Uioroi B. Goodlandkr, Kditor. i
WKDNK8DAT MORNING. 1-KB. It, lM.
Redtr, if jro woi to kow whi ! going on
olamBB, tot ata flolumn In partloulmr.
Sm Hesitates. An exchange aaya :
"(iood Mri. Hayes frankly aaya ahe
ban had a nice time in the White Hons
and bates to leave it."
"Love's Labor Lost." Hayca to
Stanley Matthew. It looks now as
though noither of these brotlicra-in-law
would ever want tho Supremo Bench
Mr. l'endloton has aeoured for his
bill to give scats in Congress to tho
members ol tho Cabinet a lavoranlo
report ot Iho Special Committee to
which it was referred.
The official returns ot tho census of
Pennsylvania shows that tho Stato
baa makes, 2,13(1,635 ; iemales, 2,140,-
161 ; native, 3,6M,2S3 ; foreign, 587,
533; whito, 4,197,106 ; colored, 8S.680 ;
total, 4,282,780. .
Death or a Coniiriukman. The
death of Hon. Fornando Wood, mem
her ol Congress from Mow York, oc
enrred at tho Arkansas Hot Springs,
on Monday. Ho was f9 years of ago,
and was the oldest member in the
Houso, in service.
Mr. Rori, tho fiilhnr of fbo toat Charley, aat a
that tho only way to which blf aon nan arar b
lilantlfiad la by tba bov'a raeolleetiona of hia homo
tad hia nbuootioD. hxeltanf.
The boy will be much smarter than
Arthur, tho Vice Presidoioloct. He
cannot tell whothcr he was born in tba
United States, Canada, or Europe.
Settled. Both llousos of Congress
met on Wednesday last to count tho
Electoral voto. It stood : Garfield, 214
votes, Hancock, 155 votes. Garfield
was declared elected, although ho was
over 0,000 short on the popular voto,
as botweon himself and Gen. Hancock
No Senator Vet. Tho voto on Sat
urday stood : Beavor, 57 ; Wallaco, 51 ;
Bayno, 49 ; Scattering, 5. Total, 102
Missing, 80. Both -Houses adjourned
until after the election, and there is
not likely to be n quorum before Thurs
day. Tho voto ou Monday stood :
Boavor, 27 ; Bayne, 33 ; Wallace, !
Scattering, 2. Tho rosi ot the 251 are
missing.
Keep and Bio An oxchangosays
Tho now penitentiary begun at Hunt
ingdon covors an area of ten acres.
The wall is seventeen lect deep and
twelve feet in thickness. On this stone
foundation tho building will be started,
also of stone, and square, at a height
of thirty-two foot.
It is said that ex-Yico President
Henry Wilson, until ho was twenty
one years old. never had a dollar in
money to n.-nd for anything. Dur
ing his whole apprenticeship his mas
ter never gave him a penny but onco ;
then ho presented tho boy with tlireo
cents and allowed him to spend it at a
muster.
ho w tio. ithin lourteen more
days wo will lose Iluyos, the Fraud
How proud thoso "Christian states
men" muBt feel who assisted in porpe
trating this tremendous larceny of the
Presidency, and half a million of dol
lars belonging to the tax -payers of this
country. If they aro not haunted,
tbero is no uso in having ghosts about.
Lovely Indeed. Tho Smethport
Democrat, in its issue of the 4th of
February, contains sixteen notices of
application for divorce Six of the
complainants aro men and ten aro
women. It is no wonder MoKean
county has spread so wonderfully tho
past throe yoars. It must be a kind
of freo and easy country, if wo are to
judge from the divorco record.
Lucky. Goneral James A. Beaver,
ol Bellefonte, bas fallen heir to the
Oliver claims in the United States
Senatorship in this State, and Con
gresaman Bayno, of Pittsburgh, Is ad
ministering on the Grow portion of the
estate. Senator Wallace's men had
not taken out letters at last ncconnt,
but voted steadily on an heretofore.
Hold on I An exchange remarks:
It la admllta by nil that O.rfl.ld will ho a
mar loo! in tho homla of polttioiooa nod job) ora,
but arhiab ring U to ba.a Iho tonlrol of blot Is
ow tbo putalo.
This is rather premature. We pro
pose to hear somo evidence in his caso
and see him tried on. Hia experience
with railroaders, like Oukes Ames, and
pavement buildors, like Do Golyer, can
not bo Ignored by the statosman from
Montor. Don't be too fast I
Which Will Yoo Follow? An
exchange saya : "Radicalism clusters
bout men ; Democracy gathers about
principles. Radicalism worships heroes
and demagogues; Democracy enthrones
groat ideas. Radicalism is the servant
of politicians ; Democracy would fain
tollow tko will of tho people Radical
ism is a narrow and intensely selfish
prejudice; Democracy ia a grand and
immoral idea." This Is a plain and
true statcmont of the caso.
Noxe or Yocr "Blather." Occa
sionally we notico some of our ex
changes lauding Samuel J. Tilden tor
bis talents, Democracy, etc., and tho
next paper wo open retails similar
"taffy" for the nso and behoof of John
Kelly. So far as we are concerned,
we make no distinction between these
two political cheats. Sh as- wo are
about uttering "cuss words" In print.
we are compelled mentally to utter
some crooked thought wbon either of
these two tiaxca are brought to our
notice. It was Tilden and Kelly that
betrayed the Democratic party and
sacrificed General Hancock last Fall.
This was an outrago for which we
cannot find language pungent enough
to express ear oontompt for tbeir con
duct. We hope onr party will be able
to keep douse id the future without
Ml her of these moo.
THE PARAMOUXT DUTY.
To prourvc to ll. H-o,.iu the right
. . . , .
or Iwal wlf government and proleet
the Stale, again.t the (longeron, nnli.
Ilepnblloan tendenciea of Kadicallam,
i the miml imHrtaiit duty devolving
on the Domocrul ie parly 1 1 may al -
moHtl,eaidthatlhi.Uth..nmonof
,.
tho Democracy, for the tran.cemlant
importance of thin obligation, tlwurfe
all other toromparntlve inaignifloanc.
Other object of ltcmocratie interest
aocl effort, uch an honesty and econo-
I my in the public service, rotate merely
to matters of detail, but this embraces
the form of government, this grapples
the question whether the Hepnblio
shall live or be superseded by a cen
tralized despotism, as unlike the gov
ernment established on the federal
Constitution as the system of Russia is
unlike that of Great Britain.
From the infancy of this Republic
to the present hour tbero has always
been a party under varioua names,
bnt holding to one purpose with a
tenacity that bas seemed to gather
strongth from defeat whoso leading
spirits bavo desired and sought to
make this a "strong" or "paternal"
government. Ever since tho adoption
of tho Constitution, this school of
statesmen and politiciaus have been
dissatisfied with the scope of power
therein delegated to tho General Gov
ernment, and have pursued a course
steadily and persistently aggressive on
the reserved rights of the States. Had
not this continuous effort to transfer
tho rightful authority of the States to
the central mechanism been combattcd
by a long line of illustrious patriots
who have been conspicuous leaders of
the Domocracy, there would now be
little left of either the form or sub
stanco of the Federal system as it
caino from the bauds of its builders.
If there is one thing in our institu
tions to which the masses are more
strongly attached than any other fea
tn re, it is local self-government, and
local sell government is all that is em
braced in tho Democratic theory of
States rights. The Republican states
man or demagoguo who osserU that
States rights means secession or that
the States rights doctrino includes
secession, is a willful deceiver, for he
knows that secession and the institu
tion out of which it grew aro dead and
have been for fifteen years. He who
declares that State sovereignty, as
claimed by Democrats, is inconsistent
with tho undisputed sovereignty of
the Nation in all powers and dutios
delegated to tho National authority
by the Constitution, as amended, is
either a grossly ignorant man or utters
what he knows to bo untrue. The
man who charges th it the advocate
of Slates rights, as defined by Demo
crats, aro in favor of anything that is
not guaranteed by tho Constitution,
as interpreted by the court of last re
sort, makes a charge that has no
foundation in (act.
Wo have no doubt that the advo
cates of centralization are honest in
their belicl that wo nocd "a strong
Government." They bavo no confi
dence in anything that approaches
Democracy. They bavo great faith
in tho few; no taitb in the many. But
they and their predecessors have been
defuutcd in the past, and they or their
suceossors will' sncceod no better in
tho futuro. All that ia necessary to
insure tho maintenance of local rights
is for tho Democratic party to meot
the issue boldly and squarely when
ever and wherever it may be present
ed, to point to the well-defined line of
domarkalion between Federal and local
authority, to burl back the insolent
charge of "disloyalty," to show by the
facta ol our history that the Nation
thrives best when the rights of the
States are not menaced or assailed,
and to insist as tho surest guarantee
of National development, greatness
and glory in the future that the No
tion, sovereign in all its delegated
powers, shall sacredly respect the
sovereignty of the States in all powers
not surrendered or forbidden by the
fundamental law, tho charter of Na
tional life.
To the Senatorial Pasters. Tbo
Legitlativt Record, No. 13, dated Janu
ary 27th, to N'o. IS, dated February
2d, oamo to hand on the 10th of Feb
ruary. How swilt time does fly ! Why
is it that the proceedings of the Legis
lature lor a whole week aro bundled
up in this mannor, and A WEEK BE
HIND TIME at that? Why not mail
them every day, so that the tax payer
can bo advised of what ia transpiring
at the Stato Capitol f If pasters and
folders are scarce, employ some more,
and have the work done in a reasona
ble time. We suspect that less than
one-half now on the pay roll put in an
appearance at one time, ller.ee the
fraud. If those on the Senatorial staff
are too lar.y to do' their work in a de
cent mannor, turn them off and em
ploy better men. We charge nothing
for this opinion.
A Good Lesson. Senator Wallace's
speech on Lis proposed amendment to
the Constitution, relating to the elec-
tion of a President, delivored in the
United States Bonate on Friday last,
should be read by everybody. He
compiles facta which few men have
stopped to think about, although pro
testing against a change of the Con
stitution. Wo confess that we have
alwaya been a foe to frequent change
In fundamental affairs relating to gov
ernmental, social or business affairs, but
in this instance we second the motion,
and will publish tbo Senator's sneeeh
I in full in our next issue.
A LITTLE REBELL10X.
, Tho 1.0IttlisU in Xnil Jl i .h i. are
having a Eood time over their niunici-
j ..
pal election, lion. Leonard Mjori,
, ,!lldl(., vx.mtmher of Congrena, made
U upeoch the other nigbt against Stok
ley tor Mayor, in which ho said : '-For
jtuu I""1 im year uboul ten men
in,thi" f l'ublicn city have
either held all the prominent ollicea or
who ,ll0uj ,,oIJ Ul(1I rr.
qU0tly dividing the emolument when
an indignant people drove them from
the honors. I believe in leadership. 1
know most ol these men, and alter
they had fattened at the public crib it
they had led the fight lor others who
were the choice of the masses they
could have won praise instead of blame.
"Now, what has been the result?
With 20,000 Republican majority in
Philadelphia, Republican ring nomina
tions mado in a corner by a fow men
although the nominees were some
times worthy gavo to the Democrats
the Sheriff, tho Coroner, the District
Attorney and tho City Controller. It
is the last straw which breaks tho
camel's back. The last straw on the
back of the people is the attempt to
foist William S. Stokley on thorn again
for Mayor. 1 read with groat pleasure
the speech ol the Mayor'! solicitor in
his behalf. When I finished it 1 was
satisfied that all the newspaper ac
counts of murders and drunkenness
and crime were idle stories. These
newspaper men will get up such fibs I
From the political gospel as expound
ed by St. Shaplcigh, I llnd we ore liv
ing in a perpetual Paradise, and Stok
ley is an archanglo only lacking tho
wings I"
What tho current disturbance will
result in is hard to tell. In onr large
cities the roguos of both parties often
lack horns, and in this manner succeed
in plundering the taxpayers promis
cously. As we go to press, the elec
tion is going on.
A Huok Job. An exchango says
that the National Greenback party, or
what is left of it, is to undergo a trans
formation after the 4th of March. A
call will soon bo issued for delegates
from every Congressional district In
the Union, to meet in Convention at
Chicago, thoro to form a new political
organization to be known as tho Peo
ple's party. Tbo principles of the new
party, to bo laid down in a platform,
will be comprehensive enough to em
brace the suffering and despondent of
every other organization in tho coun
try. Republicans, Democrats, (ireen
backors, rrohibilionistB and anil Ma
sons can all come in and be welcome.
It is understood that Congressman
Weaver, Gillette and Do La Matyr will
take the stump soon after tho People's
parly is formed and expound its prin
ciples and aims from Maine to Califor
nia. Well, there are some peoplo who
never wear out. They can by turns
bo Radicals, Modocs, Seventy-Sixers,
Grcenbackors and Democrats, and then
they ripen into dictators and primo
leaders of party affaire. They may
bo called "posies" they bloom for a
while, but soon fade and vanish.
Too Much eor Their Stomachs
The Republican organs are playing
dreadlully out of tune over the ap
pointment of that distinguished Ohio
statesman, of Louisiana Returning
Board fame, Mr. Stanley Matthews, to
tho Supremo Court bench. Mr. Mat
thews, is especially a heavy load on
the New York Timet' stomach, and it
has been badly afflicted ever since the
announcement of his appointment.
Lately it denounced him as 'erratic and
impulsive in politics and guided by al
most any consideration but a profound
regard for the highest interests of tho
public. In the Scnato ho has advo
cated some of the most vicious moas
urea proposed at a critical time in our
financial experience.' But the objec
tion of the Timet goes to his judicial
character also. He is described as
"neither judicious, superficial in study
and thought, and carried to his conclu
sions by the intensity of hiszea! rather
than by the dopth and accuracy of his
reasoning."
How Thet are Elected. United
States Senators are elected under a
General Act of Congress. It providos
that on the second Tuosday after the
organization of the Legislature that
meets immediately preceding the expi
ration of a Senatorial term, each Houso
shall vote for Senator separately, and
that the two Housoa shall moot in
joint convention on the following day
to count the voto. If one candidate
shall have received a majority of tho
vote in each branch, the joint conven
tion simply certifies his election, but if
no one has received a majority of
tho votes in each branch even if he
may have a majority on joint ballot
there ia do election, and tbe Conven
tion proceeds to vote for a Senator,
and it must meet every legislative day
at noon to voto for Senator until one
shall he elected.
Pass It. Tho CiYnfen Republican
says that Senator Alexander, of Cen
tre county, has introduced a bill in tho
Senate making it a misdemeanor for
any minor to knowingly and falsely
represent himself to bo of full ago for
the purpose of obtaining intoxicating
liquor. Tho hill should become a law
and be rigidly enforced. Tho appear
ance of many miners is such as to do
oelve a landlord, and Inasmuch as tho
landlord is liable to prosecution for
selling liquor to minor who, bo ia led
to bolieve, ia of lawful age, it ia an ant
of simple justice that the minor, who
is guilty of willful misrepresentation,
should be punished for hi offence. It
is a very poor rule that don't work
both ways. It tho landlord offends,
punish him. If the minor offends,
ditto.
A Good Thino. We see It statod
that tbe word "depot," for designating
station on railroad achodule is about
to be wiped out, and the word "sta
tion" substituted by the Pennsylvania
Company. This will bothor those
modorn educators and scholars who
have just graduated by pronouncing it
daypo. All that mental strain and
oulture, like frozen potatoes, will be
lost in the Spring, after the pew ached
ule comes out
Fred Speak. Colonel Fred Grant,
United Stato Army, and so forth, has
got bit tongue in active service again.
He doesn't think pa wonld take Cab
Inot position under Garfield, while tbe
offer of a foreign mission would be Id
tbe nature of an affront.
A TERRIBLE STORM.
HAII.HOADS ULOCKAUEI) I'oH twowkkk
SNOW STORMS IN THE WEST, AND
ri,0018 IN TUB EAST.
St. Paul, Minn., February 12.
Never in the history ot railroading in
the Northwest has there been such a
season of intpedioii-htt-us iiasidiarai ter
ized this. From the lil-L li r.'u lilix
ziipl which swept the. country mOc-to
bel' to Iho present lailrouils with cuts
have been purlieulurly unlim rassed in
Iho movement ol trains. The snow is
drilled to the depth of twenty to thirty
leet, even on the prairies, where a
nucleus has been luiuid by throwing
out snow from the irai k All these
drifts have lormed to tho top of tbe
telegraph poles, and In Homo cases now
poles have been set in the snow thai
communication by wire might bo kept
up. The recent rain packed snow upon
the track so solidly in some places that
tho plov on the engines are utterly
useless, and it is accessary to shovel
the snow from the road bed by hand,
which is a tedious process. These
drawbacks to railroading can only bo
realized by those who have been snow
bound ut extreme points on the prairies.
Tbe Hustings and itukoia divisuns ol
the Chicago, Milwaukeo and St. Paul
railroad bavo been buried under a bunk
of snow almost since the season set in
tor two months. The Sioux City
brunch of the Chicago, Si. 1'uul and
Omaha railroad hits been und slill is
blockaded, notwithstanding tbo cflorl
ol tbo company to raise it, and they
have spared neither labor nor expense.
One train has been bound at Mount
ain Luke, about midway between Si.
Paul and Sioux City, since, tbo 1st of
February, and is likely to be for some
timo to come, from reports just receiv
ed from there. To-day the passengors
could restrain their patience no longer,
and, of course, rested their complaint
against tho company, there being- no
other fungible agency that could be
assuilcd.
Council Bluffs, Ia., February 13.
The severe snow storm ut Friday and
Saturday has completely isoluted this
city from the outside world. No trains
have arrived or departed since Friday
night, and all railroad travel has been
abandoned and none were expected
until this afternoon or Monday. Other
business is almost mispouded, and coal
dealers suy they have not a ton of coal
on hand.
Omaha, February 12. A fearful
storm of wind and snow ruged here
yesterday and lust nighl, blocking up
all railroads and severing telugraphiu
communication through most of the
wost. But a single wire remains open
st this time butweon Omaha and New
York. Trains from Clncugo, due hero
this morning, have all been abandoned,
and tho several rouds of tho Union
I'aoific and Burlington and .Missouri
companies, in tins Stale, are all block
aded. Tho roads extending into Ihe
northern part of the Siuto have been
blockaded fur some days, hibernation
received at tho headquarters ol the
Union Pacific Company shows that tho
Kansas lines are in similar condition.
Omaha is the centre ol the storm,
eighteen inches of snow being reported
at Des Moines, and cighl al Davenport,
Iowa.
Pout Dumsit, Mil, February 12.
An ice gorge, which lor its sudden oc
currence was unprecedented in tliu
history of this often washed out town
and which was attended by damage
only excelled in later years by that of
the great gorge ol 18?."), bus thrown
this place into a stale of excitement
almost beyond conception. Tho ice
commenced to run about 3 o'clock this
morning, and a tow minutes afterward
tho broken masses lodged in both
channels ol the river, causing tiie water
to nso and inundate the town. Vast
masses of ice wera.Jiorno in on the
flood, destroying properly of all kiuils.
A number of Iho dwelling bouses were
crushed like egg shells, the inhabitants
making narrow escapes. Tho hay
bouse of the Baltimore Steamboat Com
pany was demolished, and a force of
inon cngagod in removing bay to a
placo of safety bad to leave it in bouts,
so suilucn was tho rise ol tho water.
Tho building was destroyed a few
minute's after they left. A corner of tbo
warehouse of Messrs. Davis i Co was
torn away and iho lumberyard of the
same firm was dumaged to the extent
of over $1,000 S. Koulland's lumber
yard was also injured. Tho steamboat
Bcniga narrowly escaped destruction.
The track of tho Port Deposit brunch
of tho Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Kuil lioud wus covered with
ice, and in consequence travel is sus
pended. A channel was termed after
the flood bad lasted two hours, and
tho ico began to pass out. The water
at once subsided. Jin) no continued
to pass down tbo river until 4 o'clock
this afternoon, when it commenced to
gorge again, this time five miles below,
at tho mouth ol the river. Jn conso
quence of this, tho water bas risen two
leet to night, and unless a channel is
cut through this packed muss, the
lown will bo subjected to another in
undation before morning moro disas
trous than that through which it has
just passed.
liARHlsiiUKU, t-ebruury IX Tho
Susquehanna has been lulling all day.
Last nigbt East and South liurrisliurg
was partially Hooded by tho overllow
ol 1'axlon creek, and many persons
were obliged to movo out, and to day
their houses can bo reached by boats.
Tho danger is apparently over.
Huntiniidon, l'a, February 13.
The flood of the past few days has
been more disastrous than any which
has ever visited tho Jiimala Valley.
Tho loss in bridges to tluiitinmlon
county alono will bo 50.000. Two
spans ot the briduo at Alexandria,
Iliehl &Co.'a boom at tho mouth of iho
liaystown branch, lour roud bridges
over the brunch and the bridge at
INewlon Hamilton have been carried
away and tbe bridgo at McYeylown
partially destroyed.
Mii.forh, Pa., February 13. Tho
ruin storm bus ceased and the Dela
ware river is falling slowly. The ico
is moving out rapidly. It is reported
that a small gorge has formed al Bush -ville,
below this place, and that tho
ooiiuiry is flooded. Great damage has
been dono to lumber, hay, tences and
movablo property. Tho loss by the
flood is lully 50,000. The Buckery
lamily wero said to be imprisoned on
Conneshaugh island without Iood. It
was thought they would escape dur
ing the night.
Wasiunuton, D. C, February 13.
Tho flood which came rushing down
the Potomac river yesterday morning
submerging tho lower portions of the
city lor nearly twonly lour hours has
subsided. The damage already to ves
sels, wharves and properly along the
river front ia variously estimated at
from 15(1,000 to 1100,000. Most of tho
wharf owners to-night are of tho opin
ion that tho grout dungei is yet to
oome, when this immenso field ot ac
cumulated ice moves past tho city.
Tbe damage to property and merchan
dise in that portion ol tbo city which
was inundated will probably reach
$100,000, and in Georgetown, along
the wharves and in the storehouses,
the damago will probably amount to
$75,000.
You are Kiour. Tbo New York
Tribune thinks that Hayes eamo Into
the White House from a very narrow
circlo of political activity. Possibly ;
but there was an immenso amount ol
unmitigated rascality in tho political
circlo which got him in tbero.
Cadet Whitlaker is hanging around
Washington waiting to be vindicated.
Now that tho Presidential question is J
settledhe thinks a Court-Marlial should
Hnferminit whn olit hia m
ERA VDVLKXT PEXSIOX
CLAIMS.
Ouo of the hugest hands ever perpe
trated on any people is ilia present
system kept up in the pension lino.
Thousands of persons arc billeted on
the tax-payers and are drawing ptu
sions that are no more entitled to one
than Jeff. Davis, if the merits of the
case wero properly examined. The
editor of tbe lloylestown Democrat
,.v..... .-.,.. ,-.
in tho wur, and is ornamented with
three sword cuts, four bullet holes, and I
several shell scares, and has as much I
interest in these pension affairs as any
man in tbe country, has this to say
ubout the matter:
"There is a pension wur of consider
able bigness raging at Washington I
aguiusl Commissioner Bentloy, because
be is using big best endeavors to pre
vent tho government being robbed ol
several millions a year by bogus pen
sioners. Arrayed against him we find
the army of liuudulunt claimants, the
claim agents, who see 'millions in it,'
the fronds of both these belligerents;
while these combatants are supported
by divorB Congressmen, who believe,
or pretend to believe, which is all the
same, that llentley should be unhorsed.
J'ho war bus been translcrred to the
floor of Congress over the new hill, to
stop tho robbery which tho Commis
sioner wishes passed into a luw. This
plun contemplates tho examination of
every pensioner on tho rolls, and we
believe, all new applicants, by a local
Board silting as jl court. This would
oblige every claimant to establish bis
right to a pension with tbe same for
mality ns he proves his rights to a
debt. It would cost a little money,
but it would save the Government
millions annually. This method would
not injure the deserving pensioner, but
would msko the traveling very rough,
for the fraudulent claimant. If the
people know tho immense business
done in Iraudulent pension claims,
they would call tor some chungo to
check mute tho villains employed
in this work. Koine change in the
method of proving claims has become
a necosaity, and in the absence of any
thing better, we hope Mr Honlloy'B
bill nmy become a law."
THE GA RF1ELD A DMIX1STRA
TIOX.
Tho whole country is now interested
in President-elect Garfield. Ho is to
bo tho head of our Government for
four years, if he live unlil the end ol
his term, and in such a position tbe
nation is anxious that bo will uso tho
power intrusted to him with wisdom
and without prejudice. We, of course,
lopposed the election of Mr. Garfield,
und wo have not hesitated to explain
I that hia public career has not been
'such as to commend him to our conti her of Electors appointed, is duly elec
donee as President. But ho has been ted President of the United Stales for
I isected, and it is but the plainoBt pub four years, commencing on tho fourth
lie duty of every journal in tho lund to day of .Match, 1881, and 1 do further
'assist him in making bis ministry an declare that C. A. Arthur, of theStulo
honorable and successful one. e do ;
j not care who his Cabinet may bo, so
jthat thoy are honest and capable, j
n no, ol coarse, we seoH no sort oljted ice President of tho Limed States,
political alliance with his administra
lion, we deem it pcrlectly proper that
we should express our solicitude to-
ward llio executive who will, in a
large degreo, shaM) tho political life of
; tbo country tr al least lour years. It
is claimed for Mr. Garfield that bo is a
I man of broad alate.vnanship, but wheth
er lie bus the moral courage to carry
his own views in tho face of fierce and
I storming opposition is the grave niica
I lion. Ho lucks neither knowledge nor
I scholarship. He has brains and a
heart W ill that woakness and vacil-
lation ol diameter, which has more
than once swayed him from the oath
whilher bis bead and hia heart directed
him, continue to rule him ? If that is
to be master he is a lost man. If ho
manfully overcomes it we bavo do tear
but that bo will make the country a
good President, politics asiflo. In any
cnori to stanu tiy sale principles ot lus
lico and right, wo believe he may safely
count upon the sympathy of every
Democrat in the South. They aro, of
course, opposed to lbs essential doc
trin os of his party, and will ever be
opposed lo them, but we have relerred
rather to mutters of a non-partisan
character. Wo expect him to remain
a Republican, but it is our sincere hope
mat no may have a right at tho end
of his term to suy that his administra
tion has been honest, honorablo and
just, and we shall bo glad to congratu
late bim upon it, when tbe thing has
been accomplished. llaltmnre (Saztttt.
TIIE ELECTORA L COUXT.
BOTH IIOl'BESOr CONUHESI kIKkT IN
JuINT CORVESTIOK.
Washinoton, February 9. By ten
o'clock, an hour beforo the meeting of
the uouso and two hours belore the
appointed time for counting tho elec
toral votes lor President and Vico Pre
ident, the galleries of the Houso were
tilled with spectators a largo majority
oi wnom were laaies desirous ol wit
ncssing that ceremony. On the floor
a few wooden chairs were sandwiched
in botweon tho scats of members for
tho accommodation of Senators, but
otherwise tbero was no indication that
any save tho usual routine business of
the House was to bo transacted.
Tho Indifference shown by thiunem
bors, who Boomed anxious to obtain
scats for their friends in the galleries,
was in marked contrast with Iho cx
cileinent which prevailed during the
electoral count lour years sgo.
Alter tho reading of yesterday's
journal mo morning nour was dis
ponsed with, and tho House at 11:15
wont into committee of tbo whole (Mr,
Carlislo, of Kentucky, in the chair) on
iho legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill.
At ll:f0 the commtttoo rose, after
having concluded tho consideration of
suventy of tho eighty two pagos of tbo
mil.
Mr. Singleton offered a resolution
according tho privileges of the floor to
ladies who havo not been ablo to ob
tain scuta in the gullcries.
iiie resolution being adopted, a
large number ol ladies entered tbo
chamber and oblaincd seats
Al a few minutes past 12 o'clock the
door keener announced the arrival ol
Mr. Wheeler and tho Senate ot tho
United Slates, who then filed into llio
chamber.
M r. W heeler took a eeat on the
right of Speaker Handall, and the Sen
alors wero accommodated Willi chairs
in tho front row ol desks.
Mr. Wheeler called tbe assembly to
order and said: 'The two Houses
being assembled In pursuance of tho
Constitution, thai tho votes may bo
counted anu aoclared lor 1 resident
and Vice President on the fourth day
of March, 1881, it becomes my duly
under the Constitution, as President of
llio oenato, to open tho ccrlillcates of
election ol me several Mutes ot the
I nion, iu tbo presence of the two
nouses, and 1 now proceed to dis
charge that duty."
Tbo tellers Messrs. Thurman and
Hamlin, on, Ihe part of the Senate, and
Messrs. Hon so and Crowloy, on the
part of the House having taken their
places at the clerk's desk, Mr. Wheeler
said : "1 open tho package purporting
to be the certificate ol election of tho
Stale of Alabama, and band the certifi
cate to be reported. The certificate
having been read very alowly by Sen
ator Hamlin, and having shown tbat the
elector of the Stato ot Alabama had
cast tbo ten vote of the Stale for W.
S. Hancock for President and ten
vote for William 11. Jjnglisb for Vice
President, Mr. Wbeeler said; Tbo
vote of tbe State of Alabama having
been recorded by the lelleis, I open
and hand to them '.ho f-ei'liticato of
tbo Stale of Arkansas."
The six votes of tbo Stuto ol Ar
kansas having been recorded for W,
S. Hancock lor President and W. It
English for Vico President, on motion
of Mr. Reagan, tho reuding of the
merely formal portions of the certifi
cates was dispensed with.
The ceilificate from California
showed that live of the six volis ol
lhal Mate hud been cusl for Hancock
and English ami one lor (iurtleld anil
Arthur.
Tbo three votes of Colorado were
recorded for (iui field und Arthur,
Tue TB0 v"u' ,lf l,,e s",, uf "' I
t" r'"r'k J fr 11'"l,'' k "d
The four votes of the Slate ol Florida
wero recorded for liancok and English.
mo next certiticato bunded to '.lie
tellers was that from tho State ol Goor
gia, and it was read by Mr. Crowley,
tho reading in full beini! demanded by
Mr. Springor. Tbe certificate shows
that on tho Ht b of December, 1880, the
eleven votes of Georgia wore eust lor
Hancock und English.
Mr. Wheeler then suid : "It appear
ing from tho certificate just read, that
the vole of the Stale ot Georgia, was
cost on a duy other tbun that fixed for
cusling such votes by act of Congress
in pursuance ol the Constitution ol Iho
United States, tbo result of this certifi
cate will not bo recorded until, iu tbe
lunguugo of tho concurrent resolution
under which this count proceeds, it
will appear whether the counting or
omitting to count such voles will
change tho result ol the election.
The votes of the remainder of the
States were then recorded without
objection.
Tho tellers proceeded to fool up the
voles cast for President and Vico Pros
ident. Senutor Tburmun then said:
"Tho tellers report that tho whole
number of Electors appointed to vole
for President of the United Slates wub
300, of which u majority is 1S5. Were
the votes of Iho Electors for tho Slate
of Georgia cast on the second H'ednes
duy of December, 1880, being tho 8lh
of suid month, to no counted, the ro
suit would be: For J. A. Garfield, ol
Iho Slate of Ohio, for President of the
United Stales, 214 votes, and for W.
S. Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for Pres
ident of the United Slates, 155 votes.
If not counted, tho result would bo:
For J. A. Garfield lor President of tho
United Slates, 214 votes, and for W.
S. Hancock for President ol tho Uni
ted States, 114 votes. In eitherovent
J. A. Garfield bas received a majority
of the votes of tho wholo number of
Electors appointed."
Senator Tburmun mado a similar
statement relative to tho voto for Vice
President.
"Whoreloro," said Mr. Wbeeler, "I
do declare that J. A. Gurlleld, of tho
Stuto of Ohio, having received a ma-
ioritv of tho votes nl' the whole no,,,.
of .New- oik, having received a ma-
jonty o the votes ol tho whole num.
her of Kloetors appointed, Is duly eloo-
I lor Tour years, commencing on tho 4th :
.day of March, 1SS1." Loud applause
Ihe Senate then retired to their
liumoer.
After the Senate had left tbo cham
her and alter order hud been restored,
Mr. House presented to the Houso tho j
report ol the tellers, signed by Senators
Hamlin and Tburmun and Messrs,
House and Crowloy.
Mr. Crowley then offered a rosolu
lion reciting that the Houso had met
the Senate; that the Llccloral votes
havo been opened by tbo President of
llio senate in tlio presence of the two
nouses anu counted by tbe tellers on
tho purl ol tho two llousos; that it
appeureu j. a. liurnekl Had received a
majority of the votes cast for President
and C. A. Arthur a majority of tho
votes cast for Vico President, and that
tho samo had been duly declared by
the President of tho Senate in tho pres
ence of tho two Houses and declaring
tnai mo two nouses are ot the opinion
that the Constitution and the laws
havo been duly executed, and that no
further declaration of these facts is
necessary.
The resolution was adopted, and at
1:55 tho House wont into committee
(Mr. Carlislo in tho chair i on the Leg
islative Appropriation Bill.
The bill was passed without furlhor
amendment, alter a noisy discussion,
which, at ono time, became very acn
monious between Blackburn ami Frye.
Tho House pussod the following :
Providing that hereafter when the
morning hour is dispensed with, that
hour shall be set apart aa a time dur
ing which members may ask to pass
bills on the calendar by consent five
objections to bo fatal to tho considera
tion ol any bill. Adjourned.
' PARTY REBELL10X.
At llarrisburg, Pennsylvania, the
organ ired protest against the candi
date of tho Cameron litmHy lor United
Stales Senator continues to grow in
chronic contumacy. For more than a
century the rotton boroughs of Great
Brituin wero a tolerated infamy, il
was a monstrous system, with one re
deeming feature. Certain noblemen
hud seats at their disposition, which
they could bestow at plcasuro as part
of their estates, and as they owned the
land as well as tho votes, they also
named Iho men lo be elected to Far
liament. Still, shameless as this sys
tern was, many of tho most brilliant
statesmen wero sent to the Commons
hy tho great houses. Tbat was tho
suit lhal saved tho practice from be
coming entire carrion. But the rotton
boroughs wero swept into oblivion by
an indignant peoplo. Hence the Cam
oron plan bas mado our grand Com
monwealth ono rotten borough, and
since 1845, with occasional intermis
sions, the worst men alone have been
choBen to the United States Senato,
beginning with the inferior head ot a
very inlerior family, and flnully cul
minating in their dictation of another
obscure person. J his shumeful busi
ness bus been surprisingly submit
ted to by a decent people for over
a generation of timo. The rotors of
oilier Stales look upon tho spectacle
with amarameiit; but, until now, the
moro the Pennsylvania masses secretly
objected, tho more they wore lushed
by their vulgar masters. At lust the
worm seems tn have turned upon tho
oppressor. Forney'i Proyren.
ScittNTlFic We notice that Mr.
Hayes forwarded to both Houses of
Congress with a fuvorable recommen
dation last Friday a communication
from the Secretary of tho Navy in re
gard to sending out a vessel to search
lor the Jeannelto. Tbe Secretary
says that tho United States steamship
W achiisctt, now at Panama, would be
a good vessel to equip for tho purpose,
but that tho alterations necessary to
enable her to make a successf ul Polar
voyage would ruin her as a war vessul.
In view of this be recommends the
purchasoof a whalurin San Francisco
for the purpose indicated. Tho sum of
Hili, 000 be thinks will be necessary to
fit out tho expedition. Congrosa will,
doubiloss, provide for it, and, as Son
tor Edmunds remarked, will noxtyoar
havo lo send out another vessel to look
up this ono. But then all this, it must
be romombcrcd, is in the interest of
science I
No Girr-TaKta. General Jackson
left the Presidential chair with only
ninety dollar in bi pocket ; bat he
bad too much self respect to whimper
about it, and be would have scorned
tbe offer of a gift or pension.
riiixas do ciiaxcie
It Is a lad that almost everything
changes with time. Life, country,
manufactures, and everything imagina
ble takes a move in somo oilier direc
tion, and governments aro no exoep
lions. When Washington was I'resi
dent of the United Slates the Cabinet
consisted of but three members, and
theso were chosen by himself men
whom he knew to be honest, upiigbf Shannon wus a candidate for re elcc
and statesmen, men in whom he and j tion as Governor of Ohio on tbe Dem
tbe country had perlect confidence, and ' ocratic ticket, his opponent on Ihe
in whose hands ihe country was safe j Vt big side being the lumous Thomas
When be uiiide his appointments, it Coru iii, who was successful in tho can.
was necessary to huve men of nerve, j vass and became Governor, though
und honesty in their principles, for Ihe i Shannon was again chosen al ihe bun
Republic was but young and needed
ull the help that could ho secured to
strengthen it. But bow is it now?
Tho Cabinet iscom posed of seven mcin
bers, over the appointment of which,
we may say, tbo President bas no con
trol. It is not the President's Cabinet,
hill the selections of the "nowcr behind
the throne." It Is uot a question with w ho wus visiting friends in this city,
the President whether tho man who is! took tho morning stage to go out homo
to bo in bis confidence and council isjon tho day of the occurrence, There
honest, upright, und a man who will I were In tho stago quito a number of
obey the Constitution of tho United i St. Clairsvillo ludies und a man. annar-
Slules, framed by our fulhers, but tl
question is, is ho the mun that is
rocommohdod as one faithful to the
doctrines of tho Republican parly,
whether they ure tcnduig towards des
polism or not? To pacify party ma
chinery and trickery in elections,
Conkiing must have ihe naming of one
of tho Cabinet officers from his State,
Camoron from Pennsylvania, Foster
from Ohio, Logan from Illinois, Blaine
from Maine, and Grunt from some
where elso, elc, and whatever material
they name must be accepted by the
President, or tho party machinery will
be smashed und tho deuce to tiluv in
general. Should the President refuse
these parties named and select other; ' When the stago arrived at the bo
onea the confirmation would be tied j tel al St. Cluirsville, tho nurse delercn
and hisadministrotion opposed bo thul , tiully informed Mrs. S. that he was ut
ho could not accomplish anything, the end of his journey, und translcrred
Docs tho President luko these men in ! bis charge to her, not, however, until
to his Cubinot, in all questions which !sho had tendered him a quarter in pay
he may advocate for tho welluro of the inenl of his services, winch was, much
country, it they do not suit Conkling, j to bur surprise, declined with much
Cumcron, ct al., ho will bo overruled dignity, though Very politely, withal,
by his constitutional advisers, they "The sequel transpired in iho after
recognizing tho power which placed : noon. What was Mr. Shannon's sur
them there and acting in harmony prise, upon rcuching the grove in
with their political views and faring! which the meeting wus to bo held, to
littlo for the opinions of tho President. see her mulutlo nurse of tho morning
All this was experienced during An-j occupying a seat ol honor on the plut
drew Johnson' term of offico. What form; surprise scarcely increased when
a pitiful sight it is to look upon the i tho dark gentleman arose and was in
degeneration of tho times. When I troduced by a prominent politician as
Presidents must look for corrupt and j 'Thomas Corwin, tho next Governor
unscrupulous politicians to select lor ol Ohio.' Tho great orator was intro
tbem their Cabinet officers, what cundueed to tho wife ot his opponent Ltcr
be expected of tho administration of ! in tho duy and enjoyed her embarrass
uffuirs of a onco proud republic. Hon-1 ment over tho affair hugely, but Mrs.
cBty, fuithfulness und statesmanship 1 Shannon mver quito recovered from
are put in Iho background ; corruption, tho mortification she felt when sho dis
incompcteney, violation of law for tbo covered what a mistake sho had mode."
sake ol party will be tbo ruling power.
A Government for tho people und tbe
whole peoplo will bo made subservient
to party predilictions.and Constitution
al Government will and must fall.
Altn'ma Sun.
DEA TH OF THE OLDEST WOM -
AX W PEXXS YL VAX I A.
Mrs. Maria IteUs, one of the two
sged dames who attracted so much at-
tention in the "Dutch Kitchen" during
tho holding of the Centennial Fair on
our Fair Grounds in the curly part of
Iho hummer ol lhlil. und who wns
again present at our county fair in the
Full of 1870, died at tho rcsidenco of,
her son-in law, Mr. Solomon Bodder,
on what is called the "Schwova Berg," 1
on jionuuy morning, junuary rflsi, i hero are scores ol boiler jurists lhan
uged 100 year. She was borrron tho j ho is iu the Republican party, soma of
21tb of December, 1792, and latterly whom have been vigorously urged for
resided with a dunghlcr who is up-, the place ; but they bavo all been pass
wards of 80 years of ago. Sho was a j ed over for hia benefit. In ibis matter
remarkable
woman. L mil recently
she was able to sew without spectacles,
and could walk a good distance. She
was quito a pleasant old lady, and de
lighted to speuk ol her long life and
tho incidents of the days when tho
country was almost an unbroken, wil
derness. She had bocn a widow 08
years. Last Summer Bho made sev
eral trips to different purls of North
ampton county, stopping a day or two
at each placo, and, although subjected
to continual hand-shaking, she never
expressed hoi self as being fatigued.
Sho was the oldest woman in the Stato,
and probably in the cntiro country,
and what a vast multitude of changes
took place during her life. When she
was born tho United Slates were a
loyal part of the British Empire, and
on the political horizon no speck indi
cated tho strugglo which within a few
years thereafter established tho great
est licnublie of the world. Then there
were but two nespnpers in America!
Steam engines had not been imagined,
and the railroads and tho telegraphs
hod not entered into Iho remotcBt con
ception of man. When wo come to
look back at tho span ot years stand
ing between tho time of her birth and
death we find it has been a period
Iraiigbt with events moro Important
in their bearing upon the happiness of
ine world than almost any other winch
has elapsed since tho creation. Allen
toicn JJemocmt.
The Skverk WtATiita. An ex
chango says as barrassing as tho Win
ter has been in the East, its rigors havo
been felt to the utmost mainly in tho
fur West. Minnesota, whoso isother
mal advantages bavo so long formed
tho staplo ot ootemporary laudation,
has suffered some of the most fatal
ravages. J.eaving property out of tho
question, human 1 1 to has, in many
cases, swelled the list of depredation
by frost and snow. Isolated larincrs
havo been not only cut off from com
munication with their sparso neigh
bor, but in sections literally froxon in.
On tho Wiona Ifuilway a truck-man
fonnd a cabin, hot lur from Si. Puul,
whero a wholo family was discovered
strctc bed in the cabin frozen perfectly
stiff Ave member in all, futher, moth
cr and children. Throughout the
Stato as fur as can be penetruted star
vation is supplementing tho dreadful
work of tho season. Tho , mow drills
aro so solid and impenetrable thul coin
mnnication is out of tho question, even
if tho animals could stanlnp against
tho sharp blood congeurtng tempera
turo. Tho opening ol llio Spring is
lookod forward to with apprehension,
for it will not bo until tho snows aro
somewhat mijlted that tho full extent
ol tho destruction to lifd con bo told
with certainty.
Mor Monoikilt. Tho Cleveland
Herald has discovered a combination
among tho matchmakers ol tbo coun
try to control the business Thoro nro
twenty eight match factories in the
country, employing about 4 000 per
sons, but eight firms practically mo
nnpolize tho business. Theso aro in
Akron, Ohio, Uticn, N. Y., Oshkosb,
Wis., Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit,
Syracusoand Frankpnrt, N. V. They
have combined under tho stylo ol the
Diamond match company. Tbey will
try to crush out ail opposition, and
also control the trado in Canada. Agen
cies will bo established at St. Louis,
Chicago, and in Canada. Thoy will
make ull the brands and supply cus
tomers from the nearest of their fac
tories. It is a Bio Frkfh A remarkable
liroof of tho sorority of the present
Winter is shown by the fact that Lako
Michigan is froxon over at Chicago,
and a low daya ago a party of three
gentlemen bad a sleigh rido on Chicago
harbor lo tbe "Crib," the water around
the mouth of wbioh ia only kept open
by tbe constant work ot a tug. A
sweep with a field glass from the light,
house revealed tho fact lhal nothing
but a Bold of unbroken loo could ba
eeo laksward, greater in extent than
na Been mown lor thirty year.
COR W1X AXD
SHAXXOX.
MRS.
Tho editor of tho Wheeling (West
Virginia) Intelligencer relates tho fol
lowing :
"St. Clalrsvillc, Ohio, people tell an
amusing story of the late Mrs. Shan
non, widow ol ex-Governor Wilson
Shannon, who died last week at Leav
enworth, Kansas. In 1810, Governor
mul election in 1812. During the can
vuss of 1810 Mr. Corwin wus annoiin -ed
speak al St. Cluirsville, where Gov
ernor Shannon resided. Possibly there
wus to lie a joint discuss! n between
tbo two cundidules nl any rate the
meeting was looked forward to with
ubsorbing interest, and .Mrs. nbannon,
eutly a very dark mullatto, who teem
ed to he ol a retiring disposition, and
occupied a corner as remote from his
fellow-passengers as possible
"Arriving uta watering station near
the foot of the "Big LI ill," Mrs, Shan
non, who wus accompanied by a babe
In urins, desired to procure some milk
for the child, und requested Iho dark
man in the corner to hold tbo infant
for her. Upon returning with the
milk, having led the baby, and tho
singe being uguin in motion, the huby
w as once moro consignod to tho cafe
of the mulatto,' and tho ladies pro
ceeded to discuss the irroat event of
j the day.
TIIE XEW JUSTICE OF
SUPREME COURT.
THE
The nomination ol Stanley Matthews
to the Supreme Bench, while aulici-
utted lor some time past, is still a dis
, agrceahlu surprise to thoso who retain
j any of the old fashioned reverence for
lhtf ,j ,,., ju.jiviul tribunal in the
I land. All will aureo that the vcrr
best leiml talent should be. ..rl I.,,
! Ihul tribunal, and Mr. Matthews while
! possessing more than respectable legal
ability, cannot bo classed among the
wrnut nu-rnm nl tltn nnimlrv V.,l.,l
imagines lhal il bis prolessional merits
were his side, or even chief, recommcn
dation in the eyes of tho Executive, be
would have obtuined tho upointmont.
.ur. 11 ayes has used bis power pre
cisely as Grant did: lo reward his
friends, regardless of the public good.
Mullhowa has been an exceedingly
valuable friend to the present incum
bent, but tbo character of the services
for which ho is now paid in lull is not
such as will graco the ermine. Tho
work he did in connoction with the
Presidential fraud was neither honest
nor honorablo, and whatever bis pat
ron may think about it, patriotic citi
zens will regrot tbat such work has re
ceived such wages. Ol course, aftor
bis performances iu 1876 77, we can
expect nothing from the new justice
but partisanship in cases where the in
terests ot his purty nro directly or in
directly involved. Tc his violent and
unscrupulous partisanship ho owes his
placo, and his official action wilt har
monize with his credentials whenever
necessary. When wo remember wbo
and what Stunley Mullhewsis, his ap
pointment may bo considered tbo
crowning effort of Mr. Uuyes in tho
lino ol civil service reform. It wus to
Mr. Multbews, when ho was United
States Senator, that tho notorious Jim
Anderson telegraphed from Philadel
phia "1 am tired of this ij d nonsense;
come and seo mo." Tbe august Sen
ator went. Tho whole world knows
what it was about. The circumstance
illustrate Mr. Mallhows' eminent fit
ness for the oxalted position to which
Mr. Hayes, with the consent of tho
Senate, desires to elcvato him.
Ohio now has throe out ot tho nino
justices ol the Supreme Court, the
General of tho Army, tho Secretary of
...r.wij, vifti iuua 1, Liter iinuor uig
niiics, Mr. Hayes himself, and the
President-elect. Would it not ho as
well to fill tho Ohio bill al onco by
transferring tho scat of Government
from Washington to Columbus?
Gaufikuis Man Tho Lancaster
InUlligencer says: "Mr Garfield ap
pears to bo actively interesting himself
lo secure tho election of a Repnhhcan
Senator from Ibis Slule, and the strong
probability thereloro is thut tbat one
will be chosen. Garfield's influence
will not only suffice lo secure an elec
tion, but it. will be very likely to be
stiflicionily potent to dictate the candi
date. Mr Cameron with Mr. Garfield'
help can havo some one chosen who
will be agreeable to blm ; and perhaps
tho other fuction, so aided, can do as
much lor a man of their choice Pos
sessing this strong Influence, Guifleld,
being a shruwd man, will be pretty
sure lo give his attention to securing a
Senator wbo will be faithful to himself,
without much regard lo bis othor affili
ations. Having been so long in public
lile, he knows many of the prominent
Republicans ol Pennsylvania, and can
make an intelligent choice It is ru
mored that his favor is given to cx
Congressinan Glenni W.Scolield, which
is quite likely. It is certain, anyway,
that it any Republican is elected by
tho united Republican factions, be will
know thut ho owes his selection and
election to Garfield, and be may he ex
pected to govern himself accordingly
ia his Senatorial conduct; unless Mr.
Garfield is greatly mistaken in bi man ;
which is not at all likely."
Stati Appointments. l.ut il,
Governor lloyt sent the following list I
ui'l'oimmcnis loinenonato lor con
firmation, viz: J. L. Atloo.of Lancas
ter county ; Traill Green, of Northamp
Ion county ; W. W. Jennings and C.
L. Bailey, of Dauphin county, to bo
Trustees of llio llarrisburg lrVnno
Asylum ; Charles Thompson Jones,
Alexander Jlonry, J. II. Morris and
Georgo L. Harrison, of Philadcliihia,
to bo Inspector of tho Esstern Peni
tentiary ; J. F. llartranft, B. K. Jami
son, S. M. Bines, of Philadelphia, jus
Boyd ol Montgomery county and
Thomas M. Brown, of Delaware coun
ty, lo bo Trustees of the Insane Uos
pnal for tbe Southeastern district of
Pennsylvania; J. C. Seigfried, lo be
Boiler Inspector for Schuylkill, Nor
Ihumherland Columbia counties j Rev
C. II Ehrenf.ldt, to be Slat Librarian ;
A. N. Perrin, to be a member of the
Stale Board of Agriculture.
TOM
DEATH OF THE MAX IIVO
, XOM1XA TED II A YES.
j Tho man who was most of oil m h, n
: responsible lor the nomination nl Jl ay, N
'at Cincinnati in 1870, wus quietly 'n-.
1 warded with the Governorship ol ia.
kota and has been almost hugou,.,,
until the announcement came that ho
was dead. William II. Howard ,
j Iho Chairman of tbe Michigan deb -g:1.
I lion and hud cast the s .lid vote id' ilu
I Slule lor liluini-on the tiisttwo ballot-,
'and Blaine's nomination would incvii.
ubly huve been achieved but f..r lb,,
i inopportune defection of Michigan on
Iho luirO ballot, vt ben Michigan n
culled a pule luce and cmai iaied f nn
rose with the aid of crutches, and in
stead of e.isting tbe vote of Mn-hi :nu
tor Bluine, us wus goncrully expect d,
ihe shrieking voice sturtlid the (u,
vention by declaring that .Michigan
i voted lor tbe man who hud beau i,
three Deim emtio Presidential fundi
dtttcs belore the peoplo of Ohio Guv.
Rutherford It Hayes, llwusalcir
lul gup in the Bluine line and ( 'amcion'
keen cunccntion took in the situation
ut once. From that moment Blaine,
w as doomed to defeat, although a mu
jorily ol all the delegutes in ibi- t'. n.
veil lion Voted lor hi m on one or another
ol Ibeseveial ballots, und the mini that
mudu the detent possible was William
II. Howard, Like ull modern poiin.
cians w ho strike a lucky streak, .Mr.
Howard was prompt in demanding his
reward, and uller much imporumiiy
and hope deferred, the Dakota (iuber
nutonul tub was thrown toJiiin us Li.
pay, where he lived in his official exile,
away in the wilderness ol his Territory,
until thecall thut all must hear revived
tbe memory ol his existence.
An Awi-i'i. Death. Andrew Smith,
of lluwley, Pu., on the Klb irist , uged
30 years, met his death iu u ino-i
puinlul manner. While drawing 1,,L.,
from the woods the sleigh struck
an obstruction in the road and the
whole load of heavy logs whs over
turned on hi in. Death was instan
taneous mid when found he wus clash
ed perfectly flat, the entire load havii .
lodged on top of' his body. So great
was tho pressure that his ribs and
backbone were crushed entiivly
through the flesh and the blo. l,::'d
spun- d for several feet mound the sp.,t
where ho was found. The remains
were said to have been less than two
inches in thickness when found. He
leaves a family.
2lnt dvcitiscmrnts.
DR. HUTCHINSON'S
WORM DESTROYER
AnOlilaiulTrinlllcmnli-. A-umrill
ilrulrv m.r,l:.li4l!,n! I, .-,, thnti w,,r. guRntmr.
Ita TlrtiH'. We tmvo hiiniire.1 or T--t'fin,!i,N . I
lecusl Iu tlio Lt j yeiirs, pmviii!- , mihIc.,,, :v f
M no mtH'ty r.,uM bi Itr. lltit tili,Hoii'a VUtrm
Iteatrai-tr In reinnvo Hi,-w,.rii, all l.'i,.. l: .
L.,), , an,! yii,K-i. tl, ,u ml. -i il- lmi,in -V
Iijwiam l,.t,i fi, , an. I ulve Hi. m in i . c. - '.
tiuienu. 7Wc m mi h.iur .,.,;.-.. ,,! , t,
liwl'iut-hly n-lial.l,-iii,..i,eii. !, i, , j, '"
-W.WRIGHT & CO., W ..:.:...:l- brur-
IWcl and front Slrwiti, riii., j, x ,, a
February I. lls..ttn.
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.WLAVfciV CL lll.i
DKCO.M) STItnf.T.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
opi Dfd up, in the Hon rotiin mtrl trru)ii)
bj Wsmtvr i UclU, on Secnoil irHt, a Urgt nd
woll aictl ttock of
Dry -Goods Groceries,
HOOT AND S1I0KS,
Ql'KKNSWAHK, WOOD 1 WILLOW WAI'.E,
HATS AXD CATS,
FLOUR, FEED. SALT, &c.
Which tbey will diapo of l tvaioniM rile
for ejih, or oirhane tor country product.
OBORdlt WKAVER A Co.
riwfieU. Pt,., Jan. , IH7R -tf.
REMOVAL !
James L. Lcavy,
Having pnrehapt th eotir itoek ot FrJ.
SokMt, hfrrbf Ritai dMIc that b hut ntnrnit
into the mom litelj weuiid by Reed A Kngrrty,
on Second it rant, wbare as is prrpreii to ofUr to
lh public
COOK STQYES.
HF..1TI.VU .f.t'D
PARLOR STOVES,
of the latest ImproTO'l pattern, at low price.
HOUSE FURNISHING ' GOODS,
Qua Fixtures and Tinware.
RooflriK, Fpnntinir, Plunging. On FitUnf, tnd
Kiriog i'mnpe a (M'"i!i) . All
work wftrrnnttl.
Antthitijt in my line mil be order-4 pednl If
dwire... J AH. , KKAVV,
PrntirMor.
FRKO. BACKKTT,
A font.
Cleerfied, IV, January 1, 1879-tf.
HOFFER'S
Ceap Cash Store
DOOM NO. TIIHI.H, (IHI HA IKU'M-:.
Clearfield, Pa.,
WnOI.EKAl.K k RKTAII. l'KAl.r.R IN
DUY GOODS,
CnmprUlriK tmi rtnorln of the ver lntet
oonittmf In part of I'aohmere, Mnrbler
Kanein, Alprtcai, and all Runner of
Fancy Dress Goods,
6qrfa as Cretans, Mhair Luoter. Plti.1i, lre
Ulnjchatnt, tres Frtnciei of the rery lit!
styles, and as eheap as they ran be M
In this unrket.
NOTIONS,
Comlttlng of Olive f..r Gents, t.a)ies sol
vi mil pnnnpe, rnnn".
Laces, Fancy Drees Bui torts ta.lki
Ties ot all shaJrs and stales, Cuffi
fid (Tnllat-a Utkhftn .11 L I .J
luaJUtes, Merino toderwear, Triramtnfti, (''
BOOTS AND SHOES,
GROCERIES,
Queenswara, Hardware, Tinware,
CiirpclH. Oil Cloth.
WALL PAPER,
LEATHEH, FISH, Etc,
Wkltk VIII t Mid ol.ul. w Mill. W ill
Couhtry Produce
I Klf hr U4j tt Mrt ftt.
wm. i. Horri-
riMriio, et.,opt., inotf.