ItZWS FROiILL ninars:
TIFF crop repclrts of California indicate
2 abundant hary est.
Tiff: Porte has 30,000 revolvers
ni tbe United States.
„O. P. Bell has been nominated in the
Corgressional district of Georgia
:-accede Ben Will. .
Tac armistice between Turkey and
',intenegrolia.s been extended 20 days to
time for negotiations. -
in: bill pa.-sed by the recent Georgia
,gislature requiring t 25,000. deposit
17i ere insurance companies has: been
by the Gdvernor.
Tht ,l re.rullr Mach =meeting
. of the
d of Pardons has: been postponed
-01 like next meeting will be held on the
Tuesday of 'April, 1577.
..lo:ts A. tioon, one of tin pallbearers
- Bernard Keenan's funeral, was
at the first 31:ois- the deceased
:, - ,brated in 'the old stone church' Lan-
,Superintendent of Schools has
nt circulars to the county superintend . -
rl:rectin , ;.: that, in place of , the•usual
r ya reiurt, an educational hittory of
y• be prepared.
total number hogs packed in
El
:II from Nove;nber I to February
52.3.536. Tbq number
durinz-the - satheltirae last season
• • .
31. POIrEII.7, a Licr;yer of Nor
:L.110, Is.en belt! by the United States
......:,aver nivel ;lie charge or obtain
:itl.•7l).) peiislon money upon
representatiobs. - •
Ff!: - ,ext:'eative committee of the Under
- A.sociatiou of the South have
tA.4 - 13.)1•.1 annual con
i•,:of tie in Atlanta on
'.qu of .I.lv
WM
A: ,, t'll(letTee is pt: l o'i-1 , 1 at l!radrid,
1 - Jult,tlt%4 ti:e return tae Carast
e prosecuted unless
ft.r.tinz.t the c.,mmon
ME
~ attfnent is pabli ;nef.i iti Luodoit that
zue 1 tr,en Iby I:itualists
im favor of
of the . Engli.sh
'.v::, advl ,- ,eF. from Tl;rm . tida, say a 1
p.t.evalled ther. Fetmary iO, I
dxnage. pijo) gig
w:th -a crew of tive persons, is
d to be lost.
P l ernd, superintendent of f
school depart-I::. Hi of the Key
resigned his po
the rc!z.isiuntion tf• take effect at
trie_presc,at
:: mar:111::v shop and fiundry of the
- Iron and. Cdal company,
'4.l.re done -but litzld 'work for the
in "ars hs Lave one.: more resumed,
t
EMI
ai 2i;c
tfrtze= the co:lst rmet-
I" airoa4l between
t 1) , ,y1e,t. - •w,;t It 4:lys that
4h. .ugh
and Du les_
benefit.
0: - th r 'United
be:. [it, durir,g the
1 :.-um
men only ;;14;
••1 4 I t .;.1* D,-.2vra.,1):: the sull'i4C6e
T
1 , 1 ;
Dake - at fme time Kim-,
by the by,s of
,t) .1.
it i- mind is be . -
1,6 tt, stt - tTte.. t xtent. This 41i:Ne....se
_rue e:311512 . , nat common
t , ht , kiirg:y olli-s.of El,irtipe,
i , r.tthst w,qn(..'n in Home
is a youn.; Amelican bride. on
• v., t•mr. the Co.:mess Von Litt
•. .rinz Andrews,
latey married ,the
.-2Lor King of Wurtemburg.
Lykens says that the life
h., .:11.'S has been ex:inguished. but
re are ry few indications of a rirvi
-4 t h e ‘7,.;;; ttlfitt in th.l.r locality. The
callicry is in operation
abut tv. o in the week..
- I".yoN•Ani , . Of Clearfield county,
ba!eil his 77th birthday recently by a
;. - ,riiimer pally. at-a hie!' were pres
me of hi, tirwilen; sisters. Their
Mehaliaz the .al..T.gregated 4 . 2 4 ;
aveia4e of 71 ye, , tizr•
IZo-fti haul Company:fel" Virginia
oe:14. -nafrow gage L ailrioad
.it,fiew
-iter at ri.'edericksburg, West
to 0 - 1 , 01.4 e Court House, and
az with the ()rave and Alea'3,l , -
: a'rlbitalie of fOrty miles,
i
mining regularly.
.
ion of of the Asiatic
we••••; fu - Turkey, in consequence of
Tro:o wrrieultur.t) labors
:i::y.is
c • se , lee,... as - rlepit
31-p , ....aye, if i I /Tied, t 0 IC,La to
f:ituine than Of
• 7
week twenty feet a the bed Of
eivek; in -Green county. near
w au
1:e,1 et s• me. kind. s
Ic.,e.e Levu d- gas. At
tinit! 'si:ieral 'old and deserted
comoneAcTil to flow slightly
in. .
old ladies in Detroit report
T. from a careful cstiiniite, the average
of Detroit. rit is who go out each
rnffcreitunin ,
-Pio: the num,
N‘!lo I any leaves is 19: the number
i-eover and forget all:
!,:ive - 5..! is -141:
BRADELY, it is suggested
tiro- bite - Almirew
espevi.dly iu j - ,1-oiile ; and lie
t • the same slurp pi.lnted
stuck. while his iron
• bnisl:ll.ilown smoothly after
11.:tuner of-:;Ir.
Is.ogqia the Socialist party is gain
or. n tL : in En land; klie - Felix. Holt
;•:.e lk.'c i „ii•ing . confidence ; in Russia
..•-ants are niakin.:;_llisto_ry, which
h :znerr;lias can il(Ntroy, and even
ci tLt Christian rebgiun is being
k 1. -
D z . M. D. CoNw.kr writes to the CM
. ~•; that he is sertain - that
;it'll:ult.. in America has
•..l i 1).4- r.tyal' family of Euland more
- 'y its three. and that he has not
•! of a rf•lml.%liean ga:liefing, for six
Illizi4;11 Admiralty have ordered
e.ineentratt ql , - 11* the entire
\ 10J:1A. 'Taiwan fz,kri.lci roil Ma;ta.
is inTortant. The withdraw
• ; oat 11r' . .:44t front both Greek and
- A - a:ors is re..zard..(l'is in further
• ;t:: with the other
h from Sr.. Peter. burz to
Lotnistny says the state
.; ;-... ::tlr.od in a dlspatch to the
• i-A-1 TitesdAy. -that at extradi
tne ministers, held on
it was .1.-eided to dvinobolize the
-‘lien peace b. sioned be
; n I' , :de and Send.% and 3lonteue
i- Ic.iety untrue ; .
. n , cii., the tie.,tit of Mr. Vander
t'w London .cpe,ito.,•or says,: "In
ait not considered quite right
a will NcilwtlC charitable ie.
: hut in Entilaud n r .lbody expects a
iloh..ril to leave sixpence to any..
~.- -; 0:;;•. 1 .is. own p.-41.1e; and, as a rule,
I. A.Ato- B. EATON did not die
s ,, n's:hou,e in New Haveu, Conn.,
7:s reported,-.but in the
A::. I,u-if...a:lg. where he .had just
r. is set li,te. o to a lect ure by
:11.1 When he was strick
y tho_disease.. he fell from his chair
.
coidd be carried out of
ES
named of Dauphin
.1, while hautin ri rabbiLtileeently in
fi)and .a pack of pai3e - r under a
which iip4 /II being opened proved to
n ninnber of United States Treas-
. •
„:••cs in a mutilated condition, whi , :h
"c% icZerltly been deposited there for
1::: yvars. The notes have been pro.
genuine, and the value will be
•
A. J.,.3fcCiruE, an inmate
tie Ohl 1, SAdiers' Home and
2.(::r. old. -has a wonderful history.
11 in New Jerbey, from his 15th to his
ear he was in the merchant service
'vi-iced nearly every part of the world.
he turned trapper on the Ohio
r, enlisted in the army, was captured
taken to Dartinoeir-prison, but was
I iu time to tight at Lund Y's Lane
receive seven wounds. At the age of
, e married a Woman whom be had
J from drowning at Charleston, S. C.
he went to sea, - was wrecked in'the
itrsrranean, and captured and etislav:
Arabs; served in the Greek set-
. into the marine under Admiral
s, served in the- Seminole and
°au Wars, flrld at last- ended hie
career by betty• thlpirrecked on
Vradfind NtWrttr.
EDITORS:
E. O , GOODRICH. ' H. ALTORD.
nwanda, 71=137, Xar:2l I, 1877.
REPUBLICAN STANDING COMMIT.
TEE.
in pursuance of,resolutices.the Republican Stand
ing Committee are requested to meet in the Grand
Jury Boom, in Towanda, Tuesday, :March Is, 1.577,
at 2 o'clock P. N.. for the purpose of taking action
action In regard to selecting driegates to State Ctin
vention. The members are 1 . 0.0 requested to come
prepared to furnish names fore Vigilance Commit
tees. W. H. CAM:OMAN. Chairman.
J. B. M. Tittsstatc. '3ecretaryi
PRESIDENT HATES
WE give in another column an ac
count. of the inagural ceziemonies and
the Inagural Address of President
HAYES. Ever3-thing:passed off quiet
ly. and the address is regarded as an
abl6 and candid reiteration of the
pledges made;in Gov. HAYEs'letter
of acceptance. The, selection of his
Cabinet does not entire satisfac
tion to all his, suppOrters; but we Flo
not feel inclined' to criticize until the
appointees are all - named. We have
no doubt the nest President is act
uated by Patroitic
: motives in the
seleetion of his advisers, and if time
shall -satisfy him .that he has made
mistakes, - he will not be slow to recti
fy them. So far his declarations as,
to the policy of his administration
seem to accord with public senti
ment, and all good citizens unite in
wishing success to hiS administration.
DUTIES OF conostres AND OTHERS
HOLDING INQ EESTS.
• The Senate ha4assed finally a bill
which provides that it shall be the
d uty of the coroner or other magis
trate or officer authorized by law to
hold inquests raper riduin
before giving any unknown or unrec
ognized bodies... Over which he shall
hold inquest, out of his charge, to
make in wrltinfi'as careful, exact and`
accurate description and, account as
posSible of such body, of the cloth
ing and effect=, found on the person,
of the apparent a,c 3 e, weight and
height, of any external defect or phY
sical peculiarity of such person or
any part 'of the and of -any
scars or marks, of the color of the
hair and eves, 2.71 , 1 features of the
face, complexion, the condition, pres
ence or absence elf teeth or other pe
culiarities, by which the -body may
be identified by*theAends, acquain
tances or rulativeS of such unknown
persons, and sub description : and
account, under the hand of such offi
cer, shall, together with such effects
as may conveniently he preserved, be •
transmitted to the clerk of the court
of quarter ses.sil.ms of 'the proper
county.
The said clerk shall,upon receipt
of said certificate; of description,' re
cord the same in ,a book, which said
ofilec;r is hereby laathoriied to pro
cure at the expense of the -county,
?or which service he shah receive the
snm of one dollar: And the coroner,
aNgistrate, or °Meer holding said in
)
quest „and certifying such description,
shall receive the sinn of one. 'dollar
tor scieb7service ; and the fees hereby
allowed are made a part of the costs
of inquests, to be paid and allowed
as costs of - inquests are now allowed
by law.
In the - return of all inqn2sts for
approval, the court shall have power
to disapprove, if in their Judgment it
shall deem . the holding of the inquest
in any case to have been unnecessa
ry. In all conuties having a popula
tion of lesSthan 250,000 inhabitants,
the coroner is herehy,fully authorizz.
ed and empowered tO appoint any
number of deputies as he may deem
proper to act fur him.
WE have had occassion to find
fault with some of the political votes
given by Hon.JOsEPu Powv.L, while
representing this district ill Con
gress, and to complain that hit; vote
has not always been 'recorded when
his honest convictions were in an
tagonism with his - partizanship. Nut
we desire to do him full justice, for
his votes during the ; late protracted
Presidential contest. and to express
the.gratitication we Lave felt in see
inL, Him co-operating with such of
his tell Ow-democrats as Were desirous
of carrying, out in good faith the pro
visions of the new law for counting
the Pre'sidential vote.
to far as we have had , an opportu
nity of examining the votes, ''ive find
.
the name of 31e: POWELL uniformly
recorded in, favor of proceeding with
j the count, and ~ Opposed to the
IiIIi
! busteria , * schemes of the " rule or
ruin " portion . 'Jof the Democracy.
,Mr. POWELL retires from Congress,
carryingwith him the respect of his
j constituents forl his independent and
manly course, and has the proud con
: seiousuess of having contributed to
the peace and prosperity of the
country for the next: four years.
Whatever political offsneet Mr..
POWELL has ' committed during the
; term'of his service in CongresS, the
Republican majority in his district
will freely and: heartily overlook, in
view of his action during the excit
ing. and important proceedings of
the last, few daps, and admit, though
they may differ with him in judg
ment, that he has
,been actuated by
honest and prOper motives.
IT must have been peculiarly grati
fying to Hon. D. CAMERON to have
his name so unanimously and strong
ly urged upon President HATES, as
the choice Pennsylvania for' a
position in the Cabinet. During the
past nine months Mr. CAMERON has
held the War; portfolio he has won
the admiration and esteem of the en
tire country, and his retention in the
Cabinet wealq meet the wishes of
the Republic o party . of Ito Whole
TUE rarity cirEsTitosr.
While the Legislattire of this State
is discussing the .prßpriety of passing
a stringent usury Law, with provis
ions forfeiting principal and interest
in case of violation, a proposition is
before the S. Y. Legislature to re
peal just such . a law. The Tinteer
thinks the taw ought to : be stricken
from the stitate books, or at least
turxlified. The questfon of interest
is an important one, and certainly
has more than one side. The Times
On
The lingering popular-Trejudice
affainst ' usury." has long , been so
,tlioroughly exploded—it is now over
- a century since Blackstone wrote that
'in fnrmer times' good and learned
men had much perplexed themselves
awl others as to Whether the taking
of interest was morally defensible =
that it seems unnecessary to go in
di tail over the old ar : . 4iments to show
,that: men hare a clear right in con
science, as they, have almost every
where irdaw, to take for the use of
their money such rent or hire as they
and the borrowers may agree upon.
, The-real reason of the reluctance
el,ange the law must be elsewhere
scagilt, and one, at lea4t, .perhap,
e ven the strongest one, will be found
in the ' antagoni-zni between country
borrowers and city lenders. The tltc
gl;ment is this: 'the farmers of the
'. - State-are lati , ely in th.e debt - of the .
c.lpitAis*Ls of the city, and the e.api
talists petition for the amendment of
a law, which they say they find bur,
densome. 11(4:ce, the farmers, who
control the L'eg,islature, oppose' the
movement;' firSt.-,because it proceeds
from a natural 'enemy, and therefore
is to be opposed on general princi
ples; and, secondly, and more spe
ciflcally—althotigh the argument will
scarc'elY be advanced in the debate
on the bill—because they :car that a
more generous interest law would re
sult in the calling in of existing
mortgage and other loans, and tile
exacting of higher and oppressive
rates on the new loans which- - ..would
replace them. The argument is spe
cious, but it admits of a simple an
swer. If the Usury law should be.
repealed, n.ithinr can he more ecr
tau/ than that the rate's of interest
for the us,e of money would be regu
lated by the demand for it. In ether
words, money, like any other com
modity, would then be'worth what it
would brine, and no more. The bor
rower, 'theiefore, might rely that he
could procure loans at reasonable
rates, for at every increased demand
the supply of money, flowing then
from forei::n as well as from domestic
sources. would be so abundant, so.
praetically iw_xh.oestible, that facti
tious. rates coUld not be imposed.
The Usury law never has and never
can iimke money cheap ; but while.
it does not make it brioV7 . less th:in
seven per century. it dues not.cayse
it to jump from seven per cent= to
fifteen, twenty. and even to thirty per
centum. It also places the State in
the dangerous attitude of enacting
laws without enforcing them, and it
plut - eler the necles-itous under the
plan of prOtecting them. And as if
to make a merit of inconsistency,the
same statwe book which forbids Citi
zens to take more than even per
centum interest, even by voluntary
and expressrreement, exaets twelve •
per centum4rom the unwilling, debt,
ors of the-:tare if their tastes chance
to be in arrears, and also contains
the charters of more than one privi
leged corporation which are author
u,4l to take two per . - ccntum per
month.
If any analogy can be drawn
from.tht , ,laws of other States there is
a very stron* • - irgument in favor of
rndical amendment. England, eana
. du. and seventeen States and Terri
tories rizona, California, (Nol:lila:
Connecticut, Florida. Georgia,Maine,
M assaeli tv-etts, Mississippi, Montana,
Nevada,•New-Mexieo Mule Island,
South Carolina, Texas, Utah. and
Wyoming), name a • legal' rate which
:preVails in the absence of any" ex
4les.s agreement, but they all permit
speaai contracts to be made for any
rate, although there are very general
and commendable provisions - 'requir
ing agreements for special rates to be
in writing. TWelve other States and
Territories punish usury by a forfei
ture of the excess of the interest paid
over a fikedWte, and the still smaller
number of eight States declare the
whole interest forfeited if more than
the legal rate is taken, The laws of
'lowa and Missouri forfeit the excess
and ten per cent. of the principal,.
and of New-Ilampshire three, times
the excess to whoever Will sue for it.
But live States- (Arkansas; Delaware,
New-York, Oregob. and Tennessee),
provide that usurious contracts. are
void and the prinOlval forfeited. Fi
nally, sew-York is believed to enjoy
the distinction of standing entirely
alone in attaching any criminal pui
alty to
.the loaning of money. Be
tween these 'twb extremes there is
.room and Verge enough."
4s exchange says it has just been
discovered that all the marriage cer
emonies performed in Penns lvania
on Sunday have been illegal and con
seouently are not binding ; so says
an act passed in 177, lately discov
ered among the archives at Harris
burgh. The theory
. upon which the
law was framed is that marriages are
civil contracts. and no business trans
acted on Sunday is legal. According
to this discovery thereare thousands
of, people iu the State illegally mar
ritd, and therefore ltrikg together in
open_ violation of law.
FEW persons not familiar with
geography will believe that the Pa
; cifie Ocean boundary of the 'United
:States has a greater extent of coast
line than the Atlantic shore. The
aggregate or out shore line on the
Pacific' is 1:473'4 miles, while on the
Atlantic it is 1 . 1860 :. miles and on
the Gulf of .Mexico 6,843 miles. - It
, is the annexation of Alaska that has
promOtetl the Pacific coast to a high
er figure than the Atlantic, Alaska
I haying 9,330 miles "of coast line.
These figures are taken from the
Cos's!, Survey reports.
ACCORDING to Custom at the COM
!
• meneement of a new Administration,
the Senate was convened on Monday
last for the purpose of considering
such Executive.bnsiness as President
HAY Fs may have present.
Curer JCSTICE 3loszs, of South
Carolina, died on Tuesday.
THE mace of the new PahlPet
A PEN•PIC11711115 Or TIM COMM.
- . SION.
Hum Custattn, in a letter frefp.
Washington to the Cincinnati Com
mercial, thus describes the Electoral
Commisiion in session:
" The gold azure of the incompar
able day 'filtered in through the crev
ices of the curtains, to play lsle•and
seek on the bald
. heads and ''.across
the gray locks of the judges. They.,
sat
sat in a row* without their go*ns,
find looked wider awake than usual.
The little pent-up gallery above their
heads, where 'Dolly ',Madison,. Mrs.
Livingston, . Mrs. Adams and the
belles of that day used to sit. was
nuw well.packed with knights of the
press, looking. listeaing, - -and writing
dispatches Opposite the judges, im
'white brackets against the' wall,
where the busts of their-distinguish
ed predecessors Taney looking
strange without his wrinkles; Chase,
with little of his living beauty;John
Jay by Frazee, and OliVer Ells
worth by Auger. Here is John Mar
shall, who was .Chief • Justice and
Secretary of State at the same time,
and all the rest of this illustridin
liue.
"The room is small, only seventy
tiveA•eet wide and forty-five feet high,
a semi -circle, with white walls, gray
pillars supporting the gallery, red
curtains shading the windows be
yond them, lighted from the roof.
Its velvet carpet is of red and brown,
its semi-circular seats lining the out
er walls are of dark, rich mahogany.
Within a railing are the seats • and
desks of the lawyers. On a raised
dais beyond them, in a straight row,
sit the justices. Directly before
them, this morning, stood Evarts---
slender, delicate, motionless, -'emit
ting a .steady stream op long-involv
ed, splendid sentences.
" The judges sat intently gazing
on this intellectual wonder. Field
took a calm, contemplative view,
through his large glasses. BrAley
looked out- either side of his very
high nose, and neither eye could tell
any tales on the other. Justice Clif
ford sat in the middle, big as Jove,
but too lazy to launch a thunderbolt:
Justice Strong, with a white head,
sharp features, and foxy eyes, was
fussing about in his chair, as if the
argnment were a bore. Justice Mit:
ler leaned back, the image of sereni
ty. placid as a May morning.
-.Then there was Edmunds, look
in-r like ri Jewish law-giver; and Ere
ling„huysen, meditating on his grand
father; and Morton - , who has the
most inconsequent noseever set as-a
vestibule to go grand a head. It is
like a classic tower with a barn-':door
entrance. At the end sat Bayard,
wllose fine, strong head and face hon
or his grandfather, -and next him,
Thurman, 'unified to the cars in a
cashmere scarf,:worn With neuralgia,
and looking as;if he had the mumps.
At the opposite end sat Henry B.
Payne. of Ohio, a classical-looking.
gentleman ; and Josiah.G. Abbott, of
'Boston, who looks likeillaWthorne;
and James A. Garfield, 'whose _head
and face certainly do not lick
streng`b of 'Outline, whatever ; else
they Lick; and George F. Hoar': of
Massachusetts, trim, clear cut, and
.gray ; .and Eppa Bunton, of Virginia,
with fl pug nose, coarse cast, unillu
minating eyes and a high bead.
"Among the lawyers within the
circle leaned back - Stanley Matthews,
looking like, Brigham Young; And
aF, straight as a ramrod beside
stlt, DaN - id Dudley Field, like a medi
t.tive and disappointed cat, who had
just missed his prey. There is some
thing uninistakably feline in the cold,
pale, half-shut yes, and the hidterii
el face lines, radiating from the long,
hard-shirt mouth of this man. ;13
hei-ht and, head he is not without
majeste; but Nature, when she fash
ii,ned him, left out the final drop of
diVine sympathy which makes the
ln ! rilest kin to the lowliest in ,human
want and tenderness, and instead,
let tile ichor of pride thin his blood.
and spoil , r his temperament."
STATtryncs are telling things. For
- !.xample, they show how very depend
entt England is, for food alone, on for
elg,ncountries. In 1876, for instance,
Tier- importation returns show this:
For imported" breadstuffs she paid
$257,2:23,220 ; for live stock, $3,630,-
000'; for butter and cheese, $75,0019,-
04; for eggs, $13,051,156. Bread
and meat .cost' $450,000,000 in the
year, inilepenpent of what was 'pro
duced at home. The time is - probably
not far distant when the immense
parks and. demesnes Of the nobility
and rich commoners, ceasing to be
mere preserves for: game or luxurious
pleasure grounds, will be put under
tillage as arable land, or used as
grazing ground for cattle. Then
the importation of food will . , take
place only on extradinary occasions.
Tnz following is the. text of the
letter of A DELINA PATTI to the 'edi
tor of the Figaro :
Fehruary :C.—Sir: I berm on the 15th
t1ii.14 , --ent month 'nit for a Judicial - separation
noin-t the Matqui. de rata. The matter being
the court. I shall mate nn further oh:arms
up,n a •tiejert to a hint the legal authorities
w..;1 hay, to pro:tority: , . I wag shown thhinornlng
t•iu ruliii.h.tl In your fkaperon the 2151
at :1 of till. , month and I take the flat opportu•
%1:y In n v p .w..r to protest against a Story whiett
at ,dutely incorrect. I arrived at St. Peters
burg on the I.t of December last; my husband and
mysetf t.olt• up n or r , sblence In a suite of apart
tri.ntr. In the hotel DeMobth which ] then occupied
t,r thin ninth time. I remained there until the tt.:(l
at this month. rasing my life In the sttrht or •all
and enpsylng the cot,ideration that has alWays
en gi v en one. surrounded even to the tact hour
of m% Piny' 1;y num.rous and honorable friends and
escorted. by then' to the very carriage which
brought ale straight to Parts, areoult.thied by my
rn lid, my theatrical agent and two benaLts. I ar
arriv,l in Paris yesterday for the purpose of at.
lending to my suit. and In order that I might ap
pear tomorrow tprferl the pre , ident of the Woo.
m.t. rmoest you to publiqt this in your earliest
number. ADILINA rATIC.
A. POSTAL card, addressed toq(llis
Excellency 1117TITERFORD B
Washington, D. C.," was dropped in
the United States letter box at the
depot yesterday. • On the opposite
side from that of the address simply
was written : "Exodus, xvlti., 21-
23." The postal-clerks, when about
to forward the postal card, out of
curiosity obtained a Bible, and found
the selection. referred, to was as
follows:
21. Moreover thou shalt provide
out of all the people able men such
as fear God, men of truth, hating
covetousness; and place such over
them to be rulers of thousands and
rulers of hundreds. rulers of fifties,
and rulers of tens•:
22. And let theft: judge the peo
ple at all seasons : and it shall be
that every great matter they shall
bring unto thee, bat every small mat
ter they shall judge ; so shall it be
easier for thyself, and they shall
bear the burden with thee.
23.. If thou shalt do this thing
and God command thee so, then
thou shalt be able to endure. and till
this peo: o *ball oleo, go to their
THE INAUGURATION.
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Th . 1.;
JUSTICE TRIMUILLNT
Hayes Inaugurated President.
Four Yeari More of Peace and
Prosperity for the Nation.
'lmposing Ceremonies.
THE INAUGURAL :ADDRESS
' s =2 THE CABINET.
- WAN:man:l, March s.—At 10
o'clock, President Hayes, accompa
nied by son and Senator Sherman,
.weitt to the Executive .Mansion,
where he was met - and cordially
greeted by the Ex-President,, who
was in waiting to escort him to the
Capitol. 111 the meantime the arand
inaugural pageant started, about a
mile from the White House. Lien
tenant-Colonel Grant in field uniform,
and Colonel - Amos Webster; of the
District Militia, special Aides to the
President, preceding the great parade,
repinted' at the Executive Mansion
that the procession was approaching.
The carriage of the ex-President,
to which four horses were Jiarnessed,
was standing at the door, and with
out delay the President, escorted by
the ex-President and Senator Morrill
of the Committee of Arrangethents,
took seats therein, and driving to
one of the gateways, awaited the
appearance of the military escort.
Cheers greeted them as they left the
mansion. A fter a very few moments
the procession in the following order,
appeared :
First Division, Brevet Major General French
commanding
Battalion C S. Artillery. .
Second Dlvihlon, Brevet Lt. Cul. Ileywood
commanding,
Baud.
Battalion .tdayines.
Third Division, Col.F:taning commanding.
Baud.
Washington Light Infantry.
Band.
State lenelbles.
Band.
Weecacoe Legion.
Wa.hingt on Light GuardS.
Wadaogiou .trtiliery.
First Battalion, Distlict of CtAumhts, colored
Co:uuibu3 ratlet.i
Here the distinguished party, await
ing within the gate way, pasSed out
and took a place in the procession ;
No halt being made, and amid cheers
from those lining the sidewalks, they
passed 'llona the Avenue'on the way
-
to the C apitol. -
Following the carriages of the
President, ex-President and the Tice
President elect, the suite - attending,
which was in part composed of citi'-
.zens on foot, who walked on either
side of the carriages, came the civic
Part of the procession in three divis
ions,the first under command of Col.
Lubry, and embracing citizens and
officials on horseback and afoot: The,,
display was imposing. ,
The procession was forty minutes
passing the Executive Mansion.
Though not so imposing as previous
parades, it was 'a subject of general
remark that the pageant was in every
respect worthy of all admiration.
The weather was pleasant.
Gov. Ilartranft marched at - the
head of the Hartranft Club, and was
greeted with great applause as he
was noticed at intervals. The Presi
dent's carriage was met with fre :
Fluent cheers. Good order presided.
TUE SENATE CHAMBER.
was crowded. Mrs. Hayespccupied
a front seat in the private gallery,
near the diplomatic gallery. Her
little son sat on her left, and Mrs.
Senator Sherman on her right. Miss
'Fannie Mayes and Mrs Stanley Mat
thews occupied seats beyond Mrs.
Sherman, together with other person
al friends of Mrs. Haft.
THE DIPLOMATIC GALLERY
was occupied by, Lady Thornton,
Senora Mantilla, Madam BOrges, and
dtheriadies of the Diplomatio Corps.
The remaininggalleries also present.
ed a brilliant appearance the greater
number of occupants being ladies.;
THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE,
excepting the seats 'reserved for the
Presidential !Tarty,' the Supreme
Count and the diplomatic corps, was
crowded with members of. Congress
and other distinguished personages,
ineluding General Serman aPd
Major-Generals Hancock ;add
in full uniform; and attended by
members of their staffs.
About a quarter before 12 o'cldek
.the foreign ministers and the secre
iiiries and attaches of the legatiOns
entered, beaded by Sir Edward
Thornton, the Dean of the Diplo
matic Corps, and took the seats re
served, consisting of two front rows
of Senators' chairs on the right. All
the ministers and most of their at
tendants were in full diplomatic cos
tume.
Besides Sir. Edward Thornton, M.
Barhall, the French Minister, Count
lloyos, Austrian Minister, Herr Von
Schlozier,;the German Minister, and
Baron Blanc. the Italian Minister,
were especially noticeable for the
georgeousness of their costumesand
otherwise distinguished appearance.
As soon as theY had taken the place
assigned, the Chief Justice and Asso
ciate Justices, all in- their robes,
entered the Senate Chamber, proceed
ed ry the Marshal of the Court, and
were escorted to seats arranged in a.
semicircle space in - front of the Sena
tors' desks. -
APPEARANCE OF THE PRESIDENT ANT/
MS PREDECESSOR.
At precisely 12 o'clock the Presi
dent appeared at the main entrance,
arm in arm with General Grant ; and
as they' proceeded down the aisle to
the scats the occupants of the floor
rose and remained standing till they
had taken seats, and then the
GALLERIES APPLAUDED
,by clapping of hands and waving of
'handkercheifs. Immediately follow
ing came the members of ex-Presi
dent Grant's cabinet, Webb Hayes,
Colonel Grant and the Lieutenant of
the Signal Corps, one of the aids of
the Grand Marshal. Four policenien
brought:up the rear. The Presiden
tial party having taken their seats in
front of the desk of the Senate,
THE SENATE WAS CALLED TO ORDER.
by Seceretary Gorham. After pray
er by the chaplain, Chief Clerk Mc-
Donald read the proclamation con
vening the extra session.
Mr. Hamlin submitted the follow.
ing:
That the oetb of Moe be sdtotobtered by Sena.
tar Worts to TOofess' W. fem. Senator etest from
lob sa• t!Ast I* be and ls torsty ohosei
4 ' i# MITIR4
- The oath of office was then admin
istered to Mr. Ferry; and upon take.
ing the chair he said :
Ilinturous—Aceept my "beers I l setuortedire-
Meat for MIS renewal of your courtesy and coulf
dams.
OBOANIZATION OP TIIE SENATE.
Vice .President 'Wheeler entered
the chatilber, escorted by Senator
McCreery, of Kentucky, one or the
Committee of Arrangements, and
Was introduced to the Senate. His
appearance was greeted with :ap
plause. Proceeding irewediately to
the chair on the right of the presid
ing officer, he at once commenced
his address avfollows :
ADDRESS OP VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER.
scsArotha...—Oliticini station etPir britlKS With It
correspond:nip dtity and responsibility. Service In
anatagous parliamentary spheres has taught how
delicate and at times diffirult and complex are the
duties which the oath 1 .ato about to take wlil
Im
pose up.di me. As President of tlit tt4 nate, It is
my &threw purpose to lift myself euttreiy at:ova the
element of partisanship. to administer Its ruins In
their true sotrft. Mal cCourfrOus firmo,skond by ail
means in my power to facilitate and expedite ytrur
dellberatlons. In doing this I shall nerd your aid.
'yonr generous forbearance. and *at times your leni
ent Judgement" upon all of nhtch I know 1 may
rely, When you shall be•sattsfied of the rectitude,
of my Intentions. I trust that thq relations about
to be established between Us may (me mutually
pleasant. and prixttictlve of rod to the beat Inter
eats of our national cornmonwrahb„
NMa2iNAM=
The Tice President's remarks
were loudly applauded, and he then
took the oath - of (Ace, which was
administered lip• the President pro
Vera Ferry ; and his first official act
was to direct the Sergeantat.Arrns
to proceed with the programme of,
TILE IN-WM.7IIAL CEREMONIES.
The procession was accordingly
formed, and proceeded at once to the
central portico . 1 - )f the east front of
the Capitol, in the following Order
'Marshal of the Supreme Court. :1 4 14.rerne court;
•Sargeant-at Arms o.• the S;nate, Committme of
Arraogemenis. the Pr,,htrat ofl the t.'tdt:•d sure 4
and tlw late l'r,dder t, the. Vice Pre.,sld,Lt Au4l
Serrotary Diplomatic corp.. )hr
heads of I)epartna,:nte. ex•ro.-mbet-; of ih.•
and. nb.mbers elect of th- Forty-tlfth CoLgrt.,,
Governors of ittates and other pet.ons.
Mrs. Hayes anti party ha previ
ously left the gallery and taken seats
on the, platform- 11 is appearance
OM
GREETED MIA SHOUTS OF AMA
from the thousands who stood elme
ly packed t Tether in front of tu:d
behind .he long lines of military, x
tk.nelin!, from one end of t.Je eai.itol
grounds to the other. The address,
though read from manuscript, was
delivered. with great a»iination but
although his yoke was clear and
strong, it could not be heard. at any
considerable distance, owing, to the
hum of conversation and struggles
of the crowds; but whenever he paus
ed for an instant to take breath onto
emphasize a sentence,
CIIEERS WI;NT 11'
from the multitude,whether the cheer
ers had any idea of - what he was say
ing or nat. The following is the
address in-full:
I=
FELIMW CITIZENS :—Wt ha:e as.onbh.‘,l to rY
peau put) teren,Lial. b . , gnu : NVlAlltigtl.ll,
obAer4.4l all iny anti the t,nie
honored . custon which - hark-5 the couttn.hrelli,
or a ti IV trrm Of the l'r,rddet.lal oaten Is to oir
s,,rved agaln. Cailt,l it , the cf
trust, 1 pr weed. In eofnpliar.. e with otage., to an
nouLee of the Jeadi . oo4l , rl::eiv.e, 1.11 t•llbje . .l.
that now ehielly or.kag.• iiir pul•lti•
which It is my dybire to 10.., guided in the di,c,.alge
or dutif.,q,
I Qv:o3 not undertake to lay detrn
prlnctpies or measures. of adthtnistrAtlon, hat rath
er co 6f silo 10.4,t whirl, rlr Ll l .l anlltt;t; t'
us, and to sagg.-d . Yertala Import:el! out. to 10. at
tained In accordance with out Institut 040, and es•
seuttal to the a e,far.• of our I Plintry."
At the outset of the dist•usslon which pr ,
.the recent Irresid,otial eieetiou, it se , cm.l to me
dtting,that Isitotthi roar mak., tnown. toy ser.ti.
Went, lo Yugatil :he r.e.at ques
-11.2as which th... 0 appear ?I , ,let!;:it:A1 01, •r.
atum of the coot r: evalnp:e a!01
14 part adopting tho guag, oa. • I
vvish 110 w, Vrlwn r,r.•ry ta,410., id D I Lt
l'i•-.4.41:itt0h ha,, r ae d away. r,p.-ao. hot,t
gal t I,:ore the elec ns tion. trusting it : :: ley 4....atory
torn 1 , 111 cantlid!y weigh a n d tind-r...tand It, ;1;01
that !Lev tIII feet a...E.:irea ,itc:a cd
In ar'"Plit.g tho 11,1a:11:1110:1 for the toy
vt:il be the standard of toy c0'.(13 , t paTh !.!
tore nit', Charg.-I a. I 110.. V am v.... 11 th , ;old
dit9cu!t task ot earn - tag them tot:. lu a 10.011-al
administration of the 14:..vetotn,nt .n !At -
Pends. coder the con.:itu:l.'oi and the laws. ~a the
Chief executive ~f the tint ton.
PACIFICAVOVIWTIIE COUNTIVIr
The perrriatw:,t y u.lfteatiol of the l coqulrY nt.'u
t•t.4l itrtrxtl :Ts mot Ity "Leh., ittettruro • a., v. lit !.o
cotre the esontzt. to pro•,:tinil of ;IA It, eizizt to. to
the free zoujozzze.“z tt.etr e n-t:teth
zi.,:ht", Is tole th •ol . fret ii zzet :,z-',tl"
Si Leh :01 thoughttqz :LA prtrna6 t • g...! .1
31.z..y the ezzeLL:,..o,
!htA tr. TI)1W1,1:4 h mm
"rel . [Lt. rt . n..tilt.
t.11.-fits 1..1!•
:I_l, -Arty
•
Ififat,tnt ..141,111%)`-itz
th.• thresho'd till, Nal F•e , . Th,n. nple tI
are's3tll itl 2 l - 0 v. 'ri .4 ... 4 . and Ito
Mg' dr 3 nes: and p, arefut t-•,f.,....uvetn
h.•ot 1 , not wholi27 enjoyr.l. hateN,r
or opinion may exit at , to til" lan , e of tilt. ,
lion of thing-, thr fart that in the
•14 eveilts the time ha, cototo t; lien On, h a govern
ment is the imperative n. ce,nity itquir. , l by all
intet ,, ts, pul.lle ate! prlvat , , of One,
Slates. lint It 10001 nut t., tot goben tbat• offly a
local governme n t. which recoguaz., and-utalu'ain ,
InTiolate the right . , of all, 14 a trot: sr - it..g.a - rrn-
Inept. . With r,peet to the two raern
whose peculiar rvia:lons to C. 10.1 o: hot' have br, , ughr
upon its the deplmrable perplexi
ties which exist in thus; Staten, It must LC a g.•;•
~ .!rntneitt which guards the Interent,.tf both raves
Carefully anti whkh submits iioyap,y, anti
heartily to the constitUti.nt and the lawn, the laws
or the nation, of the Staten themselves obeying
faithfully the Whole Constitution as it Is, re-itlnr,
on which every cill2en of the ba , b.:l it deeply In
terested', and with re±..p.)et to , wllleta we might not
to trio a partloan s •rtse either Republic:LH: , or
10 , fliocra's, but t‘ , l low te;iuw wen, to
w.,0111 intCr.!Sta of 3 uo:unnli Itatu::bity e
dear.
The sweeping 'evolution In the entlro lal'orsys
tem of a large rertiotiof our country and the A
vant.° of four [billions of people trout ;:re - ce.adtt:on
of servitude to t hat of citizenship. Live' do equal
feoth.g with 11a'lr former tuasle. rs, could not oecur
vrithout presenting pcoklenn. of the gravest mrr
meat to beialealt with as to the emai cleal. d rime.
by their ftirmer masters and by the general r.ern,
no mt. the author of the act of up o n`
this sure and substantial foundation tit:.superstrue
lute of belittler lit It cal governments can he milt
up, and not Otheral-e. In furtherance:of sorb .I,X,
dlence to the totter arid the spirit of the constitu
thin, and r in a belief in ail that its attainment im
plies. all so-called party Interests lose their art...r
ept Importance and the partv „lines may well be
pertmtted to fade Into Inslgnideance.
The questlim we bare to ceim.:(l..r for the limne
r/late welfare of tho:e is titarns the question- or gor.
ernment or titi govertitorlit. of u. , cial order ::al air
the peaceful Industries and the happiness that le•-
leng to It, or a return to barbarism. abolition
of slavery was. a wise. just and pr...sid.•:lll:el art
fraught with gotet for al: rotte , ritt d.'ls now
ally eoncetied throughout the country. That a. mos
al obligation reiis spoil the national got , rhment to
employ Its constitutional powers and inti,l••ltre to
e,:iyhli N h this fights of the p e ople It has ...mow:pat
ed. and to protect them In the t npylninit. of tl.e.e
rights, when they are infringed or as , alled, is also
generally admitted.
The roil, whlrh afflict the Southern !states can
only Le removed or - remedied by IL. united and
harmonious efforts or both races, aetuatcd by ma
that sympathy and regltd; nil while j i d lay P.outol,
ar.d may deb_rtnlned te proteet the rights of ;.t. by
eservconstitutional inealis at the dl-posal Of. mj
'administration. I eat sluserely ans lints to use eve
ry legitlseate Influence in favor of honest a,l - 011.
(4 , ..111 Treat self government ns the true re , 6ll:yr of
then States fur the promotion of the contentm e nt
and pr,sperity - of their citizens.
in the effort I shall mike to accomplish this pot , .
pose. I ask the cordial co-operation co. AP tI a c...et
lob an inter«6t In the welfare of the country. is u-t
-,lng that pasty ties and the prejudice of rive 'evil'
be freely •Urretolend in behalf of the great pur
pose to be accompll-hod in the Important work of
restoration of the South. It 1, W.( th, 1 ,, ,1111,11, ,
stt
uatlon atone that merits attention. Ti.- material
de belopment at that section of Ito.conntry has Torch
arrested by the social, 314' 1 1..11U...1 reroiatlon
thrOngit which it has pasSed. and rows needi and
deienes the considerate care of the 'national gov
ernment within the j..st ..presetthed by the
Constitution and wtw public "economy. Rut in the
basis of all pro:ix:l'lE3', for that as %Veil a , for the
other part of the country, lies the improecro..ni of
the Intellectual and moral condition of the people.
rniversal suffrage ghoul rest uj,ori universal edu
cation. To this end !Mira] and permanent provi
sion alintild be made for the support of free reboots
by the governments, and if need be. supp!emeuted
by legitimate aid from national author lay.
Let me assure my countrunen of the Southern
Slates, that it Is my earnest - desire to regard and
promote their truest Interest,. the latent-I, of the
white and of the colored people both clually,"'lnd
to put forth my best effort In behalf of a clvh poli
cy which will breverwipe out in our political af
fairs the color lino and the distinction between
North and South, to the end that we may have not
merely a united North or 'a united South, but a
united country.
=I
I ask the attend: n of the poblic to the paramount
necessity of reform In our civil service, a reform
not merely arm certain abuses and ',riot lees of to
called official patronag., which have come td have a
sunetiou or usage in several departments of our
government. hot a change in t hes) stem of appoint
ment Itself—reform that shall be thorough. radial
and complete, a return to the principles and prac
tices of the founders or the govermitnent. They
neither expected nor desired from public officers
any partlsau service. They meant that public oh.
cers should owo their whole service to the govern.
went and to the people. They meant that theofli
eer should be secure In his tenure as long as his
personal character remained untarnished. and tho
performance of his duties satisfactory. They held
that appoluttnents to oillce were not to be made,
nor expected merely as rewards for partisan tn.-IT
-lees, nor merely on the nomination of members of
Congress airhelog entitled In any respect to the
control of such appoluttuente.
The fact that both the great political parties of
the country. in declaring their principle:, prior to
the election, gave a prominent place to ifie nueleet
of reform of our 1.1,11 servile., recognizing and
strongly urging Its necessity In terns almost Iden
tical In their specific Import with those I have here
employed. must be accepted as a conclustvo arga.
meat La behalf of time* taaftaures, It must be re•
ideairigge4lB_ i lwaarlon of tke united MCI sad
1,71141119 !OW 011%. t /WA 0101 • Ott
are virtually pledged to give It their unrcerrsiel
support. • The President of the totted. States of
me-salty ow es his election to dice to the suitroge
an. restous tabors of a political put? the member].
of which (*edit with wine mad as of essential
im
portance the principles of their partrorganizationt
bat be should strive to be always, mindful of the
tact that be serves bla part 7 best who arse Wm
country beat.,
ln furtherante of referrm. we omit In other im
portant respeets a change of great moment. 1 rei
commend an amendment to the constitution we
scribing a term of six years forthe Presidential of
floe and forbidding a re-election.
YINANCZJI.
With respect to the financial condition of the
country I shall not attempt so extended history of
the embarrassment and prostration .slblch Mil 111M6
stiffen d during the mat three, years. The gaper
stun to all our varied commercial and, manufactur
tog throughout the country, *bleb began
in tNeptember, 1372, stilt muttones. It Is very grat
ifying to be able to say that there are Indications
an around us of a coming change to prosperous
times.
Upon the currency question. Intinistely connect
ed as It is with this topic. I pay be permitted to
repeat here the statement snide In my Setter of sc
cep:ante. that In my judgment the feeling of un
certainty Inseparatde from an Irredeemable paper
currency. with Its fluctuations of values, is one of
the greatest obstacles to the 'return of prosperous
"times. The only safe and proper currency is the
our whichrests upuri a coin bails, vol ts at all
times and promptly coverilbts tot., coin.
EIS=
I adhere to the . views "heretofore expressed by
Me in favor of Congressional legislation to behalf
of un early resumption of 'specie p..yment,and l am
sattstl,l not only that tbLi IA wins, put Inuit:tem - 4a
a. well a• the pubile sentiment of the country im
peratisely demand It.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.
nosing front these remarks upon the condition
Of our own country to consider our relations 'with
Other lauds. we are re ininded by the Invruat tonal
coloplratictis abrinad. threatening the peace of Eu
rope. :hat tutt:tradittotial rule of bou.interferrnce
to affairs in rorelgn IIItIDLIS ha, proved of great
valor In past times, and ought to b., strictly obi.eres
rd. The polle.• loAugurated by ItD:I honored predes
Pre.k.l.-nt tir...zit, of torm:11 :Jog to arbitra
tion gtav,..irtrotlons 'n dispute l.er wren ourseis es
and foreign powei p.drits to a new slut ineottipars
ably the best Instrumentality for preserratlon of
peace. aud tritl, a. I believe. become a bouetiOent
example of lbw course to be pursued to aindlar
eno.riztlieles bt naaouY. If, unhappily. gIIE+IIOIOI
ut ll , ,lllirrehr4l should at any tine during my ads
ministration arise between the United Pita:es and
f , reign goie , :n,n/.. , 11t, It Will oirtaluly 1e toy
dtspositlou ane, hope to old In their settlement.
Peaceful and heuutub:a way. thus Iwcurilig to
°unity the grey 14essIttp of toots and tuutu•
al good oniees ivith alt tralloui of the work'.
=1
V ELLOW CITIZENS—We huve reached the dote
nth political contest marked t.y thl! excitement
wkirtt tp.nally atti:6l.l4 contests between great po
liticalpartles ~x1,,, , ;75 . and advo...
• with earnest faith their resroctive creeds.
Ti•lt cfr.:.nin.,tanee,; were perhaps in no retpect
cif raordinnry. s.: - .oe In the clo,ebevs%nd consequent
no, . vain::: of th, For the first time in the
hi....1 , •ry of the con4try it has best In
pt•el:!kir eittluin‘tatices of the that
obp•etfon s . and quesrtis In dir.plite fth refe r [lee
counting of t. ciector',l N. : des 'tea referred
7, :h or a Flibunal f o r that
bar Trugnw, by law for
porik, ,,, tin Dl'...Mbeit , t.lug Melt of long .
.4.putation .for lute. , rity and intelll
i.;:.nc a/;.1 With the t xe.-ption ort n 0..., who at-c.. 3 1-
• ti . ..•n•bol;, of thk • sopr,m, jodt , lary. ehos,ll
y from loth p.litir..ll , ...ttles. it, delP.rrations
er 4. ' g:,,eized by tins re..canii and the argutro , nis of ;
3e ...V:, I. Were entitird to the reilest con:Lichee'
r.l tti An, •ricau pie; and its .lurlf.v•Ls have
ior and at, cpt 'd legaity
thc genera: Jtaigwebt of th... pwele.
F•u - itie preen., 1.14111(.11 'iv Weir Vary to the
• - dolu - of the texeraf coltclusituts alga:tweed by
th.d tribunal.
la to be anticipated-1u every Instance where
Inntt. r• tid putt. ar, made the salleet of orbit ra-
Moto! of llutnan Judgtnent Iv
never itnerr:t.g and Is tar ie rcgardell at , other
th..n by the un , tn're,- , •foI patty In the
fart that IViogroAt po:It lead paril. have
It. ;Id t way ~ t ticd ItteAtspute in r,gard ti, utile/I
g. d men differ as to fact,. a.,tdlaW, no les: , than
a•
to :he J. 14 le-r , our... to 1.4, pursued In sotvlog the
qu o lon In rnntmver-y. Is an occasion fur g-neral
Upon vne point. th-r,t , Is ..ntlr:t
li.Pv ptl'•:lr eteogtettl.g cietnti
to tio, Let alateat;ly and pea. , .-ally
a I that wtnn a.11:o•tell tt.e g•tietral
a. tt:• :he naditAt o•tgl.t to follt , w.
I itd.• nortt reser:l , A f r a gosernintin: of the p- -
p:.
the 11.:Itt td;:tr. , ge Ie tia;veria 7 , to give
It!. examp:e in the history of a
natton. 111 the ta:td-t of a Stil , ggie of or p. r ,l!:g
1 •• :or powo-r, 1111=Iting Its panty Lfiletiltft,
:71 th. - contest to ..idjii.ll.oen: accord
t: 4tn the f ., rtani or l'. d', iooki tug f-r the goiddnee
~ 2 !:t•it itt , fl.nd to which the destinies , of na•
twit.: and Iddividdald •re simped. •
I ran upon you. Eri,l , s;•ntatives,
fell,:w•eitlze:,s: he r.• littct every'. tiorr...., to
Ot:.to w !111 mr I:1 effott toee• ore to our
.:ry hh . s.ing , out otay materhal prosp-rl
ty. let ju:dicr, peace
p n o t utod, stratnt or force, hut updt the for
trf; , vottoo of a I'm.• that alt things may
L. ‘.• ordeted an4.:.e:lJed - ttron the . and outfit
h. ~ ..latton, that j,,:ee anki tr.th and
J ., to r, it'r.glon and t d . ty, to.li• he td,d.it.di.ljted
atn - odg us rot gen..qatiutuL
AT 'rill: CONCLUSION OF THE ADDIIESS,
the oath of office was administered
to the President by Chief Justice
Waite, both Standingwith nneovercd•
heads at the front of the platform;,
and then a
SALUTE VCSS FIRED
in the adjacent park, and the cheer
in was kept up fur s6 - eral minutes.
Neanwifile the Pre,iflent was con
gratulated_ by the Ex-President,
Chfef •Jostice Waite, and a large
numberof others including . Senator
Cor,klin, the Justicesof the Supreme
Court. except Clifford and Field
who were ti 5t present during , any
portion of tlie'ceremooits; ' .
IaftESIDENT EYES'
f , v01141 . 1)1 Ge r a. Grt.nt. and Vice
President Wheeler, and ,by :Senator
Met;rery, returned to the senate
Win:rof the Capitol, anst . the Presi
dent taking a, seat in the same open
parouehe in which he had'-'come to
the Capktol, proceeded to the Execu
tive Mansion, escorted by the various
military and civic oraanizations.L
; On the return'or the procession to
the ENecutive Mansion, the Pbsi
dent was repeatedly cheered.;
3'~eou
san'is repaired thither to witness the
entrance of the President to his new
home.
TLIE CABINET.
The rollowinf.):, names were sent to
the Senate Wednesday to be con
firmed as members of the Cabinet:
Secretary.of State, Wm. M. Evarts ;
Secretary of Treasury, John Sher
man ; Secret :4 of War, -- I)evans;
Secretary of Navy, Thompson ;
Postmaster-General, Key; At
torney-tieneral, McCreary ; Sec
retary of Interior, Carl SAnrz.-
•
SOITDIEBN OPPOSITION TO EDUOAL
TION•
.
The Chicago Advance of the Ist
inst. says: '• We have just 'received
a letter front a friend in Texas
whom we have known for the past
five years, detailing some of the 'hor
rible eruelties,'-as Prof. Seelye terms
it, which havti been uracticed upon
himself. This man, with the motives
of the purest philanthropy, left his
hoMe in England on purpose to
conic over here -and take his part in
giving to the` poor freedmen of the
South the advantages of a Christian
education. Ile went with -his wife
tO a town in Texas. -Without med
dliitfr'in any officious way with poll
'ticalatfairs, he gaveliiinself earnestly
to the work of building tip a school
. for the colored people. „ t l",ttt his er
raud 'was taken as a rel4 - e, and his
presence an eifease to"the whiteS in
that region. For several years they
persistently treated him . with all
manner of indignities threateiied his
life, shot him, drove his wife into
insanity float] invalidism and while
he lay sufforing from his wounds set
fire to his house a 114 days since
and burned it with a.l his possession
Another letter from Sew-Orleans
from Secretary Powell, of the Amer
ican Mis..ionary Association, informs
us that just before reaching that city
two weeks ago," the buildings of
Straight University, founded by the
association, had also been set tire to
by incendiaries and consumed. The
noble school buildineyiowned by
the same missionary al-soeirtion, in
M ac on. Ga., and Mobile, Ala., were
similarly destroyed sonic time since.
These and such like occurrences dd
not,' indeed, prove that all our white
brethren in Ow South hr. animated
by feelings of malign hostillity to
the colored people,or to those who go
from the .North to help educate them,
but they are quite sufficient to show
the need of retaining in the national
Government some .kind of supreme
right competent to defend the hap
less and helpless childern of slavery
from the 'supreme injury' of • this
kind. • The Go'Vernment cannot edu
cate them; but. the Government
should show itself competent, and,
in the last resort, dlsposa4 ;oast
w, protest
. -
TEE :Vineland, New Jersey, -trage
dy lifts its pall frOth the graVe of the
. . .i
, assassinated CARRUTII : to . _ be : spread
over the LANDIS _ family again: The
cinarreltween LANDIS and his wife
has resul in . a decree of the
to; cd
Court,
whereby M. LANDIS is .given the
custody a the two boys, hitherto in
the possession of'LANDts, until they
teach thel age of seven years. • .4. co.:
temporary giveithis affecting descrip
tion of the scene in Court : ' -
! '" On the opening of the Court Mr. ,
, 1
Landis Walked. in with his children,
'which , ' he held by their hands, and
i took a seat oPixisite the Judge. He
was accompanied by his sister and a
!-colored nurse. He Placed the eldest
I boy, Chitrley, who will be six years
old this month, alongside or him on,
a -chair,l and he took the youngest,
1 Dickie, who has lust turned four
years, In, his lap; where the little fel
low reclined.during the proceedings.
To the rear Of Mr. Landis his wife
'and her brother;fCaptain Mead, took
seats. Mr: Landis looked fully ten
years older than he really is. His
hair is o' a silvery hue, and his mous
i tactic and whiskers are as
white. • His face was. pale. - his eyes.
were sunken, and
. his features alto
; gether portrayed a downcast, sullen
j disposition. 'He was attired in a light
! gray Suit. Mrs. Landis looked in ro
bust healthand ()invent spirits: She
was attired in a neat' navy blue suit
and-'a plain black hat without a. Veil.
Both parties.paid strict - attention to
the words which-came froth the Judge.
Little Charley now and again looked
back at ;his - mother, bat . . she did not,
seem to recognize him at any time.
When the Judge concluded Mr. Lan
dis anddlis sister were deeply atteet
ed. He arose; and with the children
• proceed.ed.to depart through the main
door of the court room, followed by
his sister and nurse. Mrs. Landis
rose alone and went into aft ante
chamber. Here she was met by her
counsel, whi) tried to prevail upon
her not to enter. Into this chamber
Mr. Landis and tle . ehildren also en
tercel. Then a scene ensued !which .
- will not soon be fortrotten. 'The Chil
dren, on being take:from' the ctispdy
of their father, commenced Crying
and screaming. Charley sobbed out , ;
' Oh! papa, papa, where is my 'papa,?
I want my papa ! T. will riot leave
him! Kill me !—kilt - me !or let me
go to papa!' Little Dickie sobbed
piteously. The wailing was kept.up
foe' nearly an hour, 'and it could be
heard all through the building. Mr.
Williamson tried to paCify Mr. Lan
dis, who was greatly:affected. Mrs.
Landis talked with-tier husband, but
he refused to be corisOledr, The door
of the chamber was closed, a - nd even
then the heartrending sons of the
'children could be plainly heard. Mr.'
Landis' sister was also deeply moved:
She felt keenly the parting with the
little ones whom ..she had cared and
watched over for the past two years.
After an , hour's agony the children
were taken by their mother and un
cle, Capt.-Mead, who conveyed them
to a carriage in waiting, and then
drove to the railroad depot, where
they took a train for Mrs. Landis'
home- in Jersey City. Mr. Landis.
diSpirited,nearly-heartAiroken,walked
up the street to a.liotel, ,and in the
evening took his departure for Vine
land.i Ouiside of 'the parties inter
ested, the lawyers, court officers and
reporters, there were only a few spec
tator; bat-all wel'e_'considerably'af
fected by this
~imple scene. Judge
Reed,, at the conclusion of his decis.
ion, With difficulty repressM his emo
tion.' Mrs. Landis has another child
at her home, a boy ' who is only one
year and six months old." 7 ,
,
Lrnzas7Eo'll' 01:711 CYLV.SZPOITItI:I"3
.
March 5,167
It Isiartily needful to inform your readers that
A
every!, ly, horse. foot and draer.ots, has scamper
ed b., inauguration of Gi oral ! - Itayess It. is a
matter of wonder. tot hose r.adity the pe...p1,• are
coining to accept of the.siteat ion.
F lt being 3 peri
od when bitter partisinShip may well ise,„ t hld in
obeyake for a time, it may also dos fitting to ask
ourselves the question - whether, under the clycurn
stanc•,,•, the Republican party would' pave acted
any more wisely were the results reversed. This
general acquiescence is another gratifying evidence
or the adherente or our people to popular govern
ment; And now Gen. Hayes has it to his power to
do mitre for tyo healing of the nation, than any
previous execrative since the war; and throughout
p •
onnsvlv l ania, so far as may be known through her
representatives - here; 'there's an almost unanimous
eiprtssion of (pinion that -a Cordial disregard of
sectional lines shall prevail In Qin the governing
power of his administration ;Iloi - 3,1 , a matter of pol
icy Aimee, but as a matter of right _and duty. Never
has it; President been IndUcted Into the office un
der More favor-pi, anspiyes-for healing all past p.-
liticalimistindertandings. lie comes to the p.si
?
ra
non ntmme•ped by pledges. and while he may
not depart frentlleputilican pulley he well knows
that 'party will i!zpeet of hint pure men and a mire
and Inpartlal administration of the govertentent.
TI e Senate has fixed upon the: :list Instant for
final adjournment. As r 4 reach that date the
Hour will set the stake afabout the .nth, When an
adjournment may be looked for. A large number
of petitions were presented during, the palst week
.for tto interest bill. On Mr: Alyer'i desk remain
Cour on tha: subjeit from Orweil, Moiroeton, Le-
Roy r nod CS citizens of. Sugar Run,. which lie had
twerlooked anti which will be presented on the next
orealden. A large numberest,bills stillpyvtuain, r bra
, Ate c,3.lez'..,dar for first reading, and - a large number
yet to be placed on the files.' Bills on the House
Pies reach over abo. which. with the tar•dinesslitth
erb, i•racticod, would bring the•session well into
slogjlay.; 1f aldwere considered. For the benefit of
the people I am happy to say that such a thing is
imp ,sslbte, and Many Milt—a large Majority no
doutit—will be left to go where the n„l.lbine twi
nen'
There are at least four interest I,IIIS to the tiles
of the House. The latest Dumber, 3ul'.. entitled,
- Ali act to equalize the rates of In crest In this
1
Colantonwealth, by- revoking all s '•clal powers
lwrciofore conferred fa the borrowln and tending
of money." and Is made to conform o the act of
Mayr.ts, ISSS. which-allows th- takl g by special
contVact of eight per cent., but gives the borrower
imv, .r to recover back the excess over a legal rate
ft s It Is commenced for the same iwlthln tic
hs. In short. It Ia the law we are now adt:lng
llt on
.1 at ;
r, and has been worked up as a substitute' for
son's bill when that comes -rt. A bill to re
storb to the county commissioneri the selection of
Junlrs in the different counlics, is only the restors-
Lieu of tha old act by the reheat of the new one. As
It was negatived in committee, nobody need feel
disturbed by a fancied'innovation. House bill No.
312, is an . act to regulate nominations for State and
c on i ty officers by political parties or Orgsoirations,
It 4 quite lengthy, and makes provisions by law
fur what has heretofore been voluntary action
of respective political parties. It Is a little on the
cumulative system, and the rest' on the delegate
plan. It is "too fir from Canada" to he reached
the] present session, and could not be passed it
rcahed. Will try to send-you a copy of the bill
as a curiosity. •; - 1 ,
Mouse bill No. 100 is a provision for the mere
economical follectlon'of the State taxes on tanks„
at.dreqetires all banking companies doing business
underrhis Comnaonwsalth and subject to taxation,.
to ruali4`a return annually to the State Treasurer
thrPuglx the predser ot:leers, certifying under •ies:th
theamout of their stock, the parvalue ,g the
shires. that preseufmarkervalue, and also list
of tockholders and number of shares held by each.
TA State Treasurer assess and collects the tax. If
batiks refuse or neglect to make returns, Treasurer
Is utborized and required to proceed summarily,
appyling such penalties as are new inipoed on cop:
por , at lona.
Democrats evidently feel relieved as well as Re
puillicans, after such a long and painful suspense.
They are as full of grimaces howerey, as If taking
a nauseous dose; but one ran plainly read the sat
iltory look : we've got It down, at last,"
ur perhaps, nearer to it when the deac asked.
neighbor If his wife at the trying moment was re=
coectled to go, "0 mv, sir, she had to be: , Many
of the tough ones, ana theyare many, seem recon-•
cited on much the same conditions. Still, they at
feet-to believe It the last lease of authority. to the
Republican party. It It Is half as Impure as they
hare represented It, the shorter their Mme the bet
ter for the country. This Is so fully known to the
tucouttnfelltututstrattott, that It can well agora to
govern Melt accordtaily. nut; the guest bitter tip
i r
pa May ! mTooke fOr, PrObear- Me min
fop PTlMPittSit 111, ?Mint -
Evproa SzenaTAS : I &titans) draw
' tbe atten
tion of our members of the Legislature to another
defect in 04141r$Irliteti reflects disrace epon ue
as • people.
If A sells 8 a honk With warranty,and;the beast
does not prove wind, If the damages chanted dcs
not exceed .100, a snit can be. brought been a jus
tice of the peace for damages.
•
If, however, A knowingly snakes a "fee repro
reitfattoes In the asle, and does not warrant—if the
datrutirmeelaimed ' ire ever so small—the ' injured
person nsusi c eotomenee Ws ietion to the Cornnuin
Pleas, a justice not having Ituisdiction. The wis
dom of this distinction hi too profound for common
intellects to fathom. Let me state now another
ease .1
A buys a horse for ti. pays In cash gIOO. and
gives his note for $10; the seller (vendor) made a
false representation.itnowingly, A In consequence
IS cheated to the "amount of the not • given. Butt
ta brought on the note, A- rely up the misrepresen
tation as a defense ; fn sucks case the justice has.
jurisdiction to try the whole question.
• Query. If a justice* Incompetent to try an ac
tion where pfaintiff brings a snit for deceit. 'how
Is he made ft to try the cause whenahe defendant
puts to deceit by way of defense t
Allow Me now to give another : A.
negligently leaves fence rails In the highway- B
In consequence, recelvealnjury to , his property—
slight, very slight. lie muit seek his redress In
the Common Pleas, but,; If while travelling the
highway B receives injury to hts:property, white
Ais in the act of casting Anything there, the in
jured party can bring his snit before a justice.
•lewould seem hardly credible that such a state
of things could eitst in a clvAllzed State ; but I
could go on and write down a list of just such in
congruous contradictory and arrocualeMs laws until
the Intelligent reader would sicken with disgust.
23 he esaminvl the innumerable Instances of lust
such "distinctions without a difference," that are
aconstant annoyance b suitors and attorneys,' as
well as to our courts of Justice. . •
You may talk to persons eeking nonsinatinns for
places'
. on the legistalso ticket, and can get a.
heiring on the subject, bat When their election ist
once made sure, you. would think froin their be--
travior, that the whole responsibility of the nation
al adrnint.tration rested upon Mel? shoiliders. and
'that their dillies as legistators were chiefly.-corn
-prised 'ln attempts
,to look wise and MiI:MINI,
sraiber than to engage honestly and InGustriously
In the service 67 were elected to perforni.
It I get the time, Mr. Editor, I deslre in fu.
tore numbers of your paper to go throagb the leg•
blatise and judicial departments of the Slate, and
te point out many of the absurdities that eitsi:
"•A Wonderful Diorovery.--uaraindeious
exchanges are filled with accounts of most wonder- I
ful cures effected by Dr. GAGE . S . ".}IEDICAL
WONDER." tt is • said to be the greatest vitalizer '
yet discovered, giving buoyancy to tiff spirits, etas
deity to the step. and making the thy : and hearty,
courageous and strong.At cures all diseases or, the
Liver. Stomach, Kidneys and spine; Scrofula and •
all Blood Diseases; cures Nervous Prostration and
Weakneis of either sex, restoring Tune and Vigor
to the"whole system. Read the following cures:
Prof. U. A. IlmsoN, Saratoga, N. T,. widely
known as Principal of one of our leading institu
tions of learning, says that his wife has used the
"Medical Wonder",for a complication of 41s-eases
with the mast happy effect. No other remedy ever
touched the case like it. •
ALLEET THEESDALE, TIIIICOOk, N. IL, -loath- ,
some scrofula; supposed to be In constitution;
1 ..
cured. . .._;. 1 1
'Mrs. I. S. APPLETO.% Elillsboro, N.' 11.. spinal '-'
dlinase- .
Dr. A. DALTOA MOrTisN'llle, N.Y.: Meter In bed,
two seam - with female and nersous. diseases; cured.
Gro. IiAINEF., Oneida. cured of terrible, catarrh :
EIAZABETI! WOOD. Sheds Corners, N. Y. ovarian
tumor at.trtlropsy. reduc“l 10 inclie4 around Lody.
Nonstals Ilu:sr, Sheds Corners N. Y., wonder- /
ful cure of dyspepsia and heart disease. .
Mrs. Z. A. White. Sheds Corners, N. Y.. terrible
Scrofula and Kidney Disease; gained 40 pounds.
A. If. I.l4evi.r.s. Saratoga, says that "Medical
tyonder " "give firm health, strength and appetite. '
Mrs. C. F. Concotil. N. 11., coilfined
to bed with female and kidney alsease ; cured.
No spacefor I.GOO ether cures. ,
Afk.sour Druggist for ••Medical Wonder, - and
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For sale In TawAnd.% by Dr. H. C. Por.TEB.
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