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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 18091
DEMOCEATIO STATE TICKET.
FOB GOVERNOR:
non. ASA PACKEB, of Carbon counts'.
FOB JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT:
non. CYRUS L. PERSHING, ofCambrla co.
Our Candidates.
The Democratic State Convention has
presented for the suffrages of the people,
of Pennsylvania candidates for Gover
nor and Judge of the Supreme Court,
whose fitness to fill those high offices
as they should be filled cannot be ques
tioned. Hon. Asa Packer is one of the
most remarkable men in this country,
and his career, even when told Jn pro
sale diction, reads almost like a ro
mance. Starting in life a poor boy he
has acquired a princely fortune, out
of which he has endowed great chari
ties moßt munificently. In a moßt
extended and varied business ca
pacity, bo has displayed administra
tive abilities of the very highest order.
The purity of his private life, his devo
tion to principle, the implicit trust and
confidence reposed in him by all who
know him, indicate that be possesses
all the qualities requisite for the high
position of Chief Magistrate of our State.
Asa Packer in the Gubernatorial chair
will form a rampart to the rascalities of |
corrupt legislators. I
Through his enterprise that section of i
the State in which lie resides has been j
tiaced by a net work of railroads devel
oping its resources and increasing im
mensely the industrial interests of our
Stale, and giving employment to thou
sands oflnborlng men who regard him
as their friend and benefactor. In fact
every where throughout this broad Com
monwealth the name of Asa Packer is
associated with all our great industrial
enterprises,
Cyrus L. Pershing, the candidate for
.Supreme Judge, is u gentleman of emi
nent legal ability, of high culture, of
unquestioned - honesty, of inflexible in
tegrity,and is in all respects such aman
as should be placed upon tho Supreme
Ilenchof.ourStale. While he is inearn
eatsympatliy with tho Democratic par
ty, Cyrils L. Pershiugwill ueverswerve
one hair’s bread 111 from the line of exact
logul justice to subserve any parti
zan purposes. Jle has already fill
ed a number of public positions,
in his native .State,' mid has passed
through the trying ordeal of member
ship in the Pennsylvania Legislature,
within the days in which corruption,
frurnl, bribery, and rascality have been
the rule, without stain upon his char
acter or the slightest suspicion attach
ing to his fair fume. Ho lias a mind
which is keen, quid:, grasping, and
tenacious; lie sees tho merits of a case
at a glance, penetrates at once to the
center of his subject, seizes its strong
points, and holds them firmly in baud.
In short Mr. Pershing possesses the very
qualities which are especially essential
to the discharge of the high duties
which devolve upon the Judges of our
Supreme Court.
The candidates presented by the
Democracy to the people of Pennsylva
nia, for Governor and Judge of the
Supremo Court, arc well known
to its citizens, and in every respect
worthy of their support. The ticket is
asubstantial and reliable one admirably
adapted to command the respect and
esteem of the sober minded and some
what slow moving masses of our State.
11 meets wilh the unqualilied appioval of
many dissatisfied Republicans and Ihnu
ands of them who are honest and con
scientious will give it a hearty support
on the find Tuesday in October next.
Tilt' Business Men are Fur Parker
Tite business men of Pennsylvania,
her merchants, manufacturers, miners
and capitalists generally are in favor of
the election of one of their osvn class to
.the Gubernatorial chair. They have no
confidence cither in the ability or the
integrity of (uary. In the Hon. Asa
Packer they recognize the embodiment
of great business capacity. His career
in life has e.liown administrative talents
of the very highest order. The solid
men of the Commonwealth know him,
admire him, ami will support him
heartily. In Philadelphia, and else
where throughout the Stale, many of
the most substantial Republicans will
not only vote for him, but will exert all
their iuiluence to mcuix* his election.
With the best and most iufiuenlial Re
publican politicians in the .State iu open
opposition to Geary, and many of the
best business men of the party support
ing Pucker, the result of the coming
election cannot be doubtful. Theempty
headed demagogue who received a re
nomiimlion by packing the Radical
State Convention with the “ roosters”
and “ pinchers ” of the last infamously
corrupt legislature, will be repudiated
alike by the business men and the
working men of Pennsylvania.
Tlie Workingmen for Flicker.
Hon. Asa Packer in un illustrious ex
ample of that most honorable class, the
self-made men of the country. Pegiu
»ng life without a dollar lie battled
bravely with all obstacles uutil lie tri
umphed over them. From t lie beginning
of bis life until now be has been inti
mately associated with the work
ing men of Lehigh Valley. His
various large enterprizes have fui
nlshed employment to many thousands
of the hardy sons of toil, and they have
always found in him a true friend. He
has never wronged any man, but has
been so liberal and so just iu all
Ills dealings with the multitudes who
have from time to time been iu his em
ploy, that it is no wonder that he is
unboundedly popular with them. In
the great mining and manufacturing
region yf the State, where Asa Packer
is so widely and intimately known,
capitalists and working men will vie
with each othtriu their hearty and en
thusiastic support of him. 'i lie Demo
cratic candidate for Governor has done
more for the working men of Pemisyl
vania than any other man within her
borders. He is emphatically the friend
of the laboring classes, and may, with
truth, he styled the vorkiug man’s
candidate.
Forney’s Kulogy of Asa Packer
On ilit* ...
-.‘hi of .November, ISGo, at a
dinner given to Asa Packer, at Bethle
hem, uh a public acknowledgment of
ilia iiberuiity iu founding ami endow
ing the Lehigh I'niversity, Colonel
John \V. Korney paid the following
tribute to the guest of the day : “ Here
ia a character and career for youth and
manhood to study. Here ia a lesson to
the one to move on in the path of im
provement, and a stimulant to the
other never to despair in the darkest
•*vir of disaster and misfortune. We
p.'.-£ o-t Ar.u Packer as the miuer
out a piece of coal to show
o: the preeiouj deposit
is taken; we pick him
’a i. at can be won by person
•'•‘■••.‘.y, indistry, and kindness to
',j in the midst of bad
• ‘-hence in the midst of
■j \'j modesty in proa
;, f A:. j go n i ohi ty when
Ihands full to
Gan there he
M.'s <.j
Torturer <•/>
realiz*-; a
a better man to el*/.*. Governor of Fenn
sylvania than the in'h vFloaJ thu* eulo
gized by the editor of 7/</ ; /y«* / A*a
Fuuker is the name man no*// in: •//&>■
When Colonel Forney h)*
ehuraoler in 1805.
J/o;v. Asa. Packer is confounded by
v,mo uowapapers, among which wo aro
to llnd the New York l.ua
lion. Win. F. Packer, who was
u> the Governorship of this Btate
in 1857, and not in
1851,0* iii« } Philadelphia Post says in
jUta/apLing to correct the error of the
JS/un,
THE L A.STI3 ABCCER WEEKIIXL XgrTELLIQ-EEErOEiB. Y,, 3l, 1869.
The State Convention.
The Convention whloh assembled at
Harrisburg on Wednesday, wbb the
largest and most enthusiastic State
Convention whloh the. Democracy has
held for many years. The crowd was
so great, and the desire to gain admis
sion to the Hall of the House of Re
presentatives Buch that it was with
great difficulty that the Delegates and
others, who held the tickets necessary
for entrance were able to get In- Tu®
Hotels were filled to overflowing, and
the landlords were driven so dlstrac
tion in their efforts to do impossible
things In tho way of taking in and
accommodating the visitors.
The coming togetherof this great crowd
of Democrats to witness the selection of
their candidate for Governor gives a
very good augury of our success in the
campaign. It tells very- significantly
of the great life and spirit which ani
mates the party and the strong hope
which it entertains of a Democratic
victory in October. Our people are
manifestly disposed to enter into this
contest with great activity and energy,
and aided by the disgust of the country
at Republican misrule, they have abund
ant cause for belief that they will not
lose the battle.
The friends of Judge Packer were
warmly in favor of his nomination, be
cause of bis great popularity in Phila
delphia and in the Lehigh valley;
while tho friends of Gen. Cass urged his
selection, because of his grent strength
in the West. They wero both right in
their preferences, viewing the chatter
as they did, each from theirown stand
point; and they correctly represented
the wishes of their different sections.
The Lancaster County Convention,
although aware that General Hancock
was not a candidate and did not desire
the nomination, believed that he v.-as
too good a Democrat to decline the
nomination if tendered to him and
therefore instructed our delegates to
vote for him. It was our manifest duty
to urge in the Itilclligcnccr the views of
the Democracy of Lancaster county,
with which we heartily sympathized,
and we did ho to the utmost of our abil
ity. iierkß county took the tame posi
tion ns Lancaster county, and a number
of delegates from other parts of the
State joined with these two counties in
voting forOen. Hancock and in differ
ing from the sentiment of ttie majority
of the Convention tliat he ought not to
he asked to become our candidate agniust
his desire, as clearly expressed In ills
letter read in tire Convention.
Judge Pucker was uornlnuteu on the
second ballot receiving sixty-seven
votes, being a majority ol one; this was
ills vote as the ballot wus taken at the
reporter’s tabic. The clerks of the con
vention however, having made a mis
take in their tally made his vote sixty
eight, which gave an aggregate vote of
one hundred and thirty-four, being
one more vote than there were dele
gates. To make the record of the con
vention right it was therefore neces
sary to throw nut this ballot and; take
another in its stead, which however
was enlirely formal in its character
auil resulted in the ratification of the
previous ballot by a vole of ninety-fire
for Packer to thirty-seven fur Cass.
The Convention gave the selection of
tile chairman of the State Central Com
mittee to the candidates, which is prob
ably better than the customary method
of electing a chninnun by the Conven
tion itself.
In tlie evening at tho Holton House
Gen. Cass and Gen. McCamliess
made graceful speeches ratifying
tlie nominations, and pledging them
their active support; and in tlie
night trniun tho Democracy scatter
ed to their various homes, heartily ac
quiescing,in Democratic fashion, in the
choice of the majority, and fully deter
mined to do all iu their power to insure
tlie success of tlie ticket and thus free
our noble old 8!ale from the vile slain
of P.iulical rule.
Principles Not Men
The Democratic party lias ever been
distinguished for its ardent attachment
to the great principles which have al- j
ways been cherished by it. Its motto I
bus been, from its first organization, 1
“ Principles not men!” Its members of
tfour.se have their preferences but when
the National or Stale Conventions select
a candidate the party respect the wish
es of the majority of its members and
give the chosen leader their united,
vigorous, and enthusiastic support.—
Democrats believe that the reserv* !
ed rights of the Slates shduld not
be ruthlessly trampled upon ; they
insist that all classes shall be taxed
alike and that the few shall not he ex
empt from the burthens incident to the
carrying on of the Government; they
believe in protecting the workingman
from those who desire to subsist in ease
at his expense, and who look upon him
with scorn and contempt. Democrats,
moreover, believe that this government
can best be administeredjjy white men,
aud that the policy of the Republican
party in placing the negroes of the
Boulh in offices of emolument and re
sponsibility is ruinous to the best inter
ests of the Nation. In support of these
principles the party will rully to a man
and in their defence they will gallantly
battle. It is this devotion to principle;
this unswerving fidelity to what they
believe right that will enable the Deuioc
racy in the coming Gubernatorial cam
paign, under the leadership of their
honest and woitliy candidates, to march
forward to an assured victory and free
the Keystone State from the control of
an unscrupulous and fanatical Radical
party.
Forney’s Praise and Abuse of Asa Packer.
The biographical sketch of Hon. Asa
Packer which we published, was cut
from Forney’s P/’omsome months ago,
and carefully laid away. It was ec-t up
for the Intelligencer from the type of
the Trcrn. The same issue of Korney's
paper which contained the highly eulo
gistic sketch to which we refer also
contained an editorial lauding our can
didate; in the most battering terms. We
have mislaid that, but will produce it
before long. Korney’s I'rcss is now
abusing the mau it once praised so high*
ly. It indulges in low flings at Judge
Packer on accouut of his wealth, the
honest earning of a life of industry
which has done so much lo develop the
resources of Pennsylvania, and to help
the laboring man. Packer once loaned
Forney some money. To this fact are
doubtless owing the early eulogy aud
the late malevolence.
“ Inside.”
We call attention to an article entitled
“Inside,” which appears in another
column. It is furnished by some one
unknown to us, but it is certain that
the movements of the Radical politi
cians of the county are not unknown to
our contributor. He is evidently “in
side.” Ho promises us “more,” and
wo anticipate some rich developments.
Look out for Jeb’s future revelations.
If Grant Warns a Steamboat Lot niin
Hire One.
The N. V. &un, a noted Republican
newspaper, insists upon it that if Grant
wants the use of a steamboat he ought
to hire one. He is now making another
excursion trip, this time not in special
cars, but on the government steamer
Tallapoosa. Of course the taxpayers
pay hundreds of dollars a day for run
ning the President’s pleasure boat. The
fjun truthfully says:
lu despotic governments, like that of
y {.-.ur/i, ibe Jhnperor goes about in public
v«s**dwj<J*i a* l»o liken, but in this country
v/«j prefer a dJifenmt system ; and the Pres
ident and .Secretary of the Navy will do
well to remember It in future.
in Democratic limes no Presidentev
er thought of converting ves
sels of theJNavy ioto pleasure yachts.
now to Insure Victory.
The Demooraoy of Pennsylvaniahave
It In their power to elect Asa Packer
Governor and Cyras It. Pershing Judge 1
of the Supreme Court by a large I
ity. The entire* vote cast at the State i
election last October was 063,189; of 1
whlch,tbe Radical candidate for Audi* i
tor General received 831,408 and the
Democratic candidate 821,731, the Radi
cal majority being 0,677. At the coming
State election there will be a very large
falling off from the vote of last year.
We need not attempt to enumerate the
causes which will combine to produce
such a result. It has always happened
that there was a great falling off in the
popular vote of Pennsylvania the year
afteran exciting Presidential campaign,
and it will undoubtedly by the case this
year. How great the falling off will be
it would be difficult to foretell; but It is
perfectly safe to predict that the vote
cast for Governor this year will not
reach that cast for Auditor General last
year by at leas*, thirty thousand, while
it Is probable the falling off will not be (
less than fifty thousand.
The fact, that there will be a large
falling off in the vote, is the one thing
to be kept steadily in view during the
present campaign; It is perfectly safe to
say now that that party willbcsuccessful
next October which polls its own vote
most fully. As ageneralthlngtheDemo
crats of Pennsylvania have had the ad
] vantage in what are called the “off
l years.” Heretofore the masses of our
■ party have been steadier and more re*
; liable than their opponents. Wecleeted
I Sharswood by bringing out our vote
! better than the Radicals did. Thatyear
the falling off in the vote of tho State
was most marked, there being nearly
twelve hundred Democrats iu Lancas
ter county who failed to vote, and more
than a proportional number of Radi
cals. We owed our success in that cam
paign more to the exceeding great
apathy of our opponents than to our
own energy and promptitude. It will
not be safe for us to rely so largely upon
j the apathy of oyr opponents iq the
I present contest. If we do we shall be
Overwhelmingly beaten.
! Wo can certainly elect our caudidute3
IfweivAl our full vote , even without any
i help from dissatisfied Republicans.» To
'get out the Democratic vote of Penn
: sylvanin is the great work set before us
in the present campaign. To that end
every effort of every active man in ihe
I parly must be constantly directed.—
[ Every Democral in the State should be
at ouc“ made to feel his individual re
sponsibility. An efficient working or
ganization must be immediately perfect'
ed iu every election district; such an
organization as will bring every Demo
cratic voter to the polls on the second
Tuesday of October, and briny him there
j/repared to rote.
The Registry law may be unconstitu
tional, but until the decision rendered
by a set of partisan Judges is reversed It
must be regarded. There must be no
■ mistakes made, no loss of votes through
carelessness. It must be diligently
' seen to that no voter is deprived
' of his constitutional right of franenise
; by any device of the desperate Radi
cal!.
We need not detail toourreaders their
• duties. They know them already, and
. will be kept fuilypostedasthe campaign
, advances. Wlmt we desire to do at pres
jeut, is to impress upon the minds of
j every Democrat the assurance,that a full
j poll of the Democratic vote will elect
Paekerand Pershiugby alargemajority ;
and to fasten upon every individual
member of the party a solemn convic
-1 tion of his own individual responsibility.
A great and crowning triumph lies
within our grasp. By electing Packer
and Pershing we can put an end to
Radical misrule in Pennsylvania, and
gladden the hearts of every true patriot
j iu the land. Never had any politica
I organization more solemn responsibili*
! tie 3 resting upon it than has the Demo
, eralic party of Pennsylvania in tho
j present crisis. It is a contest iu which
i every individual Democrat ought
To fuel a>: if himself were lie
l'n whose solo arm hung victory
Let the watchword of every Demo
crat be “ a full vote is certain victory
And Lo ensure the full poll of our entire
strength let every man in our ranks
labor earnestly and untiringly. So shall
our euceee-a be assured beyond the pos
sibility of a doubt.
Meeting ofilic Republican County Com
The Radical County Committee met
in the Orphans’ Court Room on Mon
day. Mr. Billingfelt offered a series of
amendments to the rules governing the
primary elections, requiring the officers
who hold them to be sworn, ami pro
viding that each ticket be read off by
the Judge when voted. The proposed
amendments gave rise to no little ani
mated discussion, a uumberof members
declaring their open hostility to the
whole Crawford County System. Mr.
Kauffman, o.f Columbia, said lie wouid
vote for the amendments because lie was
desirous of strangling the whole thing
with red tape. Finally it was resolved
to refer the amendments to a special
meetiug’lo be held next Monday. “Hou
est” Audy Armstrong, who aspires to
Senatorial honors, made a bold stroke to
cover up the body of lily up, by moving
that the candidates for Senate and As
sembly pledge themselves in writing
against all such rascality. The motion
was referred to the meeting of next
Monday. A motion to fix the 21st of
Augustas the day for holding the pri
mary elections led to considerable dis
cussion. George Brubaker, Esq., sug
gested that that was Court week and
would be an inconvenient time, stating
that he could not attend. Mr. Kauff
man, of Columbia, brought down the
house by intimating that.the absence of
the distinguished District Attorney
would probably be favorable to an hon
est election. Finally the 2sth of August
was fixed upon, and the Committee
adjourned to meet next Monday.
Thk Liquoß Law in Massacre
setts does not prevent liquor being
sold at all the fust hotels. Old bars are
changed for new. Thus spirits have
run up from 15 to 25 ceDts a glass in first
class hotels, and beer on draught from
10 to 15 cents. The temptation to drink
is greater thau ever, and the self-in
dulgence more than ever before. The
law, of course, is denounced by thou
sands of men though hundreds get all
they want to drink. The Boston Jour
nal, Post,Transcript and Herald deraaud
the repeal or the enforcement of the
law,—but the Boston Traveler tempor
ises. Clearly this time Massachusetts
has got something too much of a good
or bad thing.
Some innocent nincompoop has been
writing a “piece” in the Jixjyrcss in
which ho asserts that “a Republican
County Ticket nominated by fraud cau*
not be elected this fall.” What rural
simplicity this correspondent exhibits!
Does he not know that fraud is one of
the main-stays of the Republican Par
ty ? Does he not know that since the
days of Titus Oates, there have beeu no
greater swindlers than those who cover
up their tracks with a little “God and
Morality” cant. Poor, verdant youth.
We suggest that he be elected a Prison
Inspector.
The Express says that a number of
pocket books changed hands at the Dem
ocratic State Convention on. Wednesday
in a mysterious way. We should sup
pose, from remarks which have appear
ed in that lovely sheet recently, that
two-thirds of the gentlemen whose
names are printed daily in that paper
under the head of “ Candidates for Of
fice” must have been in attendance
upon the Convention in a professional
way, or else that Cameron’s “ Constitu
tional thief” mast have been plying his
avocatioff in the streets of Harrisburg.
Corruption .In the RadTcal party of
Lancaster County.
Considering it to be part 6f our duty .
as faithful chroniclers of the times we i
give up considerable space to a fair and !
impartial report of the proceedings of 1
the Radical County Committee. We
are sure our sfeoount of what was said
and done will be oonceded by all who
were present to be perfectly truthful.—
We wish every Republican in Lancas
ter county could have heard and seen
what we did. It was plainly evident
that leading members of the committee
believed that the grossest corruption
and the most unblushing rascality had
been systematically practiced under the
Crawford county system. The amend
ments proposed by Mr. Billingfeltgoto
show that. No necessity for oaths and
the reading aloud of tickets would be
admitted to exist if it were not well
known and generally believed that
the ballot-boxes have been stuffed, and
counts falsified iD former elections of
the kind. The charges which have been
made by the Express were abundantly
.'substantiated by what occurred in the
County Committee.
Who the candidates were in whose
favor systematic and wholesale cheat
ing has been heretofore practised may
not be known ; but it is admitted by
many leading Republicans that election
officers iu certalD districts have, in more
than one instance, made the count to
suit those in whose interest they where
chosen. Whether Mr. Blllicgfelt’s
amendments, if they should be adopt
| ed, would remedy the evil com
j plaiued of is exceedingly doubtful.—
Men who would deliberately cheat at
an election, as it Is admitted somehave
done, would not scruple to violate an
oath to carry out their nefarious pur
' poses. Some would be found who would
j dodge the responsibility under the plea
| that an extrajudicial oath is not bind
1 lug while others would follow Thad.
j Stevens’ advice, and ‘Vthrow con
' science to the Devil,” to gain any po
j litical advantage. The only remedy Is
I the open ballot system, which is also
1 incorporated,in Mr. Biilingfelt’samend
| ments. In our judgment nothingshort
j of that will blpy the tide of corruption
I which is sweeping over the Radical
! party of this county. HoDest men
i would not object to having it known
| for whom they voted. Only moral cow
j ards and rascals who desire to cheat will
oppose the proposed amendment. If it
is beaten next Monday, we shall be
forced to the conclusion that a majority
of the County Committee arc in favor of
a system which is calculated to encour
age cheating.
The fight which is now going on
among tlie multitude of Radicals who
are candidates for office in this county
, is full of bitterness. The most serious
! charges ure made by them against each
othpr, and, if one halftherumorswhlch
! we hear be true, it -would be hard to
j select a ticket out of the entire
’ ! batch of candidates fit to command
' the support of any intelligent and
; ; honest voter. The “ring” is active and
i hard at work. An article elsewhere
| ! shows up some of the inside move
\ ments. The Radical cauldron is boiling
1 fiercely, and there i 3 a superabundance
. • of filth being thrown up from its troub
i led depths.
Tlio Design of tlie Registry Law
The Radical newspapers of the State
try to disguise the partisan character of
, the decision declaring the Registry Law
to be unconstitutional, by pretending
1 that it will ensure greater honesty iu
elections. The truth is the law was not
framed for any such purpose, or with
, any such design. It will not effect the
rural districts, and it was never intend
ed that it should. The single object
and purpose of the law was to take the
management of elections in Pbiladel
i phia out of Ihe hands of the legally
chosen officers, and to commit it to
the control ot unscrupulous Radi
i cal politicians. Tlie plain and sim
[ pie conclitutional provision, which de
: flues the qualification of electors, is
: overridden by an act of Assembly, and
three partisan Judges have the audacity
to declare such an act to be constitu
tional. Judge Aguew, with all his zeal,
is compelled to admit that some who
are fully entitled to vote will bedisfian
chised by the law, but justifies it upon
the ground that the few must sacrifice
their rights to protect the many. This is
new doctrine tocome from the bench. It
Ims generally been supposed thatas ma
jorities cau take care of themselves tho
law was designed to protect the minor
ity. It is useless to waste words in
arguing in the face of such judicial
stultification. Three Judges of the Su
preme Court "have declared a law which
deprives electors of their rights to be
constitutional, oneof them being a can
date for election at this very time.
Oue election will be sufficient to dem
onstrate the object and purpose of the
Registry law, and it will speedily be
done away with. But, in the mean
time the Democracy of tlie State must
see to it that no advantage is taken of
them by Radical officials. Their design
of the law is to enable them to cheat at
the coming election. That must be
prevented by due precautions and vig
ilance or the part of the Democracy.
An Infamous law.
Que of the infamous measures inoi.
dent to the control of our national gov
ernment by the Radical party is that
law by which the incomes of citizens
are made taxable. This iucorae law has
been very appropriately termed “one of
the most demoralizing agencies ever
instituted.” It is an outrage upon the
rights of the citizen, us much so as if
his bank book was to be made public,
or his cash account paraded in the news
papers for the edification of his inquisi
tive neighbors. It is a brutal and des
potic expose of a man’s private affairs
to the gaze of the public, and leads to
controversies respecting bis circum
stauces and probity, which, were it not
for this vile law, would never be en
tered into.
The law encourages frahd in two
ways. It leads many persons to com
mit perjury by returning incomes less
than they actually receive, aud in
duces others to give in much larger
incomes than they really have,
in order that they may create a belief
in the minds of their credulous neigh
bors that they are in possession of more
wealth than they actually possess. The
records of the courts of our country
show that this last method of fraud has
been more than once successfully per
petrated, aud businessmen deceived by
income returns, have trusted scoundrels
only to be speedily swindled out of
large sums of money.
The income law, in face, offers a pre
mium for fraud and perjury and Js con
sequently the most disgraceful ever
enforced by any government—not ex
cepting the most despotic. We are glad
to state that the income tax law expires
by legal limitation in 1870, aud we do
Dot believe that even a Radical Con"
gress will dare revive it and incur the
displeasure of some of the best men in
the Radical party. It will then cease
to be in force and will only be remem
bered as a monument of the folly and
tyranny of a party, which to sustain its
extravagance, wantonly violated "the
most sacred rights of the people, and
trampled with sccfu upon Constitution
al limitations.
The Virginia Election,
The official returns from the cities of
Richmond and Norfolk, and from forty
one counties, of the election held in
Virginia on July 6th, have been trans
mitted by General Canby to the War
Department. The returns sum up as
follows; For Walker, 58,662; Wells,
54,406; Walker’s majority so far, 4,266.
The vote for the Constitution was 100,-
922, and against, 3,487. The majority
thus far against the test oath is about
11,000; against tbe disfranchisement
clause, about 12,175.
Geo. Hancock’s Letter in Foil.
The following Is the full text ot Gen.
Hancook’s letter, withholding permis
sion to use his name for Governor; and
io tlie face of which old Berkaand Lan
caster and delegates from .many other
quarters wanted to nominate him, jun*
der the belief that if the. Convention
would absolutely Insist on his accept
ance he would be too good natured to
deoline:
Saint Paul, May 2Ut, 1869.
jj£Aii dir -I had the pleasure to receive
vour favor of May Ist last, just before
leaving Washington for the west. My oc
cupation and duties prevented me from
promptly replying to your communication ;
and such is to be regretted, for I was as
well prepared to express to you my views
then as now—and by haviDg promptly
written I would have avoided the appear
auce of hesitation.
My views on tho subject, concerning
which you have addressed me, have never
changed, and I have freely expressed them
to all persons who have in any form com
municated wilh me to that end. 1 am
averse to obtruding myself upon the public,
and have therefore avoided writing any
thing for publication, although I have
authorized my correspondents to make any
other proper use of ray sentiments. I write
to you with the same limitation as to .the
purpose to which my letter may be applied,
and for the same reasons. •
I feel highly honored by the preference
shown mein old Northampton, as express
ed in your letter; but notwithstanding the
high honor which you propose to confer by
casting your influence for me In the nomi
nating convention for Governor, dow close
at haDd, I must state, and without reser
vation, that under existingcircuinstauces I
cannot permit the use of my name in that
convention. Were lin civil life, no distlnc
ction would be more agreeable to mo than
io be Governor of Pennsylvania. I have,
however, followed the profession of arms
since boyhood; and now that I have ac
quired considerable rank, do not wish to
abandon It, and enter upon a life for 'which
I am much less prepared by experience or
education.
In declining to permit the use of my name,
I have considered tbut no injury would re
sult to the Stato, for there are numbers of
distinguished men, knowing Us interests
far better than myself, whom the people
would be pleased to honor, and who could
render more efficient services to thb people
of Pennsylvania than myself.
I am truly your obedient servant,
Winfield Scott Hancock.
To Messrs. G. H, Gundy, Win. Mitchell,
Charles Meade, Wm. H. Hatter, James
Veal, L. H. Merryman, B. B. Welsh, and
'/. Hagerman, Bethlehem, Pa.
Mississippi and Texas,
Nearly four months must elapse be
fore the people of two important South
ern States will be permitted to take
measures for organizing civil govern
ments. In the meantime tho citizens
of these States, Mississippi and Texas,
are disfranchised and compelled to live
under military rule with their lives and
property Insecure, and both subjected to j
the whims and caprices of officers of \
the army, who do not understand their
wants and who have no desire to foster
and encourage private cr public enter
prise.
The inquiry naturally arises why
should the best interests of the people
be sacrificed In this manner; why should
the peace, safety, and welfare of a large'
number of the citizens of our common
country bo imperiled? The answer is
that the extreme Radicals surprised
and disgusted by the result of the recent
election in Virginia, hope to so manip
ulate the States of Mississippi and
Texas, between this time and the 30th
of November, that the elections held at
that time may result iu favor of Radi
calism. Itseemsthat President Grant
has, as usual, yielded to the advice of
the extreme Radicals and has officially
sanctioned this outrage upon tho rights
of States and of individuals—another
notable instance of tho want of firm
ness and moral courage on the part of
the Chief Executive of the Nation.
How the Registry Law Overrules tUc
Constitution
] The Philadelphia Aye brielly and
• clearly exhibits the true character of
I the Registry Law as follows :
, This used to be the rule of the Cocsiitu
, tion : “Iu elections by Lbo citizens, every
white freeman of thy age of twenty-one
years, having resided in tlie Stateone year,
g*nd in the election district where he oilers
'•'.o vote ten days preceding such election,
and within two years paid u Stato or coun
ty tax, which shall have been assessed at
least ten davs before the election, SHALL
ENJOY THE RIGHTS OP AN ELEC
TOR.”—ConahYuhcm of Pennsylvania, Ar
ticle JIJ, Section 7.
The above is the constitutional provision,
as framed by the convection of ISIIS. The
following is the same provision ns modified
by Judges Agtiew, williams and Read,
viz:
Section 7. Iu eloctions by the cit /.ens,
every white freeman of the age of twenty j
one years, who wus a citizen on tho 20ih !
day of September preceding tho election, j
having resided in this State one year, and
in tho election district where he offered to
vole- twenty-one days, more or less, im :
mediately preceding such election, and
within two years paid a tux of lifty cents, ;
which shall have been assessed twenty-one ;
days, moro or less, before the election, 1
SHALL ENJOY THE RIGHTS OP AN :
ELECTOR!— Provided, the radical canvas- !
sere see proper to register him.— Sue Itcgis- 1
try Act, ami opinion of Agnciv. j
Slow Asa I’nclser Iteceivcd tlie Sews of
Ills 3foininntlon.
Tbo Carbon Democrat, published at_l
Muuch Chunk, the home of Judge Packer, - !
gives tho following account of the manner 1
iu which the news of his nomination was ,
received there : j
To say that news of his nomination was
received hero with joy, would be u weak
expression of the ecstatic feeiing which has
prevailed here since tho result was known.
Immediately on tbo reception of the news
by telegraph, both sides of Susquehanna
street in tho vicinity of the telegraph office,
were emblazoned with national flags, and
cheer alter cheer went up from small squads
of highly jubilant citizens in all parts of
town. Within half an hour from tho receiut
of the news an elegant impromptu trans
parency was put out from the corner porch
of the Leh'gh Valley R. R. office by tho
employet , hca; tbe inscription:
. “OVEKNOH,
t ii. ' ' ' ■>£ mf ouh valley.
i u ASA PACKER.
The erection of ihe truuapareucy was
greeted v. tin prolonged cbeeriug ; its senti
ment is tnu uuaniinous feeling of the entire
valley toward our honored townsman.
Judge Packer, who was in town all day,
and moving about as unconcerned as a
Druid philosopher, was surrouuded by his
friends and neighbors, and received their
congratulations with bis usual good nature,
evidently much pleased with the result, yet
unmoved by the excitement and wildness
of joy that surrouuded him. ills demeanor
was calm and dignified, yet marked ty that
courtesy and cordiality for which he is fa
mous everywhere in Pennsylvania. In tbo
evening a hundred guns were fired in honor
of the nomination, and a party numbering
upwards of two hundred persons, headed
by tbe Lehigh ton Band, despite tbe pouring
rain, waded through water and mud lo tuu
princely residence of Mr. Packer oi> the
hill-side, where the band played with rare
proficiency, "Hail Columbia” and "The
Red, White and Blue.” The Judge appeared
and addressed them briefly as lollows :
"Friends and Neighbors:— l thank
you for tiiis demonstration and expression
ofyour kindness toward me. I cau hardly
find words to express my gratitude to you
for it. lam very sorry that the weather is
so inclement, and as it is very unpleasant
outside, I hope you will all come in.”
Very soon his spucious rcsidenco was
filled to overflowing with his friends and
neighbors, whosecongratulations were en
thusiastic, but most sincere. A noticeable
feature of the reception—" Governor”
Packer's first—was tho enthusiasm and
honest gladness manifested by those who
have hituerto voted against tho party whose
candidate the Judge now is, who have
already expressed a determination to aid
in his election, We are glad to know that
our candidate is not a politician, aud has
never been, but is a lellow citizen selected
for his eminent fitness, for whom honest
men of all parties can voio with consistency
and honor, and for the real good of the
Commonwealth.
Donors to Mr. Pershing.
The annexed account of a serenade to
Hon. C. L. Pershing, will serve to show
two things, viz: Mr. PershiDg’sdecid
ed popularity at his own home, and his
true appreciation of his position as a
candidate fora judicial office as exhibit
ed in the fact that he refrained from
referring to politics in his speech i
Johnstown, July 17.—A large and im
promptu gathering of the citizens of Johns
town, without distinction of party, accom
panied by a band of music, this evening
ussembled in front of the residence of their
distinguished townsman, Hon. Cyrus L.
Pershing, and tendered him a serenade,
upon the conclusion of which Mr. Pershing
responded in a felicitous manner, returning
his thanks for the compliment, but without
refering in bis speech to party questions.
How Packer’s Nomination was Received.
Mauch Chunk, July 14 The nomina
tion of Judge Packer by the Democratic
Convention for the Governorship of Penn
sylvania has filled the valley of the Lehigh
with enthusiasm. At Mauch Chauk. the
place of his residence, the reception of tho
news was marked with the most hearty
demonstrations of gratification and joy.
Flags and banners were displayed, can
nons fired, and, notwithstanding the in
clemency of the weather, a large concourse
of citizens, irrespective of party, with band
of music, called at his residence to tender
,their congratulations. After enjoying the
hospitalities of the Judge, they adjourned
with nine cheers for the next Governor of
pennßylyante,
ABA FIQKBO.
Anthracite coal was first used In the Wy
oming Valley, Pennsylvania, In the year
1708. A~ blacksmith, whose name is unfor
tunately'unknown to .the writer, waa the
tart man to fitilixe ( in his lnoonalderatile
country stithy, tbla valuable mineral. It
was not until one hundred years afterward.
In 1808, that Judge Fell, of Wllkesbtrre,
prat used it in a grate for heating bis fami
ly mansion.
As UtaaslB2o the mining of anthracite
coal may hardly be said to have began, for
the production in that year did not exceed
000 tons, or ono ton for each day. Half a
century later, in 1800, the annual produc
tion had reached 12,000,000 tons, or 34,000
*f m P® r day. A recent visitor to the coal
Belas, in summing op the amazing devel-
! hi ?, ***** interest, says: “ Ltt
tle aid the toiling wagoner who, over rongh
and mountainona roads, slowly pushed bis
way towards Philadelphia, with his heavi
ly loaded wagon of this new and little un
aeretood article of fuel, realize that the
child that passed him by the roadside
would; ere his head was mantled by all
very looks, see a capital of more than one
hundred and fifty million dollars invested
In the transportation routes for carrying
this article to market, or that it would be
come a necessity in every household. It Is
probably within bounds to say that In
mines developed and nndeveloped, In mine
improvements, and in the cost of construc
tion and equipment of water ways and rail
ways, the anthracite trade of Pennsylvania,
at the present time, represents a property
valuation of three hundred and fifty mil
lion dollars. Great as is this growth, and
enormous as are the figures, the trade is
by thinking mon believed to be yet in its
Infancy.”
To trace the course of this development:
how wagons were Bupplanted by arks;
arks by canal boats • canal boats by gravi
ty railroads, and t heso by locomotive roads,
and monuments of engineering skill pro
portionate to tho vast operations of the pre
sent time, is impossible within the limits
of this article, it is our purpose to glance
at tbo history of oue individual whose life
has been mainly spent in pushing forward
the great works wnioh hnyo largely contri
buted to this enormous growth, and indi
rectly to the prosperity and comfort of mil
lions of tho American people.
Asa Packer w r as born in the township of
Groton, Now London county, Connecticut,
In the beginning of the year 1806. His
grandfather, Eiisha Packer, wns the most
Erotnlnent and successful business man of
is native tuwn. He was a farmer, tanner,
and shoe manufacturer, diligent in busi
ness, and not neglectful of those higher re
sponsibilities which he inherited with his
Puritan blood. He was a stauuch member
of the Baptist denomination, and worship
ped in the church erected on the site ot the
old Pequot Fort, still in existence, and
known as tho Fort Hill Church. His fath
er, Eli9ha Packer, Jr., was a man of strong
sense, industrious, economical, and of in
dependent character, but never very suc
cessful in business. A younger brother of
his father, Daniel Pucker, however, had a
watchful eye to the interests of bis nephew,
and as soon as Asa was ol an age to do
something for liimaelf, this Daniel Packer
got him u situation iu the taunery of Mr.
Elias Smith, of North Htonington. Al- .
though Asa Packer had enjoyed very lim- j
ited opportunities of education, these had i
enabled him to master tho rudiments of:
knowledge, und bo made eyery effort to ;
impiove his mind, and increase his store
of information. By diligence, faithfulness
and good temper, tho first indications of a
mauly character, he won tho confidence,
und ultimately tho affection of his employ
er. Despite his youth, he came to bore
gurdod by tlie tannor as a confidential
friend und udvisor, und if death hud not
inlorposed and broken the connection, Abu
Pucker would probably have become u
partner in tho establishment, and ended
his life as a tanner. During Mr. Smith's
last illness, Ash was his trusted mauager,
uud after the hours of business, bis syin
j puthizing frieud and companion.
| After the death of Mr. Smith, Asa on
; gaged himself to a farmer by the naroo of
John Brown. Thia farmer was a man of
strong character, and still stronger convic
tions. Ho wus hard handed und hard
headed, able either to boo his own row in
the corn-field, or hold his own ground in
debate. He was u Democrat of the school
of Thomas Jefferson, uDd always ready to
maintain his opiniou by reasonable argu
rnent, and never so happy as when pitted
i against a worthy antagonist. From this
farmer Asa Packer got the bias which has
ever inclined his heart and his judgmeutto
the party which is now known as the Demo
cratic.
j After passing a your with tho old farmer,
j summering and wintering wilh him, talk
iug over iu the long days of labor ev*ry
[ subject connected with the business of
I farming, uud tho duties of the citizen, and
I getting discipline both of body and of mind
j of the most vuliuiblo kind, Asa went back
1 to Mys’ic, and spent a year at home. Dur
ing this year he attended school, and having
learned the value of knowledge, he applied
I biujsoif to study, and arrived ut considera
ble proficiency in those branches which are
most useful in tbe practical affairs of life.
Like all young men of New England,
when Asa reached seventeen years of age, i
he felt that it wus time for him to make a
serious effort lo establish himself in tbe-1
world. At this time Pennsylvania was at- i
trading great numbers of Eastern men. j
The tide liud not yet for the more dis- j
tent Western portions of our national do- (
main. Taken up by the curreut, in the !
year ISJ3, when but just seventeen, with a j
knapsuck which contained his whole ward
rube, and a few dollars in his purse, Asa
Packer ret out ou foot lor Susquehanna
oounty, Pennsylvania. Arrived at the town
of Brooklyn, he apprenticed himself to the
trado of carpenter and joiner. He rightly
Judged that a man in that frontier country
was measured by his power to wield the
axe, and that tbe skilled mechanic was the
man for whoso services there would be the
steadiest and most profitable employment.
This selection of a trade whioh involved
manly work, showed the temper which
the young man br'.ubgt to tho task of mak
ing his way in a new field and among new
friends.
After servir: - 1 is time us na apprentice,
; and becoming .he muster of Ids business,
jhe continued to work at it assiduously for
1 several years, when he invested his savings
in a lot of wild laud on the upper waters of
the Susquehanna, and entered upon the
hard but free and adventurous life of the
pioneer. Ho mado a cleariug, and reared
„ with his own bands the cabin to whom he
soon after brought a brido. The lady
whom he selected to be the mistress of his
homo was a daughter of Zopher Blakslee,
a name that will be recognized even now
by many in Northern Pennsylvania. She
proved a worthy wife to Asa Packer in his
early struggles. While he was about his
work in the fields, or striking sturdy blows
in the forest which hemmed in his homo
stead on ©very side, Mrs. Packer was equal
ly bard at work attending to the domestic
affairs of the household. Her nimble fin
gers, with the aid of the spinning-wheel,
made all the garments worn by the family
during the first ten years of tbeir married
life. There wasnodi-puto about the au
thority or sphere of either ; each found ap
propriate work close at band, and was con
tent with doing it, and with reciprocating
sympathy and counsel.
Here Asa Packer lived eleven years. Tho
: circumstance which led to a change in his
field of labor, was occasioned by a necessity
common to tbe more enterprising pioneer
settlers—that of seeking eniploy meut in the
thickly-populated dislrictsduring a portion
of the year, in order to obtain ready money
for taxes und articles essential in home
comfort and enjoyment. The nearest point
whero labor could then command ca-sh in
band was n hundred miles away in the Le
high valley. The journey had to be made
on foot, by paths through rough mountain
passes and the forests which stretched be
tween tbe'upper waters of tbe Susquehauua
and the Lehigh.
In the valley of tho Lehigh, Josiah White
and Erskine Hazard, representatives of as
sociated capitJtfcof Philadelphia, had pro
jected and executed improvements which*
made the wonderful riches of this section—
its coal, iron, timber, lime, cement, and
slate—partially available. Hither came Asa
Packer, a poor artisan, to labor with his
hands, to mix with acrowd of men similar
ly emploj’ed and undistinguished. What
has raised Asa Packer so far above tho
throne of which he then was but a unit ?
Observing tbe character tif the country,
the almost immeasurable extent of the coal
deposits, and the diversity of the rich pro
ductions of the Lehigh valley, be foresaw
tbe establishment of those extensive col
lieries, of lines of transportation, and all tbe
I immense traffic which time has developed.
Here was a field for the highest intelligence
and the most untiring energy. Aocordiug
ly, iu the spring of 1803, when ho wrs twen
ty-seven years of age, Asa Packer left his
farm in Susquehanna county, and perma
nently settled himself in the Lehigh valley.
His advent into a region in which ho was
destined to accomplish so much mado no
stir. He brought to the new field but a few
hundred dollars. His capital lay in his ac
tivo mind, stout heart, and strong arms
and in industrious and thrifty habits. His
first and second summers were employed
in boating coal from Manch Chunk to
Philadelphia, in which he acted as master
of bis own boat. Tho energy which he
displayed in this occupation brought him to
the notice of tbe Lehigh Coal and Naviga
tion Company, and he formed a connection
with the company, which was maintained
for many years, greatly to his advantage.
About this time Mr. Packer made a visit
;to his relations at Mystic. To his brother,
Robert Packer, and his uncle, Daniel Pack
er, be gave such an account of the advan
tages of the coal region, that they were
induced to accompany hiqi on his return.
They visited in company the collieries es
tablished in tbe valley, and went over the
great field just opened for business. Daniel
Packer was so struck with the magnitude
of the opportunity, that he declared that
age alone deterred him-from closing his
business, and selling all his property in
Connecticut, and coming to the Lehigh
Valley. He advised the brothers to unite
their means and engage in business at
Maueh Chunk, offering to assist them with
money and credit, and to stand behind
them in every emergency. This advice ex
actly acoorded with the views of Asa Pack
er, and the two brothers, immediately
engaged in business in Manch Chunk,
under the firm name of A. & R. W, Packer,
with a capital of five thousand dollars. The
most of this money had been saved by Asa
Packer from tho hard earniDgs of former
years.
The new house entered, from the moment
of opening, upon an extended and profita
ble business. It soon became known by
its large transactions both on the Lehigh
and Schuylkill rivers. Its operations on
the Lehigh during the fifteen years between
1835 and 1850 embraced a large mercantile
bnsiness at Manch Chunk ; contracts with
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company,
which Involved the building of dams and westwabd
!2S B J«SJ l i e up J 30 r r na ?! BaUon; working Portland, Oregon, Jano2l. 1860.
ooalmine® leased from the oompany, and AMni M , 1 ,
afterward Mr. Packer 1 ® own mines near . M, » Jtme 17 » ftfler taking a casual
Hasleton and shipping ooal to Philadelphia ylew °* lbe Clt y °f" Eriooo,” as It Is called
anaNewYork. A similar chipping bust- forshort.wemadeourway towards Folsom
Silf W ThW 3 if ne A yt s emc P street Wharf, whore the beautiful the
kill. They were the first through trana- *„k »» i- in V
porter® of coal to the New York* market B race * u l» tub Paolflo lay like a huge
and it 1® a fitting return that the business, tart l o waiting to receive her human freight
should still Continue to be the largest item for Portland, Oregon. The appearance of
Thr-oughTis coal wm £' 1088 genera "y dld no ‘ nor woa
brought into close relations with the late the prospect of tbreo or four days tarrying
Commodore Stockton, and between them oa board such a craft very cheering; yet
there sprung up a warm friendship—a having once made up our mind to prc®,»
Wendshlp which p roved of gr ea ‘ value lo Westward, without regard to obstacles, we*-
Mr. Packer at a trying moment when ~. . ® . 1
pushing to completion tho great ° “ actually take passage with about 150
enterprise of his life, the Lehigh Valley olher poor souls traveling the same way,
Railroad. and were soon off for the offing, and. after
ae T pl,shed aboui , 3 , of our
been altogether by water, but the business 7UO 10 be made » we were suddenly brought |
bad now reached such a magnitude as, in to by the breaking of some part of our ma- i
buUdln a ir C ors S J I ?£ g !. me , nt ’ t ,° A sllf 7 th ® chinory. Anchor wits cast opposite the old
the Lehigh rW. “AcOTrdfngly hedged Prealdio > and 8 boat dispatched back to the
upon the Lehigh Coal and Navigation olt y wllh lhe broken part. At SP. M. a
P® llc y © f building a road as a new ono was brought, and soon adjusted,
the p°ro]ect wTno?f«SS3y ° r n d e d ß b “‘ whan ™ £ erG otlco moro B<!Dt adrlft ° n ° ur
the company. Experience, it wfa answeZ n °blo (?) Pacific. Before leaving the whar f
ed. hud proved that coal and Iron would we should have stated that the owner of us
which enjoys' unusual Kfel I°“’ ! ,ood U P° D ona ' ° f “>?
in grades and water connections, was in- ® tca “ erß ln P ort » “d with rose kid gloved
Btanced to ollnch the argument. Asa Pack- nands > waved a graceful bon voyage to a
er’s opinion, however, was not affected by senatorial lady on board, Inwardly chuck
this adveree criticism of hia proposition, ling no doubt over the aood thin* he was !
and he determined to take tho matter ner- mn M„« -~a, ZZ 8 a luing he was
sonally in hand. • P making by sending off such a cheap vessel
The ground for a railroad in the Lehigh BUcb a Suable cargo— s3o a head
valley was embraced in a charter for u road antl doubtless calculating tho irnmenso net
ot much greater extent, projected by that profits which will be returned to him after
great financier, Edward It. Biddle. It was thovovuM »hnni/i k«
embraced in the charter of the Delaware, f. “ould bo completed. Wo go
Lehigh, Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rail- tliroU ß b l be vessel and find ourselves pro
road Company, incorporated April 2l,lBl6. miscuoualy crowded in with Chinese, No-
The first Burvey was made in tbo fall of i groee, etc., men, women and children—all
S j an e T', riDß 100 l; ' aamuch - to
expired by its own limitation did Asa , a F “°w are we all to live ou board this old
Packer take his place in the board of mana- hulk ? Wo enquire tho tonnage of the
f,® r n s '. 9 U board sauc-j Purser, n young gentleman with a mlll
lioned the grading ofa mileof railroad n ear .. . , , ~, ,
Allentown, and thereby the limitation was I < ' a^, ut not mucb 11 rn Uft ar y bent
avoided. On the 30ih of October, 1851, Mr. I in S« and aro grutlly told that be don’t kuow.
Packor became owner oi u controlling por- 1 So wo mudo a guess and guessed the tou
tlciP. tb ° 8l0 ?H* R P d subsequently sub- nnge to bo about 800, lucluding teq tons of
mltted u proposition to build the road from • „„i , , ' . h ; .
Muuch Chunk to Easton, a distance of ' P alnt - lo coyer up the weather cracks. This
forty-six miles, for a consideration, to be P a ' Dt a precaution In such crufts, for
paid in the stock and bonds of the com it bides u multitudo of sins, and In that ro
pany, the name of which was now changed sped is a regular cloak of charity. Not
to the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company to i ; „ ,■ , , . . , , J .
unit its extent and true Held or wbrk; ' lotlms disposed to ruu the risk of number
Mr. Packer’s proposition was accepted, } satisfactory answer from the Purser, or any
and he commenced work in November, j other employee of the purse proud owner,
1852. Under hie personal supervision it wo did not learn tbo oitiet litre of this ancient
was pushed with great vigor. As ho ro- *
coived only stock and bonds ui payment, he -suppose from kh moilel that If cun t
hazarded his whole fortune iu the cuter- be over 100 yem* next gnus More xho was
prise. In its early complution and protita- j launched. In fact there Is some |>n.liability
tile working, he Saw pverv dollar of his j , bot sLc was put logell.rr s. ii.t-titnu .luting
investment quadrupled, and every aero of 1 ,i , . . , , ,
land in the Lehigh vullev enhanced hi | lhe < ,ros ™‘ eeulury, perhaps in ike early
value. But it was a heavy load, and many P art °f it* e realize that wo are taken lu,
limes did it embarrass Mr. Packorlo carry ! sold and done lbr, for the trip, and making
it; but his high character, utid liis roputa- i the best of our situation uud accommoda
tion as a business tnun, enabled him to 1.. ....... . . . ,
command resources which would huvobeon j ! ° n ‘ • Philosophize into n sort ol a fet 1-
at the service of no other. Commodore i in £ ofeontentruent under the circumstances,
Stockton, the New Jersey Central Railroad and begin to make ourselves ngreeublo
Company, and olbor rich corporations to among our fellow passengers. The most
whoso business the Lehigh road would cou- „„,.i » 1
tribute, also enme to Mr. Packer’s assist- nolulj leamong whom uroSenator W illiums,
ance. and made largo ndvanoes ou Its stock O r °K on t with his beautiful and accom
and bonds. pllshed wifo, and Attorney General Holmes
j :1 " tt ' B! ' of Washington Territory, with his good
and delivered to tho company on the 2-Uh ■, . . , , , J . ~ ...
of September, 1855, and was put limnedi* lister, and children, together with a
ately In operation Its coal freighis, which large number of other equally agreeable
In 1857 amounted to 500,000 tous. in tho ladies and gentlemen from ull parts of the
yeffr 1800 exceeded 2,000,000 tons, 035,000 of United Stales
which were delivered along its route from ; T , .., ~
Mauuh Cnunk to Easton, to works which ! Iu le “ vin ß ,bo bi;rbor ul Slio krancwco,
the railroad itself had called into existence, i the eyo enjoys u feast of bounty, such us
The addition which it brought to Asa Puck- I but few putts of of tho world presents.—
er’sfortune oun bo eluted only in millionn. | Among Ibese points of benuly nrotho Gold
>\ ttbm three years atter tho opening ot 1 ~ . v . ~ ~ ... , ~ ,
the railroad from Muuoh Chunk to Easton. ! ™ or Narrows, San Cellto and hurt
with connections which made a railroad Point ou the right, Black Point and Fort
route from the valley to Fhiludolpbia us ! Alcatras on tho left—then comes Lbo open
well us New \ork, Mr. Packer suggested \ seu the Pacific Ocean. A cluster of rocks,
tho extension of a lino of railroad into the ] , , .. , . . ,
valley of tho Susquehanna, and up that j jus*t outsulo of tho Gate, urea natural
valley to the great table lands of the State ! curiosity ; the larger one of them having a
ofNew York, thereto connect with the New j nutural tunnel directly through its base,
York anil Erie Railroad. This would bring I whilo 011 , Uo outer ed( , eB nre lbo p i oy
the anthracite coal region within the sys- ° ,
tem of roads leading north and west to i B ro,lD^a ibe £>eal, or Sea Lion, u sort of
Lako Ontario and Lake Erie, and ulso af- j sacred animat In the estimation of tho vlsi-
ford a direct louto by connection with the ! tors to the “Cliff Houso” situated upon tho
Vpost Wiaßa Und rolldß t 0 tLe Greal bluff above, and overlooking tho Oconu.
Asa pucker has lived to see tho whole of , The next morning, after leaving San
this stupendous conception realized. It is Francisco, we uro up and stirring early.
not possible to calculatothe benefit which find that we have made just 70 miles in 12
jit is destined to confer upon tho whole ho urs— a most convincing proof that ours
country. It will set the wheels of machine- • r . r.i ,t
!ry in motion thousands of miles in tho in- 19 a fa9t (?) craft ' AlmoBt tbe Gnliro Coaat
itoriorna well as.at tidewater, and bring I Kauge of Mountains from San Francisco to
! about in a great section of country that di- f the mouth of the Columbia river arc fer
| versity ol employments essential to the tile and productive. Thousands of cattle
1 highest development of tho peoplo. ,
Bn bis return from a trip to Europe in CaU scc “ °" bl -‘ r , i,lt , e P <l™"*
1860, Mr. Pucker announced his intention B rass, “S[- Much huG tlmb * r is also seen,
to found in thy Lehigh valley an edueatioua bbd many saw mills are located in tho
institution which should supply to Us canyons, and coves along their edges. It is
knowledge 1 of wkiYb hThad mhil” aHyßfe " rich colmlry nnd tbe TDri ° ly ° f lhli COnSt
felt such a profound need. The branches oi | SCCDery servt 3Jn a E reHt degree to break
education to which it was Mr. Pucker’s do- : the montony of a voyage on beard n fust (?)
sign that iheinstitution should boespecially I boat and were it not for this ever vnrying
devoted were civil, mechanical and milling i lnind—refreshing eniovment this trio
engineering, u-unerul and analioallyohemis. ! , , , , = . e>W“<-ot tnu trip
try; mineralogy and metallurgy (analysis 1 " ould bo tL ' d:uu3 in thu oitretue, under
of soils and agriculture ; architecture and tbe circumstances, it Is sullerublo.
construction ; all branches of knowledge of Among tho inure interesting points along
J“!? e , i u tbeLeb ‘ sb vnlle y- 1,1 tbis coast I must name the two Tiliemook
carrying mtoeffect his purpose, Mr. Pucker ~ . • ~ , ,
gavea woodland park, sixty acres in extent ounl!una - Uiey “™ peculiar In shape
situated on the borders of £outh Bethlehem* ’ anc * co * or fr° m nil tbe rest, and cannot help
aD q C l.^^’^^ n . mone y* ' j but attract coiico on that account. The
TTnUrfrcYr^^li knGwn aa the-Lehig b ; first is called the laiso Tiliemook, because
University, was formally opened Sepiem- . <• •* , ~ . . , . ,
bor 1,1*6(i, and its success has realized the of ,t 9 t,lrlkin B resemblance to tbesecond or
intelligent and benefieient purpose of its
founder. By its charter it is made a seif* 'of the samu name. They both rise from
hnth'rfnh an//L j ulen^et l to reach the sou ut about tho samo nngle, and dls
both rich and poor with its advantages: its i , ~ - , .
free scholarships being offered as prizes to play tho BRmo conformation, although ut
be competed for by all the students No i least five miles apart, and this is what
sectarian bigotry limits its beneficient iu- 1 makes them points of interest. Neur the
buMboae o o a fe B vor^ r rfefr S | deno “ l '‘ atlon ' fi,lse Tiliemook is one ofJhcse peculiar
its hana y ° rLOd “ ad “ ' Ve! ° ome rocks rising from the water height of
| On the 2.3 d of November, 1805, at a dinner about IUO feet, with u blight table or base
j given to Mr. Pucker at Bethlehem, us a i uear the edge, upon which wo buw bun-
I public acknowledgment of his princely 1 <1 reds of seals la/ilv basking in iho sun
! gift, at which many of the most eminent , se * ~ , y b , IDg ln IUo BUn
men of the State were present Col. John i shmo s so thickly were they strewn over
W. Forney paid the following eloqueut i this lcdgo that they appeared, while not
tribute to the guest of the day : “Here Is a ! moving, like u huge pile of logs, but the
hootTioYtudV C Hf*r er - for , youtb and man * novelty of tho scene gains vastly when wo
nooa to study. Here is a lesson to tho one , , ~. ,
to move on in tho path of improvement see them rolling and tumbling one after un*
anti a stimuiui’t tp tho other never to de- other down over the rocks into tho water,
Kpiur in the darkest hour of disaster uud 1 dotllug its surface with their protruding
misfortune. We pick out Asa Packer as » , „. K . . , r .,
thp min«r nifL-o n a-uikuw as heads. 3 his appears to be one of the main
me miner picks nut a piece of coul to show , .
the value of the precious deposit from which breeding places for this curious amphibious
it is taken; we pick him out to show whut monstrosity.
S kl^n I l^ 7 , PerSOII ' U £°" esty ’ lnduslry ’ i At 10 T. M., Juue2olb, »■» cuuiu in sight
ijnd kindness to men; bv courage in the 1 Pfl , ~
midst of bad luck; by confidence itl i of lLe ]l Kbt near tho mouth of toe Columbia
midst of gloomy prophecy; by moc j (iS |y , river, uud all ia coinmotiou ou board. The
in prosperity, aud by princely generosity men are soundlDg, and report 17 fathoms,
when fortune comes with botn bauds full i All kinds of volunteer surmises are mudo
Immedmt vT ' as t 0 the P r °b»*>!lMes of Eetling over the
1 H. Gaismer, tho President.of the Camden j bai, which is said to bo very dutigerous
; and Amboy Hailroad, bore high testimony : here, anchoring and moviDg buck and
and ability with which Mr. forth during tho night, or taking on a pilot.
Packer had carried out his great mining : t> , , 7. .
and railroad enterpriaes, and ucknowiedg i pf '°P le don't care to go to bed. Their curl
ed that although Pennsylvania is only his ! osity destroys sleep. In shert, it is an ex
adopted State, few of her sons have done ! citing crisis in our voyage, and only the
m i b6 B lnnl ”6 of that anxiety and excitement
the confidence of the community in which ' whlch nlwnys arises when nearing port,
he lives. This it has shown by ejecting After a few hours of sleep, under the in
him to public office whenever he could be fluence of the gently rocking waves, we
bom C .eve™rvoa P mfn tl?„r" rT<!d | h .' 3 ne W- ' awake at SA. M„ June 21, to And our boat
uors several years in tho General Assernb v . , .... ' , ,
ot the State, his services there ending with calmly gliding up theColumbiu river, bav
the year 1843. He was then elected Judge big crossed the bar during tho night,
of the coumy court, which position he held ' The *ioint of interest on tho Columbia
a" J^dg r e’pScke“ C Moio recemly 7 he°bas ' river 18 lbo ° ld ,r “ d ' l ’ K P O3l (DOW groWn
represented his district for two consecutive lnto a v,lla B°* nnd even boasting of a Cua
lerms in the Congress of the United States tom House and all the honors of a seaport)
and his friends insisted on presenting his “Astoria,” which is neatly nestled on a
name to the late Isationul Convention of tin* , • , ,
{Democratic party,' us a candidate for ti e rUnDg grOUnd cl ° Bo Up 10 lh ° bluffsi *
lirst cilloo in tbtf gift oj the American peo-g About 20 minutes we?e here consumed in
pie- y discharging and receiving passengers and
Mr. Packer s whole career exemplifies freight, when wo commenced our winding,
inf ip U /in l^°iV n / ,ed there is w*ay up the beautiful river. Tho scenery
no distinction to which any young uian> , , , , . , . J .
may not aspire, aud with enorgy, diligence, alon S lho banks is extremely pretty, ever}?
and virtue, attain. When lie set out fro.n low flat, every high bluff Is covered with
Mystic, Connecticut, to make tho journey thick, rich undergrowth, and fine healthy
thnthis tnHrn wfi°n[° ot| * 3 • 10t ro ‘ Jlt^e timber so densely grown that it seems al
tbnt his entiro worldly possessions amount- ‘ . i, . . T ,
ed to twenty dollars. Thc-sc- possessions ' most ‘“‘possible to penetrate it. It is one
now are estimated at twenty millions, all continuous garden of nature, ever varying,
of which has been accumulated, so far as ' ever beautiful, ever luxuriant! Oregon
known, without wronging a single indi- ~ , , . , 4 11 . ,
vidua!. On the contrary, The weakh which posaesse9 n fioil une^ualed iu forl,m y b ?
he has gathered is but u tithe of that which ' uu y Stuto of our 00 - Let ail who read
he has been the means of crealiug in the this make a noto of this fact. After pass
Lehigh yalley. ing into mou th of tho Willamette, tho
aspect of things become rather more pleas
ing and less wild. Evidences of progress
consisting of saw mills, niat little farm
cottages, fruit gardens, shade trees and
shrubbery come In view in rapid succes
sion, and we approach the heart of Oregon,
we are finally, after 21 days of constant
traveling at the end of our journey, as wo
reach tho wharf of Portland at G P. M.
having passed over 3,070 miles of railroad
Btages, water, and including the distance
from New York to Lancaster, (made a few
days before our final leave,) we have tra
versed tho continent from the Atlantic to
the Pacific in just 2GG4 hours—actual travel
ing time, being U days and 22$ hours. Soe
what steam can do! In future letters we
will try and write you something interest
ing in relation to this far off western coun
try. Until then Imagine us standing on the
summit of Mt. Hood, touching to you the
“ beaver” of Traveler.
Proclamation by the President.
The following proclamation baa been is
sued by tbo President:
By the’President of the United States *.f
America:
A PROCLAMATION
In pursuance of the provisions of the act
of Congress approved April 10,15G9, I hero- i
by designate Tuesday, the 30tb day of No- !
vember, 1569, as the time for submitting the I
Constitution adopted by the Convention I
which met in Austin, Texas, on the loth day I
of J une, to the voters of said State registered '
at the date of such submission, viz: '
I direct the vote to be taken upon the
said constitution in the following manner,
*iz: Each voter favoring tbo ratification
of the Constitution as adopted by the Con
vention of the 15th of June, ISG9, shall
express his Judgment by voting
"For tbo Constitution.” Each voter
favoring tbo rejection of the Constitution
shall express his judgment by voting
"Against the Constitution,” i
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set [
my hand and caused tho seal of the United i
States to be affixed. ' 1
Done at the oily of Washington this fif
teenth day of July v in the year of our Lord
onethousand eight hundred and sixty-nine,
and of the Independence of tho United
States the ninety fourth.
_ U. S. Grant.
By tho President: Hamilton Fish.
Secretary of State.
The Reading Dispatch, an organ of
the Radicals, of Berks county, urges an
early organization of the Radical party,
and laments in the following mournful
strain: '
" However loth we may be to do so, there
is no sense in denying that there is a disaf
fection in our ranks which can only bo
healed up by a long, yigorous campaign.”
A Kansas city despatch says a bridge in
course of erection on the gulf railroad fell
on Sunday, killing four meD.
Ploirlufi; 17p Silver Coin—Five Thouftnml
Dollars Found
Oo Monday last we were shown, by Mr.
Perry, of the house of Bright «fe Perry, five
old Spanish dollars and one half-dollar,
United States coiD, which were found in
the field of Mr. John Vann, of Webber’s
Falls, Cherokee Nation. It appears that
; one day last week Mr. Vann was plowing
in bis field, and his plow struck something,
and stopped his mule. Supposing it to be
j a root, lie struck the mule with his lash,
; and It gave a sudden pull, when up came
five old Spanish poilars. Mr. Vann went
to the spot where the coin appeared, and on
examination, found a keg full of coin. The
staves of the keg were rotten, but the dol
lars wei'e as sound as when coined at the
old Spanish mint. On digging up the keg
he found it contained five thousand dollars,
ail In old Spanish dollars of the date of
about 1806, and American half-dollars of
old date. The keg mast have been buried
twenty or thirty years ago. Bince the find
Ing of this money the whole field has been
dug up in search of hidden treasure.— Fort
Smith (Ark.) Herald,
THfe kill SLACOBTIB
Additional and Qrapnio DetMls or lbo
Bnd Occurence.
Special Correspondence of the N, Y. World
Pa., July 10.
On Tbnraday tho wounded by thoderrl
ble disaster on tbe Erie Railroad on Wed
nesday ware all removed to tho Delawaro
House at Port Jervis. Their condition Is
very comfortable, tho most serloas injury
being doubtless tho severe nervous shock
they experienced. The Erie Railway has
settled with all tho passengers on their own
terms for injuries sustained to person and
{property. Probably all who have been stay
ing at the Delaware House will no longer
need medical aid oftortbla woek, nnd will
depart for their several homes on Monday.
The remains of tho dead, such ns could
be gathered from tho smouldering ruins,
were placed In boxes and carried to Port
Jervis on Thursday. Thore they were de
livered In charge of Mr. Goodull. tho vil
lage undertaker, who, by tho railway com
pany’s order, encased tho remnants of ouch
victim in a neat coffin. A view of these
charred und blackened fragment-* of hu
manity was one of the most horrid ami
sickening spectacles that mortul eyo evor
looked upon. The few who gazed upon this
dreadful collection need never fear to meet
a moro creeping horror. It is mid that a
mother porishoa with her three young chil
dren In herurms, all being crushed helpless
ly together by tho telescoping of the cars.
When last seen she hud gathered them all
In her nrma, and thus, unconscious and
wounded, they slowly wero consumed by
tho remorseless flames. Tho young and
touder bones of tho llttlo ones were quickly
destroyed, and but a few shrivelled pieces
could be distinguished from tho larger pieces
of the mother. Ono coffin will contain these
sad relics of that family group. The re
mains of Rev. Mr. Hullock were to-day on •
clesod in a coffin and sent to his fiiends at
Kittanlnny, Broome County. This i* the
host preserved relic of humanity in tho sud
list, lbo limbs are gone, but lbo truuk and
bead remain. The bones protrude
through the crisp burtiT Josh, ami Indicate
; that Use clothing or the cushion of tho seat
served as some protection fr.mj the llames
rho position of the form shows that the
body rested easily in the seat during Un
process of combustion. Tho skull, also, U
quite perfect, although the extreme bt.tl
bad thoroughly dried the hone. Tm> sliai p
edges around the top, where it is broken
seem ns though there had been a fracture.'
This leads to the theory that when the eir
was broken up, the tops of the seats wuc
burled violently forward, ami sotno ufthese
driving pieces crashed th-ough his head,
bnnning him and cuusing instant death. It
A thought that he was not burnt alive, but
that he died soim- time before the ll.itmo
reached him. It is not reasonable to sop
pose that the body would present the up
pearancu of repose it now dues if it had be* t\
otherwise ; for a strong man would wt itho
struggle und scream with the eiiotne* of
burning,ami tho body would indicate ihi<
fact hud it been so. But the tiHtim.uiy of
thosq who last saw tho cur lea*ls to the Lei icl
that nearly all the victims were killed m
Mluuuod in the tlrst terrific ci ash, und that
none were actually toasted to ibaili b> a
slow lire, as was at first supposed. Ih.u
bcreams wore heard from ihebuniiu*j wn ok
is testified to, hut only for an instaiii, ami
that doubtless was the last wail of'agony in
tho gu;*p of dentil. Thu German buy,
Bauer, stated that his futner was dead
boforo lie Touched him, and that all
tbo others must, to all appeaiam-o
have breathed but a few times niter
receiving their wounds. Ills Idea Unit
many moro than eight wero killed, no
doubt sprung from theoxclted state of grief
and fright Ins mind was In at the lime.
Thoro is no evidence lo lead to the belief
that moro than eight perished, ami the re
mains of that number have been recovered.
The remains of Mr. Huaor uro in nearly the
samo condition or those of Mr. Jlal'lneU,
but much moro badly burnt. They uro en
cased in a ueut coffin, as uro those of every
individual. Articles found in portions o!
clothing adhering to tho bodies are careful
ly kept, with'the hope of futuro indenllfica
lion, To-morrow morning nil tho remain?
will bo interred in the cemetery adjoining,
this village. Rev. J. P. Appleton will con
duct the religious ceromonles. (’urriages
will contain tho rallwuy Buperintendents
aud other officials, members of the village
council, members of the press, und other?..
The coroner’sjury and public opinion cen
sure tho ougtneer alono for his stupid cm o
lessnoßH, aud attribute tho entire disaster
to the fact of his being asleep on bis eng-tie,
awaking in a dreamy stupor, and reckless
ly moving his train acros tho mein track.
To day the inquest was commenced by
Coroner Charles G. Campbell, at Laeku
waxen Station, five miles east from tlu.
scene of tho accident. LucUawuxen Is b.
small station twenty-four miles weal
Port Jervis. Thoro is no village. Th(idgpoi_
quito a spacious, neat, and convenient till
tico, a hotel, a *torp, und a few houses, mak'.
up tho entire scene of human life und lr.
dustry, Tho broad and shallow waters n(
th£ Delawaro wind their course around be
tween the grand bills that loom tip high
on either side ; tho serpentine truck of
tho Erio road follow on lire side
bills tho river's turning; and the luxuii
ant yerduro of forests, grain fields, pasmrcs %
and meadows inako up a picture of imtura",
i beauty surpassed by few localities. Five
miles beyond is tho station of .Mini Hope,
situuted in tho samo picturesque r«*gM>n.
where another beautiful picture of naiur:-'
loveliness challenges comparison. It pro
aents a broader valley and lossur bills than.
Lackawaxen, and tho river spreads into u
more luke like shallow body. Thedepot, a.
store, and perhaps a dozen dwellings, cunx
priso tho “ villuge”—ull tirnt then- in of it. '
Just now, however, all the glories of 1 1,..
surrounding scenery are saddened nv u
sombre shade In the contemplation of what
remuins of momentoes of tho recent tiagie
affair. Tho spot which tbo neat little depui
lutely occupied Is now but a mass fit black
ened cinders, und remnants ol fl>o debris
that have not as yet beon removed. The
truck has all been relaid, much • f the iron
ami wood fragments ot tho wrecked cars
aud engines have been eurefully taken away
and all traces of the awful event an? being
obliterated as rapidly as possible. It is said
that timber for a new depot has been or.
dered already.
A Terrible Mystery
The Nashville (Tennessee) CrJon says .4.
most frightful, gloomy,and unexpected ills
coverv wns recently mode by a lUhermnn
while plying his avocation on the river, 11
short distance below the mouth of Rich
mond Creek, near the farm of a Mrs Hass,
eight miles from Nashville. ()n nearing
the bank of the river m his canoe, Irti wa-»
horrified at beholding a spectacle which n>
once made Ins blood run cold. The
which met his vision was the remains n\
what was once apparently a heuutliut wn
man, lying In deuth, witli her head partial
iy out (.f the wutur. She was peifwaly
nude. Fish swarmed around her body by
hundreds, und buzzards perched upon tin-'
exposed head. Tho birds hud trampi-d
the ground lor twenty feel around ilx
corpse. They had picked cut the eyes, lat
en the cheeks until tho ghastly jaw bi.m -.
of u once fuir und unlmaled luce were h H.
in bold relief. Tho ears and an arm \vi I*.
gone, and only a few trot-sen of a luxurmn'
growth of hair had been left upon her hen■ >.
After the buzzards had been satiated with
ilesh, the fish bad nibbled her nook to Un.
bone, and had carried away the pieces
llesh which Hie ravenous birds had
dropped into the water, Having tnd
her body around the breast und covered H
over us best he could, he hurried to Nu-L
villo for Coroner Goo. W. Norvcdl. Thai
officer was too unwell to go, und conse
quently deputized Mr. Cbus. M. Stewart in
his stead. Mr. Stewart and a jury left in a
conveyance early yesterday morning t*.
hold an Inquest over tho remains. It was
discovered that, notwithstanding thu fish
ermun’s precautions to cover the uufortu
nute woman, buzzards hud uguin been Uk-h
-und torn uwuy what little llesh remained
on her head. She was tuken out of tho
wuter and examlued. It was found that
she had been brutally outruged, her cloth
ing stripped from her body by Homo vio
lent hands, her shoulder deeply wounded
with some sharp instrument, aud that her
breasts hud been torn and lacerated
till they presented a horrible specta
cle. Her form had evidently been one
of great beuuly aud symmetry. From
her wisdom teeth, which had just grown
even with tho gums, und other indications,
tho jury was of the belief that she was a
woman of nineteen or twenty years. Thu
bones of her fuco and head generally indi
cated small and regular features. She was
about five feet in height. Itis supposed that
she had beeu in tho river for übout two
weeks. So much had the body decomposed
that the jury was compelled to bury her
near where sho was found in a bed of leaves
and earth. Tho Jury rendered a verdict
that her person had been grossly outraged,
and that she came to hor deuth through
violence, frmn the hands of some person
unknown, and that sho had been cast lnt>.
tho river by tho murderer to prevent de
tection.
Though this deep mystery of tho Cum
berland may never bo revealed, neverthe
less the old adage that " murder will out "
may yet be verified by the final discovery
of the murderer and !fis speedy puulsh
ment.
.Crops in Illinois nuu tho West
Cuicaoo, July 16.—Reports from middle
portions of this State say that last years’
corn crop in the cribs is rotting and spoil
ing. Too following summary of the con
dition of the present crops, guthered from
various sources, may be regarded n fuir
one:
There is an enormous breadth of small
grain planted, ami-hud there been no draw
back, would have produced un uupuralleled
crop ; so much so that should it bo damaged
to tho extent of over one half, wo should
still receive a good averuge crop.
The wheat crop in lowa, Wisconsin, Ne
braska and Minnesota Is superb, in excel
lent condition and of vust extent, beyond
preceding ones.
Winter wheat iu Southern Illinois has
been mainly cut, and isof excellent quality,
and although the rain has retarded stack
ing, there is no cause for alarm. Central
Illinois, especially along the line of the
Illinois Central, Chicago, Burlington, und
Quincy railroads, has suffered most, rain
having fallen there In torreDts and deluged
the country to such an extent that the use
of reaping machines is ontirely out of tho
question.
Tho farmers of that section have a severe
time of It—wading 10 their knees in mud,
trying to savo what thoy can with grain
cradles. This state of things, however, is
not general in Northern |tlltnois, . The
grain looks well and promises agoodyleld.
In regard to com, under the circumstan
ces ie can scarcely be expected to yield
more than two-thlrda tho average crop, but
there will be an Immense yield of oats.