lam not' ALL NATIONS.' PETF:t; IiEUDIC•IIOW owns all thn t hie Williamsport Gas Compatty. eitieg of .Japati• arc youneetetl by telegraph wires. TIJE pi•otluetien fi tplarter . ‘,.l this year is *l7, TOOf Ihrsbyterian (3en'eral ••intintres at Cleveland fryer panic is tn. '11 . 4. ,- -4 and the city is pronoilitced Tur. Pu,t OttiFe Department incniing with a view to the ma kvf " nnwashable islstage stun Tis r* ported that another ~r h arl and silver has been mad Not:htihett s. time at Salisb • ..\-s atialy,si , z o f ore remitly _ near provitlenee. It. 1.; aln,ws pe of popper iinti *45 a tiro in silver. • 'THE ilartfor t i club trefeatinl the al at N4.'W MOntlay liy a soc, to.i. • . 74iir1 Englalut j%re to a • frif•n4lv ornmgonent ..C•cgttr;/ • :;NCE tile : Canal irrelltql for naNi S - .4l,s:; ll liirwibei.ll oaleeted ;It But !" TItE t0t:t1,1,,5,.. by "S:tturcLiy . s fo(A up it:i.it.l,(Mr ab6tit I MR. Ilunc): MAYN;ittil, the ne , a; ikon Minister to Ittrkgy. has arri c, , nstantinerie: 1.F.1. 4 - ; 11111: - .NT, grands.un of the S, ^ ./1C Mime. hl hrat4is in Loudon other day 11 , 1t0 at Crystal . w:is burned Monflicy. 'Fi s UT . ). Nil' ilo.l.lranct2i - • ith title ; W:1141 - , thro Ifan;11. I IN Monday re.aeltol . 1): PAIR ITAVEN kty wi l io)s, , es, tl titiß • oolitill t z. se4son Tit liiit!..liatritoit ti:. , llllfN(.l.ty int; 1 5z1:LiI0'.1 ry m, fl . iit. t‘ , 1.1 th; . .„. I 11. I Itt 11. I killea ilt.:ir .Iygl I , tttlt try. v 17lh• Ill• .;tftot itt.t i•Nttetltt,tl tiwir thr,,11..11 1 , the 1,,,1id, 1.0•2,1,41 by the ice• •,.i :5 cont.." [ ••t• I t. 11: t Ite st•evnt N 6 1 .. f„:,I'I•NV - .1111 Att . :111 11Tiallth4r i.:1`,1,.1.1//:111/1•11 (;111111, l' . :11 Vit 1111:1, - . . 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Itt.,ll)l' rA 1;!'1 ,1 • 0 4i;11, 1111111th, (of M; ycar. iins;T; '1 , ;111i , 11,i Sibera. :60 2. 1 1-11;14r. tet•..titittwirti !t r.. 1: It tl:l'F.lt. tit 4.1 Atte 1.1. - 1.0 . l'ltv.toC c.-1:11(• xalned i;:. 1-1 t.. (',111(. ;z : 114. The-1i..2.,%•!. Symiliat ME .\ II a Wl'll - 1 ,, 110 fal t• (11C han!ril i7l =I MEM ME • " \VI: i•t tik;itt ••f DV. A , •:11 f./I S .1. 1 '1.1:V. 4, 111111::. :• - ‘lllOll/011. ii '11.• .141thiri1•, ~ Mr. A. .1: - Marsh is one Of the cotintY conunissioni:irs of Clay coun ty, Nebraska. lie-has a farinov eminent land—on Which he has , now . been living fOur yeats. .1s compared , .with preceding years. Mr. :Marsh condemns '18;4 7 as ii bad year • but . 1 • • • , . • f Still, by attending ito his business and cultivating hisi land,l, he comes out well on the riglitside. ' lie had 70 acres of I land in cultivation to wheat, barley and oats-h5O acres to wheat, anti 10 barley and oats. Six acres O 1 the wheat were in the Russian or !Arnotka variety, which yielded 24 bushels Per aer'e. , and. If in the Red Mammoth, which yielded 4 1 bushels per acre, and this brought up IV; average-over the whole 50 jaeres. to 15 lnishels per acre. The Wheat was of good quality. and mitable for seed. Mr. :litrsli, therefo c,. has not shipped the ivheat,! but ms sold a portion for seed ati,sl.oo per bushel, and is reserving tbe bal, nee to be sceAs . rus. May, 20.. __ A very des _ i disposed of similarly' in the Spring. at ; His. .10 acres of barley , - ielded 31tructive fire occured this morning ! bushels to the acre, sob I for $l.OO Great Bend, which quickly destroyed per bushel -,j and the 10 a res Of oats, the business center of that thriving i town. The, fir e is supposed to have i 5O bushels to the :acre, old for tO cents per bushel..; Call Mr. Marsh's been the work of an incendiary. and i land worth $lO peracre, which is the was started. in G. L. Lenheim & Co's. ; full value of 'unimproved land in his dry goods and grocery building at vici l nity, and suppose i this) to be the 1:30 a in. Mr. Lenheint who slept in ~ the store. was awakened by a sense i "I's' , crop; also take it flu t in place i or obtaining sl.oo4ier buShel for his of extreme heat and a feeling of suf ; wheat, as la anticipates, he only gets foe anon, atO instantly: sprang out of 90 cents, then tilp produce of his bed to find himself almost enVeloped; , land durineJ _the bad year will h i s in: flames, even the bed clothes being ; within $lOOO of.paing both Or the on- tire. lie rushed into . the street : land and :the crop'. i Thus::— and gave the alarm, b ut,the fire had .... 1 ., 6y• L vil. N 1 • gained such headway that before any ! •,- 0 ,,,,, or 1.1 1 ;: t b t el° i ","ia,: t r.;,' 'I I ' . 7 ,,0 Of) organized effort could be made ; to : ._ig arms of hicatting at 5f2.':',411 - wr arrO• 173 on fight it ,the building, • including the ;, :I . : 2 ;i:: : r r ..r , . 7 4,1 , ,r ..., -I rt ow n t is ,v ; *.- r .r, a . , .. ;.;.: :,,::: : . 0 ,,, bank, printing office and the office ,: i . ;not hatlestlngA I , tarkiiitt at , 1 •1501 - wr aim 1:7, vo, ,''' 1540 I.n.lwrs thrn.hing ail rent, 1... t. 1n.1.0. 124 :4) the Great Bend Reporter, were con- 1 • . i : 1 . sumed. , . . . L; _ 1 ._ . ....; 1., .4 . 1 ...N,A, LI: OF . 111171'C h. li. ~. The fire spread rapidly, burning ; 3"loii,:,n.;:4l,,, A rY,.. l ft: r ok t iT,,Tb u l;".l:';N (`,("; out W. A. Colsten's hardware store , I . 560,,,,,5.,, of cot , at 6o ot.9,er bosh:. 3no no 'y , i , --t , 1, 4 ::,1 to George M'Mamara's grocery, Bevel's : _ . . =-maici n ng the value of the produce saloon, Wakeman 4: Dusenbury's i within 9 ,80 of the value of the 70 bank, T. D: k I'. 1L Brooks' drip , IL - Lewis & t. 0.. dry , 00ds i acres of land at $l.O per acre, and al store, P. ; so the total cost iof . prOducing - -the and c . lothino. Stephen's Si Tre:com's co i crop. i grocery, the post oflice, H. S, Van- 1 .-- , • 4 4 ,, sickle's jewelry-store, H. B. Phillips;l THE a ti sm i F N , CON viz TION IN milliner, A. G. Preston, boots and i l RICHMOND l ' . • . shoes, B. Stack's groCery, and several .1 „I - -----• 1 . • -- .. and Ter- 1 - , 1 other stores and dwellings. The Joss ; ..RictimoNn A a,, :stay 30.--At lasi Tit ‘T there 'is an enorthons amount P . [failed to re- • : - i• is about $ . 125,0g0 ; the insurance is I . night's session.of the Convention the ittee nny:ae- i Of slum - Th:lm earned on in the trunks i ItA•letiration. : i .., `, . _, ~ •i principally in Philadelphia • compa- i discussion On work among the desti o ‘ P,t . efiIIISIIII) paSsellge in fills • ne- ; .sent./ ... .. train ,tote classeswas mes ICC ~, After W Ile 1 rS liar been ,Hies: .:Issistance was ly I " - l'' •-1 1 1* 1 f Wllin suspected. Mr. H. C. JOIc in . from Binghamton and Susquehanna I some routine huSiness Was trans.ic les', "' New his' recoit =report as coMmisioner oan at half-past tour a. in. the ted f . Depot. d , and the ConVention adjourned , i. Cermont. . , -, , . i sine die. The opinion is general that ' Iphabetical L'Ustoms.---made to the eeretary of S fire was under control, .. . Great Bend is a thriving naarmfac- the Convention has been a success. , . ! the Treasury—estimatect the amount ; . - Miz.rsr l: ;, RDA . Na K s L,„,:,5 , tLpre ,,i .ut i„ g of : 1 ~,, .._ „. • ~ . i tuning town in Susquehanna county, The discussions. have been. spirited c. uLiamt.. incrciranuist..- entered .IS , situated on both sides of the tictsque— and praetical. NOthing has occurred Penn ill: Itaiimull CoMpauv, '- :... (Itch:led to `:iccttcle to tit r equest Of ' passengers, baggage in a single 'ear ; hanna river, forty-eitht miles north to mar the harmony and unity of the .., c, , t:::.12:-.Gcrlr a l iz co -,itufing. the .at $128,000 000. Larne Us are these.: of Scranton, at the: junction 'of the Convention, and the gathering and il-t.:: : , , 1.1;u1a..1 zeniCA:. frOILI W4.bhfrr(rti tO , a 4 . they ' d o .. , 1 I z a pro b. i Erie- railroad with the Delaware, 1 mingun, together of thesore'presen v-w vt.,-3.: .a.:41:....% ordered clit ,J ew f - .' Ligures, ..ir lL ti ta z.. , :tt...i t t la, C.,. Ba Usillg.; I tzaUsferita „ , .1,14 e, in vp." ny of ate sybt*'t/e. m i ll. 1 Lackawanna and western railroad. i tative men of, all !partii of the coon ., It has a Topulatiou of about 1,000, try is regarded as 'a great advance in. 1ar.1.0 . _ji ... . .5; 3 b 14 ,41 9 t " 4; • toe Z‘ftw- frivis; v4° - d witbe 4l 77 4ll4 llo-4 4 ki° 1 1-I:mt itlg . bulitgslll italant.; tlie razes gtiOil Iletsvcmtn tl - - , -.1 1 / 4 , 1-V.V.V.;;;•.. 141 / M P * - . , 44 ''...-- 1. . .. . . . I • - f• ' , • Elrain;tti,• \ ym.k. s / appvar .tt ..11: .1 111‘• it; .• )it, i.• !LOS..+, I:I t 7 / 1 5 -r S. ti ...; I ' , .tyt . ; ITC • tl iZt pcople ”1 . ::1111,-t white c..tr.plueti..D. Ve":1111 C“rin th cork.ign fl , :* Ica, nearly the Juonth r the ¶1 Irtont ..m,, f it i t e d t,i i,....9.:;4;2.(P0. a!rai e2r. • ": ,, InE Wei Nit .I haVe I;quahic ~nthe 2',folt' from Plat: I , , rnottuct• tt f•q - cr paving •,y ill II:i•ir A ~1,: of . ;:lBl'rt4S, NVII.I by OW .Slit eonipanyl‘ii.sines:, ha:: 1. ci , l,} the Cl'lllllC/It siecret :Their operations -.ry as to tilt-anion I ft „1n I lie inthlie and to th e territory they WI TIT!: IM - ellil , llilL'S in D;Lkota "t' ill,:ti - 111th Ilt. t1`1:! knt - mt. • • : ! 4,1 of 'Whith. tilt V brought I .1 VW 11 ‘S 1111 It:1 ( 1 appropriated 1 1 !• , :o a. 11111:1:1. hoo 4; that litS - ..'11(111111. • - w.)--, f - i'ventiv I , rircn • ) -1 stroke:: W . itlt a. , V ERY destructive fireti seem to be 1.-.li,, e t, which w:n. tnatTw of I'2 long i:O3-itdi_ cotitnwn all os - er -the . country. .--=„, i.'.iitell_t,we..v.. :. , ~ ~ Sprin , rtield. -.Nlass.. is the httest city - a Peak. :t (1 lort•il i - c:.itlimi . -. of . ' e " . . ' !. , , , ,: , "1.1 (1 1( • ; .1, 1% di e d on 1. , ,i ( 1 . 6 i „i„..„i m: .. vi Sited. And I' threatened : with an ex :,flt-1,-,,a lrrief i'llta.s. in the 1 flth year. , if tensive burninr - . Just whorthe peo -1,1. :I r e. .Tl:ii: remarkable a;.,‘ i,.: confi rm _ , le 1 - ff Ilirt place are horrified by the 0, I , yl nmtl Taut: familiar to the eitizett t.) ' -i ' • ..f, fliat i i..jnit v, ..,,m&‘ vt' wh nn &mtend di4a4c:l' at the nein•hborinz,itlown of . ~ , t 11; . t. :`,lle eta.' oloor. She xy; s I.tirioil on Ty: 1 y • e ` SIIII.LII` Li , t. ` 1 ` - ``, . . tith.Volie , a lire seems liketv to des- • ' . ' trOv the 'busitness portion of their ; .k::.: Wooonyt . i , . ;Ilia, .Mr . .I',,ison • ~• 1. 1 . ' ~. .._:. `3".`. TCIN illt.: late ~ f ji.yrsi.lwarl4. :mil 11 - ai- city, :itill . - eymistintes a film ;1 muuon i i 1, - .M ,, . yt.,:t• - • Inili. teil at the I:oi . pcster term I dollars- sv : Ortli of property.. The cx- i f " , ,mli'f,,r c.rqLtinuillz 1.1 receive a pen- . u 1 • .3,;, 11 a r t i . .cp i ii-i,,, z re _ ll i arr i c if . shi,. pk .„,i ' titA.ineitt of the eitizeus',uta.) - be sur i i zaiity on Co,: Ili: h. and \v.'s-- , flienced by i misell from the s l ityruhir.reports of , -, -3 . e.,1ge Wallac-,- 1.• liar a tine It €ll.ooo.antl : 1 . . -.. , . ' ;\ ,Is , :umtilitti-n to.the S:litivlt- • Conntyjail . incendtarfsm i lthiclt are put in circa- In pai,l. l• i _ iation. 7 i - . - knit of th e sta itories roe Uni , m; .- Itare l 0-,rt tr, the, - ententiial reg.ani to next ear tk Itelav,;l ,- e: st , ii(iN first IMl:9:.l..l)istric .Nentnekr. Ut:t Wc,t Virginia f" 1.11,v; Vtadfatil Ittperttr. EDITORS: E. 0. GOODRICH. R. W. .AkEli ; 'ORD. r the ECM Towanda, h. - . Thurias7, Jame 3, 1875. GOVERNOR, • ' (EN. ;JOHN F. 'HATIt.,'NFT. Montgom'ery. , !von sr-ATE TREASURFA2,; ES RY RAWLE, • , Of- Erie Cointy. We Oate at our mast head this MB ; week: the ticket nominated *, Lan- M"'t" - •qeth nit., and sny with-- taz• t.t. on the J ‘.l out any mental reservation Widtever, 'tett to that tbV , voters of the Commonwealth wnthe have Over ,had the opportimity of r„ t i„„ . votingfor less_ objectionable cantli 1111,,if,vr dates. • Tlitee yea ago Ge;n t 11-ks - • ritAxvr waS before - the people for the 11.4 ti at 'Kt. ;Intl same Office, and was made the target of the'most vile and caluninins de ed at : • tractions. His intmitym*a public -officer:was questioned. amt charges Ih fa -of- the gravest Character were made ew f aut against him. 'He *as elected. how • ilear ever. in the face of all the dishonor- , 1 -"ss • altk • olpositiom• and the vOiteation ion:, of , - • I ' .. heaped Upon kiln. And We tfow poin , t , • ; • fq, : th e with in-ide to his record, IW the best 1i ! ' vindication frOM the charges made at - , :. - ifoin.zt him. ,ii. e has disarmed all 4,iiier- • • ..._• •,, , - • oppo , ition ; mid the bettei : elass of I"'w Dti•nicrerats admit that his' . adminis- I •• • I • t nit ton leas be - eit ekii•eptiopmy free ~ ; Write front ia r Nits 4e, errors: bY tiniiun eras i l leniontlea by the' people why will rntifk: the work ofjbe Con- !fin sun- vention dl November next. li" "ya` COl 7 II F.Nw RAwfx, the: nominee for State Treasurer, is - a . resident of ;la. ; Erie This nomination was in skin daitned by the tt est, and : the action of the (relegates willgenually be ap ':ltr'!l.l tee 'prove(l. IZAWLR is the present ,•ntoaniai May4r : ofErie and one of 4.4 e most enterprisinu _citizens in his i4ectin. ie t rflc.•W His nOthinationis hailed With enthu- Ih r . : suuknr .wherever he is known. Al mahrs in 1114(101 twice elected 31apir of Erie, izrd eon- he has never been known :a a poll - tichai..bnt is a careful prndeiti busi ness Man. fast such an one the int. portant positron to which he . as been inliniinited demands. The Philadelphia a paper never omits an opportunity , to .assail the proininent men 'pad candi date.-; of the Republican 'party says of My. 11.twt.F. !Ida becn METE Pt Il\ CIS. i411)/1'1,1( tt (1110 41"thir. in El- I'l , VI e 2 4. (1 , IX, 11 I. Thi.: , l2,pminee of the Ilepublic-aMparty fiir State Treasurer. is lion. Henry Hawle. of Erie. He mines from an old Pennsyl vaiihr family. who for several generations were ; engaged in the iron business. Ills great-grandfather was one oi - the earliest iron Masters in the State, and his father in lt,qs constructed and •owne'd iron works in .Inniata - Valley, near LeWiston. At this place Mr. Hawk. the :noMinee for Statii Treasurer, was burn in 1s:13. After receiving a sound . ediicatiom young Havilii. at the age of sixteen years, was appointed rod man to a par•ty of survey ors iii the employ of the ePitnnsylvania llailroad CMapany. This Was in the year Isi:iti;. 'From step to step M. Ala ryle rose in this department of railriiail business. until lie hecami• pfini_ip:ll arsi,talit engi ncer.:. lit that capai-ity he constructed the 1 diyisiimidtlie.Philadelphia and Erie Hail ,i. a ipe ar - road between Erie and Warren. ln IS6O he ;23d of 'Mr. Hawk altered his ilinsifictss engage ,. „Il a b int t mews: and commenced the lumber trade on tilt 1 Clarion river. While. engaged in ‘. :0, , d oc _ .this he , also built an- iron: furnace at `harm. and worked ore from Lake Supe n convicts , 1 . 4 , l i.„ ifitn , i•iiir., iAt that time there were' no mil xileS.' , roads in the Chenango vallef; and all the materials for iron-making had to lie con • duty sir- veyed by canals. Mr. Rawle: removed to al IlarPerH Erie"eity in 186-2. and engaged fargely in ill "cdiP -- the coal business. . Ile stairtbd and .con : tinned a line of boats from :Eric to Pitts i-vi•Hriork. burg-, From thence he shiitped coal to iii.utio, left western lake ports. and alscitransported and t•rio.-. Ore front Lake Superior, mine.; - to:the (lie n. , - , nango valley. Awl . i ii , yin „i While dealing largely m coal. Mr. , ''' I hiwle also run his ow - ti furnai'te ii Sharon, MllgOk 4 it.. , L 4. iiir i lsot and managed two Other furnaces for dif . , fevent parties. Desirous of having a Nisi ! ness;mearrr home. in 1869':-..MU; Ilawle `a‘'';'l to built and started the liest blast furnace in bands for 6 . Erie.! and in 1812 organized a trilling mill Mme ill' the comOtny in the same city. Wliett a com hlg It'. -w• patty was • org anized for the coMt met ion niling c m. : of the Chen:mg° and Allegheny Railroad. „ i ni„ „ 1 , Mr. Ilawle was' elected its president,gild My . ; ;•; :t m- ! , till Iramtins a - trustee of the' same. 4 ij e \ att. ' , 4.4•re:. • "'as 'Humiliated and elected ulaycir of Elie 1,i,-, ', m ei_ in the 'spring of 15;4, and I'e—elected this . - spring. In PSIM Mr. Hawk. ailed with the . , , • Douglas wing of the Denineratkparty. x ll4" 11 of and voted for•Senattir Dotighainl;t l : -- PreSi- - •itils.iis go- , dent, Since' istil-I liet has acted With the ieriment in, Hepnlilican party of the Stati-nnil nation. • the razhin lb , is a man iif fair atiility. 'cittithms in his (4a-110,11,C' acticius, lint not possessed of any -special, force of character. He is a 'gentleman of v 4 i' er t i," large fortune. variously estimated front mid In the laiM to two million';, most of Wltiith was ac- , id:tit:How. - /mired by his marriage to the iistimable r sin:passim' , daughter of the lab.. Hencrid *red, the ~ l want . ‘ :,„,—illilltialaire of Erie.i • 1 t . vikmo it tlcAler in. Mt , ill MIME tht , .(l t. ,It'v NV:1: ,: frni Pwit th of: post_ ,40.4110,6)1) ‘• THE Democrats last year elected it fruits mid )1e W District it strict Attorney in We:stl4oreland j't•:?r. and conutY. who wa , , so unfit fOr the place ) .1161 1, ' • 3 t th:tt it has lately been font»d necess , ary to removehim. . CIPW.6" i%) , W,ered a having been I appointed in his place. , Tite:lle . publicans point ed . ',6ni the fact ie material of the unfitness' of the man who has l"'l.l"ises to thus been remo4d. while canvass for his election was gonwi oW, but the ve been en- I•ins!instm- Democrats of -11 - estmorelaMk were en l token , the,n- so intent, upon refofthing the service de- bav-• b e e n ' pc)llties of the Stateamtnay9n that of money they could not afford to I+!rin•the very exten rkol. work of reformation at higneL They nse the ' - • were -content to demonstrate the . the knowi-: neeessity - -of reform by t urn 'i s hi n , a 'WU „ 1 „ e „,„„,,,. glaring example of olliefid »Waness' hat' 11l brit Ileum :', HON. tiF:N I:ANVIA: THE LANCASTES CONVENTION. The 4epublicanConeritioti assemb_lo . in :Lancaster on Wednes. daylastiras one the most digtti fiehand; harmOrtiouA 'hodieic'Ot the kind e v er cony eked StatO. The tetntiorary'orotiiiittibn eras pre. .sided over by llon. Jouic CESNA, one of the'very.best parliainentarians and most upright men in the State. His speech on taking the Chair was able, clear, and logical. It was in itself a platform . suitaW for the. party to go before the people upon: Gen. HARRY . Wire was chosen permanent 'ChairMan, . a ' position which he filled to the entire satisfac tion of the Convention. Delegates.were present from erect' County in the State. Bradford was repreSented li3 tiiail. JAs. It. WEBB, N. C.V. LSBREE, Esq., and J. M. SMITH. R. A. MEncun, Esq., was Senatorial delegate. Mr. ELSBREE was chosen one of the Secretaries.and Mr.3tErterp one of the Tice-Presi(lents • OCti. JOHN F. IiABTRANIT was re nominated for Governoriby acclania tion, amid deafening cheers. For States Treastirer there w•as some good-iiiitured strife, but HENRY RAWLE, of Erie, was nominated on the second bailoi.reeeivino• 148 votes to 71 for B. B..gi'RANG 7 of Tioira; with a few scattering. The nomina tion was theii made iintinitiions. The following is the platform _re ported and adopted: The Republicans of Pennsylvania, af firming their continued adherence to the. party whose perpetuation is rendered nec essary by the causes which called it into existence s make a declaration of 'the fun damental principleS of their political faith as folloWs : First. The equality - of all men before the law ; equal justice to all; -and special favarr; to none. Second. The harmony of the national and state governments t. both are parts of one system alike necessary for the com mon prosperity, peace and security. Third. The unity of the nation ; we are one people. The constitution of the United States forms .a government. not a league., Fourth" A faithful execution of the laws an economical administration of the government . : integrity in office ; hon esty in all branches of the service,, and h rigid accountability of public nth . Fifth, Protection to home industry and a home market for Junkie products. ' Sixth. The right of the laborer to pro tection and encouragement, and the pro motion of. harmony between tabor and capital. Serep.q., ('Leap transportation and the advancement of closer intercourse be tween all parts of the country. Eighth: Free banking a safe and uni,. form national currency adjusted to the growing wants of the business interests of. the country, anti a steady reduction of the national debt. - Viol,: The public domain - being the heritage . of. the people should be reserved For actual settlers e*clusively. tk. The equalization of 'the boun ties of soldiers and a speedy settlement of._ all jto.t claims arising out of the late war. ' Elerenfli. - Honest men in aflice men with brains enough to know dishonesty when they, see it and courage enough to fight it wherever they find it. R.,../rod, That we declare a firm and unqualified adherence to the unwritten laW of the Republic, which wisely, and tinder a sanction of the most Venerable_ of examples, limits •tlie presiden tial er lieof ally 4 . itiZeti to tun terms: and We. the 1:eloll!.110:1117 , of l'enn,ylVailia; In reeoznit ion of thi, law, :denim:tenthly opla-c•d to the election hi :i:.• pr. -I.l , tiev of :my for a third u•rm. Reeolr,f, 'flint the Republican party of thin ( oin. mon, ciiith recall n ith.pride their effective agency ill the et , alien of- the ;olininistrat lo t , or Presi d ent 'l'. S. I: rant. and point whit 4 4 441de:we to Its gen eral polo tel the l‘eneliennt fruit, thereof for thelr %indica:hut awl big. That linvilig• reeetti•tt the govertiliii•lit from illQprelleees.nor, olemoralizefl . in I, i•ry twarldr. rorrillytion and e Illy. rule. the fruits of the war wig:tittered : the lately rebellious states sullen : the late slave union. t-eted and yet denied that great Means of self-pro the hallyot t foreipt states 1111 1 11:1 , 81,a for their irrolig , to its. and home :.tates defiantly itleal- • vii•nt to the 'expiation which .thetr.reliellious action., required.—the nittninistratiou of President Grunt ' has In nix short years steadily and unpretendingly ; rift rt:lea every k unit I, to.lay relent- • le.sly upon the track of wrong doers: lies largely reduced the national yield : has largely reduced the people's takes. has Mlle xityly punished all Violators Id the law, hae sectireil Le isurstiturionni provl.lnn the hallo: to all freemen. and by taw thrown son..ly- ' net:yleyl safeguaryl•,‘ arditnyl ballot-box• has wrung iron, unfriendly foreign states confession of their faults. and reparation for Injurie+ done us, • and has lutlurueed retail:int haute states to aVleast ' the appear:tittle of just dealings with all the•h'eltl zees—all which events make present adnitilis trailon a,Zlitti"lll; Iti. most tyrlllfant it, aelderement in our annals. Re so/ rid, That in pre , eht log the name of Gov..f. Ifartrantt • fir re-elettloti to the exalted prf.itiou which he les' W.. we lneet the Illl3lllllltyllA V.lilt ii I .11,irit ill iili• manner to hull- Cate their l'ilipTlOVai of the - ean•ful, con.eientiont 2 „ , and able wanner in %intuit tie ha. int.l and charged every duly ' inetunbiuil Upon him., snaking a record thereby ~ e rure his reputation as one of the be:4 upon the roll of our cilia magi:-,`; trate , . Brace on the field. molest in the cabinet. ' it-nt ottrn and al way. found faithful. Jll4 and litotte,t. we pre-eat lilin for the suffrages of the people. confident that their fititglit,•l%t A% ill tip- pro., and ratify out-nominatin. 1'..vd , 4, That in view of the e; its common to • the government of most of the large municipalities or this country. and of the constant increase in mu nicipal taxa:ion, in this and other states of the Un ion, it behooves our legislattre to devisl adequate means to protect the people a: rrcll front existing, mai-administration as rati prevent Its recurrence. and to this end or suggest as a: pisolitidnaly - step a thorough investigati“n by an aide and ,experienced rotninission. to he formed under authority pruper cif Ow 'a hole subiref. Po ...trot. That we at raign the: Demoeratie party of l'ennsylvonia for Its failure to redeem the prom ise upon IN hiell it partial ly :at:tined to power in this Stole. It pledged itself to retOrtn. to legislative ptiriQ,„ to greater economy, and to a higher aim in legl.•laifon. -while It has reformed uothinz, has ntizad in nothing. and has dishonored the state be an unFerinl ugly and arbitrary exercispof legislative plwebs. ./7...auireff. That the efforts now .being made by the national administrition to ferret out and brifig to punishment those who Intro been defrauding .the goterffluent of Its lawful rtf %Trine, should enlist the sympathy and hearty support of hon - ..„.. In " of all parties.' FIRE IN GREAT BEND-LOSS $125,- 000 Gen..Gran' t and TIM 'berm.. f: T. lid A itiAillittilli.Mit ArSok , - twAtrairt • - re Givei Rio Vim at Oio,PiluoOstii Bigbearl : Pas Basica tar TA* so Stbek in Casiristri— " itis*Weiti Prisb libt — relten—A 41011er for thi lutimeea4ow,' Oil D ern oorati. tow-clitiseu, lasi !fest 7 , WASIIINOTON„' ay .o—President Grant has, written the i:fhlin - iving let ter.ito General Harry White, Preg dentg. the recent . Pern4li'ania Ite pulibean State Convention- EXECUTIVEi ItiANSOON. . ! M . ASUINGTO:c, n; t'.. May .:.”..1,::i. ' Di Att Sin :—A I • short time subsequent to the Presidential election of 1812, the 1 press---a portion Of .it hostile to the Re publican party and partichdarly so to the Administration—started the cry of " Cat i sarism " and "the Third - Tenn." calling lustily for me to define,t4pdsition all the I ; latter subject , . IbelieVed it t(1 be beneath the dignity of the office which I have been twice`ytalled upon to fill to answer snub a question be -1 fore the subject Should he presented .by competent authority to make, a nomina tion, or by a body of such dignity and au thority as not to make a reply a fair sob-. ject of ridicule. lii:fact,il have been stir llpriseil. that so many sensible persons in the Republican party should permit their enemy to force upon themand their party lan issue which cannot add strength to the party, no matter how met: But. aThody. of dignity and of party authority, of a convention to mike nominations fin. State officers, of the second State in the Union, having considered_ this question, I deem it not improper that I should now speak In the first place, I never sought - the of fice for a. second nor even for the first nomination. To the first Y was called from a life position, One created by Congress expretsly . fbr Mei for Opposed services rendered to the Republic. The position i I vacated I liked. It Would have been most agreeable to me ttilhave retained it until such time las • Congfess might have consented to my retirement withtherank and a portion of the emoluments which I so much needed to a hoite where the bal ance of my dayS might fie spent in peace and the enjoyment of dOmestie quiet, re lieved from •cares iiiiieW have oppressed me so constantly how for fourteen years. But I was made to believe that the - pub, lic good called Me to Make the sacrifice. Without seeking the offibe for a "Second terim' the nomination lwas tendered to me by the unanimons.l vote of all the States and Territories elected by the lie publicans of each to represent their Avhdle number, for the purpose of making their nomination: I cannot! say I was • not pleased at this overwhehnitnrendorsement which this action warranted at the elec tion following. 1 ! I But it might be remembered that all the .sacrifices, except that of comfort. had been made in accepting the "first term." Then, too, such a fire of personal abuse and slander haS .been kept up for four years, notwithstanding the conientious performance of duties, to the best of my Understanding, though I admit in tile light of subsequent events many times subject to fair eriticisms that an endorse ment from the feople, Who nlone:govern. republicS, - was a gratification tliat it is . only human to have appreciated and en ., joyed. ' Now, for the; " Third Tern"—l do not want it any more than I did the first.. I would not write or utter a word to change the will of the !people Of expressing and having their chnice. The question of the number of terms allowed to any one Ex ecutive can only come =up ftirly in the shape of a proposition to amend the cell stitution, a ,shape in which all political parties can participate, Aixing the length of time Or the number of terms for which any one person; shall is =eligible for office of President.l • i Until suchair innenilment is llopted the people cannot be restricted in their choice by resolution, further than they are now restricted as to age, nationality, &c. It may . happen in the future history of the countryi that to change an Execu tive because he had been eight years in office will prove unforttmatc. , if not dis astrous. The_blea that any man could elect himself President,i or even,to remelt- . butte himself, is preposterous., It is a, re-' Ileetion ilium the intelligence and patriot ism of the people to suppose such a thing possible. No man cairiforce all election or even a nomination. To recapitulate : I our net. nor h ave 1 ever been, a candidate for a renomination. I would. not accept a !renomination if it were tendered,) unless jt should come un-• der suchzeircumstanee4;a4 to make it an imperative ditty--eireunistanees not likely to arise. ~ 1_ .... I congratulate 1 ne ! r - eanyent ion ov er which you presided, for the harmony which prevailed'. and;!for the excellent , ticket put in the field, 'and which I hope , may be trininpliantly elected: With gr'eat respiiet, . roar obediclit se rvant. [ Signed. 1 , '' IT. S. GRAN'''. To Gen. Harry White. President Penn- . sylvania ItepublicanfState Convention. ' • H---.-........:-..-----.. FARMING IN A 13A1). YEAR IN NE_ 8L92.4.A. LETTERS nom owl conalstoMns - Pki,A6RiaTIA mint 5 - 1111.6taii POLITICAL: : • Th'e wheel lurrses of the Minitel:die party in this City, have for the islet three months; been'iierionSly ckinsidering - .Upon wliac plan they vfhl MAT' their canvass for the State eleetion takds place in November next. There was an almost unanimous opinion that it would be hest to make it entirely upon the State Treas urer, and this Wt4ilil prObably have been dole had not, 116 h; Samuel J. llandall; mud Joint Milletlehairman of the State Committee, overruled it; they ridiculed the idea of :attacking the tail of the op position, mid insisted that a bold attack utit - t be matte upon the head and front ; that to „titiet the Demothatic candidate for State Treasurer, by making a -fight upon that portion of the ticket, would be sure to lose then the Governorship, and that to capture the rear guard of the lte puLlia party's forces would be no vic tory at all. In vitw of ihe)lefter judgilunt of Ban d:111 and Miller, the 4tt delegates from the city to the Democratic State Convention as well as the mine prudent men of the p:,rty. have abandoned the rear-guard pot= icy. and are triiv maturing their plans for an aggressive campaign against the whole ticket. Thew gtmtlemen recognize the fact that something must be done to con solidate and bring out the."sileut vote"' of this city, oast always less for patty than for prhriples, ;'• No. 13, ,n) list of real estate at the Philadelphia Exchange, play 2rith, was "I >gontz." late the palace of -the ptinett of bankrupts, Jay' Cooke. The pr )pe t ty, e‘nish , tiug of. 217 acres of 1 4 1.0100, with its mansion, built f(ur Au- . ries high, of.gtiincy - Granite, was glilw ingly drscrilovd:-in tit( "catalogue. And its two touters rising grandly in whit air: its itatiaW and po r k-m(11e re bal co . n'es ; its eight iiittnxionis. billiant rooms, timtt Heti with stage and scenery, its score of hell-rpims, its six furnaces and its,dozen of low-down grates, its win dows 'of heavy •Pniudi l,lati glass. hand somely stained awl figured-. as Mr. ('ooke only knew lOW figure, and its frescoed walls, all failtd to attract tither than the lii curiosity of the tl rung that at tended tail t;11;‘, it. ffiy that exeeptipg Jny (bake. na one else in this city cares f(, , r a granite palace four stories high: and as no IMI Ivas upon the properly, tlte taste-for —granite stone gas gralwries: knneries,- doer lodge house ail each gate, lim* :tins. natat,rilthis, rvseri.-oirs, • tepresent- Mg ruins. (very picturesque.) lish ponds, hedges of .X6rway spruce." must. have. degenerated since 'Jay Coolie' erect ed this royal castle on:Chelton H ills, at a cost of :$1.000.000. • In Order If w iintuce a bid.lhe auctioneer offered to tlu•uwc in the eleg:nit'llouselold filtaillore of the bankrupt, his :WO fine Oil paintings. 10w:try of rare books. and large stock of claret. catawba, and-sher ry wines. but never a bid Was :made for fgotitz. and J. can account for it in no other v.-ay than that a half acre. on which is erected the mausoleum, was exempted from the sale of the hankrupt's estate. I wcutid wit, for the w(uhl. assume that the millions of - greenbacks sunk ,by this le tiownett firm have been buried is that manst)letun. anil vet, if 'an intitnation had been sug,e,reted by sonic friend or foe of 4ce, that in the left hand corner of that 11131.1,4,1eum were iniried three or four millions of synilicate Bonds, or govern ment greenbacks. I .think a sale of "ogontz" would have been effected. (lades Barilt a German, 44 cars of :o.x. went to the trimming snore of a Mrs. A. IV. Brinkley. a widow of about "the same age, and without a word shot her tliroongh the neck: he immediately tired a .second shot which took collect in her bre,ast. Atilt' then sinit hint: elf; and nu-lit:lately the shot killed him. The wonnan lingered in great pain for '24 hours and died : im mediately after she was shot she directed a girl in her Untilloy to burn a bundle of papers in her possession. Barth was a married Man, 'hoot for ti or eight years has I wen infatuated with 31r.:. Brinkley. and lnls thrust his presence upon the woman to her annooyanee. it is a dreadful affair ami the burning of tire papers, together with t h e illtvta lit death of the murderer, and the positive refusal of the woman to say one word abonr, Mirth, or herself, in volves the cast.• in mystery that will pro- Joahly never br fully eluareci up. 11. GI:OS:s _, The indictMents falllthick and fast up the late President of tle Darby railway. lion. W. 11. Rumble I as bad-him habit ed for the fraudulent issue of it.2(4,000, shares tic the . :4tock - 4if Ws company. The Treasurer. John P. McFadden, lately a Register of Wills,-eleli•ted by the Demo crats. has been bound u ver alongl with Mr. Fry. hue strangest hint; of all is that immeiliat ely bron the resignation of Mr.- Fry as President, his . rlace was tilled by M the election :of a rA. L. Ronan - tin, a director'of the etnapa9 . l,- during the entire time this fratidulent Lsne was , going on. This promotion of lli na ft:!.m... La, a bag look abnut it, I i'l'adllatt's Hof the • l inivor,ity of Penn sylvania will !be gratified to know that John 11. Towne, whol will has just been regi,tePed, IR:flue:Ube( to the ,University S:P I M O6 , the income 'of wilier' is to be used in taytrient of sa aries to the pr u les,- ::..rs engage(bin impar ing in,ltruction in the departments of Nils, Science, 31eAi eine and Law taught) in the institution. Mr; Towne also left $1,001.006 to his rel atives, and S,-`lOOO to the Penna. Hospital. _ , i .1. W. F. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. Newspaper Row and its Rumors—The Democratic Jackson Association—The Political Programme of the South and tho Comments of the Southern Press• The past Month,' it may be ,truly said, has been a Month of, rumors and excite-. ments. The presence of a large number of Senators and Representatives at the Capital, 140. /pi nsua 1 at this season of the year, haS doubtless been the cause, to a great extent, of the rumors of resigna tions and probable changes which during -this time has constantly prevailed. • Re 'morals from office have been made by the wholesale ; new Cabinets have been form ed, and a general change all around has been repeatedly fixedlnp—all of which, it appears. existed only lin the fertile imagi- I nation of the virtuous denizens of News- I Paper Row. 'Baying no subsidies on hand ( to divide,or railroad stock to manipulate, I the members of that respectable' body, it 1 • would seem. liave - eMployed their leisure j-time in manufacturing and setting afloat. all sorts of canards with regard to politi cal changes and Cahinet disagreements. It has been truly remarked by some one that a buzzard no qnieker dies towards the carcass Of a dead ninle. and that a hog no niore , readily revels in the garbage i of the knitter, than:do these eager jour- I nalists hurry toward political scandal .; and when there is none, they .imagine it, and feed upcin imagining. So far the few . changes that have been made have been confined alMost entirely to the .1)(1)311- limits. and may be 'considered as being 1 . . unimplo-tant and- without political signili.. I eance. J .. , Among thC eveins of the past month I which may he deemed not altogether nn worthy of notice, AV:ti the reedit nuieting ni if ' the Jackson Democrat ic ' hssociation. ' This anticipated hOdy of ' old fossils, equipped with antique cane and doghtatie‘ suutr-box, and feeling the importance of : their actions politically, saw proper the otherening, to ;Other themselves to- i gether :and indulge in a resolution in be- I half of ThUrman of -Ohio as President, i and Bayard of Delaware as Vice-Presi-1 !dent.• We suppose that there was nothing particularly: remark able in this; but in submitting 'the resolution to the public the orators of the ocfasion, as they glared,j through their spectacles and sawed the 1 air with their arms; Iciubmeed the oppor tunity of advocating and endorsing the i following , programme; which has heen prepared and published by the Southern press. and Which donbiless was the true object of their meeting. The programme as published is substantially as follows; ) and in the event of sticces., is not only I, what will be expected htit is what will be demanded by the Deineemey of the : - ..lotith: To' reconstruct thei•Supreme Court of the United States, as to . secure a do. cision of the uncoi4stitutionahity of the last three amendments to the Constitu. . tion. 1 1 .. - Bwce . 'pingi these lachnents away, thcn to rescind the nee truetiou measures of 'the list tea; years, •-I • - 1 • ; -• To iiit,f' a ' -' ' ef,tll;(,Cort• i 1- .1 . 1 • .. • - . . - , ' IMEINE MEC 111 [ .CtY COtikE, I= MEI ~:j.~(~,(1~ EMI W at N . (i TON, lir . federate tlebt hy the National a overrtitati To" indemnify the .Soros; the .Ion; 0 1 preperty, in. cotton and' c?Ltiett kustained by: the War. - MtOdti tiikre,*l ooldiOits; Ch.-. AMR this is ConeedeA;t6' Ater -the . pmfalons -of Union Bohlters. - • Cent:Tot the government, generally ,. and , run it hi the Interestof sotitherßpolities. It hl t beti4s, not* 411 1 4itirposwethat We shothi fhid the Demodatie element of Washington accord :with these meaSures,- and partitularly tin" .Ittekson Democratic- Association, whose sympas WO and feelings - Itave ever been with the I party-that fought (Or the dissolution of the I. loon.. In a city thet!was slave-hold- . 1 ing ditto the hreaktrg fit the rebellion, 1 the existence of such ;a' feeling is to be I expected ; and while it not all surpris ing, it serves fully to illustrate the fact ; that!there never was -a in our brief 1 natienal history when the united eftetrs of the friends of the' country were more ; needed than now. The 'secessionists of the South have succeedelt in placing eigh- - ty rebels in Congresg, and lidded by their Northern Demeeratic allies, hate obtained control of the National House of Repre sentatives: Flushed with their success, it Ls' no secret that tlftrr ate busily prepar big to put forth a de ermined and United ell4t to secure the poWer in State Legis: lattires, to elect the in-doming Simators, and' so eonrrul both branches of Congtess; all that will then be wanting to carry out their programme, as set forth, will be the election-Of a Democratic (President. R ut, confident as they, are pretending to he of success, it Must 'be remembered that the Republicans are largely in the majority in the aggregate 'national vote, and, 'therefore, all that is required to pre vent such a result is judicious and ener getic woik. MI that the honest voters require • at the ballot-teS. is a trite under standing-of the respective policies and ob jects of the contesting parties and a clear exposit ion of the issues before the - country: The experience of the past demonstrates the fact pretty clearly-that a quiet cam paign will not do it. The "still hunting" . policy, as pursued last fall, was not a suceess.' Let, um then.hope that a lesson '1111:4 . been learned and that the same will be fully reinembered, iti!prepitring for the great Presidential struggle of 4874. Let voters know by whom the great interests of 'the country are . must faithfully guard ed., and an honest vote swill only be cast every time, but Democratic minori ties will cease to be Democratic majori ties. The following . extract taken front the Atlanta (Ga. )11chrw, is good proof that the Southern Democrats are- ftfily deter mined upon accomplishing all that is put forth in their programine, Condemning the vaunting and hasty exposure of their -true purposes by those: less discreet, the I.lcrald says : "The talk of Impeaching firalit, a• a parm* of 11114 city has already done ; Or reducing the repre smtation of the New England States to oue Sena tor apiece, as auldlier paper has done ; or demand ing that the. Confederal e debt shall be paid. as another ardent editor has Str,geltvel :—lf these things tire talked ahout the' people' of the :North 111 see to 11 that a onlotus Is at once put 514511 the (thwatslon. • • • The truth ls, the Demo cratic party for the next tun years should run a ...walting ;am — It should I•4e eau:folly, prudent, and timder.tte. Let the iteopte tom PLE,TE TOE, EVOI.I - TIoN I:EroltE WE' I,SCE .1.);17 ,T.tnT .i-T Mt 11.. et I,t nti betray tiny wits , ' oily /..tale to Rarttch the scepter: yvtt a coy putdic Itcf,os Here we have an exhibition of the same spirit which attempted' the overthrow of the government in Ptlif. Profiting by ex periexce its leaders 'are working with greater caution hut With the same ur- ToSqz. expecting to gain within the Union what they failed to obtain when they at tempted to secede front it: Although it may not 'ha good policy to be expecting dr predicting danger front every cloud that flits across the sky, yet the foregoing et tract is good and sufficient evidence that the country is very fair from being free frOm danger. If thdre be: any RepuPli cans that are resting under such a OM- Fioll. they may by-and-by lie, stuldtinly awakened to the unwelcome fact that, by their supinencss and inactivity, the gov ernment has passed into the hands of a party that *ill practiCally nullify and nn 11w work of years Which the Ilepubli party Icc: sought. to ,:teeomplish. Once allow the old pro-slaYery spirit to get con trol of (; 4 1)11greSS and ;the Presidency,- and Republicanism will not' only become a mockery and a by-word, but free stip - R. - is. free government and Oirial rights will soon be, numbered among the things that were. We trust, however, 'that the time will never 'me when that .party will be' allow_ ed to oontrol the atVairs of, the. govern ment. Dor faith in the wisdom of Divine Providenve will not allow us to believe that it will. IlelieVing that the principles oil Republicanism arti the only trite basis of good government„; we feel assured that the people will be as true to themselves in the future as they litt'ye been in the past. A' few month: previous to the Pr&idential campaign in every thing looked dark along the political lunizon. The edict_ had gone forth that the Republican party Was to be buried. and its :enemies were liusily preparing fora glorification and feast, at its funeral. lint the ';,heat tidal wave that was to engulf it dwiMlled away to a mere ripple, and the old iarty of Liberty and Union loomed Alp greater. grander, and str, , nger than ever. ;, FROM" ABTON. , . , • -- F -- EA F .ToN•=, n., May :;.1.-.7;,. One of the gi'eat.C:§f, incentives to the young college student. of the prefent day for advancing in or tart', is the Junior Orator contest, connitonly called the J. 0. The students of the Junior class are all ;t1loli•ed to enter a inLeliminary contest. in ,'Ochich the best spOkers are chosen: Jby 'cinnpetent judges •ii •• • aretl , tw• 1 . i ,a sc lc. 0.. 0. i nI.:LOA'S. Last Thnijiday such a contest. I was,beld at Lafayette College, eight of I the best Junior orators, who had been previously chosen afthe preliminary, con testing-. The spcefthes were all good, showing a greater amotint of originality than the majority of college orations con tain. The college orellestrt and quartette varied the ' entertainment witk some tine entertainment with Some fine selections. The orchestra, wholly composed of stu dents, did .credit to the musical genius of the college. Messrs, Park. Logan and May carried off the three prizes in the foregoing order. This contest has Wit l'ecently been established as Lafayette, and thus far prove§ fl, be a success, all the friends of the ;college being pleased with the excellence Of the entertainments. NEMO. STAT 4 NEWS. Tills State exp4ts $*37,000,000 w or th of pettoleunt annually. PElcsyl.v.vstA leads off in what is pro bably destined to• be the leading manufac ture in 'this country. There are eight Bessemer steel-work's finished and in ope ration in this country so-day—Rensselaer, Bethlehem. Pennsylvania, Cambria, New- Burg, North Chicago, Union, and Joliet. • Two others are nearlyfepmpleted, and are expected to go into operation next autumn —Lackawanna and Edgar 'Thompson. In all there are ten establishments, five of which are in our State. Tut , . Springfield /?cpub/ieaa relates a 'story.of a strange bridal party that was lately seen on board the Stenington steamer Rhode Island, the bridegroom being 74 years old and the bride I:1, from Susquehanna. in this state. The bride-. grooM has, that paper says, eight married Children and several grand children, to whom he has introduced this little girl as mother and grandmother. Tim Pennsylvania Editorial: Associa tion will hold a sminner meeting at Bed ford Sprino•s, on. June .22, 2:1 and , 24. and a large attendance of the editorial frater nity of Pennsylvania is expected. ) Thy. annual conclave of the Knights Templar of Pennsylvtinia was held in Pittsburg last week. • Tim Knob mountain near,Orangeville• Columbia Co., was on tire last week, and great damage was done to standing tim ber. A 31.1 s in Bloomsburg leis a powder /torn which his great-grandfather ~ took from the body of a dead Indian lit the year 18:A 1 . ' - ..:, . THE chief burg6ss of Osceola has made i eret Service Division haSI unearthed a personal appeal ; to the Mayor of Pitts- and broken up a gang of thieves who burg for relief for the destitute and knf- have been li'orliino in connection with fering people of that ill-fated village.. The severalspurious nsurant. e ! ompa relief committee, of which the chief bar- iiforth' n es, e. purpose odefrauding g,ess Ls the president; has also issued a cir- i cular, which says:: "Six hundred Peopl e; i the Public. Last fall George P. Hilt deprived of everYthing they posspl; and'it of the Safeguard Jusnral ee Compa destiithe of all means of subsistance, ap- Iny of. Philadelphia, was rrested for Peal With hopeful hearts to the sympa- • Navinig .in . his ..posSessio $6,000 'in thies of the felloir!' citizens. of other phi:. , , ees,, and -ssk-Of them food, elothina• and 1 . 01_1_ u niteet States registered oonds,whieh . , _. money:" • i • , !- had been Stolen from the piens Falls . .; ? • 1 National • Bank. 'The name of the , . TnE Board of Bealth' rep9rt of Phil° , i pavee hadi been erased l qat d a new tlelPhla far - the week hnding. Saturday; - - .deaths In that ! Ala= substituted. _Ha had $100,• • __ Last shows the number of 'deaths been 06,44pc;f460 On.rtllo i ° Oa - 440e b 3 1: 1 1 9 5 . .w 1 4c . had beck ' , Ndegagott4....„„ - -:,:;54 „ ‘....,,:: rolamtotivranuoike cu. A MMMI CIALAULM 7so•th i t g el A rhoodititaicatti aovii ' l l: r..i t'Uif pie, heir, iiiib IPe r m lllllollloeittu VI; .':'', ! , At South 1 'lialpkeeass. II teirti. . 1 , i ble disaster odegrted- hdruday Iologn.;' ing. Vesper ,:e;ertioett were in : int•'... 1 gress in the F rench eatholle +rai l at that place, and the ceremoni' had c i. I nearly closed, *ben the dr ipery 1 around a statue of the Virgin ary 1 on the altar. caught • flre . from It can die. The flames, streaming r - upitiard, 1 caught the rafters of the ceiling, and i the buitding *as set on .fire. qf the. I audience, which numberal about 1 700, thcise . in he body' of the chu,ro es-- leaped. Tint from the crowdeil ,galle ries. Whieb skirted both sides of the building, with but" a single entrance I.in front, the people were unaible'to ` obtain an exit. • . .. The scenes of the 'doors aide des ! eribed. as fearful: - The doo4vays : were blocked with the struggling peo plc seeking an escape; Outsif)e the people cleared the *ay several pules, hat as often it would. become 'blocked lup again. Windows. were l}roken open and several escaped that way. j Altogether, , seventy-fire perso l ts lost ' their lives by being crushed in the i panic,-by the flames, or by F, aping I from the gallery in fthe atteinpt to • : 1 escape. I . 1 . The Church was quickly con,innued I. and the. loss of life for the mot part 'took place within the space of fifteen . I minutes. The officiating priest made the. I strongest exertions to preserv4 order and was personally - instriimentat in. I / , saving many lives. IT. WIS FRENZY. Dn. Nicuoi,s in presenting Ibis re-, port to the Presbyterian 'Asielnbly North adverse to the lordly detnand& of the Southern Presbyterian, said. " For the Presbyterians Of the North to go hack and revol4 their utterances during that struggle for ur national life, to say they j'yegret- nt na, ,ay y IFt'=s - that. they ever held stick views, would lle,a depth of humiliation that no one with a spark of manhood could for a moment consider.''Quot 7 ing from the huiguage,.. of the latter " The Issenibly, driven from its anci ent moorings' was tossed to and frO on the waves Of popular passion. Like Pilate, it obeyed - the clamor , of the' =kit-tide, and though acting in the name of Jesuk it kiss ed the scepter and bowedthe kneb to the mandates of ozirthern fren'ky. The} chufch was converted into the forum and the sembly was henceforward to become the arena of sectional divisions and national anmosities: Ile further expatiates: ".le, I re- - member that frenzy. It sweet over the land and stirred the hearts ofthe people .until they were roused to he roic passion, like the ocean, - When its waves toss navies like feath6.s. It Made a thousa)4cl hearts beat, as to the throb of the drum, and !den for got that life was sweet and twine dear. The aged sire, with tears streaming over his wrinklo -face, bowed at the family altar, lus voice chocked with emotion, : for 'lon the morrow his firstborn was - to maech . to the tented Sisters and. mothers toiled and stitched with tear lensed eves, as they looked fir away to the battle-field and thot r ight "zit' brothers and sons •,they wquld not call. home. But it was frcinz3. remember how, the people izounted gold as commoo as dust that tlitiy might gain theircause.eat and disaster came ! but the peo de gave and gave as though gold and blood were common things: :It was!frenzy; When the tidings of victory mite, and the land was reZleemed.land the nation saved, they graspo each other's hands with sorrow turned, to joy.-and crowded the sanctqaries .of God, to blessli is name. It was fren zy. Oh. may- Clod grant that if ever red-handed rebellion. in the interest of oppression. shall again raise the banner of revolt, that such I sublime frenzy' shall sweep like a quiekenino .glanee i through the hearts ! of flit! people.- transforming 'them in a day into an army of stern-faced con quillui!zr Soldiers.— Enz=l THE TREASURY. RAID ON LEES. Thy Western Whisky Beizzr,es, And Indictments. ST. Louis, May 31.—The of property seized in this eh the recent whisky raid. is, as It. AV. Ulrici, distilery, $42,800 ; Bevis Frazer, distillery, $35,688 ; Bingliath Bros., distillery, $21.3000 L Louis Teuscher, - distillery, $25,0110; ,JOhn Busby, distillery, $(1,200; Bevis Fra zer, rectifier, $28,200; G. Ipugberk, rectifier, $8,00; Quinlan Bros., rec tifiers, $0,400 ; Rinneckerl & Co., rectifiers, $10,700; T. C. Fender, rec tifiers, $7,200. • Besides these the vinegar woLks of T. Keener, Zesman and Zolt and Kendrick and Davis. were seized, and $7,2000 worth of property vas taken possession of. These amour do not include • real estate. in' ad lition, to the above, 2,261 barrels of spirits be.-:1 longing toR. W. Ulriei, Bevis Fra zer & Co., G. Bensberg and Quinlan : Bros.. valued at -sl.l.l.ooo.were seized, making the total $320,088. - A searching investigation has been steadily progressinn• and all ramifi cations of the ring have been brought to lighti. About One hundred wit nesses have been examined j and facts have been elicited which it • . was' feared the closest scrutiay would fail to develop. Arrests i have not been so numerous so far! but it is thought that a clozeit more-indict ments will be found by to-Morrow. 1 CINCINNATI, May 31.—The . reve nue officers to-day, seized the: recti fying establishment, of W. F. Marsh- • all, on the charge of illicit distilling. They found , a'smali still in the cellar that was so arranged as tO run mash into the sewer when necessary, to avoid detection. Upon the approach of the officers, min effort was made to use the 'appliance, but it - failed. Mar shall is accused of disti)ling 'saloon slops and is suspected of using sour beer- mash. Ile had no license and his entire outfit was eaptu;red by the , officers. 1 . rz2 SPURIOUS INSMSOE C i- • A Gang of Thieves Broken op, Whi• franding the Pithlin in Frandillen ere of the State, and . -_ succeeded thereby in getting his certificate, nit Ito the. Soundness of the Company: • . -The s e cret service-took hold of the matter and Induced Hilt to turn rtes evidence and he disclosed the that there was a regular. &no' of thieves whose trade has been to p l i 3 up-. , - "ply spurious insurance companies and companies with no capital / with steo len bonds upon which to conduct. bu; siness. On Saturday a man named Wisiel",leadetrof thegang; was , ar: rested. -York,; and thirteen other menthe& of the g ang were t o . have been arrested yes terday. The officers of the .secret service division say that -one--result..of their - invest( gation will be to expose a number.of insurance cOnipanies, Whose entire capital consists of these stolen bonds.. A WorERN Methodlgt ne*spapet announces that Rev. Samuel D. D., now Presidei4 of the Illinois Wesleyan Thiitersity , at Blooming ton, is about to withdraw ' from the' Methodist Church'and adds Fallowadeparts, not because of any sort of dissatisfaction-Or 41 - iy shade of diseOntent, :with our, doc trines or modes . cif viork, bat simply because his services iffe iii request by those who ar( laying plan% for use- fulness on principles nlready familiar to a Methodist minister. The doe tor will, in July, beciome Rector of St. Paul's Reformed Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, and in' addi tion to . his duticS with a church Which aims to do earnest work on the taber nacle plan among the lintsses, he will superintend the laying of foundations for an educational institiition among, his new constituency.'ln this stance, as always, under similar cir cumstances, we trust-alt our, readers and our whole church will giye Dr. Fallow§ a generous,. hearty,' candid, Christian 00d4peed. lie goes with: out discount Or stain, and hr laws 'of true Christian.economy we gladly spare him to those whose laborers Are not so numerous as ours. We congratulate ' his new constituency upon the acquisition they will pres ently gain,President' Fallows re signed his gain,, `ay IS, but will serve at Bloomington until after the dime Commencement." • THE nominations made at, Laneas er by the Republican party have re ceived a most cordial weleomc, from the press of the State, mid the action or the Convention has given strong and universal satistliction,' while the criticism of the-Democratic presS is Of a very mild type. The party is' in a better cotillion to enter the cam paign of this fall than they have been immediately after any convention held, in this State for many years, and everything indicates that thtruni- . ted strength 'of the . party Will be polled at the coming electiOn. The Republican masses hare cause for eong-ratulatiou. Their -representa tives did a Li - mod work. that is necessary to secure a splendid vic tory is organization, and reports re ceived frdm every section of the state indicate that that will 1,6•0 f the - most' thorou:A character: J NMAN LINE :•"111.11,1111 , E t: 11 0 PE U 8 g o rt o te ve . !!. - 1 r 1 t t . t i : „ 1c i , , 1 ., ,..r 2: .!•‘ 1 : ii, i .. i i:, !: . i t: ...,,, 'b y S OWN NI LusNi. , Dti - S: li:ti , Al TICK rrs Tit .‘7 , ;11 FI:4 61 .. CrEENSTOWN. V1.A,..1:111W. LON; DON . DEIMV. . . I. I V r.ii P 41 411.. , 0 ' , V1:111F V. , . . . : 1'A1:1 , .. • ALL CONTINkNTAL PORTS DISTIL- SIGHT DRAFTS,,oti Great It'fitaimare:atl • - awl the Continent., fur sale. For Further information. applY NOBLE VINCENT. Ag e nt: for the Comimay. 'lain St.. Towanda I% rusts •And El= DE. P. C. PORTER. mount y,(turing , OLD CASII DRITO sToRE, ('nine; 'Alain and I'ltie Pow:HO:L. Pa. [Egt , ilitird/r41,..r . tr a gaail , r .V a ry 11 - I)(4es:tie null Retail Dealer lit ' I) 61 , S , I) I . (' N S. A(11):-. D)E-STUFFii. (;1,1"F„ PERFUMERY FxScV cfroDs; srom;F.s. si)AIY, COMIts, I.OMA DEs. ILUIC TEETH. SKIN, AND HAM FREPARATIoNs. MACABOF A-ND SCOTCH SNUFF. FoREIGN AIND DOMESTIC CD: ARS,“ .N 111) EN .• FIELD • • AND FLOWIEH. :SEEDS, PUEE WIN Es AND LIQUORS, (For medicinal purpo4,:s,l BOTANIC. ECLECTIC .t.NI) I*. AND ALI. G EN rb; E rort-LAIrMEDICIN St•-•PEN:!•()111ES, RI:EAST PUMPS.: NIPPLE SHIELDS, NI - WANG HoTTI:rs TEETHING RINGS:- SYRINI;ES ' BED PANS, -01JN.11i, I) TutuntourrElts, • , KEROSENE OR COAL OIL, WIC,KS. BATH 1.1111Cji", SPEI t. LAID) - WHALE. NEAT:: FOOT. - TAN AND AIAUILINE AND . STIRIT:4 TuRoENTENE, sr.tsn. VAliNisll. WIIITEWASIII. cotrxTEit nonsE, 3EI N E. I. 4 C'ItV Inn St:: 1:00Tir and all other V.holi of hrte,hes. WINDOW AND PICTURE CLASS, or all sizes. LINITED (114 TAINTS., PUTTY; AND ALL ARTICLES WARRA NTED. ..-, ['metlptlottA carefully compounded a t ail' hour, of day and night, Open Sundays for Prescript tons from 9 to W. it. M., 1:. fo 1 and 5 td 6, p. at.. Dr. Porter rut he consulted as heretofore In the . office, ( , . rmayl37s, r INW,FO RD'S Oswego Pure and I v . Slicer .Boss Staiclt for the Laundry. Manu facture.) hy . filmtsi - ottu S: soN, the hest starch in the world. Gives a ilyeautifnl finish to the linen, and the diffe lice. in cp.st bet , ceen it and ,counnou starch Is' sea rely half it cent for an onlinary wail.- ut.l. Ask ye tr Grocerlior it. " . , 1 IMPANIF,S. ; , KIXOSFOLIfi'S 7t . ,, -SW FIG 0 CORN STA Ite 11, For ruddha , s... "plane; Mange, Ice Cri4an4&e.„ is the origlnallEstaidistwol In Isis. And preserves Its reputatio as purert. stronger and more delicate than any othftarticle hf the kind offered.:clther of t i the same na le-or withl other titles). . ' , Stevenson Maeadani. Ph. I)., fr.c..• the -highest rhemical au horlty.of (EltrOp , ', Carrfttny analysedCorn S reh, and says it Is a most exCellent this ar ticle of diet nd In chemical and feeding pripert.Ms Is fully equal to the beat arrow root. • i Pirections for making Puddings, Cnstarils, ete,, accompany Bach one Nunti package. ' .. For sale by all Firsticiass Grocers. ; inavi4 has been De- ! Insurance. . A )ERIC A N W - ASII , For Laundry and 'Household Use. i rdanufac- tured at the; American Ultramarine Work*, New ark. N. J. Our Wish Blue is the best In the world. If does uot'f streak. containt nothing Injdrlotts io health or fabric, and is used by all the largk, laun dries on account of Its pleasing effect and cheap- • nets. SupeHor tor whitewashing. Put upliu pack ages convenient_ tor family -• We: Pries 40 cents each. 1.,:c pie by grocers everywhe•re. 4.llwaTo ask (or ttis W.= BLUE, U you L'fraist the rhea et and beet. ! !! ADIEKC lILVIA.IIABLICE. Wo o * • 1 110114 7 T/NnUals Stmt. cat.' - I . ITew Aavertisrzentz. MEM A 31÷;111C.V AND Wlt'E A IV EEK ~ l evier. Katt from 1.11,k:1141N, IZISTAII,. IT Al; ILI' EEO TeiILET AND Bit 14"1-:, MEE su rpm:Tr:Rs. xgrrcj:sHEl.L 1'.112\1'.11 NtU'r k - 000Ds TAYLOR & CO.f MI ARE ; 01'ENI.,;“ THIS WEEK NMI CO My lA.: T I.:, Assoi;TNiEN:r OF E Jr s / I k 1/ IMCMEIM IVI-11(1.1 WILL 11E SOLD, _1 AT THE LowEsT possIBI,E =I CALL AND SEE THEM. . l'A Vl,irl, A: Co. 'folvinda. In=llaaeraz ili^ert!zenseAtz. LITEVEN,i 4, Ni; W If OLESAL A LI IP . . , lit I , 11 !,110.10E FAIII.N . . WZOt'EIZIE cOUNTRY VROCI:( GRA IN. t 1:( . . If," it'larze and k .qpi...0.i m13 , et1.3 1, 1t.d. c 1 ti's .7e iris :Or tinte,. PAID Eon fiRAIN AND PRo1)1:44 4 or taken in exchange' I , yr guaKIN an 1", ,, e , ,t e:1 , 11 P reS, Our [vim' experience in the tinwery given u. peculiar advatitag. , : in purchaNlng..and we arc not ambitious to , make large profit, we .t! ter onzNolve. that we can oder GREATER INDUCEMENTS TO Buyer: STEVENS IA)NI; ( 4 El: .)IA I N MEM A, .1. NOM. V. TO WANDA IN ST. AGENCY Main Nr.•ct, upiwb.ih• 1110 oatrt, FIRE AND MARINE COMPANIES- Coi.l3lP.itt L L '• ' ' • . ( ()NTINENTAL, (if New Y4.rk, ••' GIMMAN NMEItIcAN, 31.1!MATTAN,. PIiCENCC, of iiartn,rll. ' oritEN.T, Wiril:NING, of Wilke -farm AM Azox. of 01110. l'titizrAs', of Now ark, H•• LIFE* & ACCIDENT COMPANIES NATIONAL LIFE. oi TItAVELERS. of Ifartfollt, IRILWAT:PAssits. : 31VTC.i.t.; I.nrr, of Nen• Yt,rl.-. • .1.4 tiro ailiutstel and Ixtl,l at tilt, oho. NOBLE .1: ViNCE!` r•— oruer4: S;-a.. inlt2km. 1 vt ME 1 ` I • =EI NV, 1 N. WM MEI \f 1.. f I. 4 • t.
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