TT A.Xl\ra"y SICIS-IjEri^'ruiirletor.l NEW SERIES, gr;nirlj pfmortal A weekly Democratic paper, deroted to Pol- y VL ties, Ssns, the Arts an 1 SawiHM&e. Pub- " ■ PjrrT'f . fished every Wednes- ___ day, at Tunkhannoek, LjSPj p BY HARVEY SICKLER, I'eVmS—l copy 1 year, (in advance) $2.01. I not pain within six months, $2.50 will be charged ADVERTISING. 10 lines or , < j /ess, make three 'four tiro three ' sis one one square ireek.f reeks tno'!h'mo , th ino th near 1 Square 1,00 1,25 2.25 2,-7 3.l'U 5,00 2 do. 2,00 2.50' 3,25> 3.50 4,50 6.00 3 do. 3,C0 3,75' 4,75 5,50; 7,OtL 0.00 i Column. 4.00 4,50 G. 50 8.00 10,00,15.00 do. 6.00 : 7,00 10.00 !2.00 ! 17.00 25,00 do. 8 00; 9,50; 14,00 18,00 25,00 35,00 1 do. I o'oo; 12,00! 17,00 ; 22.00. 28,00 40,00 Business Cards of one square, with paper, S5. JOB WOB.K of all kinds neatly executed, and at prices to suit the times. business Notices. f t ECK H. H ITON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, V J Tuiikliannoek, Pa. "Sice m Stark s Biick Block, Tioga street. \UM. M. PIATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Of. \\ See in Stark's Brick Block, Tioga St., Ttink fiAtiriMck, P j) R.ckS. W, LITTLE ATTORNEY'S AT, Ik. LAW, Office on Tioga street, Tunkhannoek Pa. H. COOPI'.R, PfIYSK IAN A SURGEON • Newton Centre, Luzerne County Pa. r IME FOR FARMERS, AS A FERTILIZE Li for sale at VEKNOY Meshoppen. Sept. 18 1 5 6' T V. SMITH. M. T). PHYSICIAN A SURGEON, J • Office on Bridge Street, next door to the Demo crat Office, Tunkhannoek, Pa. PH. .T. <' BECK'MII . PHYSIC i.VN V SURGEON, Would respectfully announce to fh< '3 itizrn? of Wv ming that he has located :t Tuukhmnock wh er he will promptly attend to all calls in the line o his profession. ttT Will b found nt home on Saturdays o aoii wee WALL'S HOTEL, SATE AMERICAN HOUSE, TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING CO., PA. THUS csfahlirhnient has recently been refitted and X tarnished in the latest style Every attention is il ke given to the comfort aud convenient eof those w'.io patronize the House. T. B. WALL, Owner an 1 Proprietor. Tunkhannoek, September 11, 1861. -m" ■ . . NOTSTH BRANCH HOTEL, MESiIOJ'PEX, WYOMING COUNTY, PA Will. 11. C OUTRIGHT, Prop'r f T AVTNG resumed the proprietorship of the above I 1 Hotel, the undersigned will spare no rt to render the house an agreeable place ol sojourn tor all who may favor it with their eust >m. Win. II CCiITP.IIIIIT. J use, 3rd, 1563 Mians iahl, TOWZYYJDA., PA.. I). B. BARTEET, [Late ol the BBUAINARD HOUSE, EI.MIRA, N. \ r . PROPRIETOR. The MEANS HOTEL, bona of the LARGEST and BEST ARRANGED Houses in the country—lt is fitted up in the most modern and improved style, and n pains are spared to make it a pleasant and agreeable stopping-place for all, v 3 .'2l, lv M. OILMAN, DENTIST. -=s-_'*Sa - % T CSILMAN. has permanently located in Tunk jVjL• hannock Borough, and respectfully tenders his profet*£>(kn| services to the citizens of this place aud unrounding country. ALT. WORK WARRANTED, TO GIVE BATIS rAOTJON. 1-^"Office over Tutton's Law Offico, near the Pos Tffiee Dec. 11, 186 <. A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous Debility. In competency, Premature Decay ami Youthful ErrorJ nctiralee by a desire to benefit others, will be Nappy to furnish to all who need i . (free of charge ), the re- ipe aud directions for making the simple remedy ! used ia his ease. Those wishing to profit by his. anil possess a Valuable !-<■ ,w 11 reicivo "the catne, by return maßi (carefully sealed ) by addressing ' JOHN B. OGDEX No- 60 Nassau street, New York. ♦SI-n-iO-'dmn UE NO OTHER !—BUCHAN'S SPECIFIC PILLS are tue ouly Reliable Remedy t or all Diseases of the Seminal, Urinary and Nervous t=ys ems. Try one box, and be cured. ONE DOLLAR A BON. One box will perfect a cure, or money re toded. Sent by inai 1 on receipt of price. JAMES S. BUTLER. Station D. Bible Pouae New York, „ General Aar M ACo T)° TO'' WISH TO BE C'l RED ? ! .n C j HAN s kng, - , SH SPECIFIC PH.J.S cure, ess than 30 days, the worst cases of *KRVot;aaF.ss iu[si eney, retn tture Dacay, Seminal Weakneos 8 lnr,!,r y- Sexual, and Nerv - I rmc "".r 11 " naU what producedui, onZJ f I 01 1'" £f r bol ' Sent > by mail : on rscerpt cf an order. Address, '''**■ JAMES S. BUTLFR, Station D, Bible lieuaa 91 fbm M A New York Bf!Y .• pott's Corner . OLD ABI. Old Abraham, my jolty old Abe. When we wore first acquaint. I thought you were an honest man. But nothir.gof a saint : But since you wore the Spanish cloak, You love the negro so. And hate the white man so yarn do, My jol y old Abe, uij Jo. . Oil Abe, j'dly ol d Abe, What do you really mean ? Your negro Proclamation is A wild fanatic's dream. The war you did begin, old Abe, And that you surely know ; You should ha- j made a compromise, My jolly old Abe, my Jo. Old Abraham, my jolly old Abe, Youi darkey plan has failed. Ere this you know that cruel war And taxes you've entailed In th : s unhappy, land old Abe, Is weepin *, wail, ani woe, That you can't cure nor we endure, My jolly old Abe.my Jo, Old Abraham, my jolly old Abe, The blindest man can see The Union you will not restore Till every negro's Iree ; And equal with the best of men, In arm and arm cab go, To vote as you may wish him to, My jolly old Abe, my Ja. LIMPE.V LAPRIB. THE MODE IN \YI1( II SOLDIERS SHALL VOTE, The following is :m abstract of the bill pre v r.btng the manner in which the soldiers shall vote : Section 1 Provide? that whenever anv of the qualified electors af 'his c >mmoiiwealth shall be in actual military service under a re qnisition frvtn the Pr*ident or Governor.and coti-equertlly ab>ent on the day of holding general, special or Presidential elections, they shall be entitled t > exercise the right of suf fiagt a fully as if tiny were present at their proper place of voting ; and the right of sncti v< ters ts r.ot to In- impaiiVd oy* reason of hw being credi'cd f-r bounty in any other locali ty than his ac'ua! residence. Section 2. A poil is to be opened in each coinpanv.coiuj.o-ed in whole or part of Peon ) Ivatiia * ihliers. at the quarters of the Capt am or ot her officer, and alieh-ctor* of sani Company who idiall be within one mile u' such quarter* on the day of election, and not be prevented from returning by the proximi ty of the enemy or orders of Commander*, shall vote at such head quarters, arid no oth er place. Officers others than those of a com pany, the other voters detached aud absent from their companies, or in any military or naval ho-pttal, or in any ves*el or navy-vard, may vote at such otht r polls as are most cou venient to thcui. When there are ten oi more electors un -hle to attend the c inpaoy polls or proper place of election they tna_\ open a poll at each place as the}' may select. Section 3. The polls are not to be opened before 7 o'clock,and must be kept open three hours, or if deemed necessary in order to re ceive ail the votes until 7 o'clock in the even "g- - • , . • Section 4. Before opening the polls the elec tois present shall elect, viva voce, three per sons for ju l.es, and the judges shall appoint two clerks, and prepare boxes for the bal lots. Stclnn 5. Before receiving any votes the judges and clerks shall be svvurn to observe the law and guard against fraud deceit, and this oath must ie entered on the poll book and signed by the judges and clerks. Section 6. All voting shall be by ballot,and the applicant to Vote, if challenged, must be examined u ider oath by the judges as to his r ght to vote in the precinct -n which he claims residence Section 7. Separate poll bouk shall be kept and separate returns made, for the voters of each city or county. The poll books shall name the company and regiments, and post place or hospital in which the election is held. The county and township, city, bor ouirh, ward, precinct, or election district of each voter shall be endorsed opposite his name on the poll books of which each clerk shall Keep one. Section 8. The tickets shall have upon them the names of all the officers for whom the elector desires to vote. Sect'on 9. On receiving the ticket the judges tnuT pronounce audibly the nam • !l b>ks are count ed the ballots are to be counted, each reading the name thereon, and the third stringing the Tote of each county on a sep arate string, and carefully preserving the aatne. "TO SPEAK HIS THOUGHTS IS EVERY FREEMAN'S RIGHT. "—Thomas Jeflerson. TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14, 1864. Section 12, Where two tickets are folded topether, both are to be thrown out, and where two ballots are voted together for that office. Section 13. Each clerk shall keep, in addi turn" to the poll book, a list of the voters for each county, which shall constitute part of the poll ha. Section 14. The number of voters on these county poll list must also be set down and certified. j Sections 15 and 16. Prescribes the form of poll book, and the manner of entering the returns. Section 17. After eanvasing the votes, the Judges w ill -eal up and send the poll !>• lists, and ballots to the Prothonotary of the proper county, and secure the other poll book, lists, to be called for by the Com missiom-r appointed under the act. If not called for within ten days, the second book, &.C., are to be sent to the Secretary of the Commonwealth. Section 18. The Prothonotary must fur ni*h the Return Judges with a certified copy of returns so received. Section 19 and 20. The Return Judges are to meet on the Second Tuesday of No vember to c unt and enter the vote of sol dters thus returned. Section 21 In Presidential elections, all returns received by the Secretary of the Commonwealth are to be compared with the county returns, for the correction of the la' ter. Section 22. All elections are to be subject to contest as under present laws, •Section 23. The Secretary of the Coin toon weal tit i* required to provide asufficnni number of cpies of this law, together with ••xtracts ftotn the general election law? bl ink forms o' poll books, il v Gsts, an 1 ri urn*, p's age siatiwis, etc., arid forwaid th<- -ante by Congress, r otherwise, to tit ° com manding officers of companies, detached post* and hnspiiajs, who shall deliver the same to ihe election judges on the day of election, but no election is to be invalidated by rea. son < f such blanks not being received. Sect, r24 25, 26,27. The G vernur is 'o appoint- such commissioner*, not exceeding one to each P ■ jinsy lvqjna re g merit in ser vice, as *ha!l be necessary to carry out tln law. Said commissioners are to be sworn to fulfl.l their duties,under penalty of §I.OOO or impris r.uient foT one year. Tbey are to deliver four copies of the laws, and' at leas t ■wo sets of blanks, to the commanding offi. err of ev ry company and part of company j pr. v;de for opening pulls, and cail for one c"p; of the p 11 book after the election.— They are to be paid leu cents per mile for tiavt Uui.r tu and from their respective regi ments, and may act as one ot the company polls. No failure ot comnii*i< ners to visit regimwil* invalidate any election under the act. Section 3#, 29 The officers authorized to conduct elections are to be subject to the utia! penalties for non-fulfilment of duties i'liey are to receive no compensation. Section 30. V\ hen the Sheriff issues his proclamation for an election, he shall trans mit immediately copies of the same to the troops in the field from the c; untry. Section 31. 513,000 is appropriated to carry the law into effect. Section 3& 33. Where less than ten per sons are separated frotn their proper compa ny, they "Stre to vote as follows : "Bach voter is authorized, before the day of election, to place his ballot, properly folded, in a 6ealed envelope, together with a statement signed by the voter nod his commanding officer, or some other wi tnsss, atid duly sworn to and certified betore satd officer, or some other competent person. This statement must set forth the following facts : The name and proper residence of the voter. An authority to some qualified voter at the place of his residence, to cast the ballot for him. That he is in the active military service and give the name of the organization of which he is a member. That he has not sent his ballots to any other person than the one so authorized. That he will not attempt to vote at any poll oponed on said election day, at any place whatsoever. That he has not been dishonorably dis missed from service. And that he is now stationed at —_, Slate of Said sealed envelope, ballota and state ment are to i>e sent by mail, >r otherwise, to the proper person, with the endorsement on the sealed out thereof, "Soldier's ballot for township, (ward or borough) in the county of &c Sections 34 35, 36 37. The alector to whom this ballot is sent shall deliver it un opened, on the d t a ... * i 4 V i • V? • same as if he was personally nresent. Any election officer refusing to receive anJ court such vote, excepting when fraudulent, and anv elec'or to whom such ballot is sent re fusing to present it at tha proper poll, are punishable ami one year's im prtsomnonf. Any person making false oath touching these matters is subject to a penal ty of 81000 fine ami five yeai's imprison ment. Section 38. The Sacrelarv of State shall prepare and furnish the nece6>ary blanks to carry out this act. Section 39. In case of an elector in mili tary service on a vessel, (he master of said vessel shall be competent to take affidavit and written statement of said elector. Section 40. Assessors are required to as sess a county tax of ten cents on every non commissioned officer and private, and the usual tax on every commissioned officer, known bv them to be in the military service of the Lnited Stales or of the State, in the army or navy, and when names shall have been omitted they most fie added on applt. cation of any resident of the district. Non. commissioned officers and privates are to be exempt front all other personal taxes while in service. Assessors must receive this tax from, and furnish a certificate of payment to any citizen offering to pay the same for said soldier Where the name has been entered on the assessment books no certificate of as. cessment shall be required. The eertificite of payment shall set forth the naute of the person for whom the tax is pard, the date of payment, and year for which it was assessed. This certifi cate shall only be evidence of payment of 'axes, and shall not preclude a demand tor other evidence of a right to vote. Ttte pen alty for non-compliance on the part of as. sessors, collectors or treasurers shall not be less than S-9, nor more than §2OO. THE GREAT CRIMINAL CASE. THE PEOI-LE OF THE 'Supreme Court of the CSITKI* STATES r Ballot-Box.—CL-tofcer rerun* C *ti i November terms, THE AH-JLITIOS PART V. , 1564. Indictment drawn up and presented by he working men of New Y .rk. representing he "lolling millions" of the L nited State* "f America. Is is charged sgainst the de fendeni in this case, ( the abolition pa- fcy.) i hat- It has consigned to untimely deaths, five hundred thniuand human beings, the gr<-a* majority of w*h*m were working men, pro ducers, contributors to the wealth of the na tion. It has arraved brother against brother,ami A pitted the father agair.st the 6on, in mortal combat. It has deluged the land in blood—whitened the fields of the Sduth with the bones of the slain. It has brought grr INDIRECILY, to | which embraces the interfere with Hie in- | restoration of peace, NMtiiiinn of slavery in ( the integrity of the the States where it ex | wh'le Union, AND iats. I believe I have | TITE ABANDON? NO LAWFUL RIGHT J MENT OF SLAVE rO 1)0 SO, and have j RY, and comes by NO INCLINATION |an authority thai 10 DO SO, ** * * jean control the ar rhe RIGHT of each j mies now at war State to order and I with the United control its own do- | States, will t> recsiv uiestic institutions jed and considered by according to its own | the Executive Gov jndgrnent Exci.retvc- eminent of the UtK LV, H to ted States, and tfß* " the balance yf powet be met by <>n which the j erfec- terms on substantial tion and ENDURANCE and collateral points;- of our political fabric' and the bearer or depend bearers thereof shall ABRAHAM LINCOIN. have safe conduct both way a. ABRAHAM LINCOL* A GOOD REPLY.— A sturdy sergeant of ona of the Massachusetts regiments being ndliged to submit to the amputation of his hand, thy surgeon offared to administer chloroform as usual ; but the vcle r an refused, saying : ''lf the cuttiug was to be done to him, he want ed to see it," aud lying his arm on the table,, submitted to the operation without a sign of pain except a firmer setting of his teeth as ha saw struck the marrow. The operator aa ha finished looked at his victim with admiration and remarked " You ought to have been a surgeon, my man !?' " I was the next thing to one afora I ao listed." said the hero. " What was that ?" asked the doctor. '' A butcher !" responded the sergeant with a grim smile, which, despite the sur roundings, communicated itself to the by standers. j C2C" Artemus Ward writes that he is tired of answering the question as to hoir many wives Brigham Young has. He aaya that all he knows about it is that he one day used up the multiplication table in counting the long stockings on a ciothes line in Brig* haurs back yard, and went off fooling disay THE Republican papers do not publish th protest of Wade and Davis, against "Lincolna usurpations." It is a loyal document fro© loyal men, quite as good as thesspeechess s Di x and Holt, but no' publish*! They do net pubfi* u Fremont's letters of lato, ttor Sen. Cowans speech, nor even Forney*# lead er in the Washington chronicle, and Press. Nor do they say that Thad Stevaoa ia kick ing out of th# traces, What'# the matter f ' W.ll. What's the msMer ? VOL. 4 NO. 6