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The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

The revolutiouist8 in Illinois have Is.
anod call for q State Convention to
meet %. Springfield in the month Of
/ August. The call proceeds from the
| State committee Of the Radicals, and is
in ibis language: "The Republican
l'ui9n yotcgs of illinois who are in favor
vi keeping traitors out OF The halls OF
/ Congress, and Of asserting and main
tainc the right or the loyal people,
.hrough their representatives. in Con.
( gycs-, 90 Gx and determine tho condition
on which States lately in rebellion shall
be permitted to participate in the gov.
oramcnt Of the United States, will meet
in convention" This means an in
l.samcrt Of the disuu.oa action of
| Congress. No friend CT the Union.
reconstruction policy Of presidcatJghn.
SON will BE- admitted into that couvcn.
ton, nor will n measure be proposot or
| advocated having a tendency to iaCnito
the States On the basis q tie Coas,ita.
tiou. The sawc spirit which anima.es
| the reyoluti0nists in Congress, and
! prompts them to urge 4 aisfrancEiscmcnt
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The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24
L. 5. TAX APPEALS.

L. :. TAX APPEALS.
{. S. hssEsso8'5 OFFICE, 18th DIsr. PA. \
Cnice, Curweusyille, Clcarfeld Co., Pa. I
NOTICE IS hereby given that the
! I assessment lists, valuations and emu
meratons made and taken within the
assessment district composed Of Elk
county by the assistant assessor, under
the laws Of She United States, will re-
main open to all persons concerned for
examination for the space of ten days
from the fourth day Of June \. D. 1866,
at tie Office of John Q. Luther, Assis.
tant Assessor, Sd Division at Ridgway,
in the said county O! Elk.
And, at tie same place, the under
signed assessor of this Collection Dis
trict, viii attend Oh the fourteenth day
Of June 1865, TO receive, hear, aud de.
termino all appeals relative to any erro.
neous or excessive valuations or emu.
Iseratious by the assistant assessor.
In regard TO appeals, the Law provides,
" That the question to be determined By
" the assessor, ca an appeal respecting
lbc valuation or enumeration of prop
"erIy, or objects liable TO duty or taxa.
" ton, shall be, whether the valuation
" complained OF he or be not in a jus: re-
"lauon Or proportion 10 other valuations
:" IN the same assessment district, and
whether the enumeration be or be not
"corrcct. " And all appeals to the asses.
"sor as aforesaid, shall be made in wri-
"ting, aud shall specify the particular
cause, matter, or thing respecting
(Which decision is requested; and
" shall, moreover, state the ground or
'principle Of inequality or error COM
"plainel Of
DANIEL LIVINGSTON,
Assessor Of the 10th Colin Dist.
May-2F66-tda.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

STTERIFFS SAT,rS.

49,
SIIERIkFS SALES.
ENY VIRTUE Of sundry vrits Of i'm.
) ditioni EJpoaus, issued out of the
Court Of Common Pleas Of Ell, countv.
and TO me directed, there will be expos.
cd to PUBLIC SALE, at the Court
House in Ridgway on Monday. the End
day of July, 1866, the following dcs.
cri5el real estate to wit:
All that cctain tract Of land situate
in Spring Creek township, south of the
Clarion river, known as the Lynn settle
mcn', bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at lis northeast corner hem.
lock, thence south along warrant No.
295t on hundred and eighty perchcs toN
a hcmlook, thence west eighty perches
TO post, thence north thirty-fJGr dogs.
west Two hundred and fifteen pcTchos by
Samuel Baird warrant to n hemlock.
thence cast two hundred percho5 to
place Of beginning, containing one hun
drcd and fifty acres, with about three
acra5 improved, and an old log house
and l0g barn thereon erected. Seized,
taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property OF Thomas Lynn.
Also All that certain tract or par
eel Of land situated in the town Of Ridg-
way, I.ik county, Pennsylvania, known
as town lots Nos. nincty.nine (00), and
one hundred (lG0} On John j. Ridg-
Ways plan Of said town, bounded on the
north by Centre street, on the east by
town lot Ne. SO, on the south by an al
ley, and on the east by Mill street, con-
tanning half an acre (3), more or less,
ufon which is erected two story frame
dwelling house aud a woodshed, all im-
proved. Seized, taken in execution,
and to he sold as the property of q. II.
Head and Aaaliue Head
JAS. i. MALONE, Sk'f.
Sheriff s Office. Ridgvay, Pa.
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ERIE, PA, May p, 1865,

| PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RAIL
L ROAD.-This great line trayerses
the Northern and Northwest counties of
Pennsylvania to the city of Erie, on
Lake Erie.
1t has been leased by the EeRnsy7ca-
MIA Raj Road company, and is opera
ed by them.
It's entire lengthwas opened for pas.
senger and freight business, October
18th, 1864.
TINE OF PASSENGER TRAINS
AT RIDGWAY.
Leaye EGsiuGrd.
Erie Mail Train 5 80 p. IL.
Erie Express Train 10 80 pm.
Leage HeSt3CQrd.
Erie Mail Train l 80 pm.
Erie Express Train 8 p a. N
Passenger cars run through without
change both ways between Philadelphia
and Erie.
NEW YORK CONNECTION.
Leave New York at 800 a. m, Arrive
at Erie 9.l5 a. m.
leave ERIE at l.00 ?. m, arrive at New
York $40 p. m.
ELEGENT SLEEPING CARS ON Express
Trains both ways between Williamsport
and Baltimore, and Williamsport and
Philadelphia.
For information respecting Passenger
business apply at the S. e. corner Both
and Market SITS,
And for Freight business of the Com
pany's Agents:
S. B. Kingston, Jr. Cor. 18th and
Market Sts. Philadelphia.
j. W, Reynolds Erie.
W, Brown, Agent N. G. r. R, Bal
timore.
IL. Fl. HoUsToN,
Gent. Freight Agt. PdPG.
II. w. GwINNER,
Can't Ticket Agt PhiPa.
A LFRED. i. TYLER,
General ,SoPt IFmst.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

4 NOBLE Acr,-Hkc an oasis in tLa
desert was that pleasing incident which
is recorded in the Columbus (Miss) IN
Tor, as having taken place in that city
on the 26th Of April, on the occasion Of
decorating the graves Of the COnledcr-
ate dead with flowers, when the same
ladies decorated the graves Of the Fed
cral dead who had fallen 50 5ar from
home among q hostile people. This
tender, kindly, Christian act cannot fail
to touch the heart Of every one at the
North who has a friend Or relative bur.
led on the battle. fields Of the South, 1t
llindles a spark Of hope that we may at
some future time, become, in heart, one
peonle. We have one God, one Ian.
arlaae. one Government; and may we
not hope that wo shall become indeed
one people? Such expressions Of gen
lie pity and charity are very grateful
and pleasant to hear oH May God bless
tLe kind hearted ladies of Columbus,
who forget not, in paying tribute to the
lncmory of their own loved and lost, that
loving mothers, and sisters, and daugh-
,ers in the North mourn also for their
loycl ones, who are lying in lonely
Graves far away among Strangers
N.mPhis Post.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

properly A-.-4 -.- ... . ... not 80
easily obtained. Jacob Ridgway of
Philadelphia, one OF the largest proprie-
tors and whose wealth was commensu-
rate, after due exploration determined
upon opening out his lands, and first
commenced that system ofimprovement,
and employment Of labor which may be
considered as the "entering wedge"
which has exposed to view the forest
and mineral products of this hitherto
secluded, unknown spot Of earth. Mr..
Ridgway was the owner Of q large body
of land in Mexican county, the centre
of which was about thirty miles from
the York state line, also another large
body of lands in Jefferson (now Elk)
county,, the centre Of which was near
Montmorency, six miles northeast of
Ridgway. To commence and carry out
his improvements in KcKean was not
so difficult as in Jefferson. The former
location was only eight miles from the
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

~ d Northwestern Pennsylvania.
EARLY srTrAE3i@Sr or EIDGwAY AND
JtgIsITI--C1EvfEu

EARLY SUPPLEMENT- or nmawAT AND
N.'l'I, ,.---'' N'l@J J'''
'' "'',.''' 'a'.a' nearest % mug
'.y ".s at 90 'l' Io' So N"eEe Tie cast
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m@.' '' ,'oH2. s''E'' 'a'"'i ''''o' .. MI
Cooper a We" .',"A ana large 'a'"'
holder ~ "h.c' name 1t vas '''.'' IN
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dl-, Ioo".sr. l-a has zee" IyY'-''''e'
aa q man endowed N..1 &'." common
sense la--..'.1-' "-''.... ~.' ID ','-'''
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lie ia1.- rave ...- .'''s '-e.'.f.-
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having Penetrated go Jar .".' '.o
ness "'.o'". ROADS, -.
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the fact, ja-s "-..
was made upon -
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a'oo.l1 On q 1'eo' Vs. 0' ",.,-.s
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. successfully accomplished " Whether "e
'a5 guided ay The compass, or ny
" cloud hy u.j a1t p!!!ar oi h'e y
/ night hA.osy Goa3 net inform u''
/ Cher pioneers III the same region t~J-
Isoqcer--y made as Ee.l'aus oh,a,-' -'oAs
aud ccg&Tlo'cs' Le oe'o''-''!,'- l.
/ quit the country b1c>o.e ne'&r''l'
we're too c.oac upon A.@; he Vor'1 go
where 'acE2 WAS more room AZ 81"
! quit, but no ooupt "e '"e'e@''oS .'.e'
/ with CbstIUcLo1s 70 b5 sCA'5'J "ab"S
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men, WHO '''o'!'s1 sent ''em a" tue
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ano cooia Afford 10 pay '"e taxes N".oh
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tac present. being assessed at very 10"
ra'e. Ile county ana township c5Hen-
"c5 we're Hs"t lie supervisors were
d2"t5, and no unnecessary taxes t0r
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

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ground on when 10 H'"s A'5 iM.'''-'
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0'y ''''e '"'a'o' '-,y ABOVE ''' waters
oI Io'''o o''sN' ana Hoa.A''eaes a.o''
iour hanorea am MY ieet ABOVE the
o'a3-" AZ Ail9"ay. lis argument
was tH''' " l VIII settle aa1 encourage
improvements on the ''Sh grounds the
Va'iias VII. ae'.Io ana ''.o care Oh '"91',
se.''s. -'- T. i''l5"aJ iu"J uDo-.a-o'I
TINS c's'fine a3PDed 10 o,hi''' 1t ''.
qUFe5 bu. h5-'o moral courage Oh acton,
WHEN "iAc.H B.. contiguous support aad
iti5 only when aelI-Tehaneo Is i".'y
'sl'an"'' an" required ''~' 6I-'s re-,
a..'7 sa' 'o''o" al exclusive li~.''"'ai
enc. '.5'' 5'E' h'o6"ay 10 Vo"'. 9'a
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81. IS iamo|nat h.n2uLa7 '4a5 inc
.-.sF-, "~ra''1.a!'re m'uA oi Nf'
hi-20'y should have entertained the
.o-a 'Aa' settlements o' large tracts o.!
uaet.a'atet !;hd, y individuals would
be 'ae'a'a'e1 ny exposing Us 'sea.'a".
points showing Oh lis poorest SOIL ana
exhibiting lis worst i5a.a'e5 to lie mar
dy eui2Tan5'
" "hcn boy, TIC writer was HaS una,
Snai'y led TO ae'oUF the i,'1Fs<' pare O.
y'anIa ,j'FS' Wien presenter TO "'M-
but afterwards ioHaa 'AaI oy eaiaG Inc
St'' h'St, then al was oe5s'
As !; afterwards proved, NJ hldE-
"ays LANDS were unoocnPea by lnd''
Yijua! enterprise except csloSen VIA :
view 10 making living oil them' 1t
requires pcp0ie to settle country, anu
the greatest freedom oi choi'2 must be
lett to tie pioneer
The su2ann'endenoe OF the WORK on
bunker Ia" vas connie" % faai H.
>cuii, :hen 9n',a Young han' lie
had been brought up II '-a c.&a..aS'
r32sa q -lt. h'a3"ay' n f"..~ts.' .'l;a'
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24
TEETH! TEETH!!
D L Y T I S T r Y

Preserve Your Teeth
II. NJ. SHAW, Desires to inform the
citizens OF Ridgway and vicinity, that
he viii be here on the 18th inst, and
that he would be happy to do all work
entrusted to his care.
Rooms at the residence of Mr.. P. T.
Brooks may 10'66-tf.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

EG5rThe Democracy are every Gay
gaining accegsions to thcir ranks. Lei
tho work 20 on. Let every man re.
member that in supporting HIEsTEE
CLrMLR 10 supports President John.
ton, and Icals q death b!oa at the Gi5
unioGi2u,s.s.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24


Y9a-The President has vetoed the
Colorado Bill, and thus squelched a
most unjust piece Of legis'Otian, passed
with no other obieo! than to increase the
radical majority in Congress. Most Q?
the radical press have given an addi-
tional howl over this veto but tic Erie
Dispa'ch Ro7.) makes the following
truthful comments;
TIE VETo OF THE CoLoRAD0 BILL.
As We expected and hoped, the Presi-
dent has vetoed the bill erecting the
territory Of Colorado into q State. His
reasons are those we urged in favor Of
the veto; tho insul!oioucy Of Popula.
tion, the migratory aud unsettled coIdi-
ton OF its people, and the Injustice 10
other States. Colorado, as State,
would, with her less than thirty thous-
ana population, be entitled to 4 repre-
sentative and two Senators, while the
basis for q representative Is 10000
The discrepancy IS 700 large. The main
object Of this move IS entirely party and
political, and we confidently expect the
veto will be sustained.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24
MADE TO ORDER.

ALSO COFFINS kept on hand, and made
to order, of every kind and description.
Please CALL and examine my stock be,
fore purchasing elsewhere, for l hope by
strict attention to business, and keeping all
the market demands in my line, TO merit
the patronage of the public. For the pres.
ent occupy the Methodist Parsonage for
Ware Rooms. HENRY II. THOMAS.
May-lT T66-ly,
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

EsOOAMONTH IA G EN- rs
sSJU wanted for sir cEtirsty ney articles
At out. Address o. T. CAREY, City
j. aiding, Biddeford, Me, may II 66-ly'
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PICTURE FRAMES

of all sizes, and of Mahogany, Rosewood,
Black Walnut and Gilt
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24
LOUNGES,
TETE 4 TETES,
BEDROOM SETTs :

of Chestnut, Mahogany and Black Walnut
and every thing usually found in first
class country Ware Room.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-05-24

life, they went through the-- ,.... -.-
circumstance IS worthy Of mention.
They named their little daughter Clar,
ion after the beautiful stream upon the
margin Of which she was born. Only
few years since she resided near Gin
cinnatd, i matr0n enjoying the COM
forts, if not the superauitics of life,
Should this brief sketch ever meet her
eyes she will perceive that her birth has
long been chronicled in the memories Of
those she never saw. There are proba-
bly, some relics Of Johnson's sojourn
about the premises. The little stone
that ground the corn for the family
meal, which was kept near the great
fireplace and turned by hand, was seen
by the writer a few years ago. But
very likely the spirit Of vandalism,
which is so prevalent in the age in
which we live, has used it up for the
base purpose Of sharpening knives or
perhaps for a tagging stone about The
cabin door. "Johnsonburg is now a
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-07-19
The British Ministry.

The defeat of the English Liberals in Par liament necessitating the resignation of Lord Russell's ministry; has thrown the Tories into power We suspect this result will be advan- tageous rather than otherwise to the cause of Reform. @ lE-
 His opponents accuse Gladstone of bullying the House of Commons and thus driving his friends into opposition This charge is prob ably true, and shows how we'll that minister understood his real position. In truth no measure of reform worth anything can be car ried through both Houses of Parliament un- less they are bullied into it. The House ct Commons is so largely composed of the sons and retainers of noblemen and other support CTS of aristocracy that large majority is at heart against any reform whatsoever and it will only be from fear of 8 revolution that they will ever enlarge the franchise.
 The English people can however undoubtedly obtain reform if they demand it with sufficient earnestness; for the aristocracy have whole some remembrance of Oliver Cromwell an d the French Revolution and when they see the people thoroughly aroused will surely yield
 Exactly what Lord Derby is to do with a purely Tory Ministry in House of Commons the majority of which are political opponents of that party, is question we do not under. stand English politics well enough to answer.
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-07-19
WORTHWHILE.

A trial of moving machines took place on the 4th inst. on the farm of Vim. Couch, of Worthwhile, in the town of New Milford On- ly three machines were entered Buckeye by Mir. Hawley. of Brookfeld American by MT. Deming of New Milford. and the Hubbard by s B Kellogg, of Brook6eld. The length of cut bar was equal in all the machines. The ground selected was rocky. uneven and boggy and well adapted to test the working qualities of the mowers. -r-
 A large number of farmers were present and seemed greatly interested in the progress of the trial. The Buckeye did good work except in very large grass, where it clogged, after which the owner took it from the field.
 The American did good work on smooth, level ground, but where the ground was uneven it left pretty high stubble.
 The Hubbard was driven at very slew speed. doing it's work we'll on all surfaces, stop. ping in the heavy grass, and starting easily without backing. This machine never clogs, and is of lighter draft than the other machines.
 Mir. Hubbard found ready purchaser on the ground, which the others did not, and the sales during the day indicated the decided preference given to the Hubbard by the far mers present, who had witnessed the result of the trial s'~ 's's@
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-07-19
The European War.

s The war news this week is of the greatest importance there has been no more battles
 in Italy but in Germany the fighting has been extremely heavy. The situation of the respec tive combatants seems to have been this: Bo. hemia is semicircular in shape, on the north, having Saxohy on the northwe,tern side and the Prussian province of Silesia on the north
 east, the county of Glatz in Silesia notching sharply into the Austrian territory on the ex- treme right Prussia had one large army in this county under the Crown Prince and anoth. CT on the left, under Prince Frederick, which had just marched into Bohemia from Saxony /; while Marshal Benedek the Austrian command. er-in-chief, occupied strong position between them, with an army of, at least, 100000 men
 It seems strange that he could not hold his ground against divided enemy, but such seems to have been the case. The Grown Prince marched westerly into Bo1 nia with abou l30,000 men, and in serses of engagements commencing on the 26th of June, defeated the the Austrians, inflicting less as the Prussians claim, of B 900 men. Prince Frederick, from his side. marching eastetly. with. as we sup
 pose. force at least as great. was equally sue
 cessful. Benedek losing, according to Prussian accounts, 15,00o men. The whole Austrian army was thus compelled to retreat southerly
 allowing the Prussans to form junction on the 3d when, according to latest accounts, q terrific battle was fought near Sudowa, which resulted in the complete defeat Of the Austri
 sns, with loss ot 14.ooo prisoners. The fight ing took place just over the boundary of sile-
Litchfield enquirer., 1866-07-19
4ittgdtlD Gaqnirtr.
 GEORGE A. HICKOX, Editor. Conn. Thursday, July 1s. 1866
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D4r As will be seen by the heading of the column. a change has taken place in the man agement of this paper. Under it's new auspi- cessg we hope it may not forfeit the popularity which for forty years it has enjoyed in this county. Politically. the ENQUIRER will.con- tinue to maintain the principles of the Union party, taking ground strongly in favor of the compromise amendments proposed bs Con- gress; without, we trust, being betrayed by the strength of our convictions into any harsh de- nunciations of political opponents, believing. as we do, that charity is just as necessary in politics as in religion .ists5) ,s...
 While we are by no means confident of be- ing able to satisfy ourselves. much less the va rious tastes of our subscribers, they may rely upon our making the endeavor honestly and earnestly.