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The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-25
The Republican State Convention and Its
Nominees

NUiu4uSSo
Says the State Journal, speaking ol
the Republican convention and its
nominees: 1t was an exceedingly har.
monious and energetic body of men,
who transacted their business with the
firmness and alacrity of people knowing
exactly what they we're doing, and why
they did it. Everything connected
with the convention argues campaign
of vigor and victory which will be a
credit to the Republican party.
The nominee for Auditor General,
DIR. Stanton, OF Beaver county, is
gentleman Of fine character, fully quail
fed for the important duties devolved
upon him. He served as surgeon in
the army during the war to crush rebel
lion, and made reputation such as will
win him friends as candidate for po,
litical honors in all parts of the State.
Col. Robert B. Beath, the candidate
for Surveyor General, was good soldier
during the war, fighting gallantly fol
his country in the hour of its danger
and now deserving all the honor there
is in the position to which he will be
elected.
Every plank in the platform erected
is Of sound timber, capable Of any tes
which our opponents may apply to It
and broad enough to accommodate every
man who is Republican from princi
ple. 1t is the doctrine of the Republi
can party to do what is right for all met
and all interests. BY that we have tri
umphed heretofore, and by 1t we will b
victorious as long as we are faithful II
its noble teaching.
Aside from the merits of our candi
dates, and they are we'll established, W.
go into the campaign animated and con
trolled by the absorbing truth that it il
necessary for the Republican party tt
succeed, because such success is essen
tial to the wcll-being and the perpetuit.
of the Republic. There can be NJ
good government in this country unles
.,....s.3.j. .AII ludU We are dS d StaU
and nation We owe to Republican
policy. Had the Democratic part.
been continued in power in 1860, W
would have ceased to exist as a unitet
nation IN 1870. These are the princi
piles on which we 60 into the contest
and on the single issues that the peo
pie cannot do without the Governmen
administered by the Republican part.
we will win another great victory il
October.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-25

Several gentlemen deprecated the
amendment as being premature, but the
same was ably defended by Russell
Errett, of Pittsburg, and Capt. John p.
Ray, Of Lancaster. The amendment
and resolution were then adopted with
deafeuiug applause.
MIR. Errett then offered the follow
ing resolution, viz:
That the Republican State Central
Committee for the ensuing year shall be
constituted Of the same number, and
appointed in the same way as the pres
ent State Central Committee, the Off
GERS to consist of chairman, three
secretaries and treasurer, to be ap-
pointed by the Committee.
Mr.. Mann, of Potter, moved to amend
by making the chairman of the Com
mittee be Hon. Butler b. Strang, Of
Tioga.
Mr.. Quay moved to amend the
amendment to the resolution to read
that the permanent president Of the
convention and the two candidates this
day nominated shall appoint the chair
man of the State Central Committee.
After considerable debate the amend
ment of Mr.. Quay was agreed to, and
the resolution as amended was adopted.
Mr.. Shannon offered the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resoiued, That the thanks of the
people of Pennsylvania are due to Gen.
eral Hartranft and General Campbell
for the able, faithful and efficient man.
ner in which they have discharged the
duties of the offices of Auditor General
and Surveyor General.
General Wagner then moved ad.
journment sine die. Carried.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-05-25
TIE REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Harrisburg, May 18th, 1871.

Harrisburg, May 18th, 1871.
The Republican State Convention
assembled in the House of Representa-.
tives at IL o'clock, to nominate candi.
dates for Auditor General and Surveyor
General of Pennsylvania.
The chamber was crowded to excess
Mahlon H. Dickinson called the con
vention to order, making no remarks.
Hon. Wm. Elliott, of Philadelphia,
was appointed permanent president Of
the Convention.
Nominations for Auditor General
were received as follows:
Mr.. VIM. r. Leeds, of Philadelphia,
nominated Col. David Stanton, of Beav-
er county.
Mr.. John Rowe, of Franklin, nomi.
mated Frank c. Hooten, of Chester
county.
Hon. B. B. Strang, Of Tioga, nomi.
mated General Harrison Allen, of War
ren county.
Hon. Mr.. Starr, of Erie, nominated
Hon. D. B. McCreary, Of Erie, but
alterward withdrew this name.
The conveation thea proceeded to
ballot for candidate for Auditor General,
with the following result; Stantoa, 95;
Hooten, 16; Allen %.
The nomination Of Col. David Stan
ton, of Beaver county, was then made
unanimous, amid great applause.
The convention thea proceeded tu
name candidates for Surveyor Geaeral.
General Wagaer, of Philadelphia,
nominated Col. Robt. b. Heath, OF
Schuylkill county, a ene-iegged soldier.
Mr.. King, of Philadelphia, nominated
Samuel L. Smedley, Of Philadelphis.
The name of Gen. Wm. P. Wilson,
of Centre, was also presented, aud sub
sequently withdrawn.
Mr.. Elliott, of Bedford, nominated
Gen. Jacob M. Campbell, but subse-
quently withdrew his name, reading a
letter from Gen. Campbell declining a
third nomination for this office.
The result of the ballot was-Beath,
81; Smedley, 40. The nomination oil
Col Beath was then made unanimous
with applause.
THE PLATFORM.
Mr.. Errett, from the Committee Oh
resolutions, made the following report;
The Republicans of Pennsylvania,
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HENRY HARPER,

Formerly $40 Arch Street,)
Opposite sold MasoEtc Hair PHIL'A.
Has large Stock of
AMERICAN AND SWISS GOLD AND SILL
YER WATCHES. OPERA, LIMO
TIEN AND VEST CHAINS,
FRENCH CLOCKS,
OPERA GLASSES AND FANCY GOODS,
Fancy and plain solid silverware, and
Rogers celebrated spoons, forks. tea aets
ice pitchers, castors, &c., all of which are
selling at reasonable prices. v1n3y.
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ON and after MONDAY, MA 18th. 1871,
" the trains on the Phi 7delphia &
Erie Railroad will run as follova:
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RAILROADS.
IILADELpHIA g. LIE RAILROAD.
SUMNER TIME IABLE.

SUMNER TIME TABLE.
ON and after MONDAY, MA 18th. 1871,
" the trains on the Phi 7delphia g.
Erie Railroad will run as follows:
WESTWARD.
Mail Train leaves Philadelphia. 10 p. m.
" Ridgway....l0.33 a. m.
" arrive at Erie........ $50 p. m.
Erie Exp leaves Philadelphia. 80 p. M
g " '' Ridgway...." 2.20 a. IN.
" arrive at Erie...... .....7.40 o. IN.
Accommodation, leaves RenOva, ...7.15 a. m.
" - Ridgway, y,.5.S6p P. m.
" arr at Kane......S.0O m.
NAL Train leaves Erie.........-1l.2 90 a. m.
Ridgway. 4.O9 D. m.
" arrive at Philad'a... $50 a. m.
Erie Express leaves Ere....... 900 p. m.
90 Ridgway... 2,20 a. m
" arrat Philadelphia. s. so p. nj.
Accommodation, leaves Kane...... 500 a. IN.
Ridgway... 7.25 a. m.
arr at st. Marys $40 am.
leaves st. Marys 1890 a. m.
arr at RenovO..... 6.40p. m.
Mail East connects east and welt at Erie
with u NJ r w and at Cory and
!rvineton with Oil Greek and Allegheny R
RW
Mail West with west bound trains on L
& NJ s r W and at Cory and Irviueton
with Oil Creek and Allegheny RRw.
Warren Accommodation east and west
| with trains on L s and NJ s r east and
west and at Cory with o c and A R R ".
Erie Accommodation East at Cory and
lrvineton with o c and RRW.
Elmira Mail and Buffalo Express make
| close connection at Williamsport with G
X w trains north and south.
| Catawissa passenger trains will be run
east from Williamsport on Elmra Mail
| NM. A. BALDWIN.
| Genl Sup't.
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South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
The Labor Question.

Some time ago it was stated that ar
rangements were making by the Trades
Union Societies, for a general strike, not
only throughout the United States, but
throughout the entire civilized world.
This labor question is assuming formid-
able proportions throughout Europe.
In England, Belgium, Erance, Holland.
and Germany powerful organizations
exist among workmen for the amellors-
ton of their condition and for the devils
ing of schemes for the efficient prosecu-
tion of the great war on capital. The
workingmen's committee of the various
European societies have summoned n
general congress of workmen to meet in
Berlin at some date this Winter, and in
the summons the committee suggest as
their platform the organization of O
general strike for the daily term of labor
and fora general increase of wages.
Wendell Phillips lately delivered in
Boston, q lecture, ,lthe first of course
which he is to deliver in various parts of
the country, on the labor question. Mr..
Phillips discourse is a strong denunci-
alton Of the wrongs inflicted on labor by
capital, and an argument to prove that
the tendency of the present great move
ment is the equalization of property.
Mr.. Thomas Brassey, one of the largest
employers of labor in England, proposes
the adoption of the system in vogue at
sea, namely. the employment of three
sets of men to work eight hours each out
of the twenty-four.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
A Famous Auetieneer.

The most efficient auctioneer that ever
lived, probably, was George Bobins, of
London, who fiourished about thirty or
forty years ago. His advertisements
were marvellous pieces of composition,
which none of his successors in the
SAME business have ever succeeded in
initiating. BE was very Admirable
Crichton," man of universal know
ledge, never at loss, and with power
of magnifying the good qualities of the
wares he was selling, such as no auction
eer, before or since his day. has ever
possessed. 1t was literary treat to see
him sell q library; but the place best
fitted for the display of his abilities,
was the sale of fine country house.
In 1920, the magnificent Fonthill
Abbey, owned by the brilliant Beckford,
came to the hammer. That it would be
knocked down for one quarter of its real
value seemed Inevitable, but Robins
was equal to the emergency. Taking
the advantage of the great fame of
Beckford, and the rumors which des-
cribed the house as surprising the grand
est palaces Of the East in sumptuous
elegance, he announced that no one
would be admitted to view the House
who did not purchase a acatalogue-price,
one guinea. The fashionable world felt
bound to see these wonderful sights,
and rushed in crowds to buy catalogues.
Eighty thousand of them were sold, and
people journeyed from all parts of the
kingdom, to feast their eyes on the mar
velous Fonthill. In the height of the
hrors the sale began, and lasted thirty
three days. The abbey was knocked
down for e330, ,0O0-a third more than
its worth. Pictures, furniture, etc.,
brought fabulous sums. Raphael's Saint
Catherine sold for e5, $50, and the con-
tents of the house realized the enormous
sum of eI,0C0,0O0.
Once Robins had to sell, amongst fhe
effects of deceased merchant, silver
ware amounting to over six hundred
ounces. Duplicates of the pieces had
been made in Sheffield ware, for daily
use, and by some accident, the real sill
yer, on the first day of sale, was knock
ed down as plated. The next day, the
Sheffield ware being put up, its real
character was at once discovered. The
purchasers of the silver disappeared,
and Robins promptly paid the loss out
of his own pocket.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
An Agricultural LosOnIOtifs,

We saw recently at an agricultural fair
in England, says correspondent, a
number of engines of various patterns.
themselves, or can be dragged along by
horses. One particular engine stood
alone on the grass with steam up, and a
light blue cloud of smoke was escaping
from its slender smokestaek. Near by
was a broad circular track, showing
where it had been driven round to show
its PAGES. The grass near it did not
seem to have been injured in the least.
The boiler rested upon four wheels.
The, forward truck was movable. 4
small platform in front, with a steering
wheel, showed how the machine was
guided. The driving-wheels were six
feet in diameter, and shod with rubber
tires two inches thick. The cab for the
engineer hung over the rear and carried
the Goals. The water-tank was under
the boiler. The exhaust steam could be
turned into this, thereby saving fuel
greatly. The cylinder, safety-valve, etc,
were placed on top. There was piece
of short shafting on top, with fiy-wheel
attached. From the wheel and shaft
power was taken to drive tie saw, run
the thrashing-machine, elevate the hay,
or do any farm work required.
With push the train backs up to a
huge straw-elevator. This machine is
on wheels, and resembles one of the ice
elevators used in our ice-houses at home.
1t is used to lift straw in bundles to the
lofts or to the tops of ricks. The eleva-
tor being coupled the whole train is
ready to start. 1t consists of the loco
motive, twelve feet long and weighing
seven tons. the thrasher, weighing five
tons and fifteen feet long, and the straw
elevator, three tons, and twenty feet-a
total of fifteen tons and forty-seven feet
in length.
When all is ready, the engine starts
gently and easily, takes a great sweep
over the grass and starts for one of the
entrance gates of the fair grounds.
This gate leads to a narrow, inling
lane, with only room for one team.
The engnie enters the lane at on angle
and the train follows after, without
touching the gate posts. 1t would take
a careful driver, with docile team, to
do as well with horses.
Immediately on entering the lane the
engineer comes to soft place in the
road. The wheels sink into the mud
and stick fast. The crowd gathers
around, and becomes, after the usual
English manner, derisive and doubtful.
Really, If this is the style of the horse,
he developes faults suddenly. Without
a word the owner steps up to the driver,
and asks fer "claw." This is a cast
iron shoe, made to fit the wheels. The
gentleman quickly fastens it on the
wheel turns round, and when the sharp
edge of the claw strikes the ground the
train moves on foot or so. The claw
is used again, and the slough is easily
passed.
He remarks "That was an extra bad
slough. Don't meet such greasy mud
often. When we do we unshackle the
engine or use the claws. With a chain
We can drag the team through, and go
on. The engine, when alone, will pass
any ordinary mud-hOle with ease"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
About Fresh Air.

A Scotch journal says that whoever
Slsers 1ncomfortably cool viii get siek,
To hoist the window sky high when the
mercury is at zero Is sn sbsurdity. The
cooler sleeping apartment IS the more
unhealthy does it become, because cold
condenses the carbonic acid formed by
tire breathing of the sleeper. 1t settles
near the floor, and is re-breathed. and
if in a very condensed form he viii die
before morning. Hence Te must be
governed by circumstances the frst
thing is, you must be comfortably warm
during sleep, otherwise you are not re-
freshed, and inflammation of the lungs
may pc engendered, and life destroyed
within very few days, An open door
and IN open fireplace are sufficient for
ordinary purposes IN cold weather.
When outer windows afs opened, 1t Is
well to have them down at the top two or
three inches, and up at the bottom for
the same space, in miaSmic localities J;
and these are along the water courses,
beside mill-ponds, marshes, bivouacs,
river bottoms, flat. Islands, and the like.
1t is the most important from the 1st OF
August until several severe frosts have
been noticed, to sleep with all external
doors and windows closed, because the
cool air of sunset causes the condensation
of the poisonous emanations which were
caused by the heat of MONDAY sun to
rise far above the earth. This conden-
sation makes the air "heavy by the
great sOliGi6cation of the emanatiors by
cold; these resting ON the surface OF
the earth in the more concentrated and
malignant form, they are breatLed into
the lungs and swallowed into the sto-
mach, corruptiiig and poisoning the
blood with great rapidity. By daylight
these condensations are made so COM
pact by the protracted coolness of the
night they are too near the surfsce OF
the earth to be breathed into the sys-
tenn but as the sun Degins to ascend
these heavy condensations begin to rise
to the height of several feet above the
ground, and are freely taken into the
system by every breath and swallow
hence, tile hours of sunrise and sunset
are the most unhealthy hours OF the
tyenty-four in the localities named and
noontide, when the sun is the hottest, Is
the most healthy portion of the day, be-
cause the miasma is so much rarifed
that 1t tascends rapidly to the upper re-
gions. The general lessons are First
to avoid exposure to the outdoor air IN
miasmatic localities for the hours in
cluding sunrise and sunset. Second,
having a blazing fire on the hearth of
the family room at these hours to rarity
and send the miasma upward. Third,
take breakfast before going out of doors
in the morning, and take tea before
sr1ndown then being out at night is
not injurious. ia. I'D gr ..i
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
Story Of q Magpie.

"I will tell you a story" saysa writer,
Gin regard to women who eat dainty
morsels in the absence of their lords
There was a lady who had Magpie in a
cage, which talked of everything which it
saw done. Now it happened that the lord
of the household preserved large eel in
a pond, and kept it very carefully in
order to give it to some of his lords or of
his friends, in case they should visit him.
So it happened that the lady said to her
female attendant that it weuld be good
to eat the great eel and accordingly they
ate it, and agreed that they would tell
their lord that the otter had eaten it,
And when the lord returned, the pie
began to say to him, My lord, my lady
has eaten the eel Then the lord went
to his pond, and missed the eel, and he
went into the house, and asked his wife
what had become of it. She thought to
excuse herself easily but he said that he
knew all about it, and that the pie had
told him. The result was that there was
great quarrelling and trouble in the
house but when the lord was gone away,
the lady and her female attendant went
to the pie, and plucked all its feathers
from its head, saying, 'You told about
the esl.' And so the poor pie was quite
bald. Butfrom that time forward, when
it saw any people who were bald, or had
large foreheads, the pie said to them,
'Ah you told about the eel"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
4 Cuban Execution.

Lopez has; been executed in Havana.
Having been condemned by court-mar-
tial he was garroted at the side of the
Castle of the Principe and outside the
city. He saluted the crowd, showing
the shackles which pinioned him, when
at the foot of the steps leading to the
platform, and the officers in charge of
MISUNDERSTANDING that he might
address the people, hurried him up the
steps, wounded as he was. When he
sat down on the bench it was found to
be too low to allow his neck to come up
to the fatal iron collar. The second
time he sat down he was too high. At
last, after the fifth attempt, the garrote
was adjusted round his throat. The in
strument was so badly arranged that it
broke on the first twist given to the
screw by the executioner, and then the
victim had to be lifted up, while with
his head hanging in the collar the gar
rote was repaired. When Lopez sat
down the seventh time, he seemed to
strain his nerves for one supreme effort,
and lifting his hands to Heaven, yelled
forth in voice heard by the whole as
sembled crowd, death to Spain {"
What followed is conceivable only of
cannibals. Two volunteer officers as
cended to the platform, and to prove
that their victim was really dead, they
lifted him from the bench several timas,
they made the executioner give several
more twists to the screw, and took the
face of the corpse-which was an undis-
tinguishable mass of bloody flesh, with
the eyes protruding from the sockets
in their hands, turning it toward the
people.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-11-17
Prnteetion from Poisnns.

At recent meeting of the Boston So
ciety of Medical Sciences, as. reported in
the Medical and Surgical Journal, the
question was discussed of the protection
acquired by the human skin against the
action of certain animal poisons, after
repeated incubation, one gentleman
claiming that the frequent inoculation of
some poisons gave gradual immunity
from any poisonous effects. He in
stanced the effects of mosquito-bites,
which he thought were more severe in
children than in adults, much more
severe in foreigners who had recently
arrived in this country than in natives,
and in support of this spoke of a whole
family, recently arrived from England,
which he had Just seen, upon the mem
bers of which the bites of mosquitoes
had produced violent eruption of the
skin resembling pemphigus. He thought
that the immunity derived from frequent
inoculations was analogous to that from
vaccine matter against voriola. He said
that he considered it as established that
poisonous snakes were not killed by
their own poisons; insects, however, he
said, did not enjoy this immunity, as
wasps and bees were known to kill each
other by their poison. He was support
ed by another gentleman, who said that
in regions where black flies abound,
persons after few years are not affected
by the poison. This immunity is not
obtained in one season, but only after a
prolonged residence such persons are
bitten as at first, but escape all the
disagreeable effects from which nom
resident suffers.