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FIkST.-We shall print through the yearSER-
MONS by the most eminent clergymen of the
country. % an denominations. from Maine 70 Cal
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pleasure Of hearing the most famous ministers OF
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SECbNb.-H shall publish a series VI arti-
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IHIRD.-A new serial story Of American life
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AN OFFER IN LOUISIANA.

New YORK, December IA
Hsrdd, Washington special says
Governor Morton received q tele,
gram from Governor Kellogg, which
says \ Of the electors stated when
voting that be had been offered 800.
600 to yote for Tilden."
The ribuae's New Orleans de
spa,cb says: "Mr. Leyisee was the
elector TO whom the offer was made
coYPIENATIos FRoM WASHINGTON.
The Sfaa Of last evening says:
The following telegram was receiv.
ed by Secretary Chandler from Column
bia, South Carolina, last night:
COLUMBIA. 8 S, Dec G, 1876.
Hon Il handler:
Republican electors met and east
their votes for Hayes and Wheeler.
Democrats offered ten thousand in
cash and forth thousand hereafter TO
o of the electors if be would cast
his electoral vo,e for Tilden."
The following despatch is from
New York, the headquarters of the
Democratic Nationa. Committee:
NEW YoRY, Dec. G, 1876
Hon. II Chandler;
"A person in position to secure the
Information called on Collector Ar
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TIL INDEPENDENT.
P.-o. Cox 2757. New York.
SALE.

VRUSTEE'S SALE.
The undersigned Trustees ts the sale of the
real estate OF Henry LOtr. late Of QHemal0Eing
Up Somerset Co. Pa. deed. will expose b. sale
on the premises IN said TP, on
saturday. Dec. 30, 1876.
the farm OF d%ecedent, containing ~ acres ant Ia
perches strict measure. ahsut 0acres cleared. and
sbogt li IN meadow. Adjoining lands 0f John
Euy, A. Washer and others. having thereon erect
ed4 r~Vn-stGry lgg dwelling house. bank barn and
other UufhuliLings. There is On the farm a good
spring. excellent yuung orchard and sugar camp.
a good lime quarry and nal bank. This arm Is
about two miles from StQnycreek. and j. csnveu-
lent 90 mills and schools.
We viii expose o. sale at the same time and
place. the following personal property ofGccedeni.
keeiCTs ami three irun kettles.
TERMS -Ona-rhiri in hand. and the balance
in two equal annual payments 20 be secured by
fUl1-.
PETER F. GARDNER.
CHARLES A. LuHR,
NoT--- Trustees.
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Ne,s Advertisements
NOTICE

An election viii be held BY the members az "a.
Farmers Union and Fire Insurance Co, Of SIN
ersct Co. Pa. at Bcrkley's Mills. IN Noniav fss
nfsidiy Of Jan. fs77. commencing at Il a ma -
the HurIsss % eieciiug officers for the etssins
year
Ell. WALKER.
Nos. %
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

SENSATION OF III WEEK-THE CUES
TON WHICH II REBEL soUTu Is
TRYING TO CONCEAL BY FALSE IS
sUES-wHAT THE "NIGGER VOTE"
GIVES THE REBEL SoUTH-FACTs
TO PoNDDR-WEAT PRESIDENT TY-
LEE's sos SAID TO OUR CORRESPOND
ENT.
by our special Correspondent.
WAsHIHGToN, ID. c. Dec. 3, 1876.
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mus THE INDEPENDENT offers fr s. twice rs
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Democratic Money SPEAK Ing.

COLUMBIA, S. c., December c.
Two important events have occurred
here to-day. The Presidential Elec-
tors have met and adjourned. The
seven votes of the Stat were cast for
Hayes and Wheeler. One of the men,
bers informed the correspondent ofthe
Tribune that be was offered $4,000
for his vote, with $4,000 security put
up for bis payment.
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Hy virtue of an orier issued out Of the Orphans
Colr- OF somerset Go Pa, dafei Nov. 3 $50.
Iwii expose % public sale At Petersburg. said
cYulfy, GA
Tuesdgy Jany %, 1871,
The following described real estate. late the prop
euvuf Stmu . Millrrof Atdisln deed.
NJ T. A certain tract Of land situate in Addi-
s1n Tp.. S0nersct To-. Pa, one hslf mile east Of
Petersburg uu National Road. c1ntainiuE9 % acres.
more OF less. q Leg dwelling house. stable ami 9TH
er Dnthuildiu-s there.n erected. adjoining lands
OF Jonas Augustine heirs. Vim. Miller. Mn.
Hiirman. Henry kisheberxer and Henry Bid.
No - certain tract Of lauf in addison Tp.,
one mile east OF Mol, containing L acres more or
les. adjoining hands OF Jonas Augustine's heirs.
Henry dagee, ami WA. Rociy and known as .
Btige tract.
TERHS-Oaethird in hand and the balance in
two equal seWi-snHual payments. with interest
from Confirmation ul sale.
WIN. MILLER.
Nov. -. Administrator.
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THE NEW REBELLION.

SO. the rebel rabble in Congress
and cut, are trying to hide the reaI
question of the day behind a phan
tom host of false or Irrelevant issues
Don't let US be fooled by them Lei
us keep our eve on the owl. Ther
failed to whip the nation in battle.
They are now trying to defeat its
will in politics. The tiger is a fox
now. Fraud has succeeded force,
The old rebel leaders, by terrorism
and fraud, have established a despot.
ism in nearly all of the Gulf States,
and in several of the other States
and by these foul means they now
claim that they honestly" elected
the Tammany Hall trickster to the
Presidency Of the United States
Having conquered their own States,
they seek to seize the Capital. That
is the secret of ali this turmoil. This
is the owl on the barn.
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raid.
PRAY TOR YOU.
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THE BLACK VOTE"

The thirteenth amendment abol-
isbed slavery. The fourteenth amend
ment aunulled the representation of
the old "tbree-tifths of other per-
sons.p The fifteenth amendment es-
tablished universal (male) suffrage
Under the "three-6fths of other per-
sons" clause in the Constitution the
old slave States would have been en-
titled (under the census of ls7O) to
twenty-five members of Congress.
representing the black population
that is to say, ifthe fourteenth amend.
meat had not abolished it. The
4,455,000 blacks nov give the South
thirty-eight members Of Congress.
There are 9.30S.0 900 whites ia the old
Slave States. If we had not enfrsn-
cbised the blacks, "the Solid South
as the white basis" would have had
only 6S Congressman instead of the
LOG which it has to-day In every
Southern State, excepting South Car
DINA, Florida, and Louisiana. the
blacks are actually or practically dis
franchised. While not one colored
mar in a hundred does not bate the
Democratic party they are represent.
ed in Congress by the reddest of
rebel Democrats This is the power
that the rebels are now lighting to
bold.
There are 40 Republican districts in
the South, yet there are only 10 Re-
punlicans in the i5th Congress, Thus
while the banditti denounce negro
suffrage TO use Lamar's words) as a
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SALE

Now.
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28
A FEARFUL CHARGE.

At recent meeting Of solored con-
servatives in New Orleans, E. H. Flow
ers, colored, Of Grant parish. and for
merly leading republican there, es-
poused the conservative cause, and in .
speech charged that Gov. Kellogg and
United States Marshal Packard, the
latter being now the republican nominee
for Governor of Louisiana. were respon-
sible for the Colfax massacre in 1873.
He said that Kellogg. by the advice of
Packard, appointed in Grant parish two
sets Of officers and told each Of them to
take Office, knowing this would bring
on a conflict. Kellogg wantsdne few
negroes killed to make his hold 70 the
gubernatorial chair political necessity
in the eyes Of the northern people and
the national Congress. William Ward,
another formerly leading colored poll
tician, who had a hand in the Grant
parish affair, also made speech, con-
firming Flowers's statement, and de-
clared that it was the purpose of Kel-
logg and Packard to have seventy nine
colored men killed for the purpose of
gaining the support Of the Northern
people and sustaining Kellogg as Gov
ernor of Louisiana. When the meeting
adjourned Ward and Flowers were es-
corted home by a committee of white
democrats to protect them from the rad
ical negroes who were waiting for them
in large numbers in the immediate
neighborhood of the place Of meeting
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28
A TRUE STORY.

The happy circumstance occurred on
one Sunday evening. He escorted her
to and from church, and upon arriving
at her home their discussion Of the SER
mon and the extreme heat suggested an
invitation. readily accepted by Charles,
that they step into the house aud par
take of cooling glass of lemonade.
She led him to the dining-room, and
there found naughty brother Ben about
to squeeze the last lemon in the house
for his own individual benefit. Calling
him aside she induced Ben by means Of
sundry threats and promises to dissect
that lemon and make Charlie and her.
self glass A self-sacriicing thought
struck her. "No, Ben," said she, "put
the juice of the whole lemon into Char
lies glass and bring me glass of wa
ter He won't notice it-there is no
light in the parlor."
Ben was making one good strong
lemonade, as directed, when Charlie
quietly slipped out and remarked: Il
say, Ben! put the juice of the entire
lemon in your sisters glass and bring
me some ice water, there is no light in
the parlor and she won't notice it.
Ben's forte is in obeying orders.
With a merry twinkle in his eye be
drank the lemonade, then carried them
each a glass of water, which they drank
with much apparent relish, asking each
other between sips if it was sweet
enough?' And naughty Ben, with.the
taste of that lemon in his mouth, stood
out in the hall and laughed till his
sides ached, to hear them assure each
other that it was 'just right! SO palat-
able and SO refreshing"
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

THE GREAT QUESTION OF ALL.-Af-
ter all, the greatest question to be set
tied in the approaching election for
President and Vice. President, is wheth-
er or no the self-government of the peo-
pie can be maintained in the United
States.
IF, in spite of all the revelations of
the corruption and incompetence which
characterize the Republican party and
its leaders; if, in spite of Belknap's
bribe-taking, Robeson's robbery. Fish's
dishonorable completely with Spain,
Grants and Babcock's relations with
fraudulent distillers, and all the rest of
that long and terrible catalogue of crime
and misgovernment, the Republican
party can still carry this election, the
fact will prove that the ofice-holding
machine is too strong for the people.
and that the party in power can never
be turned out by the regular method Of
an honest election.
In comparison with this question, all
the other questions on which men are
to vote on the first Tuesday of Novem-
Der are of inferior moment
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28
WHY AUNT sALLIE NEVER MAR
RIED.

..Now, Aunt Sallie. do please tell vi
| why you never got married. You re.
member you said once that when you
were girl you were engaged to min
lister, and promised US you would tell
us about it some time. Now, aunt,
please tell US"
"Well, you see, when was about
II years old, was living in Utica, in
the State of New York. Though say
it myself. I was quite good-looking
girl then, and had several beaux. The
one that took my fancy was young
minister, very promising young man.
and remarkably pious and steady. BE
thought great deal Of me. and | kind
Of took fancy to him, and things went
on until we were engaged. One even
ing he came to me and put his arms
around me and kind Of hugged me.
when I got excited and some frustrated
1t was long time ago, and l don't
know but what l might have hugged
back little. I was like any other girl
and pretty soon I pretended to be mad
about it, and pushed him away. though
I wasn't mad a bit. You must know
the house where lived was on the back
streets of the town. There were glass
doors in the parlor, which opened over
the street. These doors were drawn to
l stepped back little from him. and
when be came up close I pushed him
back again. Ipushed him harder than
INTENDED to; and don't you think. girls
the poor fellow lost his balance and fell
through one of the doors into the
street"
"Oh, Aunty. Was he killed 2"
"No. He fell head first, and as he
was going I caught hold Of him by the
legs Of his towsers. l held on for q
minute and tried to pull him back; but
his suspenders gave way, and the poor
man fell clear Of his pantaloons into a
parcel of ladies and gentlemen along the
street."
"Oh! Aunty! Aunty! Lordy!'
"There, that's right, squall and gig
gle asmuch as you want to. Girls that
can't hear thing like that without
tearing around the room and he-he-ing
in such way, don't know enough to
come in when it rains. A nice time the
man that marries one of you will have.
won't he? Catch me telling you any
thing again"
"But, Aunt Sallie, what became of
him? Did you ever see him again ?"
"No; the moment he touched the
ground he got up and left that place in
a terrible hurry. I tell you it was
sight to be remembered How that
man did run. He went out West, and
I believe he is preaching out in Illinois
But be never married. He was very
modest, and I suppose he was SO badly
frightened that time. that he never
dared trust himself near woman again.
That, girls. is the reason why never
married I felt very bad about it for
a long time-for be was real good
man, and I've often thought to myself
that we should have been very happy if
his suspenders hadn't given away"
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28
A cErrErrrAl DANGER.

A good story is being told of two
young misses, living at Murry Hill.
who went to the Centennial last week
They were accompanied by their beaux,
and on the grounds they were SO badly
mixed in the crowd that they excbang-
ed their escorts. Miss A. took Mr.
B., who belonged to Miss G., and the
latter took Mr. D., who belonged to
Miss A. They never met again in
Philadelphia, and when they all got
back to this city Miss A. liked Mr.. B.
SO we'll that she discarded Mr., D., and
the latter liked her so well, in return,
that he discarded Miss G. So the net
result is. that Miss A. and Mr.. B are
engaged; and the other pair hate each
other. and their respective rivals, and
themselves, with an intensity of hate
only girls Of 18 can understand x Chi
cago Times Nes0 York Letter.
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

The Mixed trains will be run subject to de-
lays incident to freight business. Trains will
stop only at stations where time is given.
Mixed Train north will stop at New Castle
only TO leave Passengers from Stations south.
New Castle Trains-Leave New Castle for
Wilmington and Philadelphia at II 10 a. m.
IL 35 and 48 p m. Leave Wilmington 20,
IL As m, and 25 p m for New Castle.
Smyrna Branch Irains-Additional to those
above leave Smyrna for Clayton 10 30 m
80 and I IS pm m. Leave Clayton for Smyrna
8 O5 M, 25, Z 05 and 55 p m, to make
connection with trains North and South)
from Clayton.
CONNECTIONS:
At Townsend, with Queen Anne's and Kent
Rail Road. At0lnyton, with Maryland and
Delaware RAJ Road At Harrington, with
Junction and Breakwater Rail Road. At Sea-
ford, with Dorchester and Delaware Rail Road.
At Delmar, with Eastern Shore Rail Road, and
Wicomico and Pocomoke Rail Road. .
aug. 5-tf b. +. KENNBY, Sup't
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28
THE ELEoroRAL VOTE.

| Electors meet at their respective State
capitals on the first Wednesday Of De-
cember Of the year in which they we're
elected, vote by ballot for President and
Vice President, and transmit record
of their votes to the president Of the
United States Senate A law Of Con-
gress provides that the electoral vote
shall be counted on the second Wednes-
day in February next succeeding the
meeting Of the electors Of President and
Vice. President The question has
arisen as to whether what has been
known as the twenty second joint rule
Of the two houses is now in force. It
provides that the houses shall assemble
in the hall of the House of Representa-
tives at P. M, and that the president
of the Senate shall be their presiding
officer No vote objected to BY either
house to be counted. In case Of dis
agreement the Senate retirss, and both
bodies deliberate on the admission or
rejection Of the vote of..any State. In
case they agree on rsassembling the vote
is counted, but in case they are divided
the vote is not counted. Such are the
provisions Of the rule in question, but
it is denied that there is any such rule
now in force. A Washinetp1 eUfres-
pondent of the New York Tribdns nays:
Democrats here have asserted that
in case the election Of Governor Hayes
should turn upon accepting the vote Of
South Carolina the House would object.
and under the twenty second joint rule,
which provides that if either house per-
sists in objecting to receive the vote Of
any State it shall not be received, they
would prevent its being counted. and
thus defeat the election Of Hayes. Sew
eral similar cases have formed the sub
ject Of discussion here. It is, however.
q fact, though not generally known.
that thus far the Forty-fourth Congress
has not adopted any joint rules. Each
Congress enaets its own rules. The
practise has been at the opening of the
session to pass resolutions adopting the
rules Of the previous Congress. and gen.
orally such resolution passes as a mat
ter of course At the last session, how
ever. the House adopted the rules, the
Senate failed to concur. and considera-
tion of the subject went over under an
objection to present consideration BY
Senator Edmunds. As q final result
the session closed without adopting joint
rules, and the twenty-second rule fell
with the rest. This left the joint con-
vention for counting the electoral vote
without any rules other than the con-
stitutional provision for its meeting and
the opening of the votes BY the presi-
dent of the Senate and the counting Of
the same.''
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

Sincerity is the most compendious
wisdom, and an excellent instrument Of
the speedy despatch Of business it ere
ates confidence in those We have todeal
with, saves the labor Of many inquiries.
and brings them to an issue in few
words. It is like travelling on . plain
beaten road, which commonly brings q
man sooner to his Journeys end than
by-ways, in which men often lose them
selves. In word, Whatsoever conven-
ience may be thought to be falsehood
and dissimulation, it is soon over but
the Inconvenience Of it is perpetual, be-
cause it brings a man under an ever
lasting jealousy and suspicion. so that
he is not believed when be speaks truth,
nor trusted. perhaps, when he means
honestly. When man has once for
feited the reputation Of his integrity he
is set fast, and nothing will then serve
his turn, neither truth nor falsehood.
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28
Concerning nothing do we come tc

Concerning nothing do we come to
more false conclusions. and make more
false steps, than concerning woman's
cheerfulness. All how many women
are there whe pine unknown, despond
smiling. and wither jesting: who, with
bright, joyous eyes, fee into corner.
as if behind q fan, that there they
might right gladly break out into tears
which oppressed them; who pay for q
day Of smiles by a night of tears-juss
as an unusually transparent, clear, and
mistless day surely foretells rain.
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

Life is short. Such is the complaint
of almost all men who consider existence
in reference to the use they do make Of
it, and not to that which they ought to
make. II is, indeed. short, If it be
only computed by its agreeable mo-
ments. If all the hours passed in plea
sure we're collected together, life Of
great number Of year would scarcely
furnish one Of few weeks. The rsa-
son why life is short is that We either
employ it in doing nothing or in doing
what We ought not to do. On this
head there is an admirable maxim -
would you live long, live well"
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

The fractional currency is steadily
diminishing at the rate of two and
three million dollars per month. For
q while after the silver subsidiary coin
was put in circulation there was an ap-
parent dearth of small change as there
was considerable boarding both Of the
silver coin. and of the fractional cur
rency. This trouble seems to be grad
ually diminishing as the smaller coins
make their appearance Small change
is now obtained without SO much
trouble, but it is not equal to the de-
mand
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

"Who is he ?" said passer-by to a
policeman. who was endeavoring to raise
an intoxicated individual who had fallen
into the gutter.
Cant say, sir!" replied the police
man; she can't give no account Of him
self"
"Of course not!" replied the other !;
show can you expect an account from
a man who has lost his balance p
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

How calm the mind. how composed
the affections. how serene the counte-
nance, how sweet the sleep. how con-
tentful the whole life is. Of him that
neither deviseth mischief against others.
nor suspects any to be centrived
against himself; and contrariwise, how
ungrateful and loathsome thing it is
to abide in state Of enmity, wrath. dis
sension; having the thoughts distract
ed with solicitous care, anxious, suspi-
cious, and envious regret.
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

Shrink not from a woman Of strong
sense, for if she becomes attached to
you. it is from seeing and reviewing
different qualities in yourself; you may
trust her, for she knows the value Of
your confidence; you may consult her,
for she is able to advise. and does 80
at once. with the 6rmness Of reason and
the consideration of affection; her love
is lasting. and it will not have been
lightly won; for weak minds are not
capable of the loftiest grades Of passion.
Middletown transcript., 1876-10-28

The habits Of children prove that
occupation is a necessity with most Of
them. They love to be busy. even
about nothing, still more to be usefully
employed. "Idleness is the mother Of
mischief" Children should be taught
to be as Independent Of the services of
others as possible. fitting them alike
to make good use Of prosperity. and
to meet with sfortitude any reverse Of
fortune that may befall them. -