a k a' nvtTf n cmocvat.
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Tin Largest, Cheapest and Bast Papar
PUBLISH Bl> IN CKNTHK COUNTY.
TUB CKNTRK DKMOCRAT is nub
llihml ivrjr ThumUy morning, at liellofonto, Unlrt
ln *J BO
If mil tall in Bi*ncA. **•**:. ® OO
PajinenU mal within throw month* will l* cou
•niflrinl in AtlTMirc.
A LI V K PAPER—-<UroUd to th lolorMlt of tb#
whoU
No will b# 4UcontiniPl •■•II irredrtfM *r
palit, at option of publUhor*.
Pspsn. going out ol thr oousljr anal Iw tIJ for ID
An/pMSoo proenrlot tancssh subscrltars will
ta sanl s ropy fraa of rhsrgs.'
Our astanalva ilrrulstlon mskaa hla papar sn un
tiatmlly rallsMa and prolllabia milium fm anv-rtUlhy
Wa lutra Iba oiostamula farilliiaa for JOB W'OKK
ami ara praparnl to print all ktmla of Hooka, Trm ta,
I'rognuaniaa, I'oatara. lomman-lsl printing, Ac., In lb
HUMI aljrla and at Iba lowaat poaalt la ralaa.
KATES OF AltV KBTIBINU. _
■TI;nT.. | 3 In. i 3 In. 41a. j A la. jloln.j 2l.
1 Weak, ill tai Id 00 S3 00 4W) 00 ?* lai 112 ill
2\t aaka, | 1 Mil 3 on 4 (SI 6 oil 0 00 11 on! ID 00
nwnka, | awi a 4| &oo ooi t 00,1s on in 00
1 Month,- 2 401 400 000 7 •) HOO 15 Ul| 2t) lai
2 Month* 1 4 OUj AMI II Ml 10 On 12 00 20 i| 2d 00
a Month* I 5 Ml[ a 00 12 Ml 13 oil 14 00 25 00 34 Mi
• Months. HOO 12 M>, Is 00 20 Ml 22 00 35 M) On 00
1 Yi-ar. |l2 Mill* 00)34 Mi 2* On 142 00 * 00' 100 00
Ailvartiaanianti ara ralrnlata.l by ilia Inch In langth
of column, ami any la** apara la rutail na a full Inch.
Foreign adrertUamanla mu*t ha pwltl for I—fi.ra In
sartlo*. axcapt on yaurly contract*, whan half-yearly
pains it* In advance will ha ra<|<itra<l.
p .LirirAL Nnyii-rs. I.' canta p-r llnaaarh Inaartlon.
Nothing lna.irti*l for laaa lhan 411 rent*.
Ht ,I*l** Norn a*. In tha adltnrtal columna. 15 eanta
par Una, aach Inaartlon.
Local NOTICSS, In local columna, 10 canta par Una.
Asnot nrsaaxrs of nauo-* ol candtitataa for oOlcs,
|3 aach.
AnnocncsMSST* or Mansttos* i*n D**rn lo*arta.l
fras; hut all obituary notirra will ha rhargrd 4 canta
par line.
Srsi ul Nortcsa 25 |>r cant, atwra regular rata*.
ON Saturday la.it ex-Governor llnr
tranft quietly assumed the duties of
postmaster at Philadelphia. Like the
prudent man that lie in, he evidently
considered a " bird iu the hand worth
two in the bush," ami could not wait j
for the Timet to make him Sheriff.
THE Attorney General has decided
that members of Congress are entitled
to the franking privilege from the
commencement of the term for which
they have been elected, the fourth of
March, although no session has been
called and they have not taken the
oath of office.
-
FOLLWINO close U|on the refusal of
the Unitdnl States Senate to consider
the claim of Corbin to a scat iu that
body, as a Senator from South Caro
lina, came a resolution to pay him
$lO,OOO for the expenses of his con- ;
test. The resolution passed by a party
vote —the Republicans voting for and
the Democrats against it —and thus
the disappointed carpet-bagger re
ceives a balm for his broken ho|is.
THE proposition to grant John
Roach's Brazilian steamship line a
subsidy of $3,000,000 is in abeyance
until the next Congress meets, when it
is to be hoped it will meet the same
fate it did in the Congress that expired
on Tuesday. The item of the appro
priation bill that proposed to give him
$300,000 a year for ten years wa
stricken out by the House of represen
tatives by a decisive vote —157 to 80.
HON. C. T. ALEXANDER, on Thurs
day last, read in place, in the Senate,
a hill making it a misdemeanor in
any person between the ages of eigh
teen and twenty-one years, to repre
sent themselves to be of full age for
the purpose of procuring intoxicating
liquors, and also making it a misde
meanor in any person to falsely repre
sent a minor to be of full age for the
purpose of inducing any one to furnish
him with intoxicating liquor.
" How Hayes lu paid the men who
counted him in " is the way the New
York Sun puts it, and supplements the
phrase with list of ninety-six persons
who have been appointed to offices as
the reward for services rendered in
connection with the fraudulent count.
The list comprises members of the
returning boards, state officers, electors,
supervisors of elections in I*ouisiana,
visiting statesmen and counsel before
the electoral commission.
DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS.—The
Secretary of the Greenback organiza
tion at Washington, has addressed a
letter to the Secretary of the " Honest
Money League" declining the public
discussion, to which the latter had
challenged them, unless the " Honest
Money League" can and will show
that it is authorised to speak for one
or both of the regularly organized
political partiea—the Democrats or
Republicans, they agreeing to become
responsible for the utterances of the
Hards. A very graceful retreat, Mr.
Dewees. The Democratic party, how
ever, have always been able to speak for
themselves, aod no doubt the Republi
cans will claim that they are compe
te tent do the same. Ask Sherman.
Jewett and Mellogg.
Mr. D. J. A. M. Jcwett, who in 1876
was the Secretary of the Republican
Executive Campaigu Committee ot
Louisiana, Wrote a letter to the Hou.
Wm. l'itt Kellogg, who is at present a
Senator of the United States. If, says
the New York sun, he failed to mark
it "private and confidential," it wan
probably because he thought the na
ture of the contents made it entirely
safe to dispense with that formality of
precaution.
Yet this letter was read aloud at a
meeting of the Potter eommitttee, be
ing produced mysteriously from a Mr.
Jack Wharton's inside coat pocket;
and one of the Republican members
of the committee nunounccd that Mr.
Kellogg had given his consent in ad
vance to this liberty with his private
correspondence. Possibly the Senator
made a virtue of ueccssity.
A remarkable letter it proved to be.
The writer begins by complaining that
the Senator has not dealt on the square
with him in the matter of certain Fed
eral appointments in Louisiana. Then
follow half u dozen sentences that we
quote verbatim:
"1 do not propose to submit to the
consequences of your devious action.
I have screened the Administration and
yourself in many things. Notwithstand
ing you have sworn that you did not
draft the protest for Kelly of Richland
Parish, Ac., I have the original in your
writing and saw you write it. This it
one of many pieces of documentary evi
dence which 1 bold upon you,and which
would close your political career very
suddenly, if nothing worse befell you.
I have withheld my knowledge of the
frauds committed ostensibly for Pack
ard, but if my friends aro to bo sacrific
ed by the Administration, I do not
know why I should continue to do so.
I muck prefer to remain upon friendly
terms with you and the Administration,
but my friends roust be taken care of
and my interests must be consulted in
all |olitical arrangements in that State."
w c arc told that Kellogg or some
one else hnd endorsed on this commu
nication the wortls, "Jewctt's 11. M.
Letterand it is explained that the
letters "11. M." stand for blackmailing.
That is a pretty harsh word, but it
seems to have been correctly applied
in the present iaitancc. Certainly Mr.
Jcwett does not shine in this letter
either as a man, a citizen, or a disciple
of civil service reform. He has the
proof, he says, of a great crime; he
knows of other crimes and frauds—
many of them. But he does not want
to tell what he kuows, and will not do
so unless the 2Vdministration and Kel
logg drive hiin to it by their ingrati
tude. If they appoint certain men,
whom he names, to certain offices,
which he names, and if they hereafter
consult him about Louisiaua matter*,
he will continue to "screen " them.
Blackmailing seems to be the word.
But what a glare is thrown upon
the decadence of the American Senate
in the fact that it is (MMsible for such
a letter to lie written to one of its
members, and the other fact that nine
ty Americans out of a hundred will
find nothing improbable in Mr. Jew
ctt's allegations!
Enterprise*-A Xoaster Vessel.
The Messrs. Winans, sons of the
celebrated Roan Winans, late of Balti
more, experienced locomotive builder*
and inventor*, and perhaps the moat
enterprising men of the day, have at
length, after many experiment* and a
vast expenditure of money, perfected
a steamer that it is claimed, will re
volutionize ocean travel, a long
description of which we find in a New
York newspaper. These experiments
have been principally made on Eng
lish waters about Houthampton, the
Isle of Wight, etc. It is the design of
the inventors to build a vessel twelve
hundred feet in length with engines of
one hundred thousand hone power
propelled by twin screws under the
after quarter of the vessel, with a
tower one hundred and fifty feet in
height, containing state rooms looking
out on circular balconies, but having
a hollow cylindei within extending its
entire length and traversed by an im
mense weight, which can be adjusted
at any height. When the weight is
fastened at a proportionate height to
the motion of the waves prevailing,
there will not be any rolling, and the
great length of the vessel prevents
all pitching. Its speed is expected to
be twenty-three statute miles an hour,
making the voyage from this country
to Europe in less than six days, at all
seasons and in all weathers.
The port of entry in this country
trill be New London, Conn., which was
surveyed three yean ago for this pur
. . -
pose. The port of entry for Great
Britain will bo Milford Haven. As
soon as this vessel is constructed and
operated successfully, the Messrs. Wi
nans purpose to build three others,
designed for mail uud passenger ser
vice.
(fen. Francis ('. Iturlow.
Republican politicians uud republi
can newspujM-rs have reopened their
butteries of denunciation against the
gentleman whose name apiiearx at the
bead of this article, for party defec
tion during the electoral contest of
187IJ. It is said that be did not
stand by the party ; that he betrayed
a sacred trust; and that he was guil
ty of unprofessional conduct aud a
score of other delinquencies of a simi
lar character. The provocation for
all this displuy of wrath and indigna
tion has Imcu the recent ap|ieiirnnre of
the berated gcutlemuu before the Pot
ter investigating committee where be
reiterated his previously expressed
opinions iti regard the electoral vote
of Florida. Who is Francis C. IJar
low ? uud what is the extent of his
transgression? liCt us inquire.
In the late war be was a gallant !
; and distinguished soldier. From the j
iiead of a regiment be rose to higher '
and more iui|x>rlant commands, and
was a conspicuous figure upon many
a hard fought battle lield. He is a
' lawyer by profession, aud in civil life
filled for some years the exalted posi
tion of Attorney General of the State 1
of New York. In |s>litic he is an
ardent republican, and in the presi
dential contest of IX7' was a zealous
;supporter of Mr. Haves. After the.
j electiou of that year had taken place,
aud trouble arose in Louisiana, Flori
i da ami .South Carolina, Gen. Barlow
was among the prominent republicans
! who went to the South, at the request
! of President Grant, to see that a "fair ,
| count" was made in the disputed
states. Unlike the other "visiting
statesmen" of the republican party
who were his companions, Gen. Bar
law seems to have conceived that the
President wa wholly sincere in his
| desire for a "fair count." Fully itn-1
; pressed with this lielief he went to
! Florida, and while there made an
earn<#t effort to perform the duty
of his mission as he understood it
Instead of conspiring with Chandler
ami Noyce for party success at all
hazards and in defiance of the ex
pressed will of the people, he chose
rather to investigate for himself that
he might reach honest conclusions.
With this view of his duty, he im
mediately began a series of investiga- j
tions into the votes of all the disputed
districts in the Htate, and applying,
without regard to party polities, a
like test to the consideration of each,
soon became convinced that a "fair
count" would give the electoral votes
of the State to Tilden. As much as
be disliked this result, honesty obliged
him to concede it; and this, not with"
standing the insolent cavil of Chan
dler about "unprofessional conduct," j
is the sum and sulmUiicv of his offense
to his (tarty while in Florida.
Gen. Harlow knew that the demo
crate had fairly carried the State, and
that Samuel J. Tildcn was honestly
entitled to the votes of the electors,
and a noble sense of manhood would
not permit him to do violence to
conscience, justice and law by pro
claiming a contrary,opinion. Had
other " visiting statesmen" been as
conscientious, fraud would not have
been triumphant in that election. To
Gen. Barlow's other high honors, it
may also be said of bim that he did
not help to install a Fraudulent Presi
dent He can well afford to let re
publican "stalwarts" rail at him. The
great mass of his fellow citiiens will
always regard him as an honest roan
who was not afraid to tell the truth.
JCIKIE HABDINO.—A furious at
tack ha* been made upon the official
integrity and private character of
Judge Harding of the Luxe rue Dis
trict. It it evidently the work and
malice of some of the numerous vil
lain* who infest that locality, and
who, no ( doubt, the Judge, in the
eouree of hi* official duty, ha* been
obliged to treat. He ha* had the
reputation of faithful and
fearless Judge, and without better
evidence than can be Airninhed by
Frank Beamish, and the crowd he
trains with, it should not be allowed
to suffer by such tirades as
that addressed to the Legislature ask
ing bis impeachment.
A Turn In the Tide.
The most gratifying evidences of
the improved prmqiecU of trade and
business on the opening of Spring
reaches us from all quarters. Our
own county, we believe, will not be in
the back-ground, but will show a res
toration to her wonted activity of
business. Our iron men, than whom
no more intelligent ami honorable can
bo produced in the country, are mnk
iug vigorous efforts to meet the en
larged demands made upon them by
orders ulready nearly equal to their
ability to fill. A gentleman from the
neighborhood of Howard informs us
that the able and enterprising proprie
tor of the Howard Works contem
plates immediately the erection of ad
ditions, and is making large prepara
tions to stock and drive the business
with renewed vigor; and when our
frieud LAUTII moves in this direction,
we know what it means. Indeed, the
same result —the same bright prospect
seems to pervade in other business,
and we are encouraged to believe that
i the panic baa bud its day, aud is about
: to be numbered with things of the post,
I and that prosperity is uguin returning
to the people. When it cotues, bur
dened us it is by a severe experience,
let the people heed the lesson of the
post,ami avoid the extravagance, both
public ami private, which so largely
contributed to the worry and disasters
lof the last decade. We annex the
following summary from the Philadel
phia Htcord:
Th- Story that IIoU / Registen Ttll—A Larg
er Number of I layer i Arriving Than were
Hrrr I si*'. 1 tar —Ftbruary liusineu Show-
ing an Inertast.
With the advent of March and its
blustering winds comes lUe opening ol
the spring trade.
The hotel registers show an increase
of at least one-third over last year in
the nunilier of buyers arriving.
The railroads, which may be not in
aptly termed the "weather gauges'' of
trade, also report an enormous increase,
especially in east-bound tonnage. The
amount of freight offered to the Penn
sylvania Itailroad is so great that they
have not enough rolling atock to trans
|ort it. More flour, grain and meals
are passing over the road than ever be
fore, and according to the rc|>orM from
different places a great increase in
freights will take place during the
present month. On the Heading rail
road the freight shipments for February
were largely in excess of those of the
same month in IX7B. This applies
largely to the shipments of tnerchan
dise to interior towns in the State.
Itailroad men say the trade prospect
for the next three months is brighter
than for any time since the war.
Iron is booming along. The demand
is for more than can be supplied, and
manufacturers are refusing orders for
delivery three months hence at present
quotations. Old stocks of pig iron are
rapidly clearing out, and new furnaces
are daily lighted, consequently there
are advancing prices and a healthier
tone to coal and relative interest*.
Coal men say that the market is emp
ty from Maine to Georgia. That last
year only 17,000,0110 tons were consum
ed, and that the demand for this year
will l>c L* l.issi.issi, ahi'h i as much as
can be transported. Of course, then,
thev look for a profitable year.
Wholesale dry goods men foot up the
totals of the past two months a* far
ahead of the same period in IX7B.
They aay prices have been maintained
by tba firmness of the cotton market,
while in some classes of good* there
has been a slight advance. City made
is better than for many years.
< >n clwi of trade alone is dubious M
to the spring outlook. The wholesale
grocer* **y that the immrnw number
of unemployed hit* restricted the bu*i
nee* of the reUil shops, end the result
is that the reUiler* ere only buying
whet they can pay for end sell. Trade
with the Weat, however, ie good.
Retail dry good* men are jubilant.
Aee rule, February ii next to the dull
est month in the year, but last month'*
eale* equalled the April trade. Then,
too, good* of better quality ere bought.
< ne retail house say* it doubled iU sales
upon February of 1878.
So that, with an increase in buyers,
with railroads offered more than they
can handle, iron advancing in price and
last month's sales showing heavy in
creases, there is good evidence that the
tide hae turned.
Tas reason that Mr.'ioww, President
of the Reading Coal and Iron oompaoy,
hu issued order* to the Superintendent
of the Sharookin and Trevor ton mine*
of bia company to put all the collieries
in readme** to work immediately, and
alao aink another ahaft at Trerorton, la
because he baa secured large order* of
coal from the Weat, and that eight
month*' ateady work will be required
to fill them. Thla newa will be hailed
with delight throughout the Mbamokin
region, and thia and other favorable in
dication* point to the belief that thia
region will be buaier next aumtner than
it baa been for fire rear* past. Arrange
ment* are now being made at all the
company'* oollieriea weat of Locuat I >*le
for dumping coal into bouae oar*. For
thia purpoae moveable aohutea are ne
ceaaary. The final oar* were loaded on
Monday.-dkAnyffc/f
IM * peaking of the *ale of Wm. M,
Lloyd's properties in Blair oounty, on
Tuesday, the Altoona Tnb*n* says:-
"Lota that a year ago would not com
mand $76. are now sold off readily for
•225. A farm oontaining ninety acres,
adjoining the city, was offered > eaterday
and was held over on a bid of $123 per
acre. In thia connection it may be well
to state that the real estate agent*
throughout the oily report eonstanl ap
plication* to property, while
there are large numbers of people wish
ing to rent within easy reach of the
city's centre. These are encouraging
signs, and indicate returning business
prosperity."
Chinese emigration.
John Adams' Alien Law of 1708 lie rn
acted by the pre tent Congress with mad
ern improvements.
Written for U Cr* Ixnuout.
The present Congress has passed a
bill now in the hands of l'reaident
Hayes for his approval or veto, prevent
ing any one vessel from landing on our
shores over fifteen Chinese emigrants,
under a heavy penalty. This act con'
corns alien persons only who emigrate
here as denizens, and are placed in a
kind of middle stale between aliens
and national born citizens. J'.y natur
alization they are put exactly in the
same condition, as if they had been
born within the United .States. If then
the alien who comes to this country in
consequence of the legal assurances
they have received, that they should en
joy certain privileges in common with
others residing here, that they should
be protected in the same, should never
forfeit them, but in consequence of their
own improper conduct, and not then
until the charges against them had been
established before a proper tribunal,
and a fair, full and legal investigation
of those charges, and under these im
presaions a vessel srrives in one of our
ports, ami in met and bailed by a UniUvi
State* officer enquiring, " bow many
Chinamen have you on board ?" That
this act is impolitic no man can doubt,
who know* tbe extent of the present
uncultivated tract* of country in tbe
United States,and it has been universally
admitted aa a truth, that there was no
line of policy so important to u* as the
encouragement of emigration. A* a
proof of It, tbe Declaration of Inde
pendence state* aa one of our charge*
against the tyrant, George 111. " t/ait
he endeavor td to prevent the population
'■/ th**f ,State*; for that purpose ot
ttrurtinif the law* of nahtrahtahon of
foreigner*, refusing to pan* other* to en
courage th r emigration hither and
raising the condition of new appropria
tion of land." And yet how much did
this misconduct of his fall short in its
bad consequence* of the act just passed
by the present Congress. This act so
unjust, a* well as so obviously impolitic,
that it furnishes the strongest presump
tive evidence that the true reasons for
paasing it, have not been avowed by the
formers of it. It is impossible that any
well grounded fears could exist as to a
few strangers in the United States, es
pecially aa they are liable to be re
strained and punished by the same laws,
which are considered as sufficient to
control all other evil disposed persons.
The true way to remove all danger from
emigrants, is, instead of restraining
emigration, to make it general as possi
ble. In religion, a grand toleration
prevent* danger from any one sect, as
all others would unite against tbe one
which should attempt to act improper
ly, so it would happen if emigrants
from every quarter of the globe were
admitted to America. The Constitution
confers upon Congress "to establish a
uniform rule of naturalisation through
out the United State*," and this it all,
Tbe power of naturalisation and the
power of denicalion not being prohibi
ted to the State* by tbe Constitution,
that power ought not to be considered
as given to Congress by the Constitu
tion. I-t President Hayes veto this
insidious act, which tbe political fol
lowers of Dennis Kearney in Congress
and Senate of tbe United State*, have
surreptitiously passed and maintain our
solemn treaty with tbe Kmperor of
China, and convince the oppressed and
persecuted of all nations, they can find
a cheerful asylum and home in our land
of liberty, the acta of demagogues and
schemer* to the contrary. M.
K Vermont Outrage.
trns lb. Washing** Vow
When Mr. Edmunds finds a leisure
moment that he can devote to tbe con
sideration of affairs in hi* own State,
without cruel neglect of "th* poor
colored peopto of the South," w# will
invite his attention to the case of the
late Mr*. Stack, of Northfield, Vermont.
This woman was guilty of two awful
crimes, tbe first of which was poverty,
and the second was selling two glasses
of cider to a neighbor. Hhe was arrest
ed, tried, convicted and fined fan for
selling two glasses of apple juice. Hav
ing no money to pey the penal sum she
was hnetted off to a distant jail in an
open sleigh on a very cold day. Heine
Med, feeble and thinly clad ah* died
from the effects of exposure to the ruds
wintry blasts. Now will Senator Ed
mund* contend that in any portion of
the South there are such cruel outrages
perpetrated under looal laws as this < dia
bolical killing of that poor old woman?
It la a bad as the pauper auctions of
Massachusetts.
How cruel in tbe /W. Could it
not have located this item some where
in tbe South, instead of the " land of
steady habits" and Pharisaical ex
cellence? It would bare formed a
thrilling incident in Edmunds' and
Blaiue'a collection of outrage for the
next election market.
WHshinglon's Hair.
ANOTHER HOCK, Willi A f.ETTEa, Ol WO VERIO
IN NEW HAM I'M! I RE.
from tlx Msortsestsr bally talon.
A few 'lay* ago we published the fol
lowing;
A lock of Pretldent Washington'! hair
ha* ju*t been presented to I<odge So. 4, P.
and A. M. of Richmond—the lodge in
which the great Virginian wa initiated,
passed, and raised. Only one other lock of
hi* hair i* known to exist—thi*, it U *aid,
U owned and ke|it in a golden urn by the
Grand Lodge of Massachusett*.
Thi* brought out Mr. Kamuel Thotnp
on, of the firm of Bartlelt A Thompson,
who aliow* u* a Masonic letter, which
be aagert* wu written by Preaident
Washington, and a lock of hair, accom
panied by a certificate, which certifies
that the hair ia from Waahington'a own
head.
The following ia a copy of the certifi
cate, which contain* a portrait of Waah
ington on the back :
Th<- (I'd Like Washington died J4lh
Di;. 17 HO. All America in tear*. The
within i# the best likeness I have seen.
The hair ia of hit own head ; thia wilt
increase it* value with time. It is my
earn<t Request thi* may be preserved to
■ucceeding Generation*. The hair was
presented to tne by Maj. Hilling*, Con.
Army. " E. WATSON.
Certificate.
Thi* may certify that the within hair
wu* enclosed by Gen'l Washington in a
letter to me dated Newburgb, June 'WS, a*
i hi* own hair. AXDEKW HI I.LINOS.
I JAN. 1, IhOl.
And the following is a copy of the
Masonic letter before referred to:
HTATE OK NEW YOKE, Aug. Ik, 17K2.
GENT'S : The Mae.nick ornament* winch
accompanied your Brotherly Address of
the 'Aid of Jan y last, tho' elegant in them
selves, were render'-d more valuable by the
flattering sentiments, and affectionate
manner, in which they were presented.
If my endeavor* to avert the evil with
which this country was threatened bv a
deliberate plan of Tyranny, should be
crowned with the success that i wished,
the praise is due to the Grand Architect of
the l.'niverse ; who did not *ee fit to suffer
hi* superstructure* and justice to be sub-
I jected to the Ambition of the Princes of
thi* World, or to the rod of oppression in
| the hand* of any power uj>on earth.
For your affectionate wibe permit me
to be grateful, and offer mine for true
Brethren in all part* of the world, and to
luwure you of the sincerity with which I
am youra. G. WAaIIINOTON.
Mesirt. W A Taos A COWAN, East of
N antes.
Mr. Thompson has p*.c<i eleven
year* in California, and two of these
years be had a younger brother with
him who ku a consumptive and died of
the disease in that State. He ru a *
Master Mason, and had in hi* possession
the letter, certificate, and lock of hair,
which be informed hi* older brother
were genuine and of great value. Upon
hi* death thee of course came into the
|Hwinn of Mr. Thompson of this city,
who is certainly fortunate tn being the
possessor of *uch treasure*, which will
increase in value a* time rolla on.
A Drunkard** Asylum.
THE IKMTOU ASK HIE (TATE TO UTABLISU
on.
FM* ibf FbiUdHpliti IwvH
For some time past several prominent
physician* of this city have been en
gaged in siudyiug cases of habitual
drunkenness with a view to their cur*.
The M. I>*. in question are members of
tbe Philadelphia County Medical So
ciety. After considerable cogitation and
examination of diflereut plan*, they
have arrived at the ooncluaion that the
evil can beat be met by the establish
ment of an asylum (or habitual inebri
ate* under the auspices of the State.
This idea was discussed at several meet
ings of the society, and the outcome
was tbe appointment of a committee to
draft a measure embodying a scheme to
be introduced into the Assembly at
liarrtsburg. This duty the committee
ha* performed, and the bill will be sub
mitted for approval to a special meeting
of the society to be held this evening.
One of the principal advocates of the
proposal is I>r. Benjamin Lee, M. !>.,
Treasurer of the Medical Society of
Pennsylvania. This gentleman, who is
chairman of the special committee, late
ly gaTe expression to the views upon
which the county society bases its pro
proposed action. "Under our present
laws," he remarked, "insane persons
and habitual drunkard* are classed to-
R ether. A measure entitled "an act re
tting to lunatics snd habitual drunk
ard*,' pased in 183fi, provided that any
Court of Common Plea* in the State
may issue a commission to inquire into
the lunacy or habitual drunkenness of
any person in the Commonwealth.
This comniiMion is given power to take
charge of tbe property of the individual, r
and out of it to make provision tor the
support of himself and faasilv. This
law, however, has one flaw. While it
allows the commission to place a luna
tic under restraint it makes no provi
sion for the incarceration of an habitual
drunkard. It i* this error that we de
sire to remedy. We bold that habitual
drunkards may, in almost every in
stance, be reclaimed, and be made use
ful members of society instead of being
burdens upon it. This, however, can
only be done by putting them entirely
out of the reach of spirituous liquor*
until a cure baa been effected. Drunk
enness is a disease which tbe victim ia
Cweriess to overcome without outside
lp. While under confinement be
oould receive such medical treatment aa-f|
would restore the organs especially the
liver and stomach, to their natural con
dition, and in that way remove tha
craving."
John F. Oahill, Mexican Consul in $L
louts, has just received a telegram from
tbe City of Mexico stating that tha
Minister of Public Work*, General Vi
cente Kiva Palarios, has given orders
for tha erection of a building for the
Internationa) Exposition which is to
take place there in 18*0. The work is
prog rose ng rapidly and all the mate- A
rials for the construction of tha build
ing will be purchased from the United
States. While this exposition wilt bo
international in character exhibits from
this country sue specially Invited, and
it is expected tbe Americans will make
numerous and fine displays of their
various good*, warm mid machinery.