I=
know my neigh'know the people around
tae, whatever May by said by these demagogtiti,
I trust that the time msy come when we
will
find non more able to stand up against these
speculators; look them in their.faces, and cross ;
their schemes.
• 4 3 - tai give us men who can stand before a
- ruthless speculator.
-And ditmn his troacheous flatteries without
' Tall mere
.
Tall men, sun-crowned, who live a bove the fog.
Inpublic duty, and hi private th ntrieg ;
For while these scormdraels With their thumb.
worn creeds, ,
These, large professions and their bitter deeds,
Mingli:.ld. selfish, strife; lo 1 freedom sleeps,
Wrong rules the land, and - waffling justice
• weeps."
I ho pe there tnay be. plenty of men to statnd
against this speculator who proposes to carry
this enactment through here.
I hate nothing - father to say except to urge
upon my personal friends to stand by me in
this measure, and by the aid ranks of the mem- ;
hers (rpm that9uarter,Of the State who stand
up against this dignity.; I want to urge further
that they not only stand by us, but 'that' they
put their hand upon all legislation of that class,
and thiit when they vote they cast them in the
intereet of the poor and. he oppressed, and not
in the interest of any kind of speculation that
:eat. be brought forward.. I trust that when
Is cast by the members of this- House,
h' at they.will remember that nineteen-twentie
hi of b.ll the people of this territory have no
eperial interests as to where the county seat is
located, and that a large portion of these peo
ple do not want to be dragged into this new
comity. •
I malt to remark further, that when' they
their votes for the passage of this bill the}.
them .ag ainst the-. Interest of a large - 1
flajority of my people, against the interests of
the poor, against the interest of the widows and
the fatherless ; that you are imposing upon.
„them burdens to grievous to be borne.
In conclusion, let me, urge members by the
" milted wishes of all tha members who represent
the counties touched by the formation of this
new county—by the interests of the tax-payers
df. the, territory—by the disabled' men whose
prbperty affords themklimit edeuriport—
by the widow who supports r children by her
toil—by all the interests of y people, I urge
iny friends_a-nd fellow-menibers to put their
toot on this, niquitons;speculation.
. '11t4311M13 OF 808. F. R. MYER.
. ~
'We object to the -passage of the
' bill, notwithstanding - that some of
• the people of Bradford have express
ed a!preference for division; but who
are they? Afiy- :one faniiliar with
these, subjects must know that there
is no town in any county in the'
• State but -what would favor such a
scheine if it were to be selected as
the county seat. ' Is this Legislature
disposed to predicate its action upon
the Lei that a -few citizens in one
. - corner'ref -the county •advocate the'
' measure ? It would be perhaps to
• their interest to ' do - it, but it is no•
,part. of our, duty; to sit here and vio
late the rights of n large majority by
'taking away a Oaten of the county
to form a new county. ' • •
Itl is said thatl•if Troy could have
' - the !county seat, the people There
. • would favor thii4 bill, but the p.opte
.i . Bradford haVe denied that people
;.the Privilege-of heing the county seat
;Of -a ?Jew county—they refused to di
-0 ,video the- county for that purpose. It
- . ' is iirgedthat Canten and Leßoy; are
_ too -tar from the present county Seat,
- . 1 but their citizens can go to that
I , laco by railroad in four hours. or
- •cousinne the same amount oftime in
driving a distance of twenty-five
• - inileS over one Of the best roads- in
the county; they have no just cause
.-, of • complaint. Canton and Leßoy
as a ;people, never ,sought a division
of the county until this move was
. made, when ther think it will be to
. their benefit. 7,
- The gentleman -from Columbia,
[ Mrfl3rockway] has said Something
about the references I chose to make
- to a certain man who has interested
him Self and wild has personally soli-,
- cited vot4s on this floor, alluding, of
course, to outside influences.. As his -
Spee4i is not printed I cannot quote.
from it. The gentleman-knowe that
what I said abont that the other day
- was 'true, and I char,ge .now that so
far as this man i i
erdicY is -concerned,
he has brought more disgrace num
the Legislature than any other rdan
. . ,
wholhas ever come around ti. I also
say that do man'ean support his bills
without bringing upon 'himself the
just ceitsure and moral'conderuna
tiouiof the pubic. He does not clime ' , it'll proper nd legitimate , argu-
'ileitis, and , the associations 'which,'
cluste:r about the bills - in which Jint
11.o.rmt, is interested, are always .of ii_
~ , ,
01 cst ion able • character. • If gentle 7
• - luenlitipport measures introduced by
t-nclaliThen, they
. cannot escape the re
_ sponSibilities . tat must necessarily
attach to theni.l I 'charge that this
is what these Men are attempting to
do.i .I . do not 'now say that there is
any gentleman on this' floor who- ; is
; •_:!ving way to them, but an unerring
I üblfrc judgment will so declare. ' ' .
M. 13ROCKWA.Y. Did the gen
tleman know James Barns when he
. , )I - r Myer - 1 was in the Senate ? •
- Mr. MYER. I I heard of him; I did
not not know him very well ;' I do
not know that 11 ever spoke to him a
half dozen tithes while I was a mem
' hcr of that body. But, Mr. Chair
man, I do not propose to speak /for
rnystlf alone upon this floor. I Pro
.-pose to let tke member from Colum
bia teFtify. Peter Herdic, aided by
his lieutenant, t urns, was asking last
• i-eari for legislation, and I propOse to
let {he gentleman from Coltrabia
i Mr: BrockivaV] speak for himself. I
ask the clerk to read from a_•speech
of his on the boom bill. •
:-, The clerklhen read as follows :
" T do not perhaps understand
_ more about luMbering than the 'gen
tlenian from Huntingdon; yet I have
• this advantage; that the - text of the
speech now before him was not Only
capefully read and fully elaborated
• • to me'by the gentleman from Minne
qua I[Mr: Herdic] in committee room
No. 4, but he has sought to enforce
the; argument from the lobby to the
basement-; Notwithstanding this, I .
conceive that I have'been somewhat
slighted, because my amiable friends,
Messrs: Moon and Burns—the mem
bers from the Penn Sylvania railroad
company (I say members, because
theyhave.so many privileges on this
flooril, file kindly • informing my
neighbors how to vote on•thisand all
- depdiadent questions, have cruelly
'• neglected me. Whilst taking care of
other nevVinembers, they have failed
to place me -tinder their pro.ecting
wings.", : -:
* :1 * ! • * *
"K gain,Asiot a man on
.the West ' I
• Branch opposes this bill save the
member from Minnegna, and his fol.-
raer' experience on judgeships and
1
free; bridgei- induces him to. think
that! again ihe will of the.people can
be defied. No representative from
. thatl-section, no lumberman nor mill
ownerinterposes an objection: . The
opposition comes from distank mem
bers, and-the champion Selected by
theria has not a stream in his county
largS enough to - float a common ark."
fk •-* ,* ~„.* * * .
•
. "I
-had hoped that the people and,
- not Corporations sent as here; that
we represented htunan beings, not
~ dellars;.that the true ; interests of the
• :people of the State, and not wishes
of outside
_capital,' would be respect
gd; hut the dreamis dissipated. We
o on from bad to worse, and ri the re
' Atilt none can lankly." , . -
- gr. ',AMER.,: ch the'
geatierdan cannot • complai of my
; • position. in regard to the , en and
After that s r
-_ thermerms used to create'. the new
county of Iffinnequa this year; bn+ ; T
cannot understand holy ; he Puti the
gentleman from Huntingdon [Mr.
. Lane] can be in favor °Mils bill. I'
- .
amt opposed to it, - and I--introduced
, these eitracts for the purpose of
;re
-1-f
- Minding the -gentleman, )! and i also
other gentlemen en this,r , how
he was opposed to the boom bill on
account.elthe practices used in the
city of Harrisburg.
Now, sir, *hetis!_e consider how
this bill proposes to disegiire Bra d - .
ford ex - aunty; when we consider how
much it is against the wishds and in
terests of that county to have a por
tion lopped off ; when :we consider
that the representatives of that peo-
ple stand here and . protest against
the.infamons and damning outrage ;
;when we take into account the cour
tesy that is digest universally ex
tended to members in reference toali'
questions of bled legislation ; what
influence is ita ask, that impels you
on in this mad trusade against the
territorial integrity of that county ?
Ls it mean and narrow-minded par
tisanship among a majority of our
political opponents that leads so large
a proportion of them to the side of
our enemy in this contest ? and is it
on this side of the House, the legiti
mate fruits of the wicked frauds
charged against our political friends' ,
in. the city of Philadelphia, that
brings to the surface so many men,
not only ready to do the basest work
of a Party, but to sell their friends
when they can profit by their bar
gain; and I am ashamed to acknowl
edge that they are backed by country_
members, reckless of all comityof'
feeling, aspronTt e d to the action
by no morerhorWable, motive. .
Rrsri•Lrgl ox? 3zn. ELMOCIE.
I see that;this House is determined
to remain in session in Order to reach
a vote upon-this bill, and I presume
the gentlemen propose to pass, it.
Since this is the intention - of the
House, I diiire to say a few words
before:the vote is taken. lam rath
er surprised at the remarks of the
gentleman from Union [Mr. WoLrz]
in regard to this matter • lam sur
prised at his sadden Change, and
that on account of a-single'letter re
ceived-from some friend I am sur
prised. to see how he 'has changed
about on a question, affecting as it
does the rights of the people of-'this
community ; lam surprised that a
single letter from any indizidual
should have wrought such a great
change, and I am sorry that he
should have allowed that 'letter to
have swayed him from the right
path, because I think he has ignored
the very fundanAental principle of our
goy i ernment—that there shall be no
taxation without representation.
I am surprised "and wonder that
the gentleman who has studied hu
man nature and read the histories 'of
the different countries, and especial
ly of this his native land, should for
get these old landmarks. As he says,,
he would have voted against the bill
when it was up last week, but now
when it is again before - the House
his mind has changed: lam perfect
ly astonished at that ; he seems to
take no account at all of the wishes
of the representatives from that dis
trict. Why, sir, in doing that a man
will scarcely err, and I believe that
courtesy should bind us to consider,
with reference 'to any locality, the
desires of those who have been sent
here to represent that particular lo
cality. We are, I hold, bound to
listen to their arguments, and not
vonly that, but to heed them, and
particularly should this be the, case
when . a delegation is unanimous.
This is the way I look at this matter.
Now, the - gentleman'[Mn Dartt]
has shown us the friconvenience that
this division will be to a great' many
persons living in Bradford county—
to. those possessing bat moderate
means, who have very likely invest
ed 'their little all lin some home
stead, and he has instanced several
cases of widows who will suffer ex
treme hardships thereby.
Notwithstanding this, the gentle
man from, Union [Mr. Wolfe] re
ceives a single letter which ho deems
sufficient to warrant him in chang
ing his mind. Why, sir, 'the burden
we are imposing • upon these people
is of far more importance and should
be of greater weight than any letter
which might' be received from 'any .
gentleman. The tears of gratitude
from one of these widows or the
tremulous motion of her lips while
she expresses her thanks ' would be
of far more value, to me than all the
wishes of those who are in favor of
this bill.
It strikes me,•Mr. Chairman, that
we are bound to pay attention to the
men who come from that district
when they ask us not to 'make this
new county. :-The only excuse the
gentleman from Union [Mr. Wolfe]
gives .for not heeding what these
gentleman say, is - that he has re
ceived a letter from a man—and he
does not even give • his' name—who
desires- him to vote the other way.
Why, Mr. Chairman, he "will never
be able to go home and face his con
stituents with such a record as that.
Mr. -WOLFE. I would like to
ask the gentleman whether he has a
handkerchief big enough to wipe
away c tliHai tears from these orphans
dtrini at Girard colleg e.
Mr..HANCOCE: Though I may
bare been wrong then, I know I am
right' now. The gentleman speaks
of this great " prime mover." That
does not refer to the hard., fisted ,
farmers, those who are earning a I
flivelihood by the sweat of the brow.
If he had left out those two' words
and said " the citizens of that dis
trict"" I would have given the sub
ject some consideration, but when he
says. "the great prime mover" I
think it would be sufficient to change
my opinions.
We certainly cah do nothing bet
ter, as representatives, than to take
the course advocated by the gentle
men who represent the counties to
be affected. They tell us they do
not want this-cannty, and we should
give due weighlto their requests, no
matter what is said by the gentleman .
from Union. 1
Mr. WOLFE. I certainly did not
intend to deter the gentleman from
talking about the poor widows and
orphans;
I had hoped to hear some
more on that strain.
Mr. HANCOCK. I know the
young man is very : sensitive, and I
do not desire to say anything harsh
in regard US his recent conversion—
he has a perfect right to be convert
ed, but at the same time I think he
should respect the wishes of the rep
resentatives from, this district.' I
really do not see how this House can
in any way evade those wishes, es
pecially as they represent the unani
mous sentiment of the members from
these counties which are to be dis
figured, Reference has been made
to "the great prime mover " in this
matter, That 1.81111 individual who
has made a beatitiful place of Will
iamsport, and why' should he not be
content with ?mauling there and de
veloping it ? There Is no good rea
son why he shad(' go into this terri
ory. It is the spirit of our Re
publican institutions to allow every
man to follow his-own calling, and I
caLuot see why the gentleman from
Union [Mr. Wolfe] should want this
" prime mover " to go into a country
(buthaled on 4th Page 1.
Itatifotigtpotitt
Tomas, Thrifty, April 10, 1873.-
11DITORS
E. 0. GOO MUCH. S. W. ALVO ED
_TEE LOCAL OPTION DECISION.
The long looked for decision on
the Local Option Law was''promul
gated on the 17th tilt. Judges A:CarztV,
Wumoss and Minch affirmed the
constitutionality of the act, while
Judges BEAD and Snesswoon present
ed a dissenting opinion. The point
raised against the of
the law was, that the Legislature be-
ing the law-makigg . Power had no
authority to delegate the power to
the majority of the people, and that
it had done so in the act above men-
tioned ; .but the majority held that
the act did :not do this ; that 'it was
simply a Jaw, prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liqdors in the Twenty
second Ward of Philadelphia,* pro
viding penalties for any , transgres
sion of its. requirements, and com
plete and perfect when approved by
the Governor ; that it was like an
act which left to the electors•of a city
whether or not said city should_ sub
scribe to the stock of a railroad com
pany, or similar to a law providing
for the majority of the people in
cities to decide for or against 'con
solidation of the same ; that the vote
of the people did not make the law,
6r give any force to any prohibition
or create any penalties, but merely
expressed the Sentiments and wishes
of the peep°, and doterminel +th
ing but,the expediency of the meas
ure. The law was perfect when sub•
mitted to the people and the vote
was created by the law, and not the
law by•the vote, and was a means of
ascertaining the utility or advise-
bility of the law, and as such a legit
imate aid. If the Legislature had
had the required information before
the act was passed, !Imre would have
been no need of providing for a vote
of the people ; but the vote was sim
ply a means of information and
nothing - more. If the Legislature
were prevented from resting a law
upon future emergency, it would be
robbed of the power to act wisely
and well for the best interests of the
people. While the Legislature must
make the law it may delegate the
powerio ascertain some particular
information, upon which the action
and utility of the laW is to depend.
Th 7 e• 'dissenting Judges held, on
•
the contrary, that the distinction
drawn between, the act of the Legis
lature and the vote of the majority,
in the case, was not sound, and that
the Local Option act was a real del
egation by the Assembly of the law
making power to the people, since
t
thelaw was not a law until the peo
ple had voted' it into being ; that
the Legislature suggested a law to
the people, and made,its being a law
depend on, a power that,had no,au
thority tiO make a law; that the Leg
islaturewould .have just as much
right to ass a free liquor law, or ally
other la , making its action conti
gent up n the wishes , of the minori
ty, inste Id of the majority; that is,
if prohibition can be dependent up
on the vpte of the majority, why may
not the same power change the con
lingencY to the wishes dills minori-.
ty. The knotty question in the ease
is that of .whether or 'not the law
making power was actually delegated
to the people, ;and although tile
question is settled in favor 'of the
constitutionality of the Local Option
act,. yet the disagreement of the
learned Judges is such as to produce.
, f some confusion in the common mind.
1 • Ike." •
I
IS. Senator Camrnox and wife, to
gether •vith their guests, Mr. Dr.
Bonus, f Indianapolis, Post Mas
ter
Gen ral 't RESWELL and wife, and
Senator HOIST and wife haye gone on
a pleasant journey through the South,
and their rout will take them through
Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah,
Atlanta,l Montgomery and Selma to
New Orleans.will
, Thence the party
_proceed 1 to Florida, . and after re
maining there a few days will return
to the Mississippi, visiting Memphis
and other, places of interest, and
thence 'to Indianapoliswhere one of
the party, resides, then to Pittsburgh
and Harrisburg, thus completing a
circle that includes a large and in
teresting part 'of our country. The
time that will be consumed in swing
ing round , this circle, will be, as is
supposed; about three weeks, and
since every weeks, and since every
preparation that a liberal heart could
devise has been made, the distin
guished party will no doubt have
plenty of enjoyment.
ter Mest people fined no object
tion with the bill passed by the
Legislature establishing legal holi
days, but the inconveniences that
they cause to business men are often
overlooked: The law makes it neces
sary for persons who have notes fail
ing due upon these 12olidays, to pay
them the day beforq' they are due,
which when the holiday comes on
Monday necessitates - the payment of
the notes two days before their
maturity. As a general thing, debt.
ors need the full time on their pay
ments,land are less prepared - to pay
theni one or two dip; ahead of time
then creditors itre ta:*.wait one or
two days after. The debtors gen
erally needs all the advantages he
can aware.
It would -reforeebe a wise pro
cedure to c .0 the law on this
subject, the payment of
of notes falling due on public
holidays only legally due the day
after the holiday.
MI6 The heavy rains of the past
week have caused a great deal of de
lay in the mails.
'Piz wrA aIIK.IA6
!Ne feel a just a pride in referring
to - the Senate of -this State. It is
ooniposed for the twat _ part of able
and dignified men, who respect the
wishes of their constittumte and the
welfare of the Commonwealth. It is
a matter - worthy of special notice /
that Senators McCums, WALIACE,
Wnrrz, WAEFIELD
1
Thins; and others, stood by essrs.
and gnus° in opposing the
nefb.rious scheme of Pr= Hmemo's
to dismember this county. We
cordially tender the especial thanks
of our people to Messrs: MBOLunz
and Weu.scrfor their generous and
unselfish 'support. When we con
sider that our best men often allow
their political prejudices to influence
their - actions, these men Might well
have made their trig:neat at the
hands of this county an excuse for
opposing our• wishes, but they were
above petty partisan spite, and acted
justly towald us.. We have often
had occasion to oppose these gentle
men politically, and perhaps shall do
so again c; but oar people will always
cherish for them kindly feelings, and
accord to them honesty of purpose
however widely we may differ with
them.
This is not_ the first occasion on
which. CoL McCLusE has stepped in
to the breech in aid of the people of
this county. Years ago, when he
was in the House, a wicked attempt
was made brCol. PIOLLET, to legis
late the late• Hon. DAVID Wnanrr out
of office ; it was through McCLun's
influence that prevented,the consum
matitn of the plot. Political lifter
ences can never efface from the minds
of the republicans of Bradford coun
ty, this act of kindness to one who
was so dear to their hearts.
THE TR ,, Y COURT.
A bill Was reported in the House
last week, by Ain ilLivEr., repealing
the Troy Court bill. The wide
spread Illsatisfaction [which the pas
sage of the bill has occasioned, and
the grave doubts as to its constitu
tionality, induce 4 Mr; itrEn to dsk
its repeal. We halm there will—be no
hesitation on the part of Senators in
passing the repealing act, as it meets
the approbation of a large majority
Of the people of the county.
WESTERN FAILNIEII.9 IN IOTION:-
The farmers of the west have grown
tired of raising grain to rot in the
grainery, because the freight costa
more than the produce will bring in
the market.. It takes about three
bushels of grain to get one to mark
et, and this is ruinous to the farthing
interests that are;Subject to it, and
the farmers have determined to make
a fight on The question. In Illinois
they are thoroughly organizing, and
their example i4Textending to oilier
States. It - will be a big fight, but if
the people are firm and wise they
will win. The people are the sover
eign. power in this country, and when
they are impoied upon it is their own
fault. ,Corporations may be hedged
round with special privileges, but
when they go that length in imposi
tion to make forbearance cease to be
a virtue, there is a power to compel
some show of justice.
The Farmers' Convention, at
Springfield, last week, gave evidence
of being the Outgrowth of a power
ful movement. Seventy-two . coun
ties, 'in which an organizationliad
beeLn effected, were repreiented b'
207 elected delegates. ,About the
same number of attendants from oth
er counties were also present. The
Governor and ex-Governor of the
State both addressed the convention
in terms which showed their respect
for the class it represented.
Stir The Danville Intelligencer, re
ferying to the defunct Minnequa bill,
says the "game was a draw one" in
the house until Rockway introduced
an amendment leaving the question
to a two-thirds vote" of the people
within the limits of the - territory of
thd proposed new county "to say
whether they favored or opposed it."
This brought many votes to' the bill,
says the Intelligencen To show that
the members who cast those votes
were not deceived brthis ruse, and
they knew that the two-thirds vote
provided kir by Brockway's amend
ment would be; and desired that it
should be, a farce, it is only necessary
to examine the record which shows
that they followed Brockway and
the rest of the leading Min i taequacks
in opposing a carefully prepared
amendment to the amendment in
tended to protect the people of the
proposed new county against colo
nization and other frauds by
... Herdic
and company at the election. If this
amendment of Brockway's was meant
to be honest carried out, why did its
author and the rest of Herdict's
henchmen decline to accept - the
amendment to the amendment pre
liding for an honest election
Daily Patriot.
ie.. Connecticut held her election,
for State officers and Congressmen,
on Monday. The meagre returns
received indicate the election of Is-
GERSOLL, democrat, , for Governor.
Remit and two other republi
can Congresmen are elected. The
democrats elected one member of
Congress.
is. About twenty feet of the Will
iamsport Boom gave way on Monday
morning, and about 2,000,000 feet of
logs passed out. The water was
eighteen feet above lOw water mark,
and was still rising on. Monday.
ime. A thorough_investigetion into
the cause of the late terrible accident
near Halifix, is in progress: It is
hoped that if the officers or owners
of the vessel were guilty of culpable
carelessness,an example will be made
of them.
mini 'Navvy.
Gov. jladeacis; of Indiana, --hav
ing become satisfied that the demo
math) patty is dead, a fact which has .
been patent to every intelligent man
for the put ten years, is attempthw
to galvanize it into life, under a nvir
nem& To this end a "feeler" was
recently put out, but tims far it has
not Met with much iivor from 'the
politiCal press. the miserable fail
ure Of last year, convinced the hoh
office-holding portion of, the demo
cratic party, that it is useless to ar---
tempt to deceive the people into sup
pot; of the men who proved false to
the country in the he*. of its peril.
The mil( and file of the party do not
seem inclin'ed to blindly follow lead
era longer. The name " democrat "
is no longer a tower of strength.
The principles of the republican par
ty com Mend themseliell to the judg
ment of all honest man. It is looked
upon as the party that, boie the na
tion through the difficulties in which
the leaders of the old democratic
party had involved it. • With the
principles of the republican party
andttlie men it has placed in power,
the great masses of the people are
abundantly satisfied. Individual
members of the party have proven
false to their trusts and have been
compelled to stand aside, but the
great fundamental principles of the
republican organization have never
been lost sight of by the party, and
so long as those chosen to direct the
affairs of government obey the voice
of the people, any attempt to organ
ize a new party strong enough to
overthrow it, will proVe ftitile.
Should the republican party - ever
fall into the evil ways of the old dem 7
ocratie organization, it will deserve
and undoubtedly meet the same fate.
ANOTHER FIRE IN WAV,ERLY.
AbOut half-past 2 o'clock on Sat-
uxday morning last, the People of
Waverly were again startled by the
.cry of fire! and the Photograph gal
lery of PRATT & COMEST:OCs was dis
covered to be in flame - S. The first
floor was occupied by 'Wri..cox & Co.,
dry goods merchants. The second
story by Suumoncna &' FEnorasos,
barber shop. The :goods were re
moved from the first floor, but very
little besides, although some oue did
throw a' valuable chair from • the
third story window. Some of the
pieces were afterwards found.
Aid was solicited from Owego and
the fire department promptly re
sponded, but when it was found that
the fire could confined to the One
building they were telegraphed thlit
their aid would not be needed.
By diliie.nt effort the fire was kept
from sprpading, a double brick fall
on each side being after all the
greatest security for adjoining build
ings.
Losses:—J. G. Besn, loss on
building covered by an insurance of
$4,500: The brick walls are stand
ing and are not greatly damaged.
Wo.ca & Co., loss on goods perhapS
$l,OOO. Insurance on goods $6,000.
SLIULINGBURG FERGUSON, loss about
$3OO. No insolence. They were
burned• out in the fire a few day's
ago, but in the first instance they
saved the contents of their barber
shop. yawn & COusTocx, loss $2,-
000. Insured for whole amount.
, Later in the morning • another
alarm was given, but it proved a
false one
Waverly is and u 1 infested
by incendiaries, and it is to be hoped
the villians' may be ferreted out and
brought to justice.
WHAT OF THE TiinrF 9—The Lu:er nc
Union compliments one of the Mem
bers from that county, for his hon-,
esty and integrity in voting against
the -3klinnequa job, thus, impliedly
at least, censuring the other three
whe followed PETER. The Union
says : •
lir. Eisner of this city, is ono of
the nine democrats who voted against
the Itiinnequa county bill, and for
that act he is entitled to much credit.
When it. was ascertained that the
members of the House from the
counties that were to be dismember
ed to make this new county, were
unanimously and earnestly opposed
to the bill, it should naver have been
passed. We regret that the other
members from this county voted for
it. It subjects them to severe criti
cism, and fixes a bad precedent,
whereby other members and locali
ties may be over ridden by a selfish
corrupt majority. The bill was not
passed in the Senate and the project
falls.
1 The Centennial bill, appro
priating the sum o $1,000,000 for
the purpose of furthering
,the Cele
bration of the hundreth anniversary
of our independerice, which is to
take place in the city of Philadelphia
in 1876, has passed and been signed
by Governor. The bill provides that
the amount shall be raised by tax
ation of three per cent. upon the
gross receipts of the street railway
companies of the above city, with the
proViso, that if the sum mentioned
should not be thus raised, the State
will be liable to the amount of 259,-
000. and no more. • The
Philadelphians wanted the appro
priation, but are not quite satisfied
with the way of raising the money.
A jotz.—Bssoxxs, who has grown
immensely rich at the expense of the
State, in printing the Legislative
Record, threatens some startling
revelations in regard to - the manage
ment of the affairs of the State
printing. , If anybody blows where
to look for corruption, Balsam is
the man. •
iTerieymen are greatly jubilant
over the passage of the free railroad
bill and the signing by the Governor.
It is the claimed to bes nperior in all
respects to similiar statutes in other
States, and will belooked to for most
wonderful results. Time alone will'
test this.
THE AMMO MEM.
did Litt•et Details frees tie Ineilise
MIMI, N. )1 . 3., AraS=Astew
er has just Velroza the *leek of
the steamer The is al
most Watt . Onlj 'a fair packages of
her cargo have come ashore. ' me
swell continues so helm that the
divers can not. work. If the weather
continues fun most of the cargo ca
be saved.
One hundred and siity:four is the
exact number of bodies found up to
this morning, The work of burying
them has commenced, gang of
men 'will be sent down this evening
to help the, fisher Men in that work.
The bodies of J. H. Price, Henry S.
Hewett, Mr.. Wait and Miss Mer
rit, of New York ; Albert Sumner, of
San Francisco - , encl.' Henry Metcalf,
the second officer, were .brought up
to the city to-day and put in metallic
coffins, to await orders from their
•
friends.
Report that Mrs. Fisher's ( body
had been found was not correct.
The story in some of the' papers
that Albert Sumner committed sni-
cide is false. All of his friends who
were saied`say Mfr. Sumner held on
to.the wreck as long as he could, and
then was washed off by the sea.
. The captain says the stories of
Mutilation of bodies.by the crew, are
false, and the, reports of robberiei
largely exaggerated. He says the
people at Prospect did all they could
for the living and , dead, but- among
the crowd Vlto flocked to the. place 1
from the surrounding county, therei
were some who rifled bodies when- ,
ever they could get a chande.
The Collector of awaiting instruc
tions from headquarters, and will
probably commence an investigation
this evening or in the morning.
The captain can give no explanation
of tho.cause of the disaster, except
miscalculation as to - the , current and
theieessel's speed. Great numbers
of people are leaving in steamers
going down to the wreck:
No stone will be loft unturned to
recover the missing bodies ; Mr. C.,
M. Fisher and wife, of Vermont ; Mr. :
W. J. Sycak, wife, son and daughter,
of Nevada • Henry L. Wellington, of
Boston ; Miss Scrymser and Mr.
•Krugar; of New York ; Miss Brodie
and Miss Barker, of Chicago, Mrs.
Brindly, Mrs. Davidson and daugh
ter, of England. With those re
ported this morning as removed, this
conipletes the list of cabin passengers'
who were lost. Captain 'Williams
and a'siiistants searched the islands ,
around the wreck lait night, and
picked , out from among Mau,. many
bodies brought ashore those reported,
this morning, which have. been tele
graphed for by their friends.
The bodies reported recovered
this morning have been dressed and
placed in metallic coffius and await
the arrival of friends and relatives, to
take them in charge. It is thought
the bodies will hardly remain in con
dition to be examined. The coffins
have been sealed and made tight.
Another trip will be made to the
wreck to-morrow. The stewards and
men acquainted with the passengers
have been left in charge of the wreck,
to take care of bedies as washed
ashore.
John Brindiey was lost. His name
was put in the list of saved by mis
take, one of the passengers haying
mistaken another for him. It is now
proposed to bring all the bodies to
this city and bury them together in
the public cemetery and erect
monument over them., Thu pro
vincial government resolved this
afternoon to place a lot in the ceme
tery at the disposal of friends of the
dead.
The collector of customs commen
ces the investigation to-morrow mor
ning. Many of the fishing families
at Prospect gavp all the provisions
they had to . the shipwreck's 'pas
sengers and crew, and are now m
want themselves. The propriety of
bringing the bodies to the city for
burial was discussed in the Legisla
ture and City Council to-day. The
White Star Company agents having
reported that there was difficulty iu
finding a burial place at Prospect, or
men to perform the work, the gcivl
emment sent an agent to ascertain
the fact, and if the bodies have will
likely be brought to this city.
BOSTON, April 4—The emigrants
saved from the wreck of the Atlantic
are expected to arrive here on a Pul
lman train at six o'clock ',o-morrow
morning. The agents pf the White
Star line in this city have engaged
Fanenil Hall for the reception of the
unfortunates, and preparations are
being made' to provide for their
wants upon their arrival. They will
remain in Boston all day, and Satur
day evening proceed to New 'York by .
the Old Colony road and steamer
Newport, from Fall river.
WIIT JEFF DAVIS WAS NOT PDOSECI7T- I
ED FOR TREASON.—The Charleston
Daily News, on what it con9iders
good authority, gives the reason why
Jim.. DAVIS Was not prosecuted for
treason. It states that the most
*minent legal talent of the country
was consulted by the government ;
and the conclusion arrived at was
that no conviction could be obtained
under the law. If such is the fact, it
is bad for the law,-and it is time some
more sensible statues were placed
upon our books. With JEFF Davis
guilty of treason before the' whole
world, to say tliat our laws would
not convict him is disgraceful to our
jurisprudence.
.21firR is commented upon as a
curious coincidence that CHARLES
FRANCIS APLIIS'S eulogy ow the late
Secretary SEWARD is to be delivered
in the same church in Wany where
Mr. SEWARD delivered his memorable
oration-on the life and services of John
QUINCY Apex% father -,01 CHARLES
Faeicis, in 1848. The place is the
North Reformed church, in Albany,
and the time appointed is Friday s
April 18th.
Arizona is next to be cursed
with MOrmonism, as was and is Utah.
These fanatics find it uncomfortable
and unprofitable to remain so , near
civilization : and are therefore prepar
ing to leave Salt Lake and make a set
tlement in the wilds of MiZons, where
they will have more opportunity to
practice their delusion unobstructed
by law.
ser A dispatch from 1 Rochester,
says, that on Tuesday' l last, while
some twenty or thirty persons were
looking at the river; the Wall • upon
which they were standing was un
dermined and fell,'precipitating them
into the - water. Twelve or fifteen
persons were drowned.
-New Adverthemiste.
SPitING
CHINA,
CBOCIENRY, -
GLASSWARE,
GREAT VARIETY,
1. GOOD AssoßniENT.
. BABY WAGONS
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT
, :v •see: TO
THIS eIgrARICTIT,,,
JUST OPENED.
BOYS' WAGONS,
BOOKING HORSES,
TO L:, &c., at
WIMP. AM k BLACK'S.
Towanda. April 9
pERI . IAPS
J. H. HOWARD
Su siirted an extenalvo
FIARD.WARE STORE
AT WYALVILSO,
Where may be' found a General
Stock of Carriage Makers and Black
smiths Supplies, Bent Stuff, Spokes,
Hubs, &c., Iron and Steel, Nail Rods,
Horse Nails, Homo Shoes, and Tools.
HOUSE rURNISHING GOODS.
Locks. Knobs. and Trimmings. Nalls._olasa.
and rutty. rants, 011s..Va =bawl_
Brushes. he., C. •
CLUPEKTEBS' 421 D OTHERS TOOLS.
A fan lino of Choke Pocket and Table Cutkry,
Silver Plated Ware, Forks. Spoons, kc.
SPECIATi Allan/10N GIVEN TO THE STOVE
TRADE. TLNWAEE and
HOIISE-EEEPING GOODS.
A good assortment' of Agricultural
Implements.
SznosEmm, MACHINE. AND OTHEII OILS.
Cordage. Rope. and Wooden Ware.
In fact lam ready foe - the Spring Trade with the
most complete.assortment of
- rl •
HEICERAL HARDWARE
Ever offered in Wyainaing or vicinity.
I slab have in connection a
FIN ST • CLASS TIN SHOP,
Withbing pro competentm ptly workmen
attended engaged. itePerinlCAnd
Job to.
I make Eave Trough and outdoor work a specialty
titre me a call at " Eitowell's Mew Store," on Main
street. I,will not be undersold.
•
"Cheap for Cash " is - my motto.
J. H. HOWARD.
Wyalusing, Pa., April 'I, 1873.
NEW SPRING GOODS.
TAYLOR & CO.
Have now open'ed a
LAReE STOCK
,FANCY. GOODS,
All the novelties for the-
SPRING SEASON.
A SUPERIOR MAKE-
OF BLACX ALPACA
For 25c. 31c. 371 1 ,c. 62c. 95c. and •$1
A Coinplete Assortment of
I 0: ixizsintliyial
1 3 Ili 'POMO . 101 e) 1/4.1%:),:j
A. LARGE STOCK OF
•
CLOTHS AND 0
RA *li kl IN WO/ 51-‘4:
P • ;
ts(c) : 113 , li' )3 1 D'il M M:
ME
FA#o4: l 4s Loki 'AI*: Or -11
Tcnrads. April Ist, 13.
vAßms FOR: SATAI —Tw o .
able Panne for oak loestellon the nude reed
between Towanda and llaoreeton. Enquire of
Griffith & Patten, Towanda, Pa. .Tennt snide easy
to th e purchiser. 9m4
-1-THAT-
lIM
0
OF
DRESS GOODS,
SHAWLS - •
NOTIO.?TS,
lila
t per yard.
TABLE LINENS,
AND TOWELING.
-2-
For $l.
TAYLOR '& 00
K 1 h c=i
G .
S - P R I
WA
8'& SILDBETII
have Just received their --4,
18-ST SOCK pr
MI
RE DRY GOODS
lEW S
AND WOULD
SPECIAL ATTENTION
CALL
frieDv:l)ltil
E
Black Siiksi
Black Alikacas,
• DregEs Goods,
Domosticg,
- .f
Shawls,
White Golids,
Hosiery,
gloves, &c., &c.,
Which thei are ofrerisbg
AT POPULAR PRICES.
Towanda, March 19,1873
F u.R “tu RE!
SPRING OF 1873!
The largest and beist setecthd stock of
FURNITURE
Ever offereilfor Bale in the State may now be found
-- at
THE IRON FRONT STORE,
118 Market Street,
WILKES-BARRE, PA
Our dock to new and we hare many newipad erns of
CHAMBER SETS;
And Parlor Suites jnst out and never before offere
for sale. We have inch an immense variety thatt it
would require a large volume - to' enumerate all the
artinlia We have on hanp, and simply say, - that we
are hilly prepared to furnish the meet
HUMBLE COTTAGE
PRINCELY MANSION.
Our Upholstering and Finishing Is all done under
our own supervision and warranted In , every re.
sped as represented.
WINDOW CORNICE AND Tam..
BEEGIIINS
. -
A specialty, made and furnished to order at short
notice. Material for making Lsimbregain of every
color and quality on hand and for rile at
W YORK PRICES.
In addition to our Furniture bream: is fern hare a
store at
117 MARKET ST
Devote* exchmlvely to the manufacture and_aale of
metareeme. neings and Beddhig, where a - large
stock may always be found at low pritos
WHOLESALE .OR
All in irsat of Goods in our line please give us a
call and we will sell as low as You can buy in New
Yost or Philadelphia. •
Goods carefuro Pecked and delicaredst the
depot tree of charge. ' `. • .
VOOREIS & PAGE.
G. 11. VOORHIS.
Fillosaarse, ]Loch 1873.-1 m
N - ENV G 0 0 D 8 -
18 'I a.
nrw Goods
HAIR GOODS AND MILLINERY
FM
C A.RPET
Caisimeres,
Embroideries
EVANS 5: ftILDRETEI,
Bridge Street
or tho
F. It_ PAGE.
-AT
i•
B. A.,Pette.,;(t Co.'s
- AT THE HIGH OF THE 816 BONNET,
ConsLitiag of Staple . and Fancy
ECM TILE SIWG TRADE
IS A SPECIALTY-
In thoir stock:
Towanda. AOril 9.1871.
CARPETS!
CARPETS;
'i ,
CARPELS!
TA:Y - I_OlZ ez CO.
.. . ..
. :
•
Have jtiet received one of the largest stoe4s of
I=l.
Ever eff , 2r . : 2.before iu this msrket comprising all
the new patterns in
33 B.ITT SS Ha LIDS
TIIBEE , PLYS
EXTRA SUPER INGRAINS
' ; .SUPER INGRAINS,
4
xw'ar.l=Ldx.r.rv . ,
COTTAGE HEIIPS,
VENITISM Ath) RUGS,
And all the different widths in
[MATTINGS AND OIL CZOTHS!
Aleo it
MI
•
COMPLETE ASSoRTME,NT
In all our other Departments. _I
March 25. 1873.
FOR SALE .-- A small place - con ,
taining VP,' acres in Stevensville, - Bradford
county. Pa., on .tho contemplated railroad 'from
Binghamton to Onshore, one-half improved and in
a high state of cultivation, the remainder in valua
ble timber, white oak, chestnut, hickory and pine.
Buildings nearly new; a two-story house, nicely
finished; with a never-failing spring of water run
ning
into the houie and front 'thence to road near
the. barn... The barn Is large with underground
stable, carpenter shop, tc. Fruit, such as. apples -
and peaches. Butter nuts and hickory nuts in
abundance.' Only a few rods to church and good
graded school This Would makefine home for a
a„ ,..,..r.t\t
mechanic or family who wish to retir, e.
from activ
business life and spend the remainder 0 eir days
in a nice and happy home. For further pa iculars
address L. T. Birchen:. Bircherilville,;Snsquehanna
county. l'a., or 13. Bowen, Troy, Pa., or Lacy St , -
SIMS, Stevensville, Pa. -- Feb. v)
GO TO . JA.COBS' • •
. ..
- - - -
TEMPLE OF FASHION
MAIN STREET;
FOE LATEST STYLES IN CLOTITING.
GOODS lIECEIYED IGVE PA DAY
Towanda., March 47", 1873
TO THE LAMES. '
Mna3l E. RROBINSON , would respectfully. In
form the la x..„
dies of Towanda and 'vicinity that she is
Prepared to manufacture all kinds of Artificial Ilatr
at reasonable prices, such as Switches, Braids, Curls
Puff, Frizzetts; Ac.; either from combings or pre
pared hair. Residence on Third street. nortlixf,the
.Catholic Ctinrch.. All orders promptly attended . to.
Satisfaction - parranteed.
M.E. P,OBISSON.
.. - Towanda, March 27, 18734 m. ! .
- •
pp EAL, - ESTATE C HEAP. —The
undersigned offers for sale very cheap, tha
following described real estate: .
One farm containing 100 acres, mostly improved.
situated in Towanda township. Alio one Una=
lot containing 90 acres. • -
'One farm containing 103 acres in Asylum town
ship, partly improved. .
One farm containing :30 acres in Wysor and-liolue
townships.- ,
One house, and lot in Towanda Botongh.
Two honies in South Towanda, near the borough
Also two lots. -
Jaa.ls'73 ' • JOBN
THE ANNUAL MEETING -of the
_a_ , Stockholdere of the .Fall .Creek Bituminous
Coal Co, will beheld at the office of the Company In
the Borough of Towanda. £s., on the 233 day of
April, 1873, at 9 - o'clock, a.m., for the purpose of
electing Directors, Treasurer, and Clerk, and attend
to such other business as shaliproperly be brought;
before such meeting,. J. B. BlilleS2UDE, -
I.A.pril 3, 2873.-td Secretary.-
SITUATION: WANTED :y 4:12
exporlinced MITIER. Address G. V. Race.
Anburn 4 Corners,:frumnehanria county, PS. "
Starch 190a3* .
FOR SALE. --4 very desirable
property in Cainptown. Bradford County, . 5 .
The" house la tog ood' ()Nor and the barn only tw.
yen* old. The terais are easy. For further
PaltiCtilars annlv to pr.. omet, e a mptowo, ra..
h
EMI
TAYLOR k CO