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EDITORS 1
O. GOODEICII. S. W. ALVORD.
Towanda, Pa., Thursday, Itarl6,. 1878.
STATE CONTENTION.
Special to ttioilitrourzn.•
• • ' HARIIIBIICRG, itBy 14, 1878
The delegates tei the .Convention
to organizelo-morrow, are nesrly-all
in town to-day, and the various ho
ids are densely crowded with an ex
cited throng. The friends of. both
.GaOW and; !Toil* are sanguine of suc-
Cess - . =At the present, writing the
chances ale in favor.of the latter, but
Gaow is wining, and may carry - off
the prize. Sentiment of the
__ leaders ,
is,divided as to whidh of the two gen
tlemen would-make the stronger man;
both are very popular, and either
would Pollthe full vote of the party.
The - Bradford delegates are active
and vigilant, and their opinions com
.mand great respect.- .
Caucuses are,to be held this eve.
ning, when the line of action to be
carried ogt•.to-morrow will be agreed
. upon, The Gnaw aLd WICKERSLIAN
-men• have it in their power to organ
ize the Convention, but time
-close whether they possess the -lead
"ership to avail themes ofsuch an
ad vantage:
LArza.—We, learn 1 telegraph
that the Conti ention met at I‘,lO'cloek,
and after organization proceeded to
thenotniination of candidates. ilorr
was nominated for goiernor on the
first ballot,—receiving one handred
and sixty-one votes. The platform
floes not refer. to national matters.
BrurerioN OF FEES,
One of the first acts of Senator
,D.lkviEs on the - assembling of the
liresent sessimi of _the Legislature
eras to introduce a bill reducing the
fees'no'w received .by county officers,
and alt!lcoughthe measure wad stren
uously; opposed: by many Senators,
through the watchfulness of 'our Sen
ator it has finally passed, 'and after
the expiration of the present term
our county officera will have to be
content with about two-thirds the
salary they now receive. The bill is
an eminently-proper one, and Sena
tor DAVIES and our Members are en
titled to a - hirge share of credit for
iputting it through and Will receive
' the approbatioti of all, and especially
of the !debtor eliiss, from whom the
fees are mostly collected. . •
It is , peculiarly gratifying to Mr.l
DAviEs' constituents that he is ac-'
corded a place in the front rank of
lcadinj and influential Senators, and
that to secure'hiS advocaey of any :
measure is always equivalent to its..
tit:mess. •
- SOME of the good temperance peo
- pie, who have so often listened to the
declaration from the lips. of Cot.
and several other gentlemen .
-! of this place .during the last year,
- . si• that " mine but pledged Prohibition
ists" could ever receive their "sup
port for 'any offices hereafter," will
be somewhat astonished.to learn that
the wily Colonel,, with a brace of
other professed Prohibitionists; were
engaged tooth and nail in an* effort
1.4) secure the nomination for Gover
nor of Col. PioLLEr, one of the most
outspoken and consistent
,advocates
Sr free whisky in the State. Indeed,
it is the boast. of. Piourr that the
only way in which he contributes to
the payment of the 'National debt is
in putthihing a vast amonnt of whisky,
110 N. M. S. QVAY has resigned the
.of Secretary . . of State
under Governor HARTRANFT, the
resignation to take effect inimediate
ly. :In serving his connection with
ofticial life in this Col. QUAY'
leaves a host of personal and politi
cal friends, who will always be. glad
to,hear of his continued prosperity.
Courticoirs, affable, with excellent
mental qualities, and a eciod judge of
human- nature,hewillbring to the ex
ercise of the duties of his new office
just those qualities requisite to a
successful administration, The Gov
ernor has not yetintimated his choice
, for the succesion.—glarrisburg Tel
egraph. •;1
TUE first volley in the contest for
the control of the Forty-sixth Con
gress will be fired in Oregon. The
election occurs next month; n7heri a
Representative 'will be elected, and
also the legislature which will decide
Who shall be the next United States
Senator, The two parties poll nearly
the Same . votei the Hayes electors re
ceiving only a small majority. In
the last legislation four Independents
_held the balance of. power. The
struggle pending will be an excitinf
one, and as theinitialzun will attract
the attention of the country..
THE recent decision of a California
court that Chinese emigrants cannot
become citizens of tha-United States
is strictly in accordance With the law.
Originally the right of naturalization
was confined to free whites, but in
1870 the statute was so amended as
to include persons of Africa n descent.
With this exception men of color: are
cit./ uded.
."•Wno . made Mowzn ?" is
• what Col. SMITH wairOZto know;
while " Senator " • Otrlan modestly
• asks," Who .gave that r0 -headed law
yer authority •to organize clubs ?"
Happy lot of fellows, - those - Green
baekers ' •
TUE faet that Mr. SHEARER, the
National candidate for', Lieutenant,-
(Jove:ll'or, has declined, and Judge
Brxri.ty is undecided in regard to
aecePting, is not a very encouraging
'augury of success at the polls.
THE !NATIONALS' CONTENTION,
PHILA\ PIIIA, M ay 8i;--_-The • Na
tional State onventfon Was called t o .
order at Con ert Hall, this morning
at 10:30, by S6ike Chairman Deweek.
All the Counties in the State with
the exception of ibout five, had full
delegate t s present. \lt is estimated
that the number of delecrates present
\ 0
is'about 230. .Chairrhan Dewees; in
his address to the convention; review
ed the condition of the *IT, r .
David Kirk was elected temporary
chairman. Alter the appeintment
of Committee on Credentials,- the
Contention adjourned until 2.0' lock
\ p. In..
\Upon re-assembling the report ini'
thecommittee naming Frank W.
Hughes for president was adopted.
Among other speech makers', Miss
Farrar\was introduced, and argued
that the -national party- should xecog
nize the right -of woman suderage.
Mrs. Burns followed in . the same
vein. ' ' A\
A eommitt,ee on Organisation and
on Platform Was appointed, after
which the conve Lion adjourned until
evening. . .
Upon - re-assemb ing at 8 o'clock
this evening the Co s iTntion receiv
ed the report of the `ommittee on
Permanent Organisation making
Frank Ir. Hughes,. of Schuylkill
county, permanent president, a vice
president from each Senatorial Dis : .
trict and live secretaries, which was
adopted. ' • 1
• The following gentlemen were then
placed in nomination:
For Ciovernorl,-S. B. Mason, of
.Mercer ; Thos. M.: Marshall, of All
egheny.; Hendrick B. Wright; of Lu
zerne ; - Chas. L. Corson, of Mont
gomCry, and V. F. Piollet, of Brad
ford.
For Judge of Supreme Court--
Judge, Agnew, of Beaver; Judge
Clayton, of Bele ware ; Benj. S. Bea
ty, of Williamsport, formely of Mont
rose ; Atulge 31ayer, of Clinton.
For 'Lieuteamit Governor--,R, B.
M'Comh, of Lawrence; Christopher
Shearer, of Berks ; Wm. Ibols, .of
Centre:
For S cretary of Internal affairs
—Sames , ,L. Wright, of Philadelphia;
Prof.' A: M. Bust, of Allegheny ;
Hugh B. Stevens, of Philadelphia;
Joseph A. M'Gee, of Philadelphia.
All elforts at adjobnrment were
defe:tted and a Ballot on the Snpieme
.fndgeslip vras proceeded with, re
4niting, in Be . nt receiving 114 votes
and ,Agnew 94 \ tcs.
•A motion to ominate S. B. Mason
:by neclamation was lost,
The name of Thomas R. Marshall
was withdraWn and the ballot pro
ceeded. .
Two,, ballots — were taken on the
GorernOrship, the first resu:tirig
as follows: ; Armstrong, - 31 ; Wright,
M 4 ; Mason. 94; Piollet, 4. •
The second ballot was as for ojcs:
Amstrong. 24: : Wright, 57 ; Mason,
115: Piollet, 2. Masr , was there
upon declared-the nominee, and• the
nomination was made unanimous.
There was•but one ballot taken on
the Lieut4nant GOvernorShip and it
resulted as follows : .1 - learer. 129 ;
Pincher, 3-, and-Jackson 37. All the
other eanclicates for the position'were
withdrawn.
The•batlot for Secretary of Inter
nal` affairs resulted as • folrows:
Wripiit; 9:3 ; Burt, '75 : Caldw'ell,- 3.
The name of ll'GeC had been with
drawn..
IThe follow - in, Is .
TllE I'L :TFfßtil
vets, Our govet:um•nt, founded upon the
prfnt•ieles of trelivillaul sovereignty and the equal
civil and leditical ritthts of all citizen', was design
ed t 1 le • a trovertir. 'tit •%of peopee•. for the peo
ple. and by ti n • but has become, in fact, a
government of corporat ions. for the necumniat lon
mid protection of property, by politicians, bankers,
bylikers, stork gambler and other; whose Interests
at* diametrically upped to the general welfare of
the noopM ; and
1111.1,m5. lie polbitionthe ballot-box, through
(rand, bribery, le•rjury an I ViUiellee, the will of the
people has been disregarded in our elections. and
by the incemp-tenee or wickedness of public ser
vants uoj d.t law: have loco enacted which have
paratrf,•d 'lndustry. destroyed c•ontlrLsnee, compell;
the, people. antagotilvol
races - and filed the land with suffering. starvation
; and
R'htle I.ththe Demoriiit and tlepnh.
bean parties itre re,pons'ilile for these evils, they
Ineither of them apt h,llll' to Colllprellelld the gravity
of Ihe N/I MI! lon or offer any wise and peareable
t remedy for these vimngs, coatinninr, to keep alive
they party mgatii:.at Pons and to divide, the people
intoluedile parib , for the there purpose of a di
vision of the Ale Ills of otheo, thereby rendering a
ne' parts . organized to secure equally of eitizeit ,
Ship,aini . lust ire to ail. au aleailitte tineessity for the
premervation of the Republic.
Tttut . Fmmt.. Tile itelegams to the first ennven
lion of the National vasty for the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. as,embhol lh Philadelphia May s,
Is7o. I•ommen.l to their fellow -eltizens, as essential
to the pro,:perity awl progress of a free people, the
following.
El=
FITZsT. The pnblic lands-theloriglng to all the
people—should be Carted It held In (east for the
homes of A metlean citirens I that theloi ernmsnt
filionn) ifirnish aid to Mottles ffesirlsof of settleing
,thereupon, in miming sufficient to enable them tw
retillivate and improsw.the sank. Instead of fpnifier
,int.; the puldic dominion upon • corpofations or pri
vate speculum-,
.SEt nso, in last of Daniel Webster. The
great interests of this great country, the producing
eansetf all Ifs prosperity; is labors tsfse,r : LA BOK
The govetnment was made tf• protect this Mins
try ; to give to it Lath encouragement morserurity,
To this very cod. with this precise . ldert In rhew
putter lea , given cr. Congressciver the currency and
over the money system of the country. - Anti as
the general goVernment alone- has been entlusted
with the high constitutional prerogative of deter
miningthe nouwy syststo of the nation We demand
that this grea . Vower over the people, controlling
as it does their power of a...elation In I he e xchange
of contaislities. ssrvlres and itt.•ft , , shall no longer
I he den-gated to icr,vate Inciielcinals,ccr eorisitutiou,
but that hereafter I be exorcised by the .general
Rol eminent alone. Hi areordiume with the neeels
mid prosperity of our own citizen., rather than eon
him In the financial syf truss of Europe winch have
for centuries been used by l'he few to enslave the
1 many. ,
1_ THUM That National teiptr motley or green
li1;s, based not alOne on twin metals, sliver and
tid, but upon the emlre wealth MA Integrity of
the natiol., should ire Issue'd In sufficient quantities
to revive our jmost rate Industries, by enabling the
people to associate freely sit h each other in the
exchange of services. commodities anti ideas, and
thereby put an end, at once and forever, to the suf
fering and ruin which is rending Iloshearts of our
people and inciterinining our clvillratsom ' This
I money is in 1w a li'ffal tender for all debts. public
and private.
FOrltTlf. That 3.4 money.reptcAentsaccortitTlated
labor, It , an i uFnt 111 , re3qt , or Interest should be
Anil-led to the gen , r - ,11 avel ar,r yearly forte Ise In
all brane hes of - American Industry, wlstelt at the
Lpneseut time cannot exceed throe 'per Cl.en per
:Annum. this principle hereafter to apply to all
debts. and every violation of it to be punished as a,
misdemeanor.
t>rrlt. The national debt Should be paid accord-
In to the. terms agreed upon when the debt was
contracted-1,4,1A not payable In coin should be
paid In corraney. No more bonds should Ir. Issued
except for .th.s redemption for those payable In
eoln, and phew no: to be mid In a foreign market.
hnt tout sznalt dleutlininationN, In which the sav
ings of the masses may Ice safety Invested.
lit - Xvit. That all spectulative tramsactions• In
money, government bond.. land, food ,or any of the
necomarle.s of ' human life should be prohibited,
and all Improvements Indispensable to the welfare
of the prove Should be controlled by government
to their ititeriA.
SEVENTH. We demand a system of just taxation
by which the wealth of the nation. rather than the
Industry of the people, shall pay the expense of the
goverment. No property except what belongs to
government, should be exempt front hearing Its
just shire of the public burdens t and that a gradit
ated Weenie tax should supersede our presents un
just systein of placing the heaviest burdens of tax
ation upon those least able to bear them.
Ett;l1T11. Labor-saving machinery, Instead of be
ing used by capitalists to enslave the 'soaking
elasses--driving them Into a deadly competition
with each other. in which the holiest ties of altec
tion are destroyed in a remorseless struggle for
to bless
io controlled 'by government as
M bless the whole community by lessening the
hours and eheaPening the products of toll. raising
the wages of. the Wagers, and thereby affording
time and eppertenity for greater Intellectual de
velopmentand a, higher
NINTH, We demand the repeal of :Milan's which
tend to oppress the industilous for the. bencliet of
the idle, or to enrich the few by I ,, proverishing
the many; that co-opperation in productive labor
and equitable'distribution or Its rewards be mado
as practicaldo•for latagers as it now is for Capitat
ists toetenbine In order to Secure the profits of
In
dustty, And, as there can be no political freedom
to th.e.e" ecOnomically enslaved, it hehonves nnr
people to mate at once to secure such legislation as
will effect [tally check fhb already Increasing and
dangerous usurpation. of enpitallstsS and comas-
Volts. and • that will
.protect the rights of the
humble citizens. ,
TV.nvd. The epetive franchise .is the birth
right of A ruerfractettizeuship.,and any atteniptlo
deny Its exercise en account fit t ptiverly or by Into.
'iluelara property quallf eation - wlll be resisted by
411 the means - In our paver. The ballet-box must
Ire the true depository of the people's will every at
tempt to pollute It roust Tilted with severe
1 . punishment.
ELZ 31
VZII/, That as tromen, 1 are cititaue as fully
entitled as men , to all the privileges ;properly be
longing to citizens. haying.% ireat Interest In all
the institution of IlocieiY. we recommend that they
have equal civil and political eight&
TWEr.rtif. Wetlemand thoehthf-bour system of
labor; the peohlbltion:ot child labor; the abandon
of ttio forlion cuctrstaaratetzt • factory Woe. yid
'letnicabop Inspection.; irtiOM;lale sad' permanent
~tie law" fpr (be protection , of Americas Who-
National , • .
the estabilshmeat of labor tairearis, State and
. •
TrinThearitzi, We demand the abolition of all
auPtallare public offices, misted as sinecures. with
enormous Mares. for party poitomis;_that all pub
liecilleers Militia to striet • setennm=ity•for the.
!faithful performance of their duties underthe lam
and that every infringement of the constitutional
or legal rights of the citizen by: our public officer
shall be sever/Ay .
• Fonteramtru; Edaaadlon shall be freelseidar
and 'industrial. No child should he allowed to
grow up In Ignorance or be taught to despise man.
nal labor, so that he will prefer to lire IlEthenestly
upon the earnings of ethers rather than by his own
hottest toll.
Flrramittr. The National party proposes to rev;
cue this government from the grasp of selfishness
and steed, to end the abuses that prey upon its
vitals and to restore to It. as the trustee of all Abe
peep*, that economy Integrity, IMpartiolly and
puttee Worthy the generous totifipnce of a great
nation and the hope of mariktod."
THE CAMERON-131IERNAN WEDDING:-
-CLEVELAND, May 9.—The marriage
of Senator J. D. Cameron to Miss
►an, the • long-talked of
the society gossips, has
ited. The wedding was,
tost elaborate and costly
Cleveland people have
ereTnony was cele-
Pau)s Church which is
,ndsfimest structures in
the city. - For \ titis. occasion it was
decorated in tli most elaborate style.
The entire alter as liteially covered
with flowers; upo each side In semi
circular form, were ilace 1 dumps of
almost every variety f white flowers
and green. plants. At the entrance
to the' chancel was an e . borate arch
'of evergreens covered with orange
blossoms. Beneath this 'arch the
bride and. groom knelt whilC \ the
\sa
cred-service was performed by \ fight
Rev. Bishop Kedell, of this dio ese,
and Rev. N. S. !Wilson, the Ilec or
of the church. : . \
The.ceremony was witnessed by
nearly 1,000 invited guests, - only
those holding tickets were-admitted. '
Among the guests present from
abroad were the following: Secre
tary Sherman, wife and daughter
and . Miss Huggins; General Sher
man and daughter, Airs. J. C. Auden
reid, General S.- Van Vile.; ; Mrs.
Moulton, of Cincinnati, and Mrs.
M. M. Granger, of Z inesville ; Satri.
uel F. Barr, of - Harrisburg; Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh, of Philadel
phia'; Mr. and Mrs. IL M'Cormick ;
Miss. Burnside; Miss ; Cameron,
daughter of, Senator • Cafrieron ; 'Mr.
J. N. Du, Barry • Mr. and Mrs, John
Wister ; Mrs Clifford Sinith. and Mr.
A: M. Hoyt and 7 , family, of Albany.
At a feW minutes' before-8 o'clock 4
the chiircli having been 'Med to its
utmost capacity for some time, the
bridal party arrived, and, entering
by the front passage, passed up the
long aisle in full view of the multi
tude of spectators,l First came the
bridesmaids—Miss Ella Sherniaa, of
Washington ; Miss. Moulton, of Cin
cinnati ; 'Miss Jennie Dennison, of
Columbus; .hiss Julia Parsons, •of
Cleveland ; Miss Senter, of Cleve
land ; and Miss Debillier, of Yonkers
N. Y.; then the bride leaning upon
• the arm of her. brother, Henry Sher
, man ; next followed the bridesgroom
with Mrs. Sherman, mother of the
bride. At the chancel steps Mr:
Cameron met his bride, and thetwo
marched together beneath - . the elab
orate floral arch, where the divines
stood in waiting. The ceremony,
which was that of the Episcopal
Churclkseethed unusually' impressive
and when.- the point • was reached
where the Bishop asked," Who gives
this woman away?" Henry Sherman
stepped forward and performed that
task. The bride's father, although
present, is in.such intirni - health that
he was unable to participate in the
cereinoney.
It was• decided by the family
that - none of the presents should be
madeiknown t? the public, but the
following partial list was obtained by
the Leader.
Senator Cameron gave a fine Ori
ental pearl necklace, in two strands ;
also a pearl and diamond pendant,
with a large centie pearl surrounded
by five diamonds, with a pear-shaped
drop pearl ; also,- one bracelet of
o.ld, having a magnificent pearl, with
tine diamond on each side, set etoss
ina the band diagonally; also, one
saile stele as foregoing, but set with
three. fine stones—ruby, emerald and
sapshi re—each between two large dia
monds, afield' of great beauty and
rarity.
TIIF NATIONALS.
The Greenbackers, Labor Reform
ers, etc., yclept the " Nationals," met
in' Convention in Philadelphia on
Wednesday last, awl after a some
what stormy' session nominated
ticket. Mr. ARMSTRONG and Col.
WRIGHT, both of whom had fondly
dreamed of gubernatorial honors,
were left out in the cold, while SA)r
uti, R. 31AsoN, a la.Wyer of Mercer
county, carried off the coveted prize.
Two of the delegates from this coun
ty, Col. SMITH and A. R. BRowN, sup
'ported Col. PIGLET, notwithstanding
the action of the Greenback Club of
Towanda Borough in reading the
Colonel out of the Party. Elsewhere
we giv6 the proceedings and platform
of the Nationald. Below we append a
sketch of the Meat :
1 .....1 -
SANIVEL R. *AgO'.V.
'Urn ffirn in lfercer t ountv In i 827 ; admitted to
t • bar sit the same comity in 1852: elected Dis
trict Attorney on the Democratic ticket In 1853;
five years later. without opposition became the
Democratic nominee of .3fereer county. for Con
gress, after.which le retired from pOlitics and de
voted himself to bla - professlon nod was not long In
a.ptiring a leading position at the bar ; since 1867
has beer; law partner orSamuel Orifath. In 1872-73
b took ground In favor of a national currency and
against the national hank system, and by his ener
gy and wide eatigided Influence acquired the title
of "Father of, lie Greenback party, in. Western
l'enttsylvania,,,,
•
CURIS_TOPIIErt gllltArtAn.
Is, a tauter residing at Tuckerton, four miles
above Reading. on the Reading Railroad. in Berks
county, Ile is about forty-three years of age. - The
larger part of his life was spent in Reading where
he made money as a builder. fie put up more
housed IMltending than any one whom the oldest
'lnhabitants calls to mind. After an active Ilfe at
Reading. Mr. Shearer bought line farm at Tucker
tomand Is now known as " the Model Farmer" of
that section of - Berks. Me is worth about *Bo.otlo, Is
a thoroughly well.ln formed than, looks very much
like a !armor <with thobstoop.shoulder of a hard
working granger), and has recently spent' notch
time In writing upon agriculture and monetary
subject's. reliticaily Mr. Shearer used to be a
staunch Republican, but R as among the first to op.
theppoose policy of co n tra
iew t t'e A .
candidatefor(on
inthelisstrlct
I=
was born in New York and moved toSuspichanna
coontr. Pa;, when a boy. Admitted to the Mont
rose bar. he became ono .of Its leading members.
In 1566 he located at Williamsport to practice his
profession, and one year later was appointed Presi
dent Judge by Governor Geary when Lycoming
was a separate district, and'at the subsequent elec
tion cave within a few hundred votes of beating
Judge Gamble In thy face'of a strong - Democratic
majority. Last year he received the Greenback
nomination for Supreme Judge at Williamsport,
and In February of this year was defeated for
Mayor of Wirliansport. polling b4B votes to 98$ for.
Dr. Logan, Democrat. and 824 for Col. Barrows,
Republic-an. Judge Bentley prior to his affiliation
with the Greenback party was always a consistent
Republican. lie presided at a tireenb.*k meeting
at Williamsport in 1876 nut voted . for President
Mayer. • Ile Isla years of age.
•
. • JAPES L. WIMIGRT . •
was nominated for State Treasurer by the first
Labor-Greenback State Convention beld.at Harris
bum September 1877. lie Is a tallor,:of
Phtla
delphla. his shop being st tla South Second Street.
lie Is a ready'talker and very earnest In his views,
being also specially noted for Ms solidity. Mr.
Wright Is fifty-nine years old, and has acted with
the workingman, according to his own words,
sinerehe was nineteen. He was president of the
Anti• Monopoly Convention .beld'in Harrisburg In
March, It7o, and temporary chairman of the Ma
ttonal Labor Convention held In _Pittsburg to
Mutt of the same year.
Tag Americr.ii Tract Society dis
tributed' 74,000 1 000 pages or tracts
WA- year.' -
VITAY=
- _ - biTteznoit ougunize.
. • to, me,
The House held 'its that settaicm this
work-on MondaY iftenrem at te'elook,
when • two bouts: were c o nsumed lit offer
ing and disposing of motions And 'varia
tions on various subjects. Of- these, one
'rwas.a motion to recommit "an act to Pro
vide for the levy and collection df a tatty
upon svinotis,, splritotis and - malt 11
(better known as the bell-bunch be:
the committee on vice and immorality,-
which not agreed to; As this bill.
does not stand a ghost of . a show of being
reached at the present smarm the objedt
of the move is diffleult of COmprehension,
unless he desired to don - satin' tithe and
thus prevent the consideration of /other
bills to which ho was opposed.' •
A resolution was also offered asking
the Senators and Representatives of Penn
sylvania in Congrera to oppose the imme
diate repeal of . the I ankrupt which,
after some discussion, was indefinitely
postponed.
The entire session of the House on
Monday evening was devoted to the con
sideration of_ the general 'game and fish
bill (which his been before the House at
three previous sessions), without complet
ing it, on second - reading.
At the morning session of the House on
Tuesday pension, revenue and appropria
tion
bills being under consideration, the
following among others was passed finally:
An net to provide for the cdrrbnt e -
penses of the State Board of Agriculture,
by appropriating $4.2000 thereto.
A number of other bills, making appro
priations for various' institutions in differ
ent sections of the State, were dicposed
of at this session; some going through
while others were defeated. A diaper-
Ron" is being Manifested by the people's
representatives to economize in ail direc
ctions. •
' An act defining fit posters and extend
ing the duties of he Board of Revenue
Commissioners was under considemtillin
when the House adjourned on Tuesday
morning, and being resumed at the snor
t) n session the discussion was continued
f° two hours, when the bill passed third
rea ing and was Laid over for final passage.
The \ Senate was called to order wa Thee
day evening, but adjourned without trans
acting any business.
At the morning session of the Senate
on Wednesday, that body concurred - in
the resolution \ of the House providing for
the final adiournment Of the Legislature
on the 24th of May. It was feared that
the Senate might old the resolutions or-'
delay passing upon\it, in the expectation
that the session would necessarily have to
be extended to the firskof June ; but its
concurrence in the resolution clinches the
question, and it is hoped that both Houses
will now set to work and close up the bus
iness of tire , session in as satisfactory a
manner as possible.
At the afternoon session of the Senate
on Wednesday the Clerk of the, House
presented the House oil pipe bill:\ This
is the bill which had originated in\ that
body and had- passed it by a majorliyof
one vote, as noted in a former letter 'of
this correspondence. Mr. Latnon called
rot-lite reading of the bill. After thii bad
been done he -raised the point of order
that the bill was of a . similar character
to the Senate bill on the same subject
which had been considered and defeated
by the Senate during the present session
of the Legislature, and that it was not
competent nor parliamentary for the Sea;
ate to again consider the bill. President
Latta decided .that the point was well
taken. He based this decision on rulings
made in the Pennsylyapia Senate in 1851
and in 1870, 'and in precedents afforded
by the rules and decisions of Congress
and of the British Parliament, the latter
running as far back as the year 1000.
Jettersoa,s and other manuals-were clear
on the subject. Setiatiat Stone, Peale,
Green and Fertig appealed from the de
cision of the chair. The first three gen
tlemen' making the appeal, with Senators.
C'erbett, Dill and Hawley, spoke• in its
favor, while Senators Cooper and Herr
maintained the decision of the chair. -The
discussion was continued until the hour
of adjournment without coming to a vote.
In the House at the morning session on i
Wednesday, an act repealing so much of
the law oC 1814 as fixes the time for clos
ing the soldiers' orphans' schools; was
passed finally by a vote of 144 to 1. •
An act fixing the salaries of . Judges of
the several judicial districts of the State,
coming up on third reading, occupied the
attention of the house during tbe remain
der of the morning and a goodly portion
of the afternoon session. The bill as it
passed third - reading 'and, was laid over
for final pas.sage, fixes the salary of the
Philadelphia and Pittsburgh judges at
$5,000 per annum. the Harrisburg jalges
at $4,900, and all others at $4,000.
The House bill to enlarge the criminal
jurisdiction of justices of the peace and
aldermen passed finally and was sent to
the Senate. It provides that justices and
aldermen 'may hear and determine the
several offenses - and misdemeanors men
tioned in the 30to, 31st, 44th. 46th, 69th,
720, 97th, 103 d, 108.th,112th, 140th, 148th
and 162 d sections of the act of 31st of
March, 1860, entitled, "An-act to consol
idate, revise and•amend the penal'laws of
this Commonwealth," and may determine
Icases by a necessary jury of six....
In the Senate on Thursday morning,
I immediately after the reading of the jour.
nal, the consideration of the appeal front
the decision of the chair deciding the
point of order against the consideration
of . the free pipe bill well taken, was re
sumed. The entire morning session was
consumed in the discussion of the point
of order. The argument was opened by
Mr. Peale, who maintained the appeal
and claimedthat the decision of the chair
was erroneous. Messrs. Hair, Jones, Law
rence and Newmyer sustained the posi
tion of the chair, and Messrs. Corbett,
Hawley, Ermentrout and StOue favored
I the appeal: The decision of the chair was.
then sustained bythe following vote :
YF.As—Messrs. Burnett, Bussey,Clarke,
Cooper, Crawford, Davies, Dunkel, En
gelman, Everhart, Fisher, Giltillan, Gra
dy, Herr, Holben, Jones, Keefer, Larson,
Lemon, Lawrence, Melly, Mylin, Newell,
Newmycr, Reyburn, Roebuck, Seamans.,
Smith and Torbert-28.
Nars—Messrs. Allen, Butterfield, Cor
nett, Detwiler, Dill, Ermentront; Fertig,
Greer, Hayes, Hawley, 3PNeill, Peale,
Seymour, .Stone, Wadhams, -Wright" and
This artion finally disposes of the free
pipe bill for this session.
At the afternoon session of the-Senate
on Wednesday tho bill which had' previ
ously passed the House, entitled, "an act
to ascertain and appoint the fees to be re
ceived by the sheriffs, coroners, prothono
taries, clerks of the several courts, regis
ters of wills, and recorder of deeds of this
Commonwealth, except counties contain
ing more than 120,000 inhabitants," was
passed finally. This bill, in which" the
imple of Bradford county have been tak
ing considerable interest, has had rather
a rough time in the Senate, and had it
not been for the watchful care and able,.
earnest advocacy of it by Senator Davies,
would not have been passed by that body.
When it came over from the House he
had it referred to the general judicary
committee, of which he is a member, and
the bill was promptly reported affirma
tively the next day. When it came up on
final passage 'yesterday, Senator D. ad . -.
dressed the Senate in its favor, as he did
when it' was on' second-reading, and at the
ConcluSion of his, remaaks, which were
forcible and to the point, the bill wag
passed finally by the conititntional major
ity, 26 votes'. '
In the House, during the different
stages - of progress of the bill, Speaker
Myer rendered most efficient service in
pushing-it forward; and when the vote on
the final passage was taken there, his in
fluence in. securing the necessary consti
tutional majority was known and felt.
For the enactment of _this law, which is
now in the hands -of the. Governor, by
whom it trill no doubt be signed, the peo
ple of Bradford county, as well as the
State at large, are perhaps more, indebted
to - Speaker Myer and Senator Davies than
to any other two men in the 'Legislature.
A number of oppasition.bills were con
sidered in the House during the mooting
and afternoon sessions on Thursday, while
several of a local character were also act
ed upon, but none of them wore of spe
cial interest to the readers of the Rims-
TER.
"In the House thistriorning, House .bill
'making . an appropriation of $lOO,OOO to
the 'Normal schools of. the State passed
finally.
Also, Howie bill extending a local dog
law for certain counties to all the counties
of the State. This bill provides for the
registering of all dogs, which makes
them personal property, the stealing . of
which is made Weeny. - .
A. number of other bills .were passed
second readidg,.when; pending considers
.
/
Hon ,= oust b il l on,fiecind rens for t DIX 0011111 milli.
the reDererf J. M. Moorhead, ' Sesta ---,,---= ' .
adPul tiledind
-Oillkll likilkalty flea* '' - 11$1401 of Senetor Davies ht thfr P Wit
//10--olirlit Abk - 1 alba; 0)411,V A • , al balk' '
(1310111ftsilli1110,1111101 1 • n),ltersprimipally , —......,.-
00 10 . 0061 d liven siitXM4 tiad- Mr. DAVIES, Mr. Prplident, it it were
aimita 4lb
lug tint ! ~, InsamlifilL There pesSiblerto keep the Senate in sufficiently
was * 1 41411 1 4 . 'titan a 4111OrtIM prOl• good humor to pass House bill No. 94, on
eat at-itny-tinee &Tit* tittrday,, sad to-, second reading, I would call that bill up.
ward 4,o'clocb, p. m. the hour of ad- his entitled An act to ascertain and ap
jounimcint, the number of members in point the fees to be received• by the sheriffs,
attendance was dill less. When the de- coroners, prothonotaries, clerks of , the
'bate duallPokoloath‘i bill pulsed second several courts, registers of wills and re
eadlng by a majority of 2 votes, but on corder of deeds of this commonwealth,
tar question, mshall the bill be tray- except counties containing more than one
scribed for third reading?" the yeas and hundred and fifty .thousand inhabitants.
nays \ were called, which is a very unusual ""I 'trust the Senate- will pass this bill to
thing, 'and Wittig decided in the negative third reading to-day. I desire terray a few
by one irotei thtte friends of the bill , hay- words in,ita favor. This bill, so far as my
ing left the House just after,the Conner section of the country is concerned, is de
veto. It hi \ understood that no motion mended with almost a unanimous voice. It
will be made to reconsider the vote, and does riot apply to the present officials. In
that today's Toroceedfngs will end the the last section of the bill you will find a
struggle, which \hex caused muchleeling proviso, that it shall not apply to any M
on this bill. \ fioisis now in o ffi ce. It is a bill intended.
Ttepubliciansand‘Democrats hereabouts to bring officials to somewhat the same
express- themselves \as in ho manner condition and position that alt other peo
alarmed, butxather *aged, at the result ple have been compelled to bring tbew-,
of the labors of the new \ party at its con- selves to. Almost all classes of the corn
vention in • Philadelphia`on Wednesday. inanity, the laboring man the professional
The nominations are goner conceded man, all have been compelled, nut only to
to be weak, and finally disposes of any redncerheir fees,hut to work on, trusting
anxiety respecting the part`whick this to the future for their pay. And this bill
new organization will' - play in tite coming in part restores the fee tell as it was before
campaign. Ctsszurlioo. the net of 186 e, though not entirely. It is
-- - \ ''''' a little improvement in laver of the officers
over the old tee hill. It reduces the fees
to the decimal system. Under the oil Fys
tem we had, twelve and a half cents and
eighteen and three quarter cents and thirty
\seven and a half cents. Under this act,
where it was twelve and a-half cents, it is
now either ten or Ofteen i where it was
eighteen and three quarters, it is either fif
teen \ or twenty ; where it was thirty seven
and a-half, it is eithtr thirty-five or forty
cents, thus reducing it to the decimal sys
tern. In key county every convention ,pf
either of the great political parties that has
convened within the last two }ears have
passed reaolutiops nnani nously requesting
that something Of this character shall be
passed by the Legislature.
The convention Of, the Republican party
which convened two Years ago passed such
resolutions unanimously. Again they
reiterated the same sentiment in the con
vention which met last fall. This hill pass
ed the House lag secston\ almost unani
mously Up to third reading It passed
again this year, finally, and recfived a vet) •
large vote. Now, in my rection of the
country, there is a real nem witty \kor a re
lief. As the fee b il l now stands its is op •
i pressive in some particulars. 1.-t m e elll
attention to the clause commencing at the
eighteenth line—“ Traveling extnit, meg 'on
each writ for each mile necessaarily travell
ed, mileage to be charged only on one writ,
where there are two or nrre in the sheriff ;
hands at the same time in favor of iame
plaintiff' and against same, defendant tour .
cents.
:r~"yf~~t } y4?l
Enrron likkrirtra ! Kansas at present
is nova desirable place for mechanics and
laboring men in quest of employment. I
found the hotels and boarding houses
filled with this class of people waiting for
something to "turn up." . On my route
from Springfield, 111., to Topeka, .1 made
the acquaintance of a party ofl a six or eight
mechanics—middle-aged married men,
whose hopes and impulses were 'quiclv
ened and intensified with that not entirely
innocent malady, the " Western fever..
Their destination was Great Bend, a
point very near the center of Kansas.
They expected to work there until fall
and then send for their families. I left
the cars at Topfilts, and as the train
moved from the station silth this happy
party,' from the bottom of, my heart. I es=
pressed to them my strongest wishes that
their great expectations.would be 'more
than realized. With all the 'artlessness of
children; they had confided to' me their
plans ; bad. talked to me by the hour of
their families, going into tiresome details
of the precocity of some of their children,
their courtships and marriages; had
shown me photographs of 'members of
their dwn ratify' and finally had exacted
promises from me, that if in the coming
years % should visit . "their town,' I
would stop and renew the acquaintance
we had already formed. My heart had
warmed wonderfully towards these hon.
est-hearted, confiding men. About ten
days afterwards I found them returning,
utterly,dlsheartened, to Kansas City, Mo.
They had been unable .to find aey em.
ployeaeat. I saw scores of idle young
men who looked as if they had made but
their first venture from home, and a set
of more hOmesick youngsters I never saIV.
The larger portiiin of them seemed to 'be
on short allowance ; even those who had
money enough left to return home were
ashamed to do so. Such parties, of course;
send back discciuraging reports of the
"West."
.1 narrate the above incidents not be
cause I feel that they will be more reada
ble than other matters, but I refer to them
as a Startling to oar hard-working citizens
against abandoning situations in the East
at even verymodente wages with the aim
of bettering their condition by going West.
The truth is, the labor supply greatly ex
ceeds the demands.
, Kansas needs farmers. The State needs
Men with some means at their command
to "go up andpossess the
,land," Sixty
thousand settlers, it is estimated, have
already taken up their homes in 'Kansas
the present year. :The greatest influx is
through Kansas City. To see the wonder
ful tide of irilmigration makes one feel as
if the wholh nation ware in motion. As
you advance into the interior you encounx
ter an almost endless line of emigrant
wagons. Towards evening they "damp"
for the night, their horses and cattle
either "carralled " or fastened with lari
ats ; the Children frolicking on the grass
while their elders are busily Aeparing
the evening_ mail. And yet, this semi-,
aboriginal life has an almost irresistible
fascination about it. As a fellow-traveller
expressed it, "it is but the linked sweet
ness of a picnic long drawn out." •
' It may seem incredible, but
.1 saw num
bers "footing it,"—upt "tramps," either,
They had heavily-loaded haversacks with
them, and were plodding their way West
ward. One evening .1., was sitting cozily
Ina railroad reltaurant ; a pitiless rain,
accompanied with a merciless wind, ,was
raging without, and'the darkness was im
penetrable. A modest rap brought one
.of the clerks to the door; upon opening it
ho was confionted by two of these foot-1
men drenched to the skin. One of them I
inquired the distance to some point west ;
be was told it was over 70 miles. "Arc
you going there on foot ?" the clerk asked. 1
" Yes," •he replied ; "we are going out
to 'homestead' some-land. Now, boss,"
he continued, 'rean3 you let us have
some empty ,boxee to sleep in to-night?"
They got the accommodations they asked
for' and were grateful. Such men,' of
t:
course, will hew out a living under cir
cumstances that would appal ordinary
mortals—and Id not believe their exam
ple will be largely followed.
1 I intended that my m
letter in your paper
f ,
1 of last week sho lii conclude my cor
ipondence at pre
. nt„. but. as yourself, as
well as large nu hers of the readers of
your paper, seem solicitous for me to con
tinue my letters, I will try from time to
time to furnish - you with other articles.
, L N. Ermi t .4.
1
Mn. EDITOR : YOur correspondent un
der
the head of "Comtlromik* still ad
heres to his original proposition : that
butter and.oleomergarine are of the same I
material: This we are unwilling to con
cede ; and although there is a close re
semblance in appearance, this is a case
where appearances are wonderfully do
captive ; and how any one having any ap
preciation of the delicacy of really fine
butter can substitute such an article, is
more than I can conceive. - I once tasted
it entirely unprejudiced—in fact, supposed
it to be a very fine article of hurter—and
such a taste I never experienced before
and never hope to again.
I agree entirely with 'your correspond.'
Mood,
views in regard to adulterations oil
food, The coloring of butter and cheese
is a useless and expensive prictice 7 not
for the.purpose of deceiving any one gen
erally, but to, produce an article of a par
ticular style to suit the fancy of custom
era. Cheese uncolored is about the shade
of slink, and never yellow like butter.
The amount paid annually by the cheese
manufacturers of this country for coloring
material amounts to thousands of dollars,
and the question has Often been discussed
in the American Dairyman's Association
how the public taste and dehiand in this
respect could, be correctedond this useless
expense avoided, but the problem is still
unsolved, and so long as the demand is
for colored cheese so long' producers will
have to conform to the practice. .
The article used is universally Apnato,
or its extracts in some form, and when
unadultenited is entirely harinlese nei
ther injuring or Reproving the quality of
butter or cheese. I think the practice of
coloring butter is not very general, tho'
it exists to some- extent in our county,
& Richardson would not have
an agency at Towanda for selling their
coloring material.- It is undoubtedly the,
poorer class of buttmmakers that ute it.,
I will close this eftiele bigiving the
best recipe I know of for good' colored
butter at all seasons of ;the year : Good
'grade or . thoroughbred Alderney cows
(sometimes called Jerseys) :•good pasture
and pure water for summer; nice, sweet,
early-cut hay, witrgrain and roots for
'winter; some arrantement for separating
the cream from the milk quickly (we pre
fer the Cooley submerged system) ; the
utmost -care and neatness in churning.
working, &c., and if properly handled
you *ill invariably have at all seasons of
the year a good colored, fine Illivored but
ter that wealthy peottle of the citicsArill
be glad to purchase for their tables at
from ISO cents a pound upwards, even in
these hard times. So says
Tt,w '
DLE-DER.
CHAS. E. WHITS, a selftconatitnted
delegate to the county .Greenback
Convention, now issues a all for
a Prohibition Convention. How
parry, partlea do q.IIIITH, Wurra , &
Co. propos) to ran, anyway ? •
ABOUT TAMA.
'lllo.'4' ........
Now, that alone takes out an exceeding
ly opptessive provision in the law of eigh
teen huitdred and sixty-eight, so far as my
county is concerned. For instance, when
they commence issuing their executions
against a defendant, they are generally
Multipled within the sane day, and seine
times the same hour to a 155-ge extent. and.
frequently the same 'plaintiff will have a'
number of - writs ncainst the defendant at
the same time. Ile may live thirty miles
from the court house to travel. The sheriff
is entitled to mileage upon each one of
those writs issued by the plaintiff hgainst
the same defendant. That makes the see
bill oppressive, and oppressive to tin
alarming extent. So that creditors and .
defendants suffer thereby. Now, this pro
pokes, Where is plaintiff issues at the same.
time a, number ,of writs, that the sheriff
ilia!l not draw inifeaglibon hut one of the
writs; if other patties than the same plain
tiff issues writs upon the same defendant,
the sheriff draws mileage upon those writs
under this bill. , Now I claim that 'that is
right. The intention and spirit of the !are
is that sheriffs, shall travel for so twiny
cents per mile. It was never untended thet
he should draw thirty cents per mite fir
traveling, and the - old fee bill permits hits
to do so, and that frequently.
I can give other reasons for the passage
of this bill. It is demanded in my section
of the country, and it is in other sections
of the einitioe• reel there is no measure
before the Senate this
.winter to • which the
,public attention is so universally attracted
as this measure, and whenever. those of us,
who are here representing- the county, re
turn-home we are confronted'hy the quPS - .
Lion. "What are you doing with - the fee
VI?" „They say, "We are officers that
are growing rich and opulent under the
present system, while all the rest of us are
compelled to, come down to hard pan : and
weetsk, you that they shall be .compelled to
come down to bard pan a little the same as
the rest of the cenortunity." It is- providle
ed that this shall not affect any person now
in office: If the men who are opposing
this do not want these offices, with the re
duced fees they need , not take them;
others as good as they will accent these
offices under the fee bill, as proposed in
this community, and will improve their cir•'
cumstances thereby. '
I do not desire to take up the time of the
Senate in discussing the necessity of the
law. It reduces fees ahhut thirty per - cent.
from what the act of 18118 has fixed it, and
the applicants for the various positions
will not be diminished. You-will have the
aamepumber of efficient persons ambitious
to serve the public, as under" the law of
1868, and you will materially lighten ;the
heavy herder now carried by the geitral
public. • "
* *. Mr. President, I trust hat
Senators will give a careful consideration
to this bill before casting their votes. lam
satisfied, Mr. Preeidient, that if we reflect
the sentiments of nine-tenths of the peo
ple. I will without fear of contradiction say
-so of the districts 'I have the honor to rep=
resent, that this bill will be -passed. And
that sentiment is not a weak sentiment.
They have a strong and deep conviction
that the act of 1868—That this modifies and
changes—is oppressive in some .of its 1
features. These officers have: acted from
1820 odd -to 1868 or about that period of
time under a fee bill giving them less
emoluments than the bill .before us does,
and when this tee bill is attempted to be
passed reducing it from what it' was placed
at a period of time when everything was in
a far different state than now, there is a
hesitation' and bloting op the part of some.
I find on a caretul consideration of the
Vote cast when this bill was on third. read
ine, that, a large Proportion of -the votes
cast against it came trot my side of the
chamber, and a" large proportion of them
came from Senators not affected by - the
bill. If I have_ counted correctly, out of
the ten votes c4t against it, eight are RC
publieners and six of them are not affected
by this bill. I ask Senators on toy side of
the chamber, in this
. ..year !when we 'are
-about to enter into a political struggle that
may decide for years the political complex
ion of the State( when we are-charged tm
jusrly,,as I have always cleimee, and as I
believe, but nevertheless charged with de•
parting from the twill and wishes of the
masses at times, can we at this day, whew
we are approaching the importaat• political
crisis, when here is-a hill directly affecting
the masses of the people—and when, as I
cl4im. is large proportion of them feel that
the law, as it now•stands, is oppressive,
and oppresiiie to an extreme degree, when
many a man has been sold- out, id his lit
tle home gone, r and •he finds, i stead of
paying his debts ; it has gone to swell the
emoluments of 'an officer, who makes him
_self rich in a few years, and this bill comes
before this Senate, ! Republican Senate;
asking for relief, and asking Us to reduce
and cut. down these fees by which officers
become rich suddenly, lopping off its
oppressive features, but still baying je t.,4l
fair bill. They do not become rich ii my
county and in my district from •takingtille.
gal fees; they become rich from taking:
that which-the / law gives them,
,and nobody
will blame thtfOfficer for that ; the remedy
is here. Has anybody pointed' out a- Sin-
Fleetection, or is single item that is unjust
in-his bill that is now- before us? I have
, not beard it yet; So far as its friends - tare
concerned-they have been :willing to accept
suggestions - and amendailds ; none have.
been suggested in the vital portions of this
bill.
Now, of course I only speak for my own
district. Ido ask Senators upon my side
of the chamber to examine this bill care•
fully and see if it is not right, and Pee if it
does not remove en evil, and if it does re
move an evil, then we should cast our vote
for it. lam giving' my judgment, not with
the intention of influencing other Senators;
they must act upon their own responsibil
ity ; but in my view of the, ease it is
political necessity, so fat at my district is
concerned, that this bill should be passed,
and when I find the minority in this:cham
ber arraying themselves almost unanimous
ly in favor of it, I ask my, side- of the cham
ber if they can afford to defeat this bill?
Maa. Jons Moamar was a most
pious and. devoted wife. ,
Yew Advertisement&
SPORT OF THE CONDITION
at
of the Pint National Moat Towanda.lt State of Peatutyh'enla, the elate of bud.
neer May I,' lBlB I
"nitsOtrttCaa.
. , .
Loans and discounts -
15711,31111 110
Overdrafts • i••.. '- 6516111 13
U. d. Mauls to, secure circulation 1i5.0011 On
Due from approved reserve agents 43,160 46
Due from other National thinks. . 1.563 02
Due from State Banks and bankers 5,036 65
Heal estate, furniture, and fixtures • - 25.128 63
Current expense' and taxes paid 4,255 61
Checks and other cash-Items . 4,322 37
11111 s of other Hanks - 2,633 00
PrActium:Ll cunencf(lieluding nickels) 43 60
Specie (Including gold Treas'y certificho 4,557 41
Lege-tender n0te5....., 18,130 00
itedpt fund with U S Tr. (5 pr ct. of cir: 2,475 00
Total...
LIADILITIES
(3pitestock pnld In 1121,000 00
Burphei fund' 80,000 00
'
Vu Wed lly profile " • 8,805 59
.National Bank noten fottatanding. 49,500 00
I)lvidends unpaid • 94.0
ludivuals deposits nuliject to check 221,490 91
Time certitic3tes of deposit ' 00.818 59
Due to.nther National Rinks ' 2,585 08
T0ta14313, 814 11
•
State Of Pennsylvania, County of Bradford, se:
1. N. N. BETTS, Jr. - , Cashier of the alxwe named
hank, 110 solemnly SlVe:ir that the above statement
Is true to the best of soy knowledge and belief. '
N. N. BETTS, Jr.., Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before we this 13th day
of May, 1871
W. If. MOUG-E, otary ['utak. .
Ctitinwr—At test :
JOS, POWELL,
Eir. ST E V F.NS, DI rectors.
C. M. MANVILLE, .41"
•
Towanda, May 11, 1878. •
•
PO 4VELL 6. CO. desire
to call
S.PECI.4L.4TTENTIOX
to their stock, Of .° • .
4• COLORED •
SILKS and 11 - 0178 TED
DRESS I:4I3RICS,
which they are. nv receiv
ing And offer' for sale at am
IMAIEXSE REDUVTIOX
• FROM- FORMER -
PRICES. . 7 :
- ;41so, to their stock of IA
dies'
R E3D r•-.41.4 1 DE_
D.IIESSES,
ntattufaelared froin, :floods
of pew and desirable styles,
whielt they offer ati: prices
front • ••
. FIFTY
D041.,..4.1?8
They are, also i•eceivin.,'
additions ito' their
stock of Ladies'.,
_RE.4I)Y-,41:411Le MUSLI.N,
&: - ADER,G.',IRATE.N7B -
at prices less thati\cost of
materials front whiehthey
are - .
Towanda, .314 9, 1.4,8
Volt. SA LE_ j A TiA BA RGA I N.—
•I: Having no further use for the Franklin 'Hand
Ftre Engine. It Is ntivr offered for sale nt a bargain
for Mr it.al tiro r' f. 'Call-on or address
'N. N. BETTS, BurgesY. '
VOR SALE` OR •LEASE.=The
tis q uehatina Blue Stone Quarry. situated 'hi
Asvlutu, two tulles from StaudlnS Stone station.
This Is the must valuable Quarry in Bradfoyti Co.
For partlinlarssall ou or address J. W. 1111 x, Esq.,
Towanda, Pa.. ot . I Eo. P. CASH, •
• Itio. 2814 N.'llth Phila.
n T v! 9:t K L, E AN T 'e : S t . " can li p e u r t . -
elia,Ae ilkkets to all points t 4 puttl and Welt. at as low
rates sy at..ant other olhee. and have baggage
checked, by . callin i t on me tit the Wyatt:wing Depot.
W. H. KANTNER.
Wyalitsing, March 21,
LIST OF LETTERS remaining in
I'e:t ()thee at Towanda. Bradroitl co., 'Pa.
for the week ending May, ta, Bi 78: ,
Burke, , Anale Kenneda. Brldirst (2) -
Ballett, II: W. McCall, Kate
Cheffee, Marton OrshaW, J. N.
Crowley, Magzio Smith. Eliza'
Ballaglo,.. Mrs. Swe,eney, Maggie
Ilan, G. W. Sbell, W. • .
solmor, Wilcox .
pefsei k s calling Y
for of the above, will_pleare
say " advertised,. •
glv .1 3 a n gd a
m t . e . 0f 1 1 . 1 1 .t . t 4. . nt '
t ; „
t_ .
HENRY HOUSE,
((IN THR:EUROTSAN FLAN.)
CORNER NIAIN &WASHINGTON STREETS
TOWNSDA, PA
This large. conimodlous and elegantly•furnished
linos° has Just been opened to the traveling
The p mimic to r has spans' neither norexpense
In making his hotel dirst-ciass In all tta-appotnt
.lents. and respectfully solicits a-share - of public
patronage. MEALS AT ALL lIOGR i. Terms
to suit the ditties. Large stable attactiALL
WM. IiENItY, Pitoritirroz.
Towanda, June 7, '77-tf.
AI EDICAL ELECTRICITY !
MRS. W. M. COVERDALE,
In her practice In this borough during the past
year, has effected many wonderful cures. Her in
creased knowledge makes her fully competent to
treat nearly all disca. , o, Incident to our race. .Spe
dal attention Is given to purely female complaints.
All kinds of Fevert„‘ppople;y, Inflammation of
the Eyes, (pansy. Croup, Pneumonia. Pleurisy, In
tirmmation • f the Liver, Intlartimatory Rheuma
tism. Amartisis, Jleafuess, Aphonia, Desperia.
Diabetes. Dropsy. Chronic Ithenntatism, St. this
Dance. Epilepsy. gaiter.
,Neuralgia. Fever Sore,
Cancer, Catarrh, Curvature of the Spine. Asthma,
Bright's Disease of the Kidneys, and other diseases
too numerousio mention.
Charges moderate: Trims cash. Residence on
Poplar-st., west of Western Avenue, where ale
may be (mind at all looms. inay2.
, M , B. & F. 11. OWEN,
GI Elll3
ICED, WRITE & BLUE TEA. STORE,
=
Are offering speelnl indneementAln °Tory tlepar
meld of the Grocery line
Ildre are come ofthd prim: -(1
Standard A Sugar
4 25 40: 50 :50 75 60 "
BM
•Cottcev
iME=
liLOO per Pack ; begt White only e 2.00
llama - • 09 10 mina
Shoulders
G corgi a.Cott fish
Mackerel
Pork
:row can And anything you want in the Grocery
line. and at prices to suit the times. A liberal dis
count RiVCI2 at wholesale. one motto Is and shall be
••(nick sales, Small Profits, Cash or Ready Pay.,
CALL AND SEE V(R TOL'IIBELVEIS
Cash paki for Bitter and Eggs
M. B. & FAT, OWENS,
El), WHITS & 41.17 E VISA STORE,
Dridge-St., Towanda, Pa
April 11, 1878
HARDWARE.
• AND TINWARE,
. •
STOVS,
12.;A.NCEMS
sold very cheap , '
11. T. tNne l i,
•
. IN- MERPUR BLOCK,
TOWAYti I A,, P.V.
YOkOFF HOUSE, •
(iformarly PannsyKanis Hansa)
117 WEST WATER STREET, ELMIRA, N. Y.
• B. B. HOLIDIIT, Agent.
Street ears pass the Nauss entry fifteen minutes.
Rates, 02. 50 per day. Jpeelal rates given to coin.
rnereLid men staffing over Sunday. tapr..l7s.
FOR FINE MILLINERY, .
•-
TANGY, ROODS,
TRIMMINGS. AND LADIES , GARMENTS OF
EVERY DESCRIPTION,
At. Low Prises, '
RAPELYEA t HILL.
3:17 EAST WATEWSTpET, ELMIRA, N. Y.,
apr Lead 41 Competitors. 1818
t 543,1118 14
CALL - AND SEE US
AT TIM
DELEVAN HO UI3E,. ELMIRA, N. T.
OpposhA Me Depot:
C. T. SMITH, -
Formerly of the Ward Haase, Timm* Pae•ITS:
GERITY A - MORREL,
(Established 1847.3
WHOLESALE DILTIOGIST
DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES, PAIriT MEDICINES,
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ELmtnA, N. T.
Eltialra.`. Y., April IS, '711.1.T.
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A C. BRINK,
Manctfacturer & Dealer ta\.,
Verrnont and Italian
MONUMENTS At TOMB' STONES
Scotch anil American
GRANITE MONUMENTS,.
MARBLE & SLATE MANTELS,
222, 224, 226
WEST WATER STREET,
EIMIRA, NT t ,
Elmira, April 18, 1878.
TT WILL PAY YOU! •
If zou want
FRENCH CHINA, --
CHANG WARE,
- STONE CHINA,
GLASSWARE, - •
LAii.PS,
CHANDELIERS
OR BABY WAGONS, .
•• CHEAP!
• Call at '
T. W. ELI4ORE'S,
. tat East Water - Street,
aprittis. . Elmira, N. Y.
EMI:ID
E. F. DITTRICH 4: CO.
IMIMUIII
40 . 30 60'
07 08 "
06 "
08 10 "
amm
New Firm,
NEW GOODS,
- The andramamed firm has Just opened, at the old
and well-known stand of C. B. PATCH,
Groceries and Prusrisio' ns,
TEAS, COFFEES,. SPICES, '
•
which having been purchased etnenine recent heavy
fall In prices we are offering to our customers AT
GREATLY REDUCED RATES.
Our stOelt of goods Is complete. and the best In
the market. We respectfully invite the - public to
examine our goods and prices., and we are confident
that tbsy cannot be beat. :AU orders will reeelve
prompt attention.
The highest market price paid for etuttttr pro
duce,
Towanda, March 7,1175.
Dohs Abutigagatil.
Groceries mid Provisions,
Prices.
A FULL UNE OF
Wood, WUlow and Stone Ware,
S. F. DITISICH ♦ CO
FAME.—jti every community there
an some ass vibe beanie - Immo la soma
particular branch of bade. The . blitory et
M. E. ROSENFIELD.
TEE LEADING .AND POPULAR
CLOTITT.IMR!
be enrolled Ills nun on tho'roll of stu:enrol
NTERPRISING MERCHANTS.
With his tuinal excellent taste jand jinigment If f:
Rosenfield bas just opened an Immense stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER (loops
Selected slat the g
greatest pre. led every article
guaranteed
lie Is selling elegant
SPRING OVERCOATS
at Meets plating them In the reach of Alt
Dont buy anything In the clothing linslinttl yea
• hams examined
ROSENFIELDS STOCK
If you do you w u regret It
April. lath, 1873.
j A C
'N,. Is now receiving
Spring it Summer
STOCIc.
C.LOTHING !
WHICH HAS NEVER
BEEN EQUALLEB:BEFORE
THIS MARKET,
Either for
Quality or Low Prices;
Every Article First-Class.
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,PLEASE CALL '4St EXAMISE
BEFORE PURCHASING.,
Patton's Block , Main-St.
Towanda, Pa.. March 2.8, 78
L L. lent.
J: L. KENT
Has Just returned troni Hew York erittk -
A FULL LINE OF
Spring foods.
Alt N% crOl
Black Cashmeres
At SO cts, per yard, and other goGda in proportiou
ZhVargest line of
Cloths and Cassirndres
Etei eliown•ln Towanda
Hosiery and Gloves
In enilleaa variety
A large stock of
Shetland Shiwls
duet Opened
Ladies' Ties,
Silk Handkerchiefs,
And Neckwtar,
A large assortment*
gonads, My s 11711
L KENT.