The Perry County Democrat from Bloomfield, Pennsylvania • 2

LOUISIANA ELECTION SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY. NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA. had grown rich by corruption, who had profited by misgovern ment, a man as bad as yonr Tweed, charged with every crime. Now, so far as force is concerned, that wrong could have been righted in a minute temporarily, I mean; but everybody knew that it would ruin the cause to use violence. Chamberlain talked of having the troops there to prevent the State-House from being seized.

Why, there LIST of Grand Jurors for Jvnuarv Term, 1877. liloomfieid Willi Crist, loi'eiimu. Bpring Jacob lieiicb, Samuel Duubelbergt-r. Juniata Elisis Hiirmac. Carrol! Carson Lackey, Samuel Weaver.

Penn George Ounkle, John Soyder, J. E. Jackson, till iiranyan. Saville Henry Long. Toboyne Jacob Bcnior, AlexsuJcrNoel, RoUrf C.

Campbell. (J reeu wood William (i. Shuman. entro Auios Hoffman, Jobn Hoheiiahilt. Liverpool twp VilltTn Null.

Liverpo 1 bor Jacob Holman. Newport William Kuugh, sr. Duucannon Luwreuce Urat. Marysvillo Lewin Wagner. IIowo John II.

Burkholder. Madison William H. Garner. COWARDLT ASSAULTS. When a caudidate for high office ia so well liked and so popular with the masses as to make his defeat difficult in a fair and honorable fight, mean and cowardly men are not wanting who; delight in manufacturing lies and slandering hi good name.

There arc also those whose selfishness prompt them to prostitute their honor, pervert truth, and ignore right, for the sake of injuring a competitor in business, whose prosperity they envy, aud with whose business sagacity tbey have not the talent to successfully compete in an honorable way. These thoughts are suggested by the mean, cowardly attacks made upon mu and my not want it known that they voted the Democratic ticket; think more negre3 would have voted the Democratic ticket if they had been left entirely free of improper influence; the negroes take more interest in schools than in any other question almost every man in the parish, colored and white, goes armed. Judge Kennard testified 19 a Democrat; was one of the campaign committee made speeches iu many paritlies addressed a large meeting at Baton Rouge about colored men were present after making one speech in Concorda was waited on by colored men, some of them Republicans, who requested him to deliver another address; Weber, supervisor of registration, tol 1 the witness that he was satisfied that the election was fair and free in the parish. LfST of Traverse Jurors for January Term, 1877. FIRST WEEK.

Centre Daniel Julius, David Swart2. Carroll Daniel Mweger W. O. McClintoeti. Greenwood George Vanai.au), Jutevh i-Yn- elman.

Kye David Fortenbaugb, Israel Dick. Newport Daniel GinKeriob, W. 0. Kboadr. John Fleifher, Alvin Jones.

Tyrone John II. Hitter, JcffVrn Baker. Madison Jubn W. Bomheinel, Abraham E. P.

Titioll. Jerome B. Lahr. liuB'alo John Albright. Ira Charles.

Spring Kmanucl Sheibloy, William Snyder. Geori Keihrr. Oliver Jubn Bear, Jobn Krob, A. C. Clemson.

Tuscarora. James Cajppbell. T. Yf. Kerr, Wil liam L.

Donnully. Penn A. w. Kheibley, Washington Grsvbin. David ISoyd.

Philip Keel. IJavid Crist, Cornelius Toouiy. Wbt-atfii'ld David Can es. Wa'ti John Muggins, John Heuiperly Diincannon John Shively. Howe William Cluck.

Mrysvillc Theo. Fenn, J. A. Funk. Liverpool bor Cyrus Williamson.

Juckson Daniel Sheaflur. Saville Robert Paden, Martin DumHenry Long. Toboyne. Edmund Johnson. LIST of Term, 187.

"ravers-? Jurors ror January SECOND WEEK. Liverpool bor George Myers, Jaeob Wagner. Duiicannoo Samuel Noss, Gilbert Branyao John Depugb, Christian Derrick. Millerstown Thomas Uaines. Bloumtield Robert U.

Neilson. Liverpool twp Cyrus S. Ferree, Ira Grubb. Jaukson Jacob Miller, Solomon Bower, Daniel Henry, John Baker. Newport J.

W. Trout, Auios FleUher, Joel Hanging. Saville John C. Friz, Samuel Market, Darid McCoy, George Shaficr. Juuiata Emanuel Toomey, Robert B.

Campbell, William Tiuell. David llollenbaugh. Rye William Rhodes, David Shull. Tyrono Jamos McClure, George Hoobaugb, Uoury Rheem, John Swarner, William Rhoads. Miller William Ilostetter.

Carroll George Robinson. Spring George Rheem, Andrew Sunday. Centre F. M. McKeuban, Valentino B.

Clark. Madison Henry bhope. Toboyne Martin Fry. Oliver Solomon Sbatto. Wheat field D.

Lightner, John Weldon. Greenwood David W. Dougbton. Marysville 0 H. Miller.

Penn Henry Snyder. AVatts Benjamin Sbeaffer. Tuscorora John Yhn. J. J.

Sponenbebuer, Prothy. Protby's Office, Bloomtield, December 20, 1876. rpiilAL LIST for JANUARY TERM, JL 1S77. FIRST WEEK. The People's Freight Railway Co.

vs. Dr. Wic. Hays. Stnc vs.

Henry Kinestnith. Same vs. Wiliun Smiley. Same vs. William Shoemaker.

Same vs. Daniel Kbert. Same vs. Edwwrd Hull. Same vs.

Solomon Bernheiscl. Same vs. Solomon Bernheisel. David Kistier School district of Madlaou town-hip. Elias Snyder vs.

School district of Madiboo township. aff Henry Keck for use of J. Reynard vs. Henry -Dmwbaugh with notice to A. M.

terre tenant Mary Charles for use of J. Seiler vs. George W. Le'ikicher. George W.

Huston vs. Francis W. Gibson. Tho People's Freight Railway Co. vs.

Wtn W. The following important testimony has been taken in New Orleans by the House committee George Johnson, colored, who testified a few days ago, was recalled, and stated that tie had been assaulted by colored Republicans tlnce ho testified before the com mittee knows other witnesses who fear violence if they testify. E. W. Barnes, manager of the Western Union telegraph company, who had been subpoenaed to produce despatches sent and received by Messrs.

Kellogg, Parkard, Dibble, Warmoth; Carter and General Aueur, from and alter the 15th ot August, 1876, was called before the committee. In answer to questions, Mr. Barnes said that he had not brought any messages with bun, and that he had been instructed by General Superintendent Van Home not to deliver any messages. Consequently, he under his instructions, refuse to de liver telegrams called for by the subpoena. The committee, after consultation, adopted the following resolution, whi the chairman was instructed to communicate to the House of Representatives by telegraph Resolved.

That for the efficient, prov cu tion of tuo inquiry ordered by he House, this conimitte communicate to the Houe for its consiilerHtion the refusal of E. Barnes to produce before the comuiittee teleirrams referred to in the subpoena duces tecum served upon him December 13, 1876, bis retu-al being in contempt of the House of Representatives. G' neral Hurlbut moved tliat the last clause, "his refusal being in contempt, struck out. as the itself was the best judge of the contempt, if there was ny. The chairman put the question on general Hurlbut's amendment, and it was st, the Republicans voting for and the the Democrats against it.

The resolution was then voted for and carried by a party vote John Young, of De Soto, was the next witness, who testified as follows tlrara State Senator Dve Young, a Republican, say before the election that Nic.ols would be counted out even if he was elected knew of intimidation by Republicans of neuroes who intended to vote the Democratic ticket they were threatened, and in some cases had to have protection from the Conservatives; colored people wero afraid to vote the Democratic ticket. Cross examined. To General Hurlbut Young is the holding over State Senator know of one instance, where, on the Tenas river, a white man (Democrat) from Chicago was maltreated and whipped by negroes; pledged ourselves to protect negres who desired to vote the Democratic ticket even with our lives had no organi zation or society organized for that purpose; I am an attorney I practice in the par- ishee of Concordia, Tensas, Cattahoula and others I am a Conservative Democrat at Vidalia about 100 negroes voted for Tilden and 150 for the State ticket the colored men were afraid to vote the Democratic ticket, unless guaranteed the pro tection of the Democrats the colored men in many instances, were deterred, through fear, from voting the Democratic ticket, as the general talk among the negroes was that every colored Democrat ought to be killed, his wife should maltreat and leave bim, and many other threats the Repub lican party is largely, in the majority in Concordia I know of no violence to the colored Democrats, only threatening talk no violence was offered to any colored Democrat, but attempts were" made to pre vent them voting the Democratic ticket by forcing Republican tickets on them and tearing their Democratic tickets the supervisor of registration made but two returns, one including all the polls, and the second without polls two, three and four, wWv pttotAStA wpep mod wilnpfts mado out some of these protests these polls were largely Republican. J. Floyd King testified I am a resident of Concordia parish I was in Vidalia on the dav of election I saw no violence or intimidation except threatening remarks, one colored Democrat having a Republican icket forced on bim I am in charge of four plantations in Tensas, Madison, and Cancordia parishes, and travel a great deal through the country in every place tbe colored men desired to vote the Demo cratic ticket, but were restrained through fear of being killed on the Morgan plan tation a colored Democratic club wa3 or ganized, all the members of which voted the Democratic ticket under the circumstances I thought it was heroic for the col ored men to vote the Democratic ticket.

I did not coerce aoy of my hands to vole for Democrats. Thomas Dawson (colored), a resident of Concordia parish, bas worked on Morgon's place for about eight years was president of a Democratic club containing 35 or 40 members, made up of the hands of the plantation voted the Democratic ticket because he wanted to heard many threats by colored Republicans agaist colored Democrats does not believe he would have the Democratic ticket on the day of election if he had not been attended by white men as a protection no violence was done to colored Democrats. E. C. Whitn'y, residing in New Or leans, next testified I called upon Jas.

Andersen, supervisor of registration for the parish of East Feliciana, to interview him, as I learned that Anderson desired to make an exposure of certain matters regarding the election in East Feliciana am a newspaper correspondent Anderson said he knew all about East Feliciana, and if the Democrats would guarantee him a position he would expose everything, and intimated that such would be favorable to the Democratic party Andei son said that he was badly treated by Kellogg and his party. Charles T. Wade, (colored,) of Con cardia parish, testified that he knew of no violence to colored Democrats but heard a great many ttueats. William Hunter, of Concordia parish, testified that he heard David Young, colored, in a speech say that S. B.

Packard would be the next governor that it would be no use for the Democrats to do any thing, that the Republicans were in power iu this State and intended to remain so; that if not successful at the polls they would be counted in by the returning board; that Democratic majorizes bad been overcome by the returning board Leretolore, and had been sustained by bayonets, and tbey would be sustained in doing so again heard Snellen make a speech saying he could cut off the head of any negro voting the Democratic ticket ind drink his blood heard another colored man say the negroes had pursuaded his wife to leave him becuuse he voted the Democratic ticket knew of no improper influence with mgroesto make them vote the Democratic ticket thiuk about fifteen colored men voted the Democratic ticket at bin poll. Cross-examined Knew of no violence. Ex Gov. Wickliffe testified that he re ides in the parish of West Feliciana did nothing to prevent the oiganization of the Republicans in the parish over one thou and negroes in Democratic clubs voted the nninrrnti( ticket: thev were enthusiastic and acted voluntarily the relations be- tween white and cdorcd people were con ciliatory he promised the colored peo ole that if the Democrats were succes-sful nnntPtt. And did not carry out their HiV V.

promises, he would join the Republicans in the next campaign with the negroes Democrats an effort was made to kill him and his partner, Mr. Kishler tbey were shot at one night the candidate for sheriff was Killed a few tights before the election some ef the colored men did lullure. Same vs. Anthony Fubrman. Same vs.

IIoi ry Rinesmi'h. Same vs. David Kerns. Levi T. Diouer vs.

W. R. S. Cook. Christian KlinepeUr vs.

Adam Witherow. W. bojtt Dunbar vs. James Elder. Jobn D.

Croe vs. Christian Tbudium. T. J. Kreamer, (Cashier, Ao vs.

W. Taylor and W. R. S. Cook, (Garnishee.) Henry Kllng for use vs.

Henry li. Bear John Woods vs. Androw Watts, Ex'r of Adam Woiiila. John UarUell vs. Hxeeuto'r of John L.

Geibcl, 1 dceeised. James D. Willis et ux vs Joseph T. Steel SECOND WEEK. Sarah K.

Kilter vs Kilter. W. B. Jones et ux vs. obert Wright.

Charles Vandera vs. Allred Hebhte. Klien Kice use vs. Win. S.

Cook. Elias Meas vs. I'utente Meas. Kphraim Kerr vs. XV m.

Tr-istle. Benjauiin fowmun, Adminintrator vs. Alex. Kauffman, dee'd. Ex'rs.

G. Cary Thsrp, Administrator Ac. rs. H. Snyder Co.

G. Cary Tharp, Administrator, Ac. vs. Henry Snyder. M.

U. Spa'ur vs. Barbara E. Baker et al. John Berry vs.

Dr. D. 11. Sweeney. Thomas Recder vs.

J. Wesley Williamson. David McGarvy vs. John Minich. W.

II. Minich vs. Esther Myers Admitiintratris THE ATTITUDE OF HAMPTON AND THE AMERICAN CITI ZENS HE LEADS. A. TALK WITH SENATOR CORDON ON THE POLICY AND CONDUCT OF SOUTHERN MEN.

Washington, Dec. 16. Some men earn the right to speak by action. Certainly no Southern man has better earned this right than Smator Gordon. He is the represen tative of the new South which has blotted out the color line in politics, till it has come to pass that in Georgia a tW: headed and trained observer reports that negroes own more property, pay more taxes, and enjoy better schools than in States where the fraud of past campaigns and the usurpation of the past month continue Republican ad ministration.

To representative men like Senator Gordon, the inauguration of Mr. Tilden i- a matter of "life and death." Last week Senator Gordon came to bis s-at fresh from the temperate counsels and rare forbearance of Mr. Hampton and th American citizens whom he hs led. No small part of bose counsels Senator Gbr don contributed. Correspondent Will the inauguration of Mr.

Hampton and his formal assumption of office bring with it the danger of conflict oetween rival faction-? Senator Gordon Absolutely none. There will be no armed collision, no violence. There can be none It was not only a part of the policy of the campaign, urged upon the stump, the burden of Hampton's speech es, of the speeches that I made, that our campaign would be ruined by any resort to violence, but there has come to be an intui tion, a conscious conviction, amons our people that it was a part of the conspiracy here, a part of the conspiracy there under orders from Washington, to invite attack, to crowd men into violence, in order to jus tify their military int' rlerence, to justify their whole line of policy, to eo before the country with the old cry. There is more at stake for our people than the contest in their own State and they are fighting there for their homes, for their safety, for their propei tv, fr the very existence of a civili zation. In addition to that they feel that the issue of the hole Presidential content turns upon their attitude in South Carolina, that all the votes cast in the South for Mr.

Tilden may be put in danger by a single act of violence. They feel the responsibility resting on them to preserve by moderation and forbearance the fruits of this great victory for the whole country Ttiey do not propose to do what their enemies want them to do. They have learned forbearance from their leaders; they feel its necessity themselves. We are beating constaaly from Conservative negroes, men of property, men who syo-pathize with us. men who want Hampton to be Governor, of deliberate attempts to provoke violence.

We knew beforehand of Chamberlain's in tention to ue the State constabulary, and the Legislature withdrew to avoid collision. The Southern people I like that phrase better than the Democratic party will not permit a collision. If it is Chamberlain or any other man who attempts it by peaceful means or by due process of law, our people will prevent violence, and in the courts. the courts of their enemies, they will seek justice. L'ke every English speaking race, they turn then to constitutional means to secure constitutional rights?" "By no other.

I know no grander thing in history. It is the noblest attitude that any ever assumed. There has been nothing like it. They see their State-house occupied by an illegal body. They see their own representatives exe'uded by sentinels.

They use no violence. They display no angi r. Th turn to the courts, and Hampton says: 'I will go into the courts that my entombs have made, before the judges they have appointed I will have a jut cause, and if these are for me who without can be against me? This is tin- result of this self control They feel cer lain of tho result. Nothing but violence can rob them of victory. They arc saf it the courts are open to them.

Whatever happens here, while the courts are left and the laws are in force there is a remedy for all wrongs. In any contingency they hope to preserve them. While our people re gard it as a matter of Hie and death to ob tain tho inauguration of Mr. Tildea, re member we are none of us safe: what has been in South Carolina may be in Georgia Tnty have had a lingering hope, a hope that is against hope, thnt even Mr. Hayee and the men into whosn hands he will tall could not be able to bring the people of the United States to support an Administration that should take the extreme measure ot abolishing the courts; and yet such hi 8 been their experu-nce that they solemnly feel that no man, however well intentioned.

can control the daring men who su ae Us nolicv. Thev have s- en Gen. Grant, iunuer Democrat, a mn who had in bis re port on tue Southern situation in 1867 de clared the entire acquietctnee of the people I Ul IUU OUUIU ill fcll 1COU119 Vt iUv CI I nian of moderation, pledged to a peaceful tKllic bv hla own d1h for Mace.lel n. S7 4 have peace' and by his general promise to be the Present of the United States ana not of a section become in the hands ol these people one of the most extreme men in the country, in spite of his better ini pulses; tbey have seen Mr. Blaine, who bad commended himself most warmly by his course as Speaker, driven Irom his high and statesmanlike course on the Force bil and taking his place among radical men views in order to reinstate him self in his party; they have Been Mr, Wheeler returning from Louisiana, signing a report which gave the true inwardness ot the Returning Board and the ntter illegality ot the Louisiana Republican Government driven by the same influences in his party to utter uonie ot the most vindictive and in excusable invectives ngaintt one third oi tUe peoplu ot his country; and hence the be list of the people of the South that Mr Hayes, notwithstanding all his promises, will be no exception to the rule.

Bu wherever lse they have lost confidence the people ot coutu Carolina still turn iui plicilly to the and you must remem oer mese courts are wuuuiican, me 1 ag are Republican superior judges, county juugts. supreme Court mdges. I hey ar alt Republican, they all voted for Hayes, they remain Republican, and upon the de cision of these men Hamptoa rests all hi Claims. If that does not nave its effect at the North, if it does not move men, I do not know what will." "Does this submission to the courts ex tend everywhere; is there any truth ii. the charge that tbe leaders are moderate and tue rank and file ready to proceed to extremes?" "1 found it everywhere, among all the people is the natural eequence of the Campaign we pursued.

From tbe first we gged. them to do no violence, aud they stood everything. They were shot down like dogs in the streets of Charleston and at Cainhoy, and they never raised their hands brave men as ever drew breath died in their tracks sooner than injure the cause. Tbeie is nothing like it in history. I saw thou-ands of white and black around the State House at Columbia separate quitly and peacefully at a few words from Uamp ton, when they had seen the doors slammed in tbe face of their lawful legislators by United States soldiers, comuianded-actually commanded as if ho had been Grant by that infernal reprobate Dennis, a man who MONDAY.

IKI tJIUKRa.1, 1S76. "Bcix-dooze" is the way they pronounce it. Troops are still gathering at Wash- ington Wliat for? The reported massacre of Major Randall's command, by the Indians, is contradicted. The Southern policy of the Kepnb-lican party puts a high premium on Tiolence and crime in cIobq States. The Supreme Court of Florida, ordering1 the Board of Canvassers to recount the returns of that State and to count them as they were returned, has carried dismay to the hearts of the conspirators.

A warning for Hayes Iglesias got Dias to use an army to make him President of Mexico, but Diaz, having driven out Lerdo, declared himself Provisional President, leaving Iglesias out in the cold. The Senate has appointed Messrs. Edmcnds, Freunghcysen, Logan, Morton, Bayard, Thebman and Ransom, and the House Messrs. Knott Spark, Tucker, Maish, Burchard, Seelye and Monroe to inquire into the methods of canvassing the electoral vote in joint convention. The vote in the Senate for the passage over Grants last year's veto of the bill reducing the salary of the President of the United States was less than two-thirds.

Consequently Grant's veto was effective, and the salary of the next President will be $50,000. Orton, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company still refuses to hand over to the Congressional Committee the dispatches sent over the wires by Chandler, Cameron relating to the conspiracy to cheat Tiuden out of the Presidency. It would ruin the cause of the conspirators if these despatches were made public. Gen. W.

F. Bahtlett, of Massachu setts, who died on Sunday last, was one of the most skillful commanders and energetic fighters in the Federal army during tho In the late campaign for President he was one of the stanchest upholders of Mr. Tilden and the principles he represented. The political letters recently published by Gen. Bartlctt were as skillful and energetic as his campaigns had been We anticipate very important results from the investigations cf the House committees sent to Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina.

Every means will bo used to balk their efforts to arrive at tho exact facts of the election, bat spite of the obstacles, they will be able to get evidence enough to satisfy the country and make the counting in of Hayes a far harder job than the Re publicans supposed it would be when they undertook it. The News Without Poisow. The Neiv York Observer claims to publish fie best family newspaper, and repu diates all unsound or objectionable teaching. Even its advertising col umns are free from all quackery and dangerous advertisement and the whole paper, both in its religous and its secular department, is filled with pure and entertaining reading. While we commend the position of the Observer in this matter, we also heartil endorsed it as one of the most desirable periodicals for any household.

The price. 83,15 a year post paid, can hardly be made to return as much, good, spent in any other way. S. Prime 37 Park Row, New York. PENNSYLVANIA DEMANDS JUSTICE.

The Democratic State Committee met in Han isburg on last Friday in the room of the Bureau of statistics to consider the Presidential situation. A large number of representative Dem ocrats, not members of the committee, were also in attendance by invitation of Chairman McClelland. a committee oi thirteen was ap pointed to draw np a paper expressive of the sense of the meeting. During the absence of the Committee a letter from Gov. Bigleb to the Chairman of the State Committee, detailing the in famous frauds of the Louisiana Re turning Board was read.

It reviews the conduct of those desperate men and clearly shows that a predetermined had been arranged to count out Tilde and Hendricks and by the most shameless frauds give the elec torai vote or mat rotate to hates and Wheeler. The letter was warmly ap plauded and a vote of thanks given Gov. Bigleb for his devotion to the cause of justice. A recess was then taken until tue committee was ready to report Upon the ro assembling of the meeting a stirring address was reported from the Committee, to the people of Pennsylvania, and read with emphasis by Hon. Richard Yaux, of Philadelphia.

It demands justice at the hands of those who have the final determination of the Presidential contest and fore shadows the trouble that will surely follow a temporary triumph of the con spirators at Washington. It invites all who feel the pic-sent danger to aid, by all lawful means, to induce Congress to obey the plain intent and meaning of the Constitution and the laws, so that the voice of the people may be duly regarded and their choice for President inaugurated. We had the pleasure of meeting many distinguished gentlemen, all of whom expressed the belief that the Grant-Chandler Cameron conspiracy would certainly soon collapse, that Congress would declare Tilden elected and that he would be installed in his high office without further opposition. Those who have opportunity of knowing most about this matter were most hopeful. We will publish the address, as well as Gov.

Bigler's statement of facts concerning the Louisiana frauds, in our next issue. weren't 200 armed United States eoldiers in the building. It would have taken no time to have turned them out. If the Democrats had wanted to seize the build ing they would have stayed the night before when they were in caucas. No one thought of doing it, no more than you did in New York, and when the United States troops marched in there was not a man on the campus even.

There was excitement and indignation when Judge Bond liberated the men that were imprisoned by the Supreme Court, but nobody off -red any violence. They walked about in the crowd here and there as you and I do here. No one thought of touching them. They were perfectly safe. There will be no disturbance while the courts are open; our people ask no redress but the redress they can get tln re." 'Do you feel that this sublime forbear ance can be proved before the committees now sitting?" "If you rely on affidavits, as they did at New Orleans, you can prove anything The Republicans can manufacture them by the thousand, and I suppose that the Dem ocrats ran do the same.

Anybody can do that. But if witnesses are brought before the committee and cross examined if the ordinary methods of arriving at the truth in a court of law are used we can produce 10,000 negroes who voted voluntarily for Hampton. In our county 960 voted in a single club, and nearly as many in another county. If the troops had not come there would hav been 20,000, but the negroes were told by their leaders that the troops were there to make them vote the Republican ticket. They were told that Grant intended to elect Chamberlain, and wh-n he was Governor the white men would be unable to protect them; but, in spite of this, the Cojservative negroes were with us the negroes of property were with us.

They look across the Savannah River to Georgia. and they see peace and quiet; they aee schools kept up, they sec their colleges supported by State grants. They have heard all their leaders at home accused by each other of corruption; they see school funds and all other foods wasted. Without all this they would have remained Republican, but they begin to see the effects of misgov- ernment; they have confidence in Hampton; he was the first man to advocate giving hem suffrage. They have more mfidence than ever now, and if he were to run to day they would give him 50,000 majority.

Special N. T. World. THE NEXT CONGRESS. The New York World gives the follow ing table in answer to inquiries as to the po litical complexion of the Forty fifth Con gress HtaU.

D. if.) Siate. J). Mississippi Alabama 8 Arknus 4 Missouri 8 4 Nebraska 1 California 1 Colorado Connecticut 3 UNerada 1 Jersey 4.3 Delawar 1 Florida York 18 17 3 North 7 1 Georgia 9 8 13 Illinois II Oregon 1 Indiana 4 Pennsylvania 10 17 9i Rhode Island 3 3 South 3 3 I Tennessee 8 3 Kansas 10 2 6 1 1 LoQiKiana. 4, Texas 6 Maine Marvland 6 Vermont.

3 I Virginia 8 1 Massachusetts 10 West Virginia Michigan 8. Si 5 31 Totals 148 -r 143 New Hampshire elects her 'hreo RepVe entative in the Spring of 1877. At the election of Congressmen in 1875 the Dem- icrats carried the First and Third district. but last month all three Rnii majorities. 815, 1.839 and 818 respectively Allowing all three of them to the Repub licans, the niocrats will have a majority ot 8, which enough to secure tbe organ ization of the House In the two Florida itiKtrlctx, and the Fourth and Sixth Louisiana, the Democratic candidates re- ceived majorities, but were counted out by 'he Returning boards.

In Colorado tbe R-publican candidate claims that the elec tion for both terms in October was valid, In the Fourth California one footing gives Pacbeco (Rep I majority another elec's Wigeinioa (Dera by 1. There will be a close contest over the Third Massachusetts. These we think the only districts where changes will be made, as in other cases, a those of Metcalf (R- in the Third Missouri, and Hartzell (Dm in tbe Eighteenth Illinois, the onus on the eon trstants is The next Houe it. therefore safely Democratic by from 12 to 20 majority. Voiit the Living iieiie organ tf the Prohibi tionists.

THE PRESIDENT A ND HIS ENEMY. The Prefidentof the United (states, is a nuzzle to both bis foes and his friends. His conduct is often astonishingly inconsistent It has for a long time been tolerably nnto rioua that Gen. Grant was neither a tern perance nor a temperate man. On the Fourth of July he was unable to participate in the great celebration at Philadelphia, and it was openly stated that drink was the cause.

The Springfield Republican, on die authority of its Washington corres. pondence announced, only a few days ago, that the President was much of tbe time greatlv "agitated," and that bis face wa getting very red and full." A dispatch from Washington to the New York World last week stated that Mr. Hewitt and another leading Democrat had called on the President, hut found him too much excited" to confer with. Certainly much of the President's conduct can be more eas ily explained on the hypothesis that he not at all times master of himself than in any other way. rnat circumstance give certain bold, bad men of social habits he keeps about him an opportunity to use and control him, which they could not other wipe hope for.

If there is trouble for the country growing out of the President action, it will, without doubt, be largely- due to the wine at ttie White House. SOUTH CAROTlNA. Columbia, 8. C. December 20.

The senate to-day decided by a strict party vote to adjourn with the republican house, sine die, on the 221 inst. Their tax and appro print ion passed second reading in tbe senate. The tax levy aggregates seventeen mills, exclusive of local taxes, and is equal to $2,000,000. A resolution passed the democratic houp to-day instructing Governor Hampton to issue a proclamation calling upon the citizens to pay such persons as he may deeig-nate 25 per cent, of the State and "county tax for the iast fiscal year and the persons paying such tax shall receive certificates receivable for taxes hereafter. SANTA CLAUSES WIFE.

To ms Editob of the Sck Sir: Can you tell the children whether Santa Claus has a wile or nor The little prattlers know till about Santa Claus iiim-elf, and delight in bis long -ard, j-tlly team of reindeers, 4nd especially the pretty toys he bring-; Out their inquiry cow is as to Mrs. Santa Claus. Does she ride in the big sleigh with him huddled all among tbe toys, or does he stay at home taking care of the may-nap little Santa Clauses? Is she young and fair, with, beautiful eyes, and with form all dainty and sweet, and bow old is she? Any iniormntion you can give will be gratefully and jolllly received by three prospective little wives, named Maud, Mollis and Sck, 1 New York, December, 1870. medicines, by those who imagine their pecuniary prospects injured by the great pop-iarity which my standard medicines have acquired, and the continued growth of my professional practice. Narrow-minded practitioners of medicine, and manufacturers of preparations which do not possess sufficient to successfully compete for popular favor, have resorted to uch cowardly strategy as to publish all sorts of ridiculous reports about the composition my medicines.

Almanacs, "Receipt Books," and other pati.phlet, are issued and scattered broadcast over the land, whtrein these conti-nipt idle knaves publish pretended analysis of my medicines, and receipts tor making them. Some of these pubiieations are given high sounding names. pretend to be issued by respectable men of education and portion, for the good of the people the more completely to blind the readers to the real object in their circulation, which is to injure the sale of my med icines. 1 ue t-opuiar tieaitti almanac" is the high sounding name of one of these publications, which contains bogus receipts, without a grun of truth in them. Not devoid oft uth are those which have been published by one Dr.

of Detroit, iu the Michigan Farmer, and by other manufac turers of medicines, in several so-called journals of Pharmacy. Thf are all prompt ed by jealousy aud utterly fail in accomplishing the object of their authors, for, notwithstanding their free circulation, my medicines continue to sell more largely than any others manufactured in this country, and are constantly increasing in sale despite the base iies concocted and cir culated by such knaves. The people find that these medicines possess genuine merit, accomplish what their manufacturer claims for them, and are not the vile, poisonous nostrums which jealous narrow minded physicians and sneaking compounders of competing medicines represent them to be. Among the large number of pretended analyses published, it is a significant fact that no two have been at all alike conclusively proving the dishonesty of their authors. It is euougu for the people to know that while thousands, yes, I may truthfully say millions, have taken my medicines and have been cured, no one has ever received injury from the'r use.

R. V. PIERCE, M. Proprietor of Dr. Pierce's Medicines, World's Dispensary," Buffalo, N.

Y. ESfBy the time the committees of Con gress have finished their investigations in Louisiana. Soulh Carolina and Florida, the frauds that have been committed in those States will be presented to tbe American people in so revolting; a light that they will find no apologists except among the uiost blind and ignorant partisans. Already the work of the conspirators ix falling asunder by its own rottenness. Robertson, a Re-publican Senator of South Carolina, de clines a renommation from the Dennis legilaMtre of that State.

Long, a Republi, can of Louisiana, tt ng-t back in tbe face of Kellogg the fraudulent certificate of his returning board to a at in the legislature, and Gen. Barlow, one of Grant's commis-innRra Florida, in reviewing the operations of the returning board of that State, declares his conviction that its electoral vote honestly belong to Tilden and Hendricks. Patriot. Z. L.

White, tue N. Y. Tribune's corres pondent in Louisiana, whom the Republicans agree was fVtir, writes to explain why his letters always sjive the benefit of a doubt to the Democrats." He says The election in this State was held under a kw made by the Republicans with the avowed object of keeping that prty in power. Every supervisor in tbe State was a Republican, and wh-n their returns are complied and added up, it is found that the Democratic majority is about SuuU. Wnw, I a any lair man if that does not make a prima facie case for the Demociats, and wuen tbe Kepubliians undertake to over turn that remit, if they ought not to be re quired to prove their cave beyond all doubt? 1 think that the party which bas tbe prima facie ca-c outfut to have tbe benefit of auy doubt.

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There will be wo Brick School Houes built by tbe School Board of Savillo township. Perry eounty.Pa., one in LHwrty Valley, mf" half mile above Mr. WetzdTs More, and the other at Esbcol. Both bouses will let Dy pnoiic outcry, in ick- -ainrir Saturday, the 13th dav Ol JanU- ary, 177. rpecincauons 01 ubhuius-ctu tie seen at anv time with B.

Sheaff-r, at Ickesburg, of J. Pmi'h, in Eshcol. By order ot the Board. H. WOLF, President.

J. Smith. Secretary. Dec. 20, 1876 3t.

OR REN T. The Store Room and A Bast-ment of the Odd Fellows' Hall, in Liverpool Lorougb. rry county. Pa is for rent for one year, with the privilege three years, from 1st April, 1877. The lo-cation is a desirable one.

The room is 69 bv 40 feet. Call on or address, William Wallis, W. Hamilton, Johs W. Chahles, Dec. 30, '76.

4t. Truotees. PRESIDENT SAMUEL J. TILDEN. VICE PRESIDENT THOMAS A.

HENDRICKS. By a popular majority of a quarter of a million. By a majority is the electoral col. lege of thirty seven. Vox Populi, Vox Dei.

A RADICAL SET-BACK. THE FLORIDA SUPREVK COURT ORDERS A RE CANVASS. This Order is Fqnlvalent to a Democratic Yictory on both Stat and National Tickets. Tallahassee, December 23 Th Supreme Court sustains the Drew demurrer to the" answer to the canvassing board, and grants a peremptory order to the board to I re canvass from the face of the returns. This gives the State to Tilden by a email majority and, of course, elects the balance of the Democratic ticket, including both congressmen.

The Democrats are quietly but heartilv. eniovinc their victory. The counsel for the board gave notice of a motion to answer. The court adjourned until 9 o'clock a m. to-morrow, and announced its determination to adiourn tine die to morrow.

THOSE "REBEL CLAIMS." Who want9 rebel claims" paid now Why Ulysses and his loyal Secretary of War to be sure Fays His Excellency: I invite your t-pecial attention to the fol lowing recommendations of the Secretary of War: First. That the claims under the Act of July 2, 1864. for supplies taken by the army during the war be removed from the offices of the quarter master and com missary generals and transferred to the southern claims commission. These claims are of a precisely similar nature to those now before the southern claims commission, and the war department bureaus have net the clerical force for their examination nor proper machinery for investigating the loyalty of the claimants." These are some of the claims which Mr. Tilden is pledged to defeat by his veto.

But Grant and Cameron recommend that they be removed irom the scrutiny of army officers and placed in charge of the southern claims commission so mat ioey may oe more speedily Fettled. Tell it not in the back settlements, else Lancaster county will never again be frightened into 8 000 majority against the Democratic ticket by the Radi cal bulldozers who cry '-rebel claims." Nothing would delight the public plun derers in Washington more than to see the House of Representatives abandon it efforts to bring to justice those corrupt officeholders who have ben caught steal ioe Irom the Treasury. There are several cases in which the investigations of Con gress lnet session aff rd ample grounds for the impeachment or criminal prosecution of noted offenders, and the House should not hesitate to pres such proceeding at once. It may be considered a sure mat as the chances for counting Tilden out grow less, the noisy demonstrations in lavor of Hayes by R-publican leaders of the Grant and Chandler type will increase, for even if thev were without the slightest hope of seating Hayes their pretences that they could effect that end would be kept up in the hope of preventing further investiga tion into he corruptions which pervade al most every department of the National Government. The majority in the Houe should not abate one jot of its zeal in the righteous crusade against detected rascals in office.

N. Y. Sun. SHOE PARA GRAPHS. Kate Claxton ascribes her escape from the Brooklyn fire to a good wool- en petticoat.

Covington county, Alabama, must bo a healthy place, for there's not a practising physician within its limits. A peddler stopped a funeral pro cession in Connecticut, and tried to sell mourning goods to the folks in the carriages. The fall of snow in Northern New 1 1 i heavy, amounting to elghteen inches in many places. Trains generally were delayed. Navigation is suspended in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers above Cairo, and there are fears of a gorge below.

At Cairo Monday morning the thermome ter registered 7 degrees below zero. The bark Minerva and schooner Maggie H. McLennon were wrecked yesterday, at Port Hood, N. S. The second mate of the bark, and three children and two men from the schooner were lost.

Silver ore of great richness has been discovered on tho Cheat river, West Virginia. The ore lies in such shape as to be easily mined, two men having removed enough in a single day to yield $750. A man in Chicago started out, armed with a knife and a club, with the avow ed intention of imitating Cain by kill ing his brother. The brother, how ever, did not make, a good Abel, but used his revolver with almost fatal effect. A vein or bed of copper ore has been discovered in Newfoundland that is forty feet in thickness.

The attention of English capitalists appears to have been drawn to tho value of the mineral deposits in this island, and a large number of persons already find employment in digging copper ore. Gen. George Washington was precise in dress and probably had many a pleasant little vanity of his own. In the camp at Cumberland (1775) there was but one mirror, and that set in the end of a powder horn used by his friend and comrade Col. Zachary Lewis.

By this mirror Gen. George shaved his chin every morning and completed his toilet. The powder horn is now in possession of one of Col. Lewis's descendants, resident in Richmond. The horn is still suspended upon the plaited leathern string by which it hung at the soldier's side.

HOPEFUL SIGNS. The latest declarations of the President respecting tbe election of bis successor, which were published in these columns yes terdy, give a gleam of hope that the country will be united in demanding honest and peneiratiiig examination into the cir-cumstancps of the popular and electoral voting in the United States, and in the rights of the really elected candidates (whom we believe to be Tilden and IL ndricks) while ttiey gather up the reins of power. The President is reported to have declared 'that he should not in case of emergency hesitate to exeicise his constitutional au thority, though, at the same time, he could not aef any occasion for what he termed, 'the indiscreet manipulation of some of the I lemocratic local leaders' and doubted if they were inspired by any higher authority Whoever was declared by the President of the tvnate to be elected President and Vice President of the United States, it would be his duty to recognize them and to surrender to them the reins of authority, and this he would do but he protested that he bad no wish to force any particular person upon tho people, but would see that the one declared elected his successor was placed in pos- ssion. He was not to be tlie judge of the e'ectton that was to be de-cidrd by the Contitutiou and the laws." If the President intended to say (which intention wo shall not contemplate till com pelled so to do) that the President of the Senate can alone decide which are authen-tic and veritable votes in cases of double or conflicting return), and that he will sustain the President of the Senate by the army nnd militia (see section 1,642 of Revised Statutes) when he has so decided, then Grant intends mischief. But it seems to us only fair to take him literally, and to sup pose that he only meant to cover a formal declaration to be made by the President of Senate, after that official shall be empowered thereto by the two bouses, acting under the joint-rule, or uuder Morton's plan, or under some other similar contrivance.

As to surrendering the reins of authority, that is a mere phrase. Ex President Grant will have nothing to surrender. On tbe fourth of March dies a civil death. The reins drop from his then powerless hands. On that day be can attend when bis successor is inaugurated, under direction of the two hou-es, and takes the oath of office, if he sees fit, or he can stay away if he sees fit.

His presence or absence will have no legal effect. When his official term expires, his power to give binding orders to the steward of the President's household, who, by statute, has, under tho President, control over the furniture of the hite House, also expires. The President's residence passes into the control of the Superinten dent of Public, Buildings. On the fourth day of Msirch Mr Grant will have no mo authority to issue an order either to the army or the militia, than the Pope will have. Under present laws the functions of tbe two houses of Congress and of the President of tbe Senate in creating the sue cessor to President Grant niut unexercised in the semion of the second Wednesday -of next February.

Whomsoever they may ucclare Prtsid nt and Vice President, must then be so declared, aud President Grant is quite right in saying it will be "his duty to recognize them," although it is difficult to dit-cover in what particular his recogni tion of them will be more important than of any other private citizen, and impossible to discover anything which the statute makes it his duty to do respecting the newly elected President or Vice-President As to plucing thom "in possession," the embarrassment is that when lis successor has a right to be put "in possession." Mr, Grant will be a private cHizko, with no right to put him 'in possession while the command or the army will be, iu a military sense, in the hands of General 8hrman. But if the President could only be per-metded and pervaded with the idea which be seem to express, that he is 'not to be thejudgeo the election," and is not to exercise his official or moral authority to influence or coerce in any way the jndg ment, tiie supporters of Governor Tilden shou'd be content and doubtless would be But they do protest and they ought to pro test a rain st the President who should be a perfectly colorless middle man, acting of ficially as an "ally" of Governor Hayes, He had a right to vote for Hayes electors but after exercising that right, he has no right to sec either Hayes or Tilden, or any thing whatever but the Law. No one can obiect to a maintenance of the peace according to "the State's collect ed will," but the difficulty with the Presi dent's peace, his militaiy orders for peace. and his methods of peace, is that on their face they have the look of a lawless inten tion to influence the decision of disputed questions about tbe elections. A policeman, nnder the oretext of preserving the forms of law, may really, and in efiVct, be pro, tecting a burglar or a kidnapper.

We do not now say the President intends to exert his official or moral influence to force a de cision in favor of Hayes and against Tilden We on'y say, what his best triends will nrohahlv concede, that there is need of extreme and unwonted circumspection on hi part to prevent his acts Irom taking on that aspect and coloring, and thereby lend iner un to and producing tumult. N. T. World. GRANT'S RECEXT WORK.

Within a week Grant has again prosti. tuted the public service to partii-an uses. and oui rased all decency in order to giatify his personal adln rents. He nominated, as United States Marshal for Louisiana, J. R.

G. Pitkin, who known to be a servile instrument of Packard, and who made himself recently conspicuous in the manu facture of affidavits to prop up the frauds of the Returning Boards. A few days before he dismissed Mr. Fair- man, Postmaster at Philadelphia, an effi cient officer, who was satisfactory to all miriies nml backed bv a support of ten thoui-and business men, became he had re fused to obey the orders of Don Cameron the Cincinnati Convention, and would not. consent to be bis tool in other re sonets.

He appointed J. M. Wells, tbe hcid of the Louisiana Returning Board, to the Ap- nraisership of the port of New Orleans, in praibi-isuiy ruu-arrl for the infamous services ue uaa reudered, spite of his formal condemnation by two Republican committees of the iinnw nf Rpnrpsentatives. And he made a Judge for life BillGS, who drew Dc bull's midnight order, by means of which, and Federal bavoncts, tho Kellogg enor mity was imposed on the people of Louisi ana. The Republican benate accepted and endorsed these and a hundred similar out rages, as if they were acts to be commend ed.

Neic York bun. It is rumored that Grant has determined to support Chamberlain in di-pers- ln? the Hampton government in South Carolina. of ct al. Sixteen other suits vs. the Same.

Andrew Burd vs. Penna. Canal Co. Christian B. Leitcr vs the township of IIowo.

Dr. Michael Price vs. David Brockbill et ux. Dr. Michael Price vs.

Jacob Zung et ux, Jacob T. Kling vs. Franklin Spotts. Adam Karstottcr vs. Charles Wright et al.

J. J. Sl'OSENBERGER, Proth'y. Proth's Office, Bloomfield, N. V.

20, 1876. gHERlFF'8 SALES. By virtue of sundry writs of Venditioni Exnonaf, writs of Hcrt Facias, and a writ of Levari taeias, issued out of tbe Court of Common Pleas of Perry couaty, and to me directed, I will expose to public sale, at the Court House, in the borough of Bloomfield, on Friday, December 1876, one o'clock P. M. of said day, the following de.

scribed real cs ate, to wit A LOT OP GROU.VD situate in Newport bor-ougb, Perry county. bounded on the frost by Mulberry street, on the south by lot of James 0. McClintock. on the westby lot of George W. Zinn, on the north by lot of John G.

Albright's heirs, and having thereon erected a two story frame house and outbuildings as the property of Austin L. Low. 1 Also. A TRACT LAND, -pri township. Perry county, more or less.

by Linds of D. W. Miller, Win. Jr. Ilk Kepner, Tit.el.'s beir.

7 4 house, weatherboarded, rrh niltLllIMIltn. am property ot JcJi1lne Also, A LOJOF GROUND, situate in Carroll townsbijjrerry countyf pa) containing 12 aurcs, m.J.1j!& tr.si, bounded on the north by lands of liam htouffer, east, by land of Michael Gibnoy. south by land of Samuel Smith, and west by land of WiJiam Stoulfer as tho property of George Thomas Shearer. Also, A Lot' OF GROUND situate in the bor. ougb of Millerstown, Perry county, bounded on the north by Isaac Kinier, on the suith by street running to the river.

on tho east by street, on ti.e pt by an alley, and having thereon eroded a two story frame weathurb arded bouse, a two story log weathiTboaided house, a wauon-i inker shop, ft'id othi-r outbuildi- as the proper jy of Bliza-btth R. and J. II. Kipp. Also, A LOT OFUKOUVD, situate in Liver-pool horough, Perry county, Pa bounded on the.

north by Mulberry street, on the west by street, on tho south by lot of Geo Rupp, on the east by lot of Cary Tharp. and having there srt-oted a two story ioghouse n(l ouibuildiugg; ns tbe property of D.u.iel Brink. Also, A LOT OP GROUND, situato in Liverpool toanship, Perry county, bounded by lands of Mrs. Ilolliilny. Bui.j.

InhoflT, and the public road Iva'liiii' from Selinsgrove to Liverpool, and having thereon creotd a two story log bouse, frame stable and outbuildings as the properly of Samuel Krot-ser. Also, A LOT OK GR0UVD, situato in the bor-ough of Duncannon, Perry county, bounded on the north by lot of Christian Boer, on tha south by lot of Irvine, on the West by an alley, and troniing on igh street, and having thereon erected a two story building, 12 by IA feet, with porch attached at south side 6 feet by 16 feet, and this building is attached to a front building 18 feet ty 22 feet; as ihe property of E. C. Irvine, owner or reputed owner, and James Irvine, Con-tractor. Also, defendant's interest in A TRACT Of LAND situate iu Watts township.

Perry county containing 120 acn.s. more or less, about 80 aoros cleared, bounded by lands of John Garni an. Levi Aiders. William Feu iclo, Jacob Siders "and others, and having thereon erected a two story log honw frame bank barn, and outbuildings; us the pro tv ot Isaiah Siders. Also, defendant's iuterest in A TR4C LAND, hituate in Watts township, Perry containing 120 acres, more or less, a' acres cleared, bounded by of John Levi eiders, Wui.

Penicle, Jacb Siders, anv and having thereon ere-ted a two-story log frame bank barn nnd outbuildings as the p. ty of Jeremiah Siders. Seized and taken in execution, and to be solo J. W. WILLIAMSON, Sheriff.

Sheriff's Office. Bloomfield, Deo. 6, Note. Ten per cent, of the purchase money to be paid whon the property is stricken dowj, and the balance on the Mondav of January Court, A. 1877.

JOB WOBK, of all kinds, neatly ex JECUTED AT THIS OJTICK. nr.