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BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Friday, July 23, 187 5.
Notice.
At n meeting of the Dctnocrntle Suite
Committee, In Hnrrlshtirg, March 1, 1870,
the. following resolution was ndoptcd, viz. :
That tho next iwmwrntlo stnte Convention, for
tho purrosoot nominating candidates for (lovetnor
nnd stato Treasurer, bo held at tho City of i:rl, on
Wednesday, tlio 8th day of September, 1975, at noon.
The Convention will consist of the usual
number of delegates, viz: ono delegate for
each member of tho Sonalo and House of
Representatives. JOHN MILLER,
Chalrmnn.
Tho carpet-hag Stato Treasurer of South
Carolina is a defaulter to tho tuno of $70,000.
R. Audlcy Drown, tho teinperanco caudl
date for Governor of this State, is pastor of
tho First Presbyterian church In New
Castle.
"Rifle teams" nro tho new rago threaten
Ing to becomo epidemie. If it puts an end
to tho baso ball bore It will accomplish one
phaso of relief.
California boasts thrco lady editors, all of
whom aro young, good looking mid smart,
nd all of them edit Democratic papers, and
do it well.
A white man and a negro wcro recently
hunc by a mob in Florida A Coroner's
Jury rendered this verdict: hanged by par
tics unknown and served right.
Ilutler county thieves dress in women's
clothing becauso bucks are so gallant out
thcro that they will not hurt n woman, even
if caught thieving. Deference- to tho sex is
to bo admired, though false pretense, is not
agreeable.
Tho Radical leaders in tho west adopt the
timo of tho holding of tho U. S. courts in
Erio for a mass meeting in that city, and to
assure a crowd they get up a series of horse
races on the ground 1
"The past record of the Republican party
is a truo index of its futuro possibilities."
JiaUtcal lapers.
Its past record of rascality, corruption,
thieving and extravagance U just what the
people proposo to get rid of by burying it this
fall. They don't want a trial of "its future
possibilities ;" says an exchange.
Tho German Banking company of Ash.
land, Schuylkill county, ha.s closed its doors,
and tho cashier, M. M. Mock, has go no to
parts unknown. Tho amount lost is not
known, but tho depositors and stockholders
it is supposed.will lose heavily. The former
aro mostly poor Germain.
Tho wheat crop now harvesting in tho In
dian Territory is reported to bo tho largest
over gathered there. It will avcrago about
twenty-two bushels to tho acre. For want
of suitable mills it will bo shipped to east
cm markets. A splendid crop of corn is
expected. It is also stated that tho Indian
country will ship morothan $1,000,000 worth
of cattle, and fatten $.100,000 worth of hogs
Tho two Kilkenny Republican factions in
Huntingdon county havo kissed and made
friends after warring for years. They may
now realize "how sweet it is for brethren to
dwell together in peace," and how blessed
that the hope of plunder Is strong enough to
make them peaceful dwellers until thoy fight
over tho fleshpots again.
Judging from tho numbers appointed, it
would seem that tho whole Republican cdi
tprial fraternity aro candidates for trustees
of lunatic asylums. The reason may readi
ly be inferred, for every man likes to be
among his friends. Dr. W. H. Bradley,
formerly ofBloomsburg but now of Danville,
Is the last successful editorial applicant for
tho position stated.
The Prohibitionists aro forming separate
tickets in many of tho counties. In Phila
delphia they havo selected ono from the
those of the two political parties. In the
western part of tho State they aro holding
mass meetings, which aro usually addressed
by R. A. Browne, their candidate for Gov
ernor, and other orators. They aro evident
ly determined to mako tho largest show of
votes possible
Tho American riflemen havo won many
prizes in Europe. Tho Englishmen declined
to shoot against them in a team but admitted
them to individual contests. For one of the
prizes, distance 200 yards, four Americans
made 34 points out of a possiblo 35, but were
beaten by an Englishman who mado tho full
complement. Most of tho prizes nr shot for
nt 000 to 1,000 yards.
Editorial quarrels aro raging in various lo
calities just now with no small amount of
fervor. It is tho most dureputablo as well
as tho meanest use to which editorial occu
pation can be prostituted lower than com
mon scolds. It is rather surprising that res
pectable peoplo will take papers that indulge
in such abuse, for to do so is on a par with
inviting a vulgar blackguard to sharo the
company of your family and thofeacreu plea
sures of your fireside.
"'17 Temperance Westing" is n vigorous
and ably conducted Prohibition weekly
paper published by Chas. Heritage, Nos. 37
nnd 39 north 7th street, Philadelphia, at
$1.00 per annum. 20 copies will bo sent to
ono address until after tho election for $o,
Tho last number contains well executed
portraits of tho Prohibition candidates for
Governor and Stato Treasurer, tho Stato and-'.
National Prohibition platforms, and a large
'amount of interesting tcmperanco reading
Over 1,000 men havo been thrown out of
employment in Wllliainsport by tho stop
pago of tho saw mills for want of logs. Not
withstanding tho immense amount ot snow-
last winter, thcro wcro no good rafting or
floating floods after tho Ico left anjl in conso
quenco tho great bulk of saw logs failed to
reach tho booms, The Lock Haven mills arc
also stonnlnir. Tho only attending good re
suit of all this is that tho manufactured stock
on hand will bo well used up, which will
innko good prices and plenty of work In the
fiituro.
Tho Philadelphia Chronicle complains
that notwithstanding tho supply of water to
that city for absolutely necessary purposes
is short, "tho women will scrub pavcinenUos
frequently and waste- as much water us over."
Well, pass a city ordluanco requiring them
to scrub every Jay and use at least a hogs
head of water each time, and seo if you ever
get your pavements scrubbed or n drop of
water put ou them I Tho principle luvolved
jnakca tho trouble skirt sovereignty about
tho realms of the house,
THE
Tlin Treasury Inrritigntlon,
In another column wo glvo n partial report
mado by the e.oininlllco appointed to Investi
gate tho condition of thoStato Treasury nnd
tho conduct of tho Treasurers, past and pres
ent. It Is to bo hoped that everybody will
read It.
First and foremost Is to bo noted tho fact,
now oillclally reported, that Treasurer Mack
oy refused to acknowledge tho right of tho
committee to investigate, refused to permit
an experienced nnd highly respected nc
countant employed by them to examine
his books, refused to glvo any information
or to bo examined by them, and thus pre
vented Investigation except so far as public
documents nllbrdcd tho means. When tho
Democratic Treasurer, of New York was
similarly charged, ho voluntarily Invited tho
accounting ofliccrs of tho Stato to como nnd
examine, to oinploy experts If they desired,
and promised all the assistance in his power,
Including tho services of his clerks. Here,
then, Is a striking illustration of tho differ
enco between a Democratic and Repullcan
Treasury olllcial.
In tho second place, tho committco show
that a sum in the average exceeding two mil
lions of dollars that should havo been
promptly used in payment of interest-bear
ing debt, has constantly been kept in Banks
for years, to the personal credit of the Treas
urer, and that not ono cent of interest upon
it has over been paid into tho Treasury,
I ho iiifercnco is irrcsistiblo that .treasurer
Mackcy has pocketed this interest, which
was nil indirect way of stealing from tho
people, for had the money been used for re
deeming bonds as required by law, -n largo
amount of interest (exceeding a million)
would havo been saved to tho people. In
tho way tho business was done this interest
all went into the pocket of tho Treasurer or
his assigns.
When Auerust conies, Auditor General
Temple, who is by virtue of his oflice a com
missioner of the sinking fund, will no doubt
demand that nil tho money in that fund
shall bo promptly used in payment of Stato
lebt. If this is done peoplo will begin to
appreciato tho value of a Democratic oflicer,
and the most prolific source of radical pilfer
ing of tho Treasury will becfl'ectually dried
up. Tho public never could understand,
nnd nn explanation never could bo forced,
why several millions were constantly kept
in tho sinking fund. Now they see it. Even
when Gov. Hartrauf; was asked by rcsoltt
tion of the House to explain this anil other
mysteries of the Treasury ho treated it with
contempt and never answered I Was he,
either as Audit ir General or Governor, a
beneficiary? If not. why did ho not
answer?
This investigation is yet only on tho
threshold. Let the peoplo elect a Democrat
ic Treasurer nnd the most monstrous frauds
will bo uncovered and tho people thereby
largely profited. But read tho report.
Drunkenness anil Crime.
Recently a Philadelphia Judge instructed
a jury in a murder case to the effect that
proof having been made that the accused
was so drunk at tho timo ho committed the
offence of stabbing to tho heart that malice
might not bo possible, and therefore a vcr
diet of murder in the second degree would
be a just one, where, in thenbsencc of drunk
enness, tho crime was clearly of tho hrst de
gree. The consequence of this judicial non
sense is a full crop of murders, tho pcrpe
trators taking good caro to soak themselves
well with whisky as a preliminary step.
One of the latest cases is that of a drunken
father throwing a babe out of a third story
window to his wife in tho yard below. Un
less tho courts change their tune, and prop
erly hold drunkenness to bo as it really is
an aggravation of crime, thero will be a plen
tiful harvest of drunken outrages.
It has long been a common practice to as
sign drunkenness as a cause of crime. Wo
doubt tho truth of this in any case, though
it is certainly correct that men will commit
crimes when under the strong influence of
liquor that they would shrink from if sober.
But it is no doubt frequently if not generally
true that rascals drink liquor nnd get drunk
with the deliberate purpose in view of indu
cing a degree of recklessness that will ena
ble them to commit crimes that they would
not otherwise dare to perpetrate. That
may bo seen and attested frequently, moro
generally in small grades of offences, such
as assault and battery, pilfering and petty
mischief. If this be truo (and we maintain
observation will establish its accuracy) it is
high timo for Judges in passing sentcuces,
and for juries in determining tho degrees of
crime, to treat drunkenness or tho freo u-.o
of liquor as an aggravation of all crime,
and to follow such cases with additional or
heavier penalty. If this once becomes tho
common practice, of courts, there will bo
fewer crimes committed under tho influence
of liquor, and it will havo a strong tendency
to abate drunkenness. Tho subject is cer
tainly worthy of tho most careful considera
tion of Judges and peoplo who may becomo
jurors. v
Tho famous "Chorpenning steal," a de
mand reversing tho usual order of things by
claiming pay for what a contractor did not
do is again beforo tho U. S. Attorney Gen
eral, About half a million of dollars is in
volved. The Radical press is hugely pleas
ed becauso Judge Black is employed by tho
claimant as attorney. Wo believe it is re
garded as good morals by tho legal fraternity
for on advocato to bo employed to promote
or defend any cause, and It is even possiblo
that Judge Black may consider this mon
strous claim a fair one, yet it is certainly a
matter of surprise to tho country that that
eminent lawyer and statesman should havo
any thing to do with such business. Against
Judge Black's personal Integrity no man
would breathe a word or entertain tho most
distant suspicion, yet the rejection of Chor
penning's claim for services never perform-
ed, by half a dozen administration nnd as
many Congresses, would seem to indicate
that he is promoting a cause not fit to bo
touched by clean hands. The eccentricities
'of ceniiis are some times extraordinary, yet
it is not impossible that thcro nuiy bo merit
even in n decried claim. Tho attempt of
Johu Cessna to sneak this claim through
Congress in a disreputable manner added
much odium to it, as did also the fact that
that ho was officially and personally connect'
ed with it. The admonition to keep out of
bad company would probably bo in advan
tageous to great men as small ones, it prac
ticed. One of the shrowd dodges of tho Rcpubli
can journals now Is to impress tho public
mind, If possiblo, with tho Idea that n reac
tion in the popular sentiment has taken
place, and that tho tidal wavo which swept
aside tho legions of tho administration in
187-1 has taken a turn, and is flowing in nn
onnoiito direction. This ruse may answer
with tho unsophisticated, but the observant
citizen will not bo mlssIeU by nny sucn sopu
Istry. Publio sentiment, Instead of having
nnderironB a revolution within tho past six
months, has only been Intensified in Its op
position to tho dominant party, aim waiv
ing an opportunity for moro cmphatlo ex
prcsslon. This will bo given It in October
in Ohio, and in November in Pennsylvania.
Ex,
COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBTJ11G, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA,
Defaulting llr-vpnno Collectors.
Radical rovenuo collector nt Louisville,
Kentucky, n carpet-bagger, Is a defaulter to
tho amount of $82,000. Ho commenced a
systematic course) of stealing long ago but
took tho hlggewt bulk in February,
Is it not n tittlo entloits that these-rovenuo
Ihiovcs nro never punished 1 Do they divide
with tho prosecuting ofliccrs? Wo happen
to know ono whostolo some $2(5.000, who has
for years lived at his ease, without occupa
tlon,at nfirstclasshotcl in Wllllamsport, daily
strutting under tho noso of tho U. S. Dis
trict court and tho prosecuting attornoy and
his deputies, as cock-lofty and pompous as a
millionaire, In a Radical official view ho
seems rather to bo a hero than a criminal, a
scoundrel double-dyed in tho hard-earned
blood-money of men who trusted nnd bo-
friended him.
Tho Radicals nro boasting loudly of At
torney Gencrnl Pierpont. Ho will bo tested.
If ho lands these defaulting rovenuo collec
tors In the penitentiaries ho wllldcservo com
mendation if ho docs not ho is no better
than thev. If tho officials aro not bribed,
why Is It that tho defaulters aro not pun
ished? Thcro Is a Radical organization ot Wash
ington which styles Itself tho "Union Con
gressional Executive committee." Wo bo
llevo thcrearo no Congressmen in it and that
that namo was adopted for ornamentation
and profit, Their leading business is to col
lect money from Radical officials. What
they do with it has not yet been officially
announced, nnd never will be. Ostensibly,
it is gathered to aid in carrying elections for
tho Radicals, But Russel Errctt, who
manipulates tho money raised for tho Kadi
cal State committee, denounces tho Wash
ington arrangement as a fraud, treats their
blood-sucking request for money as "nn im
pudent demand," and declares that "any
moncv sent to this Washington committee.
is simply thrown nway." Weill From
all this it would seem quite clear that
pilfering from tho public has led tho Radical
sharpers engaged in it to prey even upon
their own party and upon each other i Well,
let them prey, as long as they confino thci r
operations' to those who support nnd give
them life. Tho adage that "thcro is honor
among thieves" does not apply when Radi
cal plunderers are spoken of.
The Northern Pacific Railroad, with all
its property and franchises, is to hn sold at
auction under decreo of Court, August 2d, in
Now York City, for tho benefit of tho first
mortgage bondholders.
The general body, of bondholders have
united in a plan for protecting their inter
ests, by causing the road nnd property to be
bid in for them by a Bondholders (Jommit
tec, selected for the purpose. Tills Commit
tee consists of Johnston Livingstone, of New-
York, Frederick Billings, of Vermont, Geo.
Stark, of Massachusetts, J. K. Moorhcad
and J. N. Hutchinson, of Pennsylvania, nnd
Jno. M. Denison, of Maryland. Tho plan
of purcase and reorganization presented by
this Committee has been unanimously ap
proved by a general meeting of the bond
holders. All bondholders, who wish to
share in tho benefits of tho plan or desire in
formation, should immediately address Tin:
PunciiAsixn Commit:, N. P. R. R., at
23 Fll-ni AvitNUi;. NdwYoiik. A num
ber of bonds of this company aro held by
citizens of Bloomsburg. This will probably
bo tho last chance they will havo to get any
thing. Wo do not suppose that their pros
pects for even slight recompense is very
bright, but if they do not attend to tho bus
iness now it is not nt all likely that they will
ever get any thing scarcely possible, in
deed. Tho efforts of tho brokers nnd stock gam
blers, and their newspaper echoes, to mako
party issues of financial questions, will utter
ly fail. To wrest tho Fed oral and Stato gov
ernments from the clutches of plunderers
and oppressors of the people is'of infinitely
greater importance than any possiblo infla
tion or contraction schemes, and thnt is tho
reat end to which sensible and patriot
ic purposes point, liio nonesi voters in
tention will not bo diverted from tho great
purpose by any degreo or amount of conse
quential gab about paper issues that may bo
indulged in by tho pampered and purchased
or purchasable city press. The rulo of bro
kers and shavers will pass -nway with the
rule of Radicalism.
Whether we havo four thousand millions
or lour thousand and ono millions of irre
deemable government paper afloat will nei
ther mako nor break tho nation, nor parties,
nor people.
Itesiiiiiiiig Sprcio Payments.
U. S. treasury officers intimate that thero
is to bo a suspension of all gold sales after
tho present month, and the hoarding of spe
cie commenced, preparatory to n resumption
of specie payments ns provided in the act of
July last. Tho coin balance in the Treasu
ry, after deducting outstanding liabilities, is
lower than it has been for several years.
Tho work of contracting tho fractional cur
rency outstanding continues, and the Secre
tary hopes cro long to comnienco tho substi
tution of silver coin iu lieu of it. Tho 10,-
000,000, called sinking fund bonds, still out
standing, aro nearly all held in Europe, and
as they havo to bo paid for in coin, there
will bo further depletion of tho stock of coin
in this country to that amount.
At Washington, 1). C, suit has been
brought against Henry Smith, colored, a
lodging houso keeper, by a white man, for
eicctinu him from his houso on account of
his color, contrary to tho fifteenth amend
ment of tho Constitution of tho United
States. A room had been rented to tho
white man in the absence of tho landlord, by
his mother, who upon his return closed tho
doors upon him, with tho frank avowal that
ho would accommodato no whlto person. A
great deal of interest is manifested by tho
colored men in Washington, as a majority of
the barber shops in tho city invariably refuse
to bhavo colored men, and this, it is hoped
by them, may bervo as a precedent lu suc
ceeding suits,
Tin: Nominations. Tho Uniontown
Genius of Liberty say : "In selecting our
candidates, tho chronic office-seeker should
first mul foremost bo promptly discarded.
Neither will it do to nominate any man who
can be approached by any of tho members of
tho Ring, while others would bo extremely
objectionable. Wo want men who aro oh
jectlonablo to tho ring; men who will cause
them souio alarm j who will Investigate tho
manner In which Stato affairs havo been
managed for several years, and who will
mako it lively for thoso who havo been
building up their prlvato fortunes at tho ex
penso of tho tax payers of tho Stato j in
short, wo want such men ns will Insuro suc
cess nt tho November election, and whoso
terms of ofllco will bo pointed to in nil fu
ture timo ns models of honesty and able ad
ministration, Tho sale of alcoholic liquor has been a
third lew during the post six months than
usual. Three reasons are given fur this
tho increasing consumption of lager beer,
tho largo quantity of elder mado last full,
and tho scarcity of money,
As tho editor of tho llcpublican Is not
very careful In keeping tho public booked
up nbout tho doings of his party leaders,
wo print tho following circular of tho Rad
ical National commlllco, fur general Infor
mation :
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON'CEUN.
BUND ON Till! STAMPS SIMON SAYH! "COMII
DOWN I"
Union IIiipuhlican Conohivwionai,
Exiximvi: CoMMtrrr.n,
Washington, D. C, Juki: 30, 1870.
DiunSin: In view of tho onnroachlnir
Presidential campaign and tho Slate elec
tions which nro to occur Ilia coming nutumii,
tho committco has been directed to provide
for tho immediate and thorough and coin-
I...,, ,i ii.r. i
inuiu ii-uriiiiizaiuoii oi mu ucpuuiicnii put
ty, nnd tho circulation of audi documents as
will bo CHcntlal for tho work.
Assumlnc you to bo a Republican desir
ous of maintaining tho ascendency of the
Republican party, and thus securing the ben
efit of Republican principles, and unit to do
this you aro willing to contributo to a rea
sonable extent in providing tho necessary
mm icgiiinuuo means iu support uic jvcmiu
Hem party, both iu tho form of personal cf
fort nnd in tho contribution of money, wo
hnpo you may be willing to send to tho com
mittco twenty (20) dollars, to bo expended ns
above lnuicaieu.
Tho committee delro to enter upon their
duties at once, and it MoT tho utmost liu
porlanco that they will bo nblo to mako tip
tho list of contributions anil those who will
tako an r.ctlvo part in tho work, and to judgo
tho extent oi tho means to bo at their mspo
sal. bv tho 1 1th day of tho coming month.
Pleao reply under cover of tho enclosed
onvclono nnd irreatlv obllir tho committee.
and It is particularly desired that in reply
ing to this letter tho namo of tho postofllco
nnd State, together with tho date and namo
oi uio writer, snoinu do written cienriy aim
legibly, in order that credit may bo proper,
ly given. Your obedient servant,
J. M. Edmunds, Secretary,
r.xr.ctmvr. committee.
Z. Chandler, Chair'n, Marcus L. Ward,
S. Came.-on. T. O. Piatt,
John Coburn, G. O. McICce.
John A. Logan, J. M. Edmiruls, Sec.
H. II, Starkweather, Jacob Tome, Tre:is.
William L. Stewart.
UNION HKPUllI.ICAN TilVStDr.NT COMMHTl',!:
R. R. Cowan, Wash- Allen Rutherford,
ingion, 1). O , .1. M. Edmunds,
E. W. Barbow, Col. G. W. Dunn.
Thoso who desire to havo their names en
rolled among the faithful and secure tho
first chance for a post-office will do well to
nnswer promptly. They need not be troub
led nbout tho uses to which tho money will
bo put. "Z.ich" Chandler and Simon Cam
eron will seo that it is devoted to the "ncc.
es-ary" and "legitimate" support of the Re.
publican parly. To these gentlemen's keep
ing the individual conscience may bo safely
intrusted. Send on tho $21) without further
delay.
The tliilieriialorial Canvass.
The prohibition candidato for Governor,
Hon. R. A. Browne, opened tho campaign
at the Mercer county convention in a stron:
speceli of which we give an extract:
During your proceedings a part of which
1 heard recent conversions to tho prohi
bition faith were compared to that of Saul of
Tarsus. 1 myselt am a new convert, but 1
was not a caul ot tarsus, l did not perse
cuto prohibition. I am not a convert to tern
perance, but a convert from the Republican
to tho Prohibition party. The Republican
party converted me. By a Democratic house
and a Republican senate tho nail was driven
home to tho head and then clinched on the
other side bv the Republican Governor, liar-
tranft. Cheers. The Republican party is
no more the party wo helped to organize.
It is dead. When a party is dead we ought
to bury it. I he itcpuuiican puny was or
ganized to accomplish a crcat work, wind
it has noblv done, and is now without an ob
ject. Tho liquor work is a great work a
work yet to bo ticconipiisticu. i address a
convention to-day such as does not often
meet to do so (treat a work. Wo arc weak
now but when "shall we be stronger?" He
is not wiso that despises a day of small
things. I was content to accept a position
that subjects mo to contempt. I havo not
sotiirht it: but being in it I mean work. If
thero is a voto of 00,000 this fall it will be a
mighty triumph. Twelve thousand votes in
tho Stato of New York last fall held that
State in check. You niav hold tho balance
of power in this Stato j if not now, nt least
at an early day. How could you respect
yourselves it vou should not act this hill in
view of the actions of tho parties who have
not respected those men who camo within
48,000 of carrying tho State, and in forty-otic
counties were for prohibition. Had our
leaders let local option alone tho people
would havo had a chance to speak again, but
they did nut want to hear tho peoplo speak
again. The supreme court decided that the
focal option act was constitutional, and yet
it was repealed at the dictation of tho friends
of tliu liquor trallic. They tell us that more
liquor was sold then than under license It
is us Cicstir savs, that "men believo that
which they wish to believe," The repeal is a
stroke nt popular liberty, wound a uov-
crnor that could bv one stroke ot Ins pen
have said, wo will await tho wilt of the peo
ple, who may speak again in a year. 11 ne
had done so he would have merited tho con
fidence of tho people, and would have gone
with a rush to tho gubernatorial chair this
fall: ho would havo been re-elected over
whelmingly. What now remains ? Tho last
refimo of freemen tho ballot box. That
certainly not tho best party which would
rob us of this weapon ot defense; and this
tlio existing parties, havo attempted. I was
truer to the Republican principles than tho
most of tho men who speak of it so loudly.
I lovo its principles, but I believo it is hope
lessly destroyed. Tlio hand writing is on
tho wall. It has become a liquor party
Tlio ballot remains to us. tho hope of free.
men. To voto with Republicans is to havo
prohibition tacked on to bteady tho kite
which is fastened by a string to tho whisky
ring and led bv them at pleasure. I havo
not (i word to say against Gov. llartranft as a
man But when us a politician lie did what ho
illil. 1 wiv now J am ready to smash parties.
Now I am tho candidate of a respectable
paity. Numbers do not mako respectabili
ty. I am sorry that some men navo too
number of our votes at tho coming election.
If there aro the thrco parties this fall, you
havo u strong party. I think by tho way
Republicans talk they think they are beaten.
Now I appeal to Republicans friends not to
throw away their votes tills fall ou Governor
lliiriiunl't or on Henry Kawle. Cheers.
A (lovcrnmeiit Aaiilt.
A gamo of political sharp shooting is go
ing ou between Vico President Wilon and
Grant's personal organ, tho Washington lie
publican. Tlio Vice President seems to bo
ashamed of tho behavior of his superior,
and speaks out qulto plainly through the col
umns of tho Boston Adcerthcr, The llepub
Ham counters and charges tlio Vico "gov
ernment" witli being a "thin skinned Credit
Mobllier" and a cringing, cowardly imbe
cile," Rather high-sounding words, wo
should say, for an organ whle.li leads a party
controlled by grand moral ideas, If imbe
cility leads an old rooster like tho Vico Pre
sident to tell tho truth, It would bo well for
tho country if a few moro leaders would Im
itate him. It is so remarkably strange that
wlicnover a leading Radical becomesdisgust
ed with tho crimes and follies of his party,
and commence to expose them that ho Is at
onco pronounced n rascal or crazyi Speak
ing of tho Vico President's letter of defense
and justification, tlio Boston Pod says:
"When ho condemns what ho finds evil In
"that (tho Republican) party ho stultifies
'himself, and worse by arguing for tlio per
"pctuatiou of Its system of corruption, prof
"llgacy, grabs, rings, third terms and office
"holding. If ho is sincere for reform, and
"cared for that chiefly, ho would at least
"mention with respect tho great Deuiocratlo
"party which reform has honored with Us
"conlldcnco." Clearfield llepublican.
Tho Reading railroad company owns four
teen steam colliers, which havo a carrying
capacity of from 000 to 1,000 tons each.
Till', SINKING HIND.
l'artlal Hrport of the House Investigating
Committee.
Tin: Dinner anii Iniuiuxt Fmjnhi:h oi
tiih Rino.
7b Ih-cltcnct, John '. llartranft, Gov
crnor of the (jotnmonwcatth oj lvntuyteunta,
id . ; Temple, Auddor General:
Tlio commltteo of tho houso appointed to
Investigate the accounts of tho treasury of
the Stale, beg leave to report their proceed
ings to date.
Tho commltteo is composed oi incmucrs oi
the House of Representatives, nlone. They
wcro appointed bv tho sneaker, under n res
olution passed in conformity with n well
established parliamentary practico a sys
tem generally lollowed by legislative uouies,
and which in its practical workings, lias
given birth to tho most important investiga
ting committees of the Congress of tho Uni
ted States. Tlio resolution directed that
tho committee should havo power to send
for persons and papers, should havo free ac
cess to all books nnd papers In tho office of
tho Treasurer of tho State, and havo tho as
sistance of a clerk and mi accountant. Al
ter organizing, a majority of tho committee,
with their nccountaut, called upon the Stato
Treasurer nt his office, in Ilarrisburg, and
stated by what authority nnd for what pur
pose they had called. Tho btato .treasurer
refused to rccognlzo the committee, denied
thnt thoy had any authority to investigate,
and would not permit tiioir accountant even
to look at the books and papers. Tho mem
bers of tho committee, as prlvato citizens or
individual members of tho legislature, he
said, might rxamino tho Treasury accounts,
with tho assistance of the clerical forco of
tho department. This nieagro grant of pn
vllege, the conimittco felt they had no right
to accept. They were thero as duly author
ized representatives of a branch of the legis
lative department of tho government; that
branch in which alone is vested tho power
of impeachment, as well as tho solo power of
...7 :.. rtM.nM ri,
UUV13IIIJ5 II11NIU3 U, UlAUUUIl. AUUJ 111.11,
they could only act in this representative
capacity, and that by acceding to the terms
of tho Stato Treasurer, thoy would divest
themselves of their right to invoko the pow
er of tho house when in session, to open tho
books and papers to tho inspection ot them
selves and their accountant.
Upon this refusal of tho Stato Treasurer
to permit a full and free investigation, tho
committco might have rested, conscious that
the peoplo of tlio State would not havo re
quired tlio committee to go further, until the
Houso reassembled, its power invoked,
its dignity maintained, and tho books
and papers of tho Treasury opcncd to
searching and untrammelcd investigation.
But tho committee have not given up the
inciuirv on which they started. Tho best
means at their command havo been resorted
to. A vast field, however is beforo them, and
a mass of facts is to be scrutinized, embrac
ing transactions of many years, and incliid
ing innumerable items amounting to many
millions of dollars. If, as is alleged, frauds
wcro perpetrated, no monuments have been
erected to mark their existence or aid iu
their discovery. But tho committco desire
to make tho investigation thorough, and to
lay naked every fact that has in it tlio taint
of corruption or dishonesty. To this end
they invoko the aid of all who can name a
witness that should bo called, or a transac
tion which should be investigated.
In this connection tho conimittco call at
tention to tlio fjllowing facts:
The amendment to tlio constitution of 1838
adopted in 1857, provided that "unless in
case of war, invasion or insurrection, no part
of the sinking fund shall bo used or applied
otherwise than in tho extinguishment of the
publio debt, until the amount of such debt
is reduced below the sum of fivo millions of
dollars." A similar provision was inserted
in the constitution of 1S73.
These would seem to be sufficiently plain
and explicit to prevent any inroads on that
fund Yet, on page 30 ot tho report of the
State Treasurer tor 1875 will be found this
entry :
"liv credit authorized to bo made under
uresolul Ion of lliu commissioners ot tlio
sinking fund d.Uo May utli, ls74, liclnif
tlio wliolo amount of funds used for
general purposes slnco tliucrctlon ot
tlio fund $2.S0T,S1T.32
The first uso of any part of tho sinking
fund for other purposes than tho payment of
tlio public debt appears to have been mado
about 1800. From that timo to 1874, tho
largo sum of nearly three millions of dollars
was withdrawn. Had this money been ap
plied to the uses contemplated by the consti
tution, tho State debt would havo been bo
much less, May 9th,lS71.
The committee aro awaro that an act was
approved April 14th, 1870, authorizing tlio
commissioners of the sinking fund, in a cer
tain contingency, to permit tlio Stnte Treas
urer to use a part of the sinking fund reve
nues for tho current expenses of the govern
ment. As to the validity of this act or its
conflict with tho constitutional provisions
above quoted tho committee will not now
express any opinion. But they do call at
tention to this fact: Tho public accounts
sho.v that morothan one-half of tho ?2,8G7
817.32 was withdrawn from the fund before
the act of April 14, 1870, was passed. And
withdrawn, so far as the committee is able
to discover, without tho shadow of legal sanc
tion. Such open disregard of tho plainest
constitutional provisions cannot but have a
pernicious effect ou tho morality and probity
of public ollicers.
During tho period of twelve years, begin
ning with December 1, 18(12, the committee
urn unable to find that one dollar has been
paid into the Stato Treasury on account of
interest received on the public moneys. All
that time, however, a large amount of State
funds has been in the Treasurer's control,
and by him deposited with various banks
and bankers throughout tho State. For theso
twelvo years the monthly balanco iu the
hands of tho State Treasurer, in round nuin-
cent, theso balances would have netted the
receiver over $1,200,000.00.
Or had tho money been promptly used to
purchaso tho Stato six per cent, bonds, the
Stato would havo saved interest on the pub
lic debt to tho amount of over $1,400,000 00,
and tlio debt would iu consequence be that
much less at this date.
Of course, the Stato Treasurer cannot law
fully nppriute any interest on tho public
moneys to Ills own Use. To do so, would bo
to render himself liable to fine, imprison
ment and removal from oflice, (act of March
31, 1800,) or to impeachment and removal
from office, (net of May 9, 1874.) Yet, every
ono must realize that it is not in accordance
with tho conduct of atfiiirs, that this large
balanco should have been deposited with
various banks and monetary institutions, at
n limn tno. when capital was demanding
and receiving largo returns, and no interest
have been paid to tho depositor, nut it
paid, wliero lias it gone? Tho committco
cannot find that one cent ever reached tho
colters of tho State.
A way to utilize tho balanco iu tho Ircas
ury, to tho benefit of tho Stato, has been
open binco tlio sinking fund was established.
Theso balances were a part or the sinking
fund revenues. The solo purpose of tho cre
ation of that fund was tlio payment of tho
public debt, and to that purpose all tho
moneys should be applied as rapidly as re
ceived. Such nro tho directions of nil nets
of Assembly relating thereto. That of May
9th, 1874, however, is tlio most explicit iu
Its terms, It is thero piovidcd that:
"It shall bo tho duty of tho Commission
ers of tho sinking fund, on tho first business
day of each month, to prepare a statement
of the totnl amount of money In said fund,
which having been verified by oatli or affir
mation, shall bo published in two newspa
pers in Ilarrisburg, for public information.
Tlio Commissioners of tlio sinking fund shall
also, on tho first business day of tho months
..rMntf AiicriiHt November and February, in
nnn'h mid nverv year hereafter, aiinty all
moneys in the sinUnyund to tho redemption
of nn equivalent amount of tho publio debt."
This teems a very easily understood law.
But it has not been obeyed. At no time
since its enactment has all money in tho
sinking fund, on tho first business day ol
May, August, November and February, been
npplled to tho redemption of nn equivalent
amount of the publio debt. On tho contrary
only n small portion of it has been thus ap
plied. Tlio official papers provo that on May 9th,
1871, tho day tho net was approved, thero
was a balanco iu tho sinking fund of $1,230,
769.11, mid there was but $18,055.81 of tho
debt redeemed during tho balance of tho
month of May. , ,
On tho 31st of July thcro was a balanco
in tho fund of $521.97.35, and there was but
JOG 801.48 of tho debt redeemed during the
mouth of August.
hers averaged S2,lUO,Ulii.ini, varying irom
the highest monthly balanco of W,S03,1,'!1.
9D, August 31st, 1807, to tho lowest, $935,
7fiH. .Inninirv 31st. 18(V,I. At fivo per
r.. i1. nl.l Arnl..).n, i 117 1 it.nrA n'Ain
Wll lliu oini. in wi;vimivi, mi it.v.v ..... ..
balanco In tho fund of $170,579.20, nnd
then' was but &M.077.M) of tlio debt re
deemed during tho month of November.
On tlio 31sl ol January, io, tncro was a
balanco In tho fund of $1.16:1.165.85, and
thcro was butW.653.9l of tho debt redeemed
during tho month of February.
Un tholluth ot April, iao, tncro was n
Imlnitpn tn tlm fund of S1.427.107.1S. and
but SM32.3S0 00 of tho publio debt redeemed
luring tlio month ot .May.
No excuse can bo od'orcd for a similar dis
regard of tho act in tho future. Tho first
business day of August, 1876, is tho next
day on which according to tho provisions of
H ..n, l llm alnt'lnrr fitml ulinllld
tuu ,iv.t.(u, i'w'hj. .' ...........
Jjo applied to tho redemption of on equiva
lent amount OI UIO puuuc ucoi, ana uio
commissioners must publish in two papers
in Hnrrlsburga statement or tho amount in
the fund nt tlio beginning of the month, and
another at tho end of tho month, exhibiting
tlio amount of tho debt redeemed. H is
certainly Important that tho act bo complied
with. There is no belter guard against tlio
corrupt mo of public moneys than an empty
treasury. In th s Instance It is tho command
of tho law that tho sinking fund balance bo
exhausted lour limes a year, it is lor tno
public good thnt tho law bo complied with,
and the people's money used to pay their
debts, that tho grinding weight of interest
bo lifted nnd the temptations of ft plethoric
purse removed.
Tho committee would further mention
that tho act directing theso payments also
declares It to bo a misdemeanor in offico for
nny of the commissioners of the sinking
fund to neglect or rcfuso to perforin any of
the duties cnioincd upon them bv this net.
and for such neglect or refusal they may bo
impeached and removed from oflice. But
while tho law hitherto has seemed to be
dead letter, and its penalties defied, better
things aro hoped for in the future.
Tlio committee feel that they havo jiit
entered on tho work before them. A full in
vestigation may bo accomplished until all
impediments interposed by tho Stato Treasu
rer are removed. Tho best cfi'nrls of the
committee, however, will bo given until
every transaction has been exposed to tho
icst oi a scarcuing examination.
O. II. Ri:iaiiAhi, Chairman.
A. Smith,
Mii.ton A. Emiiick,
M. R. Wim:.
July 10th, 1876.
The signs of the times augur well for tho
Democracy. Struggling through long years
against a most corrupt and unprincipled op
position, it onco moio emerges into light. It
is the grand old party that lias stood the test
of time, and now its restoration to power is
tho only hope of tho country. With tin
ascendency it behooves us to see that proper
nominations arc made. Competency, lion
esty, a faithful pcrformauce of duty and a
strict regard for tho '.best interests of tho
wholo people, should bo exacted of every
nominee. Tins is what the times demand
It is our opportunity, nnd wo should not
throw it away by giving positions to unworthy
or inferior men. Let this idea be inaugurat
ed and its infhionco will spread throughou
tho entire btatc and nation, insuring a rc
turn of prosperity and the success of Democ
racy for all time. Sunbury Democrat.
Tlio "Crooked Whisky" Knld.
The Secretary of the Treasury lias offer
to compromise tho great whisky cases in the
West. One of these is from the largest firm
that has been indicted in Chicago, and the
oflcr of compromise was for a very large sum
money. Tho other was a (irm"ouUide
Chicago. Accompanying tho offer was
statement that if the suits were pressed tlio
government would get much less than could
be realized if a compromise was accepted
To this Secretary Bristow has replied that
he shall compromise no case, and that every
suit will bo passed to an honest trial, no mat
ter how small the result .
Tlio general character of tho officials who
receive their appointments through political
influence, at Washington, is strikingly illus
tratcd by late despatches from that city,
Forty Gangers, thirteen Storekeepers, fou
Revenue Agents, four Collectors, two I)epi
ty Collectors, two Supervisors nnd two Dis
trict Attorneys have been discharged for do
frauding the government. Tho worst feature
of tho case is tho fact that officials occupying
high btntions knew, for a long time, that
theso robberies wcro being committed, and
yet used their power and influence to cover
up tho guilt of their favorites and keep them
in their places. Gettysburg Compiler.
Wi:st Point, Miss., July 7. Lieut. Gov
crnor Davis, colored, acting Governor in tho
absence of Gov. Ames, is charged with re.
cciving $250 to pardon the murderer of
widow. Ho pardoned 25 convicts last year,
Many negroes are losing confidence in th
Repuplican officials and are joining tho Pern.
ocratio party in tlio hope of cflecting a re
form next year. Tho Stato is almost Bank
nipt and has been Republican lor ten years
past.
Thojcsultlc.il attacks of the Philadelphia
Times upon tho House Treasury investiga
ting committco, and the resulting cove rt do.
fences of Mackcy and tho Treasury leeches
will not pass unobserved and afford a timely
warning to Democrats what may bo expected
from that quarter. Ravens do not congrc
irate except where there nro carcasses to
pick, nor vultures where thcro is no carrion
Tlio oxport demand for grain and flour has
given an upward tendency to thoso -stnplc
commodities, which promises to cxcrci-o
healthful influence upon tho fall trade. Tho
orders to bo filled nro mainly from France
and England, mid advices are to tho effect
that thcro will bo a continuous call for por
tions- of our largo supplies. This is certain
ly very encouraging. Philadelphia Chron
icle.
A correspondent of tho Country Gentle
In tlin ir:isslioiioer region of Nebraska
thinks tho "general government should do
something to destroy tiieiu uiuuiig mu mut-u'
imr .rrAlniilj 111 tlin IllOUIltll.llS illld SUC l Cf
forts would bo fur tho honor and profit of
tho nation," licchanyc.
Well, let tho "general government" colo
nlze tho carpet baggers there they will rid
any country of every living thing.
Theso Radicals havo used the teinperanco
peoplo so long as a tall to their kite, that w-
are not astonished nt their being out
humor becauso they have set up for them
selves, If those iu favor of prohibition can
not find that aid and nssistanco in carrying
out their principles iu cither of tlio partie
which they deem essential, we can not seo
why they should bo denounced for striking
out on their own hook. ilutler Jjeraia.
An exchange says it was n newspaper re
porter who unearthed tho western whisky
frauds. And wo believo it. If a western
reporter cannot delect a fraud iu whisky,
thcro is no uso of tho government officials
wasting their timo lu that direction. AW
rittown Herald.
Tho Pennsylvania Republican aro a log
ical crowd. They approvotho administration
of Grant as "among tho most brilliant
achievements in tlio annals of tho country,"
and then turn around and say that they don't
want any more of his achievements. Couri
er Journal,
Tho Radical organs me terribly alarmed at
tho threatened loss of tho teinperanco voto.
But how can thoy expect to keep it? Onco
they had tho confidence of the tcmperanco
peoplo, but betrayed tho trust, and now they
must nbido tho consequences. llellefuntc
Watchman,
KxccrntH nml News llctm from uciiniises.
Grant has a lively timo removing tho officials
concerned In tho "Crooked" Whiskey l-r.uids.
Tlio King has defrauded the government out of
Ullons of dollars of revenue, iu which mey
wcro assisted by Republican officials.
Tho Prlnco of Wales Is expected to hunt
'Icphnnts on his Indian lour and will visit CVy
on for that purpose. Duo care will bo lakui
that tho elephants do not hunt his Royal High
ness. Ev.uts is building a him with llio $25,000 ho
got out of the llcccher business. Tlio neighbor
ing farmers who havo seen it pronounce tho into
nwnnhuHS of tlmt barn to bo something loarliti
In agricultural architecture.
lu fifteen ye.'irs of radical management the
early cost of Stato Government has run up from
an aggregate of $103,007.40 in 1859, to $1,090,-
163.03 in 187 1. In other word", public nine l.us
screw two dollars out of lliu public Irsasury now
for every one dollar they received In tho day of
lonest ndmtnlsli-iitlon.
Official Information has been reclevtd of a
stride toward civilization in Alaska. The natives
arc making whicky from mokisics and call it
"Hoochnoo." Two old oil cans nnd a piece of
kelp for a worm aro all that is required for tlio
process of distillation. When they cannot get
sugar, molasses or potatoes, they uo all swee
orrics, of which the country furnishes an iibunii.
ance.
Every day's experience convinces moro tind
more fully that capital punishment Is tho only
correct thing for first-class murder. Anything
short of hanging is a fraud upon justice.
Willi the pseuring announcement of plentiful
crops in this country comes the news of nn im
proved grain market in Europe. 'Die people of
tho cast emnot need our brcadstufts any worso
than wo need their gold to p-iy our taxes with.
CANDIDATES.
Wo are authorised to announce tho follow
ing candidates for tho offices named, subject
to Democratic rules:
associatk juihii:.
GEORGE SCOTl Catawlssa, -ISAAC
S. MONROE, Catawlssa.
1'liorllONOTAllY, .to.
B. FRANK ZARR, Bloomsburg.
lir.oisi Kit and iii:coiiii:ii.
W. II. JACOBY, Bloomsburg,
CYRUS ROUIUNS, FMiingcrcck,
MORDECAI MILLARD, Centre,
LEONARD KLINE, Greenwood,
WHITE N. HOSTLER, Fishiiigcrcek.
TUKASUllim.
II. W. McREYNOLDS, Hemlock,
11. A. SWEl'I'EN'IIISER, Centre.
ISAIAH BOWER, Berwick,
JOHN LEGGOTT, Greenwood.
CO.MMISSIONlHt.
DAVID S. HELWIG, Locust,
HENRY GABLE, Locust,
SILAS W. McHENRY, Jackson,
JOHN HERNER, Locust,
JOHN ENT, Scott.
Hides of .Nomination,
As Adopted by the Convention, Dee. 2fith, 1S70.
I. Tlio Annual County Convention shall bo held
at tlio Court Houso In liloomslniiif, on tho second
Tuesday ot August, nt ono otlock, p. m., nud tlio
Pelcgato Elections shall be held on tlio Saturday be
fore, at tlio place ot holding tho general elections in
the several election districts, between tho hours of
tlireo anj seven o'clock In tlio afternoon.
II. Tlio representation ot districts In County Con
vention shall bo In proportion to tho Democratic voto
of each as cast nt tlio most recent election for (lov-
ernor, but tlio vtholo number of delegates bliallnot
exceed seventy nor bo less than lllty-four, and no
district shall bo allowed less than two nor more than
four delegates.
III. 1'ntll tho next election for Governor delegates
shall bo allowed to districts upon a ratio ot sixty
voters for a delegate, allowance being mado for tlio
largest fractions of ratio,
IV, Tlio Standing Committco bliall, whenever ncc.
cssary mako nn apportionment of delegates to tlio
scleral districts under theso rules nnd publish It,
with the rules ns amended, In tho Dcinocr.it le news
papers of tho county, at least two weeks beforo each
niinualconu'iitlon.
V. voters at Delegato election may glvo their
votes to a smaller number of candidates than tho
wholo number to bo elected, In tho manner proWded
In tho fourth section of tho Illoomsburg act ot Ith
of March, 1ST0.
VI. Tho delegate elections shall bo by ballot nnd
shall bo held and conducted by a Judgo nnd clerk, to
bo selected by tho Democrats In attendance, nnd tlio
saldoBlccrs shall keep a list of voters and tally of
votes counted, to bo bent by them to tlio Convention
with their certiucato of tho result ot tho election.
VII. All cases ot disputed seats In Convention
shall bo disposed ot openly by a voto after hearing
the respective claimants and their e Idcnee.
VIII. All delegates must resldo In tho districts
they represent. Iu case of an absent delegato ho
may depute another. If ho fall to do so his colleagues
In attendance may substitute for him. In other
cases tho Convention may 1111 up the representation
from the citizens ot tho district lu nttcmUnsc.
IX. The voting In Comcntlons shall be open, and
any two members may reiiulro tho j eas and nays on
any question pending.
X. Special conventions may bo called when
necessary, by tho Standing Committee, the proceed
ings of which shall conform to theso rules.
aI. All county nominations and till appointments
of conferees and of delegates to stato Conventions,
shall bo mado In County conventions.
XII. Tlio standing Commltteo shall consist of ono
member from each election district, who shall bo
elected by tho peoplo at tho delegato elections, who
shall chooso their own Chairman ; and any Uvo of
them shall bo a quorum, when called together by tho
Chairman,
XIII. No member of tlio Legislature shall bo
chosen by this county as a Delegato to a Stato Con
ventlou during his term of ohlce.
XIV. In Convention a majority ot all tho votes
given thall bo necessary to a nomination, nnd no
person named bliall bo pereinptoi lly struck from the
list ot candidates until after tho fourth vote, when
tho lonest namo bliall bo struck oil nnd boount
each buccesslve vote until a nomination shall bo
effected.
XV. Delegates Instructed by;tho voters who be
leet them bliall obey their Instructions In Conven.
tlon, and voles given by them In Mol.itlonot their
Instructions shall bo disallowed by llio Convention.
All Instructions bliall bo reported by tho election
oniccrs.j This rule is repealed und MippUcd by rulo
XXII.
XVI. Conventions bliall bo called to order by tho
Chairman ot tho standing Committee, or hi Ids ab
sence by bomo other member thereof, who shall en.
terlatnnudptittovoto motions for llio election of a
President and two Secretaries fur purposes ot tern.
porary organization.
XVII, No person shall bo eligible to a nomination
by a Convention who has opposed tho Democratic
ticket at tho next preceding election; but this rule
shall apply only to eases ot opposition to tickets here
after formed.
XVIII, It bliall bo a good catiiO of challenge.
against any person offering to voto at nny delegate
electlou that ho has voted against Deuiocratlo can-
dldates nt 1'ederal or Statu elections wlllihi two
years, or has opposed the Deuioerallo ticket at tho
last preceding election, or has taken or agreed to
tako money or other v aluablo tldng.or any pecuniary
advantage, as a consideration for Ids voto at such
delegato election, or has corrupted or attempted to
corrupt any voter of tho district with reference to
tho s.iiao ; but this rulo bliall apply only to causes of
challenge arising subsequent to Its adoption.
XIX, If It bliall bo made to appear to tho balls-
faction of a majority of a Convention that any can.
dldato before It for nomination to any ofllco bliall
havo offered or paid nny money or valuablo thlug,
or mado nny proud!,; ot money or uluablo thing to
take euut Is futuro, as in Indutsniinl to any del
egato toTotc tor lduij or to any other person with tho
view ot Inducing or becuihig tho votes of delegates;
or If tho same shall bo douo by tiny other liersou
with the knowledge nnd approbation of such can
didate, tho namo of such caudldato bliall bo Im
mediately struck from tho list of candidates j or If
such fact bo nseci tallied niter his nomination tu uuy
olllco nnd beforo tho Html adjournment, thoiioud.
nation shall bo struck from tlio ticket and tho vncau-
cy supplied by a new nomination i nnd In either ease
such person shall lie luellglblu to nny nomination by
a Conventton,or to election us a delegato,tor a period
of two ) ears.
XX. It nny delegato bhall recelvo nny money or
other valuablo thing, or accept the promlso of mon
cy or other valuablo thing, or nny pecuniary ndvan
tngo to bo paid, dclhered or secured in future, elth
er to himself or to nuy other person for him, from
any candidate or other person for such candidate, ns
an Inducement for Ids vote, or under any other pro
text upon proof of tho fact to thobntlsfactlon of a
majority of I ho Convention, such delegato shall bo
forthwith oxjielled nnd bhall not bo received nsa
delegato to any futuro Convention for a period of
two years, and during that timo shall also bo tnellgl
bio for any party nomination. Coses arising under
this nnd tho next preceding iulo bliall have pre
cedence over all other business in Convention until
determined.
XX, Nonoof theso rules shall be altered or re
scinded at a regular annual Convention, unlcs by a
vote ol two thirds ot all tho delegates present.
XXII. Oniidlilates for nomination imy Ixnoled
for directly, nt tlio deloftnto election, and sli.di r0.
celi-o delcgato or ill strict votoa In Convention In pro
portion to their popnl.ir voto In (lie seoml ill Men
upon tlio S.IHU tirlnclplo on which dclctfalia nti
electable limit r tho Mh rule.
XXIII. delegate to any Convention lierc.ittcr
shall lie entitled to n seal unless Ids credentials sliow
that hols Instructed for somo candidate for the ta
rtans unices to bo lilted, as set out In tlio call for tin.
Convent Ion.
Marriages.
on tlio slh ult., by Uov. 1 (icnrhnrt, Sir. Kxoa
IIANlW, to Mlsi AMANDA K. McBWIlN.botli of Co.
lumbl.1 county.
At tho M. H. l'.trsonaji), In llenton, by C. s. Ilcn.
scoter, on Saturday, July Od, .Mr. H. .I, IIKN.IAMIN, et
Sugarloat township, to Ml si MAIIY C, EVAN'S, ot
Denton township.
Deaths.
Iu llenton township, July In, 197(1, JOHN i nlln.
son of fltarheart and Nancy Hess.
In llenton township, on 1'rlday, July oth, I'ANNIR
i:., daughter ot V. H , nnd llulda Smith, ngeda jear.s,
10 months nnd 24 daj s. '
On tho loth Inst., near lluckhorn, Mrs. .MAon.l.
IXUN illTTKL, ngedss ycars,1 1 months and tdilajs.
OnthoI5thlnst.,tnl)loomsburg,SAHfHI,cC'IiElt.
son ot Oeorgo and Ctuma llngenbuch, aged i inonltis
nnd T days.
In Bloomslmrg, on Thursday evening, 13t!i
Inst., after a lingering Illness, Mrs, EMMA I,.
KNORR, wife of Col. Samuel Knurr, aged 3:1
ycar?,S monllis nnd 15 days. Mrs, K, was nn esti
mable lady, nnd the large attendance nt her funer
al attests tlio high respect in which blio was held.
She was a member of tho Methodi-t Epi-eopal
church, and died in the full confidence of a glo
rious Immortality.
.NEW ADVERJISEMENTS
"challenge
Prico, $70 por Ton of 2000 lbs.
ai'AitAN'rncn analysis.
.Moisture dot. nt lOi.'e.l
Holiitilo I'liusnhorlc Aclil
in
3J.I3S
Precipitated i'hosphoilc Acid,
Oil
Ilouo ruosphato of Llnio rendered soluble , Cfi.i.v)
" " ' precipitated a.cn
Non:: Oier seventy per cent, of Soluble and Pre
cipitated Ilono riiosphnlo of Mine presents an uitlclo
which may well called a Ci!am.ksuk.
Compare this with the' best Acid Phosphnlcscr ti
per Phosphates In tho market, and It will be found
to present tlireo times the btiength,
Compare this wllh tho cost of freighting l'iio. pluto
Hock or Hones, und Acid In carbojs, to which m.iuu
fneliuers ul a distance aio subject,
rarintrs who wlshlo uso tho Ciiai i.ksiu: should
apply early, as tho supply Is limited tho present sea
bun. IBjS-TTGI-I Se sons.
No. 20 South Delawaro Ave., 1'hllailrh.lii.i,
No. 10.1 South street, llaltlniore, .Mil.
July S3-2t.
FOll SALE.
A Open llugny, pood ns new, will be sold
2. cheap for cash, inquire of W. 11. Pol st,
.iiiij lMl. Agentat Depot,
FOll SALE"
ONE Ilav Itailer, Rood as new. l'or sale by
(I. M. I'lAKUll. Call or address him at Ilsnj.
julyic-lt
riONYNGHAM SCHOOL i) ISTIM IT.
J Martin Pureed, Treasurer nnd Collector hi ac
count with Conyngliam Township school District lor
tho jear ending June, ls"5 :
To amount of duplicate f 10,129 T'J
unbeaten lanu nixes rec u
1,8.11
m -Ji t!2,Cv st
" Stato appropriation
lly unseated land ta returned
for collection t
lly enors and exonerations al
lowed llv collector's com. at 5 per cent.
" amount of outstanding orders
ot 't3 paid
lly Secretary's salary and sta
tionery lly District Superlidendcnlssal
nry lly amount Teachers' salary. . .
" fuel, contingencies und clean
ing lly Insurance
" J. A. liancmrt &Co
" Attorney's fees, cost and ex
pense ot lawsuit i
lly books, rurnltiiro mid miscel
laneous expensH
lly materials, labor, repahlng
nnd painting
lly iiuioutit of Treasurer's com .
S1I 91
II.', tit
12.1 Oil
1,740 UJ
MI0 !li
I'J 2.1
r.u ui)
' by balauco duo district vx 32 fl2.es- nt
We, tho undersigned, Auditors of Conyngli tin
township, for llio soar lsl.l, havo carefully omuiiIih-iI
tlioubjo aceountuud Unit 11 correct us abou set,
f Ol til. .M. l'l.ANAllAN',
July lMt. KDWAIII) linilllX
Audltuis.
SHERIFFS SALE.
BV VIItTtli: OP A WWTot Levari l'.lclas, lssti. ,1
out of tlio (,'ourt of Common Pleas und to uiu
directed, will bo exposed tu public salo at tho Court
House, In liluoinsburg, on
SATURDAY AUGUST 7th, 1S75,
nt ono o'clock, p. m.; nil that certain messuage, ti-m -inent
and tractor piece of laud, bltualo hi tlie tuuu
bhlp of Mlllllu, hi tlio county or Columbia, and st.it,'
nfoiesald, liclng composed of blx pieces or pareeli of
land, boiindid und described ns follows:
1'TIIST tractor parcel of land, beginning nt n red
oak corner of land of Win. w. lliown and rur.iiln,'
thenco north IKtecn and three-quarters degiccs, west
thirty and six-tenths perches to n stone, tlit-ure
bouth hlxty-elght degrees, westthh ty.sovcn pin lies
ton stone; thenco north twenty-one und I1h-mIIis
degi ees, w est so", enu -four perches to u stone; llieiice.
by land uf Christian Wolr, houthslxtv-elglit uudtuu
thlrds degrees, west thhty-two nnd seven tenths
perches to a btone; thence, by land of tho uforesald
Wm. W. Ilrown, south twenty-tlueo degrees, usi
fourteen nnd live-tenths perches ton btune; I li-n. t,
boulh slxty-scen and oiic-lourih degrees, wesl o a
perches to n btone; tlicneo south sixty-two. ilegn-i i.
west ouo nnd thieu-lenlhs perches to it comer
thenco south twen.ty.slx degrees, east unci and llv
tenths perches tu n corner; thenco south blMj-eignt
degrees, east eight-tenths ot n perch to a conn i.
thenco south hlnu degiees, east thieo and elglit
tenths perches to a corner oi a building; thence sonili
tw entj -rive nnd a half degrees,east blx and one-ti-ntli
perches to n corner; thence south nily-llu'degr.-s,
east three perches to a btono corner; thence s uili
twelvo degrees, east four and seu'ii-lenlhs Tilus
to n corner; thenco south thirty-two nnd thtce-qiui'-ters
degrees, cut four mill hU-tenths peiches in .i
corner; Ihenco bouth ten degrees, east ouo and ih
tenths perches to a corner; thenco bouth seveni
seven nnd three-quarters degrees, east four ami tl"
tcnths perches ton btone; theucif south ikrhtj-fiur
and Ihiee-ipi.irlers degrees, east live and iwo-linuis
perches to iidoublo wnlto oak comer; thence snuiu
fcltl.vKlglit and nne-half degrees, east ilfieen pen in s
to tho place of beginning, containing tu-ni -
neres nnd ono hundrtd und elghleeii perches, win c
on is erected a two-story and a halt
MUCK HOUSE, A RANK IiAltN,
Wagon Houso nud outbuildings.
SIX'OND parcel or iract ot land, beginning -
red oak comer on tho bank ot tho siis,pieh.ni
rlver.llieneobuiith foi Iv-threo and tluee ipiai ler- m
glees, east thirty-eight perches to btunes; Hum
north blxtj -fuur degiees, east nliiound lo-iein -perches
tu n rock; lheueo south foui teen mid one-lull
degrees, east twelvo nnd tour-tenths porches ! .i
btone; thenco south eighteen nud three-iiuarters m
grees, west lirty-ono mm toiir-leulhs perches o-
stone; thence, by land of Picas liruvvn, south sev u
t). tlireo and u qtiailer degrees, west boveut.. -one
nnd six-tenths perches to u btone; thente, bv tout
now or lato of Abraham Hess, north nineteen una
three-quarters degrees, west tvveutj. seven mul
beven-tenths perches to n btone; tlunco north Hint
three degrees, west foi ly-four in-rches to a "ton
corner on the bunk of tliesusqiiehaniiarlvcrjthiiu''
along llio same, north slty. three iinauqiniitir ii
guvs, east uliiety.ono and three-tenths pcrchis
tlio place ot beginning, containing toity.boveii airs
und hi'ventj -ono perches net measure.
Tllllll) parcel, beginning at a pine, thenco lion u
elghty-threu degrees, east six nud bfx-tcntlis (ni
ches to a black uak; thence, by land of Freus liruvvn,
boulh tvvcutv-slx degrees, east fourteen and mm
tenths perches to n stone,; thence, by hind of Ihurv
Hellas, bouth seventy-eight degrees, west twenl..
blx and one-hulf lieiehos to u htone; thenco uoitii
live nud onu-half degrees, east tvveuty-uno peulu-i
tothu placu of beginning, containing seven ucr
and one hundred and twcuty-slx peiehes net ihlis
ure. I'OUltTII parcel, beginning nt a whltoonk, thence,
by land cf v. W, lliow n, bouth clghlv-bk und om
half degrees, west cloven und thrco tenths lurches
to u blone; thenco north twenty-three nnd Ihric
quarters degrees, west eleven and slx-u-uths lur
ches to a eoriver; thence, by land of Henry Hollas,
north Iltty-nvo und three-quarters degrees, west
thirteen and one-tenth perches to a btune; theme
bouth eighty-seven nnd one-halt degrees, west thlr-ty-blxniidblx-lenths
perches to a btone; thence, to
land of Stephen II, Wolf, south twenty-eight de
grees, east twent y.blx perches to a btone; thence, l y
land of Samuel snjder, north elghty-llio and one
half degrees, east ninety-bovcn und bcvcn lentlis
prrches to n corner; thenco north lllteen and a quar
ter degrees, east eighteen perches ton corner; thcuc
north t enty-blx degrees, west Uvo niidsovon-tcntlis
iierchos to llio placu of beginning, containing nine
teen acres und three-fourths of a jierch.
l'll-TII parcel, beginning lit n blone, thence, by
land of Stephen (ieurhart, bouth clghiy-iihio and a
quailer degrees, west ono hundred unit twent) -two
peiehes tu led oak; thenco north thirteen degrees,
west thieo and tliiee-leidhs peiches In a corner ou
tho bank of tho Susquehanna liver; thenco iilonu
said river uoith mtj-Unlit mul lluco-qiiurlers m
glees, east blxty-llueo perches tun corner; 1 hem o
nor Ih llfiy-tvvu nnd a quarter degrees, east Jiltv
bevciiniid three-tenths perches to n Btone; I hem
by land ot heirs of Abraham lless, suuth tvvetit v
thrco degrees, east llfty-llvo and llve-tenlhs peieh- j
to the placu of beginning, containing Iwenly ml
nnd bKly.four perches btrlct measure-.
SIXTH parcel, bcgluulng nt a, blone la u publk
road leadlug frum Iiiuwu'b mill tuMllllliiv tile, thciu"
by tho sumo nnd land of 1'reas liruvvn, buulhel li
tccn nuda quarter degrees, west ten und tlglil
tenths peiches to n btono In bald load; lheueo south
clKhtccn and one-hulf degt ees, cast six and four
tenths h relies in a slono hi tho puhUu road liadli
from said road to Yoho's mill; ihuuee, by laud'C
heirs of John Ilrown, ilcee.iseil, uoi lliblxty-suv i n e- -
a ipiurler degrees, east leu nndonu-teuth porches I
a.-.t.itn- Hu-lun not tn twx-niv -three ilegr.i w
fourteen und llve-tenlhs liereheslo a iitnue; llu-ii' ,
by land ot Clutstlun Wolf, boulh sixty-eight mi 1
three-quarters (legieos, west two nud llvu.lewu
iieiches to tho plaeu of beginning, containing om
hundred und eleven peieheu, ' Id 1 mul i lonluliu ,
lu all ono bundled und twcutj.lvvu atics,teu uml
thiee-fourlhs inrihes, tuoiv or less.
K-litd, tnkui In i-m-ciiIIoii nud to bflboldast!:
propeityothtephcu ft. Woll und .Mnrlu Wolf.
MiLiiiH'sOuici', -MK1IA1;. tiltvil'
Hlooiubburg, July 10, lilt, t until.