THE COLUMBIAN AND DEM()CRAT,BLOOMSBUKG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
Hit flimufiiau.
MOCKWAt &ELWELL, Editors.
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To thoso of our colomporarlcs who are so
strongly pressing tho claims of lion. Wil
liam 1'. Sclicll for nomlnnlion ns Auditor
General, we would suggest an examination
of his record ns Senator on tlio sale of tlio
public works. It was n rascally scheme, and
lie, at n late moment, beeamo its defender.
HUES tIAIlr'IKLII ME?
Tlio New York S'im recently published
tho following letter Irom Mr. Hayes to Gen
eral Garfield on tlio Ohio Senatorshlp, which
at the time it was written was declared to
havo led to tho retirement of Garfield and
tho election of Stanley Matthew. For rea
sons best known to those interested in the
welfare of Mr. Haycs,thls letter has not been
siiirercd, until now, to see tho light.
Exr.ctrrm: Maxsiox,
V.sitINOTO.N, 1). C, March IS, 1S77.
My Dear General: In accordance with your
wili I put in writing what I expressed to
you verbally last night. It seems to inothat
you can servo the country and your party
better by remaining a member of tho lIoue
of Representative, where your long experi
ence and great abilities so eminently fit you
for leadership. I fully appreciate tlio great
sacrifice I ask you to mako in withdrawing
from the Senatorial contest, but I am confi
dent in the end that you will not regret it.
It is my belief that your prospect of elec
tion as Speaker are very near certain, and
you do not need my assurance that I shall
givo you tho heartiest co-operation to that
end."
Faithfully your friend, 11. I). HAYi:s.
Tho publication of tills letter drew from
Garfield tho following sweeping denial of its
authenticity:
"Dijau Silt: I havo just seen in tho Cin
cinnati Commercial of this morning, copied
from tho New York Sun, what purport to
be a letter from tho President to me. It is
a forery in every lino and word.
J. A. GAi:ni:i.i.
Had this epistle emanated from any ono
except Garfield, it would havo proved con
clusive, and tho Sun's publication would
have bepii condemned. Hut the country has
listened to other denials of tho same Gar
lbld, notably in tho Credit Mobilier affair,
and his utterances aro not received with en
thusiastic belief. It now appears that tho
letter is genuine, at least so far as intent and
meaning aro concerned, nnd that Garfield's
denial is ;tho shabbiest of quibbles based
upon pome changes in tlio wording. Tho
letter was seen on the day of its reception
by Garfield, by tho correspondents of tho
Cincinnati Gazelle, the Chicago Inter-Ocean
and tlio New York Times, and a copy of it
taken by one at leastof these gentlemen. Its
publication was delayed at the earnest re
quest of the representative of the 77mm be
cause it was thought that it would injure Mr.
Hayes. All of these correspondent agree
that the tenor of tho letter published by
the San was tho same as tho original. The
phraseology may have been somewhat alter
ed and this give Farfield an opportunity to
deny.its'gcnuinencss. The morality of such a
proceeding needs no comment. Tho Itever-end-military
statesman has .again covered
himself with glory as he did in the De Gol
yer pavement job and the Credit Mobilier
swindle. Tho House ought to have expelled
him at tho last session and had better do it
the first thing in October.
THE LETTERS
OK IIUTLEIl
VEAOII.
AND MAC
We call the attention of those who delight
inspicy reading to the letters of Renj. F.
Butler ad of Mr. Wayno MacVcagh, to be
found in another column, Rutler's letter
addressed to Marshal Pitkin, who is on tho
point of being kicked out of oflice to make
room for Jack Wharton, is written in the
most bitterly sarcastic vein, and is severe
upon Civil Scrvico reform, tho Louidana
settlement, Mr. Hayes' Southern policy, the
reverend Gen. Garfield and Mr. MacVcagh.
lienjamin has evidently been nursing his
wrath and disgust for some timo and such an
opportunity as presented itself was not to be
lost. It will not surprise anyone who has
followed the career of the redoubtable lien
jamin. He doesn't bclievo in compromises
nor does he probably take much stock in
such a man as Hayes, or in the manner of
his induction into office. Benjamin F. Butler
has many nnd grievous faults but hypocrisy
is not one of them. His opinious have al
ways been frankly and vigorously expressed,
without particular regard to the feelings of
others and his writings and speeches are
not easily answered for he is ready of speech
and writes with a caustic pen. There are
many thousands of people who believe that
there was a bargain in tho settlement of the
Louisiana difliculty,who know that Garfield
is unworthy of credit and who do not doubt
that Hayes bargained regarding the speaker
ship. This belief is founded, too, on quite
good circumstantial and documentary evi
dence. Mr. MacVeagh's reply to ilutler is brief
and pointed, ills remark as to the acquire
ment of property by military commandants
in New Orleans Is sharp and his ironical al
lusion to tho surpriso of certain gentlemen
that a political end can be gained without
the use of money is very fine, lienjamin
must feel somewhat as he wlm fondles the
gentle mule nnd is kicked iu the ribs there
by.
Tho leaven is working in tho Itadical party
in this State as well as iu tho West. Hayes
iVCo. wero condemned in that Itadical strong'
liold, Allegheny county, where Hayes had a
majority of y,MJ0 last November, the other
day by a square voto in tho Itadical County
Convention in that county. The Pittsburg!
J'ott m alluding to tlio affair, says: "A
significant incident followed the introduction
of a set of resolutions by Muyor McCar
thy, indorsing Hayes' Southern policy, and
especially tlio removal of troops from South
Carolina and Louisiana. Hut tho Convention
would havo nothing to do with any indorso-
inent ot 11 ayes. Uio resolution? wero greet'
ed Willi yells, lapsing, cat-calls, abuso
of
Hayes, blackguardism and blasphemy. In
fact, they raised old Cain generally, und tho
mob could hardly bo pacified by being given
a clianco to voto them down which they did
witli a hurrah."
Tlio New York San dcuios tho current state
ment that Mr. Tilden recently had an inter'
view with a Southern gentleman in which ho
declared that il had taken a firm btand an
insisted on his right to tho presidency tho
radicals would havo drenched tlio country in
blooil.
We don't bcliovo this TiirkishUusslai
war cau last very long, for we notice by
dispatch from Iondon, of Juno '1th, that th
belligerent forces aro conducting operations
now at Daiulograde.
tlUll COMMON SCHOOLS.
Wo givo below a carefully prepared
analysis of tho condition of tho Common
Schools of this county, taken from ollicial
reports. A mere Inspection is sufficient to
show that as a whole they aro in a miser.iblo
condition, and ono that rcllects upon the In
telligence of tho people. Out of 152 dis
tricts, but SO havo sufficient grounds, 73 nre
liadly venlilaled, and 0.") nre without water
clncl. Only 82 directors out of lfiti at
tended tho examinations J fit! aivniiipauicd
the Superintendent iu his -Mlations, and
only 10(1 patrons out of a population of .".0,
000 took interest enough to bo present.
In this matter there is incxcusablo negli
gence tomcivhcre. Large sums of money aro
spent annually by tho Stato nnd districts in
the causo of education, but tho results aro
almost barren, Parents should remember
that thero is n weighty responsibility upon
them in llttiug their children for futuro use
fulness, yet in many Instances there is less
attention paid to them, than to tho rearing
of cattle. Once sent to Iho school a duty is
supposed to have been performed. The reme
dies are, First, tho election of thoroughly
competent nnd energetic Directors, and wo
believo thn number should bo reduced to
three. Second, The employment of compe
tent teachers, to whom good salaries should
bo paid. If tho tltto to n man's land is en-
.Lingered, ho employs the best legal talent;
if his child's health is impaired ho con
sults the best physician ; but in the training
of that child's mind, which is not only to
fit him for usefulness here, but influences
blm in his preparation for tho hereafter, tho
parent is too content to entrust his child to
ignorant, and in many cases to immoral
achers. Third, a capablo nnd active sup
erintendent, ono who loves his work, and
will devote his whole time to it. By the
oint action of the people, directors,tcachcrs
and superintendent.our schools can be raised
from the slough in which they now flounder.
Here is our analisis :
The estimated value of school property m
Columbia county is $100,355.00. Tho num
ber of permanent certificates granted up to
tho last official report was none. Grounds
sufficient size SO, suitably improved 27
number of bouses in district ir2 ; frame
2 log none brick or stono 22 ; built dur-
ng the year 8 ; unfit for uso fil ; badly
entilatcd 73; number without suitable
privy CS ; first class school homes IB. Num
ber with suitable furniture ; with in-
urious furniture 17 ; supplied with furni
ture during the year, fi. Well supplied
pparatus, none ; with any appara
tus wortli mentioning 13-1; no apparatus
ereased during tho year. Number of
graded schools, -1(1. No school graded dur
ing the year; graded schools needed 10.
No separate schools needed for colored chil-
lren ; schools well classed 112. Tlio books
arc not uniform in 100 schools ; tho bible is
ad in S3 ; drawing is taught in 8 ; vocal
music was taught in a.) ; high branches
(query?) 0. Public examinations held 21 ;
rectors present S2 ; receiving provisional
certificates 221 : permanent certificate 3;
pplicatious rejected 7 ; examined privately
IS; certificates renewed, none; average grade
f certificates 2.33. Male teachers employed
119; female 01; averagcage2G; tboe who have
had no experience 24 ; taught less than one
year 30 ; taught more than livo year 78 ;
intend to make teaching a permanent busi
ness 120 ; attended a Stato Normal School
10 ; graduated at a Stato Normal School 13.
Teachers who have read books on teaching
109; who hold professional certificates 21 ;
ho hold permanent certificates 3 ; failures
teaching 1. Visits to schools by the
County Superintendent 211 ; average timo
spent at each, ono nndahalf hours; number
of directors accompanying tho Superinten
dent 02 ; patrons met in the schools 10G ; no
schools regularly visited by the directors or
patrons ; a district institute was held in one
district; ono meeting was held by the Su
perintendent; no district lias a library; esti
mated number of schoolable children not in
school 1-12.
A HOffL FROM THE GKAVE.
Never at any previous recurrence of tho
ent was there observable so general n
feeling of brotherly love and sympathy, so
obvious a desire for reconciliation, peace and
good will as on this Decoration Day just
passed. All over tho country Unionist and
Confederates joined in the ceremonies of tho
day, tnd floral tributes were strewn with
lavish haud on tho graves wherein repose
alike the UIuo and tho Gray awaiting tho
awakening trump of the last Great Day.
There was a heartiness, a genuineness, so to
speak, connected with the observance of tho
occasion of too marked a nature to be lightly
treated. Federal troops paid tribute to tho
gallantry of their former foes and cast fra-
grant wreaths and sprays upijn their graves.
hx-Confederates, officers and men, joined
ltli equal honesty of purpose in testifying
to the bravery of thoso who fell in the heat
battle, witli opposiDg arms in their
hands.
Orations were delivered by Southern men
over the grass grown mounds which covered
the remains of Northern soldiers, aud North
ern men spoke kindly words of thoso whoso
arms and hearts were, In years gone by, an
tagonistic to the stars and stripes,
Uut amid the gentle murmur of friendly
gratulation that tho era of perfect peace
had at last arrived, ono harsh voice roo
discordant. It came, as might bo ex
pected, from loyal Massachusetts the Stato
hero statesmen and patriots meet no re
ward, but where demagogues and the cheap
est of politicians bear thohonorsof tho Com
monwealth. Thero alono was the bloody
shirt waved and the old ltcpublicaii war cry
shouted ; there alone, did the voice of recon
dilation fall on deafened ears ; thero alone
w as the proffered hand of friendship spumod.
And who was the speaker, whoso lip framed
these words of hate and scorn? A petty deina'
gogue, rejected by his constituents; a man
who had held many high positions and con
plcuously and utterly failed iu all of them
A member of Congress only remembered for
the absurdity of his speech and the bitterness
oi his political principles. A Cabinet ofil
cer who will bo known to posterity ns the
worst and most Inefficient Secretary of tho
treasury this land Iinsever known. A Sen
ator of the United States who never origlna
ted oue great public measure, nor supported
a bill from other than partisan motives
This man was George M, Uoutwell, of whom
any other State than Massachusetts woul
be ashamed. His speech cannot hurt his
reputation, for it is one not to be injured by
such means. A demagoguo and an empty
beaded vindictive partisan, his name, so
long as it lasts, will be held In mingled con
tempt and derision by those of his country
men whose opinious are worth tho utter'
ancc.
Ills malignant howl on Decoration Day
rounds and completes tho public life of
truckling and contemptible political nonen
tity. A fitting epitaph for his tombstone
would bo a cipher.
Postmaster General Key takes the floor
long enough to say that ho is still a Demo
crat. It is well enough to keep these points
before the public.
A SCHEME TO MAINTAIN THE ARMY.
A cabinet meeting was held Inst Friday
at which there was an extended discussion
("incoming iho troiibleson tho Texan border.
As a result tho Secretary of War sent a letter
to General Sherman, which, after reciting
tho facts of tho raids, reads as follows ;
General Ord will at oneo notify thoTexati
authiritles along the Texas border of the
great dcslro of tlio President to unite with
them In efforts to suppres this long contin
ued lawlessness. At the samii timo ho will
inform those authorities that if the govern
ment ol Mexico shall continue to neglect the
duty of suppressing theso outrage that duly
will devolve Upon this government and will
be performed.cven if its performance shall ren
der necessary the occasional croising of tho
border by our troops. You will therefore
direct General Ord that in caso tho lawless
incursions continue ho will boat liberty in
the uso of his discretion when in pursuit of
a band of tho lnauradcrs, and when his troops
aro cither in sightof them or upon afresh
trail, to follow them across tho Illo Grande
and to overtake nnd punish them as well as
rctako Htolcn property taken from our citi
zens nnd found iu their hands on tho Mexi
can side of tho lino.
It looks very llko an attempt on tho part
f tho Administration to embroil this coun
try in a war with Mexico. It is sLited that
tlio outrages perpetrated by Mexican cattle
lilevcs and maurnu lers ha' e not becn'of lato
numerous as usual, and that the decided
step now taken was for the purpose of main
taining tho army at its present status il not
to securo its increase. Apart from tho fact
that Congress alone lias tlio power to de-
claro war, tlio powers conferred on General
Ord aro of unusual latitude. He is author
ized "in tho use of his discretion" to take his
troops into a country with which this Nation
nt pease a virtual declaration of war.
All of this chimes in with Gen. Sherman's
utterances nt the Chamber of Commerce din
ner lu New York to tho effect that this coun
try cannot exist without nn army. He at
least seems determined to prove the state
ment by cutting out work for them to do.
The raids of Mexican cut-throats should
ndoubtedly bo prevented but whether in
pursuanco of that object tho territory of a
friendly power should be invaded is too so
rious a matter to be settled by a General of
tho Army, who has no power to act in tho
alter. Congress alone is authorized to deal
with the subject.
The factof tho matter is, there is too much
Shcrmanjin this Government; John in the
Cabinet playing into bis brother's hands, and
ecumscli in the Army advancing tlio in
terests of tlio Sherman family generally.
(ingress may find it is as profitable, for tho
people, to repress the Shermans a tlio Mcx
icans. Gen. Sherman as a soldier care moro
for tho preservation of tho army than tor
anything c!o and it should be seen that bis
iews in that respect do not result to tho in
ury of tho country at large. Ho would tin-
lniibtediy like to havo the army in such a
shape a to influence Presidential elections
but his countrymen would much prefer to
ispeno with his valuable political-military
erviccs.
GERMANY AND FRANCE.
There seems to be an ardent desire on the
part of a certain party in Germany to precip-
ltato a conflict between that country and
France. The Rerlin roil, a semi-oflicial or
gan, has lately contained a number of nrti-
cles looking to such a result. In the issue
f May 30th appeared another war article,
declaring that no confidence ought to bo
placed in the professions or intentions of tho
French Cabinet and that hopes of peace rest
chiefly on the prudence and sagacity of Ger-
an statesmen. The article is full of insin
uations against Count Von lieuest, Austrian
Ambassador at London, of whoso intrigue
it gives a circumstantial account. It says
o recently endeavored to cement a'l Anglo-
Austro-Freuch alliance, to bo nominally
concluded against Russia aud Germany, but
in reality against Germany alone. France
and Austria wero to have attacked Germany
while Knglaud would be left to ileal single
handed witli Itussia in the Fast. The En
glish Cabinet, however, seeing through this
plot it came to nothing.
While thero may be some doubts cancell
ing the accuracy of these statements there
cau bo none as to the animus which inspired
them. Franco is no longer tho helpless na
tion of 1870-1, and tho Germans might, in
spite of the Alsatian fortresses, find it diffi
cult a second time to reach tho walls of Par-
Nor would they command the sympa
thies of other nations in another war, as
there exists no reason strong enough to jus
tify its inauguration.
THE WAR IN EUROPE.
The latest dispatches state that the Turk
ish forces havo attacked Montenegro and
that the fighting is still in progress. The
Turks bad been repulsed with a loss of 500
killed. Although the Montenegrins are
fighting against heavy odds theso hardy
mountaineers will not bo easily conquered.
The Russians have at last occupied tho
chief positions on tho Danube but the swol-
en condition of the river has thus far rend
ered it impossible to cross. Tlio Car has
taken command of his army and Is now at
the front.
Thero are no new movementsof importance
n tho Asiatic campaign. Tho Turkish troops
aro said to bo b idly disciplined anil worse
iiipped,and tho ablest military men on the
cmtineut, notably Von Moltkc, prophesy
tho triumph of the Russian arms.
In tho English Houso of Commons, on
Tuesday, a dispatch was laid on tho tablo
addressed by Lord Derby to Lord Lyons,
liritisb ambassador at Pari. Tho dispatch
lated May Ifith. Lord Derby informs
Lord Lyon that Great Britain declines the
iroposal of DeLesseps to keep tho Suez
canal open to all nations,and the government
has intimated to tho porto and the Khcdlvo
that Knglaud will not permit tho canal to
be blockaded or made the scene of any war
like operations.
The attitude of England is not a particu
larly exhilarating ono to contemplate, and a
very large number ol Englishmen apparently
think so.
If Cameron succeeds in carrying tho Stato
Convention against any decided opposition
wo will lose the State by not far from ten
thousand majority, if on the other hand tlio
opposition to Uameron carries tho Uonvcii
tiou and Cameron opposes them at tho polls
or remains decidedly inactive, tho party will
be heaten uy a sun larger majority. I'lyuv
own Index,
The caso seems to bo similar to that stated
by tho negro preacher, who told his hearers
that thero wero two paths in life one, tho
broad road that leads to destruction, tho
other, tho straight and narrow road that
leads to perdition, Under the circumstance11
the only safe course open to tho Republican
niggers is to "take to de woods.
A Washington special to tho New York
World states that the 80 per cent, of green'
backs destroyed during this month for na'
tional bank notes issued will reduco tho le
gal tender circulation on the 1st of Juno to
t3C0,000,0OO leaving but $0,000,000 to bo
reduced before the limit fixed by the resump
tion act is reached, The greenbacks retired
under the sales of coin commencing en to
day will be added to the amount of this re
ductlou when they are cancelled.
I'litler nnd MacVcagh.
Tllli TRUE LOUISIANA INWARDNESS.
General lienjamin F. Ilutler has given tho
following letter, reviewing the policy of tho
ndministration iu scathing terms, to tlio
press ;
Washington, 1). l, May 20.
My Df.au Pitkin : 1 have yours of tho
lOtli iut.. itifitruiitii! mo that when you wero
iu Washington both the President aud Mr.
Devi'iis, tlio Attorney (loneial, gavoynu suh-
stnntial assurance that jou would not bo ills
urbodin your nllu-e as United States Mar
shal, being ii native of tho Stato of Louisiana
and a gooii llepubliean, and against whom no
ollicial malfeasance or personal dereliction
fiom tho path of right had been shown, and
who, thcielbro caino eminently within the ;
provisions of civil service reform, which is tlio
corner-stone, as I understand it, of our lie-
publican administration. I tun certain there
fore, that tho President und tho Attorney
General would never havo nkcd your I obsig
nation of tho ollico of Matshal, ns you say
they havo done, in contravention of their as
surances nnd in disregard of the principles of
civil pen-ice reform. I am bound, therefore,
fiom what I know of both these gentlemen,
to belicyo they intend iu gold faith to carry
out their assurances and preserve their prin
ciples. One fault which I find witli your letter
is that you do not make sufficient allowance for
political necessities and entanglements, by
which good men mo compelled to do that
which they would rather not do. It is an open
secret here, ns I am informed that Colonel
Wharton, your competitor,, aided Wayno
MncVcagh, one of tlio Commissioners at New
Orleans, very largely iu getting a poi tiou of
tlio members of tho llepubliean Legislature
to desert from Packard and go over to Nich
oils, by which a Returning Hoard Legislature
was put under the control of NicholN, and
that Legislature crablod tho commission to
advUolhat, as tho Legislature had letognizcd
tlio Nicholls Government, the President wa
bound to withdraw the troops. It is also as
sorted that $2,000 was to bo paid to tho lead
ing deserting legislators and only $200 to oth
ers, disguised iu tlio latter case in tlio shape
of milciige.so that Mr. Johnson, a colored
man, speaking out of tho innocence of his
heart, said on the floor of the House that all
ho wanted was to get his mileage and go home.
It isaiso asserted here that Colonel Wharton,
being tho instrument selected by Mr. Mac
Veagh'to do this piece of business, had the
promise of being made Marshal if he success
fully accomplished it. Now, Whaitou per
formed his side of tho bargain, and I think
you aro very unreasonable in objecting that
tho administration should carry out their side
m it, or, at least, do the host they can so to
do, It ought to satisfy Wharton that they
havo asked you to resign and you won't, and
thcrelure they have done the best they eouli
to make gnou iiiae eagu nargain, and a
they citi't, Wharton ought to be satisfied, pre
cisely like my friend General Garfield, who
having done his host, and MicTutdcd in clout
ins Mr. Stanley .Matthews to the Senate. -it t tic
request of tho President, as it is said, on thu
agreement that tho President would make
him sneaker ol tho House of llenresentalivcs.
wilUmvo to bo, and ought tube, satisfied witli
a fair, honest and "hearty" endeavor on tho
part ni tho l'resiilont to do all lie can to make
mm BpcaKcr, aim u noiailswnrlieldwill havo
nobody to lilamo but himself for not lemem
bcring that "a birdjiu the hand is worth two
in the uusii."
Now, my dear Mr. Pitkin, I call upon you,
liy tup loi q you hear to the Kcpublioan party
and its principles', in memory of the many
sacrifices you have made during and since tho
war as a Union man in Louisiana, for the
safety of the country, and not for the sake of
holding olheo under tlio United States, not
to throw any impediment in tho way of
tho President fullilhng all the bargains
which his subordinates made, as neces
sary steps in inaugurating his Southern poli
cy, which is to bo of so meat and incalculable
advantage not only to the party which you
love so wen, nut also to tho country, lor the
unity and pacification of which you liavu giv
en tho beit days of your manhood. I write
thus to you because I thought I detected in
your note to mo what seemed to bo an unrea
sonable tone of complaint that you aro thus
to be sacrificed. Remember that Abraham
was about to sacrifice his only son, Isaac, the
child of his age, to what ho believed to bo tlio
will ot uod and tho necessities of his people,
anil me uoou HOOK noes' not mention :u
unreasonable complaints or outcries of Isaac
on that occasion, and so when you find that
ine rrcsKieni, in oneuienco to tho call ot In
country and tho miblie exigency for its n.iei
Mention, deems it necessary to sacrifice von
and take away your office and givo it to one
who wore the gray when you stood in tlio
Dine, you ought not to kick and squirm any
more than Isaac did when lie lay upon tho
altar under the knife of hi father Abraham.
I am tony that I cannot write you any other
words of comfort and consolation, but such as
l have i give unto you, 1 am yours truly,
liENJAMIN F. llUTI.KIt.
.1. R. O. Pitkin, Esq., United States Mar
shal, New Orleans, La,
MAoVKAdii's; Denial.
Mr. MaeVeagli has furnished tho followin
letter to tho press in reply to Ilutler :
PlIU.AIiKM'lllA, May 29, 1877.
hilt : I have just read your letter in tho
New York 7Vir). Your "informant" ban-
pens to have told you the exact opposite of
tho truth in every statement respecting me.
Colonel Wharton did not aid mo at Now
Orleans, but was one ol the adherents of thu
Packard Government to tlio end. Ho did not
manago or transact any kind of business for
me. Ho did not receive any promiso from
mo in respect to any ollico. I havo not asked
the President to appoint him Marshal. Si
much for that portion of your letter.
Where 1 am known 1 i o not need tn ilmiv
the silly story about tlio use of money, or to
declare it to lie, as you well know it to be, a
baso and cowardly falsehood. For thoso who
do not know mo perhaps I ought to add that
apart from any repugnance on my part to the
crinio there wero two practical difficulties in
tno way ot my committing it : J had no money
of my own to spare, and it is only a military
commandant of New Orleans iu time of war
who can safely appropriate any considerable
quantity of tlio propeity of others to his own
Use.
Tlio fact is that the enemies of recnneilia.
Hon in Louisiana waste their tuna in trying
to discover or invent soma kind of bargain
with which at onr-o tn accoont for its success
and to discredit it. Stranio as it may seem
to soinu ol them, political result aro still at
tainable iii'tliiscountrv by straightforward and
honest methods; and tlio country will judge
the result wo secured in its fruits in enmnari-
sou with tho fruits of tho opposite policy
comparing the four yearn to coma of honest
and lawful government witli tho eight vears
juit ended of hatred, intimidation, outrage,
corruption, anarchy aim murder.
t hereloro, Irom tlio bitterness ot good men
iiiisguiueuanii ni nan inenuisappointed, 1 ap
Heal to tho generous iudgment of thn Ameri
can neoiile. and I await their decision niioii
tlio subject of our labor iu Louisiana, not
with misgiving or excuses, but with confidence
ami pnue. i outs truly,
Wayne MaoVeaiiii,
Gen. 11, V, Ilutler, Washington, 1). C.
Marshal MacMahon, President of th
French Republic, Is pursuing a course which
will bo very apt to end iu hi deposition, if
not worso. Since tho overturning of tho
Cabinet of M. Simon and the setting up o
that of the' Due de Hroglie and his Uona
partist colleagues, there have been a set o
arbitrary and prescriptive actions highly
suggestive of the ancient practicos of th
monarchy. Journalists havo been arrested
iinprisouedand fined for "Insulting PresI
dent MacMahon," and prefects have been iO'
moved for political reasons, For a Presl
dent who bos neither the Chamber of Dcpu
ties nor tho people to support him thero
would seem to but one end possible his
downfall.
Two attempts were made to assassinate J,
II. Stlllson, the correspondent of the New
York Utratd, at Salt Lake City, Utah. The
first attempt was made by firing upon him
whilst driving ; the second by stabbing him.
The recent vigorous articles In the Herald
concerning the Mormons probably have
something to do with the affair. Mr. Still
sou was but slightly wounded by tho knlfo
of the assassin.
(Communicated.)
A NEW PAPER.
I, A good dJnl has been said nnd wrltton
lately as to tho necessity f a church paper
In and for tho dloccso of Central Pcnnsylva-
a, It Is a subject worthy of consideration
niul should not be decided hastily. Of tlio
necessity, perhaps thero is no dispute, for
Church doctrines nnd news aro less known
nnd understanded of tlio peoplo than
those of any other religious body, Tho ob-
ctious to our doctrine, discipline and wor
ship must bo shown to havo no foundation
n sound reason, nor iu Gospel teaching.
Tho past history of tho Church must be
nado familiar to tho public mind. What
tho Church has dono nnd is doing must be
pressed home to their perceptions. In short,
Me Church in all its relations to mankind in
till world and tho next must bo taught, re
peated and insisted upon.
II. It must r.ot only bo a Church paper,
but it must bo a news paper ns well. It
must not content itself with the details ot
church llfo and work with full reports of
conventions and convocations with Epis
copal visitations and clerical local labors. It
liould digest carefully nil the secular news
f the diocese, of tlio State, of tlio Union,
f tlio World. Of courso It follow that
the paper should not bo edited with tlio
scissors, but by the pen ; not forgetting that
beneath the rulo of men entirely great, tho
pen is mightier than tho sword. Thus it
should bo made to answer among the rural
populations nil tho ends of tho locnl, secular
and news paper, nt tho samo time that it is
istincttvely in aid of the Church.
111. Nor in my judgment should it bo in
n tlio hands of a clergyman as editor. Thero
s not ono in a thousand with sufficient tact
for tlio position, nnd anything objectionable
from a clergyman-editor is seized upon and
made moro of than if said by a layman. Re
sides, lie would mako tho paper partake too
much of the pulpit and its dialectics. Its
teachings should bo of another quality, its
sermons, paragraphs, its polemics without
tho odium theologicum. A layman of busi
ness experience, education, judgment, and a
knowledge of men would fill tho require
ment. He need not bo a theologian. My
theory of the paper is.that it is not intended
for any such purpose. If any point needs
iscussion, plenty of able clergymen could
be found to furnish tlio argument and au
thority. It should be in the bands of a lay
man who mingles daily with his fellows, on
a piano and in a manner to which no cler-
gyiirm can gam access.
IV. If it is to bo a successful and efficient
church paper, it must not bo an organ of any
person or patty ; neither of tho high church
nor of tho low church nor of tho Episcopate,
Iho Ilishop could not stand it to hnvonn or
gan, any moro than the President or the
Governor. 1 hoy should bo in accord, of
course, but its views need not bo necessarily
hi view. If be desires to reach the pub
lic, and be responsible for hi utterances, it
should bo over his own signature. Entirely
impersonal, it should bo independent in all
things, subject, however, tu tho most un
doubted fealty to the Protestant Episcopal
Church, its doctrine, discipline and worship.
V. Ibo purposo and object of tho paper
being to bring to its readers and tho public
a more perfect knowledge of church history,
general and local ; church work past and
present, and church progress in the diocese.
tho paper should bo of such size and shape
as would mako it convenient for preservation
and binding. It is timo tho local and per
sonal history of the church should bo gath
ered up, and I would mako this paper tho
storo houso of things in the church new and
old and I would call upon the old clergy
men and laymen of tho church and upon
other competent persons to furnish for its
pages their personal recollections of the days
of yore.
VI, It should not bo a monthly. The in
terest in it flags tho news grows stale its
magnetism is lost. Rut it is a question
whether at first it should bo a weekly. Tho
expense would bo considerable, and tho first
year would bo a burden. Pages could ho
added a business and matter and advertise
ments increased, and as the rcsourco and cir
dilation grow, the frequency of publication
could be doubled. It wa my idea to make
it bi-weekly nt tho first, although I should
prefer a weekly, except for the expense
For
A'll. It should be cheap. Fifty cents, if
possible, and certainly not over one dollar,
should bo the cost of it. It should be so
cheap that every church family could pay
for ono copy ; and through mission funds
give it a largo gratuitous circulation, or so
nearly so a to insure its entrance into every
household.
VIII. It should bo perhaps owned by aud
be uiider tho general direction of tho Hoard
of Diocesan Missions. They might elect
tho editor and select tho placo of publica
tion.
Theso aro mere suggestions, and as such
are submitted to tlio better judgment of tho
Church.
Since the above wa written wo have been
favored with tlio first No. of "Tho Central
Diocese,"" "published in tho interests of tho
Hoard of Missions." Editorially aud me
chanically, it mut bo said to be a disgrace-
ttil laiiurc. iho make-up ot the paper
shows a wonderful lack of skill,and thu typo
made uso of is by no mean neat or tasteful.
Tho paper is without a date ; and although
the It shop's pago request us to "please put
tho successive numbers carefully away for
preservation,"thi number is not paged, and
if thero should bo anything in thesnccessivo
numbers, put carefully away for preserva'
Hon, it would bo impossible to find it by
page or index. There has been careless
proof reading, and tho commas and other
Btops havo been mainly put in tho wrong
places. 'Iho paper i poor and the ink not
much better. Tho geography is also some
what nt fault Catawissa being put in Mou
tour county instead of in Columbia county.
mo contirmations at liloomsburg are
omitted altogether there h not a word as
to when or where the Diocesan Convention
will meet neither the time nor place o
convocational meetings Is stated and, in
deed, you could not tell, from any thiug in
tho paper, Iu what year It was published.
I he fact is, tho paper has no editor, aud
the sooner the Hoard of Missions provides It
one the better. Tho matter furnished by
the Deaus of tho Convocations must bo put
into shapo, must, in short, bo edited,- and iu
that word lies the success or failuro of the
enterprise Thero must not bo such slovenly
writing, printing, proof-reading and typo
and paper, as we have here. The Church
cannot stand it. I hope a largo number o
the first Issue will be supplied to the Con
vcntlon.tliatitinay take action in the matter,
I know all this is ungracious, but it is neces
sary. From the first pago to the last, it is
unworthy of tho Dloccso iu style, matter und
manner.
John G. Fiu:i:zi:.
liloomsburg, Pcnna.
The Washington llepullican is clearly
mistaken when It says thero is "a ques
tion of veracity between the gentleman
from Massachusetts and Mr, MaoVeagh
Thero can bo no question of veracity bo
twecn the gentleman from Massachusetts
and any one. 7fm,
OIIITOAUY.
JOHN MlTItnot' MOTLEY.
telegram from London announces the
death of John Lothrop Motley, tho eminent
American historian, on tlio 0th inst. Mr. U -
Motley was born In Dorchester, Mass., April
10, 1814, graduated at Harvard collcgo
n 1831, and spent n year nt ench of thounl-
vcrsltlesof Ooltingcn nnd llerlln.nfterwhlcb
ho traveled in tlio south of Europe, chlelly
in Italy. On Ills return to America ho
studied law, and was admitted to tho bar in
183(1, but ho practised little. As early as
1839 ho published a novel. In 1810 ho was
nppolntcd secretary of legation to tho Amer-
icau embassy to Russia, nnd held the post
for about eight months, whon ho resigned
nnd returned to tho United States. Ho do-
voted most of hi timo to literature, nnd
contributed articles to tlio leading reviews,
iVbout 1810 ho began to collect materials for
tlio history of Holland. After much hard
labor ho finally published hi great work, papers in hls'possession that would bo dan- certain. JJtit tiio nssets were nowhere. "Li
"Tlieltiso of tho Dutch Republic." Other gcrou to tho admlnlstrntion If his demands quidation" began with the hcgitming of tlio
great works followed, which nro familiar to were not complied with. Mr. Kvarts would trade: and profits and capital ran M (
tho general reader. In 1801 ho was appointed
minister to Austria, and resigned in 1807
On tho accession of President Grant ho was
appointed minister to England, but wa le
called iu 1870. Ho ha resided in England
for a long timo. Mr. Motley wa highly re
garded in Holland and throughout Europo
for his great historical works. At the timo
f his death ho was engaged in writing a
History of tho Thirty Years' war."
The Fish Laws to ho Enforced.
The Attorney General lias written to tho
District Attorney of Lancaster county, in-
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"f 'l1'",'11?. " 1,0 C,lr00f
the Stato nuthorititics to have tho fish laws en
forced nt nil points along tlio Susquehnnna
river. Tho offenses at tho Columbia dam
av'e been the main cause of interfering with
the passago offish up stream. Theso offenses
avo not only consisted in fishing within
the limits lorbiddon by law in tho waters
above the dam, but iu putting obstructions
n tho waters below tho dam, "shingling,"
&c, to prevent the passage of fish at loca
lions provided in the dam at great expense
lor tills purpose. Ihe peoplo abovo tho dam
as iar up as feuubury, Northumberland
county, bavo-bseii deeply interested in the
enforcement of the fish laws. Tlio Lcgishv
turo has been liberal in it appropriations
and the commissioners indefatigable iu their
efiorts to securo tlio restoration of tho Sus
liielianna fisheries, all of which has been
frustrated or interfered witli by a den of
pirates lnlestmg the water of tho Columbia
dam, who havo defiantly violated all tho
laws on tho subject. Tlio public patience
ha been worn out. and now the public is
eterminednnd tho Stato authorities resolved
to enforce the laws and givo the system de
ised to revive tho Susquehanna fisheries
the uest test it has ever had. Fish wardens
and their assistants havo been notified of
this purpose, and tho District Attorney of
the several counties wbcro such piracies nro
practiced will hereafter vigorously push
every lniormation winch comes within their
conttol for the punishment of all offenders
llarrislurij Telegraph.
The Sclinsgrovo Times of last week makes
the following truthful remarks about th
Stato Board of Agriculture which met at Har-
risburg, May 22, 1877 ; "This is a new hum
bug brought into lif'o by tho Legislature last
winter, for which $300 wero appropriated. It
won't amount to a pinch of muff, hut it will
give a set of fellows a chance to havo their
expenses paid out of tho Stato Treasury fof
going to Harrisburg several time a year and
having a jolly time. Resides, it give somo
politician a chance to bo Secretary at $1,500 a
year, i ho sooner this humbug is blown out
of existenco the better, for it will bo but a few
years till it will cost tho Stato 10,000 to
20,000 a year or more. Givo the concern
i dose of Paris green and clean out tho
fraud."
Senator Conkling made just one speech
during the Presidential campaign of last
year, and in that speech the uamo of Hayes
is not to bo found. When the voto was to
bo taken in the Senate to accept or reject the
judgment of tho Electoral Commission de
claring Louisiana for Hayes, Senator Conk
ling wa absent in a committee room nnd
his name is unrecorded. Ho has now made
his first visit to Washington sinco tho ad
journment ot tho benate,and tho ono impor
tant placo at which ho did not call was tho
White House, and tho ono Senator whose
name is found to no recommendation for of
fice is that of Roscoe Conkling. What will
he say and do in October 'I Philadelphia
limes.
Lato Tuesday night a wind storm passed
over the northern end ol Monroo coutitv.
Much damago was dono to property in the
isolated agricultural districts, houses, barns
aud other buildings being destroyed. George
Hrose, while driving along tho road was
hurled from hit) seat in a wagon aud dashed
to death on tho roadside. A littlegtrl, Hat -
tie Whilie, was blown from in trout of n
houso and killed. An unknown man, sup-
poseu to ue a irnmp, wa iounu ucau soon
after the tornado had subsided, but whether
ho was killed during tlio storm or died from
other cause i not known. Tho loss of prop
erty is roughly estimated nt $lt0,000.
George Francis Train say that llostou is
"corroded with tho midnight livery ot unut
terable gloom.
If this statement is true, and George Fran
cis would not bo apt to make it unless ho had
somo facts to sustain linn, it reveals a shock
ing condition of affairs. Wo do not exactly
comprehend what G. I1', means, but tho words
look so frightful that drat Uoston anyway.
wo never did liko the village.
An indignant business man writes us as
follows: "Business men, bo careful whom
you trust, for apparently one-half of tho
"Uiinj- un w nii.ui
having husbands who will buy and consume
your goods, aud after having had tho benefit
of thein will rush to tho Courts and contrive
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to cheat you of your dues. There is scarcely
a term of Court in which this doe not oc
cur." Trillion Stale Gazette.
John A. Login has been nbtnlnlntr iroods
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people of the United States been thanking
him for saving them from tho disgrace ot
being represented abroad by bis unworthy
self, and now it turns out that ho never had
any appointment and, consequently, could
not havo declined it. Logan Is laying up
wrath for himself, sure.
The Republican party in Ohio is on tho
dufensive, according to tho Cincinnati ICn
qvirer, which says : "It has the forced re
sumption policy to defend. It has tho dem
onetization of silver to defend. It has the
stealing of the Presidency to defend. It has
the stealing of a Southern policy to smooth
over in specious platform phrase."
If the Northern peoplo can but bo mado
to bellovo that their Southern kl nBmon and
countrymen ate rullians and fiends, Morton
may yet be President. Jivffalo Oiurier
(Dem.)
More "Reform."
Tho reform gun has mlsed firo again In I
tlio appointment of James E, Anderson, of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Louisiana, as Unl-
ted States consul nt Fuuchal.Madclraislands
This is the Anderson, If wo nro not mista-
en ua to hi Identity .-who was kicked out
0r ft Lancaster printing office somo years ago
for proposing to minglo Democratic with
Rcl,ubllcnn tickets beforo their distribution
(0 tho election districts. Last fall ho turned
tip a, a willing tool or Kellogg in Louisiana
and was mado supervisor of registration in
K,t Feliciana, his duty being to prevent tlio
negroes from voting in order that tho voto of
that parish, which was suro to go Democrat-
lc might bo thrown out by tho returning
board. Tho Lancaster Intelligencer which
has followed Anderson's track pretty closely
says ho was in that city a few days ago, ad-
milting that Tlldcn carried Louisiana and
boasting tlint ho wns going to Washington
to demand n consulato ns tlio reward of his
services, witli tlio added threat that he had
j0 ,vcl to look into this matter. Anderson
ougntnotto go noroauas a representative
of tho government. 7ti.
Secretary Sherman has issued his instruc
tions to the commission charged with the
investigation of tho Philadelphia Custom
House, Charles Piatt, Henry D. Welsh nnd
Ira Aycr, Jr. Tho most important point to
bo investigated i whether any of tho officers missionaries havo been for a year laboring
now employed havo been or aro now engag- in that country. One of them, Kabu Sura
ed in any other business, and whether they jce, reports to the society that sent him on
rside nt points so remote from Philadelphia
DU In K.llen lllfim In lin nli.anl Ann, llml, nil!.
..j .u ........ i.uawiu ..win .uut will- I
Mai business to the injury of the service, or
whether, rrom any other cati-e, they have frightfully common, that abject poverty and
failed to give tho time and attention to their deep ignorance nre tho leading character!
business which tlio law nnd the regulations tics of tho people, nnd that, ns he thinks,
demand.
The General Assembly of tho Presbyterian
Church South has squarely condemned all
kinds of dancing. Ono of the resolutions
says: "Somo forms of this amusement nro
moro mischievous than others, tho round
danco than the square, the public ball than
the privato party, but none of them are good
but all aro evil and should he discounten
anced, am! we affectionately urge nil our
Christian parents not to send their children
10 untieing school, whcio they acquire a
fondness and an aptitude for the dangerous
amusement."
A I'o-tou inillion.iiiv, who nppe.ired the
other day iu a public place, wearing a pre-
tcriiatuiaiiy militant pair ol hoots, was
asked who blackened them, and pioudly re
sponded that lie did it himself. A wealthy
acquaintance at mice offered 25 cents for the
production of a like result on his boots : tlio
offer wa accented, tho iob was done anil tho
quarter was paid.
Items.
In the South Carolina House of Represen
tatives, on 1- nday, a bill to prevent inter
marriage between the races was defeated,
ine enacting clause neing struck- out uy a
largo majority.
The Pacific Mail Steam shin Citv of San
Francisco struck on a hidden rock on her
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li!ss.loA irnm i'nnnmn nnil ivnu tntnllw u-rni-b.
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cd. The passengers were all saved but uiucli
mi.. i , i .
property was lost.
The great earthquake wave along tho Pa
cific coast of South America destroyed six
town and damaged others. Tho loss of
property is very largo but cannot bo esti
mated. 1-rom 000 to 800 people perished,
A terrible tornado struck the town of Mt.
Carrael, 111., on Monday afternoon, killing
twelve persons, wounding from thirty to fifty
others, and twenty aro missing. Property
valued at half u million dollars was destroy
ed.
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uovemoriiariranit.ua issued a warrant
for the execution of Thomas Campbell, of
Luzerne county, on tho th of August, at
Wilkes-Harre thu same day on which Hes
ter, Tully and McIIugh, and Thomas Cur-
ley, of Montgomery county, will bo hanged.
Ibis make tho eighteenth death warrant
signed by the Governor within five weeks.
Tho numerously signed petitions for the
removal of Frederick Doughus from the
marshalship of tho District of Columbia
have disappeared, aud the lucid explanation
is given thaf'some one ha taken them away
and was tailed to return them," It is, there
fore, likely that they will never bo presented
to tho President.
The Schooner Centennial, while on a fish
ing cruise, hauled up with her anchor, off
I St. Pierre Hank, part of tho telegraph cablo
1 of the Anglo-American C.iblo Company,
The captain was obliged to lose seventy-live
fathom of the chain un.l the anchor, in or-
i ucr 10 clear ins vessel nnd savo tlio telegraph
cablo from injury
A special to tho Derrick gives an account
of au oil fire ne.ir Millcrsburg, this State. A
large oil tank was struck by lightning and
this quickly set firo to another tank. Thir
ty-two thousand barrels of oil belonging to
tho United Pipe line and Columbia Con
duit Company were destroyed, together with
a number of derricks. Loss, $85,000.
Decoration Day was very generally ob-
served throughout tho country and tho
graves of both Confederate and Unlokeol-
Hem wero strewn with flowers. Preiitiaa
Ingraham, an ex-Coufederato Colonel, read
a poem at Gettysburg: tho ex-Confpdimin
General Marmaduko was Marshal of tho dav
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at at. Louhj and In Urooklyn an oration
was delivered at tho Academy of Music in
tht) evening by General Roger A. Pryor. In
Washlnstoii all tho Dennrtmpnts l,l
nnd lu all tho cities banks aud publio build
ings wero closed.
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royeu as weii as largo
saw mills In various localities. The losses
are enormous, amounting, exclusive of tho
tinibor, to fully $500,000. Hundrods of peo
ple havo been renderod homeless and tho
privations and suffering suro tn ariso aro
painful to coutemplate. Nothing but heavy
rains can extinguish tho flames, which are
threatening other small towns,
A terrible railway accident occurred on
tho Lehigh Valley road near Wyalualng,
noiuo vneuiy-iivu uiucs una siuo 01 lowanda.
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Four cars, laden with passengers, wero
lurown irom tue track and smashed to
pieces. Mrs. Howcr, of Scranton, and Mrs
llickey were killed and beventeen others
wounded, four mortally. What caused tho
I first car to loave tho track Is not stated in
I the dispatches. Tho train must have been
running at full speed, to Judge from the de-
I molition of the cars.
A Trade Connnilrnm.
A whimsical commercial problem ha. l,.
compounded. Rut under its nlsunlilv v,-.
the key to many a micslion whern flu. ...
of a fiiin havo disappeared. Tira m. ,i .
way to n raeo course, conveyed n dcmliotin r,r
whiky which they held in partncrslm, i
proposed to vend on tho grounds. conj,
tion was mado nnd kept in all good faltli il,.'.
neither should drink on the W.1V withnut
jg. Ono soon drank and paid the other
the stipulated dime. Tho other prew
thirsty and drank, Paving his partner tl, ......
dime. And so they drove a nrn-nnl.,,.
trade till, when they reached the raeo coure
flicv found themselves in possession r,,.i !.
tho ono dime, and tho empty domiiohn
Liko many absurd jokes, this has tlio germ
0r truth in it, and expresses ono of the cau-es
of "hard times:' better than many a labored
financial treatise. Tho nstonislied firm ha'l
b auk-runt. Thn sales wnrn mnltni-u npr.. .
and tho iiavment for each drlnt- . .Jt '
gethcr. So many an apparent active Lmb.
is only tho consumption of the capital stock,
or, moro commonly tho disappearance of mer
chandise obtained on credit. The dealer
swallows up his own capital (if ho has any)
and wonders what has become of It. Ixdqer.
The Hindoos aro endeavoring to introduce
their religion into Australia, and Hindoo
tho condition in which ho finds tlio Austin-
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I mi!, X1IU IUI Nil") I1U lUiri 1CU lariV 11OUC0S
are that drunkenness and profanity
tho Christian religion degrades instead of
elevates. Ho adds, severely, that not much
can bo expected of a religion tho founder of
which drank wino when on earth, and the
priests of which relato stories of improbable
miracles.
In a Maitio breach of promiso suit the
counsel for tho plaintiff seeks to intioduco
proof that the defendant sent flowers to her,
using their recognized significance to express
his sentiments. Thus, according to her the
ory, he told her with one flower that ho lov
ed her, with another that ho was jealous,
and with another that ho desired to marry
her. She says that they both understood
this floral correspondence ; but tho Judge
has not decided whether it is admissible as
evidence.
Tho Kansas City Tunes is convinced that
"Wayno MacVcagh' littlo letter will mako
lien Ilutler feel a if he had sat down on a
rod-hot coal.
It Has Stood the Test.
If yon duubt tho wonderful success of Kliilnli'
Consumption Cure, give it a trial : then ii'vou
nre not perfectly satisfied, return the bottle und
we will refund the price paid. It lias establish
ed the fact that Consumption can be erred,
wniie ior cougns, astninn, Hoarseness, whoop
ing ciugu,niiii nu mug or mroai irouoies.llic'e
is notlnng'likc it for a ouick and nositivoe.i-e.
und it seldom fails. 10 cents. CO cents nnd SI
ucruouic. ii jour lungs nro so-e, or Chester
back lame, uso Shiloh's Porous Plaster tn-ice
! cents, bold liy U. A. Kleim and N. . . Hen-
iicrxiioit.
"r; fehiloh s byslcm ita hzcr is no Uouht the
most successmi cure lor Dyspepsia unit Live
l, ,-. , .
,1 , t . .. .
. ..ninninilll we lim-e nvpr knnwu. nll-prwiKn we
eouiu not guarantee it. in enscsol consumption
where general debility, loss of nppctito and
constipation exist, it will restore and regulatu
uie nysu'm wniie amion s euro allay ine in
flammation nnd heals tho lungs. Price 75 tts.
hold byC. A. lvlenn and N.J. Ilcndershott.
IIacemktack. a rich and fragrant perfume.
boiu uy u. j. ivicim niul IN. J. llemlersliott.
April u, " 77-Iy j
August Flower.
Tlio most miserable beings in tho world aro
those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint. Moro than seventy-five per
cent of tho people in tlio United States aio
aliucted with theso two diseases and their et
i'ects : such as Sour Stomach. Sick Head
ache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation of tho
Heart, Heart-burn. Water-brash, gnawing
...... um iiiiij. inuuo t.i. it.u nib ui iiu KJiUiiiauu,
I , lemur. I.nltio n. A.'tl.n Win..... i
yellow skin, co.ilnil tnno-i.n i.n.l ili-wra!,!,,
taste in the mouth, coming up of food after
C!UlnR low spirits, c. Uo to Jloycr tiro.,
and get a 75 cent bottleof AUGUST FLOW
ER or a sample bottle for 10 ppid. Tiv it.
Two doses will relievo you.
April -21, n-iy ji
The New Town Hall at Ayer. Tho elegant
structure is now complete. In beauty of design
it surpasses anything of its kind in the Slate.
Constructed of brick and dark marble it is as
permanent as it is charming. Tho English
architects have adorned it in subdued colors,
which please without tiring the eye. Dr. J.
C. Ayer built and gave it to the town in ac
knowledgment of the distinction they conferred
upon him in taking his name. Although it is
a generous gift, still the hearty good wishes of
a whole people are of greater value, and tho
generous donor has doubtless secured llicm.
Grolnn (.liii.) Journal,
June 1 lm.
Spots upon the sun do not visibly dimin
ish its brilliancy, but spots, pimples or
blotches upon the face, neck or arms seri
ously detract from female beauty. They
may, however, bo completely rcmoyed by
tho daily use of Glenn's Sulphur Soap. De
pot, Crittenton's 7 0th Ave., N. Y. Hill's
Hair and Whisker Dye, black or brown,
SO c. June.
Candidate.
(All names Inserted In this column as candidates
tor nomination at tho Democratic county Conten
tion must bo paid lor in advance. And It is hereby
agreed that all persons whose names appear here
will bo Koverued by the rules and reg-ulaUons ot too
Democratic party of Columbia county.)
DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
F. P. BILLMEYER,
of liloomsburg.
ROHERT R. LITTLE,
of liloomsburg.
E. E. ORVIS,
of liloomsburg.
Marriages.
UKAN llUUKliltli. On Monday aist ult., by Ksq.
McAnalt, Mr. Clarence Beau to illss Rosa Buikerd,
both of Ilcrwlck.
Deaths.
0lll-In nioonuburg an tho Mth ult., Mrs. Mattle
M. Old, ajea 89 years, months and 3 days.
I'AItKEIt.-In Orecnwood June a, lSTT, Laura
Frances I'arker, aged 1 year, c months and T days.
MAIIKETJIEPOIITS.
BLOOMSBUllQ MARKET.
Wheat per bushel,,
Hjti ,.
Corn, new, " ,,
Oats, " .
1 t 2.1x1
.75
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.40
10.00
, I.1IJ
1 l.W
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giovei-secd
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nuitcr
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Potatoes
Drlod Apples ,,
Hums.",...;;.."";"
Sides shoulders ""
1mA per pound ""
Hay per Urn "
lleetwax "
Tlinothyseod '
.10
.in
.11
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4.10
No. 4 00 Wharf ,
VyuTATIONS roil COAU
niiii '
s .w per Ton
NO. "
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