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ing which the Democracy were so jnbl-
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Elk County Directory.

President Judge-L. D. Wetmore.
Additional Law Judge-Hon. Jno' P
Vincent.
Associate Judges-Chas. Luhr, v.
Houk.
District Attorney--J. X. P, Hall.
Sheriff-D. Scull.
Parliamentary 5c.,-Fred. Schening.
Treasurer-Joseph Windfelder.
County uperintendent-Gen. R. Dixon.
mmissioners-Michae Weidert, Julius
Jones, Geo. Ed. Weis.
Auditors-Thomas Irwin N G. Bundy,
County Surveyor-Geo W ,lmsley.
Jury Commissi i,ners.-Phillip Kreighle
Ransom 7. Kyler.
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HORSE RAKES Upon thorough in
vestigation it has been demonstrated that a
good horse rake will save more labor to a
farmer than any other invention of its cost
Among all the machines of the kind, the
Albion Revolving Horse Rake stands
supreme, of which POWELL & kline are
the sole agents for this section. Every
person should have one. They are selling
very rapidly r.
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Atte71tjO7o Republicans Z!

The Republican Prin10r-
les 1ciW be held Saturday,
Sept. Is. The County Con-
Uentio1 1ciW be heJI Tues
day, Sept. FL. Remember
the dnN and date.
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Bakers Sweet Chocolate a
POW & KIMES.
DIR. z. B. FOOTE E,
No. 1870 Lexington Ave-, N. Y

Young man if you want to add
greatly.to your appearance go at once
to POWELL Il KIME'S Grand Cen
trail Store, and get youselfa new white
linen bosom shirt. You can get a good
fitting white clean shirt for Sl,25 and
from that up.
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EGISTER'S NOTICE. Notice is
hhereby given, that the following &C.
counts have been filed in my Office. and
will be presented at the Orphans Court Of
Elk county for confirmation on the third
Monday OF September next, being the 25th
day:
!. The final account of Ignatus Garner
and Louis Vollmer, executors of the last
will and testament of A Hanhauser, late of
st. Mary's borough, Elk county, decd.
FRED. SCHOENlNG, Register.
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PRIVATE TUITION.

Pupils wishing to receive instruction in
Greek or Latin, or dsiring to prepare for
College can have opportunity uf doing SO
by applying to the Rector Of Grace Church.
lie having made the necessary arrange
ments will be glad TO receive limited
number of young ladies and gentlemen fol
instruction. For information as TO terms
&c apply to
REV. VIM. JAS. MILLER A. NJ.
Ridgway, Pa,
Augl9.3m
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Ridgway Cemetery.

gsLots are now offered for sale by the
Ridgway Cemetery Association in the
new Cemetery. The present low price
for lots may soon be advanced. VI
Apply at the office of
w. S. HAMBLEN, Secretary
Ridgway Sept. 7, 1875. n.29t-f.
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If you want any bl'ched or brown
muslns, from Z to l0-4 wide any
quality,.gO to head quarters, Powell &
kime's and select to your taste.
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The Weekly Sun.

A large eighth page independent, honest
and fearless newspaper of Sc broad columns,
especially designed for the farmer tho me,
chanic, the merchant and the Professional
man, and their wives and children. We
aim to make the WEEKLY Sun the best
family new wspaper in the world. 1t 10 full
of entertaining and instructive reading Of
every sort, but prints nothing to offend the
most scrupulous and delicate taste. Price
S1,20 per year, postage prepaid. The
cheapest paper published. Try it, Address
The SUN, New York City.
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Those Hamilton Corsets at j & KS
are the most durable, and the cheapest
in market.
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Notice..

To all it may concern.-Thos A
Gross of Fox Township has in his pos.
session one new LUMBER WAGON
and one RED COW with white spot in
forehead, which are the property of the
subscriber. All persons are warraned
against purchasing the same, as the said
Gross is not the owner thereof.
A. Il. GOFF.
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Fresh family Groc cries, and Canned
goods at p 4 KS. The cheapest and
best.
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A choice lot of Pastry Flour at
POWELL 4 KiME'S Try it.
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We notice on Powell & Kime's plat
form an assortment of those celebrated
Gowanda Plows, Cultivators &c.
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TOBW ORK.-we are now prepared
81 w to doall kinds of JOB WORK.
Envelopes, Tags. Bill-heads, Letter heads,
neatly and eheaply executed Office in
Thayer & Hage,rys new building, MaiE
street Ridgway, Pa.
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Give the ADVOCATE Office call for bill
heads, letter-heads, cards, shipping tags,
and if you are going to get married leave
us an order for our cards
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Those new style prints, at p q KS
are the general talk of the town. Go
and see them.
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j, 0. ", BAILEY,
ATTORNEY-AT.LAW.

vlnLoyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Travellers Life and Acct
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford, Conn.
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Salt, cheaper than dirt at p, 4 KS

Summer Clothing, for those Boys
and children, Linen, Alapaca and sum-
mer Cashmer at p d K's
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Meyers Poultry Powder.
Rates Of Advertising.

Transient advertisements per square of
eight lines, one insertion 81, two inser-
tions, $l.50, three insertions, So.
Business cards, ten lines or less, per
year SIS.
Advertisements payable quarterly.
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THE-PITTSBURGH
EVENING TELEGRAPH,

has, we think, during the pest year main
tanned its claim TO the good will and sup
prot of the people, irrespective of party,
inasmuch as its oppositi on TO bad nomina'
tions within the party whose principles it
favors was largely instrumental iE procur'
ing their defeat. While it shall be our aim
10 promote the established principles of
the Republican party, we shall in the fu-
ture, as in the past, oppose the election to
office of men not fully qualified, or who
shall by trickery or any unfair means
manage to secure place on the ticket.
Honesty and capacity only will receive our
support.
IKE TELEGRAPH: will continue to
publish ALL THE NEWS OF THE ;DAY
at the earliest moment, and in such a
shape as to be acceptable TO the most
critical reader.
The TELEGRAPH will continue to re
feet the sentiments of the people on all
public questions touching their we flare.
The TELEG RAPH will uphold zealously
the hands of all men honest and earnest in
etorm, and it will, as in the past, give al
sides hearing on the topics of the time.
The TELEGRAPH will labor with re.
| newed zeal for the prosperity of the city
and State and the advancement Of the ma.
terial interests of Cur citizens. Its
LOCAL DEPARTMENT
will continue to be carefully attended to,
and its reports of local events will be
| alw ays fresh and reliable. Its
SPECIAL TELEGRAMS AND CORES.
PONDENCE
| from the Capitals of the Nation and State
and from all importan: news centers will
continue to be of the most attractive and
trustworthy character. Its
MARKET AND FINANCIAL REPORTS
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respect the TELEGRAPH will continue tC
be without a competitor. Its
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
will contain an honest expression of view!
on all important live topics, political an'
| otherwise. Its
NEWS AND LITERARY DEPARTMENTS
which have always enjoyed an exalted rep
utation, will continue TO be of the sam
unexceptionable character. In fine, the
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the past, excellent as it has beeu by gen
eral admission. No expense will be spare'
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and its managers will exert every effort tha
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THE EVENING TELEGRAPH
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ELK LODGE, A. Y. NJ.

The stated meetings of Elk Lolge, No.
319, are held at their hall, corner Of Main
and Depot streets, on the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month
w. G. UEALY, Sec'y.
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PITTSBURGH
EVENING
TELEGRAPH
AN INDEPENDENT t.
REPUBLICAN JoURNALl
AN INDEPENDENT
II LITE NEWSPdPER,
IN
ALL ITS DEP \ II TNIENTS

In entering upon the New Year ana
within few months of the second ami
versary of the first appearance of the paper
the publishers of the PITTSBURGH
EVENING TELEGRAPH renew their ex'
prcssious of thanks to an intelligent and
appreciative public for its
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LIBERAL AND EVER INCREASING
PATRONAGE

during the year just closed. Coming into
existance at q time when every kind of
business was TO certain extent depressed,
and when reirenchlnent in every direction
was the rule, ihe TELEGRAPH has fought
its way, and become. not only an estab'
lished fact, buta
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EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
NEWS AND LITERARY DEPARTMENTS,
EVENING TELEGRAPH

IN ALL ITS DEPARTMENTS,
will be during the : eaF 1875, superior to
the past, excellent as it has beeu by gen.
eral admission. No expense will be spared
to keep the paper abreast with the times,
and its managers will exert every effort that
experience may suggest TO make ifpossible,
more attractive to the general reader.
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ADDRESS,

THE EVENING TELEGRAPH,
PITTSBURGH, PA
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The following must be strictly complied
with when property is struck off;
l. All bids must be paid in full except
where the plaintiff or other lien creditor
becomes the purchaser, in which case the
costs on the writs must be paid, as well as
I'll liens prior to that of the purchaser, and
duly certified list of liens shall be fur.
nished including mortgage earches on the
property sold, together with such lien
creditors receipts for the amount of the
proceeds of the sale, or such portion thereof
as he shall appear to be entitled to.
*See Purdon's Digest, 9th edition, page
446; Smith form, page 1884
2 All sales not settled immediatly, will
be continued until o'clock, p. NJ. at which
time all property not settled for will again
be put up, and sold at the expense and risk
of the person to whom it was first struck
off, and who, in case Of fciency at such
re-sales, shall make good the same, and in
no instance will the deed be presented in
court for confirmation unless the bid il
actually settled for with theSheriff as Above
stated.
DANIEL SCULL,
Ridgway, Pa, Aug. 81, 1875. Sheriff.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-02

there seems 10 10 little reason for surprise at tho
steadness In price at about 7707s, after having
dochned fnem 81; but it would probably prove to
10 Q serious mistake to accept t % supposed sue
cessfnl "unloadng" Of a large block OF Western
Union az m indication Of the result Of like attempt
in tie nOn-dydcnd stocks like Lake Shore, Pacific
Mail. &C.. which ale believed to bo still held in
large blocks on speculation. The market a. rule
opened lttle of from last nights quotations. and
prices very generally declined during the earlier
hours of thu day. but finally rallied. and the market.
with the pton Of Lake Sh,e. closed firm at an ad-
vaneeranging from l. to u per cent the largest gam
having been in Union Pacific, which rumor says will
soon declare quarterly dividend of per cent. The
advance for the day has been in Wabash aud Cop
tral a. Hudson, each Is per cent Delaware. lscka-
wanna e. Western, North West Preferred and OHIO Il
Mississippi each Il; ST. Paul and Western Union,
each y; Northwest Common. AtIantlc a. Pacihc
Telegraph. and st. Paul Preferred. each z;
Rock Island, Is; Pacific Mail, J.; and Union
Pacific IL per cent. Erie aud liar
lem each declined is per cent; Atlantic
aud Pacific Preferred, and Hannibal and 81. Joe
each L. and Lake Shore q per cent. 1Ie total sales
Of the day have been the same yesterday, abont
22J 900 shares of which s. 900 wers Lake Shore,
G2 900 Western Union, 80. 100 Pacific Mail. l3.o00
North West Common. 5,4O0 Erie. 5000 st. Paul
Common, g. 100 st. Paul Preferred, 5000 ONO and
Mississippi / 300 North West Preferred. and l70o
Wabash The opening. highest, lowest. and Closing
cf actiya stncLs hay heau ~ follows:
New-York tribune., 1875-09-02

DEP P4RTLRE or FOREIGN M4ILS.
THuRSuAY. SLIT. Q,

THURSDAY. STlT 2.
via Ply mouth Crtodrg and hamburg Nv the
steamship klopsock, mails close al lljO supple
menary Mail closed al 80 M Steamship sails al D.
M from P1ef foot Of fbirdst. Hoboken
fm Havana. BY the steamship city OF Nsw-Y York,
mails close D. Supplementary Mail is closed
NJ 40 D. Steamship sails at n fu l1er No. s. North
Iiyer
FRIDAY. SzPr g.
No Steamship Mails.
SATURDAY. SHPT. &.
England Wales and Ireland va Queenstown and Liver
pool steamship city Of Richmond, malls close al
No supplementary NAL Steamship sails a. rom foI
s5 North River.
scotland only via Glasgow by the steamship California
a. NO supplementary Mail. Steamship
sails at $50 a. M. from Pier No. 90 North River
For France irec Hayre by steamship vine de Parfs
mails close at . No Supplementary Mail Steamship
sails at \ "a IA, from Pier No. 90, North river.
For Enrope Bremc by the steamship
DoBan msls close lii30 Complementary Mall IL
clo.ed Steanshp sails AZ fT0Ai Pief ioot
Of Third st.. HobokeD.
Mails for Key West BY the steamship Geo W Clyde close at
u III steamship sails at from rer so 20, kast hTor
SUNDAY. 6KPE o.
All ais close II IL O'Clock m. The PostOmoo In open
from a. 10 ii a m.
MONDAY, srir. o.
For Belgium direct by tic steamship swiinrianf mails
close II Steamship saAs NJ y IL uvn i1er no y
North River.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-02

si those sanx .ssr: :asis =: nay "a -;
extreme sd summary sStson. They may disaPyrgys sf
much that may bc acIe hsre They NAY complain ~ yos
es Rrcs. e a to prssss.:. 81: sasy .sS arc ss'
truth. and Justice and law lead and dime win ytndi-
cate T. nS II s s,y END ysra sSgrss
mparts consolation more precious than Tub,es; but as
loyalty to truth and right leaves In s sou sting tAat
" nlkin ~ the second death"
LAW ALONE no GOVERN TIE JURY.
There another class Of censors-aot Of IN nor among
uswho impute the whole Of this grave affair to the
mscbinataons Of had white mea, who desire TO hiring
about collision between the races that the whites may
have petext for numbering the blacks This is contra
dcted by the fact that the whole affair not
man But do not aiude t. this cauDny Tor the pur-
about 10 enter will show whether or not 1t X scheme
ccncocted BY white men for any such mean and
you not to be influenced by 1t In any way
dice against the black incline TO shape yor
actions with the view o conciatlng the nsisners BE
% 1d rs ys9 TO % . Of
tude The Innocent should not bc prosecuted muck less
Sat e % ~ % st Ts Ssf we
adhere Ia the law follow the law conform To the forms
ana ncpes m OF law Iae law & Is our nna
VITA flaming sword The hovr well the palace, and
the rich and Tie mighty. without Jaw, anarchy. and
revolution reign. and society reccde TO the dark
cruelty OF barGirism. Its supremacy must be
and maintained and this implies not only ITS
enforcement when violated but also cheerful Obedience
tO by all Voluntary obedience TO wholesme laws Is
the very OF liberty and the most Distinguishing
Characteristic Of good citizen ard their ln and i'm
partial enforcement. when violated by pure and intel
icnt judiciary is The very OF good government
Tnen. bowng before the majesty Of the law let us hold
the justice with steady hand and unalterng
purpose.
TIE charge has been received with the greatest
favor by the people Of Washington County. and
there is universal determination to give the pris
-ners a fair trial. Z. w.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-02
.UTFFRSON DAVIb.

THE FULTON, MO-. TAIE ASSOCIATION SECURES HIM
MISSOURI SENATOR'S 70 WELCOME TIE SOUTH
EIsNER
The committee appointed by the Tuiton (MO.)
Fair Association iEh the iOH Jeh. Davis 10 address
them on the stL of SpeI Der, have received the follow
ing reply:
MkarTIs Tenn. Aug 2s-Hon. ]. W. Boulware, A.
". harris JOHN A. Fo0d. COmmlttee: ioir telegram
received Hope bc with you, health permitting"
A of The 81 LOts hc,saS'icoU af Fui-
ton SAYS: Our city IL alive with enthusiasm ana
rau scicnts receive NJ Davis have already com
cnced and the people will give linn reception that
Will all doubts TO the esteem mat ne II hed IN
in the Northern atifu,le. No MinIcbagO.sm exists
ainong tho pooTle Of this section: and 1t can be
easily asserted thai MI Davis has more friends
in the kingdom than any other county III
the Uni,cd states according la lis population: II is
estimated that III eas. 900 people viii he ON the Fair
grounds to him speak. Ia fact everybody ffom tie
adjoining counties Is expected To be there. Arrange
Inents will be made with TIE Chicago and Alton Railroad
10 run extra both north aud south and will give
All an opportunity to listen to this distinguished gentle
mai Among others who have l'cen invited to attend
are Gov Hardin, TIE Hon. James s. Rollins, Senators
Bogy and Cocherc! and the Hon. George g. Vest They
arc expected 10 I've present.