JUL WTKaiCTrapsaaa Cambria Jfmmaiu EUCtfBl'RO, PA. PATt'ROAT Mokkk, : : Dec. 0, 1S71. At the election for Major, held in Fituburgb, on Inst Tuesday, Jas. Black rnorc, democrat, was sleeted over H. F. Morgan, the radical candidate, by ahont 1,200 majority. Thin is a victory of the people over corrupt political rings, and is indicative of a popular sentiment that is destined to spread itsilf over the tntire country. A movsmknt has been ma da in the House toward sifting the l'rceident'a mil itary usurpations in tbe South. Mr. Heck offered a resolution, asking information of the President relative to the proclamation of martial law in South Carolina, and of all the facts on which the proclamation was based. KeferreJ to tho Committee on Insurrectionary States. To the exclusion of our usual variety, we publish, partly condensed, the third annual message of President Grant, but have neither time or space to comment upon the document at present. The mcf saje, like the President's speeches, has r.t least the merit of brevity, and therein we commend it. Whatever other meri's cr demerits it has wo shall probably refer to in our next issue. In the meantime wc ek for it n careful perusal. Pennsylvania, under Radical lead, says the A'je, has played second fiddle to New England for the last ten years. And note the result in the material forced into the Committee of Ways and Means by Speak er Maine. Seven to two against this State and her prominent interests. Hence forth, wt will have to feed upon broken food from tha table of our New England masters. This is tho work of Radical leaders in this State. How $ it reliihed by iron and coal men ? Tn it Lancaster Intcll'grncer notes as one of the remarkable features of the ilea ssge the announcement in the concluding paragraph, that it wan "hastily eummtd wp " It would be a satisfaction to the people to know why and wherefore a doc ument of so much importance should be sent to Congress without having been well and wisely considered. It was surely not fur want of timo on tba part of the Prtiilei.t, unless junketings and dissipa tions, extending over fully six months, are to be regarded as of paramount im portance to the alfairs of State. Ex-Goyernor John Hioi.ek of Cali fornia died at Scramento on Inst Thurs day week, in the sixty-sevenih yar of his aje. He was a brother of ex-Govei-tor Wm. Higi.er of this State, and was elected Governor of California by the Democratic party in 1851, the srr.eyear in which his brother William was chosen to the same cfTice in Pennsylvania. IIo was re-elected the second time and be came the candidate of his party fir a third term, but was defeated by a email majority. During the administration of l!r. Buchanan he was appointed United States Minister to the Republic of Chili, in South America. He was a raan of ability and maintained throughout his life a pure and unblemished reputation. Tiik question as to what is the true policy to be pursued by the Democratic party in the next Presidential election, is being very generally discussed by the newspaper prefs of the party throughout the country. Tho "Missouri movement," ox as it is more crrr.monly called, the "passive policy," to which we have here tofore referred at some length, meets with the very decided approval of many leud Ing and influential Democrat", whilo it is icgardcd with suspicion and is denounced by other?, who prefer tho established rule of the past and demand a regular party nomination. Whatever course may ulti mately be adopted, it is very evident that a coalition between the Democratic party and the conservative or liberal element in the Republican ranks, is not only viewed with alarm, but is greatly feared by the set iv e and prominent friends of the na tional administration. This is n confes sion of the danger which tbey apprehend from the proposed combination, and is an argument in its favor, since it has always been regarded as wise policy in war, and the jimt is true in politic?, to do that which the enemy neither wishea nor ex pects joo to do. Scms if tho greatest and roost decisive victories of modern teroea have been brought about by a sod acJ unexpected movement in violation of the well established rules of warfare, and for that reason alone not expected and t hers fore net guarded against by tbe rppoeing power. As Congress is now in 4on, affording the Democratic bjciq Ictb fram the di-Tercnt State a fullcrpn-r lunify for mutual consultation and fieJib eration, this eyie alien will doubtless engage their early ami seriou cons-ideraiion, and the otf fusion which may be reached will ! aHlfpJ with much interest , com in" as it will from tLo iparaadiata representatives of the omsjsrj ef tie Jlccjocrr.cy. President's Me Wasf.isgton, December 4. In add reef ing my third annual message to the law making branch of the government, it i grat ifying to be able to state that during the past 3 ear success baa generally attended the effort to execute all laws found upon tbe statu. e boo it. The policy has been not to inquire into the wisdom of laws already cn- acted, but to learn their spirit and intrtit and to enforce them accordingly. The past year has, under wis-e Providence, been ore. of general prosperity to the nation. It has, however, been attended with more than usu al chastisement in loss of life and projerty by storm and fire. These disasters have served to call forth the best e lernents of hu man nature iu our country and develop a friendship for us on the part of foreign na tious which goes far towards alleviating the distresses occasioned by these calamities, and the benevolent who have so ger.erously shared their means with the victims of these mUfortunes will reap their rewaid in the consciousness if having performed a noble act, aud In receiving the grateful thanks of men, women and children whose sufferings they have relieved. The relations of the United States with foreign powers continue to be friendlj'. The year has teen an eventful one, in witnessing two grest nations, speaking one language, settling by peaceful arbitration disputes of loug standing and liable at any lime to bring these nations Into a bloody and cosily coiflict. An example has thus been set which, if successful in its final issue, may be followed by other civilized rations and final ly be the means of returning to productive industry millions of men sre who now renin tatued to settlo the disputes (f the nations by the bayonet and the broadside. I trans mit herewith a copy of the treaty alluded to. which has b?en concluded since aij mrumeut of congress with her Britanuic m.ijesty, and a copy tf protocols i f the conference rf the commissioners by whom It was negotiated. This treaty provides a method for adjusting the questions pending between the two na lious and various questions are to be adjust ed by arbitration. I recommend congress at an early day to make the necessary provision for the tribu nal cf Geneva, sad for the several commis sions on the pait of the United States, called for by the treaty. His Majesty the King of Italy, the President cf the Swiss conftdcra tien. and His Majesty the Emperor f Breed, have consentsd en the joint request of the two powers, to name an arbiliator for the j tribunal at Gereva. I have caused my ' thanks to be suitably ixpressed for tha read- iuess with which the joint request has been complied with by the appointment cf cen j t'.erxen cf enduecco and learning to these j important positions. His msj'sty tho Em : ptror of Germany has been pleased to com I p'j with a j in t request cf the two goverc 1 Bents and has couseLted to act as aibitiatcr j of the disputed water boundary between the united elates and Great Urltain. Ihe con tracting paitles in tho treaty have under taken to regard as between themselves cer tain principles of public law fur which the United States have contended from the com mencement of their hisrory. They have also agreed to bring these pi inciples to the knowl edge of other maritime powers, and to invite them to accede to them. Negotiations are going on as to the form and mode by which iuvitation is to be extended tootbei powers. I recommend that the legislation necessary on the part of tho United States to bring into operation art!c'ca of treat' relatirg to the fisheries aud to rdher matters touching the rchiti' cs i f the United States toward North Ameiican provinces, to becoa e oper ative so soon as proper legislation shall be had on the part c! Great Britain and its pos sessions. It is much to he des-ired that this legis'ation may br-cr mc operative before tho fitie-rrr.en oi the Uidted States begin to make their arrangements for the comiug scipon. I have addressid a communication, of which a copy is trar emitted herewith, to the gov erneuef New Yoik, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin, urging upon tho governors tf these States respectively tho necessary action on their part to carry into effect the clject of the ar ticle cf the treaty, which contemplates tho use c f canals on either side, cr-nnecfed with the uavigaticn of the lakes and rivers form ing the boundary, en te-rrrs of rqua'ity by the inhabitants' of hoh countries. It is to be hoped that the importance of tha object and the benefits to flow therefrom, nil! se cure the speedy approval and legislative sanction of the States concerned. I renew the recommendation for an appropriation for determining the true i osition of the forty ninth parallel of latitude, where it forms the boundary between the United States and the British Noith Ameiican provinces between the Lake of tha Wo ids an I the summit of the liocky mount .'.ins. The early action cf congress on th'a recommendation would put it in the power of the war department to place a frce in the field dming next sum mer. The resumption of diplomatic relations between France and Germany has enabled me to give directions for the withdrawal of i protection extended to Germans in France by the diplomatic anil consular representa tives of the United States in that country, j It is just to add that the delicate duty of this protection has been performed by" the j minister and the ccnsul general of Paris, and ! the varices consuls in France, under the su pervision of the latter, with great kindness as well as with prudence and tact. Their course ha received the commerdation of the German government, and hss wounded no susceptibility of tho French. Ihe govern ment of the Emperor cf Germany cottinues to maui.'est a friendly feeding toward the United States and a desire to uarmociaw with the moderate and just policy which this government maintains in its relations with the Aeiatic power, as well as with the S'.uth American tepibiies. I have given assurances tnat the friendly feelings of that government are fully ehared by tho people of the Uuitad States. The ratification i f the consular ana natn ralizaiiou convention with the Austro-IIun-garian Empire lias been exchanged. I have been i fficiaWy informed of the annexation of the States of tb.9 Church to the Kingdom of Italy, and the removal of the capital cf that kingdom to Rome, and in eronformif v with the established policy of the United States I have recogn'xed this change. The ratifica tion e.f the new treaty vf commerce between the United States and Italy has been ex changed. The two powers have agreed on this treaty, that private; property at sea shall be respected during a war bet wren the f wo powers. The United States have spared no opportunity of incorporating this rule into the oblig.Micns ef nations. The fwrty-first congress at 53 third session made an appropriation for an organization of a mxed commission for adjusting iien the claims ef citizens of the United States against pa;. growing out e.f the insurrec tion vl Cuba. Th;U commTsirm has tinee beeu organised. I transmit herewith the correspondence relating to the formation and its jurisdiction. It U to be be.jwd this con roissir! wilt afford the complainant a com plete remedy for their rujjii.-. It has been m:d tho -srf-ahTe duty cf t?:e Uuted States to prehfe ver eor.for nce at Washington letwen tho phmfpotea- liary ci apam ami me aineo oooi;i ivioen can renublics. which has resulted in an ar r o . i. i : mistice, with the reasonable assurance of a : . Ir.limiFiri.nfTlii I Utiuns which have so long existed between ; tho United States and Russia continue nndis It was highly desirable that this rapid dim- tion of the state ot &tmtii uaroiina. m turbed. The visit of the third son cf the ; inution should take place both to strengthen j necessity cf the course pursued wi.l oe ae emperor is proof that there is no desire on ! the credit of the country and to convince Its monstrated by the report t the com mi. ice the part of his government to diminish the ! citizens of their entire ability to meet every j to investigate southern outrages, bnuer tlie ,-.i;.i';,r r iKa .r.loi;.in Th tmeniinbl ! reception which has been given to the grand j duke is proof that on our part we share the ; wishes cf that government. The inexcusa- 1 ble course vf thn Russian minister at Wash ington rendered it necessary to ask his re call, and decline to longer receive that func tionary as a diplomatic representative. It was impossible with self-respect, or with a I just regard to tho dignity of the country, to permit air. uatacszy to continue to now in tercourse with this government after his personal abuse of a government official, and during his persistent interference, through various means, with the relations between the United States and other powers. In ac cordance with my wishes this government has been relieved of further intercourse with t Mr. Catacazy, and the management tf the ! imperial legation has passed into the hands I of a gentleman entirely unol jectionnble. ! With Japan we continue to maintain inti mate relations. Tho cabinet of the Mikado has. since the ch-sa of the last spssion of con gress, selected citizsns of the United States to serve in e-fiices of importance in several departments of the government. I have reason to think that tha selection is due to an appreciation of the disinterestedness of the policy which the Unite 1 States has pur sued to Japan. It is our desire to continue this disinterestedness and just policy with I HSO UlCllll.! WOH.'IU. v4J aiKl JUCI. J'UI1-J -VI'SiVtHVll Will ? W 11 China and Japan. The correspondence ! hon e production or reducing tho wages rd ! transmitted herewith shows there is no dis position cn the pait of this government to swerve from i s e. tiblished course. Prompt ed by a desire to put an end to the barbar ous treatment of our shipwrecked sailors on ! the Corean rowt, I im-tructed our minister at i Pekin to endeavor to conclude a convention ! ! with C rea for securing tho safety and hu- ! niane treatment of such mariners. Admiral 1 ltodgers was instructed to accompany him j with sufficient f rce to protect him in case of need. A small surveying party St?nt cut, j ou reaching the coast, w;-b treacherously a'- ' tackel at a disadvantage; ample opportuni- ty was given for explanation and apology ' for the insult ; neither came ; a force then ! landed after an arduous march over a :U7. ed and difficult country. The forts fn-m which theutrages were committed were reduced I by galla-.t assault nd were destroyed. Ilav- j ing thus I un sheil criminals acd having vir - : dicated the honor of the flag, the expedition ' returned, finding it impossible under the ! circumstances to conclude the desired o r- vention. I respectfully refer to tho corres- ! pondence relating thereto hereffitli submit- ' ted, and leave the sul jret for such action as congress may see fit to take. The republic I of Mexico has not yet repealed the very ob j For the operation of the array in the past jectionable laws estab ishing what is known i year, the expense cf maintairdg it. thn esli ps tbe ''Free Z -ne" on the frontiers of the j mates for the ensuing year, and for contiDO United States. It is hoped that this may j ing sea coast and e ther improvements con yet be done, and also that more stringent j ducted under the supervision cf the war de- measures may be taken by that republic for restraining lawless persons on its frontiers I hope that Mexico by its own ection will j sorn relieve this government cf the d'.flicul- t ties experienced Hon these causes. Our re- j lations with the various republics of Contral Rud S; uth America continue, wilh one ex ception, to be cordial and friendly. I rec ommend some action by congress regarding the overdue installments under the award of the Venezuelan claims of 18GG. The infer- nrd dissensions of this govert.ment present ! no jnsiMcation tor the absence e.f rtTort to meet their solemn treaty obligations. The ratification of an extradition treaty with Nic aragua has been exchaugsd. It is a subject for congratulation that the grea emi ire of P.rszil has taken the initiatory step towards the abolition of s'avery. Our relations with that empire, always cordial, will naturally be made more so by th's act. It is iK.t too much to hope that the government of Hra zi! may hereafter find it for its interest as we'd as intrinsically riht. to advance to ward entire emancipation more rapidly thau the present act contemplates. Tho true prosperity and grentnes3 of a ration is to be found in ihe elevation and education of its laborers. It is a subject for regret that tbe reforms in this direction. j which were voluntarily promised by the I statesmen if Spain, have ml been carried j cut in its West Indies colonic.. The laws and regulations for the apparent abolition of siaveiy in iur. ami I orio it'co leaves most of the laborers in bondage, with no hope of release until their lives become a burden to their employers. I drs;re to direct your attention to the f.ict that the citizens of the United States, or perrons claiming to be citizens of the United States, are largo holders in foreign lauds of this species of property forbidden by the fundamental law if their alleged country. I recommend to congress to pro vide by stringent legislation a suitablo reme dy against the holding, nwniri", or dealing in slpve. or being interested in slavo proper ty iu foreign lam's, either as owners, hirers, or mortgages by citizens of tho United States. It is to be regretted that the disturbed con dition ef the island rd Cuba continues to be a source of annoyance and anxiety. Tbe exist ence of a protracted struggle in rnch chue proximity to our own territory, without ap parent prospect of an early termination, can not be other than an object of concern to a people, who, while abstaining from interfer ence in the affairs cf ether powers, naturally desire to fee eveiy country in the nndrstut bed erjoyment of peace, liberty, and the ble-s-ings cf free institutions. Our naval com manders in Cuban waiershave becD instruct ed, in case it should beet roe necessary, to spare no effort to predict the lives and prop erly cf bona Jitle American citizens and to maintain the dignity of the flag. It is hoj ed that all pending questions with Spain grow ing out of therfiairsin Cuba, may by ad justed in the spirit of peaco and conciliation which has hitherto guided the two powers in their treatment of such questions, to give importance, and to add to the efficiency of our diplomatic relations with Japan and China, and to further aid in retaining the good opinion of thoso people and secure to the United States its share of tho commerce destined to flow between those nations and the balance of the commercial world, I ear nestly recommend that an appropri?dion bo made to support at least four American youths in each of those countries, to serve .13 a part of the official family of mtr minis ters there. Our representatives would not even then be placed rcpon an equality with the representatives of (3-eat Britain and of eom other powers. As now situated onr representatives iu Japan and China have to depend for interpreters and tract-rater npon natives of thote countries who know enr lan guage imperfectly, cr procure for the oocasro.n the services f employes in foreign In-iness bouses or tho interp'eters to other foreign ministers. I would 'also recommend liberal measures for the pnrpese of posting the American lines fif steamers now plying be tween San Francisco and Japan and China, and the Amdralrau line, ulrnoft our only re maining lines if ocean steamers, and of in crais'r.g their serv'cev The national debt has been reduced to the extent cf .18-3,057,12'j 80 during the jesr, .A t, nnnrlln1r. r f ti a t i lT Vtfirl B t I . . i.... fi.i..,i it,. i,.in.t 1m v.ron i JOCI l'l IIIICIICI, Hit iu.vill. ....v j so far uim'.nisned that now the sum roii.'il ft r it'O itlltrPt' fiPPnil fit IS ne3rl" C00.C0O less than on the 1st of March, 18C0. in r of 1 abi , t v without bankruntinff them. But in view of the accomplishment of these desirable euds, of the rapid dcvelopement of j the resouices of tlie country, its increasing ability to meet large demands-, and the amount ulready paid, U is not desirable that the pre sent resources of the country should cr.ntiut.e this rapid patment. and I therefore recom mend a modification of both the tariff and internal tax laws, and recommend that all taxes from interna! sources bo abolished ex cept those collected from spirituous, vinous and ma'.t bqucrs, tobacco in its vark us forms, j and from s'amps. In readjusting the tariff; I suggest that a careful estimate be made of the amount of surplus revenue collected under the present laws after providing for the current expenses e.f the government, the interest account and a sinking fund ; that thi surp!us be reduced in tuch a manner as to afford tlie greatest relief to the greatent number. There are many articles not proi dnctd at home, but which enter largely into general consumption, through articles which are manufactured at home, such as medicines, compounds, etc.. from which very little rev enue is dei i ved, but which enter into gene ral use. All such articles I lecommend to be placed oa the f.'6e list. Should a further reduction prove advisable, I would then rec ommend that it bo made upon those articles which wiil best bear it without disturbing American labor. I have not entered into figures, because to do so would be to repeat j what will be laid before yen in the report of i the secretary of the treasury. The present j laws for collecting the revenue pay collectors i of customs small salaries, but provide fr moie- j ties, shares in all se'zures. which, at principal , por?a of entry .particulaily. ra!.e the com-f pensations of those fiicials to a large sum. It has always seemed to mo a3 if this ss'em must, at times, work perniciously ; it holds out an inducement to dishonest men, should such get posrCfsion ef those ( fficcs, to be lax in their scrutiny of giods entered, to enable them finally to mak9 large seizures. Your attention is respectfully Invited to this s.nb j ct. Cvotinued.fliu c nations in the value of gold as compared with the r ational currency has a most damagirg effc ct upon the increase and development of tlie country in keeping up prices of all articles nccsss.ir' in every day life. It fosters a spirit f gambling pre judicial alike to national morals and the na tional finances. If the question can be met as to how to give a fixed va'ue to our cur rency, that value constantly and uniformly approaching par with specie, a very desira- ble oHeet will be gamed. partment, I refer yen to the acsomranyii report of the secretary e t war. I call your attention to the provisions of j the act e f congress, approve j March 18C9. j which discontinuea promotions in the staff! corps cf the army until provided for by law. j I recommend that the number rf officers j In each grade in theshiff corps be fixed, and that whenever the number in any one grade falls below the number so fixed, thai the va j cancy may be filled by promotion from the grade below. I ulso recommend that when j nib , UJt.B VI I II ii I ' HIJ-3 .vvviiiv..: i .. v i. ' . , j I the place may be filled by sr'ection from the j ! corps in which the vacancy exists. The re j f oi t of the secretary ef the navy shows an improvement in the number and efliciencv of the naval force without material increase in the expense of supro t'rg it. This is du to the policy which has been adopted and is being extended as fast as our mated will admit ef rising smaller vessels as cruisers on the several stations. By this measure we have been enabled tn ocrnpy at ones a larger ex'ent of cruising ground, to visit mrre fre quently to posts where the presence of our flag is desirable, and generally to ilif-chargi more efficiently the appropriate duties of the navy in time of peac, without exceeding the number of men e-r tha expenditure an thorizr-d by law. Dming the past year the navy has, in addition to its regu'ar servicw. supplied the men and officers for tha vessels of tha coast survey, and has completed the surveys authoriz'-d by congress of the Isth mus of Darion and Tehuar.tepee, and uuder liko authority has sent out an expedition completely furnished and equipped, to ex plore the unknown oceau pf the north. The suggestions of the report as to the ncccsMty for increasing and improving the materia! of the navy, and the plan recommended for re ducing the personnel of the service to a peace st and aid by the gradual abolition of certain grades of e flice rs, the reduction ef others, and ihe employment i-f some In the service of tho commercial marine, are well consid ered, and derarve the thoughtful attention of congress. I also recommend that all pro motions in Ihe navy, above the rank of cap lain, be by selection Instead ef by sonority. This couish will lerure in Ihe higher grades greater efficiency ami hold out an iu centive to young officers to improve them selves In the knowledge tf their profession. The present cost of maintaining the navy, as compared with thiU of tho preceding year, is contained in the accompanying re port of the secretary cf iho navy. The enlarged receipts of the post-t fire department, as shown by the accompanying report of the postmaster general, exhibits a gratifying increase in this branch t f the pnb lic service. It is the index of the growth of education and of the prosperity of the peo ple; two eloments highly conducive to the vigor and stability of lepnLlics. With a vast territory like ours, much of it sparsely pop ulated, but all requiring the services of tho mail, it is not at preseut to ba expected that this department ctn be made solf sustaining, but a gradual approach to this end from year to jear Is confidently relied on. The day is not far distant when the iriEt-fffice department of the government will prove a much greater blcseing to the whnle people than it is row. The suggestions of the post master general for improvements in the de partments presided over by him, are earnest ly recommended to 3-our special attention. Especially do I recommend favorable con sideration f tbe plan for uniting the telegraph system of the United States with the postal system. It is believed that by such a course the cost of telegraphing could be much re duced, and the service as well if not better rendered. It would secure the further ad vantage of extending the leleg-aph through portions of the country where private enter prise will not construct it. Commerce, trade, above alt the tiTut to bring a people widely separated into a com munity of interest, are a'ways benefitted by rapid intercommunication. Education, tlie ground work of republican institutions, is encouraged by increasing the facilities to gather, speedy news from sll p-.rts of lh country, and ti e desire to reap thebemfit of such improvements wi'I stimu-ate education. I refer you to tlie report of tha postmaster general for full details of the operation tf last year and fir cttupaiaUve statetrtats cf u , r ,,;r.'-. I hrH or rPSilltS results with former years. Tkiirfl lae V,nn rpsnits wun lormer run. Imnmen noon the executive brar.cn ot tne . J- - I- tf.l . f . n a i" ! government lle execution oi u.b m- i" uu v $17.-j gresss approved April 20. 1ST1. and com- monly known as the ku klux .aw, in a por rrovisiouB 01 me auove an i m. t lamation ca of the Unit lamation calling the attention ct the people ed States to the sam?, declnnng j mv reluctance to exercise any ot tho extra ordinary powers thereby conferred upon me. except in case cf imperative necessity, but making known my purpose to exercise such powers whenever it should become necessary to do so. f .r the i urpose of securing to all citizes of the United State. the peaceful en joyment of the rights guaranteed to them by the rvnstitnt'on ami the laws. After the passage of this law information was received i from time to timo that combinations of the character referred to in this law existed and were powerful in many parts of the south- j em states, particularly in certain counties of j the statC3 of South Carolina. Careful inves- j tigation was made, and it was ascertained i that in mno counties of that state such con- ! binations were active and powerful, embrac ing a sufficient port'on of the citizens to con trol tho local authority and having, among Other things, the object of depriving the emancipated class of the substantial benefits of prtvsnting freedom, ami of th free po'it cal a tion of thoso citizens who did not sym pathy with their own views. Among their operations were fuqueot scourgings and oc casional assassinations, generally perpetrated at night hv dirguieed persons, the victims in almost a"l enses being cit'zeus of different j - ' C t political sentiments from their own or freed ; persons who had idjown a disposition toclHim equal rights with other citizens. Thousands of in ft'ensive and well-disposed citizens were the sufferers by this lawless violence. Therefore, cn the 12th of October, 1S71, a proclamation was ii-sued in terms of the law, calling upon the rnembrr of there combinations to disperse within five days, and to deliver to the marshal or military ofiicers of tho United Slates all arms, ammu nition, uniforms, disguises, and other means or implements used by them for .carrying out their unlawful purposes. This warning not having been heeded, on tbe 17th of Oc tober another proclamation was issued sus pending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in nine counties in that State. Di ri'ctions were given that within the counties so designated persons supposed upon credit able information to be members of such un lawful combinations should be arrested by the military forces e-f the United States aud delivered to li e marshal tube dealt with ac cording to law. In two of said counties, Totk and Spartanburg, many arrests have been made. At the last account tho num ber of persons thus arretted was cue huudred and sixty-eight. Several hundred, whose ! criminality was ascertained to be e f an infe- j rior degree, were releared for the present, i These have generally made confessions cf their guilt. Great chutiou has been txer- j cised In making these amets, aad, notwith- i standing the large number, it is believed thai no innocent person is now ui custody. Ihe piis .ners wiil be held for regular trial in the judicial tribunals of the United States. As M.OU s it appeared that the authorities of the United States were about to take vigor ous mcssures to enforce the law, many per sons abrcondc-d, and there is good ground for supposing that ail e.f such persons have vio late.) the law. A fu;l report oT . hat has been doue under this law will bo submitted tooongrers by the attorney general. Willi a view to ecocionrz'ng space, wo summarize tho remaining pcition cf tha xnss scge as follows. V.D J Iu Utah a remnant of barbarism repug nant to civiliziation and to decency aud the laws still exists. It'is not with the religion of the self-styled saints thut wo deal, but with their practices. They will uot bs per mitted to violate the laws under the cloak of religion. It may be advisable for con gress to consider what, in the execution of ihe laws agayist polygamy, is to be the sta tus of plural wives ami their i Spring, and an act might legitimatize the children born prior to the time fixed in the act. The In -dun policy lias resulted favorably, and many ti ibes have been induced to settle upon reser vations. The pence p.dicy ii recommended because considered Christian, huuane and right. The retention of the public lands for actual settlers is again recommended. Elu-catii-ua! interests may well be served by the grant ef ths proceeds of the sale ef public lands to eettlers. Allusion is made to the reports of the several heads of departments, an I an increase of compensation recommend ed for many of said fficiais. As more than six yers have elapsed since the close of the war, it may be considered whether it is nat now time that tho disabilities imposed by the Fourteenth amendment should be re moved. When the purity of the ballot is secured majorities are sure to elect ofiicers j rethcting the views of tho majirtfy. I do I not tee the advantage or propriety of xc'.ud ! ing men from t ffice mme'y because they were before tha rebellion of character ami standing Fiifliciett to be elected to positions requiring them to takes oaths to support the constitution, and admitting to eligibility those holding precisely the eame'views, but of less standing in their communities. It may be said the former had iolated an oath while the latter did not have it in their power to do so. If they had taken this oath it can not be doubted they would have broken it as did the former class. If there are any great criminals distinguished for tha part they took against the government, they might, in the judgment of congress, be ex cluded from such an amnesty. The condition of the south is not such as all patriotic citi zens conld desire. It will be a happy con dition of the country when the old citiznns of these states'will take an interest in public nffai's, and tolerate the same freedom of expression and ballot te tboso entertaining elifferent'political con victlons. A liberal ap propriation to the District of Columbia to aid local improvements is recommended. The erection of public buildings at Chicago more pxtensi ve than those destroyed is urged, and the passage ef laws for the further pro tection of emigrants is suggested. The ad ministration has sought to secure honest officials, and if any dishonest ones have ap peared, it is the fault ef the system of mak ing appointments. The civil service reform is indorse. 1 as calculated to secure tbe best men. and tbe woik of tho present commis sioners in expicted to produce good re?nlts. U. S. Gbast, TV are told that there is a perfect living curiosty now residing in Burke county, three miles east of Morgantown. His name is Henry Mull, and he s twenty yeais cf age, and only two feet and a half high, and weighs nineteen pounds. His parents are poor ard respectable pop!e, and they have had fre quent e:ffers from exhibition hunters to take this proiliy around, bnt they sternly refn.-e. This yenng dwarf can climb a tree like a squirrel, and is jut bringing to learn hia let ters. Hal eigh -Carotin ia n . P.rm Cnirais of Liberty. Maire. had a stiff leg bent at the k nes.linr-b cred mid strer'h-ene-1 by the a?s of Jihasou ' Ancdvue Liid- Btit. Xevrs of die Week. Tne Wharton case is progressing at An napolis. Miss Catherine MoNitt, n maiden lady rpni.'inf in Atmaoh township, bl filin coun whilst eating her dinner, suddenly fell ba corpfe. The freight business of the Pennsylvania Central has never been as hiavy as now, aud yet it is increasing. The passenger travel is also very large Alfred Goodall 'oiks, at Danville, recently vat ion ef seven feet on his! svlvania Iron W fell from an elevati back and received injuries tLat caused his death. G .verr.ur Campbell, of Wyoming Ter ritory, has signed ihe bill repealing fnnale suffrage, and thus the ballot has tlipped ! " a through Ihe fair fingers of the Indies of this ; portion of the West. ; It is expected that three Territories will j apply for admission ns States at the present I session of Gngrc.s Uieb, Colorado and j New Mexico; also that two Ae lerritorirs wiil apply for incorporation Pmbina and Oklah' ma. Hiram D. Wood. Superintendent cf Public Schools in Nashua, N. II.. while in a fit of insanity, cut his throat with a pocket koife. and then jumped from hie chamber wlrdow. breaking his leg. He is probably fatally ii jur-xl. As a measure of eccnomv. t resident Grant recommends an increase of salary toa'l C'lIiC.kiS. J.lii II U ioiij&s v;utvi lUSftC ljr:ji less venvi. Cut it is not now observed that they decrease in venality, in proportion to the amount tf their salarie-s. A Lehigh county butcher, uamed Files, . j - . . , spores a beard r. ,,r leet two incnes in .ength- He has been cultivating it for fiur years, and wears it in a huge plait under his chin. With that prodigious crop of hair he will certainly not freeze this winter. The editor e.f the Alicntown Democrat has been presented wilh an apple cf the red sheep no;-e variety, grown on a tree that is consideiably over 100 years old. It was of good siz2 and exceedingly fine flavor, beauti ful in khape, and altogether free from spot or blemish. On Sunday, November 25, on Idulberry creek, Franklin county. Arkansas, Joseph Forbish and William Chenoweth, aged eix t cn and eighteen yenrs respectively, outraged aud afterwards murdered, a four-year old daughter of ttxhard Hill. The murderers were nr rested and confessed their guilt, and both were killed by their guards while at- tempting to escape. The New York Times considers Bnt well's report a most disappointing ore. The Herald does not ccmmcml Boutwell's report, and says his suggestions as to tho reduction of taxes are cf a small, peddling nature. The Tribune strenuously opposes the President' , recommendation to buy the t!erapbs, but ' finds more to commend than condemn in the message. Ti e World criticises the message, , v;ewing it in the light of an elect ionee ring document. The Sun thinks the message is i l.iiTolino flint brnrirliniT and nr n-siiT mrt i little worthy of respect waa ever seut cut by auy former President. P.RIOIlAM3 L'VE. AND TIIK. WOMAN Who Declined to bs No. 30. Brighara had al ready the twentj'-iiinth wife sealed unto him, and it was not thought that he would reek for more; but -igain the prophet b-ved. but this time in vain. The lady wesiliss S. lica Urs'.back, end she positively declined tu be co'.ne Mrs. Your.? No. SO. She was born at Geneva, Switzerland, and iu 1SG2 emigrated to Utah with her parents. Tho f;tr Swiss beauty was a grat inueician, and Biigham ! was first attracted by her singing. At sev- 1 eral concerts she acted as prima denna. and j the prophet, struck with her singing and her fine f.tce and figure, thought hn would add her to his harem. He declared that sweet, adorable Selina shou'd be his. I5ut he vsas mutaken. She was like stone, and laughed at the prophet when he told her she was created expressly for kim and that ha had received a revelatu.n from heaven that she should marry him. At length she confessed she loved another; and Brigham, ser.ding for him.ordeted the ycung man to quit tlie Territory. Bur no sooner was he go::e than another and more elan serous rival appeared in tha person of a California volunteer. Now, all who know anything know that a California volunteer can accomplish what ever he undertakes, and as far being afraid of a prophet rival, ef course that was not to bo thought of. To make a long story short, the divine Relina became disgusted, and, packing her little trunk, went bark to Switz erland, leaving her lovers to fight it out among themselves. Was ever before a prot'het so thamefuily treated by a woman ? It whs in vain he looked at hi.- Anna, his Harriet, his Eliza, his Ellen, his Suan. his Mary, his Maggie, his Emeliria. his Zina. his Augusta, hia two Lucys, and his magnificent Amelia; he felt he was lonely in th world, i n it i ci , ii w i.h no t iimiuijt iu ii" wiiii.-, and with( iu the leantiful Solina bad literally Jfo ene to Iotc none to caress. Good Gracious! Here is indeed, an as touching scries ef elomestic incidents. In West Troy, a week ago. G. V. Crs z-e, re turning to his home, found on a sofa the wife e-f his bosom and an unscrupuh us tai ior, named Hayes. He was,natnralty indig nant at this, and determined to be his own Judge Lynch and private avenger. He therefore procured a pot cf tar, ripped open a ftather bed. a'hd did actually then and there tar and feather his own wife an act, it is believed, qnito unprecedented in the an.ia's of domestic life. This dor.e. thi3 en ragpt good man proceeded to deal with the tailor. anl as a new. signal, and impressive revenue, burned off the whiskers ef the ser pent. What this stern gentleman did next wo are not informed ; but if he finds this sort of proceeding a relief to the betrayed and over burdened heart, he should publish a certificate of the fact for the benefit of his fellow sufferers. A Child Max. An Albany correspond ent of tbe Columbia Spectator says : "A few days ago our fellow-townsman. W. 3J Kiins, visited Jamestown, Tennessee, on business, and. on his return, brought wilh him a natural curiosity In the person cf a child-man by tho name of Geo. Kingston, lie was three year3 old on the 10th of July last ; is three feet and eleven inches high, and wedghs seventy-three and a half pounds. The bones io his arma and leg3 are as larce as those of an erdinary p!zed man's. Ilia hair is thick and coarse. His head is large and appars to be well developed. It require a No. 7 hat to fit him. lie also wears No. 2 shoes. The strangeit thing ts that he is al together a man save ia age. His mother is dead. His father is still livine. and resides in Jamestown, Tennessee, and I have been informed that his parents are, or were, or ordinary sze." AUTION. All persons sre hereby iutioned airafnRt purchasing or ottierwisfl interfering with tho following persoruil prop ertr, owned bv mo. arid bft In the hain; of John Ptevens of Allf!rht-iy township, Cambria conntv, viz: 2 Hay farrsand Harness. 1 Waron. 2 Cows. I Clock. - Sleds. 2 Stoves, 1 Jbireau, 2 Tables, 1 Stand. 1 Spinning Wheel. DAVID STEPHKK3. 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