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Down street, up street, and across the street, we have n it.iirur hot brinks and mortar, dust and cobblestones. There is scarcely a thor o.-'biire in our city where a culvert i a t bong constructed, while the alleys a:e: -rn up piece-meal. It” the character c; the i npr>vemenls correspond at all to annoyance they will be fine, it.-i. The Union Line have their cars nv.ing on Market street, but we have K-yet heard ofnhe anticipated collision ■w iu draymen and others employed by t..? Market street merchants as was ex peb rs i-J Tu< n.‘-m'v r s of the Const ilulional v nv.-n’’ >n. - inulated by the heat and it'.n 1 to move off to verdant ti U ml. purling brooks, are working {■> bring their labors to a \i i ?ter.lav we had an address f: -n Mr. George M. Dallas, in favor of ic'tv for the press. An amusing 'i from C >l. Boyd, a few words from c ;n '.rth il >mew, -and an argument from Mr I) irlington. all in reference to juries. Mmv ..f thv=e gendeinen contending that < v ,i! a maj >rity ought to he com v l- Sod a vi-riict. T'-day the -'.on was again of “God in the but the rather complex 01. ’i mi‘n• tho. was off,*red was sponla ii- ,-'y re;< j c’»-1, Toe members of the - '.v Ti’ion have been very liberal with s ’ .inMor 1 ,r i.i;. allowing the use nf it to va ‘i i-r ; r i 'lf 1 benevolent objects, i-' T Dr. Wilson C. Swan II • u -.tiie Pre'i lent of the Phil- 1 ! : ‘ ; ' " 1; ‘ F >un tat’-j S >ci^ly, and had been re .i by a nu-nb-r of 1 idles to deliv ' ■ i 11 1 r - - ; on the reminiscences of ■ s * i rn Life, for the benefit of the i ■ 1 1 1 1 n Sori--ty. As, however, the l!l " Doctor Jii! not want take up a collec l' r ' r - E ; i K Price spoke at some '-n the subject of Water, giving ce i ioical facts of great value. S'''llf 1 ■ r if ali tin? was that a number .truea, rlt-legates to the Conven -1 ,1 inve n‘>o;ved to subscribe fifty dol 1 1 r ' " ‘n. and thus raise a fund of three L • ''!>ui i d 'liars f»r the purpose of build ; ’' r 1 1 ratain iu Independence Square, ’■ '- ,r --■.‘aiing u to the city. A beautiful i) 'in* airealy been prepared for the 11 ’-- 7r <plis uf the subscribers, which vol a ' ■' :'ib cqoently to be deposited in ,)r;ir y nf the Historian Society of i:l -y ■ van in. The names of the donors 11 ' irr inscribed <>n the monumen tl Wo saw the names of G >v v ■ " r Curtin an-i Gen. William Lilly on ‘" ! iie pages of the album yesterday, and , P e-unie at tliis writing Mr. MacVeigh, * ■ ’yd, Mr. Ball— and many others 4 ' i: ready inscribed. i Tie Prison Discipline people have se c“ 0, :3 Hal! for to-morrow night, to ss Mary Carpenter to ventilate 1 *"r T ew; on that subject. It is a posi- 1 p V . tJC * iat ie unhaypy natives of , J ’ e 'phia had never beard of Miss irptnter, belore, although the circulars *BP- ovj n( j by the Prison people tell us, i he has been the companion of kings j -roughly conversed with the best jnetb- j reforming abandoned youth. I I to day in a newspaper office, where they are supposed to know everything, thatMissMary Carpenter and the cele brated Spiritualist lecluress, Mrs. Emma Hardinge Britain were one, and the same person, Mrs. Hardinge has, it is said, been recently divorced, and thus changed her name. Whether this is true or not I cannot pretend to say, but if so the ad dress will be a treat, for Mrs. Hardinge is Siid to be the finest female speaker agoing Doubtless there will be a full bouse on Thursday, as one of the members jocu larly expressed it, be wanted them to get the prisons all improved by the time he got there. Everyday at tnree o’clock the Conven tion adjourns, and a long procession of black coats, intermixed with white das ter?, may be seen moving along Spruce street to Sixth, and up Sixth to Washing ton Square, where a leafy passage shades the wearied delegates from the beat of the sun. Our squares are not as attrac tive now as in the days when we had squirrels there. Their successors, the sparrows, have demolished the worms, for which purpose they were brought to us, but thay have an objectionable habit of early rising, and with their incessant chattering make sleep almost impossible after day break. On Saturday last aboat one hundred members of the Constitutional Conven tion went down to Cape May in a special train, by the arrangement of Mr. Knight, who received them on the Market street ferry boat with tickets ready for a com plimentary excursion. Most of the party stayed at Congress Hail, the Stockton House not being opened until this coming Saturday. Others went to the Atlantic and the Center Houses, the only hotels open during the winter. The season at Cape May is not fairly under way. Many of the cottages are already occupied. Your correspondent went down also, with a view to locating summer quarters; After a varied experience she must con fess there is no better place to be found as a resort in warm weather. The bath ing is unequaled, the surrounding coun try fertilejand well cultivated, and every variety of accommodation to be found from the modest cnttage to lhe grand-law tel. The express* train that left Camden at four o’clock reached the Island at six thirty. Think of a distance of eighty miles being traversed in two hours and a half. The Sunday Republic, of Philadelphia, has seen fit to take great exception to that portion of my list letter to The Radical, in which I said the Chief Clerk of the Convention, Mr. Imbrie, had grown thin from work. It will be sooth ing to the political editor of the Sunday 1 Republic to learn that Mr. Imbrie is act ually fattening up again, but the interests of truth oblige us to say, on the part of the Republic, it is rather the consequence of the advent of strawberries and cream, 'than any diminution of labor. It is really wonderful how the officers, who must keep the train of thought always moving, can survive being driven wild by the noise and confusion around them. When a member get? up to speak it is generally a signal tor everybody to enter into conversation. If a new man says anything, or Mr. Bartholomew, or Mr. Lawrence, of Monongahela, or Col. Boyd, there is nearly always silence; but, as a rule, the remaining members have an op portunity of practicing literary, as did Demosthenes, amid a sea of confusion. Mr. Lawrence is looked upon as a very in fluential man here Hs name is mention ed in connection with the next Guberna torial contest, and certainly his appear ance and bearing would do honor to the office. He has been absent from the Con vention fur a few.days. General Harry White, ot Indiana, and Gen. William Lilly, of Mauch Chunk, are also referred t o in the same connection. All three have many qualifications for the office, bat not yet having ascertained their views on Woman’s Rights I cannot give my support to either —The Pittsburgh Commercial says; The “Liberal” leader? of New York have been sending out “private and confiden tial” circulars, calling for a conference at Sharon at the end of this month, to de termine whether they shall maintain an independent organization, or officiate with the other great pat lies. The joke of the thing lies in this baker’s dozen of sore heads classing themsulves with the “other great parlies.” It is not expected that the railroads will have to put on ex tra trains to accommodate the rush to the Sharon conference. Josh Billings says: “Fuss works hard all day, and don’t do enny thing; goes to bed tired at night, then gits np next morning and begins where she left oph.” BEAVER, PENN’A, Bbookdale, Rick Co., Kan., 1 Jane 10th, 1873. f I feel like moralizing ibis morning, bat will refrain, and thus become entitled to yew everlasting gratitude. Yon who dwell in staid Old Beaver can scarce be made to realize the stiring times we have no the western frontier, Elmwood and all the surrounding country has been sub* merged again. I say again, for this twice this season. The first inundation occured about the middle, of May. The water then subsided rapidly. The creek began to rise again oh the first day of June. About midnight the whole valley was submerged, and the water some in ches higher than before. It receded then slowly until Wednesday the 4(b, when it came up with alarming rapidity, that night at two o’clock it began to recede, but the fall was so slow as not to be per ceptible except by marking. We lost our entire crop, both garden and fields. We have but two onions and three beets left. Nil Desperandum is one of our Jmnttes, and if you visit Elmwood next Septem ber you will find grain and vegetables that will astonish you. Some six! or ten of our prairie fanners have sent ns word. that they will be here the 16th inst., with their teams and planters, and plant onr corn for the third time. And now as fast as a spot dries off wo pot in a plant or seed in out garden. The water did not reach our bonse, but many of onr neigh bors were compelled to move at midnight. Almost all the cellars and weUs on the creek wye destroyed. For three days and nights we were prisoners, and the Modocs, no one could reach us. The flood has caused a great deal of loss along the valley, and strange to say, onr county paper has never alluded to it. Many have, like us, lost their whole crop, who bad nothing else to depend upon. So the greatest distress for them is in the future. Land is being taken up in this qounty rapidly. We often hear of twenty claims being entered on one day. .The Saline, Atlanta and Baymond Railroad 7 is completed to Lindsburg, and we will': _■ see the cars flitting by, before the , yes£ i expires; Since my JannaryJelter. I ta has become the borne of two f two doctors and three lawyers, we hear of more coming. Enough of this for the present, hut one dry-goods mer chant with three thousand dollars capital could make it pay by coming at once. Mosquito bars are in demand. 1 THIS “OLD CARCASS” OF THE DE MOCRACY. The whereabouts and condition of the Democratic party issti la subject of grave doubt and animated discussion. ' The Chicago Times persists ip calling it an “old carcass,” with nothing left of it but such oid bones as may be lound in Na tional, State and County Committees; while the New York World contends that it is only an inanimate body, that may be warmed into new life by sounding into its moribund ears the new bugle call of “free, trade and farmers’ rights.” This, for in stance, is the preachment of the World : “The Baltimore Convention, in indors ing the Cincinnati remittal of free trade to the Congressional districts, did so for last November’s election only, and for the obvious reason that, having adopted such a preposterous candidate as Greeley, it was necessary to keep his platform from flying in his face. The Times' inference is needless, to say the least, that the planks of that platform must remain the Democratic parly’s stamping ground till the day of judgment. An issue was waived for one election. That is all. v“We still hope to have the concurrence of the Times in demanding that that is sue shall never be waived again. We hope to have the concurrence of every free-trader, at least of every man who has a vigorous appreciation of the fertility of that political principle for all our pres ent needs, and of its filiation upon the central truth of Democracy, in demand ing that the Democratic party shall fly the free-trade flag and j »in bailie upon the free trade issue. We are not blind to the staring fact that ‘free-trade and farmers’ rights’ is a legend which our party may inscribe upon victorious banner?.” Eizzil. The Times responds that the World has somehow got hoi 1 of the idea that what the people desire to get to it free-trade, and adds : “The World proposes that that singu larly accommodating old organization of time-serving political dead beats called the Democratic party shall execute an other somersault and manifest an 'appre ciation of the fertility of that principle for its present needs!’ or, what is the same thing, for the needs of the ancient political acrobats who art starving for FROM KANSAS. ~ f . y Anarchy, or anything" 4 else; or both for r and against any of these, or all of these, in whole or in part, or any other way, it only the leaders’ should ‘appreciate the fertility’ o! such a course ‘for their pres enl needs.’ To think of the possibility of the ‘Democratic party’ not being ready to do so would be to think of that party as something other than itself. But the suggestion is without any particulir use. For, excepting the old professional parly ‘leaders,’ who want to know ‘who's going to run this thing ?' there are few people in the country who think of the ancient prejudice ca led the ‘Democratic party,’ at ail save as a thing that'.is dead, and that smells bad when it is stirred.” Sadb. This is very interesting reading, and one cannot but admire the plainness of speech with which the Chicago man lays bare the hypocrisy of the New York Demagogue. In the meantime Senatoi Thurman, of Ohio, is proceeding to prac tical mensures, and has induced the Dem ocracy of Allen county, in that State, to lead off in a movement for the formation of a new party. At their late county meeting they passed resolutions declaring that “both political parlies have demon strated that they are powerless to check | or control the existing tendency towards the utter demoralization of the politics of the country,” and inviting the peo ple to meet at Columbus at an early day and organize an entirely' new party. They have no right to speak for our party ; hut we accept their own democratic judgment chat their own parly is powerless and hopelessly corrupt. As to the new party they propose, it will be like an old silk dress, turned and made up anew. It will be* the same old material, with but a slightly changed look. The Enquirer, of Cincinnati, is some what in trouble over this movement. It does not know exactly where the light ning is going to strike, though it recog nizes the “clap of thunder from a clear sky in Allen county.” It confesses, how ever, that it was“pre arranged, and admits ; that “the true import and meaning of this is, that a new party is to be formed,” I s&ys, "a new departure is to be made in I earnest,” hails the movement by saying that "we” —the Democracy—“are not far from the mlllenium so devoutly prayed for by the men who are trying to get away from Bourbonism," yet is a little aby and declares “for our own part we are not fully pursuaded as to the course to be pnrsned,” admits that “it has been Well understood for some time that the active Democratic leaders at Columbus , JUNE 27. (873. doesthe World demand of free-trade shall be de old stench called the ‘Dem- IsU because the World ,-dveoll 'party leaders’ for fpetks desire to Incorporate the eftirfociple in the laws and the pfgomomen t? The World will asibinlc so. No; the World .the old stench called the party.’whfcb last year de free-trade, and did its best « head of the government of the monopoly system, jject was to 'sncceed.’ turn <Hher side oat, and proclaim '.o bolts object, because the old 'are,not blind to the (act and farmers’ rights (a dem pbrase) is a legend which hwy inscribe on successful ban- by the .‘Denncratic party’ to understand the 38,000 com #ho constitute its organ iza commltleemen plus an in mmber of'leading politicians' pwioos whose toles they can is really not material. Either lid min can entertain a rea that the Worlds very dead hoist the banner of free- banner of protectionism, or iceivable banner, if only (he politician*’ coaid be made - under anch banner they ptiwfir.VJustMlfeit Very ',wo to thip its [ have been considering the propriety of a decided advance In the direction of the formation of a new political party. (Jen. Ewing and a number of active meu prom inent in the Democratic organization have given the nlovement their endorse ment Senator Thurman, who ia a con servative gentleman and a candidate for re-election, has not made np his mind as to the proper thing to be done." POLITICAL. —Dr. J. P. Sterrett, of Juniata county, is a Republican candidate for Domination for Senate. —There is but one Democratic candidate for Judge in Greene now, David Craw ford, Esq. Mr. Furman is off the track. —The Democratic Lawrence county Executive Committee meets in New Castle on the 28th last —At a meeting of the Republican Coun ty Committee, Columbiana county, on Satordaj the 14tb, D. A . Beck ley was anaolajoasly elected as a delegate to the Republican State Convention. —John M. Greer and B. F. Garvin, of Butler county, were elected by the Re publican County Convention, Represent ative Delegates to the State Convention with power to select their own alternates. —Candidates for nomination for As sembly in Mercer county on the Republi can ticket: J. W. Barker, of Sandy Lake township; Dr. B. P. Gordon, of Spring field township; H. 8. Blatt, of Sandy Lake township; Dr. G. Q. Brush, of Sheakieyville; E. W. Jackson, of Mercer. —The Tioga county primary meetings will be held on August the I6ib, and Convention on the 19lh. Henry Allen was elected by County Committee Rep resentative delegate and Hugh Young re nominated as Senatorial to the State Con vention. —At a meeting of the Republican County Convention, of Lawrence county, on. the 16ch inst., Mr. John H. Porter of fered a resolution to the effect that the tions and adopt” fanaeky IP vogue in that county, which was adopted by a vote of 10 to 7. —The Democrats of Bailer county met in Convention in Batler, on Monday, of last week, and nominated the following ticket; Assembly—Dr. J. S. Lusk and William S. Ziegler, Esq ; Treasurer— Lewis Ruth, E?q ; County Commissioner —John Whitmire, Esq ; Jury Commis- j sioner—John M. M’Candless, Esq. ; Aud itor— John Marlin. The ticket is a re\ i apectabie one, but will have to undergo, r tfils fall, the usdal fact of being beaten. —The following is the Lawrence coun- j ty Republican ticket; Assembly—E. S. ! N. Morgan ; Treasurer—Forbes Holton ; Sheriff—James McWilliams; Register and Recorder—James Growl ; Commissioner —Robert Mehard ; Audtor—Lafayette Baldwin; Jury Commissioner—James Moffat; Coroner—Dr. James K. Pollock ; Senatorial DSI. —Q. W. McCracken ; Rep resentative Del. —D. H. Wallace. —The Berks and Schuylkill Journal The Republicans of Lancaster county talk of abandoning the Crawford county system of making local nomina tions. : Experience b&s shown that in the bands of able manipulators it is a fraud upon the people of the worst sort. In every case the partj adopting it gets into trouble and is sure to lose ground. says —The Harrisburg Stale Journal says; The lively canvass of the different candi dates for Governor of Maine has contin ued unabated since the ball was set in motion three or four weeks ago by the presentation of Judge Kent’s name. The aspect of the contest, however, has some what changed. When Judge Kent’s name was first mentioned and another promi nent candidate withdrew bis favor, it appeared probable that he would carry the convention without much opposition. But this i mpression arose from the fact that up to that time the canvass in other directions had been carried on quietly. Meanwh'le the Democrats are quiet and apparently hopeless. They make a great deal a f noise about the prospect of a "Re publican split,” and a consequent chance to step in and carry off the offices ; but there is little ground for this prediction, for the Republicans of Maine have always been well organized, and Speaker Blaine Is still at the head of the State directory, wbei;e be has been for many years. The prospect rather is that the Democrats will make a weaker fight than ever before if the Republicans, like those of Ohio, speak out in denunciationlpf the “salary grab” and kindred evils. —The Green county Republicans have nominated the following ticket :K Assem bly—Jacob Rush; Sheriff—Jacob Pen nington ; Treasurer—Samuel Harvey.; Commissioner—Elias Flenniken; Jury • Commissioner—lsaac Teagarden; Auditor —Barzilta Stephens; Poor House Direc tor—J. Homyßraddock; Coroner—-Joha Lantz. . (. Hon’s J. Bt Donley and John C. pjen niken were appointed, respectively. Sen atorial and Representative Delegates to the Republican State Convention. Dr. W G. Rodgers, Dr. Samuel Culver, aod S. W. Scott, were appointed Judicial Con ferees. t The following- resolutions were adopted: Resolved , That the administration of President Grant merits oar unabated con* fiJence for its wise, patriotic and econom ical management of National affairs. Resolved, That the condnct of Governor Hart ran ft unmistakably proves that onr suffrages were worthily bestowed in Oc,-, tober last; especially do we commend his fearless use of the veto power, in check ing the pernicious evil of special legisla tion. Resolved, That the members of Congress who voted or shared in the late Congress ional “raise” are entitled to ohr condem nation ; and we hereby denounce’ that and all other kindred legislation. —At a meeting of the Maine Republi can Convention 1,246 delegates were pres ent. The balloting for Governor resulted as follows: Whole number of voles 1,206; Nelson Dingtey, Sr, 816; James M. Stone, 211; Bdward Kent, 170; scatter ing, 6. Dingley was declared nominated. Resolutions were adopted reaffirming the principles of the Republican party as expressed in the National and State Con vention. It has so met the vital issues of the past twelve years as toigain the title of the true reform party. I, They protest against granting another acre of the pub lic domain to canal and railroad compa nies, as tending to prodigality and cor ruption ; applaud the action of Congress in ferreting out corruption, and declaring that the party will interpose no shield legislation shall be uprooted Th« :r — tion on the Coogreisional salary grab is as follows : Eesolced, That the Republicans of Maine denounce the recent action of Congress, known as the salary grab, increasing the salaries of its members, and especially its retroactive feature, by which nearly $5,000 was voted for each member for services already paid for, as a gross vio lation of the pledges of the last National Convention, and demand the immediate and unconditional repeal o{ an act so dis graceful to Congress and so odious to the people. —The Philadelphia Press, replying to the New York Sun, in vindication of William H. Kemble, says: We have no ticed with sincere regret the persistent assaults of several of our influential con temporaries upon the Hon. William H. Kemble, president of the People’s Bank, ol this c;ty, and largely identified with a number of important enterprises. Mr. Kemble is one of the remarkable men of the times—active, daring, original and persevering. It has been our misfortune to differ from him more than once, and to day wo do not agree upon certain ques tions of public and party policy. But this does not close our eyes to that which is meritorious in his character ; and if those who assail him for what perhaps may be the errors ol impulse, could know, as we know, his capacities and readiness for doing good, his prompt generosity in all charitable enterprises, his willingness to relieve the unfortunate and distressed, the number of young men be has assisted forward in life, and the steadiness with which he stands by the interests of Penn sylvania, they would, we think, reconsid er and modify their criticisms. It is pre cisely to such men as Mr. Remble, with their large resources and active connec tion with the Republican organization, that we must look for an improved man- agement in our municipal affairs and for a higher and purer representation in the State legislature. These men naturally look beyond the mere acquisition of mo ney. They must have loftier hopes and belter ambitions; and we think we do not misunderstand Sir. Kemble’s character when we predict that he will counsel his friends to respect that resolute purpose in the Republican party which demands can didates on our ticket who )will make it of the championship of the press and the suffrages of the people. —Geo.. W. Allen is the republican didate for Assembly in Warren county.' NUMBER 26 ! IN !■' i
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