" fltt Democrat. HARVEY SICKL.ER, Editor. TUNKHANNOCK, PA Wednesday, Dec. 6, 1865. CONOKESS convened on Monday last.— M;. Collox was elee'ed speaker. All the southern members including those from Tennessee were refused seats in the body. Bills were immediately introduced for ex tending the right of suffrage to negroes in the District ol Columbia ; and for forcing that degrading condition upon the southern states before their admission to the union. Radic alism is triumphant and defiant. The con stitution and law 6of our country are to be overthrown and new ones modeled after those ol Uayti and Jama.cn, to be adopted. The President and his policy are entirely ig nored. lie is virtually declared an alien and usurper. The abolition jitsobins and blood hounds are upon bis track. Compbxion of the bouse, Nigger w< r->hippers.l7s White nun 35. The message bad not appeared al time of going to pres9 . The county awaits it with bated breath. JGSC Joseph E. Johnston, the renowned antagonist of Gen. Sheimao, and Major Gen eral in the rebel army, arrived in New York on the 16th mst, with his wife, tnd took rooms at the New hotel. The world savs the General has lost nothing of his fine ap pearance by the trials tf the late war in which Jhe played so conspicuous a part. He is of medium height, broad shouldered, and wears a heavy mustache and beard, which lapse of time, and no doubt, also the trouble to which he has been subjected for the last four years,have changed from a deep black to an iron gray color. It ts understood that he is in the city on priva'e business. EST A revenue inspector at Philadelphia and his brother, who is assistant assessor in the same city, and both of whom were greai favorites at the White House during the late administration, have lately come to grief.— They are accused of using their official posi lions in relation u> tobacco manufactured bv them, and of never having returned more than one- - .wentielh thereof. The Treasury Department, it is alleged, has discovered frauds to a much greater amount than the whole stock seized. The present law is ve ry defective in the punishment of such offen ders ; but the Secretary has determined to exercise all ttie severity possible in aggrava ted cases.— Lancaster Intelligencer. The Next State Convention- A meeting of the Democratic State Central Commitleec was held at Ilarnsburg on Tue day the 21st uli. The time for holding the next Democratic State Convertiou was fixed for Monday, March 6:h, 1866. That is right. Let the Democratic party in the meantime prepare for the next fall's campaigr. Let us have no more "old 'ogy" "intensely dignified" and "conservative" cam paigns. Let us meet the enemy as we would meet one on the tented field. Yes, let us meet them with strategy,energy,organization, or whatever deviser they may see fit to use ! Who would think, in meeting a highway rob ber of falling back upon dignity and nice lit tle dis, lays of standing and politeness fort success ?— Sunbury l)em. BEAUTIES. — Seward, in his slavering eulo gium of his Colleagues—past and present says of ex Secretary Camerom. that he is "in all things honest, earnest, zealous, patriotic." Think of that, Cameron honest and patriotic! AMer this philosophers may confidently look for blood in turnips. Of the illustrious Ed —the successor of the pation o f Sc >tch ale and red herring speculators—Seward sty*, "I have never known hitn to express or even betray a thought in regard to our coun try which was not divine." Mr. Seward must havo been thinking of that "divinity which shapes our ends," (rough bew them as we will.) We have heard of sermons in rocks and music in the brooks, but Seward can see more jewels in a "toad's head" than the most of men ! A company of English capatilista have leased the Catawissa railroad, in this State, for nine hundred and ninety-nine year*, at a thousand dollars a day rent. The Mot ris A Escx read is said to have bren leased by the same company. The object is to complete a direct and nearer route to St Louis. One of the merry wives of Blooralngton Indiana, played a practical joke on her hus band, by having their babe, a sweet little in fant of six Uhinth c , done up in a basket and left on the front door steps with a note say tug that be was the father of the child and tnust support it. The indignant husband swore roundly that it was not his, but Anal ly saw the joxe when he found the cradle empty. MOUNTAIN or SALT. —A striking curiosity has lately been discovered in the Nevada Territory. It is a mountain of rock salt, sit uated about twenty miles from Meadow Val ley, and only eighteen miles from the fie ad of navigation ou the Colorado river. It rises abruptly from the plain, about four hundred fuel in height, a mountain of pure, sparkling cryatabsed salt. Lost Its Chick. The Democratic party used to hare 86 an emblem the "Cock," but for some years the Hen. and not the ''Rooster" was conceded the most appropiate. All that remained of the party,(the hen) was one poor little "ch:ck'' (New Jeisiy) for which a continual scratch inn and cackling was kept up as though the old hen had lotsw-f chicks to leed and keep warm. The old hen (the Democratic psrty) loved her one chtCK (Now Jersey,) bu : the "Old Coon," regardless of her cries carried, off her last chick, and the poor old hen ts alone in the world.— Abolition paper. We rather like that, says the Northumber land County Democrat. It sounds a little s- art, considering its source, and may have a ''slight semblance"of truth about it; The '•Old Coon" has long been known as u most unmitigated thief, and of course by lying and stealing has got the chicken. He got Massa chusetts first and Massachusetts was always after lost to Washington, Jefferao'n, Jackson and everybody else but old "Zip Coon" and the nigger, who is also a great chicken thief ! But has nut the old Coon done something else besides eat up the chickens ? "Sartin ly." He has eat up all the gold and silver, and judging from the scarcity and high prices, he must have "carried off" nearly all,the but ter. cheese, sugar, coffee, muslin, bread stuff-*, and everything else except Revenue stamps. Federal tax collectors, niggers and wooden legs. Yes the "Old Coon" carried off the chickens, tore down the hen coop, swallowed down the buckwheat, played the hog in ev rybodvs cornfield, went out.and in from its hell-hole home, with its ring tail full of fire and brimstone, until it got the Magazines, and Arsenals, and barns, and houses, and villages, and cotton mills of the whole coun try on fire, and having stolen nearly every thing Uncle Sam had, and got hiiu four bit lions in debi, proposes now to climb a tree taking a back ioad of untaxed binds along, and let Uncle Sam and bis poor ftunily get on as best they can. It is a viliainou, bloody, deceitful, lying, burglarious Old Coou, and ought to have the dogs, put on its tracks— have its bead hammered as flat as a pancake, and have it* hide used up to keep the wid ows and orphans, of the nation warm. Taxing; U. S. Bonds. The Louisville Democrat discusses as foI- It ws touching the right and policy of taxing Government Bonds : The terribly Lyal Sta'e of Vermont is agi tating the question of taxing United States bonds, or the irc.mo upon them. Petitions are pouring in in behalf of that policy. A large committee of the Legislature has been appointed to investigate the subject of the power of the State to tax these bonds. In times past it would have been easily de cided that a State could not tax United States bouds ; for if a State has such Powei, the States might nulify the power of the Fed e al Government to borrow money. On the other hand, and by the same logic, the Fed eral Government could not tax State bonds ; otherwise the Federal Government might nullify the right of a S'ate to borrow money. The Federal Government has undertaken to tax the circulation of State bank paper.— This nullifies the power of a State to charter a bank ot issue. This is directly opposed to the logic of the Supreme Court when Maryland st'empted to tax a branch of the United States bank.— The court bavin settled that Congress had power to charter a bank,decided that a State could not tax it ; otherwise the States might nillify this power. But there is no telling what the States may do, in these revolutionary times. They may drop this logic and resort to philosophy. The verdict < f the people may be that the bonds mu*t be taxed, and the fellow that undertakes to gainsay it will be disloyal, and the bond holder that makes too much fuss about his bonds will be informed that he must prove his loyalty or loose his bonds al together, or be glad to get his interest in le gal tenders. It may be that the public debt may be in compatible with the safety of the government like a slavery ; and it may be a military ne cessity to abolish it ; mcuh more to tax it. Proclamation by the Presldeiit--TheWrit of Habeas Corpus Partially Restored, The following proclamation has just been issued by the President of the United States of America: WHEREAS, By the proclamation of the President of the United Sta'es, of the 13th day of September, 1805, 'he privileges of the writ of habeas corpus was, in certain cases therein set forth, suspended throughout the Un ted States, and whereas the reasons lor that suspension may be regarded as having ceased in some of the States and Territories. Now, therefore, be it known that I, An drew Johnson, President the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that the suspension aforesaid, and all other prjc latnations and orders suspending the privil ege of the writ of habeas corpus in the States and Territories of the United Slates are re vuked and annulled, excepting as to the States of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana. Ar kansas and Texas, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of New Mexico and Ari zona. In witness whereof, I have hereun- L. S. to set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this Ist day of December, 18G5, and of the indepen dence of the United Slates of America the ninetieth. ANDREW JOHNSON, By the President: WM. 11. SEWARD, Secretary of State. JRT Some people will make up and ex ecute great enterprises while others are mak ing up theit minds. • csr Boston has- nineteen hundred and wenty-two whisky shops. ♦•John Brovfu'i Soal Is Marching On. John Brown's soul is still on the March.— We hear of it progress in almost every quar ter. Scarcely a day passes that does not recurd an act of John Blown piety, in some shape or other, —horses stealing, murder,rape, arson, intrigue and debauchery. During the past week, among numerous ottiers, John Brown's soul has takeu Bleps as follows : Nashville, Tenn., a heavenly place, presi ded ove r by cne of Brown's favored disciples Parson lirownlow—appears to be highly blessed. On the 221 inst., about 10 q'clock, as Mr. Wm. Htfferman, a well known citizen of the city, was returning fr< ra St. Cecilia Seminary with his daughter and son in his cairiage,he was attacked by four higwayinen, who dragged him into the bushes by the road and robbed hira, and so desperately in jured him that his recovery s impossible,— One of the robbers was badly wounded by- Mr. Htfferman. All of the pepetrators of the act nave been arrested, and are now in jail They were found to be teamsters in the em ploy of tho Government . In St. Louis, Miss., the collector of the United States Savings Association Had been on his daily rounds collecting amounts due trom other banks and had last called at the Fourth National Bank, corner of Washington avenue and Third 6treets. lie had in his portfolio, or satchel, about thirty five thou sand dollars, and was proceeding down Wash ington avenue toward the river, when "John BroW#'s soul" caine behind him, knocked him down, and seizing the money ran down the street. The collector, a gritty young fellow, picked himself up, and seeing tho thief running off with his money, quick ly drew his revolver and fired on him.— The robber weakened at the report of the pistol, and dropped the money. Ho made his escape as the collector stopped to pick up his cash, while the thief continued ruu ning. The Boston Courier, of a late date says : "Whatever may be the cause of the evils that now infest us, it is certain that our streets are getting to be as unsafe as those of Mexico, and people are really becoming afraid to walk out after dark. Among some circles a perfect panic of fear prevails. We heard of a Chelsea gentleman being attacked yesterday, who, even in the day time, does not carry money or other valuables about him. There is a general inquiry, what shall be done to arrest this epidemic of crime ? This question, put to a Judge of one of our courts yesterday, elicited the answer, "Cany a revolver, and 'when attacked shoot—but be sure to shoot accurately." It is now un *afe for decent people to walk around after dark." John Brown's 6oul should be taught bet ter manners, and not to be allowed to attack its fiiends and foster parents. Some trouble has lately occurred with the negroes ntar Marina, Florida. They burned a cotton house, and did other damage. A c unpany of regulars had been despatched to enforce order. Some negro troops attacked and took pos session of a passenger train at Lauderdale Springs, Mississippi, a few days ago, insult ing the ladies, and perpetrating other out rages. Dr. John McLean, President of the New- Jersey College, Princeton, was la'el}' at tacked by some of the students aud heat so severely, that he was not able to leave his room for several days.— Ex. FORKSTON, NOV. 1805, MH. EDITOR : Ilid I the skill to paint scenes with words as faithfully as they are presented to the eye, at my present place of writing, it would not require the assistance of imagination to produce a picture that for beauty of scenery and grandeur of mountains would compare probably with any spot in our land, if-not vie with theworld renowned Switzerland, the paradise of the traveller.— The mountains around this place have* been covered for several days, with a roaatle of snow, while in the valleys between, we have enjoyed delightful Fall weather; which contends obstinately against the encroach ments of icy winter; but as the irresistible tyrant has secured possession of the solid ramparts by which we are surrounded, we must expect soon to see him sweep down like an avalanche, from his lofty perch and lock the land in his vice like grasp. Soon must the pleasant days and gentle breezes of Indian Summer give way to the chilling blasts of winter. Whatever forebodings the eoming cold weather may produce in the minds ol the poor of our cities and towns, to the people of Forkston it has no terrors. To them there are no more visions of cold or pove'ty, for they have recen'ly made the important discovery that the mountains by whicn they are surrounded are huge reser voirs of that which will both warm their hearts and fill their pockets with (he needful A few of the enterprising citizens of the place, with their pics aud shovels, some days since, made a breach into the side of one of ihe mountains near the place, and laid open to view a fine vein of coal, that onlv • i needs a little energy, and some capital, to coin into greenbacks and bank stocks. A1 ready do visions of vast wealth and heavy coal operations float through their minds.— We may reasonably esp. ct at no distant day to see the iron horse puffing his way among these mountains, carrying counterfeited—one was the die work, or portrait medallion heads, vig. nette, &c., and the other standing or ruling above the letters. Returns from Jamaca. The Deacon of the red herring Telegraph, it appears, has at last received partial returns of the late Republican Victory in Jamaica. Yesterday (the 24th) tie said : "Jamaica was lately the scene of a bloody rencounter between the slaves and their mro ters." He has not got a full report yet of the aw ful butchery of Whites, consequently he is careful * ot to declared!, unequivocally, a Re publican Victory. He merely calls it a •'bloody rencounter ," as thoueh it was a "free fight," in which the uehigerauts were mu'ually engaged in cutting each others' throats. This last batch of returns, however, must have been reeeiyed by the Deacou from an "intelligent contraband," via the "Under ground Railroad." He savs this ''bloody rencounter" took place " between trie slaves and their masters ." The fact is there are no slaves in Jamaica. Slavery was abolished in Jamaica by the British Government whose colony it is—about thirty years ago .—Pat. w what influence the smell of roast chicks | may have on us during the coming Hollidays— We don't want ti bat empted—Will some subscri ber talk turkey to us? A New Post Office has lately been established at MiHtown in Falls Township in this County, named • MILI. CiTV," This*uffice was necessary for the a. - ! ccmaiodation of that thrifty little village and the enterprising farmers in its vicinity Most persons residing in Overfield ownship and the cast part of Falls will receive their mail matter at it, Stephen 0. Corwin has been appointed Post Master—an ex I cellent appointment. Tho office is on a new mail 1 route from Falls via Milltown and Shultzville to ; Humpherysvilie, or Abipgtoo Station on the the D LAW. R. R.—Mail Service twice a week—to wit: Tuesdays and Saturdays. • TOWN TAI.K. "If there's a bole in a' your coats I rede ye tent it. A chiels amangyou taking notes, And, faith, he'l prent it, nr Old Winter made his debut with as smooth ! and smiling a visage as ever graced the fairy and : flowery month of May. Somebody has accused | Spring of frequently "lingering in the lap of Win- I ter," and now Winter has forgotten bit old love, and gone to hugging Auturfln most outrageously. Such conduct is undoubtedly wrong, and we sin uld not be surprised if it raised considerable of a squall ; bef'-re long. The old fellow has lived long enough, we should think, to know that if he mtnds the I whims, and humors the foibles of one of the female ' persuasion he will have alldie can attend to. This has grown to be a model town, and one that ! we would recommend as an example to some of the smaller towns of the county. Here we boast of two I literary societies, a dramatic association, and have | besides a grout moral reformer in our midst, whose i stirring appeals, clothed in the mo:t elegant and i chaste language, aud whose brilliant example is j doing wonders for the cause of temperance. Tis ! true, there was a small party, inspired by music's | witching s.rains, who went a little beyond the ' bounds of true conviviality on last Wednesday 1 night; but upon the whole we feel more disposed 1 to commend than censure, and will therefore say i nothing about it. Monday night we 6aw a strapping, lunk-head of a boy reeling ar.iun 1 the streeU,_and yelling loud enough to shame a Comancbo. A plunge in the canal, or a g'-iod sound thrashing, was what he de served- gfT Who has seen a woman lately 7 We see bundles jf hoops, of padding, and false hair going along the streets, ..ith the place v.here the human face divine is supposed to be, so besmeared and be daubed with paint that every appearance of nature is utterly changed. Ton years ago the greater portion of womankind would point the finger of de rision and hold up their hands in holy horror at any one of their number who was thus guilty of defacing nature while now every lady considers that a bottle of ."Bloom of Youth" and one of "Yinaigre do Rouge," are indispensable requisites to the toilette table, In our youthful days, a youug man, if he could yet the chance, could press his lips to a maiden's soft cheek, without fear of disturbing its peachy bloom; but now. unless he wishes to make his mouth a sort of mortar for the mixture of nauseous drugs he inntl exercis6 a good deal of discretion in his kissing- FW Protracted Meeting commenced at the Methodist Church here on Monday, with quite a number of preachers in attendance. Last year during protracted meeting some of the young ladies of the place were naughty enough to take pop-corn, molasses candy, cake, and such like "provender" with them to meeting, and hold little pic-nies in the back end of the church during divine service.— Town Talk hopes that none ofthein will be guilty of such a disregard of propriety this year. Sunday evening an amorous young man and e gay young widow, were enjoying a prome nade through the classical region ot Limerick. The moonught and the eyes of the fair creature wrought so powerfully upon the susceptible heart of the ardent "lovyer," that ho became somewhat over powering in his attentions. Her defense was vigor ous, but be "out-numbered" her, and as a sort of a lorlorn hope, she grabbed his hat nud threw it into the "raging cnnawl." Victory! He raised tha siege and went in pursuit of his hat; while she, somewhat demoralized, retreated hastily up town. Unavailing were the stones and clubs that were thrown to bring (ha lost hat to shore, until des perately he threw off his coat and plunged into the dark waters in pursuit of it ; but it had either sunk or been swept awuy by the current, and hatless and wet the young man returned to his hotel, with, we should judge, hispasa'on pretty well cooled. NOTICE, Whereas, my wife Pheebe has left my bed and board, without jus* cause or provocation, this is therefore to give notice to all persons not to harbor or trust her on my account, as I shall pay no debts of her contracting. . 8 DANIEL BARTRON. Washington Wyo. Co. Pa. > August 12, tßgs, S B vsnls-tf. /Wl A YEAR ma '* e by any one with ,Y/v/V7 815—Stencil Tools. No experi ence necessary. The Presidents, Cashiers, and Treasurers o 3 Banks indorse the C renter. Seoi free with samples. Address the American Stenei Toot Works. Springfield. Vermont- Special Notices. AUDITOR S NOTRE * The undersigned having been appointed by lb. Orphans' Court of Wyoming County, Pn. an Audi tor to audit and to distribute the funds in the mat ter of the partial account of Cordelia Harding admin istratrix of Elisha wry, late Meboopany Tp Dec'd, having been granted to the undersigned, notice is hereby given to i 11 persons indebted to .-aid estate to come for ward and pay the same, and to ali persons having claims or demands agairst the same to present them for settlement without delay to the subscriber at the residence in Mehoopany. E. W. PTURDEVANT.JAdm'r. Mehoopany Nov. 8, 1865 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sarcue! Koch dec'd late cf Foik. having been grant ed the undesigned, notice is hereby given to all per sons indebted to said Estate, to come forward and pay the same ar : to .til persons having claims or demands against said estate, to present them for settlement without deluv to DOHA KOCH, > .. . JOHN G. SPAULDING, $ Aam re * Forkston Oct 30th 1805. vsn!3 gwks. SELECT SCHOOL, A Winter Term of Select School will commence in Tunkhannock,on MonJay, the 4th of December 1865. Tuition, the same as heretofore. E. Teacher. THE MASON A HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS, forty different stvles, adapted to sacred and secular music for SSO to S6OO each THIItTY-FIYE GOLD or SILVER MEDALS, or other first premiums award ed them. Illustrated Catalogues free. Address, MASON A HAMLIN. BOSTON, or MASON BROTH ERS, NEW YORK, vsn4ly. FURS. FURS. FURS. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. CHARGES OAK FOR I) & SONS, CONTINENTAL HOTEL, PHILADELPHIA Have now opened their lafge and splendid stock of LADIES FI R CAPES, COLLARS, MUFFS. CUFFS. GLOVES, AND HOODS. Also the finest assortment of FANCY' FUR ROBES, CAPS. MUFFLERS, and GLOVES, ever before offered by them, all of which arc warranted i o be as represented. SHIPPING FURS BOUGHT. v5-nl2-4m. A Great Excitement isconstantlv kept up at MEHOOPANT.I'Ai on account of the LOW PRICES AT WM JENNINGS' STORE opposite Bender's Hotel, wlore Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Hats & Caps, Boots and Shoes, and everything usually ke)t' 1 country Stores are sold at a LESS ADVANCE ON FIRST COST THAN AT ANT OTHER PLACE IN THE COUNTY". Connected with hi* store is a TAI L 0 R-S HOP, with an extensive stock of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vesting s, Trimings, sc., sc., Garments cut and tnade in the latest style# at prices that defy competition, PRICE FOR CUT TING FULL SUIT-SU ta. Perfect fits warranted in all cases, if pnipWy made np. Call and be convinced. WM. JENNINGS, Mehoopany, Dec. 7th 1866. ▼solß-3tn