KIIITOH
I.KIIHIIITO.V, VA.t
PATV1H1AV MOIlNINO MAN. 4, WO.
(Joyeinor llrmliicka la thu first
cxico of tlio SJcrnutnji Tliiit'3 for PjcbsI
,cl,eiit.
Tlio Kiiu Obdurvur pxoolntuia Its
int'ft'jcnco for Gen. AV. S. Hancock, ns
lliu next Democratic ciinilkliiti; forl'iesl
.clunt. Tlio Court of Claims ilfdtlrti Mon
.ilrty that tliouwarrl of the Postmaster
Gt'iioral Jn tin- Ctioi pen nluji claim, psy
niont of which was stopped by the
House of Itcpri'senlatlvf, U not blryl
lni on I ho (iovoinnient. Au appeal
lit be taken lo tlio Supreme Court.
The amount Involved Is ever 8130,000.
Hy tlio monthly report of the public
debt for February we learn that the
debt wiw decreased during the month
:i.372,73a. The total principal of tho
di lit now nutatiiiiilliii; Is J2,S02.1u3,457
23, nn which there Is duu and uiipnlil of
ln'erest30,412,027, (jlvlut! a tola1
of principal and Interest pf $2,232,
570.483 70. There was at tho sntno
time cash lu the Treasury ,of coin. J70-,
035,772 73; of eiirr.ciicy,.!)12fU,404 17,
exclusive of $38,015,000 of special de
posits for redemption of certiorates,
inakltm the total of cash In tho Trea
sury .lt7,01O,170 00, reducing the total
.debt, lees cash In thn Treasury, March
I, 1870, to J2, 114,000,300 80. Debt
(ess amount lu Treasury 1st of I'Yliru
nry, 1870, 5-2,118,233,030 80-r,liowiiiir
a decrease during tho past month of
$3,272,733. Decreaso of tho debt since
Juno 30, 1875, $13,728,419. llonds is
sued fo Pacific Ifailroad Companies, in
terest payable In lawful money, princi -pal
outfctaudluB, SGI, (323,513 ; Inteip.sts
accrued and not yot paid, 040,235 12 j
interest paid by United Stales, $30,'
141,513 00 j Interest repaid by trans
portation of mails, etc., $0,724,317 !)2 ;
balance of lutoiest paid by United
States, J23.417.105 14.
Political.
The New York Woild has been figur
ing how the Democrats can elect the
next President, and tlio following is the
result, which we glvo for the benefit of
those whom It may concern :
If every honest Dcinocriit East nnd West,
Nntt'i nnd south, who domes to sroiilleiun
ciatio President euler ihe White lions on ilio
4th of Match, is;;, will rut out. ponder, dines.,
and press noon his Trit tills the fnlluwmor plain
lahlu ot IlKutes, nluch mo fuels, so Mi'iil noon
h.tve an end of nil tun pnhulo of nil tho "toft
money" pnlnvorers In the Ini il. Tlio "soft
mono pilnvercrHiiro suowluiz usnl the tune
hnw to catch tho links If irnv tl.fi Icio will tail.
The skies will not tall, Irai he onto the links
alicady caught. Heio aio tlio olid. In ii.-iut. Let
honest Democrats ho.d thmi fast, and leave tho
palaveiers to cratch their own eyes out in tho
bush t
b no ranted tor HQ
publicans In lat e ce.
tiona tor fUajo ntllcors
or Uoprosen utiles lu
Uonpress.
I States car, led aga'nst
llenuorc.ins last e
lcctlons for Slate of
I tjrei-a or Hopreeon
I tntives In L'ongicss.
XF.W KNOLAMI STATK.
Maine
Now llninpshlie...,
Vermont
Massachusetts
llhodo lslaud
Total
Connecticut C
... .111 Total 0
MlnllMC STATES.
Pennsylvania 29Xew Yoik M
iXcwr Jersey u
Tqtnl 44 1 Total Tit
SOUTIIKRV STATES.
South Carolina....
Florida.
7 DclHWdio 3
4 Maiyiaml 8
IV relnia II
Vest vlr tins i
Kintucy 12
Tennessee 12
Mi-Miurl : 15
Arkansas '. S
Texas s
I oulsiau.'i 8
.Mlf&lsslppl h
Ala auia 10
(lO'llglS 1 1
Nmt.i Cainllun 10
Total 11
Total 12,
WRsTEHX STATU.
Ohio 22
Michigan II
Wisconsin 10,
jMluueso:a .1
Illinois 21
Indiana 13
Nebraska a
Kansafi S
lciwn
Total C7 Total. ,
rAClFIC bTATCs.
ii.'altfoiTia
iNovada :i
lOrecrori 3
I
I Tctal...,
'Uolonido..
rten.
.. 31
.. S9
.. II
. 07
Dem.
0
41
127
3.1
New Uncland States.
Middle Males
southern states
Ve.stctn States
I'acitlo Mutes
Total , HI 225
Nninbei of KtatoS.... 15
Number of electoral votes 3u
"Suuiner of votes uecossu: to a victory. 183
Now let It ho observed that tho Stateiln which
limiiiancfl Ulshonestr.nnd inaiMoss unite to Rive
lae ing-iuouej lot n show ol iinnoittinco me lor
tho most part Ityiso iVostoin Stat"s which am
tiopi feasly Hcptihllcan. Illinois and Indl urn nio
ha pulv uxcr-.tloiiu. Hut IIUi oia was cnnleil
if an pnt'-lttpubbcjiii in.Jonty for tho Hrst
time U',i bmory, In Iho coiiL-resslouai elro
tlu'tig ff Uil oil the 1 1 .tfonu ot hard nioiiey Iron
ti iiue, imu Ijoino ruin. It 1111 lie camo.1 npuliibt
the Itepoblluan iijtIv this full upon no other
platform.
Observe ne.it that the raciOo states t coune
can he ranied iftliy hV haid-inflney Domocrat
upon a hard nui'iey plattorin.
Now let us be;?in ut conihmq the posstblo votes
that aro uocebsary to a Dcuinciaac victory, as.
duiniui: that too Ddtnqprafic' HouthOru htalos
wiU voto lor the St. Ixiuie cmidJcliito.
KuutUvru cUites I27
I'aclUc States 12 150 1.19
Total IS'.
Only 40 ujfire votes aro needed 10 luako 11 mu
Jorlty (18i)fif S1.H.
1 How tcai'rv-W elrctorlal votes Is thereloro
the whole prop dm pf the leo.ocratio piti ly.
New yari 3t
luwJeiwy I)
Connecticut. , a
Total, Ml
The.'O thife SlatM, winch will bo earned
attain by tho DeiiKicrocy if ihey aio faithful lo
hard loonev, iroq traoe and homo iiiio; out
whioli would be toet oneund all to the i'enioc
rtiev (like lYnnst Jviuua and uniol if they wero
to be fa seto DetnocmUoprir.clpli a theso three
ritauwureau fhst are ne4iBAUU-y to Ueuinciatlu
victory. With tho Houtbcru and the 1. cilia
Suites, the votes of these three fi eat mates, all
radiating about the cuiunieiclal motrupolis, to
rn tlier coimtllute four more than a lui.Jorlty of
the eleetornl voles.
JI11I tliKottlKO uetropo'itsa Htstos, as they
niiDit be caliu.1, ore nurdiuouey Mts'tw. Jiko
3'cips aud the Pacific count Btstes which (0 day
11. V MOUTIUMKIt,
tisORolil nnd silver. Upon n raa-.inoncy plat.
Jot in, ttnon a Hiiuhtlul plstfoim. npnii n double
tsceil platform, lhov would certainly bo lost to
The JJemoerncy.
Hut iij)iin a hanl-innncyiintioiml platform tho
MiMgtu nt Denieciatle victory Is not so narrow.
There nip two Mates, Illinois. 21 1 Wisionsln,
10. which hsvoJl votes lo cast lor tho Democ
lapv atniidniKupoti n Inrd monoy plnttorin, nnd
31 voles to Inst iiRiilnst them stniidluc on a ra.
money l'lalfo 111.
Nn eoiiilunailim of Hlalesenn possibly lie made
to win tlatury lor the lJemonatlo poitvon a
laK inoney nlatlorm or an iiuiblguous platform.
Any until who will mkn tho torecoliiR tnhlcs
ami study U10M lot himself rsli come 10 1111 other
cnLCIusloii. even If he stnilii with toe iissiiiim
lloil tint 'lovas, n haid.nioney Htalo, Willi vote
lor Demon lie olecloyi an ,how.
The success of ijin Jieniecrntlo party Ihein
loludeiieuilsiiiii.il Ihe nuiiiliinllou at Hi. I.ouls,
Juno !, of 11 liard-iiionev Ji.enmciat upon 11
nurd-money plattoini.
Tlio llrooKlyn CotittoHs' Itppurt.
Tlio K. Y. lleinld communts as fol-
lows on thu ri'port of tho Plymouth
Chuich Advlsoiy Council In tho great
scnndal aifuir :
'lliondvl-ory council delivered Itself Thurs.
dovoveuliiuof tho Icenlt of Its dellherslhns
supiscitliiK i'lyniuulli chutcli lu Us npplliullon
ot its disciplinary ru.ea and couplliii; with Iho
itpoit A pioDositlou tn luiui u coniuiiitee of five
loi full nnd tlinl Juuulry 1 11 10 the lrcklnir sen -dal.
W'e thall see how ml-. Is nu t bv I I. iiimitli
Ciiuioh and bv Mi iieeiher. The cnumi v Is
iindoi iho tyipriasiiin that the tiutli has not
been known. Us e Is a oilinoe In pliee tho
pciluiy iiiu hipocilsy Wluie tney btlonu nnd
to Aay whell'ei' tho onco unlveivallv leveled
pastor Is 1111 i dcllerr er simply n ulilnc hluu
dejerwitlirtheaittoolaiaefni his head, ibis
as to tho scaudiil ; bill, 1111 uniltor whnt tho is.
suo of iiinlntmhy, Mr. Hep. hei'smefulhe-s ns
a Christian minister is ot nn cud It cannot he
lestntcd. llo mourns f.ir hmiseif ns one about
to dlo. lfe has evaporated himself Into whnt 1.0
lei ma nnhlo: lie is imw it the tlnio 01 llfu
when lm ciuiuet lctib tolho euor.s which bv
his own co.'ifes'lou.hohns made In thlsbu-incss.
Jfo mav . cop riynioiiio ehu uinliut that Is only
n Iraetlo i ut nh it wra worn, tn be ihe rellqliiiis
and iiucl.eetua, doniluiouot HemvW ntdli eli
er. If ho weto nulinaleil hv a hiph am. delicate
sense 01 nh it wis 11110 fiomu 1 hrlMInn lniiils
let to his denomination nnd to toe rhutch nt
h igeho vouldretue llii' If liocleoseslopioach
aim iheroaiu ihoo win) ta'ifj couloit 111 his
pie nldnjt why fin thei-nn ddlo with tn.- matter
uiless as wo hao said, theio ran ho somo cun
Biejrnfonnl inclhod for douif what n Juri could
not ilo-nnmelji lind out tho exaci iiuth 1 A
lor .li Mouilo'i. his position Is a irael 01101
hut ashosoui?lit ithoiunv feel thai what ho
lulreis nowlsthe lestlll of tho vears of ills,
sliiiulalhin which ho nilmitteil tiuilor oath to
jiuvo practised lo nrinent tho Until Uelns
known, ah! for Mr. Tlllim. he has mndo a kuih
1lo.1l of num. 'v. which no 0110, wo 1110 sine, will
beKrudco him ml things coii'idi red Aslor li.
llowen the asioiilshln.r fact Hut ho for vears
tiled In Inn imtc reintious with u pastor he he
lleved to be irinllT 01 shuineful ei imea ami tin 11
ed thai pistoi 'sKcnlus Into 11 newsnsper prolll
will (lliiilunie liiiieh of the eyinunthv that
would otheiwlso he fo'tto.' linn. I l'.vnmutii
believes 111 IIh pastor who shall chiito It) Jlut
ttioouts'de win Id does not witness' those, drn
matle exhlb.tlons wntch tiko place eveiv Sun
day. AU wo know is tnat ilruokivn Iei"its aro
noKious with ciime. Noni.itter what tho irutli
la, there liavo been pcijury nnd lalso pi-etepco
and In pornsy. Who Is Iho Hliuier, or, luther,
wlutis tho measiiiool sin lint wo must lay nt
each paiticiunr door 1 llnnltou swears that ho
equivocated for vents, llowen swears that ho is
a uynocrtle. needier swears that no took uwav
a w lie's attectlons. Tllton s cats that nftirfor
nlviuir a nfn whoso paiatupur gnvo hitu monov
ho published her 11 ahntuo to tho wor.d and
bioucht illsemeo to his children for rehabili
tation." In all this whu Iwlnd of defamation, iir
noniinv and crlino. what Is tho truth? Lot all
who know nuvthlue re.ntnii; to ttm ni'mnisl
now come forwhrd nnd aiieak It Is not 11 lines-
iu'h.i Lcicsiaoiiciii uisciiiiiue, out oneoi lllliu,
and silcnco Iscrlmo
CORRESPONDENCE,
Philitiiephiu Letter.
I'im.A., l'n., Fob. :n. ts7a.
I)EAH ADVOCATK : Iho Inst day of Febru iry
Is koIiik out In a snow slorni. I fe. ,r old Winter
Is too fecblo to do ni.ich nt this Into day, his op
portunity has Hid and liotn to-mo;iow ho may
have 10 11 in ell indeed.
For several ilsvs ihe fences nnd dead walls of
tho eity weic plaeatdeil with tho wnid "Hold "
Tho letters wero of coldcti color, nnd nttracled
much nttentiou. l.lttlo IIjl'i with tho same
mysterious word, ' Gold," wcto oueiiflvely cir
culated, horses nnd wnjrons were decorated wph
tho sanio, and eveijpuo was wi,ndeflmt what it
could menu, for it was e lilently 11 clever ndver
tlliit ilodto. Several parlies in tho city toon
advnnt iRoof the word and ln-ctted it i their
advertisement without lin' o or license. Tils
brouuht out tho meaning of tlio uso of tho word
nnd It was found to bo nn ndipitisetnent for an
arttrl.' called Gold Koan. some years njto 1.
sh ewd aoverttsi rpoateil cutsol a soldier le nt.
Inirn hisCiiim. onuio head of tlinilnim wis
printed " atch tho 1 cad or this dinin" one
utirht foinotrnilesniansentreuinl a bill poster
nnd had his card posted 011 the head of ovoiy
drum ho rould find, nnd thn next incininirthe
man who paid for Iho cut found his dniiunui'
bcalini; nn entirely different tunc tlinuwh it,
was inlcndrd. It was a menu n ick, hut the
tradesman was udmticd for Ins smartness
The city was Illuminated In Rianii i-tyln 011 tho
22nd Inst, nnd the streets wer crowded "1111111
davllRht did appear."
The hulls and hears ol the stock board hato
passed n rctclntion cxcludlna- all outsuletH.'1'hls
Is too bad. for visitors mail toinlnv uslirht or
iho llnancial 1iiiiuh.
Our.lnirauesovUltors nro still linnl nt work
011 their buildliiK. It Is hoped thev will haioti
readi befoio Ihe exhibition Is over.
"Tho lion nnd the la'oti shall lie down to.
eclher." 1 use this ouiii'tlon hec?ao tie N.
Y. Trllmne Ins its ririco lu tho snuin npoul
nietit.or ollleo. nsthe Dally T mes, nf tl.lsilty
Col J. W t i rney ut The t'ress, arrived iicre
ti'-day 111 tlio .-ti'iinislnp Indiana, fiom I.ivei
pool llo ha 1 been absent nenriv two years,
most it which has been devoted 10 fuitlicrlua
Centennial Interests in Knrpoo.
Tho l'.iilaillphli nril lteadlnir It. 11. have
turned over thnr coal yards tn privnto piiitn-s.
Ooodhyo2.dll ot 1'obrn.uy, wo will not seo
tlieo won a;;ulii.
1 our's truly, ilAiiCtrrio.
Proii tlio Xalioiml Capital.
Fnoii OUR rys Wa8Iii.otox CoEiicsroNUENT.
Democratic Trouble Oetr the t'inancer A Xim
Funding Hill. A Silm Currcnci-A Xew IV
navcial ilicy.Altrrationi in th' lleeord.
M.rchanditcin the Mails. S!,ort of Currency.
Jtcturn o.sjxuler Kerr.
Wabiii.votqx, Jfatch. 1. 187ft.
C'onirress is doing uotliinp. Work drags slow
ly In tho committees id 8M11 s ower upon tho
floor of the House. Tho Democrats aro comple
tcly nt i.ea nimn tho financial n-insHon, nudtho
loaders ro making tre niendons efforts to bring
nbout someconipimnl'e etwecnthehnrdmoIley
and Inflation elements 01 tho party in Conyress.
A' caucus Comniltteo has bad tho subject under
consideration for some tin 0 but do not nppoar
to be any nearer a tolutlou of t he difficulty than
they were a week ago. nnd tho proceedings in
tho Housn neom tn indicate a disposition on tho
part of the majority to lillibustei and fritter
auar time wiiltnu for this Committee ti maka
a report. Tho Rcner.il feolliiK onions the Demo
ciats Is that they inut from sheer necessity,
ncieu upon some lino 01 policy or tho put ly will
so to the "demultion bow-wows" lu tho romlni;
t iesidentlal campaign. As a tub to the indl
tlon wn-iie, Iho ommitleo will probablr ctoo
to tho rciwal of the specie resumption act of tho
lid Conpress. hut will Insist upon soii.o FfKlnln
Hon looting to ultimate lesumptlon Thispio.
Kranime docs not seem 10 satii-fy th suft-iuoney
aid of the House and Instead of closin&uy tho
bioich seems to wliten between tho two fac
tions. In the meantime nicescary leinslatiou
Is nelayeil and hut little real wont will bo done
In the Jlouso until this question is deposed of.
IheBenste has passed a IjllI nmcndluir iho
law in relation 10 tho funfltngof the national
debt. It increases the amuuutof Issaeof the
lour and 0110 half per cent bonds 1'rom NU -Wkj.i
to 500,o3o,(inoand puuldoa for their re.
domptloii lu thirty years lifter the date of Issue,
'l hpip is every probability Hint thn mil will pass
thil jIouho, ait Is endorsed bv the President,
fccirttary llilstow.uud the Wuys and Jlenns
Uoaimltieeoltho Ilou. On ncruuut of tho
loutf time, they have' to run It Is thouxht thuso
bnuds M ill coinuuh-j a .argu solo in j;urope,
Artronar etfoit is pilnir luaoo by tho itepre.
seuiatlvisi ot the l'nclllo coast and Buyer pru.
duclnc regions to have Hllvur colnauo substitu.
Ul 1 fer our 111 csent lMiper uey. HenaUr Junes
of Ncvcda.liasprepai-ed u bill emboaFtui tho
viettH of theollvcr producers outhu Subject,
aud wl tdo.lvor a carefully pioparod spotcii in
support of ihoineasiiie. He takes the ifiouud
lhat us nature has provided us Willi an Immense
amount of thn ptccloua metals, that can bo
leached only thmiiRli lsbor and scienoo it bo
houvos us s a nqtlou to uist In a development
of thow rosouiios by uiuiilutf Iho labor rofii
nble. lie says Hint Knulamlls Iho tioltom of
Iho nemoiietlzntlnn of sliver, liecnusosne has
lennlred Gold In pnyment of debts duo herithat
If Xhiroro wnnts to demonellzo Hllver, wo, ns a
Silver pnntncliiR country, oiiRht In stand up
nlid monellielt.lii nn'er lhat nur ptodiictlons
fhnll not fall below tho cost of illitultiR tho met
ill Horn the eatlh. onalor Jones intends to In.
Blst npou thorolimrto of 11 dollar lu Silver worth
a dollar lu Gold at tho time of its coinage, and
proposes Hint tho whoiorurrenov of thneouhlrt
shall ho based upon a Pllvce.suindard Ihrouah
tho lsstin of reitlfleates. These eettlllcntes ho
prin uses .hull bp n isrd mum bullion derosttnt
In 11 tlcpiMM.tr fit the United Btat.s, assayed
ai d sttn.il bv Iho Uintisl mates and tuofer
tlliealo shall have n iloilai 111 Bluer lihlnd it nil
the nine for Its ledeiiii.lliiti. This In lo sivo the
tumble sud expenso of coinage.
Last week n ronleicnco compoe 1 i,f nbout
filly lending business men Iidhi , irr rent Mntes
heid n thien days -esston In this u tv In conslser
and sni'gest somo teniedy for tip. lliinnnii
tumuli l' of tne euuntry. I.ei lesi nlalives of
some of the letting banks hi Ihe eountiy nio
lei'iirieO 10 have taken part In iho disciiKtion of
soiau raibi-a ch noes In our financial sisleiu
wc-ii Kimgeslnd nsthe 111 ly means lo bilng
alii lit niotu'hlo our foimer inoiperny '1 h 1
unciedltm-of tlm coulereuce wore lint made
public, out Hid Prevailing op iron was In favor
ox Ihe ticiQon Kiittou of f loi 1 an I silver domes
tle 'iinuiey, and tho hii:iIUuiiii:i of 1 oiuier
cuiieue. iise.i upon the onllio wealth ot the
iiailon ut il pi "do a legal tender for nil duel to
the Goviiiinieiit lis well ns individuals
NolwiMisin idliig all tho fusf that has been
111.1110 lsieiy In tegaiil to mnn'ilnl nlleinllom
no do 1.1 nr t uiiiiwivtonal tciortl. Senator An.
thouy's resolution allov.-lni: only eibal enriee
(inns to Ihi uinile met with a emit deal of op
Pos'IIom in H10 Semite, and ilesoliried thnfaet
lhat even 1 nt eiuveoiul illgtuilni M.nators net
inadsomellnies and say tilings til debato that
thev aio not wllilua shouhl be pi luted, nnd go
to posteilty as wimples of ner o oiueuco. 'I ho
piinlingiif speechis 111 tho lt.-r.im huicomsto
be n good tail niui.reo inyihiug 1 hat does
not suit tho Si nnloi 01 rtipio.eutailvo In his
coo.ei moments .8 .tneki 11 Ir.mi i.ie le nrt. and
little blasts ol eion.ieneo that tniv . c -tir lu
him tiflei. rids, m'ci w.ie 110.11 hen d in tho
llallsof I'ongiess in inj uel "lo tl 0 n nitril
copy Tlio resolution was ufeiiul to the Lotn
tuittee on l'liul.ng
The Lxpteiscnmpni 09 nro trung to have n
bill passed eiciiul.il'.' nieichnnflze liotn tho
mills. .Mr. Hub. inn!, repres ullug thn c m.
pinh". delivered nu nigumeut 11 1 the siljiet
1 1st wco'i lieforo f'n Senate Commlleo 011 f-ost
Oinceannit l'nst llonds The edin mil tt u have
nKcn no action on tho nuttier vet. tint taking in
to cmisiileiatliiti tho stiungpiiiilio feeling In tbo
mailer, nsdeveloiiedwtieii ihe question was bo
line the Hiiusop short time 11110, It 13 hmiijy
posstblo that Iho I'.xpioss compinies wilt win
this lime.
lucre seems n bo n good deal of orpooilinu to
the repeal nf thu Jlnnkrnpt law wulcti passed
the House soioi tlmoae;o. lv-till lis ng-ilust the
lepeni liavo boen presented in Iho innto fmni
ditl'eient sections of tho coitutrv. Among them
was 0110 presented by Senator Wnllneofe. 111 iho
Heard of 'lindo of l'hlbdelphii 111 lator of
imemllnu Iho pri.sonlllaiikluiit law and against
Its lepenl. It is cxpetied that c.uisiiioi h.o
prossiuo will be lii'iu. ght u. hoar, h dh for ami
aniust Iho lopeal, when tho muter ciiueaup
In th-' seune. .
Tho rt tienehment measures of Iho House
hayuenuod tbo dlschargo ot 11 runt many
eiei-AS 11 tho Iieenrimeiitfl. J,ast ivoek becio.
taiy Cliindler was compelled to dlschniee loity
cleiks 111 tho Department of the lutiiior lor
want ot funds 10 pay their snlnrles. Hecietniy
Drlslow hnd a hearing befoio mo House Coin
mltteo en Apprup l itionsrt lew dnis ugo and
stated that loeie wnsnnly enouah curieney on
hand to Inst two mouths and unless an appiu
piiatiou Wiib made to enable tlio lluienuof i;n
grnvingnnd 1'iintlng to resume work.thoto was
ginut danger of n cuiircnut faminh. N0110 ut
iho old currencv toceived at tho Trensuiv tm.
partmeut Is paid out again. It is destroyed aud
new notes Issued to leplaco It. This makes a.
most constant work ior tho Kmrravlug nnd
iMiiiiu jjiu i-uu nun mo coiiiiniiieu win pro
bibly lecummend tho niipiopiUitlon asl-ed for.
sneaker Ketrhns letotiied in itm ,i,v t..n..i.
Inipioved in health and lesumed tho duties ot
ins osiiiou, jiu seemeu to uo lieteimlueil thai
ttie doctois nnd newspapers shall not kill btin
off or compel him to lesntii. tjennlor Iidumuds
hasltitto'iticed 11 hill in iho tsenato iii.ikIiht
Washington's Jllithilay, Fol.iuary J2ml. n legal
holiday There appears to bo uo opposition to
it ami it will prouajiy nnas,
'rhofllendsofileiier.il Itnhrrielt In tnia ..iii.
nro wild with enthusiasm over his acquittal.
The geuoinloplutou is th.it Iheio was 110 evi-
utiiuu in win riiui, ins couvici'oii nun it was
righteous verdict. Mis llahcoek fiiluled when
suo iui'iieu iuo loiegiuiu wnicji nisi nil'
nodiiced tho result. WorUfe.
Mllttt'l'N ol" Siilci ust.
A man named C'ampbell.ot Sullivan roiinty,
wi ols o ghty iwo yuais old, has inariicd it wo-
1111111 in louv-eiRiii.
A si'hoiil teacher of Lycoming emintv walks
to and friun nn school every woiaiug day. rho
luuiiu nip is iuiiiiei'11 nines.
- Whpo .piicldng for ejrg in n stable In Mon
lour roiinty 11 little gliiw.is ouirawd bv two
tiamps. Jioih ihe biutes rsrapul.
I ho I'oiinsvlvnnmiiou mill of Waterman .t
llfiivcr. tinny lie is eniploying au.i hinds and
turuins nut jOO tons ol tall per week.
John K 1 cnan, whilo workltiL' nil a furnace
stack In Al eg.'iony county fell lo tho ittiintnl, a
distancoof s.xfy leel, niiu Mi.slntally injuieii.
Four simesweierobiiid 111 ilitbl.'lietn 0.10
nl"hi ii'lci lly, iin.l mi attempt 111. ,de to onoi
tho Ulih. About $1,1 u wo.th of eoods wuu
htulon.
-At a doleanlo meeting In Scrnulon on tin
2Jd 111st. Hon. W. i.uiistof nun K.A UeaniKsh
weio chosen iepiei inativo dclegnteo to tho ilu
ni'ier.itlo state eiiuy, ntlon,
Jotoinlnli hpang, aged Wi, coniiulltcd tulcldo
by hnnslng limiseif nt l'ottstown, Tuusdny
mornitw. Ho was 111 comforluhlo clrcumstail
ccs, but occasionally ' lilghty."
Two brothers In Venango county had 11 ills
pure us to which one bhou d goi out of bed IIisl.
One Jlnally shoved tho other out, hut ho got
oicn wiih his iirollnr by nhuoliug hitu iu iho
leg with 111 Hid.
Clurles lleuiler, n labnrci , of No. ihaiupton
county, cut ni oral gashes lu Ins tluoit. llo
had intended to commit hulcldn. but changed
his mind anil went to j ili'ciur mid ha.i 1.11 Liiti.
sowed up
lteoently the body ot ti coloird iiinn was ills
roeredina docomposel stale 111 a creek 111
lioolurd count). 'Inu 101 pso is snpposoa lot.nvo
been I Later mi idiotic neuro named Ijitig, who
had been wnudciing about the nelshboiliood.
Minister Hclnoek's reslguntiini was milled
from leinuon on Iho I'Jili nil. H is uiiilerstoo.1
that ho will silt fur 1I1U eountrv next Mitur
day, uud will testify hcfoic the Hon 11 Couiuiii
teoou FoieUii AllUiis rejiirdlng tho i;mma
Mine business.
William Mailln, n fanner near Mycrslnwn,
J,ebniion coniily, was killed hv au oxpiosion 10.
crutly, Alieiwlucn he hail tolled lodged in
tho bruiiuhosof another tieu, aud being uinibiu
to dhdndgii 11 ho oiiien 11 hole in thu bottom and
tllledli wiihpowdor. '1 ho pow dcr oxjilodod bo
lero ho cnuld get out of tho way.
Tho tornado Hint made such havoo nt l'rlnce
ton, lud,. on Suuilay nlghr, did great uumaeo
in'Christinu and JlenUorsoa o.mntlcs Ken.
tucky. Two t" lured men aud n .lri were killi d.
aud many ceitous weio sovculy iujuud 111
those countlus. The track ot devastation was
halt 11 mile wido.
Warrants hnvo been issnod for tho cxecu.
tiou of George IV. Fletcher, convicted ot tho
uiurdorof Jaii.cs Tlanlev In 1'hllndelphin. llo
will bobur.gon the nth day of Aprd.and l'atnck
Clots' ley, comictcnof me murder of Catharluo
ciuigwv , lu I'hlladolphla. will ho executou on
tho 7th day of April.
While Lhailes If ondorsoii, ot Venango co
a colored man, wos at church with Ins wife, a
brute entered tho hotlso aud ntttuuptod to com
mit an oiurugo 011 Ins glrl.aged about iduo yen. s.
-lulling In tils purpose ho cut tho lower portion
of her body n n iioruhlo uiuiinm, Tho bruto
escaped. I he victim was lu n or.tial condition.
A body wa dtslutorred 111 l.uzcruo cmuty
which luid beeiibuiredtweiily llvoycars. From
the stull to tho 1,01 vis. or hlo bOuos, oothiiigio.
m&lued hut tho oones.wlncii weio wpllprefeeiv
eel j lroni Iho pelvis to tho feet tho limbs weie
fouut to bo puricctly petrllled, having U Iho
appeal unco of stone, both In weigit and color.
-The War Department Is advised that Gene
ral Crook mis lott Foit f.oiamio and General
Coster X' 01 1 Li ucoln, Willi ti oops, to be Joined
by a detachment 110111 Montana, for iho pur
pose of updating against billing Hull who has
tiftocu hundred wnrrlois, sets si 'ttcllanco tho
treaty 1 equiring his peopio to remain 011 their
lescrvailon. About two thuusuud troops uro
moving against htm,
- At I'lttsbuic, Tuesday evenlntr, a snloon
Uepir, nuiird l'iekoiiciiIiers.Ucntedu poker
iihI hot and stubbed Adam Derail Willi it 111 tuo
groin. Tlio pokor peuetratert to a death of sis
or beven Inches. Uorun Is G3 years of ago, and
tho assault upon hlmts said to have been en.
Iirely uupiovokcd. iloverahas beon coinm.l
Ud to await tho lesult ot his victim's lujniles.
Generul Huerldau has written to tbo House
Committee on liil.ury Allatis that, ' iho Indian
question 111 tho lliuck Hills must now bo set
tied by the establishment ot tJo Indians oa tho
Missouri liver." To accoiup.lsh this two mill,
tary posts mutt he established on thu el'ow.
tone, as recommended by Iho gouera! in his
twu lust aouuji rppuris, and ho thinks bo can
built them lor 2u',eA. or (HO.doti less than U10
amount ineiiiluuid 111 Mr. Maginuu's lull man
lug on appioiuutiuu fur tho p..ip jo. iho Gen
oiul thlu.u Iho Jllaok Hills euuntry will hu
covered wltn towns and vtllagoa dm lug tho
uextlivo or six years, uud ho behoves the
largest dcpislts of gold art- fuither west than
tho place where iho mines are now wotkim.
Mlbtaiy upcralious huve been uommenciHl
against thu tioatilo Bio lx. unit ho cousnlers iho
appiupriaiion so ute..J.iry taac hu fenuils liu.
mtduio not 011 tut jo tun iter. '
Thn Delawnrn T.srlrnwniinn nml lVr..ln...
ralltoad cnnipanv has Oeflilcdon natrnwiug the
caugentltsro I. 'the chnngo of gauge will
lane 1 effect imoon miles of tall load and will ne
cessitate taking npait I20)u coal inrs nnd
suoitcnlnT of nil Ihe trucks nt the passenger
cars now In uso. Thollrst work of Ihe compnny
Is to built Bliio m w coal nndfielght tars sultiil
Hi tlio gnnge. This will supply the narrow
gntipo load Willi lolling stock while O10 old cars
nro beiug tnkoti nnntt. I'tncllcat rsiiinmi men
snv tho cnango will save tho company thirty por
-I'lllLAIiFirillA.Mnreh J. In tanensonf Up.
ton s. Neweomet, cleik nt tho lllmthnm House,
cholgeil with violating the Civil Jllghls bill In
I cf using lodging lu lb v. Fields Cook, n, colored
clergyinnn of Alexandria Vn., was llnlshed
ynsteidny iilternoon. Juileo C'nilwallnder, lu
chaining the Jury snld 1 1 am nf tho opinion
that If this ileIeudant,beliigluciinrgoot the biisl.
11 ess uf rerelilng ttnvellers In tills inn, nndfalled
t pinvldlug necessary and moiier nrconiuiodn.
lions to iho oomplnli nut by reason of his color
Ihodetemlnnt is guilty as lio stands Indicted."
Iho Jury thou let red, and Inter In th- day
noieul upon nnd sealed their verdicl, which
wns letiiiiii il hi Couit tnls 111 irnliiL', l.io ver
ule.t wns " gulllv " This Is the Hist case under
thn Ulvil Hlvhts net which has been tried In
l'ciili.vlvanla.
- 'Iho towns of Rl. ('holies, in Missouri, nnd
l'rlnoetnwn, In lnduiha, weio i'.evaslatd by
fenr'ul tornadoes on Sunday, St, diaries wss
visited In tlinl!cinooii,a!id,tilthougii Hiosloim
lasted but 11 few minutes, It destroyed more
limit one hundrel tliousnud dnllnis'wortli of
property, killed threo poisons, and Injured
twenty o.uers Among the building 'ilestroeed
weietllo --I. Charles savings Jlank, Cnnceit
Hall, tho Gas Works nnd 1'ipoi'is ngrleu'lutnl
wnrchoitfo. llmtoinndo went In fhn dlteettnn
of i'o'taue des stoux, 11 .luiiiriiirr aud detno'lsh.
lug faun houses ntid Injuriu? a number of per
sous. Tbo calamity nt 1'ilncetnu hnppeneii on
Riindav iiiaht. A I lioimli tho tei.ipest tasted
oiilv one iiilmilo It blew down fifty Iiuumcs nnd
dnmnged ns mn ty 111010. l-'ight peisuus weio
ilniuerously Injurd fotirof whom nio not ex
pected to recover O nwomnn wasdeuiltedoj
her ej eslulit. Most ef those who icmslued lu
their houses were iihharmod. wlillo Hiosh who
nttnmpled to oseapn -iiirifd Injury. (Ino house
was completely turned tinsule ilown.yi-t tho oc
cupants woio utihiiKi. Tho loss nt l'llucutoii in
osiitmited nt '.(H . Al rolnckn, :l station four
miles north of l'llnceton, hailstones mensurif.g
six inches riiciictimclreiice weio found nf'.er tho
siiirm. A terrible sloiin of wind and rain. with
thunder nnd lightcnlm:, rngod from Cnicn.tii to
Miiwnukoo on stind.13' utght,
Now Atlvortisoinouts.
T
10 IONl)IIOLI)i:itS.
Notleo Is heieln cnveii. lo thn llo'ilera nt
rtlAIfKlitN '10WN HIP nO.VllH, that tho
.school Jlot.id id said 'lovvnship r. quest that
Iho Hands bo presented for ltegistrnt'oa. nt Iho
ruli'lc lloiinof Joel ileilln.lu llnst Wel'spoit,
I'cnnil., nn MONDAY, MAItt-'ll 2Jth, ttTU. the
Kehool llo.ud being desmuis to iiscertnlu the
exact amount of tho Indent ednoss of snldTuwu
ship. Ilv older of Ihe Hoard.
SIMON WALK, riosldont.
Alll.'JI Hl'.MlV, bucretary.
Marph4, BT0-w3
QENTKNNIAr, SLATU (jUAUIlY.
Tho underslcned respectful'v announces lo
llUIl.UHllH nnd otbeis. that thy huvo Just
opened a now sl,ATli CHJAltltY, near Lovau
,t Solt's Mills, lu FUANJCIiIN Inwnshlp, Car
bon County, l'n., and nro now prcpaicd to sup
ply a eiy suponor nrtlclo ot
ROOFING SLATE,
In largo or small qtinutltlos, at very low prices.
Kxamuie quality otKlatunud icaiu prices befoio
puichasing clsnwheie.
Mks. SAltAU ItKlUG. Ownor.
JACOH ItUIiin, Agent. March 4-wl
A djoiii'iieii Atliiiiiiistrators' Salo
()r YaluaMo Real Estate-
Tho underpinned Admlnlstmlnr nf JACOH
MjirsTZ Inleof Iho JIOHOUGII OF J'AUUY
VllifiU, Cm pun County. l'n.. ileo'il, wnl offer t
l'ubllo sale, on tho piciii'sni nfotesnttl. on
Sitfcurday, March 11, 1870,
nt 'I WO o'clock 1 M , nil Ihnt certain pieco or
panel of I,AMi. situuto nb'.ui thrco-rourihsof
nuiilo Hnsto' the Lehigh ,fc Sin quehnmi t Jill.
nnticiiiit rnrrvvlll", on the nmu I. noiii" riom
l'ooo I'oeo. or ICditniil Habel's Alltl to f.chii.h
Hep, boiinde.l by lands ot James tl. Seagi eaves.
Widow llatilet Slroiil, Mrs. s.nnh I;. Gnunior,
nnd i h.irles llloso, sen., coutniultig
80 Acres and 40 Porches,
Mrlct measure, about 25 aeies atn Cleui and In
a trood stale el ciillly,itiou, and Hio lesuluo is
good Woodl i ml.
iti The Iniprovemeu's theieou ronslst of
Cj;j- a I wo btory Wenther-Hojuiled, Frame
iril!i.liwelli'ig ilimse. 'JO x .T leel, with Cellar
umie It, one Hank u tn . x n It, Hoi- stnble,
and oilier oiilbiilhlhigs A Well ni tiood Wnter
near toe houso. .mil a.i O chard of f 'to co fruit
1 r es,
renin nd renditions will be matin known on
tho d..y of in'o. bv
, , DAVIPI, WFN'TZ,
Adiulnistintor, Ac, nf J. Mmifz, dee'd.
l'erons uo.irlng to view thepiopeitv enn call
on Mt. ('a isms J. Moutz. on tho pit'iulses.
larch 1, 1-7.1. -
,18 IiOO.S
llespeelfiillyannpiii'ces to tho cltlieinof Car
hon ami adjoluiug Counlios, that ho haa nur
chn'i'd Iho eniiro I. it rest nnd stock of II. tj.
i.LvArsWAYin iiipi.unioino.v
(Jon. Kroom Manu factory,
'nc.iledin lh" UorASigh ot r.ehtghton, Carhon
Coiitiiy, l'u , nml Hi .t ho is pri pared lo till all
old run,V'u-tcaioliun wltbtao
Vitj- Host Qnnliiy of ..room.?
ntthoLOWKsr rosaiiii.K Livixa 1'iiici:.
A trlnl is roipeclluliy eollcilo I and entlio sal
Isfactlon guntuitlrsii.
Ainnui .ctury iu tuo lld-eaient of the ' V.illry
llnnse," opposite the Lohlch Valley Kit. docor.
icti. ai, 167(1.
TIIOM.-? KOON'S,
QiriMiANs co u irr sai-k
Of YaliiabloReal Estate.
Jlv virtue nf an order ot the Orphans' Court of
Carbon Ceuuty, the nndnrslmcd Aumlnlstiator
of tho tMateoi aAUlH, eltlVe', tile of MA.
HONING I'owjsnlp, c'aibnn Co'y. v.i dee'd.
will offer nt 1'uhllo aale, on tho piclulees, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 1870,
ntONK o'clock . M., the following described
Heal Jistnle, to will All that certain tract or
pieco of Ijiud, situated In Uahnuln Township,
about one mho fiom Leatghton, on the ruhllo
Uoad lcadlug from Mahoulug lo K.isr Pemi,
bounded by lands of Uriah ltehr, Sol. Ifumerer
and George Ilex, containing
21 ACHES AND 103 I'EKOHES,
more or less, all cleared end under j good state
ui , uuititii.ni, mo tuiprovoments con
sist of a 2-story Framo Dweihntr Houso,
20x'.' feet i Bank Darn. x3i feet, and
other llecossarv OlltLulldinvs. A irnod Whii ,,v
Water near tho door vitb I'ump, i ud stream of
never falling water I mis through tho land. The
farm is well stocKcd wiin Choice Fruit Trees.
TUKMa QF SALH.-Ono-thlrd of puiohn'O
money to be naiu uud ly ot saint nne-ihUd In lx
months, nnd tho rem.iulug onethird in nmo
moutlis from day of sale, to no seemed by Judg
ment bond or uiortgugo.
AAltON BIIIVE.
leh. 12. 18-f. AdnnuUtrator.
IAU3I AT 1'ItIVATE SALE.
Tho underslened offers, nt Vrlvnti, Kale, thn
follnwlngduscrlucd vlusplo rAHM.wllball Hie
lnipioveioents thereon, situated lu I'llANK
Li.V Township, carbon County, l'a about one
inllo rust of tho lloroagh of W issport, contain-
ilk J Aaw, uiura ur iuss, 01 uienis
ed.Wotl Cult1i-"ted Infill, nnd 40
Acres of Wont tana, bounded by
lauds of Matthias Huff. Him. Walk
John Uchwub, u and H. Canal and
ntei'is. with a dim Youne llrehnisl
ot Cho'co Fiuit Tioes luoteoti DWl.LUNa
iiuoais nsgoou ns now, xux'.'u feci, Hum
Jar 3-1 x CI feet, a never-tailing woll of water
isi.near tho buildings, rig stable. Corn
Cub aud other Iluiloioss. All of which are lu
excellent coodltinn. Terms reasonable and ex
cpcsllugly easy, For tinnier parlieulsrs call on
or uihfii-s ihe owner. GEOlldi: L.KUCKKL,,
Franklin twp. l'u, leu. I2w
Got Your
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Demo at thia
Now AdvorMsomonts.
A JB sT N r
w .sxSaa
Men's inul Woiiiesa's
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ivw Ts.;ss-n' .'. ijfjw.
i r t .i i r-ws si3 s-T- - - -.
Prices fully ns Low ns elsewhere.
AND IinALEll IN
GENTS' F URN SUING GOODS,
BANK STREETjLEHIGHTON,
Keii.fS coeslnitlynn hind nlarte nnd splendid slock of tho NKW
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