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A. Y. BARNES, EDITOR.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER SO, 1878.
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'will shins each subscriber the exact date to which
hie subscription is'paid.
We would remind every voter that he
must register TIUS IMIK or he cannot vote
at the election to,take place October 14th.
Oar readers will notice in the letters of
Mr. Miethell's assailants, which we publish
to-day, a continued assumption that• their
side of the question is the only side worthy
of the least consideration. Th4y talk a great
deal about the "4,000 petitioners," but
- not much about ihn remonstrants. It is true
I one of them condescends to sneer at the
"mongrel remonstrances"—(and the 7,500
people, who put their names to those "mon
gtel" 'papers should feel very much obliged
to him, no doubt)—but that is all. This
single fact is enough to show the worthlessl
ness of their position in the eyes of all fait'
and candid men.
Bowen—Wlßhein'.
'We clip the following from the Westfield
index of last Thursday :
"Mr. J. W. Willhelm, the Democratic
candidate for . sheriff, called on us yesterday.
"lois around ' interviewing,' and we hope
may be elected, as he is in every sense a
' gentleman, and, what would seem of the
utm *st importance
,to this county, he is a
tem eranco man."
T at the editor of the Index, being a strong
Den ocrat, should desire Mr. Willhelm's
elec ion, even if be had not been favored by
a personal "interview" with his candidate,
was to be expected ; and that he should put
for;th the strongest arguments he, can think
of in favor of the nominee of his plirtiis
also a matter of course, But, we 4ubrait,
the arguments made by the editor ill behalf
of his party friend should not constrain any
Republican to vote for Mr. Willheltn. It is
claimed that "he is in every sense a gentle
man." It is hard to tell just what thisphrase
means. There arc many definitions of a
gentleman. In a popular sense the word
generally implies, besides many essential
qualities,of manliness, a certain suavity of
deportment, polish of manlier, and softneSs
ff hand, which are vouchshfed only to the
avorites of fortune. If this is what the
fade= means when it says that its candidate
tniULa - b-entleman, we
r.
No ; we don't ask peoplee'tocote or
BoWen because he is_ "in e.V..elY—lWllefirldfei
: . 1e was born to pov
rytuid he has struggled up through a
youth of the hardest and most unremitting
toll as a miner to manhood and a position
of honor and consideration among his fel.
low-men. His life has been one of hard
work, and he has had to win his place in
the world by his own hands and brain. We
think it is to his credit that, beginning as he
did, he has reached the position he now
holds in the regards of all who know him.
But we don't claim that he is "In every
sense a gentleman." And perhaps it is just
as well that we don't. It is all right that
there should be a candidate of that superfine
kind in the field, and there .may be some
very nice Denlocrats who will rejoiceito
vote for him ; - but for common mortals,like
ourselved and the rest of the Republicans,
a good, plain; straightforward man, like
Stephen Bowen, will do very well.
• But we are told that Mr. Willhelm is "a
tetaperance man," and,upon that point we
have a few words to say.
_ Those leading temperance men in this re
gion who were resent at the "Mass Con
vention" by which M. Wilhelm was put
in nomination fully appreciated the farcical
't temperance" character of that assemblage.
That a set of men who could not preserve
their own , countenances when they talked
about their "temperance convention" and
" temperance ticket" dhould expect to de
ceive anybody by the thin temperance gauze
which they have_tried to cast over their pro
ceedings is remarkable; that they should
succeed in deceiving anybody almost passes
belief. And yet they arc still playing, that
transparent farce in the face of the people.
We ask temperance men to look at the tick
et set up by that . Convention and then reflect
what office it is the IDemocrats are sure to
secure. By so doing they will be able to
estimate the hollowneds of this Democratic
temperance dodge. Is any temperance man
silly enough to suppose that he will advance
the cause of temperance by electing the
Democratic ticket, or any part of it ? Why,
the Democratic - Convention of Dauphin
county, at 'the capital of the State, has just
been passing resolutions in favor of the re
peal. of the local option law. Sorely, the
net is spread in vain in the sight of any
bird.
We admit that Mr: Bowen is not, in the
technical sense of the phrase, ".4 temper
since man;" but we claim that he is a
temperate man.) He is not a teetotaler, neith
er is he an intemperate man. For this assertion
we have the evidence of men who have
known him ever since he reached manhood
and whose truthfulness is unquestioned.—
We have thought it best to be thus explicit
'm speaking of Mr. Bowen's private charac•
ter in this regard, because we know that
many lies are being circulated about him
by the frierida 6f the "perfect gentleman"
who is his competitor. Nobody pretends,
so fur as we know, that Mr. Bowen will not
make a good Sheriff, and we believe that
long before his term of offide expires many
men who are now retailing falsehoods to his
discredit will be heartily, ashamed of them
selves.
When the Index was enumerating the fine
points - of its favorite candidate it over
looked -one in which many people feel an
interest. It forgot to speak of the political
complexion of Mr. Willhelm. It, forgot to
say that be is now and always has been;one
of the stiffest of Democra4s. As everybody
knows, there were during th war Demo.
vista of two sorts—the onepo ularly known
ea " War Democrats," add the other as
Vopixzttieads." We are info ed by those
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who knew
_him well that Mr. wilitiebri
swat dWar
s Democrat. We knew quite
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a number f "perfect gentlemen" of the,
Democratic pursu,asion who, at that time,
when the very life of the nation was in peril,
were not Way , penwerati ;, and it seems MT;
Willheim was in) of those who didn't he
Here in'coercing our "Southern brethren:"
Of course he bad 'a right to his opinions
then -4111 he has; now, and we are not blam
ing him for them. But it 'really seenris i to
us that he cannot expect the Republicans
of Tioga county to reward him for them by
the gift of the best office in the county—
eyen if he is "in every sense a gentleman"
and " a temperance man. " •
,„ Theie disappointed gentlemen, some of
_whom call themselves Rept+licans, having,
after diligent search, failed 'to find among
the Republican thousands of Tioga county
one man vho would contest Mr, Mitchell's
nomination, are now seeking by personal
abuse to wreak a pet - Sone' vengeance upon
him. The people of the county' well un•,
derstand their motives -and their objects,
and will express their opinion of Jobn
Mitchell and Jls assailants at the ballot-box.
In the mean rfte.the volenpvill find the
following letters rather interesting. I Let
them be reed carefully, for We may have
something to say upon, them bereaftes.
HARRIRBIIRO, Feb. 8, 1878.
Zion. John L H. R., Harriaburg,
Pa.—Dear 4r:—We, the under l signed, rep
resenting a large and respectable portion of
your constituents, and *Living with us the
petition of about four thousand more, visit
this (4ty for the purpose of procuring the
passage of an act of the Legislature giving
the people of •Tioga county the right to de.
cid° by ballet at the next general election
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some Interestine.CorresPodence.
`lt has been evident - for some time that sev
eral gentlemen at the pretty little village of
Tioga were not in the most amiable frame
of mind imaginable. During the past year
things haven't gone at all• as they wished{-
and they have undoubtedly been ready to
exclaim, with , all the .testiness Of the
Prince of Denmark, that " the world
li out of joint." • It must be admitted that
they have at least taken up arms against
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their little "sea of ' onbles." - They have
sacrificed some nioneyl
and considerable rep
utation in the,attempt to stem the tide of
adversity; but, to borrow a word from their
own vocabulary, they haven't as yet " af
fected" much by their efforts.
And it looks as though these unfortunate
. gentlemen were doomed to continued re
verses. For, somehow, their wishes don't
appear to coincide exactly with those of the
people at large, and they seem to have a fa
tal facility in always espousing the wrong
side of - public questions. We regret this,
for their continued disappointments and de
feats don't seem to improve their tempera
or their manners any, and they allow their
private organ to snub this place as " a little
backwoods inimlet," while it unceasingly
chants the praises of their own lovely vii.
lage. While all this is rather amusing than
otherwise, it shows that those who indulge
in such little ebullitions of temper are not
at peace with themselves. We have appre
ciated this fact, and so have tiliowe.l their
out-croppings of spite to pass wiil ~ alt. ,no
tice, hoping that after- a little flute their
"perturbed spirits" would find rest, a ii.l stib
mit quietly, if not willingly, to the inevita
ble. But we begin to despai'r of that re
sult. These gentlemen are- bound that they
will be. uncomfortable to the end of the
chapter, and that nothing that the people
can do shall satisfy them. The people voted
for the Crawford County System by an
overwhelming majority, and a month after
ward their private organ emitted a long and
dismal growl over the fact. The Republi
caniCounty Convention met and discharged
'its duties harmon i ously , and after thinking'
about it a few weeks the private organ
growled about that. The Democratic Coun
ty Convention met and nominnied a ticket:'
and the private organ fairly shrieked with
r r age. And now that same stupid sheet has
learned that lion. John I. Mitchell has been
re-nominated , for Representative, and it
seems to have gone entirely out of its poor
little head.
All this is laughable enough; and hurts
nobody. It would be entirely unworthy of
notice if the organ did not refer to certain
( letters which "'have passed between Mr.
iMitchell and sqme representative Tioga gen
tlemen with reference to the proposed divi
sion of the county last-- winter. That the
people of the whole county may fully un
derstand Mr. Mitchell's- position on that
question, we print those letters belowi The
copies we give are set up directly frbm the
originals an - • • t • • eivernat
tion in the pocket. °roan._ varies nomewbat
.. Inc - original, as will be seen hereafter.
Although the facts relating to the last
`.ortive effort to divide the county were
pretty well ventilated last winter, it may be
well to recall a few of them to the minds of
our readers by way of introductien to this
correspondence. We have the best author
ity for saying that just before the last ses
sion of the Legislature convened Mr. Strang
and Mr. Mitchell, the Senator and Repre
sentative from thisi district and county, met
a party of Tioga gentlemen at the Rathbun
House in Elmira. At that conference,
which took place at the request of the Tio
ga party, the project of dividing the county
and removing the empty seat was broached,.
,and the two representatives of the people
were sounded as to their position on that
question.. They stated thatOte to the intro
duction of, a bill for that objet they would
be guided by the wishes of , ia majority of
the people of the county expressed through
petitions and remonstrances.' , Mr. Mitchell
said that ho had not been elected upon that
issue, and that ho could not act in the mat
ter in opposition to the will of a majority
of his constituents. And the gentlemen in
favor of division agreed at that time that
this position was fair and honorable—a On
elusion in which we are sure the people of
the county will entirely, concur.
The sequel is well known. The two rep
,resentatives went to Harrisburg. The divi
sion gentlemen went home and set busily to
work getting slgn,atures to their petitions.—
'After they hiid been at work a week or
,wore, those who were opposed to the divi
sion project got s'aked itp, and started the
circulation of remonstrances. Early in
February the leading men of both parties
went down to Harrisburg with their papers.
The division men claimed to have about
4:000 names on their petitions, while those
opposed had at that time about 6,200, and
afterwayd procured and sent'on about 1,300
more:making in all about 7;500 who were
opposed to the scheme. This -being the
state of facts, - the division men asked Mr.
Mitchell to introduce their bill; and p he de=
dined, because a majority of Ns constitu
eots were - opposed to such a course. There
upon the division men fell to abusing himl
t'.,, not overriding the will of a large major-‘
I,ty of his constituents, and their organ is,
1111 abusing him for the same reason, ••Li
other words, they blame him for following
a Course which they themselves beforehand
agrved was the only proper one. They
blame him for doing what they then• knew
and now know it was his duty to do as an
hotcest representative of the people--for
what every fair man, whether in favor
- of ;division or not, honors him for doing.
" - .
the question of the . formin g . n ew- county - I
rout of - parts of _Titiganud Potter - collolle•!4
and ,also the question if removing thetoutt:
t Seat .of the' Present - cankty of Tinga.l4
toga village,- aid for bonding the (owe and:
borough of Tioga to build the county huild:
inga: as by , petition.' .And for the purpose
of rendering an intelligent answer to thoSe:
whO sent us--your constituents Rod ours;- - -:
we ask you the f lowing questiOns; - and re:
quest your mum in writing: .',. ' '. ~ -:.'-
Ist. • Will you • troduce smelt a bill in the
Howie, and give ur influence 'and aid to'
pass it? -,.•
• 2d. If yon declines - this, - and ` - it la ititro- -
1 duced and passed; in the Senate; will _yon
then nee your earnest efforts, and -influence
to pass it? • , - ..
B._ If you decline to do either, will you, if
introduced by some other member ; -stand
neutral upon the•niatter;.and not in.anY way
oppose it or use - your influence againak It? ,
.4. If you answer all. of •the above ques
tions in the negative, will-you please inform
us if- youintend to strenuously oppose it?
We desire your answer in .writing'that We
may knoW - action to take in the
and that we may intelligently report to
our constituents. We, are - rely yours.
SKr*,
. H. Dolma%
Among the signaturesto the above letter,
as published by Mr. Mitchell's enemies, is
the name of T. h. Baldwin. NO mune oth
er than those above printed IS appended to
the original letter. Why this attempt/Ito in
terpolate another name is now made of
course we can't say.
But the reason for another change of this
getter is more obvious. The last clause of
the first sentence is printed by„Mr. Mitch
ell's assailants' as follows : "and for the
town and boro of Tiogn to build the county
buildings as by the petition," whereas it
does iu fact read as above printed : " and
for bonding the town and born of Tioga to
build the county buildings as by petition."-
The reason for this significant change in the
words oL and sense of a document now intend
ed mainly for Tinge circulation must be
plain .to .anybody who relict:la a Motneot
upon some of the magnificent promises of
certain division gentlemen last Winter re
specting new county buildings. We inform-,
ed the people of Tioga township at that
time, that notwithstanding the brilliant
promises of these men, their real intention
was to mortgage the property of the tax
payers to pay for the proposed new build 7
inga. And here we have the confirmation
of our statement over the signatures of five
of them.
Nt doubt this proposition to bond the
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tow' ship_and boro will not now be well
plea ing in -i the sight of many taxpayers of
that region. The annual interest on the
sum required would probably double the
taxes of every mother's son of them, to say
nothing of the principal which would have
to be paid some day out of the taxpayers'
earnings. Hence we have this effort to
amend the record by toning down that ugly
expression about bonding the town. It won't
work, gentlemen ; the . cat is under the meal,
but her claws are plainly visible.
—Here foliows Mi. Mitchell's reply to the
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above letter
LOCHIEL.HOTEL,
HAnmsnyno, Feb. 6, 1876.
Mears. F. E. Smith, H. u Borden, and
others.—Gentlemen:—Yours of this date stat
ing that %you represent a large and respect
able rortion of my constituents, and that
you have with you the petiti toitif about
4,000 . more; that you visit this city for the
purpose of procuring the passage of an act
giving the people of Tioga county the right
to decide by ballot at the next general elec
tion the question of forming a new county
out of parts of Tioga and Potter counties,
and also the question of removing the coun
ty seat 'of the present county of Loge to
Tloga.vilhige, and for bonding the town
and borough-Of Tioga to build the county
buildings, as by petition; and that for the
tuitnnaa—iaL,w des' SiTC
ana request my answer_ in writing-is receiv
ed.
Questions: 4. Will` you introduCe such a
bill in the House. and give yourt 'influence
and aid to pass it?
2. If you decline this, and it is introduced
and passed in the Senate, will you then' use
your,. earnest efforts and influence to pass it?
8. If you decline to do either, will you,
if introduced by some other member, stand
neutral on the matter, and not in any way
oppose it or give your influence against it?'
4. If you answer all the above questions
in the negative, will you iriform,sus if you
intend to strenuously oppose it?; '
In reply I have to say: 1. I not in
troduce such a bill unless I ant satisfied that
a decided majority of my constituents de
mandit. I told you this at our fiTlit inter
view, and I have since said the same to
those opposing this movement; anctnow for
me to disregard such a pledge would exhibit
bad faith to those who II understand have
made an earnest effort to satisfy their repre
sentatives, by remonstrances of the people,
that the'popular sentiment of the county is
against the movement. I have not exam
ined either the petitionsior-remonstrances,
and of course have net,fdrmed an opinie •
upon them. I feel it my duty to say that I
was not elected upon' this issue—that I am
the representative of all the people, and of
no particular section of the county, and
that I shall adhere to this gourse whatever
the consequence may be to me personally.
I need not remind ybu that the situation is
painful to me, indeed. Still I must accept
the responsibility, and shall do so in the
conviction that my action is in keeping with
the high trust for the tinie being reposed in
me by the people.
2. If such a bill pass the Senate, this fact
would deserve consideration at my hands,
out of respect to that body and the distin
guished gentleman who represents us' in
that hall. Still should hesitate to violate
the wishes of a majority of my constituents,
for the reasons given above.
3. I should not stand neutral while a Rep
resentative, in any case. If I believe the
people are opposed to any measure, I feel it
my duty to give fair expression to their op
position.
4. 'I shall feel called upon - to oppose this
movement in any case, if I am convinced
that the sentiment of the county is against it.
I have Thus answered your questions
frankly. Thus much is due you and those
you represent. Such questions as these are
unrelenting. No matter what may be my
action, I am
_aware that I shall be blamed.
So great is sometimes the weight and mis
fortune of official responsibility. In haste,
very respectfully and truly your obedient
servant., _ ' JEO. I. MITCHELL.
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• bloom OF REPREt3,ESTATIVEB,
Ihniusuuno, Feb. 20, 1878.
Messrs. P. E. Smith, C. H. Seymour, and
others.—Gentlemen :—I was surprised yester
day by the statement made in a letter tome
from A. C. Bush, of ,Tioga, in refgrence to
the excitement over the removal of the coun
ty seat, alleging that I "refused to pay any
attention to the petitions" of persons favor
ing that movement at the time of your late
visit to this city. ' The letter further states
that I refused even to receive and present
the said'petitions to the Legislature. The
very last words I said to those of your com
mittee who were present when I left your
hotel that night were that if they desired to
leave the petitions with me I would examine
them at my earliest opportunity. I had re
peatedly suggested a joint meeting of par
ties
on both sides for a hearing upon the pe-
Wiens and remonstrances, and at our meet- I
big that evening I said more than once that
I had not examined The remonstrances, and
that I would act judicially in the matter;
that I would consider all the circumstances',
and try to arrive at a just conclusion as to
which side was supported by the - weight of
public sentiment in the county. .Butenough
of this.
I now write-lo say that it • will give me
pleasure to present any petition from my
constituents. Certainly I never intended to
deprive any one of them of this high right,
much less 4,1)00 people, among whom I rec
ognize many of my personal friends. Very
respei t fully your obedient servant
JNO. I. .MITCHELL.
TIOGA, PA., March 11, 1873. .
Hon. John I. Mitchell, H R.—Dear Sir :
Your favor of the 26th of February to F.
E. Smith, O. H. Seyinour, and others was
duly received and its contents carefully no
ted; and as I am " one of the others," it
bas been handed me to answer. You say
you were very much surprised on receiving
a letter from A. 0. Bush, Esq., of Tioga, iu
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B. X. Bria.nicw;
A. 1111DIPUMEY,
C. 11. SEYMOUR
relation to the' removal - of the 'county seal
from WeUsher° to Tioga alleging that ? you
Aland terpay any attention to:ourPetitibiss
,filiforing the .movement.,',r - Riti'7,lolte'yon
;couldan net have been orelinpiiseddhlin,sve
should halm been at any. time ;,r O, to sitir
late visit Harrisburg to whieli- i yptt refet"i•
since-'which time there' is
that would surprise us,,'But that yottil,ll4
preaume or attempt r to controvert thit ,14511
%tate
meats of five as good, 'reliable, - and 'trust-
, Worthy:men as Messrs- Sinith, ;Seyrnotir;
Baldwin, Borders - and Billings, to say noth
ing. of
,myself, who, you more than-inti-,
mate, taated yett in such an ungehtleuiardy
manner,, arid, expect to be credited, Surprises
alu* everybody. Messrs. Smith; Borders
Baldwits.and myself arrived inHarriaburg
rebruary,slli, -and after a 'coneultation it
was decided that Baldwin and revisit should
Call upon you at your room setae evening
and inform you that we were there' as the
immediate representatives of , (Mir - 4;000 pe
titioners, all , your constituents, and all .soters
or taxpayers; and whose naives-;were writ
ten either by thetnselves.or at their request'
on separate petitions with' plain and' unmis
takable headings, -askitig for a division - of,
the county. on the east line of Shipped tortn:
ship, north and south, and a removal of the
countyy, seat from Wellsboro to Tioga, and
that these more than 4,ooo.names bad .been-
obtained without misrepresentation or fraud,
as each and every petition set out at its
head just what the petitioners desired done
in the premises by you as their trusted Rep
resentative; and we requested that you, at
the earliest moment consistent with -your
other duties, should examine the names,
and you promised us you would do so. We
also told you that we were , credibly inform
ed, and verily , believed (our information
in some cases being verified by oath) that
some of the remonatrants had resorted- to
various devices and tricks to mislead and
deceive others, by pretending that 75 acres
of land, on which the present county build
ingtswere located, and - alio a largo portion
of the village of Wellsboro, was on ground
donated at an early time in the history 'of
the county and prior to the location of the
present county,buildings at that place, with
the understanding and condition that they
should ever remain there, and *if ever re
moved to any other point, then the land
would revert back , to its former estate, and
that the county would in such case be liable
to an amount varying from half 'a million
- to a million dollars. We were, alio inform
ed, and so stated to you at the time that
non-residents 'andnon-taxpayers'and minors'
names were put on the remonstrances, some
by consent and some otherwise and-that
fictitious names were added to swell their
list, and names of persons without their
knowledge or consent; and that they had,
openly boasted of obtaining names at fifty
cents each, and obtained a largo number in
this way; and these charges were verified
by affidavits, and Mille time in oufposses
sion; all of which we informed you. We
also called your attention to petitions circu
lated for a half-shire at Mansfield, in order
to divert and induce her citizens, who had
at three different times 'unanimously re
' solved that they were in favor of a division
. of the county' and of the removal of the
county seat to.soni point on the Tioga riv
' er, and that that p int should, be either Tio
ga or Mansfield— lleging that it was far
. more convenient a d easier of. access. To
all this you replied that you would be infln :
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caned by no other names than the rennin
' strants to our petition; that names procured
, on half-shire petitions would be wholly dis
, 'regarded by you. We assured you we should
ask nothing unfair at your hands, that all
• we desired was a , fair expression from the
people, and that we proposed to submit Iles
question, to be decided by_ ballot, at the
next general election; and *hat we wished
'_ of you. was to introducra bill, and urge its
, passag , enabling us to do so, and if we
were p rmitted to vote'on such a measure
and we -defeated we should be satisfied.—
But this we asked you to keep to yourself,
as we - oid not wish the proposition to come
from us; 'but if they suggested it, or any
thing of the kind; you were at liberty to
' say to them we. would accept it; and you
faithfully promised to say nothing to the
Wellsborp party whatever, either about the
number of names or what we intended do
,
i
ng. - • _ -
You can imagine our surprise the next
morning when we learned that Sherwood,
from Washington, and Niles and Elliott,
from Philadelphia, and others had been
with you all eight, and that Niles and Elli
ott had returned, and that Sherwood and
Wilson were going to Washington, and
Ureic entlteltaTh rif - ibliiiii- - --- - w — olli all finished,
and nothing further to do. Of - course we
saw at' oncf that vivej were sow out, - anu u
we needed any . further evidencei .' we got- it
the next morning. But we needed nothing
more. We knew very well the 'thing was
fixed, and so well satisfied were we on that
point, that Mr. Smith had drawn up the let
ter for you to answer,' that we might take
it home to our and your constituents on our
return.
All this had been done without any refer
ences to either petitions or remonstrances,
for you distinctly stated that you had seen
neither at our-last
ast interview in the evening
before we left Harrisburg, and yet your
mind was fully made up, and, to use your
own expression, " nothing could change it,
and that you should adhere to it, although
you should be crushed between hoe mill
stones." At this juncture Mr. Smith hand
ed you the letter be had prepared during
,the day, that we might report to our and
your constituents on our return home; and
after you had read it, you again - reiterated
your determination to have nothing to do
with it; and again, still later, and after you
prepared and submitted your answer, Dr.
Borden asked you if you could do ,nothing
..for us—if you would remain neutral, and
not oppose us; and you said you would not,
and that you should do all you could against
us. We tben asked you if you should op
pose Herdic's bill, and you said you should;
that you were not elected on any such issue,
and that you should do nothing for either a
division or the removal of the county build
ings.
It is true, as you assert, you offered to
look over our petitions at some convenient
time, but on being asked if it would'in any
way influence or change your mind, you
said it would not. Of course we were una
ble to see any benefit from it to us. It
might gratify judge' Williams's curiosity—
the only man left of the Wellsboro party—
and perhaps yours; certainly there could
have been no other object.
It seems strange to us that the people have
no rights that you as their Representative
are bound to respect, or otherwise to say
what they want, or entitled to an opportu
nity to, express their wishes through the bal
lot box. But lam not going to argue the
matter farther. If you are satisfied, we
will try to be, for the present, at least.
Trusting this will reach you safely; and
refresh your memory on some of these
points, I remain your obedient servant,
A. HostennEr.
The undersigned, who were at Harris•
burg with Judge Humphrey, understand
the facts as hp has stated them, particularly
where reference is made to either of us.; and
farther, that you distinctly and unequivo:
tally refused to have anything to do with
the matter unless you could be thoroughly
convinced that a decided majority of the
county desired the change, and at thetsame
time virtually adthitting you could n' t be
convinced. The feeling manifested b you
led us to conclude you did not desire to be
convinced, and hence it was a hopeless task
to convince you against your will. It is ab
surdly idle to offer to present our petitions,
when you refused to present a bill to which
the petitions would apply, and declared you
would oppose it if presented by any one
else. F. E. &urn,
H. H. BONDRN,
C. H. BEYBIOUR,
T. L. BALDWIN.
F. E. SMITH'S TAW OSTVE.
TIOGA, Pa., March 15, 1878.
Hon. John I. :—ours
of the 26th ultimo was I duly received. I
thought at first I would pay no attention to
it, fearing that my annoyance at the course
you had taken might make me. do you in
justice. But lest my silence may be &in
strued into a tacit admission of your posi
tion, I will briefly and plainly,'but I hope
fairly, reply. Without regarding' anything
you had said before, any promises you had
made and encouragement given, I state this:
simple propositidn—thatthe petition of over
four thousand of your constituents was pre
sented to you, i simply asking that all the
voters in the county—not you—might de
cide by their ballots, in a legal and orderly
way, the question of the division of-ille
county and the removal of the county seat.
This was the only way such a- thing could
be fairly and honestly depided. • It raised
no political or partisan issue,.it effected [sk.]
no principle, but was simply a local
question which the people were fully com
petent to decide, had a right - to decide, and
ought in all justice and. fairness to have
been permitted to decide. It relieved you
of all responsibility, and left it just where
it ought to have been left. But you -per
emptorily refused to - Int;nduce a 13)11 your.
5211111
„
self Air: this: purpose,sand declared -.you
Would bripoigi• , bill, if "Introdimed.bynny
Mier :else; :unless yovere'thoierughly 'On-,
Vineed - that'a majorityof 'the Voters in, the. •
eethitYideelkilit; and when we pointed out
tp yeti; the Impassibility 'a. deckling: it, or ,
of yens being,coriVinced - froi*the' petitions,
and inongrel',remonatiances, you admitted' i
it: 'And thea;hen we urged that this was
the only way to arrive at a decisive - opm-
Shin °tithe people upon the question, you
rePlied with much feeling "that your mind
was made up; and that-,you .should , net do
It; .that you :bad- promised-.the- oppoirents
Of the measure that you ;would not,, and
that: you would not, let the Coniequences be .
whet- they , might: - You - foolishly,' as_we
.„thouglikcomplained Of our placing you In
an embarrassing position, while"we all the%
we were relievinryou from Call embarrass
ment and responsibility. • You may there
fore Judge somewhat of our indignationi—
Theireasons you gavelor this course were,
.first,•the expense of the electitin; second,
that.there was no such issue 'in -your- elec
don; third; th&_excitement it would cause;
and fourth, yea, promised to the Other party.
To which we replied that the expense would * ,
be nothing, as we proposed to vote • upon it.
at the next general election; that the excite
ment would necessarily continue until the
question was decided, and this was the prop
er, easiest, and quickest way to allay it; and
that, though the question yes not in issue
during your election, it had now arisen, and
as a faithful and intelligent representative
you were' bound to meet hies you have other
questione . not then in issue. If there was
anything iii thiffreason, you' would have no
business to take either side, but sit like a
"bump on a log” andlet it run, while you
remained dumb. Your last reason we left
with you, unansiver4d. What surprised ue,
was that you, the'simple servant and repre
sentative of the people, should refusb to lis
ten to the prayer,of over . four thousand of
those who had made you what you are hi
• your present - position, and whose wishes
you promised to respect, and whose interest
you promised to represent, by accepting the
position you hold. It is true you proposed
to us to leave our petitiot with you, and
you would examine thent. t your leisure;
and when asked if it woulchange your v ews, you replied avail anything,
or probably .
iki
that you did not know as it would. Was
there any object then in leaving e them with
you? Would you have left any matter to
such a foster father, and then returned to
those_ who sent you? YoUr propositiGti now
to present our petitions, while refusing to
present the bill to which the petitions ap•
ply, is, probably without intending it, an
insult to our intelligence, too patent for ar
gument or explanation. It is unnecessary
to go farther, or speculate upon tile motives
which induced your strange action.' It is
enough that several respectable men, per
sonal friends and constituents of yours,
asked of you a thing which they had a right
to ask, a thing which could not compromise
you, and which placed you fairly before all
the people of your county, and you refused,
without any sufficiently apparent reason,
and the responsibility must rest with you,
and cannot now be shifted by your Tropos
ing to go through with the idle farce of pre
senting petitions for a local object without
any such project before the Legislature. I
think I have thus briefly and plainly, but
fairly and kindly, stated the matter as it
looks to the great number who by their pc
titiOn sought your action. lam very truly,
&c., ~ F. E. SMITE'.
listuutinuno, Et., April 4, 1873.
F. E. Smith, Esq.—Dear Sir :—Thisis the
first opportunity 1 have had to answer your
letter of the 15th of March in reply to mine
of the 26th ultimo. -
Sir my whole crime in' reference to the
question of the -division -of Tioga county
and the removal of the county seat to Tioga,
lies in my determination, to adhere to the
rule which Senator Strang and myself, laid
down in the beginning s at the request of your
self and others who favored the movement,
as the proper • criterion for our government
as the chosen representatives of our constit
uents.
I never sought to influence any per
son
upon this subject.. I feltit to be my du
ty to leave the matter entirely to the people,
and if you have failed with them it is your
fault or theirs and not mine. For you have
not even left the petitions of the people fa
-1 voring the movement ith me for examina
tion; and yet you clai thatll have denied
them the right of petition f This is as if a
7 0,
plaintiff; having a witness to astify to 'his
claim but refusing to put him on the stand,
file24 - lAgnis l ikffila - tliVileff e s &Mr
fendant. By every rule of law ands.enuttv
'l-196 -41 3 -fftse4slusivient to go against
your c n s s y s ysi wis -oesanit ;-- if -you
have the evidence to make good your allege- ,
tion that a decided majority of the people
favor the project in issue, you should pro
duce
it. I told you I would examine the
petitions fairly, and be controlled, bymy
judgnient.of the weight of septiment;sthis
was a decision in favor of the competency
of your evidence, leaving its effect to be
judged of when produced; and how, I ask, '
eOuld I judge of its effect, unless it were
Ooduced for my examination ? It will not
suffice for you to answer that 'you had a
majority with you; that is er parte and a
begging of the question; for those remon
strating claimed they had the majority on
their side—ft much larger number than you
claimed;' for you claimed rising of 4,000
names and they_over 0,000. So there-I- was
between the 4,000 and the 6,000, and I did
just what you or any fair Minded Man would
have done in like circumstances. I thought
that here is a difference between two neigh
bors; they cannot agree upon their line fence, -
so to suppose; one says it should be here, ,
the other, there, and very high words pass i
between them. I say, come before me with
your evidences of title; I know the land
pretty well, for I was born in the one place,
lived there till I grew to manhobil, striving
to'do my share of the work, not going often
to the village, but spending all my spare
time in the little attic under the paternal
- roof, trying to fit myself for usefulness when
I Should leave it; while the other, - though
my adopted home, has been made congen
ial to me by expressions of neighborly in
terest; so that I felt competent to decide the
dispute impartially.
But you would not listen. Like Robert
Faulkner when his grandmother prayed for
his lost father, and that lie might be saved
from the fires of Satan if it were the Fa:
ther's will, you would not have an "if"
about it. I said, No; I will not be overcome
even by inynatural love for my native place,
which still is so strong that none other
equals it, but not strong enough to betray
Me into a breach of public trust s , These,
sir, be the "millstones" to which J,ever re
ferred in this connection s :arid not any"agree
ment" with Wellsboro people or others, for
.1 have made none such; -1 made no agree
ment, but simply told all, as - 1. bad yem, that
I should endeavor to be controlled by the
voice of the people. I expressly told you
that I could not allow my action as a repre
sentative to be controlled by any loeal inter
est, feeling 'that I was the representative pt
the whole and not any particular part of
the people. All you asked at first was a
submission to a vote of the people, if de
manded by a majority of them. - You could
not ask more than that, for you proposed
to take more than on, of the popula
tion of the county by the division as set
forth in your petition, and the coostitption
requires a vote in such a case. The ques
tion in issue, then, upon your petitions was,
Shall there be a vote ? Against this the
Wellsboro people remonstrated, and they
had as much right to remonstrate as you had
to petition for it. Suppose the tables were
turned, that the county sent were at Tioga,
and that the Wellsberb people should , rte,
titian to have it removed to Wellsboro,
Would you have no right to remonstrate
against it ? And would it be right, l in such
a case, for a representative to pass a law
submitting the question to a vote, if you had
a majority against it ? You know it would
not, and yet that W just what you ask me to
do when I have . 6,000 remonstrances against
it as claimed, and but 4,0b010r it, and you
seem to presume upon my natural attach
ment to Tioga to seduce me into a breach of
duty. I acknowledge the attachment,' but
refuse to be misled by it; and you should
respect me none the less for this., .
But you will say that the. true send
' meat of the people could not be asdertained
in this ease from the petitions and remon
strances, and you say I admitted this. I
admitted that such evidence is many times
uneertain,but distinctly stated that,' thought
I have no difficulty In deciding from then
whether a decided majority demanded the
passage of the law. . I. told you I was pretty
well acquainted throughout the county, and
that I would try 'to arrive at a correct decis
ion, and that I would take into considera
tion all the facts of alleged frauds and mis
representations mi both sides. -But you saw
fit to go home without leaving any of- your
petitions with ine, and thenceforth sought
to throw the responsibility of the failure - on
. .
me, without giving me 'any opportunity to
ascertain what the strength of the move
malt was. I leave it to nit fair-minded men
to say whether This hut compliance with the
gOlden rule on,your part.
You say that I said my "mind was made
up.'rl . - I.d d say , my mind WAS made up-tilv
01,1110. tuts that. I ought 'to be,e6rOolled by
dui vOlee yf .the people , but esPreaSly.; told.
'yetvitri my lira letter that . Mind 'W n'? .
inadatipas,th-thejlief:Witetlier you , hhd/
Maj Ori trey. . not i: tor_ 'I . hind; ' not 001'0400
etthq of thoPtilitititior iciriostrcince,BAnd
«tio ttatedirt my : letter. ~: This': was 'right,: to r; ,
Wwitte.thernle yob ; yOurselVes - involted, and
it was all you Sald yotfebuld ask, la the be-
ginning. But when you came here -with
your petitions You insisted tbatit should be
submitted th a vote us the only proper way
to-deeide the matter; -To say_ this Is to de-,
ulthe right of, the' people , to remonstrate;
Which is equal, to the right . of, petition, and
this I'Would„not,do. , It, 'you had not a nia- ,
Jority, ia 'sinless to me you • should have
said to thepetitioners that .this is not my
fault.,, and net knight to cast the blame upon
t,
me without le Ong the petitions with me.. -
~ ; You
.. say t at my- "proposition 'now ,to
present the pe ideals; while refusing to Pre
sent the bill to which the petitions apply, is;
probably; without intending - l it, an insult to
your', intelligence, too patent ,-forArgurrient.
or exPlanatien ": - And yet 'you "say,-in sub-stance what •I admit, that -a• representative
must,meet issues not -involved in his elec
tion. -This is correct; and yet one of your
questions tome In'your first letter is, "If
you jeclino'to do either (that is to introduce .
a bill myself, or pass it if it should , come
from the Senate)Will you, if introduced by
somdother member r stand neutral upon the
'matter and not in any way nowise it, or use
your induencerigainst it?" My answer was:
" I should not . stand neutral, while a repre
sentative in any case. If I believe the,peo.
pie are opposed to any measure, I feel it my
duty to-give fair ekpression - to this opposi
tion." A-neutral represents nothing, and to
such a cipher you might aptly . say he sits
"like's bump. on a log," but - not justly of
me. I think it is an insult to the intelligence
of a representative to say he should 'submit
a bill with every petition he receives. If
some petition and others remonstrate, how
E 4 tano the case 7 Can a representative (not
a "neutral" as you would hush had me bey
say yea and nay at the same time P A peti
tion or remonstrance is the act of -the, peo
ple; a bill is the act of a representative; and
I hold that a representative should not pre
sent a bill unless lie intends to pass .it, and
I that he should not pass it, unless he belieVes
a majority of the people desire hina to do so.
I desired to presentyour petitions; and I was
nevermore surprised than I was the morn
ing you alt left without - leaving them with
me, You have yourselves denied the right
of petition to those you were sent. here to
represent., and some of them', I know, will
hold you responsible, and nob me..
I have answered your letter, at much grea
ter length than I intended, add terke . done it
,
- frankly. I cannot now partitularly answer
all your points, some of which, not noticed,
place inc in a false light; -but I am willing
to be judged by my record, and shun t , not
sutler myself to be misrepresented where I
can prevent it. Bacon amo g his apoph
thegm's. relates the followin : "Philip of
Macedon was wished to banist one for speak
ing Rot' him. But Philiri answered: Bet
ter he speak where we are bot i known, than
where welire both unknown. '
what
I
speak of those who made me what
lam in my present position: I 'acknowl
edge my obligation to those who elected me
to this office, and have.striven to represent
them fairly and creditably. I' hould be glad
to do anything for them which I can con'
scientiously ,do; but I think most of them
wilhnot unjustly blame me, 'and feel that
they cannot justly do so. I have the honor,
to be very respectfully yours,.
Jour; 1. lilrrcartm.
NEWS OF .THE WEEK.
Jacques'Costa, the celebrated French nat
uralist,pi dead.
The British steam yacht Deerhound. and
crew,haye been released by the Spanish au
thoritita.
The Ontario Government is notified of
the successful negotiation in London of the
£2,000,000 sterling five per cent. loan for
the:lnter-Colonial Railroad at an - average
premium of ft per cent.
Gen. Schofield has issued an order for the
execution of the Modocs on the 8d day of
October, at Fort Klamath.
The Brazilian cable expedition has reach
ed Madeira, and the shore end of the line
connecting that island with Portugal was
successfully laid on Monday week. ,
The property of' the liationtil Iron Com
pany at Danville, Pa., was sold last Tues
day at auction, by order of the assignee. for
g . "C. , Was CM. pilrciffiser: ------- --
.By a terrific explosion last '1
Reamer 13 rootnhatiol/ one
killed and many mote icaldet
It is rumored that one of
King Victor Emanuel's visit t
have an understanding with
for joint action against possib
_greasiona and to prevent the.
French-Vltrainontane to the
Chief Juitkir - C'ockburn fin
itor or the Cheltentiiiin-Chr_q,
publishing criticisms on theca
trial of the Tichborne claimat
en'shim with imprisonment if
repeated.
Here is a pretty little story from Indepen'
deuce, Missouri, brought by the telegraph
last week: "James J. Chiles meet Deputy
Marshal JameS Peacock on, the street and
'slapped hint in the face. A light ensued,
dining which a pistol fell from Chile's pock
et, which was picked up by his son, four
teen years of age ; who shot Peacock in the
back, inflicting a dangerous wound. Pea
cock then shut Chiles through the head,
killing hint instantly. A son of Peacock
then shot young Chiles, wounding him fa
tally. City Marshal Farrow, who came atp
to stop the light, was slightly wounded iu I
the breast, but by whom is
-nut known."
It is officially stated that the situation of
the Carlists in the nortkof ,Spain is • preca
rious. Desertion from their ranks is in
creasing, and demoralization is spreading..
The discipline of the Republiept - troops is
vastly improved.
Gen, Garibaldi, in a letter to Senor Caste
ler, tenders his sword in the service of the
Republic. The President replies, thanking
the General for his noble offer, but declar
ing that Spain now needs no assistance,
The New York Court of Appeals has re
versed the decision of Surrogatelflutchins
in the celebrated Taylor will case, involving
millions, and decides,:contrarylo the Surro
gate, that the pignature, James B. Taylor,
was, as claimed by the plaintiff, Kate B.
Howland, a rank forgery. case w
now go to a jury.
Henry C, Bowen last week al
injunction restraining the Ohr,
from advertising that ii has a la
Lion than the Indepenflont. The
denied, on the ground that if am
been done the remedy is by acti
ages,
The flank of France has a
varies - 100,000,000 francs to
Government.
In consequence of the financh I crisis, or
ders for locomotives for threQuiontbs ahead
at the Rogers Locomotive Works at Patter
son, N. J., have been canceled, and five
(intited and eighty-five workmen have been
discharged. It is feared that five hundred
more may be discharged at the same works,
and several Immirect at the Danforth and
the Grant Works.
The custom journeyrin shoemakers of
Philadelphia are on a stri te.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
reduced the hours for laborers and roadmen
to eight per day, and the pay rolls will -be
reduced accordingly. The- laborers threat-
ea a strike against the new rule.
A proclamation has been issued by the
,President of Spain suspending the constitu
tional guaranties, establishing a rigorous
censorship over the press, and prohibiting
the carrying of arms by civilians.
' The wing of Italy took leave of the Em
peror Francis Joseph on the Pim, and left
for Berlin, where he arrived next day, and
was received with marked cordiality by the
Court and_ with great enthusiasm by the Ivo
pie.
News fronAanto Domingo is to the ef
fect that the revolution against the 'Govern
mot of. President Baez has assumed alarm
ing proportions,, and there is every prospect
of' its speedy termination. The towns Of
Monte Chrism and Gunyabin ale in possess
ion of the revolutionists,' who are also,in
close prd,:rimity to Porto Plata. Great con
fusion 4ists 1u that MATT I, and numerouf
families are preparing for Mart"
law has been proclaimed, and an Mt ek
' from the revolutionists is momentarily ex
pected. This sudden change in fity'or of
-the revolmionists,wos cruised by Gen. Gar
cia, of the Baez party, espousing the revo
lutionary cause with six hundred wen. Tho
cry of the revolutionists is, "bowls with
the Samaria Convention and Bak!" There
is every- reason to believe that the rising
will not injure business, as ,the revolution•
ary party promise to abstain from persecut
,ing any one, and say their object is to
secure the removal from power of Presi
dent BaeF.
I; •
__ Pa - from- e Oran Announces the
return of thdfilisili of 'rends Whitt capital.
he whole population turned out -•tn escort _
MlAltoltia , A - Weeny %.-Tite: Shah in .n brief
speech stated Iliat lie bad visited'the pulls.
tirinol pal institut ions •of , 14u rope,
with'thespenistobjeet iif Introducing What
he saw . them into the - tultoinistra.
born of - his Own :tiOverotnent.
Dezioemey anti thO,
,
- The one practical question in which Penny
sylvania Is'Pat now more interested' than
any other is the Tariff -question. In the,set
tlement of that she has a direct and palpa
ble interest. _The continuance or lint pros;
ent_proaperity and her future growth depend
on it. Her hold upon - the iron nnirket, in
which she is just beginning to diSplace her
British competitors, anti whiph is just be
ginning to strengthen'and tighten, depends
on it. • The development of her luntolld
:wealth and the employment of her tees 511
thousands of workers depend on it. Inl
fact, her very fife is wound- up in that:ll3BlW
Yet, upon that one all-übsm biug, otershad
owing, and controlling subject, the Domoc
racy of Pennsylvania has nut a word to say,
'lt pretends to be a Pennsylvania party, yet
cannot tory , a Word for Pennsylvania! It
ants for the support of- Pennsylvania; but
has not the pluck to utter a word in her be=
half. It has opinions ,upon " monopolies,"
but none on domestic iplustry. It can de
nounce railroad combinatinps, hut is silent
on- Free Trade; it cariacqttiesce in the re
sults of the war, but. it cannot recognize the
results of protection; it can resolve uponlinll
kinds .of national abstractions, but has no
opinion to express on the one practical-ques
tion of the hour. It is nominally a , Penn
sylvania, party, but has nothing of Pennsyl
vania about'it; and with a vision that can
see afar oft, it has no oyes for the interests
that lie arodnd it. How can such - ri party
ask Pennsylvania to stand by it? ; HoW in
fact, can any .true Pennsylvanian stand' by
that party?. A party that is too cowardly to
express its opinions on a leading and impor
tant question and one in which idir people
of the State bare so clear and we 1 defined
an interest, is too craven to live and too im
potent to accomplish anything if it was pos
sible for it to succeed. There are sou .
eunuchs who were born so from their moth
er's womb, and there are some which' were
made-eunuchs of men, but here is a party
which ' has emasculated itself —Pittsburgh
Commerriol, . . ,
The Democratic press of this Orate, as
well as of New V.)/* are incessantly talk
ing abonut be " plilintered State Treasury of
Pennsylvania." They talk as if Mr. Mack
ey and the Singing Fund Commissioners
had robbed the Stifle of millions, and were
keeping it up from day to dity—pooketing,
the public funds as fast as they are received.
Of course all this is done for the purpose of
reflecting upon the Republican party of our
State, and to aid the Democracy in the en
suing campaign. r Now, we respectfully sug
gest that-the Democratic press, just for a
change, abandon, the policy of indulging in
mere empty charges, and get'at something
substantial. Let them point out When, by
whom, and to what amount the Treasury
bas been. " plundered." Let them show
that a single dollar of the people's money
has not been accounted for, or is not ac
counted for now, and their charges would
have some weight. The most bitter oppo
nent of Mr. Mackey cannot truthfully as
sert nor show that he lurs - not managed the
Treasury in accordance with the letter and
spirit of the law: He hp satisfactorily ac
counted' for every dollar of the money paid
into the
,T:reasury. If the public money
has not been economically expended, it is
because the Legislature made extravagant
appropriations, for which Mr. Mackey is
not to be held accountable. That the State
Treasury has been " plundered," or that
the public funds are unaccounted for,_ayen
to the, extent of a dollar, at this time, -as'-is
flippantly charged by the Democracy, is
'utterly false, and those who make the charg
es cannot establish the truth of what' they,
say. Mere assertions in regard to the man
, agemeut of the-State Treasury Nall not an
swer any longer. .11 the, Democracy Its.ve
any filets to substantiate their charges, list
them out with them at once, or stand con
fessed falsifiers.—Semiton Reoublican.
Exantinatibn of Toacherii.
EXAMINATIONS for those desiring to lead.' during
the year, will be held al the following places:
- usuisti; trolifurtre); --- --rumfm . - - 9 , 20513.
- Wednesday, 6'
Covington, Thursday, 23, 66
litr; teld ' "ciu" N"4 " 1. littgaity, 7 6 ' A - .61
Mainsburg, 111" n glsy, •• ••
le.tiagt, sdily, 6 ' 30 ~
uesday on the
unfired miles
some fatally.
he objects of
Prussia is t
the Emperi
e French a&
election - of
apacy.
, - - ...
Jackson, (711ertown), Wednesday, Oct. 1, 44
Itanfretwev' le, • Thursday, .. 2, ..
,Farmingto . (4.). C. B. 1f.,) Friday, .4 'B, .4
Nelson, • 8 thirdly, 4. 4, ..
'Clymer, (Sat,insville), ISToodity, , .. es, .4
Gaines, (Wermilts es'sf. . 'lnesdaY. : " 7, "
Delmar, (Stony Vork). 'Wednesday, •• 8, ~
Wellshoro, Thuusday, 44 9, .4
Charleston, (Whitneyville), Friday, . .. 10, ••
Clittehan4 (Shortartlle), Saturday. 4. 11, ..
Brookfield, Islouda . " 2.9. ••
Westfield, Tueadalt. y, 4
Id, "
Knoxville, We'dnesday, 4. lilt, 46
And - at_Knoxville•the two following Saturdays.
ExanainitUons_to cornmenne at 9 a. m.
Teachers will prOVide_themaelves with foolscap
paper, pen and Ink. Seltool - Direetons and others are
earnt atly invited to attend. Our Annual Institute will
be held in Wellaboro upon the week cori)nlenetst g
Oct, 13. B. lIORTQN, . .
Sept. 9,1873-6 t, County Superintendent.
,
tined the ed
• iial4 psi) for
liiduet_of the
t, and thir - eat=
the offense is
DOARD AND ROODIS.—The subrieriber bee
1.3 several well furnielsrd rooms which will be bit to
single gentlemen or holies at reasonable rates; board
will also ho furnished, a good table bein g se t. Apply
at my residence on Pearl street, a few doors from the
school house, in this village. mus. •litrBa.
Wellston), Sept. 16, 1/313,-3t.
ADJOURNED SALE
Estate of A. P. CONE, Deseased.
N pursuance of an order of UM, Orr:haus' Court of
I
Tioga county made the Otis day' of June, 187tIk the
undersigned, Administrator of said e.state,will;fit the
Court Reuse in Wellaboro, In said county, on
Saturday the 25th day of October, 1878,
at ten o'clock a. m., expose to side and sell the follow
ing described real estate:
No. I.—A lot .of land in Wellsbo °, Tloga county,
Pa., bounded on the .northwest y Water street,
northeast by It. G. White, sougleast by Main street,
and southwest by Wain street; being 120 feet on Main
street, and 250. feet on Water street; known as the
CONE 11014 E lot.
No 2.—Alan a lot of land in Wellaboro, bounded on northwest by lands formerly of IL. 1. Nichols,
northeast by 0. P. Ellis, southeast by Water street,
and southwest by other Itts , of said estate, (No. 1);
the same being 60 feet wile on Water street.
No. 3.—Also a lot of land in Wellaboro, bounded on
the northwest by lands formerly of L. I. Niehols,
northeast by other lands 01 said estate. (No. 2), south
east by Water street, and southwest by lauds in pos
session of R. B. Webb; the same being :50„.t. feet on
Water street; together with an alley 12 'het wide lead
ing from this fot to thd highwar leading from Water
street by burin: tannery to Is.ilehols street.
No. 4.—Tho undivided one-hklf of a lot of land In
*Rebore, bounded on the northwest by Water street,
northeast by B. P. Roberts, southeast by Main street,
and southwest by Wright & Bailey; being 60 feet ou
Main street and 250 feet deep; known as the Bowen
& Cone Block" lot.
No. 5.—A lot of land in Wellaboro, bounded on the
northwest by lands of .hitinea Ithiley, northeast by C.
L. Wilcox, (formerly 11, L. Deane,) Southeast by Main
street, and southweat by Israel Richards; being 60
feet on Main street; known as the Stevens lot.
nort.lot of land in Wellsboro, bounded on the
hwest by Main street, northeast by Jacob Broad
he , southeast by other lands of said estate, and
southwest by the Norris lot, (No. 7); being 127 feet on
Main street and 250 felt deep; known as the residence ,
of said decedent.
Nu. 7.—Tbp twel!viatAfoktrAiths et a lot of land in
Wellebero, bonnded on the nOrthWeet by Main street. ,
northeast by other lauds of said decedent's estate.
iNo. 6), southeast by other lands of said estate, and
southwest by Laugher Beebe; being 00 feet on Main
street and 250 feet deep; known as the . Norris House"
lot.
1 plied for an
%itian Union
ger eircula
motion was
I injury has
n for dam-
reed to ac
)0 Spanie
No. B.—A lot of laud in Wellsboro, bounded on the
_north by lands-of said estate, east by B. T. Van Born,
south by East Avenue, and west, by S. B. Warriner;
being 78 feet wide on East Avenue and 200 feet deep.
No. 9.-4 lot of land in Wellabor°, bounded pn the
north by other lands of said estate, cast by lands of
William Bache, south by East Avenue, and tby
lands of F. D. Fletcher; being 240 feet oti Fat; Ave
nue and 200 feet deep, and having four frame diitig
houses thereon. This lot will be divided and it Id in
partr Is, each 60 feet wide on East Avenue.
No. 10.—A lot of laud in Wellsboro, bounded on the
northwest by lands of Bache, A. I', Cola; Jacob
Broadhead, Nathan Niles and Joseph labor:Ale, teeth
by Joseph Riberolle and lands formerly of Err,atus
Fellows, east by William Bache, south by lots front.
lug on East Avenue owned by A. P. Cone, F, D. Fletch
er, Margaret henry, Charles Fisher, C. F. Austin;
Elisabeth Maxwell, B, T. Van; Born, A. P. Cone, S. B
AVarriner, flugh Noung, Mrs D. 11. Smith, and said -
East Avenue; containing abobt tow acres. 'This lot
will be _divided and sold in parcels to suit the conve
nience of purchasers.
Islo. lot of land in . Welleboro, bounded on the
unith by lands formerly of Erastus FellOws, now Jos.
lj itiocollo. east by lands formerly of Caroline Austin,
out byby Austin street, and wetri by Bache street; con
taint g two acres of land, and comprising lot 6 on
AUB n street and lots 4,6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 on Bache
street, according to the allotment of snid Cone lands
lu Welbiboro; excepting therefrom tote Nos. 4 and 6,
sold by said A. P. - Cone td Margaret Beetle, situate at
the corner of Bache and Austin streets; dad being
each 60 feet on Bache street and 200-feet deep.
No. 16.—A lot of land in Wellsbore„ bounded on the
north by lands sold by said Cone to Lester Butler,
now Walter Sherwood, east by Bache street, south by
Thomas Davis. god west by William 13achet being lot
No. 9 en Baohe street, and being 60 f;:et wide and 180
feet deep.
No. 14.—A- lot of land in Wellsboro, bounded on tile
north by Thomas Davis. east by Babe street, south
by the west extension of Austin street, and west by
lands of S. T. Roberts and Frank Smith; being 79 pet
on Bache street and 180 feet deep.
No. 1 . 5.-41ot of land in Wellabor°, bounded on tho
north by the west extension of Austin street, east by
Bache street, andioutti by lands coutlisAill tp p,
The State Treasury.
OF • REAL ESTATE.
Aigurdink tleteg dl feet Beebe street and tunnies
back to tY angle. •-.
No, .1 Undivided Ona.hall nett of all that lot
of land slinate In Delmar township. 1 d eon o t y ,
botindsl on the north by warrant ,No. 1,619, c a n
the west line of Charleston township, south by war.
rim t, No. 1,502, and west by isarrant No. 1,639; being
a part of wait N 0.1.519; enstaining COO adrem;
espting 1.00 - en owned by D. L. Doane.
, No. e . -A. lot of land in Delmar, bounded north, by
switiia Dower, east by. the Stony Fork road, and
gong' and 'IPI , Let by Avdry Gleason; being Fight rods
p/said rcdul and running back 20 rods; containin g
yne acre. ' :
No. 21.—s lot of land in Wellabora; bounded on th e
northwest by Mali street, northeast by gunnel D;elr.
Limon, southeast by John N. Bache, and aouthwest by
Phllena Saunders; being 20 feet on Blain street and
01.14 feet deep; known as the Sherwood lot
No. 94.—A lot of land In Belmar, bounded en the
north by the north line of.warrant lid. 4,219 as 4
lands called the .fohnsciti lot, east 14, said Johntson let
and S. S. Pickardsouth by J. W. Logetiek lose un
seated lands, and'west by unseated lands; egritsiji,i n .
53.8 wares, part of warrant No. 4,209; known th e
B. B. WiMriner lot.
No. 26.—A lot 4f land situate in Delmar,beginning
at the seuthealt corner of the W. B. and L. S. Ilittlet
lot; tkpatse along p. warrant line south 84 rods; thetsce.
along B. B. Packard west 144 rods; thence by the War
riner lot north'2B rode, west SO rode, and north 31 .6
rods; tbe.nee oast 168 rode to the beginning; contain
ing 81 acres; being a part of warrant No. 4,219.
N0.,26.—A Apt of laud to Delmar, beginning at the
northwest crfrner of the W. 8, and L. S. Both( lot;
thenCe by the soma south 17934 rods; thence by other
lands of said ellittte west 99 rods; theses by lands of
Lucinda Sabin north 74 rads; Mesas by Darius Ford
east 64 rOcts, and nc;ith. 86 rods; thence by Le ottani
Palmer east six rod north 111) 0 ' rods; thence by j 5.
rnsha Palmer east 27 ods to the beginning; con t ain .
tug 66 acres; a past of warrant No. 1,543.
No. 27.—A lot of taw in Delmar, bounded on tho
no' lb the H. E. Simmons lot and F. Butler, curt
by the R. Allen lot. south by A. P. Cone, aid Nett
by Lands (aromas' of James Colea aid
mans; Qntalning 60 acres; part of wirmni 4,215;
called tlrp Emile" , Simmons lot.
No. kit of land in Dohnar, bounded on tba
north by Ira F. Butler, east by the Ellsley sa iihi ,,, ns
lot, southwest by the West Branch and Stoll Fork.
creeks, and west by the Austin ,Lawton lot; Lont a i n ,
frig 1734 acres; Called the B. B. Hiantnens lot; being'
a part of warrant No. 4.219.
No: 33.—The undivided three•fourths of a lot et ' ',
land in Thinner, begitosing at a Lurch, the west corner II
thereof.; 0101140 by lands of 'William Ebeeeutz -north.
4ti1,!.6 degrees emit 27 rods to a post in the south side et
the King road; urencs along said road south, de•
great; east, 99 sods; thence along the new Stony Fork
road south, MR; degrees .west, 70y, rods; thence by
Hector Horton north, 45U degrees west , 26 rode;
thence by WlMut Ebereutz 41 5 rods to the bvitilliiing;
containing 21.4 acres; known as the Delmar cheese
Factory,
37.—The nrujjkilled one-half of a lot In Middle
bury, bounded on furic'eat and north by lands for
merly of Aaron 4lleN, east by William Deoulson, arid
mouth by Philander containing 43 acres; i;;; 01 .,. n
as the Asa latta , olt lot. ,
38:—A lot of laud i i Elkland, In said county'
bounded north by Main street, west and south by T,
N. ooates, and east by 0. P. Babcock; containing one
'eighth of an acre.
• No. 39.—A lot of land in Gaines township, bounded
ou the nArth by the north line of warrant No.
east by pavidyes.ford, south by the south line of said
warrant, and.west by lot No. 21 of Dent's lands in said
township; containing 611.6 acres, and being lot No. 21
of Dent's lands in said township.
No. 41.—A lot of land in Morris, containing 58 . acres,
known as therA. C. S'illianarnse li4. bounded by Wm.
Ennuick William Bache and John Williammee.
N. 4- land hi Clymer township, In said'
coding, containin 140 acr s,'part of warrant No. w.
291,. liliown as the Hunt lot; beginning at the north
west corner of tail warrant; thence east 145 reds;
thence south 148 'cods; thecke west 145 rods; theses
north 148 rods to the beginning.
Ito. 43,-A lot of land in Clymer. township, begin
anti at the southeast corner of the Hunt lot, (N 0.42):
thence north 404 rods, east 34 rods, south 207.8 rods,
west 114 rods, north 163 rods, and east 81) rods to the
beginning; containing 124 i acres, being part of •ts ar
rant N0.'2, 1 01; known as the McNtel lot.
No. 44.—The undlNided three-eighths part of a lot
of land, in Blossburg eig.• 'Boss, containing 120 acres,
on werrant Burros' in tile name of Aaron Bloss.
No. 46.—Therkattividett one-half part of a lot °timid
kt Clutzleston township, bounded on the north and
east bflands of Martin Bennett, south by J. Dartt,
and east by Asts Wilkinson; containing 30 acres.
N0..47.—A lot of land in Clymer township, bounded
on the north by bklby Scboonover, west by lands claim
ed by = Fox, 'south lity E. Pier, and cast by Stspbea
Stiles; containing 25 acres; known as the William
Saboonover lot.
Terms made known at time of sale.
4. HARRISON, Administrator.
Wellabor°, Pa., Sept. 30, 1873-4 t.
General Election Proclamatin.
Nyti E e ßE C A om s, ml a w n e a a:h of ol heGeneral
Pennsylvania, Assembly enttie c d l
"Au act to regulate tile General Elections of this Corn.
monwealth," enaoled on Liao 2d day ot. e luly, 1839. it is
Einjoined, on me t}o give pubblt notice what officers are
to by elected—therefore I, E. A. FISH, High Sheriff of
'Bogs county, do hereby make known and give this
public notice to the Electors of Tioga 'county, that a
General Election will be held throughout Cie ctendy
on the Tuesday of October next, being the four
teenth (lay thereof, at the several districts'within said
• county, namely:
'Moss township, ¬ school house.
Blossburg borough, iJuton School house'
Brookfield, South Road school house.
Charleston, Dartt Settlement school house.
Clymer, Sabinatille school house.
Chatham, Chit - earn Center school boned.
Covil,igtop, hotel of 'rhos. Graves.
CoVington borough, hotel , g Thos. Grave*.
Definer, Court House.
Deerfield, Cowanesque House. •
Elkland borough, Sandy Stinson.
Elk, 'Smith school house.
Fall Brook borough, Fallow, school bootie.
Farmington,Gee school house.-
- -- 2 , 3&1iett,..1. 1 -• c e!I
Jackson, het Boynton.
Knoxville bo ugh. Eagle Hokm.
htscengp,_.Slosson's Hotel.
Liberty, Sheffer's Hotel. 3
Mansfield borough, Model school house.
Mainsburg borough:T.'Doud's
Middlebury, Holidaytown achdol house.
Morris, house of Geo Orbit.
Nelson, house of Charles Goodrich.
Osccola,•II. & J. Tubbs's Block.
Richmond, Hotel of Royal Fuller.
Rutland, house of Elmer Raker.
Sullivan, I'. Dotul's Hotel.
filiippAn, Big Meadow school house.
• Tiot,Nfifotel of Ellaa• rd. Smith.
'Doge borough, Hotel of Rhos 31. Smith,
Wellsboro;thourt House.
Westfield. E. O. Riffs Hotel.
Westfield borough. E. 0, Hill's Hotel.
--Ward, house of Witham L. Tkouts.
Union, house of John Irvin..
At which time and place there will be elected the
following State and County officers:
Ono person for Justice of the-Supreme Court of the
Commonwealth of Pennnylvaufa.
One parson for Staiti -- Freasurer of the Common
weal* of Ponsylvaida.
One person to reprtaieut.Tioga county in
of Representatives of the Commottavealtli of Penn
sylvania:
• One person for Sheriff of Tioga county,
Two persons for Jay Commissioners of Tioga coon.
One person *it.. Coroner of Tioga county.
Onis person for COMlZniagOrler of Tioga county.
One person for Auditor of Tioga county.
`Mad it to farther directed by the said law that the
return Judges of the said election districts, alien meet
it the Court House in We'Haber°, Pa., to make Out the
general returns, on the first Friday succeeding the
said elections, being th, 17th day of October.
I am by said act fumther directed to give notice that
every person, except Justices of the Peace, who shall
bold (Moo or appointments, of trust or profit under
the governmot of the United States, or of this State,
or of any cifFor incorporated district, whather a cola
'taloned officer pr agent, who is or shall be trildni•
ed under the le slative, executive or judiciary de.
partmente of this tqate, or of any incorporated dis
trict; and also that every tnember ot Congress, and of
the select or common council of any city, coniuds•
sioners of any incorporated district, ix by law incapa
ble of holding or exercising at the saint Ulm the of
fice or appointlitout of judge, inspector, or clerk of
any election of Ilia Catimionwealth, and that no in
spector, judge, oc ny other Milner 01 any such elec,-
tion shall bo. eligible to any office then to be voted for.
And the law 4,1 llifill directs:
"'Ate qualified voters of the several epuntics of this
COmmonwtaith at all {amoral, township aud borough
and special elections, are'hereby required to vote, by
tickets written or printed, or partly written and verily
printed, aeYerally classified as follows: one lickey shall
embrace tiro names of all Judges of Corti is tor,
and to be labelled outside quiltelary;• one ticket shall
embrace. the tames of all the State officers voted tor,
and'bo' •State;' ono ticket shall ernina....e the
names of all the county officere voted for, including
(Alice of St uator, member taxi tatembera of .s.saemblit,
if voted lid-, and members of congress, if volt(' hit,,
and labelled . conutyf yuo ticket shall, en...brace the
names of all township officers voted ter, and be la
belled trownallipf onglicket sliall4mbrace the names
of all borough otlicerated. for, and he labelled
ought' and each clasiishall be deposited in *fermata
ballot-boxes." •
For instructions in regard to the organization of
beards of election, etc., ace laws of 211 Ju1y.12:39, Nan-
Phlot page 219, and also pamphlet laws of page
49, furnished to the saidja m
ileral election dtrials,
WitERE.49, By an act 017 n Congress of the United
States. entitled "An Act to amend the several acts
berotoforo paSeed, to proVide for the enrolling and
calling ont the national forcea,and for other vmposea,' i i
and approved - March 3d, 1865, all persons N+l.lo have da.,.
netted the military or naval service of the Unittil
Sthtes, and who have mit been discharged, or relieved
from the penalty, or disahil ty therein provided, are
deemed, and teken; to have. voluntarily telimprishod,
and forteited,'lbeir rights of citizenship, and their
rights to become citizens, and gro deprived of exert,
rising any rights of citizens thereof:
Ana ~..7Aerzw: Persons, not citizens of the United
States. are not, Under the constitution and laws of
Pennsylvania, qualified - electors of this Common- -
wealth: -
SF:aTION 1, Be it enacted by the Senate and ho u se of -
Rept , s,ntalives of the Commonwealth of .l'ennsylesn is in i
General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the an-1
Shanty of the same, What in all elections liereaftez to be
held in this Comiwealth, it shall be unlawful for
the judao or Inn ore of any such election to receive
an
m y ballot. or b ote, from any person, or persons,
ebraced in the provisious, null subject to the disabil
ity. imposed by Add act of Congress; approved Mulch
:id, trod, and it shall be unlawful for any such person
to offer to vote any ballot, or ballots.
SECT/ON 2 That if any such judge and Inspectors of
elet.tion, or any one of client shall receive, or consent
to receive; any such dismitoitied person he, or they,
so offending. shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, anti
upon c nvtution thereof, in any court of ~.bart,.r seas.
1 0 1 TErre.i this Commonwealth, he shall, for eueh offenem
be sentenced to pity a fide of nut less than one Mtn- -
tired dollars, and to undergo an imprisonment. in the
the Prolier - cmilltY, ter not less then Sixty days.
Sterfu:i 3. That if any person' 'deprived of citizen- i
&hip, and tilaqualitird as aforesaid, shall at un3 elec.-
flop. hereafter to be held iu this Commonwealth. vote, 1'
or tender to the officers thereat, and offer to vote, a
ballot, or ballots, any person so offondiug, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, atal out conviction
thereof, in any'onurt of quarter sessions of this Com
riteivealth, shall, ffir each offence, be pout:died in like
manner as is Retitled In ithe preeediug Seattat of this
art, in the case of officers of election receiving atu;h
nub:mini ballot, or ballots,
Sacrum 4. That if any person shall hereafter der.
amide, or advise any person, or persona, deprived of ,
eitizenalriLift.d. disqualified as eta-timid, to offer any
ballot, or =rats, to the otlleers of any cit ellen, here- •-•
after to be held iu this COMTllOllWtalt4, or shall per.
amide, or advise, any such officer to receive any ballot,
or ballots, from any 'poison deprived of citizenship,
as aforesaid, such person, au offend.
Ina, shall be guilty of a niisdemeauor, and 4npon,con
o
viction 'betn', In nay (mint of quarter sessions of
this Commonwealth, shall be punished In like manner
as is Pcovkiml it the second section of this act. in the
case of officers of such election receiving such unlaw•
fat ballot, or ballots. ,
Austin the above electiona tho palls shall he opened
between the hours of six and acs en o'clock a. m., and
closed at seven o'clock
Given littler my hand at Welhihnronith this 23 d day
of Eeptember i 14178. E. A. FISH.
• • • _ _ fihaTiff of Uzi" oeutitt
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