fniportant 110tiCeis.
t,,rtiseinents fie4erted under ds head.
ar; ,:,,. e ntq per line of 10 words for the nekt
' ,u •ent for the second, and ..10 centa
I.equut Insertion.
re,r,r
rliable Insurance of all kinds apply
' ° u ell, Agent, No.M North Park, Erie,
A. •R ss IY/7'67-tf.
for Insurance In well known and most re.
• - meanies, apply to It. W. Russell, agent,
u e (0 e_ feb2l'67-ly .
.
state titre C. 1
,rp. ftrie Lodge No. 241 1.0. of Geed Tern.
meets on every ay evening, An the
rri.„ 7 m,a-a• Lodge Room, on state street, over
.'" ' 1 ,1•,, Jetrelry store. StreeeerTemplarsvie-
J ,: sthe eity are eardlally Invited Wife present.
GEO. KNIGHT, M . C. T.
Fr,ers Ansi.. W. A. rns.2.-t[.•
o.. ........smmisimommimommmoon.!
011001655 Mirectorp.
dollar
In MIR depart
.
„ 77, f lit n dollar per line.
wiltiLES.l LE HtOCERS.
°tel. B u rgess & Walker, 25 and 20 N. Park.
Tif4 and 502 French at.
` t , ellier, 513 French at.
J''''''\-‘,?;1;11.1.24A1.1: BOOTS AND SHOFI4.
,I:,t ( l a rk, North Park.
kr
BOOTS AND SHOES,
, 14 Park Row. -
I ' ";,j, 101 State street.
Co., 19 North Park.
7al State street.
a - e -I ,." r ‘ l r i state at.
Pfr 4 "State at.
J Ers;;.••• -
.4101)1 STORES.
~her ,t Mqt
cer,ry, North Park.
Fmnch at.
- F 1,01.11 & FEEL).
• 'stic, Park ROW.
t .q 9 French st.
• 1,1(; con STORER.
l thehael. a2l State at.
• a, rtith *s North Park.
mysic STORES.
, s9l hale at.
Wrn. Willing, RN State at.
• MACHINE AGENCIES.
vals.n LT; Stale at.
" • •in• - • M•telllne, or French at.
sewing .I:tchitie, 52a French at.
. er ,t Raker. 53) State ht.
FRCITS PRODUCE.
White, 5 south Park.
(It( a '1: FRY & GLASSWARE;
11. Glenn% 12 Park Rest.ow.
Sta ,
wATrtifi4 et; JEWEI.ItY.
• & Fisher, 2 ark
Pa ROW.
?ft North rk.
AND VAPS. .
• 4. Wil.un, 21 North Park.
• Kunz, Agl. 513 State street.
Ps. Kendall. 227 , 4 French at.
' TT. ‘ . .nl lth. 525 French at.
cONFF.(TIONF.RY STORES.
. ,t Burgess. 421 and 700 State street
DRCGS AND 11SEDICINE.Q.
. it Barnnrn, 1117 Peach street.
,t Elllnt, 4211 State street.
p r :! ,t Warfel, M... State at.
,t DOll. 1312 Peach street.
ihrver t Co., 21 North Park.
Nick & sans, 702. State street.
Dlckite.en & 50n,711 State street.
DRY GOODS;
~ tephenti
roll.
Ar Lehman. Ircit Peach st
Bro.. 714 State st.
fi.,olohs, 710 State at.
vi, s , Churchill & Co., R Noble Ellick.
& Bro., 512 State at.
&et: s,.oth t Co., 5 Reed House Block
DRY GOODS AND CARPETS
f;r , e.s k Foster.
Tinler Bro.„ ;AI Atntr st.
WERT F.S.
••.,n .5 • Pr.'.l Peach at,
• t 1121
7 IS N t,,rt .t- 1121 "
; 1:110,;•nd..r. 12! , "
14,1curtn, 7 114 Shute
wicstill • 'hrlst lan h Craig, 24 Nort It Park.
French st,
Bts) and State St.
P. {. 11.4 0 :•r kt. Co.. 531 French at.
Isms A Merit vertu,24l French hi.
Millnrv. 527 French At
r o s- , illtsleelcer,.tr2l State at.
21 - 1 East Fifth st.
p s,hrtaf. 704 State at.
. PHOTOGRAPHS.
~, , •.coler`a, ever to, 'Rosenzweig's Block.
T. 1. tort, 1307 Peach at.
Dunn, over (U') State atteet.
I..!nh fin - is.. Farrar Hall 111111 ding.
• •.•
Wager 6c ('n,; over I trl Peach at. ,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
R. Welshman, 1314'Pearli at.
k A.sklne, 758 State at.
Drck, 7tri Statelq.
W. \DM), 517 French st:
11. Y. Sterner, 401 State at.
HARDWARE.
.11.innon C's., 1121 Peach St.
It', W. Pierre k co., Mitt Istate at.
tlis'nnker & Shannon, 1857 Frprwh
• s,dden, 52.1 French st.
STOVES AND TINWARE.
Vantasael, 1224 Peach at.
AuShard Bros., 701 State at.
It. Mover & Son, 1215 StAte It,
Mir, Johnson A Co., lalk and 1030 State at.
N:Murnhy, 22 North Park.
ihntrod & Co , 1.383 Sassafras at.
GENERAL UNDERTAKERS.
T. If. Illblet &•Co., 818 State at.
WAILF.ROOMS.-
J. B. Millet et. Co.. 818 State at,
LUMBER MERCHANTS
Irrowley .t. Flan, State mt.„ near depot
CLOTHING STORES.
Jnhn GensKeltner et Son, tin State at
Rtllz dr. Melick. I . 2:l3State.st.
Warner, f 3.3 State at.
J. M. Kuhn, tr2".2 State St.
”artot et Meyer, 4 Noble toil:.
W. L. Rows, No. 10 North Park.
ATTORNEYA AT LAW.
J. Ross Thompson, 521 French et.
JimPs Clll, 5h French At.
D. W. fintehtnson;Titrard. Pa.
Stewart, :10 North Park, houai 117 State mt.
.I. Fraser, (flomtepattlist),ll24 Peackat.
. MILLINERY OE STRAW GOODS.
t. M. I3lake, South Park.
rm. M. Curti a, ft South Park. -
The Ml•vies McGrath. 607 French at.
11:nrkIns, 1310 Peach at.
BRASS FOITNIATIFQ.4.
Metz, JIM State at,
MACHINISTS, FOUNDERS AND BOILER
• 'MAKERS.
Lorerien, Anil 5: Co., rld and Peach sta.
PLANING MILLS.
P. Crook JE Son,.eor. 4th and Peach sta.
L White 4: Co., corner 11th and French at.
lluth Jones, corner 11th and Holland atm.
lwoh Itootz. 3214 Peach at.
lIILADELPHIA & ERIE RAIL ROAR.
WINTER TIME TABLE.
Through and Direct Route between Philadel;
phis.. Baltimore, Harrisburg, Williams
. port. and the
GREAT OIL REGION
OF PENNSYLVANIA.
ELEGANT SLEEPING CARS
Cm all Night Trine.
()and titter MONDAY, NOV. :nth; the
trains on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad
s:I1 ran at follows :
ESTA
Train lea - I...”. W Philad W elphia ßD.
at 11:15 p.m. and
arriv, Er!. nt-ttoiX) p. tu.
l'Apren, Philadelphiaat l2:130 m., and
aunt.~ at Ent. at 9:44 a. tn.
Aaron Asoommodation leAves Warren at 12-.55
al. Carry at :La, p. m., and arrives at Erie
at 4,10 p. m.
EASTWARD.
%NI Trait. Erie at Itt2ia.m.. and arrives
Plalattelpilla at a, In.
rt. , Etcpr. ns leaves Erie at 4:1,15 p. m.. and ar
m•••• at Plaindriphla at 1:09 p. m.
Warro. .....couninrotatton Ert.. at a(U ta.
na.. l %atry at :k4. a. m., and arrives at Warren
at 11:1.5 a. ILL
Mal! and Express connefq with all.tiaAns on
1 .- V.' triton & Franklin Railway. l'asaongers
tvn , ..tr Philadelphia at 12:00 m„ arrive at Irvine
at 11:7,1i and 011 City at '3:50 a. m.
Leaving Philadelphia at 11:19 p. m., arrive at
tot clty at t:tsp. na.
All trains on the Warren & Franklin Railway
hake elate connections at 011 City with trains
'or Franklin And Petroleum Centre. Bar:GA.4ls
,ESECXED 171EOrGIt .
ALFRED L. TYLER,
Geu'l Superintendent-
L. F. BALL,.. AGENT,
1301 Peach St:, opp. Morton HDnA
News Dealer and Stationer,
And /Icaler in
Itasana and Dometidie Cigars,
(ii. wing and - Smoking Tobacco
%IF, FANCY PIPES AND CIGARS.
kll the-.
nONTIILIES AND WEEKLIES
^'•~~HS b uuPdlatNlp upm publication.
'Warrant in Bankruptcy.
TO VI.: NOTICE that on the 13th day
E , )l February, A. Dr a Warrant in Bank
, wa s i. , ued against the estate of German
• Nourw, of Edintsiro, In the county of Erie`qtr of ,
Pennslvania, Who his been adjudged
.Lakrupt on his own petition; That the pay
.:t of any debts and llelivery of any property
"gins to sorb bankrupt, to him and for his
and the transfer of any property by him
'e forbidden b y law ; that a Meeting of the
711 tars of the said bankrupt, to prove their
kmt to choose one or more Assignees of
es:at...will la. held at a Court of Banknipt
-7.• 10 be holdim at the office of the Register, in
," Gt.] , of Erie In the county of Elie and titate
betor'e H. E. Woodruff, Register. on
dAY of April. A. P 18E1, at 2 o'clock,
THOMAS A. ROWLEY.
s. Marshal for said District.
G. P. DliVig, Dept. I'. S. Martha].
feb23-Iw.
•
Warrant In Bankruptcy,:
inL4'
18TO GIVE NOTICE:that ort the lath day
of 101 , A. D., 18f14,a Warrant In Bankruptcy
I• cit.tugaingt the estate of John B. Perkins,
, i , 44ts of Erie , in the county- of Erie, an"
lonf Pennsylvania, who has been adjudged
tkrupt on Ilk own petition ; that the pay
3.nt of any debts and delivery of any property
I .loll 4ing to him, for his use, and the. transfer
PrOPerly th e im are forbidden by
h Meeting of creditors of the intid bank
,nrr 14, to prove their debts and to ckoose one or
Amignees of his estate, will be held at-a
L urt of Bankrptcy, to be o f ddn al the office
thv Regiqtr, in the city Erie, before ii. 1w
nitt, Eq., Register In aid district, on the
4 al* of April, . D., ISS4 0 o'clock, A. M.
THOMAS A. - ROWLEY,
lb G Marshal for said District..
. 1) 21,11, Dept. U.S. Marshal.
JIM P RiNTINGf every kind, In large Of
1 21.4 1 4tq.9 4 nt1LL0Z plain or colored, dome to
iji,,,,, n.r Z I T, and at madame gale" at the
EEICLY OBSERVER
ERIE, PENN'A, FEBRUARY 27, 1868
TER:tit4.-42 per year when paid In advance,
or within a month, s ,c 1 when not paid In ad.
vanee. and S 3 when not paid until the expira
tion of the year. A3l new 6ubscriptionti niubt
be paid in advance, =dean banded in by Parties
wuctareltnimn tons. •
Observer for the Campaign.
The Observer will be ftwnished to cam
paign subscribers, from this date, until the
close of the Presidential canvass, at the fol
lowing low rates : -
One copy, six months, - $l.OO
Five copies, six months, - 5.09
Ten copies, six months, and an addition
al copy for the one who gets up the _
ebb, - - - - - - 10.00
One copy, three months, .50
Five copies, three months, - - 2.50
Ten copies, three months, -- - - 5.00
Subscrippons may commence at any date
between this and election, and will tie
promptly discontinued when the time has ex
owed. febO-tf.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Tin best forms of notes and blanks in the
city at the Observer office. tf.
TUE Observer forms ofnotes and blanks are
pronounced the best by all who have seen
them.
AMASA STONE, JR., so long connected with
the Cleveland & Erie R. R., has resigned the
President.y of that important thoroughfare:
THE staunch little Democratic county of
Elk shoiva the best financial exhibit of any
in this section. Her assets exceed her liabil
ities $17,843.
SOMETIME/ ought to be done, and without
delay, to reform the mail arrangements from
:',."'`pw York city. The public have. borne the
annoyance about as long as they could rea
sonably be askedt o.
PEItROICK who are liable to the income tax
should not forget to make their reports be
fore the Ist of March. An additional tax of
fifty per cent. will be aese'sed upon all who
report after that date.
A rxtox MILLS correspondent says busi
ness is so dull there that the people, instead
of obeying the Bible command to work six
days and rest the seventh, now "go the whole
hog," and rest all the days of the week.
MR. MERRIAM is now running the Boston
House himself.—Corry Telegraph.
Where in the world is he "running" it to?
And isn't it most too heavy -a load for one
man to run "himself?" .
JEFFERSON county has presented D. C.
Gillespie as Senatorial delegate to the Dem
ocratic State Convention, and concurred in
the selection of Win. L. Corbett, of Clarion;
ay the Representative delegate. -
01.:c, former fill,«• citizen. Vm. Patton,
Esq., ha, been elected one of the Represen
tative dekgates from Lancaster county to
the Democtatic State Convention, receiving
time largest vote cast for either of the dele-
EMI
Tug Democratic. County Committee of
Lancaster, at a late meeting, appointed a
committee for each township to extend the
circulation of the Democratic papers of the
county. The movement is a good one and
worthy of emulation.
THE Observer can be obtained 'regularly
at the following places in the city : May &
Sell's ; L. F. Ball's news stand, near the de
pot ; Caughey, McCreary & Moorhead's.
We desire to secure agents in every town and
on every railroad in the county.
A PHYSICIAN in Conneuutville got mad at
the "Crisis" of that borough, and withdrew
his professional card from its columns. The
editor has quietly substituted a cut of a duck
in its stead, with the inscription below :
"Quackery in all its branches attended to."
FOR the benefit of meddlesome persons, it
may be Worth while to state that the United
States postal laws forbid " the opening of
a newspaper by a person not addressed,
under a penalty of $2O. Stealing a newspi- -
per is punishable by imprisonnient.
Gookv's Lady's Book, for 1868, so far as
received, we regard as the best volume ever
issued of this beautiful and popular magazine.
Indeed each succeeding volume shows an
improvement ; and this would seem impossi
ble were we not faniiliar with the inexhaust
ible resources of the publisher.
DESTRUCTIVE fires have occurred in Pit
hole and Dunkirk. That in the latter place
broke out about 11 o'clock on Sunday night,
and burned an entire block, causing a loss of
$75,000. The fire - in Pithold took place
on Monday morning, destroying - about twen
ty buildings. The loss is estimated at $100,.-
000.
Tim Dispatch has discontinued the publi
cation of its evening edition, having, as the
publisher announces, become "satisfied that
the demand for an evening paper is not
great enough in Erie to justify the expense."
They "abandoned the experiment, not as a"
failure, but as a very unprofitable undertak
ing," which means not far from the same
thing.
' T
LIE authorities at Rome have selected
Rev. T. Mullen, of Allegheny, to be Bishilp
of Erie diocese. in place of Bishop Young,
deceased. The new Bishop is of Irish birth,
and'is represented to be a . man ofgreat fervor,
ability and business sagacity, and peculiarly
qualified for the position to, which he has
been promoted: Ile is expected to assume
the dudes of the Bishopric within a few
weeks.
Tim Democratic Committee of Crawford
county met at Meadville on Monday of last
week, and chose John G. Burlingham and
John W. Greer as Representative delegates.
This is an unusually good selection, and we
congratulate the Democrats of our neighbor
ing county upon the same. The choice of
Erie county for Senatorial delegate was
unanimously concurred in—an act of courte
sy which we hope to see as cordially recipro
cated next year.
Tux exciting news of the past week have
crowded out our usual. local variety, and
obliged us to postpone the.publicatiun of sev
eral interesting communications until our
next issue. Those of our city readers who
may be disposed to complain that we have
given too much spaee. to news they have al
ready seen, should remember that three
fourths of our subscribers are in the country,
and that the Observer is the only F.rie paper
many of them receive. -
THE anniversary of Washington's birth
day, on the 22d inst., was permitted to pass:
by, with scarcely any recognition throughout
the country. In the multiplicity of "great
moral ideas" which have been flooded upon'
the nation, Washington's memory seems like
ly to be forgotten, and there are those bold
enough to suggest even that he was "no
great shakes after aIL" We have alien upon
an age which enshrines thelohn Brown's and
Alie Lincoln's far above any of the great
men who were once considered the best rep
resentatives:of American intelligence and pa
triotism. -
Ws take this occasion to notify the,proper
officers in advance that the Democrats of
Erie county intend holding them to a strict
fulfillment of the law requiring the lists of
taxables and extra assessments to be posted
up in some conspicuous locality previous to
the day of election. The statute is positive
upon this subject, and the inattention to its
previsions which characteilze the acts of our
local assessors, can only be accounted for on
the theory that some party object is ,to
be gained. We have reason for believing
that assessments have been made in this city
up to the very day of election, and it is about
time the matter was beginning to excite its
due degree of attention. Our friends in the
different districts will find It of advantage to
hunt up the law, and notify their respective
son that it must he obeyed. •
TEM. Conlin - Men met on
Wednesday and elected . James, 8111, Esq.
and Hon. John Greer delegates to the State
Convention of that party. They are instruct
ed for Grant for President. and we, will-wager
that they Leozei support Curtin for Vice
President.
EDSON, CEMILCIIILL Sr Co. have received w
large stock of new goods, of which a- full ac
count Is gfren In their filmin,g advertisement
upon this page. The high character sus-
tained by this firm always renders itn pleasure
for us to commend them to the patronage of
our readers.
Fa Arts .A.LLEN, 12;14 State strixt. is .k*lirde
sale dealer in Whiskey, Brandies, Nine',
Gins, Rums, Cordials, Bitters, ate., and sells
all kinds of bottled liquors. Those who
wanta good article in his line will find Frank
prepared to supply them.
WE learn from reliable authority that the
rumor is incorrect that Parson Mtnlion pro
poses to raise A regiment to.march to Wash
ington, for the defence of Congress.
A. FINE young horse must be sold regard
less of cost. - No. 815 State street, Erie, Pa.
fehia-tf. Z. SMITH.
A 'SPOON Sxonx.—Butler went to hear
Dickens in . ,Washington, stalking in late, and
making himself as prominent as possible.
The selection was Bob Sawyer's Party, which
is very funny, and the laughing was, at times,
immoderate: - . There_ was a point, however,
at which the latylk became: very much like
a %ttlgar roar, atia it wasn't the funniest part
of the reading, by any means. Mr. Dickens
felt a little confused, for tt- man of his nice
perceptions knows exactly where the fun
comes in, and we all know there is such
a thing. possible as a laugh at the ex
pense of an actor, 'which is always more
vivid than that provoked by the play. Dick
ens evidently thought he_ had blundered.
But he hadn't. He had simply . read the col
loquy between Hopkins' and Noddy which
closes : "Sir, a friend of mine shall wait on
you in the morning." "Sir, lam very much
obliged to you for thexaution ; and I'll leave
particular direction with the servant to lock
up the spoons."
A PENAL. OFFENCE TO CALI. A NEGRO A
Nkotto.—The Journal of Commerce calls at
tention trithe fact (heretofore noted in our
columns) that the North CarOlina (Mongrel)
Convention has decreed that the word "Ne
gro" must no longer be used in speaking of
those persons whom the custom of ages has
thus denominated,.and who constitute the
majority of that assembly., The editor says:
"The Convention does not say what shall
be considered an acceptable synonym of the
forbidden word—whether - geillemen of col
or," American citizens of Atrican descent."
"ea-contraband," nr what—so that the untb7
tunate reporters are still left in ignorance how
to avoid treading on the sensitive toes of the
colored members. But "negro" must not be
used—that much is settled—and so deep is
the determination of the Convention on this
point, that we may look fur a clause incor
porating it in the fundamental' law of the
State."
JAcKsoN's motto in 1830—" The Union, it
must be preserved." Democratic motto in
1867—" The Union, it must be restored."
TIT FOIL TAT.
trrE ATTACK.
Those who have attended the, *recep
tions at the Whitt) House within' the
past two weeks have noticed a tall, handsome
young man, with an eye as black as coal,
heavy black eye-brows, and n luxuriance of
his curling black hair, who dresses in perfect
taste, and is followed by the admiring glances
of women as he moves through the throng.
This is J. 13. t 3., (of the World,) the• latest of
the correspondents honored with the confi
dence of the Executive. He is about the last
man in the world who would be taken as the
depository of State secrets, and about the
first that women would fall in love With.—.Y.
E Tribune.
• THE RETORT. -
- Those who have attended the entertain
ments at Cheever's Church, and the abolition
ist, Free Love, Fouriente, Woman's Rights,
Agricultural, Social Science, Spiritualist,
Anti-Gambling, Give-everybody-Everything
and -Lift-Yourselt -by - the - Slack - of- Tour -
Trowsers Conventions for the past two hun
dred years have noticed a tall, repulsive old
man, with an eye as blue as New England
milk, light white eye-brows, a sickly mess of
straight white hair of the color of preserved
ginger, and a face like a pumpkin and of the
same color, who dresses in execrably bad
taste, with the hat worn by Methuselah and
pantaloons of different age and nativity, who
keeps one leg of his inconsistent trowsers
bidden in a boot and .the other unblushingly
exposed to view, whOlwears seven overcoats
representing all the cardinal colors, and care
fully keeps his neckstring untied, and is fol:
lowed by the shuddering glances of fright
ened women as he moves through the throng.
This is li. G., the firt man that ever tried
to make himself, ilnd the earliest honored
- with the confidence of executive Yield-hands
and runaway contrabands. lie is about the
last roan in the World who_would be taken
as the.depository of conimoia sense and beef
steaks, and about the first man that women
would fly fiTra in terror.-2.1. Y. IVorW.-
MARRIED.
FAnvEn—Bussex—ln West Mill Creek, at
the residence of the brides father, on the
evening of the 25th of February inst., by
Rev. J. L. Smith, Mr. John B. Ferrer to
Miss Mary L. Buseck, both of Erie county,
Pa. •
finnuns.:—JAGriElt—ln Corry, on the 16t1h
inst., by: Rev. W. J. Howe, Mr. S. E. Hed
den, of Corry, to 311;s Louisa Jagger, of
Sugar Grove.
Svolutv.--timeY.—ln Fairview, on the 10th
inst.. by Rev. A. Dunn, Mr. Edward stokes,
of Muney, Lyeotniug Co., Pa., to Miss Ma-
ry A. Nece, of Mill Creek.
Brunick—Rtm,---In North East, at the res
idence o" the bride's parents, on the 19th
inst., by Rev. Thomas Guy, Mr. 11. M.
Burdick to Miss Lissa Butts, both of that
place.
.Berra~—MTILLER—In Concord, on , the 22d
inst.. by Elder S. S. Chapman, Mr. Albert
L. Bates to_Miss Mary-Hiller, all of Curry,
3lntrltv—CotvvrAv—On the 25th inst., at St.
Patrick's church, by Rev. Thomas Carroll,
Mr. Dennis MurphY and Miss Ellen Con
;way, all of this city:
acas
DUNBAR—In this city, on the 21st inst., Mr
George R Dunbar, aged about 30 years:
WoLF—Near this city. on the 24th inst.
typhoid lever, Mr. Elim Wolf, in the 37th
Lyear of his age:
WEAVER—In South Erie, after a brief ill
ness, on the 16th inst., Isabella, only
; daughter of Ross and SophitiWeaver, aged
1 10 years,'ll months, 4 days.
Flcnnsup—ln Springfield, on the 21st inst.,
Anderson Hubbard, aged 80 years.
Osnows—On 24th inst., Charley, lon of 31.
D. and Charlotte J. Osborn. aged 3 months
and 3 days.
Swrrr—At the residence of her father, J. G.
Hopkins, Esq., Forestville, Chautauqua Co.,
.N. on the .18th bast:, H. Opheha, wife
of Charles J. Swift, of Corry, aged 24 years
and kmonths.
Bestnerr--On the 19th inst., Mrs. Maria Jane
Bennett, of Cony, aged .W years, 7
months and 19 days.
GALLowirtat—ln Girard tp., on the 19th inst.,
Miss Helen H. Gallowhur, aged 35 years
and 11 months.
PEnxim---In Columbus, on the 18th inst.,
Mr. .Joseph Perkins, one of the oldest real
dents of that locality. lie was buried with
Masonic honors.
"How can ye bloom so fresh and. fair?"
goes the old Scotch song. How ? Why,
those who show the bloom of health on their
cheeks take Plantation Bitters, which has the
power of fortifying the system against dis
ease, and of regulating the digestive appa
ratus. Are you dyspeptic; weak, void of
energy? Have you little or no appetite,
headache, continued lassitude and depression
of spirits?- Take S. T.-1860—X, and bloom
and beauty will return. The Bitters have
become a household friend.
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.MICBSAGZ.
Unanswerable Deferred of the President's
Right to Select bit own Cabinet.
To the Fenizte of the United Suttee:
I have received a copy of the resolution
adopted by the Senate, on the 21st instant, as
follows:
Whereas, The Senate hasveceived and con
sidered the communication of the President,
stating that he had removed Edwin M. Stan
ton as Secretary of War, and has designated
the Adjutant-General of, the Army to art as
Secretary of War ad inkrini, therefore.
Rooked,- By the Senate of the United
States,that unoer the Constitution and laws
of thellnited States the .President has no
power to remove the Secretary of War, and
ilesigatite another officer:to per - form the duties
,
of that office.
The resolution is confined - A° the power of
the President to remove the Secretary of
War, and to designate another officer to, per
form the dudes of that office ad interim, and
by Its preamble is made'expressly applicable
to the removal of Mr. Stanton,and the deaig ,
nation to act 'ad interim of the Adjutant-
General of the army. Without, therefore, I
attempting to discuss the general power of
removal as to all officers, upon which sub- '
ject no expression of opinion is contained In
the resolution, I shall confine myself to the
question as thus limited—the power to re
move the Secretary of War. It is declared
in the resolution—That; under the Constitn:.
tion and laws of the United States, the Presi
dent has no power to remove the Secretary
of War, and designate any other officer to '
perfoim the duties of that office ad interim.
As to the question of power under the Con
stitution, I do not propose at present to enter
upon its discussion. The uniform practice
from the beginning Of the government, as es
tablished by every President who has exer
cised the office and the decisions of the
Supreme Court of the 'United States, have
settled the question in favor of. the power of
the President to remove all officers, except
ing a class holding appointments of a judicial
character. No practice or any decision has
ever excepted a Secretary of Whr from this
general power of the President to make re
movals from offices. It is only necessary
then that I should refer.to the power of the
Executive under the laws of the United
States to remove froWoflice a Secretary of
War. The ;Isolation denies that, under these
laws, this power has- any. existence. In
other words, it affirms that no such authority
is recognized or given by the statutes of the
country. What then arc the laws -of the
United States, which deny the President the
power to remove that officer I know but
-two laws which hear upon this question.
The first in the order of time is the set of
August 7th, 1789, creating the Department of
War, which, after providing for a Secretary
as its principal officer, proceeds as follows :
"Section 11. sled be it forth,. (»acted, That
there shall be in the said department an in
ferior officer, to be appointed by the said
principal officer, to be employed therein as
he shall deem proper, and to be called the
chief clerk in the Department of War; and
who, whenever the said principal officer shall
be removed from office by the President of
the United States, or in any other case of
vacancy, shall, (luring such vacancy, have
the charge and custody of all records, books,
and papers appertaining to the said depart
ment." It is clear that this act - , passed by a
Congress many of whose members partici
pateil in the formation; of the Constitution,
so far from denying the' power of the Presi
dent to remove the Secretary of War, recog
nizes it as existing, in the Executive alone,
without the concurrence of the Senate or any
other department of the government. Fur
thermore, this act does 'not purport to confer
the power by legislatbm authority ; nor, in
fact, was there any other existing legislation
- through which it was bestowed upon the
Executive. The recognition of the power by
this act, is, theretbre, conSplete as a recogni
tion undei the COnstitution itself, for there
was no other source or authority from which
it could be derived. The other act which re
fers to this question is that regulating the
tenure-of certain civil officers, passed hy Con
gress on the 2d day Of March, 1887. The
first section of that act is in the following
words :
- "That every person holding any civil of
fice to which ho has been appointed by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
and any person whn shall hereafter be ap
pointed to any such office and shall become
duly qualified to act therein,•is and shall he
entitled to hold office until a successor Shall
have been in a like manner appointed arid
duly qualified, except' as herein otherwise
provided : Provided, that the Secretaries of
State, of the Treasury, of War, of the Navy
and of the Interior, the, Postmaster General
and the Attorney General, shall hold their
offices respectively for and during , the term
of the President by-whom they may have
been appointed; and •for one month there
after, subject to removal by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate."
The fourth section of the same act re-.
stricts the term of office to the limit pre
scribed by the taw creating them. The part
of the first section which precedes the pro
viso, declares that any liersorm,holding any
civil office to which he has or may be ap
pointed by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate, shall hold. such office until a
successorshill have been in a like manner tip- 1
pointed. It purports to take from the execu
tive, during the fixect time . established fbr
tenure of office, the independent power of
removal, and to require for such removal the
concurrent action of the President and the
Senate. The proviso that follows proceeds
to fix the term of office of tile several heads
of departments, whose tenure never had been
•defined before, by prescribing that they shall
hold their office respectively for and during
the teem of the President by whom they may
have -been appointed, and for one - month
thereafter, subject to removal by and with.
the advice and consent of the Senate. Thus
as to these enumerated offices, the proviso
takes from the President the power of remov
al, except with the advice and consent of the
Senate. By its terms, however, before be
can be deprived of the power to displace
them, it must appear that he himself has ap
pointed them. It is only in that caw that
they have any tenure of office, or any inde
pendent right to hold- "during the term of
the President, nod eir one month there
after." The proviso, therefore: gives no
tenure of office to - any' one of these officers
who have been appointed by the President,
beyond one month after the accession of his
successor. In the ease of Mr. Stanton, the
only appointment by which he held the of
-fice of Secretary of War was that conferred
upon hint by my intmediatepredecessor, with
the advice and consent of the Senate. He
never held from me any appointment as
head of the War Department.. Whatever
right he had to hold the office was derived
from that original appointment amid my suf
ferance. The law was not intended to pro
tect such an ineumbent of the War Depart
ment by taking from the President the power
to remove him. This in my judgment is per
fectly clear, and the law itself admits of no
other just construction. We find-4o all that
portion of the first section which precedes
the proviso, that, as to civil officers generally,
the President - is deprived of the power of re
moval; and it is plain that, if there had been
no proviso, that the power. would just as
clearly have been taken from him, so far as
it applies to the seven -heads of the depart
ments, but for reasons' which were no doubt
satisfactory to Congress.. These principal
officers were specially provided for, and as to
them the express and only requirement Is
that the President who has appointed them
shall not, without the advice and consent of
the Senate, remove them from office. The
consequence is, that, as to my cabinet, em
bracing the seven officers designated in,the
first section, the act takes from me the-power.
without the concurrence of the Senate, to
remove any one of them that I haviappoint
ed ; but it does not protect such of them as I
did not appoint, nor give to them any tenure
of pffice beyond my pleasure.
An examination of this act then shows
that, while in one part of the section provi
sion is made for officers generally, in another
clause there is a class :of officers designateil
by their official titles, who - are exempted
from the general terms of the law, and in
reference to whom a clear distinction is made
as to the general power of removal limited
in the first clause of the section. This dis
tinction is that as to such of these enumera
ted officers as holdAnder the appointment of '
the President, the power of removal can only
be exercised by him with the Consent
0t,,, the Senate, while as to those who
line not been appointed by him there is no
Jike. penial of his power to displace-them. It
would be a violation of the plain meaning of
this enactment to place Mr. Stanton upon the
same footing as those heads of departments
who have been appointed by myself. As to
' him, this law gives him no-tenure-of-office.
The members of my cabinet who have been
appointed by me, are. by this act entitled to
hold for one month after the term of my of
lice shall cease. but Mt. Stanton could not,
against the wishes of my Ifiecessor, hold a
moment thereafter. If he were permitted by ,
that successor to hold for the flisltwo weeks,
would' that successor have no power to re
move him? But the.Powerof my successor
over him could he no greater than my own.
If my successor - Would - have - the power to re
move Mr. Stanton, - after -he bad permitted
him to remain a period of two weeks, because
he was not appointed by him but by his pred
ecessor, I, who have tolerated Mr. Stanton
for more than-two years, certainly have the
same right to remove him and upon the same
ground, namely : that be was not appointed
by me but by my predecessor. Under this
construction of the tennre-ooffice act I bate
never doubted my power to remote Mr.
Stanton, whether the act was constitutional
or not. It was always my opinion that It did
not secure him froth removal. I was aware.
however, that there were doubts as to, the
construction of the law; and from the first
deemed it desirable that at the earliest possi
ble moment these doubts should be settled,
and the true construction of the act fixed by
the- decision.of the Supreme Court of the
United Statek. My order of suspensibela
August last was intended to place the ease in
suet'. a posithin as would make a resort to a
judicial decision both, necessary and proper.
My understanding and wishes, however, un
der that order of suspension. were frustrated:
and the late order for Mr. Stanton's removal
was a further step towards the accomplish
ment of that purpose. I repeat that my awn
conviction as to the trite construction of the
law: and as to the constitutionality, were well
settled, and were sustained bY every Member
of My eabinet —including Mr. Stanton, him
self. Upon the question of constitutionality,
each one in turn deliberately advised me
that the tenure-of-office act was Iterinstitu
tional. Upon the question as to whether those;
members who were appointed by my prede
cessor, the act took front me the power to re
move them, one of those members emphati
cally stated, in the presence of the others sit
ting in the cabinet, that they did not come
within the provisions of the .act ; and it was
no protection to them. No -one dissented
from this construction, and I understood
them all to acquiesce in its correctness. In
a matter of such grave consequence, I was
not disposed to rest upon my own opinions
though fortified by my constitutional advis
ers. • I therefore sought to bring the question
at as early a day as possible before the Su
preme Court of the United States for final
and authoritative discussion.
In respect to so much of the resolution as
relates to the designation of an officer to act
as Secretary of War ad interim, I have only
to say that I have exercised this power under
the provisions of the first section of the act
of February 13th, 1795, which so far asThey
are applicable to a vacancy caused by a re
moval I understand to be still in force. The
legislation upon the object of at , interim up
pointmi•nts and the Executive Department
stands, air to the War office, as follows The
section of the act of the 7th of August, 1789,
made a provision for a vacancy in the• very
case of the removal of the head of the War
Department, and upon such a vacancy .gives
the charge and custody of the records, books
and papers to the chief clerk. Next, by the
act of the Bth 'of May, 1792, section it
is provided that incase of vacancy occasion
ed by death, absence from the seat of goverh
ment, or of the sickness of the head of the
War Department, the President may author
ize a person to perform the defies orthe. of
fice until a successor is appointed or the dis,
ability removed. The act, it will he Observed
does not provide for the ease- of a va-
Caney caused by removal.. Then by the
first section of the act of February'l3th,l79s,
itis provided that in ease of any vacaucy the
President may appoint a person to pe rform
the dutieS, while +the vacancy exists.—
These acts - are followed by that of the 29th
of February, 1867, by the first section of which
provision is again made for a vacancy. caused
.by death, resignation, absence from the seat
of goVernment, or of the sickness of the head
of any executive department; and upon the
occurrence of such s vacancy, power Is given
to the President to authorize the head of any
other executive department, or other officer
in either of said departments whose appoint
ment is vested in the President at his discre
tion, to perform the_
- duties of the said depart
ment until a successor be appointed, or until
such absence or inability by sickness shall
cease ; provided, that no one vacancy shall
lie supplied in the manner aforesaid for a
longer term than six thonths. 'this law, with
some modification, re-enacts the act of 1792,
and provides, as did that act, for the sort Qf
vacancies to be filled ; hut, like the act of
1792, it makes no provision for a vacancy oc
casioned by removal. It has reference alto
gether to vacancies arising from othercauses.
According to my construction of the act of
1883, while it impliedly repeats the' act of
1792'regulating the vacancies therein descri
bed, it has no beating whatever upon so much
of the act of 1795 as applies to it vacancy
caused by removal. The act of 1795, there
fore, furnishes the rule for a vacancy occa
sioned by removal--one of the vacancies be
ing- expressly referred to in the act of the 7th
of August, 1789, creating the Department of
War. Certainly there is no repeal by the
act of 1863 of the act of 1795. The repeal, if
there is any, is by implication ; and em only
be admitted so far as there is a clear incon
sistency between the two acts. The act of
1795 is inconsistent with that of 1883 as to a
vacancy occasioned by- death, resignation,
absence, or sickness, but not at all inconsist
ent as to a vacancy caused by removal. It is
assuredly proper that the President should
have the same power to fill temporarily a Va.
cancy occurring by rewrite], as he hits to sup
ply a place made vacant by death or expira
tion of a. term. lf, for instance, the ham
bent of an office should be found wholly un
fit-to- fulfil the fifnctions, anti file - public ser
vice should require his immediate expulsion,
a remedy should exist, be at once
_applied
and time be allowed the President to select
and appoint a successor, es is 'permitted hint
in case of a vacancy caused by death or the
termination of an official -term.- The neces
sity, therefore, for an ad interim appointment
is just as great, and indeed may be greater in
ease of removal, than in many others. Be
fere it can be held, therefore, that the power
given by the act of 1792 in eases of removal,
is abrogated by succeeding legislatton, an ex
press repeal ought to appear. So. wholesome
a power should certainly not• be. taken away
by loose' implication.. It may be, however,
that in this, as in other cases of. implied re
peal, doubts may arise. It is confessedly one
of
,the-subtle and debatable queStiona which
arise in the construction of. statutes. if on
such a question I have fallen into anerrone
ous construction, I submit whether it should
be charactenziel as a violation of official duty
and law. •
'Have deemed it pioper, in vindication of
the course which I have considered it my
duty to take, to place before the Senate the
reasons upon which I based my action,
although-I have been advised by every mem
ber of my cabinet that the entire tenure of of
act is unconstitutional, and therefore void,
and although I have expressly concurred in
'that opinion in the veto message which I had
the honor to submit to Congress when I re
turned the bill for their consideration. I
.have refrained from making a removal of any
officer contrary to the provisions of the law,
and have only etercised that power in the
case of Mr. Stanton ; which, in my judgment
did - not come within its provisions. I have,
endeavored to proceed with the greatest cir
cumspection, and have acted only in an ex
treme and exceptional ease. I will carefully
follow the course which I have marked out
.for myself as a general rule, faithfully to exe
cute all laws, though passed over my objec
tions, on the score of 'constitutionality. In
the present instance I have appearel, or
sought to appeal, to that final arbiter fixed bv
the constitution f 0 the determination of nil
such questions. To this course I have been
impelled, by the [ solemn obligations which
rest upon me, to 'Marlin inviolate the powers
of the high office committed to my hands.—
Whatever be the consequences merely perso
nal to myself, I could not allow them to pre
vail against a public duty so clear to my own
mind, and so Imperative. If what was pos
sible had been certain; if I had been fully
- advised when I removed Mr. Stanton. that,
in thus defending the trust committed to my
hands, my own removal was sure to follow, I
could not have hesitated. Actuated by pub
lic considerations of the highest character, I
earnestly protest against the resolution of the
Senate which charges me in :what I have
done with a violation of the Constitution and
laws of the , United States.
Jormsos
Waqbington, D. C.; Feb. 22,1868.
THE latest Abolition ideft of "a republican
form of government" is a State with a con
stitution framed by niggers and sutlers, and
forced upon the pimple by military and Con
gressional usurpation, as is the case in Ala
bama. Of course no free or civilized State
can recognize this nigger abortion as a legiti
mate govemment,since it is not acknowl
edged as such by the people who are doomed
to live under it until the curse is removed.
PROF. JASLPS G. CLARK, the vocalist and
composer, gives the following, testimony
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with admirable effect, and would recommend
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ple. not only for their immediate healing arid
strengtherung effect upon the vocal organs,
but also because they produce no irritation of
the Stomach. ' For sale by all Druggists at
25 ets. per Ito.
AN UGLY FACT.--Tbe public debt, already
fearfully large ; is still on theincrease. There
never can be any si s eady or permanent re
daction of the debt until the debt•creating
illy arc driven from office. .The country
may as well settle down to that conviction
first as last. The-January statement shows
an increase of twenty millions of.dollars.
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only medicine - known that will give instant
relief to Consumptives. It possesses remit.. ka-'
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wonderful cures than any other Cough remedy
cm brought before the public.
Orly abbertionnento.
lirAdvertisements, to secure Insertion, must
be handed In by e o'clock on Wednesday after-
noon. All advertisements will be continued at
the expense of the - advertlser, unless 'ordered
for a swelled time.
Democratic Convention.
TN VIEW OF THE MOMENTOUS QUES
1. TIONS OF THE DAY. and the meeting
of the Democratic State Convention on the
4th of March, at Harrisburg and in ac
cordance with the time-honorcustom of the
party, we, the undersigned, respectfully request
the Democrats of the city and county, and all
citizens irrespective of party, who are in favor
of sustaining the Constitution of our country
inviolate, to meet in convention on MONDAY
EVENING, at 7 o'clock, the ltel of MARCH next,
'AT THE COURT HOUSE, in the ci ty of Erie, to
select delegates to represent the Democracy of
the comity in the State Convention, and for a
more effectual organization of the party.
John C Van Scoter, Wm Christy, John Corse,
F P LiebeL M Courtrhght,FlF Sloan, J Kilpat
rick. Wm L. Scott .1 Ross Thompson, R O'Brien,
F 2(tarshall. C Kolb, Wra W Davison. Benrn
Grant, E Llunnhausen, P A Becker, James C
Marshall, Sherburn Smith, J Noonan, C sin
co_ Joseph McCarter, EF Wilson , Wm Henry,
A W Van Tassel, John Anthony, Them McCon
key, John W Shannon, Schlaudecker, W W
Leinsmore, J B Carver, Jamul I Williams, T
11(.1:lemon, R R Brawley. _
MORTON HOUSE,
Opposite rnion Depot. A. W. Van Teasell,
proprietor. House open at all hours. Table and
bar supplied with the hest In market. Charges
reasonable. feb?.rl3B-Iy.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
Corner Peach and Buffalo eta, Jolla Boyle,
proprietor. Best of accommodations for people
from the country. Good stable attached.
feb?r6s-ly.
Notice.
f Y WIFE, ELIZA BAXTER, having left my
/Y.L. bed and board without Met cause, this is
to give notice that I will pay no debts of her
contracting after this date.
ABRAM BAXTER.
Wayne tp., Fen. 1:7, IPAS—Sw*
Notice.
'II I HECO-COPARTNERSHIP heretofore exist
." In: between the uridersigned,under the firm
name of Hoskinson, Williams S Co ., is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.
T. J. lIOSKIKSON,
JAMES I. WILLIAMS,
K L. KIMBERLY.
Erb• Feb Is64—febi/7-3w.
City Lot For Sale.
0 1 1 HE UNDERSIGNED, Executors Of the es
tate of Magdalena Hoffman, deed. will offer
at public sale, on the, premises, on Saturday,
March 21st, 1564, at 2 n' lock, p. m., the following
described property: All that certain piece or
parcel of land, situated in the city of Erie, Pa.,
being part of out-lot No. 374. as originally laid
out in the let section of the town of Erie, bound
ed as follows: beginning on the south line of
Ritner street, .0.1 feet west of the west line of
Sassafras street•, thence westwardly by said
Ritner street 41 feet; thence southward'!" by the
east line of land formerly owned byJohn Homer
MS feet, to the smith line of said out-lot 374;
'thence eantwardly by said south line of said
out-lot 41 feet; thence northwanlly parallel
with the west line l t 3 feet, to the place of begin
ning—having a front of Al feet, and-being to
depth 135 feet, and being the same piece of land
conveyed by Geo. Kellogg and wife to Philip
hippo by deed hearing date June r 2, 153.3, and
moseyed by Said Hippo and Wife to Philip Hoff
man,l,y •deed dated May IS, bial, and conveyed
by Philip jtotrman and wife to John Manner.
Terms made known on day of sale. -
feb27-td.. ' ;PETER SCHAAF.
Warrant in Bankruptcy. .
'ruts IS TO GIVE NOTICE that on the 17th
day of February, A. D., a Warrant In
Rankruptcv was issued against the estate of
Frisbee,. of Union Mills. in the coun
ty of Erie, and State of Pennsylvania, who
has been adjudged a bankrupt on hbc own pe
tition; That the payment of any debts and de
livery of any property belonging to such bank
rupt to him, and for his use, and the transfer of
any property by him, are forbidden by law; that
a meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt, to
Aprove their debts' nd to choose one or more
ssignees of his estate .will be held at a court
of Bankruptcy, to bent:Men-at Erie, before S. E.
Woodn,lff. Register, on the' 30th day of April,
A. D., INN, at 10 o'clock, A. M.
THOMAS A. ROWLEY,
U.S. Marshal for said District, Messenger.
Davis, Dept. U. S. Marshal. -
• , feb27-Iw.
Discharge in Bankruptcy.
irls7 THE DISTRICT COURT of the United
States for the Western District of Penn
sylvania.. H. H. Lockwood,abankrupt under the
Actof Congress of March 2d, ISta, having are
plied for a discharge from all his debts and oth
er claims provable under said Act, by order of
said Court, foiled'., hereby given to all creditors
who have proved their debts, and other persons
interested, to appear on the 30th day of April,
ISOI, at 10 _o'clock, .4. M„ before S. E.
Woodruff, - Eark. Register, at his office In
the city of Ede, 'Penna., to show.-cause, if
any they have, why a discharge should not he
granted to the said bankrupt. And further,
nb
tine Is hereby given that the second and third
meetings of creditors of said bankrupt, required
by the 27t11 and 2kh Sections of said Act, will be
had before the said Register at the same time
and place. N. McCANDLE.SS,
Clerk of U. S. District Court for said District.
feb?.7-2w.
ItrE: CITY
PLUMBING WORKS!
No. 1221 State St.
Part lett lar intention sit en to t lie ntrod net lon
of Water, steam and Cias Pipes into Hotels,
Stores and Dwelling; Houses; also, the fitting
up of Copper Heaters, Bath Tubs, Showers,
N% ash tibinds and other Work, by experienced
workmen and on reasonable terms. ,
Constantly on hand and for sale a full line of
Plumbers Materials, topper Heaters, Bath
Tubs, Water Closets, Wash Basins, Showers,
Pumps, Brass Work, Wrought. Iron Gas and
Water Pipe, Galvanized A'ater. PIN Iron Fit
tings.
Also, a large stock of Gas Fixtures, Chande
liers, Pendants. Brackets, Hall Lights, Drop
Lights, stand Lights, Chtsr Lighters, Shades,
Globes, Rubber Hose, etc.
tar Orders from the country promptly attend
wt
GEO. 1.. HUBBARD,
frb27-3m
Si. John'm Church'.
1
In the matter of incorpo- In the Ct'
Court r ot'
ration of the Rector , War- Common Pleas of
dens and Vestrymen of St. Erie Co.. Pa.
John's Church, in the city I No. 13 Of May
of Erie. ) Term, Isitt.
AIA. PER.SONS interested will please take
notice that the charter in this ease has been
tiled in the Court of Common Pleas, in No. 13 of
May Term, 186 it, with the prayer of the petition
ers for the final decree of incorporation, which
will be granted on the fourth Monday of May
next., unless sufficient cause be shown why the
said order shall not be made.
feb27lB. C. P. ROGERS, Pro.
FR
Wholesale Dealer in Fine
Whiskies, Brandies, Whim!, Gins, Rums,
- CORDIALS, BITTERS, ETC.
Also, Bottled Liquors.
reb3ll.lnl.l No. 1228 State Si.. Erie, Pa
Discharge in Bankruptcy.
THE DISTRICT COURT of the United
1 States, fur the Western District of Pennsyl
vania. Homer .1. Clark, a bankrupt under the
Act of Congress of March lid, ItC, haying ap
plied for a discharge front all his debts, and oth
er claims provable under said act, by order of
the Court, notice Is hereby given to all creditors
Who have proved their debts, and other fiersolls
interested to appear on the 13th day of
Aprll, his, at 9 o'clock, A. H., before S. E.
W oodruff. Exq., Register, at his office, at
Girard, Erie county, l'a.. to show cause, If
any they. have, why a discharge should not
be granted to the said bankrupt. And further.
notice is hereby given that the second and third
tneetingui of creditors of said bankrupt, required
by the 27th th sections of said act, will be
held before the said Register, at the Kure time
atutplace. H. C, McbANDLESS.
Clerk of IL S. District Court Tor said District.
feblL-2w.
Atudgnee is Bankhaptcy.
I-'\ TAE DISTRICT COURT of the 'United States
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for the Western District of Penn's. In the
matter *of the bankruptcy- of Silas I t. Geer.
The undersigned hereby gives notlee of his ap
pointment as assignee of Silas R. Geer. of
Corry, Erie County, and State of Pennsylva
nia, witkin said District, who has been adjudged
a bankrupt upon his oum"pet Rion by the Dis
trict Court of said district, dated at Erie, Feb.
20, A. D., IFM.
lIENRY M. RIBLET, Assignee,
feb2l-33e. POW!! St., Erie. l'a.
- Assignee In Bankruptcy.
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`THE DI.STIIICTCOLTET of the United States
for the. Western District of Pennsylvania,
in the matter orphan. R. Brown. bankrupt. The
undersigned hereby gives, notice of -Ma ap
pointment as assignee, of Chas. R. Drown. of
the city of Corry, county of Erie and
State of Pennsylvania, within said district,
who has been adjudged a bankrupt, upon his
own petition, by the District Court of said dis
trict, dated at Erie. Pa., Feb. 20_,
_A. D., IS6a.
HENRY M. RiBLET. Assignee,
febo3-3w. No. I=l Peach St., Erie, Pa.
Wairant in Ilankruptgy.
ltHli;let TO r /IVETICE that on the 2dtll day
of January. IS A, a Warrant, in Bankruptcv
was issued out of the District Court of tire Vol.
ted States, for the Western District of Penn's,
against the estate of Van Renselar Gillett
liteuf, county of Erie, In sald district,••ittludged
a bankrupt un his own petition: That the pay
nient of any debts and the delivery of any pro
perty belonging to such bankrupt, to him or for
Ms use, and the transfer of any property by
him. are forbidden by last': and that a meet
ing of the creditors of said bankrupt, to prove
their debts and to choose open: mon. Assignees
of his estate, will be held at a. Court of Bank
ruptcy:Ur be holden at the (alley of the Register,
city of Erie, before rt. E. Woodruff, Esq. Regis
ter, In Bankruptcy for said district, on the ldth
day of ApriLli. D., Bids, at lOo'clock.
THOMAS A. ROWLEY,
P. M. Marshal for said District:
By G. P. Davis, Dept. V. S. Marshal. -
feb6-Iw,
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LATEST NEWS ' FROM WASHINGTON !
BIG FISHING FOR. THE . PRESITIENCYI
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EDSON, CHURCHILL 1 CO.
The Latest Arrival of the Season I
Alpacas---Black, Brown and Drab---Splendid Goods r
A 1 - 1 - 11. , - e 'Stock of 13elaines,
THE LARGEST STOCK OF PRINTS IN TOWN,
Consfeting of Merrimac, Sprngues, Americans, Coeheeoest, and all other popuhU makes
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That everybody Nut been calling for and can now be supplied with. They are going lute the dew
BLEACHED MUUSLINS !
In the \terkrt. S ew York 31 - 11 K Wornstata, Lonstdelm Frnltn of tlhe Looin:/ke.,4te.
50,000 Yards 'of Brown Muslims !
That we are willing that our customers should carry away, as we have not metre for them. Our
eonnters are loaded down with Domestic Goods, bought previouit to the
Now litho tlmo to bit tr, h lore they '4 O - higher.
Next door South of the Post Office.
NEW PRESSES. AND SUPERIOR WORHML7.
ERIE OBSERVER
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Proprietor
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`North-West Corner of State Street , : and the Park.
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Job Printing of Every Description !
In a style of unsurpassed neatness, anti at prlcett to compete with any ether office In the North
. R eta. Our Pnitssits nre of the
Our :r v pi, nil NEW, and of the NEATEST STYLES, and our WORKMEN equal to any in the coun
try. With the Machinery and Material we now possess, we feel fully warranted In
claiming that NO OFFICE in the western Pastor the State EXCELS, and
only one or two equal tin.„ in facilities for turning out work to a
RAPID AND SATISFACTORY MANNER
' e e er' e eves 1 61 0 to i C OT 1 Of eln I ft , et el
Caks, Letter and Bill Heads, Circulars, Statements,
ENGRAVING, LITHOGRAPHING, &c.
We have made areangentehts-with the largest and heat eatahltahment in Ilnfthto for ,plocurlng
any sort Engraving that may be needed. in as good style and at
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A I.EsS PRICE THAN IF THE ORDER WAS SENT TO.THEM DIRECT
Buildings. Machinery, Seals. AutogrApli.. Maps, Portraits, ke.,
By entrusting them to us will he assured .4 a good pits's& work In tbe
ton most romp
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tory manner. Engravings furnished either on Wootl.Be or Metal.
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.1n thto department we have facilities that are muturpasited. Persona having printhag to be done
that requires Ruling or lllia4 tit in connection, will tind it to their interest to entrust it to us. We
will guarantee that It ninth be performed In a workmanlike manner, and that the charge will be
85 moderate as ran be afforded. - , .
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The liberal pritrdringe iollits extended office during the twit two years has encouraged us to
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make every effort possible to deserve the favors of our friction, and we now take expi tablishment rial gratifi
cation in informing them and the public that we have succeeded in fitting up au es
equal to every requirement of the community.
M e are determined to compete with the beat, and only ask a trial to satisfy anT one that We
claim no more . than we are joatly entitled to.
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Constantly on hand a full supply of Attororr_r, JELM WI. of thelaud Peace ar cormtabiseank
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of the mart-approval forma. Also. MAME litnhW• ev , Fr9 awl IM4. pl
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hooks. .
Johnson and Grant in a Flurry!
Bat notwithstanding all this. the
Cheap Dry Goods Store of
JUST RE:CEIVEtI,.A LARGE STOCK OF
TO BE Sou) AWAY DOWN BELOW THE MARKET.
Very Handsome Patterns, Superior to any is Town
rTFAIFATTito aloy It't I M.VIILI ja n sAl i ii jijuil
THE LARGEST STOCK OF
20,000 Yards Cheap Muslins,
From 14 to 121-2 Centro.
We have just reeei vod from the Manufactory
LATE ADVANCE IN THE EASTERN MARKET:
CALL AT Trull LIVE STORE (21V
Edson, Churchill & Co.,
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MOST COMPLETE MANNER,
We are prepared to do
MOST IMPROVED KIND,
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wp•cinl nttetit lon given to the printing of
A nel on Ihp• of rnrk 1n use by IlmlneNkMort
Carllfw wanting Cuts of
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