padforit *Om Efo. aoomOen, intros. torsada, Ps., Thiliviag Feb. 27, 1879. tin Utrininse commirr. The people may as well face the facts and prepare for the inevitable struggle. The enemxin front is the same that has eonfrated the , party of patriotism and progress for twen- ty-five years. .I.t has not changed even in name. .The party that of •fered the infamous comprOmise . ?t 1550 . , that Tepealed•the compromi se of 1820 in 1854, that sought to fas ten, slavery and its fatal reaction upon Kansas and Nebraska, and final- I,y, battled in its w,icked . pnrpose, sat rendered at the first demand of trea son in IN—that party is the foe in front. After ill that it has done to destroy the nation the people seem to haVe forgOttea. that to pat faith in Democratic promises is to invite betrayal, and the outcome of this lapse of memory is a Democratic Congress. This, humanly speaking, is a great national calamity. If, at any time during the rebellion and for half a ,dozen years thereafter, any one had Predicted a Democratic Con- gress as probable within. twenty years, the prophet would have been set down a lunatic or a fool. The people; are slow tq take in the possi bilities of inaction. They had their littlelgrurable„and their little -devia - tionalrom the straight path of duty in search of false. gods. They .I:Lave amuaed themselves, but not at the expense of the foes of liberty.. They have danced to the piping. of dema gogued„ and now they must pay the: piper. The loothlehs and wrinkled . hags of Wities, long ago,cast out of party councils, have come forward thinly .disguiiedlin borrowed livery, and made themielves so acceptable to the discontented and .disappointed, that such have gone astray; But as all roads leads to' Rome, so all by-If - albs inpolitics lead into the enemPs camp. •The masses seem Ito *have discovered this in time to pre= vent a disaster last November. The duty/1 of .the Republican press i i sto keeXis fact fresh in memory. The 'Detnoeratic party in Congress is do ingbtich to assist in the work: The cipher dispatch investigation is daily . making revelations of Democratic perfidy: The witnesses, with the plain assent of the Democratic lead ers, haVe studied how best they could give half-truths the outward sem blance of facts, and facts the sen - blarice 'of lies. It must not be for gotten that these clever persons were in, the closest confidences, of the great fraud-shrieker and polities] jockey Who led the Democratic for - ces in 1876. SAMUEL J. Tilden is the core of ,the Democratic party, and that partyis therefore hopelessly rottenlat the core. To the optimis tic persons who affect to think that something may be gained by coquet ting with the, Democracy, the ques tion may be put—what time during the decade that preceded the, war - were the frienils of freedom or- opin ion that this country had shy good to bope for from Democratic rule ? . At what timed uring the war did any Republican suggest Democratic rule as a measure of safety' or relief to the -republic . ? To these questions there can be but one reply ; and that is that at no time for ten years/dor to, or during the war for national unity did any pronounced Republi can regard the possibility of Demo cratic rule with other than the grav est apprehensions. - The next iqueathin is—When, if ever,. has the Democratic manage ment, within the last , twenty-five years, abandoned a single purpose it cherished 'and avowed 'from the be ginning of that period down to and throughoutthe war? In what has it • changed its intentions or modified its policy ? Who of its old. leaders who crowned it with the infamy of • treason has been discarded? Which of its old time methods has it put away? What use did it make of power partially regained? What !lid it dO When it gained the Rouse that, tetoliens a better mind and a more patriotic purpose ? What are its acknowledged leaders doing, in Congress and out, to-day, to shot that they have reformed their nieth ,Os or their plans? If the Demo crats have Changed their plans, or abandoned a single ptirpose, or modi fied their policy, or discarded a sin ogle leader, or made any other use of power regained except to abase it— if they have done ahr of these things, •somebody can show it. And if they have not done. any of these thini, as we affirm they have not, then will somebody tell the people why they ' should expect'any good from Demo cratic rule, or how any patriot can ally himself with such a party and retain his self-respect. Tus Cause of the threatened out break among the the Western Penn sylvania miners itMue• not so much' to the refusal to inereise wages from 21 to 3 cents per bushel for mining las to the fact that they find it im possible to avoid dealing at -what- are termed "company stores," where to "truck syßtein" prevails; and where the prices charged are forty per cent. higher than elsewhere. If the miners used as mach energy in meeting this difficulty as they waste 'in fruitless violence, the cause for -j-such ill-timed and ill-advised move , meats would soon cease to exist. Two votes only were cast ,for - !LINTS and WHEELER in Buchanan Conilty, Va., in 1876, and the. Rich •nond Whig is glad to hear that those . , Lwo have since taken their departure. ISIDEBTEDNEWL , During the era of extravagance and debt accumulation consequent upon the enhanced values and ildh- Led currency of the war times, there was a notable increase of the debts of. corporations and counties. The, latter, in manyWies, endeavoring to avert the consequences of the draft compromised by the payment of large bounties to substitutes, relieving the citizens from the necessity of,perso nal militiry duty, but saddling town ships, boroughs and counties with al heavy indebtedness, Which years of burdensome taxes, in many cases, has not yet been sufficient to wipe' out. In the case of cities and villa ges, the rage for -expenditure and speculation took the &rill of the wildest and most - unreasonable pro jects for =improvements. . Streets were laid out, graded and paved, ex. pensive sewers constructed, and what was fallaciously supposed to be public spirited improvements, but were - in reality needless expenditures, were indulged in without sense or necessity. There is hardly a munici pal corporation in the country that is not= now groaning 'under the bur den of debts contracted for improve mentswhich were at least a quarter of a century in advance of the natu ral growth of the placc o , or the re quirements of the inhabitant:a. This tendency to squander public moneys was made easy and greatly increaaed, ,by the facility with which bonds were disposed of or loans effected. To meet the interest on these debts, new loans were made, until the aggregate became frightful, and when a cote mercial revulsion came with "hard times" and its natural want of confi dence, and difficulty -of- placing new loans, bankruptcy and repudiation became imminent. A notable example of the facility with , which municipal indebtedness can be incurred, and a. remarkable instance of extravagance, not to say , profligacy, may be witnessed in the case of our neighbor t wn , William sport.• That unfortunate village, when ruled over by PETER HERDIC, launched out into the wildest schemes of "improvements." Miles of ex pensive streets were laid out,,and covered with. wooden pavements— costly sewers were built—the city limits extended far into the country —and the moat reckless and costly measures taken to stimulate an arti ficial growth of its extent and busi ness. Now the - municipal anthori ties defy the judgments of the Court, and trample upon honesty and jus tice by denying the plain rights of ' their creditors. The reaction has ta ken place, and the attempt to unduly and unnaturally force the growth of the city, results in burdens which will be felt for twenty years, retard ing its prosperity and crippling the energies and ,business of its citizens. For the vast amounts spent, and for the great debt Which now weighs like an incubus upon its business, no sub stantial good has been realized, and the city would have been much more prosperous l had, it not been the vic tims of such intensely public spirited citizens as PETER HERDIC. IT would appear that an attempt to unseat,Gleneral BUTLER, who holds the seat in the United States. Senate to which Mr. Coaling is entitled; wilt fail. The Republicans, have but three majority, not counting Senatoi D&vis, and it is said that Messrs. PATTERSON, CONOVER,. CAMERO. (Pa.), and CHAFFEE will vote with the Democrats in favor of _BUTLER. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times reports Mr. C namor; as explaining his purpose to - 7ote for BUTLER by saying tha even if the Republican contestant were now admitted, he would - not be . able to hold his seat after the reas sembling of the Senate next session. The Democrats will then have a ma . • jorfty sufficient to carry through any measure, no matter how manifestly illegal or unjust, and Mr. CAMERON believes that one of their first acts, should , he now obtain a seat, would be to throw - out CoamN and reinstate BUTLER.' SeORWT CHAFFEE is under stood to entertain views similar to -these. Messrs., P.4 . 1-rEasoN and -Cox- OVER, for reasons supposed to be per sonal to \ themselves, voted to seat BUTLER in first instance. Pr is a. hopeful sign of the times that renewed activity is permeating every branch of \the iron trade. Prices are rapidly 'advancing, and the demand in many branches of the trade is so great that seve7l mills in the State have refused to takm orders for future delivery, except aqargely advanced figures. This industry has, perhaps, suffered more durinelhe hard times than any other, and its recovery to its former position win be a positive blessing to the;country at large. IT is reported in •Democratic cir cles in Ohio that Governor BISHOP must make way for Congressman Rica as the party candidate for Gov ernor, who is supposed to have made himself a tower of strength by rea son of his being the author of the pension arrearages bill. IT is stated that an attempt will be made during the first session of the next Congress to remove the politi cal disabilities of JaTrzasox Ale Mississippi Bourbon programme into make him the su&unsor of Mr. BRUCE in the Nita States Senate. Tux Cincinnati Enquirer, com plains that Senator BAYAIID iS top decent .to suit the Democracy, and is losiiig his chances by endeavoring to, be respecteible like the Repnbli- GEN. BARLOW was a brave soldier, and had beei elected.by the Repub licans of NeirNork to an important office. -- lie Ina inViteff to visit Elora ida,edining theccinating at ihn'Pres idential vote. insthe attorney of the RePublican party t and in the inter est of an honest return. Ili& letter, published at the time, was like a dash of cold water upon the Republicans of the country. - Coming from such II source. it was well calculated to create doubts of the justice and le gality of the claims and proceedines of those whe were ender' oring to se cure the. electoral vote of that State for' he Republican candidates. Gen eral Beim - at the - tithe telegraphed that general IlittLow was. working for TILDE*, but the country was en willing. to credit that he could playa part of such duplicity. From the evidence brought out before the POTTKR Committee and indeed from General BAnLow's own admissions, it appear that there was too Much truth the "allegation and that when he was Publicly acting as attorney for the Republican electors he was secretly trying to persuade the membek of the Returning Board ' to give the . - State to Tilden. The ex posure of this nefariouscondnut will always be a stain upon the fair fame of General &mow, and with all the developments in regard to the South ern vote and the counting and return thereof, will satisfy Republicans of the juitice of the action of the Re turning Boards. Wu+ there be an extra session of CongresA? is a question that puzzles the wisest of the. Washington cor responients, and which seems to be not easy of sollition. The Democ racy is divided as to the policy of creating the necessityfor calling to gether the new Congress before the regular day of ' assanbling. The more decent of - that partyare averse to it, as unnecessary and dangerous. Others are determined to force legis lation favorable to the rebels who are still out in the cold, and to repeal laws which stand in the way of their entire control of the ballot-boxes in 1 the South. Some of the statutes now in force stand in the way of that perfect bull-dozing. which is the•de light of the Southern Democrat, and they demand the repeal of the obnox ious sections, or in case of failure threaten to create the necessity for an extra session. The Republicans can afford to stand by their princi ples and - support the laws which are a guarantee for fair elections, and if the Democracy refuse to pass the ap propriation bills , unless coupled with legislation which' breaks down alise curity for peaceable and fair elec tions in the South, the responsibility will be with those who ssought.by the , sword to overthrow our 'free institu tions: . , PETER Manic, who has gonessouth for the benefit of his health, has,left behind him as remembnincer, a debt r 1 incurred by the city of Williamsport of nearly $500,000, in bonds and ! overdue interest, issued is 1868, when he "run" the city, for the lay ing of Nicholson pavement, building sewers, and' other, improvements. These borni4 were negotiated and put up its;z9llaterals by Mr. HERDIC, at from sisty j to seventy cents on the dollar. The . ; city authorities, bur dened with.this immense debt, and. threatened, with bankruptcy, attemp ted:to dispute the legality of the, bonds, although the Supreme Court has decided • that those who took them in good faith must be paid, and Judge ELWELL, of the Columbia Coun ty Court—Where judgment had oi igi nally been obtained—isstied a man damus requiring that the overdue in terest be raised and paid. This has never been - done, and another ; batch of coupons falling due on the first of March, Judge ELWELL has, on mo tion, .issued a trule returnable the 20th, on Councils and Treasurer to show cause why an attachment should not issue for disobedience of the mandate of the Court. - As the city cannot repudiate its debts, nor evade their payment, after the example of Memphis, by surren dering its charter, thii-orerivhelming and burdensome debt must be paid by taxation which will press heavily upon the property" holders of Will iamsport. We commend the lesson, to the people of .Western Bradford, who were so anxious for the new county . of Miunequa. Had Hxn-, DIC'S scheme prevailed, the -farms of the new county would not have been worth the debt and taxes with which they would have been saddled. Tax 'latest estimates at the Treas ury, Department': Washington, fix the loss sustained by the people through the use of fractional currency at 1,000,000 dollars. There is still outstanding $16,000,000, of which it is thought'not more than:s4,ooo,ooo will be prisented, for redemption. OO!GRESS. Monday :—The Senate devoted itself principally to the subject of the tobacco tax; all the 'other busi ness transacted .was of a routine character; efforts were made to have the revenue bill 'amended so as to have the reduction go into effect May 1. or June 1, bat the Senate vot• ed to llx the date at April 1 - ; the Senate was still in session at a very late hour at night. In the House; the River and Harbor and the Deft: eieney bills were taken up and passed; some District of Columbia business was disposed of, and more new bills Were introduced. Tuesday ::—The Senate debated the' motion of Mr. Matthews to tat tea and coffee, there was only four .votes in favor of it ; the tobacco tax reiluekion was voted in the _Senate, and the Revenue bill was then pissed, 45 to ; services were held immard ory of Representatives Schleicher and Quinn. In the House there was a. struggle struggle in reference to the order of business; finallithe'eensus bill was taken up and was debated: until the end.of the alternocot; General Butler and-Others tried Lk 'hav:e the mode of appoiriting the imams:stars changed, but:did pot tracceed.l- final action was not 'taken; at the' night 'session the Legislative bill was debated; the plan of surveys suggested by the National Academy of Science was substantially adopted; . the Demo. cratic caucus political amendments were presented. • - Wedneiday:—ln the Senate, the. Postal bill was debated; the temper of. the Senate was favorable to the Brazilian mail contract In the House, the Democrats tried to attach a repeal of the Federal Election law to the Legislative bill;"the Bepnbli cans opposed this, and declared that they would fight to the end ; General Garfield and Mr. Blackburn got into a controversy, and there was much excitement in the House ; no 'final action was reached ; Mr. Atkins says that an extra session is inevitable. Thursday':—The Senate took up the Brazilian mail item of the Post Ofilcebill and debated it, all day mid Until late at night; all unfriendly amendments were defeated on a line, vote by a airong majority; late at night, the Senate thinned out, but, the item was passed by 23 to 17. 'The House refused to go to work on the Appropriation bills, but took up the Florida contested election case. Mr. Bisbee, the Republicarv.member, was finally unseated by a party vote, in defiance of the report of the subcom mittee which investigated the case. Friday: In the Senate, the bill in regard to railway transpOrtation'of cattle was passed; a large tot of gen eral business was also disposed of, none of it of much importance, except the railroad telegram. amendment, Which passed. In the House, war claims were taken up one after an other; four of them were defeated; , there was much dispute in the House about the - order of busineis; none of the important business was reached. PA*004:041:',#1.4:041044:111 PIIII:ADELI'll/A, Yet). 24, 14ii The municipal election took place on Tuesday, and was rather a tame affair, though a full vote was generally polled. Tbo election was for members of Council, School Directors, and election officers. Li the Fourth Ward, an aft npt was made by a portion of the. Democracy connected with the Sheriff's office, to defeat William McMullen, who was a candidate for selec Councils. The Fourth Ward has an un enviable reputation, • as being the ward whore Democratic majorities are manu factured to order, of any size, and Mc- Mullen is King therein. He was triumph antly elected, as was expected,.. There 'were no rows, however, and though the free and indeperaient voters were "still ing for a fight," they stood in wholesome awe of Mayor Stokelcy's police, wbo Were on hand to keep the peace. In fact, the Mayor sent for all the parties concerned, the evening before the election, and noti- - fied them that he intended there should be a fair and peaceable eldction in that ward, if it took all the police of the city to accomplish it—and as the Mayor means what he says—the hint was sufficient. Principally the interest centered in the election of election officers. Your readers will hardly understand how much impor. : tance, in a city is attached to having your friends on the election board. It is eve rything, and sometimes produces aston ishing results, when the votes are count ed, or when the result is announced. If "e ernal,vigilatice is the price of liberty," so the Republican majority in this city is enintained and constantly increased by UM ceaseless activity 'and untiring exer tions of those who "run the machine." The political organization is 'Perfect, and its operations conducted with, matchless shrewdness and industry. No sooner are the polls chiksed, than the i workers begin to lay their plans and get in their work for the next, and the political cauldron is constantly boiling and bubbling. There are no better organiz,ers, nor skilful man agers, in the country, than the leaders in this city. They may wrangle over the di vision of the spoils, but when the common enemy is to be met, you would think they were a band of brothers. John Holleru, from Elmint; \aged 29 years, got into a row in a saloon on Elev enth street, above Race, Ttiesday night, andlost his left eye from the eflectl of being.struck with a black-jack. William Bradshaw was a singer in.the choir of the First Baptist Church, at Broad land Arch streets.. lie engaged to sing in; the Pinafore entertainments at the Broad street theatre, and now he sings no longer in the choir, as the Church and the leader deem the two services incom patible.. The horses, and carriages. of the late Robert W. Mackey were soft' at auction on. Wednesday last. They brought good prices. A firm of undertakers has bought out as the "latest fashion " a black hearse for the burial of infants—dispensing with the usual plumes and feathers, as unseem ly, and making the ceremony as sombre and sad as the most afflicted could wish. The success of-the-Elevated Railway at New York, has attracted . the attention And cupidity of certain parties bore, .who think that there are millbus bran elevat ed road on Market street, and a move ment has been started to charter and build one. The project does not meet with much favor from property owners. on that thoroughfare,, who claim that there is no necessity for snch•a means of transit. . Monday, the first colored youth ever ad mitted to the Central High School in, this took his seat in that institution. His name is Charles P. Gordon, recently a pu pil in.the Roberts Vaux Grammar School for colored youths in the Twelfth section. There was no attempt at hazing, and at recess he mingled' with the other lad', who manifested a disposition to receive him without drawing the - color line.- An old-fashionedisnow-storm has made pedestrianism intensely disagreeable , for the past two days. The pavements are sloppy or slippery, while the snow-sweep, ers of the railway companies scatter the snow and dirt upon the sidewalks and the walkers-without the slightest regard to their persons or feelings. The appointment of Governor llart ranft as'Postinaster and Colonel . Snow den as Superintendent of the Mint, hav ing been confirmed by. the Senate, those officers will enter upon their respective •places on the first of Matcb.• Governor Pollock as Naval Officer has not, at this writing, been confirmed, but unquestion ably will be in time to take the post be fore the expiration of the present incum bent'S term of office, which is March 13th. -The surviving soldiers of the war of. 1812 will bold the usual meeting, to-day, which Is Washington's birthday. The number . decreasee year by year, and it not be many years before there will not be a veteran left. • . • The deaths in this city last week num bered 349, an increase of Z) over those of the previous week last year. and roar than those of the corresponding piwkid'uf_ Listless, : . . FornelAPPertsieldbi at4nUoil to tba riot Rbat Philadelphia bas a Collector Custalls tiro a Chester C 4 niti; nini• officer from' Nerthninbeiliaid ; ra Sumer, from Bradford ; a Postmaster from Mont. gomery ; an Assistant United States Treasurer from Franklin ; a Director of the Mint from Cumberland ; a Chief Ap praiser from Chester. Occasionally tbere. . is a growl about countrymen holding all the Federal offices, and some people don't understand why inch is the case. It comes from the faci that the "blue bloods . " are too good to fill the places, while the "boys" or politicians are not good enough. So the country fellows are sent for to preserve the equilibrium. . False teeth maybe a necessity, so far as mastication is concerned, .but when swallowed the3r are indigestible and; pro dumimpleasant results, as a Mr. Wagon seller, of Darby, experienced. Lis false teeth were four or five in number, and he lived six weeks after swallowing them. _General W. 11. IL Davis (ilrs. Judge ?demur's brother) had a horse presented in New Mexico years ago; the faithful animal which carried him through the war, died a few dais ago at Doylestown. Mr. Lee Wolfe, a witalesale clothier, on North Thin' street, Thursday, found two of hialemployes in an' altercation ou the pavement in front of the store. While going out of the door to separate them, he fell and expired in a few minutes from heart disease, brought on by the excite ment occasionedby the men fighting } The city has at 'last a population of 900,000 ; at least such a number is indi cated by the new dirictory. The old-time readers of Godey's Ladys' s Book, will remember with kindly feelings the familiar name of Mrs. Sarah J. lisle, ofig - the i editresa of that periodical. She ig now in her Diet year, and in- very fee ble health at her residence in this city. The bark Shooting Star, for this port, arrived at the Breakwater, Saturday. ,Sho had, as .a passenger, Angell, the de 'faulting' Pullman Car Company'eSecreM ry, who absconded with #112,01;10 •of the, Company's money. Ho was. :limited at Lisbon, and will be taken to Chicago for FRU HARRISBURG. Special Correspondence of the IttrontEn IlAnnis'First% Feb. "..2.:1187.0 In accordance with the adjournment on Friday. the 14th inst., the Legislature did not get to work this week until Wed nesday evening, the.l9th in s t. ' The sea. sions-in both the Senate and House on that evening were devoted tobills on first reading. One of the reforms of the new Constitution is that all bills passed by the Legislature "shall be read three different times, on three different. days." The first reading of bills is, therefore, a mere formality, to which no one pays any at tention, and which is gone through with for the purpose of coming up to the re quhements of the Constitution, the read ing clerks getting in their work us rapid ly as possible, and frequently skipping whole- pages, where a bill is long, to fa cilitate the work. On Wednesday even ing 46 bills were thus disposed of in the Senate, and 121: in the Houk,. so it will be seen that the calendar of bills on sec ond and third readings, the stages at which they are considered and discussed, is in a fair way to assume formidable pro portions. -Among these bills in the Sen ate was one called up by Senator Davies, "an act.providiug for the more speedy re lief of Poor and indigent persons." The nomination of 11. F. Goodman, Esq., of Sayre, Bradford county, sent in by the Governor, to be notary public, was on motion of Senator Davies, unanimous ly confirmed on Wednesday evening. It is predicted by those who know him best that Mr. Uoodman will bear the honors of the official position thus conferred upon him, with niodest dignity, and that he will neither fail to recogniie old acquain tances nor forget his poor relations. Among the most important of the bills which passed first reading in the House at this evening session, were the follow ing : An act providing for the appointment of women prisqn inspectors. An act to provide for equality in rates of transportation, storage and handling of property carried wholly or partly by railroad, etc. [This is substantially the anti-discrimination bill which attracted so mach attention during the lasesession of the Legislature.) An act to provide a legal remedy for the decision of controversies and disputes existing or which may exit between arti ficial or natural .persons engaged in man, ufacturing, mining, as common carriers, or other business,' and their employees, and to prevent lock-outs, strikes or such other disturbances as may tend te, injure or disturb the Vastness or peace of the comtnanity. • The general local option law. 'An act to prohibit tbe sale of liquors by sample without license. A free pipe line bill wittilong title. An act to secure to operatives and la. borers engaged in and about oral mines and manufactories of iron and steel .the payment of their wages atseguli'r stated times, and in lawful money of the United States. An act- fur the' better protection of the wages of miners, mechanics, and others. An act to prohibit the issuing of orders for the wages of laborers in-mining, man ufacturing and shipping of anthracite coal. An act authorizing tbelefunding cif all public indebtedness at a rate of interest below the rate now paid. An act granting pensions to the surviv ing Pennsylvania volunteers who served in the war with Mexico, and their-wid ows. An act authorizing the appointment of a commission to ascertain and 'adjust the losses caused by the riots of July, 1877, providing for tbo payment of said lasses, and making an appropriation therefor. The "border raid" bilL Sherwood's salary bill. • An act taxing petroleum and imposing a license fee upon petroleuni wells, for the benefit of the Commonwealth, and providing the ;means for the collecting thereof. An act imposing s State tax on crude petroleum. These constitute the most of the really important measures which will claim the attention and should receive the careful consideration :of the Legibliture, during the balance of the session, and as they aro now fairly 16 the Landes of those who are to pass upon them, their progress will be watched with interest, netimly by the public at large, but the several thousind intelligent readers of tile .Rgrownett, which latter class your humble correspon dent will endeavor to keep posted so far as he may be able. ' While many of these Idlls are impor tant; in fact demanded by the peOple, and should meet with the most careful consideration and fall deliberation, there art several evidently introduced by dome- goguos, who are only anxious for an bp pottuulty to air their eluct*oe .and fill up the. Legislative itoxrittiritli,biiikiruua apedebes foc home ,conetuliPthati; ht "the hope tbait they fth4-hitOltif &Od in Oiiittineueieiliitc; - 'tile• tetiO:ffiat they stidlehaten* Pitti(44. as well as gre,l4 - 001. 1. 40•0:;ivalkilig wit 0 4321 1 .1 8, Wyse-jawed, m44,0'641°81 blaOurrekfies, of course have greatly Increased in num bers 8111C13 the house of Representatives, with its present membership, so much rosOmblee a town meoting in In the Sinate on Thursday, Mr. Jones, Chaitntan of • the Committee on Federal Relations, to which bad been referred the anti-discrimination instruction reiolution; made repOrt to the effect that the concur rent resolution relatiye to the inter-s.tite commerce bill be passed as amended by the Senate, instructing Pennsylvania Uni ted States. Senators to vote for such mod eration of the Reagan bill as will make it apply to all common carriers. Mr. Gazzam presented a minority re port, signs& by himself and Mr. Ever hart, in favor of the original resolution to instruct for the Reagan bill "straight." Action on the reports was postponid antil Wednesday afternoon nest, at which time a spacial session for that purpose will be held. Ainong the bills introduced in the Sen ate on Thursday, was one by Mr. Cooper, of Delaware; to define the liability and pleadings in civil actions for libel. This act is said to have been drawn up by Col. .Mcelnre, of the Philadelphia Times. Alec has been them often enongh to know something about what a libel law ought to be, and if. it is true that the present bill was prepar ( edby him, that fact should have great weight with the legislative statesman when they come to consider it. The Senate, on _Thursday, passed final ly an act to establish the iron industrial schools . of eastern and western Pennsyl vania ; also an act fixing the date of the corifmencement of the terms of borough l and township o ffi cers, of the organization ( of borough councils aad of auditors' set-. th..ments. The most of the time of the session in the House on Thtirstlay, was consumed in considering and passing bills on see; yud reading. Among those thus passed was the bill of Sherwood, of Northdmber land, for the reduction of the salaries of state officials, which passed. second read ing Without much discussion or opposi- tion, as amended in committee. As the all now stands the salaries of, the-prinek pal officers are fixed about 25 per cent. below the present salaries. The indicapirts are that the bill will be killed on final passage, Although Col. Da vis, of Philadelphia, Chairman- of the Committee of Ways and Means,' says ho is in favor of passing it through the -House and. remanding the question of .a reduction to the Senate for final settle ment. Among the bills' reported, favorab)y• from committees, in . the Senate, on Fri day, were the following : An act appropriating $6,000 to continue the provisions of an act in regard to the boundary monuments ()Li the line . between Pennsylvania and New York. ' An act to prevent the appointment of persons to assess the shales of bank stock and to provido for. the assersment thereof- and payment of taxes thereon, intended to abolish the Oleo of bank as . seSSOr.- An act to create banking department. A concurrent resoltition 'yes also re ported and adopted, providing for the ap pointment of a joint committee of t3enah - - tors and members of ttie Botitio, to revise and codify the tax laws cd` the sate, and report by bill or bills such legislation as will carry out the provisions of the new Constitution on the subject of taxation:, There was quite a lengthy discussion in the Senate on Friday, on a motion made by Mr. Schnatterly,'of Fayette, that the act to secure to the operatives and labor ers engaged in and about chat mines and manufactories of iron and steel.the pay nient.of their wages at regular and -sta ted intervals, and in lawful money of the United States, (reported negatively) be placed on the calendar. - During the debate Senator Davies spoke against the bill and placing it on the cal endar, saying, among other things, that to enforce its provisions would be to take from the people the inalienable right to make cent mcz. This is one of the bills upon which a number of the buncombe speeches, be. fore referred to, wilfbe made, and which, should it become a law, never can be en forced. The Senate, however, notwith standing the fact that - this was the sec ond time it had been reported from the General Judiciary Committee with a neg ative recommendation, ordered it to be placed upon the calendar by a vote of ail to 8, the Senator from Bradford being among the eight. A new bill, was introduced in the Sen ate on by Mr. Grady, of Phil adelphia, the getters up of which evident ly desire to mike a raid ,on the State Treasury. It is an act to extend the ben efits of an act for therrelief .of J. Mowry Moorhead to other bona fide holders for value of bonds of the Milford and. Matta moras railroad, upon the faith of the ap propriation to that company, empower ing the Auditor :General and other state officers, to examine•and pay these claims. The door was opened last winter by pass ing a bill for the relief of-Moorhead, by which ho got some 460,000, And now more relief is asked for. If this kind of bills continues to be''Passed by the Legislature there will be no end to the Milford and Mattomoras railrodd bonds, , and it would be just as well to call a halt now, as at any future time. The strong box of the State is in no condition to meet such de mends. ' A: resolution in reference to the par charm of, copies ofTnrdon's Digest,- which has been going back and forth between the two Houses for several days past, was finally disposed of in. the Senate on Fri day. It' came over.from the House lit that time, with a notice that that body had refused to recede from an amend ment which bad been made them, tow Senate reslAiitiOn on the subject, to the effect that two copies ghoul(' be purchased for the use of the Senate and House, the same to bichained to the Speaker? desks in the two Houses. The House also nod: tied-the Senate that • it bad appointed a committee of conference on the subject. When President pro ten Herr brought the' matter before the Senate,' Sutter Davies promptly moved that the further considemtion of the subject be indefinite ly postponed, which sensible motion was unanimously agreed to, which should bo the last of such foolishness. • The most importaid item of business transacted in the noise on Friday, was the taking up and passing finally, on ma: lion of Ooh. Davis, of Philadelphia:of an act entitled an act to equalize the taxa tion of corporations and compudes, ap proved March 20, 1877. • This bilk makes a material change in the law taxing corporations, etc., fer gen-1 eral revenue purposes, btasniuch as it pm vido that beraidter one halt of all the toes imposed by the wt., to 'which this Is a supplement, and the revenues . derived I therefrom, ithall be mlO4llll t*ii . o7. al tuna of the Commourudth; A resolothitil Mn. ter, of Dehmegirelideniatieleg *I 7:10Slooll-„ of Congress on ihe'suideUt Of the:Chin* emmlgration k riiPadtMth%,:nlo4 - 'lreliW. red to the Comtnitteeen-Pedeild Cons. - ' Senate adidurned until Tuesday morn ing and house until Monday evening. STATZ YEWS. • Tus now middle, penitentiary, at,Rrint ingdon, will bavo t2BO In the local election at Chester, last week, three Democrats and • twO Republi cans were eleeted to council. • Bsvmg hundred and eighty-two people were under treatment at Dixmont insane asylum,, near 'Pittsburg, during the last year. iiSNILY A. Tom, Democrat, was elect: od Mayor of Beading last week by 1182 majority. lhoDenwerats have lOgnajoi. ity in the councils. IN parts ofl Clearfield county, the amount of small game frozen during the winter is so large as to excite sear of an entire extermination of some kinds. A nr.euntic.ug Chief Burgess was elected in York, last week for the, first time in twenty years. Henry - .? Gresley, the ,Republican candidate, received 200 i majority. . . Tun hotel, eating houses and liquor' store license applications for Montgomery county, for 1870,, number. .109 applicants for hotel license, 41 'for eating-house license, and 23 for liquor store license. Dn. LEMovun's cremation' oven, , at Washington, It is said, is not to be turned into a popcorn factory, as stated, lut is to be converted into a bone dust producer for the 'benefit of surrounding farmer!. Amur 70 men employed by the Steel Worth Iron Company, at Coatesville, bare struck against a proposed change in the time of paying . their wages, which would lenglen 'the :ntervals between the pay date• AT a: public sal, on the preniises of Joseph Faust, near Centreport, in a fracas occurrred between Howard Epler,•aged 25 years and a huckster named Wilson flimmelberger, about a pint of peanuts. After angry worda\had- passed between the two. Ilitamelberger took a piece of wood froth his table and struck Epler a murderous blow on the ,cad, felling him senseless to the ground. fracturing, his skull, and otherwise inflicting injuries from, which he wiltuotrecolier. Himmel berger escaped and has not been arrested. Tun thirty-third annual assembly of the Grand Council of the Royal. Super excellent and Select Masters of Penusyl vania'was held in the Masonic, Hall Beth lehem, last week. The following Grand Officers were unanimously re-elected : Mirk Richards Muckle, M. P. Grand 'Master ; .1. Fordney, R. P. D. Grand Master; George C. Johnstone, R. R. 111, Grand Master; Jauts S. Barber R. P. Grand and P. G. of Work ; :lames Brown, T. P. Grand Treasurer ; Charles E. Meyer, R. P. Grand Recorder; George N. Kendrick; Jr., it. P. Grand Captain of Guard ; Joseph L. Lytle, R. P. Grand Marshal ; Ernst Knapp, It. P. Grand Sentinel. GENERAL VLSI. SCIWYLEIt COLFAX,IS very BY with erys pelaa. Oirrat 14,000 bogs arc daily slaughtered at the Chicago stock yards. Tit**, glass skylights for the new Goy ernpient building, Chicago, will weigh 20 toes. UIvDER Connecticut laws every horse taking past in a race is forfeited to the State. - . . A ntrx his been introduced in the Sen ate of Illnois prOviding for biennial elec tions of Cimtity and State officers. • M ns. B.&vL on has just died ipilolyeke Mass.,aged 95 -years. Fier .mother lived to be 99 years old, and her- grandmother over 100. • • IN the old Bailey court, London, the atmosphere is so full of dirt that the - wigs of,' the lawyers become grimy, like the wool of sheep. A WOMAN at - Luc-Wield, Me., recently entertained three female visitors, who weighed respectfully 350, 262 and 281 pounds or atotal of 893 pounds. Taxi - finance committee of the .City Council of Richmond; Va., "reports a shriekage of '4,000,000 or $5,000,000 in the assessed valuation of that city. - ONE night recently, at Ando4er, Mass., a women gave birth to triplets and one hour after, in the same house, her.married daughter followed with. twins. Tat: Howard AssoCiation officers are none burning, all the tents used_ - iii Chatta noor-U, Memphis, New Orleans and other points during the yellow fever epidemic. A BOA; before the. Legislature of - Ohio creates a Board of *Chloe' Book Commis.. sioners to advertise for and award eon- I tracts to furnish text-books for Use in the common schools. 'TnE poems of the late-Richard Realf, with a biographical sketch by Col. R. J. Ilinton, will uo published some time dur ing the spring, The work is intended for the benefit of Realrs child. . • Dn. C. H. F.PETERs,the director:of the Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton Col= lege, Clinton,. N. Y., has been elected an associate member of the loyal Astronc mical Society of Great Britain. . TUE Republicans married the loial elec tion in Syracuse, N. Y., last week; their whole ticket being successful. Irvin; G. Vann, their candidate Tor Mayor, received nearly 1000 majority. THE new chairs which have been placid on the throne of . the Senate Chamber at Ottawa, :Canada, arc both of oak; uphol -stored in crimson velvet. The Marquis' chair will bear the royal coat otarms. Tug' Governor of North Carolina bag appointed NV. L. Saunders to - be'Secretary of State, to succeed Engelhart, Saundera is v a prominent politician. and was recently editor of the Raleigh Observ er. TUE wind has been blotiing across the top of Mount Washington, lately, at the rate of 114 miles an hour, the snow is so deep that the buildings are bolded to their eaves, and 'temperature frequently falls to twenty degrees below zero. , Two very aged - persoirs have lately died iu.Diaine. Lettie Larrabee, of Knox, 101 years, and John Easbn, a colored preacher of Augusta, who was, born in Wareham, Mass., 1776, and was emrsequently nearly 103 years of age at the time of his death. A NAN now residing in Idaho, who 29 years ago cut his foot badly by stepping upon broken glass, has just had a piece of the glass removed Item his fOot. The , glass bad shifted its position about six inches,_working back and upward from the tops to the ankle. AT the end of January the total num ber of paupers in London was 83,663, of whom 44,700 were in workhouses and 43,- 924 received outdoor relict, These figures thow fa mark&l increase since January. 1878 and 1867, but a dem rase when con ; paled with the tigures of Janua ry, 1876. Favtri Ban.v.v, who diCA-itt Cambridge Maine, several days ago, at the age of 80 years,f was probably •one of the oldest postmasters in the United States. lie was appointed by John Quincy Adams in IBelB, and held the place continuously un til his death, over half a century. TUE Connecticut Howie of Representa tives last week 'unanimously-adopted a resolution ;condemning the Anti-Chinese bill as a 41 11agiant violation of a altered' and honorable treaty, and wholly incon sistent with the principles and traditions of oar Republic, and with the broad prin ciple of human freedom." • - MRS. TTIOMAS.Busse, of Portland, Me., will, it she lives, be .113 years old oa Aptil 15; tibe is still in good health, but keeps bur bed most of the time, and is nearly blind. Her bible shows,that she was married it. Bristol, Me., in PM at which time she was .1 tyears of age. • Her husband has been dead 46 years. • • ACCORDING to the American Bicycling Journal, which-is regularly published at Boston • a party .of twenty American veloci Pedestrians will in July next, take . a 600-mile ride • through , England, the journey occupying twenty days and con cluding at Loudon. .The- cwt to each member of tho.exposition will bo taltkin eluding cabin passage:both ways and hotel expenses in the old country. - NATCUE; Miss., is threatene4 with the fate of Vicksburg, namely, desertion by I the river. The recerit rise of the Minis; MO river bas thrown the towhead near . the Louisiana slime, and there is now a current running on the Louisiana side Which threatens to cut away the bar there and throw it upon the Mississippi side di sectty in front of tNatchez. Tuann wore distributed by the railway postal clerks on the line between New York and Pittsburg during the month of January 56,860 packages of letters, and 11,152 sacks of papers, making rui aggreg ate of 3,411,000 pieces of letter mail, 'and '1,130,400 please mall separated and mule up for routesund office& • The total num• ber of iegMered pacuageis handled wai 28,005. There ware 44 ram engaged in the distribution. ' - CINSEVIAGO. Fume present' indications there is a prosperous fiance in store for the menu- lecturers of all, kinds of cotton fabrics, the demand for ,widch ;has been so great_ as to lead to an advance of at least five cent with'n Ake past three days. There has been no such_ demand for dry goods during the past five years as there is to-day, and the leading lines- artriold far beyond the production. The suceeas of American cotton abroad and the growth of Population at home has bad the effect to clear the market of all the surplus which has been accumulating during these years of depression. Jobbers have bought sparingly for the rast year, and tho'coun try never WWI . so bare of cotton goods as it is today. Dealers ate fitm in the con viction that bottom has .been reaF.the.d, that the tide has turned, and business has reached a solid.basis. HOLIDAY GOODS. liter is nollwojiltal will ive so mikeh salLsfaclion and remain fresh in. one's mind so long as a nice-P.411- LOB or. CHAMBER SUITE, and in order that all may purchase, we lave decided 10 8611 intr TIRE STOOK ,Of these fine gaiEls at VflOt4) LE PlacES, untit er the HOLIDAYS. lie sire ,and G'OliE A T ONCE, and Grin tlu; CASH tu our MAMMOTH STORE. on Main .Sl--; where you 'will .fincl what your unfe has been after for a long Mlle, and remember you will 'SAVE jIONEY by voyioly • (1:1811 and buying btfora Ch.rbstnta4. Towanda, Pa., pcc. 1., 157:3 A DMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. . —Notice Is , hereby given that all persons in debted to the estate of John U. Montanye, lita ef Ithaca, N. deceased. are requested to.xuake Immediate paymmt, and all persons having fiaints against said estate must present theui duty anthem tleatet for settlement to our Attorney : John W, Mix, Towanda, Pa. • 11I0WAIM ET.MER. Administrator. BETII .1.11.0141 TA NYE. Towanda, P Feb. C, , n, Administratrix. . AUDITOR'S NOTICE—In the Orphans Court of Bradford County. In the matter of the estate of Ellsha Barrett, late of the township Of Springfield deceased. The undersigned. an auditor appointed by said court to distrihnte the funds In the hands of O. P. Harkness, ,administrator of ,•ald defendant estate, arising from said. decedents real and personal estate, will attend to the duties of his appointment at, his 'office In - Sore' on FRIDAY; MARCH 7. A. D. IST9, at 10 o'clock A. St.. or said day at which time led place all invites hating claims on said funds are botchy notified to present them or be debarred from (waling in upon the =lea. W. E. CUILSON, Anditor. Troy. 1879. 4 wk. • TN lIANKItUrTCY.- , - . In- the Dias JIL. Dirt Court -orlite United States,4er the West ern District of Pettrsylrania.. . John J. Griffiths of bradford !County. a Bankrupt under the Act of Congress of March 18474 hay. Inc spiiited fora discharge Unmet! his debts, and other claims provable under said Act, by. order of the Court, Notice is hereby e.t.a to all Creditors who have proved their debts, and other persons Interested, to appear on the 3d, day of 11A11C/I, DIM, at 10 o'clock A. M., before It. A. • Mercer, Esq., Register In .Bankruptcy; at •his office, In Towanda, Pa., •to show , cause If any they have, why a discharg e . should not be granted to the said Bankrupt. 8. C. aIt:CANDLEBB, Clerk. • • TI IE TOWANDA . GAS -AND WATER COMPANY'S Annual, Meeting of Stockholders. for the election or a Board of Managers for the ensuing year, and for the trans. action of general business. will be held at the of. flee of- the company.. In Towanda -Borough. on. MONDAY, the 3d day of MARCH. DM, between 'the hours of 1 and aP. M. - C. S. RUSSELL, Secretary Tiriwands, Ps— Jan. So. 1670.-.74w5 AUDITOR'S- NOTICE:—In - the Orpion's Court of Bradford County. In the matter of the estate of Daniel White. deceased. The undersigned 'an Auditor appointed by the Court to distribute the funds .1n the hands of 1 Jamei 11. Webb, Esecuum.of th e said d is estate, arising from the sale of the real a p er. Banal property of the said decadent,' will at dto .the duties of Ilia appointment It till Mlles he 'Borough of Towanda. on MONT) AT. the 2ttli sy MARCO, OM at 10 o'clock A. IL. at Which time and place all partleohaving Calms on sabirfund, are notified to present them, or lie debarred from coming in ° Pe e the letee ,t, AN . I)2EIV ' TOwaudi,.Feb. V, 11179. - Auditor, BESTMildness you esti engage - in. IS to ‘2O per day made by any worker of either sot. light In their owulocalltles. Particulars and lam. plea worth .113 tree. Improve your star time at - this business. Address IiTINSON & co" Portland, Maine: .- may3o ly. 566 147;ittnnyerderT r u m t;art:ti ° b ti ta t arti t tra ii which persons of either sex can make great pay all the time they work. write tor particulars to U Hat,tarr * Co.. Portland. Maine. may 104.1% I.j can mate money faster at wort tar as than at anything else. Capital not "required wo will styli, you. - .1112 per day at home made by the lodes. trims Men. wombs, buys mad stria Wanted every where to weft for us. Now Is Me . time Costly Pliallt and Waal tow, Adam Tints Si Oa.; Aso 114 4 10 . - • • . suallithlV Wiaceffaittous. J. 0. FROST'S SONS. Assaf. ._ v . ,. '7.W.iiteilliiiiiiiti.- .1142,owAnp - AT GREATLY - D D P . ll, C E IT. T. JUNE,-.A.ara.rr, ' is hew opening a hugo n d karma! trasoritospt of Ifardtvare.. Cutlery,. atoms, Nall. Iron. Valuta; Oils. Itarnishia, Tinware, House Irtitnir.h. lag comb, ke„ purchased (a cash and offered for sate at Harelips to those who pay cash for g 0. 14; DA:NOES and Cooking S~ovea, for „Lv Coal:sad Wood, aglow prices, at JUN Eli. luILIE Graphic and New - Jewel, tigi mat perfect and ornamental deatini *torn s 1u t world, a t - , VIN Mi. TLIE Gossip, tile best !ow-prieefl . ...taro fur dam and chambers ever wade. at . JUNE'S.. ... VOR Ho - rse-Stioes and Horse-Sho e „U ::. Nalts, goto _,.._ JUSE - S. . TINWARE—a large and, general asSortment at low prlcea, at - d ITS FY, kLARGE _stock of . Bar, Square, nnund, Half-itocuul, Oyst, ifalborat. 1:44a, owl ill.x)plMO, at, Jr!: V. , 4. ----,-------- - _ FOR, Paints, Oils, and Yarnislkes, go to JITAIIS:"S. - WINDOW GLASS, froni 7x9 to 2 , 1i3G; st , : JUN E.'S. . T V .._ _. S CREWS and Tacks, direct 'fron t the .thattittartneera, for bah, at wh01.,..), ~,,a 'mail. at reduced price*. at - - JUN E's. • --- LAMPS, Lamp Burners, Chimneys, Shades, and Wicks of every variety. it JrNEI4.- ROPE, Si-b, Twine and Wick, all sizeN at LANTFANS--a great Varietyat ym priers, s IC N r OCKS, Latebes,and Bolts. every iarle.ty and kind, at JUN E's , . CAST and Toe Corks (Steel), at JUNE's.. jiISSTO\'S Celebrated Saws, at . JUNE'S. T ABLE. and Pocket Cutlery. at 'JUNE'S. 11" OUSE Furnishing Goods, at - JusE's jj NAILS and Spikks, all sizes, at JuNFN NAILS NORWAY and Swebd's Iron at JUSE'S MECIIAN ICS will find ri good as iiprtment .4" Tools at . 711.1.5E • 5. , ALARGE Ktock of .Pliiindelpilia Cairlidea and Tire Rolia.at - WIRE Cloth, at DOWDER I Shot and Caps, for sale at JUN LASTING Pander, at VILES and Rasps, a full assort' ElICTit, At JUNE'S. T I 4 3I I .IIERY -Cloth and -Paper, and Sahli Paper. At JUNE'S. , • PASS Keitles.and Hollow Ware, ail at low 7 , rferg. at - JOSE'S. Towanda, Noy: ta. 1673.. . GREAT. BARGAINS J. ,DOITTILICII, 31 E C lii N . T T-A - Y L I, OPP Park, TO A V . FANCY SITITINGS and ' PANTALOONS. GOODS JUS T Fine .Chrriuts, ll'utdqds, -IVool Diagonals, ONEtiCOATIN6B, In great rarletyonadle to order; at the v}:RY • LOWEST 'PRICE L.\CI4L , lI.~T \L .\ ~55 ('f.V .\ I:ISG~ t;ENTS F171:?;ISIII!it; (,t )DS, at reduced prices jirindor Scarf.,, Sihl .17cniarrithii:l$, Colored Bose, Fenn as :o 52 In Ore Sir An Inspectlou of cur stock wilt cow/lure tkc micro-fastitlious. . J. DOUTIUCLI, 114 In Stzvet, Towanda. ra. 'Mt r Dated 0ct.,21, 187» RDITTRICII DEALERS IN GIMCWRIES et; PROVISTOWS TOWANDA, PA. (ol,l . Siand of . C. 8.. Patch.) We hare on baud a large !steel: ii CHOICE . - GROCERIES, Which we otterlo the public at (tic LOWEST - MARKET VERY RATES. As'a rpecialtywe'otier an einragrwto or. W RITE • Mr!. HEAT FLOUR; At s prico'imt to found elAewhere subject to be rammed If not tatiptaetory. A fresh supply of Dried Finits just • nvered. atnong which can be fount -Denman Prunes of our • own Importation. WE WILL NOT BE UNDER - SO7LD! E. V. DITTRICII4 CO., Towanda, Jan. SO, 1879. pROVERBS. • .. , "The-Richest. lilitod, Sweetest Breath And tiiii Fairest Skin to Hop Bitters." —A, little Hop Hitters saves big doctor bills and long sickness." - .... "That-invalid - wife, souther, 'sister or child can he mado the picture of health with Hop Hitters." "When worn down and ready to take your bedi Hop Bitters is what you need." . "Don't physic and rhyste, _for It weakens and destroys, but take Hop altteks, that bulld up con . "Physiclane of all schools ose and recommend flop Bitters." Test thetn." "Ilealth and beauty is a joy—liop IlAtteris giros health Cud beauty." _ ...There aro more cures made yrlth flop Bitters ttiau sit other medicines," '•When the brxin Iswearled, the nerors unstrung. the muscles weak, use limp Bitters." 'That low, nervous fever, leant of sleep and weatness, calls for Hop Bitters. HOP COUGH cynic AND PAIN RELIEF IS PLZASA.2 . 7T, SUUY, AND CHEAP. TOR 8 2 .str. BY ♦LL Dammam 171/3321 JUN fi'% 1111 VEIL aitrl.Plai OVEW:OATING:‘, stispeildp.s, rnderelothing,