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given TO the urgent recommendations
Of Washington. If these rccomenda-
iious were important then, with a pop
ulation Of bat few millions, how much
more importlnt NUT it he now, with
a population Of forty millions and in
creasing in rapid ratio.
would therefore call on Congress
to take all means within its consiitu-
tional power TO promote on1 encour-
age popular education throughout the
country, and upon people everywhere
to see to it that all who possess and
exercise political rights shall have All
opportunity to acquire the knowled g
which will make them share 10 the
government and its blessings, without
danger. by such means only can the
tcncfls contemplated by this Amend
mcnt to the Constitution bc secured.
L. s GRANT.
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Tor companionship, support and SYM
pathy, they sacrificed for their own
great nation. The losses on the border
arc paItry, mean and rcdiculously in.
significant compared to these heart
losses which can never, never be re.
paired. What is the loss of n horse
to the loss Of n human life b What is
the loss of hen-coop TO the loss of q
brother 7 What is the burning Of o
house to the killing of n father |? How
ridiculous these border claims appear
when you compare them with the
souls Of gallant men gone to eternity in
projecting aud defending these people s
ha6tatiops and personal property -
When we review the question in the
lrue aspect in which it should present
itself. we feel certain that the seusible
people or our Southern borders will
themselves Indignantly repudiate the
IDEA Of claiming indemnity from the
people of Pennsylvania Tor losses and
ni,haps they know to be the common
losses and mishaps of the whole nation
from the lakes to the gulf.
The bill is dead and God be praised
RcqUiescdt IN ppcc !-DJtiy Topic.
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Is one day last week the Governor
returned TO the Legislature twelve bills
with vctocs. All Of these bills were
local, aud ofno general interest or im.
portancc, The whole batch was simp-
y II spawn of hasty and thcush'les>
legislation, and us such reflects greatly
ou the ability OF the momhcrs OF the
Legislature. Some OF these bills cou-
fct with familiar provisions of the
Constitutlon-others propose to legis-
late in cases over which tho courts by
the general act have power. One is
a bill which has already once passed,
and which the Governor hal already
once signed. All this proves either
incapaciry or criminal carclessness
on the part Of our legislators, or more
properly both, The plight of our
State IN regard to i's legislators is be.
coming really dcplorablc. Each sue
ceeding Legislature seems to outdo i,s
predecessor in culpable conduct aud in.
efficiency The remedy, however, is
with the people, and they have no
one to blame If their business is neg-
lected and their money suqandered at
Harrisburg. The moment that the
men OF any county begin to choose
their representatives on the same prin.
clples that they choose administrators
and trustees when collcd on do so,
matters will right themselves at llar-
risburg.
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A Brace OF Democratic
Isankrupts.

The New York WJrli after assert.
ing that Sweeney and Tweed have had
political control over New York city
tor the past six years, asks what they
have done with their stewardship!
Ii seems that these Democratic
ringleader. have managed affairs much
to their own private emolnmcnt, aud
very little TO the public benefit. The
World asserts that Mr.. Sweeney, who
had no prieat" fortune when lie came
to public office, is known to have be-
come enormously rich out oi'thc private
proceeds Of his public "ilices y
MIR. Tweod,' continues the same
reliable authority, "was worth less than
nothing when he took up the trade
OF politics, for he was a bankrupt
Now he has great possessions, estima-
ted all the way 100000 TO twice
as much. We are surry not to be able
to give his Owl estimate, but .unluckily,
he returns no income. But ut least he
is rich enough to own gorgeous house
III town anI Il sumpte)us seat in the
country; a stud OF bJrses, aud set OF
pall,iai -.ables.'
For a brace Of Democratic bink-
rnp'S, who have had partnership in
the trade OF poltirs' for only six
years, this will do very we'll. Few
business firms in the country have
driven 50 thriving business. Accord
ding to the World, one OF the partners
has ilceccd tic people out of ricaes so
cnurm ius ~ to bc lnestimablr, aud the
other ha' amaS-ed great possessions,
cstimatei all the way from five to ten
millions OF dollars
la the light Of such showing, how
false and grJun Hess are all the Demo-
cratic promise OF economy aud honesty
in the administration Of the Govern
ment. Tue Democratic patty has
but one firm lOIthuld in tho country.
which is New York city, aud that is
the scene of the most stupcndous
oi'ic.al thievlug |, has but two men
who possess real power to control the
parry, and they ae Tweed and
Sweeney.
What blessing that these men did
not obtain control of the country by
the election Of Seymour, their tool, 10
the Presidency. Good men can never
be sufficiently thankful! that mercliul
Providence infused such madness into
their counsels that the country was
saved the pcriloas possibility Of their
getting ,ntrul OF the National Gov
crnmcut In the last election.
How earnestly should all patriotic
Americans labor tnd pray that kinu
Heaven would avert from the country
the calamity Of having Tweed and
sweeney elevated to the Presidency in
the person OF their creature, Hoffman.
Were it not that we thiuk it impossible
that the people could give their consent
10 such thing, we should trcmble iol
the future OF our cnuni'y.-It,ss.
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ALL hopes tor the salty Of the
missing steamer, which left New York
for Liverpool On the 25th of January
last, seem to have been given up. The
number Of persons on board OF her Al
the time of her departure, has at length
teeu authentically ascertained. The
whole number was 19l:-namely 81
officers and crew, aud lO7 passengers
OF the latter, 55 were cabin ani 81
stearage passengers. Besides several
military gentlemen, there were on
board q considerable number of the
leading business unen Of Halifax. The
stearage passengers were eh eay from
New York aud Included several fau-
lies.
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ninth, isso, At 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, the Cndi.
situate In Middlecreek township, county and
state aforesaid, bounded ss follows, to wit; Oo
the East By land Of EiIss Keck, North by land OF
contsirinx THIRTY SEVEN hUREs, more
or less. Seized, taken tnto execstion, and to be
sold as tho property Of RRuByr ID. WALTER.
ALSO.-bn the same day. on the premises, at
ONE O'Clock, p. NJ, q certain TRACT Of LAND
situate In Wsshipgton ToWpehip, state and
county aforesaid, Bounded and described as fol.
lows ;--Beginning at post North two degrees
East thirteen aud and one half pcrches to stone
thence along the Public Road North sixty.two
degrees west TWENTY-FIVE and . hall perches 70 n
stone thence slong land Of AlexApder and VIM.
l,ertich south two degrees west thirty i've perch
es to q post thence by land OF Daniel and ions.
than Grimm North eightytwe. degrees east
twenty and one half pcrchcs TO the plsce Of be.
ginning, containing alb ut THREE ACRES, all
cleared. Seized taken into execution and to be
sold as the property OF uxoRoE RorsH
ALsO.--On MONDAY, MAY I'd, At O'Clock,
r. NJ on the premises. q certain TRACT OF
LAND, SITUATE In wet Heavier towpshi county
and state aforesaid, bounded and dcscribed Ne
follows. to wit On the east by land of Daniel
Harmony, north by Public Road leading fro :
Adamsburg to LewIstowp, west by land OF Reu.
ben smith, and south by land OF Joseph Peters.
containing tne Half OF and Acre, more or less,
whereun are erected q coon FRAME HOUSE
and STABLE, and an OFFCE. seised taken
into execution aud to he sold se the property Of
ROSWELL ROrHROCk.
JOHN =. WOLF Sheriff.
Sherir's OfIicc, Middleburg, April !, 1870.
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ANoSG THE INDIANS. Lieut.. IIern
don tells Us that no tribes of aborigi-
uees are found in the deepest forests Of
South America. from the Andes to the
Atlantic coast, that do not have and
use Doct. Ayers medicines and Lo-
well cotions. FREMONT "SUF-
FOLD" " BoTT," are seen stamped iu
large red aud blue letters upon their
garments, while Ayers pills aud Cherry
pectoral ore among the treasures oi
their habitation, Their native soil
furnishes them all their food and most
Of their remedies, but they suffer from
sCme Affections which must have the
interpnsiiiou of higher skill. [Scnti-
mel, Liberty, Va.
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UApTroRp. April 5.-Thcre

HARTFORD, April 5.-Thcre was n
heavy storm OF rain and suow 10 this
State all day yesterday, which kep,
thousands of voters from the polls, and
has iptcrfcrcd with the receipt Of the
returns-thc roads being terrible and
the wires damaged.
1t is known, however, that English
Democrat. is elected Governor by over
800 majority. The Republicans, how
ever, claim both Houses OF the Legis-
laiure.
In this city the Democrats have
about 600 majority. IN New Haven
they have nearly 1000.
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TnE bill providing for holding Con.
grcssioual elections throughout the
United States. on the same day, was
passed by the House Monday. The
second Tuesday 10 November Is the
day fixed. so that the Presidential and
the Congressional elections will oc-
cur on the same day. The design "a
have the Congressional elections III
held at the same time Is proper, as uo.
der the present law, there is period
Of time, every two years. during which
a full Congress could not be had il
needed for any emergency.
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Death of General George II.
vhOlslls.

tIcncraI teOfE' u. N01US, COM
manler of the Division OF the Pacific,
lied on the 2Sth ult.. in San Francis
60. Of appoplcHy. General Thomas
was born III Southampton county.
Virgiuin, on the 3l-t Of July, 1916.
lie entered the West Point academy
in July 1885, graduated in June, Is
a.. and was made second lieutenant
If artiilary lie served in the Florida
war and in the war with Mexico. lie
was with General Taylor At Corpus
Chris,iin July lSij aud served rhrouih
all the battles of Taylpr's campliin.
lie was brevetcd ~ major for his gal
liant conduct at Bucna Vista. After
rerf1r.nin. n variety Of other service,
he was ordered. with battalion OF
artillery. 10 Fort Iums, California. in
1851, and, some years afterwards. was
cuaigod against Indians OF lhc SOUTH
west. whcr' he was wounded
Whrn the Rebellion occurred. Major
Thomas did dot 20 with hi, State, -
ba, stood by lis conntry'o hlg. lie
served "a Lieutenant Colonel, ani
commanded brigade in Gen. Patter
son : army. in August 1861. He was
alterward. sen, to Kentucky ard Ten.
ncs,,p. where he rendered good ser.
vice. In April, 1862, having been
male Major General of volunteers
he commanded the right wing of tn"
Army of the Tennessee AMI took part
In the siege oi Coriuth. In Novcm-
hcr. be was placed in the cimmind o:
the ceuirc Army nj the Cunhcrl,ni
, in which position he dii srIcndcd
,crYice ~ SloDc River, ChI'tinooga,
aud Chcam uLl. and VS. made Bris
adler General in thr rcsulr army at
ter Chiramnnga. lie won new laurel.
bv the capture Of Orchard knoh. aud
the celebrated charge up Mi>siop
Ridge. in November, 1868 In May
lsGi. General Thomas WIS placed in
command of the centre OF Sherman :
army. and took an active part in ali
the important events in the march to
the Atlanta When Shcrmin left At
lau, and took up his march to the
sea, Th,ma was oricrcd to watch
the Rehcl General Hood and lure hi"
westward. After winning II victory
At Frauklin. Tenn 10 December, he
retired TO Nashville, where his mas
terly strategy resulted in the utter route
aud i feat of Hood. This victory
pracrically ended the rebellion in the
West, disappointing aud dcmoraliz-
IN. the rchcH. who had Looked to
Nashville and the expected defeat OF
Thomas, to compensate in part at least
lnr their previous defeats in tho West
and tpg Shcrman's march to the
sea 4"
In January, 1868. Thomas was ere
atrd "a Major General in the regular
army, aud WAS appointed commander
'ri' the Military Division composed OF
tennessee Ncnrucky, Georgia and
Alahau& Il lNig. he was asst gnc /
10 the command OF Of the Division o.
the Pacific, which position be occupied
At the time of h. death.
General Thomas, who. many think
ought 10 have been made Lieutenant
I General, was ir"c from poli cal as
pira,ion, and sought only to do his
duty q, n srldier. How faithful
" h. dii this, the world well knows
lie was true aud thorough soldier
and while n strict di-ciplnarian, h,
was grcatly beloved by the army, from
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A BsOLUTE DIVORCES legally obtained
"A in New York Indiana, Illinois and
other States. for persons from any State or
Country. legal everywhere; dcsertion.
drunkenness. ron-suppori, etc, sufficient
cause; no publicity; no charge until Iii.
vorce obtained. Advice free Business
established dncer years.
Address. NJ HOUSE. Atty.
No. IS Nassau ST., n. Y, City
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TnE following bill has been passed.
by the Legislature
That whensoever any husband, from
drunkenness, prol,glcy, or other cause
whatsoever, W shall Tor two successive c
years desert his wife or neglect or re-
fuse to live with her aud provide for
her, she shall, as TO every species AMI
description Of properly, whether real
persouol or mixed, owned or belong
ing to her, have all the rights and priv.
lleges Of a female sole. to purchase or
sell or convey the same, a il she were
sole and unmarried.
Secii9n ,. That it shall be lawful
for any married woman rs aforesaid
to she aud be sued 10 her own name
upon all such contracts ns aforesaid
therefore, made or tc made and to SUI
in her own name her husband, 10 re-
cover the possession OF her real estate
or the value thereof, rs if she were sole
and unmarried.
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JAMES X. DAVIS HOTEL,
~ SELlNSGRUrE. SNYDER Co., Pa

HENRY \. BOLlG Proprietor.
Til, well known House having been re-
fted by the present proproieior, oilers ex-
cellent accommodations 10 the traSe.ing
community. Choice liquors AMI Cigars nj
the Bar, aud the Table supplied with the
best the market affords. A good stable,
attended by careful hosilcrs, IN connection
with the house. April S-'10if
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Tar. Treasury statement for Mare

THK. Treasury statement for March
showsa reduction during the monA,
Of the public debt, Of IS, 766, $40 43.
Atthis rate, even the decrease for the
estrent year will reach about 90. 900.
900. A reduction Of $50, ,0O0 900 per
anoum will pay tho debt soon enough !
Better reduce taxstioH the odd twsn-
mi''iars- --a i~.s. noetsrity y -
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XVTYz AMENDMENT.
PROCLAMATION.

srci on the 30h ult by II I'm lIamil.
ton Fish, Secretary Of STATE:
r. oH ,oiom his: presents may
come greoi,n1:
Know ye hat The Congress Of the
United States, on or about the 9th
day Of February, one thousand eight
hundred and S'xil-ninc Passed rcso.
lp'ious. in word, AMI figures, a. iol-
lows. TO Wit:
Resolution rr pp,in, an amendment
TO the Constitution Of the United
Sttcs.
sR.soirsd By The .SBaic anil H,use
n Representatives Of he Udtti S"ies
of Amsrjr1 tg Congress assembled. two
thiis Vt both houses conrurring. That
The following articles be proposed TO
ihe legislatures Of the several States n
nn amen lmcnt TO the Constitution Of
the United States. whi"' when ratified
hy 'lrcc-folr'hs of said leg saturcs
shall be valid a. part Of the COnsiiiu-
iion, namely:
ARTICLE 10, SECTION !. The right
of citizens Of the United States I, vote
,hall not h, denied nr ABRIDGED by the
United ) a,cs. or any State, ou ac-
CONT OF race. color or previous con.
airion of scr,ilude.
SIC .. Congress shall have power
10 coforcc this article 10y appropriate
leg Station.
And further That It appears from
,ficial d,cumrntS on file in tins de-
Isr;mon', thu, the amendment t. the
Constitution oi The United States. pre-.
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NIW ADVERTIsEMBNTs.
A AMERICAN HOTEL,
"A CENTREyILLE, SNYDER Co, Pa.

WILLIAM $. LONG, Proprietor.
This well known hotel. located in the
town of Ccnireville. has been thoroughly
repaired and refitiei. and j. in the best con-
iition TO accomm odale the travelling public.
Every effort will be made to promote the
comfort of guests. \ share Of public pst.
ronage is solicited. April6-'70tf
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A UDITOi'S NOTICE.

In the Orphans'l In the matter Of tho Estate
Court of IN, ,der Of John Is. snyder, late of
County, Penn'a. \ West Perry, Snyder ca. dcd.
Inc undersigned, Auditor APPOINTED by the Or.
lion Of the funds In the hands Of Henry Il. snyder
Administrator oi Joan B shy der, deceased, to
and among those legally entitled thereto, will
meet all persons interested, on uRDAl,
APRIL Esd, 1870, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, at the
Public House oi Enoch smith, In Fremont, Sny.
der county, when aud where all parties interested
may attend " tney desire, j.. n. n ERS,
Middieburg, March Is, 1870. Auditor.
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II n Srr1'e and Nowr Of R,ryre.
ssutTfirss.

. W ''''.' H.''' ''".'' ~ l'f
ssutJhr,s:
1t is usual TO notify the two House,
of Congrcs; by message of the promnl.
cation bv proclamation ofthc Sccrcta-
ry of State Of the ratiii,a,inn of n
constitutional amoumcn' In view.
however, of the vast importance of the
Fifteenth Amendment II tho ConSti.
tuition, this day declared a part Oft
rcvcred instrument, deem the de-
rar,urc from usual custom juSiifahlc
\ measure which makes at once four
millions Of people voters who were
heretofore dclarcI, hy the hi-hcSt
tribunal in the land, not citizens of
the United States AMI not eligible TO
become so with the assertion that, nj
The time of the Declaration of Iudc-
pendcncc, the opinion WAS fixed and
universal H. the civilized portion Of
the whit. race az an axiom IN morals
hs well as in politics, that black men
had no rights which the white man
was h'und to respect is indeed a
measure OF graudcr importance than
any one at oi the kind, from the fuuu-
dalion of our free government to the
present day.
Free institutions like onrs, in which
oil power is derived directly from the
people, must depend mainly on their
Intelligence, patriotism and in3nstv
cal the attention. therefore, of the
newly ruirauchisci race to the impor.
isnc" of their striving in every honor.
able manner 10 mako themselves
worthy of their new prcvilegcs, TO
The race mere favored heretofore by
the laws | wonli say, withhold no lc-
gal privilege of advancement to our
new citizens. The rramcrs ofour Con-
s'ituton firmly believed that a repub.
lican gavernmen. could not endure
without Intelligence aud education
was generally dill'used among the pea
pie. Tho Father Of his Country, in
his farewell address, uses this Ian.
guage:
Promote. then, as matter OF pri-
mary importance, institutions for the
general diffusion Of knowledge. ln
proportion ps the structure of repuh.
licap government gives force to public
opinion, ii il essential that public opiu.
ion should be enlightened"
In bis first message to Congress the
same views we're forcihly presented.
and he again urged them in his eighth
1age. i repeat, the adoption Of the
9Th amendment to the Constitu-
'etes the greatest civil change
'ss the most important
~cd since the patton
change v'n h~
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NHIS Is 40 HUMBUG !

NHlS Is no HUMBUG!
l. by sending 35 cents,
~iih age, height. color Of eyes and hair,
you will receive, by return mail. a correct
picture OF your future husband or wife,
with name and date OF marriage. Address
". FOX, l.. U. No. -, FulIonyill,, New
York. mar2I-lw
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How to Clean n Gun.

The way ! clean a gun is as follows :
Take a bucket Of cold water, or II you
have a hydrant convenient, go to 1t; and
f Won have the threejointed washing
,oj with the necessary implements that
oocomnonv it. first Use the brush until
"o~ have removed most Of the dirty
nowder; next, take tow, and wash until
Won have gotten it perfectly clean then
y yJn soft cotton rags, and dry it out
thoroughly. 1t is best to rub the par
rpIs until they feel warm to the hand and
then you may know your gun l. af''
and in no danger Of rustins
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Hoohand's German Tonic

Was compounded for those not inclined 10
extreme bitters, and Is intended for use in
cases when some alcoholic stimulant is re-
quired in connection with the Tonic proper
ties OF the Bitters. Each bottle of the Tonic
contains one bottle Of the Bitters, combined
with pure SANTA CRUZ RUM, and favored
in such manner that the extreme bitter
ness of the Bitters is overcome, forming a
preparation highly agreeable and pleasant
TO the palate, and containing the medical
virtues of the Bitters. The price of the
Tonic is $3.50 per bottle, which many per-
sons think too high. They must take into
consideration that the stimulant u@ed il
guaranteed to be of pure quality. poor
article could be furnished at a cheaper price
but is 1t not better to pays little more and
have good article? a medicinal prepara
ton should contain none but the best ingre-
dients and they who expect to obtain a
cheap compound will most certainly be
cheated.
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nepretlatiOns OF Dogs.

Themost serious obstacleto sheep hus-
bandrv in this country is the abundance
and depredations OF dogs. Farmers by
tens of thousands have sold off, or
killed off, their flocks, mainly because
thev could not otherwise protect them
selves against their frequent defamation
bv prowling ours, which were not
worth the powder required to shoot
them. 1t seems to me, that farmer
thus despoled is perfectly justifable IN
placing poisoned food where these cut
throats will be apt to find it while max
inc their next raid on his sheep.
should have no scruple in so doing, pro-
vided | could guard effectually against
the poisoning of any other than the cul'
prits.-H Greeley.