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Johnson, Clymcr arui the '' Do the. tsoldicn Endorse. i'.i..'.,-ism r Are they in Favor of yrtrn Suffrage and Ntgro Eqalityt, v is wvm JOHN O. IIAL.L, Editor. J. P. MOORE, Publisher, TERJIS-1 ftO Jrr IVr fn .Id vaner. nitGntr, ivv f re. oth, tune. JsriJVVll subscriptions to be puiil in ad vance. Orders for Job Work respectfully solicireJ. Ba.0iHce on M lin 3irtit, in thi o cond Story of Ilouk & Gillis 3tor. Address JOHN O. HALT, EDITOR k PROPRIETOR. TAfti Insill'.'WU'O. Thpie ic n natural and laudable desire in tli breast of every husband and fath er, tit acquire a competency Buoh as will in r.ne of his death, place his wife nud children above want. Yet how small ;i proportion of men, after the buf feting lit a liltiuifi, are aide to leave a -comfortable provision for them. Tho future is uncertain. He who to-day, is carrying full sail upon fnoith seas in a priMprom vnagn toward 'the haven ot wealth, may a year hence have sunk 'bc'ii'Sth the storms, a wreck The millionaire of to-day may be the bankrupt of to morrow Life is uncertain. The brightest prospects may be left unreal ized by an early death. A long life of varied success and misfortune, may be cut short at one of the lowest points of its tips and downs, when one can bo. qucath but little else to his children than his debts. Hut there is a mode by which a man can secure a certain 'competence to his wift! and lamily after his death, wheth. er h s death come soon or late. lie can insure his lite, in THE GHIARD LIFE INSURANCE, ANNUITY AST) TRUST COM PAS Y. Tile. Insurance is a contract, by which for a small annual payment cal. led premium, by the individual, the company agrees to pay a much krgcr sum at his death, to his wife, heirs, or any other person for whoso benefit the insurance has been made. By Annual Paymrnts. Thus a man thirty years of ago by the yearly payment of only S23.G0 can se cure to his family at his death tho sum of 81000, or for 81,72 a year lie may insure 8200; or for 8118 a year ho may insure 85000. And these amounts are secured to be paid at his death, whether that occur one year after or twenty years after If a man should instead of devoting the amount of the annual premiums to the purpose of insurance, hoard them up, it would require a man aged !10 to live to above ,thc allotted three score and ten before the accumulations would amount to as much as he would have insured. But the Insurance Company guarantees the payment at his death, and the whole amount would be payable, if ha tshouki die within the first year. Therefore there can be no investment to a man of moderate means at once so safe aud so remunerative. Added to this, tho high est and noblest motives to human action demand that you should insure that you should deny yourself some luxuries if need be, to raise the annual premium which is to secure to those nearest and dearest to you a comfortable mainten ance, when your supporting arm has been struck prwerlefs to tie grave. Xot LiaLle for your Dilts. By the law of Pennsylvania an Iusu. snraDcc effective for the benefit of the wife is exempt from all liability for her husband's debts, and in case she dies before him. the amount of the insu ranee can be made payable to her chil dren. The Amount of' Jnsur nee is increased by 1 'i ojils. There is another feature connected with lifj insurance as conducted by the Gikard. The persons insured par ticipate in the profits. A dividend of the profit is declared every five years, The share cf eieh person is called bonus and is added to his policy, bo thaa wmm you insuro a certain sum your tanulv reallv trcts mueh more, lhis is best illustrated by a few examples taken from the registry of the Company. Policy No. 53. A Physician of Philadelphia, insured for 8500. At his death the Company paid his wife the amount, with 8191,50. bonus, making $091 .SO. Policy No 89. Tho person was ori gimilly insured for $2500, to which was added 8107 in bonuses, making 83575, puid to his heirs. Policy No. 780. A manufacturer in an adjoining State, insured for 82500, and at his death the additions or bonuses were 8000, making 81100, paid to his neirs Policy No. 385 & 0:10. A merchant of Philadelphia insured in two policies for 810,00'! ; upon his death the bonus amounted to 83H12,50 ; the Company paid his family tno amount 51 12,50. Policy No. 2732 A lady in Kcu. tucky insured for 83000 ; the died with in the present year. Tho Company paid her heirs tho amount with tho bonuses or prohts 5 I5U. making These few instances show that the bouses or profits mako a material addi. two to the policy. Commutation of Policies. There is another consideration which is not to be overlooked. A policy for life becomes valuable to tho holder in proportion to tho number of annual pro ruiuui ho has paid ; and such a policy the Company will purchase at au cquit able rate, if he dosircs to cancel it. Or tho original policy may bo cancelled, and its value treated as a singlo pay roeut for a new policy, thus commuting it into one for a smaller amount, ou which ao futuro premiums will bo re'j'iircd. No one, therefore, need hc.-dfnto about insuring, from au anpTebet'sion that at some future period he may be hhkMo to continue tlu annual iptiyments, und to meet such a case. The Ten Terr Plan. There is another mode of insurance which many prefer. It is to pay but ten annual prcmioTss, for the lite insu rance. Of course in this case the an nual payments are higher than where they continue through life. It hus this advuutags rvrr tho other mode, that many arc well able dnring ten years of the primo of life to prty in increased premium who might not find it eouven; ient to pay a smaller sum annually until death. Thus a person nged 30 years, by paying 851,17 each year for ten years, has a paid up policy for 81000, without any suithcr payments required If al ter two anunal premiums arc paid, the insured can pay no more, a paid lifo policy for 8200 will be issued ; or if after three payments, a paid ftp policy of $300 &o.. These policies also participate in the profits. Insurance for a Term of le&rs. 1 n this Com,pay a person may also insure fov a term of poars. For example, a person of 30 years of age, by pacing the Company $13,10, secures the pay. ment to his family or representatives 'of 81000, should he die within one year; for 805,50, ho secures 85U00, or, by Spying the Company 813,60 cock year for seven years, he secures 81000, to be paid Bhould he die during the seven years. Oher sums in the sawe propor. tion. By Emfauyintnt. There is yet another mode of iosu. ranee practiced by this Company, -called the Endowment mode. A person imrar. ing by this method, makes a comforta ble provision for the febleness of his own old age, as well as for his lamily in case he dies before a certain age. For Example. A person aged 30 wishing to secure the paytuciit to him. self of 81000, when ho attains to $5 or to his family, if ho dies before that age, he would pay 835,49 per annum ; tor 85000, he would pay 817 l,io annually. Insure Before you get Older. It is hardly necessary to slate that the aunual premiums depend upon the age of the person to bo insured. The older the person the greater the n 4ud consequently the greater the anuual premium. But once insured there is wo increase 10 the payments they are the eamc through life. The premium may bo patd quarterly, half-yearly or yearly as suits tho convenience of the insured. Delays are Dangerous. It is only whilo in health that you . i rpi . - i- can Do insurcu. me existence or chronic disease disqualifies you trom taking advantage of this insurance. Do not delay until your constitution is bro. ken down and health impaired Then tho golden opportunity to provide lor wife aud children will have jmssed An examining physician has been p pointed for this county who examinus and certifies to the health of the appli cant before a policy will be granted. It is Safe, As to the responsibility of tire GIliAUD LIFE INSURANCE, AN NUITY AND TRUST COMPANY there can bo no question. It was char, teied in 1830, and is one of tho oldest companies in existence, and has enjoy, ed for 30 years the increasing confidence of the public. Its assots amount to 82,1 13.174,20, besides a cash capital of 8300 000. These assets are invested in Bonds and Mortgages, Ground Rents, Real Estate, Loans and Collateral Secu. rity, U. S. Government securities, Rail road and Canal loans, Hank and Insu. rancu company stocks and Railroad company stocks, and are therefore bring, itig in a yearly income which helps to swell the bonus of tho Insured. It is Con reniewt Tho undersigned has taken the agen cy for this county. This brings the advantages of this company to your very doors, and does away with tho troubles aud incouvenience of insuring in dis. tant companies. This agency is perma. ncut, and the annual premiums will be paid hero, placing all remittances at tho risk of the company. Inquiries for fur. ther particulars will bo cheerfully an swered by the undersigned, and the in. quirers furnished with a printed circular of tho company in pamphlet form, giv ing full and complete information upon every point connected with this sub. jeet. Addrers JNO. G. HALL, Ridgway, Elk Co., Ta July 3htl8GG. The Atlantic Cable has been laid suc cessfully and important messages trans, milted from Europe to America by it. European news is now received by tele, graph, instead of waiting for tho arrival of steamers. Every bird pleases us with its lay especially tho hen. HisTont'ttr K L K O O U N T Y fly a "Northwestern Penniylvanian. EAltt.Y rtK.TTI.EME.NT OF RIOOWAY AND Vl' INI I Y CONTINUED. THE WILCOX SETTLEMENT. We have aVi.mty tuifidca to tno be- .v.. ii of the settlement by Col. Wil- cex 111 1833. lie had for his factotum lm son Alonzo, a lad of sixtceu sum. tut rs his only clerk, surveyor and as vistHiit Tho Colonel was ardent and hopeful of snccess in bnilding Bp a lui'tie f'arrnin.' settlement afi3 population. He was eminently popular in tho place from whicl. he came, and his known kindness and liberality no doubt induc ed mtfiy to emigrate to this new forest field, tvhose means aud strength were inadequate for so arduous service as must be required in clearing up heavy timbered land and it is not paradoxical to suggest, or even assert, that many of the Colonel's first settlers who soon af. tor abandoned the ground, were more likely enticed by ike firospeot of free ingress to h-rs larger to his beef, pork and flour which could be more easily obtained than by their labor in the dis trict from which they emigrated. There were exceptions to this class, as many of tho best citizens in the county arc those who came in and settled in what is now Jones towtrehip. Appttites were good in the woods the climate itself was a sufficient sharpener without the labor and toil, or " sweat of the braw," which renders food so palatable, or sleep so sweet ; and tho Colonel's stock of fluur and pork was exhausting. As be. fore observed, such countries aro geuer- ally pioneered by people of slender means whilo a part succeed, aud by their industry and perseverance carve out a comfortable compcteuco and a home, others get tired of work, and transfer themselves to other new places, taking their chances of dividing the spoils of life with others, or the equally uncertain chances of living without much labor. The hardest feature of forest life in the settlement of tho ' tract,' may be said to have fallen upon Mr. Wilcox her seolusioa arid endurance for so ma ny long years, tho unceasing importuni ties o;' 'lie f-cttlers above named, unex- pcetc t cu.su:! 1 eoui.iy lew .- qui-it. 'It,. ca'ls for entertainment by tho ti- iv"lir, all combined to test tho :uii) patience of awotMtt bat . - so tin: admirable trai's so re- ir the' a; t iic has sustained. v'olore:' li id some queer speci- nn-.u of ' Ivilp " to settle his 1 tract. W-.'-'.nut lived in that day and neigh borhood dots uot recollect Daddy end Mammy Luce? they had sons too, and wittingly selected a large farm at tho 11 Mile f priug, a handsome spot. Such an occasion to begin clearing a farm was deemed fortunate. A houso at such a placo would be a convenience for the teams and travelers, besides pro Stable to its owners. But their cabin never rose above the first story. Mam. my Luce was a doctress, and outward appliances to sprains and bruises were her hobby. She always sought out the afHicted, and tho Colonel and ' Lon ' hold her recipes to tins day, uo doubt. For a sprain, "bind it round with red flannel aud wet it with chamber-lye, if it could be had." The remedy was to bo certain, retting solely upon the con. tingency of procuring tho medicine. Her maxims were terse and to the point. She illustrated, by way of com. parison, to Jas. L. Gillis one day (igno rant of who he was), the reason why the and her family had ueglected to culti vate any green thing, " Why there is that shiftless fellow upon the big farm at Montmorency that don't raise enough for himself." The merriment of Gillis was only equalled by her astonishment oo fiudiug that he was the shiftless fel. low she had been describing. Daddy Luce had a more roundabout way of ar riving at the " pint," he was always go iog to do this and do that his manner of doing was about equal to bis manner of describing. " Lon," says he, " I seen the biggest deer this morning that I ever tee I " " Ah I was it a big buck, and had he larcre horns J" "I did not exactly see it myself, bat son Joseph did, just ae it went out of tiht bo thought he saw its tail." Tho disap. pointm.cnt in the loss of the deer when 60 near its capturo required from ' the sympathizing son of the Colonel a piece of pork adequate to make amends for the absence of venisou. This fcirtid of new severs soon cat themselves and others out of " house ar.d home." Col. Wilcox was energetic, and in tho course of .1 couple of years subscrip tions were raised sufficient to make the turnpike fioiu Bishop's to 11 Mile Spring, which completed the entire connexion from Ridgway to tho York State line. ?n this last section there wcreBoine tcrrifio " log. ways," which thoroughly 'tested tho axles and springs of every vehicle that crossed them. They were afterwards covered with earth but bad as they were, a journey from Ridgway to Smethport could be accomplished in one day ; it was a sub ject of boast by those who accomplished it. Col. Wilcox may be regarded as ono of the most efficient agencies that contributed to tho opening of this por tion of Northwestern Pennsylvania. The confidence of his fellow citizens has becu manifested by their sending him as their rcpTesentatic to ilarrisburg three tcims, and onCo to te Senate, the last year of which term ho was'choscn Spea ker. It was during one of his first terms in the House of Representatives that an appropriation was secured of 86000 to bridge the Susquehanna at Karthaus ; it has fceToTe kecu observed of the difficulties aud delays in crossing the river, indeed it was at many periods of tho year a complete barrier to any travel on that section of the Milesburg & Smethport Tarnpike. The appropri ation was subject to aud dnder the di rcctian of the managers of the Turnpike Road Company. Tfce writer, as one of the managers of the road, attended upon the spot to fix the location and let the coutract for building tho bridge. There was a largo attendance of bidders, with plans and speciacations it was appar. ent to tho writer, as well as a majority of the managers, that, taking into con sidcration the width of the river, the appropriation was inadequate. Fropo sals were made upon very simple and cheap plans, at a price below the maxi mum. The adoption of such or more perfect plans, was, in the opinion of the board, certain to ioeure particular re suits. The first would not stand any length of time, and tho latter would be a loss to the contractor, uulcss a further compensation was made to tho builder, It was awarded to a company whoso plans and npecifications were considered as the best ; they taking the risk of ob taining further aid from the State. The result justified tho action of the mana gcrs. There was a loss which a subte quent Legislature made up. The build ing of the bridge had such an important bearing upon tho travel and transit of tho mails through Ridgway to Harris burg and the east, that it is worthy of particular mention, benidrs ite accora plishment was so greatly influenced by tho citizens of Ridgway and the dele gates from the district. The construe tion of the bridge was stimulant to tho makiug of the last oonnecting link of the turnpike from Rider's near Kar thaus to Caledonia. This was finally accomplished in 183G. Although this last work was but superficially perform ed, yet it was a road and during the winter and sleighing a good one Thus ended that arduous work the completion of the Milesburg and Smcth port Turnpike road which we again assert, that, under the circumstances will compare in magnitude with the Sun bury i& Erie Railroad. We shall need say 00 moro in regard to it, futher than that the whole with the exception of the Snow Shoe section, has been surrender ed to the townships through which it passes, and is incorporated with the towuship roads and kept in repair a8 such. Mention has heretofore been made of the road from Montmorency to Warren A charter for a turnpike bad been granted from Ridgway to Warren, of which about 14 miles, i. e., from Alio gheny Run to the forks of Tionasta had been made. The remainire 21 miles to Montmorency was what may be called sere brii!o path, ihooh we)) heniei j to hills or ravines, 111 fact there are none in tho whole distance The pros pect for funds to make tlin'. road was loomy indeed, and it neemcd like an batioVmuiftnt. In the year 1S30, Jodge Hall, of Warren, wa the Rcpvr. senttftive at Hdnisburg. At tt:t -sessin'ti tho people of the State weri taken Ly surprise by tho introduction id' a bill to charter the United States Hank, with a capital of 35,000.000 and being in fact the re eharttr of the old United States Bank then about to cxpiro, which had been chartered aod had existed un der Congress. It 'wotiltj be irrelevant to our purpose to allude to its hitherto uses or abuses while under Congression al "charter, not to the political complex ion of h times, when its re. charter was refused. Suffice it to say, its application for a charter from the Legislature of Pcnnsylania, was to many like a clap of thunder in a clear sky. So cautious and silent had been its preparation, that its enemies (and they were a largo ma. jority in tho btate) had not time to marshall a force against it before it be- cawe apparent tfcai the bill weald pass and become a law, and that as expodi. tiously as decency would allow. All that its opponents. Judge Hall among the number, could do, was to obtain for their constituents a share of the bonus which had been proposed for its charter. 8500,000, it will le Tcraemberel was to be appropriated for the building of school-houses in such districts as accep. ted tho provisions of the act incorporat ing the school system of the State, and appropriations to various other objects, demanded from several sections of the State by such members whoso regard for tho interests cf their constituents was paramount to individual recompense. But if there is any truth in scaudal, there was a 'qldApro quo for every Vote cast in favor oflVe bill the vritt of a vote in those days was more of a secret than at the present age. Rc that as it may, Judge Hall secured au appropria. tian of 810.000 to tho Warren and Ridgway turnpike, besides other be quests for, and in his own couuty. That hcacted wisely, ar.d for the interests of his constituents, no one at this day can deny ; but it was hi poltticul deoth. it a refusal by his party to renominate him can be considered ns such; and it maybe mentioned as a coincident fact that in 1841, akimilaf political prostration oe curted. James L. Gillis Was the mem ber lor that year a bill knowu as t lie "Relief Bill" was sprung upon the Legislature the banks had becu pros trated under a general pressure, and they had suspended specie payments the currency had become deiatigcd. and so far as practicable had been withdrawn or retired. TO BE CONTINUED. President Perez has been rc-cleeted President of Chili. Latest advices from the Central American States report everything quiet There are twenty five manufactur ers of artificial legs in the United States. Col. Slatham, of West Virgitiia. declines to be acandidaU for re election to Congress. The puddlers employed in Wins low, Corning A Co's mill, in Troy, N Y , have struck for higher wages. Commissioner Thesker will iisun to patentees in tho week ending AUgttnt 7th, 208 new patents. The tract of land which tho gov. ernment purchased near Vicksburg late ly, as a cemetery tor the dead of the Union army, cost 890,000. The Scientific American says the needle gun is an invention twenty years old, and is not up to the standard of American breech loaders, Another revolutionary movement has taken place in Hayti, headed by General Salvare, but, it is expected that the Government will be able to put it down. Telegraphic dispatches from Lon. don on J uly 30 confirm the previous re port that peace had boen made between Austria and Prussia. Prussia carries '! hsr pf.'jfj. Ti.e tate Convention of honorably li :rl;:.: icJ soldiers and siilora, favorable to the restoration policy uf President Johnson and the election cf Hirster I'lviner met in Ilarrisburi; on l;t Wednesday, August 1st. The atten dance was very large. The Convention proper consisted of seven delegates from each representative district, ma king about seven hundred entitled to scats. I he meeting was very enthusi astic and deptoi strong resolutions in favor of the Union policy of the Prosi'. dent arrd against tho Radical Disunion ist, in favor of ths election of Hiestef Clymcr and against John W. Geary. TEMPORARY OUOASIZATIUN'. " Gen. Davis called the Convention to order. Gen Ji hn B. Sweitzcr. uf Pitts burg, was unanimously selected tem porary chairman. SECRETARIES Upor. motion tho following Sccrela ries were chosen : Captain Jeremiah J, Sullivan, 115th. Pa. Volunteers Scrgt. Major Israel & Becker, 4th Reserves ; Litutcnant Ar thu P. Greenland, 49th Pa. VolutJi tecrs. Gen. Sweittcr on taking tlvs Chair Wai gretttrJ with loud applause. Sl'EECH OF GEN HWKtt'f EM. Fr.t.Low Soldiers I thank yott heartily for the unexpected honor yyii have Conferred of Calling upon mo for a time to preside over this highly resec table asseniblagCi I will not attempt w detain you with a speech. This room is too Miml! to accommodate such au im mouse crowd as tliin. Veilow Soldier?) the objects lor which we hare ascm bled Mcrn are well understood. They are set fort!' Hourly, plainly and honest ly in th" call for this Convention. m in can s-.y that he has beeu entrapped 01 detcivi-d. Wo an here as men wha huve served our country in the field, and we would scorn to do so dishonest an act as to secure the p re?cnco ot fellow Bol. ilicrs, and then deny them the tree ex pression of their sentiments. With these remarks I will take rfjy seat. Cries of go oih I am hot id the habit 1 making long speeches, but I may add .in! we have Vcfy important duties to ;n'ir.,rm hero to-day, as much so as 4hy i n-t aud assumed on tho field of battle. It has been proclaimed that none bui skulkers and bounty jumpers would be here to-day. If these men by whom 1 r.m surrounded, and in whoso earnest faces I recognize the will and the power to do great deeds; if theoe men are bounty jumpers, whsro are tha soldiers ? It has been thrown Up to U9 that we had no brigadier or major gen erals on our call. This will be Very readily understood when we remember that the lcmocracy of the bruiy was ouly to be found in tho ranks. The stars and bars were gener ally reserved for shoddy and its frionds. Cheers. But I will detain you no longer. The secretaries then proceeded to call tho list of delegates, hcn tho creden. tiuls were presented. It was moved and seconded that the reading of tha names be dispeused with. Major Kecnan, of Grccnsburgi thought the name, with the title and regiment of each delegate, had better be called. He desired the people of Pennsylvania to know that the soldiers were here iu force and that thousands of brave men who had been denounced as " skedaddlcrs " and "deserters," wcro here to resent the insult, ne S. nally withdrew hir motion, and amotion to dispense with tho reading of tho uamna was adopted. The delegations lrom tho Various dis tricts thou presented their credentials. It was moved and seconded that a committee of fifteen on permanent 01. ganization bo appointed by the chair. Agreed to. Cul uiel Davis moved tfutlhe Coarov .'.rn l:iks a rc:cs t'; fu!; a: h ,-ir