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fI,VIW "
COSTS IN COMMONWEALTH CASES WHERE THE
"
ROAD AND BRIDGE VIEWERS AND ROAD


euptry persons as viewers. ............... Si7i 90
Wilson thomas damage Greenwood .. % 90
g. " keller damage MI Pleasant......... 1000
Frank l Hess damage jackson ............ 10 ..
John McMchacl damage Greenwood. .... 100 e.
Jonn Fritz dam ige jackson. .............. 25 e.
Robert hlssel damage lemlock.... 81 q.
Joseph lianeS damage Madison ............ GO e.
Perry Knouse DANA &c Jackson. ........... 10 e.
jackson Robbins damage Greenwood. ..... 81 =.
George Cavauee damage Mt Pleasant ..... %
w. f. johnson damage Mt Pleasant. .... 5 e.
Bloomsbury Iron Company damage Scott
ana BLOOM ............. 20 4.
Philip Kline damage Mt Pleasant ......... 10
Alexander knouSc damage jackson. ...... Is
Joseph Redine damage Greenwood. 3
Henry Yost damage Bloom. ............... 800
Theo. ". smith, damage jackson. II
John WanlCh, damage Mt Pieasant....... 10
Abram Manning damage Jackson........ 80 ..
Mary RingrOse damage Centre. ............ 20
Henry lOlngshead damage Catawissa... 100
j. II. revellng damage. ge.................. 33 32
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RECAPTTULATfON

Miscellaneous eXpenses.....................
Courts jurors pay, cOnstables returns. .At
Costs III commonwealth cases ...,.,......
Road and bridge viewers and road dam8,t
Commissioners Office and court house
tJuull Jull.....
Printing, stationery and POStagc........,...
Bridges, building and repairs .........'''',''
Penitentiary and Asylum m...................'.. 49,.
Assessors pay y..............................
Fox and wild cat scalps ......................,..
Election expenses. ............. .....,.........
Taxes refunded...................................
Blank DOCKS,
County bonds, coupons and interest pll
on overdue county bonds. ...... ....,.'
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PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.

Wholesale prices al the close Of trade on Tues
day.
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MAIN.
VIM Ritter, Painting iron brIdgo
Jharles helchart, plank iron 6ridis,s,
Joiln Nuss, Iron BRIDGE. ......,.'' se'''''''
MT. PLEASANT ''''
TJ vandersllce, vanderslice brld,o
Matthias kindt, Mordansyl'e ,GsSy-'s,'''r,.,
Joseph Kline, Beagle bridge '''''a".
Phillp Miller, Reuben Wilson brdii@,.".''''''.,.,
ORANGE.
Jacob Snyder, iron bridge.
1 Snyder, iron bridge .....,''''' ''"'''.' q.
Il Runyon Co., iron bridge '',''''''''''''',
FINE.
Joseph Shoemaker,pl'k Shoemaker hr,,
SCOTT.
WP White, Light Street bridge. m
suGARLoAf.
b F Peterman, Coles briige....,.
PENITENT1ARY AND Asytt,
support OF Mrs. Milton, Dar vile
support OF David shea, Danyllle '''''''"
Convlcts In Eastern State Penltentlory !, /.
le'o'...'............. ...............,,,...,... '''
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, RGNTING. STATIONERY AND posrAt

BrockWay Elwell, court Proclamation. 30
BrockWay Elwell blankS..... .............,.. Z 10
County StatemenL.... ~ ~
Advertising ............ 1000
I. NJ Nanderslce co. statement.......... 10 ...
blanks .......... .......,." 23
advertising..... d. ....... 10 80
court prOclamatlon.... II 90
election " 80 90
j. c. Brown county statement...... ........ 10
advertising ..,."..,,.... I 80
,,,,, m ei-ctlon proclamation ,."...,, 80 =.
Ewell Bittenhender election proclama-
tion. ..,...., -. ....,.,..,.. 80 90
EWell a BlttenOender blanks .-..... .,,..,... 1925
advertising .........,. 25O
" A. Potter court calander........ ....,...... 500
ulueon Myers county statement....."....,. IS 10
=, ~, ~, court calendar............,....., 2l .
H. w. haner blanks .....-,.,........"... AS
n; b SNYDER advertising, 234
W. f. Bsel Bro stationery for office
ana COURT. ........ .,.......... 276O
Ge0' a. clark stationery for Office a court, ls2n
r. L. Hulttr election blanks ,........ 20 80
d. A. Beckley, postage and box rent........ 1915
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every one OF the readers OF the journal who are
In the Agency business, are particularly reQueste ed
tn read carefully the advertisement OF Denton Man
ufacturing CO., In this issue.
1.-THE article they want agents for is the Model
Washer-the most complete and yet the most simple
washer we ever saw. No longer is wash-dav to be
dreaded for, with the Model Washer the wife can
do her other work at the same time; It requires nc
elbow grease, no hard labor In fact II is an article
that, after seeing 1t work, everybody will buy
Agents should write at once TO secure the agency
thiSi
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From amount of orders issued deduct ;
refunded. and 81 "a redemption money .
for ISIS SOS TO-, and l0g5D 25 bonds, c0upl
terest on overdue bonds paid, leaves S.1i
is the ac,ual ordinary expenses for they,
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From School Journal, NJ, Y.

"Denton Manufacturing Co. is a reliable manufac-
turing concern and persons who patronize them can
depend on what they represent"
CAUTION.-We warn all persons against using or
selling any washer like the "MOdel Washer" We
shall prosecute all intringements on our patent to
the full extent OF the law. our patent granted
Dec. o. 1879, and does not infringe any other pat
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TAXES REFUNDED

TAXES REFUNDED
Amount township taxes refunded
BLANK BOOKS.
VIM Mann 2.dockrts rtsProthonotary s onloo
" one Index Prothonotarys oGiee
deed book X ofliCe,,,,,,,,,.
1I2 assess books ''''''''
+. L. Ilutter, 81 registry books
two doCkets ProthOnOtary's ofiir
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PENITENTIARY AM 49,.
ASSESSORS PAY.

SCALPS FOR FOX AND win ~
Paid sundry persons.
ELECTION EXPENSES,
Paid spring election Officers. .....
fall election Officers.
fall e'ection room rent. t.....,,..
spring election nm
constaoles advertising anu attend.
W krlckbaum ct al counting fari y,t
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II. A. SWEPPENIIIsER, Treasurer In account
with dog FUND
Jan q, lsl9 10 amt due at last settlement 95s 20
~ aliouhl hsSesseu IN lsig ,,,,,..,..,, 1919 so
On manu- ut last setuement,.,,.., 7GT
OK s2,4s2 40
Rv Commission and generations on duplicate
Hall. -.
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uMP RECEDENTED
i1lf SUCCESS!
WHAT AGENTS SAY.

We have received over eight hundred applications
FOR agencies In three months. SOm8 OF our agents
are having unprecedented success As yet we have
not received a.cOmplaint-"mOre than satisfied" IS
tile answer they give our agents. We want an
agent IN cv ry county II there Is none In yours,
write us AT Once don't delay
our agent In llunterdon county, n. j., ordered q
sample washer In December, In less than week
he sent us an order for forty washers our other
agents are doing Just as well. our experience has
been, with scarce an exception, that wherever we
have sent sample washer we have secured an
agent. We can show several hundred unsolicited
testimonials.
q have rpCpiypd
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WHAT THE PRESS SAY.
From The Methodist. NJ. Y.
From Baptist Weekly N. Y
From Agents Journal, N. Y.

"Ihe Model Washer sold by Denton MannfaC
ing Co., Of this City. is the most complete wa
ever introduced; 1t should be In the hands OF e
house keeper"
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Rowell & Cos. Advc's.

&777A YEAR ana expenses 10 agents. Outnt
VI y Free. Address p. o. VlCKERY, Augusta
Maine feG l3-Iw
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

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sl,4Ol l2 1891 20
ny lotal commission, l4Ol 70
eAonefatlOns. ......,..,..,,,... 59l 20
" county orders reueelhed' ,.,..,,,.... 29,l5S sc
que from collectors tOrs.;;.:............,. 1850 "a
Amt 20 meet sum paid state for quota
- charged on coupons, ...........,.,..,,.. 20 SO
by commission TO treasurer, ll66 "a
balance In hands OF treasurer......... li22 30
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, 1880-01-22
COMM U NlCATED.

EDITOR ARGUS: Dear sir: - The ren-
sons which You give In the article In your
last issue on the Importance to the people
at large of the reappolntuent ofGovernor
Ferry, seem to me to be conclusive. No
one who reads the same can failto see that
the tenure of Office OF our chief magistrate
should be continued.
The most uischieyous element in the
American political system is the brevity
and uncertainty OF the tenure office. It
Is fatal to the well being of the body poll
tic that men who have been tried and
found faithful and competent, should be
displaced from office without cause.
While it is not claimed that there Is no
other man who would fill the position of
Governor with honesty and ability. the
fact is self evident to every one that Gov
ernor Ferry during his term Of office has
been an honest public servant, and that he
has, in all his actions, kept steadily in
view the best interests OF the Territory.
No one, certainly, Is be'ter acquainted
with its needs than he is; and taking all
this into consideration. It may be asked
with great force, why should he be set
aside for another9 Indeed, considera-
ton for the material interests of the Ter
ritory demand that he be kept In office.
A.. 1t is. therefore, to be hoped that all of
our people, without regard to party affili-
ations. will unite in recommending TO
President Hayes the re-apponiment OF
Governor Ferry to the position which he
has heretofore so usefully and honorably
filed. LEX.
January goth. 1880.
, 1880-01-22
GOVERNOR FERRY.

Olympia 'Couricr."l ".
From widely separated parts Of
the Territory come friendly words for
Governor Ferry.
In April next his second term as
governor Of Washington Territory
will expire. This fact has been made
the occasion Of an earnest, united
effort among all classes OF our people
to secure his re,appointment. From
every 'couaty letters and petitions
are being sent to President Hayes
asking that this be done. This is ap.
proved by the press, the bar, the
bench, the pulpit and by the great
mass OF the public at large.
Men and papers that only few
years ago were openly unfriendly to
the Governor are, today, among his
most earnest advocates.
This is the naturnl effect of his
honest, straightforward course in all
matters affecting the public welfare.
His every public act was performed
with conscientious desire TO guard
the interests of every part of the
Territory. No political or sectional
bias was permitted to warp his judg-
menr or influence his actions.
After ten years of official service
in this Territory no taint OF corrup-
tion has attached to him, and under
his administration the finances Of the
Territory have been well conducted
so that instead of large debt with
her warrants worth only go cents in
open market, we now have treasury
ready to pay all demands ON presen-
tation.
To Governor Ferry more than to
any other individual belongs the
credit of averting an Indian war.
Oregon and all the other Territories
have been harassed by conflicts with
savages within their borders, and
during the past two or three years,
the danger was constan tly impend-
ing that the whole eastern part of
oR own Territory would be involved
in similar troubles. Governor Ferry
went at once to the points where
the Indians wore expected to create
trou BILE, and by a course that was
Just TO both settlers and Indians sd-
justed the disputed questions SO
thoroughly that it is now conceded,
by all we'll informed persons, that
danger, from any extensive uprising
among the Indians Of this Territory,
will never be felt.
He is a gentleman in every sense
of the word--kind, courteous, with
q private character above rsproach.
We believe we do not overstate
when we say that nine-tcnths Of the
people of Washington Territory ia.
vcr his re'appointment.
, 1880-01-22

THE Olympia transcript" s,ys 1t is
currently reported in Olympia that the
leaders OF the "iederal ring" had pur-
chased the Democratic Press" Doubt
less Gum referrrdito Gov. Ferry and the
Territorial officials. We opine that II
they had desired to purchase anything It
would have been the continued enmity O.
the NPress."
, 1880-01-22

THE Government Is making eXtraorli-
nary preparations for taking the Tenth
Census. 1t will be more complete than
any former enumeration, as sufficient
force will be placed at work to complete
the returns in single month. thus avoid
ing the Implications which doubtless re-
suited under the system which extended
the count over four and five months. The
cost OF the Tenth Census will probably
tall within the appropriation, S3.0OOO OOO,
less sum than has been paid for the pro-
longed terms OF service and imperfect
enumerations hitherto made. At least
this is the expectation of the Snperintend-
ent of the Census, Gen. Francis A. Walk
or, who seems, from his plan Of operations
thus far outlined, to grasp the full extent
of his duties as well as the best methods OF
arriving at satisfactory result.
HON. james A. Garfield. Of Ohio. has
been elected to the United States Senate
by the Ohio Legislature. In CAUCUS he
WAS nominated by acclamation, and upon
his election received numerous congratula-
tions. III the House, he has occupied
prominent position rs leader IN the ke-
publican ranks, and It may be expected
that he will occupy prominent one in
the Senate. He succeeds Thurman, who
has long been conceded one Of the ablest
men in the ranks OF the Democratic party.
THE Olegonian' has been interviewing
prominent men IN Portland to ascertain
their Preside ntial preferences. These In
qniries were made at random, and not IN
the interest of any particular candidates
Ofl23 republicans, 81 were tor Blaine, IA
for Grant, l3 for Sherman, % no choice
and IL scattering. or democrats, 26 were
for Tilden, l5 tor Bayard, l6 no choice,
and Is scattering.
A PRIVATE telegram announces that
Fred Sparling, son Of DR.. Sparkling, OF
Seattle, who was appointed by Mr.. Brents
toa naval cadetship at Annapolis, has
passed successful examination and ELL
tered upon his studies. ...-.
AN effort, making by some Of the Walla
Walla lawyers for the removal OF Judge
Wingard. Is said to be for the purpose OF
getting W. Lair Hill appointed In his
place. The attack is not likely TO succeed
WE recently received a package OF
Ayers almanacs--seven In nunlber--each
printed in a different language. This
illustrates the immense cost OF advertising
incurred by that company.
The officers oi the Northern Pacific
railroad cOmpany's land office at Coliax
have sold, so far, 5000 acres OF land, re-
ceiving for the same over $4,000.
WE received by mail large lithograph
engraving of the new San Francisco
Chronicle" building, which Is said to be
the finest printing Office Oh the Pacific
coast.
The North British railway company
decided that at the next meeting OF the
board, immediate steps will be taken to
rebuild the Tay bridge.
THE ''Redback" notes of the bank Of
British Columbia are to be retired and
their places supplies with new "Green-
backs"
A SON Of Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr Is
purser on the steamship Oregon plying
hAfwaan pnrtland md Gon Eranpisao
, 1880-01-22

ONE Of our correspondents at La Con-
ner says: The snow Oh level here
was about q inches deep. almost feel
ashamed OF it when hear what they had
In other places; but then 1t was enough
for conscience"
, 1880-01-22
A CARD.

TO all who are suffering from the errors
and indiscrctions of youth, nervous weak
ness, early decay, loss of manhood. &C.;
will send you recipe that will cure you
FREE OF CHARGE. This great rem
edy was discovered by missionary In
South America. Send a self-addressed let-
ter to the REV. JOSEPH I. INMAN, Station
ID, New York City.
, 1880-01-22

AT a meeting of the directors of the o.
s. n. Co.. recently, the following officers
were elected: President, Ii. Willard; vice
President. j. n. Dolph; general superin-
tendent. Geo. j. Alnsworth; secretary,
Geo. II. Andrews; treasui er, Theo. Wy
CANT. .. uI.r Z.
, 1880-01-22
CALL TO CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN REPUBLICAN TER
RIToRIAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
OLYMPIA, January z. 1880.
The members of the Republican Terri
torial Central Committee are requested to
meet at Olympia, on Wednesday, the 4th
day of February. next. at Z O'Clock. p. M
for the transaction of business. A i'lll at
tendance Is earnestly requested.
f. TARBELL,
r. L. U. Committee.
, 1880-01-22
NO JUSTIFICATION

Livery SnaiioW paTtisan u"inocTatic
organ is full Of glee over the iniquity
in Maine. They say tits only a dose
OF the same medicine which the re.
publicans forced the democrats to
swallow when Hayes was declared
president. Now the same partisan
organs have never ceased to declare
that Hayes was made president by
the blackest irand. Hence by their
own argument they confess that their
party is now in torn perpetrating a
similar act. And they boldly justify
it on the ground of retaliation.
But what was the state of the case
as regards the election of President
Hayes? There was a dispute as to
the electoral vote of certain states.
Both sides made charges of fraud.
And certainly no fraud was alleged
against the republicans in Louisiana
or Florida which exceeds the fraud
perpetrated by Grover in Oregon.
After weeks of fruitless dispute in
congress the scheme of an electoral
commission was hit upon. This was
a democratic scheme. A majority of
the republicans opposed it, insisting
that the vice president had the right
to count the vote. But matters
were drifting towards very grave
crisis, and part of the republicans,
in order to have settlement and
avert a great national danger, joined
in the democratic scheme of Great
ing an electoral commission. OF
course the democrats supposed they
had the composition of the commits.
sion fully provided for, SO that they
would have one majority. But JUS
tice Davis was unexpectedly elected
senator. The next justice Of the su-
preme court took the seat which Da-
Wis was expected to occupy on the
commission, and the authors of the
plan lost the advantage they had pre-
pared with 80 much skill and Gun.
ming.
Public. opinion acquiesed in tho
final decision OF the election thus OBJ
tanned through an act of the national
congress, and it would have acqui-
esced as readily had the decision
been the other way. 1t was decis
ion made by the lawful representa-
tivss of both the political parties to
the contest. That such decision by
the nations great political assembly
was lawful, binding and conclusive,
and gave to the candidate in whose
favor it was made as good and valid
a title to the presidency as any pres
ident ever had, could not be ques-
toned, and the country manifested
no desire TO question it, though some
reckless partisans in the next con-
gress did. Thus Hayes was declared
president by methods expressly pro-
vided by law. But this proceeding
in Maine is not only not in accord
with the law Of the state, but in its
inception and whole course has been
in gross violation and defiance of
law and right. The illegality and in
fanny OF the course which has been
pursued have been denounced by
the unanimous voice Of the supreme
court of the state, to which tribunal
the governor referred the questions
at issue, though he refused to be
bound ny the decision.
Aysar ago the majority in congress
were preparing their party for defeat.
The succeeding elections subjugated
the brigadiers, who have since been
eItremsl y tamO. But now the reck.
less par'isans who have got up this
scheme in Maine to render elections
farce are as vigorously applying
, 1880-01-22

DR.. Simms is in Portland lecturlng to
large audiences.
, 1880-01-22
PORT TOWNSEND, W. T.. THURSDAY. JANUARY o. $780,
DIED,

Oct. 22l., 70, ut Green witch, Kent Eng
land, Mary. widow Of the late Robert
Becdell, builder, agei eighty-six. and
mother OF Mrs. Frank Tucker, Of this
place.
Happy soul, thy days are ended,
All thy mourning days below;
Go, by angel guards attended,
TO the sight Of JESUS 60.
Waiting to receive thy spirit.
I.o. the Saviour stands above,
Shows the purchase OF his merit,
Reaches ont the crown of love.