SHI'GKRI & VAN OltMK.lt, Kditors. VOL. She (Swiff jSprmarnrt. Tormn £1.50 r>" Annum. In AiHi-nt*' 5 T SHUGCHT A J H VAN ORM 1. Editor, TVirshy Morning. January 25. ISB3. THK Philadelphia I'rcfi* believes that the Schuylkill waters should In* enrefully washed and blenched before being used." Tun Washington /V>*< It inks that Renublicnn 1T• >r- ought to he grate ful to the New York Hrrnhi for it* editorial head.-1 "Dm't Shoot llie Liar!". Tin: present Governor of Pennsvl vnitin n it snin!l hov when the lnsl of hi" Deinnerntie predecessor, which was Gov. NVui. F. I'aeker. retired from the i ffiee twenty-two years ago. MfUt IA, Spain, was favored with twentv two slow k* of earthquakes one day Inst week. This would ho a charming re! r at for people of nervous temperament in which to cultivate muscle THE wheat ill this coiintv is now under a eoniforlahle covering of snow, and we mnv have good hope that the protection thn* given will result in a pood yield to gladden the hearts ol the fanners in the summer. THE President having approved the civil -crviee hill, it is now a law. The first net under the law will he the appointment of the commission and the adoption of ruhs to govern in carrying out its provisions. Tut: K v Gorge \. Gordon, of Grenwieli, Coi.nectiriit. is rertninly a h TO of rare merit, as he is douhth* rn instructor of rare exeellenee. He d<'.din* < to have his pari-h in a eoiuo trv town to accept at, SB,OOO p sition in a eitv. Tilt: Priiid-s Rmisi, who is a daughter of Victoria, nud her liushind, the Murqui-* of I/.rne. travelling in the S nth. are now in Giiailes'on, South Carolina It is said that the party are to lie enter tained hv President Arthur on their return trip to Canada. THE Gremlin.A G->ngranien want a panic. They held a conference n few days ago and ngre*.l that the principles and organization of the pnrtv should !>e maintained, in vi< w of an anticipated panic to come off in the near future, when the principles thev advocate will be appreciated. They are to issue an addris* at an early day. STAB HOVTI. HORSEY has rati ML fre.ui the secretaryship of the Repub lican National Committee. His resig nation was received and accepted at their meeting last week, hut no vote of thanks for the work he performed in defeating Gen. Hancock and elect ing the Republican President, with the funds ah-tracied from the National Tr*usury, appear in the published proceeding*. THE New York Times is a Republi can organ of recognized ability and influence, hut it does not take kindly to the Republican project of securing two additional Heiintnni by the ad mission of the rotten borough of Da kota to the family of-States. It say*: "A community *o corrupted and de based is not fit to be a member of the family of State*. It is not likely that an honest. Congres* will grant an or ganic act to the repudiating territory of Dakota." "An hoaesl Congress" certainly would not, hut whether the Congress that aeeepi* leadership from the repudiator* of Virginia, and makes up its majority by the fraudu lent admission of frauds to its mem bership, possefse* n sufficiency of honesty to forego the advantage* tolM? derived by "the grand old party" in the admission of the rotten territory it somewhat doubtful. An Important Bill. The lion. \V. A Wallace, h'enntm j from lliis district, lust week introduced nud will urge upon the attention u| the Seiui'e a hill the necessity of which s. ems to la- vi rv iippaii in, and the re stills of which il it shall become a law, cannot now lie estimated. Wo give iln* pieiituhlc to the hill which set ■ forth the cuiise that ha* led I:> the in J trixluetiou of such n measure. Wurnrv* difference* frequently nri* : l>--1 w.-t-n | i.sons engaged ill 111 e iron siiel hii'l i 0.l ir.iles in tins slate Mm ; .ink.'* and In k ill- r> "iili itieretrnn. j win* li par *!y z I lie-c mi j-ori an t mdu-lrn I.ling great l-.-s il|.oil 1 ill 11 cm |dn\ *-r alio , j etnplnvPll I' - 11.. -n-.-o - lo we :.i'-111 om et il . 1 man. i- iii .1 -i uie sis u h • --ii mill. I loi til.ill .1. hi.>n II the. -li.ll tall 1" ,gi. . i - 11 e .id wil Ii Ihe pr .eliee anil p oI it- - i .nuionive Ii h. i'li ti.ii ■dm ;i ni f lliis in. a.Mirc ;■ we believe 'lie lir-l •ti nt riitnie lo or giiniz" tiiiiiinai.s uinl.-r authority ol law to settle the long and often ii.- graceful a- well as di.-asiroa- • ii-put - . lie'ween the laborer and his employer. It is well til.ii the ta-k of training a law tin ilii- purpose has lain under taken hv one - . aide and competent as Mr. Wniiiieo Coining from Itiin uiid re . iving the full iiiijn- -- of his long ami ripe i \peii.-iu e its a ai.d ';i law \i r. it w ill lie s pert.-et as it is po-.-ihie lo ntaki a haiuaii law. Tl e i pr vi-ini.* <; the lull are voluntary. There is in. compulsion or litig it ion in it. T• - litv liv" workmen, eitiz to ot tin- I'oited 8 at's, who lui vln ell ill tie trade tw i \ eni-s, and <>n venr in lh> di-triet, and live employ, r-, <,. h . m pi .\ ing it n w..' un;>o-e.| of an iipial r.unil-er em |.|.\-rs and w.-rkineti, two, five, .-r -. veil, and an II in pi r>, ail ot u In.in nri to III* I .1111) <1 hi lie pi 'i> "I. 1 111 tr initial thus ii < ncd shall • \i-t . "tii \. ir. i here may in-one in 1 ai >i i v idem e -u limit led. N> attorneys are permitted to go ls-lori the tribunal. 1 lie niemhe * of tin tribunal ore to serve without -alary, ami tin I, light and room aic lo If pro vided hv the c.'itnty. It agreement in the petition for a trihuiial catiimt la had, either side tuny petition ntel oh tain a trihuiial lieen-e an I thus place i oil the other side the burden of re- I fo-til to di.-eu-s the rpiestioii at i--oe 1 Not having the hill l 1.-re us, we have given it* nihstanee n we iiiiderainud it. In further explanation, we give !the renin, ks ol .Senator Wallace, made at I Ii" time he introduced the lull, j when lie said : "I nsk for the reference of ti.is lull In the committee on the ' judieiarv general. I shall urge it up* , ion the aHfiilinu of the S. mite. The iieei-s-iiy for-nine la wtul' riliuna Ito ad- jiu-t, or to try to a 'ju-t the ititfi- nines now so prevalent in the trade* must lie apparent to all. This lull proceed* up. u llie theory tlint hi liii-iiiem mat ter* men are cqiibl; that H frank dis i discussion by themselves of their grcivnuce* is the r. ad to their "Tile | iiu-iit, and that purely Voluntary mctii ods are litter than compulsion or litigation. The hill is purely tenta tive. I have no prulc of opinion as to' any of ii* detuils, and seek criticism and advice Iromull interested. In a ' government ot law, stu ba* we boast, { it Is u disgrace to all ol u* that the ill lunate remedies for strikes nud lock ' out* are. fn oe and starvation. 'Ttiiw full i- lu.t an holiest effort to avert this disgrace, and lo amuse and agi- j late the public sentiment ol the stale to the necessity for action in this field." We hope this hill *hall become a law. That it i* greatly needed, no one will question, I hut it i* wise in it* provision* and hruad in it* concep- "KSIUAL AMI EXACT JIMII :>. IHKt. tions no one will doubt, ami that there lias not heretofore been sonic tribunal, outside of force and starvation, organ ized, to which tho laborer* in our -i.iius and manufactories could go lor relief i* a disgrace to our civil z - lion. It this hill shall hcconnt a law, 11ribuual can he organized .11 which the laborer shall stand 011 a level with hi- wealthy and more powerful em ployer. There he will not need to tear to go—discussion shall he full and free. In that trihuiial lie can take all hi* giievayi.es, produce all hi* ' proof- with the full consciousness that when he i* heard.justice will he done iii 111. That i* all he can and will u-k. A strike or lockout, only work* star vation. It settle* nothing hut pro" • luce* great distress. 11l most en*.'*, the employer, hv reason of hi* nhuu .lance, i able to w.-ar out the scanty mean* of the laborer, and he returns to hi* work impoverished with hi _n lev fine. - unsettled. Il tl.i* l>ill sha'l 1 .>ee nt Mid 1 .'iipetent repr. -i'iita ion, wln-thcr in the >ciiate s|.* * I attaches t . the constituent in wlii'h !•" may fn.* justifnd in taking an In h • pti I.' We are pfo'l I -it' our S nator. lilt N' work H'orbl pcrtiiciit'v bs rv. -, "It might be n- well t- r > ur I- .. in.l coot tup TBI ICS of the Re ' puldi.'Hli js i-onsl- n who have tu li protioii: (trg Governor I'alti- -ir* ml iniiiistratii.il of I'euitsylvnuia's aff.itr a failure before it was h. gun, to sus pend pH--ing Miit"tice and inflicting capital punishment until he has he. 1. iritd ami found guilty. If he should prove HII Ivdsnu and Mr. Cas-idy turn out a Kelly nud a lla-kin rolled into owe, the iVnid ruts will not Ii- li-huid | the Republican* 111 censuring and cor j reeling liiin. But for the present let the Governor and the Attorney Gen- j era! have lair play. It will certainly strike the impartial nltserver as curi on* that, Mr. Cassidy lieing altogether j corrupt ntnl unset upulou* ami Mr. > I'.ittisou his unquestiouiog and servile I.ail, the business of the Comptroller's office in I'liiladelphia should have been discharged during Mr. I'attisoti's 1 wo term* with such brilliant efficiency and unswerving fidelity to the princi ple* of economy and reform It Mr. l'a*sidy raallv i* Mr. f'attiaon'a liar h adcr ami is anxious to use him for corrupt purpose*,why didn't he begin where the pickings were most plenti ful? ' SSIME Rcpuhlicau and Independent pajicr* seem to ho greatly disgruntled | l>y the appointment of I>ewis C. Cat sidy a* Attorney Geueial. They will |do well "to insm-M their soul* in pa- ! ' lioncc" for a season. Caasidy will prob ably neither make a fi*d of liimself, or • lisapfiiint the (a ople in the perform ance of ju*t such duty ■* they desire to have intelligently traii-actcd in Pennsylvania. When he fail*, it will le time enough to cry him down or find fault with llie Governor for hit appointment, Nit'.any Valley ltai.roud A charier wo* grant'-1 at the ,-MIU. Department hi-t wet k to n eompiin. to lie known a* the "Nitinny and ''Southern Railroad (,'onipnnv :• I.< I tlx 11011. W. A. Wallace, S. R. I'.-al Frank - •> . H l{ Peulc, . 11. Ii IWM, I i ->') 111 Yurdley, •!. -I I'm an I W W. M irri son ore nuiiied a- din-etor*. Ii 1* tin j purpose of the company, w.t arc in formed, to build a load . oiineetiiq with the >Sii-quchauuu and S mthivt -t II 11 road, nt which Mr. Wn !.n < i l'ri-sid. Nt, nt Mill Hull, nud |.s- -i 11 L thruugii Nitinny valley in II il. !->u:. Ilii-, we helieve, i- uim of tin link- in whut is tAini lin 1 Iv called the 'Vnnilcr hilt I'liniu. ' COM,I:I> M\ Cox ol N it!, i n liiiH, lui* pn-i.-nted n Dili o 111. 11-.n-r providing tluil in - of e.n -leii 1-lectiollS, the Colli. Mailt- -hall h pad nothing ll:ill - - tl.e II tain an : a . • t j ty to protect the cuuutrv fruin n |> dili real spi colutioii W inch is M;U in jcr. n-ing and ha- nr>.l.x I. on lormiduhlc ji 1111 -• . I, xi iv ,1 i tr-.-:- Without it 11 % nici.: in luk. 11 t ! Congress for the iiu te ; urpo-e oi drawing the pay u-ual x no A i 1 ...lit. stunts, nud soiin |t .x.-, u -U !uw should lie made to nrr---: ti. in r. , tug 1v 1! l.y making it .- - .if . . THE N". v York . s - 1 'A I. 0-t 1 • r.-nd ii.iii| aiii. lli _ , ,a ; > .. earn the griints. (i x .j . ■ lllVl.lv ti| 111 | 111- H | l i-l t' t an I tlii-y arc 11 >t '. h . : llie IIUI I v burly of I i Ihi . It i:i.|>..--ili|.' for 111 i - t -i gt -- t a*, i ihe niiittir in tin -'n ( >1 • e it . • !ispn*al. Il will h ,1> -1 1 F-.r'y 1 iglith I' -ugo - 1 an acre -.1 tin pul-.i l.u.d 1-1 i - . v i-oiifume.l to anv . •, • I 1 will In- equal Iv 11 h xof 1.1 • 1 \ I lllgn -s to -. e I hat I ■j- -1 ■ i vi long. I In . a >•> it i- a . .1 j. ■ n i I. i- prop* r, limn v. r, I r tl|. I' oty s. vi nth < >ngr -- I . 1 k j.- ' . j r v> nt 1!' issuing of pa'-:.:* fr a Rand Ofliv wlule tie final -■ 'lenient of till quest jII i- |*ro||i g. 1 -XIII pnthv Willi the plan* of lie- land _-i.|l> I er exhibited lit .ittn u >:h >r 111 ihe interior depariuient nud t. <• . e partmeiit nf justice IH-INIS to ti- R. • • trained from taking pirn ti. nl shape " DISASTERS ly ti -1 aid ti • a d I rail, has mad., tin npcniii,; 111 . ta .1 flu* year m.tiiorihl for it- fist .-! j horror*. To the tcrribh tire .h-a-trr nt Milwaukee, the frijhifnl . 'ii- it |on the Pacific railroad, rc-nlting iti such destrui tioii of Ituuiati lif., aud many others nf les* horror, i< u-.w added the sinking of the Hainhiirg American line's steamer < aui!nii m the German ocean ln-t Fiid-iv, which 1 went down with unliving frt-'gh' •} i over f-'tir hundre*! soul*. Tiii- waJ the result of h collision with .1 R iti-li steamer in h n-e fog. Tii. .) , nm><| vessel carried f-mr Imudred pas- tiger* and w crew of ninety-two, aluut eight i of whom are rejurteil to he saved. Ot'lt Republican friends are quite hilarioii* over the economical deter mination of Governor Pnltisoii to assume the duties ol his office without Must to the Commonwealth, f >r the parade and show so lavishly indulged ■ heretofore on SUch occasions. Wi 11, let tin 111 he merry. The people who pay the taxes will not object. Gov ernors and utfi. ials who decline to *|ieinl the public money, except for legitimate purpmea. aru the men the county ueed aud expect lufavor iu > the future. Si.l'.lll l.y cold. The llieruioiiiet* regiMi ted J'i heluvv /.--r•> in lit .1- 111 1 1 li* It.il 1 I ■ j..!* ■ ion, w itli .ib .it t j ill 1 iiuuc- of •niisfaclory solution. A UiiEi 1-11 -la:i-li4• i.i; 1 e •,mati Init in o •• huii Ii- 1 v. ii- the pnjiul.i 1 ill of N rIII Ai;i. r leu, in- In g tie I nite I J-i;:tes, Catni la itml M xi-> vill 11 Hi II eightCi 1 hull lied luillioii i ' • :I' atc !* p;. 'a! Vin ' s' 1 a illl Wt -i ail 11 .t wait t 1 • on: tin n, l.oxv .-ver. 1111. it I tire rcm alio h-li.-v thn Jen. ( 11..M i- in training for the Pr* ■uii lit v, hut there 1- no good rin a 0 -iipp. 1-1 that Hi li t the '*'•!, a) hough there are ttnov xv!. . w 111.1 u-i ui :-r 1 tint pur;. • • il pet milted II 4' ' li ••••ver 11 iv lie sni.-lv a - 1 ii- I. ! ix- ill. H. ioic >1 ti, id. 1 ef il tii . i :i in- a . .<• < : tin- uii i".ntiablt p'lhil . g ■.in.'. 1 it. - ixvat >ii t.. ■ x\! 'in. rnt - .>' i'lg to l>. iu !.i T.-.{ in'o • ffi -r nt • tie * v p 1 : 10 .. • . w■. old hit v. ■ "ii>- . : .1. c.p.... in •o; :1 - pub to u-y !..r • it p.l , . . It tin ■ ■ •v. ri , P.i'ti- 01 . 1 I their nln. In p ip!> il tin I i.-ne'.i Repuh 1 h 1 t > tliiiik th< v • >. v< i. - > th t it till • j. r tie I ipi ri . 1-I • to < 'll'gra!• i> . line - |...f|c] ■ I I :l! it Z I- of the R I Ihe ..1' •• 0.1.0 0 • li I'l . lii.. iot I-• ill 111 th. kni'i 1 in-orrei'ii in '*|H I'd. 1 1 ■ r- lui -pa- nw ni h 'ru k ih I> j' I■■ 1 th .1 > aie ten • o I r I. , ' ill 1. ;i'lnV •I -u .11 •I in 1 Init I. .-Ix, ha- ill* ■ , .uii . it. i 1 iv ic*' i inline •i'l- Iti \ ' . ■> t . S It. left 0;.. 11 .I . .11, 1 ion J , w lien II Hi. vI- vvliiti X . !,, i, thing ill li e m. ■ x . a I I I -.1 " HI ill'' old lot, . . Ml: •' vt: - M< M lit p .1! i iclji a i'■ |i,;. 1, 111 IJ. .. ,i" ,J |m n. ! - > 1 ui, an 1 the 111- Trust Ing ti-. t !. 1 -1 I ■ , pi.l red •i ,i\. e .n:'" d i> el 1 .1 -11 ml ib ti- 1 the p .j le ii- '• r |h- . hi. iiaii.-h'p, !.- iv 11 iirok 11 up. I wn u J . 1 d strug g■ . hut fie r'>. a :i lem a- li* c n t.ipov. 1.1. an 1 exact dig f„r tlnsv ring-. Tin v leiv. to po. Mc- Mm - i- one >-i ili' i r nh!.*t nnd lairhiq ■ •" >t te ritor in -f tin :r liissi., rli. last "Sou -in itia ' upon the "col. oed liuili i.ud :.nihil rei ni to hi x> N g 1 ; i rib < iHolina. 11 •. bin been driven into tlm l.u*i. in s oi radio..) 1 : •. 1 elicit mid are ii ox making nn-l.: their own, with their >.w n c.'ip'tiil, (.. lit: operated ai! conducted f..r tli.ir own in 11. fit. If the R.-publiian* do not int. if. re to stop tin c oulragi up 11 the down triHnl.ll negro,they may yet be diivcn to the err-' lion nf tht irowu cotton fac toid* *. A. J. NT Hixant. the Ru*]ton Stal wart | ■-! master near II irrisbtirg, ha* been arrestee and imprisoned on a charge of misappropriating funds received 011 money orders. He wa* app lint's! in Octolier last, on the reeo nnn , latinn ol'Cmgraasniau Ilair. He state* th t the most of it was paid 011 llsihhe l's a-e--oieni* mid other alvaoee* in aid of the Repuhlicau Ciindioatew last tali, for which he haa receipts in h s !**-wsioiu TKIOIN: J*l.r>4i 1 11 Aiii.iiin. in Admire. i ' fin. I'lti 1 !)<•! jihi i l{ f,, r r- orphan* mi. It' not to pan*. Hie great.-r irn ,r of roldiera' or hnim lire lio-v \ Mi ,- mi 11 |rt n(.|| •ho have attain i tie r m-ij irit v. Tie: 1 loiinu' -t of thi' i are 17 vara ohl. I In- Stiio- l.i- " XJHII'I I million* - . -V ' ■ r iinotliwr nx y,-*ra, f to - 11 ••- I - . Mr. i>• • K ii HA receive! a i-i i vnl of li . i .!i:ini- .< n fr :n K An '< kV , .IT I I • v , 1 I Oil h*P loin In lli-r 111 •!,( |Il if M . roil It* I iitart U| . fifteenth je* of h. •hi r • 111 ' n grr ■*. im v i |f b<-i-fi i .'lit p it- in the 1 i .-(• ami ox m llia Si-n ••• He i- -i man of great apt gbMMi t I for t mi m. ter 'I writ ' iin*i of I ai-..iio ii-i ,i, i .if ■ honor. 'I- i* ul. nl w .rk< r. an i though a "ri i rti —t pir- •r. of tier illy btoid ■ ewa. 11" ••! ■of the few !• -mot r-*a | a i.o t.• vi- i■ •• .. |tm i courage tutt* • ot to ho I i f•-1 to tin- irn i ii mi of 0 * jiHitv w tii ri-VrPiici* i i ill.- ir:fT, iri'l it ■.l not t,. lii. fault if tlio N Cl*. . DO— not in- • I TII.- I-.UA of re no. wli < i fairy inrri-i-ir.y in -opnrtaiirp. t.o|.| , *,,1 clearly. Mr. - 1 'f.- 11, ot A .I IIM, VhO ii A A i.AA|| I •• r . "■ i t.-rtn. In - i* in the . | rl of ti,. s oa'<- f .r fo- pitiiAtakiug li i iioli'l tioir.ro-r of n in rt-ynfil t n ||,| I i cil irtfii* rpl om lull wiA in attikit g . n'r*Al to that of iitl nl h follow l> niorritA from tho N -rth. n on th I). m - prntie 1 !-, p* (lotornor CoTjoitt, o (!por f ia, i< In-aI known thrmij.-hout thr rrtiniiir on nrrount of the inipirAt in I.IA routae a* (i ivrnnr. II• i* a man of ot'final I rop an'f unqtiptlionrti talrnt, lut in* rip. r • nn-'l in Congrt-rrinnnl Mr. liui'lnll 1., Gil.tnn, of I<"umiaiva, tl 1A lIPPII All VP-It* 111 |||P If U'P, hlld vii" i lertp'l to the Sonivlp without op| o ioon. lie lAonoot IIIP mo*| rullitrnted tcnllpman th*t thp Si uth h trnt to HIP national rai itnl, and hi* lihoral vipwa, an inilt-|H-n'lt'nt rharartor. and much | rrnnal iutlopnrp. Thp Ih-mo cratr bavp rr-plocttil Mr"r>. Hattir, of IVntit CP; Hanroni, ot North Carolina ; Siulahury, of ltplaware ; and Cokp, of Tpaar.ao that it will lip *ren that of the f uirtppn Si-nator* from that aide wluwe |prm* expire in Match, nine hnre horn leiurnptf. Amoo)f thoni are theatmtvg* oaf, while by Mr. ft,l>on and by Mr. Henna, of We*t Virginia, two more p*U bare filled by men of Con* urt AAiotial p*|iptipfee ami of tealed ability.— .War l*ii 'iimtt {lirp.) THE PritictM INNATE AMOKEE {cigar* elte*. NO. J.