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LANCASTER CITY, PA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, ISG9
TO ALL CONCERNED.
We have a few plain words for the vet v
few uneasy persons who take pleasure
in denouncing FATHER ABRAHAM for its
course in exposing the peccadilloes of men
holding public positions, to which Clay
were ekva led by the Republican party.
We are ready to defend the principles of
Republicanism at every hazard, but when
the chosen ropresentatives of the people,
in any position, betrays their trust, com
mon hotusty, self-respect, and the welfare
of the party alike demand their unqualified
condemnation, and they shall receive it at
our hands. We shall not be deterred by
the silly cry, " you are injuring the party. •
Neither friend or foe shall be spared.
Neither money nor patronage shall turn
us front the right as we are enabled to see
the right. When the people will not sup
port us in this position, we will try some
other honest calling. FATHER
owes no man, clique or "ring" anything,
and no man or set of men shall control its
columns, save ourselves. We will com
mend the right and condemn the wrong,
no matter whose corns are pinched or
whose nice little arrangements are inter
fered with. Fault-finders will please make
a note of the fact that we intend to do our
own thinking. This for the benefit of
those whom the "shoe will lit, - and it
must answer once I it all.
ONLY TWENTY DAYS.
In twenty days from this date, Andrew
Johnson will retire from the high posi
tion, which, under Providence, he was
permit ted to fill for the purpose of punish
ing our national sins and humiliating our
national pride. Only twenty days longer!
A BLAST FROM OUR LEADER 1
"We think the time has arrived when a
word of admonition is duo to our Republican
cotemporaries in different parts of the State,
to pause and reflect whether their course to
wards the majority in both branches of the
Legislature is not playing into the hands of
the common enemy."—,State Guard.
"On what meat does this our Cesar
feed," &C.
OUR NEW STANDARD-BEARER.
The St«te t;totial has just been appoint
ed the chief conservator, overseer and gen
eral director of the Republican Press of
this State—appointed by the joint conven
tion of posters and folders, and the edi
torial iutual admiration society just
formed at Harrisburg.
THE prevent Lf!gislature is saving at least
fifty thousand dollars to the State by a reduc
tion of its pasting and folding expenses, as
compared with those of other bodies which
have preceded it.--State Guard.
We are now entirely satisfied that Dr.
Gatebell is a statesman and George Bru
baker a scholar. We arc almost persuad
ed to believe, further, that the present
House of Resresentatives didn't try to
have the same number of officers as it had
Last year.
GOOD NEWS!
The Harrisburg Tdegraph of Weilnes
day, announces that
"The expense of the present Hone of Re
presentativPs will be over FORTY-FOUR
THOUSAND DOLLARS LESS THAN IT
WAS during former years, and that too when
the Democratic party was in power."
Glad to hear itl But, if true, to whom
are the people indebted for it, Mr.
Bergner? Why to the independent Re
publican press, and to the Senate which
:“ squelched" the proposition to repeal the
'excellent law of last cession. "Honor to
whom honor is due."
SENATOR BILLINGFELT.
The Pittsburg Commercial, one of the
best papers in the commonwealth, and
one of great influence, says of Senator
Billingfelt :
"We need not say that, from one end of
the State to the other, Senator I.lrmarto FELT
'has areputation second to no man for integrity
and conscientious sense of duty, both as a
.Representative and private citizen."
And that is exactly what those who
know him best, in his own county, where
his name is almost a " household word, ,,
Say and think of him. The people never
had a more faithful public servant.
THAT 64 HISTORY."
"Jolly Jack," of the Examiner informed
his readers three weeks ago, that somebody
in 'Harrisburg had promised him a "His
tory." As we supposed, that was an
attempt to "blutl: " We had to call on
him time and again for it. Well, on Wed
nesday last, lo! the threatened "history"
made its appearance, but it was Jack's
sum. The " mild junior" received a
gratuity in 1867, as a reporter, of $2OO,
along with his associates in both Houses!
Sack abandons the charge of "snaking"
It through. In five years, the aforesaid
"mild junior" received a legal appropria
tion of s2oo—not any more than Jack took
as stationery, in violation of law, any one
year of the five he served in the Legisla
ture. That's the " history," and it' it
will help "our fellers," well. Try again,
Jack!
THE AUDITORS' REPORT.
Auditing, Settling and Adjusting the County
Amounts.
We have read the report of the County
Auditors, and are constrained to say, that
thisds the first Unit , we have ever known
tired that office so justly desirous of
dOing their duty in a legal and proper
'Manner. Their business is to foAii, st-f
-tic and aajttst the accounts of the ( 'onimis
sioners, Treasurer. Pris , in Inspectors a nd
Diivehirs if the Poor, With mvisfiey p)w
ers, and we are &lad . hi sec that they are
unwilling to be the catspaws of any of
accuunthr , idler rs, by merely com
paring their vouchers with their entries,
but choose to investi!otte and examine in
order to ascertain not only that the debits
and credits are correctly made, but that
the money of the people is properly spent.
For this they deserve commendation, not
censure. We see no •• evident disposithin
On their part to rind rata and to excite
and foster suspicionH &c., beyond what
a faithful discharge of their :worn duty
compels them to du. The //coin , ' is eV . '"
t(PACIIVII in 0..S0i'0,1)111(4", beran6c the
deNnopashea District ttornet, n•ho has
modestly assumed the control of eimnty
allitirs, by delivering 'himself of some tall
swearing, tailed to convince them that the
report should he ditli.rent from what this,
with respect to giving the printing to the
lowest kidder.
The auditors N'k ry properly rejected a
,-charge of :;:22:;, donated by the Commis
sioue lo the Fire Companies in Marietta
and Columbia, where tlw county does not
own afot of property. The public build
ings of the county are located in Lancaster
city, and there is some reason why money
' should be given to protect it, and fin• this
reason, it may be, the Auditors agreed to
the appropriation to the tire companies in
the city, in 1667, especially if it is not in
sured, as is alleged. The rejection of this
measure was unanimous, as setting a bad
precedent, especially when 0 pa is a can
didate for District Attorney or any other
office. The secret history of these doua-
Bons is that George Brubaker promised to
give $25 to emit company in Columbia, if
they would give him their support. A fter
wards the said companies were invited to
scud committees and they might get a
larger donation from the Commissioners.
They came, and returned rejoicing with
that amount. Afterwards George gave
them $.25 each, making $1(10. These thets
are doubtless familiar to the Inquirer.
We hope the Commissioners will be com
pelled.to refund the amount —5225.
The proposition to give the printing to
the lowest bidder, as recommended by the
Auditors, as the true plan. Nepotism and
favoritism are both unjust and improper,
and no officer, jealous of his reputation as
an honest man, will make an arrangement
or alliance that conflicts with his duty.
The fact is notorious that exorbitant
prices have been paid for printing by the
Commissioners, and as the editor of the
Inquirer calls for facts, we will try to ac
commodat2 him. The Auditors had be
fore them a bill of S. A. Wy lie for $170.35,
which is $.51.85 in excess of what a tint
rate practical printer, and owner of a
newspaper with a larger circulation than
the Inquirer, said under oath he would do
the same work for. They had three bills
of Wylie and Griest, amounting in the
aggregate at $684.20, in which the excess
was $72. Thus in bills amounting to
$854.55, the over-charges amounted to
$123.85. Bills rendered by printers at
Columbia, Marietta and Manheini, al
though not so high as those of the city,
were almost invariably cut down by the
Commissioners as too high, while those
of the Inquirer concern passed without
scruple.
It appears that in 1866, '67 and 'OB,
nineteen bridges were built at a cost of
$09,713.63, and is it not singular that all
that time, and with all that expenditure
of money, but one man was found com
petent to build a bridge? One of the Com
missioners stated, that proposals were not
asked, unless the estimated cost exceeded
$3,000. Twelve of the nineteen bridges
did not cost over $3,000, and it was a safe
rule to adopt for the one man system.
But they did not carry out the rule, for
.seven of the nineteen exceeded the cost of
$3,000, and in 1868, Binkley's Bridge
largely, exceeded that amount, costing
$16,500, and according to the Arpress i the
editors,of which have investigated thesub
ject, should not have cost more than $lO,-
000. Everybody knows that competition
in trade regulates prices and preVents mo
nopoly. Why did not the Commissioners
in every case, without reference to the
cost, ask for proposals, or let the bridges
by public out-cry, that other bridge-build
ers might have an opportunity to bid?
Public agents, who have control of tke
public money, ought to be as wise and
economical in its expenditure as they
would be of their own. If the Commis
sioners, or any one of them, were about to
build nineteen bridges or nineteen houses,
would they not invite proposals for the
work? Affidavits and statements in our
possession show that Lutz's bridge, on the
Cocalico, which cost the county $1,473,
could have been built for $l,OOO, or less,
had an opportunity been given for bids.
This was not done, but the Commissioners,
as was testified before the Auditors, "had
their man with them,” on the day the
bridge *as given out. Lutz's bridge is
bilt 50 or 60 feet long, 12 feet wide, and
without a roof.
An experienced bridge builder examined OUR HARRISBURG UTTER.
the contract and specifications of the
Pequea Valley bridge, which cost $2,750,
and says that after allowing $250 for the
stone work, the bridge being eighty feet
long, them would be left to the Wilder
$3O a fi.ol. when it should not havg b ee n
more titan
ex-t. 'onunissi, met. reports that the ''''volthing in a weekly letter.
EW RAILROAD LAW.
Cloumell bridge, which rsist 4,041 d
One of the 11mA:important bills of the ses
not have cost more thau 4- i 1 , 410 ", ark and one, in Which the State at large is
qitteinents havo all been confirmed by ItllEfllteted, heoaro-„ laµ b„ week. refer
tell;ive dealers in timber and In ,*„., iityphinent to the charier of the Pitts
hett we look at the bridee erect I.F P iiyne and Chicago 11 .11n'ad
nireolors of the Poor oti the Conestoga, which provides for the retirement each year
neat' t h e poor [loose, f or ;:.Nip, we h i p , ll ,. l ocvno-fouo, ariyl.llo more, of the iiirechirs of
to think that the extrava atice, or W
orse, that road.' Thu ukiturt . to be attained is the
1:.,r
heading off the Erie "clique," whom it is
of the Commissioners in this matter. has
understood have sent to Europe for the par•
not peen Sooner eheeked. pose or rrOell4Thk Mitolwr of
No man can come to Any other VOLlcitir- proxie.s to control the stock of the Fort NVayne
aion, after reading the above statements. _Railroad fJompatry,.thns diverting trade from
than that the Auditors latVeacted fairly, Pennsylvania to New York, to the great he
i n jury of the material interests of our State.
wiscly anti within their line of duty,
making the report they did, aud WO hope Gen. Cass, the President of the company,
the new hoard of Commissioners Will fol
was here engineering it through, and he eel.-
low their counsel. The people will cN
thinly deserves credit for the quiet and hasty
.
manner of its passage. No opportunity was
peel them to do so. given, the riag to "bleed" anybody. It pass
ed both houses within an hour after the com
mittee reported it, and was approved by the
Goyertior immediately thereafter. its int
portance at this time can hardly he realized.
A CONSIDERATILE SNARE.
A large anaconda' has shown Its teat iii
the Senate, and should he decapitated at one.
(In motion of Senator Randall, a committee
has been appointed to inquire into the feasahil
ity of putchasing the lot in the rear of the
Arsenal and attach it to the Capitol grounds. ,
'Rather a monster we should say, and one in
which the tax-payers of the State are concern
ed. The Treasury is rot in a Condition at pre
sent to warrant such an almost useless expendi- '
lure. It is evidently gotten up as a for
some one. 1 understand that 'seyeral other
" snakes" are in embryo, and will in due
course of time wriggle into life. We shall
keep au eye on them end notio their appear
anse en paper, at the proper time.
A 3FAV
I"NIVERSAL SUFFRAGE.
Xftur a continuous session from Monday
at noon until Ttwsday , afternoon at tive
o'clock, and an exhaustive debate, the
United StUtcs senate passed the amend
ment to the Constitution providing tOr
Universal Suffrage, by a vote of 40 to 11%
The Republican Senat )rs wNoted against
it were 'Messrs. Anthony, Cor
bett and Sprague, Mr. ,Suniner did not
vote. The amendment as passed by the
Senate differs in language from that passed
by the I louse, and it will now go bark for
concurrence. Justice is slow, but sure.
A righteous act has been done. whereof
we are glad
"VENTILATION."
The El:ambler of IVedriesday, in its de
fense of the Legislative torruptionisis,
succeeded in making one truthful assertion
in regard to the editors of this paper.
Thomas B. Cochran. who was one of the
official reporters in the Senate during the
last five years, received in 1867, as a gra
tuity, the same as other official reporters,
the SIMI Of *•100. E. 11. Banat, whilst
clerk of the house, in 1800 nod IRttl, re
ceived the same as other officers, $lOO
extra compensation, which he accepted
because it was regularly allowed yearafter
year, as a matter of course. The editor
of the Eponimr, Mr. lliestand, was then
a Senator, and voted not only in ffivor of
these extras for the officers, but also some
very desirable items for himself.
But, what has that to do with the stu
pendous thirty five thousand dollar paste
swindle'
A CLINCHER.
During the long and excited debate in
the U. S. Senate on the Constitutional
amendment on Monday and Tuesday last,
the cops spoke long and loudly about
" State Sovereignty," &c. Mr. Freling
huysen took the wind out of them, in this
wise: No State is sovereign!" cries New
Jersey's son. "Iles a State a right to de
clare war? No! Has a State a right to
make or ratify treaties with foreign pow
ers? No! Has a State the right, or does
she provide for the transportation of mails
through her boundaries or beyond? No!
Then why is she sovereigm?" There was
logic in these three queries that astound
ed the " Democratic side," and demoral
ized them completely.
GEN. GRANT'S POSITION.
A special Washington despatch to the
Philadelphia sa3 s that in a con
versation with a prominent Senator on
Tuesday, General Grant said he hoped
'there would be no delay on the part of
the Senate in passing the suffrage amend
ment to the Constitution which was pass
ed by the House on Saturday ;week,and he
expressed fears that if the Senate made
any modification whatever of the House
amendment, that .the subject would be
thrown over into the next Congress, and
this he would regard as being ahnost
to the proposition. Genefal Grant urged
therefore that the 4ilienament, as passed
by the. House r should be passed. by the
- Senate at as early a day as possible.
THE CABINET.
The Cabinet mystery is
an
de
cidedly interesting, says *an exchange.
We are within one month of the inaugu
ration of the new President, but 'nobody
knOws 'a word about the new Cabinet ex
cept Gen. GRANT, and he is the last man
to tell. That is, nothing is 'known' of the
particular persons who will go into the
Cabinet, but everybody feels absolutely
certain what will he their character 'and
.purpose. We can safely assume, that the
new Cabinet will 'convey to the count
the assurance that extravagance and dis
honesty will cease, that the lairs will be
'enforced, and,that to this end the offices
will be filled.with men only of established
character for inflexible integrity, high
order of capacity, and iu full sympathy
with Gen. GRANTS avowed purpose to
reform abuses; lighten the burthen of tax
ation,. stimulate enterprise, and plate the
national credit in the highest position he
fore the world. With this assurance the
.country is coutent to wait a while for
the names.
141 r. E. 11. Rauch, upon whom an
unmanly and cowardly attack was made
in thellarrisburg Telegraph df Wednesday
last, is absent from home. Ile will, doubt
kss, attend to the matter next week.
VARIVISIWRG, reb. 9th, UtB9.
DEAR FATHER MIRA HAM : The Lag let•
ter sent you tVIS SO lengthy, that a shorter
one must sl2flice this week, especially since
my time islitnited. The public are infornusl
through the daily papers of what occurs here,
flte4, It seems but a stale rehash to embody
The Philadelphians are anxious to rrective
the aid of the State in establishing a line of
steamers between Philadelphia and Bremen
and Hamburg—which means that the State
shall obligate herself to pay Itr•nger Brothers
$5,000 for every round trip, not exceeding
fifteen in number, to be made driving the year
by the steamships of said line. There is great
opposition to it.
IIIE PARDON BUST NES4
On Thursday last, the day of the meeting
of the State Central Committee, applications
were made to the Governor for the pardon of
forty-seven different erintinals. Your readers
can thus form some idea of the extent to
which the pardon business is being engaged
in by the prominent politieians of the State.
They were all "shelved" by His Excellency.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Senator White's bill to provide ter the call
ing of a State Convention, with power to sub
mit amendments to the Constitution to a vote
of the people, is favorably considered by a
number of the members, but it is not likely,
however, that a sufficient number of votes
can be procured to pass it. Mr. Adaire, of
the House, has introduced a resolution pro
viding for amendments increasing the num
ber of Representatives to three hundred. A
year or two ago a similar proposition was
urged by prominent newspapers, but it met
with but little encouragement., and now it
seems to have been presented more with a
view of drawing out discussion and securing
an exchange of opinion, than with any hope
of its passage.
SENATOR LOWRY
Made his appearance in the Senate chamber
this morning, and Wail heartily welcomed by
his colleagues. Though still suffering great
pain from his late attack, he expects to be in
his accustomed seat as regularly and punctu
ally as heretofbre.
METROPOL I T.A N POLICE DILL
Every effort is being. made to secure the
passage of the Metropolitan Police Bill. A
joint caucus was held last Thursday, when
considerable opposition was deveiQped. Berne
Republicans contend that if a measure of the
kind is not passed, Philadelphia is lost to the
party, while others just as earnestly insist
that no action of the kind is needed—that it
will work More harm than good td the party.
The city papers are divided on the question.
ADJOURNMENT
A resolution providing for final adjourn
ment on the 10th of March, has been reported
from Vitt House Committee. No go !
PASTING AND FOLDING
Another effort has been made in the House
to do away with the twenty-seven useless and
unauthorized officials recently appointed by
,the members of the House, The resolution
was offered by Mr, Longenecker, of Bedford,
and sets forth that the additional labor at
tending the commencement of a session, and
1 . the two cortested'eleetion cases which seemed
to require the appointment of additional offi
cers are now disposed of, therefore all, Officers
I not already swori3 in should be' ielleVed, and
their salary shall run only for the time they
havti tictriallY served, according to the rate
. fixed by the act of last session. The House
" squelched" it at once—not even honoring it
with a second reading. It matters but little
whether they are discharged Or not's° far as
their pay is concerned ; the twenty-seven aro
' not " °Seers" (as lawyers would say) defure,
they never haying been sworn in; and it is
even whispered that neither the Speaker or
the clerk have appointed them, knowing their
liability tinder last year's law, to be indicted
for misdemeanor in office. 'At present there
are fourteen men employed in that depart
ment of the House, and I have heard no
.complaints of dehty in furnishing, the docu
ments to the members. One of the men em
ployed has informed your correspondent that
no more are needed to do the work. Of the
number, two are from Lancaster county,
Messrs. Settley and Doan, being included in
the original thirty-four. They are certainly
deserving of praise for their gentlemanly de
portment and close attention to their busi
ness. Both are rendering entire' satisthotion
in the discharge of their duties. ,
MEETING OF SOCIETIES, &C.
For the benefit of those of your readers who
are interested, I *rind state, that the follow
ing bodies will itenvene in this city within
the next few Weeks at the places' and tim e s
desigtutted :
SiAte Temperance Convention,--Tuesday,
February 23t1, at 10 a. M.' in the Court [louse.
State Agricultural Vonvention--- March
State Council Senior Order Antirkan Me
chanics—Friday, April . 18, Senatelollamber.
State Council Junior Order Atrairiram Me
chanics—Friday, April 16 ; hall of tkolliduse
of Representatives.
Grand Encampment of the indepeadent
Order of Odd Fellows—hall of the House of
Representatives, May lith and 18th.
Dedication, of. the Mexican Monument—
Nay 26t h.
7.10 N I'MEN TAT, DEDICATION
The dedication of the monument will bring
together' a largo assemblage. • Already tjry
many have expressed their intention of being
present »11,1 he occasion, and every day brings
u
fresh at to the list. The military and
fireimns' display will be gwid, and th e c ivic
no less imposing.
LANCASTER COUNTY LEcisLATruN
An act to consolidate the offices of assessor
and constable in the township of Brecknock,
in the county of Lancaster; also, an act in
corporating the Lancaster County I nsurauce,
Trust and Safe Depusit Company—both piss
ed the Senate. The bill divorcing John C.
liiestaud from his wife Julia, and the Senate
hill authorizing a justice of the peace to hold
the office. of Notary Public at Litiz, have
passed the House. General Fisher has
introduced an act to incorporate the Do
Vincent Silver Mining Company. Also, an
act to incorporate the Colfax Silver Mining
Company of evade. Also, an act to au
thorize the Governor to appoint an inspector
of petroleum, kerosine, 6.7 c. in the city awl
county of Lancaster. Also, an act regulating
the tolls of the Columbia Bridge Coxupany.
Also, an act (with petition) for the protec
tion of the manufacturers of shoes in the city
of Lancaster, requiring all retail dealers who
have not served a regular apprenticeship of
four years at'the trade, to pay a yearly tax of
$lOO. All am in committee. A remonstrance
against and a petition favoring the city char
ter bill, were presented in the Senate to-day.
Also, by Mr. Dillingfelt, a memorial front tlse
Lancaster County Horticultural Society, pray
ing that one-sixth of the interest of the rued
of the State Agricultural College be set apart
for the Experimental Farm.
In the House, Mr. Hopkins presented a pe
tition from sundry citizens of Lancaster
county, ht relation to sales•of retail dealers in
said county. Also, an act fixing the licetuq•
of certain retailers in Lancaster county. la
Committe(
=I
Tho Governor to-day appointed .1 4. .taneis
Christ, of Litiz, an additional Notary
for your county. Z.
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
[CULLED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.]
It will ho remembered that during the
debate in the Senate last year relative to
the case of Fitz John Porter, a letter was
produced from General Franklin giving
(?en, George IL Thomas as his authority
for the littement that he would not believe
(ienertk Pope or Roberts on their oaths.
In reply to a letter from General Roberts,
General Thomas writes that he never
authorized any such statement.
The committee of ways and means, at a
recent meeting, agreed to report Mr.
Schenck's bill providing for the payment
of United States bonds in gold, unless
where otherwise provided by law, and also
for legalizing gold contracts.
The sub-reconstruction committee have
reported a list of one hundred and fifty
persons in vurions.parts of the Solnh for
removal of political disability, but no Vir
ginia judges or district attorneys are
included.
The marriage of General Cyrus B. Com
stock, engineer officer on General. Grant's
stair, to Miss Elizabeth Blair, daughter of
Montgomery Blair, is announcO4 as one of
the " fashionable mourrenees"umongthe
"creme ric lra cr•core," as snobbish corres
pondents call a portion of the'-society of
Washington. Gen. Comstock has been a
member of Genehil Grant's staff from an
early period of the war.
The receipts from internal revenue for
the past three days have averaged about:
$2,300,000, which is a very large increase
ova. the average daily receipts for some
time past. The; official records show that ;
.the menu° from whisky tax at lift{ - cents
per gallon are greatly in excess of the for-:
mer receipts, when the tax was two
dollars.
Mr. Schenck, of. Ohio, remarked in the
House, on Wednesday of last week, that
ho believed the receipts from customs and
internal taxes the next fiscal year, would
exceed four hundred millions of dollars,
leaving a handsome margin, afler the pay
ment of all ordinary expenses and interest
on the public debt, towards the gradual
extinguishing of the debt itself. This isbn
encouraging view a the national finances,
and we sincerely hope it may be fully
realized.
Greeley peremptoril.y declines cabinet
honors, but, .Would be glad to go .to
England. Forney declines all place, - and
prefers to devote his energies to business,
and lay up something for a wet day. lie
has resolved to • make hay while the sun
shines," and is wise. Judge Kelley, who
until recently had a touch of, the Cabinet
fever, has joined Forney In urging Gover
nor Curtin, and he will probably want to
rotate out of Congress by and by into a
foreign mission. It is understood that
Gov.. Geary at last bows to the positive
sentiment of the Republicans of Pennsyl
vania, and will urge Curtin's appointment
as a vital measure to secure his re-election
next fall.
The associated survivors of the War of
1812 of the District of Columbia, have re
solved to attend the inauguration of Gen.
Grant iu a body. There were twenty-four
present, at a meeting to make arrange
ments. Two years ago fifty assembled
together; yesterday but twentyikatr, and
it was announced that Bernard Irooe, one
of the members of the Association ' had on
that morning fought his last battle and
peacefully closed 'MS eyes to the wopld.
" Passin am! paasin! , away!"
The other morning 'Gen. Grant was
asked in a jocular manner, by a friend,
whether it was true as reported, that he
intended to retainthe Members of Presi- '
dent Johnson's Cabinet in ills own. With
a smile about his lips, General Grant ans
wered: " If I am to select my own Cabi
net, then I can assure you - that Andy
Johnson isnot to have a ( 'abinet position."
A prominent Western Radical Senator
also relates that a few evenings ago, while
at the General's residence, be asked (
Grant what information he felt at liberty
to give as to the composition of his Cabi
net, " 1 have decided," says Gen. Grant,
"upon three things in the selection of a
Cabinet; Ist, that Mrs. --- will not be
tendered a position. 2d, that 'the Cabinet
will be composed of seven members, and
in the last place I have determined pot to
select two members from the same State."
The House Committee on the Revision
of Laws, have completed a long bill to
regadate the question Of naturalization
throughout the
only
States. It pro
vides that on 4tates Difithet Courts
shall issue naturalization papers, and al
lows registers of bankruptcy to take evi
dence and tile applications for the papers
with United States .Judges. No applica
tion is to be , 'received until the applicant
has been tour years and six months in the
country, and after the paper:: are is rd
by the court they shall not be voted on for
sis months, and for a period of six months
after they are issued the
,judge who issued.
them Jury revoke them, if there be suffi
cient cause therefor. This bill, together
with the Tax and Tariff bills, are not
likely to pass finally before the next Con
gress.
The bill to chartcra hue of railroad
from Washition to New York pyisled
to-day by a lwer majority than was anti
cipated. It not being engrossed, it could
not be finally paraied by tlat House, and
gws over. It is similar 'to Sherman's bill,
and wi!l be lost in the Senate it it ivv. , 4
rise is intell debate.
311!N ICATED.I
Tall houses from small pickings grow,
Brubaker, driest and Samuel Sin!
That soldier~' monument is It splendid
building. An idiot once said to a miller :
`• I know something, and there is somo
thinu I don't know,”
" said the miller,
know?"
" Why. I know the h9gs are
fat."
Well, and what; don't 3 Ott know,"
asked the miller.
" Why," answered the clown, "1 dua't
know on Whose corn they are red." .
QUE.II.It.
r,,,mmu NU:ATE:D.]
FATTIER ABU:111AM : The act of As
senthly directs that the County Treasurer
shall receive all m stirs due or accruing to
the county, ant to pay the SUMO on wt..-
ttits th, Thus,
no matter how many thousands of dollars
the Treasurer may have, and he has re
ceived nearly :3-t H),1 1 0,) in it year, the whole
is snbject to the orders and control of the
Commissioners, and he cannot refuse pay
ment of any amount they may issue a
warrant for. Vet, strange to say, the
law requires him to give hail in a large
amount, while the Commissioners, who
expend the funds, are not required to give
any hail. As we have lately seen, that
tinder improper influencts they haVe mis
applied a portion of the county funds, to
aid the election of a favorite to office, and
paid more for the erection of bridges than
they were worth, the people shout.' de
mand the enactment of a law requiring
them to give bail for the faithful expendi
ture of the money entgusted to their care.
"A stitch in time saves nine.'' N.
STATE NEWS.
UNION Cot - NTY.—llon. Wm. 11. Arm
strong, will lecture on the night of the
Pith at Lewisburg. Subject—" Italy
David Kahl of Buffalo township, attempt
ed to blow out a kerosene lamp ' which
caused an explosion of the lamp, but for
tunately Mr. K. escaped serious injury....
Prices at Lewisburg—Best Flour,
$10;
Butter, 35c; Eggs, 25; Apples, 1.00 to
1.25; Potatoes, - 80 c to $1 A religious
revival is going on at Winfield: eighty
nine persons were converted, and on the
17th ult. ' twenty-three were baptized
Rev. Joshua Evans, pastor of the Luth
eran Church at Lewisbury, died on the
25th ult Union county is free from debt,
with $4,195.45 in the Treasury.
BEnks COUNTY.—The Eagle says indi
cations are for plenty of work of all kinds
, in Reading during the ensuing season
I Michael Flaherty Was bound over by Al
41ernifin Shoener, for severely beating his
wife while under the intluence of fighting
whiskey The Schuylkill Navigation
_Company have nearly completed their ex
, tensive dry docks on the Canal,'near the
Lancaster bridge, Reading, to be used for
repairing boats At the new Rolling Mill
of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
company, at Reading, ninety-two tons of
iron had ben heated and re-heated pre
paratory to its passage through the rolls,
making four hundred and five bars of 6
pound rails in twelve hours Suspicious
characters about Refuting During the
month of January, 354 Lodgers were ac
commodated in the Reading Station House.
During the samkime there were 55 arrests
made of which in:ember 40 were for drunk
eness. Nativity of the todgers—Ameri
ean,,77; Irish, 101; English, 21; German,
135; Negro, 3; Scot* 7; other foreignew,
10
,The Ilambueg Rolling Mill is in
full operation The new Railroad from
Topton to Port Clinton, is progressingand
expected to be finished by the Ist of vs,,ti
gust next , A.series of revival meetings
now going on at Shocrinekersville, and
many converts •Chicken stealers are
doing a good, business in Reading The
remains of the late Capt. John IL Hale,
who died et Reading on Wednesday, were
on Mon r4y last, taken to Lewistown for
interment . ... hundred Men are em
ployed on the Colebrookdale Railroad. The
entire road will be finished next June'
The Reading liardWare WOrks—llarbs
ter & Bro., proprietors—are to be .enlarg
ed duriug the coming season The con
tributions towards the Womelidorf Or
slums' Frock, fast week,• amounted. to
304.40. ' 1 • •'
•
Sclttlyl.KlLL co,uNTY. Methodist
Church roVival progressing at MahanOy
city Mahanoy tunnel being enlarged so
as to admit of the passage of large cars.
An old lady named Leiby, was garroted in
Tarnauqua recently and robbed of a small
sum of mon o y , An attempt was made to
Assassinate Theodore Batdorf, on Thurs
day afternoon of last week, whilst driving
along the road near Newtown. Two shots
were fired, but ane ball only penetrated his
coat slecye On . Wednesday night of
last week, an old Working on the water
level at 'Sharp Mountain colliery, near
Pottsville caved in. Immediately above,
" what do rot'