~b~~ ~~b~~~~~e~. WHIN Immoawno PRIXOIPLIO MST TO LIAD, Wl 011A8.1 TO FOLLOW." WM. M. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor. LEBANON, P.A. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1885. stir In some parts of Ohio the prospect for fruit is very good.-- Peaches will be plenty and apples abundant. 04r The late Republican "Union" Convention of Ohio, pledged itself to the doctrine of negro suffrage, and their candidate for Governor, Cox, is claimed by the Radicals as an "ar dent advocate of negro voting." gm. The Republicans of Pennsyl vania are rapidly settling down to the following platform : lat. "The right of suffrage should be extend ed to the colored men of the South." 2d. "The State Constitution meat be so amended ac to give equal suffrage to white and blank. The word 'WHITE' must be stricken from Article 3, notion 1, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania." ,egitimate weapons of mod ern warfare, as they were in the days of Sampson, many of the Clergymen of the United States would now be the greatest warriors of Christendom. Their pugnacity, although the war is over, is still unappeased. They are as fierce as ever in their pulpits.— Some of our Theological institutions are looked upon as better schools for the training of soldiers than West Point. The only trouble with those jaw-bone warriors is, that they are never found in the front. were RELEASE OF GENERAL EWELL.- Genera) Ewell, a prisoner of war, having taken the oath of allegiance and given bonds that he will respect it, has been permitted by the Presi dent to return to his home in Virginia on parole, to report once a week by letter to the Secretary of War. OCT Harrisburg must be a fancy place just now. Street fights and broils take place every hour, and rob beries almost as frequently. The Mayor has prohibited the sale of liquor entirely, for the present. The state of affairs previous to the prohi bition is thus exhibited by the Patriot and Union : Yesterday we witnessed no less than six street ghts. At the Depot very exciting scenes took lace. Men had but little mercy for one's nose, teelb.or cranium. -In feat the skirmish ng was lively, and the blood flowed freely, from any en unfortunate adversary. Last night we ',petted we saw a drunken man • W f ~•• • • 7,11. 'near . . 'At the ` Lochlel aro the Radical Republican headquarters. It is under the patronage of Gen. Simon Came- Ton, and the Republican State Com mittee meets there. neo. At a sale of government bonen in Read ing,lwit week, some of the sharpere drove nails into the hoofs of the animals so an to obtain better bargains for themselves, and they did t—Lebanon Advertiser. It was Insinuated by an evening paper, the other day, that this shabby triok wee perpetrated by "Copperheads." But the truth, we under stand, has since been ascertained, and the guilty parties turn out to be "loyalists" of the most *Imo» pars stripe.—Reading Gamic. DEATH or BISHOP POTTER.—Ad vices received by telegraph convey the sad tidings that the Right Rev. Alonzo Potter, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of the diocese of Pennsylva nia, died in San Francisco, on the Fourth of July. He had gone on the voyage to California, by medical advice, for the benefit of his health. Vii` An Ohio exchange chronicles the extraordinary fact that deer are very troublesome in the vicinity of Van Wert, in preying upon and tramping out wheat. Mar Mr. Etheridge waa arrested in Kentucky because he oritizised the acts of such characters as Brownlow, and the charge is "seditious lan guage." Heaven help our country if we are to be gobbled up, imprisoned, and tried by Court Martial for disap proving of the rascality of those in power There is 'one noble characteristic, however, of the American people, arid that is that we have plenty of men who would ather die than be depriv ed of thalt constitutional rights. So we shall go on and approve or disap prove as we please, until tyranny and despotism are either destroyed or reign supreme. air The bill of expenses of Presi dent Lincoln's funeral in Washington amounting to about twenty-five thou sand dollars, was paid out of the United States Treasury. Its a pret ty steep bill, but allowance must be made for "stealings." The "loyalty" had it in charge. We have not yet learned under what law this draft was made on the people's money. tar The price of gas in Reading has been reduced fifty cents per 1000 feet. sir In Texas, recently, an over flow of the Rio Grande swept away several villages. Many persons were drowned. ge... A hotel is to be built at Bull Run. Heretoforeit hasn'tbeen much of a place to stop at. rim— Simon Cameron and Andy Curtin both want to be United States Senators, but as there is only one va cancy -hey have got into a fight on the question. Simon represents the Radical or negro-voting element, while Curtin is the representative of the conservative portion of that party. Simon just now holds the reins, having out-manoeuvred his op ponent, as is apparent from the re cent action of their State committee presided over by Simon, and the call ing of their State Convention to meet on the 17th of August. Notwith standing the apparent mastery of Simon at present the contest yet promises to become quite lively be tween Cameron and negro-suffrage on the one hand, and Curtin and the adherents of the policy of the Nation al Administration on the other.— The Democrats will stand aloof and let them fight it out. WHAT L 9 LOYALTY ?—A certain Republican in this place explained to a Democrat, the other day, that all that was necessary just now to be considered intensely "loyal," was to be in favor of "hanging Jeff. Davis." He asserted, also, that in their "cir cle" the measure ofcirrity of a mandoricktul.d_ Lc, while going through the hemp stretching operation. Of such is'the republican party composed—men who havo no other principles of gov ernment policy save what is involved in the hanging of an individual. What know they, or what care they, for the destinies of a nation ; for the wel fare of posterity ; for liberty, law and order; for civilization, for Chris tianity ? on all these things their leaders think for them. The only pearl thrown down to them is the hanging of Jeff., and even on that they are not allowed to choose sides, they must think as directed, or be black-balled as not "loyal." Such is the privilege of the mass of the republican party, and, when the election day comes to carry the ballots presented to them by their masters to the polls. There is not to-day ono in a dozen of them who knows whether he is for or against President Johnson, just be cause their leaders and organs differ, and have not extended the cue! They only know that it is "loyal" to be in favor of hanging, and that sat isfies them. Stir THE ERA OF CHIME I—There seems to be a very large amount of crime committed just now in various parts of the country. Lawlessness is rife, and society appears to be re solvineitself into its .okiginal me s hors are accounts . of • rob. &c., that are really sta / rtling. A bad spirit appears to be peivading every thing,—resulting, no doubt, from the teachings that have been too common both in the pulpits and the press for the last four years. It is to be hoped that a change may now come over the - spirits of the people, and that they everywhere will see the impor tance of bringing every influence to bear that will restore order, peace, honesty, good feeling, and the pro prieties of life throughout the land. ""No VACANOIES".—AIarge number of disabled soldiers have applied for offices in the Treasury .Department at Washington; but the Secretary announces that "no vacancies exist." No, but it would be very easy, and at the same time very just and hu mane, for the Secretary to make any number of vacancies. And he ought to remove hundreds of those coward ly stay-at-home patriots who have been such fierce war hawks while "serving the country" in the fat of fices at Washington, and who showed such wonderful courage when the en emy approached that city last year. But now that the war is over, the poor soldier is not an object of such interest and favor as he has been for four yours past and be will find it so when be asks any substantial favor from his late eulogists. or it is not only so in Washing ton, but over the whole country.— The stay-at-homes have the offices and will hold on to them with it death grip. Quitea number- of- i ;;. cers are to be elected this fall in this county. How many soldiers will be put upon the "Union" ticket ? We venture to assert, in advance, that if two get on it will be the extent, and that only for show sake. The sol diers were all good enough to take the lead in fighting, but they will find the tables turned when it comes to take the front position in offices, even if they have lost a log or arm, or bad a bullet through the body. Mark our prediction. • * Last winter the Legislature of Massachusetts passed a law fining every landlord who refused to allow his colored boarders to sit at the ta• ble with his white guests the sum of fifty dollars. It is said that several nogroes have been making small for tunes in Boston by taking advantage of this law. They put up at certain hotels, demand places at the public table and when they are refused they remind the landlords of the penalty and offer to compromise for five or ten dollars. Talk about black mail I This is the blackest kind of black mailing by the blacks. ter The following letter from Hon. Myer Straus°, to the Committee of the Democratic celebration of the 4th of July at Harrisburg is published with the other correspondence : POTTSVILLE, July I, 1865. Gentlemen :—Your friendly invitation to the celebration of the anniversary of our National Independence, by the Democracy of Harrisburg, is gratefully acknowledged. I regret that a pre vious engagement prevents me from participa ting in your festival. lam happy to know, how ever, that the Democracy of your county have gotten up a celebration on this, the Nation's birthday, outside and independent of, the bogus "Union 'men, shoddyites, plunderers and negro worshippers. The glorious "fourth" cannot be properly cel ebrated by any portion of the community except by the Democrats. Under the banner of the Republic, the symbol of civil and religious liberty the Democracy, the law-abiding citizens can meet to renew their al legiance to the great and incomparable Magna Charge, the Censtitution of the United States.— We have sufered much during the last four years. The fountains of malignant bate have been let loose upon the men who had the moral courage to stand by the monumental tree of the organic law. Fanaticism has had its day ! Peace again exists in our late unhappy and die. treated country. This is the time, the day, the hour, singled out of the great calender of time for the true Union men, the Democrats of the land, to stand firm and unshaken, not "over awed" by power and seduced by money, in de fense and in vindication of those principles for which the fathers and founders of the Republic, sacrificed their lives, their fortunes and their sa cred honors to make and perpetuate - this country, the asylum of the oppressed and downtrodden of all climes and of all creeds.. I am, as ever, gentlemen your friend and obedient servant, Democrat and fearless. MYER STROIISE Messrs. D. D Boas and others committee. sm. Gen. Howard is organizin ple and their froinds feel so •confident of the ability of the blacks to act the part of voters, and citizens generally, why not let them exercise those abil ities in seeking employment for theinselves HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WOMAN AND CHILD The Three Murderers Killed The Dayton Journal of the 10th inst., says : "We are informed that a horrible tragedy took place in Madi son county, about four miles from London, last week, but our informant could not give names. We recite this awful story as, we heard it. A far. mer sold his farm to three men, who gave him $16,000 cash in part pay ment. In the evening he walked to London ' leaving his wife and child at home. Some time after a peddler, who had often stayed in the house all night, drove up and asked permission to remain; but the farmer's wife de clined, because it, was doubtful if her husband returned that night, and she knew there was a large amount of money in the house. She remarked to the peddler that if her husband re turned that night he would probably meet him. The peddler drove on met the farmer, and returned with him. As.they approached the house, the farmer observed a light in the room in which he usually kept his papers, and remarked to the peddler that there were burglars in the house.— The peddler produced -a pair of re volvers, and the two, stationing them salves-ants where. the burglars would _prphably,littetnpt to escape, the • ave the pei er 1 ed two of them, when the third ran toward' the farmer, who killed him. Upon entering the house, the farmer was horrified to find his wife. and child murdered. When the bodies of the Murderers were examined, it was dis covered that they were the parties who had purchased the farm that day ; one of them being a brother-in law to the farmer. Otr J. Dutton Steele, Esq., of Potts town, who bas been Resident Engi neer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad for many years past, was last week relieved of his duties. Capt. George Rice is placed in temporary charge of the Engineer's Office at Pottstown. The change we learn, was brought about by a differ. once of views between Kr. Steele and the President of the Railroad Company, relative to the construe. tion of the new Shops at Reading. Mir Billy Mulligan, who was ox patriated by the Vigilance Commit tee of San Francisco, in 1856; and who afterwards raised a volunteer regiment, which he was not allowed to lead to the war, shot and killed two men recently, in that city, while in a fit of delirium tremops ; and was about to fire again, when he was kill ed by a policeman. He had defied all previous efforts to arrest him. An Important Decision.—Th e M missioners of Pensions has dedided that persons disabled by wounds re• ceived in battle while temporarily 'serving with any regularly organiz ed military or naval force of the Unit ed States, since March 4tb, 1.854 ~ but -not •regillaili 'enlisted, and' t .*id ows, dependent mothers or sisters, or minor children under sixteen years of age, of those who, serving in like manner, have been or may be killed, are entlitled, on satisfactory proof; to the benefits of the act of July'l4tb, 18132, on the conditions therein pre scribed. Proof of service, in case aris ing under the ninth section of the act of July 4th, 1864, must be furnished by a commissioned officer under or with whom such unenlisted person served, showing the nature, period, and circumstances of such service.— Proof as to the disability or death of a person so serving must be shown in the same manner, when practicable, or by the affidavits of two non-com missioned officers or privates in the same service, with evidence .that proof by a commissioned officer is imprac ticable. If the officer furnishing such evidence is not at the time in the ser vice, his certificate must be duly sworn to and his signature authenti cated. DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A FLY.- In Now York, Tuesday night, Charles Schweiger was stung under the right eye by a large.fly, which flew from a bullock in his slagghter•bouse.— Schweiger went home, when his face begun to swell. A. physician was called and liniment was applied, but the-man died the next morning. ANOTHER DESTRU The heavy rains of II Sunday night, cans:, et in the Schuylkil tributaries. Beyon of the banks, the da. about Reading and below, and particul: urbs of Philadelphi very destructive. 1 houses on the Schul ried away; the alm were overflowed; t on the western side street bridge was ca Schuylkill Canal wa and several bridges hickon carried awa Manayunk were miles, and many c; wrecked. The tree town railroad was fl trains could not run of the enbankment Railroad, at Manay - t away ; which, howe, paired, and a deten passenger train on for about two hours terruption to travel suffered by the Gazette. HEAVY RAIN AT E .ToN.--On Sun day last we were vie ed with an un usually heavy rain, eavier than has fallen for a long, tinliff „About three inches of rain fell durririg the twenty , four_ hours which isAareater quan , an 7CwArs A"great deal of damaiAti was - done . to ploughed fields and r*,14 4 ,0ad embank ments and bridges. All thetrains,on the .New Jersey Central, NoithPenn- Sylvania and Belvidere, Delaware Railroads were out of,tinie, on Mon day, and as a result we had no mails from either New York or Philadel phia, until late in the afternoon. On the New Jersey Central Railroad a bridge broke down, on Sunday night, whilst a stock train was crossing it. The cause was the undermining of the piers, by the mad rush of water. One man and a number of head of cattle were killed or drowned. On the North Pennsylvania Railroad the high trestling, near Gwynedd, was carried away. On the Philadelphia and Trenton Railroad, the bridge which spans Neshatainy was carried away. All these destructions were caused by the high water.—Easton Sentinel, July 20. GENERAL HOWARD, of the Freedman's Bureau, bus issued an order to the effect that if the plan ters of Lower Maryland do not cease turning off their old slaves to starve, or neglect to employ them, that the government will seize their farms and work them with freedmen: • The above comes teals in the shape of a telegram from . (Washington.— While the dictates of common hu manity should inducec "the planters of Lower Maryland" ito assist their slaves who have been 'set free without their consent, we shotdd like to know what business it is to the military satrap who has issued the order re ferred to. To seize their farms, be cause they "neglect - to - employ" their emancipated slaves or because they may be unable any longer to feed t andeloth e ben', is at:l4eponVti—of..tyr y t 7 ann as unknoV4 4 ,3 even in tlifa - UUi y. e . Trerat ...1 more rightlo issue at such an arbitrary edil to order the•selzure ci land manufaCtory beci t t turn off or "neglect tole old workmen AN UGLY SNAKE B Dubuque (Iowa) literal One of the most oases of the effects of which we have heard,' Saturday at Ball'sPrai ern part of this count. Schuster, a farmer, was engaged in mowing, and in Swinging his scythe, severed a rattlessake alfew inches be low the bead. 'He then, prompted with curiosity, proceeded to examine the reptile, and approached it for that purpose, supposing Wt.° have been rendered:harmless, when it instantly threw its head about and fastened its fangs in his thumb. He threw the snake off by jerking• his han'd violent ly, and immediately hii entire system received'alshock from the venom in fused by the snake His.arin swelled rapidly to four times its_ natural size, and became- of,&dark Isola. He was seized *ith vaditing and purging blood, arid itAweii oozed through the pores of the skin, and large blisters filled with blold covered his /1111 and hands. His agony vois therm), and all efforts-to relieve' him - -Veie futile, and it was foind necessary to call medical aid., , A messOger was there fore+t dispat hod -to ,this citrfor Dr. Staples, ain i immatitely repaired to the resrid nee