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CDENSDURC, PA.,
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1878.
AT noon to-day I lie Legislature will per-
foi tn its iast aril most welcome act, that r.f .
tin.il adjournment, for which the tax-pay- '
J' J ' ;
..f 1 L S! ilo mil! fr-cd nmfoiind 1 V thank
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ful. f'dmcr Leg mature was so uttei H
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rn kless ol us u,N, orc.:s pia ytu ,r..uK..-
out the '"ssifti men suprerr.e contempt iui
decent j ub'.ic opinio:..
Th
party met at
llairisbnitr 0:1 Tnenlay last .
.Cor lue purpose of filiin the two vacancies
in tlieii State ticket cans' J ly ue oect;na
of lk-tks j
nor, and ,
lions of ("Viriatojdier Shearer,
cmnty, ri" Lieutenant floret
I'.enj." S. Uemley, of .ycotninR c unity, for'
,u!e of the .Supreme .uit. The Com
iiultte selected Daniel M.Steck, of Lycom
r f 1
ing cum.iy ,101 1 , . , , , , , . shcHl!der slraps and cnIs rinw pay and j less Senators, sitihig in rows, making vain uow at fourteen hours and nineteen min-
(Ihfl Justice Asnew fi Jiile of the ( h k T ; perquisites, stops ftuage for hired hoi ses 1 attempts t snee.e ? Sncli a sight could " The longest day this yer nl be
au(emo Court, the latter nomu.atiou be- , of either Fhuida or Lou.s.ana, Of course . ..j1 p3 vme'nt rcnt ..a.ters. Here- j pot be contemplated without a ceitain I the 21st of uext month, wheu summer be
iiiii unanimous. t if the Republicans want to inquire into the ' 0 Ci n-cn.n 11,0 i ...,,i- i v ; pins.
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'ALT norc K the Democtatic State con- ;
. veuvioi) met at Pittsburgh 011 Wednesday,
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we are unable at mis noui ' iuutu.iy -
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r. M.) to say iin thing about its prcceeu- ,
it!;s except tint Hon. U. Milton Sneer, f '
H,nitiiffJ.n. was ekcted temporary cha-.r-'
i.u a.ul tint owir ta tic fict that (he
.uiau, and that owit.g ta tl.c l ie tt.a. li e .
committeo 011 contested seats, of hicli,r.
there are as usual auiite a immber from
' 1'hil.iiklphia, was not ready to repoit at
b o'clock, jestcid.iy (Wednesday) evening,
the conveutinii adjourned until 0 o'clock
this morn ing.
P. f., fi p. m. A. II. Dill, State Senator j
fiom Union conn iy, has been uninitiated f.r '
tloveinor, on the ihiid ballot, Jude 11. ss .
if Moutomeiy county, lor S.ipreu.Q Couit
on the tiiKt ballot, John I'eitig, of Craws
IjmJ county, f-ir Lieut .-i ' o ei nor, on thu
tliiid ballot, J. Simpson AJiica, of Hunt- 1
im-il-i'i c utnty. for Sccrctaiy
A.'t'.iiis on the lirst ballot.
C liitcimtl
Hon. Da.mei. J. 2Ioutti-i.i. owes the Re- j
publicans of Milllin county a debt of giati- !
tndo. Nearly a year ago the Republican
conventiou iu that county declared in f.iv.r ;
jf Mf. Morull for tlovcinor, and although
neither the Republicans of Cambria, Mr. !
Moriell's own county, nor the Republicans ;
of any other county followed up the Mitllin
npvvemeut, thu delegate fiom that county
can lt-u on'-tie views oi nis consiuuenis uy
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uominatiii" Mr. Moi rell in the Stale con- ;
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uiiou and voting for him, although iu I
tloiog so ho stood solitary and alone. We 1
aie aware that Mr. Muriel! was not a can
itnlate lor U.e ollicc, ami only r. fer I.) the ,
c. and only rt fer to tin
maiter as a strong illusti a', ion of jioiitical ;
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ftmllftr stli.lltr ll I o vt I I. ll of lwiiltli:ll -
devotion 'o a man who was not .seeking a
man who mis not .seeking a '
liomiuat ion. .ir. .irie;i wonin no an in- i
titutelv sio:o'Pt- emdidate thin Hovt but
i.iiiiltf boti ir ni kiu.w -lnvll.init -ilniiit Hip
iniliKe inm, u wc Know iinyining about tnc
I.uu, he wou'd never consent fo occupy
lythin-' about the I
tbe positum as a lewanl for bis serviiuy j
to the ciookcd w.ijs of Camcionisni.
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Tiik fCMiith .esc lulic n side i ltd by Cam-
frill's State convciiiion ex tmh to the
white aid colored Republicans in ttie
on tli " ur , ll.e convention'.-) eai ties1
sympathy iu the uiuqnnl conicrt to which si..n of both bini.chcs of Congicss fiom
tby arc Mibjccltd for civil libetty ar:d the ' tiil to ISTt) and has squaudeied the great
maiiitc i ai e of their guarnnterd lights." ; er and most valuable portion of the public
This will he welcome news to the coloiel dominion, it is an insult to ll.epeoj.le lo
men in South Carolina and Louisiana, who, be told by a Republican State coiivei tion
inct their it It ase fiom the curse of carpet- 1
hx m !,:. re so loml in their praise and so
lUteraiimd iu il.cir suppoit of the honest
and impaitial a .Iminist i al ions of loveruors
Hampton and Nicholls. 1 hey want
no
f-jmpathy fiom (he Cameti-n titg, which
v?i uld ic otiA.liili c vcr thiin, if it could,
tlie coiMipt und lawlehs govei nments of
Cuambei l.ii-i an 1 Packard, revive the old
time sy.-ttn. of plunder and fiaud, and in
augurate st i il'e at d bloodshed. The color
ed men in the south, under honest and
economical govi iitmi-iit, and iu the full
i.jovn eiu ci an tneir upius, ueg to on
saved from at:y mtei leiecce by northern
Republicans with Iticir "civil libcity" and
their "guaratitr rd lights." The gieat
Trouble wit!-, i o; them lo publicans is that
fhey refuse to rtcogi.i.c tie fact that the
negroes who eiirpocd tie I lr ublican
patty in ti e southern SU'c-shave generally
b.tilllopcol It
have quit polities as their.
chilly bnstiipss are Winking we!', for which
iind
tiu-y HiciAC.l paid me contented
happy, ami as a grncial inlc vole the
t-'iaiebt Ib-mocl at ic ticket. Out of lie
l ast st, -ileal fact jjrova s R ppt.b! 'cat. SV tuj f-thy
for cob i-.d nn n iu '.he st t th.
"After the easy i.omiui ion of a prear
ranged Slaic l-.a ke.t by Cair.er. u's convrn
tton at ! I.i: i isbnrg hist week, a prominent
aul i Ca melon pa legale cpiicdly lemaikid
that a Republican Stale co ivcntioti, engi-
. neeied by Mackey and Ouay, might J.op
etly be itganbd as one of the is act tci
encts. The ninrVme never bef ne woiked
more sBiooihly nor wilh more accuiacy and
pit cislon. The rott'.t of. couise is not a
iiiii'.tcr of ll.e li.-.st mu pi i.-e, because it was
uiiLic.pait i byiveiy inla l.i;;ent pol.l ici.m.
Hiid is only another illustration of the coni;
pietc sup' ci.i.tcy of Cameronism in i I.e. Re-
j. iblu .u. pai.ii ies of ll.e Stato. It is strange
thai, men of the age and txpciience c.f
Grow and W ickeisham in political affairs
coulo lie deluded with the no ion that a
minima ion for (Jovcinoi, or any other
btate- .Tice, cun bo reached without the
favor and c uuten.n.ce of tlie Cameron
manages. They c.innol rtoubt, it now after
their lata; f-xpeiicliCO al I Lin i.sbtl . g.
Hoyt'i iioo.ii. atio.i for Governor was tle
crred by the Oiitneiou lea.leiA for the pttr
noce of caifjing, thiougli him, a maj-uity
of the nii.e in. Miliris nf Assembly fiom
JLiUzeme coiio'v. ami ihm nidti.g Don
Canieron's ic-clet;i ton to the Fuiitd Stales
Senate, or at aii h.izuds pievniing tlm
election of the Democratic candidate.
Luzetne cunty, however, judging fiom
last November' ejection, will send a in.a
jorify of GreetibacK-Labor representatives
to lhel-egi-l iture, and if luy oliould prove j
tol ma. kebab. e ibey wilt have nociiuiculty
in find.,... buyer in the person of a m au I
no u i., ic.o, - ,ie :
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Aseat in rhe tSenata miffht be corruptlr
rurcba5ed. 1
Ti'ik resolution oilered in C mgres on
: List Monday week by Mr Potter, ..f New
York, for the appointment of a committe
to investigate the at'eged frauds in Floiid.i
and Loui-uaua at tlie Presidential election,
was adopted on Friday last, after the Re-
tibltcan memkm li-ad vainly struggled
' dining tive davs to deftat it. The rtsolu
lion is as follows :
JU-lenl. That a Mlect committer. con!5?jn
of eleven tru'.iilu-r if t hi House, he appointed
lo inn ulre mt i) 1 hp ii I in :s i iii :i :!ci?:i t mn as to the
cmiuc - i in ine pcr-ons in oit.ee an -r-, siim. in
rf.,f..., rthes.i.l ek-etion. ami into thenticjrec. i
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m the st-m
resi.r I.)i.i-1:i:i.i ..r.il I- oi,.i.i.ii,i
fuels wt.ivh. in the jul; mei.t nf ;
tee. are conneete.l wnh or -e, t i-
U nil "he f
(Mill eoiuniit
nent ll.ereio.
1 ih:it said tiimmiito, for tho
iii-liowtrto pt iiil for persons arid impels, to
adin;iiisw - r oaths nr.J to taki; testimony.
1 ho Republican leaders 111 !io House r.t
tempted to amend the scope of the rcsolu-
'",0" so as to embrace Oregon, South Caro- j
liua and Mississippi, butIr. Potter refused :
rcmi
reason
in eitl
named, tliev had not been operative fn
Vction iu Oiciron. South Carolina and
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t:m
crats will not resist it. N.i mirh resolution.
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however has boei pr0f:eiUexl anl n0no !
w,n bp for ,Le si, ,,e ,.eason that therc
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" "u""" 8UO!""l,a, ns J'ou,8,ana a:,a :
, inveslitratG. The Keimblioan .
. , f.lt-)f 5cea.i
1 sr,tM
u rtates
f
irj.ose 01
ruldiess to the voters of iho I'liite
iu which it is charged that the purpi
,Mr. t'ottei's resolution is ' to bring 111 a
veidict that IIyes is a usurper and that j
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ue " lemaui in oiuce, anu ui.ir it
will paralyze the business and disturb the
oeii-A of t'ift ooontiv Tl.o ,e.1 o,,,,,,!
peace oi l.ie COUliliy. 1 lie people cannot
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be triglitenel from their propriety by any
senstle.-s appeal like this. The iholo
Countiy has heard of and read about these
frauds ever since the last election, and will ,
not be any more "pai aiyzed-' by their
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i i ii vest igat Kii lhau it has uen by this sil.y
auuiess ot tlie Jtepuo.ican Committee. If
there were no frauds, no possible harm can
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result from the proposed investigation, and
if frauds were perpetrated who will say
that they ought not to be exposed? Mr.
Potter knows w hat his intentions are belter
i than the Hi nubbcaii commit (co does audi
. iii.iu vne nt piiui wti coinniiviro tees, aim
i he hasdisavowed any purpose of attempting !
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, to push Hayes out of hisotfice. He Could be !
I Ifliuivfi ll V lllinosMMi moot if it pun 1.1 ltd
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shown that h-5 abetted or was in any way !
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voi'i.ivit;.. 11 Itu IUC il.ttlil, Hill. HID tltauci ,
evidence of his complicity with them would
j be required.
I'he whole purpose of Mr
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I otter S resolution IS correctly CS pressed IU
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nation may be vindicated, and the truth as !
, to such elections (Louisiana and Floiidai
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.J 2CU 10 a"y cl y S eat 1 xlenr.
s,a,1' 1lie investigation w ilhout being "par- .
-- m-m -t r -i
I r requited all ti.e proveibial impudence :
of Job ii Cessna w ith the assistance of Rus- 1
n-U Ri ret 1 1 cousti net the rickety pl.itfoitn !
of principles and policy adopted by the late 1
Republican State convention. After the
Rt pnblicnn pai ty has had exclusive posses-
in a re solution that the public lands belong
to the people, and should be reserved for
uc! mil sell lei s. The i esol.iiion in reference
to the payment of Southern claims by too
Wenioerats in i.oiigiess is utterly false, as
the ofiicial recoid shows. 1 I,o Forty-
third Congiem v loJ-74,!, which was Re
publican, l.'i') Southern claims cases weie .
repotted favorably by the commit tee? on
wai -claims of tho House, amount ing lo over
,000,(100 ; while in the Forty fourth Con- '
ffiess .'. which was n..,,,.,,;, '
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there were only o2 cases favoiably reported,
ami oi tl is number but I. passed the House,
the amount involved being 10fl,10il. '
These, as will as other figures which could
be given, show that it is the Republican
and not the Democratic paity, as icpre-
sented in Congress, that f.ivots tho wi.lest
l.ii it ud-.. in the payment of Soir.hern war
claims. All the clamor of the Republican
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l'M' claims is abcuid, and is only made to
deceive and mislead the neoile. Th., ,1...
mand ,n another lesnlntiou for discumina-
iiiig ia.es 01 iieteui c:i railroails cunes
wiih a poor grace fioni a party w hoso rep
rrscntalivis in the Leg islal ui e only three
creeks ago defeated a bill for that veiy j.-ur-poio.
We do not a'.liidi any very gtoat
iillj.oi tai.ce to C. veil) ion platforms, but
this Ih'cM Republican li'ut in that line is
about us mi.-eiable a la hue as can v. t il be
imagined.
As the lwpuhucaii paity wul elect one of
the llnee County Auditois, Ibe nominal ion
bvthe RfPubiicau c.um convention, on
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of CiojIh towitship, for that olKce is an ex
amph; whic'i commends "tslf to Ihe Dcm
oeaatic county con vt-i.l ion f-u imitation iu
he selection of t he other 1 wo candidates.
Mr. STiueiiiau's qualiiicalions are not dis
pu'e.l, and tiie Dettiociacy nin.st not be be
hind the Republicans in nominating two
candidates iqua'dy as comjietcnt. The
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c!lie is a veiy im;.o,tant cane, although ,lot
samteil that a nolle rroufdiii should l.-i on
tcied in the case, was paid l.fl()0 to give
such consent, and even insisted upon rc-
Ceiv.ngtUe money in advance. The con-
fessiou has created no little stirin Indiana
-vhere the l lem murder trials are far trom
being forgotte,,. ln. milrder of Jac.,5
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Wall' coofession is true, the nublie faaM
001 beard Uie last of It. 7.1
t., .T- 1 ,Lnil..v'.n.ni r..n ii. : n ov i oil 1111111 iiu rue arinv 10 ii'.U'.v men 1 Sinn won ii ooenr 111 tiiB nci 1 11 met v 11 s ess
V- -t r r 1 irl t f-on mm.-ii, i ' am1 with i? an amendment to allow 500 re- ; if Conkling should be deprived of Lis nasal Martin Head, aged
mat ii nauus nan oeen comma. tu ,1 s;Bn.i B,M vice is to be retained ! nmfmlii.r.mrj.. VI,t. bhuM a rrravs Sn- ; while ruiininir to th
ser one or all of the ti rec States ! an,' majntained as now provided for bv law. iator h wit boot n. iw.kp Wlit a sid snee.. 1 ball game, havine
,l,,....l tT CI UK. II I'fl 1 ...,-, I c. . -- ..-.a .i-iii.i .11.111 ll-l. ... I 11 I I Vl It. 1.1 B I niTtllll V til ... .. I'll I.' IT I . I Iu. I. 11 tr.,.ct-l-...-.. I.. I . . .. .. . 1 . ". .. ..
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..iiiin.. .. .,.11.11, u-i mj.itit, i.ifj , t..-.....r -v,-. i .iai . i , .... ..vtii.t.-.' ) ua: . oi a- ,100 a I ter I he I act 1 1 ;
business men to p.opeilv dischatge its tin- f.ml"'" "," !" ",p ricloiy regardless and continuing ihrouehout Wednesday ami was remamb d lo jail to await tentt i.'ce
tics. ' !- .of d,.s.stt,ons , ihe party. Ample fnnda ; Thursday. June 11, 12, and Rl, 1 S 78. . -Rv. M. C. M' Knroo. pas,,,,- ,,f . X'i.U
- . i -r , m !'" being i.itsed .oset id Republican f tutors . A working prevgrammo of thorouahly Call.., lie church at St. Cliir ch'ua'l! '
T' n , ,, , . , . ;down SaouHi. where it. is auli-ipatec! thev practical questions has been ptepan-.t. cunty, recent Iy pi end, ed a se've'. -t
1 nr. ( I, tn u. utde, case has long beet, a wiil make Jarg, Republican gnius, solid if The questions will be op-ncl by Sabh.il, c.at...y aaei mo , V niVist I Z I ,e . r,' i"""
sa-nsa ..... ,., Indiana .d H new pb., h..s ., Mieng-ben the R,ri,bnc.., vote, and School wmkers ,e 'state. I U a. e -y n .m.m a' 1 , " '''r'''
b,ci. lev, loped m, ... W .Iliac, I. Walls, . eclai d. m a ny C.,u:, cssiona 1 .1 .s-, ic. s. The well merited national lepu, at i..s, JuK Itn-V iv.-nn.,,,! k i ,, 7 '''
a . . i i i i r , , "" Vs ,,r,S,,C,,' ' campaign ass. ment of told tho discussion by the convention. was or ;,,. l)V H laZy set i.f '
afl -r tvio tinalsfor ll.e nmulrr of Jacob coirmit.ee .odr.i.v j im for . wo The leading railroads , hron-hont. the escaped f. . , V 'Xul ZZi l ,T
nod .a.ncy i .-umr. now cmfessc-s ,hat speeches at ?T.O a speech. O.vingtothe S.ate eo....eeti.,tf will, and ceiTten r t ag ,1 preva le 1
il.nin.an II. Palmer, the Judge who en- hard times and need ..f retrenchment b,U W illiamc,,,, have ve, Li,..l,, ' .-7. .IL-.V' . rX-) a'-trU'e -ommu.M ic out-
0r II asTihtfffon Letter.
thf. FRAi-i i n v is i in TTON in r. a it MY
mi.i.THK most iMrouTANTQi r.?i:oN :
hvki-mption- kixku fact kidwfi.I. ;
n,.TTinniiri'i'iii.irAN sixswsoF n'AKi :
AC.
Washington, D. C, May 20, 1978.
l.nft week was cue or ieK.iative excite- j
ment, the Mrisrle in ttie House over tlie .
I-tnier res-Miitions oenifj vrry exun ;
the indications are that the debate on tlie i
army bill will occupy several days, and that ;
,i win ic uiuic lu.'ic-iuii;'
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T H K A K M Y A I I UU, K I A l I O.N Mil. I
After near five months debate and delib-
nneveial weeks of ci'ttii)"- and '
eration, an-Mteiai wteks 01 tin m - 1111
trimming, the Rimy aipropi latiotl bill IS .
Itt-Itire the House lor Its action. rn an es-
sential featuies this bill is practically tlie i
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same as the bills got up by liainnngs and .
Bragg for the rcorgrtirzition and pay of:
iheTimv. The appropriation in the 1
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g-.egate is about the same as mane by the 1
gni of 3st yeAr i
piovided for. 'I I
but various reductions are
ic bill starts nut with
The bill, as it now stands, disposes of soma :
as laundresses, but any that are now with
the army, who are wives of soldiers may
remain until the terms of service of such
ldieis ernires
The pay of the officers is
r..'i.,... . i:-lri t5 r,(M i
IIACU OS IWIH'nil a vvnviui, S "V-"' J'-l na-
mini ; lieutenant general, $11,000: major)
gene, al. 00 ; b.igadier general, $5
colonel, fd..V)0 : lieutenant coionel, ?.l,0(tO; i
major, 2.500: captain mounted t, ?-2,(HW; '
m,, t oo . ,;., -.,.-1 .1 ' "
,-iai !,,t'ertUteI! pii. S1.SIH)- first I
lieutenant .mounted., fT.G'H): not mount-
v , . ' . , 1
ed, $1,500; second lieutenant moynted ., .
jiKjf and not mounted, 1,400 ; chaplain, j
?l,400; and ordnance s.ore.keeper, $1,800.
the most important qi?ftiox.
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.Many i-.tirnals oi tlie country, sucti as ;
the New York Iff raid, complain that the -
"tost important question before the conn- !
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trt- th-it .if l.u Tilvhf inn lit .ll.JllnllimiMi ,
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try, that of the- prevention of entanglements .
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;t'.ie attention from our statesmen that it
deserves. Hut this is not the most impor- :
tanT. piesiton at tins time.
this time The question ;
abd punishing ..he pe.jn- j
of searching out
rets, forcers and knaves generally, high
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and low, who pnHluced tho present entail- j
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g.eme. t .iKes prece.ience i,.r u.e mie o-
J":';. ' nl!" U.e piesent 1 ie.sidenti.il s.eal
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uomg someu.ing auout uic manner oi
electing a I lesi.lent in the future. Hie !
count.y wants the bottom facts and will ;
have then, 1 he whole people are una...- j
mono tt lAmiti.ltriiT tltiit ..II (La . .- e,. (
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st!l,1CM atteuihtur tliegreat irsud by wliir.li I
the election of IST'l was perverte.l shall Ik '
i'o tiiuii i ijij i it,unci niu in, .
brought to light, and made a matter of re- I
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rnai.i an uneiecceu i lpswie-ni. tie peinutteci i
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retain tne oltice t'U loui J i ms: 1 list is
LOt3 IIUIM IUII, rtlllj Ll.trlt? Villi lS; IH. (I'.ieSililll ,
surpassing it in magnitude. The Demo.
cl-ll,c r!ll,.v asseris 111:11 ine i-publicau
1.41-f u O-tU I Itu r.ilA ,.f l--!:i. i 1 . TI. .....!....
llll 1 Ol-JIt II1C .11 C III I 17 K..I. I llilL .11 lliril
,. '.,, Ml I?..tmiI.'; i. ,,i. tho T..c; i
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iiuui, iiio ei-. 111 1 1. iai i a t e iii in. ii i.it? power.
.1
I he Republican pa.ty di ny that they stole ,
the Ii esiilenr.. I.illier th.i fmnpi- !
party oriue itepuuuoau party lies. .ow
if ihe Democrats do not do their i
u n,e democrats do not (Jo th or duty and ,
through an investigation set! In this qnes
lliluillill an investigation set! (i l us cities '
f- , , , , r .1. . '
t ion, t he y should foieverafier hold their
peace,
blc.
1 he issue stCIUS C.CUI and ilievila- :
KKSfMPTIOX A FIXED FACT. I
TL mtv be taken for iriintid tbit on flin '
it maj ie taken loi gi ant u mat on tne
lust oi Januaiy next the ttovei nmenl will ;
siaiiu reatiy lo redeem r.s obligatioi.s in
coin. Laying aside the many theories on
this subject, theie aie poiui and facts
i wliia-.h cive a practical conception of the
quest ion f resumption. Although the bill
to lvpeal the t csnmpi ion act passed the
House of Repi esetil at ives by a very laree 1
majoiily, tho Senate evinces no de:eimi- i
nation to concur in tlie action of (he House, I
and iT the Senate bhould pass the bill it will
Iwl lo ll,...) lnr tl.n I a-.n. a.
r? tuovi. ..j, . icsri.r.,., rt c.uiik.i,
l.ke ibe s.lvei bid, be passed over his veto.
Taking all the facts into coosiderat i.m, and
assuming theie w.ii not ba a J'.uropcau
diatii on tl-.e American goi.l miiket, which
there is no nppatent reason i. b-heve will
1"i ,,,e s. it- seems .lr ibt pnnMical
resumption by the t , net unieot an. i i 1 takn
itbieii mi .1 :i ii n i-t 1 t Is 1 1 li V .; ... .1
i;;Uiks will also b;,e t.', M-s.,n e". Iho
question of resumption outhediv named
'""i' ue con.-ideied a lixed l'.i"t.
"the Ki dwell ii-oi-.tis."
the I.-ss of hie Irom tiit-dicad agcrcy
the inal.ui larismg liom the Po!o:tt ic i-'lats.
r tho K id w ell lb. t..,,,. b.. i .......
subject of much c isctission and complaint,
Atl.ns season or thu year the lank vege-
tatioti which coveis the smfiice of t 'use
Hats is starling into groil, and by Sup-
t ..... 1 . i O 1. . O ..... ..
v;'st 'xla!ai'on of muhuia pioductive .f
"""-sji.ai oisease, gener-.,by oi an inter- :
Vl:.v I..V. vl .' " , . I "i " ' " . 1 Y
1 1 1 1 I I : ft I 1 T -mT U.Hliu ima i.i I,.,., ...I '
-v. . . . . ...... .-it , tj nun
iiie only way to reclaim this useless surface
is by tilling it tin. It would be; a woik of.
magi. itu. ;e and would cist ,-a Kieat deal of
iiiom v . nut, l no i. em lit w on!. I be immense
ami add vastly in i be hcalih ani (.it.spciily .
of the c.ty. Iiy ti.l.ng it up thi.s gicac :
.i.t;ot: sjioi io in.; neauly anil
iilo-vlli of
v asniiiiiloii mill ,1 L( f,
i, r . ., ,
i oreveiy acieof pt;stiU;uia. mo iney now 1
have lha-y woffhl have the f-ame extent of;
.-,1 i iv I . ! ui 1-1 I fill lived. :
...... ...v. .............. ,,,-,-.s n,,., aiiii-
some buillmgs. Ry (tiling it. both sides
ot I he 1 1 vet t lie channel w o-.i oi V,,. ,, -,. j.e!ied ,
'" ; fow Jcais after its compietion the
? 1 " "- - i - a 9 - e
,,:lt''-C,h' .?.l'a r-Ci";
iiiicMiuiini giasp mis tigaiilic evil ami
aviaiuc-i nn. ii;ivo nuiainru k ncii.toi liv; leiocitius ligeis at.cl crawling scorpions,
to six fecit. No use is made aaf it, s it falls ' P.esides being drowned kith the heavy
and decavs where it grows, a mass ,f vege- ; lains and burned to a ct isp with an equa"
table poison v. hich is annually mote or less j toiial sun, Scott says they were attacked
dill used over the city. It is notoiions that by swams of gray an! s, which were evinenty
in li.e fail of Ihe year there ai iscs from the : intent on eatiiig them, 11. -sh, bono and
large exposed su i face of these bottoms a ' muscle. A for htrhttiirr them, he iei.ro-
remove it. H wa.uld aci l vastly lo the is a possibility that Mr. Sam Scott Tiasa
beauty, health and orospeiity c.f the city if li'.tle homesick, and from (he tenible ac
this impit.vc-meut were mi Jv. (Count which he gives of his expedience
ltEPt'Bl.ir"A.N SfNKWSCT -Tp.. Rlir.ll a amssi . ill t ci,ntr.e aba tl.-..,., ..P
i no vi iuin.aiy ),ii pner.-ii iistnbiit,,on of
Mr. Hayes to ihe l!"p!ilo..an ctiiint.ni
fund is beitnr follow e.i lv ml,., iitl...,..l
otticialK will, unusual fi redout and vigor.
Ihe WaMimcton managers of Urn caucus
aie woikii.vr Willi vim and vi.oi. Tl,
r -tri -- . - -
faiihful ie giving iis.iiriiicc of retiowed
f
departmens, he told them that he was
rilling to throw off ?."")( from his regular
piice which is -,tj00.
THE great MEN of thf. SF.XATF.. j
For our pencil sketch this week of the
' at- i cH trv. h t, r L- .P tUA a.P,., 1 1. a
sect Ic the majlstic:
Amone all the "fog bank chunks." the
majestic air, the proud- '
t
CookliD
mien od loftiest bearing is Iloscoe
g. He ia neither a pigmy nor a
giant. IT'n leading trait is selfishness, ami j
his best intellect ual icsotuca it satcasm, '
both of which aie stamped on his col.!. !
haughty countenance. He is .egotistical
and arro;aiit, as much go as any man living, i
but cariies ic with a certain loidly giace
and obtrudes in a peculiarly lordly manner,
I which diverts it of much of its olfensive
i ness. With his finders he caresses hi am-
br,)sia, ocka an Peeiiis to feel as if tlti
jjre WJf (00 ,loll fol. JiU nt,enate runtem-
j4an()n f 0 p,eatnes. lie has too I
l,ulcj( intellect to be insignilicant , too much i
ifi.shness to be preat, and too much inal- i
iro to be pood. Of C onk lings, nose, tue -
xtgt nasaologist aitist says : j
"It starts from tho foreheHt with ttie liclit i
irrn-erul fpriny of yomhrul coi;nleree.
h ifs rnif,(, ret nuts in wm-iily t I ho I
(.fnpi ilien iliiv'kiinf un jirit ntivnneH itself
towani thu emi. atui i.-.ous un with nn irfjiiiritipr j
tisy nn m.: nt Hr. it is not ex.u tiy k ,
rn nsf, but Sonsns if it wntiteil o be. It !
Vo,:i l he n lt..m in nose if it -tro turnei over !
nnrt trimTne-1 np. It tork n :f mitiire hmi ;
inaJe a han-.isome nose ar.l in iaytnij asi.te ii;iI
nceiilontaiiv troi on tn tntuuiu oi 11. 11 is a 1
fiir,.,iPa IU;(i,. hfyond doubt. Us favorite per-
km is musk," !
The 1'oit ears that a r,rociirnus der-res-
tnrl it wool, I im in sn spvpntv.pi.7l1t nose
. '
J "c ' t,j,i ,.t.
PROTECTION
IXTKUX.lt. IMPROVEMENTS
AND A MODIFIED BLOODY SHI KT.
Following is tl e full txt of the platform
presented in tho Republican State conven-
ion last week by Hon. John Cessna, of
Bedford, and adopted by acclamat ion :
, Tho Henubliein party of Pcnn-y Ivanta. f
krnu lulls hitnni'ni r""nri nml tn I's pun
pi,.s heiet. rnrL- of ten Httirme.t. .ieH.-m-r :
First. Tbsat it L unvttiifirouiiii ify p"is
The Hop 11 b!ivn party of Pennsylvania, sd-
mci-
ised
to Iicp trade. Mi whtitever ibsi'trs-; pres.-iited,
iinehiintrintrlv devoted to hnuip indo-t iy. tin 1
tiereby avows Its special hostility to Hie t:iri!T
Mil now petiniiiu in Consrress. Hie same beieu-
, n,. n.:rcr ? i-.m.i r,.,;;, ... ,.,.
.....
ftteturers and in opposition t. Ameriean f.ib-r. ;
;eo-.d. J hat i.u.t.r l.elt.w t! tfrent sou rec ..f j
nailonnl wenttfa. the prosperity ot th; nati.in ;
... . . . - l - . . .
ulst ,i,.Pend im'-in t!ie extent t-. whicii'biVor is
protetieil and etn pl've.1 : mul t our I n fin-
iii.-nt.hHmriirovi-n,ne.iM.rtl.epeopk.sli. n!d
comtnereiai hikI i n'd u i riii I intei eis ..l the
nation tl.t labor and capit.l may both be pro-
,V"rb7t Amrrin commerre f.ho.,-,1 be
1T3UHU Bin. uiniir rum (ii mi mi i i i"t ii in nit
NntionHMJoveruine-.it to the end that our n -
r. .....1 .. .1 K . . ..i .. .1 ... I. ...... 1 K I ....
ll!MOtlli 11117 m Ifllllir ilirr lrll t 11 rtl' n ml Ir llllSt r 1
i,rk u
n,..nt ,m i the country leusiord to permuneut
Fiwirtpi Tlt'if lio iviMio I.-anrk lifttintr In thi
p ;,,,,, be' .Vve.i Vcl.,s,v,.v lor
ftiMl settb-.s, k tbnt the jnrtnstrions'poor
msv ' od .1 -'-'
V't tl,. 'rha r w.V,-o , , ever, opposed to
. '
xn,. pa.v.nt-nt t . - .iun iron tne nm m tr. as
ry to llnw lutriy t-iini-.l in or .ayiniiHilrzn-K
ivi,h rebtii.r.i.; no eoiue.e.- i...md b-
f )( (.t f)aJ. ,,!,.,,,,, y t, ,, ei n;.i u e re.t . n nd
the presentation of t ills demaodinif over ',
' . .......
iiiim is ii n-ni-miur ii I inoiuni rv r.r Ihn ii t
. , ' ; , . .
Hli'1 .,"'r"I"rr rt',,!"1"' !" i-.' r a party win .so
cim-f .mn u tn make r.-in iison Hi nuiraycm
n'l 1". ' P ' 11 1 in- t 1 put; Ul IHI1311U JIUUKIU
iip-m tlu Southern iv-iple.
i lll!i flll.a t K i u Mill. uLrni t li u . r fr i.- r . r
. rlepies.ion of tnar y pr the leiidmr trad- inier-
I. .td.,r tl.n Ulllua niiil i... ntt- ..c .. 1 r O. I .
.... . iui..-, .ii. ...i. ,..., ,, '..i..iiiik.--
't is believed, from unfair n teantH.i i- and
.t-.seriir.ln-.ti. rates of fref,M and t raiwporia-
' Hon p. i vilejtes !r t en lv nini.v of i he I ra n-rui
union eomi itnie? of the State und count ty m a
.......... .... .. .... r. ........ ... ..... t;,
f.rivlio i.irf ititert-sts. and t his 'nn vei:t ion earn-
i . i iv i i'1-iiiii ;ii em is i ur cuato mini in si.cr. laws
" n Mute ami .National LeKitl.iturs.-3 us wii
' . ,7.. " .. L ,1 ,,
seventh. That tin? Southern MepuMioi'!.
white Hi..l eol-.red, have our .-..rn.-st sy inpniby
, . ...c i.i. . ... i.
tbe annnpial contest to whir.. ti:ey tire "i.b-
i jMcied lor en 1 1 1 ; 1 1 ; t y nod the tl.n 1 1. te.ia nee of
; t lit i r eoti- I ! 11 1 i. i n n 1 i-i-ivi!i ir.-s. mil Mm i ,. IV...
biteresls of t hei r na . an te.-.l r.if U l wr .!.-ma:i 1
' r "" ' '"' r-'' ( o.Vrin uo-n t for l...,n !ln
n,i f:,iP ballot, nt.-l sliat ec.t.a.iiv M-f..ro
the law which should be U.-j bojs'. of cvciy
y
(invertmif-nl.
1 ij'.lh.;K, -.1v.1, T'mt t'.-.e a
o i.-1 in,r i i.i rl i uni t nu-cts l In
ii i 'it an -I iitri:,i I .died it-,i;.:vai
elected ho.i ui.il cout iniit s '.i
ioiiPistr.iti
n f
h.n rty iiid u se
if ttie p. i. ty th it
iiot.t.i linn. He
Mas . . veil t 1 mse i r an aide tnnKis'raie. a true
patriot ::t:tl :i arise otiicer. anal ins p irry lemleir
to bin! tin- praise c'.ifc to pt io?.:il 1 1. l i a Ii 1 1 e-s
to political devotion uml to
:u:iul rcciitude.
-
Tvnit. Tom Collins Rl, psjpo-, i kf.
troubles, never come singly ; at least' sue!.
. - '
is the expctience of .Ur. Thomas t i. Iii.s.
wloahas i rseu to a degree of distinction
probably not contempla'cd by hint on en
tering into the contract for the construction :
of the Madeira and Mamore Railroad. I:i
shoit, as Mr. Mica wber would siay, Mr
Collins is now enj .yiiig the enviable posi
tion of Mayor of San Anoni..
Whether any of Philadelphia's aspirants
for politic;.! pi c ferine 1. 1 would be willing to
win their if.mtls under ciicu instances as
adverse as tho-je Mr. Collins has to contend
with may be a maltt-r ol doubt, though
tt
f is cer-ain that politicians here are as self-
saciticlng an aimy as can be found any
where. Sam Scott, a returned conslitiient
of Mayor Collins, .htsc.ibes th.! land where
His Honor now icigns as its chief function
a ty as not How ing w it h m i Ik and horn y, bn t
overrun with giey ants, vampiie liats,
c .. .
sents it as simply impossible lo drive ilinn
cut, ami their bita-s, lie says, almost sets t he
. . . . !' ' "' Vt. 21
1 lt .! .
it. inviiiii; tin- liii-o s l"l si ll, 1 1 1 pox. V a ni-
pne bats are tho next enemies catal.i-rned
in the list c.f f.Wncs which alii rt. l..vr
Collins' constituency. I liese, he says, at-
... " J
t ack t hen-v icl mis in t he n ;u'h t a nd suck t he
blood from iheit veins. Lvcrybony liaveis
wilu revolve. s and knives to protect Ihe.n-
selves hem tho tii'eis which infest tl.n
' ... ... ..... ..
the bmshw.Mid beaan new enemies intro-
duced t hems Ives in t he shape of scorpions,
III l-SIS. ail.l W lieu I I o .Till ti: i.i i . 1 1 :,. r ..
icuueiing iiieir woik exceeiiii." iv clanger-
ou.
Among the articles which constitute a
savory viand on Urn tables of theso dwellers
lh equator are taptrs, moieys and
prtrro.s. '-Monkey simp," Scott says, "is
a si eoial fa vol itc. ami i:. real iiood." Theie
sltong probability.
'
-I' il rJi Ipii't Rrrord.
. Tho fourteenth Annual Con vent ion of ll.e
Pennsj 1 vau.a Stale Sabball. School Asso-
rtmin.. ir.ll K. I,..l.l in il... Im..i,..,.i u..h.
ttii-. .,1 -vii.T .. ill. ll. 1 it-vvi. .-...1-v
. . c- e.
i iM,.-.,,tt.'it-iii-
odist church, iu Williamspoi t. V. openm-r
.. - .. -
duced rates of fa re, t icket s good from J une
10 to 12. t.a st at t, and good to re. urn nut ,1
June is, which will cive all who desire,
afrer the ad j ur.metii of the convention
an opportunity to extend their trip to
1l'. !:". . ' 1 " . 1. .i - .
'"S' " U,'r
Entertainment ai-d railrond information
and orders will be furnished all who notify-
Jev. Thomas E. Cl4pp, vTiliiamsport.
before June 5tb.
Jteir? ami ti:nr Votings.
It is said that Vie President YLecler
never smiles he is a stet n -W h -lnr.
lien Taym a nrio citizjn of Po?-
dale, ilis..,'is the in venter of an imriovcd
rotary engine.
An Indiana rirl made G0O raising
broonicorn, last year. That is better than
raising InoomsticUs.
Tmmence cedar rotes are now stnppett
from Tennessee to Kuropo to- tlie use ot ,
telepraph companies. ;
An old coloied cook and a while cliam-
liermaul eloped from t it ciiinati lor tie
purpose of petting nianied.
Three children of Joseph ('crock, of r
ortti I Icideibel fj , I.eiks county, died
fllr-- Ha v f H i , t, i- 1
tliree oaS tit oiplitliei ia. ,
llv him vi-nc ti "umshi i1"1 " .
,;8 reason was f hipped at Macon for New ,
- . t... ,,. ,t., .. 'i-i ;, , .. . 1, ,,,1 ... ,,,, '
I 1 K " tuit.aj. 1 hlltj .housanU c.atts
will follow.
The first new wheat of the season ar-
,.;.i -t cf T ., niniwln. f 1 .. noir
at,8r' ,s " , , 3 , ?
I'aiias, lexas. 11 giacuu jo. aim &o;a
at auction at $1.25 per bushel.
jl jolinson, iv. 1., .-unoay .1 i iei ii;ou, .
sixteen years, foil dead
e home bnse in a base
burst a blood vessel.
The length of the day is set down just
Henry Walz and Carrie Hu-torv have
j been held in default of 5,000 bail at Lan
I caster, charged wi'.li produring an ab-t tion
j which resulttd in the death tf W'alz's
wife.
I A dispatch from Calcutta to the Lon
! don Ti-ncn 'reports that during a peifnm
i ance in the thbatre at Ahmediiuir'jcr the
, i,n,iding caught Iheaud foity persons wcie
j uunifl to death.
Henries tn. the ynnngest tiaugblcr 'f
: R. J. Dana, Jr., of Cambridge, ni.o was
: ,i ., oi. it...
ill llt-il Llll ftl , l dl 1 I "IMCIlb . M II !.'
' etit. Oneen of Spain, is said to have become
Catholic recently.
. .,..... :.i :n i)lvinp Oliin !n
! . A "e'v,1"t P."1 1 a lOP' : ' ln' Un'
been Pronnmicea an n resnons.oie kiepio-
; k T. ti,;. oJC la n.
i .tiiinti ii (, tiitt.i. i ii i.i tn -w i-i in. ii. Tt
one that has come under our attention iu
ti li ipli tliA i'irtini urQr.ir
About half the wheat crop" armini!
T. T.t.!,.i. , ..,..!.. t 1,.
xiei tow , I.tlngu cmi it, has beet.
i ,i n,;,- ..- f..-lila it,, ,.,, c
i Tfje , lfe fl(st mncl ,,,n,rlr.
j D. V. Thompson, of (;.
een woou,
r I 1 I - 1
,lSS liaS Ol arilCIl HIS lllOlliei-lIl lAW a
I ',';', ..,,;,! ,.,,,w tl.n Stun li.tr V .
I "Mai i n-ai, ' a i . v. aLw " ' t ! r
' that the c
apart or of
itiple liave the clioice oi living
removing t-i anotuer State.
Dennis Donne Uv, a Mmlie Mapnire
whe was to have been banged at P..:tsvil!e
' ni Wednesd-V bis been rep ted by -l c
' (Sovel nor f -r' twenty davS in .VoW to al-
Io.v bin, more time r, prepare fu death.
The supposed Jenaus. w ho wei e en -
nn ne-I.- V Mi TV v Vt lit 1
jampen neai in i n u-. iae nts.
bii tit led a i ; d fie pa 1 1 e 1 . lutetise excitement
) ,,,-eviiU aci -ss the border iu tint vieiinty
' aiifltlm in,, i-in tin iti-i in-
.... .......-..i... ....iv..,.i..
re armed and
gone into camp.
It is's'.iti-d that the lee) mess k now n as
"Miss Idi'.h ()' toi tnan, t he esca; etl ntiti,"'
is the- wife of Professor Auffiey, of Ttuw
Yoik, and tlm mother of a child. This
disclosure will bo likely to destroy !,cr
sen sal i- m a I business.
An accident occurred at O'.d Sidney
mines, Halifax, N. S., Tuesday inm iiinj.
' caused by lh explosion of gas,
Six nit n
l.av-n l.i.ii l.I-oo ..-it il.tn.l
out clonal, amonir thfin
i it n i ii .1 .oi. ci.iti i.vciseci. il is iioiii-m.
1 1 . Pll " B
all are tn.w out of ! lic pit .
, English Ca'hotos ate uril to be ex-
ceeduiely desiious 1'iat Pope I.eo shall
quit Rome -and go to Jeiusalctu to perma
nently reside, hut It is not likely bo willilo
any such foolish thin.r. The pieslige of
Rome is too trie-it lo be abaiidoinol.
A young man w.-.s tried in Loudon
county, V;i., a few days ago for shooting
into a crowd who visited b'.iu the night
of his ma. i iage as a cal.il humpia i band,
thereby kiiiu.o olie of tic paity. and w as
sent t 'he pcnitrnli.MV f u eighteen years.
O'i'iieii, the C alifot tiian, did not in
his w hi s how the usual desi i e f cnoi m-uis
Iy weallhy men too keep 1 l:er. estate intact,
llitt two. sisters receive the largest shans.
but seven nieces and nephews get :i'Ml,t0'l
apiece, and seveial chai iiies ate hbeially
endowed.
Fueiie .I'liiiNin and Ange'ine Mc
tue.y eloped from Ciuciunal i. He was IS
yeai s o'd. Hint slo; Ki. Their marr;ed bf
i.iSted just a year. Then Johns-n sent his
wife back to her parents, beaiing a letter
announciiig his intention to kill himself
bccaiisti she ili.i not hu e h iiu. lie kept his
w oi d .
A growth of human hair, the 1. mgest
on iccoid, is anions lh curiosiiiee to n;
seen at llit Pans Kxposit ion. It c ame
fiom the head of a Noiman gitl, Metlot bv
nun-., who live. I .villi her mother in the
exiicmes; povt'My. It- "s seven feet l-'tiff,
of tin exouisile iroldeu color, iuxu: iant. ami
silky.
In (lie trial of the Wi.lovv Sch.iaible's
breach-of-LVomise suit against Mr. Lsher
inan, in St. (ienevicve. Mo., her scven-
year-oH daughter was an i.npoirant wi:
ncss. The child had seen and ht-atd some,
of 1 he couri.ship, and the defendant had
asked her how fche would like bnu for a
father.
The picture of General Hovt. the re.
1 ublican candi.bit e for governor, as it ap-
t - t .
S,M' " i"
l l if ll. is ,11 i ntj I t llll ill lildll MilIP rmit-pn . ii...
is being sold in Ltiz.-ine conntv for ll.at of
Pat II est nr. who os b-,,.r..r i to .
' fc.va.t ,i 1 "I MMin.
burg in M.uch last.
So says ll.o Hauis-
IHllg illi'lVd:'.
Mr. Ii iison is equal to the emergency.
He has invented an iucenious ai i angenicnt
A . le t 1 to I... i, .,,..,,1 .1. I-. . ,
. pn.tit ...ti inn i;u(niv(t.
die. When tho baby cries the c-.uient
act ing u pon the magi. els , sets in mot i n a
lever, winch rocks the cradle biishlv-
the sounds co.se
Tim Pre.si.v tei iau Assembly, in session
Pittsburg, has decided to set "apail Ihe
it
" ""i mi. tnniini sci apau the
nrst complete week in Janua.y, 1879, as a.
weew oi prayer lor the conversion
f the
tiiu www i,r irifHier niinifsi . ii
gic ater boiiness in 1 1 o
Cbr . stain Church, Thursday of said week
to be devoted to ptayeis for schools and
colleges, and especially for those who are
desl itule of religions insti ucl ion."
The juiy in the John C. St . oup c.nse
in which defendant was tiied a' Pit'tsbnr'
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aboili.m on Altc Ke'rnan wTenAVv
gi.l lost her lif,-, came to an ff(,cmi
si. ., .. r. .... a...: " - on
...iii.iu,, .iniii tiuinj' ...u ltutie-niniti'ii: . f
an hour. Timv fo-.,l hi... ,...;i.L . r i
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Ihe earthquake in YeneznH.i, men
tion of which has been made before, oc
curred cm April It. The town of ('..:-,,
eitfht leagues from Caracas, was entirely
destroyed, as were all the Surrounding
farms. The river Tuy became heated to
such a degreo that fishes fought "lelugo
ou'side the water. Shocks were felt in
Caracas, and were the hc.vipst " , '
The property in Caracas destrovod
valued at ?ltt.000.
QrTi.T- & EROTHSR
PITTSDURCH, PA.,
Hiie removed from the'.r former slan t, fourdoor teiow, to t S.e i-ic?.i:;t, .
well iiarbtcJ warUout, u---f. :
I'nriirr nf tt Inrtinf bcml l V'ol. uriturf nn Wiv n-i-n re K ,,t ,
one of the I.AIit.KST SPKlNti S'J OtKS of Kt lttl IN 1 1 1 . ;
wi't be si M :t b.iiiom price". ' Cl
N. it. Order? (.elicited and promptly attended to. lUMern bUbt 1! !!... Hti -J. j, .? ,
Kdisou's phonograph has been on ex
Iiibilioi, among the ifcientif-ts of j'ans.
When the inst rnment was placet! on the
table and vociferated : '"The plnnirgiaph
presents its comp-iuifcuts to thft Academy
of Science, " there was a roai tf laughter
fif.m the audience, which coulo" nithdisu
culty be persuaded that the fniiiid did not
proceed from some corcea'.ed ventrilo'itvst. ,
A Rid: ford, Vt., dispatch says 'that
the rumor that a bard of rcn'ans were
stationed in that vicinity is sensational.
News is received that sis bundled Irish
men are di tiling at Cha?y, N. Y., (.3 miles
fi'im theie. Canada jieople believe tlieie
is a movement for an invasion of Ibe Do
minion. It is ircneiiilly believed that the
Fenians are making their way into Canada,
prep.iratoiy toa move 011 some of the princi
pal points in the province.
One of the most successful counter
feiting schemes is to is.-me a small quantity
of botes on a ceil ain bank, with tlie name
of t he place, ptesident or cashier misspelled.
Cpon discovery the brink f-ends warning
through the countiy, point lug tint the f 1 -
lor. Then the couutoi fciters make a sec
ond issue with the names spelled correctly,
and circulate them boldly, knowing that
merchants and sforekeepeis will look only
for the indicated '"catch."
A tiamp was lonstcd to death near
Pialtimove on Sunday pi'.i. Having t:y
I nixing place, he soiii;!.t waimtb and slid
tcr at a 1-me kilu, and while asleep he was
stupefied by the funics. Strargc to say,
he and another tintnp fell asleep last win
ter nl this same kiln, and tVc: othor f? "i-ow
was b'lin.cl to death. His companion
woke up with a smell of some kind of meat
cooking, ,ii ho expressed it, and found
lint a patt of his lefi aim, which Ihuit
over the kiln had been toasted. His arm
was amputated at a hospital and I e staged
out "ti the road iig.iin, but. lct'irmd to the
same oven fm a (inal toast.
W'iilie Tierney and Fred Ackley. 1-d
about 12 years of an'', of CJoshcn, N. Y.,
just f,.r fun, bla. kencd their faces, ami
inltting on tall plug hats, t-auulcrrd into
the stieet wheie s.ut.e other hiidien wei e
playing. Iu this group was Cil.'y Irving,
daughter of Mrs. .iz.:e living, of (.Meen
street, a timid girl of about 0 years. Si.o
caught sight of the two boys in ma-ks atol,
wild witli terror, ran screaming into
'1 hurst oil's bakery. She was pai t iy pa fi
ned pnd then taken to her mothel "s Ipmis,
where s.!ie died the next day, never l.aii.g
spoken or icooveicd co:isei..i-.isness fi, :n
the time she tan srrciming into the bake iy.
17! i
the inventor of the pho:. )
graj-h. is deaf, arid he has just succeeded
m devising anew displnngm, which, when
attached to his ear, w ill so gat ci ard con
dense all sound vibrations as to enable hiin
lo hear wiili t-ase the smhlh-st .sounds, even
to 1 he tl iop it g of a pin. He intends at
taching it to the phouogiap! so that this
insl i ismeiit can collect all sounds iu tin;
same room with ii ami thus greatly inci c ase
its usefulness. He thinks this new i'ppar-.
a'ns will ,lt mir? come into general use
among deaf people. If this man bail hvad
in the eaily days in Massachusetts the
go;.,; people would have suspected hini of
beitig in icaenr. with the Lvii One on nc
c n 1 1 1 ( f h is 's" ;.! n at ui al' ' !'-" or.
Mis. Lvdi.i So. iir.iu.
t lie w -nit in av
pOispt,,., t ii; ( ( I;:!.- b;ii
:::oi s--vroi c' :
du n, l as just i! at
1 lltl ;.-.'C of lift v
the t 'otiiicc icut Main
Pi i -oo. I ;,, t
limeol tlie p.-ooiiiu:; t f lid I :-! bi'..Lvi.l,
Mr. Hotalio N. SUu:..ii. a. Dt i bv. Conn
in 1 S72, she was icgai a!i. as a p7.k 1 wife
ai.-i mother; but alter ii r con v let ion she
made a c-m Session si. owing ih.,1 she b i.i
picviously muidertd nine oihcis if the
family. Mis. Si.crman was of medium
hei-ht, wilh ve;y I lac k t jes ai d ban .
She passed in pi ison f u a woman of mild
i ess ami i esie tiat i. oi, but ti e W7udi.ii says
be lias seen I . i i-ii-s i1. .o-b v. ;;b a tia:e 1 i t
t bat of a v. i'dcht. sec mu ;g u. I.o,, a j eisoi.
rifled with .u. cN'.t.io:viii.;ii j ,,-r c.-f stlf
c ii t . id.
--MlS. M .111.1 Ci'.t-S. a rb.ei- vl- -n, ;..
!a.'.i l'n:li..!i.. .l.... o. :.. T . -.
.. . v ........ v ,, ,e t o, I o .) .1 -a' V V . , ; t.
ci.tly arc .mplV. cd he p, v.-l ui.'ddt.'iku.g
f suitimu tinnii.-i i uplcciiy for ihice bonis.
be saoo i,i live hiniiaj. s. Nobodv I. as
a i .-un;; K-r I ti ice liO.li s w .1 how! s-ejoio: tr
b-folty. Mis. Giles uti.k.to.ik the task iii
order to ulusri at,, tlf. (.:SUi w j,!, x - j t- j t ,.t.t.
may sing when cmpl-jing n,c:I:o.l.s of v -
cili.iti.-u in which .she has been e.liua'e.l
She is tho step daughtei of the lato .Mr.
litbevv, the Ruths',, ehulioiiisf, wbosev-
eial ycais ago gave a seiiih of leadings in
this c.untiy, atid he taught P.cr how to
ecoiionuxe her f.uces.md employ her vo ce
s a ;-s to expet ic, 1C3 the lca.-.t f.uigue possi-
Lie. I he exhibition was only :l ich. aisal,
Mis. G.hs proposing t. repeal, her per-
formauce publicly on the COth of thi
lnolith.
i- . t ,
A ve:v hoaw wind and r;.i ct..,-.
passed over tht m.! 1 h w esl ei n p,t cf St.
Lou.s and sub,,, bs Saturday afiei'mion.
uig creat d.-image a...i m..ie or .ss i,.;
.a e.ght , it pes..!,, but kiiimg p'.
...-.-.o.oi came I,,,,,, sou i h w c st . st i Ik iuc
gtout.d lust, in the westeuisubuibs, thence
passing ,1(,ht.ast over the fair ? ), .,
...... ..j. , nii.ii ;il;lm;.
or sixty mile s an ,,,,. j
a .... .1. ..... r- . rr
a velocity
its coti.se
I ... , - . lilLLl'il II i-
I vvaid of our; biii..1,,..l l -i...
tot.it ..nun n. or o .. i--, .... .1 . a -.
so.ubbcry, etc., an ! fences and small -bno.ln.tis
were ton, ,, a.. s,.aUeied io ali
duectlops. I'he loss cannot beestimate.)
but ,t w.ll probably reach many thousands
.,, o .iia.s .iM naps ,,n?o Kb Tlieuii;
aiu in
acK ..i me wimi was very h
.hemmethickly scui,,, paits of tho city
t here was heavv i . .t ..,. .. , J.
ny. in
j .... . on,. .ii,, ft:iu
..o 1,..,,.., nniuiy ot mention.
An old row boatlloatrd clown the Mis
siss.pp, liver with s, human skeleton in it
A ..ei:.o tishennan disevned the weather
it... .i . ........ uieaciKU
b-nes those of Jti o I.eltbi.i.. .......i;
llt.l.ttll I H.I. H ... f . .
... . . .it
penie.l I . om Home ill J a I-e. son c,. , A..
six years ago. Julie had manv love",'.' b.!
i"- very p.etty and vivacious. s.,IIie ,,f
tj. etn may have been attraclcd. too by ibe
-'; that her fa. her. P.ancois I,. blanc, bad
bed some t of nobiiiiy j,, France. One
evenin.shc-ciiessed fo, a p:1,,y illlIlC lt.;
boibo,Hl aild h ,(i .L. k
I '-ve.sfo, be, hair. S-.odid.ot .eturn.nml
e. parents supposed ,h:lt she bad gope to
tlje pa.ty but in I he mo, ning her cmt inucd
uosc.i alarmed !llf(i,. Sue had not been
at the social galheime. The wot's f,.,
miles ..r.,,,,.,1 thoroughly searched.
... d .oot.tuu.s ,.f amu, Riil a ,( w(M(i
I "1.., leading to a cie. k whe.p a .,,nt liatl
'" kept. The boat was gone. t,.,t,of
! Vei" w-" also, and a.i'o.ha r
-way s,,,,,, att.rnrih These two
Vrntifrmen bad been , , vals for her favor.
No trace of them has ever been discovered.
I he lind.ng of her .skeleUm indicates that
shewaS murdered. A c..j. -ture is that
the two lovers fought over I er, and ht
she aud one f them weie kP'td bv the
Uagedy"1" ter the
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