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HEWS IN BEIEF.
The two cent piece is to ho nbollehed.
-The Local Option bill has passed tho Now
York'Assembly.
-Tho soil of Kansas Is said to bo toll 01 russUla
ed elephants.
—Tho Eastern Penitentiary tohlalns Slll pris
oners.
- —liair the honey been of tho Northwest have
been hilled by the severe weather;
—A DCS Moines (Iowa) chap has lilted up a Ad
dle to run by steam.
New York people are luxuriating on ripe
tomatoes and strawberries.
-ur course Prod. Grant should have bis salary
doubled. It Is a family disease.
—King Oscar, of Norway, will bo formally
crowned on tho IStli of July,
’—Philadelphia’ policemen have been ghost
hunting.
—Small-pox Is prevalent In Montgomery
county.
—Mrs. Halo died suddenly from malpractice
(a t’blcago lust Wednesday.
—High water Is damaging railroad bridges In
Missouri, New York and Indiana.
—A famine prevails In the Islands otft.ala at,
Ireland, Even tho sheep are starving.
-The Arkansas river carried away a railroad
bridge Wednesday night. Loss SaO.UOO.
—.lohu Van.Syekol win luajnlttcdof tho charge
01 poisoning his wife, In Kings county, N. Y.
Ex-Ooveruor A. 11. Moore, ol Alabama, died
on the fitb last. Ho was universally respected.
—An orango.treo in Los Angelos eonr-ty, Cal.
supposed lo bo SO years old, Is said to have yield'
ed la one season fl'-OO oranges.
—Quean Victoria Is mingling more with her.
people than heretofore, and Is often seen in pub-
-Charles Frauds Adams received us arbltra
lor for the United States Government at Gone*
va..522,500 in gold:
-Mr. Thomas Weston, while cutting a big log.
tell In Trout Bun, Clearlleld county, this State,
and was drowned.
—Major Brown, U.S. Army, killed thirty-eight
warriors and Captured seventeen squaws at
l.oulo Basin, Arizona.
-In Bike county, 111., 'a hot Journal of a
threshing machine sot fire to the straw, burn
ing eight horses, all the machinery and grain,
and several ricks.
newly completed brick building at Mid
dletown, Conn., fell in Wednesday alternoon,
burying uudor’the ruins fifteen men.
—The South Carolina Legislature contains 101
colored members. But eight of the whole num
er can read or write.
—Southern papers are beginning to urge tho
removal of Jefferson Davis’ disabilities so that
he may be aont-to Congress.
—Nelsoh Curtis was robbed of bis pocket book
containing $23,200 lu bank bills and notes, in
Boston recently.
—Advices from Arkansas state that another
party of eight surveyors bitve been murdered
by the Indians.
—Tom Wright, colored, murderer of Roger
ski. peddler, at Washington, was found guilty
of murder In tbo first degree.
—Stokes has secured the services of Hon. W.
F. LottlugwoU. the noted criminal lawyer of
lowa, should a new trial be granted him.
—Michael Donovan was sentenced In New
York last Monday to twenty years lu the Peni
tentiary for highway robbery.
—a great flood at Rochester, N. Y., onlhe Slh
lust., carried a building over the Geuuesse Falls
, —drowning 20 persons.
-In Fremont, Nebraska, you «m bo potniocf
tor thirty cents a bushel, eggs at twelve cents a
dozen, and beef at ten cents a pound.
—A few days sincoJoseph Haycraft.of Beards
lowa, 111., slept for forty-eight hours, and died
lu less than fifteen minutes after being awaken-
—James O’Brien, a boy but ten years old, v
Uls throat a few days ago, In Lawrence, Mas-
In consequence of the severe punishment i
dieted by his mother.
—a hurricane at Burlington, lowa, recently
unroofed buildings and destroyed a batter and
egg depot, burying many persons. 'Seven were
allied and nineteen Injured.
—Prof. Albert L. Sumner, a brother of Hon.
t’lnlrlos Sumner, was lost on tho Atlantic. He
was returning from a residence of several years
lu Germany
—The United States troops attacked seven
teen Cheyenne Indians, returning from the
Ules In New Mexico, and killed two and badly
wounded 3. The tribe Is excited.
—At Memphis, Tennessee, on the -HU lust., a
man shot his brothor-lu-luw for trying to ex
tort Sl,ooo,.under threat of shooting, from tlio
lalter’a father.
—Some jnodlcal students placed the head 01 a
dead body near tho Capitol at Washington, on
Saturday morning, causing much excitement,
until It was discovered to have been dead seve
ral days.
—Cyrus M. Fisher, of Vermont, who was lost
on tho Atlantic, was a lawyer, and had been
employed by parties In this country to look af
ter property supposed to belong to them in I* n
rope. ilo. had amassed quite a fortune.
—Marie Twain will sail tor Europe on the 17th
of May. taking with him the manuscript of hit
new volume, which will be published simulta
neously on both sides of the water.
—The city debt of Erie Is Just about an evm
million of dollars, which Is large enough to sal
Isfy most people that hold properly In ilia'
swarthy city.
—The number of persons out of employmci
tu Philadelphia is large. One Insertion of a li
lie advertisement lor u clerk la a rallromUi
Hce brpught 085 applicants In a single day.
—Fifty thousand dollars whs recently reniizi
by the sale of the timber upon 515 acres of u<;
in Clearfield county, owned conjointly by li«
William A. Wallace, James B. Graham ai
Jonathan Boynton.
-President Grant was in Now York city la
week, and was the centre of attraction to a host
of importuning oflice-seekers. Tho object of the
visit was to arrange for the wedding ol Miss
Nellie Grant and a son of ex-Collector Tom
Murphy.
—Mrs. Arlington, who claims to be tho wife of
Gen. Fred’k W. Arlington, was found in the
h treats of Now York recently, suffering from the
.olfectsof malpractice. She Is now In tho Long
Island College Hospital, and Is not expected to
recover. Helena Kails, a female doctor, lias
been arrested, on tho charge of tho dying wo
man, for tho commission of the crime.
-The New York Evening Post printing and
newspaper establishment was sold last week for
ono million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. No species of properly has advanced
more rapidly lu value during the last few yours
than newspaper establishments, both lu cities
country towns. .
outgoing State Senators.—With tho close
of the lute hcbsLoq ot the Legislature the
terms of eleven Senators oxplreil. Their
names are as follows; Nagle, of Philadelphia ,■
Davis, ot Berks ; Knight, ot Pucks ; Albright, of
Lehigh; Randall, of Schuylkill; Crawford, of
Juniata; Potrlkeu, of Huntingdon, and Dill, of
Union; all Democrats; and Anderson, of Alle-
Kheuy; Dolemator, of Crawford, anil Waddell,
of Chester. Republicans.
XltK liloN State.— Pennsylvania may well he
called the iron State, as Its product In pig, bloom,
forged and rolled iron, together with Iron bolts,
nuts, wasllbrs. rivals, nails, spikes, pipe and
castings Is set down at the sum of 5128,d)1,907, In
addition to which machinery and boilers to the
value ot S'lo.nis.irvi are manufactured, besides
nearly *7,000,000 worth of steel.
V. destructive coullagratlon was raging last
week In the forests near Oordousvlllo. Vu.. and
a largo number of dwellings and railroad build
ings and fences arc reported destroyed. The
Chesapeake & Ohio and Ohio* Miss. Railroads
ioso heavily, us also do many farmers. Tim mr
mer road Is lijjpaasable. Fires are also ra ; lug
near Danville, Butkvllle, In the Dismal Swamp,
and near Leakesvllle, North Carolina. A (-
her of dwellings and other property Is reported
tj, have been consumed at each ol the pl'ict*
iiii'iitlcmcd,
-A few days ago Mr. Samuel Himes with a
ijurly wore engaged In ralUug on the north for
of the Allegheny, In’C’iurlou county. iloandhlK
yro\v had brought down a raft during the foie
tioon, and while returning to the big diim lor
another, Mr. Himes stopped hy the way, Ids
companions expecting him in follow and meet
them at the dam. Ho did not corup In duo
time, and becoming alarmed at Ida delay,
(search was made for him, but wllhout saoc«.ss
until night had'set In, when ho was discovered
In a secluded place, lying In an Insensible con
dition, with several bruisea on i;U head. The
(•unite of Ida injuries is yet a mystery. The gen
eral opinion Is that he bat been foully dealt
with,
NEW MILITARY BILL,
Tho lute Legislature passed it new
’Military bill. Tho bill provides-for the
creation of 1 two hundred companion of
volunteers off tom forty to fifty officers
and men. To each of these organiza
tions tho State is to pay $-100 for its
support yearly. Tills will amount to a
good round sum, but in addition to
this We will have brigade’, regimental,
and armory charges, to say nothing of
tho hundred and one other expenses.
Wo can see no necessity for this ex-
travagance. Formerly, under good old
Democratic times, our State militia,
cost but ii trillo. Volunteer companies
composed of tho best young mou of the
various cities and counties, gave their
services without asking or receiving a
cent from tlio State. Every man found
his own uniform, and felt it a duty as
well a pleasure to perfect himself in
the manucl. lint now, that wo have
negroes for soldiers, extravagance is to
bo resorted to, and each smoko is to re
ceive pay and a uniform found him for
his heroic services. White men, wjien
they acted as volunteer soldiers, were
not thus favored, wo repeat.
Our Military system, it must he con
fessed, is in a wretched condition, and
it lias been brought to this condition
by Radical politicians, anxiety
to gratify the negroes, and to permit
them to strut under shoulder straps,
has played.the mischief with the mili-
tary ardor that was a former feature in
our State. Our military is at present
made up almost entirely of negroes,
and a beautiful military it is. Look at
our own county. Formerly wo had a
dozen or; fifteen well-equipped and
well-drilled military companies—vom
panics, composed of white men, who
found their own uniforms and served
without compensation. What have wa,
now? Two negro companies—each
company numbering some fifteen men
—abd these, two so-called' companies
cost the State some $1,200. White men
Will not join companies, for they will
not„ affiliate with negroes, however
much Radical loaders may desire it,
Hence the colored men have it all to
themselves, and receive almost the en
tire State appropriation. Ihdeed, the
object of making this appropriation to
our Military establishment was with
tho view more to keep the negroes, in a
good humor with the Radical party
than anything else, for as military the
negroes don’t amount to a row of beans.
In case of domestic insurrection no sane
man would dare use negro troops,
against white men, for it is well knoftu
that negroes will not stand up against
cold steel. It is a political dodge, then,
this Military appropriation, and for all
the good it will-do the money had bet-
ter be cast into a fire. The Radicals,
in their attempt to put negroes on an
equal footing with white men have
ruined the military of our State; and
tliey know this themselves if they
would but confess it. They will go on
spending vast sums of money, however,
that the “colored wards of the nation”
may spread themselves at the people’s
expense.
What They Think of Them.
The Illinois Legislature adopted the
following joint resolution;
“That without regard to politics or
parly ties, we do moat emphatically place
the seal of our condemnation upon our
■Senators and Representatives in Con
gress from thjs State who, by their own
votes, increased their own pay U) $7,500
per annum, and took a bonus 0f55,000 for
services already rendered, and we further
uoudemn tbe President of the United
.States tor signing the bill by which they
were enabled to realize the increased pay
and hisowii salary was increased by S--3,-
000.
We are glad lo note Hie earnest, thor
ough and complete condemnation which
this resolution proposes to fix' upon the
salary thieves. Whenever both parties
shall strictly hold their representatives
to such an accountability for their acts,
we may hope for an t-arly termination of
such theft.
If this resolution will ho sustained, the
Illinois members wi'll have some appre
hension of popular indignation against
legal theft. ThcTresident will also note
what the people ol his native State think
(,{ him fur affixing the seal of his oilice
to a law w bich unladed him a $lOO,OOO
for iiis signature.
A lauge number of English farmers
and skilled mechanics arrived at New
York from Liverpool on the Bth. inst.,
by the steamer City of Bristol. They
constitute the first installment of the
colony of five hundred families from
Dorsetshire, England, who have located
on tiie lands of the Northern Pacific
railroad company, in Western Minne
sota, where several townships have
been reserved for their occupancy. The
present arrival consists almost wholly
of ruen whose families will follow them
in May, by which time their houses
will be prepared. They are mainly
persons of considerable means and cul
ture, and emigrate as an organized
community, ‘being accompanied by
their pastor, the Uev. George Rodgers.
They will engage in raising grain and
cattle on a large scale, and will*estab
lish manufactories of various kinds at
Now Yoevil, tho central town of their
colony.
Resident Grant lias shocked the
feelings -of the respectable people in
Washington, hy the ptirdon of O’Brien,
the murderer. It was one of the worst
eases on record. O’Brien hud grievously
insulted the wife of a man, at a picnic,
where he was a patrolmen. The man
made complaint to the eliie), who con
fronted O’Brien with his accuser. Ho
instantly knocked the man down, with
his dub. and afterwards, meeting him
on the same grounds, drew a pistol and
killed him on '.lie spot. Hu was tried
and sentenced to ho hung, and as lie
had an “excellent war record,” as a
soldier under Ben Butler, the President
lias commuted the-sentence. A more
unprovoked and brutal murder was
never committed.
TnuJ’few York Tribune neatly char
acterizes the “salary grab” as “a hill
increasing the pay of all tiie men who
voted for it, and doubling ihe pay of
the President who signed it.”
Tun first appointments made hy
General Grant, in ids second term, are
his brothers-in-law and other relatives.
His family first, his friends next, and
the country last, is his motto.
Grant looks “forward to the. day
when Jib shall ho relieved of the cares
and responsibilities of office.” , So do
w e, with pleasure,
SINE DIE,
Tho legislature adjourned sine die at
noon on tho 10th inst. It was elected
during a period of great political ex
citement, and tlie fact that tho people
of tho different districts had paid very
little attention to tho political matters
which moat nearly concern them soon
became apparent. Many /iniquitous
bills have been put through at tho dic
tation of corporations and private per
sons. Tho lobby lias boon all powerful,
and the mandates of the disreputable
men who compose tho third house have
been obeyed with the greatest alacrity.
A number of new offices have been
created’and means devised to secure
salaries for the holders of. sinecures,
every cent of which must eventually bo
paid by consumers. The general laws
passed have been few and unimpor
tant.
In tho house especially was evidence
given of prevailing corruption. Men
who had heretoforoborne good charac
ters succumbed to tho prevailing influ
ence and blasted their reputations for
ever. It may be said witti truth that
the lower houao.'was the weakest intel
lectually, tho most corrupt morally, and
the least dignified that ever assembled
within the walls of our State capitol.—
On more than one occasion it disgraced
the State by indulging in scenes of tho
greatest disorder. The speaker, chosen
by tho Philadelphia ring on account of
his known readiness to favor corrupt
legislation, did not protend to rise
above the low level of those who ele
vated him to a position which ho was
in no sense fitted to fill.
We have no doubt that the scenes in the
House were such,as every pure-minded
Pennsylvanian would wish to see blot
ted out of remembrance. The evening
before the adjournment witnessed ex
hibitions of disorder which must bring
the blush of shame lo the cheek of
every decent man in tho Common
wealth. A member who had been
called to temporary occupancy of the
chair by speaker Elliott was pelted out
■by a shower of tobacco boxes and other
missiles.
In a disorderly discussion sneers were
hurled at such members ns had made
any pretense at a disposition to reform
abuses, and a resolution was offered re
questing Senator M’Clure to deliver a
speech before the House upon political
reform.’ The motion was adopted amid
shouts of laughter, and Messrs Brock
way, the mover of the resolution, to
gether witli Sam Josephs and Boh Tit
termary wore appointed a committee to
wait upon M’Clure and inform him of
tho action of the body. The Colonel
knew that House too well to be sur
prised at any act of folly it might com
mit. Instead of showing indignation
at what might very properly have been
regarded as an insult, ho unhesitatingly
accepted the invitation. As his im
pressive figure passed up the aisle to
tho chair, which Speaker Elliott vacat
ed for tlie occasion, the hearts of the
roosters must have thumped audibly.
In measured tones and with marked
emphasis the Senator proceeded to
speak as follows :
Mr. Speaker and Commoners of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;. I am
very happy lo meet you this evening.
Most of you of Philadelphia were never
nominated and but few of you elected
—how about you of the rural districts I
am unable to say. I am extremely
happy lo believe in a different state of
things hereafter. You have succeeded
admirably in your work of creating
offices for those of you who can never
come back. As to reform, I think the
debate in the Senate-must have made
a deep impression upon Ihe members of
the House. I rejoice to hope that after
the darkest hour of political demorali
zation, I may meet your successors here
next session, and that bettor men than
yourselves will fill tho seals that will
then know you no more.
Never was a more signal rebuke ad
ministered never one more richly
merited. The words Were the fittest
that could have been employed, be
cause the most true. That little speech
photographs the House with the most
wonderful accuracy, and we commend
the picture to the’ careful study of the
people.
Elections. Large Democratic
Gains .—The Ohio municipal elections
shows large Democratic gains. Cincin
nati, Cleveland, Dayton,- Bucyrus,
Chillicothe, Mansfield and Columbus
have gone Democratic. In Crestlino
the Democrats wore victorious.
Keokuk, lowa, has elected a demo
cratic mayor.
The city of Albany, N. Y., has just
elected the democratic ticket for mu
nicipal officers, by 1,500 majority. Last
fall Goy. Dix (republican) carried tho
city.
Tile M’Enory ticket for local officers
was elected in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
the other day, without any serious op
position. An indication of the con
tempt in which the people of Louisiana
hold tho Kellogg usurpation.
Doubuque, too! The Democrats of
Dubuque, lowa, on Monday last elected
their candidate for mayor and a ma
jority of the. city council. It looks like
a democratic revival all over the COUn
ft
try.
00ME0TI0¥T OFFIOIiL,
Hartford, April B.— Complete re
turns at tlio -Couranl office, make the
vote for Governor as follows ;
amnlles. Ifavat. limr.mU. *»«/!■
Hanford 90:19 UlO7 iH*
New Haven 7081 I'-TII) 5.A
New London -1110(1 IUSI ole
Fairfield 0789 711(17 -01
Llehfleld ®93 -JBe- IS
Windham J9;i7 11)311 IPS
Middlesex TWO 'Jills 19.'
Tolland 1915 1917 180
Tolala
The Senate stands H Republicans to
10 Democrats, and the House 109 Re
publicans to 132 Democrats.
At a meeting of the Central Demo
cratic Association of Pennsylvania held
at the hall on i road street, Philadel
phia, on Thursday evening last, a reso
lution tendering thanks to Congress
man Wm. M’Clellnnd and R. M.
Speer, for their adherence to sound
Democratic principles, in voting against
Gen. Butler’s retroactive hill, popular
ly called “the steal bill,” was offered
and after speeches hy Gen. Wm. B.
Thomas, Mr. John Campbell and oth
ers, it was adopted. Very proper.
Tub lepuhlican newspapers are just
now employed in explaining away, the
defeat of their party in Connecticut..
As we have find some experience in
apologizing for reverses to our own
party, we can assure them that it is a
poor business even if industriously
prosecuted.
LIOENBE AND ANTI-LICENSE,
Oomploto ami Unofficial of
tho State.
The following arc the returns.from tho
counties ami cities In tho State, which
have voteil upon tho “local option” ques
tion. Potter county, which h>s a local
liquor law, and Philadelphia, which
votes In October, being mnmiltcii:
Adams
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
Bedford L> . W 1 > Itjo
Berks k^-’ 1
Blair £”•
Bradford -
Bucks ,J - W .. ou
Bailor ~ 0511
Cambria ‘ ‘ '
Carbon u . ll . ~w
Centro A:;?
Chester ‘Vit
Cameron ' - l
Clarion
Clearfield
Clinton .... 1,1
Columbia £lO
Crawford 0 -*
Cumberland ~I >n /u ''
Dauphin _
Delaware “ x>
Elk : i-l
Erie ; ,oU
“Ji:
°° 'l
Fultou
Forest - ... m
i’.'rH
Huntingdon A A'i«
Indiana ; *i *
‘
Juniata " J
Luzerne
Lancaster ‘>« u
Lawrence ;
Lebanon "(«
Lehigh 1-lb ,
Lycoming l rj"
McKean . irJ
Mercer
MUllln; ;
Monroe Ml
Montgomery I^l
Montour W-
Northampton IS-I
Nortliumberlund 271 .
Ferry u ' 9
mite 311
Schuylkill..... 0320
Somerset •ji|>
Susquonanua 181 -
Sulllvan JW
Snyder * ,lj
'floga J -00
Union
Venango
Warren
Washington MoJ
Wayne 3.U
Westmoreland....
Wyoming u<7
Yon: 1310
Majority for liconso S-o,jll
Tlia cities of Pennsylvania aro Initialled In
the foregoing table of counties. Tho majorities
lu them were a.s follows ;
Allegheny, . 1
Allentown,
Altoona,
Carboudnlo,
Chester, ' . - • .....
Corry, . • ,$J{
Eric, . • - • •
Harrisburg, . • ,[£
Lock Haveu, . . £/«
Lancaster, .... l >■?
Meadvlllc, . . . •
Pittsburg, . . . . •
Heading, . . • • |ij;|
Scranton; .... ion
Titusville, .... . yu -
Williamsport, . BdU
Willsesbarro .... o/.i
Nepotism of the President,
The action of. Mr. Grant in advancing
his hopeful son Frederick over tried
and experienced officers is exciting
even the disgust of political friends.
The Observer at Utica designates the
Aihole matter as contemptible, and says
that tiie conduct of the President as
signing his son to the stall 1 of Lieuten
ant-General Sheridan, with the rank
and' pay of lieutenant, excites very
general and severe comment. Here is
a boy who graduated at the foot of his
class at West Point one year ago. laat
summer His conduct at tho academy
was so bad, and his scholarship so de
fective, that ho would not have gradu
ated at all but for the influence of his
father. A few weeks after receiving
his commission as a second lieutenant
in the army lie was detailed (in flagrant
contempt of regulations) to accompany
General Sherman to Europe. He
waltzed through the capitals of the old,
world at the expense ol the government
and returning home, not many months
ago, ho spent his time at the White
House (after going through the form of
joining his regiment), and now ho is
granted permission to lake up his resi
dence in Chicago to enjoy the honors
and reap the emoluments of a full or
brevet lieutenant-colonel. He jumps
hundreds of worthy and deserving
officers, who would deem it an honor,
after twenty years of service, to occupy
the place which he is called upon to
fill. The administration organs were
loud in denunciali i.i of Senator Sum
ner when ho proposed to erase from
the regimental flags the names of the
battles fought during our civil war.
Th oy declared that ho had insulted the
soldiers, lint they have uo word of
rebuke for the President when he in
sults tho army and the country by'in
troducing inexcusable favoritism in a
field where only service and valor
ought to win promotion. To make
room for Fred Grant on Sheridan's
staff, Major Forsythe, a brave officer,
whose honorable wounds attest his
courage and patriotism, is to bo sent
back to his regiment—although ho is
permitted temporarily to remain with
Sheridan as “ acting aid.” The army
regulations explicitly declared that no
officer shall be detailed for stall' duty
till he has served for a given time with
ids regiment. Young Grant has never
complied with this provision. If wo
are to have a royal family, which, in all
its branches, near and remote, is to be
fed at the public crib and showered
with public fators—lot us understand
the matter at once. If we are not to
endure such an infliction, lot us know
why tho regulations of the army are
overthrown, the law defied, and decen
cy outraged in order that tho Prc.si
dant’s son may be elevated to a place
which ho has no right to hold, which
ho is not competent to fill, and which
he is pretty certain to disgrace.
A FAT TAKE 1
IHGUBES THAT WON’T LIE!
The peoplo must pay the piper, ami
they pay him well muter the last salary
grab.
Congress mol on the lirst Monday of
December last, and adjourned on the
fourth day of March last—covering a
period of ninety-four, days, fourteen
thereof being Sundays. Deduct Sun
days and we have eighty working days
during the period.
Salary for the session, 8T,.">00 ! I
Suppose they were in session every
day during that period, their pay would
ho Each per- Day !
The usual dally sessions last about four
hums—for which time they receive the
enormous pay of !??—:*,• • t- n.u Horn
-a well paid sot of trusty (?) sevants
truly. Their bosses feel ipdto lucky lo
receive, and are happy in possession of
Shod per day.or 15 cents per hour.
A more generous constituency would
he hard to scare up.
The Mayor of Harrisburg advertises
for a dog-catcher.
iMODOCJ TRUA-CT IBKV
Murtlcr of (icn. Canity by Capt. Jack.
Jit I,LED AT A “veacj:" com’Mix't
Commissioner Tlioums also Killed
MR. MEACHAM FATALLY WOUNDED.
How Ike Murderous Flans ira'c Laid
Fnan the Phllaila. Inquirer, April 11.
2'hr A'/ainxt
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U.TiO
Tlio long-ponding Modoc war has de
veloped a triigio episode as horrifying.us
it is sudden. Our despatohes from tho
vicinity of the lava beds, on Friday, con
veyed the impression that the dillloulties
with tho belligerent Indiana would bo
peacefully adjusted, and this morning,
like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky,
comes the terrible announcement that
Major-General Cauhy, and at least two
other gentlemen, were massacred in a
cruel cowardly and premeditated man
ner by Captain Jack and a iiumbel' of his
follow savages. As on, previous occa
sions, General Con by, Commissioner
Meaehum, Dr. Thomas, and a few others,
left the camp of the national troops to
confer with the Indians—have a " talk,”
as tho aboriginles style it. Captain
Jack had a peculiar fondness for these
discussions, planning in his treacherous
mind, no doubt, tho culminating one of
lust Friday.
While quietly discussing the points at
issue Captain Jack gave the preconcert
ed signal for the bloody work to begin.
With ids own hands lie murdered Gen
eral Cauhy, and his associates fell upon
the Peace Commissioners, Dr. Thomas
and others witli knives and pistols.
How much Influence the brutal butch
ery of so valuable, tried'and trusted a
general oltlcerof tho United States army,
us was Edward B. 8.-Candy, will exer
cise against tho furtljer enforcement of
the Indian peace policy yet temains to he
seen.- From the details of-the massacre
now bclbie ns it seems quite certain that
valuable lives were sacrificed in tho fur
therance of a system of dealing with tho
Indiana, which, though it had, humani
ty to recommend it', lias, after years of
practical trial, prove denmbrous, expen
sive and entirely ineffectual. That tho
officers of tho army will demand the
punishment of the craven slayers of their
foully murdered colleague is but natural.
That officers will hereafter confer with
Indians only when surrounded with an
elfeutive force of fheir own troops is
equally certain.
To those who have ever opposed peace
ful dealings with the aborigines, the
appalling massacre of tho lava beds will
form a strong argument while it cannot
fail to plead, trumpet tougued, against
the pacilie teachings of suen devoted In
dian philanthropists as Vincent Collyer;
while among the frontiersmen who have
suffered individually from Indian treach
ery and cruelty the murder of General
-Cunby will he an incentive and pretext
to avenge thel,r own wrongs. Altogeth
er, tho long vexed Indian problem seems
further than ever from a settlement,
save through the awful medium of a war
of extermination, waged by a powerful
civilization against weak barbarism.
And this latter terrible alternative is
being forced on the nation by tho Modoo
chief, who, while professing peace, with
his own hand, slew, in cold blood, Major
General Canby.
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■Dkpaktmknt oi>’ California —From
the Modoc Expedition.—General Canby
with the Peace Commissioners, went to
meet the Indians ahoutono mile in front
of camp at three minutes past eleven
o'clock this morning. At half past one
P. M., the signal ollicer whom I had
watching the conference, reported firing.
Upon reaching the place of meeting I
found that General Canby and the Kev.
Dr. Thomas had been killed, and Mr.
Meacham wounded. The other commis
sioner, Mr. Dyer, escaped unhurt. I
shall at once commence active operations
against the Indians, r
Alvin Qillem,
Colonel first Cavalry, Comcl’g.
Dated at Camp, Boutlr of Tule Lake,
April 11.
Death, op Maj. John , Cummings.
—Maj. John Cummings, of Selinsgrovo,
Snyder county, this State, died at his
residence in that place on the 7th inst.,
aged about 73 years. His death was
sudden and unexpected and is suppos
ed to have resulted from a fit of apo
uluxy. But a few days previous de
ceased was in Harrisburg seemingly
as hale and strong as in the days of his
youth. Those who saw him then, in
the full flush of health, will realize
with dillinuity the sad truth that ho is
no more. Major Cummings was well
known to the public, having held vari
ous honorable positions in civil ollice
and having been for many years
prominent as a democratic politician’
Ho was a member of the Legislature of
1871, representing the then district of
Lycoming, Union and Snyder. Ho
Was a man of lino personal appearance,
possessed excellent qualities of head
and heart, and was a true gentleman
in every respect.
Frau Culture. —’‘Moat moil, if they
have a pond on their farm consider its
urea so much waste land, they have no
knowledge how to use it, while it may
be made profitable, more so, than all the
remainder of the farm.” So say the fish
Commissioners of Massachusetts.
The artificial breeding and culture of
the various food fishes is receiving much
attention in New York and the New
England Stales, and a short trial has con
vinced the most skeptical that it can ho
made an exceedingly profitable business,
and one 1 lint requires but little ciiro after
it is once started. Many farms iu this
county have streams running through
them that could he utilized,for this pur
pose at a very slight expense, and swamp
lauds that are now unproductive could be
made to pay as well as tiie richest fields.
The streams of our county seem to he
particularly adapted to the raising of
black bass and brook trout, which are
universally conceded to bo unsurpassed
i,;i good fishes; and command the very
highest prices. These fish breed very
rapidly and the exercise of a little care to
keep the young from being devoured by
the old fish is all that is necessary to in
sure an almost fabulous increase. Wo
commend this subject to farmers and oth
ers who have the facilities for engaging
tins business.
Eokhpaucia’s family, consisting of 1,-
500 animals ami birds, 1,000 men and
horses, together with elephants, camels,
etc., in addition to a great circus troupef
cost $2,500 daily to feed and transport
over the country. Ono million dollars
have been invested in the .exhibition.
Eoropaugh will be hero with ills combi
nation during lire summer.
A. J. Sanderson, esq., sou ot ex-Mayor
GoorgoSandorson, of Lancaster, has been
appointed to a clerkship in the otltco of
Mr. Q. C. Gardner, general superintend
ent of'the Pennsylvania division of the
Pennsylvania Central railroad at Altoona.
Wanted Work.—The number of per
sons out of employment In Philadelphia
is large. One insertion of a little adver
tisoment for a clerk in n rail-road cilice
brought 085 applicants in a single day.
A meddlesome man, who was
watching his wife hako pies, stopped
with ills bare foot on a hot stove ltd,
and thou stopped tip in tlio air a few
paces, lias gone West.
Tin: hills are hazy.
Fix up your bird houses.
Jla it E footed urchins are visible.
I'm: farmers are busy ploughing.
Ftioa concerts are once more in order
Tim Susquehanna was high last week
Gakdeninci, planting and pruning ii
now brisk.
Tun country roads are becoming Hue
for travel. 1
Tin-: price o| fresh fish is gradually
declining.
Shad, rock fish, pike, ami perch are
abundant in our market.
Clean your yards and’cellars—purify
your promises.
House cleaning and white washing is
now tile rage.
Plant flowers and shrubbery to beau
tify your homes.
Envelopes fnruished and printed very
cheaply at this office.
“'Tla the month before tho month of May.
Amt spring comes-slowly np lids way.,
The wheat and rye fields look beauti
fully green and promising.
"Kokh Kent” ornamented a door in
tills place. •
The farmers are talking of the merits
of the different varieties of potatoes.
School directors are compelled by law
to publish annual statements.
Mbs. Livermore. in'ltheem’s Hall,
this (Thursday) evening.
\VoKK has been resumed on the exten
sion to the First Presbyterian church.
' Some of the "beautiful snow" still lin
gers in the cross roads and fence corners.
Don’t fail t< secure a seat for Mrs.
Livermore’s lecture. Ad mission ■5O
cents.
The Fruit Trees were in blossom in
Virginia near Norfolk, week before last,
so writes one of our subscribers-
The fine moonligbteveuingslast week
attracted a large number of proiueuaders
upon the sidewalks in town.
The Voi/unteeb keeps in great favor
as a local family newspaper. It has the
largest circulation in Cumberland coun
ty.
Now is the time to "fix up” your prop
erties. To clean your lawns and gardens,
to beautify and adofn your homes.
Govebnob Hartranft has signed the
bill providing for the payment of $2 per
day am} mileage to jurors. The law ap
plies to the entire State. "
Have you forgot to poy your subscrip
tion? The matter may be a small thing
to you, but in the aggregate it is a big
thing to us. Attend to it.
Thebe were less'removals among our
Carlisle busines*s men this year than on
any previous first of April.
Any person who takes a paper regular
ly from the post-office—whether directed
to his name or another’s, or whether he
has subscribed or not—is responsible for
the payment.
The meat house of Mn John Deohant
of the Merchant's hotel, Mechaniosburg,
was robbed of all its contents on the
night of the sth inst.
Bobscbibebs to county papers will,
after June SO, have to pay a postage of
live cents quarterly, as their circulation
free in the counties where published, is
cut oil', editors will have to pay postage
on their exchanges after that date.
Foub hundred thousand eggs were
shipped over the Cumberland Valley rail
road, one day last week, to Philadelphia.
Don’t permit this treacherous weather
to iuduce you to lay aside your warm
clothing. Many a valuable life has been
sacrificed by taking off woolens to soon.
The hornets and wasps, which are of
an industrious, if not affectionate dispo
sition, are beginning to reconnoitre for
summer residences.
Tickets with reserved seats for Mrs,
Livermore's lecture fifty cents each, to
be had at Piper’s hook store.
The man who can takedown a stove
and put it up without indulging in a lit.
tie profanity, is about ripe for "mansions
In the sides.’’
Spring has oome upon us suddenly.—
The trees are budding out, tho gnus
springing up. the birds carroling their
sweetest lays, and all nature is preparing
to put on the green livery of the season-
Welcome.
Thb closing lecture of the,course will
be delivered by Mrs. Livermore in
Bheem’s Hall, this (Thursday) even
ing. Lecture will commence at 8 o’?
clock.
Doinci Well.—Our new Chief Bur
gess, High Constable and Street Com
missioner are performing good service,
and are entitled to tile thanks of our citi
zens.
IT is the opinion of a good many that
country merchants who got their posters
printed iu Philadelphia should look to
Philadelphia for their customers. Those
who are not willing to patronise the me
chanics of their own town, have no
claims upon its,citizens.
There is a rumor iu town that a fel
low has been "jugged" in the neighbor
hood of New Kingston, for selling liquor
contrary to the Local Option law, he
alleging that he was in ignorance whoth-,
er Local Option carried or not.
Remarks a country exchange: B y
all means lot there bo a meeting of all
tho newspaper publishers of ' the State
outside of Philadelphia at an early day.
Tho combination of city papers and
congressmen to crush the country press
demands united action and combined
opposition. Let there be a meeting at
Harrisburg at an early day—say about
tho middle of June.
YES!
Township Clerks are required within
sixty days after the annual spring elece
tlous to make out and publish a oomplet
statement of the financial condition of
such townships, under a penalty of SBO.
In-several counties of tho .State, where
the law was disregarded, suits have been
brought by the tax-payers and tho penal
ty In every case collected. By observing
tho law township clerks may save them
selves and friends tho expense of litiga
tion.
Lemons eok Keveu.—All do not know
that lemons sprinkled with loaf sugar al
most completely allay feverish thirst. In
valids affected with feverishness cun safe
ly consume two or three lemons a day.
A lemon or two thus taken at tea time is
recommended us an entire substitute for
the ordinary supper of summer, and will
often Induce a comfortable sleep through
tho night, and give a good appetite for
break fust.
Eastuh.— Easter Sunday was very
geneially observed among tlio dllleront
religions organizations,of mil' borough.
Soi.n.—Mr. (1. Inhoff, on Thursday ln»(,
sold his lino threo-story houso and store
room, South Haiiover street, to Mr. David
Strohm, for SS,OOO.
Quit townsman, Air. Charles Eleager,
was presented with a silver-headed .cane
hy the Council of the -English Lutheran
Church, on Monday evening Inst.
Go to Piper’s book store and get a
ticket for 50 cents admitting you to
Ilhoera’s Hall this (Thursday) evening
to hear Mrs. Livermore, Tickets will
give you reserved seats.
Thanks. —Andrew Zeigier will ac
cept thanks for several bottles of excel
lent pop. Now that local option- has ta
ken effect pop will be a very popular
drink during the summer.
A jean named Young was arrested by
Constable Sanno last week on complaint
of a proprietor of a, livery stable In
Suubury, who alleged that Y”oung
hired a team and did not return the same
at the time agreed upon.
Montoojeery Queen's stupendous
quadruple combination-is. billed for Har
risburg, next Saturday, the 19lh lust.
This will be the, first show of the season,
and is represented to bo the largest now
travelling.
In Court on Tuesday morning, on
motion of John Cornman, Esq., Mr. E.
W. Biddle, of this place, was admitted
to practice in the several Courts of this
county. We learn the young-gentleman
passed a very creditable examination.
Death of Christian Qlbijl—We
regret to learn that Christian Gieim,
Esq., one of the Directors of the Poor for
this chanty, died at his residence, in
Monroe township, on Tuesday. Mr. G.
was a highly respectable man, and his
death brings sorrow ,to many warm
friends.
A Good Round Price. Sheriff
Foreman sent his six ■ years old hay
mare "Annie Allen,” to Baltimore a
few days since, where she was sold for
$1,200.’ “Annie Allen” is a. Virginia
mare, gay and gentle, but yet few in
this locality could see so much' money
in her.
Mb. Wji. Park, was sworn in on
Monday last, and entered upon his du
ties as Constable of the East. Ward.
Mr. Wm. B. Matthews was also sworn
in for the West Ward. These two
gentlemen will make excellent officers.
Db. S. H. 0. Bixleb, sou of our
townsman Mr. Samuel Bixler, removed
from Orrstown, Franklin county, on
the Ist inst., and has located at Mt.
Rock, this county. The Doctor should;
os he will, receive a large share of pa
tronage of the people in the vicinity of
his new homo.
Personae.— Mr. Wm. .Ivon nedy is
now on a visit to his family in this
town.
Mr. Joseph Common, formerly of
this place and now editor ot tire Hunt
ingdon-Jl/bmfor, has been elected a
member of tho town council of Hunt
ingdon.
School Accounts.— lt is perhaps not
generally known by school directors that
an act was passed two years ago by the
Legislature of this State, making it obli
gatory upon directors to publish yearly
the receipts and expenditures of their re
spective school districts. Without a
compliance with this law, taxpayers may
with propriety refuse to settle their school
tax. It would be well for school boards
throughout the county to bear this in
mind. 4
A Man named Edward Summers was
drowned on Wednesday morning of last
week near an island in the river opposite.
New Cumberland, whilst engaged in
catching lumber. He was in company
with another man named William
Thompson in a skiff when they were up
set. Both seized the branches of an over*
hanging tree'and their cries attracted at
tention from New Cumberland and their
rescue was attempted. Summers’
strength failing him he was lost before
he could bo reached. Thompson was
rescued with much-difficulty. , .
Joe Kimball, the Indian root man,
was in Carlisle, last week. Joe gives
Shippensburg a wide berth .-Skippens
burg Ne%vs.
Yes, indeed he does; from the sim
ple fact that Joe has too many first
class towns to give entertainments in
(and soil in,) without wasting his time
in towns where there is no enterprise!
The Shippensburg - News will please
copy that fact for the benefit of the
public. Let us hear from you again.
I like a free puff once and a while,
although I am making money.
Joseph B. Kimball,
The European Compound Man.
Bridge Letting.— On Tuesday of last
week the Commissioners of York and
Cumberland counties met at the Com
missioners’ office in Carlisle, for the pur
pose of deciding upon the various propo
sals laid before them for the construction
of a joint Bridge. After examining the
proposals, which warp numerous, the
contract was finally awarded to Messrs*
Laumastor & Bucher, of York, the sum
to be paid being $3,990, the contractors to
furnish all the material. This bridge,
which is to be of wood, on the Burr top
arch plan, is to be erected over the Yel
low Breeches Creek, near Lisburn, at a
place known as Anderson’s Fording.
License.— Judge Junkin’a Decision.
—On Monday, In tho court of Quarter
Sessions, on the application of Mr.
George Z. Bentz, of the East Ward of
Carlisle, tho court refused to grant a
Hcense for his hotel, and Judge Junkin
filed an opinion sotting forth the fact of
tho election on Local Option having
been held, and that no certificate had
been made out by tho Return Judges
or anyone authorized to do so showing
the aggregate vote on the License
question. Also, that the Court have
taken up tho separate returns from the
different election districts and aggre
gated the vote themselves, and al
though some irregularities were dis
covered in the returns, yet by casting
out such returns the result in tho coun
ty would not bo changed. License was
accordingly refused to. Mr. Bonlz, and
all tho other applications wore hold
over until tho 10th of Juno next.
Wo learn that tho Bentz case will bu
taken to tho Supremo Court at tho
May term. .So that a final determina
tion of it will bo reached before tho
tho 10th of Juno.
PAPKKTOWN
Into a borough,
A steady rain set lu on Wednesday
mornlug'wlth prospects of continuing
some time.
Two white and'two-colored girls wer,
arrested by the police one day last week
for being drunk and disorderly.
We are compelled to. put our paper ( 0
press one day later this week than usual
owing to a very heavy press of job work
Mu. Jos. Gett of Oxford, Adams conn
ty, has bsen appointed chief engineer of
the H. & P. railroad In place of Cant
Jos. Mifflin. . ,
The schools of this borough wets
closed on the 11th lust.. It being Q o ‘oil
Eriday. Services were also held In g eve .
ral of our churches.
Capt. W. E. Kahns, formerly propri
eto of the American hotel, in this p] aCp
has been appointed Uoepor.of the Injano
Asylum,’ vice Mr. Westfall, resigned.
The Captain will make an clllciont and
obliging official.
I WEI.!, bo back next week from tiro
Eastern cities wltb n large stock of sloth,
ing, boots, shoes, hats, &0., to be sold at
terrible low prices. Please reserve ymir
orders for me. Cheap Joiex,
It.
The residence of Mrs. Jane Keeney,
on Pomfrot street, was onteied by petty
thieves on Saturday night last, who car
ried away nearly every eatable thin,,
that was about the bouse. Much sym
pathy was expressed for Mrs. K. as she
is a lady of limited circumstances.
Mr Joseph Freise has received the ap
poiuiment of conductor for tho night
express train, and Edwgrd Burns, long
tho. hrnkeman on the accommodation
train has been promoted to baggage
master on tho same train.
It is an erroneous impression, which
prevails to great extent, that farmers
have a right to shoot or injure dogs or
other stock which may tresspass on'
their property. The law will , not up
hold the man in shooting tho dogs or
fowls of his neighbor, simply because
they are tresspassing on his laud, or in
other words, no ope is allowed to take
tho execution of the law into his own
hands. His legal remedy is in a claim
for damages against tho owner of the
offending stock.
Court.— The April term of Cmirl
commenced on Monday, Judge Junk in
and Associates Montgomery and Afosur •
on tho Bench. Quite a largo attendance
was .observed at the opening of the
Court, occasioned no doubt by tho ef
fort which was being made by die
landlords throughout the county to
obtain license, notwithstanding tho
“Local Option law.”
The usual petitions, Ac., were then
presented. Up to going to press there
has been no Quarter Sessions business
done. The following Common Pleas
cases have'been disposed of:
Burkholder vs. Beetem’s Adminis
trators. Judgment confessed to plaint
iff for $2,G00.
Hume vs. Hume. Verdict for plain
tiff for $5Ol-68.
Longnecker vs. D. Btenner’s Com
mittee. Verdict for plaintiff for S3SO.
Lyno vs. Black, after being partly
tried was continued.
Sheriff's Sales.— Sheriff Foreman
sold the'followihg real estate at public
sale, at the Court House, on Friday
last:
A hoUso and lot of ground on North
street, 43 feet front by'll9 feet in depth,
the property of John Boyer, to Edward
Cronican, for $9OO.
A lot of ground situated in Hopewell
township, containing 90-acres, more or
less, the property of Martin Kunkle, to
0. Long, for $1,920. *
A lot of.ground situated in Hopewell
township, containing 10 acres more, or
less, the property of Martin Kunkle, to
O. Long for $3OO.
A lot of ground situated in Monroe
township, the property of Joseph Darr,
to C. W. Ahl, for $4,500.
A certain*' two-story frame- house
situated in cleversburg, Southampton
township, the property of Daniel
Barnhiil, to William Moll, for $125.
The sale was then adjourned* until
Saturday at 1 o’clock p, m., when tho
following properties were disposed of:
A lot of ground' situated in Lower
Allen township, containing 20 acres,
more or less, having thereon erected
two dwelling houses, grist mill, saw
mill and bank barn, the property of
Michael Horst, to Elias, Hake, for $lO,-
805.
Tho properties of John and Ann
Sheldon, in Nowville, John It. Woods,
in Mechanicsburg, E. A. and Alice
Thrush, New Kingstown, David
Guyer, Papertown, W. S. McDannel,
Newvillo, and the Second Presbyterian
church in the borough of Carlisle, were
not sold.
The School Entertainment.
We, announce with pride the success of.
the entertainment of the Graded School,
on Friday evening last. A very largo
and respectable audience greeted tho
school, and, notwithstanding tho ex
treme length of the programme, mani
fested an interest and appreciation
throughout the entire performance.—
Our space will not permit us to go into
details, but a few particulars deserve
special mention. The salutatory by
Master J. Ira Mickey, was well ren
dered, and won the good opinion of the
audience at once for the youthful
orator. The dialogues were all good,
but “The JJumors of the Strike,” was
one of the best. Master S. C. Walker
in the character of Hartshorn, did full
justice to himself and the rest of the
.characters—in fact, Master W. was the
favorite of tho evening. Misses Jack
son, Harmony, Carothers, Brown and
Maggie Fosnot, sustained their charac
ters excellently. Tho tableaux weio
all good; and tho music in perfect
keeping with tho other portions of the
programme. Tho duet by Misses
Jackson and Harmony was very finely
executed, and elicited hearty applause.
We might name many more who wore
conspicuous on tho programme, but
suffice to say that all showed carefu
preparation and efficient training,
which, injustice to the worthy teacher
Mr. P. E.. Koons, must bo attributed to
his indomitable perseverance, talent
and energy. Evorbody was pleased,
and wo hope to have tho pleasure o
witnessing many more-entertainments
of tho kind in this place. We also hope
it may infuse a new life and interest in
the schools of tho community.—Oak
ville Enterprise.
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