NEWS PROM I,l,;,.xenott& —Owego pays for gas $5.00 per thousand feet. —The State Library at Hatrilibutg enntains 15,000 ♦ninnies. ' —Portland harbor had 048 vessel in it the other day. —South Carolina •planters can't t their cotton gepicked, —lowa has a town named Shoo Fly, with u gold mine in it. —The hog crop in the State of ludians, is estimated at 3,500,000. • —lt is proposed to make the Nile navigable by removing the cataracts. —Americans carryon two-thirds of the tautness houses in Honolulu. • —The' Virginia Senate has ;killed the interest bill. —.Many Texas farriers have corn wee plovrin. --Texas has 3,000,000 cattle riady t•' be convert ed into beef. new orchestra-with at hominid I.crformers is to be started in London. —The police of Jackson, Tennei lias potitionsd for swallow-tailed coats. —The exhibition building of the nna .crposition had been completed. —Colorado estimates that it receiv e.' at least $1,e00,000 from tourists in 1672. —Janesville,-Wig., offers to build and equip a paper tall if any one will run it. • —The stock of Brazil coffee in the United States, at latest dates, was 60,402 bags. —On Friday a !, fire at Kirksville, No., burned twelvea.trarae faonses. Loss fifty b , ,usand dollars. No insurance. —The price 4 01 gas in Williams port, has gone down from $4.40 per thoriaand fit to ;100 per thousand feet. • —3 Nebraska farmer has 400 wolf t-kitis that he want/ to trade for a Dolly Virden his wifo. —ltaly is full of lawyers, but only Lcct cne thousand of them make over two ) nrdrcd &Mars yearly. —A Hartford "papersze "The tiull qi:ality of the gas enables the is company t 9 &elan firilliant dividend of per cent. —tisurgeut Cubans are comnii.s .,:rlecl;in the Spanish army as soon as they rep,nt. —The Seine inundation destroyed 12,000 rats, fina there is now a corner in the market, —A young prince of Egypt lias just slipped into'. the nuptial noose withlthe daughter of Eltaiii Pasha. . • • —The foreman of a Georgia jury refused to render a verdict until he had a guarantee that the fees of the jury would be raid. —At Quincy, 111., a , - vein .of lead ;.re, foni feet two inches, has been found 385 foet below the surface of the earth. —Aa Indiana woman ' threw a i•urglar down stairs and broke his neck, under the impresion that it was her husband. —Lieutenant Thomas M. Gardner has bec* detached from the Sabine and ordered io c.mrnand did Mayflower. —A Melbourne telegram of recent .late sa3, - sihat moro kidnapping of Polynesians reported, but gives no particulars. —Dr. Johnson told Beattie that. ;le never read Milton through till he was obliged to , do it in order to gather words for his diction ary. —The Galveston News rejoices eatly over the iminense -tido of immigration now pouring into Tomas from other southern States. Jive ox has just been found in Iti!ssonsin burned under crossed trees felled by the October..tornade, where he lad lived awl browsed ever since, —An English' joint stock company, Le C't.mintt Iron Company, pays its workmen the large Fum of MOO a. day. or somothing lilx , tiszo,mo a year. --There is not a single women in velinf.nt less than thirty-fire 'rears of age, who cannot marry any day-she kers like:it, so groat the jeznand for young wives. —Prof Maury officer of the yawl navy during the war, and .the author of receral tcieatific works, died at Richmond, Va., 0:1 tsatordar. ' —They have what Alley call coffee iiir ties in Oa t•go, Tioga and vicinity. This wt..atlicr they might bo fashionable, it spelt —A - Scranton'paper declare, what very ranch doubt, that it knows of seven old reside in Penn , :clvania•who were banned up the 2eason by putting hot backs in their beds! —The mill and forge building o Lake Iron Compa4's rolling mill in Cleve Ohio. were btu - flea Sunday. Leas notes <crc iac 1, hat heavy. —Vice President Colfax delivered n address en temperance Sunday afternoon a tlic.lttisenic Temple, in Baltimore, to an- im inenee and entlmaiasfic audience. —Josie Mansfield has occasioned duel in Paris betwou an editor, who eritiatzsd l:cr gorgeous appetirzbc• at a theatre, and a g:tinblpr, « ho took up the broad-sward for her. —A distinguished French ento mologiFt has discovered that there are 27,000 distinct ipecies of insects' (ant they are all catalogued; with their taledigrees) that feed on xi lit-it, —The dwellin4 house of Henry Cairnes, near Jefferson, lowa, was burned on Friday night. Mr. Cairnes, two of his children and his brother Alexander perished in the '—That "School of Jottrnalism" at Yale College is a success. An lowa editor Las written to the President fur a cc-uple of gradua tes as o , ion :Is they arc turned out. Salary $6 a week. —From Constantinople it is an iymneail that the 'Turkish government has anthorized a loan of $125,000,000 to complete the system of raihrays in Trutey,in Europe, i evtend their lines beyond the Bosphorus. --A man asked a servant, qs your master at bnmc•?" 'No; he's oat." Your mis tress?" "No, sir; she's out, too." "Well, I'll just-step in and taki a warm it the fire till they Inc in." "Faith, sir, and tharivnt, too." —The Secretary of the Treasury has authorized the Assistant Treasure at- New York to purchase $1,900,001 of bonds on each IV; dut.sdar, and to sell $1,5( , 0,000 coin on each Thursday 'during February. —The Blosburg Register _says: Things are progressing at Antrim. - As Many .s one hundred miners arc at work, and another saw mill will soon be erected. Baildings are g , ,ing up, and business was never more lively." --ante Fox, one of the Rochester rappers, who commenced to knock themselves into rultority about Went v years ago, is married., "&iin event took place on the 14th of January and the man was an English Barrister by the name of J3nkyn. - —About the twedtiet ult, , an• at, tempt was made to &rent. an insurrection in Hayti. fur av 4 purpose of preventing an election for President. The demonstration was soon oppressed, and sixty of the ringleaders arrest ed. lira of whom were executed. —The bonds, mortgages, etc., from the banking hones of Clarkson & ro., of Lancaster, Pa.; on the 15th of January, were fotind under a stairway leading to the I , asement of St. Patil's Reformed Churen in I:cading,. Thuy amount to over $lOO,OOO. —One of the war customs—star thrig, head hues to telegrams -is soon to be among the things that were.. Many promi nent papers are already abacdoiaing the sensa tional style, and lethog the dispatches :speak for themselves. —Much interest is excited at San Franciscif by a report that the Central Pac fie Railroad Company hss sold back the California Northern'Pacuic Railroad to its original owners, end that they are now negotiating with Thomas A. Scott. —A Spanish gentleman ,attracts .. , tcnnon- on th:.% Parisian boulevards by sp• aring iu a light costume of alpaca and a. tran'.lis t. This eccentricity is the conseqqence of a Lct tf Z." 0,00,9 francs that pe will dress in LlieMitnner during the whole winter. --3larttn, the defaulting cashier of th, Chester Valley Bank. has been sentenced I ) four years and four months at labor in the Chester county prison. He is a young man of hoe intellect, well educeted, aT.d his family t• an unctions are most respectable. —Chineic bird-fanciers tie tin to the taPs of their feathered pets. to ra tun them from ruitureL As.the bird flies whistle shriths awl the valtiare is scared. flips - sxray. Bat ho any worse seared :!.• 2 th. ::eat . ) bird, nor does he fly away any Ncv ? . Hal ro. . 1 nstlrn, - .1 1:'-; •if t , • ; it 1 ti, .:4' .• •• hit ?MU, itrr:r47 the. .f:ar the t:nrp';v r.f stoat ;..7a; i . f , il ,- T.frft. , :Y` 11g xidlite u_!atms. Ntadfortlittpottti • - 111D1T011.11 , 1 It. O. Gootaticti. 4. W. ALVORD. Towanda, Thursday, Feb.* 6,- 1873, 1L1:44:4 4040 0.40:104,-4:34 , 4! 4111vt-il TION. Those of our readers who have had an opportnnity to read the testimony taken before the Committtleain4eiti gating the Credit Mobilier tranisc tions, have probably, been "ptutrJed to understand exactly for what purpose' the inquiry has been - prosecuted. The investigation seems to luive been mi.( rowed dOwn to an exhibition of per sonal quarrels, and to scenes of eriml ination ands ecrimination; between those who - Stand in the position of prosecutors and certain members of Congress implicated in stock trans actions. It would be well, in consid ering this matter, to remember that certain partizan journals have unfairly and industriously inisrep e sebting and maligning all the sus pected partiesfor the basest purposes, and that the 'outcry they have raised, has been predicated. rtpon certain presumed transaitiobs, whiph have not yet been thoroughly Probed and brought to light. The charge upon which this investigation was based,. was that certain members of _Con gresi bad been corrupted, or improp erly influenced, by agents of the Credit Mobilier. The evidence, so far, fails to substantiate such a charge, though it reveals certain trifinsaelliese, which, taken in connection with the statements and denials of certain members of Congress, places them in an awkward position, to say the least. Mr. Oexr.s AMES appears to ' have been the agent of the Credit Mobilier, or of the Pacific Railroad, and to have used hia, personal influence to persuade memberS of Congress to take stock in the former. His method of procedure was not exactly in ac cordance with the usual method of disposing of stocks. The stock paid such early and large dividends that the fortunate possessor instead of being oblige& to " put up," soon found himself the owner of certain shares of Credit Mobilier, and Pacific Railroad stock, without the outlay of a. dollar. The impropriety or irregu larity of such' a transaction, seems to have been felt by some, for several of the distinguished gentlonentirraign ed, entertained Mr. AMES' , proposi tions for a longer or shorter period, and some of them did finally invest, and still retain the investment; others agreed to invest, and afterwards were let off 'without closing the bar gain, and still otheis received divi dends upon shares for which they paid nothing, and afterward refund ed the money to I.f.r. AMES, signifying to him that they ..had not concluded to retain the investment. It doe& no appear from ate govi- dence, 'or from the history of the Pacific Railroad, that any legislation was had, or even asked for, favorably affecting the corporation whose stocks Mr. Ann so liberally dispensed, seb- sequent to 'the time the shaies were 'disposed of, or held in trust ; and no legislation touching the interests of these corporations had been had for .:me years previous. Such being, undeniably, the case, there does not_ seem to be any impropriety in the mere , fact of purchasing and holding the stocks in question, any more than would attach to the holding of United States bonds or shares a National Bank. But that there was something wrong in these transactions, appears from the manner in which they were conducted, and the haste with which those implicated made denials ; in some cases, it would seem, at the ek pense of the Utah. The contradic tions and explanations of pertain parties have been extremely nnsatis. factory, and their inconsistency with the facts and figures brought to light % has involved them in a cloud of sus picion, which further explanation has but served to thicken. `Granted'that these stock transac tions 'were not for the purpose of im properly influencing the legislation of the country, whence comes the odium of the whole business? Why is it, that members of Congress have been so sensitive when their names were mentioned, in connection with Credit Mobilier, and have denied and prevaricated, and suddenly forgotten matters that should be fresh in their recollections ? We suppose it pro ceeds from the fact that the corpora tion known' as the Credit Mobilier was a swindling organization, used by certain parties, to pay themselves large profits from contracts for build ing the Pacific .Road. It was an en terprise whosepurpose was, dishon est, and suspicion and odium right- fully attaches to all who shared in its enormous profits: How far those now on trial before, the country will suffer in public estimation, will de pend somewhat upon the testimony yet to be elicited. :So far, the charge of corruption is unsustained—but in individual cases has shown a reckless disregard of the truth, or a wilful perversion of facts, very damaging to the reputations of the actors in this tragical comedy. Nothing but a thorough and searching investiga tion will now satisfy the country, though we trust it will be divested of the personal and,„vituperative char acter it has hitherto assumed,. and will be prosecuted with the higher and laudable motive of righting Pub lic wrongs and protecting public in terests. It is not an agreeable spec tacle, nor one calculated to elevate the public morals, to see one mem ! ber Congress endeavoring to- I prove a fellow member a liar ; and to sr.ececd in blackening the repute of ,half dolen members may, be s .e 6-eat enjoyment to the' 17411 press, but we doubt its sal,' utary influence upon the moral tone , • of the atuAtf. ; but , if this inirista gatic.n shall direct attention to mil* of the Ansel whic h hive been allow ed to grow up at the National squandering the public, domain; and the granting . of unlimited ear. Pont* Privileges. Afcannoi fail to be the source of much good. WAISTS COAL. Experiments have, been Made in this touhtry and Europe, for a num berl of years, for the utlization of coal, s/ack and dust, that is so abundant at all coal mines, and success is said to have at last attended the effort of M. Lorszae i _ a rtitatilhmin. The Mauch Chunk Gazelle . says that 'after a recent examination of the method of this gentleman, and of the results of his experiments, the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company has auth- Orized its President to apply Xonetstt's process at its principal 6(61 Works, that machinery will at once be constructed, and the new coal, made froni waste anthracite, will be marketed in the spring. Of course it . can be applied to bittunin one mines, Where the waste is great er, with more profit. Artificial coal, manufactured by the incorporation of twenty to fifty per cent, of clay to the slack, is no,noSelty in Europe, but the ;product . has been really more expeniive than pure coal to tne con sumer; and in this country the latter has crowded out every invention at tempted; and left fifty per cent, of bituminous coal and thirty-three per cent: of authracite an ineumbrance to the miners._ The new process is said to reduce the 'amount of clay employed in `utilizing the dust from twentrto five per cent., and at the same time to leave the product in a condition to sustain handing and resist the action of the atmosphere. Should the achievement be all that the Gazette anticipates from what has .been seen, operators will not only turn a pretty peney at a slight cost, but will in so doing ;remove an in convenience in the mines and a nuisance about then: ; and thou who wish the cheapest fiiel ,will be Ole to secure what will en,wer their needs at a Considerable rtanction. The amount of Waste to be worked up is incalcuble—the accumulation of de cades. DEsErrEns Boys-sr.—The Uni ted States 8; r has recen t-. ly decided au iMportant case in ref erence to bounties to be paid to de serters from the army under certain circumstances. The blaitnant in the case under consideration had deser- . ted, but had been restored to his po sition without trial, and being allow ed to make up his lost time, he recei ved an honorable discharge from the. service. The Paymaster General al lowed the claimant, proportionate share (L 3 the bounty up to the time of, his desertion, and refused it for all the subsequent time. The Court of Claims decide in favor of the deserter and the snprane Court affirmed the judgment, holding that his subse quent honorable discharge was a formal and final judgment by the Government upon the record of the soldier, and an authoritative declar ation that he bad left the service in a state of honor. IS The North Carolinian, pub lished at Elizibeth City, C., re fers to the election of Gen. Camasox in the following truthful language : SIMOtiCAMERON OF PENNEIYLVA:NU.- The news from Harrisburg, the Cap ital of our native State, is especially gratifying to!ns. Gen. Simon Cam eron, the veteran: statesman of Penn sylvania, has been elected to the U. S. Senate. What a thorough vindi cation! What a grand triumph! And well may thq Republicans„ of Pennsylvania rejoice, far they know 'that in their "long tried and ever true " Senator they have a steadfast advocate of all their interests. We have long known Gem Cameron, and we have never foundlim to violate a principle or " go back " on a friend. In his hnig public career he has ever stood earnestly and faithfully bat tling for the best interests of the country.. stir The Legislature of New York refuses to make further appropria Lions to canals which do not pay their way. New York ought to do as Penn sylvania did with her public works— sell them to responsible parties. Ern.. der Democratic rule, our canals and railroads, owned by the State, never paid.. when Republicans came into powers:they were sold, wall have since then not only paid the parties own ing them, but the taxes which the State leiies on and collects from such property amounts to more in one year than their receipts, when owned by it, amounted to in five years. Sena l tor CAllEao; in declning the invitation of the Pennsylvania As sociation to a banquet, says: "I shrink from this honor,fnot becanse I do not fully appreciate it, but from a natural disinclinaticin to any display which involves my friends in preparation, trouble and expense. I would much rather meet the members of the Penn sylvania Aisociation and their wives at my home in Harrisburg. And so invite them, iudiviAnally or collective ly, to come the .;.; meet me, where none of the res ' aints of a public ban quet could intrude." is.. Mr. COLFAX again solemnly declares that - never saw OASES Airs cheque for $1,200 until, the 24th of nut - month, and that he "never received-a dollar from him on any account whatever." We believe Mr. CoLre,x, and,we think the public will believe him too. We are not prepared to regard Mr. COLFAX as a dishonored than on the word of OAF. ES AMES. le: C.. Mr. COLFAX be patient. If Le is right, as we are persuaded ho lg. the public will do him justice.. • ritok Wasitaffras t D. C ha. 31,'18. Ha. Emus : L is vett 'evident that Con gress will now MAD no etkeopt at soy thfag new. **aim The eoultiention and piesage of the swami approprietlan bills, to getberwith the Credit Kobilks investigation, wbtelt , appears to be idle* ittli evidently eirtmemge the rata:ling time of the legion. An *tort min be mat however to push th rough, if passage, several pending billsr smeng which the Most important will be the one providing for the repes; of the present bankrupt law;re sently pasted by the natio by very decided majority. Strenuous .efforts for its passage through the Senate will doubtless be made by those in faros of -the bill, .but whether with success is somewhat a matter of doubt. How ever in3 s porlant or beneficial tfici Iota! bonshits the lreinilta arising from it. - repeal, it • will doubtless go over with other bills for the con sidiratkm of the next Congress. • Considerible time and dlscauidon have bOen given to the bill establishing a postal telegraph system, but, isi all probability, this will share the same fate as the Many other bills on the calendar. A want of sufficient time will pre clude the fintstbility of - theft being reached and acted upon The Credit Not:oilier frauds are now the all absorbing topic of the day ; but little else is talked about, especially in legislative circle's where the matter is beginning to look mixed.-'The developments that are now t_t_ day to day being iiisde over this unsavory sub ject are of such a character that some of , those wham:cid with ita operations will have some thing to do to' clear themselves from.the Mint of bribery and corruption. Boiled' &potations are. plentiful now; aoa, as member a tier mem ber is trrought to the confessional, 'nfeptories become sudden!; impaired, and icpiiiitions that wore thodght. to be without stein ne mem. Mb are pre4iialing a rather clitmelion hue. The testimony taken by the committee roves beyond a Alloll that the reretwrient has been swindled out of a verylerge amount of money, through the oombtrians that existed between the Credit Idobiller and the Valon Pacific Com• panics. iluincoll era current. that in order to ptunali the parties and corporations implicated in the frauds, an effort will be thee to revoke the charter of tho (3onipany. Should this be effected the road will be put in the hands pf a receiver, and sold for the benefit of its credit ors. In such an event, it is held that, after liquidating the government loans and satisfy ing the bond holders,' sufficient amount would be ieft over to p ay off the floating debt, said to be about two millions. Apprpixis of the investigations it is said air• Amer a day or so ago was applied to by a lady of Irish extraction for a share of the Credit llobilier stock, but evidently with no very clear idea of its nsa. With the characteristic diplomacy of her race she opened the interview with en effort to flatter Mr. ALLEY, saying, "Shure, eur, ;ou'ob a kind benevolant face, and I think ye'd do me a fercir stir, not:, that's a kind gintirman that 3 1 J are." Mr. lla& said, " what is it ?" I see by the• pa pers that ye've been givin fwd' credit mobil; era to Congressmen and their wives: and I mike bunid ti as ye for one myself; my biter is burnt nut and 1 hive to wash for a hvin ; can't give me one of yuutt-new kind ?" Mr. ALLEY declined,- and the old lady dep arted, . p a/ug that he luok.-1 like a, " Zorty thod. of the world." null. P. C. Ett7s . NEhh, the flow number from the 13th District, his honors easy, and seeing to be growing daily in npnlar favcr. Courtevnishil also. ciations, and strice,y icit-oti 4i to tlif,; legislative duties incumbent lie commands tuo respect and esteem of his fellow moisfbers. De bt; elected is serve out tia4'unexpired term of Judge Mmt‘....7lt, the tide 143 opportunity for acquainting himself with legislative proceed ings are, as a matter of course, limited.; but, short as it is, he may, at all tunes, be found taking a lively iiitcrest iivalittcc,, o f legisla tion, and Rath% nuderstandiugly upon all questions, whether m debate 6" otherwise. Mr. Bentra..t.itlitis far in his participation in the business interests of the cauntry his shown himself possessed of logisi . ative ability iNual to many othhi fellow rusabora who have had the advantage et a 'Much greater experience. On all , ineetions of government policy, as welt as upon those issuesnvolving the general wel farel2 or the people, ma TO win be nnula re corded upon the ride of ri ht. Notwithstand ing the fears. ansietY an si , tictstions of his late opponent, with iii 4 it appears there divells a pious honor at tti thought of a politi cal ahylock. .It is evideil from the industry and zeal with which he has thOs far applied himself, And the straightforward c - iurso which Be has Cans far pursued, that his retard in Congress, although necessarily a short one, will, in every respect, refect credit npon him self and his constituents, who united In his support on that nismorable cold 2lth day of December. In the House, on Saturday of last week, Mr. Buvonsar, from the committee on the Judicia ry, reported a bill which pi mides fur x district and circuit court of the United States for the Northern district of Pennsylvania. after con siderable discussion with regard to its necessi ty the bill was passed by a vote of ninety-eight for, to fifty-five against it. On Monday last, the Senate bill repealing the franking privi lege passed the House without discussion by • vote of one hundred and 'forty-three yeas to forty-eight nays. It is sweeping iu its provisions ; and the ac tion of the Honse surprised no one perhaps more than themselves. Tha following is the bill i 1 • , Be it enacted. Sr., That the franking privi lege be, and the same hereby is, abolished from and after the lst day of July, 1873, and that .henceforth ail official correspondence, of what ever nature, and all other mailable matter sent from or addressed to any officer of the Govern ment, or to 7 any person now. authorized to frank such matter, shall be chargeable with the same rates of postage as may be lawfully ,imposed upon like matter sent by or addressed to other parsons : Prorided, v That no com pensation or allowance shall no* or hereafter be made to Senators, members and delegates of the House of Representatives, on scoount of postage. From the intimation given by the President in his annual message to Congress, that it would be unnecessary for the Senate to hold the usual executive session, which has hereto fore immediately followed the inangaration,wo mat Infer that there will be very few, if any, new appointments or changes, and consequent• ly we may not loOk for the usual throng of strangers who flock to the city about that time. Bat, session or no session, ,candidates for office, we presume, will be still numerous ; and, without,doubt, the supply will fully equal the demsnd. The gentlemen who have the %inauguration ceremonies in charge are makAg somes hat exteniive preparations for the ck•ent. Aside from the arrangements for a grand civic and military display, a large structure, in which is to be held the inauguration ball, is being erected on the public square on which' the City Hall now stands. The building, it is said, exclusive of the coat rooms. and reception rooms, will be large enough to hold five thous and persons. The dancing hall is to be one hundred by three hundred feet, the admission to which is fixed at the moderate sum of twen ty dollars, round dance and square dance fas cinations included. - Yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the National Theatre was discovered to be on fire and, in a very 'short space of time, was completely de stroyed. Nothing but the bare walls remain ing. Although the entire force of the fire de-; partment was promptly on hand, their • efforts to subdue the flames appeared4o be of little or no avail. The great amount of combustible ma terial contained within the building rendered it utterly impossible to check the fire until the entire structure was a mass of ruins. The building was erected - in 1862 ; and, with its ad ditions, alterations and improvements, had cost the proprietor about one hundred and thirty thousand dollars, on which there was only ,about forty thousand dollars - insurance. Km Jiarrs A. °errs and troupe had just com menced fulfilling an engagement with the man ager, and were playing to densely crowded houses. Had the firth occurred at, ani time 'during their_ performante, from the rapidity with which it spread, there is no saying' what might have been the consequences. Considerable damage was done to the Im perial Hots' adjoining, !which, daring the burning of 411 e ' Theatre, caught fire several times, creating no small amount of exeitement with its inmates, especially with the timid cues, fryers! of whom, with satchels, clothing and saluablcs in hand, lied hastily from its walls, while a fez-, who felt themselves equal the ern , rgency, staggered forth with their hexry trunks upon their shoithif.r.. The en tire leis by the fire is estitnated. to -be about one lthndre , l and fifty then/land &NIT. biTTER twit muummtria. Billinalllo, Feb. L Still believing your regular oor rewpondwe will famish the- readers of the EXPOS= with the legislative proceedings,' 1-will, ss bekwe, glean what I taii) , outside:that Alelit. the action of the Mese upon .one ot two public bi ls—especially that reg ulating the legal rates ofinterest— an amonnt of argumentative talent was displayed that was quite =- looked for ; which leads me to con clude that there is more than the usual share of that kind of ability diffused amongthe membersi Here tofore, the few hate *Whited the disposition and talent to do the talk ing for the whole General Assembly. But in the members comprising this body the qualification to speak for themselves, is quite general _ Talk ing is not always the best evidence of legislative ability ; but the right kind of talk, and just enough of it, frequently aids in coming to' correct conclttgions. And it is that kind of talk—so far as deponent has thus far observed—that prevails in this body. AMong the members who have made a decidedly favorable impres sion upon legislation thus far, I may be permitted tb 111inie Mr. Mitchell, of pe rmitted Although still a young man he has a wise head on his 'shoulders, and that alone will keep him above the indiscretion in legisla tion as well as in his private inter course with the world, which so often blight the, most promising career. Physically he is well developed and possesses a commanding yet not re pulsive presence. His head is large, resting squarely and firmly, upon hie broad shoulders, and is such an one as would delight Fciwler to manipu late phrenologicelly. Whatever may be lurking in that busy brain, it does not fail to give the countenance a pleasant look, and to attract toward it hosts of friends. Whatever the future may have in -store for him; none can assume to predict ; but hailing from a county whose people have seldom failed to appreciate Into. worthiness, it may be presumed that thename of John L Mitchell witl•in time rank among the most promi nent in the Commonwealth. - Many other names there are in this bode who are daily giving evi dence of a , superior tact in the busi 7 nest; entrusted to them, and whose especial - qualities may be the subject of softie future letter. Aniong that number might be named John Ilan cock of Philadelphia ; not the " old original . Dr. Townsend," but one _equally brs a ;it'd .thofe funny than his illustrious prEdeces ' sor. John takes the liberty of badg ering the Speaker sometimes, which nettles the old man so far beyond endurance that lie is compelled to leave the chair occasionally and Pitch into hit, Philadelphia c , .)capeer. The battle is always aninebig if not edify- . ing ; but John always manag,..s to get in a parting shot which umnses the Touse and annoy= the old man, I exceedingly. `'John reminds one of the akward draft player who _shoved his man across the - board at one. move. " Why, you can't move that way," said his opponent. c' WEIL I can," said Jonathan, " because, don't you see, I did?" John, if ho moves contrary to parliamentary law, al ways has an excuse ready which is generally worse than the move. Mr. Mahon, also,of Franklin coun ty, has taken a, prominent and lead ing part in the 'Aiseussion of public queations, and has evinced a readi ness and soundness in off-hand de bates decidedly creditable. Capt. Brockway, variously dubbed "Buckalew's Boy," the " Objector," etc., is really one of the most valua ble 'and discriminating members of this body for the very reason that he " objects." No legislation is accom plished without his first havingrcare fully scrutinized it on his files. If, in so scrutinizing, he finds bills ou their passage through thi.4 body within the province of the courts, yon may be sure he " Objects " it off the calendar. With Smull's hand , book constantly by him, he is always ready, in giving his reasons, to read from the constitution 'or the parlia mentary law, as the case may re quire. I do not say that others night not be equally watchful it he were not ; but he Assumes to do it, and, no matter from which side a bill emanates, if the courts have power over the subject ,matter, if in his judgement it conflicts with the con stitntion, " down she goes." Perhaps I may not be trenching too much on my colleague 'to say that the Centennial tommission pre sented their application for aid to the donstrubtion of the Giand Edi fice, proposed to be erected in Fair mount Park, Philadelphia, to an in fordal meeting of the houses, .one day last week. The question, as they presented it, seemed to be celebra tion or -no celebration, and left its , solution to the liberality of the Penn sylvania Legislature. The existence of this Republic fora century would seem to demand some notice and the birth place of the Immortal Dpec laration having been in Philadelphia would seem to demand that in MI city should be planted one of 'the milestones of the ages, so to speak.: And certainly if oar people and those of the Republic would give suitable encouragement to this patriotic effort, they must also extend substantial aid in necessary preparations for such a grand purpose. To answer the expectations of the millions wait ing to hear a response from Penn sylvania, the committee of Ways and Means, through its chairman, Mr. Mitchell, was a bill in place on Thursday morning last appropriating onp million of dollars for that object. TVs will ensure the "grandeSt cele bration of the centennial birth day o American liberty ever known thong the nations. So mote it be. Exwjr. lUimmnw, Feb. 1, 1873 ltEporrrira : The most noticeable, feature of legislation for the past week, is the effort on the part of Philadelphia to get an appropriation of $1,000,000 to aid in the, Centeno", al celebration which is tO Ike held there. • I think it a very laudable en terprise,-and at the same time a very expensive one, at, that rate, for tho people of. Pennsylvania. We were visited here at Harrisburg with a cen tennial committee from that city to procure the necessary legislation, to take from the peoples' treasury one million dollars In aid of that grand enterprise. They came here loaded with good things, such as pickles, cold meats and abundance of good champagne, wine{ to bribe our legis tors to aid. thud _ with one milli on dollars of the peoples' money, ail lected from their hard earnings and placed in the State Treasury for oth er and equally laudable purposes. - They succeeded in getting the com.._ mittee of Ways and Means, to report a bill of thatskind v It now remains to see whether. tlio..liPpresPlitativea Of the people of this great State are willing to nice anti ti hirge to the city of Philadelphni - AN =We have an insane .asy ii also deaf and dumb and asylums. We have wag ishocis for our soldiers' orphan*, and a. Armes high ashooli all com mendableind all, . wanting tild and ahotild have it. Every joemisylVard an should be proud cdr - the State's patronage in these grand laid noble enterprises.' They are a success, and monuments of the grandeur and-lib erality, of the pedple df this greit State. I believe to-day . that the Legislature of Pennsylvania ought to appropriate, a million of dollars •to the &Ise of comirloia schooli, and I think the people would say amen .to it. The common schools, of our country are the corner stone to our greatness as .a nation, and the palla dium of our freedom. My views on all great questions of that kind are broad guaged. I believe that we should have a normal school depart ment 'in the centre ; or as near as may bo of every township within air State. The education of our children and the development °Nur agricult ure and mineral wealth should be the chief aim and ambition of us all. Money expended in that diriiction reaches us all,' and while they are under the fostering care of the State, as they should be, let us have appro- Rriaticms sufficient to push these en terprises forward as fast as the growth of public opinion and the in crease of population demands. Such a vast appropriation ;is that' asked for in Philadelphia Of Ir : sectional character, is calculated to create jealousy and an unkind feeling among, our . people—a- spirit that should not exist— -but rather that all sections should be united upon the educational, commercial and, agri cultural greatness of our Statet The should not be arrayed against the west, nor the north against the south ; all legislation calculated to create a feeling of that kind vitould be discarded. The centennial of American inde pendence. Theseare high sounding words, and can but cause the heart of every American citizen to swell with pride - within his' breast. This feeling is national; this ' enterprise should be a. national one and Con gress should - make the appropriation to defray Lhe expenses, except what Philadelphia should give by' having it located in that city. The building should at least be built by,the whole people of the United States, all hav ing an interest in it. I think froM present indicgtions the bill will be defeated: The country members look upon this appropriation as be ing so large that we cannot spare the money; if we could, it is a national object, and hence should b treated as such. On Thursday, public bill 'day, the bill chan!ring, the rat- of interest came up. It created .; strong de bate and to.\_k a wide range. Tue western members taking the ground that money, liko any other commod ity in the market., should be left to the supply apd demand - to regulate its price. This, in my judgment, would be a very dangerous maxim or rule. Money or capital will take care of itself, and that is the party that seeks this legislation at this time. The great masses of Our peo ple are not asking for any legielc.tion of that kind. It is the brokers ttna money' lenders of our State . that de sire this. Which. claSs should the! Logifilature favor, the money lend ers - who possess their millions, or the laboring masses who are fighting the battle of life for bear necessities or competency? Would a - law such as is before the Legislature ease the present money stringeney or enable those wdo borrow to obtain at less rates than twelve per cent., as is con templated in this bill? • I think not. It would only whet the avarice' and greed .?f those who lend, and would result in disaster to the manufacturing and con mercial interests of the State. Thy present 1 rate per cent., has been stand g since the year 1723—0ne hundred and fif ty years. Pennsylvania, from a wil derness, has grown to one of the first States-in . the Union, in wealth and population, under that lad. She perhaps is second to none in point of agricultural and - manufacturing wealth., Her vast mineral and agri cultural resources have been develop ed, and her great and competing lines of railroads built and put in successful . operation. (Idles and towns have sprung up all over her vast domain, and perhaps . a More prosperous and happy people do not exist onAhe American continent to day. The proud position of Pennsylva nia has all been wrought under the present rate per per cent: The Leg islature should be very cautions about making innovations upon a law that has been, on our statute books one hundred and fifty years, and been respected and sustained by the great masses of our people'. A law of this kind unsettles all the financial business of our State, and leaves us subject tothe appetite and greed of the money lenders and ma ney Shylocks of our State. The great industrial interests of our State should be carefully wateheei dud en couraged by adequate legislation. Any legislation that is calculated to enrich one 'class at the elpense of another, or to build up one class at the injury and consequent ruin of another, should be carefully avoided by our legislators. Aside from these two :bills there is not much legislative news of ina portance. We have but three or four public bills on the calendar. Our. „private bills, as usual, rere, a legion, but none, I think, that particularly interest your readers. The bill re pealing cumulative voting in case of electing school directors in Smith field, has been read in plaCe, and is on the files; also one repealing a law of the same kind in case )f electing municipal officers in Cant' borough. Your members compart well with any members in the house, in point of legislative ability. They are sound on all the great questions of public Policy. OBSERVER. ter Cass. R. Brew.zw has been appointed Attorney for the L. V. R. R. Co. at a salary of $lO,OOO per an num. This explains why he was so anxious to get infO the Constitution al ConventionY His appointment by the Railroad Gompany undoubtedly depended upon his securing a seat in the convention. star A. and unfounded report has been put n circulation, to the effect that an effort is now , being made :o get the Local Option' law repealed, as far as this county is concerned. We do not believe any such movement has been made, and if it has, it cannot succeed, while oar preewt members are in Harrisburg. 1111. The abolition of tdavery- is itickeeding slowely but surely, in 'in parts of the : aiViilised world. Sines the emanciOtion of the - serfs of Russia and the slaves of the 'United States, human bondage is become more odious and unpopular, and the people who continue it, find it a heavy load to carry. . Before the United States - have become a century old, property in - himan: flesh will have ceased to be valid among the Cluistiafi nations of the world. NIN. The illness of Amiitor-Gener - al Allen, nommen rig seferal weeks before the October elation, ik begin ning to exciteaerions apprehensio on the part of his friends: He hail not been able to be in his office more than a day since ,the first of Decem ber, by reason of it, 'His complaint at first was rhenniatism, but *at pres ent .serious apprehensioniCare felt concerning an attack of pneumpnia. He is at his home in Warren. Jam' The dissrlic eful result of the Kansas Senatoral election, last week, deserves a thorough investigation. Senator POMEROY stands charged with open and disgraceflid bribery on the eridenei: of. a " b4mikr." hope he may come out al right. right. s a r The jr • ; • iho case of Mrs.. WnAtrrox, Who-Lan bt•en on trial in Annapolis, 7'; fr., several weeks past, on a el attempting to poison Mr. 1 , ' t.. SS, disagreed .and were discharg . Mrs. W. gave. , bail for her appetn.:nco at April term,. kir The 'ALED . jury •failed to egret.- and it tie ease will be Cried ggalll. ' New Advertisements. FOR SALE. A second - hand, Portable Engine And Boller, 6-horse power, in good order. and.can be seen running any day at the slicp of tbe subscribers. Reason for sel.ing— Not strong enough for our business. Price 6300. M. At G. BABCOCK. Terrytown, Pa., Feb. 5, 1173..w3' NOTICE' OF REMOVAL DCBDTO REPAIRS OF OLD PLACE OF DUSINES& Tha undersigned has remcrkeiThis stock of Oro• - overt! and Provisions to No-. : 4,lemaris Mock, south side of Bridge Street, K'here he will continue business as usual. As emu a a r.ecessary repa•rs are made I will again ocenpr . Ito. 1. Patton's Stook, corner Main and Bridge Streets. Towanda. l'eb. 5, 1573. 31. J. LONG. LOST.—The nndersig,ned lost. on Friday evening. Mc. 27. 1072, on the floor at It:dge•ay's store or between there and CS'ysauking dcp t . n Pocketbook containing t elWeeD $lll and $l5O. There ...as also a pass on the Morris itEssel :Ind papers Containing my name. Any one returning or giving information as to the find ing of said.pr-ge`rty. either to me or at the Tinian ma ciflie;.:trill ruccive a liberal reward. ' Jan.ls-w2 5 PRATT J. SMITH.. H OLIDAY PRESENTS MD 1110 In - IS - HEADQUARTERS For anything in the lino of JF;VT.MT_IMUY . , SILVER AND PLATED WART 61E-IF AND ; 13EST FRENCH CLOCKS, GOLD AND SILVER AMERICAN AND SWISS W.& TO I-1. JS SPECTACLES, EYE , GL ASSES, OPERA GLASSES And a 1001 other thing's Towanda, Dec. 18, Ih7/ R UBBER PAINT! THE BEST PAINT IS THE WORLD AI,LL SHADES, TINTS, J. COLORS MBE - WHITE ASTI JET BLACK TOR SALE AT WIIOLISALE,AND RETAIL CHEAP, DURABLE; ELASTIC WATER 'PROOF & BEAUTIFUL, Made from the very best material. Two costa, of the , Brian= Paorr are better than thr-o coats-of ordinary paint. • It is-aehearal comp-mind, which, when applied *a paint, is as firm as horn, yet elastic, and . produc ing a gloss equal to Tarnish. It has been. manufacturedin the United States for six years past and stood the severest tests, and has established for itself a brilliant reputation upon a firm basis for the following qualities needed to make any paint valuable, namely; Durable, not affected by sun, wind, frost, heat, or water; firm and elastic, strong and adhealire, will not crack or peel cff; retains its color, gleing a surface as I?i:ight, smooth, and delicate as if varnished. It flows 'froth the brush freely and settles promptly. Is -adapted to all kinds of painting on either wood, iron, brick, or plaster. No other paint will resist water equal to it, making it unequaled for painting vessels or metal roofs. 7 In CI the requieltes of a first-class paint the Rub ber Paint is unequealed. It is prepared In Pure . White, and inCottage and other colors.comprie tag any number of different shades. One gallon of the Rubber Paint will corer twenty to thirty yards two coats. MIXED BEADY FOR ESE AND SOLD DT THE GALLON In 1,2, 3,4, 5, 10, 13, 20, and 40 GALLON PACXXOES, AT MANUFAC, . TIIREBT patcn. 13sznplo color-cards, circulars, referencsa, - price. lists, and other particulars furnished by the 9b.. scriber by mail, of on personal application. • ' R. M. WELLES, Wholesale and Retal Agent Towanda, Nov. trt, 1872. DISSOLUTION.—In- consequence of the illhealth of Mr. J. E. Taltmadge, the firm of Barron - A Tallmadgo Ls this day dissolved by mutual consent. The Mildness of the late irm will be nettled up by C. H. Barron, Agent. who will con tinue the business at the old stand, No. '129 Main Street, Towanda. Ps. C. If. _ BARRON. Jan. 6„ 1873.-w3 J. E TALLMADOE. ESTRAY. , —Came into the enclos.; are of J. W. Nichols, of Burlington , on or about the 9th of Oct.. 1872, one 3-year old Heifer, spotted, with short horns. The owner is requested to come forward, prove property...pay charges, and take her away or she will be disposed of according to law. J. W. NICHOLS. Naclis SASS DOORS, AND BLINDS I am prepared to furnish Kiln-dried Doors, Sawa and liiindeof any' style, aim, or thickness, qn short notice. Hand in -your orders ten, days before. you want to nsU` the articles, and be tuft that you will get doors that will not shrink or swell. Tertriii cash on delivery: • Tomidatolay 19,1571. TAYLOR Beg to caltattention this week to the extraordinary inducements they will offer in at/ their departments. CLOAKS AND, SHAWLS, CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES,' MI HOSIERY AND' GLaYES, LADIES' MISSES & CHILDREN'S CAR FLA.ISTA:ELS, &c. Cc .A. tar decided reduction has been ; made 'n our - prices, and we cor dially ••vite parchasys to examine our 'stoCk. _ . TAYLOR At CO Towanda, N .v. 13, 187'./. • SLEIG i 3,1 SLEIGHS I have on hand a large assortment of PLEASURE SLEIGHS and S SELL CHEAPER Than any . other establishment.in the SLEIGHS AND CUTTERS Of every description manufactured Towanda, Dec. 10, 1872 JEWELRY t JEWELRY ! CHRISTMAS AND NEW TEARS HUGUENIN. BROTHERS, AT TITF.!OLO STAND FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY Have jolt reeived a large ixaaortment ; of Jewelry o all the lateat etyles„ . • Ameiican and Swiss Watches, • , - Gold and Silver, from nip, cheapellt to the best Also a large assortment of ' , • CLOCESi GOLD,' -14:51D - STEF.T. SPECTACLES I - , Remember the place, two doors Beath of Powell h Co.'s, Towanda. Pe, CEZE TOWANDA- COAL YARD, •- CSOIIcEIL ILULISOAD AND ELIZABETH saalerlll, SOLE AGECY SULLIVAN ANTHRACITE -AND BARCLAY BITU3uNors COALS. • Azso ALL SIZES PITTSTON ANTIIIIACITE COAL 'AI4e, 11. 1872 WEEKLY AR RIVA.L, , QF [ ANTHRACryCaiIL - I i i • • • On the Pailroad, at Cana' Street, whtela/ will he-sold by the ear load or less quantity, and' delivered on reasonable terms. Please call at the Coal Yard. 'r JAI* WILBER, Salesman. lug. 9d, 1872. • L. S. CARL. Prestiliar. GEO. * Asa. DRESS .4390D5,-; , . 6i NOTIONS, 111 SHOES, ATS AND CAPS, ETS AND OIL 'pLOTHS4 oxEsTics, SLEGHS. WHICIE I WILL couiltrc. to order on short notice JAMES. BEYANT A. lt, WARNER, \ I ca, Clocks and Jewelry carefully repaired HUGUENIN !IRO'S.- At'ltarket.Prices WARD a: AR)NTANVE KMfibumi. , o+.l. • •-^^. •••••••••••* THIRD ni ANNUM; COMM_ I. . of G-. LECTURE COltiarriDE Slake the followltiftan SEASON 07 11172-3: • ROBERT COL.LYER • - Das ...4 January 3, jr::; Sinftret—•• The Instdo Track:: • 833 . , JOHN. .li. GOII H, • I . • NSON, -„ Lry-4?,117?... ‘e - ,Kt\......,............ Date, Snb#ect--r -. frt. ANNA. E. DIC Date 14, 1 1 4. et—'• What's to Made FREDERICK DOUGLASS; Date Ifebrtuii7 24, 1812. SubJcct—•. CIIAPJY . and Munn WsnvEzzcsr.a• will be tho - other lecturers it their services can be eeisrsti. Otherwise other lecturers will be engaged, - SEASON TICKETS, I:3 o'. General Adniltsion, Reserved Eit.al+ For rate at Kirby's Drug Store comatiTT.El: JNo. F. EL W. Akx.rurrn, . EME! , Noy. 13: 1872 • TIME TABLj OF TIIE J. vh.:s & ERIE ELAILEOAD.-2“lng effect on Monday, Nov. 11, r 872. - itcparavresa EC= . ; A. M. _ - P. It. ' 8:00 TOWANDA -. 4;00 1' I 8:10 I BARCLAY JUNCTION 1 - 3:50 8:30 I ....MONROE - , 3:30 9 : IO WILCOXS., .... I 2:45 -- 9:30 I ....NEW ALBANY-. I - ' 2:25 9:50 i ~....- . IIILLED.S I 2:05 10:20 1 DUSHORE....... tr 1:30 -11:10 1 - DEENICE 1 12:30 7 A.. M. i P. Y. EVANS it HILDRETH'S TEItED JuutlV-A - L OF NEW =1 DRY Goons PRICES LOWER THAN EPEE tkE. LARGEST t WE OFFER FOR TELE IZEIT CIM!I 1 1 1 1-IIPITIY IDA:TS SPECIAL BABGAINS iESS,IiU 0. .1,) , - I SHINN-LS, CLOAKS, CLOTHS, LANN ELS, • Altio a full line of LADIES LINEN EfANDEERCH'S LACE ". FXNCY " MD3ROIDERED. :` LACE COLLARS, .LINEN COLLARS, \ N 331 A Ind many other new goods suit)ble foi the , HOLIDAY lease call and examine: ~ - - EVAN S. & HTT T)RETH TowSda, I. 10, 157/ EStIONABLY THE BEST - v 4-.) surtained work of the kind. in the-wor:d.= _ . HARPERS MAGAZINE. t The evcr-Increasitig,circulation of this ex, - . der.: monthly proves its continued sulaption -desires and needs. Indeed - when we tgint; how many homes it penetrates every 1 - I , :_ta; must consider it as one of the edit...v - dors a, wtli!as entertainers of the public utind. f.r it: tau 1 , F.: - larity has been won by no. appeal to ,tuit. , l dices or depraved tastes: ;:::ostott (11. , be. The character which this Magazine variety, enterprise; artistic wealth, and-• t--ra.T Lure that has kept pace with, if - it Ea.. times, should cause its condm - torn to t.-ea: .1 justifiable complacency. It also enfitle , tLrm t' great claim Ity,on the public gratitude. Tr..- zine has n0r:A.4041 and,not evil all tte lays L t •:* lift.—Brooklyn Eagle. HARPER'S WEEI“X • Splendidly Illustrated. - The Weekly is the ablest and luosd trated periudice published in tli?, • 11 5 editorials are schglarlyl and cow - if:cm.% an i ,1 : 1 1 much weight. Its illustrations of curre:.t: are . full and-fresh. and arp prepared dy bog di , signers. With a circulation of 150.00. , , wee - VY is read•by at least half a million persons. and thlence as an organ of opinion-is simply %tr-ule duns. The Weekly maintains' a positive rictlos and exPreases derided views on a Dot:teal au.t 6‘. ^. cial prOttlems.—Loulavllll.Courisr • . HARPER'S BAZAR. . , The Bazar is edited with a cotributb , p Ue- 1 and talent that we seldom dud in- any journil. 3=l the karma' itself is the organ of tlif , great worll Cf fashion.—Boston Traveler. • • - • The Bazar commends itself to easyn. 3l w r “ l the household—to the children by droll and pre* Pictures-te the " - ming ladies by its fashion-iilat ,i In endless varieney, to the provident rate's by its patterns for the children's clothes to pater :3=113 , by its tasteful designs for embrOidered slam r. 4 3=l kfturioifs'flressing•govins. Ant - tbe read:rg of the Bazar is nuiformty of great eiteellen:e. r•-•"' parer has IleqUirea A wile popularity tor the • nri. "sltle enjoyment it attords.—.N.Y. Evening • SUBSCRIPTIONS-=-1,573 • TERNS Harter'a lingailue, one year. Harper's Weekly, one year... Harper's Bazar. one 5ear..... . An iaxtra copy of either the Itaguine. Baur will be supplied gratin: for every elnb five 1:1 subscriketo at $4 each, in ono. reznittani.T." cople% for $2O, without extra coiiy„ SitbiLeriptions to Harpers aczar to one address for one dear gleer t Xtl Liar' r's l'LriodicalstO one aildrei!lOr viLif n r.ltalb•ra can be nuppliel lit any Address 11AHPER N.Y a noe Eill I ` „tpj 15of. %_A best Syrups, Tea's, Curreilts, Francs. i[tied sc.. at tooBWElai 2 • orw.ll . _ for um 5^ canto. 7. v.r.ti L. R. FAotr, N. P. Hicss. I rfornnunD (ien'l Passenger Agent. MI WATERPROOFS, Sze., .lc , SC.kRFS, Bridge Strut jt 01 {{m $4 L
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