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E. O. GOODINICU, Ir.DtTOIL
Tuirtuda, P&, Thursday, ipr424, Iff7i.)
PXOTIDEXCE 1111 POLITICK.
f Those who believe in Special Pro
vpences have not failed to discern
in the occurrences of the past , grist ,
eer of a century manifestations of the
Divine interposition. The agitation
of the slavery foliation, by thoSe who
solfuht to bring about its abOlitior ,
tho t ugh conducted by able minds and
zealous hearts, had apparently only
strengthened the power and perpetu
ity of the peculiar institution, when
by the `mad acts of the slaveholders
themselves, the twin relic of barbar
ism was suddenly and unexpectedly
brought to lao end—the shackles fell
from thelitnb6 of the slave, and• want
and woe came upon his former mas-
ter. What years of patient and per
sistent agitation had failed to aecotn
plish, was brought, about suddenly by
those who sought :to extend and
,strngthen slavery. The madness
tha i ruled then , south, Precipitating_
(i t
its people into acts of fratricidal vio
lence., might well be clainied as a
special Proyidence, designed to efface
the stigma of human-slavery, and its
dreadful results:as a punishment
those who held the oppressed in
bondage. .
Instances have not -been wanting
since, in the political history of the
country, to impress more forcibly the
belief that there Is an overruling
Providence ,Lbat controls the desti
nies of nations—and we tr l list that it
it not irreverence in those Who firmly
believe:Ahat it, has been•exerted to
prevent the nation from falling into
the power of the Democratic party.
Th 9 Republican party has not been
without unwise counsellors and oe
,. easionally corrupt leaders. It has
not always satisfied the people—it
lbas not at times walked abreast of
.fthe public requirements, nor always`•
conformed to the-publie will. 'So .
there have been occasions when it
seemed as if the Democratic party
was inevitably to come i into power,
'and assume full control of the CoV
ernment. The danger, has always
been averted by causes which were
unforseen and unloolted for, but
which were the offspring of the ac
tions of that party. When danger
,threatened the nation through Dem
o„eratie suPremacy; - it has been the
Deniocracy themselves who, blinded
and dazzled with the prospect of vie-.
tory and drunk With the hopes of
power and spoils, have -Made them
selves. odious by their declarations
- and.obnoxious by their illy concealed
schemes, - nail the country, alarmed
the probability of Democratic
rule, has arisen, and bailled their
, projects by the voice of the'.pcople
expressed at the ballot-box. When
ever that, party has achieved tempo-
rary success, it has used its power in
such a way ,as to prove that it was
unfit to he trusted, and its overthrow,
lias, - becu speedy and certain.
The time has once more arrived,
,whent the indications are( such , as
point to Democratic domination. The
Congress of the Nation is composed
of a majority of that party.! A solid
South seems to have Northern friends
and suppolters sufficient; to say the
Mast, to make the result bf the Presi-.
.ilential election ,in 1880 doubtful.
The . outlook is sufficietitly .grave to
excite the apprehension of )every
true_patriot. The Southern element
of the Democracy has full control of
that-party. Never in the-hey-day of
iloughfaceiSm were its Northern ad.
junets mor subservient. Is the par
ty to Come into polrcr in 1880, -a. is
the same hand that has 'in the past .
averted similar dangers, to save us
from this dread calamity ? Is this
nation deserving of further punish
pient, which iS about to-be Meted - out
to it.--or will the clouds which now
lower, and the storm which threatens
to break, be averted, and the sun of
peace and prosperity shine upon the
land ?
inclicatiOnsnre not wanting that
the madneSS which goes before des
truction, ss to rule the Democracy;
land
f the fatuity of those who haring
.power, either do not + know how to
use it, or else are urged on to rash
acts for their own destruction, is to
guide them to the perpetration :of
deeds which will'again show the peo
ple how dangerous it is Or, trust the
government to the . keepinf of those
who sought by force of .arms to des
troy it. • NOrthern entitling would
exercise sufficient precaution to con
ceal the plans of the conspirators so
as not to excite the popular appre
hension, but Southern impetuosity
and arrogance wilt not be thus res
trained. Already the demand ofithe
gonfederates for the repealof certain
obnoxious laws, with the alternative
of stopping the supplies ; for branch
es of the government, ban been made,
and ,acceeded to •by their Northern
adjuncts. Mr. TUCILEIt proposes to
open positions in the army to Con
federates, and the election:of Jur.
DAVIS, as a Senator from Missigsippi,
is seriously considered, and if it could
be done would rejoice the hearts of
the:Democracy 'North and South.
These indications are the forerun
ners of what is to come, should the
Democracy control the government'.
They arc the nianifesta.tions of what
the; country may expect when Provi
dence punishes'thenatioa with Dem
:wrath! Tale, That the danger will
)ecome so imminent, the calamity so
,lartnitig, as to awaken the sluggish
"lid confiding voters of the North to
ictiola, and thus by their tkotes . to
~verthrow the party which now seeks
o capture the control of the govern.
,:tent, as a means of achieving resuhs
which could .not be conquered by the
sword, is to be hoped. This desira
ble result is in - a fair way to be
brought about by the 'lnsolent and
arrcgant. ;demands of the Confeder
ates in Congress, and by the compli
ant and servile yielding of Northern .
Democrats to their unreasonable and
selfish Measures. it is possible that
the consciousness of power and the
disposition to • abase power when
once attained, will urge theinajority
in Congress to' eireh ultra and revo
lutionary acts as will thoroughly
arouse the intelligent and thinking
voters of the north to a proper sense
of the perils which threaten the coon
try, and that °from the nettle danger
may be plucked the flower safety."
No good citizen can desire to see
such a conflict betwee the North and .
the South, as shall again engender
sectional feeling, with the danger of
anarchy and possible ;bloodshed. The
universal feeling North is for peace.
The reeolleetions of the u nfortunate
past with its memories and bereave
:meats, have long since givea way to
a feeling of forgiveness towards those
who brought so much 'sorrow upon
the land. But the South will not
permit the indulgence of this feeling
of charity ,and forgiveness. The
North is shocked and outraged daily
by the utterances of treason and dis-
Joyalty, and by encomiums upon
those who were foremost in the work
of rebellion. in &egress, the first
use of newly acquired power, is to at
tempt to wipe out all legislation
which made treason odious, and the
declaration is that the true test of
loyalty was in bearing grins for the
Confederacy and making war-.upon
the Union. Will these signs be stall
cient ? Or will the Northern people ,
ple wait until the Confederates have
seized upon the government, and
with the:immense power then in their
hands, make themselves recompense
for all the losses sustained in their
attempt to overthrow the govern=
meat ? If the people meet this cri
sis now as its importance deserves, a
' peaceful solution will be had ; if they
wait until the Democracy come into
power, it will take years to undo the
evil - wrought. We cannot but be
lieve that the danger is to be averted,
in the same way - and by the same
means that have hitherto protected
and saved us when perils seemed
most imminent.
Tun bill to ps l y the daMages open,.
sioned by the Pittsburg 'riots, was
finally desposed of on Wednesday
of last week, as we briefly announced
in our last issue, by a close vote, on
the motion to reconsider the vote by
which it hat . previously been defeat
ed—and -by - the rules .it cannot come,
up again this session. This bill has
occupied the attention of the House
to the exebision of other , important
business, and bas occasioned much,
ill-feeling , and been the source of
some scandal.. Involving a large
amount of liability, the question as
to-who should foot the bill became of
Vital interest to the people of Pitts;•
burgh, whose municipal indebtedueis
is - already very onerous, and it is not
surprising a 'large number, of her re
putable citizens Should, havo been at
Harrisburg lending their aito the
proposition to throw the bustle\ upon
the State. In the discussions the
,\
friends - and opponents of the m ure,
there has been. manifested a de gee
'of personal feeling and lin amount, +f
eriniiitotion and recrimination wide
was unseemly, and its effects very
seriously', interfere with a fair and
equitable settlement. The magnitude'
of the sum at issue, was calculated
at first thought to arouse the antego
niSni of: the tax-payers, nd the pres
ence
of is numerous and - professional 1
lobby urging the passage of the bill, 1
at once excited suspicion that corrupt I
influences were to be employed.
What should have been met in a
spirit of fairness and justice, and de
cided ijudiCially upon the highest
grounds of fair-dealing and equity,
has 154. en treated in a narrow and
Cowardly .manner, as if on the one
hand, the tax-payers were not willing ,
that the State should assume all the
responsibilities' and burdens justly
and legally belonging to*her ;-J and on
• the other ti*.t those, who were con
scientiously opposed to the assump
tion by the State of liabilities for
those 'losses, were influenced by per
sonal or malevolent motives.
That sense taillionS of dollars was
the amount involved in the settlement
or this question, is of no pore im
portance than if only ' a Tow thou
sands were at issue. There are grave
questions Of law and rights involved,'
the: proper - mid just .settlement -of
which are above all eobsiderationSof
dollars and cents. If the Common
wealth is legally or equitably respon
sible for the payment of thedamagei
sustained in the lawless proceedings
at Pittsburgh, then the magnitude of
the loss should not be a bar to their
assumption and settlement: . Indeed
the extent of the damage, showing a
wide-spread and general cause fOr the
riots, is 'the main and strongest argu
ment brought forward why the city
of Pittsburg should be relieved from
the burden, and why it sliould be as
sumed by the State. :The . whole
question should if possible, be freed
from the suspicion of corruption or
imptetes motives, and decided im
partially_ upon the , rigid and exact
principles of law,, justice and equity.
WADII nampros, by a singular oa.
incidence, entered the Senate cham
ber, to take his seat for the first time,
just as Mr. Dews was commenting
upon the peculiar methods adopted
in South Carolina for carrying elec.
tions, and gave way that the new
Senator might. be sworn in and at
the same time be • ezklighteiled as to
popular 'sentiment is 14 North.
EMI
SZCILICIWIT Snmmtitn's success In
refunding the stational debt at a low
rate of interest, has been remarka
ble amtexhiblte in ;a eery thitterhig
=enter the great -filulatist of
scenuisy. The tr.2o'l. having
beep absorbed, the 1940's Were next
koi - be rertindad. tl t here was some
doubt as to whether the ;chime
would , be successful, but ou Tbursi
day. comes an offer. for $150,000,000.
which will sweep out of existence aU
of that class of bonds. And still so
other offer is Msde - to take $10,00,-
000 wore. This is the largest pur
chase of bonds, or rather loan to a
gOverniociA, on record: It speaks
vOlumes' for the wealth of, the coun
try,.
and' for, the confidence frit by
moneyed in the stability of the
Oovernment: On the other hand,
however, ii' shows that there are no
remunerative and s afe investments
in active business fur capital, and
that the possessors of so Much
money are willing to place it in gov
ernment securities at a'low rate of
interest; rather thgn invest it in bu
siness enterprifes. A great Propor
tion of the indebtedness ot. the coun
try is held at home, the , bonds in for
eign bands baring been sent, here for
sale or redemption. The refunding
of this_ year will save $9,000,000 an
nual interest.
FT is gratifying to know that the
most perfect. harmony prevails
tween the
_President and the Itepnla.
licans in
o Digress, and th at th e po
sition of the former in regard to the
pending political amendments to the
appropriation bills, is• in full accord
with the republicansin Congress, and
the unanimous sentiment of the party
throughout the country. President
Ilexes, with the frankness for which
he is distinguished, acknowledges
that he has given the policy of con
ciliation a fair trial and that his kind.
ness and consideration had not been
met in the wee spirit, and has learn
ed by experience that. all his advan
ces and concessions have been un
gratefrilly received. The Piesident .
is also represented as saying that the
Reptiblican position was the true one
for the, people, and .the one most es
sential to the interests of the peace,
security and happiness of theeountry,
and that he should co-operate with
the republicans in Congress in their
efforts to prevent the adoption of im
proper legislation.
THE treasury of the State is bank
rupt . That is to say, the State
Treasurer has not been able to y
all the moneyi appropriated by the
last Legislature. So our Solon., are
looking about for some new o4eet
of taxation, and petroleum see ma to
be as available as anything. ilia
proposed to impose a,tax often (Intl;
per barrel on crude petroleum, inch
it is estimated will bring twonallions
of dollars a year to the coffers of the
State. It is cOntended that petrole
um should be taxed as well as coal
or iron. At all events, it seems in
evitable that unless some new source
of revenue is discovered, the old real
.state tax must be renewed. It is
stated, , on apparently good authority,
that the appropriations remaining
unpaid tor school purposes amount
to $1,707,949.74. 'I he amount due
and unpaid on appropriations made
to penal, reformatory and charitable
Institutions is $1,51 fk77b.90.
Tun migration of the colored race
from the State of Mississippi has be
ome so general and serious that the
State authorities have invited Sena
tor Bancs, (olored), to be 'present
had : speak at a public meeting to be
t o.
held at Vicksburg duri th e month
of May, to consider the ndition of
the colored race in the tate, and
provide the best means for its ameli
oration. The Senator will be pres : -
ent, if his public duties permit, as he
accepts the invitation an an indica
tion of the returning good sense of
the white people of the South; also
that the -exodus of so large a num
ber and general feeling of discontent
on the part of the colored people was
an indisputable evidence of the hat sh
treatment they had received, and ` a
practical answer to-the assertions of
the Southern men that the statements
of ill treatment of nogroes in the
South are inventions of Northern,
r i
radicals for partisan purposes::
A Canoes of Ref üblican members
of Congress was held Friday night,
at which there was much comment
on the feeling throughout the coun
try on the new Democratic revolu
tion. It was shown by letters re
eeivell from all parts of the North,
that, the course of the Republicans is
received with grea - enthusisarn, and
that the responsible element of the
Democratic party are returning to
their Rep:ll/Bean affiliations during
the war. H. G. Funs; of the Hun
tingdon district, was seleCted to rep
resent Pennsylvania on the Congres
sional Committee.
Owe great peril through which the
country has happily acid safely passed
has just been disclosed by Senator
RANDOLPIL Ile says that General
One NT confessed a few years ago to
having practically no respect for the
Constitution or the Supreme Court',
and that his ideas were that the army
should rule the country. Jost'why
the General didn't put .his views into
practical operation, SC/20(ir. Rd*.
wan don't explain. 130 the Nation
may stand aghast, overwhelmed at
UM imminence of the great peril
which by 0011130 overruling and inscru
table Providence has been iivert4
Tanta axe some sedans and .bold
charge* of corruption mode it Tins•
rishorg, and the ifouse owes it to its
reputation that they should bo with
drawn or - °
tun Okolona
~ 12111sa.) 'Southern I
Slides is just rww : getting a vast
amount of, irsioitertir`advertlsing,
and 'a notoriety. it
.6414 deserves.
Its *flown' a+tdlnk n mator3r pars.
erapbs are of 10 Imports**, eneepte
tag as thei showtherudatosity which
animates . the aerie Confederate
breast, and, the' unfriendly feeling
which illows such a piblhration to ex
istin any community: The Demo
ends are trying to evade the reopen
sihility of the intemperate and in-
sulting articles published in the
Mates, by tieseriing tha4 the paper Is ,
edited and published by a Northern
man, which statement is not true, as
Col. A. Y. HAIM, the polititil and
managing editor,' was born in the
South. Ire is a graduate, of the
Mississippi State ITniveralty, and e
Confederate soldier,' and Willi at ale
time Attorney General of Mississippi.
Re is a lawyer of note and an active
Democratic politician. Associated
with this. Confederate Colonel is a
pun man who, during the war, be
longed tO the " Copperhead" clement
of Ohio, but did not. serve in 'either
army.
Tux Mince Joanna, of Pottavil/e;
publishes a , letter from President
Gowen, of - the Reading Coal and
Iron Co., to President Hort, of the
Penn.. Coal Co., declining to take
part in the latier's proposed move
ment to restrict the coal trade, or in
'any such movement unless Judge
PACKER will take the initiative, as
that gentleman terminated the recent
agreen(Fut. The Jourdal also Pub
lishes aconversation with Mr. Gewin,
in which the latter says that the
quantity, of anthracite required this
year cannot be produced, and that
" when this is demonstrated the ad
vance in the price will be rapid,
legitimate` and' I sating.".
Tar. following high-toned and com
plimentary expression , of opinion is
taken from the Notio n , which Jour
nal assumes to be more virtuous, de
corous and conservative than any
other periodical in the Union: We
should judge from the tone of the
extract, that the Na !foa l or its con
ductors, were not greatly in favor of
Ga.ast for the next President:—
There is no Republican sablidtg thief or. corrnp•
Moist of any description, defrauder of the revenue,
bribe taker or bribe giver, wornness or isatelat
tom noose or other officer. rascally bLackrean edi
tor, lowish contractor or clammier, no Jobber in
officeeor perquisites. no drunken loafer ergemblev,
no enemy of Improvement to 'toy, bronco of the
Govesnment, wbo is.not a hearty and vociferous .
Grant man. end who is not now robbing hie bands
over the chance of seeing "the old man" beet In
the White Rouse.
Tics Sinking Fund Commissioners
of this State advertise for a ken of
two millions of dollars. The loan is
torrefund a loan of that amount now
redeemable.• will be received
fora 41 and 5 per cent. loan, at , so
much premium or ab'ove par as bid
ders may wish to- Pay. The bids
deemed moat advantageous
• tai the
Commonwealth,' the, commisaioners
reserve the right to accept. Bids
wilt be received at the Treasury De
partment,,llarrisharg, until twelve
o'clock noon of the 15th day of May,
1879. For further information,epply
to AMOS C. NOYES, State Treasurer.
JOHN S. MANN, of Potter county,
died on Saturday last. Mr. Mass
was very prominent in his section of
the State and much respected by ail
parties. For a long time he - was
editor of the Potter Journal and fre
quently a
j ruember of the Legislature,
and always an industrious and useful
meniber. was ,ot oldAirae anti-
Slavery ebuvictions, and in the dis
ceasion of the question before the,
war did yeoman's service on the side
of Free Soil.
Tug recent attempt on the life of
the CUR has been promptly follow
ed by stern, repressive measures.
Six of the most populous districts in
Russia have been placed under the
control of Governor Generals, who
are clothed with absolute power to
have arrested whomsoever they
please, and to inflict any penalties
they choose on the people, utterly
helpless under their despotic rule.
Tag action of the majority in Con
gress shows 'a pretty unanimous
Democratic desire to tinker the tar
iff end 'finances of the country. The
retold manner in which the country is
settling , down to peaceful pursuits,
and the bright prospects for all kinds
of business, is a great annoyance to
the Democratic party. .
Sscaaraav Scunaz has completed
negotiations with Chief . Mosys, and
th. President has set aside a very
large reservation • in Washington,
Territory for Moats and his people,
with such Indiana as may affiliate
with them, and ;such other Indians as
the Secretary of the Interior may
send to the reservation.
/,,"
Am analysis'of the, House commit
tees pretty clearly shows that
,Speaker
Asspaus has placed twenty-six of
the most important of them
. (more
than half) iwthe bands of the south
ern Coni9derates t and that the finan
cial committees are practically in the
hinds" of rag-money, and inflation
fanatics. •
' Tau, great value and strength of
the Greenback party is to be seen in
the result of the election in Wiscon
sin. In 1877; the Republicans had
4000 majority. This year the Green:
backers and Democrats milted, and
presented a solid front. The Repub.
lie= majority is 311000.
Taus !ire fifty-live members of
Congress who served in the Union
army and seventy-seven who fought
on the other side. In the Senate
there are but tour members whoserv
ed in the Union army, while the .
nuMber of those who fought against
the 13111011 10 nineteen.
Ms. Soma stmt. be *Howe. bis
Committed) to welcome Am. : escort
Geri
_Ow* across the -*sweat,
sad* Shoo* siso: its .:
:14.1001* - a 'veligt;
is rio4tewteB F With ' sock hermieei
smelemest, at his own raw* why
aon!ii ins not toe gratified" -
4 • •
I r ex-Senator Damn. ever said,
as is reported, that the extra session
P _
o hss cost the 'PE;Mclienda
.
live"
a dollion or' votes so far; he ig - to - ba
.credited With. more nadorand sense
thaa is possessed -by the average
Democratic _ .
CSIALUBS, the Contbderate brip
dier, of Fort Pillow notoriety, wants
to be investigated. He is - hankering
attar s firstclass certificate of good
character from the present. Congress.
•What. a bad reputation be must have!
Cimino colored men of St. Louts
have organized the Colored Immigra
tion Aid Association, to raise funds
for tlulNtittahlishment of coloreil cal
oaks and to aid emigrants from the
Southern States.
ametaar. Joan A. Dix died In
New Tork,Mondaynight,at half vast
eleven o'clock.
=Envie
Thursday:-..The Senate, debated
the Army bill. long speeches being
made by Mr. Voorhees and Mr. Tel
ler. In the Rouse, Mr. Stephens de.
sired to have the silverredem ption bill ,
taken up; various members argued
in favor of a referrence; the motions
for a referrenee were defeated, and
Mr. Stephens spoke in behalf of his
bill ; the Legislatiire bill was then
taken up . and Mr. Kelly and Mr.
Chalmers made political speeches.
Friday : In the Senate, the resolu
tion repealing the old Standing order
about the removals of Senate -em
ployes came up and was debated
pointedly, without reaching is vote;
the Army bill by Mr.. Randolph, Mr.
Oroome and others; the Republicans
called for a vote on the bill, but the
Senate went Into executive session
instead. The Haase :debated the
Legiidative bill; Mr. McKinley, of
Ohio, and Mr. Burrows, of Michigan,
spoke on Elie Republican side.; Mr.
Blackburn came down from the chair
to reply to ' the former; the debate
was a long one.
Saturday:--The. Rouse was only
in session; the Stephens Silver bill
was 'taken up, f and the Ailment to
which silver may be a legal-tender
was increased 6420; various amend
ments were prottosed, hut final action
was not reached On the most import
ant of them; an exciting political
discussion took place between Mr.
Blackburn and Mr. Frye; Mr. Price
and Mr. Steele made political
speeches.,
Monday:--In the Senate, Mr. Bay
ard and. Mr. Maxeyspoke on the use
of troops in elections. The time of
the House was entirely consumed in
the introduction of new bills ; the
total number presented was 1,385;
there were several proposing an in
come tax; an immense number relat
ed to silver, the banks and the cur
rency; and there were a large num
ber bearing on the Pacific Railroads,
the public lands and river improve
ments.
Fx7 -- •Tw'mlnrvrnVl
PIIILADILIIII/1,, April 21, MP.
Thd event of the week was the ramp.
tion Oren by the members of the Union
League to Governor Henry M. Hoyt.
Very elaborate prepirations bad been
made to Muer the distinguished guest.,
and to maintain the reputation of tiie
League for refined and generous hospital
ity. The exterior Of the building was de
corated with the flags of all, nations', and
gas jets flamed in the shape of stars, and
the words " Welcome " and "Governor
Hoyt" blazed from the frcmt. The inte
rior was filled with rare plants and now
as, and statuary and paintings added to
the beauty of the scene. The attendance
of members was numerous, and a number
of invited gueits were present. '
Governor Hoyt arrived at the Conduct"-
tad Hetet in the afternoon, and at 8:80 the
veteran corps under command of General
Latta, escorted him to the League House,
accompanied by his staff, and the Com
mittee of Arritngemeuts, attended tby a
NI regimental baud. Chestnut street
was packed with people, and Governor
Hoyt was enthusiastically received.: The
blaze of fireworks was kept up until he
ascended the steps of the building. The
Governor'. received the compliments of
those assembled in they parlor of the first
limn until 10 o'clock, when the company
proceeded to the banquetting ball en the
second boor, , where an address of wet
come was delivered by Ron‘ George H.
13oker, President of the:League. This
address.was remarkable in its tone, and
elicited the most tumultuous applause.
Tbei brilliant and pointed sentences of the
speaker were in marked contrast with the
unmeaning utter inces put forth from the
League during the paste few years when
sentimentality and emasculated party ac ,
Von has go erred. The speaker protest.
ed in vigorous language against the dom.
inamm'and neurpations of the South, .and
warned . theeountry of the dangers that
threaten. The loyal spiritnf those who
Put down th e rebellion was invoked to
preserve the country from its pretext per-
Us, and the lesson of the past was corn.
mended to the attention of those who de.
sire the prosperity and peace of the Na
tion.
A. bolder, more vigorous and truthful
slimmer* of the 00 3 / 1 11013CM of the past,
the situation at present, and the threat.
timings of the future, has not been made,
and coming from the distinguished speak
er in such a place and on such an oces.
Mon, it. will attract the attention of the
country, and do much to awaken and so
lidify public sentiment.
The response of Governor Hoyt was
equally eloquent and emphatic , lie I ce
as one who bed consecrated with his
blood his devotknito the Union , and be
appealed to the patr io tism of, all d r.
mined, patriotic and earnest nrestonall
tabs a vital and effective OODZIOSire with
the mime* affairs of the future, turd aid
in putting down tbe,,eonspiracy aggress
the majesty and welfare of the ration.
De was followed by Judge, Thayer in
the fame stain-.and by • non. Edward
McPherson, who after reviewing the work
of Osamu during the present session,
said the woes which now inflicted the
country wurt., due to an undue tender:tem
toward the Southern Democracy,w,ho
were trying to rule the country they tail.
ed toriestroy. They were now humid to
throttle every department or the govern.
meet they could not control. it thomfore
behooved the people of the country to
watch events, and profitting by' the 126.
sow of the past, to prepare for e4ryttdr4l
.
tbst =Wit weer Is the Mom Mr.
Pherson wee Mowed by Genend neeffel' i
nbo briefly zettersted t4,paritkosmilew
stone of header* PO" sid,higeit Shit
6 0- 14 4***0 1 41 1 . ** 41 41 , 00,6 the
S"*lfibe
.
Thesis eirpmealime lam as - an
hrdiieatieis'of !tae heft A* Dew per'
vats tBe atitattrlC aroused tlie ainstek-
Chi of *teepee controlled by Corsfedsr.
ate% and by attempted higialatkin to=nn
do all that was gained by years of of or
laro.sixt . the brawn= loss life mad
vtido of treasure. The Northern heart
inut be ell &elite, the dangers that own
-102($ ea the riess spirit which nuusifortal
Itself whew the 171316 n was arisidled..
row animsting the people for the -protec
tion and preservation of the rights of er n
esy section of the country.
The Williamsport Bond litigation ban
found its way into the tutted BtatenDis.
lAA Court here, some bond holden' hav
ielf brought suit to recover interest 'due
upon coupons. Judge McKenna in the
course of the bearing remarked that the
city of Williamsport should provide as
speedy as possible for the payment of its
jest debts.
. The tardy (*using of spring haadelayed
the arrival of shad in the Delaware, and
np to this Ow the fialtcsught hive leen
few and far between. A barge numbr
are annually , taken not far from this city,
and the wits am all ready, kat_ the 'shad
have not put is ass appearance. The mar
kets; however, are well supplied with
%atheist shad, at fair priors.
But if the backward spring Las inter
fered with the coming of thii shad, it has
bade favorable effect upon the prospects
for a good fruit crop. Reports from New
- Jersey and Delaware me to the effect that
there is every indication of. an abunc'ant
supply of peaches and other fruit.
Several seals have been ebot this spring
in the Delaware river near New Castle.
Where they come from is it mystery.
A ?aviation bas been introduced into
the City Councils to appoint a committee
to go San Francisco and reeeire Geueril
Grant mills return to this country. It
Vial! introduced by Charles Thompson
Jones, who 'jays he is going whether his
resolution is adopted or not.
Tha Continental Hotel has been lighted
for some time by gas manufactured from
gasolineon the premises, at a much less
espenst i than when using the city . gas.
But th e Warrant* companies object to a
tank containing f!,50 gallons in the build
ing, and have ordered ita removal. Prop
erty holders in the neighborhood' don't
want the tank in their vicinity, so the ho
tel proprietors ant in a dilemma. It is
surmised that the Gas 'trust is at the hot.
tom of the objections, as the bills of the
betel were very heavy, and added eaten.
ally to the revenues of the Gas Company.
This is the season when foreign birds
are imported in largo number's. Your
readers may not be aware that nearly all
the leathered songsters are of foreign
birth. About one million birds are annu
ally brought into this country. Most ;of
the canaries, goldlinches and grey linnets
come from the Bartz mountains, Gerrna
ny. England supplies as with nightie..
gales, robins, buil-firiOes, -and thrasher%
The birds stand a sea voyage remarkably
well, sometimes thousands corning in a
vessel, without the lois of one. The su
periority of the canary over the birds
reared in this countri r in a vocal sense,
is wan:sated for by the fact that the Ger
man birds are brought up inimoms with
singing birds of other species, and are
thus insansibtfled to be: trained -to pro
duce melody.
It is calculated that since the ‘tPina
fore" arrival in Philadelphia, • there have
been expended nearly ono quarter of a
million of dollars to witness the various
versions of the opera.
That iron ore should be brought from
Africa for the furnaces of Pennsylvania,
may Ken strange, yet large quantities
are imported to be used in the making of,
Bessemer steel. It contains teas phosphor
rue titan most ores, and is particularly
adapted to the malting of steel. *lug
brought in ballast, at nominal / freight
rates, It can compete with that mined in
the neighborhood of the furnaces.
It is pretty well established/that infra
troop pleuro-pneumonia does prevail to
considerable extent among the dairy
herds in the vicinity of, Philadelphia. A
Sheriff sale of cattle, Pt upper Darby last
week, wad stopped ,by a telegram . from
Attorney General Palmer, under the law
of 1866, declaring it unlawful to Pell or
otherwise dispose of cattle afflicted with
pneumonia...
Maurice Darrymore; the actor, whom
the Texas desperado, Currie,. wounded-in
Marshall e Texas, recently, arrived in this
city Thursday morning, and was taken to
the residence of Mrs. John Drew, No. 119
North" Niuth street. Although beyond
danger, his physicians forbade him seeing
any One.
'Saturday, the 26th instant, will be the
sixtieth anniversary of Odd. Fellowship
on the American continent.. The various
lodges in this city propose to commemo
rate the event in a suitable manner.
PlOl lIMISBWIS.
Spada Coettepondettee of the Itseetteest - . - -
, HARAISBCBG, Apra 19,1879.
The people of the Baptikt - persussion
appear to
,be thoroughly aroused, judging
from the number of petitions coming
here from all sections, in favor of legisla
tion providing for religious liberty. In
the Senate on Tuesday, the 15th inst., a
large number of petitions were presen
ted from citizens of Pennsylvania, Wis
consin, New Jersey, West Virginia,. New
York, Rhode island, Connecticut and
lowa, praying for the passage of the hill
to exempt persons *ho observe the sev
enth day of the week as the Sabbath,
from the penalties of tbo act of 1794. The
bill was made the special order for Tues
day, the 22d instant, instead of hat TWA'
day, as stated in a former letter.
A. large number of petitions are being
presented, also, asking for the passage of
the ant to increase the penalties for the
desecration of the Sabbath. .
'Among the bias passed finally at the
morning session of the Senate, on Tues
day, were the following
An act requiring all proceedings to lay
out, 7t4ocato and vaeato public 'routs ly
ing in two or more townstops,‘to be had
in the Court of Quarter Sessions of the
proper county, any special law to the con
trary notwithstsnding. -
An act to amend and extend the provi
sions of as act relating to the collection
of district and township debts.
Supplement repealing the restrictions in the second ,proviso of the
first section of an act to_promote the im.
prevenient of real estate by exempting
mortgages and other money securities
from taxation. .It makes the act apply to
all counties.
Supplement to as act designating the
several classes of contested elections and
providing for the trial and the-payment
of onto.
House bill extending the powers and
authority of County Auditors, autinarin
tug them to settle, audit and adjust the
amounts of the directors or., the poor of
the several counties.
At the afternoon session of the Senate
oil Tuesday, the following, among others,
were passed tinalip
An act stitberi — sink the county commis.
donors of the novael counties to furnish
the election boards of the election dis
trict's of their tespective counties, copies
of the eleetioifbwa.
•-- An act to regulate the giving► of notice
of general elections, by the Sheriffs of the
several counties.
= An act relating toths radio/11one( no.
*ices - by county treasurers to state and
county tax • payers or the time and place
Axed for the collection and papneut of
the mune, and in relation to peeling baniL
bine in each election district of such no-
As set to mend the Bth sawn of tbs
act of June 18th,1866;".*Idairgtolonatles I
I
and habitual drartharth4: • - •
An act to viola* the ntruthertatd..olea
of liters in - .eativeist eons. •••
An act tri declare Cowleiffitti, (+Saw- ;
eroi and Pettit eountiegOsAmblki
way, from Ititiotistlewiii . . the north that
of warrant nitathaid fr eT. - 4 f : •
A number of bglit i entti! fain Ma
- ond
Sir the 13ousevat . the-•MatitinticaMorN:
oa Tuesday, the ilith instatika - renolutioa
providing for an adjournment sins die, of
the Legislature en the 16th of May, - was
referred to the . Conan:Mak on Ways and
iteaus
- AresOlithin - offered einidei; at
Ph:ladelphin, providing:. for -the aptotat-.
went of a joint committee of tea Senators
and fifteen Members, to include the Presi
dant pro tern of the Senate, and Speaker
of the House, to receive General Grant
uperiliis - arrival it Sari -Irrenci**ere
• half of the Stabs, wait referred to the
Committee on ledinalltebttions, by a
Vote of yeas 101, naya.6s.• •
- At this session of the !tonic, the foi
-1 lowing,. amour other bills, - were passed:
OnallY
An act amending the ventilation:law,-
by providing that a basket or wagon shall
be-provided for'evory ten men who gather
at the bottom of a shaft or - slope, and On?.
vides that not more than ten. men shall
ascend at one time. • • -
' Joint resolution . providing for the ap
pointment of messenger for. the State
Library at an annual salary of '
An act to carrrout - the provisions of
section 12, article 8, of the Constitution,
relative to contract. for supplies for legis
lature and the various departments of the
State Government, which is designed to
correct &mace in the' present system of
muthasing thesernipplars.
At the afternoon session on - Tiesday.
the House concurred in amendments
which the Senate made to House billpro
viding for the children , of deceas d or
permanently disabled soldiers whti have
met death accidentally-or who have in the
same manner ;been permanently disabled
'while engaged at a lawful pursuit] or'who
have died from natural causes, sad are
vow, in destitute eircumstanoes; . Which
provides for their. adinission to the eta
diets` orphan schools on the same condi
tions as other children. ' The biltwas fur.
therdisensised and amended by inserting
"that all the destitute children of der:ea&
ed soldiers now-living, and under the age
:of 12 years 'be. ;admitted to the soldiers'
orphan schools under the same conditions
as the orphans of deceased soldiers are
now admitted." -Air thus amended the
bill was agreed to the third time and laid
over for final presage. -
The time of • the. session of the Senate
on Wednesday was principally . occupied
in discussing the bill compelling employ
ers to pay their empkijtes their -wages-at
regular stated intervals I. and in • lawful;
money of the United' States, known as
the store .order bill; and joint resolution
preposingamendruent to the Constitution.
These etthjecte were not disposed of. -
In the House at the morning session 011
Wednesday; the Pittsburgh riot bill, as it
is called, came up oh the motion of Mr. I
• Wolfe, of Union, to 'proceed to the con- 1
sideration of his•nuition to reconaider the i
vote by which the bill had been indeir-
nitely postponed. There was ,considera
ble feeling and excitement but very little
talk.• The - vote being taken resulted-as
announced in the RUPORTER of the 17th
instant, 98 in favor of reconsideration and,
101 against it: The Bradford members
were all ie their seats .and voted in the
negative. Ma kills Alm bill f or this ses
sion. • .
Bills on second tWadieg were-considered
' daring the balance of the morning and at
the afternoon session, a good deal of time.
• being given to the discussion -of an act
regulating thei practice of dentistry and
to protect the people from erapiricismin
relation thereto,providing for the regis
,l tratien of "practitioners of dentistry-and
' requiring itinerant dentists to procure S.
cerae, and extending penalties for the vi
elation of the same. After - a protracted
discussion the bill passed second reading.
The speaker announced the following
committee tb investigate the illegal •use
of improper influence in the •• interest of
the - riot bill: Messrs. Gatebell, Lancaster;
'Rhoads, Cumberland, 'Voice ' Union,
Doyle, Huntingdon, and Elliot,Tioga.
In the Senate at the morning session on
Thursday, the louse bill, providing -for
the current expenses of the _State . Board
of Agriculture. which hid been defeated
a few days before,- was. reconsidered,'
when further consideration of the bill was
postponed fer the present.
The stare order bill was again before
the Senate, and after being discussed-at
some length, a point Of order was raised
that the hill was in conflict with article 8,
section 7, of the Constitution. President
pro ism Herr decided the point well ta
ken, from "which decision an appeal. *as
taken, and the consideration of it post-,
poised until Tuesday next. '
At this session of the Senate the follow
' ing hills, among others, pissed finally: ,
A supplement to.an act approved April '
12, 18i5, making it a misdemeanor in any
minor .to falsely represent himself to be
of full age for the purpose of procuring !
intoxicatink liquors, and in any persica to
falsely and "wilfully represent said minor
to be of full age for the purpose alert...!
said.
horse bill No. 5?, requiring county .
treasurers to enter the payment ottaxe,s
upon useated lands in the plover book,
and prescribing tire form of receipt to be
&realer such payment, and making the
receipy evidence, and requiring county
commissioners to procure books and. Mit
alai seal for county treasurer.
Senator M'Neill, of Allegheny, asked
leave to read a bill in place, but when it
Was found to be, a new.; riot bill, there
Isere objections raised and - he withdrew
it for 1.4 e present. The prospect of: any
riot hilt getting through this session is
not at all flattering.
The afternoon session of the Senate on
Thursday, was devoted entirely to the
discussion or the act which.. has already
rioismi the house, to define .and punish
tramps. Senator Davies took a promi
nent part in the debate, in opposition to
the bill, making a most able and logical
speech against it, especially condemning
the great and entirely - unnecessary sever
ity of its provisions. The eenator dealt
largely fn practical, common sense urge
rnuents, presenting them in clear, forei
ble language, and commanded, as he al
ways does, the most respectful attention
of the Senate. The bill was amended in
several particulars and passed second
tending. One of these amendments de
fines a tramp to be a person going about
from place to place, begging, asking or
subsisting upon , charity, "fur the pur
pose of acquiring money or .a living," and
the other declares the possession„of fire
arms by a tramp to he prima Mole evi
dence of his design to intimidate or injure
tither persons,
• In the Rouse at the morning session on
Thursday, an set to provide education and
untiriteeance for destitute and. neglected
ctilldien, which, in a. measure provides
ftir compulsory education, was discussed
at considerable length, but at the Cenclu
*ion of the debate, the further cotuddera
tion of the bill vraxindelinitely postponed
43 , a vote of yeas 88, to 73 nays.
lengthy discussion occupying the re
mainder of the morning session, followed
upon the anti-discrimination bill. 'which
was concluded by Mr. Early, of Elk,. who
raised the point of order that it was in
conflict with article 3, section 7, of the
Coestitution. The Speaker submitted
the point to the house, when the subject '
went over until next week.
A number of local bills, but none for
Bradford county, were disposed of at the
afternoon session of the House on Thule
day.
Very little business of importance was
transacted in either Rouse during the
!brief sessions on 'Friday. '
In the Senate it number of local bills
were disposed *of, and House, bill direct
ing county commissioners tat procure a
place for , holding courts where court
houses are destrOyed or unsafe, was pass
ed finally. The House tramp bill again
calve np, when another amendment watt
added, and it weut over for final pasrage.
- In the House joint resolutions, in the
shale of another riot bill, were introduced
by a Philadelphia member. An addition
al hour w. a provider) for the afternoon
sessions of the Ronne on Tuesdays, Wed.
nevdays end ..Thursdayst, - and the sessions
on Wednesday afternoons to be devoted
to the consideration of Senate bills oh the
calendar. Adjourned until Monday
-evening. Cessawaract.
GIVEN VP BT,DOCTOIIB.--"Is it possible
that Mr. Godfrey ht up and at work, and
cured by so simply a remedy?"
"I assure you it is true that he is en
tirely cured, and with nothing bat Hop
Bitters; and only ten days ago his doc
tors gave him up and said he must die !"
"Weit-nday I That's nfraarksblol I
win go this day and get some for nty poor
George-4 know hope are good,l,
:was mt.
Two cog miners were airs ted at Coal
Wellsville, Monthly night* for inciting to
- ALTOONA IS patting in a strong _ claim
tphe soladol as the spot for the coming
ehite Ur.
-4 2 , 1 sui r minty there We etready sim
tents catkliclates
,for liberiff and eight for
A BAND of a *W4 traveling through
Northumberland county last- week stole
a tittle child named Celia How.
barontansta have %mow so plentiful
about Lancaster that the mayor of that
city hie felt - compelled CO" offer a reward
Taavar. is inereasin so ort the
Philadelphia and Beading Italie:od that
eitys cars bare to be adia to nearly
esery.pamenter train.
Ow the first of Slay all the employes
of the Poutsylmnia Railroad Comp tej
and of the ro.►ds under its mumgrnisat
will appear in uniform.
Tun cheese factory of Ostrander &
Long, located near Yeadvilley was de
stroyed by Are Wednesday night. Loss,
$1,500, partially insured. .
" A watt, -no farmer named,John
Wagner, of West Manbeins towship,
York comet is missing. • It is suspicioned
that he has.been murdered.
JACKIIOIIII3aoos, President judge
of the-Thirty-third Judicial District of
this State, died suddenly at• Rittaning,
Armstrong county, ou Saturday. -
• Titr. governor has cesumnted the stir
tence of the'wife murderer, Alexander B.
Sore, who wassentenced to he hanged on
the 17th instant; to imprisonment for life.
Frrrszsr miners have been arrested at
the instance of the heirs of Win. U.
Brown, a coal operator in Allegheny
county, and held to bail to answer a suit
for damages arisins out of 111 recent
strike.
ler Archibald, Lrizerne county, on Eat,
urday, James Gallagher was shot dead
by William Scott in a quarrel over the
ownership of an are. 'Scott was arrested
and claimed that he committed the act in
self defense. •
A 'maw named John Hensel was ra
antsy found dead to a barn inCommago
township. York county, sod upon, him
was discovered over $:4 la money and a
certificate of deposit of. $l5O. signed by
Eshitnsati t Itathrob, hankers, of Lan
caster. .
ars. M. WINTERS, the insane man who
murdered his -wife at Troy Centre, in
Crawford county, is now in the Meadville
jail. He /abort' under the• belief that
*bile be was absent at the barn the
neighbors entered his house and murder
ed his wife. •
LAST week while a fanner and his wfrr
in-law were driving along' the turnpike
near Frysville, York county, they were
attacked by tramps. knocked down,
beaten and robbed. The assaidints have
-not been raptured and thecondition of the
father-in-law is still critical.
AT 4.'40 Monday afternoon' a fire broke
oat in the large ptaining mill of H. A.
Early & CO., '"Williarnsport. The ilseaca
sperdly ,got beyond control, and spread to
the adjoining furniture factory of Hub ,
bard & Markey, the largest factory in the
city. , Both buildings were 'entirely con
sumed. Hubbard & Markey's loss is
$Z5.000 ; insurance 52.1,000. Early &
Co.'s loss $25,000; insurance $4,000. The
fire orignated from s hot hot in the part
of the building used as a box factory.
A rriarxrat from Chambersbnre. dated
April 171 h, lays Bezekitsh Shaffer, the
wife murderer, hanged in the .jail ,yard
today was (tarried to the scaffold in a
blanket, the loss of blond consequent on
his attempt at suicide Monday rendering
him weak. On the scalluld he was stated
in a chair during the'process of pinioning.
Ile Made no response- to the question
whether ho had , anything to say.. Ho was
then plaecd upon the stand, the rope ad
justed, and t) e drop fell. Sbaffer pro
tested his innocence.
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ELvacw tunidnxt Communists paraded
the streets of Chicago Sunday, displaying
"iuBamtiest4wy" bannetn About 400
of the paraders carried arms'
lA CANAL boat coatainhil4 eight mien be
onging to Etelswen, Quebec, labile re
turning from Quebec Friday afteenoon,
use. upset and six of the men were
drowned.
LEautiio citizens of ' Syracuse, N. Y.,
have tendered Minister. Whit", a public
dinUer_presioas to his departure for Ber
k'. Ile has signified but acceptance of
the invitation. • .
Tan second trial Of ,Jahn E. Poindext
er, for killing C. C. Curtis last month,
was begun in Richmond,—Vs., Friday.
'Up to S N. only one juror was obtained
out of 150 persons examined. ,
AT Austin, Miss., on Wednesday last,
W. A. Oratithan struck W. 3. Jones,City
Piranha!, with a bridle, when the latter
drew a revolver and sh ot Graafian, kill- "'
hag him instantly. Jones was arrested.
Tun boiler in Hawley it Co'a steam
saw mill at Shelby, Oceans courity,ldie-..,
exploded on Thursday, killing the engin
eer and seriously injuring two other per
sons. Thourill was entirely destroyed.
Tun case of Buel, who was sentenced
to be hangid at-. Coopertown; Otsego
county. K. Y.. Friday_ for tbe murder of
Catharine M. Richards, fourteen years of
age. is to be argued at the general term
in May, on an application for a new trial.
IT is reported front Fort Griffin, -Terris,
that a party of Kiowas, who left Fart bill
about two weeks ago, attacked a camp i-f
three men on Wanderers' Creek, on the,
11th inst., and killed a man named Earl,.
scalping and mutilating the body. A party
co!' rangers went in per nit o" the savages.
Tun Town Fain buildings, at Weih r
Ma, together with oat houses mid-barn,
were burned on Thursday night, George .
Dykes ran, the keeper, and Endes Hill,
One of the paupers, perished while en
deavoring to save the property. , The loss
is catimated at 85.000. The fire isiei
posed to have been caused by a travel,
who took lodging in the barn. .
Outthe night of the 17th lust, house
thieves entered the house of a fanner
named Foster,. near Old Fort Kearney,
Wyoming Territory, and . hanged him by
the neck until nearly dead, to extort a
ecrafessiOn of-the place where he kept his
money. He refused to tell, and was again
strung up and hanged,_ after which ttri
ruffians carried off all his bedding,thirteen
dollars in money and three horses.
A Vantetrr train on the Kansas City
branch. of the Hannibal and Missouri rail
road ran upest a burning trestle bridge,
on Saturday morning, and the engine and .
fourteen cars plunged into , the chasm
below. Ali the cars were . burned. Thu
conductor bad a leg broken. Two men
were sleeping in a car tilled with house
hold goods; one was rescued badly-injur
ed, but the other perished in the burning
wreck.
Duumo - a thunder, storm in Chicago,
Wednftday evening of lAst week a meteor
which.leoked iti the
.ale about a foot. in
diameter, fell. to the ground on the South
Side, bursting into , many pitces just - be.
fore striking: It was white with heat
'and then Iragnients resembled clinkers.
The wire or a telephone, Connecting two
business officefOon the South Side, was
struck by lightning about the same time,
and the electric fluid entering the offices
played havoe with the furniture.
.Ttty l ate:unship Great Republic has been
totally- wrecked near the' mouth of AIM
Colombia ri'ver, but all the passengers
have been. landed safely. The. captain,
first and second officers, twelve seamen
and the Waiters, remained on board after
the passengers latdcd, but were compell
ed.to leave the ship at midnight of Fri
day in consequence of her rapid breaking.
up.. The first officer, Lennon, second
officer, Davis, the boatswain and seven
other seamen and waiters were drowned
by the capsizing of the last boat in On ,
surf. The passengeri everything,
but were, haspitably ampuirtiodated by
the people of Astons,
Tomtit & go.
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