no such obligation ; expressed or implied to repay other money than that loaned. But in any event, a simple way of avoiding all musuion is to buy up the bonds in open mar ket. WHAT THE AE,Ort./4. - ARE TAXED In addition t( township, municipal, coun ty and State Nation, the people are taxed— 1. For ilatiOnal purposes,indirectly through high protective tariff, and directly through lieea r, income 'taxes, Sc. They are taxed to ft et! all the worthless, lag-about! negroes iu the South who are -too lazy to Work. -- 3. They are taxed to pay the interest on the bondholder's exempted bonds. They not only 'lay their own part but the govenunent makes them pay the lendholder's tax' a. 'rhey are tared to keep up a large ettanti in arnsv in the South, ru that the people Toren there can have the glorious privilege a wing under a military Government. 5. They arc taxed to give employment to a horde of Radicals in the shape of Bureau agent., &r., more .ervires are 01 no good If the people are anxious to continue this glorious privilege of taxation, let them con: time the Radical party in power. RED - . ROBERT BRECRISMIDOE, Radical, has addressed a letter to President Johnson, asking apart on for General John. C. Breek inridgc, late Vice-President, who is now in Paris insert- reduced circumstances. GENII on Tun it.- T. •rinoviii. ABOCT POematuvr—namaronv OF TIM RAD ICAL LEADM. • . "The trouble With the Tribune:ls, that 'it alWaya manages to be at variance with the wishes of the leaders of the Republican par ty." An eminent Republidan makes .this criticism upon the article we saw proper to write in reference, to the removal of General Pope. We make 11-113 xePIS —The only thing we have ever known to achieve popularity and constantly retain it, is The Weathercock. There is as much peril in inconsistency as consistency. When a man speaks of "the leaders" of a party, he is generally found to mean himself. Who are the "leaders" of the party ? Let us go to Con gress. Mr. Bingham is a leader.. Suppose We follow him. Here we are high and dry, stamping our fbet at Impeachment, and de nouncing it as a crime. Mr. Stevens Is a leader, and yet we find him demandifig_lrn peachment and Confiscation. What leader shall we follow ? We may go East, or West, but we =Mot go both ways at once. Mr. Sherman is a "leader" on financial questions. We find ourselves insisting that the bonds shall be paid in gold, and happy we- are that it is sp. But look ! Yonder is the orithimme of Butler! He demands the payment of bonds in currency. Gen. Butler is - a leader also—but which banner is the right one? We enter the Senate and greet those two worthy Republicans, Grimes and Cameron. "Good friends,, we come to you for counsel ! You are leaders of the Republican party. We were once independent, but, seeing our er ror, we uesire to -follow you and be vise. What shall we do on the tariff question?" "Accept protection," says Cameron. "De mand free trade," shouts Grimes. We can not do both, and here we ate, all is a heap, and a.s far'from knowing our duty us before. UORACE onowk FUNNY ON TOE ORANT ger.s- EMI - Well, now say the "leaders," we must have Gen. Grant. On this point there is a great ado. "Grant"—"Grant"—"Grant," they shout, and toss their' cups in the air.- We have sev eral respectable members of the wagon-load of rich man-which Mr. Weed once drove to Philadelphia, together with ntanv factors and jobbers, wholsale, retail, and on commission, and numerous soldiers, and about ten thou sand candidates for the vice Presidency, abo Montgomery Blair and Daniel E. Sickles. They insist that Grant shall be made the im mediate and unopposed candidate of 'the Re publican party. We venture to ask the rea son. Here we stand 'i-ith hat in hand, ready to shout, and only too happy to, find some thing to shout over. What is the reason of the httrrah business? "Well," says one, "Grant is a soldier." 'Good," we reply; "three cheers for Grant, The Soldier, the great soldier of tht war." And so we go on cheering for Sheridan and Sickles. ana Pope :met _Meade. Sherman and Thomas, and for the whole Army Register,, so great is our en thusiasm. But we cannot make the whole Army Register Presidents, and on that list one titan is as: good as another. Thus the "soldier" reason falls. If our candidate is to have only so fruity stars 'and buttons, let us drop twenty names in a hat and draw. We want a statesman ; we desire 'Chief Justice. Chase. The party contains no purer, no worthier, no more gifted man. In what re spect does Gen: Grant surpass Mr. Chase? "Is he a better Republican'" "Yes," cries Gen. Sickles. "No," says Mr. Blair. Re publieanism -is easily proved. ,We turn from Gen. Sickles and Mr. Blair, and ask Gen, Grant. 'No reply. 'lf we want to talk about horses or tobacco, we may fund him the most voluble of ,men. 'Not one word upon the nuestion that racks the heart of the country ! "Take me if you will, as Ulysses S. Grant,. General, and when I am President I shall do as I please." Perhaps we must . take hum, but we do not feel like cheering over it ; cer tainly not so long as great statesmen remain in our ranks, "Give us Grant, because we can elect him." Again that cowardly argu ment, Friends, br there nothing in thisgreat, party but office-hunger? Ls the chief end of man the post office and revenue service?' Are we willing to follow a doubtful leader into an uncertain battle for unknown princi ples? ANDY Tilt: WIN:II:tit; 11.0:1) The game goes on—the President winning 'all the time. Nor do we fail to. see that the: power which strengthens hint is that of Gen. Grant. There is no use of concealing or avoiding this filet. 'Gen. Grant is an instru ment of Mr: Johnson's.will. We believe he is so unwillingly: but the country does not consider that. The people only see their General in the War Office. All the moral influence that clusters around the illustrious name of Grant is an element of power to Mr. Johnson. JOB'S PATIENCE AT A DISCOUNT We'have a considerable number of Repub licans who would have tried the patience of Job. If the current is all running our,way, they excuse themselves from doing anything, because (they lay) it is not necessary to work —all is righl. anyhow. -If the current sets apinst us, they will do nothing, because (they say) it IS iao use—work will not avail— we must be b4tcn anyhow. “ WE LOVE TIRE SOLDIERS.” As often a.s the public have heard the above from " loyal" lips, Radial loyalist, never have an opportunity. to insult a soldier, if op- . posed to Hala l ' in polities, but they embrace it. , General,Ot ant in hi, official report of one of "the battles between the Wilderness and Richmond, in describing: one of those splen did_ charge: that characterized that cam paign—a clthrge that would have done honor l in Murat—said "Hancock nits superb." A few days ago, when Preldent Johnson sug :gested, in a neat message, that Congress should pay a tribute to this superb Ueneral who:e gallantry has been shown on more bitttletields than any other officer of the war, ihe proposition was received by out "loyal" Radical Congress with• a shout of derisive laughter." The proposition was renewed on Tuesday; and again voted down in the House, - while a similar 'one endorsing Sheridan was udopted. After this, let us hear no more of Radical " love for the soldiers." :They only those - of tbeirpolitical creed, and all others, let their gallantry have been what it Imay, they despise as touch as they 411 the rebels -themselves. t WrrEyEvEn the•lecretary , of the Treasury t can find a debt beating no interest, or one (framing interest in greenbacks only, he hur ries to give in exchange for it 5-20 or 10-40 rhonds hearing - gold 'interest. and 1111.9 1 Cooke and all his subordinates in hot pursuit and pays him a liberal per cent. for all such transactions. During November he increas ed the goldintereat bonds by this process to 1 the enormous amount of tE87,109,150. Jay Cooke's profit in this transaction, if he di -1 vided with McCulloch, would amount to a handsome fortune for each. The difference 1 in value between the gohrinterest and green- E back interest bonds nu this amount, at cur -1 rent premium on gold, would be about $25,- 1 000,000 as the loss to the.peciple of the United States, and as a clear profit to those who got the bonds. 'HE St. Louis Republican quotes the fizil lowing table of voters registered under the Reconstruction act in all the t.ltates lately in revolt. Arkansas excepted, (wherein It is known that there is a very considerable ma jority of whites on the registry): white& 11104. Mtql. Alabama 74,450 90,350 164,800 Florida 11,100 15,351 26,457 Georgia 11.5,214 113,450 188,672 Louisiana 44,732 82,1167 -197,639 3118sissip1,i, 48,926 88,9:5 - 137,851 North Cam Una 103,000 7rA57 174,717 South Carolina. 45,751 '79,585 125,339 Texas - 56,666 47,430 104,096 Virginia 116,000 104,000 210,000 -tow/mite Mis,,RIS 41731189 1.269.571 vnAltic ACKNOWLXDGE3iErp. That the whole object of'Reconstruetlon by.negro-suffrage and white- disfranchise. went has been end is to prolong theßginb bean party's ascendancy we have-''often asserted. Months ago their journals used to deny the charge indignantly. They told us that their reconstruction measures were the best they could devise for the good of the Sountry.. .They scorned the aspersion that a mere partisan purpose to prOlong their party ascendancy was the sole and only aim of all their measures. We have to thank the New York Times for opening the new year with a plain confession of the truth of the matter. Says that paper: "The Radicals in the Republican party in tend that these Southern States shall be re-ad _ mined to the Union in time to he represented in the Republican National Convention, pro vided the suffrage laws they adopt are such as to give assurance that their votes will be 'on the right side.' "Throagh the agency of the Congressional Committee, the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau and the secret machinery of the Loi - al Lea g ues, it is believed the votes of every, one of them can be secured for Judge Chase; and When this is made 'reasonably certain, they will be admitted to the Union whatever in other respects may be the character of the Constitution they adopt. - `"The grand aim and object of those who have controlled the action of the Republican .party since the war was closed, has been to 'secure to themselves the Presidency." EDITORIAL BREVITIES. Tun Maryland Legislature does not con tain a single Radical in either branch. Hap py Maryland ! TETE defeat of impeachment is what the London Times calls "a startling instance of the power of public opinion on• a legi.lative body." Tun Tennessee Legislature has voted to "abolish all distinctions of color." The goes tion now is, whether The blacks are to be bleached or the whites painted. Iz is stated that at a recent dinner party given by Ben Butler, the spoons were all of a different pattern, and not one of them with the present owners name on. A !ikon') by the name' of Pharaoh Glass voted the Radical ticket in Caswell county, N. C., and afterwards it ma preyed upon his mind as a Wrong act, that he drowned him self. HORACE GREELEY lectured in Reading a few weeks ago, and while there was the guest of Hon. Hiester Clymer; Democratic candidate for Governor in 1860. What will the "loyal" think of him now? • TIM Chicago Evening Post is responsible for the followini: "It is becoming customa ry to designate Thad. , Stevens as a "great entnmanor," e- comparison with Pitt in this respect.' Pitt was, Intleett; a "Great Commoner i" and we presume nobody will dispute that Stevens is a great deal cow mini). than Pitt,'' IT is some consolation to know that we are not alone in our misfortunes. From the Old World conies the same complaint of commercial stagflation, ltnd from many of the English and Continental towns,-no less than from our hrethren , .if the South, arises the cry of the starving.' THE Radicals in Congress are- in trepida; tion over the wail of suffering and sorrow from the South, and the commercial and financial distresses front the' North, which all absolutely originate in their party policy, and have 'recoiled tearfully upon them. Ben. Wade remarked a few days ago to a friend in language emphatic but not classic, "every thing has gone to heir -- ; TUE almost Unanimous nomination of Chief-Justice Chase 'for the Presidency by the Radical delegates of the Georgia Conven tion, says the Columbus (Ga.) . Enquirer, is significant of the course Of their whole pariy in the South. ir the Southern States are permitted to participate in the Republican National Convention at Chicago, they will vote in a body for Chase, and secure his nomination if he has any support front the North. . • A correspondent , of the Cincinnati Euqui; rer writes: "Any one who has a capital .0 in his name cannot be President of the Uni ted States. See the numbcr of great- slates; men who have been beaten as candidates: George Clinton, Charles C. PickneY, DeWitt Clinton, William H. Crawford, Henry Clay, Lewis Cass, John C. Ffpmont; John C. Breciiinridge, George B. 'McClellan (and other names), J. C. Calhoun, Simon Canieron, J. .T. Crittenden; S.. P. Chase, Colfax -and others.. • IT Is stated on , reliable • authority that active measures are being taken to test the constitntionalitrof the sei•called reconstruc tion acts before the Supreme Court of the United Suilei, and that Hon T Hiatik has been retained as counsel for the parties mov ing in the matter. It is understood that he is now preparing his argument, although it is not definitely knon n when the, question . will be brought before the Court. The im pression, however, i that it will COMP up next month. IT is suggested by the Southern Opinion, that, as the ten .Sonthern States have been Africanized in all but names, that they also receive Afrkau names—that in referring to them, INC shall be watlt: of the geographical nomenclature of Africa.; Blot out the glo rious and precious names of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala bama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana' and Texas from our amps and statutes, and write in their places' Hayti; North and _South Guinea, Dahomey, Ashantee, Sahara - , ifonice, ('nugo, Soudan and fsiigritia. , TnE Nashville Republican Thinner, says : "A private letter to a gentleman to this city reports the following significant conversation between the President and General Grant. It occurred in the Executive office last Tues day. We give it verbatim: "President— " Well, General, the Radicids are making some pretty high bids for you ?'' "Grant— " Are they ?" (Puff! puff!) President—" Yes, they almost beat the Democrats." Grant— Smile. (Puff! puff!) President—" What do you think about it?". Grant—'+l think this is the poorest cigar I ever smoked." (Puff! puff!) Exit Grant;' WII#T We did in Illinois at the late elec tion may be ascertained by consulting the following table of returns from sixty-eight out of the one hundred and two counties in the State: . ) Radical majority of 136 . Radical majority in 68 counties in EM Democratic gain in 68 counties in 1867 - Democratic gain in 34 counties esti- , mated on the basis of the vote of the 68 reported Total Democratic gain '• - Radical majority in 1867 - - Democratic majority in the State GENERAL GRANT estimates the expenses of the army -for the coining fiscal- year at seventy l sefen - railliinis-of dollars. Under the rule of the Demikratic party that amount would have been sufficient to meet the whole expenses of the government. - -Now it Intie4y suffices to pay those of the artny alone.' This is the difference - between Democratic and Radical government. Seventy-seven mil lions are to be taken from the labor and in dustry of the nation at this time, when all classes are weighed down with taxes, to aid in forcing negro rule upon white men. Re store the Southern States to their old relations With the Federal government, anti the army can be reduced at once, and with that reduc lion will come a diminution in military ex penses. But this course the. Radicals will not pursue. They are employed in organiz ing the Southern negroes fox: the coming Presidential campaign; and White men, most pay the bilk , Tun Holt° Amin) says: Mope hare goo 4 authority for stating that the differences be tween Mr. andr3isiL Chas. Sumner, : whicit have caused ad taut* impleaisint got p anti' scandal, hi* been finally settled by a per., manent separation, with the mutual consent and desire of both parties and their friends. The direct cause of this . separation is simply the certainty--discoVered only too late --; that there eitista betiveen the parties an iti• 'corriiatatility of temperament and opinion upon certain tmehil question% - Which pre cludes the possibility of their living happily together as man.and Wife." TilE Democrats of Rockport, N. Y.,'have leased a suit of commodious rooms in which files of the leading papers'. from all parts of the country arc kept.. The rooms arc opened and Farmed daily, and are well lighted in the evening. The walls are hung with por traits of the leading Democrats of the coun try, and the whole place suggestive of com fort and case. This, is a move in the right 'direction, antrdeserveslo be imitated in all parts of the 'Country. Enterprises of this character will show their influence and power when the next election is-held. • . REPUBLICANR 1010 are scolding:at "heavy taxes," should remember that the way to lighten thern is to restore the-Southern States to their proper condition, so that their Maus; try may help us at the North• They can not "make .brick without strait" There is every prospect of a hard winter for North ern mechanics; but it• might have been a profitable one, if the Rulicalsjtad not de stroyed our Southern market. Rut taxes will be just as heavy as if times were good. As old negro man of Washington Co., Va., was pursued by a white Radical for voting the Conservative ticket. The Red String in sisted that the old map's real principles were the same as those of Radical party. "No, sir," replied the worthy old freedman. "You is mistaken—dais .a wide difference 'tween us. • Dese white Radicals is white men wid black insides, and I is a blitck• man wid white insides. I)at's the difference." Maxon HoPmcc, of New York, in a speech before the "New England dinner," said that "Whenever went into u New England church he hoard a remarkable mix ture of politics and piety, and when hi. at tended a New England dinner he found an equally remarkable mixture of politics and pastry. He could stand the play and pastry, but he generally found the politics indigesti ble." STANTON wants his case made a test one, so as to "'rebuke President Johnson for un warrantable assumption of power." Of which the Springfield Republican says: "Mr:Stan ton has himself been so notoriously scrupt lcius not to assume a particle of power that _was not legally conferred on him, that he is naturally very emx:44ll, fo audi tarztooption on. the part of Mr. JOhuson." IN compli;ince with the request of several members of the National Democratic' Corn inittee, Mr. Belmont,Chairman, authorizes the announcement of the meeting of the Com mittee in Washington, on the 22d of Februa ry.' The probability is that Cipeinnati will be designated as the place: for holding the Convention; notwithstanding strong efforts are being made by riVal western cities. Statistics of Local Interest. LAKE DISASTERS T 2 1867 The Detroit Advertiser has a statement Of casualties which have occurred on the lakeS - during the past season of navigation. The total number far exceeds any former year. Instances of vessels having grounded' at various . points where the expense of getting calms varied from tslo to $3O, and number ing ninety-four cases, being secondary in importance, have been put posely omitted,and with those recited, swell the grand total of the disasters for the . season of 1897 to 931. Sev en propellers have been_ lost, while twenty three grain vessels have passed out of ex i4enee, to which may be added thirty more which were engaged exclusively in the lum bar trade. The following aggregates are giv en for the years named : RECAPTITLATION. Total number of disasters in 2840, Total number of disasters in. 1861, Total number of disasters iu 1862, Total number of disasters in 1863, Total number of disasters in 1864, Total number of disasters in 1865, Total number of tligagter.4 in 1866, Total number, of di4asters in 1867, NEW VESSELS ON ,THE LAKES The Detroit Tribune gays that during the reit year one 'hundred and • seventy-three new vessels of all clatiies went into commis- Mon oh the lakes. Of this number eight were sidewheel steamers, thirty-six propel lers, thirteen tugs, twent-fire. barques, one brig, and ninety-4N. schooneis. I= The usual summary of the Lake trade of Ws - port for the year 1867 is furnished by the Collector, from which we learn that there were imported' from Canada 509,650 lath, 4,863,560 feet of lumber, 11,672 tone of iron ore, and 325,500 shingles, besides a variety of, articles on a sinall scale unnecessary to eau-, nitrate. The imports from points in. the Union embraced 20,300 bushels ,of barley, 28,551 bushel., of coin, 68,306 tons of-iron ore, 3,500 tons of iron. liars, 409,050 lath, 1,371,091 feet of lumber,. 23,372 barrels of salt, 0,875 barrels of water lime, and 91,040 bushels of wheat, ,with the average amount of articles and provisions on a lesser scale. We exported-31,7 75 tons of coal to Canada and 294,760 to American ports, and among the coastwise- exports are 2,896,112 feet of lumber, 95,000 'staves, 11,260 shooks, and 1,534 stoves- The number of vess:els which entered during the season was 1,090, and cleared 1,055. In 1866,the number was only 1,- 935 in all, showing an increase or2lo. This, however, does not give a fair exhibit of the in creased carrying capacity of the 'commerce at our port, for the reason that a much larg er class of vessels have traded here the past year, the channel being deeper and the facil ities for discharging and taking on cargo bk ing better than in 1800. It is encouraging for those who take an interest in the com mercial prosperity of, Erie to know that the tonnage' of vessels owned here is greater than ever before. • The canal during the year brought to the city 124,763 tons :of coal, 173,000 staves and 1.000,000 feet of umber; and took into the interior 42,432 tons of iron ore, 968 tons of limestone, 410 tons of plaster, and 3,40,000 feet of lumber, the number : of arrivals and clearances being 1;956. The receipts-of. the canal company from tolls were 4114,000 and `the expenditUres $104,500; ';ltow - ing that in proportion to the amount ollmsiness doto,it Is 'anything hnt profitable. - Owing to the . strike among the miners and other , causes, the business ih 1807" was not equal to - that of some other seasons. . UM ME 50,402 10,079 INTERMENTS IN' ERIE CEMETERY, - 60,481 55,987 The following exhibit shows the number of interments made in •Erie Cemetery during the year ending December 31, 1837 : 4,494 January Febrnarr - March April Mny June The - total is 153, of which I'4 were front Erie and South Erie,'9 from Mill Creek, and the balaiice from other townships, towns and sections. Nine were , still-born children, 21 children under 1 year, and ti between one and two years. Two of the deaths were caused by drowniaki S 1:6- railroad accident, 1 by suicide, 10 by consuMPtion, 13 by fever, 4 by heart disease, 3 by cancer, and 1 by tire. The nationality of those interred was as fol lows : Erie 42, Germany 13, Erie county 13, other counties of Penna. 4, Canada 2, New York 7, England and Ireland 5, not. assigned 14. Watt is the difference between 'truth and eggs? . ."Truth crushed to earth will Thai again," hot ercl won't. • 15 I July ' - 11 August September October' November December 6 - • 15 .12 12 et,Y IfFIILITCIIIIIINO WIT ) °RANCE. 1. Bo 't*teingareenbaeks for the titTret* men when geld is at 250 or2Bo premium, and ,then payhm the lenders itt.,p9hi, RAM paying back Ma or three times mual. money as they received. 2. Greenbacks are a legal tender to dis charge debts contracted in gold by private citizens ) , but are not a legal tender to pay ob ligations that the Government Contracted in greenbacks. " 3. We have now a debt of $400;001P0 or' $500.000,000 in currency, bearing no interest and costing the _people nothing for its use. We have also a debt of $2,000,900,000, which bears an interest in gold at, six per cent., ..or, about nine per cent, in eurrehcy. The &etc, tary of the Treasury, with the assent of a Rad ical Congress, is rgularly reducing, at the rate of $4,000,000'a month, the debt that bears no interest, and adding it to the debt bearing interest. In other words. be .adds, every thirty days, $240,000 in gold to our taxes for interest, or $400,000 in •legal ten ders, by this process of changing a norr-inter est Itearing.deht into,au interest betiringoite.- L; Sixteen hundred , 31'atitinal banks `ere created', to issue 2400,000,000 of hlucbacks as currency for the people. For this curren cy the banks get from the Government, win - ) collect it in taxes, some $24,000,000 a , year, Now, the Government could issue the' same amount of greenbacks, and not cost the peo plc one cent. The $24,000,000 a year are simply thrown away, for the greenback cur . = reney is much better than the bluehack, be ing a legal tender for debts. which the Na tional bank notes are not No one need:re ceive a National bank note for -debt unless he chooses. Yet for their issue we are taxed half as much as it cost to run the whole Government a quarter of it century ago, i.dkicother beaUly of Republican fdtaneiCr-, ing is that Government money is not good -enough to pay Government debts. mOl that We have two kinds of- money, pne for the people, but another and better one still- for the bondholder. 'll. Xs the great climax of the; matterove have an interest debt of more than $2,000,- . 000,000, and the;holders of which do not pay One cent of State or local taxes; upon it Mr the support of the government that protects their lives, liberty and property.; The aim of the Radicals is to make thus debt a perpetual institution—a Millstone, that shall hang up-, on the necks of the people, bearing 'them to the earth. Every sixteen years.we ate to pay 'enough in interest to discharge thc principal, but the latter is to remain entirely undiminished, the source of freshand nually recurring burdens to come. 7 This, we repeat, is the financial policy of the Radicals: Is it possible that it will not, ere long, be swept away 'iv the good seine and intelli gence et the 11;ople? SOCTEE AS Tin; MADICM.S HAVE MADE Paitiorl Sketch, by filbert Pike..—Here is a knot of the men who shape and control public opinion—the editors of the leadinz journals, the keen, intellectual 'lawyers—and not a man among them can vote. Do you Wish to know who ore the voters. 'There is one, perched in sable majesty on that dray, whose mule his kingdom is. The country is partly in his hands. Here is another soVer etgrt,-th Creature all animakwith the tongue protruded from the side of his mouth, and the leer of idiotey on his sensual features. He Votes. 3leßae, Caruthers, Haynes. Terger, Chalmers, Divon, end httudreds lilie them, rte not: Is the nation sane that di-franchise , hun dreds of statesmemadvocate , , editors, mer chants!, bankers and men of tnpital, intellect and influence, the men whom the people have al;tags trusted; and that gives the ignorant, brutal, bestial Ethiopian the power to gov ern and oppress these men, not to he exer cised by themselves, hut by a handful - of pet titiigging adventurers? Is it not lunacy that releases them from all obligations of allegi ance, makes them foreigner., and encamps them in a country whose government they know only by its oppressions ? By doing so, the government arms each with a thousand man power'ot ughation, and imposes it upon them as a duty to seek the ruin of, the coun try; if they cannot otherwise regain the rights of freemen. WHITE Stone China Tea Setts, 44 : pieces, $3.,i0; White Stone China Toilette Setts, pieces , *3.00; Silver Plated Castor, $2.23; also a large assortment of vases, gold hand and white China, coal nil goods, &c., ttc., at corresponding rates, at W. IL. Glenny's, No. 12 Park Row. .Tana-2w. MARRIED Duk - FtEmv--;Soong:—ln Philadelphia 00 the `2:3d tilt, by the Hey. Joi. -H. Moore, Harry . Duffield, EQq., 01 Erie, Pa.,. to Emma, youngest daughtey of Benj. E. Moore, Esq., of Philadelphia.. Mna.mt—HAnnis—On Dec, 291 h, tRa7, by Rev. C. L. Shipman, at the residence of tl.e bride's father in Girard, Mr. Napoleon Harris and Mks Armnda Miller, all of Girard. , RANDAix—SHANNnx—In Girard, on the 25th of.Deeember, 1867, by Beim. Ball, Esq., Mr. Wm. M. Randall, and Mis•+lk N. Shannon, both of Fairview, Pa. cony—l,Ewi.---In • Girard', on Dee. 23th, IM7, by Wary Ball, Esq., Mr. Michael Cody and Miss Lucinda 11. Li:Avis, botb.of Fah vicw, Pa. VAN - BrnEN—Lr.wis----On Nor. 24th. 186 - 7. at Floyd's lintel, Saegtrtnwn, by Her. D. B. Ernst, Mr. Augustus Vtin Buren and Miss Elizabeth Lewis, both of Edinboro; Erie Co. ERVlN—Facti—ln Cdrry, Jan. Ist., at the residence of the bride's flatter, by ReV. J. S. Lytle, Mr. 1 - 1. W. Ervin to Miss Stella L. Fitch, both of Corry. DUNN—CuAmnErts.---On Thursday evening, Jan. 2d, at the residence of the bride's tith er, by Rev C. L. Barnhart, Mr. George Dunn, of Erie,lo Mi.. Laura .T. Cluonberq, of Harborcreek. Coursvv—JErvis.—Jan tat, Mr. W. - 11. Col. Tins, of Battle Creek, Mietr, and Mis 4 S. A • Jervis, of Rockdale, Cinwtioll Co. Rev wfifiams, officiating. IfoLDEN—JEnvis.---on the same day, 1w the same, Mr. A. M. Holden. of Erie Co., and Miss E. J. Jervis, of Hoei:dale. DIED lisrunsoN—Ou ' January '2d, 1868, Joseph Harrison, of South Erie, aged 81 years, 3 months and 6 days. - SMITH —ln Com - , on the 22d ult., of Scarlet Fever, May Elizabeth, daughter of W, 11. L. and Esther W. Smith, aged ,1 year, 8 mouths and 15 days. Gnu:swoop—On Dec. I.Bth, VC, at Watts burg, PAL, Nancy R. Greenwood, wife of J. A. Greenwood, E4q., aged 29 year, DowNING—In this city, January sth, Nellie F., daughter of J. F. and H. H. Downing, agod 7 years and 5 months ftt) fabbertionntnts airAtlverthementa, to secure Insertion, must he handed In by 8 o'clock on Wednesday after noon. All advertisements will be continued'at th" expense of the advertiser, unless ordered for a specified time. P. I'. JCIINON. - J UDSON d. WILLER, ik✓innfaetnrert and Wholesale Dealeri in Tin. Japan and Pres ed Ware, Stove Pipe, Stove Trltnininci.dx., Waterford, Erie Co„ Pa. Or ders by mall promptly attended to. jan9. Dissolution Notice. THE FIRM OF V. SCHULTZ 4 BRO. having this day been dissolved by mutual consent , all persons indebted to the seine ral! not tiled to settle their accounts on or before the; ntlfday of March next. The boeltx will be nt the Ohl stand, where V. Schultz will continue the bust. ne , :s the same as before: F. Schtiltt conducting , the flour t rade nex t door. VALENTINE SeIITTLTZ, FERDINAND SCHULTZ. Creek,•Jnn. 9. lgai. ja9-3w. Quarterly 'Report 0' ;!:ffit :TigelaoLo r f uo tt rn ie in F a lrs ,i t r Is t : t a le ticAn m al Monday of January, Vos: 11 - 63012.7:CE5. Loans and Disecnints Overdrafts • Furniture and Fixtures Current Expenses and Premiums.. Cash Items and Revenue titamps.... Due from National• Banks LT. S. Bonds Deposited with U. S. Trea surer to secure Cirenlating Notes 102,000 00 Do. do. to secure Deposits 07,000 00 U. S. Bonds and Seetwitlos on ' 73,g50 00 Other Stocks and Bonds ' 10,190 00 Cash on hand In notes other Nat. Bk's 1,001 00 State Banks 55.3 Ihl 572 17 DI 17 .31',A0) 00 -2,010 00 Specie Fractional Currency Lean!Tender Notes Compound Interest Notes I Total main Latex. Capital Stock paid in Surplus li• - und Circulation ...... Individual Deposits United States Deposits' Deposits of C. S. Disbursing Officers Discount, Exchange, Interest, Profit and Loss ' Total .I, Sanford, Caahler of the First National Itank of Erie, do solemnly - swear that the above statethent la true to the beat of my knowledge and belief. fit. SANFORD Utah. State of Penn's - , County of Erie, ss. Sworn to and subscribed before me thin• sixth day of January, ltiaS„. F. marls, Jan9-lt• Justice of the Peace. To Architects ' , and 'tandem. rDANE AND PROPMALA will be received by the Directors of the Poorointli theist of arctinext.for thebuilditig ofitt Alms Motilleur Nouse of Employment, on the Erie couttty poor house farm. four miles west of Erie. Pa. Hyor , der.- WM. M. ARBUCR'LE. Clerk. dretrit tigtifientt v 144 . StOre for Bett. Q.T TOR now onil pled by Sorg & McCord, 10 on "note fart*. for rent. spiv to J g. CLARK', ci 2,3, x 4 W est Fourth Street. For Rent. ALARGE TWO STORY FRAME ROUSE on Pend) street, between 2d and 3d,at4oresent occupied by Or. Magill. Popsesslop. will be-giv en on tile Ist of April. Apply to Jim C. Mar allintr,-EquOreto the - • la2-tf. - MllB. N. FOGLEBACIL nausea toe Sale: fVIII: UNDERSIGNED offers for sale two 1 Mulles Ott Sixteenth street, 1n the retie of briek hullding,behig among the most altmbe places of residence In the city. The ono Is o-story brick', In good order, fronting on Sixteenth street; the other a eonfram and one-half story, fronting on Venn. alleYboth on the limo lot. Hw_ty will no tenon wi gleen.in, quire of PETER SettA.kF, State street, or of the undersigned, owner, In West NM Creek. HA Claru'. Sent:CFF. Diticharge In Bankruptcy. St z ate r , f i o m s t r e a We r s te cot ,D r ri a ct o h P e Un s t y ecl vania. Wm. M. Arbuckle, a bankrupt under the Act of Congress of sfarch 1807, havieig ap plied for a discharge froM all his debts, anti oth er claims provable under said act, by order of the Court, notice Is herebrgiven to all creditors whn have proved their debts, and other-persons Interested, to appear on the Pith day of Jnnuary, MS, at le o'clock, A. M., before S. E. WoodmiT, Eut., Register, at his office. In the city of Erie, to show cause, if any they have, why a discharge should not be granted to the s*hl bankrupt. And further, notice is hereby given that the second and third meetings of creditors of sntd bankrupt, required by the '-'71.11 and 2.3 th sections of said act, will be held before the said Register, at the same time and place. S. C. McCANDLESs, Clerk of U.S. District Court for said District. 4:12-2w. Digicharge in. Limikruptey. ti THE DISTRICT coultr he—trnites. T I States, for the Western District of Penn. sylvania. Alvin Thayer, a bankrupt under the Act of Congress'of March '2d, ISM', baying appleec for a discharge from all his debts, end abet claims provable under said set, by order 01 tlit Court, notice is hereby given to alt creditor, Who have proved their delft. and other person,. Interested:to appear on the trld day of January, ISM, at 10 o'clock, a. in., before S. E. Wood roll', at his (once, atErie, to show cause, if auy they have, why a discharge should not he granted said bankrupt. And further. notice is hereby given, that the second and third meetings o creditors of thp said bankrupt, required by the 27th and "..,•lth. Sffi ions of sew! Act, a 111 be bac before bald Reghter.D.l It. same t late and pia.,. C, McCANDI,M4, Clerk of IT. S. District Court tor said District. J , - Discharge in Bankruptcy. r.s THE .Inkinticr (OITRT of the ['tilted 1 States for .the Western District of Penn sylvania.' M. Chapin, a _bankrupt under the AerOf tressof - March 2d, 14.:, having ap plied for a diselmnpe from all his debts and oth er Wain- provable under sald .let, by order of said Court, not lee ts hereby atrrn toall creditors who have proved their debts, and other persons Interested. to appear on the Nth day of Janua ry, IS., at 2 o'clock. I'. M.. before 5:%1 , 1 Court, at Chambers, at the onl,e of S. E. Woodruff, ran. Register, in the city of-Erie, to show cause, if any they hare, why a dischalge should not be granted to the said bankrupt. And further, no tice is hereby given that the second and third 'umlaut% of creditor; of said bankrupt, required by the 27th and 2.ith Sections of said Act, will be had before the saidltegister at the lame time and place. C. .McCANDLESS, Clerk 'of U. S. District Court for said District. Jag--2w. I,ooo' Men and Women. pos,essiug good eburacter, and energy, perst,"erance and intelligence, to act as canvassers for n se ri,. or Ntstr Engravings, Five Beautiful Meal American Face., engraved on stone in Paris by the most eminent Lithographers in the world. Theme hwes, which are most beautiful and tai•etle conceptions, are designed to typify the best Ideal types of American Wormulimod, rep re,entiutt their charities, devotion, sympathies. attachtnents and heroism. The lithograph Is in the highest style of the art, and is suck as has rarely _been equaled, and cannot be excelled. These portraits have reretved unequalled praise front the most etni nent erit les and prominent newspapers of the cou . tatry and they should adorn every household to the land. For partic ulars and descriptii e circular, athlreN4 L ItottlNsoN, • d hi Main St., lipringtield, Mass. Asmignee hi Bankruptcy. I.NracI)ISTRItTeroCHTor the Uniterfistatef for the Western District of Pennsylvania, In the matter of Henry Keith, bankrupt. The nndcrsigtied hereby gives notice of his ap pointment as assignee of Henry Keith, of Springfield Township, county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania. within said district, who has been adjudged a bankrupt, upon Ida own petition, by the District Court of said dis trict, dated at Erie, Pa.. Ike. 13, A. D., iStr.'. HENRY 31. TUBLET, Assignee, No. IIH Peach it., Erie, Pa. declo-3w 'DUE I'NDERSIGNED offers for sale his alu able farm, on the Kuhl road, in Harbor Creek township, one mile south of the Colt Sta tion road, and eight miles troth Erie. It con tains fifty-tive acres and eighty perches, all im proved and in the highest state of cultivation. The land is equal to the very best in that section of the county. The buildings comprise a 2 sto ry (mine house with 114 story kitchen and good cellar under the whole; wood house and work house; 2 barns, each 30ec45 feet ; a shed 70 feet long with stable at the end; and all the necessa ry outbuildings. A first class well of soft water, which never fails , is at the kitchen door. There is an orehard with 140 apple.trees, all grafted, and bearing; and an abundance of almost every other kind of fruit grown in this neighborhood. The only reason why I wish to sell Is that I mu going West to embark in another occupation. Terms made known by applying to me on the premises, or to Hon. Elijah llabhitt. Attorney at-Law, Erie, Pa. .1. A. k AWTELL, Post Office Address, Erie, Pa. CLIMAX ! CLIMAX!! Page's Climax Salve, a Family blessing for •25 cents.' It heals without a scar.• No family should be without it. .We warrant it to cure Scrofula Sores, Salt Rheum. Chilblains, Tetter, ;Intl all Eruptions of the Skin. For Sore Breast or Nipples, Cuts,, Sprains, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, iltapped Hands, &c., it makes a perfect cure. It . has been used over fifteen years, without one failure. It has no p.u•allel—having per fectly eradicated disease and healed after all other remedies had failed. It is a compound of Arnica with many other Extracts and Balsanis. and put up in larger boxes for the same price than any other Ointment. Bold by Dru,taists rrorywhere. White & Proprietors, I.lt Ether! bite % New York. Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad. /AN AND AFTER :NRINDA 4 i, NoVEMRER ./ istr7. t rains n 111 run i‘n t his road QM = 1 4 Ki A. NI., l'ltt , ,burgh Express, mops at all sta tions. and arrk es at A. & t,. W. It. it. Truus- fer at 1:40 p. tn., at New Castle at 3:00 p. awl at Pittsburgh at On p. m. • 6:00 P. %t., Accommodation, arrives at Jame - - town at 9:1s1 p. Zi:00 A. M.. Accommodation from Jame.town, arrives at A. A: W. It. It. Transfer at 5::15 a. tn.. at New Castle at 7 . :10 a. ui., and Pit ts. burgh at 10:00 a. m. Li•Ltvi: err - n.lll' tmtl—NoßTltw.‘Ht. 11:110). M., Erie EX pp•SS. Nev Ca... 11.• at 1515 a. in., A. fi 1.. W. E. Transfer at 1010 It. 111:, making close con tleCtion with trains ior warm() and N lagant Falls,and arrives at Erie at 1:30 p. 1:20 P. M., Night Express, leaves New Castle . art 7x.b" p. m., A. &G. W. It. R.Transfer at 8:45 p. m.„ Jamestown at P:25, p. tub. and :art% ea. at Erie at 12:15, a. m. Pittsburgh Express south eonneets at James town at 12:40 p.m. with J. ,t F. Express, arriving at Franklin at 2:35 p. m., and Oil City at :Ma p. tn. Connects at Transfer at 1:49 p in., with A. & G. W. Mail west, for Warren, Raven:. and eleveland. 6SMEM . Erie Express north connects at A. . 1 / 4 a W. Transfer nt 1010 a. M.; With Mail east for Mead, rifle and Jamestown:and al 3ainestown with .1. & F. Express for Franklin, arriving at Frank lin aitg:ti p. in., and Oil City at :tio p. in. Trains connect at Rochester with trains for Wheeling and all points In \Vest Virninia, and at Pittsburgh connections for Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Baltimore , and Washington, via Pennsylvania Central Railroad. , Erie f• Express north onnects at (limn! with Cie , . eland & Erie - train. 1,7(% tali ni for Cleveland, Chicago and alt points fn the West; at Erie with Philadelphia & Erie Railroad for Corry, Warren, Irvinet.on,"fidlonte, fie and awl witlf Buttalo & Erie ro Railad for Buffida, 'Dunkirk. Niagara Falls and New York City. I .1..1. LAWRENCE, decl2ll7-tf, , . • , Superintendent. .$ 42,293 al . • 192 co 169 . , 77 ... 1,945 42 tit Don't advertise so intensely the largest Mock of old atylr'locals for 111 e Ifolklus , , but after thirty years selling tliamonds, Jewelry-, Sliver Spoom, Fancy Goods,-de.. in Erie, Is pr.:pared ID show upon this occasion and steady right along hereafter, every day, Just such goods in style and cinality most desirable to buy. The old shopkeeper who to long stood guard, have been relieved by New Goods, which arrived Inst evening from New York, and-at once displaced. the Old Fogies, who were-very glad to see in tinkled Young America with the 91A727 97 .8150.000 00 .. 9,491 02 . 145,590 00 6.1,2 , 44 30,LY1 31 .. 14,613 (Z Latest Styles at the Lowest Prices. (lid and new patrons, don't ho afraid of an old concern--Austin is up to the times- und en deavors to do things in a practical manner. Watches and Jewelry repaired skilfully. Sil ver Ware manufactured as usual. Engraving in every design on CoAdand Silver. (live me a call. T. M.• AUSTIN, At ?..1 North Park Bow. N:,ll.—Ntsr Goods, Jr., will arrive at Austin's Dee r 2ith, IST:. decl9-amt. 7,649 98 -wv 07 ROI SE EULA.NUFACS Selling at Reduced Rates, by dec.l3-11. J. C. BELDEN MANNA! BLANKBI—A complete smut" .11 meet of every nd of Blanks needed tltt Attorneys, Justices, ki Oonstables and llustnesil Men, for sale et the Obearver Mtlee. WANTED. Farm for ,vukrril‘ 9,e1» abbutif!tintnts, ---- 1324. Peach Street 1311; THE ISI4OIpKADEDrEb, BUNTON & GRIFFITi Cortie , r of Pend/ and Mb fitc, Are glad to Ultimo their eastoineni that obstruction .raused by the laying ot the sewer through Peach street, has been remoi— and their patrons and Mends axe p ow reach their stand with - teamx qR ot se! , * have berm linproving their time during th,'"U,_ porary y* l a rg os sula tork oby f rnorek than donbilaSthk alread Groi•erl!ea and Proviklong. 44. And tili.s—nor.'.itnler LARGEST' AND REST R ETA IL ST4(I ever brought Into the elty d V.r14.. ta , „ ,OR 11:11rroif,:,' no2l-tf. t?- (Atlllm ESTABLISHED IN 1411 IIALI) & WARFEL WHOLFSALE IINI HET ki! RU 414- GI. IS rr 630 State St" Erie, *Pau And Imr•orloni,d French Window Glas\ sre respectfully Infornul Stuck of rIiI.CIIWINDON GLAS Imported by ns dirsctly from I he manufam.cr in France' is the largest and most extrt , to be found west of New York city. It hot h situate and double thickness, of ilralh ry sire. The superior strength. cleama , beauty or Freneliglo.s.4 1.. admitted by ail • price. anr but little Inure than for glaKe. AittERICAN GLASS. We also keep constantly on hand u varied supply of American Glass, (first both single and double thiekne►s, of nee every Size. Dealers and consumer.; In wht: Glass will promote their interest by exac(r... our stock and prices of French and Anlet*. Glass, before ordering from 7S PNV York me:. where. Paints, Oils and Tarnishh, White Lead of Vtir raw and boiled, Spirits To rpernln , , Colored Paintm, both dry and In oil, itrus,,..: every other article In the Painting Lan, Lowc.n. Market Price, In large or q""•-•-• tlem. DYE WOODS. Our Stock ftrLiye Wtx..l, and Dr.. st u ff ; contplute, witielt we itreNelhoz WI30:(,,I. retail. PATENT .31EPICINES. All the popular Med 1,1 tws of the est ramh DragS. Chemicals & Glu Our itupplc of above article, 1.; extent,,-,c. are prepared at all Wars to .upply both of the retail and jobbing tr,cte OILS. Whale 011, . Lard 011 Tanuers' Oil Lfilseell Oil linth raw and 1,011..1 And all kinds of Essential 01h, In Ir.:l,tz small lots. We express our thanks for the age received during the last t and now invite the attention of "n'i our Wholesale and Retail Departinent, , -- - are well supplied with Staplf I if. 0,1.,, 1., are selling at lowest cash'prices. For the Holidays! WATCHES, - DI tiON DS. Silver & Plated Ware! The I , trlzest tutsortment in to, 11, at ri,` DEFY COMPETITION: Do not full to call on 3IA.NN No. Reed Ble.2'L Tiro door. Ewa of math entralle. Wholesale and Retail Grocery Sto7' - P. A. BECKER & Co WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. WO North-East Corner Park and Fren,,:s. (CREAPSIDE; Would respectfully call the fluent 01:: • mu nit)* to their large stodt Glroceriet4 aitti I"ri)visio u- Mittel' they nre to srli st THE VERY LOWEST POSsII3I-V TR Their am.ortmen: of Sugars. Coffees, - Teas. Sr'"? vrotwra , z , t Fl•H..t''.. 1m not Nu rpasaed In the r.lty o , t 1 .5 S Pr" . to prove to all who g 1 them a They also keep on hand a :imperil 1” , • PURE 2 .. • 'for the Wholesale trade, to who'll the the attention or the imblie. - Their motto Is, -Quirk a full equlvnlent for the tuone. . • an :ls l .v•rrt PRODUCE MAR&D'. M. P. W0um47,1 & c • 'Would reilpectlblly annonnm tthatth'Y 0 opened at htore at No. 425 French St., between .ittfand /tk' EWE, l'A . . For the purelatse and :car of ALL KINDS OF COUNTRY pßoprf stutter. Paull ry, 31111 c, X" Orders from abroad will Two , e ' mition nt tLe loweAt market air The highen!.. prlee -le (lot] duce. .._ • CONRAD DECK. 703 East State St, between 7th Will henceforth, rct himinesa In 3f anufartnentt elgar., all kinds of Totsaeco.itl iS dec33:o7-3t. CONBNP 11,)F _-- 131ANKS! 111.0:firt ! LIP rarte meat of every kiwi iii3Dlol AnanVerl, JUniooB, OCITIStabieS es , Nam. for cap at lba Otru.rver oln con) 4r MIME I;=141111 ,JEWILRT