The star and sentinel. (Gettysburg, Pa.) 1867-1961, December 04, 1867, Image 2

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CO Star It. g6tatinei
Wediteiodis, December 4, 1114117.
Advertise:m.ol46i ethers interested will
bear la inlaid that the regular ehrois
!leas of the "STAE AND NENTLNEL"
seaele lazier than that of saw tabor
- paper published in the County. being
resa , araehb, not lees than 10.000 per.
soma..
p•Ldnrtimmaota. to mann 'immediate attention,
untatim biunhd In an or Wm. Tnaplay morning.
Speaker COLFAX'S castof Committees
L generally satisfactory tithe members,
is favorably commented on by the press,
gives earnest of a laborious business
lion. •
Within the last week, a great many
bills have been introduced, and referred
to aPprOtiate committees.
The HorsE has already struck several
blows in the direction of Retrenchment
• —as tax,,payers will be glad to know. It
has 'linseed a resolution against the fur
ther equipping of vessels by the Navy
Department, and against the further pur
chase of Territory. The former is inten
ded as a check upon the extravagance of
Secretary ,WELLits, who has either not
yet realized that the Rebel cruisers have
been captured or destroyed, or supposes
that we are in imminent danger of a
European War. The latter was a gentle
reminder to Secretary SEWARD and the
Danish Government that the HOUSE
would not vote $7,500.000, at present, for
an island not now essential to our com
merce. A call was made upon the PRES
IDENT for a list of the Counterfeiters he
has pardoned, and for the STA.srrow cor
respondence, The HOUSE also voted to
discontinue a number of investigations
ordered at the March and. July meetings.
The financial question comes up in
great prominence ; and important legis
lation may be expected. The proposi
tions are various, and generally crude.—
The West are solidly against the present
policy of contraction, which is $4,000.000
per month; and there is every probab
ty that this power will be taken from the
Secretary of the Treasury. Money is very
tight and business prostrate in the great
centres of trade,and taxation fallsheavily
upon the people--circumstances which
will compel a re-adjustment of ourfinan
, cial policy. It is too early to speculate
upon thert.sult; but, it may be steed
that there is considerable dissatisfaction
with the present National Bank System
in that it is alleged to be too expensive
upon the Government and too , profitable
to the Ranks ; and there are many ad
' vocateaofthesulAtitution ofleeal-tend^r=
for the.present National hank ci rculation
The Democrats have not developed their
purpotkes on thin question, nor can an in
telligent opinion yet be formed of the re
suit of this agitation of opinion. But
is understood thattile Administration arp
in favor of maintaining the presentpoliey
of eoritrartion.
The debate on Impeachment will he
able, and exOiting. Opinion varies as to
the vote of the House. One interest
claims that a Majority of the Republienup
are adverse others insist that nearly 100
are thr It. We believe, this is largely
guess ',NAL; and that the course of the
debate will determihe the issue—a large
number of members being uncommitted.
The Republican press are nota unit, sev
eral of the more prominent—the Chicago
?Panne, Philadelphia Evening
and others, being manifestly hostile—
chiefly upon the ground that there is not
time - to try the case, that if it be attempt
ed nothing else will he done at this ses-
sion, and that, Ifotdever base and bad Mr.
Jon - moN may be, the country looks for
the relief of its burdened interests by li
beral and just legislation and will not be
satisfied with postponement.
On Monday. a large number of resoiu
lions were offered in the SENATE. and
HousE, beating on the Finances of the
country, 'National Banks and Internal
Revenue Taxes, all of which went over
or were referred to appropriate Commit
tees, without debate. There seemslo he
an indisposition to act on these topics,
until the Reports of the Secretary of fhe
Treasury and his subordinates have been
laid before the members—no as to embrace
in a general bill whatever policy may be
determined on, instead of patch-work
legislation on independent propositions
HORACE C4REELY, Of the N. Y. Tri
bune, has been confirmed by the IT. S.
Senate, Minister to Austria, vice MoT-
T,Ey (the eminent historian,) removed.
It will be recollected that Mr. MOTLEY,
taking umbrage at Secretary SEWARD'S
circular catechising our foreign minis
ters as to their support of JornrsoNls re
construction policy, sent Mr. SEWARD a
sharp reply, with a conditional resigna
tion. The President sent in a nomina
tion as MOTLEY'S successor, but the Sen
ate regarding SEwAnn's 'circular iniper
tinent, and MOTLEYS reply a fitting re
buke, declined to approve the nomina
tion, preferring that MOTLEY continue
at his post. Several successive nomina
tions meta similar fate, when, near the
close of last session,
,the President sent
in the. name of Mr.' GRICIELY, in hope
that his Position as a leading Re- üblican
would induce the Senate to yield is
ground. The' Senate, however, quietly
laid GREELY'S nomination on the table,
for the double purpose of pieventing fur
ther nominations and of continuing,Mr.
MOTLEY at his post. It has since trans
pired that Secretary SEWARD, in his de
termination to get rid of MOTLEY, sent
him a note, after the adjournment of the
Senate, requesting him to surrender the
mission at Vienna and immediately to
delivef ever all official papers thereto to
the See*ary of Legation—thus creating
a de.kzete vacaney,, in defiance of Con
gress. It also being rumored that the
President deSigned recalling Mr. GitEE-
Lr's nomination, to send in# new name
of hie moil stripe, the Senate, on meet
ing huit week, took the nomination from
the table and confirmed it. It is doubt
ful i tvfietheilitir. GREKLY will accept.
Since writing the above, we notice that
Mr. GREELY has published a card declar
ing his purpose not to accept. It is said
the-President will nominate Hon. S. S
Cox, *miserly of Ohio, now of New York,
to the'vactust Mission.
FROM General GRANO; report we learn
that there are'34B cemeteries for the in
terment of Union Soldiers, of which 81
are known as Nation al Cemeteries.—
About 250,000 persona are buried in them,
and over 70,000 remain to be buried.—
The total cost of the cemeteries, when
completed, will be about three and a half
millions of dollars.
Cosrammi will undoubtedly reduce the
regular army, and thus save a large
Amount of, money. The army Is fully
one-luarkrer 'than Is necessary.
=1
IMNOREMIS.
THE recent Convention , of Alabama
unearthed the fact that since the War.
JOHNSON'S bogus government in Ala
bama, voted away $146,626 44 from the
Treasury of that State. to pay salaries to
persons who f i lled offices during the .Re
bellion .
Thus, $4,207.55 were voted to .Tao .s
H. Whorl's, Governor of that State under
the Rebel. Con federadY ; $4.5181.88 to A.
J. WALKER, rebel Judge; 0,489.13 to
N. W. CoEK, rebel Chancellor; $4,250 to
ROBERT POUGHERTY, rebel Judge; $24,-
880:93 to JOHN Warrnqu, rebel State
Commissioner, and so on. •
Besides, $BO,OOO were paid to the South
ern Bank of Alabama, for a loan made
in "Confederate" paper by the rebel State
Government; and $50,000 to the Bank of
Mobile, for a like loan. The whole
amount of l ibel* "pickings" of Alabama
Copperheads, was $ 146 ,626.44 L
What an iconomical and honcst set!
ENom Lours Lows,; formerly Gover
nor of Maryland, hlks come •out of the
Rebellion a believer in the great idea of
the brotherhood of man. :.Or, as he ex
pressed it, "our creation by one Ged, and
our relAtion to one common Father, evi
dences the fact thatall men are brothers."
The failure of theetibrt, he made to eitab
lish a Confederacy on the basis of %We
ry, has done his morals goad, however it
may haye wreaked his political, hopes •
• I
and expectattorua •
PROGRESS OP RECONSTRUCTION.
.
The Republicana*ft -141**11
CABOLLEA by shout : WM) • tkiend
haye swept thi Con*tion4 • e;triterY
iarge mgikiltir. Aebbe**
te* voteisot North Entire whites,
an a large proportion of the whites are
Republicans. North Carolina was the
le* gellableof" the rebel states, and was
always:distrusted by JEFF. DAVIS. Her
peopienever Mir syMpithized
Rebellion, and they now proudly take
position with pae loyal party of the
Unlin. We welcome their return.
AItICANSAB has also voted for a Con
yention,. largely, and is marching into
lipe i to resume her old place.
::teen's'y, and•FLORIDA are suppoe
ed: have voted for a Convention, though
vote is close. Sourit CABourri. has
apparently concluded to "stay in the
cold," for the present. At heart thor
oughly rebellious and the pioneer in the
treasonable work, it naturally remains
sulky, discontented, and malignant over
the utter failure of its schemes., The
country fortunately can afford to wait on
South Carolina.
The Conventions of ALAB' AKA and
LOUISIANA are in session. That of GEOR
GIA and of VIRGINIA will inept in a few
days. TExA.s, alone, has not held ad
election. lts loyal Governor, PEASE, is
using his power energetically to strength
en the hands of the true men of --the
"Lone Star."
THE La Crosse Democrat, publ hed
in Wisconsin, by BRICK POMEROY, a
bold, outspoken defender of the *. •
bellion, and in its malignant assaults u
on all who had any agency in crushing
out the Rebellion, outstrips the Rich-
Richmond Enquirer and Charleston
Mercury in coarse of denunciation and
vulgarity of style. JEFF. DAVIS was a
gentleman .and a patriot—lark:ow; a
"baboon" and "skulking imbecile."
LER and the Rebel Generals generally
were heroes of the first water—while
GRANT is nothiqg but a "butcher," PHIL.
6HERIDA.N a "braggart" and "liar,"
and SHERMAN, SICKLES, POPE, SCHO
FIELD ,and THOMAS, but "military des
pots." As a specimen of the kind of
reading furnished by this paper, we give
the following, from a recent, number :
"Rebellion a crime ? Liar in your throat,
Phil. Sheridan. Every hour jutisties the acts
of those who from Bull Run to Richmond,
thinugh four years of battle and blood, *rift
ces and struggles, labored, suffered, fought,
died, for the cause of civil freedom. Every
passing day proved the soundness of their
judgment, the wisdom of those who strove for
independence. Every revolving year makes
the "lost cause" more sacred to the lovers'of
liberty, dearer to the hearts of those 'ho were
faithful to it from its inception to its temporary
fall."
And yet the Democrat Is fast becom
ing the most popular Democratic paper
in the North, daily extending its circu
lation among the unterrifled, and to-day
has a larger number of subscribers in
Adams county than any other paper of
that party, the Com Ydler excepted. It is
evident that disloyalty is as characteris
tic of the "Democratic' party to-day as
it was during the Wars The bitter spir
it of the Rebellion, which finds expres
sion in the Democrat;makes it a paying,
marketable' commodity in the '"Demo
cratic" ranks.
EVICHT stamp you put upon a deed, check
or mortgage, is a sticking plaster, to remind
you of a war brought on by Abolition agita
tion, and of the immense debt piled up by
shoddy thieves.—Dent. Exchange.
"EVERY stamp you put upon a deed,
.check or mortgage, is a sticking plaster
to remind you" of a Rebellion inaugura
ted by the Slave Power, waged by "Demo
cratic" traitors South, and encouraged by
"Democratic" sympathiZers North. Ev
ery gun fired in support of that Rebellion
was fired by a supporter of the "Demo
cratic" party. Every Union soldier killed
in battle or starved in Southern prison
pens, was murdered by sympathizers
with the "Democratic" party. Every
maimed and disabled Union soldier is a
monument of "Democratic" infidelity
and treason. Every stamp put upon deed,
check or mortgage, is a "sticking plas
ter" to remind you that every dollar of
the public debt, contracted in the strug
gle to suppress the Rebellion and save
the nation's life, is a "Democratic" debt,
created by "Democratic" agencies and
for which' , the "Democratic" party is
directly responsible.
A YEAR and a half ago, the Copper_
head papers were clamorous for the in
stant admission of the Rebel States ; and
the Republicans were denounced from
one end of the country to the other Die
unionists because they insisted upon some
guaranties being given. •
Now, when these Rebel 'States are re
organizing on the basis ofrloyalty andjus
tice and are likely to come back as Re
publican States, the Copperheads are re
solving that "no Senators, no Represen
tatives in Congress, no presidential Elec
tors, will ever ..be recognized who are
chosen by a franchise forced upon a State
by Congressional usurpation."
So, if Jormsow can create voters and
re-organize likteadr(the Rebel and Cop
perbead, interest, they should be at once
adMitted. But if the law-making power
should create voters and re-organize
States on a legal basis, they should be
kept out, without day I This is Copper
head reasoning, and policy.
Fortunately, its impotency is greater
ever than its malice. It "bites a
*JAMB, THoifl.B and CHIML, (Melo
lea the following leading fantikaa a grottnd
of impeachrgent, NIS :
H±Alt el2tolllllftionil tttafteiziort
on the part of the President to organize
and recognise the civil State Governments ;
the denial of the right of Congress to control
the work of organization, and the exercise of
power and omission of duties in support of
this usurpation and denial; the wilful add un
constitutional assumption of power to suspend
the operations of the acts of Congeal, and
the corrupt, wilful and unconstitutional refu
sal to execute the laws; the unauthorized and
illegal surrender and sale of Government prop
erty, and the fraudulent breach of the public
trust, wherein the action of the President in
relation to the Southern railroads la detailed
at length, and much evidence irk given relative
to the sale and surrender of railroads and roll
ing stock, and other property in which it is
shown that all this property was turned over
against the advice of the Secretary of War
and Quartermaster General. It is also shown
that the President extended the time for ..the
payment of installments of principal and in
terest on the railroads purchased by the rebel
companies. The evidence further shows that
these railroadf companies had a sufficient
amount of money on deposit to meet their in
debtedness. 13y this connection with the
Southern roads, it showed that he realized a
profit of over eighteen thousand dollars.
The other grounds of impeachment are the
,prrapt and unconstitutional abuse of the veto
power; the abuse of the pardoning power:
the surrender of property to rebels ; the disre
gard of the right of the property of refugees
and freedmen, and of the United States, and
the unconstitutional and corrupt exercise of
the appointing power. Under the latter head,
a vast amount of testimony has beat taken re
lative to the suspension and appointing of civ
il officers, and the cause therefor, in direct
violation of the law,
Messrs. WILSON and WOODERIDGE,
(Republican) submitted a counter report,
in which they condemn the President as
guilty of many wrongs—say that he has
disappointed the hopes and expectations
of those who placed him in power ; that
he has betrayed their sonfidenee and
joined hands with their enemies; that
he has proved false to the express and
implied conditions which underlie his
elevation to power, and in this view of
the ease deserves the censure and Con
demnation of every well disposed citizen
of the Republic. But they declare never
theless that the case exhibited by the tes
timony and measured by the law does
not present such high cr . lides and mis•
demeanors yithin the:isseaning of the
Constitution as requires the interposition
of the Constitutional , poWer of the House
—the offences charged being mainly of a
political character.
MARSHALL and ELLRIDGE, (Demo
crats,) the remaining members of the
Committee, present a separate report, in
which they undertake to defend and jus
tify the President in all his official acts,
as not even deserving censure.
All the reports were ordered to be
printed, and made the order for to-day,
when they will come up for discussion.
The chances for securing a majority vote
of the House in favor of impeachment
are said to be very doubtful. Many Re
publicans who believe the President de-
serves to be impeached, think it would
not pay to enter on the trial, which
would necessarily be protracted, at this
late day, there remaining but 15-months
of his term—that Congress would accsirn-
- -
plish more practical good by directing
its attention to needed legislation on Fi-
nances and other pressing questions, and
remain in seesfon until March, 1E459, if
necessary, to prevent further mischief by
the President.
HORATIO SEYMOUR has published
card, to state that, for personal reasons
which he does not give, he will not be a
candidate for nomination for the Presi
dency. This leaves the field, at present,
to Ex-Gov. PARKER of New Jersey, Goy.
ENGLISH of Connecticut (very light met
al), and to * Mr. PENDLETON of Ohio, a
really able man The leaders, however,
are looking, out for a military candidate.
SHERMAN'S recent speech at St. Louis
puts him "out of line"; and MEADE is
not willing. But, we understand, that a
movement is in progress to put General
HANCOCK in training. And FlANcocx's
recent order, on assuming command at
New Orleans, reads sa though he bad
been consulted, and consented, and was
preparing to make a fit record. Of course
the first thing to do, is to turn his back
on the Union men in the South and hug
the Rebels ; and he appears to have taken
a long step in that direction.
THE trial of JEFF. DAMS has again
been post-potted—this time until next
Spring. Counsel an both sides are anx
ious to have Chief Justice CHASE on the
bench when the trial' takes place, as im
portant legal questions will be involved.
The sessions of the Supreme Court at
Washington this winter require the pre
sence of.the
,Chief Justice. It is thought
he will be' able to go to Richmond in
March, to hold Circuit Court there, when
the case of Davis will be taken up. The
arch-traitor was in Washington on\Sun
day, on his way to Montreal. He was
travelliug alone, was recognized by but
few persons, and had no attention shown •
him. His mother-in-law, Mrs. Powrix,
died in Canada, last week.
`ISR
Ag G. HAREM, the malignant Ex
Governor°, Tennessee, who did so much
to drive tilist State' into the' Rebellion,
has returned from exile, and begged and
received Gov. BxtownLipw'n protection:
A few years ago, HAREM thlrsted'for
BEtowirLowis life, and nearly got it.
Tea last dispitches from Europe:stet e that
a small body or French 'troops : still occupy
Rome, and probably will do so ileiminently.
The Pope has taken messuteeto materially
strengthen his army. The Pope 3e also
strengthening the thithications at Mita Tee,
'chla, atid that point is being Placed in direct
telegraphic cononnalcstion with Toulon.
The Bailie Government' hes accepted Prance's
invitation to participate in the Conference.--
The London netes oftlifonday,in an aid-,
de which is laid in sonie degree to reflect the,
policy of the British 'Government, says the'
Conference tailed by Napoleon will never
meet, naked a strong argtnnent 'against the
continuance of the temporal power of the
Pope, and expresses the opinion duo, the Pope
and Italy must get rid of their mutual mu_
trent without the assistarice` a the other .igu
ropean Powers.,
Hort. R. At. Rains hits signified his Intention
ofresigniag hie pdeitioh of Conuategioner of
Interne Rerveinne'st the list of the new ' , eer.
Wm PiiiieottSmith, at pent a Collector of
one otthe'Ana dhitrietk . ,lk Is sids will
Adhadbill.6llp .
PRIMED 4 - - • 4
President's w
• - •
efo Congress yeste ,
y late hut nig algtaeppilitp „
to give our rel*blY a sintanurptit.
TheMesisage is largely taken up with a dis
cussion of the' Reconstruction question and
e several Acts of Omens, pef q
tlieteto, and •is this portion of the meittske`
tittlfrit-beiT9 ,l 4l4MrsittOt o thik
ments of his various Veto Manse—nothing
new. The Finerldent regardiethebongiessional
plan of Reconstruction a failure—indeed, an
impeditnent in the work of :restoring the
States to their normal condition. In the face
of the evidence of Military Commanders in
the South who have been compelledtto de
capitate lawless Rebel officials, in all direc
tions, and the fierce, unrelenting persecuting
even to 'death of loyal Unionists, white and
black, the President insists that
"The execution of the laws•is not now ob
structed or opposed by physical force ; there
is no military or other necessity, real or pre
tended, which can prevent obedience to the
Constitution, either North or South., All the
rights and all the obligations of States and
individuals can be protected and enforced by
means perfectly consistent with the funda
mental law. The courts may be everywhere
open, and, iA open, their process would be
unimpeded. Crimes against the United States
can be prevented or punished by the proper
Judith" authorities in a manner entirely prac
ticable
and legal."
The President argues at length the uncon
stitutionality of the Military Governments in
the South, and urges the repeal of the laws
authorizing them. He says :
"It is qpnifeatly and avowedly the object
of these laws to confer upon negroes the
privilege of voting, and to disfranchise such
a number of white citizens as will give the
former a clear majority at all elections in
Southern States."-
Ile then enlarges upon the dangers of
committing tie ballot to the negro—insists that
ours is "a white man's government,"— that
the negro is an inferior race, and ought not be
permitted to participate in governmental
affairs, until properly trained. The cost of
Military Reconstruction is also objected to,
and the whole system regarded as intended
to secure the ultimate establishment of negro
supremacy.
The Message frankly admits that :
"Enormous frauds have been perpetrated on
on the Treasury, and that colossal fortunes have
been made at the public expense; this species
of corruption has increased, is increasing,
audit' not dirn'itisted, will soon bring us into
total ruin and disgrace. The public creditors
and the tax-payers are alike interested in an
honest administration of the finances, and
neither classes will endure the high-handed
robberies that have recently occurred. For
this discreditable state of things' there are
several causes. Some of the taxes are so laid
as to present an irresistable temptation to
evade payment. The great sums which offi
cers may win by connivance at fraud, create
a pressure which is more than the virtue of
money can withstand, and there can be no
doubt tnat the open disregard of constitutional
obligations avowed by some of the highest
and most influential men in the country, has
weakened the moral sense of those who serve
in subordinate places."
But these frauds are mainly attributed to
the operations of the Civil Office Tenure bill,
which is assailed as tying the hands of the
President in the removal and selection of pub
lic officers. [Unfortunately for the President's
argument on this point, Commissioner Rot:
Ilans—the head of the Internal Revenue De
partment—in his testimony before the Con
gressional Retrenchment Committee, testifies
that the public service has suffered much by
the removals made by the President, and the
appointment of incompetent and corrupt suc
cessors. It was to stop this that the Civil Of
fice Tenure Bill was passed.]
Our finances are next considered, and the
evils of an irredeemable paper currency en
larged upon, and the President holds it to be—
,
'The obvious du t 7 of the Government, as
early as may be consistent witit the principles
of sound political economyrto take such
measures as will enable the holder of its notes
and those of the national banks, to convert
them without loss into specie, or its equiva
lent. A reduction of our paper circulating
medium need not, necessarily, follow."
In the payment of all its debts the plighted
faith of the Government should be inviolably
maintained, but discrimination among the
different classes of creditors is to be avoided,
if possible. At present some are paid in gold,
others in currency. This can be best cured
by return to specie payments. The Pres
dent thinks,
, W:
"The time has come, when the government
and national banks should be required to take
the most efficient steps and make all neces
sary arrangements for a resumption of specie
payments at the earliest practicable period.—
specie payments havin g been once resumed
by the government and banks, all notes or
bills of paper issued by either, of a less deno
mivation than twenty dollars, should by law
be excluded from circulation, so that the peo
ple may have the benefit and convenience of
a gold and silver currency, which in all their
business transactions, will be uniform in val
ue at home and abraod."
"The production of precious metals in the
United States from 1849 to 1857, inclusive,
amounted to *579,000,000 ; from 1858 to 1860,
inclusive, to $137,500,000 ; and'from 1861 to
1867, inclusive, to s 4s7 , soo Mo—making the
grand aggregate of products since 1849, $l,-
174,000, 000.
"The amount of specie coined from 1849 to
1857, inclusive, was $439,000,000 dollars;
from 1858 to 1860, inclusive, $125,000,000,
and from 1861 to 1867. inclusive, $310,000,-
000—making the total coinage since 1849
$874,000,000. From 1840 to 1857, inclusive,
the net exports of specie amounted to $271,-
000,000 ; from 1858 to 18G0, inclusive, $322,-
0 00,000—making the aggregate of net exports
since 1849 $741,000,000. These figures show
an excess of product over net exports of $433,
000,000.
"There are in the Treasury $111,000,000 in
coin, something more than $40,000,000 in cir
culation on the Pacific coast, and a few mil
lions in the national and other banks ; in all
about' $160,000,000. This, however, taking
in account the specie in the country prior to
1849, leaves more than $300,000,000 which
have not been accounted for by exportation,
and, therefore, may yet remain in the country.
"On the 30th of June, 1866, the public debt
amounted to $2,783,445,879 ; tbefalth of
June last it was $ 2 , 692 , 1 99,215—5h0wing a
reduction during the fiscal year of $91,225,664.
During the fiscal year ending June 80, 1867,
the receipts were $490,634,010, and the ex
spencritures, $ 346 ,727,129—1eaving an rivals' -
ble surplus of $143,904,880. It is estimated
dint the receipts for the thx* year ending
June 80, 1868, will be $ 4 17,161,928, and that
the expenditures will reach the sum 0;393,
269,22 e. leitviim in the Treasury a- surplus of
*33,892,402. For' the fiscal year ending June
30, 1869, Ris estimated that the receipts will
amount to $51,000,000, and that the expend
iture§ will be so 72 , o o o , oo o—showing ary
teas of $9,000,000 in favor of the govern
ment."
The attention of Congress is directed to the
necessity of revising 'hur Internal Revenue
system, with such reduCtion of taxation as
- may be consistent with thermal wants of the
ktOvernment, economically a4inistered,-
Attention is directed to the Report of the
Secretary of War, showing that tits k u me i s
strength of our 'military force on the , Both of
September last was 56,8161 The total. esti
mate for military appropriations 77,/,;
707, inebliiine 0
411* *Bl.
propriatilm:df *l B ,mo,wo. The lei' yin'ent;'
at the Treasury on acconnt of the service of
the war Department, from January 1 to Oc
tober 29, 1867, a period of ten months,
'amounted ter1109,197,900.:
A general Indian War has been averted by
the agency of the Vornanlasionera appointed
udder the act of last 7 1);4, and it is tha t
peace, well as the material interestaas the
moral km intellectual impromaent of the In
dians, can be most effectually secured by con
contrail them upon,pnrtions of country s e t,
apart f their exclusive use,• and locstint a t
points 03mote from our highways and e n _
mach* white settlem ,
nte.
The entire number of peneinners On the so%
of Jane last, liras one .hundred, and fifty-She
thousandtour itundred and seventy-Am. -
.4490.1' exPend4lllll.o,,oNlTl.ll,llll-
e fiscal yellr:; 11 410; 86 7,
- 034,011. No
Pre lope
eor required , . the ikue o e
14 - 1
constructio rep* or,
for Mani machinery, o oe; pro one
and clothing, -fuel, hemp, &c-, the balances un
der these several heads, tav4 ileen more than
:ror otaxent etpiaiditures.
The condition of the Postal service is re
iii4kitediii'b'evlii taiOribie. The receipts
of tbio l lepertment tbr the year ending June 30,
1867, including aleipecial appropriations for
sea s *nd hind seattee, and for free mail matter,
were $19,978,693. The expenditures for all
purposes were'519,235,483 ; leaving an unex
pended balance in favor of, the department of
$743,210, which can be applied towards the
expenses of the department for the current
year.
Our Foreign Relations are all In satisfactory
condition. In regard to our claims against
England, the President says :
"No arrangement hums yet-been reached for
the vettlement of our claims' for British de
predations upon the commerce of the United
States. I have felt it my duty to decline the
proposition of arbitration made by Her Ma
jesty's Government, because It has hitherto
been accompanied by reservations and limita
tions Incompatible with the rights, interest,
and honor of our country. It is not to be ap
prehended that Great Britain will persist in
her refusal to satisfy these just and reasonable
claims, which involve the sacred principle of
non-intervention—a principle henceforth not
more important to the United States than to
all other commercial nations."
A treaty has been concluded with Denmark
for the cession of two of the West India is
lands (St. Thomas and St. Johns) to the U.
States, which will be laid before the Senate.
The message closes with a recommendation
that the maintenance of a naval force on the
coast of Africa for the suppression of the slaVe
trade be discontinued as no longer needed,
now that Slavery has been abolished in this
country.
RELIC 0) BARBAR/RM.
THE whipping-post and pillory still
exist in Delaware a 9 modes of punish
ment, and a recent exhibition of both
these "Democratic amusements," took
place at Newcastle within the last ten
days. That our readers may realize what
a fine thing unadulterated Democratic
rule 4, we annex a report of the whip
ping:
At about 1 :15 o'clock the first victim was
brought out; he was a colored boy, about 18,
and had been convicted of assault and battery,
with intent to commit &further outrage on the
person of a while girl. ills name was Alfred
Howard. He had a sort of ashy hue, induced
by fear, as he naturally expected, on account
of thectutracter of his offence, to be severely
flogged. His wrists were fastened to the post,
and one could see by the working of his mus
cles and his close set teeth that he had nerved
himself to stand the ordeal His sentence was
thirty lashes, and they were, in the language
of the law, "well laid on" his bare back, but
the Involuntary shrinking with each blow was
the only sign he gave of the blow. The sec
ond victim was Edward Smith, another color
ed boy, who received twenty lashes for steal
ing a pair of boots. Though you could see
his muscles working with pain, he made no
outcry, and ran off with a forced laugh to the
jail. The prisoners nearly all seem to make it
a point to give no sign of pain, and as far as
possible to pretend that they are not hurt.
The next was a small colored boy, who had to
stand on a block to put his hands in the links.
He VMS very frail looking, physically, and the
Sheriff struck him very lightly, and could not
have hurt him much. He received twenty
lashes for some theft. The next two were
Samuel Golden, a black man, and Henry Da
vis, a bright mulatto, who had been convicted
of stealing corn, and received twenty lashes
each. The last, whose light-colored skin
showed the red welts produced by the whip
more plainly than did those of a darker hue,
stood it well; the first winced and moaned
considerably. The next victim was Charles
Scott, a tall colored man, who had been con- -
victed of stealing a horse and Mille, and sen
tenced to receive forty lashes. He is a man
said to have borne a good character, and he
persistently asserts that he received the pro -
perty from another man, not knowing it was
stolen: ; He evidently had nerved himself for
the punishment, but the muscular contraction
was great, and beads of prespiration rolled
down his naked body during the whipping.
The next victim was a white boy named
James Nugent, who had confessed to the steal
ing of some clothing, and received ten lashes.
He stood it well, making. no outcry. The
next was John Fitz Simmons, an Irishman.
He made a remark when fastened to the post.
"You can't bang me, anyhow." Ho seemed
unprepared for the first stroke, and looked
around with a start. He had robbed a board
ing-house, and received twenty- lashes. The
marks of the lash showed very plainly on his
white skin, and his face twitched convulsive
ly. He cried and moaned considerably.—
White men, it is said, never stand it as sto
lidly as, the blacks. Joseph Riggs, another
white man, quite young, convicted of stealing
clothes, jewelry, &c., next received twenty
lashes. His back was deeply Marked, bat he
stood it bravely, and like one of the coldred
men, went off to jail with a forced laugh.—
The next, and for that day the last, victim was
Wm. Mayer, a tall young German, convicted
of stealing some goods at Middletown. He
seemed more humiliated than any of the oth
ers, and, as soon as taken to the post, hung
down his head and commenced weeping bit
terly. He made no outcrybut showed by his
facial contortions and the shrinking of his
body the physical pain he suffered. He re.
ceived twenty lashes, which showed very
plainly on his clear white skin.
THE JILCHfif or me VinTIING._
The prisoners sire atri eried s td the Waist in the
jail, ahltdtket then . hrewn over.,theM and
they are broug ht to the yard ; the blanket is
removed and the- wrists pinioned. to the post.
The sheriff then applies the whip, with its
nine hither tinge, so that a man really re
ceives nine thnes.as many lashes as there are
blows struck ; ihe man who receives forty, for
instance, really receives three hundred and six
ty. As soon as the man is whipped, the blanket
is thrdirn over him and he is taken back to jail.
Tie Severity of the punishment is greatly mit
igated,iso far as the Physical suffering is con r
Ceralki, b.* htiritanity of the sheriff, who
loathes the ivorkorhicli the law !sakes ;a part
of his duty. Though welts were raised 'by the
thongs, no blood was drasin on Saturday, as
is freqeentl thp caarvitterlesa huMane men,
perform the' sgusurCg duty. It is glue to
sheriff Hmuniston' hinnatiity to, say that he
seemed to etAe; It much mental 'pain krom
the pretiesignee, Aklttni of ihe victims.
Such was not the case, howevell, with many
of therspectattokirbb r‘allt tea re pleasure
In this impee,, especially the. children, who.
went out of the `Thrt, aftee: the ..perfonnince
yell 4 delight. • - •
Hincoow l ,. atl New Orleans„ is undoing the
pridheessor, Oen. 'Mower. ,‘ On
Monday heitsued orders reinstating iiiposdtion
two of they ofctala of .that - city remotted' by
Gegt. MOwer, - lind referred their caw to the
Mayor. He alsia}emoved H. king
,Cutlipr,
recipailyiptoohtted ,Trulge Of one of the courts,
end declared the ogee Secant. '
Tbiz New York Mayoralty election took
pia& yesterday, the contelOslming mainly be
tween Fernando. W&d arid Mayor 11441.14
with 'Chia* taroror th int* There
were 4,898 voters registered in the clbo Sin&
day, making, in addition to thoso- gistcred
lastmontbot tend of 185,599 voter&
s •.!;•-• .4.Z.,. ". , . 1 yak: NI
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- ~- w0RK..... m
deo, ..,,...„,.. r .. . lesAo SELL. Of uJ'
from
mik.
v4ii "made six Ho •
in nine m i nutes. 'Thir"Hstanoe of
SPECIAL COURT. =A spacial Court will
be held next week, commencing on Monday,
5i3.0,140441 4t Gtvil , paws,
Caledonia Sprfinga case,
FOUNA—On Monday last, on the Hagers
town road; a gold Medallion, with miniature
portrait. The owner can have it by calling
at this oftice,.and proving property, ctc.
THA.trKSGllVriCG.—Thursday last was
generally observed in this plats, all places
of bus:Aegis being olosed. • Religions ser
vkies were held in the Preabytetlan church
in tile morning—Rev. Dr. VsLawn:mend
Prof. Coxitao delivering interesting ad
dresses.
TEACHER'S INSTITUTE —The County
Teachers' Institute, in session last week at
New Oxford, adjourned on Friday, having
continued five days. We understand it was
ihe most suceesafnl.institute yet held in the
county, Much credit is due to Mr. SURELY,
the County Superintendent, for his energy
and activity, to which the suecess of these
Institutes is largely 4uet.
SABBATH SCHOOLS. —lnteresting Sab
bath Sohool exercises took place in the Ger
man Reformed Church on Sunday the 2 4th
ult. Appropriate addresses by Rev. Mr.
DMATRICII, the pastor, and 'Rev. Mr. Lova.
of Huntington county, were delivered and
the children sang a.number of sacred pieces
very sweetly. A collection was taken for
the benefit of the Sabbath School library,
and a hand& une sum realized—nearly eigh
ty dollars, we believe.
0/#'We direct the attention of our readers
to the card of Messrs. Dt:73rnouros ‘t WIRT.
Bankers and Brokers, corner of Balti
more and St. Paul streets, Balzimore, in to
day's paper. The junior member of the
firm is a son of JAcon WIRT, Esq., of
Hanover, wed and favorably known to our
citizens. Those - of wir friends having busi
ness in their line will find the members of
this firm courteous, prompt, add reliable
gentlemen.
NOON MAIL TO BALTIMORE.—The
Postmaster of this place has, made arrange
ments for an additional mail to Baltimore,
leaving Gettysburg with the noon train, for
the accommodation of business men and
other% A mail for Baltimore will be made
up as usual for the morning train, reaching
Baltimore at 12.30. A second mail will
leave by the noon train, reaching Baltimore
at 6.30 P. M. Letters for the latter mail
mutt be deposited by 12 M.
SABBATH SCITOOL CONVENTION.—
Last week woA briefly referred to the pro
ceedings of the Sabbath School Convention,
in this place, up to the hour of going to press.
The sessions were continued on Wednesday
morning, Rev. S. B. 13astsitz, of Wheeling,
Va., delivering an interesting address on
"Mission Schools," followed by a Black
board exercise by JACOB A. G•RDNER, E-iq
of Philadelphia, and a discussion of the
question, "should Sabbath Schools be kept
open during the entire year 7"—partiCipated
in by Dr. Flay. Rev. Mr. Gnossmes, Rev.
Mr. lisanzrz, Mr. BArerritAx, and others.
In the evening Rev. Mr. BARNITZ again
addressed the Convention, on the importance
of the Sabbath School work and the best
methods of prosecuting It successfully. The
Secretary, Rev. Mr. BRLIDRNBACCTLI, sub
mitted a summary of the statistical reports
of she Sabbath Schools represented in the
Convention, from which it appeared that 38
Schools bad handed in report*. Connected
with these Schools are 258 male and ins fe
male Teachers—total 556; Scholars, male
1,271, female I.4sB—total 2,759; average at
tendance 1.910; volume* in libraries 11,524 ,
conversions in the Schools during the year
82. 01 the Teachers 394, and of the Scholars
173, are professors of religion. Amount of
contributions to benevolent purposes during
the year $775.91 Sixteen of the Schools are
kept open during the entire year while the
balance range from 4 to 84 month:. This
report gave rise to an interesting discussion,
in which Rev. Drs. BAUGHER, HAY, and
BROWN, Revs. BARNITZ and GRussitssr,
Prof. STOEVER, R. G. McCrtnestv, D. A.
BITEZILER, and J. A. GARDNER, participated
Dr. HAY submitted the following resolutions,
which were adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the moat hearty thanks of
this Convention are due, and are hereby ten
dered to our beloved and distinguished fellow
laborers in the Sunday School cause, Hon.
.I POLLOCK, Rev. Dr. Wittirs, Rev.
ALFRED TAYLOR, Rev. S B. BARNTYZ and J.
A. GannsEit, Esq., who have honored us by
their presence and ministered so largely to
our instruction and encouragement by the
active part they. have taken in the exercises
of this Convention.
.Resolved, That we will endeavor to profit
by the lessons they have taught us, as the re
sults of their long and varied experience in
the Sunday Seib 01 work.
Resolved, That it would largely add to the
interest and effeciency of our schools if those
who have charge of them would introduce,
from time to time, such new methods of
teaching and apparatus for illustration as
have been tested and approved by these and
other eminently successful Sunday School
workers.
Resolved, That we especially recommend,
Ist. The establishment of Bible classes for
adults, to be conducted eithez; in connection
rith the ordinary Sunday School, or in a dif
ferent plaoe and at a different time. 2d The
use of lively and cheerful music, not to the
exclusion, however, of the old church tunes
with which every child should be made famil
iar. 3d. The liberal display upon the walls
of the Sunday School room, of Scriptural
maps, charts, illuminated quotations from the
divine Word, useful mottoes, &c. 4th. The
use of blackboards for conveying instruction
to the mind of the pupil through the eye,
whilst, at. the same time, the ordinary lesson
conveys it through the ear. &h. The estab
lishment of Teachers' meetings, conducted
by the Superintendent.oriNstor, for the 'spe
cial purpose of the study of theJesson for the
coming Sabbath, ;and for prayer for the Di
vine blessing upon the Word. 6th. The oc
casional, if not annual, holding of Conven
tions like the present, for the purpose of stim
ulating and encouraging one another and of
profiting by the councils of experienced Sun
day School men who may be kind enough to
lend us their aid.
On motion of Rev. Dr. DAUGIEIBB, the
Convention prooeaded to organise t County
Sabbath School Association, to co-operate
with the State Central Executive Committee,
at phlladalpnia, consisting of the folloWing
*Moors
'resident—Rev. E. Breidenbaugh.
Secretary—Ft. G. McCreary, Esq.
Treasurer—J. L. Schick.
Rxecutivit Cominittee—ReV. M. Valentine,
Rev. G. W. Bouse, Rev. W. R. IL
teatrich, John Rapp, and A. M. Hunter.
• • The Executive Committee was instructed
to issue an address to the friends of the Sab
bath School cause in the cxmnty, embodying
the results of the deliberations , of the Con
vention, and also tilk take into, c0n4164441
the p`riopr~totj ` of f n, gopty Conven
tion at an early day. • I -
The eketohoet of *et'Ct '
Opt Weni ezcood v root eti low aP'
*4ll
311
i;
8 t44
ineeneerietu4 doilbU t tp give e,
neq iniP;6l4(4llo'6llbbit
th, School work 4'
the bounty.
IMMI
JURORS.—The new Board of Jury Com
missioners will meet in this place to-morrow
afternoon, to 811 the panel of Jurors' for the
coming year. The Board consists of Judge
FISHER. who is ex•officio a member,' with
CORSI:MiIs LOTT and HENRY J.
elected in October. We look for greatly im
proved lists of Jurors under the new sys
tem.
NEW RAILROAD.—A movement is on
foot to build a railroad from Washington to
the Lakes, via the Potom..o Valley, Hagers
town, Md , Loudon, Fort Littleton, Fort
Sbirely, Tyrone City and Clearfield, to Erie,
Dunkirk and Buffalo. A meeting was held
in Huntington on the 15th ult., to further
the movement.
THE LITTLE CORPORAL for December
is a capital number. It contains "On the
Hearth Rug," „ "The Great Panjandrum
Himself," "Jennie's Memory String," a
new "Rhyme of Little Red Riding Hood,"
the conclusion of "Camp Bruce," besides a
number of sparkling poems, among which
is a perfect gem, by the Asaociate Editor,
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller, entitled
"The Baby's Stocking ;" music by Geo. F.
Root, a letter from Theodore Tilton, and an
Editorial describing the beautiful process
by which thromos are made. A new vol
ume of The Little Corporal beginit with the
next number. The publisher has determin
ed to continue his offer of the November
and December numbers tree to all new sub
scribers received during December. Terms
$l.OO a year. Sample • copy free if sent for
before January 1. Address ALFRED L. SE-.
WELL; Publisher of The Little Corporal,
Chicago 111.
THE NURSERY is a neatly gotten up
Monthly Magazine, especially adapted, In
illustrations and letter press, for quite
young readers, and win prove an attractive
visitor among the little ones in every family.
Boys and girls just learning to read will Sad
in its large type and pretty stories, what is
lacking in most of our juvenile magaalais.
We cordially recommend it to our young
friends. Address Jour! L. Saoasr, 13
Washington street,' Boston, wbb will send
specimen copies groat Terms, $1.50 a
year, 5 copies• for $6.
THD ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for De
cember, has the oonclasion of Dr. Holmes'
"Guardian Angel ;" Minor Elizabethan
Dramatists, by E. P. Whipple; Among the
Workers in Silver, by James Parton;
erature az an art, by T. W. Higginsou ; A
Young Desperado, by T. B. Aldrich; Our
Path& Railroads, by J. K. Medbery; A
Visit to the Belearic Islands, by Bayard
Taylor ; A Mysterious Personage, by Sohn
Neal-and six other stories, essitis, and
poems. The publishers have made smug
mesas to sustain the high character of the
Atlantic,,w,y securing the. services of our
ableat l Americfan Writers Air 186/3:. D. Hays,
the Arctic voyager.; Bayard Taylor, now in
Europe; E. P. Whipple, R. W. Emerson,
W. S. Stillman: James Parton. will furnish
special contributions. Charles Dickens will
give , an original story, entitled
varmint's' Explanation," to ßi
thiOugh
three or four numbers.. Besides these,
Lon
of Lowell, Holmes, Whittler, Cur
tie, Bryank.Agasals, and storm of the best
writers
wrtters of the 661 4: 1 9 are regular contribli
tors to i ts pages .. If you Wiint the mem of
Aimirican Magazine *Litamture. subscribe
for the sittaatio. Publiednal- by Troxison
Fuzzes, Boston, tit Four Dollars *year. It
and their favorite Juvenile Moirthly, "Our
"r*i; Fcaka," are sent together ker Five
Dollars. •
I: Is iNild„jlu4 a bill will soon be report id to
CoapaiaraorMpir all she Stow telkhcgthetr
elekfSnii al: numbers of the Hower QT'
resembittres oitAisame day.
Riti
1343(10IERS' NATIONAL CEMETERY.
Philadelphisf.Press I hee a letter from
svir WILLA, Prosfshynt of the Sol
enenfietional Cerlieregilti reply to toga
! ee_is, to . theqprospi*,-tot the work. The
granite work ilif s base and shalt of the
monument is being done at the quarries at
Weeterley, Rhode Island, and will be ready
tor•shipment on the opening ot-navigation
next spring. . The statues, di which there
aistive•tookemi she r ars , behit prepared
in Italy, under the supervision and subject
to the acceptance and approvarof Mr. Rsrt
DOLPH ROGERS, the celebmtei American
sculptor. The !very best worknym Atilt Ita
ly can furnish are engaged in doing the cut
ting 9t the .statuary. They are the same
men who were entrusted with the colossal
statue of Columbus at Genoa, and the famous
eqpestrian•statue of Frederick the Great at
Berlin.
Great difficulty has been experienced in
procuring sound blocks of marble of the size
and quality required for the statues. The
block for the statue which crowns the mon
ument, and the blocks for two of the lower
statues have been secured, and these pieces
will be finished and ready for shipment from
Rome by the last - of next April or first of
May. But in regard to the other two, all
depends on the success in getting the marble
whether they can be done by tlaat time. In
ferior qualities of marble can be readily ob
tained, but a uniform color, and of the best
quality. have been stipulated for, and it re=
'quires much search and labor before such
can be had. The work was to be completed
by the first of next July, but this unavoida
ble delay may require a postponement of the
contemplated dedication of the monument
on the next anniversary rf the battle of Get
tysburg,
A colossal statue of Major General JOHN
F. REYNOLD a will be placed In the Cemetery
nazi - summer by the soldiers of the First
Army Corps. It will be a bronze statue,
standing figure, about eight feet high, on a
granite pedestal of same height. It is de
signed to be a work of the highest style of
art, and it will reflect great credit on the de
votion and attachment of the members of the
First Corps to their brave leader.
Mr. WILLS, the President of the As
sociation, deserves much credit for his active
agency in this enterprise. Having first con;
ceived and recommended to Gov. CURTIN
the project of a National Cemetery, soon af
ter the battle of Gettysburg, he has ever
since given much time and attention to its
prosecution. For long years It will be one
of the great attractions of the battle-field.
DOWN EAST.—Onr friend, ioesPit S.
Garr, Eaq., of this counts., is engaged ou
the surveN of the "European and North
American Railroad," leading from Bangor,
Maine, into the British Province& The
Yrewpie Isle (Maine) Pioneer, of the 19th
ult., says Mr. Ciirr expects to complete the
snrveY to the New Brunswick line by Christ
mas, and remarks : "He has fitted out his
party with all the necessary articles or cloth
lug and provisions for a two mouths' expe
dition. The party camps out every night,
am they are far irom habitation. The line
rune through a country of entirely woods,
lakes, ponds and marshes. We expect to
report the ; , rogreas of Mr. Grrr'a experience
from time to time."
PROPERTY SALES.--Wm. A. ELDEN
has sold his Dwelling in Bendersville, to
JAMES J. WILLS, for 81,225 cash, and his
Store Room and Shop to Mr. PETERS, oi
York Springs, for $6OO cash.
SAMUEL McNay has sold a farm of 395
acres, in Liberty township, to ANDREW MAR
SHALL, at $2O per acre—part in western
lands.
PETER RISIBAUGEE 111 IX purchased EWD.
Porrs property, in Mountpleasant town
ship—about 40 acres, at £B7 per acre:
MR. SAMI:EL HEItBs3T has disposed of two
mountain lota above Arendtsville, one to
GEonuE REx and the other to WILLIAA
SHOWERS, for $73 each.
EDITORS' BOOK TABLE.
.3 , '
John Cannon, corner or Baltimore and Middle streets
Meals k Brother, York et., east of Stratton
C. J. Tyson, York street, opposite National Bank
Levi }tamper, Baltimore st.. first square.
J. W. C. O'Neal, Beltiatare street, near High
Star 2 Sentinel, Baltimore et., midway between the
Court House and Public Square, west side.
STOVIN, TINWAIIII, AC,
C. H. Buehler, corner or Carlisle and Railroad.
Cook, York It., ne.rly opposite the National Rank,
L UAU. bTOllt.
Washington Blerbower, , Chambersburg st., below Waal'.
ington. .
WATCEMAIILIS.
Soper k McCartney, York street, opposite Bank.
Six inches of snow fell last week at St
Louis.
INTERNAL Revenue receipts on Friday were
$1,097,000.
GENERAL Ilat•rcoca has assumed command
of the Fifth Military District.
GENZEAL Sherman left -on Monday for
Washington, where he ` expects to remain
most of the winter.
The Alabama Convention has finished it
labors, and the Republicans have nominated
a, ticket for State officers.
A FATAL disease has broken out among The
cattle in Baltimore and other counties in Mary
land. Death ensues in a few hours.
PorrsAirs of Bismarck and Abraham Lin
coln sell better than those of any other distin
guished men In Germany.
CORNELILB Wendell, late Superintendent of
Public Printing, from which position he was
removed by Congress. has been appointed Su
perintendent of the Currency Bureau, in the
place of S. M. Clarks.
REBEKAH Clark, a native of Wyndham
county, Connecticut, for seventy years a mem
ber of the Shaker Society at Hancock, now
in her 99th year, and probably the oldest per
son in Berkshire county, is still able to work,
and since January has made more than twen
ty pairs of shirts.
Miss Rebecca Clapp, nearly 91 years old,
walked from New Braintree to West Brook
field, Massachusetts, seven miles, on the last
day of October, to pay her tales and save the
discount. She carried with her a heavy bun
dle, and the next day walked home. Miss
Clapp has accumulated a property of $lO,OOO,
and owns a large farm on which she lives
alone.
Csuosoo,-Nov. 2 8.—Weston, the pedestrian,
arrived here this morning, and was received
by an enthusiastic crowd of admirers, and
made the lion of the day. He accomplished
the trip from Portland, Maine, to Chicago, in
side of the time specified in the agreement,
and therefore wins the wager of $lO,OOO, mi
nus one-fifth, which he forfeits in consequence
of not having walked one hundred miles in
twenty-thur consecutive hours. The scene of
his arrival at the Sherman House almost de
fies description. Clark and Randolph- streets
and the Court-House square were 'black with
the crowd. Probably over 50,000 people
were wedged In the confined space. In spite
of the efforts of the police Weston was fairly
carried into the hotel on the shoulders Of the
crowd.
Mons Amcr RxTszsemarrn —Gen. Grant
continues the policy of reduction of the ex
penses of the army inaugurated by himself,
and has just issued an order from the War
Office reducing all the regiments of infantry to
the minimum allowed by law, which is fifty
men to a company, reducing the general re
cruiting service by breaking up all excepting
four principal rendezvous to each arm—caval
ry and infentrm—and by mustering out all
volunteer Akers excepting the commissioner
and disbursing t oilloer of the Fieedmens' Bu
reau. nth; rediction will bring the strength
of the army doWa to about 46,000, or 11,000
less than the present aggregate. If the cal
culation that it toots the government *1,000,-
000 per annum for every 1,000 men be correct,
here is a reduction in the public expenditure
of at least C 0, 0 100,000 per annum.
erShall the children of the Bolddiers and
Bailors who gave their lives for the preserva
tion of the Union be Provided with homes,
and receive a good education ? This is a ques
tbm which will admit of but one snswer-in
the affirmative. ft only remains, therefore, for
us to point out the best mode in which it can .
be done. A outdid examination has satisfied
us, and will satisfy, the public, that the prejec
tors of the Riverlide Institute, located in the
village of Rivadde, New Jersey, on the Dela
ware, have devilled the most feasible method.
Acting under thelcharter of the Washington
Library Company of Philadelphia, tampers
tad by the State of Pennsylvania, they are offer
ing stock at the krai rate of otie dollar per share,
and will give to etch subscriber a beitutfAu and
Tellable steel engraving, worth as retail more
than the price of die stoa t sad as an additional
inducement will iihnribute among the stock
holders preseati*asd eaoo,ooo. ' Who can
refuse to do a paisiatie and benevolent action
on these terms? Let every lover of his cows
try record ate, Read Adverdleiaeat,
ONITY/811/40 susiaaws DIIIZCTOBIY.
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ATIOUITO Alt LAW. •,
o.Afeereary, tort 'trait, In residence. -
Mtemsenshy Krautlt, Chunbersbarg at., In residence.
D. Wills, em Public Square, in rase:teem
A. J. Coybr. Baltimore street, in reddens.
D. A. Badger, Baltimore street, In residence.
assn.
L W Tiptria, N. I. oor. Publk Square
=1
Newport # Megler, Washington et war Cl#otarburt at
NOT 1 UtaltAiiii.
D. H. Kilagid, Salt, kilned Midd lii and High
cumszerzon, r o Tas ea-
J. V Merest, Baltimore onset, int square.
8. M. Gilbert, Baltimore street, second square.
K. H. &Mufti!, Oluunbersbarg attest.
await:mut has ourratoroas
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Wm. C. Btansmith • 800, York street, BM sugars.
Wm. Chritemas4 West street, Near Okrunbersburg.
Cashman a Bowe, Baltimore street, third square.
CAILZIALOSS, &C.
Danner & Ziegler, Saddle street, 'leer Baltimore.
Tare & Culp, Washington et, Chambersburg
OLOISLACI.
George Arnold, carrier of Diamond and Chantbersbarg it
W. T. Bing, York st, opposite Beak.
V. B. Picking, Baltimore street, first square.
I'. C. Norris, Chambersburg street, first square.
Jacobs! Brother, Chamhersbarg street, first 'guars.
Jacob Bririkerhotr, corner of York and Public Square.
• COAL, 113111211/2, Liki, kC.
C. H. Buehler, corner of Carlisle and Railroad streets
Jacob Sgeadn, on R inroad, West of Stratton.
Jacob Reilly, corner of Stratton and Railroad.
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J. L. Hill, clusiriberstourg street, opposite Eagle trotal
DRUGGIWfL
d.
D. Buehler, Chaukberiburg et, near Public Square.
J. S. Forney, Baltimore street. Brit *quire.
B. Horner, Chambersburg it, opposite Christ's (lurch
DILY GOOD&
Fabnestock Brothers. cor. of Baltimore and ?diddle stn.
J. L. Schick, cor. Baltimore and Public Square.
Pupborn ik Hoffman. cer.C►rliale end Public Square.
Re bert t Minot, Belt. et. opposite the Court-bones.
A. Scott a Boas, car. Chambereburg and Washington sta.
Goo. Arnold, cor. Diamond and Chambersburg at.
TOILGE LTD TODNDDS
David Sterner, West street
re&WAIDING AND
Culp & Urn'llllW, cOr. Washington and Railroad
W. P. Biddle & Co., con Stratton and Railroad.
McCurdy k Carlisle Street.
060CZ111S, IC
J. Crepe Q Son,cor. Clipobersburg and Public Square.
Wm. Boyer & Son, Yoik at., opposite National Bank.
Meals & Bros., Middle street, east of Washington.
Henry Oserdeer, Baltimore at., third square.
Wm. J Martin, cur, of Baltimore and High streets.
Hendricks & Warren, York street, that square.
Lt. M. Gilbert, Baltimore street, second square.
Yahneetock Brothers, cur. Baltimore and Middle itreeta
Culp & garnshaw,cor. Wsibiugton and Railroad streets
W. E. Biddle & Co., cur. Stratton and Railroad streets.
McCurdy A Hamilton, Carlisle st.
iLULDWALI ♦DD curtze.r.
Danner k Ziegler, Baltimore street, first square.
Fahnestock Brothers, corner Baltimore and Middle are
RAI TESS, &C
D. McCreary k Bon, Baltimore st. opposite Pres - Church
.1. IL Rows, Baltimore street, thlrti uare.
BITS, CAMBIUM, AC
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S. E. McCreary. Chambereburg Street, lint square .
Jacob Brinkerhoff, corner 01 York at., and Public Square
T. C. Norris, Monti. riburg street, drat square.
Cobeatia hbriver, latainberaburg et.
EZEI
Eagle note!, J. L. Tate, proprietor, corner Chambersborg
end Washington.
Yeyston• House, W . R. Myers, proprietor, Chariabersburg
street, opposite Christ's Church.
cnnT STABLES
N. Weaver, Wash north of Chamhersbnrg
T. T. Tate, Washington et., near Eagle Hotel.
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FILTILTG 0/FICI
GENERAL NEWS.
Deceirt
stews xz
elected Cashier° ,
of
.WestniiMMOr,
gardner,
Fitanatuk—f.l ,
bone broken*, •
falling into ir
to a neighbor,'
Rev. Mr. flarnss
- of tlse •
bersburg, RO:
has been fleeted
formerly pastor
Church In Chain .
from a Preabyte
vile, Fburhin,..„
kenny township,
turkeys at one
pounds respeuti!el
the head.—.t a ast,' w
was caught-In
John Weaver,
senberry. The •
the attention of BO .
the trap, and whil -
about 13 wolves
from t
tire very
of 18 of them. in •
have been tlestrOy .
of sheep.—.A. large
mountain near W
IANCAbTER.—A
seph 6howalter, D
on fire by an incen
' ng, the _'let
WA:411:161'0N:
ed the call of tht
in liagerstown.-1
ult., whilst the D
the c.
burst, fracturing th
an Gmployec ou
road.—Joseph e t
has bought the '.
acres, on the 1.1
turnpike, for 113L+5,-:
infant child of Davi
year and nine mo6t
(on the old z.iharps
death. The fatliei
to Boonshoro% ;
ktt, leaving her tar
alone, and locktrig
Sometime after awn
road in.'s wagon, '
children and went' t !
door was burst ope'
enveloped in tames..
a few moments to e
not before the yowl..
horribly burned. ' I
body were bunted.tot
and throat also bur
lingered in the Rob'
about five hours, w l h
it of its misery. - .Th]
terially injured. _
Tonic.—A littlebo
son of Mr. Peter Ma' , '
fatal accident la** ,
little fellow was' at
that a young lady ha.
water on the flOOri,.
to be a stool upon w',
but a few minutes
the bucket. - The yo
into the cellar, hese.'
hastened to him to
tress, when she'dlacO'
thin above tioicribed
child and neighbors
cal aid procured, and
to relieve the. little,
for on'ihe following '
his sufferings.-
STOVES! teiroy
Coos's (formerly.
street, Oettysburgi
called to the Small
Cook, No. S. The, ft
long enougir to take
wood, which makes I
the market. It hail
by hundreds of per.
give satisfaction. 11
of this stove in Gett
celebrated Empire . %
Base Burners--twoot
axer invented. Call
convinced.
••WIIILE THE L •
BURN'• there is a c.
health. If, therefore
been weakened by
nerves shattered—th:
the appetite gone, all 1..
—pour some fresh 01l
shape of Plantation Bi
the flame of life agiln
rninate a once wretch •
it i:3 an elegant and'
such as they require.
be without it. It hag,
out the world. • .
MAGNOLIA WA
et article—aupirior to
cost
TIIE Fr:%.rksT G '
Mr. Alfred Speer,. tfia
Port Grape Wine, sa
the Isabella, and that
continent. He has x
plications for the pl
available cuttings the
vineyards. He tiis or
Europe. Our druggis
four years old.
"THEIR NAME IS
plied to the innume
the skin is subject.
those who are afflicted
able ulcers, old sores,, •
to use Grace's Celeb
in a very short time,
wounds, &c.
FAKS' .
have 11 3rbefore..
year., so that Ay •
since have beets cli4co
has added to their re';
now known u the
world. At the great
received the highest
CITThe ladies, tin t .
as judges of emotional`
ed that no perfume in
same delicious sensatio
' \While inhaling the em
lon's "Night-Bloomin!
patch.
Or The robber
Ness from all (hilts'
Phalon's "Night-glop
ma is less pedalo*
tract, essence ortoile#
bly more delighttlit-1,
CURAII, THE
for "Barren's Itsir
- making Us way into
article.
AIrrENTIoN, MA
be a Shooting iodl • '
town, for a ClotiON
Geese, Chicken%
10 diclook, t. M.
ATTENTI
UNTIL fur,t4
TYBHllRtizb
or boldness and dstlts &
at 7 1 4 o'clock, and la
DAY of each month at
61 4 1 if
Oct. 9 f ~J