SENTINEL & REPUBLICAN
MIFFL1NT0WN.
Wedneitdaj, Sept'r 19.
Is)T.
F. SCHWEIEIt,
editob Jtno raopairroa.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
Ceneral Henry n. Hojt,
Or HZFBME.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
lion. Charles W. Stone,
or Winn.
SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS,
Hon. Aaron K. Dunkel,
Or PHILADELPHIA.
JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT,
Judge James P. Sterrett,
OF ALLEGHENY.
Eepublican County Ticket.
CONGRESS,
Hon. U. G. Fisher,
Or HBSTIXQDOS corsTT.
ASSEMBLT,
Dr. J. P. Sterrett,
Or POKT AOTAL.
COMMISSIONERS,
11. I McMeen,
OF TTSCABOEA.
J. Banks Wilson,
or r AYETTX.
rROTHOXOTART,
J. V. Wagner,
Or rEKHAXAGH TOWJiSHlP.
TREASURER,
Jacob Lemon,
er PATTEBSON.
Al'DITORS,
Lewis Degran,
OF PAYETTE.
Samuel Cooper,
Or PORT ROYAL.
Greenback Meeting No. 2.
-f Commune Speech o Credil -
Security or Bonds o lorporations
, ' , J'
Governmerd to .Manage Kailroads
and Workshops, and to Provide Labor
for those who Have no Work.
Last Friday evening Greenbackers
held another "meeting in the Court
House. It was extensively advertised
as a meeting that should be conduct
ed on the Moody and Sankey plan of
holding religious meetings, and the
prospects of such an entertainment,
(with the prayers left out, of course,)
coul J not fall short of drawing a large
crowd.
The Speaker booked for the speech
was a man named Randall, and his
6inging, musical, companion was
named Linton.
The same coterie, or ring of men
that managed the first meeting, man
aged the one now under considera
tion. At half-past 7 o'clock p. m..
Committee-men Cullen, Notestineand
Kelly arrived with the speaker and
singer, and after sealing the strangers,
Cullen called the meeting to order,
and delivered a short speech, but a
confusion in the crowd at that time
prevented a word of his remarks be
ing heard at the distance from him
that we sat. D. A. Notestine, who
was larking in the corridor, in the
rear of the room, was chosen chair
man, and when he was called he came
in with a feigned surprise, as if he
had heard a peal of thunder from a
clear sky. Daniel isn't poor on a
play, and he and Linton could get up
quite a respectable variety show.
W. H. Egolf was chosen secretary,
and when be took his seat some one
whispered that there is more family
business in this little meeting, in pro
portion to its size, than there was in
Grant's administration. W. F. Sny
der was chosen assistant secretary.
Jacob Snyder, James North and John
Kelly were chosen vice presidents.
The President announced the pres
ence of the Patterson string band,
which rendered a piece of good music,
after which, by virtue tf his office,
Mr. Notestine introduced speaker
Randall, and singer Linton. They
are about the same heicht at a eruess ,
5 feet 6 or 7 inches, but in weight
. - ...
the singer is one-third heavier than
the speaker. If a man may be called
a brunette or a blonde, Randall is a
brunette and Linton a blonde. The
former was bearded and moustached ;
the latter wore a goateo and mous
tache. Linton took a seat by the organ,
and Randall stood at his left side,
and they began a song without even
an intimation of such a thing as a
prelude ; thev burst out of a sudden
so much like the way of the average
musical performers in play houses in j
cities, that it was concluded that Lin
ton had not been gotten out of a
rhurch choir, but had been gotten
out of some minstrel troupe. His
singing was entertaining, and if he
had been supported by one or two
like himself, the performance would
have equalled the celebrated Cam
Cross and Dixie band, after which
piece Mr. Randall began a speech.
He said that they had come that
day from New York city, where they
had performed the evening before in
Cooper Institute. He felt fatigued
because of the long journey, but the
news from Maine revived him, as thn
State had just cast a large vote
in i
favor of Greenbackism. The Green
backer there had become a fixed fact,
and he will become a fixed fact in this
State. The Greenback vote in that
State two years ago was t!G3 ; last
year it was 5,000 ; this year it is 35,
000. and that was enough to encour
age him.
If Mr. Randall could have seen the
long faces of those of the Democ
racy in his audience who were read
in the returns from Maine, he would
not have so rejoiced over the misfor
tunes of his allies, for all who had
read the latest returns from that
State looked long-faced, for they
realized that while a combination of
Repudiation Republicans, Repudia
tion Democrats and Greenbackers
took place, a combination of Honest
Money Democrat s and Honest Money
Republicans also took place, and that
at least 24,000 Honest Money Demo
crats voted for the Republican candi
dates, making the Republican vote
for Governor about 4,000 larger than
it was last year, which wculd have
elected the Republican candidate for
Governor if he simply should have
had a majority vote, but as the law of
that State requires a majority over
all the votes cast, the election of Gov
ernor goes to the House of Repre-tentative.
Mr. Randall might have added that"
the Greenback party in Main tVHsr
increased by drawing off the repudi
ation ists from both the Ik-publican
and Democratic parties, but instead
of weakening the Republican party
numerically, it had increased it to a
larger number, and the indications
are that by next year all the honest
money men will be fused against the
repudiation Greenback-era, and then
they will be as powerless as when
they began. He might have also
added that if the Communistic Green
back Repudiationists, which be repre
sented, has the effect of uniting the
honest money men on an honest money
candidate for Governor in the same
proportion that they were nnited in
iLaine, Hoyt's majority in this State
will not be short of 75,000. He
might have said that the indications
are that all of the repudiationists in
the country will unite under the ban
ner of the so-called Greenbacker, but
in real truth the banner of the com
mune, and that the real American
and honest money people will unite
under the Republican banner. It is
presumed that he did not have the
Litest information relative to the
strength of the respective parties in
the House of Representatives in
Maine, which is, as per latest report,
65 Republicans, 57 Greenbackers, 13
straight-out Democrats, 14 fusion
Democrats and Greenbackers, and 2
fusion Democrats and Republicans.
But he, Randall, had not come to
speak of Maine and her late election,
only as a sign to point the way of the
politics of the times. He had come
to speak of the
rBIXCIPI.ES
of his party. They were live princi
ples. Pacts are what the people want
He had come to talk of facts, and
the First fact that he wiwhed to talk
about is, Thai a Saiion as an Individ
ual, should pay lis way as it goes. The
second fad is, that posterity should not
be made to pay the debts of those who
lived before them.
He did not stop long enouch to
arnicon these commnniKtic urirn-i-
" .
i pleiS bnt he repeated the principles
j a numlH;r 0f times, as if he would
j nave tliem Sniped into the minds of
bearers ; but it is a question if
! one in every ten noticed that he wan
j preaching the doctrine of the Com
mune, so intent were they m listening
for the word "greenback," and any
tliing thiit did not have that to it was
scarcely heard. He did not tell how
little can be done in the world if an
individual, or a nation, is brought
down to the principle of pay as you go.
Doubtless the credit svstem is abused,
but to pay as you go would be an abuse
almost as great to the other extreme.
There is not a canal, or railroad, or
court house, or poor house, and
scarcely a bank, store, or other kind
of business in the country that could
exist if such a svstein were inaugu
rated. Talk of hard times. What
would thev be if no man had credit ?
The largest enterprises in this coun
try are conducted on the credit sys-
tern. Ehtablishments that employ
and pay tuousands of men, cash,
everv month, are run on credit a
credit that must extend a century,
for if they are called on to pay np
they must break up. What then
would the thousands of men, and the
hundreds of officers do who are get
ting their living out of the concern
that is run on credit ? Would it make
times any better, to throw the mil
lions out of work that are now em
ployed in establishments of the coun
try that are run on the credit system.
and demand that they pay as they go J
He did not tell that such a svsteni as
he advocated strikes at the confidence
between men, upon which confidence
the credit system is based. He did
not tell that when he asked teople to
have confidence in greenbacks he was
asking them to credit something that
had uo value in it. If stopping man
ufacturing establishments through
out the country makes hard times,
and puts men to tramping, how would
it be if the system of pay as you go
would be inaugurated ? Such a sys
tem, if enforced, would break up 99
per cent of the business of the conn
try ana throw millions oi men out oi
employment.
When he spoke of the principle,
that the children should not be made
to pay the debts of those who lived
before them, he enlarged the propo
sition by declaring that an individual
hjj no right to create a debt that his chil
dren must pay after him, so no govern
ment has the right to create s debt that
posterity will hive to pay. and that was
why he was opposed to the funded or
bonded debt of this country. He
did not tell that if debts could not
- . . , .
le funded or bonded or perpetuated
' 1 A, . . ' A 1,1
lime prosjx.xiiy or progress coiuu oe
made. He did not tell that it is by
a bond system of finance that most
of the public houses are built, school
houses, asylums, state houses, &c-,
and while he was at it he might have
talked about the bonded system of
finance by which the Juniata county
court house was built, as an illustra
tion. He was opposed to any bond
ed system that compels posterity to
pay for the work of the fathers. But
he wanted no illustrations to show
tbe cloven foot of tbe commune. Tbe
point that he urged hardest to create a
feeling agaiust tbe credit system and
bonded system was the interest features
1 rA tham I hncA ffatiirAa Iia tiiuxl in
create a feeling against the whole sys
tem. Ho forgot to tell that a man need
not take credit if be does not wish to ;
he forgot that a man need not bond bis
property if he does not wish to, unless
be buy property on time, or some
misfortune wbicb ha cannot control
overtakes bun, and just hers at this
point of misfortune be might have
told the audience that it was the mis.
fortune of tbe freemen of tbia Republic
that they bad to take up arms against
tbe slave power of the South, and by
tbe war that took place before slavery
was crushed out it was tbe misfortune
of many to lose their lives, and tbe
misfortune that millions of money bad
to be borrowed to pay the debts tbat
were created to pay tbe soldiers, to pay
the officers, to pay for the boots, shoes,
blankets, and clothing for tbe men, and
for the feed for the horses and for the
munitions of war, and for the thousanda
of Other things that are needed in such
times, and for tbe waste and friud and
peculation of such turbulent periods ;
but be did not tell tbat it was aucb dis
tressing misfortune as tbat wbicb caus
ed tbe greenback to be made, and the
bond to be issued wbich be deolared
should not be paid through the appli.
cation of his principle, that the people
of the nation of tbe generation of to. !
dtj have uot the right to require the
people of the generation of to-morrow
to pay their obligations. From- the
funded debt,, or bond question, be fsolr
a till ft
GOLD AND SltVIftf
as a currency, and declared flifit there
is not half enough com in' (he country
to do business on, sod tbst was the first
sound point tbst be made. He might
bare gone on and stated tbst never in
the history of the country hit there
been enough coin to transact all the bu.
siness of the country, and that no sys
tem ever presumed such to be the case,
bat that the preoious metals were con
sidered the measures of value, and
that the experience of the finance of
tbe world is that four paper dollars
may be baaed on one dollar ot gold or
silver money with tbe paper at par. He
did not seem to know that tbe Repnb.
lican party advocated tbe contraction
of tbe currency only so far as to bring
tbe paper money to a par value, so that
there be no difference in the value
between a paper dollar and a gold dol.
lar. If ha knew that, he forgot to tell
it, he did not seeat to know that if yon
inflate the paper above the proportion
of four dollars to every one of gold,
that it depreciates, and that immedi
ately the paper falls to a discount which
is increased as tbe volume of paper is
increased beyond the safe point. He
forgot that this thing of paper money
is a little like a man taking poison for
his health ; be may take a certain
amount with good effect, but if he gets
too much, which be can easily do, all is
lost, both the health and life of the
man. He might have illustrated his
not-enough -gold-and-bilver point by
telling that there is not enough money
in tbe country to buy the property,
if thrown on the market at one time, no
more than the business can be done on
tbe volume of gold and silver in the
country at one time. But be wanted
no ouod illustrations. From tbe gold,
silver and paper question be passed on
to
CORPORATIONS.
and here aain as all along previous to
this point be introduced the doetricea
of the eimmune. He denounced tbe
rork of corporations, and declared
x principle that as all the rights j ljce of cor rations
of corporations are derived from the i . " . , ,
State, the Slide has the rigid io withdraw Al ness, and provide labor
' .j ... , 4..i ..Jwill work.
the 'rights or privileges granied, and
step in and conduct the business tiiot cor
porations conduct and employ the pfople
in works of manufacture, and so forth.
Tbe first part of tbe proposition is
correct, that certain privileges are grant
ed to corporations by legislative enact,
ments, and that tbey may be taken
away, but tbe seeond point, that gov.
eminent may come in and conduct the
busiuess of corporation?, is not souDd
American doctrine. He did not tell
that such is tbe doctrine of tbe com.
mune, and tbat the commune is a strong
government, and tbat tbe only differ,
eoce between it and a kingly govern.
ment is tbat the one is run by a sort of
a committee to whom is imparted regal
powers instead of to one nan or to one
family, bnt this cloven foot of the com
mune or State running the business of
tbe country was set out only, so far as
to make bim certain in what he aaid if
be should be taken to task by some se
cret tribunal, under wbich be seemed
to be working. He did not tell tbat a
system of government tbat wonld pro
vide business, and work lit its people,
oould not help degenerating into a sys.
tern of slavery. Men would soon lose
their independence, if they depended
fur a living on government, instead of
their own individual exertions aod en.
terprises. Two generations of such de
pendence would be long enough to
make slaves of them. If a few years
of employment by a corporation will
bind men, from president to the rank
and file, so closely tbat they will vio
late Sunday and other laws in their in
terests, bow would men sacrifice all
their personal interests if tbey were di
rectly under tbe management of gov
ernment ? From corporations and com
munism be took a tilt at
THE REPUBLICAN PARTT. !
He declared it to be the opponent of
their plans; be said tbst it gave the
greenback to the soldier, but be forgot
to tell tbat it gave tbe greenback to
everybody else tbat it owed and prom,
ised to redeem them in eoin, gold or
silver money, as soon as lble to do so,
lie forgot to tell that it not only paid
all whom it could in paper, but borrow
ed all the money it could on a bond se.
curity, wbich were all promised to be
paid back in honest money. lie forgot
to tell tbat every once in a while, dur
ing the progrejs of the war, the people
got a scare on tbe question of repudia
tion, and Congress would pass an act
declaring it ss tbe intention of govern,
ment to redeem every dollar of the debt
in coin, gold or silver. He charged tbat
tbe Republican party was resoonsi-
ble for tbe funding of the public debt,
which is true. Lie said that tbe whole
object of tbe party to which be belongs
is to get rid of tbe funded debt, wbich
was an honest confession, and if confes
sion will do a man good be must have
felt bappy then. He said tbe debt of
the government should not be made the
place of security of the capitalists, and
take capital out of the way of labor.
lie forgot, or was too ignorant, to know
that tbe very money that he clamored
to have unfunded, waa used to give se.
curity and freedom to labor. He for.
got, or be never knew, tbat the money
be works to unfuBd and repudiate de
stroyed slavery, wbicb threatened all
labor is this country. Again, be de.
clared tbat government should provide
the business and work for all who are
willing to work. From this country be
crossed the Atlantie ocesn, landed in
England, and spoke of
England's money ststem and aris
tocracy. Tbe English money system is a fund
ed one; in tbat be declared it to be
like the Republican funded system. He
said England's money was eatintr un
nations, and our money is eating up
America, or the United States. He
did not see tbat there was little in the
comparison, excepting tbat perhaps the
wars of nations compelled them to bor
row money to carry them on, and tbat
Ibe war in this country to free labor
compelled tbe government to borrow
money which be never wishes to pay
back, but wishes to repudiate nnder tbe
principle that the people of the present
generation should not be held responsible
'for the debts of the former generation.
lie said tbat tbe debt of fengland was
keeping np the Aristocracy of tbat
country, and tbat a bonded debt is
keeping np tbe Aristocracy of this
country. He does not know that tbe
real Aristocracy of England and Eu
rope) is got a matter of do'lari and I
cents ; that tbe Aristocracy there is
one cf blood, ancestry, that bad its
origin in tbe timer of tbe Clans ot
Tfibts of those countries long time
before tbe days of paper money, it it
a fact that many of the real Aria too
racy of tbe old world aie rich people,
but be oonfounded tbe fancy moneyed
people, of wbicb there are a great many,
with tbe former class. He fell into the
mistake that money is aristocracy, and
be used bis own mistaken views to ex
cite others against the bonded indebt
edness of thin country, because be be
lieves it ia an aristocratic system. If
riches constitute aristocracy,-there are
quite a number of aucb people in this
country, but money does not confer ar
istocracy on a man more than it confers
virtue or religion.
Thia country may contain aristocrats'
tbat have been transported from tbe old
world, but tbey are a precious few, and
Mr. Randall need not fear them. There
is greater danger to government from
bia communism, than from all of tbe
genuiue aristocracy of tbe world. If
his argument is worth anything, it
amounts to this, tbat, when a man is
rich be i an aristocrat, and when be is
poor be is no aristocrat, and that money
constitutes tbe man. Of course, be is
entitled to bis opinions, but be should
not come before the people with such
lame arguments in an effort to preju
dice the people against the well estab
lished and correct principles of tbe Re
public. If be wishes to be a communist, it is
a matter with himself, so long as be
commits no violence, but he should not
underbandedly introduoe his doctrines
under the cover of a greenbacker. Af.
ter be had fiuished the aristocratic side
of tbe question, be requested Mr. Lin.
ton to treat the audience to music,
wbicb be did, in an interesting manner,
at the conclusion of which he announc
ed that he and tbe singer wonld bold a
dialogue relative to the questions under
consideration, after which he would de.
liver a second speech. Having beard
his principles
That a nation, as an individual,
should pay as it goes.
That posterity should not be made to
pay debts of those who lived befsre them.
that the government should step into
and private
for all who
We did not feel like listening to the
conclusions to be justly drawn from
sucb premises, and therefore withdrew
after he had asked tbe first question,
which waa :
What is the object of Government T
Pattxesos, Sept. 10, 178.
Editor Senliutl and Republican : Dear
Sir, The editors of tbe Democrat and Rt fit
ter, in a weak attempt to palliate tbe crime
tbat has been fastened upon tbein, exempli
fy the adage tbat Falsehood begets false
hood." Lacking the manliness to own a
fault, thev endeavor to condone it br re-
peating the otfeuce. How utterly helpless
men become, how lost to ail sense of right,
to every attribute of honor, when, without
moral courage, they listen to the Jvren song
of the tempter, and allow theraaelvrs to be
led into the devious ways of sin. With
hat brazen efTroutery do these men, when
confronted with one falsehood, utter a sec
ond lie. They say they did not charge the
return judges or any individual with chang
ing the returns. True, they did not, for a
very good cauce. Well they knew if they
made the charge direct, they would be called
to answer in a court of justice. But, coward-like,
they make a base insinuation,
which reflects upon the honor of every mem
ber of the convention. In the article that
contains lie s. 2, tbey assert that tbe
writer of this was the first to "squeal."
Ah ! well, now, gentlemen, wait a litlle.
Allow your memories to be refreshed. Who
squealcd" on a certain day in the summer
of 1876, when one John F. Hartranft ap
peared before the Mayor of the city of lUr
risburg and made an affidavit charging cer
tain officials couuevted with the Auditor
General's Office of Pennsylvania with
"Crookedness?" Who squealed," Wil
liam J" Who "squealed" a few months
ago, wben a auperintenaeut oi ine ruDiic
Grounds at Ilamsburg was appointed, and
it was discovered tbat the commission
issued contained not tbe name of Amos,
but tbat Captain Patterson had carried off
the prize I
But to answer the falsehood. These
worthies assert that tbe article published in
tbe Sentinel , and Republican, three weeks
ago, over my signature, was written by a
Democrat. Now, gentlemen, if that article
was not written by a Democrat, you publish
ed a falsehood and are guilty of deliberate ly
ing. Is not the proposition a fair one T Tour
assertion is plain, simple and distinct, with
out any "ifs" or 'buts." You name the
port to which the gentleman referred to has
bis baggage checked. I do not know who
this once magnate in the Democratic ranks
is to whom you assign the authorship of
the communication, but it is doubtless the
same individual whose brains you hare often
borrowed to make your paper respectable
in point of ability. Do not take it for grant
ed, gentlemen, because you are so often
cocipelled to use other people's brains, that
it is necessary for all men to get through
life by the same borrowing process. But to
the charge. I hereby ofTer and agree to
pay the editors of the Democrat and Remitter
five hundred dollars the moment they make
good the assertion that tbe article in ques
tion was written by a Democrat, or the mo
ment they establish the fact that it was writ
ten, composed, dbtated or even read, by
any individual previous to its being placed
in the hands of Mr. Schweier, other than
the person over whose signature it was pub
lished. Come, gentlemen, if you did not
lie, yon can easily make good the assertion.
Bring or. the Democrat, prove the charge,
and receive the money. A word with re
gard to tbe vote in Patterson. The returns
show that Mr. Jacob S. Thomas received
one vote. I am informed by Mr. Thomas
that ' Bill Jackman aaid I had six votes
in Patterson." Now I otter and agree
to pay x-('Iork William J. Jackman, who
retired from the Auditor General's office of
Pennsylvania with so much credit, honor
and dignity, and who for some time has
been resting upon laurels won by succss in
evading an investigation as to tbe haste of
his taking off, one hundred dollars for each
and every affidavit (above one) he produces
from gentlemen who voted at the late
Republican primary election in Patterson,
setting forth that they cast then: ballots for
Jacob S. Thomas for treasurer. Come,
William, bring along the affidavits and get
the cash. Five affidavits, five hundred dol
lars. It will go quite a way toward making
np the long lost salary which in days gone
by waa wont to flow from the vaults of tbe
treasury into tbe pockets of one who gave
his tiire, bis talents and all hia ingenious
skill in figures to secure the grand old Com
monwealth, of which he was a distinguished
citiaen, against fraud, bat who, alas ! for
th'e honor and the goo oi the 8tte, has
been cast opori the cold cbaritlba of a world
that does" Sot alWays appreciate tr great
aeas t
I have neither the inclination or the time
to carry bo s war ot words; nor do I care
to court notoriety through the press.
Chosen by the members of my party to per
form a political dotv, and conscious of bar
ing discharged that duty honestly, I do not
propoM that these calumniators whose hon
esty baa so often been compromised, and
who, when made the recipients of honor
from their party, hare received it as pearls
cast before swine, shall be permitted to pro
claim falsehood after falsehood without re
buke.
Once again,' gentlemen of the machine
organ, I call upon you to come forward,
prove your charges, aod get your rewards,
or henceforth be content to allow the public
to pronounce many articles that appear in
your paper utter falsehoods.
G. W. WILSOy.
Nothdio that the late Democratic
Congress did alarmed the North to
such a degree, as the filing of South
ern claims to the amount of three
hundred millions of dollars, at Wash
ington, last winter. It clearly proved
to the country that there is a deep
seated purpose to have the claims of
the South paid by the National Gov
ernment The Democrat and Register
last week took issue with us on the
question of the payment of the South
ern claims, and declared that it can
not be, that there is a Constitutional
provision against the payment of
such claims. The Democrat and Reg
ister has forgotten that the very pro
vision that it quotes as a barrier
against such payment, was time and
again declared unconstitutionally
adopted. It was adopted by two
thirds of the Legislatures of the
States, but the Democratic party
always maintained that it waa not
completely adopted because it had
not been ratified by the people at the
polls, hence it is not constitutional.
Again, they declared it unconstitu
tional because it was, they say, forced
on the country during the war.
Again, what regard for a constitu
tional provision have men who en
gaged in a rebellion for which there
was no constitutional provision. Such
people care not for constitutional
barriers, and just so soon as they get
the power they will pass the claims
that are on tile for payment, and mil
lions more that are kept in the back-
ground, and that is not all of it
when that day comes, the Democrat
and Register will fall ia anj tell its
readers that it was a war between
brothers, and that if it is right that
the debts of the North shall !e paid,
it is right that the debts of the South
shall also be puid by the Nation. If
you desire to help pay the Southern
chums vote in such a way that Con-
j gress will be filled up with
i cratic Congressmen.
Demo-
In Maine, tbe successful candidate
for governor ia required, by law, to
have a majority of votes over all tbe
candidates in tbe field. At the late
election there were three candidates, a
Republican, a Democrat, and a Green,
backer. Tbe Republican candidate re.
ceived the largest vole; be received
nearly 4,000 votes more than the Re
publican governor last year, but witb
all that large increase be did not have
a majority over botb tbe Democrat and
Greenbacker. I he latest dispatch rel
ative to tbe vote for governor stands,
Republican, 56,000; Democrat, 26,.
000; Greenback, 43,000 The elee
tioo of governor goes to the House of
Representatives. Tbat body will con
sist as follows: 63 Republicans, 2
Democrats elected by Repubhcaus, 27
Democrats and 57 Greenbackers. Tbir.
teen out of tbe 27 Democratic Repre.
sentatives were chosen on the straight
Democratic ticket over both Republi
can and Greenback candidates and will
held the balance of power in the House.
Tbe other 14 were chosen by Green
back aid. Tbe Congressional question
is not clearly stated, but such Congress,
men as were elected are Republicans
and Greenbackers
Ex-Goveknor Ci btin has joined the
.Democracy and the Greenbackers,
and is now talking about a pure ad
ministration. The inside workings
of the repeal of the tonnage tax dur
ing Governor Curtin's administration
would be interesting reading matter.
WhoU furnish a copy for publica
tion? POLITICAL NOTES.
raoa ixchaxois.
From every point General Hancock
seems to be looming up as tbe Demo
cratic leader for 1880.
Tbe latest novel and original depart
ure of any Democratic Suad is the
nomination of a full-blooded negro to
an office in Clark county, Ohio.
Chairman Speer's speeches are very
"telling." He talks of biblical inci
dents, cedars of Lebanon, pool of Si loam
but never ventures a word upon
Dill's votes for oorpora 'ons, nine mil
lion bills, cattleyaid monopolies, &o.
And yet Chairman Speer is a telling
orator. What does be know about sal
ary grabbing ?
Tbe Greenback Democrat who de
feated Hale for Cit gress in tbe Fifth
Maine district, boasts that be is a
bankrupt, and was never able to make
a living for himself ; also tbat he never
went to school. His constituents ought
to feel proud of tbat fellow.
Hot Cheek, Wyoming, Sept. 10.
Tbe stage co&ches in botb directions
were stopped about twelve o'clock last
night between Lightning creek and
Chiyenne river by three armed men.
Tbe up coach contained two passengers
and bad one messenger along with it.
They first baited tbe down coach, rob
bed all tbe pasengers, and were engag
ed in opening the mail sacks when tbe
north-bound coacb arrived, wbich tbey
also stopped, and, after robbing tbe
two passengers, proceeded to cut and
rob tbe mails. Tbey broke open tbe
treasure boxes and took tbe contents
but it ia thought tbat they got leas
than one hundred dn'Iars in money
from tbe passengers, and from whom
they took jewelry and watches, also one
watch from tbe driver and one from the
messenger, Smith, who remained in the
eoacb after the passengers got out in
tending to stand One of the thieves
placed a passenger in front of him,
and Smith was forced to give np or kill
tbe passenger. They also took away
Smith's arms. They took all precau
tions by tying the passengers' bands
behind their backs. One of the thieves
who was not masked, was reoogniied as
James E. Johnson, commonly known as
Lengthy."
STATE ITEMS.
Obe thousand men by actual enuct
were drank at Counellaville last Friday
night a Week.
The celebration at Erie on the lOtb
inst in honor Comurodete Ferry's vic
tory waa a lively affair and vefy large
ly attended.
Tbe cheese factories of Crawford
eounty are reduced to half time Tbe
drought has destroyed tbe feed and
dried up tbe milk.
Protests against tbe number of books
used in the public schools and their ex
orbitant cost, are being made by tbe
people in all parts of the state.
A mule aod two horses were stolen
on Sunday night a week, from a field
between Boiling Springs and Church
town, Cumberland oouuty. Tbey were
tbe property of David Deitch.
A very shocking accident occurred
on Saturday a week at Ruskill Falls.
A young lady, daughter of Mr Comp
ton, fell some ninety feet from the
bank of tbe falls to the rocks below.
She was terribly bruised and mangled;
several bones were broken, but hopes
are entertained for her recovery.
A little son of Jacob Bruner of
Gwynedd, Montgomery county, was
playing "oook supper" in the barn.
The building and $2000 worth of grain
and bay paid for tbe supper.
In a recent suit it cost Crawford
county $104,30 to eonviot a man for
stealing an old pair of boots not worth
2 50.
David Deitricb, of Greencastle,
Franklin eounty, has been an undertak
er for fifty years in wbich time be as
sisted in tbe burial of 3,500 people
In 1863 be furnished 163 coffins.
Richard Jones, a darkey fell off a
acow in Tuckaboe creek, near Hills
borough, the other day and was drown
ed. CleaiSeld county ia destined to be
come a petroleum 1 Dorado. With
in tbe last month a number of oil strikes
have been made, and boring is now
proposed on extensive plang.
A citizen of Indiana eounty bs
brought a suit against bis neighbor who
indulges in the game of croquet, set
ting lortb tbat it in a great annoyance
to bis family and a nuisance which be
desires abated.
A bald eagle, measuring five feet
from tip to tip of wing, was shot in
fVestinoreland county while at tbe
edge of a stream watching for fish
There should be a law to prevent this
bind of outrage. The eagle ia a barm
less, noble bird, and the emblem of
our country, and should be permitted
to live in peace.
Jobn Deane and Anthony Carey
were arrested and taken to Pottsville
on 10th mat on the charge of being
implicated in tbe Stanton murder at
f)aneTille in 1860. This is tbe fourth
arrest made since Saturday for tbe
same murder, and other two being
Munley and Noon,
While a steer was being driven into
Gettysburg a few days ago for slaugh
ter, by James Hake and bis sou Henry
tbe animal became unmanageble and
turned on young Hake, who being be
tween the steer and tbe fence and find
ing himself in danger, picked up a
stone and buried it at tbe steer. It
struck the an:mal square h tbe fore-
bead between tbe eyes and witb sum
cient force to kill it. Mr. Hake then
cnt its throat witb a pen koife.
Charles Higby was acquitted at Bea
ver of murdering Benjamin Sheridan,
on the ground tbat the killing took
place while Sheridan was trying to
force an entrance into Higby 'a home.
Hon Kirk Haines died at bis borne
in Mi'lers'own, Perry county, on Tues
day evening, after an illness of several
weeks. Mr Haines represented the
Perry distriot in the State several years
ago, and for a number of years aaa a
prominent Republican politician.
Two farm bands, Henry Scbnlts and
John Kleinmaster, were last week
crossing tba Mississippi in a skiff,
about sixty miles below St. Louis wben
tbey saw a seven year old boy floating
on tbe trunk of a huge eot ton wood tree.
Tbe boy was in a comatose state.
Near bis mouth tbe bark of tbe tree
bad been gnawed- He bad been a
voyager on tbe strange ciaft for six
days. Good medical treatment reviv
tbe little fellow and he was at last ac
counts doing well.
Joseph Brower, an adventuresome
Californian went down to Chilli several
years ago and rented from tbe govern
ment of tbat republie the rich island
La Mocha. Out of this Island Brower
made a plantation, hiring natives from
the mainland to work as laborers in
bis hacienda. AH went well until
about two months ago, when tbe natives
demanded to be served with potatoes
instead of beans at their dinner. Bow
er refused aod was at once attacked by
a hundred natives. In the wild fight
tbat followed thirteen of tbe laborers
were killed, but tbey finally triumphed,
and Brower with bis whole family were
slain, tbe assassins sailing for parts un
known in one of bis vessels.
CiEXERAL ITEMS.
Francis Locall, a desperado, shot his
wife at Plantagenct, Oot., on Monday
a week and fled
Business indications in districts in
tbe South that are not troubled by
yellow fever are encourageing.
Pickney Bell, a white man, who bad
been in jail at Murfreesboro, Teun.,
for killing a constable of Rutherford
oounty while attempting to arrest him
was taken out and lynched on Monday
night a week.
A New York dressmaker employs
three men cutters, goes to Paris for
styles every season, owns a house for
which ahe paid $35,000 and keeps ber
carriage and horses. Sbe baa made
her way entirely by herself.
Michael Tobin, who was convicted
of murdering a fellow aoldier named
Alvers, at West Point, and was aen
teoced to bo banged on the 20tb inst.,
has been reprived by the order of Pres
ident Hayes, until the 25th inst.
Sheriff Kerber, of 1 Paso, reports
to tbe Adjutant General of Texas tbat
bis deputy arrested on tbe 28th ult.
Antonio Alizarei, a fugitive from the
Penitentiary, and also under indict
ment for tbe murder of Judge Howard
and others and put him in tbe San
Elizario jail- On the same night Mex
icans crossed the river aod rescued tbe
prisoner.
One hundred and twenty-seven dol
lars, the proceeds of a collection made
for tbe benefit of tbe yellow fever suf
ferers at tbe Catholic Cburcb :n Litch
field, HI., on Sunday morning, was
stolen from the residence of tbe pastor
while he was absent officiating at the
obsequies of one of tbe nuns of tba Ur
auline Cooveat.
A Vssalia, Cel., dispatch of tbe 13th
..... I,.sr Aiirht William H. While,
auapectfttg undue intimacy between bia
wife and Dr. Mehring, tbe lamuy pny
aioian, ostensibly left home, but soon
returning found Mehring in Mrs.
White's bed room and attacked bim
with a knife and eut his throat, produc
ing inatant death.
Governors of Soothern and Western
States have appointed days of prayer
for the abatement of tbe yellow fever.
Sew Advertisements-
TEE KTLT POWSS
iCURESi
HUMPHREYS
HOMEOPATHIC SPECIFICS
m in arsarral one fw twewty year.
T.vrrwkm tjro- the nt-r l K,
M.w7riTlSW.ieAI.a EFFICIENT
mettielneikirawa. Tfceyare Jw wfcat
tae people want, savta tinte, swonev,
sirkneM ass uAVrlnw. Every alnwle
prrtfle the well trie frcrlUou a
aa eminent pajralclaua,
KM
l Core CB
Fever, Congestion, InBsmmarfena, . . s
Wsrsn, WonnF.ver, WormCotic, . . 9
t rjiHK-lle, or Teething of Infanta,. JS
larrhirm. of Children or ArinH. . .
TrslrrT, Griping, Billons Cube, . .
f Airra-.TIorMM, Vomiting, . . . .
C odicil . Colds, Bronchitis, . . . . .
rtenralciSL, Toothache. Faeearfca. . .
15
as
is
15
IS
as
as
ss
as
as
so
60
eo
60
1L nupnreswed, or Painful Periods, . .
11. wnur, wo rroraw renuo, .
ia tXinp. Con cit, bifftanlt Bretuhhwr,
ii ttnit Sbeu in. ErvsiDelas. Emotions.
IS. Khrumatixm. Rheumatic Puns, . .
1C Fever and Ante. Chill fever. Agues,.
17. File, blind or bleed ioe, . . . . . .
I opwcnalny, and gore or Weak Eyes, .
19. C atarra. scute or chronic, luflaensa, .
mv hroBins-teua-n, violent congUs, .
11. Athma, oppressed Breathinir. . . .
i. Ear 11 -n rife, impaired hearts. .
Vt. Mrrnmla, enlanred lnds, Swellrasn, .
tx. .enrrl Debility, Physical WeakMM, .
25. Bropy and scantv Secretions, - - . .
new-stir ksrw, ricknees from riding, .
r LM,M.niiMf. GrsveL .
. 50
. 60
, 60
. 60
. 60
, 60
. 60
, 60
1 00
I! ervtras Meblltty, Vital Weakness.
4a u llMth Canker. ......
so
SIX 1 rlaary Wrwkwewettinr thb4, SO
ai. Painrul reri, orwlth Hpins. . . 6n
n niu.,r af Heart. Mlpittiuo, ele. . 1 0
S3. riHlri-ry, Spasms. fcuMws' Danes,. 100
St. Bineithena. olcerated aora -throat. . . 60
34. chrwaic Canxotiwas and Krunttona, 60
? AMM CASES.
Cae. Morocco, with shore SS La rare vials and
Muul of directions, ..... IS.SV
Case Morocco, of WlargeiialsandBook. S.OO
Thru Kiariln are n y the eae
alnwle box wr vial, ta any nr of the
country, free of charge, receipt wf
finmphrrys' Homrrathle JledtrtneCo.
Office and Depot. lf Fn.'t ot. ew xorfc.
For Male by all DrawtTlsta.
f W Humphreys' Specllio Mftimal on the)
e&re and treatment or disease) and its euro,
awnt F& on application.
For sale by HAMLIN 4. CO., Patterson Fa.,
July 10, 1878-6in
Le'nl Sot ices.
Assigned Estate of Jobn W.
Chlsnolm-
"jyOTICE is hereby that John W. ChU
Jl 1 holm and wife, of Miltord town.'bip,
Juniata county. Fa , have made an assign
ment for the benefit of creditors, to the un
dersigned. AH persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make payment, and
those having claims to present them without
delay to ROBERT McMKK.N,
Sept. 16. 178. Assignee.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
Br virtue of the authority contained in
the last will and testament of James
McCruin, late of Milloid township, Juniata
county, deceased, the undersigned. Execu
tor of said will, will expose to public sale,
at the residence of the Fxecutor, John .
HcC'his, at IV o'clock a. M., on
FBiDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1878,
the following described real estate:
So. I. A tract of land aituate in Miifoid
township, two miles west from Mifttintown,
adiuinr Hinds now of John H. Mct'rnm.
J Jesse Reynolds and Lewis Savior, contain
ing FOKTT-FIVE ACHES, more or less,
having thereon erected a
LOft-FRAME HOUSE,
Bank Bar i, Cooper Shop and other bu'M
ing. No. 2 A tract of land situate in same
township, adjoining lands of David Cun
ningham, Willi im Wright and others, con
taining TFIKTY-XIMK ACRES, more or
less. tSe whtrle ctxier cultivation, md is lo
cated two miles west ot MrtfUntown.
TERMS. Ten per cent, of the prices
bidden to br. paid when tbe properties are
stricken down ; one-half of the balance on
April 1, 1879, and the balance on April 1,
IxvO, with interest on tbe last payment from
April 1, Vi9, Mid sakt Ust payment to be
secured by judgment bond. Deed to be di
liveretl and possession given April I, 1S7'J.
JOHX E. McCKl'M.
Executor of James McCruin, dee'd.
Sept 11, lb78.
CACTIOX NOTICE.
i. t rvr-rw '-- i . . ,, i
i vi iiv is mrrvrry given m i wdoiis it j
J. 1 may concern, thai on the lt'th day of
August, 1878. tbe undersigned, George
Varner, bought at a constable's sale, in
Lack township, Juniata county, Pa-, the
Allowing property, which was sold as the
the properly of J. Rotttisoo Vaugtjeo : One
r-d cow, all the gram in the) Burn, I grain
cradle, 1 pair wagon ladders. And further,
all persons are cautioned against meddling
with, or iu any wav disturbing mr property
as above mentioned, which 1 have left in the
possession or Mrs. aughen until I see
proper to remove it elsewner. And I fur
ther caution all persons against interfering
in any way witb a certain white cow and
two heilers on tbe premises of the said
Vaughens, as they do not belong to them,
but are subject to mv control.
GEORGE VARNER.
Aug. 10, 1878.
CACTIO NOTICE.
I HEREBY caution all persons against In
terfering in any way with two young
black mares, one two-horse road wagon, and
all tbe farming utensils or implements, and
horse gears now in the possession of my
son, J. Robinson Vangben, as the prop.
just mentioned beloi.s to me.
MRS. MARY VAUGHEN.
NOTICE.
4 LL persons are hereby cautioned against
XX trespassing, for hunting, or other pur
poses, on the lands of the undersigued, in
Milford township, Juniata coup?.
HENRY GRONINGER.
JOHN CUNNINGHAM.
Dec 10, 1877-tf
Executor's Notice.
Ettate of Jamt McCrnm, deceased.
"I ETTERS Testamentary on the estate of
a a James McCrum, late or Milrord town
ship, Juniata county, Pa., deceased, hav
ing been granted to the undersigned. All
persons indebted to aaid estate are request
ed to make payment, and those having
claims or demands are requested to make
known the same without delay to
JOHN K. McCRUM, Executor.
July 17, 1878.
Administrators' Notice.
Estate of Sam't B. Crawford, deceased.
WHEREAS Letters of Administration
on the estate of Dr. Samuel B. Craw
ford, late of McCoysville, Juniata county,
deceased, having been granted to tbe under
signed, all persons indebted to said estate,
are requested to make immediate payment,
and those having claims will please present
them without delay to
J. C. CRAWFORD,
JAilKS 11. JUNK,
aug2S MminiMtratort.
ESTRAY NOTICE.
1 HEREBY give notice tbat there has been
a WHITE BOAR, at mv place since
about the 15th of Mart will weigh about
150 pounds, live weight. The owner is
notified to come forward, prove property,
pay charges, and take bim away, otherwise
he will bo disposed of as the law directs.
M. R. BESHORE,
WsHter Township, Juniata Co , Pa.
AtL 2i, 1878.
Legal Notices.
CAVTfO.f,
ALL persona ar hereby cautioned sot
to fish, bunt,' father berries, break w
open fences,' Or cut wood or young timber
or in any Unnecessary way trespass oa the
lands of the undersigned.
Simon Mcmmah. Li Dwtca Saaanca.
Gso. DirrasnAnria. William Promt.
Fiimiki Haises. Fbascis Uowaa,
Fermanagh Twp., Jane 22, 1873.
CAUTIO NOTICE.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned against
trespassing on tbe binds of the under
signed eiiher in Delaware or Walker town,
ship, for the purpose ot Ashing or huntinr,
or for any other purpose.
L. E. ATKrasoM.
X. A. Lrami.
octiltf G.S.Lta!ii.
CAtTIO.t.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned not t
allow their dog to run, or tbemselrea
to ttsb, bunt, gather berries, break or open
fences, or cut wood or young timber, or ia
any unnecessary wy trespass on the lands
of the nndersignea.
M. K. Deshore.
David Uetrick.
M. & J. IT. Wilsoo.
Henr Hartman.
Porter Thompson.
tVilliam Hetnck.
David Sieber.
rug7, 7S
Thomas Benner.
Christian Sbosit.talL
Jobn Hotter,
tienry Kloss.
NOTICE.
ALL persons are hereby cautioned
against trespassing upon the lands oi
the undersigned, either in Walker or Dela
ware township, by fishing, bunting, or la
any other way.
John It. Yan-Ormer. J. W. Leyder.
Henry M. Miller. Solomon M&nbeck.
George S- Smith. S. S. Lnkens.
VViiliam Manbeck. Luko Davis.
H. D. Long. Jobn F. Smith.
David Ailnian.
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MEN'S CLOTHING,
Overcoats, Hats and Capsy
At November Prices, Reduced.
BOOTS $2 25, UP TO LADIES
SHOES $1.25. No Shoddy.
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Patterson, JTor. 20, 1877.
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