Republican County Convention.
The Republican electors of the several election
dibtrictb, are requested to meet at the respective
places of holding elections in each township and
borough, on Saturday, the 18th day of August
next, for the purpose of electing two delegates for
each district, to represent the same in the Repub
lican County Convention, to be held at Wellsboro,
Friday, August 24, next, for the purpose of Dom
inating candidates for the respective offices to be
voted for at the coming election.-
The persons below designated, are appointed
Committees of Vigilance for the townships and
boroughs named, and requested to give at least
one week's notice of the delegate elections to be
held as above. By order of the County Com
mittee. A. M. SPENCER, Chairman.
Wellsboro, May 29, 18115.
COMMITTEES OF VIGILANCE.
Bloss—L B Smith, Stephen Bowen.
Brookfield-8 & Murdock, John Simmons.
Chatham—David Costley, Isaac Sutton.
Charleston—Addison Potter, Wallace If Moore.
Covington Township—Edwin Klock, John Lewis.
Covington Borough—V M Gray, Leonard Palmer,
Clymer-1i W Skinner, E H Stebbins.
Delmar—Daniel Monroe John Kerr.
Deerfleld—Joseph S. Ingham, John Howland.
Elkland--Loren Wetmore, John Maynard.
Elkland—Amara Culver. E B Benedict.
Fall Brook—Martin Stratton. Alexander Pollock.
Farmington—Robert Cabbeer, 0 H Blanchard.
Gaines—kt H Boyd. A. Knowlton.
Jackson—D. H. Mclntyre, E. Sinner.
Knoxville—John E. White, M. 1). Wilhelm.
Lawrenceville-3' C Beaman, C. B. Mather.
Lawrence—M. S. Baldwin, henry Colegrove.
Liberty—Robert Sebring, Witham Narber.
Morris—Samuel Doane, Wayne Lewis.
Middlebury-0 D Keeney, Calvin Hammond.
Mansfield—Porter Gaylord. P H Clark.
Mainsburg—E A Fish, D S Peters.
Nelson--G H Baxter. Samuel Hazlett.
Osceola—Charles Tubbs, Sheldon Ocor.
Ttichniond—L H Brewster, Seth Whittaker.
Ittitland—Peter V Vanness, Bela Front.
Shippen—Joseph Darling, Edgar Grinnell.
Sullivan—Hiram Hodges, Lafayette Gray.
Ttogs Townzhip...o L Aiken, Wm 1.1 Inscho.
Tioga Borough—,B W Clark, E A Smead.
Union... John Irvin. J B Cleaveland.
L Calkins. Simeon Lewis.
Ward...T 0 Hollis. K m Mclntosh.
Wellaboro...Hugh Young Charles Williams.
.19uorkymous Letters from the South.
The Portland (Maine) Press has the
following :
"Two high toned SOutherners have
felt moved to set forth their views of
God's was with man, in anonymous
letters addressed to gentlemen of this
city. The first writes from Louisville,
Ky,' to ' P. M., Portland Main& " :
" Lotrisvtfax, Ky., July 8,1866.
" P. M. Portland, Maine :
" Dear Sir":--Gen. Sherman, the great
Arson and Fire King, is once more a
broad with ills incendiary torches. Ev
eryday we hear of destructive fires in
some locality at the North. As long as
Sherman remained stationary at Chica
go and St. Louis, fires were principally
confined to those places; now that this
great desolator is on his ittal•cli North,
we hear daily of fires either in his front
or rear. Day before yesterday the town
of Lawrenceburg, Indiana, was consu
med by fire, yesterday we heard of your
town suffering from the fires of Heaven,
and to-day a fire is reported in Pennsyl
vania. I look for such reports daily,
until the vengeance of the Almighty is
appeased by the destruction of seven :
fold the amount inflicted by the desola
ting march through the South by the
great Arson. Fires in his front, fires in
his rear, fires at his right and fires at his
left hand, is destined to be your fate at
th North. The total destruction of N.
YOrk city and Boston by fire, would not
equal the sixty mile tramp of Sherman.
through Georgia. I just call your at
tention 'to this matter, in order that your
curiosity may lead you to observe, &c.
` Yours, JOHN SMITH."
Another writes "To the Chief of the
Relief Committee, Portland, Main e, "
from Richmond, Va. :
" RICHMOND July 9, 1866.
" To the Chief of the Relief Committee,
Portland Maine:
" Sir :—Your city is quite destroyed
by fire. Your-people have my sympa
thy. I am a believer in retributive Prov
idence, and He distinctly states, ' ven
geance is mine.' lam daily witnessing
this expression being-carried_ out, with
the different and various ways He has
of applying it to the North, practically
and generally. You no doubt will , 'say
I am a fool and no prophet; neverthe
less, deny not this expression, ' Ven
geance is mine saith the Lord.', The
North has overrun the South by num
bers, destroyed berfreedom, robbed her
of her liberty, and buried her best blood;
thousands upon thousands, white as
well as black, are in a much worse con
dition than your unfortunate people,
and still no help, no sympathy is
rltiex
tended to them. ' Vengea ce is mine,
saith the Lord.' From wh tis written,
a heading for a history of u told length
could be written. Justice in every line
—yes, in every word. ` Vengeance is
mine, saith the Lord,' is my text; this
embraces more or less the whole book of
Christ ; now add the violation of our
Constitution and the subjugation of the
South by superior forces, arbitrary pow
er being applied to a downtrodden race.
Thus a proud and high minded and
Christian people still suffer by the hands
of you and yours, our-conquerors—Jeff.
Davis, poor fellow, included.
" This caution comes in a mysterious
way ; nevertheless I believe your suffer
ings are heaped upon your heads by
Providence, as a retribution for your
past actions, and particularly your pres
ent unkind feelings towards your suf
fering countrymen. Yours truly.
" A REBEL lINT/L REPRESENTED.
"P. S. This is written upon the best
of rebel note paper the best that could
be made during the 'war. Keep it as a
memento of a ruined man as well as of
a ruined country."
INSULTING THE FLAG. AT GALLATIN.
—The particulars of the damnable in
sult offered to the Union flag at Galla
tin on the night of the Fourth of July,
are far worse than we at first reported
them. The flag was not only torn down,
but the blaspheming and sacrilegious
Union haters actually tied one end of it
to the tail of a cow, and the other end
of it to the tail of a dog, and then drove
them pell melt through the streets while
the sacred symbol of the country was
dragged through the dirt and trodden
under foot. The villains who perpe
trated the brutal outrage, deserve to
have their ears nailed to a pillory and
their feet set in'the stocks, and exposed
to the sun during the dog days. They
deserve to be tied by the wrists to the
tail of a steer and driven from Gallatin.
to Philadelphia, until Andy Johnson's
delegation arrive in the latter city.-
-Nashville 2Vmes.
INTERNAL RiVENCTE.—The -follow
ing is the amount of receipts for Inter-;
nal Revenue, for this (18th) Congress
ional District ending the fiscal year
June 30, 1866 :
Lycoming county,
Clinton county,
Centre county,
Tioga, county,
Potter county,
The New York Copperhead papers
are getting Warm over the apportion
ment of the public plunder by the new
Collector of the port of New York.—
They claim that Collector Smythe re
moves present incumbents only to re
place them with stern radicals. Collec
tor Smythe is said to be au honest man.
He will therefore appoint none but hon
est men to place in the Custom House.
That may account for the milk in the
cocoanut.
Why is a fly one of ;the tallest of ani
mals? Because he stands over six feet
without shoes or stockings.
tké
WELLSBORO, PENN'A
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 8, 1866
With MALICE toward none, with CHARITY for ALL, with
firmness in the Mohr, let US Strive to finish the work
we are in,fto bind up the nation's wounds, to care
for him who shall have borne the battle, and for hie
widow and orphans, and to do all which may achieve
and cherish a just and lasting peace among oureelvee
and with all nations : —A. LiNOOLN—AfAItOn 4,1865.
aril. orgx...A.rx. xON 1,6 asti-
FOR GOVERNOR
111 &J. - GEN. JOHN W . GEARY,
OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY
We are under renewed obligations to
Hon. S. F. WILSON for valuable docu
ments.
Hon. J. W: FORNEY, Secretary Sen
ate 111. S., will please accept thanks for
a copy of McPherson's Political Hand
Book for 1880.
" CORNY WALBORN," Postmaster at
Philadelphia, is to resign in order to run
for Congress against Judge Kelley.—
Corny Walborn is as fit for legislative
halls as a pig is for a dancing-master.
The quality- of the Convention to be
held at Philadelphia on the 14th inst. ;
may be learned on reference to the
Pennsylvania delegation appointed by
Wallace, Chairman of the Copperhead
State Committee. Here they come.—
See: James M. Porter, William Big
ler, William H. PaCker, Geo. W. Wood
ward, Ellis Lewis, Jerry Black, James
Campbell, Asa Pecker, Frank Hughes
and Geo. M. Wharton.
As pretty a pack of traitors as ever
met at midnight to plot the common
ruin.
41 BUNDLE OF THREATS,
The man of threats is not always the
man of action. But "the threatened
doe may not live longest in all cases.
Just now the political atmosphere is
resonant with muttered threats. One
is reminded of the threatenings which
thickened the air in 1860.
But not every thunder-peal threatens
a storm. We are told that storms of the
most threatening aspect sometimes fail
altogether by the restoration of electri
cal equilibrium between earth and at
mosphere.
And sometimes the thunder that inut
ters on the far horizon heralds a storm
which rises slowly, pauses for a space
over our roofs, and then splits in twain
and passes by on either/ side.
But the wise farmer regards these
signs of elemental disturbance with an
observant eye. He makes haste to se
cure his curing or cured hay and grain ;
and whether the rain comes or passes
by, lie has the consciousness of duty
performed.-
So . bf this muttering thunder on the
F
political hori n. It is not to be feared,
nor is it to be espised4 - Regard the past
and disregar these threats if you can.
The way to avoid disaster, is to face
its slightest manifestation, and stand
prepared for the possible worst.
The threats we alluded to may mean
much or little. They may be the out
bursts of baffled hate and treason, or
they may be the inadvertent revelations
of plotters against the public peace.—
There is no time to stop and decide
whio.
Montgomery Blair, at the leading
Copperhead mass meeting, declared that
if the reconstruction policy of Congress
was persisted in, there would be another
civil war.
-The Richmond Examiner declares,
that unless the policy of Mr. Johnson
is adopted the North will be destroyed.
The Memphis papers declare, that un
less the South is admitted uncondition
lly it will prepare again for "the last
aitch."'
Gov. Wise, of Virginia, declares that
the South has not yet abandoned its
idea of separation. That the acts of
Congress are not binding and should
not be obeyed. That if the South had
triumphed, he would have stripped the
vanquished naked, and that there would
be no pardon.
Many Southern papers threaten the
North tl with awful burnings., They
chuckle over the burning of Portland
and beckon on the demon of incendia
nista.
And we have opened not more than
one or two Copperhead papers for a
month, in which these threats are not
reproduced in some form. The common
form is that of revolt in the North, un
less the elections go Copperhead this
coming fall.
That is but a reiteration of the Dem
ocratic party, South and North, in 1860.
It declared war in advance of the elec
,tion of that grand patriot, AsitenA24
141.1,7C0LN.
Few of us believed that war would be
inaugurated. But war was inaugura
ted, and by this coagulated scum of
Hell—the " Democratic" party. Its
motto was i.hen, had been for many
years, and is :
" RULE, OR RUIN!"
Up to this time, the Almighty has de
clared that such men shall neither rule
nor ruin.
The Southern wing of that party is
represented by the Bully. The North
ern wing is represented by the Cowaid.
Neither is to be despised. The Bully
hunts in droves, and strikes when 'well
backed. The Coward strikes in the
dark.
X189,437;74
43,496,67
74,943,41
59,859,25
4,169,§6
Therefore let true men be on guard.
The lesson of 1861 ought to have sunk
deep in every heart. The vigilant sen
try has averted many an attack. Pre
vention is better than cure. Wisdom is
symboled by, the open eye and ready
hand. In times of trouble every good
citizen is a guardian of the common
good.
$371,906, 66
But let it be clearly understood that
the Republican party, which includes
all who -stood, and still stand by the
policy of equal and exact justice to all
men, which upheld the hands of Abra
ham Lincoln in putting down rebellion
—let it be understood that this party,
holding as it does the work of recon
struction in hand, will not yield up its
powers except in obedience to - the pop
ular will made known through the bal
lot-box. To the decision of the people
it will bow. To force, to threats, it will
never yield. To threats it will oppose
vigilance, and to force irresistible FORCE.
And the people will stand, by that
party and its policy, and - take the con
sequences.
The New Johnson organ at Williams
port reminds us of,* customer,. Ben
Finch by name, who leads a monoto
nously errant life in the eastern coun
ties of the State. Ben is " cracked."—
He has an idea that he is to marry the
Queen of the World, whoever she may
be. One morning, a dozen years ago,
Ben called upon us, and in a strictly
confidential manner asked the loan of
$BO,OOO. We demurred. He fell to $25,-
000. Still we demurred. He fe to
$10,000; and so Ben kept falling in his
demand, until at last he approached
and whispered :
" Could you lend me a quarter ?"
The Johnson organ set out with a
grand flourish of trumpets. It had 1000
paying subscribers. It had too much
advertising. It went in for Conserva
tism and Gamble. It left Geary's name
out the first week, through " inadver
tence," and put it in the second week.
But three weeks of blowing begins to
take effect upon the organ. Its pipes
squeak horribly. Its thousand paying
subscribers are reduced to one hundred.
Its highest edition was 900—half of
which, if the number wasted in Tioga
county gratuitously be a criterion, must
have been dead-heads. It calls—or per
mits a correspondent to do so—Rous
seau, the bully, " the brave and gallant
Rousseau."
The organ is coming down, - after the
style of Ben Finch. At its present rate
of fall, it will be able to tote its stereo
raceous load to the gates of the Copper
head citadel in a month or so, and be
received into full.communion by Val
landigham & Co. Vale Dunham. By
by ! be virtoous, and you will be happy.
"ORDER REIGNS IN WARVALV."
Good people, it is not pleasant to an
nounce that under the,beneficitil influ
ence of my policy" the rebel flag floats
over New Orleans. But such is the fact.
That city has just been the theater of a
most fearful convulsion, in the throes of
which nearly every prominent Union
man has been killed or wounded.
We wilt make the sad story as plain
as possible.
In 1864 a State Convention of Union
men was called to amend the Constitu
tion preparatory to the admission of the
State into the new Union. Of late the
most fearful disorder has ruled iin Lou
isiana, Union men have, been murder
ed daily, and the freedmen have beep
the victims of savage rebel barbarity.
That these things might be remedied,
Gov. Wells, the duly elected and recog
nized Executive Of the State, reassem
bled the Convention in New Orleans on
the 30th ult. The rebels surrounded the
building and proceeded to the work of
murdering the delegates. In this great
and congenial work the rebels, were sus,
tallied by the municipal authorities—
Mayor J. P. Munro, a pardoned rebel,
leading the van. QV course he pro
claimed that order must be restored ; but
&was the sort of order which reigned
at Warsaw. The dead were removed in
carts. -
Had-we a military force there? Yes.
We had a military force there, and one
Baird commanded in Gen. Sheridan's
absence. After the slaughter was done,
Baird declared martial law to exist,
though for what purpose, unless it was
to protect the murderers, one does not
exactly see. Baird proclaimed martial
law, and appointed a military Gover
nor, to whom all civil magistrates were
'commanded to report. It .was locking
the stable door after the horse was sto
len, but still better than nothing.
This proceeding did Etat suit the rebel
crew. •They at once telegraphed An
drew Johnson, and Andrew Johnson at
once deposed Gen. Baird, and placed
Mayor Munro in command of the troops,
with orders to suppress the Convention
at all hazards. To make a long story
short, we print here the Presidential or
der in the case :
Winannunon, Monday, July 30, 1868.
"To ANDREW B. HERRON, Attorney General of
Louisiana :
"You will call on Gen. Sheridan, or whoever
may be in command, for sufficient force to sustain
the civil authorities t in suppressing all illegal or
unlawful assemblies who usurp or assume to ex
ercise any power or authority without first having
obtained the consent of the people of the State.
" If there is to be a Convention, let it be com
posed of delegates chosen from the people of the
whole State. •
" The people toast be first consulted—no cliahg
ing the organized laws of the State.
" Usurpation will not be tolerated.
" The law and the Constitution must be sus—
tained, and thereby peace and order.
" ANDREW JOHNEON."
There is a single sentence in the fore
going order which is two-edged. In tel
egraphing Attorney General Herron,
an United States civil officer, Andrew
Johnson flatly ignores the legitimate
State Government. Gov. Wells is the
recognized Governor of the State of
LouiSiana—so recognized, until now, by
the President. Has not Andrew John
son usurped the prerogative of the State
Executive? The telegraph states that
Gov. Wells is a prisoner in the hands of
the rebels. Does not Andrew Johnson
recognize the legality of the arrest ?
The Convention assembled with consent
of the Governor. • Does not Andrew
Johnson depose the Governor, when he
orders the Convention to be dispersed?
Ah, Mr. President, the loyal men of
America will take you at your word.—
aurpation, even by you, will not be tol
erated. Hear and reflect before it is too
late. Walk with circumspection as be
comes a man who treats the Constitution
as if it were.a common strumpet.
We object to the complaints of our
Republican cotemporaries that the Cop=
perhead papers.reek with filth and false
hood. You cannot have grapes from
thorns or figs from thistles. A rotten
carcase, emits a stench always. So,
wicked men will lie, and dirty instincts
will crop out in dirty words and dirty
deeds.
It would seem that the Marrowfat
family is, collectively and individually,
desirous of securing an advertisement
in The Agitator. The exteusive circu
lation of this paper renders It valuable
its an advertising medium. Owing to a
very general acknowledgment of this
fact, we long ago ceased to advertise
gratis, or to accept anything but first
class advertisements. Our terms are
published at the head of the first col
umn of the first page, subject to the con
ditions of choice of twitter on the part
of the proprietors. We trust that this
may be entirely clear and satisfactory.
The admission of the Tennessee dele
gation to seats in Congress has upset the
plans of the rebelS and Copperheads.—
President Johnson is placed in a posi
tion to eat his policy, or refuse to Ten
nessee what he claims she is entitled to.
The people can now see just what
Congress demands as the condition pre
cedent to the restoration of the States
lately in arms against the Government.
Congress demands -such a surrender on
the part of rebels as shall disarm them
for all time to come. In other words,
Congress asks, and will have, such guar
anties of peace from the rebels, as that
no civil war can be again inaugurated
with even the pretence of justification.
A correspondent is very indignant be
cause we do not pitch into the Copper
head papers when they call Republi
cans disloyal, and disunionists.
Good friend, see here : When a liar
calls us a liar, we do not feel insulted.
When a scoundrel calls us a scoundrel,
we do not feel insulted. , Should a thief
call us a thief, we should not feel in
sulted. Because, neither a liar, nor a
scoundrel, nor a thief, is competent to
criticize us in any respect.
So, when traitors and their tools call
us disloyal, we do not feel insulted.—
The duty of earnest men is plain enough.
It is to do their whole duty fearlessly,
and take the consequences.
The Clymerites had what they call
"a Grand Mass Meeting" in Reading
on the 18th ultimo. The truth appears
to be that they had a gathering of less
than 5,000, in a city and county num
bering about 100,000; that they had two
speaker's stands prepared, and only one
was used ; that they hired a drum corps
frond Harrisburg, and refused to give
the boys supper or transportation home.
It is not uncommon for 8,000 people
to attend a Republican mass meeting in
Tioga county. When Gen. Butler and
Gen. Logan visit us, as they will during
the campaign, we guess we can see that
"monster meeting" at Reading, and go
it 3,000 better.
At last the Old and New Worlds are
united by a telegraph cable stretching
from the coast of Ireland along the
ocean bed to ,Newfoundland. There
have been the usual congratulatory mes
sages between functionaries, and com
munications are being sent from conti
nent to continent at the rate of six
words per minute. As an. example of
the annihilation of space by this great
work, we mention a message to Cyrus
W. Field, the originator of the enter
prise, from the President of the Suez
canal company, dated Alexandria, in
Egypt. July - 20,1:30 P. M., which was
received at the Newfoundland station
at 10/1 A. same day. It is hardly
possible to human belief, but such is the
fact. The Ti ibunepublishesspecial des
patches from London every morning.—
Certai4ly wonders are not likely to cease
at present.
The new cable brings news of proba
ble peace in Europe, after a most disas
trous defeat of the Austrians by the
Prussians. The Austrians are driven to
the wall.
Troy District M. EL Ministers' and Lay
men's Association.
This Association met pursuant to appointment
at Wellabor°, July 31, ultimo, at 2 o'clock P. M.
The following named ministers were present:
Rev. Dr. Lore, editor of Northern Christian
Advocate, Rev. Dr. Lindsay, President of Gene
see College, Revs. T. B. Hudson, P. E., Lamkin,
Brownell, Haskell, Stillwell, Putnam, Robinson,
Statham, Mackwood, Weeks, Howe, Shaw, and
Gibson of Elmira.
Rev. V. Brownell, of Farmington, delivered
the opening address.
The remaining portion of the afternoon Session
was spent in reading essays, and sketches enter
mons, and in eritioisms thereon. The evening
was devoted to missions. The addresses were by
Rev. Dr. Lore and Rev. Otis Gibson.
The speakers impressed upon the minds of the
audience the vast importance of the great work
of christianizing the heathen, and dwelt farther
upon the rapid march of the great enterprise.
The morning exercises of the second day were
—reading of sermons, essays,
and criticisms
thereon. At eleven o'clock the Association Love
Feast took- place, and proved the most impressive
hour of the session.
The afternoon was devoted to a Sunday School
Convention, in- which Rev. Dr. Lore and Revs.
Gibson, Hudson and Lamkin bore a prominent
part.
The Centennary Meeting was held in the eve
ning. The audience was excellent, and the ad
dresses by Drs. Lore and Lindsay, (*he, like
genuine Methodism, are always prepared to
speak,) were highly-interesting. Both of these
gentlemen were strangers, but we trust their com
ing among us will be long and gratefully remem
bered by all.
The Association adjourned to meet on the 3d
Tuesday of October next, at Canton, Bradford
county, Pa. C. L. F. ROWE,
Secretary pro. tern.
All persons who recruited previous to April 22. 1863,
Eutd who have not been paid for said service, can receive
pay by applying to Ewing & Smith, Third street, Har
risburg. Pa.; also soldiers of 1812, or their widows, can
receive $6O, cash, by applying to the same persons.-alit
TAXPAYERS OF CHARLESTON : Take notice that
payment of all taxes due for 1868 must be made to
me on or before the 16th day of September next, to
save costs. WALLACE IifOORE, Collector.
-Charleston, August 8, 1860.
NOTICE is hereby given that divers citizens of
Charleston have petitioned the Honorable court of
Common Pleas of Ilona county for a charter of incor
poration under the name and style of the •' Welsh Con
gregational Church and Society of Charleston," and
that the said court have appointed Monday, the 27th
day of August, inst., for hearing and granting said pe
tition, at which time all persons interested can attend
Well/Moro, Aug... 8,1866. .1. P. 'DONALDSON.
Proth'y.
STRAYED from the premises of the subscriber
in Delmar, a two' year old ROAN BULL,
short-legged and large horns. Any person giv
ing me information where ho can be found shall
be liberally rewarded. JACOB HILTBOLD.
Aug. 8, 1866- 3t.
MONTANA SILVER EOWDER.—An entirely new
Invention for silver plating articles of brass, cop
per, German silver, bronco, and for renewing and pol
ishing silver and silver plated ware. It will be desira
ble in every household, store and workshop, as by its
use silver plated ware, whose plating is worn off. can be
restored to its origisal beauty, and all articles of brass,
copper, &c, can be instantaneously silver plated at a tri
fling expense, and can be kept permanently silvered by
an occasional application, Sold at ROY'S drug store.
ELECTION NOTlCE,—Notice is hereby. given., that
an election for a board of Managers of the Wells
bons Cemetery Company, will •bo held at the ipMce of
the company, on Monday, the 3d day of September next,
at two o'clock P. K. M. H. COBB, Secretary.
Wellsborn August 1,1888.•-4 t
SHERIFF'S SALES.
BY virtue of sundry writs of Fieri Foam', Le.
oari Feciae, and Venditioni Expellee, is
sued out of the Court of Common Pleas of
Ti
oga county, Pa., to me directed, will be exposed
to nubile sale - in the Court House, in Wellsboro,
on MONDAY, the 27th of August, 1888, at one
o'clock in the afternoon, the following described
property, to wit:
A lot of land lyine in Middlebury township ;
bounded north by highway and lands of Nathan
iel Ames and J. Whitney, east by Erastus Niles,
south by Hiram Bryant, and west by Richard
Brown ; containing 40 acres, more or less, about
15 acres improved, s with one old log" house and a
few fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the prop
erty of Mary L. Ayres.
ALSO—A lot of land lying in Ward township;
bounded north by lands of the estate of ttalmon
Gregory, east by Henry Hollis, south by high
way, and west by J. D. Hill; containing forty
sores, more or less, about 18 acres improved, with
one log house, one frame barn, and fruit trees
thereon. To be sold as the property of Osborn
M. Hill.
ALSO—A lot of land in Brookfield township ;
beginning at the northeast corner of lot No. 60 of
the Bingham lands; thence north 186 perches;
thence east 27 perches ; thence north 157 perch
es; thence north, 60 degrees west, 90 - perches;
thence south,, 85 degrees west, 81 perches ; thence
south, 16 degrees west, 73.8 perches ; thence south
94 perches; hence along the west line of lot No.
80 south, 28 agrees west, 170 perches; thence
along line of lot No. 58 east 130.4 perches, and
south 88 perches; thence along north line of lot
No. 80 east 60.5 perches to the place of begin
ning ; containing 330 acres, more or less. about 80
acres improved, with an old frame shanty there
on. To be sold as the property of John Pierce.
ALSO—A lot of land in Shippen and Delmar
townships; bounded on the north by Chas. Mor
row and Homer Bacon, on the east by George W.
West, William Howe and Daniel Furman, on the
south by W. Furman and Andrew Bartle, and on
the west by William Gross and Charles Morrow ;
containing 212 . acres, more or less, about 100
acres improved, - with one frame house, one barn
and other out buildings and fruit trees thereon.
To be sold as the property of Richard W. Whee
ler.
ALSO—A lot of land in Morris township;
bounded on the north by lands of Wtn. Babb, on
the east by M. Borst and William Bache, on the
south by lands of the heirs of Luke W. Morris,
and on the west by 'Wm. Babb ; containing 100
acres, more or less, about 35 acres improved, with
one frame tavern house, one frame barn and other
out buildings and fruit trees thereon. To be sold
as the property of W. Y. Campbell and Jane
Campbell.
' ALSO—A lot of land in Richmond township;
bounded on the north by lands of Dyer Butts, east
by Dyer Butts,,eouth by Lloyd Gillett and Rus
sel Gillett, and west by the Williamson road;
containing 1,19 acres, more or less, all improved,
with two frame houses, one frame barn, one frame
shed, one waterlsaw mill, one plaster mill, and
fruit trees there n. To be sold as the property of
C. H. Owens.
ALSO—A lo of land in Bloss township, known
as lot No. 10 in block No. eight of the village of
Blossburg, with two 'frame store houses thereon.
To be sold as the property of Patrick Bannon.
ALSO—A lot of land in the township of Sulli
van; bounded north by lands of Hiram Welch,
east by D. Rumsey, south by Bradley Canfield
and John Wood, and west by Samuel Welch;
containing 52 acres, more or less, about 20 acres
improved, with one frame house and fruit trees
thereon. To be sold as the property of Oliver R.
Lovell.
ALSO—A lot of land in Delmar township;
bounded on the north by Richard MoOre, east by
Kilburn Cooledge, south by J. F. Donaldson and
Kilburn Cooledge, and west by Hartford Butler ;
containing 100 acres, more or less, aboia 25 acres
improved, with a frame house, framed barn and
fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of
Charles Herrington.
ALSO—A lot of land in Gaines township;
bounded on the north by north line of warrant
No. 1040, west by land of R. G. White in pos
session of Wm. B. Furman, on the south by south
line of warrant No. 1040, and east by lands in
possession of John Blue, and being part of lot
No. 17 of the allotment of the Dent lands iu
Gaines township, and part of warrant No. 1040 ;
containing 33 acres, more or less, and about 15
acres improved, with dwelling house, barn aria
fruit trees thereon.. To be sold as the property of
Stephen Brace and Daniel H. Furman.
ALSO—A lot of land in Middlebury township;
bounded on the north by the highway, on the east
by land of M. S. Field, on the south by J. Pruts
man and Edward Briggs, and on the west by Jno.
Rosa; containing 90 acres, nore or less, about
50 acres improved, with frame house, frame barn,
and fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the prop
erty of Mary A. Bryant and A. If. Bryant:
ALSO—A lot of land in the borough of Wells
bore; beginning at a post near the bridge on the
new road, it being the north corner of A. Foley's
lot; thence along said Foley land south, 54 deg
west, 170 feet and 9 inches to a post, the west
corner of A. Foley's lot; thence along Ine of
lands of Henry Sherwood north, 42 deg went,
225} feet to the south eorner of Brown lot;
thence along said Brown lot north, 48 deg east,
170 feet to the corner of the said Brown lot;
thence along said new road south, 42 deg east,
243 feet and 3 inches to 'the-place : a . beginning;
containing one acre, more pr less, with one frame
building, used for wool carding and cloth dress
ing, .te., with machinery jcomplete, (steam and
water power,) shed, barn and fruit trees thereon.
To be sold as the property of Charles Lei. '
ALSO—A lot of land in Delmar township;
beginning at a post in the public road, and the
corner of E. P. Deane's land ; thence north, 88}
deg west, 166.8 perches to a dead birch; thence
north, If deg east, 194,8 perches to a post ; thence
south, 88} degrees east, 288.9 perches to a post
in the public road aforesaid thence along said
road south, 19 deg west, 29.4 perches to a post ;
thence south, 38} deg west, 83 perches; thence
south, 234. deg west, 97 perches; thence south, 54
deg west, 16 perches; theme south, 30 deg west,
17.2 perches to the place of beginning; contain
ing 281 acmes and allowance of six per cent. for
roads, ac., about 100 acres improved, with frame
house, frame barn and fruit trees thereon.
ALSO—AllOther lot in Delmar township; boun
ded northwest lands of Newell CasepbaU, west
by -- Campbell, north by Dante/ Ifit'sfd, east
by M. D. Field and Isaac Field, and BouthenBtby
highway ; containing 90 acres, more or less, oboist
7b acres improved, with one frame house, two
frame barns. two frame sheds and other outbuild
ings and two fruit orchards thereon.
Az.so—Another lot, in Elk township; bounded
north by warrant No. 4422. seat by warrant 4416,
south by warrant 4420, and west by warrant 4444,
it being warrant No. 4421; containing 990 acres,
more or less, about ten acres improved, with log
house, frame barn and saw mill (water power)
thereon. To be sold as the property of Moses I).
Field.
ALSO—A lot of land in Delmar township;
bounded north by lands of Phillip Cross and
Henry Smith, east by George Eastman, south by
Joseph' Bernaur, and west by G. Green and B.
Stowell; containing 125 acres, more or less, and
about 45 acres improved, wit h house, frame
barn, other outbuildings, and fruit trees thereon.
To be sold as the property of B. M. Brubaker.
LEROY TABOR, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Wellsboro, August 8.1866.
IMPORTANT TO SOLDIERS.
THE BILL equalising the bounties of soldiers
has passed both houses of Congress. By its
provisions all those who enlisted after the 19th
of April 1881 for not less than three years are
entitled to a bounty of $lOO. And all those who
enlisted after April 19, 1886 for two years, or who
enlisted for a shorter time and have been dis
charged on account of wounds, are entitled
to $5O. In case of the decease of the soldier or
sailor his heirs are entitled to the bounty.
Any person entitled to the above bounties de
siring their claims promptly attended to will
please address, JOHN I. MITCHELL,
Agent for the collection of bounty, back pay
and pensions, Wellaboro, Pa.
N. B.—This kind of business will be carefully
attended to as heretofore, and the charges rea
sonable.
TO SOLDIERS.
ALL persons having knowledge of facts concerning
killed and wounded soldiers from Tioga county,
are respectfully requested to furnish Col. M. L. Clark,
of Mansfield, Pa., with the following statistics :
Names of soldiers, place of residence, date of enlist-.
ment and muster Into the United States service, letter
company, number of regiment, when wounded, and
n what engagement, data and place of death, and "cane
of same. M. L. CLARK.
L. D. SEELY,
.1. 11. SHAW,
W. D. MATTESON,
THOS. J. DAVIES,
August I f IS&6. Committee on Statistics.
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Westfield
Oil and Mining company will be held at the Pe
troleum house, in -Westfield, Tioge. county, Pa.,
on Wednesday, August 8, 1866, at four o'clock
P. M., to elict Directors and do such other busi+
near as may come before the meeting.
L. E. BEEBE, Bao'y pro tam.
Westfield, July 25, 1866.*
REGISTERS NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that toe following
Executors and administrators have tiled
their accounts in the Registers office of Tioga
County, and that the same will he presented to
the Orphans Court of said County on Monday the
27th day of Augnot 1888 for Confirmation and al
./0 wa
Account of Guy C. Smith and Lockwood C.
Smith Administrator's of the Estate of Philemon
Smith dec." •
Account of John W. Guernsey and David L.
Aiken Executors of the Estate of Jacob Pruts
mau deo."
Account of Geo. W Mott administrator of the
Estate of Chauncey Dam dec."
Account of J. G. Dartt Executor of the Estate
of Geo. Dartt dec."
Account of L. H. Brewster and Alice Cady, Ad
ministrators of the estate of James 13. Cady, de
ceased.
H. S. ARCHER, Register.
WelMoro Aug. 1, 1866.
PROPOSALS
FOR FURNISHING MATERIAL AND
erecting the buildings on the County Fair
Grounds are solicited. The plan of the buildings
can be seen at the office of the Secretary in Wells
bore. Payments to the contractor will be made
as the work progresses, with 25 per tent on the
contract price which balance will be paid when
the job is accepted by the proper officers. Pro
posalslare also solicited for the building of an en
closure around the County Agricultural Grounds,
and the making of a half mile track for the exhi.
bition of stock. For further details, pleatie ad
dress orcall upon the undersigned.
By order of the Executive Committee.
Proposals will be received until August 10
W. A. NICHOLS,
Aug. 1, 1888, Sec'y Tina Co. Ag. Soc'ty
GRAND PRIZE CONCERTS.
rHE MUSICAL INSTITUTE nqiw
1 in session in Mansfield, Pa., will give two
Concerts on Thursday and Friday evenings, Aug.
2d and 3d, consiating of Opera and Sacred chor
uses, Quartette, Trios Dnetta, Solos, Ballads, ae.
LvThe following professional gentlemen will sing each
ening : Prof. H. E Holt of Boston, Mass., Tenor Ito.
eto, Prof. P. P. Bliss. Basso, Profundo Prof. J. 0.
Towner, Ballad Singer, besides a fine array of Soprano
Soloists. 200 Prize Tiekets will be issued. If all sold,
the following Prizes will be drawn:
4 elegant Albums, valued at $7,00... ..... $28,00
5 6 , 4,00 20.00
10 " •` 3.00..... ....30,00
2 " 2,50....... 5.00
5 Gold Fens with Silver Holders, 4.00 20,00
2 lot 2,00 400
3 ~ 1,50 4.50
4 Ladies Companions, 1,00 4,00
6 Ladies' Port Monsles 75 4.50
12 Bottles Extract for Handkerchief, 60 7,20
15 Gents Scarf Pins, 50 6.50
6 CI log 40 .'
,4Q
4 if 46 14 75 8,00
The Prizes will be drawn on friday evening by a per
eon selected by the ticket holders.
Adwission Ticket to both Concerts with Prize t Ecket $l,OO
without " 50
Single Ticket ........... ........ ...... .50
Friends come and bear soma of the best singing over
given in this village. Tickets will be sent by !mail,
Prof. 1.1.11. lIOLT. of Boston, Mass., Director.
J. C. WHITE. Principal.
NOT/CE IN DIVORCE.—To William Waters: 'lake
notice that your wife, Marinda Waters, by her
next friend, Eli Bartlet, has petitioned the honorable
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas for Tloga county
for a divorce from the bonds of matrimony and that
the said Court has appointed Monday, the 21th day of
Angu.t, instant, at the Court House in Wellsboro, for
a hearing of the said petitioner in the premises, at
which time and place yon can attend if you think pro
per. LEROY TABOR, Sheriff.
Wellaboro, August 1,1366.-3 t
NOTICE is hereby given that Usury Rolland., L B.
Smith and C, 11. Milian, have applied to the Court
of Common Pleas of Tinge county for a charter of i n
corporation for " The First Baptist Church of Bios.
burg ;" and that the said Court baa appointed Jlouday
the Sd day of September next, fors bearing to the prem
Wes, at which time said application will be granted i
no objection is made. JUAN N. DONALDSON.
Wei',burp, August 1,1866.-4 w
TTIOGA CORNET BAND is in good I.lowilg
j der. and 'kill play for picnics, celebrations, Ac , tor
a reasonable compensation. F. A. Adams leader.
11. F. OARRETSON, Secretary.
Tioga, Augu i et 1,
NOTICE is' hereby given that the co-pal tueiship
heretofore existing between D. D. Parkhurst and
V. C. Phelps is this day dissolved by mutual couseu ,
All those indebted to the said lirrn will wake iminet bate
settlement of their accounts, which can be done with
either of the undersigned at Osceola.
The business will be carried on at the old stand by
D. D. Parkhurst, V. C. PHELPS,
August 1, 1860.-It* D. D. ;'ARK HURST.
$2,000 A YEAR made by any ono with 115
Steucel Tools. No experience neces
nary. The Presidents, Cashiers, and Treasurersnl 3
Banks indorse the circular. Sent free ivith eiamplc”.—
Address the American Stencil Tool Works, Springfield,
Vermont.
DRUGS FOR THE MILLION.
WEBB'S DRUG STORE.—The undersign
ed respectfully announces that he has as
sawed the entire control of the
DRUG & CF-IFOECAI., STORE,
Second door below Holliday's Hotel, which he
has fitted up for that purpose, and having largely
increased his stock is now preps& to furnish his
old customers and all others with
R.
PURE DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PATENT
MEDICINES,. DYE STUFFS,
PURE WINES AND
LIQUORS,
FOR MEDICINAL USE
almost every article to be found in An establish
meat of this. Such as
B.
Horse and Cattle Powder, Coal Oil,
Alcohol, Linseed Oil, Glass,
Paints, Putty, Sponges, ,
A great collection
of the best
Perfumerya W nufactiired, Toilet
Soaps of arious kinds, and •
good quality, quality, Tobacco
and Cigars .
of the moat approved Brands always on hand.
He would call the attention of the public to
his splendid stock of
Notions, consisting of Hair, Tooth,
Paint, Flesh and Nail Brush
es, Cutlery, Pipes, Drink
ing Cups,
B
Chess & Backgammon Board * Chess,
Doininoes, &c. Also a large
assortment of Toys for
Children.
B.
/Mr Particular attention will be given to Pre
paring Physicians' Prescriptions and -Pam*
Recipes. Satisfaction given to all wbo favor him
with their patronage. R. B. WEBB,
Aug. 1, 1866. Druggist.
Announcements
E. T. BENTLEY, of Mega. will be a candidate for
Associate Judge, subject to the decision of the nep,, t ,„
limn Couventiou.
VICTOR CASE, of Knoxville, will be a candidate for
t•oluciate Judge. subject to the decision of the Rope
Itcan Convention.
C. F. V RIL, of Liberty, will bee candidate for Aseo•
Mate Judge, subject to the decision of the Renimi xe , La
Cotiveution.
ROYAL WHF,ELEit, of Lawrenceville, will be Is Laudi.
date for Associate Judge, subject to the decision of lye
Republican Convention.
Itev.MYRON ROCKWELL, of Jackson, will be a ca p .
dictate for Associate Judge, subject to the decision of the
Republican Convention. •
BENJAMIN VAN WIZEN, of Chatham, will be a
candidate for Associate Judge, subject to the decisi on
or the Reiptiblican Convention.
WM. a. RIPLEY, of Richmond, will bee candidate
for Associate Judge, subject to the decieton of the g e e,
publican Convention.
D. L. DEANE. of Delmar, will be a candidate for
Register & Recorder, subject to the decision of the E a .
publican Convention.
PETER V. VAN NESS, of Rutland, will be a candidate
for Corm ty Commissioner, subject to the decuiloa of the
Republican Convention.
ISAAC PLANE, of Brookfield, wilt be a candidate for
County Commissioner, subject to the docialon at the
Republican Convention.
HENRY S. ARCHER will be a candidata for the at
Sce of Register and Recorder, subject to the decielon of
the Republican Convention.
JOHN F. DONALDSON will be a candidate far the
oßke of Prothonotary, subject to the decisi on o f the
Republican Convention.
JOSEPH DARLING, of Shippers, will be a candidate
for County Commissioner, subject to the decision of the
Republican Convention.
CLARERDON RATHBONE, of Liberty, will be .
candidate for Prothonotary, subject to the decision of
the Republican Convention.
COLIILES COP ESTICIC, of Delmar, will ha a , nualli,
data for Commissioner, subject to the decision of the
Republican Convention.
Dr. J. C. WHITTAKER, of Elk Land, will be a meth.
date for Associate Judge, subject to the decision of the
Republican Convention.
Capt. ELMER BACKER Will be a candidate for Pro.
thonotary, subjer.t to the decision of the itepoblieso
Convention.
At the Soldiers' Convention held at WellAboro on tb,
:37th of July, The fallowing resolution was tmantmouly
adopted
"That we regard it as but Just, in view of the vervi.
coo of those who took the field in delence of civil liber
ty against the machinations of traitors and their spar
gists, that where there is equal competency and uat , ..v.
rity, as between candidates for place, the soldier should
be preferred before the civilian."
In keeping with the idea therein expressed, we, the
undersigned. soldiers of Tioga county, would respect.
fullY but earnestly recommend to the Republican county,
Convention ' which meets on the 24th instant. the mina
of William T. Humphrey, M.D., of Osceola, for the of
lice of Representative; Captain lamer Backer, of Rut
land, for the of of Prothonotity : and Sergt. Danes
Deane, of Delmar, for Register and Recorder.
Believing that this would give ns but a fair represea.
tation upon the county ticket at the coming election.
we earnestly hope that ft may receive the approval of
said Convention. Welisboro, August 1, 1566.
13 G Schlieffen's, It B Webb,
B C Cox, Miles Swope,
Wm Chase Hiram 11 Warttner,
J H Shaw, i A N Warriner,
B B Potter, ti H Belcher,
G W Merrick, , [ Thomas ttkalton,
John I Mitchell, Simon A 1111tbeid,
W A Nichols, B H Warriner,
V A Itlliott, . Nelson Fulkerson,
A B Cloos, N Bloom,
John A. Fletcher, Ii C Wheeler,
L D Seely, - Thus J Davies,
M L Clark, A C Mack,
J D Greenfield, W 0 Matteson,
Elias Horton, Jr, H S Horton,
John 7 Rogers, H F Garrelson,
C M Prutsman, Wm Jones.
James J Cady, ~ George Toby.
B B Borden,
W W Phillips,
Nathan Gill, Hiram Plekering, Jr,
Thomas Middaugh, John 0 Conner,
R U Fleming,
J r.-Van Name,
John Pickering.,
0 U. Watts.
Stephen Andrus,
J J Jorden
Abram Decker,
Harvey Weer,
Frederick Reese,
John Castle,
Marcui Mine,
Pr4..th n'y
C G Fisher, - George Couch,
W G Johnston, Alpheus Button,
Jobu Cline, E N Rowan,
J Phillips, E A Johnston,
Isaac Shappee-, E W Johnston,
0 P Webster, L Shappeu_
Nathan Edwards, Charles Shills,
Orrin Cline, it W Toby,
Benjamin Bubb, D E Morley,
I' V Clark, N J Wheeler,
Jebel E Hillier, le M Spencer,
L L Love, E R Streeter, T Gilbert, Chas Boom,
S C Rich, A M Dunham, Edward Everett, Wm
Thompson, Henry Bush, Luther Matteson, C C
Hopkins, W,o Morse, Milon Item, Wm George,
J C Fairbanks, Jam&P Taylor, Elliott Merrell,
Henry Keltz, Stephen Bowan, John James, Jr,
Francis Sackett, Jonathan Hutchison, John J
Bowen, Thos L Lewis, William Owens, Thos J
Williams, Daniel B Morgan, Henry Landrus, Wm
Herman, James Driscoll, Wm Davis, E S Sco
field, R C Bailey, M D Bailey, N J Starkvreather,
W Codney, Henry Gaylord, 8 L Hotchkiss, J L
Moore, Henry Clark, E It. Haight, W C Moore,
Charles Day, N C Ripley, H It Cooper, W R Gay
lord, S Warters, Henry Frailie, Ira B Clark, Joon
M Goodrich, D A Lamb, Lucius L Flower, Cm
Ayers, J T Ripley.
.ETNA
PORTLAND FIRE.
.ZEITN.JEL.
INSURANCE COMPANY,
ASSETS JULY 1, 1866
Cash on band in bank and with Agts, $257,3 21111
United States Stock 812,2771
Real estate, uninctnbered-- . 90,SSA vi
State Stocks 493,1390 IN
New York Bank Stocks 734,170 11
Hartford Bank Stocks 270,810 4
Miscellaneous Bank Stocks 129,000 0)
Railroad Stocks, etc, 273,057 51
Mortgage Bonds, City Co. k, R. R. 1,011,1380'
TOTAL
Losses unadjusted and not due ......... $221,236 3i
'Yak $3,854,590 2 0 .
Income for last year (net) $:,933,3 9914
Ora daily income of say $9,100.
Losses and Expenses for same time 32,541,29!
rd
Total Losses paid in 47 years $10,127,410
viz: Fire, $17,243.900 99. 1n1and.51, 334,409
Government and State Taxes paid...... $179373
Loss by Portland Fire July 4th.
The total amount covered by Etna polio"
property destroyed or damaged, is $208. 8 . 54 .`
which salvage will be about five per cad.
total loss will not vary much from $200,0 00,
is being promptly adjusted and paid. This
is five per cent. upon the assets, a figure but
rligr
ly exceeding our government and State Weil,'
last year, or a proportion equal to a .$5,U00 10,
for a company of $lOO,OOO assets.
The necessity for insurance and the "I"
wealthy, strong corporations, is forcibly illotr*
ted by this tire. Several weak insurance coisPi:
vies are destroyed. Portland has a p o pulatto . '
35,000 ; was handsomely built, mostly iiro. br l
or stow) structures—protected and screened
upwards of 3,000 staile trees—bounded en tbr':
sides by water—indeed, literally, almost 11,14
from the ocean—and with agood steam tire
partment ;—yet it has $10,000,000 of prOV: . L:
consumed in.a few hours, upon a holiday. ',"`,
its people are least occupied — from the very to"'
nificant cause of a contemptible ale cradle.
Remember the trifling origin of fires that slool
away in a few hours the earnings of yesrs.
cider your best interests and give the Etnastt - '
a call, if you need proper insurance secant; -
Polieies issued at fair terms.
WM. H. SMITE, Aia nt '
Welleboro, July 25, 1806.-4 t
Edward Coeburn,
Lyman rI flotchkiss,
Daniel Bntler.
Oilderoy H Lawton,
Lucius Sabin,
Albert-Osborn,
Ira Warriner,
Dexter Oeborn,-,
A S Torpy,
Isaac Dobb,
Abram Van Oaten,
THE
BM=
HARTFORD, CONN.
$4,073,9.; 0 33
LIABILITIES