gnmicwi CAULISIiE, P.V TiiuitsDAr, Ji.ir s, isnt. NEWS IN BKIEF. Gold isquofetl atsl.lGS —Gov. Dix has signed the Now York charier. —Tho soldiers’ monument to be eredod at Snubury will cost over $15,000. ’ —Commodore’.John Aullck, U. 9. N„ (retired list) died Sunday oflast week, aged Si. -Ex-county collector Constantino M’Oulroof St. Louis county, Mo., Is ••short’* §50,000. -A fall of rock at Bhamokln killed Andrew Campbell, Saturday. -Chicago Is troubled with Incendiaries and ■highway robbers. , ’—Cochise the Apache, still raids Inlo Sonora from Arizona, —There was a heavy frost ut. Knoxville, Town. , on Friday night last. 000 coal oil lamp lire In Matlownu, N.H Jlth. —The epizootic In Sail Francisco compels the use of Chinamen instead of horses. . —The town of Mariana. Ark., was nearly al burned, 241 U ult. Loss §50,000. Lawrence Hoavdman’s shoo manutaclory was burned 28lh ult. Loss. §lO,lOO, -Thomas Ryan's dwelling at Paterson, N. J. was destroyed by tire 20th ult. Loss, 10,0 W: , -A lire iu loin, Kan., Sunday night. 2Tth nit., destroyed live small stores. Loss. lnsur unco small. ~Tho snow was twelve Inches deep lu Sullivan county, on Wednesday oflast week, according to the JjvmocrtU. -On Friday night, a nipping frost damaged the fruit and cotton crop In the counties adjoin ing Goldsboro', N. (J. -Tlie vih:ii[ii ot Slauton, on Hie Mcmplila & ChiirlPHlown rail-rood, was burned SaUlrdiy ni-lit. Toss SloO.OtO. —li"» metropolitan policemen, with ono can non, have gone lo Install Kellogg’s oincorsat i’orl Vincent, La. -At lloslou.Rev. Mr. Hutchinson him been .-.nivlcted of swindling too sexton of St. Paul’s Church out of SIS.UWI, through pretence Ota busi ness partnership. —Dr. Jacob E. Thomas goes to prison 2 years lor tho manslaughter of Jacob Belt. Both woie highly lespected citizens of Frederick, Mil. —Kx-Oovcruor W. 1,. Shatltey.of Mississippi .lied at Washington Tuesday Morning, of [men omnia, aged S 3 years. fl —Mexicans murdered and robbed an Ameri can near Fort QUUuam, March 25, drove olf hls stuck, amt defeated a pursuing party. —Ex-Representatives Peters, of Maine, and Cox, of New York, have sent to the Treasury tho amount ofthelr extra pay. —Volunteers in tho late rebellion, wlio nave since become insane, are entillcdto admission Inlo I lie U. S. Insane Asylum at Washington. —lolm J. Murphy was hanged at Stockton, Cal., Until nil., for the murder of Patrick Murray. live years ago. —Tho case against Mrs. Wharton, the alleged poisoner, at Annapolis, Ims been anally aban doned. —The argument for a new trial for Stokes Is concluded. The Court reserved its decision for two weeks. Detective Henderson. In New York, has per mission lo prosecute Robert Crawford, Vander bilt’s son-ln-luw. for shooting him a year ago. —nhas-R. Brown committed suicide at Fisk hill, N. V.. because his wile thwarted his wlsho os to the removal of a hen’s r est. —At Charleston. S. C. “Prof.” Dehuaue, a wooden-legged light lope walker, foil CO feet by the breaking of the rope, and was dangerously hurt. -.Commodore William Smith, who was in command of the frigate Congress when sunk by \ iiq rebel ram JU-rrinutc, died at SI. Louis, Wed nesday, aged 70. 127 sailor boarding house keepers in New York are indicted fovviolallngthonew shipping net for the protection ol sailors, and 52 were ar- rested, —The Grand Jury of New York •indlc’ed Lep uly Marshall Moswitz for murder in fatally pushing and kicking Margaret Gordon, a ten ant he was dispossessing, last January. —Tennessee, North and South Carolina had heavy frosts on Saturday. Ice formed In Co lumbia, S.C. Much young cotton was killed. I'lil.s was llie.lato-* yt'}tr«v —Mrs; Ilenncssy, who murdered her two chil dren In New Vovjf, has been sent to the insane asylum. Who shows only occasional signs of —HO.OOO worth of silks wore stolen from a store in Broadway, N. V., Tuesday night. The’store is close by a police station, but the burglars were undisturbed, and no arrests have since been made. —The Lancashire i all-road carriage works, with 50 locomotives and 7"0 ears, were burned at Manchester Eng., Sunday night. 27tii ult loss 5i,000,000. —The U. S. Marshall has ordered the solzureoi all iheellecls of Harrison Grambo, the Phila delphia banker and broker, charged with em bezzlement. —AlSprlng/leid, Mass.,. on Saturday, I’dlh ult., Albert W. Smith was convicted of murder In the ilrst degree. .Smith met Miss Jeannlo Bales walking home with Charles D. Sachetf. Tills was smiiclont provocation for Smith to shoot Sachctt dead, and iuitlcUhree sonous wounds on Miss Bales. —Tho receipts of .ntcruul revenue alone dur ing Hie month of April amounted to 67,500,400* and the receipts from customs to a much larger Mini, yet the reduction of Iho public debt was only 5‘1,2*7.485 CO. —At Portland, Maine, on Saturday last, twe married men, John Warren, aged ilfty-Mx, ami Michael Sullivan, aged sixty, got Into a quarrel over a third woman, when Warren killed Sulli van. In the Court oi quarter Sessions of Luzerne county,2lat ult. Judge Harding decided that no license to sell liquors can ho granted in Luzerne eounty for three years, outside of the cities of Scranton, Wilkeabairc and CaiboiulaJc. —.A funner residing in Germantown, Ohio, zuimod Heany, lilshom JobD-jind daughter Cath arine, wove poisoned at supper on the 2;ld nit,, Jl 1h supposed thutarscnlc was put In the coffee. —A colored farm' laborer named Burke, of Collinsville, 111., while drunk, chopped oil' Iho uead and one arm o( Marla Bowman, and threw the body ln;.o a raviim. .Jealousy prompted the deed. —About midnight on the ilSlh nil., a crowd gathered around the Mercer county jail at Har rodsburg', Ky., took out a negro boy, and hanged hl'O. He had been sentenced to imprisonment ■fur an attempt to commit rape. —Edward McUloone was convicted in Boston, on fho lOlh ult,, of manslaughter in causing the ■death of Charles ll;i!um by violently pushing him down stairs. ~A tiro on the -Vili pH., in Milwaukee, Wis., burned the round house of the Sheboygan and Eon du Lac rail-road, and also the wood and machine shops adjoining, Three engines were also barned. Loss, §50,010. —An unknown man was luluul In uu uncou clous state In ft boat on ll\o Delaware river at Million! a few Jays ago. ami shortly after* v.-.irds died, Do waa dressed In a dark suit and while shirt, and was a printer iromTyroue, Pa., judging from papers found on him. —ticoigo Davis, a resident of Baltimore coun- i>, was uriisii d, liSih ult„ by the authorities of Anne Arundel county, charged with shooting .ml Killing Itucierl Perry, culorod, In August, iM-i. At thu {hue of thu murder no trace of tho perpetrator was discovered. Decent develop, nu rds have led to the arrest ol Davis. Diehard Dale Pettit deliberately shot hlm self dead at his boaiding house, Klgldh street near spruce, IMdlu., Wednesday morning, Uuth alt, lie Was to he married at noon tho same duv. 110 was :i<) years old. Cause not known, as ho had shown no signs of despondency or In sanity. —Bileelund, vho was lecently convicted and sentenced for Die murder of John Alllnghum, and who, with other prisoners, made his escape from the Jail at Washington, I'm, on Saturday evening, April l'J, was captured near Collier’s station, on tho Panhandle rail-mini, and near id* Jorniur homo. -The holler tit Hloimker, Howard ,vfo h saw nidi, in tho tipper jrart of Williamsport. Pu.. ex jdoded at imll past four Wedne;o.»v morning of iasi week, Tim engineer. K/.ra K. j-.imjhyr, wan kiih (I instantly ; tho watchman. Will inu\Mun cy, ‘aas dangerously Jnjui-ipl, slightly. "■ —*n»f w lit; of 1,01114 ilcydtyycr, of Kingston. N. y., while luhtirlnx under a UL of temporary la* auntty produced hy un attack of puerperal lever, tooli her Infant, nlutMlayu «jhl, went to thocla iera iu the yanl, into which wlih her Infant hho Kneed hoiMdfllirouyU ih<- ronyh, narrow open la Her huflmml, nil-* in;' bln wife, instituted ht'.'irclj, and iJOfjij /uuml tho body, Jifo being ex> lincL Tbo lufuut WflH fonud shortly afterwards dtiul. THE MODQO WAR, That wo are to liavt- a aanguiimry In 'linn \var—Much a war with tho Übil Skins as has never been known in this country—is now almost reduced to n certainty. Flushed with victory, the savages of all tribes are concentrating for a tong campaign. With them it la a war for existence, and they’will fight to tho hitter end. Blood-thirsty ns they aro, these lied Men of the forest have their grievances, as all' must admit. They have been pushed from one res ervation to another, until they are now almost at tho jumping- oil' place. It is true then that the Indians have great cause of complaint for tho manifold wrongs and outrages perpetrated by tho while people. Wo have driven them from tho beautiful and fertile hills and valleys of the Atlantic to tho wide plains and rugged mountains of tho Pacific. Tho Anglo-Saxons, with their characteristic grasp for wealth, power and.dominion, have driven them from their hunting grounds with tiro and sword, because tho native savages would not submit to terms, much less become slaves.. Our soldiers and civil ians, agents and trademch, have com mitted gross wrongs upon them. But this is not exactly tho time, in our opinion, to remedy or atone for all tho past wrongs or mistakes of our race. There was never a war without a cause. Never a war'without .either side claiming some grievance. But how utterly weak and incompetent would be a general, an army, or a nation, to pauso during the midst of actual war, to discuss the question with an enemy, inflamed and thirsty for blood. What good could r.suit from sucli a course? The face of every Indian glows with war paint; The .tomahawk lias been raised, and the scalping knife unsheath ed of almost every tribe, tho war whoop has been sounded in every camp and wigwam. The murder of General fanby and Ur. Thomas had hut one meaning. The scalp of every white man, woman and child who could bo captured or entrapped. How worse than foolish it is to now stop t,o reason with such an infuriated people? It is clearly manifest that the only eoiirse now to he taken by our government, is to bring the savages to terms by force of arms, as speedily as possible. After wards discuss a just and permanent peace policy, and endeavor to avert so nira a calamity in the future. We must conquer the Indians in the pres ent contest, or abandon the white settlements of the far Northwestern States and Territories to tho eruel rav ages of tho savages, or perhaps abandon tho savages to the while settles of these localities, who would surely wreak vengeance upon 'them, if not indeed totally exterminate" tho race. , Our government lias sold the whites lands and held out inducements to settle iu the Indian country, and it is tho houn den duty of the government to protect their lives and property. Tun sulury grab being a liltlo" too heavy lor the administration journal to carry they liayo commenced to de nounce it; thus we find one of them, the Columbus (O.) Journal arguing ; Jt is easy.to say that the Republican party was in the majority, and might bane prevented the, passage of the act, therefore il is responsible, and ought to be repudiated l)v the people. But the peopfe also were m power; me,, 50,,, itie Congressmen in Congress, Shall tlie Republican party say therefore-that tlie people ought to be repudiated ? It is evident that the' party and tlie peo ple are in tlie emne boat—they have both been cheated in their representa tives, Thu remedy is tlie same for both—repudiate their unfaithful mis representatives, and choose new and bettor ones. ; Now this is all very line so far as it goes, but • why is President Grunt spared? It was he who endorsed the swag and made it the law. sVlty should lie not be repudiated as well as those who voted for tiie steal ? It is •mean and dishonest to whack the poor Congressmen who get only five thou sand extra, while Grant pockets one. hundred thousand. He received the .the most benefit and escapes censure from iho Iludieal press, but the people understand it and cannot be misled. The following promahlo and resolution were adopted in the Tena? House of Itep rociitiifJvt'S on the 16‘th ult , by a vote of (ib to 12: “ Whereas, We view with alarm the overthrow of republican ami constitution al government in our .slater State of Lou isiana by a decide of a I'Vdeial judge, ami inasmuch aa her degradation and the overibiow of her Government erected by the people may he the fait* of any other State in iho Union; therefore,. "i?c«o/i'cd(lh0 two houses concurring,) That we deeply sympathize with the people of our sister rotate, and wo invite the.earnest attention of the American people to this Julul blow at republican government.” The Modoc nuiscacro and the civil war in Louisiana arc the unnatural fruits of the policy of Grant. Had tho same vigor Icon employed against tho savages ensconced in tho lava beds of Oregon that has been despotically dis played to sustain a lawless usurpation of the government of an American state, the country would not now mourn the loss of her Canby, or look with horror on the scenes being enacted in Grant parish, Louisiana. The groat JSnglish tragedian, Win. C. Mucreudy, whose death was recently announced, did not long survive his American rival, Kdwin Forrest. Tho latter diet! a little over four mouths ago, Macreudy, however, was his senior hy thirteen years. Forrest was horn in March, JShli, Maorcady in tho same month in J 783. Tub Republican State Committee have xcil Wednesday, August tilth, us tile mo, and Harrisburg the place for hold- ing the next Republican .Slate Guuven tion. has the “inside track” for (Supreme Judge, and Rob Maukoy, oI Pittsburg, is sell Imi iijinn fur .Slate Trea surer. Tun friend., of tho President, just niter ■tho war, took great delight In making his Initials read, “Unconditional Sur render Grunt.” This was then very ap propriate and well pul; hut now they just us appropriately mud Rouble, thus: “Un blushing Salary Grabber," therefore Unfaithful (Servant of tiro Government.” — J.nwi'ainc. tJTun.) blandunK Mostly, the well known gucnilluchief, is said lo be over-run with applications from ollleudiolders to use Ids liiMnenee for them v. itli I'm Administration, as lie is believed to ho higher In its regards limn any other man in Virginia, DEATH OF HON. JAMES BROOKS. Dentil lias taken from our midst another of the noted statesman of the day, a leader of public opinion, and a gentleman who .served Ids constituents in Congress for many years—wo refer to lion. James Brooks. It will lie re membered Hint about a year ago bo returned from a trip to the Old World, whither lie had gono for the benefit of his health, hut without experiencing very noticeable relief. Since then his physical sufferings have been at times intense; but, with the indomitable ener gy so characteristic of the man,ho suffer ed, and yet continued to arduously labor for 11iq public, so that the Orest De stroyer found him only just ,relieved by the expiration of the session from ids post of duty in thoXLII Congress. His was ono of the master minds of the decade. Vigorous without personality in debate, lie was an acknowledged leader of tho Democracy, with whom ho had acted, while his oratorical pow ers commanded the respect, oftimes the assent of tho opposition. He departed tins life at 8:30 Friday evening last, at his residence in Washington, in the enjoyment of all ids faculties, and sur rounded by ids family, to whom he had been devotedly attached. He had reached ids sixty-third year, the major portion pf which had been given to the service of Ids countrymen, either as the skilled journalist or tho acute, con scientious statesman. ' His demise leaves a void that will bo diliicidt to fill. [Correspondence of the Volunteer.] STATE CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE. 'Hauuihbuko, Pa., April 20th, 1875. Lengthy news, or pollclcal dissertations, are giving way with mostjouruaisandJournalists, lo brief, comprehensive paragraphs—the news ami gossip muUum in parvo. our letter of Gils week. Is a random one of that sort, as follows: The Governor ims yet 400 unsigned hills pass ed by the Legislature. A large pecentagc of them Philadelphia bills. Auditor General Allen fs temporarily absent at bis homo In Warren. Will ho back sometime tills week. Ex-." peakor of the Senate, George 11. Anderson Is a candidate fur're-election the Semite, his term having expired last session. A bill originally intended to reduce the num ber of assessors for tho city of Philadelphia on*.* half, was snaked through the legislature last session, and received the Governor’s ("Veto Jack”) signature containing the same number ami doubling their pay, and consequently there in uveal Jo.V among tho Philadelphia assessors. Woudr.rolh'S lino picture of ‘ The Second Lay at. Ciottsburg."’ July, 1805,1 s still on exhibition iu the Stale Library. ’ An exchange makes the following thrust at our state plUcinls: ‘‘Pennsylvania lias po rec ognized coat of arras. At Harrisburg every newly elected olllclal arranges the animals on the seal to suit himself, and consequently there aro scarcely two departments of tho govern ment which have precisely the same coat of ai ms.” The llon. J, Howard Beach, (Dera.,)of Wayne county, was tho only member of the fust 1 egls liituro nominated unanimously by both parties, and Hon.Ramue! Henry, of Cumbria, the only Republican elected forma Democratic county. The vole on the new Constitution, If taken next fall, cannot bo counted until next Janu ary and the Legislature of iSM must be elected ami mganlzed under the old dispensation. Po litical trickery last session accomplished this Important result lor the portion of the political •Mus,” who know they must bo shelved under the new Constitution. The rfghl hand of Cooper, House Librarian, fa paralyzed. His physician says It Is “pen pural y sis.” Too much hard Work and close applica tion. We aro glad to uoto that It Is not likely Hi it the disease will become epidemic among the officials on the bill. A bill was passed last session giving tho Gov ernor power lo appoint Notaries Public ut his discretion. At the Into legislative session the tax of per sonal properly and on gross and net earnings was repealed, 'i his will lessen the revenues al most a million of db'ilarsycariy, but still enough will remain to defray all the expenses of the state Government and to reduce the debt at lenst a million per annum. Isaac SUmker, ox Auditor General of this Slate, died in New Berlin. Union county, on the 2lsi nil, in the 7bd year of hls-ngo. Itn.s-.cl Errett will bo continued chairman of •the Republican Stale Central Committee during the coming campaign, Governor Harlianft and Surveyor General Heath attended a Grand Army reunion.at Gor inantown, I’a,, a few evenings since. Mackey will continue to ho Treasurer until May,lS7-1, but will loudly bo Ills own successor. Clan wiif succeed nI tu .f fa WjVft Hiey 1 strong and bitter dg a lor the nomination, in the Republican camp, tho Hon. Samuel Henry, of Cambria, seems to bo the most probable can didate for mo honors of tno convention for State Treasurer- An Inlluontial daily In the Western section «: the Mate says-after alluding to Ibe S2,OiAOW) vxpo.se In the last House, by Orvls, of Centre: “Wo must unequivocally afllrm that it the Uupnbllcan parly nominate Mr. Mackey, tin-y have nine chances In ten of the game against, them / If Mr. Henry, thou nine chances In ten In their favor.” Uf this we feel satisfied, that Mr. Henry will make it, right lively In the Republican Convention for his competitor or competitors, whoever he or they may be. Mr. Henry’s second term la luo House Ims just ex pired ami lie is generally regarded as a man of extraordinary good judgment, ami of sterling Integrity and ability. Being a banker, ho was .also liad a large and valuable experience in Jl imuclal transactions. Ho has always been a staunch and active Republican unci is wetland favorably known in political circles. Although Cambria county gives a ItomoomUo majority of nearly 70(1 ho carried the county the last two years by a large majority, showing ins great popularity and strength In disown, an very Im portant section, ol the State. “O.” . .Synopsis op the Pennsylvania Law.—lt is important that the people of this atato bo fully informed in re gard to the provisions of the law just passed concerning the sale of oils, and we therefore present here, a synopsis of its leading points. I. It forbids tho sale of any product petroleum to be used in lamps for burning, of a lower lire test than JIO degrees. This completely shuts out all the patent fluids made from benzine or gasoline, except so far as*they are used in the manufacture of gas, and burned through pipes like ordinary gas. 11. It provides that all oil sold for use in this Slate shall he inspected by a regularly appointed inspector, and that every barret or package shall lie brand ed as. follows: “state op Pennsyl vania, PIUE TEST, ONE HUNDRED AND ten degrees,” with tho name of the inspector. If however, the oil is better than 110, it shall be marked. HI. All barrels which haveconlaincd oil, must have tho inspectors brand re moved, belore they are sold or refilled. IV. Any oil found in the hands of a aetuil dealer, which Ims been fraudlent ly branded, or bus been adulterated, or not coming up to tho test of 110 Is liable to seizure. V. Any violation of this law is fol lowed by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars, or imprison ment not less than ono year, or both.-r- Any person sustaining damage to prop erty or person by reason of the use of oil not up to the legal tost, can collect damage of tho party who sold the oil. It will be seen that tho provisions of this Act are very strict and Us penal ties very severe. It is to be hoped every dealer will use his best endeavors to have the law fully enforce:!. It is thought the Modoc Indians can only ho conquered by starving them out, which may take a long time. Tho Indian Bureau estimates that it will cost 575,000 to exterminate each Indian, and the number trailing to ho thus dis posed of is not accurately known. Witii.K Grant is “swinging around the circle,” his brother-in-law Cramer, leaves ids post In Denmark, and comes homo to Junket. Tito President Is bound (or Colorado, and Cramer gnei to Chicago. A ntivKUK riot Ims taken, place at Frankfort, Germany, caused hy a small increase in' the price of beer. The troops wore called out and considerable blood shed. Local Option would hard ly lie popular there. Hoy, 11, N. McAllister, Delegate at Large to the Constitutional Convention, died at the Merchants’ Hotel, in Phila delphia, on Monday. Thu Convention on learning of tho mid intelligence, ad journed out of respect to his memory. TIIIS VIENNA EXPOSITION THE GRAND OPENING IMMENSE OEOWDB-MHOH ENTHUSIASM DISTINGUISHED PERSONAGES PRESENT ADDRESS OF THE EMPEROR FRANCIS' JOSEPH Vienna, May I.—Tho Exposition was inaugurated to-day by the Empe ror, in the presence of tbo Imperial family, royal and illustrious guests and State and eivic dignitaries. The weather was unfavorable, but the crowds of people from all parts of the wo ild who witnessed the splendid ceremonies were immense, filling the rotunda and transept of the building and portions Of the grounds surround ing it. THE CEREMONIES, At' noon the Emperor entered tho rotunda with the Crown Princess Vic toria, of Germany, on his arm, followed by the German Crown Prince Freder ick William, who escorted Agusta.— After these came the eldest son of the Prince, accompanied by the Prince Imperial of Austria. , The Emperor took his seat on the throne, when the combined bands, numbering several hundred musicians, performed the Austrian hymn, preced ed by the Prussian anthem. ADDRESS BY THE ARCHDUKE CHARLES, Amid the cheers of the multitude the Archduke Charles then rose, and, ad dressing the Emperor, said: Sir:—Pilled with gladness I salute your Majesty in these halls, devoted to prayers and peace. Your participation has fitly brought to completion the work Which now draws upon Austria the eyes of the world, and has secured fur the Fatherland ihe full recognition of the part she takes in the promotion of the welfare of'mankind through the instruction of labor. May it please your Majesty graciously to receive this this catalogue and declare the. exhibi tion open. THE EMPEROR’S ADDRESS. The Emperor, receiving the casket containing the calalogne, replied : With lively satisfaction I behold the completion of this undertaking, the importunes and significance of which I appreciate in the highest degree. My confidence in the patriotism and capa bility ol my people, and sympathy and support of friendly nations, has accom panied the developement of the great work. My well wishes and grateful recognition are devoted to jts termina tion. I declare the Universal Exhibi tion of 1873 opened. ADDRESS OP PRINCE VON AUERSPERG, Prince Von Auerspeig, president of tbo Council of the Empire, advancing to the foot of the throne, addressed the Emperor as follows: )3ib:—With feelings of modesty and, at the same time, of exultation and pride, the people of 'Austria gaze upon the work which testifies to the increas ing power of and growing esteem for the Eatberland and to its active partici pation in the great task of culture! We owe this work entirely to you. It is the embodiment of your motto—‘‘Pow er and respect come from union, which is strength.” We therefore lay our efforts at the foot of the throne. THE BURGOMASTER OP VIENNA, The Prince was followed by Dr. Folder the burgomaster of Vienna, who expressed tho gratitude of the people of the capitol to his Majesty, and added: Under your government Vienna has become a metropolis. You now confer the highest consecution noon an un dertaking "-hose noble -purpose is ro show what.the human mind, in every scene, is capable of achieving in me chanics, science and art, so that pro gress may become common properly, and be lostered and furthered by the co-operation of all the rivalries of in vention and dexterity. With tbo blessing of peace among nations this sublime creation has arisen, immor talizing the history of culturfe in Aus tria. The city of Vienna, whose lot it is to welcome hospitably, visitors from all quarters of the globe, feels proud and eluted under gracious Imperial protection, and, inspired with grati tude/rings forth the words, “ God pro tect your Majesty, Long live the Empire.” The cry was taken up by thousands of voices and reached from all parls of tho building. The ceremonies closed with the chorus " See the Conquering Hero Comes," aipig by the united mu sical societies and chorus of Philadel phia.. 'ME EMPEROR AND THE EMPRESS, Followed by distinguished, personages, then traversed the western arid eastern, wings of tho exhibition building, being everywhere received by thunders of applause. Having completed the cir cuit of the exhibition they departed amid salvos of artillery and the cheers of immense crowds gathered outside of tho building. THE IfODOOS, All In the Feila—‘-Folly af Fighting Hlana—-Flight of the Settlersi San Francisco, May l.—Tho follow ing dispatch was received from Yreka this afternoon : "Captain Silva and Mr. W. S. John son arrived from the front this after noon, having loft general Glllem’s camp on Tuesday morning. Mr. John son believes there has been nothing done since the battle of the 2Gth ult. Everything was quiet, and no different line of policy in lighting the Modocs huff been setled upon. “Tho opinion prevailed that it would be perfect folly to attempt to whip tho Mopocs after the manner pursued thus far. No scouting has been done, and nothing heard from lieutenant Cran ston and the missing men, whose bodies have probably been burned. “Eight bodies are known to be still on the field of battle or burned. Capt. Moqdenhall’s command arrived in camp on tho 20 th, from Bquth Tqlo Lake. General" Davis, with his escort of twenty-five men, left Ball’s this morning. “Tlip bodies of Lieutenant Sherwood and the otehr officers who were killed in the late filtht, have arrived nt Yreka, and will bo sent to Ban Francisco by tlie way of Redding,” 4 dispatch just received from Yreka states that all settlers on Butte and Bogns Creeks have moved away. Batteries A and K of the Fourth Ar tillery have been consolidated under tlie command of Lieutenant Leary, and Companies E and G, Twelfth Infantry, under command of Lieutenant Camp- No active movement will bo made against tho Modocs at present. At' Harrisburg, last Friday, a wan named Uiiffiu (all dead in a tobacco ware house, where h» was employed. JJo (a supposed to have died of heart disease. Chicken giioleua lias made its ap pearance In several sections of Lancas ter county, and is ravaging the henne ries. Ouoi White, of LowUtown, was among (hose saved from the wreck of the Atlantic, TEERIBLE OATA3TEOPHE, Full of an Iron Itridpe at Dtoron 111. Thirl;/- tiro Itodtee Recovered, nail Many More Hop posed to Oe Under the HVrrtj. , Dixon, HI., May 4.—A terrible ac cident, Inv.oWing a fearful loss of life, occurred hero this afternoon. Tho rite of baptism was being administered at a point in Hock river, just below the Truesdalo iron bridge, and about 200 persons, including many ladles and children, had gathered on the bridge to witness tho ceremonies. Suddenly, without warning, the bridge gave way and precipitated its living freight into the stream below. The scene which -.ensued was Indescribably terrible, as (ho struggling victims vainly endeav ored to free themselves from the ruins of Iho bridge and from each other— Large crowds of people on the banks rushed wildly to and fro, many ot them so distrnctedJwUh terror as to'be un able to render any assistance. Others, more self-possessed, speedily brought ropes, planks and boats, and went no bly to work to rescue the Hying and recover the dead. Borne of those who were on the bridge when it fell were so near the ends that they were able to reach land without assistance. Up to 6 P. M., 32 dead bodies had been taken from tho river, ane it is almost certain that there are others still under the wreck of the bridge. Of those saved, twenty-four were mOre or less injured, some lalally. LATER. Dixon, 111., May 4—midnight.—No other bodies of victims of the bridge disaster have been recovered at this point up to the present hour, but seve ral bodies have been picked up at Ster ling, six miles below here, and doubt less the swift current has borne others still further down the stream. The general estimate of the loss of life is 90 to 100. As stated in previous dis patches thirty-two bodies were recov ered before dark. Five bodies floated past the men at work the wreck and nave not been found. It Is Supposed that at least fifty bodies are still in the >vater; most of them, it is supposed, are under Hie Wreck. The bridge, which was of iron, and known as Trusdall’s pattern, and of five spans, was elevated about twenty-five feet above tho river, which is from fifr • een to twenty-five feet deep. Only the two end spands fell. The three middle spans were standing, but in such a con dition that it is thought that they will fall when the wrecked spans are remov ed. Workmen are busy to-night put ting up a derrick, in order to clear the wreck, and milking arrangements to secure the bodies beneath it It is now staled that there were three hundred persona on the bridge at.the time of tho accident, and that a greater number es caped than was at first supposed. Dixon, May s.—No additional names of the killed are yet known. Dmlng the night the workmen got the derricks in position to raise the bridge, and until that tedious work is accomplished hard ly anything further can he done. Crowds of people were on tlieibanks of the river, this morning viewing the scene of the disaster, the majority of Whom were looking for missing friends. The telegraph wires are kept constant-, ly in use with rntsseges from all parts of the United States. Every house in the city i« in mourning. It is feared the extent of the calamity is not yet known, for there may have been many on the bridge from the Country whoso names have not been obtained. (iisdue Iflau Picked Uj>. Abouften o'clock, on Saturday night of last week. Officers Hoffman and Ba ker discovered a man between the Penn sylvania railroad track and the freight warehouse under circumstances which led them to believe that he was insane. Hie luco wus turned upward, and point ed in an eastern direction, while his lips were muttering a prayer. His pantaloons were covered with mud, and us the cars were being shifted up and down the road he was in imminent danger cf being killed. When the officers approached jvfc-.fc.djjji |n lil*» l*lui luv, "iiatniiv ho stoutly protested against their con duel, and declared that he had a right to pruy to Gd without being molested. Cteeiog that the police were determined to remove him from his dangerous posi tion, he would not answer a single ques tion, but continually looked toward the east. In the Muyoi’a office his conduct was.similar, aud m fact until his removal to the prisons From a Catholic book In his possession it is supposed that he is John Brennan, that name being written ou the fly leaf with a lead pencil. In a pass book found among his goods were the names of Jane Ballath aud James Dallalh. Twenty-nine dollars aud two cunts were discovered in hie pocket book, among which was a twenty-dollar note on the Merchants’ bank of New York.— Harrisburg Patriot. Revolting Crime. On Tuesday afternoon, says the Potts ■vllle Miners', Journal, a lazy, shiftless, begging, loafing, drunken, never-do well negro, Charles Wilson by name, as saulted a little girl of this borough in an outhouse back of tbe school ner of Second and Market streets, with the intention of- outraging her person, in which attempt he would doubtless have succeeded but lor the fact that the child’s screams brought assistance, when Wil son fled. He was arrested by Officer Schumacher and lodged in the look-up. The news of the crime soon spread thro’ the town, and created much excitement and indignation. The verdict of every one was that death was too good for tho wretch, and there was some "wild talk of using a rope and a lamp post, but noth ing came of it. The negro remained in the lock-up all afternoon, protesting his innocence, tbe meanwhile waiting lor a disposition of bis ease. The family of the little child, dreading the publicity of the court-room, would not prosecute him, so Officer Schumacher brought him before ’Squire Reed, where he had a hearing, and was held In $3,000 to appear at the July Court, aud answer to the charge of assault aud battery with intent to com mit rape. In default of bail he was lodged }n jail. A Fearful Accident. In Blairsville, Indiana county, last Saturday a week, Mrs. Henry Trieoe, aged 00 years, bad been to town for tho •purpose of transacting some business, and upon returning to her hpme just outside the borough limits, proceeded to tbe barn-yard for the purpose of milk ing a vicious cow, when the animal turn ed upon her and Inflicted very serious, and probably fatal Injuries, The enraged brute gored the old lady in the face, the point of one of the horns entering the upper Up arid coming out just below the left eye, tearing out her upper jaw, a por tion nf hpr uqse, and a part of the side of her faee. Miss Lillie Trfeoe, aged 18, daughter of the injured lady, endeavored to rescue her mother, when she too was attacked by tbe brute and gored In the thigh, between the hip and the knee, losing a considerable quantity of flesh. Tho latter will doubtless recover, but fears are enteitulued that Mrs. Triece's Injuries will prove fatal. Johnstown Mountain Voice, Suicide of n Farmer. The Reading Times gives the follow ing account of a recent suicide in Berks county: Bamuel Williams, an old and respected farmer of Centro township, committed suicide on Tuesday by hang ing,himself shortly before twelve o’clock in tho sprlgg house on his farm, His body was found by several members of the family soon after dinner. By Indus; try and thrift the deceased had acquired a considerable competence, and some time ago purchased a flue farm In Dauphin county, upon which he placed bis son, The Investment did not p'rove profitable, and the farm was lately sold by the sher iff. Other financial embarrassment fol lowed, whioh, it la supposed, preyed up on bis mind, amt led to the commission Of tbs deed. For some days previous to the suicide he had been lu apparently cheerful spirits, and no one for a mo. ment su-pucled that lie .contemplated taking his life. The deceased leaves a Wife and several oididten, A liny in Nchnylklll County Com- mils (filicide. IsnnQ Hummel, a Iml about 12 years old, employed on the farm of Ida slep fnlber, Franklin ’/,erhey, In Washington township, Hobuylkill county, committed suicide on Monday of lust week. The body was found In a singular position, Hie neck and throat resting In a loop ol a chain attached to nu upplo Iren,' the feet resting with the toes on tbe ground, and the arms so bent Hint Hie bands were brought near Hie face, Instead of bang ing downwards to tbo earth, which they could have touched, so near to tbo ground was tho loop. Ho had expressed dissat isfaction with (he farm on which he was living, having been brought up elsewhere, and doubtless In a fit of moodiness com mitted the rash and irreparable net. In Hie morning he bad minded tbe children while the maid bad went to tbe field on some duty connected with tbo household, and performed other chores. At eleven o'clock be said, “I guess I’ll go now and, do what pap told me to do," referring to hauling away apple tree limbs. He went, and didn’t come to dinner, and was sent for; whflu bis body was discovered. Bitten by a Rind Dog, On Thursday of lost’ week, says tbo Hanover Spectator, a little boy aged five years, eon of Mr. John Herr, Jr.,'residing In Conowago township, Adams county, about a mile and u half north-west of our town. was bitten by. a dog belonging to tbo family, supposed to be laboring un der au attack of that fearful malady, hy drophobia. Tbo dog, for several days pre vious, bod been observed to not in a very strange manner, and but little attention was given tho matter, until Thursday, when he became very violent in his par oxisms, snapping furiously at everything Hint came near him, and before be could be secured or despatched, to prevent mischief occurring, succeeded in biting Mr. Herr’s son. Tbe rabid animal then made bis escape from the promises, and succeeded in biting a number of dogs in tbe immediate vicinity before he was overtaken and shot. The child was im mediately placed under medical treat ment, and Dr. Stoey'a celebrated remedy for tbe cure of a bito of a mad dog, ad ministered, and it is believed that no se rious result will attend to tbe bile of tbe dog, as this medicine bus never been known to fall in a single instance in pre venting au attack of rabies, when pro perly administered. Terrible Accident. SiiaubEield, Pu., April 25.—A terri ble pccld’ent occurred yesterday forenoon at Sherman Furnace, by which John Pule, the chief engineer,, and Harry Steele, assistant engineer, -lost their Uvea by suffocation. At midnight it was found that one of the vulvas in the stowing fur nace was out of order, and tho two en gineers weut in to repair it, without ilrst properly closing the valves between the cylinder aud the hot blast. The gas from the fires rushing in ou them killed them instantly. The bodies lay in tho cylin der until six o’clock In tho morning-be fore being discovered. Dreadful Disaster in Kansas. Near Belleville, Kansas, April sth, tho house ol Mr. Crane was burned, and his family, con stating of his wife and lour children, took refuge with Mr. Bennett? The great storm of Monday night. April 7th, tore the roof off Mr. Bennett’s house, a nlono building, and blow in tho gable, which fell Into the cellar, whore tho inmates had taken refuge. Mrs. Bennett was severely lujur ed, and in the morning Mr. Bennett went to procure assistance. When ho returned, ho found that tho Hour had ialiou lu and his wile and three children, together with Mrs. Crane aud two of her children, were crushed tb death. A doy and girl of Crane’s were still alive aud were carried to a neighbor’s, but tho boy died shortly after roachl ug there. , Who Armed tho Modocs ? It Is an established Inct that the United States Indian ogeuts famished the Sioux Indians with Spencer rllles, scalping knives and skinning knives, which tho wily savages pretended were to bo used In hunting the buffalo Tho Modocs also procured similar arms on some such pro* text, and-are now using them to massacre our soldiers. Some of the Modocs have two Spencer rlflles each, with plenty of excellent revolvers and ammunition. j;a-OA.L ITLMfiI. COUNTS COMMITTEE MEETING, The Democratic County Committee of Cum berland county will meet In the Arbitration •room. In the Court-house, Carlisle, on Saturday, May 17th, at It o'clock, for the purpose of elect ing Delegates to tho approaching State Con vention, A full attendance Is requessed. SAM’L. N.’EMINGER, Chairman, Several lota ot Hue cattle were weigh ed on the Borough scales last week. The Willow trees ou the banks of the .Lelort Spring have on their summer dress. The alarm of fire ou Friday night last, was caused by a pile of chips taking lire In a room at the residence of John Ma gonegal, on Church alley. Tho fire was extinguished before any damage was done. Over -me Dam. —A party of three gentlemen were boating on tho breast of the dam, immediately in front of the Cave, on Sunday last, when the current Carried the boat over the falls of the dam. With the exception of a " ducking” the party sustained no Injury. A Good Speculation.— Jerome Brl ner, well known In Perry county, says the New Bloomfield Times, and who re cently died, had a life insurance policy for 55,000. It seems, a few years ago, he got tired of paying the annual premium, and sold the policy to F. J. Ingram, of Yea gettown, fora sum about equal to what the policy had cost up to that date, Mr. Ingram kept tho pulley alive, and at the time of Briner’s death his total outlay had not yet reached 51,000. Consequent ly, he cleared about $4,000 by the pur chase. Select School.— Select scholars for February and March 1873: School No. 11 John 8., Martin, Frank Marohand, Clarence Ulrich. School No. 12—Julia Kindler, Sarah Heckman, Emma Aberle. . v. School No. 13—Emma Kieffer, Ella Myers, Annie Crouse. School No. £l—J, C. Reesor, Sarnuol Martin, Adam Allison. School No. 15—Martha Frederick, Mary C. Houston, Irene Lamiaon. School No. 10—II. Spangler, John Rhpy, Win. B. Humrich. School No. 17—Lizzie Miller, Clara Green, Florence Smiley. School No. 18—F. S. Bender, S. Heilbroner, J. 11. Bigler. Samuel M. Wherry, Esq.— This gentleman having been appointed a Commissioner to the Vienna exposi tion by Gov. Hnrtranft, tho Shippens hurg News commends the selection in the following complimentary terms Most heartily do we endorse what tlie News say’s, viz : . Wo notice with much gratification, tho appointment of Sam’l M, Wherry, Esq., by Gov. llartranft, ns one, of tho Commissioners of Hie Btute of Penna., to tho Vienna Exposition. Tlie com missioners appointed for this State and consenting to servo, will do so without compensation. Tho appointment of Mr. Wherry is quite judicious, and he will no doubt perform tlie duties as signed him with credit to himself, and honor to tho State lie represents. Flo expects to leave for foreign shores, as soon ns tho work of tho State Constitu tional Convention is completed. Tin-: velocipede mania has broken mu anew among Young America of our bor- ough. COUNTY bUI’ERINTHNUENT ICast bun been added to the Faculty at the Slate Normal School. Tub grand lodge of the XCutglitn of Py. thlas wi/l meet in Heading July 23. Car lisle will be largely represented, beautiful spring, goods have by all our merchants. Con sult our advertising columns before pur chasing. j,' Jacob Kohler, Esq., one of the Com missioners d f York county, has been se riously Indisposed for the past three or four weeks with disease of the heart. Accident. —A man named Deli, in cutting hoop-poles on Saturday near New Bloomfield, struck his axe fairly into J.ho shin bone of one of .bis legs, making an ugly gash.—Perry Democrat . Col. D. V. Aiil, of NeWvllle, has ex changed hia flouring mill at B*g Spring for ore lauds of Mr. Geo. Clever,-.in the vicinity of Cloversburg. Our friend, Mr. J. M, Wallace has re cently opened a produce store in rear of Bbeem’s Hall, (Claudy’s old stand,) where can be found at all times, lish, flour, potatoes, and everything pertain ing to (he.business. Patronize him. Robbed.—Mr. Pearson Clark, former ly postmaster a{, Ceutreville, tills county, was relieved of bis pocket-book, contain ing all the money.be bod (somessoo), by one of the “light-fingered gentry/* at the railroad depot at Pittsburg, two weeks since, while be with his family were on their way West. The’situation was rath er an embarrassing one, but a dispatch to frieuds brought the necessary funds toon able them to reach their destination.— Oakville Enterprise. Personal. —Hon. Fred’k Watts, Com mlsslouerof Agriculture, arrived iu town last week. The Judge enjoys excellent health. i ' AV. V. Cavanaugh, Esq., of Ship pensburg, has purchased the tailoring es tablishment of Capt. A. C. Landis, of that place. Mr. C. is popular with the community. Mb. J. C. Noble, of West Virginia, is now on a visit to his relatives in this this place. Mn. A. M. Hulmes, the popular ad vance and contracting agent of Sanford’s Combination, billed our town last. Fri day. Death of Judge Aul.-Hoh. Peter Ahl, Associate Judge of the, courts of York county, died at his residence, in York, on Thursday, lust, In the'B4th year of his age. Judge Ahl was uue of the oldest citizens of York, and was highly respected by all who knew him. During his life he served the public in different official capacities. .His death wfts an nounced iu Court by J. W- Bittinger, Esq., John Gibson, Esq., and His Honor Judge Fisher also delivered eulogies on the life and character of the deceased, af ter which, out of respect to hia memory, Court adjourned.. Judge Ahl was one of the,few surviving soldiers who partici pated in the battle of North Point, dur ing the war of 1812. Incendiarism.—We are informed by a gentleman from the •neighborhood of Mt. Rock, says thoVS eniincl, that on Thurs day evening of last week, the..dweiling house of Robert McKeebau, uoar Mount Rook, came near being destroyed byfire. Borne evil disposed person placed a quan tity of paper in a box, and, after setting tire to it, turned the lid bottom sido up over tbo box, and placed it under a bed iu a room but little used. Members of the family, noticing tbe'smcll of smoke, on examination found tbe above evi dence of on attempt to tire tbe dwelling. Had Ifnot been that tbe air was exclu ded from tbe fire, a disastrous conflagra tion would, in ail probability, have been the result. Cm Pm Convention.— We learn that the above, College fraternity intends to hold its Forty-ninth Annual Convention and Re-union on tho Bth inst., (to-day), in our town. We hope it may be large ly attended, but as tho time is changed from its former time of meeting, it may prevent mauy from attending, as now students are immersed in study. Wd air so learn that Mr. Win. Lutpheu. and Mr, Ed. B. Rawsou, of the New York Bar, will deliver the oration and poem. The Convention will be held under the auspices of the Onega Chapter. Its ses sions will beheld In Marion Hull, and the re-union in Rheem's Hall, on Thurs day evening, at 11 p. in. We hcfte the 11 boys’’ will have plenty of fun. The Late Mrs. Bdrd.— From the Harrisburg Patriot we gather tho follow ing in relation to Mrs. Burd who died in Bedford recently: Mrs. Burd was the daughter of Rev. Samuel Waugh, form erly pastor of the Silver Spring church, in Cumberland county. Her mother waaEliza Hoge, dau ghlerofDavid Hoge Esq., of Hogestowu, who was sheriff of Cumberland county when it embraced all of Pennsyleania west of the Susque hanna river. She was the widow of George W. Burd, who represented the Bedford district in congress during Jack son’s administration, His grand father, Colonel James Burd, was sent in 1753 to this region of country with a body of pro vincial troops. Ho followed tho old Braddook road to the neighborhood of the Mount Braddock farm, and thence he made a road to the mouth of Redstone, known as “Burd’s old road,” and built Redstone Old Fort, on the present site of Brownsville. Meeting of School Dibectobs.—A Convention of the Dlfeotora of the sev eral districts of the county was held in the Court House, on Friday lust, to re ceive and act upon tire reports of.the va rious committees previously appointed, to select a uniform aeries of text boqks to he used in the public schools of the county. The attendance wua slim, only about forty directors being present. J. P. Rhoads, Esq., of Nowvllle, was appoint ed chairman, and C. P. Humrioh, E