~.1
Be is t bouna - 1;
'-
'
Ovlde. ll o o . q _ y law to. take the
testimony or to certi fy to it. AIM of exceptions
brings up only so, Much of the evidence - as may
•twi required to explain the point of law contain
ed in the bilL, L..
I - The effect Of this law seems nothave ex
tiled attention. Ithas changed the hole doe
trine of the criminal law as to the speed mid
;certainty of pro:Mime:it and left to the felon
- both the hope and a door of escape l not only ,
hem the law's delay, but by prison M.m.ch, and
311 the miens means of avoiding trotnlnttive
Mice..-At this Moment, two cases occur.tow
emory of convictiona:•of murder in Allegheny
nnty, delayed by dilatory motions , where the
p ' n doors opeeed by . unknown cns, and
the prisoners escaped forever. An murderer
May, under thie law --;-though like , bit ho
ITi s s y h;7oefmervardor4r:rditfreturti.t°llntiftetiloriFora° oat
. condition, whether in prison nnder sentence, cr
seeping rpm theltrap of the gallows, with
'cause, or without it, and suspend his casein:Ail
'. the nest term of the Supreme Court. No one
could condemn 'him, if the death Warrant not
preveriting,.he ahordd.avait till the term of the
tinprerne Court 14:passed, and thee take out
his writ of error to delay the execution of his
ipntence for a whole year. That only security
to the public, the eternization of th'e case and
allowance of the writ for cause, is rope , sled.*
Complaints have been made to me
of a want ofluniformity in the sher
iffs' Proclunations for elections, to
which I deeim it important to invite
•t•our, attention. There aro sundry
• local laws on the subject of elections,
to which the local proclamations must
necessarily ,conform. - The election
_laws are generally info al there
are no good reasons - 'tin
body - of the sheriffs' ins
ould not also be,
' many years scarcely da-
L k
ations hake been .: 'or
ley
(seem, in many instant :en
prepared with more ip
posed partisan advanl
'compliance 'with tilt
mints of law.. Many in
cluded which are u: and
frequently 'other thi: led
which the law porn ty 1 .1:e .es.
This evil should be remddi; and I
can suggest no better way of doing
ro
it than for, the Legislature to author
ize the Secretary of the Common
wealth or the Attorney eneral to
prepare and distribute an h a form
of proclamation as the law rescribes.
The consolidation of rai roads and
railroad companies has lat ly become
Iquite conanion,And--the ' terests ,
in
volved are -very great. ' The 'laws
I heretofore created, authorizing this
to be done, only require that the ar
ticles of merger shall he filed in the
ofae of the Secretary Of 'State,- butk
confer no authority for recording. In
view of the mag nitude of-these inter
ests, I recommeral that authority be
given to the -Se c retary te - record, in
suitable books, all articles and agree
ments. of. consolidation nd merger
heretolore - filed, and al that; may
hereafter ibe presented fo that pur
pose: •1 ,
:S. suitable place is desi able for the
proper exhibition of the ainting of
the Battle of Gettysb ,_and the
flags.now,stowed away i the office
of the State Historian. ew persons
visit Harrisburg who are of desirons
of viewing, not only the Pairiting,hut.
the worn andpttered celors carried'
-triumphantly over many battle-fields,
by our brave soldiers dttring the re
cent war. These should not be hid
den from public inspe tion as- so
much useless and con emned -rub
bish. The rooms in the apitol used
by the State Historian nd Board of
1 CharitieS, would, conjoi tly, answer
the purpose indicated, a d but small
expense jneed be incurre( to put them
in. proper order. -
The 'Legislature has ft
under consideration the
- purchasing a small piece
the easticorner of the Cal
necessary to complete ti
r(..commiend tliat furth
rack to secure the obje
and that the iron fence
grounds. be completed. ..
In my last annual Inc
vorablel consideration o
ture was invited to the
code; but no action was
other than the appointn
committee of the two H
-amine it and make repo '
cut session. The comm
formed! me that, in th
time, they have ingra
code 69 much of the legi
winter :as was necessary
the whble, and have also
corrections of their earl
that-their production i
hands of the joint corn
Duripg the session
Legislature passed , ala
for the, health and safe
employed in coal mines
been productive of ben
Yet there are; deficienci
plied in order to fully a
desired objects. In a
sage I 'endeavored to
that no extensive coal
safe without more the`
and not even then nnle
incombustible material.
in en (14ion thif-tit least
should be required ha
porated in the law, but
ing the use of wood 1
struction was unheede(
paratively of little in
many means of exit th
these aro choked up w
and smoke of burning 1
was demonstrated in ,5,
BE
in the terrible calamit
which ;followed so -soo
Avondale, and Will les
because less ostensive
lives of eighteen mine
ficed, - 'and which, wi
precaution against fire
bly have been saved.
A still more recent
gests another amendra
referred to.. By the
practieo of robbing t
columns, the roofs o
overlaying-surfa - ces of
some places covered
into the vacum, causin
tion of many thonsar
worth of property, rui
Hyde Park and W . "
should, therefore, be
to'reinove the coal an
supplying their place
substantial masonry,
equivalent.
The reports of Insp
furnish much statistic{
and other valuable iu
matter, exhibiting tha
'and vindicating the pr)
appointment. .
The small-pox has, during the past
year, Made its appeart . ince in the cit-.
ies , and populous districts of the State:
In Xtilv last it assumed an epidemic
character, and its ravlges still con
tinue.! During the la s t six months,
in Philadelphia alone,{rcer eight thou
•sayrtd eases were reported, of which
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine
proved fatal. .fan thi point the Port
Physician and the Health Officer of
1
that city, in their - rep 'rt of December
11th, say "it is a de lomble shame
that ten hundred and eighteen lives
-- (the number reported pto that date)
have been sacrificed t is - year, which
&iuld and should have been preserv
ed by the known means—of preven
thin.' From this statement it ap
pears, that more than Onp.per cent. of
the population ' of that city was'sniit
ten with the infectionk- and that - the
ruortality exceeded twenty-three per
cent. 'of the cases reported..-The ep
7idernic has spread 'Widely over the
State, and many 1 - Wolx:whoa:le
greatly suffered. • •
The cause evidently exists among
ourselves,f and it becomes our ditty to
devise means to arrest its pregress,
and to enact such legislation es-will
protect our people _against itsetecur
rence. This is a delicate subj t, but
ilia one which so deeply affects the
welfare of our citizens, and the gun..
eral interests of the State, that it be
comes my duty to spark freaky and
to the point. And it is also 'one in ,
which every member - of the, General
Assembly is equally concerned! Ein
inent medical men unhesitatingly de
clare -that thousands of Wee have
been sacrificed for want
,ef live
sanitary laws, There are none such
in the State; and if - they nee not
speedily enacted a weighty responsi
bility will rest upon whom the duty
'devolves.
I quote from a recent work by Dr.
P. H-Cliavasse, an eminent glish
surgeon, and Dr. F. H. Getch 11, lec
turer, Jefferson Medical Coll e, the
.following paragraph: = -
" Small-pox is a pest. It is worse
than the plague; for if not (kept in
subjection it is mow general—Sparing
neither young nor old, rich nor poor,
and commits greater ravag;s thin
,the plague ever did. Small; ox is .a
disgrace to any civilized land,as there
is no necessity for its presence. If
vaccination were frequently ind pro
perly performed, small-pox would be
unknown. Cow-pox is a weapon to
conquer_ small-pox, and drive it ig
non:mond-p from the field. IBly firm
belief, then, is that if every person
were, every seven years, duly ind pro
perly vaccinated, small-pox might be
utterly exterminated... But las long
as there are such lax notions on the
subject, and such gross negligence,
the disease will always be rampant;
for the poison of small-pox never
slumbers nor sleeps, but requires the
utmost diligence to eradicate it. The
great Dr. James, -the 'discoverer of
cow-pox as a preventive for small-pox,
strongly advocated the absolute ne
cessity of every person being vaccina
ted once every seven years or often-
er,/if there was an epidemic,' of small
pox in the neighborhood." These
eminent , physicians also aver that
Very few fatal cases are reCorded as
occurring after vaccination, and these
may be considered as only exceptions
to the general rule, and some of them
might be traced to the vaccination
not having taken effect -Q tr . They more•
over say that persons woo take small.
pox after vaccination are seldom pit
ted, and the disease assumes a com
paratively miltrform. The, necessity,
therefore,for a compulsory vaccination
law and its utility is also demonstrat
ed by unanswerable statistics, con
tained in the report.of the port phy
sician,' hereiiitli submitted, and to
which you are 'most respectf!::ll:l3---re
ferred. ,
Many eminent medical and other
scientific gentlemen have , suggested
that the organization of a State Board
of Health,.under the auspices of the
Legislature, would be greatly condu
cive to _ the - general welfare of the
people of the Commotiwealth. After
mature deliberationthoroughly ac
cord in this opinion. Local boards
1
of health may answe_ ..the purposes
for which they are established ; but
their fields of labor are limited, and
they cannot accomplish the objects
contemplated by the appeintment of
a general State Board. The preval
ence
of yellow fever in former years,
which spread beyond the boundtiries
assigned to the Philadelpeia Board i
the devastation produced by the
small-pox during the past year ; the
fact that the Asiatic cholera is stead=
ily marching over its old itrack to our
very doors ; and the many other;in
fluences which constantly threaten
the health of oar citizenS, seem im
peratively to demand the creation of
as efficient. a sanitary institution as
legislative wisdom can possibly de
vise.
quently had
propriety of
of land at
itol grounds,
e square. I
r efforts be
A indicated,
nclosing the
.sage the fa
the Legisla
revised civil
taken on it
ent of a joint
.uses to ex
t at the pres
issioners in-
& interval of
Jed into the
'station of last
to harmonize
made some
'er work, and
F now in the
ittee.
of 1870 the
" providing
y of persons
" which has
ficial results.
es to be sup
letouiplisla the
revions mes
alio it appear
inc could be
ono outlet,
s secured-by
The recom
wo openings
been incor-
that regard
n their con-
. It I$4OM
-1.1) °Armco how
ere may be if
tli the flames
imbers. This
I .eptember last
at Pittston,
after that of
horrible'only
by which the
were sacri
i the proper
might proba-
casualty sug
•nt, to the act
reprehensible
e 'supporting
he mines, the,
which are in
ho•ases,sink
the -destrne
ds of dollars
at- Se - canton,
.-esba.fre. It
ado tinlawfol
'ports without
• 'th - others of
or something
:dors of Mines
al information
interesting
Oir nsefnlness
)priety of their
The Board could be fOrmed some
what similar to that of Public Chari
ties. The expense to the State need be
no greater, while the benefits to be
derived aro incalculable. !The head of
the Board should be a Physician of
undoubted respectability in regard
to every necessary acquirement, and
large experience - in the practice dt
his profession, while the I3oard might
consist of five or more medical men,
resident in different parts of the State,
who would perform the duties, if not
gratuitously, pilt least atla very mod
erate cost. Tho general objects
should be clearly specified and de
fined and each meniber should ex
ercise a careful supervision over the
sanitary 'condition of the district of
the State to `which he might be fig
signed. The appointment of such a
Board canncit:_ result otherwise than
in great sanitary reforma.
The propriety of removing
_the
Quarantine station has for a long
time been a mooted question. Pop
ular opinion - decidedly ' favors a
change, and in a few years it will be
an imperative necessity. _ The ex
isting, Lazaretto weal established
nearly a century ago in a sparsely
populated district. Since then its
neighborhood has become thickly
settled, and many dwellings and
towns are springing up lin its imme
diate vicinity. The rapid growth of
the
,city of Chester, and its being
made a port of, entry, will4ecessiate
the removal. Besides, there are cities
and villages of considerable size far
below the Quarantine station, on both
.sides of the river,"ovhich should re
ceive the protection !noW only inade
quately afforded to Philadelphia. It
should be located at' the month of
the Delaware=tiver, or Upon the bay,
if a-proper situation for ;the erection
of the necessary buildings can be
obtained.
No argument is' necessary to show
that .quaraxitine,to be effective, should
be as far remote from thio,kly pope.-
lated-ilistricta aaPosaiblCrand hence
the necessity for the change suggest
ed:
TO 'effect this change the co-opera
tion of the States of Delaware and
New Jersey is desirable! and import
ant, in order that a joint Quarantine
for the protection of the three con
tiguou's States may be established. I
recommend that two cOmmissioners
be appointe'd to'correspond-with sim
ilar commissioners of the other States
named, for the purpose ;of successful
ly acciimplishinF, this greatly desired
object.
1
The removal of the pOwder maga
zine in Philadelphia from its present
location is a subject demanding
prompt attention. It is nearly con : .
tignous to the city gas works, coal
oil refineries, the tiew . teagne_lsland
navy yard, many, mannfacturing es
tablishments and dwelling houses ;
and consequently an 1 explosion of
the powder in the magazine might
result in great loss of, life and de
structiOn of property. 1 The maga
zine should ba in some more insolat
ed district. 1
You will, lit due time, receive a
1 full report of the - transactions of the
Board of Public Charities during the
past year. The usefulness of the
f board will be seen by the facts to be
presented: &wadims as to
the improvement i organization
and management wilt , he made in the
report, to whiek you! stbmt'on is
invited. Its impartal*OP *(110008
of htimanity and the Otiftel of the
Counonweilth geninSAT lam&
ei gt t rM - ‘ g.the favayearti it7hot;
been my melancholy ditty to chroni
cle the death of a number of eminent
MI
citizens, .who had either heretofore
been, or were at the time connected
officially with the Commonwealth,
and at the present time I would do
injustice to mfpwn
j elling!, were I
to omit to notice the. fact, that three
noble and patrititie sons ofjPennsyl
vania, whoni Hi people had lately
honored with their confidence, have
terminated their earthly career with-
in a brief beriOd.
Hon. George Connell, member of
the State . Senate from the Fourth
Senatorial district, died in: Philadel-
phia on _the 2fitli. of October last,
aged fifty-six years. A brief tribute
to his many virtlett and excellencies
is due to him as a frilthfultoriblic ser
vant. During the early part of his
life he was engaged in merchandis
ing, afterwards in real estate and lasi
- busuess,and subsequently,from 1859,
a period of twelve years, was a mem
ber of the State Senate, during si,v
oral ,yeg.rs of which time he was chair
man of the Committee on Finance.
He was thoroughly conversant with
tho financial affairs of the State, an
eloquent and courteous debater, a
wise counselor, and an able parlia-
mentarian. He was elected by a ma-
jority of over seven thousand votes in
October last to his fifth term. . His
death leaves a vacancy in the Senate,
and will cause a void in the political
and social circles of the State that
will not easily be filled. His faithful
and valuable services will long be re
membered._
Hon. David Stanton; Auditor Gen
eral elect departed this life under
distresiling circumstances, at New
Brighton, Beaver county, on the fifth
of November last, aged forty-two
years. He was a physician, having
graduated, at the Cleveland Medical
College, and at the University of
Pennsylvania. Darin.' the late war
be was professional ly engaged in
several branches •of the army, viz z
Surgeon of the First Pennsylvania
Cavalry, Surgeon of - United States
, Volunteers, Superintendent of Hos-
Lpitals, Medical:Director of the North- -
ena department, and at the close of
the war was brevetted Lieutenant
Colonel and Colonel. He continued
:actively engaged in his profession
until the time of his .death. He was
a scholarly, refined and thorough
gentleman ; kind in his deportment
and eminently skilled in his profes
sion. His departure is the more
deeply - lamented as he had jnst be
come the people's choice for another
and more extended field of honor
and usefulness.
J. W. Dickerson, Esq., ofßedford,
departed this life on the 26th of De
cember last. He had 'distinguished.
hiinself as a successful teacher of our
common schools, and as County Su
perintendent Within the last few
years he studied law, !and ,was ad
mitted to the bar. He was a young
man of abiliiy and much promise of
future usefulness, and was elected,
last• October; a member of the House
of Reprentatives from the district
composed of the counties of Bedford
and Fulton.
Among the most embarrassing and
responsible duties required of the
Riecutiie is the exercise of the par
doning power. There is scarcely a
petition for pardon made, upon which
strong conflicting interests and opin
ions are not brought to bear, all of
which must receive close and unprej
udiced scrutiny in order that mercy
and justice . may alike be satis fi ed.
This demands much time - and no
sniitll amount of patience. The plead
ings of relatives, friends and human
itarians must be • heard and duly
considered on the ono hand, and on
the other - the action and decision of
the courts,:, and in` many cases - the
earnest protests of either sincere or
malicious prosecutors. And after
his decision is• fairly givenin favor
of an unfortunate convict, the Exec
utive inapt, in almost every _case,
be prepared to encounter acrimo
nious criticism froth parties who have
never given the subject one moment's
consideration.
During the past year the applica
tions for pardons numbered one thou
sand and twenty-three. Of these,
sixty were granted, less thanl_six per
cent. of the entire number,beins about
one to every sixty thousands' inhab
itants of the State, and far below the
average in any State, in proportion
to 'the population, in •which com
mittees are appointed to exercise this
power.
Accompanying this message will
be founda pardon report,in ,conform
ity with a plan adopted the first year
of my administration. These reporti
are 14ade for the purpose of showing
that uo secrecy adheres to the, exercise
of th4prerogatiVe in question, and to
inform the Legislature and the peo
ple,. every one of whom has an inter
est in the subject, what reasons have
been, adduced for .the liberation of
persons convicted of crime, and what
personal inflnettes have been employ
ed for the o.ccoMplishinent of that ob
ject.
The act approved May 21, 1869,
authorizing commutations upon the
terms of prisoners convicted of
crime, has produced 4 decidedly sal
utary effect. The discipline of the
prisons is - ..repoited as being greatly
improved by the voluntary good con
duct of all desirous of availing them
selves of the merciful Provisions of the
law; and reformatory influences have
been nianifel in many cases by the
good behaviot of those who have been
the fortunate recipients of its benefits.
The improved] habits of prisoners
during their confinement have gone
with them into' private life, .and the
wisdom of the Legislature in passing
.the laiv has thus becin signally con
firmed. In aoordat , ce with the act
m
referred to comend ble conduct on
the part of a prisoner, such as wilt
merit and receive a fa ••orable cerificate
from the warden of a prison, with
the approval of]its bo rd of inspectors.
'secures the follawing i dedgctions from
the terms of seiatenci
(Conclude) l l on Ft
AM. Auditor Gen l eral HAnnicirr
has our thankei, for ititopy of his Re
port for 1871.
We are also 'indebted to State Su
perintendent WicsimsaLsi for copy of
his Reports as Suierintendent of
Common Schools a d Soldiers' Or
phans' schools . •
• I
ter Au organ ization of the Penn
sylvania Senate was effected on Wed
nesday last bY the - election of Mr.
Rt-rAs Republican, Speaker. The
democrats, yielded . Lie point,and Mr.
BITEALEW voted with the Republicans.
taiforti,softitt%
-**foolisuni:
mamba'lmo*, U,
trablioan t.timigr:Cknifention•
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At a meeting of the Republican Standing Com
mittee of Bradford County. held at Towanda on the
Mill of Febniary..lB7l. the following was adopted.
• Whereas. the itepnblicans or Bradford County
will be called upon to choose delegates to represent
them in • Meta (Utilisation. soon to be yelled, for
the purpose of placing in nomination a candidate for
Governor, and also to take action with reference to
the mode of choosing a delegate to represent this
Congressional District in the Itepublican National
Convention for the choice of candidates for Presi
dent and 'Vice President of the United States, and
also with reference to the choice of a'Preiddential
Elector for this 08342'881domal District. therefore,
Msoieed, That the following rimed Committees
of Vigilance, which were appointed for the several
election districts. on the 28th day of July. 1871.
' to act for the ensuing year. are hereby requested to
call elections for the choice of two delegates to rep
resent their respective districts in • County Con
vention hereby called, to meet at the Celia Rouse
in Towanda. on Monday evening. February 5. 1872,
at 7 o'clock p.m.. for the purpose above mentioned.
Said delegate elections to be opened at 7 p.m., and
close at 8N p.m., of Saturday evening. February 3d.
1872.
Resoleed, That in View of the 'importance of the
convention the Bepublinws of the . county are
earnestly requested to give the subject their atten
tion in order that the county may be fully repro
menisci, and the will and Wishes of the majority be
fairly expressed.
At t
hlre. W. P. Sons. Nathan E . weg Willa. B.
'Ovens
Athens taro.—J. M. Ely. Jr., Chas. Spalding, 11. C.
SAYS.
Arettos.—lt. E. Gilbert,. John Stevens, G. W.
Inser.
Albany.—Warren Ayres. Frank Jones, James Terry
Anltiali4.—Lester Blpky.Chaa. Illtr.Ales. Cease.
Alba.—S. D. Carman. Dr. Hooker. Alvin Maar.
Crclay:—W. IL Taylor, Wm. A. Hillis. L. 0. Blight.
Burlington lip.—W. A. Lane, B. IL Knapp, P.
Burns.
Duriingtort boro.—J. S. Clark. Scott Pnltz. Thomas
Smith.
Burtington West.—C. L. Rockwell, Geo. D. Bourne,
shun. Baal Ly.
Canton ticp.—Wat. L. M.ln.ley, Goo. Goff, James L.
Bothwell.
Caitcot bare.-6. W. Griffin, kl. D. Lewis, R. F. Can
:lea.
Cal - ion - Feckhara, W. E. Gerrie, 11. Ferguson
Franklin.—Jas. C. Ridgway, Chas. }Mesons, F. F.
Fairchild.
°marllle.—L. D. Taylor, Beth Portet, John Fur
geson,
Merrick.—D. C. Barnes, Joseph Lee. Wm. ICesblt.
Le Raysrille.-IL. B. Codling, J. 11. Johnson.? J. J.
Gorham.-
Le Ray.-14 Stone, Benj. Tears. Sidney Morse.
Litekffekt.—Wm. Bostwick. Hanson McKinney, H.
Cooper.
Monroe Hellen, F. Sweet, M. T. 'Van.
gorder.
Monroe two.-4. 11. M. llintoan. 11. C. Tracy, 0.
Rockwell. _
Orwen.—W. I. Friable, A. o—Matthews. Isaac
Marsh.
Overton.—Daniel HeTerly, James 'Mollineant. M. F.-
Mathews.
DeWolf, 11. B. Chaffee. Lacy Stevens.
Rielglntry.-4. - C. Robinson, H. S. Owens, James P.
Squirt*.
Rowe try.—Wm. Park. L. Prince, J. A. Moody.
Rowe boro.—A. S. Keefe. p. W. Young. D. %Ought.
ffstithfteld.—Oeo, T. Beech, Burchard Tracy, B. 8.
Devidn.
Spriagiteld.—Robert_Allen. 0. P. Harkness, Wm.
Tracy.
NYleciltio.—E. O. Tra..^Y. A. tikluma. G. P Monroe.
SoutA Crrek.—E. C. Parsons, John Craig. Ira Crane.
E.t6iiherlin.-0. L. Fuller, Jetrac Brown, 0. Gore.
- SMading Stone.—Myron Friable, Wm. Stevens. P.
Landmeser.
Terry.—Wat.kwrten, Hiram L. Terry, Albert
Towanda tarp.—ll. L. Scott, O.D. Goodenough , Jud
son Bowman.
rowanda boro.—C. M. Mtl4 - Robert McCutchemt, W.
B. MarstmlL
Towanda NoriA.—E. IL DeLong. 0. IL Mills, Alva
Smith.
Troy iter.—Scott Manly; W.B. Sims. ItockwelL
Troy boro.—Benj. -Beebee: Jas. Guilin. John J.
Spalding.
Tuscarora.—A. 13. Stunner, Wm. Slitimway, 13.
•
Cogswell
Cuter.—Ed: Lockwood, E. B. Mailer, Lent Noble.
Warren.-0. W. Stone. li. Bcorell, John Beards
ly.
-Tri e ndAaet.—L. Olmstead, Janice Johnson. Asa
McKee.
Tryalu.sing..— S. C. Gaylord. 1.1. B. Ingham, S. S.
Butts.
Wysos.—ll. E. C. Myer, IL Shores, George A.
wood:
Witnint.--John S. Quick. E. Meeks. Jr.. G. W. lug.
Welts.—C. L. Shepard, E. Perkins, Janice U. Brink.
TILE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
We print this week the annual
message of Governor; Gr..tar. His
statement of the State debt shows
a gratifying and satisfactOry nianage
ment of the finances of the Common
wealth. The recommendations in the
message are wise and judiciotts, and
will commend themselves to every
reader. .They should also receive the
prompt, attention of the Legislature.
stir The strife for office and the
struggles of faction are among the
worst signs of the times. The trouble
in the Louisiana Legislature is doubt
less -exaggerated, but it is neverthe
less a terrible condition, repugnant
to all law and well regulated liberty,
Such occurrences are becoming-en
tirely too frequent, but like other re- .
cent exhibitions of rottenness, they .,
will serve a good purpose and aid in
the suggestion of a remedy. The
complications in Louisiana which
have given rise to such violent and,
disgraceful scenes,, the interposition
of the military power, and the spec
tacle of the Chief Magistrate, of the
State arraigned in a police court,
have their origin in the corruption:
systematic in Southern :politics, and
the unlicensed passion and contempt'
of law almost ;.universal in the same
section. It is'z' unnecessary for us to
rehearse any of the facts of the case
under consideration. They are dis
creditable to our Republican•institn
tions, and dishonorable to all con
cerned.. The Piesident has deter
mined to investigate the conduct of
the United States officials, and to
punish the guilty parties.
-Because the New Hampshire
Republicans have deClared their ad
hessian to the national administra
tion, and. are ready to carry it in
their campaign for State offiCeis, on
which they have just entered, is made
the excuse for more of Mr. Greeley's
scolding. • He attempts to rebuke
the Republicans of the Granite State
for their exhibition of this devotion,
and whiningly declares it is out of
place for the partY to lug national
affairs into a State canvass. Per
haps it is, but since there are so
many overpetted and inflated sniv
elers -in the Repplican party, the
massesj;Thereof Mese resolved to say
in their platform iwhat they: please, •
and to take care, particularly, to de
clare their determination to stand by
their favorites. Mr. Greeley is dis
covering that the Republican party
'does not dwell in the sanctum of the
Tribune.
MB
rth Page.)
ler The purchase of Alaska has
been ridiculed. ai 'the most absurd
blunder of the century. But a writer
in Harpers Monthly gives figures to
prove that the Government has al
ready received a revenue of two mill
ions from that "block of ice," or eight
per cent. upon its investments. • Al
though Almsba was' not purchased
solely as a pecuniary speculation it is
gratifying to have such strong proof
that " it pays. "
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it,ari Aim° RD
J. TloLoome. •
Sous Yeasetorm.
W. Lime.
JOHN VMICTIT..
7, Serum.
A. C. ratinms.-
A. SNELL.
Mims aims.
Eitimiting Committee
VIOrLANCI COMM= LIS;
homumbuttion.
CU. Jas. Re Mot sad -Wreak
_llrosamlid
iniiicao
tAs erased ()Antral Bagel, New nritl4- 1
,:*"?'"• - "e; .*:,- •J
Thilibelb ZiOttll47„ ' 04
Satarday.:*Topiak bic •
dispatelithat ColiLTalas,, . '
,Of Erie
Railrocia totriety; had bean plat and
mortally woundedby EDW ! titto §IOXEI3,
a former partner.
- The immediate cause of the shoot
ing was a difficulty • grouing:but of
the suit of Mrs. MAniunta.n - against
Fisx in whie.h STIMS 'had taken con
siderable'interest for the puipm, as
Fauc-alleged; of blaelc-nutiling him.
It was reported to Ikons that the
Grand Jury had indicted Mrs. Mors
mu) and himself for conspiracy to
black-mail Fisx, whereupon 1 he pro
ceeded to the Grand Central Hotel,
where he awaited the arrival of Cal.
Fax, when he deliberately shot him.
The first ball took effect in the abdo
men, and the second poised through
the wrist. From the effects of the
first shot Col. Fisx did, on - Sunday
morning. --1
The affair causes the greatest ex
citement in New York. On Monday
it was feared that the murderer would
be taken from the cell and lynched;
but it is hoped that the law' will be
allowed to take its course.
Whatever may .be the pa lie ver-,
diet-in :regard to the life atUi charac-
ter of. CoL Flax, his death , cannot be
looked upon in any other . light than
a cowardly. Murder.
This dreidful tragedy beginning
in a dispute over an abandoned wo
man, is another warning to those
who knowingly and persistently vio
late all laws both human and Divine.
GREELEY'S TESTIMONY.
From the e many and serious charg-
es of corruption and , overcharging ,
made in the - New- York Trthune
against officers of the custom house
in that city, one would have supposed
that Mr. Greeley had some limoa-1-
edge of what he wrote, _ or permitted
to be printed in his editorial col
umns, beyond mere heresay. But kis
testimony on examination before the
Congressional Committee of Investi
gation shows that-he had ,np person
al knowledge whatever on the sub
ject, and that he has been hammer
ing away at the Administra tion over
the shonldeis of the custom house
officialsJor some months ‘past-'-with
out a particle of reliable evidence to
sustain his assertions. And in re
gard to the- undue interference of
these same officials in city and State
politics, which he has repeatedly al
leged, against them, he has no strong=
er proof in support of the charge
than his individual opinion. As *to
his charge against Generals Porter
and Babcock, .of -being -connected
with - the general order business of
the custom house, he gives' Mr.
Charles A. Lamont walls . authority.
What Mr. Lamont knows-we shall
find out from his testimony after e
shall have been eiamined. The N w
York Standard says : "Mr. Greeley's
1 testimony in substance adds nothing
1 to The investigation ; he is in the
1 position of having made charges
1 against public officers in his paper,
and failing to prove them under oath.
I The country will pass judgement np-
I on his failure in its own +."
h " '
GLEASUGS.
—Those patriotic Germa4 resi
of London who are about to siniprise
Bismark by a petition urging him t demand in.
demnity of the United States for Supplies fur
tushed by American citizens to the French gov
ernment during the Franco-Prnessian war, are
without doubt doomed to disappointment. The
Prince is too fine a statesman to have forgotten
or overlooked a treaty entered into between his
,conntry and the United States, in 1785. The
;conditions of this agreedient were that if. either
- .Contracting party_ became, engaged inwith
any other power, no articles carried byline par
ty to the enemies of the other should bat consid
ered contraband of war, or sc:iSed u such, and
it detained, in order to prevent their benefiting
the enemy, such detention must be paid for.
Prussia was not in a condition to detain any of
the cargoes sent from this country -to France
during the war,nor l will Prince Bismark be fool
ish enough to listen to his hot-beaded country
men, whose ignorance is their best policy. •
—George Alfred Townsend, in a
late letter, says of the : The Dem
ocratic party is showing how perfectly dead it is,
by the difficulty of making anything out of ita
ruins. I have seen about a dozen Democratiii
members of Congress here, and they all look
upon any now Tarty affiliation with that sort of
apprehension that an old poor hoiase vagrant
does when you begin to suggest any mew prop
osition of pauper reform. Many of theie Dem
ocrats fear to break up their grog caucuses at
home, of which they now pull the strings by a
sort of automatic genius, while any change
might result in their replaceinent by better men
the now coalition. This makes them all
Stand off
=Some one tells the Chicago Trib
une a good story of Thnrlow Weed to Ilustrate
his Micawberish style of keeping accounts. He
had quite a large sum of money entrusted to
him for political purposes in 1856,, $lO,OOO of it
being given to defeat Millard Tillmore u
candidate. Aware of his own fallibility
in omits, T..W. gave this sum to his partner,
M . Sinclair. who was to deposit it in his own
name in order to keep all things secret. Mr.
Sinclair died imddenly of disease of the heart.
All efforts to get back the $lO,OOO was uselcss of
course, so that it was passed over to. Mrs. Sire-.
clair, a fascinating widow who a year afterward
became Mrs. Millard Edmore, and the money
which was to defeat the utorticcesaftd candidate
became the corner-stone of his "wedding por
tion."
—Rev. Dr. Howe recently elected
bishop of the new Episcopal diocese of Central
Pennsylvania was consecrated according to the
forms of the church on Thursday last, in Phila
delphia. 'Six or eight bishop' and numerous
clergymen. ere present to participate In
the cerhmonv. The charge o f:Bishop Howe in
cludes all of Pennsylvania east of the Allegheny
mountains, except the counties of Philadelphia,
Bucks, Montgomery, Chester and Delaware,
which now constitute the diocese of Pennsylva
nia and compose the- jurisdiction of Bishop
Steven -
ger The New Hampshire Repub
lican Convention,which met last week,
passed , a resonation warmly Praising
the Administration of Gneral Grant
and declaring for his renomination.
Without doubt, several classes of peo
ple will learn a lesson of some value
from-this action of the convention.
I . •
Our present able and eflime nti
State Treasurer R W. Messy, Esq.
has been re-elected. He was the
unanimous nominee of tbe-Repubii
can caucus.
is. Hon.•Jomv &mom has - seen
re-nominated for 11. S. &not" by
the legislittire of Ohio.
New Advatheniati.
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In prey :144g tarp.ippratehing
HOMIPAY SEASON,
•
have availed themselves of the
'GREAT ADVANTAGE
•
•
-
of the OCT SAL in Nxi You. at which
GOODS ARE SOLD AT GREAT
-SACRIFICES,
♦pd hare bought for cash a largo and oplowlod
DRESS dOODS,
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
I .
SHAWLS,
CLOTHS,
Ei
CASSThIERES
RIBBONS, SCARFS, HOSIERY
AND GLOVES.
In fact wort 'DEPART3MT of theft gore from
THE GROCERY
Up, is Dew filled wtth new and
E SIR A BLE GOODS.
Tkrry cordially invite their friends-
and customers to an early inspection
of their stock, promising, them
rilMi7.7iF.r7l
dein
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THE CHEAPEST. PLACE
TO BU
BOOTS, SHOESIANp- BDIBERS,
METBOPOLITA.N STORE,
dock of
FURS,
and CLOAKINGS,
Soots 1181 Ohm.
EOM
15 AT.TEZ
110. 3 CIKEYFTTHS * PA ONO 13LOCiE.
BRIDGE STREET.
MI
The Is2gest stook of Boots, Shoes
aid Rubbers ever brought into Brad;
ord county, which will be sold 25
:Per cent. Cheaper than' they can be
bought at,any other establ4ment
I buy my goods at first hands and
thereby 811V43 . 1 the ;Jobber's -.profits,
- which enablei me to sell cheaper than•
any other House in Towanda
RUBBERS 1 Ralc i EßS! !
Of all the latest styles, 'eh will be
retailed at FactorY Prices.
liens' Kipp and Calf "Boots, and
Ladies Fine Shoes,Tetailed at. Whole-
sale Prices.
I have the exelttsive sale of SAM-
lIEL WILSON'S Mena', Womens',
Misses and Children Fine 'Shoes,
which are the best i3ver . brought into
the market.
ELLIS E NOE,
;BUDGE antzzr.
Towanda. Sept. 28. 1871
Tr ]l) BOOTS,
STOGA BOOTS,
- CALF BOOTS,
RUBBER BOOTS,
BOOTS' AND SHOES
In endless variety.
Boots. 33cmcatisi.
L. L. MOODY.&CO.,
Have the sole control for the Retail
trade of
Humphrey Bros.
ILLND-MADE
BOOTS,AND SHOES
i .'' Manufactured in Towanda,
And we are retailing them.as low as other houses are
retailing Eastern Goods.
DON'T BE DECEIVED !
Be inns that you ale buying thewo Boots, fin it d'oni
stand to reason that an Eastern Boot, made by ma.
chine throughout, will begin to wear with the cele
brated
TOWANDA BOOTS
RUBBERS!
RUBBERS !
A large assortment. 'which we are selling at a large
reduction in prices. We keep none but first quality
Beibbetrit
FM SHOES!
'FLIiE SHOES!
For Ladies. Xisses'imd Children, in Peb. Oost. Hid.
French Kid. Serge . and French Cali', in tset all the
styles nianniacturect by the best Factories tape
country.
A FULL LUCE OF BUM'S 000E4 ON BAND
ROBES !
BLANKETS !
Just received. a larger Stack of Wolf, Thallll6 and
Lap Robes, also Morse-Illankets. Which .
we are selling cheap for cash.
TRUNKS. TRANiiLiGIIAGS, LC.
ing Th prices. e Isrnest assortment in this section at correspond.
Give us a call awl you will be united
L. L. MOODY lc CO.
•
L. L. MOODY, • 1
FLE. WATLECS. J •
Toiniadsi Nov. 1.1871
NOVEMBER 22, 1871.
BuY YOllll, 'HARDWARE ) IRON
STOVES, NAILS, erLAS . I3, r!ASINTI3,
CODDINGASSELL
Who not only sell at the lowest cash
- prices, which cannot be underead in
tho county, bnt who, froth their long
experience in the trade, are able to,
and do, keep a . variety of goods of
all kinds -which is, not equalled in
this part of the State.
aim. to sell goods that shall give
sal;istaction, and they have only to
re fer4o their customers in the pas
as to what They will ,perform in the,
future. As the ordinary space d
aduertisement would. fail to en-
titnerate the geeds kept by them,
w,hoever may wish to purchase
should not fail to visit their store.
Cooking and Heating Stoves,among
which are the 4.irterion, Morning
Glory, Oriental, and many other
patterns of Base Burners. They
have a large lot of Merry Christmas
Stoves at Reduced Prices, although
the4endency of- prices is decidedly
upward: American Cook; Magic
Shield, Tribune, Union, and many
others. They " are the only agents
for the two best Heaferii . ever sold;
the priental and Reynolds. Also
Chaffee's National and Harrisburg
Feed Cutters, Corn Shellers, Pocket
Knives. and Table -Knives, , very
cheap, Silver. Plated Ware, , Lard.
Whale and Machine Oils, Brass and .
Copper Kettles, Clothes Wringers,
Boys' Sleds, 'Slcates, Hay Rope,
Lath, Tinware; Drain Tile, Cement,
Paterit Iron Benches, Planes, &c.
HARDWARE!
IRON & NAILS,
13.AELLZDNATZLV SE3
Agerli'for the celebrated Heating
Call and. see it with a fire is it.- A
fine line of Cookng Stoves, among
are the
Carefully packed, same price as com-
RUBBERS!
Sash, Oils, Putty, Paint .L- Varnishes
ME
JENV.FAT'S, PURE NV tLLI,EI TN , kT)
FLUE SHOES
ROBES
Eadwsue.
IMII
MECHANICS TOOLS, &C., OF
TOWANDA, PA.,
They have a great ' variety of
AT -'
BO
Frfummrwn3
Stove,
ILLUMINATOR 7.
. AIR LDTE,
PAY MASTER,
NORWOOD,
PR,ARIE ROME,
SENSATION,
&c., &c.
FRENCH IVDTDOW GLASS,
mon Ameiican
Locks, Latches, Butts, Screws, &e
Horse Shoes and Toe Corks.
PURE MANILLA. HAY ROPE,
0;.
Cbeaper than any House in the State
We: will sell.. yon anything .in- the
Hardware line 10 per cent cheaper
forcash than ans. Honso in Bradford
Coddy. -
M• D. BALDWIN.
Towanaa, Nov. 1,187 E °
=WWOm: ;
-1-1 011, THE IMIDATEL
WATCHES,
JEWELRY
Are lthlted to in lonpectioeot the
It is their
'LAILGLIT LND XOST COFYLET* Assommticr
Of goods in this line over offered in Torei,le
Uomprising
.GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
JHAWMI_AIR,Y,
Of tbe Inext qualify and latent style., eultbl
HOLIDAY AND WEDDING PRESENTS
A large aaa6r . isnant and every, sty 4, ,Jf
RiNGS
In endless-variety. Solid ifirct Nol plated
GOLD & SILVER SPECTACLES,,
Te suit all eyes
In fact I have everything in the Jewelry Lac, and
st the very lowest
EV:ETX ARTICLE WART:ANTED as REWILSEN:TED
deeli'7l
TI)WAND A 31ARKETS
WHOLESALE PRICES.
Corrected every 'tv cones:lay, by C; B. PATCH
subject to changes daily.
Wheat bush . i" • '
Bye, * bush
Buckwheat, *.busb
Corn. bash
Oat*, bushy...
Beans, in .L
-Batter(rolls) 'A It ,
do ( dairy,)* Bs Lew
Eggs, doz
Potatoes, *
Flour, *
Onions, *I bush
Wmortra op OitaMt.—Wheat 601 b.. Corn 56 lbs.;
Rye 56 lbs.; Oats 3211b5.; Barley 46 ibe.;.Bucksrheat
48 lbs.; Beans 62 lbs.; Bran 20.1b5.; Clover-Seed 6e:
lbs. ,• Timothy Seed ' 44 lbs. •, Dried Peaches 33 lbs.;
.
Dried Apples 22 lbs.. Flax Seed 50 lbs.
pßicr, LIST?iSCADE 3M,TS
Flour, best Winter whag, pr. sack ..
hundred lbs
" • " •, barrel
.. Custom grinding usually done at once, as the ci
it.aMty of the mill is sufficient for a large amount o
work. H. B. EBOHtIL
Camptown. July 23.1870.
CENTRAL COAL YARD;
Until farther notice prices -at yard are, per Ilk t:n
* - •of 2000 Roland!: . .
- A..ViImACITE COAL, •
Egg, or No. 2...
Store, or Nos. 3 and 4
Nuts or No. 5
"Broken
Large Stove
Stall Store—. ...... . • $4
Nut £3:5.
The following additional Charges wilae madefor
delivering, coat within the borough limns:
Per ton 50 eta. - Extra' for coming in 50 eta ,
Half tin 25
puifterlon...2s ", 4- 25 "
• _..
air Deice Orders at my Coal Office. No. 3: 31::
ours New Block. smith side, or at Dr. H. C. Totter
Son ft Co.'s Drag 8 tore.,
air Orders must in all case be accompanied
the cub. --
Towanda. Noy. 2111. R. B. WELLEI,
TOWAN - DA COAL YARD
ANTHRACITE ANDRITITSICCOES COALS.
IThe undersigned, having leased the cal Tard
.c•-k at the - old •rEarclay Raisin," and jrt i, ompleted- 2
*large Coal -hone and Office upon the p
now prepared to furnish the citizens of Towanda an .
vicinity with the different kinds and sizes of the above
-named coatis upon thextost reasonable terms in any
quantity desired. Pritfea at the Tard untl frirtner
notice per net On of 2003 potinds:
, ArIILIALCLTZ COAL.
Egg, or No. 2 .50
Stove, or. Nos. 3 and 4 ' 5.5 a
Nut or No. 5 •
Broken •
Lanm'Stove
Small Stove
Nut........
.gparclv!' Lump
••• . Run of alines - - - - ' ,
400
Fine. or Illacksmilh • 350
.
- .The following additional charges will be wade for
delivering Coal within the borough limits,:
Per T0n...50 cents.. Mitre for carrying in, 50 cents.
Half T0n..55 .. " .. 4. .. .4 25 " '
Qr.T0n...25 o
'air Orders may be left.at the Yard, corner ol fia i•
road and Elisabeth Street. or at Poiter k K.rby's
Drug Store.'' .
*3. Orders Innat Sn all cases be acconwanif d pith
the cash. ' XARD , .t.
Towanda, Nov.: 22, 1871—it. . .
SOLD otrr
-71'. he emlaseiiber Laving gold his store and real i• s
tile in North Orwell. Pa.. is now offering Ins entire
stock of goods - AT COST
HEAVY CLOTIIS, CLOTHS, BOOTS:
SHORE,. HATE, CAPS, HARDWARE, NOTIONS.
and in fact all goods or every detcnption that is
found to a Hirst CUSP; country store. Merchants and
others will do well to call and examine. •
. _
MI persona indebted to ma ere respectfully re
quested to call and settle their sconnts and Mid
themselves cost. A. B. CASS. -
North Orwell. dec2l'7l-2w,
500 TONS HAY!
Good Timothy Ray wanted at Rocktiell'aituarr
Press, for which. cash will be paid on delivery.
Towanda. Dec. 5.1871. W. A. ROCKWELL.
CO-PARTYERSSIP.—Th© upder
shined-hare - this - day formed a• eopartnerstep
under the firm, name of Humphrey Bro's.. TraeY.
fhr the purpose of manufacturing and jobbing
bhoes an c Leather. The busLucla will be carried
on' at our new factory and salesroom, comer Nam
dud Elizabeth streets, Towanda, Pa.
. - IRA R. HUMP HRET. •
C. D. - HUMPIIREY.
CHARLES L. Tltit.N. •
jar:4' 72w.3
SASH, DOORS, A,ND BLDIDS,
ram prepared to. furnisb Kiln-dried DoOrs. SISD
and Blinds of any style, size, or thfckness, on short
notice. Hand in your orders ten days before yac
want to nse.theGarticles, and be mire that yOu welt
get doors tbakoylll not shrink or Swell. Term . s cash
on delivery.'
Towanda. July 19. 19,1:4; OEO. P. BASIL •
STILIRTS WHITE DRIPS at
• FOX atancri••lrs.
Mil
nov9
Burro of
liElil
AND SILVERWARE,
Fi9in the cheailent to the begt.
TABLE CUTLERY,
FM
W. A. CHAMBERLIN
$l . 40 05, I 60
A. 11. WE7.T.P4,-Proprietur.
srusvey; smuucriz ceez.
rirzarvala warnascriz
4.
CEiI:EMII
4 1 Sri
2U'(3'22
23 (i. 0 26
8000 100
f 2
4 ed
. 8 Ou
$5 7 ,
1.5
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