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LETTER I ROM WASHINGTON.
From our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, P. C., March 22, 18S0.
Washington has just passed through
ono of the most disagreeable weeks
within the memory of that venerable
sage "the oldest inhabitant." Rain,
rain, through the week, until Saturday,
when the clouds dispersed and gave us
a beautiful day.
At last the domestic infelicities which
have been known to exist between ex-
Senator Christiancy—now minister at
Peru—and his wife, have culminated,
and we are promised a divorce suit as
full of nauseating details as any in
which the Prince of Wales ever figured
as a witness or participator. Mrs.
Christiancy returned here some months
since from Peru, and her husband's
friends assert that her conduct has
been quite reprehensible, though only
in keeping with her actions for several
years past, not only in this country but
in Peru. He has applied for a leave of
absence, .Ad will return here to insti- ;
tute proceedings against her for divorce.
She, on the other hand, charges him
with extreme cruelty, and asserts her
innocence of crime. It is not at all
likely that Mr. Christiancy will invoke
much sympathy for hiiuseif no matter
what iiis witnesses may prove against
her. Shejvas a mere child when he
married her, younger in years than some
of his children, and, Le.yond that, was
destitute oS any of the solidity of sen
sible womanhood. She was regarded
as volatile and frivolous, and could not
fail to make the wedlock of such ex
treme dispaiity of ages and tempera
ment an unhappy one, even if, as she
insists, her skirts are clear of unfaith
fulness.
The President has approved the bill
allowing one hundred additional pen
sion clerks. Now there is a prospect of
some relief from the great delays of the
Pension Office, and a hope that the
business of the office, which is fully
one year behind hand, will be brought
up to a point where a pension claim
lias sonic show of being adjudicated.
As matters now go in thnt important
bureau, which is so unfortunate as to
have the poorest of executive heads, a
claimant has little assurance that five
years will see the end of bis case. A
JOO inoro clerks will, of course, expe
dite, to some extent.
(Jonsiderahle interest was manifested
in the proceedings of Congress, and
notwithstanding the wet weather
crowds daily wended their way to the
Capitol to witness the proceedings. The
subject before the wise men of the na
tion that attracted most nttention was
the consideration of the deficiency ap
propriation bill which was finally dis
posed of on Friday. The feature of
the bill that excited the interest of out
siders was the clause relating to the
pay of the deputy marihals appointed
under the Federal election laws and
the proviso attached to the bill in the
shape of a ridemo amending these laws
that hereafter special deputies shall be
appointed by judges of the United
Htatea Circuit or Diatriot Courts, and
shall be selected from the different po
litical parties. After a three days' strug
gle the Democrat, succeeded in carry
ing the amendment through the House.
The contest on Friday waa one of the
most exciting and important parlia
mentary conflicts in Congress for many
years. Those Republicans who are
known to reflect Mr. Hayes' views
regarding Federal election lawsexprean
ed themselves in favor of the provi
sions of the amendment adopted by the
House and they voted against it only
on the ground of opposition to general
legislation on appropriation bills, but a
| Urge numlter of extreme Republicans
denounce the proponed amendment of
i the laws an a compromise and surrender
of the political advantage they now en
joy in having exclusive party control of
election machinery. While no one
doubts that Mr. Hayes will approve
of the proposition adopted to-day,
which was in reality prepared by <len.
(larflcltl nnd shrewdly accepted by the
Democrats, it is believed the Republi
can leaders of the Senate will make nn
intensely bitter fight in opposition to it.
There is, however, a favorable prospect
that the Dcmociats will carry their
point and essentially modify the parti
san character of existing election laws.
After occupying the best part of three
days in considering the case of Sim
mons, the (ieorgia census supervisor,
the Senate rejected his nomination hy a
vote of twenty-nine to ten. Seven Re
publicans only voted to confirm, Sena
tors Raton and Hill were the only dem
ocrats in the affirmative, and -Judge
Davis made tire tenth man o'n that side.
Among tlie Republicans opposed to
Simmons, several of whom, however,
were paired and did not vote, were Don
Cameron, .Jones of Nevada, Blaine,
and the colored Senator, Bruce, of Mis
sissippi. Senator Hill made probably
the longest speech he has delivered
since his entrance into the Seriate in fa
vor of Simmons, going thoroughly over
the whole history of Simmons, and
making the argument that it would be
most disastrous to the Democratic party
in <leorgia and in the country at large
if lie should be rejected. Ho said iris
colleague (Ceneral Cordon) would one
day regret more than any other act of
his life his action against Simmons,
lieneral Cordon, in opposing the con
tirmation of Simmons, did not speak
more than a half hour, replying briefly
to the statements made by bis col
league. He took the view thnt the con
firmation or rejection of a census super
visor in one Slate was not a rpiestion of
national importance. He did not think
the people of the North made pets ol
men like Simmons, who only vaunted
their loyalty when they had claims to
get through or offices to seek. His
efforts were mainly directed to show
that Simmons was unfit for the position,
not only as a blind partisan, but as a
malicious defamer of his own people,
and of a character unworthy of respect.
Mr. Blaine made quite a hum<>rou
speech. He said Simmons hnd
established, beyond any doubt, in
bis letter le the President a-kirig for
the appointment, that he was a firm
and unflinching republican, and in bis
subsequent letters anil declarations,
seeking confirmation at the hands of
the Senate, that he was a red-hot and
uncompromising democrat. Further
than thi*, he had proved himself to
have been an unwavering loyalist and
an enthusiastic Con federate. "I regret,"
said Mr. Blaine, "that 1 have not two
voles, lor then 1 would take gi eat pleas
ure in giving one to confirm this devot
ed unionist and this sincere republican,
and equal satisfaction in giving the
other to Tiject this active rebel nnd
this ardent democrat. A, unfortunate
ly 1 have but one vote, 1 think it per
haps best I should not cat jt at all."
Afterwards, however, Mr. Blaine voted
in the affirmative, to make a quorum.
Several other rejections of census su
pervisors were effected by strict party
voles, and after very little dicussinn
concerning them, the dominant major
ity basing its action upon the same
ground that was taken in the Ohio
cases viz., that the appointments in
question should have been accorded to
the democracy, in order to comply
with the non-partisan spirit of the cen
sus law and with the understanding as
to a fair division of the census supervi
sorahips when the law was enacted.
It is proper now to give a bitof inside )
history in connection with the mooted j
retirement of Justice Hunt from the
bench of the Supreme Court some
month* Mince, and projiospd up i
pointrnent of .Senator Edmunds to fill j
the place. Justice Hunt had, in view
of his physical infirmities, concluded to !
resign, ami on it beiug communicated ,
to Senator Kdmunds that tlie. place
would be at hi* di*|>o*ul, he, after due
consideration, concluded to accept it. i
There is no question that the Stale of 1
Vermont will continue Mr. Kdmunds in ;
the Senate aa long as he lire*, if he de
sires, and the point to he considered by
him wa* whether a life tenure in the
Semite or on the bench of the Supreme
Court was the more desirable. He de
cided in favor of the latter, not, it is
beljeved, because the compensation is
double, for that is uotof material rouse
quence to bim, but because his tastes •
incline to the beuch, and he ha* an idea '
that once there ho could introduce such |
reforms and improvements aa would
very much expedite and simplify the
business of the Court. At this point 1
Senator Conkiing stepped in. Judge
Hunt bad been appointed by President 1
Grant at his instance. If Judge Hunt j
was to retire. Mr. Conkiing wanted ;
another New York man ami another
personal friend. As he could not ex- j
pect any favors of the Hayes adminis
tration, the next best thing he oould do
for himself was to keep Judge Hunt in,
and it ia the understanding that through
his influence Judge Hunt abandoned
his intention of resigning.
Secretary Evarts bas lately been over
hauling the diplomatic and consular
agents abroad with a viww aa ho gives
out of improving the service. Among
the many changes announced Is that of
the )>opular author, Bret Harte, who Is
promoted from Consular agent at Cre
feld, at whioh place the sAlaty ia receiv
ed in fees, to Glasgow, where he will
receive a Hxed salary of f.%000 • year.
The change will no doubt be on accept
able one lor the genial Dret, Ftux.
Sea nihil in lllgh Places.
SENATOR CHKIHTI ANCY'It KALE OK OKKIUE
AND lIIS DOMESTIC TROUBLE*.
I'n.in IVii.lllusion l>l-pt.|i to New York Times,
The story of domestic unba|ipiness re
lated by Mr*. Christiancy i* exceptional in
some j.articular*. One could hardly imag
ine mi ex-Supremo Court Judge, an ex-
Ncimtor of the United StMte* and at present
a member of th American Diplomatic
Corps in the role of a wife-beater, yet Mr*.
Cliristiancy avers that he has upon several
occasion*, actually knocked licr down, and
that upon other interesting occasions Mr.
Christiancy varied the programme by
choking, pinching and slapping iier. Tins
difficulty between man and wile grew after
the knowledge upon the part of the latter
of the intrigue by which Mr. Christia'.icy
resigned his place in the Senate to make
way for thu late Zacbariah Chandler.
The particular*, a* related by Mr*. Cliris
tiancy, are *iih*tuntially a* follows: It
was in the fall of 1878 that Xachnriith
Chandler went to Mr. Cliristiancy' house
in Lansing, and there made the arrange
incut for the latlor's withdrawal from the
Senate. Mr*. Cliristiancy say* that this
interview occurred in the month of Octo
ber. She was not present at the interview,
but Dr. Victor Cliristiancy, a son of the
Senator, now residing in Leavenworth,
Kun*as, wan in the next room and heard
the greater part of the conversation. Vic
tor repeated the conversation to her. On
the mine day he gave her a graphic de
scription ...f Messrs. Chandler and Cliris
tiancy walking up and down, haggling
over the term*. Mr. Chandler began the
conversation by saving tliat lie bad been
to Washington and had seen President
Hayes, and that the matter pending be
tween them was ail right. This remark
showed that there had been other conver
sation between them upon the *amo sub
ject. Mr. Chandler then went on to say
that Mr. Cliristiancy could have either the
mission to Peru or Central America. The
administration had placed these two places
at hi* (Mr. Chandler's) dispo P al. Mr.
Chandler also thought that the Japanese
mission might be hud, a* Minister Bing
ham was talking of coming home, but the
Peruvian and Central American missions
were absolutely at his disposal. Mr.
Chandler advised the acceptance of the
Central American mission; there Mr.
Cliristiancy would find life so quiet that he
could save nearly all of bis salary. Then
billowed a long talk about routes, the
mode of travel, etc., when the conversa
tion filially clo.-od with a talk about a sum
of money that was to be paid Mr. Chris
tiancy by Mr. Chandler a* a bonus for bis
retirement. The exact amount of this
sum was not mentioned, because from tiie
conversation that followed it was plainly
shown that it bad been previously arrang
ed. Finally Mr. Chnndh-r said: ' Who
shall 1 give the money U7" .Mr. Cliris
tiancy answered: "Henry—send it to
bim. Henry is Mr Christiancy'* favorite
-on, who resides in Detroit. It is said
that Mr. Cliristiancy lias made a will in
tiis favor. After this Mr. Christiancy said:
"Then we will call this a settlement." Mr.
Chandler laughed at lie said, with the
-nlirtcal air of a men in good spirits over s
bargain to hi* advantage: "Yes, we will
< all tins a settlement." "Then," said Mr.
Christian' v, "pledge ine that no other
human soul shall know of this." "No,"
replied Mr. Chandler, "how can they?"
This ended the conversation. It was that
•ame day that Dr. Victor acquainted his
stepmother with the particular* of what
he called hi* father's degradation.
It wa* not until they arrived in Peru
that Mr. Christiancy learned of his wife's
knowledge of this affair. He found an
allusion to it in a letter to Mrs. Christiancy
from Dr. Victor. His rage at this was
extreme. He threatened nor, and even
went so far a to strike her. After ho
knew of her share In this secret there
wa* never any peace between them. Mr.
Christiancy watched her constantly ami
never missed an opportunity to show his
displeasure. Mrs, Christiancy says that
he is a confirmed opium enter, and that in
addition to this he uses liquid stimulants
to such a degree as to he in a continual
state of morbid irritation. Kinallv, the
quarrel in Peru culminated by the Minis
ter knocking his wife down in the parlor*
of the Legation in the presence of Mr.
George K Haight, an American resident
in Peru. Mr. Christiancy objected to Mr.
Hnight's presence in the Legation, as he
had accused him of meddling in some of
hi* affairs and paying too much attention
to hi* wife. After thia scandalous scene
Mrs. Christiancy left her husband. He
threatened her with ruin if she should
leave him. He said be had money and
position, and could ruin her character,
while she could not hurt him. She asked
for money to return home; it was refused.
She told tier story to some of her Ameri-"
can friend* in Lima, ahd they lent her
money to pay her passage borne. The
money ha* since been rep*<d out of her
earning* here, as she ha* not received any
support from Mr. Christiancy since that
day. She is now living with her mother,
Mr*. Lugenbeel, sister of Colonel Lugen
beel, of the army. Her mother keep* a
small Imarding house, and the daughter
gains a moderate income by coloring pho
tographs.
PcaiTnl Accident.
A 'RO*DE SCHOOL HOUSE FLOOR GIVES
AWAY.
KI'HRATA, PA.. MAREH 21.— During the
progress of an entertainment given by
the public school in Public Hall at Lin
coln, last Saturday night, at which
about five hundred person* were pres
ent, part of the floor gave way, precip
itating between one hundred and one
hundred and fifty persons to the floor
below. Many c*cated by jumping oat
the window*, which are about twelve
feet from the ground. About thirty
person* were injured ; some very ser
iously. Among the latter are Mrs.
Jacob Koenigmacber, Misaea Alice How
man, Ada Springer. Ada Miller, Laura
1 Krb and Christie Bingamau. During
the confusion the scholar* rushed on
: the *tage, overturning two coal oil
lamp* and setting fire to the rarpet,
I hut the fire was extinguished before
any serioiit damage was done. In
tense excitement prevailed throughout
the neigborhood. It ia not yet oerUio
that all of the injured will survive.
Further reports from the scene of the
accident, at Lincoln, last night, state
that Mr*. Koenigmacber and the Misses
Springer and Hingaman are alowly re
covering. Mist Krb remains uncon
scious.
And now Manager J. H. Haverly ia
announced aa having been robbed on
Saturday night at a Boston railroad de
pot of a valise containing articles and
paper* worth $5,000, which waa snatch
ed from a servant's hand while waiting
to have it obecked.
The Kerns Mutter.
COPIES OR LETTERS SHOWING SENATOR WAL
LACK'S RELATION IN TIIE CASK.
Croat H|km I*l Dl.pstrli lo Ilia PhllailrlpliU Kw oril.
WASHINGTON, March 17.—A promi
nent Democrat here expresses the opin
ion that the elaborate attack upon Sen
ator Wullace in the Pittsburg Pott of
Monday will recoil upon the heads of
the Tilden-Kandall-Itnrr faction, from
which it emanated, lie says the publi
cation is made to influence the action
of the State Central Committee, which
meets at Pittsburg to-morrow, and the
primaries in Allegheny county, which
which will be held on Saturday ; but
that it will fail. It is predicted that
the Tilden forces will be utterly routed
in the committee, and that the faction
that is pushing Tilden in Allegheny
county will be beaten in the choice of
delegates to the State Convention.
There are said to bte many Democrats
in Allegheny county who, although not
unfriendly to Tilden's candidacy, deiire
cate these attacks upon Senator Wal
lace, and do not propose to stand the
dictation of the small coterie of
constituted leaders who as.ume to con
trol the affairs of the party and exer
cise a censorship over individual action
and expression.
The annexed official copies of letters
in connection with the Kerns matter
speak for themselves;
I.KTTKR OK SENATOR WALLACL.
UNITED STATES SENATE CIIAUHER,
WASHINGTON, March HI, 1880. —Hons. J.
K. McDonald arid A. 11. tiarland, Sub
committee of the Judiciary Committee of
the United States Senate. Gentlemen: I
will thank you to furnish ine with copies
of my correspondence with your committee
on the subject of the conlfrmation of
Same* N. Kerns HH United States Marshal
for the Kastern district of Pennsylvania;
arid, if you feel at litx rty to do so, with a
with a statement of the reasons governing
the committee in rcjiorting favorably upon
his nomination.
Very respectfully yours,
WILLIAM A. WALLACE.
KKI'LY OK SENATORS M lioNAl.il AND OAK
LAND.
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1880.—Hon.
William A. Wallace, United States Sen
ate. Dear Sir: In reply to your inquiry
as to the correajwindence between yourself
and the Judieiary Committee of the Sen
ate touching the confirmation of James X.
Kerns as United Slates .Marshal for the
Kastern district of Pennsylvania, we here,
with inclose you copies of your letters,
sent to the committee, opposing Mr.
Kern*.
The reasons which governed us as the
Democratic members of the sub-committee
in recommending Kerns' confirmation
were substantially as follows:
The confirmation was opposed upon po
litical grounds alone. We made careful
inquiry as to the personal character of
Kerns, and found that it was good. We
both had been members of the investigat
ing committee before which Kerns ap
peared and testified, and were also present
in Philadelphia when the examination of
of witm-sses affecting his official action
was held. Tliis testimony was the ground
of political oppaisition to him, and bad
been sent by you to the committee. In a
careful examination of it we found that
Kerns' conduct on election day was not
censurable, in view of the duties itn|x>*<-<]
upon hiTn hy law, and our judgment was
that those duties were neither vindictively
nor illegally (s-rformed.
lie swore before our committee of inves
tigation that deputy United Slates Mar
shals werp not needed in Philadelphia, and
that lie had appointed them because the
law compelled lum to do so when applica
tion was made hy twocitixens. lleadmit
toil lu> did not know many of the deputies,
and ffxik the indorsement of his political
friend* as to their character. In this re
spect he was censurable, for the character
of many of these deputies was very bad.
This was the sole ground upon which we
could sustain our rejection of Kerns, and
in view of what be bad testified, as well
as of his personal character and behavior
on election day, we did not feel justified
in rejecting him, as we would run the risk
of obtaining a man who would execute the
law vindictively because he believed in it.
These were the grounds upon which we
acted.
Kerns came to see us personally whilst
the nomination was in our hands, and we
discussed the subject with him fully, and
ho reiterated the opinions he had previous
ly sworn to. You did not at any time
request or suggest his confirmation, nor,
ao far as we know, was there any interfer
ence by you with the action of the Judi
ciary committee, except as the letters
hereto attached show. It is not the prac
tice of that committee to hear persons be
fore it orally, but always in writing.
We are, very respectfully youra,
J. E. MCDONALD,
A. 11. GARLAND.
corr or LETTER TO CHAIRMAN or COMMIT
TER SEN 1)1 NO THE TESTIMONY.
U. S. SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON,
January 9, 1880.—Hon. A. G. Thurnian,
Chairman Judiciary Committee, Senate.
Dear Sir: 1 have the honor herewith to
transmit to your committee a copy of the
testimony taken by a committee of the
Senate, in regard to the character and
behavior of sperial "deputy marshals ap
pointed in Philadelphia in lf*7H by Marshal
Kerns, whose reappointment is now before
your committee lor oontimaiion or rejec
tion, and request your committee (on be
half of the people of the Eastern district
of Pennsylvania) to reject the appoint
ment. "Very truly yours,
WILLIAM A. WALLACE, U.S. 8., Pa.
COPT or LETTER TO SENATOR BAYARD, A
MEM DER OV JUDICIARY COMMITTER.
U. 8. SENATE CHAMBER, WASHINGTON,
January 17, 1880,— My Dear Senator ; 1
have-not had an opportunity to talk with
you In regard to the confirmation of Kerna
its Marshal of our Kastern district, which
ia now before Judiciary Committee. 1
write to earnestly urge his rejection. He
la not R fit man lor the plaoe, as his ap
pointments fully show, and he is a repre
sentative of the very worst elements of
Philadelphia Republican polities. I shall
feel that the Senate is faithless to Itself if
this man be confirmed. Very truly yours,
WILLIAM A. WALLACR.
SENATOR BATARD.
P. B.— l have seen Thurman and Gar
land, and talked with tbem.
COPT or LETTER TO aENATOR GARLAND.
(Private.)
U. S. SENATE CHAMURR, WASHINGTON,
Peb'YFl, 1880.— DEAR GARLAND: /N Rt
Ktrmt, Send to Att'y Oen'l'a Office for
papers affecting him and bis oJfUuU char
acter and conduct. 0. B. Barrett, aU. S.
Detective, Philadelphia, can alto enlighten
you, Y'RS, WALLACE.
Prcsidiutlal Election.
Below will be found the electoral
and |io|>ular vote cs*t at every Presi•
dentin! election held in the I'm ted
State*. It will prove valuable for ref
erence—
-ITM.
Oftorg# VVaAhirigton. . ••••• ***
John A'Urn 34
HctttterhiK * &•'
1781
<# org* VVanliloglon .....1-12
John AUNin* 77
fliorgf Clinton ......... W
Th<riia JffWuoii. 4
Aaron llurr 1
1790.
John Adam* 71
ThornaN JwfT#<rHori
Thofnan f'ickn*y .V.
Aarn Burr
Nalltrlng 4*
lnoo.
Thomas .IffTerinh 7 1
John AdariiN.
Aaron llurr 7-1
Chariot C. I'J kn**y U
Previous to 1804, each elector voted
for two p-r*on* for President, and the
person receiving the highest number of
vote., if a majority of the whole num
ber of electron, ;vaa declared to be Presi
dent, and the person having the next
highest number was Vice President. At
the first election there were fVJ electors,
nil of whom voted for Washington, and
.'{4 for John Adams, 35 votes being ca--t
upon John Jay, It. 11. Ilurrison, George
Clinton, J. Kuiiidgc und other*. At
this election the States voting were
Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Mary
land, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jeraey. Pennsylvania, South <"uro
liria and Virginia, In the election of
1792 Kentucky, New York, North Caro
lina, Khode Island and Vermont were
added to the list of voting States, and
in 1800 Tennessee. In 1800 there was
a tie vote between Thomas Jefferson
and Aaron Burr, and the House of Uep
resentative* elected Jefferson on the
Jfith ballot by 10 Slate*, vir. : New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia,
Tennessee, Kentucky and Vermont.
Burr was elected Vice President.
1M.
Tttiiina* Jeflwroo...M. .I*2
CluiUi t. I'i< II
Jini' i ........122
chifNi". Pfkufj 4.'
Ueorg* Cluloij 6
1812.
Jan, - 128
!>■ U'iU CUdttdlMw ~ Kt
111*.
Jam** M-uinx* ... ...1W
Kufne Kin,; £4
1820.
Jfinies ll'mrop —.2* l
1824
w\ r.tf. Vot*
Andrew jH-k ti - 1M 87*2
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The count in the election of ]S76 is
what is known as the "Returning
Board Count." As a matter of fact the
electoral votes of South Carolina (7),
Florida (4) and Iui**na (8) belonged
rightfully to Tilden, but were count est
by the electoral commission in defiance
of all law and justice for Hayes. A pro
per count would have given Tilden 202.
and Hayes IG6 votes in the electoral
college.
So lie for the Chinese.
WA*bixotox, March 19. —The special
re|>ort on the Chinese emigration ques
tion of the Hi>ue committee appointed
to inquiie into the caufe* of the labor
depression was submitted to day. The
majority renort is signed by Hendrick
B. Wright, Minch, Dickey and o'Conner
and was aeeompsuivd by two minority
report*. The mi\j>irity report finds that
Chinese immigration is destroying the
trade and materially affecting the busi
ness of San Francisco and the Pacific
coast. The subject Is assuming an
alarming importance. The Pacific coast
is bostiln to immigration, and especially
San Francisco, where a population ol
.15,000 or 40,000 Chinese are located in
the heart ot the city. This Asiatic ele
ment are governed, by their own laws,
living in dirt and filth and evading all
responsibility of municipal taxation.
The majority rqpommend at a tempora
ry measure of relief that the bill of the
last session limiting the landing of but
fifteen Chinese upon one vessel be
adopted by Congress, leaving out the
two sections engrafted by the Senate
upon the bill which recommended the
abrogation of our treaty with China and
which was, the report saya, probably the
cause of the bill being vetoed by the
President.
The failure is reported at (frand Rap
ids, Michigan., of Ilibhard k Graff,
millers: L. 11. Randall, President of
the Fermers and Mechanic*' Bank, and
H. W. Hindsdale. capitalist. The lia
bilities, which are reported heavy but
not definitely known, include #400,000
borrowed money, Speculation in grain
option caused the failure*.
STATS MSWS.
PotUville schools are closed on db.
agreeable davit.
Williamsport lumbermen have ad- •
vartced the price of lumber.
There is a demand for carpenteri in
the northern pari of the Siuto.
Forty thousand railroad ties have
been cut in Monroe county tin* winter.
Nearly fifty two year* ago the first
pretael was baked in Lancaster county
There i* a grand total of about ii,(*Xj
coke oven* in the western part of this
Slate.
There are seventeen female appli.
cant* for census enumerators in ilont
gornery county.
Four rolling mill* and twenty three
bla*t furnac.-* in the Hhenango Valley
are in operation.
Lancaster i* in love with the Belgian
block, and proposes to pave many of
her streets with it.
A man who has lost #ISO,(XX) on sj.ee.
ulntton is now working a* a street
cleaner in Pittsburg.
Mies Jane Proud fit. of Williamsport
is Raid to have a tine blonde beard|
eight inches in length.
in 1*75 the poor of Fayette county
cost #2O 000; iti 1877, #10,000; in 17-*
#30.000; in 1879, #lB 000.
I berets a silver brick in the Bradford
Oil Exchange, sent from Arizona, thai
weigh* 99 pounds.
A vein of iron ore ha* been found
near Franklin, Mercer county, that pins
out fi-5 per cent, of pure iron.
Nearly all the judges are holding
special terms of court in the western
and northern part of the State.
It is almost impossible to rent a house
in Altoona, and it is expected there
will be much building tins season.
Mi*s Kneiss, of Itedhank township
Armßtrong County, aged 1,5 years,
weighs two hundred and thirty rix
pounds.
It i* estimated that one tenth of the
children under 5 years old died of diph
theria since the first of last November
in ihi* State.
The Ninth regiment will visit Scran
ton in April to attend the gr.uid fa.r to
be given at that time, and will take
part in the parade.
(rirard College contain* f>7o orphan*.
I'he college ha* tip to this liine
*d 3 454 orphans, a number of whom
have gained distinction in l.fe.
A large eagle lias been destroying
lamb* (or the farmers of t'*rroll town
ship, Cambria county, it i* said to be
the largest ever seen in that section.
Frederick A. Khue, of the fitm of
Ithue Brothers, at Allentown. one of
iln* largest tobacco bouse* in that psrt
of the Slate, died suddenly ou Sundi.y
morning.
The follow ing gentlemen were gu*u
of ex Senator( aineron ui Donegal. Lin
caster county, on Saturday: I'mud
State* Senaior* Thurrnan, Eimund*,
Anthony, J. I>. Cameron and Governor
Hoyt.
After on interval of ton year# the
annual enclave of the Grand f'oin
niatidery. Knight* Templar, of the >'.* ie
of Pennsylvania, will tc held at Wil
liamsport. beginning Tuesday, May
25th, and continuing three day*.
There are about 5.000 justice* of the
peace in the State.,to whom cornii -
sion* must bo i*-ued dating from the
first Monday in M*v. The State wiil
realize about #lO,OOO from the otliit-rs
in the shape of fee* for their cooinu*-
sion*.
A Harrisliurg dispatch say* that the
Montour Iron nd Steel Company, cap
ital stock of #200.000, divided into
shares, WHS chartered at the Slate !'•
partment la--l Thursday. A great deal
of the slock is held by the Philadel
phia and Reading (Toal andiron Com
pany.
Gertrude Logan, of Mill Hall. Clin
ton county, saved her tather from a
long imprisonment for selling liquor
without license by presenting the c*rc
to the Governor in such a clear and
eomjirehon-ive statement that th? line
was remitted.
Hon. J. P. Wickersham. Superinten
dent of Public Instruction, suggest# to
school board* the propriety of pa* Ring
resolutions requiring all teacher# in
in their employ to hold, near the clo#e
of the school term, a public examina
tion or review of the work gone over
-luring the term.
The 8.000 regulation overcoat* order
ed by Adjutant General Utli to be
manufactured are nearly completed.
The ordnance stores are now ready for
distribution, and it will not be many
days lefore the National Guard of
Pennsylvania will be for the first time
in the history of the State thoroughly
uniformed and equipped.
The saw mill of Fredericks A Krcsm
re, at Fsrrandsville. Clinton county, was
burned down Thursday afternoon. F.
Speaker, foreman, was severely burned
in attempting to get out a tool che#t.
He jumped into the mill dam to extin
guish the fire in hi* clothes, and a com
paninn went to rescue the sufferer, and
both narrowly escaped drowning.
Jonathan Moyer, a farmer, living on
South Mouutain, opposite Robesoni*.
Byrks county, while digging post holes,
discovered an immense body of fire
clsy, covering many acres upon hi*
farm. I'pon investigation it was found
that it required no more than about
one to one and a half leet of uncover
ing, when the solid clay lies exposed to
what depth it baa not yet been ascer
tained, but it ia estimated that million*
of tons are imbedded there. The bed
lies about two miles from Rot-esonia.
and ia said to be worlit at least #2 per
ton, on the cara.
Pennsylvania postal changes during
the past week t I'ostmstert appointed
- With Krigh, Rrookdale, Susquehanna
county ; A Robertson. Excelsior, North
umberland county ; C. A. Mecosmed.
Fleetwpod, Berks oonnty; Jacob A.
Klinefelter, Glenville, York county ; A.
K. Zeigler, Karleyaville. Montgomery
county; N. Albright, Keistei's Mills,
Berks county; T. J. Rusael, llolyoke,
Butler county; I>. AtUnd, Lixburn,
Cumbetland county; Joseph Deilil,
Per.naburgh, Montgomery county; Wm.
11. Stout, Soullieoiplonville, Buck*
oounty ; John R. Brinham, Wellsburgh.