a ijA EP! H V. MOUTIIIMKH, EDI ion LKIIIOHTON. PA.f 'SATDMUY. FBDRtTABY It. 18SJ. TOE EJSPUIU.ICAH DILEMMA. Cotmrves W4ll boou oemplete the ututb week of tilt setinrj, and yttno real prog ress las beeu made In tho pnblto liul nes.. Tha packing of committees by Bpeaser Kelfer, Instigated by lbs utw EfpnMloan boss, Ilobesorj, whose, crea taro bo is, hns thiown confusion into Die rank of (be majority. The notations e Secretary ol tbo Navy under Grant, with bin pettifogging, lawyer-like tact, tbotigbt to soothe the resentment IiIn work bnd caused by an enlargement of fourteen committees, shrewdly keeping bis own untouched. Bat this sclitw failed to work, and only added n brand to tbo flames of resentment which, since, the orgnuiztllnn of the House, lave been bnrulug so fiercely. The end of the quarrel is easily fore seen, and must rehult in an open colli slou between the Stain arts and the Ilalf. breeds. President Arthur, by must con servative actiou by which he bos won tmlveroal approval, las thus far avoided any grounds of complaint frcm the op posing taction of bis party. Bnmo of tbe hoi-beailcd, but Last influential of bis opponents, attribute bis comse to weakness and fear, and they look upon "his reiteutiou of Collector ltobortson, of New York, in office as an evidence of this. tfuejiusllrirjftbly gnat jobs will hoou bo launched upon the House they bare been uuder consideration for months BHd the confllot Letweieu the oppos,iLg Bepublicsn factious my be Averted only by an equitable division of the Bpoils. Unless this be dona tbo siiRpeuklun of heetilitics cannot loug he maiutniued. COKDEESSUEK-AT-LAHOE. 'Phihidelpbiu Tints : " l'euuKjlvnnia will be reasonably certain to have two Cungrtesiueu-at-large to tlect next fall, auil that will enahlu the haders oi both parties tef dlyido things around more sat isfactorily. Three CouRiissmen were elected ut l.rgu lu this Sbite in 187'J. Judge Scofielil im Generals T d.l aud Albright wire the siicce-Ndul Ri publiciin candidates over lticlmrd Vuitx, llendrick D. Wright and JauUk II. Ilypkins thcru will be two to elect, and the , Re-' publicans cuuMu't do better than to take Oencral Todd, their old and ouccesltil candidate of 1872, with Colonel Dick, who in likely to command tbetavnr rf the Itepuhlicau leaders, nud tbo Democrats couldn't d') better lhau take llichard Vaux and Jaiues II. Hopkins as their c.uidld.itcs. "Albricht and Wright sre deed, and Siofhld has 'accepted u life 1Hoh on the Oonrt of Cl.inis, so that Todd, Vanx and Hopkins reunilu as mnibil.l t tor 11 repeti tion of thuir old mci. IIopkiuK in cist, fng wistl nl eyes toward the Governorship, but that will be likely to go to a Iresh mnn in the end, and both parties may ns weft fettle down to what is left of their admirable tickets of 1 V72 lor Congress-men-Ht-lirj-c, It would b a Injury to see the vcter.m 'Bourbon 'Vans iu C ir.-gr- sw, and he is too a rnn and to ex alted in bin Boiiibon idecs to represent anything lets than n whole State, lie might not he elected, but it's worth a trial " The BOUECE of CA1IPAION BEVENTJES. The Pennsylvania Itiug has always found it easy to manage rhil idelpbia nnd Allegheny, Iu the Utter place tbe delegates have been named by a county coiuaittee packed for the purpose. This year "Boss" '.lagee brought his conimlt tie together as usual, to execute orders trom headquarters, but he was somewhat taken aback .when confronted by a peti tion sigued by some of the manufactur ers of Pittsburgh -men whom he well knew to he able to control thanninds of votes at the polk, demanding that tbe choice o delegates should he lift to con ventions cdlcd for tbe purpose. In yielding to tbe wishes of tbe signers, of the petition, he took occa&lou to make some remarks. He said that be 1 ad great respect for these Pittsburgh manu facturers, that thy had made millions where tbo politicians bad mule cents, aud if auybody was iutertsted in keeping in tbe old rats they wire. This is a frank confession, by one competent to know, that heretofore Republican cam paign fuuds have, been reguhtily recruit ed from the prill's of business nuns and corporations, who Lave thns bongbt sp. cial privilegeafrnm tie party in power. We are glad "Bom" M.igee In s seen fit to own pp so haudxouitly. Ueksn. A. Vogel-r & Co., of Balti more, proprietors of that triily wonder ful remedy St. Jacob's Oil, aporal to th press aud the public iu behalf of tbe pro position to ubolisli tbe sbmip tax on pro prietary articles. We c.ordLlly second this appea'. It ouxht to bo id ollkhed. It was imposed us a war imasttre to ralsr r venue for tbe purpiw. ef ci.ro in,; on tje htiugglv cf thciil war. Tbe war w s nnuhed seventeen years Ago, aud of Ihe debt bleh U it- ati d a jtre.it portion bs sir ady beeu paid off. The Internal revenue tax-nim ought to be entirely wiped awn; (rem the statute bonk. Tin re should be no tax gatherers going about to hvy a dlnct excUe upou He products or auy branch ot Ameilciu industry Blot out the tjit'in Hltogitbcrl The loug talked of prize fight be tweeuSulllrauaud It.vuu took pl tcTues- dy l Mississippi City, SlUklsiipnl, iu prtseuoo of Nr,'Arid, iurluding fiu.euy Diluent ci izu or Now Or leans." Atttr nine ruuuiU ltjau gave up tbe tight, and tbo b ;al,u brute, illsgus:. ijgly dibiigmed lu the face as well us bruised (.built Ibe body, was removed iu an tXuiiUKted coudillou tn bis quarters, where siiioubnls were adininU'ertd In hint. A phjkiciau e-allrd iu to examiue bim said h sulT.riug I rom bemla aud advlsul bleu to "furuk tbe przt ring. " It makes me ad to read that Rev, Giorne. W. Buulap, u Teiteru revivulit, has tl.ipe I with a beautiful yuugcou vrt. SUrried clergymen abi'iild leave such Ix.yl.h pr.iuls. to their Uichel it brubreu. -APbilsdelpbU juiy vigorously up held tbe right- or niaseugirs to tents in street ears, by fiwarding a wouiaii$l2.000 for Injuiics caused by a fall iu a street far lu which the Lad to vtaud. A New York inventor claims an in vention which ho calls a hicyole railroad, by which oue could travel around tbe world at 160 miles an hour. Like the Koeley motor, this new schema will re quire money for Its development, and 1U originator is probably not Averse to or KMiiztug n oonipany, with a large capi tal, and beginning operations at once provided he can handle the funds. The unfavorable news from Europe has caused a declluo in the price of wheat, aud tome of the big operators have been caught heavily on the wrong side. Oue eastern speculator in GLioego has lost over S300.00Q personally In one transac tion. Ila and bU IrieneU hud expected to he able to put the price of wheat up to sm.ou per utisnoi. COXUBESSIOSAb SUMMARt. In the 8emte on the 3rd Inst., the Poat office Committee rerted sdvertely the Bensle Joint remliitlnn ersnline the frank mg pnvilrKO ll CongreMineu for ofllcinl business, nnd it wai IniJefliulelr nottiHined, Mr. Kerry iutrndiireil a bill providing for postal cards with flexible covers to conceal the writing iherenu, TlieSUcruisti Funding bill was considered. In the House, Mr. Prcscotl, of New York, gsve notice thaf bo would call up Hie Ap porlionment hill on Tuesday next. Mr. 8te- iibons, of Ofemia, from the Commlttco on Coinage, reported bills authorizing a new metric toM coin fur international uso i also the ieiua df g.iloid coins ul ditrerent denoml- uslloiii. J tier were merrnl to tne i;o mm li tre of h Whole. Mr. Duuuell, from the Ways ami Meant Committee, reported a bill, wlucli wsssiuiilurly referred, reeullng the expoit lax on inuaceu. ine rosi oiuco Ap pionrialiou bill was conmiertHl. In the Sr mile Friday, Mr. Teller, from the Commlttes on Pensions, reported a bill granting to Iiucretia R. Garfield, Sarah C. Polk and Julia O. Tvler, willows of Presi dents, life pensions ol fJOUO eryear. It was placed on the calendar. Mr. llo.ir.lroni the Coiuiniitee on PrivilrKes and Elections, re pirt'd the Electoral Vole bill, which, be tnid, was Identical with thenno retried by Mr Udiiiiinds from the Ju.iiciary Committee and passed by the Senate in 1878 It wai or dered tc be printed. Mr. Logan's bill for tbe distribution by Ihe National Boanl of Health of pure vaccine virus at cost price whs taken up ami passed. The Sherman Three per rent. Fumlinz bill was pnuod yeas 3S, nays 18. .Mr. Conger Introduced a bill to, regulate the carriage of pa&cngeis by sea. In the Uoueo the day was devoted to pri vate biHiiifB. Tin) bill releasing the Read iu. Railroad from payment of tax on its wain's certificate was considered in Onn niiltee ol the Wnole, reported to tho House unfavorably, and laid Uwn the table. Tills virtually kills the bill. In the House,- on Saturday, s resolution was adopted for the payment of Sergeant 'at Arms of $StiO expenses incurred by him in connection with the Garfield obsequies. Mr. Kice.friim tao Commltlee oil Foreign Allaire, reported a joint resolution requesting the President to give notice to the- British Gov ernment ol the termination oTtlie fishery priivUionsof the Treaty of Washington. The Poet office Appropriation bill wascnnsidnred iu Uouimitlee ol the Whole, but was not disposed of. Iu' the Senate Monday, the bill for the purchase nfthe Fresilnian's Dank pmpeity, on reunaylvaiila avenue, in Washington was passed. Mr. Morgan ofTered a concur rent resolution deeliriitg for reciprocity with Mcxic,wliicli,st his n quest, was print ed mid laid uiton the table, as he desiied to sjieak linin it hereafter. Mr. Williams ml dressed the Senate iu favor of tariff levisiou by joint Cmgressionul Coiiiuiitlee. Mr. In galls nlto ske In siiHirtof Ids resolution declaring that the Tension Arrears 'law ought not to be repealed. Mr. Harrison in troduced a bill defining the powers of the Miathtippi Uiver Coniinissioii. The Senate then went into executive session. Iu the House, a resolution offered by Mr lielmnnt, of New York, was adopted, asking the President to furnish a transcript f cer tain letters In J. R. Shep'ierd.of New Yoik( aud inquiring '-what meiifiires have beeu taken to it cover the letlers declared to be uiis'ing from Hie files of Hie State Depart ment." A number of bills and resolutions were introduced uuder the call ol Slates. Mr. Burrows moved to euipml the rules and pass the bill .providing that no -.htboh guilty of bigamy or polygamy shall bo elig ible to a seat in Congress as Uelegale from uny Territory. The House being inatten tive, there were few responses, but the 8a'aker declared tbe motion carried. A mo tion to suspend the rules and iiass the bill for the apimintmeut of a Commission on tbe alcoholic liquor traffic was lost, for want of two-thirdsiu tbe affirmative. In the Senate Tuesday, the bills in rela tion to the Jspanese Indemnity Fund and for the retirement of Brevet Brigadier Gen eral Meigs, wjth tbe rank and pay of Ma jor General, were reported favorably. Mr. Coke, of Texas, made a speech ou the Tariff Con mission bill, favoring tariff reiision by a joint Committee ofCongress. The Pension Arrears resolution came up, and was laid over us unfinished business. In the House Mr. Crapo, from the Com mittee on Banking and Currency, rerfed the bill In enab'e national banks to extend their eorirlc existence. The ApHirtion inent bill was taken up, and a number ot amendments one of them fixins ihe mem bernhipua hii;li as 3B5 were ollVred. Peud inir ditcussion of the bill tbe Huusu ad jo'irued. In tbe Senate Wednesday, Mr. Blair in troduced a Constitutional amendment pro hibiting the manufacture, sale, importation or exportation of alcoholic beveragas after the year 1100. Mr. Call offered resolutions directing the Secretary of tbe SiaU to nego. liute fur reelnroclly with Ihe Central and South American Slates. They were laid over to enable him to speak "upon them. The Pension Arrears resolution was dis cussed. Alter an execntive sosiou the Senate adjourned. In the House, the Tariff Commission bill was reported and referred to Ihe Committei oflhe While. Mr. I'andill gave notice that ke would offer au amendment providing that the Commission should consist id two Senators, three Keireseutaliveaand four ex : eit Mr. Reed,tim the Judiciary Commit- lee, ieNirill a bill to re e-lablitb the Caul of Alabama Claims, nnd XIr. Lacyvd Michi gan, trom t e (-muntleo ou Pot offices, re- arteil the bill to ffiablish s atittal savings dcwitory. Tho Apfiortlonuieiit bill was lucusseit, anil tbe bliennan l iiiiilnie bill was relerred to Ibe Wars and Means Coin mittre. The death of M. P. O'Connor, of couth Carolina, was rormslly announceil, and, alter tbe usual eulogies, lue Uouse ail jourued. The old locomotive works at New Haven, near Onnellsvill, which are nwneil uy Pittsburg esipitaliats, will toon be put in op. eisilon again. II. W. Miller, a clerk In the Piltsburg 't offi.-e, was Friday arresled by 8ecial At'iit Camp lor robbiur (lie msi office cf siamiia iu ine ainnini oi aiauu. Slate Trca'urer elect Silas M. Bally has chosen A. C. Null, esq., of Uiitontown, Fay cite county, as liis caahier, Mr Lei i,y,lhn present cashier, will return to Pittsburg, Benjiioln Moyer, of Elitabcthtown, ban raster ismutv, a laborer on the Colebrook Valler Hailroad, was erusheil t death on Fiiday by a mass of earth and rock falling u on him, A man is trsvelllni about Djiinhln en.. vlilln oile who are entitled In pensions. mi'i oy lit i, a representations mat ha will es tablish their claims secures suinu very hand some Ices. Louis Bills, a mairieil man emplnvel at Ihe lulte works ut the Reading Iron Coiii Hiny, iu Reading, was Frnlajr struck ou the head by a larye pulley, which became de taichel (rum shafting overhead, aud fatally Injured. Mr. Lawler, a coppersmith ofCorrv, has sued Mr, Anson Porter, a banker of Ibe placo, for libel, idsnne bis damages at flO.OUO, An tndiannpohs house ssketl tie oanser simul Mr Lawrler's builursislal.il . lug, and upon information furnished refused to ship that (tutltinao rcrtilo oa&t. WASHINGTON. 1 Faox ock RrootiK OosaMrosnxsT. ' Wj.BtaroK, D. C, Feb. i, 1S8J. The Indications are rather in favor ot the passane of tbe apportionment bill re commended by tbe census committee. This bill fixes th; membership at 320. The Seuate reoognize tbe right of tbe House to coutrol tbe matter of apportion ment, and will therefore, probably, con enr lu any measure which the Utter sees fit to pass. Uuder tbe pending bill tbe statoi of Maine, Vermont, Rhode Inland. Florida and New Hampshire, will each lose one member, as compared with their present representation; while Arkansas, will gain 1. California 1, Georgia 1, 111! nols 2, Iowa 3, Kansas 3, Kentucky 1, Maryland 1, Massachusetts 1, Miobigau 3, Minnesota 2, Mississippi 1, Missouri 1, Nebraska 2, Mew York 1, Ohio 1, Penn. sylvania 2, South Carolina 1, Texas 4,Vir glnis, 1, and Wost Virginia, 1. As the delegates from tbo stales which are no. corded au increase tn this bill constitute more than a two-thirds majority (209) of the Hnuso, it Is re&tonable to oonclnde that the measure will get tbat support. It however deprives Rhode Island and Florida each of a member, thns leaving n large proportion of population in excess of the ratio iu tboss states without repre sentation; and it gives an additional member to other states upon a fraction of the ratio. BntBhode Island nud Florida aro left iu the minority and will probably have to suffer. Ex-Sjcrctary Blait e has replied to re. ceut criticisms upon his management of American relations witb Chili nnd Peru. Mr. Bl ilno says tbcra is no foundation In truth for the statement that the lustrno- tiona to Mr. Trescott,slgned by him, were drafted And committed to Mr. Tre-scott without the knowledge of President Ar thur. The instructions were twice reed to the Presidcut for criticism nud change. Tho change of policy recently made, Mr. Blniues accounts as none of his business, nnd makes no attempt to explain it. Mr. Blaine also snys that be instructed Mr. Hurlbut not to use tho iiifl leuce of his position in aid oftbe Cerdit Industrial or the G ichet claim, but to cslc for tho Leu dreau cliim a beariug before tha proper tribunal. Mr. Blaiue freely ejpr.mesbis viowa of the Chili.ui cnnqtKst of Peru, nnd its effects npon Amcric-ti influence and American commercial interests ou the Suuth Pacific crash. The fact that Mr, Sackvillc-Weit, tbe new Iirilitb MtnUter, is a bachelor, nnd still the rumored fatberof a family, rath er confutes social etiquette in (he fash ionable circles. At all events, Mr. Sack- villa. West has beeu unfortunate in being the victim justly, or not, I cannot say of ugly rumors concerning his social es tate, and for n cipllul Washington has very high-toned notions of wh.tt consti tute rospeolahility. If tho on diis that fly about be true, tbe mother country h.id heat bestir herself to inv 'stigate the dn- meatia relations of the rristocratssha pro poses sondiug to this eountry on official businet-a. As matters nrenow, Washing ton dames arc naking the question "ought we to visit him ?" Tho President sent to. tbe IIouso of Rep resentative yetderdiiy a communication from Ihe Commissioner of Pensions, in reply to a House resolution, calling for iuf.-irmatioii as to whntannuut of appro priation would be n quired annually to I ay penMons during the next tweuly-fio years, based ou thi following conditions. If nil tbocliimH lor ponsinus arising from the war of the rebellion shall be neljudi cated within Ihe seven years' period ter minating Juno 30, 1888, and if nt the end of that period thi survivors of the war with Mexico and their widows shall then be pensioned nt $8 per month. Tho Com missioner estimates the amounts which will bo required for the twenty-five years ending with 1S0O at $1,317,G51,503, or which $1,2G1,220,877 arc-rebellion claims filed prior to June 30, 1SS0, $31 500,000 rebellion claims filed after June 30, 1880, and $51,021,010 Mexicm war claims. Tbo amounts grow gradually loss annually from $02,000,000 to $23,000,000. Senator George has a bill pending wblch proposes to encourage agriculture and manufactures by replacing tbe duties on imports now levied on machinery for the manufacture of cotton aud woolen goods; on goods composed of btmp or juter also on tools of mrclmuics which are used solely iu manual labor; also on all agricultural impUmeuts and on all o itton ties. This bill of Seuator George is to "euconriige industry" by giving tbu farmer.mecbunic and mauufaclurercheap implements, tools and machinery. Farm ing is now carried ou iu this country chiefly by the aid of machinery, nnd the tariff for protection keet s the price of this machinery so high tbat it is beyond tbe reach of tho poor man. Atjqust. Fsnat oua SrxcitL CoRntsroyntxT. WasuixoTox, Feb. 0, 1881. To relnrn to tbe "impressive" Hous, something concerning its njetbods may be of Interest to the general reaJer. Most people suppose that n member of tbe body can take tho floor whenever he feels inclined cither to speak or to make n mo tion; nnd even these who have passed days in the g tileries looking at tbe pan- orums below, know little of tbe laws or code of rules by which its proceedings are governed. Wiittrs fur the; ress have otten referred to tbe House as tho "beer garden," and not without some reason, for it nppears sometimes as much like paudimonlum as anything I ever mw. During tbe recent debate on tbe proposi. tiou to increase the memberabip of tbe committees tbe fact was made nppaicnt that in tbemiudsol tbo more experienced aud rifl'Ctiug members has come tbe CfltiviciWu tbat the House Is by trie sua of its rules iucapable of performing any se- lions work cf legislation. Tbe most tbat cx apeuker Randall could claim was that uudtr tbe new revMou of tbe rule- there were greater facilities for reporting bills from the committees, but other members could not ee tbe practical iliff.reuce be tween pigeon holing iu committees and death I mm suffocation in tbe House. It is au idle larca for members to waste lime iu perfecting measuus which are never heatd of after they are repotted. Mr. Duuutll. ol Miuuisola, characterized tha rules as the must inlaiuous govern ing any legislative) body iu the world. Mr. Williams, ol WUo uaiu, prayed fi r a new Christopher Colnmbua to discover a pathway through tbe boundless lea of legislation. Mr'Robinsoo.of Masiacbn setts, one of the most clear-headed men In th Honse, gave expression to his de spair, and al the same time rebuked tbe Speaker for bis utter failure to maintain order. And' Mr. Belford, of, Colorado, snggtkted, la ridicule, that all commit tees should be abolished exoept two tha Ways and Means and tbe Appropriations that all the members of the House should bo assigned to these two commit tees In alphabetical order and that every member should be furnished with oue clerk and two bootblacks. Notwithstand ing tbe grotesquene s of the Belford pro position, it really contains a germ of good sense and an indication of tbe only posslblo remedy for tbe disorder and In capacity of Congress. The experience- of new members wbo enter upon their duties without a due ap. preciation of tbo patient study and per severing pmolica necessary to become parllnmestarlaus and obtain a foothold is sometimes pathetic Many a new mem ber with a budget of bills and resolutions which bo firmly believes is to reveal to the country its future great statesman, has entered tbe hall of tbo Hcuse in un doubted faith tbat be has passed tbe por tals of n brilliant career. He rises in his placo and. addnsses the chair. He is sure bo was up as soon ati any our, but tbe speaker seems unaware of his exist enco. Ho is a littlo dazed 'by the fact tbat a dozen more are doing tho same thing, aud that tho loud talking, tbe clap ping of hands for tbo pages, aud tbeeto'al unconsciousness of tbo body that L'e is tryiug to gain nu audience, makes a com bination of untoward circumstances very like tr) leg lo address the people in tbe omnibusses from .a curbstone on Broad- way, nnd bo takes bis seat a little flustered, thinking he will watch tbe course of things a little and try it again. The next time he determines be will not.be foiled by modesty, and shouts "Mr, Speaker, so loudly that, as much to bo lid of bim as for anything else be is recognized by the chair. "I eh sire to present a resolu tion and asks its adoption." "It cau only be done at this time by unanimous con sent," Ibe speaker replies, and "I object'' is heard from several members at once. Some one else is given tbe floor, ond our friend subsides again to reflect ngaln up on Ibe cruel obstacles in his path of clorr By the help of diligent thumbing of the rul-a, nnd by curbing his prida so as to seek some advice of nu old member, he learns tbat tbe roll of tbo States will be called ou Monday aud then be will be in nrdrr. Ha plncks up fresh cpurage and on tbat day is on tbe alert, bis State is called, he gets tho floor, sends bis rcsolntio-i lo the clerk nnd clears his throat for a spacob. A sharp rap of the gavel follow. od by ' No debato is in order; tbe resolu tion can ouly be referred to the proper committee, and beforo be can rightly understand what has happened the cur rent has swept over him, nnd be lakes his seat with a waning sense of his nwj importance. Upon inquiry of theoomniit tec be Buds that them are fifty other bills before tbrm ou the same subject aud lhal he can oi.ly wuit their action. He wrIIr, and r. mouth or two nfter he romc morn ing catches a few woiels of a leport from tbnt committoo which imply that tl-cy 1 are introduced a bill which isci'deied to be piiulcd. Iu time he g'.t1. n.copy of the b'll, Quds It at wnr witb nil hmidres, and burns with tho thought of exposing its fallacies when the matter comes up But there tret still wetks of dehv and finally when Ibe subject is under consid crittiol) l.e finds to Li disgust tbat nil his cries of "Mr, Speaker' avail notl'di g. He can unt bo hoiid exo-pt by nrint ge' mcnt with the Speaker and tbo members of tho committee who have absolute con trol of the debate. But I have taken lin nil n-iv annes wtttt. out saving anj thing ahontMr. Scovillos futile efforts to secure a new trial for Gui- tenu, or about Cunt. Hades' creat shiu railwn y cnternrist'.or a dozen other tbiiiL-s of gtntral interest Oue thing is rccard- rd certain here: Guiteau must lRt'g. Tbat yarn about the jurors rending u newspaper nnd writing tbeir names on it is a clnmsy put up job, by which Scovlllu has bo en imposed upon. JJOM 1 EDRO. For tbo Cakbon Aotooitx. son:ivnric notes. The rainfall of Cbcrrapnr.jl, a small Indian station in southwestern Assam, is believed to exceed iu quantity tbat of auy other known place. Cherrnpuuji occu pies the summit of oue of the Kbasin Hills, atun elevation of 4.1 00 feet. These bills rise abruptly fro n low plaius, aud lie djrtctly iu the course of thesouthw.st monsoon from tho Beugnl coast. Sur charged with moiiture, the air currents sweep aeroas the lowlands and are de- fiec cd upward by the hllla,tboexpansinp of tho currents ou rising causiuga fall ot temperature and condensatiou of tbe moifctnre. The effect is surprising, for, while the low plains have nu average year ly' fall of only shout 100 inches of rain. the aunual rainfall of Cberrapunjt is 193 inches, or more tbuu 41 feet. As a com parisr.it. It may be stated that the annual rainfall of the United Stales is from 12 to 50 inches, King greatest near tbe sea. board. In a late paper, Dr. James Gelkie shows tho great size nf tbe Gnlf Stream nud its vast influence npnu northern cli mates, and concludes that tbeopeniug of tbe proposed canal across tbe Isthmus nf Panama will bava ns mnch effect upon the Ouir Stream nnd the climate of North, western Europe as the emptying of a tea potfnl of boillDg water into tbe Arctic Ocean would hive lu raising the annual temperature in Greenland. A French manufacturer claims tbe dis- oovery of making uso of leaves of tbe eu calyptus tree as n substitute for tobacco leaves in ctgtrs. The eucalyptus leaves emit a delicious .odor in burning. A European observer, M. de Mere, jowsky, has lately studied certain of tbe lower crustaceans witb a view of deciding whether or not thoso creatures are able to distinguish colors. Asa result of bis ex periments, be has concluded that, while the crus'acenns are fully alive to the dif ference between light aud darkness, it is solely the quan ity of light aud not tbe quility which uCft cts them, fnr they clus ter iu neailv equal uumbiri around two rays of (qu il iuteusity, whatever may be tbe colors Tbtre appears to be, then, a wide difference between the lower crus taceans and mau In tbe perc-pllon of light. While we see different colors and their dlffartnt intensities, the crustaceans see ouly one color witb variation of In tensity. Wo perceive colon as colors; thsy only distinguish tbem as light. According to the recent calculations of Mr. G. H. Darwin, the earth and the moon must have formed only one body some fifty.four million years or mora ago, and at n time when thin body was rolat ing at the rate of abontone revolution in fire beurs tbe mass, now forming the moon became separated from it. Thus was tbe moon born; nnd Prof, Ball, In bis exposition of Darwin's vlews con oludrs tbat iu time tbe' wound on tbo earth became entirely healed, leaving no scar to testify to the mighty enUstropbo To this final conclusion Mr, O. Fisher now offers an' amendment. Ho b slieves that the scats yet exist, nnd that those scars are the ocean basins. When tbe moon's mass was thrown from the earth, the liquid interior must have risen to fill tbe hole, and portions of the granite crust must have beeu borne toward the cavity. Tbe hole only partially filled np and tho crust became broken into the fragments wblch now form the oontlnents. "Is the human skull crowing thin ner?" is a question raited by Mr. W, B. Cooper, who endeavors- to provo by gen erally accepted laws of evolution tbat such must bo tbo case. These laws teach tbat the stronger organisms mnst survive tbe weak iu tbe struggle for life, and that nil living creatures possess tha natural tendency of becoming accommodated to altered circumstances within certain lira.' its. Mr. Cooper argues that when bar baric warforo and tbe dangers oftbe chare were common occurrences the law of na tural selection must have operated to eliminate individuals with t-kulls too weak to withstand the severe shocks to which they were exposed. Adaptation, also, must bave exertcd aa influenco iu caus ing tbe beny armor of tbe brain to be come thickened to serve as a protection for that delicate organ. With civilized man ft change is found.. Natural selec tion no longtr hag special occasion to re. move pcraoBS of weak crania, as the, skull is seldom exposed to violence. For the same reason, tbe law of adaptation; nhlcL like. till evolutionary laws may ho either progretslvo or retrogressive, tends rather to decrease the skull's thickness tbau to Increaso it tbe brain no longer having need of a strong protective covering. Men s skulls are now less exposed to wo leuce, than nt any former period in the worlds biblery, but in view of the fact that tho most advanced races of to-day, were barbarians n few ccntuiies ago it is ohvior.sly loo early too look for any great change. Ho maintains, however, tbat in accordance with theory the brain must bs fast luting its shield, and points out that it is uo unusual event uowadays to Lear oi iia-Jtures ascriueil to uuusital ih!nt.ess of the ahull. OUIIEATJ SENTENCED. On Satuiday last Judge Cox overruled tbe motion for a new trial in the case cf Guitcao, convicted of tbu murder of James A. Garfield, and sentenced Mm to be execu ted ou ths 30th day of Juno next, Iu pass sentence, Judge Cos said : You have been emtvicted of a crime s-j terrible in lis circumstances and so far reaching iu ils remiltathat it has drawn up on you tbe horror of tho whole civilized world and the execrations of your, country men. The excitement produced by such an ollenste matte it no easy tusk to secure for you a lair and impartial trial, but you had life pover of tbe United States Treasury and ol the Government in your service to pro tect your ers.n Iroui violenco and to pro ciie evidence, from all juris of the. country. Ypii have hail aa fair ami impartial a jury as ever assembled in a court til justice. You have been ilelentleil by counsel with a zeal uiiil devotion lhal merit the bigbesi encon iinii, and I certainly have done luy best to secure a fair presentation ol Ihe defense. Niilu'illtstauiliiig all tins, you have been found guilty. It wool, I have been a com. fori to many cnple il tbu verdict ol tbtjitry. bad established the tact tli-t your net was thalofau irreS(hiisiblo man. H would have lolt the people the satisfying bt lief that Ibe Clime ol ililieal tiaenamiialimi was some thing cutiiely lorriKU to the institutions and civilization oT our country; but the result Ins denied Ibciii that oouilbrt. The country will uccvptiiasa tu t Ihut that crime can be committed, and the Court wiil bave to leal witb 1 with the hijliist a'U.ilty known la the criminal code to serve as an example to nlbers. Your career bns been ro extraor dinary that neoule uiiclit well at times bave doubled your sanity. Hut one cannot but believe thai when the crime was committed you thoroughly uudersbunt tbe nature of Ibe crime and its consequences Guiteau. I wasaeung nsuoa a uiauj ami I mil you nad moral sense'snd conscience cnniigb to recog nize tbu moral iniquity nf aicli au act. Prisoner. That's a mailer of opinion. Your own testimony shows that vou re-coll oil with horror from the idea. You say that you prayea against it. ton say that vou thought it might be prevented. This shows that tbe conscience) warned you against it, but by the wretched sophistry ot yotirown mind you worked yourself up ass lost the protest of your own comtcieiiev. What mo tive could havelmlitced you to I his art must be. a milter of conjecture. Probably men will think that some lanaticisui or a mnroid desire for self exaltation was the leal inspir ation for the act. Your own testimony seems b controvert the theories of your counsel. They have maintained, and ibo't tinne-stly, I believe, tbat you were drlvon against your will by an insane impulse lo oiinmit lh act, but your testimony showed thai you deliberately resolvad tn do it, aud lhal a delita-raleaud misguided will was the .ltd impulse. This may seem insanity to some persmu, but the law looks upon it as a willul crime. You will have due oppor j lunlty oT having uuy error I may have e-oin-milled durinc tha course nf the trial passed ujHin by the Court in banc, but rueauwhitn il is neee.s.iry lor ine lo pronounce the sen tence of the law, which Is, tbat you be taken lo tbe common jail nt the Dmtrict, trom whence you came, and there be kept ill con finement, and on Friday, the 30th of June, IKbl, you la) taken lo the place prejiarcd for the execution, witbtn the walla of said jail, and there, between the hours of 12 in. and 2 p. m., ynu be hanged by Ibe neck until you arei'dcad. Ami may the Lord have mercy on your soul. Mr. Scvollte took an exception to the judgment and sentence of the Court, and tbe case will be appealed to the District Court in banc, where It will be beard during tb April term, but there does not appear to be a single point on which to expect a re versal of judgment, and there it no reason In doubt but that tbe miserable euu will la executed on Ihe day anpotuted. Election Tickets Yeiy Cheap At this Office, While you Wait ! Boys and Girls. If vou want tiie best and cheapest young folk's paper in the United Slates, subscribe for "Tht l'mnj Folk Circle," an eight pafo illustrated paper, published at Cleveland, 0 ; only 35 cents a vear, and vou get a pres ent nftwii pictures, erne of which is worth more I han the price of tbe pa per fir a vear. The paper is published by an iild snd reli able Cleveland firm and vim are sura In be lalrly dealt Willi, Il Viu send llieiu Ibe names ami addresses t'f lUebildreii uuder 13 vera nt az they will nciid ynu a fine pic ture nl President Garfield ami family, Ibe house where he whs born ami Iiiiiiih at Men tor. Suiie oinv Iree. Atblress. THE YOlNU FOLKS CHICLE, - Cleveland, O. The lllchcslltreilk. Made from hsruileu materials, and adapted tn tho needs nf lading aad falling hair. Parker's Hair Bjliaui lias taken tbe highest rank as au elegant and reliable bsir I restoratiye. For TOUR GOODS! Will sell ilhw9 tuetweeai Reasons, all Fall anil Wlaifei &mm1s at a 1U3DITCTION Irons! flic usual price9 in order lo make room for priiEg hooi Call aiid examine for yourself. Itfo trouble to low goods RUPT By the Combined Treatment of EXCELSIOR- roeillve evidence of wonderful Feb. 11-wlJ. Address, IIEIBaSlAN & CO., BANK STREET, Lahishton, Pa XH1.I.CIIH and Dealois la AIIKicdot aitAIN BOUGHT and SOLD a UEliUL.Ul MAllKCT U&TKS. n- wnntrf nim lafinretlnllr Inform oarcttl niu mat vvoate uawfaliT prejiarcd te UI' 1'i.Y tuenv with !B&ti of Cosul From any Mine desired at VEHT LOWEST PRICES. Jf. UEILMAN fcj CO. Julr 55. -, rpiIK SLA1IMUT0S PLANING MIIL Cabinet Ware Factory, AT SLATIKGION. JOHN BALLIET, Propr., mi in n kimla and alias of line, ntrolecl Oak ami Hard Wane Luuieec. anil la now pie pared to unua aur aNouut ef order lor PrcsseD LumbeR OF ALL, KINC3. Honrs, Bashes, Blinds, Slinttcrn. Moiildliiijs, Cabinet Ware, Ac., with rnwiptMs. Brackets Made to Order. Tbe Mschlnary Is all new an ol the beat aad must impruven kiou. . ,.. j - Rat workmen. sue well aeiinail andxooima serial, and aui Uiersroreabtu tupaai suleo .MUre aan'twtlou to all who mar lr e with a asM. Orders v mail uiouipUy allcjuea tu. y cbarrra are moimli twos ash. er laiertal OITK ME A CAIX. . ... n-.i.,...Mit tt.Hitt rrr loose ru -i gu m uuki,, "... -ihairailvanltfe to luv nidUsr. 'loe lloarja , v1, rr. Xi-iyfdSnitbi r.?'iT- Tnnnnil.MST. J .J IN MKMORIAMTht llf and rmMIe H k DTJIPF n vleea er the Ration's Hero. H UAltflljLU Mat.r llonilr. Complete U data, WrltieDat Meniorhy Invltailun under the rllreatlon or Mr. Qarfleld. I'untalns steel portrtltoflUrflHd, faithful portraits of mother, wife and children ( also numerous floa encravlnies i U confidential Isllers ev. trine and esnlalnlna; his whole jtf ten otlalnxl testimonial letters fmn Williams lToliea;e classmates : estraeta from Important speeches and wrltlnasi endorsement by id. Rockwell and the President In every book. Asenis positively inaklna- I0 dally. AokiiTU wasiTsn kvkrt wn sna. 3.Snd l forijrnit and outfit. Including; copy ul book. Address iNnsrtnnsHT Pcuusumo Op., 901 .Arch St., Philadelphia. dee. K-U. w. a. boolittls. . B. vf anKSR . aioiskii. (Late Assistant Com'r or Patents.) B. E WARNER & CO., Attorneys at Law, Wakkkk Bdildiho, WASH IN TON, D. O. Attention given to Patent and M Inlnit esse. Lands, Pensions. Bounties, and Clorerument claims. Atlentloo prunipi, eharsres modarata. Address with stamp, lister to Members ur Oonaress and ihe Ileitis of Oovernmeni tle parlmenls. dec. 10. IMl e A IIMINISTKATOR'S NOTICE. Et.te nf ANNA MARIA HORN, Pee'd letters nf Atliniliittrulifn mi Ihe E!te ot Anna Maria II"rn, luleiirLeliibln.l'., deevased, have lieen granted to the under slgoed, resldlne It. eaid place, to wlinin all peranns indebted Insult) estate are requested to make payment, and thns bavins: claims or demands will make known lb same without delay. W. M. RAPSnEn. Administrator. Lehighton, Jan. 11, H wS unci RUPTURE PLASTER AND HEALING COMPOUND. cures sentn receipt of 3ct. stamp. F. H. MERItlCK, Oftdcnsburg, X. Y. jF YOU A HE IN SLED OF Boots, Shoes, nntSj.Caps, or', Gents' furnishing Goods ..." GO TO CLAUSS & BROTHER v. ' . THE FOPTJLAR Hcr'cliant Tailors, Bank Street, Lehighton. PItlOES VERY LOW FOB OAS 11. The i ' public patronage solicited. jnlyl-tf JOHN I HALBACH, Instructorof Music, (Piano, Orgn,. Voice and Theory.) LEIIIGHTON, PA. J Stls aient for the , WEBER PIANH3 and th rTEW EKa LANU ORGANS ; ; . and dealer In all kinds of Piano, and (Irittins. Terms low and easy, Slate, lumber, bricks, etc., taken In.eichanKO. Sheet Mnilo and books famished en short notice. For particulars, terms, lie., Address, JOHN F. IlAI.IIAL'lt. AagZ. ia7f.1v. lhlKhten, Pa. 17ematrtillv announces to the ltconle of T,e hlfehton anil Ils vicinity, that he Is now pr- parct) toauitpiy lueiu wtiu u tuu, oi Household Furniture Manufaelured from the best Reasoned Mate rials at Prices fully aa Ion as thetainearllele, can be louxht lor els- where. Here are a few oflhe Inducements eifTurcd: Parlor Bets at from If SO to M Walnut Marble-top nresMnif Case Bedroom Suites. S pieces,, IIOtoSM Palmed Bedroom Suites tia to 110 l!ane rieat-d l'halr, peraet uf 0.... 0 I),, ni loon e hairs, per set vtt H aud all other Ooods etioully cheap. In this cannretlon, I deslrv In call the at. tenllon of lbs pevpU to my ample Cieitlliei lu THE UNDERTAKING BUSINESS with a N KW ami IIANIISDMK UKAItSi; and a lull liueul L'rt.NKl.TS ami Cllli l.Nrt, lam pretaied 10 attend prtn.iptly 10 all or ders In Ibis II e al lowest pikes, Paironniee rerpeellully rullclled and the most au.pl satlttaetl n truiiranieed. V. BlillWAKTZ, octlJ BANK St., Lehlgbtoa. nr-SS('MNTON BRETVEV, fashionable ILrTs ltooTan.l suns Maker. Bank Bt.. yl I LsblKkton, All work warranted. mm LADIES FDMSHIHG Store! W. P. L0XG4 Respectfully announces to Ibe Ladles ef l. hiatiion and vicinity, that ha has last rasslv etl another let ol UUuDS lur Ihs Fall Trade, cdnprlfinn VELVETS, LAOES, RIBBOHI, NECKWEAR of every dassripllai, Zephers, Germaulnwn and Saxony, Wll, TRIMMING SILKS and S ATIN ef all Colors, Iluinburi; and Swiss EukroMsry, and a variety of FANCY. GOODS, Underwear, Hosiery and Felt Skirts- Ladies Gossamers lor f 1.87 upwards. LADIESmVEiKX A SPECIALTY. A cordial Invltntlon la ezttadct ta tho Ladlis lo call and make an Inspecttaa far theniselvas No trouble to shew geodi, as Una Price to all. DRESSMAKING ! In connection with tbeabova, Mrs. W, P. LONG is prepircd to Make Dresses asenrel Ing lo Lale.t Styles, at Reasonable. . Priest, Dress Trimiiiiiig's uf all kinds on hsad. Remeinher the place, Two Doers above Clauss k Urn'a Clothing Store, BANK St., Lehighton, Pa. Ostl-yl E. F. LUCKENBACH, Two Doora Below the "Broadway Hovue MAUCII CHUNK, PAv Dealer in all Patterns ol nala aad Faasy Window SIiadkb,, PaintB & Pointeris'nuppliM, - LOWKST CASH PHIOES. D. tt. JJOCK Ifesreetfully annonnecs tc-tbo people of L blKhton audvlonltv. lhal he hat Just eom menetd buslntss In Oberl't BulldlDt;. Bask Street', Lehighton, Pa., wlthantallrslMW and elegant atsurtmesl ol WATCHES, U LOOKS, JEW ELK V, SILVER and PLATED WAKE, fee., wbleh be will dispose nf at Lew Prices REPAIRING Of evrrr description at reasonable thargas, n I all work end foods warranted le be Jest at represented. AVarA share of Ibe pubU patronage rtspeotialK rolielird. II. 8. BOOK 4-y Ubcrt's Building. Lehighton, Pa. vj m w Orcetcaaaeetumesa a sTY 8 jNl ey. Tnme wheal way. t Bl"! S B f 2 aa.auue ol in cA A yJJBm1 chaacealoe mikias uooew that are enVred, fEeaerallr becerae wealthy, wtlle thoaawitodo net piove su'U ehaucet remain lo povorly. We wantiua.it ueu.woiueii. ooya nd sirla I work 'orua n nt in their own iocs Hies. Auyoa euu do th'i work prooerlr fioui lb alars. Ts bu'lnriawlii par lucre tlt-n leu Hmea onllBsrr wtge. Izpeiilve oolflt furuttheU free N not, wtiu euu eng-i.e faita to make money rapld IV. Yon can devote vou whole time totaewerr orouiv vonraparo nioueuts. Full mormatieia ad It tl.n l rentlod -em t ee. AdSrenana. ton Co., 1 crt'anj, tlalae. dec0-ij A (iVK'VH wsnled.loaallEdlseB'sMss. VTU1 1 O leal Telephone and Edlsoa't Jnsiantaneoua I'lano and Organ Mnsle, E close stamp lor OMatoyuo aadleiait. EIU4UN MUSIC CO., Philadelphia. Pa. dee, tt-tai. RPATTY'Q ORGANS 27 Elon.l 0 SelsReeds ."Lt P oulv SCO. PiAfioatltftip- r Holiday Inducements Ready. Write r tall UKA ITY, Wathlnicton.K.J. Ssa veil tors Should address EUSON BROS- AlUrasyt at Law and I'atant Solicitors. Ill Tlh Street WaihlDKlon. V. O.. for circulars of lattrat tlon , Kerareneca and ivItIm seal rasa. W alien.) eisluslvely tn Patent builn.st. Kt I'Sues. Inlerlerenees and casta tejeit4 la other hamis a specially. Tra -Msrkt a4 1 lave1 sobtt'tetl. l'Kn re.-elpt or modtl tr sketch and ilererlilm wt irlre oareplalea as lo p'tlentablllly, enssorcuaaai. Wi re far In the 1 (iinii.isslonarnr 1'aicnts, alt lets Commissioners, talablltbad IMS. aVtsr (JgjfJob Printing neatly, cheaply and promptly execut ed nt this office. Give us a trial and be convinced.
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