4 r 1 THE BEAVER RADICAL. SMITH CUKTIS, Bditob. BEAVBB, PA« Friday Morning, January 10,1873. LOCAL OPTION. I On the third Friday of March next, the people in the different counties ot the State are to decide by ballot, the question of granting licenses or no license to sell intoxi cating drinks, and the decision then made will stand as law for three years therefrom. The subject is of very grave importance to the com munity, and should be thoroughly considered. The election in Beaver Falls and New Brighton takes place on the 14th inst., we believe, and th%effect of carrying these places, for no license will be great if not decisive ’on ’'■the Other boroughs and districts of the county where the vote is taken in March. There are some who have doubts as to the constitutionality of all prohibitory liquor laws, not only as regards the State, but the Federal Constitution, and a test question of this kind is about to come before the Supreme Court of the United States in the shape of ah appeal from a decision by the Supreme Court of Iowa; but in this case the alleged difficul ty is the prohibition of the importa- lion of liquors under certain restric tions, which, it is said, is a conflict with those provisions of the Federal Constitution which vests in Con- gress the power to regulate com merce with foreign nations, and be tween States and forbids preference in favor of the parts of one Stale over another. These general princi ples,however they may have reference to prohibitory laws of other States do not seem to have equal reference, if any at all, to our Local Option measure, and we think that no scru ples of conscience arising from doubt of its constitutionality need deter any one from giving it a hearty support. It may be a difficult matter to say just how far law should regulate the social conduct of men and women; in an ideal state we can conceive how persons could be a law unto themselves, and require no outward restraint to do right, but in the present very imperfect state of so ciety there seems to be a necessity to have laws to regulate marriage, prevent crime, to secure protec tion to-persons and property, and to make provision lor progress in civili zation, which laws do not differ in principle from the local option law which we hope to see adopted with an almost unanimous vote, not only in Beaver county, but throughout the entire State. If, then, it is un constitutional, the court will so de cide hereafter, and no harm will have been done; but if it is good sound law, incalculable good will result therefrom. It is a subject that reaches every household, and directly or indirectly effects and interests every man, woman and child, in the communi ty. Scientific investigation has re sulted in demonstrating the fact that the intemperate use of intoxicating liquors tends frightfully to shorten the period ol hiiman life; it poisons the vital forces that are transmitted , by parents to their off-springs, so that children are born subject to grave constitutional disorders, and enslaved by ungovernable appetites that drive them on to commit all kinds of exceses which end usually in crime and ruin. To say nothing now in Regard to the economy of local option, the measure is necessa ry, or some similar one, to secure the permanence of our free institu * tions. Drunkenness debases the individual, and a race of drunkards will so degenerate in time that the prospect of their enjoying freedom will be out of the range ol probabil ity- . r . ; Our great mobs which have sur pressed free, speech, and at times ruled the authorities of the land, and disgraced the nation, have first been set on fire by strong drink. The temple of freedom cannot rest se curely on the foundation of intem perance. The evil must be sup pressed—the welfare of the nation secured, the community protected, the peace of the family preserved, and the individual saved. 1 Local option has vm these objects in view. There can be no doubt that the good sense of the people of Beaver county, who have been often discouraged by the fearful destruc tion caused by the use of intoxicat ing drinks, not only of property and domestic peace, but also of charac ter, usefulness and hope of a better life, will now, that they have an op portunity, vote against its manu facture and sale, and by so doing shield the unfortunates who are helpless to protect themselver; save the tax payers of an enorm ous annual burden, and secure the welfare and happiness of the whole people ... What lover of his kind can hesi tate to vote Wso beneficent a meas ure? Who can refuse to vote for local option, when it will take away temptation from our young men, and exclude the sale of liquor from the boroughs and towns of our county? Edwabd S. Stokes, the murderer of James Fisk, Jr., has been found guilty, by a New York jury, of mur der in the first degree. We knew that a great political reform" had swept over the city, and in a limit ed measure cleared out the Augean stables, but did not suppose that the reform movement had reached any further, and were * therefore surpris ed at the righteous verdict in this case. It is probable that the new law in regard to empaneling a jury in mur der trials, under which the last trial was tried, which renders men eligi ble to as jurors who, under oath, declare that they can render a just verdict, notwithstanding some previous opinions formed on the case, has had something to do with the result. If such be the fact, it will do much to bring this new de parture into general favor. It is said that such a verdict, like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky, was unexpected in New York, the general opinion prevailing that the jury would disagree, as in the first trial. There was considerable excitement in the court room, but the condemn ed man bore up bravely, and assert ed that he was convicted upon pre judiced testimony, and tried to com- fort bis sister, who was much affect fected by the result. He received his sentence on Monday to be bang ed on the 9Sth day The jury have done their duty— the judge his. It only remains for the Governor and {Sheriff to do theirs. The testimony given and to be taken betore the Credit Mobllier Investigating Committee is now to be made known to the eager public. There is no doubt to be a searching examination of certain stock trans actions of the Credit Mobilier com pany, that on the surface appear considerably mixed, and threaten to involve unpleasantly the standing ot many members of Congress. The account of the proceedings, as giv en by Oakes Ames under oath, and scattered broadcast by the daily pa pers, does not add much light to the matter, and reads very much like a awyer’s argument in tavor of a criminal. Let the facts come out, the truth be known, and the people, who are the jury in this case, will render a righteous verdict. If any member of Congress has been cor rupted, let him be brought to jus tice, whether he be Republican or democrat. The people who have :’aith in the future of the Republi can party, and have again clothed it with power and responsibility, de mand and expect their standard learers not only to be true to the principles of their party, but to make a public record that can en dure the sunlight. The practice ot the Democratic party lowered the standard of public virtue. Let the Republican party elevate it higher and higher, and thus merit a con tinuance of power. It is universally conceded by‘the press that Col. M. S. Quay, of this to be Secretary of the Com monwealth. Having had experi ence in the office as private Secreta ry of Gov. Curtin, and being famil iar with and eminently fitted for the place, his appointment will give gen eral satisfaction, and be hailed as a good beginning, on the part of Gov. Hartranft,of an efficient and success ful administration. The friends of Col. Quay, whose name is legion in this county, will be glad, we know, to hear this bit of news. 4~ THE RADICAL ; 10,1813. r~ ■ > The organization; df the McEnery Assembly in New Orleans bn Mon day, was an event of more tban passing significance. There was unusual excitement, but no disorder in the large concourse of citizens that thronged the streets and ave nues that led into the square in front of the Odd Fellows’ where the Legislative oigan* ganize. The military authorities had taken wise precaution to pre vent any disturbances of the peace, and consequently the utmost good order prevailed. The demonstration of the citizens was large, orderly and respectable, and the ovation given to CoL John MeEhery, the alleged Governor elect, was very enthusiastic. The political situation, by the organiza tion of this rival Legislature and its attendant is made more perplexing still. We are sor ry that there has been a necessary interference on the part of' the Fed eral Government in the family" quar rel, mid hope that no bad precedent will be established thereby to vex us in the future. The joint caucus of Republican Senators and members of the House met Tuesday evening, and almost unanimously nominated Sen ator Cameron for re-election to the United Slates Senate. There was no contest, and the balloting was a mere matter of form. Senator Cam eron has been closely identified with the measures and success of the Republican party, and having been made a target for the venomed arrows of the opposition during the late campaign, was signally vindi cated by the result of the election. There was no opposition to the Gen eral’s renomination,because our Sen ators and members of the House were compelled to obey the behests of their party expressed so emphat ically last Fall through the ballot box. Senator Cameron will make the influence of the great State of Penn sylvania felt in the Senate of the United States, thoroughly familiar as he is with the rules, regulations and methods of Senatorial .prbceed ings. • ( j The conclusion of tke^rpceed mgs ur me oea v yr\Jtfuii£yixeacaerB Institute will be found on the sec ond page,. We publish aid interesting essays and a which were delivered before stitute, and well received, s deserved to be. The Institu well attended, interesting a structive, and the teachers, nongh not entertained as well as tp citi zens wished them to be, yet e well under all the circumstances $ they could be, departed no done with pleasant recollections of t| ses sions, as well as carrying awr use ini information to be impaqsd to their pupils hereafter.' | The Pennsylvania Legislatfe as sembled on Tnesday. The Inate was organized by the electn of George H. Anderson, of Pittsljrgh, Speaker, and Russell Errett, I tl same place, Clerk. In the Base Wm. Elliott was chosen Spacer, and James L. Selfridge Clerk. Senator Rutan has taken an iv >art in the organization of theje ate, and undoubtedly comnfcc great influence in that body. I We begin in this issue the pjli cation of a story entitled “The t ily Jewels” translated for The t ical, form the German of L. Set® ing, by a talented and edncl lady whose name we are not I milted to disclose. The story | be continued, and ran for seif months, and will be worth in i| the oost of The Radical tor year. Now is the time to snbscl in order to get the first instalm< of the story. 'Send in your nai FROM HARRISBURG. Gen. Lane. “Caaconlrig”—Elliott gel fridge Nomlnated-No Oppod to Senator Cameron—The State Ti nrer, tee. Correspondence of the Radical Gen. Lane’s “caucus” on Bing resulted just as predicted in pur letter. At eight o ’clock the member f Huntingdon went to the room desig ed by himself for the caucus to meet, finding no one present, adjourned to r at the call of the chairman. On Sad day morning Gen; Lane withdrew fr| the canvass for the Speakership, a transferred all his supporters to Milch Vr-—'' Harrisburg, Jan. 5,187 of Tioght Mahan did the same, and Mitc&ell was positively .assured that he would be nominated by a large majority* The result was he received thirteen votes, and Elliott forty, and is, inclined to charge bis overwhelming defeat to Lane and Mahan. He thinks if they had sup ported Elliott he wonld have received more votes. * Elliott did not reach Harrisburg until Friday evening, and from the first regard ed the opposition with the most provok ing indifference. Shnrlock had many friends among the members of the Honse, and had he chosen to make the fight for the Clerkship, wonld have given Selfridge a hard fight. As his candidacy endangered Morrison, a companion dell, Weakley, White and Davis of Berks; and for Davis, of Berks, Messrs. Albright, Cbalfant, C olhns, Crawford,Dill, Knight, McSherry, Nagle, Petriken, Play ford, Randal), Wallace and Anderson. Mr. Mc- Clure voted for B. B. Strang. Mr. Anderson was then escorted to tbe chair and delivered bis inaugural address. Russell Errett was then elected Chief • Clerk, the Democrats voting for Zeigler. i- Tbe following assistant clerks and subor . dinate officers were then elected : Assist ant Clerks —Thos. B. Cochran, Lancaster; , J. R. McAfee, Westmoreland. Transcrib ing Clerks—John 0. Fleming, Allegheny; * E. Cowen, Warren; C. K. Kantwell, Me -1 Kean; L W. Tricksturn, Crawford; W. J. Sullivan, Franklin; J. D. Pyatt, Lancas ter John U. Gill, Allegheny. Sergeant at-Arms—E. A. Buck, Wyoming. Assist ant Seargeant-at-Arms— R. 8. P. McCall, Allegheny; Doorkeeper—John J. Comer, Fulton. Assistants—William Sheargold, Allegheny; Charles Darragh, Philadel phia. Messengers—Samuel CM, Phila delphia; W. A. . Held, Chaster; David McKinley» Philadelphia. Postmaster— A. J. Monks, Jefferson. Libarian—Sulli van 8. Childs, Danphin, being the officers by the Republican caucus. On the division of the resolntion to elect the officers of the Senate, Mr. Mc- Clure voted for Thomas Cochran, of Lan caster, for Assistant Clerk, being the only Republican on the slate that he voted for. House.— ln the House of Represents [tires, after the list of members had been lalldd, a ballot was bad for Speaker. Wil iam Elliott, of Philadelphia, received lixty votes, Charles W. Brockaway, of Columbia, thirty-eight, and Hancock one. [Speaker Elliott was conducted to the chair, and the oath of office administered by Mr. Brockaway. After Mr. Elliott’s inaugural address, the Honse proceeded to ballot for Clerk. General Selfridge received sixty votes, and P. Gray Meek thirty-eight. The full Republican slate was then adopted. The following 1s a correct and complete list of the officers agreed on by the cau cus : Speaker—William Elliott, Philadelphia. Chief Clerk—James L. Self ridge, Phila. delphia. Assistand Clerk—Hugh Morri son, Butler. Resident Clerk—John A. Smull, Dau phin. , ’ Sergeant-at-Arms—David Martin. Phil adelphia. Assistant Sergeantat-Arms— R.H. Newton, Philadelphia; Calvin M. Nichols. Bradford; J. T. Hutchinson, Cambria. Postmaster—Wm. Coates, Allegheny, Assistant—A. J. Conkling, Bradford. Doorkeeper—Wm. Moore, Allegheny. Assistant—J. McElherron, Allegheny. Messenger—James Devereux, Philadel phia. Assistants—J. H. Phillips, Chester; James Monroe, Armstrong; John Arm strong, Delaware. Superintendent of Folding Department —Thomas Bryant, Philadelphia. Assist ant—H, W. Aiken, Lawrence. Transcribing Clerks—lsaac Moorhead, Erie; "Wallace, Allegheny ; J. S, Ingham,Tioga; Wm. K. Widner, Frank lin ; Thomas Robinson, Butler; Levi Prizer, Chester. s Marshal of Rotunda-N. H. Burtt, Washington. / Pasters and Folders—H. W. Hastings. Allegheny ; D. Carkboff, Crawford ; Bowen, Lancaster ; Jas. 8. Clair, Lancas ter ; James Say, Venango; C. L. Renu, Beaver. Caucus for United States Senator. A caucus of Republican members of both houses was held to-night to nomi nate a candidate for United States Sena tor. Harry White presided. Mr, Gra ham nominated Hon. Simon Cameron, and made a short speech. He was follow ed by Mr. Hancock, who seconded the nomination. Mr. Davis nominated Hon. William D. Kelly, and spoke in bis favor. Mr. Bnrkholder nominated Hon, J. P. Wickersham. A vote was then taken and resulted : Cameron, sixty-five; Kelly, four; Wickersham, two. Mr. Davis moved to make the nomination unani mous, Carried. Messrs. Davis, Bullard, McKee and Cross voted “ for Kelly, and Messrs, Bnrkholder and Warfel for Wickersham. Messrs. Darlt, Brnnger, Wilcox, Daniels, McCracken and Henry were not in cau cus. Everybody seems satisfied with the re sult, and with the fact that the struggle is over. FROM PHILADELPHIA. Annual Reports—Reformatory meas ures—The District Attorney’s Vigor- Reaver Falls Rallot Staffers—Ritter Fight of the West Philadelphia Pas senger Railway. [Correspondence of the Radical. ] Philadelphia, Jan. 7, 1872. The annual budgets are being made up, that show how bad w,e, of this city, have been, daring the year of 1872. how much produce was received at the Port of Phil adelphia, how many people were too poor to pay taxes, etc., etc. The value of merchandize received at the Port in this city daring last year, amounted to 124,790,763, being an in crease of 13,685,736 over the year 1871. Some idea may be formed of our deter mination to rival the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, in wickedness, when I state that 15,171 white males, 3,409 white fe males, 653 black males and 394 black fe males, were committed to the county pris on daring last year, making a total of 19,- 582 souls sent to prison in this city in year; during the sime period 19,540 per sons were discharged from this same in stitution, which makes more hardened criminals of those leaving its walls than they were when they entered it. The number of persons who failed to pay taxes upon their real estate during the year, amounts to 9,534: and there were 701 fires, causing a total loss of $3,- 334,505. The policemen arrested year 40.007 persons, of which number 15,782 were for drunkenness ; assault And bat tery 2,358; drankenness and disorderly conduct 9,769 ; keeping disorderly bouses 137 ; wife beating 169 ; murder 23 ; arson 19; larceny 1,469, and other misdemean ors to make up the balance. Mayor Stokley continues to practice the reformatory measures inaugurated by him. On Friday last be issued an order to the police, requiring them to report all gam bling houses, lottery policy shops and dis orderly houses on their respective beats, a failure to do so, being a cause for dis missal ; be has, also, officially announced that the ordinance will he rigidly enforc ed which prohibits the sale of quails, grouse, pheasants and rabbits, between January 6th, and the 25th of October. Id my last letter 1 mentioned that Col. Wm. B. Mann, the best District Attorney we ever had, was doing all in his power to suppress crime by punishing criminals, the Court Calender; for a ttingle days tried , and it a small day’s work ; shows the fol lowing convictions: James Downey, for assault and battery on Mary McNamee, one month in the county prison. Henry Steinmire, for as* sanlt and battery on bis wife, one month in the connty prison. Margaret Andrews, assault and battery upon Annie Stephen son, fined f-5.00 and costs. Chas. McCor mick and John Glenn, for stealing ten turkeys, four months imprisonment. Jofcn Grimes, for assaulting Arthur Negent was ordered to pay flO and costs. p red ’ Billingmeyer, for tfaieft, was sentenced to four months in the county prison. j o^n McCrudden, for assault and battery 0n his wife, was fined one dollar and costs Wm. Johnson, for stealing ten pairs of stockings, got four naonths in the county prison. Chas. Bauer, for theft, got three months imprisonment. Daniel Dou g b er . ty was found guilty: of entering a house with intent to steal; sentence deferred John barren, a hoy, for assaulting a n O . lice officer, got one month in the county prison. George Hoffinan was ordered to sojourn at the county prison for six months, for larceny. John Warne m one year for stealing $27.35. j O3 . and Wm. Green, got each six months for larceny. John Devine, for larceny 0 f wbhky w M sentenced to an imprisOT . ment of three months. James Young, alias Charley the Preach er convicted of burglary and receiving stolen goods, was sent to the Eastern Pen- Hentiary for seven years. Henry Scheelz, a confined criminal, for burglary, got five years and six month in the Penitentiary. John Kinkier, alias "Matt Rusk,” for entering the houses of citizens last sum mer, while they were absent in the coun try, and stealing valuable goods, was given free board and lodgings, and put to hard labor in the Penitentiary |or seven years and six months. Notwithstanding the unexampled ef forts of District Attorney Mann to glve protection to life and property, he is the most abused man in the community. The Public Ledger rails at him for no other reason on earth than that he beat its pet candidate, Furman Sheppard, for District Attorney; and the practice in this city is for a half dozen of the pub lishers of daily papers to sneeze when Mr, Childs takes snuff, and to rail against those the Ledger condemns. The truth is Col, Mann has tried more : gamblers, dur ing last year, than Mr. Sheppard tried daring the three years he was in office. Mr. Sheppard went out of the District Attorney’s office leaving six hundred un tried cases of selling without li cense ; they were indicted by the grand jury, but as they all, to a man, voted the Democratic ticket, they Vvere saved from barm by their friend. Politically, Col. Mann has done more to maintain the supremacy of the Republi can party in this city than any other man here; he sent'Hugh Mara to prison, and he sent Bob Smith therej, who, whik-, Sheppard was District Attorney, made the streets of this city his bunting ground, and human beings were his targets; he has destroyed the power of the Moya mensing Hose Company; even its name exists only in history. i.ldprm«n McMullin Is ns doctte as s weanling rabbit, and Tobin and Ahern are the blandest' of gentlemen and most amiable of our citizens. Maginnisand Roach, the last of the race of bruisers and ballot staffers, did not dare practice their villainy here, bat went to Beaver Falls, there to concoct villainy, and disfranchise the citizens of 11 your county, by repeating at the ballot ; box, altering returns, etc., under the eye i and protection of that eminent fetter wri ter and renouned coun ty, General Irwin. However, it gives us pleasure here to know, that the reputable Republican citizens of Beaver county made it so hot for these Philadelphia vil lains, that even so great a man as Irwin will not be able to get them to repeat what they did last fall in your county. Perhaps the bitterest fight waged before the present legislature, will be made by President Morton, of the West Philadel phia passenger railway, and President Mc- Grath, of the Union ; the latter is backed by one of the most level headed men in the nation, William H. Kemble, *wbo by * the way, ought to be Grant’s Secretary of the Treasury. The Union line desires to run their track down the south side of Market street, from Seventh to Fropt, and up the north side of the same street to Ninth street; by doing so they afford a very great con venience to the many merchants, their clerks and employes, doing business on Market street and the streets running j north and south from Market, and who reside in the north east, south east, and north west sections of the city. I have no doubt there' are from one to three thousand men, women and children who every morning are compelled to walk from Ninth street to their place of busi ness east of that street, or rid 6 in the cars s of the West Philadelphia Company; to poor women and laboring and poor ly paid clerks, this is a tax oppressive in the extreme, and as a disinterested spec tator, scarcely ever using the cars of either of the contestants, your correspondent hopes that success will attend the efforts of McGrath and Kemble. Their cause is for the public benefit and deserves to suc ceed, and when the tracks of the Union line are laid on Ninth street, as it seems likely they soon will be, onr citizens will wonder why it was they denied them selves this comfort and convenience so many years. 1 conclude this lengthy epistle by stating that our Coroner held 1,048 dar ing 1872; during the same period 1,673 dogs were assassinated, and 6,422 building permits were issued. Trefoil. —Mr. Richard H. Adams, foreman of the State Printing office at Harrisburg, and known to members of the Legislature fur many years, is dead. f «