News_ - tom all 7taibin:- —The .buffaloes pfr,nty on itie plain,. —Cali!orals has 30,600,000 grape vines growing.' j —Denver, Col., is going to build a 3100.0190 opera house. . —Altoona, Penn:, is putting up a smallpox hospital. —Smelt are very plenty on tits Massachusetts coast this searn. Eirie, Penn., hai produced a cheese weighing 1 , 800 pimadk. —A New York farmer killed him telt by lifting a barrel of pota l toes. —Catskill has votedls4,ooo for the sand:lase of a steam fire-engine. • ! • —The Missouri River was frozen 'wet one day last week, at Omaha. —A trout lately caught in New Hampshire weighed eight ponnd a. —lt is now said that Northern loom is underlaid by a vast coal mine. —Legally a lamb becomes a sheep %filen it gets its Scot prominent teeth. —The surplus of wheat in Oregon; :Lie season, is estimated at 75,000 tons. r —Hgrtford has a beer-drinker who imbibes nearly a keg of ligar daily. 4. -=—An.byster - weighitig two .pounds Lau been captured on Pope'a:laland fiats, —A new Roman Catholic clinch nas dedicated in Salt Lake City on Sunday. Diptheria is prvailing.. to. an alarming extent in many soilions of Vermont. —Cows are sold by ;auction in Or leami quoit); tiff., at troin $lO to $23 per heid. —Cider is now being imported in t. hi. country trom.Eugland. ' _ . —A firm at - Councit i Bluffs , lowa, will pack 16,000 hogs thib season. • —Eight thousam b•tantly employed rebuild —Es-Controller York, spent his Thanksgi —The ississipp with ice below St. Louis have stopped rontiing.:_ —Columbus is the porkopolis of Wisconsin. Fmk Inindred 'Logo were recently 1 \ received in'that city in a sin le day. =At a wedding c remony _in Si oux. City, Vora, tl e "choir sag "The Ham Fat The first house eVer - bUilt in Ne braska, is still standing onl the banks of the Mi:;souri. —A. railroad in New Hampshire has been indicated ;for clia'rgiug eltortionate freights. I. —Half a ton of -sweet potatoes were sold at twenty cents a bound in Prescott; • Arizona. . :—The corpse of a whale iaity feet lung drifted ashore on the gassachinsetts coast Saturday. most extensive factory in Little Rock, Ark., is one in Which playing-cards are made. 1 —A street in Parrs is to be named Due Alexandre Dumas, in memory of the de ceai•ca author.' L--Au lowa' court h \it woman-can 8U her husb , rowed i.f her. Louis intends' Cliambet ot CumniereL bni ingliut.t. dullard. —One hundrett auk boats are iced up in the cal C.hoes, N. Y. - —"G. D. Alexis'' , is Brady's' register when I photograph taken. • —The last span of von Itiv , r bridge at Albany tion Friday.' —Anti-Horse Thie organization now as comet wocielieB iu Yeunsylvariis —Trinity College -c a present attendance at thal t)-to studenti the Ku-Klux trig' ut Coltiru his, S. C.. Friday was spent in discussing the manner of selecting a jury. I —A benevolent Bridgeport(Conw) man"liailliacl his photograj)li neatly framed and e.:nt the Wisconsin_ sufferers. —The huildings Nov. 73, 75 and 77 Haverhill iitreet, Ihiston.4 were badly dam ned lr•tire on Friday. elm $7,000. • —Thrpe prisonefs onfmed in the 111 mi-fined -.(4118 of The •Co 'nth, (Miss.) •jail, tiradellieir escape one nigh aat week., --The; Central Bic tic now owns c-very railroad in Xalifornis vrith the exception of a short line iu Los Angel .s county. —The first section of tha narrow= gauge railroad between Leavenworth, Kansas, and Denver, Col., is nearly Completed. --Es-Senator Ross is about to start a paper at Coffeyville, Eafiess, to be called paper. It will be Republican and polities. —The Aale of' Theodorii Tilton's ~b iog r nphy of Victoria C. Woodhull has, been prohibited in Germany. = . lilive rats declared mar against a Wisconqin'boy, and would have killed. him but for reinforcement. . --Onehundred anti ten years ago, there was not a F i nglo whit -man in Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois: —Tobacco is show by official hg nres to 'coat more than b .iu Gerinany, Hot latd, the. United Statue, alittsEnglatid. —Of the Michigau Agricultural College farm, although it leonjams over 500 acres, but about 150 acresre under cultiva tion. Lockwood ile's carriage shop at Hornelliiville, Sten '6 county, N. Y., was burned ma Friday. L055„..54,000 ; partly —S - dog in Da - nieltouvllle, Conn., has proved himself II Brea enemy to wood chucks, having six y (Mr d.:ring the past year. The Vindock, Birman Ambasiador, bring to Qneen Victoria a gol.l' necklace iveighing from nine to eleven pounds.- „ —ln consequence o placing a pipe in his pocket a Detroit man auaed a cOntlagra tion which' deldro:fed abont $l5 worth or coat tail. —Watch-chains ade from the hair from the tail of the co . that kicked over the lamp that set fire to C 'sago are the last novelty out west. • —;lt takes SOO pounds of beef, 10 bushels of potatoes, 680 minds of bread, and cabbages, turnips and onims tui Maul)+, to feed thp Auburn state prisot one dal, Ava . reppited o Satuiday hist trot the largest coal mines Fort Dodge, lowa, jiad taken fire, and was bu *ning beyond the control of all efforts to catin ANL . —John Chapman, el tem Register, has risen o'clock every Sunday night and gone.to the office to in —lt is said thatillr has lately hex—ii to England thh true botindariea of Vi that Virginia 4‘wits the who river. —Judging fnini th l Senators now at. Washingto etiort will b rattle to re. I the ehainnausliip .4 the Committee. _ --- The 'Virginia Cominissieners appointed to ry line betwi4n the two Ste agree, and the questioa wi States Supreme Court: —Though 'higher than a mouth' the Wisconsin river is I atill,too low to ad mit of the running of lumbor, ererrif the sea ' son was not so far advanced u entirely to pre , elude the possibility of getting to market. —" You catr't do to 'much for your otnplyoers, man," said somebiwlelo a - big-fisted, strong-backed mareof-all-wOrk, on the wharf, .the other day - Arrah;' replied Pat with em , phasis, - "neiiher —A Missouri horse thief was hung to a telegraph pile whale on his waylo the co titig place. aud a-cording 'to the Providence Bered, "that manner- of polling a vote istVal misted to thisapri one's interest in town poli tics." -L-Ina pe c uliar ease recently tried in Windham county. Ceun., Maria Page recov ered a verdict• of r2v7 and cost against Guy (Hewn, who, on the strehgth"of the revela tions of • clahivoyant. declared that Maria was thief andhad stolen fin front fragotid leponkt. .11DIT01101 X. 0. 00011:011C11,' I. W. 4.11.V0ki1l Towanda. Thursday, Dec. 7,187 L THE IiCOSSAISIL: tea delay the ItaPiatitt a day later than usual in order to,tive the }resident's• Message, delivered to' Omrea l a on Monday last. The document has one merit witch must commeud it to all men 4ta brevi• ty. Ma i length ;rill not dater any one Who has the usequieeest in the affairs of Clover:meat, from read4ri it; and a careful perusal must convince ever one, that, for ital alerting common sense, the &lament la not surpassed by any State paper that tits preceded it. tiL reeoteinendatieris to On are pLain and practical, and will ootillhand the attention of both riousee. We est for it a candid reading by every subscriber, sir We print in another column the proceedings of a - "Republican Meeting," r held in Rome!' few days since. The " meeting" was - gotten up very quietly, invitations extended by one individual. If the motive given in the proceedings was the real ,object of the gathering, we give the gentlemen composing itn hearty "GOd speed." The Moot:rug has al ways advocated the doctrine of the sovereignty of the people, and these columns will bear witness that we have, not nnfrequently, called upon the Ipeople to give their personal at tention to the nomination of candi dates for political offices ; and we are glad to see some of our oldest -politicians falling in ith our views, but we beg leave to suggest that a programme' arranged by ten or fifteen men, may not meet the views of' all the people. en are eon- Chicago. nolly, of New in Ludlow-street ver is choked d the ferry boats terA striking proofof tiler injury' inflicted upon f this coun try by the rascality of the New York government is figniSlied by )Sir. Paul BDu Chailin, whos recent re turn ,honie we have already noticed. He says that the peasants of Sweden are well acquainted with the fact that some twenty millions of dollars have been stolen from the citizens of New York,and that they shrewdly add that at no one will be sent to prison for it. Mr. Du, Chaffin frequently heard re , marks of the same kind while on his Way to this- country. The American character which has always had an unenviable reputationebn the conti nent for extravagance from this time, fortli_is in danger of having added to that for a generation the character of downright thievishness. decided tha ol for money bar to erect a new ',ding, to coot one SM. The Senate of Fr nnsylvaitia will be a tie until the -e f ection of a successor to Senator Connell. This vacancy cannot be filled until twenty days after the! meeting Qf the Senate btit as the district is Repudlican by from seven to ten thousand majority it is hardly probable that the Demo crats will prevent an organization for that length of time. Such men as Viallace, Buckalew and Purman are too shrewd to adopt such a course. That they will promptly concede 'the organization to the Republicans, and hasten rather than delay public btisi flees, there is little room to doubt. eleven cabal al near Truv and what he wrote e had his imperial the new iilld as placed-in,posi Society is au u agricultural talogue shows instittitiou of Diu- la. A new apportionment of rep resentatives, based on the •consus of last year, will doubtless be made by Congress at its present session; Ac cording to the bill reported last win ter which will probably be taken up' and passed,the House of Representa tives;now consisting of two hundred and forty-three members, will be in creased to two hundred and eighty. Add to this number the seventy-four United States Senators which 'to gether constitutes the basis of the electoral college and it follows that there will be three hundred aud fifty four electoral votes cast in the Presidential canvass next year, .Sar Mr. Daniel \V. Voorhies, the 'lndiana Congressman, is not satisfied with the passive policy for his partly. He wants the democrats to hold a national convention this winter for the purpose of marking out a policy to be pursued during the canvass. He asserts that if the entire demo cratic vote-can be consolidated upon some definite polity and brought to the polls General Grant cannot be re-elected. Why not adopt Voorhies policy ? ma. According to a Chicago paper the demand for pieces of the bell of the court house in:that city is so ex cessive that two car loads.have been shipped fnam•the'city to'suPply coun try demand, and one curbstone 'dealer is supposed to have contracted with i Pittsburgh brass founder to supply the extraordinary demand. Pitts burAh has always been famous for her bells, and we do not wonber that is a demand for them in Chicago. OIL. John Quincy Adams is wri ing a letter approving the "passive pOlicy" of the Democracy, and giving it as his opinion that the Republican party should be defeated in 1872 at "any sacrifice -That- is broad. *hat could a party do for the country that obtained power at "any sacri fice?" Pledges, 'principle, honor, everything to go by the board to jin- Sure success ! 'is that Democracy ? Mr. Adams says it is. itor of the Sa t half-past twelve or fifty-six years, oup hi paper. Jarnette, who to examine as to inia, is confident ,e'ot the Potomac way in which talk, no fictions ,re• Idr. Sumner to 'orelgn Relations and Maryland settle the txmoda tes hare failed to go to the. United NI- Sure as the months themselves comes the regular reduction _in the debt of the nation. For November Grant and Bontwell present to the. country credit against the old incum brance of $3,462,080 18. The Christ mas gift of the Administration, we augur, will be- something still more handsome. . Congress met on Monday bat, and after list ening to the president's Mesiage, commenced the labors of the session. We are gratified to mottos that Judge Mamma is still retained on the Judiciary Committee, and that be has 'lie been placed at the head of the Private Land Claims Committee ; The Try Win e speaks of this Committee as an important one, and the appointment of Judge Mumma-as sathtfietary. ZEPIIBLIOAII ItESTIBG. A. iieeting of Bepubliearui was held in lime borough, Wednesday the ff e Wt. Hon. O Y. IL Lang W asks' as sold (A i. ()hub buck chosen smellier - • Hon, Oat Landon in stating some-, what at length the object of the meetin*, said in substance, that s se rious dusaffecticin existed in the ranks of the Pepublican party in the coun ty. Its majorities were fallibg off. He enumerated some of the causes of the disaffection, and referred to the complaints of the people their wishes were disregarded. It was charged that the par* wee controll ed by a few to serve their own inter ests, not those of the people. His neighbors had blamed him for not leading in some plan for the correc tion of existing evils. It was desir ed that a new era be inaugurated, in which the people should bear rale. Not being himself a candidate for office, he felt free to speak and act in the matter. It was with a view of friendly consultation and-action that this meeting was called. Hon. E. R. Mr= in response to calls said, he rTretted :the existence of disaffection in tne party. He was inclined to favor the Crawford coun ty system of nominating officers, as better indicating the choice of the people than the one now in use, tho' liable, perhaps, as well as this to abuse. Hon. J. Pssamoas; of Rome, D. P. POMEROY, Esq„ and Hon. V. M. Lona, of Troy; J. S. T 410118021, S. S. Borrs, and lota VAUGHN, of Wyalu sing; Hon. GEO. LANDON, Capt. L A. Pass, P. Arromi and A. IL - Brown, of Herrick; b. W. littsot.ns, Esq., and Capt. 'Mann% of Pike ;, J. BEARDSL W EE, of Warten; m. Symms and' Mr. DosontrE, of Sheshequin.; CrIfEWiDae.LL, Esq., of Wind- ham, and others participated in the discussion of matters pertaining to the object of the meeting. The following • were • unanimously . adopted : /?esdced, That the people are sovereign, and all Lominations. should be made by them and in accord with their known wishes andinter ests, and we pledge ourselves as Republicans to carry outpractically this . Resolved, That a synopsis of the proceedings of this mooting be furnished the %layman Re melts and Northern 7Ser Gazette for publica tion. Adjourned to meet at the Court House, in Towanda; at l'o'clock P. xt., on the 22d day of February next, at which time and place those in fa vor of political reform in the county, are invited to attend. SEC. PROGRESS OF THE NORTHERN PA OIFIO RAILROAD. PEIILADELPIIIA, OCtol . :ltr 25th, 1871 You will be pleased to learn the following facts regarding the prosperous progress of the Northern Pacific Railroad : The track is now about completed across the State of Minnesota; 250 miles, the grade being wholly finished, and the track-layers appreach ing the Bed River at the rate , of three miles a day. Regular trains are running over the com pleted sections. Early in October contracts were let for the construction of the Dakota division, extending 203 miles westward, from the crossing of the Red River to the crossing of the Missouri, in central Dakota. This division is to be finished by the first day of Jaly 'next, 'and 50 miles are to be graded beginning of winter. In the mean time, a section of 65 miles is under construction between the Columbia River and Puget Sound, in Washington Territory, where tiask-laying is rapidly progressing. It will be remembered that the Northern Pa cifia Company last year purchased both the Main Line and Branch of the iiul it Pacific Road. Within the last three Mont a, the Main 101 l Line has been completed, throu h a noble c . ,•ountry, ti the Red River at 'Breckenridge. Contract, were last week let for the continua tion ofthe Branch, from its, Present terminus, at Watab, on the Mississippi Ricer, 70 miles northward, to Brainerd, where it will Join the trunk line of the Northern l'•Pacific. Finally,• contracts have been let for the construction of a branch road from St. Clouil! (75 miles north of St. Paul), to-Pembina, on the British border, a distance of 375 miles. Thisline is to be com pleted within months of the i present time. It will drain the richest portions of the lied River Val4y, open direct communication with the British settlements of Winnipeg and the rich Saskatchewan Basin. It will also serve as the south-eastern arm of the Northern Pacific Road, reachitig to St. Paul and Minneapolis, and thus connecting with Chicago and the trunk lines to . . I the East. , The completion of these contracts • will giie Northern Pacific Company, at the close of next year, - 900 miles of road in the fertile and pros perous State of Minnesota ; 'it will carry the trunk line of the great thoroughfare nearly one third of its distance across the continent, and will bring to the Northerb Pacific Road the large and profitable traffic of)lontana, and the Government-transportation of the rpper Mir souri. It is aptic3pated that this business aloneorith out waiting for through trad4, will meet the in terest on the cost of the flniShed portion of the Road. The Hudson's Bay company has al. ready leased docks and warehouses at Duluth, preparatory to doing the whole of its immense business over the Northern Pacific line. Settlers are occupying the land along the route with surprising and glififying rapidity. About the Ist of January-, next, nearly Two - Million acres of the finest lands in Minnesota will be placed in Market by the Northern-Pacif ic Railroad Company, and the proceeds of thei r sale will be used to purchase and cancel the ComWW 1 740ttonds. The: Companjs lands iu Minnesota will much more than pay the coa t of building the Minnesota DiTision of the Road, and their sale will be rapid—indeed, many thousand acres haio already been sold to actu al settlers, in advance of being offered. The Company's lands west of Minnesota, through Dakota, are also of superb character, and will soeedilj corns into market. : , • Owing to the rigid econo my and perfect in tegrity with which all departments of the en terprise are managed, and the great reduction in cost of material Within the ; last few years,the cost of coqstruction and egnipment proves to be considerably less per mile than the original estimates. For etample, lcicomotives which cost $lO,OOO each when the- rnima and Central Pacific Goads were haat, are; now soli at less than $10,500 ; best American Tail', which during the war sold at about $lOO per ton, now cost the Northern Pacific Company only „about $7O per ton ; right of way, and stone and timber material, which are usually large items in the cost of a new road, are furnished to the North ern Pacific grataitiously fromithe Government domain. The bearing that this greatly dimin ished cost of construction must, hare on the value and security of the Company's 7-30 Bonds, iskobvious. • The money is being furninihed for the early completion of the Northern Picific Road by the now rapid sale (at par 'and accurate interest) of its First Mortgage 7-90 Bonds. Their ab sorption by investors has been very rapid dur ing the last three months, and with a continua tion of the present rate of increase of sales the Company may soon be, enabliid to reduce the rate of interest en the remainder of its loan, or advance. the price of the 740 bonds above par. These bonds have established their character as ii!first-class security, good evidence of which is the fact that they are being; largely taken as an investment by many of th'e .Savings Banks of New England, and conservative moneyed in stitutions of other States. Since the success of the United States FirA Per Rent. Loan, very many holders of Fiveawentiek have taken ad vantage of the favorable opportunity - to ex ehangelheir Government. Bonds for Northern Pacifies, at,a large profit. ese exchanges are increasing in volume in all parts of the country. ~ Steadily, and with even i r rapidity than was anticipated by , its projectora, this great ,thorofighfare is advancing acit the continent, :pening as it "progresses the finest be:trof un developed country in America Every phase of the enterprise is in the most tisfactory condi tion, its complete success was ong since assur i ed, and its early completion is now a certainty. tin JAY • 1 IKE A CO,' , Pm /idea's M: lb the Senate raid Zoning' Aensheltie gene . hiliessb‘my third, sauna mosso to the law b ranch of the government, it is to be 41610 state that during e past year fumes has gsnerelly attended the effort to execute an laws found upon the statute books. The policy has been not to enquire into the wis dom of the laws alivadyenseted, but to learn their spirit and intent and to enforce' them aceordily. The pait yeili his filial' a Prikvi dence been - one of general prosperity to the nation, it as however been attended with more thiui tintalnhas dement in the loss-Of life and prop -erty by storm and fire. These disas ters have served to call forth the best elements of human nature in our oountryand to develop a friendship for us on the part, of foreign nations, which goes far towers!'alleviating the distress odcasioned by the Ca lamities. the benevolent who have so generously shared their means With the victims of these misfortunes, will reap their reward in the consci ousness of having performed a noble act and' in receiving the grateful thanks of men, women and children whose sufferings they have relieved. The-relations of the United States with foreign powers continue to be friendly ; the year has. been eventful in witnessing two great nations, speaking one language and having one liieage, settling by peaceful ar bitration disputes of long standing and liable at any time to bring those nations into bloody aid hostile cote filet. An example 11118 thus been set, which if successful in its final issue, may be followed by other civilized nations and be finally the means of returning to productiye industry mill ions of men now- maintained to settle the disputes of nations by the bayonet and broads mord. I transmit here with a copy of the treaty alluded to, Which has been concluded since the adjournment of Congress with Her Britanic Majesty, and a copy of the protocal of the conferences of the commissioners by whom it was ne gotiated. This treaty provides meth ods for adjudicating the questions ing b g e u tw es ee tio n us the two are to 4 , a n etioadsVari ousjustedtyarbitration. I recommend Congress at an early day to make the necessary provision for the tribunal at Geneva and for the several commissions on the part of the United States called for by the treaty. His Majesty ; the King -of Italy, the President of the Swiss Conference, and his Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil have each consent ed on the joint requert of the two powers to name an arbitrator for the tribunal at Geneva, I have caused my thanks to be suitably expressed for the readiness with which thejoint. request has . been complied with by the appointment of gentlemen of em inence and learning to these import ant positions.. His Majesty, the Em peror of Germany, has been pleased to comply with the joint wish of the two governments, and has con sented toad as the arbitrator of the disputed water boundary between the UnitediStates and Great Britain: The contracting • parties: in the treaty have undertaken to regaid as between themselves, certain princi ples of public law for which the United States have contended from the begining of their history. They have also agreed to,bring these prin- ciples to the knowledge of the other maritime powers and to invite them to accede to them. Negotiations are going on as to the form of the note by which the invitation is to be ex . tendedlo the other powers.- I rec ommend the legislation necessary on the part of the United States to bring into Operation the articles of the treaty relating to the fisheries and to the other matters touching the relations of the United States toward the British North American. possessions to become operative so soon as the proper legislation shall be had on tha part of Great Britain and its possessions. It is to be desired that this legislation may , become co operative before the fishermen of the United States begin to make their arrangements -for the coming season. I have addressed a communication of which a copy is transmitted here . - with to, the governors of.NeW l York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana;'Michi - gan, Illinois and Wiscc misn, urging upon the governments of these States respectively the necessary action on their part to carry into effect the ob ject of the treaty which contemplates the use of the canals on either side connected with the navigation of the lakes and rivers forming the bounda ry on terms of equity by the inhabi tants of both countries. It is hoped that the importance of the object and the benefits to flow therefrom will secure the speedy - approval and leg islative sanction of the states con cerned. - I renew the recommenda tion for an appropriation for deter mining the true position of the for— ty-ninth parallel of latitude where it forms the boundary • between the United States and British North American possessions, between the Lake of Woods andthe summit of the Rocky Mountains.. The early action of Congress on_this recommendation named would put it in the power of the Weir Department to place a force in thelteld during the next summer. The resumption of the diplomatic relations between France and-Ger many have enabled me to give direc tions for the , - withdrawal of the pro tection extended to Germans in France by the diplomatic and consu lar representatives of the U. S. in that country. It is just to add that the delicate duty of that protection has been performed by the Minister and Consul General at Paris, and the varieus Consuls of France, under the supervision of the latter, with great kindness as well as with pm deuce and tact. Their course has received the commendation of the German Government and has wound ed no susceptibility of the French. The Government of the Emperor of Germany continues to manifest a friendly feeling towards the United States and a desire to harmonize with the moderate and just policy of which this -Government maintains in us relations with the Asiatic powers as well as with the South Amer ican Republics. I have giren assurance that the friendly feel ings of that government are fully sham) by the Muted States. The ratifications of the consu lar and asturalizition °conventions with the Austro-Hungarian Empire have 'been ex changed. I have been officially informed of the =MT , ation of the States of the Church to the King dom of Italy, and the removal of the capital of. that Kingdom to Rana. In condormity with the established policy of the United States, I have_ ' recognized this champ and the ratification of, the new treaty of commerce between the United States and Italyhave been exchanged. The two powers have agreed in' the treaty that private property at sea shall •be exempt from capture, ns case of war between the two powers. The United States have spared no opportunity f ati o nfons incorporating this rule in the The Fligation o orty-First Ciingress, its third ses sion, made an appropriation for the organiza tion of a mixed commission for adjudicating upon the claims of citizens of the United States against Spain, growing out of the insn_rrection in Cubs. That commission has since Wen or ganized. I transmit herewith tiro correspoo 4 4 . once relating to its formation and its luna tion. It is to be hoped that this commis tan diw Aar4M : V 110; --- 141 = made the gesslde i rgutwa between the A =lsee s t ••• • widths allied Booth hie mad r r uite de, ka rsett ie remembils ram larbani thiellideed Bien sod &Zeniths* undiehirbeL Nolte a• third soll efr o :ftTr i gt e OTI pi reception has ben gign to the Grand Doke is a proof that on our we share the wishes of that government. The in escusahlemares of the Basic' Minister- at Idaddagteth tendered it usolesary lo ask his '0044 and to decline longer to receive that flar t st= g e teinit i rptilesta i girt th d Wty &Witty. to , pernilWCatacazy to continue to hold inter. course with this govermet after his personal abuse of the !Firmament n Wheals, and during his persistent inWersnce through various means with the relation between the United States and ether powers. In accordance with my wishes this government - las been relieved of !Memer intsconrsi with Mr. Ostacasy and the management of the attain of thii imperial legationhas Weed into the bands of a gentle man entirely tmobjectisante. With Japan we continue to maintain intimate relations. Tice cabinet of the Mikado has, since the close of the last semieh of Cohgreas, selected citizens =tilted States to Aare in Maces of ini• in several in _of dant. I have min de r= that U rz o sTlZ tion is due to an appredition of the disinterest edness of the policy which the United Mate* have pursued toward Japan. It is my deidre to continue to maintain this disinterested and Just policy with China as well as Japan. The correspondence trinsnut ted birevnth shows that there is no disposition on the part of this government to-swerre.trom its established course. Prompted by • desire to put an end to the barbarous treatment of ourshiowyesked sailer% on the boreal coast, I instructed our Minister at Pekin to ondeaver to conclude a conCention with Cotes for seeming the safety and humane treatment of such mar iners.- .Admiral 'lodgers was instructed to as comtlany hitii with t force to protect hith in cue of wild And a entail surveying tfarij het out on reaching the coast he wits troisCherouslt at tacked at a disadvantage. Ample opportunity was given for an explanation and apology for the insult—neither came. A force was then landed after an arduous march over a rugged and difficult country, the forts from which the outrage had been committed were reduced by a gallant assault and were destroyed Having thus _punished the criminals and having . vindi cated the honor of the flag the ex pe dition re turned finding it impracticable, under the cir cumstances to conclude the desired convention. I respectfully refer to the ciirrelipoidence ro tating thereto herewith submitted, and, leave the subject for such action as Congress may see fit to take. The republic of Mexico has not yet repealed the very objectionable laws, establish ing what is known as the free zone on the fron tier of the United States. It is hoped that this may yet be done and also that more stringent measures may be taken by that government for restraining !swims persons, on its frontier. I hope that Mexico, by Its action,will soon re lieve this government of the difficulties, ex perienced from these %uses. Oar relations with the various Republics of Central and South America continue with one exception to be - cordial and friendly. I recom mend some action by Congress regarding the overdue installments under the award of the • Venezuela claims commission of 1866. The in-1 ternal dissensions of tide government present no justification for the absence of effort to meet their solemn treaty obligations. The ratifica tion of the extradition treaty with Nicaratigna has been exchanged. It is cause for congra tulatiA that the great Emperor of Brazil.has taken tbe initiatory steps towards the abolition of slavery. Our relations with that empire always cordial will naturally be made more so by this set. It is not too much to hope that the government of Brazil may hereafter find it for its interest as .well as in trinsically right to advance toward entire emancipation more rapidly than the present act contemplates. The true prosperity and g eatnesa of a nation is to be found in the ele vation and education of its laborers. It is a subject foi regret that the reforms in the direction which were voluntarially prom ised by the statesmen of Spain have not been carried out in its West India Colonies. The laws and regulations for the apparent abolition otslavery in Cubs and Porto Rico leave most of the laborers in bondage with no hope of re lease until their lives become a burden to their employers. I desire to direct your attention to the fact that the citizens of the United States, or persons claiming - to be citizens et the United States, are large holders in foreign lands of this species of property forbidden by the funda mental law of their alleged country. I recommend to Congress to provide by strin gent legislation a suitable remedy against the holding, owning Or - dealing in slaves or being interested in have property in foreign lands, either as owner, heirs or mortgagers by citzens _of the United States. It is to,be regretted that the disturbed condition of Cuba contitines to be a source of annoyince and of amilety. The ex istence of a protracted struggle in such close proximity to our own territory without app., rent prospect of an early termination cannot be other than an object of concern to a people who while abstaining from interference in the affairs of other powers naturally desire tq see eyery country in the undisturbed enjoyment of peace, liberty and the blessing of free institu tions. Our naval c mmanuerstn Cuban waters have been instructed' in case it should become necessary, to spare no effort to protect the lives and property of bona Ads American citizens, and to maintain the dignity of the deg. It is hoped that all pending questions with Spain growing out of the affairs in Cuba, may be ad justed in the spirit of peace and conciliation which has hitherto guided the two powers in their treatment of such questiona.• To give im portance and to add to the efficiency of our diplomatic relations-with Japan and China, and to further aid in retaining the good opinion of those peoples, and to secure to the United States its share of the commerce destined to flow between those nations and the balance of the commercial world, I earnestly recoinmend that an appropriation be made to support at least four American youths in each of these countries to gerve as a part of the olllcialfamily of our ministers there. Our representatives would not even then be placed upon an equality with the representatives of Great Britain and some other powers. As nor situated, our rep resentatives in Japan and China have to de pend for interpreters and translatord upon the natives of those countries who know our lan guage imperfectly or procure for the occasion the services of employees in foreign business houses or the interpreters of others foreign ministers. I would also recommend-liberal measures for the purpose of aiding , the Ameri can lines of steamers now plying between San Francisco, and Japan. and Chi na , and the Australian line ourannost only remaining lines of ocean steamers and of increasing. their services. The national debt his been reduced to the extent of $86,057,126 80 during the year, and by the negociation of national b nds at a lower rate of interest. The interest on the public debt has been so far diminished that now the sum to be raised for the interi , st account is nearly seventeen million dollars less than on the first of March, 1869. It was highly desirable that this rapid diminution should take place,lboth to strengthen the credit of the country and to convince its citizens of their entire ability to meet every dollar of liability without bankrupt ing them, but in view of the accompliabmynt of these desirable ends of the rapid develop ment of the resources of the country, its in creasing ability to meet large demands, and the amount already paid it is not desirable that the present resources of the country should continue to be taxed in order to; congone this rapid payment. I therefore recommends moth fication of both the tariff and internal taxation. I recommend that all taxes from all sources be abolished except those collected from spirituous and malt liquors, tobacco in its various forms and from stamps. In readjusting the tariff I suggest that a careful estimate be made of the amount of surplus revenue collected under the present laws after providing the current expen ses of the Government, the interest ac count and a sinking fund, and that the sur plus be reduced in such manner as to afford the greatest relief to the greatest number. There are many articles not produced at home but which enter largely into general consumption through articles which are mannfactared ae home such as medicines, compounded, he., de., from which very httls revenue is derived, but which enter into general use, all such articles I recommend to be placed on the free list, and should further reduction prove advisable I -would then recommend that it be .made upon those articles which can best bear it without disturbing the home productions or reducing the wages of American labor. I have not mitered into figures because to do so would be to repeat what will be laid be fore you in the report of the Secretary of the Treasury. The.present laws for collecting the revenues, per collectors of customs small miler ies,bnt provide for moieties in all seizure.* which at the principal ports of entry particularly raise the conpensation of those o o;•111 to a large sum. It has always seemed to me as if this sys tem must at times work perniciously. It holds' out an inducement to dishonest men should get possession of those offices' to be, lax In their scrutiny of goods entered to enable them final ly to make large seizures. Your attention is respectifully invited to this subject. Continued finctuations in the value of gold as compared wits the national currency has most damaging effect upon the increase and development of the country in keeping up the prices of all arti cles necessary in every - .4i&V life . It fosters a spirit of gambling prejudicial alike to national morals and the national finances. lithe ques tion can be met as to how to get a fixed .Mne to our currewy, that value coro.tantly and tun formly approaching par with specie, a very de sirable object will be gained. For the opera tions of the army in the put year. theexpepse of maintaining it, the est im ates for the ensuing Sear, and for continuing sea coast and other . improvetnents conducted under the supervision of the War Departaient, I refer you to the se companying report of the Secretary . of War. I call your attention to the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 3d, 1869, which ,discontinues promotions in the staff corps of the army, until provided for by law. I recommend that the mrxiber of officers in each grade of the staff corps be 'fixed, and that when ever the number in shy one grade falls below the num ber so flied that the vacancy may be Ailed by promotion from the grade tmlow. I also reco mead that when the office of chief of , a corps Lawmen vacant, the place may be filled by le -1 action trout the corps in which the vacancy nista The report of the Secretary of the Ns re shows an inprovement in the number and eilleiency et the naval force, without material increase in expense of supporting it. Tha is dine to the policy which has been adopted,and is being extenijoil as fast as our material will ad • mit of using tio al ler vessel' as cruisers on the several station by This means we have been enabled to at once a larger extent of cruising • airl to visit more frequently Et , ; f/fraports - wheW UN; ftwintee dear 44 bit i es it l at i ev d = men o a r the espenditsrea I law. ll Daring the.: past yew the ', In ailditiwi - to 3ie - lentisc irevnlied jhs niss and awe Ibr ..i.A tmeseis - -6( the exist itiOrla ii : has ledhorteed Compass a' - IS --- ,t _Utne rllliM riatA at=diS i : lik. for- Wean oTritil/Me of the moo to 11 w 180 in g 1 ttdh,.e.W pereeonn eklr eoe prvimu m . Meyhr navy; h th a, f grading siolitic i ertato grades of mews, .the re daction of others and the entelment of some in the lentos of the commercial marine. are sTell ron o lf= deeetve.the thonahttnl at. tension I Mao recommend that ell promotions in the na4 , shore the reek of eeptein. he by selection instead of trylemertly. amuse will secure in the high er grades greater edlidemey sad hold mit an incen tive to yoang °Seem to tinprovir therneetwee laths knowledge of their profewoon. The presedt rest or artadalie may. Its cast compared with that ad the year. and the setboated for the mid= yeir. are comtelmad in the accompanying_remot of the Secretary et the Navy. Tsa ofthitioa meld* Of Ris collot ra d ame rt meat. as shown by the ' postmaster GeneraLesktbits a in that branch of the publics memos. It le the Ind= e( the growth et education and of the a =tettY of the people. two ehoseents biddy re to the Auer and stability cd =public& With a net teat. Pr( onisoznacat at apareely peonage& but all redithing the ag atagg. ig enact tO 130 that Ude depadweat eau sag he made eel! ; but a dmillitot st y to - this end. from yesr to year. is confidently rel ed On and the day is' ot far dletant when the Pre* Mee Department of the Government will prove a numb greater blessing to the Whole people than it ts now. The suadestion ci the Pedometer Geocral for Improve rneeta In the department presided_ over by him. are recommended to your special at tentkoi. do I recommend a wearable consideration of the Vett for uniting the telegraph in the United States with the postal system. It is believed that by math a come. Ms coat of ttlegiipb ing could beintich rdineed. awl the service es well ' if not better re ndd 'lt would secure the itirther actase@ of extending the telegraph= por boos of country where private se will l ge Oct co it. • Commerce._ trade" and au the adds tiring a people • widelj ' into a cobinruniWof intettet, ars aborts tied by a rapid intercommunicatio&—lidumDan. - work of republican institutions, teen by increasing the facilities, to :gather • speedy news from sal parts of the country. the desire Wimp ths benefit of midi Improvements. will stimulate education. refer tort to the report of the Postmaster Geom. , al for full details of the operatitels nf Ism year. and for comparatire ststements of results with former years. There has been Imposed upon the eleentive branch of the government the execution of the act of Congress approved April 20th, 1671, and com monly Anown as the Eu-Elul law. in • rtion of the state of South Carolina- The agoea of the course pursued will be demdnttested by the report of the committee to investigate southern adages under the provisions of the above act. I hive issued a proclamation calling the attention of the people of the United Sta tes s to the same, and declaring my re-. 'octanes to nee any of the-extraordinary pow ers thereby conferred upon me, except in case of imperative nixassalty. but making known my par pose to exercise such powers whenever it should become necessary to do as. for the purpose of se curing to all citizens of the United States the peace •fal em torment of the rights guaranteed to them by the constitution and tree After the passage of this law information veal re ceived from time ti time that combinations of the character referred to in this law existed. and were powerful in many parts of the Southern States, par ticularly in certain 4 counties In .the State of South Carolina. Careful Investigation was made. and It was ascertained that In nine counties of thaiState such combinations were active and powerful, em bracing a sudldent portion of the citizens to con trol the local authority, and having among other things, the object of depriving the emancipated cliss if the substantial benefits of freedom. and of preventing the free poLitkel actlodot those citizens who did not sympathize with, their own views.— ,Among their operations were frequent somrgings, and occasionally amaelinatimui, generally perpetra ted at night by disguised persons, the victims in -almost all cases being citizens of different political sentiments from their own, or treed pens= who 'have shown a disposition to claim equal rights with other citizen. Thousands of .noffsnsive and well disposed citizens were U lawless r s u fferers by this violienoe Thereupon, on the 12th of October. 1871. a pros lamatlon was issued In the terms of the law calling upon the members of those combination' to dawn" within dye days. aid to deliver to the mar shal or military *fifers of the tinned t3tstes all arms. ammunition, uniforms. disguise'. and other means and implements used by them for carrying out their mils vhil purposes. This warning not having been heeded. on the 17th of October another proclamation will issued stiapending the privilege of the writ of habeas *corpus in nine counties in that State. • Direction was given that within the .conntlea,so designated all those supposed: upon creditable in foes:anon, to be members of such untillul combi minions. should be arrested by the military fon:rapt the United Statas,.and delivered is the Marshal to be dealt with according to law. In two of said counties, (York and. Spartansburg) many arrest* have been made. At the last account the number of periwig thus arrested was one hundred and site tykight. Several hundred, whose criminality was owertained to be of anthleriordegree, were telesaird for the present These have rectally made con fessions of their guilt Great caution has been ex crate& in making these arrests, and notwithstand. ire/ the large number. it is' believed that no inno- cent person is now, in custody. The prisoners will be held for regular trial in the judicial tribunals of the United States. As soon as it appeared that the authorities of the United States were about to take vigorous measures to enforce the Law, many per sons absconded.,and there is good ground for sup posing that all of such persons have violated the law. A full report of what has been done under this law will be submitted to Congress by the At torney General. In Utah there still remains a remnant of barber repugnant to civilization, to decency and to the laws of the United States. Territorial officers, how ever, have been found who are willing to perform. their duty. in a spirit of equity and with a due sense of sustaining - the majesty of the law. 'Neither poly gamy nor any other violation of the existing stat utes, will be permitted within the territory of the United States. It is -not with the religion of the self-styled Saints that we are now dealing, but with their practices. They will be protected In the wor ship of God according. to the dictates of their con sciences, but they will not be permitted 11l violate the laws under the cloak of religion. It may be advisable foe Congress to consider what in the execution of the law againgt polygamy, is to be the statue of plural wives and their offspring.— The propriety of Congress passing an rumbling act authorizing the Tetritorial Legislature of Utah to legitimatize all childien born prior to • time fixed in the act. might be penned by its humanity to these innocent children. This is a. suggestion only and not a recommendation. The policy pursued toward the Indians has re sulted favorably. so far as can be judged fromile limited time daring which it hag been in operation. Through the exertions of the various societies of . Christians to whom has been entrusted the execu tion of the policy, and the Board of Conamieskners authorized by the lair of April 10th. 1869, many tribes of Indians have been induced toitettle upon the reservations., to cultivate the soil, 'to perform productive labor of various kinds, and to partially accept civilization. They are being cared for in such a way, it is hoped. as to induce those still pursuing their old habits of life, to embrace the only oppor tunity which is left them to avoid extermination. I recommend liberal appropriations tecy out the Indian peace policy'. not only becau it is hu mane. christian-like and economical but use it is right. I recommend to your favorable considers -bon. also. the policy of granting a territoritorial government to the Indians in the Indian Territory west of Antenatal' and Missouri and south of Kenna. In doing so every right guarrenteal to the ndlani by treaty should be sacred. Such n course might, in time, be the meani of collecting' most of the In dians now between the Missouri and the Pacific and south of the Beittati_pe sdieggions. into one territory or state. The Secretary of the Interior has treated upon this subject at length. and I recommend to you his suggestions. I renew my recommendation that the public land be regarded ass heritage to our children, to be die posed of only as required for 'occupation and to sc tual settlers. Those already granted have been, in great part, disposed of in such' a way as to secure access to the balance by the hardy settler who may wish to avail. himself of them. But caution should be eternised even In attaining so desirable an object, The educational interest may well buserved by the grant of the proceeds of the sale of public land to settlers. Ido not wish to be understood airrecom mending in the least degree a curtailment of what is being done by the General Government for the encouragement of education. The report of the Secretary of the Interior, sub mitted with this, will give you all the information collected and tempered for publication in regard to the census taken during the year 1870. the opera. lions of the Bureau of Education for the year. the Patent Office. the, Pension Once, the Land Ottice. and the Indian Bureau. • The report of the Conimissioner of &vicuna-re gives the operation of his department for the'year. As agriculture is the ground work of our prosperity too much importance =not be attached to the la bors of the department It is in the hands of an able head, with able assistants; all zealously devoted to introducing into the agricultural productions of the nation all useful products adapted to any of the various climates and soils of our vast territory, and to giving all useful intormation as to the method of cultivating the plants, cereals and 2 other products adapted to particular localities. Quietly but surely the Agricultural Bureau is working a great national good. and if liberally supported the more widely its influence will be extended and the less dependent we shall be upon the products of foreign countries. The subject of compensation to the heads of the bureaus Ind the officials holding positions of respon sibility, and requiring ability and character Ito fill properly, is one towhich your attention is invited. But few of the - officials receive a compensatiou_equal • to the respectableveruppert of a family, while their duties are such as to involve millions of interests. In private life services demand • •compensation equal to the services rendered- A wise economy would dictate the same rule in the government see vice. I have not given the estimates. for the 'import of the government for the ensuing year, nor the com parative stetemente between the expenditures for the year just passed and the One just preceding. be cause all these figures are contained in the accom panying reports; or in those presented directly to Congress. Them estimates bare my approval. More than six years baring elapsed since the lut hostile gun was tired between the armies then ar. rayed against each Other—one for the pirrpethatioe. the other for the destruction of the Union—it may well be considered whether it is -not now tithe that the disabilities Imposed by the Fourteenth Amend ment should be removed. That amendment does not exclude the ballot. but only, impaled the dna— bility to'hold office ripen certainshoses. When the purity of the ballot is secure, majorities are swe to elect officers reflecting the views of the majority. I do not see the advantage or propriety of 'excluding men from office merely because they were before the rebellion of standing and character sufficient to be elected to positions - requiring them to take an oath to support the constitution, and admitting to eligibility - those entertaining •precisely the same views but of less standing in their communities. It may be said that the former violated an oath. while the lather did not. The latter did not have it in ,their power to do so. If they had taken this oath, It Cannot be doubted they mould have broken It is did the formerthasa. rf there are any great crimi nals distinguished above all others for the part they took in opposition to the government. they might in the judgement of Congress be excluded from such an amnesty. This subject is sciVnitted for kour careful conaideraticro. The condition of the Southern States is. unhappi ly not such :ail= patriotic citizens would like to see. Social im for opinion's lake; person al violence. rests towards persons entertaining political views Opposed to those entertained by the ority of e old citizens, . immigration a maj nd th e flow o th f much pr needed capital events into the Stab* lately in rebellion. -It will be a happy condition of the country when the old citizens of these States • will take an interest in the publiceffl. s promulgate ideas honestly entertained , vote for en represent ing th eir views , and tolerate the freedom Of .:11011 emoirei tilfilliaas SlailiillbleillairOat . - ;L —ldill ift= ; Litl e r. i' wi s. 4" wuroggesiamata the ARMOR at '•in. rir pglis love ties bur sailiard VW espietsdasirst lb aftexplss, Maxi Alseadois if She tiortlaelet afters alpha* ;Ile bellaisedra. rided by amen d Illmataglon la napillblo. eaudne a ethrft Ilm=11:= velite the ettlileas od the Omission' to a, drop blietisli .as puraisit at oontrfbatina tO al WEIN= til dra sod et Igo. Mu=l rwstorsa of ~ow hi Z ina rhot al C=L ll may bear Arlan door ,of CM espouse af aterylng out a judaesous gale* a bnprovensents. - 2 7 thl Mg are inbuildings CUM* ib• most 'argonaut of thioreonnent in that city were Our owned. Ilene buried but already Worm Lode. ignie bitbe weans Of thigovermneat la UM grow ha:l looking to the near future, were total, tr ode. I rosuarnend. thereftsAbse as 1P• be. made a Ow inunottalely to gazebos tea TiC itst . . ot s tie' It bei lilwoa which do horsed amed boa& Oin gurch at Ririallor Leglalati i uo:d nod will pees a law V sercitrle for goiernment rirpoino, and au. of se much money as tan proy be sapeadedt ward the erection of new linlMwe during this Ids Umber of isiofirrsitis *guarani of our laws and habits, oxedng Into our, country annually, has booms so great and thsinspowtions Practlewl uP• on than so numerous and Selman% that I sagged action for their le wotscUm. It new tr i fer wi falr setilseti foreila by Congress. I ths pstabs as Mcrae I driers lbe nature of laintscom made by the ming:ins sod of the assume** they receive. but will sadism" to ds during the session of Congrsw4l 11 the wedded should receive year a tim aa • It has been the aim of the administration to enforce honesty and efileteney in all the patine. onus:Seery patine servant who has violated the trust 'Hided - tft hilt, sea been proceeded loins& trith - all the rigor .of tnif litsr. ~1; bad men have - secured places, it his been the Wilt of the system established by law and custom for maktnit anointment., or the fault of those who recommended for government positions per sons sot sufficiently well known to them person-, 3 = Or who give setters endorsingthe char- , 9 of office-seekers without a proper sense of " the grave resprmsltdlity which imch: course. i atr. devolves upon them. A civil service reform,- 6 InCan correct this abase isi-much desired. 45. In mercantile pursuits the business man w 6 ' give. a letter of reeomtsendatien to a friend to g enable him to obtain credit from &stranger, is r. regarded as morally reopens hie for the integ- ' e city of his friend and his ability to meet his ob. ... Notions. 'A reforrnatory. law which would en-. P force this prlnciple sgiinst all endorsers of per- . sons.for pmblid planes, would insure great cau tion in making recomniendations. A salutary lesson has been taught themeless and the dis -*meet public servants, in the great riumber of prosecutions and convictions of the last two . years. It is gratihing to notice the fivorable chum Which is taking place throughout.the country in bringing to punishment those who have proven recreant to the trust confided to them, aced in the elevation to public office of none but those who ',Guess the confidence of the honest-and virtuous. who it will always be &Iliad to compose the majority of the communi ty in which they lire. -. . In my message to Congress one year, ago I urgently recommended a reform in the civil ser vice of the country. In conformity . with that recomnsendaticin Congress, in the ninth section of an act making appropriations for inudry civil expenses of the goverliment, and for; other purposes, approved March . 3d. 1871, ,gate the necessary authority to the Executive to inaug urate a civil service reform, and placedl upon' him the responsibility of doing. so. Under the authority of said act I convened aboard of gene ' tlemen, eminently qualified for the work. to..de , vise rules and regulations, to effect the needed reform. Their labors are not )et complete, but it is believed that the will succeed in devising' a plan which can lie adopted, to the great re lief of the Eiecnti"e, the - heads of the depart ments and the members of Congress, and which will redound to the true interest of the public service. At el events the experiment shall have a fair trial. I , I have thus ha-tilv summed up the operations of the government - during the' last year, and made such suggestions 'as occur to me, to be m per for your consinderation. I submit them with a confidence that your combined 'action will be *rise, statesmanlike and I to the beit in terests of the *bole country. U. S. 41111,111.. h T. Exzerrivr. Ils,isios, December 4, 1871, —The Albany Joal-nal,in comment ing editorially on the Republican outlook. says: "Not for thirty years has all administration at ita intermediate stage ,so much strength as was evinced by President Grant's administra tion and the Republican party last year. But the unparidled success of the second yeat have been eclipsed by the matchless victories Of tile third. The opposition is completely overwhelm ed. It is, utterly disorganized and,confo i imded. One part proposes to pals the presidential elec tion without s candidate at all. Another pro poses to nominate a distinctive Reptiblican. Still another proposes a straight Detnocrat merely to preserve the name. Ai! admit the hopelesiness of any contest. To every'appear ince the Republican party has a clear field." 18—The Prince of Wales has been very dangerously ill; and the latest news is that the Princess, his wife, is also seriously indisposed. Disease and death are no respecters of, pers-. .ons. 'Even.royalty is not exempt from them. Now _Advertisements. poNyELL, & co E NOW RECEIVING T THIRD LARGE STOCK WINTER GODS, SUITABLE FOR THE hPLIDAY SEASON. Gnat bargains in aJL , !ands of goods and an immense variety. • . • IMil O.O3IETHIN6 NEW • IK-F IN TOWANDA.. ? • GRAND OPENING OF THE BEE HIVE- DOLLAR STORE! IN MEBCIIIII3 BLOM SOUTH BIDE. 'Where yon can get $5 worth for $l. The mildest bargains ever offered in Towanda- Don't mina the riser—test door to Mercian Bank. A. 11,', BROWN&CO. I T.swanda, Dec. 7. la7l. 1 • AYER'S HAIR VIGOR ! Fog BESTOBLIG GRAY BAIR. 20 ITS NAITBAL TITAXXLT AND COLOR. Advancing years. sickness, care. diappothiment. and hereditary predisposition S all torni the hair gray; either of them disposes it to fa/1 of .prema. turelj. and either effect ia unsightly and unpleasant to behold. Dr. Arm's conatimmate skill has pro duced an antidote for these' deformities, Which has won gratitude for him firm multitudes 4f women and men. His Hans- Vzoon sometimes i:Troduces lost hair; and alway :esti:tree td faded and gray hair Its natural color. wi the gloss and freshness of youth. The com direly few bald and gray beads,. that we now see, are oee who have not yet discov ered the virtues of rut's Han V xcloa for, renewing the hair. The fresh and youthfil hair we see on older heeds is often be product of his art. If you are disfigured, or s old. austere and ugly. by gray hair, restore i youthful coke', and withit your feat: es to their o Ina ,softness and agreeable er. presidon. gs an elegant dressing for beautifying the Mir, it has no superior. , , rums= Bt Dn. J. C. ATER k CO.. Lovas. Miss.. Practical and Andytkal Chemists. AID ' ACID ALL 1101OWD I= WORLD, Dr. H. C. PortzLi-fhts k Co.. Wholesale Agents. Towanda. Pa.. and for sale by deem throughout the county. 'Dec. 7. 11771.-,lyeow. VOR SALE.—Fifty-seven valuable building lots in Toirands borough. on Cberry sued, York avenue and Center street. Liberal terms given to purchasers,. both as to ptic o'. and terms of payment. Apply to • 0. D. 110.7ANYE. Oct.lB. 111rAttrABLE REAL ESTATE FORIUSX.—Ocie lot 22110171 led. of lot sny desired width or length. situated nearly, oppo. site 0. D. Bsetlett's Foundry. the property or the lets James ItttlsWon t Apply to -J XAKIWKIN• TIMM k ATHENS RAIL ROAD on mid ittat Ifortsiber 1811. .Palisegel Tilde goluirNoilll ItssoAthesto 1:411 a.m, scrim st, Itbus at MO st. !Math km Mats at 3:011p. m.. mist at Atbent ai LSO p. au_ _ _ 2N-.. CENTRAL , RAIL -06 and after liirettay. Not. 13th. 1871, run at follows : - - - -gam. • AZZIYIL Artbare.l Anwar:. I I , Auburn. Athena.. li3o e.g. 1040 4.11. 10566 a. et. 12:13 I.n. 00 W 4115 r. V. ;AN r r . el x. . 4110 1. re. irate Chrugn or Auburn at 735 a. at. 12.40 p na - . aid 133 p: *L ?Mid strife at Owego how Auburn at 11:36 a.ni.. 1401 1 p.td.; and Illnp.m. 0 I lit kJ 80AD :,. , .T IME VAN it Mandy, No P. N.IA. AL _ 2:10 1:00. TOWANDA Itro I:10 BARCLAY TITNCTION 3:40 ,7:30. ONRO 1:10 COO ••• 3:20 3:10 -Ai* • 3:30 3:201 310 1:10 DDSHORZ 3:23 9:15 MINION P.M.A. IL I pt. xs..CANAL A an. CO.— Amara:Kerr Olt viAMayst mama To take fired Nowlei. so,. Ti. 1101:17111111MND.. 111011713WAED. PiINCIPAL No. No. 511.- . '- ~, ' No. No, No., :Ili% 9. 7:,' STATIONS. 34. A. 130., rat •is• ad 1 ' ' I tar Pu l ps". I . • ..... . 45111 . 65 7451.. .... Elmira . ! 1445 y 6 45 840 3 30112 15 8 30! .WaTetly . 11 88 605 7 56 3 60112 50 3 40 1 Athens 111 as * 565 745 450 1 351 925. Towanda 1100; 5.25 706' 801 115 10 251...:.Wyalusing 1 951 433 610 , 455 235 41 1045- . ...1 934 415 543 17 255 11 09 . ... Mesh ....1 911 3575 13 525 301 11 16 1.... Mehoopany...: , 903 850 515 60' 325 11 4.sl...Tunkbannock,..l- 338 315 4 45' 50 425 130 ' , -- Pinata's. . 1 735 215 835 25 445 2 02 1 ....WiThes Barre... ! 710 205 310' ... 710 4101... Iffsateb Chunk.'.. ! 11 20 .... st 624 535 Alientown..._...l ./II 1019 1 1 N ‘ If 35 555 ......Bethlehem...... 10 na. I 910 625 • Easton— .... 1 _ ql5 , c . 10 30 615 ....Philsdelphis....l 8 ao, 9 15, . ~... NPW Tort... —1 . 0, 0111 , 945. 1 • 1 - ...Washington .. , ! .• ! • . • . No. 30 verb, R 00; arrive , at Elmira at 9 004. Y. .NO. 31 leaves Elmira at 5 45; Waverly, 6 45; .1 th ew, 7 00; arrive at Virandsat 7 43 P. M. Down rising dine at White Haven. Cp Traitui dine at Pittator. Passengers to and from New York and Philadel phia without change of-rms. Down train connects at Allentown with 'Through tut Express for Harrisburg. Pittsburg and the We lt. R. A. PACKED. Superintendent. EW RO NORTH PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Shortest and most direct line to Philadelphia. Rd. timore, Washington. and the South. Passengers by this route take • Pennsylvania - 1 - %3'w York Railroad train. passing Towanda' at 7:15 LW., make close connection at Bethlehem with Ex press train of Rath Petin'a Railroad. and arrive In Philadelphia-at ISM P. M... in time 16 take night trains either for the South or West.. • • City passenger ears are at the Depot op luTtral of a trai Co wreY Plmellirers to the various Depots d alt p t its of the city. Leave North Penn's Railroad Depot, corner Berko and American stre , at 7:95 A. K.. arriving at Towanda 4:59 P. M.. gams evenllls - Baggage Ezpr collects and delivers bag gage, office No. 105licnit Mb street, Philadelphia. , • MUM= Aoconioniroxs. Freight received at Front and-Noble strects. Phila delphia, and forwarded be Daily Flat Freight train to Towanda. and all point. in Stis4nehanna valley with quick dispatch. ELLIS CLARKE. Gen. Agt. N. P. 8., Front and Willow Sta. . NOT. 21. 1070. _ • Philadelphia. ERIE RAILWAY 1800 MILES UND*4k - 880 MILES WITHOUT OMR lILLSIOIOIOIOIT. cluosbx or cdacutr. BROAD GuSGE—DouBLE TRACE Tor- MANITILLD, GALION, CRILIXA. DAYTON. CINCUTNATI. INDIANAPOLIS; LODISVILLE. ST. LOUIS, " And all points South and . Southwest. . Saw ASCDIKPBOVIM DILAVING Boom MCD SLZtPIitG COACHXL combining all Modern Implrovemedta. ire run through on all Trains between. Buffalo. Niagara Palls. Suspension Bridge/Uleveland, Cincinnati. and New York. On and alter Monday, Nov, 13th, 1871, train, will leave Waverly atabont the fallowing boon, viz 000'0 WEST 4:27 NIGHT EXPRESS (Mondays exceptedifor Rochester. Buffalo, Dunkirk. Cleveland and' Cin cinnati. connecting with the Lake Shore, Michigan Southern, anal Grand Trunk - Railways at Buffalo. Dunkirk and - Cleveland' for the West; also at Cleav land 'with the C. C. C. & Ina. Rahway for Indian spoils; and at Cincinnati with the Louisville Short Line Railway, and the Ohio & Mississippi Railway for the South and Southwest also with connect ing lines at pfincipal stations on main line.: - 4:48 a. m.—ItIGHT EXPRESS, dilly. for Rochester. Buffalo, Dunkirk; Cleveland and Cincinnati. mak ing direct connection with trains of ()rand Trunk and - Lake Shore Railways at Buffalo, Dunkirk and Cleveland. for all points West. and at Cincinnati with the Ohio k Misaisaippi and Louisville Short Line Railways for the South and Soutn-west: also with all - connecting lines at pruiciple stations-on mainline. 8:20 a - .m.—M),IL TRIM, Sundays excepted, for Buffalo and Dunkirk excepted. • . 6:30 p. DAY EXPRESS, Sundays excepted. for Rochester. Buffalo, Dunkirk, Cleveland. Cnicinns. tl and the South. Stops at principal stations and connecting points on rusfnline. POWELL . 1 / 4 CO ABLE OF THE ERIE n&AROAD. . It 1871. trraTurvz. r. t • 138n1 • • EEMNMS TO, 'PHILADEL- CLEtELAND. TOLEDO, DETROIT. eRiCAGO, MTLWAUSF:E. RT. PAUE.:CALAKA. And all points West and Northwest. p. m.-LELUIRA ACCOMODATION, Sundays New and improves Drawing Room Coaches accom pany this - train from_ Ne*-York to Buffalo. , and Sleeping Coaches are attach U- at Hornellsville, run ning thin' to Cleavelandsh4 Galion without change. 10:00 a.m.-LVC:- MAIL. Sundays excepted, for Buf falo. Dunkfrk. and Cleveland. connecting with trains for the West. A SleepingScisch is attached to this train running through to 7:00 a.m .—WAY FREIGHT. Sundays excepted. 10:10 a.m.—EMIGRANT TRAIN. daily for the West 'GOOD EAST 1 a.m.—NIGHT EXPRES. S,Stuidays excepted.con 'fleeting at New York with afternoon trains and steamers for Boston and New England cities. Sleeping Coaches accompany this train to N. Y. 6:08 a.m.—CE6CINNATI EXPRESS. Mondays. ex cepted. connecting s t Jersey City with afternoon and evening trains of 'New Jersey Railroad for Philadelphia, Baltimore. and Washnigton: and at New York with steamers and afternoon Erpreis trains for New England Cities. Al sditops at prin cipal stations and connecting pdints on main line. Sleeping Coaches accompany this train to Now York 12:61 p.m , —DAY EXPRESS. Sunda3 - sexcepted:son. necting at Jersey City with midnight Express train ,o 3 New Jersey Railroad for Philadelphia. Al,o stops atprinciple illations and cormecting.polida on main line. - New and Unproved Drawing.Relom Coaches accom pany this train from Buffalo to,New York. • • 1:56 p.m.—ACCOMMODATION • TRAIN, daily for Susquehanna. 11:43 a. m.ELMTEIte. MAIL. Sundays excepted. • 6:22 p. m.—NEW YORK MAIL. Sundays - excepted. 8:47 p.m.—LIGHTNING EXPRESS, daily, connect. tug at Paterson for Newark at Jersey City with ...Morning Express Train of New Jersey Railroad. for Baltimore and Washington: and at New Tort with Moran Express train for Boston and New England Cities. Also stops at all prineliial stations and con. fleeting points on main line, Sleeping Coaches accompany this traixithrough to New York. 3:50 p.m.—WAY FREIGHT. Sundays excepted. BAGGAGE CHECKED TREMOR. • In.. A revised and complete •• Pocket Time Table" of Passenger Trains on the ,Erie Railway and con necting lines, has recently Eoen published, and can be procured on application 'to the Ticket Agent of the Company. L. D. RUCKER. Gen'l Supt Igscellaneons. AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL Fos Dug Aims or Tui Tusorr acv trNos. st - ca iH COUGHS, COLDR. WHOOPING COUGH!. 13110N corns: Astums xsz. CossrxrrioN. The few cintipets Motu,. which have won tbe confi dence of mankind and become household. words among not only one . bu t many nations, must have extraordinary virtues. Perhaps ne one ever secured so widest reputation or maintained it 'so long as Axxst'a Caesar Pwerostax. It has been known tb the public about forty years, by a long continued series of marvellous cures, which have won for it a confidence fn its. virtues, never equalled by any . other medicine. It still makes the most iston ahing and effectual cures of CougAr, Colds.' Otnrumption, that can be made by medical skill. - Indeed the Cttmuiv Pxclostax. hail ',really robbed these danger ous diseases of 'their terrors, to a gieat extent, and given a feeling of immunity (rem 'their fatal effects, which is well' founded, if the *remedy be taken in !teason. Every family should have it in their closet for the_ ready and prompt relief of its members. Sickness, suffering, and even life 'is saved by this timely protection. The prudent should nOtnegleil it, and the wise will not: Seep, it by you for the Protection it affordi in, sudden attacks, and by iii timely use. tIMPAILED B:' Da J. C. AYER &. CO.. Lowni, MAPP.. irsacrtcal. AND awaarrscar: .cniaurni, And cold by Druggista all round the world Di. H. C. PORTER SON ,t CO.. WlAo44ale agents at Towanda, P 2.. and for sale by dealers throughout ..tY- • dec.:. '71.-4m. - pEN3I I4 I)2.4 O TANIA STATE NUR UL ItAIIBFIELD, 1100 A COTITY, PA Winter term (14 weeks) will - Commence Monday, December ; 1, 1871 -Spring term (fourteen weeks) wilt Commence Monday, !larch 18, 1872. Student' admitted at any time.. Apply to CHAS. H. )721RH.L. Mansfield. 1 ee..7. 1871.-4 w. Principal HENRY FRANHS, it accesisar to Hunt 1144tu5,) MERCHANT TAILOR, • No. 4. Civilßth A Patton's Block. Bridge Street, To wands., A good elsortment of Cloths, Vestingaand Cassimeres, constantly on hand. Goods made to order In the hest manner.. '' _ ....., ___ ...... T 0 WA N D A -MARKETS. WHOLESALE 2 0 991 M- - Ocousehml grimy we0h44447. by 9 9 pkren aubjoet to euasuaans. moo 9 Dub si a 6 1 8,0 blob ' sin - - ' oatsOsiu, 16 bush - , es 11111= Edam. e....W. t i t ; i - m il t ar ir eisiS noli Wa d i : busk. _ _ ve Thur. 9 bind l 00 41110 on cohusu 11 bulb. ' . .4 Assairss Cl Gasxs..—Whest 60 lb. ; Core 611 Its liyelleall.; Mon lbs.; Esfley 46 lbs.; hnes.h„, l 40 Ibu: Maas 42 thus fru 20 Ibs.; clover heed no; lbss, ; Timothy heat 46 Au •• Dried Pusan, 33 11,1-.-• Mod itirplea ll ibm.. TM Seed /Albs. , 1 - ' pRICE"LIST-:-CAKADE 3ELLI,B lloar,baat Mater *belt IC rjo 1111 .a .11 t om pi II 01 Custom plait at ing usailly dose at gam ea the to pilefty piths aalltdent tin leo aam nt amt. H. IL 12911....2. eataptaara. ants 23; IVO, SONSIII I / 1 110. P. Y. P. It. 11:15 7:15 12516 7:06 UMW 6:45 11:15 6:15 1 11:65 645 101.5 5:55 16:36 1115 10101 5:00 ai.. w. r. at. • D .• • . Agent. ITEM farther tiOpea plea% at yard arr, pee , let t , of 7100 poruada : . 0044 Egg. or So 2' Eitoie, or N05..3 and 4 - I Nut* or.Fd 8 scrxims . . Broken ' - ' 14 t Tulle Stove - • - • ..... • .54.. 74., . Small Stove • - . .. Butt't "' The following additional charges veal b.. tux:.f.) delivering coal within the borough krett.,_ Per ton 50 eta. Extra for cur,lag In M.cty Sail ton:— —B5 .• " " - - 'IS 7. Quaker k0n.'...25•" •w Leave °edits at ray goat Warm, N o . 3 . v u car i New:Bl.ldr; math aide. or at Dr. D. c..p„ rt , Soria Core Drug Store. . /fir Orden yawn la all elm be aceonapaio.ed the nab. - • Towanda. Itpv. 22.'71 TOWANDA COAL YARD extmucTrz AND Bin - am:orsLti. The underskrned, ha;lng lewd. the Coil Dock *Jibe otd .• Barclay Birgit." and jun vo-ftyl vf re • large Cast-home and Office apes the maw.* sr now prepared to Amish the citizens of Towarvitie rdMrwtth the dlfferentltinds and sizes of thp a 1 , 0 : ;,; cods upon the moacreasonable,term, 14Z, quantity desired. Prices at the Yard cunt lcr,r notice per net ton of 2000 pounds: • Egg. or No. 3 Stove, or Noe. I ssztd 4.... Nat or No. 3 Broken Lame Stove Small Stove N0t........ "Barclay " Lanip t Run of &fines 4.n0 - Fine. or Blarkereith 3 66- The following additional charges will be rmule-ler delivering Coal within the borough llmlu Per Ton „.60Oenta. Extra for carrying It, 30 reta k : Half "". " " 23 •• Qr.T0n...25, .. ..• „ Sig; Orders may bcleft at the Said. corer e! R4A raid and Elizabeth , Street. - or at Porter A: R-rty's 'Drug Store. es. Orders must in All caaei be weemraeled the egh: **AHD k MONTANIE. _Towanda, Nov. 22.1871—u. NEW COAL FIRM On Canal Street. fronting We are receiving direct from the. ,store 1:::e best PITTSTON:. PLYIIOTH. and - SULLIVAN rituAclTE. COAL.. which we P'opoa;• at • owest market price. We reipeCtfully incite those t t call and examine one Coal. Re also keep LAme, fresh from the kiln. We will delivTypal or Lime utrn«ser on ahOrt notice, adding only the custom.oy ser2o'7l-tf • TO BITUMINOUS COAL MINERS 1 AND OPERATOB.S.-VThe Karthans Goal- and Lumber Company will reccive proposals nntll I. let, 1811, at their office, for the relninond of theirscoal in the achbtes at their anil,l,lir Kenya, Pa.:, or for the . mining of the CO . lll at rbyalty. • -The capacity of the present openings, pier, P67...1 light:it...a la fron3 SOO to 7 , r0. tone per day. ' . Those wishing to Ti6.w the premises pl. s.• William D. 'Pollard, Supermtendant, at 'tenors. will show them the mines. &c. For terms ad.lass. • JAMES BRAME& Tress... no, No. Ito Walnut street. Plailadelphis. F IGURES WILL:NOT LIE! THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN TOWN To . "I' BOOTS ! DON'T DOUBT YOUR OWN . EYES t HEn2,a.7l TRE FIGURES, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRIU,V,' • -0 Gents Rip. 2 vole k tip Rout, home made Rlirralaterli do 1 ao do do 2 do do do ?, double sole - do 'Calf peg do do Boys Kip. 2 sole and tap, , - Youths Rip, double sole. Merchants can be supplied with ttee &boy,- dn.. , of goods at very reasonable prices. We are prei.4o;tl to make Boots to Measure. Also First Class lb-pa:r. mg at reasonable prices. N. B...TYie above very low price eyet,m, undetitood CASH invariably pit. delivery. eir and see before you buy. 'Shop oppositt• M.1:4 Church. Main Street. . • . Tow - sid‘la, Nov. 1%71 FOR ,SALE.A House mid Lot on Bailroid street, opposite John kl)eidlerzari's residence and convenient to the iron ',irks. The bouse is new. contains 5 room and.a brick baeemert , a well and other necessary convenmes on the yrem ism Apply to WM. HENRY, at the Braili..r..l Hotel, Bridge street, Totranda. Pa. atmT7l-t1 • CASEVA INSURANCE AGENCY, TROT, PA. - - FIRE. LIFE and ACCIDENT INSURANCE in nrst-class companies. Also Land Survuying rad conveyancing. Twenty - seven years eti.e, , —n-v Orders by mail promptly attended tri. . B. A. cA E. • COIL T WYALUSINCi The undersigned 'have an hand. aril t keep. aan iply of Snllivan Antlarasite,..Ban - 1a2.. and hard Anthracite Coal of the canous Sept. 25, 1871 FAR TO RENT.Three v`al4- able farms to limso for money wands Borough. 'from April next. knon . .re GIIIITITH 4 ParraN, at their, office on 13rolotsst . Towanda, Pa. n05:5.'71-4 3/ONEY SAVED, STOVES . AND HARDWARE Orwell. Pa.. July 21.'71 DR. J. S. SMITH'S POWELL.& CO'S, TO;WANDA WM. It. - BAltn. 'Oval Pisa'r Ag't Try it tntlt:e. convinced SASH, DOORS, AND BLIS -I am prepared to furnish Kiln.dried 110. ,'"•• "ad Blinds of any style, size; or thickness. ec A. It notice. Hand in your orders ten .10 Y. U. want to use the articles. and be sure that y ,i• get doors that wilrtiot ahriiik or swell. Term , casl. , on delivery. Towanda. July 19, 1971.. 71PXECII.T011,'S SALE OF REAL E4TA CE —fit 111 be exposed to puhl• &Ct. oft SATURDAY. the 25th day of NOVEMBES. P , 71. ttP farm of the late Amon S.. ,Coleman. decd . s- Wy luring tit.. Bradford county. Pa.. lying on tn. , road leading from the river to Camptown. and CIl. tabling about eighty acres more or ,:tty acres cleared and under improvement, with 3 hc.- 1 log house and frame barn and other out thereon erected. - - Terms made known on day of &h' WILLIAM JENNIN.Ii. - J. F. CHAMBERLIN. October 23. 1871.-4 t. VOTICE.—The Cpparfnetsliip here tofore existinggbetween Mrs. W. N and D. J. Newman; under the name Co.. has this clay been dissolved: Mrs: W. a. Nes man retiring from the Ilrm. MRS. W. 4. NO - 3tAN, D. J. NEW MAN MEM , . ,• ' 4 All'hdletagainat. sad all bills due. the `ate nem t• be settled by theundersletned. alto will e,.t.t.tthe the bustnesa at the old stand en Bridge street. D.. .. J NEWMAN. - . FARNI FOR SALE "IN MAM LAND. AT A GREAT BARGAIN. —Dcbgbtfas. climate, perfectly healthy. Farm lire On IR!tanort Ohio ILIt , one and one-half miles from lea 1 3 miles from Washington by . Turninkc, 24 in ps •rom Biltimore. contains 206 acres, well witt•red with springs, about 30 acres of choice timber, Iwo smount of fruit, land ancorptable of the: blghept Roston, excellent neighborhoOd. farm house - I,nro• ad last winter, only a log house and a log , eteble tn the way of buildings. Any nod farmer can 1,-,on make of it a very good property. price s7,taW ; third cash. or sRer cent. off for all cash ; pi rfect t - tle, must be sob& soon.- Address, • J. P. WLLLISTON. ;October 23, 1071. , - Atben., Pa THREE HOUSES AND LOTS IS •a_ TOWANDA BOROUGH FOR. SAl.&—Sausf ed is .Poplar Street . above Western Aventtr. Th ,, a houses are now being built and willy be complet - a on August Ist. Good well 'ciatein. arid cellar with each house. For ftirther particulars addrrse or er• quire of: tjune2Sll-trl At Bad. White. and Blue Store. Towasits: pum_ QIDER 'VINEGAR AT - • yes a maws. Ll5O 20 44' 22 ..... LI. 23 -26 Z. X. Vltt.T.Zi t t Proln4tur It. If. WP. ANTEMACTiIk COAL. ic=rA'S •P7I4IACITT COAL TOWANDA. PA CASE„. L. C. \ELyuN M7M=II BY BBRCYLILSIN , O YOUR W. L. rI:NDLETON.- DETERGENT POWDER, For gale at CLEANS EVERYTHING_ ..$5 r. , $5 Go -.SS 23 $4 du • 4 SI do node 1. 4. iwi uu 2 77, do 2 to t, FZE2 GEA). P.
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