THEI UANNER COMITY .a.•=1•••••• , • - . . . - : -Ne . certainly'y . do not `object to the praCtice,' so - common, of parading be fore the public so frequently the large *publican majorities given in the old; thickly settled counties of the State, counties in which (pew may he one 'or ~friore.populous cities. This is perhaps commendable. At any rate it evinces a praiseworthy earnestness and zeal in the maid. -It is well to keep these ma :joiltles. before the people, esp eieliS when - officers are to be given to po local i_ , Wire-pullers by those whom their votes ••litive helped to elect. It is policy to have these tremendous majorities always ready when a telling i• argument is needed. We do not object ~to this, still we will venture to suggest 7that Injustice may thereby be done to -. z „new, . sparsely populated counties, in which the Republican - vote, in proper „tion.to the whole vote given, was actit ..Ally much larger than iu the counties vhose "ibig” majorities are brought out • on all oebasions. These new counties are mountainous, have bad roads, especially in November, and it is realliditticult for all the voters Vir - Otio "the polls. If they .have not sufficient interest to goi it costs •some thing to send teams, six, eight or ten -Miles,' over their 'roads to bring , them Out. • - Now, if he Republican vote in such counties is a greater per cent. than in - 'the other counties spoken of,why should the not receive the credit. la there not l tendency here, ns in most .other matters, to have the " big" over -phadow andikeep out of sight the" lit, • tle," withodt regard to real merit, or .meritorious conduct In either case? A few cligures will, perhaps, bring this ...matter out in a tangible form : InAllegheny, total vote was• • • •40,1 A The majority • 10,810 .. t!ancaster, total vote was 24,305 ajority., 7,279 radford, 'total vote was - ..11.306 Majority ' - .... i 4,230 Tlega, total vote was 7,500 Majority 3,598 _. ' In these foul• counties the per centa gee_of the Republican vote. upon the .Nl,ll le vote east will stand thus : Per centum. • Allegheny Lancaster.— • Bradford.... , Ti0ga....... The per cent. 0f Republican majori ties on the whole vote, thus : Pc r ce,1417n. ,269 ,29Q ,374 "479 Allegheny . Lancaster.. Bradford.. , Tioga These figures speak for themselves aud.nee.l no comments. -7 Stat€ Gu«rei. U. 6ENATOR.—We have surveyed the ft id With careful deliberation, and while we recognize the good qualities of many of those who • are likely to be named for this high office; we are satis - fled that the most likely to meet with the widest approbation of all sections of the State is the Hon. 0, A. Grow. Mr. Grow is one of the original lead ' em °Nile .Republican ,party, and lids moved in the van of the grand march of• Its• principles of human liberty for nearly twenty years. 'His position in Congress has always . been a conspicu ous one, and 'his public services there and in his own State have been marked with distinguished ability, and the most unswerving patriotism. His ccht duct of the grand campaign which has just Closed has been characterized by thek closest devotion to most arduous duty, admirable organization, and by Ural, most popular test of merit, t a splen did success. In the prime of life, with a fine : presence, an able debater, an elognent orator, an experienced parlia mentarian, and an unswervingly con sistent piitriot; we believe Vint Penn sylvania will do herself high honor by sending to the United States Senate G. A. Grow.—Phila. Evening Bulletin: ECCENTRICITIES OF THE TRACT DiSi TRIHEITORS.—Tract Distributors are, as a class, remarkable for the eccentric way they have of dispensing their favors.— To a person in a starving condition they will present a tract on duty of be nevolence, while a portion with io legs will. be favored with a homily n the il i sin of dancing! On Sunday last some of our ministers, upon entering their pulpits may have been a little surprised to find themselves confronted by tracts on the subject of temperance. At such a tilde a minister would not be likely to perceive anything amusing in It, but it could hardly fail .to strike a worldling as - being rather comical that a friend of the temperance , reform should deem it necessary to begin with the preachers! We are not informed as to whether the lager beer saloons and bar rooms were supplied or not.—fersey Shore Videttey - - - - A • CUM% )ii*GE.—We have received the December number of ." Merry's Museum," for young people, and old people, too, who have not forgotten that they were once young. The Publisher, !Horace B. Fuller, Boston, claims that Merry is the bcst, magazine of its kind issued in this coun try, 'and challenges comparison. Our readers can decide this point for them selves by sending to him two three•cent stamps for a specimen. . 'The January number begins a New Vblume, which will be,further enlarged and improved. Term $1,60 a year in advance. ". COVNTERFEIT.—A most dangerous counterfeit $b Treasury note is in circu lation. The easiest mode of detection by the green ornamental engraving lengthwise which in the counterfeit is of a paler color and consequently has a brighter look'than the dark green of the original. Seen under the micro scope; the engraving of the counterfeit is coarser than the original, and there are some misplacements or omissions, but to-the nakedeye it presents a genu ine appearance. Mrs. Eliza Overton, wife of Edward Overton Esq., died-, at this place on Saturday evening lust. Mrs. 0. has been a resident of this' borough for nearly half a century, and enjoyed in an eminent degree the regard' and re spect of the entire community. The funeral ceremonies are awaiting the ar 7 rival of. Mr. Mrs. Hammond, who were expected home from Europe, on Wednesday evening.—Bradford Re porter. A shocking suicide at tho American Hotel, Williamsport, Wednesday morn ing. The circumstances as detailed be foie Coroner's Jury, are briefly as follows : Mr. A. W. NonTozi, who has boarded at the American HOtel for a year or more, arose at about half' past 6 o'clock, and without dressing him.4elf, took his red leer and .shot himself through the head, and died instantly. Mr. W. A. YouNo, , who roomed with him, was in bed, and was awakened by the discharge -of thlpistol. He sprang out of bed and fot d Mr. NORTON on the floor entirely de d. DEATH CAUSED BY A FELON.—Eb enezer Hunt, a young man of 10 years of age, son of Amos T. Hunt, of Nich ols died on Sunday, the red inst., of blood-poisoning caused by the absorp tion of matter 'from a felon' on one of the fingers ; which had been suffered to run too long without opening. His de cease was sudden and unexpected, and is a sad affliction to the bereaved fam ily,--Bradford Reporter. - LIST of letters remaining in . the Wellshorn P. 0., Dec. lit I Beg. Miss fluidal" ltenhour, loact T. Huel, Mrs. Matilda under, Mrs, A. St. boven 2. Mts. A nn Geo. Blue, Hi ram Campbell 2, rle"), CarnelyJnhn Clark, David Cull ItshiSfr. Liantre, it Veldo, Illsoshm Morton, Mfrs Ma rta Hunter, A. J. Itatritt, T. 41, Jr.bnpm, I, LI, Joh nson, I. A. Mendell , Finticto 11 , 4ltit Pr.*, Clary }Tethers, 1;11 boratvia 01t05t444., katcoAl 11,T, Pe, , k, Maw / hlosou.3lrs, Lira il Liras Holt., w‘frly McWatue, Clary 8 telly, Dr, A. }. Kum le, ,1f is, 4, kw; ht,sitb , cu l t a Co., Francis West, Miss Ciutha 51, Woo. The tame pers.suas wilt tail 44 hr al ft/ P 454 144411, M. U.LAY3, yr, ks, the ag,itato_r. wELLssonor P LINN 'A WEDNESDAY, DEC.. 9, 1868. 'fl State of Camden & Amboy - may take a back seat. The State of "Penn sylvania Central" is about to enter the Union. The question seems to be— ". Shall there be universal 4leadheading or not? Who'll answer? The U. S. Senator question la getting mixed up. Wm. H. Herniate kits with drawn, and J. Edgar Thompson, Presi dent of the . Penn'a Central Railroad Company, is put forward in his stead. This is a little bewildering. We wait for the next earthquake. Let it come. • - Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary Of the State Temperance Union, writes us to say, that neighborhoods wishing to secure the services of lecturers on the subject of Temperance, can do so by addressing him at 115 South 7th-at., Philadelphia, or Rev. Pennell Coombe, 513 Arch-st. The lecturers make spe cial collections for the Union, but have no special compensation from the peo ple. A. State Temperance Convention will be held nt Harrisburg in February next.. - MORN WORE TO DO The necessity for labor will never cease; nor is it desirable that it should. However, the most patient and unsel fish worker requires manifest results to encourage him on. To labor for a life time at a disadvantage, with little ap parent progress in the work of reform, and avoid hours of despair, requires a temperament of great activity, abun dant Hope, and assured philosophy. - 934 . ,6-I9 ~659 ~739 Let us look at the field for a moment. But the other day there was a hideous anomaly in our system of Government. It made us the laughingstock of the world,' Slavery in a republic , was an irreconcilable antagonism, a living, dis graceful lie. Sooner than the most sari ai guine of he world's reformers dared to hope,-th anomaly, that unmitigated evil, that living, disgraceful lie, was struck out of existence. We remember well when such a consummation was regarded as too rhuch for arvi man then living to hope forAuring "his lifetime; when it was held equivalent to the full est, reward for a century 0 work amid a storm of abuse: . 'Yet it came, early, without heralds, 4s an incident of war inaugurated by its mad advocates. The form of Slavery was buried while the air was split and shattered by the crash of artillery, and .resonant with the . shrieks of the maimed and dying.• Some men thought the wqrk done, and folded their hands for a millennial period. Jut Slavery was not represented In IT chattleization of men and women alone. Slavery is universal in its ap plication. The world is enslaved by its ambitions and degraded .by its appe tites. • There is Intemperance, like the hydra, reaching otit .and into every community. It must be fought now, rmd ever, until it is defeated and over thrown. The slavery of ambition can only be restrained, not overthrown ; be cause ambition, like will, Is not evil in itself. it is something in the nature of a natural force, to be directed and , apt plid to the work of human advance ment, not destroyed. ; But we did not set out in this article to denounce the slavery which exists in Intemperance and Unbridled am bition. There is still another form• of slavery not less to be deprecated and not less destructive to human progress. We allude to the slavery of Form and Custom. Theantire system of jurisprudence in this Commonwealth is cumbrous, and hostile to the ends of justice. It is lit tle but a mass of ' formsand customs which have only their age to recom mend them. Atteimpts to prune away these useless portions of the system have been made. with a degree of suc cess; but the . ' essential evil, the foun- Illation wrong, has never been meddled with. The tinkers of laws have wrougbt I much as he does who trims up his ap ple trees, and studiously ignores the borer-at the root. "Is it any of your ,business?" Yes, sir; it is our business. " You are not a lawyer." No, sir ; thank God we ere, not. Npt that a lawyer is better ',or worse than other professional men ; but lawyers never make good laws, save by inadvertence. 'We can see the hideous ness of form p much clearer because not enslaved bytthe technicalities of prac tice. Therefore, we speak withoUt par ticular bias — and without hesitation.— We repeat he system of jurisprn4enee in this Comaionwealth is loaded ,down with superfluOus forms, and shams. In stead of making the ends of justice easy to attain, these forms are in the nature of ob4ructions. A poor man cannot afford to demand justice in many cases ; a d the fees of counsel do not constitute the bar., Lawyers' fees n this State are not, so far as we can learn, exorbitant. But the single fact that civil suits, not in equity, may drag on for an age in the courts of first juris diction ; . another age In the court of higher jurisdiction; be sent back .o the court below to drag on another age; and so drag on, until the poorer "party. succumbs, and is laid out, dead under the load of costs. Nor is this the worst of it. • Under the present system the strong party can absolutely drive the weaker to the wall, in spite of the justice of his cause. It is but a question of time and cash in many cases. • The evil to be eradicated here is loose jurisdiction. Nothing is final as the law now stands. The plain tiff takes his case before a justice and is beaten. If possible he appeals. Per haps a rule to arbitrate issues. The award Is adverse to somebody, and that somebody caries it up. And so it goes on, no Court . having final jurisdiction, as it often seems, until one or the other party retires ruined. • The proceedings in criminal cases are still worse, both for the offender and the Commonwealth. A man gets bloody nose and takes the assailant 4e fore a Ju/tice. The Justice holds the defendant to answer in the Quart • r Ses sions. The District Attorney uts in the indictment; the Grand Jury re turns a true bill i and tho ca. goes to a jury. - the Grand Jury liCars only ex parte testimony, and makes its return according to that testimony: . Now •of what use is the Grand Jury? TheJus-. ties has heard both sides, and holds the party to answer... Why resort to ex .par teiiaminations after that ? Can a doz en and u half men 'Judge more juitly from ex parte testimony than one, or three men can after hearing both sides? The idea is absurd. The system is a costly bham, and ought to be abolished. In the first- place an ordinary ays►tult and battery ease Wtouid never tie car ried beyond the jurbAlietion of a board of three justices of the peace; and in the nest place, ex parte testimony should never, in any ease,. he compe tent,- save in making informations.— When a warrant issues both parties are entitled to a fair hearing. Having had it, the .next best 01 . 4 to do is to make the award of the Justices final in all cases of a common grade. EMI The avenues to the chair of justice should not be blocked up with nsele:a and absurd forms. Lop off the excres ceAces, good people, and you may pay off Alio State debt with thR savings in twenty years. You can do more than that. You can lessen your taxes meas- Oably every year. in civil suits let the parties submit to arbitrators with out appeal. leaving no appeal open save from the county Court to the Supreme Ciiurt. Why issue a rule to arbitrate unless the suitors agree to regard the award as final ? Why give to ex parte testimony a credit denied to a fair hear ing ? 'We propose to press this' upon the people, and through them upon the u r legislature; and if any of o cotem porarles care to go so much the bet ter. Tho Danner County Sia. Cosa :—Thd following ten counties gave tho high, est Republican majorities in proportion to the whole vote. The table below ehons the thole vote In Novem ber, the Republican vote and the Republican per cent ago on the whole vote pf each county respectfully: Total v l oto. Rep. vote. Per centage. i Tioga 7500 3849 7388 Potter 2.390 1703 71 079 Lawrence 0438 87E9 69.702 -- Bradford 11500 7768 09.018 Indiana 7032 • 4E09 110.187 • Lancaster 24795 15798 81.974 Somerset 5039 8201 04.710 Allegheny 40158 '25487 03.467 Warren 9777 8020 13.219 Leban0n........ 7808 4345 00.828 This shows that Vega County k tho 'Milner County, Potter coming 1n next, and lint little licliind Yours, II The meeting held at the CoUrt House last night week, the official proceedings p f which appear elsewhere in these columns, . developed the opposition to Ali.. Grow in this county to about Its fullest extent. The merits and demerits of Mr. G row were-pretty fully discussed, not always temperately, or as we think justly, but, altogether, in such an am ple manner that the result will, prove beneficial. We regarki' the meeting as properly called, in proper time, and in proper manner. It was for the second day of the first week of Court—the day of all others when the county most fully represented. It was right to meet and discuss the subject of the U. S. Sen atorship with the people. We must de cidedly disagree with some of those Who spoke on the ,occasionthat the people canpot instruct their representa tives. If that be true, then representa tive government is a dead failure, and republics the vagaries of dreamers. But more especially do we disagree in this— that representatives should learn the wishes of their constituents ,by letter. No man can address separate letters. to his constituents, nor would they be an swered .if so addressed. We are aware that a government by the people Is a something not by any means realized yet. But the:work of then who desire the advance of civilization relates to Its-realization. The people 'must rule if freedoin ever reaches its better estate. The resolntion adopted, by an almost unanimous vote, Is fully as liberal as Mr. Grow could ask for. It expresses the preference of the meeting for Mr. Grow; and in that respect It reflects the wishes :of five-sixths of the Repub licans of Tioga county. One H. Rives Pollard, editor, of Rich mond, having published a scurrilous ar ticle touching a young lady named Grant, daughter of a wealthy F. F. V., the brother of the lady concealed him self in a third-story room opposite qie. office of Pollard'S paper, and shot said Pollard. " This was a few days ago. The act, like all assassinations, was the act of a coward, of course. The assassin ought to swing ; but he will not. He is aF.F. V. Pollard was a F. F. V. The sons of the F. F. V's. believe in, and practice, shooting on slight occas ions. However—we notice that the Copper head press is fearfully exercised about the murder. Iteannot.enoughdenounce the murderer. Gentlemen, why not canonize him as you did Booth? Do yon understand ? ' Under the head of " Dodging the re sponsibility," the Lycorning Standard, says now that we are trying to throw the responsibility of the " story " that Mackey would vote for Grant, upon the State Guard. Oh, no, Colonel, not at all. We only deny that the Agitator ever said that Mackey would vote for Grant, and leave the responsiblity where it belongs —to rumor. The Colonel says that he did not send us his card. All right.— Somebody, who knew his style, did send it, carefully enclosed in a marked copy of the paper in which the lie is given. Nothing makes us unhappy, Colonel. REPUBLICAN VIEXTIN . At a Republican meeting called to eet at the Court Rouse, Tuesday evening last, t eArst week of Court, Judge Veil was elected P e "dent, and G. W. Merrick, Secretary. The object of the meeting w s stated by the President to be, to take a pp lie expression of feeling in reference to the election by the Legis lature of Pennsylvania, of United States Sena tor to succeed the Hun Charles R. Buckalew, whose term expires on tj a fourth of March next. ii / After a lively and spirited, though friendly dis cussion of the merits( abilities, and claims of the several candidates/ the following Resolution offered by lion. IX W. Williams was unanimous ly adopted as e Inessive of the sense of too meet ing: "That we erebi request, and in the exercise of our rig as their constituents, instruct - our Represen tives in both branches of the Pennsyl vania glslature, to support for the U. S. Senate a can date fron the northern or western portions of the State, and that among those named as can didates from the part of the State indicated, our !feference is for the lion. Galusha A. Grow. P 2d—That a copy of these resolutions be made by the officers of this meeting, and forwarded by them to each of our Representatives and the Sen ator from this district, and that tho same be pub liehed in the Tioga Agitator. G. W. MERRICK,,Seo'y. The great Erie war still rages with unexampled ferocity. One Fisk has au — ad Greeley for libel, claiming $lOO,OOO NATIONAL LIFO IMAM COMPANY UNITEI STATES OF 'AMERICA, Ohattetediby Speci'l Act of Congress APPROVED .loLr 25, 1808 Cash Capital. $1,000,000, . ' BR ANCII 'OFFICE : First National Bank BUilding, Wboro all Corrospbadouce should bo Addressed. CLARENCE B. CLAnE, Preaident. JAI COOKE, Chairman Finance*, Executive Com. Ilfaity D. Coors, Vice-President. ' ENERSON W. PEET, Smuttily and Actuary. B. S. RIIRSELL, Manager. Circulars. pamphlets. and full particulars giv en on application to the Branch • Offloti, of the Comeany, or:to. ' R. C. SIMPSON, WELLssonik " by whom applications will bo received ,iind Poll doe procured for Tioga County. Deo. 9, 1868-Iy. . HARNESS , SHOPI NAVLE, would say to his friends G that his Harness Shop is now in full blast, and t7hat ho is prepared to furnish heavy or light XICEVI 4 OO6IO ' on short notice, in a good and-substantial man ner, and at prices that can't fail tOlfolt The best workmen are employed, and none hot the best raitterlal used.- Call and see.-- - • ••• Doc. 9,1869-Iy. G. SCIENTIFIC LECTURES American .. Institute, AT STEINWAY HALL, NEW•YORK J EMERY. The Trusteees announce that they have secur ed the services of twelve distinguished Scientists for the coming Course of Leotures, ithish promi ses to be one of unsuryassed vatic) and:-interest. Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1888, Pies. BARNARD, Columbia College, N. Y., on the Microscope and its Revelations. Friday, Deo. 4, Prof. ALEXANDER, College of New Jersey, Prineeton, - ,briiliO :Tfilesoke, Friday, Dec. 11, Prof. Eit,YOT, College of New Jersey, Princeton, on the Barometer. Wednesday, Dee. 18, Prof. SILLIMAN, Yale College, Now Haven, Conn., on the Philoso phy of the Tea-Kettle. • Wednesday, Deo. 28, Pres. DAWS9N lc City, bas opened now Dental Rooms at the Ford Howe, Lawrenceville, Pa., whore he is prepared to do work in all the departments of his profess ion in the-most scientific manner. ‘' All work Warranted and satisfaction guaran toed. C9l1 I mnd examine spooimens of work. H. E. VAN HORNE. Lawrenceville, Juno. 24, 186S—tf. .A farm of three hundred Dieter, with two bun dred and twenty five acres improved. Sit uated two miles north of Tioga Village, on the Tioga ltknr and itnilroed. Well watttored, un der a good state of cultivation, end good build ings. Also four houses and lots for rale in Tings village. • 'T. L. BALDWIN. Tioga, Fob. 12, J SRS.-tf. EITE I RS of Adtninitration on ti o estate of 6ander Scutt, late of Chariest,' t twp, de• Ceased, having been granted to the undersigned, all persons owing said estate, end all having claims against the, same are hereby notified to call for settlement on ZYLPIIA SCOTT, Charleston, Dcc. 2, 1888' A LOT OF pill?, best 8 clay Clocks ev..4;r sold in rfit. , p,a Co, _l_ can be found at . Sept. 2, 1869.—tf I. M. WARRINER. Fitit Salo, u e ui 11 cheap Printing Prowin good order, suitable for Cards, Blanks ' he. Et.quiro of JOHN A, HOY, Noy fi, 1868-tf. Welliboro, Pa. SALT can bo bad in noy fluanttly at WICKHAM ,t FARR'S. 'nog° Juno. 3, DEMB. Something New A LOT of the latest styles of new jpwvirY AL just received at !Aim 2, '63 CHEAP LL & WINTER = GOODS, J. A. PARSONS & CO Corning, Oot. 14, 1888 Cash for Dried Berries ! Flour, FEED, PORK, FISH, SALT, &C., N. B.—Don't ask for &edit after this date Wellskoro, Oat. 1, 1868. M. B. PRINCE May 6, 1868 Valuable Farm for Sale Administrator's Notia A BARGAIN. FOR SALE. HOUSE AND LOT.' Enquire of Oot. 14, 1868. C. B. KBLI?Y. AtJul's I. M. WARRINER