THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBUEG, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. Ijfc Iffltttttfimtn D33:KWAVii EW7ELL, Editors. BLOOMSIiUllG, PA. Friday, May "jM-, 1878. DEMOCRATIC STATU CONVENTION. rirrsnur.a.May 22. The streets are, alive with peoplo attracted Lere by the Democrat ic State. Convention, which Is Rener.illy re garded to be the largest ever held In wrl ern Pennsylvania. All parts of the state aru liuusuatly well represented, and thero U a tlelcruiiiia'lon to place a ticket in the field combining all the element of strength. Last night a wldo difference of opinion itu noticeable as to the probablo nominee for governor, but all side.' admitted that Senator Dill would leal all competitors Some of his les sanguine friends cxpresTil a fear that n successful combination might be made against him but tho experienced prngnostlcators held unfalteringly to the opinion that lie would carry oil" the hon ors. Dill ttoclc gradually Improved as the morning advanced to-day, and when lion. It. Hilton Speer, the choice of the Dillitcs lor temporary chairimn, almost received a majority of thevjites ol'the convention, with twenty-! districts unrepresented in the bal lot, against n pronounced anti-Dill man.lt was generally conceded that his nomination wa simply a matter of time. The Convention did not reach a ballot to day owing to the numerous contests before the committee on credential", which was in session seven or eight hours without coming to a conclusion. The convention having been informed at nine o'clock that the com mittee on credentials would not be prepared to report until ten an adjournment was voted until 0 a. m. Thursday. The principal opponents of Dill are Hop kins and Jenks, M'Candless being virtually out of the fight. The opinion is entertained by many that Dill will bo nominated on the first ballot. Itotis appears to have the lead for supremo judge, with Shcppard a good second. another KErortT. PmsBUr.a, May 22. The democratic state convention met at Library hall this morning and was called to order by Capt. McClelland, chairman of tho state commit tee, a lew minutes after 10 o'clock. The proceedings were opened with prayer byltev. D. X. Junkin, of Newcastle, Pa., one of the members of the Presbyterian general assem bly, now in session here. After considerable confusion as to what formed the roll of delegates, the roll was called and the convention effected a tempo rry organization by the election of Hon. It, Milton Speer, of Huntingdon county, tern porary chairman, who was introduced to the convention by lion. W. L. Scott, of Erie, The vote stood Speer, 122; Scott, 99. The result was received with applause by the Dill supporters. Mr. Speer made no extended speech, but Urted the convention business at once. The usual committees were appointed on plat' form, contests and organization by senatorial districts. The convention adjourned until three o'clock. The committee on platform, with Senator Wallace at the head, has agreed on a draft. the substance of which Is as follows : First No further contraction of the vol time of the currency. Legal tenders receiv ed by the government to be reissued. Second Gold, silver and legal tender notes at par to form the basis of the curren ey. Third The connection of the natiouu' banks with the national government tends to monopoly and centrallzation,bul in chang ing the system capital invested should be protected and conformity of notes and secur ity of noteholders preserved. Fourth Treasury note9 issued in ex change for bonds bearing a low rate of inter est constitute tho best form of credit the government can givo to currency. Fifth -Labor and capita have equal du ties and responsibility before the law. Vio lence in support of the real or imaginary rights of either must be promptly suppress ed. Sixth Indorses a protective tariff and charges the republicans with reducing the tariff in 1872 and thereby Inflicting great losses on the Industry and labor of Pennsyl vania. Seventh Frauds in elections and the elec toral frauds ought to be investigated to ex pose the frauds and punish the criminals, but no attack on the presidential title should be encouragid. Eighth The republicans aro charged with corrupting the legislation of the nation and state, and especially in Pennsylvania with neglecting to carry into effect Uib reforms of the new constitution by refusing to pass laws prohibiting discrimination in freight charges and facilities, and also for their re fusal to pass a free pipe law. Ninth The present republican legislature is denounced for passing the Philadelphia recorder bill and other legislation of n simi lar character, increasing tho expenses of the government by extravagant salaries and a corrupt fee system. The committee on organization has pro pared a unanimous report in favor of Hon. Charles It. Iluckalew for permaneut chair man. After reconvening the convention ad journed until four o'clock. On reassembling the announcement was made that tho committee on credentials would not be ready to report for two hours and a further recess was had until fire o'clock. At that hour the committee not being ready another recess was taken until eight p. m. The convention reassembled at eight o'clock this evening, when the committee on credentials being still unable to make a re' port the convention adjourned until nine o clock to-morrow morning. I.ATEBT BY TELEGEAril. Dill was nominated Thursday morning on the third ballot. The vote was as follows: Dill Hopkins Jenks Monaghau l'iollct 13S 89 13 G f) "Gerrymandering" lias been reduced to a science In New Hampshire. Iu the six cities of that State 8,890 llcpublicau votes elect fcixty-two 1'cprcrcntativcs to the Legislature and 7,470 Dauocratio totes ouly elect fourteen Representatives. Jacob Culp, of Nazareth, Northampton county, has been missing sluco April 29, when ho went to New York, He bad two thousand dollars In government bonds with iiim. MISIlEPnESENTATIOXS. Editors Coi.tlMMAN. In your Issue of May lid, yon said: "Members of the Na tlnnnl, party who desire to know what Is go ing on, must depend on the Coi.UMMAN for their Information, as no other paper In the County contains It." If It Is your wish to Inform your readers accurately on the sub ject -and not present them with a mere car- icachuro and misrepresentation of the facts you will no doubt avail yourselves of this opportunity to correct the following mis statements In your last Issue : 1. You say : "A. 0. Smith, In n spcach made In the convention nt Philadelphia, designated the platform of tho National (Jreenback Labor party as a "farrago of non sense, fit only for r mob." Tiit itatemtnt it wholly untrue I The platform was adopted unanimously, and was and Is, entirely satis factory to Sir. Smith, and to every other member of the convention; and neither Mr. Smith or any one else, used any such lang uaga in reference to It, liven the Phlla delphia Timet, opposed t It Is to the new parly, s.iys that the'declaration of principles is one upon which the organization can land without blushing," ami that it is n rather scnslblo plalf inn." 2. Again you say that tho p'utform firtt adapted wasn "ennmunistic document fit only inly for a mob." The truth Is, that there was but ono platform adopted, and it was not adopted "at J'trtt," but at last, and it was not n "communUtic document," and did not contain a single "communistic," idea. 0. ou procede : "True, the more con servative elements set up nil night, after the adoption of the platform , to construct some thing else a little better calculated to catch the lloating votes here and there, and on Thursday morning the Labor resolutions wero repudiated, and the Greenback senti ment adopted." This sentence is, in form and substance, In thought and word, In let ter and spirit, utterly untrue," The platform was adopted on Thursday morning, nt, or near the closo of the convention. No other platform was adopted at anytime during the continuance of the convention. 'The plat form" had been carefully prepared before the convention commenced its sessions, and was unanimously adopted, In substantially tho same form In which it was at first pre pared. The so-called "Labor resolutions," prepared and piesented by tho Philadelphia delegation, wero at no time acceptable to any considerable number of the members of the convention ; wero not adopted by the convention; and were voluntarily withdrawn by thoso who offered them, and the platform previously prepared, adopted with entire unanimity. Permit me to say further, that, while the 33 called "Labor resolutions" were, in many respects, very objectionable and were at no time favored by the convention, it is a total misrepresentation of their character to say that they were "communistic." The Phila delphia papers, followed by those in the country, have done gross injustice to the Philadelphia delegation, and to their series of resolutions, by applying this term to them. I challenge any man to point out a "com munistic" idea in that entire series of reso lutions. There teat no communitm in the con vention ; or, if there was, no one gave utter ance to it, by resolution offered, by any public address, or in any other manner so far as I saw or heard. Though I do not charge that your mis statements were intentional, I can see no reasonable excuse for such grave departures from the truth in regard to this matter, si n co accurate information was so easy to be obtained. Do you not think, you would even serve your own cause better, by takinj a little pains to learn, understand, and state the exact truth ? The advantage you will gain by misrepresenting and traducing us, will be but slight and temporary ; the peo ple will in time learn what the real facts are. Youra Itespectfully, E. E. Orvis We seize this opportunity to correct any misstatements we have maJo concerning Mr. Orvis' party. We aro accused of mis representing A. C. Smith, and ourconcs- pondent says our statement is "wholly un true." Let us see 1 The Philadelphia limct of the 9th Inst, in speaking of the resolutions offered, says, that at half past one o'clock on that morning "Mr. Kilgore came to the front and read the report oi the committee on res olutions from the stage." "Mr, Smith, of Columbia, moved to tubetitue the platform of loledo Convention, becaute he did not want to go lack to hit people and tay that he had been in a contention which adopted tuch a tot of nonsense, Air, Smith drew upon himself the hisses of the Luzerne and Phila delphia men when he said the platform com mended itself only to a mob," The resolutions, it appears, wero not adopted as the platform of tho party, but the convention seeing the probability of their adoption from the indications, succeeded in getting an adjournment and thus cut them off. Of this the Timet says : "They made a most fortunate escape from a rampant Communistic platform by forcing an adjournment nt two o'clock in the morn ing, after the nominations had been complet ed, for the feverish condition of the conven tion was then well calculated to make it ac cept the aggrarian vagaries of the majority report of the committee on resolutions." The platform that was adopted on Thurs day morning was put through as tho report of the minority of tho committee on reso lutions, and the attendance of delegates was not full by any means. In regard to Mr Smith s speech the Scran- ton Jlrpublican says ho made an apology on Thursday morning for the language used on the previous evening. Why this apology, if he said nothing not In harmony with the feelings of the convention ? Our only error, then, was In saying that the communistic resolutions were adopted, instead of saying that their adoption was prevented by an adjournment. It was of these resolutions that Mr. Smith said what our correspondent declares he did not say at all. We are informed that "the platform had been carefully prepared before the conven tion commenced its sessions, and was un animously adopted in substantially the same form in which It was at first prepared." II so, why the following ; "Mr. President Hughes offered tho dis couraging information that the committee on resolutions had been in session long enough to read over some of tho ready-made plat forms and satisfy themselves that it wouldn't be possible for them tJ report at the session then being he'd." And why did the ma jorlly of tho committee report the resolu tious of the Philadelphia delegation, when the, convention was so unanimously against them ? As to whether there was any communism in the convention, He have already answered 'Mio Philadelphia papers almost without eX' reptiou characterize tho resolutions first offered by the committee, as of that character, and the resolutions thow It fur themselves, and yet our corrcspoudeut says that no such an Idea was uttered by resolution or otheit wise. We are grateful to Mr. .OrvU.I'or'.hls last suggestion but nt tho am"c time, must bo per mitted to say that wb shall not ask for his judgment as to what Is tho truth of this mat ter. Our rcport'was made up carefully from the city papers, and though unintentionally mistaken In tho one fact of tho adoption of tho Labor resolutions as tho platform of the convention, we are of the opinion that they would havo been adopted but for the adjourn ment. "Accurate Information" is easy to bo ob tained, iiinl theroforu our correspondent should not attempt todony what Is generally known to be tho facts. If he wants to have things stated in his own way he must interview A. K. McClure and have tho stutenunn of the Timet cor rect cd. THE NATIIlXAbS. As we have a few in our county wo will give them the latest information. On Tues day last about forty members of the eighty comprising the Nsllonal greenback labor committee met at the United States hotel in I urrisburg for tl e purpose of nominating candidates for jude of the supreme court and lieutenant governor, Judgo Heiitly, of Lycoming county, having declined tho for mer and Christopher Shearer of llerks coun ty, the latter. Among thoso present was Frank 'lughes, of I'ottsville, who assisted materially in dircc:lng tho movements of the cu.nniittec After remarks by a number of member! as to the prospi cts of the party and as to the best means of prosecuting the campaign, the names of Chief Jusitc Agnew and Fur man Sheppard were presented lor supreme judge, Thn nomination of Mr. S'leppard was soon after withdrawn and Judge Agnew was selected by acclamation. For lieutenant governor J. II. Sleek, of Lycoming county was Humiliated on the first ballot. WASHINGTON bEI'TEIt. Washington, I). C, May 23, 1878. From the Committee appointed by Speak cr llandall under Mr. Potter's resolution we may li ope to get at the whole truth in regard to Florida and Louisiana. What new state ments of Iraud, if any, may be received, Is of course matter of conjecture ; but well in formed men expect ample confirmation of much that has heretofore been denied when charged, or which havo been mere conjecture. The vigorous efforts of Republicans to pre vent investigation showed that they feared the result. It is not believed the Hale amend ment, not accepted as a part of the resolu lion, will be pushed as n separate measure. It provides for an investigation into th election in 187C in the S'ate of Mississip pi. In the memorable contest over the resolu tiou Mr. Potter showed excellent sense and admirable temper. Speaker Randall was equal to the occasion, as he always has been, and his ready and complete mastery of the situation was tho more remarkable when it is remembered that Speaker Blaine, perhaps more thoroughly versed than any other man in parliamentary law and tactics, was often on the House floor giving aid and csmfort to the Republican leaders. Perhaps because be was one of the implicated parties Mr. Garfield left to Mr. Hale the management of the Republican side of the contest, and Mr, Hale perhaps did as well as any one could in a bad cause. The immediate effect of the passage of the resolution on the Democrats of the House must be good. They were going from bad lo worse in Hopeless dissension on various matters and apologizing for themselves to the Republican minority. This, I trust, is over.and that we shall now see them insisting unitedly, on tho reductions and reformation promised at tho beginning of the session and on the stump at the last election. Sena' torMcCreery, who has not been given to ovir much speaking, created a sensation the other day by making nn exceedingly able and effective speech in lavor of the repeal of the resumption act. It was one of those rare speeches which so briefly, clearly and forci bly says all there is to be said on a question that all that comes after it seems to be only repetition. In connection with the statement of that eminent civil service reformer, Mr. Hayes, that he should contribute to the Republican campaign fund, and would be pleased if oilier ohiclals would do so. attention is in vited to a section of a law passed a year ago by a Congresi made up of "machine politi cians of tho two parties, which makes it a misdemeanor, punishah'e by a fine of $500 and removal from place for one class of Fed' eral ofTut rs in do anything of the kind. The as3-vn,ients are now going on, however, and though 1'i' v may not ha us open, as when 'Ax I Cuumller was at the head of affairs they will bo just as certainly enforced. J In 1! puh ican Congressional Committee had I'Cili r be. reorganized, Its recent ad drej to tho peoplo of the country, signed by I'.ugene Hale, Chairman, and Geo. C. Gor ham, Secretary, and which is doubtless the ork of the latter is a ridiculous document, li speaks of the roposition to investigate Florida and Louisiauu us an "attempt tiMexiciiuizd the Government," and uses other (tmtlly nonsensical language. Tho writer niu-t have fait certain that something would be found out which would make it necessary for Mr, Hayes to retiro from office. or eUe ho wrote without any definite idea of what he was writing about. i:.minoli:. The composition of the committee for the investigation of tho Louisiana and Florida frauds is such as tocucouraga the faint hope that the Investigation w ill be conducted with some measure of fairness and a great deal of energy. Tho chairman, Mr. Potter, stands high in his party, and has done nothing, until he introduced the resolution under which the committee is appointed, to earn any particular ill-will from the opposition, He knows tho Louisiana situation thorough ly, having served on the sapient committee which gave birth to tho Wheeler comprO' misc. Mr, Morrison has also had some ex perlenceln Louisiana, having gone over the whole ground as u Democratic investigator during the winter following the last Presl dential election, Mr, Huuton Is one of the oldest In continuous service of the Southern members, aud has a sound judgment and ac knowledged ability as a lawyer, qualifies' Hons which gaye him a place on the Electo ral Commission; he did not, however, achieve any special distinction as a member of that august tribunal, lllackburn, McMa- hon, Stenger and Cobb stand well in th House. Mr, lllackburu is hot-headed but fair minded, as partisans' go, and Judge Cobb, a new member, has ono of tho best balanced minds in Congress. The appoint ment of General Cox, of Ohio, insures th representation of Mr, Hayes, in the person of one of his ablest and best friends, Th Implacable wing of tho Republican party have reason to be satisfied with General Duller; and Hiscock aud Reed are average Republicans thrown in for good ineasuie, On the whole, it Is uat easy to see how the committee could be Improved out of the ma terlal at hand, "visiting statesmen" being of course, Ineligible. Timet. , Continual. , THE MONET QUESTION. Our metal money could not bo com pared to eyen a drop in n ".bucket full of water that was required for oar gigantic struggle To illustrate) tho total oxponses for tho year end ing July the 1st, 1859, before the war, wero $83,757,51 1. 87 ; and tho expenses sinco tho war, for tho year ending Juno 30th, 1805, wero $1,897,074,224 09. Tlio total number of troops callol into tin service wero 2,675, 900 men. A 1 irger army than nny singlo na tion ever ooHiuMiided. And piper money without any basis, except tho peoples faith in the (lovurimient, was sufficient without borrowing a d illar from nnv other nation, and proved a tower of strength in tho most critical and desperate pcnol of the nation's financial history. Greenbacks, our strongest .Hy In time of war, did not fail in giving us prosperity unexampled, alter poaco was de clared, as every laborer had plenty of work and plenty with which to fo.d and clotho his family, Tho furnaces biilliant as Vesuv.us, flamed nijtit and day. Joy, poaj) and plun ty smlleJ upon and blessed cvciy neighbor hood from tho roo'cbiund coast of Maine to California ; no banks to brcuk ; no specie ba sis todeludd or blast our prosperity. Tho fatal suggestion is made, the shaft wa3 forged and dipped in the rankest poison of despair, but it glittered with tin f urina tion of gold, as it was held aloft to the gaze of our enchanted government; and wo hasten to sign the death warrant, and thu law is pro mulgated from Washington, "Go forth and slaughter tho National Greenback of the Uni ted States." Commerce trembles, credit tot ters, truth is shaken and faith expires, Ulack clouds of adversity hido the sun of prosperi ty; anguish and dishonor striking iuto the heart oftho Republic; tho reign of tenor has commenced, bi drops of sorro v aro falling aud rusting the wheels of progress, and the whirlwind of disaster is already uprooting aud leveling (lie oldest meichiots. and the stiong est business houses. The tempest we invited; tho Hoods wo let loose with suicid.il bauds, havo quenched the fires of a thousand manu factories, and th innocent operatives aro ruu ning hither and thither witi suuken checks and starved features seeking shelter from the storm. The banks of djpjsit, groaning un der tho mighty loals of wealth, are locked and double barred iuside, while sleepless sentinels surround and pace tho sidewalks outside, to prevent thoso whom they have robbed, from takinj what oeee bslongeJ to them. "Man's inhumanity to man uiakcs count less millions mourn." Every man forhhu' self is the world's motto. ilia groat question lor our solution is whether greenbacks shall stand on the wealth, tho resourccsjand labor oftho nation, or on a specie basis. Lxperienco has decided the question that our national money must be pa per resting on tho woalth and ouiudenco of tho people, and the credit of tho United States. The greenbacks hive been tested over sixta"n years, they waded through blood and carnago in infancy, and wero our salva' uon. i nan peaeo cime, tnoy provea a gi ant in repairing tin broken fortunes caused by war, building up tin desolato places of devastation and ruin. Lvery man with his shoulder to the wheel was busy at work J no person seeking work, nono starving for want of employment. Not a single stuiubliug block opposed our prowess until tho non producing classes who govern Wall strtct, and control, with their vast wealth, tho legis lationof the financial d 'pittmcnt of our na tion, demanded tin contraction of greenbacks, and a return to ts.iuie bids. These law makers are not the real icp.-escnfatives of tho people. These odiom laws have been mado for a spo: i! p'irposo. in fivor i f inequality and th ,o,v rd,i capitalists, an J asaiust the large class i vn ois! m -n, tho business clas scsai'I th.' a jneulturists, who alono aro tho onui41 jiroJucors who enrich the nation. TIsV-""! 'flrivo been made to enable tho nel . " !a?i fortunes, and grind the pc e i..ertv lm kmw it. you feel it i.i t e iicpiussion of your business ; you kno v i, nt your liud, your hbor, or your good-, v. 1 1 u it sell Cr fifty cents on tho dot- la nl'i'iii inst it' (sild to-day. Wait a few uiou.ii .0.1.,'cr and the shviukago will obligi yo 1 to sell at any priie, and your hard cam hits will fill into tho hands of the ricli at less th j.i 1 piirtiir of their nail value. This is the tnd and aim of tho contraction policy Greenbacks will by banished and destroyed and the old system of tStato and county banks will be re-established, resting on an in linitcMtnal speck of specie as a basis, uutil this fair land becomes dotted over with two thousand swindling institution j.wliich aro the legitimate offsprings of money monopolists. All know the past history of the abominable institutions, governed and controlled by in human and thirsty money sharks, lending their notes and drawing the blood money ol ... 1 1 , . usury on unreucemauio paper resting on a spceio basis! (No, on a lie! on perjury I on injustice! on inequality I onfiaud!) Tho people want no more of tho frogs or lice of hgypt. I hey want greenbacks ; they want them issued by national authority from Washington, and no bank lo stand betwixt the nation and the people. Tho peoplo want suf ficient lor tho needs and demands of tho in dustriesof the nation, without a singlo man to stand and demand toll, rent, intercst.usury on tho people's money. To-day tho nation furnishes the credit, besides paying twenty millions of dollars to useless banks that stands betwixt it and the people. Sotno may ask tow many greenbacks shall be issued by tho Greenback, resting on no other basis than the wealth, labor and credit of the nation. I an swer tho business of tho country will settle tho amount of greenbacks nojossary. Ilusi ncss will dctcrmino it ; peoplo have as good reason to inquiio how many postage stamps shall bo printed. No man, or set of men. havo any natural or legal power or right to contract or enlarge, by arbitrary enactments, tho peoplo s currency any moro than to raeaa uro the air they breathe, or presenbo tho amount of water they shall drink. District Attorney Hart expects to contest the seat of David Lowcnberg, of Columbia county, ns senatorial delegate to Pittsburg with success, If the Columbians succeeded In bulldozing him at the conference a few weeks ago, he feels that he can return the compliment at Pittsburg, And should Mr, Hart carry off the honors, It will most likely result lu an Irreconcilable light among the Democracy In this Senatorial district, It is well known that Columbia county do raands the senator this time, but If Lycom log can Induce Montour to stand with her, a dead lock will be the result, which can only be settled by compromise. Montour has al ways been jealous of Columbia, and will en ter Iuto any bargain to defeat her. In th event of tho row here foreshadowed and It Is not Improbable It will be hard to predict who the successor hf Mr. Allen will be, Kul llvan county, which has always been cooly treated, may coma in for senatorial honors, Mr, Jackson, we fuel assured, would not ob jectto wearing the robes of Mr. Allen, and if justice Is to be doue, be will be accorded the privilege of pulling them on. The fight as it now stands is an Inteiestlug one, aud it will be closely watched as It progresses. Uaietlc & JJulletm, Itonnd Dancing Kebnkeil. BUhop Whittle Dcnouncel the Practice at btnjul ana bubvcrtivc of Social Virtue A Church Council Condemn! it, LYtfcitnuiin, Va , May 18. In tho Kpis- copal convention now in session in this city Ilihop Initio delivered nn claborato annual address, in which ho earnestly .deprecated tho evils of round dancing. Referring to tho address of his venerated predecessor, Ilishop Johns, in 1872, ho said that distinguished di- vino warned communicants against tho incou- latency of indulging in "a demoralizing dissi pation," which ho denounced as "that lasciv ious mode of promiscuous dancing stjded the round dano." "This scandal," ho said, "is not to bo tolerated in the church of Christ. Ijct every appeal bo mado in tho way of affec tionate remonstrance, judicious teaching and earnest prayer for tho reformation of those led astray, if Gol pcradveisturo will give them repentance. If nil such efforts provo una vailing to remove tho scandal and awaken tho ffender to a sense of his sin and danger, and it becomes necessary to resort to tho excrciso f adtsciplino, it must bo done. I adopt this anguago ns my own, that ho, being dead, may yctspcak on this important matter. Perhaps his words struck some as being too strong and harsh when they were first uttered who think very differently now, after six years' ob servation and experience. Certain it is that many of our wisest and best people, ministers and laymen, judging tliotrcoby its fruit, havo become alarmed let the effect of this dread ful evil of round dancing shall bo not only to injure pure and; undefiled religion, but even to sap the very foundations of all social vir- tuo and morality. I will not discuss its chara:tor and conse quences, lor whilo at. Paul wrote to the church in Kphcsus that it was a shamo even to speak or those things which were done by sotno in secret, I should feel ashamed even to speak as the truth would require of this tiling which was dono openly beforo all. I will only say that I trust no man or woman will bo presented for confirmation who means to continue to participate in this abomination, and if the ministers of the church havo no authority to discipline communicants as noto rious evil d iers who practico it, surely this council should not fail to clothe them witli such authoiity by canon. This portion of the address was referred to a committee, wlnrii reported a canon forbid ding tho holy communion and confirmation to persons who hibitiial'v inlulge in round dancine. I'nder tho rul-x it renuired a two- thirds vole to pass it nt this session, and the canon was defeated Resolutions were, how ever, adopted deputing the sinful practice and urging that it bo di-e intinued by all good members oftho Kpiscnpal church. Anna'tici ia Sol.liers nml flndr Widows. Attorney General Loar lias addressod the following communication to Auditor General Schell : AitnisnuRfi, May 1 1, 1878. Wm. P. Schell, Auditor General -Dear Sin, : Yours of tho Oth in-t. in relation to tho claim of Jane M'Murray for an annuity under tho act ol April 9, 1869, 13 received. That act docs not contain any condition that her annuity Bhall cense when congress shall mako provis ion for the soldiers of tho war of 181 2, aud it is not affected by the proviso in tho act of 1868. Her right to, the annuity depends on tho act which was passed for her relief, and prior legislation does not control it. The proviso in tho act of 1863, limiting the annu ities to the ttmo when congress should mako proviso for the class of pensioners described in that act and the act of I860, is applicable only to tho cases for which thoso acts pro' vide, and not to such as are provided for by special acts in which there aro no conditions or limitations.and no proof required to cstab lish the claims of tho applicants to the gra tuities and annuities. And this is the case witli special acts passed prior to thoso of 1860 nnd 1868, as well as thsso passed sub sequently. But I am of opinion that the act of March 23, 1677, applies to all soldiers of tho war of 1812 and their widows who wero drawing or entitled to draw any pension, annuity or gra tuity. for services rendered by such soldiers, and that tho amount was thereby increased to seventy-five dollars, whether they had previ' ously been provided for by general or special laws. It seems a proper construction of tlio act, especially 33 any other construction would produce inequality without any apparent rca sou for it. And tho acts passed at the pres' cnt session of tho legislature and there havo been several of them for special cases in variably make the sum soventy-fivo dollars. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, GeoRon Li:ak, Attorney General. Under this decision all soldiers of tho war of 1812, and their widows who havo been granted annuities by special acts of assembly without any condition that tho annuity shall cease when congress shall mako provisions for tho soldiers of tho war of 1812. will bo cnti tied to reccivo their usual annuity of $75 in tho usual manner. Excitement on the Canadian border. North Troy, Vt., May 21. A corres. pondent of tbe.'associated press visited sev. eral of tho principal towns on the Canadian border and finds everywhere the most Intense excitement prevailing. Tho Dominion mil Itia are supplied with arms and ammunition and are ready at an hour's notice to concen trate their forces to repel an Invasion on the Canadian border. The Boldiers claim that nn doubt exists in their minds that an in vasion is Imminent and that Irish national ists are now in large numbers with greatest Becresy possible making their way Into the Interior of Canada witli orders to concentrato at different points for an onslaught on Mon treal, Quebec, Ottawa and other prominent Canadian towns. Another theory advanced is that the Fenian demonstration is merely a ruse originated and conducted by Russian agents in this country to engross the atten tion of the Dominion government to her home Interests and bring recruiting for the English service in the Dominion to a dead stop. Another theory advanced is that tho demonstration has lis inception in the pro vlnces. To ascertain tho extent of the movement Is next to!mpossib!e,for all kinds of rumors are rite. It is currently report ed that arms and ammunition have for weeks past been brought Into tho provinces where they are now concealed, The rumor that 10,000 men are congregated In the vi cinity of St. Albans and Fairfield Is greatly exaggerated. There are withoutdoubt, how ever, large numbers of men scattered all along the Hue. Tho less Secretary Sherman has to say in defense of the ouisiana frauds and iu de nunciation of tho Congressional inquiry, tho better for him. Mr. Sherman's assurance that thero was no fraud carries no weight whatever. It is simply tho plea of not guil ty which he is expected to make, and wheth er Ibis plea bo finally accepted or not, it Is wholly unnecessary for him to abuse the court which is cxpccfcd to try tlio Issue. Mr, Sherman should havo thought about "revolu tion" when he was in Louisiana in tho winter of 1870. VMla, Timet. Tho following la tho resolution of Mr. Pot ter which tho National Houso of Represent atives hai passeJ despite tho dospcrate ef forts oftho guilty administration to dsfeat it : Jtetolved, That n select comtnitlco consist ing of eleven memlicrs of tho houso, bo ap pointed to inquire into tho aforesaid allega tion ns tn the conduct of tho persons in office nforcaid, in ro'pect of tho snid election, and into tho alleged fatso mid fraudulent canvass and return of votes by stalo, county, parish and precinct officers in the said states of Lou isiana and Florida, and into, nil tho facts which, in tho judgment of said committee, are connected willi or pertinent thereto, nnd that said committc, for tho purposo of execu ting this resolution, shall havo the power to scml for jicrsons and papers, to administer oaths and to tako testimony. At tho request of our Washington corres pondent w Insert the following : I In a recent letter from our Washington correspondent, a paragraph occurred, reflect ing upon Senator Durnside of Rhode Island, who was represented ns having figured In n conversation with a car driver in Washing ton in a stato of exhilaration. Wo havo slnco ascertained that it is a cao of mistak en identity, and gladly retract the statement. Ourco'respondent, usually reliable nnd well informed, regrets as much as we, that a par agraph was made public which should cast tho least shadow upan a, career that in wnr ns well asjpeseejhss hecti marked by .1 degree of dignity, justice nnd urbanity, that has acquired for its possrssor Ihe distinguished title of tho Chesterfield of the Seuato. Ile)lteil lo Prepare for Death. Dennis, alias "Ducky" Donnelly, who was to have been hanged Inst Wednesday for tho murder of Thomas Sanger nt Raven Run September 1, 1875, was respited on Tuesday by Governor Hartranft for twenty days. Tho respite was obtained by Father Oallagher, pastor of the Catholic church at I'ottsville, and was asked for nnd granted on the ground that Donnelly had not been allowed suffi cient time to pje pare for death. Father Gallagher communicated the news of the Governor's respite to Donnelly, but as ho is a man of iron nerve nnd had made up his mind for the worst, ho manifested no emo tion, and it is tho opinion of his keeper that he (Donnelly) is actually sorry that his ex ecution has been postponed, The Juno number of tho Eclectic Magazine contains the index to the half-yearly volumo, which exhibits moro strikingly than a single number could the exceeding richness and va riety of tho literature that is gathered iuto this sterling periodical. Hero arc enumera ted upwards of eighty articles, no ono of which is unworthy of its placo in a magazino of the first class, and which, taken together, furnish a vast amount of instructive and en tertaining reading. The leading paper of tho June number 13 a very valuable ono on "Tho Americans in Turkoy," showing that while other nations are wrangling and fight' ing over the Turks and their subjects, tho Americans havo been civilizing them. Few even of our own peoplo have any idea ol tho cnaracter anu extent 01 tne work which Ame rican missionaries havo done and are damp for Turkey. Next to this the most striking paper is a mot interesting d iscussion of tho doctrino of "Future Punishment," by eight prominent Knglisli clergymen and theologians. Other articles are : "Some ThnuMita nn Tin. sign in Nature," by Andrew Wilson ; "Im pressions of , 'American Society," by Rev. 11. W.Dale; "Cruikshank by Frederick Wed more; "On the llardcnberg;'' "Tho First Ten Years of tho Canadian Dominion," by Goldwin Smith ; the concluding installment of "Round the World in a Yacht," by Sir Thomas Brassoy ; "Ancient Times and An cient Wen," byProt. MaxMuller; fourchap ters of lilack's brilliant story, "Macleod of Dare ; several poems, a bioeranhical sketel: (with steel portrait) of Popo Leo XIII., nnd four well filled Editorial departments. A capital numocr with something lor all tastes. Sinclo conies. 45 cents : one ennv nnn vr. $5. Trial subscriptions for threo months, $1. K. R. Pclton, Publisher, 25 Bond street, New York. Candidates. The following persons have been proposed for Domination oy tno next Democratic county Conven. Hon to be held August 13th, 1S78. Candidates an nounced lu this list are pledged to abide by tho do. cisiaa or tuo convention. FOR CONdRESS, C. B. BROCKWAY, of liloomsburg. for iicrRr.SESTATivi;, B. FRANK ZARR, of liloomsburg, JOSEPH B. KNITTLE, Catiwista. roil l'llOTIIONOTAUV, WILLIAM KRICKBAIJM, of Btoomsburg, DR. J. R. EVANS, Btoomsburg, JAMES B. HARMAN, Orangeville, I. K. MILLER, Jtoomibury. J. II. MAIZE, Ploomsburg. TOR ItlXlISTKIt ANIl RECORDER, WILLIAMSON II. JACOBY, of Jlloomtburg. GEORGE W. STERNER, Jlloomtburg, MICHAEL F. EYERLY, of liloomsburg, JOHN 8. 1IANN, Centre toitnthip, II. J. DIETTERI01I, Centre townthip. l'OH TREASURER, H. A. SWEl'l'ENHISER, Centre townthip, DAVID YOST, fithingcreet townthip, FREDERICK- IAQENDUCH, Centre townthip. ISAIAH 110WEB, Jterwicl, FOR COMMI6S10NK.lt, MOSES SCHLICHElt, Heaver Townthip, I'ETER Hiri'ENSTEEL, Mt. Pleatant townthip, NATHAN-DRIESIIACH, Fithingcreeh townthip, CHARLES REICHART, Beaver townthip, THOMAS GERAGHTY, of Centralia, JEREMIAH llAGENBUOH, of Centre townthip, STEPHEN I'OHE CVnrt townthip. I Spring I 1878. v 1 GM3 May st, 1S-!m A Wise Deacon. Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kcjit yourself and family so well the past season, when all tho rot of us havo been sick so much, and havo had tho doctor running to us N) long." "Bro. Taylor, tho answer n very cav. I used Hop Hitters in tiuio and kept my faint ly well nnd aved large doctor bills. Three dollars' worth of it kept ns all well and able towork all thu time, and I'll warrant it lias cost you and most of tho neighbors ono to two hundred dollars apicco to keep sick at tho same time. I gucs you'll take my medicine hereafter." Sep other column. 13. r UlililU'lNDIUri-TVInc. f'lron Has never been know n to fall In tne cure or wcak- neas, uttended witli symptoms, Indisposition to ex ertion, loss of memory, cnniculiy of breathing;, sren eral weakness, horror of dlsente, wfak, nervous trembling, dreadful horror ol death, nltfht sweats, cold feet, we lkness, dtmn',s) of vision, lauguor, uni versal labsllndo of ihe muscular Mstetiit enormout. appetite, with djrwptlc 8)stem,.not hands, llush- injr oi i lie iXHiy. uij iieK oi inu imii ruiuu cuuuui nance fiTideruiitlnnsori th raw?. purlf1n?the blood, Ealn in Ihe hark, h'nlui'ssur thu eyelids, Irequent lack spots llvlnsf liefore thcejes, with temporary surf Ubloa and lubs of fclirht ; wind of attention, etc. These symptoms oil arise from a wfaknos, and to remi'iiy i-im us.) r, r, itutiKTif iuiut wueoi iron. It never falls. Thousands aro now fciijujinir health who havo iwd It. tltt Uih (jHiiutne. r.ul.1 only ln$l bolUes. 'lake only E P. Kinikcls Ask for Kuokel's 'liter Wine of Iron. This truly valuiblu tunic l.aslHvnso llioroiil.ly tested by all classes of t ic lo.tunjnltv Hi it it Is now deemed In dispensable as n Tonic mwll;lne. It costs but lit- ut. purines mu uioou, in u Km nine in mubioiu ach, renovates the sihlem and prolongs life. I now only ask h trial of tills slnablo tonic. Prlco $1 per bottle, E. F. Kunkel, sole proprietor, No. 25S North Ninth street, below Vine, Hilladeliilila, 1'a. Ask ror Kunkel's Hitler Wtno or Iron arid taku uo other. A photograph of the nropilelor on each wrap- jjcr, uii oiucrs irc couiucnciu llewnre of counterfeits. Ho not let your druggist sell jouanybut KuukcIV, wht:U Is put uponly as aboo represented. You can get six bottles for 13. All 1 ask Is one slmplH trlil. Tnie Worm Iti'iiKiti'ti Alnr. Head and all complete In iwu hours. No fee until head posses. Heat, pin and stomach worms ro inovcdby Hr. Kunkel, ura huilh Mnth Mreet, Ad vice free, No fee until hpail nnd all pass In one, andaltvo. Dr. Kunkel Is the only buccessrul pnbl clan In thn country for the ren.oval worms, and his worm sj rup li plooso'it ond sofa , f children or grown persons, w-nd fur circular or as lor a bot tleot Kunktl's worm sjiup. Price II a bottle (Jet It of ) our druggist. It necr falls. may BUSINESS CAHIXS, VISITlNfl IIAHHH, LETTER riEADU, 1I1I.I.IIUIIS, 1' isT If MS. !., (!., Neatly and Cheaply printed at the Coi.u HI an Office. NEWA D V E FIT! S E MENTS. aTsiuneks SALE OP REAL ESTATE I Tho real estate assljned to M. (I Ilujhosby Wes ley Perry In trust for the bene lit of creditors, will bo uxposod to public silo at Kehre's Hotel In Nume dlaon .SATURDAY, JUNE 15th, 1878, at 11 o clock a. in., d jscrluod as follows : Situate In Locust township, Columbia county, bounded as follows : (mthe east by lands of Jonas Fetterman, on tlio west by lands of H. II. Johnson north by land of L. Adams' estate, on tho south by lands of,Cliarles I'cttennan's estato, containing Ninety-two Acres, whereon Is erected a Frame Utvulllue; IIounc, Hani, and other ont-butldlsgs, Also, at tho same time and plate, 165 Acres of Wood Land, situate in Locut township Rforcsald.adjolnlng lands of John Ueby, Joseph Thomas, ilnorg j stlno an d IUnk'l stlnc, containing good oak and chestnut tim ber In largo quantities. Terms or Sale. Ten per cent, of one-fourth of the purchaso money to bo paid at the striking down of the property, tho one-fourth . less tho ten per cent, at confirmation absomto, and tho remaining three-fourths In one' car thereafter with interest from confirmation nisi, on piymant of purchaso money deed to bo delivered to the purchaser at his expense, M.(l. IIL'OHEB, Assignee of Wesley Perry, Abbott & itiuwN, Atty'u. for Assignee may at, ';s ts A UDJTOItS NOTICE, lu io sale of thu real estato of liavid II. llower. The undersigned, Auditor appointed by tho court Si,(.?,ml.".0'1,!'",a31',tU8,'ol"ll'" Columbia to os mtaiu the Hons against the real estate of liatd It. RL"'"'0. lrac'br 'ras which their onset, and m? SSSHnis UUP1J. l attend to Iho duties of his appointment at tho onice of Urockway & Uwcll, '.n i',"u!'i"JRbu.r,f' on M'lrday, tho JM d.y of Juno A- ttt, tu "eloi-k a.m., at which time and proper P llerested may ottendlt they think WESLEY WHIP. Blootnsburg, May 54, "7S-4W, Auditor. A UDITOR'S NOTICE. .J?8 ,'ndcrl,lF'wd Auditor appointed on exceptions to lloal accouKt of II. W. VaudVllu', Admlnlulstra i'.' I Viiudersllce, On caked, witli power lo ?lstrlVu"'i'!'wll"""'l"t 10 duties of his appointment at his ordce In the low n of liloomsburg on Saturday, June s j. WS.TU ten o'clock n. m , when ?,?,V1,erl'ii' lnns haWng claims aru rwpVsted to present Ihe 4amo before the Auditor ,r be dinar, ed from coming in for a share F,r. HiLLiinymt, inaySi.l5J8-lw AudlU"'' ASSIGNEE'S SALE" Of REAL ESTATE t Theunderfelsned Assignee of John li, Kllagorof ItOarlOKtrfttk tOWmJiln Pnlnrnhl. ,.r,t n., vanla, la trust for tho benent of creditors, will ex. w jjuoiiu sa e on tne premises on Saturday Juno 22d, 1878 at ten o'clock a. m., the following real estate itoaU InRoarlngcrsolt township, to-wlt i SIXTEEN ACRES OF LAND. adjoining lands of Frank Vocura, Wm. Hwlsher and Howry farm and ulicr t ..., . Ingcrcek township. Tubus a Slut-Ten per cent of one-fourth of the purchaso money to bo paid ,at the striking down of the property, tho nnn.f,iriv, w . . - . ... (w44 n. u u h,t cent at confirmation of ealo.and the remaining three- jrur uiercniwr with Interest from couflrmallon nisL " ""V "-? A.itgnJ.. MOWS FAVORITE CLOTBXKO HOUSE, 1818.-18 th year. i am i i Withjmich greater variety (Than ever Witli. ampicr'Jacilitics' Than ever With far jnore customers ' Than ever We are letter prepared Than ever At considerably lower prices Than ever To Snnplf k The Hen and Bays of America ' With Superb Clothing From tho Largest Clothlnc Houso in America Only Ono Price. The Lowest. Terms Cash. Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Returned. Bamplcs and prices mailed anywhere." Orders by malt promptly executed. WAN A MAKER & BROWN Sixth & Market Sts., Philadelphia. C- 33. SAVAGE, IIEALEII IN Silvsrware, 'Watehe!3)Jowolry,01ooksl&c, removed to the Post onice building. flrsT door above the Exhange Hotel. All kinds M Watches, clocks; and Jewelry neat ly repaired and warranted. may 17, is-lt "lOMMISSlONEltS' SALE. Tho following tractsof land werosold by David Lowenberg, Treasurer of Columbia county to the Commissioners of said county on th second Monday of June ism, and tho time of redemption hav ng passed by nn Act appro cd March 13th,ini5 ann sup plements thereto tho samoHllI be sold on tho sec ond Monday of Juno 1sis, at tho Court House In liloomsburg Callahan James ono lot Centralia Uorongh unseated Madden Thomas " " Meehan James ' " Nevin Michael " ' " " Kelly " " " " Sheppord 11 P ' " " " jiiooro uracojurs two lots LoelandlIJ one lot " " HtarJonn " ' " James Edward " " " IVnstermaker J II " " " ' Jones AnnlnT Mrs " " " " Kline Carollnn " " ' " Murphy Thomas " ' " " Mlnlhan Michael " " " " Kline John " " " ' Davis Henry " " " Miller Kllas 800 acres Heaver township " Oearhart William 200 acres hugarloif twp. " Casey John Lower two lots Conynguam twp. seated Wynn Dennuonolot " " MLAS l LAS W. MCHENRY, ) HJf HURNKB, V Com'a, 8. E. BANDS, J JOHJi J08. uuuiiumaiuijui a viiii;, niwiinuui u.i u. maylO'ss-w Attest: WM. KHICKUAUM, Clerk. NOW IS THE TIME TO SKCttliETEHltlTO 10HY FOR Hit. hOI.E'8 (1HKAT WORK THE NEW IIXl'STUATEl) of rEiMisisYXiVAisri.. The grandest rclllng book for the Pennsylvania Held. Liberal ttims to ngrnts. hend viMMl at once for complete outflt, or m cents for our. to rage sample, nnd name territory wanted, Address). 0. OOIIDKICII. publisher, Unrriiburg, l'a. Don't fall to soy what paper ou taw tils In, march la, Warn liar SSIGNEE'H NOTICE. fiutlcs Is hereby given that M. O. Hughes of Cata wlssa has been ninolnted Assignee of Wesley I'erry of Locust tonshlp for hcncllt of creditors. All persons thercture Indebted to the said Wesley Per ry, will make payment to Ihe said assignee and those having claims or demands will inako known the sanij without delay, M. O. Ill'OflES, Assignee of Wesley Perry. -May, IT, 4ir. catawlssa, A CHANCE" TOlrKSTOMB'MOlEY SURE. .'L(:orn-t'll's Hl'tory cf I e nnsj luanlo." Now ready. ;,l?'.?.,or Agency ol once. JOHN sU' LY & Co., Publishers, Tin hansom street, I'hllade'plUa. inach 's-Sm Jwsco Ucan rnaie money foster at workTor us than nt anything else capital nor irqulndi Ave will ou' "s l' Ua' t homo mode by tho ..,J?uklrlou3.' mu- women, bojs nnd girls Mtel.,:rsrUro v' ork for m- Now lslho K' tos ly onintand terms lite. AddnssTMB & Co., Augusta, Maine. March M.fS-ly ASSIGNEE'S SALE Of VALUAHLE REAL ESTATE ! In pursuance of an order of tho Court of Common Pleas of Columbia county there will bo exposed to public tale on the premises, on FRIDAY, JUNE 7th, 1878, at 1 o'clock p. in., the following real estato. late of Thomas Kecce. l'urpart No.l.-AUthat GRIST MILL with water power appurtenant and piece of lond situate la Greenwood township, said County, bounded and de scribed as follows : lleglnnlng at a stone by run In line of lauds of the tald Joseph llaj man i thence br same south wj degrees west 16 wo perches to a stone on bridge la road leading from OrangeMlleto Rohrsburgj thence by lot of Samuel Freos, being tho tannery lni.nnrph..nii. ....... .. . .. i-i , luiuiu rauerson anu John Patterson north 6J; degrees west 10 1.lo perch- Wt .r,V .r: wnce by other land to t? 1 "o'H&llajman norm sik degrees east. 10 mo perches to a stone by the said creek ; thenco to aam0.?Orl11 aQgK cst T Perches to a stone i thenco by tho same south ll degrees cast perches to tho placo of beginning, containing 1 ACHE AND 132 I'EUCHES, strict measure l'urpart NOS.-AII tlial.ri.rlnl. i . . Tr1m t,ownsl"P ot Orceuwood, bounded nnd He'- i.Tr, '"""' "cgiauing at a post on line of land belonging to Eilwam ui.n.n... ! hl.re wester 1 c7MTpo thence north so degrees west to perches w a wWto h . l,'0n8i Ulcnc' b' aot EE s :,r,L"S! - P-t. "-co thence .,thV.7;rl"'".(;!cuc.8 10 a p. thence north 1 'degrees east T c-lopcrSieslo eS ,r111 " derce8estMs.iopercL. wrehtr heucoout1''". "Wees west locio ptrcnea to a t.ton limn ,...... j . r. wgreca west M WO perches toapost : theiicobvinrt ,..t. :. degrees eastM Mo"7s"toa Zne l5 ACRES AND 4fi PPNrmn-a strict measure. I'urnart No. 8. Alsn ii. .,.i, ......... .. tract of tlmbct land, adjoining lanls of John Zter Johaiunt,. Matthew Mc.ler.ry and others contain. SEVEN'IY-FIVE ACRES. Honour may,,. a9K K'ge.