VOL. 42. The Huntingdon Journal J. R. DURBORROW, PUBLIS7ERS AND PROPRIETORS Office in new JOURNAL Building, Fifth Street THE HUNTINGDON JOURNAL ie published every Friday by J. R. Dualsoanow and J. A. Ness, under the firm name of J. R. Duaßoanow & Co., at $2,00 per :annum IN ADVANCE, or $2.50 if not paid for in six months from date of subscription, and :3 if not paid within the year. No paper discontinued, unless at the option of the pub lishers, until all arrearages are paid. No paper, however, will be sent out of the State unless absolutely paid for in advance. Transient advertbsemente will be inserted at linty' AND A-HALT CENTS per line for the first insertion, SETEN AND A-HALT CENTS for the second and Fria CENTS per line for all subsequent insertions. 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Hand-bills, Blanks, Cards, Pamphlets, Ac., of every variety and style, printed at the shortest notice, and everything in the Printing line will be executed in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates. - Professional Cards- DR. J. G. CAMP, graduate of Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery. Office 228 Peun Street. Teeth ex tracted without pain. Charges moderate. [Dec7 '77-3m TA CALDWELL, Attorney-at-Law, No. 111, 3rd street. V. Office formerly occupied by Messrs. Woods & Wil liamson. [ap12,"71 DR. A.B. BRUMBAUGH, offers his professional services to thecommunity. Office, No 523 Washington street, one door east of the Catholic Parsonage. [jan4,7l -.C. STOCKTON, Surgeon Dentist. Office in Leieter'e building, in the room formerly occupied by Dr. E. J. Greene, Huntingdon, Pa. [apl2B, '7B. GEO. B. ORLAD4,Attorney-et-Law, 405 Penn Street, Huntingdon, Pa. [n0v17,'75 GL. 8088 , Dentist, Aloe in 8. T. Brovre's new building, . No. 520, Penn Street, Ilantingdon, P. [ap12.71 HC. MADDEN, Attorney-at-Law. Office, No. —, Penn . Street, Huntingdon, Pa. [ap19,71 SYLVANIIS BLAIR, Attorney-at-Law, Huntingdon, el • Pa. Office, Penn street, three doors aest of 3rd Street. [jan4,'7l T W. MATTERN, Attorney-at-Law and General Claim t/ Agent, Huntingdon, Pa. Soldiers' elaitaeagainet the Government for back-pay, bounty, widows' and invalid pensions attended, to with great care and promptness. Of fice on Penn Street. [jan4,'7l L.S. S. OEISSINGER, Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public, AL Huntingdon, Pa. Office, No. 2.10 Penn Street, oppo site Court House. [febs,'7l (0 B. FLEMING, Attorney-at-Law, Huntingdon, Pa., O. office in Monitor building, Penn Street. Prompt and careful attention given to all legal business. [augs,74-6mos WILLIAM A. FLEMING, Attorney-at-Law, Hunting don, Pa. Special attention given to collections, and all other legal business attended to with care and promptness. Office, No. 229, Penn Street. [apl9,'7l Legal Advertisements. PROCLAMATION—Whereas,by a pre cept to me directed, dated at Huntingdon, the 21st day of February, A.D., 1878, under the hands and scat of the lion. John Dean, President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Oyer and Terminer, and general jail deliv ery of the24th Judicial District of Pennsylvania, compo sed of Huntingdon, Blair and Cambria counties; and the Hons. Graffus Miller and Ad a m Heeter, his associ ates, Judges of the county ofliuntingdon,justicee assign— ed, appointed to hear, try and determine all and every indictment made or taken for or concerning all crimes, which by the laws of the State are made capital, or felonies of death and other offences, crimes and misdemeanors, which have been or shall hereafter be committed or perpetrated, for crimes aforesaid—l am commanded to make public procla mation throughout my whole bailiwick, that a Court of Oyer and Terminer, Quarter Sessions and general jail deliv ery will be held at theCourtjlouse,in the borough of Hunt ingdnn, on the second Monday (and Bth day) of April, 1878, and those who will prosecute the said prisoners, be then and there to prosecute them 611 it shall be just and that all Justices of the Peace, Coroner and Constables With in said county, be then and there in their proper persons, at 10 o'clock, a. in., of said day, with their records, inquisi tions, examinations and remembrances, to do those things which to their offices respectively appertain. Dated at Huntingdon, the 15th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight and the 102 d year of American Independence. BAM'L. EL IRVIN, Snisier. TIORO CLAM ATlON—Whereas, by a pre. cept to me directed by the Judges of the Com mon Pleas of the county of Huntingdon, bearing teat the 21st day of February, A.D. 1878,1 am commanded to make public proclamation throughout my whole bailiwick, that a Court of Common Pleas will be held at the Court House, in the borough of Huntingdon, on the 3d Monday, (a d 15. h day,) of April, A.D., 1878, for the trial of all issues in said Court which remain undetermined before the sai Judges, when and where all jurors, witnesses, and suiti s, in the trials of all issues are required. Dated at Huntingdon. the 15th day of March, la the ye , r of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy eight, and the year of American Independence. SAM'L. 11. IRVIN, BEIRUT. URY LIST, APRIL TERM, 1878 GRA n) JURORS. Appleby, John S. farmer, Dublin. Adams,John Q. farmer, Franklin. Appley, John M. farmer, Dublin. Briggs, Jackson, farmer, Tell. Brumbaugh, John B. printer, Huntingdon. Boyer, John G. inn-keeper, Huntingdon. Cnne . .ngham, Adolphus, farmer, Penn. Flenner, D. R. P. clerk, Carbon. Foust, R. J. tanner, Mt. Union. Garver, John E. farmer, Shirley. Gilliland, Samuel, farmer, Cromwell. Hissong, E. B. potter, Caseville. Henry, Mordecai, farmer, Went. Hicks, John J. farmer, Cromwell. Hamer, Thomas, farmer, West. Ilerncane, Benjamiii, broom maker, Huntingdon Ringer, Martin, plasterer, Warriorsmark. Jeffries, George, farmer, Dublin. Noel, Henry, foreman, Huntingdon. Mateer, Henry H. plasterer, Brady. Senft, John, blacksmith, Saltillo. Shoup, Jeremiah, farmer, Shirley. Sypher, A. J. clerk, Huntingdon. Tuseey, Samuel, C. farmer. Morris. TRAVERSE JURORS—FIRST WEEK. Armitage, Alexander, carpenter, Huntingdon. Briggs, John C. watchman, Shirley. Blair, David, farmer, Goodie. Beatty, Peter M. auctio leer, Union. Brown, B F. farmer, West. Black, T. W. jeweler, Huntingdon. Baker, B. F. farmer, Tad. Booher, John M. farmer, Crow :ell. Boring Thomas G. carpenter. Huntingdon. Berketreeser, Daniel, farmer, Shirley. Brumbaugh, S. P. surveyor, Penn. Brown, William, merchant, Dudley. Campbell, William, dentist, Shade Gap. Cremer, H. C. farmer, Springfield Crownover, Andrew, merchant, Barree. Cogley, Henry, pedler, Huntingdon. Douglass, John, farmer. Shirley. Duff, John, farmer, Jackson. Estep, J. C clerk, Mapleton. Eckley, Wm. farmer, Barree. Foster, John, farmer, West. Fouee, Adam, farmer, Lincoln. Greenland, A. C. potter, Casaville. Gusaman, Wm laborer, Morris. Green, Jonathan, farmer, Clay. Gregory, Lewis, merchant, Jackson. Grove, Solomon, blacksmith, Orbisonia. Hudson, Henry, cabinet-maker, Saltillo. Hildebrand, Wm. farmer, Shirley. Jackson, Thomas, weighmaster, Huntingdon. Joy, Geo. A. shoemaker, Huntingdon. Kane, Peter, farmer', Alexandria. Kurtz, Isaac, gentleman, Walker. Lamp, Isaac, bricklayer, Huntingdon. Mierly, John, farmer, Cass. Maguire, John, M. gentleman, Huntingdon. • Mears, J. F. coal operator, Broad Top City. Neff, Isaac, farmer, West. Quarry, James, farmer, Union. Ross, John. dealer, West. Simons, Alfred, cabinet maker, Mt. Union. Smith, Leonard, farmer, Hopewell. Swoope, Ilenry,..farmer, Walker. Trexler, Alonzo, gentleman, Tod. Ward, James, farmer, Walker. Womelsdorf, Daniel, farmer, Juniata. Warner, Wm. H. manager. Jackson. Weight Joseph, farmer, Warriorsmark. TRAVERSE JURORS—SECOND WEEK. Anderson Henry, farmer, Penn. Apgar, Andrew, blacksmith, Union. Brenneman, Michael, farmer, Porter. Benson, Harrison, farmer, Porter. Brodebeck, Jacob, manager, Orbisonia. Bergante, .1. L. teacher, Henderson. Bagehaw, Adam, farmer, Juniata. Baker, Abraham, carpenter, Huntingdon. Bupp, Solomon, moulder, Walker. Boyer, David, farmer, Shirley. Clark, John M. tailor, Shirleysburg Cunningham, Robert, farmer, Porter. Davis, Henry, Jr., farmer, West. En 3 earl, Thomas, laborer, Penn. Forrest, Joseph, farmer, Barree Flasher, Michael, farmer, Jackson. Goehorn, George, farmer, Tell. Grove, David, farmer, Penn. Gilliland, Wm. B. confectioner, Orbisonia. Houck, Wm. farmer, Tod Herncane, Jacob, farmer, Oneida. Haslett, R. F. inn-keeper, Morris. Irvin David, farmer, Cromwell. Jackson, Hugh, farmer, Jackson. Knode, Calvin, farmer, Porter. Lane, Abram, farmer, Clay. Metz, John A. farmer, Brady. Place, Stephen, carpenter, Huntingdon. Peterson, Jacob K. laborer, Brady. Piper, Charles, brickmaker, Alexandria. Rhodes, John, farmer, Henderson. Shearer Andrew, farmer, Tell. Taylor, Isaac, farmer, Tod. Trexler, Thomas, laborer, Cromwell. Wigton Samuel, farmer, Franklin. Wakefield, Caleb, farmer, Brady. SHERIFF'S SALES. By virtue of sundry writs of Fi. Fa., Lev. Fa. and Vend. Exp., to me directed, I will expose to public sale, at the Court House, in Huntingdon, J. A. NASH, Oa FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1878, at one o'clock, P. M., the following described real estate, to wit : All the right, title and interest of Geo A. Cook, David S. Cook, Simon V. Cook and Ed ward Cook, administrators of Hugh L. Cook, de ceased, in and to all that tract or parcel of land, situate in the township of Cromwell, Iluntingdon county, Pa., bounded by lands of Samuel Adams on the north, by lands of David Bucher's heirs and lands of William Laird on the east, and lands of Michael Stair on the south, and lands of Rock Hill Iron Company on the west containing about 200 acres more or less, about 100 acres thereof be ing cleared and having thereon erected a stone dwelling house, a log barn and ether outbuildings. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of George A. Cook, David S. Cook, Si mon V. Cook and Edward Cook, administrators of Hugh L. Cook, deed. ALSO—AII those certain lots ofground, situate in the borough of Huntingdon, each front ing 50 feet on the eastern line of Fifth street, as extended northwardly, from the northern end of said street, and running eastward therefrom 190 feet, being the same lots of ground and premises which are more fully described, in a certain deed of conveyance from Christian Colestock, and E. C. Summers, recorded in Record Bock "Z," No. 2, page 413, having thereon erected a two—story frame dwelling house, known as the "Itallian Cottage," a frame stable and other outbuildings and im provements. Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as the property of W. F. Cunningham. ALSO—AII that certain tract or parcel of land, situate in Brady township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bounded on the west by lands ofSharp et Bro., on the north by lands of Barletz Ealy, on the north-east by lands of Mrs. orlady, on the south-west by lands of Samuel Simpson and oth ers, containing about 28 acres, more or less, hav ing thereon erected a two-story frame dwelling house, bank barn and other outbuildings. Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as property of Bruce R. Hampson. ALSO—AII that certain tract of land, situate in Dublin township, Huningdon county, Pa., bounded on the north by lands of David Cis ney, on the east by lands of Henry Spitzer, on the south and west by lands of Robert Clyman's and others, containing 328 acres, more or less, having thereon erected a two-story frame dwelling house, a large bank barn, wagon shed and other outbuild ings. Seized, taken into execution and to be sold as the property of Jamison Kelley. ALSO—AII that certain lot of ground, situate in that part of the borough of Huntingdon, known as West Huntingdon, at the north-west corner of Twelfth and Mifflin streets and extending back therefrom 150 feet to a 15 foot alley, being lot No. 211, in J. Edgar Thompson's addition to said borough of Huntingdon, and having thereon erected a frame church building, together with all and singular the buildings, improvements, woods, ways, rights, liberties, privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversions, remain ders, rents, issues and profits thereof. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Harlin Saylor, D. P. Egolf, J. L. Et ter, Alfred Clabaugh and David Lamberson, Trus tees of the United Brethren Church of untingdon. 6m 19m I lyr 18 00 $27 3 6 36 00 50 65 60 00 65 80 60 00 80 100 13.1 ALSO—AII that certain tract of land, situate in Warriorsmark township, Huntingdon county, Pa., (in part), and also in the township of Snyder, in the county of Blair, (in part), bounded and described as follows : Adjoining lands of Da vid Grazier, Henry Grazier an.i Shorb, Stewart & Co., on the west, lands of Henry Grazier, and Da vid Grazier on the south, and lands of Daniel Gra zier, designated as purpart, numbered one in a certain deed dated the 15th day of March, A. D., 1853, from Daniel Grazier and Henry Krider, ad ministrators of Michael Grazier, deceased, to the said Samuel Grazier on the east, containing Itil acres, more or less, having thereon erected a one and one halt story log dwelling house. Also, All that certain lot or parcel of ground, on the south side of Spruce Creek and Waterstreet turnpike road, beginning at a stake about 4 feet from an ash pointer on the bank of ;Spruce Creek, thence north 22 degrees w,st 9.5 perches along lands of David Stewart, thence by same north degrees west 16 perches to edge of Spruce Creek and Waterstrcet turnpike, thence along edge of said road north 26 degrees west 43 perches ; thence by same north 10 degrees west 10 perches to line of lands of R. C. Ingram and Robert B. Brown, thence along said line south 48 degrees east —.5 perches to corner on banks of Spruce Creek. thence up said creek south 10 degrees east 20 perches to stones, thence by same south 34 degrees east 18.5 perches to stones, thence earn south 83 degrees east 11.5 perches to place of beginning, containing 3 acres, more or less, having thereon erected a two story frame dwelling and stable and other out buildings. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property Aaron Mothersbaugh. ALSO—AII that certain hotel property, situated in Cook's addition to Broad Top City, in Carbon township, Huntingdon county, Pa., adjoin ing lot of Thomas Cook on the south, and other lot late of said Jesse Cook, dec'd., on the north, having thereon erected a plank hotel, good stable and other necessary outbuildings, being lot num ber thirty-two on the plan of Cook's addition, front ing 40 feet on Broad street, and extending back therefrom at right angles thereto 150 feet, together with all and singular the buildings, improvements, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the reversions and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Joseph Peck, with notice to John W. Matters, and Michael J. Martin, terre-tenants. ALSO—AII of the right, title and int erest of, in and to all that certain lot of ground, situate in Puttstown, Hopewell township, adjoin ing lot of Samuel R. Donelson on the east, by lot of Charles Helley's heirs on the west, the public road on the north, and by lands of Wilson Weaver on the south, containing one acre, more or less, and having thereon erected a two-story and a half log house and back kitchen, with other outbuild ings. _ _ _ Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Samuel Blake, one of the defendants. ALSO—AII that certain tract of land, situate in the township of Brady, adjoining lands of W. P. Hall, on the north west by lands of Jas. Gregory, south by lands of E. A. Green & Co., containing 230 acres, more or less, having thereon erected a log dwelling and log barn, and other out buildings. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Frank Grunizer. ALSO—AII that certain lot of ground, situate in Manor Hill, in Barree township, adjoin ing lands of Samuel Myton and Dorsey Silknitter on the north, by lot of Margaret Wakefield on the east, by the public road on the south, and lots of John Davison and Harriet McCracken's heirs on the west, containing one and a half acres, more or less, and having thereon erected a two-story house and stable. Also, all that certain lot of ground, situate as aforesaid, bounded by the public road on the north, by lot of John Carver's heirs on the east, by lands of William Ewing on the south and by the Metho dist Parsonage lot on the west, containing one half acre, more or less, and having thereon erected a two-story blacksmith and wagonmaker shop, &c. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of David F. Gearhart. ALSO—AII the right, title and interest of James Henderson, in and to a tract of land in Cass township, Huntingdon county, Pa., bounded by lands of John Spangler, Conrad Curfman, Christian Miller, David Wilson and others, con taining 30 acres, more or less, baying thereon a two story log house, stable and an orchard. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of James Henderson. ALSO—AII that certain part of a lot of ground, situate in the borough of Huntingdon, fronting 25 feet on an alley, in the rear of Moore street, and extending in depth therefrom about 80 feet to a line of lot of Mrs. Mary A. Clabaugh, bounded on the west by lot of The Huntingdon Building and Loan Association, and on the east by lot of Robert Lot, having thereon erected a two story plank dwelling house. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of David P. Couch. ALSO—AII those two certain adjoining lots of ground, situate in the borough of Hunting don, county of Huntingdon, and State of Pennsyl vania, each thereof fronting 50 feet on southerly side of Penn street, and extending in depth at right angles to the same along 6th street 200 feet to Allegheny street, having a large brick building, formerly used as a church, thereon erected, being lots numbers eighty and eighty-one (80 and 81) in the recorded plan of said borough, together with all and singular, the buildings, woods, ways, water courses rights, liberties, privileges, improvements, bereditaments and appurtenances to the same, be , longing, or in anywise appertaining, and the re versions and remainders, rents, issues, and profits I thereof. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Henry S. Wharton and John M. Ma guire, Aith notice to J. Randolph Simpson and Barton Armitage, terre-tenants. ALSO—AII those two certain lots of ground, situate in the borough of Huntingdon, ly ing and being on the north side of Church street, and fronting on said street 50 feet each, and ex tending back along Fifth street 200 feet to Moore street, marked No. 231 in the plan of said borough he Huntingdon Journal. m .. r TT Legal Advertisements. Legal Advertisements. of Huntingdon, having thereon erected one large brick dwelling house. Also, one frame brewery. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Graffus Miller. ALSO—AII that certain lot of ground, situate in the borough of Huntingdon, fronting 50 feet on Washington street, and extending back 200 feet to Mifflin street, adjoining lot now occupied by Mrs. Welch on the east, and lot of G. Ashman Miller on the west, having thereon erected a two story frame dwelling house and other outbuildings. Also, part of lot or ground situate in the borough of Huntingdon, fronting 46 feet on Mifflin street on the northerly side thereof and extending back at right angels to said street 100 feet to the northerly half of said lot, now owned by D. S. Africa, adjoin ing the lot of Michael Greene on the east, and parcel of said lot 4 feet wide now in the possession of Jacob Africa on the west, and being a part of of No. 204 in the plan of said borough, and sob ect to the annual ground rent of one dollar charg ed upon the whole of said lot No. 204, having thereon erected a two story log dwelling house, weatherboarded, and a small kitchen attached. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of J. H. Westbrook. ALSO—AiI defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain messuage or tenement and tract of land, situate in the township of Frank lin, county of Huntingdon, and State of Pennsyl vania, bounded as follows, viz Beginning at a chestnut, thence by land owned by Mattern south 53 degrees east 400 perches to a post ; thence south 32 degrees west 9 perches to a stone heap ; thence north 521 degrees west through the middle of the spring or fountain 84 perches to a stone heap ; thence north 33 degrees east 25 perches to a post in the orchard; thence noth 521 degrees two hun dred and fifty-eight perches to a post; thence north 4 degrees west 684-10 perches to the place of beginning; containing 128 acres, be it more or les ; about 90 acres of which are cleared and under a good state of cultivation, the balance being well timbered; on which there is erected a two-story frame dwelling house, large frame bank barn and other outbuildings. There is also a large orchard of choice fruit on the premises that William Col bourn's heirs conveyed to D. It. Miller by their deed dated the first day of May, A. D. 1863. and recorded in the Recorder's office, in the borough of Huntingdon, in Deed Book "E," No. 3, pages 129, 130 and 131. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of D. R. Miller. ALSO—AII defendant's right, title and interest in all that certain messuage, tenement and tract of land, situate in the township of Hopewell, county of Huntingdon, and state of Pennsylvania, bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at a maple tree by the lands of—Beaver South 35} degrees east 36 perches to a chestnut oak ; thence south 55i degrees west 53 perches to a post; thence south 30i degrees west 43 perches to a post; thence south 3Si degrees west 11} perches to post in public road; thence along said public road south 54} degrees west six perches to a post in said public road ; thence south 81 degrees east 7 4-10 perches to a poet; thence north 70 degrees east 6 perches to a post ; thence along lands of F. Triece south 44i degrees east 21 perches to a post thence along lands of A. Carberry south 78i degrees ea , t. 26 6-10 perches co the place of begin ning, containing 16 acres and 44 perches, on which there is erected a good two storied frame dwelling house—frame stable and other outbuildings. Seized, taken in execution and to be sold as the property of Mary Chilcote. TERMS—The price for which the property is sold must be paid at the time of sale, or such other arrangements made as will be approved, otherwise the property will immediately be put up and sold at the risk and expense of the person to whom it was first sold, and who in case of deficiency at such resale shall make good the same, and in no instance will the deed be presented to the court for confirmation unless the money is actually paid to the Sheriff. Purchasers who are lien creditors must procure a certified list of liens for the Sheriff, in order to apply the amount of bids, or any part thereof, on the liens SAM'L. 11. IRVIN, Skeriff'e Office, Sheriff. un tingdon, March 15,1578. 1 REGISTER'S NOTlCE.—Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested, that the following named persons have settled their ac counts in the Register's Office, at Huntingdon, and that the said accounts will be presented for con firmation and allowance, at an Orphans' Court, to be held at Iluntingdon, in and for the county of Iluntingdon, on Wednesday, the 10th day of April next, (1578,) to wit: 1. Administration account of Gervas Riesterer, Administrator of the estate of John Dott, late of Carbon township, dec'd. 2. Second account of John M. Leech, guardian of Annie R. Carrens, (of age and married), Joshua R., Iselina, and Viola Pheasant, (Viola being de ceased), minor children of George W. Pheasant, dec'd. 3. Account of A. M. Cheney, Administrator of the estates of James and Ellen Cheney, late of Bar ree township, dec'd. 4. Account of Joseph Heffner and John Heffner, Administrators of Jacob lleffner, late of Penn township, dec'd. L. Second account of Thomas Bell, Executor of she Will of Alexander Bell, late of Barree township, deceased, with distribution annexed. 6. Administration account of George W. States, Administrator of the estate of Abraham States, late of Walker township, dec'd. . . . . - 7. Partial Administration account of Harris Richardson, Administrator of the estate of Ed mund Yocum, late of Walker township, dec'd. 8. Administration account of W. S. Stryker, Administrator of the estate of Margaret Newell, late of Porter township, dec'd. 9. Administration and Distribution account of William Stewart, Administrator, d. b. a. c. t. a., of William Stewart, late of Barree township dec'd. 10. Account of William S. Enyeart and John S. Enyeart, Administrators of the estate of Jackson Enyeart, late of Hopewell township, ueceased, as filed by W. S. Enyeart. 11. Partial account of Margaret J. Rhodes, Ad ministratrix of the estate of Joseph Rhodes, late of Shirley township, dec'd. . . . 12. First and Final Administration account of Thomas Fisher, Administrator of the estate of Thomas L. Moore, late of Salt Lake City, in the Territory of Utah, dec'tl._ 13. First and Final Administration account of Thomas Fisher, Administrator of the estate of Isaiah N. Moore, late of New Mexico Territory, dec'd. 14. Guardianship account of John A. Wilson, guardian of Laura Barr, a daughter of Tames Barr, late of Jackson township, deceased, (the said Lau ra being now of full age.) 15. The second and final account of John Long, guardian of Mary Doyle, (now Mrs. Gordon,) John Doyle, Ellen Doyle, Flora Doyle and Horace S. Doyle, children of James G. Doyle, late of Mount Union, deceased, (as filed by W. B. Leas, Admin istrator of the said John Long, deceased,) with Distribution account attached. 16. First and Final account of Michael II Kp per, Trustee to sell certain of the real estate of Samuel Lutz, late of Shirley township, dec'd. 17. Account of John M. Bailey, one of the Ex ecutors of the last Will of William L. States, late of Walker township, deo'd. IS. Administration account of William Moore, Administrator of the estate of Mary 0. Moore, de ceased, as filed by Robert Johnson and Michael Sprankle, Executors of the last Will and Testa ment of said William Moore, deed. 19. First and Final account ofJobn G. White, Administrator of the estate of William White, late of the township of Cass, deceased, with Distribu tion account annexed. WM. E. LIGHTNER, REGISTER'S OFFICE, 1 Register Huntingdon, March 15, '7B. NOTICE is hereby given to all persons interested that the following Inventories of the goods and chattels set apart to widows, under the provisions of the Act of 14th of April, ♦. D., ISSI, have been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon county, and will be presented for "approval by the Court," on Wednesday, April 10, IS7B : 1. Inventory of the personal property of Martin Morton, late of Huntingdon borough, deceased, as taken by his widow, Susan Morton. 2. Inventory of the personal property of Philip A. Deere, late of Dublin township, deceased,eleeted to be retained by his widow, Rosannab Beers. 3. Inventory of the personal property of John Long, late of the township of Shirley, deceased, as taken by his widow, Mary Long. 4. Inventory of the personal property of Abner Lamp, late of the borough of Huntingdon, deceas ed, as taken by his widow, Helen E. Lamp. 5. Inventory of the goods and chattels of Eliza C. Slack, deceased, of the borough of Petersburg, as claimed by, and set apart to her daughter, Jen nie Blackwell. W. E. LIGIITNER, Clerk of Orphans' Court. Orphans' Court Office, I March 15, 1878. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE [Estate of HENRY KRIDER, deed.] Letters of Administration having been granted to the undersigned, whose post office address is Warriorsmark, Pa., on the estate of Henry Krider, late of Warriorsmark township, dec'd., all persons knowing themselves indebted are requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims to present them duly authenticated for settlement. JOSEPH M. KRIDER, feb. 25-13t] Adm'r. SCHOOT . of every B OOK' _L4 variety, cheap, at the JOURNA,L STORE. HUNTINGDON, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1878. County Alms-House. QTATEMENT AND EXPENDI TURES OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY ALMS HOUSE, from December sth, 1876, to De cember 4th, 1877, inclusive:— STATEMENT. DR. To amount of orders issued by the Di rectors .. To amount of John Logan, Steward, for cash several persons 139 61 EXPENDITURES, FOR BUILDING AND IMPILOVEMBNTS CR. By D. C. Fleck, fur additions to Alms House, as per contract By D. C. Fleck, for extra work at House 155 31 By John Covert, for building founda tion By L. A. Myers Jr. C. Bowersox, for carpenter work 125 58 By G. L. Baker, for painting new and old houses ll2 8S By McKillips & Miller for plastering 24 40 By Orbison li. Stevenson, for brick 297 55 By Byer, Long & Cottage Planing Mill, for lumber 476 2S By J. M. Weldon for tank, water clos ets, ,ic 655 27 By J. H. Rindlaub, for heaters and conductors 69 75 By several persons for materials, ke.. 49 60 FOR FARM, By labor on farm, including farmer's wage:; $ 401 64 By Landis, Myers .k Co., for smithing and wagon work 153 55 By limo, plaster, phosphate and clover seed l5O 82 By numerous persons for sundries...... 108 92 FOR PROVISIONS, By several persons fur 4213 lbs. beef.. $ 254 27 " " 8815 " pork.. 608 97 4t ii " " 2025 " sum- mer meat 217 12 By several persons for applebutter, potatoes, dce . lO5 88 FOR MERCIIANDISE By W. 11. Brewster fur merchandise $562 89 By John A. Kerr for 6Ol 90 By Benj. Wolf for , f 220 66 By Henry & Co., for " 122 65 By Jenny & Andrews for " 127 43 By several persons for hardware, (4.e 116 53 By numerous persons forclothing 403 68 FOR OUT-DOOR EXPENSES By relief furnished numerous cases, continuously By relief furnished numerous cases, without regard to time 3 431 OS By coffins and funeral expenses ll9 32 By A. W. Evans, esq., for out-door ser vices 304 34 By Jno Griffith, esq , for out-door ser vices l7l 52 By Daniel Conrad, esq., for out-door services. S9 43 By A. B. Miller, esq., for out-door ser vices By physicians for medical services__ 635 43 FOR MISCELLANEOUS ,t INCIDENTAL. By percentage on $15,525,paid to Trea surer for 1875 $ 465 77 By Lindsay .4 Co., for order book 2B 00 .. . By W. T. Bair for advertisement 1 75 By A. L. Goss for publishing state ment, &c 54 15 By J. M Bowman for publishing state ment, /to. By S. E. Fleming for advertisements.. 7 20 By James A. Doyle tor coffins at House, tc . By Downy I Co., for coal B3 95 By A. S. Harrison for tinware, spout ing, ac ..... . . By cooking in House .. ..... ..... 98 04 By Hill, Harvey and Miller for cob- _._ bling By numerous persons for sundries REMOVALS, By Justices for relief orders, A.c $ 182 86 By constables for moving paupers 96 35 SALARIES B}• A. W. Evans, esq , for services as director 12 months $ 153 40 By Jno. Griffith for services as direc- tor 12 months By Daniel Conrad for services as di- rector 7 months ll6 00 By A. B. Miller for services as direc- „„ .tor 4 months 56 00 By J. R. Simpson, seq., counsel 12 . . months • By Dr. W. P. McN ite, attending phy . . sician 12 months _ 145 00 By George W. Whittaker, clerking I'2 __ __ _ . months _ 75 00 By John Logan, Steward, for amount of his account 641 27 AGGREGATE ,7&.- 15 427 20 Statements showing money paid Treasurer by the Directors and their attorney, and, also, tramps relieved at the Alms House. Money paid to Treasurer, received of their attorney Money paid to Treasurer, att'ys check 3O 00 Money paid to Treasurer, attorney, (A W. Evans' note in full) 45 84 243 tramps relieved with lodging, and 455 meals 67 30 THE DIRECTORS IN ACCOUNT WITH THEIR ATTORNEY, J. R. SIMPSON, ESQ. DR. To cash of G. W. States, adm'r. of A. States, committee of Jno. Lang, pauper $ 11 51 To cash for expenses to Kittanning 25 00 To cash of A. Crownover in full of note lO6 00 To cash collected of Huston Twp., Centre county.. 25 65 To cash of D. Clarkson, coin. of 11. Dig gins. To cash collated of Rush twp., Centre co. 124 72 To cash collected of Lehigh county, for G. Eichel l6 75 By fee and expenses going to Shirley $ 5 00 By cash paid expenses to Kittanning__ 20 49 By fee in same case lO 00 By fee and expenses to Shirleysburg 5 00 By cash for tickets (1i) for Mrs. Graham 18 50 By cash given to Mrs. Graham 2 00 By cash for freight on Mrs. Rose's goods 5 28 By cash paid Esq. Murray for oosts and depositions 1 99 By cash paid J. Gilpin, esq., attorney's fee (Armstrong county case) lO 00 _ _ By fee for extra services By cheek to balance Statement of debts owing to the Directors of the Poor of Huntingdon county, as follows : A promisary note of D. ktnire, jr., and other Trustees of the M. E. Church, Mt. Union, for $501.48 on the Hance Campbell case 5534 50 $534 50 SETTLEMENT WITH THE TREASURER. DR. To amount paid to the Treasurer of the Ahns House,by the County Treasurer $15,042 76 CR. By amount of orders paid by the Treas urer of the Alms House, for the year 1877 By amount of orders paid by the Treas urer of the Alms House, for 1876, and previous years, including or ders for 187 k 1,178 52 We, the undersigned, Auditors of the county of Huntingdon, do hereby certify that we have ex amined the orders, vouchers, accounts, &c., of the Directors of the Poor, and their Treasurer, and find the same to be correct, as above stated. Witness our hands at Huntingdon, this 23d day of January, A. D., 1878. JAMES HENDERSON, WM. 11. REX, J. J. WHITE. rachl.s] Auditors. TOYS AND GAM ES OF ALL KINDS Just received at the JOURNAL Store. 4t RIUStS' **t r. The Girl With the Calico Dress. A fig for your upper ten girls, With their velvets and satins and lace : Their diamonds and rubies and pearls, And the milliner figure and face. They may shine at a party or ball, Emblazoned with half they possess, But give me, in place of them all, The girl with the calico dress. $:5,427 20 She is as plump as a partridge, and fair As a rose in its bloom ; Her teeth with ivory compare, And her breath with the clover perfume. Her step is as free and as light As the fawn whom the hunters hard press, And her eye is as soft and bright,— The girl with the calico dress. She is cheerful, warm hearted and true, And kind to her father and mother, She studies how much she can do, For her sweet little sister and brother. If you want a companion for life, To comfort, enliven and bless, She is just the sort of a wife,— The girl with the calico dress. (TIT *toTR-Etlitr. POISONED IN DESPAIR. $2 328 66 John Grimjohn was a bit of a wag in his way, and after fifty years' experience gained behind the counter of a large re freshmeut saloon, he could pretty well tell what a man meant by his looks. He was sitting very quietly one day, reading his daily paper, and trying to un derstand how it was that the Turks and the Russians were both getting the best of it, when a seedy looking individual en tered the place. "Glass of bitter," said the stranger, heaving a deep sigh, and staring hard at John, as lie took down a clear glass, and drew a foaming draught of the amber liquid, which he placed clear and sparkling before the visitor. $ 814 93 $1 186 24 "Here arc my last two coppers," said the stranger, with a heavy sigh, as he laid them on the counter for John to rake into the till "The last two-pence," said the man again, as he laid his hand upon the stem of the glass, staring bard the while at John as if be had expected the two-pence to be refunded. $2 155 71 "If I had come down to two pence," said John to himself, "I don't think I should spend it in beer. I might in to bacco; but I think it would go in bread." He did not speak, however, but sat down, and took up his paper, and began reading again. There was no one in the place, so the stranger went on again. "My last two pence," he said, more loudly. "When I have swallowed this beer, I shall be a beggar and an outcast." "With a glass of beer inside him," said John, sententiously. $5 957 08 "Eh ?" "With a glass of beer inside him," said John quietly. "Yes, to be sure," said the stranger; "but the last glass—the last. The world has never given me a chance; the world rejects—scorns—does not care for me. I will poison myself—mix a deadly drug with this last glass, and be free of the world." John re-turned his paper, gave it a punch in the middle, got it folded con veniently, and went on reading. "I say," continued the stranger, loudly, "I will poison myself where I stand, and fall here 'lead, as a warning to a brutal and unfeeling world." John went on spelling through his paper without moving a muscle. "Here, then, is the end of my worthless self," said the stranger, very deliberately taking a small packet from an envelope, a packet that looked like the white powder that goes with the blue under the name of seidlitz; and this he opened very deliber ately, and emptied it into the beer, where, for the most part, it lay on the froth. John looked up, saw what he was doing, and the state of affairs—how the white powder emptied out of the paper refused to mix with the beer. 72 72 312 92 $1 327 70 $ 279 21 156 00 30 00 "Like a spoon ?" be said, getting up and handing one. "A spoon ? Yes," said the stranger, with a mocking laugh that would have been worth ten shillings a night at the Surrey Theatre $1 377 67 As he spoke, he took the spoon, stirred the liquor, and threw the little piece of metal down, while John resumed his place and went on reading. "Farewell, cold world, farewell 1" said the stranger. "They may bury me where they will. I might have been great ; but now—ah, now, poor, neglected one !—they may bury me in sunshine or in shadow, I care me not." $320 54 He took up the glass, drained it to the last drop, and then, standing the glass down, held on by the counter, and heaved a tremendous sigh—one which sounded like satisfaction at the goodness of the bitter beer. As for John, he went on reading as coolly as could be, his lips moving as though be was spelling over the big words. . _. 11Ete man uttered a roar, and moved to wards the entrance : but, unable to contain his annoyance, be turned sharply round, and came back. $335 63 "Villainous type of a cold and heartless world," he said, addressing John Grim john, "you have taken my last coin ; and you sit there and let me poison myself, without stretching out a hand to save— without saying a word." "Have you taken poison ?" "I have—l have !" groaned the stranger. "Have you really ? Was that poison in the paper ?" said John, coolly. "Yes; I have just swallowed a fatal dose of arsenic--one of the most dangerous of our poisons." "Ah, I know what arsenic is," said John, coolly. "And I have taken enough to kill six men," groaned the stranger in a hollow voice. 50 00 207 00 • $335 63 "Well, that was wasteful," said John, grimly. "You might have bought enough for one, and spent the balance on beer." "Enough fur six—enough fur six !" said the stranger, rolling his eyes, and speaking in tragic tones. 'Good !" said John, opening a flap in the counter. "Come in here." He caught the stranger by the collar, drew him behind the counter, through the bar parlor, and into a kind of store be hind where there was a large cupboard. "No one saw you come in," said John, quietly, "and no one saw you take the poison ?" "Only you—only you," said the man, faintly. "A doctor—a doetor !" And he was about to fling himself into a chair; but John held him up, and thrust him into the big closet. "Doctor, eh ? Oh, yes my boy, you shall have a doctor—hallo dozen of 'em. They'll $15,042 76 hold a fine revel round your corpus." "Wh—wh—what do you mean ?" gasped the stranger; as John thrust him back, and held the door ready to clap to. "I mean I'm glad you took the arsenic i said John. "Wh—wh—why,you unfeeling wretch ?" "Because it leaves the body so nice and limp and soft. The doctors like it so." "What do you mean ?" faltered the poisoned man. "Mean ?" said John "Why, that the doctors will give me ten pounds for a good, healthy, strong subject like you. I say, what a splendid lecture on anatomy that will be round you about the day after to morrow ?" "Sell me--to the doctors !" groaned the horrified man. "Of course ; but not you—your body. You won't know anything about it, my lad ; and nobody else, for no one saw you come in." "Wretch :" roared the stranger. But the word was cut in half by John banging to and locking the closet door. "I say," he said, knocking at the panel. "Yes—yes ; let me out," cried the man, faintly. "Just die as quickly as you can, there's a good fellow ; and don't mind making a noise, if it eases your mind—no one can hear you." The man began to kick and hammer at the door, and John walked up and down, smiling and rubbing his hands. Then he turned to the bar, served a few customers, left. the place in charge of a bar-man, and went to where the stranger was still ham mering away at the door. "Not dead yet ?" John said, with his mouth to the keyhole. "No—no—no ! Let me out," groaned the man, "or I shall die !" "Well, I want you to die," said John, coolly. "But it wasn't poison—only powdered chalk," groaned the prisoner. "Let me out! let me out !" "You scoundrel !" cried John, opening the door, collaring the stranger, and sha king him. "Do you mean to say that was only powdered chalk ?" "That was all, sir—that was all !" 'Then you've robbed me of ten pounds I should have got fur your wretched car cass." "I'll never do so no more, sir—l won't, 'pon my soul I won't." "Soul !" cried John, shaking and kick ing him, "you haven't got a soul in your wretched, despicable body, or I'd shake it out. Now," he continued, opening a side door, "be off, and try and get some honest work to do, and leave off swindling. You're one of the sort of scoundrels who put soap into your mouth and make froth, and then fall down, and humbug people with be lieving that you've got fits." "Yes, sir—no, sir ; pray let me go, sir," gasped the poor wretch. And at last, John set him at liberty, sending him flying a little more readily by giving him a sharp kick with his anything but light boot. "I saw him again a week after," said John, "and he was carrying a pair ofsand wich boards. I knew that he was only trying it on, and that the poisoning was a dodge. But I don't think he'll ever try to poison himself any more. At least," he added, after a pause, and his face puckered up with a jovial smile—"not with chalk." *tied 'ffliseellang. "Home, Sweet Home." They have become household words, clothed in the sweetest melody that singer ever sang. Yet to how many are these words only a mockery, and in how many hearts there is no responsive chord to their music. The poet tells us that "some flowers of Eden we still inherit; but the trail of the serpent is over tilt m all." The flowers of home are marked too often by the serpent, Temper. This is the blight that robs our household roses of their perfume and their bloom ; this is the great dark shadow that rests heavily upon its pleasant places, and drives out the golden sunshine. This it is that mars the melody and produces only discord ; this it is that makes a place of torture of what ought to be a pure Eden of happiness and peace. Could we only take a look into all the homes of the earth, we would see how true this is. It may be the father's violent temper that produces the discordant sounds that mar the music of home. It may be the mother's scolding tongue that drops gall when it should drop only honey. It may be the son's harsh words and rude violence that sends its angry clamor through the house ; or it may be the passionate tones of a willful daughter, who forgets what "an excellent thing in woman is a low voice." The misery caused by this domestic de mon, Temper, cannot be told. It breaks up homes, drives asunder those God has joined, sends sons and daughters on a weary pilgrimage through the world, seeking peace and finding it not. Men and women who have sworn before God to love and stay with each other until death parts them, are severed forever, unmindful of their vows, by this serpent, Temper.— Daughters and sons are very often tempted to forsake their duties to parents by this destroyer of home happiness, Read the divorced records if you wish to see the misery that Temper has caused. Look all over the world—you will see the trail of the serpent, even to the very gal lows, where the poor culprit confesses that through its promptings he committed the deed that brought him there. Home can never be "sweet home" until peace prevails; and not until the demon Temper is rooted out of its every noek and corner can we truly call it "home, sweet home." God "setteth the solitary together in families," not to make discord, but to help and cheer, not to crush all the flowers of joy, but to tend and expand them into greater beauty, richer fragrance. Happier than any shining palace is that home over which nestles lovingly, with white wings outspread, the beautiful Angel of Peace ; for beneath the shadow of its pinions only can home really be "sweet, sweet home." How TO BREAK. OFF BAD HABITS.— Understand the reason why the habit is injurious. Study the subject until there is no lingering doubt in your mind. Avoid the places, the persons, and the thoughts that lead to the temptation. Keep busy; idleness is the strength of bad habits. Do not give up the struggle when you have broken your resolution once, twice, thrice —a thousand times. That only shows how much need there is for you to strive. THE boy who has never sat down on a bumble-bee, or stepped on a rusty nail, has not fulfilled his mission. Grant in Jerusalem. HOW THE EX-PRESIDENT WAS WELCOM ED-RELICS OF THE CRUCIFIXION. J. Russell Young's Letter to the N. Y. Herald] * * The valley passes away. We ride about a mile through a suburb, the high way lined with people. The General pass es on, with bared bead, for on both sides the assembled multitude do him honor. We see through the mist a mass of domes and towers, and the heart beats quickly, for we know they are the domes and tow ers of Jerusalem. There are ranks of sol diers drawn in line, the soldiers presenting arms, the band playing, the colors falling. We passed through a narrow gate, the gate that Tancred forced with his crusad ers. We pass under the walls of the tow er of David, and the flag that floats from the pole on the consulate tells us that our journey is at an end and that we are with in the walls of Jerusalem. We sat out in the afternoon to walk over the sacred places, and our first walk was along the Via DolorOsa. Some of us had stolen away in the morning before the cer emonies began to walk over the street con secrated to Christianity as the street over which Jesus Christ carried His Cross. I am living within five minutes' walk of Calvary. I look at it in the morning from the terrace near my chamber door—a fair rounded dome, high in the air, covering the spot upon which our Saviour suffered We pass from our hotel on Mount Zion through a narrow, dingy street paved with jagged cobble-stones. We make our way with some difficulty. We stumble and slide rather than walk. We pass beggars who cry for alms, workmen at various in• dustries, merchants selling their wares, camels and asses and beasts of burden. We turn into a covered way and slide and stumble along, and we are on the Via Do lorosa. The first place pcinted out is the Coptic Monastery. Here Christ sank un der the weight of the Cross. We are go ing down the hill which He ascended. We come to the ruins of the Hospice of the Knights of St. John. Here is where Je sus addressed the women that followed him. We wind around the corner and follow the narrow, slippery way. Here we are at the house where Jesus fell for the second time. A few steps further, and we are at, the house and tomb of Veronica, who wi ped the blood from His holy brow and left His image on her napkin. We descend a slippery path, and at the corner is the house against which Christ leaned, over come by agony. You see a dent in the stone. This dent was made by the band of our Lord as He stretched it out to sup port His burden. It is smooth and dark with the kisses of millions of believing lips. The next house is that of Dives, the rich man. At this corner Simon of Cy rene took the cross and carried it a part of the way, for which good deed hie name became immortal. In front of the house of Dives is a stone, and over it a hovel. The hovel was the house of the beggar, the stone is where he sat in quest of alms, and under this archway where we now stand and look at the rich man's house Jesus stood and pronounced the parable which you will find in the sixteenth chapter of Luke. Here the road makes another bend and we pass a broken column that must at one time have been a stately ornament. The column broke where Jesus sank upon it; and the fissure is clear and deep. We keep on until we come to a church, a bright new church, with an arch overhang ing the street. This is the Church of Faa ce Homo. It was here or hereabouts that the road to the cross began. There is a barracks on the site of Pilate's judgment hall. We go into the church, a sweet-faced sister opening the way. Behind the altar is an arch, and under this arch Pilate stood when he delivered over Jesus to the Jews and washed his hands of innocent blond. Here, in an enclosure, was the whipping, the crowning with thorns, the decoration with the purple robes, and here, also, Jesus took up the cross which He carried to Cal vary. We can readily see as we retrace our way up the Via Dolorosa that it must have been a rough and weary road to one rent and torn and bleeding and crushed under the cruel burden of the cross. Even to us —free as we are--wayfarers, in full pos session of our faculties, it is a tedious task to climb thli hill of Calvary. Electricity and Capillary Attraction. When a glass plate is laid on the sur face of quicksilver, a considerable force is required to separate them. On the sepa ration being made, if the substances be ex amined by the electroscope, the glass will be found to be electrified positively, the mercury negatively. Their attraction or adhesion is, therefore, a necessary electri cal result. So intense is this electrical de velopment, that if during the act of sepa ration the mercury be in connection with a gold leaf electroscope, the gold leaf is commonly torn asunder. In like manner, if some melted sulphur be poured into a conical glass and permit ted to solidify, on making the separation the interior of the glass and the solid sul phur cone will be found to be in opposite electrical states. And the same occurs when surfaces of various kinds are parted from each other. There ought, therefore to be adhesion. But if a glass plate be laid on a surface of water, there is no apparent develop. ment of electricity separating them. And the reason is obvious for the glass has brought away with it a layer of water, and there has been no true separation of the solid from the liquid, but only of water from water. The force of adhesion of the glass to the water has exceeded the cohe sion of the water for itself. If a plate of polished zinc be laid on mercury, there will, again, be no electrical development apparent on separating them. For, owing to the conductibility of the zinc, there is nothing to prevent the op posite electricities from uniting, and all electrical manifestations must cease. Whatever can disturb the electrical re lations of a solid and a liquid, will disturb their capillarity. On wetting the part in terior of a glass tube, so as to form a tem porary tube of water, and placed some mercury in it, the mercury will be depress ed below the hydrostatic level. But on connecting the mercury with the negative pole of a voltaic battery, and the water with the positive, the mercury at once risea, their mutual attraction being increas ed. THE books that collect valuable knowl edge into small compass, and do this wisely and thoroughly, are the best books in the world. The same may be said of newspapers. Education for the People of the South. 4.-NATIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBIL. ITIES. In the matter of education the nation has a two-fold duty to perform, first, to itself, and, second, to communities or in dividuals. This may seem to be separa• ting the people from the Government, which, in our ordinary republican parlance, we are apt to regard as one, and while they are in general the same, yet in some re spects they are different and separable.— As when a penal law is violated punish ment is visited upon the wrong doer by the Government, of which be is in fact a part; that is, a conflict is raised between all the rest of the people and himself; so benefits may be bestowed by Government upon a portion of the country, or upon a number of citizens, large or small, that do not reach all, or not in the same degree. There is, consequently, good reason for separating those benefits of Government that are common to the whole nation or people from those that are local or partial in their application. In this consists the distinction between the first and the second duties I have mentioned. There are certain powers possessed ex clusively by the General Government. cer tain purposes for which the Constitution was adopted, as expressed in its preamble, and every one of those purposes may be promoted by placing the subject of educa tion under national supervision or control. The enlightenment of the people in the manner and by the means the Government might provide would do much towards forming a more perfect union, establishing justice, insuring domestic tranquility, pro viding for the common defence, promoting the general welfare, and securing the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. I might take up each of these purposes by itself and prove my position, I think, but to do so comprehensively would far exceed the limits I can expect to be allowed me here. I may say, gen erally, however, what will probably not be denied, that most of the troubles of the South, internal as well as between her and the General Government, before, during, and since the war, were due in a very great degree to the ignorance that there pre vailed, and to the peculiar teachings that bad been given those who could at all lay claim to intelligence. Had the nation claimed what we may almost say was her right under the Constitution, of affording to those people such instruction as would have formed a more perfect Union and se cured the other very desirable objects of that instrument, sbe would have aceem plished her purpose better than she was able to do by the sacrifice of blood and treasure. The duty of giving such in struction has passed away. The ne cessity for it was not removed by the con flict of arms. "State rights," not in the sense to which we all assent, but in the sense of State sovereignty, is a doctrine still firmly held, indeed, that the Atlanta Convention, in its appeal for an appropria tion from the General Government for school purposes, attaches to it the express condition that the money is to be expended in support of the State system of schools. They would perpetuate the idea there con cerning which they went to war—the idea of allegiance to the State. They would teach this idea to all who are to be educated —the blacks as well as the whites—and they could adopt no surer method of doing so than by maintaining that education is a subject fur exclusive State control, and by carrying it out practically. Bat, if the Government furnishes the means, and dis. penses it in support of a national system of education, the minds of those who are now in darkness, as they become enlight ened, will be impressed with their obliga tions to their benefactor, their love of country will be increased, and a security will be gained against rebellion upon the ground that the loyalty of an American citizen is loyalty to a State, and not to the nation. Intelligence itself promotes all the pur poses fur which the Constitution was adopted. It was intended that the General Government should have all the powers necessary for its own protection and con• tinning its existence. We know the ad vantages possessed by a nation of educated, cultivated people over one composed of the ignorant and uncultivated. We have seen them in the conflicts between Germany and Austria, and Germany and France It has been well said that it was the Ger man school-house that overthrew both those powers. There was ninety-eight per cent. of the soldiers of Germany who could read and write. Many of them where men of superior culture. In the armies of the other two countries more than fifty per cent. were illiterate. A similar difference existed between the armies of the United States and the Confederacy during the late war. It is a duty, therefore, the na tion owes to itself to afford the people proper instruction. It is but the exercise of its constitutional power of providing for the common defence and promoting the general welfare . Although I will not agree that this is a forced construction of the Constitution, I am aware that it is not a judicial interpre tation. The Government of the United States presents the anomaly of having no more practical connection with the educa tion of the people than if it bad no interest whatever in the subject. All the powers it possesses are dependent for their proper exercise upon the amount and kind of in struction its citizens receive, but it can have no influence over that instruction to make it of a character to render these powers most efficient The authorities by which popular education is controlled are, as far as that matter is concerned, as for eign to the General Government as are the nations of Europe. As well might the United States insist upon schools and public instruction in Turkey as in Pennsylvania or in South Carolina. As well might sh• protest against the teaching of the religion of Mahomet as against the teaching of any doctrine that any State may wish to incul cate. Helpless nation ! charged with the important interests of union, of justice, of domestic tranquillity, of the common de fence, of the general welfare and of liberty, yet deprived of the very best means of preserving them ! In whose hands are they safe, if not in hers ? MILTON S. LYTLE. Huntingdon, March 13, 1878. BOTH WEARIED OUT.-"I have brought you this bill until I sm sick and tired of it," said a collector to a debtor, upon whom he had called at least forty times. "You are, eh ?" coolly replied the debtor. "Yes, I am," was the response. "Well, then you had better not present it again. 'There will be two a us pleased if you do not, for to tell you the truth, I am sick and tired of seeing that identical bill myself." IT ia better to, loVic a rasa yaLasa never marry than marry a man you can never love. NO. 13.
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