SHUGKRT A FOKSTEK. K*litois.
VOL. I.
Kite Crittrt JDcmotvnt.
Terms 51. 50 per Annum.ln Advance.
8. T. SHUOERT AND R. H. FORSTEIt. Editors.
Thursday Morning, May 8, 1R79.
HORATIO SEYMOUR, in A let ■ r
addressed to u committee of promi
nent citizens of New York, on tho Jd
inst., declines positively to be n can
didate for Governor, under any cir
cumstances. Protnim.it among the
reasons given for this determinate n,
is failing health.
THE Southern negroes are not tin
only persons duped to emigrate u>
Kansas. A large number of the
white race have also been victims, and
would be glad to resume their oid
haunts if they had the ahility'to do
so. Some from our own county, we
are informed, will return when tliey
enn find the stamps to liear expenses.
Gov. HOYT has approved nu act
passed by the Legislature repealing
u foolish and iuoperativo law enacted
iu 1820, to prevent horse racing at
agricultural fairs. .The trotting or
racing at fairs is one of their princi
pal attractions, is attended with no
demoralizing effects, and is certainly
a great sliniulent to the cultivation of
the highest breeds of the noble animals.
EXCESSIVE modesty! The demand
of the Republicans that the armv and
navy, 10,000 deputy marshals, ami
about an equal number of supervisors
should continue nt the command of
their executive committees, to manipu
late and manage elections in the inter
est of frauds. It is modest, very
modest. And how unkind of the
" Rebel Congress " to hesitate to place
the coffers of the National treasury
to such valuable service.
STOUUHTOX, who was made Minister
to Russia by Mr. Hayes, in reward for
services in the electoral count, i home
on leave of absence. He is not pleaed
with Russia as place of residence, and
thinks if he is obliged to return, lie
will resign. Why should he return?
He rendered valuable service to Mr.
Hayes, and is not needed iu Run-ia.
1st him have his salary and remain nt
home. If the "Rebel Brigadiers"
object to thepay.it cau lie called n
"clerical error" just n* it was in New
Orleans, to cover worse frauds.
THE committee investigating the
charges of bribery in connection with
the riot damage hill, is now iu full
tide, and although hut few have yet
been called, they have uncovered very
questionable transactions, and proved
that some of the members arc entitled
to early expulsion. I'etrofT and Rum
barger especially are certainly inert
torcous cast- for this distinction. The
former is a rooster who was expelled
by the House in 1870, ami returned
by a virtuous Philadelphia constitu
ency in 1877.
SOME of the evidence brought out
by tho committee investigating the
charges of corruption in connection
with the riot hill, proves that the
lobby are a heartless set of scala
wags. They pan out their $5OO and
81,000 gold hags to tempt and corrupt
tho innocent members of the Legisla
ture with a recklessness truly surpris
ing. They must be n wicked set of
fellows indeed to force the innocent
lambs of the Pennsylvania Legislature
to listen to, and entertain such propo
sition as those revealed. But what
else could be expected of men who
pi are themselves under lead vif such
fellows as Bill Kcmhle and Matt,
tinny. They have uo hearts, and can
have no qualms of conscience in de
luding innocence. Why, they have
even corrupted that pure high-tontd
innocent legislator, Kmile Petrofr,
whom the l'hiladelphians m delight
to honor, and brought poor Rumhar
ger, if not to tho grave, to a stato of
imbecility. And yet Kemole and
Quay are cerene and still roost high.
"KyUAL. AN l> EXACT JUSTICE TO AI.L MEN, Or WHATEVER STATE OH I'KKHU AIIOK, ItKI.IOIOL's OI( POLITICAL."—JeffMVon,
Yoruiii vs. Yocum.
When the uriny appropriation bill
wns {lending before the House at
\\ ashington, and after a most elabo
rate and exhaustive discussion for
weeks of its merits, a motion was made
by Republicans to strike out the sixth
section, being the one involving the
political features of the bill. This
motion was supported by the entire
Republican party in the House upon
the ground that the provisions them
selves were wrong, and even if right,
it was wrong to attach them to an ap
propriation bill. On the other hand,
the Democrats contended that the
provisions of this section were right
in themselves, and that it was in ac
cordance with Republican precedents
to incorporate them in an appropria
tion bill. Here wore two plain and
simple issues, which, altera full discus
sion and time for reflection, any man
of good common souse ought to under
stand, or at least be make up
his mind which side lie would take
Hon. S. 11. Yocum, who now occu
pies the seat as the Representative
from this district, voted with the
Democrats against striking out the
provisions of the sixth section of the
bill. The section was not struck out.
Upon the final passage of the bill
through the House, Mr. Yocum ngaiu
voted with the Democrats, By these
two votes he showed his approval of
the hill both as a whole and in detail.
These votes surprised many |K-rsons,ns
it was generally understood that du
ring the campaign, Mr. Yocum had
given pledges that he would, if elect
ed, act with the Republicans in Con
gress upon all measures, save only
those pertaining to banking and cur
rency. Still 110 one could properly
find fault with him for giving these
two votes with the Democrats, if lie
conscientiously believed they were
right. Democrats believing that mili
tary interference with elections under
the pretense of preserving the pence
at the polls, was dangerous to the
liberties of the people, would natur
ally be glad to have Mr. Yocum agree
with them and vote accordingly. Hut
if he voted that way, not because he
believed it was right, but in order to
propitiate the Democrats in Congress,
hoping thereby to retain his seat, lie
was not only false to the pledges lie
had given, hut recreant to the princi
ple in which he believed.
The army appropriation bill which
thus passed the House with Mr. Yo
cum's vote, went to the Senate, where,
after a prolonged discussion, which
however evolved nothing new, passed
that body without even so much as a
verbal change. It was thus sent to
Mr. Hayes for his approval. He re
turned it to the House with a veto.
11 is veto message contains not one
single new objection. He uses the
same arguments against it as were used
by Garfield, Fry, and other Republi
cans in the House In-fore Mr. Yocum
voted for it. When the vote came to
be taken upon the question, shall the
bill become a law notwithstanding the
President's objections, Mr. Yocum
changed front and voted no with the
Republicans! Why the change?
Why this early self-stultification?
Had the bill been introduced into the
House and passed without discussion
and without time for reflection, it
could have been urged with some
plausibility, that Mr. Yocum bad been
convinced by the reasoning of the veto
message that bis first impressions fa
vorable to the bill were erroneous.
But to say, after listening to all the
nble and ingenious speeches made in
the House for and against tho bill,
that he did not comprehend the
principles and policy of it, and con
sequently he voted twice under a mis
apprehension, is to impeach his own
understanding and good common
sense, and to demonstrate bis total un
fitness to represent any constituency in
tbo Congress of the United Htales.
What other explanation of his somer
sault can he given? Why, that he
HKLLEFONTK, PA., THURSDAY, MAY h, 1870.
[found the "Confederate Brigadiers"
did not propitiate, as he had supposed
they would, and that he tired of
acting with the " Rebel Democracy."
| In other words that his first two votes
were not given conscientiously, hut
merely in the hope that by thus voting,
lie could hold the sent to which he
was not elected, and finding that this
would not win, lie has gone hack to
, his radical first love.
♦
DON'T WANT TO A HJOUIIN.— The
House of Representatives at Harris
hurg, on Friday last, ]>ostponed in
definitely a resolution providing for a
final adjournment on the 30th of May.
Hut after a Sabbath day rest and a
brief interview of constituents, on
motion of Dr. Early, on Monday it
was reconsidered and laid over for the
present, and can he called up at any
time.
This great deliberative body should
do nothing rashly. There is a large
calendar of business claiming atten
tion, and they have not been in session
quite jitt month*. It only costs the
.State 84,'KH) per diem, nml furnishes
food aud raiment to the professional
politician. Hasty legislation is a great
evil, if not a crime, and early adjourn
ment should not lie pressed. Take
time, gentlemen.
THERE arc now more than ten thou
sand jxtor unfortunate starving negroes
j on the Mississippi and iu Kansas, that
have IsHTi deluded from their homes
in the South by heartless speculators.
Their situation is pitiable indeed, nml
yet scoundrels are traveling round un
der patronage of the Emigrant Aid
Society, appealing to the sympathies
! of the people to furnish funds to en
able them to add to this number. Aid
should he lils-rnlly given for the relief
of these unfortunates, hut not through
the agency of the heartless wretches
who have so brutally brought them to
such misery. Whatever contributions
an- made, should lie transmitted to the
< tovernor of Kan&s, not to increase the
nunilK-r, hut to relieve the distress of
those present.
I 1
SENATOR WALLACE introduced a
hill on Friday last to authorize the
payment of claims for certain nrrears
of pay nml bounty. It provides "that
widows and minor heirs of deceased
Union soldiers who have been defraud
ed of the bounty and arrears of pay
due them by law, by means of forge
ries pcrjietrnted by their attorneys,
-hall, when such forgeries have been
the result of uo fault or negligence on
the part of the claimants, he paid the
amounts equitably due them."
This is intended to correct a very er
roneous ruling of the pension bureau,
some years ago, that where money had
Ixx-n paid on forged vouchers by claim
ant's attorneys, the claimant must look
to the attorney for payment.
WE clip the following from the
Harrishurg rorrwpomh-ncu of the
Time,*:
"The under
Mr. .stteo Is still going on,
nml, vos*n<-ral impression,
the sessionslonger secret. The
Isst the committee will he
held on Tuesday of next week. Of the
82.1,47* worth of stationery charged
against the House it sp|tesr that not
more than 85.000 worth, at tho outside,
was actually issued to member*. This
is a rough and lilieral computation. The
average amount used by each member
was 825 worth, while if they had used
all that was alleged to have been tonight
and paid for the amount would hnve
een $lOO apiece. Where the balance
went is the question."
It is about time to hear the conclu
sion of Mr. Hewitt's committer. From
the statements made some time ago,
there was evidently a big steal to IK?
uncovered, not only on the distribution
of stationery, hut some valuable prop
erty o( the Common wealth, that dis
appeared from the hall of the House.
If Grant wishes to disprove the rumor
tbst he Is insane, let him preremptorily
decliae the nomination for a third-term.
—Ctneinnati ( irmmerciah
Can't do it —tho disease is both
chronic and constitutional.
It coat $10,500 to reeeue the Sugar
Notch miners.
The Mew Mill to I'rohlblt Military nt
Flections.
Hjifdil to tha llftrrUl'tirg I'M! riot.
WASHINGTON, May s.—Mr. I,sdd, of
Maine, introduced in the House tins
morning, under the rail of Slates for
bills and resolutions, " a bill to prohibit
military interference at elections," This
is the bill agreed upon by the joint cau
cus of the Democratic senators and rep
resentatives. It provides " that it shall
not bo lawful to bring to or employ at
any place where a general or special
election is being held in a Stat.- aov
part of the army or navy of the United
States unless such force be necessary to
repel the armed enemies of the United
Stales or to enforce section 4 of urtidi- 4
of the '.'onstitution of the United States
and the laws made in pursuance thereof
on application of the legislature or the
executive of the State wli-re such force
is to he used, and so much of all laws
as ; inconsistent herewith is hereby re
pealed." The bill was referred to the
,'udiciary committee, which will report
it ba, k i*. the House to morrow, when
the Democrats will bring it to a vote
inl<- the lb-publican* wish to enter
into debate. There will be but little
talk on the Democratic sid- no matter
.vhat the Republicans iftay do. It i*
thought the hill will piss the House be
fore the end of the week.
The lull to prevent the presence of
troop* at the polls presented, a* stated
a hove, reached a vote in the House
under a call of the previous question
on Tuesday and wa* passed, yeas 124,
nays 90. A substitute was offered hv
Mr. KolxvMtn recognizing the right of
the Federal government to employ
troop nt elections, which was dis
agreed to by a vote of 93 yeas to 121
nays. The minority under the lend
of longer attempted filibustering to
prevent the passage of the hill, but
eventually surrendered.
The Senate will probably pass the
hill to-day when Mr. Hayes will have
another opportunity to show whether
his "back bone" still has sufficient
strength to claim that he must have
power to station the army at the jxills
to control the votes of the people.
TIIE VRXSIHRO CO.WVENTIO*. —
The Mississippi Valley Imltor con
vention met at Vicksburg on the 6th
inst. There were fully four hundred
delegates in attendance, representing
all the counties and precinct* on the
Mississippi river. A large number of
colored delegate* were present Gov.
W. R. Miler was chosen temporary
< hairman, and stated the object of the
meeting to lie n better understanding
between capitalists, laud owners and
lalmrers of the South.
The Committee on resolutions sub
mitted a report detailing the causes of
the exodus of the colored people,
prominent amongst which is the low
price of cotton and partial failure of
the crops of the year and the vicious
system of credit* fostered by law per
mitting laborers and tenant* to mort
gage crops before they were grown :
apprehensions, filtered by insidious
report* circulated that iheir civil and
political right* are endangered and
(flat by emigration to Kansas, land
ami stock would lie furnished by the
government to lxvome independent
farmers. A series of resolutions were
adopted "setting forth the duty of
planters and landlords; adopt a sys
tem with Inborers and tenants by
which both parties will receive a full
benefit of lalxr; that as the constitu
tion of the United States has placed
the colored race on the plane of altso
lute equality with the white race, it is
the duty of the members of this con
vention to pledge themselves to pro
tect the colored people in their rights;
discouraging the unrestricted credit
system and favoring the repeal of laws
authorising liens on crops, etc., admit
ting the right of colored people to
emigrate, but urging them to proceed
as reasonable beings.
The general sentiment* of the whites
is to faithfully carry out the provisions
of the resolutions adopted. The ne
groes have but little to say. Many
exprcM the opinion that the result of
the convention will stop the exodus
for the present or until the next elec
tion will afford them an opportunity
to test the sincerity of the pledges*
made by the whites."
The rsvolution is visible to the naked
eye. liayee has revolutionised himself.
lIA I,LOTS AMI It A VOMKTM.
; fa fliU a frr. country t fliao wliy <f.. *< SMI
Tti fI 1..> ui l. .t at,.l liai iiii'ta (l.ui
< Itiaa iij, to tin poll.F Vain Uwat, TMIT WR'SI rata,
I Our |.rla~l In li.|M. n d.'n' la only a dratn.
A dr-*un fit a rlatim of long l.t* (., ,u.ia—
A flu riant of gtorioa al.al It, Hit. jisst,
j '•' k I" fiaurit n, aa 1,.1|,|.aa a..
l Ou llja rliaioi Hut an, I,lt,.line our count tf ao lul
■ ' W* am," ao Ilia fraud In tl, . vrhlta ffotia# aata,
N'"w mark It—"l* oatita v> niir. rrirttt rna rottj,
llara A -ASLI aaMT " I. It |M,Mr. Ilafca,
Ttiat Uu |rtjr .tiairra, alio li a-atalart" cntrola '
I I lii y *t at. >l—a,i.||rr finiotli - viti-liitif wr It Irian
| lita roto. Uun,a at, J Anrtfia arw not
Mora dt*|nu,all) ruled—la-hare n bo Mtl|
Tlila la Aarittia rigid of 11,0 ballot.
Ilarc i, no.j to be uoi alllj(na,
Willi lt, rigid b loir ft.. > Hurr-rot. tl our Hlrt>'
i.ltrii up ..in opluh t.al air Oiay other ni.n'a f
Ihcf, Mama Charts a dead Inter n.ual ta>.
M l,at ' rait air man I. b. tlx polta through Ma
ttf thr naiioti'a ,1,-frudcra—aixl drop lu their tow
At Ilia tap of the drum ' fiwet, no ri' ter, |,l|c
Tl.e hail tier of rat t|e nrar ua fl .!♦
There are rharnj l .t,. f lila ttj—all honor b. them,
Who an n ,My battling thir vr rap.
Ti. a,!.( < tale rtrlf, l.ul Ibe l.de they'll Item
And make ua egau, rata mm arid allot,g.
r.
ANTHONY, THE Son it tor from Rhode
I-liiii.l, aft or tli< Ri-rnocratic organiza
ti'iii of the Soijiito, raised gome excite
ment by charging that tlie Democratic
officers of tiiui laxly were removing
I nion soldier* who haji|K'tiotl to be
employe*. It IXM not true. Hut the
Republican paper* took up the howl,
ami made it the text for many eonsa
tional paragraph* against the " Rebel
Brigadiers" of a "Rebel Congress."
It now apjiears tbat alxiut the time
Senator Anthony was so deeply a fleet
lod for tin Union soldiers employed in
the Senate, a number of the war vete
rans wore Ixing removed from the
| eiiitoin house at Providence bv An
thony's orders, to make room for rela
tives and favorite partisans. Thus it
# 1
is ever. The stalwarts can neither Ire
1 consistent nor honest.
KX-SENATOR MATTHEWS. my> Sec
retary Sherman, will accept the nomi
nation for Governor of Ohio, if offered
him, and believes he will lc the lie
publican candidate. If this wily
politician seek* to enter the Ohio cam
paign a the Republican standard
Ix-nrer it Ixxles no good for Grant, and
lie may prepare for a funeral of his
hopes of a third-term.
Garfield is also said to l>e an aspi
rant, and will enter the content for
nomination with Sherman in the in*
terest of (irant. They ate both in
Ohio watching their chances.
Kentucky's Democracy.
Tttsin NEW i-HATROSN x STATE TICKET.
linriAvii.i.K, My 2.—The Democratic
State Convention has nominated (or
Governor, 1 r. I.uke P. Dlackburn ; for
Lieutensnt Governor. .lames E. Can
trey ; for Attorney General, K. W.
Harding: for Auditor, Fayette Hew it.
The following platform waa unanimous
ly adopted :
The IVm crary of Kentucky, in Conven
tion aein!,led. reaffirm their attachment
to the Constitution of the United State* and
the Union of the Slates as the best guaran
tee for the libertiea of the people and their
prosperity and hsppine**. They rejoice in
the tart that it is in their power to recog
nise that all the States are restored to their
political autonomy. They hereby record
their solemn protest that the popular ver
dict a the p"ll has been revnrn-d by the
action of an Kb-otoral Commission, and (hey
declare that while in the interests of peace
that result was acquiesced in, vet it shall
not lie held as a precedent for future viola
tions of right and justice. Though thus
deprived of the control of the Kxoculive
power In the administration of the Federal
Government, they congratulate the p>eople
of the countrv *t large that the popular
will expressed at the foils has secured the
supremacy of a Democratic majority in
both Houses of Congress.
In further expression of our views, we
reolvn that we have viewed with intense
interest the struggle between the Congress
of the United State* and the President, and
contemplate with unfeigned anxiety and
condemnation the unprecedented attitude
assumed by the Executive In his tneesage
rejecting the supplies tendered by the peo
ple for the support of the armv upon the
wholesome condition that no military force
should be used at their elections.
Tna desperate meant lo which the
radicals are resorting to widen the
breach between to north and aoutii and
thua help along their bloody shirt cam
paign, are atartlingly exhibited in the
efforts they are m§king to increase the
panic among the negroes in Louisiana
and South Carolina. It is well known
that negro labor is the bast that can be
employed on the plantations in the
south. Therefore the unprincipled men
who are conducting stalwart politic*
have employed miserable tools in the
states mentioned, who travel about
among the negtoes telling them terrible
•loriea and in every way adding to the
numbers of the exodus, until even
thoae who do not xviah to go are being
driven away to Kanxax.
TKKMN: $1.60 |xt Annum, in Advnnre.
GENERAL NEWS.
Mr*. Isabella .Stehley, of lfolida)s
burg, ag<*.| 82 year*, departed atone
la.st week (or Portland Oregon.
Cyrus Morri.on, a sexton of Mifflin
town, i* alleged to have dug between
ten and eleven hundred grave*.
Pennsylvania ha* the largest number
of Poatofßce* of any of the (state*, hav
t trig 3,318 office* on March I, I HI'J.
The soldiers' monument to be erected
' at Sun bury will cost $5,250, and Gener
al ' ameion baa offered to j>ay one half.
J be State f.iir i* to Ik. held in the
j Permanent Exhibition building, Phila
| delphia, from the Klb to the I2lb of
| September.
J be quantity of coal and coke carried
over the Pennsylvania railroad for the
fourth week of April was ] 10,42 ton*,
of which if). 921 tons wete ooal and l'J,-
575 ton* coke.
Prince Alexander of P.attenburp. baa
been elected to the throne of Pulgaria,
and ha* resigned hi* commission in the
German army. He is a nephew of the
Empress of Russia.
Ir. Samuel Hill,of Manor Hill. Hun
tingdon county, was killed on Friday
afternoon last by being thrown out of a
i uggv at Keed'sville, M tHm county.
Ir. Hill formerly resided at Ncwry, in
Blair county.
A pastorate vote was taken by the
Presbytery in tho Tairnage ca*e on
Monday. It stood 12 for acquittal, 3
guilty and 3 undecided. The discussion
was to be renewed on Tuesday and a
decisive vote was expected to be taken.
Mr. Pierre Isorillard last week ran a
; tram from New York to Chicago in
twenty-four hours. The distance from
I y rone to Al toon a—fifteen mile*—wa#
made in seventeen minute*. The train
arrived at it* destination juat twenty
five minutes behind time.
Srnithtield, a town composed of about
twenty houses, a suburb of Huntingdon,
was visited by an extensive fire Wed
i need ay evening last about 5 o'clock.
The fire originated in a stable, but the
cause is unknown. The entire fire de
partment of Huntingdon responded, but
j despite the etl'orU of the firemen and
j alliens several buildings were destroyed.
On Monday morning the town of
Stratford, Ontario, was blown almost to
piece* ly the explosion of a car load of
dynamite. Several buildings and sever
al men were blown so forcibly that they
have now gone where the woodbine
twinetb. The total loss will equal about
$250,000. Great is the power of dyna
j mite.
Saturday night a* Milton Ritter, a
! breakeman on the Perkiomen road, en
tered the private saloon of a car for the
purpose of lighting the gas an explos
ion took place, burning him aeverelv.
The woodwork ignited, and after tlie
passenger* bad been safely transferred
to other cars the burning car was de
j Cached and totally destroyed.
Last Thursday morning Gov. Hoyt
nominated .lame* B. Nenle, of Arm
strong, to be president judge of the
Thirty third judicial district, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Judge
Bogg*. The nomination was promptly
confirmed by the senate. The gover
nor also renominated J. M. Foster to
be stale insurance commissioner, and
the senate confirmed the nomination.
The long looked for single scull race
in England on the Tyne. between Ed
ward Haitian of Toronto, and John
Hawdon, of l>eleval, for £2OO a side,
took place on Monday, and, a* was
generally expected, resulted in a victory
for Ilanlan. Hanlan won the race with
the greatest of ease by six lengths.
The correct time of Ilanlan is 22 min
utes 5 seconds. Hanlan led from the
• tart, and bad the race in hand through
out.
Advices from southeastern Kansas say
about two thousand men hsve gone in
to the Indian territory within the past
week ; also thst rich silver mines have
been discovered just south of the Kan
sss line, and claims in large numbers
are being registered daily in the Squat
ters' Registry office, two mile* from
Baxter Springs, Kansas.
M*. J oil x sro a introduced in the Unit
ted State* Senate on Friday a bill
amendatoty of and supplementary to
: the act to aid in the construction of the
Texas Pacific railroad. It authority
the company to extend its line from its
present Western terminus to Kl Paso,
there to unite with the Southern Pa
cific railroad. Lands granted to the
former are transferred to and invested
in the latter, extending along it* por
tion of road. Each company is required
to complete its road within six years.
Provision is also male for railroads to
unite with these roads at El Paso, the
object leing to form complete lines to
the Pacific from the Gulf and South At
lantic States.
Sunday evening about 8 o'clock Geo.
C. Harding, of Indianapolis, Indiana,
editor of the HrraM, entered the resi
dence of Calvin A. Light, editor of the
/Vm/xr.i/, and attempted to shoot the
latter because of a certain publication
in the /Vwwcrwt. Light grasped the
pistol, and getting his finger under the
hammer prevented an explosion, hold
ing on until assistance came, when
Harding was arrested and remained in
custody until an early hour Monday,
when he gave bail. At 8:20 Monday
morning be entered Light'* office and
fired at him several times, musing
Light, but hitting an employe named
Gerhard Litius, inflicting a serious
wound, and Harding is now in jail
awaiting the result of that wound. An
other employe of Light'* named Rich
ard Walters jumped from the second
story window during the firing and
broke both ankles.
NO. VX