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Status of the Rebel States
(Column 5)

Summary: A transcript of an address delivered by Thaddeus Stevens, in which the Radical politician lays out his prescription for reconstructing the southern states. His plan, he acknowledges, is more severe than the one offered by the rebels and their sympathizers. Among other things, it calls for the confiscation of the leading rebels' estates to pay the national debt, to indemnify loyal men for the damages they suffered, and to relieve the burden of taxation.

Editorial Comment: "Hon. Thaddeus Stevens made one of his boldest speeches in Gettyburg on the 3rd inst. in which he discussed the status of the Rebel States with a degree of originality and pungency peculiar to himself. There is nothing new in his position but is arguments are ever fresh and logical, and his keen satire on time-servers is worthy of his palmiest days:"

Fenians Flocking To Ireland
(Column 7)

Summary: It is reported that scores of Irish immigrants have returned to their homeland since the end of the war, carrying with them "revolvers, pistols, rifled guns, daggers, and short swords," which they were acquired while serving in the Union Army. With weapons such as these, the returnees boast, members of the Fenian Brotherhood are now preparing in the U. S. for "the invasion of Ireland."

Origin of Article: Saunder's News

Hear Pennsylvania!
(Column 1)

Summary: Despite the Democrats' treacherous attempts to "deceive the patriotic people," the voters proved impervious to the gambit, say the editors.

Full Text of Article:

Pennsylvania is still true to her noble fame, to her heroic soldiery, to the memory of her martyred dead, to the Republic rescued from treason in the field and then threatened by the treacherous friendship of its deadly foes.

The same Democracy that proclaimed the war a failure but one year ago, turned upon its own consistent record and sought to deceive the patriotic people it could not make faithless to their government. It endorsed President Johnson, with the hope of making him perfidious in case of their success, and demanded that the authors of treason and war and our widespread bereavement, should be restored to the power they wielded for our destruction.

They appealed to every prejudice that hates, even justice to the victims of slavery, and impelled thousands to vote against their own best interest lest they should be degraded by negro equality; but the profound, patriotic convictions of the people have prevailed, and once more Pennsylvania thunders that to faithful me, and not to traitors, shall the power and destiny of this government be entrusted.

The Union party occupied no doubtful position. It had no concealment--no double-dealing. It met the issues manfully and trusted to a just cause and the intelligence and virtue of the people for success. Their platform is explicit as to the true policy of the administration, and although assailed with all the ingenuity and malignity that accomplished Democratic leaders could exercise, it has triumphed solely because the people believed it Right.

--There is Pennsylvania--behold her! Her voice is one of admonition to her Rulers, to the South, to the Democracy, and one that bids loyal men be of good cheer and hope confidently for the full fruition of the causeless, bloody war with which treason appalled the Nation. Let the doubting look to her sturdy sons--ever slow to accept, but equally slow to surrender--and go forward in renewed faith that the Republic lives!

Revengeful Jeremiah
(Column 1)

Summary: Lamenting his fall from grace, the editors castigate Judge Jeremiah Black, Chief Justice of the State, for his opposition to the late war and his vocal endorsement of the rebels' "murderous work."

Editorial Comment: "His towering genius was perverted to the strange treachery of Democracy, and instead of leading it to fidelity and greatness, he tremblingly, blindly followed it into the very valley of death."

[No Title]
(Column 4)

Summary: The piece congratulates Morton Michael for his triumph in Philadelphia's mayoral contest. Morton, it explains, was victorious despite facing "unscrupulous efforts to defeat him."

[No Title]
(Column 4)

Summary: Lamenting William McLellan's defeat in his bid for an Assembly seat, the article asserts that he could have been elected to the body at almost any time in the past fifteen years, had he chosen to run then instead of now.
(Names in announcement: William McLellan)

[No Title]
(Column 4)

Summary: According to partial returns, C. M. Duncan is ahead in the race for the Senate, having garnered more than 91% of the vote in Adams county, "where some Union men helped strike down" McConaughy, "their own candidate and fellow citizen." But, reports the article, there is still hope for Union candidate since the ballots of the 77th Regiment, now stationed in Texas, have yet to be tallied.
(Names in announcement: C. M. Duncan, David McConaughy)

[No Title]
(Column 5)

Summary: It is reported that an audience of copperheads listening to a recent speech delivered by the President "turned on their heels and left in disgust" after he referred to black veterans as "his countrymen" and insisted that the "most virtuous and the most intelligent" men would be selected "to occupy the highest position" in society, "without regard to color."

Origin of Article: New York Times

Editorial Comment: "The Copperheads do not like the President's speech to the colored men of Washington, and some of them begin to fancy that they have been too hasty endorsing him. The correspondent of the New York Times says:"

[No Title]
(Column 5)

Summary: There are currently 1,578 National Banks chartered by the Treasury, which hold an aggregate capital of $308,264,213, with a circulation of $174,182,630.

The Legislature
(Column 7)

Summary: A complete listing of the candidates elected to Legislature of 1866. In both the House and the Senate, the Republicans will hold the majority, by 7 and 30 seats respectively.
(Names in announcement: C. M. Duncan, Col. F. S. Stumbaugh)

Local Items--Franklin County Election
(Column 3)

Summary: A summary of the official results from Franklin county, excluding the soldier vote which may be sufficient to reverse the outcome in the contest for senator.

Full Text of Article:

FRANKLIN COUNTY ELECTION.--We give herewith the official vote of Franklin county as cast on the 10th inst. The army vote is not included, and it may vary the result sufficiently to elect McConaughy and Rowe:

Aud. Gen. Sur. Gen. Senator. Hartranft Davis Campbell Linton MConaughy Duncan Antrim 479 453 479 453 478 450 North Ward 317 183 316 184 308 189 South Ward 269 246 268 247 270 244 Concord 27 98 27 98 27 98 Dry Run 115 88 115 88 115 88 Fayetteville 237 179 237 179 221 192 Greenvillage 188 96 188 96 187 97 Guilford 180 192 180 192 180 192 Hamilton 112 140 112 140 117 135 Letterkenny 134 208 134 208 133 209 Lurgan 87 120 87 120 87 120 Loudon 82 95 81 96 75 102 Metal 146 94 146 94 146 94 Montgomery 188 134 186 135 186 136 Orrstown 71 124 71 124 71 124 Peters 140 45 139 46 139 46 Quincy 185 270 185 270 181 273 Southampton 48 68 48 68 48 68 Sul. Spring 29 53 29 53 29 53 St. Thomas 147 182 148 182 148 183 Washington 290 250 290 250 290 250 Warren 45 45 45 44 45 45 Welsh Run 97 133 97 133 97 133 Total 3613 3496 3608 3500 3578 3521 Assembly Sheriff Stumbaugh Shuman M'Lellan Tressler Doebler Boyd Antrim 469 471 463 451 180 451 North Ward 319 283 222 171 325 168 South Ward 275 251 269 235 264 212 Concord 26 27 99 98 26 89 Dry Run 115 115 88 88 115 88 Fayetteville 237 237 179 176 234 181 Greenvillage 187 188 97 96 190 94 Guilford 173 176 203 191 154 192 Hamilton 110 106 147 110 109 141 Letterkenny 135 131 211 206 135 205 Lurgan 88 87 120 119 87 120 Loudon 79 81 28 20 80 97 Metal 146 146 95 93 150 illeg Montgomery 187 181 138 137 185 135 Orrstown 72 71 124 123 70 125 Peters 142 135 51 42 138 47 Quincy 191 182 272 265 192 258 Southampton 53 48 61 62 51 62 Sul. Spring 20 20 53 53 20 53 St. Thomas 149 148 181 182 118 183 Washington 289 288 250 250 288 253 Warren 44 45 45 45 45 44 Welsh Run 97 95 136 133 98 133 Total 3612 3521 3611 3458 3618 3467 Treasurer Dist. Atty. Surveyor Hassler Doyle Rowe Stenger Kuhn Auld Antrim 486 442 482 441 485 445 North Ward 319 180 298 198 277 218 South Ward 265 246 257 256 262 253 Concord 23 100 27 98 27 28 Dry Run 112 91 115 88 114 86 Fayetteville 237 179 233 182 236 180 Greenvillage 188 96 187 96 187 96 Guilford 175 195 177 195 180 185 Hamilton 125 137 109 142 112 140 Letterkenny 134 207 133 208 131 203 Lurgan 87 120 87 120 89 117 Loudon 90 87 64 113 82 94 Metal 145 94 144 95 145 93 Montgomery 196 124 182 138 190 130 Orrstown 71 124 72 123 71 124 Peters 138 46 137 48 147 38 Quincy 186 268 183 271 187 208 Southampton 48 68 47 68 47 68 Sul. Spring 27 55 29 53 29 53 St. Thomas 149 177 145 186 180 167 Washington 290 251 289 252 290 250 Warren 46 43 45 45 45 43 Welsh Run 98 133 98 132 99 133 Total 3635 3463 3540 3548 3600 3480 Commissioner D. of Poor Auditor Skinner Lesher Clayton Secriat Nevin Sellers Antrim 467 462 478 483 479 430 North Ward 302 199 316 184 316 184 South Ward 264 252 266 250 268 247 Concord 30 95 27 98 27 98 Dry Run 124 80 115 88 115 88 Fayetteville 236 180 236 180 236 180 Greenvillage 184 100 185 98 188 96 Guilford 178 194 178 194 179 193 Hamilton 112 140 112 140 112 140 Letterkenny 135 207 133 209 134 208 Lurgan 88 119 87 120 87 120 Loudon 81 96 81 96 81 96 Metal 145 94 146 94 145 94 Montgomery 187 135 192 130 187 135 Orrstown 71 124 71 124 71 124 Peters 139 46 139 46 139 46 Quincy 187 266 141 310 183 271 Southampton 48 68 48 68 48 68 Sul. Spring 29 54 29 53 29 53 St. Thomas 148 183 148 183 145 183 Washington 289 251 307 233 289 250 Warren 45 45 45 45 45 45 Welsh Run 97 133 97 132 97 133 Total 3586 3523 3577 3526 3600 3504 Coroner. Maclay Hunter Antrim 478 451 North Ward 316 184 South Ward 269 247 Concord 27 98 Dry Run 115 87 Fayetteville 235 181 Greenvillage 189 95 Guilford 178 194 Hamilton 112 140 Letterkenny 131 211 Lurgan 87 120 Loudon 81 96 Metal 146 94 Montgomery 187 135 Orrstown 71 123 Peters 139 46 Quincy 184 276 Southampton 48 68 Sul. Spring 29 53 St. Thomas 147 184 Washington 290 250 Welsh Run 97 132 Warren 45 45 Total 3601 3504 RECAPITULATION AUDITOR GENERAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY Hartranft 3,613 Rowe 3,540 Davis 3,496 Stenger 3,548 Hartranft's majority 117 Stenger's majority 8 SURVEYOR GENERAL SURVEYOR Campbell 3,608 Kuhn 3,600 Linton 3,500 Auld 3,480 Campbell's maj'y 108 Kuhn's maj'y 120 SENATOR COMMISSIONER M'Conaughy 3,578 Skinner 3,586 Duncan 3,521 Lesher 3,523 M'Conaughy's maj'y 57 Skinner's maj'y 63 ASSEMBLY DIRECTOR OF THE POOR Stumbaugh 3,612 Clayton 3,567 Shuman 3,521 Secriat 3,526 M'Lellan 3,611 Tressler 3,458 Stumbaugh over M'Lellan 1 Clayton's maj'y 51 Stumbaugh over Tressler 154 M'Lellan over Shuman 90 Shuman over Tressler 63 SHERIFF AUDITOR Doebler 3,618 Nevin 3,600 Boyd 3,467 Sellers 3,504 Doebler's maj'y 154 Nevin's maj'y 96 TREASURER CORONER Hassler 3,635 Maclay 3,601 Doyle 3,463 Hunter 3,504 Hassler's maj'y 172 Maclay's maj'y 97

It will be seen that the entire Union county ticket is elected by the home vote but Col. Rowe, who is eight behind; but we confidently look for more than enough of soldier votes to elect him. The vote cast in the county is 7109--574 less than that cast for President last year. It is however 134 more than the vote, home and army vote together, cast for Congress last year, and is therefore a very respectable poll for a quiet election. We presume that there are not ten counties in the State where the vote has been as full as in Franklin. The Union men have done nobly, and assured their supremacy in the "Green Spot."

In order to show the variations in the vote of Franklin county during the last twelve years, we append the vote of each party, the aggregate vote and the majority each year from 1854 until now, including the vote at both elections in 1864. It will be seen that in that period Franklin county has given a Democratic majority but once--in 1857 when there were two candidates (Wilmot and Hazelhurst) opposed to the Democracy, and the majority has varied from 17 to 779, and the total vote from 5271 to 7683. The largest Republican vote was 4053 cast for Lincoln in 1860, and the lowest was 2860 cast for Nicholson for Canal Commissioner in 1855. The highest Democratic was 3821 cast for McClellan in 1864 and the lowest 2411 cast for Plummer in 1855:

Yr. Rep. Dem. Total Maj. 1854 3,579 2,799 6,378 779 1855 2,800 2,411 5,271 449 1856 3,416 3,300 6,716 116 1857 3,058 3,187 6,245 129 1858 3,385 3,063 6,448 322 1859 3,692 3,267 6,959 425 1860 4,053 3,379 7,432 674 1861 3,569 2,877 6,446 692 1862 3,157 3,140 6,297 17 1863 3,876 3,710 7,586 166 1864 3,508 3,457 6,965 51 1864 3,862 3,821 7,083 41 1865 3,613 3,496 7,109 117

SENATOR--OFFICIAL

The following is the official home vote for Senator in this district:

County M'Conaughy Duncan Adams 2,576 2,667 Franklin 3,578 3,521 Duncan's majority, 34 6,154 6,188

ASSEMBLY--OFFICIAL

The following is the official home vote for Assembly in this district:

County Stumbaugh Shuman M'Lellan Tressler Franklin 3,612 3,521 3,611 3,458 Perry 2,257 2,267 2,014 2,036 Total 5,869 5,788 5,625 5,494 Stumbaugh over M'Lellan 244 Stumbaugh over Tressler 375 Shuman over M'Lellan 163 Shuman over Tressler 294 Union candidates in italics; Democrats in Roman

THE SOLDIER VOTE

But a few scattering votes from our soldiers have as yet been received. Those on file in the Prothonotary's Office give M'Conaughy a gain of 7, reducing Duncan's majority to 27, and Rowe a gain of 4, leaving Stenger but 4 majority.

[No Title]
(Column 2)

Summary: A listing of the Chambersburg residents who were passengers on the ill-fated train that crashed on Oct. 14th, outside of Lancaster. With the exception of John K. Shryock (a. k. a. Gossip of "Gossip With Our Friends"), who suffered a "flesh wound" on his leg, they all managed to escape from the wreck unharmed.
(Names in announcement: John K. Shryock, Samuel Reid, William G. Reed, Fannie Reed, H. S. Stoner, William C. Eyster, Adam Stouffer, Lizzie Lester, Sarah Kinsler)

Railroad Accident
(Column 3)

Summary: In an horrific crash, nine people were killed and several others injured when the axle of the passenger car on an express train broke four miles away from Lancaster, tearing open part of the bottom of the car and throwing four others from the track.

Full Text of Article:

Lancaster, Oct. 15, 9 PM--Yesterday afternoon as the day express train [illeg] on the Pennsylvania Railroad was within four miles of this city, an axle of the head passenger car broke, and a part of it striking the bottom of the car, near the front end, tore out part of the bottom, precipitating the occupants off their seats, on each side, to the ground, who were run over by the wheels of the rear truck. Eight persons were killed outright and another died some hours afterwards. Only two others were badly hurt. The train consisted of seven passenger and two baggage cars. The last four cars were thrown off the track, one of which was turned on its side. No one in these cars were seriously hurt.

The accident occurred nearly opposite Mrs. Kauffman's mill, in a cut in the road, nearly midway between Lancaster and Landisville. The passengers were immediately brought to Lancaster, where preparations were made to administer to the wants of the wounded, the entire medical force of the city being assembled at the depot as soon as the news of the accident reached here.

Mrs. Barr, one of the killed, was the wife of Hon. James P. Barr, of Pittsburgh, Surveyor-General of Pennsylvania.
Col. Butler, killed, was whiskey inspector in Philadelphia.
W. H. Butler, Clerk in the Surveyor-General's office, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Willet, killed, was the wife of Theo. Willet of New Cumberland, Pa.
The three children who were with Mrs. Yetta of Milwaukee, state that their father had died in the South, and that they were going to an aunt in Philadelphia, whose name they could not give.

Three females, evidently a mother and two daughters, and apparently Germans, supposed to be recently from California, have not yet been identified. One of the girls may have been fifteen and the other nine years of age. All the bodies, except that of Mrs. Yetta and the three not identified, have been sent to their relatives. The others have been temporarily deposited in a vault in one of our cemeteries.

Colonel Isaac Moffet, of Philadelphia, it is supposed, was somewhat injured internally. He is the only one known to have received serious injury.

The train was running on schedule time and at the usual rate of speed. The breaking of the axle, which was the cause of the accident, appears to have been an unavoidable occurrence.

The officers of the Company here have been active and unremitting in their efforts to minister to the comforts of the wounded. Much difficulty has been experienced in identifying the bodies of some of the dead. The solicitor of the Company for this district has spared no exertion to secure the identification of some of the dead.

Married
(Column 4)

Summary: On Oct. 15th, Joseph O. Boggs and Maggie Colby were married by Rev. C. H. Forney.
(Names in announcement: Joseph O. Boggs, Maggie Colby, Rev. C. H. Forney)

Married
(Column 4)

Summary: On Oct. 5th, Jacob C. Stouffer and Mary A. Hoover were married by Rev. Eyster.
(Names in announcement: Jacob C. Stouffer, Mary A. Hoover, Rev. Eyster)

Married
(Column 4)

Summary: On Oct. 5th, Thomas J Cunningham and Rebecca Hoover were married by Rev. Eyster.
(Names in announcement: Thomas J. Cunningham, Rebecca Hoover, Rev. Eyster)

Married
(Column 4)

Summary: On Oct. 5th, John A. Barr and Annie E. Stouffer, daughter of Christian Stouffer, were married by Rev. C. P. Thomas.
(Names in announcement: John A. Barr, Annie E. Stouffer, Christian Stouffer, Rev. C. P. Thomas)

Died
(Column 4)

Summary: On Oct. 2nd, Montfort Adolphius, eldest son of Lewis and Eliza B. Haney, died near Waynesboro. He was 3 years old.
(Names in announcement: Eliza B. Haney, Montfort Adolphius Haney, Lewis Haney)

Died
(Column 4)

Summary: On Oct. 7th, David A., son of W. H. and Caroline Lippy, died. He was 2 years old.
(Names in announcement: David A. Lippy, W. H. Lippy, Caroline Lippy)