Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, October 28, 1874, Image 2

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SENTINEL & REPUBLICAN
MIFFLIXTOWN.
Wedncadar. October M, I8T4.
B. F. SO II WE IE It,
boitob a rtorairroa.
BEPUBUCAN K0MD?ATI0NS.
STATE TICKET.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
ARTHUR G. OLMSTED,
OF POTTER COIKTT.
6C PRE Jig JLIKJE,
EDWARD M. PAXSON,
OK PHILADELPHIA.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
HARRISON ALLEN,
OF WARREN COlTNTT.
SECRETART OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
ROBERT B. BEATH,
OF 8CHITLKILL COCNTT.
COC!STT TICKET.
CDS05ESS,
Oen'l LaXGHORNE WISTER, of
DuucaDDon, Perry county.
ASSEMBLY,
GEORGE M. SMELKER, of Tusca
rora township.
COrNTT COMMISSIONER,
r. D. Sll ELLEN BEIIGER, of F.y
ette townt-hip.
COUNTY SCRVETOR,
Capt. JAMES J. PATTERSON, of
lieale township.
COVBTT ACDITOR,
Liect. J. L. BIRTON, of Spruce
Hill township.
Republican Dousty Committee.
Cbaikhax U. W. Smith, Patterson P. O.
Secbetaet Rkbard Doykr, Walunt P.O.
Niffiintown II. A. Mauibaugh, J.S.Marlin.
Fermanagh Isaac Sicber, J. M. llower.
Waiker W. II. Kurtz, W. H. Lukcns.
Fayette Jesse Grnbb, T. T. Davis.
Monroe 11. IJ. SShellenherger, Jacob Basom
Greenwood V. Woodwa-d, II. Minnium.
Rnvu.lnnn S. S. Uplegrove, E. Long.
Delaware J. SI. Stuffs. D. Fiiiknbi"der.
Thompsentown J. O. Ilaldeman, N. Keely
Patterson II. R. Given, D. F. Stevens.
Milford yWin. McCahan, A.J. HerUler.
Beale J. F. I.earh, Bichard Doyle.
Port Koyal D. R. P. Bealor, James A.
Thompson.
Turbett J. G IIiTtiler. Isaiah Berkey.
Spruce TJili Thoa lianisey, Stewart Whar
ton. Tuscarora A. SI Stewart. Thos. Morrow.
Lack Wtu Morrow. Tyaon Stump.
Rlsck Log K Mclntyre, A. H. Opple.
Loins E. Atkinson Member of RepuUi
cu State Central Committee for Juuiata
countv.
Mr. Stenger's Meeting in Gray
bill's Hall.
Ifhat .Vr. Sharp and .Vr. Stenger said
Last Thursday Evening.
La.it Thursday evening Mr. Stenger's
friends neld a meeting in GraybiU't Hall.
Tbe Perryavill Crass Band, having been
engaged for the occasion, opened the en
tcrtaiument by a lively tune, at 25 minutes
pot 7 o'clock, alter which Mr. Jacob Christy
was chosen President of the meeting, and
the organization completed by the election
of a full set of subordinate officers.
Mr. J. McDowell Sharpe, of Chambers
burg, was introduced as the Brat speaker,
ilia introductory was a dissertation on civil
and religious liberty, and something as to
the size of this country thrown in to round
of! with. lie gradually glided down to
parties, and heartily entreated bis bearers
to forget all such things as party ties ; of
course he did not mean that the whole au
dience should vote the Republican ticket.
Bel ore (he finishing of the ties, lie wanted
to know where we were drifting to. As no
one answered the question, be drifted into
the business of the country. The way be
landed on that question caused all to stand
on the tip-toe of expectation of a complete
explanation cf as to how the country is to
get rid of the present business depression.
The explanation was sharpies, but it was
a stinger on the inconsistency of such a
speech in the face of the great break down
and general depression that overtook the
country under James Buchanan's adminis
tration in 1857, when there were no rebel
war debts to settle for. Tb t time all the
banks clofed, aud the paper money that
waa in circulation was not worth aa much
as the same sized pieces of blank paper.
But the most damaging feature or the busi
ness part of bis speech was that he pro
posed bo remedy. It is cbaiitab'.e to bo
lieve that be did not want to tell a story by
saying that a Democratic administration
could remedy the business ills of the coun
try, in the face of the fact that greater
business distress, under Democratic rule,
oppressed thecountry in bygone days. How
ever, be waded through the business slough
and stumbled right over into political pecula
tion, Ac. He did handsomely on this sub
ject. But the most important point under
that bead that nearly all of the peculations
and foul work that be complained of came
through the work or the Rebellion he lef t
out. It was B nice growl against things
that were hatched in the Democratic part v.
Ha did not, but it would have been so prop
er for him to have just then introduced the
robbery of thw Indian Trust Fund and
other frauds perpetrated in the peaceful
dis .f James Buchanvn's administration ;
and if he desired to draw a little nearer
home on such matters, hn might have
stepped into Pennsylvania and looked at
the management cf the Commonwealth with
an accumulated debt of forty millions ol
dollars, and still accumulating, with a canal
commission that was robbing the State
without parallel j and if be wished to draw
the Hues close r still, be might have gone
along the 'ditch" and lound men in every
county who to-day are enjoying the gains
ot the peace! ul days of Democracy.
He took a peep at the South, and then
came majestically down on Congress and
the Legislature and the third house, jnst
as if the (bird bouse in days gone by was
not the favorite stamping ground of Demo
crats. The most prominent lobbyists in
this Stale are or have been Democrats.
lie left the lobby and dwelt on the third
term scheme, and thence by an easy stride
he put bis foot on President Giant, and
while he bad him down really forgot that it
was only a Congressional and not a Prcsi
dantial canvass that he was engaged in.
He next delivered aa eulogy on George
Waabinrton, with the batchet OJt, and it
must redound to Mr. Sharpe's credit tbat ; people would make him one of tbat eom
. .. . . - it v.: . ! pan? of oflice bo'dera, also, natablv, that a
ue ma no aouso Uer5 ,
From tbe mbiect ot the rather of our
crrno'ry, b wctlt to t" f of fee and offce
seekers, but unfortunately he omitted to
state that he was seeking aa nffico for his
friend, Steng.T.
Hi next point was the M rich richer and
the poor poorer.'' Here again he failed.
He should have told that the Rebellion, to
which men of bis school lent their moral
support, was made exclusively in the
Interest of the rich, and if it bad been s
success the poor white people would have
been put in the condition of the slave the
poorest condition people can be placed in,
a -.cording to Ameri-an way of thinking.
He also forgot to tell that the Republican
party baa broken up all danger that existed
of the poor white people, or any other peo
ple, from being made poorer or enslaved,
and has so shaped the laws of tbe nation
that any man who has health, and will work
may secure a good living. He did not
stale that in this country the laws are such
that a rich man may become poor and a poor
man may become rich. It isdifficultto ex
plain why Mr. Sharpe left the rich and the
pour man subject, and again took up Grant,
and, astonishing to say, admitted that the
President was not before tbe people in the
canvasr. Did he mean to say that Grant
bad worked on a farm as hard as any poor
man f Perhaps it was bocaure be was a
bard working man, while Sharpe and Stenger
were both training as lawyers.
After circling around the President be
flew off at a tangent; touched the abolition
of slavery; tbe enforcement of equal rights,
civil rights and political rights, and con
fessed tbat be bad opposed them. The con
fession mnst hare been a relief to hira, for
h announced that the Constitution con
ferring those rights on th..negro had been
adopted through fraud, but he guessed they
would have to tike it.
lie became terribly exercised over tbe
civil rights bil'. He did not say that he
believed that if the Republic ins are kept in
power, which they w ill be, they will legis
late that Mr. Sharp and his dear friends will
have to sleep with negroes against their
will, ami, if possible, ctange a white man's
skin to that of a colored man. He did not
say that, but the next thing to it. How did
be keep from laughing when be talked tbat
way t This was followed by another raid
on Grant, aud lo, pretta, be turns in on
Congressional elections, tbe pluck of tbe
Democracy, and tbe Bible. His theological
deductions were about on a par with bis
politics. If he reaches tbe glory land of tbe
next world through his biblical learning, "all
right," but tne eople will see to it that tbe
place he covets for his friend next Novem
ber, is removed from his grasp. His last
remarks were a shower of praise on Indiana
and Ohio, after which Us gave way for Mr.
iitenger, the second speaker.
Mr. Wm. S. Stenger was introduced, and
said he would give 'the reason for the faith
tbat was in him," and straightway fell in
where Sharpe tell out, and rejoiced tenderly
over Indiana and Ohio. Tohiiuit was like tbe
movement of the dry bones that the prophet
Ezekiel saw. From biblical prophets and
lore he glided into the subject of bard
times, and made a much worse hand ol it
than Sharp haL H was eloqneut on the
stoppsge of tbe loom and forge, but missed
to make the point that if etough such gen
tlemen as he get to Congress the free trade
measures and gold and silver currency tbat
they would force by legislation would atop
every other kind of manufacturing, except
those of the strictest want, and bankrupt
two-thirda ol the nation. If be had been a
thorough antiquarian he might have asked
if the ruins of any forge existed in this
county, which would have been answered
by an invitation to walk to Licking Creek,
where the ruins of one may be seen any
day. While there, his legal mind might
have been further interested in the investi
gation aa to whether the ruins were not
caused by a Democratic administration long
ago.
From defunct looms and forges be ad
vanced into the realm of patriotism, but
the interesting part of telling where he was,
and on what side he was giving his moral
and political influence when the Rebels
were in Pennsylvania, and ventral Wister
was battling against thera at Gettysburg, he
left entirely out. lie found no difficulty in
tumbling from patriotism to corruption, and
from corruption to national expenses and
debts, but lost tbe strong feature of this
part of his speech by neglecting to state
that in any other country than this, ruled
by Northern ideas, his rebel friends would
have been made pay every dollar of tbe
expenses that he complained of.
The public land grants was his next point
in order, and thence into Credit Mobil icr,
where he became so unfair as not to men
tion that it was a Republican Congress thst
investigated that whole trouble, and that
the Republican party everywhere con
demned the thing so that the men who were
conspicuous in it have fallen from their
former high places. It killed Oakes met.
lie also did not tell that the percentage of
Democrats who were into Credit Mobilier
was as heavy as the percentage of Repub
licans. Such an investigation could never
have been gotten op in a Democratic Con
tress. The country yet remembers that
when John Covode proposed to investigate
certain acts of the last Democratic adminis
tration that this country bss had, how he
waa vMIified and abused, and Democrats of
Rebel proclivities to-day yet curse John
Covode, thongh he be in bis grave
The general money order business in
New York was tbe next subject, and (irant
was roundly censured lor not having it un
der better management. From New York
money orders and tbe President be direct
ed bis attention to the effects of extrava
gance. Such habits of living had all to be
paid for by the people. High rents, high
goods and high wages were all the out
growth of extravagance. He talked as if
it exclusively belonged to Republican rule.
Ue forgot bow it has crept into every con
dition of life. Even tbe beggar no longer
wants a penny, be wants live. It is found
in society, in tbe church, and in the family.
If it were possible to trace the cause to
party lines, which Stengcr tried to do, it
would be well to examine the tax rates of
the different States of this connlry, and the
tax rates of the different counties of this
State, and the tax rates of the different
townships, and compare the Republican
districts with those ot bis party. Stcnger
would not wait to hear such a comparison
through; and it may be quite proper to add
here, that the people of this county, desir
ing to set Juuiata county once more with
her face in the direction of economy,
should by a'.l means elect S H ELLEN
13ERGEK to the uffiee of County Com
missioner. Mr. Stenger talked about a
change. It would be well to commence
just here at home, and while the change is
going ou it would be tbe proper act to pei
fortu to elect BARTON Auditor.
From extravagance Mr. Stenger took a
tilt at office-holders, but be kept tbe fact
back that be waa then pleading that the
ni,jori,T of ,he Democratic office-holders !
Jn jUIlu,,t county were at the meeting to !
help him.
From the consideration of office-holders
be hunched into back pay, hut here, as was
bit usual way, be left a great part untold,
tie dkt not tell tbat tbe percentage of Re
puMfeans thst voted for 'Barb Pay" was
ot larger than tbe jerccatvg of Demo
crats that voted tor it. It was trot a party
measure f it was a Combination of both
parties, bnt Stenger carefullv kept that
back. It was a bard shot at Mr. Spear, bis
competitor fen Congressional nomination.
If be bad stated the names of the Con
gressmen, Democrats and Republicans al
ternately , H wonld hare been a fair state
ment, and the proportion of the two parties,
which is neaily balanced, would have been
clear to all. The Congressman ho fepre'
seated onr old district Mr. Packer voted
igainst it, aba's the Congressman who Uvea
in the present district Mr. Speer voted
for it, and thns almost evenly baUnC-d tbe
vote stands over the whole country.
President Grant was also handled for al
lowing bis salary to be increased. Stenger
did not complain of tbe Democratic Con
gressmen who at tbe tame time permitted
their salaries to be increased, neither did he
breathe the faintest expression tbat be
would work to reduce bis owa salary U bo
were a member of Congress. After spear
ing Speer over tbe aboulder of bick pay to
his heart's content, be perched himself on
the Civil Rights Bill, and deliberately pro
ceeded to quarry the colored man out of it.
The negro bas b-en the game of a the Dem
ocracy for generations, and the "bugaboo"
of equality, that the knaves of that party
have preached, baa time and again kept
men fron doing justice, not to the negro
but to themselves.
The Civil Rights Bill makes no men equal
further than in tbe Lawful pursuit ol busi
ness and pleasure. It gives tbe negro tbe
rights of all puldic places. It docs not give
him more or less of privilei of such places
than other people. He dare under it go to
church, and if the pews are free he dare
take a seat wherever vacant, and if tbe per
son at whose side be may chance to sic docs
not like it, be the disliking one may get
up, walk away to another seat, just as Mr.
Stenger would have the right to do in a
public place If we should tit by bis side and
he not like our presence. He dare go to all
schools that are kept up by s general or
public fund, to all placet of public amuse
ment, ride or walk on all public bigbwavs
for such purposes, and have tbe nse of all
public vehicles, and tbe accommodation of
of hotels kept for transient customers and
the public generally, in short be shall have
tbe rights and privileges generally accord
ed to other people in all places that are kept
open lor the use and patronage of the pub
lic, and can ouly be excluded from such
placet on the same ground that white and
othet people are excluded. Social and
private rights are different matters entirely ,
and these were the qualities" tbat Stenger
was trying to place before his audience as
stumbling blovks. The inferences to be
drawn from but harangue on the Civil Rights
Bill was that its purpose was to break down
all barriers between people in every particu
lar. He knows better. But it is only one of
the lavorito wool-pulling processes that the
erring brethren have fallen into. He, hew
evei, mistook bis audience. The people
who beard him, with few exceptions, knew
better than that. From this loving subject
of the Democracy he took up Lis perora
tion, carrying through it all the way to the
end, Allen of Ohio as tbe champion of the
latter day Democracy.
Tbe attendance at this meeting was Urge
enough, and embraced the different ages of
life between 6 and 70 years. A few ladies
were present. Tbe effect of tbe speeches
was like a shower of cold water. The au
dience expected to bear tome plan laid
down as to tbe manner of extricating the
Country from what those men complained
of. There never was an audience dispersed
by adjournment in this place to greatly dis
appointed. Mr. Stenoer, when be was here,
denounced the " Civil Kigits Bill.'
This is tbe height of incoDsistency, at
in 1872 be was for Greeley and Brown.
Tbe platform of tbe Baltimore and Cin
cinnati Conventions, that nominated
Greeley aud Brown, in tbe first and
stcond and resolutions, read as follows :
-First We recognize the equality of all
men before the taw, and hold that it is tbe
duty of the government, in its dealings
with the people, to mete out equal and ex
act justice to all, of whatever nativity, col
or, persuasion, religions or political.
"Second We pledge ourselves to main
tain the Union of these States, emancipa
tion and enfranchisement, and to oppose
any re-opci ing of the questions settled by
the thirteenth, fourteenth and titleenth
amendment of tbe Constitution."
Mr. Greeley, in entering tbe canvass
of tbat campaign, said in a speech at
New York :
"I trust the day is not far distant when
their common rights to any public convey
ance and in public meetings and institutions
will be recognized, as th-y were not recog
nized of old, aud as tbey are but imper
fectly recognized still. I hope the time
will come when ourediicationul institutions
and seminaries will be open to men of all
races, with freedom, with a hospitality
which has never yet been enjoyed. I trust
tbe time will come when no man's color
will exclude him from any church or any
religious organization whatever. So, then,
1 say with regard to our common schools,
w here a rural district contains but twenty
fiie vr thirty families, it is simply impossi
ble, where two or three of those are color
ed, o have separate schools ; and in those
cases, to aay that black children shall not
go to school with white children, is to say
tbey shall not have any schooling whatever."
Mr. Stenger eudotsed all tbat in
1872, and in editorial articles in bis
papct favored tbe Greeley movement.
We quote the following as mere brief
samples of wbat be then said :
This political revolution means tbe com
plete overthrow of all existing abuses, by
ib! substitution of a statesman for the Eo-
auletted Sphynx'who, with his headquar
ters at Long Branch, ia constructively pre
sent at Washington.
"H e cuter ihe campaign with high hopes
of success. Ours will bo the pleas
ing duty ol assisting in the great work of
reformation to tbe lull extent of our bum
ble ability."
It proves one of two things. Mr.
Stengcr is not consistent, or tbe elec
tions in tbe West have to revived tbe
hopes of his party that they expect to
control tbe next Congress and then
overthrow by legislation everything
that bas been done. He waa for Gree
ley and "Civil Rights" in 1872, now
be it loudly against it.
Was tbe Republican party came into
possession of the State Government, the
Commonwealth was weighed down br a
debt of $40,000,000, and still accumulating.
Fifteen yean, including the draining timet
ot war, bave reduced the debt one-hall.
II tbe people are wise tbey will maintain
the men who have so wisely' administered
tbe affair ef State in Pennsylvania. By
voiing ioro nielKer yon J lace vourself on
that side, and tbat la where 'ererr tax
payer ihnu'd taol.
The Democratic party
and Indiana. It means,
United States Bonds and
Free trair jobbers now have a
treaty lying in tbe United States Sen
ate that proposes free trade with Can
ada. Free trade with Canada means
free trade with tbe whole world, for all
countries can send their goods to Can
ada. Tbe slowest mind can eompre
bend tbat Canada would become the
highway over which to rend into this
country the goods of the panper labor
of Europe. Nine millions of people in
this country are dependent on the man
nfactories for support. The adoption
of the Canada treaty would deprive
tbem of tbe means of support. Min?rs,
farmers, railroad men, and other classes
cannot afford to take chances on this
question. Tbe only safe way is t vote
for Smelter. A vote for bim is sore to
be right, for in the Legislature he will
vote for a United States Senator who
will vote against allree trade interests.
The County Committee in
every district should iee to it
that every Republican voter is
out to the polls on election day.
The Committee-men are the
guardians of the organization.
Let the voters who cannot walk
to the polls be hauled thera. If
you are not to circumstanced as
to own a horse and wagon go to
some friend who has one and
tell him to loan it to you, or
use it himself in the service of
the promotion of the best in
terests of your county. Turn
out, every man, and vote for
Shellenberger.
Previous to this date we mentioned,
but it will do no harm to again slate
that certain persons bave been circula
ting tbe story through Juniata county
that General Wister, tbe Republican
candidate for Congress, is not a resi
dent of this district. This falsehood
was first published by the Harrisburg
Patriot, a Democratic paper, and bas
been industriously circulated since.
There is net tbe least truth in tbe state
ment. General WUter has bad bis
borne in l'crry county many years, and
never paid tax or voted anywhere else
except while in the army and there
has never been a time since be was old
enough to vote tbat he was not a quali
fied voter there.
John Miller, Chairman of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee, says, "now for gold and
silver currency." That means
down with all kinds of national
currency, including greenbacks,
and in their stead State Bank
paper currency. Ask the old
men how State Bank currency
on a gold and silver basis works
in times of panic. They will
tell you that the banks will lock
up the gold and silver, and their
paper is not worth a straw. Be
ware of Miller's gold and silver
promise; it's a snare. Don't
be deluded.
lx a apeeeb made from the Washing
ton House in Cbasnberburj, during the
war, Mr. Stenger, tbe Democratic can
didate for Congress in this district,
made use of tbe following language:
"Yo another man, not another dollar to
prosecute this infernal icr. If you call
this treason, make the most of it."
Voters of Juniata county, what
think you of this 1 Are such tbe men
to rt present you in Congtess or any
where else ! Will Jon aupport a man
at tbe polls who entertained such sen
tiuients, in preference to one who risked
his life on the battle- field in defer.ee of
the Union ? Answer on tbe 3rd day of
November by your billots. ,
Vote for Patterson. He per
iled his life when you were se
curely at home. It was not in
ordinate ambition, not coward
ice or money, but the mainte
nance of the integrity of his
country that took him into the
battle against rebellion.
All miners, and all men who own
iron ore mines should vote for Wister,
for if bis opponent Stenger should
get to Congress it will be another vote
for tbe free trade interest, which, if
adopted, will break np tbe iron trade in
this country. There would be no mar
ket for iron ore ; it would not be worth
more than cemmoc dirt and stones. A
70ts for Stenger is a vote indirectly to
throw miners out of employment, and
reduce the price of iron ore to the
nriee of common dirt. 1
sBJ
aaW S sbT
in its new clothes in Ohio
down with the Negro, ami
currency.
Tbe third term agitation bas pro
duced few more singular occurrences
than tbe formtl pronunciamento against
! it of the Washington Republican, which,
for want of information, had been really
advocating it in earnest. Its present
declarations on tbe subject are in such
remarkable contrast with its long arti
cles in favor of the third term aa to
show of bow little account an organ is
tbat can heel about and turn about
and do just so," regardless of princi
ple or policy. Tbe truth ia that the
enormous growth of the press in other
parts of tbe Republic bae left that of
the capital in a little eddy by itself,
and wbat it says or does no one cares
Tbe nation settles its affairs Dow in jts
own way and in it own time, utterly
regardless of organs any where and es
penally at Washington. Wbat the peo
ple think is seen ia their elections.
Journalistic attempts at dictation are
quickly seen and set down at their true
value. Tbe press may counsel the
people, but nothiog more. .VorA ,1m
erican. Tub Democratic Conferees from Ibis
county who nominated Mr. Strnger for
Congress, at Newport, promised to give
bim Juniata county by at least CO)
majority. What impudence, to assume
to trade ia Republicans. Turn out,
Republicans, on tbe 3rd of November,
rerent tbe insult, and teach these men
that tbey shall not use your name at
their conferences to cany their indi
vidual interests.
There is no office in the
county more important than
that of Auditor. That itself
should induce every tax-paying
voter to turn out and vote for
Barton.
TlIE llairisburg Patriot bas got hold
of Ihe story tbat tbe Democratic con
ferees circulated at Newport, when
the nominated Stenger, that tbis coun
ty will give bim 600 majority. Let us
see to it that tbe insolence of these
men be curbed. Tbey may promise as
many of their own fri'nds as tbey
please, but who gives tbctu the right to
traffic in tbe name of the Republicans ?
Voe for Smelker ; he belongs
to the men who reduced the
State debt from $40,000,000 to
$20,000,000.
Blooded people for some time past were
concerned about an Austrian scandal, that
the Empress bad left her royal husband.
A despatch last week dispelled the whole
story by announcing that the n.peror aud
Empress were on a trip in Hungary.
Vote for Beath. Vote
Allen. Vote for Olmsted.
for
Xew Advertisements-
GENERAL ELECTION
PROCLAMATION.
GOD S.it E THE COMHOSWE.tLTH !
WHEREAS, In and by an Act of Gen
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, entitled " An Act to reg
ulata the General Elections within thisCoiu
monweath," it is enjoined upon me to give
public notice of said elections and to enu
merate in taid notice what officers are to be
elected, I, WILLIAM 11. KXOL'SE, High
Sheriff of the County of Juniata, do here
by make known and give notice to the elec
tors of the county of Juniata, that a Gen
eral Election will be held in said county, on
tbe
Third Day of November, 1874,
(the same being the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday of November.)
The said elections will bo held through
out the county as follows :
Aihe School House in tbe borough of
Mifflintowo, for the borough of liUCin
ton, A the School House in tbe borongh of
Hitnintown, for the township of Fermauagi,.
At the School House in Mexico, for the
township of Walker. .
At Smilh'a School House, for the town
ship of Delaware.
At the School House in Thompson town,
for tbe borough of Thompsontown.
At the Public House of Thomas Cox, for
the township of Greenwood.
At the School Honse in Richfield, for
the township of Monroe.
At Frymoyer't Hotel, for the township
of Sisqnebanna.
At the School Douse in llcAIisterville,
for the township of Fayette.
At the School House in Patterson, for
the borongh of Patterson.
At the School House in Port Royal, tor
the borough of Port Royal.
At the Locust Grove School House, for
the township of Milford.
At Spruce Hill School House, for tbe
township ot Spruce Hill.
At the School House at? Academia, for
tbe township of Beale.
At the School Hons near McCuIloch's
Kills, foi Tuscarora township, except that
portion of it lying north-westward of the
summit of the Shade Mountain.
At the Lick School House, for Lack
township, except that portion of it Ivinc
north-westward of the summit of the Shade
Mountain.
At the Centre School House, for to much
of tbe townships of Lack and Tuscarora at
lie nortb-wett of tbe summit ef the Shade
Monmin. 1
Ifew Advertisements.
At the Church mil School House, for
tbe towaship of Turbett.
At which iiroe and place tbe qualified
voters will elect by ballot i
Two persona for the office of Judge of
the Supreme Coart of the Commonwealth
of rtansrlvaniav
One person for the office of Lieutenant
Governor ol tbe Commonwealth of Peon-
sylvan.
One person for the officeof Auditor Gen
era! of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia.
One nerson for the office of Secretary of
Internal Attain tor the Commonwealth of
Pennsvlvania.
Oue person in conjunction with tbe conn-
ties of Franklin, Fulton, Huntingaon, r-rry
and Snyder, for the office of Representative
in tbe Coneress of tbe I nited Mates.
One person tor the office of Member of
Ihe lIiMise of Kepresenfatstea tu tne i.om
uenwealth of Pennsylvania.
One person lor the office of County Com
missioner of said county.
One person for the office of County Sur
veyor ot said county.
thie person for the office of Coa-ty Au
ditor of said county.
odb or VOTISO.
The qualified elector will take notice of
the following act or Assembly, approved
the 13th day of lSGO.entitled "An Act regu
lating the manner of voting at all elec
tions in the several counties of tbis Com
monwealth :"
Sectios !. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of itepresentativea of tbe Com.
monweallh ol t ennavlvama in General As
aeiubly met, and it ia hereby enacted by the
authority of tho same, That the quatiOed
Tolcis of tbe several counties of Ibis Coiu
monwealih, at all general, township, bor
ough and spefal elections, are hereby here
after authorised and required to vole oy
ticket, printed or written, or partly printed
and partly written, severally classified as
follows t One tick-el shall embrace tbe names
of all Jndgea ot Conrts voted for. and to be
Libeled outside "Judiciary ;" one ticket
shall embrace sll the names of State officers
voted tor, and be labeled "State-" ie
ticket shall embrace the names ol all connty
tficert voted lor, including office of Sena
tor, member and members of Assembly, if
voted for, and'tnembers of Congress, If vo
ted for, aad labeled "county ;" one t.ckrt
shall embrace the names of all township ol
fleers voted for, and be labeled "township;"
one ticket shall embrace the names ot all
borongh officers voted lor, and be labeled
"borough ;" and each class iball be depos
ited in separate ballot boxes.
Sac. 'I. That it shall be tha duty of the
Sheriffs in tbe several counties in tbis Com
monwealth, to insert in their election proc-
lamation heraal ter issued the first section of
this act.
JAME? E. CELLET,
Speaker of the House of Kepresentatives.
1A ID tXLMlMi,
Speaker of the Senate.
Apfbovbd Tne loth day or March, a.
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
A. U. CUKTIN, Governor.
SrECIAL ATTISTloa
is hereby directed to tbe 8th Article ot the
rew Constitution.
Sectiob 1. Every male citizen twenty -one
years ot age, possessing the following qual
ifications, shall be eUtled to vote at all
elt et ions:
Fir$t He shall hare been a citizen of tbe
United States at least one month.
Starmi He shall bave resided in the
Slate one year, (or if having previucsly
tven a qualiMcd elector or aative born citi-
n of the State, be shall bave removed
herefrom and returned, then six months,)
immediately preceding the election.
Tkvd He shall have resided in the elec
tion district where he shall offer to vote at
least two months immediately preceding
the election.
Fourth If twenty-two ye.rs of age or
upwards, be shall bave pud within two years
a State or county tax, w hu b shall bave been
assessed at least two months and paid at
least one month before the election.
Sic. 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be bv ballot. Cverv ballot voted shall tr
' n ii n 1 1 ... ..-.4 in tliu n.-1 ... i n athL-li St .l.-II K
received, and the number recorded by the
clectiou o Ulcers on tbe list of voters, oppo
site the name of the elector who presents
tbe ballot. Any elector may write bis name
upon his ticket, or cause the same to be
written thereon and attested by a citizen ot
tbe district. Tbe election officers shall be
sworn or affirmed not to disclose how auy
elector shall have voted unless required to
do so as witnesses in a judicial proceeding.
ftc. S. t lee tors shall in all cases except
treason, felony aud breach or surety ot tbe
peace, be privileged from arrest during their
attendance on elections and in going to and
returning therefrom.
Sac. ti. Whenever any of the qualified
electors of tais Commonwealth shall be in
actual military service, under a requisition
from the President of the L'nited b lutes or
by the authority of this Commonwealth,
such eke tors may exercise the right of suf
frage in all elections by the citizens, under
i sueb regulations as are or shall be pre
scribed by law, as fully as if tbey were
present at their usual place of electiou.
Sec 7. All laws regulating the holding
of elections by the citizens or lor tbe reg
istration of electors shall be uniform
throughout tbe Mate, but no elector shall
be deprived of the privilege of voting by
reason of his name not being registered.
Stc. 8. Anv tierson who shsll give, or
j promise or oiler to give, to an elector, any
money, reward or olber valuable considera
tion lor his vote at an election, or for with
holding the same, or who shall give or
promise to give such consideration to any
other person or i-arty for such elector's
vote or for the w iili holding thereof, ami any
elector who shall receivt or agree to re
ceive, for himself or for another, anv mon
ey, reward or other valuable consideration
for his vote at an election, or lor withhold
ing the same shall thereby forfeit the rght
to vote at such election, and any elector
whose right to Vote shall be challenged tor
such cause before the election officers, shall
be required to swear or allirm Ibat the mat
ter of the challenge is uutrue before his
vote shall be received.
Sec. 9. Any person who shall, while a
caudidate lor oflice, be guilty of biibery,
fraud, or wilful violation of any election
law, shall be forever disqualified from hold
ing an office ol trust or profit in this Com
monwealth ; any person couvicted of wilful
violation of tbe election laws sluli, in addi
tion to any peualties provided by law, be
deprived of the right of suff rage absolutely
lor a term ot lour years.
Sic. 13. For the purpose ot voting no
person shall be deemed to have gained a
residence by reason of his presence, or lost
it by reason ot his absence, while employed
in Imj service, either civil or military, ol
this State or tbe United States, nor while
engaged in the navigation of waters of this
State or the l'nited Stales, or on the high
seas, nor while a student of any institution
of learning, nor while kept in any poor
house or olber asylum at public expense,
nor while confined in public prison.
Sec It. District election boards shall
consist of .a judge and two inspectors, who
shall be chosen annually by the citizens.
Each elector shall have the right to vote for
tbe judgt and one inspector, and each in
spector shall appoint one clerk. The first
election board lor any new district shall be
selected, and vacancies in election boards
tilled, aa shall be provided by law. Elec
tion officers shall be privileged from arrest
upon days of election, and while engaged in
making up and transmitting returns, except
upon warrant ot a court of record or judge
thereof for an election fraud, lor felony, or
lor wantou breach of tbe peace. In cities
they may claim exemption fum jury duty
during their term of service.
Sec. 15. No person shall be qualified to
serve as an election officer who shall bold,
or shall within two months hive held any
office, or appointment or employment in or
nuder Ihe government of tbe United States
or of this State, or of any city, or county,
or of any municipal board, commission r
trust to any city save enty justices of tbe
peace and aldermen, notaries public and
persons in the militia service of tbe State
nor shall any election election officer be elli
Ue to any civil office to be filled at an elec
tion ct shich be shall serve, save onlr to
such subordinate municipal or local offices,
otiow tne grade or city or county otfictra
as shall be designated by general law.
And also to the following act of Assem
bly now in force in tbis State, via
Act of Januray 30, 1874 S to. 5. At all i
elections hereafter held under the laws of
this Commonwealth, the pUs shall bw rn- I
ew Advertisements-
ed at seven o'clock a. m., and closed at
even o'clock p. m.
Sec. 7. Whenever there shall be a vacan
cy in aa election board on tho morning of
an election, aM vacancy sball be filled in
conformity with exfstlhg laws.
Tho said act of Assembly entitled au
act relating lo Ihe electwus Of tnia Com
monwealth,'' passed July 2, 1819, provides
as follows, viz
"That the inspector anfl judge shall
nvwt at the respective place appointed for
holding the election in the distrH-t at which
tbev respectively belong, before T o clock
in the morning of Tnesdar, November 3d,
and each said inspector shall appoint one
clerk, w ho shall be a qualified voter 01 such
district.
In ease the person who shall bave re
ceived th second highest number of votes
tor inspector shall not attend on the day or
any election, then the person who ahall
have received tlie second highest number of
votes for judge at the next preceding elec
tion shall act as iuapeclor.in his place. And
in case the person who shall he received
the highest number ol vote for iiisjiector
sball uot attend, the person elected judge
shall appoint an inspector in his place ; aud
in case the person elected judge shall not
attend, then .he inspector who received the
highest number of vote nall appoint
judge in his place ; and if anv vacancy
ahall continue in tbe board for toe space rf
i.n.. hnnr alter Ihe lima fixed bv law tor the
openinc or tbe election, the qualified voters
. . . . - . w
i4 the township, warn or nuurrci iv "
such officer shall nave b-?eu elected, present
at the place of election, shall elect one vl
their number to fill sacb vacancy.
The Act of Jan. 30tb, 1874, further pro
vides, vis :
Sec. 8. At tbe opening of the polls at all
election it shsll be the duty or the judges
of election for their respective districts to
designate one ol the inspectors, whose
duty it sball be to bave in custody the reg
istry of voters, and to make tha entries
therein required by law ; aud it shall br the
duty of the other of said inspectors to re
ceive and number the ballots presented at
said election.
?zc. 9-. All elections by the citizens sSal!
be by ballot ; every ballot voted shall be
numbered in the order in which it shall be
received, and the number recorded by tbe
clerks on the list of voters opposite the
nfne of tbe elector from whom received.
And any voter voting two or more tickets,
the several tickets so voted shall each be
numbered with tho number corresponding
with the number to the name of tho voter.
Any elector may write his name upon his
ticket, or canse tbe same to be written
thereon, and attested by a citizen of the
district. In addition to tbe oath no pre
scribed by law to be taken and subscribed
by election officers, they shall severally be
sworn or affirmed not to disclose bow any
elector shall have voted, nnlcsa required to
do to a wrtnexse in a judicial proceeding.
All judges, inspectors, clerks, and overseers
of any election held under tins act, shall,
before entering upon their duties, do duly
sworn or atbruK-d iu the presence ut each
other. Tbe judges ahull be sworn by tbe
minority inspector, it there sball be such
minority inspector, and in case there be no
minority inspector, then by a Justice of the
peace or alderman, and the inspectors, over
seers and clerks shall be swoin by the
judge. Certificate of such swearing or
athruiing shall be duly made out and signed
by Ihe officers so sw orn, and atteated by
the officer who adujinii-tered the oath. If
any judge or minority inspector refuses or
fails to swear tbe tbcera of election ia the
manner required by this act, or if any offi
cer of election shall act without being first
dulv sworn, or if any officer of election
shall sign the form ol oath without being
duly sworn, or it any judge or minority in
spector shall certify that any officer was
sworn when be was not, it shall be deemed
a misdemeanor, and upon con kfion tbe
othcer or officers so offend ing shall be fined
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or im
prisoued uot exceeding one year, or both,
at the discretion of tbe court.
S EC. 10. On the day of election any per
son whosr name shall not appear en the
registry of volers, and who claims the right
to vote at said election, ahall produce at
least one qualified voter of the district as a
witness to the residence of the claimant In
the district in which he claims to be a voter,
iw iiw j-i nm ui t icast iwo montns im
mediately preceding laid election, which
witness shall K- sworn or affirmed and sub
scribe a written or partly written and partlv
primed affidavit to tbe facts stated bv him,
which affidavit shall defined ch-ailr 'where
the residence of the person o claiming to
be a voter, and the person so claiming; the
right to vote shall also take and subscribe
a written or partly written and partlv print
ed affidavit, taling, to the best "of hi
knowledge and belief, when and where he
was born ; that be has been a Citizen of the
United Stales lor one month and of the
commonwealth of Penns) Ivania ; that he
bas resided in the commonwealth one year,
or, if formerly a qualified elector or a native
born citizen thereof, and bas removed there
from and returned, that be has resided
tneiein six momhs next precedinc Saul
election, that be has resided in the district
in which he claims t bo a voter fur the
period of at least two months immediately
preceding said election ; that he did not
u:ove into the district lor the purpose of
voting therein ; tnat he has. it twei.iv-f...
years or age or upwards, paid a sta'te or
county tax withiu two years, which was
Zt?.",Thn'1 P-i
least one montn Detore tbe election. The
aid atiidavit shall also stun .Kn ...a
where the tax claimed to be paid bv the af
fiant was assessed, and whan and wh,-n.
audio whom oaid: ami tha t
Iht-relor shall be pro.liK.-td for examination
unless Ihe affiant shall state in his affidavit
bat il ha been lost or destroyed, or that
be never received any ; and if a naturalized
ritizen. shall also slate when and where and
uy wnl court he was naturalized, and shall
also pr.nl uce his certificate of naturaliza
tion lor examination. But if Ih .......... .
claiming the right to vote shall take an 1
suDscribe an affidavit that he is a native
born citizen ot tbe United States or, if
born elsewhert., shall state the fact in his
affidavit, and sball produce evidence that he
has beeu naturalized or that he i. .ri,li t
citizenship by reason or hi father'a natur
alization, and ahal! tu-ther state in hi affi
davit, that be is, at the time of makinr
the atbdaW, of Ihe age ot twentv-one and
uuder twenty -two years ; that be' ha been
a cjl-zen of tbe United Stale one month,
and ha resided in the state one vear ; or,
II a native burn citizen or the atate and
removed therefrom and returned, that be
ha resided therein six month next pre
ceding said election, and iq the election
district immediately two month preceding
such election, he shall be entitled to vote,
although he shall not bave paid taxes. The
said affidavits of all nrrm mk'.n .m-l.
claim, and tbe affidavits of tbe witnesses
to their residence shall bo preserved by the
election board, aud at the close of tbe dec
tion they sball be enclosed w ith the list of
voters, tally list and other paper required
by law to be filed by the return judge with
the prothonotary, and saall remain en tile
therewith m Ihe protaowotary'a office, sub
ject to examination as other election vaper
1. .It.. ..I. u' . . .
rv i me cmimu uiucer snail niui itial
the applicant possesses all the legal qualifi
cation of a voter be shall be permitted to
vole, and his name shaH be added to the
list of taxables by the election officers, the
word "Us" being added where the claimant
claim to vote on UX, and the word "ago,"
wnere ne claim to tote on age; tbe tarn
word being added by the clerks in each
case, respectively, on the lists of person
voting at uco election.
Sic. 11. It sball be lawful for anv onali.
fied citizen of tbe district, notwithstanding
Ihe nauie of the proposed voter ia contained
on the list of resident taxable, to chal
lenge tne vote or such person, whereupon
the ame proof or the right oT suffrage as
is now required by law ahall be nubliclv
made and acted on by the election board',
and tbe vote admitted or rejected, accord-
" me eviuence. livery person claim
ing lo be a naturalized citizen shall be re
quired to produce bit naturalization certifi
cate at the election before voting, except
wuerw ne nas oeen lor nva years consecu
tively a voter hi the district where be otters
L.I SOU, UU1 Ml ISM Vul. nl . Ilr-K . I
being received, tbe election officer are to
write or stair. tha word votl' n Ki.
certificate with tbe day, month and year
and il aay ebiction officer or officers .hall
receive . second vote on tbe same day, by
virtue ot the tame certificate except where
sons are entitled to vole because pi the
naturalicatino nt their fatlvv, they tad too
istSK
Hew Adrertisemenis.
B-ru who shall offer such second wta
sball be guilty or a niisdeineanot. and on
conviction thereof ahall be fined or im
prisoned, or both, at the discretion of tb
court but the fine shall not exceed Br
hundred dollars In each ease, nor th im.
prisuninent one year. The like punishment
hall bv indicted, on conviction, on the offi
cers of electkn who shall neglect or ret as
to nuke or cause to be made, the endorse
ment required aa aforesaid on said naturali
zation certificate.
Sec. li If any election officer shall re
fuse or neglect to require such proof of tha
right of utrraSe aa is prescribed by law, or
the laws to wich this ia a supplement, from
any person offering to vote whse nme 1
not ou the list of asaessed voters, or whoso
right to vote is challenged by any qu.Iint
voter present, and shall svlinit such person
to vote without rerfnfrmg such proof, every
person so" offending shill, upon Conviction,
be guilty of a mistlemeacor. and shall ba
sentenced, for every such offence, to pur s
fine not exceeding live hundred dollars, or
fv undergo an iiupris.mii ont not nre than
one year, or both, at the discretion cf tho
court.
Stc. 13. As soon as the polls shall close,
the officers of election shall proceed t
count all the voles cast lor each candidate
voted tor, and make a f nil return of the
same in triplicate, wrtft at relorn sheet in
addition, in ail of w bich the votes received
by each candidate shad be given alter his or
bvr name, first in words and again in figures,
I i . t. .. 1 1 K . .:mHfl kif -1 1 . . .i-
: u " v - uiueers
and certified bv overseers, if anv or if not
so certified, the overseers and any officer
refusing to sign or certify, or either of them,
shall write upon each ol the returns his or
their reasons tor not signing or Ccrtilyiug
them. 1 be vote, a Boon at connted, shall
also be publicly and I ttlly declared from the
window to the ci'izen present, and a brief
statement shoa ing lbs votes received ?
each candidate shall be made and signed by
the election officer as soon as the vote is
counted, and the suns shall be immediate
ly posted np on the door ot Ibe election
house lor information ol the public. The
triplicate returns shall be enclosed in en
velope and sealed iu pre nee of the offi
cers, and one envelope wilh tbe unsealed
return sheet, given lo tbe j'ilv, which
shall contain one list of voters, laily-paper,
and oath of officers, and another ot said
envelope shall be given to the minority in
spector. All judge living within twelvo
uiiles of the piothonotart ' office, or within
twenty-four uiiles, it tlieir residence be in a
town, village or city upon the line of a rail
road leading lo the county seat, shall, be
fore two o'clock post meridian of tho day
alter the electiou, and all other judges
hall, before twvlve o'clock lueiidiau ot iho
second day alter tlie election, deliver aii
return, together with return sheet, to thd
prothonotary of tlie court ol common plea
ol the county, whieh said return sheet shall
be bled, aud' the day and hCMt of filing
marked thereon, and shall be preserved by
the prothonotary tor public inspection. At
tweite o'clock on the said aecoud day fol
lowing any election, the prothonotary juf
I be conrt of common plena shall present
tbe said return to the said court.
When two or niore counties are connected
lor the election of au officer, the courts of
ancb connties shall each appoint a return
judge to meet at such time and place as re
quired by law, to compute and certify tho
vole of such district.
fixe 19. Any assessor, election officer or
person appointed as an overseer, who shall
neglect or refuse to perlorm any duty en
joined by thi act, without reasonable or
legal cause, shall be subject to a penalty of
one hundred dollars ; aud if any assessor
sball knowingly assess anv person as a voter
who I nat quaiiUcd, Or shall wilfully refuse
to assess one who is qualified, he shall bo
guilty of a misdemeanor in office, aud on
conviction shall be punished br a flue not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or impris
onment not exceeding two years, or both,
at the discretion of the court, and also bo
stibj-ct to an action tor damage by th
party aggrieved ; and il any person aha' t
Irauduleutiy alter, add to, dot ace or destroy
any list of voters made out as directed oy
ihia act, or tear down or remove the same
from tlie place where it waa fixed, with
frail lulenl or mischievous intent, or tor
any improper pur;ou, the person so offend
ing shall bo guilty ol a misdemeanor, ana
on couvicliou .-hall be puni.bed by a Duo
uot exceeding live hundred dollars, or im
prisonment not exceeding two years, or
both, at tbe discretion of tue court and if
any person shall, by violence or iutimida
tion, drive, or attempt to drive from the
polls, any person or persons appointed by
Ibe court to act as overmen ot an election,
ur in auy way wilfully prevent said over
seers from ferfcrunr.fr the duties enjoined
upon them by thi art, such persons shall bo
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction thereof shall b.- punished by a fine
not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by
imprisonment not exceeding tr years, or
both, at the discretion of the court. Any
person who shall, on tho day of any elec
tion, visit a polling place in any election
district at which he is nut entitled to vote,
and shall use any int?iJidatiou or violence
lor tlie purpose ol preventing aay officer of
election from penorming the duties re
quired of hnu by law or tor the purpose of
preventing any qualified voter of aucb dis
trict trora evrrising his right to vote, or
from exerct-ing his right to challenge any
person offering to vote, such persons shall
be deemed amity of a ciisde., eanor. and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished
joy aline not exoee-lmg oue thousand doT-
lars, or by imprisonment not exceeding two
years, or both, at Iho discretion of the
court. Any clerk, overseer or election offi
cer, who shall disclose how any elector shall
havo voted, unless required lo df so as a
witness iu judicial proceeding, shall bo
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic
tion thereof shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, or by im
prisonment nut etc.-eding two years, or
both, at the discretion of the court.
Given under my h in! at my office in Mif
ttintown, thi first day of Octolmr, in tho
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-four, and iu tho ninety
eighth year of the Independence of the
United State.
WM. II KNOCSE, Shviff.
SnzBirr'a Orrisz,
MifOiulown, Oct. 1st, 1874.
Executor's) .lot Ice.
Eitalt of Jottph Ponwroy, dtetattd.
WIIKKEAS Letters Testamentary on
the estate of Joseph Poiuroy, Into
ot Bele twp Juniata Co., Pa.,decd, have
been granted to the undersigned, all persona
indebted to the said estate are requested tu
make immediate payment, and those having
claims will please present them properly
authenticated tor settlement
J. KEVIN POMEROY, Extetar,
Academia, J uniata Co., Pa.
Sept. 30,1874.
Auditer'a Xtlc.
THE undersigned, appointed'by tho Or
phan' Court for tbe county of Juniata
aa auditor to suakr distribution of the bal
ance in the hands of Louis E. Atkinson,
Esq., Administrator of tho estate of Lem
uel k. Beale, late of Beale township, de
ceased, amongst the creditor of tbe sid
decedent, hereby give notice that he will
sit on Wednesday, Ihe 4(b day of Novem
ber, 1874, between the hur of 10 o'clock
A. in, and 6 o'clock P. M. of said day, at
hie office in Jfiftl iniown. Pa., to perform
Ihe dutira of said appointment, when and
where all persons interested may attend il
tbey Ibink proper.
R. MtcMEEX, Jndtior.
Sept 30, 1874-41
Execsitora' .lotlce.
Estate of Jf.rrj H'aneick, dtctastd.
LETTERS Testamentary on the estate of
Mary Warwick, t of g truce Hill
township, deceased, having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons indebted to
said estate are requested to make payment,
and those having claims or demands are re
quested to nuke k.iown the sain without
delay, to HUGH W. DAVIS,
Spruce Hill,
JEREMIAH LYONS,
Jfiffihitown,
Oct. 7, "74 Executors of taad deceased .
f T L. ALLEN, M. D ,
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I commrnced Iho practice of Jfedicrner
and Surgery and all theireollaleral branches,
Once in Johnstown, Beale township,
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