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The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-08
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WAsHINGToN, August 5.--The sccs
oDd annual Sehutzenyercin commenced
to-day, at the park, aud will continue till
Friday. This event promises 10 surpass
the grand oelebratioDsof last year, as for
weeks past the German citizens have
been making great preparations for the
coming feast.
Large delegations from the Schutgcr
corps Of Philadelphia, Newark, Lynch-
burg, Baltimore and other cities arri-
we'd to-day and were formally welcomed.
There were mony public and private
carriages in the large and brilliant pre-
cessiOn, the occupants being in schulzen
uniform. There was everywhere blcn.
ding to the American with the German
flag.
Among tho popular features of the
display was a tastcfully ornanented car,
containing this Schutzen King, with
lads engaged in printing and distribu'
ting hand bills, and a car with thirty
young ladies dressed in white as occu-
pants, and drawn by six white horses
The possession halted few minutes al
the White House to greet the Presl
dent
The trial of John II. Surratt was re.
sumed this morning.
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Rsexieo aud The Wagt In1ias.

New YoRK, Aug. 5.--From Mexico
we are informed Santa Anna is still in
prison al CarDpeaehY.
Nothing has been heard Of Marquee.
The Mexican press are advocating a
general amnesty, and the foreign minis
teTs we're unmoleSted.
The news from the West Indiss is
that the election of Sa]nare was enthu-
siastieai'y received, and the tranquility
was complete, bat trade was paralyzad-
In st, Domingo the popularity Of
President Csbrsi was dimiaishing. owing
to his support Of the ministry, and oppo,
siog the representation Of the people.
The paralJzatioo of trade in Ssmacia
still continued, and the administration
of the colonial Government under the
new system Is successful
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Accident at Cane Nav.

CAFE MAY, Aug. 5.-An accident,
with barrow escape Of life, occurred at
the steamboat landing on Saturday after
uooD, caused by the caving in of weak
portion of the wharf, precipitating into
the water five persons, including a lady
aod child, with considerable quantity
Of freight.
The utmost coucern was experienced
Tor the mother and her little one, who
screamed necessarily until both were out
OF danger. The loss of property upon
the wharf will amount to several hun.
dred dollars,
The depot at the foot of Jackson
street was the scene Of bad railroad
accident on Saturday evening. As The
freight train was coming in, at 5:25, it
ran into train of six cars. Some had
their ends completely Knocked in, with
their wheels torn of, another raised sew.
eral ieight above the track, and all indi.
catiye of railroad smash up.
The conductor of the train, Mr.. SAM
Job, was seriously bruised between tive
cars. The accident was caused by the
train running flying drill, the brakes
not being sufficiently strong TO chGcS
the train before it reached the terminus
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F,.FEEDsGTORE..

With the present number of the I'D.
cocate winds up my career as member
of the press.
Some eighteen months ago, whilst
working with an engineer corps through
the forests Of the sister county of Clear
field, we were called upon to taSe charge
Of the Ac2gocutc. 1t was bat natural
visions of prosperity should eater cur
imaginations bGt they have since been
buried with the past os a fitfui dream
| have therefore concluded that as a
newspaper man l can never make sue
cessful career, and have accepted a po-
sition which l know is less laborious,
and hope will prove more lucrative.
To those persons who have helped
me in my position by their patronage
and good words, my gratitude cannot be
written. My hope is that my successor
may meet with the same.
Since the Ady0cdte has came under
my control, my aim has been to max 3
it an institution worthy Of the patronage
of the people Of the county. How far
l have succeeded | will leave it for It's
readers to judge consolipg myself that
if i: has not attained that position it has
been from lack of ability and therefore
not my fault.
I cannot close this without expressing
my thanks to Mr.. Hall for the many
kinduesses shown me during ny coa
nection with him,
1t is not without feeling Of sorrow
that ! take my departure from among
the good people of Elk, AID my best
wishes for their future prosperity and
happiness are with them. Therefore il
tie language Of Byron
With a sigh for those ~Lo Lore me,
Ard a smile for those who late,
ct whatever skies above me
Here's a heart for every fate.
Wen retire. JOHE P. MOORE.
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FACTS For TAX.FAYERs.

The large and increasing demands up
81 the Treasury, caused by the reckless
aud deSpotic, and, in son.e eases, cor
1u legislation of Congress, seem to
lave postponed indefinitely all hopes Of
q rc;uln to a specie standard. The re-
turn to specie instead Of an inoonycrii.
| Io and redundant paper currency, can
Fever he effected except by a reduction
Of the volume Of that currency. How
can slch reduction be attempted in the
lace ii Congress and its profigate opcr-
att, b Sfrch as the bounty acts?
,rse bounty acts we're passed, IS
g.. body knows, not for the benefit Of
- srs, or at their request, bat under
orrupt influence OF agents and spec
=, rs who buy up the claims Of the
.yiu.crs. One or these acts-tbe act
g.. ne Thirty,ninth CoGgress-calis for
praty rhillions OF dollars. Congress has
i.pie no appropriation 10 any regular
- nropriation bill for the object but
t.vv provided in the bounty act itself
pr the payment of the whole amount.
3. ere is no way iu which the payment
,..u be postponed Or eyaded SO as 70
;wiit the possible occurrence Of an hon.
,st and prudent thou5 to Congress at
.not1sr session. A battalion OF clerks
as busn employed in preparing the pa
crs fox this payment over TO the harpiea
= no hossy around the Radical Ccpgiess
nd direct its legislation. SO impatient
lcre these ynl.uros for their prey that
they gathered about Congress at the late
.luly session, eiemorous for an act tC
,,rcc the Executive to hasten the pay
rent of the money promised them by
he bounty bill. They did obtain tho
assage OF resolution on the subject
hich au explanation, showing that tho
,loper departments were busy in ma
king preparations for the delivery OF th'
money thus demanded, under a pretex
Of law.
No progress, under preseLt circum
stances, can be made either towards th'
deduction Of the paper money or the na
,ional debt. The probability is tina
Congress will madly pursue their cours'
of malsppropriations for party objects
until they shall create the necessity 10
heavier taxation, aud for an increase o
tLc public dcbt.-Nafioadt Intotlgeacc'
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Among the most fierce and furious
in dcnouncing the border States Tor
disloyalty are to be found the Senators
and Representatives from Massachu.
sets 1t is very questionable, however
whether the Bay State itself has exhib-
tied as much genuine loyalty as some
Of those upon the border. A fact has
recently come to light indicating that,
Massachusetts bought some, at least,
of the evidences of her vanity loyalty
just as she would buy other marketable
com modified, in open market. 1t ap.
peares, that in order to swell the mum.
Der of recruits to be credited to her
quota, battalion from California was
induced to credit themselves to Massa.
chusotts, under promises of large bouu.
t;os and the payment Of mileage from
California and back. Since the mus
ter out Of this battalion it has been as
certained that this double mileage has
been deducted from the local bountics
to be paid, and the amount thereof is
now being charged up against the State
by the Treasury Department, upon the
complaint Of those misused Massachu.
setts recruits. 1t will be remembered,
also, how active were Massachusetts,
recruiting agents in procuring negroes
tiom Virginia and North and South
Carolina to Gil up the Massachusetts
quota. Thus is this boasted superior
loyalty reduced in this instance to &
simple question of dollars aud cents. 1t
is with Ill grace therefore, that Massa.
chusetts politicians sneer at the loyalty
of border States. which gave heir best
blood and the lives of their noblest
sons to the defense Of the Union, while
Massachusetts, herself was hiring ne
groes and foreigners to represent her
patriotism upon the battle fields of the
country.-Nafjoaa1 IeHigencer.
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their own condition, if the bill giving
the elective franchise to negroes is
passed by Congress. Under that meas.
ure Brownlowus will spring up in all
parts Of the North, to trample upon the
rights Of white men, destroy State gov
ernments, and enslavo the people. Then
white men will be drived from the polls
by negro soldiers and prevented from
holding puollc meetings by the same
power. This has been done in Tennes-
see, and the Loyal Leagures of this
city dropo their hall with flags it Oxult.
alton over the event. Will the people
be warned by this Tennessee fraud p
PhtGtdclphja Daily Age.
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SD@The grasshoppers in Kansas have
committed flishtful depredatiors, The
winter wheat is destroyed, and other
crops badly injured. The Kansas cor
rqspnadent ot the Cincinnati Gazette
says!
You arc already aware that the grass
hoppers, or Egyptian locusts, totally de-
stroyed the crops of winter wheat sown
10 the Autumn of 1866, in nearly all
parts Of this State, and in the Southern
part Of Nebraska and the western part
of Missouri. They are known to have
come from the vicinity of the Rocky
Mountains, due west OF ug, and to have
passed over half that distant without
alighting. They arrived here early in
September. All the wheat that had
been sown was eaten to the ground at
once, and all sOBn after their arrival
was destroyed likewise. They not only
ate it down at once but continued to 60
so until the grain rotted, and ,heir work
was SO thorough that many fields OF
from ifteen to sixty acres of as beauti-
ful and regular a stand as one would
wish to see, was completely annihilated.
so that not a single blade remained.
They deposited their eggs everywhere,
but more particularly on newly piowed
land. As soou as the spring opened
they began to batch in places most e1-
posed to the sun, and as the warmth be-
| came greater they hatcbed ont in all 10
calities. From the time they were
hatehed until their wings came out
sufficient for them to fy, they fed upon
almost every foim Of vegetation. Nov.
ing in herds they would deyour onions,
cabbsgs, corn, potatoes, smartweed, dog,
fennel, tansy, rsdishe', sprisg wheat,
oats, ETC., but did not 50 completely de.
s.roy any one important crop this spring
as they did the wheat last fall. During
the week ending about the 4th Of July,
the great mass Of them took tbei, de-
parture 10 a northeasterIy direction ;
you may hear Of them ia iowa and Ill
nois, and woe to the section Of the
country through which they pass,
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TIE Democratic C0nyentioa Of Perry
County was held on the 29th uit. John
Shirley was nominated for the Assembly.
and series Of resolutions xere adopted
endorsing the Hon. George Sha-swooi,
opposing negro suffrage, and conlemn.
ing the acts of the State Legislature
as reckless and unpsincipled. The
ninth resolution is in these words !;
Resolved that we approve Of the frin
Il snd manly course pursued by the
Hon. 4. J. Glos.brepner, and con.
graduate him ou having earned the
&" aPPeilatioa Of a good and faithful ser.
want,
Ox the third Monday Of tl,is month
the General Assembly Of North Caro-.
lima meets at Raleigh. The Charolotte 9
Deusocrot advises the members 30: to
attic nd, and thus save expense.to the
treasury Of six dollars nes diem for each
member, as i; conceiyeS they can DO but
very little goot. in return for their pay.
The .S,ntincI recommends that all the
members should be promptly in their
seats on tie day agreed upon. They
eau then adjourn stae die fthere should
be 30 business before tie body. Il con-
siiers that every man should be at his
post unless General Sickies prohibits
the assembling. He may do that, or il
the General is backward 10 this natter,
Lieutenant Frank will attend % it.
just Dow this officer has bis hands up.
on one Of the divisions Of Chief Justice
Chase, Of the Supreme Court of the
Uuited States.-PhR deLpAia Duly
Ane.
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THE Daiy Anert~oa tnioR, pub
lished at Chattanooga. Tennessee, gives
the following account Of the manner in
which the late election was eondueted
10 that piace under the orders ofBrown-
low:
No opposition was made on the day OF
the election by the conservative party to
the manifestly fraudulent manner in which
il was carried on. 1t is notorious fact
that the negroes were imported from Geor.
gia, furnished with certificates, voted, and
sent home agaic.
Il is well known that tie polls were open
ed nearly an hour before the time appoint
ed by law. Ii was patent 10 all that the
Metropolitan Police, aud thei~ Adjuiant,
Henry Deu;ch, the knight OF the Broad
axe, and Squire GlaekfOrd, were taken
from the negroes all tickets not stamped
with the sign OF John Anderson, and com
rel,ipg ilcm 10 vote the broad.aIe ticket.
The white men made no opposition, how
ever Previous demonstrations had con .
yinced them that the column Of negroes
! Standing before tbe polls, whom the police
/ HTere enfranchising by every means in their
| power, were Ike q powder magazine, and
needing only the slightest prOvoeaSion TO
/ blaze to.1h IN riot aud blooashed. Being
| gescefHl citizens and having the good OF
thc city at heart, knowing the inevitable
result Of any interference with the well.
laid plains of the Metropolitan Police, they
preferred peaeeaLle defeat at ile ballot
box, 10 ineurTing any danger ola disturb
| alice.
Nevertheless, tie election was Illegal and
fraudulent, az can be proven by the poll
| books. 1he same frauds were doubtless
committed elsewhere, and Tere passed over
for simiiar reasons. We are pOwerless to
resist, but we can, al least publish abroad
TO the world hos the bossted triumph Of
| Brownlow vas secured.
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We are authorized to announce tho
name Of II. d. DERR, Esq, of Benne-
zett township, as candidate for the ofs
fee of County Treasurer, subject to the
action Of the Democratic County Con.
YER ton.
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CHANCE FOR 4 BARGAIN!
100 Acres Of Timer Land Ia Fix County for
Sale az a Bargain

TssHE ABOVE MENTIONED TRACT OF
land is situated about one-half mile
from Kersey Run, in Jay township, and is
well tirnbcred with WHITE PINE, OAK
and HEMLOCK. Pour acres are cleared
and under good state of cultivation.
Its cOntiguity to Kersey Run makes it
one Of the most valuable tracts Of land in.
this part Of the country.
There are two coal banks opened on tho
tract, which are four feet thick, and the
coal of the best quality.
have also one span of horses and ono
yoke Of oxen which "illSs sold rcry cheap.
For further particulars inquire of tho
the subscriber or Oliver Gardner, at Gale.
donia Post Office, Elk county, Pa.
july3Is6G3m JUSTUS WEED. 4
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

FEE.--Assembly and Treasu-
rer. $40 each (; Commissioner, 81; Jury
Commissioner and District Attorney, S5
each Auditor and Coroner, So each.
No notice will be taken Of announcements
uDaccompanied with the cash as per
above rates.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-08

We are authorized to announce the
name of T. J. MCCULLOUGH, OF
Clearfeld county, as candidate for AS
sembly, in the district composed of
ClearfeId, Elk aud Forest, subject to
the action of the Democratic party in
said district.
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COUNTY coMMIssIor ER.

We are authorized to announce the
name Of j. w. TAYLOR of Fox town.
ship as q candidate for the Office of
Comfy Commissioner. Subject to the
action of the Democratic County Con.
vensiou.
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pa.An arsenic manufacturer in Bos-
ton, died on Monday from the cOntinu.
GUS infusion of the poison into his sys-
TEN during his long employment in man.
ufacturiug it.
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Written for the Elk Advocate.
CATHOLIC CHRIsTGANITY---No II.

What is the nature of that change
which all must experience before they
can enter the kingdom of God ? SuE-
fee it to say regeneration or the new
birth is change of moral character by
which person who was unwilling to
come to Christ is made willing-one
who would not and (by reason of their
desperate mwH,nyaccsS) couyd not be-
lieve, now joyfully receives Christ as
his Saviour, takes up The cross and fol-
lows Him ill the cross is exchanged for
the crown.
This change Is the beginning ofa new
liro, Tho moral Image of God in which
man was created is restored in this now
crcnton, yet so that tho oil man Is not
entirely dcstro yed al once, but tho new
affection now implantel-in scripture
phrase the new man now "createl "
is destined 10 triumph over tho old, and
the new born child of God is assured Of
eternal blcsscdness in the promised
kingdom.
Observe, this change Is wrought ,,y
divine power in the depths 81 the soul
and even the subject Of it may not know
outside observers cannot know-whai
is done, till the fruits Of the change ap
pear iu the CONSEQUENCES and in the life
II oreovcr, persons may be deceived
thinking they have experienced thi
change when they have not, and somt
! tnay have indeed "passed from dtatl
unto life " when they dare not think o
themselves. Not now to dwell on III,
eri,5eaces Of the great change, it is yufi
cient to observe that God knows perfect
" well who have experienced it" th'
Lord knowe:h them that are his AN,
that all these are children of God an.
heirs OF heaven and these regenerat
souls together constitute =" the churcl
Of the living God, the pillar and groun,
of The truth" Il Timothy 5, 15-
These are waking in the narrow wa
which leads to eternal lie; while Al
the rest Of mankind (the world" a
contrasted with the church, are in th
broad road to destruction. Hence it
said outside the church there is no "a
ration," an expression which offend
those who do not consider that 1t mus
: be 50 from the very nature Of tho case
and who do not Ike the prospect OF pei
dition while yet they are unwilling
be saved 10 the only way possible,
But the question arises, since all al
by nature unwilling 70 come, Bhy doe
not God bfing al into the church "a
it is a5iient that he does not,) and 0
20 | wlst principle are some brought j
yiliie others are left out? This que;
= iion next tiTce. &. Z.
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County Convention.

County COnVCntiOn.
Tho Democratic County Convention will
meet at the Courthouse in RilgwAy, nj 2
clock, p. NJ. on the second Monday in
ugust, being the 10Th day of the month.
The primary meetings for the election OF
9lcgatcs 20 the County Convention viii; be
cid in TIE respective townships nt the us
Al r':,e5 OF holding elections, OIL the Sat-
urday preceding the Convention, being the
10th day of The month, opening at clock
?. NJ. JOHN G. HALL,
Chairman Dem. Co. Com.
Ridgway, pcnna, July 2oth, 1867.
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ASSEMBLY.

w e are authorized to announce the
w Damc Of Col. JOHN d. HUNT,
of Forest county, os candidate for
Assembly, in the district composed OF
the counties of CleaIfeld, Elk aud For
est, subject to the action Of the Demo
cratic party in said district.
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COUNTY TREASURER.

WE are authorized to announce the
w name of HENRY WARNER,
Esq, of Jones township, as a candidate
for the Office OF County Treasurer, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
County Convention.
The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-08

We are authorized to announce the
name of CLAUDIUS V. GILLIS,
Esq, OF Ridgway township, as a candi-
date for the office of County Treasurer,
subject to the action of the Democratic
County Convention.
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

We are authorized to Announce the
name Of JAMES K. P. HALL, of st.
Mary's Boro., as candidate for tie
Office of Dristrict Attorney. Subject to
the action Of Tie Democratic County
Convention.
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FEyTHE MILLINERY ESTABLISHMENT
recently opened by Miss DAGGETT
at the residence OF Mrs. J. Y. Houk. has
been removed TO the rooms over J. V.
HOuk's Store, where viii be KEEP. nice
assortment Of
Spring sa0 Spnin'r 7gDliHifg.
DRESS sS-TRIMMINGs, STAMPED WORK.
Stamping and Dress.making done.
Mrs. J. v HDUK.
ny23l567if Eidgway, Pa.
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NJT.CE.
SPECIAL NOTICE

By decree of the CoHrt Of Quarter
Sessions- F0x To Enship has been divided
into two townships, the eastern section re-
tsiaing the name OF Fox, and The western
section taking The name Of Horton. Tue
election for delegates TO tSe county Con-
Eention for the township Of Horton Wiz be
held al the School h0nse near Hesekjsl,
Horrors. The township will Be entitled to
two delegates.
Ns,A
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oea,er IN
Pi4aOs. QyAphsgas, Organs aNa Sassf
1jgg,..
NLSiC Rooms:
No. A, Fe,:st Aceaao, Curry, PeEns.

Refers to J. Powell, y. P Ely, RilgEay.
Ignatius Garner, Chas. Haigen, St. Mary's.
nOV 2,'G3, 3npL
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lay~Adyocate 81 sc in advance.
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Chairman CeHnty Ceanittee.
Aug Sth 1867 IT,