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Our Triumph
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Summary: Rejoices at the local victories the Democrats have scored in Franklin county. Gives some of the vote totals and puts it to Republicans to explain why the latter lost. Also expresses contempt at Mr. White, Democratic Committee Chairman of the County, for attempting to defeat Democratic candidate George Skinner because of a personal quarrel.

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No County has done better for the Democracy than Franklin County. For eight years we have been struggling to gain the ascendency, but have not had a complete triumph during that time. We have elected portions of our ticket at times, but it was reserved for us to make a clean sweep this year. We have done it, and done it effectually. The lowest majority for candidates on the County ticket is one hundred and twenty-five, and the highest is five hundred and ninety-eight. For our candidate for Governor we have given a majority of three hundred and eight.

The Democracy of Chambersburg have done particularly well. The North Ward gave but seventy of a majority for Geary, and the South Ward gave a majority of fifteen for Packer, thus leaving the majority for Geary only fifty-five in the Borough. Last October, the majority for the Radical candidate for Auditor General in this Borough was one hundred and fifty-one.

The vote cast for Mr. Welsh, the Democratic candidate for Prothonotary, is a very flattering one, especially at Waynesboro'. His neighbors and friends there voted for him with a will, and he leads the State ticket in that box two hundred votes.

Capt. Skinner has reason to be proud of the vote which he received in the County. In this Borough, he was most bitterly assailed by Mr. H. M. White, Chairman of the County Executive Committee, who labored from the opening to the closing of the polls to secure his defeat. An indefatigable worker, he succeeded in pulling a considerable number of votes against him and in favor of Wm. C. M'Knight the Radical candidate for Assembly. In spite of this opposition, however, Capt. Skinner leads Packer in the North Ward sixteen and in the South Ward twelve votes.

Mr. White's opposition was based upon certain grievances which he alleges that he sustained at the hands of Capt. Skinner.

This action on his part, is, in our judgment, wholly indefensible. As a private citizen, he had an undoubted right to vote for whom he pleased and to oppose whomsoever he pleased. But as the head of the party organization in the County, as the Chairman of the County Committee, it was his duty to labor assiduously for the success of the whole ticket. If he could not do this, he should have resigned his official position.

When this defection was discovered, as it was early in the morning, it dampened the ardor of many faithful workers in the party. It was no small discouragement to the rank and file to know that the man who ought to have led the Democratic column was secretly laboring to defeat some of the Democratic candidates. The news of this effort at bushwhacking spread rapidly and for a time had a very depressing influence. But the Democracy soon rallied and the result is a large reduction of the Radical majority in this Borough.

We again congratulate the Democracy of the County on this glorious victory. We leave it to the Repository and Public Opinion to explain the causes which have led to this result, so disastrous to them, assuring them that we know exactly how they feel, for we have gone through the same melancholy experience several times ourselves.

The Registry Law Elects Geary
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Summary: Concedes victory to Geary but claims the only reason it happened was because of fraud. Says the Registry law in Philadelphia was manipulated in such a way as to give Geary a huge majority to counter his losses in rural areas. Insists if the election was honestly run, Democrats would have swept to victory.

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John W. Geary has been re-elected Governor of Pennsylvania. At least the figures, as reported by the Return Judges of the several counties of the State, make his majority about four thousand.

That the election was carried fairly by the Radical party, no candid man who examines the operation of the infamous Registry law in Philadelphia will assert. That law was framed for the express purpose of giving the Radical party absolute control of that City. To affect this end, it lodged the registering power in the hands of the Alderman, a large majority of whom are Radicals. Then it discriminated between Philadelphia and the other counties of the State in this, that it allowed the Registration Board to strike from the list registered voters, after the Registry had been completed, the names of those who were, in the opinion of the Board, not qualified to vote. This fearful power was exercised without conscientious scruples by an act of partisans who saw proper to strike off large numbers of Democrats for no good reason whatever. Any party can thus easily manufacture a large majority for itself. Then, too, in Philadelphia the registry was final and conclusive. If a man's name was not on the list of registered voters, he could not vote at all. Thus having the power to register fast when it suited them, and slowly when it suited them, and to strike off any names they saw fit to strike off, and to prevent any one voting whose name was not on the list, the Radical Alderman so managed the whole business as to insure a Radical majority in the City.

And after the election, the returns in several divisions were withheld until such time as they could ascertain how much of a majority was needed in the city to overbalance the majority for Packer in the rural districts. The basest frauds were perpetrated. Returns were altered so as to give larger Radical majorities in certain divisions. The majority in the City for the Radical ticket was telegraphed over the country by the Associated Press at three thousand, four thousand, twelve hundred, and finally at near five thousand. Why this discrepancy and long delay in ascertaining the exact majority when the poles close there at six o'clock and telegraph lines extend all over the City?

The majority for Geary in the City is very probably larger than his majority in the State, so that if the Democracy had not been cheated so terribly by this Registry law, Packer would have been inaugurated as the next Governor of this Commonwealth. Geary and Williams both knew the importance to them of this law and for that reason the one approved it, and the other held it to be constitutional.

The Poor House
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Summary: The paper defends Democrats from charges of mismanagement of the poor house. The election of Democratic candidates shows that the people approve of the party's job. If the poor house has problems, it is because of previous Republican waste and fraud perpetrated while in control.

Counting Up
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Summary: Presents election figures to show how Cessna will have a tough time running for Congress in his district. Majorities are solely on the Democratic side now.

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As John Cessna expects to be a candidate for Congress next October, he was naturally very anxious as to the result in this Congressional District at the late election. We commend to his consideration the following figures.

Adams 387 majority for Packer. Franklin 308 majority for Packer Fulton 386 majority for Packer Bedford 347 majority for Packer Total 1428

Add to this the number that Cessna ran behind his ticket in the District last Fall, to wit 198 and we have 1626 in favor of the Democratic candidate.

On the other side is Somerset with her 1201 majority.

Strike the balance and we have the Sixteenth Congressional District giving a majority of 425 against the Radical Congressman. There is no pleasure in the contemplation of such figures as these to one who expects to run on the Radical ticket. The chances of election seem to be all the other way.

Franklin County Election--Official
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Summary: Lists the official returns of the Franklin county elections for local and state-wide offices. Returns indicated a large victory for Democrats in the county.

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The following table gives the vote cast for each of the candidates on the County ticket at the election on Tuesday last.

DISTRICTS Boyle for Aud. G., '68 Hartfranft for Aud. G., '68 Packer for Governor Geary for Governor Pershing for Judge S. C. Williams for Judge S. C. Antrim 517 570 485 507 476 513 Chamb'g, N.W. 253 400 253 323 248 328 Chamb'g, S.W. 281 285 271 250 268 252 Concord 108 30 99 28 99 28 Dry Run 118 117 103 105 102 105 Fayetteville 235 252 210 220 204 222 Greenvillage 113 213 114 183 112 183 Guilford 212 220 210 182 208 181 Hamilton 186 128 156 88 154 90 Letterkenny 210 173 223 149 225 146 Lurgan 153 99 153 89 154 89 Loudon 131 95 110 78 118 78 Metal 120 146 96 132 96 132 Montgomery 194 243 172 205 169 207 Orrstown 150 83 140 86 143 83 Peters 73 159 69 136 66 137 Quincy 323 258 299 214 302 214 Southampton 86 60 73 48 71 50 Sulphur Spring 42 32 42 33 46 33 St. Thomas 228 166 221 147 220 150 Washington 309 387 297 310 297 321 Warren 61 59 58 35 57 42 Welsh Run 148 141 139 124 139 123 Total 4278 4321 4006 3698 3974 3707 DISTRICTS Skinner for Assembly Milliken for Assembly Gantt for Assembly M'Knight for Assembly Welsh for Proth'y Hyssong for Proth'y Antrim 506 462 503 498 504 479 Chamb'g, N.W. 269 243 298 342 260 315 Chamb'g, S.W. 283 263 237 259 281 236 Concord 105 99 26 24 99 28 Dry Run 118 103 90 105 104 104 Fayetteville 214 207 219 221 208 225 Greenvillage 132 108 175 188 109 187 Guilford 215 190 173 198 206 134 Hamilton 164 151 80 93 154 90 Letterkenny 229 223 145 147 223 149 Lurgan 157 156 86 88 156 88 Louden 118 118 78 77 118 77 Metal 112 96 117 128 97 131 Montgomery 180 180 199 200 123 252 Orrstown 143 143 83 83 143 83 Peters 72 71 132 132 58 146 Quincy 314 301 205 220 309 211 Southampton 68 69 50 55 71 50 Sulphur Spring 47 46 33 32 46 33 St. Thomas 223 221 144 145 224 140 Washington 300 297 326 329 398 231 Warren 57 57 41 41 51 44 Welsh Run 141 139 123 123 112 120 Total 4157 3960 3549 3741 4088 3693 DISTRICTS Snyder for Reg. and Rec. Greenawalt for Reg. and Rec. Cormany for Clerk of C. Detrich for Clerk of C. Reber for Treas. Patton for Treas. Antrim 577 468 468 522 473 494 Chamb'g, N.W. 241 333 235 338 212 329 Chamb'g, S.W. 278 249 255 253 259 253 Concord 100 27 102 25 89 38 Dry Run 103 105 103 105 107 99 Fayetteville 203 224 207 226 199 223 Greenvillage 112 181 114 183 115 177 Guilford 218 164 216 185 203 186 Hamilton 153 89 148 91 151 90 Letterkenny 231 146 231 147 225 145 Lurgan 156 88 159 84 158 81 Loudon 118 79 119 78 115 79 Metal 94 134 96 132 85 140 Montgomery 172 200 177 203 124 255 Orrstown 142 84 145 81 140 68 Peters 69 136 68 137 57 148 Quincy 312 200 297 222 292 223 Southampton 72 49 72 49 60 58 Sulphur Spring 46 33 46 33 48 30 St. Thomas 223 144 206 161 219 146 Washington 294 332 290 336 295 328 Warren 66 31 55 44 57 39 Welsh Run 139 124 139 124 140 122 4054 3636 3933 3756 3878 3753 DISTRICTS Brumbaugh for Comm'r Doebler for Comm'r Long for Dir. Poor Frey for Dir. Poor Tritle for Auditor Miller for Auditor Antrim 536 450 481 508 481 507 Chamb'g N.W. 202 370 238 342 218 326 Chamb'g S.W. 262 254 277 240 268 251 Concord 99 28 107 16 99 28 Dry Run 99 109 108 100 103 105 Fayetteville 202 229 207 226 207 223 Greenvillage 109 187 111 186 114 169 Guilford 204 184 203 186 205 183 Hamilton 143 96 152 93 155 87 Letterkenny 221 150 221 150 224 147 Lurgan 156 88 157 87 155 88 Loudon 118 79 118 79 118 79 Metal 95 133 97 131 96 132 Montgomery 181 200 169 222 170 221 Orrstown 142 84 142 84 143 83 Peters 69 136 69 136 69 136 Quincy 283 238 304 217 302 219 Southampton 68 53 72 49 71 50 Sulphur Spring 46 33 46 33 46 33 St. Thomas 221 146 221 146 221 146 Washington 302 323 298 328 298 328 Warren 57 42 55 44 57 42 Welsh Run 140 123 139 124 139 124 Total 3960 3793 3992 3729 3989 3707

MAJORITIES.

Packer's majority 308 Pershing's majority 267 Skinner's majority over McKnight 414 Skinner's majority over Gantt 598 Milliken's majority over McKnight 209 Milliken's majority over Gantt 391 Welsh's majority 483 Snyder's majority 418 Cormany's majority 182 Reber's majority 125 Brumbaugh's majority 225 Long's majority 263 Tritle's majority 282

The Philadelphia Vote. Unparalleled Radical Outrages
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Summary: The paper accuses Republicans of widespread fraud in Pennsylvania elections.

Railroad Southward
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Summary: Article stating that Chambersburg may one day be a point on a great railroad connecting the North with the South. The extension of the Franklin Railroad to the Potomac has reportedly energized the people of the Valley of Virginia into working toward linking a Valley railroad with it.

Challenged to a Duel
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Summary: Col. William H. Boyd, who commanded a Regiment of Pennsylvania Cavalry during the war and whose family resides in Chambersburg, is Military Sheriff of Fauquier County, Virginia. Confederate Col. John S. Mosby has reportedly challenged him to a duel after a disagreement.
(Names in announcement: Col. William H. Boyd)

Married
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Summary: F. U. Kieffer and Miss Sarah A. Barney, daughter of Mrs. Dr. Kieffer and all of Chambersburg, were married in the Reformed Church by the Rev. Dr. Kieffer on October 14th. The Rev. P. S. Davis assisted.
(Names in announcement: F. U. Kieffer, Sarah A. Barney, Mrs. Dr. Kieffer, Rev. Dr. Kieffer, Rev. P. S. Davis)

Married
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Summary: Dr. Hamilton Forrest and Mary E. Black, daughter of Judge Black and all of Chambersburg, were married in Chambersburg on October 14th by the Rev. S. Barnes.
(Names in announcement: Dr. Hamilton Forrest, Mary E. Black, Judge Black, Rev. S. Barnes)

Married
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Summary: John Furey and Miss Barbara A. Rook, both of Franklin, were married on October 2nd by the Rev. S. Barnes.
(Names in announcement: John Furey, Barbara A. Rook, Rev. S. Barnes)

Married
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Summary: Emanuel Hess of York and Miss Sarah York of Franklin were married at the Lutheran Parsonage in Upper Strasburg by the Rev. A. H. Sherts.
(Names in announcement: Emanuel Hess, Sarah York, Rev. A. H. Sherts)

Married
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Summary: J. H. Minebraker of Maryland and Miss Annie E. Gordon were married at the Greencastle residence of Mr. Gordon on October 5th by the Rev. Pennypacker.
(Names in announcement: J. H. Minebraker, Annie E. Gordon, Mr. Gordon, Rev. Pennypacker)

Married
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Summary: J. Lewis Heck of Dauphin County and Miss Mollie F. Hays of Shippensburg were married on October 14th by the Rev. James Harper.
(Names in announcement: J. Lewis Heck, Mollie F. Hays, Rev. James Harper)

Married
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Summary: Samuel I. Strohm and Miss Mary C. Keefer, both of Newburg, were married on October 12th by the Rev. W. A. Houck.
(Names in announcement: Samuel I. Strohm, Mary C. Keefer, Rev. W. A. Houck)

Married
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Summary: John Stany, formerly of Waynesboro and Miss Prudia E. Albaugh of Iowa were married in Cedar Rapids on September 23rd by the Rev. J. V. Dewit.
(Names in announcement: John Stany, Prudia E. Albaugh, Rev. J. V. Dewit)

Married
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Summary: Jacob C. Brumgart of Maryland and Miss Elmina V. Hawbaker of Quincy were married in Quincy on October 12th by the Rev. John Fohl.
(Names in announcement: Jacob C. Brumgart, Elmina V. Hawbaker, Rev. John Fohl)

Married
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Summary: Daniel B. Kline and Miss Jane L. Blair, both of Clayton, Franklin County, were married at the Montgomery House in Chambersburg on October 14th.
(Names in announcement: Daniel B. Kline, Jane L. Blair)

Married
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Summary: Charles Snyder of Green township and Miss Amanda Elizabeth M. Loy of Fayetteville were married at the residence of the bride on October 14th by the Rev. J. T. Shaffer.
(Names in announcement: Charles Snyder, Amanda Elizabeth M. Loy)

Died
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Summary: Edward Evans died at the Chambersburg residence of his son Charles Evans on October 16th. He was 90 years old.
(Names in announcement: Edward Evans, Charles Evans)

Died
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Summary: Samuel Peter Frist died at his residence near Scotland on September 25th. He was 25 years old.
(Names in announcement: Samuel Peter Frist)

Died
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Summary: Mrs. Elizabeth Overcash, wife of John Overcash, died on October 8th. She was 51 years old.
(Names in announcement: Elizabeth Overcash, John Overcash)