Oadfora gepottet
Towanda, Pa., April aB, 288 i.
Mammals of thelegialature don't kuow
whether they are working fo r ten otoilars
a day or not
THE SPRAGUE divorce, suit bas been
postponed until the last day of May. • It
ought to 'be postponed until the day of
judgment
COLONES. FORNEY is Still bewailiog the
defeat of - 11AS041:. But we may be mis
taken ; probabcyThe is cling the de
feat-of
. SFUTIETARI-WINDOIIB refunding plan
rroinises to be entirely successful, and
will, fare to ti. Government 59,500,000
inter itannually
. '..._ , kcitr.T.titY Limt . oi.st is talked of US the
probable sncoiissor of Prosident - tisnel M.D. -
There is thoughtto bOtmorell"reablential
-5-
Isossibilities in the modest, hird-working
.1.
and - thoroughly intelligent Secretary of
NVaT than in any other manin'the nation.
vtEral , of :?I's,2oo,otKrof gold and sil
ver for the last liseal year is a - handsottse
exhibit of the prOductive indn;try of the
United States in this line:. California stilt
heads . the'litit of gold' prOAtiction, having;
supplied $17,500;00 of the agategate
:1.P,6,300,040. :7
PI:MYI.CA:SIA is now putting as gpod
leather on the markets of- the country as
is tanned and -curried anywhere in -be
world. Her iron, coal, tAiekel, leatfier,
petr,ilenin and lumber, added to tier
ate material resources which it - 4'4lm
state in the Union can -
• A FEW years ago when Him.,
gia, got into a controvery with a - Noitternt
man who was opiiosed-to the coile,jte was'
full of fight and bluster, but in his tilts
with the pugnacious little Senator ft om
Virginiai who is spoiling for a -meeting,
he van stand being railed a liar every. day.
T E. Constitutional amendment prohib-
Ping forexer l'be manufacture and sale of
ifitoxieatitig drink in this State is creating
a— stir throughout the Common-
Ave:ilth. It lioks as if it would be thor
•inglily underst.n.d by the time it passes
.mother Legisiatore two years hence, and
reaeliet: a v(iie of the people:
r k 1.1. has been Issued foul tireeelotek
Delogate State Convention; t ) meet in
Pottsville, this State, nu Wetineeday.
. 4 1 I:1, to to:initiate a.candidate for State.
• Treaaurei.. The • call says that the eon
vt-r.'.ion he fothivved by torchlight
. vtrade in the evening and an Old-fashioned
f.i t :;ic w the following tlay.
12. is now announced from Wash
inVon Una Mr. C•oNKLING will oppose
the confirmation of Judge IioaRRT
PION SO lona as his name Shall be kept
before the Senate. Of the truth of
this report we of corirSelknow noth
ing whatever. Aire cirrrent of rumor
is choked by - alleged - fri,l:ts touching
the relations between - the President
and Senator CONKLIN°. lit would of
course be, much more agreeable to
hear from undoubted authority that
those relations were harmonious.
For the, time• we must assume that
Mr. CoNi:LINo dpoi. not liket,he nom - -
ination of .lodge Rraterrs6l..:, for so
his probab!y true. It Would he
too. much to hope for that, setting
out to recognize all -Republicans in
•
the apportb untp - mt of favor, the Pres
ident should exactly meet the views
of every man sho thinks . he- has a
right to speak for the party. •
But though Mr. CONKLIN° does
not like the noniination of Judge
ROTtEtursos, unless it can be shown
thiit he is unfit - . for the position. or
that heis not a Republiean, the nom
ination must stand; . There is Juir ex-•
•pectation that .lodge Ronmas-;:ki
: . request the withdrawal of his name,
'1 lir. rfrisns :Tort • makes the nathmal
and there-is just as 14tle expectation
1 0.(iuer of irit , w: very large as to seem -
to be in (otillict With - the regularly pub- ,ithat the President will i‘ ithdraw the
dished trade reports. Very likely the Flame of his own motion or at the re ,-
huge aegrette of the census includes all:ilittestof -Mr..711-Nli vii. If. it was a,
forms of
, ritiv iron and steel, and does nr,l illitinomination there is no reasod why
led resi:nt -pm-iron alone.. Still the total it ehould be recalled. Noissly comes
is a mighty
.one, and shows clearly that
, !forward bnpeach .Imtv,e ROBERT
we have no t exaggerated the vast impor- •
on c e (if tl•e;.einterests in a national point - s"N: lie is a gentleman of decided
of NTQv. The amount of capital invested ability, and he represents t large and
tn the trade is trulyprodigions : • si-Oreasing body RepubliCans. ,If
Mr. - Co:cams - 1J proposes to make a
test case of this Independent action
of the President it may-as well be.
tried out now as Liter.- Mr. CONK
LIN° may not so intend r,.tipt if he
does - so intend, .he cannot - -lie aware
of the fact that the muss of the party
everywhere stands with the President.
Since there are quarrels to he ad
justed they may as Well be adjusted
this year as any. •
While holdinit that the executive
may very properly take counsel of
prominent Republican lead4S in - the
distribution of patronage, we do not -,
hold that he is under• obligations to
depute the business of selecting itp-,
pointees to any man, however promi
nent he may be in his own state or'
in the nation. That would require
the President to abdicate his conati
tutional prerogative. We do not
want a second hand President, but a ,
man who on occasion wilt take the
entire respOnsibility - We regard'
President GARFIELD "as such a UM ;
and the maises are now developing a
tendency to refuse to take their. faith
-and opinions at secondhand.
relieve in just as much bossing as,
will give us a vigorous organization.
,But farther than that we do not go.
We object to the bossing of the
President by ant man, or by any set
of men, no matter who they may be,
and no matter how prominent they
may be as leaders. ,The President
is the head - of the Republican party
by usage. and it is certain that•no
where in the Republican party is
there a man who by virtue of distin
•guistred service and commanding in
tellect is entitled to take:, precedence
of President . GARFIELD. We.do not.
underrate Mr. Commarid, -but recog
nize in himi a man of great. ability..
But when the country wants him to
be President it . will find a Way to in
vest him with the oflice. it nos nea:-
•er expressid any want of that kind:
liiUt it may do hereafter is quite
Tut. x °du:, of crlored people rum' the
Sootbelii States is setting in once niore ill
a way that threatens 141 Ilfelpme a stam
to,h‘. is the object point of the
rligratingcrowds, and all efforts to check
the mo'vement appear to be frnithEiss. The
1 . .1a0k man — must more , kindly dealt
with in the South before he can hope to
home there.
' N.t o•rw i'n than 5,1V77) immigrants writ+
.1 at...t'astle Harden Tuesday of last
'week. 1-M Many arrivals in a Finglei day
is unprecedented,. aiid it.is the..more re-
In.n koole since %%Ila mayb. called , the
lomignition seasorri: fiat MI its height.
More emigrants caM. , to this country last
yeaelloon twtlye months iu
tim history 01theliepultlie, huvilcording
1.• present appearaMoes the influx in It , SI
will he greatei still. - .
Tun Legislative conithissiou aptilgin 4. -ted
to consider the.atlvieibility of making a
refor - matorK home of thes:lltudinittfon
Penitentiary, as well as the Philadelphia
llonsu of Refuge, will submit a repo r.
I.ccommenatug that the Iffnitentiaryt
:Waved for the pnri.o.lett4,tiggested,
not the purebase - a)f the Philadel
phia 11olitse of Refuge. Mkt suggested,is suggested,
- that in the inAnegetnent Of reformatories
the --Elmira plan be. aboi
TII -WillOW of .bms.BßOWS.iti ou her
rancho thirteen miles from San Jose, and
deities being an applicant for goyertiment
aid. When ii was suggested totter that
the widow of old Oss.kworr &MIR knows
deserved something from the citizens of
this 'country, and that it was proposed to
raise funds for her relief, she - replied that
lie would he grateful „to sett the ranehe
cleared front debt, as she had 'a hard.
%tril l :oe to vain and givC her
Aihiren it f‘uitable education:.
TIIE-cigarette craze is one'of the most
pernicious of later yeara. and, is increasing
In a most alarming-manner. Stnni idea
of how it liae,extended may be gathered
from thf fact that *bile, according to the
tax returns, :1,31.27: c'gatettes were
smoked by Americana in.l;i7o, the num
ber conaurned -- ":"In
, 18S0 reached the enor
mous total - of 41A,70'i.:1!Vi. When the
amount of ill-health ,caused by thin re
markable consumption it taken into con
aiderationl this harmful influence can
_)le
le:Wily imagined. -
Ir reports are rite. there is a proSpeet
for a wide following for Maitom.; ago t at
-the Bourbons and the "solid South " in
several of the Southern States. Missis
sippi-, and Texas are showing signs of
assuming MattoxWs position for a free
vote and a fair count. Four of the lead
ing Democratic papers of Texas sustain
M /MON F, and it is said that. 20,1 XX) white
votefS on that side
at the-next eleetion2The.alinlependent"
c...
papers must get to more xt#nest work to
- defeat • this movement of ftife ,people. or
the "solid South - will break.
THE census estituates cover the acreage
4* improved lands in the various States
and give its approximate value. But the
water areas are not estimated. In a letter
to the: New York Tribunf t~rn GREEN,
the noted' pisciculturist, declares that
every acre of the water area , in that State
i. equal iu value as a food-producing ele
ment to the land, when propirly atocke
with' the inhabitants of the water. , I
have become thoroughly con'inced," says
-- e f Mr; GREEN, " through years of investiga
tion; that AU acre of vvatei can be made
to produce as much food as an acre of
•
!!!!;=E
Tun Priohibition amendment to the
Constitution tuts been reported affirma
tively in the Senate at Harrisburg in the
same form as it passed • the House. A
frt . :titles' effort was made in committee to
amend it so as to provide for reituburiing
those engaged in the liquor traffic for the
hisses they are supposed to sustain in case
i it becomes a law. There can hardly be
any doubt of its passing the present As
terribly, in which case the real conflict
will ensue upon the pezt eleCtioti of Sen.
llforiiiiid—liefielentatives, as the bill
must hi approved by another Legislature
hero. e it goes to _a vote of the people., •
. Tett Wealth and - Debt Department of
the Census Bureau will Shortly issue an
interestieg -statement showing by whom
and, where the registered bonded indebt-,
elutes of - the tkoverninent is held. 4104
1-a i .irr.t amount iu value is held in .fpw
l"ur"k. %%bite Pennsylvania has the great
est :i.ttml;er of individual holders. t.-dry.
11. S'AmtEnnit.T has the , largest amount
of - loads of any single 'person, and be
hol!js more than. is held in -ten of the
'tN - JAtetit States, including . Ohio. An es ti-
I mate of the coupon indebteduess
Ntiv V..rk to lead, with Penneylettnia
111111
*PC 41itt
Aytirron GENERAL LEMjp Las;-made
the following sefeCtions of clerks and
at 1 4eltes to serve in his office during his
term : Chief Clerk, THOMAS ,WCAMANT,
Wair ettrutt y; Corporation Clerk, ROBEIIT
S. ITh Ail F.II, Allegheny county ;
Clerks—
{lEstl' G RAUFIN, Mont gotrerY county;
Groitor C. WILKINS, Philadelphia C'ouu
) : ilitiGr.s Migns, Veiling° county :
11. 1.1.16TEn, Dauphin cothity
Gt :N L. IlAityr.v, Huntingdon county
1{0.n, - Ya l- kette county:: • JAnEa B
r. Biitleti county; •J. D. LACIER, Lu
';Ze: e(•tt nt y: Messenger, Ss M i t ET. BA RF.R
:'Blair county; Night Watchman, Lon E 7. 4
TAYLOR, Dauphin county.
ON the first page of this issue we pre
sent the full text of Senator CANIFItION'S.
sperelt in the Senate on 'Tuesday of jut
wet k. In terseness and truth .it is
a counterpart of the one delivered a. few
weeks Since. He spoke largely in refer-'
enee to the charges of terrorism and social
o:ttacistn in the South, and Characterized
the denials of such charges by the South
ern Seroator.. as false. Ile made a strong
, po:itt. ijt saying that their professions were
ti , set : by their practices in the Senate.
They denied that social ostracism was
ramp.mt in the South, while they showed
thiur:sives adepts in its practice by ostra-
Senator M A HONE. They could not
meet him as gentle Men, even in their Sen
gktio is interronrxe. Senator CAMEKoN's
spewet:rs,!!.oring the deadlock have not
been lengthy, - but they contain more
truth diti,etly stated than any .yet
dcliv
er!•dl by any other SeMitor.
,
iT 31114 T NoTAN D
mu&
foreign to this discussion. A Sena
tor is not, officially, the peer of the
President, and it will not, be a goixl
day for any Senator in which jleishall
arrogate to himself the right to de
feat Presidintial nominations because
they do , exactly not suit him. Such a
cou:se is revolutionary, and will not
be tolerated by any party which de-
serves to 'live.
'lt is true that a - Scnatorl bent on:
mischief can object to' the consider:
ation of auy nomination,:and in that
way keep it out of the Senate. I3ut:
as one of : the' people
~W ho_ recognize
course•of the Prestlettl , as right,
and who cannot - be blind and deaf ‘ to
oblige oven a Senator of the United
States, We
. assure Senators that the
pleasure of anfr Senator is 'a second
ary consideration with-the masses of
the party.J 'lt is not too late for any
Senator to work back upon constitu•
tional grOund, and on that ground
to - object to unlit and impropernom
inationt, Beyond that
_the peoule
. will not
. go It . will be well if Sena
tors shall listen to this. protest,
which; - if ignored,' will become.so .
widespread that; even Senatof:‘, may
be forced to recognize. it. Seffator
CoNtnmt cannot have the masses
behind him in the alleged quarrel
with the Piesident. But if be shall
prosecute that quarrel he, will find
himself confronted by the party at
large:. Iy ± mast .knoW whether he
I ; can of that or not. Wff.conclude
that he cannot afford it. r
Tut; 'Elunira Ad rert i4er speak:. 'it; ft
la ws of II on. Melt Ait Q.: A. El,m
who was. nominated brthe President*
Wednesday_of_last , week to the posi*n
of Second Assistant Postmaster Genenil :
While Mr. Eminit has been foremost in
the advancement of. his party, this is the
first political position with which be has
been honored, though frequentlyJtamed
for official stations.• He. was very promi
nently urged, IM whiph thel Adrertixo:
heartily sustained him, for ..State Treas
urer, and only gave way the demand of
other sections. Mr. Eptstt r yas born in'
orange county, this State, in IS-1 . 2, and in
'W:itt with his parents removed to Waverly.
lil PAit) he'entered Ltatnilton Coll..ge and
graduated in 1-Itt.4. Since that tie he
has been actively engaged-in hnsitii'sa at
Waverly, and is Cashier of , the First Na
tional flank. liter be has been interested
in the larga railway enterprise centei Jog
in Waverly, and in the extensive real
estate operations in and about the new
Vilhlge of Sayre. lie is a. hard working
RePublican the ranks, and bas never
sought office. The. preseneappVinest
was entirely unsolicited and unexpected.
lie enjoys a very large circle of acquain
tances throughout • this section of the
State. No; better nomination ` be
made for the place."
QuitisrlAN K. Ross, the untiring father . .
whose search for his lost son hris been in
defatigable, has one' more hope: founded
on•seemingly gOodi:younds. The child is
announced, to be in En4and, where he
attended -school, and where, he fre
qiiently announced hiniself to'be " CHAR
LIE Ross," and- thathe came across the
water in a big ship. - Ile is under the care
of
, a woman- wearing a which is
always lowered. Rey face bas been r seen,
however, and is said to be of erdinary.
cast. The boy; frequently sayshis . rnother
lives across tle. -Water. am] is a 144, awl
denounces the woman who attetnishini as
not bisanother. • might be that -at last
a. possible clue has I.ien found to the
b(4`7Ziereabouts, The theorP of
being abroad Seems credible, since every
possible clue in this co,iiitry has been ex
hausted without the slightest return—
found abortive. - The - faet . toa that
. the
child in question could not possibly hard
heard of the atsinct ion, and yet avows his
identity, is tt"strong - point/ The letter's
giving the, itiformation 3 were leceived
lhiladelphia last - week, but as Mr.:lto:is
was. away • - oni home, - nothing will be
done until his return. The le!ters come
from reliable sources, and present a more
plausible front than'any yet found. •-•
ONE- ofthe great interests now pushing •
for a &timid in file eastern 'Market. is
the bituminous coal business,, as. this is
now developed in the West iu the mann
factUre of coke--for domestic ;use. Thus
far, the pleat trunk •nes of railroadlead
ing - from the anti ; c region have re
sisted these Worts,. and .will of course
continue to do so;-a;; in any fair competi
tion between these taro products of -fuel,
that of anthracite and 'that of coke, the
latter will win, because it can be cilticed
cheaper.atid carried to tuarket;at lesi cost
than the anthracite. The eticAt to get'
this cheap: fuel into the eastern market,
have said, has been thus iar tesist
ed. SeVeral yews ago an attempt 'was
made to introduce it in the Sinelting of
Won in -the Lebanon which lie
-Reading Railroad thwarted byincrea.sing
Its toll ou such tonnage to a rate that
Made it 'cost more than coal. Out such
unfairness cannot s last. . The coke
is preferable to coal, because it contains
no sulphur,. burns Withoin clinking, and
is-entirely clean. The - renewed &tut to
shove this filed into the ea . trii Market
will be pushed with, great vigor, and will
be dependent MI certain railroad corpora
tions not interested in the anthracite in
-terest., It is Claimed that •coke can be
sold anywhefe in - yeunsylvania at it:l per
,ton, and that one ton of coke is equal-to
a ton and a half of coal. 4
Os . Thursday list Governor llorr sent
to the Senate his veto of- the bill granting
jurisdiction of mandamus against State
officers to the Courts of Common Pleas.
The Governor says the object and Pur
pores of the act are corrett and there is
need of au arriendment of the law. But
he says under the . billassed the Exe
cutive and hia'd'ments -may be I
p.
summoned to i ict Courts and com
rmlled to convey 'the ; records of the gov-.
ernment, necessary - for their ;defense,:
away frotn'the capital. where they right='
Piny belong, at times when their absence
-might be injurious to the public interests.
P. has been the practice for eighty years
e
to confer upon the courts of the county
in which the seat of government is located
Jurisdiction in all cases concerning • the
revenues and other matters Of public edn,-
cern. The bill just vetoed Was, in the
Qdvernor's opinion; defective in its reci
tal, in that . it undertook amend and
extend certain,acteby general reference.
Tnr. President has nominated W.A. M.
Galen, of Fazleteri; for. Third . Assistant
Postmaster Gene - raleiti place of A. D.
fIAz:N, 'who has beep appointed Assistant
Attorney General [in- : the Post-office De
partment!, It. willbe remembered that
Mr. 13.111 EN as delegate in the Chicago
convention, was, the flat to name Gilt.
i ~
have not &dared a dividend for fourteen
'years., Passed finally.
Regulating the'. practice of medicine,
and establishing a 43tote boald of health.,
Amended and laid over for final passalle, .
A sspplememt to an act :providing rot
the health and safety of persons employed
in coal mines. Passed finally. • , : -
"A supplement to an act relating to ex
ecutors, administrators and guardians.
Passed-finally. • •-, .
The bill repealing the provisions in the
act•of - MTh confining the expenditure of
Money by candidates for oflice - to printing
and traveling expenses, 'dissemination of
information, and the holding of meetings
and demonstrations. was considered..., on
third reading. ' , .
Mr. Coxe proposed an amendMent that
"all proper expenses incident to is fair
election'' be allowed. His amendment
was adopted, and the hill passed third
reading. e •
In•the llouse, on Wednesday morning,
the .'2oth inst., immediately , after the
rsading,of the .journal, the bill author
izing county commissioners 'to rebuild
1 bridgeioownedsby.corporatious, that may . .
be or have been destroyed by ice or other-
I wise, and abagdoned by such -corpora
tions, was .taken up out of order and
passed finally. .A number' of motions
Were then made to tyke ups bills out of
order, but noneliere successful.
Mr. Landis called up the bill to provide
education and maintenance for destitute
nisi neglected children, and the House
being in committee of the whole, made a
speech in favor of compulsory. education.
The committee rose and asked leave to
sit again, but was refused, and the bill
indefinitely pokponed, by 90 Yeas - to 71
nays. - . I : . ,
An act to protect the manufacturers, of
butter and cheese, aud an act to author
ize county commissioners . to furnish elec
tion boards of. their respective counties
copimi of the election laws. f the common
wealth, were passed itecoilii seeding ; also,
after sonos discussions : in . act to prevent
- gambling and lotteries. - , • .
An act•amending the eight hour labor
law 'was taken up. and a vote being taken.
the first section of the bill was defeated.
This vote was then reconsidered, and Mr.
Welsh -given an opportunity to make a
speech; He spoke at length ou the rights
- of labor. The . bill was then postponed
~
for the present.
The . Senate concurrent resolution re
eallivgthe mandamus bill from 'the Gov
ernor, for the purpose of amendment,
was not conirar ed in by the House. • .
The afternoon session of the House on
Wednesday opened in a- somewhat lively.
way: Mr. Jamison.. Moved to reconsider.
the vote by which the resolution fixing
Wednesday and Thursday evenings and
Friday •moruing for the consideration of
the bill abolishing the offices, of collector
of delaiquent• taxes in Philadelphia. was
indefinitely postponed on Monday, eve
ning and voted down.
The balance of the session was fevoted
to the consideration of bills. on ,second
w
reading, several of which were palsied,
and two were indefinitely postponed, one.
of these latter being a supplement to,aa
act fixing the compensatiotiof members of
the general assembly, and the -number,
duties and - ebmpensation of the, officers.
and employees - thereof.
In the Senate, on Thursday morning,
the Silk . inks, among the bills reported
front committee, negatively, were: the
following : . ~
Senate bill making-it it misdemeanor on
the,Partfof the State Treasurer and Audi
atssiiGeneral to allow the Attorney-Gener
-aluy compensation zxceitt his annual
salary. -, -
.
House bill providing, for the printing of
10,000 copieS of Smull's Ilend Book in
addition tw.t.liose now 'printed • for menu
beg of ith'e Legislature. - I
The following bills wore favorably re
ported : . ..
Senate bit) providing for the manner of
hringing.suits against the &none aiwealth,
and designating_ the court !in which such
action shall he brought.
( i•
llose'Ac bill authorizingse unty, citounis7
sinners to rebuild bridles (wiled by cor
porations) destroyed by ice or abaudonrcl.
"House bill relativesto t e regisration
of practitioners of medicin and surgery.
e, )
- Mr. , Gorton offered. a resolution 'in
structing . the • Committee/ on Muucipal
Affairs to report what are conimonly
kno wises the Recorder - bills, applying to
Philadelphia.
After a half an hours wrangle over this
resolution, it war; '
adopted. 'Nees, IS ;
no) s, :2 1 . Thesgreat trouble with the
Philedt•lphia Sem:tors and Represental
tiveti appeals to he that they' are entire')
strangers . to the " !trot het ly 'live ". feeling
about which so much has been said and
istittSu in connection with ilia c.iy.
A. resolution: was voted dotin tioiave
sessioes in the afternoon and evening. -
The followiii , Senate bills were passed
finally : -
Authorizing t.Le eielusion of land used
exclusively for farming trt4oses from
cities and,hornagliss [This '•act- does not
apply to Cities of the first,. third and
fourth classes.) .
• Deliiiing the duty nr wmut Stenograph
ers in the several c.iiiiit les. ' - - ~
To regulate the practice , ef meilikie
An act relating to the power s and privi- and tolestablish a .Slate Wald of licalsh:
i e ges of real estate and land - companies mess:we was received from the Cov
incorpOrated mlct' the provisions of - ern, r vetoing • the niaTiilanniS bill, which
act - of Assembly of April 10,. 157.1, was Was read„and on the encation; shall the
amended and laid over. - - : bill pass finally the objections of the Cloy-
The anti-discrimination bill came up on
_ ernor "t w it hst a t:ding, the etas and nays
final passage, and was . diseassed until the - were callrd and resulted as foil iws,:
hem• of adjournment. •' -Yeas, -11 : nays, 25. Two-thirds of all
il motion -to indefinitely postpone Sins the Senators not having voted in the
krill was made but defeated. - affirmative the bill failed. . .
..• i n the afternoon, On Tuesday, the dis- Mr. "Norris :then, .by permission, lead
feassion on the auti-discrimination bill in l in his place a-hill.granting to the Court of
the House was resumed, oecupyinirnearly Common Pleas of Dauphin county the
the whole' sesSion. The bill was then p ow " er ....to issue writs of mandamus on
passed third - reading. ; .State officers, and covering all ohjections
An act providing for additional Copies urged. against the original bill.
of Smull's,tegislative hand Book,: was A supplement to an act, entitled . " An
passed finally. '' • - act to prevent and punish the reliyocithe-
The House refttsed tli haVe the . Senate ca tion o f stocks, bonds-or other securities
'-adjournment read the second time, and i. pledged for money lent or horrowed,7 an- .
referred it to the Committee on Ways and proVed the 25th day o - f , Mai, A. Ds, Is7s,
Means. - s It ' vies passed finally. . .
' •In the Senate, on ,Weduesday morning ; ' The Senate then passed severa . l bills on
the '2oth fist.,On Motion o f Mr. McNeill, second reading, and while it 'Tad tinder
the judicial apportionment bill was recom- • consideration on third reading an act to
.
nutted to the committee. provide for : thelincorportatilm and regula-
Mr. Norris offered a concurrent-resole- thin of mutual assessment • corporations
tiou, recalling from the Governor the bill for the insurance of lives it adjourned un
.empowering courts to-issue writs of man- tit 10 a. . ni , - ,, on• Friday. . j . •
damns on State otheers, s for the mirpose -In the House on' Thursday morning,
op-ameudfnent. After. diSCussion slop- - the 214 inst., Mr: Amerman's Congres
'tea. sional apportionment bill was-reported
The consideration-of Mr. Roberts' new. I from the committee with': a re , atiic.
- comity hill was resumed: Messrs. Davies, • recommendation. - The bill provides - that
Lee and Kauffman opposed the bill and for the: purpose of eluting Congressmen
' Mr. Roberta favored it. 'The bill was de- j the districts shall remain as they are,
feated for want of a constitutional major- j Under the act of 1473, .untilVlm l organized
'ity. Yeas, :If, nays, 10' . ' . by the' Legislature of - 153, and that all
' - The special purpose -of :this- bill - IS to -congressmen ir. - excess of the present
make a flew-c oll otY out of Pilytit'of Craw , : number who shall be proVided for under
fo r d; VCn a ngo and Warren, with Ti:us i • -the ne* - apportionment to be made by
vine as the county seat._ i : .. - Cimgress, shall be elected as congressmen=
• Senate bill rotative t.iniilitary laws-for at-large..... ....
recruiting and subsistencp• on Tile in the —
.
Senate bill, an act to: secure the Pay
office of the Auditor-tlemeral was passed mentrollaborers' wages - in laWful money
finally, as was the bill to-establish two i and at icelilar into vals, - was - - reported
iron industrial schools—tine-to - be known with an affirmative recommendation:
as the Ifla r , ,tern iron Industrial' s :School oLI. • The balance of the session of the• House, •
•Pennaylviinia, and the other as the WestA'inorning and _afternoon, were devOetd to
ern Iron Industrial- drool of Pennsylva2 - ' , /the eonsideration_ of appropriation and
nia. The- bill received :17) votelkagainkt, l'' , ?local bills, the former being-for the east
iii the opposition. ': ern charitable institutions, and in the
The following ,:additional J Senate hills
passed finally: - - g_; usual amounts.
- .
In e the Senate, on -Friday Morning; the
Stipplementa ryAo an act -relating to set- 2 . 2 d inst a resolution to recommit to the
tlement of public accounts at -State' Treas ;. - Conoit '4 o on Public Printing:the House
', .
cry. . liil l; which had previously been reported
To regulate the commitment of insane, -I negatively, providing for the . printing of
the criminal insane, insane convicts, and i,
,tee thousand additional copies of Small's
other dangerous lunatics to one of the' in
i Hand-Book, passed, after a brief debate,
sane hospitals of the State, and the man- Iby a vote of seas, 17 ; nays, 10. A .iego
agemerit thereof in said hospital. • iution authorizine , e' the State Treasurer to
Senate•hillrequiring executors, Munn- sell the Centennial build ing-Ili Fairmount
istiators and guardians to make publiea,.
Park, Philadelphia, was.,a chided without
tion of sales 0- personal estates, was lit- -dissension. Au act to provide for the in
definitely ;Jost polled. "-
, corporation . and regulation of mutual
" Alter considering two or three bills on _ e -
ass ssment corporations for Ansurance of
second reading, the Senate adjourned un- .• •
.lives, was c.onariered on . third reading,
til 7:30 in the evening. . . generally amended and laid, over., The
. At the evening session, the Senate bill main idea of this bill is to iitop the swind
authorizing the Sciperhitendent of Public 'ling operatioeSef bogus; speculative - in-
Instruction to• have printed by the State surance companies. A general bill con
printer uniform text books was negatively ferring u pon husbands, wis
es and fathers
telsortes. - . . the right of possession e,tbodies of de-
The follow ins . s were repor t e d bill favor
s Ceased relatives, passed liiiilly. This hill'
ably : , ~
• . is intended to olgiatst:tfiliculties Ire
g.
. Abolishin all •titi
distinction of race or .
ently occuniugsiehere : the bodies of
color in schools. - -- I s different members of the seine family are
House bill requiring school' director s
Interred in different cemeteries. A spec
and trustees to allow teachers time and ' - •
, sal session was fixed 'for Tuesday afternoon
wages while attending county inititutes... next to consider, ou- second reading, the
The judicial appertionnalot bill.was O
; ,g: i judicial apportionment bill introduced
T i -
ported with amendments. . g
- a ' vc ' h '''''" - yesterday by Senator Norris, was reported
under the original draft: of the bill, was from the committee favorably.s. •
made a separate district hits added to its
Potter. -No business of general importance was
.
Elk, Cameron and .Clinton constitute a he Muse on- Friday, that
transacted inst .
-district; Potter having been taken from j body wasting nearly the two hours? ies
them. • • ken of that day ill a tight over the bill to
. ..
• Washington and Greene, which eonsti-abolish the,PhihtdelDelinq uent Tax
p,hia Delhi q
tate a district, , are each made a separate Collector's office. . ' .
district-, and York is allowed one judge in; The special , commission appointed to
stead of two judges. •- ' . I consider -the - advisability of turning the
The following senate bills were consid- , litintingdonPenitentiary and Philadelphia
ered On third reading : . . ' Houseef Refuge into reformatory schools,
. .
- Providing for the. distribution among have . agreed upon a report. They will
stockholders of the proceeds of the sale of -not recommend the purchase of the House
property of coat mining companies which of Refuge, but will suggest that the Mid-
GARFIELD: Should the appointment be
confirmed, as it doubtless will be, the
place wilt be creditably filled. Mr. OiuER
is an intelligent, active, atarlitart party
man, and his large business experience
would serve him well in the office named,
in which he 'would_ have charge of the
divisions of finance, of postage stamps
and stamped envelopes, of registered let
ters and of dead letters. -
ATTORNEY-GEN ERA ' WARD Friday
authorized an action` to be commenced on
behalf 'of. Now -York State against. the
State of LOnisina upon-overdue coupons_
pil bonds of the State ofLouisana, under
chapter 298 of the laws of 16t30,.te pro
tect the rights of citizens of that State,
'which authorizes'- the State to sue on
claims msigned to it by citizens of the
'State. These claims 'ire held in New
York city. This is
. .the first action insti
tuted under thtl law, an 1 involves a num
ber of impOrtaut legal questions. •
31u. AlSr.rit E. Ti.,trim's munificent
gift nr,535,0 0 0 towar4 the erection of a
monument to General REYNOLIN nicm
mori is an act 'of generosity which will,
it is to 'bei - hoped, induce. imitation. Gen
eral IliyNotms was a gallant soldieantl .
-citizen, whose servieck to the
country on the field of -Gettysburg have
not perhaps been generally appreciated
their proper value. It is' very fit and
proper that he should be . tonic - red- in the
way that Mr. TENPI;E has prOpo. ed. ,
HARRISBURG •LETTE.IR.
spe r ial correFrowience ot-TitE If ETA:TER.
IlAnnispuno, April- 2:1, ',lB'Bl.—The
Legislativz,work of this week.vrits inaug-
mated .by a session of the House on
Monday evening,' the 1801 inst., which
wa§ almost entirely taken up in an in
effdetual effort to pass. a resolution making
a 14-fleck - II order - for consideration of
the I ill to abolish the office of collector of
delinquent taxes in I'Giladelphia. "'
, A resolution was Passed granting the
Use of the hall to the Republican and
'Democratic State chnventions.
The reports of the State Treasurer and
Auditor-General iiS response to .rcsolu
tions of the 11011SP;Z,WCre sithinitted. The
State Treasurer flys -that when
,he en
tered upon hi. duties he carefully exam-'
ined the eonstitutiou and i laws and came
to the conclusion that he not obliged
to publish monthly „reporfav of the. condi
tion of the treasury:, In this view' he says
he is; sustained by the "legal advisers of
the commonwealth and private counsel.
The report of the Auditor-General gives
the claims e,olleeted under the administra-
Lion of theAttorney-General. • -
In the Senate - on•Tuel,day morning, the
inst.. a large number of petitions.
were presented 'praying for the past-a;ze
of the bill proposing an arezednient to
the constitution prohibiting - the,tnanufac
tura and sale of intoxicating liquors.
Mr.' Stewart offered a resolution that
the bill empowering the Courts -of the
commonwealth to issue 'writs of manda
mus on State officers he recalled from the
Governor for the purpose of amendment:
The clerk informea the Senator that the
bill had not gone. to the Governor, and
the resolution was withdrawn.
The intention is to amend the mana
mu.s bill by vesting the povVer of issuing
writs exclusively •in Dauphin .comity
court. • • ; ,
M. Newmyer . ealled up bk resolution
for the final adjournment of the•Legisla
tore oil sth of Jlay.
After a lengthy debate, occupying the
greater Oft of the session, the resolution
-Was amOnled to read- May 19th. In this
shape it. as passed finally, and SOU
the House for commit:nee.
The following . Sen.ate bills passed
tinalty : •
.Delining the. duties and fixing the Coen
pensation of IlUitrict Attorneys in certain
complies.
Prohibit ing the defacing of walls, fences
and trees, by painting, }misting or Other
wise, and providing a Penalty therefor.
The President pro tea; announced the
followin! , -as the committee on the past of
flue senate tolnvestigafe t he-Uffairs• of the
Pent;sy va ni Colleg:! : Messrs.
Alexander, 11olben, .N11;11 and
yet-.
In the liaise of Representative's,. on
Tuesday nu - #lting the lilth lust., aft'er the
usual routine business was . attetiled to;
and sonic local leitislation for Allegheny
county disposed of,
.the general free pipe
bill was taken up on third reading, when
the diFenssion of the measure was re
slimed and the whole argument fraud
against it was gone over *again. The hill
wSs then passed finally.. Yeas, 110 . ; nays,
1.
dliVenitentiary be Converted into a refer-
mater)' institution on the plan of a simi
lar institution at Elmira. They_ will ra.-
prrt to the House when the billrola_deg
to the subject come r s before the howsafor
consideration:: - •
- Mr. Ruddiman's motive committee held
two meetings: on - Thursday. The report
of the 'chairman was considered, audit is
probable, several changes , will be .03ade.
It will be presented to •the House next
Tuesday - morning. •
The hail of the house was crowded on
Thursday, evening by a highly intelligent
and most appreciative lindience, the ladies
and kentlemeu composing which were de
lhAteil. with the ricli intellectual treat
afforded them:by the gentleman from
Bradford, Mr. illis,
STATE NEWS.
•
-over: iOO new .buildinga arc bling
erected in Erie. / •
—There is a terrible fatality preyailing
a.
among the horses in liarrisburg
—Acalf recently dropped at Lo istown,
Mifflin county, weighed 175 plaids.
—Miss Therasa Anderson /of •Thrden,,
Beaver county,* bas hair / light feet in
length. .
—President .Toseph Sliorilidge has re: -
signed his portion in ,the Pennsylvania
I Stay, College.
—lt is expected that 800,C09 tops- of
coal will be mined annually at- Snowshoe.
Centre county.
—William Powell, a miner, was killed
Thursday at the East Franklin Colliery,
11C41' Pottsville, by a fall of coal.
Timber hay accumulated in the boom
at -Williamsliort in such large quantities
tha there are fears it may give way.
Thwtin J. Lawlor, clerk to the Com
inis4ioners of - Sehoylkill conilty, bas been
arrested for embezzling runds of the
county.
—The mill and factory of- A. F. Jones
& Co., in North EaSt, ,county, was
destroyed by iire on Tuesday night of last
week. Loss, ,1100 ;. partly insured. 1.
—A hen belonging to Mrs. Jonah Woi
rall, of Upper Providence, Chester coun
ty, lost her life in an attempt to swallow"
a garter snake ei A hteen inches in length;
• —A gran eagle measuring seven feet
.across the wings was recently. wounded
and captured by William Finley, of Boi-'
traver township, Westmoreland conni.Y.'
—Henry-C. Wagner, a butcher, living
at Frackville, was thrown from a carriage
Thursday at Pottsville And reccivid,in;
juries from which herbed in the evening.
—The fathily Of Michael Hartz. resid
ing at Fairview township. York conlity,
were 'badly poisoned several days since
from eating apple butter that had been
placed in a •Nlaze& crock.
—The last pay night of miners in She
nandoah gave that town an unusual ex
perience. The Iferatd says that sleeping
drunken tren Were so thick in'one alley
that it Was impossibll to go through with-,
out stepping on them.. •
--Al . correspondent, writes from Petro
• learn Centre that the McCreary farm is
deserted.. In days gone •by. .when the
laud . was studded with oil derricks,
its-owner. without investing a dolltr, re
:teived $5OOO a day from
,it in royalties on
.. the oil .produced.:
• —Benjamin 11. Hose, the wealthies and
one Of the' best-known farmers in - -Pike
county, was killed on ,Monday afternoon
near Milford by being- thfown from his
wagon by an unruly hors% Ile Wai
-thrown down a steep embankment, break-.
hughis neck. . .
•
GENERAL
.—cjiphtherkils becoming epidemic at
Long Branch. '
—V. W. Paaon's mills and but factory
at Elgin, 111., 'were Thursday. burned by
sin ineendiary tire. Lllss,:sl,o,tpq,
—Thirty I•xlges of Marienpa Sioux ju
diUtii, allies of Sitting Dull, sin... Ordered
at Fort Keogh nn. ;be Nt.l:l inhtunt.
lire at N r et;'gor, Iowa: Wed..
nesday Of last"week tlly-ttroye'd the Flan
ders House and several business places,
'Loss," 5 :!:%,00 0 ,
Beineke,_ the County 'Clerk's elm*,
Thursday Chicago phi Vied guilty to
the grand larceny of :•:•:;•,!ofi :tad of s•.)u
spira4 to eorninit forgery in coinic.c'tion
with the tax acres coops.
-
..--Gentual 'hid Lane, who (Heil on Tues
day night of last• week at his 'home in
Hosebarg, oregoo, was a for
, Vice i'resieliMt mo *11) ta Democratic
"ticket tr-. 1.,
--Charles Duffy, a tiavelling r:aliesian
fur.a New York ;jewelry house will at:
supper in a Baltimore .hotel Thursil:iy
'evening, was robbeditst)fli worth of
I gold chails, which were taken from a
1111110 p coom.: • '
-Charles ito-o, convicted itt Baltinuife.
in 1ti7,1 of an outrageous assault, and sen
tenced to in ison for tweniy . -one yeikrls,
was Friday pardoned by Governor [lam
ilton upoki the recommendation of the
prosecuting witness. • 1 -
- --Thu' powder mill at West Stratfvrd,
Conn., owned by the Metallic Cartridge
Company, lc x plod6d Th ursday morning:
There were about 1000 kegs of powdel: in
the building. • Houses about the city .
were badly shaken and .much glass bro-
Len. The explosion is supposed to have
been can•ed by the ride shooting of two
men in the vicinity. one of ttyhom stand
ing about - one hundred - yai/ds away was
badly cut about the head. • The dam. , ge
about the city is estimated at $5OOO.
"gl,f Abvertistlients.
JOHN B. GOUGH'S
New hook—`' Stinl.4.lht, and Shadow." • •
I:vet
since It became known that John It. (lough
waswritloga new hook, Its appearance
has been watched for with intense Interest. it has
lccently been published. and Ito: enormous sales
afforda Strik lug instance of the suecess that is sure ,
to be awarded to -;t really good 'work. Although ;
only Jost published, the twenty-sixth thousand Is
litreatly printed : anil.thls fact alone is worthy of
notice, for a book v:ltich sells like this mast be qua
of extraordinary Whitest.
John B. cintigh;thQ author of "St N IIT •NP
tillAi!oW; — . tiat well known to roptiro any eulogy
bete. Thousands ate familiar with the lilstory of
Ms fe ; Ills e.trly poverty, the depth of the degra
dation to which be descended while a victim of
drink. his wretched condition and letrilde sufb•r
ings, Ilia superbanian,strugg:es against Wlemper
afire', his reform. his relapse, Ids resigning of the
pledge and float vietoty, lily wiirldswide lathe, atilt
his extenltive tiavelsand.protractetitabas in -this
country and abroad. Thirty-five ytars ago. Mr.
trough first published his Autobiograpy. lie had
Wen just.rerovered froth a life of unparalleled dis
sipation, and Was• Just entering upon that career
wblch has since made him so famous. In tail.) a
ttety "edition of that work, with iiildittcns. and
~emendat lons, was given to the public. It contained
a history of Ids early life, with some recollections
of his career its as public speaker. It did not 'ctn.
tasty the intelim.ly interesting and exciting record
of the many thrilling; pathetic and amusing scenes
from human life, '
" FrOm grave to gay, from lively to SeVDte."
which all the world knew had crowded thetoselves•
Into hI long and carrot] eauter. These ha :c now.
been g-atheteTfor the first time. and the new book,
"SVNLItiIiT AND SHADOW."Is the medium—mai
the only one—through which-these 010111w:details'
hare ever been presented to.the
SI:NT.1011T AND SHADoW " is indeed a re.
warkable book by a remarkable man. Mr. Gough's
recollections and expeeiences have made film ever
ready to lend a helphigliand to 001 , 21 . !, and the ,-
very nature of his. Ille-work has imought him into'
close contact with poverty. crime.-dostlintlen and
sive, and he his listened to ilfe.histories of the
most thribing nature, and witnessed scenes. that.,
testify anew to the truth of the .adage;
." Fact Is
stranger than Fiction. -
- "ilonse,of the saddest and most pathetic ineldents
ever told aro narrated in the present work, and the'
reader's eyrowill fill in spite pitoseit_at7rtre
power of Mr. Cough's patio* 111 describing scent's' I
that have come under his personal observation. - 1
But .'• zlus LIGHT AND:IIADOW Di- not alto
gether a record of dark . ..quirlences.' It has a
bright and sunny side. Mr. Cough's -stories 'and
descriptions of the humorous stile of, life, as he has
seen and experienced It, portray many amitslog
scenes. Ills remarkable facility for seeing the
IndlcroUs side of every thing; and his talimt for
'humorous doitetiption, a?e welt ImOWn. No ono
can tell' more aninsing.things-aud In a mote irre.
slat ibly humorous way than Joldi Gough. The
einnedies from:life, absurd blunders, laughable
Mistakes,_ comical -Incidents, inibarrassing situa
tions, mostly drawn from his own experience on
the platform and among the 'people, will 'provoke
the mirth of the most - serious. His experient'es
with brazen-faced people ; with letter-ivritora and
their remarkable wants: with aspirants for f we
and seekers after "meddle" lectures; with beggars
without another and bores of all' kinds—are elven
In "SrataratTNND SHADOW " without reserve.
In short. "SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW: - Is a mine
of extraordinary Interest. It can be truthfully said
of if, that for thrilling interest, touching pathos
• and Irresistible humor, no book hasever equaled it.
In point of paper; printing. binding, and above
'all, beautiful anti costly illndration, we have not
seen Its equal hi many a day. It is superbly dins
trated with magnificent full-page engravings. en
graved in the highest style front original designs
by F. 0. C. Harley, FrederlekDleimawand other
famous alists.'_•The magnificent steel-plate por
trait of Slr.Gougb was engraved from a photograph
taken expressly for this purpose, and Will he highly.
paled by tens of thousands who havelistened to
his eloquence.
'e ad-VI-se our readers to boy "SUNLIGHT 'AND
SHADOW " at. the flrstopportunity. They can, In
our opinion, much better afford to dist rose with-a
dozen other bookA than not posse Hite.
HENRY W. WELLES, Agt.
, .
FRENO IPS 110 TEL, . ON . 'THE'.
. EuropeanPlan.lposlte the City Ws% Clout
House and new Rost ce. 1 4 Ww YORK. PRIMO
REDucilD, This hotel bas all modern Improve
meats, including Elevators, tiss:Xullhlng Water.
and Ilurglar-Proof locks on every doort , • It Is COW
venlent: to - all Theatres and within• three minutes
walk of both Elevated - flatireed Stations, Home
.Cars for all parts of the city pees the door, Special
arrangements witkescurslon pettier. - ipr.211.m3.
, : 4 , 4 , 1 ......
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Crockery and 99-Cent Store
1 - offers a large assOriineut of
Children's Cailriages
Willow Carriages without Iptings, 12.501
BOY'S' EXPRESS WAGONS
. . .
Our own manufacturef 90-Cout Wltgons
• arc the best made for the price—
, painted box. iron braced. 146 ..
'
not buy the inferior kinds •
.
before, seeing them. ,
Strong and 'very dni•able, $1.50
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make tho i.eason IVO. as
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v t ',Land 'Thursday , at twine : Tau , -
at Born t.gton.. Green's hotel
• stables Fridays atkd '7 , atitrday•
at Tiov...4roy Wes. TERMS—W , to 19-
sort% Inn for two-415 for-1t. , , I rst. it() for. the
f Inns or colt at foaling time. ye
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1. ,ilif, I daii.l. 111, colt:- ale I,:q, akin brown. with
bar z l4ly all o . •.l.(,pttoti, plenty I,f 11f,..., and are glyine
the b9st. of N:l:l.sfaction in harries. 5ea , ....:t 't.,• corn
tri.enr•f, fr.nii date and:close duly 411 i.
Alio. lavi.ill,4: of Southdowit sheep and C.nn.•
dogs 'train the ptire,t - awl_ the 1.-d. WIII have
thorohglihr. , l and gradrt ta u t hiltd.b tot , ale the -
Eninijig fall: • T ht. grade, tire t,,nittolou a and Nlo..
rel., , d - t.,,,... whhia make a rert
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Spring Tooth liarfows
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The attention of the fin:suers of litiid
flatt.r.,,,pedany c - anea to those hew II ARRO% S.
as eintipt , tety tinh.g a votol In our implements for
the 4 thomegit . jai:vertzin,.•: prepnrati , et ard
wolfs tor and. all other env.letr o perwion
ts ! , 4‘ retearii.aldelts to in •ke tht! SPRING 'Et twrit
IlAlttla)W, the best tlellityi. :arm impleme nt now
he:ore IiIP put•it , . . •
TowN•itt ll' AG r:N isanti a where, ti•.tie
ire f l ow appointed.
CHURN_ - POWERS
A. full line of tirF,t-t•lrtss l'l•easo
examine into the merit, (,1! the
Patent Adjustable . Track Power.
It b. just the thing to
Wiai'd Chilled . Ploics
Clipper and West Oneonta Itevet'sible
and Plows. •
Improved Tamlns CO. Cultivators
M. Osborne Independent
3lowers .and 1 cabers
•
Fanners I'm - mite Grain Drills -
Thomas' 1 4 4noothire.; Ifarrows-
Aume Pulverizing Harrows •
antic. 'Cement_
MIMI Corn Planters
Liquid Prepared Paints
The BEST and CHEAPEST brands in
this matkot
Farm-Building ..and Roofing Paints
Building Paper. A. large stock of
Lubricating,. Cylinder and • NeatA-Foot
-
• r
tall.JS", -- - 0 IDS .
1w any quantity at Wholesale and Retail
FISH 7;ROS.'• CELE BRA TEL
I•'ii 31 11'.1G 0 NS, and the
Auburn Farm Watrons
These are the . best and finest finished
farm Ragons ever seen in Bradford.
IlallSkeletom Buggies with( and withoitt tops. Ito
to 05., Flue 11r,t-elass Open-top Haggle.. $.30
to $9O. lint-elass Top Buggies, /10 to 4100..
Plytforni• . 'Wards - 11e4 Matee
CORN SHELLERS
Feed Cutteilla Wheel Rakes, Hay Forks,
' Hay Carriers, Blocks and Rope, .
at very low prices. ",
If you wane to buy the VERY BEST
and EATEST Farm l'ilachinery of any
description, apply.to the inil4scriber. For
Ch ciders and Prices, call at my 'store or
write.
R. M. Welles.
Tow : lmila,, April L 4, 454(1
UM
ANNUAL , STATEMENT OF
the Receipts and Lipend'tures of Smithfield .
Township for the year ending March 14th, 1111:
The Treasurer has'received 11,114 5
The Treasurer has paid on orders 1,200 12
Orders have been homed as follows :-
11 Or support of pour
Roads, material and repairs......
Treasurer's fees (1/72 and teen)
Auditors' fo.'e
Town clerk's fees (1579 and 10 1).
cow snisslonerml fee*
Collqtor's pekentage
Tax on town property
Election servlel . s
Constable's ken
Rent of °Moo i
Paid orders ot#standlng from last year,
Orden now ottOinding
Total amount of monty paid out fl,ro
Riusocßess.
Amount In harids Of Collector-111,M 12,
Doe from 0. Dndley Se 0
From Springfield township.... 2110 00
IS
Attuniut due Treresurer.
Outelandlug orders
Total
E'erFs ot resources
E ronerillons
U. IL It MIWER,
E. Z. WOOD. Auditor.
JAMES S. DOTI.
.I±lnithtleld, Fa., Aprll 21, 111.
TRIAL LIST:YOR MAY TERM,
11 1481.
11. Cook vs. 11. J. Madill Mtn
James D. Frost vs. J. Madill Issue
Emily McTavish vs..: E.*LoCkwood.. ..... ejectment
Ellen K. Mitchell O. James Kelley ejectment
Pomeroy Bros use vs .1 &S D Madden Isesne
Miami S. Pike vs. A:Hun:siker Issue
Jackson Lewis ye. William Whitney.. .... '.trespass
A. J. Silvers vs. J. I). Owen trespass
Lois S. Wood 'vs. Andrew' J. Layton trespass
S. „Kirby vs. 11.1:. Carpenter ejectment
Edward Overton's adtnr Ns John Conmev debt
lb B•Kilborn admr vs Hertford Firelus to....debt
John Holmes VS. P. L. Decker ....assumpsit
Clemens ilenkle vs. Forte !Albers debt
Cyrus Cook - use TA. Sall Doane et si • appeal
E. T. Fox, assignee, v.. V. K. Plullet....aseurupsit
Mary Lally use vs. Michael KeEWita........treapass
.1. P. Kirby_ use •s. D. B. Blackman • Issue
JaMes Frost et al VA John Meknes T T set Ia
J. L. F.lsbree vs. Hugh Clark .
isoon
lien. W. Esser vs. John U Ward • assumpeit
E. F. Hanlon vs Jud•Heudy - - assumpsit
Jr A K into r's ad Ines sr; Pa& N C&IIIICo . . trespass
Catharine D. Lefler vs. Wm. Lefler et al Issue
1,, F. Girtelilas vs. Wru. Gardnlr • •
- debt
M. W. Wheelock re. Jacob L. Ball '
Sublupilaws returnable on , Monday. May so,
ino, at 2 o'clock P. AL
(;EO. W. BLACKMAN;
Towanda, April 1, I 551. ." ' Prothonotary.
TN
TIIE MATTER OF THE ES-
J . tato 4.f John Wheaton, Isterof the township of
Warren. in the County of Bradford and State 'of
I'ennsylvaula, deceased. In the Orphans' Court of
11l ad ford County. No. 62. Vebrua. y Term. la 40.
The Cenutionwealtit of Pennsylvania, Bradford
ctnittr. : To Sarah Ann Lawrenctt, Joseph V.
Whr.tion, Cyrus Wheaton. Emily F. Sibley.
Chat - intl. 31. Rogers. henry W. 'Wheaton, Melissa.
Alin 31.,Itogers,1:4umn Darling and Seymour.Whes
ton. and to all other persons Interested. peering:
You are' hereby cited to be and appear before the
of-our t irptionsr Collet, at 20 Orphans' Court
to be held at Towanda, in said C'eutity of lintiferd.
on 'MONDAY. Mr AY 2, A.D. nal, at 10 o'clock, A.
at., then anti there toaceept or refuse to take the real
esyate of said John Wheaton, deesased, situate in
the, township of Warren aforesaid, at the appraised
ruination put upon it by an inquest duly awarded
Lr 'l e, said ;Conn and returned Dy the Sheriff on
the 30th day of November, A. 1). frio, to wit : (Ise
hundred and stslacres at . three thousand one hum
tired and eighty ;dollars : and hereof fall not.
3V Roes. thmitonorable P. D. Morrow. President
or our said Court at Towanda, the 17th day of Feti
fuitry,,A. D. iosl. • A. C. PRI'SBIE.
April 14. test. Clerk or the Orphans' Court.
A pr.2k
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FfIRPITANS" COURT SATE. —
By virtue of an order issued out of the 1
Orphans Court of Bradford County,l'eubsylcaula,
th undersigned, adiolnistratrlx of the estate
of Thomas Craig, late of South Creek townittlp,
1,./...a,ea, , 11l expo‘e.to public sale on the premises.
on ,WEDNESDA y, MAY 4, 1841..84 I O . OOC-ic. P.
M.. the f- Bowing. ilesrrlned real estate:
roes lot, piece or paVsel of land, situate In South
'T
' , A ton !Ishii.. bounded north by lands of John
I) all, east try lands of Abel Fuller and Illram Ma-.
on . and south amt.n eSt by lands of. If learn Mason :
0 tains 75 acres and 52 perches of land, snore -or
, g . re) acres Improved. with told log I.Linle and as
o. hard of ft ult .frre. tlo•reon. 7 -
"4:11:IIS , IF S :1.E.-4t61 , 0 to be paid upon prop
.r y belng struck doe u. "IVO on the first of A prll
in many thereafter until the whole sbm Is paid.
i It Interest front day of sale. payable annually
h Noll payment. ISABEL'. en AK::
pril 14, IS3I, Allinlntstratrlx.
N TILE .ESTATE OF N..S.
Ithinevau;t, amlirnor. In the Court if l'oinmen:
1 .
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NiS a Pradford County. - ..
'(dice 1' hereby 'given. That an application
vim; been made to the said Court on the 6th day
April. A. 0.-1 1 3.51,. by E T. Fos, Assignee, for
• Lenetit of cieditors of the estate of the said Na
11111110. - walt. to ratistign and re-convey to thh
d N. S. Ithlnevault too remaining part of said
at' cuov in tilt hand, of. !aid Assignee. and the
1 E. T. I'ex be di•eharged as Asslituee,of aidd
ate. the Ylllll Conti ordered and directed that
l o tlf . e he 1114• , n of the kalile 40.111 persons interest
he piilJ,ieatir.h in the tilt ADIFORI , RETORTIOL
.1 the, Bra,' f w. , 1 I , wad iean for three weelia:
ter which FILM ASS:gtter will, at May Term next
. !..14i1 4 0011. all: that hie a'ppileatlon be granted.
10 - 0,4,1-a•lie 1. shown why the 4131210 should not be
n"., F.: T. FOX; Asslguee.
Ozi
T.war, April 14. lSill-wli..
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ADMINIST A'l'Oß'S NOTICE.
Letters of adioitilstrathm et/or keete eat"
'lax Mg been granled to the undersigned
111. on the e•tatt, of Jeremiah 3feCartliy, deceased.
hit" of Ilidginury township. notirial• hereby given
thaL all persons indented to said estate are re•
rpleted to immediate payment, and all per-
Si.Tl3 itaring legal elalms against the same will
pn.tsent them without rlelay In proper order for
Bei tleinent to John W. Cod.ling, administrator, at
his mince In Towanda. Pa.'
A": 21. 1881-yre,
A_PI'LICAI'ION. IN . DIVORCE.
—T6 Ida A. Waters. In tire Court of Common
Pleas of f itrad ford County, No. 144, Sept. Term. MO.
Ydn are, hereby notified that David Waters; your
hal . band, 'has appited 'to the Court of CorelllOD
i'li•: of Bradford County for a divorce from the
botdls of :natrimony. Itr.tl the saki Court betray
.dnted :Monday. 'May 2. ISSI. la the Conti
I,',,use at Towanda, for heartug the said David
la preln! , t•S: at which time and place you Ina]
' end if , von thiuk proper.
PETER 3. DEAN. Sheriff.
a t, ~'
I _
I''
.. —To Abbey M. 'Maynard. In the Cottrt of
6n:d000 of Bradford County. No. 47. De
c.onte-r Term. 'ARO. You ire hereby notified that
t;earize It., y..ur husband, has alluded to the Court
of 'omoion Pleas of Bradford County for a divorce
from tin. bond, of mat rtniont, and the Bald Court
ha'. appolnuot Monday, May 2, MD, In. the
court Homo at TowaLda; for healing the tat/
Deorge it. IR the premises. at which tame and place
you may .it Wild If you think proper
7-w(. PETER. DEAN, Sheriff.
A I'M:I - CATION IN DIVORCE.
—To Davhl Duval. In _Hie Court of Coro
nuu pis 3.. of Bradford County, No.:11.8, December:-
I'9lmi. You are hereby notified that Elmira
Duval. yetr wife, las applied to the Court of Com
mon i'l-'as of Bradford CountY for a divorce from
IliP Quids Of matrimony, and rho uldi Court has
appotii:ted Miiii.lay, May 2. Ittel. in the Court House'
at T. 1.41 ands, for hearing the said Elmira In the
premise.. at nlileh time and place you may attend
If you think - m.)l.r.
114 w. • PETER J. DEAN,lghetiff.
A.PPLICATION IN DIVORCE.
fn dames C. Curran. lu the Cotirt of
mitmon Pleas of Bradford Comity, No'. 6
tt.so. You are-herel.ruetified that
FdlairtCOrran, your ulfe.has applied to the Court
of eiiilMoll Pleas of Bradfrrd County for a el/verve
fr.oll the howl!! of matrltuopy, lota the acid-court
itas appidnted Monday. May 2, 1861, In the Court
Mouse at Towanda, for heating the said Elmira in
th.. 4 premlsoe. at which time, aid place you may
'attend I f yffil 'think proper.
- PETEI: J. IrEAN. Sheriff.
-EXEC uToRs,NOTICE.—Notice
_s I: hereby - given that :.it persons turlehted to the.,
, tiate of Clarinda'M. Ashton late of Leftaissille,
(1,....a+ed. must make Immediate pniment, and all
parsons having claims against said estate must pre
se;:t them duly at :henticated l' , ' settl.mokt. to
G. W. leltINlC, IC - sect:nor.
LeltaysTllle, March 17, PSI. •
INECUTOUS' NOTICE. Let.
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ter4 testamentary having been granted to the
underhlgneil, under t h e last will and testament Of
Dr. Jesse Barnes. tate of Orwell twp.. deeeamd,
alf persons indebted to the estate of said decedent,
are horeby notified to . naahe immediate pay
ment. and all having claims against said estate
must present the Sisme duly authenticated to the
itnilerslgaed f it e:etttement.
W. A. WYTMORE.
Ezerntor.
Ilerilekvllle, Pa..
Match :4, 11!•1, 6 wk
N RE TILE ESTATE OPTIIIL
k. Il , lidiwerg. ` a lunatic. lo the Courtof COnirnon
l'ie,as of ftradford County. No.67o„May Term, 1680.
lie Ana! aeeoutit of Mitt committee of
the person and estate of Philip Shturferii, a lunatic,
turi been filed In this office and will be presented
to the Court of c4unnion Pleas on Tit u ItSti•Y. the
stb ‘lay of M 11 / 4 14 ia . 1661? Appitiiatioa wilt air Ire
made for the di. s urge of said committee,'
• MI.ACKMAN, ProthOnetary.
Towanda. Aprlit4,
A PPLICATION IN DIVORCE.
Annie P. floientin.. In the Court of
common Pleas of Bradford County. ao. 111111. DeS
rc•ruber Term,.lB6o. You are hereby notified that
Walter S. Bowman, your husband, has'applied to
the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County
for a , dlt - orce from the bonds of matrimony, and
the said court his appointed Monday, May 2.,
1881; in the Court House at Towanda,,for bearing
the said Walter S. In the 'treatises, a w bleb time
and place you may attend It you think Futter.
7•w PETER. J. DEAN., Sheriff.
A PPLICATION . ,DIVORCE.
Ruth A. Dibble. In the Court of'Com•
moo Pleas of Bradford County, N0..331, December
Term, Istta. You are' hereby sunned that Bben
Dibble, your husband, has applied to the Court itf
Common Pleas of Bradford County for a divorc
from the hoods of matrimony, and the said Court
harappotnted Monday, May 2, HID, In the Court
House at Towanda', for hearing the said Ellen It.
the premise's, at which time and place you may
attend If you think proper.
PETER .1. DEA Ni-liherlll.
DESIRABLE PROPERTY FOR
SALE. The property' In-Ulster formerly
owned told Oicupled by .1. Itereereau, euoslst
lug of. a .house and lot with barn, fruit, etc., also
WaelAmith Elm" , with a .first-class business. To a
good blacksmith this Is a unoardesirable openlog.
win be sold cheap and tia easy terms. Callon or
address R. C. Hovey, Ulster, Pa.,or the under
signed. It. ov rY.
Sayre, Feb., 21, 1881-31 n. - Fair., Is.
LIADILITiES
151,
3 Ile
1011% W. COMM.:O,
Administrator
PPLICATION IN DIVORCE
AFEW COPJES OF THE ROAD
LAWN rnII hNtl at tht4 ome,.
SHERIFF'S SALES.-By 'virtue
of suldry writs treaedoutef **Court Of COL •
num Pleas of Bradford County sad to we directed;
I will expose to public wile at the Court House Is
Towanda. aft
Friday., Nay fib, lad e • -
•
at 1 o'clock. P. IL, the following described roper . .
ty to will , - - '
Ito. ,
• 1: One lot of land situate la North Towanda •
township, bounded •as . followed Beginning at • •
white pine stamp for a corner at the southwest '
corner of land new Owned by Charles P. White;
thence along land of Charles E. White north ei .1 0 ,
east le peretet to a 1 and stones for a corner ; *
thence south 29 ' east along land of .A. Mille •
s ilos
51,V perches to a t and *tows for corner in
centre*, higher", leading to iftnithleld : these.-
along the tent fo of said highway 60 perches to a
post and stones for a comer; thanes .north 2111, 0
west et 2.10 pereheo along lands o' CleorgeTrink
and Junes YeCirty to place of beginning; confides
to Wel. more ge less (being the same land that ..
wee teasel ht2szacts roster to llama Walter by - 0
deed de December. 2, 1674, awl by Moses Walter
'and wife to Chia. Poster by deed dated January . '
Si. A. B. 11176). all imprarcd, with 1 framed house,
1 framed barn, other outbuildings and an orchard.
of fruit trees thereon. Seized and taken into elo
cution at the suit of James roster vs. M. V. Mills.
No. 2. ALSO—One other lot of land, situate in
Atbell: Borough. bounded north by old south line
Borough of Athens running from the Churning to
the Susquehanna dram. where itnin before said
Borough WWI extended in 1855, mid by the binds of
Horace Wlllistrin. and on all the other sides 14 the
said rivers, six :,easterly by the Sus:lath/um: river
and westerly by the Chemung river—embracing
all the lands within the forks of said rivers lying
southerly of the old Borough line of Athens; sup- ,
sd to contain abfut 500 acres, more or :ess. Be-
705 Si
145 50
59 17
, 11 00
80 00
4, 00
1 1221
2 01
1 00
11 12
2 00
4$ 00
11,201 71
8' 86
ED
•1,566 Kt
0000
posed to contain WM.. 4,..n. gm... .. .... -
lOg and Intending to be property known as the
...General Welles farm." -Being the same .preini.
its conveyed by James 11. Relies and wife •te
Henry 8. Welles'PY deed recorded .In the Record
er's Onice.in deed book N 0.50. page ;211..tc ; and.
by said Henry 3:Wellesand wife to . sald party of
the
. first pert, by deed recorded In deed book No.
'4O. page 225, &c.; about 460 acresiroproved. with.l
large. stone dwelling house with wuodsheds. out.
buildings. /cc.,attached. 3 framed houses, 4 framed
barns with cow or stoek-stables. I horse barn. I
wagon house, 1 corn house mod granary. I tool
. house; 1 hog house. ke., and an orchard of fruit
trees,, a nursery of young • fruit:and .ornamental
trees, together with a large quantity of ramberry
and other ; small fruit trees, thereon. Seized sad
taken int execution at the salt of F. C; Hewitt.
, executor, AO' use of Geo. L. Bradford; .vs. A. H.
Spalding. sunlit:of executor of George H..
Welles, deceased, and , Klieg A. Buchanan. wife of
Thomas Buchanan, Terre Tenant', and all other
Terre Tenants. . ,
- Nu. 3. ALSO)- 4 .)ne other lot of taint, situate. In
Springfield township, bounded north by land. of
-A. U. Craumer„ east byf lands of S. S. Webster,
south by lauds of G. W. 11. Crowell, and west by
lands of William Cory; contains 100 acres, more or
less,.alstint so improved.; with I framed 1, - .use; 1 .
framed l,atn and shed.und wagon-,bed attached,
I old framed barn. 1 readied hog pen and 1 orchard
of fruit trees thereon., _eized and taken Into etc
-talon at the stilt' of E..ipolneiern use vs. - Lyman
• W..Gedham. '"--- - . 4
No. 4. ALSO-One other lot of land, situate in
Wysox ton - uship; bounded north Ind west by the
public highway., east by Ferias Williams estate,
and south by lands of Stephen Strickland and A,
Bishop: contains 55 acres, more or less, all imprsiv
ed, with 1 framed barn and an-orchard Of -fruit ..
trees thereon. .. .
No. 5. ALSO-One other lot of land. situate In
Towanda Borough, bounded as follows: Beginning
at the north side of -au alley running at north tide
of lots Nos. 9, 10 and 11, ,and the west side of
Fourth street ; .hence westerly along the north
side of said alley about 157 feet to at alley running
north and south ; thence northerly along said last
mentioned alley 50 3-10 feet 10 the southwest corner'
of lot No. 13: thence.ea.sterly along line of lot Nci. •
13 about 107 feet to Fourth street; thence southerly
along west like of Fourth street 50 3.10 feet to the •
place of beginning. Being lot No. 12 in H.Ward's,
sub-division of Me In'Towauda.Borough • all Im
proved, with '1 reamed barn thereon Seized and
taken into execution at the sntt or The First :Cs-
~
Donal Bank Off Tee:ands - vs. 11. J. Madill.
No. 6. ALSO:-Chie ether lot of land; situate 4n
Burliegton atfil Towanda townships; bounded as
follows; Beginning at a black oak tree at the
southeast corner of sub-division of lid No. 274 . In
the division of lands held LS TlMothy Paxton and
William Davison in trust fur the bank or North
America and others. and running thence north elm •
west 146 rods to a corner ; ,thence south 1 0 west 4a .
rods to a - corner ; thence north' 89 0 west 71 60 He '
rods to a corner ; thence south 1 0 west 117 64-100
rod3_to a corner; thence, north 59 0 west 71 40-Ino •
rods to a corner ; thence I' west 114 6-100 rods to a
corner; thence-north 71 0 30' east 211 80-106 south to
a . corner; thence north 1 0 east 93 60;1® rods to a
_
corner ; thence south .9 0 east 7,1 pkiir to a conker :
thence north 1° east 100 rods to the place of begin-
Ong: contains 2n6 57.100 acres of land. Being the
sante premises .this day conveyed to said Mutates
Williston and Deno: C. Baird by She sald.Shnford
l'onistock and Mary E. (ranstoek. his wife ; about.
CS acres improved, with 4 fiarned.dwelling houses,
1 steam saw mill, 1 fratuetrtarn with sheds at
taelted. 1 framed granary: t _blacksmith shop. I
wagon house:and few fruit ireesdhereon':. Belted
and taken Into.exectitiOn at thrz: suit of. N. W.
Wheelock's use vs. H. Willistork's administrators,
IL C. Baird and 14.5. Luther, T. T. -. •
',. N0."7, ALSO-One ether lot of land. situate in
A thensll44,ngli..bottoded north byohc old south -
- nee of said Borough of Athens running' from ttie
- Clieniuog to the susquehaona rivers, where it rtiu
before said Borough was extended in 1055 ; telog
bounded on the north by lauds now In possession of
the heirs or Itorace Wiltlstou, deceased. and Wil
liam Cub:rnatmand on all ether sides by the said -
rivers, viz: east, smith and-west by:the Sinop,
hanna and Chemung rivers-It being all the. land
lying south of said old Boroti - 04 line sod between
said rivers ; contains 500 acres, more or less. Being
same lind, that Was conveyed by the admiuistrator
of George H. Welles. to Henry S. Welles by deed
dated September 3, A. D. 1867, recordert,llarch 11.
A. D. 1560, In deed book No. *3, page 466 and 467;
about 480.aeres Improved. with t large stone 'Swell
ing house; with woodsheds, outbuildings,. lite.. at
tached, 3 Iranied lic , u 4 rs, -4 - framed barns with sew
or !tmk stables, 1 horse barn. - 1 wagon hotC.•. I co 1.
'house and granary. I tool house. I log pew. k,.. -
and an orchard of fruit trees, a nursery yp•mg -
s -
fruit and ornamental trees, t- 'ether wlth a.large
ittiontltY of raspberry and other small fruit trees,
.thCieon.
..
No. s. AL ...:.4.-One otherlot ot land, sittial in
Athens township. bourided as follows : Begin' . rag
- at a-pst at the lower end of the Myers fiats Milo.
• centre of the obi read : th e nce ne ,th 3 4 % s.e..„„t 7.1-
10 rods to a stake";" thence' east 122 9•10 rods to a
'stake :, thence south 31 , a west ICI 8 10 rods to a
stake on the Athens an d Sheshcquin. town Ilue ;
thezire along the saute north 43'4 0 east-103 2-10 reds
to the place Of begtonlitg, ; contains 75 acres and - .•5 '
pey,m, of 1:111i1.31:CUI 4 111 , g, 10 3 . sorvey made in 1819 -
by Zepilon Towers ; no improvements. Seized and
taken into execution at the stilt of A..IL Spalding.
- sdniiiiististor. &c., vs. Henry S. Welles and . Ellra
A. IthelemaiT; T. T. , -
No. 9.' Al 4 Sti---Orie other lot of land, animate in
Iluriingion towtishiP"; , Munded as follosis ; Been-
uttig at a corner ut ilut rim up.ed bey Geo. Darrow; .
thence' along histsouth Ilue 104 perches to a post
and - stones - corner : thence along tot Nu. 247 or the
-bank lands - so called) south r 8 perches to a post
cornet; thence; west ti. perehei to a post and stones
corner: theme north 79 perches to the
- place of te,
•,fge twin : contalits'lo acres and 100 perches, More •
or less, about 13 acres improved, with 1 framed
house and I barn theme: Excepting and reserv
ing the 'following described lot, trouuded as follows:
Beginning - at a , post and stow) on the northwest
corner loadtig lands owned by Amos Fanning ad.
known as the - . Charles Brogue farm. - isoutValiteg..., - ;
said Fanning land 37 rods toe post and stone to the --
corner or lands owned by Sarah E. Klee. vest. 1 0 2
perehis to land's owned by David Swingle.- north as ,
cpercites to a post and Stones. west 103 per lies to
place of beginning : containing 21 .acres and 94
nods of land be the same more or ipas, eint it being
' a portion et a lot or. land deeded by I.uthsr J. - •
Earthing and oirvllli. his wife, to John B. sVhite .•
and Lucy- White, his wife. 'to and for the sole
and separate use-of tile said Lucy the first day of .
.I.struary. A. I). 1970. and recopied.. lu Deed Book -,
N.J. - 96, page leg, etc.; and maw it IS understood be
tween the part les that the party of the first reserve
all the wood on thrreard side of the :wanip and cut
it ..as fast as they bred ii to burn. Seized and taken
into execution at the stilt of William Thoinpii S..
.1;31. White. • '
.;No. 10-ALSO-One other lot of land sttpateln
Wysoa township. bounded as follows: Lots No. 1,
Aia, 4 and sof block No. 31, of Dr. F. Fleschutt'.
sithelivlsion of East Towanda, with one framed
barn thereon. Seized and - taken into execration at •
khe wit of George Hettich vs. Mathias Bing.
No. 11-A Lsti-One other lot of laud situate. iii •'
Lltehlichl township, bounded as follows : On the
north by lands of Jeslitia Merrill and Fred John- v •
SUR, on the east by lauds of George Lamoreanx, inn
' the "owl: 1 1,y lands of A - . I). Moon. and un the west
by ?ands of Jonathan Headlock and A. C. Elshree ; •
containing .5n acres of land More or less, about 43
I acres lintnoved, with I framed house. 1 framed
barn, sheds and fruit trees thereon. 'Seized and
'taken Into execution at the butt of A. C. F.lsbree .
yd,. Thontaa Golden. •
.-
. No. 12. ALSO--One - other lot of land. situate iti
i Athens township. teem:led as follows: Beginning
it a point, the southeast corner of a lot hereby .le
scribed, and the southwest comer of lot No. 2,
~ owneci by John - 11 . •Mtirry : thence north 1
_., o ,east
3129 3 10 rods to a corner : thence north 88'rs* west
, 13 0.10 rods to a corner : thence south I y O . west 5-
129 5-10 rests to a corner : thence south Not 0 east
43 6-10 rods to the place of beginning : containing:
So acres of land more or less, and being kuown as - .
the William:o'lot. excepting and reserving there- .
front about 21 acres frem the south end of said de
scribed lot, which sail south part has been hereto-
fore conveyed by deed toJames Ellis : no intros e- •
latent. Setae,' and taken Inv; eieeutlon at the stilt
of C. W. Hoyt vs. Edwin Lamberson. . •
No. 13. A LSI 1 -ose •othee Ist of land; situate to
Canton Morough Wooded" as follows: Ott ' I he- .
north by public .111glitasy leading .from Canton to•
Williamsport. on the east by lauds of Fred Black.
and-Mrs.. L. I). tiratiteer. on the south by lands 4 , f '
G. W. Griffin. and on this west by lands now
on'lted, by (Mtn Montgomery ; containing 'alsoit
.144 acres of land more or less,llll improved. with I
framed house and a few _ fruit trees thereon : being --
the same land alleged to have been conveyed
to Addle Fowler by deed .recorded iu Deed
Book -No. 131, page 143, -etc.. In the county
of Bradfonl, Seized and taken , into - executio 4st
the suit of Elizabeth Covey s - s. I. D. Fowler and
D. A. Fowler. . -
..No.-11. ALStf-Cfne other. lot of land, situate in
Wells twp., bounded a! follows: On, the north 11
lauds of Herbert Johnson; on. the east by lands of
John Pittner and Herbert Johnson, on the south by
lands of Mrs. Spencer, rterbeil Johnson and other
lands of . Mic hael Smith : containing 41's. acres.ef
lam' more or less, about 34 a: le4 Unproved, with I
framed house, 1 small framed borer-bark and am
orehard of fruit trees thereon. • -
No. 15. ALSO-One other lot of land, situate in
'liVells township, bounde.l a , ((MOWS : On the north
by lands of John Updyke's esta e, on the east by
other lands of Michael Sniith •and Herbert John- .
3ort. on the nonth by lands of Melberg Johnson. and
Oil the west by lamb of Wade Beardslee : elattain
big 14s acres of land more or less, about 95 acres
improved, with 1 framed barn and oil orchard of
fruit trees thereon. Seim it sod taken into execu
tion at the suit of Nancy E. Fivie, aiministritrix.
vs. Michael Smith.; .
I -
No. 16. A LiStr-One other lot of land: situate Ili
Franklin township. btiunded as follows : On the
north by lands of II Willey. on the east - by lands •
of M M. Platt. -on the south by the public high
way reeding from Towanda to"-Caettin, and on the
west . by the Si. E. Church - lot; containintabout I
acre of hind more or less, all improved, with 1
framed building used asa Stare and dwelling house,-
and few fruit trees thereon. Seized and takeu Ito
to execution at The suit of Mary - Bowman, to Os* °(
W. H. Bowman, vs..Beed P ER McKee. - -
• Towanda, April
Sheriff.
' Sheriff's Office, Towanda, April IS, 1851. -'
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.—. In
the estate of Moses W. Cornell, late of the
township of Litchfield, deceased.
The undersigned, an Auditor appointedny the
Orphans' Conti of Bradford County - to distribute
the funds In the hands of the Administrator as
shown-by his partial Account, will attend to the
duties of his appointment ms SATURDAY; the led
day of APRIL, leSt, at to o'cipek A. M., at his
ortice In the Borough'of Towanda, when and where
all persons taring claims on tali fund must pis
sent them, or be tomer debarred from coming in
upon the Bslllo. d. MK W. CODLING,
Towanda, March 21, 1511•wI. Auditor.
peroonii are forbid
1.1 rutting Timber on the leads of the late Ids
,ward.lllcGoverii, in Overton Tewnshlp, without
the written consent of2the.undereigned, nadir the
penalty of the taw. -
MyriOVERIt, Itseenter;l
• Overton, May ski. IRso'trr'