tupj
luCLGRriELD REPICLICAV
j.
t . ( rc,i.iiic svr.nr WMj.ssaojcr, nr.
F GOODLAXOHK & UACmiTV, .
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Jj . CLEAUniil.D, PA. ... j
R8TADMMI P.I) IN 18T. 1
Tbs larffoit C'lrciilnllnn nfotiy Newspaper
In No rlli Central PeunaYlvaiila. ',.
Terras of Subscription.
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ff pld In adranon. or wlililn J montlu.... Wt
il paii niier i ami " " mw -
. ff paid after tlio expiration of tuonlba... 3
Rates ot Advertising.
Crnlmt ndrcrtlaomtnta, per aqua ra of tO line, or
leaa, R llmea or leaa...,, 91
Knreach aub.eqocnt inaerlinn.,
(In
Admliilairotora' nil Klccutnra' notion I AO
Auditori' nntirea , I A"
Cnutione nnd 1'sfrayi 1 ft"
IMaaoluilon notice. I nn
Profe.ainnnl Carda. 1 Your 5 "n
Local notiooi.por lino... , 30
YEARLY ADTRItTIRBMESTS.
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- Job Work.
1 .. BLANKS.
attnTe quire 2 I qiilra,pr.qu(rp,Jl IS
41 qairon,pr,liui S 00 Otor 0, ytr quirt, 1 60
IHXr)T)IM.S.
i fhect. 15 nr t!,S2 00 I j f'jocl, J5 or lci,5 00
i ihoot, 25 or lea., S CO I alicct, !5 or lo", 1 0 00
,0rer 25 of eooh of iiliovo nt proportionnte rote i.
.' . finnpOE n. r.oOIH.AXDKU,
i OKOIKIE HAUEItTV.
I'lll.llill.M.
(fan!.
T. Hi MURRAY,
" ATronxr.v asd coi'SSEi.nn at law.
Prompt ntt' ollon rIvwi to nil t. il lnlne
-nrruti'tl t" liin onri. in Clertioll nii-l Hflii)iN)E
'iuntici. 031 -e on M trkct t., oppittito N;iiilc'
oirclry Store, Cli'ftrlit),!, jvll'71
TIM.IAM A. WAM.irK.
misic rip.i.niifl.
WALLACE fi. FIELDING,
ATTORN F.Y. - AT . I.A W, 1
ClcarlUlrf, Pa. .
jrJT-lmd Winr.s of nil -I. inrln nttcrilril to
rith proinptnp.li nn,l iiilclity. Office in wi'l'-mt
t of Willinm A. H'nllnoe. Jwilfcl
A, W. WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
" flcarfirlii. Pa. "
VluOBi? In lliroirl HoMf. ' JecH ly
H. W. SMITH,
ATIORN'EY-AT-LA W ,
11:1:75 flrnificM. Pn.
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTOIJNKY AT LAW,
Clcarfii-lil. Pa. ,
)M-nini In th flonrt nm fjy" '!
JOHN H. FULFOR.D,
ATTOItXKY AT r..W,
CIcnrQclil, Pa.
OBIi on Rfnrkot St , err JorrrU Knwrp'
flrortry tore. JnnJ.172.
ru. i. u crLLormi.
I n. h. u ih.iiiioii.
T. J. MeCULLOUGH & BROTHER,
AT'i't U!N" KY AT LAW, i
('Irarfir'.l. Pa.
()nleon Market -trrl nn. door pii. t of th rlmr.
field Tounty Hnnk. 1:1:71
j. b. mcen ally;
ATTOI.1NT.Y AT LAW, ;
:lcarflc!J. Ps. '
XrLerol 1'n.in. ntlT'lril to promptly with
.fUelilr. OfTioo on Bcoon-I ilrcct, nhnvp lio Firil
h'ntional Dnnk. l:25.7l-lyp'l
ROEERT WALLACE,
ATTOnNKY- AT-LAW. ,.
V'ollarc:on, CIcardcM Couiitr, Pcim'a
luAJI lffal lmrlnmf promptly nttomlf-tl to.
. D. L. K REB S,
Fiicccr'orto II. T!. Rwoopo.
Law and Coli.kction Oitice,
P.itl,l ?2 , CLEARFIELD. PA.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Offlo on Second St., ClaarGold, Pa. - norllir
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Atirl Heal F.ntnte Acent. Clearfield. Pa.
Office on Third lrret. hot. Cliorr.T .1 Welniil.
apafRcipectfoMy oflVri hli rervionln rllinf
anil huylng land In CloarOtjld anil adjolnine:
eountloa t aiu( with an etparienceoi nvrrtireutT
yenri aa a flnrro.vor, Qattcra liiir- IT that ho con
, render tatUfartion. Feb WML
J. J. L INGLE,
ATTOUNEY-AT - LAW,
MS Osrniia, Ctcardcld Co.. Pa. ' j :pd
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
JtEAL KSTATE RIIOKKH,
Haw liOfjH nnd Jjiuuber,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
.Office In Mimonic Riiildin, Room No. I. 1:2.3:71
John It. On il. CT. Alcxr.nder.
ORVIS &. ALEXANDER,
ATTOI NEYS A r LA II'.
Iti'llH'oiito, Pa. ,(rplll,'(l5-j
Js7 B A R N HA Rt7
ATlilltNEV . AT - LAW,
Hi lli'li.iilc. Pa.
Will prnclicft in t'lrni field or.d nil of the Courfi of
the 2.!h Judicial ilitrict. ur.il t-rtiilc l,uinc
;.mil collcrlion of claim, made rpcoUilllca. ti'7l
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND S U II U KO N.
OKIee on Market Slrret, Clearflold. Pa.
i0!iio hour.: I to II a. n , and I to 8 p. m.
DR. W. A. MEANS,
.PHYSICIAN k SDUGEON,
Ll'TUKIisIII'lllI, PA.
Will attend profcaaioniil ealla p.'oniplly. anglO'70
J. JJ. KLINE, M. D.,
UYSICIAN k SLfKG120Np
. fTAVINO )onrtrr x rcnnflfl.). Pi., oftcr liii
JL lirofcMinnnl etcrvitv-i to Ihr (r'i;.lo of (hit
jihiA-e tin'l an rrmi ml ing country. All u.-iltit ir'imjtlj
Utteti'M to. ofli. n (f.
DR. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
I vmiimiei yiKini iwiailiril ITIIUJ llitj t '111 J,
effort hit ftrufei'ilioal rvlcoa t U citixom
of OIrfiiia.unty.
PrPftifd'i.unitl oftlli ffomfttly ttn 1rd to.
OHm on 8 toon 4 atttfttt, formcrlyiBfupifl hy
'Dr.WuaJi. (pr4,6rt.tj
J EF F E R SO N L I T z7
PHYSICIAN 4 8UIIGKON',
HAVIXII loeateil at Oaeeota, Pa., offrri III.
profeaaiooal .errieea to the pcple of ttiat
plrt,-e and aurronndinx countrr.
' V-ll ealli prumptly altendeil lo. OTioe
and reaidonca on Curtin at., (orincrly occupied
brlJr. Kline. (Ma, t:ly.
t. noLtowat'ia ... . , . nana canaf.
HOLLO WBUSH & CAREY,
BOOKSELLEKS,
Blank Book ManufuclHrrrs,
' AKp erATIO'NiiM,
9W .Wnrlrfl HI., fhllailrlphto.
kra.PapftT Flinr Baclta ntid Ilai, l.ol.-co.,,
l.eti.r, tiolo, Wrnpplbf, Carlain and Wall
jl'apaf. f.ha.7li-lypd
QUI.Mfn AMI .) QUKKNSW AUHI-Uot,,,
and 6r tir tremendmia aloe k of iyoccuavarc,
jual recrlicd from hew Vnrk.' Epoelal tndnoo.
(nrntl o(m4. KRATZFR IVTI.B.
OIrt.l, 1, Keb la, WMn. i f
k- i , ..if I.' .U
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l i , i Y " i i J. .i .1 ii : . .'! ' ' ' .'-':-.- Jy , , ,,. -.-,,,,
CLEABMEED
" . a Mi!
GOODLANDEB & HAGERTY,'
VOL. 46-WHOLE NO, 2259.
F. K.'ARNOLD-tfc Co.,
IIAXK KHS,
I.tillierKburc, ticarflnld rounty. Pa.
Jloncy loaned nt reaaoniibla rala eaehanire
hmuht and aoldt dopoaita reoeived. anil a gen
eorl haokiiia? liuaincaa will be oorrled on at the.
above place. 4:12:7l:lf
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Justice, of the Peaco and Scrtrcner,
. : CurtvriKVlllo, Pn.
5FB,Collectloni made and money promptly
paid over. feliinilf
JAMES C. EAERETT,
Juallca of the Pence and Ieeneed tonvejancer,
I.utlirrsliuri;, ClrnrlU-ld Co., Pa.
tT-Cnllcctlona A rcinlltniiera promptly made,
and all kinda of legal InalrumenU enecnlcd on
abort notice. ay4,70tf
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Juitico of the Ponrr, Purvcjor nd ConTeyanecr,
pA I t v leii(herbHrff, Pa ' v
All lHlnnfri ininil'lPil i" nun n w j.iyua.-L,,,
ntlrmM to. Pcron(i wifhinj; lo rinjily ft Bur-
vrycir will (lo well in Riv nun n rnii. p u.i-..
hini-rlf thai he ctn nmlrr nn1iirnrtion. Wi) of
paper, prompUy an.l neatly cxepiited. tnuraoyp
HENRY RIBLING,
HOl'Sfi, FIOX A OHNAMENTAL PAINTER
Clcarllcld. Peiin'a.
The frcacolns and painting of churcbea nnd
other publio billldinsa will reccire partioulnr
alirntbin, tir well lh paitillnenf carriaca and
leisha. (llblinit dune In the nentcn alyb-a. All
work warranted. Chop nn Kourlli atrcot, formerly
oorupicd by Eaqulra Miuirnrt. ootlu'70
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL TUJIP MAKER,
. NEAR CLEARFIELD, PEN.N'A. .
pffPump. ftlwnTr on bnnd and mode lo order
on tb-,rt notice, Pipoa bored on rcn.oruUe term.
All work wiirrontctl to render mtifiietUn. nnd
delivered if dclri'J. my25:lvpd
JAMES CLEARY,
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
81XO !" PTIIKET,
IrJ.l C I. K ARI'I K I. I). P A. ti
DAVID REAMS,
S C Jl I V E X E T! k S U Jl V j: Y O R,
I.ollirrsliuiR, Pn.
rpilE tul .-riher olTera bia ai:rvlceato tbo public
JL in the cnparily of pk-rlrener nnd Purveyor
Ail c-.illa for atirveymsf prompny nitrnuc-, i, .mi
llie making of drafta, deed" and other lec-'l inatru
inenta of wrilin, executed rrllhnni deloy. end
wiirraliteil lo oc correct or nn cniir".
SURVEYOR.
rilllE undfr.ined ofTera bia a-rviec. aa a Fur-
X
. 1 t, f.i.m.l nt liia reniilfMiiT. In
,a.urii.tt iii'.tnliiii. Letters will reach him di-
rectid to C'lcttrfu-ld, Pn.
niaT 7-tr, .ia.wi., 1 11 1.1
J. A BLATTENBEEGER,
Claim and Collection Office,
OSCEOLA, Clearfield Co., VI..
.TTePt.onvcyaneinK nun mi i-k,h .. ,
witti nceuraey and dispatch. Diafia on and poa
aoRo ticketl'to and from any point In Europe
procured. ; , , oe!5 70 foil
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER, BEE It It RE WE It,
Cltarllr-ltl. Po. .
HAVlN'rt rented Jlr. Ealraa" Prewery be
hope by aliiet ottenlion In kilinw noil
tlio lliarul ICIIire 01 a ruprrior aru -ie ui i, ......
to receive the patronnge of all tbo old and mnify
new cu.tomera. Aug. 2, If.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
.It All AMTON. Pn.
Aim, oxtenairc tn:inor,M-iui-eV and dealer In Fqnare
M" , . ' .1 .....1... r .11 Lln.l.
J llllOCr OIIU now cy ..uiu.n i u. a., n.u..".
-0rilcrs rolicited and all billa promptly
Oiled. i .iji';.
oio. Atpr.nr nr.-nr ALar.r.t w. albkiit
W. ALBERT & t)ROS.,
Mnnufaeturera A eatenalve liealera in
Sawed Lumber, Squaro Timber, dto.,
WOODLAND, I'lilNPiA.
,Sfl-0rdera aolielti d. Bill, filled on ahort notloe
nnd reneonnble tcruia.
Ad Ireaa Woodlnnd P. 0., ClenrnH Co., Pa.
i-2.-.-I.T W, ALliEItT A IIIIOS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
i MEItCHANT.o '
Prrnrlivlllo, learliild Comity, Pa.
Keep. cni,a!nnt!y on band a full aa.ortmcnt of
Ore (looila. Hardware, flroecrica, and evervlhil.ir
nauallr kept in a retail atore, which will be auld,
lor cahli, aa chenp aa clacwliero i aa the county. .
I'rciu hviile, June J7, IS071y.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
Houto and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
f Irat'fleld, Pcuu'a.
a,Will execute Joba In hie line promptly and
la a woiknianKke nmoncr. n rl,f,7
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PIIOTOURAr II GALLERY,
Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
A-at-CROMOS MADE A 8PECIALTV.-r.-s
"VTEUATIVKS iimdo in cloudy na will n in
clear weolOei. I'-n-alitntlv on hniul n ((ood
aeafirlmml or FRAME", ST1-IIEOrO'lPEH and
STUIIEOSCOI'IC VlhlVri. Frame., from ciy
atyleof inniildinaT. made to order. opi8 If
E. A. 0, W. D. IRVIN,
Real Estate, Square Timber, Logs
AND Ll.WIRFIt."
tiflireln nw Corner Hloro hnHHinf.
novl6'7l r I'urwciinrlllc, Pa.
A Notorious Fact I
rflllKHK nre muro perijile trouMed nllh Lung
J lira( In thii Imin thianany th"r plnfc o
nt t tn lh Mtate. One of ttia if rent emmeii of
tlilli. lite nee of no impuro article if Coal, Inrgrlv
mixed with aulphur. Now, why ti'd avoid ail
III", nn l prt'ferve rnnr 1 1 v a. hy nii)(( only
Humphr-) Crlcbratrd ( Ml, free (r-nn nM
I tn pun tics. OrJerF left at t!,o tforc of Ititlmrd
Moppnp and .tutu pi II. (Jraottin A Huni will recti va
prompt altouliou,
AllltAHAM IICMi'llUKV.
rienrfield, Novenii.er HO, IH70 tf.
Wiss E. A. P. Rynder,
AO KIT Tt)1
Chiekerlng'e, Stelawky'i and Knwmi'i Piinoi ;
tiiuitb'a, Miiion A lUmlin'a and Peloubety
Qrgana and Moludeona, and O rover A j
Daker'a Hewlnjc Macbinee.
ALIO TRACDBR Of
Piano, Guitar, Oran, Hnrronny and Vocal Ma
lie. No puplt tiilten for Icm thnn half lertn.
XrRoorn next door tn Flrat National Bank.
Clearfield, May 6, HAf.ir. -.
M
c(IA7CH i: V'i
RESTAURANT,
tfecond Street,
Cl.RARPrKLT), PFNN'A.
Alwnya on hnni, i'reli 6yetor Ice Cream,
CaaJitt, Nut, C'ruokern, Ckrit t'inar, Tohntan,
Canned Fruit. Uroitfce. Leiuuna. aid ail kinda
oi irau in ration,
Aff'HU LIARV &0QU on iecr,nd fl.i
eer,nii flnof.
MeOAIrCUrT.
e muni,
. .
PubMers. .
jOiy fmAa, (fjwtvtits, (?tf.
r. 0. Kit. Lilt.
A. . FOn-CLb.
MILLER & POWELL,
: - ( ' ' ! r
WHOLESALE A RETAIL s f
MERCIIA NT S,
Graliam'i Ilow, Market St., '
C LUAUVlllLV, PA.
We would muit re sptjet fully inform oar friend,
euilomers, and the puhtfft ptnrrnlly, that we are
now buck In our old qiMTLurr, which Imre. heen
nra ol i'1 id and Imprnvod, nnd wo nre now pre
pared tii aoeotaiuudate all my tmrov ut by
calllitg. , i '
NEW GOODS! ; '
VTe have juit roccired one of the 1 urgent atoelc
of all kind i of Miirehnndiic ever brought torienr
fiUl county, which we inleud to at II nt audi Cg
urea ni will make tt aa olijeet for atl prrtonj to
purclime from ua. Fain i Hot layiug In winter
fuppliei of (iroiwles, Pry (.oodk. Ae., thould not
f.iil to give ui ft call, ai wo feci confident our
prleeit ami rupenor qunlity of gooda will amply
anliify all. Our lock of
g it o c e tins
eonsifts of CofTccj of the Ijrut quality, Tcai, Eu
firt of all klnd. MulMira, I'M., Salt, (iieei-r.
Dried Fruit, Fplee, Vrox Ifiiuon, Flour and Feed,
Ac,, Aa. Our itock of '
D It Y GOODS
ia lare nud rarU J, and we will jut any we ens
aupply any article in I hat line, wilhuut enuuer
tinjr. it EADt -MAD 13 CLOTHING
We hare ft Urgo vtotik of rendy-nnde Clothing
for Men Nnd Hoyi' wear, which we iftlt Jipoieof
at a rrry imall advance on coit.
Uooti and Fhcirf, I!;iti and C.ipi, Hardware,
Qiiftntware, Wood ami Willow- Ware, Xutionii,
Fancy Coojr, Cnrpcl Oilclittua, Wall Pnpcru,
Window Situdet, Ai-.,-ti.
; LT"Hing xtcntively cOKajcnl In the Lutnhor
liUsinrfu, wo are able tootTTiuperiorinduceincntis
to jobber.
MM,Li:il A POWELL.
Clearlicid, Pa., Jan. il, is; 2.
.1. K. ADXOLD W. nORS n AUTMIIufl.
"Cheaper than tltc Clieaj;est!"
GOODS AT REDUCED PRICES
jcar aitcuviD it
Arnold A llarlshorn,
(One do fir wcat of FIrit Katlonal Bank,)
t t nw r.si iixe. p. i.
n AVI NO Jmt returned from the ent with a
eompleto anortinen' of Quoda euitable for
Pprinjf and Puramcr trade, we are now ready
to furn.fth all kinJi of Goode
"Cheaper than the Cheapest I"
And nftor ihaolini? our cuitomeri for tbetr
liberal pfttroRhge during the paat year, we
would rnot rca, ectfully otk for a continuance
of the lame.
Our Stock cmilrti of a eomp!rto ariortmfnt
of Dry Qoodp, Notione, Hardware, Quccnaware,
Willowware, Oroeeilea. rtooti r?hoee, Mali 1
Capa, Clothing, Tobaeene, Ae. Aleo, Floor,
rtucon. Salt. FUb, Grain, etc.
AH of wMik will bo ruld on the own re a ton.
able termi. and the hlghett mat k ft price pnld
f-r TraH, Won! nnd all kindiuf Lumber and
Country Produce.
ptfri aPo (tItc ui ft rail before purchasing
elrctrhrrc. Fntisfaetion guaranteed a to price
and quality. "tj
AHN0LD & HAIlTSnOO,
Corner of ilain ond Tkompaoo Flreet,
'npr20 CUnWKXSVILLR. PA.
LIST OK Jl ltOUS It H AWN FOR MATtril
T rm, IH72, CMiiinerwinfT .Id Monday, 18ib:
Or.AXt) JTMittM.
f.eo. W, I)nttn...Rrccnrn
II. If. Mclilier lkl!
Kilwd. Alliert Ugt;
Kli 1 1 n r in it n flriulv
Wra. roi'ki.;itik... "
(ftlic'lo Smtrd-lIurnhMi'
A let. Murray Clnrd
L. F. MeCutly (luli.-li
II. WHilnrard....Ilu-ton
I. C. MrCli.Hkry..Kirfi.e
A. L lltrkok .Kni'i
A inn. O'ili-n... Lawrence
... M"iiArrvy nctpv. r. hultnn.. '
duo. .MulfiitL..('viiiiofi i,lin. putter Morris
ilei. Vimnit....CUartlt'ld A. J. l,ickiton...iN. W ui-h
(I. W. llhiiun . ' II. B, Jiititey Orecla
I.. l.npnrlc.Curw'uville ('. M. Onff lrnn
U. C-jirlin !eri.iurlKuU. Ntepir 1'iko
, i ! TttA KMI JI UtLk.. ' ' I
Jim. II Pillon....Hcc,cnrift1.f. Fttntenny...CoTinctnn
M. W. Molt Ilell
F. Coutrict..
Win, Henry I J loom
V. It. Croie UoPS-
W, Forcey Hrailtord
w. ii. Piii crr'd
Win. Tucker 41
.log 8. Mioaern,.,.
1. O. Nevlinjr "
.la. A. Moore. .. "
P. Mi'Cliirc.Curweniv'e
VVrre, A. llcauin..l.''Htttr
V. lMnliell (iinLH
M. Kvler Oofhen
M. Nifholr Lawrence
.Ian. Fulton "
e'i. It. liHon.,..Mrrit
II. 1'lioii,pion.N. UaFb
.(. M. Rfme "
Win. T. Irwin Pikt
J.l.Alexnndtr..Woodd
I fan I heplinrt.
A mar Iluu.iH....
A. Pent a, Kr
.llnidy
Oeo. Pent I,.,
H. C. Dunl.ip......
F. K. Porfer '
.Tn ii. IIii'i'Y Hum
f. Ttnilhcra.... '
Vewcmior... "
K. MeMrinleri.. 11
F. fhpl.Td....
II. II. Iluril ,
:'iu'l Uytn
...Cheat
Lutlirrshiirs Marble Yard
f Pllli $nlftUcr rrflpa?tfiilly nnnonncea to tint
J pfinniiiinity and the public geneially thai he
i now cslenfivfty enjtnped In the manuhiclme of
MntiHiiicnlii, llcrtd ami Fot.t Htonrp, Htiind, 1'alde
and llurrnu Tope, etc. No higher trilmle Mn be
paid to a dfccftui d relative or friend than the cu-n-tion
of t.n enduring club ae a wlinnna to unburn
gcncratifiiii where they hnre Ini'l him nr her
I hnve rnnB)rd Mr, Jcbn W. Oahngiin aa my
agent lo nil, nnd to wlitine workman phi p and skill
many can henr witnem, Orler miheited and
poinptjy fl'lcd. Work delivered whereverdecirrd.
' II. II. MOOUK.
Luthernhurg, No m Iter 3, 1870.
VOnOClfi nuwi.VA WAHTIJII-
WUUiUUU The Miliwrirteri want to hiry ft
large lot of 3 Itji h nhnreH Hhlnglee, fur which
we will py lhi very higlictit market prife. Per
inn hming autli on lit d wMt do v-ll tn eM at
ouratore. WAVfR A IlMTTS.
CUarfleld, Pa ffepttmbor tO-flm, "
t(U i'iii;m op i.ovr.n ad
)VJU TIMOTHY RLKIt.- The rnHemlgncii
hae now on hand fire hundred bolieW of yrime
iced, in rguantiliee lo mit pure ha Mm, at the very
J,owilHNriiet prioe. tl ip perenn er addrnna
-M', w- kUku.
Ifttheritirf.Ftb. MTJ Jm. .
-f I , c-, . S
PRINCIPLE8
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
THE REPUBLICAN.
- CLEARFIELD, Pa.
vrnxnsDAT uouxixti. rrn. m,wm.
BURY ME IN THE MORNING.
Tt la not often tbul thi name of Bli,licn A.
Doufilaaa ia eonncetiol in our luiuda with onyining
outride of the political aretin. hot hem ia a beauti
ful 'poet icnl efTuion of hie wbi'jb ia a credit alike
lo heart aud Intellect. tfrraumtoira Tilfjroph.
Pury me in th. mornlna, mother
O let me havo the llarlit
Of one hrl;ht day on my grave molher,'
Kre you leave mo alone wlih Niijlit.
Alone in the uight of the grnvt, mother,
: 'Tia a thought of terrible fear . . .
u. And roa ariii i., licroalmK. mutUorw, ; , .
And alar, nill l,o rhininit here;
So bury me in the moroinx, mother,
And li t mo bnvo the licht
Of one bright day on may grave, mother, ,
Kre Lin alono with tlu ui'lit. . ( ,
. You tell of the Savier. love, mother,
I ferl it'a in my heart i
Hut, oh 1 from thia beautiful world, mother,
'Tia bard for the young to part :
Tor even to part when here, muthor,
The ana! ia fain to atn.v ;
For the p;ravc la deep and dark, mothor, ,
' And Heaven re, ma f,-.r nirar. '
Then bury me in the morning, mother, K
And let n- bare the light
Of one bright day on my grnvo, mcthcr,
llrt fin nli.no with the n iht.
School Conventions and Salaries of
Superintendents.
; Tlio following somewhat lungtliy
tlcbiito (ivt'iirrcd in llto Htulo Soimti'
on tlio Till insltint, iiiid us il relates to
u aiiliject of univiMviil intercut wo lay
itbvlorcour rouJura. School J'i oclora
cnti It'nrn r.n imporlnnt losson finin
lli Ta tii'lmlo il' llicy will only road and
tvflei't. ovrr it.
Tlio SuiiuIq llicn 'jirociTilcd lo 1 lie
ciiiiaiilurutinn of Senate hill So. 1!HS,
oiititliil An r.cl lo jnovido rooms lor
tlio mculitifTS of convention of r-chool
(lii't'Clma untl to fix llio nalarii-8 ol
eotinly Mipt'rinlcmlfnta.
In loimiiitlt'O of tlio whole (Mr.
iLlamati'r in the chair), the lir.it eco
lion of tho hill wnn read lot follows:
Si.ctIon 1. He it enm tnl by Hie .SVd
tile 11 ml lluute ( lteprcteiitiiticv nf the
CommoRicftilth nf lttnylviiniit in 6;i
irif AsseinUy met, ami it in hereby in
tiilut by the-iiuthurily of the tame, I'lnit
rooniH ,ir llio nii'miiin nl'fonviMitiotin
of Helw ol tliretloiH, held (or the jiur
imio of ih etiiiif county miiei inli dioils.
ehull 1)0 pl oviilnl Ly l In' ncvci-.il boal iln
of comity coinniieMonern, nl- tlic ro
Hicetivo county acat, and nil such
colivvnlioiiH nliull UKsi'iiihlo upon tlio
cull of llio tilalt' .Siiirrinlond('iil, i'siifd
ni.x wee!. jivcviotist lo llio tinii'H (Ixed
Ii v law, ly tirciilai'K kciiI lo all hoards
of dlrt'ctors
Mr. DA VIS (I'liiladelnliiii). Thia ia
rather t ttinipulcary law, requirini;
eoiiiiiiis.it)nei'rt tn fu'nich roomn fur
county Miiiorintcndc nts nnd achool di-
retMor.s. 1 don t tliiiik wo ulioulil Jitisa
tt compulsory law. I think wo hud
belter postpono this bill for the pres-
Mr. WAIiKKL paid ho hoped tho
matter would not he piwtpouud.
Mr. CILLINGKELT. 1 would mere
ly like lo know in cane where n county
btiildititr. ahouhl not he of aufllciunt ca
pacity to hold them, what we should
do. Wo inihl ho compelled to erect
arw linildinij jnnt fur thja purpose.
The first Mi ction watt ngrced lo.
The second nceliou of the hill wu
.rend h follow, :
Si;o. 2. That tho caltiry of a county
auperintentlinil hIiiiII ho two dollura I'm
each Kt-hool under lii in jiorviniiin, nnd
ono dollar fur each rrpiure milo in hi
eotinly, tiniest it eonventi"n of direc-
i .. ii i.i ... . i.
mm niiaii ecu niiicr in ,iuu to tuu mini
IhtiH oht.iiued tin aiiinunt from tiiuj
Stale iintiroiU'ia'iiMi lo their own conn
Iv s Proi i'lul. That in no enno kIihII I
the aiilary of a county tmpei'inleiidonl euti h
he leu I linn ono thtuinind iloHai ii, ex- peem
ceplin in counties with less than ono equal
iiiuuieu bc lino n. w hero t ic ku nrv ol i
tho county ciipeiiiiteiidenl kIiiiII he
ciL'ht hundred dollars per annum.
Mr. WARKEL niovod to striko out
tho woids "uiiIcmi a cuiivention of di
rectors nhiill eo proper to add lo lliuj
mini thus oblameil an amount from
tho Stale nppropiialion to their 5wn
county
Mr. PKTRIKIX. I hope the Sen
ato w ill not itirreo lo that umeiidmeiit;
indeed tho whole section should be
voted down.
l!y law now, tho conventional oT
school directors meet and fix the sal
nrics of tho different county superin
tendents; the discretion inlodi'i'd with
tho school direclors In convention, mid
it oulit to he allowed lo remain tliei o
Komo counties havo Iheir salaries its "'ir a less salary, In iiroportiun to Hie
low as live hundred dollars, sumo six amount of schools, limn other superin
hundred dollars, somo cihL or nine I tendenla may ho able to travel theirs
hundred dollars, somu up lo one Ihous ! fur, where the ; oimlies are not so fa
nnd livo hundred or two thousand dol ! vorably located as lo railroad couiniil-
laid. In oar cmintv il. is eiuhl hun-1
our count v
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UIVU O , 1. ia m U,Ktl ,,J im- v.. Ill
venlion of the acliool directors, nn
there is no 1 1 nun at all why it sliuul
bo chunked from what has u Ilea I;
been settled upon by llieso conveii
thins. 1 hope the amendment will b
voted down, and llio section also when
it ciimca) upon iupassairo.
Mr. ANDKItSON. Just ono wor
X
of exnlaimtion for the henelil of nivi
friend from Huntingdon Mr. 1'elrii squaro miles of lerrjlory in which
lijn. i there are no schools ; il seems lo me
'J'lil bill has been devised for th jj lt ttisit provision neeoniplMies any
purposo of havinff it uniform ralooraU: lllinr( elso hut tho propuso that is
least approxiinutinir uiiiforiiiily in tho i ehiiiued foa il, to wit: the cqualisa-
salaricM of eotinly superintendents.
In Huntingdon couniy, where the sal
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....u.. ... ,-.,WU,-, HO" II, .
raiiireiiient ir;ves your sunoi inlcndeiili
IS. In some of I ho counties whom
tho amoifnl of territory to bo traveled
ov,r was ery large, and tho nuinbei'
td schools very numerous, the salary
Would be very small ; in kouio districts,
wher llio work was comparatively
liffht, llio salaries wer'a heavy, nnd, Id
fact, thero was nothing like tniilorlnil
in Ihu old arrangement at all.
Farther than taint, as tbo law nttinil
at present, tho eon Venl Ions of directors
can fix salaries at just what thoy plea-e.
and 'each year school direclors in d f
lav... ....i,.,,d ...v , nuiij vviiii t-ii, :n
olhiT In pulling salaries lip nnd
r. , .... ., t nnli.. ..(,..... .!.!. ..I.
lirnncr repaid lo tho nmouul of lalor
poi formed has boon left out of view
"enlirely.
This bill h bean carefully prnprd
j NOT MEN.
hy tho acliool boards in tho Statu, nn J
il is the result of thuir and llio school
(t-ointnittou's joint labors. This being
tho cuso, I hope, tho Sunnto will (rive
llio bill every consideration which '.he
ai.iount of luhor and bkill expended on
it would justify.'. . ! ' , . .
Mr, WUIT'B,! In addition to what
my friend, iheSunator from Allcifhony
Mr. Anderson has said, I would just
add, thut tho purpose of this bill is to
rsv from tho board of aohool di
rectors of tho different counties' of the
Commonwealth, u dia.crelion which
has generally been (,'iven, mid some
what indirectly oxcruised. , -: - .
would cull tho attention of Sena
tors lo tho fact that tho timendinont
offered hy I ho Senator from LnncaMrr
r. WarMjis to sliiUc'oirt the wk.Iu
"unless a convention of directors shall
see proper to add to the sum thus oh
Mined, un amount front the Sialo ap
pinprlnlion to iheir own county."
Now, I lie rlfed ol tho pussnfru of this
amendment will bo to makoii uniform
rule nf foniperisalion all over the Com
monwealth. I hope tho amendment
will prevail. . .
Now, J call Ilia attention ofthe Sen
ators lo the fu'-i that this bill adopts a
general principle; It don't leave the
lliiner open as il was led by the a' t ol
181!). I think It was possibly IKoS
hy which it was left entirely to l lie
breasts of tho school directors of the
convention. This provides for two
dollars per school and ono dollar per
square tulle, hut where there are less
than otic hundred schools tho Salary
shall not exc e l ciirlit hundred dollars.
Now this practically would mako very
little diflV rente. If Senators will cast
their cyc-n over it they will see that il
makes a tliU'erencu in hut Iwocuuuties
in tho Commonwealth. The ajruic
jr.ite mount of salaries iiu.v paid is
sixty-nine thousand live, hundred and
sixty one dollars; the amount of sal
aries under the proposition of this hill
will ho sevcnty-tiino thousand two
hundred and twenty dollars; wilb
the amcndnien. just Mi'ested there
will ho about two thousand sever,
hundred dollars to coino off of that ;
practically, it will ho seventy-six
thousand dollars. Tho a ; 'refill e
amount of salaries of county superin
tendents, r.s fixed by the triciini ilvun
venlioiis fur IMiM fill(i!(, was follows:
I'or 1803, forty thtiuund seven hun
dred mid sixly four dollars; for ls'ili.
filly seven thousand live hundred tuid
sixiy dolhirs; fur lS(ii), nixty iiine
thousand fivo hundred and eighty one
dollars; and incrcaaiiiK uccordiuu to
I his ralio, it will amount in T- l nl
least eighty thousand dollars, and ut
tho next triennial convention there
willhcaproprtiotiateiniTea,'c. Next
May is the time for Ihu triennial con
veiilion fur the pin pose of lixinj; sal
urics and olecliii if county superinlend
cuts in tho (lill'oreut counties of the
Commonwealth. It is therefore cmi
nenlly proper that this policy should
hu udoplcd at this time.
Mr. STRANG. Iain in favor o.
this bill lor what In me is a very con
clusivo reason it iimreasese the sal
ary of thosuperinlendenl I it my county
just four hundred and fifty-four dol
lars. Jl r. MUMM A. It docs seem tome:
that there- is a lendency now, in the
Commonwealth, lo run this tiling of
freo public education a liltlo strong,
and tin '0 is sonic danger ol ruiitiiiijr
it into Jbe irrouud, can sine; a reuclion
in Ihu iuhhu mind in refereneo loil.
NoJ the belter way, I think, is to
leave, well unouh alone ; the system
is woiiinrr well, so far as I know, and
while m sonio places the salary may
be a I llle low, as i
ers, 1 jclievo it is i
in llii-lcounlry lo
oflicivkf Ihi'y lliit
be a Mile low, as coinpareil with otli
not a common tii.uu
lo coinpol men to lake
link tbo salary is tuu
'w i
suppose in every locality men
ot lo fill the posiiion. But il
to me that this bill does not
e the salaiv ill proportion to
"
uiiul of labor, ami I would ask
whet l
know
r a board of stlool directors who
Iheir county, its peculiar loca-
tiun u
I means u' travel, and every
tiling
onnccled with llieoilieool on
perm!
ndent, whother they are not
I"""
competent to ascerluin nud
'ss oi" the ai)ioipit that eaelt indi-
vidua
iiterltilendent should be paid
as llu
No,
local i i
stantl
1. 0110
tho CI
I.eishilurc.
many lluus depend upon the
P" ol tho county. lake, form
the counties Hint 1 havo tbe
lo rcpresont more especially
unty ol Dauphin ; our supcriu.
it reaches all his schools hv
ten.
railroad, and I believe usually has the
piijif lot lime, to have a pass; I say ho
can, for that reason, travel his county
Ulealions.
Mr. WARFKL. It does not change
il;o salary of the supcriiilendeut of
Daupliin county at all.
Mr. MUMM A. Tlmt'sfortunnlo for
me, because I inihl gel a scold nig if
it (liJ.
! Thero is ono other objection I soo to
lit: that whun you comu lo t-: , i unit f
by the stpitire mile, there are counties
m tho Ciitnmonweallli that havo inany
linn of tbo salaries in proportion lo
tho amount of labor. You take a ter
ritory that has no population, and llio
superintendent is paid for each square
in ilo of country whero there nru no
sulioijs ; that purl of it, seems lo me,
is calculated lo produce inequality.
Mr. ISUOK ALKW. Mr. Speaker,
llio money to pay tho eotinly superin
tendents is substantially voted out of
tho Slnlo treasury ly local authority
that Is, it is voted out of llio general
school fund.
In any rtnrliciilnrennntv. tho school
directors, rcftocling Ihu!. they are not
really voting awny iheir own inonoy
Iho luxes of iheir Own eotinly l
iyiy no ntriCK viipck upon muni are 01
creasing llio salary paid superintend
..I .. I. -I I .1 '!..
enls; tho result la, that all tho time
this scalo of componsnlion to those
oOlcor Is gofiitf up, up, np j thore is
on nmit. no eneeK, ,itnsr oi itnor"si
v.. i-" " .t-'-vai c-''l-l
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.1 r,ii-K,
2S," 1872.
; NEW
operating upon the directors when
they assemble, nor of public consider-,
ulion connected with tho ndmiuistru
lion of schools in their section, i . -
Again, these county suporintendcnls
pass around tho eotinly constantly,
and aro in social inturcouioo wiih tho
directors, nud they, havo an opportun
ily for selling up county conventions
upon this subject of their salaries. ,
If a superintendent desires that his
alary shall bo increased, all that ho
hii to do, is to apply his niind a little
to that subject, about u year . beforo
hand, and il is prclly certain, Lliut be
will obtain n favorable decision from
tho convention when it meets.
Now, sir, Uiin consideration demands
some , -rude vt k'n from 10 Common
wealth hy law. Dul thero ts.notlier,
and that Is that tho compensation Of
superintendents..' for llio aumo service
in di derail counties is unequal; in
ono couniy a lUicral salary is paid ; In
unothcran :uadequate ono ; thcruisno
rule no standard or law, hy which
this is to he fixed, nor iaany standard
of actual service, either tit to valuo or
amount establishcrl ntiy whero in the
Commmiwcalth ; tbo wlinlo tliinr is
at sea the sport of chance 'or accident
inoro than that, subject lo tho ni tn
a genie nt of Ihrrnuniy superintendents
themselves, who htiVo it very extensive
aud perhaps a very just influence over
school direclors and county ;onven
lions. ' - ,',!.!', '
Now, then, if we seo good grounds
for establishing a general rule by law.
tho m;ly question is, wiiolhur tl)is hill
is based upon iho proper principles.
Well, sir, in iho iirsi place it lakes
into tiecourllhe number of schools in
tho county ; tho compensation of the
superintendents ia proportioned lo the
number of schools wilhin his jurisdic
tion ; but. sir, thai alone would hardly
I'liriiisli a correct standard, because in
Hiicli coutilios a Delaware, where the
population is dense, and where all ihc
si bonis are close logo! her, l hey can be
easily visited nnd very little cxpeifc
or trouble, or extraordinary consump.
of time is impnscd upon Iho superin
tendent, whereas in another part of
ihu Stat'), with iho f-amo number id
schools, iho travel is very great cs
reeial!y ill tho counties traversed by
inuiiiilaius; in some ol liioin very lillle
railroad coin mimical ion exists between
Iho different part of the county.
Now, Ibis hill lakes into account bulb
of llieso elements the clement as to
ihc, number of schools an I liio element
of leiritiiiy. I should extend the
jurisdiction which these superintend
cut have.
Mr. Chairman, tho amount of com
petisaliou which will lesult from Ihia
hill, is not very different from the ng
Kregalo amount now paid out of Un
common school fund; but this bill will
slop the increase of Iho pay of county
superintendents at tho point fixed ly
this bill will prevent their being in
creased hereafter, and in cretccd tin
equally and improperly in different
parts of tho Stale, and, therefore, al
lliougli I would voto for n scald ol
compensation a iiltle lowor than thai
provided ly tho hill, yet taking it as
it is, I holievo that (ho ultimate ref-ull
will bo u saving of money to tho treas
ury, and an equality of eoippcnsation
proportioned to the service, and tak
ing out ol this subject of compensation
:jii these elements of conl'u-ion, of in
equality and favoritism, which now
cxirt. For that reason I will voto for
the biil.
Mr. DILL. If I undetstnnd On
position of this bill il is in this shape
now ; ihcro is a motion lo strike out
"unless n convention of directors shall
seo proper o add to the sum thus ob
tained an amount from Iho State ap
propriation lo their own county."
Now, Mr. Speaker, I think that ihat
amendment ought not lo prevail, and
that llio proviso to Ibis bill ought to
ho stricken out; it is provided that in
no case shall the salary of a couniy
superintendent ho less thai) quo thou
and dollars, excepting in counties with
less than ono hundred schools where
tho salary of the couniy superintend
ent shall be eight hundred dollars per
annum. ' '
Now, tho hill furnishes a rule, wilh
out this jiroi iso, fuj- establishing the
salaries ol tho county superintendent;
without tbo aniemlmeiil proposed, il
allows lo iho school directors il dis
cretion in increasing tho salaries of
Iho superintendents beyond tho rule
llxod in llio bill; consequently wo oh
viale tho objection of tho gentleman
that it is taking away from thu board
of school directors Iheir control of this
matter, while wo correct the difficulty
Ihat heretofore there was no rule
w hatever, in regard In fixing tho sal
aries of tho superintendent. This
proviso is not needed at all ; in tny
dielrici it raises the salary soma five
hundred dollars. Now I would prc
ler thai Ibis proviso should bo stricken
mil und thai iho bill should stand as
il has been printed without llio pro
viso j then wo ob.-i.ilo objections
Thu hoard of slioi directors can, when
lliey see fit, give Iheir county superin
tendents mote money than is provided
for ly iho rule fixed in llie bill, and
in ihat shape the bill will bo olijoc,
lionublo to no ono.
Mr. lirCKALFW. Tho committee
on LiJiicnliou did ugreo to slrieko oill
that clause
Mr. BROOK IJ. I am in favor or
this generally. Looking over the
slip thai the Senator liom Lancaster
placed on my desk, 1 find Il,.al Came
ron county, wilh twenty eight schools,
receives una .thousand dollars to-day
out of tho Slate treasury ; wilh the
ability of iho directors of thai county
lo vole Iho tcjirnensutiou to their su
perintendent, they voled only one
thousand dollars wliou ho bus twenty
night schools ; but I presume from the
character of that region, lliut these
schools aro not like schools in somo
part of tho Stato whero they keep
them opefi nine or ten niontha In tho
year 1 prosit mo they aro lept open
a small portion of tho year, Forest
county lias liiiriy nvc schools, nnd sue
pays eight hundred, dollars ; West
moreland county has' ' thirty-five
schools, nnd slio pays ono thousand
and filly dollar,). .. '
Mr. WIIITIi. Will tho eor.ntor nl
low mo to interrupt hi in, to dorrect n
ntiasppre hon,lon 7 .' " I
TERMS--$2 poj: annum, in Advancp, ,
SERIES - V0L 13, NO; 9,
Tho pi-ineinlo of this billoorreels tho
diflleuliy that ho speaks nt in Canto
roti county; under thfl principle of
this hill, tbe salary of tho superintend
ent of Cameron county would bu only
eight hundred dollars. , t u A .
Mr. JJROOliF,.. ; I ..understand., it.
I am in favor of tho bill Jot this rea
son : I kr.oiv of niy own knowledge,
of superintendents who havo discover
ed a secrot, mid who will got filloen
hundred dollar next year, and ina-luud
of tlio .compensation being for, the
wbolo '"iuliiy thousand dollar'', I have
no doubt, Mr. Chairman, that it will
be near one hundred thousand dollars,,
if tho school direclors all over the
Stato voto tho nalnrie thut tho differ
ent supei'im.'tuleiita shall havo ; that
aviilltt) Viuo&'Ct of that; si)periiiU.'iid
eiitu who nro candidates for jv- lection
havo discovered this thing, and nn)
paying particular attention to that
part of il, nnd llio argument which
they hnve with their friend is, "You
might as well givo me this salary, be
cause il comes out of the .Slnlo ;" and
I hey will get thi arranged nnd get
iheir salaries. Sow, wo had boiler
pass litis bill in sump shape. ,
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia)." I don't
propose lo discuss iho iiu-nts of this
bill ; llio principle upon which il i
founded may bo entirely right, bill
thu manner in w hich IhcMilaiy is pro.
posed to bo paid, is certainly wr ing.
Now the argument of tho Senator
who ha just taken hi seat,' goes to
show that this bill should not puss, I
think. UI the proposed satiric-, under
ibis bill, not a single one in tjju State
of Pennsylvania is under a lhoiiand
dollars. ' '
Mr. liROOKK. Oh. re.
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia). Whero
are thev ? . ..
Mr. WIIITF.. For ihc information
of rte Senator, I will say that this
schedule of salaries was' pmpnsVd he
lin o the cutnniilteu amoudud this bill
a il is now eouirht to bu passed..
Mr. DAVIS (J'hiladclphi-i). The
proposition now is to ntriae out the
proviso. ' - '
Mr. WMTTE Oh no.
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia). 7ho
proposition of ihu Senator from Uni-ni
Mr. Dill is to so strike out Llio pro
viso.
Tho CHAIRMAN. The motion is
lo amend by striking out nil after Iho
word '-conn! v."
Mr DAVIS (Philadelphia). If the
propt.eiliun is to make loose salaries
uniform w ith regard lo tho amount of
work dono by the superintendent, I
think this hill should be recoinmitled
to tho Committee on vlucatioo ; thut
i thu only redeeming f uture in the
bill tho proviso,
1 find hero llio Senator refers to
Cameron couniy. Then I would ask
tho chairman of the Commit leo on
Education if it requires as much trav
el to attend tiyenty-cight school and
givo eight hundred dollar for that,
when 1 find in the county of Venango,
with two hundred and nineteen schools
and fivo hundred nnd sixteen square
miles, that Ihey cut down the salai v
from fil'leun hundred to ono thousand
dollars.
Look right nhovo it, Union couniy,
and they havo but eighty four school
and two hundred and fifty-eight square
miles Wall about eight hundred dob
lars for I'oion inju-t about as much
a ouo thousand live hundred dollars
for Vcnargo, in proportion to the
work thai i to ho done.
Mr. DILL. Look at Snyder cottnty.
Mr. DAVIS (Philadelphia). Sny
der county has ono hundred and four
schools, und two hundred and niticly
tlireo miles lo travel, and on this
schedule the salary is increased lo ouo
ihoiiMind. '
Mr. DILL. Il is five hundred dol
lars now ; that is tho reason 1 am op
posed mil.
Mr. DAVI.S(Philadelphiu). I think
it would lie a fair salary fur Union
county lo gel about four hundred dol
lars, and Venango about ono thousand
dollars, in proportion to tho schools
and llio mile,ago.
I think I never saw a hill that wus
so inconsistent, nnd 1 think tho better
way is to refer il back to llio Commit
tee on l'ducalion ; I shall Vole against
the bill a it is.
Mr. MUM MA. Icily rio to sny
that I didn't uiidcivtund this bill a
moment ago; from examining ilsomo
what more closely, and free the ar
gument I havo heard,! mil convinced
that il is right and proper, and ought
to pas. 1 shall iherel'uio Voto for it.
Mr. A JJ.liN, I am opposed lo tho
proposition of the gcui'cmuu from
Union Mr. Dill to strike out the
proviso.
Mr. DILL. I did not morn to do
that, because il wa not in order.
Tho CII A I li.i A N. Does the Sena,
tor Iron) Union niakethittaiiioiidmeiil?
Mr. DILL. No, sir, I do not.
Tho tilneiidinetil ol .Mr. Wurfel to
striko out the words nller Iho word
county" i'i tho word "proviso," was
agreed to.
Tho set-lion w as agreed to.
Tho eomtnilleo msu and tho t hair
ninn reported tho bill with an amend
ineiil.
In Somite, Iho hill was read.
Mr. DAVIS (Umks). Whilst II
might bo advisable or necessary, per
haps, that somo alteration rdnmld be
iittiila in llm iii...wiiI HV-.li'in i f tiviii,.
the salaries ol tho-o siipertiili-ndetits,
il does striko mo that this, perhaps,
ia liol ihu laireat sy-letn.
Now, 1 see by this paperhai Caijte
ron county, wiili twenty eiht schools,
ha to givo il superinteudoitt one
111 itisand dollars, ami my connl y, with
foul- hundred and eight schools, gels
only one thousand seven hundred dol
lar. Mr. STRANG. Wilh reference lo
the proviso in tho act, the salary 'of
thesuperintcndeiil of Cameron county
i only eight' lmndro to!!ni'n
Mr, DAMS (Hoiks). --vVy well,
sir. iho inequality null exists, and
il seems to tuu is very great. If the
aiiperiiiieiidcni of Cameron county,
with hat Iweiiiycight school,, is un
titled lo eight hundred dollars, then
Durks county, wi'.h four hundred unit
cijU schools, phould bo uullllcd lo
mole than one thousand seven hun
dred dollars. Now, there is aomething
unfair nhout Ihia.,. j "... ;
.IB l I IIIIIIIIHII ML, L.l .
Mr.. T'AJU'EL! Uam'cron tu'nty,
btidet' the existing Uu'w, receives one
thousand dollars. .. . - . 5.
Mr. DAyiS (Rnrk.-I don't say
that the existing 'law should, not bq
changed, but I nay. that litis lhinr hu
not been properly - considered, and
that llio.ro win unloiriieaai result ("rem
Vho passage of this bill. J . liicroford,
move tliat Ibis be postponed f-r Iho
pnm.nl. ' -
Mr. tLLEN." I movo to amond
that motion, and prtntpone todeflnifef.V.
Mr. Chairman, I think if thero is
any one Ayslunt in Abo Statu of 'Pent):
3 Ivania that should ho unjfoj tn, il is
thu school system ; 1 think it tlun-.i is'
anything u a nlntlor til'.log'shiiioii i;i
which we should lee-in to look onl a
uniform 'rule, it i this ' 1 Hl,- 'Veil
l-..icii;;,l'.r.... : ,.tt v .-...r.:.
e.. b-niii l 1 1 ll t. ll llll VOUIIllUS VV C CIIII IIUI, '
itttsfy Idt parties, but in ibis, nd in nil
other matters of general interest, wo
must adopt llml p iuciplo nUiuli doe
nearest jnslico lo thoss ctiiicernc(.
'In looking over tho proposition brfoo
inv 1 luok upon it us ijio fairest which
has been presented upon this Kit hjort.It
has been a matter of consideration rn
Iho different counties of ihia Stale for
the Inst three uir iho niutlor of the
salary. Thero' has been a g'ood deal
of dissatisfaction oppressed on ac-cotttit
of tho amount of money being raid .
out of the school fund of' thif h!ta' to
lha sujieriiilendenis. A. .groat dcil
ha been urged iij-ainnt the institution
on net-ounl of -incompetent inon 'in
some hsoalitieu.- , I sco no way tsj bene
lit I hie institution excejt by paying it
rcan. bto Ontoiuti, itii-. tlio scrvieei
l-eiidered. There Is no. wriy thai we
can ndopt any unii'oi u syetem except
by cslublishinir somo rule, This, as It
is iidtnittcd by the members (n re, l
gnnernlly satisfactory; A volc-mM
10 by iho gonttrmrtn tlpm Berks Mr.
Davis it may perhap hit (.in:, as he
thinlis, unjiisily. 1 ' 1 ! ' ' -' '
; In anumb'-rof llm Western coun
ties, il lessen the salary of the- siqur
intendeiits ; in others, it increase
them, and as I think, properly.'' S'l
lar as thu first section nf ihi),.bjll i
concerned, il seems to, too that Inerij
should be no di'.lercnee of K-tnimriit
in 'regard lo Ihat, and it's far aa thu
other. is concerned, L look ttn it at
the limit jusl and fair a-clllemoiil nf
thia propo.-iiiijii tiiatl haen ohsoivad,
mid shall vo'o fir it choci fully as il i.s,
believing it to he tiie best that wo can
do; und I withdraw my motion. ,
Tho motion of Mi'. Davis t I'or1;)
to postpoiio the bill fot' Iho pro-cut
wa agreed lo, S ; U , a ;. i
A Itci'hi EjLrm in -Jurj. Trials.
That rule of law' which rei!re-tlli!H
:t jiirymai in a criminid ca-iJ shall
have formed no opinion uf , liio guiil.
or iuni.ec'Ui.-u ut'J.!iu. acciiscd, i ;,i,l
only most : iriHinvoiiient in praclieo,
bul most iiu.s itind in louson. Jl muy
hare been well enough in thoao In,'
back hiirtiaron a res, when peopld jt,
one eotinly tir parish knew nothing of
wii.it It aiispired in ami: her, bul in this
era of railways nnd telegraphs, nie,
tho oninipiCMOnt ne.v-sjiajier pros, tlni
rule i utterly irrational. Indeed, in
certain eases of hoaiicislo, like that of
t'to murder of James l ibl:, Jr., by
Ivlward S. Stolies.it is prai'lieslly im
possible to find twrlvt? intelligent no r,,
iv ho read tlio journals of tho day, ivikV
have not beet itic. familiar Willi all llio
Mibstaatial facts of the ciinio and
formed nt least a crude opinion a to
the moral character ol tho transaction.
If then such men, lor that reason, am
inoligihio lo try thoiYiif merit of the
cause,, the inevitable consequence js
that no intelligent jury can be itupau
tided tolryit. What then? This:
that justice and public security must
depend cn Iho vet-diels of men who
never rend even tho newspaper, who
aro therefore jiersoually Ignorant nnd
stupid lo tho last 1l.74.ee, and whom
any smart and unscrupulous lawyer
may make believe that black is whito
or ivhiio blac!,:. It is quile probable,
thai there not a man in the Stale of
New York til to sit on a jury w ho has
not heard or read someihiutf of tiio
murder of Jnmea Fik, and, of cuursy,
roriiird somo opinion of tho case.
Bul that opinion should ii'il disqualify
lit art to try tho rase in a court of jus
tice on the fact as disclosed hy vit-
ncsse examined hoforo him on t n il,,
and tho law n delivered from' the
bond). This ineligibility of citizens
as jurymen on the ground of the in
telligence, i a grave evil in liio jiiri
prudence of this enlightened age, and
11 should be removed hy euitnble leuis.
biliou in every State of tho Union,--.
We nro therefore pleased to see ihat ri,
hill ha jul been introduced ill tlio
Legislature of New Yer'.t lo meet and
correct thi absurdity. 1 1 provides
that tiny person who may ho drawn
upon a jury lo try n capital otTcno
shall not lo disqualified by roavn'of
his having expressed tin opinion or
liavui'f read the opinions ot oilier,
provided ho shall declare nndr oath
tint! ho can render a verdict according
lo tho testimony, ll nlo provide
ihat llio neciiNed person in such casiM
shall ho entitled to thirty peremptory
challenges. Thi bill will esiahli-ii ,
judicious reform in the system ot form
ing juries. Tint Jaw imw provide
simply that intelligent men 11 rj in-.
iMinpolenl lo try capital oitcnoc-., and
in many case makes trial by jury ti
farce. Tho most iinparli.il juries nro
nul llioso which are 1 uniposed of moil
who know nothing uf the fact in tho
ca-e beloro I hem, but of men w.io 'ii.-o
able to di-criinin-ilo and to cot re, t
their own prejudice. There is no
icnnn u.iiy eoiniii ui sense should bo
exeludvd Ironi ihejiny box.
SiriU.r.S AND C.lTAfAJV. The Kuril
says il is whispered in Washington
thai Mr. Sickles' private pleasure trip
lo tlus country I very much likiithn
tour of relaxation from oHh-tal rare
which M Cataca.y is now taking to
ward Ikiisain. 1 11 other word, It is
insinuated thai the Spanish govern
incut fail lo pay proper honing;) to
the chivalrohs qualities and moral ex
cellencies of llm American Minister,
andlias delicately iutiuink-d lo our
Siatn U pariiiiiuil thai " hi retail
would not. b 1-egnr.lfd in the light nf
an irivparahlo miliirtuuo. What it
pretly set of Minister .this adutinis
trillion hu abroad truly. ' '
CitiSTt.K Anna The Louisvillu
Journal say ; Somebody suggest
lliut 'they Vitighl to s-nd Anna Dickin
son' in search of Dr. Livingstone Bu'.
what's lliou-of Han t she ajicnt'thn
hist twenty livo ycai-s in trying lo
find a man in n country where you'd
suppose ono couldn't possibly bo half
ns badly lost ns Livingsfono is?
"Havo you tho 'Lnyn of tbo Lnt
Minslrol ' " said a eily mi, addres
sing a young man who stood behind
tho counter of a country slum,
"No. wo lia'vcif t any of llfom kind,"
snld lh4 clerk f "but wo liuvo good
fresh hen's eggs, that wt) warrant worn
laid this weak." ' , ''