WEDNESDAY, DE.CEMBEB 12,1866
nie orlntlog pretaoa snail be Ore© to every
Person who undertakes to examine the pro
ceedlhga of the Ibglslfttnre, or any branon of
sovermnent; and no law shall ever be mode
to restrain the right thereof. The free commu
nication of thought and opinions Is one or the
Invaluable rights of men; and every citizen
may freely Bpeak, write and print on any bud
ject; being responsible for the ob P?.®
1 lberty. In prosecutions fo- the publication of
papers Investigating the oflic.- iconduot of offi
cers, or men In publlo capacities, or where the
mailer published Is proper for public informa
tion, the truth thereof may be given in evi
dence.”
The Feeling-In the South,
Radical newspapers announce that
the feeling against the North and
Northern men is daily growing worse
in the South. We have no doubt it is.
It would be wondrous strange if it were
not. Thirtyyears of sectional agitatiop
and of continued misrepresentation of
the Southern people were not calculated
to foster kindly feelings. A fierce war
of the intenaest malignity and of five
years duration, which clothed every
Southern household in mourning, was
not very well calculated to endear the
North to the South. Yet, when it was
all over, when Lee surrendered his
sword and the people of the South
knew that the cause for which they
hud sacrificed so much was irrevocably
lost, they exhibited to the world and
to us a spirit that was most
commendable. They freely and fully
accepted the situation, and only de
manded such treatment as they were
fairly entitled to. They acceded to every
reasonable demand made upon them,
and both by word and act, showed their
willingness to forget the piiftt and to do
all In their power to advance the coin*
moil interests of the Republic. Not a
solitary soldier of all the piuny thou
sands who had borne arms in the South
refused to abide by the terms of surren
der arrunged between .Lee uml Grant*-
Quietly, witli sad hearts it may be, but
without an audible murmur, they beat
their swords into plow-shares, and con
verted their spears into pruning hooks.
Returning to the blackened ruin> oi
their once happy homes, they proceed
ed to rebuild their waste places and to
repair the ravages done by our conquer*
ingarmies in their devastating marches.
With sacked and ruined cities, fence
less fields, despoiled homesteads and a
broken and ruined social system, they
had little left them m the world except
the naked land of their ancestral acres.
'That section of our country which had
always furnished the great bulk of our
most valuable agricultural productions
was a waste and desert region. Never
had any people made such sacrifices in
any cuum-, and never had any people so
HU tiered.
Great as was the crime of rebellion
its punishment was surely commensu
rate. The most vindictive enemy of
the Southern people couldscarcely have
devised greater penalties than those
which have fallen upon them. With
Uie most wonderful unanimity they
plunged into the.strife, and with stub
bum devotion to their ideas they re
fused to yield until all was irrevocably
lost. Neverdid any people risk so much,
- never did any people suffer such
terrible and irremediable losses.
But when they surrendered, when
the eliiefiucn of the whole South passed
their word of honor and gave their
pledge at. the surrender of Lee and
Johnston, they Look an obligation which
Lhey regard as sacred, and which they
have never yet violated. We defy even
the most malignant Radical to show
that the people of the ."outh have in
any way broken the pledges given at
the time of the surrender of their
armies. They yielded much and con
ceded all that justice or wise policy
could demand of them. They passed
constitutional enactments in each State
denying the right of any State to se
cede, freeing the negroes and giving
them tin 1 same rights that class now
enjoys in Pennsylvania, repudiating
the rebel debt, acknowledging the bind
ing obligation to pay l hat of t In* General
Government, and in all respects
showed themselves entirely willing to
act the part of good and loyal citizens
of tlie Lnited States. Prom the lime
of the surrender of the rebel armies
up to this day no opposition
to a speedy ami perfect restoration of
the Union has been manifested by the
people of the South; and their tone
and Lemper, as exhibited through their
newspapers, in the speeches of their
leading men and in all public ways,
have not been hostile either to the
North or the Northern people.
If there is now an uneasy feeling
throughout the South, if an animosity
is there growing up again toward the
North and toward Northern men, it is
the direct result of the infamous and
unwise course of the Radicals of the
North. Prom day to day in Radical
newspapers manufactured falsehoods
have been published reflecting upon
t he character of the people of the entire
South, uml placing them in a false and
odious light. In vain have the best
men of both sections protested against
tlicHe tilings, in vain has the proof of
the falsity of the charges been repeated
ly produced. Similar lies have only
been trumped up tosueeeed those which
have been exposed. A system of
misrepresentation Ims been adopted
and is deliberately kept up. This
was necessary (o influence the
Northern mind in order that Lie recent,
elections might be carried. To enable
them to maintain themselves in power,
the Radical leaders tire willing to sucri
lice the best interests of the nation. Is
it strange then that they should persist
in such a course us is calculated to ex
cite ill-feeling beLween the two sections.
They do so with a seL purpose. They
know that with the ITiion restored, and
peaceful relations once more existing
they will he hurled fmm power. .Such
being the case, we are not surprised that
the feeling of animosity toward the
North and Northern men is daily in
creasing umong the Southern people.
They would not be men if they did not
feel und resent the insults and indigni
ties heaped upon them. The prosperity
of this nation Is beingdestroyed, and all
its best 5 , interests imperiled by a set of
men who know that they can only re
tain power by keeping alive sectional
hatred. How long- will the people of
the JSorfh continue to be their tools.
Au Opportunity wo Mi-flu bo Ill<lll<<<l
to Embrace.
An exchange says a numberof young
ladies belonging to families formerly in
affluent circumstances in Georgia, are
now employed in setting type in some
of the printing offices of that State.
We admire the pluck and energy of
diaracter displayed by them; and, in
tose of a strike among the printers of
Lancaster, the bachelor proprietors of
he iNTKM.KiKNt Ku will go to Georgia
/O secure compositors. We will only
,ake them, however, on condition that
Tiey become members of “The Printers’
Jnion,” and will take them “ for boLter
)V worse.”
A lllncli Republican Convention.
The Himon pure Black Republicans
intend to hold a Convention in Phila
delphia on tlie Bth of January next;.
The nail has been issued by the Colored
Soldiers 1 and Sailors’ Union league.
The address states the object of the
meeting to he to insure equal rights of
.citizenship to aii races. We shall en
deavor to give our readers full and cor
rect reports, of that assemblage of the
Advance guard of theßebubllcan party,
Raymond in thio Radical Cations?
No man with a proper appreciation of
manhood could help being completely
disgusted at .the'conduct of Henry J.
Raymond, editor of the, Netv .York
Times , 1 n the : Radlcaly-Cougfeßßional
caucus. He went being
Invited, sneakingly, just aa a cowardly
cur intrudes himself into a ’position
where he expects to be kicked and
cuffed. No sooner was his presence
noticed than Ashley, of Ohio, pounced
upon him, wanting to know whether
he considered himself a member of the
party, and by what right he was there.
Morrill, who was in the chair, sung
through his Yankee nose:
“ Willie the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest slnuer may return.”
Thereupon there was much loud and
derisive laughter. Any man with a
proper sense of self-respect would have
withdrawn at once, but Raymond seem
ed to feel, slightly encouraged and
straightway began to whine and fawn
upon his tormentors. Garfield moved
that the puppy be left alone severely,
and that no further notice be taken of
him. Lawrence, of Ohio, undertook to
catechise him, and Raymond begged for
quarters as humbly as ever a spaniel
did for a hone. Old Thad. gave decided
evidence of being out of patience .with
the miserabla creature, and insinuated,
in no gentle manner, that lie lied. Two
or three merciful members took thepart
of the “little villain," as Greeley calls
him, while others kept up the badger
ing. Raymond only whined the more
piteously and fawned the more submis
sively. Schenek, with the character
istic feroiity of a poltroon and military
failure, “pitched in" and forced the
caucus to a vote on the propriety of
kicking the cowardly creature out of
the assembly and out of the parly. The
vote stood ayes to Jii nayes. So the
sneaking lellow escaped expulsion by
toe skin of Ins teeth.
There is no telling llie depths of deg
radation to which a man may descend
when he becomes the follower of such
men a.- make up the majority of the
Rump Longres*. Raymond is the fit
ting type of a eertaiu class of men who
act with the Republican party. They
deny, when pressed, that they sanction
the policy of the Radical leaders of that
organization, but they vote and act with
them. They are the tools of a set of in
famous demagogues, whose principles
they profess to regard with aversion.
Such men are arrant cowards, cheats
and humbugs. They are not worthy to
he called men, much less freemen.
Will'll Will Hie MfiMNCK Have tlicir Eye*
Opciiol ?
Were the people of this country unin
terested spectators of the proceedings of
that body which professes to be the
L’ongress of the Lnited States, they
might look on with calm unconcern.
The antics of some of the members
would amuse, while'lhe insanely fanati
cal fury of others would suggest reflec
tions upon the imperfections of a repub
lican form of government. Thaddeus
Stevens might act the part of a circus
clown in the House, and make brutal
and characteristic speeches over the
cups that crown a Congressional ban
quet, without exciting more than pass
ing wonder as to the character of the
people who could be induced voluntarily
to choose such a representative. Unfor
tunately, however, every man, woman
and child in the nut ion is directly and
personally interested in the actsof Con
gress. It is the masses who must suffer
for the follies anil crimes of these triflers
with the grave interests of a great na
tion. All who live within its borders
here have a present interest in the
atlairs of this Government, and the
lives of their posterity will be directly
affected by the action of the Congress
now in session. The time was, when
the whole people of the lluited .States
would have risen up iu their might to
hurl from power, the hold bad men who
seem determined to destroy the free in
stitutions bequeathed to us by our
lathers. How long will the masses suf
fer themselves to be made the dupes of
designing demagogues? How much
further will the Radicals have to go in
their criminal career, before the people
will become conscious of their real de
signs and the danger which threatens?
When will voters realize that they have
a direct personal and individual interest
in a proper administration of the affairs
of the General Government? Until
they do there is no hope for the country.
A luUloul Swindler Denied the Prlvl*
lege ol Habeas Corpus,
Advices from Franklin, Venango
county, stales thut the Jfon. Jeremy
D'nldler, C. Y. Culver, by the votes of
Radical fanatics, Member 01 Congress
from the Twentieth district, and now
held securely in limbo on charge of
wholesale and retail swindling, had
himself brought before Judge Trurkey
on a writ of habeas corpus, and usked
to be discharged on the ground that lie
was a member of the present Congress,
and the peer of any one of the Radical
majority of that Rump comern. The
Judge “couldn’t see it,” and the Jfon
rascal has been remanded to jail. The
.1 udge decided that a member of Con
gress was not entitled to his privilege
when held for an indictable offense.
Won’t the Rump do something for this
jail bird member of their fanatical fra
ternity. A fellow-feeling ought to make
them wondrous kind. We have no
(joubt 11 number of them would he in n
similar predicament If they had their
deserts.
The .\t>xl legislature oi .Maryland.
The next Legislature of Maryland will
Re a very strong one. Ex-Governor
Philip Francis Thomas, Hon. Richard
B. Carmichael, Hon. Alexander Evans,
Hon. Isaac 1). Jones, Hon. James T.
Earle, Hon. Oden Bowie, and other gen
tlemen of the old stock of Maryland
families will be members of it. For
several years past the State House has
been filled by a set of miserable scala
wags who have disgraced the Btate*
The election of able and respectable
gentlemen is the natural result of a
Democratic triumph. We rejoice in the
thorough and permanent redemption of
tlie old State from the rule of a set of
low-bred and venal wretches.
iion. Uniry 3). Foster.
Hon. Henry D. Poster has been stop
ping at Michael's Hotel, this city,‘for a
couple ot days past. He is here with
Colonel Israel Painter attending to some
legal business. (leneral Foster is recog
nized as one ot the very ablest lawyers
14 Western Pennsylvania. He is known
throughout the Commonwealth as one
of our best and purest public men. The
attachment of the people of his own
section to him is most remarkable, ami
is a just tribute to his many excellent
qualities. He is looking as well us we
ever saw him, and we hope has many
years of usefulness before him.
'Hie Democracy of Indiana
The Democratic Central Committee
of Indiana have issued an address to the
Democrats and National Union men of
Indiana announcing the results of the
laic political canvass, and showing that
an overwhelming majority ofthepeople
of the CniLed States are in favor of the
President's reconstruction policy; that
Cougress only represents forty-three per
cent, of the entire population ; that the
Executive Department is the only
branch of the government representing
a majority of the people, re-endorsing
the principles of the I ud Jana Democratic
Convention of March 15, and the Phila
delphia August Convention,
VnUerwooil.
There are names of Judges on the
pages of history which call forth exe
crations from every leader, and which
have been rendered jmmortal .in
infamy. Tlita piu iod of the history
of "-'the' -"United States will add sev
eral to the black list. Among the rest
wilt be that of Uuderwood, Future
readers of our history wilt wonder more
thatßUcha cieature should ever have
been invested with the judicial ermine
than at his acts. The Richmond En
quirer of the I lie OLli inst., charges
with having issued judgment of emills*
cation against the fee simple of the
property of u Virginian in order to ob
tain the residt nee he now occupies, and
then, by underhand practices, obtaining
the house at a great deal less than Its
real value. The Judiciary Committee of
the House of Representatives havingjust
decided tlmt the fee simple of con
demned property is not forfeited under
the confiscation law, Judge Uuderwood,
it is charged, set about bolstering up lilb
title with certain judgments, <fcc., under
an attachment process. A recent de
cision of the Circuit Court of Alexan
dria has declared these proceedings in
valid and null, and Lhe property will
revert to its legal owners. What will he
thought of the justice of an age in
which such a wretch as this was deemed
fit by the dominant party to occupy a
prominent position on Lhe bench. The
era of Jeffries and Scruggs will be made
; respectable by contrast.
A Word lo our KxohiiiijfON,
Not a few of our numerous exchanges
are in the luihlt of making very free
with our editorials. We frequently Hue
them doing duty second hand, as lead
ers, with all the marks of original mat
ter, and without the slightest acknowl
edgment of indebtedness. We do not
complain of that. We are willing to
aid our brethren of the press in any
way. But, when newspapers to which
we send our daily copy our editorials
from other weekly papers, and publish
with complimentary notices of the
journals which have unlawfully appro
priated them, we think we have a right
tube annoyed. The York (jazcttc. of
this week publishes one of our editori
als and credits it to the Pottsville
Standard. The Uazeitv has always
copied from us liberally, and has, we
believe, never before failed to give us
due credit. If it will look a little more
carefully at our daily culumns it will
notget in usiimlur scrape in future. We
hope our exchanges will see the pro
priety of giving us proper credit. This
is not the first tiule we have had to
notice an inadverlaney of the kind we
now complain of. We do not suppose
the Standard feels much complimented
by tlie notice bestowed by the frazrfe
ou our editorial. We do.
Con^ressiounl Indecorum.
No one can read the proceedings of
Congress without being struck by the
want of dignity which characterizes the
proceedings of that body. The members
seem to vie with each other in the use of
terms of abuse. Speeches which a few
years since would have been regarded
as unbecoming upon t he si utup, are now
daily delivered in the House aful the
Senate. The applause of the galleries
is habitually sought, and he who can
employ the most abusive language is
sure to receive the plaudits cf the crowd
assembled. The House especially seems
to lack decorum. Thaddeus Stevens
sets an example which is imitated by
those who can only feebly ape his vin
dictive u Reran ers. Speaker Colfax
winks at the conduct of his Radical
friends and permits t lie most unbounded
license. The President of the United
States is daily assailed by members in
the coarsest manner, and no rebuke
from the chair follows. The nation is
disgraced by such proceedings, the
loneof public sentiment is lowered, the
people are familiarized with such con
duct as would mice have been regarded
as intolerable, and an example is given
to the world which must tell against
republican institutions. The decent
men of all parties should unite in out
spoken disapj roval of such eonduet in
what should be the most dignified legis
lative body in the world.
Felly Mcuiini hn.
There is nothing of manliness in the
nature of the lemons of the Radical
party. They are narrow-minded and
bigoted ; fierce only in words, and very
cowards aud poltroons inaction. They
are strangers to a sense of honor, and
delight in gratifying their hate by
imposing what they esteem degrading
terms on their enemies. The latest ex
hibition of th'dr littleness of soul isseen
iu their removal of Senators Cowan,
Dixon and Doolittle from the positions
they’ occupied us chairmen of certain
committees, and placing them ul the
foot of the lists of members. If these
vindictive fanatics suppose they can
injure the fair fame of the men they
thus assail, they are much mistaken.
When history shall have only ridicule
ami curses for such men as Sutnnerand
his companions, those whom they assail
will be honored as wise and sagacious
statesmen, and esteemed us true und
tried patriots.
I.anca.slct'iaiiN rooking Alter I ami,
The Hagerstown Mail says
Within the pn4 several weeks there have
been large numbers of persons from Penn
sylvania passing through ihisp'aceon their
wav to the Shenandoah Valley, in smirch
of homes. These persons mostly hailed
from LuncusLcr county, in that Stale, and
were generally men of means.
With land ranging from $lOO to S.TIO
per acre, as is the case in this county, it
is not strange that, many are seeking
out other locations where us good land
caubehadat much cheaper rales. There
is no finer agricultural region than the
Shenaudoah Valley. In climate it has
the advantage of Lancaster county, and
in soil and easy access to markets is un
surpassed. Many good men who desire
to purchase homes are having their at
tention directed to that locality. Every
week we publish advertisements of de
sirable properties for sale in the most
fertile sections of Virginia and Mary
land. desiring to secure bar
gains in real estate, would do well to
keep an eye on our columns. The In
telligencer is the best advertising me
dium iu Southern Pennsylvania, and
those having real estate to dispose of are
fast becoming convinced of that fact.
Tltatbleus Elevens 011 Currency Affairs.
The Washington correspondent of
the Detroit Tribune says Mr. Stevens
is “opposed to the redemption of any
of the Government bonds in coin ,
except those where the language of the
act under which they were made, was
explicit, and that he favors the in
crease of the amount of currency by at
least one hundred millions, and then if
gold naturally went up to 280, he would
make it a crime to speculate in it.”
Those who remember “Old Thad’s”
silly gold bill will not be surprised to
bear that he advocates the most ridi
culous financial absurdities. He has
shown himself to be one of the veriest
charlatans thut ever attempted to tink
er at legislation ; but that only makes
him the more fitting leader of the fa
natical crew who compose the majority
of Congress. Auy one with ajparticle
of political wisdom would be out of
place among such a set.
A squad of the torch and turpentine
party has turned up at Washington,
where they are perfecting a plan for the'
inauguration of a territorial government
for Louisiana. They are encouraged in
their work Joy Stevens & Co., who
promise to aid them in carrying oh
their plans, -
1.---?:,. .
The Hour of the Financial Breaker*.
Under the uhove caption* the Harris
burg Telegraph, well kuowu us one of.
ttie moat unscrupulous Radical news
papers, hux a luost-rreiiaarkable article,
especially remarkablewhen we consider
tlie character of the Journal in which It.
appears. It fa well written, and is evi-i
deutly from some stronger and sounder
mind than that which ordinarily pre
sides over tlie editorial department of
the Telegraph. That paper was the
lust from which we expected, to hear
tti! i>|K'll confession that the financial
system devised by the Radicals is utter
ly unsound and calculated to precipitate
untold disasters upon the people. The
danger must be imminent indeed when
a newspaper owned by Slmou Cameron
sounds the alarm, and takes the ground
which hus been occupied by Democratic
journals ever since the inauguration of
tlie present financial system and the
creation of the National Banks. We
give the editorial of the Telegraph en
tire. It may be there are those who
will heed a warning coming from that
source who would not regard it if we
originated it. The Telegraph says:
Wo have heard roaring all around us for
some time the dreadful soinids of those
linuiieiul breakers which must sooner or
later dash over the country, to tlie infinite
Injury of its industrial onergy, to the ruin
uf honest people, and to tlie misery of the
musses. The Secretary of the Treasury
plainly informs the public that there is
(lunger ahead. 110 remurks that “the 1
speculative Interest, large and powerful in
itself, is receiving daily new accessions of
strength by the increase ofindivid mil credits
and when speculators and debtors control
the llnancial policy of tlie country, a ilnnn
cml collapse is Inevitable." Hero is the
naked truth. The speculative sjnrit oj a
combination of money greeds is rushing the
country to ruin. And how is tills combina
tion able to maintain itself? How are a
few commercial “ rings" able to con
trol the markets of the country, made
powerful to direct the prices of tlie pYodueor,
and wrench just such sums of money as
they muy desire from the consumer? Im
mense capltul is roqulred to conduct such
transactions. No one man, or a dozen men,
in legitimate business, nro able to bring to
bear the eupitul necessary for such specula
tions. Where, then, we ask, does it come
from? We unswer, from the Xational
Hanks. The speculators who are now in
fluting the markets—who are grinding the
luces of tlie poor—who are preparing in
calculable delugosof misery for the laboring
masses—who are daily adding to the bur
dens of taxpayers, these “ bold, bad men"
are furnished with the means to carry on
their speculations by the National Banks of
•the country. Where is the proof of this
assertion ? is asked by the reader. We
do not assert that all of these banks
aro lending their resources lor specu
lative operations, but we point to theadver
t ised rates of dividends as published by the
ureal majority of these institutions us proof
of what, we assert. Semi-annual dividends
of nine to twelve per cent, do not look us if
the business was a legitimate or entirely
just one—and it is fair to inler that when
such immense returns are received there is
a proportionate risk, a reckless dealing
wilh reckless men, who, for the use of
money in schemes of wild speculation, are
ready tojpay any ratesofdiscount. Butsup
posing that wo are wrong in our inferences,
then we can still assert that it is unfair to let
a few men reap these immense protits iu the
shape of dividends. Why not let tlie Gov
ernment make these dividends ? What the
national banks are now doing to enable
them to declare such dividends, could be
clone as well by the Government, so that
tlie profit now divided among a few stock
holders, could be devoted to extinguishing
tlie principal of the national debt. Sure it
is, that a screw is loose somewhere iu the
financial machinery of the country. Tlie
oll'u ial who directs the finance's of tlie Gov
ernment plainly tells us that there is ruin
ahead, lie should be able to inform the
country correctly. And when the ruin does
come we will only have the speculators to
blame. Ji will not be the full It of the labor
ing men and the mechanics. It will not be
due to the extravagance of the masses. But
the blame will belong to those who now
have more than enough, yet who are anx
ious to absorb iu themselves the wealth of
tlie country.
Speech of Tlimideti* Stevens nt the Con
gressional Ban<ni< t.
The banquet which followed the
speech making to the crowd of negroes
who assembled to welcome the Radical
members of Congress to Washington
was a characteristic affair. The follow
ing report of the speech introducing
Thaddeus Stevens as the leader of the
Republican party, and the leply of the
latter is enough to open the e>es of the
honest masses of thut organization, if
anything can do so. We copy from the
Philadelphia Lcdy<r:
General Hiram Walbridge, of New York,
did the honors as Presklent of the feast,
and made the address of welcome, in which
lie said he recognized in the members and
Senators present those in whom theAmori
rnn people had expressed their confidence
in their ability, 'the appeal which u re
creant President had made had been met
with a stern rebuke on the part of the peo
ple, and it would become the duty of Con
gress soon to put into the National legisla
tion the means of bringing the Southern
States into obedience and subordination.
If the Executive should resist, it would be
come the duty of Congress to remove him
from office. * [Cheers.] In conclusion, he
proposed a seutimeut in honor of Congress,
persistent in its oxhulled purpose, wise
in its legislation. The nation revered and
honored it, and confidently expected that
its second session would be as illustrious as
its Urst. He called upon the Hon. i’had
deus Stevens, the leader of the Republican
party, to respond.
Mr. Stevens rose in the lower part of the
hall and commenced to spunk, but not a
word being audible ul the upper end, he
was brought to the space in front of the
head table and there proceeded with his
remarks, lie said he was directed by the
Republican members of the House of Rep
resentatives to oiler their most sincere and
hearty thanks for the noble testimony
borne to what had been charitably called
the pure patriotism of Congress.
It might be that Congress deserved some
of that praise. Through unexpocted events
vißited upon the nation for its (sins, a man
lias been raisod into power whom it requir
ed all their elforls and determination to
prevent from becoming a king instead of a
President. [Hisses.) The war of blood had
been suspended, he wished he could say
ended, lint the war was not over. Its
main and final object wus pursued by the
enemy with a releutloss vigor.
The object first had been to rule over at
least lmli’tho country as a nation of slaves,
to introduce free trudo and to humiliate the
Nort h for its persistent udvncaey of freedom.
The object was now to rule the whole nation
by means of an oligarchy—making negroes
and Copperheads contribute to the increased
power oi the [South through the increase of
the number of its votes—to seize the reins
of the Government, to introduce free trade
and to break down the power of the free
people of tlu* North.
During tin* war, JotV. Ruvis was Com
maiider in-<of the rebel armies, with
Lee as his chief adviser. Now, Andrew
their Commander-iu-Chief,
while poorold Wool was their chief martial,
adviser, and for the navy they had Semmes
and Wells. [Laughter.] The people were
to decide now' whether they were lo have
Andrew Johnson as President or king, for
they were told that they had no other choice
left. [Laughter.]
He wanted the encouragement of the sol
diers. The enemy had the vantage ground,
and having possession of the While House,
be dispensed with a corrupt hand the vast
patronage of the nation. And yet he had
no fears. The army consisted of citizens as
well as of soldiers. It had a few mercenary
officers like the Steadmans, the Dixes or
the Wools; but if the Government were to
order Grant, or Howard, or FarraguL to do
its treacherous work, they would break
their swords rather than obey. With
Sheridan for a leader, and with twenty-five
or fifty thousand colored soldiers to follow
him, they might defy Andrew Johnson t n l
all who would follow' his lead. But if the
time should ever coine when the conspira
tors would muster audacity equal to their
ambition, and, as ouce happened in Eng
land, attempt to turn the regular army
against the people, Congress would not
have to rely on the Southern freedinen
alone. The men of the loyal North would
spring to their feet and unsheath their
weapons, as wdien they heard the first
booming cannon of Sumter.
Let Congress be bold and the soldiers of
the last war would take care of the next,
and the usurper who leads the hostile forces
would have time and leisure to revise his
boasted proclamations in one of the embra
sures of Fortress Monroe. [Cheers.] The
usurper’s head would rest much more
easily, to be sure, on a lap board and goose
tbun when oppressed with a crown. [Laugh
ter.] With less than impartial suffrage the
South, with his consent, should never be
reconstructed. He would not be content
with such u puerile work as universal am
nesty and universal suffrage. Most of Mr.
Stevens’ remarks were inaudible at ten
paces from him, aud the foregoing is conse
quently but a rough sketch of his ideas.
Col. Forney spoke to the toast of the loyal
press of the country, remarking that four
newspapers were conducted by black mou.
Two sets of Masonicjewels, stolen from
lodges in Mississippi, and the charter of
Eastport Lodge, „No. 94, were found in a
pawn-broker shop in Indianapolis, Indiana,
lately, and have been forwarded by the
Grand Secretary Of the Grand Lodge of
Illinois to the care of the Grand Lodge of
Mississippi,
Convention 'of^ftounty
of common Schools.
The State Convention of Superintendents
of pom mou Schools assembled in the
. Supreme Court room at Harrisburg on
.Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body
wai called to order by Prot Wickers&am,
State Superintendent, who in a brief Speech
stated the object ot the meeting. A perma
nent organization was effected by the elec
tion of the following .fflcors:
President—A. T. Routhett, of Allegheny.
' Vice 1 President—H. Armstrong, of Lu
zerne; and W. W. Woodruff, of Chester.
Secretaries —S. B. Beiges, of York, anil
J. Frank Camion, of Cambria.
Repres- matives were present from over
forty counties in the State.
Rev; Mr. Ermentrout of Reading, on be
ing requested to do so, invoked theblessing
ot God on their labors.
Committees were appointed" to prepare
business for the body.
An invitation was extended by Governor
Curtin to the members of the Convention,
which was accepted, and they were enter
tained at the Executive Mansion on
Wednesday evening. \
Wednesday—Morning Session. — On Wed
nesday morning the Convention reassem
bled. The following resolution was offered
and discussed for some time:
"Resolved, That wo recommend to the
School Department and the Legislature an
amendment to the School luw, increasing
the minimum length of the school term to
six months, and increasing proportionately
the State appropriation.”
Mr. Fisiier, of Bedford, offered an Amend
ment, “that the School tax be equal
throughout the State.”
A vote was tuken outho Amendmentaud
resulted Yens 22, nays 2:5. So the Amend
ment was lost.
The Yeas and Nays wore culled, when
Mr. Armstrong moved to postpone the
subject till Thursday morning at U o'clock.
Agreed to.
The following resolution was thuu taken
up and discussed:
Resolved , That there should boa unifor
mity of text books in thu different counties
of the Slate, and that Professional teachers,
the county Superintendent, and a delegate
from each township bourd, meet In conven
tion and determine the books once iu five
years.
Wednesday Afternoon.— After consider
able discussion, the resolution favoring uni
formity of text books wus dofeuted. A reso
lution that the time spent by teachers In at
tendance on institutes shall be counted as
Lime employed in teaching was unanimous
ly adopted. The Convention udjournod to
the residence of the Governor, in accept
ance of his invitation.
Thursday Morning.— The following reso
lutions were discussed and adopted :
Ist. Resolved , Thut we recommend to the
School Department and the Legislature au
increase of LlieStateappropriution sullicient
to defray the expenses of tuition through
out the Slute for the minimum school term.
2nd. Resolved , That wo recommend to the
School Department and the Legislature that
the State School fund be raised by general
and eqfial taxation throughout the State.
3d. Resolved, That the Slate appropria •
tiou be divided in proportion to the number
of children iu the State, between the ages of
6 and 21.
4th. Resolved, That the minimum time of
the school term be extended to six months,
Some other business of minor importance
was transacted.
Tl»e Washington County Murder.—Full
particulars of the Fiendish Act.
Special Cor. of the Pittsburg Commercial.
Washington, Pa., Dec. 5, 1800.
U becomes my sorrowful duly lo send
you nn account of one of the most fiendish
murders in the nnnulsof crime. Lust nigh*
(December 4,) Robert Rinsmore, a “ well to
do” farmer residing about live miles north
west of this place, in Hopewell township,
was murdered before the very eyes of his
wife and daughter. He had Lean to town
and had been trying lo get a $l,OOO bond
changed, and he returned home late in the
evening. About 10 o'clock, 1\ M., while
he sat reading a newspaper, and his wife
was getting ready for bed, he heard a rap
at the door. He asked who was there. A
voice replied that .Mr. Miller, (his next
neighbor,; was very sick. When Mr. Dins
more heard that, he went to the door and
found two men there. One asked him if he
would let one of the boys go down. He re
plied that they must be mistaken, Unit he
had no boys. They then sprang into the
house and caught hold of him, one of them
saying, ,l you are the one we want.” And
then commenced a deadly combat, which
ended in Mr. Dinsmore being shot, and cut
in the breast in such a munner that death
ensued in about three hours. Though h.;
was wounded lo the death, he fought on,
and the robbers were compelled to knock
him down with a chair. One of the daugh
ters sleeping up-stairs, hearing the noise,
came down and her little sister making a
noise up stairs so scared the villuins that
they lieu without getting any plunder. Mrs.
Dinsmore was compelled lo be an eye wit
ness to tlie horrid tragedy, being unable to
get away through fright. As soon as the
murderers had fled, Mr.-. Dinsmore, with
the assistance of her two daughters, (they
being the ouly persons about the house,)
closed and locked the doors, fearing that
they might come back and kill them all. —
After about one and a half hours hud elaps
ed, one of the daughters went and aroused
the neighbors, who arrived just in time to
see Mr. Dinsmore die.
The news spread like “wild lire,” and
caused intense excitement through town
and county. Court being in session in that
place, the County Commissioners, by the
advice of Judge Aeheson and the Bar, offer
ed a reward ol 81,000 for the arrest and con
viction of the murderers.
About 10 this morning a man by
the name of Robert Fogle was arrested by
Sheriff Smith ami Retentive Greer, they
thinking he til led the description given by
Mrs. Dinsinore ofthe largest murderer. lie
was placed in jail, and tho house he had
been staying at was searched, and a suit
of clothes belonging to him found all
covered with mud which was not yet
dry, and a pair of boots with one heel
off, which was almost conclusive evidence
against him, for a heel that fitted the boot
nicely was p.cked up at the scone of the
murder. Fogl<*iook his arrest quite coolly,
until a chain of evidence was produced
against him that left him no room for hope,
lie then confessed that ho was guilty of the
crime, and that Ills confederate was a beard
less boy, not more than seventeen years of
age, named William Montgomery, of Can
ton township. He further said that they
had tho plot laid for throe weeks to rot
Rinsmore. At present writing, Montgom
ery is still at large, but his arrest is expec
ted every minute. lie can hardly escape,
for tho whole county is aroused.
The llody of nMissluir Mason Found,
Tho mysterious disappearance of Mr.
James Welsh Ims already been noticed in
tlie Sun. Mr. W. was a clerk in tho adju
tant's general's office in Washington, and
came on to this city with Columbia Com
mandery of Knight’s Templar and partici
pated in tho ceremonies attending the lay
ing tho corner stone of the now Temple on
tho until ult. He has been missing since
the evening of that dav. For the past two
days his Masonic brethren of this city have
had men employed in dredging Jones’ falls
and tho dilVoront docks, and yesterday
afternoon the body was louml at the lower
end of Smith’s clock and brought to the
surface by the grappling irons. It had been
stripped of all clothing except an under
shirt and cravat.
When Mr. W. disappeared ho had In his
possession a valuable gold watch, aMasonic
breastpin, some $4O in money, and other
valuables, all of which are of course gone,
and although a jury summoned by Coroner
Sparkliu rendered a verdict of “accidental
drownimr,” the opinion was pretty gener
ally eiilertaiir’d br<! imjht that the unfortu
nate man had been foully dealt with. The
body was taken to the central police station,
and Rr. Yealos examined it, but, from the
length of time it had been in the water he
could delect no violence on it. The finding
of the body under tho circumstances has
caused much feeling on the subject, partic
ularly among the members of the Masonic
Order, who appear determined to leave no
means unturned to sift the matter to the
very bottom. Tho body of Mr. Welsh will
betaken to Washington for interment.-
Baltimore Sun.
The Indictment of Nanford Conover*—A
Demurrer Filed in the i a.se.
On Friduy Mr. H. O. Gooding liled the
following demurrer to the indictment against
Sanford Conover, alias L'hurles Dunham,
for perjury in connection with the Lincoln
assassination—“ And the said Sanford Con
over, alias Charles A. Dunham, here, and
huving heard the said indictment read,
saith that the first ami second counts of the
said indictment, and the mytter therein con
tained, the manner und form as they above
state and set forth are in law,
and that he is not bouqd by the law, and
that he is ready to verily; whereupon the
said Sanford Conover prays judgment of
the said courts and that he muy be dismiss
ed and discharged from the said premises
in the said counts specified.” It is possible
that this demurrer will be argued iu a few
days.
TUo Population of Turkey.
It is stated'that Turkey at present con
tains a population of nearly 42,000,000 peo
ple, of whom 15,000,000 are in Europe, and
24,000,000 in Asia. Of these Servia, Molda
via and Wallachia contain 0,000,000. The
population of Turkey proper, 30,000,000, is
divided among eleven different races, of
whom 12,800,000 are Christians; 15,800,000
Mussel mans; 0,000,000 Mohammedans ;
300,000 Israelites, and 200,000 do uot profess
any religious belief.
A Gypsey Oracle.
It is asserted that the first act of the new
German Parliament will be to proclaim the
King of Prussia Kmperor of the German
Empire, If this be the case a Gypsey pro
phecy, which was much spoken of long be
fore the campaign of Gitschen and Sadowa,
will be fulfilled. The propheoy runs thus;
Prussia and Austria null nght against each
other in Bohemia, and the last King of
Prussia will tie his horse to a tree near
Koniggratz. The words last King of Prus
sia seem to allude to King William, who
would thus, indeed, be the last king, by
assuming the Imperial diadem, ‘ *
Congressional.
Washington, December 5,
Senate. —Mr. Wade, Ohio, introduced
a .bill foe the admission of Nebraska into
toe. Union. Ordered to lie on the table for
.th&.present. " a •
The Committees for the session were an
nounced.
Mr.. Williams, Oregon, offered a resolu
tion instructing theCommlttee on Retrench
ment-to inquire to wbat.efxtent the Presi
dent has u right to return obnfiscated prop
erty under the laws of the United States,
if such a law exists, and to wlmt extent it
can be executed. Adopted.
Mr. Trumbull, Illinois, moved the bill
be repealed giving the President’s amnesty
power to the Committee ou the Judiciary.
This gave rise to a debate, at the conclusion
of which the bill was referred.
Mr. Sumner, Mass., offered the resolu
tions on Reconstruction of which he gavo
notice yesterday. They assort the right of
Congress over the subject of reconstruction,
and deny the right of the lately rebellious
States to pass upon the Constitutional
amendments. Read aud ordered to be
printed.
After the reading of his series of resolu
tions on reconstruction,|Mr. Sumner resort
ed to his book of letters and read therefrom
one which he alleged was received from a
Texas Radical. Mr. McDougal, of Cali
fornia, asked Sumner to give the name of
his correspondent. This he refused to do.
Mr. McDougal said he did not believe the
Senator from Massachusetts was as well
acquainted with the condition of affairs In
Texas as he was. He rose to protest against
the habit of the Senator from Massachusetts
of introducing letters about the condition of
the South, and refusing to give the names
of the writers, as he always did.
A resolution, directing the Secretary of the
Navy to send to Senate copies of all orders
and instructions issued by him to the chief
oi any bureau in his department in regard
to the employment of parties under him,
was read and adopted.
~“t>frniotion of Mr. Wade, of Ohio, the bill
for the admission of Nebraska was referred
to the Committee on Territories.
Mr. Wade, of Ohio, moved to take up the
joint resolution proposing lo amend tbe
Constitution by making the President of
the United States Ineligible for re-election.
It was taken up ami referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
On motion of Mr. Morrill, the bill grant
ing universal suffrage to the negroes of the
District of Columbia was ordered to bo
printed, and notice given that he would
call it up on Monday.
TbeSenuto adjourned at U o’clock without
transacting any other business.
House. —Mr. Williams, Pa., called up
the bill of last session for the regulation of
appointments and removals from otllce,
aud addressed the House In advocacy of
its passage.
In the House the Speaker presented the
laws of Dacotah territory for INGS-G. Re
ferred to the Committee on Territories.
On motion of Mr. Washburne, Illinois,
the Secretary of War was directed to
coiqniunicate the report of the tour of
inspection made by Brevet Brig. General
Babcock during the past year, or such por
tion as he may deem proper.
Mr. "\\ illlums, of Pa., mude a long and
bitter speech on his resolutions in reference
to the removals from office. It was after
considerable discussion from other parties
laid over for that day.—A bill providing
that in criminal trials in Courts of the Uni
ted States, the defendant sliull only be al
lowed four peremtory challenges, was taken
up and passed.—A bill providing that on
triul ot one engaged in rebellion or inspec
tion, jurors shall mu be disqualified for tbe
expression of an opinion founded on news
paper reports was, on motion of Mr. Ste
vens, made the order for Tuesday next.—A
bill was passed providing that on trial for
damages to the property of loyal pi rties,
the authority or orders of the so-called Con
federate government, shall not constitute a
defense.—A bill wus recommended, estab
lishing pension agencies in the different
Slates and territories.—Mr. Miller, of Pa.,
gave notice of a bill granting pensions to
Uio soldiers of ] dll.—The House at 12.40 P.
M. f adjourned.
Washington, Dec. ti.
Senate.- M: Trumbull, 111., reported
lavorably from the .Judiciary Committee,
the bill of the House to repeal the amnesty
power of tlie President, and asked its im
mediate consideration.
Mr. Hendricks, Mo., objected,and it goes
over.
Mr. Wallace called tip a bill of the last
session, to regulate the selection of Grand
and Petit .Jurors in the Territory of Utah,
which was ordered to be printed with the
amendments.
Mr. Pollard, \ t., gave notice'tliat on Mon
day he would call up the Bank Report Bill
ordered. .
On motion of Mr. Grimes, lowa, that
when the Senate adjourns to-day, it be to
meet on Monday next.
Mr. Wilson, Muss., gave notice that he
would call up next week, a joint resolution
to disband and prohibit militia organiza
tions in the rebel States,
A bill was introduced and referred to the
Finance Committee concerning thecommu
tation fund, out of which an act ot last
Congress proposed to pay the owners of en
listed slaves. A resolution was agreed to
requesting the Secretary of War to inform
the Senate concerning the commission ap
pointed to settle the claims of loyal slave
owners for enlisted slaves. A bill to pro
vide for the defence of the Northeastern
frontier was referred to the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Amendments to tlie
amendments repotted bv theCommitlee on
Territories to the bill of last session to reg
ulate the selection of Grand and Petit jurors
in l tah, were oflered. The bill and amend
ments were ordered to be printed. The
Senate, at 12.4.'), adjourned until Monday.
House. -On motion of Mr. Washburn, 111.
Oflicu Committee was instructed
to inquire into thoexpcdioncy ofconferring
on the Post Oflice Department, the same
jurisdiction over the various telegraph linos
now in operation, and hereafter to bo con
structed, that is now exorcised over Post
oflices and post roads, and report by bill or
otherwise.
The bill for tho regulation of appoint
ments and removals irom ollicu cume up
and was postponed until Monday next.
On motion of Mr. Pike, Me., a select
committee of three was ordered to inquire
into tlie circumstances of the murder of
three United States soldiers and the
reprieve! and subsequent pardon of those
convicted thereof.
Mr. Dawes, Mass., introduced a bill to
fix the election ot members lor the Tuesday
alter the first Monduy in November, IStks,
and the same duv fin* in each alternate year
thereafter. Referred to the Committee on
Flections.
On motion of Mr. Kliot, Muss., a select
committee ot three was appointed to pro
ceed to New Orleans and instituted an
inquiry into the riots of July and August
last.
On motion of Mr. Wilson, tlie Judiciary
Committee was instructed to impure into
necessity for further legislation in regard
to the organization of the House, ami the
counting of tlie electoral votes.
On motion of Mr. Kusson the same com
mittee was instructed to inquire into the
propriety of directing martial luw to be pro
claimed in countries in the Confederate
States, where Union men have been mur
dered, and the laws uol unforced agaiust
the murderers.
A bill authorizing an exchange of regis
tered bonds for coupon bonds, tlie parties
making application for exchange to pay to
the Treasury one fourth of one percent, to
coyer expenses, was referred to the Com
mittee on \\ ays and Means. On motion,
the Judiciary Committee was instructed to
report an amendment to tho election law
of the District of Columbia, excluding from
the right of suffrage ail those who volun
tarily bore arms in the rebel iinny or ac
cepted ollice from tlie rebels, The Militury
Committee was instructed to inquire into
the expediency of providing by law for the
turning over to the Stute governments in
the several loyal Slates, all books, papers
etc., of the late Prov. Marshal Gen.’s Bureau!
A resolution concerningtheUnionPacific
Railroad was adopted, Thu Postmuster
General wus direoted to communicate in
formation as to all postmusters removed
since the adjournment of Congress, the
causes of removal, names of the appointees,
etc. A resolution was adopted calling upon
the President for the names of all persons
reappointed by him after their rejection by
the Senate, the names of others appointed
in the recess; the names of all persona ap
pointed by him whose names were with
held from the Senate last summer; also
all appointments made by him during the
recess of the Senate, where no vacancies
had occurred. The bill to fix a time for the
regular meeting of Cougress was taken up,
and, after a long debate, the 1 louseadjonrn
ed until Monday next.
Washi noton, December in.
Senate.—Mr, Wade, Ohio, reported from
the Committee on .Territories a bill to ad
mit Nebraska, and a bill to admit Colorado,
which latter was referred to the Committee
on Territories.
Mr. Edmunds, Now York, from the Joint
Committee on Retrenchment, reported with
amendments the bill introduced by Mr.
Washburne tho first day of the session, in
regard to the tenure of office. It pro
hibits removal without the conseut of the
Senate.
Mr. Edmunds gave notice that he would
call up this bill on Thursday.
Mr. Conness, Cal., introduced a bill to
grant aid to the construction of the San
Franeisco Central Pacific Railroad. Re
ferred to the Committee on Public Lands
The bill to regulate the elective franchise
in the District of Columbia, was taken up
on motion of Mr. Morrill, Me., Mr. Trum
bull, of Illinois, having previously tried
and failed to call up tho bill to repeal the
amuesty power of the President,
House.— Under the call of the* States for
bills, the following were introduced and re
ferred ;
Mr. Ward, N. J., to guarantee to certain
States that have been in rebellion, a Re
publican form of government.
Mr. Darling, N. Y. f granting the right of
land to the Submarine Cable ol'America
and Atlantic Telegraph Company.
Mr. Rogers, N. J a bill to repeal the
neutrality laws. .
Mr. Bingham, Ohio, to declare valid and
conclusive certain proclamations of (he
ahri acts thereof. ''
On motion'bf Mh Rice, of Mass., the Ju
diciory Committed were- directed to inquire
into meaßures neceßsary for the better*
safety of passengers on steamers and other
vessels. On motion of Mr. HorLofN. Y.,
tbe President was requested to furnish a
list of the rebels pardoned by him, with in
formation as to the reasons, dec., for the
pardons. On motion of Mr. Broomull, of
Pennsylvania, the Ways and Means Com
mittee were directed to inquire into the ex
pediency of reducing the tax ou manufac
turing. On motion of Mr. Spalding, of
Ohio, the Reconstruction Committee were
directed to report the expediency of propos
ing a joint resolution declaratory of thepur
pose of Congress iu regard to reconstruc
tion. On motion ot Mr. Moulton, of
Illinois, the Judiciary Committee wore in
structed to. inquire into tbe policy of re
pealing laws for compensation to slave
owuers for loss of slaves. Mr. Schenck’s
bill, fixing the time for the meetings of
Congress, was passed. It provides for the
meeting of the Fortieth and each succeeding
Congress on the 4th of March, The Senate
bill of last session, providing lor puymeut
of pensioners’ claims, was also passed. Or*
motion of Mr. Ilule, of N. Y., the Judiciary
Committee were directed to Inquiro into
the case of Charles V. Culver, detained
from bis seat by arrest. Communications
were received from the President’s iu rela
tion to tbe occupation of Mexico by United
States troops and the arrest of John 11.
Surratt. The President’s Message was
considered in Committee of the Whole.
Washington, December 11.
Senate. —Petitions were introduced and
referred. Among them was one from the
New York underwriters, for an appropria
tion to remove the wreck of the steamer
Scotland.
Mr. Wade, Ohio, from the Committee on
Territories, reported the bill introduced yes
terday for the admission of Colorado.
Mr. Fessenden. Maine, said the tariff bill
had been referred to the Finance Commit
tee last session, with instructions to report
on the second Monday of December. Tin?
Committee had uot yet had time to consider
this bill, but would do so at an early day.
oOfi extra copies were ordered to be printed.
At 12.30 the bill providing for negro suf
frage in this District was taken up. The
question was upon the amendment of Mr.
Cowan, of Pennsylvania, to strike out the
word male, so us to grant the suffrage to
both sexes.
Mr. Anthony, Rhode Island, adverted to
the amendment.
Mr. Williams, Oregon, spoke iu favor of
the bill, and against Mr. Cowan's amend
ment.
The debate on the bill 1h still progressing.
House. —Mr. Ingersoll, 111., asked leave
to introduce a bill to regulate the sale of
coin and bullion by the Secretary of the
Treasury for reference to the Committee of
Ways ami Mentis. The bill which was
read, proposed to direct the Secretary to give
notice of his intention to sell a certain
amount of gold, to advertise for bids, Ac.
Mr. Washburne, 111., thought thecouniry
had enough of gold gambling, and objected
to the reception of it, but Mr. Ingersoll de
clared the object of the bill to be to prevent
gold gambling.
Objections having been made the bill was
not introduced.
Mr. Wilson, lowa, from the Judiciary
Committee, reported a bill to regulate the
duty of tin* Clerk of the House in its organ
ization, It directs the Clerk to placeon the
rolls the names of members from those
States only that were represented in the
preceding session. Iu case of a vacancy or
disability or the Clerk, the duty whs lo de
volve on the Sergeant-al-Arms, and in case
of a vacancy or disability ol that officer it is
to devolve on tlie door-keeper. A violation
of the directions of the first section is to be
deemed a felony and punished by impris
onment. The bill wus passed.
Mr. Wilson, lowa, from the same Com
mittee, reported a bill to prevent the recep
tion and counting of illegal electoral voles
in the election of President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States from the next
Presidential election in all the late Confed
erate States except Tennessee. After some
discussion, the bill was made the special
order for Thursday next.
Mr. Lawrence, Ohio, from tie-same Co
mmittee, reported a bill to repeal so much of
the law of April 17!>0, as prevents prosecu
tion for crime against tlie United States,
after the lapse of three years, so far as trea
son and capital ofienres are euneerned.
Mr. Stevens spoke against it, and was
speaking when the morning hour expired,
and tlie bill went over till to-morrow morn
ing.
State Items.
The people of Cumberland county arc en
gaged in the laudable enterprise ol erecting
a monument to the soldiers from that coun
ty who fell in battle. The design has al
ready been prepared, it will be erected in
the public square of the town.
The owners of iron ore banks along the
South Mountain, in Cumberland county,
are engaged in surveying a route for a rail
road from their banks to the Cumberland
Valley road, at a point near Shippensinirg.
A large number of Quakers residing in
Blair county, met for the first time in many
yours in Ilollidaysburg last week, lor the
purpose of engaging in their peculiar mode
of worship.
On Thursday last, the dedication of the
new bells of the Gorman Catholic Church of
Ilollidaysburg, took place under the super
vision of Bishop Domence, of the Piltsburg
Diocese. The services were of the most
solemn and impressive character.
Mary D. Brown, member of the Friends
Society, has recently given sT*oo to the Jew
ish 1 lospital Association of Philadelphia, for
the benefit of the hospital recently establish
ed. The institution combines a refuge for
the sick and disabled, and an asylum Im
aged Israelites.
The Uniontown, Fayette county, (lemus
of Libert;/ says that a brunch ot the school
for tilt) education of soldiers’ orphans is
now in successful operation in the Madison
College building at Uniontown, over sixty
children, male and female, being in attend
ance. lion. J. K. Hwing is Pr sidentof
the Board of Directors.
A lad named Jones, employed by P». M.
Johnston A Co., of Hollidavsburg, io watch
over the ruins of their nail factory to pre
vent thieving, detected u lad named Milton
Stevens in removing some brass knobs from
the engine. Stevens threatened to whip
.Tones, and they met on Wednesday eve
ning last, when tlie fornierstruck at tin* lat
ter. Jones then drew a piece of an iron bur
from his pocket, and struck Stevens on tlie
temple, from tlie effects of which blow lie
died in thirty minutes. The bo_vs were
about thirteen years of age. Jones is in
prison.
The Barn of Judge Waft* Dent royal In/
Fire. —Tlie barn belonging to Hon. Freder
ick Watts, on his farm, immediately übovo
Carlisle, was consumed by fire List night,
together with six horses, a number of cat
tle, and all the contents of tho building. Tin*
tiro was the work of an incendiary.
Tlie dwelling house of Mr. Frederick
Rawer, the celebrated brewer of Reading,
was entered by robbers on Friday morning
last, at about 2 o’clock. Mr. Lunar heard a
noise and getting up, discovered thut tho
thieves hail been engaged in a general bver
huuling of his premises, liis wife’s lurs
and some of her silk dresses were gone, and
a number of articles of wearing apparel
were heaped together at the head of the
stairs ready for removal. It looked as if a
general sweep had been intended, but the
rascals had lied with only a part of their
booty.
The Pollsvilh* Standard has Lhufollowing
items.
Pardoned. —Huber Riddle, who wus sen
tenced on the 10th of November, 1805, to
five years imprisonment, at labor, in the
County Jail, lor the murder of Dennis
Haggerty, at Mount Carbon, Ims been par
doned by Governor Curtin.
Fatal .1 iride.id, —ini Saturday last, a
man named John Rein was killed in Gractl's
mines, at Raush Creek, by a fall of coal.
He was u resident of Tremont. He was
about forty-three years ol age, and leaves a
wife and three children.
The “good times” promised by tlie Rad
icals in the event of their success in the re
cent elections appear to be coming wrong
end foremost. There is a general stagnation
of business all over the country, and Schuyl •
kill county fuels theefifectof it considerably.
Three coul companies have recently failed
and beeu sold out, und we learn that others
are trembling on tho verge of ruin, and
will go down in tho grand crash which
must occur if tho Radicals persist in their
revolutionary uud treasonable designs.
Deathof a l 'etcrunof 1798.—JohnToohey,
of Fast Mines, died at the residence of ins
son, at that place, on Saturday last, aged 95
years. Mr. Toohey was a native of Gal
way, Ireland, and took part in the famous
Irish Revolution of 1795, being at the lime
27 years of age. He emigrated to tnis
country in 1848, at the ageof 77 years, since
which time ho has resided at iiust Minos.
Not expecting to live many years, he never
became a naturalized citizen of this country.
He was remarkably healthy, and was se
riously ill but four days previous to his
death. Ilis remains were interred on Mon
day, in St. Patrick’s buryingground, Potts
ville.
A Quoit-Pitcher Match—Schuylkill Coun
ty BcatnNew York!— A quoit-pitcher mutch
came off in New York City on Thanksgiv
ing day, between William Hudgson of
Pottsville, and JamesMcLaren, of Newark,
N. J., for $3OO a side and tho championship
of America. Hudgson won by 17 points.
Ho is supposed to be the best quoit pitcher
in America. He formerly worked us a
miner in this county, und is well known
in these parts. He was attended by J.
Dyott, also of Pottsville. A large crowd
witnessed the match, which gave great
satisfaction, and was well contested.
miraculous Escape of Judge Brewster
from Death.
Yesterday morning, while Judge Brews
ter was a bolding a court in one of tho Dis
trict Court Rooms, the register of the ven
tilator in the ceiling, just above the Judge’s
chair, fell. Judge Brewster had just that
instant leaned forward to receive a message
from a tipstaff. The register weighed forty
pounds. It crushed the back of the Judge’s
chair to atoms. The escape of Judge Brews
ter might almost be considered miraculous,
had he not at that instant loaned for
ward ho would doubtless have boon killed,
— Phila. Age,
Bfevri itonu.
A; contract has been Blgned for' building a
bridge across tbe Missouri, at Kansas Cliy,
A j rl vale letter recel ved at Montreal states
that tlie only surviving ;descendant of Co
lumbus Is shortly to visit America.
Officers have been sent to all the princi-
Fantr Smub to recruit fortheregular In
'-■'"■'“■"'ln Jowett wants Congress to declare
° i | residential election a nullity and
to make Hannibal Hamlin President.
K - MfCook. United Stutes Minister
Fr, neU,. a l- H T, nli ’ I'"* arrivod In Han
rranusco irotn Honolulu.
It Is rutnored in Washington In Judicial
oiroles that the trial of John H. Hurratt will
take place before a civil court.
Subscriptions for a college at Richmond,
S 47 ' 000 - There I-" -
probability that Mr. Peabody will render
turther assistance. J
Thomas Sherman, a brother to General
Sherman and to Senator Sherman has been
named to the vacant Federal judgeshio in
Ohio. *
James Pnrton.the historian, is in (Mncin
nuti collecting data for an article on
Cincinnati for the Atlantic .\fonthly, which
he proposes lo do up at considerable length
The gold deposits in the United States
branch mint at San Francisco, California
for the past month were 117,401 ounces, and
the coinage lor the same period $200,000.
Andrew P. Armstrong, convicted at Wil
mington, Del., of the mnrderof his wife, has
been sentenced to be hung on the Hlh of
February next.
The \ irginia Legislature has taken pre
liminary steps towards repealing the usury
laws, which are allowing contracts at a
higher rat limn six percent, interest.
I wo thousand head of Texas cattle reached
Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday last. The
herd numbered tour thousand when it left
lexa.s, and lout about one half by disease
and accident on the way.
Maximilian was stifl at Orizaba on the
2Mh un., and has issued several decrees
trom Hl.li city. The people of Vera Cruz
were eagerly expecting the arrival ol'Gcn.
Sherman and Minister Campbell.
Tllo.State Armory Works,located at Greon
ville,S. C., have bean sold by puhlieauclion
by the United States marshal tor $40,000. It
is understood the building will be converted
Into a cotton laclory.
The public debt of the United States
readied its maximum August:!!, isiio, when
it stood s2,7.V7,fiS!i,.')7l,sinee whidt time n Ims
gradually decreased, standing November l,
lMlill, at $2,ool,:!10 t 00;).
The demurrer in Ihu case of Sanford Con
over was argued before Judge Fisher in
Washington last Saturday. The prisoner's
counsel holds that Conover was not guilty
ol perjury, as the Judge Advocate General
hud no authority to administer an oath.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
has passed a resolution In favor of a survo}'
for another ocean telegraph line. It Is pro
posed to lmvo the American end of the line
on Long Island or Capo Cod, and the other
ut some point on the French const.
An improvement In the plan of smelting
iron has been made in the foundry of tlie
Philadelphia Navy Yard. By tills improve
ment, where it occupied before three hours
in smelling a few hundred pounds, it is now
accomplished in one hour.
Some of the papers of Western Maryland
are advocating, on political grounds, the
annexation to West Virginia on he counties
composing that Congressional district, or
else the erection ofthe four counties includ
ed in the district into new State.
The Governor of Louisiana, conti ary lo
expectation, lias issued warrants for elec
tions to (ill vacancies in the Legislature, it
was thought that the belief in theestnblish
ment.at an early day, of a provisional gov
ernment would previ lit this action.
Scott, Cutler A Wilder, commission mer
chants in Kansas City, Mo., huvo been ar
rested on a charge of burning their own
store. Cutler attempted lo commit suicide
just after the arrest. Two elerks lost their
lives by this tire.
The schooner .\f. llullunl, of Detroit, was
wrecked on Like Ontario, near Gallon
Island, on Saturday last, and the crew,
consisting of ten men, were drowned.
The bodies were recovered the same day,
and taken to Oswego for interment.
Seven thousand dollars in gold and silver
were recently round by an old hunter,
huried in a keg, near the Mississippi River,
below Wolf Island. 'Hie treasure is sup
posed In have belonged to some rebel who.
was killed during tin* war.
A key of one of the large record safes hr
the Slat** I louse of Columbus, Ohio, having
been lost, a hole was punched through the
hack with a crowbar lately. The rear wall
of the sale was found lo consist of two thin
sheets of iron, with a layer of rotten burk
between.
Mount Hood has recently been smoking
and giving out other manij'estations that it
is a volcano. The Portland <>rv.(joni an says
that on the* hUh insi., clouds of smoke hung
around the base of tlie mountain, while a
column seemed rise from its summit.
The United Stutes Circuit Court was
opened in Columbia, S. (’., lust week, for,the
first time, we believe, since INGU. Nothing:
of importance was done. Tlie Court wits
organized, (he presentment of the grand
jury, ami the admission of several lasers
to practice in the Court, made thesum total
of business transacted.
Gu Saturday evening the up train from
Allegheny ( ’ily and u special train coining
west, containing the Directors of tho Penn
sylvania Railroad, collided a mile above
Natrona, Pennsylvania, on the Western
Railroad. Six passengers were lmdly in
jurod, and two of them an* not ox jM-cled to
survive.
A New York r<in-o*pondeiil suggests that
1 lorace G reeley hasn’t the requisite qmin
tily of rocks to secure his election to the
United Slates Senate by that delectable
body at Albany, and tlmi some oilier man
who has a bigger bunk account will proba
bly bear away the palm.
Sir Henry Holland, who passed ids sum
mer vacation in America, was bereaved of
his will* a tew days after his return to Lon
don. Thu deceased lady, who had passed,
the summer at a ■ waterside cottage, was
sei/.ed with apoplexy the day after her ar
rival home. 1 judy Hoi land was the daughter
of Rev. Sidney Smith,
'I he purchase of Lower (’all Ibrniu has now
been formally confirmed by the JuurozGov
ornment, and the title is settled beyond rea
sonable doubt. It is the largest purchase
by privato persons In modern times. It
covers 10,800 square miles, extending from
gulf to ocean, lietweun tho parallels of 24‘*
and 20', and 30 u of north latitude.
The Chinese at Pekin have been elevere
months without either rain or snow. Tills
is in t’lnna a great public calamity, which
is sought to be averted by fasting, prayer
and expiatory ceremonies. In the summer
of lhu drought wus so great that the
Fmperor himself made a vow “to rectify
hiscoiiducl, and ho more anxious for the
welfare of his people."
Hon. John Turner, of Salem, Montgom
ery county, Ohio, died on Saturday, ut the
age of 7<. ile was a native ofVPoniisyl
vania, and went to Ohio in*lB2o. He served
two terms in tho Legislature, and wus seven
years one of the Judges of tho Court of
Common Plena, of Montgomery county,
under the first Constitution of Ohio.
Rev. W. 1). Siegfried, a Baptist minister
in Philadelphia, who was charged with un
ministorial conduct by a woman in Phila
delphia, has been acquitted bv the Court of
Ouurter Sessions iu Philadelphia. Tho
pni-i-c uinx did not appear, it being sup.
pos'-d Hint sin* i ,ui away to avoid a suit
ugamsl her lor perjury.
The Columbia (Ohio) Stutc&men says that
one 11. M. Taylor, hailing from Vermont,
lately sold losome citizens of Alton, Frank
lin county, Ohio, what purported to bo
splendid black Spanish bucks. The first
rain that came, however, washed off their
hue, and they proved to be ordinary white
“scrubs.” Taylor was arrested anti sent to
juil in default of $5OO bail.
A St. Louis saloon keeper mimed John
McMnmuru, while partially intoxicated on
Sunday night, throw asinal!single barreled
pistol across the room, feeling vexed at his
wile for a small matter. Tho pistol struck
a chair and wus discharged, the ball strik
ing his wife killing her instantly, ilis
family relations had always been ofa pleas -
ant nature, and the Coroner's Jury returned
a verdict exonerating him from blame.
lbo Ficedmen’s Saving and Trust Com
pany, of Norfolk, has been reaping quite a
harvest in tho way of deposits made bv the
soldiers ot the colored regiments whicubuvo
been paid off and mustered out in that
vicinity. Tho Seventh United Slates Col
ored Regiment deposited $33,000 In this
institution, and tho Thirty-sixth Regiment
has already deposited $30,000.
From tlie annual roport of the Hon. Joint
Wilson, Commissioner ol the General Lund
(Mliee, it appeurs that during tho hint fiscal
year 380,2iM acres of laud were sold for cash ?
1,892,519 entered under the homestead uol ?
403,180 looulcd with military warrants; 1,-
190,058 given to tlie various Stales as swamp
lands; 94,597 given iu railroad grants, und
051,000 granted to agricultural colleges?
total, 4,029,312.87 acres. The umount of
money received from laud sulus was $824,-
045.
The Rev. Dr. Priestly, who was recently
excommunicated from u Presbyterian
Church in Pittsburg for adultery and other
misdemeanors, is soon to come before
another tribunal toauswertho charge of an
injured wife who asks for divorce not only
on the ground of improper intimacy but for
shameful übuse, tor violent and abusive
lunguago too disgusting for publication.
Gen. Harris, "Gen. Shelby, Gen. Price,
who were living on lands given to them by
Maximilian, have been compelled to
abandon their farms and tuke shelter in
Cordova. Gen. Sbelby is running a wagon
train from Paso del Muoha to the City of
Mexico. The undertaking affords him a
good living. Gen. Hincuan is in Cordoya,
practicing law. Ejs-Congressman (Judge)
Oldham, of Texas, is engaged in writing a
history of the war, together with taking
photographs as a means of support,