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SWAYNE'S OINTMENT.

EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS
DIR. SwHyne & Son: Conference.-The box of Oint-
ment you scnt by mail cured mo entirely of Itch
ing Piles. which suffered with for five years; en-
closed find 80 cents for another box for friend of
mine. ANDREW J. BEACH,
FARNwELL STATION, LOTDOUN Co, Va
DIR. Sw2yne < Son: Enclosed please find one dollar
for two boxes of your Ointment for Itching Piles
These are for some OF my friends who are afflicted
with this distressing complaint. The box you sent
me a year ago, used about One-half of II, and am
glad, yes am proud 10 say 1t made perfect cure
think its efficacy should be published throughout the
length and breadth of the land. You publish this
If you think proper. DAVID GROSSHICKLE,
LADIEsBURG, FREDERICK Co.. Nd
READER: Ii you are suffering with this annoying
complaint letter any crusty scaly itchy skin dis
ease, go to your druggist and get box of Swayne's
AllIealing Ointment II will surely cure you
Price so cents box Three boxes 81 25 boxes 81 so
Sent by mail to any address, on receipt of the price
Prepared only by
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Philadelphia, $50 North ,S;rth Street.
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LOS

Saturday evening" August 2Gth ON South Street, be-
tween Delaware Ana Main. Small Gold Chain, with
inipals on the locket Of M. J. r." II any person
finding the same and returning Il 10 Mrs VIM T. Hall
will be suitable rewarded. aug 3)-U
, 1876-11-14

Turkey now ndls hor voice to !ho wnrliio
rcfrnin which commenced Mt tho l,rilisl.
Court, md was echoed at st. Peters.
burg. The Porto plninly notifies tho Euro
penn soyereigns tint it will nssant to al"
conference That does not havo as itH rroli,ni-
nary provision tho guarantco tliat Turkish
territory shall bo held inviolate. Following
this declaration, 1t Is plain1y intfmatod tint
tho Ottoman Government can never recog-
nizo tho right Of other Powers to Interfere
with its Internal atrairs, Turkey resorviug
tho privilege Of accepting or rejecting amy
proposition under this head TINT may bo
rnnde from ony qinrter. As mn indica-
lion Of tho Portc's earnestness III
this regard, it is announced t',at
Turkish land forces to tho MINI
Der Of 100000 1nen are HOW in readiness for
Immediate service, and that her granl iron.
clad tlcot is thoroughly equipped mud ready
for any emergency. On tho other hand, tho
Russian people havo caught up tho words Of
tho Gar uttered at Moscow, and from all
parta Of the Empire co1ns messages OF en-
couragemcnt, backed by oifers of men and
money. D1sRAE11s speech is strongly con-
demned by British Liberals. RopEur LOWE,
iii IN after-tlinucr speech iu London ycstor-
tay, remarked that he fearel tho country
was being drawn into war for cause that
every English,nan WIS ashamed Of.
, 1876-11-14

Tho Republican North. Wo tlo not bcliovo
it represents tho sentiment Of honest, i1'-
tolligent. law-al,i1iny Democrats 1t, tho
North, but. whether 1t docs Or .loes not, 1t IN
mono tlie less infntnous, scdtious, nntl ILL.,
contiiary. II is mt lilo kind Of language
which IL wanted In scrions crisis, wllcro
moderation aIon1d prcvatl, md temperate
mon. NOT 1nadmen. should pronounce tho de-
cisiou by which tho country sllall abide.
Eyon from the oxtremo partisan point Of
Wow, It IL mean, ,nfair, wic1sod, and reckless
Of consequences. THO 7imts cnl1a for tho
cleaning ont Of tic Republican candidate
for Governor. Viii 1t mention 10 ,as single
Republican partisan or Republican paper
TINT has called for tho cleaning out OF Mr..
NICHOLAS, the Democratic candidate fur
Governor? Ansl yet such a proposition
woutt1 bo no moro infamous than Tint Of tho
Times; md If Tie 1tmts insists Tint It Inns
tho right to 1nake it, then TnE CHICAGO
TRIBUNE would have tho samo right 10 call
upon the Republicans Of New Orleaus to
assassinate Mr.. N1cuo11a.
As VIC lnve sail once before, VIC slnl1 not
stoop 10 personal abuse III doa'ing with tho
subject We havo mono OF that venomous
spleen md bitter, malicious 1iatred which
characterize TIC editor Of tint paper. We ca'1
only expresB uufoigncl regret and pity at
Ills course. 1fo is MI old man, n venerable
man, who Is ncar tho close Of lis life,
and nearing tho grave. Ho llas reached that
period of lifo when white hairs usually bring
calm md quiet, and lend ono to mako his
, 1876-11-14

Snnday il good lay for Democratic blus-
ter nna Democratic ilglta. Tie number of
Democrats who prefer to spend tile holy day
In this hummer TO going 10 church IL large at
MI times, but tho number Of blusterers aud
fighters Ia naturally Increased, aud THUR noise
md fustian greatly exaggerated, III any timo
Of particular political excitement It IL not
surprising, therefore, that the pulmcr lIouso,
where tho local otl!co.seekers, and blowers
and strikers for r1LpEN nre congrcRatiug
nowadays. should last suntlay l,aye assumed
warliko front. The gcone was described
aa follows by a local reporter:
Gen. DAN CAMERON sent telegram to WADE
HAMPTON, stating that the peoplp wsre determined
10 l,aye fair count Of the ballots, and that
conservative Republicans Wer0 talking of lighting
il this Is not had. The Palmer IIousa crowd still
talk bellfcosc. They say II tho five tbulfdazcd"
llatsshcn In Louisiana ase thrown outthrre will DO
bloodslesl. Tloy say that tho Democracy II in tho
maturity now. md they ara going to rule. They
liayc tho majority In chica9o, and right hore tho
wur will commence II TtLnEN IL not cnnhted In.
They aay they will raiso 60o 600 men, II necessary;
and this inccndlary talk IL direct from tho leadet4
There can b. no doubt That thu Democracy Ia Itch
Ing to kick np runpus; anil they soy openly at
the Palmer 1iouse. II 1t cou.cs, that It will bs tle
end OF the Republic.
1omo allowance must 10 made, Of course,
for tho influence Of lad whisky. which al.
ways stimulates the passions 10 M abnormal
demonstration, md for tho conflicting emo.
tiona Of hopo and despair with which the
oElce-soekers and tho botting gamblers await
the result, There aro probably good ,nnny
of1lce-seakers who have boon putting In hard
1ickn for HTrtnEe; and Hafnrm dnrin1 say
, 1876-11-14

Indefinitely, for otlco nt(lnittinN tho mower hf
either lIo,tso of Conrrcss to arbitrarily rcinct
tho Electoral yote of ono statc. there Ia no
limit Ia which tho power NAV ,,ot lo cx,ontl-
cd. If minority Of tho Seunto should COLT
sont to Tho exclusion OF tho yoto of Louisiana,
TINT won1.l elect T11pEJ but this Ii not 10
1i,oly as 10 offer o,,y expcc,a,iou Of tho tlifl
Guilty boi,,a settled in tint way. Whit, then.
will 10 tllo result of tl,ie exclusion Of votes
for tho ncro purnoss a,l rretcxt Of
e1cclinr o,,o or tl,o other q! tho rar,y
cnutilo.es7 Tho Constitution docs not
contemplate my s1cl, condition of etrairs,
Tho hi,l standard Of official integrity
III 1877 AMI III 1901 dill not n1.nit TINT tl,cro
could le Il difficulty or H,sp;cion Of fro,,l or
nnfalrncss III tho choice Of Electors. No
provision was therefore uua.1o for tho co,l-
tiuecncy Of fai1uro to count tho votes md
declare tho election Of President and Vice
President. There is provision TINT, When
there l,as been n failuro to elect President
mid Vico.presidont by the 1,eoplo. md tho
House slali fcil to elect n President by
March 1. thon tho President, elected by
tic Ssnotc, sball become President. But
tl.is contingency cannot 1,oppcp in this casc.
which will he4f,at of n fa;}ura tn ttoc1nre Tho
result of m election which lag been tua,le.
Tho Inv Of 1909 provides that tho term Of
tie President shnil berin 11arc,1 i. It ex.
cl,des tho theory of n President holding
over It provides TINT. III casa of tho
.leath, resignation, or inability Of both pres-
itlout md yice-Presii1cnt, tho President Of
ti.o co,oto e1oi1 ,,t m 1,ros;,1or,t ,,,,tl 41,o
, 1876-11-14

slnke1 their Lotion dollnr OH tho acient
Unnfr,,ot, aro willing to fight long enough 10
gain tfmo for hedging on their l,c'a. l,nil,
classea naturally sec1s tho Democratic hcnt1-
quarters for comfort, md tho strong Bympa-
thy TINT follows nh exchange of Rtrong
drinks, along with tho conspicuous vnlor that
comes when sovornl hundred of ono mind
are collected with no one to oppose then,
will acoount rAtionnl'y for tho bellicoso spirit
exhibited by the Patmer HonEo crowd.
Without desiring 10 interfere will, tho
rE.'al Sunday amt!semonts of tlloso 1nautlin
pntr'ots, we would suggcHt 10 them lint there
isn't anybody clno that talks "nght" or
thinks Of It. If they Imagine TINT tho peo-
plo Of thiH country aro going to plunge inso
another civil war otlior for tho purpose Of
kcop!ng ono set Of oflicc-1,o1tlcrxino In or another
sct Of oillcc-seckors out, they Ind better hold
their lcatla ulilor tho nearest hytlrant and
sober oF. Tho American experience III civil
war IL altogether too fresh antl recent, mud
the ponaltica too severe, torna1se 1t attractive.
Tho mon who fought aud tho 1nen WHO nro
now paying tho cost Of it will not bo 10
easily persuaded to 60 through tho ordeal
agalp. Tho Civil War begun In 1861 Ind
moro provocation tl.nn tho livelcst
Imagination can picture in tho present situn-
tion. Slavery mud separate Government
on one side, Union and human freedom on
tho other, were tic exciting causes. 1t ro-
qnsred the nctual sccess,onof fourteen States,
tho seizure Of tho Government property and
forls, tho trniling of tho American flag, aud
MI nttnc1z on tho American fortrcsscs, 10
bring on tic conflict. Having passed through
1t once, 1t will require at least n cfsus 5elli Of
equal gravity to induce tho people Of this
country to engage in Tho gan1o horrors and
sustain tho same cost as before.
If there IL my fighting to be done, tho
o1icc~sockers and oilice-hollcrn must adopt
tho ancient custom Of individual wager by
battle, II. Con. CAMERON wants the Post-
Office, for instnnce, he must fight it out with
Gen. AloAnTuua, tho prcsont incumbent ];
both are valiant Scots, and well nb1o
10 settlo their own disputes. SO Gen.
CoRsE and Gen. MANN might engage iu
1nortal conflict over tho Collcotor's Office,
in which both have Ind some experience
and would probably like more. II It is actu-
ally necessary TINT SONG blood ba shed, rs
would seem to bo tho conclusion of tile DEM
ocrntio crowd at PALMEn'a Hotel under tile
stimulus Of their regular Sunday strychninc,
the people will consent to somo such sott1o-
mont as Gnu bo had by pitting the Democrat
10 office-seekerB individually against tho Ko-
publican occupants; but, inside from these,
VIC venture to say TINT there is not corpo-
rails guard within tho Democratic or Kopub.
lican parties who contemplate war with my
thing like aerena satisfaction, much less el,-
t1,1,en4m
, 1876-11-14

ous Of tho Afty-acyen parishes Of LOUISE
ma, oil but eleven have sent forward their
returns to New Orleans, and the figures.
though not officially promulgated, are known
with sufficient nccuracy to Indicate the result
OF the vote III tho eutro State. In the forty
Hix parishes ]learl from tho net Republican
minority Ia 7,775, aud the only question IL,
whether tho remaining eleven will furnish
Democratic majori!ica largo enough to oyor-
como these figures Five out of tho eleven
aro known to be heavily Democratic. for
those are tho lullslozcd parishes, wherein,
as Is claimed, tho Republican yots wsa Of
feotually frightened away from tho po!ls bv
the bloody catalogue of murders aud assas.
Rinations that occurred immediately pre,
ceding tho election. It Is not unlikely tint
tho Returning Doar1l will 10 called upon to
determine tho question Of the recognition
or rejection Of tho vote from these parishes.
and TINT upon that determination will rest
the result. botI in Louisiana ind the nation
at1argo. That the aotlon Of tlo State Board
will 10 fearless and impartial, and its do.
cislon Just and acceptable to al fair.minded
PERSONS, il tho consum1nation Just now oI
the greatest consequence.
, 1876-11-14

Au9 4EEa4Aoute D suBBtstIoA hAak 40" Jas
dicious citizons Of national repute, whose
character for integrity would command
general respect, 60 to New Orleans to sec
that there is au honest count Of tho honest
voto of Louisiana, was satisfactory to nll
fair mon Of botl, parties; mud nll parties are
glad that mon Of tho stamp Of William II.
EyANrs and STANLEY MATTHEW'S are going
tlicro for that purpose. But thoir going is
Icing mado tho occasion for tue descent
upon Louisiana Of a multitude Of political
a1vonturerE, ind hothcads, and mischief
makers, such as turned loose anywhere
would almost inevitably create disturbance.
8Ir. 11EsnY WATrEnsow, WHO is q very
clever editor in his way, but who is a hot
headed partisan, ought to know enough
to know that he isn't wanted at Now Or
leans. JAMES Il. CHALMERS, guerrilla General
in the Rebel army, ought to know as much,
Rebel Col D1ncu md Robel Col. BONNER
stand in need Of like knowledge. Jous N.
PALMER is one OF the Inst men To be trusted
to fool around such a magazine Of all-dan-
gcrous explosives rs Is all Louisiana. Yet ho
has taken himself there. JOIN hIoRn1ssEY,
whom Gov. T11DEN should hayo kept at
home, has gone there to gamble on tho ro-
suit md to buy up tho Returning Board,
probably, if it eau 10 bought, just ss ho
would stock tho cards to clean out the
grecnies. A1r. Monn1ssEY's presence would
better ai1orn his gambling hell OF New
York. From MI over the South, too,
we note that nil tho conlbustible
political driftwood is moving toward
Now Orlcans, where tho lnu,es of political
excitement alroRdy run 60 high. These
gentry, ono mud all, should know they aro
not wanted there. There has already boen
too much playing with fire in this business.
Aud yet already Mr.. WATrEnsos, and a1r.
McllESnY, Of Kentucky, whoever ho mny
bo, md 1lobcl guorilla Gen. CHALMERS, and
JouN ii. PALMER, md tho rest aro proclaim-
ing TINT they aro there to set q precedent. A
| precedent for what? No precedent is want
| cd to bo set. All that is wanted Is that tho
public shonld know from men Of undoubtel
probity and olaraoter that they witnessed
tho count mud that 1t Was fair. And Tie
prccclont-mnlsora are not the men who are
wanted TO do that work. Tho emergency il
sucl ~ could not hayo been antici-
1ateG. When disposed Of now, there will
be ample leisure for Congress to make
such provision tint tho like situation cannot
occur hereafter. For tho political gnscon-
a.les mud dead-beats to 20 to manufacturing
| precedent for sending Grand Jurios from
| ono Stnte into nnothor to inspect tho elec.
tion returns will DO simply to make misclsief.
AS thcso people have gone without authority
from anybody to Interfere, aud as their intor-
ference could but 1nake trouble. It IL to bo
trusted they will 10 wholly ignored by tho
Louisiana authorities, and that only fow
fair representative men, Of national charac-
tor, will bo permitted to Inspect tho count,
or bc consulted as to what steps Rhall be
| t1keu.
, 1876-11-14

The Italian Government does not propose
10 be caught mapping when tho time comes
for change in tho occupancy Of tile Vati-
can. Measures Anvu been taken to nscer-
lain the exact timo When p1us X. ceases
IN cartll aud takes his piace among
sLo deatl-and-gono. It ID evident that V1cToH
EMAaUE1 intends, II possible, to learn Of the
Popes death before tho College Of Cardinals
choose q SUCCESSOR to the poutiticate, and it
mny be to havo word to soy about tho
choico of that SUCCESSOR.
, 1876-11-14

For clear and roliallo information conceru-
41g tho situation in tho doubtful Southern
States So cnn cordially commend to thu
render our excellent special dispatches tl.s
morning from, New Orleans and Tallahassee,
giving n fair and intelligent account of mat-
tera rs they actually nrc. Ever since ahe
tact became known tlnt deficiency ex.
listed III Tie Democratic list OF Electoral
votes, the telegraph, wires Aayo been load.
ed with 'fafso mud inaccurate dispatches
purportil!g to give Democratic 1naiorities
which never Ind au existence sayo iu the
wishes mud ilnaglnations Of tho desperate
Iildenites, who cooked them up for North.
ern consumption. What tho whole people
want to know is tho truth, aud that we be.
Aeve they can got from the fucts aud figures
furnished by our correspondents at the CELL
tral points Of interest.
, 1876-11-14

Judge MCAL11sTEH las so far defcrrcd to
public sentiment aa to publish n cnrd In
which he says lo would liko tho assistance
Of two other Judges in presiding over tho
next trial of SULLIVAN for thu murder Of
FRANo1s 1IASronD. The Constitution pro-
vidos for this, aud the Judge admits that "if
thoro ever was cAse wllero thero ought to
be three Judges sitting i'll this [tho Circuit]
Court, That III question IL ono." But this
constitutional provision seems to bo nullifed
In tho present caso by tho statute wl,iol, on-
abfed 6u111vAN to awoar tint nil tho Judges
Of Cook County except MoA1r1srEn wore
projutliccd against him. This would sccm
to prevent two Of AicALlIBrEn,s associates
Bitting with him without tho assent Of SUI
L1yAN aud Ills counsel, which IL not likely to
bo given. Nevertheless, M0A11.1aTEn says
lie IL unwilling to try tile case agaiu
un1css two of Ills fsllow-Jutlgcs sit
with him, md VIC hope lie will
adhere to the resolution. II will bo well, II
..ecensary, to dofer tho trial until tho Legia-
lntnro can mako aoino provision fer l,armou-
iziny tho acouseds privilege of swearing his
caso before my ono Judge, a,ll tho consti-
tutional provision for having several Judges
sit in criminal caso. Judge MoA1IlsrEa
might solve tho problem by resigning, M
some 8,o00 Of his fellow-citizens laye ro-
queatod him to 10, but he evidently docs not
contemplate any such course III this. It is a
good deal Of concession that he feels he
ought not to ut alone in the case; md,
feeling iu this way, ho should mover consent
to do 1t,
, 1876-11-14


NEw YonE. Nov. 13.-Tho liorlI has dis
patch from Montpelier. VI, suggesting Il now
complication In tho election for President, TIC
dispatch ia as foi!ows: "1IESnr \. SoLLAcy, one
OF tho Republican Presidential Electors elect,
In the Postmaster ot Brnlforl, md therefore ,nc-
ElbfG TO the }RcE tn which lie has been elected,
This fact rniaes tho question whether hts De,nu-
crat1c opponent cannot contest tile election, nna
cast a vote for TiLDEx, thus deciding tho National
contest"
This il MI nonsense. The election Of a
lnan who is lcgally ineligible to tho oflico Of
courso Inns no ofFect, but in no ovont can Tho
other man who was not elected lnwfully
clnin the Office. III this case in Vermont
tho Postmaster appointed Elector, will Of
course, refuse to net, and tho other appoint
cd Electors will fill tic yacancy. We learn
TINT similar osso oxiats In Wisconsin. wIcra
n revenue officer has beon chosen nh Eloctor.
Tic will resign, or fail to nttond OH the lay
for voting for President, aud his associates
will fill tho vacancy. There is no case Of
honest elections whore a nlan not elected
can take tho p1ace naadc vacant by tho slenth,
resignation, or loyal disability of the n,an
elected. There may bo SOME instances, rs in
Marylaud, where tho voters vote for two
persons for Sloriif, 80 that in caso tho ono
eleeted shall fal to quality, or sIln!l resign or
die, thoro will be person alrcady chosen To
fill tho vacancy. But even in TINT case the
person to succeed to vacancy is elected for
tint purpose The Inv in every stato PRO-
viles TINT vacancy in tile Boarl Of Electors
for any ca,,so shall DO filled by tho other
Electors,
, 1876-11-14

and @9.671 for January. afoats waro atendy.
at Gsc for new shoulders, boxed, sto for do
short-ribs, md aSo for do slort-clcars. Lnkc
freighta were dull, at &c for corn to Duifn-
10. 1iighwinos wero 10 lower, ut $i.o7
per gallon. Flour wns dull nnil steady.
Wheat closed 2lc higher. ut St. t0A for No
vembor and S1.11z for Docomber. Corn
closed stoaay, at 43so for November md
43ao for December. Oass closed h@Io
higher, ut ago for November aud Doao
for Doco1nbor. lsyo WAS stronger, nt ti0@
Gtc. 1'arioy closed 1o lower, Mt 7so cas!,
and Soc for December. Hogs were netive
and tlr,ncr, closing strong, Mt ?'5.40@5.7 ii for
common 10 prime. Cattle were firm, ,,ndcr
small receipts. Sleep wcro tlull and un.
cl'nngetl. Ono 1nn'1csl dollars in go1tl would
buy $slO9.G2S in grcenbacl;a Mt llio close.
, 1876-11-14

It seems from the official returns OF tho Cum
wasting Board, that EAzRsuAcaER, tho Demo-
cratic candidate for tic Legislature from the
Third Representative District, was defeated and
SHERIDAN elected. They weeo both "T1Lpgx
Rafurlncrs,n but tho Irish gfabbcd both seats,
aud euelarcd tue Tcutols, giving them neither.
BY the returns received tho day after the olco-
ttou, TAYLOR, Republican, aud ESzENnacuHR
nna HICKEY, Democrats, were elected. Tho Of
liclal figures Of thu twenty precincts In the dis.
trIct foot lp u follows:
1'ArLoA, Nepub!tc#n......,. ...............10b1 b14
sNE,lIDAN: Democrat. I, iA3!f
EKxxSHAcllEl, Democtat........... ..,,. u 4o0tt
SHERIDAN Irish Dcmocrat) IL, therefore,
elected Instead Of ENzEauAcuRn {GerlnaA Dcu,-
pcrAt).
, 1876-11-14

Tho Toronto l'!otc is not disposed to 60
Into commissions nyer the ruuiorH of Il now
Fenian rnil, which it believes aro grossly
exaggerated, though not wholly without
foundations but it takes occasion to warn
tho railse,7s that tho Canadian frontier ia well
guarded, and that tAcir reception aud trent
ment will be Of the Bort usually accorded to
robbers md nlurdorors caught in tho not.
An unusual influx Of tratnps mud tho recent
establishment Of Tires institutions l;nown NJ
Irish Colleges" near the bouhdary-line,
Seem 10 be about the only actual bnsiH for the
EenfRn excitement,
, 1876-11-14

The decision Of Judge WEsrnnooE, grant
Ing the application for u clange of vouao in
tho case Of A1ouLToS VI. DrEonEn, md les-
ignating Delaware County as the plnco Of
trial, has put nu end 10 thu suit for malicious
prosecution instituted by FEASn MouIToN.
Tho lattcr, rather tAnn submit to tho cx-
penso, annoyance, and inconvenictlce attrntl-
mt upon pushing tia cnso III court so re-
moto from tho residence of nil the Witnesses,
principals, attorueya, etc. lias dismissed the
suit at hia own coss, and 60 for tho present
thoro is I'LL end Of tho Plymouth scandal.