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ATTORNKY-AT-LAW,
II:1:T1 1'learlleld, Pa.
T J. LINGLB,
ATTOKNEY - AT - LAW,
l:ia Plilllpaburg, Centre Co., Pa. jr:pd
TJOLANDD.SWOOrE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Corveasaillo, Claartald county, Pi.
eeL , 'tt-lf.
"VSCAR MITCHELL,
ATTORNKY AT LAW,
CLRARPIRLD, PA.
er0fllce la tba Opara House, oetil, '7-tf.
GR. & W. BARRETT,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, FA.
January M, 18T8.
TSRAEL TEST,
ATTORN KY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
M-0flaa in tba Caart Hon.. (Jyl 1,'H
-yM. M. McCCLLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
0 HI -a il Maiollc building, Second street, ap
paiita tba Court House. Je!,'7o-lf.
C. ARNOLD,
LAW & COLLECTION OFFICE,
CURWENSVILLB,
e2il Clearfield County, Pena'a. tay
g T. BROCKBANK,
ATTORNKY AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
ufflca in Opara Hoaia. ap 2S.T7-I?
gMlTH V. WILSON,
ltlorncy-at-lMU,
CLEARFIELD, - PKNN'A.
ff-OIBfa In tha Maionlo Building, over tba
Count; N.llonal Ilauk. mar24-80.
yiLLlAM A. HAf.ERTY,
.1 TTO It. VEt T-.f M
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A
Mr-Will attend to all legal busiaeaa with
promptness and fidelity. Ifebl 1,'St-lf.
WILLIAM 1. W1LLACB. PATIO b. I aaBB.
utanr r. wai-lacb. jobs w. wbiblby.
AlfAliLACR k KRKBM,
IT t,SOTifOr W ffetllMtf TttnOttlr,
ATTOUNKYS-AT-LAW,
janrrr cieariieiri, p.
J P. SNYDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CLEARFTKLD, PA.
(Mice In rise Opara Uouh.
J una 26, '78tf.
g L. McGFili,
.ITTOHA'Et'-JT-Mn',
DuBoie, Clearfield County, Penn'a.
ay-Will attaod promptly to ail legal basinest
entrusted to hit Bare. ljao2l, '80.
TBOB. B. ML'BRAT. CfBUB BoBnol.
Ml
UKHAY & GOUDON,
4TT0KNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
BTOffica la Fia'B Opera Ilouia, eeeond floor.
:J0'7
lOBBrfl B. b'bMALLT. ' BABIBL W. M'crrBDT,
M'
oENALLY & MoCUHDY
ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW,
llrarnrld, ra.
,er Legal bueinest attended to promptly wltbj
fidelity, tinaa oa Deoood Btraat, abofa idb Flret
National Uank. Jan:l:7B
G. KHAMEtl,
ATTOIJNEY-AT-iiAW,
Heal BitaU aad Calleettoa Agent,
CLEAR FlEtil), PA.,
Will promptly attend to all legal butlnaae as
traited to niB Bare.
-Ollloa in Pta'a Opara lloaae. Jaane.
J P. McKENRICR,
DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All legal buiiaeee entrusted to bla earn will ra
tal va prompt atteattoa,
JB--OfBfle In tba Court House.
ougM,U7a-!y.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
'nd Real F.state Agent, ( leardrld, Pa,
Ollloa oa Tblrd strasl, bel.Cbsrr? A Walnut,
jaeTr-Rsspsotfclly offers hts aerflaes In selling
and buying lands la ClearBald and aIJoialng
eountlea t and with an BBparlBBeaol evertwents
y.ara aa a aarTayar, lattars almself tbat ha aaa
renaer satlefaelton. - I ran. ia:ea:,
gluulfinns' (tnrds.
Jlt. K. M. SCnEURER,
lOMlEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN,
Offlea la residence ob First sL
April 14, 1171. Clearfield, Pa.
jyi W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN ASH KG EON,
PI B0I9 CITY, PA.
Will attend professional aallB prnsaptly. angia'70
J-yt. T. J. HOTEU,
t'UYHICIAN AND SUROEON,
OOoa aa Haahet Htraat, CUarleld. Pa.
V-Offloa hoars : I to II a. at., and 1 to p.
D
R. J. KAY WRIGLKY,
UOMlKPATHIO PHYSICIAN,
aaa-Ofllre adjoining the rerldeeee ef Jemee
Wngley, Kse,., oa Seeoad 81, UVouaeld, Pa.
)alyll,'7tr.
R. U. B. VAN VALZAH,
CLBAkPIKLn, PRNM'A.
OFFICE IN kRSIIiRNCC, CORNER OF FIRST
AND PINE STREETS.
p9- OBce hours-Prom II to I P. M.
Ma; II, lift.
D
L "J. P. BUKCUf IKIiD,
Uato Sargooa of tho 13d KolaioBt PoaDaylvaaU
Volaauorif hating rotaraod fro tbo Army,
ffri hli profoMtoaal lorfloti UtkoolUooai
tf tMsaraold ootaty.
-profiiBal oIU froapUy atUndoa to.
Dflvo ob Stioad ilrool, foratoiljoooapUd by
Vr.wMii. ir,NU
1 Oil PRIRTIIIO OF KVBRT DtSCRlP
U ttoa aoatl aioootod at tali oflloa.
CLEARFIELD
GEO. B. GOODLANDEB, Editor 4 Proprietor. PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. J TEBMS-$2 per annun ia Advance.
VOL. 51-WHOLE NO. 2,605. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1880. , . NEW. SERIES-VOL. 21, NO. 13.
ffarfls.
TimTICEH' dk CDXHTAHLEU' HP.
.1 IV. I .l.t.J - n mk at Ik. mmW
FEE BILL, and will on tba raaalpt of tw.oly-
Bm eanta. mall a MOT ia any aaare... mtmm
WILLIAM M. HENRY, Jubtici
Of tRI VtXCM 1MB ScRtTKIIKIl! LUMBBR
filTV. CullMliom mad tai money pro id pi If
.id w-r. ArtieUiof ifrHmtDt kd1 deJa of
eunvtraofli tij ixmuUi mi wmtibim cor
rcl or no obftTg. I3i'7I
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
JuitiM or tha Poce nd Serlttner,
Carwemvllle, Pa.
feL.Colletloii mavdt tad nooav promptly
HENRY URETU,
(OBTBRD 1. O.)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
TOR BBIiT. TnWBBWIP. '
May , l7l lya
JAMES MITCHELL,
BBALBB IB
Stiuare Timber k Timber LmulH,
JalVTI CLEARFIELD, JM.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
ClearUeld, Peuu'a.
V Will eteeata lobs la bis Una promptly and
In a workmanlike manner. aF",",
TOHN A. STADLER,
ej BAKEK, Harkst B(, ClearUeld, Pa.
Preih Bread, Rusk, Rolls, Pies and Cakes
oa band or made u order. A genera) assortment
nr rnnr.ntinne.riM. Pmlti aad Nuts Ib stork.
lea Cream and Oystarr in season, gsloiia nearly
opposite tha rostooioe. rrieae anwrn.
M.r.h lO.'tt.
. WEAVER 4. BETT3,
UKALRRB IB
Real Estate, Square Timber, Saw Logs,
AND LUMBER OF ALL KINDS.
.n-iflin nn Kni.nd .treat, in rear or stars
room of Uaorgs Wearer A Co. Jantl, '78 tf.
RICHARD HUGHES,
J1TSTICB OF TUB PEACE
roa
Ittcalur Township,
Oeaaola Mills P. (V
ll nffirlal basina.s entrusted to him Will be
promptly attended to. mob!", '7.
rjAHRY SNYDER,
ll BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.
Kbop ob Markat St., opposite Court Beusa.
A clean towel for every onr-telaer.
Also dealer In
let Branda of Toliarro and Clgara.
rt.arll.ld Pe. "aa 1". ''
JAMES H. TURNER,
JUSTICE OP TUB PKACB.
tValUceton, Pa.
dlrll bki trprd hlmlf with ll tht
ncowdevrj bUDk furtni uaJer h Ptniion tod
Bounty lwi, m well il blink l)ila, to. Alt
gal inittan otitruited to bn oftfo will reir
prompt tliention. 7 ni i""-"'
A NIRKW IIAKWICK.
i V Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.,
BABrracTDHBB ana hbalbb IB
Jhirnen, Bridles, Saddles, Collars, and
Jlorse-l'urnishing Goods.
Jn-AII kinds of repairing promptly atteadod
to. Saddlers' Hardware, Horse Brurhee, Carry
Combs, Ao., always on hand nnd for sale at tba
lowest eaah prloe. March IV, 1H7V.
G. H. HALL,
RACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
ay-Pumps always oa band and made to order
en abort uotkoe. Pipes bored aa reaflonablatenna.
All work warranted to render satisfaction, aad
delivered if deaired. myloilypd
fjlvery Htuble.
rfvflB anderalgned bags leave to Intone tbepob.
JL lie tbat be ia bow fully preparW to aoeommo.
data all ia tbe way of furnisning HwSee, Buggies,
oaddlas and Harness, oa the shortest aotiee aad
sn reasonable terms. Keeldenee en Loenst street,
between Tbira ana rourta.
UEO. W. 0BARHART.
Tlearllald. Feb. 4,11174.
WASHINGTON HOUSE,
GLKtf H0 Pit, PKNN'A.
rpHB aDderitiDed. htriDr lMNd thla om
X Modioat il.it-j), la tbf vilUK of Oltn Hope,
u bow pnpartd to Meonmotlavu all who mj
nil. Wy ikbU and bar tball bo nippliod witb
tbo btat tuo market aRordi.
OKORdR W. DOTT8, Jr.
OUu Hupo, Pa.. March M, lB7-tf.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DI1LIR 1
GENERAL MKHCH ANDI8K, -CHAUAMTON,
Pa.
Alio, aitmaivf manufacloror and doaJor la Sqaaro
limbflr and Hawod laumbarol all kiadi.
0nlri ollalUd and all billa promptly
nnea. jyi07i
E. A. BIGLER &. CO.,
paiLBM IN
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad maaufaeturers of
ALL KIMDB OPBAWkl) LUMIIIvH,
l-7'71 CLRARFIKLII, PKNN'A.
S. I.SNYDER,
tab DliinTtnAi wiriuiiiirrB
1MB BtALRR
WatchoH, Clocka and Jowolry,
M.RARPir.M), PA.
All klttdi of rapalrinf la 07 lino promptly tt
onuod 10. April 21,
Clearfield Nursery. ,
ENCOURAGE HOME 1NDU8TKY
T
II K aadarilratd. harlnK MtaUi.bod a Nar
Mry oa tbo T.la, ahuut aair way boiwot
CkarSnld and CarwtniriH, it prtiiartd to far-
n.fb all htnda of KRl IT TRRKb, (itaadaH aad
dwarf.) KTtrxrooai, flhrubbory, Urafio Vinoi,
OooMborr. Lawtoa Hlawkbvrnr. Mtrawb-rry.
and Kavpborrjr VlBH. Alio, Hi tor I an Crab Troaa,
4 at n no, and oarly tearlot Rhubarb, Ao. Ordora
prompOj at loaded to, Addroaa,
tl. U. W H1HHT,
opSO i- CarwoBiTtlU, Pa
MEAT MARKET.
1 M. CARDON 4 BRO.,
Oa Marhot lu, owo door wott tf Uaafftoa Hobm.
CLBAKFIBLD, PA.
Oor arraagxmoati aro tf tho auat eomnlot
ebaraolor lor fnraUhlag tho pablto with Froob
kftalo of all kind, aod of tbo rory boot qoahty.
Wiilw doal la all ktadi of Afrioaltaral Implo
moBta, whtob wo koo oa oihtUltoa (or too
At of tho oob ho. Call Bronad wboa la tw,
aad tako a look at tfctafra, or addmi af
t. id. CAHDoM A UKO.
Claar6ol4, Pa., Jly U, IRTA-tf. -
i'lrmrtfid Irtiwmnt Jftncy.
viiaoLk b. itbata.
RrprcMnt tho lollowlttf aa ltwot Int-elan Co'l
Compuloo. Amta.
Urprpoot Uadoa A Olcho-V. . Hr..$-.,iil,l
LyooailBf oa mat a at Ataih flaai.... ft.lftS.tfrt
Pba-Biavof Hariford, Coaa I.Mt.MS
Inrnraatw Co. of North Amorlna 41S.I74
North brtti ib Moreoatlla U.S. Br- l.THI,t
PM.ttth CoBMrial-H. I. Brmaehsag eT9,UI
vtatortown Tl4),S1
Travotoft (Ltfo A Aoeldoat)..H..,.H,.... 4t5tl,44
OKo oa At kit titora. Coort Roaoo, Cloar-
old, Pa. Jaao it l-tf.
.THE ENGINE.
Into tbo gloom of tho doop, dork aiKht,
With panting broatb tud a atartlod ooroaa ;
Swift aa a bird ia udden flight
Darti tbla erratt.ro of itool and itoam.
Awful daogori aro larking algh.
Rook i and hami aro aoar tbo trick I ' '
Dnt itraiitbt bj tho light of Iti groat black eye
It PpOcdi thro' Ihoaliadowi, dnH and black.
Terrible thought and ttaroo dnirei
Trouble ito mad heart many aa hour;
vVhero burn and mouldar tbo bidden Aree.
Cuuplod over with might aad power.
It lintel ai a wild bono hotel the rein ;
The narrow track by vale and hill ;
And xhrirki witb aery ef elartled pain,
And longo to follow iti own wild will.
Ob, what am I but an engine hod,
Speeding oa through tbo douae, dark night.
Wilb mmulo and tUih by the band of liud,
Uuided oluno by tho aonl'a while light.
Often and often my mad heart tlrei
And hat el iti way with a bitter bate,
And long! to follow Iti owo deiirei,
And leave tbe end in tbe handl of ftvte.
0, pondroui engine of itool aad team i
0, human engine of fleah and bone
Follow tbo white ligtit'i certain beam
Then liei aafety, and there alone.
Tho narrow track of ftarleai truth,
Lit by tbo foul'i great eye of light ( , , '
0, paiiioaato heart of roitleia youth,
Alone will carry ytB through tbe night.
ImUr-Octan,
SPOFFORD vs. KELLOGG.
A CCATlllNfi RF.PdRT TO TUB
W ESI AI'H
THE WHOLE INFAIIOUS iTOttV OF LOUISL
ANA IN 187U RE TOLD WHAT THE
.CUMUintl Rl'OOM.MENU A
MINORITY REPORT
KEI.LOOU OBJECTS.
Wis copy tbo following reluliiiK to
Ibid important caso, frutn the Wash
ington Post of the 23d of March :
Alter tho report of tho Comtnittoe
on I'rivilt'i'os und Eloctiotm had been
road in the vnitte yextcrdar, and the
motion nmiio ny jur. mil to print the
evidenco was punding, Mr. Kelloirrr
won recogniiod by tho chair. Uo was
turrihly excited and 80 nurvoud that
he could Imrdly maintain s standinr;
poeition. The gallunea were crowded
with "poctntora, who beheld a fcene
unwortuy ot the place and degrading
to tho iircunca ol tbe U in leu. btutea
donate. In advance of the printed tes
timony, and bolore the Sunate and the
public could have a clear conception
of the real Ktale of the cane, Mr. Rel
logrr arose to a pcraonal defoimo ot bim
scll and an attack npon the advente
report of tho committee. A glimmer
ing of the impropriety of Buch a course
seems to have nevor enterod tho mind
of Mr. Kellogg, for he began his speech
wita on apology, ile said, "1 Jtistity
mynolf in spooking at this time because
the (Senator from troorgia has boon
guilty of tho grans impropriety of read
ing Lia own report." Unfortunately
lor .Mr. Kellogg, in this single Instance
the facts wero known to his auditors,
and they wore able to judge (or them
selves ot the veracity ot this statement.
Mr. iiul bad simply prosentod tht re
port and asked that it bo printed. He
had no intention of reading it. But
Mr. Hour insisted on reading tbe mi
nority report, and in spite of his earnest
protest against this occupation of
tho time of the Scnato, Mr. Hill
was compelled to read his report in
order that it might appear in tbo
Jucord. Mr. rtellogg having uttered
a direct falsehood at the oulnet, pro
ceeded to attack portions of the ma
jority report. Dut this was evidently
not bis object. Ho wished to put him
self before tho Senate and the country
as an injured man, the victim of per
sonal malice and hatred, llo lost all
control of himself and launched into
the wildest invectives, accusations and
threats against Senator U ill. Uo fairly
raved, and the spectators turned away
tin disgust lrom tho sickening and
undignified spectacle, Whilo denounc
ing tho witness, Barney Williams, aa
the vilest of men, he disgraced the
namo of Senator by resorting to the
loweet buffoonery in trying to imitate
the accent and manner ot this witness.
Then came another outburst, and in
a perfect storm of livid fated liatrod
no threatened tuo Character ol the sen
ator lrom Georgia. There was no
argument, no defense, only vitupera
tion against Senator Hill ol tho lowoat
description. Tbe scene stands without
parol lei in tlm history of the Senato,
and whatever sympathy may have
been felt lor Mr. hellogg was entirely
destroyed by his disgraceful exhibition
of yesterday.
Mr. 11 11 began by rising in bis place
and staling: 1 am instructed by the
Committeo on Privileges and Elections
to report the following resolutions :
1. Itesolved. That, according to tbo
evidonce now known to tho Senate,
William 1. Kellogg was not chosen by
the legislators of Louisiana to tha seat
in tho Senato for tho term beginning
on the 4th of March, 1877, and is not
entitled to sit in the same.
2. Resolved, That Henry M.Spofford
was chosen by the legislature ot Loui
siana to the scat in tho Senato for tho
term beginning on tho 4th of March,
1877, and that he bo admitted to tho
sumo on the taking tho oath prescribed
by law.
I am also instructed by tho same
committee to submit a report in sup
port of the resolutions. I ask that it
be printed.
Mr. HOA R 1 am instructed by the
minority of tho committeo on Privi
leges and Elections to submit their
views in writing. They aro very brief,
only about ten sentences, and 1 desire
lo have them read.
Mr. HILL I have no objection to
tho reading ot the minority report, but"
i supposo ii one is read the other
should be read also.
Mr. HOAIt I will read tliein myself.
The viewi of the minority are aa fol
lows :
The undersigned, a minority ol the
Committee on Privilege and Elections,
to whom was referred the memorial of
Henry M. SpofTord, claiming tho' seal
now occupied by w tlliam rat Kellogg,
submit the following as their views :
Un the 3llh day of November, 1877,
the Senate passed the following resolu
tions ;
"Jlrsolved, That William Fill Eel.
logz is upon tha moriti of th case. on.
titled to a scat In the Senato of the
United States lrom the State of Louisi
ana lor the term of aix yoars, com
mencing on tbe 4th ol M arch, 1877, and
that ha be admitted thoreto on taking
ine proper oatn.
"Jtetoivtd, TuatUonry M. SpolTord
ia not entitled to a oat in tbo Senate
of the United States."
Tbo party majority in the Sonata
tits cliaugea ainee Mr. Kellogg took
tho oath of office in pumoance of tho
above resolution. .Nothing elso baa
changed. ' Tho facts which tho Senate)
considered and determined were in ex
istence then aa now. It ia eoarht. by
mere superiority of numbers, tor the
ttrsl time to thrust a Henator from the
scat which he holds by virtue of the
ci press and deliberate final jodgment
oi ine nenat.
Tho act which is demanded of this
party majority wonld be, in onr judg
ment, a groat publio crime. It will bo,
if oonsumated, one ol tbo great politi
cal orimea in American history, to be
claaaed witb tbo rebellion, with tho
attempt to take possession by Iraud of
State government in juaino, ano wun
tho ovorthrow of State governments
in the South, of which it is tho fitting
sentience. Political parties have too
often boon led by partisan soul into
measures which a sober judgment
might disapprove ; but they have over
respected thooonslilution ol tneoonaie,
The men whoso professions of re
turning loyalty to the Constitution
have been trusted Dy tho generous con
fldeiico of tho American people aro
now to give evidence ot the sinconty
of their vows. Tho people will thor
onghly understand this matter, and
will not bo likoly to be deceived again,
Wo do not think proper to enter
here upon a discussion of tho evidenco
by which tho claimant of M r. Kellogg's
seat seeks to establish charges affecting
tbo Integrity of that senator. Such
evidenoe can be found in abundance in
the slums of great oities. It is not fit
to bo trusted in coses affecting tho
smallest amount of property, mucb
less the honor of an eminent citizen or
tho title to an object of so much desire
as a soat in tho Senate. This evidence
is not only unworthy of rospect or
credit, but as in many instances wholly
irroconciablo with undisputed facts,
and Mr. Kellogg has met and over
thrown it at every point.
Georoe F. Hoar,
Angus Cameron,
John A. Louan,
Mr. ilILL, of Goorgin As the Son-
atorfrom Massachusetts has persisted
in reading the report of tho minority,
I think it but due to tho country that
1 shall also road tho report of tho ma
jority, so that tho two report may go
into tho Kecord togother, bocausc there
is nothing tho majority so numb desire
as a thorough comprehension of this
whole case bv the neonleof the United
States, and that, indeed, is all wo ask.
1 will, thoreloro, proceed to road as a
part of my remarks tho report of tbo
committee.
It is as follows :
The Committeo on Privileges and
Elections, to which was referred tho
memorial of Henry M. Spofford, claim
ing to be entitled to tho seat in the
Senate from tho State ol Louisiana
now occupied by William P. Kollogg,
ask leave to submit tbe following re
port :
Un tho 7tn day of .November, I87U,
and election was held in the State ot
Louisiana for a Uovernor and members
of tho legislature, in March, 1877,
William P. Kellogg presented creden.
tials signed by Stephen H. Packard,
claiming to be Governor, and certify
ing that said Kellogg bad been duly
elected to the scat in the Senato for tha
term beginning on the 4th ot march,
1Ki7, by tho legislature chosen at said
election. In October, 1877, Henry M.
Spofford presented credentials signod
by Francis T. Nichols, claiming to bo
Governor, and certifying that said
Spofford had been duly elected to the
same seat by the legislature cnoseu ai
said election. Those sevoral creden
tials wero referred by tho Senate to
the Committee on Privileges and Men
tions. On the 2iith of November, 1877,
a majority of the committee reported
that tbe committee had Investigated
the issue, and that Kellogg on the
merits was entitled to the seat. A
minority of the committee reported
that tbe committee had not fully in
vestigated tho issue, but bad refused to
do so, and ask that the credentials ol
both contestants be recommitted with
instructions to comploto the investiga
tion. The Senate refused to recommit,
adopted tho majority report, and Kel
logg was admitted to the seat on the
28th day of November, 1877.
On the 21st day of March, 1879,
Uonry M. SpofTord presented his me
morial to the Senate, complaining that
no was denied ine privilege ot produc
ing important testimony on the former
hearing, alleging tbat much evidence
of bribery and corruption by said Kel
logg in procuring bis protended elec
tion had been since discovered, and
asking that the case "be re-examined,
to the end that justico may be done.
1 Ins memorial was returred to this
oommitteoand theSonate,subsquently
to that releronoo, ordorod and author
ised tho committeo to take testimony
by tho whole or by sub-committee with
full power to send for persons and pa
pers, ana to ao an tilings necossary
and usual ia snub cases.
The committee have faithfully exo-
cuted this order of tho Sonato.
Tho memoralist and tho sitting mem
ber appeared before tho committee in
person and by oounsol. On the 5th of
Juno, 18711, the full committee com
menced tho examination of witnesses
in this city. The examination was
conitnued in November and Decombor
by a sub-committeo in the city of Now
Orleans, and was again resumed by the
lull committee In this city, and was
oontinued until both parties announced
they hac no luither testimony lo oiler.
Nearly 150 witnossos havo boon exam
ined, and over 1,200 printed pages ol
testimony have boon tukon and are
herewith reported to the Senato, with
tho conclusions of law and fitct at
which the committee havo arrived. ,
In tho opinion ot your oommitteo
tho evidence now for tho first timo
fully taken, clearly and abundantly
establishes the following facts :
I. That said William Pitt Kellogg,
then holding the office of Governor of
tho State of Louisiana and pending the
canvass in said election of 1870, did
conspire with divers persons, and in
aid of such conspiracy did fraudulently
title tbe Influence and power of his
office of Governor 'lo provona fair,
free and legal election in oaid State, to
tho end that be might procure from
tho commissioners of election tbe re
turn of a legislature a majority ol
whoso mom hers should bo of tho Re
publican party, and presumed to be
f avorable to bis election to the Senate.
II. That having tailed In this, tho
said William Pitt Kellogg, still holding
the oflloe of Governor, did conspire
with divers persons, and in aid of such
conspiracy did fraudulently use the in
fluence and power of his office ol Gov
ernor to change the result as rolurnod
by the commissioners of election, to
theend that he might procure through
false certificates ol election thoorganita
tion of a pretended legislature a ma
jority of whose members should be of
tbe Kopublican party and aupposod to
bo favorable to bis election to the
Senate.
HI. That said William Pitt Kellogg
did conspire with dlvors olhors to pre
vent, and by loroe, through tbo metro
politan police, aided of the 'army of
tbe united elates, am prevent the
lawfully elected members of the
legislature, and especially those of tbo
Democratic party, lrom assembling In
the halls ol tha Senate and House of
KepraeenUlivae in tbe UtaU-bouse of
the State ol ivouiatana; and did by
threat, by tha use of money, by the
promise of office, and by other corrupt
t -
nr net ices, cotniicl and induce to assem
ble in said bolls, respectively, a mob of
his co-conspiratora against the will ol
tho people ot Louisiana, many of whom
had not boon oleoted, and some of
whom was neither elected nor certified,
to tho end that ho might procure a
protended legislature for tho Inaugura
tion of Stephen II. Packard us Gov-
omor, who, ho well know, had not
been elected, and from which mob he
might procure the form of his own
election to tho senate, and which pre.
tended cloclion lis know such pretend
ed Governor would certify.
IV. Thut said William Pitt Kellogg
having thus corruptly procured the
assembling of a body of persons pro-
londing to Do legislature, in which
wero included persons not elected, and
from which hadbeen forcibly exoluded
persons who had been elected and cer
tified as members, did, by brioory, by
uie use ui muney anu too promise oi
offices, and by other corrupt practices,
induco sard body of persona lo go
through tho lorm ot choosing bim to a
soat in the Senate ot tho United States.
V. That said William Pitt Kellogg,
woll knowing that tho facts now proven
to oxiBt did exist, did falsely roprosont
that no such loots existed or could be
proven, seeking thereby to induce a ma
jority ot the oommittee, without tak
ing the evidence wbicb has now been
taken, to make a report declaring his
title to the soat, and with intent to
induco a majority of tho Senate to
admit him to the scat so Irauduloully
claimed.
VI. That to provont tho discovery
of the briberies, frauds and corruptions
now proven te exist, tbe said William
Pitt Kellogg, did procure alarge num
ber of persons comprising said pro
tended legislature to bo appointed to
public ofliccs of profit in the Custom
houBO ot New Orleans and elsewhere
as inducements Dot to disclose the
truth. That afXorothor persons, officors
and members of said protended legia
laturo, had frcoly and voluntarily ad
mitted under oath tbeir knowledge of
said briberies and corruptions, and bad
been summoned to appear as witnesses
before your committee and were under
the protection of the Senato, said Wil
liam Pitt Kollogg did, by bribery and
corrupt practices, induco said witnoses
to testily falsely that they had not
made such admission, or tbat it they
bad mado thorn thoy wore not true.
Tbo committee realize tbo sovority
of those conclusions, bnt they aro more
than justified by tho ovidonco. In
view ot their severe character, how
over, tbo oommitteo aro unwilling to
confine this report to a simplo an
nouncement of their findings, but will
incorporate in tbo report itself a por
tion of tho abundant ovidonco which
establishes tbeir correctness.
In support of the first conclusion,
tho committeo cites the case of Judge
Stokes, of Grant parish, who was kept
by Kollogg in Now Orleans until the
timo for completing the registration
under the law bad expired. In conse
quence, tbe peopla held an election
without registration, and the parish,
on this pretext, was thrown out. The
testimony of Potor Williams, Chief
Clerk and acting register of voters,
who testified that during his abscence
tho books were removed from bis
oQleo and taken to the Custom. house,
llo wont there and found the super
visors and their clerks employed in
erasing tho names of the voters of tho
wards of tho city of New Orleans.
Tbore is no rebuttal of this evidenco.
Further testimony is quoted as to
Kellogg's manipulation of the returns
so as to give a ltepublican majority in
tho legislature. Tho testimony given
by Tonor, WalBb. and other witnessos
is overwhelmingly convincing that
loroe, fraud and bribery were all neo
ossary to keep the members of this
fraudulent legislature togother. Tbe
evidence establishing direct bribory
with money of a large number ol tho
members of tho legislature, to secure
he benalorlal election, is simply crush
ing.
Tho report shows that filty-six mem
bers of the Packard legislature received
civil appointments. Tbo evidonce is
direct and positive that the object of
those apdointments was to provont
revelations against Kellogg.
Your cominilteo aro not authorized
to say, and will not say, that tho Presi
dent and certain of his Cabinet
wero willing parties to this corrupt
uao of the publio effioes, but they feel
constrained to say tbat if they had
been willing parties they could not
havo boon mora accommodating and
compliant to the siting momber.
We admit tbat a great numuor oi
tbe witnesses called on both sides wero
of very bad chiractor, not only for
truth but tor any other virtue, and if
their credibility d'pcmlcd Bolely upon
character thoy (tight not to bo be
lieved. Dut tho Miles of law furnish
safe guides in weighing Ibis evidence.
, The accompliceul a criminal is nec
essarily of bad diaracter, for he is a
criminal himself, .f bo is not to bo be
lieved because he h an accomplice, and
thorefore of bad Ciaracter, thou an ac
complice in no use ought to be al
lowed lo testily, 'dut in spite of bad
characters they an often the only ac
cessible witnessos and their evidonce
ia ulen most ajtlislholory. Were It
otherwise, those criminals would often
be safest whose (Times woie greatest.
In the cbbo beltro ns nearly all the
witnessess examined wore the acoom-
f dices of Kollogu; in tho crimes and
rauds which resided in his pretended
election to the Suialo.
The silting number insisted upon
conducting mucl of the examination
in his own behalf, and this privilege
was accorded hi a. In the stylo ol bis
questions and the conduct of his cause
he often exhibited most striking cor
roboration of tin witnesses who wore
testifying of bis joilu Tbo col robora
tions brought oul by himself not only
occurred in his jross examinations ol
the witnessos caled by tbo memorial
ist, but also in bis examinations of
witnossos called iy himself to impeach
or contradict tin witnessos of the
memorialist.
Your committee aro unable to lee
how an impartial legal mind can rood
the evidence taken and doubt tbo guilt
of lbs silting trombcr upon evory
cbargo which hts been made against
him, notwithslanling so many of the
witnessM must bi admitted to be dis
reputable. In regard to thopoworof tho Senate
to review the former decision in this
oaso. the reports stalos :
Under tho most technioat rule of
res tdjudieata there Is not a Court in
civilized Christendom wbicb would
hesitate to review and reverse a judg
ment so nttorly unauthorised and un
just j and surely it cannot be contended
that the Senate can have loss power
than tho Court to annul such a decis
ion. Concoding, then, for the argu
ment that the Senato in passing upon
oontests for seata ia this body acta as
a Court, and that the technical rule of
res adjudicata appliea to decisions
rendered in anrh cases, do Courts not
REPUBLICAN.
re-examine, review and rovorse thoir
docisions t Aro not appeals, writs of
orror, motions lor new trials and bills
of review fiimilliar to us all f The
Sonato In considering such casus in the
first instance is not bound by tbe forms
of proceedings in tho Courts. We
have no declarations, no complaints,
no bills in chancery, nor pleas, demur
rers, answers and joinder of issue in
judgment without the pleadings known
to tbo Courts, may not the Senate
also proceed to review, re examine and
rovorso such Judgments when good
cause is shown without restoring to
ine process which tn snob cases are
known to the Courts ? If the Senate
is a Court, then, if the facts in a gives
caso aro such as would require tho va
cation of a judgment if rendered by a
Court, surely the Senate would also be
authorized to vacate such judgment
i no exclusion oy ine uourt oi mater
ial testimony on the first hearing, the
discovery of new and material evidonce
ot frauds, forgeries, briberies and per
juries in procuring the first judgment
are all well-known grounds, on either
ono ot which Uourts, Dy some ol tue
mothods ot procooding, will review and
reverse such judgments. All thoso
grounds aro shown by the evidence
and tbo records of this Senato to exist
in extraordinary clearness, force nnd
repealed abundanco In the caso we are
now considering. Is tho Sonato by
being likened to a Court to be bound
by decisions which a Court would
rigorously vacate and annul ?
Hut the attompt to apply to the
Senate the technical rule of res adjudi
cata as il obtains in the Courts is a pal
pable sophistry and not an argument.
In tho correct and forciblo language
of Senator Tburman, before quoted,
"it confounds all distinctions and dis
regards all the mice of this body."
In casos like the one bolore us, your
committee do not hesitate to adopt the
language employed by those eminent
constitutional lawyers, Mr. Coleman,
of Vormont, nnd Mr. Trumbull, ot Illi
nois, in the Fitch and Bright case, in
18D. They said:
"The power of the Senate to judge
of the election and qualification of its
own members is unlimited and abiding.
It Is not exhausted in any particular
case by over adjudicating tho same, aa
tho powor ot re examination and cor
rection of error and mistake, incidont
to all jndiciol proceedings, remains
with tbe Senate in thisrespoct, as woll
as to do justice to itself as to the
.State represented or to the persons
claiming or holding seats. Such an
abiding powor mtistcxiBtto purge tue
body from intruders, otherwise any
ono might retain bis seat who bud
once wrongly procured a decision of
mo senate in nis lavor vy iruuu ur
falsehood, or even by papers forged or
fabricated."
In the light of the evidenco now be
fore the Senate thosittinr member was
admitted by a wrongly procured de
cision of the Senate in his favor by
moans quite as criminal as those stated
in the last paragraph quoted, since the
means employed by nim to secure his
pretended election included conspira
cies, briberies and prejudices, often re
peated, and the knowledge of which
waa vigorously suppressed on me
former hearing. lie was not chosen
by lbs legislature of liouiaiaoa. llo
win chosen bv a bod v of men who
conspired with him to defeat the will
of the State, and who excluded by
force tbe members elected by tbo peo
ple in order that the conspirators
might bo enabled to accomplish their
work.
a leas iy as fho.v history.
ENOOVJRAnEMENT BOR ToCSO HEN.
Alexander ol Maeodon, extended bis
power over Greeoe, conquered Kgypt,
overran all Asia, and died at thirty
three years of age. ' Hannibal was but
twenty-six when, after the fall of his
father, llamilcar, and Asdrubal, bis
successor, be was chosen Commander
in Chief of the Carthagonian army.
At twenty-seven he captured Sagun
tum from the ltotnans. Hofore ho was
thirty fivo lis carried his arms from
Africa into Italy, conquered I'nniius
Sciplon near tho Trobia, defeated Flam
inns or his approach to the Appenincs,
laid waste the wholo country, defeated
r amus Maximus and Varro, marched
into Cnpna and, at tho age of thirty-
six waa thundering at the gates of
Home, ricipio Amcanns waa scarcely
sixtoon when he took an active part
in tho bottlo of Cannes, and saved the
life of his fatbor. The wreck of the
Itoman cavalry chose him as their
leader, and ho conducted thorn back to
the capital. Soon after he was twenty,
be was appointed pro Uonsiil ol Spain,
where ho took New Carthago by storm.
He soon after defeated, successfully,
Asdrubal, (Hannibal's brother), Mago,
and Jlauno, crossod fnto Africa, nego
tiated with Syphax, and Masinissa
King, returned to Spain, quelled the
insurrection there drove the Curtha
gonians wholly from the peninsula, re
turned to ltoino, devised tbe diversion
against tfcie Carlhagenians by "carry-,
ing the war into Africa," crossed
thither destroyed the Syphax, com
pelled the return of Hannibal and de
feated Asdrubal the second time.
Jhailetnagne was crowned King of the
Franks before be was twenty-six. At
the aire of twcnlv-cight bo had con
quered Aquilania, and at the ago of
twenty-nine, be made nimsrn master
of the wholo Gorman and Froncb em
pires. Charlos XII. of Sweden, was
declared of ag by the Stalos, and suc
ceeded bis latber at tbe age of fifteen.
At eighteen he headed the expedition
against tho Danes, whom be checked ;
and with a fourth of their number, oat
toplocoathe Russian army, commanded
by the Czar Peter, at Narva: crossod
tho JJivinia, gained a victory ovor Sax
ony and carried hia arms into Poland.
At twenty one uo had conquered t o
land, and dictated to her a new sover
eign. At twenty-four be had subdued
Saxony; and at twenty -aeven waa con
ducting his victorious army into the
heart of Hussia, when a severe wound
prevented his taking command in per
son, and resulted in bis ovorthrow and
subsequently treacherous capacity into
Turkey, 1 rayelle waa a major
Genoral In the American army at the
ago of eighteen ; was but twenty when
ho was wounded at Brandywine, but
twenth two when he raised supplios
for tbe army, on his own credit at Dal
tltnore, and but thirty-three when he
was raised to the office of Commander
in Chief of tbe National Guards of
France. Napoleon Bonaparte com
menced bis military career as an officer
of artillery at the age oi aevenioon,
At twenty four he sacoessfully com-
tnsnded the artillery of Toulon. His
aplsndid aud victorious campaign in
Italy was performed at the age ot
twenty-sovon. During tho next year,
when about twenty-eight, he-gained a
battle over the Austriana, ia Italy, con
qoered Mantua, carried the war into
Austria, ravancd Tyrol, ooocludod aa
advantageous peace, took possession of
Milan, and tba Venetian nepuonc revn.
lutionized Genoa, and formed the
Cisalplno Republic. At tho ago of
twenty-nine he rocoived the command
of tho army against Kgypt ; scattered
the clouds of Mamaluke cavalry, mast
ered Alexandria, Aboukir, anil Cairo,
and wrested the land ol the Pharaohs
Ptolemies from the proud descendants
of tho prophet. At thirty ho fell among
the Parisians liko a thunderbolt, over
throw tbe dictatorial government, und
dispersed the Council of five buudieil,
and was proclaimed first Consul. At
the ago of thirty ono ho crossed tbe
Alps with an army, and destroyed the
Austrians at Marengo. At tbe ago of
thirty -two be established the code of
Napoleon ; in tho same year be was
elected consul lor mo Dy ibe people,
and nt tho ago of thirty-throe years he
was crowned Kmneror or the rrench
people. William Pitt, tbo first Karl of
Chatham, was bnt twenty-seven years
ol ago wben, as a momber ot Parlia
ment, bo wagod tho war of a giant, tbe
corruption ol Sir Kooort Walpole. The
lounger rut was scarcely twenty
year of age when, with masterly
powor, be grappled with tho veterans
of Parliament in favor of America. At
twenty-two ho was callod to tho high
and responsiblo trust of Chancellor of
tbe Exchequer. It was at that age
when he oame forth in his might on
me affairs ol the East indies. At
twenty-nino, during tbo first insanity
ot Goorge 111. ho rallied around tbe
Prince of Wales. Edmund Burke, at
tho age of nineteen, planned a reluta
lion of the metaphysical theories of
Berkley and Uumo. At twenty he was
in tho Temple, the admired of its in.
mates for the brilliancy of his gcuios
and the varioty ol bis acquisitions. At
twenty six he published his celebrated
satire entitled ' Vindication of Natural
Society." Tbe same year he published
bis essay on tbo "sublime and Beauti
ful," so mucb admired for its spirits of
philosophical investigation and the
eleganoo of its language. At twenty
five he was tho first Lord ot tho Treas
ury. George Washington was only
twenty-seven years of age when he
covered tho- retreat of tho British
troops at Braddock's defeat, and the
same year he was appointed Commander-in-Chief
of all the Virginia forces.
Gon. Joseph Warron was only twenty
nine years of ago when, in defiance of
the British soldiers stationed at the
door of tho church, ho pronounced tho
celebrated oration which aroused the
spirit of liberty and patriotism that
terminated in the achievement of in.
dependence. At thirty-four be glori
ously fell, gallantly fighting in tbo
cause of freedom at Bunker Hill. Alex
ander Hamilton was a ' Lieutenant
Colonel In tbe army of the Revolution,
and Aide-do-Camp to ; Wasbinton at
tbe nge or twouty. At twenty hvo be
was member of Congress from New
York ; at thirty be waa ono or the
ablest members of the Convention that
framed the Constitution of the United
States; at thirty -one ha was a member
of tbo Now York Convention, and
joint author of the great work ontitlod
tbe "Federalist." At thirty-two ho
was Secretary of the Treasury of the
United States, arranged tho financial
branch of tbe Cfovornmont upon ao per
fect a plan tbat no great improvement
has ever been mado upon it since by
his successors. Thomas Haywood, of
South Carolina, was but thirty years
of age when he aigned tbe glorious
record of tho Nation's birth, the Dec
laration of Independence. F.ldrlge
Gerry, of Massachusetts, Benjamin
Kush and James Wilson, ot Pennsyl
vania, wero but thirty-years of ago :
Mathow Thornton, of New Hampshire,
Thomas Jefferson, of Virginia, Arthur
Middleton, ot fiorth Carolina, and
Thomas Stone, of Maryland thirty
three, and William Hooper, of North
Carolina, thirty-four. John Jay, when
twenty-nineyeara old, wasa member of
the revolutionary Con gross, and being
associated with Lee and Livinjfston,
on the committee for drafting aa ad-
to the people of Oreat BnUiin,
drew up that paper himself which 'was
considered one of the most eloquent
productions of the time. At thirty-two
he penned the old Constitution of New
York, and the same yearwaa appointed
Cbiof Justice of Iho State. At thirty
four he was appointed Minister to
Spain. At tbe age ol twenty lix
Thomas Jefferson was a leading mom
ber of tbe Colonial Legislature in
V irKinia, At thirty be was a mom
ber of the Virginia Convention;
at thirty-two a member ol Con-
gross, and at thirty-throe he draft
ed the Declaration of Independence.
Milton, at tbe age ol twenty, bad writ
ten his finest miscellaneous poems,
including his L'Ailegra, Ponsoroso,
Comus, and tbe most beautiful mono
dies. Iiord Byron, at tbo age ol twen
ty, published his celebrated satire npon
Knglisb bards and scotch reviewers;
at twonty-lour, tbo first two Cantos of
Clnlde Harolds Pilgrimage. Indeed
all the vast pootio treasures of his
genius were poured lortn, in ineir
richest prolusion, before he was thirty-four
years old, and ho died at thir
ty seven. Pope wrote many of his
poems and published them before he
was sixteen years old; at twenty he
wrote an Kssay on Criticism ; at twen
ty one, the Rape ot the Iock, and at
twenty live, ins great wors; mo lian
lation ol tha Iliad. Sir Isaac Nowton
had mastered tho highest elements of
mathematics, and the analytical meth
od of Dos Cartles, bolore he was twen-1
ty ; had discovered the now method of
infinite series of Auctions, and bis new
theory of light and ita colors. At
twoDly-flve ho had discovered tbe new
principle of the reflecting telescope,
the laws of gravitation and the plase
tary system. At thirty he occupied
the mathematical cnair at i amDnugo.
Dr. Dwight'a "Conquest of Canaan"
was commenced at the ago ol sixtoon
and finished at twenty-two. At tha
latter age be composed Ins colobrated
dissortion on history, eloquence and
poetry of tha Bible, which waa imme
diately publisbed and re published in
r.urope.
Be Practical. Is It not true tbat
reason, like the Senses, was given to
man for practical rather than specula
tive purposes T Looking back at tho
history of abstract inquiry, what gains
do we aee in the last two years? In
physics, nr natural science, great and
substantial advances have been made ;
but what of metaphysics T What pro
gress can be abowa in the gnesswora
of what il called pare philosophy since
the days of Plate and Aristotle f Has
it not all been a groping in the aar
an effort to reach the unattainable f
A Chines student at Andovei wrote
in a lady's album Lbs following Torsion
of a well known poem :
"He 4Mb tea little stlae.-Bf
Isrpreve Bear, aisle l.ates
AUteeelejti .
Oe Bletaa aa ftla aae jalee
Pres. S.eJere raet got Mstea,
Josh Billings aays of society that his
acquaintances would fill a cathedral,
bnt the pulpit would hold bit friends.
EDUCATIONAL.
"""BV it.'u. BcQtJOWrl.'
. Houtzdale borough bos six months
of school this year. . .
All tho school housos of Woodward
township are insured. - .
Tliroo now school houses wero built
in Woodward township, last your.
Freedom has been pruclaiiued te the
1.1,1100 school children ot the county,
Since theatrike in the mining regions
tbe "breaker boys havo been attend
ing school. . . . ,
In .discharging tho duties of our
olnoe we have travelled 1,134 miles,
sinco the lirst ot June lost,
' John VL Danlap and Peter Owens
were elected School Directors in K nox
township, at the Spring election. '
Lottio McClnro, a member of tho
Oakland school, in Pike township, at
tended every day of the school term.
Samuel Henderson, Mr. Definbach
and Robert Stott, directors ol Wood
ward township, acoompanied us to
tbeir respective schools.
Tho Wolf Run school, taught by W.
S. Port, will closo on April 1st, with a
public entertainmont In the evening.
The eHtertainmont will be purely ol a
literary cast.
L. W. Berry, of VVallaoeton, whose
name appears on tbe retired list of
teachers, holped France Murphy con
duct his scries of Temperance meet
ings at Johnstown, a few days ago. -
The following pupils attended Mt.
Zion School, in Lawrence township,
taught by J. O. Campbell cvory day
of tho term : Maud Thompson, Carrie
Cams, J urnes Conklin and Rosa Conk-
tin.
Duringour inspection tour at IlouU-
dalo, we wero accompanied by Dr.
r red. Todd, Charley liangslord anil
P. J. McCullougb, members of tho
Board of Directors, of that populous
town.
G. W. Weaver, who taught J'ullois
Central High School the past term
started on the 10tb inst., for a lour of
the West His successor for tho Sum
mer term, is Mr. J. T. Liddle a gentle
man of experience and ability.
P. S. Weber, Ksq., a member of tbe
Board of Sandy townshio, delivered a
forcible oration at the Educational Re
union, at LuthorsburkT. Tho directors
of tbe county should be proud of hav
ing such an able representative as Mr.
Weber. .
The lecture of J. W. Fldred, of
Three Runs, on the "use of tbo black
board in recitations" which was pub
lished in tbe Institute proceedings, is
mentioned by tcachors everywhere, as
the most practical production ol that
little book. , '
, There aro a few instancos this year
in which tbo law has been violated, by
schools bcini? kent open on Saturday.
l,ot it be remembered tbat a JJoard of
Senoci Directors cannot pat a teacher
for teaching ea Saturday, or on a legal
holiday. , This is law and good sense.
Edgnr L. McCloskey, teacher of
Karthaus Hill school, in nartbaua
township, sends the following record
ot students for having attended every
day of the school term : Daniel Ilabn,
aged ten years, Willie Grant, aged
eight years, and Nora Jteichel, aged
six years.
Tho Jackson school, in Bradford
township, taught by J. R. Wilson was
temporarily suspended within four
days or completion. - Mr. Wilson, and
nearly all ol nil pupils were down
with tbe measles. In a short timo,
howover, they cad all recovered and
the school was completed. All the
schools of Bradford township have
been scourged with the same disease
during the Spring.
. Public Opinion,
Tho following comments show thai
educational work in Clearfield is ap
preciated and noted abroad :
Ereia W. A. Liadsajr, Defalj 8 late gapwia'l.
Aocopt thanks for a copy ot your
Institute Herald, followed by a neat
and attractive copy of tho pioceodings
ol your institute. They Doth Dear
tbe marks of progress, and indicate
tbat Clearfield it among tbe progress
ive counties ot the State. Yon wero
tbe first to .inlroduco tbat valuable
feature. Educational Expositions in
connection with your Institute. I
having been talking this every Insti
tute 1 have visited Ibis year. Hope to
e you soon at the Department.
Proas the Holleaaaburf Staaaard.
Clearfield county ia blessed with a
live School Superintendent. He fur
nishes a column of educational nows
for tbe Republican and Journal every
week, besides circulating educational
papers and pamphlets among bis teach
ers and directors regularly. H is work
a,. Mie aj- tB.e Mp4n
tendonta with profit.
FroBB J. A. Cooper, FriBelpelef EdlaBere Stale
Kersaal ssbbbi.j
Paor. M. L. McQoown Dear Sir :
I have received and examined with
care the proceedings of your Insti
tute, ion roost ol have bad a good
and livery Institute, for yon have an
excellent report.
frDBl tba I4.eatl.ael Departs eel aftb. Jalas-
teas TTieaae.J
We buvo receives! a copy of the pro
ceedings of the Clearfield County
Teachers institute published in the
form of a neat pamphlet
lbe essays ol tbe teachers and lec
turers are nearly all published in full,
and manyol these show careful thought
and reflect credit on the writers.
There is no evidence in these pro
ceeding! of a "monopoly ot the bosi-
nesa," lor tbe teachers aro all Impar
tially treated by the County Super in
tendont. We aro in favor of pulling
the work of teachers in a permanent
form, and sir. Mcuaowh has succeed
ed. Lot the good people and teachers
of Clearheld county reioice tbat tbey
nave aucb a supenatendent
Itema From Late Beports.
T. C. Hspaiaa, laa.ber af gteaaaiUa eeaoel, la
Boeirf tewaship, report, tar tea tern eaillaa
Merek U.h, ISaSt Htko.1 ele4 aa Thermal
March llui, with tat threeei.ltors arseeat. Jetn
DlaaellBf, Ansae Wilkes ana Willi. Oelter, snot
the prises la spdllae, the tret hetaf 10, aao tbe
other two, II years f ... Johaar aad Willie
Ulaelle spalloel all the teat werea'' te u Aoser
teaa Spellee, aaa aaieaW k-si aee were eaeh.
There ".re la all tweat thrae Tints.
lUport ef A. A. DaLarBsa, teaehar af Beblaael
ecaoeL ia Bredr towa.hlp, for tha BBOBth saaiaf
reamer, lata. Use t hole aaaiher earalkH , II ,
far njI. af atUD4aaoa, St j vtells freai dlneiere,
; eaSreesee e.lleee te a a!, 1 1 everag at
leaSaasa, Sit BiiaaaS a. tlaaa,tt visits, froej
petraas,) a.plla 4etaiae4 by Btekaess, I. We
as Beejrreaalei tmf taalf. Tha lalaraat f Iks
paplia eeeeBB u laereaaa as wa edseaee lover,
tk. enes .f the teres.
A BABY ELEMAST
SAID TO BI TUE FIRST ILEI'DAMT EVER
BORN IN CAPTIVirr.
A mottimportant event in the zoolog
ical world occurred at the stables of
Cooper & Bailey, the circus men, at
Twenty-tbird street and Kidgo avenue,
at an early hour yesterday morning.
This was nothing more nor lost than
tho birth' of a young elephant Tbe
importanco of the affair to tho world
of science will be realized whon it it
stated that it is tbe first instance of tbo
kind that has over token place, so far
as ia known, among these animals in a
stale of captivity. Heretofore all ideas
and theories, written or unwritten, on
tho propagation among ibis species
of quadruped, duration of the period of
gctttotion, and so forth, buvo been
more or less speculative. Tho one fact
that seemed woll established waa that
tbo female elephant would not bear
young iu her captive statu, although
from timo to time, both in Europe and
America, announcement have gone
forth from showmen and othora te the
cflect that they had reason to beliove
tbat this theory was not well lounded,
nnd expected lo be able to disprove it.
Nothing ever csnm of this, however,
und Hie fact remained tbul tht birth of
a baby elcphunl wus a thing unknown
to nntui-ul science outside the animal's
native wilds, and the theory above
mentioned continued in full force.
The event of yesterday morning upsets
everything in this direction, howover,
and aflorda occasion for acientiata to
shift their position and look at the
question from a new standpoint.
THE BABY'S AVFBAaANCI.
A queer-looking little black animal,
not much larger than a Newfoundland
dog, with a vory diminutive specimen
of i; trunk, and with a disposition lo
mn at things blindly liko a young colt,
fairly describes the appearance of tho
siruiigor ns It waddled about In the
largo brick loblo known as the elephant
house, yesterday morning. Thomothor,
a Inrgo black Asiatic elephant, known
by tho attractive name of Hebe, stood
in the contra of the largo stable room,
with both bind legs chained to two
posts. This precaution waa absolutely
necessary, as will be shown. At tha
upper end of the stablo room, about a
dozen yards lrom Hebe, stood six other
large elephants with their beads turned
toward her, likewiso chained to posts.
It was a most exciting scone among
these elephants when the birth took
place. For months past Hebe, on ac
count ol her condition, bad been
chained on tbe same spot where she
stood yesterday away from the other
olupharrts, the room being always in
care of a watchman or keeper at night.
This watchman was at his pott yester
day morning at ball past two o'clock,
when the event by which Hebo dis
tinguished herself occurred.
SCENE AMONG TUB OTHER ELEPHANTS.
The scene that followed he describes
as lively. Instantly all Iho oilier ele
phants set np the most tremendous
bellowing ever beard of nnd threw
their trunks about and wheeled around
and slood on their hind legs and
cavorted and danced in the highest
glee, as though they had gono mad.
The excitement communicated itself tn
Hebo, nnd he became almost frantic.
With a terrific plunge sho broke the
chains aud ropes w hich held her, and,
grasping up the ltttlo baby elephant
with her trunk, throw it abouttwenty
yards across the room, letting it fall
near a large, hot stove where a hro
is always kept burning to keep the
place heated then followed with a
mad rush, bellowing and lashing her
trunk as though sho would carry
everything before her. Tbe keeper
fled for bis life, and not a moment too
soon. Around this stovo was a railing
formod of heavy timber, and intended
as a protection for the stove in case
any of tbe elephants ever got loose and
look it into their heads to be vicious.
Against this railing Hebe charged with
such effect that she reduced it to kind
ling wood in short order. Not stop
ping bore sho struck tho stove snd
knocked it into the position of the
leaning tower of Pisa in an instant,
and badly mashed the pipe. The
keeper meantime had given the alarm,
and three or four others coming to his
assistance, the animal was, alter some
trouble, secured and chained to the
poet again. Meantime the other ele
phants kept up their bellowing and
tho lashing of their trunks as though
they could not make noise enough and
nover would get through rejoicing.
The baby elephant, which at once
showed a disposition to make friends
with anybody or everybody, was pilot
ed bock to ita mother, where the keep
ers and others who bad now boon at
tracted by the general commotion,
became at onco interested in nursing
it It would run about with ita mouth
open vory much like a young colt The
old elephant would not stand Hill long
enough to tncklo it, being constantly
swaying and swinging about, so the
keepers bit on the nappy expedient of
procuring funnel und a rubber tube
about a yard in length. Inserting one
ond of the tube in tbe baby's mouth,
they fed it by milking into tho funnel
at tho othor end, the little newcomer
taking its sustenance with a relish un
til it declared it coo Id take no more by
promptly jerking its moatb away.
During all iho day it was necessary for
two or three keepers to bo present to
attend to it, their groat fear being that
it might get entangled m tho chains
which hold its mother to the poets and
got crushed. The mother herself is a
line specimen of the Astatic elephant,
being twenty-tbree yoars old and very
large. Tho aire is Mandrie, an elephant
of about the same size as the mother,
and two years older. The baby ia 85
inches high and weighs 214 pounds.
The period of gestation ia put by
scionlifio authorities at twenty-two
months and a half. There, will prob
ably be a scientific investigation of the
case by Professor Loidy and others.
I'hilaJelphia limes, March nth.
THE SCHKMKS OF
S1U1L1STS.
TIJK
The Nihilists resort to sly ma
noeuvres in order to put their persecu
tors off the scent and to tiro them out.
They denounce one another, and the
police are kept for months running on
a lool'l errand. It il known that
numerous arrests have boon made in
consoquenco of last year's events, and
of those arrested almost two-thirds
wors seized on the ground ol anony
mous denunciations, and wore after
ward set free ; but many bad, of course,
to pass a long time in prison before
their liberty was restored to them.
Thon tbo Nihilists carried on a plot
Tbey used to write to the Third Section
to the effect that "in tbe house of inch
a number, in tuch a street, on inch a
floor, etc., there waa a secret proas,
and it was being worked from twlove
at night till four in the morning." Tbo
following night the polioe would ap
pear, only lo find no pressor anything
of tho kind, but only tloopinginmatoa,
whoahowed themselves perfectly ready
and willing to assist the polioe in tLeir
search. A fortnight would elapse, and
tho Third Section would again receive
aa anonymous communication of simi
lar eontenU to the former, and the
comedy would be again gone through.
Tha police wore naturally annoyed
about those anonymous letters, and
began to disregard thorn ; and, in fact,
such communications ceased to reach
tbem. Tba aeoret printing offices wero
then set ap in the vory quartert which
bad thus been visited lo no purpose.
A subscriber to tha Herald's Irith
fund exclaims : "May a moose never
leave yoar espboard with a tear in bia
oyo," . . , ;
Thieves work fin abstract principles.