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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-21

T UCIEN LEWIS,
IL GENERAL COLLECTOR,
RICHMOND, VA.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-21

Special attention given TO the collection of
monthly accounts and fees Of clerks Of courts.
lie 1G-lmk
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
A Noteworthy Fact,

The outlook is good in Pennsylvania for
the Republican party. The opposition vain
y enaeavor to tasten one word of reproach
with truth on either of our candidates The
lives Of both have been free from any act
of private or public character which can now
lie cited against them. That they will car
ry the State by a large majority appears
more certain with each returning day as
everywhere the camp fire is brightly burn
ing and the Republican hosts are cementing
together for the conflict. Never before has
victory seemed so certain, and come it will
so sure as men were ever true to correct and
patriotic principles. The question is not
shall our candidates be elected, but how
large a majority will they be awarded?
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
a New Dilemma.

Does Asa Packer own any United States
bonds, or did he ever do so?
This is the latest dilemma OF the unfortu
nate democracy.
If he does or did, then he is a bloated
bondholder, to borrow the elegant language
of the leading Democratic journals.
1t he does not, or never did then he re-
fused to aid the Government in the hour of
Its peril in the only way he could aid it.
| If his millions, like Democrats 5 doubts,
/ have always been cast against his country,
/ they are not to his credit If, on the other
I hand, his money is invested in the tax ex-
empted bonds Of the Government, then he
has been violating the first princir les of the
gospel of modern Democracy after Brick
/ Pomeroy.
On which horn of the dilema does Mr..
| Packer hang? Can his friends inform the
4 Deope
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
Packers Backers.

Frank W. Hughes, the avowed and noto-
rious rebe! sympathiser during the war, was
the author of the resolutions of the Conven-
tion which nominated Packer. Billy Nc
Mullin, the leading ruff and ruler of the
Fourth Ward in Philadelphia, which can give
more Democratic votes than it has inhabit-
ants, was the chairman of the committee on
organization. And Brick Pomeroy, the eu-
Iogist of the murderer j. Wilkes Booth, was
the outside engineer for Packer, and the OH
ly speaker at the meeting held to ratify his
nomination Patriots and soldiers, and
honest Democrats, such are the leaders that
have furnished you with candidate. and
asked you to join them in securing his elee
iion. Win you do it?
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
CLEARFIELD, PA, AUG. 4, 1869.
UBLICAN STATE TICKET
Pennsylyania's Governors.
S. ). ROW, EprroE AND PROPRIETOR.

The Office of Governor of Pennsylvania
has existed for eighty years, and has been
filled by sixteen gentlemen. IL is notice
able fact that every one of the occupants of
our executive chair has been a native born
Pennsylvanian Mifflin was born in Phila-
delphia, NJ Kean in Chester county, Snyder
in Lancaster, Findley in Franklin, Heister,
Shulze and Rltncr in Berks, Wolf in NORTH
cumberland, Porter and Skunk in Montgom
cry, johnson ard Geary in Westmoreland,
Bigler in Cumberland, Pollock in North
cumberland, and William f. Packer aud
Curtin in Centre Under the Constitution
of the United States, every office, rot even
excepting that OF Chief Justice, is open to
any citizen, native or naturalized, except
that of President; but, the people of the
Keystons State, have made an unbroken
custom without any constitutional cheek
being put upon them-the custom of hav
ing Pennsylvania, only to preside over
Pennsylvania Shall the rule of our fore
father, preserved by them for eighty years,
be broken o-day by US, and We now com
mence to import our Governors from Con
nectIcutI
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
A Threatened Rebellion.

4 leading friend of Packer and Pershing,
in Philadelphia. (Vaux). threatens the peo-
pie of this Commonwealth with an armed
rebellion. This is not mere empty me
nace. Our people should understand what
it means. An existing statute of PenDsyl-
vania, legally enacted and judicially upheld,
provides necdful safeguards for pure suf-
trage Upheld and faithfully enforced, that
statute preeludes any possibility of success
for the Democratic ticket Therefore. they
are determined to break it down. and multi
fy it at all hazards, at least in Philsdelphia.
which has always been their favorite field,
aud often for successful outrages on the bal
lot-boxes. The Courts refuse to aid their
hostile designs They rely next upon the
local officers to whose partisan prejudices
they can appeal. If this resort fails, then
for the muskets oc Mr.. Naux and his
friends. That is the programme for Phila.
delphia, and perhaps for other districts o
the Commonwealth. Are the people read,
for it?
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

Vaux, in Philadelphia meetinga few days
ago, called upon his Democratic friends to
drop the past, indicating that the negro
question, State sovereignty, free trade, &c, :,
were dead. Senator Hendricks, of Indiana,
passed through Cheyenne on the 10th, uit. +,
and made brief address to the Democracy,
in which to their astonishment, he placed
National Union over State Sovereignty, and
repudiated the right of secession. If mat
ters continue on in this way, there will soon
be no fossil remains
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
The Democratic Chairman.

We see it stated that the Democracy have
at last, and after much trouble, succeeded
in selecting Chairman for their State Cen
tral Committee, in the person OF Mr. IL
liam Mutchler, of Easton. Who Mr.. J" m.
Mutchler is no one seems muchty to know,
and We don't muchly care. His selection Is
only a matter of interest to the oihce-s starry
ing members of the Democratic party, who
anticipate the handling of Asa's greenbaeks
to their own pecuniary advantage. But IN
view of the general solicitation and scramble
on the part of Asa's political friends to
handle some of the loose change which he
has promised 10 dispense in aid of his cleo
ton, it has been suggested by the Village
RecoTI that he adopt schedule of price"
for services during the campaign, as fol-
lows:
A cheer for Packer, three drinks; an
offer to bet on Packers election, 81, so; a
discussion III his interest, $50; hunting up
new voter, 81; getting out coffee color
ed naturalization paper, SO; denunclation
OF the Registry Law, Sl,25; an argument
to show that Packer commanded corps IN
the Union army, 500 good article on
his liberali;y, $40.
No doubt, Asa will appreciate this gratu-
itous suggestion on the part of the Record,
as there is nothing like having things sys-
tamatized. By the adoption of a regular
schedule of prices, the faith ful will know
precisely the price they are entitled TO for
services Observation-Disclosures, the employed
might strike for higher wages, and cause
the employer to be thrown into the Le-
high river. VIDE Edston Wig. august
2d, 1913. Besides, men always work better
when they know exactly what they may ex-
pect, and, as Asa has heavy job on hand,
it is anticipated that the prices offered viii
create an immense enthusiasts, among the
hungry politicians in his party, for his sue
cess. But as
The best-laid schemes o. mice and men,
Gang aft agley.'
So it will be with Asa After the October
election he will find himself minus his money,
as well as the Governorship. Poor man
We pity him.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
Political Items.

Under the caption of "Ps for the Denaoc-
racy," we find the following good things IN
the Erie Gazette
Asa Packer made his money by buying
coal lands cheap and waiting for advance
ment He can lose it all by buying nomlna-
tons dear and waiting for election.
In the late National Democratic Conven-
ton, when Judge Woodward proposed Asa
Packer as nominee for President, the unl-
versal whisper was-"Who in - is Asa
Packer?'' After the next election the gen
eral inquiry will be-''Whcre in - is Asa
Packer t.
If Asa Packer is the poor man S candi-
date because he has s20,0O0,0o0, how
much more does he need to be the rich
mans candidate p
A Dill for Packer-the seventh plank of
his platform, which declares that the De-
mocracy should gratefully remember" the
soldiers How can he swallow it and try to
beat soldier candidate?
A Democratic exchange, speaking of Asa
Packer nomination. says: 1T was sensi-
BILE thing in the State Convention to select a
man possessing both dollars and sense.
Exactly, the dollars come ahead of his sense,
long ways, or else he never would have
been nominated 1t now remains to be seen
| whether his dollars weigh more than the
sense of the people.
As packer, Asa Packer cast over Cass,
an overcast that cast over Sl01,0 coo pack
The people will DOW cast Packer and Pack
er's pack where Cass was cast, and thus as
| a packer, Asa Packer will be overcast.
The Pennsylvania Democracy have nomi-
mated twenty millions dollars for Governor.
1t is not intended to make them all Govern
ors, only what is left of them after the cam
paign is over. Step up. gentlemen, and
vote for your golden calf
| The new Democratic cry of let US have
| P's''-neans, literally let US have piece
of Asa Packers money bags. The demand
is so general that it will take good many
! p's to go round.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
New York VS.. Pennsylvania.

Asa Packer, Esq, in consequence Of his
Railroad and other interests, is said to be
closely identified with the prosperity of New
York. Need We wonder then that New
York should be anxious ter the success of
her candidate for Governor of our good old
Commonwealth And can we suppose for
a moment, that Pennsylvania will be so false
TO her own interests, as to play into the
hands of her great rival, by the election Of
a man as her Chief Magistrate, whose in
terests are foreign to her own? The second
Tuesday Of October viii show that we com
prehend the situation, and that We know
how to appreciate cur excellent Governor
John " Geary. as
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

JUST So!-A Democratic country jour
nal. not satisfied with the plethoric purse of
Packer, proposes to Issue twenty-five cent
certificates to raise money for the campaign
Is 1t aware that very large number of
Democratic certificates of all denominations
are now on, and unpaid? They are popu-
larly known as Confederate bonds and cur
rency. They can be had cheap in Virginia
and Mississippi and, if set in circulation
again in Pennsylvania, would answer admi
rably for the purpose wanted.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
Pittsburgh Female College.

We are in receipt of the catalogue of this
sterling Institution. Two hundred and
ninety four young ladies have been in at
tendenee during the past year, gathered not
only from prominent and influential families
in Pittsburgh, but from Philadelphia, in the
East, to Kansas and Nebraska, in the far
West. The faculty embraces upwards of
twenty picked teachers, selected on account
of their known ability and successful expert
ence in teaching. The cou Sc of study is
Those who have attended the examinations
at the close of each term, conducted fre-
quently by teachers not connected with the
College, will need no endorsement from us
as to the thorough method of training pur-
sued.
Thorough as is the literary department,
the facilities in the ornamental branches are
unusually fine. There are FIVE teachers Of
music. Pupils can devote their entire time
to music, and add to the unsurpassed facili-
tie in th lei t nei all the advantages oi
constant association with large number oi
teachers and pupils in other departments.
They have also the advantages of concerts,
lectures, ETC., afforded by the city. In
struction is given in French and German by
native teachers. There are also teachers OF
drawing, painting, needle work, wax work
etc In word, any branch of thorough
solid and ornamental education is here
taught by accomplished teachers. The Col
lege may justly challenge comparison will
any ladies school in che land.
We cannot close this brief notice withou
reference to the buildings. These are 10
Gated in the most quiet and beautiful part o
the city, and yet within 4 few minutes wall
of all its improved centers. Workmen are
busi'y employed making important improve
ments. These improvements will soon bt
completed, and the College thrown open 70
the inspection of visitors. Every priyat
room, and ball, and schOoIroom, will b.
covered with carpets and mattings. 1t is
real luxury to visit such school, and ou
readers. we doubt not, will appreciate sucl
efforts for the comfort and improvement q
their daughters. All honor and success t
the Queen of Western ladies' Schools. Tn
Fall term will open in September. Send t.
the President |. C. Pershing, d. D., 70
catalogue - Ptts6urq Chronicle
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
Defeated Again.

The Copperheads OF Philadelphia made
another effort on Saturday, July 24th, to
defeat the operations of the Registry Law,
but they were again foiled. The Commis
sioners were brought into Court, on charge
of refusing TO furnish the necessary blank
books and papers to the Assessors of the
several wards OF the city. They plead in
their defence, that Councils had rot made
the necessary appropriations for the rur-
chase, and without such appropriations they
had no authority to furnish them, as di-
rected by the Registry Law. The case was
adjourned until Monday the Goth, when
Judge Pierce, after an explanation of the
law, issued maudamus compelling the
Commissioners to furnish the necessary pa
pers. We trust this will be the last attempt
oil the Copperheads 10 defeat the execution
OF this wholesome and necessary law, which
will prevent frauds and secure an honest
election to the people, whose Voice has al
ready too long been nullifed by the impor'
tation of shoulder hitters and ruifians from a
distance. Alas, poor Copperheads! They
die hard
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

DENSITY OF SALT LAKE.-The water of
Salt Lake is SO dense that a man cannot
sink in ito The editor of the Corinnc Re
porter demonstrates this by standing up
right in the water, and without the least
lie on the water. stand in it, take almost
any position, and still he would float, and
could not sink. 1t is necessary after swim
ing in this brine water to rinse off with
fresh, for the salt of the water condenses on
ones person, and leaves one looking as if he
had been powdered with chalk.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

ENCOURAGING Abundant and cheap
food everywhere, during the coming year,
Notwithstanding the adverse circumstances
of rain and cloud, is an assured certainty
While in certain regions the product is
scant, and in others the failure almost com
plete the harvest as whole, joined to the
fact of a broader area planted, is abundant,
and bread must be cheap. Not so cheap,
farmer less than amply remunerative For
the consumer and producer alike, there is a
brgiht prospect in tn S regard; and tor our
country in every particular, the prospect is
more encouraging than at any time during
the war.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

AN UNPRECEDENTED FEAT-The Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Company on the llth
July, performed feat which is entitled to
rank as an extraordinary one in the history
of railroads. This was no less than the
changing of their entire track from St. Lou
to Leavcnworth-a distance of 3lS miles-to
the narrow gauge in sixteen hours. The
track was formerly 5 feet inches in width,
and it became desirable to alter it to feet
81 inches, so that it would conform with
the tracks of connecting railroads. The
work commenced at Leavcnworth at a. II.
and at St Louis at l0A. NJ, on Sunday, the
10th. \ large extra force of hands were
employed, and at eight clock on Sunday
evening the undertaking was completed
without the losing of single train.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

A BIG TREE OR A Big SToRY.-The
American, (Ga.,l Courier tells a big story
of big tree in those parts that beats the
California trees all hollow. 1t was fel!ed
several years ago. Estimating its age from
its annual rings, it must have been 3, 100
years old. 1t was over 90 feet in circumfer-
ence at the base. The stump is used as a
ball room, and the hollow trunk as bowl
ing alley. A man can ride on horseback for
Il distance of IS feet through it, going out
by knot hole in the side. 1t required six
weeks labor to fell it, and cost $500. 1t was
done by boring holes through it with large
pump augurs; large pine was then felled
against it, but this not succeeding, wedges
were driven into the cuttings, and the tree
thrown from its centre of gravity. 1t was
estimated to contain $50, 900 feet of lumber.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

REMEMBER. Pennsylvania Canvass
is watched with much interest by those liv-
ing outside the State. 1t is an important
problem whether free and independent citi-
zcns will be lured with gold into elevating a
millionaire to office, or whether, adhere ing
to principle, they will continue to recognize
true merit, worth, craftsmanship and patrl-
otism, though all are found combined in a
mOneyless man. Packer represents twenty
millions or more in very hard cash, but new
er was conspicuous for any of the creditable
attributes of character belonging to Geary,
the soldier hero and peoples candidate
Will money tell when used in paving the
way to seat of honor, is question which
will meet with very decided negative an
swer from the hard isted yeomanry of this
Commonwealth.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
Packer and His Taxes.

Carbon county and the borough of Mauch
Chunk, during the recent war, contracted
large debt fer bounty to those who went into
the army. Honorably to meet this debt it
became necessary to raise money by taxation.
The assessor assessed Asa Packer with one
million of dollars railroad stock, when in fact
he owned about JJotr millions. Packer, like
other residents of Mauch Chunk, paid his
taxes the first year, but to evade future pay
ment gave out that be had changed his res
idence to the city of Philadelphia. The al
legged change not being apparent to any one
but himself, (he and his family still continu-
ing to occupy. the spacious mansion in Mauch
Chunk as bctore), the proper authorities
again assessed upon him the usual taxes as
on all other residents of the borough. He
refused payment, again protesting that his
residence was at the Merchants Hotel,
Philadelphia, and the result was the amount
had to be recovered from him by suit at
law, and ever since then the authorities of
ness and magnanimity, have permitted the
poor man to repudiate the payment of his
share of the patriotic bounty taxes, and re
quired the rich men of the town to pay their
own share and Mr. Packers also and all
this on the pitiful plea that he had cha nged
his residence. The fact is, he has opened e
coal and railroad Office in Philadelphia, but
there stands his elegant family residerce, in
Mauch Chunk, occupied by himself and
family year after year, as it has always been.
Is not this miserable subterfuge, unworthy
al honest man? and much more man
who aspires to the high aud honorable
places in the country? Let him set an ex-
ample Of which honorable men will not be
ashamed and let him pay his share of tax
es, due the soldier, his widow, and his or
| phan, before he asks their votes or their
/ influence to elevate him over them as their
/ ruler.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

LIVELY MAIL MATTER. postoffice
officials in Cleveland had lively time day
or two ago, handling the mail matter In
one of the pouches were two boxes of bees
on their way to Clark county. The boxes
were about two inches square and half an
inch deep These boxes had brea thing holes
iD top and side covered by a very fine wire
sauze. There were perhaps a dozen bees
in each box, and each box was provided
with a small stick of candy for lunch on the
road
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

THE CoTToN CRoP-It is estimated that
the South this year will sell 3, GOO, 900 bales
of cotton, and that she will receive as much
therefore as 6,O00, 900 bales would have
brought before the war. At these prices, it
is also estimated that in the year 1870 the
South will be richer than she would be had
not the war occurred, and had slavery con-
tinued. The Southern people are not so
bad off after ALL
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

4 HEAVY LOAN TENDERED.-A German
banking house in Frankfort tenders to See
retary Boutwell,, for this Government, a
loan of $500, 600, 600 at FIVE per cent The
Secretary declines the kind offer, saying
that it is probable that we can borrow with
in Il year all the money necessary at to A.
per cent Such loan he may urge next
winter, with which to redeem Government
bonds now paying higher rate of interest
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

If the opposition insist upon their objec-
tlons TO Executive pardons, it will be bad
for the Philadelphia Democracy, Ealf of
whom will be the hopeless victims of Rad
ical misrule' under prison lars within a
twelve month
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

The question of the eligibility of Gen.
Rosecrans has been raised in Ohio. 1t is
said that he regards himself resident of
California, where he is so regarded, he hav-
ing acted in that capacity and on several
occasions voted for State and county off
GERS
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

Cuban matters are still..a little mixed-at
least dispatches so infer The Government
at Havana now admit that the insurgents
are committing greater depredations upon
Spanish troops than ever before; but how
can this be explained taking into consider
alton that tue Spanish troops come of vic
torious in every fight?
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

Help us, eash-us, or we sink, were the
words used by the Democracy in appealing
to Packer, He helped but did not save
them from Perti)shing.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04
Our Public Schools.

In the State Convention of County Su-
perintendents which met at Harrisburg week
before last, Superintendent Wickersham
stated in the course of an address that Penn
sylyania is behind 70 State in the Union,
not even Massachusetts,, in the exeellency
and efficiency of her public schools He
stated further that he had prepared the draft
for important amendments to the present
law, which would be presented TO the next
Legislature for adoption. Among the reso-
lutions adopted by the Convention was one
in favor of allowing compensation to
School Directors, not exceeding one day in
each month"; and TO make them sworn Off
GERS. Also one asking for the repeal of the
law exempting bonds and mortgages from
taxation for school purposes. a resolution
was passed asking a change of the law so as
to give a portion of the money appropriated
to county Institutes and local institutes. An
annual convention of County Superintend-
ents is recommended and the re-appointment
| of Hon. J. p. Wickersham as the State Su-
perintendent, and that of Henry Houck,
Esq, as Deputy Superintendent, is highly
approved. Another resolution requests the
County Commissioners of each county to
provide an office for the County Superin-
tendent. The Convention is regarded as
having been cminently successful and useful.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-04

Asa Packer bolted Stephen A Douglas
in favcr of Breckinridge, the Southern fire
eater, who developed into the wickedest a
mong rebels. Will the old Douglas Demo
Gratis swallow Packer now?