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n lCENSE NOTICE.-The following nam.
4 4 ed persons have fled in the Office Of
the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions
Elk county, their petitions for License at
the January Sessions next. agreeable to
the Act Of Assembly of March 3Ist, 1856.
entitled " An Act to regulate the scle of
intoxicating liquors."
TAVERN LICENSES.
David Thayer, Ridgway,
John Heoly, I'idgway.
Mrs. j. o. Clements, Ridgway.
II. B. Shons Il H Largy, Ccutreville.
Amos Wheeler, CcntroviIlc.
Joseph Windfeldor, St Mary's.
Charles II. Volk, St Mary's.
A. Forhtman, St. Mary's.
d. G. Oyster, Fox twp.
STORE LICENSES.
Joseph Wilhelm, St. Mary's.
Coyne & McVcan, st. Mary's.
James Met Nloskey, Centregilc.
GEO a RATHBUN,
dec 20, 1860. Prothouotary,
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1t is squeezing machine constructed on
strictly mechanical principles and the ex.
perience derived from five years extensive
use in fcmiles, hotels and public institutions
proves 1t to be Of lasting value to the pur.
chaser
The manner of operating the Nonpareil,
by roiary motion acting on crank shaft
with balance Wheel which moves the
plungers alternately, is the simplest, least
iaborlous and most powerful that can he de-
vised for the purpose, and accomplshes the
work with the greatest rapidity and the
least possible labor.
The great speed with which this machine
performs work will be understood from the
statement that it is geared to give six strokes
of the plungers for one turn of the handle,
or, when worked leisurely, about four hun
dred strokes a minute-Safety to the fabric
washed is insured by the entire absence Of
rubbing.
girl or boy of fifteen can work the ma.
chine, and do weeks washing for family
OF six or eight persons in two to three hours
time; and il may be relied on to cleanseth
clothing thoroughly, without assistance
from hand rubbing
Send for free Descriptive Circular and
terms TO dealers, to whom exclusive ripbt
of sale is secured.
OAKLEY g. KEATING,
~ lS4, Water St, N. Y.
July G,'6G-1y
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nc ever livcth to make intercession for
them," "let us draw near with a true
heart, in full assurance Of faith" The
writer Of the Epistle to the Hebrews, it
is evident, would regard "thc idea of the
sinner" begging the interccssion of IA.
~ instead Of Christ, as anything but
beautiful" [ fear he would Judge
such one destitute of that faith with.
out which it isimpossible to please God !;
and would remind him of that parable
of the Good Shepherd Gle that enter
eth not by the Door into the Shocpfod,
but climbeth up some other way, the
same is thief and robbar, verify, We.
lilly, say unto you, l am the Door Of
the sheep" St, John, ch. 10, (. Your
argument dishonors not only the person
but the tc0yh Of Christ 1t throws dis
credit on the Sacrifice OF Calvary, as if
that were not sufficient to satisfy divine
justice and secure the pardon Of cue,y
sinner that believes in Jesus. Divine
justice does indeed, not GOTTEN" but al.
rays, "demand the punishment of the
sinner rather than lis forgiveness s'-,n.
I'll he GeHeccS IN Christ but iaca Justice
and mercy unite in requiring his for
giveness. 1t is aoundantly set forth in
the Scriptures that God can, consistent.
ly with his justice, forgive every sinner
that baliOves in Christ; that he is willing
that all should come-invites, eutrcats
yea eomman3s all men to come to Him
by that way which he has provided.
The only sacrifice indeed to expiate the
guilt Of and ers!y man-was offered
once for all on Calvary; ard the only
mediator between God and man, that
any sinner needs, is that High Priest
who, having "otfered one sacrifice for
sins" has entered into heaven itself,
now to appear in the presence of God
for US The difficulty is not tina: God
Is unwilling to forgive sinners for
Christ's sake, but that sinners are un.
willing to be forgiven for His sake alone.
Christ Himself said ''Ye ,eU not come
unto me that ye might have life =
this is the condemnation, that light is
come into the world, and men Iored
darL,neSs rather tim light. The idea
that God $50 loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that achoso.
ecer believeth in him shall not PERISH"
that Christ, who "lovcd the church and
gaze hi1nscLf for it," should need the
intercession Of Mary to make them will.
ing to forgive repenting sinaer, is SO
that it should come only
from those who are "enemies Of the cross
of Christ"
l trust you will allow that am justi-
fed in withholding assent from doc
trine whose foundation is so shadowy,
and even in protesting against a prac-
tice which is not sHpp0rteJ By any
ScriDtural frccept or example, and |
which seems to me to cast dishonor upon |
the character Of God and the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ.
Very truly yours,
EVANGELIST.
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.gryeSg Of SJgTrRFF.

.gryeSE Of S,VTrGgg.
The evid ence taken by the Military
Commission in June, 1865, proved John
Fl. Surratt in the assassination of Lin.
coin. 1t was at the house Of his mother
that the meetings were held up to the
week Of the assassination he had been
journeying between Richmond ard
Montreal Booth was his constant COM
panion; Mudd concealed him in the
woods near his house Payne consulted
with him Atzerodt confessed that Sur
ratt induced him to join the conspiracy.
His name was the first in the indict.
ment. Had there been any doubt of
his guilt, his flight would have removed
it, for though none of the principals
were more frequently seen up to the Sd
of April, on the afternoon or the 14th
he was seen for the last time, booted aud
spurred, ready for his escape. From
that time the very existence of John
Surrat was mystery. It was believed
Ne was dead-that he had revealed the
names Of his fellow conspirators to os
cape-or that he was socretely imnrs.
oncd. 1t was noted that no reward was
offered for his arrest. Yet, as time pass
ed on, John Surratt was forgotten, till
the other day came the startling news
that he had been arrested by the Amer
lean Consul-General in Egypt.
OF his wanderings little is known
1t is said that he was recognized on
Liverpool steamer shortly after the mur-
der. Then came the rumor that he was
serving as private soldier in the Porc's
Guards at Rome. We know now that
he had been a soldier in the Papal
Zouaves at Yeroli, and served under the
name of John Watson. The fact be-
came known to Mr.. Rufus King. our
Minister at Rome, who telegraphed to
our Government, and was instructed to
secure his arrest. Mr.. King conferred
with Cardinal Antonnelli, who issued an
order for his seizure. Surratt was tax I
en- he was imprisoned, and 90 removal
from their hands, and Jail, guarded by
FIVE soldiers, broke from their hands,
and jumped, it is said, over a procipice
more than one hundred feet high, and
escaped into the Italian territory. MIR.
Marsh, our Minister at Florence, obtain
ed tclegraphio instructions from the
Italian Government to have all the sea-
ports of Italy watched to prevent his
escape. He was soon supposed to have
embarked in steamer for Malta and a
dispatch to that island arrived too late
to dctain him. Another was sent to
alexandria, and when Surratt stepped
upon the shores Of Egypt, he was seized
oy the strong, far-rcaching arm of
America. United States detectives, it
is said, have wotched him since October.
Upon Surratt's presumed connection
with the rebel government. Andrew
johnson charged Jefferson Davis with
completely in the assassination New
revelations are expected from his trial,
T lie public may be disappointed in that,
yet, if John S'urratt could be induced
to confess before the death which is al
most certain to be his fate, ,here is no
reasonable doubt but that he might tell
the whole story Of Lin coins assassina-
ton from the beginning to the end
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WAR POETRY OF THE SOuTd. Edited by Wm.
Gilmore Simms, L. i. D., New York.
Richar dson & Company, $40 Broadray
This book is a collection by the emin-
ent novelist and poet, William Gilmore
Simms, of South Carolina, of the war
poetry of the South, written during the
terrible years of the rebellion" Asan
index to the feelings and passions Of the
Southern people during that time, it is
invaluable, showing the intense aud un-
dying love for the South which was .he
underlying principle upon which they
a acted throughout their grand and glori.
GUS struggle for independence. The
poems are all more or less beautiful
Some arc magnificent, while none are
commonplace. All breathes a spirit Of
intense patriotism AID love of country,
which reminds one of the brave old days
OF 76-"the times that tried mems souls. !"
Mr. Simms himself is among the con
ributors, while the volume is enriched
by the unequaled illusions of Hon. A.
B. Meek Henry Timrod, Paul II Hayne
Albert Pike, John Il. Thompson, John
Easten Cooke, Jane r. II. Cross, Carrie
Sinclair, Anna Peyre Dinnies, Mrs
Caroline II. Gcrvais, aud many others.
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CABLE AND OTHER NEWS.

TIE UNITED STATES CLAIMS.
PuriS, De-. 25,-In the ease OF the
United States before the French Cours,
the United States has heeu ordered 20
poy tle French Court as security for
costs, in case the snit went against
them, the sum o: 150.OaG .0o0 Of francs.
The U. $. consel remarked that, while
cgal proceeding had bccn iHs,i'u,el in
France in relation to the claim. there
was likely to be somcthiu. laore serious
than mere diplomacy in tine case Of Eng.
land.
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THE FENIANS.

LOn2oa, Ucc. l5-Noon .-Fenian
arrests in ireland continued - be made.
Much needless alarm prevails through
out the entire island.
REPORTED REARREsT OF STEPHENS,
London, Dec. 16,-A man has been
arrested in Norfolk supposed to be james
Stephens, the chief orgam2cr of the
Irish Republic, but the establishment
of his identity is as yet considered du,
oious.
MONTREAL Dec. 15.-The .Kincrva
newspapers say Surratt was ON his way
from Montreal to Washington when he
heard Of the assassination Of President
Lincoln, and Immediately returned to
Canada. In CONVERSATION he always
maintained that the plot was to carry off
President Lincoln to Richmond, and
hold him as hostage for the Southern
prisoners, He always protested the
innocence Of his mother, and avowed
that j eff, Davis knew nothing of Booths
intentions
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\ New Jersey Central Railroad train
struck wagon in which a man and wo-
man were seated, at Round Brook, xii.
ling both persons instantly. A break,
man of gravel train on the Erie Rail,
way was killed 0y being run over near
PeubOrn City, ou Wednesday.
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Gen. Schofeld has decided that DR..
Watson, who was tried by the civil
courts of Rockbridgo county, Va, for
the murder of negro and discharged,
shall be tried by a military commission
on the 18th inst,
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I ARGE CAPACITY, GREAT Stregnth
IL and unequalled speed, simplicity and
completeness Of ofOperation, are qualities pc.
culiar to the
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NOTICE.

I'm THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
4 of ElA County. No. Is, January Tgrm,
1867.
In the matter of " Petition of B. T. Ely
for n commission of de }unafco iaguirsnGo,
III behalf of Lucretia Warner, OF Ridgway,
Elk county, Pa, widow Of Hebulon Warner,
deceased
To the friends or relatives of tie sad Lu.
cretia Warner;
Notice is hereby given in pursuance of
an order of said Court, that a Jury will be
empanelled from the Jurors attending the
next Court of Common Pleas the ID Mon
day of January, 1867. at the Court House
in Ridgway, at 2 o'clock P. NJ. of said day,
and that the inquisition will be held by one
of the Judges Of said Court TO inquire as to
the lunacy Of the said Lucretia Warner.
SOUTIIER & WILLIS,
dec2Otc Att'ys for Pet'r
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A great deal of property has recent
ly been destroyed dy negro incendiaries,
or white men disguised as negroes, in
the southwestern part Of North Carroll
ma.
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1t is stated that Sir j. Michel, Com
Chief of the Canadian lores.
has prepared u report, which shows the
inipractibility Of terrifying Montreal ex-
ccpt at very heavy cost.
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FOR THE HOLIDAYS.

A MERICAN AND FRENCH CAN.
IN DIES. We will open for the
Christmas Holiday a large aud choice
stock Of candies, Bon Bons, Fruit,
(grccn, dried and preserved, J iellics &c 4,
that we have ever exhibited to custom
ers. Call aud examine at the BOOK
STORE in ST. MARY'S.
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WESTMINSTER, MD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1856
Political Intolerance.

Human nature is so constituted that
although men may persuade themselves
that error, religious or political, is a
damnable crime, the yoice Of conscience
protests so strongly against this doc
trine. Calumny is the homage which
both religious aud political dogmatism
has ever paid to conscience. Even in
those sad periods when the guilt of her.
esy was universally believed, the spirit
of intolerance was only sustained by the
diffusion of countless libels against the
misbeliever, and by the systematic con.
cealment Of his virtues How sedulous-
ly theology at that time laborcd ut the
task; how unscrupulously they maligncd
and blackeucd every leading opponentof
their views; how eagerly they famed the
flame ofscctarian animosity; how uniform
ly they prohibited those whomthcy could
influence from studying the writings, or
ircqucnting the society Of men of differ.
cnt opinions then their own. is well
known TO all who are acquainted wlhcc-
clcsiasticll history. The political histo-
ry Of the last four years has revealed on
the part Of the fanatical Radicals, nay
even on the part Of men who profcssed
to be conservatives, the same ombitlered
rancor, the same procliyity to personal
abuse, the same malignant animosiiy 10.
ward those who differed with them. that
masked the dogmatic theology Of con.
turics ago, Take, too, Il course
Of intolerance aud persecution that
pursued this journal--its circulation
Illegally seized and confseaicd. IL
Office closed By the action ofa tyranuical
Federal power, IT, motives maligned aud
is sentiments bcIicd Yet il has sur.
viycd it al aud 20 dayrcjoiccs Ia pros.
peri'y that is the envy Of those ye,y
journals that wcrc the luudesi in their
donnnciatlons, and " hieh hastily justified
the infamous intolerance pursued
There is evidently a great change Of
public scntimen; rapidly going on. the
sober second thought is beginning TO
work and what remains for those who
have uoju'tly suffered is 10 make upthc
truthful record Of the times truly. fully.
sud accurately, and IN the great day Of
account, when the tribunal Of human
Judgment j. sci, and the books are opes
ed, % ncte ont punishment not indeed
with the blind fury Of revenge. bat IN
the spirit Of justice thus guarding the
future OF Americans agains, a repetition
Of the same tyranny and wrong,--Nsr
lork Daily kr,rs
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WASHING TOMS VISION.
by WESLEY BRADSHAW.

The first time ever saw Anthony
Sherman was on the 4th of July, Is 50,
on Independence Square, Philadelphia.
lie was then ninety-one, and becoming
very feeble; but though so old, his
dimmed eyes rekindlod as he looked on
Independence Hall, which he said he
had come to gaze on once more before
he was gathered home
wv hat time is it? 2" said he, raising
his trembling eyes to the clock in the
stecple, and endeayoring to shade the
former with shaking hand-"What
time is it? ] cant see as well as | used
to-"
"Half.past three"
"Come then, he CONTINUED, let us 90
into the Hall | want to tell you an in
cident of Washington's lite-onc which
no one alive knows of but myself, and if
you live you will before long see it YER
fled"
Reaching the visitors room, iuwhich
the sacred relics of our early days of
the old fashioned wooden benches, and
my venerable friend related to me the
following singular narrative, which,
from the popularity Of our national af-
fairs at the present time, / have been
induced to give to the world, | give it
as nearly as possible, in his own words
when the bold action of our Con-
gress, in asserting the independence of
the colonies, became known in the
world, we we're laughed and scoffed at
as silly presumptuous Rebels, whom
British grcnadirs would soon tame into
submission; but undaunted wcprepared
to make good what we had said. The
keen encounter came, and the world
knows the result. 1t is easy and pleas
ant for those of the present generation
to talk and write of the days of '76, but
they little know-neither can they i'm
agine-the trials and suferings of those
fearful days And there is one thing
that / much fear, and that is, that the
American people do not properly appre-
ciate the boon of freedom. Party spirit
is yearly becoming stronger rand stronger
and unless it is checked, will at no dis
tant day undermine and tumble in
to ruin the noble structure Of the Re-
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pay- a bill has been introduced to
make the United States regulate the
fees Of men who prepare the papers
necessary to establish any claim Of a
commissioned officer or enlisted man OF
the regular, volunteer, or military
forces. II is further proposed that a
larger charge than ten dollars shall be
n misdcmcanor, carrying the penalty Of
a fine TO the extent Of three hundred
dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor
for two years, or both, according to cir
cumsianccs.
The bill needs one more clause, pre-
scribing the size of "claims agents
pocket-handkcrehief, the number of
threads in bis socks, and the thickness
Of his bootsolc, with q proyisO upon
the wearing down of the heel The
oath ought to be administered with
more than usual solemnity The claim
ant should swear by the martyrdom Of
Lincoln, the divinity of Stanton, and
the incorruptibility Of contractors. No
half measures, gentlemen! Lcgislate;
legislate; the world is not half governed
enough. We are afraid pug noses can.
not be legislated down, nor Roman noses
up, but We think the experiment at any
rate worth trying Senator Wilson has
done a good deal already but has it
never occurred to him that if the mass
Of noses were fattencd, one of the
sources Of prejudice against the negro
would be obliterated? VIII he not
give this suggestion attention ~ Y,
World.
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A person in Paris noticed poor man
with wooden leg walking past his ho-
tel, and gave him franc The next
day he saw the supposed beggar, but he
had changed tho wooden leg from the
right to the left. Enraged at the de-
ception, he went up to the mau and ex-
claimed: "You rascal you had the
wooden leg on the other side yesterday I!
You are not lame at ALL" Monsieur" /"
was the response, with dignity, II never
said | was. | wear a wooden leg for
economy, so as not to wear outmy trow-
sers, and | change the leg to prevent
one leg of the trOwsers wearing out be-
fore the other"
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A BOndhOIders' Convention -
speech Of Hon. Mammoth
ROndh01der.
From the Ohio Statesman.

/
MEssRs. EDIToRs-The bondhoide.i
held n grand jubilee at Aristocracy Hal
in this city, on the 18th inst, at which
Hon. Grecnback Millionaire presided al
President, and Mr.. Wholesale Defalca
tons acted as Secretary.
To the toast--"The American Bond.
holders--the only true representatives
of European Civilization in America,
the Hon. Mammoth Bondholder re-
spondcd as follows;
Fellow Bondholders: We are pow.
or in this Government. We own thirty
hundred million dollars in bends and
grecnbacks. 1t will take over one-ffth
Of all the property of every description
IN the United States tc pay US these
debts We own one horse in every FIVE /;
one COW in every five; me acre OF land
in every FIVE; one-fiftE ofeyery homestead
in the uuited States, aud to secure the
payments OF these, we hold mortgage
on every farm aud every article % prop.
erty in the United States. [Chcers
More than this, brother bondhoidcrs:
This vast wealth goes scot free of taxa
ton. We ride over the public roads
aud We pay no road tax We send our
children to the public schools and VIC
pay no school tax. We are protected
IN our persons aud property BY the
State, county, township and corporal ion
officers, and yet We are untouched by
taxation for their support. Yo gods.
eau the nobility Of Europe boast Of more,
[ Prolonged cheering, aud cries Of "go
on
Brother Bondholdcrs, We do not work
neither do we sweat, yet we have mil.
lions who toll aud moisten the soil with
their daily sweat TO pay the interest on
our bonds We have them in our pow.
or Last week | invested 500, 900 in
bonds, and thereby took that amount OF
Of the duplicate for taxation, and loaded
the taxes Of that amount upon the broad
shoulders Of our noble farmers, mcchan.
ics and returned soldiers. By rising
one hour earlier and working one hour
later they can easily pay their taxes, our
taxes aud our princcly incomes on our
uuta1cd bonds besides.
The invalid soldiers aud soldiers wid.
oWs have the iinpudoncc 20 complain
that s9G year is not sufficient to feed,
clo,hc, shelter and educate siH helpless
children y hose father bones are bleach.
ing on the country's battle fields and
that If the bonds we're taxed the pledges
made 20 the soldier when he left his
home that if he fell his family would be
reared and educated, could be fulfilled.
Brother B0Ddholdcrs, listen to 40
such cniscaiir. The Government had
the right 10 draft the iilc Of the poor
man, bat it had not the right to seize
the property Of the rich man Prosper.
ity is worth more than life We stand
un the terms Of the contract forced out
Of the Government In ia necessities hy
our power and patriotism We now
demand the pound Of acsh" aud the
blood with t. If /, cnslayc, them ALL
Hero the meeting was disturbed by
some Boys ,n Blue who we're stand
ing by the window with me, and who
declared that they didn't want their
wage. for the last four years taxed out
Of them again 10 pay princcly incomes
To uniaxcd stay.at-homo patriots. and in
The confusion that followed became
lNvIsIBLE