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J Announcement* Oß Mahruoes \nd Übatu* INSERTED 1 '.EO; HUT ALL OBITUARY NOTICES WILL HE CHARGED A CENTA PER LINE. Special Notice# 25 per cent, above regular rates. Tiik strong minded women nre again haunting the halls of Congress crying for suffrage, and the privilege to enter the hustings and fight and scratch for favorite candidates, like the otlur boyn. Two fossil trcos arc now on their way to Washington from the Western part of New Mexico, designed to be placed in front of the door to the new National Museum. These sjiecimens of the petrefactions which abound in iu that country are said each to weigh several tons. EVERYBODY will be glad to learn that Senator Lamar, Mississippi's no- j hie statesman, is recovering from his recent paralysis. The couutry could not afford to lose the services of such men as the Mississippi Senator, and his restoration to health is most de voutly desired. Two hundred ladies and gentlemen from New Hampshire arc on an ex- j cursion to Washington city this week, to quarter at the Ebbit and Arlington Hotels. They will doubtless have a good time, besides the wisdom they draw from the nation's Solans now con- j gregated at that interesting point. GEN. GRANT is displaying his " in-, i ceuse of royalty" in Cuba now. Next he will carry it to Mexico. But in ,i the meautiiue, his third-term boom here is falling so flat that not even the sprightly and vigilant Don Cameron nor the magnificent Cockling will be able to boost it up to a repcctable can- i TRIM for a constable. THE Democratic Legislatures of Louisiana and Mississippi each elect- : ed a Senator last week. In Lou isiana, Gen. Randall L. Gibsou was the fortunate man, and in Mississippi, Judge John Z. George. The fogmer will succeed the term of Win. Pitt Kellogg, the last of the ear pet-baggers in the Senate, and the lat ter, the plaee of Mr. Ilruce, the last of the colored race in the Senate. Both the new Senators are suid to lie able 1 lawyers and eloquent debaters, with much experience iu public affairs. THE war between the Grant and Blaine factions of the Republican party in this State is assuming, says the Har risburg Patriot, a rather lively aspect. The heavy artillery is nearly all on the side of Grant but lots of little poj>- guns explodo here and there in the Blaine line of battle. Much will de pend on the Philadelphia Gas Trust. It is reported that Don Cameron visit ed Philadelphia the other day for tho purpose of convincing M'Manes, the delegate-at-largc for the Gas Trust, of the propriety of giviug his sup|H>rt to Gen. Grant. It is also reported that theGasTrust representative was not im pressed by Mr. Cameron's arguments. Mr. M'Manes is said to l>e friendly to Blaine, probably because Blaine is well 1 his ted on the subject of government contracts. If it should turn out that the Gas Trust is opftosed to Grant the Htate convention will either be silent on the Presidential question or will instruct the delegation to Chicago to vote for the hero ol the Mulligan let ters. At any rate it is evident that Mr. Cameron will have some trouble to control the convention. LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. From our regular Corrt*|M>ui)i)t. WASIIINQTON, 1). C., .)sn, 2<, 1880. The National Jlnnk reserve bill got its quietus. Democrats, Greenbackers and Republicans united in demolishing it, and it is as dead us a door nail, in HO far as the 45tli Congress is concerned. Weaver, of lowa, paid his respects to General Logan during the course of the debate, in trying to get even with Lo gan, for asserting that the proposition of Weaver to'pay tho soldiers in gold, was demagogical. If so much of these personal attentions was not to le taken in the Pickwickian sense, wo would say that Mr. Weaver fairly skinned the swarthy sharer in the salary grab steal. The Senute still labors assiduously from 12 to 1.30 o'clock from Monday till Thursday and then adjourns over to Monday, while the House pegs along at its "Revision of Rules;" hence legisla tively speaking, all is quiet on the Po tomac. Sam Cox fairly outdid himself in real wit and humor in his recent re ply to Mr. llorr, of Michigan, who as sumes to he the Repuhliean jester, and who, a few days since, attacked Mr. C'ox with great sarcasm and ridicule upon some trivial question. Nothing equal lo it evfr before came from Sum, and for an hour he kept the House in a roar of laughter with his witticisms, di rected at the ponderous gentleman from Michigan, whom he compared to I'ulstatr in safety from eternal punish ment, whom as .Shakespeare said, the devH would never have damned lest the the oil in him in should set hell on lire. The outrages committed by negroes upon the persons ol our citizens continue to a fearful extent. In our last we chronicled the cold blooded murder of Mr. Ilirth by four colored men. .Since then a prominent lumber dealer, Mr. Libby, was dangerously beaten while attempting to save a policeman from deadly assault. Another, a Mr. liar man, was knocked senseless witli a brick thrown by one of two negroes who met him in one of our crowded streets. A stranger was a'so severely hurt while passing through Lincoln Park ami it does seem that between of fences against person and property Sam bo is holding a carnival of crime in our midst which unless checked may lead to serious consequences, yet the radicals are moving heaven and earth to secure the right of suffrage for him in order that Le may rule here again through his votes. Pandora's box and negro suffrage are kindred evils and lite Dis trict would lie as prosperous under the one as the other. We would as soon entrust our interests to ghouls as to the average colored voters who live and swarm in our slums and hells. The Grant boont is on the wane here. The dead beats who have been out to. grass, and have grown lean since 1>77 sent Grant out of the White House, are losing their influence. The Women's National Suffrage Con vention has been in full blast hero since the 21st, and presents a greater array of feminine talent than any of its pre decessors. Miss Susan H. Anthony is the presiding officer, and she performs her duty with the utmost self possession, and apparent fullest knowledge of parlimentary law and the re*|ton.-ibili ties of her position. .She seems horn to command and to preside. Every angularity of her physiognomy, form and character—and no single point seems rounded with an atoin of the line of beauty and symmetry—displays that force and decision of mind requi site to enable the control and direction of others.'.while her tongue moves as rapidly and incisively as that of Kathar ina before Petruchio tamed her belliger ency. Our Mrs. Sarah Spencer is the secretary, and though she lacks Miss Anthony's angularity, for ahe is hand some and graceful, yet she has a vint and iotcllect that fits her also for lead ership, which she never hesitates to as sumo whenever Congressional commit tees are to be addressed, or bodies of men harrangtted. Mesdames Gage, -Stanton, and a score of other prominent Huffrago advocates are among the dele gates, and as Misses Phoebe Co Mens, Devereux, and other talented spinters, assist in tho jhiw wow, your readers can readily apprcQinie that the wondrous suffrage question is being ably and fully handled. They promise us, as in the past convention, the millenium when ever granted the ballot through their desired Constitutional amendment. Not a speaker hut baa told us that given the rigiit to vote, women would put down the infamous national traffic in whisky, and reform all the evils inci dent to our |K>litical institutions. Ob servation in Wyoming Territory, where women vote unrestrictedly, has render ed us perfectly skeptical upon all these assumptions. Rut*tho fact remains that no convention, of either sex, ever as sembled in Washington which exhibit ed more talent and general ability than this one. The inevitable Dr. Mary Walker, of course, appears, hut on the background, for her sisters will not admit her to full equality, owing to her extreme radical views upon dress and society usages. Dr. Mary has assumed full male attire, even to searing shortened hair, a natty little cane and a gentleman's hat. Ho yond all this eccentricity is the fact that she, in contrast with Mrs. Stanton, Miss Anthony, or our learned Mrs, Judge Lockwood, is destitute of brains, or even ordinary fentine wit or shrewd ness ; hence it is not surprising that she is elliowed to the rear, or, as fast year, when she forced herself upon the Htage among the delegates, is hustled off as an unwarranted intruder. That these persistent advocates of suffrage are working successfully toward the ac complishment of their aims, no observ ing person can entertain a doubt. Mix years ago slimly-attend meetings, and the ridicule and sneer of roughs met them here. Now Lino-ln Hall will not hold the crowd of well-dressed and mannered people that attempt to get seats every session, morning, afternoon and night, and who treat the speakers with deep and respectful attention, no matter what direction their remarks may take. It does seem that optimists like onrselves will soon have to accept the situation, and fall back on OIK phil osophy that "Whatever Is, is right.' Flux. THE (TUT IN CONTEST. Yocum's Friends Delaying; Action. Til K RKI'ORT 18 TUP. CASK KXI'ECTKD TO MORROW— A I'ROIIAJIIt.ITV THAT TIIK IS SUE 11.1, IIE REM HIED TO TIIE I'EOI'I.E TO DEI IDE —lIOW TIIE RETURNS HEAD. ?*!•■•< iftl to the I'liiUdclpliia Tluim. w ashin<;toß, .January 27. The friends of Mr. Yocuin have ex hausted their efforts to delay the action of the election committee on the case. One of the sub-committee to which the case was referred is Weaver, Oreenback member from lowa, and lie has warm ly espoused the cause of Vocum. Al though the testimony was printed be fore the extra session closed, the minor ity of the committee have delayed the report a week already by a demand for time to prepare a minority report, and the courtesy has been extended to them. Mr. Springer, chairman of the general committee, and also chairman of the sub-committee in the Curtin- Yocum case, is unwilling to give his ac tion the appearance of unfairness, and Judge Sawyer, of "Missouri, who was elected from the bench as an independ ent Democrat, takes a strictly judicial view of election contests, and lias been disposed to strain the limits of courtesy to enable the minority to present the best case they can. A REPORT I'KOIIAItI.E 11.8 TI ESDAV. The general election committee will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday morning, when it is expected tliut both majority and minority reports will l>e ready, nnd they will be made to the House. It is understood that the ma jority report will remand the (,'urtin : Yocum case back to the people, and that the minority report, prepared by : Weaver, Greenback, will declare Yocum entitled to the seat. Both t'hairtnari Springer and Judge Sawyer have made a thorough examination ot the law and testimony, and as both are good law ycrs the majority report will be an able i and conclusive review of the case. I'n der the rules, the reports will be laid over one day to be printed, and on Wednesday the cane will probably be called up and disposed of. It is a ques tion of the highest privilege and its consideration cannot be prevented by the rules. A number of Republicans will refuse to sustain Yocum in his claim to the seat,- and the indications are that the majority lejiorl will lie adopted by n large vote. HOW UOUXSRI. RESTATE TIIE RETURN-. The case is one in whirl* the commit tee would have been entirely justified in declaring Curtin entitled to iiis seat ; but equity as well as law favors a remis sion ol the issue to the people where a large illegal vote in excess of tho major ity is left unexplained ami unclassified j between the candidates, and the com mittee will decide the esse just as an itu | partial court would decide it. The fol lowing is the vote of the district a* it* would have to be restated by a court by the classification of the proven illegal votes—that is the illegal votes proven in a legal manner by the voters them selves s j OA< ial rrttiro for Curtin ! Ibwlurt Illegal tu(*i I'fiteo '.J 12,321 i fltit *1 return for Y"cttfu. 12.434 Adtlclrrlui #rr e inadmissi ble before either a court or a legislative com mil tee, a* it proves nothing and is a Confession of'the inability of Yocum to prove illegal votes for Curtin by eith er competent or credible testimony. But independent of the illegal votes proven, or pretended to be proven, there are, as shown by Yocum's own presentation of bis oase, from five to ten times more illegal votes unaccount ed for than Yocum's returned majority, and that brings the case clearly with in the settled rule of law that, when practicable, tbe contest must be sent back to the people, and the case will be disposed of in that way. Old Hlrkorjr's Idcn of Stale Rights. The Cincinnati (bminrrctal prints a fsc simile of the handwriting of Andrew Jackson, the original manuscript being in tbe possession of the Historical Ho oiety. it reads i "Nullification is revo lution—and if a State attempts to nulli fy the laws of the United States by force, it is rebellion, nnd if abe posses ses the physical power to resist success fully, then she has the right to estab lish her own government, and if the balance of the StAtes have the physical power, they have a ptrfect right under this confederation of per|>e(usl k perfect Union, to coerce her to obedi ence. For a State to go out of the Union peaceably she must obtain the consent of that number of the Slate* which the Constitution gives the power to alter, k amend it. The people being the fountain of all sovereign power have a right to alter k change their govern ment! and the confederated A perpet ual union formed by themselves, upon which tbe more perfect union, the Con stitution of the united stales, h based, provides bow it oan be altered or de solved—any other mode to niter it, is, revotutinn (• toir." Then mill Now. From the Union IwU-t. The Republicans are just now wonder fully in love with Supreme Court* This nil cornea of the Maine business. When the Hupretne (kiurt of the State of Florida decided in 1877, practically, that the vote of the State belonged to Tildcn, and should be bo counted, State Supreme Courts were rather Contempt uous things in the esteem of the average stulwart; hut since the Supreme Court of the State of Maine has decided, prac tically, that the Legislature of the State belongs to the Republicans, notwith standing a majority belonging to that party were not elected according to the iuiv as that same court had more than once before interpreted it, Supreme Court stock hns gone.away up above par with them, and they seem never to tire of singing the praises—at least of that particular one. With a view to in forming our renders just what sort of a Supreme Court the Supreme (Yiurt in question is, we append the following decisions rendered by it at different times and under different circum stances, for comparison : •'opinion." 1N77. I "opinionlsSn. Il I. to I* rpicu-to-l Hint! TliPrr|,rMH>hUtl*c i. nt j toi.-a.ro |,w| l„ (Uo hp K l|. („ u „| |,|. ,| K |,t i hpih'p of lomi ..ffl. .-r, I.ui lai inof iiiuiil. i|ntl -ulHi or. tin- ol'Vluua ri-iiimljr I. to Imvp nrgl.-. i.-.l ilu-lr .luty. i i li.amp iii li u know lln-ir iluly, sii.l knowing It will |><-rlortii 11. Jon* Appirron, ('Han. lunioiuii, O. W. W tiros, Joan Apptsrow, J. oy ten or twelve years old. Jits lath •er settled in the county where my grandfather was one of the earliest pioneers. Hi* pc-pic were poor, and he worked hard upon the farm summers and drove cotton wagon* winters. Rut he managed to get himself an educa tion, and to become one of the best read men in history and belles h tire* in the South. When the Mexican war broke out be was only nineteen year* old. lie volunteered in Jeff I>avi*' r*g :ment and made a gallant soldier. After he was mustered out he married and be gin to practice law and rear a family, which increased rapidly until it num bered live girls and four boys. Before the late war he became known as one of | tbe la st lawyers in the State, lie com piled five volumes of our Slate rejairt-. He cqhsled iu the Confederate service soon after hostilities began and cotn luundrwl * regiment of cavalry. While cimpaigning in Tennessee he charged a Federal redoubt at the head of bis men, and riding his horse clean over the breastworks fell into tbe hands of the enemy and nu kept as a prisoner for a long time. During the political cam paigns of 1870 and 1870 he was a chair man of our State committee, and when j Bout well * committee came down to in : vestigate us they got hold of his tele grams. but found litem as clean as Sun day-school letters. He was chosen to the Supreme bench subsequently and was elected Chief Justice by his associ ates, although the youngest in service. Itriilul Customs. In Sweden a bride ha* her pocket | filled with bread. It is sup|>oscHl that | every piece she gives to the jmor on her way to church averts some im*fortune. In Norway the bride herself hands around strong drink*, that all the com pany may drink long life to her; the wedding leasts last some days, and the guests have no wish that their modera tion be known. In Liberia it is the custom for the bride to retire from tbe table before the end of tbe dinner, and to throw over the bridegroom's house a hard cake made of coarse flour; the ; higher she throws it the happier will 1 she be. In Circassia there is always set on tbe carpet in one of the rooms of tbe | bridegroom's house a vessel of wine and a plate of dough; and tbe first thing the bride doe* on entering tbe room is to kick over the wine and to scatter the dough with her hands about the room. In some parts of Russia, the bride and bridegroom, during the ban quet which always takes place on the evening of the wedding day, are separat ed by a curtain ; the parents of the couple exchange rings, and n basket of cheese and small leaves is blessed by the priest. • It appears, by the annual circular of Messrs. It. S. Dun A Co., that the num ber of failures in business kept annually increasing until from 4,0*79 in 1872 it reached 10,478 in 1878. But now the tide has turned. The number of fail urea in 1879 was 3,820 less than during the previous year, and the amount ot liabilities involved declined from $234,- 383,132 to 108,149,0.72 —by far tbe small est amount since 1870- In 1872—the year before the crash—the total amount of liabilities was #121,076.000. The cir cular sneaks of the past year as "phen omena!" both in the extent and rapidi ty of its profits, resulting from the advance in values and an increased vol ume of trade, and in the decreasi# in losses from bad debts. The statistics of failures ifliow that in the Western States only one trader in Vvory 179 failed, as against one in every 100 in the Middle States, one in 93 in the Southern States, and one in 87 in the Kistern States, while in the Pacific States the failures have reached one in 47. The improve ment is shown more clearly by recall ing*lhat in 187rt every sixty-ninth man succumbed; hi 1877 every seventy third; in 1878 every sixty-fourth, while in 1879 it was only every one hundred and fifth trader who surrendered to adverse fate. There was a large demand for lum l>er this year, the buildings already pro jected in Philadelphia, as shown by the permits issuer!, being nearly a half more than the number at this lime last GENERAL NEWS. {■' rank 1/nnlie'n disinherited sons will content their father's will. The active capital in the iron trade is three times larger now then ever in this State. North Carolina has funded between S."t,(MX).(XX) and $6,000,000 of old bonds in new -1 per cents, bearing interest from July 1, 1880, Congressman Joseph K. Johnston, of Virginia, and General Sherman are like J'arnon and I'ythias. Once in a while they can be seen riding out together airing themselves. A Washington cor respondent says : They seem to have a great admiration for each other, and they compliment each other on the musteriy (lodging each did in the Geor gia campaigns. The odd Fellows' Monumental So ciety, of t'ineinnati, has awarded a con tract for the erection of a monument over the graves of the society's un known dead at Spring Grove Ornetry. The contract j.rice is $20,000. The monument is to he thirty three feet high, of bronze and American gray granite, and is to be completed in two years. M. House, who arrived at Utile Trav erse, Mich., on Friday, tells ot the loss of Charles Odell, his wife and two chil dren, in the ice in the neighborhood of Waugoshauce Light, Lake Michigan. I'hey started in a boat with hitn from Beaver Island to Little Traverse, on the l.'ith instant, but were caught between i two bodies of ice. He was separated from them ami he believes they per ished. At an early hour on Saturday morn ing an explosion occurred in New York, on board the National line steamship Greece, which hud just arrived from London, by which two 'longshoremen, !| i<-oige Walsh and l'utrick l'unn, were killed and three others, an unknown Hungarian and John Walsh and Thom a* Kusscl. were probably fatally injured. ! Captain Bracket!, of the Custom House service, ens badly burned, and may lose both eyes. The explosion was caused by an uncovered light igniting coal gas, which escaped from the lower hold. Slight injuries were sustained by other employes on the vessel. Ihe Senate committee on the negro exodus on last Friday examined K. '►. Mara, a prominent Republican of ifali lx county. North Carolina, who is in Washington contesting a seat in. Con gress. In ti,e course of his testimony lie expressed the.opinion that the in teiligent negro of the South has more fear from white Republicans in the South than froin I'einocrats. He ex plained this on the gronnd that the white Republicans want all of the offi ces to themselves, and if the colored men claim a division they combine against the negro. In this way, he said, he hud been counted out from his elec tion as 'ongre-man, because he had opposed a white Republican's candi dacy for nomination as sheriff. Hon. John Welsh, ex minister to England, ha* written a letter express ing regret at his inability to accept the invitation to dine with a number of leading business men of New York re cently tendered him. He returns thanks for the expression of approval of his course conveyed to him by the ! New York gentlemen. Mr. Welsh says ■as his manner of life in London w-as marked by the simplicity of an Ameri can citizen, and his duties were dis charged with a consciousness of the : dignity of the office he filled and of the honor due to the country he repre sented. he ha* gained what were highe*t aims—the commendation of the I'resi j dent, the approbation of his country men and the respect of the nation to which he KM accredited. Telegraphic comunication with Port land, t iregon. which has been interrupt ed for a week, was restored Wednesday of last week. Hespatches state that on tbe 'Jth instant Portland was visited by the not severe storm ever known since tbe settlement of the country. The di rection of tbe wind at the commence ment of the storm was southwest, but lat er it veered to south. But little rain accompanied the storm, though heavy clouds pa** Havana on last Thursday night. Accounts from Vuelte Abajo, Cuba, in dicate that the earthauake was severely felt there, and much damage was done to buildings, especially at San Cristo bal. The shocks were oscillating from east to west. It is supposed that there bos been a heavy earthquake somewhere in Central America. tH>n. Grant and party paaaed a comfortable night in Havana, notwithstanding the shaking up by the earthquake. Ycalerday, he ing the King's saint day, there was a grand official reception at the* palace. Vice Governor-General Callejas receiv ing the distinguished visitors in tbe throne rootn. i'he ladies of the veil ing party witnessed the reception from an adjoining saloon, no ladies being ad mitted to such official performances. Last night there was a grand banquet to the whole party. There has been organized in New York within a few days a body called the "Independent Republican Associa tion of the City of New York," who will begin an immediate campaign against the Grant movement. It is partly the outgrowth of the "Young Ncralchers," movement that opposed Cornell in the fall campaign. They will work against Grant's nomination and against him at the polla if nomi nated. They are not alone in this fight. While Secretary Shern at was In New York during the holidays he uiel thirty influential Republicans, who ar ranged to open a headquarters here and begin a vigorous campaign against Grant. Money of considerable sums ha* been contributed sinoe and docu ments have been printed to be scatter ed all over the hsat. It is to be an open fight and in a headquarters to which any one may run. A systematic campaign is to be begun, of oourse in Sherman's interest. STATE NEWS. Washington county has no lie,.-,, liquor place in its borders. Arrangement* indicate that eve county in the State will hold an agrit-m tural fair this year. The Philadelphia and Reading j, road Company is constructing a num her of engines capable of making seven' ty-five miles per hour. William Lrrnentrout, of Readim, father of State Senator Lrmentrom' died on last I hursday, aged 81 ji' was popular, and had held num'erom positions of trust. It is rumored in Oil City that Jam,, Keene, of New Wk, and Franklin J Gowen, of Philadelphia, have purchase ! a controlling interest in the Tidewater pipe line, and an- now girding up th • loin* and preparing to enter the and do battle with the united lines. On Thursday afternoon of last wee* a serious wreck occurred on the I'hil delphin and Krie Road, near C'atni-ro," The engines of an express freight w,.- and an extra east collided with terrible I effect. Both engine* were demolish! • and many cars totally wrecked. (/ ward Nixon, of Renovo, fireman of th* express freight, was almost instant'/ killed, and Christian Lean, the e lv !' ! jeer, was so badly injured that he ,- 4 '! hardly recover. The engineer and fir* I man of the extra were aLo injured. Judge McKennon, in the t'nitH States t'-ourl at Philadelphia, or, ■ : Friday, decided, in the test ess* of ,l o ', iS. Hail vs. the Pennsylvania Jta-Jroaj j Co., to fix the responsibility fr.r u i the Pittsburg riot, that the loa, j caused hy fire while plaintiff",- g/yyj. : were in transit hy defendants w,u • the meaning of the exception of th* I bill of lading; that defendant i- r, shown to have been guilty of negliger! > , by which the efficiency of the ex, ..- ion is impaired, and henceforth tn* Claintif! is not entitled to recover. Tl,. ill of lading contained a clause ej cepting the liabildy of the ra.iroa. company for freight lost by fire. Thoma* Addis Kmntet, a grandee phew of the famous Robert Frum who was tried for high treason again-- j the English Government and j jjt 'to ' death, died in Curmel, New York, la! week. Mr. Kmmet was a prominent c.i engineer and had charge of mn> | porlanl Stale surveys. H- a. cially proud of one relic of the l.mru*; family—a large emerald ring whic/, wu used as a seal bv the I'niled Instinct, in 1728. At one time the I.ngiid, Got ernnn-nt otlered a reward of t 'SMforni possession—hut tiiey failed to obtsit even s clue to its owner. Judge J. George, Mn:te-i ,*titt* , Senator-elect for Mississippi, -. bf-tt fifty-eigiit year* of age, and in thefui. vigor of health and manhood. He bu for years stood among tbe ' rem . lawyers of his State, and in I*7* he u I chosen Chief Justice of the >upren,t ; '"ourt in Mississippi. 11* j. . iiservt ( live in his political idea*, and on que | tions of national import agrees win Senator Lamar. For sonic vear* before the war he was reporter of the Supn-m* j Court, and he ha* written several la* book* that are of standard authority ;n hi* and adjoi|jng State*. MARRIAGES. j KTKPIf EN>—MELCIIPR —R* R. . i V sui In* ♦ in . T •.* itixUtit. Mr P. f*t i ria mid M L:y* i lutfi if Nt ti • st| ! VKAOOKB—LItAS—Oa January ) !*•* at o j rwrittpnr* if tin- t ride- • m filn r. .n Cur. i. i< • ftstu? l.ir J MKMff, Km Mr J 4.ii Y \>+tf>r , Mm Marv K, U'* MKTLIXTOCK—IIOY —Oft Hi# Ith |f*uf * •; of 0* Itl*ie • (Marwnt* It K< Y -i llartfll, Mr A f INnur niatxsti omnt} art 1 Mi- M . - lit? | of M Ait lift tmlii|t, tine omul' JO!ISMOKBAtH-llOitf-At !- |(J the* K* V J W Klhk JttiutM r. • Mf. June* J<(|irtt<>iil>ftt)F . <■! v'•!■ C'l *•;* and Mi§ Alf<* Utn nt, Ofttr* rvbttt,' XOLAV—MKTLLOt-iill—o® Juivitr? 14 I** t lka (lalbaintl at Pittniarc, ft .Y f Xh> Br' htOirt K*-atry aitJ Mi Am t-otli of Rrlwsral.tifij NOLL—HALL—In tho VONh ADA. —On tho ITth tnst. la Man Mr* Anna Mar; Tooaarf*. *ll* ..f San,ml V •ttod 1.1 j ran |o Btontha and IS dais PKRIU K —ln grunor |na aahl|>., R*tordar.(W< .'f Instant, Mr* Kllaal-oth Pordnr, aao! ** tsar* so S da? a. Philadelphia Markets- Phii i,M rms. Jaansrj XT. I** ■ flour .lull an I trmpaa , npHiiK. ft va. •; - vtn .S,uVT:,; ton-, and la-laaaa family. WTM/T I'" 1 aalsaaia family,Sft IsaS TS: It. Units family,ST"tT ® Hlnasanta haliy.ti.2i(W.ii. patoat and htgl, *r*s fltffSMi. Whoat tinasttlnl and dnlt: Mo i srratara rod il •' Panuavlraoia rad. Vial*; aaiU-i,|l>. Bellefoßte Markets. Bsuscuvth, January , IS*l - Whlto whoat, jmr hwshol b f Mod whoat ' i Byr, prr hwahal Cora, cob —JU J" Cora. aholM flour, retail. (r t-atr4i., • *j flour, wholaaalo ' '* nAT AMD fTBAW. Hay, rholro timothy, f-r* ton s 1* <* Ma;, niimod, |*of hi—— - —— *. ' U>H( rro Straw, buadlad, y-rr toe * * Short slraw, pet ton -S W * Provision Market. Corncted wrokly by llarpot Brothers Apple*, drio.l, prr pr-uad —— * caarrloa. drlrd. for pnuad. sordrd— • '® Hraoa prr await...... —— * ft-aah huttrr par poaw it...... ' ChlrSrns prr pound Chorao par pound miSn J" Oountry haaia |r J® Hams, suttar cwrad '• w* *na II- - - ' Inrd par pound.... - —* J; Ml' f*r Potatura par hutksl f, Dried baaf. "