THE
" CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN,"
OOOnUN'PER & LEE,
rlesefielu. pa
k r I H 1. 1 H fr. II I ft In til.
i lie largest ClrculattoM urauy Neweapoj
Ih Ntirltl Central Peiiuaylveula
paid In advaoee, ir wtthio h.intha..,.t INI
(aid Altar anil halorr A montha ftO
(Rid attar the tjiplrmttoD nf A tauBlhe... S M
Rates ol Advertising,
rmiiBtit edrertlaeraenta. per equal ot ItHlneaur
, S tluiw or lent. . $ bt
t-'.r wh uhtfneoi inwertinn
ininitrfir' nn Kitwntnre' nntlctea. 1 68
aitttort pntitwn tn
nwthifj And RMrava 1 At
YWJ ftrtHM .' I M
I'mfewPtitna1 Can) i, ft ltn- nr leaa,l rear.,.- a -
Mf.1 nnf (mb. pr Una In
VKAHI.V M.VKRTIHKMKNTS.
iiuarei OH eolutnn ...!. Oi
inert1 ... 1& OA I i autumn,, 7 OA
fiiarrB. Jn AM I Anlnran It" M
. B. flonm.ANDRR.
NdKL R. t,KK,
PuMWhers,
(fards.
WN M. HOCULL-I'BII.
man. n l. buck
HcClLLl IT.1I & BUCK.
ATTORN EY8-AT-LAW,
I leerUcid Pa.
All leajel huelaeer prmnplle attended lo Ofice
..n W.enod etreet, in tbe Meeooio building.
Jn KI.'TT
W. C. ARNOLD,
law COLLECTION OFFICE.
I'(1KWEN"VILLB.
.-' Clearfield CnuniJ, Prnn'a. ?6y
,H. M. II RH A T. CTKI' eiiBWiR
MURRAY & GORDON,
tTTUlt.N K Y 8 AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
,0-Office In I'ies opera Houae, eceond floor.
FRANK FIELDING,
AT I'UHN BY-AT-LA W,
t lea r Held, Pa.
Will attend Ui all buioet eutrneted to hi at
totiipll) and faitbiullj. aovlj'73 ,
WILLI AN A. WALLACt.
Altar P. WALLACb.
DAVID L. II Hit M
JONR W. WKIOL1T,
WALLACE &, KREBS,
(Hu-tr u WAihtof 4 Fielding,)
ATTORNEY8-AT-LA W,
II l'J'7-1 Cleartield, Pa.
IO-BPM i. M'BMALLT.
DANIKt W. M 01 KIT.
McENALLY & MoCURDY,
A ITOltN BYS-A'l-LA W,
MearUeld. P.
X4r-lrftl baatnui Atundnd u prompt I rilb
i.lrlitv. UtBce tiD Hfloumi itrwt, adotv im rtri
Vkvliini Htiplt. Jn:l:7A
Q. R. BARRETT,
Attohnkv and Counhklok at Law,
CtKAKPIKLD, PA.
lUrirtK rei-nntxl bi JudKhlp, hu reiumad
he praotior of th low In bit old nfiW At Cle
Ha. Will HUand thenourtnot Jeffemoi abiI
Klk rountie w hn tpnoiiillv teiain) In eunoeotinn
ilb reti'litoi ounwl. 1:14:12
A. G. KRAMER,
' A T T O R X EY-AT-LA V .
Kent E.utft una Ct.U....n Agenl.
t I.ICAHKir.l.ll. PA..
Will mui lit att-t-nd to sll kjtal buiineia in
trw-lcl to hi ear.
ir-Offl(-f in Pia' Op II-oa. JuDl'TtJ
A7 W. W A L T E R S ,
ITiil(NKY AT LAW.
lel'Ui.d. I'.
v-m. llftce in UruhHin'. K"W IdecX-l;
H7WrSMITH7 "
. T TORN EY-AT-LA W,
hl TX I'leaiHeld. P.
''"wTirT"ERBARRETfr
attiikn ky at law
(It-mill Id I't.
.l?r-iiiTic in Old WrMfrn tl el hull'linii
oMii.r of ?t.niind nn I Mrkl St,. In.-fHi.nft.
ISRAEL TEST,
IT11 K N K Y AT LAW
L'learlleld. Pa
I'fto 111 lh I'ouM Hidm IJy'l
JOHN H. FULFORD,
IT11KNEY AT La .
eieartteld. Pa.
psi (111 on Maikrt sirrel, 0i. Cuarl HoaM,
n. . I7(.
hlTcu"
ATTUKNKY AT LA W
mi Iteal f.HUe Agent, Cleardrld. Pa.
Ottiea nn Third .strut, btt.Cbrrj A Walnut.
a(rHpolfully uffari hli artlota la aalllnf
aJ iu;1dk lamll id Olaarflald and ndjotDtng
ounttoa 1 and ub aa aipananoasi OTr iwani?
vara aa a aarvajnr. Battarp btinifll that ha ab
ndr .an faction.
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
ItKAL KSTATK BliOKEU.
AKD DRtLKA II
Ijom uud Ijiiiiibor,
CI.KAKKiei.U, PA
Orhi) ut Ira ham ' Kw. 1:16:71
J. J. LINGLE, .
T Tl) UN EV - AT - LA W
l.-lh Hocmila, Clearfield Co., Pa. jr:p.l
J. S. BAR N H A RT,
ATTllllNKV AT LAW,
llelleloiil.. Pa.
Will pr.clio in UkarUcId nnd all ot lbeCourl,f
IK, ,om juaiol.l Ul.inoi. ni iiv.iuf.f
Mid anllMtlun ofnUiinii nnd. petiialllc al'71
DR. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN & 8URUEON,
LUTIIEK8BHH1I. PA.
Will atland prolwonaliallii'oniill7. u,Hl'l
' OR. T. J. BOYER,
f l y.-UCU.N AU illKltrON
UlSo. on Market Htroat. Claarnfld, Pa
4dr-UDeo kuum lo ID a. , and I to I p.
D
R E. M. 8CHEURER.
IIUMIEUPATHIU PHYMICIAK,
UAor 1 reeidi'tee en Market ,k
April 14, l"7, '.''jiL.1!!-.
J. H. KLINE. M. D..
PHY81C1AN 4-8 U MO EON,
I T AVtNU located al PennSrld. Pa., ular, hie
li profeeeiimal irleee lo tbe peaple of that
pliMii- and eumiuiidiiniwmntri Allrall, pnimptly
ili.inli.d Ki. "
DR. J. P. BURC H FIEL D,
l,te rtorjteoa t ibe M.1d M(tebt, peaylaftla
Volanieera. bAvtny returned fro ib A rat,
alfer bU profefalena1 riee- tn- the eltliena
1 Olearleld wnty.
ir-faiuol . allr promptly attaaJad to.
m noBrl 'treei rormerlyoaeupied h)
Dr Wooda iapr4, a
dr7hl b.'van vaTzah,
t'l KAHPIKI.O. PUkle'A.
OFFICE IS JlASONICHflLDIXG.
Mr OSn b. or,- Troni II In t P. M.
.)ll,l.
JAMES H. LYTLE,
In kraiaer'e llulidliif, I If al Bfld. Pa.
Il.eler lii llrncellw, Priille, VejeUblea,
freii,, F.i, Ired. eUiiie,
prKfl.if
HARRY SNYDER.
BAHBKR AND HAHIUREH8KR.
Hb..p iib Market Hi., eppoille Doart llnaee.
, elin towel fu, every eaetomor.
A en mna''eta or ef
All Klude r Arllrleie In Human Heir.
Ca Seie.P.. m.j IH, e.
D. M. DOHERTI,
FA-lilllNABLK hAKUKK 1 HAIR 1RL6ER
CLF.ARFIELD, PA.
fhf in eniia Inrperl.l ooiinpled be Naujle
1 Market .lr.,1.
ily U,JH- ;
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Jen lee .1 Iba Peeee and 8eri.ee er,
CarwaaeTllle), Pa.
fa,CellMtleM Had. and Belay proier.il)
V.n,,,.,. febll'tlll;
JAMES MITCHELL,
asatea ra ;
Kquarc Timber A Timber I.anda,
lelt'tl OLIAHPULD, PA. '' '
CLEARFIELD
i i,!r.lT- - : ...r-,..M - . ...... . rv. :
VOL 5I-WH0LE NO.
tfaids.
RICHARD HUGHES, '
Jl'BTlCE OP TUB I tAf B
run
Itttalur Totrnnhlp,
OiMKila Mill, P. 0.
ill offlolal huiilna.a entraited I- him will Ka
promptly atlandi.il ti. mflitt, 7A,
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
Prenrhvllle. I lea r fit-Id Count), Pa
Kmiii eonatantly un band a full aurimiDl of
Drv tloodi, llanlwar, tt MKric, and verTtbfns
uiMiall. kvpt in n raiail alore. wbicta will br anii),
for caah, aa cheap m aluewhre in the nnuntj
Franobvilla. June 17. tf7-lj
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DBALBa IV
UENKKAI. MKHlHANDlSE
(.RAHAMTiiN. Pa.
AH, attanalvv otanufaiitarar and dealer In Square
Tinhar ana Hawed Lumber ot at) ainda.
wT Order aoliehad and all billr- prt-tnptlt
filled. jjl72
REUBEN HACKMAN.
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Cleartield, Pcuu'a.
aiifa-Will .locate loha in hia Una nrouilillv end
In wurkmnnlike manner. arr4,67
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER.
NEAR CLEAItFIKLD, PBNN'A.
Mr Pump aIwkti on huid mnd ioil order
nn burl notice. Fine bored oo reiaonRbia itrmi
AN work warranted tu render itlifctlon. and
(llvcnd If deiired. mj Jitlypd
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
DIAI.lt lit If
SQUARE TIMBER,
aod tnanulacturera uf
l.L fclNDMIIP MWI.II I.IMIir.H.
7'71 CLEARFIELD. PENN'A.
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
dealer an
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SHINGLES, LATH. A PICKETS,
:l73 VlrarllcM, Pa,
WARREN THORN,
HOOT AND bllOE MAKER,
Market (., ('learneld, Pa.
In4he ahop laialy noenpied by Prank Sborl,
ne door weal of Allrabany liou.a.
ASHLEY THORN,
ARCHITECT, CMiNTHAClOR and IU ILUKK
Plana and Pp"oificationifjrntib l for all kln-U
uf buiMitiK All work Ural cll. lit if bull I
Iok A ii'arUlijr.
I'. 0 addrfaa, Clearnt-td, 1'rl. Jan.lT77ll.
R. M NEIMAN,
SADDLE and HAENESS MAKER,
It um barker. Clearfield tuM fa.
Keepa on band all kind-of Haraeti. Baddlua,
DridlcF.aud Muim KufDiabiua Ui'pairing
proiuti) attabdvd t.
hauib..i(vr, Ju. in, lsn-tr.
JOHN A. STADLER,
UAKKh. Market N., CUaiflt Id, Pa.
Freab HnaH, Kuak, Roll. Piea and Cake
a hand or niadt- to order. A aenvrul auMtrtmrnt
ot i'onleeiionariea, "tulle aDtl Nuia in atot'k.
Ira trvam and Oylera in aeaeon. ba'm a a arlj
ippoaiie the I'utn.tRce Prici-a uod ra.
March I ft-' 7 6.
J. H. M'MUllUAY
WILLBUI'ILV YOI WITH ANY aRI'IC'I.K
OK MkKCIIASIllsK AT THE VKKY LOWEST
CRICK. COME AND 8EE. Iii:79y:i
NEW WASHINGTON.
MAHBl.tt AND vTONi: AHI.
Mra. M. . I ll'lti" I
liktvirjaT ADaTand in the MarMe buainem, dtnra
to tnforta her Iritnda and ibe public cbat ab haa
now and will beep ounniauilj uu bnnn a tar)ra ana
wen aeieetea biocr ui iiAtiinn nnv 1 nnmi
MAKHLB. and ta prrparfd to lurmah to orrter
TOMHHTUNKM. HOX AND ChAULE TOMUb,
MtlNl MKNTp. Ae.
iajuVard un Ued at reel, near tbe R. H LVput,
I'lonrBoM, fa.
.Livery Hlable.
I"1 H K onderticneri bees teavc to intorui the nub-
1 He that ha ia now fully urenar" to aetjoui umv
date all ia the way of furniahmK H..ea, UuKKira,
Haddlea and llameaa, on the aborteat aotioe and
an reaaonaMe term a. Keaideneeon Loeuatatmt,
bwtweea Third and Fourth.
UKO. W, OKARIIART.
Ilaarfleld. Feb. 4. 1B74.
WHOLESALE LIQUOE STORE.
At to. end ol th. ni-w bridge,
WEbT CLKAKFIELII, PA.
TL. proprietor of Ibi, erlabllabmenl etll buy
hi. Ii(,u,ir. dlreei Iroiu oialiller, Partlee bajing
triitu tbia buuea will ba eore to crt n pn,a arllela
at a email martin abov. eoet. Hotel kper, ean
1.0 lurnirbed nub liqaor, on rraaonable lerma.
I'nre .ioea and braniliee direet Iroto Seeley'e
Vinery, at II. Ih, New V..rk
UEIIIKIR N. COLBUHN.
Clearteld. June IS, IH71 If.
S. I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
aan ial ia
Watches, Clucks und Jowvlry,
Oreioa'e Am, Mark Slrttl,
( I KAKflKII). PA.
All kind, or repairing In eiy line pnnptl at
nded b. April 2. ISTI.
HOWN'M MI'.AT MARKET.
Tbe endireletied leould relieotforr Inrnrta
Ibe publie ihel be baa opnieii a MKA T MARKET
at the old tend on Merkel Mreei. ebere he nill
beep rr,elerVt o. bend all kind, of
F-K-E-S-ll MIA.'.S
and will guarantee atifcti"a la pria-a aa well
aa la tbe iuaiitt ol inaai -iff red.
Olrarfleld. Nnr.2S,'7A-tr. t7.HA BliOH'N.
Clearfield Nursery.
KNTUI.A-K IIOMR IM'UsTKY.
rpHB tiiider-lfrncd. bartna; a-tHMixb- l a Nur
I ... lb. 'Dae.- h... Il aid. hMbtaH'l
Cr.a-Iid and tlnrw nvtlr., ta profarel to tar
i.i. .ii kin. I. .,f t- KIMT THkIC-. l-iamiard and
a '"r - .
darf.) Kvi rret na, Hbrabiterj. (Irapr Vinan,
ItiMt-ahrrr. Lawtoa HlaHihrr, rtirawtwrry,
and Kaapberr Viawe. A . Hib- riaa Cran Tfrea,
Ubiiim. aim ear aeariet l.nu'mrn, ma. vrnor
prntniillv Atleadt-d to. Adlree(
r 1 J II. WHKIHT.
MnSO i'arweaaville. Pa.
ANDREW HARWICK,
Market Ptreet, I'ltatBeM. Pa..
rACTiar.a . pai ia
HANEK8,FADD1.E, IIUII)LE, COLLARS,
and all blndi of
UUkSt rVKItlXINNO OOODS.
. .. L r ...rfill..' llerilaara. Rruabee.
''.eke. Blenkete, Roooa, eie., elwa;, e. bend
4 ri-palrieg prompiif niienoei, u.
neaa and re.lliina. All kind, ol karne.a l.alhw
kept band. en. lor aaie ai e eenow pn-,
Cleerleld. Jea. IV, IH7S
JOHN H, FULFORD,
a JitHAl IN.SVHASCM AtMr,
Cli-arBeld, feim'a.
Repreereia all Ike leeolng fire la.nreiio.
I empaalee or we eoaniry i
(Jopei. .'.
Nnyal Caoaillan
rlerne, Mew Yorb ....
Liei'Ming, Money, Pe
Prenblln, lkilad'a.
Pbeteia, llailford .
Hanneer, N. Ynrb
Iloeje, Col , 0...
Ail... klo.ef..rd .
Jm.nes.rM
a.ote.nwi
MHJM
' MUMSt
I.WNSM
...- I,4?,"2
l,4M.tsb
Id,i
...
Proiideneo, Waebiojwn l'."'
Pere.ee abo.l efrellei aa iaearaaae on prop
u.. ml an. Ote.4. akeoM eoll M ear .Bee, e.
Marbet oweet, erpeeMe tb. Ooevrt Beeae, a aee
aj nn el eeaaiiae el at a raeaa emire
aj He.ee r - w tuLr4)IUS (
eaieM, fa, Oei , it-lf
2,513.
WASHINOTON.
anaapaic4L ekKKN.
IIhiI. wtgUiy Chief! nnrquaied brave,
Tliy lame ahalt laat for met
Wbllal Nalere'a lamp ihlnoa la our flo np,
Our pirat ihnu'lt be aleay.
Whilal hemie,iSeree eaeh other polae,
And rieere leeward mo,
fiarreil to feme elmll lie tbe name
Of noble VYejhingtna.
VV hilet oreanr pird nur vaat eitremee,
And inland aleplee grow
We'll ealebraie tby grratnru groat
Frnni Maine to Mrxien t
lliatotie paa oan an'ar preaeol
A Kodi'l eiore b maoe,
Whore vlrluee tiaeh nheie'r Ihvy etarh
In Naiure'a broad doaaaia.
Tbe irbootb'iy daily laarna te prlte
Ilia morel Italia eubliuir I
Ilia love of trulb. wi rn bul a youth,
Ilea apread toevary eline.
A nnhla Mion from a noblo etook.
The buy wlio erorned io lie
And bea el eohool r.paeltd rule,
Aod roe. io favor high.
H la elaeruaiee too be often ted,
In lea.ooe and at play ,
Ilia gentle mirn woe never mean,
llrnee he improved eaob day.
Nrxt matbeiuaiii'e, amu.ing taak,
He malera won eliheaeo,
If ia analra rare, he plain with care,
l'btn fiuda each line', degreea.
Wi h tiieule and aooimipanimenta,
Hoon get. equlpprd and hired
To uieke eurve. ou dreary dayl
Till be gele lairly lired t
Piiitiuae'a banka be rlewe and Mate,
For many a winding mile,
Till he acquired what wee dealred,
From lhat knowlodge-giring toil.
Our yinthfut Ooorge, aearoe twenty one,
Lut inured tn camping out,
Wna picked lo go and ai-an the foe.
And move eouie painful doubt ,
The buetila French with uionece atrong,
Ibalr hate did indicate,
And .aid by ipring tli.ir roroe would bring,
And the. would subjugate.
AjlffrtiBiooa and aubjuKaliona
Tlien alttrnaii-ly look p'aee ;
8tcro lordly pride fiiuirhl aide by aide,
Whilal aearie. kept the paee.
Our euuutry'a leader niw aiieare,
Being evhooled and trained oomplvte
Some mighty woib he eoiD must work,
Or aunt-r dire defeat.
American More, takee Ibe field,
The mighty boat are Dear t
6tern oaetero lord, with Heeeiaa horde,,
Envompaae front and rear.
Bul Providence inlerp ,ea bre
The due) uf bailie, eavea l
Thick lug. appear and eoirena the rear
01 oar uoioulal bravea.
fO'in victory erowna oir infant eauee,
'I be Lord wwa oa our eiJe ,
Me'r humao power bean to oowe,
With avarice and nrl-le.
Mirlh and rejoiuinge rooe aia hi-erd
Tlirtiugbout Columbia', land ;
Cliuicb livlla are rung, at d pwana aung,
lly many a grnl.ful band.
May that earn, power wbieh gave aa hirtb
Mil guide and help ue on I
Ench o.'Uiiog yer le, ua revere
'f l.al i uwir and VYaablngien-
-ifocl.
PELTON'S VINDICATION.
The True Imr.irrffrm of the Orf
goa llutlnrsM al Laat Keteattd.
No Republican Elector Sought to be
cougut.
tki.korams which were rntirklt wm-
AUTnoKIKRD.
F,:- lit .Vrw 1'ora Herald, Jorct S, '77.
The prulwund iIii;iji(1 with which the
On'iiii buniiiueui hue iimpiruil niaiiy of
the lli'iniM ralM will nut diniiiiixh the
inUTint in an aulhuriiuilvo ntlurante
on the sulijuvl I'mm Mr. Fulton. In tbe
lnll(i inn interview with- Mr. Pulton,
lUi-ru will tiu tunnel some material
noints which were mil brinmhl to I lie
miHucu by the examination nt Mr. Pul
ton tietiire the huiiutu Uomnnttee on
Privilege and Eluttiona. Mr. Pelton
nut milv denies that any attempt was
evur made or authorized to be made to
boy up a Republican elector, but, what
ia mill more, bo cmphaticully declares
that sucb a pnipimai would have boen
indignantly Hiurncd. Mr. Pelton ex
prvnaed this aenllment witb a flush of
miligniuion ami an ernphnsis ot tune
anil mutiner which iiave eloquent imMil
of lis sincerity. A mther alroii). point
in nuril to the alleged attempt ot the
Democrats to buy up a Republican
elector in Oregon waa niado by Mr.
Pelton when be recalled the fact that
all of tbo three Republican electors
were belnre the Senate Committee, and
none of them had pretended to have
been approached witb an offer ot
money.
The interriow took place at the
rooms of the Democratic National Com
mitteo. No. (19, Liberty elreot, and is
as follows :
THE L'SE OF DEMiiCRATIC MONEY IN
OHKOoN.
Reporter What ielhu truth regard
ing the stutemunt that money was used
by the Democratic Committee in Ore-
trim.
Mr. Pelton There is no truth in it
whumncvor. There was no under
standing uven witb Croiiiii that bisux
pmc should be paid until lung alter
I lie (jovcruiir nan ueciueu to awaru
hi in the certificate. A greut hue and
cry hate been mined alHiut the use of
miiney, but as a mutter of fact there is
no evidence hetnre the Senate Mini
milieu lo show that any money was
paid or inluiiilud to be puid except tbe
13,000 whirh Cmnin dcuiaiuled lur bis
cxpriipcn, $3 000 to a flrin til luwyurs
lur arguing Criiuiii'a cunc, anil himiiu
8(10 or I.IIIU fur minor exiKiiiscs Hi
semliiig meiv eiigers lo ditfurunt purts
of the Suite. Not a cent was used to
influence the result In Oregon or to
buy up a Repuhlicnn elector.
Ri piirler What about the Portland
iKrimti li signed by Kelly and Patrick
in which the nectneiily of buying up a
Iti iiiililii an clectiir 1 annotiiiceiir
Mr. Pulton I in-TiT saw tbe des
patch. If one of the Republican elee-
tnrs wan npiniachei with a hint or an
intimation of a bribe, don't yon sup
poee that he would have eomu forward
to statu the fact? All the Republican
electors were examined before the Nun
ato Committee, and if they had had
unylhiiig lo any about an attempt of
tbu Dcmoeruia to brilio them or bnj
thrni up, dun't you believe the state
ment would have been very promptly
uiven to the world T
Reporter Was the money paid lo
C roillll aim IW llie lawjcieeuu, i.ir.M
here f ' '
Mr. Pelton -No; that money was
raised in Oregon. As a matter of (net
not a cent ol money waa sent by ua,
Credits were oiuned foruontingentex
penses which might arise In the legal
struggle which was cXiected to come
off before the Oregon courts, but tbey
wero never used. This la a point I
wish to bring with particular emphasis
before tbe people that no money vtaa
used except lor legitimatu purposed,
and even that wan raised iu Oregon by
the DemocratA and not aunt by us.
lleiMirlor What about Crown's 3,
000 lee T
Mr. Puluin The point about Cio
niu'a loo in this : That he made tbia
demand only after tbe Governor bad
dueided la Isaue ih CurtiflraU to bint,
and repreaenteng to tbe Oregon Dord
ooralA that ha bad ry lajporUnt and
luisr-tiva se)e to ai-fa, and ibatU
CLEARFIELD,
could not afford to loso his time unless
be was compensated for it.
Till Ttllia INWAR0NKS8 OF THE DES
PATCH 18.
Reporter Wero the telegrams cor
rectly deciphered by tbe Senuto C'oin-
milluer
Mr. Pelton Thuy were not, and I
ropeut what I alatud bclurelhe Senate
Commiltue, thut I do not recognixu
many of them ut all. The despatches
supposed to have como from me had
no signatures, and thuru Is no proof to
snow tnul I sent I hem.
ReKrter Were not the originals
produced tielore the nunatu Commiltue,
so that the handwriting could bu
snnwnr
Mr. Pelton Oh, tbe matter was
very carelessly transacted : the coin
mittee bad copies and originals in a
coniusrti etute. 1 uey only liad a luw
originals, and il wus ultunipled lo tie
shown that they wero In my hand
writing, but hcliirethe Committee had
done with the subject it was very
clearly shown that they wero not in
my handwriting.
Reporter How about the despatch
es addressed to you in (iramercy
runt 7
Mr. Pelton They wero delivered
during tbo day at tbo Liberty street
oflico, and at night at the Everett
House, in accordance with especial In
structions lell at the telegraph offices,
even though addressed tome at tiraiu
ercy Park.
Runortur V bv wero tbev address.
ed to Grnmercy Park?
Mr. l'elton I am glad you have
asked that question, for I desire it to
be distinctly understood that nobody
bad any instructions to address des
patches to Grnmercy Park. On the
lurtot the Kepuolicans, some invidious
nfurunces have been attempted tn bo
drawn from the fuel that the des
patches were add roused to Mr. Tilden'a
residence, and, as a matter of justice,
il should bu atutcd thut nobody had
any instructions or authority to send
them there.
Reporter And as a matter ol fact
tbesu particular despatchua wore not
delivered or received at (iramercy
1'n i k r
Mr. Pelton Decidedly not. They
wero opened and read like all other of
the thousands of our campaign des
patches by whoever of tbo various
members of the Committee and other
pursotm happened to be in charge of
ourolHces hi Liberty street or al the
Everett House ut the time they wore
recuired, and whenever answers were
required the persons receiving them
would send tbu reply ut once. There
was no special understanding about
ihuso, Oregon despatches, uud they
wuru in no way treated differently.
from the mass of our ordinary cam
paign telegrams.
Reporter Do you remember re
ceiving and reading these Oregon den-
pannes r
Mr. Pelton I cannot distinguish
them in my rucolluction from the
thousands of other despatches whiuh 1
read during the eampuign. All 1 can
say on this point is, that I have a gen
eral recollection of receiving informa
tion by telegraph from Oregon that
monuy waa needed for the necessary
exicnseH in contesting the claim of
Watts, the ineligible elector, In the
courts, and that the Democratic Com
mittee of Oregon waa too poor to ex
tend this pecuniary aid. Senator Kel
ly and Mr. Rullinger, the Chairman of
tbe Oregon Democralio Committee,
both tuatihed be lure the bunate Com
mittee thut their tirst requisition, even
for these purposes, mot with our re-
llisat, auu mis euiieum whu my reetii-
lectinn of tbo subject.
NO UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DROVER
AND TII.DEN.
Reporter What about tbo "Cobble"
desputeh ?
Mr. l'elton The Republicans have
sedulously sought to draw the infer
ence from this despatch that (iovernnr
drover, of Oregon, informed Mr. Til
den in advance of bis decision thut lie
would award the certificate to Cronin,
and that the Cronin decision was,
therefore, a preconceived arrangement.
Now, the fact is, thut Mr. Tildun never
saw or knew of this telegram, and
Governor (J rover slutes definitely that
be never sunt thut despatch, nor did
bu over send a cipher telegram in all
his life. As fur an my own recollection
is concerned, a desputeh signed "(job
blu" was about one of our offices, hut,
being anonymous, it was decided to be
of no consideration, anil nolwdy paid
anv attention to it.
Reporter Waa there any under
standing or arrangement with Gover
nor Drover?
Mr. Pelton None whatovcr. Gov
ernor Grovcr had been supplied with
the best Icual opinion and udvice on
the subject of the ineligibility ol Post
master Watts. I hu opinions and legal
authorities received from Judge lload
ley and other eminent lawyer had
been telegraphed to him for bis gui
dance, but that waa all.
I'ATHICK AND HIS t)OI Mil.
Ruportur Did you know the lu
mens Patrick ?
Mr. Pelton I never saw him in my
life until lung alter his return I rum bis
Oregon mission.
Reporter liow did he happen to
go In Oregon ?
Mr. l'elton II scorned ilusirniile to
have Hiime member ol tbu National
Committee on the spot to protect tbu
Inlereatr of tbe pint) in Ungon. )r.
Miller, a member of tbo Commiltee
from Nebraska, was telegraphed lo
and akcd to go lo Oregon lor that
puiiKiae. riot being utile lo go, una
finding that Mr. l'a'rick whs going
from Oinahu to Salt Lake on business,
Dr. Miller asked him to go to Oregon
in his place, and bo went.
Reporter Mr. Patrick appcurs as
one of the sigaers of the desputeh an
nouncing thut a Republican elector
must be bought up. Had he any such
instructions or authority ?
Mr. Pulton None, whatever. No
thing ot the tort waa ever hinted to
him. In fact, he had no authority
from us to spend any money what
ever, and if any such authority had
been asked for It would have been
most indignantly refused. As a mat
ter of fuel. 1 do not believe that even
he ever entertained any serious idea of
resorting lo such an expedient, ami aa
the beet proof of tbia, 1 may repeal
bum what 1 have said before, that
when the ibroe Republican elector,
were examined beliiru the Senate Com
mittee it was not pretended lo be
shown that there was even a sugges
tion of any oflur of money made to any
one of them.
Reporter How do yon account for
using cipher telegrams?
KICPINO TaLKORAPH EMPLOYE. FROM
TkMFTATIOH.
Mr. Pelton Why, it'a a most extra
ordinary mode of conducting Import
tanl telegraphic communication, and
ia almost daily osa by probably threes
fourth, of our suaineaa mea who at
PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1877.
tach Importance to tbe aocroey of their
communications. It ia understood that
tbo tulcgraiibio communications bo
lwccn tbe Republican election vmhv.
agcra was almost entirely in cipher.
It was adopted as a matter of mere
precaution on both aides, ao that the
operators and employes ol the tele
graph companies should notbe subject
ed to the temptation ol communicating
the despatches ol one sine to the other.
1 wish you wpuld alo stato In the
most emphatic manner that Air. Til
den never saw or knew of tbo exist
ence of any of those telegrams.
Reporter Has any money boen im
properly used by the Democratic Com
mitloe? Mr. Pulton It bos boen endeavored
to bo shown that money was improp
erly used by tbo Democrats in Oregon
and the other (Stales, in order to di
vert publiu attention from the stupen
dous fraud that bavr bwo practiced
oy me ucjiuoiicun puny in tue uispu
tud Slutes, and generally to secure the
inauguration of their candidate at all
hazards. Il ia needless to say that
on our part no money whatever bat
been expended or authorized to be ex-
tended In Oregon or anywhere else to
uiy np an elector, or for any other
purpose than to maintain our legal
rights.
1 he interview here closed.
TESTIMONY OF W. T. PELTON, BEFORE THE
benati commute on pbivii.eues
and elections.
On February 28, 1877, VY. T. Pelton
was recalled, ut bis own request.
Hy M r. Kernan :
Question. Statu what knowledge
you have as to whether Governor Til-
den did nr did not know anything
about or see the telegrams Irom Ure-
gon In reference to money.
Answer. lie aid noi Know any
thing about them in any way, what
ever, lie never saw onu ol them nor
knuw anything about them al all.
Q. 1 1 you have a statement to make
in regard to tbe mutter, you can now
muku it.
A. It lias hccii stated that money
has been used to purchano nn elector
in Oregon. Il Is duo to myself, as
well us lo the Democratic party, to
slate tbu lads in regard to thut matter.
Telegrams udilrussed to mo buvo been
put in evidence ; other telegrams, dated
in Now York, without any signature
and without any prool (but ibey came
cither from me or any pcrsern connect
ed with tbu National Committee, have
ulso been put in evidence. Those lulu
grams, without regtird lo dates, have
been published, billowing each other
in the order best suited to the purposes
of those who bud the exuminulion of
tbem. Telegrams camu every day fol
lowing the uluction in largo numbers
from ull parts of the country, addressed
sometimes to myself and sometimes to
members of the Commiltue. Wherever
they wero addressed, they were deliv
urud during the day ut 5M Liberty St.,
and, during the night, at tbu Everett
limine, in uccordancu with directions
given ut the telegraph offices. These
telegram, were opened by sucb oltteer
or member ol the Committee as was
present at tbo timu ;. therefore, these
telegrams wero not received at 15
Gramercy Park, even when directed
there nor were tbo answers sent from
tburo. None of the Oregon cipher
telegrams wero delivered ut 15 Grnm
ercy Park, nor wero tbo answers to
tbem sent from there. Gov. Tildon
never saw or knew of any of the cipher
telegrams received I'mm or sent to
Oregon. Tho famous "Wobble" dis
patch was not received at 15 Gramercy
Park, and wna never sent by Governor
Tilden, or its contents known to Lim.
Tulugrnms and letters addressed lo me
were often opened, road, and answered
by others without my seeing them or
knowing of them. Many of tbo tele
grams put in evidence purporting to
come from Oregon, and addressed to
mo, 1 do not recognize as having come
to my knowledge, and they wero never
received by mo. As my lime was
fully occupied, cipbur-telegrums were
not usually translated by mo, as it was
veiy slow and tedious work. They
were often defectively translated, and
their meaning often imperfectly ascer
tained, uud sometimes they could not
be read ut ull. The lelegram put in
evidence dated Portland, Oregon, No
vemhor 28, und purporting tn bu signcl
hy Mr. Patrick and Senator Kelly, was
never tranaluted or reud by me as
transluted before tho Senate Commil
tue, and never understood by me to
contain a pmiHwition to purcbaso a
Republican elector. 1 never sanction
ed or encouraged the furnishing ol
monoy lo purcbuso an elector in Ore
gon, or countenanced any such use of
money, nor did any one else with my
knowledge. My purpose was to sup.
ply to the Democratic Committee of
Oregon, who cluinn-d they were poor,
sufficient funds lo meet tbe just anil
legitimate expenses of sustaining their
rights.
Whatever contingent arrangement
there was suggested in the telegram
from New York, (luted November 29,
which seems lo me to be very imper
fectly translated, relcrrcd tn payment
of lawyers' fees. These fees seemed to
be very large. Senator Kelly and Mr.
Ilellinger both testify that the answer
to their requisition for money, dated
November 28, was a distinct and defi
nite refusal. That is my own recollec
tion. Tbo three Republicana who wure
candidates for electors wero ull fully
examined before the Senate Committee,
und it is not protended to he shown
thut thuru was a suggestion uven made
to either of tbem by any one to influ
ence their action, or the action of either
one ol them.
And Mr. Ilellinger, tho Chairman of
the Democratic Statu Committee, and
Senator Kelly, have both testified that
no money wus applied lor, proposed lo
ba fuminhed, or Intended lo bu used, or
used for any sucb puriosi.
Mr. Patrick was totally unknown to
nie al the lime he wont to Oregon. Dr.
G. L. Miller, of Omaha, a member of
tho National Democratic Committee,
had been telegraphed to go to Oregon.
He, not being able to go, found that
Mr. Patrick was going to Salt Lake on
his own business, and requested him to
goon to Oregon, and he went. I have
no recollection of tbe long telegram
put in evidence, purporting to com
from Portland, dated November 30.
Certainly it was never read by ma as
it is protended to be now translated
bufoie tbo Senate Commilteo. It does
not appear, by tbo telegrams given in
evidence, to have ever been replied to,
or any notice taken of its contents. It
certainly never was assented lo by me
or by anyone else, lo my knowledge
Tbe telegram from New Yolk, dated
December 1, the next day, and put in
evidence aa if it were an answer lo the
telegram of tbe former day, treats all
suggestions about money aa If discard
ed, and inquire about convening tb
Legislature to provide for tb vacancy
in th office of elector.
I bavo never heard it Intimated by
REPUBLICAN.
- -
any one that Governor Grover or any
one els in office in Oregon waa lo bo
paid anything, or was to receive any
Alyujl,; and I never beard Mr. Cronin
was 10 be paid anything for expenses,
loss ol lime, or lor any other purpose,
until long altcrward, and never beard
that any money was desired for sucb a
purpose until I saw tbe evidence before
the Senato Committee.
If it be true that any improper use
of money did in fact enter the mind of
man, It was utterly without authority,
was never adopted or sanctioned by any
ono else, and was nover acted upon by
himself, and no suggostio of it was
evur made to cither ol the parties to
be Influenced.
As I have before testified, so far as I
am concerned, no money was ever
furnished lor any purpose whatever.
Tbe only transaction of wbieb I am
cognizant waa for perfectly legitimate
purposes, and oven that credit was
never used, and, as a matter of fact, the
funds never left tbo city of New York.
Hy SI r liernan
Q. Now, I want to ask you a few
questions. Had Governor Tilden in
uny way notice or knowledge, or had
any suggestion been made to him, that
they wanted money to buy up an
elector or anybody els ?
A. So, sir : be nover knew any
thing in regard to any matter connect
ed with theao telegrams until ho saw
them in the newspapers.
U. Was be ever consnlted in any
way about furnishing money for legiti
mate expenses?
A. No, sir.
Q. There was no consultation with
him ; be bad no knowledge al all ot
that fact, so fur as you know ?
A. pot lor any purpose.
Q. Whom wore tbe telegram ad
dressed to Graniercy Park delivered ?
A. Ibey were delivered at the Lib
erty street office and at the Everett
House, i ou. sir, know, of course that
wo had two oflicea. Wo had the Lib
erty street office, whore wo wore dur
ing the day, and the r.vcrelt House
where we were at night. They wero
delivered at tbe Liberty street office,
perhaps betweeu 10 o clock in tho
morning and 5 or 6 o'clock in the after
noon, and during the night at tho
fcverctl House.
Q. Was that done in pursuance of
instructions left at tbe telegraph otlieer
A. In iiursuunco ot instructions left
at the telegraph office that was done
the telegraph oflico, the office that
delivered the message lo ns, becauso
that was where tho business was all
dotio.
Q. Did tho Commiltoo keep any
account there ?
A. Yes, sir.
il. And wero they charged ?
A. They were charged to tho Com
mit lee at tbo office.
Q As to Governor Tildon himself,
bud he any knowledge that those tele
grams camo to him by means nf a key
or dictionary, so lhat he could decipher
telegrams T
A. Tuot at the least.
Q. He had no key ?
A. He had nn key ; bad no knowl
edge of il whatever.
LOST IX A JUA'OLK.
In the year 1854, I belonged lo tbe
United Statea North Pacific Survcyinp-
und Exploring Expedition. For some
months we had worked diligently in
Gnspar Strait, and along tbo Malay
sian Islands, and at lust bad brought
our arduous labors to a close. One
delightful morning, while anchored
near tbe island ot Ranca, most of the
crow went ashore to onjoy the pleas
ures oi tbe day on land, mysell among
tbo number. There was a beautilul
beach of sand and shell reached down
into the playful watore, and stretching
along for miles ; and, just beyond this,
a bull ol green sward, like the bright
lawn of artificial grounds, with mighty
trees reaching tar heavenward, and
which seemed aa if standine? sentries
over the Ihick, dark jungle that form
ed the background ot the romantic
scene. The air wassofland balmy, and
we anticipated rare pleasure in stroll
ing over this unknown region of beau
ty, und now and then perhaps ventur
ing into its mysterious depths and
challenging the perils which we knuw
abounded there in the shape ot wild
beasts and reptile. I know not why,
bul thure scums to bo a certain charm
in concealed danger, if surrounded
with a kind ot romantic mystery, which
will oltuniimea lure forward tbo most
timid, and the day nnd the scene be
fore us wure well culculalud lo exercise
this influence uion us. Wo were cau
tioned by tho prudent not to venture
lur from the beach, nor become sepa
rated from each other, but ail to be
constantly within call, that in tho
event ol being assailed by eithur mnn
or beast, we might all be quickly
united against a common loo. this
was good advice, and bad I been one
who billowed It, I might buvo been
saved a good deal of alarm and suffer
ing. In company with a shipmate, named
John Halleck, I moved leisurely along
up the smooth shiny beach, stopping
now and then to pick up some bounti
ful shell, or cast a stone into tbe wa
ter, or drink in tbu beauties of as love
ly a scene as 1 ever gazed upon. In
ibis way we two gradually became
separated from the rest of our com
panions, and, in a course ol a couplo ol
hours, lottnd ourselves lur Irom our
boat, and entirely alone. 1'bis how
ever, gave us no uneasiness, as each
was armed with a carbine, a brace ol
pistols, and a sheath knite, and consid
ered ourselves equal to any probable
awuilunl,
We came to a running stream ol
limpid water, that tumbled down over
its rockv bed from a romantic eleva
tion, beneath a Ihick canopy of loaves,
shrubs and vinos; and tbe temptation
to explore its banks lor a short dis
tance, beneath tbe cool shade, was too
great to be resisted.
"Wo won t go inr, iintier, auid my
companion to me, "nnd there's no dan
ger of our getting lost, because the
stream will guido ua back."
1 did not need any persuading, and
so we plunged into the tangled thicket
at once. At first wo pushed our way
forward with considerable caution, and
I Mtnii.e. I r-aat mv nviia amuad ma In
tho heavy gloom with not a little of
timidity : and mote than once, when i
beard a stick snap loudly, or the bushes
rustlo with tho hurried departure of
soino animal whose stilitudo we bad
encroached upon, I grasped my car
bine with a nervous band, and held
my ground witb rather questionable
courage; bul nnduig, as we auvancea,
that mulling molested us, and discov
ering that one at least of our wild
beast was a very pretty little deer,
we retrained confidence, and ielt th
bold spirit of the eager hunter take
pinenesslon ol us, and urge ua icrrwaro
in aueal of cam.
"It wouldn't b bad idea, Nd, to
have a little trwh meat,'' eugjfesleel
my companion. , . , ' I
u El '.' - - a
,.--. - ...-.-iSTYa jst . 1, . ir-M
- - - . - -m iim' m - - '
"I was just thinking of the samo
thing," I replied; "and though our
carbinea cannot bo depended on for
any dislanco, w may bo lucky eiiongb,
if we keep a sharp watch, to put in an
effective shot at close quarters."
We bad pushed our way np tbo
stream tor perhaps ban a niiio, wuon
wecamc to a spot that, for wild, gloomy
beauty, was equal to anything that we
had ever aeen in any part ot tho world.
For some time wo bad beard tbo
steady, solemn sound of roaring water,
and wero prepared to find our progress
checked by a cuscado ; but tbe scene
wo suddenly came upon far exceeded
our anticipations in picturesquo snb
liniity. An immenso wall ot black,
rugged ro-ks stretched itself upward
helbre us, to a height of from seventy
five to a hundred feet, either side of
which was buried in a dense jungle so
heavy with loliago that tho eye could
not penetrate it. Over tbia precipice
came rushing, foaming and roaring,
the little stream tbat wo had been
tracing upward, its whitened waters
tailing into a kind of basin, of consid
erable depth, and some fifty feet in
circumforcnco, where they whirled
and bubbled and grew calm, and then
moved steadily outward, through an
almost level channel, till they reached
the next gradual descent, when they
started oft with a gentle ripple, to in
crease in both sound and speed on
their laughing journey down the moun
tain to tbe briny deep below. Around
the basin of this waterfall grow gigan
tic tree of enormous height, witb im
mense branches spreading out in every
direction and interlocking, and so
thickly covered with leaves and vines,
and interwoved with a long, green,
shiny moss, that not a single ray of
the not vertical sun could find its way
to the pool below, which, even at mid
day, carried on its fuce tbu deep shade
ot a northern twilight.
Vt bile looking at this picturesque
gem of the forest, I was suddenly re
minded ot being in a land ot peril
for, wilb a startled cry, my companion
bounded buck several leet, and i in pub
pulsively I imitated his example.
"In Heaven's name, what is it?" 1
exclaimed, bringing forward my car
bine with tremulous hands.
'Look I" bo answered, pointing to a
lead-colored, flal-headed snake, ol a ven
omous species, which was coiled around
a bush, and swinging In the air, not
more than one or two feet from whore
bis fuce bad been at the moment of
making the discovery. 1 felt a chill
of horror at tho narrow escupe be made
Irom being bHton; and approaching
the reptile with great caution, 1 cut it
down with my kuile, and succeeded in
crushing its poisonous bead with the
broach ol my carbine, ocarceiy had
I done so when my companion called
to me to keep quiet, and immediately
brushed from my porson an enormous
spider, whoso bilu, for aught 1 know,
might have been as deadly as tbat of
the enako.
Come," said I, with a shudder of
fear, "let ua leave this place at once."
We resolved, bowover, to climb ibe
precipice, it there was any way of
reaching the top, and cautiously push
ed into the jungle for tbia purpose. In
tbe course of half an hour we had suc
ceeded in our design ; and when at
length we stood upon the rocks above
the cascado, we wero rewarded for our
tedious labor by a splendid viow of the
sea, and a large portion of tho island.
A deer, moving through the busbes
below, on the oilier side ot the eleva
tion, now attracted our attention, and
revived tbe notion of our having a fine
steak for dinner, and forthwith we set
off on a regular bunt, with the idea
that, ahould we miss onr animal, we
might find another of tbe same kind.
This led to all our future trouble;
lor, by our careless venture, we soon
became completely lost in the jungle;
and when at last w sot out, as wo
supposed, lor the beach, it turned out
that we took the opposite course, and
pushed deeper into the mazes of the
Ibrest. At first, supposing ourselves
going right, we Ielt no uneasiness; but
when, alter walking a couple ol hours,
without gutting a glimpse of tho sea,
wo found ousolves on the margin of a
large, stagnant pool, and the general
appearance of Ibe rank vegetation sucb
us belonged lo ibo depths ol an unex
plored forest, wo atoppod and looked
inquiringly at each other, while the
blood gradually retreated from our
flushed faces, and left them pale with
a si range kind ot fear.
W bile we thus stood, looking silent
ly at each otbor, and each busy with
thoughts that ho was almost ufraid to
express, a sleek little deer stole out ol
tbe bushes quite near us, and timidly
thrust his noso down toward tho wi
ther. 1 saw him first; and making a
sign to my companion not to stir, 1
quietly raised my piece, took a steady
uiir, and fired. The animal dropped
in iis tracks; but before I could utter
an exclamation of triumph, the wild,
horrid roar ol some furious beast rung
through the jungle, and fairly made
me tremble witb terror.
My God I what is it?" exclaimed
my companion, pressing to my side.
"A tiger, undoubtedly, I answered.
"Then we are lost I"
"Not yet awhile, man alive I" I
rejoined, witb reassuring boldness,
ihotigh I doubt not 1 was, n reality.
as much frightened as himself. "Keep
a sharp look-out while I reload my
piece I and rometnbor, il assailed, wo
are not to die like cowards I" We put
ourselves in as good a defensive posi
tion as the circnmstanoe would permit,
witb our backs braced against a large
tree, and watched and waited for half
an hour; when, finding nothing appear
ed to molest us, wo resolved upon hav
ing a dinner oil our game, oven should
it prove to be our Inst meal ; so we
kindled a fire, cut off soma tender
steak and toasted tbem, and really
ale quite heartily lor men placed in
our perilous situation. Our dinner
served to refresh us and give na nerve ;
snd lueling there waa no more time to
he lost, wo now strucb off vigorously
through the dense jungle, in the hope
of getting back to the beach before
dark.
We were doomed, however, to a sail
disappointment We traveled miles
on miles; and w ben the shade of night
began to gather around us, there we
were, In tbe depths or an awiul wil
derness, witb no sign of ever being
able to find tb way out of it We
now Heard another loud roar, appar
ently not far oft, and our hearts sunk
Willi despair lor it assailed ny a lero
cious tiger now, what chanco would
wo have ol preserving our lives r
"1 can think ol nothing better than
climbing a tree, and poasing a night in
its branches," I said lo my companion.
Ue assented, with tremulous anxiety,
and we soon found on to anawer our
purpose ; but aa we hurriedly ascended
it. w both shuddered at tb Mea ot
coming in contact With om of th
thousands or poisonous reptile wit
wbicn in wnole norm region aoouno
ed. I aball never forget tbat nf-'
which wuUtejroEy tmt Wi... l
1 " . i. .
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succeeded in getting a pretty safe posl
tion among the thick branches ; but
we dared not close our eyes in sleep,
for fear of lulling to tbe ground ; and
all through the long tudious bourn vrv
beard at intervals tbu snarling, growl,
ing, fighting and roaring of tbe prowl.
ing wild counts, sometimes ol'ur off, and
sometimes qiiilo near us. In fact, on
two or throe occasions, the bushes wen
rustled immediately below us ; and
peering down from our leafy covert,
we mora than once cauifbt a glimpse
of ihe fiery eye-halls of some night
mounter, as be looked up at us and ut
tered a low, savage growl.
Wbon the lirht of another dav ena
bled us to see our way. we cautiously
descended to tbo ground, and again set
forward at a venture, no longer pre
suming to calculate whether we were
going right or wrong. It proved a
lernoie any to us, lull ol now (lungers,
great lallgue, and not a litll. suffering,
aim nigul again overlook us in tin-
depths of an awful jungle, from which
wo now despaired of ever finding our
ay out. w e bad eaten nothing since
the meal of the preceding day, with
tbe exception of a single biscuit divided
between us, and we not only felt faint
and weak, but we were so powerfully
inclined lo sleep that we believed not
even tbe dangers surrounding us would
keep us awake through another night.
we sought out anmbor tree, climbed
into into its branches, and there, by
tearing up soino of our clothing, and
lushing ourselves to tbe limbs, we man
aged to sleep off a portion of tbe second
night, and notwithstanding our more
critical situation, pass through it witb
even less horror than the first.
The third day proved ono of great
suffering and no less peril, in tbe same
interminable jungle, w itb Us ferocious
beasts and venomous reptiles; but just
before night, to our unspeakable joy,
we came to a clearing, and saw before
us a small Malay villago, witb a pan
of the bouses built on posts, and the
rest on tbo ground. At any other
timu this villugo might bavu bcun an
alarming sight to us for wo knew
some ot the Malays to be robbers, pi
rates and cannibals but just then we
felt thut any change from tbe miseries
of thai jungle would be a relief ; and
rather than starve to death there, or
bo poisoned by snakes, lizards, and
spiders, or be lorn lo pieces by wild
beasts, wo would have boldly ventured
into a village of the worst savages on
earth.
We proved to be objects of great
curiosity, and were soon surrounded
by men, women and children, whose
kindly faces and genial manners con
vinced us we had nothing to tear. We
tried to tell them by signs that we bad
como from a vessel, had got lost in tbe
jungle, and wore almost starved. They
seemed to understand ns ; and one, who
appeared to bo a chief among them,
took us into bis dwelling, and gave us
hot tea and food, and treated us wilb
true Christian hospitality. Tbat same
night most of the crow of our vessel,
who bad been two days searching for
us, arrived at the villago, and we were
again among our friends. I shall never
forget the joy of thai mueting, nor the
horrors ol my adventure on Ibe island
ot lianca Pen and Plow.
INSURANCE AS A ME ASS OF,
GRAQE.
Fire proof religion ia not a new
thing by any means, but Brother Tab
mago, of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,
whose inventlvo mind is never at rest,
has patented a new variety, tor which
he begs tbe patronago ot tbe public.
He preached on last Sunday to the in
surance men, his text being Ihe words
recorded in Genesis : "Lot Pharaoh
appoint officers over the land and take
uji the DfXb pan of tbe land of Egypt
in the seven plenteous years." Joseph
was the man who gavo Ibis order, and
Tal m ago said Joseph waa President of
tbo first life Insuranco company tho
wo-ld ever saw. It was divinely or
ganized, and it bad all tbe advantages
of tbo endowmont plan and other good
plans. Paul preached repentance, tuith
and baptism. Tbe apostfu'a theory was
well enough so far aa il wont, but Tnl
mago has added a now condition for
salvation: it is insurance. If we do
not pay the premium, said Talmage,
we have no right to exited mercy ; we
are worse than Infidels. A Her the cer
tificate ot death has been made out
and tbe thirty days of grace have pass
ed, and tbe officers of tbe company
pays down the hard cash, that officer
and that company are performing a
religious rite. Ihrce-tourtbs ol the
sermon under consideration was do
voted to an elaborate argument in fa
vor ol Hie insurance as a Christian du
ty which the congregation should lose
no time in perlorming; ibo man who
neglects il is in danger ol eternal dam
nation. Tbia is a country of religious liber
ty, and it it is Talmagu's nimiose to
estnblish a now church, ono of tbo
tenets of whose faitb shall be that a
life insurance policy is essential for
salvation, that la his concern and Ibe
concern of thoso who choose to build
u I ion tho same rock. In those days of
a multiplicity uf sects, when a thou
sand things that tho founders cl our
religion never dreamed ol are made es
sentials to good standing in the church,
while solid scriptural comer-stones are
considered ot secondary importance,
-Mr. tannages rights cannot be domed:
and wo have no doubt that his new
faith only needs lo bo taught to gain
converts. A largo class of men are in
terested in this matter of insurance,
and therefore deeply interested in the
spread ol such a gospel. Only let it be
understood that promptly paid premi
ums will open the avenue toa brighter
world, and now tre languishing busi
ness of insuranco will soon begin to
wear a leveller aspect. iSew compa
nies will be formed, new nfficcs created
and new agencies established. The
soliciting fiend will walk the earth
once mora with quick pace and glib
tongue, consoling his victims with the
reflection that, although they may
never yet get tbir mnney back on
tbia aide of ihe Brave, they shall lay
up treasures in heaven. In view of
recent occurrence many people have
lost confidence in the earthly value ol
snrb investments, and Inducements
like these held out by Tslmag are
just what is needed to mako lb insur
ance comiianles prosperous one more
at tbe exiienso of a credulous public.
bvery insurance agent win become a
preacher ol the new (rospel, and with
sucb persuasive powers at work tbe
conversion ol tn whole world wouk
be but a matter of time. I
But while tbe new faith la lir -'- '
spread wilb rapidiiv It son r
it must tw eov " - 1 C t .
ar to be it 1 f
SifWted b A ore.
tM " ' , t r
lion il , . ui)'
which ; "
'w c i '
in eoofliot with wbol chapter! of equal
uthtnticity ; not tbu life iniunno. U
forbidden, bat that It it nerer men
tioned npMporttoiiradie. Either
ol tbo Injunctioni with which he inp
porta hi theory may be applied aa
well, if not boiler, to inrmtmenta in
rial estate and United Status bonda ;
nd In the nld timea the text, "what
hall it profit a man it' be gain the
whole world and loae bit own aoulf"
waa quoted to restrain pecuniary ao
quiaitivencaa of any kind.
Hut Mr. Tnlmage will doubtloM be
able to construct as new ll-.reirnv of
him to tbe .endur monies ol lnahmih.
er theologians who prefer to walk in
the beaten paths of Christianity. Un
til their diflurenoes of opinion ar set
tled ordinary people will be content to
real their boiea of aalration on tb
more generally accepted theory that
wbile Life Insurant-a Cnniiiiiiiiio. nnrl
Sewing Societies are very good things
in Diur rcpunianco, luitb and
baptism are the Inundations of true
religion. Philadelphia Timet.
A BILL LX DEFEASE OF TUB
S A JIB A TU.
A bill has been introduced into th
lower liouseol our Legislature, to pro
hibit the opening of shows, exhibitions
and places of amusement on the Lord's
day, if a fee ia charged for admission
on that day. It provides that any per
son charging, taking, or receiving a fe
for admission to such places on th
Lord's day, shall be liable to a fine of
not less than twenty-five, nor mors
than five hundred dollars, and to im
prisonment for not more than ten daya,
or both, or either, at the discretion of
tbe conn. Also, tbat the license of any
person so offending shall be vacated,
void and of no effect, and tbo charter
of any corporation so offending shall
bo forfeited ; and that it shall be
the duty of tbe Attorney General to
proceed against said company to bar
such forfeiture legally declared.
Tbe measure has been reported favor
ably from tbe Committee on Vice and
Immorality, to wbicb it was referred.
It is brief, explicit and in harmony
witb tbe existing laws of Pennsylvania
and other Statea on the subject
of the Sabbath. Tbe necessity for
its passage arises from the fact that
our present laws wero framed many
years ago, and tbat the slight penalties
wbieb they provide are insufficient to
restrain highly remunerative exhibi
tions, owned in some instances by
wealthy corporations, and fostered by
railroad companies who have an inter
est in the travel they occasion, from
opening their gates, for purpose of
revenue, on the Sabbath, in the city
of Philadelphia al present the Academy
of Fine Arts and ihe Zoological Garden
are open every Lord s Day at tbe usual
rates of admission, and the usual at
tractions of the latter place of resort
have been placarded for two summers
over New York and Jersey City and
intervening towns as an inducement to
ttllaspocial "Sunday Excursion" train
to Philadelphia. Tbo Permanent Ex
hibition Company which now owns tbe
Main Iluilding of tbe Centennial Exhi
bition Company, has declined, as yet,
to adopt any rulo against opening on
tbe Sabbath, and a controlling portion
of its stock is understood to be held by
the railroads centering here and tbe
street railways of Philadelphia th
same parties from whom came nearly
ull tbe pressure lor me opening oi 'lie
Centunninl Exhibition on the Sabbath.
Thure ia a general and profound con
viction among tbe best classes of our
citizens that ibe owners of sucb insti
tutions have no ground on which they
can claim exemption from tbe law
which prohibits secular labor and
traffic on the first day of tbe wwk.
Nothing in this law will prevent thero
from opening tbeir gates freely on tbat
day to the working-classes, if tbey
choose to do so. No restraint will be
laid hereby on the individual liberty of
any citizun, but it protects tb rights
of a certain class of employes who are
now unlawfully and unjustly required to
labor on the Sabbath lor tbe amuse
ment of others. It is felt by many
lhat if the attempt to break down tbe
defences ot tbo day of rest al this point
cannot be auccessfully resisted, other
and grosser forms of Subbalh desecra
tion will follow, and tbe demoralizing
consequences will be Ielt through our
whole slate.
Tbo whole question of public exhibi
tions on the Sabbath waa considered
by the American people in connection
with tbe late Centennial Exhibition.
The decision was rendered with unmis
takcable emphasis and gratifying unan
imity, 'ihe arguments lor opening
olborcxhibitions can never be as strong
sb those which were then so emphati
cally denied, and Pennsylvania will do
hersell honor by incorporating tbe de
cision thon reached into her statute
book.
The stato of tbe country at tbe pres
ent time invites and enforces any
measure which may help to sustain
the cause of good morals and religion,
and rebukes all who would raise their
voice against it. The Christian State-
man, Philadelphia.
FIGURES OF SAD 1STEREST.
The statistical man hasbeca aroused
by the recent Brooklyn Theater disas
ter, and here are some of bis suggestive
data of loss of life during tbe nine
teenth century only by fire, flood,
fumino, earthquakes and war, the great
destroying elemonts by which tho over
population of the world is prevented :
IS71 Eartbqak. la California IS
ISI I Fire el Richmond Tbeelar
7Rallroed Aoeideal al Asbtebole.... Ta
1171 Fire al Chicago IM
1SSJ Wreck of eteamehip Paeil IS'
I 7 Fire of eleemer Ben Saerrod IKS
UT Wreck ef eteamehip Ville da Havre 1
l.4 Flood al Sheffield. England SaO
I87 Fire of B-ociklrn Theater 1st
Is.I Fire el eteamehip Aejeaon... Set
I Ut reea eteoaebip Royal Adelaide... 40
ISM Fire of eleemehip Aealria ,.. 4VI
7S Wreok or ebamehlp AUanlle b it
IMS Flood i. Cantow, I'blaa MH
l;l-Eetthqu.ke in Syria . !,
IS'l Earthquake I. Sente llelni...... ,".
IS, Earthquake at Quito, Pen I,
IMS Flood I. nileele ... S,tV
ISoO Karlbqaeke at Naple...... ......,.. i,oo
l7 tialtle alUravrloile ..... ,....... i.V
ISSI Earthquake at Meaoeaa ....... 7,0
lH;i Rattle of lirttyebnrg... . t.SM
ISIS Beetle of Waterloo t,M
ISM Karlbqaeke at Philippine Ielee. le.ee.
mil Earthquake I. Italy .. le ee
lr Earthquake In Italy ..Cat
IMS Eanhqoeie la Pore , . li.ee.
ISA, C)eloiue n Keel ladiee M M.ee
!: lyeloeela Real ledlei.. IU,e
Toul for a fraction ef actual
el life ...4l,Il
It may ho consoling to know that
liurko estimates those "slain in battle,
and hy other means of civilization,"
since the world began, to be, In round
numbers, 30,1)00,000; whil another
authority compute th number, wilb
greater liberality, at w,8tii,U0O,u . u.
Evidently disease and old age ar tb
least responsible fur deaths.
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