f mportant .flotirts - - • 'sit-;-.A.lvertlsenv,rits Incered under this head ing l5 eeIITS per line of 1 ( 0 words for the first 12 Cents for the second, and 10 cents for esell subsequent Insertion. Far gettable Insurance of nil kinds apply to p. Russell, Agent, No, 2.8 North Jyl7 Park, Erie, .67-tf. Far Insurance la well known - and most re itoie companies, artly to It. W. Russell, agent, .s:isato street. feb2M-Iy. • The Eris Ltdge No. 211. 1. 0. of Good Tern- . meets on c:vers Tuesday evening, In the Fellows' Lodge Room, on gtate htreet, over j e welry store, Stranger Templara •: .1 %.„ . the city ncerardi al Gro. Kgion-rlx- invited to be present. FR 'N g 'turf.. -W. S. somethlog .Sets-.—The grentekt thing 111 „!. 311.4 out. It tellri you everything. ' ~,,,ohur-bearingrinininlc,ll%hz fifty How I,kers Ind curl the hair. Fifty great f roe for ...leents.. Addres4 1.% I. WOOD, I{llC 5,f M, N. Y. City. tiw,lntrss Mlrcrtort) canlq inqprloal In thin deruvrt •%, %r, a dollar per line. GnorEfts. , , 25 and 21.; N. Park , - 00 , 1111 , 15 0 2 French St. s.Brev. 'tier', art French st. /1" k Bpi .:V.5715 34110P4, ,„ 4 North Park. ter kND tHOIS. • P.trh. Row, • -1n.th,",,,c0-41te 14 North Pnrk. .._'•% ire. 7ics ,late rpot. 4 1 .; ,tAtt- , t. ,•,. `i-I'_ stan. • • looß N.!rth Park. st. FL, WR a - FEED. 11.0,1,t1ek, Park Bow, A Rio.. "rl , Frearl, LIQVC.II • • .•• )11•;'11 , 1.• 11. aat.• `tf ~I) h. 'worth Park. r...T( 4 —51% • . 7 Wu). ~ :;`it •t. krtITNE .\ GEN - CIES 11,"!f....n, 1S -;t f t . kalotio. ror2 Fh.•neli s•td NVIII.I. t Fr•• 11.1/ Mt. . • P. 1 I, r. FPUT r. fi Pk( fl • ".",. ;pr‘ k. %. EY. I'vrl:s),l4.w. MI • r • A I — .WELItY.. . • r t•k . . \.: ,r) ,7‘ , Fren,ll • :-• 141 . 4 „ :An•i 7.0 Si:,t,-,trt ‘'‘'l) •, •,,—, io , I ..17 I'. eh %trver: , V!. qtate •treet., ,4 c Doll. 171'2 Prach Co.. !I `;‘)rtlt Park. •;; street. , r,„•1;11,,on , 411.'11 state street PRY GOO S. r I:eater A: Lehman, 1 1 1',11 Pear no-tn. ~, Bra, 711 State at. It. 71 , 1 State at, I air. ;on 1 1 Noble Muck. a/weof A, 3l2Statn at. Reed House Mark I ilttY KIDS AND CAR-PETS aaolo-f, 1 /raaa Foster. stab: at. (1110('ERIES, rtan S britlitb, 1321 Peapli at. t. 1.1,11 A: I 'a. . 1121 • e 1, - 1. Rexford A: 11121 " , I. Ilrabender. 1215 " Ileeknian, Fll/1 State at. mes,,, 11, christ tan fi cralg, 21 North Park. French at. 1. Ihn ntn:. Corner ROI anti State st. 1 Ileeker F'r'ench 4.1. Menlverla, 1)1 I , reneh at. • on Mallory, 527 French at. so,lroaleeket. 1',21 state at. ' . a 20 R,iat Fttth at.' ',oaf, 7UI State at. - PIInTOGRAIMIS. over 11, Itaaennveim's • 1..,tt, 11(17 Peaeb at. c. T . , 111171, over Al >, State street. 1 , 0101 floe._ Forfar inv.. Wa.4l`r.t: Co., over I'l2l Peaelt at. TOBACCO AND CM kits. • Web:moan, at. 11...2 A Ask hie, 74 . 4 State st.- 7 , 11 State at. it NV. Mehl, 517 French at: Y sterner, WI Stain at. al,annen & 11213 Peach W. W. Theree P , ..• 1 t Slate at. Met 'ankev Shannon, 507 Frntwli at. 1 C. seblen, - .1.11 French at. • srovFs .\ND TINWARE. Vant.t...el. 1221 Peaell Iluhtlaral Ilros., 711 Stati• at.• NI. Mover A. San, 1211.,11110 Harr. J010, ,, n ('a., UAO :ttbl 1 , t1: 1 ".1 State at. • N. Murphy. 22 North Park. onoal.A. Co 11151 Saaaalr.ta at. • (.1:s - Eit 1.1. I. If. Itilikt 11,.. ` l l,-1 State at. 1--"rfINITI"ItE w.litEitoom4. I IT Rlblet rite at. ishr. I tenabeliner d Sion, Stan,: at. - ' , II] 12:1 State st. 1." Wi.zner,4l2 , l State at, M tfnhn, 522 Stale at. M4rlca.v Mever, I 'Sable Illoek. IV. t . tt.4, No. 1,1 North Park. ATTOIINEVai AT LAW. • it o. Thompson, 521 French at. 11,,yrenel, at. 1, 121. Ilutehinson.Giraril, Pa. PII sUIttIEONS. ; I. atewart,l , l North Park, house-117 State at. -J. l'r.trr, anvenallilst (32.IPettell at. MILLINERY S: STILVW GOODS. Sont h Park. rt is, 't South Park. i• Stisai-a Atin3rath, Ca; French at. I its, 14111 Pnarh at. • BP. ',S- FIWNDPIEs. Metz, 1123 st.th. st.. • , 1 /1/'lsT,'. FOrNIIERS .1 NI, HOMER 1 1.1 and Peaeh at-. Mt k son. ear. Ith and Pe/eh al,. ' \v , A earner lilt, aria Fr, itch at. 'I:12,1 .1. . nes, earner I I t ti • 1211 l'eaell a;. PIIIIA1)E1.071IN ERIE' RAIL RoAD. _ s; 11:1; T13.11-"I'1111.1-: .‘ll,l ,rt W/Illant" :6..11. and (3-BEAT OIL REGION I= ET-E'GA:cT SLEEPING CARS 111 :ill Night Tr:ltl,l n (ter .1(17. , : Y, N( V. 2.lth, IKra, the ‘I ,171 Pililartelpit 4.• Erio Ilroad run : WI - :;;TWARI). Tr.nn 1.. a% Philadelphia at 11:15 p.m. and .11 Et p nt 0 :01i p. M. • I' xpr,h :rte , at n:11 a. in. I.ynanodatloll li.:l\ e••• Warren fit 12:15 nt P. m.. 111111 lITTIVeS nt Era' 1.. Tmin It a s Erw .Lt and arriviss at l'll2:ol,lpitia at ));Si a. tn. F.,,,•••••• I. nes Erie at 4: p. m., and ar rl`. • • ,1 i'll!adelphia at 1:00 p. m. 'tr.:. lt ,, noollatton leaves Erie at SSIO a. 7 0 I n at in., and arriVPl.l at 11'arr , 11 At i: , l Express c , nnevt with all tiains on - Franklin Railway, Passengers l'hiladelphia 12ino in., arrive at Irvine .4+) a. in., and Olt Pity - at ni. " • aig Philadelphia at n. in., arrive at ~'nral4:tip. 111 trains on the Warren .1. Franklin Railway Gloria connections at int Oity wit 11 trains - Franklin and Petroleum 'own.. li.knoAng. •1N -,4F-DTruttol:1111. .II.FRED L. ,TYLER. so,„..nte,id,nt Wrii4ant in liunkruptt•Y 11 , Is Tf otilVE NOTlCl•lthatnn the sth day I. 1)..1i67,a Warrant Itt Itankruptry •••••• fa , 4:i'ltisf the ehtllte Or Chas. 11. livawn, t!.. ot 'a iry. In the county ot Eye. 'and Penns) It ‘4, 110 1111 . 1 1it 4 4•11 adr.igKi , 4 1 11kittp• owl! potit Inn : that thP •T‘, tig•ht , 81111 11 plivery ulanyprorerty blur, pa. lns !Ind ..the transfer FOR TEE LAI/ff.:S.—We havebeen furnished by the agent, (as a-help towards housekeep ing, when we undertake it), with one of BroWn's Carpet Stretchl , r , and Tack Draw er,. a new patent Alta , M.l, fair to 4.come one of the most popular ever produced. It. it , mune indicate , , :1 stretcher and tack er combined, and enables this mmally -diffi cult part of the housekeeper's duty to be per forMed w lawn} stooping or bruising the fin gers, anti with a , much ease as sweeping. Pew ladies Nvho it would be willing to do without one, and we know of no more agreea ble gift Mai n husband could present to his wife, or a father to hi, daughters. The man ufiteturers are W. M. Evan , & Co., .1-5 Beek man ,t., 1 . ;to whom letters asking for infiffmation should be athlre , sed. They want agents, in every city, town and village, and offer territory on liberal terms. The Bank Notice. same firm manufacture Brown's Patent Tack 'sal mum Bank "f Erie, Drawer, au instrument which extmeo the 1r 1201, lvf7.. tacks, tt hut necessary, as easily and rapidly I , kr Ow flanking house, ou Tue,dar, I a , the other drives them 11, h don g , l January next, between and 1^ Irwk 4 '3 . l .'fkt . r . rl'itltY, Cashi,r. . - ba_9l ar.• torbt..bipn by 1; w •b1,;•.,0f r...11b.r.“.f I .abl ME ' r their dciits and inon , or estltte, %till he held et r't h:l4k7liptev. hi he hilith.l4 at tile iiitlcc in the Court HM.... in the nt Er;., In .Al 4 district, hehlre S. E. /t' r, the l atit day of V.•tirtinry, .k. M. • A. ROWLF:Y; hi • V. 14. MaiNhal for SAN Distrii.t. Auditor's Notice. '• ` , •011 , . rd. I In the 'our: Common Plet,, of F.rwflo. May y. t - T 1+67. Vetiftitioni EN- "." point,l•67 4.n nualini Goorge NS - PF:It (11:. ••• r , •!, L , .;‘ oht 14,11111 , arti , , , intere,.ted • L: 'tit, 114 t,,1116: thin., of my appoint •• h`• :W. at 2 p. nt., at ply only° = THE 4illikrollS story copied by the Ga . - . ' 7ette front a Pittsburgh paper, invoicing ' Tfinher Land for Sale. _ : gather Tracy, formerly of this city. but now i ,' r. l : I 1;11 .SLE Cu :Len, 01 timber land 2. i'., ~n al.• 14 till, grab foot eonnty lit 1; a re,ident of Clearfield, in some trandulent ~ . .w till creek, and about 0 miles Itom election transaction, not he belie% ef.l by ! • :' 1 :•: , .witt be .ol , f cheap fnr ezu4t. I .t, W. J ENNI Ni IS, Rfeeviller ; Toy who arc acquainted with that worthy 1 t•racrford co., la. . minister of the Catholic denomination. Dur---1 =I IMMO I Feed Cutterm. ing Father Tracy'a residence in Erie, he won _ S4l, 'qr.% tiPENI Nit. The best In * market. i the uttiver , al esteem of our citizen, of all 4 .1, le-,! .. L . 5 r -, c.. h t , 0 , 1.., ~. i , I T .. .. •;.; . 1 i. .tatk. tld m e,rat w i, ! . . ( . 1„ , s: s, no less b y his strict integrity, than by :st, ta ).NK EV .17 'sit:Cs:NON, :lie naPieration of his view:, and thcalptitrltt -5.7 Freneb stns t.' ' 111 - - , of lik , eneral deportment. Such stories Pl , 21 1,..,0. A. WILDER. ill:1V ti.n•.%% yr Radical purpev. where -F.tther , '3l - 1 . ,,,iN . .1,. wu t tit-7.it ' •, /f••• • t111,•[• • 1 I , i - Wil 1. •1 ` De!alers lu , , 'flu; ' Tracy is not known, but lo•re, anion::: Id,. Led , .del Pr ",.° ' '4,4.,. Pipe, ,„ Lr,an t nitnes, 4.7., ' ‘ . % ' 'a N t ‘ e u rf r u t' r'4. l'-'-',Ci.,la....'oArst'.. thousands of acquaintancc , , they will be 4 mull protnptly atiended to. • Jana. `,;routed down as the basest of inventions. I= l'i - VEEK T CY - oi3 - SERVER ERIE, PENN'A, JANUARY 36, 1868. Agents for the Observer. We have selected, the following gentlemen as our agents in the places named, to transact any business In connection with the °Mee. Persons knowing themselves indebted to us can hand them the money, and their receipts will be ac knowledged the same as if given by otillelVes : Corry—Amos Heath. - • Petroleum Centre-43e0. W. Wilson. Thiloute—Nehion Clack. - Oak Grave—Wm. J. Welker. Wayne—D. W. Howard. Youngsyille—Capt. G. J. Whitney. - - Spartansburg—Sohn G. Burlingham. Titusville—Clark Ewing. • Waterford—W. C. White. _ Union Borough—M. V. li. Brown. . . CU ion Township—Moses Smiley. Albion—C. E.Lincoln. Fairslow—Amos Stone. Girard—CUM .. D. W. Hutchinson. • - Elk Creek and Lundv's Lane—Wnt.iiherman. sari ngtleld--011bert Hurd. I..s•kport—,l. C. CaufTmnn. Wattsburg—Lyman Robinson. • McKean Township--B. Pinney. 1 , ..11n15)r0--Mareus Staley. I (arbor Creek—Win. Kinsman. Wesleyville—Edward Jones. North Fast—lt. A. Tabor. ,Inekson's—Smith 3. Jackson. tt MEE SuLUtEite AND SAILOILM . MONEMENT.—The ladies who have taken in hand.the enterprise of erecting a monument to the memory of our departed li t eroes, have made arrangements for three enteriainn"ts in Farrar Hall,. on Monday=, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of next week. They w ili consist .of Come dies, Tableaux. Instrumental and Vocal Mu sic. and we anticipate a series of the 'most agreeable amateur performances ever given in the city. The Liedertafel Society will as sist on two of the evenings, and 3lehl's Band will be in attendance during all the enter tainments. The Hall is toile beautifully dee.- orated by the seamen of the Michigan and Commodore Ferry, and.nothing will be len undone to render _the occasion attractive. Tickets tiny tynt , ; retwrvell sentii to be se cured cimitcy. MeCreary & Co.'s, twenty - fivecents extra. \Vi: are under siweini obligations to a number of active Democrats in di rerent por tions of the county, for their kindness in help, ing to get one accounts collected, :Lid to 'ex tend tutr subscription list. Where so Many have ibmt. its tatror,. It ;, imrd to discrimi nate, but we cannot avoid particulate mention of Messrs. D. W. Hutchinson, of Girard, Wm' shennan, E 1! Creek, ('. E. Lincoln, of Albion, Amos Stone, of Fair, ioNV, M. t4aley, of E iinhoro, B. of .NOrth East, W. C. White. of Waterford, M. V. B. Brown and noses S7nilev, of Union, Amos -Heath, of Corr}', and D. (1 Kennedy, of Wayne Other gentlemen have dom. ns tinny kind acts, hut the interest that has continually been shown by these is deserving of more titan musing notice. In helping the Observer they aid the cause it advocates, and - we hope their zeal and faithfulness will "some day receive its Ins; reward. 44 High Tone.'• -The Republican cites a few expressions Ifront the Observer which it dOes not approve, and , relerring to them, adds, "If that is the l',High Tone to which we are expected to as ripire, and the reward of reaching a hick is to be the approval of the Observer, we despair • of accomplishing the ascent or, obtaining the • rew,ird.: In Met, we shall not make the at ' tempi" We think if our cotemporary has not already made "the attempt," it has come near enough to it to prove that it need not "despair of accompli,hing the ascent," when it thirly tries. The Mowing passages front its i , .ne of the 2211 may convince the public Mat it t, an easy matter for some persons to "Arain at a gnat and :..wallow a camel :" ll the Observer . ..lfroth and fury of strong words ", walls which any decent man ought to he ashathed to put in print, and of u•hirh we have no donht that the editor, is •note ashamed ; all this froth and fury of words • are Fort froth and fury." . • "They are'not argument, they arc not sense, they are not even second-rate political abuse —are merely a kind of eeho of "Brick" Pont erny's billingsgate," - Such ,tuir tnal• be read at country grog gerie•s and other low places, and he received With oaths and loud snorts of approval and may gain the Ilbce•rver some .übscribers among the 'lewd fellows of the baser sort t' lint that he will convert any intelligent per ,on to the Democratic party by such vile and libellous language, of -court:e the editor does not expect." In view of the above, does not the eon eluding portion. of tlw Republican's article read like ~ elf•intlicte'd sarca‘m -We have no reply to make to such lan gnaqe—vertainly we ;hall not retort in_kincl." ' 4 111E: coming . city election in March is al ready beginning to excite the attention Of .our Ile politician.. It seems to be expect ed That Mavor'Noble Mill be induced to be f:: 011ie a for re-election, though it is I said that he lots no ambition — fur the plaee. lii , niends claim Mat Hite rue. it will be as ; a Union notninee — finly, Lc toeing utterly pp posed to drag•zing partisan issues into aria artnieipal ebntests. Whether the Itepuhli- . eau- Mill make :11l out-and:out ticket, as heretofore. , and elto.their candidate for the Ma , , orally is likely to be, AN e art- not in: foriut d. 1t is probable that the cxtrt mists of the patty will desire a full ticket, hut the poor success that has attended. such experi ments the last two years, it ill hardly en mrage - their repetition. We hear of no disposition on the part of our friends to make a party and have no idea that it will he attempted. For Justice of the- Peace in the East Ward, to fill the place ,of . Esquire Bennett, deceased, Messrs. John.; Ferrier, I'. 11. lloneck - er, and a German eiti= . n whose. name we do not now remember, will lie presented as independent candidates. George Hill:Will be a candidate for re-elec tion as Constable. The severest fight will take place upon Councilmen, in which the issue will mainly be between those who sus tain the present body, and the enemies of their policy. We understand that several of the present' Councilmen will be applicantS for re-election, and the names of a Ithst of others are mentioned, but none have been tiredly decided upon. By the Ist of Much, the local contest will be in full blast, and tbe „ , (”„ it „ em), candidate. will have their merits and demerits dismissed tin the usual ME= IGovernment Vessels in Erie Harbor. On Wednesday last weTaid a visit to the overnment vessels in winter quarters in-ottr harbor, and were astonished at the complete ness of their appointments for the naval and revenue service for which they are designed. Through the courtesy of . Acting Master W. G. Morris, we were per to make a careful inspection of the Steamer 3liebizaa and note the prominent points of interest that were presented- And first and fore most the general neatness and order every where manitiNt good evidence of the correct discipline enjoined by the lafficers, and the cheerful, olwilienee and good belrivior of the men. •tier armament consists at present of six brass 51 pounders, in broadside, and two boat howitzers, with a full supply of boarding pikes and small arms of various descriptions. The engine room, however, shows us in a small compass the greatest wonders . ; and. in exploring the interior arrangement of this great leviathan, this department may he compared.to the vital organsenclosed in the cavities Of an animal body. The boilers, two in number, each nine feet wide,mine feet high, and fifteen feet nine inches long, form the right and left heart; the enormous steam pipe seventeen and one-fourth inches in diameter in the bore, extending to the T branch, which divides it and supplies the two engines, correspond to the general artery and Its branches ; and thu iron floor and casing, to the "heart/case." The two engines, with a stroke of eight feet, and thirty-six inch piston, to the power generating and distribu ting right and 101 hemispheres or the' brain, acid-tire piston 'and other rods to the nerves whielmlistribute that power 6) • the motive niuseles or wheels ; while the air pumps to opprate the condenser, act as the lungs. The cylinders and air pumps are placed on an inclined 'plane aran angle of forty-five de ir( es.; This places all the machinery except the .haft belit'w the water lint•, and in 'time 'faction int4l greatly protect that portion 0111 The Steamer is also supplied with Per9i:3's PAtent Capstan, a .nmst complete combina tion of mechanical powers, by which both anchors can - be raised at rimy. She has now about tifty men, and is undiu; command of the following otllcers": Cap tain, A. Bryson ; Licnt. •Commander, P. 0. Davenport ; Surgeon, M. Bradley ; Masters, I. M. Butler, Win. G. Mlrris, 11. F. Mont ; Ensign, Charles Eddy : Assistant Engi neer 'Edwin Wells; - Third Ass't. Eners., H F. Love.iire, ClinaJl. Pales, Bonnett Jorics:- Antoin Andefson ; Carpenter, John Maar. land ; Gunner, John 11 Granger ; Mate, Cor nelius Crogan ; 'Paymaster's Clerk. J. J. Odell ; Pilot, Patrick Murphy. The Revenue Cutter, Comodore Perry, is now laid up out of eommission under charge of Captain' Douglass Ottenger, Executive Officer; E. P. Collins, Chief Eng'r.; Patrick Brennan anti live seamen.. She is what is called a side Wheel propel ler. built expressly-for the Revenue seri;iee,- and &ries only four guns—W:o braqs twenty four pound Howitzers and two iron rifled twenty pounder:: When in commission her fun complement Of officers and men is aboul , forty. K. Our Neighboring Congressional District: _ A correspondent of the Pittsburgh Post calls attention to the manner in which -the Radical leaders have humbugged the masses of their party in the Crawford, Venango, Clarion. and Mercer district. That district, by the intrigues of the politicians, has virtu--I ally been without 41 representative in Con .gress for the last five years. "Looking back, over the specimens that have been sent, we call to inemory one Anios Myers, of Clarion, • who was elected in 180. This• Representa tive, by the of Providence; was 'hard of bearing; and by the' same was not furnished with a' surpl6s of brains; but with all these defects, Amos- was generally in his seat while Congress was in session, though of little Consequence to his constituents. In 18d-t Amos was again presented by the Rad icals of Clarion county, hut the conferees of that convention resolved to try something new. Amos had no show fur nomination. It ' was 1% ell known by the conferees that none of the candidates before that convention were popular; neither could they be elected if nominated, as the kreater portion of their own party were opposed to them. These confert;es, unlike those of 1&66, could not be bribed—but to keep up appearances, they balloted seven days' and nights, with Out I making a nomination. The •elbetion began to draw near—something must be done. One of the conferees proposed a new man ; Ibut still 'no-go,'' He proposed anoth , :r, and another. until at last wets mentioned the name of one,.-Charles Vernon Culver, late of Logan. Ohio.--a banker and broker, and, as they sUppesed at that time,of great wealth and I ability. He was ominated by. acclamation. The. 'nigger worshippen,' all rallied around I him, except the broken-hearted and disap pointed candidate from Vcnango; but the pr - cssure was so strong that he partly 'gave amyl pretended to keep up appearances :01 , 1 his party standing. The banker was eleetisl, and the Radicals did not hesitate to say that 'he woulil soon climb the hill of Cline,' and ere long occupy the place of some of the most prominent men in Washington. But though it caused a vacant • seat* in Con gress, and the interests of the people to suf fer, he was busy starting national and priVatc, banks, and arranging with many of his Rad• ical friends for their Government bonds, lay ing out towns and railroads, getting private loans from his dear friends,'and a few thou sand from the churches and colleges as well as from men wlin•werc called to preach to the poor. He did not appear to miss any of his friends who voted the 'nigger' ticket. It has brought great calamity on the whole commu nity. In 1866 he wax not a candidate for re nomination, as his predecessor was, but gave room fora new man. The conferees met. Three of the old candidate, were on the track again. After several days_ balloting thee 'pow er' that brings all corrupt men, nominated Darwin A. Finney, of Crawford, now in one of the old Kingdoms. But they said 'be was all right'—had the goo in one foot, but no matter; be and 'Andy' would represent the ' district, and draw the live thousand and mile age. But poor Finney was drawn so hard with the gout that he is now in Switzerland, and the 20th District has no representative. Will the masses, even of the Badfcal party, stand this kind of humbuggery :my longer ? I do not blame the entire party, but those who control it niust, by this time, feel guilty of a great-wrong being perpetrated on dot tax i payers,. " Tut,: amount Of money stolen from Jolin ' Benninghoff is even larger than at first re ported. Xn affidavit made by his son fixes the amount at two hundred and sixty thou sand dollars, of which about sixty thousand were in U. S. bends, and the balance in trea sury notes and greenbacks. - The Titusville Herald states that "a guard is now stationed in the house, night and day, notwithstanding it is asserted that the deposits have been re moved &in the other safe. Mr. Benninghoff Senior, is slowly recovering from the effects of _the outrageous assault. His face is severe- - .ly bruised and discolored from the blows re ceived, and his body still sore from the mer ciless punches and mauls. He informed Our friend that a desperate attempt was made ter . rob him several months ago. Three stran ger; stopped at the house about dark to ob tain matches, and afterwards asked for milk and whiskey. 'Tli‘e latter was refused, and they relnettintlyent away without obtain ing adnth-sion to the house. About midnight the inmates were alarmed lir :in attempt to force open a window from the outside. The Berninghoff's were on the alert and dis eharged a rifle and revolver at the burglars. Several shots were returned, and then the marauders retreated. We would state iu this connection us a Warning to these Oil Creek burglars ; that the Benninghoff mansion Is effectually defended, and any future assaults will provoke a desperate.resistance." The people of the oil region do not appear to sympathize very strongly with the Benning holt flintily in their less: Most of the papers speak of his misforttote in a sarcastic vein, and while they condemn the robtiery it is plain that their feelings are not much wor ried on tht subject. The Pithole Record EZZI "We do nat, of course, justify burglary or robbery. butlwe haVe nosympailty for Ben ninghoff. The witless Johriny'gteele, - with all his reckless, extravagant, foolish and cor rupt ways did more real good for the com munity-than many like John Benninghoff. A miser is infinitely worse than a spendthrift, for while the latter may injure himself, he benefits the community by circulating his cash. Such men are an injury td the human race, and are little_ if any better than the burglars who would rob them." Court Proceedings. The'regular January term of the Court of ,Common Pleas began on Monday afternoon last-, Jude Vincent presiding. The case of most public interest, that of Clark & Met calf vs. John W. Douglass,Collector of Ititer nal Revenue, was postponed until the next term. It will be recollected that when Mr. Degmier was detected in his alleged pecula tions, he gave Mr. Douglass a judgment on his residence in this city, through which the property 'gen into the latter gentleman's hands. Degmier was owing the plaintiff's at the sante time, and the snit is to recover from Mr. Douglass the amount of their claim, it being contended that he is not lawfully en titled to the while value of Degmicr's resi dence. Since the termination of the crimi nal suit against Degmier,ll. is -believed by the plaintiffs that they will 'llj3t have much difficulty in securing a verditi•intheir favor. The case is regarded4with much concern by the friends of both parties, anti there will be a large attendance whenever it is tried. The following other suftsdatve been disposed of: M. Graves vs A. if.. Russell, et: al. uniler the name m.d firm or the Corry Duglley Oil Company, summons 5n as‘mmpsit. January 23th,.jury rendered a verdict for defemlantv. (;dirge Primlle :And James Parkis vs A. I). Russell et al, under the name and firm of the Corry Dudley Oil Company... Spunon , in (L.:mum:di Januaryl 28th, jury nmdered a verdict for defendants. J. B Bradley, use pf C, Seigel and Walter Scott, tirm of Siegel 6.7 Scott vs Wm. 11. Van- Dyke. Summons in assumpsit. January 28th. jury rendered F verdict for defendant. A. Landpheer vs the Erie & North East IL It. Co.. [On account of an allee•d illegali ty with reference to : one of the- depositions in this. case, the plea *as 'Withdrawn. by leave of Court, and the case was continued at the cost of the plaintiff.] In the case of L jC. Jatneson vs James Young, action in ossumpsit, the Jury was withdrawn, and the detend:mt confessed judgment in the suns of $459.60. Golden vs Smith dt al ment. McConkey & Shannon VA American Em press Company, (10'61d:int to pay $2OO and costs. In the ease of Rolinson Vs Spires, the de fendant 'corffe , ,sed judgment for.s.sti.tn. Wm. Moran vs Furniss Action for trespass and disturbance near the depot; verdict for defendants. Greeley vs Thomas et al. Action in tres pass; verdict for plaintiff for .t... 1, and motion for new trial. Northrup vs Burdick. Jury sworn and withdrawn on accodut of sonic irregularity in proceedings, and vase continued.' Letter from Union. UNIO3 MILLS, Jan. 27, 1868 Thai Ton Onsituvr-g—ln your issue of Jan uary 9th, we noticed an item referring to a joke played upon I one of our Democratic friends here, as given by a correspondent of the Corry RepublictM,writing from this place. We admit that the ioke was a good one, but the writer failetl to Tice both sides of the sto ry. The-facts are these: Our Republican changed the headings of the two papers for the sole purpose of securing a copy of the Observer for himself, which he actually car ried in his pocket ffra week, under the head ing of the Erie Daily Republican. Not long since a 'Club was Pinned here for the N. Y. World, the magnitude of which we will state as given by the• Post Master, ad in terim.. The morning the first package came for the club, the Post Master (an extreme Radical) after distributing the' mail, rushed out of the office, loOking very pale: Meeting another Rad at the kloot he exclaimed: "My What is up there xvrts.more than five thousand N. Y. Worlds came into the office this morning." The shock was a hard one, but at hit accounts he was doing well. By the way, our Republican friends about here are getting very obliging of late. Should a Democrat fltil'to get in the office ,within ten minutes'after the mail is tfistribit tett; his paper is taken out by a Republican neighbor, who reads it and hands it to the owner the first time they meet. The other day a Democratic friend Went to the office for his mail Seeing no one in attendance, he knocked at the 'tleliver!,-" with his cane, but no one appear Mi. He knocked several times, but no sortmlcame from within. Think ing to learn what was the matter, he stepped to the door(standibg ajar) lending to the dis tributing department, and there beheld the- Post Master, his clerk, and six or seven of the leading Republicans of the town, all seated around the stove, each one with a Copy of the LaCrosse Democrat, and it was with difficul ty • that he could get their attention longi enough to get his Paper, which one of the party happened to be reading—fly mistake. Re, however, succeeded in getting MS mail. and left the office, using language that would have sounded more graceful had it been ar ranged a little different. 'More anon. I • ' G. 0. Foam . . ' Trln Gazette, in lone of those whiffety arti cles which are peculiar to its columns, says of the editor of this paper : "In his issue of the 18tli ult., lit , " charged the Republican -business men, of Eric with being influenced by political prejudice in re fusing to patronize the - Observer.' Now, nnfortnnately for the Gazette's vent- ! city, we'eharged nothing of. the.sort. What I we did say was this— " Perhaps some people who refuse to ad- • vertise in the Observer on account of its pol- litics, may open their eyes one of these days to the fact that they are a little like the man who cut off his nose to spite his face. A shrewd business man will ever be prompt to avail himself of the most largely- circulated papers to spread What he wishes before the public, regardless of whether they are Dem ocratic or Republican, Methotlict or Catholic, .lew or Gentile." l 1 • The Public will.perceive that we had ref erence only to tluit class of persons who al low their Polities 'to run away with their brains. We hard no complaint to make of our Republican lthsiness men generally, who, knowing the Observer to be the best adver tising medium in I the' county, have in many cases availed themselves of its advantages, and, we have reaSlon to believe, received a satisfactory return for the investment, It is [to the credit of all classes in our city that they permit partisan influences to affect them . very slightly in business dealings, and the mass of both parties will heartily endorse our original remarks on the subject. The petty and contemptible attempt of our cotemporary'to stir up 'political prejudice, in the hope of benefiting its interests, will de ceive no sensible person. We should not be surprised if it yet proved a boomerang to the one who resorted to it. • Tun following gentlemen were elected of nem of the Erie County Agricultural Stick ty, on_Wednesday afternoon, to serve for the ensuing year: President, Henry Gingrich Vice Prrsi , dent. P. D. Bryant; Secretary, Samuel J. Butterfield : Treasurer,Wm. H. Rinderneeht. Boar 4 of Managers—Thos. Dumars, David Thum W. W. Davison, Stewart Chamber-. W Caughey, Elias Brecht, .Tohn B. Evans, A. C. Gates, Wm. Hinton, Arthur 0. Hill, E. D. llnlhart. A. 11. :roues, John .Tohn mon. Eras Schlufaff, Jas. R. Moorhead, Isaac Mosier, P. E. Normoss„lesse B. Brindle, Harry 0. Root, Samuel c. Men, Jot , n Miles, Henry Wolf, Thomas Willis, S. B. Wagner. TEnittimn fire occurred in -Chicago Oh Tuesday evening, in one of the lunling localitfes, destroying property to the val ue of three million dollars. SpEN-ra wanted to sell : Brown's Patent Carpet Stretcher and Tack Dralver, noticed elsewhere. • Apply to W. 31: Evans .t Co., 55 Beekman st., New. York. 21 TIM Post Office Department, in a fit of economy, has decided no longer to pay for the publication of the lists of letters. Those journals that print theni now do it gratui tously, and the fact of their appearance. is no criterion of circulation. ' ' Oyu city physicians agree that the last year was the healthiest within their remem brance. No epidemics, no contagious "dis eases, not even the average 'number of sea sonable complaints. Most' people are too poor to afford the luxury of sickness. - Tat: spotting portion of the community has been much interested during the week over Weston, the pedestrian, who appeared in Farrar Hall, on Tuesday,and has remained . to repeat the exbibitiOn on Friday evening. We did not attend on Tuesday, but under stand ,that his audience were better pleased than they expected. A PARTY of young ladies in North East, taking advantage or Leap Year, gave their friends of the opposite sex a sleigh-ride to Quinces• and back, last week. They com plain of the landlord at Quincey for charging them too high, from which we infer that playing the gallant is a more costly business than they imagined. TUE story is going the rounds of the pa pers that one of the mein who robbed old Ben ninghotr, after fillinghis pockets with green backs, stepped to the bed where that miserly individual was secured, and whispered con solation in his ear by saying: " ou'll never spend the money yourself, old chap so we're goilg , to spend it for you.' TILE "Republican" some time ago charae terized the proposition to pay off the public debt in greenbacks ItS "repudiation." We have some curiosity to know what it thinks of the idea, nos that the leading representa tive of "true Republicanism" in the county, Mr. Lowry, has become one of its ‘rarmest advocates. Will our cotemporary dare - to style its patron saint a "repudiator ?" • THE Reed House billiard room,, in. Wayne Hall, under the charge of Mr. M. M.Moore, has secured the reptnation of being dm best plaCe, of the kind in the city. It is fitted up in neat style, the' tables are the finest made, and the attendance all that can be asked. We arc no billiardist our-elf, but commend tile Reed Houseroom to shore of our readers who arr. • Confession ofjudg THE Democratic County Committee met on Monday. and organized by the seleetion of Andrew Jackson and A. P. Streeter as Secretaries. After the transaction of other business connected with the ititeregts of the party, the following gentlemen were elected delegates to the ,State Convention, which meets at Harrisburg on-the -Ith of March next: Schatorial-,Bentn Whitman ; Rep resentative—Capt. D. IV. Hutchinson, W. W. Lyle. Orn venerable friend, Thomas Mellen, of North East; stepped into the office on Tues day. and, as usual, paid for hitt subAeription in good, sound Demociatic money = the kind with a ring to it. Mr. Mellen boasts that he is the oldest person who has voted consecti tively for the Democratic ticket in Eric coun ty, and his host of friends will be gratified to know that he looks as if he - would be able to stand up for the good old cause for ten years to come. "THE Blue Coats, and how they Lived, Fought 'and Meg for the Union : with Scenes and Incidents in the Gr'eat Rebellion," is the title of a handsome volume just issued by Jones Brothers t Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 'The volume is pmfusely illustrated Kith over 100 fine engravings, by the first artists, and its contents include reminiscences of camp, picket, spy, scout, bivouac, siege and battle- field, with thrilling- feats of bravery, wit, drollery, comical and ludicrous adventures, etc., etc. TIM proposed Seminary- : , .at North East is meeting with a' degree of encouragement that is almost a certain assurance of its suc cess. The sum required is $20,000, of which $17,000 had taen obtained last week. The ladies of that place give an entertainment this (Thursday) evening, to help the cause along, the notice of which we regret not having received in time to publish last week. We sincerely trust our North East neighbors will accomplish the undertaking they have set out to perform, and will gladly render them any encouragement in our power. WE understand that arrangements have been effected by which the daily Republican will 1) , plac.4l •L much, stronger footin; than heretothre: Messrs. A. IL Caughev, of this city, and E. W. Curriden, late of, Lock llayrn, will become joint proprietors with Mr. GritTey, and Mr. McCurdy, of Phil:Wel : - phia, is to be assigned to the posi tion orpolitical editor. The new.flrm will represent a capital of fifleep or twenty thou sand dollars, and we learn that it is their de sign to so improve the paper - as to enable it, to compete with the best dailies that circu late in this section. - As TUE city election nest spring gives promise of being one of the most heitly con tested that we,have had for many year:, the community will be interested in seeing the following list of Councilmen whose places will be vacant in March: Select—lL C. Shannon, lMt di4triet ; T. M. Kuhn, 2d; P. Murphy, M. Common—J, C. Spencer and D. Crz.Onns hy, Ist district; F. Sehlaudeeker, 2d; Van Tassel and F. P. Liebel, 34; M. henry 'and John Dunlai), 4th. Of these gentlemen, we understand that Messrs. Schlaudecker, Liebel,Van Tassel and Henry will be presented by their friend -4 as candidates for re-election. Whether the other gentlemen will again be candidates we are not informed. • Sow: sensible editor,•who has probably had an experience Of the sort he describes, gives the following suggestions on a subject that concerns a large portion of the commu nity: "Suppose a man occupies a house worth three thousand dollars, and pays •a rent of four hundred- dollars per annum, payable quarterly. He will, in seyen years, have paid two thousand eight hundred dollars, and. lost the-interest on the payments of' the rent he has made within this time, amounting to Ste hundred and. sixty-seven - dollars. He has consumed, three thousand three hundred and sixtv- , even dollars, and has nothing to show for it save the receipts of his landlord. How much better would it be to buy a lot on sev en year's time, and put up a house, which would at the end of that time he paid for, -without anY trouble. A house and lot is al so the best savings bank a man can have." A PLEAsmo June, 1867. Mrs. Isabel Monell, of Bath, N. Y„ was op erated on by Dr. Liston for cataract, In the operation the eye ball ,-was opened, a little spoon inserted and the cataract lifted out . It is, the most delicate oper ation in surgery. At his last visit to this place she called 'upon Dr. Liston to 'express her gratitude and shoW him how well she could read and move around about her daily duties. Mrs. Moncll must be 'tipatirtis of sixty and had been blind for several years.— Bath (N. F. ) Courier, Dee.,1867. - Remember all you who are afflicted with' blindness or any disease of the Eye, Ear, Throat, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Polypus, Dys pepsia, or Chronic diseases of any form, that Dr. Liston, whose great success in treating those diseases is so well known and attested, will 1w at Brim n's Hotel, in this city, on the 12th and Iddi days of February. Two days only. ;Do not fail to call on him. REstovAL—Dr. J. L. Stewdrt has removed his otih to No. 23 North Park (small floor) ~even doors east of his former place. jaW-tf. . LOCAL. _ - - MAltni>l P. Ilt-sfiELL,-Susrrcer..-On the 23d last,, by. VanCbi :Mr. 'flenrir- /I.llturiell, to Miss Irene A. Shattuck, all of Belle Icy. N.. AnTllLM—Cunx—ln Mill Creek tp., on the 23d inst., by Rec. J. L. Vance, Mr. John V. Arthur, of Harbor Creek, to Miss Liz: xle A. Clark, of Mill Creek. [Printer lib- • erally remembered.] • WIEEELER—BOYLAN—Ija this city, on the 23d inst., at the residence of D. 1). Walker, by Rev. Geo. A. Lyon, Mr. Frank Wheel er to Miss Corrilla Boylan, all of this city. Max.wia.L—BußNs--On• the 28th inst., by Rev. Joseph H. Pressley, Mr. Alexander Maxwell to Miss Mary Burns, both of this city. DIED. SMF.DLEV , --In North East, on the 26th inst., . 1)r. James Smedley, aged 78 years. , Brain—At his late residence in Girard, on the 25th ult., of disease of the lungs, Chas. P. Blair, in the 33d year of his age. ' Buse—ln this city, on Wednesday, morning, the 29th inst., G. Craig Bliss, intlint son of J. A. L. A. Bliss. Et GE:itA HAIR RESTORER.—The cheapest and best. Mammoth bottles only 73 -cents. The Eugenia Hair 'Restorer eclipses all known' discoveries for the rapidity with which it restores gray and faded hair to its original color, promotes its rapid and healthy growth, prevents and stops it when . falling. off, and is a most luxuriant hair dressing for the humuta hair and head, rendering it soft, silky and lustrous. Sold by S. Dickinson & SQn, sole agents in Erie. decl2-Iy. grba Abbertioements. Za-Advertimements, to secure insertion. must be handed in by 8 o'clock on Wednesday after noon. All advertisements will be continued at the expense of the advertirter, unless 'ordered •for a specified time. Warrant In Balltruptey. ISCTO GIVE NOTICE that on thetd day 1 of January, A. P. isas, a Warrant in Bank ruptcy was Issued against the estate of Gordon J. Mills, of Girard, In the county of Erie,. State of Pennsylvania, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition; That the pay ment of any debts and delivery of any property belonging to such bankrupt, to him and for his use, and the transfer of any property by hint are forbidden by law; that a meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt, to prove their dents and to rhonho one or more Assignees of his estate, will beheld at a Court of Bankrupt cy, to be holden at the office of S. E.' Woodruff, in the borough of (lizard, hi the county of Erie, and State of l'enn'a, before S. E. Woodruff, Reg ister, on the 2lst,day of March, A. 1)., MN, at to o'clock, A. M THOMAS A. ROWLEY, U. S. Marshal for kahl.Hlmtrict, Ily G. I'. tia via, Upt. U. S. Marshal. Farina for Sole. Peßrefg p sa a i r ii s a o n f ulLi e ber u oLg y ood at Farts riot reduction from former prices. Buyers should not fail to see our list before purchasing. FIRST 55 acres, 5 miles west of the city, fair buildings, orchard of grafted-fruit, all kinds of fruit, soil all the hest of gravel and black walnut soil. We think wo are safe in saying that no better small place can be found .in the county. Bus ers can learn more particu lars froth J. A. Freneb.s2l French street, a form er owner, or John H. Carter, the present owner. SECOND FARM—Ia the David Russell place, and formerly a part of theThos. McKeeproper ty: 74 acres, about ten Beres timber which has not been culled; 2 story new frame dwelling house, new barn. Fences good. Price, 37,MP, about 92.500 in hand. Soil—all of the best sand and gnu el. We believes the above farms In point of character of the neighborhood, schools, church es, offer attractions seldom found in this county, and more, they are cheap. BARGAINS IN; BUILDING LUTS. 8 Building Lots, Priee Sala. " " Witt In 'Out tots 3;9 and Z3O, north east corner Buffalo and Chestnut streets. This 'desirable property is about 13.) rods from the depot, dry gravel soll,good water. A number of flue Dwellings and a large store have been hult on the block this season, and quite a number more will be built the - coming year. We think them to be the best Invest ments In a small way now offering. Terms 8.50 In hand, bainnee on t hop. corTA!il: not'sE, Modern Style, CUM plete F rash, all the Mod ern eonvenleneem, Nitnate on Myrtle, between Ninth and Tenth ktreetv—the WhlMin pro piwty.--! 5 cityl,ot. FOR SALE At great 'reduction. a number of Private Res idences, at prices much reduced. Now is the time.to get bargains. FOR SALE A number of Lots on Third and Fourth streets between Rolland and German.. Terms Me to .5101 In hand, balance on mix years' time. jar)-tf. ILAYES & KEPLER. The Age for the Presidential Campaign! The Price Reduced! The publishers of the Philadelphia Age, de sirous of extending the Influence of their wide ly circulated Journal, have determined to make such reduction in the price of their weekly is sue as will place it within the reach of every man in the country. This reduction is made in view of the great, huportance,of disseminating sound political doctrines in the present crisis of our governmental affairs. This Journal will continue to be the fearless advocate of Demo erotic principles and the earnest defender of the Union and the Constitution. It will uphold with all its power the rights of The People, and will 'vigorously oppose oi...de.tractive and treason able policy of Radicalism. It will seek to re store unity and nom' feeling throughout the nation, and thereby aid in securing the perma nent Peace and V.rusperity of the Republic. To meet the means of all classes, from and after January 1, latiS, the Weekly Age will be furn ished at the following extraordinary rates: Thirty copier:one year, °Headdress, 142.00, and one copy extra to the getter up of the club—ad ditional copies at the same price.- Twenty cop ies one year, one address, Moo, and one copy extra to the getter up of the club—additional copies at the same price. Ten copies one year. one address, Slaso, and one copy extra to the getter up of the eluis--additional copies at the same price. Five copies one year, one addr..ss, SR.SO, and one copy extra to the getter up of the. club—additional copies at the same price. These prices. which are cash invariably in ad vance, apply only to yearly subscribers, and the papers must, in every case without exception, be-sent to one address. 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All who send money by express must pre-pay express charges. - Specinwil cop ies of the Daily and Weekly sent gratis, on ap plication at this Mitre. Advertisements Insert ed at moderate rates. Address WELSH & ROBB, hat. Chestnut Mt., Philadelphia. ERIE RAILWAY. Great Broad Gauge Double Track Route to BOSTON, • and the New Encland Mies. • This.ltailway extends from Dunkirk to New York. 4lio miles. Duni. to New Y0rk,.123 Salamanca to New York, Enmities. And is from to 27 MILES THE SHORTMT ROUTE. All trains run directly through to New York, 460 MILES, without ehange of coaches. From and after Nov. 2-1, PC, trains will leave, connection with all the• Western Lines. air follows:. From DUNKIRK' and SALA NIANeA New York time—from Union Depots: 7::0 A. M., Express Mall, from Dunkirk daily .except Sundayio. Stops at Salamanca at 10:W A. M., and connects al Hornellsville and Corning with the BA. M. Express Mail from Buffalo and arrives, in New York at 7 - A. M. 2::13 P. M.,Lightning Express, from Salamanca daily except Sundays), Stops at Hornells ville 5:25 P. M., (Supper.. Intersecting with the 2:21) P. M. t ruin from Buffalo, and arrives in New York at 7 A. M. 1:15 P. M.. New York Night Express, from Dun kirk daily (except Sundays. Stops at Sala ' manes at 6:44,1 P. M., and arrives in .New York at 12:31.1 P. M., mnnecting with 'afternoon trains and steamers for Boston and New England ('ltieg. 8:50 P. M. Cineinnati, Express, from Dunkirk, • .Sundays excepted). Stopsi at. Salamanca 11:til, P. M., and connects at Hornellsville with the 11:a/P. M. Train from Buffalo, arri ving in New York :1:45, P. M. From Butt;tloLby New York time—front Depot corner Exchange and Michigan Ms.: 5:4-3 A. M., New York Day Express , daily (except Sundays). Arrives hi New York at 10:30 P. M. Connects at Great Bend with Delaware, Lackawanna,S: Western Railroad, and at Jersey City with midnight express train far Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. 6:00 A. M., Express Mall, v la. Avon and Hornells- Mlle, daily (except Sunday). Arrives Iti NeW • York at 7: A. M. P. M., Light n ingExpress, daily (except Sun connecting with morning express train for Boston find New England cities. Arrives in New York at 7:00 A. M. 6:10 P. H.. New York Night Express, daily. con nects at Hornellsvilh• with the 1:15P.M. train from Dunkirk, and arrives in New York at P. M. 11::M P. M., Cincinnati Express.. daily(except Sundays). Arrives in New York at ;1:45 P. M. Connects at Elmira with Northern Central Rallway,for Williamsport,Harrishurg, Phil adelphia, Baltimore and Washington; at- Great Bend with Delaware, Lackawanna ,t Western Railroad, and at New York with . afternoon trains and steamers for Boston and New Englund cities, Only one train East on Sunday, leaving Buffa lo at 6:10 P. M., and reaching New York at law P: M., in advance of all other routes. Boston and New England passengers, with . their baggage, are trans erred, free of charge, In New York. The best Ventilated and most Luxurious Sleeping Cars In the World at-company all night trains on thin Railway. • - 1 Baggage.eheeked through and fare alviLlMs low as by any other route. ASK tOR VCKETS VIA. ERIE RAILWAY, which can be obtained at all principal ticket of dyes in the West and South-West. • H. RIDDLE, - WM., It.' DARR, - GeV' I.4up't. llen't Pass. Ag't. fehlsT6. voLANKS! BLANKS ! A complete assort ]) ment of every kind of Blanks needed by Attorney's. Justices, Constables and Business Men. for sale at the Observer office, ftrW abbertistrunto. The Elastic Family Machine does alt kinds of Sewing, thick or thin, without change of ten- Mon. Also, Beautiful- Embroidering. TM Lock Stitch Machinem for light ant heavy tall wing, or leather work. 'Simple, quiet and easy in onetation. Machines exchanged and to rent. For sale by S. M. WEIGEL, at Weigel's Piano Ware Rooms, l(M1 State street, Wittich Block. SI-Pianos, Organs, Melodeons and all kinds of Musical Instruments kept-for sale. deer:riff-ff. Erie &Pittsburgh Railroad. O N, z A i 6 • ''' AND , Lr i T . E . I!. will . 1 runON- D o . n l I t ' h i 4 NOVEMBER ,n,, . ITISM LYAVIF: ERIE-AOLTIINVAILD. 10 (G A. M., PittsbUrgh Express, stops at all sta tions, and arrives at A. &G. W.R. It. Trans fer at 1:40 p. m., nt New Castle at p. m., and at Pittsburgh at 6:10 p. m. 6:00 P. M., Accommodatton, arrives at James town at 900 p. m. - 5:00 A. M., Accommodation frOni Jamestown, arrit es at A. & G. W. It. It. Trvinsfor at 5::1.5 a. in., at New Custlo at 7:00 a. In., and Pitts burgh at 10A0 a. in. 6:1.0 A. M., Erie Express, leave.. New (Audio at In., A: &G. W. It. It. Transfer at 10:10 ra., making close connection with trains for Buffalo and :Niagara Ealls,and arrives at Erie at 1::1 p. m. I:3D P. M., Night Expresm, leaves Ne.w Castle at 7:15p. m., A. & G. W. It. It. Transfer at 8:45 p. tn. Jamestown . at p. sn. and arrives at Erie at MIS, a. M. Pittsburgh Express south runuict' at Jantes town at 12".40 p.m. with .T. s F. Express, arriving at Franklin at 2 t p. tn., and Oil v ut 3:40. p. M. Conneets at Tratpfer nt p. in.. with A. & G. W. Mail west, for Warr,n, Itavena and Cleveland. Erie Expres.s north connects at A. & G. W. Transfer at Ml° a. in., with Mail east for Mead ville unit Jamestown, and ut Jamestown with J. & F. Express fur Franklin, arriving at Frank lin nt 2:7si p. m.. and Oil City at n:4O p. tn. Trains omnert at Rochester with trains for Wheeling and all points in West Virginia, and at Pittsburgh connections for Philadelphia, 'Harrisburg, Baltimore and Washington, via Pennsylvania I eland Railroad. Erie Expri ss north connects at Girard with Cleveland J. Erie trains westward for Cleveland, Chicago and all points In the West • at Erie with Philadelphia & Erie Railroad for Corry, Warren, Irvincton, Thlioute. &c., and with Minato& Erie Ralharad for Buffalo, Dunkirk, Niagara Falls and New York City. J. J. LAWRENCE, decl2:67-tf Superintendent. 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, Teller, Pimples, and all Eruptions of the Skin. For Sore Breast or Nipples, Cuts, Sprains, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands, itc;, it makes a perfect cure. It has been used over fifteen years, without one failure. It has no parallel—having per fectly eradicated disease and healed after all other remedies had failed. It is a compound of Arnica with many other Extracts and Balsams, and 10M, up - in larger boxes for the s:un- price than anj other Ointment. Sold by Drugzots• ccerywhrre. AAlowland, Proprietors, 121 Liber.y bitt-et. New York. AUSTIN - Don't advertise BO intensely the largest stock of old style goods for the Holidays, hut after thirty - years' selling Watehei4. Diamonds. Jewelry. Silver Spoon , , Fancy Good., Sr., in Erie, is "prepared to show upon this oet‘asion and steady right along hereafter, every day, j ust sucli — got - xls in style and qualits' nukt desirable to tam The obi shopkeeper who so long stood guard, have been relieved by New Goods, which arrived.ltbst evening from .New York, and at once displaced the Old Fogies, who were very glad to Nee In tesltled Young America with the Latest Styles at the Lowest Prices. Old and new patrons, don't he afraid of an old concern—Austin is up to the times and en deavors to do things in a praet teal manner. Watches and Jewelry repaired skilfully. Sil ver Ware manufactured as usual. Engraving in every design on Gold and Silver. Give• m.•n CUB. T. M. AtSTIN, At 2) North Park Raw. N. R.—New Goo,lg. Jr.. nill arrive at Austin's Der. 224th. Sold in Erie by J. 13. CARVER S Co., and WM. NICK ,Y SON, and by Druggists every- NYE e Fahnestock & Co., Pittsburgh, Pu., sole agents. no`23. TOBACCO: TOI3ACCO2 J. W. TAYLOR. Manufacturer of • NAVY, SPUN ROLLS. Ss, 10s, And all thenther branch of 9r 0 I' C C ! NO. 427 PENN STREET, np11537-y. PITTSBURGH, PA FREE GIFTS TO ALL! A Silk Dream Pattern., d a Fa ly Sewing' Machine, or Gol Wtch, It OF conkiwr : For one or two day.: mervlee in any town or village. Particulars anti samples , elit free, by addire.slng, with stump, N. H. CLOT - MI.IN A: (11., No. 3.0 Hunovtr 4t. , Hooton, Jiaes. derie-3m. Assignee in Bankruptcy. IN THE DISTRICT COURTof the United States for tJie Western Distrkt of Pennsylvania. In the matter of Samuel Kahn, bankrupt. The undersigned hereby gives notice of his ap pointment as assignee of Samuel Kahn, of the city of Corry, county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, within said district. who has been adjudged a bahkrupt, upon his own petition, by the District Court of said dim. trict, dated at Erie, Pa., Jan. 2.1, A. D., PDX HENRY M, ITIBLET, Assignee, No. It= Peach At., Erie, Pa. Warrant in Bankruptcy. rtilllS IS TO GIVE NOTICE that on the 10th day of January, A. D.. 1564. a Warnint In Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of Silas It. (leer, of the city of Corr Y. in the county of Erie, State of Pennsylsania, who has been adJudged a bankrupt on his own pe tition; That the payment of any debts and de livery of any property belonging to such bank rupt to him, and tor his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law; that meeting of the ereilitori of said bankrupt, to prove their dela% and to 0100,e one or more Alisignees of his eSilltP, will he held nt - a Court of Bankruptcy, to beholden at Erie, before Woodniff, Register, on the ,211th day of Februn 6-, A. at 10 o'elock..A. M. ' THOMAS .1. HOWLEY, Ja2l-Iw. 1 - . S. Manilla' for mild IM•triet. Assignee in Bankruptcy. TNTHE DISTRICT COURT ofthe United State, 1 for the Wektern District of Penn'a: In the mutter of the bankruptcy of N. S. Fansvlt, ThiCiluderstgned hereby eiveg notice of 111. ap. pointment tis assignee of N. S. Fati , ett. of Union Erie t 'O., and Statr of l'enn•ylva nin, within said Distrirt, who has been adjudged bankrupt upon his own petition by the inlet Court of salt! 41ktrkt. dntcd at Erb., Nov. I.t, A. D., 1,4 r:. liF::s:ltV M. RIBLET, A.411.10er, No. IZt Pro,. F:Tio, 1O Administrator's Notice. lEITERS ADMINISTRATION on the estate of Malcolm Magill, truism 4, late of the Pitt' of Erie, having been gniti fed to the un dersigned, notice is hereby given to all Indebted tcitbe said estate to make Immediate pa) men% andlhose having claims against the cable will present them, dilly authenticated, furnettle moot. ttlrlf \tip O'BRIEN, jalfe4ity. Adolinistnilor. Notice. l i ‘ .....t j lit t- ? ; h4;llr i t u n " ol i FL , i ' l l t i a b ttTn ed & 7 1 0 h ., 124 t0 i 1i t . " J r. . • • : 4 altgman, the Intstneas will he continued bylhe undersigin,l, at the eattne bxmliUev and under the 1111111.` tale aL, heretofore. The account. of the old firm-will he - settled by us. 11. J. SALTSNIAN. SALTS.MAN. IMEI I)LANKS! BLANKg !—A complete assort j_) !tient of every kind of Blanks needed by Attorneys, Justices, Constables and 11W1111001 ' , fen, for sale at the Observer oillce. t 2 etpbbcctliltmento. NARKS & kEYER. CLOTHING I CLOTHING x Tho most elegant selection for Men's, 13oys' and FALL & WINTER- WEAR ! AT TIDE NEW YORK CLOTHING Horn, No. .1 !Coble Block Thy romplutect ,tor:k 01 Coatings, Cassimeres,- &c., kT TUT: NEW YORK' CLOTHING HOUSE, No. 4 Noble Blbek Clothing Made to Order; In a style Aiiperlor to any heretofore made in this vicinity, at the • NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE, No. 4 Noble Block Full Llnes'in Men's 'Furnishing Goods, From a Paper Collar to the finest atik.trotter wenr, at $lO per sett, at the NEW YORK CLOTHLNG ROUSE, No. 4 Noble Block An inspection of our reul(ly .beautlful Stock of Fall and Winter Goods! lii revectrully Rolietted MARKS de MEYER. P. S. —A Wbolosale Deportment is connected with this Houge. oclo-arn. J. EICHENLAUB.& CO:, 31.11CCF'ACTURERS OF BOOTS & SHOES ! No. 02S State Street. RETAIL DEPARTMENT. We have Ju.t tinilied, and prepared , tor pub lc Insp etlon,u mammoth stock of Boots,Shoes, a t recs. Rubbers, etc., eat brnr•lna-el erydescrip lion nod variety of kind+, and which for Ntple, quality and tiulsh carmot be surpassed In the market• tarot which are orrerel at late reduced rates. We pay c•pecial. and strict atten tion in et:rwrco3t win•ux For which the finest eollectlon of Leathers , are kept on hand, and every facility is secured for accommodating customers promptly, and in a style to render perfect satisfaction, Particular attention Is also directed to our VVID,LESALE DEPARTMENT, No. 6 West Seventh Street, Where we manufacture at Wholesale, lien's Boys', Ladies', "dhows' and l'ittldren's Boots, Mom Gaiters. etc., of every I.ariely and kind. Having lately enlarged our manufactory by the addition of new buildings and improved ma chinery, we are prepared to supply the Trraie on short notice and nt the lowest market prices. Adjoining this department are connected our WIIOI.EiLtLE LEATHER AND FINDINGS ROOMS! Embracing French, German and American Calf Skins, of best and varied brands, Slaughter and Spanish Snip Leather, French and Ameri• Call loans of all colors and prices. With our Increased facilities we .can sell as low as any Eastern manufacturer, and make to order wry kind of work wanting by the Trade. Thankful for the past liberal patronage of the public, werespectfully 4ollcAt a continuance of the same. • seai-t t. J. EICHENLALTII dr. CO l'afts for Christmas and New Years ! • • , A Superb Stock of Fine Gold and SiFirer Watches, all Warranted to Run; and Thoroughly Regulated, at the Low Price of Islo - Each, and Saida fac•don Guaranteed. Ina gond (mnia Hunting Watches,— P- 2 : 0 to EDO) 100 Mugle evo.gl Gold Watches ZIO to DO Id) Ladles' Watches, enameled lit) to id) 3X) Gold Hunting Chronometer do.. 2.50 to 100 H) Gold limning English Levers 3.0 to 4)0 101 Gold Hunting Duplex Watches.. 150 to 111,0 lito Gold Hunting American do ..... .. 100 to 2:50 .tit) lilWer Hunting Leven. 50 to 150 500 Silver Hunting Duplexes 75 to ::',O WO Gold Ladies' Watches Hto 2:o Ioeo Gold Hunting Lepinesal • to .... ..., WOO Miscellaneous Silver Watches__ SU to luU 200 Hunting Silver Watches... ...... ... 25 to liO 5 , 101) Al.BOrted Watches, all k Inds. .... 10 10 75 . ...... - Tlie abov e stock , will be dlixtried of on the Popular (hie Price Plan, giving every Patron a Min Gold or Solid Watch for .flo, without regard to value. Wright Bro. ,t Co. , 161 Broadway, New York, wi,l3 to initnediatelv dispose of the above mag nificent ..toelt. Certificate.., namint•, the articles are placed in envelopes and well mixed. Ifolder• are entitled to the articles named in their certificate, upon payment of tea. dollars, %,betber it be a watch worth sl,ono or one worth tea.. The ret tarn of an , : of our certificates enti tle,. you to the• artiefes named thereon, upon payment, irrespective of iis worth, and as 0,, article voluett lea,. than $lO is named on any eer t Mean., it will at onee be seen that this is nolot tery, but a straight forward legitimate transac tion, which may he participated in by the most fast A single eertfilente will be sent be mall. post paid, upon recelptof in cents, live (or SI, eleven for S.!, thirty-three and elegant premium for S-1, sixty-six awl more valuable premium for Sta. one hund nal and most NutNerb watch for Sl5. 'I.. agents or those wishing employment, this is n rare opportunity. It is it legitimately conduct ed business, duly authorized by the Liovern mem, and open to the most careful scrutiny. 'Watches seat by exprelnkwith bin for collection on (Misery, No that no dissatisfaction can pos sible occur. Try us. Address 11"Itl if 1 , nnoTHER Importers, dix.El-:;t10 161 Ilmadway, sew York. BOOK h'.`,;b1f1.11,1V.A..-Jiliqii•.`4nl)lNPOlV ßl' OF TOE 111 IILE. Written by TO of the most ilistinguiphell Divines In Europe and America. Illustrated with over Steel and Wood Pm. gra . % nue. Complete in One Large Octavo Vol nine. Iletail Pete.. 1 1 .3.50. • We employ no Gene rul .Igents, and can thus ol2IZr extra induce ments to agents dealing directly with us. For full particulars and terms, address the Publish er, 11. BURR & CO.. decla-iw. Iluriford, Conn. 113L.CNICS r BLANIcs ! A complete assort tnent of every kind of Blanks needed by Attorneys, Justices, Constables and Basineaa O Men. for sale at the haprver office. CLOTHING !