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Imrs mol4 ALL NATIONS: •
IT is said that Speaker Kerr's dl health
Will prove permanent.
it - Ystru BENJAIIm, a Spria* ggeid,
miller, has failed4_ '480,000.
3i ns . LrrmanniiE says there are 5,500,-!
000 superthions . women in the country.
Titunn is itiit no agieemet on a tinan-i
fial pulley, ainoug' the Pemnerato ii (.;On-1
greys.
eitAtmo et - nrir.vs, the actress, died
- at the Parker House, —Boston, Fri lay
morning.
Tur:impertehment case (if Lieutenant ,
.(-lovi•rnor Davis. was opened Saturday by',
-t Le Mississippi Senate.
Imudred dollars: worth of shoes .
vz.c-i - e..-it.olen from the King's county N. Y.,
Fla on Friday night.
Al LAND}slide at Weehawken, N. Y.,
Sn,tardav, Untied three hundred yards
tlf the trael. , of.the Erie Railroad. -
- -
1 is serni:officially stated that Mi
Ft:ll.enek-bas placed his resignation at
iiiSl.l , sal of the, Presi l l tient. - ,
TnE. Prussian State Tribunal has ilecid
I to indict Count Von Arnim for treason
:1t14: iSsue a writ ag,ainstitim.
. -.A.rpkt.4.itAW & WAttrutrros, manufac
1,111117, chemists, Of . 3lanchester. England )
Liabilities, $500,000.
1; s Sery jail Minister of War hag issue!
tif(ler out all men between tBl
ilgts of twenty and fifty. ;.
, A MADRID dispatch states that as so°,
as the Carlist war is ended 40,000 soldie
•vilf e dipatei.cd to Cuba.
Keniglui has made another
1-Intes4ioii,. - (1,1s implicating
..'ampbell in the itin-der of John P Jon 4.
Ir is nnaerstuod that an expedititinn Fs
out-to make an attack upqn
n , re hostile chief ,Sitting Bull and his
LIE Maine T4ep,islature 11-as passed
Lill abolisldeg the . death penaltiy a.
.rubi..titnting-iinprisonment at bard lab.
1•• THE latest movement in i Spain ha ;
'been unfavorable to-the ('-arliAts, Nam uil
3 , robably be compelled soon to evamm e i
,:stella.
IT islintimated that the Senate judie
iary Committee will nut tepoit the Ironic.
b.)11 repealing the bankrupt act, without
re,ElitleatiOns:
"F . ifr:riimor that the Pennsylvania
, roffil_ctimpatiy had become a member 9f
vi e - Amtint e ite Coal Combination is senii
itlei:illy denied.
i officer, proilleil with the legal doe
uffients needed for the finger Winslqw
.1 - 41 a•iition,i left this country for Liner,
P-1”).4 en satniday.
11er411n Ecclesiastical Court 11.4 s
• NUL:I/lolled 1 e Bishop of 31uusttr to ap
;war for trial; on charges invoking
I . !;:iri AT. rctnrn: of the : French electior l
;.:1.0.r the eff.ction of 2.5 Ifarlicals, 21 310
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er.; , :z lZeputlicans, 1 Couservatizies a d
4 I'. ..i.iparthits.: :
' • I r:ii: - .. bark Maggie Il i ac Neil, of New
r )11,-;..ns, from Buenos Ayres for Inipana,
.is z : :trzunied near Rio .Jarzeiro, Brazil, mid
Will'hecorne a total wreck. •
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t i:'-M - ..v01; Rotunt. of Montrbal. 1 ft
lly his will itss,ollo to the- Gray Nuns and
:-:: to') a ywar r equal tO *5,00, to each iof
Jr_- to witiOv;ed Ilan 'zilters. , i . " - 1
, SIR ALEX - .NDEIT. T. (I.A.T.T is about li to
proceed tr, the "West Indies to proincte
More intimate commercial rclatiou.s be
tween them and ( I zlrtatliz. . 1 •
ON Friday night i..i , ..rlit' Ft orage buildinr,s
eer:tainirtrz„ forty tbhu2. Lni 1 tons of ice, at
il'_ktlztrz.s, on the lrazlson 11%-er. New To i. - ,
were riestfOyed by tire.'. Lis. 1v.3:?..1,01 C.
I t
\ - n'Tort 11 - t - oo saYF. ttrit Paris is t io
1 -, ... , 7 , ti0r (Kill? futurethe , virrilzle froriti it
.:r z l .le unlroown, al! ;Ile Timothy of to-,
ro..rz- I ,w which may be visilde in to-day:
!Z. 'D. ltuFt-wi, a z• - :‘lcred. member inf
- il:e V ir: rinia -Ilonse of Wlelzates, has been
. - :;::elleti_fr,cm that--hody for stealing from
if :, ' , ergeanr.at-Arms. - '.
.. .T:+10:: and Thorn:is Loug,bery, two-coup
-1..1 feiters whir" escaped from 12aymozad
S 4 rt.ct Jail, liroOklin. last I)ecembrir,
Icy. e been reeapturen hi that city.
, - .
A• Tr:MettAny injunction has be . n is_
:-..u..1 by the St. Louis Circuit Cotrrt . res
t ;1..r..1i;,z. the Guardian Savings Banklroim
11••.! int-Cher transaction of business. i.' 1 •
lb h'ISI;mmERS, charged in
,St. Louis.
-.w;rit improper as a juror in the
tiro trial. denies in toto 'the statement
1' *•,r,atson Foster, his accuser. • 1 *•
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1 I:i I•:c.r.toENCE from the Gordon e7:petli
-1 iun iif to December 1i is reoeive l fl.
,( . ',hat' . e• ,, n siders - 11 is work done ; 4e
- •••-•,s c! , tabliticed numerous military Ft: 1-*
, . .
IZom- - .11T• GMLESPIE, waS - attested in
7,-,r York - on Satnrgay 'on thb•charge of
3;l{N iii. 4 cattsM the 11 , ea-th of his four-yen r
!,!--i sto by placips the child on whot
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TifF. King ofly is in dples, *here
•aill.reitiain till aiter tile . earnival.
!;ra 11,1 ball is to be givcn in himiurtior, and --
great numbers of Amerit.ans hrx arrived
..Napleg to witness the pajeatiii,
• I
trF.turtEt, has been sin:tomb--
ed. in New York, to live yearsin tht,eii
it...ntiary for !i . cie.tiiitig,. stolen couport:
IState - s lainils to the amount. a
riktr. Senate coniniittee on privileges
mid t•lectb‘ns will - itivestigat the char:_e
liteOrSjoeuexar, on,..A.labantr, , , tin
isen was — secured by corrupt
f .
10:. IlonarE bas•sen - relte r d Abe
71: . linrlsiiwrions objections to tit l e
,ninption net now We eavpoAc the
Ntill start :still for the space of bag:
hour. •
ef the great Cali
c oinpanles of Pennsylvania ,
iit - Newt.l 7 4)rk city Frid--
i pertrant ntly organized the
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Loui,:hina Se mi.C.± hag tap*iitited
,nimit tie to fin-cstigai'6 flialigi-s again
)lay'or and eity, adi4rinistratnr.s. I
New Orleol. Tor misapplying 11*s• wittsc
hiterest •
GEN..suEnuAN s,erns• to be aliflar:l4 7
Ill.:L. ilis, li.tter.-tleelinitai; a [ Pre.z.idetii
-110:ai: - ..tion got alto 'priut.
The Geller,
1: - ...:si 1:t. over
.sem-ative. ire -could nl
better; a..seeouti
alle7cd that the House resolution
of inquiry as to the actual amouut of gold
oalall , be the' geverninoit - available for
.
k.! I(—aniption of ,pceie payments was
ra-:•ircAlly':Wall street gamblers. .
:(:: - .NErtat..lost:i.n E. JoimsToN, who is
.
1- ~ irimart a the lirigatle• of ex-confedr
:it, , ti hi . ell Gecti-gia p*oposes to send Ito
I`, rintenniali.is spoken of by the Mob le
/'•-• ,•••••,-,: a?. -the soldier of the! South." I
• , ' , l , :s. IVlst cm. wife of the Boston fbr
;:...4-. ,is in i.-hal I:. . For a short time she
:::;tined at "pi umineut hotel, but y-s
-(L:,:;I'y she left•it fur less pretfmtious 10,, g
• •••;,,:4. I ler fluids aro reported to be Nqry
• 1
• .11 - .l.:72ftlhokien: of the New Orlea'
:'ay and tlol,iiF I3ailrn3rt Company
• lo New York tin iiatarday, aral organli
heinselves.i!it ) 3 new corporation et
Il..;1 the New Orleans and Texas Rai!
(,• , .n•pany. •
.„
Wcy - )D,.c floral, who, with
• Scidtmor,,, .IF.: is accused of kill
imnatei._ including Skidmo
of the Skidmore residence,
We: Park, Long Island, has been .
tcd.
Jar grand jiiry or the United S
•(.iirt,..of New Orleans, have indicted
.1, Weed and George Taylor, attorn,
rai r±antuel Garnage, alleged to Lave
spired to defraud the United States in
.t, kveland & Mills cotton case.
Surr has been,-entered by the to
ff" t poverritneut against the t3yrae
'ini4l:ami)ton and Sew: York Rail
•uml•ai - for half a 'pillion dollars, w
turf isclaitned to. due •on accoun
. , ,
,
la:cr. - mil re'venue,taxes. •
I
ilismut.r.s - los. the deposed clerk of the
V a•:. 7! and Means Committee of the Hi- use
s to Coe satisfied sonic other way', or i
etrne 'ay lie has not yet been reallydis.
• lcargt el, lTemocracy - will not fail o re
'c %Mint* Seth a martyreds- ally. '
I .
1 f:1 0 ; z : Iv: Wi:mtr.r., manager of the
r.t mucky State Lottery; wall found ead
.1 ditch Friday in the suburbs of L uis
tr- .:Ic, Ills hors; and buggy being lose
1t . :t is supposed that he Was kickc 'by
-,. L. lorse iutothe ditch and,
dr°wned l
3ECIENT ierdiet in Utah a s • st a
perstareharged with polygamy Is •d to
.atr osed
...Ice been rendered by a jury tom
,;11 part - of .Mornions, who. want to at. e.it
:. test case. An appeal. has • been es
t_, the Supreme Court of the Terri .
. ':.;,sl should itliffirin the decision o the
.s n.y
'i.st I ict C'eurtan appeal will be take to
U-t: c'ai ted States Supreme Court.
Vuttlfori Xl.eporitt
samosa:
E. 0. GOODRICH. • S. W. AETOIIIO.
Towanda, Pa., Thursday, Feb. 21,1876;
!REEFING OF THE REIMYBLICEN
STATE CONVENTION.
• ITEADQraitTritS BRIVIILiCatt &MTh C011111‘....
TgE, HAMMEL:BO, Feb. 1, 1578.-rln pursuance Of
arose/Minn of the RePlihßean Elate,,thitinnittes4 l
adopted at a meeting bed in Harrisbirg this 40 1 ;
a Republican State Convon • lon, to be composed of
delegateS from each Senatorial and Itepnrsentattla
district to the number to which sorb district is ep
titled in the Legislature; Is hereby tailed to meet
la the city of Uarrisbutg at 12 o'clock noon AM
'Wednesday, Starch =h. 18 - 5, for the pupate of
Nominating an Electoral Ticket and of electing
Senatorial and Representative delegates to tenni=
sent the State In tbeltepublican National Conran^
lion to be bed, at Cincinnati, Obbccsa the fops .
teardh day of June. Ude. By order of the
lIRNRY Si. BOY?, Chairman,:
A. WILSON NORRIS, Secretary:
F ItEPIIBLICAN NATIONAL CONVEX.
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The next Union Republican National Convention
- for the nomination of candidates for rresldent and
Vice President of the Unite(' States, Will be beld.ia
it= city of Cincinnati, on Wednesday, the 11th day
of June, 1876, at is o'clock noon. and will constitaf
ites from each State equal to twice the IMO
her of lie Senators and Represent-11:v , In Congress,
:and of two Delegates from each c.ganised Tail
-tory and the District bf Cohn:tibia.
In calling the convention for the election of Ole. ;
gates, the committees of the several States are'ree.-
onimend.al to invite ail Republican electors, and all
other voters; without regard to past political differ
ences or previous party difficulties, whoareoppdeed
ci reviving sectional Issues. and desire to promote
friendly feeling and permanent harmony through
.sat the country by maintaining and 'enforcing .011
the ronslitutimusi rights of every cltigen, including!
1114 full and free exercise of the right of suffrage'
lthout isdlintdation and without trend: whollte ,
in favor of the continued prosecution and puilib-L
snent of all oMclal dishonesty, and of an economi
-I,:ministration, of the Government by honeat i l
faithful and capable onicers, who are 'ln
. favor oft
snaking such reforms In government as eiperienCei
may from time to time Waggest who an opposed
to impairing the credit of the nation by depreelat-;
far nny of its obligations,And in favor of sustain*
In every way the national faith and financial honoe ; !
wh.l hold that the common school system is the,
nursery of American liberty, and should be Main
tained atso:ntely free frMrt sectarian *controlOrho
Illat for the promotion of these ends the di
rectios..4 the Governmetut should continue to ire
confidt.l to those who adhere to the principleit of
1774, support them as incorporated In the conetita
Clots and laws, and who are in favor of recognising
and slrengthenlng the fundamental principle''of
unttyi In this Centennial Anniversary of
it'd Republic.:
EDWIN D. MORDAN.
['hair. it Republican National Committee.
WILLIAM E., CHANDLER, Secretary.
A PLAIN SHOWING.
8et....veen1789 and 1804 the expen
ses of administering the government
of the United States were constantly
increasing. need for expendi
turq demanded additional revenue,
whibh was mainly. provided by asup-
Cessive increase of duties on impOrts.
In 1804 this country was involved in
a war with Tripoli, one ,of the- Bair
bary powers, and Congress, in order.
to secure means to defray the costs
of hostilities 7 imposed an additiodal
duty of 2k per cent eolorem upOut
; t •
airgoods paying an ad valorem duty,i
creating a special fund, the act] re-'
wining in force until March 3,1815:
When we were about to enter upon
our second war with Great Britaiiil;.-
that of IBl2—an increase of 100 per
cent. was levied upon the permanent
duties then imposed by law, -an , n
revenue measure. In 1861, when the!
country Was precipitated into a civil.
conflict, the /ow tariff of 1857 ' . wits
substituted by one that was high;
and this augmentation of duties was
followed by successive increases,: is!
the strife progressed, all these cluing
es having in view an increase of 4.e-v-1
enue. .Atlgnienting the'duti6 on *int.
Iron, has been ynonymousi from ' thel
!beginning of 'the government to the
!present,. in design and in .eject,
ringnfi , nting the nationabincome.. On'
the_other, hand, the reVerse comael
has ten adopted when the purpose;
haf,, been: to• diminish the . rewtitie.
In 1857 y —when the Secretary of :the
TreaSury had estimated that the snr
i plus 5n the government vaults st . ,th.,
cruse of !that fiscal year would:.be
Is-2'4346,2'4.81, and that it would be'
I enhuged to $43 1 905,710.62 by .hn.l
30, 18 iB, the tariff of 1857
t
passed, makina . a very general a nd
r .
!uric reduction of, duties, couples
0 ,
4i
with considerqble 'addition's to' th:
-
free list, with the objects, as deettOec
y `Er. LErcitga on the floor of 'Alm
d llonse—a member who advocated
and voted for the bill—" to re4nce
.t ow rerenpe ; to deplete the Tre'asiTy p
, f . l and to restore to. the basiness of 'the
country : that specie tchich is : ,bore
up in .the government raylts
o - 'l2d withdrawn front circulatitM.7
.1 reduction of dat4.7s wb imporfs:sig
itiflles, therefore, a reductipta 'free -
31onntso's new tariff bill biro
poses to increase the revenue bT= dt -.
erea. , ing. the dutiet:. 'That the areal
intention is, the reader can judgi fOr
hititself. is it rerenu.:!?
Boa
UM
A llrr.—The grave, dignified Sett
ators,of the t. S. were complaiiiink;
the other day because of the antioY,
ahee they suffer froth: constit uents sending in cards and: calling them
out. Mr. lIAMLIN said the floor Of
the Senate was crowded every :lay
by persons who had no' busiiiess
there, and was fast becoming: as
much of a mob asitie House. =:; 3.
frbNittin!said he had made aLcaleula•
tionyatt4 if he responded to air the
cards Sent to him he would have:)ust
fife minntesttPnttend to his public
duties: XL: ItAlsoor, whose seat is
near the door ' said that the outside
people must imagine that he 143
messenge l r, as they wets eon
poking their heads in irha asking him to call this or that Senster.But
Gen. CAMERON, who is always in
sympathy with the people, rather pet
a damper on Senators by remarking
in his dry way s that he was not.:;;half
much annoyed by visitors and the
..ar(ls as he was by the blatlierikite
speeches Which , he was constantly
Compelled to hear. This was a , ;shot
which went right home. _
AFTER. the 6th of April, menibers
of the Legislatuti get $lO per day in
addition to their salary of:$1;000,
and that is the titason why the :Pem
oeratie House *ruses to fin dity of
adjOurnment; and yet, they went in
to power as "reforniersi " ThO peo
ple have got fibent enough et 04
Wad of reform. ' -
TION.
=I
VAN'T STANI► IT.
The New York Tribune went over
to the Democracy in WM, null his
since been endeevortng to eonvitiee
the People that the Demeeretie pert.),
the iefOroaliarty . hot the =fir
cegedus conduct 'of the 'natters in
Congress has disgusted that journal,
and it now admits with shane and
humiliation - that instead of, being a
reform party, it is just the reverse.
This is what the Trne has to say
on the pledges of the Democracy to
'an improvement in , the civil service:
".Instead of - exhibiting any regard
ifor a pure, honest, and capable civil
service, they have put out of office
every, Republican they could reach,
without inquiring as to his capacity
or fitness, and with past as little in
quiry as to fitness or capacity they,
have established hungry office-seek
ing Democrats in their place. " Is he
a Republican'?" has been the only
question asked concerning the candi
dates for removal. "Is he a Demo
erat ?" the ,only•one asked concern
ing an applicant for appointment.
They turned the Librarian of Con=
gress out of office without a woid;
although he was eminently qualified
for the place, just to make room for
a broken-down Democratic politician.
They hustled out Union soldiers
wherever they found them and put
Confederate soldiers in their places.
They made a clean sweep of every
thing from Chief Clerk down to res
taurant-keeper. Never was there a
more shameless scramble for office,
never a more reckless, drunken, and
disgraceful. division of spoils. - We
are forced to believe that the manner
in which this party has plunged its
nose in the trough at the first oppor
tunity is but a fair illustration of its
instincts; and we are quite certain
that its real spirit and purpose are
more clearly disclosed in the charac-
ter of the men whom it has rewarded
with its offices, than in all the ph}t
forms, prcifessions, and promises that
ever were written and promulgated.
From one of its appointments, that
of Mr: James P. Rambleton, we may
learn alt The sweeping removal of
faithful and efficient officers, of
_Un
ion soldiers, honest and capable men
whose only offense was their politics,
was of itself indecent; the appoint
ment in their places of a parcel of
scurvy politicians *hose only claini
was political services was an affront
to the intelligence'of the country as
well as a barefaced repudiation of the
professions and promises upon whiieh
the party was intrusted with power."
THE BABCOCK TBIAL.
Before this paper reaches the read
er the BABCOCK trial will doubtless
have been closed and the verdict of
the jury rendered. What the verdict
will be we shall not attempt to fore
shadow. We have not carefully pe
rused the volumnious testimony, but
of one fact every impartial reader
must be convinced, and that is, the
entire innocence of the President
from even a suspicion of 'gilt or im
proper conduct. Mr. Sroaas well
states the case in summing up his
argument. He said :
"The testimony of the President
and Mr. Tutton shows that the latter
called on the former on the day when
Joyce sent that telegram, and that
during that interview the President
determined to revoke the order, two
hours after Babcock received a tele
gram to " push things; " and the
prosecution advances the theory that
Babcock thereupon proceeded to use
his influence to induce an act which
had already been consummated.
"Mr. Storrs then referred to the
opposition of supervisors all over the
country to the . order transferring
them; the political influence which
had been used to effect the revoca
tion of the order, the visit of Super
visor Tutton to Commissioner Doug
lass, Secretary Bristow and finally-to
the' President. He then said, was it
not something for Americans to be
proud of, that The chief executive of
ficer of the governMent could thus
remain obstinate against political in:
fluence, but yielded to the logic of a
plain and practical citizen ?
" Babcock had no part whatever in
procuring this revocation, as all evi
dence shows,
and the President's
deposition places it beyond doubt.
Facts show most clearly that the
revocation was not a proceeding on
the part of the President to thwart
the aspirations and plans of the See ,
retary, for the Secretary had,' before
the President was spoken to, ac
knowledged and declared that revo
cation would serve the best, interest
of_the government.
" There was no disagreement what
ever, and yet the counsel for the pro
secution charge the- President with
interfering with the Secretary in his
I plans. Satisfied that some arguments
that had convinced his own mind
would convince the President, the
Secretary sent Tatton to the Presi-
I dent to lay the case before him and
secure revocation. No party bias cin
lenable a man to see any spot or stain
in the revocation Of that order.
" The President, who has remained
silent down to the last, moment, and
who only spoke in obedience to the
' law whose majesty he recognizes,
now stands vindicated. There are
no more flowers of rhetoricin his dis
position than in Christ's sermon on
i the' mount. But it goes right to the
heart of every honest man. He in-
I tended no - rebuke; yet what a rebuke
I if was.
b• He was no volunteer witness, but
was fortunately called by the exigen
cies of the'case. Thus, the President,
Secretary, Commissioner,and this de
fendant, stand vindicated before the
country by the develoilments of Tut
ton's, and the President's testimony."
SENATOR RocKwm.t.'s Poor-House
bill has passed second reading in
the Senate, with a- few amendments ;
one of them requires a majority vote
of the people of each county betore
the house can be erected.
THE Allentown Herald says that
Hon. ABA PACK9t, would be support
ed for the Presidency in that portion
of. Pennsylvania, with enthusiastic
unanimity.
THE Republicans of Indiana held
their Convention on Tuesday. GOO.
LOVZ S. OaTH was nominated on the
first ballot for Governor, and Senator
MORTON presented as a candidate for
President.
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Tax Wisconsin Republican Con
vention met in Madison on the
A resolution • favoring Bums for
Pre9ideo T 4 adopted.
TO THIS stramons or BUM TOW
SON POlnkr;
-DAVIE! !Willi -1141Or i th,
,chige orquelty*nd birbegiOWafi.
ticilk by the , rplol OtlipOtiff;lt.
•
proposed., tq, enll4
. o**,4fEnation
on the =Medi ail' ea *be siiiinitlpm
thi auivivors of the 'Orison pens. The
Republic Magazine et"-Waehligton
prints the_ foiloyringartiala for in-,
formation on the subject. There are
several of the . " survivors! , In this
county, and re should be glad to
give their testimony throngh - the colt
atotis' of 'the Itzpowrze: -:- - • -
"Jefferson Davis, in a letteidaeed
New Orleans, Louisiana, January 29; 1
1876, and addressed to the Honors- 1 1
tile James Lyons, Petersburg, Vir=
ginia, makes a defiant denial of the I
arraignment made by the. Honorable
James G. Blaine, and by. General .
James A. Garfield, of .Ohio, of his
direct and personal responsibility
for the cruel treatment of the Union
soldiers who were prisoners of war
to the Confederacy of which Mr: Da
vis was President. He goes further,
atid, like Mr. Benjamin IL, Rep-•:
resentative in the Forty-fourth. Co
ngress, from Georgia, who was also a
• Member of the Confederate States;
Senate, from the same State;the rebel
ex:President denies altogether that
unnecessary suffering ensued among,
or unjustifiable harshness or cruelty
was practiced against, those of lapel
soldiers who were so unfortunate as I
to:, fie -prisoners . within the pens at
Andersonville, Florence,' Salisbury,
Belle Isle, and Tyler, or in the tobac-
warehouses of Libby and Castle
Thunder. The denial is a bold and
sweeping one. Its audacity rises to
sublimity: . It not only denies but
accuses. The Union is assailed as
having, through its officials and poll
' cy, treated the Confederate prisoners
in its,hands as bad or worse than our
men were used at Andersonvillc,
Belle Isle, and elsewhere. It is also
charged with causing the sufferings
otthe latter by theipolicy it pursued
of refusing to exchange.
Now, as to one part of Mr. Jeffer
soli Davis's denial and counter seen..
sation, there Is a direct and nnassail
able method of obtaining evidence.
The. survivors of the -rebel prison
pens still remain : , among Us. Those
of !Andersonville formed an associa
tion which is still in existence. We
I call upon every man who was elp
tared and confined by tho Confeder
ates during the civil war for slavery :I
and disunion to at once give to the
public a brief and direet account of ::
his personal experiences. Let each;
1 man write to the nearest Republican,
paper a simple' statement of his name;
regiment, rank, date of capture,
length of confinement, when ex
changed, the treatment he himself
received as to food, shelter,, medical
Care; etc., as well as to the action of
those in Charge, Avoid all rhetoricf.
denounce no one, give as far as prat.
ticable the names of-Confederate of.,
fibers, tte.,' In command ; also any
special instances as to others ljnowa
to the survivors, the details of which
are readily substantiable. • i
With regard to the treatment of
rebel prisoners in the northern entre=
pots, there is as direct a method of
obtaining reliable testimony. OM ;
cers who were in command of such
prisons are still living, as are alsO
soldiers who were stationed thereat;
Their evidence will be of . value. In
every place where such prisons exist-,
ed local sanitary and Christian asso
ciations existed,the members of-which
busied themselves in caring for the
sick and wounded, and in visiting
the prisons and camps. Reputable
citizens at Elmira, Rock Island, Chi.
sago, Columbus, and elsewhere know,
the facts. Let them give their testii
mony. The honor of one's country'
should be sacred. We who fought
.for liberty and union surely have as
vital interest in that honor as the I
men who compelled us to fight . by
mad' attempt to perpetuate slavery
and destroy the Union. Let us have
the facts..
Bear in mind that the object of
such communications is not partisan
but historical. Two civilizations or
systems of government have been
and still are•on trial. The case has
been reopened, and the verdiet once
solemnly rendered is now challenged.
Aiefeud of witnesses are still living,:
Let 'them give the facts. Communi
cations may also be sent to the office
of The Republic, Washington, D. Co l
if writers do not deiire to send to
their county or other_journals. Let
every man respond, and at Mice.
The good name of the, Union is
sought to be assailed, and a feculent
treason seeks historical vindication
by these audacious falsehoods.
PEACH CROP or 1876.—The fruit
growers of Deleware and Maryland
are learning wisdom from the fail
ures of the past season. They now
understand that the glut in - the
market last fall and the low price of
their products were the result of
their own imprudence in planting
early varieties and sending ofr the
fruit without regard to quality. It
is now stated that the majority of the
growers intend that they shall not
again be caught in such a predica
ment as they were in 1872, and to
prevent it they are cutting down the
varieties of trees from which the
market was overflowed and replant
ing them with the bearers of the
finer Sort' of peaches. The Wilming
ton Commercial mentions that from
three orchards eight thousand of the
,objectionable trees have been re
moved, and, although the inumber
bears an insignificant relation to the
total of the orchards,yet it illustrates
;the general disposition of the' grow
ers to abandon 41s. ruinous system
which has cost them more than they
_Care to lose in'another season. An
other change which they propose
making is to keep all their inferior
peaches at home and .dry or can
them in their own localities, to be
retained for the winter trade. By
sending only first-class fruit to
market they hope to realize remuner
ative prices, and also to utilize the
inferior yield in the manner mention
ed. So there is a prospect of choicer
fruit next summer at prices that may
encourage the orchard owners of the
peninsula..
Tut Democratic National Conven:J
tion has been called to assemble in
St. Louis on the 27th of lime.
Tun arguments in . the BABCCICIIL
trial were clomi 'yesterday. Tbe
{ieneral'e Counsel are confident of bls
acquittal.
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I The promedings of Congress daring the
izesenelnundallanitelt;ol o AJOlt.tegeht.
Wrest. The debate in the House ufent din
itetteriti quititigaireeiti thir .CriarteUrrial Met
sufficient to reveal the true position of the
.confederate Democracy, 'who have taken
.. I prielessiori of that *WO of,/ Or not A nal
rianntintine j
legislature and appear td 'be Pifflin g it
alGififbielifthele - risen%
The coupe)
. pursued ,by[tbese ipantlemen 1
upon these„questions placed them In their
true light, arid caretul es they were at
concealing titter tree sentlinents in the ;
amnesty debate, the mask felled; and the
leaders of the Confedentte Democracy
stood forth revealed in their true char.ut,
tem. The,debate, however, 'Was to them
an unfortunate occurrence; and althongb:
at therequest of their ;northern friends it .1
was choked down as soon as possible, let,
it was sufficient to brieg off a severe ill
news--a green and fellew, liekness as it,
were -- from which ' they have-been suffer.
in ever since. " , • ' . rho .- .
In the debate upon the passage of h-
Centennial bill, which - some followed, it
was evident enough that they were en
derioring to regain their lost ground and
to place themselves again before the pub
lie in as favorable a light as, possible. ,It
!vas from no love or affeCtion file the Coe:
tennial that they voted for the liassage
of the bill. Theamilversaryof Anteritan
Independence would.have bean Obliterated
long ago, and the Centennial would have
never dawned, fiend! thea9taeesuocceded
In ; their rebeliion. Mfill • the' delusive
dream - constantly before their- d . ends
more ascending to power, they have been.
carefully endeavoring, as taught by their
Northern friends, to practice caution and
mOderation in ;all of their wortheand ac
tions. But the proild spirit of the chival
rous South once More became 'aroused.
As they marched to tits possession - of their
seats in the legislative halls of the nation,
the blood of the long-haired descendants
of Pocahontas coursed through their veins ;
with the proud consciousness of victory,
and the lessons of moderation which they
had been so carefully taught were forgot
ten. The peace and forgiveness held ont I
to their so generously by the North was ;
met with not only scorn and contempt, I
,but with the implied threat that the for
given would coon be the agreesors. With
unblushing effrontery the horrors and eru-;
cities of Andersonville were pronounced '
as' nothing. When Compared with those
practiced by the North in Northern prig I
sons, That the North, pentilehl lb 1181
generosity to the verge of ruin, should-be;
told that it was a monster of vengeance,
was an audacity bordering on sublimity ;
yet brazen and impudent as these, deciar
ations were, theyevere listened to in silent
athinieSelice by' those frdin whom there
should have come the sternest rebuke. i
Boasting of its wasted fields', prostrate
commerce, and - broken-down industrloes,
the South, like the prodigal soil brin g s
the olive brain% Mid tleitidlide-elor It is
' beyond asking—its portion of the paternal
estate. It was for the North to forgive,
which it has done nobly and freely, with
out stint or stay ; but the prodigal son
impertinently asks not alone the fatted
calf, but the whole herd, the house, the
farm, the nation's pocket-hook„. and when
he gets this he is to be conciliated by hav
ing hfli Northern brether itervii Mot like el
slave and bete hi humble submission to,
all of his demands. No apologies for,
Southern horrors and the fiend;sh ittroci-i
ties that were committed upon the I.7nion
soldiers who thvigit long, weary months;
were'i
allowed starve and rot in - their;
prisons pens, come from his lips. Instead
of , being rebuked for dais arrogance and
lying assertaltue he draws to his embrace
his Democratic friehtle, 'Mal glee theiC
unqualified lipproval and open or taci
eedorsement of a:1 that he , may choose
say er do.:
But fortunately the mask is now' off
The disguise so .cunningly assumed has
been stripped-from them, and despite et 1
all their empty professions, they now;
stand before the public in their true copf
rte, and in so bright a light that uone
oneetl be deceived. For this the count
is 1 indebted to Messrs. Blaine, Garfield
Kassoe, Townsend, and others in Comi
pears, who hive not only been succeisiffu
inlteireng aside their mantle of deception,
but- seem deeertnined; upon kicking the
remaining lilt out of the sick remnant of
the spavined party, r;
1 ;
it is now nearly three months since the
Confederate House assembled, and 80 far
nothing in the way of legislation has been
accomplished. Under the disguise of 114
trenchment the leaden! of the Confederate*
are too bully engaged endeavoring to
make politiadcapital,to think of anything*
relating to be true interests of the coun
try, Refoqm, that ever popular cry with
the massest is to be their principal stock
in trade in the coming Presidential conk
test. By cutting down, the appropriatione,
necessary t 4 carry on the various branches
of the Government, by stopping all inter r
sal improvements and ell the work nixie
Public buildings, they are fondly dreaming
that the masses of the people will be led
into the telief that they are really and
truly a party of Refortn. All river and
harbor irnprovemeets are to be discontin
ued. and teem the harangues end actions
of the Confederate majority it is evident
that they propose to go in on the smash
up principle generally, and cripple in eic,-t
my way possible every Department of thb
United states Government. It looks at
present as if they intended to go back tp
1861, and let future Congressmen temp
the lesson of government over again, if
passible, as taught by John C. 4_7allioit
' and Jefferson Davis.
, • The recent speech in the Mouse by M .
Blaine on the currency quest ion, has set tl o
Republican Party squarely on the record. s
; a hard money
_party. The president, Sec
retary of this Treasury, and the Republi
can platforms are grouped together, end
the unanimous verdict of these Is endorsed
by-the leaders of the Republican' party n
tbe lieu. The Dentoerate, an the co -
1 .1
trary, do seem to know where they
stand on his .
question, and arc floundee
ing about n the
,endeavor, to postpone re
sumption
,or a time, so that the con fl i t
lug Dem retie plat forms! of the differe t
ti i
States may be modified and hartnouizetl.
Truly, there is great trouble among the
Democracy in harmonizing their views Cu
this question.
We are glad to know that Senator Call
eron has been made Chairman of the Na
tional Executive Committee in place ;of
Secretary Chandler, w, no has just retired.
The posi ion is one 'of iepportence, and
4%112 only properly filled ;by one posseim
ed of a amount of experience. and
good sou d judgment. These qualitlea-
Hens, it i needless to say, the Senator Oi
ly- posses it, and if we Mayjudge frem
Ibis recd in the past that duties of the
;position ill be ably and Satisfactorily dis
charged. There need be no fears enter
; tained t t under his guidance the great
political ntest in which we; are soon to
;enter wi not only be vigorously, but ,M-
I diciousl and successfully conducted.
In th Departments a great deal of
commotion and consternation is prevail ng
over the [threatened reduction of the c er
ical force In the Treasury over 20 Per
cent., and in some of its bureaus overt
per cent, of the employes now engaged
are to be dispensed with, while the pay of
those allowed to remain is to be redutted
not less than tee per cent. This reduction
of pay,is a rule, will be applied to al/ of
the De partments. Not a word, however,
is whispe red with regard to a reduction
na
of the yof these,valiant CongressMen
who a about inaugurating this great; r -
form. 'For the great amount of . leghla
' tive ability which they so kindly desf [ ote
to the lervice of their country, they, deem
i the pay' that they are now receiving &Ito
getherinadequate. While they fill their
' legislative stomachs with the choices ro of
!
provender that our fashionable hotels af
ford, they gently intimate to this Gov rn
ment employes that "I am holier than
thou ;',' and hence, on the one hand a thou
saed dollars per :year is quite enmigh,'
while on the other more than six tines
that, -with back-pay included, is no more,
than an "elegant stifliciency " for the few
months of their dignified stay at the Cabi
tat. 'Reducing the pay of the poorly-Paid
elerktnay be considered . a clearer legisla- 1 .
tive feat by the Llotterable body who have
the matter in charge, but howthe honor
able Chairman of thecommittee can ieeon
cite hht present course of action with rhat.
in the past, when - he not only labored and
talked for, but greedily pocketed the sal
ary-grab and growled bemuse it wall not
more, -is something
.that we cannot com=
Prebend. - This temarkalgesxurrersinn to
st) rigid= economy, we aro amid, ts al
!
:ewer too sudden to be lasting:l
_lf, , tip
!oilman once ably con, ~ tha.
pay of the - sewage Corrlesetett,
qua) oath for hint to I t iaCti2W. ,
0 0 .. : allot it* . . 11 01 004
4: I,' - , , hit i 4pontrote*:
litot. 70 06 eni .$ 4 4,0,1P1
bat tl. t '.,..,,,
~
~ . ,„,_iffieve , * it.
we. --4" 1 t1*:41* 31 40 alibi
anti be m : clgitainlyiett bi / Ordelr,(4Xt
its Min life, and it is no less ilettimbent
pon him to dress in some sort of' , --nerien.
=ty, as neither the climatcnor the
of propriety wilLperzoiLptia scanty
faitilelitheltig *OM as we are told is .the
'flishion bliettglilfi less civilized people—the
Fejee Islanders-for example. It cannot be
that the Venerable - amine:in has 'sci soon
e*mtt i n tbil tiOttY4 *ld ifil t eht *" in
'ratting the famous salaipgrabbill visaed
The biliiiiiibrthe hints dotibtientofronght
would. rest Upon the Republican . party
while" he. wally pocketed the inehey, bet
la tho'pretienteaSe' her ' doubtless Imagines
;that this etwivi 'of petty retrenchinent will
Itie i regarded as genumwrefor*• and as
1 snehlvill beaceepted by the public.
We have no faith is this new inipliation
and 'elniVersion to economy' thet has so
suddenly , .some • upon , our Democratic
friends.: Nor. do.we believe that - the peo
.,plo under any such pretence carne led to
surrender thereins of Overall - fent into
the hands:of the Dettiocracy'Wititits prink;
en; -fpolitiil - retard. Men who - '_ , Continue
to cherish the deeds of the defunct heroes
tef Ithe 'rebellion, and who entartain so
I high a regard - forlhe murderer 'Of Abra.'
1 hare Lincoln as t o - give his nanie.rto their
children, will by no Otani; be trained with.
!Ile 'Omit I, responsibility..-The millennium,
' has not yettlawnetly nor has the, time ar
rived when those who 'bravely:Struggled
tor the . pregetlatfon of the elegernment
will' be found ready -.to lay deism their
tlehri e rixnaght victories quietly at the feet
of.h..eir.enemiei. , • .1. -
As nstialf the .honorable Samiiel Sunset
Cdx, - tile 'cloed df the . home, , :iontinties
on every opportunity presented; the I er
roma** of his antics and briffoonery.
So frequent liar's hie futiny seeno become
of:late that it is tiftertlfdlidertid WhY lie
debit riot 'don 'the Ira -4k . arid= SttlPlied
breeches at once: The " • .hoop-la;" and
the crack of the Confederate eint-master's
whip, can be heard in the DouSe at any
thre,).aud all that is apparetitittitanting '
is the spangles and sawdust to hiss a
flint-class circus complete in all ; of its ari
pointments.. The song and dance artist of
a burnt cork and negro minktrelli show,
in
all - the evolutions and gyrations of his
profession, Is no comparison to !the Hon
orable member when he realli'..gets into
one of his excited freaks.
T..e fashionable season -is nails' at full
title. Dinners, receptions, balbi and par
ties are the order of the day; stub judging
re mate glowing descriptions given them
hi? the local press; they arc occtipyiug the
attention of the fashionable wtitld to an
unututal estent. The remarkable fine
weather which has prevailed ed. far thro'
the winter has doubtless contribilted much
towards making up the. large attendance
at these places! .aud particiitirly at the
afternoon receptions giVen by Mrs. Grant
and tlio,m given by the wires or the Cabi
net members. With ceitlierl'- rain nor
snow; but plenty of bright sunaliineithere
Sias been nothing to prevent thealisplay of
the elegant toilets which are held in re
sortie fur itiOpe partieniar deeasient. The
long array of glittering eqttipageit that on
reception days may be seen withered iti
front of the White House and-at the resi- '
dences of the several dignitariel and lumi
naries of the Government, is etifficient ev
idence that the .devotees of. fatillion are
.fully embracing the opportunities pre
sentedi and are, as a matter of Course, en
joying themselves acettrilitigiY;:` '
Among the severs l Slate 9(icietigi the
Pennsylvania Association was the first to
open the season with what Abby were
pleased to desigeate a Centennial Sociable.
Although these ante taintnenis are not
quite as exclusive nor quite ag• recherche
in their appointments as those of the upper
ten, yet they am very largely attended.
The Presidentiliowevert ou this occasion
was not present, and the Governor of' the
State of iPennsylvania, although inVited i
did not put in an appearance.l . ..But there
was no lack of distinguished persons pres
ent, if we may judge froih the titles ap
pended to the long list of the names of
those. who were reported as having been
present, Where all the Generals, Col
onels and Captains come fromfirlio are to
be met arith at these entertabiatintsi is a
mystery that can only be solve 4 by assnm
ing that their titles aro merely borrowed
for the occasion: In order- tofully enjoy
these festive hours we suppostliat a title
is absolutely necessary, and as it aptleati
to add so greatly to the - pleaSpre of the
scene, certainly no one should think of
disturbing the harmless hallucination.
The gallant exploit of the able Senator
from Michigan, Mr. Chriathincy, aged
sixty-four, who recently wedded one of
the 'fair damsels of the Treasury with
scarcely the bloom of twenty .summers
upon her cheek. bast Pent a se:Welling thrill
of hope and anibitioti thrthigit the female
circles of the city. They now look iiiioit
a Treasury position as the chief end of
women, and fairlyyearn fora place in the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. But
if they will only , stop to reflect a moments
the truth will flash upon their minds,
that n?ost of the. Senators who - come to
Washington are married men;; who bring
with • them wives that . are - ,strong and
robuit-looking and apparently in the en
?oyment of excellent health, With no pros
pect of an early demise. We. never like
to blast hopes, but cannot resist the temp
tation to put a damper on ill this case.
Cards of' invitation baize beeri tutted to
a Centennial sociable that Isao be given
in the grand hall of the Maienic Temple
by the clerks of the Second auditor's Of
fice of the Treasury Department. As we
contemplate the • extensive
,4ireparations
. which are going forward for it good time,
we cannot help feeling that .the occasion
will be, to many of them qtlie dance of
I death.' - 6 caNciy one-half ot the C.-eitten
nial year will have sped into the forgotten
past, when many of their heads will have
fallen under the ax of. lletrenchment
which is now being so industriously sharp
ened by our recently-converted salary-grab
economist& 3 l.
..
Larva ram namOraitch
neItHIADCRG, feb. 19th, 1876
I notice that there is quite a commo
tion in your county over a bill in reward
to appca,li in cases of summary convic
tions which is now under consideration in
the Legislature'. There is no doubt but
that the passage of this nctiwill result in
bringing many more cases into our courts
and add to the taxes of our people, but as
the wise men who (rained mil. new consti
tution hkve seen fit in their wisdom and
love of justice, to say, as they do in Art.
V, See. - 14, of the new constitution, that,
"In all assits of summary. 'conviction in
this comtnonwealth, or of Judgment in
suit for a!penalty before a Magistrate or
court not of record, either party may ap
peal to such court of reconi as may be
prescribed by law, upon allowance of the
appellate court or judge thereof, upon
cause shown," it is undoubtedly the duty
of the legislature to, pass simic act upon
the subject, and if it shoulechance to re
, suit in any way detrimentall.o the people,
they must put the blame upon the Con
stitutional Convention, andi not upon the
slature.
The Poor House Hill his passed_ the
Senate and was messaged - over to the
House yesterday but it *ill be a long
time before it will be reached, as its num
ber will be somewhere about 300, and the-
House has decided to consider bills in
their numerical order only. If the Legis
lature should adjourn within 100' days, it
is veßy doubtful whether the bill will pass
this session.
Mr. Stewart (Rep. of Lavirence Co.) of
fered a resolution yesterday that no new
bills should be read in place after 311rch
3d,; and no bills reported t lrom commit
teess after March 10th. This resolution
resulted in a long, l rotitleis and bitter
political diicussion, which,eonsumed the
entire session. The Demoetats, after sev
eral attempts, succeeded itiletting twen
ty ortheir members on their feet to call
the previous: question, whim they voted
down the resolution, every li)emocrat vot
ing against it. •
Mr. Myers, editor of the 'Patriot, favors
a long session. Mr. Mitchell in the de
bate•yesterday said the reason why the
Patriot favors a protrrcted session is be-;
cause its editor is State Winter and the
longer the session the MO* money flows
into the pocket of the POtriot's editor.
This • morning the Patriot "goes for"
,Mitchell and his friends, in about a co!-
mini and a half, wherein ~ -Mitchell is ac
cused of both trying to prolong the sa - -
'Mon. and of trying to defeat inecessary leg
islation by an early adjonr, and so
between the two accusation* Mr. Mitchell
remains unscathed. !, • ,
The Governor and Mts. iffirtranft Laid
remption 0
Thiusday 'Oll4. ' These
reCeWMII/10 • Intl.-attended-1)y the Gar.
MOE
awe" many moat trowel! parts of the
- -The Sinking Fund Bill has at 1* hi !
~einue slaw and members of thus
We and employes 111_ the dii l dis4
p a rt
of the !!itliii,t,`,,vorMoo0 10 4
happy in the poloassingl, 414, long
de erred "rhino." 'N.. ••• 4
, 114Atnia;t
===
THE proprietors of the Williamsport .
Gazette- and. Bullet& have commenced ,
the ifildfiiiitaiiif S Sunday edition. -
KEITH, convicted of poiboning the well
of a neighbor, at Leeds, Pa., was on Sat-;
nrday senten ced to ten years' imprison-'
ment.
Ssmpst, CLAux of Linden; Lycoming,
'hati - raiseal - on the - James thane,
farm, at Antes Fort, ..thirty-two ,hundred;
bushels of potaineLoit eight , aeres, an av-:
erne of four hundred buishelit to the
acre.
THE Jersey Shorre Herald reports that
Commissioner Harlan. has a smaWcanneH
planted in front of file chicken coop, as iv . -
warning to those who are in the habit ;
Of loitering about such places late .at
night.
TAT pure patriot Col. Vie Piollet,
trying to lobby through' the Legillature
scheme for a $50,000 loan to aictilteGmn
gets in equipping' a' Centennial Camp: .
The late Democratic
. candidate for State
Treasurer is not happy uidess, he , cm get,
his hands in the Treastuy.--41teKeon Mk,
Her. •
lios.,CusaLra R. BUCKALEW and Col,
J. G. Freeze have been selected as Rem.;
sentative, and Warren .1. Buckalew as
Senatorial delegateb to, the Lancitster
Democratic Convention from. Columbia
county, and instructed to vote for How;
Charles R. Buckalevi as t:clegate at larg9
to the National Contention.
-
MIKE O'Cozneon, a taveln keeper o'
Wellsboro, Tioga (minty, wais.:eeentlY arr
rested and lodged in jail. He theie
made an unsuccessful attempt t.'") vomit
suicide by cutting his throat. Aftt. rwaro,
lie drank some kerosene oil, be.,,nuorea
Me fade dud bead with some of the sa, - TiP
staff; lighted a it lek and put it in his i7.14 , *•
He was severely but hot fatally burned, -7-
PATRICK lIACIANi . IVOR hired •to dig ft....,
*ell hi Clearfield county. Ow having Pad
ciperiente as a miner placed a twrielof at
the hettoWi to blast the nick.. •• MA - e.'
had dccompliiked his object he dignaled
aseverarpersons ;Mire to draw him out;
As his head emerged fi r es' fie well BIS
men gave the windlass a ii'dilelerk and
ho was thrown to the bottom. Soon aftct
the esplosion occurred. His face and
part of his breast were blown oft 1,?:
Tun lion. J P. Wickersham, auperin;
tendent of public schools for this State,
has issued a circular to the several boardis
of school directors throughout the Con*
monwcalth, relative to the public schoolii
and the Centennial. lle says :
The State of Pennsylvania is about to
erect, through the instrumentality of thiS
department,- a -pliable building. on the
Centennial groMids at Philadelphia fOr
the full exhibitiOn of her educational in
terests. The legislature will grant a fair
appropriation for this purpose, but it is
necessary to increase it by subscription;
and the btrarilsolechool directors through
out the State are hereby most respectfully
but earnestly asked to aid the project by
making stnkli contributions towards it.
if the hoard of each country district will
contribute the sum of Vi or $lO, and the
hoards of cities and large towns a similar
amount, with such additional sutn as they
can spare, an educational display will he
made that will do honor to our sehool
syb
tern and to the State. Boards are assured
that contributions out of the school funds
for this ptirpoaa are legal. The building
to be erected will lit Used not tmly for eft
hibitionpurposes but as a headquarters
for the accomodation of superintendents
of schools, school directors and teacher.
The secretary. or president of each board
to whom this circular is sent, is requested
to InTsunt it at the next meeting of the
board after its reception. as whatever ,is
done in the matter must be ,tione soon,
and ask action thereon.
If a school district should prefer to raiSe
the money_hy an entertainment of smile
kind, a spelling bee or a 'collection from
the pupils In the schools, it will be proper
to do so. Considerable sums have already
.been raised in certain localities. by this
mode. '
The Bettie ataaati the. Bleat Bills—Streagth
of the Ixollano—Cleai. Coate: and Cook after
Them
WARIIINGTO,I, Feb. 21.--Reports
continue to be received from the
west that a formidable Indian war -is
at hand beyond doubt, the objective
point of the Indians being the Bleck
Bills miners. Sitting Bull of the
north is at the head of the malcon.
tents. •
Gen. Custer is under tood to hi've
with him six companies of the Phiv.
enth Cavalry and Gen. Crook ffy6
companies of the Third Cava lry.
Gen. Cpster starts west from FOrt
Lincoln on the 25th, and Gen. CroOk
has alivady started from Fort Vac
mie and will' go north. Th ey Will
Join titeirforees and attack .Sitang
Bull in the Powder River country
which la west of the Black hills, and
about one hundred and fifty mffeei
east of the Big horn mountains.
sitting Bull is sugposed to have With
him from 600 to 1000 warriors, .T1(1
if the cavalry force is found notObe
'sufficient for the attack, re-inforee
tnents of infantry will . be taken frjpm
other forces.
HELENA, 3rontana, Feb. 21.4-A
party of ten men arrived at Bozeman
Montana,_on the night of the 18th
lint., from Fort' Pease, at 'the , head
of navigation on the YellowsOne t
and report that Sioux are encamped
in the vicinity of the fort in large
numbers. One roan from 'the Pert,
named Jessey, was killed by theln
(-Bans: Fourteen men were letti in
camp and efforts are being made; to
have three companies of cavalry go
to.tle rescue. , • .
A party of 125 men will leave here
for the Black Hills in a few days;
Oollision of Steamers Off Dover—A Boiler Banta
LONDON,. Feb. VT.—The steamer
Franconian ran into the steamer
Strath Clyde, of Glasgow, off Do'ver,
this tifternoon. The boiler of i the
Strath Clyde burst and she .Sanle
immediately: Fifty--two - of her Pass
engers were drowned, five have been
landed at Dover and four otherS are
reported td have been saved.
Smith, Sundis & Co., steamer
agents, report that the FranConii has
put into Dover. She had heebows
stove at the:water line.
The following .particulars of the
disaster have been received :
The steamer Strath Clyde, Which
sailed from London for Bornlay; had
been into Dover Bay to land; her
pilot. As she was steering out, again,.
abont a mile from - the Adintralty ;
'Tier, she was caught by a stronetidc,.
whiCh turned her bow toward the
southeast. The steamer Franconia,
whiCh was comming dOwn the 'ohan
nel,}ran into her with great force, on
her !port. The collision oceured at
4:30 P. M. Two minutes afterwiMs,
the boilers of the Strath Clyde ex
ploded, and - the steamer went to the
bottom. , 3
The Franconia was badly damiged,
but kept afloat. It is tbOught4 that
all her fore plates were l carried away.
Two tugs immediately took her in
tow, .The weather .was_ clear and the
sea calm at thatinie . of Abel disaster.
TUE INDIAN WAL
lIEOINNINO OF OUTItAGEA.
FIFTY-TWO PERf3ONS'DROWITED,
Sinking One of the pipe.
, The Dover life boat was launehed,
hut was unable to,;eaqh the scene in
tithe to., rescue , any .of the, gktNath
ClYd6. P4BolPrfl or c 7...:: ,
=l3
lIAL REPORT OP THEAEOErVALS AND EtiENDITERS
OKNIRADFORD COUNTY FROM JANUARY Id temzevoinpilautors. ,
; -
• ;
'•• t • '
ZIMW- 41 . -4 ..
. 1 , • '
• 1
. , i . • . ' • 40 00
./ ••
, 1 , .c rrothemotir roam% Itegintors
' .. 90 00
, , , , tracts and maim -.! 6,197 16
11 rt • ' i... 120 410
3 • r - , County Agricultural Sociely.'.... 100 00
Constables nuitMg returns and attending ,
court 1,651 23
Assessors i
2410 23
Cent in Commonwealth sults.. - ' 2,423 116
COot io elsli salts - • -..
Commit iiiiilluil Matt -
.---; T o I&
Counsel to,commlssloners 40 00
Crier lif 10194..'4i.........4 :..0.4*., i l• I •
Districtattorney , ' 266 00
Election a:penmen 1,337 TO
Fuel and Lights •,. 671 66
Band Jurors ; ''
' 0911:21
TrIlT=1"1 ' ' ' • • 7,510 97
lam .10114ings ' .. Ile 60 .
Jas sing I -, ... , 141 U
Jar nilssioneraandelert f • ..., .4. 243 24
OE $ books and stationery • • ; 640 94
Public printing. Waco for 1072,13 and .74 1,249 00
.. .. IA _ , •• 1876,. ri . ' 110
ii..ATvec
Warren
n t with , the several collectors of Bounty tesze ' a for the "eoutity of Bradford for the
,
.
• year 1875 and prevous. • :.! .
. .
. ,
...
ir
w T•w in ; ps 4bian and Dora's. . Collect Ors. , Yehr. Chaired. Receltraf. It ted lone.f. re .... rrhuti ! hoe ,
- • ~,, -,,,,-• •
• , 1 . .
-I 1
, .
•..,„. ...... i
WraN D. M. Lampbeeir.... . 1872 1613 40 . • tra
Le oy • ~..... G. W. Wilcox' ' 1873 ,-, 531 $5 ,31- ..! •• ~.
Towanda bore W. Is.llarshal 1873 . 1209 if Mil Se .
!•
Armenia Charles KIK 4, 1674 87 92 lie 73 l, 6l 05 5710 1.,, ...... ..,
Aar= . L. Heurbs: . 1874 14952 • 'l7 31 l 3 90.`, .Mt 41 t.: t ..... !......
.AlNi, bOro J.S. Reynolds ' 1874 jBO 78 74 44 1 142 1 t 4 73 . 1., •.: .
Burlington bons li. R. Hill 1874 ,100 86 59 97' ../ 141 14 -11
Canton tip Louls Whest 1674 1125 55.}. 79 4*; y..• . ~ 0 9'1.9 .......... ..•
Columbls L. H. Smith ' 1874 - 1 72 10 14 13' . .%' i£3 . 011,,,'.:. , ......- .
'Franklin . Reed McKee ' 1674 378 67- 356 63 u 1 i • 18„__43 1.:4 ; LO , If•
Leßoy G. W. WUeox..t. ' r 1474 :4.129 94 , 240 87 1 6 . '' W 9O I : 34 . -91 --.1
Melded ..• "...••••••• ..M. S. Mush. " .. ,: ,J, ; I 1874 •: 119 9* 470 9$ i 811 34' 43 '' • '
Monroe bore M.N. C.oolt;iiit • :1874 •'. V 34' ~20 90 Ile s.te 1.• • •
Orwell ILL. Caw } ..... ' 1874 347 40 ' 107 1111 . •-• 9.2 c .
Pike ' John S. Wield ' ' ' 1874' r. 4 el. • 271 22 , 6 111, • 46 54 1 i
South Civet 8. L. Thompson ' 1114 l• 72 14 41 68 , 7 . v < 46 U• Si 1,... ..... ...
8 anis If. B. Peck) - ' 1674 , !, • " 7 22 24 27 55 .t ... ; .... 4Cr 4 . , • .
8 • n W. H. limmeh. - ..1. 1874 ;.432 MS C 2 9* ."' ... - . ..:4• •.• ..
Towan boro" ... ~. George V. Myer 1874 1.465 71 1,336 87 i. 71 i; : In '
Towanda north K„ IL Dilionr; - . ' 1874 g ass so •amasi- ,7 St • , ~... ......
~
-',.. Wysox .
Armenia
Athens twp •
usesrora
Athens bon" !
Asylum.. Hiram Shammy 1674 1,10,39 .121 MI 1 ....• 37 . a i,t::
A. A. Abell '
H.B. Blaine* -
A. 11. Mask I
Charles Kiff -
J. A, Weller '
R. C. Bpaktlar . - 1474 0305 93 • . WO 37 ; SMI 42 c al `" ` '
..
1874 -1 286 07 249 71 ; 154 .34 72 . ...
1874 -IF 53$ 91 578 11 1 . lit 62 40 97 )...'.....
1876 t 144 - 11 ' 115 00 !, 343 7li 1., 20 12
1873 1,719 28 1,603 74 '')o 49 83 03 1....
_ l . l - ....• :
1875 1 665 Cl 888 , cio J. . •
Benjamin Kerritti ! 1875. ,t ISM 13 fa) 00 ,• t 3811 04 :
. 41 Lk.:
-Barclay
n two p W .t arr i n iani Aye s ',.
..... 1 1 C 87 5 5 • 3W2 524
1 7 334 497 43.. 5 :".: 4 2-0 14
:6 17 59 :6 ;
...
.....
" J. S.
_Reynolds ' 1875 93 23 87 87 1
'.11.W W. MeCrSall . : 1873 731 84 600 00 t * : .
:Burlington bore .1: V..1140e `.-' 1874 108 63 41 00 i
• 5
131 44 ,
I ...
• 07 69 ,
~" Burlington west " Warren Case ' 1675 461 SS 436 40 , . tea re to
i
':, L , titou'twp • G. D. Ilanley ' -.1875 987 24 *36 • 12 I' 178 49 34 1„... .... ~ .
~.k ton boro ..... .... C. L. Farnsworth - 1875 448 40 421 35 I $34 22 44 't• 125 .
v l e.
ea ., 9bia ~ - Nelson Wolf'' 1575 ,049 83 991 94 i 557 52 32 .i
54111411.: In , Da vi d Smiley 1675 -373 94 651 18 f 371 ,1857 l'
Orsamili '' •1 ON. Fuller 1875 536 27 =M t 133 M7l l' t L.
garnet ... James McPherson ' 1875 1 453 62 300 00 ;r, 290 22 66 i 126 04: '
Leib* , .• L. A. Wooster ' 1875 l 1 611 38 1,76 07 , 433 30 33 l•
Litebffetel. .. . 11. S. Munn 1875 , 5 698 68 100:00 ' ' • 598 65 .
taltarn orh;
~. ..... .. O. 11. Mumpbry 16 75 : 162 40 ! 100 00 122 810 33 14 :
MOnroe twp.••• D.M. Magi* •, .; 1875 41 616 46 ' 583 .42 416•• 30 88
Monroe h0rt5...,... •- J. li. Overton 1875' .'- 116 23 , 108'48 95 - 580
•
9 s errell • - ... .C. 0. Vanwlnkle I 1875 1 7 - 9 C4l - 725 00
' ' ^ ! 45 08
'John Marhews - 1875 1 7.30'85 2 0 2 In 1 6 72 I 1 0 71 1• •
Ov r efleMt • tee .....
. pike •.• ." . 7. C. Abbott .•
' 1875 1 929 OS 878;66 .4 00 -46 39 ,t .
i Lt . 'in Stirton. Jr 1876 , 756 83 714373 . 3 44..- , 17 (41 I
'... Ridgbury
Rome top . 71 . h '. Towner., ..... 1873 1 6KI 85 388'60 . 128;30 97 1 '
Rome bore 1 , roes OW. Slater :..... 1875 188 M . 83:58 5B• 442 t
E. v. .i.ilebols 1875 $1.176 93 1,114-90 ' 11 18 58 87' '. • .
Smithfield ''
Springfield lIL P.'fir.' o l ' 1875 3 933 48 931. 92! 246 43 10
, !
South Creek ' t 11101.1,3 Ctr.ue .••• .. : ... 1875 ""! 484 93 457 ; 241, 350- 24 .19 l' .... t ,.
Sylvania I reterllimir.o 1 • 1875 cot 13 86 351 1 , 24 4 56! .. : ... 1...:
Shesh , ,t ,- min ... , 6 ,, ege chtikt... .. I ... 1875 ,11,037 93 983 8611 •2 18 51 83.
Standing Stone . I G eo , te sago-. ... 1. ... ~
.1475 il 514 36 485 :Sl it .2 35. 25 73!,
Terry ; shub ‘ gi Bowman •.,• .. 1875 I.
1 368 95 346 31 1 i r. 41 18
Towanda two I James W• 41cOilL ... • . 1875 1 576 65 -53: 00, , ! it 39 65
.Towanda loom.. ...... tS.W. 11 odgrrs ..... .1. .. . 1875 i 3,224 79 2,730 Odi 97 57 ; . 1.56 00 '.= crj r
,Towanda north E. IL Be long • 1875 :CZ 00 - 304 93 , 384 1 13 11!
Troy twp
.0. N. inst.:: ...... ~. t 1875 I 2,062 44 1,003 03 I ' 656 I 52 83 ,
Troy boro • _G„ M. pow, ling.., . 1 .. .. 1875 l 791 45 744 rt! 730 ; Mi 38 1
T06e6T012 w. T. D ....„,.,„, l air 1873, i 3.282 419 17 6241., 27 41 . 1
Ulster - . I S. e . 11 .7,74 -
..... 1473 i sea le 535 =1 153 1 29 31 ; .
..
C. E. Dowell
... . 167. a I. 840 72 .914 3. 346 1 42 91 • -
{barren ,
Windhatii. I 11. B. Elsbree .. •••• 1671 1 3 709 83 450 06 ! ! 335 331
Wyainaing -'O. W. Corbin ....' 1875 t. , 867 6: 813 46 10 83 I 43 33
E. C. Drake . ; ..., ens ;an 49 , -- ..8 li, 19 26 ' 40 12 '
Wysor -
George ir . K n ,, pp
.... ..! ens 753 54 709 83 620 37 43
Wells •
Wilmot , John Schock .-I 1878 , 51! 24 472 73 13 32 ' 25 12 i
Reassessments I •1875 r za sa 102 80 . 60 ... ...... , 139 14
" I . -•-
• 446 ae . ; 1,967 54 i 2.142 10.
,
Total.—
. ,1 .1 '
. , - . .
Due upon duplicates of 1874 and previous 06.463 72 i Whim 'd unec4lecied f or /s•s3l2llPrevloill
,
IMplicates of 1675 - 31,262 76 , I years . ,
, i .141 19
Bank tax „ A. , 1 6 i Exonera t e 4to collectors 4- 416 04
loridental reeelvals ' 494 57 ; Bereetetege ' 4 ' "1/49,e10rs 4 . 1,967 54 .
11 , asio•ssments ' ' 121 76 i Paid state Ti q lksur • ': 2,969 69
1n - Treasury January I, 1875 ' - I aori, 71 ~ Paid State Tre "
!surer bank tax
Orders paid , : 664 16
4. 32282 17
, Two per cent. coin a1t551° " 3/ E 1 6 •242 811 . z • • 72 4. 8 • 5
One per teat. corotol.lFllen on 45/ 22.:. 6. 14, 344 51
In treasury January. • 1117 e' . . 2.837 63
, —.--
' 45, 213 1 70
EMI
Mere Issued...
BRADFORD COUNTY es: I -
.
We, the undersigned Comnsissloner of sal/ co u niy, dn . hereby_e . ertley plat the _ above _ is
a tree and 'to ori
rmet eudement id
ce the recelvala and expenditures of sold county from:tbe hrst day of Jani Mil t "'-
31st day of December. - ttneluslyea A. I)., 1475. V
Witness our bands and seat of °lke at Towanda this 13th day of Jantuiry. A. I). NM
: .; D. W. KILMER. •
i : MORRIS J. COOLBAL7GH; .
i JOHN BALDWIN, `.
Commleoloners.
MEE
Atteet—IWILLIANI . I,EWIF, Clerk i • i
•_.... ' - • -
i
BRADFORD COUNTY es: • .
. •
We, the undersigned Auditors of said county, do hereby certify that WO hare examine d the foregoing -
statement and the Touchers for the same and find it 4o be correct. . i '
_ _ _ ______
Commissioners Mike January 13, 1171.
frAY,,LOA it CO
110 : LI_DAI GOODS,_
Towsa4s ) DSO. e t 'ti.
I
°t-with the'tordy ofßradford.
Hiram Hiabree, Treasurer; accon.
CR
County orders in account with the county of Bradford fo'r 1576%
Taylor & Co.
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BEAUTIFUL
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ASSORTMENT .1,
OF
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TAYLOR di CO'S
THIS WE'EK'
11•11EIIIIMEMil
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- 7 ------- 7 ---- - • . ~ . _ --, : . . . , .
Prlkallas sapporl. la Miry jail 14.447 SO
1. , " "- Pealleanary , . ; OS 74
Cortotrald 'dialers le jaidaesalary...... lit 20
Prothowdary sod dolt seadiss., 1 420 37
liteyalnion panne 1070 31
Itenteraint for e=tarf.....„. 160 00
awn of amity eaparblildldesileMas •-•.- ,"
ZS ZI 00
00
Boa of county atritolorn office, , .
Shalt far oimaioalog jurors Tel SO
Skala far tenurial celoefrs - . 130
sude tomaleAsyhull SO 70
Mithig datileates sad registers , so oo
Stetipipspetr sad watt 'reporter IS
Expenses tressareeTroy mart, : 42
.00
Teacher" Institute, Set of 1347 ; 14211 a
Tat retaadod .„. - . _ ' ISi
Township - sad school taa • , las es
!
Tor Meg ' toe
Wildest fortllleatea 1 ooe
Brojairda Soykendsll.'coattufpalmuer ;,0 ,1- 00
Abram Snell. cornottratoner ,- tlnt 00
Mints Shepard. eoteinllllouer : 1:4 00
E.43.Cooltragli, denial commis/topers . 3.300 co
..........,—.
2 Sara total 4 73,211 17
. .
:1 .13.= 4
Total
,45,362 70
;13,.1117. 17 1 corder:l44dd
J. -O. FAUS T
We respectfully ',announce to all those In want)
FIRST CLASS FURNITURE,
LARGER. THAIi EVER.
And that our praces 4torLOWY.9I", art oar
tar HOPES THE BlOgr
of any In the MA
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liming just tut
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ATTRAGT
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COME AND SEE THEM.
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AT BOT rom PRICES AT
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11)1410,
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D. BOURNE.
J. R. BRASTED,
W. L. LANTZ,
Aidltors.
Frost /c Soap.
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7 1
ear losortinecii is •
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RE ET. Our prloes bar now
reached
RE
BOTTOM,
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nil new ls the. •
E TO BUY.::
ed from the city. W hat -4 •
EIIII
VE LOT OF GOODS
TOR TIM
DAY SEASON.
HOL
to Fythlns In the line of
lIiO)ERTAING
FROST'S SONS.
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