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INDEPENDENT AND PROGRESSIVE
LANCASTIIII CITY, PA.
FRIDAY, DRCEMRICR 18, 1868
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“ POOR PEOPLE.”
The Reading Eagle is constantly harp
ing about "poor people"—for political ef
fect, of course—and claims to be their
special champion and Mena. In a late
%sue, intending merely to refer to this
ocnstant palaver about the "poor, - we
remarked derisively, in a single one-liner,
that "the Reading Ea* loves poor peo
ple." This gave the editor another pre
text for spreading himself on the everlast
ing "poor" man, saying: "The Eagic does
love poor people, and it endeavors to re
present their interests—the interests of
the workingmen, the plow-holders; in
short, the tax-payers," etc.
Now, we contend, that to classify the
workingmen, the plow-holders and the tax
payers among the poor, is simply a slan
der. The workingmen arc not the poor;
on the contrary, they are the real lords of
the land, who, by honest industry and the
practice of economy—and, backed by in
telligence and sound morals—know how
to secure their own happiness and place
themselves and families far above the con
dition tif those rightfblly termed "the
poor." And who does not know that, as
a class, the plow-holders—the fillets of the
soil—are the most independent people on
the face of the earth?
It is true, there are also really poor peo
ple among those who work, but these are
only the exceptions to the general rule--
poor on account of fluidly affliction, dis
ease, and in too many cases On account of
extravagance, pride, fashion, intemper
ance, and other usages of a demoralized
state of society. In a word, the working
men, as a class, are not the poor; and so
to classify them, is simply libelous.
The only class who are justly
entitled to newspaper notoriety as the
"poor" are those who are floor—tire young
men who arc too proud to work or learn
useful trades—those who expend their all
in extravagance of dress, and have not the
wherewith to buy bread; the man whose
family sutlers because he is not a "work
ingman," but au idler about drinking
houses and gaining tables; the individual
who, rather than he known as a "work
ingman" or a "plow-holder," waits. and
keeps on waiting, for something to turn
up. until he becomes seedy, out at the el
bows. and generally demoralized. "Sick
like," as a general rule—and not the work
ingmen and plow-holders are " poor
men."
THE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
The suffrage question is evidently des
tined to play an important part in the
deliberations of this seision. or Congress,
for no less than tutu'
.joint resolutions have
been offered fin• amendments to the Con
stitution, all being in substantially simi
lar language, and declaring that '• no State
shall deny to or exclude from► the exercise
of any of the rights and privileges of an
elector: any citizen of the United States
by reason of race or color." These pro
posed amendments were all referred to the
committee on the
.judiciary. The subject
of the naturalization laws will also come
in for a big share of attention, several
measures having reference thereto having
been introduced. One of these provides
that no naturalization papers shall be is
sued within three months preceding any
election.
FUNERAL SOLEMNITIES IN CONGRESS.
The death of lion. Thaddeus Stevens
was announced in the House of Represen
tatives yesterday, by lion. 0. J. Dickey.
Addresses were also delivered on the oc
casion by Messrs. Broomall, Kelley, Getz,
(Dm.,) Moorhead, Dawes, and others.
As our paper went to press at au early
hour yesterday, we shall have to defer a
fitrther notice of the proceedings until our
next issue.
The death of lion. Darwin A. Finney,
of Crawford county, was also announced
by his successor, Mr. Pettis, and speeches
were made by several of his late collaegues
in Congress and the State legislature.
OUR CONORDISMAIii.
The Waihington correspondent of the
New York Tribune has the following no
tice of our representative in Congress—
Hon. 0. J. Dickey:
"Mr. Stevens 'successor has been generally
inquired after, and has thus far been per
haps the man most noticed in the House.
Distinguished men have a way of being
succeeded by very small ones, but the new
representative of Lancaster has • made a
favorable impression, where a favorable
impression was hard to make. He is a
thin, nervous-looking man, with hair and
beard that show him to be no longer young,
and a very intelligent face."
1/IVbNkTIVE EnitAYAAUNCIL
Our last Week's proposition to contract 0 4 . 1 th o d ull o to t o Ito Exposed ?
for the "resting and Folding" for the 1 The Union League of Now York, after
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1 having devoted a month to investigation,
during the coming session, has provoked ' have ascertained that from twenty to fifty
considerable comment. Our neighbor of ' thousand naturalizations have been issued
the Daily Express goes in for stopping the by the Supreme Court of that State for
eak in the manner proptsed, and uncon- the last election. They have determined
ditionally endorses us as in every respect I to unearth the scoundrelistu of the Cop
able to do and perform whatever we may 1 pe -- diced Judiciary of that sink of corrup
undertake. The retelligemer, after trying ; thee and venality, and ascertain how many
to make a little political capital out of the !of the naturalizations were frauds. The
matter, also fitvors our proposition. And committee of the League, who have the
we have good authority for saying that , matter in charge, declare that no help is,
one et our Senators, General Fisher, has ' or will be extended to them by the State
P • declared his determination to Judiciary, and appeal to Congress in a
ifa , he proposed contract, at the proper strong memorial, in which the fraudulent
time ad place, if submitted in writing by
facts of the election are set forth strongly
on es. We also feel very sure that his ; and at length, of which the following is a
collintine, Senator Billingfelt, will be finuid
brief abstract:
ready to co-operate with him in this or any I. That, as comparative statistics shun
other
reformatory measure that may be dautly demonstrate, there was a fraudulent
introduced during the coming session. Nor 1 ' vote of about twenty-five thousand in this
city alone.
have we any reason to believe that either IL. That the frauds began in enormonollle
,l of the gentlemen elect to the 'House of i gad naturalizations, under the sanction of t he
local Courts.
I Representatives will hesitate for a moment ; 111. That they were swelled by the whole-
i to give the proposition a hearty and cheer- 1 sale peddling of fraudulent naturalization
, papers to all that wanted them—only pro
ful support. Lancaster County RePre - I viding they were known to belong to a certain
sentatives are generally on the right side party.
IV. That fraudulent registrations were next
of such questions—the only exception that ;
, secured—so shamelessly flagrant in their
we know of was last year's stupendous ; character that for a single house in Bayard
joke in making " Honest" Andy Arm- ' street thirty voters were registered where itb
solutelv only one resided ; for several on Box
strong, of eighty-four-dollar-mileage-and- ! ter street, thirty to forty were registered
Illyus-grab notoriety, the chairman of the ' where only fifteen resided •, and for five named
I houses in the Bowery, ninety-two were regis-
Special Legislative Retrenchment and Re- 1 tered where only ten resided.
form Committee! But as it is a physical 1 V. That repeating voters were abundant on
impossibility to perpetrate such a rich joke ; ! election day, and that violence at the polls
was employed to prevent•cballenges.
over again, we look to the members from ! VI. That these frauds were conducted by
this county with entire confidence. ; Democratic managers, aided by Democratic
1 Judges, encouraged by the proclamation of the
Now, inasmuch as we first resolved to ; Democratic Mayor, who was himself to be
heled thereb the norship, amiskill
call attention to this big leak of thirty fully p calculated
to
upon byGover the Democratic State
thousand dollars,without the remotest idea , Committee as a certain means for furnishing
of becoming personally interested in any i whatever number of votes might be foend
necessary to overcome the Republican majors
contract or otherwise, and as we merely ties in the interior:
made the proposition for the purpose of We are pleased to be able to state that
showing up the enormity of the extrava- the Muse of Representatives has created
game referred to, which we could not do ! a committee of investigation, of which
more emphatically and clearly than by Mr. Lawrence, of Ohio, is Chairman, and
offering to do the same workfor live thous- ; 0. J. Dickey, our member of Congress,
and dollars, which cost the State nearly or is a member, and there is no doubt but
quite forty thousand last session, we now that a rigid investigation will be had. We
say that we do not care much, personally, hope it will be searching and impartial.
whether the proposition be aceeptedornot, Let the purity of the ballot-box be main
provided some other equally radical re- tamed, or our institutions are not worth
formatory measure be carried out. If no the snap of a finger.
other parties propose more favorable terms, I Of course, the copperheads of the House
then, and then only will we insist upon j opposed the investigation, for who ever
our own. Whether we will be able to do knew the men of that party to favor the
this forty thousand dollar job for the exposure of election frauds
trifling sum of five thousand, Without loss
to ourselves, is nobody's business but our
own. We are ready to give approved se
tiin the sum of twenty thousand dol
lars, or more if required, for the titithful
performam•e of such a emit raet on our
part.
Whilst on this subject, we bug our Re
publican nu•nthers of the Legislature to
bear in mind that the great national po
litical questions which agitated the people
for a number of years—questions of the
greatest importance—are now settled, as
we hope and believe, fur all time. The
people now feel free to consider other ques
tions, and those of public extravagance
must, in the nature of things, come up for
consideration and thorough ventillation.
They cannot be choked off or white-washed
over any longer. Therefore, we ask, if
we want to elect a Republican Governor
next year, and a Republican Senate and
! House, whether now isnot the time to put
our house in order? We are free to say
that in our opinion, we cannot go before
the people next year, and Win, unless the
, stupendous system of Legislative corrup
tion and extravagance is entirely - broken
tip. If we do not, as a party, present a
clean record when we come to open the
next Gubernatorial campaign, we may as
well make up our minds that inglorious
defeat will be the result. In a word, it'
we do not make for the party a respecta
ble record for honesty and economy - during
the coming session of the Legislature, the
probabilities are that our opponents will
make a clean sweep next fit'', from Gover
nor to town constable. To secure success
for our party, we must deserve it. The
people of Pennsylvania never did and never
will knowingly endorse or sustain a noto
riously corrupt party, and should the Re
publican Representatives disregard every
consideration of honesty and decency, and
enact last year's doings over again, the
party and the country will have to suffer
for it
OLD JOHN BROWN.
The Hartford Post, on the anniversary
of the death of John Brown, spoke kindly
of the good old man, whereupon The
Ti»its, the Democratic organ, flew into a
towering passion. The Post of December
4 says:
"Two things enrage our neighbor of the
Times. Say to it that John Brown was not
an assassin, or that N. B. Forrest was, or is,
and you have our neighbor in as towering
a-rage as one cares to look on. We did not
mean to harass the Times the other day
when we laid our poor tribute to his memory
on the old man's grave. We did not, indeed
we did not, know or suspect that this old
Tyranny, that nine years ago ruled all the
land—but that now, thank God is four years
dead and buried—had provided in its will for a
guard upon the sepulchre of Old John Brown,
that no lover of Liberty and Bight mht lat e
a rose or lily on his grave. *
„Well, well neither we nor the Times shall
have the placing of John Brown in history,
either as "martyr" or "cattle thief." But he
will be remembered when both of us who write
of him are forgotten; and we apprehend that
in one of theme years to come, they who search
the files of the Hartford Times, to glory in its
record, will not dtvell long upon the fact, that
though they found the heartiest denuncia
tions there of Old John Brown, they searched
in vain for one word of censure of Wilkes
Booth, the assassin."
rox 1111AUDS.
ALARMING!
On Sunday last there were confirmed,
at the Catholic Church in this city, up
wards of two hundred persons, and the
terrible part of the thing is that among
the number were sacral colored persons,
who received the sacrament! What is the
world coming too? 'Where are your thun
ders, Mr. Intelligence,. ? Pitch into them!
This kind of thing will never do. What
—colored individuals confirmed at the
same time with whites, and in the Demo
cratic city of Lancaster, too! Is it possi
ble that white and black—lrishman and
"nigger"—approach the Lord's Table to
gether, and go to heaven together, too !
l'-r-c-p-o-s-t-e-r-o-u-s! To be sure, the
same Almighty Father created both races
—the same Heaven will receive both, of
their lives are approved by Ilim, but then
it is not Demorrotie! We expect to see
the Inttlligenco . and its worthy partisans
of sour-kraut-hill, pitching into this thing,
and then, oh, Moses, how the fur will fly
from Rome.
The Catholic Church, to its immortal
honor, be it said, have never recognized
the distinction of race and color in its
ordinances. White and black alike, ap
proach the sacraments of the Church to
gether, and are on a perfect equality, so
far as their religion is concerned. But in
their intercourse with the world, it is very
different. The great mass of the mem
bers of that Church are the loudest de-
nouneers and most cordial haters of the
NAYCiVR, and are the most strenuous op
ponents of their right to be equal before
the law with all men. How they recon
cile the two things we would like to have
explained.
$2,414,816 641
Gov. Geary has issued his proclamation
announcing to the people of Pennsylvania
the gratifying fact that the State debt has
been reduced the above amount during
the year 1868. We question whether there
is a State in the Union that can boast of
so successful a management of its finan
ces. Notwithstanding the immense ex
penses of the war, and the large appro
priations made to soldiers' orphan schools,
and the Common Schools, the debt of the
State has been yearly gradually reduced
by the judicious management of the two
Republican Administrations of Govs.
Curtin and Geary. The people will say,
" Well done, good and faithful servants."
[Communicated.]
MR. FATHER ABRAllAm:—The Lan
caster Express asserts that you or some
body else intend proposing to the Legis
lature, to do all the pasting and folding of
the House for $5,000 a session. I hope
this may be true r and that you may get
the job. It is evident there is corruption
in this matter, for it is not reasonable that
such a business should occasion the ex
penditure of so much as $40,000, as the
Express says it does. Our members are
somewhat too liberal with the public
money, and ale too fond of making places
for friends, whether there is any vacant
places or not. Can there not be a stop put
to this ? LANCASTER.
THE ' MENAHIPS*4"
' The result of Em consulttition Of the
committee of, thellenate to revise the
membership of the Standing committees
of • t body, does not' eem to have cul
-
in the independent action which
• t • cted, says the Philadelphia In
,
It was proclaimed that there
•i a general revision of the commit
:
nd that the recusant Republicans,
vrigsarent over to Andrew Johnson at the
the impeachment., should be pun
-1 ',peing deposed from Ilia high
. i!ks
eh they held. But such does
not seem to be the case. No moral result is
to be attributed to the action of the Com
mittee on Committees, and the unfaithful
Senators yet hold up their heads proudly
and defy the censure which they deserve.
Grimes, who left the Senate never to re
turn, it was said, seems to have recoverad
his health, and is still Chairman of the
Committee on Naval Affairs; Trumbull is
• Chairman of tho Judiciary; Henderson,
of the Committee on Indian Affairs; Van
Winkle, of Pensions; Fessenden, of Pub
lic Buildings and Grounds; Fowler, on
Engrossed Bills; Ross, ou Enrolled Bills.
Under the circumstances, we may express
some doubt whether the seven have not
made well out of their defection. They
have been paid by Andrew Johnson in
the appointment of their friends to office.
They retain all positions of honor, which,
it might be Supposed, they had forfeited.
They have gained, while the country has
lost. What can be the reason of this?
Have the seven Senators done anything
to atone for their offense, or is the Senate
ruled by fear or expediency?
OUR RIO CONTRACT.
Our proposition to contract for the work
of Pasting and Folding for the House of
Representatives, at Harrisburg, during
the coming session, is so very reasonable
as to lead to the general opinion that we
will not fail to secure it. Considering
this a foregone conclusion, we have al
ready received a number of applications
for work in the Paster's and Folder's de
partment. One of these applicants, a
very worthy man, called on us‘personally
and offered himself as a carsildate for
work. Another writes that "ft there is
no getting over the offer we made, he be
ing out of employment, hopes to be re
membered when we dime to employ the
fielders." And ylotarrothee !kites, "I am
a farmer's son, a friend of economy, and
consider myself a Jack of all trades, and
therefore, I think I am the kind of a man
you will need. I propose to work for you,
if you get that contract, as you no doubt
will, for fair wages—to be paid only what
«I shall honestly earn, and no more. lam
not after a fortune, but want—a little
change from the rural to a city job, near
a warm stove. Give me a chance.”
Should we get the contract we will want
just such men, not to draw money with
out earning it, but to work and make
honest and fair wages. But, then, we
mightn't get the contract.
STATE NEWS.
YORK COUN TY. —David Maish has been
chosen Steward of the Poor 110u5e.... 1 ...
John Yeaple, of York, was severely in
jured by an accident on the Northern Cen
tral Railroad Professional burglars
are on a visit to York On last Friday
night the stables of Charles Creamer and
George A. Heckert, in York, were de
stroyed by tire, and two horses perished.
David B. Fry, aged 13 years, fell
eighteen feet from a Inv-loft, at York,
without hurting himself The clothing.
store of Widow Tress, in York, was enter
ed by thieves one night last week and a
number of articles stolen The United
Brethren congregation of York, under
pastoral charge of Rev. Mr. Smith, pro
pose to erect a new house of worship, on
the site of their old building, corner of
Newberry and West Philadelphia streets.
In York, prices are as follows: Po
tatoes $l.OOO 1.25; eggs 30035 c.; butter,
30(a 40e; chickens 11)c(0;$1.00 per pair;
beef from wagons, 7015 c per pound; pork,
from wagons, $S (y 12 per 100.
DnurniN CouNTv.—On last Sunday
morning, two little daughters of Mr. Isaac
Hutchinson, of Harrisburg, proceeded to
the cellar to get a bucket full of coal, when
one of them, carrying a glass lamp, fell
down stairs, breaking the lamp and setting
her clothing ou tire. Mr. Hutchinson
promptly seized a piece of carpet and
smothered the flames, and in doing so was
himself severely burned. The little girl
will probiibly recover Mr. Charles
Wollerton, of Harrisburg, while goin,,o•
home on Saturday evening last, slipped
and fell ou the side walk and broke one of
his limbs near the ankle Francis Ash
ford, whilst taking a whiskey nap on
Sunday night on the Pennsylvania Rail
road track, near the Lochiel Iron works,
was run over by a train, and one of hiii
legs cut ofl"l'he State Bank, a new in
stitution, just commenced operations at
Harrisburg, George Bergner is President
and H. A. Sturgeon Cashier Joseph S.
Martin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., took a room
at the State Capitol Hotel on Friday last
and was found next morning strangled to
death, suspended from the door knob.
His body was, taken in charge by his son
and son-in-law who came on from New
York for that purpose Jackson Shaeffer
is the new Master elect of Perseverance
Lodge, No. 21, A. Y. M. of Harrisburg...
A colored man named Thomas Ayres was
arrested at Harrisburg, on a charge of
adultry Patriarch Encampment, No.
171, I. 0. 0. F. was instituted at Middle
town,
on Tuesday evening last, and the
following Officers installed: C. P.—Moses
G. Cryder ; H. P.—Robert P. Long;
S. W.—John H. Crown ; J. W.—George
M. Ziegler; Scribe-r-J. J. Rife; Treas.—
Robert P. Long.
LEHIGH COUNTY.-Mr. Frank P. Lau
bach of Catasauqua, who is a director of
a Silver Mining company, has a block of
solid silver weighing 213 pounds and
worth over $4,000 On Wednesday of
last week a little daughter of Henry R.
Moyer of Allentown, was burned to death
by her cl6thes taking fire.— The Allentown
B eg i s ori w yb a = hai ' ;-. yen
that would • lisq 1 : nary la f:, all
editors, 4ehool ,' ~ '.
and , ° - of
ern f r ia
the .' I t will ::,- 1 , ova . - •: high
Val . ' ilralg a .:. : rge, u ' ';: how
lug t ' r certift4tes orditice.
BU ,
iiir CKS COUNTY.-if 'ge . i- ,
, of
Doylestown, in consequ te of • I hien
tal gun shot wound recveil a-'. 11. ' two
weeks ago, had his hand amp
The people of Kulpsville promise , ise
840,000 towards the Stormy Creek ' ' 11-
road, provided the same is run near the
village A bay horse and jockey wagon
were stolen from the stable oI James
Arnold, at Fort Washington.
13EDFORD COUNTY.—Gleanings from
the County Press: A huge bear was cap
tured in the neighborhood. of Buffalo Mills
a few days ago A storm of wind in the
neighborhood of Bloody Run, on Monday
night broke down limbs, weather board
ing, &c Butter only 35 cents at Bloody
Run, and eggs 2Z.
ADAMS COUNTY. —F rom the Star: I . :co.
Alfred Townsend was announced to lec
ture, in Gettysburg, last Tuesday evening,
on "Pennsylvania Dutch." Where's
Schwefflebrenner ? Rev. Dr. Valentine,
will be inaugurated President of Pennsyl
vania College on next Monday evening
Deer hunting successful in South Moun
tain In Gettysburi, butter 40c : eggs,
25e ; pork, $B.OO per 100 ; lard, ISe ;
toes, 900481.00.
CltEsmt COUNTY.—A mad dog was
shot at the residence of Mr. Isaac Hayes,
East Bradford, on Wednesday last the
sub-contractors on the Wilmington and
Brandywine Railroad, for eight or ten
miles above Coatesville, have thrown up
their contracts Jahn S. Williams, a
colored man residing in East Cain, and
formerly a servant under Stonewall Jack
son, performed the remarkable feat of
walking twenty-eight miles, over moun
tain and valley, m five hours, starlit*
from 7th and Penn streets, city of Reading,
on Wednesday the And inst., and arriving
at his home near Downington On Mon
day night burglars entered the store of
G. C. M. Eicholtz, at Downingtown, but
were heard by a colored man who gave the
alarm, when they left in a hurry
meeting was held recently, at Chester
Springs, to promote the construction of a
Railroad along Pickering Creek, at a point
near Pluenixville, to the Waynesburg
Railroad. ' •
CRA WFORD Couwrv.—There was more
drunkenness on the streets of Meadville on
Thanksgiving day than was ever before
known De Witt Buchanan, of -Athens
township, was killed by a tree falling on
him whilst chopping wood On Thurs
day of last week a child, named Webb,
was drowned in the channel of French
Creek, near Meadville, hy breaking through
the ice lohn McMichael, of Greenwood
township, had a leg broken by coming in
contact with a locomotive whilst driving
across a Railroad track the other day.
BRICKS Cot:mTv.—Some time ago Mr. .
Charles B. Miller, keeper of a restaurant
in Penn street above 6th, received a written
notice, which he found under his door, to
get his property insured, as he would be
burned' out. On Thursday night, last
week his place was fired and considerably
damaged—to the amount of $5OO. M. can
not imagine how any one can be his
enemy, as he has knowingly ()Mauled no
One The net proceeds of the Fair for
the benefit of the Reading Library,
amounted to about $5OO The County
Teachers' Institute will be held at Key
stone Hall, Reading, on Monday next at
, 10 o'clock A. M The office of Snaveley
and Barnhard, Reading, was entered by
burglars hist Thursday night and $250
stolen 1 new Camp of Junior Sons of
America was instituted at Boyertown last
week Mr. Elam Ludwig, of Aunty
township, refused .:51,700 for a colt sired
by "Old Ironsides. - Thieves entered
the tobacco store of Samuel Warner, Penn
street, Reading, on last Saturday night
and helped themselves to a hundred dollars
worth of the weed. The thieves have
since peen captured The hardware
store of McGowan t' Miltimore. was en
tered by burglars on Saturday night, but
nothing is missing Nasby will deliver
a lecture this (Friday) evening, in Reading.
Subject—" Cussed be Carman:" Horse
race at New Storeville, next Tuesday,
running 440 yards, between:Mc Lean's sor
rel and Eshbach's horse, for :100 a side...
Au unsuccessful attempt was made on
Friday night to rob the lumber office of
Vaugben & Bro., in Reading A new
M. E. Chapel is to be erected at 10th and
Chestnut streets, Reading.... The Reading
.liagir says a full report of the Alexander
trial will he published in Book furor
Under a new arrangement work will be
continued day and night in the Reading
Railroad shops, by , two gangs of work
men Eleven shooting matches, two
ratings, one fox chase and one wheel
barrow match are stated by the Eaft/e, to
come off in various parts. of the county
during the holidays.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY. —lt is propos
ed to divide Lower Merlon township
A large atumber of stragglers abont....
Michael Flaney, a lad employed in the
Conshohocken Silk Factory, was caught
in the machinery and killed on Thursday
of last week The citizens of 4orristown
are moving in earnest for the construction
of the Stony Creek Railroad—from a
point on the North Pennsylvania Rail
road at Lansdale or Gwynedd. A meet
ing was held at Norristown on Thursday
of last week, with James Hoover,Esq.,
as President and Oen. John F. Haranft
as Secretary. MeaiMtes' *era
.:440P10. to
push the work Vigerently Rev. JH.
Heck, pastor of the Lower Merton Linh
eran Church, preached his farewell sermon
on. Sunday. Ile goes to .Iliew
'York Samuel C. Carlisle, s g 14 years,
whilst out gunning lu Lower, Marion, ac
cidentally shot himself in the head and
died in a few hours A. butcher wagon,
loaded and ready for market, belonging t
J. Orem of Upper Dublin, with a horse,
was stolen on last Friday night.....Steigh
ing good in the Northern part of the
County.
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.—Tbe little girls
of Minersville, held a fair and realized-$lO
- which they gave to the Benevolent
Association The G. A. R. of Tremont
will hold a fair, beginning on Christmas
day. • The G. A. R. of Mahony are hold
ing a similar fair this week, all for the
benefit of soldiers' and sailors' widows and
orphans Work on the Union Central
Rail Road has been suspended Out of
5000 people iuTremont,only 500 are church
goers The St. John's Reformed and
Lutheran Church of Friedensburg will be
oonianagged oardaturday, Ni. Nth Mast
Frederick Sachson was precipitated down
a shaft at B. Carter it Co's Colliery, in
Tamaqua, one day last week,and instantly
killed Ite.v. D. Steck, the new Pas
tor of • the English Lutheran Church of
Pottsville, preached his introductory ser
mon last Stmday The County Tem
perance Union held a meeting on the 3d
Inst. at Pottsville, and Benjamin Hay
wood was elected President for the ensu
ing year. The Union was ably addressed
by Mr. Haywood, and Gen. Louis Wag
ner, of Philadelphia A Grand Mas
querade Carnival will be the great event
among the young folks (all under 45 and
upwards) at Ashland, Schuylkill county,
on Christmas eve. The richest and most
appropriate costumes are engaged iu Phil
adelphia, and every effort is being made,
regardless of cost or labor, to surpass
everything of the kind ever gotten up in
the State. "Pit " requests us to thank
the Committee for the complimentary. If
Bevvy's new bonnet be finished by-that
time, he says he'll try to be on hand,'pro
vided they don't miss the connexion.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.--A musical en
tertainment will be given in the Methedist
Episcopal Church of Chambersburg on
Christmas Eve fruit growers' so
ciety is about to be organized at Chain
bersburg. Meeting next Tuesday evening
at G. W. Reed's office The Monti-
mental Association will hold a fltir tit
Chambersburg, commencing in the De
pository Hall on Tuesday evening next,
and continue during the week. Tem
ivrance Lecture in the County Court 'lone,
next Tuesday evening by Mr. John Hun
ter.
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SENATE : In the Senate ou Thursday, the
special committee to investigate the &nerd
impeachment corruptions, was continued', and
a new standing one on Revision of Laws was
created. The members of the various com
mittees were then chosen. Mr. Sumner's
Georgia bill and the Copper Tariff WI were
referred. A discussion took place ati to
whether the bill transferring the Indian Bu
reau to the War Department should 100-
ferred to the Military or to the 1.0 tan
Affiiirs Committee, and it was decided
to refer it to the latter. Mr. Wilson, of
Mass., introduced a Constitutional aniesll
- to prevent distinction of civil or poi d.
cal rights on account of color • also a franchise
bill. Mr . Conness lntroduoe d a bill providiog
that Goverment employees shall receive as
fell wages as when ten hours constituted a
day's labor. The credentials of Senator Hill,
of Georgia, were referred. Mr. Edmunds
moved that the reading of the Presidept4i
message be continued, and it was read from
the point where interrupted on Tuesday.
After apeeishesla relation to the Message by
Messrs. Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, the Senate
adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE : Bills were passed providing for
the sale of the Government property at War
per's Perry; fixing the number and status of
Judge Advocates in the army ; consolidating
the different soldiers' asylums, and giving full
pay to army officers detailed for military in
struction in colleges. Bills were reported
from the Military Committee equalising the
bounties, and "establishing a national sys
tem of military education." Various Senate
bill were referred. Mr. Washburn, of 111.,
offered a resolution for a recess from Decem
ber 21st to January tith, which was agreed to.
Mr. Broomall, of Pennsylvania, introduced
a bill to regulate the value of legal-tender
notes, and provide for their redemption,
which was referred. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole, and was ad
dressed by Mr. Blaine, of Maine. On resum
ing business, Mr. Coburn, of Indiana, intro
duced a bill relating to the tax on whisky.
Mr. Ingersoll, of Illinois, introduced a bili
supplementary to the Banking law, which
proposes to allow unrestricted circulation,
and substitutes four per cent. bonds for those
now held by the banks. Adjourned until
Monday.
MONDAY, Dec. 14.—Se»ate: In the United
States Senate on Monday, a memorial front
the Union League of New York, in reference
to election frauds, was referred to the Judici
ary Committee. Mr. Morton, of Ind., intro
duced a bill providing for the redemption of
United States notes, and requiring the Na
tional banks to redeem their notes in coin.
Messrs. Williams and Ferry presented bills
amendatory of the Naturalization laws. Mr.
Stewart introduced a bill to punish the hold
ing of office in violation of the Fourteenth
Amendment. Bills were introduced by Mr.
Pomeroy, creating a Department of Indian
Affairs ; by Mr. Conkling, repealing the act
fixing the time for meetings of Congress ; and
by Mr. Wilson, reorganizing fhe Sitprem::
Court. On motion of Mr. Henderson, the
Secretary of the Interior was requested to
communicate information in reference to the
Indian battle on the Washita river. After a
brief Executive session, Messrs. Cattell and
Willey offered resolutions censuring the finan
cial portions of the President's message. The
resolutions were referred. The House resolu
tion for a holiday recess was concurred in.
Adjourned.
house: In the House a number of bills
were introduced, and Messrs. Ashley, of Ohio,
and Loughridge, of lowa, presented each a
Constitutional amendment. Mr. Garfield In
troduced a bill legalizing gold contracts,
which was referred. Mr. Paine offered a bill
permitting the organization of the militia in
certain Southern States. On motion of Mr.
Arnell, of Tennessee, the Reconstruction
Committee were directed to investigate " Ku-
Klux" outrages. Mr. Stokes presented a bill
granting twenty per ceet, additional compAn
sation to Government employees, which was
laid on the table. Mr. Broomall, of Penna.,
offered a preamble and resolution, denuncia
tory of the financial proposition in the Presi
dent's message, and declaring against "all
focus of repudiation," and they were adopted,
only six members voting no. The nays were,
Adams, Grover and 'Junes, of Kentucky ;
Archer, of Maryland ; Trimble, of Tennessee,
and Mungen, of Ohio. Mr. Lawrence, of
Ohio, presented a memorial of the New
York Union League, alleging frauds in the
election in New. York, and he moved the
appointment of a special committee to investi
gate the matter. The motion was adopted by
a party. vote. A message was received from
the Secretary of State, saying that it would be
incompatible with the public interests to com
muoicate the correspondent* in relation to the
Alabama claims. Mr. Butler, of Massachu
setts, introduced a bill " te mill:Woe the United
States laws in Georgia." Mr. Lynch's bill
for the resumption of specie payments was
made the special order for the first Wednes
day in January. On motion of Mr. Wo9d,
the Committee on Expenditures were directed
to inquire into the alleged improper use of
$2,000,000, of the Alaska machos° pioney.
On motion of Mr. Hunter, The Secretary of
State was asked for information relative to
the sending of a Commissioner to Spain. On
motion-of Mr. Lynch, the Foreign Cioninsittee
were directed to consider what action should
be taken regarding unjust discriminations
against United States merchant veeBels in
Spanish West Indian ports. On motion of
Mr. Sypher, of La., the Military Committee
were directed to inquire into the expediency
of allowing military organizations in the
Southern States. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, Dec. 15.—Senate: In the Senate
on Tuesday, Mr. Sumner, from the Foreign
Committee, reported two resolutions of sym
pathy with Spain. Mr. Willey's resolution
censuring the President's propositions relative
to the public debt, was reported hem the
Pittance Committee by Mr. Cattail, bat its
consideration was objected to by Mr. Mc-