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"CLEARFIELD REri'BLICAS,"
rUftUIUID winxiiD.tr. T
OOODLANDEIl & LEE,
CLEARFIELD, 1'A. .
It T A II 1. 1 II K U IN I S 1 .
-Hut Unrest Circulation uf any Newspaper
t (urth. rentr.' t'ena.jlvaila.
Terms of Subsoriptioo.
i.ail slier ln xtrttiiiB of It uiunthi... 3 OO
Rates ot Advertising,
l rutmifni itTrrtlMiBenti, per qutr of 10 lit.., or
", .1 llino or Ksm pi on;
'''irich iiteeuimn! insertion 60 !
I'ninl-frn'niV ini KiwutorV n'tiieri f
A ailitor' n-iHfK t (0
Omit inn iA K-irav.... t I 6
lJttlui ii-n nti')t. I 00
prnfriMtixrnI .'-.r... & lino or loif.l Yoar.,.. 5 0(1
t .irni notifp, prr llnt SO
YRAKI.Y A DVKKTISEMKNTS.
-.nn fn nn i Aniarao 56 00
t oiuftrot,. lit 00 1 1urniin 70 00
! 'iiuiirM 2D fit I 1 aolninn 120 00
a. B. (IDODLANUER,
NOKL II. LKK,
Fuhlt.bert.
Curtis.
wm, M. MonT.i,itrnn,
FRtD. O L. RL'L'K.
Mcllil.OKill & HICK.
A T T O R X E Y S - A T-1 j A W ,
Clearfield. Pa.
All It'ieal buiinr.. promptly attended In. Office
on ftcnnd end, io the Mnennio building.
jaalO.'TT
W. C. ARNOLD,
LAW 4 COLLECTION OFFICE,
ITHWENSYILLK,
eYS Clearfield Countj, Ptqn'a. TAy
vno. a. at ntuv. CYht-a ooaoos.
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNHVS AT LAW,
CI.EAllFIKLD, PA.
frOffire la I'le'i Oprr Jloone, lerond floor.
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTOIUNEY-AT-LAW,
Cleftriicld. P.
Will attend to all buiineM eotiusteil to bin
toniptly and faithfully. dovI2'71
V1LI.IAH A. WAI.I.AC.V,,
BARRY P. WALL AC .
I)A YID u KHiaa.
JOB V. WniQLKT.
WALLACE &. KREBS,
(Suemora to Wall hoc tt F.aldiog,)
ATTORXE VS-AT-LA W,
11-117.1 Clearfield, Pa.
loani-a a. b'ksau.v. hamikl w. m'cvbdt,
MoENALLY & MoCDRDY,
A TTO U N K Y S- A T- LAW,
Irarflfld. Pa.
- ifjr Legal bo-nn-M attnnilod to pnmj)ly wlthj
it-lily. Uluoe on Wecmid itrem, ahote :h 1 I rut
VntMitial Hunk. jan:l:7B
Q. R. BARRETT,
Attorn by and Counhklor at Law,
ci.eahpibld, pa.
Ilnvintt re nintii hi JudKOnhip, hai reaumad
tp pmrtiro f the Uw In bia old office at Clear-f-,,
l'it. Will attnl the onurta of JrflVraon and
Klk c(untia when ppfcially fdaiood In connection
witti resident, oonuael. j:m:m
A. G. KRAMER,
A T.T O RNKY-AT-LAW,
Heal Eatatc and Collection Agent,
1 l.i;AitFii:i.i. pa..
Will promptly attend to all Irgal buaineaa a
trutil to ini earn.
:fl-Offioa in Pi' 0iera Hume. janl'ifl.
vvmT M. MoCULLOUGH,
DISTUIUl' TTtlHNKY,
Clearfield. Pa.
rOltico la Ihu llonie buhl.llng. Uff.l
huinefpro,iiplly alu,tlrd tu. Kt-al ..tale bought
aaJ lol.l. ieli n
A. W. WALTE RS,
ATTOHNKY AT LAW,
I learUflil. Pa.
r15uffi'e la A rnhmu'i Rw. .leS-lj
h7vv. SMITH,
ATTORNKY-AT-LAW,
11:1:73 Cleartlcld, Pa.
WALT ER BARRET T,
ATTOKNEY AT LAW.
Clrardild, Pa.
.fOffioa la Old Wviltra llutcl buildiog.
enratr of 8Mood and Mark.t Hti. latT2)f6S.
Israel test
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
p-OnH la tht Court Hooi.. jyM.'tl
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
learUeld, Pa.
pfr Office on Malket ftrrrt, oip. Coarl lloaie,
J.n. I, 1874.
76Il7cuttle7
ATTOHNEY AT LAW.
Vnil Heal Kstal Afeut, Clearfield, Pa.
Offioo oa Tblrd itro.t, lf.LCborr A Walnut.
warHoipaotiaUj off.ri bil aerTioti in .Hinx
tad buyiac laadi la CloarBoU aod aUoiolng
toaatiol and with an aap.rl.Boaol ovr tw.ntT
flarf as a urf oyor, flatt.ri himlf tbat ba ean
raadar tatliraetioa. LFca. J:r.i:,
j7 B L A K E WALTE RS,
REAL ESTATE BttOKER,
ARb DRtLRR IR
Nuw autl Xaiiiiihor,
CLEARFIELD, PA. ,
Olflfla la Graham a How. 1:25:71
J. J. LINGLE,
A T T O Jl ' E Y -AT - LAW,
1:11 Oareiila, ClrarSeld Co., Pa. j:id
J. S. BARN HART,
ATTDHNKY AT LAW.
Itelleioiite. Pa.
Will pr(-ticr In C karri eld aid all of tha Courta of
the Jia Juilietai uiinei. neai eaiaia oaaioeu
tid eolleetion rcUima roaile apecialtlea. nl'Tl
DR. W. A. MEANS,
P1ITSICIAN & SURGEON,
LI TIIKKCIU HI), PA.
Will attend profualonalcalla p.oaiptly. aua10'70
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SI) 110 EON,
Office on Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
jHromce buun: to II a. m , and I ta p. n.
I)'
ill E. il. SCJII'X'RER,
IIOMiEOPATIIIU PHYSICIAN,
OfAoe ia rrtldieca ob Market at.
April 24, l7l. Clrartlfldl'a.
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SUIitiKON,
U- AVIN'ti located at rannAeld. Ta., oflert bia
prolwlonil aorvicea to tho people of that
t.li.kati biid urrfiunthiigpriUT.iry. Aiicain pmn-piij
attended to.
ot. II tr.
DR. J. P. BURC H FIEL D.
Lata Horgeon ol tha s:id Kefflmeat. PennayUania
Volunteer!, havinn returned froai lb Array,
alTera bt" profeaeional aarfleai to thaeitiitaa
or Clearfield euantjr.
lrirr..aionKl oalla bronntlr attaaded ta,
OflaPe oa 8 ootid a tree I, foraarlyoeeapled by
Ur.Woodi. aprV-U
DR, H.B. VAN VALZAH,
ci.i:aki-u.i.I), pr.KN A.
ortKEiN jiasomc iu'ildixg
fjr Off.r hurl Fiom I J to I P. M. .
Hat II, IMS.
1)
It. JEFFERSON I.ITZ,
WOODLAND, PA.
Will promptly atlend all call. In tU llseof bia
profoaalon. "","'"",. .
D. M. D0HERTY,
FAS.IIIONAHLE BAKIlEH A HAIR DHKfJf ER,
CLEARFIELD, I'A.
ebp In room fnrmrrly oeeupled by Kaula
Maik.l ilnet.
July 14, '7a.
HAIIKY SXYliER,
( Formerly wttk Uw gohalrr.)
IU KIIK It AND HAIKIIIlEftER.
Sh..p on Market PI., oppnalle Ooart lleoie.
A tlcan tow.l ft er.ry pmtoiaer. may i8,'
Ijlvry Nlablo.
IIIE undrralned eeja leare to Iniorta th.pub
' 1 Mr tbat be ia Bow fully prepar"' la-aeeomme-dale
all la tba wayaf faralalliai H..ee, ll.ia,
h.MIi. and llaraMO, ob tbe .nortee! Bailee aad
III reuna.1 U Uiuis. RMidoMl aa Loeaat etfeet,
Vetwoe Third and Fewnk.
UKO. W. OKARIIART.
"1earM, Feb. 4. 17.
CLEARFIELD
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GEO. B. G00DLMDLH, Fropnetoff
VOL 5I-WH0LE NO.
Cards.
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juitlce of the Ptice and ScriTener,
Curwciuvllle, Pa.
S-aColUotloni mid, and mooa prnmr'tty
paid orsr. l.h2J'7IH
RICHARD HUGHES,
jmtCK OP THE TEACE
roa
Vteatur Totrttithip,
O.moI MiMi P. O.
II nffitflal feualneM niratcd to blm will b
promptly allfdd to. neh?9, "It.
QUO. ALBEaT aHRBT ALBERT-.. W. ALBIBT
W. ALBERT 4. BROS.,
ManuCMtararf a eitanatra Daalariln
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, 4c,
WOODLAND. PENN'A.
irOrdara tollattaw,
BilU lll) a ahort rwnWfrt,,, ,n tjiffrraawm f opielon aad all doabt aad
ana raaaonamo torisF.
Ad drp l Woodland P. O., Clenrfltild Co., Pa.
2&.ly VV LliKKT A BROS,
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
Freucbvllle, Clearfield County. Pa.
Kaapi oonitantly on band a full aaaortnient of
Dry Uoodi, liarawara, uruoenea, ana averyming
aiually kept l& a retail tore, which will ba told,
for eatih, aa cheap aa eleewhere in tba county.
P ranch villa, June 17, lHOf-ly.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
BBALBB IB
(i EN KRAI, MERCHANDISE. .
URAIIAMTON, Pa.
Alfo, oit.nalro maaufaotur.r and dealer In Square
Tiobtr and Dw.d Lumber of all uindi.
MTOrdtn aolb-itrd aad all bill! promptly
ailed. ljyl'7J
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
ClearUeld, PeliM'a.
k-Will eieouta Jobf la bia line promptly and
la a workmanlike manner. nr rM7
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLKARFIKLD, PENN'A.
jr.B'Pntnpl alwaya oa bend and aiade ta order
en ibort notioe. Pipee bored on reaeonable teriaa
All work warranted to render latlffefltion, and
delivered if dedrcd. BiylS:lypd
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
DBA LCna I
SQUARE TIMBER,
and manufacturer! of .
ALL KIN 1)9 OP HAWED I.LMHU
772 CLEAKKIKI.U. PENN'A.
JAS.
B. GRAHAM,.
dealer in '
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
kmi.nui.es, lath, a pickets,
D:10'7S Clearleld, Pa,
ILLIAU M. HESUY, Justice
r rni Track and SraiTrxra. LUMUKH
CITY. Collaclrone mnde and anon ay prompt tj
paid aver. Artie lea of araauent and deed of
eoorajanoe aoallj aaacutod and warrnntd eor
reet or do charge. JSJy 7I
"AMF,3 MITCHELL,
BBALB'b IB , .
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
Joll'7S OLEARFIRLD, PA.
JAMES H. LYTLE,
III Kratier'e Hulldltia;, ClearUeld, Pa.
Dealer la QrooeriM, Prorlalooe, Vegetable!,
Pruite, Flour, Feed, ete etc.
aprU'79-tf
WARREN THORN,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
Market Pt., Clearfield, Pa.
In the lliop lately eeropled by Frank Sburt,
one door wait of Atleiiiany Uouse.
ASHLEY THORN,
AllCIIITECT, C0NTBACTOK aad BUILDER.
Plaaa and Spaeineatlnna furniehed for all kiada
of buildinge. Alt work drat-elaaa. Htair build-
iac a apwl.lly.
r. u.
aiidreaa, Clearfield, Pa. jaa.lT-77tf.
R. M. NEIMAN,
SADDLE and HARNESS MAKER,
Humbargar, Cleaj-field Co, Pa.
Rerpa an band all kind ef Haraerl, Raddloe,
Drldie., aad llorae Farniibiog Uoodi, Hepairing
promptly attended to.
KuioUrgrr, Jan. 10, l;7-tf.
TOHN A. STAPLER,
I 1IAKEM, Matkat St., Clrarfield, Pa.
Freah Bread, Ruek. Rolla, Plea and Cakaa
oa band or made ta ordnr. A general aeeortmeat
of Confectionariea, Fruila aad Nula in Hock.
Tee Cream and Oralera in aeaann. 8aln,iB ararlr
oppnalte tbe Poat'ufflea. Prieea moderate.
Haren la- ?a.
J. 11. M'MUKRAY
WILL RI'PrLT VOII WITH ANY ARTICLE
OF MRKCHANIURK AT THE VERY LOW KKT
PRICK. COMM AND gUal. (l::711y:)
NEW WASHINGTON.
If AHRI.K AND KTONK VAHIt.
1JL Mr, n. t. I.IIUIF.I L,
Uaring engaged la the Marble buliaeea, deatrM
to inform bar trlenda and th. publie tbat aka baa
now and will keep eonnanily on hand a larg. and
well aelarted elonk of ITALIAN AND VERMONT
MA RHLK, and la prepared to furniab lo order
IUMHbTONEM. VOX AND CRADLK TOtlUB,
MONUMENTS, A..
VuYard en Reod Itrect, bear the R. R. Depot,
ClearUeld, Pa. j.M.le
WHOIJISALE'UQDOR STORE.
At tba end of tha new bridge,
MKM CI.RAKFIKLD, PA.
Tl.e at-flprieter of tbla aptabllibaieat aill buy
bia liquora diraotfrom aiitillen. Partial baylag
from Ibii ho una mil ba lure to (ft a para article
at a aroall margin abora foci. Hotel irrpera eea
ba fa rni oh ed with llquori oa reaaioabia lerai.
I'ura ainaa aad braadlea djraat froai Sealay'a
V Inert, at Hath. New York.
(IKOHOK V. C0LSTR!f.
CliarleH. Jaaa IA. IH76 if.
I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCUMAKER
abd aLBi la
Watches, Clock! find Jewelry,
ffrntoai'e flow, JVil Slml,
rLKARPII'.l.p, PA. '
All kind, ef repairing la my line promptly at-
nded to.
Apru
lit, 174
ANDREW HARWICK,
Market Rtreet. ClearUeld, Pa.,
MARL-ractraaB An eBAi.aa ta
BARNEPB, "ADDLE", II II I H LRU, COLLARO,
- and at! klndi or
IIORRK MtNltlllNe 6V0DS.
A full .lock ef ftaddleri' Hardware, Bra. he",
Comb.. IlleakaW, Hobea, ate, alwaya oa kaad
and for aale at tbe lowe.t eaah prieea. All klnda
af repalriag promptly attended to.
All kinda of hide, taken in etrhenge for bar
new and repairing. All fclnde e haraeee leather
kept on band, and for aale at a email prugk
Clrarllel.l, J.a. la, I MTB.
JOHN H. FULFORD,
G USER At IKSCPANVt AOtST,
ClearUeld. Fni'i,
Hopreeeala all tba leaieng Fire taaaraaea
Cmpaaiea of tbl eauntry i
Queen ,,,
Royal Canadian
Home, New York H
Lveoming, Munor, Pa
FrankMn, l'h,lad:a
Phorala, Hartford ,
Hanover, New York.,M..M,v.
Home, Col , 0. .........
Atlae, Uartrord ,
Prevtdeaea, WaabiagloB....M.l
,l,0,f.h)
e.nae.ooa
I.7M.1I4
,S.lt.4.St
l,.ia,aMt
l.tM.aei
l,42.tla
tlk.M
M4.A4I
i.oM
8.
Peraeaa akoat .geetlng aa laaaraaae aa rop
erly af any bind, ebeuld aail Bt mr eftee, ea
Market elreet, appaalte Ue rt Meaae, aad aee
y hat a awaapaBiaa aaet ratea befera laaurtag.
joun a.ruuoiUA,
Cleail.ld, ., Oe, M.'M-lf
'2,500.
COUST1SG THE ELECTORAL
VOTE.
J nnuary 18, 1877. Recommend to
tho St'loct Commilteo on Ctyuntinjr the
Klcclonil Vote lor I'renidont and Vice
1'roideiit, and ordured to be printed.
, Jlr. ray no. from tho Select Commit-
tee on Counting the F.lectorul Voton
lor I'rcHiUont mid V ice i'refiidont, sub
mittcd tho following report :
To aceompany bill II. R. 4454.J
The Committees of tht Senate and House
f 'Representatives, appointed under the.
jutloiring several resolutions
IIOV8I UIBOUTION.
Witaaaie, There are difTereneel ef opIaioB aa
ta tbe propor mode or oouating mo aleetoral vela
for Preaidrnt and Vioo Preiident, aad a. to tba
manaor of determtnlDf queationa tbat may ariie
to tba leaalHy and valli
iditr of rat a mi aiada ti
orh rot br tha aaveral etala t
Ann WniHKAa. It ! of (he nttnoit ImDartanna
nnnainiT upoa in qnetttoDR ihuuld bt
aovrd, to tba and tbrfora tbat tha rotat may ta
eouniad ana tb rwali ba daoiaroa bjr a tribuoal
wtioiv authority Bona can queaiion and who da
ciiion all will acrnt aa final s Tbarafora.
Httohtd, Tbat a oonatiliM of ravaa aicaibtr
of thia llouaa ba appoiatad by Iba bpeakar, to aot
io aonjUDotion with an, ituilar oomnittaa tbat
may ba appoints by tba Denata, to prepara aatf
rport without delay aub a aiaaaura, ait bar lagla
la lira or oeoitttuiinaal, aa way la their jndftmrDt
ba Wit oalealated to acefropljab tha deilrcd &d,
ntid tbat aaid eommittaa hava leare la report at
any uma,
BENATK RESOLUTION.
Aetofreo, Tbat tbe meaaaga of tbe Hoaae of Rep
reecntatlrea on tbe euhjeet of tba Preeidenttal
aleetioa ba referred to a aeleet committee of terea
Senator, witb power to prepare and report, with.
out unneeeaaary delay, ench a meaeura, aitber of
a leglalatlva or olber character, ae may, in tnelr
judgment, e beat calculated to aooomplieh tha
lewiui eounilng ot tba aleetoral vote, aod beat
di.poaitioa of all quaelloB eoaneoted therewith,
and the due declarative of tba reault ; and that
aid eommiltee bare power to confer and net wilb
tbe committee of tbe ilouae of Kepreaentativea
nanieu m aaia meeaage, ana lo report oy ant or
elherwiee.
Ordtrtd, Tbat tbe Secretary notify the Hon
of Kepreaentatlrea herewith.
Reg leave to report to their respective
louses ;
That tlicy hare considered tho sub
ject named in suid resolution,, and have
linu lull and Iroe conlercnce witb each
other thereon, and now report the ac
companying bill, and recommend its.
paAHitge.
The BitliKtniice of the bill embrace.
J-irtt. l'rovisions for tbo meeting of
the two 11 unites, a required by the
Constitution and the general couroo of
proceeding, and tho declaration of the
rcmilt.
Second. Provisions fot the disposition
ol questions arising in respect of Slates
ii-oin wuicb only one set ol certmcateg
has been received ; thai each House
shall consider the question, and shall
only decide against a vote by concur,
rent allinniuivo action.
Third. Provisions torso culled double
returns from a Htule ; that such con
flicting returns and papers shall be
submillvtl to too consideration ot a corn
mission, composed of equal numbers of
the members ol the benato, and of the
House of Representatives, and of the
nupremo Court o! tbe I nitoU States ;
that this commission shall be organised
and sworn, and have power to consider
aim decide according to tho Constitu
tion and law what is the constitutional
vote of tbe State in question ; and tbat
such decision shall irovern the disnosi
tion of tho subject, unless both Houses
shall determine otherwise.
Fourth, it is provided tbat the act
shall not affect, either way, the ques
tion of tho riht ot resort to tbe judi
cial Courts ol tho United States by the
persons concerned as claimants to tbe
ollices in question.
e have applied the utmost practi
cable study and deliberation to the sub
ject, and believe tbat the bill now re
ported is the bust attainable disposition
of tho difficult problems and disputed
theories arising out ot the late election.
It inuot bo obvious to every person con
versant wun tne country and with tha
formation and interpretation of tbe
t onslitution, that a wide diversity ot
views and opinions touching the sub
ject, not wholly coincident with the
bias or wishes ol the members ol point
cul parlies, would naturally exist. We
have In this stato of things chosen
thorflfore, not to deal with abstract
mwrtions, savo go lar as they are
necessarily involved in the legislation
proposed.
it is, ol con mo, plain tbat tbo report
ol t no bill implies thnt in our opinion
legislation may be had on the subject
in accordance with the Constitution,
but we think that the law proposed is
inconsistent with few of the principal
theories on the subject. Tbe Constitu
tion requires that tho electoral votes
shall le counted on a particular occa
sion. All will agreo that tho votos
named in tho Constitution aro tho con
stitutional votes of the States, and hot
other: and when they harobeen found
and identified, there is nothing left to
be disputed or decided all tho rest is
tbo mere clerical work of summing up
the numbers, which being done, tho
Constitution ilscll declares the conse
quence This bill, then, is only directed
to ascertaining, lor the purpose and in
aid of tho counting, what are tbo con
stitutional votes of the respective
Slates ; and whatever jurisdiction ox
ists for such purpose, tbo bill only
regulates tho method of exercising il.
Tbo Constitution, our great instru
ment and security for liberty and order,
speaks in the amplest language for all
such rases, in whatever aspect tbey
may be presented. It declare, that
tbe Congress ahull have power "to
muko all luws which shall bo necessary
and proper lor carrying into execution
the foregoing powers, and all other
powers vested by this Constitution in
the Ciovcrnme. t of tbo United States,
or In any depart mentor officer thereof."
The committee therefore think the
proptwed bill cannot be justly assailed
as unconstitutional by uny one, and lor
this reason we think it unnecessary,
whatever may he our individual views,
to discuss any of the theories reforred
to. Our fidelity to tho Constitution is
observed when wo find that the law
we recommend is consistent with that
instrument.
Tho matter, then, being a proper
subject lor legislation, the fitness of the
means proposed becomes the next sub
ject of consideration. Upon this we
beg leave to submit a few brief ot.tcrvs
tions. In all just Gcvtriinicnta botb public
and privato rights must lie defined and
determined by the law. This is essen
tial to the very idea of such a Govern
ment, and is the characteristic distinc
tion between free and despotic systems.
However important it may be whether
one riliccn or anolhoi shall be the
Chief Magistrate lor a proscribed period,
upon just theories of civil institutions
it ia of far greater moment tbat tb. will
of I he people, lawfully expressed ia lbs
choice of that officer, shall b ascer
tained and carried into effect a law.
lul way. It is true, that in .very
operation of a (.avernm.nt of laws,
trotn Hi Bost trivial to tb. most im
portant, there will always ba tbe possi
bility tbat the rr.uk reached will not
be the true one. Th. executive officer
mav not wisely perform hi. duty : th.
Court, may not trsly declare) tbe Uw j
and tb. legislative body mar no ncl
tbe best laws ; but, it) either case, to
resist tho act of tha Executive, the
Court., or tb. legislature, acting con'
.titutionally and lawfully within tboir
sphere, would be to act up anarchy In
the nlaco ol government.
V e think, then, to provide, a clear
and lawful means ol performing a great
and necessary function of government,
in a time of much publio dispute, is of
tur greator importance than the par
ticular advantage that any man or
party may in the course of events
possibly obtain. But wo havo still
endeavored to provido such lawful
agencies of decision in the present case
as shall bo the most fair and impartiul
possible undortbecircumstanccs. Each
of tbe branches of the legislature and
tho judiciary are represented in the
tribunal in equal proportions. The
composition of tho judicial part of the
commission looks to a selection from
ditlorent parts of tbo Ropublic, while
it is thought lo be iroe Horn any pre
ponderance of supposublo bias ; and
the addition of the necessary constitu
ent part of tho whole commission, in
order to obtain an unovun number, is
lett to an agency tbo lurthost removed
from prejudice of any existing attaina
ble one.
It would be difficult, if not impose!
bio, wo think, to establish a tribunal
that could be less the subject of party
criticism than such an one. The prin
ciple of its Constitution is so absolutely
fuir that wo aro unable to perceive how
tho most extromo partisan can assail
it, unloss he prelers to embark bis
wishes upon the stormy sea of unregu
lated procedure, bot disputes, and
dangerous results that can neither bo
measured nor defined, rather than upon
the fixed and regular course of law,
that Insuros peace and tho order of
socioty, whatever party may bo disa-
poinieu in ill hopes.
Tbe unfortunate circumstance that
no provision bad been tnttilo on the
subject before tho election, has greatly
added to tho difficulties of the commit
tees in dealing with it, inasmuch as
many ol tbo pooplo of the country,
members of tbo respective political
parties, will, porhaps, look with jeal
ousy upon any measure that seems to
involve oven the possibility of tho do.
feat of their wishos ; but it has also led
tbe committees to tool that their mem
bors are bound by tbe highest duty, in
sucb a case, to let no bias of party feel
ing stand in the way ol tho just, equal,
and pcaceablo measure for extricating
tho question from the embarrassments
that at present surround it.
In conclusion, we rospoctfully beg
leave to impress upon Congress tbe
necessity ot a speedy termination upon
this subject It is impossible to esti
mate the muterial loss that the country
daily sustains from the existing state
of uncertainty, lldirectly and power
fully tends to nnaettle and paralyse
business, to weaken publio and privato
credit, and to create apprehensions in
tho minds of the people that disturb
the peaceful tenor of their ways and
mar thoir happiness. Itdoeslarmoro.
It lends to bring republican institutions
into discredit, and to create doubU of
tbe success of our form of government
and of the porpotuity of tho Republic.
All considerations ol interest, of patri
otism, and of justice unite in demand
ing of the law-making power a measure
that will bring poaceand prosperity to
the country, and show tbat our repub
lican institions are equal to any emer
gency. And, in this connection, we
cannot refrain from tbe expression ol
our satisfaction that your committees,
composed of equal numbers of opposing
parties, bavo lortnnatoly been able to
do, what bas been attempted in vain
heretofore, almost unanimously agree
upon a plan considered by theui all to
be just, wiso, and efficient. Wo accord
ingly recommend the proposed act to
the patriotic and just judgment of Con-
gross. 11. IS. 1'AYNI,
S Eppa Hunton,
Abbam 8. HgWITT,
Wat. M. Sl'SINOIR,
Georoi W. McC'RAar,
(ilOROR F. IIOAB,
Georoe WlLLAHIl,
House Committee.
Gio. V. Edmunds,
F. T. Frklinohutskn,
RottCOl CoNKLINO,
A. U. Tni'RMAN,
T. F. Hatard,
M. W. Ransom,
Senate Committee
A bill to provide for and regulate tb eoualiag
nf votea for Preaident aad Vice Preaidcat, and
tba declaion ef ojucetiena arleing thereon, tor
tb term eommeaclng March fourth, aaao Dom
ini eighteen haadred and Mveaty-nven.
Re it enacted bu the tSenate and House
of Representatives of the United Ntate of
America in Congress assembled, I hat tbe
Senate and House of .Representatives
shall moot in the ball of tho House ol
Representatives, at tho hour of oi,o
o'clock post meridian, on tho first
Thursday l.i renruary, Anno Domini
eighteen hundred anil seventy soven ;
and tbe President ol tho Senate shall
be their presiding officer. Two tellers
shall bo previously appointed on th.
part of the Senate, and two on the part
ol th. Uouso ot Representatives, to
wbom shall be banded, as they aro
opened by tbe President of the Senate,
all tb. certificates, and papers purport
ing to be rerlincatea, ol tba electoral
votes, which certificate! and pupers
shall b. opened, presented, and acted
upon In tb. alphabetical order of tho
States, beginning witb th. letter A;
and aaid tellers having then road the
same in th presence and bearing ol
tbo two Houses, shall make a list ol
the votes a. they shall appear from
th. said certificates; and th. votes
having boon ascertained and counted
as in this act provides!, tb. result of!
the aamo .hall ba delivered to the
President of tbo Sonata, who shall
tbereuiion announce lb. state of the
voto, and the names ot th. persons, if
any, elected, which announcement
shall be docmod a sufficient declara
tion ot tho persons elected President
and Vic. President of th. United
States, and, togotber with a list of the,
votes, bo entered on the journal ol tbe
two Houses. Upon such reading ot
any inch certificate or paper when
there ahall be only on. return from a
State, th. Preaident oi the Senate shall
call for objections, if any. Every ob
jection shall be mad. in writing, and
shall atattt cloarly and concisely, and
without argument, the ground thereof,
and sball bo aigned by at least one
Senator and on. Member of tho llonso
of Representatives belor. the aamo
shall be received. . When all objections
so mad. to any voto or paper from a
Stat, shall biv. boon received and
read, tb. Senate shall thereupon with
draw, and such objections shall b sub
mitted to tb. Honate for its decision ;
and tb. Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives shall, in lika manner, sub
mit aucb objections to the Hons, of
Representatives lor its decision ; and
no electoral vote or rote from any
Stat, from which but en. return has
been received shall ba rejected exeetrt
by th. afllreaatie vole of lb two
llouaea. Wbea th tw. iloaaea nave
i
I
, 2
.jU&CT'PI MEN
voted, they shall immediately again
meet, and the presiding officer shall
thon announce tie decision of tbo ques
tion submitted. ' 4
Sec. 2. Tbat if mora than one re
turn, or pajtcr purporting to bo a re
turn from a Stale, shall have been re
ceived by the President of tho Senate,
purporting to lo the certificates of
electoral votes given at tho last pro-
ceding election (r President and Vice
President in sin It State, (unless tbey
shall bo duplicat'-s of the same return)
all such returns and papers shall bo
opened by him In the presence ot the
two Houses when met as aforesaid,
and read by the tellers, and all sucb
returns and papers shall thereupon be
submitted to thojudgment and decision
as to which is tbo true and lawful
olectoral voto of snch Stato, of a com
mission constituted as follows, namely:
' During the spas"io'norach House
on tho Tuesday next preceding the
first Thursday in February, eighteen
bund red and seventy -seven, each 11 ousc
shall, by t'ltM voce vole, appoint five ol
its members, who with the five associ
alo (list Ices of tho Supremo Court of
tho United States, to be ascertained as
herei nailer provided, shall constitute a
commission lor tbe decision ol all quos
lions upon or in respect ol sucb double
returns named in this section
On tbo Tuesday next preceding the
first Thursday in February, Anno
Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-
seven, or as soon thereafter as may bo,
the associuto justices ol tho supremo
Court ot the L nitcd States now assign
cd to the first, third, eighth, and ninth
circuits, shall scloet, in such manner
as a majority ol them shall deem tit,
another of the associate justices ol said
court, which fire persons shall bo mem
bers ol said commission : and the per
son longest in commission of said live
justices shall be tho President of suid
commission, the members ol said
commission shall res actively take and
subscribe tbo following oath :
J, , tlo solemnly swear (or
affirm, as tbe cuso may be) that I will
impartially examine and consider all
questions submitted to tho commission
of whieb 1 am a member, and a true
judgment givo thereon, agreeably to
the Constitution and tho laws
so help
me Clod;" which oath shall bo filed
with tho Secretary of tbo Senate
i lien tho commission snail have
bcon thus organized, il shall not be in
tbe rowcr ot cither house to dissolve
tho same, or to withdraw any of its
members ; but if any such Senator or
tnemlwr shall die or become physically
unable to perform tbe duties required
by this act, tho lact ot such death or
physical inability shall be by said com
mission, before it shall proceed further.
communicated to tho Senate or House
of Representatives, as the case may ho,
which body shall immediately and
without debate proceed by vim voce
vole to fill the place so vacated, and
the person so appointed shall tako and
subBcribo tbo otilb bcreinbcloro pro
scribed, and become member of said
commission ; and, in like mannar, if
any of said justices of the Supreme
Court ahall dio or become physically
incapable of performing tbe duties re
quired by this act, tho other ot suid
justices, members of the said commis
sion, shall immediately appoint an
other justice of said court a member of
said commission, and, in sucb appoint
ments, regard shul! bo had to the im
partiality and freedom from bias sought
bv tbo original aiointmci!tg to said
commission, who shall thereupon Im
mediately take and subscribe tbo oath
hereinbefore prescribed, and becomo a
mombcr ol said commission to till tbo
vacancy so occasioned.
All tho certificates and papers nui--
porting to be certificates of tho electo
ral votes of each Stato shall bo opened,
in tbo aiphubutiuul order of tbe Stntea
as provided ia section 0110 of this act;
and when tbore shall be moro thanono
such certificate or paper, as tho certifi
cates and papers from such Stato shall
so bo opened, (excepting duplicates
of the samo return,) they shall be read
by tho tellers, and thereupon the Pres
ident of the Senato shall call for ob
jections, il uny. Every objection shul!
ho mado in writing, and shall stuto
clearly and concisely, and without ar
gument, the ground thereof, and shall
bo signed by at least one Senator and
one member of tho Hoaso of Represent
atives belore tho same shall bo receiv
ed. When all such objections so made
to any certificate, vote, or paper from
a Stato shall havo been received and
read, all snch certificates, votes, papers
so objected to, and all papers accom
panying tho same, together with such
objections, shall be forthwith submit
ted to said commission, which shall
proceed to consider tho same, with the
samo powers, II any, now possessed lor
that purposo by tho two bouses acting
separately or together, and, by a ma
jority of votes, decide whether any
and what votes from such stuto are
the votes provided for by tho Consti
tution of the United States, and how
many and what persons wore duly ap
pointed electors in such Stato, and
may therein tuko into view such peti
tions, depositions, and other papers, if
any, as shall, by the Constitution and
now existing law, be competent and
pertinent in such consideration; whieb
decision shall be mado in writing, stal
ing briefly tho ground thereof, and
signed by tbo members of said com
mission agreeing therein ; whereupon
tho two houses shall again moot, and
such decision shall be read and entered
in tbe journal of each house, and tho
counting of tho votes shall proceed in
conformity therewith, unless, upon ob
jeetion made thereto in writing by at
least five Senators and five mem Iters of
tb. House ot Representatives, tbe two
houses shall separately concur in or
dering otherwise, in which case such
concurrent ordor shall govern. No
votos or pscrs Irom any other Stato
shall beaded upon until the objections
previously mado to tho voles or pa
pers Irom any Stato shall havo been
tlnully disjiosed ol.
Sue 3. Tbatwbilo tbo two bouses
sball be in meeting, as provided in this
act, no debate shall he allowed and no
question shall be put by thu presiding
officer, except lo either bouse on a mo
titin to withdraw; and bo shall have
power to prcservo order.
Sxo. 4. That when tbo two houses
separato to decido upon an objection
that may havo been matle to tho count
ing ol any electoral voto or voles Irom
any Stato, or upon objections to a re
port of said commission, or other ques
tion arising under this act, each Sena
tor and licpresontaliva may speak to
sucb objection or question ton minutes,
and not oftener than once ; but after
sucb debaleshall have lasted two hours,
it shall bo tbe duty of each bouse to
put tb. main question without further
debate. i
Hr.0. . That at such joiut meeting
of th. two bouses, scats shall be pro
vided as follows : For tbe President of
the Senate, tb. Speaker', chair; lor
tb. Speaker, immediately apoo his
left; to Senators in tb. body ot lb.
ball upon tb. right of tb. presiding of
REPUBLICAN
ficer; tor tho Representatives, in tbe
body of tbe hall not provided for tbe
Senators ; for tho tollers, Secretary of
tho Senate, and Clerk of the House of
Representatives, at tho Clerk s desk ;
lor tho other officers of the two houses,
in front of tho Clerk's desk and npnn
each sido of tbe Sjicnkor's platform.
Such joint meeting shall not be dissolv
ed until tho count of electoral votes
shall be completed and tho result de
clared ; and no recess shall bo taken
unless a question shall have arisen in
regard to counting any sucb votes, or
otherwise under this act, in which cuse
it shall bo competent tor either house,
acting separately, in tho manner bcre-
iliueiuru pruYiucil, io uireci toitm ui
such house nut beyond the next day,
Sunday excepted, at the hour ot tun
oclock in the lorenoon. And while
any question is being considered by said
commission, either house may proceed
with Ms legislative or other business.
Sec. 6. Thut nothing in this act
shall bo held to impair or atiect any
right now existing under tbo Consti
tution nntl laws to question, by pro
ceeding in tbo judicial courts of the
United States, the right or title of tbe
person who Shalt bo declared elected,
or who shall claim to bo President or
Vice President of tha United States, if
any such rights exists.
Sec. 7. That said commission shall
muko its own rules, keep a record of
its proceedings, and ahull have prwer
to employ sucb persons as may bo nec
essary tor tho transaction ot its busi
ness and tba execution ol its powers.
CHRIS TOMER COL VMBVS.
Few men belong less to tho ago in
which they lived than Columbus, in
truth he can scarcely bo said to belong
to any age. Thoroughly imbued with
the spirit of chivalry, be was a Knight
Templar who had lost bis way amidst
the romantio cycles ol thu twclltu
century, to find himself a discoverer
among tbo practical though daring en
terprises of tho filtecntli. Hud be
lived during thn first Crusade, ho might
have been sung by Tasso as the "star
of knighthood" and the protagonist of
the "Jerusalem Dciivorod. A singu
lar compromise between a paladin and
philosopher, ho would have been
about equally at homo with Peter the
Hermit or Copernicus, tiwltrey ol Hou-
logno or Galileo. While be challenged
philosophy at every point where she
uppearcd to conflict with his cherished
tbeories.in mutters of religion ho yielded
a blind, unreasoning faith. To him a
dream was a revelation. In his sleep
ing visions ho heard a voico thnt to
him was the voice of God. -
His piety, though deep and fervent,
wus nevertheless tinctured with tbo
superstition of his times. He engages
in every important cnlerpnso in the
name of tho " Holy Trinity," whether
it bo a voyago ol discovery or the shl-
ment ol a cargo ot stavoa o be sold in
tho shambles of Seville. If, however,
bo enslaves untutored savages, it is
with a view lo Christianising thorn
such is his implicit fuith in the aaving
power of baptism and tbo efficacy of
the holy wuler. At a time when tbo
vpulur imagination bad not thorough
ly purged itself of tho legendary lore
tunes anu suiumnnueni, iiippugrius aiiu
anthropophagi, dog-faced women and
lion-bodied men, flying islands and
fountains' of perpetual youth, it ia not
surprising thut Columbus should have
seen "mermaids," though "not so liko
ladies as they aro painted, or should
become tho bearer of dispatches to that
mythical potontute Prustcr John, or,
fancying he bad discovered tbo river
thut flowed from tho fountain of tho
true of life, should bavo located tbo
terrestrial paradiso upon tho apex ot
lite " ,vftr-f,hapcd " cart h, fur ahovo tho
"boats and frosts and storms" of this
lower world, liko the enchanted gar
dens of A rni kl a in tbe Fortunate Isles.
It is somewhat surprising, however, in
view of tho apprehensive fonrs of his
superstitious crew, that on bis first
voysge ho should bavo sot sail on a
rridny, and not a li. tlo remarkable
thnt ho should bavo discovered Ameri
ca, and returned again to tbo port of
departure, all on the same unlucky tiny.
In the lite ol Uolumiius. so lull ol illu
sions and strango vicissitudes, thoro is
a striking disparity betwocn the cuds
he aimed at and those ho actually ac
complished. Like Saul, tbe son ol
Kish, ho went nut in search of bis
lather's asses, and found a kingdom.
Tho son of a wool-comber, with tho
key-note of a grand discovery ringing
in his brain, ho emblazons on his shield
tho royal arms of Cnstilo and Leon.
His I'uvorito dream had been lo find a
direct roulo westward to tho rich nntl
populous realms of Kuhlai Khan, and
iio discovered a now world instead,
though ho died in ignoranco of tho real
grandeur of Ins achievement. Ho bad
stipulated with the Spanish sovereigns,
in the event of bis success, for honors
and emoluments tbat were regarded at
first as absurdly extravagant. Hut il
he insists on ft tenth of all the profits
arising from bis discoveries, it is not
in bis own personal interest, but tbat
bo may obtain tbo means for fitting
out on expedition for the recovery of
tho Holy Sepulchre and tho evangeliza
tion of tho heathen. And yet, at a
time when bo bad vowed to furnish an
nry of 4,000 borso and 50,000 foot lor
a crusade agninst tho infidel Turk, ho,
who bad "staked both soul and body
on his success," had no resort but an
inn, and was, fur tho most part, with
out tho wherewithal to pay his bill ;
while it was reserved lor another to
confer bis numo upon tho continent he
had discovered : "a lino example," as
Voltniro remarks, "of the quitt pro ijuos
of glory."
llo went out in quest ol gold, and
discovered tobucco, tho "divine weed"
of Spenser a discovery that has
proved more productive, financially and
commercially, than all tho mines of
.Mexico or 1 eru. llo sought to Clins
lianizo tho untutored Indians, and
I hereby elevate them in tho scale of
modern civilization ; but tho lust, cru
elty, ami rapacity of his followers trans
formed a pnradiso td almost primeval
beauty and simplicity into a land of
cruel bondage, desolation, and death.
itut whoever ho is or whatever ho
docs ; whether a penitent at tho con
fessional or a suppliant at court, a
desperato adventurer or a successful
discoverer, a viceroy ol tho Indies ora
prisoner in rhnins ; whether chanting
a Salva Regina or performing a pilgrim
ago to the shrine of our lady at Guada
lupe ; whether quelling a mutinous
crow, or combating a junto of ccsmo
grapliirul pedants, or curbing a cabal
of Spanish nidnlgoes; whether engaged
in piratical expeditions againat the in
fidel, or erecting wooden crosses on
every headland of the Now World
h. is ever inspired witb tbe same glow
ing enthusiasm tbat sublime fervor
of an ardent imagination that dignified
hi. failures scarcely loss tban bia suc
cess, and shed a balo of romance around
tb. simplest of his act. as well aa the
grandest of his acbi.vem.itta. 0. Af.
Tsptncer, in Harper's Magazine.
SOME LOVE AFFAIRS.
Affairs of tho heart, or perhaps we
should say all'uirs of lovo, mitrriugu
and divorce, assume curious phases, or
various interests affect them in ditl'er-
ent degrees in the diverso quarters of
tho globe. In semi civib.cd countries,
where courtship issuchan nil necessary
preliminary, marriago such an insig
nificant ceremony and divorce such a
Bummary proceeding, love and u flection
seem to havo but little part ; but in our
own enlightened country wo find
bridegrooms as eccentric, brides as con
trary and parents as bard lo suit as
anywhere else. lu tbo fur West, whore
tho people have crown up with tho
country, they seem to bavo ideas of
of their own, as original as pecu
liar, and as interesting as any thut
wo see dcvclopud in tbo more ihicklv
bhUUhI and more conservative parts of
their country. Witness ihreo couples
whoso adventures aro recounted in re
cent issues of tho public press.
Jt. J. Owens, of St. Ijouis, is a gen
tleman of fi no appearance, good luioily
and excellent address, enjoying that
moderate degree of putronugo which
is vouchsafed to young practitioners of
tho healing art. This did not make
such demands npon his time ns to pro-1
vent bis winning the affections of Miss
Julia Wilcus. Tbo young lady is
motherless, fatherless and brotherless,
but not portionless, and therefore by
no means relationless. The relations
set themselves against the mutch, but
the lady was firm nnd she clung more
fondly to tho idol of her heart.
Tbo wedding was to tuko place at fivo,
but nt four Dr. Owens, with a lawyer,
arrived at tho brido'a residoneo with
putters giving tbo prospective bride
groom certain control over certain
property. This strict attention to bus
iness accomplished what all the ex
postulations of friends could not. Tha
bridegroom returned with his lawyer
and bis document unsigned, tbo bride
dolfed bcr wedding garments and, as
tboorgan wus peulinglorth its merriest,
tho surpliced clergyman announced to
the Rsaemblod Congregation that tho
marriage which they bad come to wit
ness was indefinitely postponed.
Herman Michaels, ol St. Louis, bad
crossed the mighty river into tho lund
of Mgypt and wood and won a young
lady ol Vuincy. Mio was pretly nnd
sbe was lair, and Herman, putting full
uuiiiiuuiivoiii umviiiinuiiii iinine, open-
cd bis heart and his pocket-book. His
visits were frequent and long and his
presents many and valuable', llracelets
adorned bcr wrists, and rings her fin
gers and bells her little toes for uughl
one knows to tho contrary. Ono even
ing Herman whs to accompany her to
a sociable perhaps they called it a
parly in tho land of Egypt nnd ho
came. Hut instead of the covontiontil
black, Herman wore a suit of gray,
gray jeans. Tho young lady objected
to showing bcr jewelry under tbo es
cort of a man in gray, and Herman
felt that bo had spent loo much money
on bor to Bpend onougu on himself lo
buy Iho suit of black, and a coolness
arose. Herman cavo her a piece of!iv , i,liiitis In fhn u,nn mm
bis mind and sbo gavo him a piece of
iu n. a nu p-uneu once uruitet, euuci not,
bo patched up. Herman returned from
Kgypt, and be now appeals to tho law
to compel tbo return ot the jewels, tho
bracelets and tho rings, valued at JJG00
cash.
John A. Childs was a Secretary of a
Fire Insurance Company in Indianapo
lis, but tbo insurance upon his heart lor
tho benefit of bis wile and .trusting
children proved insufficient to protect
it against tho fiery glances of his niece,
a Mrs. Robinson, a young lady of
twenty-five, who wus blessed with
husband and children two. The tire
of love consumed their scruples and
they nod ty the western train. 1 hey
were next heard Irom in tho wilds ol'i
Omaha, whore they appear ns man i)Ur men were surprised while asleep first timo 1 happened to pass the Sab
and wile nt tbe Grand Central Hotel j Up0n thu very spot wbtr j our corre- ibatb in this city. I lay and listened,
grand beeauso it is not grand, and sponilent's tent now stands, murdered, ; almost tearing to move, lest I should
central becauso it is for from it. lint and theii bodies horribly mutilated. . lose the sounds; thoughts of home
Childs was still a man of business und Tuesday night last, a freight truiii, 1 came over mo; of tho day of rest, of
believed In decency and order. Ho ut j consisting ol lour four-horse teams 1 ! the gathering for chut eh, and thogreot
opco procured a marriago license, ; fivo men, on their way from Cheyen' jing of friends at tho church door. Rut
without stopping over in Chicago for
a divorce, and ere tho sun bad act the
Itev. frank it. Millspuugh, rector of
Trinity Cathedral, hsd pronounced
them man and wife, nnd they were on
their way to tho Pacific coast to spend
their honeymoon in tho loud ot old,
witb tboir Borrowing nntl deserted
families mingling tboir tears in thu
II oosicr capitul.
It s sueer world, and many queer
pooplo livo in it. Philadelphia Time.
MiW MARRIAGE CEIiEMOSY.
Our wiso legislators nt Hut rislmrg
are about making some new laws regn
luting marriages in IhisCoinmonwcnlih.
Tba billowing is a copy of Senato Dill
No. VI, which has passed first reading :
An Act reltitingto marriage lioonsos,
providing for officers herein indicated
to issue licenses for parties to marry :
Section 1. Iio it enacted by thereu
nto and Hoiiso of Representatives ol the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in
General Assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by tho authority of tho same,
That from and alter the day of ,
Anno Domini one thousand right hun
dred nntl seventy -seven, no person with
in this Commonwealth shall bo joined
in marriago until a licenso shall have
been obtained for the purpose from the
Clerk of tho Orphans' Court in the
county where tbo lemnltt sball reside,
Inch said licenso shall no in lorm as
follows, to wit : t
STATB OF PENNSYLVANIA,! K, ,
Coi ktv or , I
Tc any M miller of the llo. i. el, Ja.tia of the
Peace, or other officer or per.oua autborlied by
law lo colemaiac merrlee.ee :
Vob are hereby autborlard to J'.la logrlher lo
the boly atate af matrimony, according ta tbe
rite aod eeremonlee ef your ehureB, eietr, r
religion denomtaalioa, and tbe lawa of the Cum-
moaweallb of reon.ylvante, A li ana i o.
Oiven BBdcr my bend and eeal of Ibe Orphan'
Coart of aaid county ef , at ,
en thi day cf . Anno Domini on
Iboarand eight hundred and eerenty .
a u, netn.
For which said license tho said Clerk
shall receivo tbo sum of one dollar.
SlO. 2. The Clerk of said Court shall
procure and keep a suitable book in bis
offico and among his records, to be
called tho Marriage License Docket, nnd
in which ho shall mako a complete rec
ord oi tho issuing of said license, nnd
all tho matters which ho shad bo re
quired toascortain relative to the rights
of said parties to obtain said licenso, to
gether with their ages and residences.
Sec. 3. That the hoik oi sain louri
sball inquire of tho party applying for
marriRiro license, as aioresuio, on oain
or affirmation, relative to the legality
of said contemplated marriage, and il
tbe Clerk shall be satisfied mora is no
legal impediment thereto, then he shall
rrrant such marriage license, and if any
of tho persons Intending to marry by
virtue or said license snail do under
age, and shall not bav. bad a former
wife or busband, in. cosset, i ol llleir
parents or guardians shall be personally
given before the aaid Clerk, or certified
under the band of sucb parent or guar
dian, attested by (we adult witucMot,
6
TZRMS-$2 per annum in Advance.
11 I sii I - -"V -1
one oi wnom snail personally uppvu, - - - - -'.
before said Clerk anil muko onlli or I prospectors were fired at from tho
affirmation that ho saw tho parent or I mountains. They Hartcd in pursuit,
guardian whose namo is annexed toU'l while climbing tho bill ono was
such certilicnto sign his or her name k'Ucd. JUs companion sighted tho
thereto, or heard him or her ocknotvl-1 Indian and fired, inflicting, as he sup
edge such signature to bo theirs, and i posed, a mortal wound, but to make
in the smno manner as to the sigiinlnre i ro think of it fired again, wbon tho
of said other witness thereto, which
said cerlilicato mid oath shall be tiled
of record in said office, and a ineino
rundu of Iho sumo shall bo mado by
said Clerk on tho Jdurrlngo License
I'orket as a part of tho record of the
issuing of suid license, and fur which be
shall receive, as his fee, thu sum ot one
dollar in addition to tbo marriage
licenso fee : and if any Clerk of said
Courts shall in any other manner issue
or nii'n any marriage license, ho shall
forfeit nmf nnv anv sum not excocdinir
one Ihousuud dollars, lo and for the
1 . . . y . .. .
ytse of lite purly aggrieved.
KC. 4. J Mil a cerlilicuto ol every
marriago bcreulter solemnized within
this Commonwealth shall bu signed by
tho party solemnizing the sume, itndul
lciisl two uttesting witnesses, or if sol
emnized by the parties themselves, and
signed by I hem and attested as afore
said, shall bo transmitted by the per
son solemnizing the sume to the Clerk
of tbo Orphans' Court who issued the
licenso within sixty days after the sol
emnizing of said marriage, and the suid
Clerk, upon the reception of said eer
llllcnto, shall immediately make a men,
oruiiduof the same on the docket where
thu murriuge license ot said persons is
recorded, and lilu said certificate among
tbo records of his office ; und every
minister, justice, or other person who
shall neglect or refuse to transmit said
eortilicatetosuid Clerk will, in the time
prescribed by this act, shall lorii-itund
pay the sum of filty dollurs, and the
Clerk v. ho shall neglect or refuse lo
muko such record without uny addi
tional too shall also lorleitstid pay the
sum ot filty dollurs, said lines and lor
feitures U be for the use of the county
in which said marriage licenso was
issued.
Sec. 5. That if any minister, justice,
or any olber officer or person shall sol
emnize the iiiurriugeccrciiHiny between
uny person, or shall be ntlcling w it
nesses lo tho same, within this Com -
monwealth, without said persons hav
ing first obtained tho proper license ns
l,t.,-i,ilMloro mentioned und set forth.
)U or ,lt.y , crtjciuliiig or attesting
. ,.r ,, ...... . nu, ,,v.
,-eeding ono thousand dollars, lo and
1 (lir (hu llR0 0 ,bl, mllly j which said
marriago was solemnized.
Src. ti. That a certified copy of tbe
record of said niiirriugo license and
cerlilicato. under the band of said Clerk
and seal of said Court, shall be received
in ull Courts of this Commonwealth as
conclusive cvidenco of said marriago
between tho parties therein named.
7 Th.,, nr.,, linn ,. (...ilnrn
arising to tho county, or any parly
person or persons, in consequence ol
iho violation of any of tbo proceeding
sections of this act, shall bo recovered
by an action of debt penalty in tbo name
ol said Pttrty, person or persons or
m,r , otu,r jeuta Br0 recoverable by
law. with tho usual costs, in any Court
of record in any county of this Com
monwealth in which the defendant or
defendants shall be found.
Sec. 8. That all acts or parts of
acts or laws inconsistent with or sup
plied by this act be and tho same are
hereby rep.'uled.
BLACK HILLS ATROCITIES.
i.Mt;nntit committed bv a band of
CHEYENNE INDIANS.
Ct sTEft Cm- (Black Hills , Dec. 2.1,
1S7G. Tho past week hos been pro-
litie of Indian depredations, the first
since tbo bth of Keptvnibcr last, when
to Custer, with flour and grain, en- "e who never has beard tho nngingof
camped on Indian Creek, a little stream , bells ai Moscow docs not know its rail
noted for its dangerous surroundings, i sic. Imagine a oily containing more
seventy live miles south of hero. Tliebun ti: churches and innumerable
wagons wore corralled, thu mules turn j "invents, and all with bells, and these
cd out to graze, and the men, grown sounding together, from tho sharp,
reckless by tho months of quietude j quick hammer nolo to tha loudest
that had prevailed, went asleep in their I peals that ever lingored on the ear,
tent without posting a guard. j struck at long intervals, and swelling
Tho night was bitter cold, und as ; i tho nir as if unwilling to dio away,
the last ray ol light from the yoiiug j I arose and threw open my window,
moon disappeared, a dozen Cheycnnes, i dressed myself, and after breakfast
returning from their defeat tit the! joined tho throng called to tho rospeo-
bunds of lien. McKcnzie, and embit
tered thereby, silently crawled upon
tbe sleepers, und when w ithin a dis
tance of livo feel Irom the tent, poured
a volley of pistol shots into tho can
vas. 1 bus suddenly aroused Irom
slumber, tbo men woro completely ut j
Iho mercy ol their vimliolivo toes. ,
oiley alter volley rained upon tho
teamsters, two of whom were killed at
the first lire. Tho other Ihreo mirac
ulously escaped, and by making a wide
detour, succeeded in reaching Hot
Creek, distant six miles, at midnight.
A squad of soldiers, augmented by civ
ilians, at once hastened to the locality,
and found the corpses of II. C. Stephens
of Salt Lake, nnd a German named
"Fritz," of Colorado, lying in tbe tent,
their bodies literally chopped to pieces
with a butcher's cleaver which had
been taken from a wagon.
Tho contents of tho wagons lay in
piles upon Ibo ground, having been
emptied from Iho sacks, which were
missing. Tho wagon boxes bail been
riddled with bullets, and a large quan
tity ol cartridgo shells were scattered
over tbo ground. Tho Indians and
six horses were not lo bo found.
Tbo following day Frank Eclnstadt,
a pony rider, started from Hot Creek
for lied Cloud Agency, villi a heavy
mail, and when a short distance out
was atlneked by probably the same
part' of Indians, as il numbered eleven
warriors with led horses, llo gallop
ed to tho top of a bluff nnd at once as
sumed tho uggressivo by opening a
well directed lira upon the savages,
who circled around him, and with yell
and w hoop gradually hemmed him in,
not, however, until bo bad unseated
two ol tho devils. Tho situation bo
coming critical, he remounted his pony
anil made a ilu"h to break tho line,
hut his horse fell with a filial bullet
wound ere ho had made half Iho dis
tance. Quickly recovering himself,
and w ith a revolver In rat h bund, the
plucky mail carrier continued the
cbargo nn loot, and succeeded in break
ing through tho cordon and escaping
to a clump ot Cottonwood tbat stood
near, strange to relate, unharmed. The
Indians did not pursue. Tho heroic
mail carrier continued his trip on fool,
anil arrived in salety tho following
evening. '
Largo numbers of Indians worasfen
on tbe bluffs around Indian and Bot
Creeks' throughout Wednesday, nd
lato In the allumoon they made a most
deUarrm,d attempt to stamped the
stag. jUock, which waa enclosed in a
largo corral. Tho men wore well lor
titled, howovor, In a "dog fort,'1 ud
repelled .very 5iaK.lt, but without ;a
flu ting loss upon their assailants, who
finally wearied of tho sport and with
drew. Later in tho day th. telegraph
line was cut in several place. Nu
merous Indian trails haw boon dis
covered in vsrio'jslo'ftlijies since then,
but no hostile act has been reported.
Tho resumption of Indian attacks at
tbis early aim unseasonable timo of th.
year indicate much tmublo for minor
and freighters tho coining spring and
summer, unless the tido ol immigration
shall set In strong enough to intimi
date the savages. Tho littler will run
no rjtlg if they can help L Hut, driv.
tri'.jo tt'.i.. to Indipn t" dtiPBW
dor: he never uives nor expects inei-
""'ago tumbled over, and tho miner
returned to cninp. Tho next day, ac
companied by a Methodist minister, he
went out to seo tha "dead Injun." A
they were clambering up tbo acclivity
the report ol a riflo was beard, and tho
minister fell a corpso. Tho minor has
tened forward, but ere bo could reach
his companion a sccoi.d report rover
beiTtcd through the pines, and tbe mi
ner also passed to bis long homo. Tho
Indian was subsequently lound by
miners, with a bullet bole through botb
i . i : .1... 1 . i . , t. I.:.. :.-l..
ungun, nuu aiiuttier turougtl uis nguii
arm ; yet, disabled as ho was, be fought
to tho bitter end, and was passive only
alter a bullet had traversed bis brain.
The Cheyenne route was tho most
dangerous of all last year, it being in.
tested constantly with brwtilcs from
l.ai arnie to lied Canon. Three young
men just from the States were passing
through Red Canon, when tho bluffs
on cither side suddenly cropped out
with scores ol Indians. Tbo boys
sought tho best cover they could find,
a sirall rock, but itaflurt'ed no shelter,
and one of the number fell dead, while
a second was badly wounded in the
shoulder. The third, making a breast
work of his two companions, kept up
a fire thut the reds could not check.
His wounded mala saw a conspicuous
murk in the person of a sub chief,
standing a'lout fifty yards away ; rais
iiigeaaSiself to his elbow ho drew a bead
and tired with effect, tba Indian full
ing to tho ground, writhing in agony.
Tlio wounded whito boy, interested in
the gyrations, raised liiinsell still higher,
and while watching the dying throes
ol his enemy, received a bullet in hi
forehead, and fell buck dead. The
surviving member of the bcroio trio
placed one corpse above the other, and
thus fortified, maintained bis position
unharmed for five long, weary hours,
when a freight train arriving, the In-
iliniis scampered away, leaving sixteen
, of their number upon tho field. As it
is well known that Indians remove
their dead, the number necessarily left
behind indicates tbat their loss must
havo been very heavy.
I have just returned Irom Hat tie
; Creek, where I found diggings of tho
j richest kind, liir superior to anything
i''i ucauwooa in us pnimiesi uaya
I produced. There is unquestionably
1 K'cut wealth for many of tho miners
. ow located there The tbcrmomoter
j here luBt night registered 32 below
-ro, and on tlio night before 2S" below,
with considerable snow on tho ground.
As a result mining operations bavo al
most entirely censed. As soon as I
' can secure additional data I will wriU
"gain oi too new r.i lrorauo.
Christmas is being olstorvod by much
eating, drinking, a horso race, and to
night on opening dance at tbe "Occi
dental." L. F. W.
A SUM) A YA1 MOSCOW.
To one who has for a long timo been
a strangor to tho sound of the "church
going bell," lew things could bo moro
interesting than a Sunday at Moscow.
Any ono who has rambled along the
maritime Alps and has beard Irom
some lofty eminence the convent bells
ringing lor matins, vespers, and mid
night prayers, will long remember tbe
not unpleasing sound. To me there is
always something in tbo Bound of a
church-going bell, in its effect npon tho
senses, but lar moro in Its associations.
And theso feelings woro exceedingly
fresh when I awoke on Sunday in tho
city of Moscow. In Russia they are
' almost innumerable; but this was tho
tivo churches by tbo well known bells.
1 went to thu English chupel, where
for many months 1 joined in a regular
church service, and listened to an or
thodox sermon. I was surprised to
seo so largo a congregation ; though I
marked among them many English
governesses wun ciinuren, mo r.ngusn
language being at tbat moment tho
rage among tho Russians, and multi
tudes of cast off chambermaids being
employed .to teach the rising Russian
nobility the beauties of the English
tongue.
TRAISiyO A CHILD.
Hero is the secret ol making a child
happy, ond of finding happiness in a
child ; ho or sbo must bo taught to
obey. And in ordinary cases this dif
ficult lesson should bo learned before
the child is Ihreo years old. His mar
velous bow a child knows when a
parent's word run be relied on. I know
very well (writes a mother) how diffi
cult it Is for a mother to keep horsclt
sufficiently up to the mark to sc. that
her wishes are attended to. It seems
so much easier, for tho momont, to lot
things slido, and it entails so much
difficulty altcrward. Tho troublo i
really tho greatest at tho beginning
for if the child f irms, whilo young, a
habit of obedience, and if th. younger
ones seo that the older ones obey, com
liirt and happiness teem to follow al
most as a matter ol course. There i.
no doubt that obedient, rcll conducted
children arc by fur the happiest. One
begin trying to givo a child everything
it wants, and tho old story is repeated
it asks for tho moon, or something
equally inaccessiblo, One way ol pun
ishing small offenses was to withdraw
tho permission to do littlo services for
Juck and nnscll, and a very heavy
Iiunialimont was to send tbe child to
ed before papa come home. This al
ways caused terriblo grief. Our re
ward were books and toys no impure
sweets or vired buns. ' It Is such a pity
to bring a child up to think that some
thing to rat is to be the reward of vir.
me. Far better giv. It a pretty book,
which will interest and amuse it when
the sweets and bun bav. don. their
mischievous work and gone. Mother
can do much to instill into their chil
dren's mind a reverence and love for
books, which will be a blessing lo them
a long a tbey live.
Th. longest period in boy', life
Tho. betwocn meal.