Neros from all Nations.
Senator Sprague, of Rhode Isle
and,has just purchased on his own account,
property in Augusta. Maine,valued at $550,-
000. The property comprises water power
and mills for manufacturing purposes.
—The Vicksburg newspapers have
been re dnced in size, owing to the general
depression in business affairs attendant on
the- recent great fires in that city. The des
titution in Vicksburg is represented as most
distressing.
—The Legislature of Ohio is about
to pass a general law authorizing the ap
pointment of inspectors of Jieef cattle, sheep,
hogs, poultry, milk, fish, etc., in the mar
kets of that State.
—The Public Works of Ohio, last
year, cost in repairs slo,oou more than their
gross receipts. Ohio, like Pennsylvania,
had better give her public works away.
—Leavenworth, Kansas, which a
tew years since was a small trading post,
did $30,000,000 worth of business last year.
—A tax collector in Venango Coun
ty while returning home one night about a
week ago was stopped and robbed of 52,-
500.
—The ice in the Delaware broke
up on Sunday, flooding the lower part of
Port Jervis, though without causing any
very serious damage.
—Miss Mary Harris, who shot her
seducer, Buroughs.inthe Treasury building,
two years ago, has been admitted to the In
sane Asylum.
—An attempt was made on Decem
ber 23th to assassinate the President of Pe
ru, at Callao. A shot passed through his
sleeve. %
—Joseph Bly,a pioneer of Chautau
qua Co., aged 80 years, fell through his
bam floor a few days ago, and died of his
injuries.
—T wo Sunday School teachers had
a fight in a church in Chicago, for which
they paid five dollars each, next day at the
police court
—During the last year 2,900 hor
ses have been slaughtered for the markets
in Berlin, Prusia, and the consumption of
horse flesh is increasing.
—The Newburg Daily Press, states
that Mrs. Slaughter of Orange county, is one
of the only two surviving widows of soldiers
of the Revolution.
—Two of the strongest Republican
towns of Broome Co., Binghamton aud
Colesville, elected Democratic Supervisors.
The Board stands 13 Republican to 2 Dem
ocratic.
—The part of Table rock at Niag
ara Falls; left from the fall of seven years
ago, fell on Tuesday last.
—The Chenango county paper mills
at New Berlin, owned by Steel A Harring
ton, were destroyed by fire on Friday morn
ing last. There was a total loss of from
$15,0u0 to $20,800 on which there was but
$B,OOO insuarnce.
—The Congressional Temperance
Society held a great temperance meeting in
Washington, on Sunday. Many of the most
distinguished men iu Congress participated.
Senator Yates, who has been somewhat ad
dicted to strong drink, made the great speech
of the occasion.
—The Southern papers scout Mr.
Peabody's magnificent gift of $1,000,000, for
the purpose of educating Southern people,
because Yankees are among the trustees
of it.
—Hon. George T. Cobb, of New
Jersey, late candidate for the U. S. Senate,
has come out strongly for the constitution
al amendments, and universal suffrage in
the rebel States.
—lu Boston, the dwelling of Sam
uel Appleton, grandson of Daniel Webster,
was entered on the niglit of the 19th inst.,
by thieves and robbed of $2,000. The
thieves beat Mr. Appleton pretty badly.
—lt is considered certain that the
determined resistance of the Cretans and
the spirit of concession recently shown by
the Turkish Government will result in the
complete independence of the Island of
Candid.
—Old Trinity in New York has a
tempest brewing. The rector has intro
duce 1 the "Procession Hymn." with bow
ing aud crossing before the altar, as anoth
er step toward Rome, and a number ol" ves
trymen say they will not stand it.
—Alexander B. YVilely, is to be
hung in Schuylkill county, on the 13th of
March. He was convicted in November
last.
—Francis Ryser, walked into the
St. Lawrence Hotel, in Philadelphia, Friday
evening of last week, and <*whided the pro
prietor, Mr. Dennison.
—The twenty-first Ward of Phila
delphia has been divided, and a new Ward
formed, called the twenty-eighth.
—John Myers, a conductor on a
freight train, was killed at the Trenton De
pot, Philadelphia, on Thursday of last week,
while coupling cars.
—B. F. Bartlett, of East Vincent,
Chester county, died on the 14th inst.,from
the effects of a kick in his stomach, from a
horse.
—Several conductors on the Penn
sylvania Central Railroad, received a dona
tion of $lOO from the Company,a short time
since, for faithful services.
—The John Hancock Chair aud the
table on which the Declaration of Indepen
dence was signed, were presented to Inde
pendence Hall, Philadelphia, Friday, with
great ceremony.
—A destructive fire occurred in
the village of Warsaw, Wyoming County,on
Tuesday night. Fourteen business houses
and a bank were burned. The loss is very
large.
—There were four different buil
dings tired in the village of Battavia on
Monday night by incendiaries, but in each
case the flames were suppressed before
much damage was done. One of the sup
posed incendiaries was observed in his ne
farious work,but escaped arrest after along
chase.
--A fire occurred at Rondout, N.
Y'., on Tuesday night, involving the loss of
five dwellings and some stock. It was
thought to be the work of an incendiary, the
object being to give the new steam fire en
gine receive I there the day previous a prac
tical test
—George Ellar, charged with hav
ing committed a rape upon a daughter of
Thomas Lei*, wa* shot an/1 killed by Let a,
in the Court of 'quarter Heaaiona, kt Phila
delphia, a* L*. m enuring the 'kvk for
tnai V/'-Atie-vl* >
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GEN. BANKS ON RECONSTRUCTION.
The Committee on Reconstruction,
of which the Hon. THAD. STEVENS, of
Pennsylvania, is chairman, recently
reported a bill to the Lower House of
Congress for the organization of the j
late rebel States, and during one of (
the debates on that report, Gen. i
BANKS, now one of the members from
Massachusetts, made, what we con
sider. a singular, if not unfortunate
speech. All true lovers of the Union
have supposed Gen. BANKS sound on
the vital issues which divide us as a
party, from the rebels, and their sym
pathizing allies of the North ; but
this speech will raise regretful doubts
as to the correctness of this supposi
tion. As the government is at pres
ent situated, and as we as a party,
who are its custodians, are condition
ed, there is an absolute necessity for
unanimity of sentiment, and harmony
of action, on the great question of re
organizing the rebel States, the most
disturbing, as well as the most im
portant measure our national legisla
ture was ever called upon to consid
er ; and for one of our leading mem
bers to raise objections to the elabo
rate work, the thoroughly digested
plan of an able committee, which Iqis
the confidence of the House, and of
the country, and that too, simply
against the agency which is to be
employed in the re-organization of
the late confederate States, will seem
to all the manifestation of a fault
finding and carping disposition. We
can not for the life of us, see what
difference it can make in the re-or
ganization of the rebel States, wheth
er it is done by the army, or a spec
ial commission composed partly of
the army and partly of civilians, or
altogether of the latter. The bill
from the committee could easily have
been amended so as to limit, and
make responsible the action of the
officers who should be appointed to
the charge of this duty. Gen. BANKS,
however,could not satisfied with this,
but must introduce an entirely new
proposition, merely to gratify a pue
rile vanity, as it appeared to us, and
so soon as he sat down, 11. J. RAY
MOND rose and expressed gratification
that the gentleman from Massachu
setts, should be so conciliatory, and
he was followed by NIBLACK,H copper
head from Ohio,thus opening the dool
ie interminable propositions and ob
jections to the report of the committee.
The idea that some members of Con
gress seem to have,that the President
should be humored, or coaxed, —or
can be—into the support of any meas
ure this Congress should pass for the
organization of the rebel States, is
simply absurd. JOHNSON is too stub
born to yield, and if any blandish
ments are held out, it will only tend
to confirm his obstinacy. But, in or
der to avoid doing injustice to Gen.
BANKS we will quote fronrhis speech
its leading idea, and on which is
founded his whole opposition to the
report of the committee. He says:
His experience compelled him to say that
he did not think the administration of the
officers of the regular army would tend to
the establishment of a republican govern
ment. He had never known even a tenden
cy to the recognition of the rights of the
people or republicanism or democracy
through the intervention or administration
of the regular army; and he did not believe
if this bill should be passed with its unre
stricted and unlimited power, it would have
any other effect than to crush out the spir
it of loyalty and the spirit of republicanism
so far as it had any existence in those
States. His belief was that the hope of re
construction of this country and the resto
ration of republican government through
out the land was in the masses of the peo
ple—the uneducated, the poor, the power
less masses of the people of these States.—
He believed that the influence of the liegu
lar Army would be with the aristocracy and
against the democracy, and thus, under
this bill, they would be deprived of the on
ly base they had for the restoration of a loy
al democratic government in the country.
If there was any hope for the Government
of the United States, and he sometimes
feared that they might be deprived of that
which was left to Alexander after he por
tioned out his States to his favorites—hope
—it was in the millions of the poorest, the
most ignorant, the least powerful of the
people of the South, and it they had any
thing to fear from any portion of the people
it was from the implacable enemies who
were wedded to the doctrines and privile
ges of the aristocracy. He wished, in what
ever measures should be adopted, to place
himself with the democracy and against the
aristocracy of those States, and lit- feared
that the machinery of this bill would not
tend to that end.
Let us look at this tor a moment.
Here is a bill proposing that a few
officers of the army shall go into each
of the rebel States,and organize State
governments,the whole process occu
pyiug probably a year. The law
which appoints these military agents,
defines specially what each shall do
in order to establish a republican or
democratic form of government ; and
yet, according to Gen. BANK'S notion,
the effect of appointing these army
officers will be "to crush out the
spirit of loyalty and the spirit of re
publicauism, so far as it had any ex
istence in those States. Is this uot
preposterous ? The idea, that a few
army officers scattered through the
: different counties of a State, for a
limited period, aud who have a spe
i cifie duty to perform, will uot only
perform that duty, but will destroy
all hope of ever accomplishing it,
seems too ridiculous for comment;
and we cannot help feeling that Gen.
BANKS' great desire to be on the side
with the poor and uneducated mass
es, as against aristocracy, is intend
ed for buncombe. It is so grossly dem
agogical in its design- that we wou
d-r at it, aud fear it will turn out
another Red River expedition to the
Gene mi Judging from the accounts
we there in not a gieat deal of
•a-,-ow tenth /, crush out in the
South, aud if that which is there,can
not stand the vicious influence of a
few army officers for a short time, it
is not worth preserving at best. On
this great question, we trust that
captiousness, ou the part of republi
will all be laid aside, -nd a uni
form, solid front preseuted to the en
emies of the country. This is need
ed, and it is the duty of every repub
lican member of Congress to work ti
this end.
RECONSTRUC TION BILL. PASSED BY
CONGRESS.
Botli Houses of Congress have
passed, and sent to the President for
his approval, an act providing for the
Government and Reconstruction of
the Rebel States, as follows :
Whereas, No legal .State governments or
adequate protection for life or property now
exist in the rebel States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala
bama. Mississippi, Louisiana. Florida, Tex
as, and Arkansas ; and ichereas it is neces
sary that peace and good order should be
enforced in said States until loyal and re
publican State governments can be legally
established : therefore
fie U enacted, Ac., That said rebel States
shall bo divided into military districts and
made subject to the military authority of
the United States, as hereinafter mentioned :
and for that purpose Virginia shall consti
tute the First District, North Carolina and
South Carolina the Second District, Geor
gia, Alabama and Florida the Third District,
Mississippi and Arkansas the Fourth Dis
trict, and Louisiana and Texas the Fifth
District.
SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of the
President to assign to the command ol each
of said districts an officer of the army not
below the rank of Brigadier-General, and to
detail a sufficient military force to enable
such officer to perform his duties and en- j
force his authority within the district to
which he is assigned.
SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of each
officer assigned as aforesaid to protect all
persons in their rights of person and prop
erty, to suppress insurrection, disorder and
violence, and to punish or cause to be pun
ished all disturbers of the public peace aud
criminals ; and to this end he may allow lo
cal civil tribunals to take jurisdiction of and
try offenders, or, when in his judgment i t
may be necessary for the trial of offenders,
he shall have power to organize military
committees or tribunals for that purpose :
and all interference under color of State au
thority with the exercise of military authority
under this act shall be null and void.
SEC. A. That all persons put under mili
tary airest by virtue of this act shall be tried
without unnecessary delay, and 110 cruel or
unusual punishment shall be inflicted, and
no sentence of any military commission or
tribunal hereby authorized affecting the life
or liberty of any person shall be executed
until it is approved by the officer in com
mand of the district ; aud the laws and r g
ulatious for the government of the army shall
not be affected by this act except in so far
as they may conffict with its provisions.
Provided. That no sentence of death tinder
this act shall be carried iuto execution with
out the approval of the President.
SEC. 5. When the people of any one of
said Kebel States shall have formed u con
stitution and government in conformity with
the Constitution of the United States in ali
respects, framed by a convention of dele
gates elected by the male citizens of said
State 21 years old and upward, of whatever
race, color, or previous condition, who have
been resident in said Statu for one year pre
vious to the day of such election, except
such as may be disfranchised for patticipa
tion in the Rebellion or for felony at com
mon law, and when such constitution shall
provide that the elective franchise shall be
enjoyed by all such persons as have the
qualifications herein stated for electors of
delegates, and when such constitution shall
be ratified by a majority of the persons vo
ting on the question of ratification who art
qualified as electors for delegates, nnd when
such constitution shall have been submitted
to Congress for examination and approval,
and Congress shall have approved the same,
and when said State by a vote of its Legis
lature elected under said constitution shall
have adopted the amendment of the Consti
tution of the United States proposed by the
XXXIXth Congress, and known as Article
14, and when said article shall have become
part of the Constitution of the United States,
said State shall be declared entitled to rep
resentation in Congress, aud Senators and
Representatives shall be admitted therefrom
on their taking the oath prescribed by law,
and then and thereafter the preceding sec
tions ot this act shali be inoperative in said
State. Provided, That no person excluded
from the privilego of holding ofiiee by said
proposed amendment to the Constitution of
the United States shall be eligible to elec
tion as a member of the Convention to frame
a constitution for any of said Rebel States,
nor shall any such person vote for members
of such Convention."
SEC. 0. Awl be it further enacted, That un
til the people of the said Rebel States shall
by law be admitted to representation to the
Congress of the United States, all civil gov
ernments that may exist therein shall be
deemed provisional only, and shall be in all
respects subject to the paramount authority
of the United States,at any time to abolish,
modify, control, and supersede the same,
and in all elections to any office under such
provisional governments all persons shall
be entitled to vote under the provisions of
the fifth section of this act. And no person
shall be eligible to any office under such pro
visional governments who would be disqual
ified from holding office uuder the provis
ions of the third article of saicl Constitution
al Amendment.
This is Mr. STEVENS' military bill,
with some alterations, and with many
and important additions. The iortner
was simply, as Mr. STEVENS terms it,
" a police bill," while in the shape in
which it has passed, it provides a
plan for the Re-construction of the
Rebel States, and away by which
they can take their places in the Un
ion, on equal terms with Pennsylva
nia, or any other loyal state.
The question of Reconstruction has
eugaged the attention of the ablest
men of the Nation, aud while many
plans have been proposed, the people
have looked on with somewhat of iu
diffeience, as to the immediate adop
tion of any of the many schemes
looking to the restoration to political
power of the Rebel States. There
has been growing steadily in the
popular mind, a belief that the time
had not yet come when the Southern
States could be safely re-invested
with the privileges and power they
once possessed-a belief daily streng
thened by the manifestations of pop
ular feeling in that section. The ev
■ idence daily accumulates that the
spirit which "invoked the Rebellion,
and which was pretty thoroughly
humbled at the close of the war, has
; been revived in all its original viru
, lcnce by the misconduct of President
! JOIINSON, and the hopes and expecta
i tious of Southern traitors have been
encouraged by the knowledge that
the President and his advisers were
in sympathy with them, and that
they had the support of the Copper
heads of the North. The New Or
leans riots—the brutal murders of
Union men all over the South—the
inhuman and barbarous treatment of
the Freedmen—the persistent viola
tion or evasion of the Civil Rights
bill—the changed tone, from humble
submission to arrogant assumption—
Lave satisfied the North that to in
vest the rebeis with political power,
was a dangerous experiment, tall of
peril to the country, and especially
fatal to the welfare and freedom of
the millions of men freed from Slave
ry, by the consequences of the dis
loyalty of the South.
That there was wisdom in delay,
has been a growing sentiment here,
lor sumo time. There has been no
desire on the part of the people for
the immediate adoption of Re-con
struction laws—because there is ev
ery evidence that t e Rebellious
States aiv iiv'i jr 1 tit to become mem
hers ol the Luion. The last Con
gress adopted a series of Amend
ments to the Conse initinn, which have
been submitted to the Legislatures
of the Slates, with what result ? Km
boldeued by the perfidy of JOHNSON,
every Southern Legislature, which
has taken action upon them, has con
temptuously rejected them. Yet these
Amendments are so mild in their
character, so just and proper in their
requirements as to commend them
selves to every reasonable mind.—
The Republican party was so far
committed to them, that we (to not
see how Congress could have refused
admission to Southern Congressmen
alter their ratification. That these
amendments have been thus iguo
miniously rejected by the South,
shows the great change that has
taken place in Southern sentiment,
and the prevalence of that disloyal
and rebellious spirit which has al
ready cost us so much of treasure
aud blood. The Southern people have
tyranized so long over the North—
they have ruled the political destinies
of the country with such unlimited
sway in the past, .that they cannot
aud do not realize that the power lms
departed from them, and that the
Freemen of the country, are hereaf
ter deet ned to rule the uation. They
will not learn anything, and it is
hopeless to expect anything loyal or
sensible from this generation. The
leaders arc just as ready for Rebel
lion, as they were in 180 l ; aud un
der the policy of JOHNSON, they have
come to look upon their late treason
as honorable.
The bill just passed will probably
be vetoed t>y President JOHNSON. IT
may be passed over his veto, though
there are enough Republicans in the
House, who do not believe it is yet
time to pass such au act, to defeat its
passage. The bill substautially pro
vides that the Rebel States shall re
tain their present governments, but
merely as provisional governments,
under which no person who, as the
third sectiou of the Constitutional
Amendment enacts, " having taken
" an oath as an officer of the United
" States, or as a member of any State
" Legislature, or as executive or ju
" dicial officer of any State, to sup
" port the Constitution of the United
" States," shall have aided the Re
bellion, is eligible to office. And al
so under such governments no dis
crimination in regard to color shall
be made in the elective franchise.
V, hile these provisional govern
ments exist, the Rebel States are to
be divided into military districts,
governed by officers of the army,
with power to organize military
courts superior to State authority.
The people of the Rebel States,
whenever they are tired of this gov
ernment, may, by a vote of all their
citizens, without respect to color, ex
cept those disqualified from holding
office by the Constitutional Amend
ment, elect delegates to a Convention
to form State Constitutions. When
these Constitutions are established
upon the basis of impartial suffrage,
and are ratified by the people, aud
when the States thus organized have
adopted the Constitutional Amend
ment, tliey* slia'l be admitted to rep
resentation in Congress, when mili
tary rule will cease.
Probably this bill comes as nearly
up to the popular requirements as
as any that has been proposed. Judg
ing from the action of the South in
regard to the Constitutional Amend
ments, they will not accept this mea
sure. If they should uot, it would
not be a matter of regret. If this
bill provides sufficient security for
the fives and property of Southern
Loyalists, white and black, it will
not be any detriment to the country,
if the disloyal sentiment is represent
ed in Congress only by Northern Cop
perheads. The Nation will get on
very satisfactorily and successfully
without the presence of Southern
Congressmen, and without the dis
play of their " plantation manners "
in the Halls of Congress.
We do not believe there is loyalty
enough in the entire South, to entitle
them to one Representative. Tbe
condition of things there must be es
sentially changed, before they will
be entitled to a voice in making the
laws of the country. Their old po
litical heresies must be totally eradi
cated. T.ieir hatred for Northern men
and free iristitutious must be rooted
out, and they must learn the wisdom
of Progress and Freedom. Can it
be done in this generation? We do
not believe it. Their hatred of the
A aukec lias been intensified by the
humiliation of baffled and defeated
rebellion. They feel all the malevol
ence aud evil passions engendered by
a sense of defeat at the hands of a
people they had been taught to con
aider as an inferior race. The lesson
of the Rebellion has been lost upon
thern. The bitter experience of their
treason has been forgotten or eradi
■ cated by the hopes inspired by the
, treachery of JOHNSON as his corpor
f ah' guard of renegades. They ex
pect to gain by Northern doughface
f i ism, the political power lost by Re
• bellion. They cannot, or will not
■ understand, that the North is fully
determined to insist upou such guar
antees as will secure the country .
from another war —and determined j
i to fix the foundations ot our govern
ment upon the broad and enduring
principles of equality and justice to
1 all.
•
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| n vuii ('onvqittnilriit-e of THE ltiunroao
i lturoirriut.
lUuiurai'uu. IV., Feb. 2a, 1607.
tu liuproYoil Ln oUhO Hill Ims boon brought
bolero the Legislature, and is now pending
in tlint body. It provides tlmt when an ap
: plication is made for license to sell intoxi-
I eating liquors, the Court shall hear petitions
\ in favor of, and remonstrances against the
application, and refuse the same whenever
in the opinion of said Court such license is
j not necessary for the accommodation of the
public and the entertainment of strangers
and travelers. That applications for license
to keep an eating house, and for the sale of
domestic wines, malt and brewed liquors
shall be made in the same manner, and to
the same authority as applications for li
cense to keep a hotel, provided that the reg
ulations in relations to bed-rooms and beds
shall not apply to applicants for eating house
license : and the 10th section of the act of
April 20, 1658, authorizing county treasur
ers to grant an eating house or retail brew
ery license is repealed upon the passage of
tbe bill under consideration. No license to
keep an eating house, in any incorporated
city, shall be granted for less than $5O, nor
elsewhere 'tor less than -20. Any person
, selling domestic wines or malt or brewed li
quors, without having obtained license, shall
be fined not less $2OO ; and for any subse
quent offense, not less than $lOO and im
prisonment for not less than thirty nor more
than ninety days. The bill is a good one,
: and its passage would reflect credit on the
Legislature.
An act for the relief of deserted wives has
been introduced in the Legislature. It pro
vides, in addition to remedies now provided
1 by law, that if any husband or father shall
separate himself from bis wife or children, or
shall neglect to maintain his wife or child
ren, any magistrate may, upon proper infor
mation, issue his warrant of arrest, and bind
; the party to appear and answer the charge
at Court. The Court, after hearing, may or
der the person to pay such sum as may be
deemed reasonable for the support of the
| said wife or children, or both, and commit
j the party to jail in default, until security is
j given for the payment of said sum. The
wife is made a competent witness against the
deserting husband.
Attorney General BBEWSTER has rendered
j an important decision relative to the bring
ing home the bodies of deceased soldiers
j who were killed or died in the service of
j their country. The Attorney General de
; cidcs that the remains of Pennsylvania's rep
resentatives only can be brought home at
i the expense of the State, and that transpor
j tation cannot be granted for any one who
was credited to another commonwealth, even
j though he was a resident of Pennsylvania.
j The law granting transportation was only in
! tended for those for whom our State receiv
jed credit on her quotas of soldiers. It will
j therefore be useless for any parties to apply
: for transportation for the remains of deceas
| ed friends unless they represented the State
I in the "Grand Army of the Republic."
The "Connellsville Railroad Bill" has
! been defeated in the Senate. This act was
■ intended to enable the Pittsburg and Con
i nellsville Railroad Company to complete its
. line into Maryland. The friends of the meas
■ jure contended that its passage would vastly
benefit the portion of Pennsylvania through
j which the road would pass, while the oppo
| nents of the bill maintained that if passed,
i and the road were completed, it would still
j lurther drain the resources of the Commoa-
I wealth to benefit Baltimore aud other points
t | in other States. Whatever may be the views
. : of the readers of this paper in regard to the
matter, I believe they will be glad to have
a record of the final vote on the bill, and I
; give it for their benefit. It is as follows :
' | YEAS —Bighorn, of Allegheny ; Billiugfelt,
. of Lancaster; Brown, of Lawrence; Browne,
"f Mercer ; Coleman, of Dauphin ; Davis, of
i Berks ; Graham, of Allegheny : Low-ry, of
L Erie; Searight,of Fayette; Stutzman,of Som
erset : Taylor, of Bcav < r ; Wallace, of Clear
; field ; White, of Indiana—l 3.
( ; NAYS —Barrett,of Carbon; Council,of I'hil
. adelphia : Donavin, of Philadelphia ; Glatz,
1 ! of York ; Haines, of Blair : Jackson, of Sul
. livan ; Jones, of Bucks : Lafrdon, of Brad
ford ; McCandless, of Philadelphia: Ban
' i dull, of Schuylkill ; Ridgway, of Philadel
. ' phia : Royer, of Chester ; Schall, of Lehigh :
Shoemaker, of Luzerne : "Walls, of Lvcom
■ j ing ; Worthington, of Chester; Speaker Hall,
. of Blair —l7.
r Mr. WEBB lias presented in the House a
j petition from citizens of Bradford county,
i praying for a change in the law authorizing
the Governor to appoint Notaries Public. Ac.
l Mr. KENNEDY read in place in the House
. | an act to change the venue in the case of
_ | G. W. Scofield vs. Martin Bruuges from the
I i Court ot Common Pleas of Wyoming county
to the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford
' i county. Referred to Committee on Jndicia
r | ry Local.
l Also, a bill to authorize JOHN F. SATTERLY
I to erect au eel weir in the Susquehanna riv
er, Sheshequin township, Bradford county.
' i The Senate has passed finally the act
changing the time of meeting of the Audi
- tors of Hillsgrove township, Sullivan county.
, Governor GEARY has approved and signed
, the following acts :
An act relative to the road iaws in certain
townships in Sullivan county.
An act to authorize the borough of Troy
to increase its taxation f>r borough purposes.
A supplement to an act to change the
r mode of criminal proceedings in Erie aud
I niou comitir-s, extending the same to the
! 1 county of Bradford.
' ' Au set repealing tne provisions of an act
relating to the fees of District Attorney in
I certain counties of tliis Commonwealth, so
far as they relate to Bradford county.
A supplement to an act passed April 13,
1850. relating to billiard saloons, etc., in the
• counties of Chester and Delaware, extending
i | the same to the county of Bradford.
[ An act relating to the sale of lands for tax-
os in Potter, Warren, Bradford and Sullivan
counties.
An act to change the venue in the case of
1 the Commonwealth vs. Jesse E. M'Carty,
•Joshua R. M'Carty and Charles Norton, from
the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace
of Sullivan county to>he Court of Quarter
i Sessions of the of Bradford county.—
For the benefit of your readers I give this
act in full;
I SECTION 1. lie it enacted by the Senate and
j Ilyuse of Representatives of the Comniomcealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same,
I That the venue in the case now pending in
the court of general quarter sessions of the
; peace of Sullivan county, of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania versus Jesse It .M'Car
ty, Joshua R. M'Carty and Charles Norton,
returned to December sessions, one thous
and eight hundred aud sixty-six, of said
court, be, and the same is, hereby removed
to the court of general quarter sessions of
the peace of the county of Bradford, to the
next Muy Sessions, or any subsequent term
within the present year, of said court of
quarter sessions, where it shall be tried, and
verdict and judgment, and sentence be had
thereon with same effect as if it had been
tried in the county of Sullivan, and all the
records in the _ease shall be certified and
transferred by the proper officers of the said
court of the county of Sullivan, to the said
court of the county of Bradford, and all ex
penses incurred by the said change of venue
shall be paid by the commissioners of the
said county of Sullivan.
The Legislature adjourned from Thursday
last until to-morrow. REX.
IVIHOIIUI mid Political
—Maj.-Gon llui aside was on Fri
dny, re-nominated for Governor of Rhode
Island by the National I'nion State Conven
tion, which met at Providence.
—A Washington despatch to thtf
Philadelphia Press, dated on Monday, says
there is a rumor in Washington which re
ceives g ,-neral credit, that Horace Greeley
has been offered the position of Postmaster '
General ; and that there is another rumor, j
not so generally believe!, that Ex-Gov. An
drew, of Massachusetts, is to succeed Mr. j
Seward.
—Ex-Gov. Cnrtin will sail lor !
Europe the Jast of the present month. No j
member of bis family will accompany hiin.
II e expects to be gone about three months
and to extend his trip into Italy. Upon his
return he will re-locate at Bellefonte.
—Charles Sumner, according to ru- j
nior, is to retire from political life, at the j
close of his present Senatorial term,in 1607,
und will spend ajnumber of years in Europe.
Governors Andrew and liuliock are already j
named for the succession.
—Surratt, one of the assassins of;
Abraham Lincoln has arrived at Washing- j
ton. No communication is allowed with
him. He has been indicted for murder,and |
will be tried without delay.
Major Joseph J. Bartlett, who j
is nominated as minister resident at .Stock- !
holm, originally an engineer, running a lo- j
coruotive on the New York A Erie Rrilroad ; j
was bom und still had his residence at ;
Bingham ton. He joined the army original- |
ly as Major of the 20th New York, and was j
wounded at the first battle of Bull Run.
—The resolution on negro suffrage j
which passed the Kentucky Assembly by a
vote of 67 yeas to 1 nay, was as follows ; '
That this Assembly and the people of K- n
tucky ar • unalterably opposed to negro ou
trage, whether unlimited or special, general
or qualified,and tliey do most earnestly pre
test against the passage of any law by Con- ;
press which has lor its object the extension
of such suffrage in any State or Territory, j
—As the people of Pennsylvania '
desired, and as he deserves, Edgar Cowan
was rejected on Thursday last by the Co n
mittee in the U. S. Senate, to which his :
name was referred, as the nominee for Min- I
ister to Austria. This fills the uit-iisure of
the renegade s rebuke.
—The Nebraska Legislature Wed
nesday ratified the conuitions imposed by '
Congress, preparatory to the admission ot
the Territory into the Union. The number
of States is thus swelled to thirty-seven.
—The Hon. Andrew Hunter, dec- |
ted United States Senator from Arkunsas,
declines on the ground that lie car not ac- I
cept without injury to the church of which j
he is a member.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
The United States Senate, on
Thursday, discharged the Committee
on Pacific Railroad from the consider
ation of several bills. Air. Wilson
introduced a joint resolution to auth
orize a trial of the comparative pow
ers of the resistance of iron-clad
ships aud stone fortifications to the
fire of heavy artillery. Tue Judi
ciary Committee reported, with au
amendment, the House bill to restore
the possession of lands confiscated
l>y the authorities ol the States late
ly iu rebellion. Mr. Sherman intro
duced a bill to confirm the sales
made by the Direct Tax Commission
ers for South Carolina to persons in
the army, navy and marine corps.
The bill relative to the Indian Bureau
was considered, a motion was made
to non-concur in the House amend
ment, but was not acted upon. An
Executive session was held. At the
evening session the bill to transfer
the Indian Bureau to the War De
partment was agaiu Considered, but
was uot finally acted upon. Adjourn
ed.
In the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Ways and Aleuns
reported a bill to provide for the
payment of the compound interest
notes, aud for the contraction ot the
currency. Air. Stevens offered an
amendment that the Secretary ot the
Treasury be directed to redeem com
pound interest uotes, with the accru
ed interest,and to issue therefor legal
tender uotes. A lengthy discussion
ensued, aud was participated in by
Messrs. Hooper, Randall, Broonnill,
Grinnell, Price, Lynch, Pomeroy,
Lgglestoii, Allison, dodge, Pike and
Stevens. Tne amendment 1 Mr!
Stevens was adopted—yeas 99, nays
51). As amended, the bill was de
feated ; but on motion of Air. Ran
dall the vote was reconsidered. A
motion to refer to the Committee on
Banking, with instructions to imme
diately report the bill without the
second section, was agreed to. The
bill was so reported and was passed.
It directs the Secretary of the Treas
ury to redeem compound interest
notes, with the accrued interest,aud
to issue therefor United States legal
tender notes, without interest,uot ex
ceeding in amount $100,000,000. The
Naval Committee reported adversely
upon the proposition to abolish the ,
Alarine Corps. A recess was taken j
until half-past seven o'clock P. M. ,
At the evening session a commuaica- !
tion was received from the Governor
of Rhode Island, announcing the rat- j
ificatiou of the constitutional amend- ,
ment. The Secretary of War was !
requested to furuish information con i
cerning property seized by the gov- j
ernmeut in Louisiana. A resolution !
relative to the removal of the Naval
academy from Annapolis went over
until Tuesday next. The Tax bill
was then considered iu Committee of
the Whole, aud a considerable por
tion of it was disposed of.
The United States Senate, on Fri
day, received the resolutions of the
Rhode Island Legislature ratifying j
the constitutional amendment. A
resolution appointing a Commission j
for the selectipn of .1 site for n post
office in Boston was adoiUi'l The |
resolutions of the Wigpoiisin I. rs- j
lature ratifying the ■ ■
ainendin; at were i< • \
to extend to Tenm s th, !>■ m lit \
of the agricultural lan ' - i .
passe'.!. The bill in (•,<•. to in
Indian Bureau vv.;* • • u -1 i
Messrs. Doolittle, St- wart, I! ..1 ■ ,
Howard, and oth i The' House
auieudment to transfer ihe Bureau
to the War Department was disa
greed to. The amendments to the
Civil, Legislative, Judicial and Exe
cutive Appropriation bill, the Mili
tary Academy bill and the Diplo.o
ic Appropriation bill were insisted on,
and committees of eon I* rence were
appointed. Tin; supplemental reso
lution relative to the representation
of the United States at the Paris Ex
position was passed. Adjourned.
THE LAST OF A G COR lOCS BAND. — A
telegram was received Tuesday in
Congress announcing the death, at
Edinburg, Saratoga County, V V ,
of Samuel Downing, the last surviv
ing soldier who was actually under
arias iu .the war ot the Revolution.
Mr. Downing's age has been stated
at from 100 to 100, but we are not ]
able to determine the precise figure.
He enlisted in Aicvr-Hainp-Jiire, near
the close of the war, and after peace
found his way to New-York, in which
State he Jived for more than half a
century. There have been a dozen or
more of "last of the p msioners," but
we presume that tdeee • ><■ of this
well known citizen closes the list,
ai d that there is not now a man liv
ing who actually bor> arms in our
great struggle I r lio.jrty. Sixty
seven years have gone by since
W ashiugton died, and li • was almost
the first (not slain in battle) to lead
the long array of patriots whose
glorious lire- is finished by the de
parture of Samuel Downing.
The Account of a Fenian up
rising in Ireland has dune no more
than arouse a feeling of sympathy
and solicitude for the poor, deluded
fallows who will be "stamped out"
by the overwhelming force which the
British government hat. hurled
against the insurgents. While we
believe iu the policy ut resisting ty
ranny in ail shapes, and while we al
so believe that Ireland has more than
justice ou her side in attempting to
■< VCL h£r connection aith England,
we nave little la'.tli that the Irish can
!do s ; y the force of arms. The Irish
1 are too weak to c ntend with Eng
land for independence. The inequal
ity < I sucn a contest can only entail
disaster and death on the Irish peo
ple. Ilence, all accounts of a rising
l ' f tin Irish people to contend with
! the British government, are only oal
; eulated to prav-ike awful punishment
I for tin insurgents.
SHAD IN THE SUSQ it K HAXNA — L'ol.
James W orrull, the Engineer appoint
ed by Guv. Curtiu to regulate the
daUio for the pas*age. of shad up the
Susquehanna, has made his < fficiai
report. A seiies of steps have been
erected at the Columbia dam, at a
cost $.5,000, and the shad are invited
to climb them before any further im
provements are mad-. If that proves
a success, a similar impr >vemeut
will be made in the Clark's Ferry
and Shamokin dams, and then we
can catch our own fish.
*ou ritiDfrtiscmcnts.
-
i Xl).—ln the road, on t'ue 19th
J- I-ebruary, u .1 the Christian Church in
Albany. Braatord c 0., ha ,a Gentlemen's Watch
The owner can have it by calling on the sub
scriber, proving property, paying charges, 4c.
Feb. 83,1867. 3t* o. HIBBARD.
UOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE !
The .-mbsciiier oilers !or s le his new
DW LLLiXG HOUSE, just er cteJ on the west
end of Poplar St. It is 31! feet front, and 31 it.
deep, containing Parlor, Iluii. Siting Room,
Bedroom, Kitchen, Pantry and tour *. iosete i.n
first :1 or, and lour chambers, Hall, Meal-room,
and three closets on the second tloor. The lot
h 50x96 feet, with au ally on the east side.
GEO. P. CASH.
Towanda. F b.2.7, ISS7 3t
Q RAND PRI ZECONCERT
AND
PRESENT ATIO X FESTI V'AL
In aid of ,he m li. tenancc and education oi the
| destitute children ot av Soldiers, Sailors, and
all others that may come to us for protection.
AX APPEAL
TO THE \MEKICAN PEOPLE :
We, tlie Officers and Managers oi the "Or
phanS Home,'' located at Elmira, X. V., (or the
education and maintenance of the destitute chil
dren oi our Soidit rs,Sailors, and ail other needy
ones,e rnestly solicit the sympathies and 00-op
eratior, in our Conceit mJ Grand Present*, ion
Festival, of all wiu desire with us to see the
" Orphan s Home enabled to receive and care
for all the needy, who seek its shelter and pro
tection.
Mis. DAVID DECKER, President.
" P. A. LAFUAXCE, Vice Pres.
" I.U 1H EU CALDWELL. Secy.
The Concert and Festival will open at
ELY HALL, ELMIRA, X*. Y,
ox
TUEaDAV . MARCH lath, 1867.
Or as soon as all tickets are sold, and continue
for ihictf days, on which occasi m a Committee
will be appointed by the ticket. holders to award
$20,000 ill presents in such lawful manner as
they may determine. For the Concert and Fes
tival there be i sued 20 0 '0 Tickets at USE DOI.-
I.AK EACH an-i 20,000 Presents, being one Pres
ent for ever ticket.
I.IST OF PRESENTS To 11E AWARDED.
1 Prize oi U. S. Greenbacks, $2,000 00
1 " Grand Piano, MOO 00
COO 00
, r- *" „ " 4 bo oo
1 1 Fine Rosewood Melodeon . 160 00
1 " Gold Hunting Eng. Lever Wat li 200 00
6 " Gold Lever Hunting Watchi.-,.5150, :k)0 00
l Fine Sewing Machine, 100 00
Iu o-'.' ■ " 50 00
10 silver Hunting LeverWatche?s3o. 300 00
IU ... V... " Fseapemeut " $25, 2,0 oo
10 Fme Silver Dialed Ice Pitchers. Ho. iaO Otr
}° " " " Cake Baskets, $l5. iio 00
40 " " " Castors. $l5 150 00
200 " fci ver Plated Goblets, Too 00
Call Bells, 400 00
600 • Setts oi silver plated Tea Spoons, 1200 00
500 " Pearl llatidie Knives, 1000 00
500 " Desks.Peus,Ebony holder A box, 1000 00
aOO " Pair silver plated Napkin Rings, loci) 00
1000 Pair silver plated Butter Kuives, 1600 00
10U0 Ladies' and Gents' Pencil, lotto 00
1 "90 ' Pocket Knives, 1230 Oo
1000 •• Pens and Holders, 1114 00
13,436 Large Engravings, 3130 0o
Making iu the aggregate 20,000 Pus
etfts, valued at $20,000 00
HOW TO OBTAIN TICKETS 1
Orders may be sent to us by mail, iu lira its.
Express, or Tost Office orders, enclosing three
cent stamp lor return postage. Single Tickets
$l. Ten tickets $O.
REFERENCES —Hon. John I. Xicks, Elmira
State Senator; Hon. E. P. Brooks, fclmirn ; E.
A. ocott, Mayor, the Common Council ol Elmi
ra. and every business man in the city,
. ll orders lor tickets must be addressed to
120 Water street, Elmira. X. V., or ALEX. DIV -
EN, Agent, Towanda, l'a.
~ , , C- W. BRINK, Managing Ageut. ;
Feb. 19, 1807.
PAPER, ENVELOPES, BLANK
Books, Writing Fluid, Ink, Pens, Pencils,
Slates, Paper Slates, Visiting Cards. Reward
Cards, W ruing Desks, &c., at
RiDGWAY'i DRUG 4 BOOK STORE.
sTero
jpCRN ITURE & CABINET V, ARE
dm - uijer would-ay to the people
BRADFORD AND VICINITY
That he has enlarged his
• iTHMTUKE WARE-ROOM
The pant sea-on, and is constantly inanut*. t, r
iug, and intends t> keep on ha no s Urg
merit ol
COMMON FURNITURE,
Which he is selling at great bargains
FOR READY PAY.
My stock consists in part ol
BUREAUS,
EXTENSION AND FALL Ll]A['
TABLES,
BOOK CASES, SECRETARIES,
CUPBOARDS,
LOUNGES, BEDSTEA DS,
ROCKING CHAIRS.
CANE, FLAG, WOOD SEAT AND
OFFICE CHAIRS,
CRIBS, WASH STANDS,
ROUND TOP STANDS,
Ac., Ac., Ac.,
And in fact every variety of ware-i needtd .■:
Family, Office or shop. Those desiring i ,
thing iu my line, wiil find it to their advar.
to give me a call, aii I am
NOT TO BE UNDERSOLD !
Persons keeping Public Houses, will be furniv.
Ed at Wholesale price" in wanting a large b.: .
Particular attention paid to re-seal.eg and ?r
p.tiling old chaira nd furniture. Custom Wa j
Turning attended to promptly. Beech, Kirch
Maple, Cherry, Baswo d, Whitewood, Cbesnu'.
and Pine Lumber, wanted in exchange tor tar
niture. Cash paid for Newspapers.
BEAR IN MIND,
If you would buy good reliable I urn it ure
go to
JOHXS O X ' s !
Work of all kinds warranted to be mad,- :
good materials, and well put together.
Thankful for past liberal patronage, would il
licit a continuinte of same. Shop and Wat.
Room sitnated on the road leading fr .in Oi
Bill to I/cßaysvilie, three miles fr.n eol,
place.
Come one, come ail.
And give me a call,
And don t gr .mble at the prices I give you,
For the price is small,
And that is not al!:
I'm sure it can't help but please yon
Terms—Cash or Ready Pay.
G. X. JOHNSON.
Feb. 14, IS67.—3m*
gELLING OFF AT COST!
lIENRY MERCUR A CO,
Having concluded to clo.-e their buaine--, t. *
ofier their eutire stock ol
DRY GOODS,
HARDWARE,
CROCKERY, Ac
AT COST.
The assortment good, and well worthy the r
ttution oi purchasers.
All persons indebted to this firm, are urgtu!.;■
reque-ted to pay beloie the first day ol Mar ,
uext.
Towanda, January 3d, 1667.
E W STO R E IN HOME
The subscriber bigs leave to call the ..ttei.-
tiou o: tlie citizens of
EASTERN BRADFORD,
To the tar* that he has opened a
DRUG AND BOOK STORE,
In the
BOROUGH OF ROAIE.
Being intimately acquainted with leadiug Mae
ufacturing, Impoiting, aud Jobbing Houses in
his line, and having had extensive experieu..
iu both city .(Jul country trade, h£ tiatters h,m
sell that, by low prices, and promptness and
accnraey iu business, he will merit the ronli
dence and patronage of the pntdic. A thorough
knowledge ol
PRACTICAL PHARMACY,
Enables him to msnufa ture in the lies! m •
uer and keep on h .nd all the leading prep;c
lions.of the Pharmacopeia.
Kxtra inducements offered to the Medi s.
profession.
Prescriptions can luily aud accurately com
pounded.
L. A. RIDGWA\ .
Rome, Jan. 30, 1567.
CHARMER'S TAKE NOTICE.—Tin-
A subscriber huviog purchased the right u.
Hcrmance's lmpioved Farm Gate, for the to!
lowing towns, to wit : Albany, Armenia, Col
cmi.-ia. Wells, Springfield, Smithtield. liidgbmy
troy, rowan a, South Greek, Standing Stom
and Terry, is now prepared to sell Town and
Farm Rights ou rearonal.le terms.
loi-. gate is durable and cheaper'!..ui bi.-
Any man can make it aud any boy c u use i'
ibo e wishing to purchase town or (arm riclit
will address WILLIAM DUUAXD, Herrick.l'a
X. B.—Gate Trimmings kept for sale.
Feb 14. 18(17.
BEWARE OF DECEPTION -I
have bee a informed that certain pariip*
have beeu traveling the country oifering to - 3
at a discount, a certain promisory note, made
by T. Humphrey. lor tl.ooo, bearing dit>
March lstlii, payable I > Piatt A Co., out-yea:
trom date, and uuder sigued by me. My uauic
having been obtained under such guarantee*
that 1 have valid reasons for refusing to pay*
lurtliiug oil the same, aud Laving received
value I once more lorbid any aud all person*
buying said note expecting uu- to pay ali or anv
part thereof. j. \y. PAYSON
Orwell. Feb. 14. Go; jp*
TVTOIIOE.—AII peisous iudebtt'd t -
-i-v the liiin of ilinry Mercur A Co., inn*'
pay up bi-lore the lii -t day ol March,
TO SAVE COSTS.
All accounts unsettled at that time will be r
in the hands ot a proper officer tor colitetiiu
Towanda, Feb. 21 1667.
|)RUGS, MEDICINES, CHE.MI
U CALSaud Patent Medicines, at
RIDGWAY'S NEW DRUG STOKE
LUXI'RA BARGAINS IN FAINTS,
JU Oils. Varnishes. Benzine and Turpentine,
at RIDGWAY'S NEW DRUG SfORF