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NEWS,-TPX ALL NATIONS.
-Thrs Centeenial April has fire le"en-
CitiFfs. - •
utivoi.r has broken .out, in South
6 '
CoLoakno grasshoppers are preparing
tor a vigorous campaign.
THE. population - of London increased
t 1,419 during the_past : year.
.NEw_ - .Youx city has 84,200 bnildings,
and Philadelphia 143,000. ••
TITETZE a r e six Baptist churches in
Brooklyn without settled pastors.
THERE are - over twenty' grange orga
nizations in Steuben county N. Y.
• • 'AVERY anil McDonald have been taken
to Jefferson City, Mo.,\* for incarceration..
THE Empercil William and the Crown
Prince are now'visiting _ Queen Victoria at
Coburg. ,
• TnERE IS a universal tumbling of rents
in New York, which tne Star says • looks
lilike , b tisine:ss.
•
- Oren 7,000 rupees have been raised in
Bellary. India, for 1 new 'Methodist Epis
c,.pal church. •
TIM re-union of- the 27th- New York
Vhlunteers, will be held at Ilinghampton
int Tuesday,..May 2d.-
TILE annttal meeting of the New York
State Editorild-Association takes place at
iSwego, on%lune Gth and 7th.
• .
•BI , MOP pUDLEY, of Kentucky, will
I reach the•Tlaemlaureate sermon st Ken
on College, June - 9,3. ,
A FOOT-BALL matchof ..,inauatagainsi,
• Harvard
. I..Tniversity, is to be played at
Cambridge,. Mass., on May 8.
THE United Presbyterian Church of
S.cotland has recently raised ssp t ooo
; to
hogin a new mission in japan.
THE English authorities are anxious to
extradite NVinskw, the Boston forger,
midi will do - so if the laws will permit it.i
Six persons, whose names are not known
lost. their lives in a burning dwelling': mar
Crisfield;plaiyland, on Tuesday evening:
TnE export . trade from England to
Brazil is-fifteen times greater than: that
' fi om the United States to the same
, country. - •
- A TELEGRAM from Victoria,' British
COlumbia, announL•es that - Mr. Elliott,
the Premier of that Province, is very seri
oincky
.
MA-Lcar.,m CA:str,no.s, of Canada,
• whose health has been in a precarious
state Per a few 'days, is pronounced outof
danger. . •
• '
The Bosten, , Hartford and . Erie Rail
r lad bridge-over Charles River at Neivion
Upper , Falls, Ma. 4., was bdrued last
Thursday evening.
THE - Eastern Putiet says it is under
stood that the ; Porte has declared the de
mands:- of the llerzegoviniani, to be quite'
ihadmi§:sibie.• •'
EXTE: 4, ;SIVE chec-k forgeries have been
li: , .e6vered i n London and Paris, and the
jolice hate succeeded in arresting one of
the gang. I '
, 'Far. Pacific Mail steamship Great Re
public has arrived from Hong Kong, by
way of Volikoliiima, with more than 1,000
cbolies.
i'lnrnmsnor PtpcEri, of Cineinnatti,
w.ill celebrate nett month' the golden an
niversary of his ordination to the priest
hood. .
THE latest adlikes from Herzegovina
'ire port seven thodsaid Montenegrins have
joinedihe insurgents, and are attacking .
the Turkish troops.
THE Governor has signed the warrant
for the execution, on The Bth .of June
next, of Edward Kelley, the murderer of
—John P. Jones.
TJJE Eutaw Hoiise, Baltimore,. has
been sold by its-owner, Mr. John W. Gar
rett, to Mr. Foard, of Richmond, for the
zznm of $330,000. -
-A BERM; county forger, who' fled a
year and half ago,. returned a few days
since and wadcommitted to prison in de=
fault of Vi,001) bail. '
IF you want a relic of the Empress Eu
,,genie you can buy an inkstand she once:
owned, now in possession of a citizen of
Galveston, Texas, for $340.
ISAAC 11. FraiTIVNGTI.I3I, formerly chief
cl rk in the Stamp Department of :the
Boston Post ()ince Department, has been
ut:- stealing $2,3,00.
Drnixathe eight months ending on the
20th ot: February, 1876, .there were ex
porteti jrom the United States cotton
goods vorth $4, 423,0F.49.
RICHARD C. .1)1 - xcAs. an expert tele
,grapher, has'died'at Battle Creelf, Mich.
During the war he had charge of 'the Gov
nnient cipher at Pittsburgh.
;Two hundred aid fifty dollars in green
backs were found sewed up in an old vest
LelOnging to a gentleman who died in Eli
ensburg,Ta.,• a - few daysiag,o.
TWE!crY-FiVE, •Centen i nial passenger
ears are in processlof construction in the
i:hops of ,the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad company, iat Reading:.
Hos. 0. J. DicKEY, ex-member of
Congress from the Ninth district of Penn
sylvania, died in Laifcaster . city Friday
morning last, after a lingering illness.
A rtint'of Philadelphia druggists have
obtained a judgment against. the I.7nited
States government , for $20,370.80 foi
mer-paid duty on an invoice of opium.
STEWART MARSIT,I, young man of six
teen, residing 'in Cambria county; fell
while running, on Saturday last, and
br&re his neck, causing, instant death.
- AT Bath, on Tuesday last, was eele
b'rated the semi-centennial of St. Thomas
is u,ropal - Clinrch. i Bishop Coxe was.
ITeserit... It was a time of_great ;rejoicing.
I.IF.I'TENANT Cameron brought with
i,im from Africa a large collection of rare
aiiitnals and whkh have been con
signed to the Zoological Gardens at Lon-
. Ovipt four Hundred nien are at work
on the,nevr Elmira and state, Line rail
r.latl. is expected that the road , will
he open for busipess by the middle of
stnimer.
THERE are 160 practicing physicians in
Lirzerne county.—one to every 1.000 in
habitants.. Wilkesbarre has 31, ScMnton
52, Pittston 9, Carbondale 8, and pazle
ton 7. .
THE supreme court o Missouri has de
ciiied that the Promissory note of a mar
tied woman le; a 3hargo upon her estate
without containing any expresS words to
that effect. •
THE National Conference of the Uni-.
-4 arian Chniches will hold its biennial
at Saratoga. beginning September
and continuing thiv -days.- Rev. E.
Mile will preach the opening sermon:l
• ME debibou the 'Cathedral of Balti
more, which has been. hanging over it for
many years, has at:lmst been paid off, and
it he consecration of the - edifice with im
posing ceremonies Will take 'place on As
ecm•iOn Day, May 2V , '
MR. -SPURGEON stated at a recent ineet
ing at the pastor's college connected with
hi. church, that the institution - began
went~ years ago - with one student, and
hat ince that 'time :150, studel}ts had
lawn educated who are now preaching. •
A GANG of , railroad-car robbers, whO,
have been operating onihe cars going to
-St:Louis froni the East, has been broken
up by r ;it. Louis police. -Three of the
gang were arrested, and a! considerable,
iit!radity of goods recovered. - -
, TELE prOprietors of tbellissouri State
Lottery have brought- suit' against . the
Boatil ,of Police Commissioners in St.
Louis, asking $lOO,OOO dainages fOr the
lfreaking up of their business, by the late
:I •cents upon their offices; and the seizure
of their property. •
•
IN the New Jersey Senate the commilt
arpoiutvd to investigate the affairs of
State ICenual School, reported that
eie had been no defalcation in the insti
trtti m. The house lassed•the act to !ap-
Fointcolutnissionets to ,prepare laws for
.
Southern - Tier !Homeopathic :Sled
kit Society held their
_quarterly meeting
the otlice of Dr. T. L. Brown in Bing
thampton on Tuesday last. - There was
.mite a large . attendance there being some
- ogfiteen physicians present. The next
esion will be in Corning. .
. .TrriGE Ilwrox says that Stewart's
. •'“ , atli will-not affect his-business or any
4 7 1' t 1,4 enterprises which he had engaged
tri outside his trade. A new.liartuer has
I•cen taken into the firm. The Lumber
,i.f - cmployei of- the house is stated at
Bale thousand six hrndred,F
A NI9VEMEN2 'of merchants in New
tic is afoot to stop the building. of the
11:1 oklyn bridge for the reason that
% , i‘st-elswbose spars are over 12.5 feet can
uot nrder it. After expending six or
million ld ollars upon the bridge it is
et late to r4terPose 'obstacles now, ,
I=
fratiford Aloft.
• EDITORS&
E. 9. GOODRICH. • S. H. ALTORD.'
TowandaPL, Thunday, April 27. 187;
IiErIIBLICAN NATIONAL CONVEN,
TION.
,
The next Union Republican National Convention . :
for the nomination of candidates for President and
Vice President of the United States, will be held in
the city of Cincinnati, on Wednesday, the 14th day
of June, WS, at 12 o'clock noon, and will consist ef .
delegates front each State equal to talc° the num - .
ber of its Senators and RepresentaUses In Congress,
and of twobelegates from each organized Terri.
tory and thd District of Columbia.,
In calling the convention for the election of dele
gates, the committees of the several States are rye
ommended to invite all Republican electors; and all
other voters, without regard to past political diffet4
maces or previous party difficulties, who are opPose'd
to reviving sectional Issues, and desire to promote
friendly feeling and permanent harmony through
out the country by maintaining and enforcing aft
the constitutional rights of every citizen, inelridifig
the full and free exercise of he right of suffrage,
withoutintimidation and withoitt trend; who ate
In favor of the continued prosecution and puotsti
ment of all official dishonesty, and of in econonii
•eal administration of the lloVernment by honeet,
faithful and capable officers, who are In favor Of
, making such reforms in government as experience
may from time to time suggest; who are opposed
to Impairing the credit of the nation by depreelat
ing any of its obligations, and In favor of sustaining
in every way the national faith and financial honor,
who hold that the common School system Is the
nursery of American liberty, and should be main
mined absolutely free from sectarian control; who
believe that for the promotion of these ends the di
, metier. of, he Government should continuo to tie
confided to - those who adhere to the principles - et
support them as incorpomied In the constitn
tion and taws, and who are in favor of recognir.4
and strengthening the fundamental principle of
national unity in this Annlversary df
the Republic.
EDWIN D. MORGAN.
Chairman Republican National Committee.
WILLIAIt E. CHANDLEII., Secretary.
"W♦
DELEGATES TO THE CINCINNATI
CONVENTION.
The folloWing named gentlemen were selected by
the Republican Cimyention to represent Pennsyl
vania in the Cincinnati Convention, with two alter
nates front each District:
ELECTORS-AT-LARGE.
Benj. H. Brewster, Alla. J. 11. Chalfant, Altry .
CONGRESSLONAL ELECTORS. -
"Dist, " Diat.
- ;
I. John Welsh: 15. Mlles L. Tracy.
2. Henry Dlssion. 16. S. W. Slarkweather,
3. C. S. Hoffman. 17. --
4. Charles T..lones.: 18. J. S. Lyons.
5. Edwin 11, Fitler. • 19. Wm. Hay.
6. Benjamin Smith. 20. 'Wm. Cameron.
7..1. W. Bernard. 21..8. B. Dannelly.
8. Jacob Knonb. 22. Damlel
9, John B. Warfel. • 23. Wm. Neel).
to.. Joseph Thomas. 24. Andrew B. Berger.
11. Arlo Pardee. 23. S. M. Jackson.
12. Lewis Pugh. 26. James Westerman. -
13. E. S. SIIIIII . IIII. 27. W. W. Wilber.
14. Wm. Calder.
The alternates from this District are: A. Sri
rmaxs,lStisquehanna county, and, ItOBZRT
Wayne county.
The following named gentleme - p were placed on
the electoral ticket .:.
ALTELtNATES--AT-LARG E.
rton Cameron, Henry M. Hoyt.
Win. IL Leeds, Robert W. Mackey,
DEPRESENTATIVE DELEGATES.
Diet. Digs.
1. Henry H. Bingham, 15. J. E. Cannalt,
Wm. J. Pollock.' W. T. Davies.
2. John L. Hill. 16. John It. Bowen,
Morton McMichael. 1.. Rogers. •
3. George W. Falrman, 17. John Cessna,
31. Hall Stanton. Edward Scull.
4, Wm. B. Mann, 18. J. M. Stewart, , '
W. If. Kemble. • . John Whiter. .
5. .1. M. B; ram, • 19. rhirles H. Mullin,
James Johnston. Edward IllePlmrsotx,
G. Henry T. Darlington, 20. John LI: !Ann, , .•
Man Wood, Jr. J. H. Murray..
7. Geo. E. Darlington, 21. D. S. Atkinson,
.1. Smith Fathey. .9 B. Donnelly( •
s. W. S. McManus, M. C. E. Magee.
F.. E. Orlesrmer. 11. 11. Hampton.
9..0, J. Dickey, 23. H. W—ollver, Jr - ,
Henry S. Ebert& - I . J. A. Chambers. --
10. H. J. Reeder, . i , 24. 31. S. Quay, •
E. D. Toting.-
? W. S. Moore.
11. Charles Albright, •25. R. Ruloitson,
A.I. A. Beckley. - Simon Trilby.
12. -E. N. Willard, 26. L. G. Ltnn, .
Henry W. Palmer. 11. C. Blom.
13. I.ln Bartholomew. 27. Thomas 31. Walker
Daniel E. 111
14. Samuel F. Davis,
A. W. Grovo.
SMOKE.
. The Democratic and Independent
press of the country have been en,.
joying a rich feast .011 scandal over
the sensatibnaL repoitS, from Wash;
ington'in regard to did President;
and Hon. JAMES BLAINE. Their re=
joicing was Of short duration, how.
ever, as au investigation entirely
satisfactory to even the Democratic
party has proven that the rumor's
had their origin in nothing :but
smoke. even ;the Tribune is im..
;pelted to denounce the base slanderi•
ers, and condemns those who have
given currency to them. 'The Presi;:
dent meant exactly what he said;
when he instructed the District At.:
torney, "let no guilty man escaper!
and , the Republican party endorse
•
the sentiment.
Jr SEEMS that; the rebel' officers
who rule Congress are not to be
isfled even with payment for emanci
pated slaves and 'of war claims 'of
every description. The reimburse;
ments to the Kuklnx of the fmesim,
poSed for outrages on Republicans;
on their own confessions in . the U. S.
Courts, or their conviction by south
is to be demanded. Sena !
for BAYARD recently announced, on
the floor of the United States Sen,
ate, that these claims would be
brought before' Congress for pay,:
ment. Anything the South demandi
will of course be granted by North;
ern Democrats. And BAYARD is a
candidate for the Presidency.
IT Is, announced that new white
lace can be made to appear old and
fashionable by a few hours immersion ,
in strong coffee. This discovery is
not new. • Senator WALLACE demon
strated that theory several years
since while Chairman of the DemO
ciatic State COmtuittee, by expeii;
menting with. naturalization papers.
If the Senator had only taken out a
patent -on his discovery he might
now be reaping A fortune.
EX-SPEAKER BLAINE has proven
by documentary evidence his entire
innocence of the charges trumped
tip against him. 3lorover, the gen
tleman who was said to have made
the allegations denies ever having
even intimated• anything of the kind.
Ir xbw turns out that. Secretary
'pr i ecipiiate resignation
was the ''result of sugzestions from
Mr..CLYMER, chairman of the inves
tigation committee, and if he escapes
impeachment, that gentleman must
bear the responsibility.
THE prospects for the . ' success of
Gov . ..llAnntANrr at Cincinnatti are
brightening. He is admitted on all
hands to be not only fitted fore the
high position, but entirely available: .
If nOminated, he mill certainly be
elected. •
Gauvlosed in New York Tues.
Iv:at •
"TIM
season
This is about thelseason of the
_,po
litical year that independentja
and fault-finding pplitie t littiiixig
croak about ",Rings." Is Iknot efl
then, to atopand enquire*hat pp.,;
Neal "'ring", is? Primarily, ...the
term is used to designate a combina
tion of individuals; for "corrupt pur
poses. If the !field , of nperation is a
political one, the persons composing
the "ring" represent both political
parties, and then it matters but little
to them which side wins—the spoils
are divided in either event. Is there
such a "ring" in this county ? Have
the people ever been defrauded, or,
corrupt practices been carried on by
the '.ring"? Our county is free from
debt. The officers from highest to
lowest have always been men of in
tegrity, and the duties devolving up
on them have been discharged with
fidelity. If we are wrong in this
statement, will those who have such
a holy horror of the " ring " please
tell us where.
What •is usually termed the
0 ring," is any set of men who enter
actively into a political canvass. One
year it will be A and B ; the next
campaign those who c;ied " ring"
the loudest last year may be them
selves denominated the " ring," and
have their names held up at every
four corners by jealous rivals to
frighten voters away from their lead
ership. Now we can conceive of no
reason under heaven why A and B
have not the same right to express
preference for candidates as any oth
er individuals. if they are more ac
tive and influential in advocating the
claims of their favorites, 'so long as
they striye honestly and .use no deceit
it should redound to their.credit, in.
stead of being considered a stigma.
They have no power to coerce voters,
and it is hardly complimentary to
the intelligence and culture ,of the i
seven thousand Republican voters in
I3radford county to charge them with
being manipulated by two or. three
men.. Political leaders there always
have been, and probably always will
exist, but in an enlightened, intent
gento-country like ours, the people
will never blindly follow any man or
set of men. History proves that cor
ruptkleaders; be they never so gifted
and brilliant., soon find themselves
With few followers ; and it is• wide of
the truth to say that men only secure
nominations in this county who are
creatures.of the " ring." The people
compose the " ring," and the man or
clique who attempt to thwart
them will , soon learn their , mistake:
. There is one prominent character- ,
Istic of the "ring" men in this coun-'
ty which it would ,be well for fault
finders to imitate, and thatis,./ilyally
,to the principles and nominees of the
r party. With an active, earnest work
er in the party,—it matters not.how .
much he may have opposed the piac
i" n . in upon the ticket of a candidate—
whenl
once fairly nominated, he
yells a hearty, undivided support,
and it is seldom that you hear candi-
Idates after the convention grumbling
about the "ring."
At the risk of being misunderstood
Land perhaps severely censured
some of our " readers, we consider
it duty'to ourselves as -well as to
the party to discountenance the dem
agoguism and fault-finding of those
who are ever ready to -criticise the
acts of others but never raise a hand
themselves. If any individual has a
preference in regard to candidates it
is his
,right and duty to express it and
labor with all his might to compass
success, but it is unmanly and 'anti-
Republican When a Majority of the
party express partiality for some one
else for the same poSition, to cry
"ring." Let the voters pay more
attention - to the selection of candi
dates, and study more closely the
motives which actuate the active
members of the party, and we shall
hear less about the " ring."
.1. H. Osman
TILE . Richmond JVhig, a Southern
Democratic paper, representing the
South's feelings and prejudices, in an
article on Democratic candidate for
the President says "What matters i.t,
so we reap the fruits of victory . , wheth-,
er Bayard, Tilden, Thurman,' Han
cock, Hendricks, or Davis succeeds
Grant." The Southern leaders bold
and ekperienced as. they are,.. know
'that they still have the Democratic
Party in their hands, and that they
Shall continue to control it. With
it in power, they are satisfied that
they shall rule the country r and con
duct such a policy as shall be agreea
ble to them, and as shall punish
those who have been against them.
But in the simple fact here involved;
there is a mountain of• suggestion
andLiarning to those who feel. it
would be fatal to the country tohive
the lost cause " revived. •
A RE-AUDIT of the accounts of Lu
zerne county for several' years past
discloses the fact that some very gi
gantic frauds have been committed
by the County Commissioners. The
amount appropriated to their own
use by these Democratic. officials
nearly $20,000. 'Warrants hiie been
issued and two of the corrupt offi
cials arrested. After the-'trial of
TRIM MER and BEAMISH, it seems Like
a farce to attempt the punishment of
any Democrat in " faithful old Lu
zerne." BEAIMISII stole $lO,OOO to
15,000 from the 'school fund in Scran
ton, and only 'escaped conviction
through tampering with the jury.
The Democratic party in the State,
however, in opposition to the protest
of 'some of the Democratic members
and the leading men in the county,
elected him Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House of Representatives. He is
now a delegate to the ,National Con.!
vention, and a prospective candidate.
for thQ Senate;
The House CouMilttekutipOlnted
to investigate the MnW tm9.iess re-
FOOed 4)l .! Mi*LY
Ilhey liars 40e e ltutun
toi the consiaeret of :the body
which gaveTtheof. : poier iiifet, and
deo*reihe 'Condnet of 'ltepreeenta
tiveg KNIGHT, THOHNIGN, , DOHGLABB, -
and O'Nzu. to have_ been *pine!.
Special commenti, is made f upo* the
cases of PETROir, who represents the
Fifth district of Phild elph aud liAll•
TIN F. Lvriorr, of the Luzerne Sixth
district, both of whom th3y find have
violated section !9, of article 37, of
the constitution, which reads :
A member of the General Assembly who shall so.
licit, demand. receive. or consent to receive, direct
ly or indirectly, for himself or for another. from
any company, corporation, or person, any money.
office, appointment, employment, testlnhonial, re
ward, thing or value or enjoyment, or of personal
advantage, or promise thereof, for his vote or °incl.
at influence. or for witholding the same, or with an
anderstanding, expressed or implied, that his rite
or othcial action shall be .in any way influenced
thereby, or who shall solicit ..or demand any such
money or other advantage, matter or thing afore
said for another, as the consideration of his vote or
official influence, or for w i tholding the same, or
shall give or withhold his vote or inffuence in con
sideration of the paynteut or promise of such
money, advantage, matter, or thing to another.
shall be held guilty of bribery within .the mean
ing of this constitution, and shall incitr the disa
bilities provided thereby for said offence, and such
additional punishment as is or shall be provided by
law. .
Mr. GENTNER, of Philadelphia, is
pronounced guilty of indiscretion-;
the Journal Clerk, GEORGE \'.tSKIN
NER,' of misconduct, and Senator'
BOYER, of Clearfield, ,
havifig tried
to influence votes by money oc prom
ises. The . committe also say that
JESSE 0.. ,AMMERMAN, of Montour
county, used corrupt solicitations ;
that JoUN B. BECK, of Lycoming
county, endeavored to influence votes
corruptly; that F. E. E.MBECK, of
Williamsport, was chief manager of
the boom lobby (having deposited
$15,000 before the • passage of the
bill, and withdrawn it , on the day
after the passage), and that the use
of money and ; other improper means
were proposed by PETER HERDIC of
Williamsport, while LUTE ANDRUS,
of this county-, enticed members of
tht House away from their seats by,
false telegraphs. The report - of. the
investigating : committee 'was signed
by all the members except Mr. BEI - -
BURN of Philadelphia, who made a
minority report, setting forth that he
was unwilling to censure members
of the House, because of grave doubts
whether such a course *ould be
proptr, in view of the fact that they .
had not been allowed the constitu
tional privileges of confronting their
accusers and witnesses. The House
took no 'immediate 'action on the
majority' or minority reports,-except
to order them printed.
A VOICE OF 4ARNINO.—he ,Wo
men's Christian Association of Phil
adelphia call attention. to the base
letter addressed to young girls, which
has been circulated broadcast thro%
out the 'country. It purports to come
from "Hayes, Arlington Co;," pro
fessing to be " Agents for the Cen
tennial Committee," and otts re
munerative situations in the.Centen-,
nial Exhibition, besides expenses
paidr and wages paid in adVance.
Girls are advised not to consult their
parents, but to come on without their
knowledge. "We are assured that
there is no such firm connected with
the centennial commission, araVthe
circular is in reality only a Nile
scheme to entrap the innocent into
ruin. We appeal to you_then by all
your sacred responsibilities as parents,
guardians or editors, to do your ut
most to counteract this nefarious
plan by exposure and warning. We
entreat you to disseminate the knowl
edge of„,the facts as extensively as
possible, that . the unwary may have
theirminds opened to this impending
evil and, by God's grace, be preserv
ed from the net spread to entrap
their." •
THE yhilatielphia .7'inte.4-, one of
the ablest; and at
.the'same time vin
dictive of the opposition journals,
makes this frank confession in regard
to the BLAINE slanders :
i • " That Mr. Blaine conclusively
I answered the specific charge of a
I corritt or questionable financial
transaction with the Union Pacific
Railroad Company, relative to the
Little Rock and Fort Smith bonds,
! must be confessed by even the most
I prejudiced of his accusers. The let
ter of Colonel Scott, who was presi
!.
dent of the Union Pacific at the time,
! and Who was cognizant of all such
' transactions by his company, is not
only free from all ambiguity, but is
most frank and' complete in covering
' every point of attack, and it will be
! accepted by affas effectually dispos-,
of that Presidential scandal. The,
•
equally absurd, charge that Mr.!
Blaine had hastened the death of his
first wife by t( kind t4eatment, was
rather more summarily disposed of
f by the discovery that his first wife is
still alive, without visible signs of
dOmestic infelicity shortening the
- measure of her days ; but both slan- •
ders. concocted in the fertile brain
of Presideniial rivalry, will now
sleep the sleep of death.
THE editor of the Pittston Gazette
was in Montrose last week, and
makes the following complimentary
reference, in letter to his paper, to
our former able and distinguished
representattve in Congress ;
"The Hon. Galusha A. Grow has
been her most of the week. He is
looking well, but gray' hairs have
multiplied upon him rapidly in the
past ten 'years. He is spoken of here
a likely candidate for the, Vice-
Presidency. Penbsyls'ania has few
more deserving or better men. He
supported Greeley, but We could af•
ford to overlook that slight depar
ture."
THE bill reducing the President's
salary to $25,000 per annum after
the expiration of GRANT'S term has
been vetoed. The President says it
would be unjust to his'suceessoi, as
he has learned from experience, that
the sum axed is . insufficient to pay
expenses of the executive. If $25,000
was thought not tooinuch a hundred
years ago, when the wealth and pop
ulation of the country was barely
a tithe of what it now is, tbel'res
ident's reasoning is correct,
THE BOI)H EIISIBIZER.
1 .. •
BiEW POSTAGE LILY:
.. •
ongresehasatlast renthiredrepa T.,
~..,
Mien for he stupid blunder made east !
....: - • -, ..:::;_
year, in iintiblinglibtmfteligpostage.
on ipmntedrinittler: !Pe Mio witig
the l i: i terrt t .o. thelnew*:-' - r : '
:i
e it• .6 , - , ilita . Imat ;
enacted; cf -- Alai il
ter of theihird class shall embrace ail
pamphlets, occasional publications
• 1
regular publications devoted primed
' Ilia advert4ingpurpeses l lor..for free
cir Illation, or for circulation at nom- .
i n subscription rates ; prices 'current,
catalogues, .annuals, ;handbills, • pos.
terN unsealed circulars, propecturies,
boks, bound . or - enhofind, book
Manuscripts; proof". sheetti, unit's,
prints, engravings, blankS, flexible
pa t terns, samples of merchandise,
sa plc - cards, -photographic paper,.
letter envelops, - postal 4 envelops and
wro l pperir,cards,plain and Ornamental
paper, photographic repreSentstions,
seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, scions,
and other matter that 'nay be de
clared mailable by law as third class
matter, and other articles fli:it Above
the weight prescribed by .iaw, which
are not froth their' form lor: nature
liable to destroy, deface, or otherwise
injure the contents of the 'mail hags,
ore person of any one . e l iigaged in
th postal service. A 1 liquids,
To sons, explosive mite ials, t and
ob
.ene books or papers s all lie ex. 7.
cl ded from the mails. 1
i;.4 111
SEC. 2. 'That packages of matter
of t he third class shall not exceed
fo r pounds in Teight, and shall be
subject to examination and -the rates
of. postage hereioafter provided. The
pOstage on mail matter of the third
class shall be at the folloWing rate
Fir i r all_distances one cent fur each
onnee, or fractional part tine of.
Every . package of third !lass f Mail
matter shall bear the post4ark cif l the
office at :which the same shall be
inltiled for, transportation. l'. .
ISEe.! 3. Provides that if yie postage
isinot fully-prepaid and the sender is
unknown, the package s nail be tor-
Aviirded and double the deficiency
charged.
. _
Sm. 4. That the send r Of any
article of the third class of mail mat:
•
,ter may write or her name on the
outside thereof,with the word: "from,"
above or preceding the saipe, or may
wiite briefly or print on any package
tl i ie ' , number and names of the articles
e ,closed. Publishers of newspapers
and periodicals may pririt on the
wrappers of newspapers 011 magazines
s 'ut from the office of publication to
r crular subscribers the time to Which
s,
,cll subscription therefof has been
.e,
paid. . ,
SEC. 5. That transient
and magazines shall be a:
and transmitted in the mail
of one cent for every Ore
petional part thereof, a
i r each two additional
ctional part thereof.
SEC. 6. That this. net
r&:t on and alter the
i lly, 1876;
CENTENNIAL PROCLA
The following proelat
Sued by his exeellene
c , ,
IARTRANFT. On the zz,u 1i
rnorLAmAtioN i
YIIFIUICAS, By a joint rest'
inate and House of Hew..
l i e United Statts of Anierie.
.:4( in bl ed, approved Mardi I
icommended by the Senate;
cpresentatives to the peop
-it States that they assen,
Sc, Tral counties or towns on the approach-
big centennial anniverasary i - oferur nu
thr nal independence, and that, they cause
to have delivered on such day an hispiri
ea sketch of said county or town from its
fo r mation, athi that a copy 0:1- . t id sketch
may Ix,- tiled, in print or manuscript, in
Hi r e clerk's oillce of said county, , and an '
a(lditional copy, in print or manuscript,
be tiled in the office. of the I Lihiarian of
Congress, to the intent that a complete
repord may thus be obtaineill of the pro
gress of our institutions (hu - ing the first
centennial of tlieir existenceJ,
[Now, therefore, I, John F. Hartranft,
Gtivernor as aforesaid, do hereby favora-
blr commend this resolution to the people
at d the authorities of. the various cities,
countiesaud towns of this CoMnionwealth, '
w th the request that wherever the oh-
servance of the incoming :116re:1-s:try (if
our national independence twill_ permit,
psovision may be made to enthrace all the
information and statistics flilit can be ob
tained in relation to the tirst century of
Or existence-114 a Commonw l ealth.
!Given under my hand :old the great
seal of the State at Harrisburg, this :21st
day of April, in the year of roar Lord one
tl ousdnil eight hundred and; seventy-six,
ai d of the CoMmonwealth {the one liun-
dud th. J. F. iIIitTRANFT.
By the Governor: 1
'.'d.: S. QUAY, Secretary of the Common- I
wealth. I
_.:
A ansonurioN was recently intro
d iced in. the !Lower Lionse of Con
gress, by a Democratic member, n and
adopted, direting the Conunittee of
lyays and Means to inquire into and
report upon the expedieacy of au
thorizing the refunding of the
direct war tax on land , collected
under act of Congress w August 5,
161, imposing a tax of (4 20,000,000
uPon the various States, +Hier which
nearly $16,00,0,000 were . collected.
An extunination of the resolution
Tows the rebel cat in the meal-tub.
The law provides that any StntZ! or
Territory might assume the duty of
collecting then tax and pay its pro-
Portion. into the National TreaAury,
ia default of which "it became the
duty of the President, With the ad
vice and consent of the] Senate, to
appoint commissioners tp make the
necessary • assessments and collec
tions. All but Coloradb and the
eleven rebel States assumed the re
sponsibility. and paid their quota,
except New York,' - 'lVisebasin, Kan;
sas, California, Coloradd, Washing
ton Territory, Utah and Oregon,
from which there is a small unajusted
balance due. I the United States,
.mounting in the aggregate toyl,-
4 37,31'1. - :'•
Balance due, from the rebel States
i $2,60,776.
I 1
The esign of the measure is not
only to save the ex-rebel States! from
the .
uncollected amount' of $2,661,776,
ant also to pay - back - the $5,153.584;
'ready 'collected from them. The
mocratic: majority in Congress
Cannot repudiate the n4tiounl debt;
slut it can at least do its best to save
le south bearingfr9m. any share of
dile burden incurred b 3 4, the slave
liolders' rebellion. And it, is doing
its best, with a will.—Plits/i6rg Com-
TUE centennial Copunissionem
have had under consideration'. the
I I
ginestion, of the abolition of the free
i
lst. Such - a step wont( Seem. to be
wise, in vies. of the fact that the ap
jlications for + 44d-head " tickets
have already reached the respectable
'umber of fifty thousand.
SUIT has decd co►nmenced aglathst
PETER B. SWEENEY fur 46,000,000 in
elenneetion with ' the TWEED frauds.
TEE railroads leading to Philadel
iihitt will commence selling at re.
ducal rates ga l the Ist o
•
••
-
Tina Democrutei of the Masa' , at
Harrisburg are making a tioe . ,
nran,f themselves. The Elnisa-plas.::
.eit* Boom Bill*.cently„ and it **ll'
'charged thitt r inOttOrtikusedgto jos
ctirki a passage. n b..*ElbilOrtii
meml* front : : ::.Lancaster: :of erekk. a
to appoint a Committee of
ItsVe4igationi: -which 'W tt
as - .ill)Pted • #
and Speaker Patterson either • from
,1
ignorance or a worse motive, against
all parliamentary usage, ignored: the
moverattegether,nnd . . - appointed the
Committee from these who v4ed• for
the bill. As the Speaker voted; for
the bill Wis probable, he knew there
was corrupt ion that mast be revered
andhience this extraortlitMrtac-
Lon.. The Committee, in oiler: to
divert public attention from theeer
rtipt practices of those favoring
. the
bill, went to work iir - sTiow there was
corruption on.. the other side. A
number of Witnesses were called Who
testified they had been offereil large
sums to vote against the Those
who testified and those implicated
were all Democrats. It waSjnoied
that Thornton, of Allegheny,- Sena
tor Boyer, of 'Clearfield, and Venter,.
of Ilhiladelphia, alt leading i Deino
crats, had offered m e mbers from: two
to six hundred dollars (mph to
op
pese the bill, those 'they a.pir . roached
with these corrupt offers '
all
, being
Democrats. The Senate has Appoint
ed a committee to investigate the
other side, and rich deVelOpments
May be expected. ;The Denwerats
of the House are not conient with
the infamy they are '-carning ! by pro
longing the session in order to enai.
ble them to steal
. .ten dollars a day
each from the Treasury, bit have
.gone to work to destroy each Other!
and the party they represent abso
lutely by proving corruptiOu upon
individual De ocrats.—licair .Rad
ical.
THE Democratic House does not
get on well with its rq . orm if its « ••
ex
perience with officers with Which it
has surrounded itself is a tes. Chas.
11. Smith, Journal Clerk, Who suc
ceeded the venerable and ineorrupti
ble John M. Barclay, into be aSked
to resign. The Committer . on
after a thorough investigation of his
circular in connection with the Bonn
ty together acitti his letter de
fending it, has unanimouslydeeided
that Mr. Smith must resign Or berre
moved, awl Mr. , Cox - ha 3. be en r "in
structed to write the repOtt', or the
Committee wrainst him. The As4is-
Aant Journal Clerk is also said.tO I be
in danger of removal froin 'some
Cause not explained.
The poMpous, burly door-keeper,
who has so long been disrespectful to
members and a terror to pages, was
to-day retired for causes not*redita
ble to himself, and there-arrumors
that the record of
,another liiglr (An
eial of the House is soon to lie inveg
thrated upon charges of, having been
indieted More than once fOr grave
offences. Two . other. offleerS of the
House are already being investigated
s —Mr. Boughton by the Plitary
Committee and Green Adarriy by the
Committee on Expenditures': in the
Post Office Department. flepubli
cans ask, " If ;these things are posA
ble in the green tree,- what; mill, they
l in the dry ? if in threCt
the Demo:male HouSe finds 'that six
of 'its own officers. have been con
cerned in such transactimis, what
would be the result if the party
should control : the patronage of the
nation ?"
ence N. Y. Tri6itaw.
newspapers
truitted to
at the rate
ounces or
d one cent
ounees or
shall take.
Ist clay of
ATION.
mtiou «•iis
Governor
Ist.:
;lotion of the
sentatives of
r . •
t ongress
tt, 1t376, it is
:nut House of
e of the sev:.
Lie in their
TEN YEALIS AGO lion. Asa Packer
gave hind and money to found a sem
inary for the use of Lehigfi Valley
at South Bethlehem. Succes4ive Con
tributions have carried his':gfts to
more than $.1,004,000 and imoe-thor
ou!rh education l rratuitous 'and the
cost of living lo(v. The eontr‘e 'eov
ers four years, and there areisehools
of general literathre, metallqgy, and
mining., chemistry, and of eiVi4 me
chanical, and statistical engincerinfr.
An engineering and a chemiCal and
natural history society co-operate in
the general course of study an'd train
ing. Rev. John M. Leavitt; D. D.
is president, and Professors :t2'oppee,
Frazier, - and Harding are among the
faculty. The classical department is
to be enlarged and more technical
'professorships will be added; Stu
dents from Equador, Brazil,qand Ja
pan are amon! , the one hundred and
fifteen named.' Lehigh University
is creditable and useful io the Rate.
It takes its place with the University
of Pennsylvania and Lafayette, and
other educational foundatio6,and is
so (irganiked .and direetel :that it
maybe ot'. inestimable Value. The
examinations for admission occur
June 17, IS, and September 4.
North Auu'rican.
LZTTEP.3 FROM OUP. C0337,3?0,111)47T5.
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTHE.
THE GLEAT EXIII4ITIONZ
• Possibly your readers may Weary of
Centennial items ; and, if so, phase .cry
halt, and I wilt turn my attention to oth
er matters. I imagine, lioweier l that
the demand for "news from the:Lxhibi
tion" is steadily on the inereagiii, hence
the sat daily papers of New YOrk city
have panted their correspondentS here to
write up the great event. M. Pennett,
of the Herald, has engaged Bayard` Tay
lor as its Centennial correspondePt, and
the other journals have letter-writers here
Karcely less able, and some arneYen more
versatile.
One of the worst features abut the
Exhibition is the charge for adniission of
fifty cents for each person, be hi one of
the aged Methuselahs who foote4 it from
Kalamazoo, or the toddling youngster of
but two winters and one summer. It will
take - an enterprising man at leastien days
to go through the Exhibition andlake it
all in ;* t his requires ten admission:stamps,
known as fifty cent notes ; 'then if be has
his wife and daughter and the hop TOM,
and Bill and John, his bank account will
be depleted just s:_kr for achnisSioo- fees
alone. The fad Of the matter! . is, the
American nation ought to have made this
Exhibition " free to under' proper
regulations ; but, as this will not be done,
then the press of the country ought, to in
sist upon the admission heing,redpecti to
twenty-live cents.
The specimens of ceramic art to, be ex
hibited by English contributors live been
unpacked. They te e very artistic and ex
ceedingly' beautiful.
' In the Main Building, east of Sweden,
north of the central nave,And dit*tly op
posite to Egypt, New South Wales, a
province of Australian, is fitting hp ex
hibits which deserve a notice.- The first
'thing which strikes the eye of tho'visitor
will be a trophy of coal, from thetitumu
'nous fields of the province, which lies
south of Queensland.. The' trophy which
is about twenty-tine feet high, ularranged
in a : pyraixiidal forin, and is intended to
show, by specimens of coal, the foirnation
and developement of the material= which
geologists say was the result of ti grand
convulsion which took place sine;e: crea
thin some time,
but just exactle when;
they fail to tell, The specimens of, coal,
all of the bitumations or gas-Coil kind,
are arranged according to the districts
from which they come, filur in number,
with a central eoliimn, which ii(gome
thing like the anthracite of Penn4lvania,
but is rather softer.
The blocks of coal from the veins are
about a foot-and-a-halt square,• 'iuul are
arranged on shelving gradually diinirdsh
ing as the,: get towards the tops,Of the
troplix. The districts repreeente4 ip the
=EIS
rill L.% DE.1.1.111.1. Apr,il 87.1
pyramid are the Hunter River Coal fields,
Western,Southern, and Newcastle.
From t he Hunter Hirer distriet4 there
are blocks from the . colleries at Anti!
Cieek, Greta, Stony Creek,: and- Red
Creek ; from the Western, Coal is Befit by
the collcries at Bowetifella, r o lthgow Val
ley, Estbank, Vale of Chwyddßlack
man's Flat, Wafleriwang, eLd New
South Wales, Shale county. • •
In the . Newcastle District, contribu
tions me from Wanttah, Lambton, Now
\ Lamb on, Newcastle, Walsend , Miami,
enfleld, Cardiff, Dudley, Woodford,
Victoria, Tomago, and Four-Mile Creek
colleries.
In the Southern field the mines repre
sented are Roll, Osborne, Mount Pleas
ant, Coal lift, Mount Kembla, and Brer
etcon tV. Robinson.
The coal fields of Now South Wales
cover an area of 24840 square miles, near
the centre of the province, and run in
four principal scams.
The mining is easy; as a general ;rule
the Method used being the tunnel mining
straight LAO - the seaflib from the side of
the hills. This is on the southeast coast,
but in the other districtS shaft Mining is
required, but never do the bhailsi snik
snore than no feet. There, are er venal'
shafts near Newcastle which aro about
that depth.' The shipping points forthis
carbonaceous formation is at the Capital,
Sidney, pronounced to be one of the finest
harbors in the world, and situate on the
very verge of the immense coal basins of
the province.
"Up to 1874. from this area of over 24,-
00Q square miles, were extracted 12,387,-
279 tons of coal, valned at 4;3,655,238, and
in 1874 there was produced 1,303 4 567 tons
at an average cost for raising of 3s. to sa.
per top.
The loading capabilities at Sydney are
said to be,' by . the steam cranes, 12,300,
tons daily. The diamond fields, wool
growing, savage life, de., will also be il
lustrated, but space' will not allow des
cription at this time.
The memorial lamp to be erected by
the State of California will cost $5,000.;
The pedestal will represent one of the I
mamoth California trees, around the base
of which is piled gold quartz. A grape •
vine twines itself about the trunk, with;
fruit and leaves in relief. An irregular
shaped plinth supports the:-tigure of a
miner holding in his band a cluster of;
star lamps, the pendants and branches
being decorated with California fruits.
On the pedestal will be. the seal of the
State, in high relief, and medallion por--
traits. of distinguished Californians. The::
height of the pedestal, with - figure, isi
thirteen feet, and with the chiller of
lamps, seventeen feet. The whole is to
be of bronze, and the cost will be met by
individual imliseriptions and volunteer en
tertainments..
Her Majesty, Queen Victoria, I , as di
rected the following works of herself !and
mentbers of her family, to be forwarded
to the Eihibition : •
Twenty-six etchings by Her Majestylll
table 'laid:jugs spun by the Queen ;
banner screen embroidered by Ifer Royal:,
highness, Princess Beatrice; a tablel
cloth, embroidered by the Princess Loui.42!!
of Ilesse and Princess Christian of SebleS* . l•
wig Holstein ; and four draw_ings of
flow
ers :by Her , Royal Highness, Princess
Louise, Marcidoness,of Lorne.
' The arrangements of the Pennsylvaniai
Railroad Company for the transportation
of passengers to the Centennial are stu
pendous in their characierd Some idea: :
of their vastness will be gleaned from the;
fact that every three minute's during the:
day and for a considerable part of the:
night a train will enter the depot oppo
site. the main entrance. . -
The trains that will unloid their pass-;,
enters at that point will be those arriving
over the Pennsylvania Central and all its;
auxiliaries, the Nord.h . Pennsylvania, the
. new road just opened' to New York, and;
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and BaltV
snore, tog , Aher with the line that will]
imn regular]_ from the lower portion of
the city via Washington street.
With such facilitii s, all apprehensions
in regard to the ability of this greati
road to accommodate all possible demands;
for the ti4usportation ui passengers inay
;be dismissed. The Heading road will al
;si,) do its part, the arrangements
;neatly complete.
; The only thisig yet to be arranged is
'tile fare. and unte:,s ('ol. Scott will carry'
Ipassengeis to and from the Exhibition
upon as liberal ;elms a:4: pcople are cam?
' cii to county fairs ; or State Exhibitions;
he Must expect a justly indignant peoplo
will bitterly oppose Congressional aid tq
all his railroad schemes. ,
POLITICA
Murat Halstead of the Cincinnatti ram.;
mercial, Sam Bowles of. the Sprittgtiel4
Republican, and Col.:. K. McClure. of
the Philadelphia Time 3 have td a
lengthy interview in 'this city, coneirning
the nomination for President, and the re-.
suit is these threegentleman with IVl,hite
law Reid, of the New York. Tribltne,f
"Dick" Smith, of the Cincinnatti Gazefte, , ,
Carl Schurz, and William Curtis of Thar-:
Cullen Bryant,
and others ince invited a etinfrrence
all those opposed to corruption in both:
political parties to meet in Philadelphia
May :11th.
These managers intend to make this;
conference the ISrelinle to a great mass'
convention in our city on July Fourth,!.
to wind up with a mass meeting in lade-1
penitence Hall.
They argue that there will be morel
people in our city. on that day than ever
assembled in any, city on this continent,
and that the opportunity given them will;
never be repeated.
Carl Schurz was the one to suggest the;
tune and the place. Sant Bowles would
rather have had springfield. Halsted
didn't want it in Cincinnatti, as he hadi
not forgotten the other third party colf
wention held there.. Already friends of
the movement are at work in' our city:
making the necessary - preparations. Thi
convention will be run by what is known
'as the "high-tuned newspaper syndicate.":
Whether all ;hese
.gentlemen and the:
many who will attend the Fourth of July . '
"wind up," can agree upon a ticket is a'
problem difficult of solution.
Bowles wants Chas: Francis Adams for
President, and Hayes of Ohio for Vice: .
President, Halsted, wants Bristow of,
Kentucky and Curtis of NO* York as;
his.ticket. McClure preferS Ilartrtmft of ,
Pennsylvania for President and Hender,
son of Missouri for Vice, as his .choice,'.
Whitelaw Reid wants it Blaine and Brit.::
tow, Deacon' Smith is for Hayes anti 13ri:L
tow; and Curtis and Carl Schurz•are for
any first-class ticket, but admit that the,
last named, or McClures choice would be
the.most available.
.If these gentleman, when they meet in
conference, permit themselves to be run
as easily as they were run by Gratz
Brown 'at Cincinnatti, 1812, when ho
named Greeley- for President, and himself
for the other fellow, they will become the
laughing Stock of the nation.
As they are all Republicans and pur
pose surporting the cincinuatti candi
dates, if they he any body but Blaine,
Morton or Cunkling. my advice is fur them
all to attend the Cincinnatti Convention
in the interest of a compromise ticket
like that of McClure's choice or that: of
Hayes and BriStOW. J. W. P.
FAIR PLAY FOR THE FARMER AND THE
• GRAIN TRADE. •
"Resumption and the Grain Trade,"
by "Castekir," is sound in the few facts
stated and is smartly written, but will not
stand the test of analysis and plain rea
soning. That "figures do not afways tell
'the truth," life many things stated, can'
I'Moro properly be said, " never tell tlie
, truth when based on pdse bottoms: l "Mo
farmers in this section tried being "Pha
raohs" under the advice Of SPIEC, sage
Granger twenty months ago With butter,
and had the "dickens played with it—re
fused forty to fifty Cents "per pound; and
some of it was sold as old ;;yeas,; some
sold for what they-could get after holding
until damaged, and some mixed with new
butter, eir.the false bottom pitur and .- sold
to an Unsuspecting public -
"Cast Oar's" plan was fully tied in an
advanced way by a man of ability about
fifty miles from here. Ile had large pos
sessicins (about 4,000 acres); and had the
ability to satisfy himself and alindst any
one he.talked with that there was to be, a
famine in the linmediatc future in the
particular artiele;that he had•raised most
of (and it was his habit to raise largely of
sonic particular thing), and the result was
that in a few years not only the tax-gath
er and merchant were at his door demand
ing pay, tint the. shetitrtO sell out his
large property, and be went with his fans'
ily to South America to represent this
government at.outi of the most important
places. Experience, as well as strict bus
iness rules, proves that the farmer who
sells the thingsr: that he has to sell.when
ready for market is the ono that has mon
ey, and it will be difficult for "Castclar - "
to change' 41:2. *ll-settled a priuciplo or
Make the' fainters believe that they - . should
teed the '.rats and keep their crops, to
iThitd4.. and . starer all the contingencies
itf procrastination, which is not only the
"thief of time" but of all prudent gain.
In -aft :things energy, action and &Melon
10 necessary to permanent success.
The ig no question that Gfeat llrltsin
will 'parchase where the least gold, will
'tiny Whit they want, including transpor
'taticm, whether the country from Which
they obtain it uses "iron money or no
',money at all." But in this country Of
*mat distances, if the farmer must pay
:the prices that a. deprec iated.currency lushes It necessary to charge for ranspor
4ationi its 'Will be impossible to incet,.the
''competition.. of • "Russia and Australia" -
Und get his' money back and sell for gold
diftercuce of 14.pce ccut..: not
'on the wheat wheie - raised bat the Price in
niarket; .. • • • -
The unlimited capacity of the cou n try
to produce, ,, which is the real wealth, ac-
Counts for the great ability to recuperate
Wand overcome abroad any amount- of'debt
`'or Cxtravakance. As to the "Clymer in
-iestigating committee:" there was no in
timation $200,000,000 as connected
' with the government at Washington; that
:amount and . more or less may have been
wasted, but the country at large has piob
ably sunk in 'worthless railrOads and reck
less expenditures nearer $1,000,000,000
than $200,000,000, and will overcome it if.
rperniitted and not forced to losc'too large- .
ly by - depredated currency. Now as to
"the
' taxpayer to be ground like a'rnill
stone for twenty, forty, or a -hundred
years" (a farm ite theme). The- lois et
14 per cent. on $1,200,000,000„ which is
about the amount of imports and exports
(without any of the large money transac
tions, probably as much more)`is;—
Loss In discount
f1a5,014.000
Five per cent; on iro,ooo s ooo of bonds .
W lay greedbleks ' tt0.500,0e6
Net gain
—of this country annually if the dept is
paid and mOney par ; but it is notin this
alone that the taxpayer is
. relieved. The
banks that' furnish the circulation will pay
equal to 12 to 15 per cent. on the circula
tion in taxes. The real estate of the coun
try is taxed for about one-third of its
value; money dodges the tax, excepkit Is
in banks, then they must pay, as' it can
not be kept 'mit' of sight by false bottoms
or any ofliiir devise, as the sworn state
ments'of the officers show their condition.
• LETTER FROM HARRISBURG:
HARRISBURG, Arrll 22i'id, ;S7(l
• Only thirteen (lays now remain until the
sth o, May, when the present ses,ion of
the Legislature will adjourn
,sine die. Of
the 201 Men elected to seats in the llouse
(in November, 1574). eleven have' died.
The Senators elected at that time are'.all
living. By the' time the day of a(lj6urn
ment arrives, the calendars will be pretty
much cleared.
House Bill 3.'!0. •act, to provide.
for the erection of watering-troughs in
this Commonwealth—ha.s at last passed
both !louses, and will undoubtedly be
signed by the Governor. The act provides
that any person who may erect and keep
in repair a good watering-trough or pump
and provide a pail or bucket, shall be en
titled to 'a stun not to exceed-live dollars
to apply on road tax. Tim number and
location of troughs or pumps, for Which
allowance upon road tax is to be made un
der• the provisions of this act, is -left to
the discretion (if the Supervisor* or Head
Commissioners. •
Fouse Bill No. 3:1- 2 an act to prevent
cattle from running at large in -Bradford
county=was ruled off the 'calendar When
upon third reading, on the ground of un
conStitutiorLality. in that it.preseribcd the
duties Of certain township officers. Under
this 'decision no law can be passed but one
applying to the whole .state. • '
JACQUE:4.
Wint.r. • wait fug for CouLdt to go asit.
eame,.you are often laying the foundation
for some Pultnonary or Bronchial affec
tion. It is better to get rid of a C'uld at
once. by' using that ale remedy Dr. D.
.J.vvxE's Fxpectorant. which will cure did,
in ist stubborn Cough, and relieve you of
all, anxiety as to dangerous CollSepicnce.
C:ctl , Enr.
RITT" NucEb
,
The continued staghatioi\ in
business has resulted iu brin‘zinLr ev-
erythiug in t:iur line down to
BOTTOM PRICES,'
And I am now prepared to' furnish
srft k SU3IIIEII CLOTHING
LOWER FIGVRES
Than the same quality- agoods were
ever before otTerea.
tars next week
M. E. ROSEis;FIELD
April l,
T& Tp.EY DON"r ,
People complain of
lIARD TIMES, -
But those Who aro wise enough to
BUY TIIEIP. CLIOTIIIG
-AT
IL JAVOI?S' S,TQI?E,
Never find fault with the puallly of tie
GOODS IIE SELLS.
MR. JACOBS..
Ni , yv tales Wasure In calling attention to tits
LARGE AtCD ELEGANT
ASSORTMENT i
-or- 1
SUMMER GOODS,
WM
MEN :AND BOYS' WEAR.
A itnspeetinzi,of his ,tent 'Mil be sultlelent to
Ent !sty all that .110, can o!ft r greater I titltic , ntients
than ever. , '
,Entart.h 9, 76 •
VIRST NA TIONAL-11A.NK
OP TOWANDA.
•
•
• 50-000.
Suurtts -FUND.
. .
:•
.• This Rank offers UNUSUAL FACILITIES for
tho transaction of a
GENERA:I_, BANING BUSINESS
INTEREST rAID ON Di.POSIT;L', ACcIIPIthING
TO AGROSIENT.
srzczAt CAE/. GIVEN TO THE COLLECTION OF
NOTES AND 17,1tECE N. -
Parties wl.hint; to SENT) MONl:rtn any part of
.the United State.. England, Ireland, Scotland, or
the principal and towns of Europe, can !lore
procuroilrafts.for that purpose, ~ •
PASSAGE TIC.KITS
To or from tho Ohl Langtry, by thehLt 56:art; or
.;a1111)1; ibis, always oil ham'.
rAmt LIES VILOCGIIf • Otitat AT .11EDUCED . 11 ATZS;
-highest 'rite paid for U. S., Bonds,
b
f_ , Gold rind Silver.
, 1 --_ •
es. POWELL. - N. N. 13 TT
I : ~ % President,
Zed Blisg. ;
1776.
Centennial'Year—Ceßtenth
• -
• •
•
Invite attention to theirlNear 4,04
• • .BtOcit of
FOREIGN AND ID
• _
DRY GO ODS'
COLORED DRESS
eni.soo,ow
Wb ch they offer at extrem
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LADIES' TIES,
Towanda. Pa. Marc
CARPETS !
More_ particu-
E•VANS & 1-1 V
have opened an• enti
large Stock of
CARPETS;
TO which they in*ite jthe ntten
tion of CustrAters. it their -.New
Store,
March 14.1874, ;
I •
KENT dic BLISS
Cons[sling of
BLACK GvODS,
BLACK
1 , And a-full line at
KENT & BLI
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