Be a it e r B&tncal
PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY. TERMS - PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE.
COLUME V.
y Railroad?.
PITTSBURGH, FT. WAYNE AND
I CHICAGO RAILWAY.—On ana after June
*7 IST* train* will leave stations as follows:
‘ ' trains going west.
r.YPaa. MAIL. KX»'a.| XXTB'S
1.45 am 6.00 am 9.10 AM i 1.90 PM
3.50 : 7.28 10.98 9.38
6.10 110.40 19.60 PM 6.08
651 I.oopm 3.01 7.06
8.55 I 3.18 6.09 9.11
9.20 | 4.00 6.40 9.40
9.40 i 5.55 am 6.00 9.60
11.05 t 7.35 7.65 1145
12.08 pm ■ 9.00 9.15 19.11 AM
3.20 11,50 11.60 1.35
4.45* ■ 3.35 pm 9.56 am 6.05
750 i 6,30 I 6.60 B.BOPM
[NtTGOINft HAST.
MAIL bifb’b. KXPM'a
TiSaV 9.20 am 5.86 pm 9.30 pm
9.15 r 1:9.09pm 8.65 I.IOAM
12.01 PM I 9.00 11.15 4.00
2.45 4.07 I.lBam 6.40
400 I 5.03 2.97 8.10
5.3 a i 6.80 4.05 10.10
6.00 am | 6.50 4.15 10.80 am
6 40 7.19 4.43 11.00
946 i 9.20 6.87 I.oopm
11.00 :10.55 . 9.98
3,48 pm i -ftSfflf 4.53
4,00 I 2.20 11.45 AM .6.00
stations
FUteburgb
Bod) ester
Alliance
Om’iile
lliDfdeicl... •
Crestline . [ De
Forest
Litas
Fort Wsyne
plyiaoutb. ■
Chicago.. -
STATION'S
Chicago
pIyXDOTUI
fort Wayne
Lima
forest - ...
Crestline \
jlansfleld . . ■
Orrviile
A!ita DCe
Kochester,...
f ittsbarfjh..,
—V" ~
F. R- MYERS,
General Passenger and Ticaet Agept.
/CLEVELAND & PITTSBURGH R. R
\J on and at ter Jane 29. 1873, trains will ieart
<t 3iiona daily. (Sundayajzcepted) aa follows;
GOING SOUTH—i
szi-B’a. kaq». sipm's. ; aocom
stations,
Cleveland
Hudson
Ravenna
Alliance
Bajrsrd
Welleville
Pittsburgh
NORTH—MAIN LINE.
GOING
XXPB'B. KAIL. iXZTB’S.j ACCOM.
0.30 am 145ni
' 8.40 ! JUA
10.25 I 4.80\
11,00 I 4.65 7.25 am
I 12.08 pm 1 6.5 S 8.15
; 12,41 | 6.22 9.05
; 1.55 M.BO ’10.23
stations
Piusbararh
Wellsville.
Bavard ...
Alliance.••
Ravenna..
Hudson..
Clevelaid
GOING 61AST—K1VKS DIVISION
ACCOM. KAIL.
STATIONS,
Bellair 6.45a* i 10.50 am 1 5.40 pm
Bridgeport 5.55 111.00 5.50
Steubenville.... 6.57 12.07 pm) 6.50
Belleville.'. 8.00 1.05 7.68
Rochester 9.30 I 2.35 j 9.25 ,
Pittsburgh 10 40 ■ 3.40 j 10,30 J
ii _ 1
/ uoi»qwßsT-RiVEß~brviMioy.
9TATIOH*. AtgOM' MAIL, j KXPH’fI. j ACCOM-
Pittsburgh...... 6.30a*1 1.15 PM! 4.50 pm
Rochester. 7.40 i 2.20 1 6.00
_ 2.40 'B.lO' ■ J-fclS
Sterbenvine .... I 8.50 ! 4.20 j 8.39
Brides port ill.oO 1 5.55 j 9.45
Bellair 111.10 i 5.40 <lO.OO
TUSCARAWAS BRANCH
Leaves Arrives
N Phila.t; 40 am a I.oopm ( Bayard, 9.45 am a 4 00pm
Bayard, 1*2.10 a 3.00 p. m. j N.Phila. 3.00 *7,30 p m
F. R. MYERS.
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
pENNbVLVANIA R. R.
A - After December 22d, 1873, Trains will arrive
aad depart as follows:
eastward. westward.
Through. Trains Leave Through Trains Arrive
Criou Depot; Union Depot.
Pacific Exp's, 2:50 a m Mail Train, 1:05 ara
Mail Tthib, 7:45 a m Past Line. 1:35 am
! Chicago Sx 12 20 p m Pittsburgh Er. 8 00am
c Cincinnati Ex. 1:10 p m;Cincinnati Kx. 8:40 a m
Philadelp'a Ex. 5rJO p m'Sonthern Kx. 12:40pm
Part Lmo, 8:50 p m Pacific Expr’s, 1:10 pm
local. • Way Passenger, 9:50 p m
w.-iiis No, i. 0:40 am local. .
Wiikm-i, - Ac Walls Nol 6:3oam
.^ 0 » 703 a m Brintoii Ac. Nol, 7:30 aro
Wall" No 2, 10:20 a m'Wilklnsburg Ac
Hall's Nod. 11:45 am' Nol 8:80 am
Wiikir.sbiirg Ac • Walls No 2, 9:10 a m
, .s'° - 3:40 p m Johnstown Ac. 10 10 a m
H all. N o 4. 3:20 p m Walls No 3, 1:45 p m
•jo!m«Ti>wn Ac. 4:00 p m Walls No 4 3:2opm
Bru.ton Accotn- Wilkinsburg Ac
mOdut'n No 1. 4 50pm No 2 4.43 p m
Br.ijbm Ac. 5:40 p m Walls Ac. No. 5 5:55 p m
Hi^-Nu. - !. 6:15 p m Brinton No 2, 0:50 pm
Br'iVii«ti Ac No 3 9:20 p m Brinton Ac.No3 7:25 pm
”a : l- ,vr No t> ii:U3pm Brinton AcNo4 11:10pm
' Eiptess. Cincinnati Express, Fast Line
a: d P.ruiiun Ac. No. 3 leave dally.
Pi' iiis Express daily, except Monday.
Ai: other trains daily, exccotSunday.
P:c sfi'- Express leaves PllteVurgh at 2:50 a tn ar
' • !•- a: Hatrisburg at 11:40 am: Philadelphia 3:30
V il. Haltunore 3:00 p m; Washington 5:40 pm.
’t ork b;34 pm. •
1 Express leaves Pittsburgh at 12.20 p m;
Harrisburg 10.20 p m; Philadelphia2.3oa m;
' -VwYorkti 10« m.
( :n.-iniiat i Express leaves Pittsburgh at 1:10 p
n: arrive, at. Harrisburg 10:4.3 p m: Philadelphia 2:30
!|. In - Baltimore 2:15a tn; Washingtons:ooa tn. New
i ■ ra to h m.
1 ruled I-Ip hi a Express leaves Pittsburgh at 5:20 p
Ei irri te. at Harrisburg 2:35 a m; Philadelphia 6:55
.. a, N.-w \ OI -5{ m :l4 a m
1 I.tnc lepves Pittsburgh at 8:30pm; arrives at
hrrr -burg 3:13 am; Philadelphia 9:50 a m: Baltl
rj";,- ‘siHtani; Washington 11:30 a m; New York
1 1 p m.
I ' hurch Trams leave Wall's Station every
vF,l‘“‘ a m.reaching Pittsburgh at 10:00 a iq.
leave Pittsburgh at 12:30p m. and arrive
v w all's Station at 1:1H) p m. Leave Pittsburgh
‘ eni arrive Printon'- 10:30 pm.
/ ' TICKET OFFICE— For the convenience
:ii - ru:zeti» of Pittsburgh the Pennsylvania
‘‘ l ‘/ 'J i! company have opefied a citv ticket office
Nm ■'Filth avenue corner of Smithfield street,
Ihrongh Tickets. Commutation Tickets
-1-. 1,0,' i; Tickets to principal stations can be pur
'‘a-, ii .it any hour of the day or evening at the
-'■in- as are chatged at the depot.
• r \'v ' " hL ' checked throughfo destination
■■ 'i:!i and tesidences by Excelsior Baggage
6 V’ r "r' ' Oli orders lelt at the office.
- ’■ t 'inV.,-r inlormation apply to 1
A •' CASSATT. D. M. BOYD. Jr...
__ General Manager. Gen. Pas?. Agent.
V. 1,.. r .
Y VALLEY RAILROAD
•>:, : ind -uter M.ind.iy. July 29th, IST3. Three
•ir niL’h Trnin«. daily, except Sunday, will leave
oi'‘,''*f r!, V, a? Pittsburgh. city time, for Franklin,
..' i ” ,s *faloand all points in the Oil Regions,
" e-tern and Central New York.
Leave. 5 Arrive
v, ‘V- x P re ss 7.30 am S.2spm
. f ess 9.30 pm 6.05 am
Kt'it r^ re ' s 11.50 am 5.45 am
l- s J‘ n ,^ Ac - r 6.40 a m 6.3 ft a m
l!rH,u- da o Turks Ac 9.45 a m 5.20 a m
M ; In ‘ nd Ac 3.20 p m 10.10 a m
'!< " ?,- Ac 4.40 pm 0.03 am
3ci llnil " °/ k:? Ap 5.30 pm 2.15 p m
A ,ni OR , Ac 10.50 P m 10.45 p a
leaves Pittsburgh every
Le'nrr,^ 1 ! 8 tn - arriv *ng at Parker at 12.1 S am.
l'ittsw n \ es arker at 4.30 pm, and arrives at
*msbQrehat 8 25 pm.
siriveloVo“ in v oaat * from Soda Works (Sunday)
12.50 p q Pitt *burgh at 10.10 a m, and leaves at
II ri. i V ■ LAWRENCE, Qen’l. Supt.
o. BHAY, Ticket Agent.
LINS.
4.05 pm
6.23
5.53
6.40
1.55 PM
5.02
5.83
0,13.
6AI
8.00
10.30
8.30 am
0.41
11.05
11.39
I.IOPM
8.40
KXPB’B.; ACCOM.
pew pamtfcewetttiC
$3,000 FOR 20 CENTS.
v • *
Before yon start on a Journey, hay an Accident
Insurance Ticket of the. Railway Passengers In
surance Co., of Hartford, Conn. Tickets for sale
at railroad stations. Ask for an Insurance Ticket.
YOKING SEMINARY AND
OOMIVEpiCIAL COLLEGE,
One of the largest Boarding Schools for aezea in
the United States. Six courts of study. Military
tactics. Commercial College Course and Telegraph
ing. Teims low. Fall term opens September 3d.
Send for a Catalogue to Her. I). COPELAND, A.
M„ or L. L. 8 PRAGUE, Kingston, Pa.
pdlwriats 4t Commercial Institute,
\J Newr Haven, Conn. Preparatory to college
or business. Circulars sent on application. WM.
H. RUSSELL. Principal.
OOLUMBIA CLASSICAL INSTITUTE,
A Boarding School for Young Men and Boys. For
Circulars addreasßev. H. S. ALEXANDER. Co
lumbia. Pa.
Breech-Loading Shot Guns, $4O to $3OO. Double
Shot Gana $8 to $l6O. Single Gum. $3 to $2O.
BlfletsB tos7s. Revolvers $5 to $25. Pistols $1
t(isB Qua Material. Pishing Tackle, Ac. large
discounts to dealers and duos. Army gone, re
volvers, etc., bought or traded for. Goods sept
by°expreas, C. O. D. to be examined before paid
for.
A FORTUNE,—How IBy specutatlng in
Stocks and Gold. CaplULflO to $100; will
pay $lOO to $l,OOO. Full explanation sent free.
W. P. HUBBBLL A CO., Bankers and Brokers, 39
Wall St., ?*ew York. Box 2382.
$35 MONEY MADE FAST sl,ooo*
By all who will work for ns. Xf on writing yon do
notated us all square we will give you one dollar
for your trouble. Send stamp for circulars to
O. B. BUCKLEY A CO.. Tekonsha, Mich.
ST'TK^s*ynT>«®^TncgenrrMstejrTß
1U classes of working people, of
either sex young or old, make money at work for
ns in their spare moments, or all the time, than at
anything else. Particulars free. Address G.
Stiksos A Co., Portland, Maine.
,ne struggled twenty year* be
.enlife ana death with ASTHMA
PHTHISIC I experimented myself
compounding roots and herbs, and
laltsg the Medicine thus obtained.
»rtunately discovered a most won*
fnl remedy and sure cure for Asih*
and its kindred diseases. War-
,ed to relieve the severest par
se the patient can lie down to
comfortably. One trial package
sent by mall free of charge. Address D. LAN
GSLL, Apple Creek, Wayne County. O.
The la croix medical dis
pensary.
ESTABLISHED IN 1837.
is the oldest and moat successful institution in
tht* country for the treatment of Chronic and Sax-
Mi diseases. For W ad
dress by mall addfSSsT\ B. H. HUNSDON.
31 Malden Lane, Albany, N. Y.
GRANDEST SCHEME PER KNOWN.
FOURTH GRAND GIFT CONCERT
For the benefit of the
PUBLIC LIBRARYJDF KENTUCKY.
$12,000 CASE GIFTS $1,500,000.
Every Fifth Ticket Draws a Gift.
§350,000 FOR S 5 O .
The Fourth Grand Gift Concert authorized by
'Special act of the Legislature for the benefit of the
Public Library of Kentucky, will take place in
Pnblic Library Hall, at Louisville, Ky.,
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3d, 1873.
Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold and one
half of these are intended for the European mar
ket. thus leaving only 30,000 for sale in the United
States where 100,000 were disposed of for
concert. The tickets ore divided into ten coup
ons or parte and have on their back the scheme
with a (nil explanation of the mode of drawing.
At this concert, which will be the grandest mu
sical display ever wlti essed in this country, the
unprecedented sum of ».
51,500,000,
divided into 12.000 cash gifts, will be distributed
by lot among the ticket-holders. The numbers of
the tickets are to be drawn from one wheel by
blind children and the gifts from another.
LIST OF GIFTS.
One Grand Cash Gift §250,000
One Grand Cash Gift 100.000
One Grand Cash Gift 60.000
One Grind Cash Gin 25,000
One Grand Cash Gift 17,500
U) Cash Gilts slo.oooeach 100,000
30 Cash Gifts §5,000 each 150,000
50 Cash Gifts $l,OOO each BO.t 00
80 Cash Gifts $5OO each 40.000
100 Cash Gifts $4OO each 40,000
150 Cash Gifts $3OO each 45,000
250 Cash Gifts $2 0 each 50.000
323 Cash Gifts $lOO each 32,500
11,000 Cash Gifts $5O each 550,000
Total 12,000 Cash Gifts amounting t 0... .$1,500,000
The distribution will be positive, whether all
the tickets are sold or not. and the 12,000 gifts ail
paid in proportion to the tickets sold—all unsold
tickets being destroyed as at the first and second
concerts, and not represented in the drawing.
PRICE OF TICKETS.
Whole tickets $5O; Halves $25; Tenths, or each
Coupon $5; Eleven wholo tickets for $500;
tickets for $1,000; 113 whole tickets for $5,000; 227
whole tickets for $lO,OOO. No discount on leas
than $5OO worth of Tickets at a time.
The unparalleled success of the Third Gift Con
cert, as well as the satisfaction given by the First
and Second, makes it only necessary to announce
the Fourth to insure the prompt sale of every
ticket. The Fourth Grand Gift Concert will be
conducted in all its details like the Third, and full
particulars may be learned from circulars, which
will ho sent free from this office to all who apply
for them. , , , . „ .
Tickets are now ready for sale, and all orders
accompanied by the money promptly filled. Liber
al terms given to those who buy to sell again.
THOS. E. BBAiHLETTE,
Agent Public Library of Kentucky, and Manager
Gift Concert, Public Library Building, Louis
ville, Ky.
WANTED
FOR THE NEW BOOK
Epidemic and Contagions Diseases
with the newest and best treatment for all cases.
The only thorough work of the kind in the
world. Embraces Small Pox, Yellow Fever. Chol
era. and all analogous diseases. , No Family
Safe Without it. and all buy It. llaa-24 chromatic
Illustrations. The biggest chance of the season
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WIIiKBBBASBB COHVKKTIOS.
Wilkbsbabbb, August 37.—'The Demo*
cratlc State Contention met la the Coart
room in this place, and was called to
order by Samuel J. Randall, Chairman of
the State Central Committee.
Dr. Andrew Nebinger was unanimously
elected temporary chairman, with K.
Gray Meek, of Centre, B. Brock, way, of
Columbia, and A. Fletcher, of Philadel
phia, temporary Secretaries.
Dr. Nebinger, in a short address
selled harmony.
Od the question of .the adoption
order of business as presented by
Wright and amended by C. W. Co:
a debate of over an -boar took place
point In dispate being the mann
which the contested seat from Philad
eiioard^^pos^J?f. The dele t
from that city claimed tint tbejr’il
be allowed to settle each matters amn
themselves, but it was finally voted that
a committee of one from each Senatorial
district be appointed on contested seats.
Tbe Convention then took a recess
until half-past two, awaiting the action of
tbe Committee on Contested Seats. The
seats of all the Allegheny delegates are
contested, also that of Sam Joseph 9, of
Philadelphia.
The Convention reassembled at 2:80.
The Committee on Contested Seats re
ported Samuel Josephs entitled to repre
sent tbe Third Legislative district,
Dongberty the Fifth and Kendall tbe
Second. They admitted both delegations
from Allegheny, each delegation to have
five votes. These delegates then named
three of their number to represent them
on the Committee on Permanent Organi
zation, and pending tbe. action of that
Committee the Convention took another
recess till 3:30.
At four o’clock the committee being
ready to report, the Convention was
called to order, and the Chairman of the.
committee, Colonel Robert Decherl, read
tbe name of Hoo. R. Milton Spear, for j
permanent Chairman. {
At this point A. H. Slate, of York, in- i
terrupted, and moved the non-concur- ■
rence of tbe Convention in the report of |
tbe committee so far as read, giving as bis j
reason that Speer had, as a Member of
Congress,taken “back pay." The motion !
and remarks of Mr. Slatz were
with great applause by a majority of the |
Convention. 1
Mr. Speer replied, defending his actions
as a public man, pleading his services and
fealty to the Democratic party, and ask
ing the Convention not to give way to
the personal clamor of the hour. He
stated that he bad hot sought the honor
of presiding oyer the Convention, but
now that the committee had presented
his name, he hoped he would not be
stabbed in the house of his friends. R. E.
Manahan and W. D. Moore supported the
motion of Slatz, and denounced the salary
grab in severe terms.
C. W. Corrigan, and J. Lawrence Getz
spoke in behalf of Speer, The latter gen
tleman upheld the back pay bill and was
hissed from the floor. The sense of the
Convention was almost unanimously
aganist Speer being permanent Chair
man.
He was wise enough to see this and in
a short speech withdrew his name and
moved that the name of Dr. Andrew
Nebinger be substituted. This was
carried and the Committee reported a list
of Vice Presidents including one from
each district and a number of Secretaries.
, of Wm. P. ftyan
and were withdrawn,
and second ballot Hutchinson
Latter, 28; and Perks
38. TWbdmlnalion of F. M. Hntchio*
son Treasurer was made unani*
■monj.'^fip' Coflvention took a recess at
tm&mL unttlS o'clock.
reassembled at eight
jwiopted allies of resolutions
pte^H|s|;foUows-;
fiwijrt Tbst the DcaoctaQC jdrty of
Penapl^la 1 of
OtS J3- I™' l * l
resolutions
adop^d^||';tbe ; ' Ohio Convention of
the exception that in the
first-Pd^Utknbf.the Ohio platform the
)d: "It insists
be formed with
\ot to tax the
of parlLcnlar
/the democratic
State Central Committee be directed to
use all their efforts to prevent a repeti
tion of these outrages no the franchises of
the people; and in spite of their efforts to
secure an honest election, the popular will
is again fraudenlly overborne, to adopt
such measures as will result iu the certain
Vindication of the rights of the legal voters
of this Commonwealth.
Later in the evening the Convention
waa addressed by Hon. Richard Vaux and
Wm. H. Witter. At 11 o’clock the Con
vention adj mined sine die.
I ROM WASHINGTON.
The Rebel General Mo*bjr’» Change
of Base—lmproremeut* of the Public
Building*—The Capitol and Build
ings of*the Department*—Dearth of
New*.
Correspondence of the Radical.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 1, 1873.
General Mosby, the noted guerilla who
gave so much trouble during
the war and earned great fame as the
boldest of robbers, has recently come into
prominence again. After the close’of the
war be settled dowh quietly in bis own
village of Warrenton, Virginia, to the
practice of law, and for some years he
was notlheard of a hundred miles from
his home. Last year he came out in sup*
port of President Grant and thereby won
a good many encomiums from Republican
writers and a considerable
amount of abuse''from the opposition
press and slump. If reports be Correct
be received his reward for the services
supposed to have been rendered in the
last Presidential campaign, as a number
, of appointments of Virginians to federal
I offices are very generally credited to his
; influence. He has made himself even
i more famous than ever before by bis
j proposition to support President Grant
j for a third term. All the talk we have
j recently heard about Cteserism has grown
I out of remarks dropped by the guerilla
chief some months since, and there can
be no doubt that this is where the New
York Herald got its cue. Had it not been
for bis suggestion of a third term it is
doubtful if the question would have been
[ agitated at all, and it is quite certain the
discussion would uot have been raised to
the white heat at which we now And it.
But the redoubtable genius is not con
tent with bis past aebivemeuts and pres
ent notoriety. Since the nominations
recently made in his native State by the
regular Republican and Conservative
parties respectfully be has come out ip
then proceeded to
. forjudge of Supreme
Ludlow, of Pbiladcl
mp*on, of PhUidel
,of Cumberland, Wm.
d*l' Henry P. Ross, of
Barrett* of Clearfield,
nomination. The first
follows: Ladlow, 26;
raham, 18; El well, 29;
11. The names of
Barrett- were with*
[lot stood: Lad*
20; sod Thomp
>alt was annoanc*
chaagiog their
nomination was
Allegheny, Fred-
Waf. Willia, of
Joseph
iptbd, and Wm.
ire in nomination.
ii080n,43; Lauer,
85; Danbacb, U;
resolution was
longer tamely
election (rands
>ple expressed
fat
the advocacy of the election of the Con*
servative candidates. The tone of the
papers on both sides is no w changed.
Reid Republican papers of to-day and of
a year ago and yon will readily note the.
change. So with the Democratic papers.
While he has lowered himself Immeasura
bly in Republican estimation. In Demo*
cratic eyes he is again a hero.
The most ridiculous feature about the
case, however, is the complaint now be*
Ing made by certain Republican Journals
that Mosby has acted in bad faith. For
decency's sake, let him go and bid him
Godspeed. I fancy all such as he are Bet
ter enemies than friends. But listen to
the National BepuUiean, published in this
city, and by some supposed to be a sort of
an administration organ. (The reason
for such a supposition I could never dis
cover, but all the papers here get that
credit.) It says: “Uosby stands to-day
in default regarding certain promises
made by him when he was seeking ap
pointments for bis personal friends." The
Republican should ndt talk so in whispers.
It ought to inform the public as to the
nature of these promises, and it ought to
tell os who the persons were to whom
they were made. This is all the sheerest
nonsense. In the first place I am not
ready to believe that any appointments
were made on the strength of promises of
support from Mosby. And if such were
the case I would not certainly go to whin
ing because ho had broken them. If
President Grant or any Cabinet officer
was so foolish as to allow himself to be
humbugged bj the promise of this man
all I have to say is “good for him."
A stroll about the city tarnishes one
with some idea of the amount of work
that is being done to improve and enlarge
the buildings occupied by the executive
and legislative branches of the govern
ment. 1 Always first in importance comes
that magnificent and massive pile, the
Capitol, surmounted by the great dome.
Each year more or less work is done on it
to better adapt It to the purposes for
which it was intended. During the pres
ent season a large number of workmen
have been employed in re arranging the
coal vaults and in improving tbe fentilat
ing apparatus* The ventilation of the
Capitol h» always been defective, and
TOy wao mty besaidnf all the Other
public buildings. In the case~oTtse Cag=
itol it has been the source of a good deal
of trouble to the architect, Mr. <«l>trbe,
and many are the plans that hath been
suggested, some of wbich have been tried
and some refected as impracticable.
The new building for the Stale, War
and Navy Departments is constantly as
suming more definite proportions. The
south wing will be enclosed this fall, but
it will be several years before the entire
building will be completed! When fin
ished it will be one of the finest and moat
imposing of all the public buildings. The
outside walls are being constructed of
granite. The architectural design is per.
feet and the workmanship of the best
character. Each stone is dressed to its
proper shape at the quarries and then
shipped here. The sound of the hammer
or chisel is not heard about the grounds
at all.
The>Treasury building will need reno
vating shortly. The old building (that
fronting on Fifteenth street) was con
structedsOf'sandstone and is already be-
crumble away. The north,
south and west fronts, however, are built
of granite as enduring as the hills. This
building contains the largest hewn stone
in the world, not excepting the pyramids
of Egypt. The walls are constructed of
blocks thirty-four feet four inches da
height, extending from the floor of
the first story to the ceiling of the third
story, and five feet square. The columns
are of the same dimensions, but round
and fluted.
All the departments are cramped for
room. &.bout one third of the force of
the Treasury Department is quartered in
rented buildings in different parts of the
city. In the Interior Department the
Pension office has been crowded out and
now occup'es the old Seaton House. The
Bureau of Education is quartered in a
rented building. The increasing business
of the Post Office Dapartment mikes
more room necessary, and a proposition
to add another story to the building is
being discussed. It has been suggested
that the present Post Office buil ling be
turned over to the Interior Department
and that a new and larger one be erected
for the Post Office Department.
The White House is one of the shabbi
est of the public buildings, but by con
stant repainting, replastering and patch
ing it is made to look pretty decent.. It
would perhaps be well to "erect a new
building in a difierent locality for the
residence of the President and fit up"the
present: edifice for the executive office
solely, tinder the present arrangement
there is no each thing as privacy for the
family of the President.
The government is out of Dar
ing & part of the last week there was bat
one member of the cabinet in the city.
The reader will not blame me, therefore,
for the dearth of news. Absolutely noth*
log bat tße merest roatine work lias been
transacted. As we remarked by the cor
respondent of one of the leading Journals
the other day, “the news we get is secarce
ly worth the ink we ose in writing Ik” A
rumor is in circulation that the President
will return from the sea-side with bur
family in a couple of weeks to remain
during the rest of the season. As the
heated term is about at an end and as
folks are returning from their summer va
cations we expect better things soon, but
in the matters of news no place can be
worse than Washington just now.
Reduction of the State Debt
la all badness transactions, a man is
estimated and rained by the resalts be
accomplishes, not by whats is alleged
against him or declared in bis favor.
Yon can abase an official every day in the
year, and still not effect bis reputation,
while he lays before the people, at stated
periods, the evidence of his faithfal per*
formance of duty; and yon may praise
another mao, and the public will torn a
deaf ear Jto the fulsome endorsement, as
long as he fails to present results of a
practical character to show that his ser
vices are worthy of commendation. We
are lead to these reflections, as we study-*
the statements of the Commissioners <h
the Sinking Fund, that for August
appearing in this morning’s issue of thei
State Journal. It will be seen from thia>
the reduction of the State debt dur|)||f
July 1873, was $209,850. This is a
amount, but when we go back for a few
years, bring up the several periodical re
ductions, and then aggregate them, we
find that in the three years Mr. Mackey
was State Treasurer the debt has been re
duced $4,948,253,13. Now, it is not mere
ly wiping out so much indebtedness, but
it is escaping the semi-annual payment of
large amounts of interest, itself a grievous
harden to the tax payer. The public ser
vantwboacoompllahcssuch results !® of
tbeT gratitude of tbepeo
pie, andthe^To?^Wpow«sthpl^ni^;
to the dfflcer who ha* done all this, as
being eminently worthy of each credit.
The State Treasurer is the officer thus en
titled to credit. Mr. K. W. Mackey baa
never for sn boar or a day neglected the
performance of bis duty as the custodian
of the public funds and the guardian of
the public credit. His management of
our finances has been a success in every
particular, as is amply proveu by results
like those tfhich are presented in the debt
reduction of his administration. Our se
curities were never nearer par than while
be bad charge of our finances, and our
credit never better.
It is a pleasure to point to these facts,
because they illustrate the integrity of
Republicanism, and vindicate thefaithtul
ness of Republican rulers. Mr. Mackey
in this is a representative man of his par
ty. He makes good its faith by bis acts,
and as such is deserving the continued
support of the tax payers, who are profit
ted by his faithfulness. —State Journal.
—A special from Ebensburg to the
Johnstown Tribune gives this account of
the doings of the Republican County
Convention of Cambria: The Republican
County Convention was called to order
at two o'clock ibis afternoon. A. M.
Gregg was chosen President, and H. H.
Kuhn and Alvin Evans,Secretaries. Eve
ry district in the county was represented.
Hon. Samuel Henry was nominated for
Assembly by acclamation. He was wait
ed upon by a committee who informed
him of the fact and he then made a brief
speech thanking the Convention for hon
oring him for a third time as the nominee
of the Republican party. John T. Harris
was nominated by acclamation for Sher
iff; Thomas Griffith, of Cambria town
ship, for Treasurer; James Conrad, for
County Commissioner; Tobias Stutzman,
for Poor House Director ;,John Cushaon,
for Auditor ; E. V. Barker, for Jury Com
missioner ; John H.Fisher, for Coroner.
This is the strongest 'ticket ever yet put
up in the field in this county by the Re
publican party.
—The Democracy of Schuylkill county
have nominated the following ticket:
State Senate—Oliver P. Pechtel; Assem
bly—Thomas Eagan, Frederick L, Fos
ter, Joshua Boyer; County Treasurer—
Adam Waldner ; County Commissioner—
Patrick Coory; Director of the
Wm. Stutzman; Auditor—P; O’Brien.
—Lewis"B. Gnnckle, member of Con
gress from the Fourth Ohio District, ban
declined to draw the increase pay .
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