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CARLISLE, P V
THUSBDA.T, JANUARY 30, 1873,
, SEWS IS BRIEF.
Tiik Modoc War.— Captain Jack on the "Path."
—A dispatch dated Ban Francisco, Jan. 21, says:
••The {lntelligence from tho seat of tho Modoc
war is to tho eflect that Captain Jack Is evident*
ly contemplating a raid upon tho white settle
mont at Battle Greek, within forty miles ql
Yreka. In tuo rcconlfight the Indians captured
seven guns and a considerable quantity of am*
munition Tho particulars about tho battle do
not change tho results at first announced. An
eye-witness says that tho troops fought with de
termined bravery, but conld not see their foeft..
Once only during tho day did the Indians mani
fest a willingness to light in the opon Hold. The
Oregon volunteers, acting as tho rear guard,
made a gallant light.
—A new Lancaster Hotel coat SSO.OOO,
- —Tallahassee’s Mayor refuses a salary.
—A Missouri Justice granted hlmsell a divorce.
—All gypsies are to bo expelled from Italy.
—Wyoming Territory has eplzooty*
. —Nevada Is short of fool—wood $2O per cord.
—Vermont ladles smoke pipes while slclgh
rldlng.
. —About one cnlld In five goes to school in
Ireland.
—A Minnesota beau at u party lent his girl
his false teeth to crack nuts.
—The lost legacy from England Is £20.000 to a
Kansas city confectioner.
—••Four living children, all In good condi
tion. I Mrs. J.Courier, Chllllcothe, Ohio/
—A Sunbury lady, aged 87, has 12 children—
glrU.
—Pittsburg’s oldest is 117 yours and 4 months.
—Butler is the leading oil-producing district
now.
—A Lancaster lady In a veil dress imnowly es
caped an angry row,«
—Tho largest piece of steel forged in Pittsburg
weighed 15 tons.
—A Chief of. the Cln rokces la a graduate of
Princeton College.
—Mrs. Sherman, after leh murders, “feels re
signed and contented.”
—Edwin A. Stevens, Jr., of Hoboken, N. J., Is
17 years old and worth $40,000,000.
—Senator Alcorn, of Mississippi, bus had 20
children and been twice married.
-—l4O suicides reported in 1872 in New York; a
good many more not reported.
—A Brooklyn paper heads a Moblller article
“Down Among the Dead Men.” .
—England has planted 1,000,000 American oys
ters.
—A Kansas city man boiled a cancer out of
his flesh.
—Texas has sent an agent to Europe for emi-
grants.
—An Indianapolis Jury has decided that a
blind man killed by street cars was worth SSOO,
Gilt uniforms for Congressmen are proposed.
Beautiful Idea. n
—At Pekin, China, you get a shave and your
hair cut for a cent.
—Boston proposes to teach sewing in the pub
lic schools. And sweeping 7
—A Lowell lotharlo is threatened with six
simultaneous suits for breach of promise,
—British engineers are at, work on a railway
In China.
—A La Crosse follow fell across a new Inven
tion of perpetual motion lost week.
—Peoria has a hermit who boards himself in
a packing-box of 260 feet cubic capacity.
Fashionable young gentlemen of Altoona
use gorgeously-colored horse blankets as a ma
terial for dress suits.
A Kansas man having failed in his candida
ture for the State Senate, reopened his gambling
hell.
—Memphis. Toun., has four colored Common
Counclimen.
—Talhaadge is to have a new earthly taberna
cle, corrugated again.
—“Aunt Flo,'
old.
“ colored, of Sunbury, Is 105 years
—Michigan farmers drive Into town with red
hot stoves In the rear end of their sleighs.
—The Bible contains 3,'86,459 letters, 773,092
words, 31,173 verses, 1189 chapters and'66 books.
—The convicts in the Joliet, 111., penitentiary
make the hells worn'bj the Chicago police.
—The largest taxpayer in Sau Francisco Is
James Lick, who annually cashes clown 525.700,
—Mrs. Harrison Grey OtW dleh Tuesday, aged
—Coal gas, Monday night, killed two women
aiid nearly killed four others, at Toledo, Ohio.
—Several California cities have changed loca
tions within the month on account of landslides
—ln some parts of Lincoln county, Mo., far
mers are hauling water and Ice ten miles for
cooking and other purposes/
—The mortality lists of IS7J show that 40 Indl
unlans wore chewed up by thrashing machines.
—Salt Lake Is said to beseVcn feet higher than
wizen the Mormon settlements were made, and
la rising annually.
—The balance of trade against the United
States last year was,ln round numbers, $118,000,-
000.
—One hundred and seventeen feel was the
height of a snow drift four miles from Easton,
—lndianapolis proudly sets forth the statisti
cal fact that it had six and a quarter marriages
to every divorce lost year.
—A Petrolla doctor went to set a fractured leg,
and found a broken doll. Ho sues the follow
who sent for him.'
—A mother In Harrisburg had her daughter,
aged 13, committed as a vagabond because she
couldn’t manage her.
-Two-thirds of the bodies in the county bury-
Ing-ground at Indianapolis are resurrected by
body-snatchers.
—At Chicago a lady at church leaned back
against the seat, when an explosion occurred.
Bho bad an air cushioned bustle.
—The use of milk from cows suffering from
the foot and mouth disease, is said to be fatal to
Infants.
—lt will cost 8119,600 to repair the damage
done to the Strasbourg Cathedral by the Prus
sian bombardment. /
—Somers, a little Conncctlcnffown, has eleven
couples ready for.thelr golden weddings.
—Williamsport is well blessed with shaving
facilities—eleven banks, eight lawyers and
twenty-five barbershops.
—Nearly 2,000 marriage licenses were issued in
San Francisco last year, but only 1,625 marria
ges resulted therefrom. ft
—A Chinaman who had become snow-blind
while working on »ne railroad recently applied
to a Ban Francisco policeman to shoot him.
—Five able bodied, men applied to a Buffalo
police Justice for commitment to the peniten
tiary.
—Tht —on which has for some time past been
ranaglng the country around Talcs, Mo., was
killed by a banting party lost weak. Tt weigh
ed ever 700 pounds.
—Americans read more newspapers than any
other people, but do not read more books.
Probably 'because the average newspaper Is
better than the average book.
—A defective flue caused Ibo destruction of
Edwin Forrest’s library and two defective flues
were the causes of flre In two Presbyterian
churches on Sunday last.
—The Vermont Legislature did one good
thing at their late session; they made It a mis*
demeanor for any one to point a gun or pistol or
any kind of firearms at another, even in sport.
—NVe have recently heard of a now use for
mloa, viz., for putting between the upper and
lower solos of shoes to exclude dampness. It is
also becoming much used for decorative pur*
poses, transparent signs, etc., and for making
smailz for painters’ use by grinding into small
pieces.
—The Neapolitan papers record the curious
fact that the local authorities have grunted per
mission to Madame Thalborg to preserve tne
embalmed body of her husbarfd in a glass case,
above ground, at the villa of her father, the cel
ebrated Lablacbo. where she resides.
—lt Is estimated that 280 to 800 persons perish
ed in the recent great snow-storm In the North
west, besides hundreds of horses and whole
herds of cattle.
—Lockwood, printer, who was shot by another
printer, In New York, last week, and danger
ously wounded, instill lying in a very precarl
ons condition,‘the ball having lodged in one ol
his kidneys.
—The United Blates Supreme Court has deci
ded that a deserter who had been returned to
duty without trial, uud had made up byextn
service the time of his absence, and bud thei
been honorably discharged, was entitled p
bounty as fully as If he bad never deserted at
All.
OOMPULSOEY VOTING.
Among the new questions likely to
come before the convention now in
session to revise the Constitution of our
State, says the Philadelphia Inquirer,
is that of compulsory voting. Tho
'suggestion is quite original, and but
few, qn hasty thought, will be likely to
favor it; but under our institutions
where the people simply by majorities,’
decide between candidates for oßice,
and decide also what shall be and what
shall not bo a law with the whole peo
ple, there does attach to the individual
voter grave responsibilities and duties,
among which‘there must be that of an
entire and faithful discharge of his
whole political obligation. The trite
maxim of “what is everybody’s busi
ness is nobody’s business” does at times
become exemplified in the failure to
vote.
The juror is a necessity to a full exe
cution of tho law, and his peformamco
of that duty is made compulsory. Tho
soldier is a necessity to tho defense of
the State, and the discharge of his duty
is exacted. The Governor, the judge
and the legislators are alike necessary
to the machinery of good government,
but their several duties are discharged
voluntarily, because of the emoluments
that inure and : the honor that tends
upon the upright official.
But let us not fail to recognize that,
while at times we commit our greatest
political privileges to those who, for the
consideration mentioned, give service.
We leave tho choosing to just such a
majority as shall see fit to vote, or who
may be convinced, by urgent partisan
friends, that there is a necessity that
they shall do so. Then, too, in the
present optional form of voting, who
shall toll what tho opinion of a ma
jority means when it is ascertained
that more voters were absent from the
polls than would have changed the re
sult?—tho political complexion of a
whole State, possibly. And, seeing
such a result, what guide has the law-,
maker who desires earnestly to repre
sent the majority as to the views and
wishes of those absent.
How often do we see, in times of
doubtful contents, men of business hab
its and men of culture, to some of whom
at nil times politics seem distasteful,
refusing to vote or absent from the
polls, “As go Pennsylvania and Maine
so goes the Union,” and voters in large
numbers give over the contest and fail
to record their political opinions.
We are not disposed to enter into any
argument on the subject, our purpose'
being simpiy to present some of the
considerations that may attach.
If the duty is made compulsory it
does not lollow that men are to be
dragged to the polls to vote, for we ap
prehend that there would be less drag'
giug under this system than at present.
The citizen’s duty would take prece
dence of the politicians,and'that would
he a consummation devoutly to be
hoped for. And those who shirk shall
pay to the Commonwealth a certain
fine or penalty, which might properly
be applied to the payment of the pub-
lic debt. The board of eleotiou officers
could be empowered to grant excuses to
such as are physically unable to attend
the polls, or such ns, from causes be
yond their control, are prevented from
voting.
There is no doubt in every election
precinct a considerable class who sel
dom or ever go to the poll, and if these
are made to pay by special tax, for the
privilege of being governed without
their care, the ever-faithful voter at
primary, municipal and general elec-
dons will,not take the matter amiss.
Of one thing we may rest assured,
that not until all the people shall, of
one accord, consent to perform every
political duty deemed essential or nec-
essary for the welfare and well being of
the whole, can we hope to solve truly
this theory of self-government, which, s
in the eyes of the whole world, we
have undertaken to ’work out.
Moke Murderers Pardoned.*-The
very last ofliclul acts of Governor Geary,
just as his term of office expl.ed, was the
granting of a pardon to George Blakely
who In January, 1871, killed Geo. Boehm
at the Baldwin locomotive works. He
had been sentenced for four and a halt
years in the Penitentiary. Also a pardon
to George Miller, who had killed u Mr.
Torpey, Aug. 10, 1871, and sentenced to
the Penitentiary for eight years, and to
Sam’l B. Naukervis, under sentence of
death for the murder of his “own off
spring,’' In Pottsville. These murderer*
are well-known Radical politicians,hence
Geary’s affection for them.
Georgia Senator.—The Legislature
of Georgia, on the 22d inat., elected Gen.
J. B. Gordon United States Senator,
Gordon received 112 votes, Stephens 86
and Akerman 7. Necessary to a choice,
107. Gordon’s election ia received with
popular favor. Mr. Stephens’ opposi
tion to the Cincinnati movement is be
lieved to have caused bis defeat. A move
ment is on foot to send him to Congress
from the Eighth District, made vacant
by the death of Gen. Wright. All the
candidates will come out in bis favor, so
that Stephens will be eletUed without
opposition. He will accept the nomina
tion.
Execution of Communists.~A tele
gram dated Paris, Jan. 2£, says—Fenoul
ly, Decamp and Beuot, the condemned
Communists, were allot early this morn
ing on Satory Plain. Fenoully died with
out uttering a word. Deoamp's last words
were—“X die assassinated ; down with
false witnesses, lawyers and Thiers.”
Benot died cheering the Republic, the
Commune and the army. Only one vol
ley was fired, us all died instantaneous
ly. There were hut few spectators on
thd ground to witness the execution.
Fhankino Pkivxlkqk AnOLISIfKD.—
The U. S, Senate, on the 22d inst.,
passed finally the House bill repealing
the franking privilege, simply and plain
ly, the laws granting it to expire July 1,
and with this the House will concur as
boou as they reach it, and let the various
departments buy stamps to oarry on
ttieir business with until next session.
U- B. Senatou-— Ou Tuesday of lust
week, the two Houses of our State Leg
islature met iu the hull of the House of
Representative for the purpose of elect
ing u U. B. Bpuaior for a term of six
years from th f 4th of March next. The
v »le stood—Samoa Cameron 75, Wrn. A.
Wallace 48 J and * scattering. Mr.
Cameron wX declared elected, and his
certificate J( election delivered to him
the same dflernoun.
SALAEIES-NOT FEES-
For several years haok, “bills” have
appeared regularly every winter, In the
Slate Legislature, the object of which la
to pay “salaries” to tho olfioials along tho
“State House Row” in this eitj’, Instead
of allowing those officials to appropriate
fortunes to their own private pockets by
the upes and abuses of the “tee” system.
Some of these “bills” have got as far as
committee rooms, where they have been
smothered to death, ami occasiouly one
of them lias got through tho Senate with
the known certainly that it would be
killed in the House, whore tho "Row”
officers always manage to have a suffi
cient number of friends to do their work,
just ns they have now. Tho introduc
tion of these bills, and theiradvancemeut
through a few of the preliminary stager
of legislations, was to del tide the public in to
the notion that an eflbrt was being made
to carry out the popular wish in regard
to the money wasted on the incumbents
of “Row” offices, but witboutauy serious
intent to make that eflort successful. A
“Row otficeealary bill” ianguin before
the Ijegitlature, and we have no doubt
with the intention of flushing It vigor
ously as far as it is possible to press it.
It will probably get through tho Senate
but there is very little ground for ex
pectation that it will “pass” the house.
If tho entire population of the city were
to go to Harrisburg, and with one voice
demand the passage of tho bill, their
petition would have no effect, if two or
three ol the Row officials should say no.
Even a single one of those gentlemen
would.have more persuasive power at
Harrisburg than all the rest of the citi
zens put together. By the most iniqui
tous custom at Harrisburg, the “coun
try members” of the Legislature pro
fess to leave the perpetuation of these
and all similar abuses in Philadelphia
to the majority, of the “city delega
tion,” and this majority, as now com
posed, care nothing for the justice or
public advantage of tho measure. All
tliey have any care about is to make
themselves certain by convincing proofs
that tho men along the “Row” are op
pos-d to the bill, and down it goes.
'I lie “hill” may then either be stolen
from a committee room or he reported
“negatively,” whether any committee
meeting has ever been’ held upon il or
not, and Unit is the end of it. Such are
the modern lacilities of Harrisburg
legislation.— 'Public Ledger:
And the “ couni”y members” are
right in refusing supp irt to bills for the
regulation of matters pertaining ex
clusively to the city, it is by no means
“ iniquitous” for the country members
to adopt this course. It the city mem
bers fail to represent their constituents
faithfully, if they are corrupt and in
collusion with the “ Bow officers,”
whose fult is it? Certainly it is no
fault of the counties outside of the
saintly city of Philadelphia. The city
members are elected year in and year
out by monstrous majorities. This
delegation, as a whole, is always' cor
rupt, venal, grasping. Of course they
misrepresent the people of Philadel
phia, but yet the people of Philadel
phia return these same men to the
seats they disgraced, by an emphaticen
dorsement. The Radicals of Philadel
phia are ruled by a “ ring,” and this
“ ring” is constantly after the flesh
pots.- No, no, Mr. Ledger,, it your
members are too dishonest to repre
sent you properly, you have no right to
appeal to the “ country members” for
assistance.' If the Radicals of Phila
deiphia will continue to send rogues to
represent them at Harrisburg, then let
Philadelphia suffer. Tt is her busi
ness, notours, and “country members”
should keep hands off.
AN AWFUL DISASTEB!
Sinking of the Emigrant Ship “ Xorthjleef'-
Ihree ■ Hundred JAves Inst—She in Jinn
Jioien hy an Vn7:tnnrn Vessel—lnhumanity
j”pon the Ocean — The Story of the Survivors.
Dover, January 28.—A terrible disas
ter, involving dreadful loss of life, oocur
ed a few miles at sea, off this port, during
last night. The emigrant ship Nortbfleet
bound for New Zealand, was run into by
an unknown steamer, and shortly after
wards sunk.
The Nortbfleet had a full passenger
list, making, together with the officers
and crew, a total of 415 souls.
Out of the whole number only eighty
five persons are known to have been sav
ed.
Immediately after the collision with
the steamer the Captain of the North
fleet, fearing the worst, ordered the boats
to be lowered, but it ia believed the ves
sel nettled so rapidly that there was not
sufficient time to launch all the boats.
The rescued, who have arrived hero,
say the consternation and terror of the
passengers on learning their danger were
heartrending. Those who have escaped
death have lost everything, all their pos
sessions having gone down with the ves
sel.
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
London, January 25.—The news re
ceived this morning of the loss of the
emigrant ship Nortbfleet, with nearly a! 1
on board, created a profound sensation
in this city. A number of the emigrants
belonged to the working classes of Lou
don and vicinity.
LATER
Additional particulars of the terrible ma
rine disaster off Dungieness Light house
have been received. The Nortbfleet
was lying at anchor at the time the col
lision occurred. Her cargo consisted of
railway iron.
Three hundred and twenty-one per
sons were drowned, including the cap
tain of the ill-fated vessel.
The name of the steamer which ran in
to the ship has not yet been ascertained,
but she Is believed to have been a Span
ish vessel bound from Antwerp.
The Board of Trade of this city have
offered a reward of £lOO for her discov
ery.
A SPANISH VESSEL THE CAUSE.
London, January 24. —Information has
been received hero that the steamship
which ran into and sank the emigrant
ship Nortbfleet, off* Dungeness Light
house, Wednesday night, was a Spanish
vessel bound for Oatdz. She Is reported
to have' put into the harbor of Havre
with her bowe damaged.
A large quantity of wrecked stuff from
the Northfieet has come ashore on the
Kentish coast, hut no bodies have yet
been lecovered- A committee, headed
by the Lord Mayor of the city, is being
formed to receivesu hscriptlona for the
rescued passengers, who are in a desti
tute condition.
London, January 2f\—The Northfieet
disaster still continues to bo the leading
topic of conversation here. Au investi
gation into the circumstances attending
the calamity has been instituted, aud It
is now believed thac the vessel which
collided with theNorthfleet iu the dark
ness, was the Spanish steamer Murello.
It is supposed the Murello sank in a few
minutes after stilklug, as nothing was
seen of her afterwards. As none of her
crew reached laud, it is more than prob
able that all have perished.
The search for the bodies of the unfor
tunate passengers of the Northfieet con
tinues. A large quality ol property of
various descriptions has been washed a
shorefrom the wreck, and the beach near
Dover is strewn with spars and debris.
The llollidaysburg :
‘‘Local reporters are expected to pa
tronize fairs, festivals, and bulls, pay
ing their money just like ‘any other
man,’ and then cudgel their brains for
verbose’descriptions of said affairs,”
all of which it very respectfully de
clines to do. That editor's head is
“level.”
The man who put n lighted pipe in
his coal tail pocket, and sat down on it,
afterwards explained that ho thought
tho weather was moderating very sud-1 How do your lq,w Yenr r °aolmloua
donly, lsllok?
(Frora'llu* Vork Domocmtlc Press.]
THE OEEDIT MOBH.IEB.
11 When thieves fall out, honest men
come by their own.” The truth of this
trite old adage la very likely to he veri
fied In the exposure of the doings of the
Credit Mobiller; a stupendous, mammoth
banking and speculating organization,
which has gathered to Itself millions
from the public treasuries of land and
money.
The Grand ■ Mississippi -scheme of
George Law, in 1720, rolled thousands
of Mexican dollars and Spaulsh .doutt 1 -
loons into the cotters of its stockholders,
but it, was as nothing to what some of
the stockholders of the Credit Mobiller
have realized, as will bo learned from
what follows :
The Union'and Pacific Railroad Com
panies were organized and incorporated
under an act of Congress, to build.a rail
road to the Pacific, which is an ac
complished foot. With fhelr charter
they got a grant of 84,000,000 acres ,ot
public land, equal, nearly, to three times
as much land as the whole of Pennsyl
vania. ‘And Along with this Congress
-assumed for them a debt of $60,000,000
by the’ indorsement of their • bonds to
that amount, and became responsible for
the semi-annual interest of over 3,600,000
dollars, which is paid every six mouths
out of the United States treasury, and for
which the people are taxed. These six
ty millions is so much debt against die
Untied States, but the U. S. Treasurer,
in his monthly report of the financial
condition of the country, never returns
it as such, as should be done. It will
thus bo understood, that the national
debt is always $60,000,000 more than re
ported. '
Eighty-four millions acres of land at
the minimum g overnmeut price,
per acre, amounts to the enormous sum
of one hundred and five millions of dol
lars, lo which add sixty millions guaran
teed bonds, or one hundred and sixty
live million dollars to build two thousand
miles of road, while Oakes Ames, ous of
the company, said in his testimony be
fore the congressional Investigating com
mittee, cost only slxiy millions, leaving
a balance of oue hundred and five mil-.
Hon dollars, clean profit, ovsr which the
ra-cals are lighting, and from which
cdito-s Uit-ir exposure.
. Rut the gist of t,.e whole rascality lies
In it.ls Sunn oi fhe sharpers In the Pa
cific rat I load company saw a nine plum
deep doiun in the padding. They orgun
izcd company within the Pacific rail
road company, under the name of the
Credit Mobiller, assuming the name of
iho villainous institution of Prance, that
exploded and caused much ‘Buttering to
its deluded creditors, a lew years ago.
Thus ihu Credit Mobllier was a wheel
within a wheel, or a m.tgbty tape-worm ■
within, devouring ail the nourishment,
and leaving the body whittled down lo
the anatomy of a Calvin Edson, ft kind
of living skeleton. To secure a charter,
the Credit Mobiller comes to Pennsyl
vania, drops a few carrion crumbs to the
hungry buzzards of its Legislature, and
is Incorporated. It then applies, and
gets the contract to build the road, at
$56,000 per mile over an applicant at
$32 000 per mile, making a dlflerence in
favor of the Credit Mobllier of $lB,OOO per
mile, or $36,000,000 clear money on the
whole road. But some of the evidence
think they cleared $70,000,000. Borne pf
the blg.onakes in the company became
so full, that the others are punching them
to make them disgorge, and that is what
is fetching out the truth, as they give it
on oath before the Congressional com
mittee now sitting on the case in Washr-
Ington. Th,e Credit Mobllier, being a
stock company, formed by the members
of the Pacific railroad company, it as
sumed for its capital all the laud, money
and franchises granted by Congress to
the railroad company, and being dubious
about its action passing unchallenged by
Congress, it sought to smooth Its way for
any emergency that might arise, by mak
ing for Itself as many irlends among the
children of mammon in Congress as pos
sible, by distributing as many sbarea ot
Credit Mobilier stook as it could, among
all such to whose fingers greenbacks
cling as tenaciously as feathers do to tar.
Buoh there was not much difficulty In
finding, as the evidence names one who
got 100 sh ires at a cost of $lO,OOO, which
m dividends, &o„ in less than two years
netted him $55,000, or $44,000 clear mon
ey. Such profits surely would secure pood
fiiends iu court in Lime of need.
One of the witnesses—Durant, presi
dent of the Company—said, he gave $lO
- to secure the election of Harl in, of
lowa, to the United States Senate, be
cause he was a friend to the Company,
after which this brazen laced hypocrite
and sacerdotal robed* Senator comes out
in an article, in the Washington Chroni
cle, wllli that cool and deliberate citron*
■lery that characterizes the bandit and the
thug, and-says : "It is not easy to see
the pert inen.ee or public utility of such
inquiry (as the committee are making,)
atul that the public or the government
wilt derive no benefit from the disclosure
ot tnose who contributed their private
means, to aid iu the election of General-
Giant or Senator Harlan.” Exactly so,
Preacher Harlan, but when a set ol
scoundrels go to work and lleece the guv
eminent, and use part ol Hie spoils lo
send.you to the Senate, with tbeexpec
taliou that *your poiideu ecclesiastical
skirts will conceal their derelictions ;
thou the public will be bouelitted in so
much, that It will "know that Hie devil
may sometimes appeal' as an angel o(
iiglit, even iu the iurm of a United States
Senator from lowa. You say the public
would not b a benefited Hu. Secure in
a power that is ever ready to shield its
colleagues in guilt, you can- defiantly
nurl such impudent declartiiioiis lulo
the teeth of tnc public.
On the 15tb mat., Henry G. Crane,
another member of ibe Company, says
iu his evidence : "The dividends on the
Oakes Ames contract, lUat is the Credit
Mobllier's contract, aggregate 547 per
cent.”
Cornelius C. Bushnell, of Hew Haven,
Conn., said: •'He contributed $5,000 for
the re-election ol S'ouator Thayer, of He
braaka, to the U.*S, Senate, because be
was* friend to the Company.” Also,
that he signed a paper authorizing Ames
to deliver 200 shares of Credit Mobllier
stook to* certain members ol Congress,
and that Ames informed him that bo
did,so. • ...
The whole Credit Mobiller nllalr was
so well muaageu, and lie tracks so well
covered, that if the rogues hud not foil
out, and made a noise, like voracious
wolves over the carcass of a bullalo, lii
the division of iheir plunder, the coun-
try would ha uoue the wiser of their ras
cality.
Thus It will he seen that the charges
made last fall, just before the election,
by Democratic papers, and which were
stigma.izsd by Republican papers at the
time, as Democratic slanders ami lits,
were true, ami are now bclore the laves
ligating committee of Congress, being
proven as such, on- the oaths of the cul
prits themselves. On whose brow does
lime nail the he now ? Will the Radical
papers refuse .to believe the oaths ol their
own witnesses? Would their witnesses
swear dishonor and the risk of criminal
prosecution against themselves?
Now. let us ask what must be the char
acter of the legislators who could thus be
bought by such a combination of specu
lators aud tbleves, and especially of U. H.
Senator Hariau ? This man, once an'it
inerant preacher, who traveled his lonely
rounds over the prairies of the West, dis
pensing to famishing souls the bread uf
iiie, smelt the savory fumes that ruse from
the llesh-pula of the political cookery, and
at ouee made for the kitchen, and right
well did he handle his chop slicks, for to
him it has been like that willed the gods
granted to Midas. We have uo objeelluus
to his 111-gotten money, but to his auda
cious ellruuiery, Judas Iscariot, driven
by the puuctures of his conscience, threw
the thirty pieces of silver at the loot of
the high priest, aud hanged himself.
Monlelth, the betrayer of William Wal
lace, pined away in the secluded gleu
amid the Uootenngs of owls aud ohatter
iugs of bale. Arnold, the traitor, stuug
by remorse, roamed like a troubled spirit
Bucking test aud tludiug none, and glad
ly welcomed the sliug ol death as tar less
poignant than the pangs ol tala guilty
conscience, hut Harlan gloats in his ve
nality, and glories in his shame. Ho is a
pieucher, aud a Uullod Slates Senator—
two oi the highest positions on earth.
Wiii-u such a man puhllcally extenuates
what ihc law calls crime then Quit help
me pour and ignorant.
INAUGURATION.
Gen. Hartrnnft Inaugurated as Governor,
Harrisburg, Jan. 21.
Inauguration day opened with a
drizzling rain. All night long delega
tions from various* parts of the Stats,
accompanied by bands of music kept
the ukually quiet city of Harrisburg in
a commotion of excitement. But little
sleep was’ had In any of the hotels from
the noise of arriving delegations. The
Court House and Capitol buildings
were filled with people who were com
pelled to sleep on the floor.
At eight o’clock the various military
organizations began to form, all under
command of Colonel Provost, of Phila
delphia. The affair opened late, At
twelve o’clock the committee from the
House, consisting of Messrs. Lawson, of
Clarion, and Nowrayer, of Allegheny,
escorted Speaker Anderson to the main
stand in front of the Capitol, it was
one o’clock before “Hail to the Chief”
from the Marine Band of Washington,
.announced the approach of- the escort.
GOVERNOR FOR ONE HOUR.
Speaker Anderson was thus during
that hour the Governor of Pennsylva
nia. Upon reaching the Capitol ex-
Governor Geary walked arm in arm
witiTGovernorElect Hartranft, flanked,
by Senator Elisha W. Davis and Geo.
Handy Smith, of Philadelphia, with
Col. Noyes, of Clinton, and Wain
wright, of Allegheny. Upon reaching
the ■ main street, Senator Davis an
nounced the orders. Rev. Charles A.
Holmes, of Allegheny City, then offer
ed a prayer for all the authorities, beg
ging blessings on all nations, that all
men’s good might be each man’s rule.
The Secretary of the Senate, Russel
Errett, then stepped forward and read
the following certificate of election :
“ We, the Speaker of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House of Represen
tatives of the Commonwealth ot Penn
sylvania, do certify that the Speaker of
the Senate did, on the sixteenth day of
January, 1873, in the hall of the House
of Representatives, in the seat of the
Capitol, open the returns for the elec
tion for Governor of this Common
wealth, and publish the same, in the
presence of both Houses of the Legisla
ture, conformably to the Constitution
of said Commonwealth ; and that upon
counting the votes by a teller appointed
on the part of each House, it appeared
that John P. Hartranft had the highest
number of votes, whereupon the said
John F. Hartranft was declared to have
been duly elected Governor, of the
Commonwealth.
“In testimony whereof we havehere
unto set our, hands and seals, the day
and year above written.
”Qeo. H. Anderson, .
“Speaker ot the Senate.
“William Elliott,
“Speaker of the House of Represen
tatives.
“Miles S. Humphreys.
“Teller on the part of the Senate.”
Speaker Anderson then same for ward
with a small Bible, and placed the
same in the hands of the Governor
elect and recited the official oath.
This being over, the crowd cheered
for Governor Hartranft, who then com
menced his inaugural address as fol
lows:
THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of
Mepresenlalives and Fellow- Ci izens:
Permit me, through you, to lender my
heartfelt thanks to the people of this
Commonwealth for their partiality in
selecting me as the chief magistrate.
In obedience to law X have appeared
before you to pledge my fidelity to the
Constitution. Its obligations and the
reapoesibilities it imposes are 1 hope
fully realized. In the administration
Of public affairs it is my earnest prayer
that X may be guided by Divine wis
dom, and that ail my actions may re
flect on the people’s will.
My predecessor presented in his an
nual message his recommendations and
much valuable information so fully and
so well, lhat it appears unnecessary to
enter into, details. My views are In
accord with the general policy of the
State Administration fur the past few
years, although some changes might he
lor the public good, and to these 1 shall
briefly allude. Having been closely
connected with the finances of the
Slate since 1860, I speak knowingly
when 1 say the revenues have been
faithfully cullected; extravagant ap
propriations have been avoided ; taxa-'
lion has been equalized by the repeal:
of the must burueusume taxes; and by
strict economy and good management
tlie public debt has been largely reduc
ed. The policy of paying oil the en
tire Indebtedness of tlie Male is, 1 be
lieve, fully endorsed by tlie tax-payers,
and it shall be my atm lo adhere to
that policy. The public debt, however,
decreasing while the revenues ate in
creasing, it occurs to me that a further
reu uction of the latter should be made
during the current session. The in
crease iu the value of our real estate
and the product of our manufacturers,
aud the steady develupomeut of our
resources, mid the expansion of
OUR RAILWAY SYSTEM
is rapidly encircling our people. If we
measure the aggregate of our wealth
and its growth, upon tbo basis uf our
lute census, we can readily understand
how a lighter tax imposed upon our
present taxed property will meet all
oiir necessities in the lulure, provide an
ample sum fur the liquidation uf our
debt, aud give a decided impulse to the
useful enterprises thus relie.ed. 1 sin
cerely trust, however, that in any at
tempt to lessen the burden of taxation,
the legislature will exercise a wise dis
cretion aud proper discrimination in
lavor of our industrial interests. In
every part of this commonwealth are
found rich deposits of minerals. To
make them available aud productive
should he our earnest aim, aud shall
receive a large share of my attention.
It can alone be done by the intelli
gent employment of labor aud capital.
This is a subject uf immense interest,
and can best he served by llrst provid
ing the highest possible knowledge of
tlie character and locution of the must
valuable minerals. Labor can be made
inviting by making it remunerative.
Its remuneration must depend largely
uppu the means of prelection accorded
byCougress to our home industries, a
question which may safely be commit
ted to our representatives in the Na
tional Legislature. Capital is tne wa
ter lor the wheel, and should be abun
dant, and the rales of interest easy for
active and wholesome enterprise, and
whatever legislation will best servo
this end should receive general support.
Money will always seek the highest
rates, the security being the same, aud
for that reason it now gravitates to
neighboring States, where the legal
rates are higher than our own. If wo
cannot remove the restriction and make
money as iree as any other commodity,
at .east let us permit the same rate as
allowed by other States, aud thereby
retain it within our own borders.
THIS SCHOOL HVSTBM,
H will be m y pleasure, as It is my
duly, to have a waachful care over tlie
sliool system of our State. No part of
our governmental policy should com
mand the employment of more wisdom
than that which is to promote the in
struction of our youth. It is a source
of pride and satisfaction that our peo
ple contribute so freely to an object so
worthy as our schools. And the report
of the superintendent of common
schools must convince every reader of
the happy result accruing from the Ju
dicious management of our educational
system. But while the doors of our
schools are opened wide to every one,
it is sad to think there are 76,000 chil
dren who do not, or are not permitted
by the necessities of their parents or
otherwise, to attend and receive the
blessed privileges of these schools.—
Tills la a matter of grave import and
exacts of us all, people and legislature
alike, earnest and tbougbttul consid
eration.
SOLDIERS’ ORPHANS.
In this connection, let me say a word
in regard to a subject that lias often
engaged my thoughts, and to which I
invoke the attention of our law-mak
ers. No part of our system of educa
tion has received so universal com
mendation as (hat which is embraced
in tlie circle of instruction of those who
were orphaned by the casualities of
war. The* helpless condition of these
little ones touchingly appealed to Iho
hearts of our peoplp, and the response
was the establishment of the orphan
schools that are noyv the pride ot our
State. Bui in rescuing these children
from destruction and, providing for
their education until they have attained
the ago of sixteen years; have we filled
the measure of our duty toward them ?
Thrown out into the world to do Oattle
with life’s trials at an age peculiarly
dangerous to youth, does not common
humanity require that the State should
maintain its guardianship to these
children until thsif habits are some
what settled, and they have acquired
the means to earn , their own liveli
hood ? The establishment of industri
al schools wherein useful trades may
ha taught, seems to promise the best
and'easiest solution of this problem.
THE MILITIA.
It is highly important that in times
ofinsurrection and riot there shouid-be
at command a good and sufficient force
of militia to assist the civil powers to
protect property and. maintain its au
thority. To create such a force it seems
absolutely necessary that the State
must extend its aid in a more substan
tial way to those who eniis't in her ser
vice. The fines for the non-perform
ance of militia duty are obnoxious to
many of our best citizi ns, and yield at
best but a slender revenue, and that,
too, on a wrought basis, for property,
and not the individual,should oe taxed.
The military should be well distributed
throughout the Stale, and the number
of companies limited, and withip the
limit, to make them efficient, every
company accepted, when found to be
up to the proper standard ot numbers,
drill and discipline, should receive di
rect Irom the Public Treasury at least
$3OO per annum.
INSURANCE.
The fire and life insurance companies
are trying to secure uniform legislation
in all the States, and the States having
a large home interest in insurance
have been the first to adopt that prin
ciple. To impose heavy fees aod taxes
upon insurance companies incorporated
In other States' and doing business in
this, reacts upon the home companies
by reason of the reciprocal laws of those
States. If it is deemed desirable to
protect and. foster tho homo insurance
interests, already too long neglected,
let uniform laws be enacted. To me it.
seems this interest is of sufficient im
portance to warrant the temporary loss
of a portion of , the revenue now re
ceived from the foreign companies.
The revenue from our own cbm panics
will increase by reason of their en
larged business, and we will thus bo
compensated for such loss.
THE CENTENNIAL,
The necessity for immediate action
on the part of. our people to insure the
success of the Centennial Exhibition
must be realized by every thinking
man. Its- failure will be our lasting
shame; its success must redound to ttie
honor and permanent benefit of ' the
Commonwealth. Located in our me
tropolis, which is fast moving to the
front of the manufacturing cities of the
world, affording an opportunity to dis
play the products and resources of 1 our
atate and opening to foreigners new
channels of information as to our char
acter and enterprise, it' certainly is the
imperative duty of every citizen who
loves his State to lend his countenance
and support this great exhibition. The
dignity aiid good name of the com
monwealth are at stake. Let us not
forget these by a lack of publio spirit
or by mistaken economy. Any popu
lar place the legislature may see fit to
adopt to aid this national undertaking
shall receive the hearty concurrence 01
the executive.
CONSTITUTION A L REFOrSI
The subject of constitutional reform
is now occupying a large space of pub
lic atttention; opinions are various as
to its propriety or necessit. - ; as the
views of men are conservative or pro
gressive. There is now however, in
session, .at'Philadelphia a convention of
respectable and honorable gentlemen,
authorized by the people to revise the,
constitution. To these gentlemen we
can confidentially refer the question of
constitutional reform, in tho belief that
out of their combined integrity and
wisdom will spring such measures ns
will best conduce to the salety, happi
ness and prosperity of our people.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION,
There is one foremost and growing
evil, However tb which by my oiith as
your executive, anti my sense of duty as
a citizen, I am constrained to ask your
special attention. 1 1 refer to special
legislation, or the abuse of legislative
power to further particular aud local
private ends to the exclusion ol public
business. I cannot condemn this evil
in language too strong, and it seems
but tho part of common sense that
some positive restriction lie put
upon legislation that will confine it to
public objects and make its enactments
uniform and general.
THE PARDONING POWER
There is another subject to which I
may be permitted to advert, because it
concerns one of my most important
functions. I refer to the pardoning
power. The exercise of
rests exclusively within the discretion
and the conscience of the executive, and
when we consider the importunities of
the friends of a condemned man, and
their natural inclination to use every
influence to obtain a pardon, it must he
conceded that this power is a trying
and dangerous one with which to invest
any one man. Any provision that
would relieve the conscience and di
vide the responsibility of the exercise
of this power must surely commend
itself to the good seuse of our people.
SINKING FUND.
Thera is a popular demand, too, that
the sinking fund, containing bonds
that represent the proceeds of the sale
of public works, and which are appli
cable alone to the payment of the pub
lic debt, shall be kept sacred for the
purpose to which it is dedicated, and
that the safeguards of this fund be
made so strong ,as to protect it from
every encroachment, however ingenu
ously planned or powerfully supported.
To this demand the Constitutional
Convention will doubtless respond,
and, for myself, I may be permitted to
say that no legislation impairing the
security of this fund' or changing its
character shall receive my sanction as
your executive.
Jn view of the prospect that the Leg
islature will, after this session, be di
vested of Its power to legislate for
special objects, a popular apprehension
Is prevailing that interested parties
will push theirschemes at tbisjunciure,
and make extraordinary efforts to con
trol legislation. 1 deem it my duty
to impress upon the Legislature the
necessity of examining with more than
ordinary care every measure submitted
for their consideration.
IIOAUD OF PUBLIC IJIIARTKIIH.
Too much credit cannot bo accorded
to the honorable and humane gentle
men who constitute the board of public
charters for their valuable services,
gratuitously bestowed, in supervising
toe manifold and important public
trusts the State has confided to their
care. I take groat pleasure in inviting
the at'ontlou of the legislature to the
suggestions and work of lids excullent
board, and shall unite in any plan that
will help these gentlemen to accom
plish their boacflclent designs.
CONCLUSION.
We have great cause for thankfulness
my fellow-citizens, when we contem
plate the happy and prosperous condi
tion of our country. Recuperating
rapidly from the ravage and. waste of
our great civil war, she is moving for
ward, to a new era of progress and de
veiopement; and in this march to a
higher destiny, in which all the states
are Pennsylvania should have
a place in the van" a position to which
she 1? entitled by the intelligence and
character of her citizens, the magnitude
of her resources, and the extent of her
industrial interest and grand record of
her patriotism. To maintain this po»
sition for our proud old commonwealth
will be the constant endeavor of your
executive; and to strengthen his arm
and enlarge his understanding he asks
the support and counsel of all good
citizens; and humbly implores the aid
and guidance of Him who is the Su
preme Ruler.
Election Days Fixed.— ln the Con
stitutional Convention, a.few days since,
the article reported by the Committee on
Suffrage, passed finally—yeas 84, nays
24. It fixes the general election on the
Tuesday following the first Monday in
.November; and elections'for city, county
and township officers on the third Tues
day of February.
"“Hatt. Quay, the notorious lobbyist,
is Gov. Hartrauft’s Secretary of the Com
monwealth. With Quay as Secretary,
Harrison Allen as Auditor General, and
Bob Mackey ns State Treasurer, the funds
of the treasury won’t be allowed to ac
cumulate very fast. Poor plucked Penn
sylvania !
LOCAL ITEMS .
DEATH OF JAMES HAMILTON, ESQ.
Our universally respected citizen,
James Hamilton, Esq., died suddenly at
his residence, West High street, on
Thursday night of last week. Mr. H.
had not. been very well for so|ie days,
but his death was hastened, it was sup*
posed, by fright. About 5} o’clock in
the oveningsomething went wrong With
the gas, and for an hour or so the town
Was in darkness. Mr. Hamilton, in
making an examination of' his cbande*
Her, unintentionally unscrewed the main
stop-cook or nut, when a largo body of
gas escaped, and immediately ignited,
filling tbe parlor with, flame. Of .course
he was' much alarmed. He ran to the
kitchen for water and wet towels, and
returning, succeeded in extinguishing
tbe fire. But he immediately took sick,
and when his physician arrived, at 10}
o’clock, he was dying. At about eleven
o’clock he slept, and it was the sleep of
death. James Hamilton was n© more I
Mr. Hamilton was among our.oldest
as he was one of our best and most use
ful citizens. As a School a
teacher in the Babbath School and Trus
tee in the Second Presbyterian church,
he was wise, discreet and always cordial.
To the poor and to ail good and beuevo
ieufobjects he dispensed bis wealtb'witb
a liberal, hand. In tbe death of Mr.
Hamilton the poor of our town have lost
their best and most considerate friend;
the church , its main pillar, and our
School Board tbe man whose opinions
were most sought. .
Mr. Hamilton graduated at Dickinson
College in'lBl3, and for many years was
a Trustee in that institution. He was
admitted to practice as an Attorney at
La\y at tbe Carlisle Bar on the Ist of
April, 1816, and followed his profession
diligently for eight or ten years. He
read law with Isaac B. Parker, Esq.
His Committee of Examination consist
ed of Tbos. Duncan, Andrew Carothera
and George Metzgar, Esquires, who re
ported to Court that he was “ well quali
fied to. practice,” &o. Hla father, Hon.
James Hamilton, was then President-
Judge, and James Armstrong and Jacob
Hendel Associate Judges.
Mr. Hamilton was one of tbe original
members of the Second Presbyterian
Church, which was organized forty
years ago this month, and he served as
a Trustee during all tills time. He was
a member of tbe Building Committee
that erected the old church building, re
cently torn down. He served as a
School Director from the day the Public
Schools were organized to the day of
his death. v.-- • >; -• ‘ ■
On Monday afternoon at 3J o’clock,
the body of the deceased was conveyed
to tbe church he loved bo well, and
placed In front of the pulpit, the Board
of School Directors acting as pall-bear
ere. Previous to being. removed from
bis own residence, however, the. follow
ing exercises were had—Singing by the
Church choir,
“ Rise my soul and stretch tby wings."
Tills hymn was sung at his own re
quest, left in writing. The Rev. Mr.
Norcrosa then read the flOth Psalm, after
which a fervent prayer was offered to
Almighty God by the venerable Dr.
Wing, of the First Presbyterian church.
The remains were then placed in the
hearse by the pall-bearers and taken to
the church, where a large concourse of
sorrowing citizens had assembled. At
the church the exercises were as follows,*
as*near as we can recollect—Singing by
the choir,
“ Hark to the-solemn bell."
The pastor, Mr. Noroross, then read
selections from the Scriptures and of
fered prayer; then singing by the choir
and congregation,
I would not live alwaya.”
A/ter the Binging, Mr. Norcross, deep
ly effected, delivered a moat appropriate
and feeling address or sermon, taking for
his text the 37tb verse of the 37th Psalm,
which reads;
"Mark the perfect man, and behold the up
right, lor the end of that man Is peace.”
This was a most appropriate text for
the solemn occasion, for certainly Mr.
Hamilton was the “ perfect man,” The
Ilev. Mr. Murray followed Mr.-Noroross
In a few interesting remarks, and the
exercises were then brought to a close
with prayer by Rev. Dr. Wing. The
body was again placed in the hearse and
conveyed to the grave, where it was bu
ried from the sight of man forever.* The
Rev. Dr. Leverett, of the .Episcopal
church, pronounced the benediction at
the gravo
The following bodies or organizations
attend*d the exercises at the Church—
the Clergy, members of the Bar, mera
beiH of the Church Session, the Board of
Trustees, the Faculty of Dickiuson Col
lege, Uio members of the Union Philo
sophical Society, (of which Mr. Hamil
ton wits u member,) a delegation of
btuduiiU, the Hamilton Alumni, the
Bdiool Board, the Teachers of the Pub
lic Schools, the Bible Class of the Sab
bath School (of which he bad been the
instructor for many years,) and the
Church Choir. The ohuich was well
filled, and the exorcises lutorestlng and
solemn. Mr. Hamilton’s age was 73.
Thb Conodoguinet is atlli|f roMn
Thb btiramer brigade was ou , i
force on Tuesday. Iri
Many of our soft young men contin,,
to get the “ sip.”. . , lin,le
Our citizens were without ga. „ „
tiou of Thursday night Inst. Por '
Oub outside, this week, 1 8 unnan>l .
interesting. Read it. Usll >’
A number- of jour printers tinm
Harrisburg, went sleighing to B„n ’
on Sunday last. '
tfais vicinity was visited with
other old-fashioned snow storm
Monday last. on
Colobkd Sale Bills continue toh
the bills this season.. We have print s
a number of them. Those who con
template having sales should call ana
examine specimens, .. 3
Gho. Gouchbb, whom we mentioned
Inst week as being v?ry illi, i, rec u
ing, and will soon be ableio attend in
business. j
Th# trains on the Cumberland Val
ley B.R. weredelayed for a considerable
length of time on Monday, in cons,
quenco of the snow.
Wk are informed that a stag dance
took place not one hundred miles from
this office on Saturday night lash
prinoip il participants were 0. S., IV.
S., S. 3., A. G., W. S,, I, P, and others
The dancing was good, considering. ’
Ouu Representative In the State Legia
lature, Mr. Williams, voted against the
proposition to increase the Governor’s
salery to $lO,OOO. We give him credit for
that vote.
The Partridges —We again remimi
bur agricultural friends of the necessity
of looking after tbe wants of the pnr.
tridges. Give Bob White breakfast anti
supper each day:
We regret exceedingly to announce
the death of Johnny Cole, well known
by many of our citizens. He was killed
in the recent engagement between the
United States troops and tho Modoc
Indians, near California.
School House Burned.— The
school house, (not in use at present,) in
Dickinson township, was destroyed hi
fi re on Wednesday moruingcf last »et-k.
The work of an incendiary.it a »up
posed.
.Dead. —In our last we noticed die seii
cus Illness of Mr. Jacob Marlin, baker, of
this place. Before our paper bad been
distributed to its subscribers be was no
more. Mr. M. was a much-respected and
useful citizen, and his death is lamented
by a large cirble of acquaintances ami
friends.
Sudden Death.— The wife of our es
teemed citizen. Dr. Stevenson, West
High street, was found dead In her bed
on Sunday morning. Mrs. 8. bad been
an invalid for some years, but tbe inline*
diate cause of her death, it is supposed,
was heart disease.
Lecture at Dickinson Church.-
The second lecture of tbe Course, altbe
Dickinson church, w\U be delivered by
William H." Miller, Esq., of Carlisle,
on the evening of Thursday, February
6. VocaUmißio by the Carlisle Quartette
Association. Mr, Miller’s subject on this
occasion will- be—“ Salt. Lake City, tbe
Big Trees and Yo Semite.”
TicANKS.~We return our thanks to
our friend, William M. Watts, Jr., Esq.,
of the Department of Agriculture, Wash
ington, for a package of vegetable seeds
(forty varieties,) also flower seeds. We
appreciate such attention highly, for ffo
have now not only plenty of seeds for
ourself, but can distribute some to
friends.
Barge Calf.— A week or two sines,
Mr. William Hotter, butcher, killed a
twenty-month old calf that dressed 73)
pounds. It was purchased from Mr. A.
Lindsey, of South Middleton township-
The meat presented a flue appearance
when offered for sale, and was truty de
licious, as can be attested by all 'who
were fortunate (o purchase of It. Mr.
Hotter is one of our best butchers, ami
always makes it a point to slaughter good
stock.
Died From His Injuries.— Mr. Robt.
M. Graham, Sr., of West Pennsborougb
township, died.at his residence, after se
vere suffering, op Friday last, tbe S4tb
Inst. On tbe Tuesday evening previous,
when engaged in watering hie horses,
one of them kicked him severely. His
skull was fractured, one ear cut off and,
bis windpipe lacerated. These injuries
caused his death. Mr. G. was an exetn*
plary and much-respected citizen, and
his untimely death is lamented by a
large circle of relatives, friends and ac
quaintances. Mr. G. was 73 years o
age.
Cumberland Valley Railroad.—
We learn from good authority that a
change in the officers and manogomen
of this road will take place at an ear>
day. On this subject the Chambersburg
Repository says: .
“The Pennsylvania Railroad, wine
corporation has for a long time own
majority of the stock of theCurabe
Valley rail-road, contemplates
more immediate control and taa > 8
ment of said road than it here
exercised. Beveral propositions ar
der consideration, but that one
likely to be adopted Is to ab.orb tM
Cumberland Valley Into the F*““ 9 jL n .
nia road, and run it under the sam
apement. This policy would do away
with the Board of Directors, offlcw«
President, Treasurer, &0., of Yj® ro ba
berland Valley road, and w S?nnliov to
bly inaugurate a more Ilberul p |?l re .
wards the public than the road ha
tofore exhibited. n
Election op Officers.— At a re ®“"
lar meeting of the Cumberland re ' '
held In their hall, on Saturday evenly
the 18lh lust., the following officers
elected to serve for the ensuing y°
President— M. C. Herman.
/secretary —E. E* Quigley.
Treasurer— Peter £pa br ; , g eoo ml.
First Director—Soho Arney ,
John Peters; Third James A.Green
Engineer—Joba B. ( joM
Charles J. Arney ; second assistant.
Fireman— Ben,). Buggies
man, William Oobhurt; third n
Jesse Snyder. follow-
The president then made the
.log appointments: John
Fipcsmcn John Corho , J JV orlj , tt.
(iebhurt, sr., Hurry Orovo, iphouip-
Fiuysmcn-Vim. Bm b , Jas.
son. Ered’k Hays, John Egoir, j ■
Dt & of Accounts—Abram Dohuff.
K jwil(or— Soloinon Btoufler.