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E. ,p. 600DRICII, EDITOR.
Towanda; Feb. 6,1879.
SOUTHERN WAR CLAIMA
The claims for damages sustained
by citizens of the Smith:dm : in the .
Rebellion, already before Congress,
amount in; the aggregate . to some.
- hundreds of millions. of dollars. The.
preciselmmonnt is not important, at
there are hundreds of others who arc
only waititig u favorable opportunity,;
to file the schedule of their losses and
ask. remuneration at the' bands of the
government. To be WO to this'
imtnense amount, is the large sum of
loss "sustained by. southern people
from the seizure and destruction of
immense quantities 6f cotton, and
the 'value of :stave • property lost
throtigh the emancipation of the col
ored population. . -
Evidences have not 'been wanting
to show that-the late eonfederates.are
.only waiting for the-proper moment
to arrive when they eXpeet to be re_
iMbursed froththe . Federal Treasury
for the immense losseksustained tiu
ring the Rebellion. Northern peo
ple way scout as visionary the asser
tion that 'the nation , is to pay the
late - owners of human chattels the
value of their property made free by
'emancipation, or • that any one, seri
busty proposes to reward.the confect..
crate soldier with a pension, in.. re
tnrn for hiss,ervices in-attemptini to
overthrow the goveinment. Rut
those who are 'familial. with the Po
laical hi4ory of the country for . the
:.last• twenty years,
.will remember
i lihat all the propositions for the es
tension of slavery and the, aggran
dizement of the slave-owners seemed
more unieasonablt; and preposterous
when first broached, and met with•
universal reprobation at the North,
and with the opposition and disepur-.
arrement of the moderate and conser
vative men' in the South. So with
She last and crowning crime of the
conspirators, the attempt to divide
the union. All the ultra and . revo
lutionary measures forced upon the
country by the fire-eaters. were not
the expression of- popular sentiment,
South or North, but were the pro
jects of that apparently potential and
and irresistible influence which con
trols the SOuth, urging its public men
to unreasonable action,and demanding
-and receiving from Northern. dough
faces and sycophants abject submis-
sion -and compliance. The demand
to extend the area of slavery and the
repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
(lid not at the outset,. seem more re
volting, unreasonable and unlikely
than does the plan. to pay for slate
property made valueless liy freedom,
or the prodnetions of the South.don
sullied by fire or sword, or used - for
the support of - Union armies. What
ever that aggressive and domineer:
" ;!
ina element in the South demands at
the hands.of its Representatives and
leading men, will be supported' by
them, and will be acquiesced in by
their Northern adherents in the Dem-
ocratic party.
It is folly to expect that the "solid
south," with its representation
Creased, aria controlling both branch
es of Congress, Will not lia4c the
same servile , following in the North
as in former rears, or that there will
not:be 'the same display of overbear
ing insolence, arrogant assumption :
of superiority, and excessive demandk
-- on the °tie 'hand, and of servile sub
nii6sion on the other, that the past
True,oeeasionally a north-:
Democrat,' may show signs of re-:
volt, and become dissatisfied with his
masters, like Mr. lin,tou, but, such in
'
stances will be rare, and the, insur
gents sqqlebetl. The occa
sional manifestations ofhonesty and
patriotism shown , by Southern Con
gressmen, we
.fcar, proceed more
from the conviction that tlie time' has
nut arrived when their scheme can be
pressed to a favorable result, and the
tear .of uniting a "solid north,!' than.
•
an honest intention to oppose . the
4 , - demands of the Southern claimants,
aural to_proteet -the Treasury from the.
swarms of impecunious_ rebels sr-go
desire- to be re-imbursed for thbir
real or pretended losses. The com
ing Presidential election of MO,'
May for a time keep the hungry. horde
hi the 'back ground, for as docile and
atojid as the North is, there is a
poiht beyoni which it will not dO to
venture. Who doubts but that with
the Democracy (which means the
Confederates) in possession of all the
Want:hes of the government, the
mask. would be thrown aside, and
that the ‘ torrent of Southern demands
would be so overwhelming that the
'best and most conservative or the
Representatives would not• be, able
for a moment to stem it, but . would
• be obliged to yield. History repeats
itself—and the history of 'the past
ten years-maybe studied with profit.
DAKOTA must -be admkted as a
State Iwhenever she possesses the re
\ .quisite permanent popidation. It is
not a . matter of partisanship or of
Sentiment, but a question of right.
The Territory has a better basis of
civilization now that South Carolina,
and her Senators, when elected, will
represent free. men."
. In less than
ten years Dakota Rill. • have fore
population than Arkansas, ,and has
.already asmuch as Florida. .
Tue
Potter Cipher-Investigating
Committee has appointed a sub-com
inittee who will, commence their re
-searches in 14: - e* York this week. It
is to hoped that TILDT.N Ana his
"copareenerg" will have, nn op.
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A bkodless political revolution is
something now for the French nation,
but that mercurial people have lately
passed through a crisis of the gravest
importance without raising a single
barricade or hcidirig "a drop of
blood. President MeMenow being
called upon to unconditionally sui
render his monarchical predelictions
or resign his office, has chosen the:
latter alternative, and:`.l3l. GaIVIr, a
staunch Republican his beenielected
in his stead. The retiring\President
never was a RepubliCan, norm sym
pathy with the Republican eaders,
being
. by birth, education and " in
ing a Inonarchist, though lie li. =\a
doubtedly, so far as his prejudi
would- permit, endeavored to aonfo i
to the esprOsion of popular.Knion,
but on several occasions unwillingly
and only at the last moment con
sented to measures which were con
sidered vital to the safety and per
manence of Republicanism in France.
While the Republican sentiment, is,
strong with the people, the chiefs'of
the army were and` are monarchists,
and the favorites and friends of the
laic Emperor, and the power they
wielded was 'a constant source of an
noyance if not- of positive danger.
The Atisembly demanded
that this inconsistency should not
contiiibe, and this danger should not
constantly threaten Franceond be
cause of this demand, and the adop
tion of measures to secure it, Presi
dent MCNIAnom resigned. The pro
priety and wisdom of the demand
will he,fecoonized by every lag who
desires to see the experim of a
Republican government in France
successful. • The army has always
been used to overthrow the'ruling
powers, and there\is every reason
why it should not be 'commanded by
men who hate the Republic.
This bloodless revolution is the
strongest poisible evidence of the
stability of the, French Republic, and
now that all parts of the government
will be in harmony, it is safe to pre
dict for that republic a career of
peideful prosperity.
Tug more prudent and sagacious
of the Democratic leaders in Con:
gross are already alarmed at the
prominence given to their plans by
the speech of Gen. BaAGG, and by
the manifestations of Northern sen
timent. So they are trying to di
vert public attention, and by fair
words and specious pretensions hide
from view the designs upon the pub
lie Treasury, until the opportunity, is
ripe for a successful raid. Senator
HILL, of Georgia, recently took oc
casion .tb speak against a bill for the
payment, for cotton seized by the
Government during SHERMAN'S
march to the sea, in which he ex
pressed himself against all - Southern
claims on the ground that the bulk of
the peoPle of the South,,i,who had
suffered extremely by the war, had,
not made application for payment of
their losses, and neier would. The
'Senator concluded by 4saying that
there were four things' which the
Democratic party ought-to proclaim:
First,' not to pay war losses, loyal or
disloyakexcept in exceptional cases,
as in the cases of religious and edu-.
cational houses ; second, not to vote
any more' public money t&build up
nrunmoth monopolies ; third. to pay
the public debt in good faith ; and
fourth, to mato= Constitutional
rights to the people of the-country
and to practice economy in the pub
lic expenditures.
Tliese are fair professions and we
wish we could believe that the Dem
ocratic party in the future would be
governed by them as a rule. ` But ire
tear that though Sena* limo may
be honest in words and upright in
his intentions, that - there is an influ
ence behind him which is potential,
and , , which, when •the time comes for
action, will fOrce the conservative
men 'bf the South to support every
measure that May be brought for;
ward to deplete the publit treasury
in the shape of claima for damages
sustained or property destroyed.
THERE is a tremendous effort being
made in Washington says the Harris
burg Telegraph by a number of lob.
byists to compel the. President to
call an extra session of Congress,
after the fourth of March. The De
mocracY are very ansi,ous to force
the calling of such a session to enable
them at once to recognize the Senate
by ousting every Republican officer.
It is proposed to delay some of the
most important appropriation bills,
and thus necessitate the calling of
Congress early in March. It would
be a calamity if the lobby and the
Democracy succeed. The President
will be powerless if the appropria
tions are not made, but if the money
is withheld to run the Government,
it, seems to lei be- has power to pay
for such expenses until the time
comes for the regulir meeting of
Congress, out of any' money is the
Treasury not appropriated to other
purposes. If this is correct, the De
mocracy may be headed off -in s their
own game by a proceeding warrant,
.ed by the Constitution.
Tux plague whichisso rapidly
advancing into Eastern Europe - his
naturally excited a great deal ,of
alarro,and the greatest precautions are
being observed to prevent its farther
invasion. t7p to this time this conn
try has never been visited With what
is known as the "plague" in Europe
and Agin, though We have imported
the Asiatic cholera. CommUnication
betweeti-Europe and this country 'has
become so close, that should the
plague which Is now devasting por
tions of 11 ext.cnd .
.westward to.
.4,tlintin coast, is thins not tea-
way to QV, tst
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-1 ' Art inquiry Juts -:beers made itsto
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why ' l 4fEtleali 'eurrenetbr 4 1 04 0 10
only. 84 cents::When A . hai been -con
sidered heretoforea better qualiity,
of - ,silver than - the ,Amerles,n; the
Journal of Commerce volunteers as
an answer that the . Mexican silver,
having no silver here, is simply qtiot
ed at its value in silver bullion. The
Mexican ouireney is about, the same
as the American. • The latter is 900-
1000ths tine ; the Mexican averages
901-109, which is as near as they
can. hit it: The unworn dollar piece
weighs alittle more than our dollar,
say 0, 5 66 of an ounce, while ours is
0.8.591, but those which have been
wore will not"nary; materially from ,
our standard. If our new dollar were
not made .a legal tender by act of
Congress, or current as'.money by
Public • consentjtheir bullion value
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would be a trifle less than -thl quota
tion \ l'Or Mexican coin.
AcooanTsir to the dccission of,
Judge Hughes, the Arlington estate,
resorts to pa owner, G. W. C. Lee.
But the Unitad States government
will, it is said, \epurchase the prop.
erty. In his ruling, the Judge said
that the Supreme COurt of the United
States had already - in two contested
'eases, established the 'principle that
in eases under the direct tax laws of
the United States of 1842-'4the own
ers of property had a riglit, s to pay
the tax at any Limb befori3, \ sale
through a -friend or agent as we lk as
in person, and "that a tender of pri!
meat, or a practice of cbmmioioners
refasing payment by a friend or ,
agent, prevlnted forfeiture and inval
idated a. tax sale made
_alter such
tender." The: Judge further ruled
that the fact, of the United States be
ing purchaser, instead of ,a private
individual, did dot affect the validity
of the sale in the least.
Tema are national representatives
who appear to think thai, the United
states treasury , is inexhaistibli, and
that drafts upon it to any amount
should be honored without a single
demur. HOII.ILENDRICK B. WRIGIT,
one of PennsylVannia's Congressmen
stands conspicuous among this class.
His preposterous: bill, proposing
that the United.Btates loan five hund
red dollars to settlers desirous of
availing themselves of the advantages
of the Homestead bill, belongs to the
order of measures which these free
hearted Congressmen would have
adopted..
COl. VEST, a -late rebel soldier, is
chosen U. S. Senator from - Missouri
for the long term. He recently de
clared"the negro had - n5 more , right
to vote than the ourang:outang." He
will promise, of course, to support
the Constitution, as glibly as did LEE,
JOHNSON and others when they drew
their swords to►overthrow it, and de
luged the in blood to extend the
curse and crime of human bondage.
Tut Turner bill to regulate the
charges for Pullman palace and other
sleeping cars, provides that it shall
be unlawful to chard more than one
dollar for the use of the same by . any
person for one day; 24 hours, under
a penalty of a fine of not less than
$5OO and not more than $5,000.
;Wednesday:--In the Senate, yester
day, a number of pension bills were
passed ; the Edmunds resolutions
were taken up, but laid aside ; the
Senate then went into executive ses,-
sion, during whichAlr. Thurman with
drew his motion for an open session,
where the New York , nominations
should be "%cussed ; Mr. Conkling de
sired that action be taken on the nom
inations once, but at - the suggeition
of Mr. Matthews action. was delayed
until Mr. Sherman' should be heard
from ; Senator Christiancy, who was
nominated yesterday as Minister to
Peru, was confirmed. In the House,
there was some excitement over a
vote ;to go into Committee of the
Whole; the House went into Com
mittee of the Whole a4d considered
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the Post Office bill alit day, but did
not take final action.
Thursday:—The Senate spent the
day quietly in gener,4l business ; the
only special incident of the day was
a speech by Mr. Morgan, of Alabama
in opposition'to the Edmunds resolu- -
Cons. In the House, the Post Office
Appropriation bill was passed; Mr.
Hewitt moved to-take up the Army
bill ; there was some contention over
this motion, and so many roll calls
took place that the day went by with
out the bill being considered.
Friday :—ln the Senate, the Saun
ders report on the transfer or 'the
Indian Bureau was presentell ; some
miscellaneous business was transact
ed and then the- Senate went into
executive session on . motion of Mr.
Conkling: In the House,a war claim
was discussed at some length ; it was
defeated by a vote of 89 to 121.
Saturday the Senate, Mr.
Morgan, of Alabama, continued his
argument_ against the political res
olutions of Mr. ,Edmuttils. Senator
3lcCreery made a report in favor of
the .transfer of - the Indian Bureau,
and Senator Hoar made a report in
favor'or- a XVlth amendment in be
half of woman suffrage. In the
House, Mr.-Singleton, Mi. Mills, Mi.
Chalmers made speeches Attacking
Mr. lragg for his late remarks on
war claims ;- the Army Reorganiia
tion bill was taken up and discussed.
The bill went over without-action.
Monday:—ln the Senate, Mr. toot.-
hees,te.eleeted Senator from Indiana,
ivas sworn in ; -a-number. bills re
tarring to the District of Columbia_
were reported on ;- much routine "bnsi•
nest..was , transacted, and then the
Senate held along executive session
in regard to the New'YoricnOmina-!
tiOns.! In the Honse,alarge number
of new bilk were offered, three, of
them
.relating:to. *near** of ! pew!:
sionit, arid providing fo r
, $20,000,000,
$40,0 0 0000 and $100,000,000 to. pay
.the ermarages ;the Bnrihaid Mt to
isspe $40,000,000 font Peieent bonds
to -lay the -Pension arrenx ! ii2ges! was
called up at Once ; there :iwasn vote
of: 140 to 81: in' lava- of:! trasPendirig
the rata and bill, but
the majoritynot being ,iti.thirds„ty
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stlideetabf We ratite!) Eufigehastaiwrine
"40 1 4 IfinstikUPlOMlll!hig_ beliness. Wm
up; iro l et tci.at thee. litsc4r., IlletkPldiadel;
pets; tapped 306 bead of, Wit Willi-as fkiel.wril
Mtn a Thursday last, and scrotal of tliti!idesai•
ships leatin this port airy cattle. - -far t has
been a paying enterprise. The expetitnent was
made. last =rune; of stsughtatiag ilk cattle hero
and placing the quarters of beef in refrigerator
'compartments on the ships. 'rho beef was landed
In tolerable or:er In Liverpool, and sold at , prAos
tiat astenishOd the English butcherL It was not
howerwr, and It bus been found better
to ship the Tattle afire." Think of sending John
Buil his traditional Waist beet
Machinery trait, which made It 4 tea
tents so valuable and attlaetlve apart of the Con.
Unsaid Exposition, is advertised - by the city att-
Miertties to DO sold at publte sale on
. Thursday, Feb.
sib. This building Is very extensive, and en Ins.
mews amount of material was used bits construc
tion. , T'ho, main hall Is 349 feet wlde. 1402 fert long,
and the annex' is2ol by 210 feet.. The Panellist
portlo of the structure Is . one-story In "might.
Foundation consists of 'piers of mastery, sad the
wall Is 2 feel thick ; 4 feet, deep ',seder the whole,
exterior of the building., The sueeistructure cow
slits of solid -Umber columns supportlog, reef,
trusses constructed with straight wooden prlitel
pal, and wrought iron ties and struts. There 'ls in
the building about. soma pounds wrought
about 1100,000 pounds east Iron, about spoo,ooo feet
white pine lumber. about - 1.(00,000 feet, yellow pine
lumber, about 700,000 feet Un roollug, about Ude
DOD square feet giass, about SAO perches of 'Sete.
The building was erected at the cost of the. city,
and all attempts to utilise it have proved ensue;
meal. The purchaser is required to remove ty
building and grade the ground upon Which t
Mauls by the 10th of June next.
A delegation of influential and solid Philadel
phians went to Washington this week to lay before
the House Committee on Com'twice the eommer
clal importance of the port, and the necessity of s
Ilheral apptoptiation for improving the navigation
of the Delaware. - They were Joined by Gov. Hoyt,
and bad a heating, which promises to be produe,
tire of good results. yhtladelphials NS miles trent
the lirestwater, and the navigation of the rim in
teeny places Is obstructed by lora, which is $ seri
ous obstacle in the osier the cautantly-Increasing 1
commerce of the port; now theithini lathe nathot i
In the extent of business. The number of vessels ',
arriving here In IDS from . foreign ports was 1,952;
mann*, over 5,0i0; customs revenues..7,Boooo.
Col. Overton Is a member of . the committee; and
t reliance is placed upon his dlspesiden to aid
lu procuring the desind appropriation. The visit- -
in t Philadelphians speak In the highest terms. of
Col. e
c n,
rton's evident Juiciest In' their .project,
and the attention and courtesy he showed them.
The Recorder, DavldM. Lane, has received
iii i comm ssi on and removed his office to comta a
diens roorniqn the People's Bank. The Recorder.
ship of PhilsOelphla, which was made ; over for
Quay's beneflohy starve increase of perquisites,
is an importani\and lucrative place. Mr. Lane
gained for himsellos good reputation as Reeender
orMerids, and wili`ffil his new position satlaiseto•
.rily and creditably. \ can
Several large and , el t atesmsblpe have been
built at Cramrp shlplastijor the Russian Govern
ment. They are manned by ‘ llusslan sailors,. have
.en board Russian Officers, and although cleared as
American vessels bound for Alaska, as soon as they
are three leagues from shore thy aro bivnedSrrer
to the Russian conananderand Aithelturstatt flag.
This is dime tonvold the violation cif \ inttntational.
neutrality laws. Another steanuthip \ called the
Zaheeta, will leave on her trial trip In it. few Pays.
The Mint has been . draped in mourn ing for sev
en.' days, owing to the death of Dr. Linderman,
who was Director of the Mints. lie died at Wash
logton. and was loaded at Bethlehem on rAilay
last. Ile was an excellent officer, and thorougbly
conversant with all the matters appertainhig to thO
Mints and the coinage of money. sl
• ,
Whoever has bad occasion tacress In the terry.
boats either at liejr-Tort or Philadelphia, has wit
nessed the Wrest reckless oidangerous.attem pia on
the port of belated passengers to reach the ferry
boats atter they had been unfastened from the
wharf. The Individual who rushes to the landing,
to find the boat a few feet disbud, becomes frantic,
and the jump for the boat often lands him in the
river, from which he is fished-" a wiserand a weF
ter man.• 8o the.ocher day, At the foot of Market
street, a young wman attempted to make the
boat,-but the distance was too great, and she fell
into the water. which la just now of too 14 a tem
perature to mike a bath co:losable. She was rescued
by an employe of the Ferry Company. -
Tne total number of emigrants that Arnimd at
this port during NTS wa53,634, of which 5,471 were.
:males and 2,163 females. Of these 1,431 were Gen;
man, 1,010 English, 96$ Irish, 576 Norwegian, 437
Swedes, 377 Italian; 153 Belgian, 194 French, be
rides representatives from 'Austria West Indies,
Cuba, Denmark, Greece.' Holland, Hungary, Rus
sia, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and
Wales.
The Fourth and Eighth , Streets Passenger Rall
way; Company have fitted one of the cars of the
• t town branch with heating apparatus un
derneath the seats, the smote and gas from the
coal used
. passing out through a pipe leading from
the front platform.
The friends of John R. Reed, the venerable cap.
thin of " supers " at the Walnut Street Theatre,
assembled at his residence on Thursday evening
far the 'purpose of celebrating the " golden wed
ding of the old gentleman. The members of the
profession sent many gifts: bat the striking fea
ture of the occasion was the declaration of "Old
John,'• that he has In his will the following para
graph t "My head shall be severed from my body
and my body shall be placed In a vault, 'but the
heed shall be brought to the. Walnut Street Thea
tre, there to be used as the skull In • ilantlet;' and .
I.do bequeath my head to the said Walnut Street .
Theatre for that purpose:" 111 says he wants his
"head to stay on this stage, where It has, with his.
bands, done service forbalf atantury."
The questioner a successor to.tudge Cadwaialer,
as Judge of the United States District Court, Is
now attracting the attention of the legal fraternity.
Dilitrict:Attorney Valentine,
Judge Agnew, and a number of other legal lights
bare been named for the place.
A contest for membership on- the Republican
City Committee between Isaac Mlirlde, chief dep
uty in the Clerk of • Quarter Sessions nine*. and
Capt. Wm. Thornton,- was lately decided In favor
of the latter, which so - Incensed 31`Bride that,
meeting his successful competitor in the parlor of
the Union Club, he proceeded to Wreak his venge
ance on the person of Thornton, and the injuries
be Inflicted were so serious that the Captain was
taken- home in a carriage; and Is said to be In a
dying condition. 3113 ride was arrested, and will
figure In the Quarter Sessions ass criminal instead
of an (Steer of the Court.
FRO! HABBIBBI7IIO.
Special Correspondence of the Rsivn7r.n.
Ili.utsuvuu, Feb. 1,1x79,
The Legislature may now be , said to
have commenced' business: in earnest.
Daily morning sessions of the Senate and
House are being held,while the afternoons
and evenings are devoted to committee
meetings, where
,the most laborious and
intelligentwork of a conscientious legis
later is put in. People who think their
.Senators and Representatives are only
busy 'during the few hours of session of
their respective houses, make a great mis
take. The committee' room is the place*
where all the work is prepared and per
fected. •
The business of this week was com
menced with a short session of the House
on Monday evening, when a number of
bills were introduced. This introduction
of bills, or reading them in place, is the
starting point, and as a large number, are
thus brought forward that are unimpor
tant and aro never seriously considered,
it will. only be necauary in this =Tristan
deuce to report such is aro of general or
local importance. - '
— At this Monday evening session of the .
House, Mr. Barrett, of Lackewanna, of.'
fe t ed a jes a lativa, which was •adopted
uninimously, instructing our Senators
and- requesting our Representatives in
Congreas, to use all henositile . arms and
their utmost endeavors in :lseenzing 'ap
propriations for the erection - Of pepcssery
goierument buildings an
towns and cities of the co.ttnirf-.`
Bane buncome mole - dens eh* Fr*.
cinithe salaries of di officials. were in
troduced and referred to the Corimittee
Itetrenchrient , :Reform • Theta
always • have • been, and •it is to be • pro.
Cowed • there alsraysirill be, patriots= iri
'the Legislature who like to air. the3r
(metre about tetrenclunent, seduction of
salaries; etc., when they know it will not
or can not effeet then — ihrfivis.'
something like_ the Oat was will
ireellidslffeniOdMies,Smerihnitoro.of
there, ebooM ip*pie War
In tee ' sena te on Tuesday;s4'o4*
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substitute o f is ti is Ake'
of "a proper bill for the rev:Weir of
interstate commerce, which ehell_proteet
the tights- of allfartlee r aad 'amble each
measures to be ioktPted prevent
najost and 'flinearkeutble diacrthihiatioas
n all modeis of isibThs trium)oriitioii; iiid
do noinjustiOn to tho large Interests
idved.". - tlitownitto on thioriginai
resolution and substitute was quite lively
as wial as somewhSilingtlinElasta Da
vies virticipailisg as follows i•• = '
N. DAVIN& ' 3(r. Praddeet. f t se peas say
semiotics stall Instreetlafter 9esators, tots
Tuella% It seems to •me inotattett enema by
the .Benato from Minor Ob.' Greet) Should -be
pawn. If we ant to simply ono stonetal •
tog venality and that Is ad. why Una inglitteb as ta
ble that resolution and do nothing. '
The sentalke of the Senator from Butler (Yr..
Greer) as pnetleal, - It to beeo agitated before
Cowes, tor soeth lite two am and here
In the Senate of m Penn ieg sylvania. wh e n the subject
Was up WORM lad by certain inforestanwhy you
is
menu legislate in Pennsylvania ; Congress the
place ; there we will aid you ; there -we will assist
yon; than we will help peas tbe WinsontdU there
we will help pus the Reagan Now; wh en the
subject comes up in a practical bent and the Rea.
Kan bill halt been passed by • large majority In the
lower home of Congress. a majority of the delete;
lion In Congress frees -Pennsylvania Mat in' fa.
vor thereof. the tastes are put, down and the mod
halt is ordered . ; tinkling trust and sounding cym
bals substituted to itaplatte-VitterinS Montilla
meaning nothing. Were I a Senator In' the Uni
ted States Senate. and the Senate aad before It a
.practitaimeasure like tbe It.son bill. and a reso
lution similar to , the one offered by the Senator
- from
_Sutler was lute:gum& therein; and in its
Place the glittering generality offered by the Serve
for from Delaware file. Cooper), was substituted.
I you'd Interpret that instruction as being against
the Reagan' bill and Mt In favor thereof t but I
ton
would give it that eloseeottstruction that the
Senator from Dauphin, ;Mr. Herr) has, given, that
it would proptbit in, voting for any amendment to
the /WIWI bill rapeseed by {be lionsp. ' It we ue
.to pass any resolution of lastreetion whatever to
our Senators, then it strikes Om that 'if we ate in
earnest In this subject, we doubt sustain the origi
nal resolution offered by the Bettina' from iff•tier ;
- butif it bto mean nothing. them-let as fametto
amendment offered by the Senator from Delaware.
The power that' lies behind the threttemay hive
dictated if, became it mount nothing. TM Rem
gun bill is new beforetbe Committee of Commerce
of the Putted States Senate. with a prospect of Rs
passage t - and now at this time the Senate of.Penn
sylvanta Is asked to say nothing. Instead of in.
&Ming a principle that. has been emnbated and
fought for there for p longatitste. now, after It
has been raid that we will favor the Watson MR,
the Itemise bill.-but' do not do within in the
resuasyhanla Legislature. ;Nowwe are told to
halt.. I do not pretend to understand the Reagan
IMIR and I am willing to vote to tibia' them reesito
lions and Mast to our Senators in the Senate of the
United States on the subject. and I think a large
mass of the resolutions that we pus hero instruct
ing our Mestere end Itepessentatives bad better
not be passed at all or offered at all, but If we pass
anything, do let us be in earnest and , pass some
thing witii - a substance,. and not something that
amounts to nothing.,
In this little speech of the 14entor. from
Bradford; the character of the man is
most forcibly illustrated. 'There is noth-
ing like evasion or circumlocution about,
anything he says or does.' He is always
ready to "take the bull by the Loins,"
meeting every question submitted to him
squarely and intelligently.: The debate
was continued . until within a few moo-
ments of the hour of adjournment, with-.
out a vote being reached, when a message
was received and read from Gov. Hoyt,
announcing the nomination of N. S. I
Quay, to he Secretary of the Common
wealth, and David 11. Lane to bo Record
er of Philadelphia. As announced edi
torially in the last issue of the Rowans;
\ the first nomination was unanimously
confirmed, while the latter, on that occa
sioailed to receive the necessary two
thirdievote, required by the new Consti
tution. \ .
In thq 'Senate on Wednesday, the con
sideration k the inter-state commerce, or
anti-discrimination resolutions was se-
Sinned, when \ a compromise as to the
wording- of ihe\esolution of instruction
to the 1.7 \ . Senators was made between
Senators Greer, Cooper and others, when
it passed without I The reso
lution as adopted embraces instructions
to vote for the Reagan bpi amended so
as to include in its operations all common
carriera t A similar - resPhitlon on this
subject is pending in the Bonier. These
resolutina of instrucWon to 11:S. Sena
tors do iOt really amount toinne, ex
cept as indicating the course the`Legisla
ture will pursue on the subjecta to which
they refer. . \
For the first time in many years the
House of Representatives got ehead of
the Senate in the work of the session, by
passing two bills fitially on Wednesday.
These were local bille.relating to Luzern
county.
In the Senate on Thursday, about thir
ty bills were reported favorably from
committee. Bala reported favorably from
committees aro plaked upon the calendar
and come up_ for action. Among those
thus reported is the _Senate on .Thursday
were the Meiling :
Establishing the iron industrial schools
of Eastern' and Western Pennsylvania. -
Repealing tie act for the selection of
juniTh• .
Fixing the salaries of the various
Judges of the State.
Empowering the Governor and cystoid
other State officers to-count the votes for
State Treasurer and Auditor-General.
jThis bill is intended to obviate the ne
cessity of calling the Legislature together
for the special_ purpose of counting the
votes of the officers indicated].
A number of other bills were read in
place and the allowing passed finally : -
An_aCt to remove the disability or dis
qualifi&tion of marred womenfor acting
as 'cone:waters or officers of any associa
tion incorporated heretofore, or that may
beiniorporated hereafter, for purposes of
learning, benevolence, charity or religion.
A' supplement to an act to provide for
the division of counties of this Common
wealth and the erection of new ' counties
therefrom. • -
An act relating to the commencement
of actions and prosecuting the same to
final judgment.
An act relating to partition of real
estate.
Supplement to an act relating to exten
sions, providing for the return of - writs of
Seri Codas issued - within seven day's of the
next succeeding term of court, and fixizik
the number of jurors on inquest upon real
estate levied by virtue of writs of fieri
.
facial.
An act to permit wives of defendants
charged with crime to testify in behalf of
their husbands in all cases -where the de
fendints themselves are competent. •
An act to permit defendants to testify-!
criminal cases was next diecussed at
same length, SenapfirDavies making an
able speech in favor of the bill; but with
out reaching a vote upon it, at ten minutes
before ono o'clock Lieutenant Governor
Stone announced- ," the. Chair Will clear
the table." Although Rims not generally
known that Governor Hoyt bad arrived
the night before trim Washington lefty,
and tlett Colonel Quay had come
-in on the
night train from the West, every one was
Usti:sung attentively, and ,when the dark
read the message from the ficwernor,Sin
noutteing the re-acenination of •David H.
Lane for Recorder, of Philadelphia; it was
evident to those who mem posted as to
the 'ram* distinguished luxivals,' that
"tho ho ll o ll :fir4'wers• aeh." Pft the
yeas,ani . called - en
matron - 4513eiaktriNettal_hi the althea
the: `Nays none. ' , • • :
What brotight about the change in the
View's of Senators since Tuesday, it Is
scarce' 1,7 worth While, fOr :fear a mistake,
might be:niade t to set an a theory,
Thereto was a very decided one and
certainly leases the "Little Napoleon,"
f - Denver; ' . ndtter, the `situation.
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raid.ln Pink sad others were coq.
oidered on nand folding, butnotai were
finally. disposolot.- Booondresdhag iolho
.otago in logidation where bias, as a goo-
erairula ara dlimse)d'aild amended:
Two important bins, acre reported fa
vorably from: the Committee on Edam•
tion, on Friday, in the iliensta, as :Owe:
do rot to plena the" freqtwak clump
in Commas school books in 'the several
counties, and , establishing county unifor
mity in text books. . •
Abe 11 aupPlinnental bill authorizing
Courts of Quarter ' Sessions, in the 601131-
try, &strict!, to change or form 1001 V school
districts upon the petition of one hundred
citizens, giving notice, oM. •
The frequent and unnecessary changes'
of school balsa has long been a source of
iumoYanto aid expense to. . peolle sending
children to school. Tha point'mentioned
is intended tio rowdy this evil. Mer#
brief session, devoted to routine business,
the Senate adjourned until Tuesday morn-
in the House on Friday, the following,
among other reports. 161411 affirms.
tbrely
A. joint rem:dation instructing our Sen
ators in Congres to oppose any legislation
favoring the payment of rebel claims.
♦n
_act granting peusknui - to surviving
Pennsylvams" volunteers who served io
the Mesicsn war. - , •
An fiat abolishhtg the death penalty and
batituthii_therefor imprisoninent for
life, and' describincans—by-w
the death penalty , may be welded, was
reported with a -negative recoinmenda
tion. Tiler() bills wore road* place, and
a number of others, almost, entirely of a
local character, were pasted on first read
ing, when the House adjourned until
Monday evening.;
. A bill providlog for the ,payment of
losses sustained by people throughouethe
State during tho railsoad riots of 1877, is
now being perfected in its details, and
will be introduced in the House early next
week. Great care has been taken, it is
alleged, by legal gentlemen in Philadel
phia, to have this bill so drawn that jus
tice will be done to the many local inter
ests involired, while those of the State at
huge will be properly guarded.
The imnonneement that Col. • A. K.
Dunkel. Secretary of Internal. Affairs
elect, big choseix Lewis Rogers,' Esq., of
McKean county, to be 'his deputy, is well
received by the press and people every
where. It Rogers has done both the
State and the Republican party good ser
vice, aad most abundantly deserves this
unsolicited and , flattering recognition at
the hands of Col. Dinkel. Had that-gen
tleinan searched the entire State . he could•
not have found a worthier or more com
petent gentleman upon whom to confer
the honor.
Department Encampment of the Grand
Army of the Republic , State of Pennsyl
vania, convened at Brant's Hall, Jan. 29,
at 10 o'clock A. M., Commander C. T.
Hull, of Athens, presiding.. The follow
ing officers of his personal staff being
present : 3. K. Barr, of 'Lane:Neter, S. V.
C.; C. R. Lantz, of Lebanon, J. V. C.; J.
M. Vanderslice, of Philadelphia, A. 4,G.;
John Taylor, A. Q. 31: G., Philadelphia ;
J. Andrew Wilt, Inspector General, To.
wanda. Among the Poet Department
CommenCers present - were Gen. Louis
Wagner; of Philadelphia; Jas. W. Latta,
Philadelphia; 0. C. Bosbyshell, Philadel
phia ;.. Rag. B. Beatty, Philadelphia ;
G. Irvin Given, Philadelphia • W. W.
Tyson, Pittsburg ; Howard Re eder, Eas
ton. Although this is the largest encamp
ment ever held' by the Department, its
` discipline has been good, and the utmost
harmony has prevailed in the sessions.
li‘is a noticable fact that soldiers as a
,_
body\are more orderly in-tbeir delibera.
tions than .any other class of men. This
has beeKovioced in all the sessions of the
encampmegt. • Although its sessions have
been secret yet the work has been chiefly
of a chruacter that the public will ap.
-plead°, mearntes calculated fur the com
fort and protection of the soldiers' orphan
children and the 7 d s " eetitute coMmAles,_ who
by disease or wornadriNere dependent upon
the charities of the nation's gratitude.
It is no part of a soldiess creed. to allow
the brave comrades who Aced by his side
in the conflict to bo pinehO by the mis
fortunes' that have come to him through
the path of devotion to the in re sts of
his country, and the same' spiri t, t ar
tuated - them many times in th dark
hours ef oar nation's need to share the
last cracker together, is now showing t
self in deeds of self denial for each °that\
The address of Dept. COrls. Hull was very
creditable and shows the most successful
year's work in _the whole history of the
Department. In tecognition of his ser
vices a valuable gold badge was presented
to him at the public meeting Wednesday
evening. Gen. Wagner made the presen
tation speech, and as it was a perfect sur
prise to Corn. Hull, the response was nec
essarily hapromptu, but full of feeling
and appreciation. After this Col. S. IL
Meartin, of Post 5, Philadelphia, was
called upon the cage, and making an el
oquent speech. topped it off with a pre
sentation to Cot John 31. Vanderslice, A.
A. Gen., of a splendid gold latch and
chain. This was responded to with the
marked eloquence . that CM. Venderslice
is so gifted with. he andienas kept '
in good humor by a rattling humorous
speech_ from Col. C. W. Hazzanl, who
was called upon the stage and said he did
not. know what !brimless he was going
teget a present of some kind, and if they
had any more they might pass.them up.
Other exercises were held—music, decls-
F Mallow, eta., by the soldiers' orphans
from the White Hall school. One very
interesting exhibition was the drill of the
-youngstrys, which was gonothrough even
-to the 'manual of arms in a silent • drill.
Thaw children;-who might have been Out
cards had- it not been for the teetering
care of our Grand Army, are getting an
edneatkin and discipline which will make
them metal men and *Omen: They sing
songs and give addresses in a perfect
manner. The sight of them brought pow
erfal recollections to the soldiers' hearts,
for if teiainded emu of the battle field,
„ea the death gasp that bad made' them
orphans, and we could see many a tear
drop on
the veterans' cheeks as these
memories came up. to them. This meet
ing was to have been Invalided over by
Gov. Hoyt, our moldier Governori but he
was'called away . to Wirakingtow on im
portant bugneee, so it was given over to
the charge of Gen. Letts. The =My cit
izens who attended- were highly gratified
and its hdluence must be for good, . not
only to the order bat to - every person who
attended. - Gen. Madill was called out as
one of the wakens, arid made - lain:eel
Which was elowient in its reference to , the
stirring scenes in which haves in actor.
The stinting was resumed in secret sea.
Sion Jars. 30, runt at its CioB6 the officers
elect Were histalled in dike, :Gee. L.
Brown, et Wren in* SagitYlkili CO.; 3s .
toter *-Dipartinent , Commander tne.. ISM
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tie4iity Kansas is sUlargety 'represented_
by Bradford Comity Prple,,that an rasa-
sionzd letter frotn_tbl section
with interest by: many Of yont • madiiii
Who have relatives - and Blends in . the
One . stn hardly visit* town* Kansas
without meeting acme Onii , frota- home.
On my way hither I stopped a few 'days.
in Kanisaseity - , - OM Most enterprisirig
widei-awitke town in - tho West. I
barely illghtedbefore I espied the famil
ar countenance of your former
.toirnsman\
And energetic business man, L MAW
hoM Although Nitsic" . baa been in the
City but a Tow nionthi, be is widely and.
favorably' known .as the best tailor in,.
town, and is with business.'
E. Fleming is also a resident of dui city,
and is getting into .a -fair business. •He
has the patronage and confidence of . the
best people. is the eaeo, and Is locenel to
From Kansas City to this place I saw
but little of the country, as I came over
in the night. The principle town on the
route is Lawrence, which in the early his
tory of Kansas was vita renowned. Of
late years it has • been - losing its former
prestige, its trade and commerce having
been diverted by its mere fortunate neigh.
bor, Kansas . City..
Topeka is a iloarishing city of"about
10,000 inhabitants, and possesses many of
ristias and advantages of old
towns in the east. It will be remembered
WA *ere was a largo emigration from
Bradford here when the town was first
locatOd,..ao . d the Thomases, Cases, Ba-
kers, etc., are now as familiar names here
as with you. "Uncle Chet," as he was
familiarly called twenty-tiro years ago in
old Bradford, Is the same genial gentle-
man and shrewd politician here that -he
was for so many years: among you, and
his name is a horisehold word•aU over the
State. He is as much of a power in the
polAtical councils of the State as he was of
yore in managing the old Democratic pat
ty in Bradford. - By - the way they tell a
good, but characteristic anecdote, on
"Uncle Chet " here: ,Shortly after on.
gaging in politics hero a friend - asked
- him how it happened that ho was such an
enthusiastic Republiaiu3, while in Penn. ho
had been a consistent Democrat. " There's
more of 'em (Republicans) here," was
the laconic - reply, A. S. Thomas has
been for years Clerk of the 11. S. States
Courts here, - and is ono of the most popn-
lar men in the city. Chester Thomas, Jr.,
has been Sheriff of the county, and is now
filling his second term as County Treas
urer. He is looked upon as one of the
most correct and upright business men in
the county. .
M. B. Case is ono of the leading attor
imps of the State, and enjoys the eosin
&nee of men of all parties. Re has twice
been elected Mayor of the city, and has
inaugurated many reforms and improve
ments in the city, which were not popular
at the outset, but "Milt's" clear parcels.
Lions and sound judgment told, him
they were ,needed, and he push
ed them through with Out regard to the
denunciation and oliposition' of croakers.
ThO result has more than proven the wis
dom of his action. Mr, C. is not a poli
tician, in the general acceptation of the
term, but enjoys the reputation among
the beat men of the city is being a scru
pulously honest man, and I judge would
have no trouble in earrying a largo major
ity of the votes of this city for any posi
tion ho alight ask. . '
lion. Tbos. Ryan, M.C., an old Towan
da boy, is also an honored citizen of To
peka. Mrs. Coolbaugh is also residing
here at present.
Patrick Phelan is engaged in business,
and will probably make 'Kansas his future
home.
During my short sojourn bore I have laid
-- 1‘ good opportunity to learn something of
Kansas politics. The all-sorbing topic in
political cirZies has been, "who is to be
11. S. Senator?" If your readers think
the average Kansan a' novice in politics
they aro mistaken. In. addition to the
members the Legislature, every little
town in the State is represented by its lo
cal politicians, who have - come up here to
advise the members bow to vote, and yet
up to this writing I have bton unahle to
Arid any one who can give an intelligent
idea of who the aiming Senator wilt be.
Senator Ingalls, Congressman Phillips,
Senator Pomeroy, Go!. Anthony, and
several other aspirants are on the ground.
Uncle Chet. says the conduct of -some of
'be naembers "is very embarrassin'."
the good order and system which pre
vaili in Pennsylvania, in determining such
matters is sadly wanting here, and whilo
the Stite is largely Republican, there is
not that‘thorough organization necessary
to renderthe will of the;majority effectu
al. In othksvords I judge there are too
many would-lx? leaders.
The Seriatorrakelection takes place to
morrow, after which I presume there will
be a thinning out nc the clans, and the
members will be left free to proceed with
businews.• Bylaw the Sessions of the Leg
islature are bi-ennial, add members are
only allowed $3 per day fer \ iifty days. If
they choose to sit longer they . , must do so
without' any pay. In looking , over the
Senate and House I have been most fa
vorably impressed with the intelligent
and cultivated apPearance of Senators and
Members. Indeed eithir branch Would
suffer nothing by comparison with tlke
Legisiattire of Pennsylvania. Among thea,
Senatoni with whoni - I have become per.
smelly: acquainted I =nit brieflY
mention Major Merrill, of Diewn'Co. Ho
is one of the early settlers_ in the. State,
and is now one of the most substantial
citizens. Ile is a man of more than ordi
nary ability, is deeply interested iu every-
thing that pertains to the permanent proF
perity'of Kansas, and is an honor to the
'body of which ho is a leading and conspic
nous menitnar. , • ,
Topeka is not rialto Harrisburg and
other capitol cities in one thing, The ha
~ tali es boarding houses combine to fleece.
members by extortionate rates for board
during the session. They were thwarted
:hi their avaricious designs this wintei.
The citizens throwing open their houses
I •
to members at reasonable figures. Major
Case had the honor of taking the lead in
this commendable movement.
One word in regard to emigration to
;thin:State. lily advice to all Who are do.
ling welt "diem they are Is to stay- there,
*hut to men out of business who can bring
with them front ;1,000 to - $2,090 is ma
ney ratans offers inducements not;often
metrwith iu tho East. The State is pre
eminently an agricultural country, and
farming la carried Gnat mita less labor
and (*wise, and with far greater profit
limn in -Pennsylvania.. The Atchison,
ToPelta & Santa Pe 11, traverses the
richest country Ton the continent. , Their
lands id =. Arkansaas.; Valley are • valu,4 l ol
not only onaccosint 'ef their 'fertility and
AdaptabilitY to the - cultivation. of grains
sod alaitt49f4tllombli - t4ltbei/a**Ettil-
MOP
EING
*sore:bed isini triiniiirbili
the dinutet titmlid and belety. , On -Fit-
1 Tidied Learned, in Pawnee Co. 1
Thitgietuul was free from snow, and the
'iliwietif dry, an mid-iummer, while the
gni* wasgreen, and cattle-were grazing
in the fields. The Guernment Lands in
the county have nearly all been - taken up
by aotAlener and the realreadlands are be
ing rapidly sold. Tho tint settlement wan
made in the county four yezza ago, ' and
now - thereila PoputatiOnntiti to, eight
thousand. If autof your readers content.
plate 9migtating to KanWl.fcg .0 0 _lTT
pose of farming or stock raising, they will
find nohetter location than the Arkansas
Valley. I shall have morn to say on this
subject hereafter... la the meantime any
informatiOn iii "regard to the country will
in furnished on application to Col. A. fli,
Johnson, Acting Land Couneissioner A.
T. and S. F. R. IL Co., Topeka. Mr. . J.
'la one of -most' cordial and reliable
&ntlemen.l have met in the West, and
his\tatements maybe renal upon in eve-
The talepirt Republicans of Karma's
congratu to 1 5
the Keystone State on the
re-election 1' &inter Cameron, a gentle
man about - popular here as ho is at
home. '• DitevLA.
FALSE PRETESSES-.AN.EL MIRA Msn-
CHANT ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO ST/IA
COSE, —.Yesterday, DeleClhre .CALT, Of
the Syracuse police force, arrived in El
mira with a warrant issued by the -Recur
der of Syracuse for the arrest, of Mr.
Womu tin; clothing merchant of ibis
pity, for obtaining goods by means of false
'represeptations. The warrant was duly
endorsed by Recorder Puarr of this city,
And the parties left for Syracuse early
yesterday afternoni. Mr. ViottatErat ir,
we believe, father of Mr. t. Worsimns,
who was proprietor of the clothing , store
buried at the corner of Railroad avenue
and Water st. The elder - WoixriEnt's
store is On the river side a few iods below
the railroad.
The arrest was made by Officer KEL
LTC; who found Mr. WopLuEnt at his
store. He was reiriesled to accompany
the officer to the City Hall, which be did,
and was there given over to the Syracuse
officer, who had a carriage in waiting,
and they wore taken to the.tepot just in
time to catch the 3:10 train on therii. I.
A; E. RailwaY.—Ebnira Ado., Jan. 30th.
DREAM MERIT.--Ail the fairs give the
first premiums and special awards of great
merit to }lop Bitters as the purest snit
best family medicine. and we most bead
tily appipve or the awards for. we know
they deserve it. They are now on exhi
bition at the State Fairs, and we advise
all to test them. See another column.
STATE NEWS.
WEST CHESTER contemplatei .creating
a monument to Bayard Taylor.
Tug very general opinion is that the
Board of Pardons Should be abolished.
MONTGOMERY county will pay off $lO,-
000 of its indebtness early iu the spring.
JUDGE DEAN fitted a Huntingdon juror
$2OO for getting, drunk while trying a
GEN. JAmzs S. NEGLEY has bcen - ap
pointed .Gas Inspector for the city of
Pittsburg.
Tn Central Pennsylvania Conference
of the M. E. Church will meet in Blooms
burg in March. . -
VAr.ENTINE'S forges, near Eellefonte,
now operate night and day with a dou
ble set of hands.
THE Snow Shoe railroad company,
Centre county, has been sued for $,25,-
000 ;for killing a mark.
Tits expense of the Montgomery county
jail last year was , $15,170.12, a saving of
- $4,226.58 over 1877. •
Tics temperance cause in Blair county
has assumed an aggressive shape, all be
cause being opposed in open court.
.1. N. pissoNov.a, a Clearfield county
Man, - basiliscovered a vein of coal on his
father's estate in Cuba, where he recently.
visited.
THERE are sever-al establishmenta in
Montgomery county where chicken raising
is carried on very extensively—one at Fort
Keuncdy being very large.
Mit. D. W. ELDER was seized and rob-•
bed of a gold watch and fifteen dollars in
money on Friday night,. as he was enter
inn his house at Pittsborgb.
D. C. Boats,, Esq., of , Kittanning has
been appointe Bank Asseessor for the
counties of Arnifstrong, Beaver, Butler,
Clarion, Indiana and Lawrence.
THE dry goods score of M. J. Kramer;
Allentown, has been closed by the Sheriff,
and will .13e, sold out. Kramer's indebted
ness is about $15,000, due mostly to firms
in Philadelphia and New York. .
JUDO E JuNimr, of Juniata county, de
cides that when persons are committed
for trespassing on railroad trains . and
serve a term in prison therefore, the
county is responsible for the costs.
Roan Ltivis, aged 16, fell through the
Delaware Railroad bridge at Easton, on
Jan 26th, and was so badly injured that
she died in two houri. She is the third
person killed. at the same place within a
year.
TIIE State Encampment of the Grand
Artry of the Republic met in Har
risburg last week, 200 delegates were
present. Governor Hoyt was nominated
as delegate at large to the next National
Encampment.
ELDAD AT WATER," Of Peckville, .Lack'a
Co., and for many years a merchant of
Pleasant Mount, is doubtless the oldest
store-keeper in the State. He •is now_ in
his 87th year but attends regularly to the
every-day duties of his store. '
A TELFAIRAM from Pottsville says the
striking miners at the 'Lnko Fidler col
liery have been offered their • former
wages if they' will go to. work again, but.
they refused to resume until a siruildr
concession is made to their fellow-work
men at the camoron mine.
TUE Ilk school House .
Titusvile was
built on the south side .of. Oil Creek in
1817, Charles Plumb, Tram Connecticnt, a
well educated and corn' e! ant man, wa s the
teacher. Seine of the pupils came a dis
tance of ten miles. The school tax now
amounts . to $25,000.
BEFORE the mail train from Harrisburg
reached York,' on Jan. 2iith, a pile
of stones and other obstructions was dis
covered'on the track, a short distance
(rob' the station . It hail been iilaced
there,by tramps , 'who afterwanls went to.
the station and insulted' the passengers.
About thirty of the miscreants were
ar
rested and locked'up:
Art extension of the Sharon coal field
has recently been discovered in the north
east corner ot :\ Lawrence county by Mr.
J. I). Clark. The vein eight , feet thick.
was found 137 feet below the surface of
the earth, and it 'is supposixl to underlie
all that section bet Ween the point of dis
covery and ,the opep : mines in -Mercer
county, a distance of sr: miles. •
W. SWIM.. of Berwick,' Pa., ha 3 a piece
of American paper Dickey which was
printed by Franklin when George the
third was -king. It 'represents twenty
, It -passed ` currenOrittin the
Province of Pennsylvariia,:. and in the
supetseription bears thowords " ti ro coun
terfeit is death," Quly r ono "n"Zae used
in the tint syllabic of . the Wont 4speun
sylvini6." ' ' : • \
A mt.t. has been introduced in the
Heise of Repressentatitevi .providing for
An ' appropriation - of ,000,000 for the,
completion of the Middle Penitentiary
llnntingdom This- appropriation, •is
designed to cover two years' time, :and
it is said by Wilson. Bros., the architects
that by the time the appropriation is
exhausted the building will bc _completed.
and ready to tern over to the State. It is
designed to. finish the new building as:
soon as possible in onler . ..to- relieve the
crowded -: condition of the Eastern - and
Western, l'eniteritiarics. • eel, Charles.
Thqmpson Jones, tmc`of the inamagers of.
tlie'Eastern Penite.ntiaryiways . stiat , he4 s ,
in constant dread of an epidemic break
ing ous bee' ause of the; largo -number of
?wensla th at Isstitution. : .
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dZflflaz.min
Tim return Oren Frew , b• Legislature
to . Paris is once more ' being seriously
talked of.
' A ntomr llre in Hong- Kong, China,
burned 308 buildings, causing a 10x3 of
Si * 000* 000; -
LT is proposed thaethe Champlain-OCR
cral.ortire British HarY shall filigre
be a Bishop; -
__l7strEn 13TA'rZoi. 13ebator-clect 3latt,
Uarpenter.bad,an cuthurdastic reception
in Washington last night;
Jrnonas - Olt4Y r an old and well•known
cotton merchant of Boston - , died suddenly
in Ids 'CllreclaSt - nrcieksof heartdisease.
Tun Shareholders of .the litodueona
Insurance Comp any, at Ht. John N. B,
held a meeting and - resolved to wind up
MD& ELIZAISitTII CADY BfANTON is out
in Indiana pleading with the Legislaturo
to give women absolute control over their
own property .
Tata winter4there has been, for the
Mist time in thirty-five .years, fourteen
cinuecutive - dais of skating in Regent's
Park, London.. . •
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A dim wad introduced in the Senate of
:New Jersey last week establishing County
Courts in all counties having a population
of 30,000 and over.
is reported t hat.seven Winnebago
Indians, crossing the Missouri river on
the ice, a few miles from Council Bluffs,
were all dkriwned. -
Tug Emperor of Germany is deeply la.
meriting the death of his Secretary, D.
Schneider, whose influence in some re
spects sarpatused Bismarck's. - •
Tut intreductiou .of yellow fever, in
all countries, can be traced to the West
has invaded the United States
in eighty eight different times.
Tux Paris authorities have compelled
a number _ of churches -to cease levying
tees on trrvelers for the , -privilege of ex!
arainiwg crypt's; shrines, domes, &c.
RECENT experiments by Lieut . . Mariot
of the French navy shows that the breed
iny of pearl-bearing oysters may be car
ried on like that of the edible bivalve.
J. 11McLEon, colored, has been op
pointed Government Storekeeper at Cov
ington, Ky. He is the first colored man
appointed to.an office of the kind in that
State.
TiplAppell?to,Conrtat Chicop bag
decided 'di:lt the act of 1877, providing fur
the collection of back taxes is valid. This .
decision covers over *8,000,000 back taxes
duerthe city.
Aaotrr 100 more persons, indicted "for/
alleged violation of the Federal election
laws in Louisiana, aro on their way /u
New Orleans for trial, or will arrive 9fere
within a few-days.
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A MAIIIIIAGE has been celeinited iii
Nevada and elsewhere, when Xho Wide
stood in Xevarla and the oom in
Utah, and the ofliziating4 clergyman
straddled the line:
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AT Huntingdon, Ind., on Friday even
ing, Charles La Croix — shit at Jessie
Young, a woman of had -character, but
missed his aim. Hellen shot himself in
the brain, and fell dead.
AT a meeting of colored citiiens held
in Washington" last week,,:resolutions
were adopted/ approving 'Senator Win
dom's proposition to colonize colored peo
ple upon the public lands.
A PROI'AiStTION has already been sub
mitted in the. Legislature of New" York
to amend the constitution so as to reduce
the number of Senators and Representa
tivei to one himdred wad fifty.
/THE trial of Fait's, editor of the Cour
at. Woomington; Ind., for the murder
of County Atterney Rogers, Christmas
night, is now progressing.. The evidence
against him -is stronger than anticipated.
The heathen Chine° is , pecidiar. A
-Nevii4a woman scalded' her Chinese ser
vant for not properly'eleaning a fish,
.and
-going' into the kitchen soon - after; found
him 'energetielly ,'washing it with brown
soap. ,
-A TELEGRAM from San frandisco says
that at the Chinese Consulate there the
bill to restrict Chinese immigration is
considered antagonistic to treaty provi
sion's, and likely to result in complications
with Great Britian.
.
Russia having protested agiimst the de-,
litnitation of the frontier between Silistria
and Mangalia, 'refused to cede Vie lino
regulated by the commission. Rouuiania
has addressed a circular to the poWer in
regard to the matter.' • •
IN New York last week, the Delaward
Lackawanna and Western railroad sold
1,00,000 tons of coal at auction. The at
tendance was. fair. The bidding lacked•
spirit. •. riices were trom 2 to cents
per ton lower than at last month's sale.
A ' DWELLING in Rahway,. N. J.,' was
set on tire and destroyed on Tuesday
night last t week.- •The old tire department .
refused to turn. ont, and the new com
panica.-were not strong enough to draw.
the engines, so the ilames had it all - their
own way.
AN attempt was made to robe the treas
ury of Gallia county Ohio, last week. The
burglars had succeeded in breaking
the'.
combination knob offf the safe, and drill,
ing several holes in the door, when they
were frightened off. There was t 30,000
in the safe.
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ORNEn.tr; SJIERMAN and party arrived
in Atlanta, Ga., Wednesday last. Several
thousand people gathered at the depot to
see the illustrious corium:tinier, whose last
p- tinder
visit to their city was made
less auspicious - eireutustanecs dur
ing the-war.
AN agent of the Canadian Government
seilt`lto the United States to inquire
whc€hcr the tinder - pest exists here, has
returned to Ottawa and reported' that
"Within a circuit of two miles about
Washington .plenropuenmonia - exists iu
its worst form."
Tim . National Currency League, re
cently established in Canada,.. held' a
meeting in - Toronto, last week at which
speeches were Made iu advocacy of a.
paper currency. About three hundred
persons - s-ere present; including some
prominent merchants. -
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.111CaSnik- , H. RUSKLE, a farmer who
lived in comfortable . cireurestar.ces near
Hopeville, N. .1., committed suicide ou
Friday evening, by hanging himself in
his barn._ lie had been acting strangely
for. about a year; and recently-showed
symtores of melancholia. -
Tun Woodbury Planingjilachin pat•
out case,after more than thirty years' liti
gation, was decided by Judge Lowell;:jit
Roston, who held that the patent could
not be. sustained. It is said the patent:if
sustained, would cover nearly the
planing machines in the United States,
valued at more than 430;000,000. :
'GOULD, is reported to -be on the
brink of bauhruptey.• The Now York
Times says that his losses are reported to
be stoo,ooo'-weekly, and that be-is carry
ing 100,000 shares of Union Pacific,and is
short -120,000 shares of stocks on the
geneial list; also,. that without Russell
Sayre's support Gould would drop. •
W. S. SatrsßUßT, of Chicago, a prac
tical mechanic, has invented au appara
tus fOr running street cant by Steam,
which will be tested in a short • time , ou
one of the city lines: The cost of at
tachment per •ear will not eliceed $7,00.
Cars can be run twenty miles :au hoar'
There will be no smoke or noiSie from the
exhaust..
THE strike, or lockout, at this Norton
Iron Works and Princess Furnace Itpn
Mines, at Ashlaud, Ky., continues. A
large force, of strikers guard ,the iron
works to prevent those who wish to re-
Ellie from "doing so, and- "the result is
the-enforced idleness of more than 1!X
men, whose families, mans of them, aro
suffering from want - of the necessaries uf
Wu. E. Mautics., convicted of the
murder of aria wife, anti John Achey.con
vieted -of the murder of a gambler named
Leggett, were - hanged-- Jan. tlitb, at
Indianapolis. Achey • &MAW - that his
•crime was not premediated, and .-Merrick
'asserted that he was innocent. ' The eir
\egmatances atteudin' Merrick's crime in.
iiitated, brutality' of . the Moat berrible
Ile waa convicted almost entirely
on Circumstantial evidence..
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uttd. is now before - the Ohio Legisla
• titre, Which, if it becomes a law, will en
title the' ‘ wife:of it dissolute husband to
draw at least one-half the wageshe rains,
for the support of herself and childres°
_Saab a' measure has its, merits and it..
.being of a class %if lei iskd i. n
Mittfilever realizes what is contemplated
by it, but, if tbia\hill can be tarried into
successful operatibtis_ iu Obi% .it will be
. adopted py an-the tottes, • .
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