ita ?MM. A U --A I, yOnng man of Allentown ILO glitters riratt . igeN " —Professor Aganiz i nontin l nas st Cgninidge, zn. St. Jiiin‘ and Grand 'Union Rotas is Nen Ysck bare been platediz binds faf rEceirerr. U —Tne Phoenix . v3k mills, at Pater _ l rtscune4 eptratior.# go dsp, 021- Flxryidg ZOO itandr. - --The _city of Paterson, N. 11., has g r; ; l iirr=o ,. l*xj± to cf.; mere erpiv out of 1.17:1 1 -....erWeat --Toe - --The secretaxy of the Nary haa , -1,1 , 4C , 5er.„„:.7..4'f0r an amoviation 55.001,- Cr-t v 7, ri.:t the warVef.a. meal acmditim. Ilzlzer Augustr., Ga., lately d , .•7„,- , 1-u-s..s in the laid of m'.:l-77,a.fits SFr; fi:T r'Et bale.st, 4.&oargn clams • the youngest He L'23 jzct uas. a sre,Lertn weeper in ihe ; _rero 31. et r. He Lis bees ktl4.E. frirlarty-lerev, candidates ti.erair..-52.t.1 elect= in Pettibergb • c.-.4 ,- ..rafr szipciesiful. Kky:strine mnsrafic yczil..-r.cr....--ptuy, aesrerhut wide bdeg /60,C0). ;ranges of 1 Lyra:Ding . and .. hcf,a s urr:.-^2 Cll*.tinza, 4:114 Llst. —,DaijA.- Ai.% ..-- rnerman, of ' Center f..-1-7-13,7. nr,- - 2., FE'rin:;j4eTEii Tan, tinged hint -+The A..effifs- of Nail' ' tuttber land,' F,:-.:3 li:" . :.i cc, - --2.±.•de,.. am aiserav;mg,ibel !,:-..::._:-.iry a:A lea'..,tts`i . r t ia2rAd for ult. , ‘ wr.gcs of the puelniere; in of COMTIM'y 46 Vito Si 50 per ton. --The 'Brookville (efferson La ii= -1-#.4ee. its dows beci7je of r.ts tr:eEt Lte dittine..3 del:mta:a. .2- t L •• , • -'ll , lre's•atie kipdpf ship I always fzil. E.!) Cc? srA captim.. rms. on ;b i t 0,4 t h e w, ra:t tvo ran taptztr... • - . mes v•tre grretd in Erie dayoNi.s as *eying sze..lime tf) the tmorint to ' . --int- • 6Y - A itters in nercer cpl:r.altior.. (, - ;":14'77E roe arZ• cente-per toa.4 --TLEihilarpelphia Reading cry_ 22. try ft - r - . tttplExt the PottenTe :Le Pr-..E:.'ter,t'E =usage free Sat:kky "Z an d 1 Ele_:.tur -17 , 3(Lierbrit,k Le.L- kept a diary of Lira in L'7 Loates, itta:. , tte wart of hia • ; -..--Sa.Muel _Garrett, -Weshriore t • 12.:..t in the bassei4 o:ax.'..d ate eraggTsi tie a '; , . ~- . —O, — L Sf.inday kin. '.nnlir.own d ead I:, 1.t.. r..-2' ? rf.r. - .:...1. s ..:`'e - r ir: 1.'4. 3 zi.zh wzmey. :al 1.:'47 itri). tr0 .. .Z1 tee, The decals ,..- -.1. 4:; 7, - /..i.r . -.-: V.i . 'Lace E,.. , ..... th adrateed. in years. . 7en..hormes in New Castle, Pa., we: , !. 1f,..n.....d t',- Igvrgezra 0r. , ... eighi last meek. .§-,:!. ,I - 4 , r.-,1 r;:;.7.12:d=.14i Is a gor4 inighF la; L .:r;;;.: , . r, • , : 1.1., , ,.. , .... ! - . • Slavery is represrtte4l to be 1.1 r _tt.t:to:. - ., IMOLf-7 value Of ri-in there of !sit t bE:ginnin,g Of the Caban szt.r.ori• . lepatab trop have _!..0 , D:11.c., and ~14,at of thue '1;. • • —Die Chi-4;:fo pork-packers have r..-I , ` tlf , 41.-b hcg the lot for the Bute puloci, Gs: _..Aj'J (2...iv:1s have liE:t-n discover, . . Apri! it liat good Fear. for com4ts, it:. the:Norristown rail rirnsine of a dead. ' It t,iltre by -an - Iminovn trzial.. . • --St4ksi'Ea!LE-T,- . who murdeFed • sevaral Lae to eicTut %-,••••• • - Li•L:ithLry. ME fic-eple; of '-Wayne L. firm !3' ahem. elcrett - reare th , :i he lAA nearly v,ft 71z Y. - I.ri aLd rt:H.f.,n the trail EOM 'hu.l:drei arld, 1-.ixty-eight bat ''utliete that the: trif :i.e ‘...):J'itrrvi..n tz.e.tir.g thft.'pe-)ple 4)1 UM —.J. W. Simpson,. a newsdealer of cothty, x time 11;a:de locked his all 4 in h:i; family add gave them by dellberatoly shoe:Uric,. himself in the '^•_d ending career. iriTiCiiina a gun last :reek . Lahcai , ter,. was. fatatly in. tr . l.Ner .trikirq one of,jeet Cl o ttLE. ID; ;' , lll 41 , `I.Arg'F.• it.i,Cpatente into LiP• , . ','.-..a.. :ciung ?a-1y cl.Laricasier lira(' ....?.:...1 the .4:IL ..r dey whi:e ilnain,; , a E0mer ....% .. . It i 4 ! , ail i_,at rich innocent a r tansetnent ''• 1 ,-- I' St " l'' it bth j5r.:....g .: 1. r , -n.. -.-4 i 4 , ...i.a iy.. ,Ille era. 4. ' i.. ,!...:;_ • ..:',..' i,.il .; -2' C. 2 ,... li ..C4.: (14MV-1. 1 . ~' 4. O 1.1 • • ' . . 4:-.2 ilk: t A7:1:. londay paSsed, by 4 '• y, ? ! il 4. - t b 2.. a :di rev,rti_:l by. the C6m ,, . , - iv! , , , . r( q., - 7 . laz alfiiBabilnic.i inaiNl.C... ‘ na , :.1!;11:!V--,rp i.r. : :..1).-rs'.,n by', the ILlrd -:' ;1— Tri,rat , -1. TA il Amt.mdint at.- ' ' _ .—..!iiiF in-the, inbon .is faArte'en ~:z._ ..,.. Ion, : 41 , ..:...:...y- or/ cantli. Wbat a plac'e la 1.!...-!,.., el : -..-. , ,y, ,':c•tn,-,;;11,-' Gott!-bat what i, I. •i. , .'..,., • lo- L'l7 7}••. 11 ,- ,:l tht.y irork . IN the a-. - 1 - . . ... 111 • —lt is the °pillion of the Grrelv forty al•FrEki, Et re of water. I . 4i, at 1 1 6 f 'OH - . i;4 71147 t •: " .'• _ • • niamifaeLnring es- Ertterii .2 *ei r iop cf the a 1... ocr'ltilt time, and alle.rAtivett are glad i ' • .ii;-_ . c,a,lcultted on pr6tty good thatlk.s , diminution iu railasy kt:l l .lcir:lt to Throw. 109,000 r,•. , it urnp:o3.m...rnt United States tbe rear. V • •-• - . sudden_frep-'2,ing up of the i:rit;oitisi,it ig said, ha.i.locked up 4,000000, bcall'Oe cif the boats on tbe way East, he-idf-A a large quantity., or misteilaneons frf:l-41it. L i • - , - • --- I ,T.ltusyllle.s water works have been iqimpleted. They were tested on -new , (lay an4l x inch etreams . tere thrown 110 feet hiz4 4t one tlme , and to•rech arid a half stream 2001-,e1.- —A fis'd year. old" son of Dr. Weiss, a •Schuylkill runty, who was bitten dog in Hay last.. waa seised slew .1a• . ni,n -with hydrerthr:Lia end . died after int . . "7:-Col. John S. -fit'epps,',of Fayette i_-rkfity. a cola:lel of - tha late viar, died a few <Colopel lireep:4 AraVhe, eon of l the 1. 1 ). G..Kreeps, win roprqa c:i ~1 Pe.yenc..-and Green etmatit , 4 in. the rebate (A-Ids death. —Ten thUusancl worn • out horses • aiid mules are annnally consumed for food in th-- city nataris. In the- year 1861, leas than 1,419 supplied the horse meat market. The tor - this dainty fad - secant to grow by s. . • • mass Meeting oflarmers•Etnd i;vron. o'r Lagbacory .Wll3 treld Tnekday .A.t:a.nta. They -resulted to • piant only ins• Vond th'eirtrap n2at year in cotton, and to f.tvor el_sii_paYmi eta, and deelare.their right f The Iprice of cotton. . The Pottsville" Miners, Journal n;,yi al.si the supply of coal sent from all the co far this year is -20,816,E tore, t 19,761,40 for t corresponding period Itet . 7 c.:11-. Increase go far this year, 1,061,971 Aproc of which 625,735 lons is wathritite and .13.",„= tons biturnifinos. :--the Governor of Wyoming :ode up his Thankigiring proclamation in ettler: ii•Crireitflualm unto the Lord. for be Merry ndttreth ` forever. In witness Uheret,f, I hare' - hereunto act my hand, and Ciop.ed grest : acal of' the Territory to be aoiled, r. • • pollen . Densus of BaMaio* shwa - ire popnlstioh of 302.893. This is an in crease or 10.623 on the police cenanti taken in if s w and of 35,433 on - the Feder cecina, tiki in'the same 36-Ir." In making the pollee census, the waa confined to the .nem her Ornate' and females in each house, and the.proportion'of children.' Since the begin pica; of tinuresent year 8 0 0 0 . buildIng permits hate beenieined in Baltimore. fradf „Alma' Tana& fib inlay, Dec. 18, 1873. e.c.cooinucit. W. is.vosa THE NEW CONIIIIIITTION. 'The vote on the'New Con#Eitution throughout the State on Tneei was mach huger tkmn any One an ticipatol The majority forl,he con stitution will reach nearly 150,000 in the State. The city of Pilailelphia, where the opponents esi 4(1 a Ina jolity of 50,000 egaint4, it gave r 28,- , 000 in favor of ;.• The result is highly' creditable, to the_ republimins of that , oily,. Who Ilte been charged !manner of corruption in , managing the eke, tions. The Press and othee papers charged that the same practices would be resorted to in ordir to de feat the new constitution; bit the result. proves that the elections in that city are conducted as honestly as elsewhere. . • The rialoritFin this count* for the constitution will be about 3,600. STANDING CONDITTEED.. IS.S. H CODDiNG Esc ? . Chairman o the late Republican County conven . tlo-n has appointed the following gentleman a .standing committee for the year 187.4. It will be observ ed that the number has ixen in- i creased from nine to fifteen E L. Scott Chairmani; A. C. Elsbree Athens ; Maj. B. S. Dartt, Canton ; Geo. Davison, Troy : P. C. - Angle, Herrick ; D. L Staates, Wyalusing ; John W. Mix, Towanda borong,h,; IL Howell, Warren ; Geo. W. Buck, Leßaysville ; [ Reuben 'wang, Sheshequin - ; L. W.= Towner, Some ; _ Morris Shepard, Wells ; W.T. Lane, Burlington ; Maj. J. IC Robinson, Ridgbory; John Mathews, Overton. TliE PRtSKISG PRIVILEGE \ The folly of abolishing the frank ing priTilege has become soSppartiat that the present Congress will undoubtedly repeal the laW of last year by which the privilege was taken away from sztembers of Congress and heads of departments: A law Per iaitting the_ free transmission : of publicdocuments,and newspapers in the County where ptiblished is de msnded by the piblic, and it is only the wealthy dailies' of the large cities,that oppose it. ' llx is announced that the Rouse of Representatives has passed a general amnesty bill, by which all , Southern rebels will be placed on a level with. loyal men. From the el:ose, of the 'War this policy. has been : pressed upon Congress and only__ defeated latterly by \ !,eriodical -massacres of urtoffeLding blaeks such N.tates as Louisiana, Georgia and North Carolina, which: seemed to 1)3 warnings ) .aufEcientlyi impres sive to be heeded by Congress. We believe thexolicy of the bill fast pas- Sed mistaken one. If Southern leaders want their disabilities re moved, it is -no great hard Ship for tlatm to say so, individually;through their several. Representatives -or Senators, -and except in `the most flagrant cases it has alWaYs been done. When pardon is thus . grant= ed there is an iniPlied obligation of honor on the•part of the individual to the government, which is l put into the form of an enduring record by the act of • pardon. , A : . general amnesty.lase, however, enables the unsutdued traitors who 'are So in dustriously keeping tha memo ries.and the buatitudeS of the Lost Cause to say that they never asked for pardon, and that they spurn it, while they will undoubtedly attempt to profit by it ; and f l ieek, to keep A. H. STEPTIMCS' Company in the Mills of Congress. • • NEw U. S., Corr ; MS - TRIM—We are pleesed to learn that an effort _will be made 'again this winter to pass an act through Congress prgan izing a new United States judicial diStrict to be called' the Northern Dikrict ,of Pennsylvnnitt. i t Such a nieasure; is sorely. rthern rtion of neede as the - CoantieS in the No ca the- - S . tate are now corn lied to transact their bnainess mostly . in Pittsburgh,necssitating a vast amount of Costs to those who are,so unfortn: nate as to have business to attend to in the 11. 8. Courts. -;, Ors Washington correspOndent pays. Synewnsinos a merited compliment this week. It is a Some what strange coincidence that the Doctor is the third member of his family who has represented Danville in Congress. His grandfather was a member of Congress before the seat of government was' located in Wash ington. He is also the third Mem ber of the Medical profession' 'who has been elected to the same Owe froth Danville. g POCNTAIN of water cannot The purer than its_ source, so the, laws which govern a community . must partake of thftaracter of those who framed them. If we deinand good laws, 'lvo must' elect good men to make..them. If we dei*p. the i impartial execution, ele4 men who are above reproach whoseintegrity has been tried,_ and whose' sense of justice can not be influenced by bribes or threat& No definite ;lotion has yet ;been reached on the, back pay qawtion. The Republican members of congress seem to be quite unanimously in favor of a sweeping bill. • Covuring every allow affected by the ipere of pay. - The enyff i sa,staigat ion stamp during the iiiiit few sreeii3y has rest- dared us inside to rev, to * Isat letter of J. filF, as we astocnised. 1 d. C. F. entind, mistook * tenor of our . , f: , ' in, SillOpligin 16 himself the reference, to "oliticii hack, sc."' iHe is evidently' one. of that class 0 . are calilir &mind by the ._ ..r. _ plainakt arguments of that . . , -- 7 ‘vous dies _ blown ati disappo". - i politicians, not r a fe of whom slave make it the 4 !mei ness to find I fault with their, more fortunate rivals, and raise 04 cry of "fraud," "rini,7 fr...., thewhenever party, of which they are professed members sea* it to nominate in, other candidates than, theiriselvea. We have` Sci often expresse4 otir views in maid to suei men, ' that .t ___ , is Imirtacimstary to spend more timr or iniculv 11 ,them• I 1 i In regard; to the charges made by , I C. F., of ,rinfaimess in the no nation of Mr. Wres kat fall, we rel- iterate what, we have before I stated, that the convention Was ono of the most harmonious and fairly =duct ed we ever attended, and we , believe Mr. WEBB was the . firit choice of is majority of lathe de , -. des present. We know tint he fuliy erpided to contest the nomination with Messni. Nicaors, DAirrr and Tstcr, and 'was as much smprised at their withdraW. al from the' convention as J. C. F., or any one could be. We believe the gentle: mew mentioned saw that the . majority of the delegates were ... for Wyss , and Oat Furze HEEME, who was present, desired his defeat at all hazards, and therefore with ew in order to show the great ma *pulator that they, in common with he majority of!' republican! in the county; desired 'the defeat of his in iquitous plan for a division of the county. ! ' 1 We shall..-not stop to ,notice the undignified l egations-in- - regard to 3.fr. Wgeezl3,ot we Would- refer J. C. Y. and::. - other troducersof , one of the ablest and tiaost incorruptible men in the,cotinty, to, the proud position Mr. W—orupies in the State. His unwavermV fidelity to prineiple, and his bold anuneiation of ccirruption 'wherever fc n id,i have Tiered him in the front of the public Men of the State, and honest Imen of all par-,. ties Si The StateCaliital never 7men— tion hfis kame bat in praises` ' If J. C. F.'is the staunch republi can he professes to be, he will some day regret the unworthy part be took last All, in' :endeavoring to defeat and overthrow his party. HOW AID YOUIVOIM? • "; • —.: " I fired straight into the Towanda ring, and there has ben a fluttering there ever since." , Yon are a bold Nimrod' was considered a good sportsman in his time, but his courage Was never ad ficient to - warrant an, attack on such noble game as yours. ' The Spanish cavalier who fought the Wind-mill F all night, is the only man in historiwliose exploits can 'be compared to yours ; l and you are; doubtless, entitled to wear the chem= pion's belt. Yon have crowned self with laurels and now can afford to rest on your arms and incline year ear while I whisper anopen secret— the Towanda -- ring is a myth! It has no existence, and never had any, ex cept in .the disordered imaginations Of disappointed office seekers. If there are some who believe there is each a conclave of Oliticians, re-, siding chieflyin Towanda, who as semble in solemn deliberations, slate in band, in some star chamber, and fix out the nominations of the party for a_ year or two ahead, they are confiding inen and believe it because, ou and your friends have told them. so. • Yon kno_to better, but yon' have; told it so often that yoti begin almost :to believe it yourself. Yeu know there never was, and never can be, such a ring u =you talk ` about. It is the sheerest nonsense that . ever found a lodgment outside of a fool's head. A man residing in Towanda, who takes an interest in politics, has the tcdvantag,eof a central loCation in a business town, and it. being also the county seat, he is able; to see and converse with people from all parts of the ;county with very little trouble or loss of .time. If he sees fit to use this - advantage and exert whatever influence he may havel l in favor of some particular candidate, it is, his privilege to do so, and no fair-minded man will complain. If half a dozen others should think proper to work for the sameleandilate, l they bat ex ercise a freeman's right= in a free country. If these constitute a Bing, enormous enough in your judgment tiiLdlaw your murderous fire, you have passedilie point - of reason and no sensible idea can ever be got into your bead without a surgical opera tion. , The fact is,the politicians of To wanda are seldom, if ever; united in the support of the satrie men. They haviii.tbeir contentions among theru selvei and are divided in their ,pref -erences like people residing in ether parts of the county. : Nor - :are they more likely, to be governed- by cor rupt- or selfish motives than others. Republican 'friend 1 • I If - you be lieved your party bad become false to its principles and - Professiona false to liberty; law andlorderVabe to justice, • humanity and religion ; wasteful of ' the public • treasure; in different to ' the . cause of temperance and — educationtegardlest of the 1 national honor .and the general fare—then yon . were jru3tifiablle in 1 voting , the DeMocratic ticket, if that Party. was any ;better.. Bat you make ' no such pretense. 'You know your party, has not Changed its. principles, thatit is still the party ,of. progress, and is alive 001 the living issues of the day:- •1 That the -', hopes of the in telligent; the'litimane and the patri oticit are still centered in it. T hat-it has noble hititory in the past 7- iind will have a brilliant;futirai A good soldier iiithe day Of battle never fires upon 'his friends. .' Let Me entreat you,,:ittipublican brother, in the neat engagemetit,;when the lies of battle are formed not to fire . into your own camp, brit fire at the common enemy. cAftrius. . , . =I PROP. keAsstr„ the _distingtiished nsitnalist, is dead: Tin Puginins !as Taesddy. . I - oMtlEggiM "- . While Congress! not get fairly nt mita watt After Ow Ictruisig, sea' (laid inip°444 m°,lrel la " , - ~'l , 4r 4d' Y beiailithaduciar ', - :• I ' 1 ' Bulk PAY .h4til zteeinai 1 00 ( 1 - deal fat sttentror* the Hotupe' ! while the Berme has, I Wewsided * large amount of ::erstutave blisinessi con firm:in' g '. .. .., -. made', shwa the adkrnment .. lad seteitm, Am. I A b3l removing all ' political disabili ties imposed on I , tint of the re bellion has passad , the House. 4 I t The House Indiciary Cominittee have agreed to report &bill faioring the total repeal of the Ilazdcrukit law. Tey also agree o report fmerably the Civil Bights i tall..- Tho House Committee on; I Post offices and Post7toadi have agbeed i to report . a. bill allowing all public documents to pus through the mails free, the doe meats before being sent to haTe the name of the member or senator sending them written llthere on, and.then pass through an t it:4s=r of the House app appointed for that par pose, who atamp the seine ;PO documents to pass through the mails unless stamped by,the officerlof the House. The bill also provider for the free exchange of newspapers, and that all papers shallgo through the mails free in the county wherein published I On Saturday in the House aCO - munieation trot& the Secretary of War in relation to the defalcation of firm 0. 0. HoWind, of the Yr : €.ll men's Bereau, was. read. It Ems the amount of the default at $278 373p 6,' and states the Secretary would have referred the matter to a niili ,ji court °Cicala:lin; were- it not lk- ed by the 'statute Of limitation. gr. Wood, of New York, offered it reao !dim refeirin,g the letter Of. the Secretary and accompanying reports relating to the defalcation of Gen. Howard to the C o mmittee on Mili tary Affairs, with instructions to re port a resolution Troviding for the trial by military!Court maitiallof any officers of the army impliCated. On motion of Mr. Dawes the resalution was amended byi inserting thti word "alleged" before , defalcation and striking out the'. instruction ;Clause, and the resolution' was then adopted simply referring) the matter ;to the Military Committee. The considemltion of the s a lary bill was then reiniteed. Mr.!Orth's proposition was adopted, and tie: bill recommitted to the special committee with the nnder4tanding - that; when reported back it I will be 'considered under the fire' minute rale. :I' Tire ,four million appropriation bill .1 for extraordinary expenses of the navaltervice Was passed. I ,•• 1_ . I • . Weszupsvoi, Dec. IQ , 1815. • • - Errrottr.--•The indications are that the com ng at the IllspitXl will beirither a qiiiet one. rbe assembling of Coogrees did not bring the urn influx of stranger,. and consequently tl4re La very notable absence of the stir and et: c ement which, at this time of the year:we have I n ee •ccatomed to witness. arid which we had sage rea son to exptet. While the Hotela bare beki! doing what may be called a fair bualmen, they hate by no means been overcrcnrde l d or fail. DefirstA spirt mei:kW are plentiful, exkd may be obtained, in'tetlideut. ly near to the earth to i,bviste the neces.4of be lug'holate; into them b,yeteaza, are trid9ce that the travelling community,7abroad, have; at !met failed to come this way ln any Yen , iieat nniabers. [Fcit the Ezzottizal WO far, the transient 11.0pr:dation of the City is far behind-that of prreeding years:—a matter perhaps of no very great comieghence. nukes it be to real estate owners who, in obtaining their esitiOrbi4ant rents, hare always, dehded upon this cinea of the • community. I • • , The absence of so great s number of Our ; ' a nnual visitors can .doubtletts be attributed to the :present =mottled Condition of Ina financial sifairk of the country; and,Wia materof ccurse, we May, data tugthe criningi winter. look for leas - display l and ex! travaganie in whttia known here ea the faahlorur the world. Panics in Monetary affairs; hbwearer, or. a depression of thel hairiness interests', of the country, cannot be very ;greatly felt In Washlngtan.- where thaeteady disburaemente of the gcrre l ynnieut are something oyer a Milton dui sri morrlthly, - a very large prop-*llcvn of which goes It 'on'ce into circulation. As s result clihe gr4tly improved cone#lon of our City. over which so much grumbling has °been made, a correspcinding impetus has been Oren to all the various branchea of trade and business._ better class of dermas la gradnully taking C.,le plate of the ncm.progressive element that has per`sishint ly sought every means Within its power to mist and destroY the'spirit 4f progrea's that, since its elan-holding days„haa been ; gradually working Its Way In among the poople. 'Flom the north, the east and thcirest, it may be *aid his spirit of etierorbie has beam driwuk arid a few', years time has atutticed to brit* about 'many changes. to break &rah Mazy of - the old conventionalities aio custorris its vogue dace the formation of thaw:mirror:tent, and jlectaisr, UP the elare holding people, The 'member of Con. greas who, Streams days, brought With LIM! to 'the Capital his wife or fatally, wie the e;veeption,r not the rule. Ealoonaglien fiouriehe4 in gorgeous splendor; and the " grew fat in eonceralmenibehinct the closed 'shutters and thirlteced .windowil of his gilded Juniles, while pistOlt and bowie-knittits acre the common arbitrators of frequent disputeii. But in the. , put few years i there - has bee many , changes, with some 'very decided steps,p,Xnay bo said, toward civilization. i The vice, immorality end &butchery puce ao pritaleet at the Capital—from which many of thelenambers were veryfar 00in be ing exempt—giiidually dijtappeared with The:closing scenes of _lies rebellion: and the representatiio who.. during the session of Congress dors not bring with him his family, , is now the exception. Arnfug the many gentlemen of the present Congress, who 164 , . accompanied by their ladies, we observe that Hon, .7, D. ernewsuract haei vuy commendably assat: himself one of their number. In the orgazdzetion of the House It will b e l step that Dr. SEBILWBUIDOZ 41:11 been pissed open the Committee of Civil Servide Reform. The poiltion Is of greeter Importance than •is usually seconded to new members; bat we hat's no he:dal:Loy in !assert Lug that its duties will belie ably and as satisfasto• ally discharged ulf one possessiogi the adVantag, of ari older legielstive experience bad been ssaleeted. Nei hive reason to believe that the ttopla of tbr Thirteenth District will hate no cause for regret in the selection of Dr, erneWnsznos as their espresso tative. They may list in the assuzunee that their inter es ts 4111 be Italy and ably protected, sad that, on ail the great quastiotts of national 'policy, Ids name will be recorded upon -the side of right. It is perinea needless to city th;t In the si r pial re tattoos of life Dr. Strutvricurios fully sustains, by . his coartesi, kifsiness and dignity of mail Sr. the high reputation which ho bears sad which preceded him as a gentlemin, in every war quallfledt to fill th+ position to which ha has been called. • tia pre dict for him I record iti Congress that will reflect alike credit upon himself ar_d his consitnents. In arranging the Committees of the onset; it will bi observed that the Cheirmanahip of fain of the principal Committees hail - been given to Pennsyl vania, as follows: Post Offices and Rosds,CPnblic Lands, Land Claims, Navel Affairs, Itevoltitionars Pensions, and Espenditines of the Navy 'Depart,- mint.' ' The custom of awySling the first place thl those 'who Were members of that Forty Second Oman= :and of promoting ,the senior members b, .i/tia old COrranitteit where the Chairmen were not retained, was fully observed. This Disk is ono of grid dell :my, and invokes a peateir amount of distimina than and cool judgment thin Is , generally litiown or understood. In the, formation of the Committees, the adsptability, the Itneas, experience and pollU. cal status of the members have all to be lobkird to and carefully considered, While personal jeoousler which =lad in Congress u well u els/Muni, have tribe as carefully avoided, This duty, artilfh ;vitae* upon the presiding , officer Hof the is 'perhaps-one of the moat unpleased that he 1 haa to perform. but which it appears has been disc harged 'with;with hirztesi and ;with very general satigactiins, r etch Slate oseativing the propo r tionate share' ? while due eaudderadanntaa bawl given tot the totem, 1. S ame of the ippointasurnts Win doubtless be 'sharply criticised; but as smaller Of course, It Is aki Utter iispossibility to give entire satisfaction to ail Pull= It would be mu i to expect t. Aaiun= until after the 'close of the hoil4ay sea. son, we may look for:Dttle legislation beyohd the =ere presentation of Already t a large rumba have berm Introduced. bath in the Senate :and the Now, among which are several on the *inject or beck pay and of Increased pay. The indlwtions ire that the repeal. of this; law, or the obriesion,- sections:of the law, will be among the first ;acts of Congress. The republic= members, howe=r, Who are pledged to its repeal may look for no balitrom the denocritts who, in caucus, hive ogre cl with I • endered on LETTER FROM WASHINGTON. saisigns' - - latiL .- -igaitaithrinisugatr or uisC mob tonsamt mars maga . 21"1"1061)**Ser dad* b_st that's !bee . Wood :Ott ital he =dot) =elm the Irk!** Pelhdbor; hod the prism Ledisatioos aro decide tar lawandla to SAsmarribe • milt. . PM* aaaaregathaeasas May thet they Am not setillai Si sets to ries* Is* sassed lid sossias c without hostai the issaddei "MOW Iss*l4lo lbws isportirimil ries:Um of silsrfos stla thole !fir_ lalbsrsi s rssaitusist at the Yeauldraii!ntelleps. - mss Saws to capes& bele r gitsvanate to sockachou. , • bei so !Tors the Bastaryt Isir La ales; Dm eiCerodosad drawl :Sada will doubtless be Suds io perm It eiztogh• azuoll* Is Wass a ionakur anti four of the uniaildabsy bra. which has idea been cifared. That the art wattle malted or =kW, =mesa ewe Ir bra uses deem. The ararisrruk raw at earcris to the treatment at the Cuban Iseettos, is ?Amex the week kr prorate( stet pardon of owe 10 Pei who do r zet Mai fat. haatf earatbidees. lastesd of present fog etiehspe otAssose sad bioalthindy mots:norm jibe membecs of both nooses seemed to have pew seared.VrageOres fish ao eztoastismy ato = at of Memos. tekkis enables them to Wait quietly for ad. anneal ladbrouticto. TU.IE:ow et Os issaidetra asessagre. and the sottio Oetergaiwatles of the muotateratios to promo for War as a !vault or IL* berms SI Os mai* irevrestirss, bss doubt. less much to ,do with the fort:mate =alas of cororsesisi Statbsurt. . I ]luny of the Coagneamen are =du the taipree aionthat the holiday mess at Christmas fit be a very toad was. . The coontei demon& lr3laf os nanclal 4psestittes; and iziany of the nienthets think they had better sane these quail° as thau go tam* far the Wilds" The back pay. Incrassed pay. and Ober matters ewe ea =eh stetted theca that they are afraid to tske too numb holiday with their tar V. ixTrna nom IpwA. ClTr s lowa. &nog ,Thrievfxs—Bear Sir: Having bee here for the Last me months. and beceieing Somewhat induct' atel; I thought thatea letter feel= thia part of the world might interat your 'readers. Now that.politics have been laid on the shelf fors season, and there isTriCi4Onger any amenity to wearhsyseed in onesTUdr - 13 a recommend to the liver of the honest gran gers, the amine of mach news and gossip is dried up, so that one is obEged to draw from more substantial fountains. • Prom early years hadheceo taught that the wild gales which sweep! the western prairies were of such a character as. if not to render life uncertain. ail least, to interfere 'with and elcomfort and pleasure. Consequently, I wait patiently day aft`r day for the dreaded event to happen. I vas =liens to know now I should go through it: Days lengthened into weeks, 'weeks' into months, yet I have seen nothing to Meet' my expectsfions. I have seen nothing as yet to exceed the winds of old Pennsylvania. On the average, perhaps, we have one or • two days in the week ',much like a lively day in Much, but much of the remainder of the time tie is no air starring at nil, and everything is lovely. lam told that there are two or three winter storms to expect, of (rein thirty to fifty hoots length, which are semewhat serious. I am satisfied that when the country is".settled up and trees planted, that the dreaded storms on the prairies will be matters of history rather than every-day hfe'. • Timber is scarce, and homes are not to well built to they are where timber is plenty. We ice one oir your well-teedo-farmers to move out - ef his warm house into a thin-walled bass-wciod cottage, with the same timber and ash for his Winter fuel, fie might think it was cold weather. Such as his been the way of the pioneers in this country. But when the second growth of substantial improvenients comes to be made. it , ery materially changes the picture. Now that communieskien4s opened by railroad with the pmeries of Minnesota, good lnmber Ls abundant and g&d buildings nnmereus. We have had but three or fear muddy days this fall, and as l'ew wintry ones. We have much lea mud than other portions of the State, or most other States. The north-west quarter of lowa, though the newest, is by odds the best part of the. State.' Hero are tens of thousands of 'acres of the best of land, to Le had at from five to' fifteen dollars-per acre, and • not a stone ors root to interfere with plon:11]. ing it. . The'water is more or less hard, though Dye and good. There are but few cloudy days. The rule is that 'day after day, in eneceeesiow -1 I there is ecarcel,y.a cloud to 'veil the ay. The. air is very pure and bearing. We have' had lone snowy dap, though it melted as fast as it came. In the general financial pressure we limiter with the rest,—but no banks suspended ; and, though money is close. labor in all branch. es scarce and wages high. The new counties lateive hero were unfortunate, in that they were i just settling up with-farmers, most of whom !had but little money, and the grasshoppers de. I stryed their, crops. Many are destitute and will need assistance - during the winter. In a short time they would hive been i independent, both of grasshoppers and money panics; but iehappene that they are stricken just when the blow i s felt to the utmost. They are of that kiss who are bound to meet their tree (plea in the true spirit , and though the' Trial is severe it will be stumounted. In my next, I shall' giro you some) acoonnt of oar railways, I • our city and business prospects. Yours, truly, LETTER PROM IMAOA, Dzeh gEPOUTEIt The whirligig of tine has tuned us past another national Ltoli flaya Tho American people have once more Ricca an expression of their thanks for heaven's kionntieS, and honored God for the love that he Las enown to his children, by supplying their anifold wants. There are thoughtless people ho to d.aubt filled their stomachs with tat hinge, and forgot to say. grace ; 'ar.d yet an rther claw still mere nuncrona, who hid tie ittle to say grace over. Oh, God pity the poor! mein the Lo'rd's poor. There are three class es of poor; you know, viz : the Lord's poor, the ilevil's poor , arid last but not least, poor devils. It is unfortunate to ba very poor, but in tho inajolity of cases such criatures 'night i have many of the comforts of this hfo if they loved God and home more, and rum and the bar (ooa/ leas. Many a Thanksgiving might b l e pent with tables spread with all the luxuries I f the day, if et-onona3rand frugality were taken l ato conableration ; but ingtead, thoubands, go huogry ai.d because they choose rather o eabt their earning; into the tills of the ram- eller, and that of the keeper of gambling hells, What is woriio then all else, these wicked (Sues cars° G 341 for ,their misery, which they emielveit are the ainthors or I rejoice that my heart the year rottnd swells. With emotions of gratitude to the great and perfect Giver of all good,things. I am glad that on Thsultsgiving lhy I was permitted to lief. my old home in Bradford, and there meet thy father, mother, and inagii- 4 9f relatives, all .h good health and thrNefment of pleasant homes. The good thin,-.3 that were provided fin. the table, and the pleasant so:ial gather tegs that I enjoyed, will never b 3 forgotten. I 4oteld call (special- attention to the hotintifial reception at Mr. Ink BLLOWN'S, and the pleasant evening, spent with twenty-three Bnowse at e o beantittillocae of D.ll. Dzowir, in the vil- I ,qe of Wyainsing.' ' The ho,nrs.that we spent, nging and Playing upon the trombone, cornet, violin and piano, and ,the toychilig stories that were told, will ever linger in. my memory. On my return home, I met 'many familiar faces .in Towanda, and had a pleasant visit with my old friends, Dr. Poulin, CUM: rOIITEII and Dr. tlatteTOlC, also with 8. W. 2a.voun, Esq., and Ur. Gr.o. *ten. I noticed that local option tones down the uses, but a leak in the law Eomewhere al- Firs a few gitzzlere Ao turn their brainy upaido dowa, o witli the fluid of distilled abomination. I Icannat say what moat be done to stop the alo of.rnna, but would suggest that the foun tile head be destroyed; viz : the Faanufactur irig of the accursed stuff. A gentleman st Ws!losing told me "he was favor of, passing a law that should proilde 'list the sale of liquor bo made respectable, al- Idwing every man who chooses to keep a .sa• 'don or hotel, and to do so without any re strictkins or obliging film to pay any license; tliairnreventing any man, or set of men, con .rinling the traftle, and thereby enriching the taw, who might pectire ' lliiertiiiilloFording to the isaire of those who 'hirs,:slo . gole power to giant it." His Idea wag 'f.' make the sale of dcinor so eciMmon that no one could gain a. •iVelihood, and thus breakup the too common report of the drunkard." He further stated * 4tat many men were like swine, they were so contrary that they, would drink out of spite, this temperance people were trying to; force than to leave oft the dreadful habit; aheress, if the fence around the clover were lea down, the swine - were more , likely to get thir living elsewhere than in the geld." 'The iiboviiNguniegitia ito,.* that I t would gintii, it pima in this cosixontication. Another gentleman in Wjaheting Sala " . be MS in taro: d the' option" extendieg otter the wholetnate." He u saslnot Ivor of cans reens# haring the fight trt sell mak sad the coontr‘ Plated ?trader4estrietions:',. Per tostanos„ he said 4 ' rigattent leas reettleing t yeast sanoint of trade *an Anne= and Innt berm; eta foraterly boo* their goods and sold their predate in Wyaltuing.'" These awn were not all drunkards. but took an occadonsl glass of [add,, which they true Lead to hark presided they ecea get it, bit= ea= distance inanother tlWwtket. C ' • How much good load optical is doing in /3radiad count " , I AM not able to say ; bnt I know ate thing, that so fat, it bas not helped Toren& very vouch, for the ample reason the tau is not observed by at; Tab* homes ; In other word.a,"the big IL* baits eaten tip the lit tle *set. and no ece is bol d (sough to try the merits t f the law upon the - offenders. Sari* Itocara. Nov. 50 , 1873. : , . The Commander, of the British man-of-wr Niobe, , who put a stop to the butcheries 'of the it . irginius prisoners, did not touch his cap when he entered,, the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, as much as to say "by your leave." He .did not, ,it is said, pay the customary salute to the Spanish 'forts. He did not wait for the • anchor to touch` bottom, but jumped inttilis boat and made for the shore before the iiiobe had ceas ed to move. It Was the 7th of November, and fiftyi ore , passen gem of ' the, Virginius bad been ordered for' execution that morning. He came from Kingston in answer to a telegram &ora l the American Consul„ twgking for the presence of an American , man-of-war. There hap pened to be none at !Kingston, and the captain of the Niobe responded to the - dispatch. Qn landing, he proceeded straight td the Governor's house, and peremptorily demanded that the executions, should cease: The Governor declined to interfere. The captain of the Niebe replied that, "in the absence of an American man of-war, he would take the reapon ; sibility of protecting; American citi zens and guarding the honor of the American deg." ;Protecting Ameri can citizens and guaridiag the honor of the American flag' meant, in En glish, with the Niobe to back the prooositiOn, the bomb ardment Of the tora, the eirtain to rise on the scene in about five minutes! after the cap tain should set foot do the titrarter- deck of his vessel ; ad the - Gevernor "gave way,' , and, fifty, lives were saved. We do not know the • name of this gallant sailor, but all' Ameri cans who love the national ensign ? all humane people who hate cruelty and barbarism, and , the fifty doomed men snatche d l from the jaws of death by the heroic act, owe to the British captain the respect.j, and gratitude due to a brave deed. [ Pr.opErsric. 7 —Soine years ago' JEFF. Dellsconcluded a speech on slavery with a threat that, if the North - did not yield to the. demands of the Smith, the States of that section would depart, "like ten, tribes of Israel:" JouN. - P. HALE sprang to his feet, .and, a in ma'gnificant voice, said :—"And what hecame m of the ten 'tribes 'of Israel? DiSpersed, scattered, lost ; and no one knows what became of themi; but the Ark of the Covenant of the. living Golf ; remained with: the tribe of Judah." HEADQUABTEM WATCHES, 4., L S. FACCI.I7 SILVERWARE! ! • 31. Has opencd. a • NEW JEWELRY BTOBE, ON , B DGE STREET In the building formerly ociimfied by Young .V. Time. with a Lugo ansortuientbf.Gold and Bikrer American and StvisdH IValchesi Fine Gold Jewelry,' (Gold CIPLEsTS AND CHAIN BRACELETS. BUTTONS, PINS, he A•full line of eosin AlLita and plated Ware. SPECTACLES Aigr) EYE GLASSES Of all klads—Gold, Stivr snd Steel CLOCKS From the cheapest to the ibeirt, and Many other artcles too numerons to mentibn, , tmt to be seen by raL ri ng , I M. UM:DELMAN. N, B. Watches. Clocks and Jewelry 'repaired by practical workmen, and wariatited. • Towanda, Nor, 10.'"73 • BARGAINS IN STOVES! rIINWAiIiE; HARDWARE, ' . IRON ANDkIAILS, GLASS; • . , 'IT ,e, CARPEN• RS' ,TOOLS„ • &c., . &c., I, &c., &c.; Given to all parch is foi Cash, at NE H. T, NE'S • • . • HARDWARE STORE, - , TOWANDA, PA. 1 , Eec, 11, 'TS. • , SAVE TWENTY-Fil* TO 30 PER CENT, BY. BUYING YOUR CHRISTMAS AND NEW wars PRESENTS AT HUGUENIN'S New Goole of the latest stTke. j :feweb7 of ell ilescriittons In large quantities, it I - • •' IiIIGYEik/11 . 8. Towanda, Decembei 10:1573. . 1 1 I ' - • New Aavertiienients. mu 1 WELEY AND all ME mom IMII 1111 New Abvitinonuift Atbt . wii'o**sPj!ro,o,3o.ll[l:':ll,': AN Eu.VDIA:Sc4 VARIETY OF VEM-WABE BEAUTIFUL' GOLD• ittNGS, • At OHAMBEItin' If you are Tooting for a beaubial Christmas present, examine stock , At BRA. THE LARGEST AND B BOBTAMT OF JEWELRY, WATCHES, ,I: • • CLOCIIii SOLID AND 3LATED GOODS TOWANDA, ABE NOW OFTEED W. A. CHANCEBLETS. 11OLIDAY .GOODS TAYLOR EVERY FA3RLY Dv TERESTED TAYLOR. & CO. WEI offer during the Itoilary Berson en • • • DESOLLBLE AND SEASONABLE. GOODS. ENORMOUSLY LOW PRIM SPECIAL 'BAJIGA.LvEi I. FLANNFT S. BLANKETS, SHIRT INGs, SHEETLNIGS; - GDiGHAMS, 1 _ CARPETS, CALICO: DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, SKIRTS, KNIT GOODS, FURS, . GLOVES, HOSIERY, NOTIONS. • UNDERWEAR . . CLOTHS AND CASSIMETCHS • • •. , - Csuetomens tad this oppartunitroze'sr_lii offered to buy Goods kt the present low prices. • TAYLOR & CO Towanda. Dec. 19, 1975. - , . Sets, THE TOWANDA' JOTTE - N. ' The unparalleled growth of the JOURNAL its drat publication. proves conclusively th meeting most satisfactorily a want long fell devoted t w o a cheap and Independent nein devoted to home net/sand interests. That i best lent paper in Bradford county 4 indict the wonderful growth of Its circulation. Les seven months old it has added between L5l 1600 Eames tr its imbscriPtion list. : win rr Ts we, BEST; • To the publication of County and local i gives particular attention. Becoguirtng II that a icounty newspaper is valued chiefly home hews, it makes this department the peel feature. It contains full and early repartsl Proceedin• e of Court. Jury and Trial List streets of Sheriff's Sales, the Reports of ours lliarketa, , On OW and carefully revised nth: ' accident, frt. Marriages, a and all the local oecorris As ,1 i . LITERARY AND FAMILY P/LFEB. It is unexcelled by any other. in the county ,, The best Stories. Romances and Nems, carefully select ed. are printed in its colnms. It is not a partisan paper : holding allegiance to Ed'party s or clique as such, it will at MI times be tree to condemn the wrong 'ma commend thelright wherever found, regardless of 'place or partl. To 17tec roveme the im proveme nt of the industrial classes , to th e r on of labor, it has and will continue to give I most cordial anppoit. TERMS :1 i One copy; one year, $ 1 In advance. Chan of 10. °rimer°. 76 cents each, and an extra copy to the pertrougetting up the club. 1 1 I NOW IS TER TIME To airs3aater.l' -If an appreciative public demand rewards Our ef forts. we shall soon enlarge our paper and iluxeue our price. • - 1 1 , R. B.—Remember our Cob retell' cease after Jan. nary Ist. next. Attu that data no 'lnto= taken for less than $l. A ll clubs now $ pUsse take notice and complete their lists before that Sate. Sample copies will be sent to any per sonper on r applicallon and enclosing l one cent stamp ' to , jpostage. , , • 1 rrem now unill the Ist of January we, wilt the .1011 1 / 1 3AL with the following periodicals, i terms named below; JOURNAL with;l4 T. Weekyly Tribune Ttmes , .i 7. .. ,_ World . 1 Wed* Blade Philadelphia Press ~ .Ainerican Agriculturist , Hearth and Roane APPlebillee Joarnal MI 0 11 . 44 H , Journal. '--- JOTIRNAL with Beml•Wookly Tribune " World :ovum. wish mores WeediaT__ 2 Week _ b'• sa d Dam Elerpraera at. D. IL TIM= Pat Towanda, Decal. 1873. . .1 S'IsAtIPLNG DONE AT MRS. HENRY. KINGSBURY'S EMT— . MAKING ROOMS, No. 2, ARO E , . BLOCK. • , • Tomas, Deo. 17; OM II 111 At CHAMBEIMX, At CS&MBVILIN 11 NMI 111 MN . •I" • • INII ,kr gots Stock at IM!M=I , - ) alikee It: la in the • Per. , is the ted by than I and =E Eg of the I. ab- Ammo *la.) 2 2 10 200 1 75 2 10 2 25 1 75 300 400 325 295 it 00 4-00 4 00 800 p 011 *II;(k4 M ■ Ir«VgLip & Co.! I \ in Issfa - ado to that rasised, sod bested •• tom. , attstbitass. • . I G*Z4X BatILIUM IN OmT is Tlis Mt GREAT DARG EEEI 8/17241GS . BLEACHI7O 'NOM MEI lIMI El INES oath ailiGi IEI . s 111 IMM IMMM!I GREAT BARG =I Plasm eaU and See our , , 1 " WELL agt, Po OM Torsa4 Noy I I= I ITI mg atthetr DS; MI 111 AND EMI .1 1 31 7'1 kinds 1 cbD EZE !! 11l ~~ i ' ~ ~p~~, .3 Ell El I I 1 044 • to their .. zrh champ bare nude MitrearOactio so — 7 thil!crwis bllbresia by Mei ibT • 1 I GIC ~ ~ ~f 3 I MO 1 . I •." CAlis AME ,ClNrrol,t, EMI C OR CABINEI' SPEARS 1 - NTi rff 1 BASp EU LiE 1 1 1 Ei IN F I XTM BALTI3I ale the leadir r i • . Ithey - aim bsse larrgra id. - "OLDS, RIENT i .A.ND !Us Slae Ea d's $ M EMI i EX E 3 I t p i ' I KER'S 1101 MI I 1 r 0 ITERS E2l LIM' T crirvsr, COPLA t in i , i The OSEWE LI cam► WOOD I 11 , CO HO t t I 'I" ED 112E1 x. ' , '" l 9 l ° G BRICK OBIS BRASS i 1 i 1 PPER ing, tuivnn 1 on i short SSE.&• I= pe Plumb ME ING, R 5313 II HI 111 Ell EE2I BURN OR HE EFM Iron Sh , ° Fir - ra GitN mi i 1 1 , DEE i F ?"--=" I , 1 , I_ i . '
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