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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30
COME ON WITH YOUR AFFIDAyITs /

COME ON WITH YOUR AFFIDAvITs l.
SCOTT ON THE STAND list Question:
Did you or did you not, in the bar-room Of
one of the principal Hotels in Mt. Carmel,
make certain pledges to some parties of q
gang of "Molly Maguires ?"
I'd, Did one of them say to you: ''If we
help to elect you, will you do the fair thing
by us ?"
Sd, Did they ask of you pledge to help
them to elect certain other officers
4th, Did you then and there pledge your.
self thus "Gentlemen, if am nominated
and elected, ! assure you that l will rcmem'
Der my friends, and my enemies must be-
ware ?"
9th, Did you pledge yourself to secure
the following nominations to the persons
named and their friends, your friend Pat
Hester for Sheriff, Mike Connely for Pro
thonotary, and Gallagher for Legislature
Mr.. Scott, these are grave and serious
charges, if true, mo honest man can vote fol
you. Let US hear from you. Trot ou
your witnesses. Let us have the afiidavits !
will not Hester and Gallagher and ConnelJ
swear you this .... g..
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

WHY IS Tive believe there are
several billiard tables in this county, and
on some of them we know that taxes have
been paid, which, according to law, should
go into the State Treasury. And yet the
Auditor Generals report, while crediting
the Treasurers of other counties of the
State with taxes on the billiard tables in
the counties, fails to give any credit to
newfoundland county. Mr.. b. Iuth, of this
borough, holds the Trcasurer's receipt must
have received the money. What was done
with the money The Auditor General
says the State did not get it. Has the
Sunbury Democratic Ring taken it to
grease the wheels of their political ma
chine ? The tax payers arc interested in
learning what is done with the money.
We also notice from the Auditor
Generals Report that nearly all the coun-
ties in the State pay tax on their eating
houses, beer houses, restaurants &C., but
this county pays into the State Treasury
no such tax. Who gets this money 7 The
same with peddler's licenses. Who will
enlightcn us on these points r-Miltonian.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

GAINING GRoUSp,-.Although the cam
paign has not yet fairly opened, every day
brings Us stronger evidence Of the immense
popularity Of our eoanty ticket aud espeei'
ally is this 50 in reference 10 our eandidate
for Assembly.
Donnls Bright Was raised as farm hoy
Ia Montour county, Al an early day Ia
tho late War he enlisted la the unlon army
as private, aud was pTonoted tlnio an,l
again On account slerltorlous services until
he Was disabled by = soand aud returned
home. Ills peTs0nAl history and chaTae,
leF are knowh throughout tho enlire eoun'
", aud very large popular veto may ~
oxIected la consequence uI hls lAlT ialne.
lls is not an ONES seukrT bat has consent
ed " hAye hls mans usod heioEe thr Ieopla
Al tbs uTgeni solicitation oi sOune of olsE
host Clli1sns - Dlatills AHfTieaa,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

"IIoNoRABLE MEN.-The Radicals think
we ought To elect the men who were fairly
nominated-that is the men who received
the fewest votes at our primary election. ~
Democrat.
Just so Mr.. Eicholtz; you not only express
the sentiment Of the Radicals. but those
of every honest and intelligent Democrat.
The man who processes to believe that the
Democratic nominees were fairly nominated
ought to be sent to school or to the Insane
Asylum.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30


FATHER IIYACINTHE.--The great and
learned Romish Priest, who, like DR.. Dol
lingcr, and all the great German Roman
Catholic Priests, is too honest to follow the
political leaders of their Church, says he
left the Pope because he was making po-
ltical party of Church. That is just what
zee say. In New York the Irish Catholics
became a political Democratic Party, and
robbed the Treasury of millions and mil
lions of dollars, till good men of all parties
Joined and rose up against them, and will
send the leaders to the States prison.
That is just the move now in Northum-
berland county. The Irish Roman Catho-
lies arc a political party, swallowing up
what is left of the Democratic party, and
making a sort of Irish Roman Catholic De-
mocratic party, and when they get the
power, then look out.
Let every tub stand OH its own bottom
The Roman Catholic Church as q Church
and a religious body, is rs free as any Other
Church in its own religious faith, but wher
it becomes political, as it has in Europe
and tries to subdue this Republic, and ov
erturn our freedom, then it becomes dan
gcrous political engine, and we oppose it.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30
TIE Dcmocrct of last week endeavors

TIE Democrat of last week endeavors to
create an impression that Republicans OBJ
ject TO MI. Scott, because hcis an Episco-
palian, by quoting an extract from the
Sunbury correspondent of the 1Hiltonian to
that effect. No sensible man ever made
such an objection, and it is simply absurd
to hold the Republican party responsible
for the silly illusions ofevery correspondent.
The Republican party is made up almost
wholly from the various Protestant denom-
nations, without the least jealousy or pre-
judice among them in regard to their diff
fercnt creeds. This was also the case with
the Democratic party, until of late years,
when the Catholic element became so strong
in that party, that it arrogated 10 itself, rs
it always has done in all ages and coun-
tries, when it felt itself strong enough to
dictate, who should hold the offices, and
overpower all others by force, if they were
able,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

WE ARE informed that speakers of the
Irish Catholic Democratic party pretend
that G. w. Ryon, the candidate for Dis
trict Attorney, was not in any way inter-
ested in the fraudulent ticket nominated.
1t is well known that Mr.. Ryon was the
prime mover in getting up the fraudulent
votes in the coal region, and we would ask
them whether Mr.. Ryon has not been sit
ting in the same buggy with Mr.. Gallagher
driving through the Irish districts solicit
ing the Irish vote within the last two weeks.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

GERMAN CATnoLICs,-The great refor-
nation in Germany is steadily gaining
ground. Three thousand families in Vien-
ma have applied to the minister of religion
for permission to have mass performed in
the cathedral by priests who have remained
faithful to the "pure old Christian doc
trine." The Old Catholics are organizing
throughout Bohemia and Corinthia, and
they have started their first newspaper.
A fund has been started for the support of
priests who may be excoTmInicated or
deprived Of their benefices for opposing
the dogma of Papal Infallibility. Above
all, a through understanding has been
reached that this movement shall not rest
with repudiating the new dogma; but
that a general reform of the Church must
now take place. The laity must be admit
ted to power in the Church, and the whole
scheme of church dogma must be revied.
Singularly enough, this movement seems
to be quite as strong among the Catholics
of Austria and South Germany as in the
northern countries. ies.-Independent, Sept. a,
1871.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.-One of the
ever recsrring questions met with In look
ing over our correspondence Is: "What
articles Of food may properly be called the
vegetables, and what fruits Z" There is
no trouble In defining what fruit is, ae-
cording to the botanist's Iew--it Is a
ripened pislil, with whatever may be per-
manently attached 10 II, whether pulpy aud
edible or not. Strictly speaking, n poppy
head IL as much fruit as pear. but
when We come TO popular usage Il is not
so easy 10 decide which among the fruits
shall be called vegetables. We once sug-
gested that those eaten without preparation
should be called fruits, aud those that are
used, cooked OF dressed, should be called
vegetables. This very nearly covers tho
ground, but not completely. la this ease
the tomato cooked or AS salad, would DO a
vegetable but II eaten, as some prefer Il,
raw aud plain, II then 10 u huit' II any
ono can suggest better place to draw the
limo, NO should be glad 10 hesG from them. =,
Amerloaa Agrlcallurtsi.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

A CORRESPONDENT of the Miltoniun
says ~ desire to call attention to the
vote of T.. G. Scott, who is running for
President Judge, in the townships where il
is said he secured his nomination. In Sha-
mokin aud Mt. Carmel BorouShs and in
Coal and Mt. Carmel townships, he received
1892 votes. In these same districts, Geo.
w. Ziegler, Esq, only received Ia votes.
Geo. Hill, Esq, only Al votes, and Mr..
Patton 81 votes. Does not this speak for
itselfp Mr.. Scott has been galloping all
through these districts and has been drink
ing with them If reports are true, and pledg-
ing with them, and other unbecoming
things. Every body admits, outside of the
districts named, that any of the gentlemen
who run for the Judgcship are infinitely
Mr.. Scott's superiors in every respect.
Gallagher, the candidate for Assembly, re-
ceived even larger vote still in these boxes
than Scott. 1t has been charged upon Mr..
Reimensnyder, who is upon the ticket for
Associate Judge, that he is tainted also.
1t is not right to place this gentleman in n
false light. The figures do not show that
he Is q fraud. In Shamokin borough, Scott
received 1876 Reimensnyder, 80. In Coal,
Scott received 400; Reimensnyder, S5. In
Mt. Carmel township, Scott received 1856,
Reimensnyder, 2Gl. These figures show
! for themselves. do not want to do Mr..
Reimensnyder an injustice, for l believe
him to be an honest man. The only trou-
| BILE with him is, that he is in had company
and it is my earnest prayer that the bad
company outside of himself will be beaten
so badly that they will not know what ails
them after the election, How can ii be
explained that Mr.. Scott only got two votes
in Delaware (; in McEwensyille, none in
Point, two IN Cameron, one in Upper
Mahanoy, none in Washington, ten in
Little Mahanoy, one in Jordan, two in
Lower MahanOy, two, Nc. Can il be pos
sible that intelligent men in Northumber-
land county, looking at the figures and the
facts, cannot see the glarin9 fraud that has
been perpetrated upon them Those lO32
votes la the Irish Catholic boxes speak
volumes lle who runs may read, And,
that hundreds Of good Democrats in the
county, are thinking over this thing, and
resolving 10 stand up honestly and manfully
for the right, there can be no doubt"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

DISTRICT ATToRNEY.-But little has
been said in regard to this Office, in the
present campaign. In the administration
n justice, it is perhaps next in importance
to that Of President Judge. It therefore
behooves voters and tax payers, not to for
get the Importance of selecting person for
this office, who has the necessary qualifica-
tions. 1t is not so necessary that the Dis
trict Attorney should be clever fellow, as
it is that he should have the ability aud
experience TO discharge the duties of the
office. In the performance of his duty, the
District Attorney may save to the county
thousands of dollars, which an inefficient
officer, with the best intentions might lose
by his want Of knowledge and experience
in his profession.
The best thing that can be said of the
Republican candidate, Gen. Clement, is
he. fact, that he is well qualified for
the office, and that tits generally admit
ted by the Court and Bar, that he per-
formed his duties, not only with abili-
ty, but with entire satisfaction, when
he held the same Office some years since.
His opponet, Mr.. Ryan, on the other hand,
has but little to recommend him for that
responsible office, while it is generally un.
derstood, that he was one Of the leaders, il
not the principal, in getting up the fraudu
lent vote in the coal region, by which the
honest democratic candidates, not in league
with the Irish Catholic candidates, were
wronged and cheated out of their nomina
tions. Voters and taxpayers should not for
get that good District Attorney has it il
his power to save large sums of money fol
the county, if he is properly qualified fo
the position.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30
SPECIAL COURTS NO LONGER niece.

SPECIAL COURTS NO LONGER NECEs-
sARY.-An erroneous opinion having been
industriously circulated in relation to the
necessity, that will necessarily arise for the
holding of especial Courts,'' in the event
of the election of practicing lawyer to the
position of President Judge, in the county
in which he resides and has practiced his
profession, for the purpose of disposing of
the cascs in which he may have been con-
cerned as counsel, a simple reference to the
late Act of Assembly upon that subject,
will be sufficient to correct it, and to show
that any other President Judge in the State
can be called to hold the REGULAR TERN
of the Court, when there are cases, upon
either the ciUtl or criminal list, winch the
Judge of the proper district, by reason Of
any disability, cannot try and that all such
cases may therefore now be tried Mt the
REGULAR TERM, without calling Special
Courts as was at one time supposed to be
necessary.
The Act to which we refer provides, that
''In case of sickness of President Judge,
Sin any Judicial District in Pennsylvania,
"or sickness in his family, or Of his inability
ito hold the regular term of his Courts, in
''any county, from any cause ,uhdteccr, il
''shall be lawful for him to call upon any
''other President Judge in the Common
''wealth, who may not himself be engaged,
''to hold said regular term of Courts, and
''said President Judge, so called upon, is
thereby authorized and empowered to dis
''charge the duties appertaining to said
''office rs fully as the regularly commits.
'sioned President Judge of said district
''could do if present."
In a case recently before the Supreme
Court of this State, the Judges, in an opin-
ion, delivered upon the 9th day OF reDru-
ory loot, aud reported in the last book cl
reports-14th z. F. Smiths Reports, page
33, held this act to be constitutional, and
upon a very careful review of the whole
subject, they say, "Our conclusion there
''fore, is that, in the case of sickness and
''other disability contemplated by the ACT
''of legislation already referred to-, the Pre-
''sident Judge of the proper district has
''power to call in the President Judge OF
"anothcr district to hold the REGULAR
''TERM of his Courts in any county in his
''district. The President Judge, SO called
"in, when sitting, has jurisdiction and
authority to hear and try all causes pend
sing at that term in any Of tile courts,
''CIvIL OR CRIMINAL, including capital
"and other felonies in the Courts of Oyer
''and Terminor and General Jail Delivery
1t was under this Act Of Assembly, n:
construed and enforced by this dicision o
the Supreme Court, that Judge Woods, o
Milllin county, held the last regular Marcl
Term of our Courts, although it was sup
posed homicide case was then to be tried
and under its very liberal and judiciou
provisions, the presiding officers of ou
Courts can exchange with each other when
ever necessary, and thus no difficulty cal
arise, and no additional expense to tn
county be incurred in the future, in TIN
trial Of causes in which the Judge Of tn
District may have been employed beior
his election.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

sroPrIE0 the LEAk.-so waslefll Of
publie money did they become IN Coal
township, that some OF the oldest aud beat
eitlAsns were Obliged 10 apply 10 Court for
an Injunction 10 stop the leak, aud the
Court granted the injunction aud stopped
them. suppose they got control of the
county as they have Coal And ML Carmel
townships, and run riot In squandeTing tAe
publie money, aud have their own Judge
on ths leAeh, what lhsn No judge nks
Judss Jordan 10 take bold aDd dstera.in,
Cd stand, bii q Judss Who goa lAsr,
plsassd " IssaId hss Jfi'ad' and punisl
hl. snsnlss. No Judgs ,Lea " stop n,
isak. i.sss oul fsF laass tlisn as plsnij
"a as th.lk o. t..ltsal.a
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

PAT HESTER has apparently become an
elephant in the ranks of the Democracy.
They are afraid to ignore him entirely and
yet are extremely anxious to get rid of him.
The Democrat tries to treat Pats nomina-
ton as candidate for Sheriff as kind of
joke. lie knows full well that Pat would
have been the Democratic candidate two
years ago, only that Pat had the misfortune
to be tried for his life in criminal prose-
cution.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

ROAD TAXEs IN Mt. CARMEL AND Coal
TowNsnIPs.-One of the curiositics of Irish
rule are the road taxes of these two town
ships-the amount and the way expended.
Tweed e Co., of New York will have apt
scholars, if the Motley Maguircs get our
county once fairly into their hands. Let
them elect their ticket this fall, then look
out for breakers! Hundreds of some Of
the best men will sell out and leave the
county.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

A SCENE IN COAL TOWNSHIP ON WA
TER STATION RoAD.-ALL HANDS ON
STRIKE, AND no WORK IN THE Coal RE-
GIoN. - Engineer S. comes through the
woods, and unexpectedly makes his appear
anco on tho road about 10 o'clock-sees
stretched all along the road some 3OO TO 800
men and boys within u few feet apart, all
TO a man, seated on the ground and logs.
Engineer is discovered, aud In minute the
word passes along tho line, and every man
and boy Of them jumps up, and works like
badgers
One half little boys and inlrm old men
not III 10 do tenth Of days work, and
so close ana thick al thai that they were in
each others way and IL able, men could
not have worked 10 any advantage.
Engineer talks lIttle-dIsappears 10 a
good point Of look out, aud Ne soon as sup
posed 10 Ike gone, ali hands squat down
again, aud 30 lounge away tho day,
No the peoples money is wasted, and teu
times worse will II be when hoy rule thc
county. Are the people ready 10 put all Ia
the power Of these ulen, I.Ook W Il now,
before ID is TOO lals.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

TnE pemoeIaey of Carbon county are
demoralized. The greatest diAatislaeli lion
Ia regaId 70 the nominations exists la their
raal.. shl's. oa tas CONTRARY, tho hspabll.
leoks as though ths hepnblleans will CARY
that hitherto slrong ficsOeFalic e0unly.
The soEklngmen, ni0slly llenl0cTais, have
nolnlnaiod : tickel al lllolT Oxn, silh the
ltepabliean candidate iof AssOclale Judgc
oii This sll lIa<sTe hls elcell0a Al le.,sl
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

The Democrat advises us to read the BIZ
bic. We have done so, and learned therein,
that the man who wilfully and knowingly
sustains fraud is no better than he who
commits IL. Docs the editor still contend
that honesty is incompatible with Demo-
cracy.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

A. II. sTErnERs, Ia ths Atlanta ls,s,,
assssl. he has ihe besl sulh0Iily ioT assuT'
lng lhf people VI lhs south lhai the iiem0-
cratic lcaaefs Ia fennsy lSanla aIe conduct
lag llie eamIlAlgn sith the determination ~
Ispudlais lhe nes depaTtuTe deetIlne after
'i,e election, NhelhsT they aIe dolsaled "
victorious.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

THE Trlennial Convention Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church Of the United
States will commence its sessions in Ralti,
more, Maryland, on October 4th, and will
continue for about three weeks. This
body Is composed Of the house Of Bishops,
aud OF the house Of Clerical aud Lay Dele
gates.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

TIE NEW YORK RASCALITY.-More
and more exposures of the rascality of the
Tammanyite Democracy of New York are
coming out, and the proportions of the viii
lanies grow each day. The funded debt of
the city is now found to be $97 900, 900,
with floating debt as yet unknown, but
undoubtedly very large Since the first of
January, the debt has been increased 1888,
000,00O.
Two of the Tammany Democrats, Edwin
M. Haggerty, an ex-Councilman and .jani-
tor of the new court house, and Charles
Baulch, night watchman, have been
arrested for stealing the missing vouchers.
In whose interest the theft was committed
has not yet come out. The vouchers were
for millions of dollars. The whole thing
is one of the most stupendous villanies
ever perpetrated by public men.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

THE HARRIS TRIAL.-Thc Shippens-
burg Ne,rs says: The trial of John Harris,
one OF the Commissioners of this county.
for misdemeanor in Office, which came of
ut last court, motion was made for arrest
of Judgment, but the Judge overruled The
motion, and in doing SO he reviews the
case, and adduces an impregnable array of
arguments in support of his position. AS
legal opinion, it is abundantly able to
stand of its own strength, and will COM
mend itself to the sound judgment of every
enlightened citizen of Cumberland county
The court imposed fine of Sl05 upon
Mr., Harris, and decrced his removal from
Office. In view of the evidence adduced in
the case, and the opinion of Judge Graham
upon the legal questions raised, the court
had plain duty before it, and they per-
formed it under q conscientious sense Of
their official oaths. To have expected any
thing else from them, would have been to
impeach tho integrity of the bench.
We regret, says the Volunteer, that the
vengeance of the law has fallen alone upon
Mr.. Harris, for he was doubtless a mere
instrument in the hands of shrewder and
| more unprincipled men. lie is an old man,
and has heretofore borne good character.
But while We do sincerely regret the per-
sonal discomfort and disgrace this suit has
brought with it, We cannot but rejoice. in
company with all good citizens, that the
frauds Of the Commissioners Office have
been unearthed by a judicial investigation;
that public sentiment has been so thorough
ly aroused that hereafter none but the best
men will be chosen to such positions, and
that such instructions have been issued by
the court as will prevent the shameful ir-
regularity and looseness with which the
business of the Office has heretofore been
transacted.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30

Tux ceremony Of unvelling the bronze
statue Of Abraham Lincoln, Ia Paramount
Park, at Philadelphia, took place on Fri.
day last, the anniversary of the signing Of
the emancipation proclamation. Tho eeTe-
monies were of ths most interesting cha
raeteT, and ID u estimated that they wego
witnessed By $4,000 people.