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Towanda, Pa., - Sept. ',alb.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The friends of Sturm& liferarcKassto,
of Wysoz, will present his name to the
Republican County Convention as a can
didate for the nomination for the office of
County Commissioner. 4 Juntitc•.
Republican State Convention.
A Convention of the' Republic= party
is hereby called to meet in the Hall of the
House of Representatives, in Harrisburg,
on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER Bth,
1881, at 12 o'clock 3t. of said day. Dele
gates, equal to the number of Senators
and Representatives, to be chosen in the
several districts of - the Commonwealth.
The Convention, when assembled, shall
nominate a candidate for the office of
State Treasurer, and transact such other
legitimate businesi as may be brought
before it.---Briorder of the Republican
State Central Committee.
JOHN CESSNA, Chairman.
- Attest—Luaus Room" SAIPIEL F.
B/4.1114 C. liiaaEr.---4omc M'Ctru.ocu,
Secretaries.
BEDFORD, Pa., July,,VN,
Republican County Convention.
.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by the
Republican County Committee, in session
Friday, June 24, 1881, the Convention of
the Republican party for 1881 will con
ve
ne eat the Court House in Towanda
Borough, on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
6, at 1 - o'clock, I% M., to make the follow
ing nominations for county officers, to wit :
One person for Sheriff.
'One person' for Prothonotary, &c.
One person for Register and Recorder, &c.
One person for T i easurer.
Two persons for County Commissioners.
Two persons for County Auditors.
And for the transaction of any other bus
iness that may come before the Convention.
The Ccifrimittees of Vigilance of the
. several election districts will call primary
meetings at the usual places of holding
delegate elections for their respective dis
tricts, for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
3d,_1881, to elect by ballot two delegates
to represent each district in said County
Convention.
The delegate elections in the Boroughs
will be organized at G o'clock, P. If f , and
be kept open continuously, to close at 8
o'clock, r. u.; in the districts of Barclay,
North Towanda and Athens District No.
3, from 5 o'clock, P. u., continuously un
til 7 o'clock, P. at., at which time they
shall close ; and in all other-Townships
- froth 3 o'clock, r. at., continuously until 5
o'clock, P. at., at which time they shall
close. Bat in all cases where the vote
cannot be polled within,the time specified,
the officers of the said \primary meeting
may in their discretion extend the time
not to exceed one hoar. The votes shall
then be countgd and the result certified
by . the - properofficers of said meetings to
the Chairman of said Convention and a
copy delivered at once to the delegates.
elect.
The' Committees of Vigilance are par
. ticularly requested to give at least three
weeks' written or. printed notice of the
said- primary elections, and to carefully.
observe the above rules in conducting the
said primary meetings. •
Only Republicans can participate in
said meetings.
E. J. ANGLE, Chairman.
J. M. ELY, Secretary.
LVIGILANCE COMMITTEES.
AI '. 1.. Crandall, Jefferson Longhbead, G.
W. Carman.
Albany—W. L. Klnyon, 0. W. Fawcett, Andrew
'Wicklzer.
Armenla—Richmond Sweet, 'William Einch,
Eugene Dumond.
Asylnm—Tbomas Kinsley, Fred. Cole, R. C.
Chilson. -
Athens Borough, FA Ward—S. C. Hall, F. K.
Barris, E. W. Davis: 2tl Ward—E. Mercur Frost,
Ipeo-4. Kinney, Fred. IL Welsh.
Athens Township. Ist District—l,. 0. 'Snell,
Fran K. Weller, Chauny S. Wheaon ; Dls-
trict— k
Azel Knapp, Benj. e Middaugh. t James Mrs.
tart.; ad 111strict-11. G. Spalding, John F. Oven
shlre. B. M. Hovey.
Barclay—C. H. Johnson, C. W. Tldd, JOhn 11.
Davis. • - •
'Burlington Townshlp. B. Wheeler, W. 11.
Gustin, E. it. selleek.
Burlington Itorough—Clarence Ford, Gus Essen
wine, John MeKeehy.
Burlington West—Nr. D.MeKean, Horace Rock
well, Delos Rockwell.
Canton.Townshlp—A . J. Conklin, li. Cuttin, W.
T. Lawrence.
Canton Borough—F.. J. Cleveland, John 8. Mix,
',E. 11. 'Minas.
('olumbla—G. L. Gates, George Cornell, 11. E.
'Young.
' Franklin—O. L. Smiley, .1. F.. ) Spaldlng, Merritt
Gay.
Granville—ll. 'W. Jeunlngif, 'Brant Foster,
Adam Tones.
Ilerrick—C. L. Stewart. .*. Barnes, • . 0 14 -I
Leltaysville—G. W. Bailey, E. A. Carl, s, T.A.
C. J.
VanGelder.
LeitoV—Robt. McKee/Wesley Wilcox, Leroy
Holt-owl).
'Litchfield—W. E. Armstrong, It. D. ]force,
01. rd Vanduzer.
_Nronroe Township—J. W. Irvine, Wm. A. Kel
logg. B. K. Benedict. •
Monroe Borough—Dwight Dodge, Dr. Rockwell,
•
.1. Sweet.
ti ew Albany—S. W. Wtleo`x, George Wilcox, J,
4'. Towner.
ty well-0111'er Gorham. J. 0. Alger, A. G.
_ t wrei ton—Omnge Chase, Lewis Ithinebold, Man
ning Matthews.
rite—E. S. Steel, John Elswortb, Morgan
Thomas.
Itldgbory—Geo. Miller, -A. E. Stertoir, Adelbeit
Griswold.
Rome Borough—Orson Rickey, C. 11. Stone, M.
L. Maynard.
J
Rome, Township—. E. Gillett, Isaac Adams,
- Hugh McCabe.
' Sheshequin- 0 ". F. Ayers, W. S. Elsbree, T.
Veught.
Smithreld—Diton Phelps, Henry Hamilton. 0:
B. Sumner..
South Creek—John F. Gillett, Cyrus Burke, An
drew Brink.
Sloth W trerly —John Mahoney, duo. B. Thomp.
son, Wm. IT. Plom.
Springfield—W m. Brown, Lee Stacy, Perry
Harkness.
Standing Stone Peter Landmesser, Myron
Kingsley, Wm. Stevens.
Sylvania—W. L. Scoutin, llnder Gregory, Ile.
man But ritt.
Terry—C. P. Garrison, J. 11. Schoonover, Geo.
It. Terry.
Towanda Borough, let `Ward—Judson Holcomb,'
L. Hants, Daniel Sarercool; 2dAVard—Edward
• Frost, J. Andrew Wilt, C. Manville Pratt; 3d
Ward—George S. Retell, W. F. Dittrich, James
Hess.
Towanda North—Allen Simons, Bishop Horton,
Addison Hicks. •
Towanda Township—ll. N. Davidson, R. A.
Bostley, Geo. Fox. •
Troy Borough—B. B. Mitchell, Geo.O. Holcomb,
W. E. Chllson.
Troy Township-1.. T. Weller, Alva Cooper,
Cluives Msnley.
Tuscarora—Patrick Mahoney, A. J. SlivaT, Jas.
Lewis.
Ulster—C. G. Rockwell, 'I. G. Howie, Charles
Vincent. - -
Warren—Cyrus Bowen, D. A. Sleeper, John
SI ovrts.
Wells—Morris Shepard, Wm. Relyea, Wm.
Johnson.
Windham—G. 5. Lawrence, Lot Shoemaker,
Martin Wheaten.
Wilmot—Dr. Quick. Richard - Arty. Daniel Eley.
Wyaluslng—C. A. Stowell, N. A. Frazer, C. C.
Smith. -
Wysox—M. B. Caswell, Geo. Pool, S. 3. Ross.
The members of the Executive Com
mittee of the County Standing Committee
aminted by the Chaff - 131,1n, are :
E. M. TutOn, I. McPherson, F. F. Lyon, 11. T.
Hale, J. M. Ely, James Tert7,, W. S. Kinney-i - A.
K. Lent, James Mather.
•
The Committee tti take into considera
tion and report at the next County Con
. vention whether any change be necessary
in the representation at our County Con
ventions, is :
- -
JOhn N. Cant!, George Brown. N. W. Waldron
i t H. .511 aw, H. W. tbomaa, Milton Loornta.
L. SCIUir,F.
NEW Youn Republicans claim that if
they have - a united party and a short can
- vass, there is little doubt of the full vote
necessary to carry thatlitate.
THE people of the State of Iowa; who a
,few years ago were clamorous for a board
'of railroad commissioners, are beginning
to find out that ittr i rather an expensive
luxury, the averagit yearly cost of main
taining it since its organization having
been $14,000.
TUE New Orleans Titan, which is one
of the most progressive - and independent
Democratic - papers in that section, de
clares there is no doubt that the Southern
people are gradually but surely losing
their respect admirati9n for the doe
trine of State rights.
IT is now feaxed .. that the West wal re
turn-to- the East, during the owning win-.
ter,•thonsands of men and women who
have become disheartened in that region;
- and will tramp it back to the Eastern
Stateii. Such an . esodus would be a bur
den and a misfortune to the whole
coun
try.
Tag Greenback State Convention of
New York at' - Emirs last week nominat
ed the following ticket : Secretary of .
State, EMCTUS Howe, of Tompkins ;
Comptroller, Jou E_OOPER, of New York;
Attorney General, DEErnrs C« FEanrry,
of Monroe ; Treasurer, ALLEN G. WCiODS,
of Steuben ; Surveyor General, J. H.
GoELD, of Cattaraugas ; Associate Jas
lice of the Court of Appeals, J. G. Mc-
Psruas, of Niagara. .
JUDGE lA - AIME:KC; Comptroller of the
Treasury, rendered a decision recently in
which he maintains that if a contract
with the government is sold by the .con=
traiting;party the contract itself is annul
led, and +the person or party selling such
contract runs the risk'of receiving no pay
The opinion is based on the ground that•
the original contractor in such event does
not perform the service, and that the pur
chaser of a contract violates existing
IMO
Timmib something very pathetic in
Mr. GARFIELD'S yearning desire to be .
taken home." Ho is longing all the while
to be back at the place in Ohio whore
his happiest days have been spent. It is
a
iubject to which he recurs again and
again, and upon which the doctors are
obliged to humor him as best they can.
Perhaps uo one was ever more anxious to
get into the White House than the Presi
dent now is to have it. That lie cannot
have his way sad enough, and yet there
is some canto for encotim::ement in the
persistence with whiai be clings to this
idea. Men iu the la.st, stage of sickness
isually care for nothing
• A 110 has been arrested by
'ION'S detectives who has deceived ten
'women by marrying them. He married
the women and swindled their 'relati, es.
He is alnan reported to be- about sixty
years old, of culture and ability and 'pos
sessing splendid conversational powers.
Ho has pursued his long career of crime
with great uccess in escaping Conviction,
but now there is some, hope of his - taking
up a permanent residence in a penitentia
ry. We adapt the'view of this rascal ex
pressed by the New York Herald, which
says that if a meaner scamp than he ex
ists the quality of meanness is being
somewhere terribly strained.
ExttorK.tx sovereigns have expressed
much sympathy , for the President, his
family and the people of the United States
in their suffering, affliction and sorrow . .
The evidence of this good will is'grateful
ly received by those to whom it is ex.end
ed, and tends to make a very proper.good
feeling among the nations. To 'all thy:
the Pope has aped his - eipression of
gard-and sympathy, for which the peOple
Of the United States will be Inly grkte
ful. We want more and more of this cor
dial regard and sympathy, for which the
people of the United States will be duly
grateful. We want' more and more of
this regard among' the governments of
the world, as likely to elevate and hat..
MOniZ3 them, and thereby tit them for
the high. prerogatives they enjoy.
LEO fIALTMAIN, the Russian Nihilist,
has made a bold move. Re has come
back to this country to tight against his
extradition. Now if the Russin govern
ment wants him and will ask for him, we
shall have the fight made in the courts,
and - one way or other we shall have the
question decided as to whether Nihilists
will have asylum here. ...HARTMANN jlilll
- does not believe, at least he says he,
does not believe, that the United States
government will deliver him to the Rus
sian hangman. There are a good many
people who differ with him on that sub
ject, bat all are anxious to have so. im
portant a point in the matter of asylum
obtain a pre , :edeni. It would 'generally
disappoint the public If later all the Rus
sian govermrient'wourd Make no demand.
But we there is little doubt that it
will.
THETRIMARIES-TILE :TN VEN-
TION=TIRE LAW
The Republican ConventioU for
this county mill assemble on Tuesday
next. The Primary meetings are to
be herd on Saturday next to elect
delegates to that Convention. We
wish to urge upon every Republican
the duty he.bwes the political organ-
ization to which he belongs, and a
duty that he should not. fail to per;
form, and that is, attendance ,at the
Primary meetings. •' Let. the best men,
in every district be sent as delegates
to make up the County Convention.
And what we mean by the best nip
are those Who will represent the sen 7
timent of tlkir districts ',in the Con-
vention without regard • to their Own
personal prefdences. A convention
made!hp of delegates of such a char-
acter—and there. is no earthly reason
why it should nol, be—will nominate
a ticket which shall represent the
best and most pfpgressive elCment of
our people, and a ticket that shall
receive the undivided and cordial
support of the-whole Republican par
ty of the County. We repeat now
What we have heretofore said, that
the nominees should be men of Intel-
ligent fitness for, the offices, and re
liable Republicans. Tile men who
wcrrk for the party, giving their time
and mean.sto perfect its organization
and . maintain its ascendancy, are the
ones,.other things being equal, who '
shbuld have the. prefeience for nomi
nation. It is an.injustiee to pass by
the title, reliable, efficient men in the
party; and give the honors and the
pAtions to those 'who, have done
nothing in the past—and are capable
of doing nothing in the future—to
advance the cause of Republicanism,
and thereby the best interests of the
Country. :While it is the opinion of
several legal gentlemen of the Coun
ty, as we are informed . by Chairman -
ANGLE, of the Comity Standing Com
mittee, that the act tiassed by the
Legislature last winiet:! for the gov-
eminent of Primary elections, does
not apply to the parties in this Coun 7
ty, except the .Greenbickers--nonei
of the others having such "rules" as
are contemplated by the statute—we
- Can see no good reason why the pro
visions should not be carried out by
the Republican party in its delega
tion elections and conventions.: The
object of the lov is to secure fairness
and honesty in the selection of dele
gates, and the honest representatioii
- of the will of the districts by such
delegates in the County Conventions.
The law •stys a Candidate and his
friends can present his claims as
strongly as they please, - but- they
must not offer any valuable cooaider.
*Om for, support. -The' law PMfal•
plates that the wibiased; mipoiciuised
sentimenp . ind wishes of ..themem*ri
of _the party shill be respected, -ind
that candidates shalls ucceed on their
own merits. We presume that no
one will say that this is
_iot right.
We urge upon all, then, a proper
observanciiof the law.: To disregard s
it would likely result in unpleasant
ness, and in the mind of the public
would reflect on the party. Let the
of4ers at the delegate elecilons take
thOrescribed oaths and in all other
things, so far as - may be, conform to
-the provisions of the act. Let us
have a fair nomination of worthy
men, and general satisfaction will.
follow. .. .
A FAIR ANN FRANK WARNING.
From the Philadelphia Press, Aug. 24
The Republicans of Pennsylvania
ought to be: united and haimonious
this year, both in their Convention
and their campaign. There is no li
gitimate occasion or just reason for
any division. If any controversy
shall come—as. we earnestly hope
there will not—it la ecange it
is needlessly and unwieldy thrust up
on the party. . The long contest over
the Senatorship last winter happily .
ended in an adjustment in which all
sides came together on an equal foot
; and that auspicious result ought
toUe a pledge of mutual respect and
deference on the part of the Regulars
and Independents, and an assurance
against any present revival of its
issues. Nfore than that, under the
shadow of the calamity which hangs
over the country and which should
still all strife, any passionate con
tention would be as umseemly as it
would be unjustifiable. The repre
sentatives of the party should readily
reach an agreement in obedience to
the pOblic voice:
Since the declension . of fienator
Lawirpnee, the public expression has
clearly and decidedly pointed to Sen
ator Davies as an acceptable candi-
date "for State- Treasurer. ,Senator
Davies is a gentleman of large ability,
irreproachable integrity and high
public standing. He has shown him•.
selfb the Jegislature to be' one of
the most nagaciOus and prudent of
the Republican leaders. Though a
man of earnest convictions, he has
been moderate 'and discreet, and
there is no good reason why he should
'not unite *the whole party. If public
zentiment, indicated any other man
of equal character and reputation, he
ought to be accepted as a candidate ;
and since it seems to point to Mr.
Davies, why should it not be respect
ed in the same way ? For a long
ti t me it looked as if this wholesome
principle would be adopted, and there
was general expectation that he would
be nominated with little) or no oppo
sition.
- But within a .few days . it "is public
ly stated--that some of the leaders or
managers have decided to oppose
Mr. Davies and have brought forward
General Bailey as their favorite. The
reason assigned for this determina
tion is that -Senator, Davies partici
pated in the Independent"movement
last winter and that he must be pun
ished for this obedience to public
sentiment and this fidelity to his
constituents. •We should be very
sorry:to : believe that .there was any
such purpose or that it had any-such
motive. It would be grossly unjust
to a great body of 'honest Republi
cans, incalculably hurtful to the par
ty and utterly disastrous in 'the end
to those who should unwisely pursue
such a course. If a proscriptive 1)61-
icy is to be proclaimed, it can hardly
fail to provoke. retaliation. If an
honorable Republican leader is to be
struck down because he followed the
dictates of his own independentrjudg
ment and_ the voice of his district, the
peooe who are trampled on in the
person of their representative will
ask.whether, they should sustain
assault . upOn theniselves. United
tifere are enough Republicans in
Pennsylvania to make a successful
- party, but not, divided. If they are
to go on winning victories, they must
stand shoulder to shoulder ; and they
cannot stand together without- fair
play and equal rights. -
Generiil Bailey is said-to have been
a gallant soldier and is doubtless a
very estimable . gentleman. But his
only record in civil life is that of
mustering : in the *Grant column of
306 at Chicago, and his name has
not been associated with the nomina
tion for-Treasurer until it was brought
out in connection with the movement
against Senator Davies. The fact
that lie stood for Grant . is no reason
for debarring hilt from public honors;
but neither is it
,ft good reason for
selecting him if it be the only reason.
It cannot be pretended- that- there
has been any such -public sentiment
or expression for his nomination as
-for that of Senator Davies', l _ There
is no popular strength in the- move
-ment. . If he ,shall be named it will.
not be in response to a public demand
but because there is power in the
machine to consummate it. On the
other hand, if the Convention be left
to the free untrammeled rerresenta
tion-of I the poptdar will there can be
little doubt of the result. In plain
terms, the only -reason for,opposing
the selection which public sentiment
would Make is : because public senti
ment found him true to it last win ,
ter; and it would not be prudent to.
make that Issue.
We have no 'personal choke of ,
care in this matter. • We speak only
in the inteiv:st of the Republican
party.. In all Candor and in a friend
ly spirit we admonish the. - managers
;against the mistake. of undertaking
to proscribe . any Republican for ex
ercising his individual judgment.
We do not believe the . Independents
,:.,care to hold an aggressive attitude;
but they would be less than men if
they did not resist any_ attempt to
ostracize or crush them. -They stand
ready to co-operate in securing a
united and party, an for
this purpose they . Concede to others
all the rights and consideration which
!they claim for themselves.. The lead
-
:ers and managers will be wise if they
meet the representatives of the other
side in this frank and just spirit, and
they should be warned against a blun
der which will inevitably recoil upon
theltselves.
MI
Tni Republicans of Susquehanna
County held_ their Contention on Monday
of lasit week and placed. in nomination
the ffHowing ticket: Sheriff, E. P. Port:,
or Gibson; Register and Reconler, L. IL
LtivioLlc, of Rash ; Treasurer, S. L.
:Piti.N•cti, of Susquehanna Depot ; Com
missio*ns, 'ESICK .BATI.EY,. of
.Lennox,
aid 31.1 T. WHITNEY, of Thomson; Cor
oner, Doctor 11. .D. BALDWIN, of Mon
trose. • • -
.
Tan New To* nessi,SlOthat Sash-
EL X. Tatincs - baiinade,Ckfreah'start =for
tbsTrelideuPrt iod-iiii*iiSe - fmnda"
ill* a1da. , 11 0 4.: pOlikirCdffice in COM-
Pratiign and , conciliation cement:. He has
t#istiats Or NeWlerk - .lfiasebAwarY Of. the
Peli/Ocra_ tii‘ilartilaiiritti*Or till con
tra The State must be - Carried this 614,
and -.the ticket mnst be Awned so fps to
satisfy the KELLT faction and carry the
State. 'Next year Mr. TILDIEN•fiI- to , tie
the thimooratio candidate for Governor,
sireep the Stab), be elected and then claim
the DemOcratic nomlhation for President
in 1884 and elect himself :President. This
is a nice schPme„ and - in, its 'execution
much is counted on, in the supposed Re
publican divisions in .the State of New-
York. But the - Repuldierie have not
shown any dispasition to "split" to snit
the Democratic party or Mr. Tuns:xi-and
having carried the State for two years in
sucemion, knowing they have a Governor
to elect next year, they wM not throw. the
State away this year. Being forewarned
of the schemes of Mr. nuns, they will
not play into the hands of the wily old
schemer. .
IT appears from the evidence thus far
gained that Captain 110w0A2E, the pay
master of the signal service, now under ar
rest, committed his frauds on the public
funds by means of duplicate vouchers
which he obtained from the dealers of
whom supplies were purchased. To them
he said that the duplicates wart, necessa
ry because the funds had to come from
two separate appropriations, and by this
means he paid himself just as much as
he paid for supplies. Thus his peculation&
have been going, on for years and the
amount stolen is. stimated at $400,000 in
stead of $50,-000, as at ilyst supposed. If
this state of affairs is substantiated,
nowoATE is a fit subject for extreme
penalty._ lie must be -made an example
of. Colonel WILLTABI A. COOK, as spe
cial attorney for the Government, last
week, in behalf of the United Stites, en-
tered a civil suit against HOWCIATE, to re
cover $101,257.08. Writs 'of attachment
were issued and placed in the Marshal's
hands, and his deputies seized all the real
and personal 1 roporty belonging to the
defendant: - •
THE body of an old roan named JOHN
SnEntioaN was on Saturday morning dis
covered in a hogshead of rain water,
at the repair shops of the Pennsylvania
Coal Company at Pittston, where SttEnt-
DAN had been employed for a long time.
.pait. He was about sixty-five years old,
and though it is given out that he com
mitted suicide,• suspicions are entertained
that SHERIDAN is a victim of the grave
yard-insurance , craze. It is whispered
that policies on his life amounting to up
-ward of *lOO,OOO had been secured; and
since there are districts in Luzern county
where absolute bankruptcy has almost
been precipitated by, the demands of the
mutual companies for assessments, and
Pittston is one of them, it is thought that
further investigation will show that SHER
IDAN was murdered. '
A MEETING of the joint committee rep
resenting the Yorktown Centennial Com
mission• and the citizens of Washingto •
and Baltimore was held in Washington
on Saturday; and it was decided to enter
tain the guests of the, occasion in Balti
more October 19, 11 and 12, and in Wash
ington October 13, 14 and 15. It - is ex
pected that there will be twenty guests
from the French government,' and that
France will send over one or two - of her
large war vessels with troops. • They will
arrive, about the sth of October. The
committee decided that day to issue joint
letters of invitation to the French guests,
inviting them to attend the several enter-'
tainments. Arrangements have already
been made will alh We leading lines of
railroads east of the Mississippi for half
rate fares, the tickets to cover the three
points—Yorktown, : Washington and Bal
timore.
THE best tuen of each district should
be selected as delegates to Ow coming
County Convention. Send tbe — strongest.
men as delegat6 and a strong ticket will
be nominated.
PERSONAL POINTS.
' —George W. Riggs, the Washington
hanker, left an estate estimated to be
worth $4,000,000.
—Mr. lllfrile, United' States Minister at
the Hagne,,has returned
.to this country
on a leave of absence,"au is visiting rela-
tires in• Michigan.
—General E. B. Styles, a prominent
Chicago speculator and Democratic poli
tician, died in that city Friday of .paraly
sis of the heart. Ho was sixty-ono years
of age.
—Chief Clerk Van Woriner, of the Post
Office Department, left Washington last
week for a tour . of inspection of all the
principal Pest Offices throughout the
country.
—Dr. Robert4l. Power of Richmond,
Va., .was . married a few days ago to the
aunt-of his sbn's - wife. The ceremony
was performed by a son or the groom;
and one of his granddaughters acted
• g
as bridesmaid.
—Oliver . Colley, of St. Louis, while vis-
I ting his daughter at Old Hitapton,Mass.,
,vas suddenly taken ill of Bright's disease
and died on Sitnday morning,{ aged ; 1 5
years. He was Mayor of St. Louis during
the war and leaves property valued at
14100,000. -
—The late _Governor Bagley of Michi
gan entrusts the education of his children
to his wife with this sensible Proviso :
"That they one and all 4611 bo . educated
in this country and not abroad, as it is my
sincere desire that' they may grow up to
be sincere Americans and lovers of their
native land and her institutions. _
—Kate : Shello a brave young . girl of
Boone; la., who during the recent flood
crawled over a long trestle bridge over a
stream •in the dead, of night With-out-li.
lantern, arid by her timely warning sav
ed a passenger train from certain destruc-
den, is lying dangerously ill frumexpos.
tire to the storm and excitement.
guicide of Dr. Ostrander; - of West
Pittston, has , been tme. d to mental aber
ration caused by excessive smoking, he
having been in" . the habit of sitting for
hours with a - mperschanm pipe: It is
stated that ho manifeited a desire to com
mit- self-destruction some two months
ago, since which time be has been closely
watched. .
• — . Dr. It. W. Stelair, of Brooklyn, was
seized:with a tit of coughing recently in
whiclihe coughed up a bullet which be
had received in an engagement in Virgin
ia nearly twenty years a - 01. lie has for
some time been troubled with a bronchial
uffection, anorthinks it was caused 11 , the
bullet. Ha has' ixpericnced g rea. 1 ief
since it was disloded. 1
—The llon.llichard C. McCorthick, of
New York, is *not quite 59 years of age,
is a sob-itt-law of. Judge , Thurman, of
Ohio, has been in business in Wall street,
a traveler in Europe, a writer of books,
an editor, a war correspondent, a Tnistee
- -
of publipsohools, Chief Oak of. Aka .640.
*Attu* Dipirb,fflit at Washin gton,-
sigma*.sad Gimspprii- wdPeleigste
iu OnnicranOnniihn*.oo4 of •4 414" '
na, g .or jeara l ,
from 100:**75.'
wasi sinio*Ald4:o4miiiiiapOkot_tbi;
Centennistrabibli*and 1 4 3 jiitic• !O a
• • •
in a similar eapaisitl to
—lf, as reported. Stanley is fdek Slid at
death's door, 'Ake of result :expgance ,
Africa, he: follows the sieetini of
_all
the. Caucasians' alio have ti>ade thatirid
region their homes. ilia - fate iisitisat of
the long line of mess who followed Mungo
Park in efforts to reveal the mysteries of
the dark belt in 'Africa, and the civilized
world will always hold his iniender
regard. • , .
--Knocking dosirta man who said he
hoped President Garfield would die and ,
getting fined; for it bait proved a very
profitable investment for Captain - Charles
A. Cook of Brownsville bbio. Over $7OO
' has been collected by penny , subscriptions
for bim. Of this $175 bas beeninvested
in a testimonial` gold watch; am) he will
.receive the rest in cash and boOds. He
this &ion proposed for several Aces but
declines to run,. . -
—TheTollowine ladies bold positions sus
bank officers ht tine country : Mrs. M. C.
Williems.is preside& of the State . Nation-
al Bank Raleigh, N. C.; Miss Jennie
Coombs cashier of. Boma &Coombs'
Bank, at Middlevilia,Nich.; Miss Sarah
F. Diok fills the same OniC3 in. the First
National Bank of Huntingdon, Ind.; and
Miss Annie M. King signs as cashier of
the banking honse of Springer & Noyek,
it White Cloud, Kan.; Mrs. M. IL Cow
den carries_on a banking business in her
own name at Fiiiron Hlit, cat
—A2Bardstown, Ky., dispatch says that
it is now nearly two months' sinee rain bas
fallen in that vicinity. Many farmers are
compelled to drive their stock three or
four miles to water. The distillers thro'-
out,this country are hesitating and unde
cided w! . .ether not to go into active
operationsduring the coming season. The
advance in corn, the drill marketfor whis
ky, and the large quantities in bond, are
the reasons advanced for their indecision.
A few distillers who have inide contracts
for corn will run on redne.ed capacity.
Should the present advanci3 in corn be
maintained it is safe to say that the con
ing season's product'will not be over one
half of that of last season. 1 1 _
—The recent death of__)lts - .•Milliard
Fillmore recalls a ; singvaiTticident
netted - with her two husbands. , In 1847
while she was the wife of lion. Ezekiel
Mclntosh of Albany, Mr. , Fillmore was
candidate for the position of State Comp.
troller of New York. Some persons-who.
desired . to defeat his elections rallied about
$20,000 for the purpose and pliCed it in
the hands of Mr. Mclntosh, instructing
him to , -tlace ,it in a bank in his own
name aO-not to make the matter
Se did as desired, but before the fund
could be drawn oat to be used for elec
tion purposes the treasurer fell sick and
died.' 31r. Fillmore was elected Comp
troller, and many years afterward married
Mrs Nclntosh, and received, as a part of
her dowry the money that bad been Ws
-ed-to defeat his electiOn. The ex-Presi
dent used to enjoy telling the stoiy and
often remarked that the " money was
placed where it I would do the most
good" to him. •
STATE NEWS.
—A Pottsville dentist-in-forty minutes
chloroformed 'three women and pulled
seventy teeth from their jaws. •
—The Altoona Sun says the insane
paupers in the Blair County AlmshOlise
are deplorably abused owing- to official
_quarrels. •
—Nearly orte;fourth of the mills within
fifty miles of Easton are said to be idlion
account of law water in the streaMs from
which the power is obtained. • -
—The spread of the death bed inanranco°
swindle in this State may necessitate the
substitution of a tombstone fora keystone
in its arms anizomenclature.
—A new inclined plane railway is to be
krinit,to the top tf Observatory 11111.*Alle
lheily, and there:is talk of renioviug the
Western 'University to that place.
—i - fcirinrrnan named A. D. Dunn
was arrested at Scranton Saturday while
attein pting to'sell stolen Philadelphia grain
elevator certificates to H. A. Vail.
—Pittsburg is suffering from a brick
faMine, and the price has advanced to $lB
per thousand for a good article, and very
few cantos obtained even 'at that figure.
—A young married woman named Ep
ply, of Washington County, died recently
from a rattlesnake•bite; but gave birth • to
a-eltikltwo hours before her death. The
child lives.
—George Dorn, an attorney,. of, Erie,
bicamo suddenly crazy, Sunday, in the
, .
pretrce of a great multitude in an open
airl'ineeting and announced himself the
Son of ,God and appointed to convert Ohi4
and Pennsylvania.
—Susquehanna: fishermen say Califor
nia salmon fty are poured into the river
from bridges by employes of the Fish
Commission and three-fourths of them
are killed. They should be allowed to
eseape quietly from a submerged vessel.
—A! mortgage for $5,500,00 . 0, the most
valuable document ever recorded •in Lu
zerne County, placed on record a few
days ago. l lt was givsuby the Nivr York,
Susquehanna and Western Railroad:Torn
parry to the Centml Trust Company.Uf
New York, to secure bonds issued by the
Railroad Company.
—Heavy forest fires, caused by the win
ter-berry-pickers,' aro devastating 'the
lumber region of Carbon County. 'lt is
estimated that $lOOOO worth of logs in
the White'llock ridge and--Bidder town
ship alone are destroyed. Hundreds of
men are out fighting the tire. William
Getz heti already lost $3,000 worth of
logs.
—Owing to the drying up au number
of-the springs from which the water sup
ply of the borough of Coatesville is ob
tained, a water famine is feared if the
present. dry weather continues much lon
ger. The water in the basins is almost
exhausted, and the dailYconsuniption ex
ceeds the supply, leaving hut a small
amount on wfrich to draw in case of fire
or other emergency.
—The oil excitement in Westmoreland
county is said to be increasing rapidly,
and thousands of acres of land are being
taken up, as much as $5OO per acre hav
ing been paid for the oil right in the
vicinity of Pleasant - Unity. The well on
the Brinker farm is pumping in •large
paying quantities, and it is believed that
the section will' produce a. large amount
of oil of an extra quality.
—A very interesting convention of the
deafirr.dAirmb, principally of this State,
met at Harrisburg last week for the pur
pose of forming an organization for their
ownt. advancement. Over one hundred
were,presefit. A temporary organization
was effected, sada committee of perma
nent organization and by-laws appointed.
The convention will be la - session for
three days.
.'MTDIWZ::.Oi,
S e e lluis
, .
.The -past week hits beet t 0 .Of
intense and bitter suspense" to the
Nation, -but happily Hcpe now gives
a Bilker lining to the Rlotid,and there
are Strong inacations that the Pres
ident will - yeCtecover: Theitory of
the past w r eck may be hriefiy aummp.-
riled as follows : On Wednesday of
lastireek au operation on the parotid
gland was performediencl the Freak-.
dent relieved of much pain. There
was a disagreement among the phY-;
siehins as to the question of his re
moval from the Wbite. House, for,
1
which • he was so onstantly longing.
,Oa Thursday the pulse was high,
ranging from 108 to 112. Oa Friday
the case, took an unfavorable turn.
The swollen gland threatened imme
diately disastroes - Consequences.
Hope virtually fled within and with
out the executive mansion at Wash
ington. All day anxious crowds
surrounded the telegraph qffices of
every city and i town reachecPrby tele
graph in the land, but not line of
hopeful news froin an authentic
source Was transmitted. His death
at any time; frOm this on, would not
have been a surprise to anybody at,
all conversant with his , condition.
The parotid -swelling had begun , to
discharge through the ear, and relief
from this source was expected, but it
came not, and Secretary Blaine in
his telegram to Londoe, was impell
ed to describe the condition 'of his
chief as one of great gravity s and
danger.. Yet with all this, there was
slightly increased hope. At 1.V.0 on
Saturday morning the pulse was 118,
temperature 109. During "several
hours of i lthe night the beats had been
.120. T e first bulletin on that Morn
ing reported his stomach as continu
ing to retain the liquid food taken in
the natural way as well as the enerha
ta. His pulse was 120 and tempera
ture 98.5. He had had a bad night,
the Secretary Of . the. State said, and
his condition was of the most alarm
ing charaCter. At noon he was grad.
wally failing in strength, though his
pulse had slightly , improved. Short
ly afterward, Dr. Bliss, who had been
constantly confident of recovery, said
he believed the . President would die.
He thought, however, that he might
possibly linger through several days.
The effect of all this bad news was
to impress the country with the be
lief, that the President's recovery was
impossihle and that be had but a
short time to live. But after hope
had died- out of all , bUt the very
stoutest hearts on Saturday it was
revived again on Sunday by the most
remarkable change for the, better.
The President's condition improved
slightly Saturday afternoon, and quite
late in the evening beasked for and
ate a small piece of milk toast care
fully prepared by Mrs. Garfield. For
two weeks before that time he had
swallowed nothing but liquid food.
Sunday morning a more hopeful feel
ing existed at the White House. At
8.30 the pulse was 100, temperature
99.4 and respiration 19. At 2 o'clock
Secretary Blaine telegraphed Mr.
Lowell that in the judgment of the
surgeons the possibilities of recovery
had increased and were increasing.
The President continued to gain dur
ing the. afternoon. -At the morning
dressing analier . incision was made
in the swollen gland, and a little
healthy pus escaped. During Sun
day the President swallowed more
than thirty ounces of liquid nourish
ment, chiefly beef juice, peptonized
milk and milk porridge; he also re
tained two nutritive enematas. This
supply of food was considered entire
ly adequate if. properly assimilated.
Sunday night Secretary Blaine. sent
word to Mr. Lowell that, the condi
tion of the -President continued as
favorable' s could be expected, and
that his improvenient within .thirty
hours-had ,given great *encourage.'
ment ,to the attending surgeons.
Moaday the ,good symptoms still
continued, and confidence in the
President's ultimate recovery was
greatly strengthened. . The. inflamed
gland 'was relieved by another incis
ion and. a larger discharge of pus,
and it sensibly diminished. Secre
tary Blaine telegraphed to Minister
- Lowell that eight that apprehensions
;of serious blood-poisoning grew less
every hour. The President passed
a comfortable night, Monday sleeping
most of the time, and awoke on Tues
day morning with.his condition about
the same as the day previous. At
8.30 A. m. his pulse WA111.,02, tempera
tare 9L5, respiration 18. Another
small incision was made in the swoll
en gland with very satisfactory "re:
sults. The fever during the day was
unexpeetedly high, but the surgeons
attach no importance to the fluctua
tions. At 6.30 P. N. the pulse was
109, temperature 99.5, respiration
8. The surgeons are-satisfied with
the progress of the cane. The latest
news revived,,up to- going, to
press this Wdnesday afternoon, is
to the effect that the President pass
ed a comfortable night, and is fully
maintaining the - ground gained dur
ing the past two days. The, official
bulletin issued at this A. :a
gives his pulse 100, temperature 99,
respiration 18. As ' follows are the
official bulletins up to yesterday,
commencing with Wednesday morn
ing of last week: '`' • -
TIIE OFFICIAL BULLETINS..
WEDNESDAY / Aug. 21-8.30 A.
—The President has passed a very
good night, awakening at longer in
than during several nights
past. He continues to take liquid
food by the mouth with more relish
and in such quantity. that the enema
ta will be suspended for the present.
No change has yet been observed in
the parotid swelling. The other
symptoms are quite as favorable as
yesterday. Pulse 100, temperature
:18.5 respiration 17.
12.30 P. m.—The President contin
ua to take liquid food by the month
as reported in the latest bulletin.
His temperature his risen slightly
since that time. In other respecia
his condition is about the same.
I Pulse 104, temOetature 99.2, respira
_tion 19. t
6.30 m.--Shortly after the 'um
bullegn- was issued an incision was
made into the swelling on the right
side - ot the President's face for the
purpose of relieving the .tension of
the swollen parOtid gland of =giving
vent to pus, a small quantity of which.
was evacuated. He has taken a lar .
ger quantity, of liquid _food by the
month. today than yesterday, and has
been entirely free from nausea. His
temperature this afternoon is, how-
IiESE
= h g h .. - y esie
ever 1 er then , i y, at t
same hour, and his - pulse - somewhat; '
to re
hiquebk' Purse 108i - tenitiopie)i
ture-100.7 - nnephatiett 19.',-: . - , , ~,
, , Taintsnkri':ALug4 2$:;;41 - .80 A.lfer•
The Preilden 81000100 °Mai night
Helm taken,=.4tortifiamt - by 114
moutli4:statettintsr*S4l4 in But
dent quantity * so that Abe enemata
have:not-been renewed. - - , NO modifi
cation of.'t,he = parotid iwelling has
I been alma& - Ilis4eneral condi
' tiod iii much,the - sime tie at, thistimci
yesterday. Pulse 406, ; temperature
08.5, respiration 3 &
..., 4 I l i!.
6./5 A. 3t.-6•The subject -of the re
moval of the President from Wash=
WE
==
Ington at the present time - was ear
nOly considered by us last - night
and again -this morning: After ma
tiire deliberation the conciiision was
&lived at by the majority that it
would not now be prUdent, although
all agree that it will be very desirable
at the.earliest time at which his con
dition *ay warrant it. We are,
moreover,. unanimously of the opin
ion,that at no time %ince _the injury
has the President exhibited any
symptoms of malaria. •
•
12.30 P. m.--Since the - issue of this
morning's bulletin :a rise in the Pres
ident's temperature similar to that
which occurred yesterday morning
has been observed. His • pulse is
somewhat more frequeht. • From the •
incision in tile parotid swelling a few
drops of `pus were discharged this
morning. The size of the swelling
has . not diminished. In• other respects
his condition, has not perceptibly
changed. Pulse 112,- temperature
tr.) respiratii)-t
- 6.30 , ILla been little
(change in the Pre-ident's condition
'since the noon lialietin was issued.
The frequency of his pulse is now
1 the same as then. His temperature
his risen somewhat, but is not so
high :As yesterday evening. There
- Ikon' a slight discharge of pus
during the day from the incision in
the parotid swelling, but it is not
diminishing h No unfavorable
change has been observed in the
enndilon of. the wound. He has
taken by the mouth a sufficient sup-
ply of liquid foodd. At present his
pulse is 112, temperature 99.8, respi
ration 19.
FRIDAY, Aug. 26--8.30 A. M.—The
President slept most of the night,
awakening at intervals of half an
hour to anhour. On first awakening
there -was, as there has been for sev
eral nights past, some mentarc(infa - 3-
sion, which disappeared when he was
fully roused, and occasionally he
muttered) in his steep. These symp
toms have abated, this mornirfg, as
on previous days.: At present his
temperature is slightly above the
normal and his pulse is a little more
frequent than yesterday morning.
,pulse 108, temperature 99.1, respira.
tion 17.
, , •
12.307. 31.----At the morning dress
ing of the President it was observed
that pus from. iho . .parotid _.swelling
had found its way spontaneously
into'hisl'xight external. auditory mea
tus; through which it was discharging.
Some pus was also discharging
thrOugh the ineision . made - into the
swelling. His wound -looks as well
as it has done for some time . past.
His ptilse and temperature are pres
ent higher.than at the Corresponding_
hotir for some days. He continues
to take by the mouth the liquid food
preicribed ; sneVertheless, we regard
his. condition as critical. Pulse 118,
temperaturolob, respiration 18.
0.30 r. President's con
dition has not ehanged-thaterially:
since the last . bulletin was issued..
lie continues to Vila; by the mouth
the liquid food prescribed and occa
sionally asks for it... Since yesterday
.forenoon, commencing at]. (.30 A. Iv.,
the enemata have again been. given
at regular intervals as a - means of
administering; stimulants as well as .
nutriment.. They are retained with
out trouble. At present his pulse is
116; temperature .9%0, respiration 18.
SA'RIJRDAT, Aug. •27-8.30 . • A.
The . - President slept •,from half an
hour to - an hour or , more at a time
througholit the night. Ile continues
to retain the liquid food. administer
ed by the mouth and the 'stimulating
enemata. Nevertheless, his pulse has
been more frequent since midnight,
and. he is evidently feebler . this morn
ing than yesterday. -Pulsc-.120,1em
-perature respiration
12.30 P. m.—There has been no im
provement in the President's condi
tion since the last bulletia - was - isited.
He continues to retain -the, liquid
,food administered by the mouth as
well as the :enemata. At the Illurp
jna-qresging the palotid swelling ap
peared abont.the same as yesterday.
No material change ~was observed in
the wound. Since morniTi the Tem
perature has :rir:en about a . dq2ree
and the pulse has fluctuated sc. we,-
what. At present
,the pulse' k
temperature fiILG, respiration
6.30 r. 3L—The President's spill)
toms
. show slight amelioration this
afternoon. His pulse is some what
lees frequent and • his temperature
lower; moreover, the mental distur
bance described in yesterday morn
ing's bulletin has disappeared. The
parotid„ swelling has discharged a
little pus by the opening spontane
ously formed into the ear, as well as
by the incision made; but is not per
ceptibly smaller. The liquid food
given by the mouth and the enemata
continue to be retained. Pulse 114,
temperature 98.9, respiration 22.
SUNDAY, Ariz
0 28 --- 8.30 A. M.—
The, amelioration of the President's
symptoms=-anuouneed in last eVen
ing's bulletin continued during the
night, and since midnight some fur
ther improvement has been observed
the pulse, progressively diminishing
in freqnency. - The stomach has con
tinued to retain liquid nourishment
administered, and last evening he
asked for and ate a small quantity of
milk toast. Stimulating and nutri
ent enemata continue to be retained,
there has been no mental disturbance
during the night or this morning.
At present his pulse is 100; tempera
tuse 98.4, respiration 17.
12.30 P. m.—At the morning dim
ino of the _President ,several yellow
izh points were observed just below
the ear over the swoolen parotid;
and an incision being made about a
teaspoonful of healthy lvoking pus
escaped. iI There was also some dis
charge.of pus through the two open
ing,s.(intd the ear and incision) men
tioned in' previous bulletins.— The
wound looks rather: less indolent
than it has been doing for several
days past. Since the morning bulle
tin there has been some rise of tem
i-perature, but little increase in the
- frequency of the pulse, andl in other,
respects no material changq -has oc
curred. Pulse 104, temperattne 99.5,
respiration 18. ,
6.30. P.m. The improvement in the
President's _condition declared yes.
terday afternoon is still maintained.
He continues to take willingly : the
liquid food given by the-mouth, and
sipparently digatin4 it. The stim
*Ws sad nutrients ven by enema
itte- - ab3o retained. At,: the evening
dressing an increased- quaritity of
healthy-lookingrpue was discharged .
frem the suppurating parotid. The
:elipearance of the wound has not
perceptibly chang_ed since the morn
ing dressing. llnt little rise in tem
perature or pulse; has taken place
since noon, andthe pulse is percepti
bly stronger thoin..at this time yes.'
terday. Pulse 110teinperatnre 99.7,
respiration 20., .
Mormtv, Ang. 29-8.30
President's symptonis this morning
are as favorable as _ yesterday at the_
same hour._ He slept, - awakening at
intervals, the greater part of the
night. At these intervals _ he_ took
and retained liquid nougichment ad=-
ministered. His miud , e6ntinues per
fectly clear, Pulse I.o94temperatup
98.5, respiration 17.
12.30 P. Bl.—At the morning dress
ing of the President an additional'
point of suppuration was recognized
in his swollen face, Which, being in
cised, gave exit tb some healthy
looking pus. The other openings on
the exterior of the swelling are like
wise discharging, but though less
tense the tumefaction has not yet
materially diminished in size. Noth
ine new has been observed - in the
condition of the wound. The usual
daily rise of temperature has not yet
ctecurred and the general condition
has not materially changed since
morning: Pulse 106, temperature
J 8.6, respiration 18. .
6 30 P. M.—The •daily rise of the
President's temperature began later,
this afternoon than yesterday, but
rose eight tenths of a degree higher.
The;frequency of his pulse is _ now
the same as at this hour yesterday.
lie has taken willingly the liquid
food prescribed during the day, and
had besides during the morning a
small piece of milk toast. At the
evening dressing a Tretty free dis
charge_ of healthy pus took place
from the parotid swelling, which is
pereefAibly diminishing in_ size. The
wound manifests no material change.
Pulse 110, temperature 700.5, respi
ration •:18.
GENERAL NEWS.
—Lady visitors•in . the AdirOudacks are
said to , tarry pistols in• their belts as a
protection against attacks from the guides,
.4Stout John Hancock's chair, the one
in 4 . hiCh he sat when he signed hisiaame
to the Declaration of Indepeudence,%ow
stands;in:St. .Pairl's'. Church at Norfolk,
Va. ,
• • . 17,
—A dispatch from Tombstone, Arizo
na,' says : ." Indihns attacked the towihof
.Eurika, N. M., two days ago, - and killed
all the citizens,.said to be - abititt seventy
in number." . , .
---Sylvanus 11. °alley of_ Rochester
claims to be an heir, under •a,will nearly
one htindred years old; to a large tract of
land in the neighborhood of Wall "*.trect,
New York; now valued at $20,000,009... It
was a s4‘-amp when the viilf w s:made. .
. —The young" ladies of, Greenwood, S.
C., have started-a" successful temperance
Movement. They organized' a society
pledged not to .have anything to do'witl4.
any young man who drank li4iuor.. Sev
eral well-known tipplers have already
succumbed, and alms are wavering in
that direetion. ; . •
j -Cotton mi '
in Georgia claim that
they can make ,ttongoods fully' half a
cent peryard c caper than _,they. can be
made in the forth, including_the 'freight
charges off. At thii . rate, ,
tbere must be
a rivalfy in this interest before long that
will ke a loss to some one—the. mill own
ers, opilie workers in them.. - .
—One of the evidences of the enormous
growth of vegetation in California is an
immense grape-vine at Cajon, ! that
State, which haS enveloped two large oak
trees with its ! branches. The weight of
the present crop of frtt is estimated at
five tons, and the pressure has - literally
crushed one of the trees to the ground. • :
—For a-numberof years American ne,
groininstrels have been tiavelling-in En
gland, and have had,coutrol of thatbranch
of business, but our British cousins have
at last resolved, to tarn the tide, and will
send over to this duribg the coming
winter a full fledged English troupe, 'who
will-make a tour of the country...
—The Russian Nihilists have adopted
a new - method -of tortnrei which they are
applying to the Czar to render his lifnun
happy.' Numerous models of different
weapons and infernal machines are for
warded to him, accompanied by a written
request to choose front the lot the one he
would prefer to have used upon his own
•
person. .
—Near Frtepert, L. 1., on Friday ev
ening, the remains of a young woman
were found in a swamp. The bud
severed at the waist, and the two por
tions lay a few feet, apart. e
. Both ere
quite nude, .and were wrapped
. in copies
of the New York Herald °Ube .18th in
stant. They were considerably decom
posed.
—Rev. E: Boweu,.a. Welsh clergyman
of Gibeon, attempted to jump off a mov
ing . passenger train the Delaware,
Hudson and Erie Railroad depot ou Sat
urday and had one leg taken off and the
other . barily bruised. He was atone time
phstor of a church at Wilkes-Darre, and
Was one of the:earliest settlers . of Carbon
dale
—Navigation is virtually eloSed .on- the
Ohio river., None lint Little Cumberland
and Kentucky river-boats are running,
and few of them. AtTittsburg the stage
is seven inches below" zero; at Louisville,
thirty inches ; in the canal at Evansville,
twenty-four inches, Mid at tlie mouth of
the Ohio at Cairo, six feet pine inched.
The river_busines is suspended the :en.
tire length of the river.-
4- - -Colorado .has been visited of late by
the most extraordinary rain falls over ex
perienced .by the oldest inhabitant's of
that region. These were not more storms,.
but regular cloud bursts, by which the,
water poured down in volumes so douse
as to crush everything upon which it fell.
The destruction of these deluges has been
enormously large, amounting to desola:
tien in many case's.
. —A Sullivan, 111., dispatch says that
there was a slight ram-fall ou Thursday
night, the first fol. seism' week's. The
ground was so drynnd it absorbed so fast
that the differ“lce was scarcely percepti
ble. The drouth has rained all late corn.
The hedges and stubble fields aro-So thy
that spirits from passing trains sot fire to
thorn. 1 .•.
One of the 'buildings of the powder
manufactory of Watson, Burrill & Co.,
at 'Warren, Me, containing nearly a ton
of fine, sparkling powder, was demolished
by an explosion abOut noon on Thursday,
which blew in the ends of the- packing...
house and of two other buildings.' - The
latter wore also filledwfth powder, which,
however, did not elplOde. Samuel Malik,
of Warren, who wait at work in the build
ing, was blown nearly four bundrel feet
and inbtantly Loss, from $6,000
to $lO,OOO,
oOutax
A FAIR STATEMENT:
[Several communications having ap.t.•
peered iiitro of our village cotumpora ,
ries, purporting togive `correct compar
ison, one fear with antitber of the eipen-
ditures of' our county for the past tcn,
years—but which Articles, on the-'contra- -
ry, presented a very incorrect • and unfair
statement •of each expenditures - - we.
deem it but - simple justice to the,
Board 'of County Commissioners—who.
were- attacked in, the , articles named
--Wpublissh the following communication
written by a gentleman who his carefully
compiled, the figures frc•m official doca
mcnts.—Eurrott RETORTER.]
EDITOR REPORTER : Please publish for
the infOrmation of the public the follow
ing comparison of county expenses for
two periods embracing five years each,
viz : the
- years 1 871, . 1872, 1873, 1874 ami
1875, and the years 1870,'1877,1878, 1879
and 1880. The figures are taken-from the
records in the Commissioners'
fice, and are thought.to be correct.
On' the question of expenses in Com.
I, monwealth cases tile record show - s :
11=1
Years. No. of cute. Coats Pad. I'd Dlu. A'y
1871 1 64. . - 41,757 07 trl.:
1672-. - -(63 - 1,307 - 13
1 In
1873 2; - 1.463 62 f:72
-1674 51 . 1646. t 6 .
. 1675 46* - 2;493 65 641
T0ta1... - . 181,°
08,5611 - 57
1876
isrt 78
1873 112
1879 "- 91
1880 72
th!.,16.... 34
T0ta1.... 431
These figures show the utter falsitY,-11 -
the heretofore published str.teinent fluor.,
the Commonwealth business and expen - sei;
attending it have fallen off any percen—
tage within the -lase five years. On the
contrary they 61lowVan increase of ore, -'
4,
128 per cent. in the n tuber of case!+:.ove:
155 per pent. in cost \ paid, aiAi_i_ver-127
per cent. in fees of t, District Attorney.
Prisoners' suppors iu - C; -unty . Jail; and
in-Eastern Penitentiary,. with elipenses.ol
conveying them Philadelphia, show: .
about the same increase..:
County Jai% East. Poiteiery
OM
EMII
1971
1972
187:1
;90«0
1,1G5
1.5:10 :a
1.,517 511
Cal
la 4 5.
JUhl....
f 2,578
3,279 23
2 757 67
2.176 r
2,691 2
29
1k76
1877
1878
I ito
#13,763 3;
7,454 62
Total
fG,32S -73
Difference
Grand Jury expenses and Traverse Jury
expenses each show a marked increase
fur the second period. The. one item of
'Traverse Jurors alone, over .which the
Commissioners have no control whatever,
shows an increase of *14,445.39 for the
period from 1876 to 18801 inclusive, or
about $3,900 on an average for eack)cmr:
()rand s Lui...c.%. Traverstv.run , r,
IS!1•_ KV $1 1!1.`.1013_;
• 573 24) 4.203 07
1872
1873
1871
1915
ale -
616 3T
-1,076 70
FO3 bi
Total
1.911 7,2
1,0-19 50;
I&7'
1 an
1 , 476
1 , 570
In%
931 on
i,c4o 4 .;
1.61,
P,1,°53 54
4,019 7.1
OE
eq3l Ili
Difference
The expenditures on bridge contractN
and repairs, subjects over which the Coin
ruit,sibriers excercise full control, leavir; ! ,
out the extra cost of building the eev.
iron bridge over the Chemung; river'ar
Athees. in 1'677, are - as - follows..for the .
several years embraced In the two per- .
sods :
UM
_
IS7I Bridge Coutracts arid lievaln, tir.t29 t'l
1612 . " •.:.:.11 Z•••+
I 157::" - .. " • . ' 2.5. i, ..:
BSI
Min
Tot
•
I Sit; • " tS:rJ fit
1.Y77 " 14:;,62.7 I'll .
Brit 11.114 4a 1 3.452 ' l l
IS7i
IS:7
•
Total..:":
I)ecrease.ln secuntl periled
The expenditure On Public Buildings
and grounds for the two periodi, includ
ing in the second period extra cost of en . -
larging the Prothonotary's and Register's
office in the year I.gBo, show the lollow
ing :
. t, in 7'2'11.7 , 3 - 41.001 9..
. :lit 39 . -1 4-- • • 1,7: 3.,
. 1,963 17,1674
- 11',, 1"..
. 3,017 a0i1t.79 . ' 1.111 99
970 111 1 114.50 ' '. 41.1
r'r01,1 , .-2:1:vg.1.11 '2..7.97 ..:.
Is7l
IA:
I r 7
1 , ,7 I
1575
0,641 - 15 , TUtal
Total—,
Showing an increase of onir
The pay of Assesioysin the two peliods
shows as follows: •
;2,300 36,1576
r.2:34 IV:
2,491 00!1m78
Ib7l
I
1r73
lA7;
1575
. 2,309 5 1 911579..4.
. 2,210 23f1890....
-I ,
5.11 _Totnt
OE
S.howlng an Increase 111 . 5 years of
Ilhitijig second period Athetv;
has be divided into three elixt ion
tricis and South - Waverly barolig,ll
: from 'same, and New Albany 1, 1 .,•,,,L
elected, making- four addivonal a-zwi••
iri county.
The expenditures on County:Jail
Lot, and on Poor House and Farm .51i“
as follows: • - •
CM
IE7I Jail Lot
Bull(Mit;
1A72 " "
1873 "
Sp inl Lot In 2.1 rtt1041...-..
OE
MO Poor lionSe Eario
" " Building , •• • •
Interest on Poor House Bonds
teams, stock, implements, kr.
ISSI Estimated additional cost or fin
ishing Poor house ,and comptet
. lug Insane Department
Difference In cost of these two 4nstltn
tlons
Please - nole that the $1:000, estimat e d
cost•ofcompletiou of poor-house, is riot
embraced in the second period, but evi
dently ought to be inserted in a just and
fair comparison of these buildings. The
writer le:Aires it to intelligebt men wild
have seen and examined these buildings,
to judge of the relative amount of %yolk:
dour: and materials furnished in the con
struction of each..
Subjects of expenditure included in sec
ond period, but-not embraced ih first
per
iod, show as follows:
1873 1)11A1
1679 1,2 1 5 00
1580 1.200 CO
Total—J.4,4ol .15
These expenses agg regat big $10461;,. lit.
together with the extra cost - of eulargin4
Register, and. Prothonotary's etliee. .0(7
increase of Traverse Jitroih' cxvenses, :
costs in Commonwealth casts,
ers' support in Jail and Penitentiary, as
shown above, acconn; for the eauged
aggregate, expenses of the elianty
!satisfactorily.. • 1-
The probable. indebtedness "of ; he 'enmi
ty January Ist, 188'2, has been heretofore
alluded 'to and estimated in the papers.
From statistics to which tlie writer his
been allowed aceesti, it afftvars that tl:e
indebtedness of the county Janual y
1882,is not likely to exceed the sum of -
$(10,00, instead Of over . .1.80009.
the writer believes is a careiul 'and liberal 7
estimate.. Yours Respectfully..
—A. Denver; Col., dispatch says OA
the heavy rains of the past moat-h, v. hid'
have interfered with business, and caused
large damages throughout the State, new
appear to be over, and the weather set
tled.- The railroad blockades caused by
the flood have withene or two exceptins
been 'raised, and :freight and passenger's
are now being run through on time.
Prot tho Danvers (Mass.) Mirror :
Mr. Geo. 11. Day, of tbis win), was cmei
of themnathun by St. Jacobs Oil.
1111
02,96 i 9t 6
3,92341'
4,577 46
5,692 '
5-498 54
it;
19‘
71
I rill
1 27 91
r,93s a.
$1.701 J
51509
2.2zn• 82
2,214 2G
11,173 70
7,DIA
.1;074 7,
Or 4
7X6ta.: 81
,520 tp7
V. 8, 4 ,46 31
e 7.028 aY
9,.13 86
8,860
ie,ko•3
7,552._
03.P91 74;
:NM; :u
04,445 3J
- Amount Vai
BE=
MEM
f?l4
104 , .4
3,414 ,)
EMU
tA1,361 Zo
14,04 ).
13,t30 '2.
z , 7s
:Lr?
11 y,
IMIIMI
$ 7.0 ),r
ti
103.
174,2
I.liti. r:~
23..)46.••1
2,6'7. ta
1::.61,11. co
e:+2.8.3.f
7 1.217 .
t2!..271.:".1
Tgi%.l 4
MEI
Sheep Ex. , /,••••
Datitaget.. I;, ,
31,343 23 .1 0
1,331 71 7 3l l= v<
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