SELECT - NISCELLAJM Inaugural Address of John F. Liartranft. Gentleman of The Senate and House o Representativez and Fellow Citi zens: Permit me, through you, to tender my, heartfelt thanks to the people of the Commonwealth for their partiality in selecting me as the chief magistrate. In obedience to ,law I ha'v.e appeared before You to pledge my fidelity to the constitution. Its obligations and the responsibilities it imposes are, I hope, fully realized. I n the administration of public affairs it k my earnest prayer that I may be guided by Divine wisdom, and that all my actions may reflect the p !ople's will. LIES NI - RW OF OUR FINA My predecessor presented inbis annual message his recommendations anti much valuable information, so fully and so well, that it appears titi nece-,sary to enter into details. My views are in accord with the general policy of the State administration for the past few years, although I believe some changes might be for the public good, and to these I shall briefly allude. Having been closely connected with the finances of the State since Fts66. I speak knowing ly when I say the revenues have been _faithfully collected; extravagant ap propriations have been avoided, tax ation has been equalized by the re peal of the most burdensome taxes, and by strict economy and good man agement the public debt has been largely reduced. The policy of pay ing off the entire indebtedness of the State is, I; believe fully endorsed by the taxpayers, and it shall be my aim to adhere to that policy. The public debt, however, decreasing. white the revenues are increasing, it occurs to one that a further reducticn of the latter should be made during thecur relit session. THE RE.ImOURCES OF OUR STATE. The increase in the value of our real estate and the product of our tnannfactures, and steady develop- . _lllOl of our resources, and the ex- -laqsion of our railway system is rap ' idly'ehriching our ileopie. If we measure the aggregate of our wealth unit-its growth upon the basis of our late census, we can readily under stand. how a lighter tax imposed up on the present taxed property xviii meet all air necessities in the future, provide tfn ample fund for the liqui dation of our debt, and toevive a de cided impulse to the useful enterprise thus relieved. I sincerely trust, however, that in any attempt to les sen the burdens of taxation, the Leg . islatu re will exercise a wise decretion, i„ and properly discriminate in favor of our industrial interests. In every part of this Commonwealth are found rich deposits of minerals. To make them available and productivesbould be our earnest aim, and shall receive a large share of my attention. Itcan alone be done by the intelligent em ployment of labok'and capital. This it a subject of immense interest, and can best be served by first provichng tne highest possible knowledge of the character and locality of the mast valuable minerals. Labor can be made inviting by making it remu nerative. Its remuneration must de- . . 1 tumid larzely upon the weans of pro tection aticorded by Congress to our home ikellyAries, a question which may sat committed to our rep resentatiVi!ti-in the national legisla ture. (7tipitat is the water for the wheel and : should be abundant, and the rates of interest easy for active and wholesome enterprise, and what ever legislation will best serve, this end should receive general support. Money will always seek the highest rates, the security being the same, and 'for that reason it now gravitates to neighboring States where the legal rates are higher than our own. If we zannot remove the restriction and make money as free as any other commodity, at least let us permit the same rate as allowed by other States, and thereby retain it within our own borders. 11C it • COMMON I'4'lloo L h INTEM. It will he my pleasure, as it is my duty, to have a watchful care over the school system of our, State; No part of our government pOlicy should voturnand the employment of more wisdom than that\whieh is to pro mote the instruction of our youth. It is a source of Pride and satislhetion that our people contribute so freely all object 1:11C) worthy as our schools. A ntl .tht,: report of the Superintendent of cotuinon schools must convince every reader of the happy result ac cruing' from the judidona manage. nient of our educationalsystem. But while the doors of our schools are opened wide to every one, it is sad to think that there are 7:,,900 children in the State who do not, or are not permitted by the nece-cities of their parents or otherwise, to attend and receive the hlessed privileges of these This is a matter of grave import nud exacts of us all, people mid Legislature alike, earnest and thoughtful consideration. Tim ORPHANS OF TILE W A It In this connection, let me - say a word in regard to the subject that has often engaged our thoughts, and to which I invoke the attention of our law makers. No part of on system of education has received sor universal commendation as that which is embraced in the circle of in struction of those who were orphaned by the causualties of war. The help less condition of these little ones touchingly appealed to the hearts of our peoole, and the response was the establishmentof the orphan schools that are now the pride of our State. But in rescuing these children from destruction and providing for their education until they have attained the age of sixteen years, have we till ed tlh. measure of our duty to them? Thrown mkt into the world to do battle with life's trials at an age pe culiarly dangerous to youth, does not common humanity.require that the State should maintain its guardian ship to thesechildren until their hub- its are somewhat settled, and they have acquired the means to earn their oWn livelihood? •The establishment of industrial schools, wherein useful trades may be taught,seems to prom es the easiest and best solution of this problem. rl' ,C.i TIO\C ABOUT THE MILITIA It is highly important that in times of insurrection mid riot there should be at command a good and sufficient force to assist the civil pow ers to protect property and to main tain its authority. To create such a force it seems absolutely necessary that the State must extend its aid in a more substantial way to those who enlist in her service. The fine for the non-performance of the militia duty are obnoxious to many of our best citizens, and yield at best but slender revenue, and that, t00,,0n a wrong basis. fur property and not the indi- Vidual should be taxed. The mili tary should he well distributed through the State,and the number of companies limited and within tne limit to make them efficient, every company accepted, when found to be up to the proper standard-of numb ers, and discipline, should receive from the public treausury at least S-100 per annum. FIDE AND LIFE INEUTDANCE The fire and life insurance com lanies are trying to seeure uninform egislation in ail the States, and the States having a large home interest in the insurance have been the first to adopt that principle. To impose heavy fees and taxes upon insurance companies incorporated in other state; and doing business in this re acts upon the home companies by meson of the reciprocal laws of those States. If it is deemed desirable to protect and foster the home insur ance interests, already too long ,neg lected, let uniform laws be enacted. To me it seems this interest is of suf tichlnt Important* to warrant the teniporary loss ore portion of the rev enue now Tem , ived from our own companies as it will inc emse by reason of their enlarged business.and we will thn4 be compensated foratuii loss. THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. The neccessity for immediate ac tion on the part of our people to in- sure the success of the C.Vntennial ex ibition must be realized by every thinking man. Its failure will be to our lasting shame, its success re dound to the honor and permanent benefit of the Comoro nsvealth. .Lo cated in our inetropollis, which is fast moving to the front or the man ufacturing cities of the world, afford ing an opportunity to display the products and resources of our States. and opening to foreigners new chan nels of information to our character and enterprise. It certainly is the lin perat lye duty of every citizen who loves his State to lend his counten ance and support to thisgreat exhibi tion. The dignity and good name of the Commonwealth aro at stake. Let us not forget these by a lack of public spirit or mistaken economy. Any proper plan the Legislature may see fit to adopt to aid this nation al undertaking will receive the hearty concurrence of the executive. THE CO NST fT (ITION A L (X)ti VE TION. The subject of constitutional reform is now occupying a large space of public attenton;opinions are various as to its propriety or necessity, as the views of men are conservative or' Progressive. There is now,however, in session in Philadelphia a conven. tion of respectable and honorable gentlemen, authorized by the people to revise the consitution.Tot hese gen tlemen we can confidently refer the question of constitutional reform, in the belief that out of their combined integrity and wisdom will spring such measures as will best conduce to the safety, and happiness and pros perity of our people. ABUSE OF LEGISLATIVE POWER There is one foremost and growing evil, however, to Which by my oath as your executive, and my sense of duty as a citizen,l am constrained to ask your special attention. I refer to special legislation, or the abuse of legislative power to further particu lar local and private ends to the ex clusion of public business. I cannot condemn this evil in language too strong, and it seems but the part of common sense that some positive re striction be put upon legislation that will confine it to public objects and make its enactments uniform and general. THE I'ARIXINING BUSINESS. There is another subject to which I may be permitted to advert, be cause it concerns one of my most im portant functions. I refer to the par doning power. The exercise of this power rests exclusively within the discretion and the conscience of the Executive, and when we consider the importunities of, the friends of a condemned man, and their natural inclinations to use every influence to obtain a pardon, it must be conce ded that this power is a trying and dangerous one with which to invest any one man. Any provision that would relieve the conscience rgid di vide the responsibility of the„ exer cise of this power will surely com mend itself to the good sense of our people. 'FATRITY OF THE SINKING FUND Then , is a popular demand, too, that the sinking fund, Containing bonds that represent the proceeds of the sale of public works, and which are made applicable alone to the pay ment of the public debt, shall be kept sacred for the purpose to which it is ledtcated, and that the safeguards of thistfund be made so strong as to pri). tect it from every encroachment, however ingeniously planned or powerfully supported. To this de mand the Constitutional Convention will doubtless respond, and for my= self I may be permitted to say that no legislation impairing the security of this fund or changing its character shall receive my sanction as your ex ecutive. In view of the prospect that the. Legislature will, after this session, be divested or its powers to legislate for special objects, a popu lar apprehension is prevailing that interested parties will push their schemes at this juncture, and make extraordinary efforts to control legis lation. I deem it my duty to im press upon the Legislature the neces sity of examining with more than ordinary care every measure submit ted for their consideration. OCR PUBLIC CLIABITIES. Too much credit cannot be accord ed to the honorable and humane gen tlemen who compose file board of public charities for their valuable services, gratuitously bestotied, in supervising the manifold and impor tant public trusts the State has confi ded to their care.l take great pleasure in inviting the attention of the Leg islature to the suggestions and work of this excellent board, and shall unite in any plan that will help these gentleman to accomplish their bene ticient designs. PROSI'F.CTS IN FUTURE. We have great cause for thankful ness, my fellow-citizens, when we contemplate the happy and prosper ous condition of our country. Re cuperating rapidly from the ravage and waste of our greet civil war, she is moving forward to ane 1v era of progress and development; and in this march to a higher destiny, in which all the states are united, Penn sylvania should have a place in the van—a position to which she is enti tled by the intelligence and charac ter of her citizens, the magnitude of her resources, the extent of her in dustrial interests and the grand rec ord of, her patriotism. To maintain this position for our proud old Com monwealth will be the constant en deavor of your Executive; and to strengthen his arm and enlarge his understanding he asks tho support and counsel of all good citizens, and litinibly implores the aid and guid ance of Ilion who Is the Supreme Ru ler. The Two Wives 01 Aaron Burr. The revival of the celebrated Jumel will case, which fur years has been dragging its slow length through the New York courts, naturally recalls the name nnii history of the man who figured as the second husband of the woman whose property now bids fair to be swallowed up in the insati ate maw of the legal profession. We do not, of course, propose to attempt any biography or criticism of one who has been so thoroughly crucified by the pens of scribblers of high and low degree, us Aaron Burr; but The very notoriety he has gained lends a strong interest to some details of his domestic life which are not entirely familiar to the majority of newspa per readers. It was while commanding his regi ment in New Jersey during the early years of the revolutionary war, that Colonel Burr made the acquuintance of the lady who afterwards beeiune his first wife and the mother of that incomparable daughter. whose geni us and fidelity have almost redeemed her father's fame. Mrs.• Theodosia Prevost was thou the wife of Colonel Prevost of the British army, at that time in the West Indies. She resid ed at Paramus, with her mother and ; sister and her two sons—the latter sprightly little fellows whose vivaci ty could not be other than attractive to a man so passionately - fond of bright children us Burr was till the day of his death. Mrs. Prevost was ten years older than the young officer whom she captivated by her - rare grace and culture; but neither the dif terence In age, nor the absence 'of beauty lessened her charms in his estimation. Her family—the be Viennes—fwas of French or Swiss origin, and she herself VMS the first woman educated In accordance with the European standard whom Burr bad ever met. She was thoroughly versed in the best literature of the day, and undoubtedly did much toward form lug the taste and shaping the intellectual development of au admirer who, above all other things le the world, appreciated brains— particularly when lodged in a female . head. Hermanners are represented to have been the perfection of •ole sluice and refinement, and long after she had been mercifully taken away from the evil to come, Burr was ac customed to say that if his own man ners were in any rasped superior ' to those of men in general,lt was main ly owing to the insensible influence of hers. Some unpublished letters from her hand which we have seen, abundantly confirm this estimate of her character—the penmanship is exquisitely neat and clear, and the matter Is no less remarkable far its vigorous common sense than for the admirable style in which it is set forth. We have said that Burr was an ad mirer of Mrs. Prevost, but there is not the slightest reason to suppose that his admiration ever went beyond the bounds of strict propriety, or that her behevior was in any respect air worthy the position she occupied. If she was eonsciods of the impres sion she had made that conscious ness never revealed itself in word or act—and it is the most wretched in justice to fasten upon her,teputation even a shadow of the stain which rests upon him whose brighter fortunes she shared. But when, not long after their first meeting, Colonel Prevost died, It is probable that this mutual self restraint gradually began to dis appear-for we know that when Burr resigned from the army in 1779, they were engaged to be married—the ceremony being delayed only by those pecuniary considerations which cannot be overlooked even in the de lirium of passionate love. Both were poor, and let it be remembered as a slight atonement for his many subse quent transgressions, that Burr de- I.iberately married for affection and not for money. He was young, handsome and brilliant; he had come out of the war with a splendid record for bravery and military skill; he had begun the practice of law under the most flattering auspices; he was uni versally regarded as a rising man whose future could not fall to be glo rious and witty. these recommenda tions he might easily have wooed and won a younger andlovelier bride, who would have brought him the influence of her family as well as the more tangible blessings of an ample fortune. To say that Burr did not see the advantages which might re sult from making whet is now term ed "a good match," is to suppose him a fool—which he certainly was not. That he put aside these advan tages while perfectly comprehending their weight, is at least an evidence that his heart was nrt quite as hard, his selfishness not quite as profound as his enemies would have us believe. Burr was admitted to the bar Jan uary 10.1782, and on the 2d of July following he married Mrs. Prevost she then being thirty-six years old and lie twenty-six. The pair took up their residence in Albany, where —June 2,l7B3—Theodasta was born. As fur as we are able td judge from' the scanty material at dur command, the union was from Sid to last, a happy one. Weddell td the woman he loved, surrounded by the purest and tenderest associations, with no muse of anxiety, present or prospec tive, and with everything to stimu late his ambition and gratify his wishes—the next twelve years were by far the best and brightest of Burr's long and varied career. How he must have looked to those years from the gloomy standpoint of that period, when there could hardly be found in the whole country a dozen persons who dared call themselves his friends° Mrs. Burr died of cancer in the spring of 1791—1 n time to &leap° the abuse and ignominy which were des tined so soon to blast "her' husband's name forever. When the grave opened for her, Burr's star was high in the heavens; ten rsrsafteratards It set in eternal night on the heights of Weehawken. The bullet which killed Hamilton better Burr. Better, infinitely better for him had the lightning smote him before he touched the' fatal trigger. , Ellsa,or Betsy, Bowen—afterwards Madame Jumel end the second. Mrs. Burr —was born, it is saki in' Provi dence, about the year 1775. Her mother was a prostitute, : antl :the daughter imeuisio Jo A dbve w ed z_, for a tittle at least; the same profiantion. She was for several years a servant in the family of Major Reuben Bal loti, and while there gave birth—Oc tober 9, 1794—t0 George Washington Bowen, the plaintiffin the suit now pending. Ballou, was supposed to be the father of the child, and took no pains to relieve himself from the burden oft he unweleoln e honor. Soon after arriving at the dignity of ma ternity, Betsey left Providence and went to parts unknown, leaving the child in charge of Baliou. *vend years later she returned, ISringing with her the body of a sea6tain, whom it is thought she had been living with 41uring the interval. The deceased mariner wag duly de posited in the earth, and his widow, or mistress, lingered about the city foettome time and then went to New York, where, by means never ex plained, she managed to marry Ste phen Jumel, a=wealthy French mer chant. This was in 1801. In 181.5, the Jurnels went abroad and lived in great splendor in Paris until 1822, when they returned to New York somewhat poorer than when they left, but still rich enough for all rea sonable parings. A story is current that Madame Jumel attempted to deliver a lecture in Providence on the French court, but being threat ened with a mob was compelled to abanuon her supremely Impudent undertaking. Jumel himself died In 1832, and the next year, Burr, aged seventy-eight, married Madame— married her for her money, and con trived to waste so much of It that in a very short time she instituted pro ceedings for a divorce. We believe the divorce was never legally con summated. but the parties ceased to live together, and never met during the last two years of Burr's life. Madam Jumel died duly 15, 1855, and the tattle for her goods, chattels and real estate has been going on ever since.—&. Louis Republican. A RENA NtKARLE WOM AN • A ~ Nketnio of Mrs.Gen.Gaines. Mrs. Gaines is the great fernalechar ruter of New Orleans. George Al fred Townsand laves a sketch of her In the Chicago Tribune, as follows: She is a small, plump, bright-eyed woman, and she has been the hero ine of a very heroic lawsuit, which she has personally conducted, raising money for the purpose to the amount of half a million, recovering nearly a trillion, and with all the probabili ties in her favor of getting a million more but if she would get what she would receive under other conditions than those of democratic publicopin ion, she would possess 'half the city of New Orleans in its most valuable part, and bea wealthier woman than Miss Bartlett Coutts.whom Welling ton endeavored to marry outaif coy • etousneas of her fortune. The home of this lady is in New York city, but she spends much of her time In New Orleans, where she has strong friends and strong ene mies, almost equal in number. tier suit has involved many of her Intl matefriendri,fmn whom she has bor rowed money to pay lawyer' fees and court fees. Her second husband, Gen. Gaines, believed implicitly in the meritts of hEr case, sod gave her two hundred thousand dollars to fight It out. She has been twice married, and to excellent men both tlines,and I was told there that the brother of her first husband had given her near ly the whole of his funds. She is said to be about sixty years of age, but would lass for forty, and while her education is defective, she is a natural authoress and lawyer, and can write a stinging brief, where sauce and Justice are mixed together. She isjust the sort of a woman to be identified with New Orleans-- provincialism and cosmopolitism mingling in her as among many of these old inhabitants. Her mother had married a French bigamist, and, discovering the-fact after she reached. New Orleans, presumed .to marry again, the great Daniel Clark.- wbo was one:of the wealthiest men of the South. Ile was one of the earliest property holders In ; New Orleans, and represented thatterritory in Jek arson's administration. Clarke was smitten with the beauty of the French lady and contractedesecret Marriage with her, made a secret in order to anticipate a divorce from his French predcessor. But, while ho was absent is Wash. ington eity,his relatives and connec tions, who had expected to get:Als money, told . him that his wife was unfaithful, and hired her lawyer to tell her that ber marriage with Clarke was not legal. Having a nat ural affection for man, the French lady proposed to take a third hus band. This offended Clarke, and it seemed to confirm the Ilea which had been said against this lady;and mean time his daughter was borne—the present Mrs. Gaines—for whom he manifested affection, so that,while he let his wife slide, hegave a very con siderable sum of money to a man in Wilmington; Del., to be used and applied to the edtlmtlon of his daugh ter, and, at her maturity, to present her with the principal. She has been all the years of her maturity fighting the courts and the lawyers, and half of New Orleans. Beaver.—A correspondent of the Pittsburgh Gazette, In a series of toter* to that paper touching the valley of the Beaver, thus notites the county seat: "Beaver; the county seat of Beaver county, Is the oldest town In Beaver valley, having been laid out . during the last century, while yet the whole country around it was a "howling wilderness, and rho home of the wild Hut, native of this region. Though the life of the tow u has been an eminently quiet one, and scarce a ripple has been raised on its sur face by the commotions-and excitements incident to almost every other town in the valley, yet a part of Its history, In its aboriginal life, tradition informs us, was characterized by slime of the most roman tic and daring adventures, and some of the most interesting incidents, ever wit- nessed in thia country. The bare mention of Beaver. throws the mind back nearly a century, tti the building of old Fort Mc Intosh and to its subsequent career and history. Clustering around the history of that o'4l Fort, is found ninny an event or transaction of real life, that would lend an enchantment to the pen of the nurst gifted writer, and furnish the literary world with some of the brightest and in tensely interesting WOl6ll of romance and daring. For years the Fort was occupied by sol diers and traders, some of whom had houses on the outside, which they occu pied with their families, undergoing the privations of frontier life, and enjoying the excitements and sports attending it. IL has been the theatre of many an exploit of the renowned Brady and his brave as sociates, and under the inspiratton of hot ly contested chases idler the "red skins," sonic of th moss coniumate skill - - and sublimes% bravery the world ever saw w as there displayed. Who has ever shown a nobler or a more self sacrificing human spirit than the rough frontiersman, who, to save from captivity and death a neigh bor woman, rushed into the very jaws of death, and defying the guns of a troop of savages, carried her off ,in safety to camp, and t estored her to her home HEROIC DEEDS IN PALMY Tlllg.S. Where has there been a more forcible Illustration of brotherly love, than that of a woman,—supposed to be nevoid of all the finer feelings of humanity, taised and trained amid the wild scenes of back woods life,—who, when his comrade was wounded unto death, rather than leave hint to the mercy of the savages and a - victim to the scalping knitt, picked up the shattered body, and carried him off, fol lowed by a horde of fierce savages, with their demoniacal yells and brandished tomahawks! But such is related, occur ing at Fort Mclntosh about the year 1781, which must close this series of personal actvenuire. There were three brothers living at the fort by the name of Boring ton, the eldest of whom had a family liv ing in a house of their own. The three brothers were absent from home upon one occasion. The wife and child of+the eld alit were at the house; the other two had unt then married, A -tared maa-• was ploughing in a dell dose by the Iwuse. Sometime during the day a neighbor. came up to the door on borseittekanti was talking to Mrs. Ileiligtite Whilst lie sat on the bone 'chatting- yieb tier" theey heard a gun go off. The laborer came running toward the house. The neigh bor Instantly dismounted, took the saddle and bridle from his horse and turned him loose. There were two Indians pressing the wounded laborer hsrd. Mrs. Bcving ton and the neighbor entered the house,do terming% tti keep the door ajar until the poor allow could enter, and then Instant ly close ft. After entering she missed her youngest child. The noble-hearted set tler seized a gun and rushed out after it ; as he went the wounded man passed him. Be attempted to shoot one of the Indians as be came up, but his gun snapped. He ran toward the child, determined ta cs cue it or die. When ho got close it, one of the savages wits upon him. Ile in• stantly clubbed his title and knocked biro down ewer a hog trough, seized the child and bore it in triumph into the house. The Indian was severely hurt by the blow, awl he and his companion made off ra. pidly, taking care to keep a cover between their bodies and the port holes of the house. airs. Bevington shouted to them in tones ofdertsion. Not to be in a hurry,' `to.come back,' but they retreated, intent upon escaping punishment."' Upon the abandonment of Fort Mcln tosh, the fields that had been cleared, again became-a part of the wilderness LAVING OCT BEAVER History furnishes us with the following information relative to the laying out of the tow nof Beaver : "By the act of September 28th. 1791, Thomas Mifflin. the Governor of the State at that time was instructed to be caused to be surveyed 200 acres of land in town lots, near the mouth of Beaver creek, on or near the ground where the old French tows., stood, and also 1.000 acres ad joining it, on the upper side thereof, as nearly square as might he. in outlota, not less than five nor more than ten i.cres each. By the same act, 500 acres were granted for an Academy. Daniel Leet surveyed the plot." The probable motive at that day for lo catini, the county seat at a distance from the great manufacturing advantages at the falls. was the existence of the well kt.own shoal just below the mouth of the Beaver; and a difficult and dangerous pas sage to the keel beats and other craft in use at that day. By the location here the town was accessible alike to the lower and tipper trade, and the obstructions themselves would probably throw consid mid° business into the place. Samuel Johnston first settled in Beaver in 1796. He kept an inn on the bank of the river near Fort Mclntosh. Ia 1800, the town was made the seat of justice, and incor porated, Starch 20th, 1802. Among the early settlers, we find re corded the names of such men 'as James Allison, Thomas Henry, Joseph Hem phill, James Lyon, Samuel Lawrence, men of honor - and character, and who; though now at rest with their fathers, are yet re membered with sacred reverence by the generations following them. Their in tegrity of chracter, intellectual ability, and moral w orth, have left us some of the substantial and leading nen of our coun ty. It would probably lie Invidious to mention the names of any of these wor thy descendants, when it :s remembered that all of them are held in the highest esteem by their neighbors, and some of whom have occupied high places of trust, and honor, at the hands of the county, awl State, and citizens. At the time of the incorporation of the town, the whole region was a dense wil derness of trees and saplings, as twleed was nearly the whole of the entire valley. It is related with great interest by those will were boys at that time, bow the milling used to be done in those days, whertittere was but one mill for all, lo cated! above New Brighton, and called "Wolf's Mill." There was a single, narrow road cut through the forest leading to the mill, over which the good old fathers of the olden tune. *mats° awry their wheat on• horseback to be ground, and return with the dour. It is hard for one in. this vas ley of mills. where tons of wheat are ground daily, to now comprehend that ev er such a time existed, except in imagine. Lion. EARLY INDICATIONA OF CIVILIZATION. The first officer in the county of tbe courts was Davui Johnsen,: man of high literary attainments, and great ability, who was appointed as first Prothonotary by Governor McKean. Mr. Jobnson was the pioneer of edubation in this western • • ,a altinlrit and, ilsCrificed an immense amount a valuable property, nearly all hui pos. mesticate.tuoar Abe patriotic -impulse of givitutto the neglected of his countrythe PrinciPlas or education. Tito court watt hold at that time in alos cabin ' sisimil_dg on the built of the river not Irrt" diatanna' Mira Fort Mclntosh: .it to be regretted that no incidents_ of the early cent ts can now be had, as they would no doubt be very intereann& Bot der Justice is not proverbial for its grain-, tY, and we read ennany ludicrous occur rences in Western Pennsylvania, don't the sluing of some of the courts in early times. Beaver remained mostly a wilderness foro a long series of years, no building of any being done until About 1810 or 1812. A court house was erected IA 1810, of brick, by Percifcr Taylor •as contractor, to which an addition was,put in 1846. The original structure, though ship-two yea re of age, bears its years well and , looks good for as runny more to come. A jail was built,in 1812 which stood n great slimy years, and was succeeded by a fine sand stone structure built in 186& What the court did for a place for crimi nals up to 1812, history does not inform us, but it may be that they were confined in it . part of the court bone—the old log building. Or it may ho that prisoners in those days had more respect for the dig. nity of the law than is now shown, and gracefully obeyed its .sentenee until re leased by proper order, Outside of these buildings to meet the end/ Of 'Justice, but tittle improvement of any consequence took place. Hefei - Mil there ,amid the gloomy grandeur of the forest trees, a mble residence was erected for the ac commodation of the plain people, who dug (ruin the unwilling soil its roots and biusiband forced it to supply: Aber wants, and there laid the fottridation for the fu ture greatness and comfort for a people not ao plain in costume anti living. A "BEAR BTOILY." But very little progress of any kind was made until about 1830. As an in-, stance of the wildness of „parts of the country, I givepiace ter a "bear story," occurring in theyeer.l24:l.- The hero et the adventure was Mr. David Johuson,a son of the first Prothonotary. Mr. Johnson loved the sport and excitement of hunting and was accustomed to range through the woods on the edge of the town, and secure the wild game which was quiteplenty. On this occasion he prepared his trusty rifle, and started forth. His course lay in the direction of the upper part of Bridgewater, then Sharon, Where there was an excellent bunting ground. He had wandered around awhile in the woods, when to his astonishment, be found coming toward him ready for fight, n boar of very large size. There were two courses open for him to pnrsu fight or run. lie decided to give him one ateirand then make for home. This he did, when the bear followed him with more than agreeable energy. Johnston had a little dog, which keet the bear an noyed by nipping at his heels, and thus retarded the progress of Bruin and al lowed Johnson to keep In advance. His line of retreat lay toward, the street of Beaver, nowt leading out to Fallstou. At the edge of the town on this road was a house, and fortunately the man of the house was at work on the outside, ac companied by a large dog. He saw the approaching bear and got his gun from the house, bywbich time the man and bear wore in (runt of ills house. The presence of another actor on the seen. of conflict, and an additional dog at Its heels, pot the bear on the defensive, and he commenced a lively.retreat toward the river. As he passed , through the town, its quiet streets were enlivened by the barking of doge; ihe' screaming of women, the halloo of boys and the cheers of men, and the worst *cared bear of the nineteenth century. The bear got to the river edge and took to the water for security. Three or four men imme diately boarded a "dug out" and started in pursuit. Tho bear was overtaken, but was entirely equal to the occasion. When the boat overtook him, no very quietly clambered over the shicand took possession, the punnets giving up 'and surrendering their boat unoonditional ly." Bruin veryknowingly eyed the crowd on shore, as if in exhithtion over Ida easy victory, but was soon brought to teams, after several . bulleti Mid.' been lodged in him, wben was brought _ ashore and disposettof. . =IL% 111PROVE1131 . Atter this - date, improve rt lente were more rapidlY m s ade,and iz ( e kniltl ingkercoted during'the sit' OUgyeara. Up thcbroking out of,, tprz, three, catsiudicoa ,put up, Iwo or thteechure 4 OM substantial newspaper was IA full ":ttpcife lion. In 1861 the United Presbytenan Church. and in 1814 the public : school building, was erected. Iltitedel, -the .laa4, ten years of the hiStorv'of the - Men. have been its most progressive, during which period it has been modernized and .reliev ed very much of the stiffness of its early life. The people step a tr:fle livelier, as if they "meant busing.;' and altogether it has put on quite a business air. It is !ILA losing the reproach that used to be attach ed to it on account of its quiet and seem ingly general lassitude. People no longer say of Beaver, "It's our county sent," and then look as if they were ashamed to mention the fact; but on the contrary its a `high day' when the towns and town s hip s send•thetr beauty and wit to the various counts_ gatherings, and old Beaver is then respected lint Beaver has much to learn from the otltle,Valley towns, and they can, in their high estimate of themselves, if they will, learn much to their profit from the good, Staid model town of itvaver. TIIE CREDIT SIOBILIER. Facts About ilx lificrlory The question of the relations be tween the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Credit. ,Mobilier and of the good aith with which the members of these corporations curried out their engagements with the gov ernment and with each other, is a very different one from that with which congress and the country are now concerned. Theeredit Mobilier was incorporated by the Pennsylva nia Legislature in 1851), under the name of the Fetifisylvanitt Fiscal Agency, with power to borrow mon ey and transact other business inci dent to similar corporations. Five years later,George Francis Train, having go t hold of the'eharter, had thename changed to "the Credit Mo biller of America," after one of the great corporations of • France; and later still its powers were greatly en larged to enatslethe company to loan its aettit, guarantee contracts and en gage in business generally on a grand scale. The Union Pacific Railroad Company was incorporated in 1862.64, and received the last of 118 very valua ble grants in 1861. In 1866, when the enterprise, through Mismanage ment and a nearly universal want of confidence, was in dangler of breaking down, Mr. Ames took hold of it, in vested a large part of his private for tone,and through his confidence and enthusiasm persuaded' many Of his friends also to embark In it.• To es cape personal liability they, with their associates, got possession of the Credit Mollifier charter, put their money into its stock, intending to build the road with 'NAM and under its guarantee. The emit contract, for 247 miles eastof the 100th meridian. was assigned'to the Credit Mobilier and was executed by, that corpora- I tion. The second contract, for 667 miles of road and telegraph west of that meddles?. taken by Mr. Ames individually for $48,000,000, was as signed by him to seven trustees, who were also members of tbe Credit 'go biller, who executed the contract, and divided the prolifis among the stockholders of that' corporation. The Credit Mobilier beesune but an other name for the railroad company, absorbing its assets of every kind as fast as they became available.—Boa ton Adcertiser. NCOTCII Id Inell AG E. Cbnettbinage. Marriage in the Snatch fashion, which is simply an agreement be tween the contracting parties to love, honor and obey, without the assist ance of priest or service, seems often to be little nacre than concubinage, and the recently published account of one of these marriages and its conse quence]; goes to show that their le gality isnot wholly unquestioned on their native heath. Mr. Wilson, of Edinburg, with an extensive and itscrativa, business, was the fatherof eleven children, three of whom were daughters, all pretty but the eldest, Me niggle. eariallY so: An officer other M.ajesty's Ninety third regiment. Major Stewart, son of INEZ a wealthytkidell hpxoßer,,saor ri,g. gletLbpprathee,olll mi4A and !Wlelse ni nth ' attriet by h er graces Of and =antler that ha 'cons• tee~tcbtl paying her tipeetal attention; and -soory• nie - intimate with the family:: -lit -was sew ' , devoted •to Maggie, taking her to frequent rides, making her elegant presents, and ere long took wilds quartera, with the ,WiWons t becoming ash were,a mem ber fifths flintily. It Was generally understood that they' were to be mar ried, but as the Major showed no dis position to broach the subject; Mag. gla's fattier, at an ensuing party given to honor .of the Majors birthday, spoke to him of the anxiety cancer-. nine his rather protracted intimacy with his daughter, and urged him to marry her. Major Stewart said he was -too poor to marry as befitted his station, but "Walla peoples mouths," ' he would at once marry Maggie' *in the &etch fashion." Ife then knelt down before her, placed a wedding ring upon her finger, saying, "Mag gie, you are my wife before heaven, so help me God. "She put her arm. around his neck, the two kissed . each Other, and among the guests present. the marriage was regarded as duly solemnized acentding to Scotch law, Which does not Fequire a clergy man- With this simple wedding, which was none the less - merry be cause it lacked the traditional mar riage bell, the young couple com imeneed living together as man and wife. About a year after, in April, 1868, a son was born; the Major spoke of this child as his young heir, and appeared very fond of it. In 1869, Major Stewan, who was a very deso late man, and was suffering from de lirium tremens, died, and his widow in due time married a second hus band, this time a lieutenant. The baronet, father of the first husband, also died, and his death was quickly followed by her first born, the tun jor's son. Just before the child's death, the wido*' had entered suit against the second son of the then deceased baronet, asking that her marriage with Major Stewart should be declared lawful, and that her son should be Installed heir of entail to the estates of the fa Hy. After the death of the boy this ction was con tinued !or the pur of securing the widow's share of pr party, and the other day it came up for trial at Ed inburg. Numerous witnesses were intr,oduced, who swore to the fact of the merriagt, and others to show the Major had introduced-Wggie as his wife. At the close of the evidence for the plaintiff her claim seemed es tablished. Rub the defence astonish ed everybody by attempting to prove that Major Stewart had never re garled Maggie in any other light than as a kept mistress. A Catholic priest swore that the Major had told him that the witness had tried to en trap him triton marriage, put he had foiled them, and he spoke of Maggie only as his mistress. The priest had baptized the child, for its own sake, but had entered it as illegitimate. Other witnesses supported this by affirming that the Mafor had declared repeatedly, and in the hearing of the witnesses, that he had never married Maggie and never intended to. Altogether it appeared that their connection was not sound morally. After a protracted trial theme was decided in favor of the claimant, the Judge declaring the parties really and truly married and their issue legiti mate. The value of the estate in which this interesting young woman thus receives a widow's interest is very large. Legal A4vertiseutents. comes Still Larger FOR THE MILIACON! Rare opportnniUes are now offerrafdr securing homes In a MILd, healthy, and nongeniat i elidate Sr one-third of their value Ave years peace. THE NATIONAL REAL ESTATE AGENCY has far sale real estate of every description, Wet edin the Middle and Southern States: tulPreCesi 004. grain and fruit farms; rice, rtgar and tot. eon piousitiews: anther and asin•rat lands ,Itillage.aad rural residence. and business stands; seine and WU sites faCtorlss, ac. Write for Land Register containing description, location, price and terms of properties we have tar aide. Address—B. W. CLAILKE & CO. The National Real Estate Agency, .417 end 4711 &Ina. avenue, Waithington, miy&b. Chas. D. fiurst's I N T.J RA_ C E General Agency Office NEAI? 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CO, Cash assets,. Travelers' Life te Accident Insurauce Co., Of Hartford, Conn. Cash *wells over 51,500,000. SepreseMktg the above first clan insurance Companimaeknowledend to be amongst the beet and most reliable In the world, and representing s gross cash capita! of near!), $16.0(1(1,01A, I as-en abled to take insurance to any amount desired. Applications promptly attended to, and Policies written I ithout delay, mad at fair rates end liberal terms. Lows liberally adjusted and p r omptly aid. INSURE Tr Pea By one da_y's delay you may lose the savings of years. Delays are dangerous, and life uncertain; therefore, Insure to day! " flos today. is worth two to-nsorrows."-- QUM). also. is of the utmost importance. The l ow priced, worthless article. always prove* the deafest. The above companies are known to be amongst ins best and wealthiest in the world.— .. As ye sow that shall you reap." Buick! for the very Ime..w patronage already bestowed, I hope—by a strict attention to a legit imate. business--not only to merit a cottinnenoe of the same. bet a large increase the present year. Mr. STEPHEN A. CRAIG ts duly authorised to take application/1 for Insurance and receive the premium for the same in adjoining townships. CHAS. U. UERST, Near DePot, Rochester. Pa. Llettly. Ingttrance. AND Of Nqw York $1,500,0*) Of Erie, Penna.' $250,00:h3 Of New York $3,500,000 :1~~ .::'~ ~7G~r.::»wind EMM • •••••. LOOK .TEERE • Qrsore AND svauaras i gai= anderel beg" Iwo to Me sod the patine that los est teeolved AI mew stock at itoodAat , .the Woo acne, ',tor Swing and Souuttes wear 0004 be alba" it Ten GENTLAVEINS_ PURNISIHNG - _ GOEPDS. " CONSTANTLY ON NANO. Clothing made to order.= the shortest weal: - Thankful to the saddle foe pad Wort. I bop* by close attention - to business to merit s coat hat nee of the ewer ii DikNIEL MILLER, ma)BRIDON 87, f . IMIDOICWATZE.AII. 24:11 FALI~OF 1E672. JUST RECEIVED AT GEO. BRAUN'S MERCEUANT Tailoring Establishment A Large und Cnrrt lly Selected Stock of CLOTHS, COATINGS, VESITNGS, BEAVERS, Etc., Etc., WHICH ARE UNSURPASSED ANYWHERE IN BEAVER VALLEY. Baits made up on short notice and in the LATEST STYLES Which I chalenge auybody to excel In NEATNESS. DURABILITY AND CHEAPNESS! EtATISI'AOTION GUARANTEED. fai`Don't forget the place, o Broadway, opposite the NEW BROADWAY HALL, NEW-BRIGHTON, PA. Mere the public are invited to call and EXAMINE far THEMSELVES septll,tt CLOTHING STORE. NEW GOODS! WINTER STOCK. The undersigned takes pleasure In in• forming Ms friends end the public gener aPy that he has just received and opened A New Stock of Goods, OF ME LATEST STYLES FOR Fall and Winter Wear. He keeps the ht.t of workmen in his employ, 3 Lid feels confident of his ability to cut and make up garments both FASHIONABLE do DVRAHLE. and In such a wanner as will please his customers. 11 - 0130AAMIPIAIMI011 ALWAYS ON HAND adl and sea us ?Wore leaving your Orders Elsewhere WILLIAM REICU. Jr. may4;7o;ty Bridgewater, Ps - --:------ tar-woTz.—Tile• is suelienbarg's SOIM:e. g Bain awaited ha making up a huge stock Whiter Clothing, they Informed me that they bad no time to auesid to their advertising.—En. ril• co 1. 3 VS la v i 5 La E z 14 to .Ll`6A J. D. RAMALEY'S OPRRik Hat House, GENT'S FURNISHING EMPORIUM, No, 04 Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURGH The Best Goods ut Lowest 3000de sent to any addre&q, on approval may24-Iy. Iron World and Manufacturer. .te largest Metal Ire l'urrtytt in the orkl Is the Ina I.rld sad Moe. ifiseitarer. Arcu ate quotations and eports of sales of lardware and Ne tts in Pittsburgh, •ew York, Boston. 'allude!phis. CM- Innati. St. Louis. Ile, Chicago, ete. .eel. Acknowledged trades. All the nt Moe Ist , arc rontrilattors. l'ontal us choice wide. Mons tntlit the engineering. and scientific r otiteations of this country and k:urope. titres moo::: loos and shipments of coal at the prominent real cent lls}. 'maxim able 4. financial articlesOnly.S and ilncol anti ptocka. 1 . yea ra r. ?in hardware dealer can 'Cola to do ithout It. Every machinist and metal worker tate It. Every coal mining comParlY, ran. r. t,m,131.,r stockholder will fi nd It invaluable. MiNtrathms of new machinery. inventors sitould have it. Scut four weeks cm trial for issdage paid. Address IKON WORLD IPUBLIIIIIIIING /run World Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. AMERICAN Working People. !AN? ON 111 three in h, eruo. Thl An rayon Workl Prop to In ino the flue3t 1.0141 110115 hi the wel ecuitalnakligige 64 columns of r lug matterol , •stgan to Interest. Instruri wet nalrattre the be< 141..n.