4 THE BEAVER RADICAL. SMITH CDRTIS, Edit^b. BBAyER. Frida? Moraine, February 28, 1873. Too much significance cannot be attached to. thb young Republic of Spain. Whether it be a bubble to soon burst, we do not know, but if it survives long enough to- prove its excellence over other forms of gov ernment, it will become permanent. An experiment of two or three years would place Republicanism in Spain, as in France, upon a firm! basis, and then the Republics of Europe would very seriously threat-1 en the downfall of the old order of things. Citizens, as they become educated, are becoming rulers, and the world is tending .toward a uni versal rule of the people. Republi canism is marching forward on the continent. All things seem to con spire to aid the movement. The German-Franco war established, against the interests of the Empe ror of Germany, a Republic in France, which offers more danger to the German throne than did Na poleon himself, and now the abdica tion of Amedeus shakes the crown on his father's head, and scatters far and wide the seeds" of revolu tion. We pray for strength to the young Republic. The hopes of the world are centered there now, and all eyes are turned in that direction to see whether the people of Spain are intelligent enough to become their own rulers, and to maintain the liberty with which the sudden turn of events has just put them in practical possession. We hope for the best, for with France, Spain and Switzerland on the side of the peo ple, the universal emancipation of all peoples is ohly a matter of time. The supplemental Local Option bill received a “black eye” in the House on Thursday of last week in being postponed, and when again pressed for final action this week, it was killed outright. There is a de cided, earnest demand that the Hoitse shall pass this, or some other bill, giving to all citizens equally the right to expsess, through the ballot hor, tboh opinions In regard to the[expediency, or right of grant ing licenses. Another bill, which pass ed the Senate on the same day, gives to the people of Allegheny county the right to vote on the "third Friday of April, instead of a month earlier. Whether this last bill will pass or be defeated, will probably depend upon the Alleghe ny county members themselves; but nothing is more certain' than that those members, who put themselves on the record against this measure, will incur the hostility of a large and respectable class of citizens, and their promotion for meritorious services in the Legislature will be rendered doubtful. The people don’t want any shirking, but expect each member to do his duty. Governor Haeteanft vetoed a bill repealing the cumulative voting act, so far as it relates to the bor ough of Connelsville, dn Fayette county, on the ground that such leg islation is special, for if'the law is wrong in its application at one place, it is wrong for all other dis tricts where it is in force, and ought therefore to be repealed. Wo are informed that a number of such bills were before the Legislature,, but that this veto put a stop to that kind of legislation. In this matter of restricting special legislation, the Governor has done right, and deserves the thanks ot the people, for the stand he nas taken. All such laws as\he above, should be general, and to secure this, more -than any thing else, the people call ed a Constitutional Convention. The Governor in this, as in other things, has taken the -right, course, and we are assured that he has the firmness necessary to maintain it. There were no license,granted at the last court in Jefferson county, Judge Jenks ruling, that, under the no license law, which has been re cently adopted, the court had no such authority, but the applicants who appeared by their attorneys, and argued against the constitution n o a'ity of the law, intend to make one of the applications a test case, and carry it up to the Supreme Court. ■ y. We will say to pur correspondents from Independence .that for the present we concluded not to publish their communications in ref erence to the Boktpwn bridge, in asmuch as the Argus has promised to give the subject “an airing.” The Argus man, we have' no doubt, has gone to considerable trouble to ac quire all the facts, and we have his published pledge, that he will give them to his readers, fearlessly and truthfully. The Argus claipas to be actuated By, worthy motives, and now stands pledged to the honest oitizena of who, ac- Scprdjinjg to that paper, ; have been biitriagtid :by that" job, ibake the demanded disclosures, without favor or “ affection. Under the circum stances we are disposed to. wait for that disclosure, if made within a reasonable time; then if we discover that a wrong has been done the then Commissioners we will be free to defend them, or if we discover they have been recreant to their trust, in competent tp perform their duties, or dishonest in the distribution of the people’s money, and require a castigation, .we shall deal out to them the merit of their conduct. If the Argus does not make its threat or promise good wifhm a reason able time, our columns will be open to the disenssion of this, or any oth er matter relating to the transac tions of our county Commissioners, in regard to which our readers ask to be heard. The Legislature has passed a bill authorizing the Governor to appoint as many Notaries Public as he deems necessary, provided that each Notary shall pay twenty-five dollars into the State Treasury, for the use of the Commonwealth, before his commission issues. This is a good bill which recommends itself, and we are surprised that it has not been passed long since. At every session of the Legislature from fifty to one hundred bills passed, authoriz ing the Governor to appoint Nota ries Public, until the volume of pamphlet laws fairly groaned with the burden of bills of this character. Where a Notary Public is necessa ry at all # it will justify the payment of the amount but suck a requirement will tend to diminish the number of such officers, and in crease the work of those who hold commissions. The President of the German Im migration Society at Washington has received information that a large increase of emigration from Germany will take place this Spring, and that now plans are being ma tured by which twelve thousand wine, and ten thousand tobacco growers can come over and' settle, as a colony, in the West. We want all tffe Germans we can get, and it speaks well for our country that it continues to be the place of attrac tion for the industrious classes of that favored country. Let them come and be Americanized, for of such are good citizens made, and to them we can safely entrust the use of the all-powerful ballot. Tee manufacturers of Beaver Falls held a meeting at that place last week, and resolved to havelio part nor lot in dictating to the Cutlery company who they must and who thsy must not employ in carrying on their business. — Argus. The italics are ours, and in the language of the Argus , in reference to the speech of John Eakin, Esq., the above sentence “might be cred itable to a boy of six years of age, bus we are inclined to believe that a moderately bright lad of seven, would be a little ashamed to father” its grammatical construction. The Argus had better take our advice and consult the school children. A National Convention met in New York, at the Cooper Institute, on Wednesday of last week, for the purpose of considering the import ance of so amending the constitu tion as to embody a recognition of the Christian religion and the Christ tian’s God. Several prominent speakers were present and delivered able speeches, but we do not per ceive that the movement gains in popularity. We are compelled to omit, reluct antly, some interesting correspond ence and news matter, on account of the unusual press of advertisements, which has taxed our printers to the utmost. THE RADICAL". Our. “Devil”complains olthe ex cessive cold weather of the pRSt few days, and attributes it to the accu mulation of cold, wrath the shape of icebergs, of snow, in the Argw. office- that is soon to swoop down upon the ‘incomper tents’ in the ‘airing’ of theßoktown iron bridge,, and other contracts, which that purb ; sheet id l 'aWut to give. He thinks the ‘airing’ had better soon begin, as he is longing for Spring, and the Commissioners, who are responsible in the matter* may as well be scared as frozen to. death. Why don’t the Argus ‘air’? The Senate Committee to inves-. tigate the Louisiana muddle, have made a report * in which the majori ty declare that the election held was illegal, and that, therefore, there is no government in the State. Sena tors Morton and Trumbull dissent from this view, but disagree with each other, the former reporting in favor of the Kellogg, the latter the McEnery government. It is report ed that Senator Morton’s view pf the case will likely prevail, but the subject is badly muddled through- out. Several officers of the United' States Navy, who are now in Rome, being received by the Pope, were asked how the people in America; would regard bis taking np his resi dence among them, and replied that they would consider it a great honor. Our exposure of the - Argus lie will be found in another column. FR OMBARRISBUR G. Pennsylvania Railroad-Governor Har iranft’i Firmne**—The Beading Rail road’s Bill Defeated—Senator Baton’s Insurance BUI Passed; the Senate— Local Option Snpplement. Correspondence of the Radical. Harrisburg, Feb. 24,1873* The event oi last week here, was the refusal of the Governor, to sign the bill authorizing the Pennsylvania Railroad to Increase its capital to an unlimited ejc tent. The bill passed both Houses with out opposition, or a single vote against it, and in fact without tbe| attention of the members being directed! to it in the least. It was said tbo PoDOflylrania roatt liad to build two additioual tracks through ftrynt Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, an3s* large increase of capital was necessary.; This company now controls and operates one third of the railroad lines jnHhe country, and is such a mammoth corporation it was thought useless to limit their capital, especially as Pennsylvania'cannot be in jured now by any increase. This was the view taken in the Legislature, bift the Governor declared very emphatically he would approve of no bill that did not fix a limit. His decision surprised the offi ccrs and friends of the road very much, and every effort was made to induce him to sign the bill, but all to no purpose. He was as firm as a rock, and there fras no way but to recall the bill and amend it to meet bis objections, ot have it Vetoed. Your Senator introduced a resolution to recall the bill on Monday evening, to amend it as demanded by the Governor, and the resolution was allowed tp pass, although the friends of the road were in a very bad humor, and many counseled an open break with the Governor, and an effort to pass the bill over his veto. The Governor, by his stand on this question, and his firmness under strong pressure, has raised himself very much in the esti mation of good citizens. He has demon strated that he is not controlled by corpo rations, and has courage enough to resist any combination, no matter how power- , ful. The evident purpose of the Penn sylvania Central was to prepare for the adoption of the new Constitution, probib iting special legislation and limiting mo- I nopoliee. Gov. Hartranft saw the pur- I pose and interposed to prevent its accom- j plishmenl, for which he deserves-the j thanks of the people of the whole Com- j monwealtb. Tjie Reading Railroad,; the j second great corporation in the got I a check on Monday night, tffat was uaez-1 pected and salutary. They had, against, the protest of the Trustees, laid out their road through the grounds of the .Lunatic Asylum, near Harrisburg, and jrere go ing ahead to grade the road, hot w ith standing tb& fact that it’ would be disas trous to the institution. The agent of the road, at Harrisburg, was instructed to watch the Legislalure.hod see that ,no, act was passed to preventtheir going ahead, and the company relied upoh his ahiiity to do so. The Attorney General propos ed a bill on Monday, prohibiting the road from passing through the grounds attached to the Asylum, and gave it to Senator Rutau, to Introduce. At the ses sion on Monday evening,’ the bill was read, and a motion made to suspend the rules andLpass it. Before the agent could get any one to object (one objec • i tion being sufficient to prevent its passage j for five days, or until the Committee I could report,) the rules were suspended and the bill passed. The bill was sent, to ; the House the next morning, and while a mete Wf who-had agreed to object to its passage,>was out, it' was taken rup and passed. It'was a sight to see; the ageni: of the road, when he found his friend was not In h(s seat, and the bill was going through, and hear him denounce the Leg islature for hasty legislation and taking snap judgments Gowan was telegraphed for,and he left the Constitutional Conven tion; to induce the Governor to withhold WSfapproval." The-Governor gave hint twddaysto present his arguments, and after innumerable conference, telegrams and letters,, signed the bill, as he bad in tended from the first. Both the great railroad corporations have thus got no tice that theyj can’t run things just to anil those companies, and hereafter there will not be so much presumption in these quarters. On Wednesday, the Senate passed Mr; Ru tan’s Insurance bill, creating an Insur ance department, and regulating the or ganization and control of companies, without any material amendment, and with little opposition. There is little donbt it will pass the House this week or next,and insurers and insured will all be „largely benefilted thereby. It is under stood that Mr; Foster, for many years Corporation Clerk, in the office of the Auditor General, and the fittest man in ; the State for the position, will he appoint ; ed Insurance Commissioner, on the pass age oftbe bill. The House was much excited last week over the Local Option Supplement which passed the Senate some weeks ago. This hill provides for an election in Allegheny county, Harrisburg, Lancaster and other places where no election can be held, unless this or a similar bill passes. Of epurse tbe liquor men are determined the bIH shall not pass, and it is alleged large sums of money have been sent here to prevent its passage. The bill was on the calendar on Wednesday, and would have been reached in a few minutes, when a motion to adjourn was made, and carried. Again on Thursday an adjournment was carried, to prevent the bill being reached, and tbe bill goes over.- As tbe law re quires three weeks notice to be given be fore tbe election, no election can be held in March now, unless it is amended eo as to require a shorter notice. man who voted in favor of' adjournment, may be set down as against the bill. Many who voted that way, say they will vote for the hill when it is reached, and so they may, not daring to do otherwise; but every member understood tbe vote on adjournment was a test qnestion, and no matter how plausible an excuse they may offer, there is no doubt they wanted to kill tbe bill, and it is generally believed, many were “set up,” as the phrase is, to vote as they did. A large sum of money, estimated by some as high'as lwo hundred thousand dollars, was raised in tbe cities tp defeat this bill, and the fair presump tion is, Ibatthis money Kps been distrib- Four of the Allegheny members went with the friends of whisky, notwith standing a large delegation from that county was here urging them at tbe time to stand by the bill, if they expected to be respected at home hereafter. The members from your county voted right every time, and can ail be relied upon all the time on this question. The liqnor men seem to have abandoned the effort to repeat tbe law, and are using the money raised to prevent any further legislation. Allegheny county w ill be saved to tbe liquor interest, by the shameless conduct of part of the delegation from that coun ty in the House. No bill authorizing a vote in tbe cities or in tbe county will be permitted to pass, and tbe traffic will con tinue another year. It is to be hoped that tbe whole delegation next year will be composed of such men as Newmyer and Young, whose record is right through out. The only local bill from your county, signed by the Governor, is one authoriz ing the borough of Baden to collect for two years, an additional tax-for school purposes. There are a number of others on the calendar of the two Houses, and will be passed this week. Since The Radical appeared, contain ing names of candidates for State Treas urer, Hon. Russell Errett has been spoken of, and if be consents to be a candidate, there is no doubt of bis nomination and election. His ability, integrity and emi nent services for the party entitles him to the place if be desires it, and make him as strong a candidate as could be named. He has not been consulted, however, and the suggestion of his name is without his knowledge. * A CORRUPTION FUND AT HARRIS- The Liquor League Willing to Distri bute $200,000 Amahs the Legislatures for the Repeal of, the Local Option Law— Enough Votes Already Secured In the House, but Many of the Sena tors'Against the Bribers—Hartranlt Fulfilling his Promises to the People. [The folio Tring.which is from the Harrisburg correspondent of the Philadel phia Press, «hows Ihe condition of Local Option at Harrisburg:] HAnrasßtKG Peb. 15,1873. On Tuesday or Wednsday of next week there will be a test struggle on the local op tion question in the House. The supple mental bill introduced some weeks since, and referred to the Judiciary General Committee, has been held there ever since, in the hope that some arrangement could be made for the defeat of the whole sub jecl by the rejection of this supplement and the repeal of the original law. The liquor men of the State have raised over $300,000, and the money is now in Harris- BURG. burg, readyto bedistributed for the pur pose named. In the Bouse enough votes have been secured to reject the supple* ment and repeal the original bill, and possibly su ffleient could be had in the Senate for the repeal of the original bill, though it is declared that Senator Wal lace firmly opposes every proposition to have the Democrats join in the. same work. He Insists that the Republican party passed this tneasure, and its repeal must' now be made by those who placed it on the statute books. When the De mocracy voted against the original bill, a year ago, they did so believing it .was a measure pot demanded by the people, but now they are convinced it is popular, and therefore Mr. Wallace and other Demo cratic leaders are resolved pot to partici pate in the repeal, but to stand by public sentiment on the subject. In the mean time, the test to be made in the House Tuesday night or Wednesday,will demon strate how many votes have been secured by the liquor interest. The struggle will be an interesting one, partieularly when it is so well known that so many people, indeed, so large a majority of the people, in nineteen out of every twenty counties and cities of the State, favor the law as it stands upon the ■ statute books, and are eager for its operations. Even it the House is reckless enough to repeal the original law, there is no present hope of its going through the Senate. In that body, not only the Democracy, but some of the ablest Republican leaders, are de termined the law shall have a fair test and that the people shall be gratified in their almost unanimous desire to check the fearful ravages of rum. Such men on the Republican side of the Senate as McClure, Strang, Warfel, Rolan, and others are sternly' opposed to all repeat. Rqtan is particularly eager to show his band with the people in this measure, as be has set bis face in the direction of a certain brick bouse on the river- bank, where one John P. Hartranft is now comfortably lodged on a salary of $lO,OOO per annum, Mr. Rutan wants to be next Governor, and, as Beaver county has been particu larly successful ! in winning honors from the Republican party, his chances, calcu lating from that standpoint, are good ; and these be intends to improve by stnrdy adherence to the temperance cause. lam thus specific in my statements on this subject of local optiorirto show you the inner as well as the outer working of the influences which surround the sub ject. If even the liquor league, with its round $200,000, could succeed in both ; branches of the Legislature, they will find an obstacle in the Executive Chamber which they cannot surmount,a sturdy and determined opponent whom they cannot conquer or corrupt. Gov. Hartranft has been closely observing this whole move ment; be has taken great pains to inform hltnse’f as to the desire and will of thepeo- 1 pie,and being satisfied that they are oppos ed to the repeal of local option, and that they want the law mile general all over the Stale, he will veto any bill passed for repeal, and is most anxious, that a general bill be adopted. The Governor has been covertly approached on both these points, and to all inquiries he has made the same firm and emphatic reply, namely : “ The popular will must be obeyed ; lam resolved to respect it . ” The altitude of the Gov ernor on this subject has surprised many men, none more so than the liquor men. who supposed that be could be “approach ed.” But mark what I tell you, John F. Hartranft resolved, when he took his oath of office, to be faithful to it, and in this God blessed resolution be has confused the plans and startled more than one clique leader in the State who dreamed in bis greed for political emolument that he had a title in fee in Hartranft. As to Investigation. We take the following from Grace Greenwood's Washington correspond- j ence : “One cannot but laugh at behold- j Ing alarmed politicians running frantical ly about, crying ‘lnvestigate me! inves ligate me !’—very much as the old lady on a steamboat, which had struck a bar, ran from passenger to passenger with a collapsed life preserver about her neck, shrieking ‘Blow me up ! blow me up !’ Mr. Blaine, who set this investigation ball in motion, must be a little astonished to see to what an avalanche it has grown. In his rencontres with Mr. Job Steven son, I have sympathized with the Speak er, being loyal to the Administration ; be sides. he is a friend of mine. I knew him in his days of comparative innocence, when be was in College, and never had seen Washington ; and now, as an old friend, I wish he could attain to the phil osophic calm of, say the Sage of Concord, of whom I once heard this little story; lie was one evening discussing among a group of awe struck admirers, some one of those little questions of philosophy, ethics and religion, with which be is so delightfully at home—optimism, pre-ex* istence, of immortality—when an orthodox yottß|; man present ventured to interrupt him with a damaging Scrip ture text, prefacing it with ‘But, Mr. Emerson, Job says’-—. The Sage turn ed his cold, wise eyes on him, and with sublime self complacency replied, Tt is 1 immaterial to me, sir, what Job says.’ ” —The" resignation of Senator Wilson was referred to the Judiciary Committee in the Massachusetts House with instruc tion to consider and report when the va cancy can be filled. Everybody complains of his gas bill, and yet it is a “light” expense. LOCAL ITEMS. ages T9.—C. W. Taylor, Beaver Fails- p pngh. New Brighton; J. Llnnenbrink, Rodhelt^ ? TO ADVERTISERS.— The Be Radical la the most extensively C |, lated Weekly Newspaper In We« e °* Pennsylvania. era Cleveland A Pittsburgh Railroad Going West-mn, 7,48 a. m; Accommodarv 5,40p.m. ", r Going East— Accommodation, 9,19 a. m ,37 p. m; Express, 7,07 p. m. Arrival and Departure of Malta Western man leaves at 8 a.m.; ar nves a ,4 • Eastern mall leaves at Bp.m.: arrives at 9 a „ New Lisbon maQ leaves every Friday, Monday), at Ba. m.; arrives on Saturday, at 5 r Black Hawk, Bt.Clalr, Clarkson and New W. B. Elliott** ILLUSTRATED PL AND BBED CATALOGUE, mailed pbes to J applicants. W. R. Elliott, No. lit Market *ttJ jJ,,”’’ Physician* will always ftnd a complete stock of fresh and reliable medicines. a t the B Drug Store. All officinal prepantlons cording to the new Phurmacopceiia a j K assortment of Elixirs and new remedies ahvav hand. Hugo Asdriessen, Beaver Drug store ° B Notice Extraordinary.-a 11 orders (. Photographs must hereafter be paid for. (at i ea ”' in part) when tne order is given. Order? not complied with will receive no attention H Xo ° fob7-2m ‘ H ’ Try the Improved Economical Plow. \- oyu get it.for nothing at M, L Armstrong s, I!ar?ha vllle. Pa. febSi-tl Fahnestock** Pare White Lead, Lin. seed Oil, Turpentine, Varnishes, Paints, W indow Glass and Patty at the very lowest cash prices at Hugo Andriessen’s Beaver Drug Store. Try the Improved Economical Plow. Yon caa get it for nothing at M. L. Armstrong's, Harshr ville. Pa. B Vob-il-a Two entire hew two Horse Wagons, for sale at Speyerer & Son’s. fei>2i tt. Heathen Chinee.— Gre it excitement u now manifested by those who are agitating this mnch vexed question of Chinese Coolie labor, but if yon wish to be excited to your own in terest, Just come to John Kennedy & Vo's., Main street, Beaver Falls, and bay your shoe?, boot* and gaiters. Yes. sir, you can buy just ns cheap there as any place in this county and the very best quality of stock. The fanners Buffalo liwjt can be found there, and Misses shoes of the latest anj most approved patterns. Look out for the Key stone Boot & Shoe Emporium, John Kesxedt & Co., Main Street, Beaver Fails. A Warning.— lf you are afflicted with a cough you cannot get a remedy that will give you relic as speedily and permanently as will Dr, J.Maglunils Combination Expectorant, now for sale by Gilli land A Kerr. New Brighton, Dr. Uendric & Co., Beaver Falls, andjdruggist’s generally. Price SO cte. , Soldiers, soldiers’ widows, guardians of sol diers’ orphans, and dependent fathers ami mot tun of soldiers who died, or were killed, while iu the army of the United States, either in the war ot 1812, the Mexican war, or the rebellion, can have all claims fur pensions, bounties, arrears of pay and bounty land, promptly and salitfacioiily pros eented by calling on Gilbert L. Eberhakt. a torney at law, New Brighton, Beavei county. Ps. lelWU’, Special Attraction.— U mat end & Heme manufacturers and dealers In Boots, Shoes, fac ers and Slippers, Broadway., tfew Brighten, a now offering special inducements to purchase 9 order to clear off a large stock of goods, to mike room for a new spring stock Call and see them and secure a bargain, as they are determined to sell regardless of cost. A word by way of explanation. This firm ta been long and. favorably known for the great car;, fulness and g6od judgment with which they «• lect their stock, and for the neatness aud durabili ty of all the goods manufactured by them- in prool of which see the premium list of .our agri cultural society, as they have universally taken the highest premiums for fancy work in all its branches. Those who manifest n desire to wear a shoe or boot not only in the fashion, but one tbs; gives satisfaction in every particular, come ta llinstead * Hertzog from all purls of the country to have their work done. Their place is nearly opposite Bradfords* Real Estate Office, Broadway New Brighton. febll 2v Hon, John Scott has our thanks for a copy of the last Census Report. Brown’s Bellefonte Republican is a new sheet, neatly printed, Republican in politics, probably, and promises to be vig orous and lively. Do it up 'hown, an'! let the other fellows continue to toot Lent,— The Lenten season commenced on Ash Wednesday, the 26th, and wil continue forty days. It will be duly s.v emnizcd by tbe Roman Catholic church throughout the country. All deeds or instruments of writing dated before the Ist day of October las. should be stamped on being offered f° r record, aud as slamps.owing to tbe repeal of the latf, will soon become scarce, per sons having unstamped writings datef previous to said Ist of October laA should immediately procure and apP'f the stamp and thus have their deeds, etc, properly recorded. 31 Anna Dickinson will lecture on next Thursday evening, March tbeCih, in the large audience room of the M. £ Church, of this place, on the sobjfd Hinder,” touching, as w c informed, upon the all important woniatj question. Miss Dickinson, is one of t 1 most talented of her sex whose fa» ie 1 world-wide, and it would be a disgrace b the place not to give her a crowded house What woman or man does not want to sc and hear this distinguished representativ woman lecturer and author ? Coroe fr° £ Rochester, New Brighton. Bridgeware; Vanport, and with Beaver and vicimJ give this* lady such a reception as wi gratify hilrafid show our apprec-alion her ' abilities and services. Tickets. cents; reserved seats 75 cents Judge Triinkeg, in his charge to jury at Franklin, uttered the follows “When a druggist in good faith sells sp l ituous liquor on a physician’s prescript it is a detence to an indictment; but n when the druggist knows it to *<•* 1 small subterfuge of a man /honored ’> dijiloma which he dishonors.” feb-11-n