Bradford reporter. (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, February 03, 1881, Image 2

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TO.Malas Pa., Feb. 3, 1881.
E. O'MEARA COODRICH.
'`lt is-with feelings of deep sorrow and
sore bereavement that ore annqunoe to
our readeni the death of the proprietor
and editor of this paper—E. O'NEsits..
Goooluci. This , unexpected event took
Place on Friday Wtoriting last, at nine
o'clock, while Mr.. Goons Was visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. E. E. Harrah, at
Bingham‘n, N. Y. For some time his
friends bad been sensible - Of decline if
his health, and when first Prostrated at
Binghamton some alarm was felt lest the
attack might prove fate ; but only a'; few
bowl before the end came did all hope
tail and the dread Certainty assert itself
that he must die. Ministered to with
unfailing devotion—watched With the
agony of a oxisamimgjoire,l he gently
sank into that sleep that knowtinoearthly
waking. The community in which he
spent, the great part of his life was, pain
fully Etartled by the - news of his death 4
from _ house to house the_tidings were
carried andall - felt a personal shock and
- -
Joss in his departure. „
It is becoming that we_ enter into
somewhat detailed account of his charac
ter and career. -
Mr. GOODRICAi'WEIA born'oin Columbia
township, this county, June 234, 1824.
Ile was the eldest ion of E. S. and ACIMEI
GoODtheii. When about six years of age
his parents removed to Towanda, which
has ever Once been his h'orne., Ilis father
Was the founderof this paper, and while
yet a youth, in 1E43, he became associated
with him in its management. In 1846 he
assumed the entire control and continued
to the period of his death its guiding and
inspiring spirit.
It is scarcely necessary to say to the
readers of. the REPORTER that this was
Mr. Goonmen's ordained sphere of ac-,
Ile.was born, not made, an editor.
Ile hid remarkable gifts for every part of
editorial labor. Ile had great talent and
taste in the typographical department ;
his eye was infallible, and the costume of
-the paper was always tasteful and attract-
Ile spared no expense to 4 tnake it
'as perfect as ho could. '4e had a pride
in giving his patrons tlfe: ; irery !rest return
in his power. His owu pecuniary reward
was insignificant in his eyes in comirari-
son of the-perfection of his paper.
But over and above the printer's taste
stud skill, he possessed the editor's ability
and judgment and knowledge. Ile Inas.
tered the subjects that came within 'his
province. Ile knew 'state and national
politics thoroughly. He always wrote
from a full' mind, and hence intelligently,
forcibly and rapidly. He wai gifted with.
a singularly sound judgment. His brain
was always cool and controlled. Ho was
never shaken Stem his poise. With a
steady glance he surveyed the most exalt-
ing tubjects, and then uttered his opinions
- and judgments with a calmness and ease
tliatla as -admirable as it is uncommon
Equally rare was his s If-command in
respect of speech, i lle knew that, as Sol
omon has said, there is a time to keep
Silence and a time to speak. Silence was
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golden to Lim. He could speak his mind
fully andcalinly,:atuf then stop. Hence
his editorials were full; intelligent, care
. •
ful, vreighty ; bpt never run, intemper
ate, ill-advised. He treated his opponents
with respect ; be did _ them as full justice
, as be could ; but believer descended to
—low and ill-natured abuse.: In the warm-
Tat conflicts he was the self-mastered
gentleman ; he fought principles, not
men. Tie felt no spite ; he treasured no
grudges. He had strong convictions and
always claimed Um right_to utter them ;
but be freely accorded to others the - same
right , and liberty. This was onnlof the
most prominent reasons of his greif iutiu
case in our county. lie carried ttn; same
justness and honesty and honor into poli
tics that ;characterized him in alrpther
relations of lila: Men felt that they had
to do with a just and true man,:w horn
no interest or prejndice could ind* to
do a conscious, deliberate wrong. = it has
been remarked by an old friend?,:tbai in
politics Mr. (Ci:+4lD that was abiayit_ io
favor of the °lieu, honorable course: he
wanted no concealment, 'no tricks; what;
waaworth tightly:lt : for, in his judgment,
was worth a fair;:,matly battle. Bence in
his hands the Raroßl rat became a great
power. It bad much to do with the suc
cess.; of the Republican party. It fell into
line at the first bugle-call, and always
stood in the front rank of battle. In the
Northern Tier--among the followeretif
DAVID WILYOT—It occupied the first
place of eonspienity and influence. In ill
tomo-politics men waited anxiously to
hear what the RerowrEn had to say. ",
It was a neoessiry sequence that honor
and Office shoild wait upon such gifts
and influence. Originally a Democrat he
drifted Into the free-soil current, in 1848,
but it was not until 1653 that he severed
forever bit connection with the party of
his youthful devotion. It was a great
risk, but ho assumed it cheerfully because
:from principle, and subsequent events
vindicated:his sagacity. In union with
Democrats as DAVID WILMOT., and
'ULYSSES MERCITR he took a public stand
- against the Kansas-Nebraska bill, and in
1856• was' i delegate to the convention at
PittahUrg which organized the National
Rertit*an Party. Thos he became affil
iated fions the beginning with the Repub
licaa
party and devoted to its moms.
All his time and talents were giVen to the
cane. So, reaionably, the_ 13epubliFans
Cf . - Bradford felt that Ahoy - owed him a
, : - - debt of gratitude, and hence in 1860'he
wan nondnated for Prothonotary over a
. faithful and popular incumbent. Party
feeling ran high at that time, and there
►ore special emplicstios within the
IsibUlail "47 °c itV4 flaikqe but qtr:
Goonsics was elected in spite of all dif-
Scale% and before his term had expired
so mules had he become that be ,was
Ullll4/11214msly
s m.:militated and triumph
antiy remelected. This was a great cam
plinient; and it ;ins deserved by the
patience and courtesy of the man, who
forebore to speak ill of his most unfair
opponents. On the inanimation of
, Gen."
'exam. in 1888 he was appointed Surveyor
of Customs for the Port of Philldelphia,
and was twice re-appointed; had he lived
a mouth longer he would bare held the
office for twelve years. Such a long in
inmbeney proves a high order of bfhiness
wacky and a high degme_ of ratitude.
Afew years ago a Ccmgressional commit
tee ix,rm;ned the business of, bis office
and highly commended its efficiency and
correctness. lie passed a severe ordeal
with an untarnished reputation.
In truth, the abilities and character of
Mr. GooDaicu Were Bach that he could
not but succeedin whatsoever he under
to.k. He was scrupulously just and 11.1 -
est ; he had the power to adapt himsel
to any; circumstances; what he did he di.
promptly and thoroughly. His good
name was of far morn. value iu his esti-
mation than any possible emoluments or
,gains.' And his sound' judgment and
steady nerves were an unfailing source of
success. Hie career illustrates the triith'
that ElleCesB is in the man; not in his cit.
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cumstanixs
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The:people of Towanda do not need to
be told'wlint manner of citizen he was.
The:e . Was no good cause-=no public in
terest—nolocal advantage, which ho did
not favor and promote. His band was al:
ways . f.p_en to the needy. lie was always
ready to cpcohrage the struggling. The
e i bureli upon which he attended found in
him at all times a ready and generous
helper ; her ministers could al*ays. count
upon his faithful friendship. All who
were ever engagel in his se - rviee bear wit-
nets to Lis .kinduers, his consideration,
and his helpful sympathy. In the pdblic
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interests of Towanda be always showed
himself A liheral-thinded citizen, and was
called to AU! Leveral offices orttrot in the
borough.. lurebpecial, be manifested in-
terest and pride,iu the. fire — departrnent.
His coolne.ss, spergy and strength well
fitted Lim to be a leader in tittles and
perils of fire ; it was only the recognition
of *natural leadership that,„placed him
first on the list of Chief Engineers. The
sense of esteem arts, loss felt by hi,s fellow
citizens, Was shown last Sunday - •after
noon, when a large - concourse gathered to
folloW his.body to its resting-place. Ac
tion, speak louder than words. It was an
unmistakable utterance .of mingled r&
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spect and sorrow.
A few• wordS need • to be 'said as to Mr.
Goonarcit's domestic And social traits and.
relations. On the lith day of July, in
the year 1815, ho was married.to
SUSANNA O'HARA . , of Diuill‘mtOn,. Who
still survives him to mourn over her groat
lots. Of the three children whom God
gave them, two: daughters remain; the
youngest—a promising bay—died at an
early age.. It 'is uo unseemly trespass
ripen the sanity of 'domestic life to say
that he was exceeding tender and kind in
his family that lie Fought to gratify'
every Wish of those he lovk ; and that
I /
the is turn,. clung to' him with . the
ut ast love arid rev,q ence. 1113 death to
• : A,
th m has seemed like the blotting out of
tiro light of life
To a wide circle-ur fried the passing
away cit-E. O. ouomciii has brought sin
cere grief. He was 1:ot a man to mike
rapid and supertleial er L rendbliips ;. but his
real friends he bound to him as with links
of steel. His own c ustaucy and truth.
were reflected in.the c_onstancy and tfath'
of hislfriends. They lc l iiejl upon his fidel7
ity. and misdeal and were never diaap
pointell".- i f4roughoutlthi3 State he Lad a
wide acquaintance, an; *way always influ
ential in the councils ud convent'ens.of
his party. His dtath leaves a void that
will be felt for years. But his memory
will survive, and his deeds of kindness
and love live after him. May those who
take his place in the relations of business
and pond," be actuated by the same in
spirations and aspirations ! ,
—The funeral ceremonies took. place
at the family residence, Second streetron
Saturday' afternoon. - The . ' Rev. Dr.
Srnweirr, of the Presbyterian 6burch,
conducted the services and delivered a
short address. The teruains were enclos-
ed in a eloth-covived' casket with silver
trimmings. Tho plate on the casket bote
! the simple' inscription :
"E. 0. GOODRICH, AGED 56 YEARIi."
Judgo Micactin, Hon. Jossral'oN%;ELL,
ColOnel J. F. -31Hass, W. M. MALt i .onv,
JAMEB MACFAIILAN M. C. MF.ecun, W.
A. CHAMBERLIN and EDWAUD WAVKIW,
acted u pall-bearers, and the renlahis
were followed to Riverside Cemetery,
where they were interred, by a large con
course of citizens, composed . of all clam's,
thus manifesting in what high esteem the
lamented deaikwas held by all. -
[Tug, following tribute to the memory ,
of . our dead fTiend is from the pen or
ROBERT C. Stiirsow, of Wellsboro,. Tina
County, Pa., anti' appeared in the Agita
tOr of that place, in its issue of the first
instant.. The writer was one - tof the most
intimate acquaintances 'and,_ trusted
friends of the deceased]:
The Late Z. O'Meara Goodetett, Esq.
AN Antg-Eprrort, AN UPRIGHT POLITICIAN
AND AS' RICiLLENT OFFICER.
The death pf this gentleman, which oc,
caned ai c Aitighaniton on the 2gth ul4-
mo, demalidermo i re than a mere - passing
notice.'
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:. Trained to the business from boyhood,
he wain printer diring all his salve life.
In IiNS, when only nineteen years of age,
he bCcame connected with. his father in
the i*blicstion of the BRADFORD REPOR
TER, at T9wanda. In 1846.t1e became:its
solo iiwbernnd editor, and remained : -in
that ; Position until the time ..of his death.
He was a man of great intelligence:loser
grand integrity, mid be had the &amigo
to express and maintain his convictions
upon all subjects. The Repnblitruivarty
of Bradford County owes much of its suc
cess to the sagacity of his management.
_ Ths ItroonWim fp Plow
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castle paper, but %eon identiffed .with
the mortanent: tOt the caw
peigns viltertin hie friend Itpa. DATID
Wrotols was a townie% /0 3 0colaaff
condneied the Clitraili
,11fdi 'gnat *ill
sitia abiiity z He toot : s promiwit
in the organization nf the gepulgotat par
ty in ltisB, and was an Itchy Silken} and
earnest member of that party - until he
died:
10.1860 be was elected Prothonotary_ of '
Bradford County, and served for six
years. Although his immediate predeces
sor was esteemokan excellept officer, M.
Goo - mica intri;duced ."sn- improved - sys
tem and methods in the; performance_ of
the duties Of the office, which procured
for him the highest commendation from
the judges and members of the tier; and
the legal records of Bradford County, un
der his mar.angement, became. a model of
accuracy, good. order and convenience.
In 1869 he was appointed by President
: GraNT Smveior of the-Port of Philadel
phia, and held.that office at the time of
his death. In this position, too, he gain
ed the respect and good-sill of all who
bad business relations with him-as a Pub
lic officer for special intelligence and effi
_ .
ciency.
He was a mau of strict integrity - and
rectitude of purpose,, and no one could
justly charge him with a dishonorable ac
tion. Quiet acid unobtrusive in,, disposi
tion, be always avoided notoriety. He.
.was naturally reticent, hat baring a large
fund of general information .and a. ready,
facility of expression, his conversation
when among hisfriends was both enter
taining and instinctive. His temper was
singularly mild - and equable ' ; and during
an intimacy of thirty-five years'', duration
the writer eantmt recall an unpleasant or
disagreeable incident in his intercourse
with him. His death, while yet vigorous
bath in mind and body, is a severe loss to
the e,ommunity , in which Le lived, and his
place is one which In many respects it
will be very difficult to supply. 1 / 4 „
He bad a large •nircleof warmlY-attach
ed friends who will extend to hie family
their sincere sympathy in this sore' be
reavement, and who wilt cherish the
memory of the deceased as that of an lion
•orable,useful and upright man. .
R. C. S.
Twr.vrv-six million dqllars' inorte
awn, of grain einortcd from
this country the preent year than . last
year; yet that was a. good year for the
foreign trade in breadautili. .
TUE Pottsville Miners' .ournal thinks
the erection of a now capitol bu ilding at
Harrisburg, which it recommends, would
,settle permanently the question. of remov
ing the State . Government.
-
• Fon the first time us ler t sea - history,
the statistics of Canada show an inciease
(if exports over imports. This; with" Oth
er evidences of growth, falsifies the gloAtny
forebodings which were made . when she
adopted the protectire
; '711.E election for Senator in the Twen
ty-first district, to fill coxi's vacancy,
was on Saturday ordered to be held with
the February elections., It is probable
that the jltepublicans will ruu Mr. Mutts,
and the DetOncrats Mr. ReLEAN. •
A WRITER
.in the Nation points out
that of the thirty-one army „officers who,
within past four years, have been
found, guilty of disgraceful conduct-twen
ty-threiy were appointed .ficom civil life
and only five from the West Point Acad
emy. -
STATE Boards of Pardon are becoming
popigar. The gunuecticut Legislature
ndw acts - as a pard,oning board, but a bill
is before" it to establish a regular Boa'
of ',three members, the Governor, Chief
Justice of Supreme Co uktoind President f
Statii Prison Directors. •
•
VIRGINIA and Ohio may'he the mottle s
of-Presiderits,•but KentuCky claims to b:
the roothei t of Governors, having furnis
ed GovernAr CuLtooat.te. Illinois, Gover
nor CRITTENDEN to Missouri, Governor
CnuncntLet, Arkansas, Governor HAW
KINS to Tennessee, and Governor Mug-
RAY to ITtall.
A DISPATCH from Kansas City says Pro
fessorP. CA -TILL, principal of ihe Nor-'
mal School at Oregon, Hall County, .Mis
souri,
Wine private :secietary . 'to Preii
de.nt GanFrkin. PioTenor :11ILI was one
of the faculty of '.the college: at Hiram,
Ohio, when• Mr. GARFIELIiwas Preeidont
of that institution. ' •
THE Commissioner of Pensions warns
persons who . .e entitled to pensions not
to place 91emse ca in the hands of claim
agents, and pa l ularly of those who
swarm in Wallin ton. Some of these
people are honest ; it. most of. them are
harpies who prey relentlessly upozi the
poor - and ignorant.
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`Tun Railroad Commissioners ol'Geor;
gia have beaten the corporations In the
matter of reducing passenger rates. • The
Commissioners insisted that three cents a
mile was enough, and directed the . rail
roadi‘to charge no more than, that. After
, a tong fight that rate is; established and
the companiei feel sore..:
Tut: Titusville Iferald questi6iii ittGen
cml GRANT "will bothri, his brains with
any Presidential scheniei, hot - will; on all
fit occasions, now that he has fotind
tongue and has become a conspicuous and
favorite popular orator, tender a cordial
support to the Administration wh,i# he
labored so zealously to place in *Ayer."
THE labored and silly attempt toi:raise
a question pver General Attrunn's . )e ligii
bility to thi3,office ofNice President does
not deserve serious attention. It isn't
anything like as ingenious as the Itioncv
letter, and bas just about as much `foun
*dation. If the Vice President's casting
Moto is going to determine the comPlexion
of the Senate,' no such Democratic scheme
will change it.
INDIANA has a mind to try compulsory
education. A bill has just been- intro
duced in the Legislatnr‘i which,• provides
that all children between the ages of six
and sixteen who are physically able to at
tend school, and who do not attend a pri
vate school, and the parents or guardians
will be fined not 'less than $2 or more
than $.5 for each child not IW:ending
school, and the same fine will be collected
fot each day thateach child is absent.
WiLmast 11. VisnEnuttir receives four
times per annum a check for .476,000 in
,terest on his United States bonds (enough
to keep a man feom want), and yet it is
but a tithe of kis enormous wealth. It is
certain that he is the !idlest man now liv
ing, and it is probable that ; he is worth
more than any two men who i ever lived,
the most-of it made wlthln the past till,-
ty-five years. Ike is believed to era more_
than 4100,000,000 of railroad ateraitlis,
besides his Government bomb,
him $1,904,000ver annum -
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COligniell 614 '
:MC** Milli* gilt 00adlOtteet
the 00* bilCrictintiga as 4 4 4 Piolidei
Drain,
l osiithesiriging MIL - Jr 4 1t, atundd peal
4n . tha aliain-Jtinusintild; Pennsylvania
KII retai n .beie-Pielli4ll.llKfleptlitim 'of
"nietabeni. There - are thoss in the.
lionise who are intium Of -it still larger
hienutse. but they are not, probahly anti.
jotity of the body...! With the tipportion
ment-efall znentbertt the only 13tattet that
would lose - any: Woe,' New Ilaiurldre;
New York and Veniontt each
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Tot Land .League. trials, at Dr4din.
have zeme be an end, the jurerslalling to
agree ind . were dismissed. One tarklutrd
ly doubt after reading the charge of ,
Judge FITZGERALD,. that he desired the
trials to end , precisely as they did. There
is to be no immediate coercion in Irtland,.
and the conviction of the sooalled lavers;
era would inevitably have teen followed
by more scenes of violerathao have yet
been witnessed since the present troubles .
commenced. The opinion prevails very
generally that while the crown determin-
ed to bring the traversera to trial it Lak
eethe 'courage to convict them, hence the
entire proceeding was a farce. It is hoped
that Parliament will now proceed to do
something practical for the relief of Ire
' land : --adopt a wise, jot = and himane
policy that will give the . Irish people a
chance to improve their condition.
THE vote in the Senate on the motion
tolakfup Mr. Logan's bill placing ex
President Grant on the.retired list, with
the rank and pay of General,
,shOws very
conclusively that the Democratic major
ity in . Congress will not consent to the
passage of - .the measure. In_ discussing
the bill Senator Logan,made a centre abet
when lie remarked that it wati'remarkably
strarigo that Senators who voted to pjao
Fiti-Jolin Porter on the retired list should
object .to the semi) for the man who suc
cessfully led our armies to victory in the
war for the preservation of the American
Union. The only iDernocrats who voted
with_ thivi Republicans were Senators
Lamar, of: 3tississippi, and McPherion,
of New Aersey. It is clear. that General
Grant wlltreceive no consideration at the
hands of the 'present Democratic Con
gress, dud it will be foolish to press the
subject. I
[IF t h e figures announced can be acceilt;.
ed as truthful,-as to Which there is some
room for doubt, liconE4'" - tbe Lepper,"
who all last week .was plodding around
the race track in the New York rink, is a
bigger man than old Itownw.. Accord
ing to the score-board he succeeded 'in
traversing a distitnee of five hundred and
bitty-eight miles in the six days, which is
tiro miles more than the Englishman ac-
Complisbed. This achievement is so much
at variance with the man's previnus re
cord that a great many people are inclin
ed to-think that * Unarms his been count
ed in. Itis not unlikely. These walk
ing
matehea are conducted by men who
want to make as much money out of
them as possible, and are 'not very
partio
ulat'as to the' , means ern' Toyed. 'They are
all to a greater of less degree frauds upon
the public; and it.ie suprising that• they
should stiltretain any of their power to
attract. _
Our Harrisburg correspondent
gives a full account of the pioceed.
ings of the Legislature last week, to
gether with the result of the several.
ballots fo'r United States Senator.
The thirtee nth thirteenth ballot was had on
Monday bait, and resulted as foilows,,
not a quoihin being, present;- Ou
vra 42, 'WALLACE 39, (Now 32, lilac-
ArEaoti 2; PUILLIPS 2, BATED 1, HEW
ITT I. On Tuesday the fourteenth
b'allot was taken with the folloWing
result: ,WALLACE B', 0 76,
GROW 50, FlEwrrr '3, MACVEAOII 3, ,
Pintrars 2, Bairn) I; SNOWDEN 1,
AGNEW 1, CILTE.TIN 1, WOLFE 1.
No man can estimate the capacity
orrthe inclination of the Democrats
in Congress f4r mischief. Hav ing
ivast4d the fir s t! thirty days of the
session in,a vaip and foolhardy effort
to pass the BICKNELL resolutions,
they returned (tfter the holiday se
ceas only to make a desperate assault
'von public credit. Of the result
and bearing of that assault we have
spoken hitherto. It is now necessary
to speak of the BICKNELL resolqtions,
which relate to the_ conduct of the
count of 'the electoral vote.
There ''
.is ' not, , so far as we are'
aware, at 'this time anybody who de
nies the , eiection of Gen. GAIIFIELD.
Therefore no question can possibly
arise under tile law and precedents
as they stand' to-day. : . His election
being beyond a 'doubt . , and the cer
tificates of the , State electoral col
le.gesteing already in the custody of
the - irice ;President, the count is a
matter of ; form. • There can -be no
contest uuder the4aw. - At this June'.
tura this Democrats of_ the House
come: forward and offer a 'set of reso- '
lutions intended to make . the occasion
of a contest when the count takes
place. ;There can be but one inter;
yretation of such a movement. It
.
tyoices the purpose of- such men ss
trirOlDiLL, SPRINGIN BICH:NELL and
SAM. 4 CO - Tx to raise a question on that
occasion if it be possible. Whether
they would so - outrage public senti
ment or not were the resolutions to
pass, we cannot say; but unless such
an "outrage is contemplatedzthere can
be no adequate ' reason given` for the
persistent effort to push the resolu
tions to a final *sage. It may be
Is Well that the movers of the resolu
tions have no weildefined purpose in
vie. The effort may onlY indicate
the they cannot suppress their pro
pen IV to make mischief.
'e Constitution expressly pro ..
hibits the service of, any member of
Congress as an elector, and as if
further to express the intention; of
thelframets to.shut Congress entire
ly Out of the possibility of contrail-,
ing t the result of a presidential elec
tion, the Constitution fixes the status
of the two Rouses on the occasion
of the count as witnesses. It says,
the votes shall be counted in the
presence of the two , Houses.. “In
the presence of," is the legal form u la
where witnesses are
,designsted. But
to Anther show Aluo the Amen of
the orpnie law di a not latsnd the
OM
RIM
THE SENATORSHIP
FOOLING WITH FULL . •
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rissolto of an election to become tint
irii4l9 l ot 1 4 4 100 a
in* ik't!t. 0 01 ,4a7,14 1 ii:0 11
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elflOts ll 4 -1 * -
halt lflit the bit.1001C 1 40 11 0?! 0; 3 % 40 ..
Thee the House skatialta
capacity as a Oft of_ the legiel4ive
.:PellaY, but as body ideated by thei
.the Staten,_ sod rot the
sitittesi ast such. NoW, the Bums=
resolutions give either the Senate or
11altur, an such, the power'to defeat ,
the result of the election by waiting
technical objections to the vote of'
any. State. 'The Diatom resolu
tions thereforeXtalicy the plain letter ,
•
and spirit of _lAta Constitution, and
would, if in force, enable Congress
to overthrow the plainly exprested
*ill of the people. The louse is
fooling With fire, It may burn its
fingert—which!would not afflict any
body perhaps, but its action tends tof
create anxiety in the public wind.
THE Democras in the Rouse are in a
sad way. 'they are rife for mischief and
treuble, but find themselvisimpotent for
evil. . Absenteeism is sapping their
strength and leaving them helpless before
a resolute Republican minority... The
De,
Moorats alone lack five of a quorum,
which makes it in the power of the Re
publicans to dofeat'atly Anozinns meas
ure at - any time by abstaining from vot
ing. Unless that number of missing mem
bers eau be secured the electoial
count resolution is practi&llY dead, hav
ing perished literally in the house of its
friends.
ONLY three Natrona' Banks failed dur-
Ing 1880, and these have• paid dividends
to creditors of from eighty to one hun
dred per cent._ This paragraph.will doubt-
less interest Grcenbackers who have bepn
crying !Mown with "National Banks"
since 1876. Some-one says that those who
never have fifty cents in their pockets at
any one time, think they knohow to
pay the National debt ; and this same il
lustration will apply - to those Greenback
ers who never do any banking business,
but still think National Banks a .curse to
the country.
HARRISBURG - LETT ER.
Specie' Correspondence of Tfir. Ifirrofiran
HAnnisnono, Jan. 29, 1881.=—The sec
ond week of the contest for the election
of a United States Fenator and the fourth
week Of the legislative: session closed to-
day, without any definite result as , to the
selection of a gentleman to succeed Mr.
Wallace, or the final disposition of a sin-,
gle subject in the way of legislation. That
some 'gentlemen here are assuming a
weighty responsibility in thus delaying
the public business is a proposition which
ill not admit of much doubt, but where
o place the responsibility, who to blame
for tiler' existing state of affairs, is another
matter which people mustl settle for, tilern-
selves.
There has been any'amount of talk,
speculation and predictions Indulges- in
by the friends of the:sanktidates during
the week,_ but on thia:Sattirday evening'
no one appears to , know aWnicaie.about
who will be elected than was lcdiwn "the
day the Legislature assembled.
The REPORTER. of the 27th inst. having
given the ballots up to, and including the
one taken on Tuesday, I will note thrise
bad since that day. On Wednesday the
26th inst.; the ballot it joint convention
was as follows : Oliver, 85 ; Wallace, 86 ;
Grow f ..s7; Hewit, 4; MacVeagh, 3; Cur
tin, Snowden,-Agnew and Baird, Leach—
total, 139. The same as the day previous,
except, that John Donahue • ¶Dem.), of
Philadelphia, chaikged from :Allison to
Oliver. Theie were five pairs. If all those
absent bad voted, •this ninth ballot would
have stood : 89 ; Wallace, 91 ;
'Grow, 57; Hewit, 4; ILacVeagb, 3; Snow;
den, Curtin, Agnew and Baird, 1 each-
total, 248.
The tenth ballot, on Thursday, resulted
as follows : Oliver, 82; Wallace, 83 Grow,
53; Hewit, 3; Macyeagb, Phillips, 2 4g.
new, Curtin and Baird, 1 each—total, 229.
The same as the ninth ballot, except Mr.
Holman, of Perry, changed from Inewit
'to Oliver; Huhn, of Philadelphia, changed
from Oliver to Phillips, ands Morrison, of
Lawrenceochanged from Grow to Phillips.
There were nineteen gentlemen paired.
If all bad ;voted The tenth ballot would
have been; Oliver, 89; Wallace, 91; Grow,
55 ; Hew it and MacVeagh, 3 each ; Phil
lips, 2 ; SnoWden, Curtin, Agnew and
Baird, 1 each4--total, 248.
The eleventh . ballot, on Friday, was
taken with the following result : Oliver,
03 ; Wallace, 64 ; (4row, 42 llewit, 3
. ;
Phillips and 31acVeag6,2 each ; AgueW
and Baird; 1 each—total;' 178, The same
as the teeth ballot, except that seventy'`'
members were paired. If all paired and
absent had voted, the eleventh - ballot
would have•stood Oliveri 89 ; Wallace,
91 ; Grow, 56 ; Howit and 3facVeagh, 3
each; Phillips, 2 ; Agnew, Baird, Snow
den and Curtin, 1 , each- - -total, 248.
On the departure' of the Senate, after
the announcement• of the vote, and the
adjournment of the joint convention; the
orders of the day were called by Mr.
'Wolfe, which under the - rules of the
House would have been an: adjournment
of it until Monday evening. The speaker
said ho was in. great doubt, as to what
time ho should adjourn the House. The
Chair regarded the question as of great
importance, and was willing to hear the
views of members. Myer% of' Venango;
Wolfe, Niles, Ituddiman and Pannee an
gave different opinions in an informal,
conversational way, without aiding the
Chair very much in settling the point.
He concluded, however, Vbe on the safe •
side, and adjourned the House until to
day, Saturday, at 11 A. M., so as to be
ready for the joint convention at noon. _
The Senators coming into the Hall of
the House .two'or three minutes before
twelve, Lieutenant Governor Stone agam
called the convent ion 'o order, when the
twelfth' ballot for Senator resulted as fel-.
lows : Oliver, 65; Wallace, 32; Grow, 20;,
MacVeagh, 2;' wit and Phillips, 1 each
=total, 101 !Pas than a quorum of the
l a
convention). Abf these vote 23 were cast
by Serrature ikrmi I'B by Re reeeetatives.
The ballot we:Valle same as terday,,ex
ceptli, at 14; geOlemen were. paired and
absent. if all :absent and paired had
vot.:d, the twelfth ballot would have stood:
Oliver, 89; Wallace, 01; Grow, 56; Hewit
and MacVeagh, 3 each; Phillips, 2 ; Car
lin, Agnew, Snowden and * Baird, 1 each—
total, 248. The convention adjourned un•
til Monday at 12 o'clock noon, when the
ballottbg will be restuned...
The situation may be briefly stated as
10110 re : The supporters of Oliver claim
that he itthe regular nominee of the Re-'
publicanlparty ; that his nomination was
fairly' and.honorsbly obtained, in accord—
ant* with the usages of the party, in the
customary way, and that be is• entitled to
and should receive the totes quill Repub.
Ibian finaters and Representatives. The
. •
fthwodnof 'Wow deny tbst thi. Iva**.
tion v iddeb:lo. ebdined - 41' , 4Witairk Arai
ilthee::f. l o/4 0 F*4 1 .?4,0 0 : 4314111,1031
thllll***-0 44' 1 00, 0, ; 11 **"' to
*440 . 9 1 "t,IN 04 1 11 41 1 1 141 0 1010- ;*f otO l orl Y
gp #O lll *C-t 6- ; 1441i1 their
thokAle4c - i*:at'A l e
addia;Wint brongtitliai 'yelitdaltlOO to de!
teat the will of the so*. - and they an
imus their deterodnetknrneviit to vote
for Oliver: • A. great - deal hal - been and
Will. be written on tido out** and. ae
mythic , * I might add here would not std
a liatlele in lettlingthedifficulty, nothing
more will be iidde& • ' _
Very little program bvi been made In
the way - ot : general legtgalW‘.
the Senate Ms done something in that
direction; ' In that body on Tuesdarthe
2.5 th inst., three bills were primed - ir. a
two of,. which are of general interest,.
- follow&
I§l . o. 41: An act h prohibit
the carrying of burglars' tools or imple- .
manta by any pennon ha l - the bight-time;
and to provide .a punishment therefor.
6;mate bin •NO. 6: An act granting
pow.er to school districts in this Common-'
wealth brined bonds, arrtil
cates or other evidencen of indebtedness,.
to redeem the same before or after mats
city,;, with .the 'consent of the holders
tbereof, and issue; new bonds at , the same
or a lower rate.of interest.
The Senate on Wednesday the 26th
inst., also passed finally the following bill:
Further supplement to an act relating
to eseentions, approved June 10; 1886,
providing - for the return of writs of jierf
facia* issued within seven days of them
next succeeding term of court, and,fixing
the number of jurors on inquest upon real
estate levied • upon by virtue of write of
Teri facia,. • .
Among the, bills" reported favorably
frooi committees in the Senate, on Thurs
day, worts thl following : _ %
Appropriating 113,000 for the erection
of a monument over the grays of Gover
nor Simon Snyder.
Applying the assessment laws in force
in Schuylkill, Dauphin, Indiana and Cam- -
to all the counties in the l
State. - 1
Appropriating $15,000 for the improve
it 'and enlargement of the Senate
Chamber.
After the joint convention adjourned
on Thursday, and the donators had re,
turned to their chamber. the now rules
being under discusiion, Mr.- Davies took
eiception to one of the rules of the Sen.
ate in order that he might eipress his
sentiments on the arrangement of the ap
portionment - committee. He• declared
that the Grow &niters-had been purpose
ly Ignored as a punishment for their in
dependeptattitude, the whip and the lash
had, been applied at Ole command of one
whom ho did not name, but that the time
would come when the minority now would
be in a majoritY, referring to the Repub
licans, zud that the dictators 'of to-day
might find themselves. at the ',bottom.
The Senator showed that about one-third
of the State, giving a largo Republican
-
majority,-baCbeen ignored on the ap
portionment- committee, 'because the
views of the members did not accord with
•
those of the Majority.
In the•Houre, en Thursday ttiternoon,
resolutions On the death of Mr: Boyd, of
Montgonfery,lfeing.4iled np, Inr. Hillis,
of Bradford, addressed the House as fol
lows:
ma..sess.ssa : I cannot allow Is occasion to
-pass without adding my tribute of respect to the
memory of our deceased bratter. I had other and
closer relations than those that call us together to.
day. I knew Wallace 4. Boyd well. I wait his
instructor in the Inatiberabarg Academy. I knew
him ma stodent;laithful in the - pursuit of knowl
edge that gives mempower. I knew tins as Alen
, Bemis, possessing an easy and pleasing address,ta
kind and generous nature, ever respectful, kind
and obliging to all. The beautiful harmony of
temperament which ho possessed was a passport to
the beg society. Jtetter than all, I knew him silk
friend knows his friend. unselfish in his nature
and faithful In ail that makerup a noble manhood
-His life was one full of promise , and his death fills
our hearts With a sense of - Our great loss. It Is '
said, When a great man dies the nation mourns,"
and I have thought that when a young man, full of
the possibilities of life, full Of 'a laudable ambition
to elevate himself and benefit his fellow men, full
of the powers anti principles that make men great
—when such a young man dies, the State may well
lament its loss„ .S . rcb a young man was Wallace J.
Boyd when I knew him, and 'trust I speak no idle
eulogy when I. extend my sympathy to his *Meted , 1
family, and add this my lag tribute of respect to
his memory.
•
. A large number of bills have been in-*
troduced in the House, but only a few of
thm, as pit, been acted upon even in
committee. A very considerable number
of petitions are being presented in both
the Senate and, the House, at king for leg
islation to restrict and prevent the sale of
liquOrs. Until some disposition is made
of the Senatorial trouble, the.; prospect of
the Legislature getting, down to its. work
is not at all flattering. CussEWAoo.`
STATE NEWS.
James 31. Moorhead, one of the
officers on board the Lawrence in the-bat
tle of Lake Bile, died in Erie last week,
in the ninetieth year of his age.
—L young German laborer of Lehigh
county fell heir to a , fortune „of $26,000
about five months ago; and now has noth
ing left-but a dilapidated horstrand an old
Mr.
. .
Ole 'past two week 180,000
California sa4ron have been distributed,
in the headwaters . of the Delaware river,
and 120,000 more will be added in a short
time.
—The ssidence of_ Jacob Hay, iu
ton, was totally destroyed by fire on Fri
day evening. The loss is estimated at
oboist $38,000, on which there wasp in
surance of $26,1100.
—Dr. Hiram Corson, of Plymouth
township, Montgomery county, has
been reappointed by Governor. Hoyt a
trustee ofthe State Lunatic Hospital at
Harrisburg. -
—A valuable posit of slate was dis
covered recontliMn Nor th ampton county,
which is pronou‘ced to - be of the finest
quality for both school and roofing pur
poses.
—The glass factory of William Mc-
Cully & Co., of Pittsburg, was entirely
destroyed by fire on Wednesday night of
last week, entailing a Loss of , $6,000,
which is fully Covered binsurance.
—The new Titusville Oil Exchange, the
finest in the country, was formally dedi-
cated TharsdaY with imPosing ceremon
ies. The Bradford and Oil City Ex
changes adjourned to participate in tbe
exercises..
—The sneak thieves o of Pittsburg ap
pear to have but little fear of the censer
vators of the peace of that city, one of
them having stolen the overcoat of Police
Lientenint Fay from his house a few
evenings since.
—President Cattell, of Lafayette Col
lege, at Easton, announced in the chapel
Thursday evening that Eon. John I.
Blair, of Blairstown, N. J i had donated
1140,000 to the college for the endowment
of a presidential chair.
committee of the Baldness Men's
Association °oi--Wllliamsport is looking
around for a 'site for the erection of ex
tensive car works at that place, which is
proposed to employ about 800 men.
—A paddling furnace in the works of
'the Phondx Iron, Company at Phomixrille
expiated Friday 'evening,. severely NW.
ing Are men, two of them, Michael Hagen
and linotber, dangerously.
—A:water famine is anticipated in Naz
areth and vicinity. The now* 61)111
4§.
MMMIS
'blob sepsigli *OS *UMW lip!
tai,mi4 ot the ireibi are dm, ad Intim
ilar hiatus" it
sirs on a#l , op.'
clenunitteoo(t*Ob of Brigilla
have reported hi fewstlkasetilifi - w*IS. ,
wake at ASS per=Vial* =tbs Mar 407,
tem' et a silt t:..: to` ' abed *OM
be paidin city bonus nundeg
bat ties-
Geed twenty nor lest than five pork
—A musk Vet wasted in Pittsburg .
a few days sib& has slew* sacred two
terms in the penitentiary, his five broth.
ea have ail been inmates of the same iile
stinitiOa for various crimes, and his , iatb
er is now earring a term *manslaughter. ,
=Whiles little .boy was coasting on , s
greet which crossed the Perumbrania
Railroad at Irwin atatko, be arrived at
the track as as express was plag. and
shot swiftly beta the trudtp, 000dng
out ou the opposite side without a
actaell:'
—The plasking mill" and epokeLatin'
of Datxell do Duelunse, st Dollestown„
was totally destroyed by dm on Wednes
day evening of last week together with
all its valuable machinery, a heavy stock
of lumber and other. contents. The the
'originated in the engine room salad
gitined considerable headway before it
was discotimed. , •
....One day laSt week 985 persons•visited •
the Schuylkill f aounty aliudumse, 205 of
whom dined at the institution at the ex
pense of the county. The fact coming to
the ears of tbe'commissi&ters, they issued
orders to the 4factors in Charyq to collect
fifty cents for teach, meal fmnisbed to via-
Itors hereafter. -
' --Charles Kthim, aged forty, a section
boss on the Mount Carbon branch of the
Philadelphia and Reading ilrallroad,
while standing on a ladder Friday after
noon cutting ice from the rocks overhang
:tog ,the iaUroad; was,sizick *the Trick
vills.passenger train and instantly killed.
He leaves a wife and three children.
—The bodies of Morris and;Thomas
Evans, the miners who were buried by
the ft!: of coal in the Empire mines at
Wilk barre on Wednesday, were re
'covered 'Thursday. They ,were so badly
,
'mangled that they had to -be placed in
boxes to carry them away. The men
were robbing pillars the tprizz'of the
accident.
—The Scott . Foundry in Reading are
about to make a cannon that is expected
to throw a ball with a velocity of 3,000
feet: 4tr second which will fly a distance
of aboutten miles. The gun will be
•
tirentyflve feet id length and have a bore
six inches in !diameter. The charge will
be tllvepounds of coarse and twenty
eight pounds of fine powder, and gut ball
' used will weigb,llso pounds.
Three boys attempted to ride out of a
coal shaft near Altoorus on Wednesday of
last vdeek, by-lying down on top of the
coal leaded on the car. While passing
out tbe car came in contact with one lof
the props used for supporting the rota
theiz l ;ine, and dislodged a large quantity
ct co 1, which fell „directly on the boy ly
ing in the middle, and he was czushedto
death before be could be relieved. , Sing
ularly,the boys lying beside him were in
iujuted.
—rbile a clerk of the Couderiport
Bank was fixing the- fire on Saturday
morning last about nine o'clock, two men
entered the room,. threw a,ldanket over
.his bead_ and shut him in the vault.
Oche { cleik's arrived shinny • efts. and
institiited search, when he was discover
ed and set at liberty. - About $9OO, which
had been placed in a drawer, was secured
by t thelies, who succeeded ininakine
their escape. •
serious wreck of freight cars was
taus on the. Columbia ,branch of the
Pen ylvania Railroad on Thursday by-a
-sin lar accident. A. freight train was
, g east; two of the cars being loaded
with telegraph poles, and as i westward
bound' train was passing, tlet poles , be.
colds loosened and, lolled off, striking the
cars_i)f the passing train. One of the
Wes was forced through the caboose,
badly injuring the flagman. Several cars
were wrecked and several, others thrown
from the rails, blocking both.tracks four
or five hours. ' • • !
—A Bradford despatch says : "A par:.
ty of citizens from -Kingston went to, the
woods on Saturday to see swell torpedo._
ed. Forty quarts of
_nitro-glitorine were
put in a barrel to be thawed by steam.
It exploded;' blowing tha engine -house
and derrick! to pieces. Andrew Leiter ?
the engineer; was torn to pieces, add:.
0. Cushink; a spectator, ::was killed by a
missile while viewing the . scene front a
distance. — The flying fragments struck
and - seriously injured P. M. Blystere,
John Franklin and Peter Sweeney. Mr.
Cushing was postmaster at Minus."
GENERAL NEWS.
—A mad dog was killed in Thirteenth
street, New York, Thursday afternoon,
after biting and tearing in a shocking
manner four laborers in a lumber yard.
—Seven persons awaiting trial in the
county jail at Burlington. Vt., made their
escape early Friday morning by digging
through the wall. They haye not been'
recaptured..
—Hon. John Maxwell, of Walden, New
York, the largest bluestone dealer along
the Hud'son has made an assignment.
The laborers and quarrymen are prefer
ed creditors.
—One of 'the burglars who blew open
the safe of the South Chicago Iron and
Steel works in the early part of last week,
was captured by a detective Friday in
Chicago, with $4OOO in his possession.
The amount taken was over $10,000.' The
name of the captured man Is withheld at
present.
—ln the office of the Clerk of the Su
preme Court of Washington county, R.
1., Thu:tidily, William Sprague Sled a
petition for a divorce from is wife, Kath
arine Chase-Spr#gue. ; He lines dem*:
tiou, immorality; gross m havior and
wickedners..
—Body4matcipir - e - exhumed ten bodies
buried on Monday' and Tuesday of last
week hi the cemeteries of Alexandria,
Va. In the, second:gravOlariO the sex
surprised them before they got off with
the bodies. • TWo tiegroes have been sr;
tested on suspicion== of complicity in the
crime.'
' joint resokithin authorizing the
Governor of Delaware to employ counsel
out of the State treasury for the.defense
of the deputy sheriffs indicted in the
United States Courts for awaiting mid
interfering with 'tlie . United States deputy
marshals on election day. was passed by.
the Legislature of that 13tat4. '
—AAUP:itch from 800, D. T., ex=
plains that the report of Sitting Mars
surrender to the Canadian authorities was
brought by Beedy a man who speaks Sioux
well, but a poor reputation. is stated
that thew were seventy lodgeirand about
500 Ends. They have been redwood to
greatstraits... The statement Is dist Sit.
tang Sufi is willing to, ootne in If protect
ad by Causdianpoliee or Anaeriasaelibuts
from thei troops.
• —h. party of about. thirty ladhutihas,
headed by Sonatobeloot Hartiaoa 441.
tco g rammiw k 4i.os Piero, Mika%
`ad W.. J. - IlMilonir
lobed is . Clovolond Nos*, ma loin
to illotor Wiry spin Gummi Garlidil
to oppOlsts imago of Ids COW bow
•Alma*ow l bike Was ost is the Fort
Makin ponitsitiary, sad a Del Maim
dispatch map all the rein' et the caw
tract works have Skid. Time it gnat eV
oiteamet. ' •
ammo: ClaitedViii New Yogic, lot
week seat $ seamaro to the laidshdogo
of that State ealliag attention to tie
Veld d pi euevalostellbt weft attic
and eaggesting State action to sonde.
meat thialkets of Coagroa:
- A. deputy .I:W6ld States sated left
Boston co the Nth ult, ibe Aver Odeon,
Having bicustody OMIT Itios,who is grant
ed in that city for. the embezzlement cif
sl*ooowhile internal memo collector in
Louisiana four ran agok
—Monday =endues pmeopt train
going mirth on the Symms and North
ern divides el the Rome, Watertown and
Ogdemburg Railroad was thrown from
the track near Woodirard's station. The
engine and a blimp And ranger car
were piled up., The engineer and fire
man and several others were injured, but
not fatally. •
—A Burnet dispatch says great de
struction wait caused y to the
oister-beds in the . The morning
Aide was exceedingly low, and through
the ice for miles the oysters protruded
and were frozen. It is estimated that
over $5,000 bushels were frozen shore
th4e, while greater damage lifsuppoe•
ed to have been done in the beds.
—A Boston dispatch sap that the re.
minder of the Stone estate, immulting
to $48,298, has been distributed by Mrs.
Stone as follows : To Drury College (ad
aditional), $20,000 ; Doane College,Crete,
- Nab ; Colontdo College, Cold :Springs,
Cal. ; Washburn, Topeka, Kan., and
Massachusetts Honaccopathio Hospital,
each $5,000. Five limit charitable socie
ties received the remainder.
—A sad case of destitution and disease
has mine under •the notice of thorHealth
Department st Chicago. Mr. and Mrs.
Feide, with their live children in a squalid
tenement, were taken with smallpox, and
one of the children is dead, after two
weeks' suffering without medical attend
ance. The other four are In . a critical
condition. All have now been removes
- to a proper plane. Smallpox and diph
theria are reported to be very prevalent
in the city.
Advises from New Mexico state that
detectives have ascertained that Colouel
Potter of be United States Geological
'Survey, whit has been missing since Oct.
last, was murdered and robbed by a party
of three Mexicans while on duty lathe
field. One of the murderers was hanged
a few days ago for horse stealing, and
another, who is believed to have belong
ed to the gang' and to have been a party
to the miuder, is now under arrest at"
Allaiqurque.
—The farmers okalifomia are endeav
oring to devise Tans by which the wheat
of that Suite can be - sold at a price fairly
renumerative to the' producer. A meet
ing of the farmers' Committee has been
held, at which it was stated that the banks
will co-operate if the" farmer mil pay
taxes upon wheat in store and do their
utmost to prevent large . quantities of
grain, being thrown on the market. A,
convection of farmers will be held in SO
Francisco early. in February, to decide
..upon mime plan of action. •
Matters of General Interest.
A Tows lharsed Ep.
Ninon:mu; N. V., Feb. I.—This
town was almost entirely burned last
night. A freight warehouse and one
store are the only buildings left. The
fire originated from a kerosene ex
plosion. Four hundred bales of cot
ton were burned. .-
The losses aggregate. $127,000.
Thirty-three buildings were burned,
among which were the court house,
'Grace Episcopal church and twehty
three stores. , Only two of the paities
burned out held any insurance.: a.
Lime Irks Is Mnallelphls.
PRILADILPHIA, Feb. 1.-:-Flames
were discovered this morningin-one
of the row of buildings, six and
eight stories in height, in Carter's
Alley. occupied by Meyer .& Stern,
shoe manufacturers, and others. The
embers communicated to the build
ing occupied by Frederick Schmidt,
tailor, and the , falling walls crushed
both that and. the saoon adjoining.
Several other buildings were also
burned. Meyer & Stern had fifteen
thousand shoes packed ready for
shipment. All were destroyed. The
properties burned were valued at
$2OOlOOO.
♦ Daring alibber7.
Last Friday morning, st. 9 o'clock,
two men entered the Coudersport
bank, and, throwing a blanket over
the clerk's head,: who was fixing the
fire with his back turned to them,'
tied him and shut him in the vault,
then stepped to the money drawer
and took , from it about $9OO and
made good their escape before any
one else arrived on the ground.
Since the late fire, which burned the
bank building, Jones & , Co., the
bankers,-have an office in:the build
ing owned by Mr. John IL Bow, in
the northern part of the village,
where there are but few dwellings,
consequently the robbers *had ample
tithe to get out of town before the
robbery was discovered.
,The clerk,
Mr. Doemer, being tied and shut in
the vault, was unable -to make suffi
cient noise to attract any attentkini
and probably would- have suffocated
had not some of the other clerks ar
ved, arid *finding no one in the
office, instituted immediate search,
which resulted in, finding and 'releas
ing Mr. Domes from his unpleasant
confinement. The • alarm was Um
mediately given, and „telegrams sent
twallimints where it is thought the
robbers are likely to put in au ap
peuance. ,The daring .deed has
caused great excitement in the isual-
I - ly quiet little village.
Naw Yoas, Jan. 29.—1 n the pedes-
Wan' contest at 5:56 this afternoon,,
Hughes completed 566 miles and one
lap, the distance covered by Rowell
in his last match and whith was the
best on record. Satisfied with this
Hughetretired until 7:40 P. lc when
he again came upon the tra ck and
walked another mile. About eight
thousand people were in the building
at the time.
About -three minutes before nine
the._" Lepper " was spin &misted
upon the track for the last - ti*. He
had - gone three laps, amid a. rattling
volley of applause, when. Father
Mackie, a Cathcdhipriest from Ford
ham, stepped . in front of him and
threw a sub, formed of American
and Irish flags, ova' 'kis shoulders.
A' on was otter' up after he
had • - comgeted 568 miles, Father
Mackie brlngingupthereir. O'Leary
&Menai the belt around Bagfuls
waist and he was ssoortail fly Ids for
rreil
, _ ,
b , pi _mend the tie*. At
4,116,the ideas inetageted the mark.
ena to stop -soorhig Loisegbes, who
bet iceosplished > 568 miles, naps
eat 165 yards. He warns sore a n d
Alf ind-:ocitdd pot very weli have
gone many miles Anther.
The following is the score of
the five best men. •
Engbarit ssfij *lea 558, -
Vint 650, &ohne NO, Ho i srd 515 k. ,
The receipts it the door eggregat- •
ovr $14,000.. Sixty cent. of
this bto be divided • • g the first
eve pWestrians. • Their 1 " ray in
round Spume wilt be t as fol
io:Mc: Hoghenta,2oo, Al 62,400,
Vint $l,lOO, Krohne I, Sward
itin In -addition to this Hughes
=a special prise of !1,000 for
g the best record and, Many
*liable present& , I
14110segusevirits.
SHORT HORNCATTLF:
-5 AND BERKSHIRE PIGS{
Ws tore a tem elides Balls tad Hellen • h:.h
ere Mar at very repealable prices. Alva puts-brut
Betkilkirs. 0. a. wHELLEs.
Wilklump*. Pa 4 Way.ll,
WM ULU= ?MS
A Farm of 140 acres, four miles north
of Chemin Village and - ale mile from Blegbare
ratfea the G. 1. 8. I. IL
A Farm of 187 term, five miles north of
Waverly, N. Y.
A Farm .0(4.50 acres, four miles north
out of Warmly, .Y.
Intl be sold upon the but po•elkle terns.
Apply to B. A. ZLMZU.
Jon. Is, 11111-mosii. • . N surly, N.
INCORPORATION NOTICE. -
Notice is berebs given that 'application will.be
nude - to the Governor of PennSillYinff, under The
prowbdons of the Act of 20th of April. 1874; after
three week's mblipatlee of this:l34lva; to tune
letters patent for the creation Al s corporation for
a Water Company in the County of Bradford. in
said Commonwealth. , The object of islet Company
will . be to supply the tillages of Sayre and Athens
and eiclnity with water. and the principal loadneps
of the corporation mill be conducted at Sayre, In
said County of Bradford. ,•
Sayre. Pa., January 27, 111$1. • • •
INCORPORATION NOTICE.-
Notice is hereby given that an application wili
be made ander the act of ,Assembly as made and
_provided for a charter. for a coporation to be called
'and knoernns •• Salad and Hose Company
Na $ .• situated at T Pa.
The primary object of whirl shall be the prevent
thou and extinguishment of Arcs, and for this pur
pose to hare. possess. sod enjoy all the powers and
ittinmnitientonferred by said seta. ,
C. P. WELLES. • A. U. COOLBAUG 11,
THOMAS MERIDETH, E. IL PIERCE,
Q. I. BENNETT.
Jammu 211, 111814 w.
FIFIQUEHANNA COLLEGIATE IN
rentrrs,-Beeand 'Muter . Term =cuteness
NDAY. JANUARY Urs, 11111. Expenses for
bastd. tuition and furnished room. from ft% to
1180 perplex. Tor catilovis or further puttett
bus addles. the Principal,
I TairstAa. Debtor IL d
ab MINN R. 9171. N LAN, A. Y. •
.
'POE SALE OR: EXCHANGE:
—B4 hundred acres of laud .Lltch fl el4.
eltesbeqaln and Rome Townshlps, In lots of from
twenty-eve to one hundred were*. QIQ to 15 I.t.r
sere.. These lands are untneumbered and an un-
doubted title will be even. • Pot fur th er portico-
lara. address *TH013.8.111311.'S SONS.
Jan. 6, 1.881-m3.. . Athena, Ps. "
"11.4
"ISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
I%....Letters of administration baying been
granted to the undendoed, upon the estate of
AUltarlotte Noyes, late of Burlington twp.,deeeased,
notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to•••
said estate are requested to make imeneitate•Pay.
Merit, and all persons haring legal claims against
theism, will present them without delay in pro
per is.der for settlement to •
J. W. NICHOLS, .11dmInisifator.
Burlington, Ps., Jan. 20, ISM.
iOTICE.- . —The County Commis •
rs
stone have fixed upon the following dates
or hailing appeals at the Commissioneri - °glee
hi.Towanda Borough for the several townships and
boroughs'of Bradford County: •
Tuesday, February 22—Asylum; Terry, Wilmot,
Albany township and borough-Overton, Mouton
township and borough, Franklin and Granville..
Wednesday, February 2a.—Leßoy. Canton town.
ship and borough, Armenia. Alba, Tray township
and beriough„ . . Columbia., Sylvania and Burlington
West. I
Munelay, February 2.4—Borliagtcm townitip
and borough. Springfield, Smithfield, Sbuth Creek,
Bidgbury, Wellea Sheshequin; Lltehfeld, Wind.
ham, Warren and Orwell.
Frldny ' February IS — Ron township and ,bor
ough. He rrick, Pike, Lerysville. Tuscarora, Wy
&Mang. Standing Stone. °wands Streik and Ulster.
Saturday, February 4 4mTovranda township and
borough, Athens township and borough, Barclay
and South Waverly borough.
- BY ORDER OF THE BO AM .
Attest—Wmt.tAx latwts, Clerk. snt'.l'. •
/ ~..._,
IPITAB
TION.--In the matter of the
• estate of Griswold Owens. lateirf the township ,
o idgbury, in the county of Bradford. and State
of Pennsyheata, de dras The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania toJuletts - Owens (now Juletta W il
kinson). of the township of Springfield, in said
.county of Bradford, Annetta Owens (now Annetta
Trench), of Andover. state of Ottio, racy Owens
(Dow ZneY Wollinin Mandate, Lasalle county,
state of Illinois, heirs-at-law of 'Griswold Owens.
deceased. and to J. D. Evans, of the township of
itidgbury. Its mai& county of Bradford, and to all
Other persons-interested, greeting:
Bisdfoid County as : You are hereby cited to
be and appear before the Judge of our Orphans'
Court, at an Orpharts''Court.to be held at Toren
• de, in said county of Bradford, on toe twenty-lint
of February, A. D., 1851, at 2 o'clock in the
aftentoon,then and there to accept or refuse to
take the real estate of- said Griswold Owens.
deceased. or bid - therefor, or show esuse . why the
Court shell not order ale thereof, situate Its the
township of Ilidgbury aforesaid, at the appraised
valuation put upon It by an inquest:duly awarded 'by
the said Court, and returned by the Sheriff, oti the
-ninth day of September. A. 1). 11)20,10 wit t Two
lots containing-inall 33!t acres; at ten hundred and
ninety-six 5?-100 dollars, and hereof fall not.
Witness the honorable P. D. Morrow, President
of our said Court at Towanda, tpiZilth day or De
cember, A. D. MO.
A. C. FRISBIE.
Clerk of Orphans• Court-
I certify the foregoing to be a true copy of the
oristnal rule. -
Jahuary 5, Hal.
trRIAL ILIS'PFCIR FEBRUARY
Term of Court, 1881, to be held at Towanda
RICOND want. •
Pomeroy Bros. es 4. S. awl S. D. Meade - h....lssue
Lsne•s use es. S. B. Ellenberger , IMue
Sbortrldge A Co, is. 8. J. Hickok - aNspt
E. A. Whipple vi. Peter Possenger.. . ... . eject -
S. H. Farnsworth Ts. J. Coub Issue
W. Lane vs. J. U. Covey et al - • issue
-4 44 44 ~ •"
Lyman Blackinan. goardlan. vs. J.M. Fox.. appeal
S. .C. Mann vs. J. M, Russell sci fa
H. B. Kliborn. adm"r, vs. Hartford F. In. Co.. debt
George H. Strong vs. Charles Shaffer appeal
Cleo ens Heckle vs. Porte Mahar' debt
Cyrus Cook's Ilse vs. Seth Doan.— ........ appeal
Z. T. Fox, assignee, vs. V. E. Plollet.. ..... as..pt
J.. L. Elsbree vs. Hugh Clark.... - Issue
Jon. A. Fellbash vs. B.C. Barnes et a sci fa
N,— • "
Geo. W. Deer is, John 0. Ward ' • trespass
W. P. Coburn vs. IL Hail appeal.
David King vs. Charles-VIM! appeal
A.A. Sinner's adm`r vv. Pa. R N. T. R.R.Co.. tre•p
Wealyn Church. Towanda, vs. S. Powell et &Lep., t
Catherine IL Lefler vs. Win. Lefler et a 1...
L. F. Gotchina vs. Wm. Gardner ......
M. W. Wheelock vs. Jung! L. 8a11.... ....,..ejeet
Jerome Whit, vs. Peter J. bey) - irespus
Itlnneltres Th. Co. vs. Potts file Mdt.-In. Co. de bl -
Bet' J. 8. Bet tley. lc., vs. Busq. Ins. Co debt
1
A. J. BMus vs. J. D. Owen Issue
D. Coot vs. B. J. Madill et al - Issue
J. O. Frost vs. H. J. Madill et al - Issae
Pierson k Co.-vs. Atwood Jakway....
Pierson k Co.'vr. D. M. Brainerd....
• ippeal
B Soto' SI Dist, vs. Geo. P.Tracy.appeal
IL H. oston's use vs. Chas. Bennett et 61.,..eject
Abram Johnson vs. Dennis Crimmins eject
Elizabeth Balers users P.J. Dean appeal
Lawrence Armlet vs. George Amide, .... ll—eject
Leigh% Rosencraneerva. P. J. Dean appeal
Chu* Coykendall re. P. J. Dean.... ...... trespass
It. D. Tyson va. Riney C. Smith appeal
B. B. Hancock vs. Jesse Larrabee et et • appeal
Rate Barr vs. Albegt L. Hanford miss
Abram Johnson et al vs. Dennis Crimmins. .s•jeet
Franklie Haim et al vs. N. C.. Harris et al !filers
Rte. Harringten vs: S. G. Townsend et al...caplSs
David Warner vs. S. G. Townsend et al rapias
H. F. Decker va. J. M. Place _appeal
A. IL Bunt vs. Monroe_ Borough cab
Orpheus H. Bird on D. Bullock's Muer. _woe
Subpmnas - for .second' week- returhable on,Moo
day February 14. !MI; for third week, on Mooday,
1e 21, ISM, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
01.0. W. BLACKMAN,
Towanda, Jan. 27, ISSI. Prothonotary, AC.
111101ila.
GEORGE L. ROSS
- I NEW GROCERY STORE
JUST STARTED IN . THE MON
TANYE BLOCK.
•
•
This store_ being on the corner near toe ruldie
flquare, la inse-of the linen Groceries In tows, and
Xr. Ross bee spired no pains In, selecting the best
goods that the great cities afford. His experience
fated
ry Widnes* enables him to purchase
drat goods. and s< bottom prices. Tanners
and everybody can dipend on IC that when they
rthis Weep of Groceries at Boas% It Is of no use
to iliteelesre, for his prices are &inn to rock
bot. • .
X tom s. RIENETT 1111111CRI1 has charge of 3f r.
lairs Pin Ward Store it Kellum Block. while
Jess illeboOnterer L alert la the new In Mon
day* Met. Xt. - Rees keeps a bons and delivery
warm Malta( at the store In charts of. Chute
Waikbern. whoooill will deliver La the_ bs-I
E AU
ns
-siarga, an 11 as sum as sokt.
AU kinds of desirable produce taken In excharge
foe Oreessiss sr for Cash.
. • utogar L. ROSS.
Tntrenint Po t Jaatiir7 rs Un.
For ,Sale:
U. Z. 71108 T.
P. J. Dg AN, Sheriff. e'
4
Is the Proprietor orthe.