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JOHN F. MOORE, KhitoB.
THURSDAY :
Oc'.obor: : :7l : Mint, 1807.
New Ymk Slate holds licr election
for Stato ond County officers next Tues
day. Tlio Democrats nro confident of
carrying the Stato by fiC,000 majority.
fcT-An Ohio Radical paper says, Mr.
Wade lias no idea of retiring from pub.
lie life."
Nobody of common scufo ever sup
posed that Blustering lien Wade would
leave tlic public ciib Mhilc there was a
dollar in it, but from the recent election
returns, the people of Ohio seem to
think that he should.
CThc President of the United
States has recommended Thursday, Nov.
28, to be observed " throughout the
" republic as a day oi National thanks
" giving and praise to the Almighty
"Ruler of nations" for nil His good
ness mid loving kindness during the
year. In all parts of the country this
dav should be religiously kept. As a
nation, as a people, we have abundant
reasons to praise the hand that has
showered blessing upon cur path, and
on the day recorumonded let all bow
down and reverently acknowledge our
obligation to Ilim who sits on high aud
rules the destiny of nations.
'Those who Stayed at Home."
Frank Jordan and other Radicals com.
pare last year's election returns with
this year's and then say the Radical
vole was not out by 40,000. The fact
of the matter is the vote was not in tho
State to bring out. Anticipating Gea
ry's defeat, last fall, every cent of money
which the league had accumulated in
their treasuries, as well as all that could
bo borrowed and drained out of Radi
cal officeholders, was used to buy and
import votes from other Statea. A
largo number of resident voters, it is
now evident, were also transported from
placo to placo and made to deposit two
or more ballots. In this way the heavy
Radical vote of last year was run up.
This fall the Radical Stato committee
had not the funds to do business so ex.
tensively, hence " general apathy" kept
at least twenty thousand Radical Mary
landers, Ohioaus, New Yorkers and Yan
kees at home.
As ono local instance among many,
tho Johnstown Democrat says that the
poll lists for that town this year disclose
the ubssnce of three hundred strangers
who voted i!rc last year for Geary and
D.iuiclJ. Monell, the Radical member
of Congress and manager of tho iron
works at that place. The falling off of
the Radical vote iu Indiana and West
moreland counties show, also, how ex
tensively John Covode has been into the
"corn toppin" business last fall.
Nobody, of course, believes that
there were 597,370 honest and true
votes polled last fall in this State 143,
107 more than the previous yejr,
(180.'),) and 24,59S more than could bo
got out in the Lincoln campaign of 1864,
which was prolific of the most extensivo
frauds, especially in the soldier vote.
Allowing for a natural increase of vot
ing population, it is not possiblo that
forty thousand Radicals "staid at home"
in Pennsylvania, on the 8tli instant.
If, thcrclorc, the Rads have made their
calculations for the next election upon
buch a hypothesis, without the green
backs to go into tho importing business,
they will be sadly disappointed, when
the ballots come to bo counted. Put.
and Union,
The New York Tribune pays Senator
Wallace a well deserved compliment by
saying editorially, that tho victory in
this State is greatly due to his energy
and ability. Ife made no noisy show in
the campaign, but his influence was ev
erywhere potently felt in completing
the organization of tho party, lie has
mado a most efficient Chairman of the
Demoeratio Stato Contral Committee,
and we all feel that the great campaign
of next year will bo ably and success
fully conducted by him. Lmtvasfer la.
tclliicnccr.
Wo happcu to have been plaocd in a
wsition ior tho last two years whero we
lad a thorough opportunity to learn Mr.
Wallace's Ualifications, uud can most
heartily add our testimony to the above.
His energy and earnestness in the last
campaign wcro remarkable, and did as
much towards winning our victory as all
tho other causes combined. The Dem
ocrats of Pennsylvania owe Mr.' Wal
lace a debt of gratitudo which they will
be uutruo to themselves if they do uot
embrace the first opportunity to rcpny.
Uric Ulifmr.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ELK COUNTY
TEHPEBANCE CONTENTION.
Parsuant to a call by the corresponding
secretary of tlie Pennsylvania Slate Tem
pcrnuco Union, IIiq delegates from the dif
ferent tcmporancoorgikhixntions and church,
on, convened nt 2 o'clock P. M., In tho
Courthouse on the 2 "it!; inst.
The meeting was called to order by tho
Rev. 0. D. Chonocth, corresponding secre
tary, and on motion Thomas Irwin was el
ected Chairman, and A. If. Irwin, Scc'y.
After some appropriate remarks by the
President, the meeting was opened with
prayer by the Rev. G. D. Chcnoeth. A
call was then mado for the name? of dele.
gates, when between twenty and thirty were
reported.
On motion, Rev. Mr. Chenoctli, Henry II.
Thomas nnd Alvii Hed were appointed a
committee on constitution and resolutions.
On motion, Messrs. Healy, Derby, Irwin
ana Jiau were appointed a committee on
permanent organizat ion.
The committee on constitution and reso
lutions reported the following constitution,
which was adopted.
We believe the time lias fully come, when
fill Christian Ministers, Churches, Temper
ance Organizations anil the friends of Tern
jicrance generally, to form a " Union Asso.
ciation " in tho couttv for tho more eftec
tual accomplishment of the good results at
w men we aim. no the unutrsicncd do,
therefore, adopt the following Constitution
as a guide in our associate capacity :
ARTICLE I. NAME.
This society eha'.l be called tho Elk
t.oiinty Temperance Union, auxiliary to
the Pennsylvania Stale Temperance Union.
ARTICLE II. ORJECT.
The object gh.ll be to promote the cause
oi total abstinence from the use. manutao
ture and sale of intoxicating drinks as a
beverage. This shall be done by holding
piiouc meetings, by the use or the pledgo,
by the circulation of Temperance literature,
and by nil other means calculated to re
move tho evils of intemperance from the
community.
ARTICLE III. MEMDERS.
Ar.y person may become a member of
this society by signing the Constitution and
pledge herein contained.
A contribution of $5 nt ono time Bhall
constitute a manager for life, and $10 a
life director, but said membership shall
continue only during a faithful adherence
to the pledge and the laws of the Socictv
The Society shall adopt its own method of
raising iuuqs.
The funds of the Society, after defraying
me expenses, snail be appropriated to pro'
mote (he cause of temperance in the county
unci oiaie.
ARICLE IV. PLEDGE.
No person shall be a member of this So.
ciety who does not subscribe to the follow
ing pledge .
We tho undersigned, do agree that we
win not use intoxicating liquors as a bever
age, nor trattio in them ; that we will not
provide them as an article of entertainment,
or for persons In our employment ; and
that in all suitable ways we will discountei
nance their use throughout the community.
ARTICLE V. OFFICERS.
The officers of this Society shall bo a
rresident. Vice President, Secretary, with
two managers from each lewnshin and bor
ough, who shall be elected annually and
noiuonice until tneir successors are elected.
and shall constitute a Board of Managers,
three of whom Bhall be a quorum, and shall
have power to fill all vacancies and conduct
the meetings and interests of the Society,
and report quarterly to the President the
number of meetings held, andthe names on
rolled on the pledge from the respective
townships. The secretary shall report
quarterly to the Secretary of the Pennsyl
vania oiaic icmcrance union.
ARTICLE VI. MEETINGS.
The society shall hold annual, and quar
terly, and such other meetings as the
Board shall judge best or the society may
uireci.
ARTICLE VII. AMENDMENTS.
This Constitution may be altered or
amended at any regular meeting of the so
cicty, by the vote of twe-thirdsof tho mem
bers present, the amendment having been
proposed at me previous meeting.
The first resolution was then taken up
and adopted. The meeting then adjourned
to meet at 7 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment
and opened with prayer. Minutes of last
meeting read and adopted.
Committee on permanent organiiation
then reported as follows : President, A, II,
Head ; Vice President Geo. D. Messenger ;
Secretary A. H. Willis; Treasurer Ed
ward Derby ; Managers Ridgway town
ship George D. Messenger, J. F. Dill ;
Fox Jesse Kyler, Peter Thompson ; Sp,
Creek A. W. Irwin, James Pierce. The
other towships to be supplied.
The following resolutions were then taken
up and adopted. The reading of which
was interspersed by beautiful and appro
priate niusio by the choir.
1st. That the drinking customs of socie
ty, the traffio in ardent spirits as a beverage,
together with the combined influence favor
intcmpcrance ; form some of the strongest
barriers on the way of the progress of the
Gospel aud true religion ; Therefore, we
humbly invoke the Divine Wisiora to guide
our councils, and bless our efforts to banish
ing intemperance, with all Us train of evils,
from this Commonwealth.
2nd. That we deem it of the first impor
tance that the rising generation be careful
ly guarded against the evils of intemper
ance, and we request the superintendents
and teachers of our babbath Schools to co
operate with us in securing the pledges of
the children under their charge, to total
abstinence.
8d. That it is the duty of the managers
of this sooiety, and they are requested to
provide for the holding of publie meetings
in their respective townships through their
pastors and churches, and to call out speak
ers for such oooasions, and present the
pledge for signers, and report quarterly to
the secretary of the County Society the
number of meetings held and the names en
rolled. 4th. That to the traffio in intoxicating
drinks as a beverage may bo traced a very
large portion of the druukeness, pauperism,
iusuuity, ci-iino aud casualties of the coun
try, ami that against those evils the people
should be protected ny wholesome lcgisla
lion, and as a license gives freedom and ap
parent, respectability to I lie trnllic, and lie
nics the proper protection to t lip people.
Thcreforo it is the duty of tho citizens of
this Commonwealth, by legislation nnd nil
suitable mean to bring such miflic to nn
end.
6th. Thai a good law is ft potent instru
ment in funning a good public sentiment,
and a bad law corrupts nnd depraves it.
1 ncrclore, wo can never give our consent
to give thelegiil s.mclion of tho Stato tothc
trafhc in intoxicating drinks nB a beverage, n
business so ruinous lo tho mornW nnd best
interest of society, nnd that prohibition Ik
the only safe law that can bo cntorccd by
pi net ice.
Glh. That as the pulpit is a pawcrful in
strument in creating and suttnitiing a puri
fied public senlimeut, wc therefore respect
full j request the pastors of this county to
preach iu their rcspec.ivc congregation? on
the evils of intemperance, nt their earliest
convenience, and to gtve their influence in
aid of the cause of Temperance.
7th. That wo request all political parties
to select pood, well tried temperance men
for civil offices.
On motion the thanks of the convention
were tendered to the Rev. G. D. Chcnoeth,
corresponding secretary.
After signing tho constitution, the con
vention niljourncd to meet on Wedncsdny
night next, nt "o'clock, court week, nnd
the officers of the society were nppointed a
committee- of arrangements, and to provide
speakers for the occasion.
THOMAS IRWIN, Prcs t.
A. II. Irwin, Sec'y.
The Hrnul'iean, a newspaper to be pub
lished nt Corry, will bo printed from the
materials now used in the publication of the
Union Mills blur.
John Minor-Rotts was defeated in
Culpepper county, Virginia, fur dele
gate, by Mauzy, Conservative.
' In Henrico county Virginia, Swann,
Radical candidate, was elected, although
he received only four white votes.
. As usual a large number of the ne
gro 'voters' in Virginia forgot the uamcs
by which they were registered, when
they camo to vote.
The Asutio cholera of a malignant
type have been prevailing for some days
on board ihe Potomac at tho Philadel.
phia Navy Yard. Twenty deaths have
occurred.
BSfi-Tho Tenth Congressional District
in Ohio, now represented by that prince
of humbugs, Ashley, who has been ac
tive in the impeachment of tho Presi
dent, has been carried by tho Democrats.
Will Ashley obey the voice of his con
stituents r
J Ben Wade has been delivered of
an opinioD respecting the Ohio election
baid tho pious Senator : The d U
nigger, and the G d d d bonds have
given the State to tho d d Copper,
heads." This is a trifle on the profane
order ior a " uod and morality leader.
B. The Republican papers and
speakers are putting a good deal of
stress on what tbey will do next year
" We'll show you 1 " say they. Our
victories are satistactory at present.
Perhaps they may learn that revolutions
never go backwards.
BRrturn3 from thirty. four coun
ties in California render it certain that
both Spraguc aud Fitzgerald, the Dem
ocratic candidates ior Judges, are chos
en by handsome majorities. The Radi.
call have not redeemed the State, as
they said they would, niter the contest
for Governor resulted in their defeat.
B.The Ohio Democracy have car
ried nine of the Congercssional districts
represented by Radicals. According to
this changed condition, that State
should dow have 12 Democrats to 7
Radicals, but, until next Congressional
election, the delegation must stand
Democrats, 3 ; Rads, 17.
The Bangor Whig gives an account
of a man named Edward Page taking
fire from having benzine about his per
son, and, though water was freely used,
the flames could not be extinguished
until the benzine was consumed, burn
ing one of the man's legs quite eevere-
The Berlin correspondent of tho
London Time confirms the report that
an understanding had been come to
between Bismarck and Gaiibaldi. This
rapproachement was the result of Na
poleon's determination to protect the
Pope at all hazards, and will last until
tho September Convention is rovised.
Horace Grccly declares, through
the Tribune of the lCth, that " the
Republicans are bound to go under if
they don t enfranchise the blacks," and
that " the Republican party trill en
franchise the blacks or die in the ef
fort." This " spitting against the wind "
of the popular voice is ludicrous. There
will be no tears or regrets, however,
when the Republicans come to " die in
the effort."
Tho Cincinnati Gazelle, whose
chief editor is a defeated Radical candi
date for Congress, says : " No oue need
deny that there is a reaction against the
Radical polioy of making black States
in tho South." It is only in insolated
cases that this important truth has
dawned upon the Radical eoiupiuhcn
sion. We have yet to hear of a sioglo
instance of the kind in this Statu. Prom
" Frank Jordan, Chairman," down to
the controllers of our loeal black and
tan, the " narrow miuded blockheads "
insist that sundry little unuieutiunublo
" sido wsues," with " general apathy "
as primary, were at the bottom of the
Radical dcicut.
YliMi? 3 rlrftHkiMiiiMift;
'JM1E WORLD RENO WNED
MORNING GLORY!
FOR SALE AT SERVICE'S,
EXCLUSIVE AGENT FOR
ELK COUNTY.
Oct. 31st, 18G7-ly.
im BEST JS
ALWAYS THE
I FURNITURE, COFFINS, PIC-
TURE-FRAMES, &c.
The undersigned having sold his interest
in the wagon shop, now intends devoting
his time exclusively to the Furniture trade.
He has just received a largo stock of the
BEST FUMITUM MADE
which ho odors at prices that cannot fail to
- case. His slock consists of
iicdroom Suits,
Upholstered Goods,
Bureaus,
Wash stands, Commodes, Lounges,
Redstoads of Maple, Onk, Whitewood and
Black Walnut, Spring Beds and Mat
trasses, Extension, Dining, Break
fist, Tea Party nnd Quartette
Tables, Chairs of every
kind a jd description.
The largest assortment of Cane Seated
Chairs ever brought into this section
of tho country, Farmer's Secreta
ries, What Nots, Brackets,
and everything usually
found in a First Class
FURNITURE WARE ROOM
Picture Frames of ev
kind size or Quality, kept
on hand and made to order,
Looking Glasses, Looking Olass
Plate and Pictures. Wo would call at
tention to our largo stock of Coflins, con
sisting of Pino, Whitewood, Cherry,
Chestnut and Black Walnut, any
one of which we can furnislyn
three hours time, ti iuime
In any stylo to suit.
Metallic cases of any kind procured in
three hours' time.
Feeling confident thai with a liberal pat
ronage, we shall be ab le to keep up a First
Class establishment, we appeal to the peo
ple of Elk county, to say if it is not better
to keep their money in circulation at home
than to send it off to the cities where if they
buy but littlo they are sure to get cheatod
and pay a good round sumiuto the bargain.
Then let your motto be, ucvbr buy away
from home whot can be bad just as cheap at
home, and the cheapest place to buy Furni
ture in Western Pennsylvania is at H. II.
Thomas' Ware Rooms, Excelsior Building,
corner of Main and Depot streets, Rulgway,
Elk cou,nty Pa.
Oct. 31, I8(i7-ly. II. If. THOMAS.
SCHOOL TKACUER WANTED The
School Board of Ridgway township
are desirous of employing a Competent
Teacuer ts take charge of the schools of
said township during ihe coming winter
term. To a good teacher a liberal salary
will be given. JOHN 0. HALL,
Ridgway, Oct. 81tf Secretary.
rpHE AUDITORS OK RIDGWAY town
ship will meet nt the otlicc of John
G. Hall in Ridgway, on Momtny. October
Cist, 1807, for settlement. School Direc
tors nud others having claims ft gainst the
towuship are rcjuestcdlo prcocut llicm.
octal lbo7.
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N
EW FIRM AND NKW GOODS 1!
NEW GOODS 1
NEW GOODS!
NEW G00D31
JUST RECEIVING
JUST RECEIVING
JUST RECEIVING
AT THE STORE OF
AT THE STORE OF
AT THE STORE OF
HYDE, GILL1S & CO.
HYDE, GILL1S & CO.
HYDE, GILLIS & CO.
HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE,
HARDWARE, QNEENSWARE,
HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE,
CANDIES, NUTS, &c.
CANDIES, NUTS, &c.
CANDIES, NUTS, &c.
DRY GOODS & GROCERIES.
DRY GOODS & GROCERIES
DRY GOODS & GROCERIES.
THE REST AND CHEAPEST
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST
IN ELK COUNTY.
IN ELK COUNTY.
IN ELK COUNTY.
CALL AND SEE
CALL AND SEE
CALL AND SEE
AND BE CONVINCED
AND BE CONVINCED
AND BE CONVINCED
THAT WE SELL CHEAPER
THAT WE SELL CHEAPER
THAT WE SELL CHEAPER
THAN ANY OTHER STORE
THAN ANY OTHER STORE
THAN ANY OTHER STORE
IN THIS SECTION.
IN THIS SECTION.
IN THIS SECTION.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY
WE ARE CONSTANTLY
WE AlW CONSTANTLY
ADDING TO OUR STOCK
ADDING TO OUR STOCK
ADDING TO OUR STOCK
COME ANh SEE US.
COME AND SEE US.
COME AND SEE US.
Oct.31tt,18G7-ly.