Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 29
In the U. S. Senate, Mr. Chandler. from
the Commerce Committee, reported the
bill for the better security of life on steam
vessels. Mr. Conkling introduced a bill to
prevent election frauds, which was referred.
Mr. Sherman; from the Finance Committee,
reported a bill continuing the present in
come lax during 1870, and providing for
an income tax of three per cent. after this
year. On motion of Mr. Sherman, the
regular calender of resolutions was passed
over, and the resolution discharging the
Judiciary Committee front the considera
tion of the Texas bill was adopted. The
bill was then read, and the proviso declar
ing that the act shall not affect the condi
tions tinder which Texas was annexed
being stricken on t,'it was passed by a party
vote.. After an executive session of two
hours, the bill allowing the United States
Judge for Eastern Texas to resign was
passed, and Deficiency bill was reported.
Adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Paine, front the Mee
thin Committee, reported adversely on the
claim of Mr. Sogar to a seat as Representa
tive at largo from Virginia. Mr. Cessna,
from the saute committee, reported that
Caleb N. Taylor is entitled to the seat from
the Fifth Pennsylvania District, instead of
Reading, the sitting member. Mr. Logan
made a'personal explanation," criticising
(ten. Sherman's letter on the Army bill.
He said that the bill had been submitted to
Generals Belknap and Sherman, and that
.Sherman made hut leofii objections and
Belknap one, and the tatter's suggestion
was placed in the bill as ant amendment.—
(ten. Sherman's objection "was to the nuts
ter out of general officers, and another
which he ( Logan) would Ilia mention. - On
motion of Mr. Schenck, it was ordered that
general debate on the tariff Hose next day
an hour :mil a half after going hit, Clin,
mitten of the Whole. The 'louse then went
into Committee, and debate on the tariff
was resumed and continued in evening
session.
\ VEDN 1,.% V, Marv!! 30
In the U. S. Senate, Mr. Schure intro
duced a bill fixing the first 'Tuesday in No
vember as the day Or electing Itepresen
tatives to Congress, thrinighout theyountry.
The joint Pesolution for a 1.1/111111 -
tee on Inslian Affairs NV:l...considered. 'The
Of (leneral A 1111, 1,41111.
of :N1 F. Sllllllll'l*, the 11• I 1;111
Went inln PXol•lliiVe three
hours afterwards adjourned.
11l the Ifottst , Mr. Hand:ill illll , red joint
resolutions of respect the memory
.lajur U crest Thottni4,
:Nit.. !Miler, front the
Iteconstruetion 10111nnttec, reported the
bill to admit Texas, which was con, urred
in by a party Vote, ;11111 0111 to till
M r.
Lalior, repotted II hill lt,
Vstaltii,di a nati ,, iial
which was p,a pollrd until 1111
mrond Tlll-11.Iy 11l 11101. lerrw 1111.
Mr. .\ melt, from till , same Committee, re
ported a hill miming the otliee eilticatiim,
ill the Interior Department, the "Bureau of
Education," transferring iL 1111.. X -
110[1.1.1 I'llllll. of 1110 I'reetintert's Bureau,
discontinuing the latter 1111r,o1. (Sills worn
introduced bvMr. Morrell, to alil,llll the
lows;lultcul and NI Mann:nil the
internal revenue laws. NI ~r-f0r1.1..1
fo r1 . 1 ..1 a resolutiml, NVhieh was referred, re
liairing the Seeretary of the Treasury to
accept the most advantageous hills for gold,
and prohibiting purchases of bonds beyond
the amount authorized klt the sinking I'llllll.
A message ‘vas reech'ed from the President,
annotitiving the 1.:0i1 . ..HM1 111 Th, ('ill eenlll
bill
till. I 11,11.1.
"I'll rlonl v, March 31.
In tit- I. t-',..: , ,kmate Mr. l'attr,nn intro
tltivell a bill e...t.11/11 , 11ing a National I 11,,ti-
Into nl .\ :11 r. role a
bill, providing Inr wail ,erviee
Zealund, l.redi•thtials
Mnrgan 11,n611,1 :Mil P. \t'. Flanigan,
ti,•lnttors ,•1,•,•1 from Texas, were presented,
:tint thit,4 , gentlemen 1, ore ,Nt•iklll in. The
1 lons° resolution re,t,eet for (len -
Oral Till/Ill:IS 11, rellelll'eel in. A bill
retired army officers
In he a,tigne.l In dal y at the SoillierS .
.111/1111'. I'. Sall till'ere.l 1 1,1/11Itil
the .-teilrelilty ntl State In 4,11.1111111 . 1-
l•llte lbr late ni r.tlitleal ion 401 e Filtrentli
Amendment lly the several states, bin Mt-
Jortion ‘, as matte, and it laid over. 1 tll 111,1-
IMIt lot r. the was. -
ntrtil•tett to consider • the t•Sitedieney of n
Hurvey G. ascertain the I.r,•tieabillty it
I,nununie:li ill between 010 Jalllt,
and 811.1.\01.1. rivet.. and l Mio river. The
ruse la Sell:Ilia-Hoc!. A 116.,, Missis,,ippi,
was discussed, pending which the Sona.te
In the I 1ta1.., the hill discontinuing the
.I , reeiltnett's Inireau, nod trat,lerring it,
unexpended hind, to the 8111,11111/I Ed.,-
I considered, :11111 tt 111,/tiMI tnutble
it mean dereated yeas 13, nays !lg.
I dark, Conner, Degener and
11..111 ire. 1 . 1,111 NVel, ,worii in
and tank seats, after opposition hy' r.
!biller:ma of hers ( the 1 tentot• ratie
member, tat t h e ground that he had whip
ped negro sniffier., \Own a elltltaill in till.
11.1 . 111)'. CIO. Tile Tariff bill was t•mtsidered
in I lonitoiltet., Mr. Sellout.): advocating and
oxitkining 11. 211 r. introdueed a bill
lc, mnorp.nalr the Irish I ',lonization Seek.
ty. filed
WASIIIN , r , .N, April I
lu the ruittl Sla, Scuato, Mr. ()Obt,rti
prosoutcd the lot.lithat .d* 11. It.
thr,pat uccuilicd hyScruttc,r(lillwrt,
141 , 1”rida. It Tva.rt•l'errctl Et, the.lndiciary
r. CaN,orl . \• prcsented reso-
Illtil,llS 01 : OW ralif"ritia I.t.gislaturc,asking
the ab o litkmu tif the inc,aue tax. Mr. Mor
t.al int n•dut-ed a hill to ettr.Freo the provi
shins Itr th, I ilir. nth An,tultriont. 'rho
oa,” “I' Scuat, , r ricct .‘IIII.S, issis,ippi,
s ta1:4.11 111 , PlitJ11 SUM
rep,rt ,ilthe Judiciary Cifintilittve
that led ,1:w U111111,1(41 by
striking nut the " thus doolaring him
and teas 11,...,1 ;to atucuded--veas
10, nays .\ ut,,ltus the nays is t•rt• l'ar
pent.or, Ettinutuk, Pratt, Schurz,
TI'IIIIII.IIII,
Tllllllllllll, 11:1111111 , 11 tutu J.llll
- it. lily
!mired .it, St•tuttur AMPS
tans thou ",‘ "11l ill. Atli.ifirttod until
:\
.. •
In the I Imtse, M r. Ilruurtt intr.diteed a
joint res.ltitimt anth.rizing the appoint
ment by t he Seerclary .I • the Treasury, of an
agent to mak • inquiry into the loa , ihility
relatitms
with the Canada,. Iteh•rred to the Cmit
itieret• ( . .intilitice. 'rho Tariff bill W:0101111.
sidered in I u rerun lf . e.r the Windt . , and the
dmr it hen it int. elrect sCas Illakk .
tine clflltqc,ht.l . ll4 . Xl. Till . ,erti,,ti relating
In tea being i'eaulted, .Me. I,hughridge
1.4,011 to :1111011d Inc admitting free of ditty
tea initt.rtell in .kitirrican vessels .r foreign
vessels tinder reciprocity treaties. \Vith.ut
tlisp.sing 1.11,1111( . 1101110111, tint C4 , 1111110.(e0
rose, and 111, , 51.11111, , bill antliorizing the
er . ctimt "r a bridge 010 Delall'are
RV:IS emietirred In. An evening ..essiton teas
held 1 . ..• tleb.tto only.
jl'.t~utsn rut April '2.
Th, S. n,t. in nay.iun. In
Iho 110,, n bill 11 :15 paNSI.II (4)
the vsl of N. IV. I'arl<er his ri!Jits as
disc overt, Itvoi 1 , 1:111115 ill the I'acitir.
Bills were introduccd by NU.. Potter, tor
ills redemption or hronzr and nickel coins
in sllms 111 . $2.",; awl by Nlr. Butler, of
fur the collection or debt.. duo tilt.
1 ioverninent by Southern Itailroads.
'nulll'bill NV:I. c,llSicil•l'l . ll ill I'.lllllllillt, of
:11111 alllOlllllllOlll, plianging the
1111 tie, 1111 1,1 anti Coln, 5V(.1 . 1 , rojected,leav
ing the duty on lea 211 :11111 ,111 . 4.1ree,
1.. When the sugar clan., IVa. reaehod the
onlinittet , rose, and the Ilon , e adjourned.
WASIIINIITII . S I April
In the S. Senate, the If'eorgia bill was
taken up, Mr. Stv, art 111,,Ved tic strike
out the Bingham :intendment, and Mr.
\ Vilson oilered an :intendment extending
the present Legislature f.r tsvo years from
its reorganization. Without disposing, of
the matter, the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr. Heaton introduced a
bill appoint ing the ths•t ion of I 'inigressmett
1.11 the Tuesday :liter the first Monday in
Noventher, 1 , 12, and every second year
thereafter. The rules Ivere suspended, and
the bill passed by a cote of 111 to •10. Mr.
Maynard ',anal nevi] a resolution, diroeting
the Secretary 4,1 . the Navy to halllll.o iuln
the particulars of the 'sinking of the
hicida, with a vies' to ascertain the re
.sponsihility therefor. :11r. Schenck sug
gested a nwdilionlion, sic a 1 to eX(011(1 the
inquil;y (u the rind not of the captain of the
ISontlmy, wlirh wa.,11,1.1111,1. cool the res
osution, a, toishrli.ti, ailoptcd. Mr.
Julian introduced a hill to protect settlers
al the puhlic Ennis. Mr. Porter ollered a
reiolution reciting the municipal troubles
in Itichniond, fuel directing, the Iteciffi
struction rommitten to inquire into the
facts, full report, what legislation is twres
sary to pat down the rebellion, rind main
.tain the authority of the National I fiiverft
client in Virginia. 'rho resolution was
withdrawn. The Tariff bill Iv:is considered.
Pending action on
.the sugar clauses, the
adjourned.
The e I.egi~ll lore.
Tit I'ltsD,lfV, Alltrell 31
In the Senate a jointszesolution was re
ported front the Committee protesting
against :in air-line railroad through this
State, to connect Washington and New
York. The Sinking Fund bill was then
'taken up, discussed, and finally passed.
Among the bills introduced was one re
garding the erection of public building,s on
Penn Square.
In the I loose, it number of bills were in
trodlleetl and :Lvprepriately referred. Joint
resolutions of re,peet to the illentery of
Major general Thomas were adopted. Ad
journed.
lIMEIMMI
In the Senate, 11111011 g the bills reported
was one urging Ontgress to abolish \Vest•
Point. The Governor vetoed the act rela
tive to the will of Mrs. Bum Adjourned.
In the I louse, a bill was passed authoriz
ing the Governor to appoint inspectors of
leaf tobacco. Adjourned.
MON"DAY, April 4.
•
In the Senate the House bill incorpora
ting the International Steamship Company
wasjpostponed for the present. The
allowing certain railway companies in
Philadelphia to extend their tracks was
passed. A number of House bills wore
reported on favorably. The Penn Square
building act, after being amended, was
passed. Adjourned.
In the House, the bill repealing the de
linquent tax bill was reported on nega
ti velY. The consideration of the Metropol
itan Police bill was objected to and went
over. The Senate bill in reference to the
Public buildings was passed. Adjourned.
A train on the Mississippi Central
Railroad broke through a trestle bridge
*mar Ricketts' Station on Friday even
ing. The engine, baggage car, and one
passenger car were smashed, and Mayo
ral persuns . were severely injured.
The Funding Bill and the National Bank
It is said the Senate Funding bill is in
danger in the House of Representatives, and
that Mr. Boutwell begins to despair of its
passage. The powerful national bank lobby
proves too strong for the Secretary of the
Treasury, Mr. Sherman, the Senate andthe
House itself. This is what we' have been
saying all along. We have maintained that
the national bank organizations, which we
have designated as a dangerous monopoly,
would prove stronger than either Congress
or the administration. The Funding bill,
we admit, is an impracticable measure, and
there aro many objections to it; but the
hostility of the banks has nothing to do with
the public welfare. They oppose it simply
because it would take away from them a
portion of their enormous profits. In
funding the debt at a lower rate of interest
the bill provides that the national banks
shall exchange their old bonds, which they
pledge with the Treasury Department as a
basis of their circulation, for the new reduced
per cents—that is, instead of drawing six
per cent. on these security bonds they
would draw on an average four and a half
per cent. Now, considering that this per
centage on their bonds, or, what amounts
to the same thing, the profits on their
circulating currency secured by the bonds,
is a clean gift from the government, the
claim of these banks is very Shylock-like.
The government has bean foolish enough to
give them, without any consideration, about
eighteen millions a year in gold; and now,
when it proposes to cut down the gratuity
to thirteen or fourteen millions a year, for
the purpose of reducing the interest on the
debt and the burden of taxation, they cry
out for the original bond and fur the last
cent of that bond. It appears that the
struggle between the Committee of Ways
and Means and the Committee 011 Banking
and Currency of the thins° to get possession
and central of the Funding bill was the
work of the national bank lobby. The
Cemmittee on flanking and Currency was
their committee; but though they failed to
have the bill referred to it, they are just as
powerful and as successful, it seems, with
the Committee of Ways and Means. The
fact is, they are stronger than any committee
or Congress itself. If we see this io the
beginning, and while the hanks have only
three hundred millions of circulating
currency, what nosy we 1,1,01'114111011d the
WllOl,. circulation of the country be 111 their
!iambi and their capital be nearly trebled?
The inal banks would becorto , the
k irtual government of the republic. --.V. Y.
Herald.
Divorces Made Easy lit Mossochosetts.
The Boston Ilottso of Representatives
have just passed a bill which is Massachu
setts all over. It provides as follows:
"A divorce may be granted upon the pe
tition of husband or wife when they have
lived apart for ii veyears consemitively prior
to tiling the libel; or upon desertion for three
years, for cruelty Or negleet to support, :till
flit - three years' separation of parties pre
viously divoreed trout lied and 'hoard under
the lay,. lit all cases of divorce front mat
rimony arising tinder this :let, where a devil
or written ao'reenielit id' separati o n exists,
the court shall give effect to the same if
lade ill contemplation of a divorce from
the bonds of matrimony, and in all such
cases the osort shall !mike such decrees re
specting alimony and idlewanctis is, having
regard to the cireuinstanees of the parties,'
shall appear just and reasonable. The most
important feature is that it proposes to al
low either of the diVoreed parties to Marry
again, • if the other were dead."
again, as
The bill is pressed on strange grounds.--
A Mr. Sw cetscr, of Imwel I, said—
" It seas a wrong and injustice to compel
l parties to live separately ton years before
they could be divorced. Ili, culled the at
tention of the I louse to Om Fact that every
other tom of the New England Statics 'tad
already amended their laws ,sii that either
‘,% Nor dirorred prlrlic.irqn nertrry ',gain. IL
was a step toward improventent of public
illorAls. The trouble Willi regard to the
illat,ter mute is that a party having once
committed a crime by violation of laws ill
regard to the married state, is compelled to
live fr'a lung time in s u ch a way that he
1)1 - she has no chance to repent."
This logic is W 111,1! that , the fart stated as
• to " every other N sc England State. - One
of the worst features of tliu disellssion was
that " a clergyman for forty-live years^
advocated its passage,{ We need ;nit say it
I passed almost illianiinolisly, all alitell
!twills being voted down.
THEI. RI EMI' :MURDERER
tetta Mal or the Nu rtlereror a Catholic
=i2====l
The Itollofffiltaine Re/dub/wan ::oth
ult. says:—
. .
John l'owers, who murdered the Catho
lic priest, in this Wave, last November, W:1,1
tried lwfore the Common Pleas Court last
Monday. 'rho trial occupied the Court all
(lay, Monday, and early Tuesday morn
ing the jury retired. After being out. ome
fifteen minutes they returned a verdict of
"not guilty." 4111 the ground or insanity.
Rey. Mr. Barton testified that Powers
V:1110 to his study iu the Congregational
church at Sandusky, and said he wanted
to hay,. :h. conversation with the minister;
appeared to be greatly exercised in mind ,
stated his troubles ; said he was supernat
urally turned into a statue in Galveston
;trul was imprisoned; said the Prince M .
the Klngdont of Ileaven had set him fee;
said his mission was to liberate the I;ov
erninent from tlur calamities that were
about to come upon the country. Ills con.
versation was unintelligible to witness, and
he felt :timid of the man and consequently
did not cross him. lle said more, about
the Catholic Clitir,h hieing engaged
in oon
spira'y. All this about a week or ten days
before . witness heard of the murder. W it-
NOSS thought then that he was a poor crazy
start mid not a responsiblQ being.
John C. Layden testified that he had a con
versation with Powers on the sth of Novem
ber, at the depot in Sandusky. Powers
said he was g,Mig to Bellefontaine to shoot
the Catholic priest; and after he did, lie would
he released. Ile said he would not shoot a
priest in Sandusky, for he would be lynch
ed; but he had friends in Ilellfinitaine who
would protect him. 'Witness called the
attention of the City Marshal to Powers,
but the Marshal only' thought him drunk.
NVitness thought him in earnest but not.
drunk.
Dr. 1'11,,,t) ',aid lic ro the prisoner
itionninatti3v.
\Sir.Lilit hnd nod ezamincd the pris
inner vullicientlr to form a iiiinclusion
titriiwlit he saw of insanity.
Captain Foster, of Chicago, in his depo
sition, said that Powers had been on his
vessel three years; that he was known in
Ituffalo and everywhere as " Crazy Jack ;"
that he was crazy on religion; said that
I bid was a woman and the Goddess of Lib
erty was t/oil ; hated the Jews intensely,
anti wanted to go to Jerusalem to kill all
of them ; wanted to take hisown once;
imagined he had a big Ily in his stomach,
and much more of the same kind.
As Powers had not been a resident of the
State a year, he cannot be sent to the In
sane Asylum under existing laws, and ap
plication has been made to the Legislature
bur the passage of a special act to suit the
=ID
A Practical Joke on City Connell•
Mayor Fox and the Colored People.
All Fouls' I lay has come and gone again.
Its advent .was welcomed Ly the juvenile
eontintinity, who likewise regretted its de
parture. Stove-pipe hats, charged with
cobble-stones, were set about fur the Un
suspecting to try their kicking qualities
'won, to their ellagrin awl If) the , :unuse
ment of the jokers. Nlysterions-looking
puck ages were distributed to be picked up
bythe unintiated,who,on investigating their
coments, were mortified to discover a de
funct "4,111 Si,-
Pieces of coin nailed to the pavement
Were eagerly picked at to the merriment of
those who Were eolcbrating the lay. Coat
tails were decorated with newspapers aml
advertising cards to the delight imth old
and young, and thousands of little lingers
were pointed in :i direction where nothing
was to be seen, accompanied with a hearty
laugh at the expense of the duped smut the
lamiliar phrase of "April Fool."
Decidedly the best sell :trail Wiei 1111-
1101111,111ellt Of the mass meeting ofeolered
people in Independence Square in femora
the rat i ficatien of the Fifteenth amendment.
Councils, at their meeting an Thursday re
ceived a communica Sohntion, signed :ihn
Charles, chairman of the committee op the
eelebration,requesting the use of the Square'.
Supposing it to Ito genuine, Councils read
ily granted the request, :toi the resolution
was handed to Mayor Fox, who promptly
:Mixed his signature thereto, No hour wens
designated for the meeting, but it was
whispered about that it would occur at ten
o'clock in the morning.
Chief Mulholland detailed a large force
of policemen to preserve order at the meet
ing, tool had them divided into two squads,
one at the Central Station as a reserve, the
other in Independence Hall. By ten o'clock
I two hundred colored people and half as
many Whites congregated near the rear steps
of the ball and anxiously awaited the open
ing of the meeting. As no platform had
been erected and to all appearances no pro
parations made, it was hinted that John
Charles who asked for the square was a
myth and the resolution was intended as a
first of April joke. The chief looked at the
thing in that light and withdrew the police
form, All day long, however, there wits a
eoutinuous stream of colored men, Wellleil
and children passing in and out of the
square, inquiring when the meeting would
take place, only to be told that the an
nouncement was a huge April
delph /a Post.
A most heart-rending calamity recently
befell the family of Mr. Franklin, at Little
York, Washington county, resulting in the
death of Mrs. Franklin. The particulars,
as we learn them, aro about as follows:
Mrs. Franklin's health was poor, and she
had for some time been subject to fits or
convulsions. A few days ago, while nurs
ing her child near the 'fire, Mrs. F. was
seized with a lit and fell upon the coals,
carrying with her the child.
All the persons about the house were out
in the yard at the time Mrs. F. was attack
ed, and when they re-entered the building
she had been so terribly burned that she
was insensible. Singular as it may seem,
the child, which she held in her arms, es
caped without the slightest injury,
Upon examination of Mrs Iranklin's in
juries it was found necessary to amputate
one of her legs, and the operation 'was skill
fully performed by Dr. Simonson, of NeW
Philadelphia. But the nervous system of
the poor woman was so shattered that it was
impossible to rally it, and she died the next
day in the greatest agony. —New Albany
Ledger.
A Fraud in the Itegislatnre
From the extreme easeand rapidity with
which all sorts of schemes are urged
through the Legiilature, it might have
been supposed that there would be no ne
cessity for any of the Philadelphia thimble
riggers to resort to sleight-of-hand tricks
to slip into the hands of the Governor bills
which have never gone through the formal
process of legislation. But such is, never
theless, the case. Whether from inherent
knavery, the pure pleasure of cheating, or
the actual impossibility of passing the
measure, a bill has received the certificate
of the speakers of the two Houses and
the signature of the Governor, without
eOer having paessed either branch of
the Legislature. Mr. Elliott, of Phil
adelphia, on Monday night, explained
that on the 28th of February he had intro
duced a bill enabling the councils of the city
to better secure the collection of outstand
ing taxes. This bill passed the House, and
was sent to the Senate, where it was passed
with a slight amendment. On its return to
the House it was passed finally, and was
supposed to have been sent to the Governor.
But quite a different bill which had never
been before either branch of the Legislature
came back with the executive approval.
A changeling had been put into the cradle
altogether different in form and feature
from the true child. Instead of authorizing
the councils of Philadelphia to secure the
collection of outstanding taxes, the bill
empowers the City Receiver, who holds his
office for two years, to appoint a Collector
of Taxes who shall continue in office for
three years, receiving a compensation of
five per cent. on all his collections. Mr.
Elliottldescribes it SS a measure to take
money from the Treasury of Philadelphia
instead of putting it in.
This is the fraud which will give some
Philadelphia legislator another claim to
public admiration when its author shall be
discovered. Mr. Elliott says that a tran
scribing clerk told him that there was some
mystery about the matter. That clerk
should bo required to explain. There is
no doubt that the bill if it had been far
worse, could by proper management have
passed the House, but the genius of this
statement disdained the slow and ordinary
processes of legislation when it was so easy
to substitute his bill liar one that eel al
ready been passed. There was a bit of
scandal in the early part of the session
about a certain statesman front Philadel
phia, who substituted two names in the list
of radical caucus nominees for officers of
the llouse, and had them elected before the
trick was discovered. This trilling inci
dent may furnish a clue to the discovery of
the party guilty of substituting the bogus
bill. The acts so much resemble each
other that they stay both be tracc,i to the
same brilliant origin.—Petriot.
=III
The 6,lto‘ving ,x,rre-spiontloto, expl:kins
itself:
Ptn I..tia:i.prr lA, MarVil IS7O.
r. Vanderbilt, Rob, Preridedd .Your Y,,k ',drat
alai ItuKam, River Railroad:
DEAR Si a: I enclose, a Copy Ma petition
which has already been signed 6y the offi
cers of railroads that have laid inure than
three-fifths of all the steel rails of WIIII•11 the
Itailr0:11i 'ominksioners of Massachusetts
were able to obtain returns, as lit Wished
in their report of February 12, I• 070. Ac
cording to careful estimates front other
available sources the same companies are
consumers of a majority or all the steel
rails that have been laid and are being im
ported into the United States. I trust that
you trill appreciate the advantage of SUS
tairlillg: the bottle competition, its the only
defence upon which dependence ran he
played to secure our railroad compani,s
against the extortions of Mreign manufac
turers. I earnestly hotle that yon will
sign the enclosed petition and return it to
me at your earliest convenience, in order
that it !nay be forwarded to Washington at
the proper time. Yours truly.
S. M. Fm. - rox.
No. 12.5 South Fifth street, Phira.
Veto York Central and Hudson Ricer B. R.
co,, President's (tilled, 111 West Thir
teenth Iletween .Vieth its," Tenth .1 re
uc4.
NEW YoICII, .Marcli 24, IS71)
S. Nl.llon, I:, q., Philmlclphia,
Silt: I ant in receipt oryour letter
enclosing a copy of a petition to Congress
asking that instead of the present ad valo
rem duty oil steel rails a specific duty of
two cents per pound be levied, anti re
questing our official signature thereto. I
tail readily conceive the benefits which
would accrue to American steel-makers in
the event of an increase of duty as petition
et' for, but in what manner the railroads
or the country aro to be enriched I
must confess I am at a loss to dis
cover. Thirty-three out of the thirty
six of the signatures to the petition are
well-known representatives of leading
railroads, a majority of them being located
in or running through Pennsylvania ; and,
were they given unofficially, I would con
clude their principal interest was centered
ill the steel works, and not in the railroads
which they represent. You urge the advan
tage of sustaining the home competition
as the only defence upon which dependence
call be placed to secure our railroad com
panies against the extortions of foreign man -
ufaeturers. ItYe are decidedly in favor of sus
taining competition; not home tsimpetition
alone, but both home and foreign, and do
not propose tel advocate any measure Which
will prevent it or place us in the hands of
extortionists, who would undoubt
edly be as inexorable in their demands as
fitreign manufacturers would be were the
same protection given them. A monopoly
in the production of steel rails, the value
and importance of which to railroads has
been thoroughly demonstrated,
would of
ten ,s,muut us to take an inferior arti
cle at any prier) the monopolists !night
chose to put upon it. We would
not have you believe that we are adverse
to patrol icing our awn manufaetu res. We
only desire to be allowed to purchase from
•horn we can get the best article at the
'west price, and in my judgment these
nportant considerations (~111 only he at
tined by keeping up a vigorous competi
ion. As an argument of the justice of the
etitiom it is claimed that the signers there
o represent railroade that have laid more
ban three-fifths of all the steel rails used
n this country. In order to correct any
wrong impressions that might obtain on
this point by reason of the position we take,
We desire to say that we alone have.used on
the railroads represented by us (the New
York Central, Hudson River, and New
York and Harlem) fully ono-lifth of all the
steel rails laid down, and one-third of the
steel rails imported to this country. We
were among the first in this country to
adopt steel instead of iron rails, and intend
continuing so to do as rapidly as the earn
ings and price will warrant.
With respect, I ant yours truly,
CURNELIUS VANDERBILT, President.
The Itlehrardnon Tragedy—Trial of Mc
IMIZIE!
Sew Ilona, April ht.—Before flint' o . Clock
his !northing several hundred people as
anbled in the corridors of the Curt of
-eneral Sessions, awititing the cOnllllolloo
went of the NicFariand trial. The doors
were unlocked soon after eleven ~'clock,
when the Recorder entered and took his
seat. It is thought that a jury will not be
obtained for two days, although a panel. of
six hundred and 111'6' petit jurors have been
sunnnoned. abs lino of defence is still
kept a profound secret by the prisoner's
counsel.
When Mr. McFarland passed into the
Court room the anxiety to see him by the
crowd was intense. Ile looked fresher and
younger than he did at the time he shot
It icletrdson.
A Ihnited number of spectators only were
'untied to the Court room. Au immense
owd had to bo driven from tins building
tho police.
Mr. lqinFarland took n seat in the Court
OM, and glanced around him with a
one on his face. _Beside him sat his lit-
o son and his rnuaccl, lion. Eldridgo N.
.serry, lion. (hones S. Spencer and .lohn
lraham, Esq.
The press is largely represented by edit
;re as well a.9_mperters.
The Grand Jury NV 11-4 charged for the
errn by Recorder i they re
fired.
Recorder to District AD, rhey—.l re pa
ready to proceed?
District Attorney—We arr.
Mr. Spencer—M o also arc ready.
Mr. tirahani, the senior counsel for the
defence, called the attention of the Court
to SCIIIIC legal points regarding the seler
tion of triers.
The selection of a jury was then emu
enced. Tho first man was a German,
ho spoke imperfect English. Rejected.
The second had formed no opinion, but
Iris answers he designated the deed as a
into. This was objected to by Mr. (ira-
ham, overruled by tho Court, and excep
tion taken. His examination was then re
sullied. lie had often been to Mr. Froth
ingham's church; thought ho Frothing
ham) had not dune wrung in marrying
Richardson.
Continual objections to his being a jury
man wero made by Mr. Graham.
At 2.15 P. M., Daniel E. Van Valken
burgh was accepted as a juror.
A number of others were objected to and
excused.
A summary of the day's business is thin:
About 175 of the panel were called, of
whom a little under ono-third answered.
Six jurors were obtained, but one was
subsequently excused, leaving but five.
The del;enco used three of their peremptory
challenges.
The empaneling of the Jury proceeds to
morrow.
The Avondale Relief Fund
Mr. 11. Gaylord,troasurer of the Avondale
Fund for the Relief of Widows and Orphans,
reports that the amount of contributions
received up to the 24th inst., was $139,226.33;
amount of interest accrued, $1,568 28, mak
ing a total of $140,794 61. Of this sum, $64,-
765 67 has been 'invested in railroad and
United States bonds; $52,000 deposited on
call in five banks at 5 and 6 per cent inter
est, $22,142 36 has been paid to widows and
children, and $1,886 58 remains in the hands
of the treasurer. The Association is incor
porated, and the Directors and Treasurer
servo without compensation. The Assist
ant Treasurer and Secretary are allowed a
small compensation. The plan is to pny
$l6 67 per month to each widow, and $8 33
to each boy under 14, and girl under 16
years of age.
Pension to Soldiers 0(1812
The Committee on Pension, had under
consideration the bill giving the usual pen
sions to the survivors and widows of sol
diers of the war of 1812. They made an
amendment allowing the pension to those
only who are dependent on others for sup
port. They will at their nest meeting agree
upon a bill, and report it to the House.
Death of General George K. Thom".
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General George H. Thomas, commander
of the Division of the Pacific, died yester
day in San Francisco, of apoplexy. General
Thomas was born in Southampton county,
Virginia, on the 31st of July, 1816. He
entered the West Point Academy in July
1836, graduated in June, 1840, and was made
a second lieutenant of artillery. He served
in the Florida war and in the war with
Mexico. He was with General Taylor at
Corpus Christi in July, 1845, and served
through all the battles of Taylor's campaign.
He was breveted as major for his gallant
canduct at Buena Vista. After performing
a variety of other service, he was ordered,
with a battalion of artillery, to Fort Yuma,
California, in 1854, and, some years after
wards, was engaged against the Indians of
the Southwest, where he was wounded.
When the Rebellion occurred, Major
Thomas did not "go with his State," but
stood by his country's flag. He served as
Lieutenant Colonel, and commanded a
brigade in General Patterson's army, - ..in
August, 1861. He was afterwards sent to
Kentucky and Tennessee, where he render
ed good service. In April, 1862, having been
made a Major General of volunteers, he
commanded the right wing of the Army of
the Tennessee, and took part in the siege of
Corinth. In November, he was placed in
command of the centre of the Army of the
Cumberland, in which position he did
splendid service at Stone River, Chattanoo
go, and Chicamauga, and was made Briga
dier General in the regular army after
Chicamauga. He won new laurels by the
rapture of Orchard K.lob, and the celebra
ted charge up Missi^n Ridge, in Nov., 1863.
In May, 1864, Genie . "homers was placed
in command of t litre of Sherman's
army, and took • .ve part in all the im
portant events ii march to Atlanta.—
When Sherman . Atlanta and took up
his " march to • he sea," Thomas was or
dered to watch the Rebel General I and
lure him westNu ard. After winning a vic
tory at Franklin, Tenn., in December, ho
retired to Nashville, where his masterly
strategy resulted in the utter route and de
feat of flood. This victory practically ended
the rebellion in the West, disappointing
and demoralizing the rebels, who had look
ed to Nashville and the expected eicleat mmr
Thomas, to compensate in part at least, for
their previous defeats in the West and fir
Sherman's "march to the sea."
fn .I:unu ISIM, Thomas was created a
Major General in the regular army, and
wa_s appointed commander of the Military
Division composed of Tennessee, Ken
tucky, ( leorgia and Alabama. In he
was assigned to the command of the Division
of the Pacific, which position he occupied
at tho Limo of his death.
Gmeral Thomas, who, many think, ought
to have been made Lieutenant General,
was free from political aspirations, and
sought only to do his duty as a soldier.
I low faithfully he did this, the world well
knows. Ile was a true and a thorough sol
dier, and, while a strict disciplinarian, he
was greatly beloved by the army, front
Generals down to privates, the latter de
signating hint as "Pap Thomas." As a
wan he was no less respected titan as a sol
dier. Ilk death is a sore stroke to a host
of heart-warm friends in various parts 01
the country, and with far wore truth than
usual ill still Vanes, we can say that the na
tion Illannln his loss.—Day.
Adoption of Prompt "fensuren for the
(fescue of the I oiled Stoles Cam-
mil... The New Itmurree
lion Formidable.
Poicr-Av-Pasha, March 23.—N0 time
has been lost in taking measures to obtain
the release of Mr. Weiner, United States
Consul, lately seized by the Rebel General
Jacquet, and held as a hostage. On the ar
rival here of the steamer l'etion from Jer
emie, bringing the news of Mr. Weiner
having fallen into the hands of Jacquet,
the f loverninent immediately resolved
upon a vigorous course of action to rescue
him, and at the same time compel the Pie
quote to surrender. 'lwo Haytian steamers
have accordingly been dispatched to the
South, and (fen. Brice has been reinforced
and ordered, in the event of the insurgents
not promptly laying down their anus, and
accepting the amnesty offered them by the
Government, to prosecute hostilities against
them with the utmost vigor. At the same
time, as Mr. Weiner was acting consul for
England and IFranee as well as for the U.
States, the representatiTes of the three
powers in Port-au-Prince determined after
consultation, to second the demand of the
flaytian Government for that gentleman's
release, and a British war steamer, the
Niube, has accompanied the Potion and
the Pcquod, to assist in bringing Jacquet
to his senses. This imposing display of
force will probably have the desired effect
in making Jacquet give up Mr. Weiner, but
it is very doubtful whether it will succeed
equally - well in compelling the Picquets to
surrender. The new rebellion is much
more formidable than it was at first believ
ed to be. 'Jacquet is a savage mountaineer,
strong willed and brave, and bent upon
avenging Salnave's execution. lie has laid
his plans so well, that already he is receiv
ing supplies and ammunition from abroad,
and three English schooners have been
captured within a very short time for hav
ing on board munitions of war and pro
visions for the rebels.
Fifteenth Amendment Ratification
Position of New York mad Indiana
Spvcial Despatch to tho Balthnore Sun
WAstri:CfiTON, April 3.—The President's
special message and Secretary Fish's proc
lamation on the ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment are still on the Speaker's table
in the House, but a motion will be made
this week to refer them both to the Judiciary
Committee, with instructions to send for
persons and papers to ascertain if the
ratification by Indiana was legal and prop
er, and to investigate the question of the
right of the State of New York to withdraw
its ratification. Notwithstanding that the
Secretary of the State of Indiana has certi
tied to the State Department here that the
ratification of that Legislature was proper,
it is asserted by the Indiana members that
the Republican Hoverter of Indiana looks
upon it as illegal, and declares that it was
done by less than a quorum of the Legisla
ture. Although a Republican member
made the motion of reference the other day,
it is understood that new tactics have been
agreed on and that the Radicals in the
House will oppose an investigation.
Heavy Damagea Agahod a Railroad
Com puny.
In the case before the Supreme Court at
Chicago, of Asbury F. Fawnicett and Jacob
Ilankerd against the Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railway Company, the
jury last week returned a verdict in favor
of the plaintiffs, rind assessed their damages
nt 338,200, the full amount claimed. It
seems that in the spring of 101,3, the plain
tiffs, being live-stock dealers in Chicago,
and having heavy government contracts
for furnishing cattle for the eastern army,
the railroad company, through its agent,
agreed, in consideration that they would
ship their stock over its road, to refund, as
drawbacks, a stun of money equal to the
amount allowed on the shipments by the
Pennsylvania Central and Northern Central
Railroad Companies. The plai nti Ifs claim
ed that during the years 1063, 1864 and 1065
they shipped over defendant's road 44,720,-
000 pounds of fat cattle, upon' which they
sought to recover drawback.—Chicuyo
Times.
Vincent Colyer has written a letter to the
President, stating that the recent bombard
ment of the Indian village at Wrangel, in
Alaska, by the United :.iitates troops sta
tioned there, was the result of a "wanton
and unjustifiable killing of an Indian by
Lieut. 'Loucks, the second officer in com
mand of the post." It appears that Loucks
went out at midnight with twenty arintd
men to arrest the Indian -for a slight
offence, entered his house, and after cutting
him in the head with a sabre, though little
or no resistance was made, ordered him to
be shot. This aroused the whole Indian
village, and a white man was killed by a
cousin of the dead Indian in retaliation.—
Nex t day the village was bombarded from
'2 o'clock in the afternoon until dark. Mr.
Colyer quotes official reports to show the
shocking abuses practised 111,011 these In
dians.
A dispatch from South Pass City, 'Wyo
ming Territory, reports the killing on
March 31st of sic men, tire of them belong
ing to a prospecting party, by the Indians,
near Atlantic City. Four more are missing
and supposed to be murdered. The stage
coach due at South Pass City on Saturday
afternoon, had not arrived yesterday, and
was believed to have been captured by In
dians, a large party of savages having been
seen going towards the stage route on the
Ist. The coach contained Paymaster Gen
eral Alvord, Russell and four soldiers. The
Indians concerned in the above outrages
were supposed to be friendly.
Senntor Lowry on the Murder of Mrs
In a remarkable speech on the subject,
Senator Lowry spoke as follows in regard
to the execution of Mrs. Surratt:
As an atonement for the wrongs of the
South, the groat men of the North at
Washington put to death by strangulation
an old, respectable, religious, Catholic
mother who will go down in history a vic
tim of injustice. This woman's execution
was a monstrosity that history will point
at as "judicial murder." She was tried
by a militarY tribunal when she was not
subject to military duty and executed with
indecent haste by the order of Andy John
son, (and his cabinet did not attempt to stay
his hand,) in violation of all law and all
conscience. I wash my hands of her blood,
for I appealed for hor life and declared "she
was not a subject to military duty, she had
no epaulets upon her shoulders„she had no
spurs upon her boots, and could be tried
legally only by a civil court," and I believed,
and so express myself, that no civil tribunal
would convict tier upon such testimony and
hang her by any court where the Lord's
Prayer was read.
The Cool Strike—No Probability of a
Compromise.
POTTSVILLE, April 2.—Almost all the col
liers this andMahanoy region have
stopped work on account of the refusal of
the miners to accept the new basis offered
by the operators. Some places are work
ing at present, but no work will be per
tutted after to-day. A number of young
and unmarried men leaving and seeking
work in the adjoining regions.
The operators express themselves deter
mined to stand by their resolutions in re
gard to the prices to be paid for labor adopt
ed at the meeting held there on the'lsth
The strike promises to be a long one,
should both operators and men continue
firm, as from present indications they will.
LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPIL
Connecticut Election
HARTFORD, April 4.—The Hon. Lafay
ette S. Foster, once acting Vice President
of the United States, is elected a represent
ative from Norwich. He will probably be
elected Speaker of the House. The follow
ing returns are compared with the vote for
Governor in 1868, when English had 1763
majority.
Jewell, R. English, D
Bristol, 392 401 '
Sunbury, 175 165
New Britian, 709 733
Granby, 181 156
Berlin, 7.36 l9O
Canton, 273 162
Wethersfield, 251 103
Manchester, 386 233
East Hartford, 316 280
Farmington, 222 200
Hartford, 2,850 3,407
Hawley, R. English, D
392. 445
lztt 19d
Bristol,
Sunbury,
738
-2.3
292
302
Lai
New Biltian,
Granby,
Berlin,
Canton,
Wethersfield,
Manchester, 412
East Hartford, 355
Farmington, 422
Hartford, 2,916
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STANFORD, April 4.—The Democratic
majority is 170 in Greenwich. In 1068 the
Democrats had 263 majority. In Stamford
the vote is very close.
A gang from the New York Americus
Club, headed by Eugene Darn in, worked
in Greedwich all day for Woodward, the
Ring candidate for Senator.
NORWALK, April 4.—Returns indicate
the election of Hoyt, the Democratic candi
date for Senator, though Woodward rune
far ahead of his ticket. So far as heard
front three Democratic and three Republi
can Assemblymen are elected. Demo
cratic Representatives, fur the tirst time in
twelve years, have been elected in Stam
ford, Olmstead getting 146 majority, anti
Reeler 114.
lIARTFonD, 1 A. 1%1., April s,—Englisb,
for is 110 doubt eloeted.
Ohio Munk.lrml Election.;
CINCINNATI, April s.—The returns of the
Municipal Elections throughout the State
aro nearly complete. At Columbus, the
Republicans reversed the majority and
elected six out of nine Councilmen. At
Lima, the Vote uvas close, the Democrats,
however, carried the township. Sidney
went Republican by a paid majority.—
Peck, Republican candidate for Congress,
had MOO majority from three townships.
'The Election Judges of Lima refused the
negro vote in the latter part of the day, but
before closing the polls, withdrew the ob
jections. At Mansfield, the Independent
Ticket obtained a majority. Crestline elec
ted a Reform Ticket. Opposition to the
negro vote was manifested here also, but
the votes were finally accepted. Defiance
shows a Democratic gain, but Peck, for
Congress, has a majority. Ilamilton wont
largely Democratic. At Mansfield the ne
gro vote was not allowed by the Democrat
ic Judges. Dayton WWI (carried by the
Democrats; only part of the negro vote
polled. At Massilon the Republicans de,
!bated the Independent Ticket. Alliance
turned in a Democratic majority, but the
Republican vote carried the county. Woos
ter is close, and the only point where the
negro vote was not straight Republican.
Cleveland, Loudonville and Delphis are
all Democratic. The Republican vote re
duced by the negro votes, makes it appa
rently a Democratic gain throughout the
State.
Proclamation by tile Governor of lilt
B:ust:FIELD, 111., April —lb Pal
mer has issued his proclamation reciting
the adoption of the lath Amendment, con
cluding as follows:
" Now, therefore, I, John M. Palmer,
Governor of the State of Illinois, by virtue
of law, do hereby proclaim and certify that
the amendment aforesaid has become valid
to all intents and purposes, as a part of the
Constitution of the United States, and is
thereby the supreme law of the land, and
as such should be honored and obeyed by
the people of the State of Illinois."
El=
Cttu•.uio, April s.—The remains of lien.
Thomas arrived here tins afternoon, and
Wero net at the depot by the military and
the citizens. The Mtge in the city are :it
half mast, and many !Muses are draped in
mounting.
A Dark Pleture—But In It Not n Troth
ful One?
The Rev. W. 'l'. Clark, has painted a dark
picture of the Moral Situation; but who
will say that the shades aro too deep, or its
outlines too bold? To enable our readers
to judge for themselves we quote the fol
lowing passage:
"The reaction of the war on the taste,
habits, ambitions and morals of our people
has proved damaging. The old fink:. of
things has been broken up. The leaders of
other days have been left behind, if not
forgotten. ('lasses are dissolycd. ideas
and usages which hail become familiar are
thrown aside. New men, new customs,
new notions are in the ascendant. The low
have been lilted up. Followers have be
come leaders. Beggars of yesterday are
millionaires to-day, and set the fashion for
whoever is foolish enough to follow their
had. To get money, and to spend it in
luxury, display, and dissipation, tit, the
ruling passions of the day. Such :in in
tense and insane rush and struggle for
wealth, such ruinous extravagat WO of ex
penditure, stlch a delirium for the fluttering
fripperies of fashion, this country has lever
witnessed before. And, alas, let on iy taste,
refinement, purity and piety have suffered
unspeakabledetriment and diminution, but
even honesty-the only firm basis of com
mercial prosperity, the only sure support
of social order, the essential ounlition of
individual and national well-being—has
given way before the steady sapping and
1 mining of immoral customs and the fatal
strain of a false ambition. Speculation—
! the popular name for gambling on the
street and at the boards—is trenching in
on the line oflegitimate business and eating
out the heart of honorable enterprise.
Frauds and villainies deserving the severest
=punishment are perpetrated almost openly
and confessed without shame. Scarcely an
article of food, but is nauseous with adul
terations. Coffee is made of stale ship I tread
and oil nuts, milk is thick with disease, and
wine is a compound of drugs and 111 I la-
"Our streets and public places are full Of
intemperance, and not only do younginen
find old fall before it by the hundred, but
even boys and women wear its fire blush
on their cheeks, anti reel and totter under
its influence on the sidewalk. f :ambling
is a business tarried on less publicly, but
scarcely less extensively than many hon
orable avocations, and thegam biers include
every class, front the boy of fifteen to the
roue of sixty. Indeed, every vice or, the
black catalogue of transgression has
more than doubled in volume and in vie
time within a dozen years, and our young
men, the pride and hope of the nation, fall
before the subtle destroyers faster than they
fell during the Southern campaigns. Mar
riages are dim Homes are break
ing up. Amusements are vitiated
with vulgarity. Echoes of profanity till
the air. The streets are mined with pitfalls
of vice, and eriines are so frequent that they
have ceased to shock or even to startle us;
indeed, we expect an account of a wholesale
robbery, divorce case and murder as spice
for our breakfast. Nanny of our judges
seem to imagine that itlis their business to
protect criminals from justice, and perse
cute prosecutors-and punish witnesses un
til they are afraid to testify in court. Many
of our cities are at the mercy of banditti
who plunder by ordinance and pick pock-
eta by tax. The lobby is the most Isover
ful branch of the Legislature, and almost
any measure can be moneyed into law.—
Ilan' of the revenue officers are suspected
of peculation, and lit is estimated that a
single interest defrauded the Government
out of half a million dollars last year. The
Mvernor of the leading State in the Union
was unquestionably elected by fraudulent
votes, and the 'repeaters' drop thfough the
rents in our rotten courts like canary seed
through acoal
=l2
The winter of 1740 is described in an old
book quoted by a German paper as very
terrible. This work, "Brake's Content
ment in God," thus speaks of it: "An un
heard of frcst seized with extraordinary
severity on the world and the elements, so
that it is scarcely possible to number or re
late the many strange occurences that took
place through its violence. Men felt so op
pressed that days passed unheeded. One
would, and could hardly speak; one sat and
thought, yet could not think ; if any one
spoke a word it was with a hard set face.—
Many hens and ducks, even the cattle in
the stalls, died of cold; the trees split asun
der. Not only beer but wine in cellars
froze. Deeply sunken wells were covered
with impenetrable ice. Crows and other
birds fell to the ground frozen in their
flight. No bread was eatable, for it was as
cold and as hard as a stone." Brooke fur
ther relates that this extraordinary winter
was followed by an equally uncommon
spring. In May no sign of verdure was
yet to be seen ; it was still cold in July, and
vegetation was then still further hindered
by drought. The harvest was nut over till
late in the autumn, and by the middle of
October the frost returned before the fruit
in the gardens had time to ripen.
Another F.arthquake—llo Damage but
Intense Ezeitement—The Golden Gate
Disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2.—At 11:50 a. m.
yesterday a sharp earthquake occurred
here. Its duratiom was six seconds.
There was no damage to life, limb or prop
erty, but there was intense excitement for
a few moments. All animals were terribly
frightened, and several runaways resulted.
The City Hall, where court was in session,
the Merchants' Exchange, the Mercantile
Library, the Custom House and other
public buildings were instantly vacated,
and a great panic was created in the hotels.
The streets swarmed with people in a mo
ment. It was raining at the time. Prior
to the shock the barometer was observed
to fall very rapidly.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 3.—The steamer
Fictelika arrived here to-day from Santa
Barbara, bringing the passengers with all
their baggage and treasure saved from. the
wreck of the steamer Golden Gate. The
steamer Seranac had visited the scene of the
disaster.
Local intelligence.
OBITUART.—We regret to announce the
death of the venerable and Rev. J. J.
Stripe, of the Lutheran Church, so long
and so well, and so favorably known, not
only to our own immediate commumitY,
but to the people of the entire county. He
died of heart disease at his residence in
Centre Square, this city, on Monday after.
noon about 51 o'clock. He had been in his
usual good health, until the last few days
when having contracted a cold, he was
confined to the house. Just before his
death, he was sitting in his chair, and said
to his wife "I feel considerable pain about
my chest," and so saying laid his head
against the back of the chair and died with
out a struggle or a groan.
Mr. Striae was in his 78th year, and had
been in the Christian Ministry 55 years,
having studied theology in Reading, with
the distinguished Rev.lir.G.H. E. M uhlen
berg, then Pastor of the Trinity Lutheran
Church. He preached altogether in the
German language, and has had charge of
congregations in Elizabethtown, Stras
burg, Millersville, ROhrerstown, Conestoga
Centre, Washington Borough, Safe Harbor
and tither parts of the county. He was uni
versally beloved for his kindness of heart,
and for his forbearing, forgiving and ix-m
-ediatory manners. He rarely, if ever, en
tered into the contentions and bickerings
that too often mark the course of public
men.'
717
172
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"Farfrom the madding crowd's ignoble strife
His sober wishes never learned to stray;
Along the calm sequestered vale of life
Ho kept the even tenor of his way."
•
At the time of his death, he was, with one
exception, the oldest minister in the East
ern Synod of Pennsylvania. IMring his
ministry he has united in marriage Maim
five thousand couples; loss baptized over
ono thousand persons ; and has officiated at
about one thousand funerals—in several
instances having married and buried the
grand-parents, parents and children of the
same families. Ile will be buried on Thurs
day afternoon at '2l o'clock.
Loent. M ISCEL LA N Y.—The Inquirer says
that Rev. A. K. Kauffman, a resident of
Wa-shington Borough, this county, for a
number of years, and formerly a local
preacher in the M. E. Chureh, lint inure
recently a minister of the United Brethren,
is about to leave that place for the purpose
of preaching the gospel in Northumber
land county.'
The Rev Dr. flans, Reetor of the lie
formed Church at Norristown, will deliver
the annual address before the Literary So
cieties of Franklin and Marshall College,
this city, at the voining
July.
lienrvSiple, his son John, and the mem
liers ,if his family, started on board a raft
of lumber from Wi liamsport, on Friday
morning, the 15th ult. lie and sun bring
ing the raft alone the entire route, arrived
at Columbia, iin Monday evening, the 27th.
The stage of water being in a good i•ondi
[ion fur running, but th6 - storm on Sitter
day and Sellll.llV being unfavorable fur
railing, impeded. their progress, hence the
length of time fur not arriving sooner. The
raft seats consigned to J. L. Shuman, lum
ber dealer at Washington borough.
Rev. W. L. Gray, of the Methodist E.
Church, is Presiding Elder for the South
Philadelphia District, which embraces
among other churches, Sale I larhor, Mount
Nebo, Fulton, .tc. Rev. Joseph Castle, is
Presiding Elder of Central Philadelphia
District, which takes in, among other
charges, Enterprise and Strasburg. Rev.
11. rattison is the Presiding Elder of the
Harrisburg District, of which Lancaster
city, Mount Joy, Columbia, Marietta,
Bainbridge and Falmouth form a part.—
The Committee of the Sunday Schools sug
gested holding conventions once a year
within conference bounds. The Presiding
Elders of each District constitute a Com
mittee to make arrangements for holding
a Convention during Ulu year. The Vice
President is required to arrange fur the
Anniversary at the next Conference. Rev.
C. F. Turner was elected Vice President
for next year.
Prof. Daniel Wulf, of Franklin and Mar
shall College, has received a call front the
Reformed Church Congregation, Belle
fonte, Centre county, this State.
The Maricnisn says that Charles IT.
Britton, of Marietta, has preserved In al
cohol, an eight-legged kitten ; the lower
extremities of this freak of nature present,
perfectly, the appearance of two kittens,
whilst front the trunk upwards there is
only one, with a perfectly footed head. It
lived only a few hours. having been killed
by the old eat.
The Wrightsville Moe says "water was
let into the Susquehanna and - Tide Water
Canals on Thursday, :Ind everything is now
in readiness for a general resumption of
navigation, but there will not lie much done
ler a week or ten days. Some boatmen
have gone after their crafts, where they put
them into "winter quarters" last fall.
ACC I D EN TS. —The Inquirer states that on
Friday, the '_.sth ult., Mr. Galloway, resid
ing near steelville, cut his foot badly with
an axe. An artery was severed, as well as
several small blood vessels. The wound
was dressed by Dr. J. W. Houston.
On the SUMO evening, a child of George
F. Baker, residing in Steelville, itecidently
tell in the head-race of the will. When
found, it appeared to be lifeless, but prompt
medical treatment tieing obtained, it was
restored to consciousness. De. 1l UUSI.OII
also attended this case.
lluNct I 1 tmski.r.—The Express stales
Hutt a nom, named John liarris, living
near Landisville in East llemptield town
ship, committed suicide yesterday fore
noon, by hanging. lle went to Benjamin
Lung's whose place is close to where the
deceased lived, in the morning to burn a
kiln of lime, but none of the persons who
were to assist him making, their appearance,
on account of the unt'avorable state of
the weather, he started off. Harris was
altout thirty-eight years of age, and leaves
a wife and live children. It is supposed
that thecause for the commissien Mthe rash
act was imaginary pecuniary embarrass
ments.
vorre
spondent of the inquirer writing from
Nine Points, this county, says:
Broom-corn has not received the cultiva
tion anti attention which its importance in
the family of domestic plants, and the high
price which it commands, entitles it to.
To most farmers it is a crop about which
they have little experience and information;
and now, that its cultivation is beginning
to be regarded profitable, many inquiries
are made concerning it. The best seed
( . o , llles front the \Vest. As regards its cul
tivation that is about the same irs other
corn ; the only differenou is, it must be
planted thicker. MallUfaeturers like the
brush line,and consequently the torn ought
to be planted pretty thick in the row, and
cut off before it is fully ripe, about the be
ginning of September ; then the brush will
have a uniform color, which is very de
sirable, as brooms of a uniform greenish
color will command a higher price in the
city. A good acre unit bring front live
hundred to a thousand pounds of brush,
which brings now in Philadelphia twentr
cents per pound, or four hundred dollars
per tun. Broom-corn is now the most
profitable crop that the farmer can raise.
A CouNTERFEIT BoNli.—A sl,ol.lllcoun
terfeit U. S. live-twenty bond, No. 15,590,
third series, 1000, was offered on Friday at
the counter of Reed, Nlcli rann S. Co., with
a request to have it exchanged for two $5OO
ton-forties. The counterfeit is well execu
ted, particularly the coupons, and calcula
ted to deceive even experts. Mr. Reed
suspecting that all was not right, required
the stranger who offered it to bring some
person to identify hint. lie at once left,
promising to bring his father, but of course
he has not since returned. A police officer
was sentJQr, but the stranger disappeared
in the Ile was a slim man of
medium height, with light hair and beard.
NEn ItO K n unk nowt' negro
man was found dead on the Pennsylvania
Railroad track on Thursday, between Co
lumbia and Mountville, with his head hor
ribly crushed and almost severed from his
body. lle had doubtless been run over by
a train of cars. His remains were taken to
Columbia, where a Coroner's inquest will
be held on them.
E WEATIIER.—Ever since the Mat of
the present month we have had very disa
greeable weather, which culminated last
evening in a regular snow storm. The
snow fell to the depth of three inches, and
has resulted in rendering the streets very
sloppy, and pedestrianism quite unpleas
ant. The country roads, which some days
ago were becoming tolerably good, have
again been rendered bad by the late heavy
rains, and our country friends, driving to
town to finish up the "business of the first,"
find the journey a tedious one.
OXFORD AND PEACH BOTTOM R. H.—The
Oxford Press states that Mr, Hood and his
corps of Engineers are now surveying
eastward from the Susquehanna on the Ox
ford and Peach Bottom Railroad on what
is called the Southern Route. Having ar
rived at Donnell's Summit on the Penn
Hill and Lancaster road, in Fulton town
ship, on Saturday evening the 213th. The
route, as far as surveyed, was pronounced
entirely practicable and the grade in get
ting out from the river, via Peter's creek,
easy. They expect to cross at Reas ford
ing and connect with the P. and B. C. R. R.
near Nottingham station, this week.
A sumnEn of the farmers in the southern
part of the county have already sown their
oats; others are busily engaged in plowing
their fields preparatory for sowing. Much
ground intended to be planted in corn was
plowed during the warm weather of Janu
ary. The wheat fields look well, and the
public roads, until recently so terribly bad,
are now becoming quite good.
A NEGRO OUTRAGE.—Thursday a negro
attempted to violate the person of a young
white woman, a domestic in the family of
Mr. Jacob Newcomer, of West Hempfield
twp. The black villain tore almost all the
clothing from the woman's body. Her
screams and struggles induced him to beat
a retreat, and ho has not yet been appre
hended.
MT. JOY ITLIIS.—From the Herald
On Sunday, the 27th ult., the violent
sterna damaged considerable property in
this section. The roof was blown off of the
Cedar Fltll Seminary, with a loss to the
property of over four hundred dollars, and
also part of the roof of Peter Gish's barn,
near town. Several trees were blown over
in the borough and quite' a number of
fences.
CONESTOGA TOWN.SILIP ITEMS—MESSRS.
EDITORS :—A little boy, but 8 years of age,
rescued two other children from drowning
on Thursday, the 17th inst. Such brave
and heroic conduct as this little boy dis
played is seldom equalled by one so young.
Three little boys aged respectively 3, 6 and
8 years, the first, a son of Mr. Wm. Ram
sey, of Bnrkholder's Ferry, in this town
ship, and the other two, sons of Mr. Raw
• lins McClune, who resides near the Ferry,
were on the river in a skiff, when the skiff
upset, throwing the three children into the
water. The oldest boy was a good swimmer,
but the other two could not swim at all.
When the boat upset it remained bottom up
on the rock that caused it to upset. The little
hero of 8 years of age, first got his brother
of 6 years upon the bottom of the boat, and
then went atter the 3 year old boy, whom
the current had already carried some dis
tance off, and succeeded in reaching him in
time, and also in getting him to Warfel's
Island, where he laid him on the shore, un
til he swam to the boat and brought his
brother also safely to the shore. Ile then
carried the little boy to the residence of
Mr. Jacob Warfel, about 460 yards distant,
where he was soon restored to conscious
ness ' • and all three are as well as if
they had not received such a cold bath, and
made such a marrow escape from drowning.
The negroes of "Nigger Hollow" have
formed themselves into a league, holding
meetings weekly. The Chief Marshal elect
of the parade, which is to form a part of the
celebration ratifying the Fifteenth Amend
ment at Columbia, who is a native of the
"Hollow," organized the League and had
some resolutions passed which he had
brought from Columbia. Speeches (II
were made by a number of the sable ora
tors, and arrangements were made to pro
ceed to Columbia to take part in the
mtifiention jubilee, their Radical lirethrei
(white) of Columbia having promised to
bear the expenses and to furnish the pro
visions, fur which the owners of poultry in
this neighborhood thank them very heart
ily. A ginger-rake colored Demosthenes
said there were ti "colored voters" in this
township, of whom 20 were "colored Re
publicans and 5 Nigger Democrats," but
bref de Lawil" he continued, " dar war
etm cum in dis eltnin, and now dar tun
only 4 Nigger Demacrals.” A few of the
more respectable negroes refuse to attend
their meetings or join their league, hence
they are denounced as Nuuvr Democrats.
Wild geese passed over this way lust
week on their urney to the Northern
Lakes, and black-birds in largo numbers
and souse wild pigeons were about; the
robins made their appearance some time
ago, while—which is very singular—we
saw blue-birds during the whole winter,
at short intervals; wo also saw a blue-jay
on the. 11 rst of Jan nary.
. .
Some of the farmers were plowing during
the latter part of last week for oats, the
ground having been in good condition.—
The equinoctial storm on Saturday night
and Sunday tries very severe here. S.
POLICE MATTEIe4.--Considering the
number of persons on our streets yesterday
the city was quite free front disorder, •and
but le,' arrests Were Made. (Ole verdant
Voting countrymen Was silly enough t, lose
his money and watch by engaging in play
with a professional gambler, and was mean
enough to "squeal" when he lost. Alder
man Fisher fined both parties for gambling,
and compelled the professor to disgorge.--
A few other arrests were made and tines
imposed—principally of mellow-gated and
limber-legged votaries of tangle-foot.
Lure LEoisr,,vrioN.—We learn trues the
Topic that the following legislation, relating
to Lancaster county, wits had yesterday, in
the State Senate :
. _
House bill to incorporate the Lancaster
and New Danville Turnpike Hnad Com
pany. Passed.
House bill for the improvement of the
public roads in Lancaster county. Passed.
House bill authorizing :old requiring
School Directors of Upper Leacock town
ship, Lancaster county, to assess and col
lect special tax to refund to certain persons
money paid for bounty purposes.
ACCIDENT.—A young Mall, aged, 25 years.
named Jbseph Dellet, f o rmerly of this
oily, but recently residing in Reading
where he has a wife and child, met with
quite a serious accident on the Reading and
Columbia railroad at Litiz, Wednesday be
tween 11 and 12 o'clock in the forenoon.—
Mr. Dellet was in the employ of the Com
pany as fiag-man, and was standing on a
ear at the Coal Shutes of Messrs. Reed and
Bomberger, when the track on the shone
gave way and precipitated the car on
which Mr. D. was standing to the ground
terribly crushing his leg and necessitating
its amputation just below the knee. :dr.
Dellet was brought to this city on a special
train and MIS conveyed to the residence of
his mother, Mrs. Susan Dellet, at the cor
ner of Prince and Lemon streets. The leg
was amputated by Dr. Ilenry Muhlenburg,
and the patient is doing as well as can lie
expected.
La no E correspondent of the
Express writes front the Gap that one Mille
largest cows ever taken to the Philadelphia
market was sold at the Avenue Drove
Yards on Monday the 28th. This animal
was sold to P. M. Eaby by John Ilunsh
berger for $2lO. She weighed 2100 lbs.
The same paper states that John Bell, re
siding at Marietta, on Monday, the 28th,
killed two wild geese at one shot, on the
Susquehanna river, near Marietta. The
birds secured were the only ones in the
vicinity at that. time.
A 101 ITTED. —Captain William Thomas,
formerly or Fulton township, this county,
wa, admitted to practice law in the several
courts of the county on Wednesday, thi
nd inst. We understand that Capt. 'l'.
passed a creditable examination ; he ha
our best wishes for his suceess in his chosen
profession.
A VALUABLE 11m - ism—The horse
" owned by Mr. Abraham Iliest
and, or this pity, was sold on Friday to Mr.
Robert Robinson, of Brooklyn, New York,
for two thousand dollars. Harry is a dark
bay, eight years old, and has trotted a mile
in 2:40. Ile has been in possession of Mr.
Ilinstand for the past three years.
WiLsos: SF:wiNr: AlAcir si,"l„. ,
No. lil North queen street.
[ - ('opy from Original - in our Possessiond
VCns(II stiroN, AELreli IS7O.
Ste Please hand the wHEELER
1 Wit,-
SUS Af;ENT that note I signed against their
machine and oblige me, as it is not correct.
PHOEBE ANN mAitTIN.
S. 11.—Thy , above shows cern - elusively 110
low an agent will stoop, amt by false represen
tations, paying cash, Ac., succeeds in getting a
card against a Heal and lunch sriperiar Sewing
Machine, THE WHEELER LS: IV
Tanners likseECT.—At a stated meeting
of Kosciusko Lodge, No. 371, 1. O. oft). F., held
Saturday evening, March 211111, the following
resolutions In regard to the death of Brother
11. W. Jones were adopted:
Wit kakAs It tins pleased the All-wise and
Supreme 13eLng, the Creator and preserver of
all things, to remove from our midst by death,
our worthy, esteemed and beloved Brother 11.
W. Jones. Therefore be it
Resolml, That in the death of liro..Tones we
sinevrely and deeply deplore the loss which
has been sustained by the brotherhood, that by
this dispensation of Divine Providence we have
lost a valuable and substantial Brother—
.•.-. - . _ .
Resofred, That We deeply sympathize will
the parents, relatives and friends of our Broth
er In thin their sad bereavement.
Resolved, That our Lodge be leaped In mourn
Mg for the spare of thlrty days, and that th
brothers wear the usual badge of !Mourning to
t he same spare of time.
Resrdve,l, That In teillmony of the respect w •
hear to Ms memory,as a welt tiled and devot“
friend, associate and Brother these resolution
be prlntml in ono ur Inure of the County papers
and that a cope of the same be forwarded t.
the parents of the deeelltied.
11. o.—p. EIIiFINNEMAN,
I'. O,—W. A. CRAWFoRD,
(0N LAO.
(''ummlttry
SPECIAL NOTICES
aa-Derninesa, Blindness and Catarrl
rented with the utmost s access. by J. Isaacs, IT 1 ,
and Professor of likenses of the Eye and Ear, (Id
sPodanin In the ISlislical College of Pennsylvania, I
years experience. (formerly of Leyden, I I (Aland.) N,
not Arch Street. Phila. Testimonials Gan he seen
his office. The medical faculty are Invited to 000,11
pony their patienta, as he has no socrels In his prai
lire. Arlillcinl eyes inserted without pain. No dims(
for examination.
march :ICI,
011- Pimplen on the Fare
For Conietionett, Black-worms or End, Pintpl
Eruptions and Blotched clisilguration4 011 the
Car Porry's Cometione and Pimply Route(ly, sold
all Druggists.
ACT To Remove Moth Patches. Freckles
and Tan from th o face, use PERRY 'S MOTIP AND
FRECKLE LOTION. The only reliable and harmless
remedy. Prepared by Dr. 13. C. Perry. ra 'lt.. S.
Y. Sold by all DrogrOlds- 01,033510-13
Air Avoid Quack
A victim of early indiscretion, csing nervous d
Witty, premature decay, Ac., hav au ing tried In vat
every advertised remedy, has ditictiver,l n simp
means of self cure, which he will send free to his Iv
low oofTerenm. Address
J. 11. lIEF7VES,
87 No.B.Bau St., New York
4w - The Rice Divorce Suit for Fraud In
age. is causing great excitement In Boston. It should
warn young men not to marry In haste. Rice Is but
Le, his bride 31'. He swears that she made him
believe she wus but his own age, by using Magnolia
Balm upon her face, neck and hands. Poor youth.
He probably found her elbows weren't quite so sort
and pretty Ought Hagan to be Indicted ? We know
of many similar cures. This Balm gives a most won
derful pearly and natural complexion, to which we
don't object. We like pretty women. To finish the
Picture, they should use Lyon's Kathalron upon the
hair. With pearly chin. rosy cheeks, and soft, lux
uriant tresses, they became irresistible.
Sr Pulmonary Consumption Is rubbed or its b•
ror. The Phrenlx Pectoral ban cured many can
and ban given happy relief In many cm.,
DE 41118
tarlitnzy.. -Suddenly, on the 4th Inst., lit this city,
Rev. J. J. Stri no, In tile 7sth year of Us age.
The relativet and friends of the family are rispect
fully Invited to attend the funeral from his lute reel
dence In Centre Square, on Thursday, the 701 Inst., at
2.4; P. M.
6gedFitANKFORT.-.on the 34 Imt., Eleunora Frankfort.,
72 prang.
EllßENlntnto.-On the 'nth Inst., In title city, Mrs.
Anna Ettrenfrled, aged an years and 4 mantles.
WITIVEIL-On the :9th inst., to this city, A. M. Vir
ginia, eldest daughter MM. It. and Anna M. Wittver,
aged 25 year!. 3 months and 7 day.
krzona.—On the Mat Inst., In this city, at II
o'clock, A. M. Mrs. Elizabeth Metzger, wife Or John
Metzger, Sr., rn the 80th year beher age.
MCN n p.-94 Feb. 57 fr at the ma Oence RurriBo4
Graham, la Hart towns , Mrs. Spun? mcNabb, aged
70 years, 7 months and day..
HZIIB. —On the 2/.1 that., at li.alungn, Minnie, young.
cat daughter nr .4ohn and Mary E. Herr, aged a
months.
WCIELLOnEr.—on the Ittl InaL, by the ituv. J. J,
Strife, Jamb WI. to Ll=le Lorey, both of ItCultor
two,
WOLYNli*B.l.oEll—CAnn.—OrNanday, January 3o
MO, at the re•adence 01 the bride's parpte• I.t aree uro
more townsiap, by the Rev. Thom. iteileY,
K. Wolfersharger to Kate ('. Carr, both o Lancaster
county.
MARKETS
PhtladelPitla Grain Market.
PIIILADELPELIA. April s.—The Flour market
Is quiet, and priers particularly of the medium
and low gmdee favor buyers; there is very
little demand exoept from home consumers
who purchased sallibla In lots at S-1.211,gEt-LSO
for Superfine; 5ta1y44.75 for Extras; 5,5 for
low grades, up to SW /51°r choice lowa, Wigeon
ln and Minnesota - Eatra Family; $.7164.5.fiVi
(or Penn's do do; 5.5...544i for Indiana and Ohio
do do. and Sil.,47.s4l.karfrancy Brands accord-
Ina to quality.
Rye Flour may the acup-el nt $4.5001.42‘..; per
bbl.
Corn Meal is firmer.
There lea firm feelingrmer.
Ms, be' Wheat mark °'
for prime
lore, which are I,n .elcmand, but In
feiror descriptions are reorlated; sales of 1,5000
bus. Penna. Red at 51.MC41...25,neci choke Bola
ware at $l.BB.
Rey sells to a small way at 61,,n for Penna.
Corn is scarce and in demand at frill priees:
sales of 3,0.10 bus. Yellow In the cars and from
stare at $1.0601.06.
Oats are strange, and 4,500 bus. Pec.u . 's-reold at
51Q6 . 2e.
OW bus bus. Canada Barley sold
No sales were reported In Malt.
In the absence of sates we quote No, r quer
citron Bark at $l7 per ton. _ ,
Whiskey has wiraneed ; holden: are ntte-/ tsf
Fitoek Plarketx.
DE HAVEN S. alto, DAME EMS, Aorll 5.
Pecue........................ ................. s
19111'n ally Erie. ............. ............... ¶ll.lOO
. . . ............. .... ............... ...
I.i. S. gei 1881_ I I:1 , 34o1 II
- Cr.ll) Dial.
11.0 t.9110n ;
liti , ,iiolo:l
" - ntai, July
lot) 107 %. iv
~,
- - lltti7 , .
Ditt't 100 .19 , .1 00
~
10-10.1..104P,,,1g.,1004
Currency tts 11:: @ALP,
Gold __.....111.
Union Pacitle R. R, lot M. Ronan_ ....Sin (A\so Central Racine It. Ft __9 . 3) 4,44:10
Union Pacific Land U rout Bonds., :3 0 i... 741.
Philadelphia Cattle Maalg.,rl
ttt
BEEF I'ArTLE-IVere it demand II .s.'et talt
all I.lvanet• of about per It•; atom!? 1.,40.1 head
arrive!? and snit? at 1n5.110 ,t• for extra Frl.soo I
vatna and Western steers: n, , ,i0.4e fur alit , tt ,
gond do.. and tkar, , 7 e per ror et\tllhit , n.
as to quality. 'rule IntlinN lag are Ilit . pact
tars of liv 'ale,:
Item!.
52 Owen Smith, 1 . .0m - tter county, h i
gross.
45 A. Christy At Bro., Mlcstern, 14.4101, brass.
Dennis a. Smith, gross.
-13
ti Daettgler Mel leese, Western. 7l r m
gross.
51 P. NleFlllen, I.anclu4t et- comity, :0,019',
gross.
2.; Ph. Hathaway, Laneaster connl
gross.
10 James S. Kirk, Chester tsilinly, ri,.loe,
gross.
10 11. F. Me 1 ,111.01, Lauessler oninty,
gross.
W 3111.111.,
gross.
Cs`l E. S. Nlcl , lllen, T.anear.t.., county, 9(/14.'.e,
Knee , .
111 Ituelunttn, Lancaster ...only,
211 M B dr • fltr Weslcrn, gross.
91 Mooney In Miller, Wester., 7.
45 Thomas Mooney 41: 13.1 rt her, Lailent.ll.l .
25 li:Chtirin, Chester nut:0417.84a 94,c, gross.
I:4U John Smith At llntahler, /11,11caNtcc run ay,
01,9 , 4ie, gross.
3.4 J. & 1,. Frank, Lancaster 4,unty, V e 4.9 e,
gross.
20 Gus, Schomberger 1.11 raster eti.,
0!4:,e, gross.
70 Hope I.amtaster cutuity, SoC9t
45 11. g' ;' ° l -8 0 ' 21 . 114, Western, 7 1 .; , 0 , 11Oe, ge9os.
211 .1. Clemson, Lancaster en, gross.
10 Ellren et:Co., Lancaster co., Aw.n.
2 .1. Chrlhl v, Lancaster eo., 'o,li/115 1 ,C
3.1) 111111111114 & Alexandor, riloslor co.,
B l .:r,Bross.
11.1 Choster en_ 8: 1 ,i/. 1 49 1 .le,
15 1.. llorno, ire!
eta, gross.
Iitff=MSZEMIESIEZZII
15 John 3. Rowland, Cliestei cu , timOr. gicoss.
Cows—Were unchanged; 150 head
i 0 for springers, and Silo u per head for COW
tad calf.
sheep—Were in fair demand at an advant , ;
„ion head sold at thedliliireld yards at 7. 0 4.9, , ,,c
air lA, gross, as to condition.
llogs—Were higher: 2,snt Iliad sold nt the
lifferent yards at 512.50.31:f0r slop, and
.14 per 100 lbs., net, for corn fits!.
Lancaster Household Market-
LA seAsfku, Saturday, April '2.
Butter V. pound :. - .,0 , Ine
Lard, " 15t.: . ..)e
Eggs - 0. dozen '2oo )22e
Beef by the quarter, front . lilt , ;Ile
" hlnd 12f al:le
Pork by the quarter .15 ,, ll'e
Chickens, (live, 1+ pair 7.14 , 01.00
(cleaned) - 0 pair 90r , a1.0n
Veal Cutlets, I , pound 17a Pic
Lamb, IS,a.'..Nk•
Sausages .., 2042;g•
Beef cuts, - 25 c.
Pork Stark, ":2c
Potatoes, '0 bushel 504.101 i•
" T. perk Pk.
Sweet Potatoes, , t , S:peek .tie
Turnips - 0 ‘,.1 peek • t;o0 Se
Onions, ' " I SotY_lle
Apples, ' " 1•2425 c
Nl , Inter Beans,•p quart ilk.
Buckwheat Elmira , ' quarter I '"ird,Lsa
Cabbage, 'B head fadl de
New 01111, V bushel use
Outs, i; hag 1.51)
Apple !Sutter, 'p pint 2014'2",e
01 crock I '"iw.1.50
LANCASTER (; RAIN MA RE rr, MnN DA
MARen IS7o.—Fliffir and I:rain
market dull:
Family Flour 'l4 bbl R 5 25
Extra " 4 .WI
Superfine " " 4 ittl
White Wheat 1 bus 1 :111
Hod 1 13
Rye `p.) bus 113
Corn " 03
Oats " 50
Whiskey - F 1 gal 115
cloverseed - 0 bus 7 30
NEW ADVERTISEMESTS
USTATE OF JENIiINS,
r, Into tlt-Fttitott t wp. tiet..tl.—Losttera hada
snentary on salt! estate Slaving been arstnted to
the undersigned, sill persons indebted 111 sold
decedent arc requested to Mai, 1111111,i Late Sll
- and those havlllu claims or slottlands
agaln.t the estate of said slecedisnt, tti snake
Icnown the same to Illto without 110111 y.
I NS, Executor s
al;-edwIl‘ residing In ,1111 township.
EISTATE OFJACOB DELLINGER. LATE.
EJ uC Manor twp dee'd.—Letters testamen
tary on sold estat e having bek•la gratiletl to the
undersigned, all persons indebted thereto are
requested to !nuke immediate settlement, and
those having claims or denuutda against the
saute, will present them without delay
to the undersigned residing In said
township. CLEO S. MANN,
Executor.
STATE OF JOHN N. H ACK ER. LATE
lA' of 1M17., Warwick t wp., ters
oradmlnlstrat lon on Sala I,tati, having been
granted to the undersigned, all persons In
debted thereto arc requested to make
dial, payment, and those having claims or
.letnands against the same wlll present them
for sot dement to the undersigned.
lIIIARL.yrrE HACKER,
14111011,1,r
.I. U . 4El'l I 0.
l• Mt. Joy t wp., Lancaster co.
W. 1.. ❑Y..\ it. WH. 1
CHILDREN'S ROY s AND YOUTH'S
CLOTHING EMPORIUM !
EAST KING STREET,
11=1
A varlety of beautiful patterns yonstantly nn
hand. NVe Intend to Shake this a speelalty.
Agetley for the Statcn Dvelug F:Ntal)-
11s1 nt, ntie It( the nlttest und bust In Iln
votintry.
ladles' Dresses, Cashmere, Broche, \Void,
Crape, and all other shawls: (lent
COlllB, PIIION MA liloVeS, dyed,
cleaned and refinished in the hest manner.
rh - f - Clothing repaired 11.11 , i renovated with
neatness and dispatch. ttp2-lincl,tw
HILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE
11
ENTRA RA I I.RoA
On and after MONO:\ V. APRIL 1,1 , 70,1,11ns
will run an follows:
Leave Philadelphia, from Dep./ or I'. U.&
11. it. it., earner Broad street and Waahhigton
RVOIIIII.,
MI==EMM=MI
, .. . . .
For Oxford, at 7 .k. M. 4:30 .
P. M. and . I'. M.
For Chadd'n Ford and Chest., i'rr7k 11. It.,
at 7 A. M., 17 A. M., .7A) P. M., 1:30 P. M., and 7
I'. M.
Train (raving Philatlrlphla at 7 A. M. con
neets at Port Deposit with train fir Baltimore
Trait. leaving tixford nt 015 A. NI., and
111,111 g Port Deposit at 9:25 A. M., eonneet nt
l'hatiti's Ford Junction with the Wilmington
and Reading ItAliroati.
Trains for Philadelphia leave Port Deposit at
9:::5 A. M., and 1:::5 P. M., on arrival of trains
from Hai tlinore.
Oxford at Otai A. M., 10:25 A. M. and 5:30 P. M.
Chadd's Ford a t 7,20 A. M., 12:14) M., 1:30 I', Si.,
4.15 I'. M. and hilt I'. M.
Trains leave Baltimore for all stallorm an
the P. S 13. C. R. It. at 7:30 A. M., and 2:15 I'. M.
Passengers arc allowed to take wearing ap
parel only as baggage, and the Company wlti
not tie responsible for an amount exceeding
one hundred dollars, unless a special contract
Is made for the 811111 e.
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W ISTAR'S BALSAIII
WILD CHERRY.
F~ pit COU(I ITS, COLDS
INPIKENZA,(%)SRF,4IIInN
This well-known remedy I lees not try np a
Cough, and leave the rause behind,lll k the
ease with most preparations: hut It loo,ens
and cleanses the lungs, and allays irritation,
t hue removing (hr rause of the complaint.
SKTII W. FOWLER & SON,
Proprietors, Boston.
Sold by druggists and dealers In medicines
generally. In7-lydeod&w
BROWN'S TROCHES.
ACOUGH. COLD OR MORE THROAT
reguiries Immediate rate Hon, as neglect
often results In an Incurable
AriV t p Lung Disease,
8 174 jocii iA L Brown's Bronchial Troches
cy will most Invariably give Instant
030 ,, relief. For !MON CHITIS, ASTH
MA, CATARRH, CONSUMP-
IVE and TIIRCIAT DISEASES, they have a
soothing effect.
ELINUEBS and PUBLIC SPEAKERS uric
them to clear and strengthen the voice.
Owing to the goad reputation and popularity
of the Troches, many wont/Beta and cheap MUM-
Boas are offered which are good/°r nothing. Be
Cure 1.0 OBTAIN the true.
BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES.
niEl BOLD EVERYWHERE. Unathiw
Jr ADVERTISEMENTS
5100 B R ) y r I. tl T l 0 1 71 echgo i n °p Ortlf e NT S Y up i r l em
Court of thpUnt Usti States alt soldiers no en
11.hyl before ntly -'d, ISM, for the term of
three years, awl were honorably dhwharged
for disability before serving Iwo j.rars are now
to one handruf dollars bounty. This ap
plies to the men of. the Penn/wit:unto Reserve
Volunterr Corp... Men volunteering from other
state' , of the Unto!, heFtatt, July' Li6l, ore
also :r.pt hied. For prompt attention apply to
JAMES BLANK.
U. N. Claim Agent,
a6-thrl4 56 East King st„ Lancaster, Pa.
T P R IVATE SALE.--THE voussicni.
AHEIL offers at private wale, thtlevaluable
Farm. coot/41111w.:
Tx, 4 . 4.4,Es OF LAND,
situate tulles north of Point of Eslclis, ad
joining the lands of 44. W. Snootier, this. late
Cluiries E. TIIOITIRA, deed. Curtis ()still?, and
others, on the 1044111,44111,1 g from Tramelgtown
to Llcksv About 15 a,res of valuable wood
land. the latianco under cult ivaßon and hcavi.
ly limed. The imp:ovemoots consist of 0
comfortabl.• two-story los 1,,011.4er-ktnarttot l
House, I Tenant Houses, ;Moat flar rucks and
House, Blacksmith Shop,
Stables, Corn House, Wagon Shed, Smoky
/CO Hou
neeessary outbuildings; a Young Orchard 1,1,1
se, 'and San?
e
Peaches, Apples and Pears.
The subscriber will nt privitto sale,
Mountain hot No. 3, containing 14% Acres,
this lot is situate in the Sugar Loaf Mountain
convenient to the aforesaid Farm, and acres
Bible fur wagons. 'For further partleufsrs cci
on the subscriber living on the farm.
a5-tf w I OTHO THOMAS.
EPORT OF THE CONDITION OF TH E
Lantsister County National Hank at the
close at business January . 21til, IS7O
RISOURCI , 24.
JJ mtns and 1)11:counts $449,6(t2 42
1 , . S. liouds tsl secure eirctllitt ion 205,0110 al
S. Itoluis on InLial 4,650 nn
lieserveng'ts.. 011,8112 19
Due Cr,, , other Nal lona! !Sank, ... :to,liol Il
Due fro'n• ut her Banks and Bankers. WI Ir.!
n king Lionm, 1:2,1;11 Iry
llil 11,
,nrrout 3tl
(211,11 0111 1,.:41ing ,1:1111114 11 11
link of Ist Banks ....... .• . 2,Ki2 th)
Fraellonnl cnl-reit•-y N lek-
el.••••
Specie .
Legal Tender Note, ...... .-,-
Thr,...• per ~ill. c,rlifloates
. . _.
Capital Stnek paid in TPI,OOO 10
,orpltui Fund Oto
InNenunt, Exchange and I nivrent ... 111.31.5 1(7
Profit and 1,1. s 5,301 57
Nininnul Ilk ciruaThilluiloun•land'l4. ..0,(1000M1
rilAtio '' 5,5:11 (NJ
Intl i v 11100) Deposits .• .... 3111,1135 00
1111.• la NatInIIIII 111111 i, 10,1/01 75
DM, to WIWI' Rank, anti Brokers 7:10 11
Stale rd Prlovrfil r .log i 1, Omni./
1, \‘'. 1..
Politt•r, 'a•ltter, of Lalleltster
I. , ltlonal Mod:. do solemnly Nwtstr that (Int
5. slat i•no•ol 14 troy to t Ito IteNt ol III)
11,t11,1gt• ht•ltt.f.
NV. 1,. PP:Ill.:It,
Nhlvr.
~orn In.fort , Me this 314 L
Lai tri Mr rs• 11, 1,70,
.I.\i'Olt D.
Notary Ptll,ll‘
curt 0:1. .\'1. , 1:
\ L.kNDIS.
LEVI tirrz,
DENJAMIN LUND,
Directors.
It .4 A' Is: ERS
O FFICE OF
FISK &
BANKERS AND MALERS
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES,
Fel , rtmry 1501,
The remarkable success which attended our
negotiation of the Loans of the CENTRAL
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY and the
i
WESTERN l'A FIC R R
AILOAD COMPANY,
and the popu ty and credit which these
Loans have ma tallied in the markets, both
In this country and Europe, have shown that
the First Mortgage Bonds of wisely-located
and honorably-managed Rai I roads areprompt
ly recognized and readily taken as the moot
suitable, safe, and advantageous form of in
vestment, yielding it more liberal income than
con hereafter be derived from Government
thmds, anti available to take their place,
Assured that, in the selection and negotia
tion of superior Railroad Loans, we aro meet
ing a great piddle want, and rendering a vale
ble service—bolt to the holders of Capital and
to those great National works of internal Im
provement whose Intrinsic merit and subsLan-
Oat character entitle them to the use Of Capital
and the confidence of investors—wo flaw Offer
Wi Lil special contidenee and satisfaction the
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
The Chemalicake and Ohio Railroad, connect
ing the Atlantic coast end the magnificent
harbors of the Chesapeake Bey with the Ohio
River at a point of reliable navigation, and
thus, with the entire Railroad system and
water transportation of the great Went and
Southwest forms the additional East and
Went Trunk Line, no imperatively demand
ed for the neemnmodation of the Immense and
rapidly-growing transportation between the
Atlantic nealmard and Europe on the one band
and the great producing regions of the 01110
and Missinsippl Valleys on the other.
,The Importance of thin Road as a new
outlet fr ttttt the Went to the Sea otattniffen
It Into one of national connequeneo, nod In-
Mares 101 l an extensive thorough bottle from the
dap of Its completion ; while, lu the develop
mentottheeeienslveagrlculturaland mineral
resources of Virginia and ‘t r e.t Virginia, It
posseesi e, along, Its own Ilse, the elements of
a large and profitable Meal burin...
Thus the great Intereeni. both general and
local, which demand the eompletion of the
Ulf 1.1.4 A PEAR E AND 1)1111) RAILROAD to
the Ohio River, ;Lltord the surest guarantee u
Its ...clu: and value, and render it the moat
Important and hohmtantial Railroad en•
terarbto now In ',rage,. In thin Conn
try.
Its superiority as on Knot and West route,
and the promise of an Immense and profitable
trade awaiting Its completion, have drawn to
it the attention and co•operation of prominent.
Capitalists and Railroad men of thin City of
sound Judgment and known integrity, whose
connection with it, together with that of emi
nent citizens and businessmen of Virginia and
West Virginia, lnoureil an energetic, hon
orable, and moceeomful runuagemeot.
The head in completed and in operation from
Richmond to the celebrated White Sulphur
Springs of West Virginia, 2'27 miles, anti there
remain but '.303 miles (now partially construct
ed) to be completed, to carry it to the proposed
terminus on the Ohio river at, or near, the
mouth of the Big Sandy river, lue miles above
Cincinnati, told :tie nil lex below Pittsburgh.
Lines are now projected or In progress
through Ohio and Kentucky to this point,
which will connect the Chesapeake and
with the entire Railroad systems of
the West and Southwest, and with the
Pacific Railroad.
Its valuable franchises and superior advant
ages will place the CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO
RA ILI - WAD COMPANY among the richest and
most powerful and trustworthy corporations
of the country; and there exist. a present
value, In completed road and work done,
equal to the entire amount of the mort
&Mir,
The details of the Loan have been arranged
with special reference to the wants of all classes
of investors, and combine the various features
or cooveo loony, safety, and protection against
loss or fraud.
The Bonds are In denornlnatlonn of
81000, 8300, and $lOO.
TM*. will he !waled as Cbupon Bonds. payable
10 //corm., and may be held In that tuba or
The Bond may be registered In the name or
the owner, with the coupons remaining paya
ble to bearer at Melted, theprincipol being then
transferable only on the hooka of the Company.
unless remoiltpied to bearer; or
The mu pong may be detached and cancelled,
the Road made a permanent Registered Bond,
transferable Intl S on the hooks of the Company
and the I ntereKt made payable only to the reg
istered nattier or his attorney.:
The three chooses will be known respectively
Int. " Coapou Benda payable to Bear-
21. " Registered Bolide with Coupotui
attached."
3d. •• Registered Bonds with Coupons
detached;• and should be no designated by
Correspondents In specifying the class of Bond.
desired.
They have thirty yearn to run from Janu
ary ICU, with Interest at xlz per cont. per
annum from November 1,18 W. PUINCIPAL
AND INTEREST PAYABLE IN GOLD IN TILE CITY
or NEW YORK.
The interest is payable In HAT and NOVKII
BEn, that it may take the place of that of the
earlier issues of Five-Twenties, and snit the
convenience of our friends who already hold
Central:and Western Pacltle Bonds, with In•
threat payable In January and July, and who
may desire, In making additional Investments,
to have their interest receivable at different
seasons of the year.
The Loan is secured by e mortgage upon the
entire Line of Road from Richmond to the Ohio
River, with the equipment and all other prop
erty anti appurtenances connected therewith.
A Stet KINO FUND OF SiCO,OOOIPER ANNUM IN
pROVIDED NUR TIIE REDEMPTION OF TDB
11uN UY, Tu TAKE EFFECT UNE YEAR AFTER TUN
COMPLETION OF TILE lioA D.
The mortgage in for Sls,nuU,ooo, of which 52,.
Olie,ooo will be reserved and held for trust for
the redemption of outstanding Bonds of the
Virginia Cl•nlrul Railroad Cbmpony, now
merged in the ell c.SAPEAKE AND 01110.
Of the remaining 813,000,000, a suufficient
amount will be sold to complete the road to the
Ohio river, perfect and Improve the portion
now In operation, and thoroughly equip the
whole for a large and active traffic.
The present price is 00 and accrued interest.
A Loan no amply secured, so carefully guard
ed, and so certain hereafter to command a
prominent place lunong the favorite securities
in - the markets, both of this Country and Eu
rope, will be at once appreciated and quickly
absorbed.
Very respectfully,
FISK A; HATCH,
Bankers.
P. 9.—We have issued pamPilleta contacting
full particulars, statistical details, maps, etc,
which will be furnished upon application.
40j- We buy and sell Government Bonds, and,
receive the accounts of 13anka, Bankers, Cot
poratlons, and others, subject to check at sight
ud allow Into rest:onLdally.ealances...
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