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SUXBURY. MARCH 10, 17.
AXOTHl-H GltEAT ITkH HA8 FALLEN'
THROUGH THE L.VST FOil WEALTH.
Secretary lWknap, a cabinet officer, here
tofore held in li'ujb, ebteeoi by the people
generally, is tonlay a self-confessed crirui:
ual. His crime is one dcervinjj of the
ft-vtrtst tiunishment, without regard to
political affinities or jttrsotui friendship.
He is charged with corruption and bribery.
While he occupied lii;li and honorable po
sition in the poveruim-nt. ba yielded to the
influence of &u extra variant wife, by which
l.e brought disgrace oHa himself and the
fjovernment for a paltry sum. Ah tins
has been dooe tit support a short season of
wcial extravagance. It is the old story.
He was dragged down by'a woman. The
good record of his sword, the faithful and
meritorious service of his subordinate otli
t ial life is all blotted out in oue brief hour.
The fall of JJclknap has created immense
exi iterutnt over the whole country. And
altbou-L the covernmeut does not lose a i
cent by his disgraceful conduct, he is look-j such a creature a the late Post, Traders'
ed upon as one who Urtrayed his trust to j partner appealing in the Cabiuet at all.
his government, and stands luiforo the j We have asserted above, and now repeat,
American peopln almost as great a crimi- i that Ueikoap never was, and is not now. a
trnl as ecretary Floyd, ia James I'.uchau- Republican. He went into the war a Dem
an's cabinet, at the outbreak of the rebel- ocrat. He tonm out the war a Democrat,
lion who stripped Northern arseuals to . Considering that this fact outsit to weigh
replenish Southern depositories of arms with Mr. Johnson, after that Presidential
aod was indicted by the Grand Jury of the ; wonder had ratted to the Democracy, P.el
Distrirt of Columbia, as being privy to the knap came to Washington and for weeks
abstraction of SS70.000 iu bonds from the J tried to obtaiu an appointmeut as a scond
iJepurttnerit of the Interior, When the i lieutenant in the regular army and failed,
investigatini? committee discovered the j He then concluded to try for a place in the
crime committed by Dclknap they weru j civil service, and in- his endeavors to pro
cnauimous in their report, and when reso- j cure eudorsers to the then President, he
luiions favorable to impeachment were ! found himself unable to obtain auy Kepub.
offered by Mr. Clymer, them was a unnni - j licana to recommend him. That, however,
rnous vol? io its favor, showing that every j was not a serums drawback to a man ap
mrmbrr of Congress, whether Democrat! plying to Andrew Johnson for an office,
or Republican, looked uiori il as a disgrace j and so the application went in. In due
nud deserving of severest punishment that j time he was made a Collector of Internal
the laws of the country can inflict upon a i Revenue in Iowa, and sunk at ouce into
criminal. the contented obscurity of one of Johnsons1
The Press too is outspoken aud unani- ; "bread and butter brigade." Here he
lu.rir. The judgment of oua is the judg- : vegetated when General Rawlins died,
nu nt of all. In fact, ntjrcriu the hittory j Then Crant took him by the hair, and to
of this country has tlure been au instance j the astonishment of the whole couutry, put
wlwre journalists wei n united upon one him at the head of the army Johusou had
fubject. All regret thai the government i refused to make him a subaltern in ! And
ha i..:-;. t- u:XiIu:;aI.' us i i have one in s IWkur.p su-vu- oiJ anything to indicate
the cabinet who proved dishonest and dis- j that he was a Republican before he became
graced hiuselfnnd sunk beneath the dignity j
..rr m..,:. in . iilftn I n till in nn nr lin .
i. a true American citizen, and loves his j
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COUUiry ana iis government nu aiieuiHiir muii-aie uis c luji iuij tut m iia,inun-
to vindicate such actions, or rejoice over a : pies. Ilis social life, t-urroundings, prefer
calamity of this kind. There :sno one more i ences aud connections, all point unerringly
indignant lhau the I'rtsideut himself at ; to his political status. He married a Ken
thc part that hit favorite officer played, and j tuckiau aod a rebel. She dying, he mated
he stands firm uj'ou the motto, 'Let no gui'. i with her sister; and had for the distin
ly man escape," and desires a speedy tria ! I guished guest ut his last wedding George
and puuichmea I of the offender. j II. Pendleton, a man guiltless of one word
J j of loyalty before the war, during the war, or
II Ahi ov the Democracy; -The New since W!ir- And lt,e ou!-v act o iml,or
York 7V.i..:rf, which, for several Year j Unt friendship done in his beha'f, since his
t.ast has beeu high authority in the inter- i
sis of the Democracy, and is frequeutly i
quoted by them in its strictures on the
Republicans, pays its compliments to the
leaders of that party in Congress, iu terms
n,orr forcible than comt.li mentarv. Whv !
do uot the Democratic Journals of this I
I
raimiw cive to their reader, the viawa of
so able an extent of the principles and j
policy of their party ? Speaking of the j
action of the leaders of the Democratic j "''-' -"FllUk
party iu Congress, the TriUmt MV4 : I the Court of Impeachmeat, unless a par
"Tbeir managemwt this Wiuter haabeen j tUn affinity had suggested the act. I or
Asgusting. Thry have shown no capacitr te savageness of Comer's polAical dsvo-
"4fr government, aud until within a few j f" is in invtrse rati,J 10 bis kiadne. of
V days not even a capacity fur investigating. I rt. His old time friendship woulu uot.
They have no olicv, na leaders, ,)iacli. J and his partisan devotion would,.nduce him
tallv no ornniEa'lioD. It has scarcely ! to !id Belknap-and we believe he has
fc- been a fort night since they were dodging !
trying to cscai the responsibility j
aDnointment of a shameless liar, i
who was so cehguted with the assassina
tion of Abraham Lincoln that he named
his child for the assassiu. It is a party with
out coherence, without leadership, without j
principles, discordant in policy, rent in
twain ou the money question, absolutely
without unity ou any subject save the de
tire to pet into office. A thousand times
within the past twenty-four hours, honest
. .
tuse "witnout jwraiiei ' in nisiory. lasmg
up the reinaik made by Mr. Clymer when
moviug for inqieachment. This looks as
though the-j IVmocrats were possessed of
horl uiemorite, or else they never heard cf
Floyd and Thompson, and Beverly Tuck-
jmi,oor of the large forgery by an Italian
Cabiui.; li. uiter within ihv wck, who
forged the very signature of the King
himself. But, then, if collegiate graduates,
like Mr. Clymer, never heard of Francis
Bacon a Ixrd Chancellor who fold the dc-
iions of the highest court of Fugland ; !
who knew nothing of Rome under Alexan- j
tier V!., when bishoprics aud cardinalates
were sold ; of France under louis XIV..
u nd I tud uuder the Charleses, when
the government was administered to suit
th. caprices of each successive mistress;
Hi.d who lias never heard of Xapok-on III.
:ii his .otteu Umpire, where generalships
were sold, then we must expect Jeinoera
tic eu'uors to be loose nod careless. In
exciting times like these when the public j
:d is excited and inflamed, it Incomes a
.-i.il H.ov Ihnt men should x rr.l ami not 1
add fl ime to the burning f-iel by misrepre-1
burning f-iel by misrepre-
cf illations. Theie i trough disgrace j
ujKin the government 'out flying ru-'
mors directed at the honor' the couutry, j
or to say that the case has no parallel. j
The greatest mind iu England, while its
possessor lived, was the foulest aud the
meauest, rendering the man who owned
its xwcrs the most miserable, by reason of
bis high crimes, that ever fell from a high
slate. Bacon was the great ornament of
i.is age and nation, aud Hume, the histo
rian, tells us that naught was wanting to
iyuJt liim the ornament of human nature
tmt that st reugth of mind which might check
his inordinate desire for preferment. His
waut of economy and indulgence in ser
ut had involved him In necessitities,
and in order to supply bis prodigality he
resorted to taking bribes. Here is the se
cret of the causes which had much to do
with the downfall of the late Secretary of
War. Love of how, desire for display,
ihe allurement of dazzling social sur
rouudiegs, were too much for the young
oldierand his magnificent wife, and tbey
Ml an easy prey to the debauched crea
tures always on hand to profit by such
weakness. ,
Dr. Caleb B. Marsh remains in Montreal
where be is preparing a full statement for
the press concerning the Belknap aflair.
Rumors are afloat in Montreal that Mr.
Marsh contemplates going elsewhera to
escape notice-
men as they mt eacii otuer on tlie streets l "c
have said, -Oh, if the Democrats uly cerning Belkuap's being anylhiug but a
bd nny sase "r any howsty !" I Repuplican is true. We know our charge
" bears somewhat severely on Grant for ap-
; poiutingsuch a man. But the stolid in
tfdKvt the Democratic -papera are al-, di(ryrence (iniul La8 ,,wwn t0 the ,M.st
r.ady busy making political capital out v j interr.8 of lhc Republican party-in a
the IWknap case, by slating that it was a , ,housaQ(1 wawi!, reDder light whatever
Mr. Belkkap ag.uk. The following
article taken from the IIarriebur lc-egraph
of Tuesday last, i correct huJ irue, every
word of ft, a:d ruois otir sentiments j'.ro
cisely. The TJrjfoi wys : 4,Sa far as
the baeerelement of the Democratic party
claim a politici! triumph for the national
shame IJciknap ha brought on the Ameri
can tiame, by twitting the Republicans with
I he fact that this thiol' was a cabinet oflicer
under u fiepubliran administration, they
are safe from the danger of any successful
defense Hut when these ghouls go further
and charge that the detected rascal is a
Kepublicau, we are forced to call a bait
and plead the record. lV.knap l: not now,
and w.'-fr ,. Ihhix H'jmblira:!. His
presence iu the cabinet of a Republican
IVesidetil was one of those pieces of pig
headed obstinacy aud political bluuderiugs
j which has marked Grant's career ever since
he chose his first cabinet officer. Dismiss
ing every oue of his past, and present.
Cabinet, with the exception of Messrs.
Fish and Chandler (who are lit men to aid
iu governing a country, because they know
soiutthiug about the mater). Grant has
never vet chosen on; man fit for the place
he ha flung to him. ilut we have now to
do wi'h ReSkuap, and only mention the
others to iudicate the strange anomaly of
Secretary of War, so he has since carefully
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rt-f ro i : i. .! frimi all V Hi t. th-lt c.'lUld ben
the Republicans iu any cvmeinblc way, j
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ensure, oas ueeu ,,e.orm..u vy
j Clymer, his class-mate and ru?ss mate at
Priuceton college, who was inspired, doubt
less, to this act of his friendship by poliii-
: i ' . ,t i
' acuities as wen as rsoi.a. ku., ,e.iSe
frieutL Mr. Clymer is a very well-
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18 mcreuiuie ui oc .ou.u ...e j:i.u..uCu
tue ce fyr Mr- lMkP he has perform-
ei1; iu endin ut of the lbe fr
attempted to shield him because he knew
w oc a uumnciai i inus ieiknap s
owu attidude iu politics before, during,
aud since the war ; his success in obtaining
au appointment from Johnson because he
was a Democrat ; the absence of one
word or act, since Grant grabbed him aud '
made him Secretary of War, to indicate
that he has ceased to be a Democrat ; and I ,. . , ,
., ... . , ..-il. 1 tee on exneuditures in the war department,
the aid, and attempted protection he has re-1 , r v
. . .i t. i r r.i u- . which was developed by the fact that Bel
ceived at the hands of one of the bitterest, I J
most n.alignant. Democrats on earth ; al
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,.bii mtn nrnifii f aar hat wa n ' - e n t sin .
! censure many be Leaned on him for its be- !
trayal. And even if he does not bear criti- i
cism with his usua. fortitude the reason j
will le found rather in a remembrance of his
political blunders, rather than in auy con
sideration of the party that alone had the
desire to honor him, that did honor him,
and that now lies trampled down by his
folly, obstinacy, self-sufficiency, and dull
political plundering, liii limefnr the llt
pvbUcf'n prtrty to unloo'J .'"
The admission to the Centennial Expo
sition has been fixed at fifty cents, and
cvery person applying to the gatekeepers
for a ticket will be required to have his
fifty cent note ready. This is done to keep
the agents straight, as every fifty cent
peiee is dropjed in the money box il will
register itself. A banker will be uear the i
entrance to furnish change to persona de- i
siring it.
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. I oruey is invited bv the
Col.. J.
i?"4le ictiu.c
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his 'enteunUi.exjH-rieuc to that liody.
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4;CXEK.tl. XKM S 1 1 t'.ns. :
Washington di"t;atohes sny that Bab-:
cock's departure from the white house was
enforced, aud that he left iu disgrace, it
having been tolerably definitely ascertained
that Attorney General Pierrepout's famous
letter to District-Attorney Dyer was fur-!
nished to Emory Storr's by Babcock him- j
self, who copied it fiom the copy sent to j
the President for his information. !
The President has sent to ihe Senate the
name of Richard II. D;
sachusetts, to be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Great Britain,
vice Robert C. Schenck, resigned.
The President!- has nominated Judge
Taf't. of Ohio. forASi-eretarv of war. He
was formerly a Republican member of Con-,
gress from that stale, ami is a gmiieruaii
of standing and ability.
.... ,i
Many of the iHsmocralic Congressmen
are coming to the conclusion that there is
no occasion for them to waste their time in
efforts to effect a general agreement on the
subject of the finances, as t hey are uow no
nearer a compromise than they were a
month since. At the last caucus there was
a small attendance, and an evident lack of
interest in the proceedings. The Payne
bill, was presented as the report of the
majority of the committee appointed to
draw up a plan, but there was no at
tempt to reach even a test vote.
A dispatch from Li Crosse, AVisr.onsin,
says that a serious flood is prevailing in
that vicinity and doing great damage t
railroad tracks, bridges, dams and other
property.
Gen. Sheridan has ordered Col. Fred.
Grant to report without delay in Chicago
for service on the plains.
The Public Debt Statement for February
shows a decrease of 3.272,7."53 during the
month.
A fiendish murder was perpetrated in
James City county, on the Peninsula of
Virginia, last Saturday, tha victim being
Henry Jones, Esq., of York county. It
appears that he had two gangs of laborers
cutliu g wood for him, and it was his cus
torn to pay them oft" very Saturday, lie
started with a considerable sum of money
on his person to pay of! one party of labor
ers, and, nt returning, the other party
became impatient and went iu quest f
him. Upon ariiv'mg at the place Mr.
Jones' body was found lying on the ground
partially covered with leaves. The head
and arms had been chopped from the ttunk,
the fiends having robbed him of all the
money he had about him. An alarm was
at once given and a pat ty organized, who
succeeded in capturing seven of the eight
criminals, and they are uow safely lodged
in jail awaiting trial.
And the Granger movement seems to be
dying out. Iowa, which was for several
years the Banner State in that organization
lost seventy-five local granges last year.
Gen. Habcock has retired from duty at
the White House. He has not acted in
any official capacity as private screiary
since his return from St. Louis beyond car
rying one message to the Senate.
Telegraphic News.
lixritable Institution DeHtrojrcd
h Itrookliu.
iJitooKLYX, X.Y. March 7. Fire broke
out at 4 o'clock this morning, a the corner
of Rushwick avenue and Chestnut, on the
outskirts of the city, in a large fjurtory
building knowen as the I ouse of the aged
of the little sisters of the poor. It originat
ed in the south wiug of the building, and
before the iumates knew of its presence the
flames had made considerable headway.
A panic ensued, and the age inmates J
rushed wildly about until exhausted or
suffocated from smoke. The police rescued
many in an insensible condition. There
was one hundred, aud ty-five old peo:)!-j
in the iuslilute, and as egress at southern
part had been cut oft' many tushed to the
roof scrceming and crying. The firemen
"h M fr,m ,,s bu,rnin
bund ing but fe w who were suffocated aud
burned iu the ruins
LATER.
The loss of life by the burning of the
Home for Aged Poor this morning proves
to have been more diastrous than was first
believed. The firemen have recovered
seventeen dead bodies of men in the up;er
stories, who had been burned in their beds.
It is said thirty persons are still missing,
aud it is feared other dead bodies ar still
in the ruins.
KKSIGXATIOX OF the secice
TAKY OF WAR, WM. W.
ItKLli.NAI.
He In thwrgrd with KHIIns; VMt
TrMdcrhiiN utl Kereivlue
IlrfbeM.
11 IS 1
Wasii13!G
M P E A C HMEKT,
ngtov, Marco a. Secretary
Belknap this moruing tendered his resigna
tion to the President, aud it was promptly
accepted. Mr. II. T. Crosby, chief clerk
of the war department, who is by law
made acting secretary of war during the
absence of the secretary, is to-day acting
iu that capacity. There are no positive
indications as to who will succeed Belknap
but it is generally believed that General
John C. Kew, of Iodiaua, present United
States treasurer, will be tendered the posi
tion. CAL'SE or THE KEEItiNATJON.
The resignation has been forced by de-
: veiopmeuts brought out by an investiga-
map uau, as secretary oi war, given a
contract to oue Marsn, oi 1 otk city,
for certain post traderships iu the south
west, in consideration of which Marsh had
paid the wife of the secretary $10,000 in
cash and So.tKJO per annum during the con
tract. I'KOI OCXD SENSATION.
The statements concerning the complici-
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ra -u"i 'nuCUl re-
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lion iu an political circles nere, nnu is tne
theme of universal conversation. The
published statements only give one side of
the dory, which from all that can
be learned up to the pre-cnt docs some in
justice to Gen. BclMiap. There are pecu
liar and delicate complication surrounding
i the affair, which can only be cleared up by
a thorough investigation, and as the com
mittee having charge of the matter have
so far refused to hear statements of Gen.
Belknap and his witnesses, a full explana
tion of the "ubject cannot be given al this
time.
In lhc midst of great excitemeut, and
with nn unusual stillness in the House,
Mr. Clynur rose and said : "I usk per-
! mission of the House to make a report
froa t,lC Committee, ou Expenditures of
the War Department of so grave impor-
tance that 1 am quite certain that when it
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" livui.l . . ' v . WUJV T,t I.V tkl.ll. A Hill
jutitied in asking that permission at this
ime 1Vrn.il(8i0I1 wa9 iveu aut, Mn
Clymer taking his position at the Clerk's
desk read the following nport :
The committee discovered al the very
threshold of its investigation such unques
tioned evidence of the malfeasance of Gen
eral Wm. W. Belknap, then secretary of
war, that they found it their duty lo lay
the same betort the House. They further
report that this day at 11 o'clock a letter of
the President of the United States was
presented to the committee accepting tho
ru'i" Sccretsirj of War. lo-
ana, Jr., of Mas- Keu,t'r W,1U a cory OI m9 ,e"pr ol resigna
i tion, which ithe President iuformed the
committee) was accepted about 10:20 this
morning. They therefore unanimously re
port aud demand that the said William W.
Belknap, late Secretary of War, be dealt
with according to the law of the laud, and
l0 tliat cui pubmit herr with the testimony
in the case taken, together with the sever
al statements and exhibits thereto attached,
and also a rescript of ihe proceedings of
the committee had during the investiga
lion of this subject, and submit the follow
ing resolutions :
JtWced. That William W. Belknap,
late Secretary ot War, be impeached of
high crimes aod misJemeauor.iu office.
liesolced, That the testimouy in the case
of William W. Belknap, late Secretary of
War, be referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee, with instructions to prepare and re
port without unnecessary delay suitable
articles of impeachment of said William
W. Belknap, late Secretary of War.
Itf solved, That a committee of five mem-;
"
hers of the II-us be appointid and in
structed to proceed immediately to the bar
of the Senate and there impeach William
W. Belknap, late Secretary of War, in tin
name of the peoplo of the United Stnte of
high crimes and misdemeanors when in
office, and to inform that body that formal
articles of impeachment will in due time
be presented, and to request the Senate to
take such order in the premises its they
may der,m appropriate.
Mr. Clymer then proceeded to read the
testimony of Caleb P. Marsh, taken yes
terday before the committee, showing that
he had paid Secretary Belknap about
000 in consideration of his appoint ment
as post trader at Fort Sill, Indian Terri
tory. The readiug was listened to with
intense interest by the members r.f the
House, and by a large audience in the
naileries. In the more pathetic portious
of the narrative Mr. Clymer was frequent
ly forced by his feelings to pause until his
voice recovered from its tremulousuess
and himself from agitation. At the close
of the reading, and after the many mem
bers who had taken up positions near the
Clerk's desk (the better to hear the testi
mony and accompanying statements) had
relumed to their proper seats, Mr. Cly
mer, who had also gone to his scat, again
rose and said, with great emotion : Mr.
Sjcaker : 1 would not if I could, and I
could not. (in my present condition) if I
would, add anything to the facts just re
porttd to the House. Another occasion
may bo adl'ided me to do so. They are so
plaiu that everywhere throughout this
broad laud, and throughout Christeudom.
wherever the English language is read or
spoken, they will for long years constitute
a record of official corruption and crimes
such as there is no parallel for in our own
history, or in that of any other country
that 1 know of. If, in this hour, one sen- same tactics will not work here, however,
timi-ut of pity, one word of sympathy, for a member of the House committee has
could liud utterance from me, it would be. already decided, iu case H becomes neces
because I feel that the late Secretary of ry. to introduce a resolution iu the
War is but the proper outgrowth, that tlie House assuring all who may turn Slate's
true exponent of the corruption, the ex- evidence that they will be protected,
travagance, the misgovernment that have ! iselkxap's council.
cursed the land for years past. j Ex-Attnrney General Jeremiah Black,
Mr. Blackburn, of Kentucky, another j ex Scuator Carpenter and Montgomery
member of the committee, expressed his Elair have been retained as counsel for
satisfaction that the report which had leen j Belknap.
read by his colleague Mr. Clymer showed i THE IMPEACHMENT AitTiCLKS.
to the world that nothing had been lefiuir i The House Committee on Judiciary, in
done by the committee to shield and shel -
tor fr(,m ji!)n,mr cvery ,)ersin except the
one whom it was the duty of the commit
tee to investigate aud report upon, lie
would not consent that the gentleman
from MussachusLtu .should make this a po
litical or a position of prosecutors and the
other side should take up the position of
defenders. It was a question which ad
dressed itself alike to every member of the
House.
XHK KKSOLX'TIOXS ADOPTED.
Mr. Bobbins, cf North Carolina, sug
gsted that there was a great diiierence
between a conviction on impeachment and
a conviction on indictment. In the latter
case the ruati might be pardoned by the
Executive, but iu the former case he could
not be. As to the suggestion as to th im
ptachment of Jeflerson Davis, he replied
that it had been decided that Sea na tor could
not be impeached, not being an officer of
the Uui led Stales. The debate being clos
ed the House proceeded to vote ou the reso
luiions, and they were unanimously adopt
ed. The Speaker appointed us the com
mittee to notify the Senate of the action of
the House, Messrs. Clymer, Robbins,
Blackburn, Bass, and Dauforlh, tuese
members comprising the Committee on the
Expenditures of the War Department
making the report.
IMPEACHMENT OF HKLKNAP.
Washington. March 3, 1670.
At one o'clock a committee of the House
of Representatives, composed of Messrs.
Clymer, Bobbins, Blackburn, Bass and
Danforth, appeared at the bar of the Sea
ate, and were announced by Sergeanl-al
Arms French. Upon being recognized bj
the President jro tan. of the Senate, Mr.
Clymer said :
Mr. President : In obedience to the or
der of the House of Representatives we
appear before you, and in the uame of the
House of Representatives aud ot all the
people of the United Slates of America we
do impeach William W. Belknap. late Sec
retary of War of the United States, of
high crimes and misdemeanors while in
that office, and we further inform the Sen
ate that the House of Representatives will
iu due time exhibit articles of impeach
ment agaicst him and make good the same
and in their name we demand that the
Senate take an order for the appearance of
said W. W. Belknap to answer.
Mr. Ferry, President pro trm. of the
Seuate Mid :
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the com
mittee : The Senate will tnke an order in
the premises.
During the time occupied by the proceed
ings there was great interest manifested in
the galleries, which were crowded. On
the floor were a largo number of persons
entitled to t'je privilege thereof, and nearly j
every Senator was in his seat. Liter on !
Mr. Edmonds called up the resolution from j
the House and it was read, together with f
the statement of the committee above j
mentioned. Mr. Edmunds then submitted '
the following :
Ordered, that the message of the House
of Representatives relating to the impeach
ment of William W. Belknap bo referred
to a select committee, to consist, of five
Senators.
Mr. Edmunds said he submitted this or
der in accordance with the usual custom,
though he did not see why the matter
should not go to one of the regular Tjom-
i miltees id the Senate. As it was the cus
lorn to have a select committee he asked
that the order be adopted. Mr. Saulsburv
of Delaware, here stated that he was not
familiar with tho precedents, and inquired
if tho order submitt; d was in accordance ti,al JJtecher aud his Irienda will let this
with them, to which Mr. Edmnnds replied I mass. They cauuot. The siau-ment isex
in the affirmative. The order was then Tphcit and circumstaucial. and it wilt have
adopted and the Chair appointed the com- j inT "St hurrying t TuS
mittee, as follows : ' Tro, there is trouble ou tmiU side.. Will
Edmunds. Rep., Vt., 1 Thuruian, D. O. j iioweu. if Beecher sues him. give tlie name
Conkling, It., M. Y. Stevenson, D., Ky. jj.f that lady ? Will he face ihe music, or
Frelinghuvson.R. NJ ! t -a il! he back dowu when the time comes
Iu the House at ten minutes past one '
the regular business was interrupted by
the appearance at the bar of the commit
tee appointed yesterday to notify the Seui-
ate of the action of the House in regard io I
the late Secretary. Mr. Clymer, of Peun- I
, . i - .i -.. , I
syivauia, ciiuii mau ui iue cuiuiur.iit.iuuui;
the following report : In obedieuce to the
order of the House, we proceedetl to the
bar of the Senate, aud in the name of this
House, and of America, we impeached, as J
wo were directed to do. William W. Bel
kuao. late Secretary of War of tae United
States, of high crimes and misdemeanors I
while iu office, and we demanded that the
Senatc shall take order to make him ap-
pear before that body to answer for the j
. ... -,
same.
me and announced that tlie Jlouse
MU soon present articles of impeach- j
wc
ment and make them good, to which the
response was made, "Order shall be ta
ken." This closed the lkdkuap proceed
ing. TnE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
Washington, March 5, 1876.
The Sub-Judiciary Committee of the
House were in session all of yesterday v
preparing the articles of impeachment. ami
will have them ready to submit to the fuh
committee to morrow for presentation and
adoption by the House. These articles, a
they oow stand, contain some thirty count
coyering every conceivable phase of crime
developed by the evidence. The adoption
of the articles will be Mowed by their sub
mission to the Senate aud by the election
of managers of the impeachment. Tin
trial by the Senate is not expected to taki
i -fleet before March. 13.
POSITION OK TUB PRESIDENT.
The committee is determined to probe
the subject to the bottom, and i Iready has
assurance that the half of Belknap's inf;t
mies have not yet been disclosed. A lead
ing Democratic member of Congress who-e
word is unimeachable, and who is ex
ceedingly conservative by nature, declared
last night that he had almost positive
knowledge that Grant knew two years an
that Belknap was bartering post trader
ships. It is also asserted in Democratic
circulars that the President passionately
declared on Friday, with an oath, that
Marsh ought to be hanged. The action of
the President and Attorney-Generney-Gen-eral.
in relation to the witnesses in this
case, gives color to the assertion, which, it
is said, will be proved in due time, that
the Babcock prosecution was broken down
by precisely the same means, the charge
being that the clause in the Attorney-General
letter to the effect that the district
attorney was to prosecute alike all who
should be found guilty, whether they gave
testimony or not, was shown and explain
ed in such a way to certain witnesses
whose evidence would have convicted Bab
cock that their mouths were sealed. The
1 the preparation of the articles of impeach
ment against Gen. Belknap, late Secretary
of War, have substantially agreed to the
report. The details were submitted to a
sub committee to be put in form. The
genera! charge is bribery, or counivau.ee at
bribery, and the articles of impeachment
will contain thirty counts, showing thirty
different ollenses, so that it would appear
that the commitee has not confined itself
to the charge of Mr. Marsh, but has gone
J into other matters which they believe- evi
j dence or the late Secretary's guilt. The
report ot tne committee wni be unani
mous. BEXJXAP'3 AKKEsT.
Ex-Secretary Belknap was quietly arrest
ed at his residence oa G street, Sunday
night about 8 o'clock, on an information
sworn outagainst him by District Attorney
Weils, and on a warrant issu.sd by the
judge of the police court. The arrest was
made by Major Richards, superintendent
of the police, armed with the warreul and
fifteen police officers. He entered the pre
mises aud was met by a servant. lie
stated whom he wished to see. and present
ly Mr. Belknap came into the hail. The
major read him the warrcnl and told him
he would not disturb him for the night,
but that he would call for him early in the
moruing. I In told Mr. Belknap that it
would be necessary to place police guards
both in und ouiside of the house. The es
se ere tary replied : ''lo what you see til,
but 1 am not going to run away.,' Au
officer was then stationed in the house, one
in the yard and two iu front or the bouse,
with instructions to see that he d:d not
escape. Soon after Major Richarda left
the ex-secretary sent a box of cigars nd a
bottle of whisky, with his compliments, to
the officers. About nine o'clock Mr. Bel
knap sent for his attorneys. The iM'st to
arrrive was Judge Johusou, then came
Montgomery Blair, and at twelve o'clock
Matt Car)tnter came. It is understood
that the motive which prompted the arrest
was that it was conveyed to District At
torney Wells that Mr. Belknap contemplat
ed leaving the city on a sin ill steam yacht
owned by his late private secretary, which
was lying below the Long bride.
On Saturday the scrgeant-at-aruis- of the
house served the order of arrest of the house
of representatives, notifyng Mr. Belknap t
hold himself in readiness to uusvrer the
articles of impeachment which will be
brought agaiuat him.
Correspondence.
OL'IC i:V YOIiK LKTTEi:.
THE LAST THE I1EKCHEU MATTEU
THE BELKNAP DISGRACE THE EPIDE
MIC OF THE SEASON POLITICAL -THE
HL'SINESS O' THE WEEK THE HIPPO
DROME MEETINGS THE LABOIt JtAUKET
HOW THE HICII AMUSE THEJLSELVE
LENT.
New Yokk. March 7. 1.S73.
THE LAST IN THE 1IKECHEK MATTEU.
The last development iu tlie Beecher
ui.aml-il ...1M. til. btiltlltlllt lit' ItllWI'fl.
Driven into a comer by the denials !
Rctcher of the truth of his assertions.
Boweii has made a very explicit statement
to the committee. He asserts so'emnl)
thai a lady confessed lo him, loug before
the Tillou scandal was made public, thai
lteocher hau committed adultery with her
at various limes and places, the lecture
' room of the church, or rather the study
hack of it, being the most familiar place.
He oflercd to give names nud dales lo a se
Jcct committee, uuder pledge of aerntcy.
He insisted upon the pledge of secrecy, te-
vuae he did nol Wish Dial tne lady liani
should become public property. This Mr.
II... ...I... i twwl a-twii-iiM nun ftituf&sti niuLu
...,.. U ,s l( De mm,w
tkat lie is orougnt io me test r Ana win
hc he brought lo the lest ut all ' These
are questions thai time alone will solve. 1
media that nothing will come of ii. There
are skeletons iu too many closets i.u Brook-
lyu, and the dragging of one out from its
concealment, exposes a great many utfters.
The women of Brooklyn are, at this time.
li great deal more auxious to Know tlie
name of that lady than they are to know
whether he was guilty with Mrs. Tilton.
The Til ion matter is a litlle stale, but this
is treshand biquant.
THE BELKNAP DlSliKACE.
The Belknap scaudal created a profound
sensation, for the prosecuting witness 19 a
prominent man here, aim Mrs. Belknap is
5 as well known in society her as she is iu
Washington. This' is a clear ease of tcm-
?. ine ,;virilvagauce. The present Mrs.
Belknap was tho sister of the secretary's
... -r 'P i: ... .r II..-
nrst wiie. .-uu wU3 t,iU.iu.., ..
to New York, and make the most extrava
gant purchases, for her principal ambition
was to outshine every woman iu Wash
ington, whether native or foreign. And
she did it. Her dresses were the most
gorgeous, her equipages were the most
costly, and she was surrounded with ser
vants of the most expeusive nature. It
v-ns given out in Washington that she did
not depend on the secreiary'B salary he
had no means beyond thai but that she
had inherited wealth, the income of which
was sufficient to justify ail this extrava
gance. At her home the story was that
the secretary had m.nln some luckv specu
lations before he went into the cabinet,
which accounted for it all wh.-rf iheinheri
lance story would go down. All this time
i hey were selling traderships, and spending
the proceeds in this foolish way. There
ran lie no doubt that the woman had tlu
oan coinpletelv under her thumb that so
infatuated was he with her that he would
have stolen ten limes thu am-iunt, had she
desired it. The man wa3 doubtless honest
originally, but oh. how weak ! The mer
chants of Xew York sullered severely by
this exposure. It is rumored that Mrs.
Belknap owes vast sums of money to
the fashionable dry goods men and jew
elers here, which, as the Belknaus have
spent all their stealings, they will lose.
THE EPIDEMIC OK THE SEASON.
Malaria and ignorance of veutilation will
soon make New York uo fit place for while
people to live in. If fever and ague, diph
Iberia, scarlet fever and small pox h"ld
their own a very few years longer as they
are doing now, the city will amm as un
tenable as Staten Island, where rich people
are deserting their yillas. because the place
is so deadly with agues. This month Ih
fashionable epidemic is a malignant in
fluenza, which visits humankiud as il did
horses two years ago. The doctors call it
by no fancy name, only "plain cold,' aod
the Madison Avenue prescription for its
treatment is neither belladonua. nor in
ternal exhibition of" aconite, or any other
high sounding drug, but equally plain cL
nip tea, made doubly strong, which is ad
ministered not more for the sake of break
ing up the cold, by a good sweat, as for its
valuable and recently discovered proper
ties in quieting the uerve3. Fancy a bowle
of Lady Washington china breathing the
soothing incense of balm tea, administered
to an interesting invalid wrapped in an
j azure blanket, soft as velvet, and you have
I the elegante of influenza. But for real vir
tues. I prefer tho old slyle, a cracked blue
I bowl, steeped in generations of teas, with a
quart or deep brown liquid smoking not.
lo be taken in three gulps. Ugh! the
stoutest told tied affrighted at the thought
of a second dose. But talk of plain colds
the new variety successfully combines
the horrors of neuralgia, rheumatism, lum
bago, catarrh, fever and ague, and getting;
drunk and oue crawls out of an attack feel
ing like a cabinet officer just investigated.
POLITICAL.
The local politicians if New York arc
making a slir for Cotikling's nomination
i for the presidency, hut it does not make
much headway. 1 here are many excellent
men in the city who would bo glad to see
Conkling in the Presidential chiir. and
there a great many who would not. But
there are a thousand or more political bum
mers, who would support anybody whose
friends will "put up.' and this class aro
unfortunately all for Conkling. he bring
Ihe first New Yorker mentioned for the
place. They are organizing -Conkling
clubs." all over the city, and are making a
great deal of noise, but I am happy to say
that thev all have a hungry look. They
are not getting the rati ns they expected.
: nor will they. Senator Conkling is a gen-
tie, and a pure man. He would of course
j like to be President I wouldn't mind it
myself but he never did a dirty thing,
and he never will. He will never pay
bummers, he will never support a tatdy
of mercenaries, nor will he use undue
influence. The bummers who are shoui ing
Conkling at this time are doing it at their
own expense, and they are getting sick,
the supplies don't come, and these fellows
never do anything at their own charges
that is for any length of time. Consequent
ly their zeal will very s-on abate. The
fact is New York isn't very anxious to
have n candidate. There are two or three
different factions in the city, and they are
mortally afraid of each other. They would
all rather have a new man rather than
have one who has ever been mixed in city
or state no htics. I lie Democracy are
hardly any better ofT. Tilden cannot
the undivided support of the party in
city, and for that matter no oue can.
far as New York is concerned it will
get
the
So
not
make much of a show of influence in either
convention. The liberate, what is left of
them, are waiting for the highest bidder,
but there are so few of them that no one
cousidera them worth a bid.
THE BUSINESS OK THE WEEK.
The list of failures this week, foot up
nearly one hundred, and they embrace al
most all varieties of business. The smash
ed parties generally "Her cents on the
i dollar, that being the regular figure. So
commou have failures become, that they
excite no more surprise. The oldest,
strongest houses in the city are going, and
no one knows to-day who is going to mor
row. Rents are still sinking, and the near
er the first of Mav approaches, the more
the landlords tremble. Their expensive
stores on Broadway are being vacated, and
applications for them are as rare as hen's
teeth. I know of oue store that four years
ago was in demand at 1S.IH)0 per year,
that is now being occupied at jfti.OUO. and
the tenants are giving il up for they can get
a better oue at il.OUO. The truth is busi
ness men can hardly afford to pay any
rent, for their is no profit whatever in
business. The shrinkage in value is going
on steadily, and no one can see the end.
Relief must come from some source, or
bankruptcy will be the rule, and solveucv
the excepli hi. New Yrk is very sick.
THE HIPPODKOME MEETINOS.
Ar still woudcrfully tilled, and it is as
unfashionable uot to go and hear Mr.
Sankev sing as not to hear Tiliens or Von
kBulow, or any other light of the musical or
ri,..rn.,t;,. urortI Tlin llinoiulroine is Still
l 1 (. I .IHLlVj . I . . . " ' "
packed at mid-day and evening, and the re
ligious movement is treated wiUi the great
est respect by the papers. But a visit lo
the meetings convinces a candid jierson,
that the reason of the great audiences
drawn together is not Mr. Mo dy's earn
estness, or Mr. Sankey's singing, of which
he has grown as thaiy of late as a pet
teur iu opera, but the number who take a
serious interest, in religion. There aie
thousands of genuinely good jieople in the
city, who believe that religion out weigh
nll'other interests, and are drawn lo these
meetings, hoping for good. The popular"!
ty of Moody and Sankey iu Great Britain
is easily understood ; it was their Ameii
caniHiii attracted the crowd. Just as any
thing distinctively American attracts Eng
lish attention, like the jubilee singers, Ar
tenias WhtiI and Mark Twain, ami Biele
ILute's stories, whose popularity abroad
out runs that they have at home. One can
imagine what a contrast Mr. M ly's curl
utterly unconventionally manner, his home
Iv illustrations, must have been to the
f .ruial English way ot doing things, and it
is no wouder he took the rather heavy
Biitons by storm. Ilre. he can never
make th same impression on cultivated
people that he did abroad. The big clergy
of New York sit up in the preacher's pen at
the meetings, and laugh over Mr. Moody"
apt hits, in the way of illustration, as they
would at excellent jokes, and the evangel
ists runs on about salvation, very much in
the wav a Chicago business man talks in
surance, or railroads, with the same earn
estuess, but not a whit more feeling, or
reverence. His whole manner, is that of a
finished auctioneer, who is ready to knock
down salvation to the highest bidder with
out reserve.
THE LltOR MARKET.
Carefully compiled tables show that al
most one half of the skilled labor of the city
i- idle, aud that wages for those in employ
ment have been cut down nearly one half.
The bricklayers, who two years ago were
getting 54.50 a day, are glad to work now
for Sfl.50. while laborers who were firm iu
their demand for $3.00 are glad to get work
at any price. There is but very little
building going on, and but very little re
pairing, aud in regular manufacturing there
is absolute stagnation. It iB a cuiious
thing that piano making is the only trade
which keeps its hands all employed, ami at
old wages. Pianos are luxuries, and it
would seem that this trade would be the
first to fall off. but it is not so. That trade
is just as brisk as ever. The charities are
of course crowded with the hungry and
naked, and Ihe societies for supplying fir
ing are taxed away beyond their capacity.
If ever there was a time when spring was
anxiously looked for, it is now. It is a bless
ing that the winter has been so mild. But
the look-out for the summer is dreary
enough. A visit to the principle architects
showed that scarcely any building was
contemplated for the ensuing season, and
what the laborers arc to do during the sum
mer is a query. They can live on leas than
. . .. . . I
in uiu winter, nut mey must nave some
thing, and tint something is very remote.
HOW THE ItlCII AMCSE THEMSELVES
While tfw poor are starving the rich are
amusiog themselves, as they always will.
The last form ot fashionable amusement is
horseback parties. Companies assemble
al comfortable riding-schools), ladies and
gentlemen, aud train their h'r.es to go
llirouih the figure of dances, precisely as
though they were in a ball-room. Think
of lhc Viiginia reel on horsebtck ! Yet
they do it. ami they "lag," just as they
used to wheu they were children, aud there
lathers wcie butcher and bakers. This
latter game they play with their horses at
full gallop, and so expert have riders become
that very f".w accidents are reported. It
beats skating.
LENT
is upon us. and the fashionable Christians
have to change their base. They cannot
show their riue feathers at ihe theatres, op
eras or parties, but they make it up at the
churches. How devoutly they crowd the
) churches every morniug. when they have
new clothes, and how sweetly pious they
lo.k, wheu they glance around aud see
that they out dress all their neighbors, and
then the meetings for charily, which are
iiuinenily proper. How they complacent
ly go in a sweet, simple costume that cost
iltHjOin Pais. and give SIO to relieve the
suffering poor at their doors I If there is
anything uUerly absurd. t is the obser
vance of Lent by a fashionable New York
Christian lady. They make the season of
morliticat ion the time for the wildest pos
sible extravagance. They exchange the
paid singers of the opera for the paid sing
ers of the fashionable churches, and lake
revenge for the interim ity by piling more
agony on their dress Curious world this.
And yet these people all expect to get to
heaven by-and-by. PiETRO.
A Few K'ords to Feeble auil Deli
cate Women.
By R. V. Pierce. M. D., of the World's
Dispensary. Buffalo N. Y., Author of
"The Peoples Commou SeUse Medical
Adviser." etc., etc.
Knowing that you are subject to a great
amount of suffering, that delicacy on your
part lias a strong tendency to prolong it.
and Ihe longer it is neglected the more you
hare toeudure and the more difficult of cure
your case becomes. I, as a physician, who
am daily consulted by scores of your sex.
desire to say to you. that I am constantly
ineeiinti with those who have been treated
for their ailments for months without beiug
benefited in the least, until! they have
become perfectly discouraged and have
almost made up their mind never to take
another dose of medicine, or lo be tortured
by any furter treatment. They had rather
die and tiaV' their suffering ended than to
l'Vrtand suffer as they have. They say
they ate worn out by suffering, and are
only made worse by treatment. Of any
We e.-ir.densefroiu the Ishirjh r.rntder t!?
i"U'.saii'- ut' a vi rsation about Oak Hall, ia
l'hi1iJeiJ'iiyV;uiama!cr& Drown" " Larprst
!otl:in:Iyus in America." A visitor ni
etiondai.nfo theepe-ikpr-i:
Visitor. " W'Lut comer is tho P.uJlf:ncon?"
A'.:cndint. touth-Ea't comrr of SlcOi and
Miritt Please note th SIXTH, f.r time
.rangers scckin? O-S Iu. o bl-ea miile.l
Ly USiiHiCj pcrn."
"V. "It H perfectly colofsal! Do yna tnovr
its u;mensiousv '
A. " 12,000 niare feet C on Martct. and
10 eld on Sixth, six stories high, has over
ir.ree ucretjCoorja, cn! eovi r-: : pace onra
cupicd ty si'ryCiiita twenty difiertat liuhi
iitsj claces."
V. Mto yon use steam-power?"
A. " A punt youns engine lunuihes power
f jT the freight and passenger elevntnrs. and l!:a
boilers stesin for heating, ai;d Ihe c u.er opera
tions of the hou."
V. " WU;t o.-..i.r : you tate with soottT
A. "llityare lir-.t opyftdand arn:g.ci :n
the basement, on lontrfw- eot!ntor, ami tiLcu
thence oa Ihe tjt:iiyilc .i.it to the iii.'C
t'Y rota on thin&iii Cm t."
V. " Is inspectinLhe i m operation T
A. " No, air, iaea-mrii:. 1 he gooJi are f r"t
measured in the pit ce, then Inspected, 'i he
t-loth passes over rollers in the face of a sm.nir
liSht, and two n.en it, oi.a before and
behind the goods, v.atchin with the rye of n
hawk for the least pin-hole imperfection, i:n t
mariunj every fiav, to th.:t the cutter may fee
aud avoid il v.'hvu he ci'iues to cut the gat
meat;." V. ' Yon inut emplny an arry of cutter?? '
A. Tomo u our fnth flcKyf and vel Ve
keep TO hands all the ti 0c crainir np the rW.i
into Raiments, besidcBo machines that uo
a dozen men s work eacljft a stroke.''
V. "lo you tuauuXacture all your own
goods .'"
A. " We do, and most carefully. Our ex- '
aminers inspect every Mitch and seam, end
certii'y to every ptrnic-nt m extm-trell m.-.iie
leiore wo put our liuet on it, and Lecouie
responsib! f. r it.''
. " Your system mart rave you a gnat
UcalT y
A. In every direction, air. It is tlfc srstera
bqu eeouomy we praciit-cou
economy we practice o!i Use vf through,
t enables us to put our pr.!-: Juwa to tho
pie as we d. V Tjr
uiui ent
people
V. " AlU;r impeding the work, what becomes
of it?'
A. - Before It poes into Stock it is Ucteftd.
Every single garment has iu number and
ether poinu noted oa it, so thi-t its entire h v
tory can Le. baced without ftul. u?a our
bo ;?.'
V. " Ynn mnst have 30 or 40 salesmen V
A. "Why ur, on buy days you niasce 10
in the various rooms and suites oy room.
MlUasf to the thrones of atom
V. "Jo y u do a:i on.er buft-Vby mail
and cxpres-. . " ts'
A. " Very great. Ail over thc. .irtrv. Our
& RnflTTCQ 0
k mm i in ur
When you visit Philadelohia, call and s ee
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WHO
SOLID WALSDT MARBLE TOP
Parlar Suits in Hair Cloth or
Parlor Ms i Plus! fri $!
Walnut Dressing Case Suits) $68.00.
Best Wire Wove Spring
ALL OTHER GOODS EQUALL'
Feathers in Pillows o
In I'Urjrr tuiulitle aud of '
GIVE HIM
Sept. 17, 187.". ly.
NEW TEA STORE !
The nmlerglned lutve jt opened a
HSTEyW TEA STORE
Markot Square, SUN BURY, PA.,
Where tliey lu'end to make tht finest Tea?,
best Coffees, and strictly Dure Spice a
speciality. They are no re
ceiving a large
STOCK OF TEAS.
the finest poods ever ottered iu this virini
are selling for CASH at greatly reduced
The pnblie are respectfully invited to
examine our goods and prices.
A. F. IIAZELTIN
Sanhurj, Jan. 98, 1S76. moa.
thing mora discouraging, we certanly can
not conceive, and were there no more suc
cessful mode ot treating such difficulties
than that, the principles of which teach
tho reducing and depleting of the vital
forces of the system, when the indications
dictate a treatment directly the reverse of
the one adopted for them, their case would
be deplorable indeed. But, lady aut&rtsw
there is a belter and far more successful
plan of treatment for you ; one more in V
harmoney with the laws and requirements
of your system. A Aharsh, irritating
caustic treatment and strong medicines
will neve cure you. If you would use
should dictate to every inteligeut lady, take
such medicine as embody the very best
invigorating tonics and nervines, coin
pounded with special refeaence to your
delicate system. Such a happy combina
tion you will find in my Favorite Prescrip
tion, which has received the highest praise
from tnnusands of you sex. Those lan
guid, tiresome sensations, causing you to
feel scarcly able to be on your feet or
ascend a flight of stairs ; that continual
I drain that is sapping from your system all
pour former elasticity, and driving the
bloom from your cheeks ; that continual
strain upon your vital forces that tenders
i your irritable and fretful, may all be over
1 come and subdued by a preserving use ot
that marvelous remedy. Irregularis and
obstructions to the proper working of your
system are relieved by this mild and safe
, means, while periodical pains, the existence
of which is a sure indication of serious dis
pense that should not be neglected, readily
j yield to it, and if its ase be kept np tor a
; reasonable length of time, the special cause
I of these pains is iwrmantly removed.
Furthor light on these subjects may be ob
tained from "The People's Common Sense
Medical Advisor," in which I have devot
ed a large space to the considration of all
forms of diseases peculiar to your sex.
This work will be sent (post paid) to any
! address on receipt of $1.50. My Favorite
1 Prescription is sold by druggists.
i Philadelphia. Jan. 1, 1876
: Messrs. Seth W. Fow:e & Sons.
Gentlemen : Miss S. Burns, of 17th and
Coates Streets, has long been a sufferer from
a severe cough and hoarseness, which I
considered chronic. She was treated by
some of our most eminent physicians, but
they were only able to afford ber tempor
ary relief. 1 prescribed Dr. WisTAE'3
Balsok of Witd Cherry, the use of four
bo ties of which entirely cured her, as it is
; now tour months since she took the last of
it, during which time she has had co re
turn of the complaint. For the good of
' suffering humanity Miss Burns has request
ed me to lay the case before the public.
' Yours truly.
T. D. McGrath. M. D., Druggist and
Chemist.
S. E. cr. 7th and Wharton Streets.
50 cents and SI a botile. Sold by all
i druggists.
L' QilDiil AD IHTCDCCT
ruruLKn miltiloi.
perfect system d roles of aelf-meararemeut
Luke i'lHK&ikte lo please people 2.U00 miles
a? J aaiperfectly as It they were here in
per on.' y
V. " I suppose yon have at least half a dozen
di.i'erent uepurtmeuts?"
A. " My dear sir! we have more than fuywry.
each charged with its own business, and eara
thoroughly organized, a neocsuxy wheel with
in the (treat wheel."
V. -'Will yon name a dozen or so of them?'
A. "With pleasure. The Custom Depart
ment, fi r Vnotc ,vho prefer enstom-made to
Te.u3y-naX "Dfo Fumi&hine Department,
wi.h its Iwnie stock of all underwear.
Ihe Shirt ttory, with its bury machines,
makinir or own iirst -class shirts. The Trim
uiing Department, itself as big as many arera
lar store. The Garment Stock Room. The
Iteceivinir Room. TI e Order Department,
named teforo. The Special Uniforms Depart
ment. Ihe Delivery Deparu&m, wi& li
kcore cf messengers. The "
V. "II hi, hold ! sir, enccga r
A. "I'm not heif through! The Advertising
Department, with its bilLandsign distributors,
editin?and publishing! business arid popular
Journal, cii-';uU-iir,r, 10.UJU ccpis monthly
(tell oil your friVwend forit TbeMen a
Department, witirTts tnar.y rooms. The Boys'
Department. TheYcutha Dciisjtment. Tfee "
Children's Department, with iu sceciaX.
eutr&nce for ladies. The Telegraph Depart
ment. The Chief Clerk'a Department, witii
its book-keepers and assistants. General Man
arer's Denartment; Financier's Omce, and
other ofiices of the firm all bncy aa bees
thit-.tini. planning, exerting, buying, mak
i',r. registering, ree$ij, sending cut, selling,
and in a the usamiLys joining their fore
to carry on a buiinessVr.h the people amount
ing to between ti,000,0.O and $3,(.0,'i'aj
nuuny.'' . - '
. s-i-n-p-e-n-a-o-u-s :
A. "In'iceii it is! I' fonrc: to' name
Vinera Iepartment. which handles its i5,ii
of retail sales on some sine'e days .'"
V. "taVXsi! Immense 1 That's what enables
tie house to buy cheap and seitheap?"
A. " Exactly I You hnve it hit it. The
people throng here. kr-Vtin that we depend
on low prices and immecTales."
V. "What ere the TocaaiLis' I hear so
much about?"
A. "Our system of nnsiricsg dealing 1. One
price, no deviation ; 2. Cash for everything; S.
A gtinrantee protecting the purchaser; 4. The
money returned U the buyer can l otherwise
be suited."
V. " Nothing could be fairer."
A. " Nothing. And the people see It.
V. " Well, 1 thank you, sir, for your polite
attenUon." .
a. " N t at all. It's a ples.sure to "ffve yon.
Call again ; and be sure of Ou" plje Waaa
maker fc Drown'a Oak Hallsnfoia-Eatt cor
ner frixth and Market." b
V. "Thsnkyou! I shall be happy to do so.
Good morning."
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