fhc lUiitiMican.
Unmoi B. GooiiljiNniR, Kdilor.
ClJLIt.RFie.UV .
sal i
Mi
Rpmli-r. If l" "nt to kaow li.l ! im o
a.inrtialn
im Ihl builnpvr anrtd, tail ml Ar
nlama. th SpteM e-ilanm tn ftrttnalr.
Tito lato Corneliim Vanderbilt never
mado a appech during hii long active
life, and yet he died the wealthiest, man
on thia Continnnt. II o wan a man ol
bnsinona, not el apoech.
The Domocrntaof lllinoia have nom
inated Kx-Gor. Palmer Inr 1". S. Sena
tor, and the Ud.-i hnvo put Logan up,
while tho Independent , who '-hold the
fort," have pni Judyo Davis in tha
field.
Tho a?ecu of Senator Wallace, on
tbo electoral C4iint, ban attracted more
attontion, both in the Sonuto and out
aide, than any other argument that ban
been delivered on that question. Penn
sylvania baa a light to feel proud of
her repreaentativo.
11 lain it Mad. Tlio .Sun aaya that
Blaine pronounced Don Cameron'n
nomination for Secretary of War aa
"tho moat rascally appointment of this
rascally administration." Ulaine got
bis reward at Cincinnati, for bia un
complimentary remark about "the gov
ernment."
Our Sunator. The compliments
paid by tho pres ot the country, und
by correspondents, lo Senator W'allace'a
recent speech in tlio Senate, niakea us
feelgood. Whether it annoy d him or
not, wo cannot atntn at thin dismnco
from tho Capital. The pcech will be
fonnd on our llri-t pag", nnd deseiToa as
careful a reading by tho family lircl
aa any 8nnday School document.
SllFRMAN 1'lCKKD. In considering
Senator Sherman's elaborate defensool
the Louiaiana lieturning Board it
ahould bo noted that flvo Republicans
to whom certificates of election were
lent by Kellogg have returned the doc
uments on the gronnd that they were
not elected, and that the election in
their respective parishes waa perfectly
fair and honest.
Strategv. Hero in the North, dur
ing election times, tho .Radical stump
ers flirted a bloody shirt for the pur
pose of bulldozing tho weak and timid.
In the Southern State they exhibited
hund-cuffa anil hobbles, with which
they intimidated tho "intelligent con--traband."
And yet thescpolitical brig
ands complain ol tho unfairness of their
defeat in November last.
Sherman Arouskb. The Senator,
not the brother General. A dcspaleb
from Washington, dated January 8,
says Senator Wullaco (poke to-day on
tho infamous returning boards, and
roused the ire of Mr. Sherman, ot Ohio
, I uj , . I .- J-.-..-.. Tin up
gument of tno Senator from Pennsyl
vania was considered tho best that has
yet been delivered, nnd ho was com
plimented at tho closo by many of bis
friends.
IIomr. Representative Tate tarried
at borne on Saturday and Sunday. We
notico that he bas been assigned to do
duty In the lions on the Committee
ot Agriculture, Iron and Coal, Labor
and Industry. Well, Aaron is iscd to
hard work, and ho will do as much of
that as any member in the House. Ho
belongs to the class of mortals who are
opposed to fooling away either time or
money ; hence ho enjoys good health
and has the confidence of those who
move tho world.
Tiik Electoral Count. We em
bellish onr first pago this week with
' tho able argumont of Senator Walluco
on this question. It is conceded by
all who hoard him deliver it thnt it
was tho best legal effort yut produced
in t he Senate, on this subject. Lot
everybody read it. It may embrace
too much Constitutional law for the
common reader, but all can learn some
thing to their a Ivantago by giving it
an attentive perusal.
OraForRm Paur. Here tho roader
will obtain much useful Information
A short history of "the millionaire
railroad king," ai well as taking
look at "the Black Hills in Winter,"
aro decidedly interesting. "Tho most
momontous issue of all time" contains
stubborn facts that everybody should
know nnd understand, and they can
only bo tatbftmed by reading and study
ing them. Reader, read, feed your
aoul as well an your stomach, and thero
by devclopo your true manhood.
Tm let IIh-ak. The break-up in
tho Monongahola river.on Monday.wa
awfully destructive. Millions upon mill
ions of property was carried away bj
tho Ice-flood. And tho destruction on
tho Ohio from Pittsburgh to Cairo,
waa equally as great. Coal boats,
steambonls and barges bavo been
swept away by hundreds. A break-up
in tho Kanawha, swelled tho Ohio, and
from thenco to the Mississippi, the
destruction of property is immense.
This is the heaviest ice break that has
occurred in those streams for many
years.
Ixit isuSA. The Democrata are
i
having pretty good Inn In this troop-
red Commonwealth. Five Radical
Senators joined the Mchols Demo
cratic body on Saturday, and led
the Chandler Cameron-IVkard-Grant
body without a quorum. Resides,
Pinchback and Willi, I we of brother-in-law
Casey's backers and the ablest
leaders of tbs parly have declared lor
the Nichols party. In about a weuk
Irom iiw Kellogg, Tackard A Co. will
bo wholly ignored by tha people of
"New Orleans, and thoy will only be
remembered ai braoa nf political Ire. !
hooters.
LMISLATU'K t.ittlkxkss.
It would Imvu been Just an well, nnd
much heller wo think, if the Repul !'
can members of the Legislature hadn't
rushed into caucus b.l nifflt t to inul;o
finds ol themselves on tin Presidential J
question. True they were ordered toi
jo no by Air. Secretary lon Cuinvroo,
from Washington, mid most of ilu rn
were ni'iii' tluui willing tn In' w iif t ih
hither or thilbcr, n leather in tlio
nose of power, while .libera, with more j
I sen 'iml s-'l'-rr"ll . lli'ttl't liU) to
i wpniiTg.
TMpwwyw,wMK 1 1
the irainicof eiininmiitling nil uniiaiial
nteanure of tiiibho conlldeiico, nnd it
ban taken the aurcnt ponniblo way to'
prove that it doexn't Intend to dewrvel
it. Of eonrno it' always diHlcult to i a fuir sample of the modern Senator
restrain the ardor ol auch Senators us and the embodiment of that rich po
Amlrcw Jack son llcrr, who rcprocut lilicnl eousinteucy ao fanbionablu in l(o
Camemu'a district, nnd who will ntniul publican circles. Scarcely ten months
to tho right, n Republican leaders! ago, Mr. Wright, delivered, with much
teach it, oven to tho flaino of battle,
and then, liko the patriotic Artemiia
Ward, give all bin muritul relations for
sacrifice it need be; but a whole party
in tho Legislature Isn't bound to write
itself down as a conclave of asses bo
cause a few rupcracrviceablo ohedienta
can't bo restrained when ordered to be
unrestrainable. If Governor llnrtmnft
had considered the crisis otic that de-
demanded expression from responsible
men, ho would have said ao and prol
fered the mora) and physical power ol
his great Commonwealth to maintain
the laws; bat Governor Ilartranft has
a clever fund of common Bcn.tc, and bu
didn't meddle with a subject that is to
be decided by competent tribunals out'
aide of th resolves of a drilled legiala
tivo partisan caucus. An issue that
baa made such mon aa Coukling and
Ulaine and Edmunds and FrolingShy
sen pause to employ tho moat patient
research for the ascertainment of tho
truth and tho law, and that has sober
ed the most patriotic men of both par
lies to lookjihov all political or sec
tional interest in their efforts to save
frco government from the stain of dis-
bonor and tho hopelessness of anarchy,
is decided by a jabbering crowd of leg
islators under ordei-s from the master,
moro flippantly than they would par
tition their paster and folders. While
the ablest men jf tho nation who hare
to decide the issue in the end, are in
doubt as to tho result and aa to the
best means of attaining a just judg
ment, a mob of avcrugo Pennsylvania
luw-makors, with Andruw Jackson
II err in tho cliair, resolve thut Hayes
and Wheeler are elected, and that it
there is any trouble about it, they will
band over their cntiro constituents to
march into tho valley of death tocmsh
revolution. And there wasn't one w ho
had tho courage to propose a deliver
ance that tho people would understand
as sincerely desiring dispassionate In
quiry and an honest decision in the
case. Where wcro men like Senators
Jones and Reybuni, who are suspected
by their constituents of possessing both
integrity and intelligence?
Tbo Democrats now hnvo the floor,
and they could get down to a level
with their Republican brethren in tho
easiest sort of way. All they havo to
do is to call a caucus, blather about
tho constitution in tho usual spread
"sale wav. resolve that Tilden and
Uuiiililcha are elected, anu that ttiey
will give the last man and dollar out-
sido of themselves to vindicate tho in
tegrity of the ballot. As thoy didn't
get exactly a fuir start in tho last war,
and have suffered no little becnuso they
flopped rather too much about the rag
ged edges of the conflict, they may as
well sail in freely for the next war,
particularly as tho pcoplo don't intend
to be driven to violence either by con
spirators at Washington or by legisla
tive bombast. It's ominently proper
that tho Legislature of tho second State
in tho Union in population nnd tho
fti ! .i. i
u '. rao'1 "' auriomcs
ot wealth and power, ahould spenk,
with ono voice, for honesty and la.w as
the jewels of freedom, withont regard
to Mr. Hayes or Mr. Tilden or their
respective parlies. Had the men ol
every fnilh in the Legislature so de
clared to the country, thero would pro
bably have been offense in the War
Department and a few Bourbons would
hove rattled their dry bones nneasily,
but the pcoplo would havo honored
their legislators nnd the nation would
havo heeded the judgment ot the Key.
stone Slato. Philadelphia Timet, lun
nary 12th.
Political Filth. For real crook
odness in everything, givo us a carpot-
nagger, or a Southern seallawng. Gov.j
Chamberlain, of South Carolina, Input
in a disagreeable position, according
to the Washington correspondent ol
tho Richmond Ditpntrh, who says:
"During the dnys of Kn-Klux exeilo
metit large rewards were offered for
iho apprehension of Ku-Klux.and .Ma
jor Louis Merrill, ol tho United Stales
army, was very active in promoting
arrests of citizens npnn his affidavit.
To examine and pass ttpou claims for
I'owardaboard was appointed, ol which
Chamberlain was a member, and that
board awarded Merrill about I2(i,000.
Among the papers In possession of the
ommittoe on military affairs is an nf
rfdavit of Merrill, in which ho states
that Chamberlain was his paid attor
ney to look out for bis claim while ho
held a qnnsi jiidicial position upon tho
board." Wo bopo that it will not he
long until Chamborlnin and Murrill
will bo wiped out. Tbey are a dis
grace to civilization, The latter Ln.
longs to Snyder connty, In this State,
whero his rascality is known to every-j
body. His Ku Klux feats woro but
natural develoi.nmenta ol his nature.
u . i Oi .ew vricana, nae "in r alber of
"Frieni.lt Krlations." ltapMrrshls Country." will live In tho heart of
iromtho lat returns Irom j-onmiana,
that whon tho carnel-baggera and
scalawags rctuscd to nonunato Grant's
brothcr-in law, Casey, for United States
Senator, that "the government" refus
ed to send troops to that intimidated
Commonwealth, and that Gen. Grant
thereafter lost all interest in that
State, because Lis relative was not
placed in nomination for a lucrative
office. That the reason that Oram
sent no troops to New Orleans on the
Rib of January.
8oLinroa Tilden. The voters of
Eldiod township, Monroe county, cast
231 votes for Tilden at the recent cloo-.
lion, and not one for Hayes, Cooper or!
anybody else. Codorns township,
York county gave Tilden 413, Hay oe,
17. Fin township, Lycoming connty, .
voted solid for iilden, as did West
Keating township, Clinton coonty. 1
coxsistexcy.
Political consistency, says the Colum
bia Jleralil, in a precious Jewel made nt
paste. American atnleamanshlp, liko
undent diplomacy, in a matter of sub
lime lying and selfish littleness. To
discard olil opinions, when found to be
erroneous, is tlio murk of an indepcn
dt'lit mid cnlilili-nod mind; but wbt'ii
tliin changu of view is brought about
by tlio (li'iiininl of party intermit, It
make ouv statesmen small indeed.
Sell lr Wrii'ht of ! -""Km,- tin.
iip. a ji if ii" m . a.
lelbfttialapindlcantlic iinliiicalbn'czen
commtind. Of vourae Mr. Wrii'hl in
a very little man, with a very little
grcatnena tlnunt upon him, bnt utill he
warmth and seeming honesty, his
views in reference to tho right of Con
gress to count the doctoral vote as op
posed to tho right ot tho Senulu'e
President. In this epeech he utterly
denied any power inherent in the Vice
t resident, sanctioned by law or cus
tom, to count the electoral vote.
This evidently waa Mr. Wright'a,
unpurtisan view. But ten months
present a now and startling scene In
tho political drama. Two Presidents
have been elected, one by the people,
tho other by a Returning Board.
It is to tlio interest of all good Re
publicans and dishonest men, to have
rulo over us a President by virtue cf'
a Kellogg Board. To do this no in
quiry must bo made into tho why and
wherefore of certain certificates of!
electors, but they must bo counlod by
the Vice President without debate or
quostiou. Mr. Wright, therefore, con
veniently changes his sentiments, and
liko all renegades to faith tries to
prove tho honesty of his assertion by
intemperate zcul and ill timed words,
lie asserted with cool impudence that
tho Republican party saved the Union
and that it should have something to
say about governing It; as an argu
ment to sustain this very doubtful as
surtion nnd conclusion, he detuiled at
great length the bravery of the Iowa
troops. Tbo Inst and best argument
of the revolutionist is the swonl.
Mr. Wheeler, candidate for the Vice
Presidency, affords another fine speci
men of political consistency. Ills
rather weak mind has been warped by
an ambition which is destined to o'er-
leap ilscll and land .in some slough of
lorgelfiilncss. f
Mr. Wheeler has now the kindest of!
all words lor tho Kellogg Board, noth
ing to say about its partnership, ras
calities and frauds and "defies any man
to find a line in my report in which I
impugned its motives," yet Mr. Wheel
er's committee did condemn Ibis now
honest Returning Board, did undo its!
work becuusu of its illegality and
Iraud and did assert, "the so-called
canvass made by the Board seems to
us to have no fidelity and is entitled
to no respect whatever."
How a man can do a plainly fraud
ulent act, with honest motives, is u
problem noono can so beautifully solvo
as Mr. Wheeler hut it is a little bard
on his consistency. To-day wo have
iuw rule ot party to iuwmp ,tn
die and tlio people shall rulo in its
stead.
Vis, "Cosstitcted Acthoritirs."
Speaking of the threats of the Wash
ington JlipuMican that tho Houso of
Representatives would be seized nnd
imprisoned by the "constituted author
ities" it thoy opposed tbo counting in
ot Hayes by fraud, the Chicago Timet
enquires: Who aro the "properly con
stituted authorities" that aro going to
soize and imprison the representative
body of the supreme pcoplo? Who
aro the nemnns enmnnntnt tttnan mi
i ' l o
(boritiea that are going to subject tho
representative part of tho 'Constitution
to their own imperial will ? Is the
occupant of the White House ono
of thoso treasonable scoundrels? Is
Cbandlcrone? IsTccumseh Sherman
one? It so, aro those treasonable
wretches aware of the fato that has
generally overtaken usurpers in Anglo
Saxon countries?
A National Vicr.. Our National
Capital, like those of F.urnpo, in filled
with "gambling hells," and many ot
tho best men in tho Union are being
ruined bv gambling. So notorious ban
this vice becamo in Washington, that
tho clergymen of all denominations
havo associated themselves together
lor tho purposo of breaking up those
dens of Iniquity. fJnmbling and the
remedy for its suppression, in just now
ono of tho leading topics discussed in
public and private, in the controlling
circles of Vt sshingtnn society.
Bank Ka!U sr.. The Mechanics
Savings. Bank, of Boston ' busted" on
the 11th. On th. 2Kb of December
the ollicers made out a sworn return,
which shows that 44U,9G1.62 was on
hand duo to its depositors, all of which
is swept away and much more.
The Cashier, Barton, of tho National
Bank of Fishkill, New York, is miss
ing and an investigation of his account
shows that it is short, not less than
$10,000 and may ho donblo thai
amount. So wo go, morally and finan
cially. CEi.r.nRATtn."The 8th of January
was generally celebrated by tho Dem
ocrats throughout tho Western State.
!iun - J"""0"'" victory at New Or-
" " 11,0 Bln OI """'O'.
"K0 ,h0 w 01 itt,T llvs Wl ')
hc remembered by patriots. "The hero
their countn-men whil Civil l.ibon.
dwells nn this rnniln.nt -
CAtiTiots William Pitt Kellogg
has ordered that the prosecution be
discontinued in the caao of David
Young, a "colored statesman" of Louis
iana, who waa nnder indictment for
stealing 121,000. Yonng happens to
be a Stalo Senator, and bia voto will
bo needed in tha Legislature, which is
to electa United Stales Senator. He-
sides, he is t Republican who doesn't
part bis hair In the middle.
Jcst Bo. Why is it that, while the
Democratic inveatigatingcommittees of
the llouss, in Louisiana, Florida, and
South Carolina sit with open doors,
the Republican committees of IhsSen-
ate In those Htstes bold their aessiont
secret? Is it inith or falsehood
whloh fears lU light? I
PeRJIREH, Cowaud AND Tuiir
J. Madison Well, tlio chief of the New
Orleans junta who dm lured tha vols of
Louisiana in secret wsion, la Ibua de
scribed in a loiter to the .Sun from Mr.
John W. Hrycc, formerly of Rupld
Parish, Louisiana, und how of Hobo
ken, Now Jersey : "I knew 'Mat' Well
personally in llupids Pui inli, Louisiana,
about thirtj yeara ago, na alio hi
brother, Muml'ort Well and Thomas
Jefferson Wella, w ho were high minded,
Itn.ir.i-iil.lii iiiiit)i-min 'Mm u-ua thii
il the (smity. w iVime word
bankrupt, ami an unconvicted tutsaiin.j
Thin in strong language, and, having
uttered it, 1 will giva you my name,
which, if Mr. Wulla ever aces this, he
will recognise." This is vonsidvrubl)
worse than Sheridan's denunciation ol
bim aa a skulk, a trickster and a dis
honest mun, but this Is not all. He Is
now Federal Surveyor of the Port ol
New Orleans, and in a "claim" which
he brought against tho (iovernnient
for war losses, was unanimously de
clared by all the Judges, nnd ull ot
them Lepublicuns, to bo a puijurur.
Vurily, J, Madison Wells is a nice per
son to determine, in tfrret lemon, who
shull be President of the United States.
A Boi.uLkoal UoBnr.RT. Tho State
ttuthorities, the past year, collected
troin tho National Ranks, $20.', 000 as
a tax on bank stock. This, probably,
was not too much, but tho cost waa
exeesnivo te get it thero. In tbo first
place, the Stnto Assessors charged the
people lG,3(i7 32 for assesniiig; and in
the nuxt pluco, tho authorities allowed
the County Treasurer six pur cent, for
collecting tho money and paying it
over to the Slato. . This method of
gathering tho revenues of the State is
too expensive, and should, bo abandon
ed. It will bo noticed by this policy
of the State, that it costs 128,525.20 to
got 1202,717.62 into the Slate Treasury
nearly 11 per cent. when it should
not cost five. Why not allow tbo
County Assessors to assess tho stock.
and allow tho Cashiers to pay tho
money to tho Stuto Treasurer, and in
this way suvo at leant ten per cent, on
this sum?
Thanks. Auditor (ienerul Temple
has our thanks for a copy of bis an
nual reKrt for 1876. We are amazed
at tho military expenses, amounting to
nearly a quarter of a million of dollars,
which are set forth in detail in tho re
port. No gi-enter robbery bos been
perpetrated on tho Slate Treasury
Isinco Kvans, Kcmble and Forney "let
I go of the machine." We are pleased
tlmt 11)0 Auditor General baa
minutely detailed this Centennial rob
bery, perpetrated by tho N. C5. ol
Pennsylvania. If the taxpayers of
tho State continue to tolerate this
mode of plundering the Treasury we
shull be greatly mistaken. Taypayers
lhi,ll oi ? ()llly 8-18,000 taken out
of your bard earnings lor a Radical
miliary show ? 'J'liut is all the N. 0.
of Pennsylvania amounts to. Tin
show is a cheap one I
Stii.l an Kyi on Ncmrer Oni.
Grant still keeps an eye on his rein
tions. Knowing that his days ol
power are coining to a closo, he ia try
ing to put bis relations into life post
tions. As there aro "none sncb" in
the civil servico in mm ivuuuj, no i
crowdingthein into tho Army over the
heads ol veterans, (as be remarked
about the Supremo Court ol South
Carolina) not caring a damn about
whom it offends. His last movo Is the
appointment oi hie brother-in-law,
Alexander Sharpo, who bus been Mar
shal of tho District of Columbia for
eight years, to a pnymaslersbip in the
Army with the rank of Major. If this
is not bnll-dnzing the true soldiers, we
confess wo do not understand this new
coined phrase. '
A Cheaper- Gospel The pews in
Beeuhcr's church were sold on tho 0th
inst. for (15,000 less than thero has
been realized for several years. This
is a discount on tho Plymouth gospel
of nearly twenty-five per com., and if
the decline continue for several years
more in that temple tbo poor will be
able to go and hearthcgospel preached
by Breeder. "It is an ill wind that
blows nobody good." If it Is Mr. Til
ton's fault that the price has been re
duced, sho bus accomplished a good
work. Tho pastor's chid "butty," U.
B. Clufllin, paid 1550 for bis Iront seat
which has hrrctolbrc cost him from
?G00 to (65D. This piece of economy
will no doubt nuilto tho Merchant
Prince feel good for tho time being.
The L.'.st Sknsation. Tho broken
match between Mr. Bennett and Miss
May, waa turned into a tkooting match,
but it seems that nobody was hurt.
Tho duel which took pluco In Mary
land, between Mi. Bennott and
brother of Miss May, may bo classed
among the the field sports of fast young
men, and ended in smoka instead of
the death of both ol those bloods w ho
havo been toning fushionnblo society
for tho pint ten year.
The Difference in Colonels. Wo
notico by tho Auditor Geno -al'a report
that the incidental expenses of tho Col
onels wbo accompanied tho N. G. of
Pennsylvania to tho Centennial.varicd
greatly. For Instance, Col. Ilassiger
took out of tho State Treasury 11,800
Col. Green 183,1, while Col. Hartshorn
got along with only $25. The Intler
must havo paid bia own oxpenscs, or
the others robbed the Treasury.
Where are the Tents? It seems
by tho Auditor General's report, that
it cost tho tax-payers 118,000 to fur
nish the Centennial soldiers of this
Slato with tents. Now, what became
of the tents after the spree was over?
or did the soldiers (?) wesr them out ?
W ho knows?
Tax Pater, Attention! Tbe"ordi
nary Military Expense" ol our Slato
thia year amounts to over $218,000. Is
that royal enough for your pockets, or
or do you want it doubled ? The "in
cidental exponscs" of one of tho Major
Generals, was 1025, and he committed
suicide since, and another General got
550, and he Is still alive.
Miza I inkston, ol tho State of
Louisiana, does not seem to "pan oat"
as a very saintly character. If ah
wants to bo an angel, aha must (toa
lying.
tHaa i a m.m
Tha tea annoyanoe in tha Dslawara
river, botwaeo Philadelphia nnd Oam-
den, waa never mater than
It hu
ban during the part month.
A Goon Sti Wo notice by thej
Legislative proceedings of Friday,
that Mr. Sherwood, of Northtimbcr
lun J, ottered a resolution reviling thut,
Wbeiieas. During tbelute civil war
the public business ol (he t'ommon
wvallli waa greatly augmented, mak
ing necessary an increase, in tlio milli
ner nt civil umcurs; and
ll'Acrnn, Tha increase In values of,
..it ...... .i i.i;.. ..,it..iui '
Tiall other uwiiit a.noui.lit.u' only toa
ahoiild recutvw im reaseil alariea ; and " ' , .
UTimvM, This noccKMty no lunger I
..;.... 1
so,W. That the eommilieo on ro-l.j
tswm anu re oi-tr. rco'v -
WXSBfBaTBn9
Tnrrr;... ,'.t,j .rwnfr. .' ,'m n.
of the iroveriiniciit u. 1'ie lowest nun.
l.r consistent u-iiK .hii cllleielit ner.
lormancc of the public service and j
also reducing the sului io fixed by ael
i I , . a i I... . i
of assembly to tlio Imresi point con
sisteiit will, a just and honorable com
pensation for survicea actually tender
ed, in auch manner, ho.ruver, as not to
conflict with the constitution.
A fur debate the yeas and nays were
called on the minion In ruler, and re
sulted, ayes 119, nays 06. The reso
lution was accordingly referred to the
committee on retrenchment and re
form, ,
Thero is no question but that there
aro loo ninny persons employed in
both tbo Statu and National Govern
ments and tho salaries and fees of all
public officers are too high, under the
circumstances. If the stagnation in
business causes all real estate, (the
only real wealth) to shrink 25 or fiO
per 'cent, why should not lees come
down too ? .
Radicalism DiriNEH.S.omo Consti
tntional Democra: bus opened a school
in his family, and sends to tho Indiana
Democrat the following :
iSrAwof tervictl if home. Bov "Pa,
what is a Radical?"
Father "A Radical is a rapacious
animal of the gerut homo, a natiro ol
tho Now Knglanii Slates, but occasion
ally found in the Middle and Western
Stales; a Satanit spawn of Purilun
parentage, eoncei.'ed in sinKborn in in
iquity, nursed at the breast of jeulousy,
fanaticism and stlf esteem, rucked in
the cradle of iiiHleranee, educated in
tbs school of low cunning and foul
play, and lives by public and privute
plunder. Now, my son, since 1 have
defined Radical, 1st me hear you parse
it."
Boy "A Radical in a compound un
constitutional noun, black in person,
declining in number, African gender,
and desperate cuo, governed by the
negro according u the Puritan rule,
one ignoramus governs another."
Pa "That will do, my son; catch
your pony and take a ride." P. A. C
Louisu, Ky., Dec. 25, 1876.
Another Olt. Grant has pardoned
another "crooked" whisky rmgster,
John Henderson, ot Now Orleans.
Henderson satisfied "tho government"
that he paid half his stealings to iU
brother-in-law, Casey, for campaign
purposes. Such was the key which
unlocked tho nnitonliary door. Thin
is due notice to the few others who
are still in-doors for their crookedness,
thut if' they divide the plunder, they
get out, too; but It nsiint bo done
before the 1st of March, because Mr.
Tilden will "bold lbs fort" soon after
that period. "
A State Pli-kiier. Wo notico by
tbu Auditor General's report thut the
riots in the anthracite coal regions cost
the tax-payers of the State 185,000.
The riots in the "Clearfield region"
cost nothing, because Sheriff McPher
son and bis counsel, Senator Wallace,
did their duty under the Constitution
und lawa of the State, while the Slier
iff in the otber disturbed regions
dodged their duties, and tho Statu
officials assumed to dishargo them in
a very bungling and expensive man-
nor, disgraceful to every citizen of the
Commonwealth
"Government" Relations. Mrs.
Gen. Grant, Mrs. Gen. Casey and Mrs.
Col. Sharpe are sisters. Tha husband
of the latter ia Marshal of the District
of Columbia, Casey is Collector at New
Orleana, and Grant is President. Ca
sey wanted to bo United States Sena
tor from Louisiana, and because tho
Kalis, fuiled to nominate bim for that
position, Grant refustMl to send troops
to New Orleans to pirt Kellogg and
Packard through, '.'hero's patriotism
for the loyal millions of the North on
a new plan.
The Removal Question. Among
the big jolis before our Legislature, is
the removal of the Stuto Capital from
Hurrisburg to Philadelphia. This is
nothing but a "job," and will be bun
dled by a few corruptionists tor their
especial benefit. As a start, it is an
nounced that two faro bankers in Phil
adelphia have already started a 125,000
pool to assist in passing tho bill. They
j expect to get all their money hack in
a few years, should the Capital bo re
moved to that city. .
, Mexican War Pensioners. Wo
notice by our exchanges that Congren
has passed an act grnntlng a pension
of IS per month to every surviving
veteran of the Mexican War. The
mon who taught Santa Anna nnd bin
freo-bootcrs a wholesome lesson under
Taylor and Scott, have long since de
served national recognition in a pecu.
niury wny, because of the bravery they
manifested in crossing the Rio Gmude,
and teaching our Mexican neighbors
a lesson they will never forget.
Tnxm Days About Ni'Mnr.R.n. A
the time for Mr. Tildcu's inauguration
approaches, the Wall street gold iram
blors aro subsiding and casting about
lor some other employment. Gold is
now quoted at 5) and 6 per cent pre
miuni, lower than at any time for fifteen
years. As Radicalism subsides, so will
gold gambling and other commercial
dead full pass away, and legitimate
commorce and trade will resume lis
sway as ol yoro.
The advices from South Carolina aro
very favorable to Governor Hampton's
cause. His government has been ap
proved by enthusiastic meetings in
noarly every county in the Stalo. He
ban appointed special agents in twenty,
two counties to colloct tbo ten nor
cent of last year's tax levy, and the
appointment for the remaining ten
counties will be made in a few day.
Tui Insionificasce or Man. The
great railroad king, Cornelius Vander.
but, i4 fortnight ago, yet, not a
singl train wm delay! for raonunt
o i ny oi lb roads k bad so pphat,
oauy wMuvuitrj tor a.tny jrwMi,
YAXVEItDlLTS WILL.
Commodore Vanderbilt'a will wasi
read on Monday, the 8lh lust., and '.lie!
Iictitiou lor its admission to probate,
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a coliril mailo In June, loia
bulk of the property l left outright to
M v.l. . i,ili tl.b.,i.i i,.
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fi.ilu-nf k.l.iir. til llu-tl- ti:ir VHiil.4 illitl
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louch tho largest ahurv. Nolhiii;
i'ivi-1. io tbu iiintruliielit to liulille ol '
t.i,-it,0 purposes. The docniiiefll Is
a long one, but tin billowing is a ihlile
showing 'he disposition of property I.)
the will :
Mil. Kr.uk A. V.itdtrtiilt. f. S I! .n Ii, ,0 ,l,0u
Al. botitt lot Hi Sit. Ill WpptiiBK
lat I'liM-a. with. Iiirnilurp, l)t uriM.Ao.l
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Mr. Kibpliutl Allen Inewuip ol.
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Limber. Waidrll, "to old ol tsublul
tiers, '
W, K.Tbor., Jr..- ,
ioul t'ttlen llnod, " toil af Outdinh,
brother of Bulbar, w
Charlti r. Daoani
AUrUi Locucr, wit of Utnrl Uurdon
Gringur
Mf.rliuattl lUrion
Wm. H. Y.idrrbilt,sll Uio rrtl, rvrid,
ftnd ruil.l'T.
rWii.i.iM II. YAsnxnBii.r,
I t'osiri li n.ifiBot William
Kxwiatora, II. Vnndrrbllt,
I William k YainnsiiLT,
Sam BL Uinriis.
In the codicil ho adds 2.000 shares
of New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad stock to I he 8500,000
given in tho will, to hid wile, uffd
makes the Pillowing additional be
quests ;
loriivhus VB,lrb,ll, jr., ip uf Williau
11. Yaudvrblit, llnrlrBl abaraa....
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Sllu..ai K. V,.darbin. a.,a f Wilu9
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liwraa Vpxiden.tl aoit l ituain li.
Ybudar.'HL. (Nben l .,) A. V C
Bi,d li. It. b. K. abaiva
JlsT So. The Friuiklin Spalat'tr
appropriately reu.urks: "Chandler,
Morton & Co. are trying to frighten
old women of both sexes, and children,
with the idea that the Democracy
threaten war in case Mr. Tilden is
cheated nuloflhe Prcnidcucy.towhicb
he has been legally elecsed. There
will bo no war. but it in the action ol
just such men as Chandler. Morton
' Canieiiin and their followers, that has
destroyed so many popular govern
ment and produced civil war. Such
nun made Ciesar n necessity to the
people ol Romo. They will do well to
remember the words of Montesquieu :
"lie who declares war is not the cause
"of war, hut they' are the cause who
'' made war necessary."
Senalyr Boittwell is loadln,-; up nno
ol bis biggest piecon of artillery, and
the discharge ; waited by the people
ui me t.upiu.1 win, thuir fingers in
their cars. BmitwelV, speeches always
make such a noise in tio world ! This
timo ho is taking aim a Mississippi,
but is less likely to bit it tha t0 make
another "hole in the sky." Vat the
knowing onca think Boutwell Wl
worrying himself much about Missu.
sippi. The gun is exacted to reset,
soino way or other, u pon Massaehi'setts,
whoso people liko to have a Senator who
talks now and then, even if ho doesn't
say a great deal.
A Compliment. Tha Bucks county
Mirror, in atiuuing to fonaior allacc s
speech, says: "Senator Wallace, in his
speech on Monday, tho 8lh inst, did
ample justico to his research, Iho an
ticipations formed of his deliverance,
and the important subject of which hc
treated. It was no mere declamation
for effect, but a masterly resatne of an
issuo vital to the integrity and main
leiianco of the Constitution of tin) Uni
ted Slates. As a Pennsylvania conn
tiirblnst to Cameron, Senator Walla
is a success."
Here Aoain. The Grund Duke
Alexis, of Russia, who visited this
country a few yeurs ago, landed ut
Norfolk, Virginia, n few days ago, and
propose to "do thn South" during this
visit, instead or hunting buffalo on the
Plains and the Rocky Mountains. We
have no doubt it will bo morn con
genial lor him to mum in the streets ot
Norfolk, Virginia, ami Charleston, than
to be frightening buffalo on the Plains.
The Rev. JLi!Tl."curry. LL. IV.
president ot Richmond . College, is
named as a caiidiilutu for Governor ol
Virginia. Dr. Curry was in the Con
federate as well aninthe United State.
Congress. Since the war he entered
iho Baptist ministry, and soon bociinic
tho most prominent man inhisdenom
ination in tho south. He does not wish
to be Governor and that is why the
people think of electing him.
Heavt Work. Tho Ilud. with
half a million negro voters to back
them, besides the Army and Navy.
Treasury Department, and thirty Mns
in postmasters, shouting victory at
every cross-road, are nevertheless de
feated, North and South, according to
the reports of the several Congressional
comnittcrs, mid Tilden will ho quietly
inaugurated on the filth of March nuxt
An Enormot's Bill. The inspectors
of coal mines in this State cost the tax-
pay crs $25,000 last year. A nother is t he
stationery and fuol bill of the Capitol.
winch is set down in tlis Auditor Gen
eral's rcpt. .', at $28,809. That amount
of stationery at one lime would fill
both tho Senate Chamber and the
House. How tho occupants got away
with it, puzzle as.
A Good Slice. The proprietors of
the Mt Louis Globe-Democrat, the Rad
ical organ of Missouri, compromised
tholr libel suit with Rev, Stuart Rob
inson, of Louisville, last woek, and
agreed to pay him $30,000 and ail 'his
eosta and attorney ' fee. A lucky
elergyman. Ha will bar to preach a
long tint before h can gobble up that
am again.
THE STATE.
hki-iirtofbi
I RlNTENIiKNT OF I.NatRfC
TION.
kdi.tationai RiXowmkMiations
i 1 liu n'Hn t
The niaiit of Hun. J. 1'. Wicker
sham, Superintendent of ' Puhlie
.. . ...
In-
at met ion,uCcoinaiiy iiij; I be (Jovernoi '
lueiwao, in mainly devuUul to an ac
count ol I'l'iiimylvaiiia'a educational ex
hibit ut the Centennial, mid a mimtiiury
of hii lr concerning the ciliicalioiiul
,l N' """ Vm" f '"reign us.."....
tlUUlUnl:-. .imi.'.'l! U tU'l-lT.V. Ilt gUOillT
TiiToiiTTiiav lu applied' v."tU.' UmiUi.ii"i
1 ' -
iv-nlts lo tbo school system of Pcnn-
Ivuiiio. I he lessons no leurns are : ,
1. That tbeiu is too niurh power in
I Im hands of lorul school hoards.
2. I'lio Stale should aid district
school Loardn in erecting and furnish
ing sellout boilncn.
3. The nlulun of the teacher elevat
ed, and greater 'privileges accorded
loin or her.
4. Mure liberal support of norm u I
schools.
5. A "broader and richer" course of
study in elementary schools, whatever
that menus.
C. A closer supervision, from some
central authority, as in Kuropo,
7. Ureulcr encouragements to High
Schools, Acudcinica und Seminaries.
8. A system of technical industrial
schmds.
0. The cHulili.-liinciil at Ilarrishurg
or Philadelphia "of a great Stalo Ped
agogical .Museum," liir exhibition of
i-clioul material.
It will be observed that the Slate
Superintendent maps out a tremendous
programme, ono point of which is to
centralize greater power in tho bauds
of the school officer at JIarrinburg,
and the other to provide more amply
of the luxuries of education in other
words tho higher branches for tho
benefit of the well to do nnd rich. Thp
very poor, deficient in the primary
brunches, are left to talo caroof thorn
selves. That is tbo tendency of our
educational system. Free classical in
struction for the wealthy, with our
buck alleys alive with little onei as
ignorant as Hottentots.
school statistics.
These aro more interesting than
figures usually aro. The Stalo cx
(icndcd during tho school year ending
June 1, $9,624,J5B fur common, normal
and Soldiers' Orphan Schools. Tbo
estimated value of tbu school property
in the State in over $20,000,000. The
number ot schools in 17,407; pupil
enrolled, 002,315; averugo number ut
iitiding, 578, 718; average cost of to
ition per month, 09 cents. The hard
times has cnt down teachers' sal
aries a trifle durii g tho year. The
mule teachers now average 839 86 per
month, and the leinule $33,110. There
are 20.192 teacher in tho Slate, nn in
crease of 312 over last year. During
theyenr the cost of tuition in the pub-
be ncliool was $4.830, 8SR, and of
school honscs $1,635,148. This last
item has fallen off $300,000 this vcar.
KDUCATIOX OF
and tbo cost of tuition has increased I " . ""l . l". ",tt!ie " l'"'''"'!
' ' " bM ,nm,M",iand con.tili.l.onal solution ol the ililll-!
Tl. ...i , i r.i !tnll.V 111 w1.'1'!' l'i' country now III, Is j
. ....,.,.,, rt, ul k,
l-amni-l 111, llifl vhn ,, I ,a plnn.l,nn.Cl. I. Il,,.ul hi I., in., .1..
growth of the State has been gratify -
ln Prsf, tt'..!.., l.tn,L
o ' v
uis irporl with aulowing recommcni
tion in fuvor ol a
grand high com -
mission lo revise our whole system of
public education.
soldiers' orphans' schools.
Tho education of soldiers' orphans
is ono of the brightest chapter in the
history of the State. From the conr
mencement of the schools in 1805,
nearly 6,000 children have left them
to enter upon theactivo duties of lite.
Tbey aro to be found in every part of
the State, and engagod in almost every
kind of business. Tho number of pu
pils in tho twenty-nino institutions on
'September ono waa 2,6 1 1, a decrease
of r.n.y.four from the preceding year ;
044 wwe discharged during the year,
but tho number of admission nearly
equalled tbo number ol discharges.
This circumstance was mainly occas
ioned by tho at providing for tho ad
mission into the nrhools of children
born smco tho 1st nf January, 186(1,
and the children of sick and disabled
as well aa of deceased soldiom. During
tho year seventy-three vonm? .li.
... f .in.....! r, .
from tho Orphan Schools havo been
nt tho State Normal Schools, fitting
themselves for teachers. ,
By law the Soldiers' Orphan Schools
aro to ho cloned on tho first of Juno,
1879, when this department will censo
to exist. The whole cost of the sys
tem, sinco it went into operation in
lfl5, has been $5,22rt.Sfi5, und the
probable amount of future appropria
tions required to carry the school to
1879 will not exceed a million ol dol
lars. The number iif orphans admitted
since the system went Into operation
bun been 8,580.
'RapicaL Inamy. Tha Lancaster
..vl. . .
h,tclt,reer nays: -The spirit of the
I.egiBlutora aenl lo Ilarrishurg by
Philadelphia mny bo inferred from a
bill offered by Si-mtlor G rady , of thut
ei.j , which propesesio unungelho law
of tbo Htato so as to take out of the
hands of tho Sheriff of Philadelphia
the power given to tbo Sheriffs all over
the Stuto t.i appoint deputies to piu-
serve the peace at election .mils. It
hs never been protended that the law
is not right as it stands, nor that thero
is any good reason why Philadelphia
should he exempted from its provisions,
save that Philadelphia now LapM.ma to
have a Democratic Sheriff. Therefore
it is now sought to transfer this natron.
ago and authority from him to the
Mayor in order that Stokley may nse
il to re-elect himsell. A more shnmo-
less proposition could hardly bo de
vised. Bad roa Tnr. Mormons. It turns out
that C.d. Levi T.Luckey who was nomi
nated to be Secretary of the Territory
of Utah, was Tor some time private
Secretary to President Grant and haa
lately occupied a responsible position
in the Interior Department, The Pres
ident waa desirous ol further compli
menting Mr. Ltickey before the close of'
his administration, and as a consequence
invited bim to accept tho position lo
which he ha been appointed. This
follow, like Gen. Bahoock, was at the
head ol tho whisky ring, and liko Mc
Kee, McDonald, and a lot of olhor hut
lie, should have been sent to the pen
itentiary, but having belonged to the
Presidential family, ho mad his escape
and now turns tip as the Secretary of
Brigham Tonng'a dominion.
InJoential business men of Now
Tork city petitioned Conjrreaa to re
sign to to Centennial the $1,4.00,000
leaned tha Exhibition.
TUB ST A TK d KOLOMCA L SUIt
ViiY. Tho hoard of commissioner of the
second geologh-al survey of IViiii I
v ii n i it have ii 1 1 to their report to the
h gisluluro for 187b'. I he report shows
gralif) iug progress. Thirteen counties
v it : Adams, llradb't'd, t'liiubria, Clear
Held; Fayvttt-.liroeiic, Ji-tfurnuli. Poller.
Somerset, Tioga, Washington, West
inoivhiuil and York, have been com
completely mirveye I und the nVI I win '
coiinei teil with n proper knowledge ol'
their geoloieul K-euliuritkui is ready
lor use. Tweiitv i-iglit other ronniiis
l.-. U- - -.-' "L. -J .
U;i'- H
Tl..
. . .
Tl... ... I',,,. ....., .1..:.. ,.i .l
commenced cover the hituuiiumi cul
region and iho ...I producing porii....
of the State und are mainly liiniled to
those regions. Suine preliminary labm
has been spent upon tie.) iti.U.r.u-itu
list rid, but the cuMcrii h.i inn s of I he
State lime been pui-H.ely negleeteil
tor a dotililo reason ; they lire the most
difficult ol examination uml they have
been heretofore iuu-t thoroughly ex
plored. The value of a thorough knowledge
of the geology of 1'eniis- Ivaniu in ad
mitted on ail hands, and il the work is
thorough, the inonuv oxpeiuluil in no
complisliing it could hurilly he put to
a more appropriate use. tiuiuvcr
may be accomplished, in the way ol
denioualintiug tlio uses and cupucil lo
ot' our hills and Valleys, is ol direct
value lo (he owners ol tbo sod und ol
indirect value to ull those who suUist
upon It und of many who do not. The
coal uml oil and iron of Pcmisy Ivauia
liavu become mutter of importance
lar beyond the boundary of the State.
The guarantee for the proper expendi
ture of the money of the 'Stale in
the present survey is m the - din-
tinguislied gentlemen who ure acting
as a hoaril ot coinuiisNioucrsnni! whom
we believe are fulfilling thcirtrtist with
proper fidelity.
It in too soon to speak of the results
of the lulxirs of the pusl year because
it takes almost as long to prepare the
observations taken in the field lor pub
lication as to make them at first bund.
A report "on coke ; " on " the rocks be
low the coal in ' Bradlord and Tioga
counties;" on "York and Adams with
pints of Franklin and Cumberland
counties;" and second report on "the
bituminous coal livid in Cumbria, Son.-1
erscl ana parts ot Imhaiia and Arm
strong coiiiuies,'1 are rca ly for puhli
culioiiund much other work is in a Stale
of greut lortturdiicss.
The board of coiniuUMniicrs recom
mend that' appropriations of (50.01111
peraiiini.n be iiiudu for I he years IS78
and 1870; and llu.l sn appropriation
ot 13 (1011 be made to be expended by
ibe Unitisi Suuen (,'oa-l Survey in eoiu-
! plcling the tnaiii'iilution ot the Slate.
I hu work of the C"t survey in of irreat
iiiiporlaiice as an udjunct in the geo
logical survey in uiakinu. uceurate
maps of ihe State. fJ,irriKliurj l'atrtot.
XOO'XD DUCTill.Yi:. ,
(iov. Vance, nf North Carolina, in his
inaugural address ut Raleigh, uttered,
among others, these words:
I "I conceive your summon to be crit
i ical in the extreme; our only reliance
' now is upon Ihe iii.kI. ration und putri
1 (,lisl" Congress. It the rcprcsenta
'I1'""'.'1 tl,u l"'"l'' '" " ""' S"""
iiMiii, un.i ii increslioiiM he an at tempt,
1 candidal. not tairly vlecu'd.'one ,l j -""f,?,??, T i'"
Ihing, will baiipe.i-either lliei,mlm i f-. ''3.4..J lo thogaw-rnl
.h,i.. ..r ,1... A ; I :n
.wjw. ij y i.iu nii.uiinii ptupiu will
1 11 II lit I V sulimiL lo r. I'l'ii.t w run, r in.
'volving the ilestructioii of tlie Consti-
lution, or there will be a resort to
violence. Let us look things in the
lace. Tbo circiimstuiices ol North
Carolina, us well as nf the Southern
States generally, imperatively demand
that she should not be tiu ward in thin
mailer. More than all thing cl.u ex
cept good government wo need peace.
In common with the coii-timii,,i,;i
party in the North we think we have
liiirly elected our candidate for Presi
dent. (In that party, and not upon
ourselves, Devolves in propriety ami
Ihe dull- nl' ...Li,.., .I...-., - 1...I'
....... .... p., ,,
r.,,,.,,,, ii,,, ngii.s Ol llie
majority. Bullet II not be Miimosed
that wo are indifferent to their action
or decline to come to the front because
less entitled lo do so thun others.
Blasted wo havo been by tho desola
tion ot war, purged of rashness by the
fires of revolution and sobered boih by
public calamity nnd privute sorrow,
yet we cherish the lovo of liherly in
our henrtn. As tho month-piece 'of
more man a million people, 1 believe 1
I ?" P1.?!"". "y or then, that
-or'n l aroiina may conlnlenlly be re
lied on lo sustain that portion ol the
peoiilo of tho United States which
shall convince us it is striiguling tor
tb Constitution, tho laws und iml.lic
justice, which are tho lite and soul ol
the American Union. On the eue
hand wo do not wir-b it lo he under-
MlO.Ml II. Ml Ul'M mm.. I.. ...111.. . .
embark ill revolution, imr on the other
, " ""T". wining mi
liana that we uro r illing 1 1 quietly
submit to any outrage Unit physical
I. iree diiwl.it by party M- ,ny Kcl.
fit to impose, Ibe one course tumllng
to provoke violemo and the other I,,
invito oppression. We do not wish il
understood that we will liillow the
lend of the constitutional men it tin
North Show us tbo law and it sat
II, il, i,. "
I Jm Nye. Jim Nyo U dead. IK-
was christened James, und lie tacked
..ii - i ...i ... . . .
"o "..nr. in noes in u s ua nc -j uiliro
! (;t,...l ..., ,i ,:u..,.... L
world still know, bim as Jim Nye.
Poor Jim Nye -Ihe Inut stiin.pspeaker
of central New York ihe man who
could make bis hcnreiK laugh and erv
and cheer till their wet .vim and acb.
lug sides and parched llin.nu paid un
eloquent intuitu to bis iiiurvello.u.
(lowers; ihe man who wore his years
and principle tightly; who honestly
inmiook bin motive fur convictions;
who wan his own worst enemy, hut
who en loved Inn lie while il lusie.l l,
better than those who aro their own
nest In.'iids ; the man w huso selfish am
bition dictated his politics, but whim.
........ii - , .
.,,. ,.,., ,n m nciosiiy WIVCKCII ill,-
lortuiie unit controlled his heart: tin
man whono teeming brain played bim
n shabby trick at last, ami who tiled
finally within the borders of bin naiiv.
State, three days alter the newspaper
discovered that hu was mine. Wu
there over beli.ro such a sad bundle nf
contriiitictinns clothed in such a jolly
form 7 Mien Vhterver, '
rT liAtl.ROAMNfl. Somo of the
Philadelphia passenger railroads made
a fortune during tho past year, espe
cially tno aiarum street and the Union
line. The latter lino carried during
the year, 11,392,32(1 pasacngcrs. Re
ceipt it oin passengers, $758,273.00.
Running expenses, $505,fi"2.50. Pro-
fits. $252,600.50. Think of ill Over
eleven millions of iersons ; moro than
than the entire population of ibe Slates
of Now York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
That Dm. The Philadelphia Tiaiiv.
make sport over lliu Bennelt-Miiy duel
in this manner: 'Little l).ln-..
washes hef hands of tho duel, tbo At
torney General having discovered thai
in order lo meet the requirement nt
fifteen paces between the combatant
il was necessary for ono or both of
Ihom to stand on the soil of Maryland."
B-Phlladelnhia
tht Centennial, and v. oulj like to rap
tar th eapitol. ,
.YVH'.S' ITiMS.
Hultiinciv tdVvs 811.550,0(13.
Thero wcro 13 011 deullis in Phil,
mlelpliiu in IRTll.
Reading cm. tnima tli unsaid m,)hJ
fcinules than males.
West Virginia has tin. you ,t
'iiiverni.r in the United Stal.n. '
A colony i forming in William,,
poi t lo go to Texus.
Hark mills uru imw ' eing l.ip,vi
from Alichloivn, Pa., lo Kuiopc.
, The Reading Railroad C.uiipuiiv
ncvditki.ar .'.- uw J-t -O -vt-
I oil IclMOII is HOW ubolil ...II.IO l,iii-i-. I.
A I"'""1" hu, Ik,,,
j ''"'""'""I '" ".) Ivai.m Senate,
Remarkable religious revivals are
i if. ing on in A usiralia uml New Zc.
land.
Among the homeless sior of New
York are lorly thou-nli'l vagrunt cliil
. i it- n.
T 1 1 o boarJ of pardons will hum'
si Ilarrishurg on tbuCtli of Februair
llvXt.
Three New Kii'IiiihI firms arn
kept busy inantilacturing tire arms tor
I'urkey.
Tlio "House for lliu Frieii Jlens" ia
Williuiiispui t is about to he wild by the
Sheriff. ' . - .
Hurrisburg has n new gas com.
pauy, Ibc gun (obeuuinulaeturcdtroiii
i , llu' o"'
Mr. Picket t of Akron, Ohio, sim
ultaneously missc) hi wife, Ins pastor,
and $200.
A HoHtou store which rented fur
$17 00(1 lust year has just been leiwd
lor $5,0(10.
Then are 311,097 volumes an.
lOO.OiiO pamphlets in tbo Congr.-M.iun.
ill library. . ' - '
Some of tho striking miners in
the .Monniignhela regions urc returning
to their work.
Th western penitentiary contains
at present seven hundred and twenty,
seven prisoners. i
Sixty dollars ure to bo unaided
to the person who ruisc ihefinet
roosler in Bucks county.
Twenty thousand (1011:1111 have
been u:;;it:r.di:.'i by Carbon count v unon
the Mollio Maginre triuln,
The I'chnviiru river in full of filiat
ing ice, some of I he cakes of w hich are
dangerous to small Vessel.
Georgo II. AnilerMin, the new
postmaster at Pittsburgh, has tiled his
bond in the sum of $300.0UO.
-Tbu Ciiiubvrlaiiil river ut Nuh
ville, Tenii., ha not la-en lnir.cn over
before this uinti-r since 18TiG.
Laborer are sn plenty in China
thut a mull sunti'iiced to bu hanged can
buy u siil.Plitule for liiuen dollurn.
Four II ills, three Jones und two
iimilhs in the Jloiiso at Ilarrishurg.
The Smiths tiro losing their prestige.
l.nckev. iho pailner of Ilubc.ick
in the wlii-kcy trauds. has just been
I appointed Secretary nl tali 1 erritory. .
j The iv enl severefrosls and heavy
i rains in Fb.ridu have worked greut
"un",t l" ,m ,an- "" u'"'"n ir"l'-
1 iiuninge to the otan
-Ma,i.pl,i- has on band t stock of
one I dml thousa ales of cotton
the heaviest that she ha ever had to
I carry.
eminent in the bnH) of internal reve
nue taxes.
The cheapness und excellence of
cider In New Kugland, this ycur, com
bine to plsy havoc with the l. ni cr
unce societies.
The stockholders of the Waynes
burn ""d Washington railroad have
authorized an issue of bonds to com
plete the road.
Col. Seely, tho velurun editor of
the Jersey Shore Herald, has been ap
pointed mercantile appraiser liir Ly
coming county.'
lu !', ;. !, I..- ,1.. ...!,..... I.:
I . , .,'. " ,..-. ii....S
oi nun r rnncisco, sow Irom his larm
,l y,.
ar s 000 tons of wheat for
glilS.OOO in gold.j -i : ' ! ,
The tioremment contemplate
biiildinganow postolllccat Ilarrishurg,
tho structuro to cost $160,000. Belter
get out of debt first.
Tho Dollar Savingsbaiik. ot Pitts
burgh, began business in 1855 with
to dollars. Its dupnsits now count
upwards of fivo millions.
The Williamsport Damur says
tnxos in that city have been nduced
one third owing to the prudent man
ugvini'iit of city councils. ,
The lown Supremo Court d ides
'""an in that Slate may hold
Mn-V onie.iexc.pt those ol Judge and
nM-nilnTid- tlio laiatislatnra. . 5 f
A panth.tr near the North .Moan-
. , .
tain, i iimiierlnnil mty, civnles ei.n-
siileri.l.lo excitement and ti-ur among
the fai-nun-sln that' locality.
The number of letters received at
the Dead Lciler O'lli-e diirintfthe year
187(1. was 3 584 74 1, containing money
and Valuables l i'tlic atmultil of $1,939,
litll 01. ; ,
A joint resolution Is being debated
in tho Virginia Legislature which pro
poses the election ol a Supreme I '.nut
by the p.iiplc. ibe Judgv t tvmuin
durlnj; good behavior. , , ,
A man tunned Soy hurt, In Colum
bia county, ,,e bin iivigldHir horse
and mules, butchered Hum. and sold
Ihe fili al liir vamimi and bear., Ho is
now in jail at Rl.minsbnrg.
It lakes thirty thousand dollar
lo supply the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture with postage stamp. Kaeh mem
ber get one hundred dollars worth in
such ilcniiiiiinutioiis as bu may deniro.
A resolution is pending before tbo
Ohio Legislature to investigriio the
eallnii ot lho lyi-elil ntilnmil rli.w..,p
on the Luke Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad, near Ashtabula, in
that Slutu.
Gi'orgo J. Bolton, lessee of the
Washington lintnl, Philadelphia, aiid
tbo Columbia House, Capo May, anil
pn.priol.ir of thu Bolton Hons,', llur
rishurg, has failed. Liabilities sumo,
thing less than $100,000 ; assets $2o'0,.
000.
The city ol Mendville furnished 431,
tramps last earilh 674 niealsut acost
ol $03.10. i'hisisthrilty managoment.
The city llint liirnishcn Humps with
9J cent meals will keep it credit givnl
t bough It ruin its reputation -fur h.s
pitality,. The coiitcst between Ihe Ini.-lees
of tho Lu k estate and the heirs has
been filially arranged. John II. Lick
gels $533,000 from which ho payt
$75 000 lo the other heirs. The trus
tee are llllis hit III liosilinn In i-arrr
out the condition of llie trust deed.
It appears to bo the opinion or
railroad men that the tornl.i., ,n.i, i
at Ashtabiiln on the Lake Shore rail
road was caused bv thu second loco
mo'.ivo jumping the track. The train.
owing lo the storm, as will lie rcmcm-
eil, was pullrd by two engines If this
bo the cii- it aulhViciuly accounts inr
tho det ruction nf thrVridge.
Fiv years ago iho body nf An
thony Campbell was fished mil of the
Concniailgh river. Johnstown, P. Tho
gvnerul supposition was that hu bad
acciucnialiy drowned, but a woman
writing Ihini Cleveland. Ohio, tlaxdarca
thai the deceased as murdered and
thrown Into the river hy her slnpsnn,
wbo has slnsc rnnfnwcd the trim. Aa
inquiry will b Inatltntcul