IBeav tx A Hafttml "'■ 'v PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY BY J. S. RTJTAN. " PILLARS PER ANNI7M IN’ ADVANCE. VOLUME Y.'' BEAVER, PENN’A, FRl||pY ?R \ £hC Reaver Radical. Richard Staples, who lately resumed ' .l? ■ ■ his residence in Washington, was about eqtfcNipid - ~ four months ago attacked on the street In shaiilvan ~•* published every Friday morning _ t ° “ SADICA ;; a ; ea . posts &U. Chicago by a small dog; but, as no exetHWOf t it .* toiiowiaff m t 2 00 Rio Grande. It is .... was inflicted, he paid no attention to .the - .»Hp” * os , t , ; 1,00 the great object of the Secrete* j . matter until Wednesday last, r when he hlT#ffp l ß> ki , u “ 50 to ascertain the cause of the troubles be* showed unmistakable symptoms of hydro* -ya’,* copies . • 05 tween the Indians and the Government, phobia. He suffered ihtensly until yester- p a ier? discontinued to subscribers at the While the President is greatly encourag- day, when death came to bis relief. The vz ot their terms of * lon ° e< * tlie results of,his Indian peace whole disease was a great derangement ~, a “g^.° cardo,°not exceedingio policy, it has not had the success he de- of the cerebrospinal nervous system, and, p : ofef?K>naior per annum . sires. The Indian Peace Commission, the after death, the body was covered with" i r loimea or less, Ji.oo forone Society of Friends, and all others who black spots, produced by the coagulation the njjllßhv t on. and 5 cents per line for each additional tried their bands upon the Indians, of the blood. tion i^pllCKlght * a ™. — ****** ' the Unable i: V:;“rt“emtnt b B y^the' mont£q™tcr or year ©U ptSpt, *«gl E ..,-S and payable in advance- - he cd|ft, »S i mws and matters of general Interest com 'HttPhjfct ' 8 ,-rated by any correspondent, with real name .jtfSfca*. „-ed to the publisher, will be thankfully re- JR 1 c , v .,1. Local news solicited from every part ol ' 'Victim Offlcc: In This Radical Building ;’ r 0 Diamond, Beaver,. Fa. , '■ J. S. RUTAN, Proprietor. » corfu'mirations and business letters should nurtfliw****)! t r. j t—s .‘', D. C., April 1, 1813. ago all the trunk railroad leading into New York, some six in Timber, sent a formal notice to the Post m?lerokneral, signed by the presidents cDaesaU roids, notifying him that no .ho: \vri! Ist, the postal cars would a" be iv! f ijJnwn. unless the coropensa t. running said cars was increased ;; soMriknce with the rates they had , J . =.>■! ami agreed on should be allowed t :he Department. The Postmaster G rll has positively refused to concede viu they demand, and it now remain? 1 seen whether the roads will carry f • ‘heir threat. The Postmaster-General l niains that under the law be has no s !; rily in grant the amount of increas ed Vmaml. T os movement of the railroads caused .vsnator Windom in the Senate to sub z.: the following resolution which was ; That the Select Committee on r.-p nation Routes to the Seaboard be ■en. L-d to inquire and report to the NO* a f , the nest session, as to the na ftnd extent of the obligations sub •:;ng between railroad companies and ;■ -tal service of the country, and . ■ ;cr any and what additional legisla - n-C'-ssary to guard the postal ser .riin«t interruption or injury by “ irtion orTtlie part of any or all of > ridmad companies. Mr. Wlhdom ■ wish'-d to say that although Con -'ri'r.'iiH'i] the compensation of rail inpan'u-s s 'mo five hundred (hous 'Gar-, it was now under-tood that ''i i-ij to perform a service, namely, ■ postal car;. Mr. Morrill, of Ver 'a: 1 that the railroad companies ‘.“c.terei into a combination, it ■ c <;aty to make inquiries in order a- S.mate might take prompt and • action when they meet again. 1 n -natr.r Cattcll, of New Jersey, who P on e l general financial agent for r v rmr.ent in Europe, at the earnest d the President and the Secretary i r• ■ a>nr_\ has accepted the position. 4 ’h-!l will have the management of ■ v tandirrg loan which is to be ne ei *;:i ■ other side of the Alla-ntic. a i ' i fa > same position that Judge -e, hi-’.d when the first part of ! •' i' in irketc-d, and will have c»n -■ ‘he officers and clerks, of the ' ■ :v P ‘partm nt sent to England to a '.lie lieg'tidtion of the new / ' x 1 ’ ode 1-rate Generals and lead -1 :n g .-'-stored to the confidence of "hern people, and some of them , 'heir way to the highest posi ' f . "wer. It is only eight years ’’ ntril John B. Gordon led a - c lumn of the Confederate army I; ‘ m \ irginia in the memorable “ n Perl Steadman, a salient point f ', ‘ 1 lice which then half encir t. °f Petersburg. To-day Gen v, sits in the United States V --V>' ieu Alexander A. Stevens was si^ ent Confederate Stales; T{ 15 a met nber of the United States j. ■ Pepresenlatives, in which he ‘-v.Generals of the Condfeder- Keep him in countenance. *■ secretary of War left Thurslay for Chicago, and from thence he will proceed with General - Sheridan on a thorough tour of inspection of all the military posts and fortifications.as far South asthe Rio Grande. It is understood here that the great object of the Secretary’s visit is to ascertain the cause of the troubles be* tween the Indians and the Government. While the President is greatly encourag ed with the results of,his Indian peace policy, it has not had the success he de sires. The Indian Peace Commission, the Society of Friends, and all others who have tried their bands upon the Indians, have, to a greater or less degree, failed. The Secretary of War will ascertain if possible what new measures, if any, are necessary to preserve friendly relations with the savages. The substance of the Secretary's report will be made the basis of some recommendation in the Presi dent’s next annual message. The deaths of Colonel Pry and Major Walker, paymasters in the army, which recently, create no vacancy in that corps, but this fact does not seem to be known, as applications have been sent in for several days past. The act of July 28,1866, provides the pay department of the afmy shall hereafter consist of one paymaster general, with the rank, pay, and emoluments ot a brigadier general; two assistant paymaster-generals, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of colonels of cavalry ; two deputy paymaster generals, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of lieutenant-colonels of cavalry, and sixty paymasters, with the rank, pay, and emoluments of majors of cavalry; and the act of March 3, 1869, provides that, until otherwise directed by law, there shall be no new appointments or promotions in either the adjutant-general's, inspector general's, pay, quartermaster, commissary, ordinance, engineer, or medical corps of the army, and hence the vacancies cannot be filled. The list of paymasters does not now embrace more than forty-eight names, not enough to perform the duties requir. ed ; but, on account of the laws above referred to, the vacancies caused by death, retirement, and resignations cannot be filled. Senator Carpenter of \Ylsconain is said to have worked hard to get his friends places in the Territories and succeeded very well. The Surveyors generals of Dakota and New Mexico are bis friends. William G. Ritch, of Oshkosh, lately ap pointed Secretary of the latter Territory, calls him Senator “Matt,” and is a devoted friend. Some jealous people, who credit the President pro tew. of the Senate with ability to see pretty far ahead, imagine that the Wisconsin boys, as Territorial delegates to a Presdential nominating convention, may yet bold the balance of power. The new coinage act will go into opera tion on the Ist of April. The mint ot the United Slates is established as a bureau treasury department embracing in its or ganization and under its control all mints for the manufacture of coin, and assay offices for the stamping of bars. The chief officer of the bureau is denominated the director of the mint, and is under the general direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. He is to hold his office for a term of five years, unless sooner removed by the President, upon reasons to be communicated by him to the Senate. Dr. Lindherrnan will be appointed to this of fice, having been connected with the mint in responsible positions for the last twenty years, to the entire satisfaction of the government. The term, branch mint, is abolished, and the mints at Philadel phia, San Francisco, Carson and Denver are to be known as separate establish ments. Those who are now directors of the mint will hereafter bear the name of Superintendents. The offices of the Treasurer of the Mints in Philadelphia, San Francisco and New Orleans, are to be vacated, and the Assistant Treasurer at New York cease to perform the duties of Treasurer of the Assay office. The duties of the Treasurers will devolve upon the Superintendents, and the Treasurers are to act only as Assistant Treasurers of the United States. The salary of the Assistant Treasurer at New York, is not to be diminished,by the vacation of his office as Treasurer of the Assay office. The other Assay offices are at Charlotte, North Carolina and Boise city, Idaho. Their is no change in the gold coins, but in the silver coins there is to be a new trade dollar. The two cent piece is abolished. The minor coins being five, three and one cent. It is said that the appointment of Lieu tenant Grant upon the staff of General Sheridan, as well as the order which al lowed him to witness the President’s inauguration, was without the President.s knowledge. High winds prevailed onSatUrday with occasional heavy showCrs. There was some damage to housetops, and large trees were uprooted In several parts of the city. The storm continued all night. Friday, in the District Court, Judge Humphreys, the case) of the Farragut claims for prize mony, for destruction of rebel vessels in forcing the passage to New Orleans, in: which the arbitrators a day or two ago filed their report awarding $268,000, was up, and Mr. Corwine, for the Navy Department, moved that the arbitrators file the evidence taken. Judge Humphreys overruled the motion, and General Butler, for the claimants, moved a decree on the aw%d. On Saturday the hearing was resumed. Mr. Corwine filed exceptions to the arbitrators report. These exceptions were not argued, but were overruled by Judge Humphreys. Mr. Corwine then renewed tjie motion to direct the arbitrators to send up the evi dence on which their award was based. This motion was overruled by the Judge, and thereupon the councel for the captors, &c., moved the court to enter decree con firming the award of the arbitrators and ordering the payment ot the money, which was done. Messrs. Wm. M. Irish and J. M. Me- Grew, the Commissioners appointed by the Postmaster Genera) to revise the reg ulations of the Department, have com pleted lluir labors. Tbetr iations has been ' approved and sent to the printer. The regulations comprise a digest of all the postal laws passed op to the close of the last session. A large number of iron Postofflce boxes have been ordered by the Postmaster General to be put in use m those towns coming under the late law of Congress extending the free delivery system to towns having 20,000 inhabitants. In Pennsylvania, Scranton is the only city not having the free delivery system that can avail itself of this law, and in New Jersey, Camden, Elizabeth and Patterson come under the provisions ot the act. About sixteen other towns located in dif ferent sections of the country are entitled to the free delivery system. Sam. DECLARATION OP BIGHTS The following was reported in the Con stitutional Convention by Mr. McCon nell : PREAMBLE We, the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, recognizing the sover eignty of God, and humbly invoking His guidance in our future destiny, ordain and establish this Constitution for its government. ARTICLE I. DECLARATION OP RIGHTS, That the great and essential principles of liberty and free government may be recognized and unalterably established, we, declare that — Section 1. All men are born equally free and independent and have certain inherent and indefeasable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, of acquiring, poscssing and protecting properly and reputation, and of pursuing their own happiness. Sec. 2. That all power is inherent In the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness- For the advancemrnl of these ends they have at all times an inalienable and in defeasible right to alter, reform or abol ish their government in such a manner as they may think proper Sec. 3 That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; that no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect or support any worship, 'or to maintain any ministry, against his consent; no human authority can in any case whatever control or Inter fere with the rights of conscience, and no preference shall ever be given by law to any religious establishments or modes of worship. Sec. 4 That no person who acknowl edges the being of God and a future state of rewards and punishments shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be dis- qualified. to bold any office or place of profit or trust under this Common- wealth. 1 , APRIL 4.1873. 4* .'bat elections shall be free' and no power—civil, pr, military— .y time Interfere with the free ■he right of suffrage. That trial by joiry shall be as aad the right thereof remain That the printing-press shall be person' who undertakes to proceedings of the Legiala branch of the government, hhalfever be made to restrain tereof. The free communica ' and opinions is one of , rights of than, and every freely apeak, write and print being responsible for the liberty. In prosecutions ions of papers iovestigat conduct of officers or men '.lea, or where the matter pub rbper for public informa tion may be given in evtt Wallindictments for libels the ji have a right to 1 determine the/ he facts under the direction .of ti In other casesL . Sec. the people' shall be secure in the! , houses, papers and pro • fessio: nreasonable searches and selzu! ' ho to search any seize any person or things shall A-'describing them as nearly without 1 probable cause anpr or affirmation subscrib ed to by tt , Sec. 9. in alt criminal prosecu tions tb hath a right to be heard by hir Is counsel to demand the nature ' of the accusations against h , the witnesses face to face, to ipntsnry process for ob taining in hfs favor, and in proseculi fadictment or information a speedy -trial by an impartial jury of the cannot be compelled to gijre evidißice ftgalnßi himself, nor can he be his. life, liberty or peer orraer^rOYtn^t^^^.••. r> Sec. 10. That no person shall for any indictable offence be proceeded against criminally by information except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger, or by leave of the court for oppression of misdemeanor in office. No person shall for the same offence be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb, nor shall any man’s property be ta ken or applied to public use without the consent of his representatives, and with out the necessity for such taking being first asoertaind by a jury, and without just compensation being first made. The fee simple of land so taken and applied shall remain in the owner, subject to the use for which it was taken. Sec- 11. That all courts shall be open, and every man for an injury done him In his lands, goods, person or reputation shall have remedy by the due course of law and right and justice administered without sale, deuial or delay. Suits may be brought against the Commonwealth in such manner, in such courts and in such cases as the Legislature may by law di rect, and that no law shall limit the amount of damages recoverable, and where an injury caused by negligence or misconduct results in death the action shall survive. Sec. 12. That no power of suspending laws shall be exercised, unless by the Legislature or its authority. Sec. 13. That excessive bpil shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel punishment inflicted. Sec. 14. That all prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, unless for capital offence, when the proof is evident | or presumption great, and the privilege i of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in cases of re bellion or invasion the public safety may require it. Sec. 15. That no commission of Oyer and Terminc-r, or jail delivery, shall be is sued. Sec. 10- That the person of a debtos, where there is not strong presumption of fraud, shall not be continued in prison after delivering up his estate for the ben efit of his creditors in such manner as shall be prescribed by law. Sec. 17. That no ex post facto, nor any law impairing contracts or making irrev ocable any grant of special privileges or immunities, shall be passed. Sec. 18. That no person shall be at lanied of treason or felony by the Legis lature. Sec. 19. That no attainder shall work corruption of bjood, nor, except during the life of the offender, forfeiture of the estate of the Commonwealth; that the estates of such persons as shall destroy their own lives shall descend or vest as in case of natural death, and if any person shalt be killed bycasualty there shall be no forfeiture by reason thereof. Sec. 20. That thecltizenshave a right, in a peaceable manner, t 6 assemble to* gether for their common good, and to ap* ply to those invested with the powers of government for redress of grievances* or other proper purposes, by petition, ad*; dress, or remonstrance. Sec. 21. That the right of the citizens to bear arms in defence of themselves and the State shall not be questioned. Sec. 23. That no stauding army shall, io time of peace, be kept up without the c mseut of the Legislature,and the military, shall, io ail cases, and at all times, be in strict subordination to the civil power. Sec. 23. That no soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house* with out the cosent of the owner, nor ia time of war but in a manner to be prescribed by law. 34. That the Legislature shall not grant any title of nobility or hereditary distinction, nor create any office, the ap pointment to which shall be for a longer term than during good behavior. Sec. 25. That emigration from the State shall not be ; prohibited. CHINESE FVNBBAL. Beater Falls, March 27, 1873. Editor Beater Radical: It may be to some a matter of cariosity, if not of interest, to become acquainted with some of the peculiar customs of the Chinese, in disposing of their dead. Another (this being the second) of the Beaver Falls Chinese, died on Friday evening, the 14th inst.,* whose funeral we had the privilege of attending on the af ternoon of the following day, and after watching carefully the entire procedure,. we are enabled to relate the following ; The defunct had been conveyed to one of tbe out houses, either before or after death had taken place, and there laid upon a bunk in the most rude and unciv* "*' l —■ — l Ktm.m Kcb vlntr ’f'X. Some bed clothes were thrown over him, belonging to the hed upon which he died. We noticed near the bed, where the de funct lay, six burning candles and a bunch of burning incense, which is called hating. We learned from them that tbe smoke arising from this burning material continues to assend higher and higher un til it reaches Heaven. They believe that at the appearing of tbe smoke, tbe Almighty at once descends to earth to learn tbe true cause for which the messenger of smoke has thus* ascend ed. They also believe the descenslon on tbe part of tbe good being, to be really neces sary, from the fact that the incense is used on other occasions and for other purposes. But that God, when finding that tbe soul has been separated from the body of a person, he at once proceeds to dispose of it according to tbe deeds done in the body. If the soul be accounted worthy it is taken up, and if condemned, it is ta ken down into darkness, and for this pur pose the candles are kept burning at the bedside of the defunct. They would consider it absurd to say that God could conduct a soul ddwn into a state of darknes, unless he be aided by a material light. However, when the time bad arrived for the procession to start to the burial place, the body was placed ia a neat coffin and quietly carried and placed in the hearse. A few carriages, together with the company on foot, were quickly mustered in procession and began to move slowly away. No sooner was the procession fairly started, than the company who remained at their quarters, began discharging tifeir fire works, the sudden explosion, and the smell of pow der, are supposed to be efficacious In frightening away the demons, and hinder ing them from seizing on the soul of the defunct, and as these malevolent spirits have also tbe reputation of being ex tremely covetous, and fond of money, people endeavor lo get on their weak side. They let fall for this purpose, all along the road, supposed bank notes, that tbe wind carries away *ln all directions, and as tbe demons are by no means as cun ning as tbe men, they are taken in by this device, and fall into tbe trap with charm ing simplicity, though the supposed bank notes are in fact only bits of white paper, while they are engaged in pursuing these deceitful appearances of riches, the soul of the defunct proceeds quietly and com fortably along without any danger of being stopped by the way. In this way the procession was conduct ed to the cemetery, and while the proces sion thus moved forward, there was also a processsion, namely, a procession of boys, numbering, we should think not loss than one hundred; we will obt stop, however, to give even a brief description oMhe deportment of this/ company of young Americans during the entire pro gresa of the funeral, but witt vty that it was bad* very bad indeed i. After having reached the cemetery, Ihe-eoffin was taken from the hearse,and placed! in the grave in about the usual way orv manner. When this had been folly accomplished, they then gathered into a great heap every particle of clothing, and in fact, every possible article belonging to the defunct, this heap was then setoa fire and entire ly consumed. While- the fire was yet burning, ail badges* of memory (which are white) that were ased for the occasion % y?ere brought and cast Into the fire ; Chi nese customs betngadwaya in opposition to those of Europe aad America, as we wear black, they, of course, will wear - white. The Chinese are in the habit of (t&sz mg viands and sometimes splendid ban* quets to their dead, these are served S33* fore the coffin &&long as the body is in the family, apd on the tomb after tbs. funeral. Although Ibis practice was.not fully carried oat ih~the particular aasp which we have mentioned, yet theta- waa an the same nature made* and placed at the bead of the grave, it con sisted of qpile a variety pf Chinese pro visions, vi* meat, rice, eggs, &e.,. & c ., 1 h which the entire company clapped their hands, and bowed as if to say W*well. What idea is really in the minds of the Chinese on the subject of this practice ? shoy people have thousand written that the souls of the dented are sup .posed to take pleasure ia. regaling them , selves with the subtile ami delicate parts, the essences as they might be' called, of the dishes offered to &em; but it seema. to us that the Chinese are far too intelu gent to carry absurdity to such a point ap this. The masses no doubt observe thasp practices quite mechanically, without ever thinking of the meaning of them, so grossly, flow,, for instance, could the Confucians who believe the complete an nihilation of both soul and body, suppose that the dead come back to eat ? We be lieve that this habit is practiced by many of the Chinese as an ac f of honor to the memory of their relations and friends, to show that they still their remem brance, and that they like to serve them as if they were yet with them. The Chinese think as we do, that death is tha definitive separation of the soul from the body, but they also think that the degree of illness is in direct propor tion to the number of-attempts which the soul makes to escape, and when the suf ferer experiences the terrible crises that endangers his life, it is proof that the soul has been momentarily absent, that it keeps going away to a certain distance, but returns again. The distance being so small that it is still able, to exercise con siderable influence on the body, and keeps it alive, although it suffers dreadfully from this transitory separation ; if the dying person falls into the last agony, it is evident that the soul has gone with the firm resolution not to come back again; nevertheless, all hope is not yet lust, and there is a method of making it take up its abode again in the unfortu nate body that is strugling with deatb. They persuade it, they run after it, they conjure it to come back, they describe iu the most moving terms the lamentable state to which they will be reduced if this obstinate soul will not hear reason ; they weep, they groan, they lament, and let off squibs and crackers of all kinds, they make a frightful noise around the poor soul and hustle it about in all sorts of ways, so that it it does not give it up at last, it must really be a most stubborn and ill-disposed spirit. However pro found may be the darkness and ignorance of the Chinese, with regard to the truths of chriseianity, it is probable that these ideas and practices, are, or have been based upon some kind of belief in a !u -ture life.hence we see that the faith in the immortality of the soul may be ciassed among the earliest traditions of uf e hu man race. W. E J. —Recent advices report that the Imperi al Governments of Germany, Austria anil Russia refuse to recognize the Spanish Republic. Prince Bismark leads off in the line of denial on the ground that the Madrid Executive does not represent the tone of the Assembly, the legislative body having yielded to the pressure ot» the ngipes ia proclaiming it. Russia and Ailsft'Ha accept the theory of the Prussian Premier, and have adopted a similar course of action. —Slate Treasurer Seeger of Minnesota, under impeachment by the Legislature,' has resigned. NUMBER If ?