febforb Inquirer.
BKBFOBP PA.. I'RIPAT, JAN. II HHP.
TIIE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
On our firH page will be found tbe mes
sage in full. It is an able document and
one that will meet the approval of all our
people. The gratifying statement that in
the three years of Geary's administration
$4,889,862 82 of the State debt has been
paid off and th'-t in consequence $244,483,-
44 of interest are as aconscquence annually
saved, will be welcome news to the taxpayers.
The Governor reiterates the recommendation
of last year's message in regard to the man
agement of the finances, and shows that the
neglect of the Legislature to act upon his sug
gestions has resulted in a loss of $120,000
already to the State. Upon tbe next sub
ject, the Treasurer's salary and the disposi
tion of the public funds, he says:
"Ibeg, once more, to remind the Legis
lature that the salary of the State Treasurer
should at least be equal to that of the Gov
ernor. It is only seventeen hundred dollars,
a sum entirely insufficient to command the
services of any responsible man, who is re
quired to furnish a Iwnd with good and ap
proved sureties, foT eighty thousand dollars,
and run the risk of handling at least five
or six million of dollars per annum, without
the unlawful use of the State funds, and
subsidies from sources that dare not be re
vealed to the public, because they are posi
tively prohibited by law, uuder penalties of
no ordinary magnitude. Yet there are but
few men who have held this office, however
poor they may have been when they took
charge of it, who have not become rich.
There is certainly some advantage to be
gained by the holding of the position of
State Treasurer, unknown to the public, but
which readily accounts for the disgraceful
scramble, and for the political and moral do
baochery which the people of this State
seem to be doomed ar.naally to witness, iD
the election of that officer; and because of
the disgrace it brings upon their represen
tative, the people hang their heads in indig
nation and shame. Then, in the name of
the good people of Pennsylvania, I call up
on the members of the Legislature, without
distinction of party, to rise abore the murk
yness of the polluted atmosphere ot the
past, to the true dignity of manhoodand ex
alted patriotism, and purify the election of
Treasurer as well as that of every other offi
cer within this Commonwealth, and punish
every one who tampers with the purity of
elections, whatever may be his position or
pretensions. And then every one who shall
have performed his whole duty to sustain
the true interests of the State and to main
tain the high dignity of her character, may
return unpolluted and with a clear con
science to his constituents."
This coupled with the recommendation to
pass a law making it the duty of the Com
missioners of the Sinking Fund to invent all
surplus funds as rapidly as they accrue in
the purchase of the bonds of the Common
wealth next falling due, we hope will receive
the prompt attention qf the Legislature.
Among the recommendations of the Gover
nor none will meet mor# sympathy and pub
lic approval than that to provide a Home
for Disabled Soldiers. The soldiers' or
phans are liberally provided for and our dis
abled veterans should not be forgotten or
neglected. The establishment of an Insur
ance Department is also very properly rec
ommended as a proper and necessary pro
tection to our own insurance companies and
an inducement to capital to locate within
the State. A largo number of other impor
tant matters are discussed and various judi
cious recommendations made in regard to
them, that cannot fail to meet the public ap
proval. A judicious and firm stand is taken
in reference to the protective policy, which
we hope to see the Legislature second by ap
propriate action. A good word is spoken
£* Oubu, uul oouipl auvl ecu^lrtc
views are expressed on the currency ques
tion. Altogether the message is one that
will meet with public favor and approval.
Vi e hope to see its many valuable sugges
tions followed up by appropriate legislation.
The party can in no way hotter recommend
itself to public favor and ,-uppoit in future,
for the message but reflects the true senti
ments of the Republican party and of the
great mass of the poople of the State.
TUB FRA NK IK. I'RIVILEGK.
The movement for the abolition of this
abuse is fast assuming shape and seems
likely to result in complete success during
the present of Congress. Senator
Stewart introduced (he following bill eo
Monday last in the Senate.
Be if enacted, dr.. That the franking
privilege is hereby abolished, and the IVt
master General is authorized, after advertis
ing as in other cases, to contract with the
lowest responsible bidders for the construc
tion of telegraph lines over the principal
mail routes of the United States, and to
v.otaWi.,l, „ telegraph system in con
nection with the Post Office Department,
and he shall regulate the charges upon tele
graphing so that the revenues of the sy-tcui
shall, as nearly as possible, equal the cur
rent expenses for operating the same, and
the construction account shall, in no year,
exceed the charge upon the department of
the franking privilege for the fiscal year en
ding June "JO, I860."
We sincerely hope the bill will pa>s as it
is, without change. Senator Stewart could
not desire a more creditable record that of
baling at one blow, abolished the greatest
abuse and the greatest monopoly in the
country. The Telegraph Monopoly has
come to be au intolerable tyranny and
deserves to be abolished along with the
banking abuse and it is highly appropriate
that the saving by the abolition of the one
should be made to work our delivery from
the tyranny of the other.
THE reduction of the national debt during
Uecembcr amounts to $4,817,781 92. • This
is the best evidence of the good manage
ment of our finances that can possibly be
produced. The steady and rapid diminu
tion of the public debt under Grant's aduiin
istration, has restored public confidence and
with it the public credit, and has paved the
way for a still more rapid discharge of our
liabilities m future by the funding of the
debt at much lower rates of interest. A
y ear or two more of such management will
enable us to refund our whole debt at 4 or
4* per cent, and we will then be enabled
safely to reduce taxation. Anyheavey re
duction of taxes until that is accomplished
might prove disastrous
THE State Treasurer question has been
decided in favor of R. W. Mackey. Now
let us have a law for the increase of the
Treasurer s bonds, and of his salary also;
and then a law authorizing the Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund to buv state bonds
with the surplus funds as fast as they ac
cumulate and these disgraceful Treasury
fights will cease and the state will no longer
be robbed, as it has been for years past, by
I reasurers of both parties.
A GOOD MOVEMENT. -The Senate makes
a good beginning. It has passed a resolution
allow, Dg each Senator SIOO for postage and
limiting them to that amount. This -will
effect a considerable saving, as the postage
Of each Senator last year averaged S3OO.
A similar resolution will most likely pass
the House at an early day.
J.HE Johnstown Tribune has changed
hands. Its late proprietor James M. Swank
has sold out to his brother George T.
Swank.
-• 4to* ' >■ " s '- |
WE are glad to see that the Legislative
record is likely to share the fate of other
useless lumber, and be dispensed with. The
disposition of the legislature seems to favor
the publication of a paper by the State
printer that shall give the proceedings of
loth bouses as kept by the clerks. If we
have the proceedings published, let it be
done promptly so as to give the proceedings
of each day in the next day's issue. If we
cannot gc-t the proceedings promptly, let the
whole thing be dispensed with and leave it
to the newspapers to furnish them to the
public.
Aeekjcax publishers are petitioning con
gress for protection. On the pica that
books and all educational facilities should
be made free, British Dd German publish
ers have been enabled to flood the country
with their cheap publications to the great
detriment of our home trade. We can see
no good reason why book publishing should
not be fostered as well as any other branch
of productive industry. The greatest read
ing people on earth should so foster their
own publishers as to enable us to produce
our own books instead of being dependent
on foreign manufacturers of books.
The State Treasurer's report shows a
balance in his hands of almost a million and
a half of dollars, while he has only given
bonds for eighty thousand dollars or only a
litte more than one-twentieth of the money
now in his hands. Surely the dullest mem
ber of the Legislature will be able to see the
need of reform at once. It can not come too
soon. The State runs a heavy risk every
hour that the change is delayed. An ab
sconding Treasurer at this moment would
leave the State minus $1,320,000 00
The Surreyor General's report gives a
tabular statement of the population, number
of square miles, and number of acres, in each
county, with the latitude and longitude of
the county seats. From it we learn that
Bedford county contains 994 square miles
and 636,160 acres. Bedford is in 40 degrees
2 minutes and 44 seconds North latitude
and in longitude West from Washington 1
degree 29 minutes and 21 seconds. The
population was 26,736 in 1860. The census
to be taken this year will show a largely in
creased population.
A GOOD beginning has been made by our
Legislature in the way of reform. If tbey
continue as they have begun they will de
ceive and receive as much prai-e as some
past ones have censure. The curtailing of
the Franking Privilege, the discontinu
ance of' the Legislative record, and now the
inquiry into the di-position of public fund?
by the State Treasurer are certainly deserv
ing of praise. Let us see the work pushed
promptly and effectively until every existing
abuse is fcrretted out and abolished.
STEALING A MESSAGE. —It is credibly re
ported that Huffman, the Democratic Gov
ernor of New York, stole ad the financial
portion of his recent message from the
speech of Senator Morton made in Decem
ber li<Gs. Democracy must be changing
base. We are glad that when they do steal
they go to a good source. It would be
more creditable though to a Governor if he
would write his own speeches and messages.
Its a hopeful sign though that the Democ
racy are improving in their financial views.
GEN. Rt .-SELL has been appointed Adju
tant General in tho place of General Mc
(,'reary who has been elected to the Legisla
ture. General Russell enters upon the office
familiar with all its duties and will make, as
before, a most efficient officer. He filled
the office with distinguished ability under
Outviuo* Own till, auvl O orcrnoi Octtl)' CUVilll
not have appointed a better man.
Two important resolutions were offered
by Senator Lowry in the State Senate on
Friday last; one instructing the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the expediency
of granting to married women the same
rights to property as their husbands enjoy,
and the other to inquire into the expediency
of abolishing the death penalty.
PHILADELPHIA has taken the initiatory
steps toward building an air line railroad to
New York by wbich the two cities shall be
brought within two hours' ride of New
York instead of four hours' as at present.
THE St. Thomas treaty is to be brought
before the Senate again shortly and seems
likely to meet with more favor than former
ly. It is believed now that it will be rati
fied.
THE Cuban rebellion still goes on, though
Spanish reports declared a few days ago
tLat 1 1 Loj fiuaiijr cußuji-iii. tspanisn rc
ports have an unfortunt habit of getting
very wide of the truth.
THE report of the Superintendent of pub
lic schools shows that there were 1.1,936
schools in operation in the State last year
in which 510.753 pupils were instructed at
a cost of 5?,,.".00.704 26.
NOTWITHSTANDING the complaint of hard
times, it is authoritatively stated that the
number of failures in J 869 have not equalled
th ! esc of 150,3.
W F. give the Governor's Message on onr
fir-t page this week to the exclusion of our
usual variety of reading matter and general
news. It will repay a perusal.
•I. I'. \\ ickersham, State Superintendent
of Common Schools, will accept our thanks
for a copy of his report.
COL. JORDAN, Secretary of the Com
monwealth will accept our thanks for a
copy of the Governor's Mes-agp.
\\ E are indebted to Surveyor General
Campbell for a copy of his report.
I THE inauguration of Governor Geary will
take place on the ISth inst.
6<Hiff eluded in New York on Monday at
1.22} at 4.30 P. M.
TAX ON .MONK*.
Economy on the part of tho Federal
Government and rigid enforcement of tho
revenue laws have made a largo surplus
revenue possible. The rapid growth of the
idea that payment of the public debt is not
more a duty of the present than of the
succeeding generation, or, in other words,
that its burdens should be distributed, ren
ders feasible a reduction of taxation. How
shall it be reduced, then becomes a pro
minent question. Many are of the opinion
that the income tax should be the first to
go. It is claimed that it is unjust,
oppressive, invidious. We have taken
occasion at different times to point out its
inconsistencies, with the hope that the
law imposing it might be modified, and
that in the grand reduction the tax might
be among the first reduced or removed.
But the disposition to have it removed en
tirely has grown so strong, and is supported
by such incongruous and wild arguments,
that we fear other taxes will be lost sight
of, and industries be allowed to suffer. It
is not to be supposed that those who urge
the abolition of this tax have the argument
all their own way. There are two plausible
sides to the question; but in lairness let the
negative be heard. AU taxes are unequal,
and under the present economy of human
affairs cannot be otherwise. When God
took the first-bora ot all Egypt, think you
that tbc blow fell equally on every family?
When we, in the stress of our peril, enacted
a general conscription law, did it bear evenly
on all? When one father lost a good son,
industrious, energetic, loving, was bis loss
greater or less ibau that of the man who
gave up a profligate, disobedient, worthless
boy, already bringing parents' gray hairs to
the grave? And when from some country
village the conscription took a half-dozen of
temperate, well educated, and ambitious
young men, such as are the hope and
promise of tLe country, was it au equal draft
against a half dozen of the scum and refuse
of New York, the gradua'es of the gutter
and police court, already a burden on the
community ? Was that tax even on the gen
eral public?
Taxes are not in their nature apportion
able mi strict equity or equality. An acre
of land to the poor man is worth more than
one of his magnifieent plantations to the
millionaire. The solitary watch of the rail
road conductor, the mill engineer, or the
boss workman, can far less easily bear tax
ation than the plate, and diamonds, and
carriages of his employer; but all must bear
alike a proportionate impost.
The income tax, If fairly collected , ought
to give fuli as little vexation as any other.
Over and above its annoyance aud un
pleasant features it possesses many of the
best qualities of a tax:
It reaehes certain kinds of property that
otherwise would not be taxed at all.
It falls on only one eighteenth part of
the whole population, and they presump
tively the better off. But one-half million
out of forty millions of people pay it
It exempts always absolute indigence.
Its collection is not. necessarily expensive.
Reduced three or two per cent., tho ex
eruption?, perhaps, revised, and the tax
itself impartially enforced, so that all who
ought shall pay, there is no levy of the
Government that can so easily be borne,
or that it would be so injudicious to dis
pense with. It is to be observed that nine
out of every ten men who talk so loudly
about the inquisitorial nature of this tax
its prying into private affairs, its revealing
of investment, &c.—are men who do not
pay any tax at all. Where a man has a
sound reliable income he will be abund
antly willing to pay ten per cent, on the
balance over the liberal exemptions to bave
that lact known.— The Press.
[FROM OI:R OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
LETTER FROM UAKRISBUBU.
HARRISBURO, Pa., Jan. 7, IS7O.
ORGANIZATION.
The organization of the present legisla
ture was effected on Tuesdav last. In the
Senate, Charles H. Stinson, of Montgomery,
was elected Speaker; George W. Hamer.-ly,
of Philadelphia, Chief Cletk, and L. Rogers,
of M'Kean, and E. Williams, of Pittsburg,
Assistant Clerks. Mr. Ilamersly has oc
cupied the position of Chief Clerk for many
years and thoroughly understands the duties
of his office. Mr. Rogers has been at the
Assistant Clerk's desk for the past six years.
Mr. Williams occupies his present position
for the fir.-t time. In the House Butler B.
Strang, of Tioga, was elected Speaker. Gen.
James L. Selfridge, of Northampton, was
re-elected Chief Clerk for the third year,
although his place was strongly contested
by Mr. J. W. Blanehard, of Lawrence. E.
G. Lee, of Philadelphia, was re-elected As
sistant Clerk, and John Smull, of IJarris
burg, Resident Clerk.
THE SPEAKERS.
Senator Stinson, the Speaker of the
Senate, is now serving the third and last
year of bis term. He is a resident of
Norristown, Montgomery county, and has
quite an extensive legal reputation. He
is considered as identified with the reform
movement, and will, doubtless, prove au
efficient and impartial presiding officer.
B. B. Strang, the Speaker of the House
of Representatives, is also a lawyer by pro
fession, and has attained considerable em
inence at the bar. He has served four
years previously as a member of the House,
and the present is his third term in suc
cession. He is a thorough parliamentarian,
and is admirably qualified for the position
of Speaker.
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
One of the leading ideas of the Repub
lican majority cf the present session will be
to effect a marked reduction in the public
expenditures. The disposition manifested
at the first of the session is that of thorough
earnestness in this direction. The nrmber
of officers is made to conform to the law of
IbtJS, the Legislative Record will likely be
abolished, the number of extra public docu .
rnents printed will be greatly reduced, the
frankirg privilege will either be done away
with or so modified as to prevent its abuse,
and numerous other measures will probably
be adopted to make the reform movement
of practical value.
SENATE STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Thursday the Speaker announced the
standing committees of the Senate. The
most important ones, with the names of the
chairmen, are as follows: finance Mr.
Billingfelt, of Lancaster; Judiciary General,
Mr. White, cf Indiana; Judiciary Local, Mr.
Osterhout, of Wyoming, Corporations, Mr.
Graham, of Allegheny; Railroad, Mr. Con
ncil, of Philadelphia; New Counties and
County Seats, Mr. Lowry, of Eric Mr. Con
nell has for some years held the chairman
ship of the Finance Committee, and his dis
placement and the appointment of Mr.
Billingfelt, the acknowledged leader of the
retrenchment movement in the Senate, to
the position, is in accordance with the ex
press demand of the people for greater
economy in the expenses of the government.
The House committees will probably be an
nounced on Tuesday of next week.
THE LEGISLATIVE RECORD.
From present indications the farther pub
lication of this expensive and useless public
document will be discontinued. The Senate
has passed a resolution expressive of the
sentiment of that body that it should be no
; longer published, and the temper of the
: House appears to be about the same. The
cost of publishing and mailing the Rtcord
of last year did not fall far short of one
hundred thousand dollars, and was of but
little use further than to give members an
opportunity to display themselves in print.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
In the House there are two contested
seats.. Robert C. Graham, Democrat, con
tests the seat of John F. Mooney, Repub
lican, from the Sixth District of Philadel
phia The returns, as made, give Mooney
twenty four majority, while the contestant
claims thirty-four more votes than the sit
ting member. Tho committee, as drawn,
consists of Messrs. Milliten, McAteer,
Forsyth, Bowman, Colin, Dimmick, Leidig
l>robst and Hall. The political complexion
of the committee is eight Democrats and
one Republican, Mr. Bowman being the lat
ter. This will give the contestant a very
good show of getting the seat. In the
other cese Joseph A. Gejaa, Democrat,
contests the seat of John Forsyth, Republi
can, from the Thirteenth District of Phila
delphia. The petition sets forth that the
sitting member is not a citixen of the Uni
ted Slates, and makes the specification hat
he was fraudulently naturalized. The names
of the Qonimittee to try the case are
Adaire, Bunn. Josephs, Hong, Creßz, Mo-
Ateer, Skinner, Milliken and Tyler—"bur
Republicans and five Democrats.
In the Senate there will be two conteits.
A. J. Diamond, Democrat, contests the ; est
of W. W. Watt, of the First District of
Philadelphia, and Hiram Fiudlay, Deno
crat, will contest the seat of Edward Srull,
Republican, from the Somerset, Bedord
and Fulton District. In the former 'a*e
the committee is composed of Sem'ors
Lowry, Miller, Brooke, Graham, Kerr,
Warfd and Randall—five Republicans and
two Democrats. The committee in the
other case has not yet been drawn.
. THE STATE TREASURER.
The most important, as well as the most
exciting, erent of the session of the Legis
lature thus far has been the struggle for
the office of State Treasurer. The two
prominent candidates' are R. W. Mackey,
of Allegheny, and W. W. Irwin, of Beaver,
his predecessor. Up to Wednesday evening
the friends of each candidate seemed san
guine of" the success of their favorite, and
the excitement about the hotels and Legis
lative halls was intense. The supporters of
Irwin claimed that he was badly treated last
year in being slaughtered during the Sena
torial controversy instead of having accor
ded to him the usual courtesy of a re-elec
tion. The backers of Mackey set up the
plea that the two-term rule was equally
good in his case, and alleged further that
the present Treasurer's management of the
finances of the State has been most satis
factory. The question seemed finally to
settle down to a contest between the Penn
sylvania railroad interests on the one band,
and the Cameron influence on the other,
each flanked by heavy capitalists. On
Wednesday, it is reported, Cameron an
nounced that the Pennsylvania railroad
must cease its opposition to the rcnomina
tion of Mackey or he would block all
National legislation in aid of the western
extension of that road. The demand was
peremptory, and left no alternative. The
result was that in the joint Republican
caucus held on Thursday, Mackey received
fifty votes to Irwin eight. Some twenty
Republican members were absent, but
; Mackey claims ho has a sufficient number
of those pledged to secure his re-election on
Wednesday next.
XLlst CONGRESS-SECOND SESSION.
Congress resumed its session at 19 o'clock
on Monday the 10th at which time among
the bills introduced were the following.
To promote the interests of general edu
cation among the people of the United
utates.
To admit Virginia to representation in
Congress.
To extend the privileges of the National
Banking act. *
To repeal all acts of Congress on the sub
ject of bankruptcy, providing the repeal
shall not effect any case or proceeding in
bankruptcy commenced before the passage
of this act, nor any pains or penalties or
forfeitures incurred under such acts.
For the removal of the Kansas and Osage
tribes of Indians from Kansas and the dis
posal of their lands to actual settlers only.
For a commission to investigate claims
arising from Indian depredations.
Enabling actual settlers to purchase cer
tain lands in Kansas obtained from the
Cherokee Indians, and extending the pre
emption and homestead laws.
To enlarge the boundaries of Nevada
To disencumber public lands of so-called
Indian titles.
To re-define the present boundary Hoe be
tween Nebraska and Dakotah.
< 1 ranting land in aid of public schools in
Arkansas.
To amend the National Currency act.
To establish boundaries ofjudicial circuits
of the United States.
To amend the Homestead act by allowing
so'diers to enter one hundred and sixty
acres of the alternate reserved sections
along railroad grants, instead of eighty
acres, as now limited, and that when any
person enters for a homestead one hundred
and sixty acres of land not mineral nor
timbered, and only capable of cultivation by
irrigation, he may in addition, CDter one
hundred and sixty acres of land not mineral
and not capable of cultivation by irrigation,
half of which may he timbered land, and
that anv person entitled to a homestead may
enter three-quarter sections of land incapa
ble of cultivation by irrigation, not mineral
nor timbered lands, only valuable for gra
zing, and with it eighty acres of timbei
land.
APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATION.
By Mr. Paine—For the apportionment o'
representatives among the several States.
Section first enacts that after March 3,
IS7I, the House of Representatives shall bt
composed of three hundred members; pro
vided, first, that new States shall be ad
ditional to the three, hundred ; second, if
any State shall be reduced in the number of
icpivseutativrs by tin- appoi ikmiucllf, such
reduction shall not take effect in the Forty
second Congress, but its represensatives in
that Congress in excess of the number fixed
by the apportionment shall he additional to
the three hundred, and third, if the repre
sentation of any State shall he incTeasea by
the apportionment, the additional represen
tatives shall be chosen by the State at large,
unless its Legislature shall otherwise pro
vide.
Section second requires the Superinter
dent of the Census to submit to the Secre
tary of the Interior, before August 15,1870,
a preliminary report showing, first, the
whole number of persons in each State ter
ritory, county and parish ; second, the num
ber of male citizens therein twenty-one years
of age, and third, the number of male citi
zens therein twenty-one years of age whose
right to vote for certain offices is denied or
abridged, except for participation in rebel
lion or other crime, with other necessary
statistics.
Section third provides that after prfelimi
nary report is made to the Secretary of the
Interior he shall, in accordance with section
second of the fourteenth amendment of the
constitution, ascertain therefrom and from
such returns of subordinates as he shall SDJ
it necessary to consult, first, the basis of
representation of each State and, second,
the aggregate basis of representation of tbe
United States, and shall, thirdly, ascertain
the basis of representation of the congres
sional districts by dividing the aggregate
basis by 300, and shall, fourthly, ascertain
the number of representatives in each State
by dividing its basis of representation by
the basis of the single districts, rejecting
fractions and shall, fifth, apportion to the
State having the largest rejected fraction
one to each enough representatives to make
the whole number 300.
Section fourth requires the Secretary of
the interior to transmit a statement of his
proceedings under this act duly scaled and
certified to the Speaker of the House and
to each Governor on or before September
10. 1871.
Fection fifth provides that the Secretary
of the Interior shall include the basis of rep
resentation of each of the States of Missis
sippi, Virginia, Texas, and Georgia, in the
aggregate basis of the United States, but
shall not transmit the statement of his pro
ceedings to their Governors until they are
respectively admitted to representation in
both Houses 'of Congress, and that if the
fifteenth amendment shall be duly ratified
before December 10, 1870, there shall be no
reduction of basis of any State on account
of previous denial or abridgement of any
right which shall bo secured by that amend
ment.
Section sixth repeals conflicting acts and
parts of acts.
THE CASE or VIRGINIA.
Mr. Binghaui introduced a joint resolu
tion declaring Virginia entitled to represen
tation in Congress, and moved the previous
question on its passage.
The preamble recites that the people of
\ irginia have adopted a constitution repub
lican in form, and have in all respects con
formed to the requirements of the act of
Congress of April 10, 1869, authorizing the
submission of the constitutions of Virginia,
Mississippi and Texas to a vote of the peo
ple, and authorizing the alection of State
officers provided by such constitutions. The
joint resolution, therefore, declares that the
State of Virginia is entitled to representa
tion in Congress.
The previous question was seconded and
the main question ordered —88 to 58.
Mr. Paine moved to lay the resolution on
the table, but subsequently withdrew the
motion and demanded the yeas and nays on
its passage.
Mr. Benjamin moved to reconsider the
vote ordering the maiu question and called
for the yeas and nays.
The vote resulted ayes 76, nays 70.
The Speaker gave the casting vote in the
negative and the motion to consider was ncg
lected.
Mr. Kelsey, from the Committee on ap
propriation. reported the pension applica
tion hill which was made the special order
for Wednesday next.
Mr. Beck, from the same committee, re
ported the Military Academy Appropriation
Bill, which was made the special order for
Thursday next.
Mr. Wells presented the memorial of
Oliver Garrison and others for the reduction
of the tariff on pig iron.
Mr. Orth presented several petitions from
citizens of Indiana for the abolition of the
franking privilege, and to require pre
payment of postage on newspapers.
Mr. Stevenson presented the petition of
the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce that
Cincinnati be made a port of entry, with
every proper facility for direct importation
of foreign products.
Mr. Benjamin, on the suspension of the
rules, called up the bill to define the duties
of pension agents and to prescribe the meth
od of paying pensioners.
After a long discussion Mr. Lawreneo
moved to recommend the bill to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions, with instructions
to amend it so as to provide for the payrueot
of pensions in every county free of expense
to pen.-ioneere.
Pendiug the vote on that motion the
House, at four o'elock, adjourned.
SAN DOMINGO.
Protest ol Grns. Cabrul and J.uperou
against the Samana Bargain.
HAVANA, Jan. 6 —The following intelli
gence has been received from Han Domingo:
Gens. Lupcron and Cabral have issued a
proclamation protesting against the sale of
the town and Bay of Samana to the United
States, and declaring the act illegal and con
trary to the wishes of the nation, and to the
Con-titution, which forbids alienation of the
national territory.
A lhresidential Message in fntor of Domi
nican Absorption and the Ratification of
the St. Thomas Treaty.
WASHINGTON, .lan. 6. —It is asserted
positively that, on the reassembling of Con
gress, the President will send a mossa|ft,
explaining the Samana Bay lease and re
commending tbe absorption of the whole
Dominican country by our Government, and
also the ratification of the treaty with Den
mark, which will give us possession of the
1 Jand of St. T Horn as. It is known that
tnr President has lately communicated to
the uiost prominent of the United Sta'cs
Senators his desire to extend our territory,
so as to fully control the countries in the
Caribbean Sea. His policy, so far as the
extension of territory is concerned, seems to
meet general approval, especially as the
President thinks, from the investigations he
has made, that it can be done without any
material outlay of Government money. But
there is a difference of opinion as to whether
an effort should not bo made to secure an
extension North rather than South, for the
reason that North of us live people speak
ing the same language, and homogeneous
with our own-
Foreign Mails.
Postmaster General Crcswell has closed
his contracts for the transportation of
foreign mails. The combination between
the (Junard, lonian and North German
Lloyd Lines was completely circumvented.
These monopolists assuming that tbey con
trolhd our ocean tnaii service, attempted to
dictate terms. The I 'imurders had received
three ouarters of a million a year as subsidy
from England, and earned half as much
more from the Edited States, and the
Inninn Line was mainly built by money
earned from mail contracts, y t tbey joined
with the Bremen and North German Lloyd
to compel the department to accept their
own terms. The latter, however, withdrew
from the combination, and the Hamburg
line also basked out. The arrangements
now completed are to carry our French
mails by the Hamburgers to Cherbourg
every Tuesday; our German mails every
Saturday by the Bremen, which latter will
also carrv our English mails, at the same
time stopping at Southampton, at route to
Bremen. The Great Western line wid also
carry mails to Queenstown for general dis
tribution throughout Europe. Tie Cana
dian lines will continue, as heretofore, to
itarry mails from Portland in winter, aud
Quebec in summer. It will be discovered
from this statement that the service will be
as frequent and nearly as expeditions as
under la*! year's contracts. Mr. Creswoll's
course has been approved by the Hon. John
Lynch, chairman of the special House com
mittee on protection of American commerce
and it will be made a prominent feature of
his report on that subject.
FROM MEXICO.
HAVANA, Jan. 7. —General Aguirre, at
the tieud l oomu troops of tint 3<l Division,
has made prisoners ot the Governor and a
majority of the legislature of San Luis
Potosi. He has called a new election in
that State to take their places. On taking
possession of the capital he made a forced
loan of S4O,WW).
Generals Ignatize and Igtveaugo, of the
same divissoo, have signed a pronunciamen
to: but it is not known whether they are ac
ting in conjunction with Acuirre.
Some members of the Legislature of San
Luis Potosi escaped to Matiaguala, where
they reorganized, and elected Sastenes
Eseandin temporary governor, and made ap
plication to the federal government for as
sistance.
On the 30th ulf. Congre-s authorized the
government to use 4,000 men of the Nation
ai Guard to suppress the revolution, and
have appropriated money for necessary ex
penses. No further collision is reported at
l'ucbla. General AJatorrc has resigned.
Mr. Seward is at Orizaba, and is expect
ed to leave Mexico in the steamer Cleopatra
from Vera Crnz on the 10rh inst.
An man named Farshee was kidnapped,
robbed, and murdered on the 19th ult., at
Guanajuato.
THE NEW DOJUINIUN.
Disposition to Negotiate icith the Rebels—
Gov. M'DougaC $ Chances.
OTTAWA, Jan. 6. —A meeting of the
Privy Council was held to day, at which it
is understood the Red River difficulty was
discussed. The Government will await the
result of the negotiations of Vicar Thibault
and Col. de Zalaberry. An effort will also
be made to obtain a statement of the claims
of the insurgent leaders, to form a basis for
settlement. This failing, no doubt the
Government will be prepared to adopt ac
tive measures, conjointly with the Hudson's
Ray Company and the Imperial Govern
ment, to restore order in the Spring. It is
said that Gov. NcPougali's commission as
Lieutenant-Governor of the North West was
only to take effect, when the country was
transferred to Canada by the Imperial Gov
ernment. As this did not take place, it is
presumed ho still holds a seat in the House
of Commons.
I'HDJH SPAIN.
The crisis continued—Humors of Dictator
ship.
MADRID, Thursday, Jan. 6, 1870.
The political crisis shows no sign of end
ing. Rumors are current that an applica
tion will be made to the Cortes to induce it
to sanction tbe establishment of a Dictator
ship for four mcmhs and suspend its ses
sions.
PRUSSIA READY FOR WAR.— The Prus
sian Government has military maps of
every foot of its territory, so complete that
every hill, ravine, brooklet, tield and forest,
is delineated with perfect accuracy. It is a
common boast of Prussian military men
that, within the space of eight days, 848,-
000 men can be concentrated to the defen.-c
of any single point within the kingdom, and
every man of them will be a truiued and
well-equipped soldier.
The State Treasurersbip.
HABEIHUUBO, Jan. 7. —Contrary to ex
pectation the nomination of Mr. Mackey for
State Treasurer, by fifty Republican mem
bers, does not appear to have euded the con
test, and a ' bolt'' from the caucus nomina
tion is talked of among the friends of Mr.
Irwin. There aro seventy eight RepnhH
eana—of whom fifty voted for Mr. Mackey,
the remainder either did not attend or did
not vote for him. The election takes place
on the 13th inst., and it is possible that the
contest will be renewed next week.
The proceedings in the State Senate this
morning are believed to have a bearing up
on the subject. Senator Lowry who intro
duced a resolution to inquire whether any
illegal use has been made of the moneys in
the Treasury, is bitterly opposed to the re
election of Mackey. As an offset to this at
tuck, an effort, was made to implicate the
Pennsylvania Railroad as a friend of Irwin,
a id to punish it by inquiring whether it has
corruptly influenced the election of" Lcgi.-Ia
live officers. This is positively denied by
officers of the road, who court an investiga
tion. The Committee to inquire into illegal
uses of the State funds have power to send
for persons and papers, and to place the
State Treasurer under oath.
Advance in our Securities.
Spain Demands A Dictator \
LONDON, January 8. —The advance in
the price of gold in America, has caused a
corresponding inerta-e here in the value of
United States Securities. They have
steadily advanced since yesterday morning
with a firm market.
MADRID, January B.—The question of
selecting a Dictator has not been abandoned
as anoouneed yesterday. Thousands of
Spaniards who have taken a deep interest
in the government of the country proclaim
that nothing Would give them more confi
dence and hope than the election of a
Dictator.
PBSKtAL MKtV-S ITEMS.
IT is said that there aro over three Cuban
privateers at sea, and they are all under or
ders to convoy and protect the English brig
Bedcol) which sailed from New York on
Wednesday, with a crew of eighty men, two
pivot guns, and a large quantity of arms,
stores, and ammunition, intended for the in
surgents. She cleared under the American
flag for Port-au-Prince.
STEEL RAILS.— The Iron Trade (Circular
says it is estimated that by the end of the
year 1869 there will lie laid in the United
States, in round numbers. 110.000 tons of
steel rails, equal to 1,100 wiles of steel road:
and of this amount almut 36,000 tons (equal
to 360 miles) will be laid during the prevent
season. These rails are in use on more
than fifty different roads, arid arc partly of
American, principally of Euglish, and a
small extent of Prussian manufacture.
DISPROPORTION OF THE SEXES. —Census
returns show a £reat disproportion of the
sexes in some States. In Ohio the men
outnumber the women by 40,500, in Michi
gan by 40,000, and in California by 143,000.
Massachusetts has about 36.000 more fe
males than males; in New Hampshire the
women are 6.500 ahead ; in Rhode Island
6,000, and in Connecticut 7,809. fn New
England, as a whole, the women are 48,500
in excess of the men.
THE manufacture of perfumery in the
United States, has grown very rapidly dur
ing the past few years. American colygne
waters arc becoming so popular as to pres
ent a very strong claim to recognition as a
first class commercial speciality. American
corn spirit is now used extensively in the
manufacture of scented waters, and as soon
as tbe present very great tax upon alcohol
is modified and reduced a new impetus will
be giventothe business of making Ameri
can cologne water. Great improvement is
also shown in the manufacture of native
soaps and in some kinds of pomades for the
hair and dentifrices. There is no doubt
that eventually in this country, as in Eu
rope, lat.d will be set apart and cultivated
as flower farms. This floriculture is a no
ticeable feature in some parts of England,
Italy, and the southern part of France.
OHIO has three important commercial
ports —Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo.
Cincinnati ha-- a population of 250.000; real
estate worth $153,000,000; value of imports
in 1869, $283,865,262, against $273,237,608
in 1868; export- in 1869, $161,581,202,
again-t $143,288,567 in 1868; number of
manufacturing establishments, 3,000, pro
ducing articles annually worth $104,057,612,
and giving employment to 55,275 persona,
with a capital invested of nearly $50,000.-
000. Cleveland has a population of 90 000;
value of real and personal property, about
$80,000(000. The population of Toledo is
25.000. The imports and exports of this
place have increased in nine years nearly
300 per centum. During the past year near
ly 7,000,000 bushels of wheat were handled
at Toledo, most of which has passed to East
ern ports already.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE POPE.—
The Loudon X< irs of- December 17th .--ays :
"A private letter, dated the Bth, from a
visitor to Rome, who was lately favored
with a private audience at the Vatican, de
scribes the Pope as 'looking natch worn and
fatigued,' but his 'energy,' adds the writer,
is wonderful, and he is in great spirits in
spite of anxiety and age " It is really won
derful to think of the bodily and mental la
bors which this fine and venerable old man,
approaching his eightieth year, is under
going at this critical time. It nra-t need all
the enthusiasm of itn ardent laith and all
the energy of a fixed purpose to bear him
up through the incessant ceremonies, au
dience-, con-ultations and religious func
tions arid cares of temporal government,
which are now multiplied a hundred fold by
the presence of the general council, and the
conduct of the committees of that ecclesias
tical parliament in tbe midst- of the solemni
ties of the Cbri.-tmas season.
MUFFLING THF. THROAT. —What is the
he-t mode for protecting the throat from
colds when a person is very su-ceptible to
them ? The common way of protecting the
throat is to buudle and wrap it up closely,
thus overheating and rendering it tender
and sensitive, and more liable to colds and
inflamation than before Ttiis practice i<
all wrong, and results in much evil. Hs
pecially is this the case with children, and
when, in addition to muffling the throat,
the extremities are insufficiently clad, as is
often the case, the best possible conditions
are presented for the production of sore
throats, coughs, Ctjorip and all kinds of throat
affections. If the neck is kept overheated
a portion of the time, when it is exposed
some form of disarrangement of the throat
will be apt to occur. The rule in regard to
dothing the neck should be to wear it as
cool as comfort will allow. In doing so you
will suffer much less from throat ailment
than if you are always fearful of having a
little cold air come in contact with your neck.
Any one who has been accustomed to have
his throat muffled should be eareful to leave
off gradually, and not all at once.
THE Russians have taken possession of
several of the Northern islands belonging to
the Empire of Japan; and it is reported that
the Czar intends to ultimately absorb the
whole country. He will provide a liberal
but firm government under a viceroy, and
will insure peace and prosperity. The ports
will he opened to commerce as rapidly as
possible with equitable treaty relations to
all of the great powers of the earth. Pagan
ism will be crowded out by the religion of
the CI reek Church, but the other creeds will
he tolerated. Front this it will he seen that
Russia is doing what the United States
might have accomplished long ago. We
might have possessed both China and Japan
ten years ago, and long before this those
countries would have been opened up to the
march of commerce and civilization, while
we would have been reaping the vast wealth
that is now bolstering up the frozen empire
of the Czar. Russia is also making rapid
advances into China from Liberia, and if no
great obstacles are presented, the flag of
that country will wave supreme over the
two great empires of Asia ten years hence,
TnE total number of business failures in
the United States in 1869 was 2,799, against
2,608 in 1868, and the aggregate liabilities
wers $75,054,000, against $63,774,000 the
previous year. In 1867 there were 2.780
failures, with $'.>6,666,000 liabilities, the
largest number since 1861, during which
year there were 6,993, with liabilities
amounting to $207,210,000, which sum was
exceeded by 1857 with 4.932 failures, and
liabilities aggregating $291,750,000. From
this it appears that the failures of 1869 have
not been excessive, neither in number nor
amount, in view of the dulkess of trade,
the depression existing the greater part of
the year, and above all, the large deprccia
I tion in values wich the year has witnessed,
the unpaid obligations of the parties who
failed, in proportion to tLe volume of trade
| stid to the capital now employed in business
form a percentage far loss than in any ante
' war year subsequent to I860; so that instead
of creating alarm as to the present, or dis
trust as to the future, the failures of 1869
indicate a strength and stability at once
gratifying and assuring. The total number
of faiiuro in Pennsylvania last year was 31)6,
with liabilities amounting to 17,844,000.
USEFUL Lit. NX. —The Boston Journal of
Chemistry, in the course of an article on
"Evaporating Water in connection with
stoves and furnace#, wherein it takes the
ground that tbc practice of evaporating wa
ter upon Rtoves and furnaces is not conduc
tive to health or comfort, makes the asser
tion that atmospheric air cannot be "dried
up or burned up" by any heating apparatus
in u#e at the present day. and that, while
heated air has larger capacity to bold vapor
than cold air, none of its natural moisture is
expelled from it by heat. The writer main
tains that the trouble is that most house
keepers keep up too high a temperature,
and have the sensation of dryne s. If the
heat of dwellings is kept at a normal stand
ard, the warm air contains all the moisture
needed for health or comfort. If the tem
perature is abnormally high, the train of
evils which follow are not avoided by evap
orizing large quantities of water. In fami
lies where this is practiced there have been
uniformly more catarrhal difficulties, more
rheumati.-m, more headache, than in other
houses where no evaporation is allowed, and
where the heat is kept at a uniform temper
ture. It is scarcely necessary to remark
that there are other scientific and medical
authorities in total disagreement with this
theory.
THE privileges of woman under the laws
and constitution of Illinois are, on the whole,
much more satisfactory than in many othei
places, even if ibey be not quite so satisfac
tory as Mrs. Stanton might desire. Under
lue constitution, |he only distinctions made
against them are the withholding of the
rights of suffrage, of paying the poll-tax,
and of serving in the militia. They are en
titled to hold any office unless in the militia.
They reach their majority three years
earlier than men. *Men are liable, in ad
dition to their own debts, for those of their
wives contracted before or after marriage—
for those debts their property may lie taken
in execution. On the other hand, women
retain after marriage their property which
tbey possessed previously. They may hold
it and its profits free from any debts of the
husband and beyond his legal control.
Shon d a man die intestate and without
descendants, his widow takes one-half his
real estate and all his personal estate, be
sides being entitled to her dower. But if a
woman dies intestate, without children, the
husband only inherites one half her real
estate. The wife may disinherit the bus
band, but the husband cannot disinherit the
wife. The mutual concurrence of husband
and wife i- neccs-ary to the sale of tbeirreal
estate. The hu-band's salary or income
may be taken to pay his wite'3 debts, but
her earnings are not liable for any of the
debts of her husband. Married women are
not allowed to execute bonds or enter into
covenants of anv kind.
MOST persons have r marked that Presi- |
dent Grant has ignored Vice President Col
, fax and bis personal and political friends in
the di-tribution of the public patronage, and
it is interesting to know how Mr. Colfax re
ceives this "cold shoulder." In a recent
newspaper article over his own signature,
Mr. Colfax reviews the present administra
tion from the inauguration to the first day
of the year. He says Grant's system of
economy is worthy of all commendation ;
that taxation has been decreaed and the
revenue steadily augmented, the "whiskey
rings" and "gold ring-" have received mor
tal thrusts through the financial manage
ment ; the debt has been steadily and per
manently reduced, whilst the most judicious
steps have been taken to bring about a re
sumption of specie payments and a funding
of the bonds into a loan at lower intere-t,
without incurring a disastrous financial
shock or crisis. Mr. Colfax acknowledges
that Grant's selections for public offices
have been generally satisfactory, and proba
bly in most instances the best that could
have been made ; the President's acts in re
gard to reconstruction, the Fifteenth
Amendment and the Indian management,
are warmly endorsed by the Vice President.
Grant's vitws on the Cuban question and on
the Alabama claims are alluded to as fully
sustaining the dignity, rights and honor of
our country, and his application of the gold
en rule to nations as to individuals is espe
cially commended. Mr. Colfax conelules
bis review with the remark that it contains
"enough to prove that the adm nistratii n
fully deserves the popular confidence it has
won."
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No. L The undivided half of a tract of land,
containing 227 acres, situate on the eouth-e&rt
aide of the Broad Top Mountain, lying partly is
Bedford and partly in Pplton county, and ad
oining lands jo Samuel Banner, Jamea Briu
hnrst and Wishart'* heirs. TWO VEIN'S OF
COAL, one 51 feet, the other #1 feet in depth here
been discovered on this tract.
No. 2. A tract 0f230 acres near the abo • -o.
joining the same lands, and supposed -o cuts -
the same veins of coal.
No. 3. A tract of 490 acres, within two and a
half miles of the above tracts, lying on the North
side of the Harbor across tbe mountain, well tun
bared with oak and pine.
May 8,-tf. JOHN LUTZ.
AT PRIVATE SALE.
A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO BUY jt
HOME.
Tbe subscribers will sell a number of lots ad
joining tbe CHALYBEATE SEEING PEOP
EKTY in Bedford township,
AT VERY LOW PRKES.
On two of them dwelling houses have already
been erected. This is a splendid opportunity to
buy a cheap and most desirable home, as the lots
lie immediately opposite the Chalybeate Spt ing
Park, on the road, and not more than 120 yards
from the Spring, at the following low prices:
1. One-half acre lot with dwelling house and
other out-buildings, gardeu and fruit trees, an
the best of water convenient, at S7OO, cash.
2. Half-acre lot SIBO, cash.
3. Half acre lot SIBO, cash.
4. Half art re lot slßo,cash.
5 and 8. Half acre lots with dwelling house,
brick yard, garden and fruit trees thereon lor
SSSO, cash.
7. Contains three acres covered with fruit
tree, and in a good state of cultivation, adjoin
ing the above luts, for SBOO, cash.
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yards out of Bedford, will find this offer wor'.a
serious consideration.
JOHN LUTZ,
mayS.tf Real Estate Agent, Bedford, Pa.
JJL OR SALE OR TRADE.
FIVE lots of ground in Bedford, 60 by 241,
formerly part of the Lyons' estate,
Two tracts of 160 acres each within three miles
of a depot on tbc Pacific Rail Road back of Oma
ha.
A tract of bottom land timbered and prane
two miles fron Omaha City.
One third of 7,Coo%cres in Fulton Ccunty Pa,
including callable Ore, mineral aEd timber land
near Fort Littleton.
Over 4,000 teres of valuable ore, coal and tiia.
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AL6O, Twtnty-five one acre lots, adjoining the
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kiln or quarry on the upper end of each.
ADo, 320 acres of land in Woodbury co., lowa.
80 " ' Franklin •' lowa.
109 acres adjoining Bedford, with house, hare,
Ac., known as the "Amos farm."
Also, a farm of 107 acres in Harrison twp.
Also, Six acres near Bedford, with 2 houses,
stable and brick yard thereon.
O. E. SHANNON,
June 21,-tf Bedford, Penn'a.
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1 PITTSBURGH. PA.
INCORPORATED FOR THE SAFE KEEPING of
BONDS and OTHER SECURITIES, Ac.
No. 83 FOURTH AVENUE,
GUARANTEE RATES.
For a Year, or
less Period
Government and ail other I
Coupon Securities in- '- $1 00 per $1,009
eluding Bank Bills, J
Gold Coin or Bullion, 1 25 " 1,00")
Silver Coin or Builion, 2 00 " l,oou
Silver or Gold Plate, under seal, ]
on owner's estimate of full val- 100 " 100
ue, and rate subject to adjust- 1
ment for bulk, on a basis 0f.... J
Deeds, Mortgages, Valuable Papers gener
ally. when of no fixed value, $1 a year each,
or according to bulk.
Wills, $5, which premium covers the re
mainder of the life of tbe maker.
The Company is also prepared to rent
Small Iron Safes, (each furnished with a Tin
Box,) inside its Burglar Proof Vault, the
Renter exclusively holding the key thereof,
at the following rates, viz: sls, S2O, S3O,
S6O, $75. and SIOO per annum. Also, to
Store Books of Account, Records, Valuable
Title Papers, etc., at reasonable rates. No
charge less than one dollar.
I\esident:
WILLIAM PHILLIPS.
Vice President:
HENRY LLOYD.
Directors :
WILLIAM PuiLurs, BYRON H. PAISTER.
IIF.XRY LLOYD, JOSEPH S. MORRISON,
WILLIAM REA, GEORGE BLACK,
WILLIAM M. LYON, CURTIS G. HCSSEY.
JAMES I. BENNET,
Secretary and Treasurer:
S. F. VON BONNHORST.
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U< O. THOMPSON.
1-4. MERCHANT TAILOR,
No. 90S Walnut Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Especial attention is invited to this commodi
ous and beautiful establishment, ihe exten
sive Stock of seasonable and desirable goods al
ways on hand, the reputation obtained as a lead
er in fashions, and the great facilities
possessed for the fabrication and prompt dispatch
of all orders.
Although eminent in the prosecution of EVERT
branch of the trade, for the particular benefit of
the great number dissatisfied.
PANTALOON CUTTING, AS A SPECIALTY,
is announced; which is an art not obtained by
imitation, but through close study, experience
and practice.
Those desiring easy and stylish Pantaloons, are
invited to give this method a trial. Soctum
Q USHINGS &~BAILEY,
BOOK SELLERS AND
STATIONERS,
262 Baltimore Street, BALTIMORE, MD.
The Largest and Best assorted stock in the city uf
SCI OL, LAW,
MEDICAL, DENTAL, CLASSICAL,
and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.
General, Bank and Counting House Stationery
of all kinds.
Blank Books made to order in any style of
binding and ruling. 20augfitn
A FINE FARM FOR SALE IS DUTCH
CORNERI
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY CHEAP!
The subscribers will sell all that fine farm in
Bedford township, containing 180 acres, 95 of
which are cleared and under excellent fence, and
the balance, 95 acres, well timbered, adjoining
lands of Charles Helsel, John Schnebly, and oth
ers. The buildings are a two and a half story
LOG HOUSE and BANK BARN, with other
out-buildings thereon erected. Water in every
field, with an excellent Saw Mill seat. A splen
did apple crchard also thereon. Price S4OOO.
TERMS: One third in hand and tbe balance in
three annual payments with interest.
JOHN LUTZ,
June 21. 1887:tf Real Estate Agent.
MASONRY ~~
this method of informing the public, that he is
prepared to execute at short notice and in good,
and workmanlike style. Brick and Stono laying'
l'arnace building and repairing and all other work
in his line, in Bedford and adjoining couatiea.
Parties wishing to secure his service, will address
him at Hopewell Bedford county Pa.
Soctly.
T ATEST STYLE
Ai WINTER JOODS.
Mrs. E. V. Mowry has just returned from Phi
delphia and New York, and has opened a "'.25™
of the late.-t styles of MILLNERY and DKL.B3
GOODS, FANCY NOTIONS Ac. She has also
on hand a fine assortment of furs, and shoes all of
which will be sold at a very short profit,
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