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u CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN,'
OOODLANDEB & LEE,
OLKARVniLD, PA.'
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Local Botteee, per lino 30
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Publlahen.
Card.
W. C. ARNOLD,
LAW & COLLECTION OFFICB,
CURWRNSVILLE,
all " Clearfield Conaty, Peaa'a. Toy
Tuoa. a. MUBHAY.
cvaui aoaaos.
MURRAY & GORDON,
AT.T O RN EISA! LAW,
. CLEARFIELD, PA..
JrW'Oaca h Ple'e Opera Houae, aooond floor.
:S0'M ,
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Will altead to all ta.lncu entreated to bin
promptly and faithfully. aovl2'7l
WILLIAM A. WALLACB.
BABBY . WALLA OB.
David L. aaaae.
JOBS W. WBIQLBTi
WALLACE &, KREBS,
(Saxeeeore to Wallaoa A FialdiD,)
ATTORN BYS-AT-L AW,
11-117! Clearfield, Pa.
iftaara a. m,ballv'.
BABIBL W. M'CDBDT,
MoETf ALLY & MoCUBDY,
ATTORN EYS-AT-LA W,
Clearfield, Pa.
WLeipI trailnm attended to promptly withj
dilolitT. Offl o Bseona itmt, boots taa rtrst
National -Bank. jafl:l:7ft
G. a. BARRETT,
Attorn it and Counhelor at Law,
clearfield, pa.
Having raiijrnd hip Judfrsihip, las rssumsd
lh uraotice of tbe liw in bis old ofllM t Clsar-
AeM, Pbu Will altsnd ths aoarts of Jefferson and
Elk oounties when specially retained in ooDQectlon
with resident oonnsel. 1:14:71
A. Q. KRAMER,
ATTOBNEY-AT-LAAV,
Real Kitatc and Oollaetioa Ageat,
CLEARFIELD, PA., '
Will promptly attaod to all legal bo.loe.e ea
tru.ted to bit sara.
cat-Onlee in Ple'a Opera llouae. jaal'71.
WM, M. MoC ULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
arOOloa la the old W cetera Holal building.
Lrgal bualnea. promptly attended to. Krai e.tate
bought and told. jell'78
A. W. W ALT E RS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CleertteU, Pa.
fcavOBloc la Qrahaia'a Row. daoS-ly
' H. W SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAAV,(
il:l:T Clearfield, Pa. '
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
- Clearfield, Pa.
,W0iti la Old Weelero Hotel building,
corner of Btoond and Market Bta. aorll,!!.
"ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNRY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
r-OBea la the Court Hoaae. JyUiT
" J OH n hT f ul ford,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
' Clearfield, Pa.
ptf 00 oa on Malkat atraat, opp. Ooart lloaaa,
Jaa. I, 1874.
JOHN L7 CUTTLE,
; ATTORNEY AT LAW.
tuil Heal Eatala A (tent, Clearfield, Pa.
OIBea oa Tblrd atraat, bat.Charr A Walnai,
aar-Roapaetrull7 offera bla aorvleoa la aalllB
tad burial laada la Claarlald aad adJotala
'ooattaa f aad with aa eaporJeneeot ovartwootT
janra aa a aarvevor, flattara blaoaalf tbat ha aaa
reader aallafaotloa. le. Ja3:u,
J . BLAKE WALTERS,
.;' RRAL ESTATE BROKER,
Naw liOgn and Inmbor,
CLEARFIELD. PA.
flic in Oribm'i Row. 1:16:71
- J., j. L INGLE,
A T T O R N K Y -. A T - LAW,
hll Oereola, Clearfield Co., Pa. j pd
J. S. BARN HART,
, ATTORNEY . AT - LAW,
Hellefoute. Pa.
Will practice la Clcarttld and all of tbo Coarta of
the zta Jndiolel duuieu neai eiieia oaaiarn
aod eollaolioB ofelaima made apeelalllea. al 71
D r. w. a. means,
PHYSICIAN A STJRGKON,
' trinKRsi)iiRu, pa. 'j
Will attend prafeaalonal aalll promptl;. ul0'70
DR. T. JfBOYER,
f U Y 8 I C I A N AND 3D RO EON,
Offlce oa Market Street, Clearleld, Pa.
Ar-Offlea hoora: ta II a. m., and 1 to 8 p. a
D
kR, E. M, SCUEURER, '
HOHSOPATniO PHYSICIAN,
Offioa la reaidcBae oa Uarket at.
' April 34, 1173. Claarteld, Pa.
r J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
HYSICUN & 8UBGEON,
IAVINO located at Peaaleld, Pa., ofera hie
profoeeiaaal aervioee ta the people of tbat
a and aarroaadlng aooatrj. AlleaJla pretopdj
OHted to. awe. la u.
1. J. P. BURC H FIELD,
8rtoB of th 8ad RlintPMi7lwii0
4vnUrit baVvlBg rtWraod fron U Arm?,
rt hii prUntonl itrvioM to lhitlu
CUarlt Id ooBly.
.T'Pr'.fMitoafclMlU promptly tMUoi.d to.
ob DMofta iirool foriBtriyoooBpi "7
oodi. (Bpr4,'M-U
R. H B. VAN VALZAH,
CLEARFIELD, PENH" A.
F1CE IN MASONIC BUILDING.
. JMr- Once bonra Proia 13 le 3 P. M.
Me 13, 1171.
R. JEFFERSON LITZ,
' WOODLAND, PA.
Ul promptl altead all ralla ta the Met of bla
hB. r aae.iy-7a
V D. M. DOHEETT, '
I1I0NADLI BARBIR A OAtR DRER8RR.
CLEARFIELD, TA.
aop la rooei foraaerlf aaaapled by Nante
, Market alreat.
lt,. ...
TARRY SNYDER,"
L (fotaiKi wllk Lew Sehalm.)
BARBER AND BAIRDRI8KIR.
op ea Market II, appeal!. Ooart Hoeta..
aa towel for arer eaaleeaer. aja 19, '76.
lOLSljQUOB STORE.
' At bkamdoftkaaowarldf., '
WEST CI.IARPIKLD, PA.
areprietar of Ikli erlabliibaint will her
(.core direct from dtoullere. Pertlea barla
Ula beaea will be lire u act a para article
eaall nargia abeea .art. lielel kcepera aaa
ral.aed with Itqaen o r-eeeaakla faraia.
weee aad araadta cUreat fena aWle;'i
7, ei naia, aew, lore.
' UIORUR N. COLBl'R.'
rlald, Jaaa II, llll lf. . :
TICfM CORaTAHLEa)' PIKt
fa kae prieted B terre aaneer ef tk. aw
' BILL, aad will ea tie receipt ef tweeta
ta,a.aUaMppt aeaddreaa. aiyM
4 " ,
CLEARFIELD'
GEO. B. GOODLAHDEB, Proprietor.
VOL. 50-WHOLE NO.
tt&t.
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Jaatlce of the Peaoa and Sertrener,
, Carwoiiavllle, Pa.
kjeA.Callectloaa Bade and aroae; promptl;
paidorar. febll'fltf
RICHARD HUGHES, j
Jl'flTICE OP TBI PSACR
roa
ttttatur TmmiMp,
Oaeeola Mill. P. O.
ll official bnalflen antraated to him will be
promptly attended to. achl, 'It.
W. ALBERT A. BROS.,
MaaafactareraAelUnalraDealoralB j
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, Sio'.,
WOODLAND, PENN.'A.
0rden aollclMd. Bill. Iliad aa ahoit aotlee
and reaeoBabla teraia.
Addreaa Woodland P. 0., Cleartrld Co., Pa.
eli.le W ALBERT A BROS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
Frenchrllle, Clearfield Couutj, Pa.
Kwpa .OBetantly oa head a full aaaortnaeot of
Drr Qooda, llardware, tirooerlea, aad ererjtbiBl
aeaallT kept la a retail aura, which will be eeld,
for eeah, ae aheap aa eleewhere la the eoaBty.
PruchrUle, Juno 37, l71j.
THOM A8 H. FORCEE,
aiAtaa i -
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CRAHAMTtlN, Pa.
Alao, eiteBalre maanfactarar and dealer In Bquara
Tlaiber alM Sawed Lamber.r all klaua.
jaw-Ordera eolloltfd and all billa promptl;
lied. ,Jrl
REUBEN H AC KM AN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, Peaa'a.
tnl-Wlll .locate Joba Ib hla Hbo promptlj and
ta a workmaallka maanar. arre.oi
G. H. H ALLVr
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
JffiPampB Blwaja oa hand and made to order
On .Bon nOUOO. ripee wrru un reeoeoie ivrinh
All work warraated to render aati.feetion, aad
dellrered If deaired. m;ll:l;pd
E. A. BIGLER 4. CO.,
Bl ALIBI IB
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad maaafaetBrora of
ALL KI!HOFAWfcD LfJIMIIER,
1-771 CLEARPIKLD, PENN'A.'
JAsTlBTRXrTAr"
dealer la
Real Eb-tate, Square Timber, Boards,
. 8BINQLES, fcAM, A PICKETS, .V
H0'7 Clearleld, Pa, "
JMES MITCH ELL,"
DRALBB IM
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
)ell'7 CLEARPIELD, PA.
' JAME8 H. LYTLE,
In Krotier'B Bttlldliic, Clearttold. Pa.
DtItr 1b amnios, ProTUloB. VogoUblot,
Friiti, Flour, Fotd, U.
tprU'76-tf
T. M. ROBINSON,
Market Htreet, ClnrfteM. fa..
lilt FACTO BUB or
Li(bt aod HtBY? Bavroptw, ColUn, Rodtflov,
Brtdlof, o. RepolrlBg nootly dont.
U7 U, 1S7 0IB.
JOHN A. KTAftLER,
BAKER, Market St., Clearfisld, Pa.
Kraph Broad, Rusk, Rolls, Pios aad Cakao
ob hand or made ta order. A general assortment
of Confootlonarlos, Fruits and Nuts lo stock.
Ice Croats and Oysters in ssasow. 8a loon aoarly
op pot Its lbs Postofiea. Prices Btodsrato.
if rob 10-'7S. t
J. It. M'MUIiRAY
WILL SUPPLY TOO WITH ANT ARTICLE
OP MERCHANOIHE AT THE VERY LOWEST
PRICB. COMB AND SEE. (l:S:73j.)
NEW WASHINGTON.
MARBLB AND KTONR YARD.
Mra. M. . LIIIKLL,
aar en,a,ed la tba Marble bualeeaa, doairea
ta Inform ber frieada and the poblic tbat aha baa
Bow and will keep eon.tantl; oa bend a larae and
weUecleeudeteokof ITALIAN AND VERMONT
MARllIiK, at. A fa prepared to farnleh te order
T0MB8T0NKH, BOX AND CRADLE TOUBS,
MONUMENTS, do.
VaVYard ea Reed alrewt, near the R, R. Depot,
Clearteld, Pa. JeU,7
S. I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCUMAKKR
aaa bBALaa ia
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry,
CraAoei'. Aee, Marktf Sir I,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All klnda .f repairing la m; llae promptly at
nded to. April 3, l7t.
JLIvery Stable.
THK BBderslgned bogs loare to Inform thepnb
lie that ho is bow fnlly nrspaiW to Keonns
sate all In lb way of hirnishing H.isti, Buggiss,
lladdlas and Harness, on the shortest notioe and
sa reasonable tenai. Reildenoo ob Looast stroat,
astwsoa Third aad Fourth.
OKO. W. OKAIUIART.
OleaHleld. tth. 4, IttM
mYtchellwagons.
The Best is the Cheapest I
Thorn ai R fitly has relTsd another large lot of
"ji Kenan wagons, wnica ara among the very
best manifest ored, aad which be will sell at tba
most raasoaabta rates. His stosk laoludos alasost
all daaoripUoas of wagoat largeaad small, wioW
and aarrow track. Call an4 iso than.
aprfi'74 THUMAH RKILLY.
ANDREW HARWICK,
Market Street. .ClearBld. Pa.,
MABDrAVCTDRBB ASOMSLBBIB t t i
RARNKHS, BADDLVB, BRIDLIfl, COLl.ARH,
and all kinds of
H0RSS rVRXIMltNQ GOODS. ,
A fall stoeh of Beddltrs' tlstdwar. Brashos,
Combs, Blankets, Roaoa, ato., always wa bead
and for sals ai tba lowest seib prloes. All kinds
of repairing promptly attended to.
All hinds f kldsa taken in as change fr har
bsss aad repairing. All kinds of harness bathes
hrpt ob hand, and for sale ai a small profit. ,.
Clearfisld, Jaa. 19, 1H7A.
jyjAIZE k SCHWARTZ,
(lets 00. Iran t Oa.,)
MILITARY UNIFORMS
. AKD
EQUIPMENTS,
HO.IMW MARKET TRBF.T,PII1 A.
Beada, Coaapaalee, Ac., farai.ked. ftamplee,
pbetefraplai aad eetf-aMaaartag dirootleaa eetiBt
free.
MRRCIIARTTAaORS A CLOTHIKR,
tlMMARkn BTBklCT, '
Jalr 14, tl-ly - Pblht.
JNDRHTAKIlSr(!. , ' ,' t
Tha wasesaigaod ara aw taily prepared I
earry aa th awsiaess of t
trsrDCiiTAKit,
. A kEASORABLC RATBR, -.
Aad rwpeetfell, eedl.ll the petreaafe ef IkMa
JOHN TBOUTHArt,
iAMISLLIAVT.
Clearleld, Pa., Pok. II, 1174.
2476.
TR CASUALS IN HEAVEN.
BY ILtA T. iOUNIOBi
Fftint and forinat both may erowa thoa, "
W(ltb any b upon the pourod
Frionda naj ratio yo, all tba pleaaaroii
Uy bo tbiao Ibat 'tboM afford.
And tbo world mtj foodljr luro tbeo,
Carvleti ia thy pntbi to run,
Hiding from thin oyoo tho aili'rr, -.
All bar blandltbiaoaU baro won, i
Hut not always wilt thoo waodar,
Pkailoa; Mill tbo tnlitroti gT,
Thro' tho fair and How ry moatiuwi.
In tho plcaaant dyi of Miy. '
Co dim a tim whn bow bo longer,
Shall btr tyroa voio 1m board,
Ai of yow thy btart bguUing,
With ooch kbI entrancing word.
But, initoad, tbo wtndi of Win tar,
bhrioking by tin la Ihuir fright. ,
Tellelb of lie iwlfl approaobing,
Of tho dark and lonoiomt aigat.
While to All (ho eup of anguiih,
Vritndi and fortuoa, wealth and faaa,
All may fleo and only laavo tha
For thy potion, grief and ham.
Then, my brother, Hat to wlidoio, .
Hear, O bear ber pleading call i
"Lay up troasuroa - lay up treasures,
Whore no evil them befall I
Where no thieves break thro' and steal then,
Where no aoih nor rust corrode,
Whsro at last thoo aboil regaia them,
In our Father's blast abode."
SPEECH OFliON.L. A. MACKEY.
On Railroads and Transportation.
DELIVERED IN THE UOUHKor llfcl'RKBIiNr-
AT1VI8 AT WA8II1NOTON, D. C, ON
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1870.
Oa tbo bill (II. R. No. 2919) lo prorlde for
cheap Iranaportatioa of freight between tide-water
ea or aear the Atlantis Ocean and the Ohio
and Miialaaippi Vallera.
Mr. ilai'koy, ol Pennsylvania, said
Mr. Chairman : As a membvr of the
committee that ronortod the bill undor
ooimidorntiuu, 1 dvaire to nay a low
words in favor ol its pamutgo, and am
the more anxious that it may be fa
vorably consiilurod by tho House from
the fait that I carnontly believe) that
tho cntvriritH proposed by this bill, if
legislated into vitulity, will contributo
Uirgely to tho, promotion of the pro
ductive industry of tho country.
Congress, in my opinion, can roako
nohiglier contnbuuon to the prosper
ity of tho nution than by aiding so lar
at nay be within its power, without
encroaching upon the .National Treas
ury, nil enterprises that .may be pre
sented fur the connlruclioii of railroads.
Hull ways give employment to labor.
and without them wo caunol develop
those resources oi our country with
which it is so bountifully supplied. To
me it has been a source of suicere le
gist that this Congress has been in
session lor more thun Are months and
so few meusurs. havo boon Durlect-
cd lor the relief of the prostrate indus
tries anu starving inbor ol tno coun
try. Fivo months gone, and but little
done for the people I V hen I go homo
and bear of the distress and suffering
pervading almost al) classes and con
ditions ol pur people ; when 1 see hun
dreds of men with willing hands and
Honest hearts standing upon our streets
with their hknrla in thair pocketA. and
nothing there but their bunds, asking
not lor Dread, but lor work, tbat bv
toil they may earn bread tor thorn
selves, their wives, and their children,
and am asked why does not Congress
do something to relievo the sufferings
ot the people, I am at a loss for a sat
isfactory answer. But 1 take ooarogs
when measure; such as that undercon
sidcration are presented to the House ;
for with qnestions such as these the
interests of cverj, laboring man of the
country are involvod, and 1 consider
them ot equal not paramount impor
tance to those of fl nance And currency.
upon wmcn so inucn has Peon said ana
so little done.
The nroduoilons ol the countrv will
he increased iu proportion to the in
crease of the means of transporta
tion, and if those moans furnish cheap
and fixed rates, the productions of la
bor will provo thomselvos to be the
acknowledged basis of our wealth,
cumulate and encournge public en
terprises; givo encoursgemont to cap.
uui to oinourK in railroad enterprises,
in opening our mines of wealth, in es
tablishing manufactories : protect and
sustain tbo manufacturing interests of
our country) aid In tho development
of our resources ; utilise in the highest
degree the various elements of wealth
with wbjch wo ara so bountifully sup
plied i decrease our importations by
any legislation you can doviso, and by
similar means stimulate and increase
our exports; restore tbo administra
tion of tho Uovornmunt to that lionos-
ty, purity, and simplicity which char-
acteriied it in for mor days ; enact snob
laws as will induco capital to give em
ployment to labor, and thereby avert
the impending conflict between capi
tal and labor ; restore olllcial faithful
ness to the several departments of our
Government and secure economy and
integrity in its administration ; let tbo
inspiration ot.tho people be popular
government honestly administered on
er the Constitution ; give laith to en
ergy and I He to industry ; repeal all
laws fixing a definite time for the re
sumption of specie payments, and In-
uunuj win revive, lauor win receivo
employment and enumeration, and
resumption will come by the natural
laws of business and. commerce long
before it can be enl'orcod bv any arbi
trary legislation. ,
Mr. Chairman, no sttbiect can bo
presented to this iluuse of greater im
portance in viow ot its influence on the
prosperity of the country than that of
cheap transportation, and the interests
of the peoplo demand that Congress
shall doviso that system ol transporta
tion lor tho mineral, agricultural, and
manufactured products ul tho country
which shall prove itself to ho the cheap
est, most perfect) and most enduring.
An increase oi railway lacihties lor
conveying the products of the country
iroiu tne miction wnere prodticod to
those ol the purchaser and consumer
will always increase not only tho
amount of the productions but also the
tonnage furnishod to the carrying com
panies, and thus tho reciprocal influ
ence provo beneficial to uoth. .
1 lie object ol the bill under consider
ation is to provldo for cheap transpor
tation between the groat producing
regions ol the West and tboeKast. and
under, its provisions it is proposed to
incorporate a company under the name
and title of The Unltkd States RallwaT
Corporation, authorised and ompowor
ed to obtain the necessary franchises
and right of way, and title thereto,
under the lurms and In tho niannor
prescribed by the laws of the States.
and consolidate tho same so as to cre
ate and maintain a perfect ortrsnlr.a
tion In and for the interests of com
merce between the States, and to build
and operates railway, principally for
ireigni, wtm a aoume iraclc and steel
rails, and with a grade not exceeding
for eastward-bound tralho ferty feet te
the mile, to be built from aome point
on Now York Bay to Council Bluffs,
or to snoh Other convenient Tvntnt on
the Missouri Biver, in the State of
low, as snail offor the bertooneaetiMa
with tat? rjystem of railwayi wsst of
tne uissonn juver. i ne controlling
CLEARFIELD,
management of the road is placed in
the hands, not of stockholders, but ol
a board of seven commissioners ap
pointed by the Governors of the sever
al Blatos through which the road is to
be constructed. Undor tho provisions
of this bill no extortionate charges for
transportation can . bo made. The
tariff rates and charges aro to bo fixed
and a nj ustod by commissioners, tho
roprosontativos ot the people, who are
interested in cheap transportation
through the sovcral Btatos within
whoso limits tho road ia to be built.
State laws cannot fix rates and charges
except within the limits of the State
in granting franchises, and it can only
be done in such a manner as to aid the
western producer by Congress, under
the powers vested in it by the Consti
tution to regulato commerce, among
the States. This question, I believe,
bas not beon positively docided by the
highest judioiul tribunal of tho nation,
but it is the generally accepted opinion
that Congress has the powor to regu
lato rates and charges on railroads
passing through tho States, and to reg
ulate interstate commerce. In the
case oi Gray vs. The Clinton Bridge
Company, in the rjupromo Court of
tho United States, Justice Miller used
the following languago:
Por mjeelf, 1 have ao doubt of tba right of
Oongreee to preMribe all BMdf.1 and proper reg
ulatiuna for the eoaduet of tnta lmuenee traffic
orer any railroad which baa volantarilr become
a pert of one of thoe. Ilnea of Interat.to eomma-
aicatloo, ar lo aaUiorico th. .rMtioa of aeon
roaila wbeo tbo parpoaea of loLeratate tranapor
talloa 'of nereona aad pronartr iuatlfy aad re-
qair. ii.
If natural highways, such as rivers
and lakes, are entitled to aid from the
Government, and this is not doubted,
who shall say that tho Government
has not equally tho powor to aid by
appropriate legislation artificial high
ways oi commerce, such as railways
and canals T
The certainty which Government
control, or rather such control as is
contemplated by this bill, by persons
selected oy tne several mates through
which the road may pass, will give to
tho rates of transportation, will so
largely increase the productions of the
iv est and .Northwest that reduced
rates, rates as low as any that can be
furnished by water communiration,
will assure to railroads a remunerative
income, and moro especially so to the
road contemplated by this bill, which,
with tho wise provisions contained in
it against fraudulent practice in its
construction and management, will not
he encumbered by the incubus of an
excess ol liabilities above its actnal
oust of construction.
The producer and his Hubor create
the wealth ot tho country, and yet ho
generally is poor, whilo tHe purchaser
and coiiBUiner is enabled to enjoy all
tho advantages afforded by . wealth,
simply because the fruits of the pro
ducer's toil cannot roach a market
whoro they may be disposed oi' at re
munerative prices, on aooount of the
lack of cheap transportation. Of what
advantage is all the agricultural and
mineral wealth of the great West and
Northwest if it can find no market?
Statistics have boon produced here to
show that corn forwarded from the
West to an eastern market has netted
the producer but eight cents a bushel,
while the carrying company's charges
were six times as great i and another
oase in which an Iowa farmer forward
ed his corn at a cost of sixty-seven
cents a bushol and received for it sixty-
eignt cents a dusdol, tuns leaving him
a profit of one cent a bushol to com
pensate him for his labor, the interest
on his invested capital, and his current
and nooessary expenses. In every
oase, therefore, it is sale to say, the
producer, who represents tho largo
majority of our people, is the man who
is made to suffer ; and tho samo is true
to somo extent with tho consumer,
while the transportation companies
grow rich at the expense of Ixrth pro
ducer and consumer. ' Monopolies are
novor oenenciai to any except those
who enjoy the special nriviicgo of be
ing Ihe monopolists; and this is a class
iu every oommunity which can woll
be dispensed with to the great advan
tage of tho public.
It may be claimed tbat the bill un-
iler consideration is. a monopoly in
itself. This is not the case. . It make
no provision to monopolise the tratSo
in freight, but simply through Its board
ol managers, who will be the repre
sentatives of tho people and the peo
ple s interests, regulate the charges lor
freight so as not to oppress those fur
whom the Government has boon es
tablished, and without whom the Gov
ernment can neither prosper nor main
tain its existence, and adopt snob a
tariff of rates as will enable the pro
ductions of the West to bo shipped to
the oeaboard, and be sold at such
prices as will yield a fair profit to the
producer and impose no extravagant
charges upon tho consumer. It is not
a monopoly, and docs not proposo to
tuko any stojis toward monopolising
traffic in any manner whatever. Its
design is a measure of relief to the suf
fering citizens pf both East and West
by furnishing transportation for the
great natural productions of tho one
and the manufactures and merchan
dise of the other, so tbat a fair ex
change may be effected in such man
ner as will prove of advantago to both
sections of the Countrv. Certainly
thore can be no objection to any
mooauro calculated to effect the pur
pose designed to be accomplished by
tho provisions oi this bill.
I do not believe, sir, that the bill, if
passed, win prove detrimental to ex
isting corporations. Tbo evident re
sult must be to stimulate production
anu mis in turn pencil i the transpor
tation companies already existing and
operating their sovcral lines ot railways
and canals. It may modify their
froight rates, but I cannot see tbat it
will prove detrimental to their Inter
ests, if the ultimate result ia to give
tbom an increased traffic On the,
other hand I can see that this increas
ed production and increaawd traffio will
not only prove beneficial to the carry,
ing companies themselves, bat also
cToule a now and enlarged demand for
labor, and thus givo employment to
mousanus now suiienng lor the neces
saries of life.
It is not the design of this bill to do
iiyustico in any sense to eithor individ
uals or corporations, but simply that
the burdens may be more nearly equal
ixud and tho benefit derived lrom
railways and similar corporations be
more lairly distributed among the poo
plo. The people are entitled to this,
and lbs pubiio interest and the public
welfare) domsnd It
Pass this bill' and any others tbat
authorise the construction of railways
from tho great producing West to the
seaboard, and you will enrich the pro
ducer, Improve the condition of the
castors consumer, give employment to
labor,. And life, Vigor, and energy to
the Vsrlotil Industries of our country,
and1 cbntribule more' largely than A"q
any utuot act wunin toe scope oi uon
gressional power to ameliorate (he con
PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN.
PA;, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1876.
ditloh of the workingmon of tho na
tion.
The question of cheap transports
tlon becomes of greater importance
from the iact that whilo a very largo
proportion oi tne neavy products re
quiring transportation aro produced in
the West, about tbo same proportion
oi tno capital to purcnaso, move, and
market them is held In tho East, and
near tho seaboard.
Let this Government emulate the
example of almost all othor nations,
who have evoroonsMcrod it their high
est prerogative to aid in the construc
tion ol commercial highways. . ISO
subsidy, no land grait, no indorsement
of bonds Is asked tot from tho Govern
ment in this bill : and whilo the com
mittee in repertinA; it express no opin
ion as to the power or policy oi the
Govornmcnt in this tospoct, thoy bo
liovo it to be the duty of Congress to
encourage oy an prac icttble and avail
able means the construction of great
national highways by private capital
and ontorpriso, thatthointerests, pros
perity, and happiness f tho people
mnjr iro prviuuieu.
INSIDE A JAPANESE HOUSE.
Many who visit th Japanese build
ing on the Centennial grounds with
curious interest will read with special
satisfaction the following from Apple
fon'g Journal by William 11. Orifflts :
I lived In a Japanese house in Kukai
sevon months, during whirh time I be
came well acquainted with the ins and
outs ot the old mansion, and Its beha
vior in seasons of storm, typhoon and
earthquake. As all visitors to the Cen
tennial will see, and as all may read
of, the outside, lot me describe the in
terior of a Japanese bouse.
Neatness and simplicity aro the
characteristics of the people, in the
mikado's empire. Paint is rarely used
on tho woodwork, the delicate grain
and fragrance of tho native woods' be
ing too highly appreciated. Alter a
month' rosidonce in Japan one won
ders why we spoil so much beauty by
smearing it over with oil pigments.
In a Japanese house, parts of the
woodwork are laqnered. This sub
stance, laid on as varnish, leaves a
hard, lustrous surface, difficult lo
scratch. Woe to him who touches or
approaches it when is Is fresh I - "Lac
quer poisoning" is a temporary purga
tory of itch, rash and swelling. Re
spectable ladies and gentlemen look
iiko nnio ngniers nnor the last-round
for the championship. In aeirrnvated
oases, the oyes close entirely and the
nose bursts Into fiery bloom. The
misery last a week or moro; but
somo persons aro never affected by the
sap.
Th
he Boor is laid with tVjiYimi' ot rice-
straw, two inches' thick, made Into
mat six foet long, and bound by an
inch border of black cloth. The face
of the mat is ot fine smooth grass, like
that in our best matting. Being so
olnaely laid. floor rvmlnH. nna of a
oolossol chess-board. The joints are
so tight that there are no draughts;
and the air at the floor is of a singu
larly warm temperature. The ceiling
ia of tbin boards of wood, grained like
watered silk, crossed by black, lacquer
ed strips of wood, meerschaum, or col
ored Damboo. Master on the celling
is decidedly unpopular on account of
oartbquakoa. The Japanese are not
so passionately fond of knowledge as
to wish to soe the law of gravity illus
trated at every chill of mother earth
by having their skulls crocked by fall
ing lime. Un tho walls, after a prim
ing of common waste, tho ornamented
or gilt paper is pasted. ' The ceiling
ib rareiy so covered.
Closets, chimneys, or' sashed case
ments, wero unknown until recently,
though cuddy-holes for small articles
are made and often exquisitely adorn
ed. Cabinets and chest of drawers
havo thoir place. In tho kilohon tho
smoke wanders out at its own sweet
will. Charcoal, which is used for
warmth, Is smokeless and odorless.
One would suppose the use of this fuel
to bo dangerous, but, though I often
inquired, I never heard of a native
losing his life by ft. The openness of
tho bouses prevent ill-effects. Its use
for suicidal purposes is ntterly un
known. This phase of French civilisa
tion Is not yet in vogue in Japan,
i In sumiiur a Japaneso house makes
a pleasant dwelling place ; in the cold
wintor it Is simply abominable. North
of Osaka on needs tire six months in
the yoar ; but the Japanese have no
safe or convenient method of warming
their houses, using only the-halmchi
(fire-bowl). My rocolloction ef Jap
anese houses in winter,' or rather of
my condition while in them, are of
cold that penetrated to the spinal mar
row, anu niaoo my teeth chatter most
impolitely whilo the contemptible bra
stor with iu witiful warmth served
only to mako oold visible Thongh
uncomlortalile to a forniirncr. these
houses are less so to a Japanese. As
the cold weather increases, the nstlves
put on additional layers of clothing,
like skins to an onion, until they have
as many as four, six, or even eight
thicknesses of clothing. With their
padded long clothes oonfinlnif tbo beat
of thoir bodies, as thoy sit in their
xneenng lasmon on the thick mats,
they need warmth on their hands,
which tho handful of coals easily
yields.
lhe kitchon is called daidokoro
(great placo), which sufficiently Indi
cates why tho children of tho gods lo
cate the sent of affections in tbo stom
ach. The chief piece of furniture is
the furnace, made of earth or plaster,
with two cavities, for rice-boiler and
tcakottlo. The tuel is split wood,
which is much cheaper in Japan than
in China, where hot water is reeularly
sold in shop to people too poor to
have a fire. As the Japaneso do every
thing upside down, as we think, the
oiaue ot th ax lor splitting wood Is
set at right angles to the handle
In iitn of a bellows an artificial
Jsir of lungs to blow tb fire th
apaneso use Mature' own. end a
bamboo tube carries the needed oxygen
from the month to the fire. In addi
tion there are iron and brass cooking
pot with wooden covers. Charcoal at
need lor broiling when th birds, fisk,
or bean-curd, are spitted or laid on
gridiron. A thick cutting-board, and
flat-sided knife to sllca vegetables, an
other dirk-like one to slice raw Ash,
and an edgeles sheet of bras forbean
ourd, are among the neoossary Imple
ment. A rasp, or nperforated piece
of iron, ia kept for grating purposes.
iuos, pans oi au sum, ana dippsrs,
are made wholly of bamboo or of wood.
The tinware, now so oommon throutrh-
oat th country, earn into gensral ase
awe ia opeaiog os we oounlry to
foreigner. Mortar of wood and ston,
and solve and baskets, are much used.
The domeatio band-mill i in all n
spocts similar to those with which a
knowledg ot Biblical antiquities ac
quaints tie, and Is aed espooially to
grind mtto, or bean preparation. No
such thing a fork (mAs-7Ai, "meat.
REPU'BLIGAN.
stickor,") or spoon is' known to the
Japaneso cook, lio diirs out tho boil
ed rico with a flat paddlo, or a scoop
oniy sngnuy countorsuna. I'locos ol
flat bamboo, with the end slightly in
denlod liko a spoon and lacquered in
tho cavity, are called svii'i. Foreigners
in Japaneso hotels, thirstily yoarning
lor a teaspoon, are saaiy perpiexod at
the sight of the noudescripl wooden
taji produced at their call. Since the
native of Japan neither defiles his tea
with milk nor spoils its flavor with su
gar, bis nation has lived without the
knowlodge ot a teaspoon, or evon need
of it.
Of furniture, in ono sense of the
word, thore Ib, in a Japaneso house,
almost nono. Tho causal visitor sees
no sofa, chairs, tables, tovos, curtains
or hat rack. In tho parlor, or room
for receiving guests, are soon in the
tokohoma, or raised space, a handsome
sword-rack, flowcr-voBcs, bronzes or
lacqnorcd ware. In tho ladles' cham
bor will be found bureaus, mirror or
toilet stands, ncodlo-work-boxos, cabt
nots, racks for dresses, but all those
are liliptitian in sizo, and it may be
soon at a glanco thut thoy aro to be
used when kneeling or ; sitting on tho
floor. The fact that everything is
done on the floor explains in great part
why the Japaneso are so courtly and
ceremonial in their customs. What
is a bodchamber at night is usually
in to some other use during tbo (lay.
ledtinio comes, tho sliding-door closets
are opened, and tho bedclothes brought
In. One or two -quilts are laid on the
floor. Noar the uppor one is laid the
pillow k block of wood with a small
ad. lhe potior pillow casp, in well
opt houses, is renowod evory day.
An enormous and thickly padded loose
ooat, mado of enormous silk or cotton,
is laid on tbo top, and fit nicoly to the
body. This is the covorinir. . On this
sort of couch all Japaneso have slept
Binco time immemorial. Among a few
of the richest families the beddinff is
of silk. With the groat mass of peo
ple it is ol the usual dark-blue, quilted.
cotton cloth. The object of tho Jupa-
noso pillow is, evidently, so to rest the
hosd as not to disarrange the coiffure.
With the women, this is a mutter of
importance, since it usually require
an hour or two for tho work of ar
ranging her hair. Hence the priest,
whose head is shorn, docs not nso a
pillow of the usual kind, but a moro
luxurious ono mado round, and re
sembling ono like ours, though much
smaller. This is called tho bciu-makura,
or priest's pillow.' - In a Japanese hotol
I always called for one of the latter
pattern. . .
In summer, wuun tho mosouiloos
make thoir appearance (for Japan is
equally favored with tho rest of the
world with theso pests), moinuito-nets
are iound in orery household thut can
afford them. The Japanese netting is
;ood and strong, though rather coarse,
t is mostly pink or green. Tbo nets
(kacho) are made Id the tons of a cube.
rPbr era bwnjt by ti.aaa rluua etuU uuid.
to other brass rings in the woodwork
on the corners of the room, occupying
noarly tho entire space of the room.
Thoy thoroughly answer tho purpose.
Whon a Japaneso widow chooses to
consider it loap-yoar and' wishes to
secure a partner, bIio simply hint lo a
lavored suitor that her mosquito-net is
too largol For tho baby's naps a
smaller one Is provided.
The eating arrangements of tho
Japanese correspond to thoir sleeping
and visiting. Jt is all don on the
floor. In a family, or party, a little
table is before each person. This tuhlo
is from four to six inches high and
about a foot broad, having a raised
cdiro of Ono inch lltirh. fin thin nrA
laid tour covered bowls, a littlo dish of
picklos or sauce, and at the riirht-band
sido a pair of chopsticks wrapped in
wbito paper, or in the.caso belonging
to each person, which bas bis name
written on It. Tho rico-cup Ib of porce
lain ; the others are usually of lacquer
ed wood. Tbo rice is attacked first
The nmid-sorvant sits in the midst of
the circle, in charge, of the wooden
bucket of rioe, and replenishes each
cup as It Is emptied, receiving it on her
lacquered tray, and passing it with a
bow. Sboisalsoinchargeof the tea-pot,
fur many like to bavocAa (tho original
of our word tea) poured over thoir
dowib oi rico.
It is wonderful what may bo done
with chopsticks. Even tho little baby
can nso them; and I have Been fish
most dexterously carved and served by
tho two sticks ; and soup can bo eaten
with them provided it is not too thin.
A now guest always has a now pair of
sticks, usually in tho form of ono piftoo
of frosh, clean wood, partly split, so
that he can finish tho process himself,
and, by making two slicks of one, prove
thnt it ha not yot boon used.
Japanese diet is almost entirely veire-
tulilo. Boiled rice three times a day.
eaten plain, without sugar or raisins,
with nothipg upon It but salt, is the
staple food ot the masses x tho people.
In many parts of the country, rice Is a
rare luxury among the lahoring-classes,
who subsist on millet. All kinds offish
aro eaten. Along the scscoast fresh
fish are cheap and plentiful, but, hi the
interior, whore the rivers or saltod
supplies are tho only dependence, it is
costly and a luxury. Wheat is used
almost exclusively in tho form of vor-
miooiia and macaroni, and in a sort or
hoilod cake. Buckwheat is employed
chiefly a pastry, to cover pasta made
of beans and sugar, or it is cut into
strips and eaten as vermicelli. Of edi
ble vegetable thero is a very great
numbor, and but few oscape tho teeth
of the Japanese, who eat thorn either
raw or cooked, l'robably tho moat
common root is Ui iaikm, a large rad
ish. It is a largo silvory -skinned mnss
of white, from one to two feet long.and
often four inches thick, it is eaten
raw, pickled or boiled. It is preserved
in brsn and salt, though in that condi
tion Its odor is intolerable to foreign
olfactories. Th preparation of the
crop of this root in autumn ia a groat
day in a Japanese town or village, and
is Hilly equal to house-cleaning day .in
tho United States. You must not call
on, or in any way Interfere with Japa
nese womansinu on -aainon-aty:- All
the tuba, kettle and pans, soruhhing
bruahos, knives, etc., of the town are in
requisition and the wholo populace cut
off tops, scrub, tie together, ban up
to dry, or pat in pickle, dmkim. For
week Ihercatler they depend hy dosena
in successive rung like a hvddor, in
front of bouse or flats. Vaikon is the
winter stand by of tho Japanese house
keeper. A rfnpvrm has no arms ot Ice.
speculation In Its eye, no expression in
its coiiBtenanco, cannot lam Properly ;
in other words, this long white radish
i neither a good tragedian nor come
dian. Hence, in a rural. Japan
theatre when an actor plays poorly, as
lhe audience do not hiss they cry,
A new aeronaut lunatic i on Geo,
9. Peduxsi, a druggist of Brooklyn,
"uu ia viannienung in oaiioon
cessions.
LE01SLA Tl FE EX A CTMEX TS.
titles op Laws tassid bt rats (ihnkr
AL ASSgmiLT OrPKNNRYLVANIA,nUR
INO TUB SESSION OP 187H. '
Continued from latt tceek.
An act makingappropriationB for tho
salaries of officers and employes, and
for improvement ot the grounds and
buildings, and machinery and insurance
of tho Wostcrn Pennsylvania Hospital
ior mo linano atuixniont, rcnnsyiva
nia. Approved April 27. 1370.
An act making an appropriation to
tho Knstcrn Penitentiary for tho sala
ries of officers, repairs, books, station
ery for library, and gratuitios to dis
charged prisoners. Approved April
27, 1876. ,:;'.'"
An ad making un appropriation for
nial Exposition, and to oroct a suitable
building for the purpose Approved
March 28, 1876.
An act making appropriations for
the salaries ot tho officers, and tor re
pairs ot the n oslcrn Penitentiary, and
for books and stationery for prisoners.
Approved April 27, 1870.
' An act relating to trusts crested for
benevolent purpose.
An act ceding certain water lots in
and adjoining the city of Erio to said
city for tho improvement thereof. A
law hy limitation, April 17, 1870.
A n act to repeal an act to regulate
the election of School Directors in the
sub-districts in the city of Pittsburg,
approved April 9, 1872.. Approved
May 4, 1870. ,
An act to pay Die accounts duo M.
Crosby, James Lewis, Charles Strick
ler, II. I). Francis, Win. Morgan, M.
Licbul, M. II. Burgess, Adam iiurtii
and Ij. L. Badgely, on draft of the Mili
tary Board of Erio county, npon the
Treasurer of said county, and unpaid
by said Treasurer. Approved May 3,
tBfO. . . , ..
An act tc establish a State Board of
Agriculture. Approved May 8, 1876.
A supplement lo an act, entitled "An
act to establish an Insurance Depart
ment," approved April 4, 1873, provid
ing for the incorporation and regulation
of insurance companies, and relating to
insurance agents and brokers and to
foreign insurance companies. Ap
proved May 1, 1870.
An act to carry cmtthe provisions ot
section 12, art 3, of tho Constitution,
in relation to the pubiio printing and
binding and the anpply of paper there
for. , Approved May 1, 1870.
An act relating to boardine-housc
koeepers, and authorising the attach
ment of Wages of persons indebted for
boarding. Approved May 8. 1870.
Aa act to mriilato the crossing ol
steam railroads hy passenger railway
cars at grade. '
' An act tor th roller or Abraham
Pew, a soldier of the Warof 1812. Ap
proved April 27, 1870.
An act to mako an appropriation to
the Wilkcsbarre City Hospital.
A. M ,rv linr eoaiinlm . Jeg.fh
McCallistor, a soldier of the War of
1812. Approved May 2, 1876.
An act making an appropriation fof
tho support of the Western Pennsylva
nia Institute for the Instruction of the
Deaf and Dumb. Approvod May 3, 76.
. An act making an appropriation for
the support of indigent deaf mutos of
this Commonwealth In the Pennsylva
nia Institute for tho Deaf and Dumb.
Approved May 3, 1870. .
An act making an appropriation to
tho Pennsylvania Institution for the
ileal and Dumb, to aid in defraying
the cost of additional buildings.
An act makinir an appropriation for
the Woman's Hospital in Philadelphia
lor the erection of additional buildings.
An act to appropriate the sum of
f 10,000 to the Lackawanna Hospital
in the city of Scranton.
An act tor the reliot of hlizur Eddy,
a soldier of the War of 1812. Approv
ed May 1, 1870. . . , .
An act making appropriations lor
the maintenance of the Hospital for
the Insane for th Northern district
of Pennsylvania at Danville., for tho
erection. of th south wing, and for ad
ditional insurance on the hospital, and
to enlarge the boundaries ol the dis
trict. ...... .
An set to authorize the Stale Treas
urer -to place the nam ot Jane Robin-
sou on the pension rolls of the Statu, a
widow ol a soldier ot tho w ar ol 1812.
Approved May 1, 1870.
An act making an appropriation lo
the Allcghonv County Society for Al
leviating the Miseries of L'tiblic Prisons.
Approvod May 3, 1870.
An act to make ah appropriation to!
tlio State Hospital lor the Insane at
iv arren.
An act for support of thtf Industrial
Home for Blind Women in Philadel
phia, i '-. ,;
An act making an appropriation to
tho Pennsylvania Working Homo for
Blind Men, Philadelphia, to provide
machinery, tools, expenses of the homo,
and for the a'nnunl maintenance of the
indigent blind lo learn handicraft.
An act to provldo for tho Northern
Homo for Friendless Children.
An act mnkinir an appropriation to
the Philadelphia Society for Allevia
ting tho Miseries of Public Prisons.
A supplement lo an act, entitled "An
act to provide for the appointment ol'a
State Board of Centennial Managers
for tho Centennial Kxliihitlon, and de
fray the expenses thereof." Approved
March 30, 1876.
. An act to provide for tho current ex
penses of tho Board of Pu lilic Clinrit ies.
A supplement to an act, entitled "An
act to amaad and consolidate the sev
eral act relating to gain and gsmo
fish, approved May 1, 1873, to require
all persons engaged In any of the manu
facturing Interests of this Slate ncrus
tomcd to the washing of iron nn'd oth
er ores, and of coal preparatory to its
uso for coking, and engaged in tbo
business of tanning, to prepare a tank
or other suitable receptacle into which
tho sediment, culm or coal dust, the
offal, reluse.and the tan bark and llqnor
thorelroro used In tanning, so fur as is
practicable, may b prevented from
passing into or anon any ot tho rlv.
ers, lakes, powder or wrreams of this
Commonwealth." Approved May 8,
1876. . ,
Aa act to enlarge the powers here
tofore granlud by sot of Assembly to
individuals to erect a pier in any of the
rivers of this Commonwealth, so far
a relate to th fixing of tho precis
location of such pier; , Approved May
6, 1876. . ,
A supplement to An act to fix the
salaries of the several officers of this
Commonwealth, the nnmher of clerks
to b employed in the several' depart
ments and their" compensations, and
providing fbr the incidental expenses
of aaid department, approvod May 18,
187, using tb salary oi id Govern
or' messenger and assistant librarian
An act supplementary to an act. en
titled "An act to nrovide tor tho incor
por tion and regulation fsTosrtain cor
prrratioo," approved April 29,. 1874,
lor the regulation ot iucun tilane rail,
ways Approved May 1, Iflift
TEEMS $2 per annum in Advanoe.
'ftEW SERIES-VOL. 17, NO. 25.
An act authorizing lumber dealers in
the county of McKoun to adopt each a
mark to be put upon logs and lumber
of all kinds, and have tho ssme regis
tered in the oMce of the Prolhoaotary
ot said county ; and also fixing a pen
alty for defacing said mark, or fraudu
lently taking possession of any logs or
lumber so marked or not Approved
May 2, 1870.
An act to permit tho voters interested
to decide upon the furthor construction
of roads which tho Supervisors or town
ship roads have failed to complete for
a period of moro than six years. Ap
proved May 2, 1876.
An act to authorize Bridgo Compa
nies incorportcd by special laws of this
Common wool th to issue preferred stock,
and to borrow money or secure any in
debtedness created by them by issuing
bonds, and securing the same hy mort
gage of their property and corporate
rights ana iranchisos lo an amount not
exceeding the one-half of the capital
stock of such corporation. Approved
Aiay I, 1870.
An act for the better protection of
hsh ia the bay or harbor ot r.ne and
its approaches.
An act to prevent the denting ol icon
upon ponds, streams, rivers, creeks and
canals owned or leased for tbo produc
tion of ice for sale. Approved May 8,
1876.
An act to empower Water Compa
nies and Gas Companies to merge their
corporate rights and iranchisos into
other incorporated companies.
An act to convert the Jianue Hos
pital at Erio into a hospital for insane
oriminals, and asking an appropriation
to carry out the provisions of tho same.
. An act making an appropriation lor
the support of tho Pennsylvania In
stitution for tho Instruction of the
Blind, also providing fire oscape to
their new buildings, a gymnasium for
male pupils, implements of instruction,
viz : , A globo, maps and books in em
bossed linos, and characters and musi
cal instruments.
A furthor supplement to the act ap
proved May 4, 1804, entitled "An act
for tho organization, discipline and
regulation of tho Mililia of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania." Ap
proved May 4, 1876.
An act to repeal an act, entitled "A
supplement to an act relating to road
laws in hast ricthlcbcm and hast l ike
townships.Washington county, extend
ing tho samo to Cecil township, said
county." Approved April 25, 1870.
An act making an appropriation for
tho continunnco of tho Geological Sur
vey of the State.
An act making an appropriation tor
the completion of the buildings and Im
provements ef the grounds of tbo State
Arsenal at xiamsourg. Approved
May 2, 1870.
A n act appropriating the sum of $25,-
000 to tho Jowish Hospital Association
of Philadelphia, for the purpose of oroct-
ing uiiu mi moiling n uinirvunnrj uuiiu-
ing.
J.ine pclntloe. low ittet potrmont !
the expenses ol serving writ ot election
to fill the vacancy in tho county of
Hncks, caused by the death ot Charles
WilloL. Approvod May 2, 1870.
Joint resolution for tho payment of
the expenses of serving writ of election
to fill (he vacancy In' tbo Seventh dis
trict of the city and county of Philadel
phia. Approvod May 4, 1870.
Joint resolution for the payment of
tho expenses of serving writ of oloction
to fill the vancancy in the county of
Northampton, caused by the death of
Andrew Snyder. Approved May 4,
1876.
An act making an appropriation for
the ' ormal School of the Sixth district
Approved May 4, 1870. . .
An act making appropriations for
lhe support of the Pennsylvania Train
ing Douooi ior r eouie-miuuou i-unoron,
at Media, and to erect an additional
building.,
An act supplementary to the act, en
titled "An act granting a pension to
Henry Welsh, a disabled soldier," ap
provod April 18, 1806, amending the
samo so as to increase tho pension to
1000. Approved May 4, 1870.
An act to authorise tho Treasurer to
placo the namo of Mary Bernard on
tho pension rolls of the State, a widow
of a soldier o! the War of 1812. Ap
proved May 4, 1876.
An act to provldo lor the exponses
required by an act, entitled "An act
to provide for the continuanco of the
education and maintenance of the
stitute orphans of the deceased sol
diers and sailors, and the destituto chil
dren of permanently disabled soldiers
and sailors of tho Sluto."
An act to provido for tho selection
of a site and the erection of a State
U ospitnl for the I nsnno for the city and
county of Philadelphia, and the oouu
tics of Ducks, Montgomery, Northamp
ton, ljchigh, Delaware and Chester, to
be called tho Stato Hospital for the In-
sano for tho Southeastern district of,
Pennsylvania, and for the manage
ment of the same. Approved May 5.
1876.
An act making an appropriation for
Stato Normal Schools for the year be
ginning the first Monday in Juno, 1876.
An art making an appropriation for
Normal Schools fir the current school
year.
A further supplement loan act regu-
Inling the election of Secretary of In
ternal A Hairs, UotiniAg bis duty, and
fixing his Salary, approved May 11,
1874. Approved Way 8, 1870.
An act to cancel and set aside tho
trusts arising out of tho, bequests and
devises in the will of Thomas MaClurg,
late oi Hie city of Pittsburg, deceased,
of real and personal estate to Lizzie J.
i.aneriy, who oi jtugn J.auertv, anu
Matilda C. Vamer, wile of Melcbor
Varner, and In voat the personal estate
absolutely and the real estato iu fee
simple so bequeathed and devised in
the said Lizsie J. Lafl'ertr and Matilda
C. Varner. Approved May 6, 1876.
An act to repeal an art, entitled "An
act to appropriate certain fines
and penalties imposed by the several
Courts of Bedford and Clinton coun
ties, for th use of law libraries lo b
kept in the Court House of said coun
ties, so far as the same applies to th
county OI neutord. Approved Alny 4,
187U. ,
An art to repeal an act. entitled "An
act to enable tpa members of th bar
of Crawford county to form a Library
Association with corporate powers,
approvod February 14, 1870. Approv
ed May 4. 1876.
An act to repeal an act, entitled "An
aot to regulate the ice of Assessors
and Assistant Assessors in the county
of Crawford," approved February 19,
1870. Approved May 8, 1876.
An act lo repeal an act, entitled "An
act to prohibit th erection or mainte
nance ol billiard rooms, bowling saloons
or ten urn alley wllhin tho borough
of Coudersporo, within tbe county ofl
rotter," approved November 15, 1867.
Approved May 4, 1876.
An act to repeal an act, entitled " An
act to decrease th expense of Green
county in opening pubiio reads and
JhlghwRY.sin. BairLiwnntyianneOTevlLAk.
March 12, 1800. Approvod May 4, 76.
An act to repeal an act, entitled "An
act repealing the act passed April 13,
1843,'' entitled "An act supplomontsry
to an act relating to roods, highways
and bridges," so fur as regards certain
oountios thorain named. Approved
May 4, 1870.
An act to repeal so much of the 19th
section of the act, entitled "An aot
relative to the Schu y lk ill oounty prison,
and to discharged convict ; to th
election of School Director, Council
men, Town Clerk, and to tho appoint
ment of an auctioneer in tho borough
of Pottsville ; to lhe division of Minors
villo into wards, and rolativo to the
road laws in Freiloy township, in the
county aforesaid, approved April 1,
1872, as requires tho Supervisor of
tho township of Tromont to soil the
making and repairing of the pubiio
roods of the township of Tromont in
Schuylkill county, to the lowest and
best bidder. Approved May 6, 1876.
An act to reimburse tho authorities
of St. Vincent's Collego, Westmoreland
county, lor tho maintenance and edu
cation of certain soldiers' orphan, and
appropriating money for said purpose.
Approved May 3, 1876.
An act appropriating money for the
propagation and protection of fish.
Approvod May 4, 1876.
A furthor supplement to an act, en
titled "An act arantinir a pension to
Jacob Hurst," approved March 27, 1876.
Approved May 4, 1870.
An act supplementary to an act, ap
proved June 7, 1874, entitled "An act
authorining tbe formation of partner
ship associations in which the capital
subscribed shall alono be responsible
for the debts of the pssociation except
undor certain circumstances, for the
contribution of real and personal estate
to the capital stock thereof and the
service of persons therein. Approved
May 1, 1870.
An act lo repeal the act approved
March 20, 1873, and the act approved
April 11, 1868, relative to the levying
of a street tax in the borough of But
ler. Aphroved May 4, 1876.
An act repealing an act regulating
the granting of license to hotels and
eating-bouses in the county of Berks,
approved April 23, 1869. Approved
May 5, 1876.
An act to authorize and empower
Morris W. Heston, his executors and
administrators, to sell aud dispose of a
certain lot, situated in Springfield town
ship, Delaware county, State of Penn
sylvania. An act to prohibit tbe running of
door with dogs in the township of
Gregg, in the county of Union. Ap
proved May 4, 1876.
Joint resolution providing for th
printing of the Constitution of this
Commonwealth and oertain general
laws. Appproved May 2, 1876.
An actio reimburse Jno.Guffey.Esq.,
High Sheriff ot Westmoreland county,
for expenses incurred by him in sup
pressing riots and protecting property
in said county.
' An act supplementary to an act, en
titled "An act supplementary to the
acts relating to hawker and peddlers,
and regulating actions in the county
ol Schuylkill, extending provisions of
said act to tho county of Fayette."
An act for tho relief of Mary Scig
fried, aged 73 years, a resident of Car
bon county and widow of Andrew
Siegfried, deceased, who was a soldier
of tho War oi 1812. Approved May
4, 1876.
An act making appropriation for tho
salaries of officers and employe of th
Pennsylvania Reform School, and to
aid in tho erection of new buildings,
and to pay insurance on building. Ap
proved May 5, 1876.
An act granting a pension to Honry
Shappell, of North Manheim township,
Schuylkill county. Approved May 3,
1878. .
An act dialling county and borough
tax collectors to collect taxes fbr the
payment of which they have been per
sonally liable without having oollected
the same, but by expiration of the au
thority of their respective warrants,
and to extend the time for collection
of the samo for a period of ono year
from the passage ot this act. Approved
May 3, 1876.
A further supplement to an act in
corporating tho City of Meadville,
passed february lo, lsbu, authorizing
the city council to change the course
ol the stream called Mill Bun.
A further supplement to an act, en
titled "An act to authorize tbe forma
tion and regulation of railroad corpora
tions," approved April 4, 1 868, authoriz
ing articles of association to be filed and
recorded in the office of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth, and companie
to organize when two thousand dollar
of stock is subscribed, and ten per cent,
thereon paid in good faith in cash to
tno directors ior roaas not exceeding
C ft eon miles In length.
A supplement to the act, entitled
"An act authorizing the Burgas and
Town Council of each of the several
boroughs throughout this Common
wealth to lory and collect a gas, kero
sene, oil and water tax, approved
April 10, 1875. Approved May 4, 76.
An act to repeal an act, entitled "An
act relating to locating, opening and
repairing tno public roads and high
way in Sewickloy township, West
moreland county," approvod April 3,
1807. Approvod May 4, 1870.
An act providing for the classifica
tion of real estate for purpose of taxa
tion, and the appointment of Assessor
in cities ot tho second class. Approv
od May 6, 1876.
A CELEBRATED DCEL1XG
GROUXD.
A REHINlSCtNCBOP MODERN BARBARISM.
Prom th. TraatoB Praa Praaa.
Two miles and a half above Hobokcn
on tho Hudson river, opposite New
York city, is the eolcbrated Wechawk-
cn dueling ground. It is hidden away
under the rocks, twenty feet above tho
river,, approachable only by Dost.
Hero Aaron Burr fought John B.
Church, Hamilton's brothor-in-lnw.and
killed Hamilton, July 11, 1804. The
distance was ten paces. Burr and hi
second cleared off tho underbrush j
Hamilton won the position, and fell
with his faco toward New Vork, shot
through tho liver and in the vertebra.
lie was 48 years old. DcW it t Clinton
on the same spot twice wounded Samu
el Swartont, saying, "I wish I had his
principal here," meaning Burr, Geo. I.
Ksehor killed Philip Hamilton at this
same spot on a Monday alter a Sunday
duel. Two pair of boys fought her
in 1801. Itobort Bwartout shot Rich
ard ltink, collector of the port of New
York, at iVeehawken, and W. H. Max.
well killed Isaac Gonverneur at th
same place. Major Green, of the Brit
ish army, killed Benjamin Prioe, grocer,
in 1819 ; and Price's brother fatally
shot Capt Wilton, who inspired th
duel, on Bedloe'a Island, several years
afterward. October 19, 1818, Commo
dore Oliver H. Perry, seconded by
Stephen Decatur, received th fire of
Capt. Weath at tb same spot Wra.
(i. Graham, editor of the New York
Courier and Enquirer, mm shot dead
her by a son of Dr. Barton, of Phil,
dclphia. A person named Bud wa
likewise killed her. Many other
took plan at Weehawken, th last be
ing in IH45. Horn of thorn were wit
nessed byhundredsof peoplo from boats.
She tried to sit down in a street car,
but wa pinned to tight she couldn't
Old lady peeped over ber specs aad
asked, "Bow long have yo been af
fliotod tbat way f' The young lady
blushed and made a "break." silting
down sideways, and holding ber knees
together o tight that she looked a if
she had a one-legged pair ef brseckaa.
Old lady noticed ber atting ia thi
sidewsy cramped position, and whis
pered, "itiie, i s pose; i ve had em
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