as thirty-eight Cengressetthad believed, and
as tho Supreme Court -had : affirmed, that
the poWer °fret:canal frpm i ptoe 'was vted
by the listithion in the ( dent?' , That
was the tteatiOn muhe decide.—
Did the enate believe that at the time An
drew Johnson honestly thought that the
constitution lodged the power of removal
in the hands .of the President, that
ho is guilty of, crime for acting upon
that thought?. What should be the effect of
the long line of Interpretation by every de
partment of the gov6rnment? Stability
was as much needed In regain° powers not
explained in the Constitution aria regard to
'those that are explained. If the; construe
lion of one of the President's powers was to
be fixed by interpretation and decision,
when waeit to be regarded as fixed? In
600 years? In 400, years? In 100 years?
- Well, here we have a constitution and en
interpretation existing for 78 years, and this
should establish it. The thirty:ninth Con
gress alone had givona different interpreta
tion of the constitution. "
He (Mr. G.) did not propose to institute
any comparison between that. Congress and-1
the Congresses that had preceded it. He
would not say that it Was notjust as ableas
any other Congress ,• but he did say that it
was no better.. And thiC biought us do . tvril
to the question if the Senate would drive
the President from office and convict him
of crime because he believed as all his pre
decessors Mired add as thirty eight Con
gresses believed? Was Mr. Johnson to lie
down with his hands upon his mouth, and
his mouth in the dirt, and be deprived of
his just powers, or was ho stand up as the
chief magistrate of a mighty nation and de
fend the integrity of his department? 'lt
was for the President to execute laws, to,
execute oven doubtful laws; but when he,
was called upon to execute a law against
which all precedents were arrayed, was he
not justified in seeking to get a judicial in=
terpretation of the question, and was the
Senate to undertake to brand him with
criminality because he proposed to go tO the
Supreme Court and have the question bot
tled forever?
Mr. Groesbeck, in continuation, adverted
to the fact that the court had shut out all
testimony as to the opinions of the cabinet
upon this question, and the advise they gave
the President. Suppose, be said, it had been
brought to the attention of Senators that, in
a serious question like this, the President
had disregarded the advice of his cabinet,
and in defiance of their wishes ho had acted
in the manner he had, can any one doubt
that the managers would have put it in evi
dence against him? And yet the facts which
would have proved just the contrary state
of the costumer° excluded from the testi
mony. What was Mr. Johnson's condition
in the whole matter? He bad a cabinet
officer who was unfriendly to him person
ally and politically. All confidential rela
tions between them had been broken off;
and Mr. Stanton himself bud admitted, in a
message to Congress, that he had had no
corntnunication with the President since
August 12, 1807. He proposed to be an ex
ecutive department of himsolfand carry on
his department without oven recognizing
the name of the President. In that contin
gency the President communicated with
General Sherman relative to a change in
the department. [Mr. Groesbeck here read
General Sherman's testimony, to show that
the President's sole purpose was to have the
war office well administered.]
Resuming, Mr. Grosbeck saki R change
was necessary, because the duties of the
office could not be properly performed while
this wrangling was going on. It was the
necessity of the case that impelled r. John
son to act. It is well known that If the
President had attempted to got possession of
the office by a quo warranto he would have
been laughed at, because it would have
taken at leant a year to determine the case
in that. manner. All the President wanted
was to get the question before the courts.
'Ho therefore issued his letter of authority to
Thotnas, and Thomas was arrested. Hero
was the President's opportunity, and it is in
evidence how eagerly he clutched at it, and
it is also in evidence how quickly the op
portunity Wits snatched away from biro, Ho
resorted to no force to get possession of the
department.
All of the force used was the cordial em
brace of Stanton and Thomas when they
drank together, and when Stanton affec
tionately ran his fingers through the old
man's gray locks, and that was all. Yet
upon this point the court would not boar
the President's cabinet officers, who could
have shown that no folve was ever attempt
ed, and all of the force Intended was left to
conjecture upon the testimony of the man
from Delaware, and the street anti mid
night masquerade convorstMoris of an old
man clothed with a little brief authority.
The Senate was asked to let in the testi
mony of the cabinet officers upon the point
of force, but it was not admitted, and there
is no rescuing this trial from the manifest
imperfections of the testimony upon that
point. The President could do nothing loss
than give the letterer authority to Thomas,
because there was no other way, no a nomi-
Motion to the Senate would have left the
case Just us it had boon before. In this
whole movement the President's sole intent
and purpose was to get rid of his unfriendly,
defiant cabinet office'. That this was the
purpose, Mr. Groesbeck referred to the fact
that the President had applied in turn to
Brunt, Sherman and (too. 11. Thomas, the
men of all, others who could command the
respect and confidence alba nation. "You
cannot," said Mr. Groesbeck, "make a
crime of this, Senators. The President had
but one purpose in view—that was to
change the hood of the department. It
would have delighted him to make the
change and to put there permanently any
competent Inan."
117 r. Groesbeck then referred to a message
to Congressin relation to Mr. Stanton's case,
to show that the President bad to some ex •
tent recognized the law, and bad not, us woe
charged, torn It to pieces and trampled it
under foot. lie (Mr. Groesbeck) had care
fully listened to all the testimony in the
case, and he could not see how the President
could possibly be convicted of any crimi
nality. Where is the evidence of force?
Where is the threat or the Intimidation used?
Is he criminal because he did not surrender
the convictions of his mind on his consti
tutional rights, and make them conform to
your interpretation of the act of 1867? Then
so were Washington and Adams laid till the
earlier Presidents criminal, for they had
interpreted their powers Just as Andrew
Johnson Interpreted his.
Referring to the right to makeup ad intcrint
appointment, Mr. Groesbeck said the Presi
dent found his warrant for that In the act of
Fcb.l3th, 1705. An act of Feb. 20, int, par
tinily covers some of the ground of the act
first referred to. But the latter does not re
peal the former, and there cannot be a re
peal of a law by implication. Now in the
law of 1803, the case provided for when the
President may make ad interim: appoint
ments are those of death, resignation or ab
sence from the city. Two Cases are not pro•
vided for In the act of 1705, and It was
therelbroltunder the latter act that the Presi
dent in this case 'nude the ad interim
appointment. To show the practice of the
government upon this point, reference was
made to cases that hind occurred, including
the removal 0 John B. Floyd
from the war
office, by President Buchanan, and the ap
pointment of Air. Holt. This case was In
quired into by the then Senate, but they
found that they had no power over the sub
ject.
With regard to article 9, which charges
au illegal act by the President in his con
versation with General Emory, Mr. Groes
beck said he would dismiss that with a
word. lie read the testimony of General
Emory, and said it must appear clear tool!
that the President's whole purpose in send
ing for Emory was to ascertain why certain
unusual changes were being made among
the troops in his department.
The 10th article he would leave to his col
leaguesloOiNClNS, Millie would ask whether
the right of freedom or speech In this coun
try belonged only Maio privateindividUal ?
Is it denied to officers of the government?
Can't the President discuss the measures of
any department of the government? May
Congress set itself up as a standard of good
taste? Is It for Congress to prescribe rules
of Presidential decorum? Will It not be
enough for Congress to preserve its own
dignity. Can it prescribe a form of expres
sion welch may be used, and punish by
Impeachment that which it cannot reach by
any form of law? 110 would not dwell
further upon this subject than to say that
the sedition law of 17110 was very much like
ortlcle 10, and that as wo all know, was one
of the most offensive laws over enacted. It
was, In a short time, repealed., and no at
tempt has over been muds to reiterate Its
precepts, but it has been reserved for the
House of Representatives, of the 10th Con
gress through Its managers, to renew this
questlonable proposition, and he would
take it upon himself to suggest that before
any One was condemned in a court of im
lieachment, the country should have some
nv upon the subject. Ho had therefore
prepared the draft of it law to meat the ca,e.
Mr. Groesbeck then read, amid much
laughter, a burlesque law, containing a
large number of preambles, reciting the
duty of the President to observe official de
corum, cf:e., declaring that such express
ions as . " a body hanging upon the verge
of the government" were subjects for im•
peachment for using such expressions, or
,not observing the rules of decorum as there
laid down. That, said Mr. Groesbeck, is
article No. 10. [Daughter.]
The 11th article, he said, would be Inves
tigated at length by his colleague. Ho
would onlylsay of it that there was nothing
to support it except the telegram from
Governor Parsons to President Johnson.
He had heard the oration of one of the
managers upon this article, sounding,
sonorous and sensational, and he would ask
if that was the sort of au article upon which
a conviction was anticipated?
In reviewing the whole case he was glad
that no political questions were involved in
this. Tee questions aro : Where is the
power of removal lodged by the constitu
tion? Is that power covered by the civil
tenure-of-office act? Can the President
make an ad interim appointment ? Did he
do anything -mischievous in his interview
with General Emory? Is be to be held ac
countable for exercising Me right of free
dom of speech? Stripped of all verbiage,
these
_questions comprise the whole
ease. How meagre and miserable, then,
is
this easel It is simply a question ofanaci
interim appointment that may be termina
ted in a day, and of eta attempt to remove
Edwin M. Stanton,. who stood defiantly,
and poisoned all the chrumels of intercourse
with the President.
We have been referred to many prece
dents In the past history of England, but
thoseprecedents should be to you, Senators,
not matters for imitation, but beacon lights
to warn you from the dangerous rocks 0n,,,
which they stand. What is to be your
udgment,' Senators? ' Removal from office
ndperpetual disqualification? If the Pres
identheadwie anythinkfch*lifalselsould
be remoied.4froin office islsonjcl also be
dlaqindifted , 10m:holdinFrofficetereafter•
What 'Ls "Ille'etitnet.: lie ttledlcf pinch a
THE•II , - 6, 4. ' l O7 61:4".MINOWNIA
,thorilaut,'Ofdrifor r ,'lthad . I) Wiarati
thorn there, and ihe Sobate had .fastenedit
;there. What4nel hid, he done t had.
made an ad fittelitil appellant:tattle last s for
a single day% XlMMCaddi have terminated
it wileneYeryOn‘lit..:Tola had:only to
take up. th e
. nom thin , w.hloh he sent 30:
the Sentdci,Andwitte a Was geed =mina
don, and the ad intkint Would have vanlah.
ed like smoke.- rbp-thing waela Year - hands.-
Yon had only toSeto* thanonntration and :
the matter was settled ; that was no crime.
I can point you to cases that haye ocourred, ,
and I point especially to that case of Floyd's,'
where the Senate, in its legisilative capacity,
weighed the question; decided upon it, heard
the report of th4Pretddent, and received it
as satisfactory. What else, did the Presi
dent do? He talked with an officer about
the law; that is the .13Mory article, What
else did he do?- He :mad& intemperate
speeches. When reViled, he - - should not
have reviled again.• - When aniitten en the
'one cheek, he should have turned the other
also; then he-would have escaped impeach-.
thit,,,gald the gentlemen who ad
dressed you the day before yesterday, (Mr.-
lioutwetli helasesgerforpacificatiou,and
to restore the South. , r deny it,in theseniti
in which the gentleman -presented it, as
being, criminal. Here, too, the President
followedreason and trod the path on which
were . the footprints of Lincoln, and
which lighted by the radiance
of 'that . ; divine utterance of Lincoln,
"Charity towards all; malice towards
' none." He was eager for pacification. He
knew the war was ended ; the drums were
all silent; the arsenals were all shut; the
noise of cannon had died away; the army
was disbanded ; not a single enemy con
fronted ua in the field. And he was eager
for pacification. The hand of recondite
' tion was stretched out to him, and he took
it. Was this kindness, this forgiveness, a
crime? Kindnes a crime? Kindness is om
nipotent for good, More powerful than gun
ppwder or cannon. Kindness is statesman.
ship; kindness is the high statesmanship of
Heaven itself. The thunders of Sinai did
not terrify and distract; it is the kindness
of Calvary that subdues and pacifies. What
shall I say of that man? He has ever
walked in the path and by the light of the
constitution. The mariner, tempest tossed
on the sea, is not more sure to turn to the
stars for guidance'than this man, in the
trials of public life, to look to the star of
the constitution. Ile does love the consti
tution ; It has been the study of his life.
Ile Is not learned or scholarly-like many of
you. He is not a man of many ideas or
I much speculation; but ho is a man of Intel
ligenclk he is a patriot second to no
one of you in the measureof his patriotism.
He may bo full of errors; I will notom
vass now his views. He loves his country,
and I believe would die for it if need be.
His courage and his patriotism are not
withbut illustration. My colleaguereferred
the other day to the scenes which occurred
in this chamber, where he alone of all the
Senators from his section remained, even
when his own State had seceded. How his
voice rung out in this hall on that occasion
in the hour of alarm, and in denunciation
of the rebellion. But he did not remain
here. This was a pleasant and easy posi
tion. He chose a more difficult and ardu
ous and perilous service, that was a trial of
his courage and patriotism, of which some
of you who now sit In judgment upon him
know nothing. I have thought that those
who dwelt at the North, at a safe distance
from the collision of war, knew but little of
Its actual trying dangers. We who lived
upon the border knew it. Our horizon was
always red with flame, and it was some
times borne so near us that we felt the heat
upon the outstretched hand. .
Mr. Johnson went into the very borders
of the war, and here he served his country
long and well. Which of you has done
more? Not or e. There is ono among you
whose service, as I well knew, cannot be
overestimated, and I withdraw all com
parison. But it is enough to say that his
services were greatly needed ; and it seems
hard, it seems cruel that he should be
struck hero upon these miserable techni
calities, or that any one who has served his
country and borne himself well and brave
ly should be treated as a criminal and con
demned upon these miserable charges.
liven if he had committed a crime against
the laws, his services lathe country entitle
him to some consideration. But ho has
precedents for everything that ho has done
—excellent precedents. The voices of the'
great dead come to us from their graves
sanctioning his course, and our, past his-,
tory approves it.
now can you single out this man now, in
this condition of things, and hand him
before the country? Will you put your
brand upon him because lie made an ad in
terim appointment, and attempted to re
move Edwin M. Stanton? I can at a sin•
gle glance, Senators, lix my eye on many
of you who would not endure the position
which the President occupied if you did not
think it right yourselves. You framed this
very civil tenure act togivo every President
his own Cabinet, and thou the President's
whole crime is that he wants au omcer in
the Wur Department witlf whom he can
communicate on public business and enter
tain friendly relations.
SonatorA am tired, and no doubt you
are.—There is a great deal crowding on me
for utterance, but itle not from my head, it
is rather from my hehrt, and would be but
a repetition of what I have been saying this
last half hour.—Andrew Johnson's admin
istration of the presidential oflice is to me
as nothing In comparison with the posasble
consequences of your action in the govern
ment of the country. No good can come of
conviction on these articles of Impeachment,
but how much will the heart of the country
be rejoined if it learns that the Senate of the
United States was not unmindful,' atnid the
storm and passion and strife of this hour of
the constitution, of its country, and of its
own dignity.
When Mr. Groesbeck concluded, the
court adjourned.
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WASIIINCITON, April 28th 1868.
SENATE—Mr. Sumner said, I send to the
Chair an amendment to the rules. Will
there be any objection. It will go over un
til the close of the argument, when, as it is
'provided in the Constitution of the United
States, that on the trial of Impeachments
by the Senate no person shall , be convicted
without the concurrence of two-thirds of
the members present; but this requirement
of two-thirds Is not extended to the jgdg
ment in such trials, which remains subject
to the general law, that a:majority prevails;
therefore, in order to remove any doubt
thereupon, ordered that when any question
which—a question mayarise with regard to
the judgment—it shall be determined by a
majority of the members present.
Senator Davis objected
Mr. Williams took up the subject of the
Presidents alleged justification by reason
of advice given him by his Cabinet.
He held that the President could not
shield himself behind the opinions of his
own creatures, whose sentiments were
prompted by fear of losing their positions.
Ho characterized the Cabinet as a fungus
growl h which sought to make itself a direc
tory. He argued that if the members of
the Cabinet were intended by the framers
of our government to advise the President
on questions of general policy, and shield
him from responsibility for his actions,
they would have been made independent
of his control. Ho claimed that the Presi
dent had failed to show any sufficient cause
fon his desire to remove Stanton. True he
was a thorn In his side, so was Congress,
and Grant, hod every loyal man.
Mr. Williams hold that the President re
moved a meritorious officer from motives
of personal dislike, of itself sufficient to
warrant for Impeachment. He referred to
the President's failure to commence legal
proceedings, which ho maintained would
not have suited his purpose to have an In
terregnum when his own will would bo su
preme.
lie then gave a satirical and humorous
description of the conduct of Mr. Thomas
on the 21st and 22d of February, including
his appearance ut the masquerade. With
regard to the defence set up by tho Presi
dent that ho has right to resist and to bring
to judicial decision laws, ho considers un
constitutional.
Mr. Williams maintained that there were
no provision • required such judicial con•
tirmatlon, and that extreme cases of clear.
ly unconstitutional laws were not suppose
able.
Ile would admit that the Senate was now
sitting as a court, but it was a court hold
ing executivejurisdiction, 'which could de
ckle the whole matter according to Its own
Idea, guided by but not bound by prece
dents and law. Mr. Williams then ar
gued that no suspension of Stanton was
mode under the Tenure of Office Law,
which the President thereby recognized.
The Georgic Election
SAVANNA'', GA., April 28.—The total
City vote for tho Constitution le 2899;
against 2,040. Bullock, Radical candidate
for Governor, 2,854; Gordon, Dem., 2,685:;
Cliff, Radical candidate for Congress, 2,810 ;
Fitch, Dom., 2,841; Bradley, colored, Rad
ical candidate for State Senator, 2,752; Les
to, Detn., 2,097.
Great Democratic Victory in Chicago.
Cnicaoo, April 21.—The election to-day
for Judge and Clerk of the Recorder's Court,
and ono alderman from each ward, passed
off quietly. About twenty-three thousand
votes were polled. The Democratic ticket
for judge and clerk is elected by a majority
of five hundred. At the election last No
vember, Osborne, the Radical candidate for
County Treasurer, received over four thou
sand majority. The Council stands twenty
Republicans to twelve Democrats.
In 1864 Lincoln bad a majority of over
14,000 in Chichgo.
THE DIORTGAGEBILL.—The bill exempt..
ing judgments and mortgages from local
taxation was .recently reconsidered in the
Legislature, and Lancaster and a number
of counties re - inserted; this was concurred
In by both Houses and the bill has received
the approval of the Governor. The fellow
log is the text of the bill, and shows that
the impression prevailing In some quarters
that the law will not go into operation until
next year, is unfounded :
Be it enacted,' &0., That mortgages,judg.
ments, recognizances, and moneys due
upon articles for the Bale of real estate made
after the passage of this Act, are exempt
'from all taxation except State taxes, 'and
that, from and after the Ist of December no
taxes of any , description except State taxes
shall be assessed or collected on mortgagee,
judgments, recognizances and articles of
agreement for the sale 'of real estate,
Whether made before or after the passage of
this Act. 'Provided, that this shall not ap...
t itly to mortgages given by corporations.
BEMM=I!MM===E3=I
pot sutenotte
r•
Loo suincuts.--The.,,na :of- the
present month, April, le supposedto be de
rived from apertle l'to Oko," becanso the
buds open at this- p eriod.--
Every' applicantlfarlthEbenatif, of the
bankrupt act uist,etwi aftei the let of
June next, that heltas ...property suflleient
to pay 50 cents' on 'the dollar, or has ob
tained a release fromenOngh ends creditors
to pry 50 mote on thi dollar to the remain'
Mr: J. A. bprenger intends erecting on
South Queen street, opposite the new. Shif
tier Hose HOMO, an extensive malt
and brewery; it will be. 134 feet- Sonth
Qtteen street, and extend back 50 feet,,-,:.
There will betwo wings runningbackfrotit
the .main structure ; one Id the south end 75
by 47'fost, and one at the north endlOci 'by
85 feet; the ;front will - be font: stories in
height, and the wings three.
A splendid capitol building will- soon be
erected in Springfield, - Jas. Gowan,
a citizen of theteighboring city of Harris
burg, has the contract for erecting it. Mr.
Gowan constructed. the celebrated lake
thine' at Chicago, which supplies that city
with water.
The wheat crop was never more promis
ing than at present, and it is estiniated that
Lancaster county will produce three mil
lions of bushels the present season.
There are over 12,000 knights of Pythias
in this State, and about 80 lodges. The or
der was first" established in this State on
February 23, 1867 ; $5,675 has already been
paid out for charitable purposes. The lodge
recently established in this City is said to be
in a flourishing condition.
The recent national convention of quoit
players in New York City resolved that the
distance for playing shall be eighteen yards;
the "mott" not to be less than one inch
above the clay; the measurement to be
from the centre of the "mott" to thenearest
iron in eight without disturbing the clay.
In case of two opposing quoits being equal
it shall be declared a draw. Our quoit
players will make a note of it.
The Lancaster Lyceum has elected the
following permanent officers: President,
Philip D. Baker; Vice President, Jeremiah
Whitson; Secretary, Marion Brosius ;
Treasurer, J. Q. Mercer; Committee of
Curators, J. W. F. Swift, Jay Cad well and
R. J. Houston.
The officers and soldiers of General
Reynold's Corps have raised about $7,500
toward erecting him a monument. Leas
than $2,000 more would enable the commit
tee ..to erect the proposed statue at ohce.
The Manheim Literary Society held a
regular meeting on the 17th inst. and an
election for officers for the ensuing term
was held, resulting as follows*: C. W. Mil
ler, President; J. S. Bradley, Vice Presi
dent; H. S. Getz, Secretary.
Marriott Brosius was, on Tuesday fore
noon, on motion of Hon. Thomas E. Frank •
lin, admitted to practice law in the Courts
of this county.
The Orthodox branch of the Society of
Friends held their yearly meeting in Phil
adelphia this weeek. Proceedings began
on Monday morning in their meeting
house at Fourth and Arch streets.
Lieut. Wm. S. MeCaskey formerly of this
City, who is now with the 2/d 11. 9. Infantry
in Dakota territory, has recently been pro
moted to the position of Regimental Quar
termaster and Commissary.
ESCAPE OF THE HERTZLER MURDERERS.
—A correspondent of the Cincinnati En•
quirer writes the following account from
Springfield Ohio of the escape from prison
of the men who were about to be tried for
killing Daniel Hertzler, a native and for
mer resident of this county:
There are four persons who have been in
carcerated in Clarke County Jail, and in
dicted for the murder of Daniel Handler on
the night of the oth of October. 1807. Their
names are Henry C. Roberts Charles Scott,
Harvey Pope and Joseph Warren. In
the Court yesterday afternoon, Warren,
against whom there is the least
amount of proof of complicity, was re
leased upon giving bonds in the sum of five
hundred dollars that litiewould report to the
Court every day. Roberts and Scott, with
War Cloud, Thomas Boyce and John Devlin
were confined in cells adjoining that occu
pied by Mrs. Morehouse, who was impris
oned for refusing to pay a fine of $2OO, for
theft. Yesterday Mrs. Morehouse stated
that she was unwell, and was humane
ly allowed the freedom of the hall
in the jail building; at eight o'clock the
jailer took her to her cell, for the purpose of
locking her up for the night. When he
opened the door, the five prisoners, Roberts,
Scott, Cloud, Boyce, and Devlin, sprang
upon and overpowered him, and made their
escape. It appears that the cells In the jail
aro ranged on the right side of the hall, with
small apertures for' ventilation between
them: During the absence of Mrs. More
house, yesterday, these openings were in
creased, and the prisoners from the adjoin
ing cells on both sides crawled through and
secreted themselves in her apartment, with
the result es given above. They were met
in the hall by Mrs. Albin,
the wife of our
Sheriff, who endeavored to detain one by
holding on to his coat, at the same time
screaming for assistance. Her efforts, how
ever, were unavailing, and they escaped.
They were seen to start east on the Nation
al Road. The jailer immediately ran down
town, gave the alarm, and procured the as
sistance of a posse of citizens to secure them.
The city was soon alarmed, and at nine
o'cloclfsan immense meeting of citizens as
sembled at the City Hull to devise means
for the recapture of the fugitives. Mayor
Snyder presided. It was resolved to send
out men and arouse the whole surrounding
country, and put them on their track. The
vicinity of the city was picketed in a most
thorough manner all last night : men were
sent out to board all the out-going trains;
telegrams were sent to all available points;
in short, everything was done that was
practicable for again bringing to justice the
assassins of the lamented Hertzler. As the
telegraph has informed you, a reward of
$l,OOO each was immediately offered for the
capture of Roberts and Scott.
THE DELAWARE AND LANCASTER RAIL
ROAD.-" The Commissioners of the Del
aware and Lancaster Railroad Company
will open books for the purpose of rscelving
subscriptions to the capital stock of said
railroad,
on Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, the 4th, Rh and 6th of May 1668, at
Oakdale Seminary, Pughtou, Cheater coun
ty, Pa.
"Books will be open from 0 o'clockA. M
to 3 o'clock, P. M., each day.
Isaac W. Guldtn,iJacob Y. Plank, Sam
uel K. Cassel Geo. D. Sprecher, James H
Price, Committee on Stock."
We are glad to chronicle the fact that the
initial movement for organization is made
from a good stand-point. Pughtown is in
the valley of French Creek, which rises in
the Welsh mountain, and empties into the
Schuylkill River at Phuinixville. French
Creek valley is old railroad ground, having
been surveyed many years ago, and more
than once; but it is still unoccupied, not
withstanding there is high authority for the
assertion that, the best and shortest route
for a railroad from Philadelphia to Harris
burg is via the French Creek and across
the Welsh mountain through the Spring
field gap
AcCording to a survey made fifteen years
ago, the grade on the Welsh mountain sum
mit level was 618.8 feet above mean tide;
but as the level was only 870 feet in length
and the grade only 17 feet below the crest,
heavier work and extra outlay will, per
haps reduce the summit below the eleva
tion given. .
At hconixville, at the intersection with
the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, the
grade is 07 feet above tide ; rise from Phoe
nixville to Springfield 523 feet, distance 10
miles, average grade in the mile 27 feet,
maximum grade on old location 40 feet.
Prom Springfield descending west the
line enters the valley of the Conestoga,
which flows past the city of Lancaster, so
that between Lancaster and Philadelphia
the Welsh mountain which at Springfield,
is 10 miles from Pliconixville and 20 miles
from Lancaster, is the sole water-shod. And
as the railroad grade at Lancaster is 340
feet above tide and 271 feet telow the rail
road grade at the Springfield summit, the
average grade per mile between Lancaster
and Springfield which aro 20 miles apart,
is 0.3 test per mile—a very low average in
deed—and showing that is moderate Maxi
mum may be adopted, on a Judicious loca
tion, through a valley famed fcrr its culti
vation, fertility and luxuriance. To say
that the Conestoga valley, where it will be
traversed by the proposed road, is the gar-.
den portion of Lancaster county, le to con
voy pregnant meaning In few words.
The distance from Phoenixville to Lan
caster (even o via Hinkletown, with a view
to Susquehanna and other connections) is
not exaeodidg 48 miles. And when we.con
eider that Phoenixville and Lancaster are
at the termini of this distance, and that the
country between is rich and populous, the
local subscriptions for shares in the Dela
ware and Lanctutter Railroad Company, on
the division described, ought to be largo In
amount.
If located by a prudent engineer, and
made to fit the ground as a coat fits a
body, and bo built for money, a railroad
from Phosnixville to Lancaster will pay
dividends on cost. The route is one of rare
eligibility; and if occupied with a true ap
preciation of its possible future Importance
as a link in a freight route between the Su
squehanna River and tidewater, its success
and profit will both be assured from the
outman.— /LS . ..Rai/road &Mining Register.
SENTENCED. —William Johnson, who
claimed to be fromlfountville this county
and who was tried at the last Court of Quar
ter Sessions of Berke county for the killing
of Policefnan Levan, has been acquitted of
the charge of murder. The Court, however,
on account of hie restating arrest sentenced
him to pay a fine of $5; the costa of prosecu
tion and undergo an Imprisonment .In the
Berke county prlabn for the term of four
months. .
Wuo to HE.—The Reading Eagle says.
We are informed theta young Lancasterlan
now residing. in this city has palmed off
upon the people of this and adjacent coun
ties, a new and worthless variety of the
Jersey Blue pota,toes as the early Goodrich,
for which he received $6,00 per bushel. We
advise our country friends to purchase their
seed potatoes, &b., .from reliable parties.
Let this'! big sell" teach Persons to be more
careful.
NUMBER OF PRISONERS IN THE COUNTY
PRISON.—We are glad to state, that the
number of persons,now in the County pris
on is comparatlyelr small. There are at
present shut up wit/nu its walls 22 convicts,
23 vagrants, and about 14 trial prisoners.
Tdtal 69, very few criminals, considering
the population of Lancaster county. The
present management of the prison is said to
give very general satisfaction.
Court Proceedings.
Common Pleas.—The Court of Common
Pleas met this morning alien o'clock. The,
following cases were set down for trial this
week: The Com'th of Pennsylvania vs. H.
Gerche; same Plaintiff vs. Amos Groff; same
Plaintiff vs. Henry Dietrich ; same Plaintiff
vs. JohnScheaffer ; John Musser; Executoe,
of Goo. W. Ferry, deo'd, vs.' 'Jeremiah
Shaffner; George Reese vs. B. B, Martin,
Abut. Atltim, Christian Daisy Elisabeth
Dorwart, Leggot ez Co., et al: Jam Dorwart
vs. same D,etendants; Herr Smith, vs.
Stephen G. 'and Sarah Bickbans ; Mary
Montague and Francis sfontagne.yi. Wm.
Montague; Ella Ekniffesan qtrikt. M.
Hostetter' LeWis "Hartman V. G. J.
Diller and Honl7 . D.'Grt4 trading as Diller
& Groff. ":Alli:thetelleceses& on the' trial'
list were either settled; orekkitlnued until
the next term of Common Pleas Court.
Tu,adayforenoon.--Courtmet attheinenal
hour Judgea.Lang and Hayespresent the
latter presiding.' .The jury in the case:of
Jno. Musser, Exor.' . of Geo. W. Terry decd,.
vs. Jeremiah Shaffner; tried on 7esterdiiy, ,
found a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in
the sum of $621 &fats debt, with stay of ex.
caution for $371 84cts until april Ist., 1569,1 t
to bear legal interest from date and the
balance $2.60 to be paid forthwith. Hiester
and Elmaker for plaintiff; Landis and
Price, for defendant. Lewis Hartman vs.
0980. J. Diller and H. D. Groff, action totry
by jury the right to certain property levied
upon by the Sheriff. On trial.
APPOINTMENTB.—On Satarday forenoon
the Court met and made the following ap
pointinenta
Hugh O'Nail was appointed Constable of
Paradise townshirimrice James Smith, who
was elected but refused the office.
Samuel Horst was appointed Constable of
Lancaster twp., in place of Isaac, Heaney,
who failed to furnish.the requisite security.
There being a tie vote between Daniel-
Bard and John Sharp for the office of Su
pervisor, for West Cocaiico township, the
Court appointed John G.ensemer, paper
visorfor said township.
Joshua Wilson was appointed Constable
for Drumore township, in place of John
Sterret, who was elected bat declined serv
ing.
LODGE TO BE ORGANIZED.—Another
lodge of Good Tempters will be organized
in this county at Churontown, on Thursday
evening next. Deleg.ationa from Lancaster,
Enterprise, New Holland and Eairville
will be present and assist at the organiza
tion.
This order has now over 500 lodges in the
State, and is still increasing rapidly in num
bers. Its professed aim, that of reclaiming
the drunkard and saving others from be
coming such, is commendable, and, in the
proper sphere of such a work it has our beat
wishes for its success.
IN MEMORIAM-REV. WALTER POWELL.
—The Presbytery of Donegal, at its stated
meeting held in Bellevue Church, Gap,
Lancaster county, Pa., April 14th, adopted
the following minutes, expressive of their
views and feelings in reference to the death
of the Rev. Walter Powell, late Pastor of
the Presbyterian Church, Lancaster city,
Pa.:
"Since we last met as a Presbytery God
has been pleased to call from the scene of
his earthly labors to his heavenly reward
the Rev. Walter Powell.
We feel that, in his death, this Presby
tery, the Church which he so faithfully
served for upwards of ten years, and his
beloved family have metivith a great loss.
As co-Presbyters we would bear testi
mony to the greatness of his mind, the un
selfishness of his nature, his forgiving dis
position, his fidelity in the performance of
his duties, and his humble piety.
We would extend our heartfelt sympa
thies to the family of our deceased brother
in thcir sore bereavement, praying that
God's precious promises may be fulfilled
unto them: "I will be a Father to the
fatherless, and a husband to the widow."
May this solemn event arouse us all to
greater activity in Christ's cause, to work
with all our might while the day lasts."
TERESTING RELIGIOUS SERVICES.—On
the 25th and 26th inst. Rev. D. Hertz, the
esteemed pastor of the German Reformed
Church, in East Cocalico township, celebra
ted his 45th anniversary of his pastorship
over that congregation. On Saturday fifteen
persons were received into full membership,
by right of confirmation, Rev. Mr. Hertz
officiating. On the Sabbath the Communion
of the Lord's Sapper was celebrated, and
was very numerously attended. The ven
erable pastor preached an able and appro
priate sermon, from the 18th verse of the
third chapter of 2nd Peter. In closing his
discourse he alluded, with much feeling, to
the length of time which he had served
those before him, in a ministerial capacity.
He gave a brief history of hispastoral la
bors, extending over nearly half a century
during all of which time he had never failed
regularly to officiate, except on two sab
baths. The occasion was one of great inter
est. It is seldom that a pastor remains so
long in charge of one congregation, , and
there are very few ministers who can say,
after a period of forty-four years, that they
have lost but two sabbaths from ill health
or other causes.
TERRIFIC THUNDER GUST.—The Oxford
Press says that about 4.15 o'clock on Thurs
day morning lust our section was visited by
a very severe thunder storm. During the
short time it continued—about fifteen min
utes—there was almost a continuous flash
of lightning and an incessant roll of thun
der, accompanied by a copious fall of rain.
At times the flashes were extremely vivid,
followed immediately by deafening peals
of thunder, showing its proximity to the
earth. Quite a number of objects were
struck by the electric fluid in this vicinity,
among which wo have heard of the follow
ing:
A fine cow worth $lOO belonging to J mes
W. Hutchinson, Lower Oxford, was struck
and killed whilst chained in the stall, beside
other cows—the fluid, it is supposed, passed
in at a window near which she was stand
ing. A heifer was killed in the barn-yard
of Linton Stephens, Esq., in Elk township,
whilst standing under the overshoot. A
chestnut tree standing on Peter Caldwell's
farm, in the same township, was also struck
and splintered. In Upper Oxford township
the lightning struck in several places,—a
tree on Jonas Fry's farm, one on John
Christy's, and the fence on James Lynch's
property. In Lower Oxford twp., a tree in
David Hayes' woods, and a fence were
etruak. Several trees were also struck in
the lower end of Lancaster county, and in
Cecil county, Md.,—one in H. J. Briscoe's
field near the depot at Rising Sun. The
shock of the latter stunned several of the
railroad hands, who were out shifting cars,
one of whom was whirled around and near
ly thrown oil his feet.
JuRORS.—The followingjurors have been
drawn to serve In the Court of Conimon
Pleas for Lancaster county, commencing
on the fourth Monday of May, 1888:
Sem Brubaker, Mount Joy township ;
Amos Bushong, East Lampeter ; Samuel
Benedict, city; John. Bowman *Ephrata ;
Philip Brehm, Petersburg; Peter Bruner,
Warwick; Moore Connell, Ephrata; Eph
rata ; Samuel Dorsey, Fulton ; John Ech
ternacht, Paradise; Lndolph A. Frey,
Monor ; Harrison Graham, Bert ; Robert
Girvin, Bart ; Dana Graham, ctty ; Lyman
Hoff,Conav ; Charles E. Hayes city ; Henry
Hoffman, East Hentrifield ; Elias Hoffman,
West Donegal ; Edward Kauffman, Man- .
helm township; David Kurtz, Salisbury;
Henry Kurtz, Salisbury; Isaac Mahler,
city; Cyrus W. Miller, Manheim borough;
J, s. Masterson, Rapht: ; Michael H. Moore,
West Hemptield ; John Messner, Ephrata;
Fred'k Old wailer, Mount Joy township;
James Patterson, jr., Little Britain; Clark;
Drumore; Jesse P. Renck, East
Lampeter ; Abraham W. Russel, city;
;Michael Royer ,city ; Frederick Soner city ;
Joel Eimedley,Fulton ; Simeon W. Swisher,
Colerain ; Johnson Stauffer, Petersburg ;
Daniel D. Swift, Little Britain; Benjamin
F. Shonk,city ; Hayden Tsliudy,Warwick;
George Wilson, Maytown ; William Whit
man, Carnarvon.
Nnw PATENT.—SamueI Ehrman, of Chi
cago, 111., (formerly of Mount Joy, Lances.
ter county,) bas received letters patent,
dated April 14th, 1868, for an improved
table•leaf supporter. Thls is a neat, cheap,
durable and highly desirable invention,
very convenient, and so simple that a child
two years old can operate it with ease, and
cannot fail to come in general use. Ob
tained through the agency of J. Stauffer, of
this city.
AN IMMENSE FLEET OF RAFTS.—The state
Guard says that there are at Lock-Haven
and above it on the , Susquehannah river
from five to six. hundred rafts, which will
begin to reach Harrisburg on to-day, and
pass on to the great lumber markets lower
aown the river. Each one of these rafts
(say there are five hundred and fifty) re
quiring five men to run, it will shortly
throw into Harrisburg 2,750 lumbermen, all
of whom will pass over the Northern Cen
tral railroad for their homes in the great
lumber regions of the northern part of the
State. This will make business brisk in
the railroad ticket office. • • •
- - -
Lumbermen from the Clearfield _region
are of the opinion that the water in the creeks
in that section of the State Is not sufficient
to "run out" the lumber now ready there
for rafting, and a very large quantity will
consequently be held - back for another
"fresh.' •
CGIE BUILDING FUND.—Tho Managers
most gratefully acknowledge the following
Amount previously acknowredgecL....s/8,255 27
Hon. A. .Armstrong, from A. Herr
Smith, Es_ q 10 00
Salisbury, Millwood School District... 659
Catharine Stoltzfoose....—
Christian Blank.
Mr. Lenard
Lancaster Lodge No. 67, L G. of G. F...
George Gundaker
H. Swentzel
Edward Brown
John F. Huber, AL D..
Proceeds of Concert, conducted by Mr.
Weiler 204 50
A Friend 10 00
This subscription made some months
since is just received.
' FOUND AT LAST, a remedy that not , only
relieves, but cures that enemy of mankind,
Consumption, as well as the numerous
satellites which revolve around it in the
shape of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Sore
Throat, Influenza, *c. The remedy we al
lude to' is Dr. Wistar's Balaam of ,T 1 7.11d
.* Son,
'Boston.
prepared by Seth W. Fowleron,
rposton.—Communicated:
0. OF 11. A. M,—Charters were leaned to
day for two new Councils, of the Order of
United American Mechanics, . one to ;be
called Fraternal Council No. 127, , and to be
located at Reigelsville. !-/Etitoka Co. '
the
other to be called Finegrbve Council No.
158, •and to be located at Plnegioye Schuyl
kill Co. Penn,
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nellOktit Ahle•altir 'far um sPaadYilliblina" +
lion of anew history of Lancaster county',
Abundant material exists ter the &MO*,
don' or most valuable and -ititerestbig
work of the kind, and In the ',midi of Bev.
J. I. hionebert.we have:no doubt It will be
skilfully Used. The forthcoming• hook , is
te. Taedtcally
m arranged, and.mill , erne
lio- 'tall 'and te. a "micaritcciaint al
historialdovents of permanentiziterest from;
the earliest settlement -of the county down:
to theimirand time. The geography of the
ter tort' embraced will be deltcasted, it de
scription being glen of'the natural chino
terietha, and of the towns, villages and bor.
oughs..-.The „work- will contain carefully
prepared-biographical - sketches of promi
nent early settlers, and oral' distinguhrhed,
citizens.' ku account of the estableuP
of the different courts of the county, : a list
of practitioners atthe.lastr, - Judges, Rispre.;•
sentativea in Congress and - the stature,
and other information of a similar character.
is embraced in the plan of the work. k
description}of the rise and progress of the
various religions denominations, which
have had an existence in our midst, to
gether with a list of the clergy, will be art
other interesting feature. the physical
character of the county, with its• geological
formation and botanical prodnotiontlwili,
be hilly notified. The agricultural resources'
of this rich territory„ and the mechanical
pursuits and mining operations which
employ our people, will furnish material
for several interesting chapters. It will
embrace copies of the ancient charters and
other interesting documents relating to the
county, together with mapeand topograph
ical delineations' of different localities. :The
whole will make a volume of about 800
royal octavo pages. It cannot fail to ba of
great interest and value.
NEW Ensooreth CHURCH.-A: new Epis
copal Church has been built in Marietta,
and was dedicated on Easter Sunday last.
It is an exceedingly tasteful structure, beau
tiful in all* its appointments, and reflects
great credit on the taste and liberality of
the people belonging to that congregation.
It is of course a much-needed improvement
and helps very materially to ornament the
portion of the town in which it is situated.
The flourishing state of the church there is
owing in great part to the Chirstian earneit
neas and spirit which characterizes a few of
the members, whose example influences
others in the support of the good Muse.
Rev. Mr. Russell, the Rector of the new
church, is a gentleman of fine talents, and
is fortunate in thepossession of a good
voice and excellent delivery. His sermons
are full of interest and exhibit profound
thought and Christian learning. The choir
is under the able supervision of Dr. Halde
man, of Chiques, and the lady members
of it are amongst the best amateur musici
ans of the neighborhood.. The singing is
therefore, of course, very delightful to the
cultivated ear, and the worship is brought
uut in all the "beauty of holiness." in all
respects the church is a perfect little gem,
and no doubt will become a most popular
resort for the world-weary pilgrim on the
Sabbath-day.
HINRLETOWN LITERARY ASSOCIATION
—The Hinkletown Literary Association
met on Saturday evening, April 18, in the
Hinkletown School House.
The meeting was called to order by the
President, after which the "Union Gloe
Club" favored the Association with music.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and adopted.
Mr. Levi Hall read an Essay; subject,
" Thinking."
Mr. A. Fry delivered a Lecture; subject,
" Signs of Physiognomy."
The resolution—Resolved, That a man of
pleasure enjoys the world more than a man
of industry—was discussed on the affirma
tive by Messrs. C. B. Parson, A. Fry and
E. L. Boyer; on the negative by. Messrs. J.
G. Brenisie, W. W. Fetter and J.K. Boyer.
The paper styled "The Literary Com
panion," was read by the Editress. It con
tained quite a number of choice contri bu•
tions, written by members of the Society.
The Society adjourned to meet again on
next Saturday evening.
Bunowatizs.--The office of Oriest 3m Reed,
in the village of Christiana, was forcibly
entered on Sunday night last, and a few
articles taken. The entrance was effected
by forcing open the window shutters with
the help of two irons which were left be
hind. There was an iron safe in the office,
but no attempt was made to open it.
Another robbery occurred In Salisbury
twp. last week. The house of James H.
Cornelius, a negro, who lives liar Lime
ville, was broken into and a quantity of
cloth taken, which he bad purchased and
brought home intendine to have it made up
for clothing, also an overcoat belonging to
him. His wife hearing the noise awakened
him, and ho came down stairs but the rob
bers bad made their escape, He pursued
them a short distance so closely that they
dropped the overcoat. The cloth they car
ried off.—lnquirer. .
TEE WEATHEll.—state of the Thermom
eter for the week ending April 28th, 186&,
and also for the corresponding week of the
previous year, as furnished by Mr. G. T.
Zahm :
1888. II 1867,
18A5 T 24,4
Aprll 20, 46 52
21, 150 53
22, 40 60
" 23, 50 76
. " 24, 98 59
25. 45 45
" 20, 40 55 I
FARMING IN LANCASTER COUNTY.-A
correspondent, using the signature "Pe
quea," gives so clear a statement of the
mode of farming pursued in the fertile val
leys of the Conestoga and other creeks of
Lancaster County, that we present his letter,
slightly abbreviated: As an agricultural
district, Lancaster county has always held
high rank; its produce is now double what
it was fifty years ago and at no time has it
advanced more rapidly than It is doing at
present, and there is still room for further
increase of its agricultural productions.
Commercial fertilizers, exdept lime are not
yet generally used; farmers are, however,
alive to the importance of husbanding their
meansibr making barn-yard manure. Very
few of our farmers will sell straw, however
abundant it may be, and many will not sell
hay under any circumstances. Rotation in
crops is a universal practice; lime being
put on the sod, and then plowed down, or
else spread on the surface after plowing.
The first spring corn is planted ; the second
season either oats or wheat; the third,
wheat again, seeding with timothy or clover;
fourth and fifth seasons, grass; then corn
again, and the old routine over. Land does
not generally lie fallow the second year:
it is to high in price to loose a crop. If it is
designed to have a crop of wheat the second
year, the corn is cut off Intleptember and
shocked in rows, so as to leave spaces 20 to
80 rows wide. A harrow or orheavy roller
Is passed over those stubs in the direction
In which it is designed to run the plow, so
as to break them down, and favor their
being well covered by the plow. After
plowing, the roller is again passed over,
and the wheat drilled in beforethe ground
gets rain ; neat and experienced farmers do
this so nicely, as to.leave butsery few corn
stubs on the surface. The corn is left
standing in the shock until it is sufficient
ly dry to be husked,
.and, with the fodder,
is hauled from the ground. After this crop
is taken off the field is well manured and
plowed as early after harvest as possible
and again seeded in wheat, with which it Is
sot to grass. Sowing wheat upon corn
ground, in the manner described, is a very
general and successful practice; from 20 to
25 and even 80 and more bushels to the acre
are yielded. Wheat in strong land is
thought to pay muctfbetter than oats, as
oats are apt to fall and be light in the head
or grain. Grass fields lie in some cases one
year before being plowed, generally they
are left two, though rarely more.
Judging from the success and prosperity
of our farmers, there are few places which
excel us, and many which might profita
bly follow our example. There are many
portions of the country where the soil is
rich and strong which would profitably
bear the system of culture here practiced.
Forty to fifty bushels of corn to the acre is
a moderate crop on our best land ; seventy
to eighty is good, and Is sometimes exceed
ed.— A mcrican Agriculturist
A Cueloue MAN.—Dr. A. B. Kennedy, of Au
burn, N. Y., has discovered a speedy and per
manentremedy for Catarrh, will give $5OO for a
case of this dreadful disease that he cannot
cure. If you have an offensive discharge from
the head, nostrils obstructed or dry, partial
loss of hearing or smelling, pain over the eyes,
a substance sticking in too throat, affecting
the voice. If you have a Cough, a Sore Throat,
or Dyspepsia, get DR. KENNEDY'S "PER
MANENT CURE FOR CATARRH." It is a
thorough course of treatment, and completely
eradicates any or all of the above symptoms of
this loathsome disease, and is curing thousands
of sufferers Who had become discouraged with
antes and !irony at:gallons. Bee that his Jac .
efmffe is upon the wrapper. Sold by all Drug
gists. All orders from Druggists should bead.
dressed to DEMAB BARNES tit CO., 21 Park
Row, N. Y.
THE HOWE SEWING MAOBINE.—We the
undersigned members of a committee se
lected for the purpose of testing the merits
of the Singer and Howe sewing machines,
do respectfully report:
That we attended- in company with the
other members of the said committee at the
Orphans' Cotirt Room in the city of Lan
caster, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thule
day, the 14th, 16th and 16th of April, When
and where the said machines were put into
operation ; the Singer being operated by
W. W. Beardslee, and the Howe by o:Fate.
After a careful,' thorough and conscien
tious investigation, we are of opinion that
the Howe machine excelled the Singer Ma
chine in the following particulars :
First. The Howe machine did better
hemming, except in one specimen ot hem
ming done on coarse unbleached sheeting
and one piece of circular flannel.
Second. The Howe machine excelled in
tucking, the Singer maChine failing upon
very fine material.
Third. The Howe machine did better
cording, doing it in a beantiful , manner
around sharp corners and curves, in which
respect' he Singer failed.
Fourth, The Howe machine excelled in
felling.
lyth. The Howe machine showed a de
cided superiority in heavy tailoring, sew
ing with the greatest ease cloth which was
too thick to he admitted under the pressor
foot of the Singer machine:
Sixth. The Howe machine excelled In
quilting.
Seventh. In breldlng, and especially in
'lrerY short curves, the Howe machine
showatialnarked superiority. .
Eighth, In gathering,binding and ruffling
100
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600
600
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theme4ni ens Wereinamirl,r_'aqual thanes
einachine
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up" a l ite 4 =lrge l sr °2l? '
Math:
showed a dadidad_anpartokw, the Singer
machine totally 'Ming' In Patent leather
and We i se imx,baro. tMck piece of leather
t/troub Mellinger k was 'unable a
force a needle, the Howe machine sewed
with the greatest ease. - - -
But two pieces of coach trimming were
executed;Unacloth and the other dpcking. !
No harness work was allowed to be done.
as objection wastmade that tha: time agreed
upon for adjottnuneat bad expired.
A number of' pohith bf superiority w3re
presented on behallof :the Howe machine,
but -were not , exatnlned; uttenuoub
lions beingin u tleupon the,partuf .91n
ger machine.
• We tweet* the opinion that upon thewhole
theMOwe Machine exhibited a decided-stt
periority.
ItespeTfally'submitted,:
M. F. STNIGNRWALT
TB* SaWlHa MAiTairta:VorrasT = ltal.
roars Taw enialinTaa.—The Agent of
Sewingliachinehaving challenged
the Agent of Singer's Sewing Machine to a
, public test trial ofthesuPeriority of Howe's
machine over all others, claiming that said
Rowe's machine couid.do any work, done
by other machines equally well, andin some
things much betterthan any other, and the
Agent of the Singer machine having accep
ted slid challenge, and the undersigned
having been appointed by said parties ,to
Witness and report upon the relative
adaptedness of said machines for work
generally, and to consider and decide on the
superiority of the Family Machines of each
party for Hemmingßraiding, Cording,
Tucking, Felling and'Quilting ; and on the
superiority of the manufacturing machine
of each party for Tailoring, Shoe Work
Saddlers Work and Coach Trimming, beg
leave to report that they attended said pub
lic test trial at the Court House in Lancas
ter, Pa.,• 'on Tueeday, 'Wednesday and
Thursday, April 14, 15 and 16, 1868, and
after witnessing the workings of said ma•
chines by the respective parties, and closely
scrutinizing the work done, give the follow.
lug as their decision in the premises`, That
the Singer Family Machines executed the
most of the work done, neater and batter
than the Howe Machine, and worked faster
and seemed to be more easily operated;
making lees noise.
The Hemming done on the Singer ma
chine was nliTCh superioron some materials
than on Howe's machine, and equally well
on others.
The extra heavy work, light Tucking,
Felling and Cording done was better exe
cuted on the Howe machYae than on the
Singer.
The hemming, heavy tucking, ruffling,
braiding, fancy braiding, circular work and
other braiding were all better done by the
Singer machine.
sfnger' a machine greatly excelled Howe's
in gathering and sewing on ruffles at one
and the same operation, and on braiding.
On the manufacturing machine of the
respectiye parties, tests were made on Shoe
Work and Carriage Trimming and other
materials, which proved the superiority of
the Singer Machine over their contestants.
SAMUEL SLokust,
A. R. Mum, Committee.
E. MOMELLEN.
MORE ABOUT THE SEWING MACHINE
CONTEST.-If any of our citizens at all fa •
miller with the sublect, have taken the
trouble to read the majority report of the
Committee selected to investigate the merits
of the Howe and Singer Sewing Machines,
at the late trial in this city, they cannot
have failed to observe many glaring absur
dities. Among others we note the following:
While they credit the Howe with superi
ority in executing the heaviest tailoring
work and also In tucking the finest fabric,
they yet declare the Singer superior in some
intermediate work. Now heavy and light
are the two great test points in a sewing
machine; and It follows logically that ifone
machine can do the lightest and at the same
time the heavies work better than another,
it will also excel In all other grades of work.
Again, they give the Howe machine the
credit for doing the best felling, and the
Singer for doing the best hemming. Now
every lady knows that hemming and felling
are both done with tbesame instrument, to
wit: the hemmer • and that felling is de
cidedly the Moro difficult operation of the
two. And it necessarily follows that the
machine that can do the best felling can
also do the best hemming. This we think
is common sense.
We deem it proper here to expose a few
errors, intentional or otherwise, in the ma
iority report. They claim superiority in
quilting for the Singer ; now the vote upon
that point was a tie, one of the Committee
not voting. They conceded to the Howe
the superiority in shoe-work, yet the report
claims it for the Singer. They conceded
that the most difficult specimen of hemming
done, to wit: hemming inside of a square,
was done in the best manner by the Howe,
while the report claims all the hemming for
the Singer.
We Will not impute any dishonest mo
tive to the majority of the Committee; pre
ferring to believe that they acted according
to the best of their ability. But it must be
admitted that it was the universal opinion
from the beginning and throughout, that
, while the Howe was the best Sewing Ma
i chine, the majority of the Committee were
incompetent judges, and the Howe need
not expect justice at their hands. That the
whole proceeding was outrageously and
shamefully one sided, there is and can be
but one opinion. The majority ruled
against the Howe throughout—refused to
have it tested to its full capacity—objected
to examining the mechanical points and
general constrution of the machine, on the
'ground that they were ignorant of the
whole subject—which, by the way, was
about the only sensible thing said during
the trial by the majority, in favor of
the Howe, and would have furnished a
very good and proper excuse in the outset
for their not serving at all. The Singer
operator was allowed to make samples until
he got
,one to suit, while Mr. Fate of the
Howe invariably handed in the first sample
made. When the Singer operator failed to
make good cording on the machine, this
same majority allowed him to submit a
sample made by hand. When the proposi
tion was to sew patent leather without oil,
which Mr. Fate of the Howe did, the Singer
operator was allowed to grease his fingers,
and thereby grease the patent leather. The
committee having their attention called to
this sly proceeding the majority made no
objection. In short ft was obvious to every
one present that from the beginning to the
end of the trial the Singer operator was
tricky. It became apparent to us very
early in the trial, that when the Squire took
snuff the other two gentlemen of the ma
jority were expected to sneeze.
In conclusion it is worthy of note that the
only two practical men on the committee—
one a tailor and the other a coachmaker,
using and operating a machine in his busi
ness—are arrayed upon the aide of the
Howe. Perhaps we shall have more to say
of the majority report at another time.
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381
WE the undersigned, being the majority
of the Committee to report upon the Teat
Trial of the Howe Sewing Machine with
the Singer Sewing Machine, and having
reported upon the same in part, now desire
to state that we made a very thorough ex
amination Into the merits of the work axe.
anted by the respective machines at the
test trial, and any in all candor the report
was according to our beat judgment in the
matter. As .a ihrther guarantee we take
the liberty to insert here a precise record of
the votes cast as we examined the goods in
the committee of the whole, viz:
Shoe Work—Singer had 8 votes on two
points, and 4 votes on one point. Howe
had 8 votes on I point.
Carriage Trimming—Singer had 3 votes
on Stitching and 16 on Hemming. Howe
had 2 votes on Stitching and none on Hem•
ming.
Family.—Singer had 4 votes on hemming,
3 on binding 3 on ruffling, 4 on fancy braid
ing, 3 on plain braiding, 2 on extra heavy
work, 1 on light, tucking, .4 on circular cap
work, 2 on turning corners in cording, 3 on
hemming, 2 on felling, 8 on heavy tucking.
Howe`had on stitching 2 votes, hemming
none, binding 2 ruffling none, plain braid
ing 2, fancy braiding none, heavy work 3,
circular cap work 1, cording round corners
3 heavy hemming 2 felling 3, heavy tuck
ing 2. On quilting the machines each had
2 votes, one member declining to vote.
The above table will show at a glance,
that the Singer Sowing 'Machine had thir
teen points, while the Howe only bad five
points.
We, therefore, deckle that the amount of
forfeit be paid over to W. W. Beardslee, the
agent of tho Singer Machine, and ha by
him donated to the Childrens Some, in our
city, as agreed upon in the public challenges
and his acceptance.
SAMUEL SLOICOM,
A. B. BAER, }Committee.
E. MCMELLEN
Mamas. Enrrona : To acknowledge a fair
and square defeat in a battle of
: your own
choosing, is to most men a bitter dose; and
When Mr. Fate in order to make the town
"too hot for me," (ea one of Ms friends ex-
pressed it,) challenged me to a public trial of
machines, importing for that occasion at great
expense, not only the original 6Ymon•pure
"Bowe Machine" itself, but With it the moat
expert operators apd talented puffers in the
employ of the Howe Company, all to operate
against one man, and all miserably failing. It
was bardly to be expected that:the vanquished
gentlemen would bear their defeat in silence.
No lirmy. or Sewing Machine was ever
Worsted without its friends being able to show
that the defeat was really a victory, Or at the
most, a "masterly change of base." •
We all understood this, and of course I fully
expected - a. few newspaper paragraphs from
some of the able, ingenious and distinguished
Agents of the Howe, (who in goodly numbers
graced our contest with their presence) ox.
plaining away their debut..
Such "letting down" la 'generally harmleas,
and therefore pardonable, and I bad expected
to pawn, by without
The unmanly asperatons, however, not only
against the reputation of the gentlemen who
compose the majority of the Connalttee, but
against myself which appears over the' Sign..
tare of "Spectator" In the Intallgenari. of the
td rout., seem to demand avoid crisply,'
In so doing I shall. We my own. name, and
not attempt to stab any one in the dark,
In the selection of our committee; Mr. Fate
had every advantage that a longrealdent conld
have over a comparative stranger: Of the
jority members Of the committee I. bad some
slight acquaintance with Mr. Barr, .I, barely
knew Mr. Blokoin, andha4 nevettii know.'
ledge zne.kgieltriilnike; m 0011414 unly
tit the day of trial:: None of them hatielther a
Howe ore Singer aftichine, 'andLivere totally,
vmpreadtcied In the matter, While of the rn1; 1
nosily, sainted by Mr. Fate, both gentlemen
==l==
9 - ,,
owned Ilowir.Mtehinsrnittwast biased in
their favor wheruttegs tiwntastibistionintitten.
I did not tlkd halt with, themtken, end do 16t
now; ex kcal' bath' tot them‘ to vat aside
their,bieit es soo man they wine selechkiJudges,
and i ris Willi* tit suppose they did. '
ne of them, lir. ,Erturmn, gerteinly did; for
be ridnoWledged the fairness. , With end
tire of the majority report, and agreed L,_
. Ego
It ifthey would simply insert the words "eloOt
and canvass" before the worde "carriage &fa"
mina," to show. that leather carnage trimming
i had nOtbiteniatied by either machine. The
rdteration..;*as made at his suggestion. but
anon eimitiltatfon with Mr. fitelgerwalt he
changed his mind. • ' . •
The oharadterand rePutalkiii Of the majority
of the ecoininittee need no defense at mylianda,
for theMmPle.:Xcasiall that neither. "Specta
tor" nor al:weather Sewing Machine Agent.
can hipire theMlif thbi CoMmtmliT.
Tolhe aalrerrAthangS that I "Walt tricky,"
tory tbat, Likeittliz Inked narobtained delays
on the flimsy pretext of ewaltingmehest keys"
and udoeninents.7- *bleb, - on arrival, proved
to be a swami of blowers for the
Howe Machine. -
To the specistiehi4l(Wthit.l had my fingers
greased while sewing. patent. leather, / have
simply to say that it Waite.
To the ohara&that 'the Committee did not
examine the "m
t ianical points and general
constrnation of e machines." I reply, th at I
is much, better .tor the Howe that they did
not. It would be exceedingly difllcult to con
vince any Intelligent man that the Howe with
its 214 odd pieces, was less complicated or more
durable and easy of management than the
Singer with only 1W odd Parte.
The whole truth is briefly/ this; Mr. Fate
gave the challenge, I accepted it. The Com
mittee was chosen according to oar mutual
agreement, all its members were " practical
men," "knowing," in Mr. Fate's own word
" good from indifferent work," and of theelgh•
teen (18) points in - which a teat was made, they
award the superiority In thirteen to the Singer,
and in five to the. Howe Machine, and all the
reproving and bluster of Mr. Fate or his Lieu
tenants cannot destroy public confidence in
the justice of this award.
And now, since the two members of the ml.
nority committee have publielyacknowledged
that the Howe Machine was beaten on its own
ground, and since Mr. Fate ' , proposed that the
successful ..contestant should donate the
amount of forfeit to the Children's Home, and
since the money ls now in the hernia of Mr.
Steigerwalt, one of the referees selected by Mr.
Fate, and since the minority committee, act-
ing in the interests of the Howe Machine,have
publicly refused to pay over the money as
agreed upon, let the people make a note of the
fact. The Inferentie Is plata, that the Howe
Company, through their agent here, seeks to
shirk the responsibllity and thus keep the
Children's Home out of that which nowinstly
belongs to It. W:W.'HEAFGDSLEE.
"Look on this Velure and then on that."
Here yodbehold the Infirm step,
The pallid cheek, wasting form,
Untested.food, and a 'octal atmosphere
Poisoned with the tales of aches, pains,
Sleepless nlghts, and mental despondency.
There, laughing health, sparkling eyes,
Elastic steps, cravings ppetite, forgotten cares,
Genial thought anctambitions resolves
Show the contrast and mark the picture.
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DOUBLE REPINED POUDRETTE
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Pamphlet with certificates of hundreds of well
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tIarELTZ—ERISMAII.—At the residencelof the
bride's mother, In West Chestnut Street, Lan
caster city, on the 20th inst., by Rev. C.I. For
ney, Mr. Isaac) B. Smeltz, and Mien Clara M.
Briancon, both of said city,
'Baltimore and Reading papers please copy.l
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J. V. Eckert, Mr. Latham I. Bolton to bliss
Sallie K. Brison, both of Eden township, this
county.
HA RTLZY—RAurntiar.—On the 21st inst., by
the Rev, J. J. Rtrine, at his residence, John J.
Hartley to Miss Matilda Kauffman, both of
fhb; city.
NELBON.-012 the 27th inst., In this city, Miss
Bailie Nelson.
Binair.—on the 27th anal. In this city, Mary
Barbara, Infant daughter ofJohn H. and Mar
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John Anthony, eon of Henry J. and Barbara
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MolLvailes.--On the Ma inst., Thomas B.
Melivable, Esq., of Balisbury, aged el years.
H ZDORTI.-401/1 the 28th lust" .In this city,
August Hagedorn, In the 80th year of his age.
EBEIMAN.—On the list inst., in this city
Bertha Elizabeth, daughter of Charles F., and
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tiraln Market
PIIrLADELPHIA, April 28.—Petroleam arm ;
article 17 (01750
andenned In bonds 20 , 445128,54 a.
Flour dull unchanged ; supernne $9.764$
9; extras $9.770)10; wheat held nrmly ; red
$2.00 ; N 0.2 spring 61,60®362; white $3220433.20;
rye $2.15@2.18.
Corn. Is in good demand; yellow at $1211;31
1.224 and mixed Western at $1.21.
Oars.is steady at 880 for heavy Western, 811@
91e for Penn'a, and 90@950 for Boothenx
Naw Yoatc, April 28.—Cottou is dull at 83c.
Flour dulL Bales of 7,000 bbLe. at unchanged
prices.
wbeat le dull.
Corn quiet; sales of 7,600 btu. at BLINII.IB.
Gets are deeliding; 18,000 bus sold at 84,10.
• Beef Wendy,
York 10 dull at 828.60. • •
Lard la quiet at 1841018 3 .40,,
Whiskyqulet.
Baltimore Market.
..13Avrimoux, April 28.—Oottou la dull r mid
dlings at 82e, • , , 7,.; • ,
Flour la Armand aoUveat yastarday's_prloos.
Whaat. dull ;.?daryland at 8&10,. and Fann'a
at 118. • •
, Curn - dUll ; 'White at 11L10,a1.11, and. Falba ,
.4::lata dull and unchanged.. • •
Nnlye la firm at $2.15. •7 .• , • •
Froylidona firm and Unolninged.
. . .. • ....
ensue Market: -
PAIL 4DWL.P11.1.4. Aprll2l.--Beeves .aotlver
pirloes tatelkaara3df Whoa:l'4old at - 10408110
tor 41 1 116Peruns9lvsata :tad' Western:Fs:sea
9(fi100 foe far to good; AllaterVerroms for mat
mon.
Ant
net, Wsrale " olifffl h igl i :V at 6 3 ‘
flogs aeutaird 1 . 2,800 head scud aria*
V 2.8
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Vinrrtagers.
Otatito.
Viands
• . • 1 , ..; .13311111116.-• •i, t •
/ 0 . 66. i t • ,• : :411713otreibrank; April 28.
RhadhU s W 311z e....-.......,.= 45' • •
Irschazure par.
Stacks aotlve. Nit/ TOSS: AptU ,
3 - 05 Z •
ta
C3avoland and Intranet ''' • 83
Pittsburg and Port War-":
Michigan na
15
Zan nonthern--
N ork ---- Ina • '
Central.t. "."t74
Oumbarland as
Hudson Rivar—..---- _137 A
U. 8.1882.................... ....... _ . ......117'
do_
NeW /awe
Tea-P ordet...—
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LANcLurnat GRAIN Minirier, MONDAY
Apau. 2 7th,lB6&-Market better: .
Family dour, ti bar 11l 90
Extra do do ......10 67
Superfine -do do 980
Wheat(white) 13 bus, ~. _3 00
Wbeat (red)......d0 2 85
Rye do 2.00
Corn do 1 20
0ata........- ...... --ao.
Whiskey
Lancaster Household Market.
LAticawrsn, Satarday, April 25.
Butter
Lard, di i t lb__
180aue.
Eggs la dozer-...... 190220.
Chickens, (11ve0 1.0001.2b
Do. (eleaned,l pair ..... _..L2001.35
Lamb, v ID
Sausages, 1p te lto2oo.
Potatoes, V .... 2.00
Do. I peak ....... 25030 c.
Apples, " peck 3.5040 c.
New Oorn 10 ushel....--- ......... .....L1501.20
Old " .—.---..
Cabbage " bead.............---
°biota', " peek...—.
NOW Oata big
Apt . Butter, sit Pint.. .. .
Turnips, V bushel.
sishiptio
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have declared a dividend of S 2 per share, pay.
able on demand, at tne Farmers' National
Bank of Lancaster,
. .
GEO. B. SHOBE T,
U weensr.
Nzw HAVEN, April 27. lap 29 17
SLATE! SLATE!! SLATE!!!
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PLAIN AND ORHAMANTAL
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LANCASTER, PA.
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sio- Leave your orders at Diller & Groin
Hardware Store. ap243t
NOTICE. -THE UNDERSIGNED HERE
BY CAUTIONS all persons from buying
or negotiating a promissory note from me for
$l4O, with John Fritz as security, payable to
the order of James G. Hildebrand, at the Lan
caster County National Bauk, as I will not
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aPr 28 ltd & awe
WM. McCOMEIRY de CO.,
LUMBERDEALE A M I D
COAL
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Also, Fencing Material, Rails, Pales and
Posts, Round and Morticed, Chestnut and Lo
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ap 26 2ISSR,d2tw
pROPHYLACTICI
The yes medlcatriz narurce In • man Is that
providential protection from disease, which
the God of nature has implanted in every tie.
sue, nerve and Hilment of our entire organl zo,
Lion. Were it not for this invisible Innate
power In man's nature ho would bo con
etaiaLly Mimed like a frail bark from health to*
sickness, and often from sickness to dissolo
Lion. At every little change in the tempera
ture of the atmosphere, or from the least ne
glect in the me of food or clothing disease would
begin its work of destruction. It, is this prln
elple which prevents disease under ordinary
circumstances, and often indeed, when it has
pretty thoroughly Insinuated itself into the
structure of the body—bafnes It for a long time
until at ;fist the long bent bow becomes weaX,
)
unassisted nature aloha, the body emaciates—
dies.
Reader, the object of medlolne in disease le
not In itself to cum. The most that medicine
can do in any case is to assist the vie medico
Utz marine in casting °Slim broken down tie.
sues of the body, and building up the new, and
that remedy which does the most to build up
and invigorate the variotui functions of tho
animal mechanism does the most to assist na
tare and heal disease.
As vaccination Is a protection against vari
olold or small pox so Is
MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS
a protection against all diseases whether he-
redltary, endemic, or epidemic.
Never before in the history of man has there
been produced a combination oi remedies so
potent for good, so antagonistic to disease.
The medical profession everywhere bee test,-
ed and knows well Its remedial powers, not
withstanding M. D. , e disguise Mlsbler'e Herb
Bitters with aromatics before administering
It. They dare not do without It where life and
death are at stake. Thousands upon thous-
ands of poor sufferers have been solemnly and
with a great show of professional dignity told
that the closing atone was near at hand, that
the angel of hope tied when Mahler's Herb
Bitters came in and closed the gaping Jaws of
the monster death—and bid defiance to disease.
Everybody taices U. In diseases of [he nano
and throat It is a specific. Ministers of the
Gospel, publio speakers, singers and auction
eers use it as a remedy for hoarseness.
Mothers koep 16 for croup, sore throat and
cholla pains of their children. For general
debility and nervous complaints it excels all
other remedies
For scrofula, delicate diseases and weak
nesses erb3ing from excesses or Indiscretion,
first build up Chu general system and correct
the sluggish functions of digestion with the
Herb Bittere, then nee
MISHLER'S
GREEN LABEL BITTERS
to counteract and entirely eradicate the sent
moue diathesis or the secondary and tertiary
effects of delicate diseases. It will speedily
cure any sores on any and every part of the
body. It Is the great 41(xxl Purifier, where
Mercury, lodine of Potash and all other al
taralivee have failed In those orrenelve die
eases which destroy the manta and bones of
the nose, the Green Label Ilitterx net like
The class of unfortunates referred to above
should begin by taking the first week a table-
spoonful Ulnae Limes a day. The second week
a tableepoontul aria a half, and the third week
tablespoonful every three hours, and thus con
tinue to lncrcaae the dose until a very large
dose has been taken When It should b t grade-
ally dirnlnlahed for a week or two, and then
again Inerertae. When too large a dote hi taken
of the Green Label Bitters, or they have been
too long continued, the throat will become
somewhat Irritated, and allttle uneasiness felt
in the stomach. Tee patient should at once
rapidly diminish the dose when the above
symptoms are experienced. Al Boon as they
have passed off, begin again. There fano danger
In taking the Green Label Bitters, if only as
much le taken as will make the patient feel
comfortable, neither will they intoxicate; but
to the contrary, we will guarantee that if an
habitual Inebilate takes a udneglagefal of It
three ttmee a day, he will acquire such a die-
gnat for intoxicating drinks that in n short
time he could not be induced to taste it.
It these Bitters are taken according to the
aboie directions we will warrant a perfect cure
in any form, stage or condltioti of &condone
or delicate diseases. Old Sores, Swellings, dc.,
inside or outside of the body, no nuttier froni
what cause, if curable at all.
' The Green Label Bitters are Cold everywhere
by all Druggists and Country Storekeepers at
51.50 per bottle.
81 ..T.SHLER'S
RED LABEL BITTERS,
is the ladies' friend, and littmequaliedyry any
other preparation. ,
ia el:dozed,' or Green Malthus, Irreliniaritiesl
Painful Nenetrnation, Suppreallan of the
,low, Ulceration of. the - '.'uterns,
Whites or Leueorrhoca In the decline or
clurd ge ' . °flffe and 0 1 _ comPlilite tholiliat to
the sex It IS a PERPECI. PANACEA',
1361 d,3YeriNthere,ai 040 peitiottie.l
HARTMAN. CO ,
' " " PROPRIETORS,
L&ROASTER, PA., AND ORECIAGO,
few gobtxtiminsi.
Eonirssinmi swairrz.
lite of Manor township, deoesorid. Let
ters of adrainilleratiOn 011 ssid imitate having
beenipshited to tho undersigned, all gsusons
indented thereto, are requested to make Int,
mediate setUemeur, and thou having claims
or domande against the sable, will present
them Without delay for settlement to the tin
&reigned, reridlne In said.townehip,
DAVID B.IIOFF. Adinthiltrat cr• •
two l7
Mgt: COIIIIIRSIONE6A OF THE' DELA.
Ware•Rlver and Lancaster Railroad will
open books for the purpose of receiving sub.
sort lions to the capital stock of said Rsllroad
on Monday,') nesday and Wednesday, thellith,
19th and nAtt days of May, inti, at tho Avian!.
total store of George D. tiprecher. ,n the City
or Laacaster, Pa: and at the furor Home. In
'New Holland, Lax : caster county, Pa.. and on
Thursday, Friday e,nd gaturday. the fist, gal,
and 234 days o. ay. 1884, at the ofd-oat E. D.
White, Esq., in Chortattown Lsoccater oo.;
Pa Hooks will be open front 9 o cloak, A. af.,
to 3 o'clock, P. M... attar day: . ,
• . .18A.A.0 GULDIN.;,- . .
SAMUEL K. CA81.4., ,;
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111 , 0han. D . 13PitiClaraf.,“
JAMES IL. PRfl2. o .‘
ap 23 8 tdlawelltw ftlmralttew onFlbotk:
Pluane F. LANDIS. JAOOli 1. ' 11.4:21D/3.
zftA. F. L31‘21t6. •
TI P E Y . !Ur
_ _
- FOUNDRY AND MACHINE eilOP, •
1484 Off .ersiasr,
LANCASTRR; PA" '
LANDIS &
- - •
Iron and Brass Castings Done to Ord!!.'•
Engines. MILI (fearing, Shafting,. Pulleyn,
dm.. .
Also a new end Improved Grain Thresher
and Separator.
Models for Patentees mado to order.
Special attention paid to reP4lring.
N.B.— I he finfincias Reaper and idowereart
also be had at our chops. This Reaper and
Mower is warranted to give satisfaction. Call
and see tG ap 27 Maw. .LA N DTP & CO.
MEI
ITALUABLE LANDIS Foil SA
V Subscriber °Were for saM the loLowlog
valuable farming and Umber lands:.
A Farm situated in Spring Wand:hip, Pony
county, Pa., containing
145 ACRES,
all clear and in %good state of caltivaUon;
having been limed twice, and having a now
Brick House, n, w Frame II , rn, and all the
outbuildings general y on a flrstm asp farm,
with a neve--lallinfr spring or w,ter near the
door, There are 03 acres of well•timbered
Woodland a sliest distance from the larm.
which can be purchased with the farm. Ttio
purchaser gets the crop now in the ground,
which is large. Call on the subscriber soon or
else It will be sold at pubic eale.
Address D. R. REEDER,
ELliottsburg, Perry Co., Pa.
April 20th, 1060.
• 8410 c.
I 180
Also, a good Saw Mill Property, situated in
Saville township, Perry county, Pa , contain.
ins 77 ACRES, salt clear, the balance well
.timbered, a new Rouse and raw fdlii, with a
ftvor falling stream of water. Tho above
laMs are well worthy the attention of par•
chasers, both being In good comma nide I, near
markets, churches, sonoola and mills, neat.
each property.
Call on or address soon,
D. K. REEDER,
Elliotteborg Pony county, Pa.
Time above properties will be sold on liberal
terms. lap 29 BLw 17
MEDICAL.
DOCTOR N. B. BRISBINE,
Pliyetclan for Chronic Dlaeasea, hoe a per
anent office at
NO. 93 EAST KING ST., L ANOASTEE, Pit
Where he has been engaged for some time Ont.
In the successful treatment of
OLD OBSTEg ATE DißEd Bag.
The Doctor might present a volume of fret
tideates and testimonials of cures, but the
moat satisfactory evidence will be given the
public la a trial of ills skill.
Doctor Drlsbine devotes exclusive attention
to the °lama of diseases, In which his praotioe
has been uniformly successiul, eMeting cores
wean they have baffled all systems or treat
ment.
CONSUMPTION,
PARALYSIS,
R lOIEU
BRONCHITLS
DYSPEPSIA,
ASTHMA,
PILES,
AND DROPSY,
DISEASES OF THE
LIVER.
HEART,
LUNGS,
STOMACH,
SKIN, AND U}'
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM,
And all tnose Diseases peculiar to females
through 11 b, are promptly and permanently
cured when curable, and reasonable charges
made lor medicines.
The Doctor's principal remedial agents are
selected carefully from the iTharmacopmta of
the United !Mattel and (Jemmy, and prepared
and given out by him at his of fice, and com
bine all the modern improvements of medi
cine, among which aro Inhalation. Atomiza
tion, Electrical and Magnetic treatment,
which are all used with success in Luis lato
day of proress. The Doetur invite• all who
are afflicted, to call and consult him, free of
charge, and give Mtn and his medicines a
FAITHFUL TRIAL
Doctor DrMine Diagnoses by the urine, ono
of the most Infallible taste of DlSeleleil known,
using untical, Chemical and Microscopical
teals, enabling him to empl-y a rational, sal
entitle and curative ire • tment; and he will In
no case give encouragement fur the sake Of
fees.
The Drab or to a graduate of Sterling Medical
College, and the old German Eclectic bchool,
was burgeon and Medical Director In the late
War, has had a large experience, both in civil
and military practice, and only desires repu
tation on his own merit..
. .
OFFICE AND RE-I DENCE No. 03 DIU
King etreet, a few doors above the Eastern Iio•
tel, and a little over a square abovo the Coutt
House.
SS. consultation free and confidential.
apr orna , 17
ustou gnat te 4ittlro4d.
T " E
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO
OFFER A LIMITED AMOUNT OP TELMA
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS
AT PAR,
PRINCIPAL AND lICTIERZST
PAYABLE IN GOLD
The Great PaoMc Railroad Line, extending
1721 miles from Omaha, on the Missouri River,
to the tide-waters of the Partin° Ocean. Is being
built by two powerful Companies—The Grnioll
Pacific, beginning at Omaha, liulltling West,
and the Central Pacific of California, begin•
rang at Sacramento, building... East, until the
two loads shall meet.
Both Companies have prosecuted Deo work
with groat vigor, the Union Pacific having al
ready expended over
THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS,
and the Central over Twenty Millions, upon
their respective parts of the undertaking—
THE UNION PACIFIC HAVE COMPLETED
650 MlLES—have iron and other materials for
two hundred miles upon the ground, and one
hundred. additional miles are ready for the
track. They will have a much larger force em
ployed this year than over before, and It le ex
pected that, between
800 AND 800 MILES
will be In operation during 1809. There seems
to be no reasonable doubt teat the distance be.
tweon Omaha and Sacramento will be travers
ed by rail in IWO.
THE GOVERNMENT GRANTS 12,8X1 acres
of land, and Its Bonds to the average amount
of 8290()0 per miles, to old in the Construction
of the line, and authorizes tho issue of the F irst
Mortgage Bonds now offered for sale, to the
same amount and no mire. The Government
takes a second lien, and slyest° toe First Mort
gage Bondholders a prior lien for their secur-
Icy, to which a largo paid-up capital is added.
The Bonds cannot be issued except as each sec
lion of twenty miles is accepted by Govern
moat commission, so that they alwaye repre
sent a real property.
It is universally admitted that on the COM
plotion of the Union Paola° Railroad, Its
through business will make It ono Of the most
profitable in the world—but its way or focal
business Is already several times the Interest
on Its bonds; so that, if not another mile were
built, they would boa secure investment.
THE NET EARNINGS for eight months of
last year ou an average of 380 miles are °M
orally reported at 81,00,130, while the Inter.
est on all Die bonds It could Issue on that
length of road for that time, reduced. to cur
rency, was only 8J95.860.
The amount paid ay the Government for the
transportation of troops, munitions,slores and
malls has been, and doubtless will condone to
be, much more than the Interest ou the United
States Second Monaca s Bonds. If It is not, tho
charter provides that after the road is complet
ed, and until said bond+ and interest aro paid,
at least five per cent. of the not earnings of the
road shall be applied to such payment.
The Union Puerile Bonds are for CNA each,
and have coupons attached. They have thirty
years to run, and bear annual interest, paya
ble on the Brat day of January and July at the
Company's °Moo to the City of Now York, at
the rate of aix per cent. in gold The Principal
is payable In gold at maturity. At the present
rote of gold, these bands pay an annual Income
on their cost of
NEARLY NINE PER CENT.,
2LND IT IS BELIEVED THAT TREY WILL
SOON BE AT A PREMIUM.
The Company have but a very limited supply
of their Bonds remaining on hand, but any
subscriptionsaacepted to a greater smountthan
can be filled from Bonds now In the Company's
possession, will be supplied from the New
Bonds to be issued on that portion of the road
completed in the Spring, in the order in which
they are received.
The Company reserve the right to advance
the price of their bonds to a rate above par at
any time, and will not fill any orders or re.
calve any subscriptions on which the money
has been actually paid at the Company's office
before the time of such advance.
Parties subscribing will remit the par value
of the bonds and the scorned interest in cur.
rency at the rate of six per cent. per annum,
from the date on which the last coupon was.
paid. Subscriptions will be received in Lan.
caster by
LANCASTER NATIONAL BANK.
REED, MCBRANN dt CO., BANKERS.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
and In New York at the
Company's Office, No. 90 Ronan Street,
JOHN J. CISCO dr . SON, BANKERS,
NO. 85 WALL STREET,
And by the Company's Advertised Agent@
throughout the United States.
Remittances should be made in drafts or
other funds par In New York, and the :Bondi
will be sent free of charge by retort expre,s.
Parties subscribing through local agents, will
look to them forthelr safe delivery.
d'PAMPRLET AND Met. FOR Mud mit
been published by the Company, givlnk fuller.
Information than hi possible In an adverthie•
meat, respecting the Programa the Work-elk.
Resources of the Country traversed Me tam
Road, the Means for Coruitruation, and the ,
Vete& the Donde, which will be sent frill
applleatton at the Company's offloeor to
the adviirtised write. • ' -
JOHN 3. DISCO,
ap 18 =dew Treasurer, Now York.