font ralortet
Towanda, ga., Sept. B,lBBz.
Raublion Comty Mad.
Pon snanrlT
WILLIAM T. HORTON,
Of Terry Township•
FOR PROTHONOTARY,
GEORGE W. • BLACKMAN,
Of Sbeshegnin Township.
FOR REGISTER AND RECORDER
JAMES H. WEEB - ,
Of Smithfield
FOR COUNTY TREASURER,
i EBEN LILLEY,
Of LelOy Township.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
DANIEL BRADFORD,
Of Columbia Township.
MYRON KINGSLEY,
Of Standing Stone Township.
FOR COUNTY AUDITORS,
W. W. MOODY,
Of Rome Township. ,
TALEgTED,
Of New All;any Borough.
TIIE - Democratic County Convention is
to be beld at the CoUrt House on Monday
afternoon, September 2Gth.
1. - moN county has the speculative life
in , :urance
,business in a new form, a coin
pany_haviug been formed to insure chil
dren at birth.
THE time for holding the 'New York
Republican State Convention has boon
fixed for October sth, and New York City
the place for holding it.
TILE Exposition' and State Fair at
Pittsburg was opened with imposing cer
emonies on Monday morning last. The
opening address was delivered by General
.i.iatr.s A. Bk.AVEII.
„AT the...genera anuual fair a step-ladder
is offered as one of the premiums, and the
ll'arerly Adrocate arises to ask if Seneca
county prpposes to introduce politics into
its Agricultural Society.
SOUTHERN California wants to be set
up for itself as a separate State. The
land is there, but a larger and better pop
ulation will be required to secure such an
organization and admitiion to the Union.
Tni Ilon. SAMUF.L JOSEPHS, a Demo
"eratic statesman of Philadelphia, is trav
elling in Spain. At tli,e recent elections
in _Madrid there - were kreat ' frauds. For
tlie good-name of our "country, we would
advise SAMUEL to immediately return to
his home.
Some of the defeated candidates for
nomination befor the recent Democratic
County Convention of Lycoming County,
are charging bribery, corruption and
'fraud upo'n the successful candidates. .It
pleases us to note thWharmony and good
feeling existing in the-ranks of Democra
cy.
Tuna Susquehanna river is very low, but
from 'all- accounts it is discounted twice
over by the Ohio river. _This latter stream
is said to be Ifottom up just now, like a
wrecked canal boat, and the litthz boys
* are wading the channel from Pittsburg to
Louisville in search of mussels, "mud tur
tles," and cait-away gambling " chips."
THE next Congress will hive to settle
the Morn•on question, and it shoUld make
short work of the evil. Crimes which send
men to the penitentiaries in every State
'of the Union should no longer be fostered
and played with bk.the nation's legisla
tors.. The tim%has come to end Mormot--
ism, or end legislators who refuse to
aid in doing' it.
ell
AND nOw the Illinois Democracy are
mad, and all on account of the stringency
- some recently enacted election laws.
These new laws.enforce restrictions and
demand qualifications as to residence.
payment, of taxes, &c., which are strong
impediments to fraud; and this is always
a discouragement to Democratic s6ccess
at the ballot-box.
As THE time draws near for the meet
ing of Congress renewed interest is awak
ened in the organization of the House.
The Democracy have already exhausted
their stock of iutrigtie and disposition to
barter in such affairs. But it is all of no
avail, as the Republicans will organize
the House. ,That fact is now conceded by
all who understind the situation. •
Two-years ago the work of preparing a
synopsis of the divorce laws of the several
Stateg was to a committee of
the American Bar Association, with a
'view to securing something like uniformi
ty in legislation of this character. The
statutes on the subject are so numerous
and conflicting that the committee have
been compelled to give up the effort in
despair.
/ A LEGISLATIVE bribery Case iS soon to
be tried in Albany County, New York,
that of Senator SEsstoxs, who acted such
an important part in the late election of a
Ciiited States Senator of that State. This
trial, when it comes on; will be watched
with interest all over the Union, . and if
tnEssio .Ns COLlViCted,,be will be a very
unhappy man, for there'll be no pardon
for .him.
THE Republicans of Senator: Sr.sstoss'
district have declined to re-nominate that
gentleman. It will be remembeied that
he was a very prominent opponent of Mr.
CiINKLING in the New York Senatorial,
conteil„and that be is alleged to have .
Ilribed Senator lIITAD . LEY, for which of
,-Tense he was indicted by the grand jury
:it Albany. His reputation is not as clear
• as tbit of a Republican candidate should
be, and the party in his district acted very
pmpeily in defeating him.
As MI ;lIT have been expected, General
GRANT indignantly denies on his coin be
half uW on that of Vice-President An
:TIIVR the rumors of political conferences
and intrigues whichhave been so indus
triously circulated. We went quite con
vinced that there had been gross rniarep
rese.ntation, hht it appears there has been
malicious invention also. The *induct of
General ART ant during the critical period
has been marked by dignity and delicacy,
qualities which tho 4 wbo have sought
to malign him and his friends do not ap
pear to understand or appreciate.. It is
perhaps is; sell that General GRANT
should eXpOSit the falsity of these reports,
sines he can do so without being subjekt
to the same criticism as that which would
doubtless bere been hurled at Oeilersl
Awrirs, .
TEE Secretary of the Industrial League
of America has addressed a 'circular to
manufacturers and others suggesting a
tariff convention at' Chicago next No
vember. The circular sets forth the ag
gressive policy of England, and declares
that the instinct of self preservation
prompts ,:Waited action by Ammican
manufacturers 'for the protection of home
indastor.
AT the Re-union of the Sixteeners, at
Harrisburg, the following named persons
were elected officers for the ensuing year:
President, E. T. TAYLOR, of Fulton coun
ty ; Vice-Presidents, DANIEL. W.- DoTT,
of Indiana, and Annan Snfmoss, of Dim
phin ; Chief Secretary, C. ,D. Rum, of
Dauphin ; Recording .Secretarg; EDWIN
ARNOLD, of Snyder; Financial Secretary,
luvn KUNTZLEMAN, of Huntington ;
Treasurer, Wm. Kins Lon; of Perry.
The Democratic Speaker of the Geor
gia House of Representatives lately in -
formed , a New York Tribune correspond
ent that the State . of Georgia never had
had a carpet-bag government, and that
Governor BULLOCK and most of his asso
ciates were reputable citizens of Georgia,
as {hey still are. Whereupon the Phila.
delptda -- .North _American arises with in
quiry: :i_'Whatlthen becomes of the argn
mentSo long used at the north by :the
iDernocrats about the bad conduct! and
character of the reconstructed Republi
can State officials of Georgia.
Misstssim will have an exciting poli
tical campaign from now until the day of
the fall election for State officers. All
the opponents of the Bourbon Democracy
including Republicans; Greenbackers and
Independents, had a State conference at
Jackson on Wednesday, and agreed upon
a basis of coalition; they will, consequent
ly, pull together, and may succeed in de
feating LOWRY, the Bourbon candidate
for Governor. The Coalition nominee
for Governor is Bmvstaini Knin, of Co-
piah County.
CAPTAIN llowoATE, under arrest fOr
embezzlement has decamped from Wash
ington with a frail female companion
and the governMent, and his bondsmen,
are anxiouslx seeking his whereabouts.
The present indications are that a couple
of hundred thousand dollars will - not
more than cover 'his thefts, and this
money, or a large portion, of 'it,
has been wasted in profligacy under
the very eyes of those whose duty it was
not only to look into official facts and ffg
nres, but to keep some slight supervis
ion over the private conduct of officials
entrusted with the disbursement of pub
lic funds. •
PHILADELPHIA is the only great city in
the country that has been under Republican
management, and the Philadelphia Re %
cord, a solid Democratic sheet, pays the
party Or following tribute : "The tax
rate in Philadelphia has been underg6ing
-a steady reduction during the last five
years. No city in America can compare
with Philadelphia iu the economical man
agement of its affairs. For five years
there has been a systematic reduction in
the tax rate, with a promise of a continu
ance of this settled policy that 'augurs
well for the relief of tax-payers." Yet
in spite of this showing, which has been
a patent fact for years, there were enough
Republicans joined with the Democrats
last spring to defeat the Republican can
didate for Mayor, and would have turned'
the Councils over to the - Democrats also
if they could. ,
.TIIE convention proposed by the Indus
trial League of America, says the' North
American, for the purpose of adopting a
line of action to protect the Manufactur
ing- and trade interests of the country
from a threatened warfdre against our
protective-tariff system, will no doubt
meet the approbation and euli t the'aid
of all who have the continued prosperity
of the country at heart. The extremity
to which the British manufacturers have
been reduced by their policy of free trade,
leaves them but two alternatives—that of
obtaining a market for their wares or the
closing of their workshops and manufac
tories. Every effort that can ho suggested,
wilhbo adopted to obtain an American
market for British goods by an early re
duction of the tariff, and it is to devise
means by which these measures can be
met and defeated that the convention is
called. Aside from the personal interest
each nianufacturer may feel in the case,
the question is of such grave importance
as a national matter that it should receive
the suppot of every citizen.
.
Tux rains of last week did not ex
tingui•;h the forrost fires along the Wes
tern Division of the - rio Railway. Near
Olean thousands of m 1 are fighting the
ames. Back fires are built to Break off
the flames, and other precautions areftak
en. It is estimated that fully $2,500,000
damage has already been done, Between
Jamestown and Salamanca the flames are
cresting great havoc and engineers drive
their engines at terrific speed throw?
the fires to prevent the destruction of
trains. Several train men have been se
verely scorched and Brakeman Martin
wasiburned to death at Corry. Two men
stealing a ride upon the trucks of the
cars were overcome by the heat and per-
islicd. Several men fighting the Names
near Carrolton were so severely burned
by blazing oil from an exploded tank
that their deaths are expected. In Craw
ford and Erie counties, Pa., the Damage
is estimated at $200,000.
STATISTICS gathered by certain parties
who are interested in the subject, in re
lation to the adulteration of lager beer,
preheat some startling facts. The trade
in this beverage has grown so enormous
that the competition to cheapen the arti-.
de and to produce it more rapidly than
by the old method, has led to its adulter
ation by the brewers. The old fashioned
lager which wmi brewed from malt and
hops in the winter, and allowed time to
rest, as its name implies, has nearly gone
out of eiiitenee. The stuff which is now
made under the name is forced into being
by purely artificial means, and in Raman
ufacture some of the most injurious
chemicals are used. Glucose plays an
important part in its , production. It is
well known that this article is manafac
'tured from corn with the aid of Sulphur
ic acid. While it is used much in sugar
it finds its principal-market in the lager
beer breweries. Now it is the testimony
of expertsthat the effect of beer produced
in this way is poisonous to the- system,
and especially prolific of kidney diseas
es. The injury to the health of beer
drinkers has become so pievalent, that it
has attracted the attention of our law
makers, and recently an act was passed
by our legislature on this very subject.
It not only provides sevcr6 penalties for
those who manufacture beer or whiskey
from deleterious substance,. 'lmit _also
makes it an offense for dealers, to sell
adulterated beer ur rum wbotb•tr, invited
Penviersets er
TIM COUNTY COMM=
Harmonious Gathering.
A STRONG TICIC-ET
NOMINATED:
Full Report of the
Proceedings.
EVERY DISTRICT REPRESENTED
One Hundred and Eight Del
egates Present.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS..
Pursua i nt to the call of the County
Committee, the Republican County
Convention assembled in Mercur Hall,
this place, on Tuesday afternoon,
and was called to order by E.A.-Ax-
oLk, chairman of the Eiting Com
mittee, at 1:30 o'clock.
After the Convention was called
to order, Mr. ANGLE, said that a list
of the deregateS to the Convention
had been printed for the use of the
delegates, and others, and that he
wouldread it over, to the end that if
errors existed in the names that they
might be corrected. The names of
the delegates were as follow :
Alba Borough—Eugene Lawreneo.
Mallory Churchill.
-Albany Township—Wm. Kinyon,
Wm. He
Armenia Township—A. Biddle,
Richmoryi Sweet.
Asylum TeyinsklP—ran4rr e Y r ; rick.
Athens Borough, Ist Ward—Mahlon Nevins,
Eugene Davis.
2d Ward--Geo. Davis, -
E. M. Frost.
Athens Township—let District—Fran
o. Mik Morley,
Geler.
2d Dlstrict—J. E. Field,
Azel Knapp.
3d District—J. N. Weaver,
W. B. Hackman
Barclay Township—FJ. Da. F. Lyon,
H. vis.
Burlington Township—Clarence Pierce,
W. P. fierce,
Burlington .D. Putnam.
It. Brown. ,
Burlington West Township—J E o Darro Dic w,
. C hn
olton kenson
•
Canton Township—Refits Brown,
I. N. Beardsley. •
•
Canton Borough—Theo. Pierce,
Chas. E. Bullock. .
Columbia Township—William Courtney,
• Edgar Garnett.
Franklin Township—O. L. Smiley,
_ • 0. M. Bonney.
Granville Township-7C. It. Killlmm Knyenittle,
.
Herrick Tosinsbip—JaGmes Newell, •
eo. Titus.
Leltaysville Borough—L. L. Bosworth,
• Asa Nichols.
Leßay Township—A. W. Van Fleet, • •
R. R. Palmer.
Litchfield hn Township—Beni. Park,
. Jo Strubie.
Monroe Township—H. W. Northrup, _
Harvey Cummings.'
Monroe Borough—O. F. Mtitgos,
•
• ,• E. B. Young.
New Albany Borough—M
orris
Kellogg,
, J G. Sas.
Orwell Township—J. 0. Alger,
A. E. Hamilton.-
. Overton Township—F r . n ChasCe,
F Brle • •
Pike Township—Horace Chaffee,
• Lacy Stevens.
Ridgbury Township—Eugene Thomp ey. son.
Walter Dew .
Rome h Township—Hug S McC ßussell abe . ,
L. S.
Rome Borough—John Albe rt Wi lm oth . •
Albe
Shashequin Township—Wilmot Chaffee,
Frant. - M. Vought.
Smithfield Township—J. W. Chamberlin.,
T. I. Burlingame.
South Creek Townshtp—John F. Glibitte,
Cus Berk.
South Waverly Borough— H. L.
H. F. Clarke,
Wm. Plum.
Springfield 'Township—Joel Adams,
•
. • Ewd. Strong.
Standing Stoini,Township—Martln Bennett,
Gee.
Sylvania Borough—Leander Gregory,'
- • Chas. Waldo.
Terry Township—N. T. Miller, .
J. C. Dyer.
Towinda Borough, let Ward—.l. H. Holcomb,
• S. M. Brown.
" • " 2d Ward—L. M. Hall,
0. K. Bennett.
41 " - 3d Ward—N. C. Eisbree,
• E. 4. Angle.
Towanda TownshipTß. A. Bostley, -
Chas. Cummings. _
Towanda North Township—A. Hicks,
• Geo. H. Granger,
Troy Borough—B. B. Mitchell, 4
; H. B. Hobart,
Troy 'rownshiplotin C. litralL
Joseph A. Bail.
Tuscarora Township—Guy LIIIMO TO eIIes. UX,
- Levi W
Ulster Township—James Howie,
James Mather.
Warren Township—John Kinney,
Wells Township—C .
G. H. , Knapp.
Wilmot Township—llimm Meets,
Dr. P. A. Quick.
Windham Townshiply o nis i li
W awre ea n t c o e n,
Wyalusing TownshiT.. H. Kintner,
p—% ,
Geo. Goodell.
Wysor. Township—E. , G.Dwen,
Win. K. Conklin.
At the conclusion of the reading
of the names of delegates, Mr. An-
OLE announced that the first business
in order was the election of a . Chair
man, to preside over the deliberations
of the assemblage.
Whereupon. JUDSON HOLCOMB, of
Towanda Borough, Was nominated
and - unanimously elected Chairman.
Mr. HoLcomn, on taking tie Chair,
thanked the Coniention for the hon
or conferred upon, him, and said that
he hoped the proceedings would be
marked by a spirit of harmony that
would reflect credit , upon the organil
zation of which the Convention was,
in a measure, a
_representative body.
lie referred fitting terms to our
wounded President, and congratula
ted those present on the good pros
pect of the speedy recovery of . the
Nation's stricken Chief. His remarks
called forth applause at several points.
He closed by asking that the pro
ceeding be conducted with the utmost;
order and decorum possible: At the
conclusion of his address to the Con
vention, Mr. HoLcomn announced
that the first business in order was
the election of three Secretaries:
WherellpOß, (}EO. LAWRENCE, of
Windham, CHAR. E. BULLOCK, of
Canton Borough, 0. E. BENNETT, of
Towanda Borough, and 8.8. MITCH
ELL, of °Troy Borough, were nomina
ted. Mr. LAWRENCE declined, • and
thereupon -Messrs. BuLtoc BEN
NETT and MITCRELL were elected by
acclamation.
N. C. ELSBREE, ESQ., OffOECil a mo
tion that the Chairman appoint a
committee' of five - on resolutions.
The motion was adopted.
The Chair appointed as such com
mittee, N. C. ELSBREE, of Towanda
Borough, B. B. iirrcriELL, of Troy
Borough; R. R. PALMER, of Leßoy;
Jons F. GILLETTE, of South Creek;
and E. G. Owns, of Wysox.
E. J. ANGLE offered a motion that
the printed list of delegates, as it had
been read and corrected, be adapted
as the °Mold his of Wilma sod,
tied to seats in the Convention... The
motion was unanimously adopted.,
J. Amin - stated to the Conven
tion that inasmuch as Mr. Itanaav,
of Troy Borough diatriet,.. was nil&
voidably abeent froni the Convention,
he moved that Mr. Hosaits'a e4;llea.
gee, Mr. Mamma., be permitted to
cast the two votes of such district.
The motion was unanimusly adopt•
The committee on resolutions being
ready to report, the Convention list
ened ito — the' reading by Chairman
Fadmaxe; frequently applauding the
sentiments expressed therein. At
the conclusion of the report Mr. Era-
BUZ moved-, its adoption, which
motion was carried unanimously.
The resolutions were as follows
1. Resolved, That-'we denounce in un
measured terms the dastardly, wicked at
tack of the assassin Guiteau upon the
life of President Garfield, and 'heartily
join with our fellow countrymen of all
sections in extending our sympathy to
himself and his family, with the hope
that through the blessing of Divine Provi
dence he may yet recover to resume the ,
reins of government, and carry out the
policy, so auspiciously entered upon.
That we rejoice with joy unspeakable,
that the improvement its the condition of
,the President in the past few days affords
a lively hope.' of his ultimate and full
recovery. .
2. Resolved, That we congratulate 'the
country ripen the - Wise and successful
nancial policy of the past atutof the pres
ent 'National Administrations, , and es
pecially do we commend the efforts of
the present administration 1 .0 root out
organized• corruption every depart
ment of the government as evidenced in
the prosecution of the conspirators in the
Star-rents and other [rands •
3. Reiolved, That we commend the
course of Hon. Edward Overton, our
member of the last Congress from this
district; who represented faithfully and
with honor and ability the interests of
his constituents.
4. Resolved. That the general prosperi
ty of all the material industries of our
Commonwealth evinces the wisdom and,
soundness of our_present State adminis
tration.
5. Resolved, That We approve the
course of our Senator and Representatives
in the last Legislature ; their independent
action relative to the choice of United
States Senator was demanded by an out
spoken, pronounced sentiment of their
constituents, and in acting with respect
to that sentiment they but performed a
recognized public duty.
0. Resolved, That we emphatically de
clare as the sense of this Convention, that
the compensation of the County Treasurf
ershould be reduced to fifteen hundred dol
lars or less per annum. In no event toex
ceed that amount,and we earnestly recom
mend that our County Commissioners so
fix the Treasurer's compensation.
7. Resolved, That in making purchases
for the County Poor- House, we recom
mend that the Commissioners take bills
in duplicate of all purchases ? and that one
copy of all sills be filed with the Superin
tendent of the Poor House at the time of
delivery of the goods purchased, and that
he keep a book of entry of same in detail.
S. Resolved, That this Convention rep
resenting the sentiment of the Republi
cans of Bradford County, e rnestly recom
mend the nomination of Hon. W. T.
Davies by the -Republican State Conven
tion, which assembles on Thursday next,
for the office of State Treasurer, believing
that his nomination would be eminently
wise and proper in the present political
exigencies -in -Pennsylvania, and would
insure Tarty success. • _
O. Resolved, That as the' representatives
of the Republican sentiment of Bradford
County we declare that it is theduty of the
Legislature to submit--;to a vote of the
people a proposition to so amend the
Constitution of the State as4o prohibit
• the manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors except for medicinal and mechani
catpurposes. ,
On motion the Convention • pro
ceeded to the nomination of a candi
date for Sheriff. _ .
0.E., BENNETT, presented the name
of EDWARD . WALKER; of Towanda
Borough.
W. H. KINTNER presented the name
of WM. T: Hoarowof Terry.
A ballot being had resulted as'fol
lows:
Horton
Walker
Ir 80
Whereupon the Chair declared
that Horton' having.received a ma
jority of all the votes castVfits the
candidate of the Republican Party
of Bradford County for Sheriff. •
- L. M. Rail, Esq l 'moved that the .
nomination be made unanimous.
The motion was , unanimously adopt.
ed. .
On motion of L. M. Hall, Esq.,
GEO. W. BLACKMAN was nominated
for Prothonotary by acclamation.
On motion the convention 'proceed
ed: to the nomination of . a candidate
for Register and Recorder.
The names of JAMES H. WEBB, of
Smithfield; M. J. Virzum. of, Athens
township, and ALFRED BLACKWELL,
of West Burlington were presented.
The first ballot resulted as fellows;
Webb
Blackwell.
Weller
58
27
23
Whereupon the Chair announced
hat JAMES H. WETIJI, having receiv
ed a majority --nf all the-votes cast,
was duly nominated, and upon mo
tion the nomination was made unan-
MOUS.
On motion, the Convention pro
ceeded to the nomination of a candi
date for Treasurer.
The names of C. T. HULL of Ath
ens Borough; Emu Lium, - of Le-
Roy; L :Branum, of Towanda Bor
ough; 4L-13. QUICK, of Wilmotf Ono.
L. Fonsui :of Rome ; J. F. AMER
MAN, of_ Ulster ; and H. A. Ross of
Pike, were pregented to the Conven
tion:and six ballots were had , befo •
a nomination was made., ;The name
of Mr. AMERMAN was withdrawn be
fore the first ballot. 'The result of
each billot was as follows:
1 2 3 s 4 5 6
Elsbree 32 - 34 30 '33 34 82
Lilley . 27 32 40 44 51 57
Hull • 18 20 =22 .20 23 19
Ross ll 12 9 11 . W
Quick 10 W
Forbes -19 10 7 W
Mr. LILLET hveing received a ma
jority of all the votes cast upOn the
sixth ballot, was declared duly nom
inated as the candidate for Fireasur-
T
Cr.
On motion of Mr. ELSBREE, the
nomination of Mr. LILLE'S' was made
unanimous.
Mr. MIECHELL, of Troy Borough,
offered a motion that the Conven
tion proceed to the nomination of
candidates for , county ,-Commli; , l. 42 .
ers, and that the candidate from the
West be first selected. •
Mr. ANGLE moved as an amend
ment to Mr. MiTtiname's motion, that
the list of delegates be called and
"soh wbsn his moo was WWI vets
tar two candidates for County Com'.
nassiener.
A vote being= taken on - .air. Ax•
OLZ i fi amendnanit, it 11118 declared
lost, and the orighud motion - wati
then adopted. . •- 1 ,
Mr. Breslin. desired to know
where the linnets beisreen east and
west was drawn. •
Mr. D. F. CLARK, spoke in &Nor
of nominating men for commission
ers without any reference to east or
west, north or south. •
L. M. HAi4 'Esq., desired to know
what business was before the Con
vention and was informed by the
Chair that the nomination of a can
didate for Commissioner from the
West was the only busineis in order.
Whereupon the names of DANIEL
BRADFORD, of Columbia; Arkt
DIM
MOCK, of Towanda township; Ems
RUTTY, of North Towanda; JAS.
MCINTYRE, of Towanda Borough and
NaLsorr GrusElyr, of--F-ranklin, were
presented to the Couvention. The
first ballot resulted as follows :1
Bradford
Dimmock
Rutty
Mclntyre
Gilbert
Whereupon DANIEL BRADFORD,
having a maJoritY of all the votes
cast - was declared the. nominee, and
on motion the nomination was made
unanimous. •
On motion of E. J. ANGLE, the
delegates from each district were re
quested to hand to the Chiarmen of
the Convention the name of a perso
to represent their district' as a mem
ber of the County Standing Com
mittee, for the ensuing far.
____
On motioiiil l o i f N. C. ELstinv.E, - OF.e.
w
Des, of .0 ens Borough, was au
‘is
thoiiid to: , t the four votes for
that Boron - - , inasmuch as Mr. DA
a l ,
via' colle es were compelled to
leave for ho e. : -
' On moti n tbiptinvention then
proceeded i nempate the second, or
Eastern, candidate for. County Cam-
missioner.
The 0
nameso L. i, oTEPi LEN STRICKLAND,
of Wysox; PENIMON ACKLEY, Of TM
CRTOIS ; ~
AN 2110INTYRE, of Towanda
Borough; SA iIINIMOCK,of Towanda
township aid liffiton Kinosi.EY, of
Standing Sone, were presented.
Objection being raised thdt some
of the candidates had been named
also as:'candidates from the West,
the Chairman announced that tocali
ty could not interfeie with the pre
sentation of any one's name. 1,
The o:invention thereupon pro
ceeded to ballot with the following
result; -
Strickland
26 80 .
21 12
10 W
41 52
Before the result of the second bal.
Loi was declared, Messrs. ELsouEz
and ANGLE, of Towanda, OWEN, of
Wysox, LDd LYON and DAvps of
Barclay, ehanged their votes ' from
MCINTYRE to KINGSLEY; giving
I
him 57 votes; whereupon' the Chair
announced that Mr. KINGt LEY hav
ing received a majority of all the
votes cast, was duly nominated as a
candidate for Coanty Commissioner,
and on motion the nomination was
made unanimous.
E. J. ANGLE, Esq., moved that the
Convention pioceed to the nomina
tion of candidates for County Audi-' 1
tor, and that as each delegates name
was called he vote for two persons.
The motion was adopted.
The names of. J. 'T. BESTED, of
New Albany; .W. W. MOODY, of
Rome ; J. B. Jonnos, of Ersniditi,
and 0. P. /lARKNESS, of Springfield,
were presented as candidates.
- The first Ballot resOited as follows:
Ackley
Mclntyre
Dimmock
Kiesley
Heisted, ...
31)ody,
Harkness,
Johnson,
Whereupon the Chair declared
Messrs. lIESTED and MOODY the nom
inees, and upon motion the nomina
tions were made unanimous.
There being- no further business,
the Convention, at 5:15, adjourned
sine die. The Convention was one
of the most harnionioud and orderly
that ever asset bled . in this place.
The ticket no ma .;• is a strong
one, and will and , •s t• y command
and _ receive a hea Support. A
lack or time and space prevents our
speaking of it at length this week,
but we shall 'take an eer i ly opportuni
ty to do so.
_ PAYMASTER General GEORGE F. CUT
TER has been placed on the retired list,
and will leave Washington in' a day or
two with his family for his botne inlilas
sachisetts. There are among the officers
of the pay corps who are eligible, a large
number of applicants for the position now
made vacant by his retirement. No ap
pointment can -be mae, however, until
he, President is able to act. In the in
terim, Becretari Iluwr will discharge the
duties - of the 'Paymaster General of the
Navy.
A DISPATCH from Capetown brings the I
intelligence that the union mail steamer
Teutonic, with two hundred souls on
board, including the passengers and crew,
has been wrecked _ near
_Queen Point.
Only twenty-seven persons were saved in
the steamer's boats. The British corvette
Dido has proceeded to the scene of the
wreck. The Tentonia arrived at Cape
toNn frpm Eueland on Monday, landed
some and embarked other passengers, and
prOceeded on her voyage. Queen Point
is near Algo bay and is the scene of pre
vious wrecks of union mail steamers. ° _
A sensation has been created in Craw
ford.county by the circulation of a report
that a young man, who Is serving a sen
tence of fifteen years in the Western Pen
itentiary, has been found to be innocent
of the crime for which he was *convicted.
The evidence of his innocence is said to
be the confession of the person who is
guilt', to which be has been goaded by
hie couselems The prisoner was see
toad in CloWborp 1810 1 awl bps tbeettori
mind so* fln 'UN of the =
PRESIDM Gam[•
Another Week of Suffering,
Anct-no.aain..:;:-. .:': j.:':,.:
lean Brane,--111#
iheursuey es Istellay—y,..
vorable Iltesides Expected
from t h e Change.
- The condition of President Gar
field has, remained about the%same
during the past week, as it Vas on,
Wednesday, morning of last weet.
On the taming of that day it was
Announced from the . White House
that the President had passed every
comfortable day on Tuesday and the
usual afternoon fever did net make
its' appeArance. An opening from
}the•d
parotid swelling bad been dis
covered, in the month, but no pus
had found its way there. The sur
geons were all very much encourag
ed. Although the President had a
'high fever in the night, he awoke
Thursday morning with a condition
fully as .favorable as the previous .
,'morning. , At 8.30 A. M. his pulse,
was 100, temperature 98.4, respira
tion 17. He passed a comfortable
day, and at 6.30 P. M. the pulse was •
108, temperature 99.4, re‘piration 18.
Friday morning the condition of
the President showed' no change
from the previous 4 ) -- - , -- -iiiilse 100,
temperature 98.4 respiration 17.
The day was generally very favora
ble, the pulse being stronger and
more even. At - 6.30. e. M. the pulse
was 104, temperature 99.2, respira
tion 18. Saturday , morning the
President showed no marked change
but seemed languid and 'depressed,
owing to the malarial infliences sur
rounding the White House. His
immediate removal to Long .Branch
by special train was decided upon.
During the day his pulse - ranged
from 108 to 110. ', Late Saturday
night he vomited twice, but awoke
Sunday morning not materially
worse. The vomiting' was caused by
phlegm in the throat s and the pa
tient lost no ground thereby. Sun
day . was a comfortable, day and
marked -no material Change. The
President passed - a fair day Monday,
though there was acme fever on ac
count of excitement produced by his
knowledge of his early.lemoval. All
the physicians concurred in believing
that he could endure it. The most
i elaborate arrangements were taken
to avoid any uutavorable effects of
the step. On Tuesday morning the
President was conveyed to Long
Branch where lie now is. As follows
is the official bulletins for the- week:
THE OFFICAL BULLETINS.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. -,
318.30 A. M.
11
—The President has passed a tran
quil night and this morning his con
dition is quite as favorable as yester.
day
_at - the same hour. Pulse -100,
temperature -98 A, respiraticia 11.
Li 30 r. u=--At the dretsing of the
President this mireing:tthe parotid
gland was fqund to; be discharging
freely. It looks well and has mater
ially diminished insize. The wound
remains in about the same__ state.
His general condition is evidently
more favorable than at this hour yes
terday. Pulse 95, temperature 98.4,
respiration 17.. , ,
6.30 I'. m.—The President has pass
ed
a better day than for some time
past. He has taken his food with
increased' relish and the usual after
noon rise of temperature did not oc
cur. At the evening, 'dressing the
fluid used to wash out the parotid ,
absceis found its Way , to the' mouth,
which'it did not do this morning ;
showing that rin opening into the
mouth has spontaneously occurred.
The abscess is discharging freely and
the swelling continues - to-diminish.
There is some increase in' the dis
charge of pus from the wound. Pulse
109, temperature 98.6, respiration 18.
THURSDAY, Sept. 1—.8.30 A. M.--,
Toward' 9 o'clock . last evening , the
President had some feVerishness, and
his pulse ranged from 108 to 116.
The condition, which ' was unaccom
panied by, rigor& 'or sweating, had
subsided by , midnight, and did not
interfere with his sleep. He had on,
the whole a good night, and this
morning his condition Is fully as fav
orable as yesterday at:the same hour.
Pulse 109, temperature 98.4, respira
tion 17. I
_ .
12.30 P. m.-:-At the morning dress
ing of the President,' the_ abscess of
the parotid was found to'be dischaeg
ing freely. It looks well and contin
ues, to diminish in size. The state
iif the Wound remains the same. His
l'
general, condition' is not materially
different. from what it was at this
hour yesterday, except that the pulse
is Somewhat More fr eque,nt. , Pulse
108, temperature. 98, respiratimi 18.
,
6.30 r. m.—The condition' of the
President hai not materially changed
since the last hulletin, except that
there has been' a moderate rise of
temperature thiS afternoon. It haii
ing been represented to 'us that a
portion of this,morning's bulletin has
been misunderstood, we would state
that the President' has had no rigors
for several weeks. At present his
pulse is 108, temperature 9ii, respira
tion 18/ :'--- •
FRIDAY, Sept. 2-8.30 A. m.—The
President slept well during the night,
and this morning hiii condition is in
all respects as favOrable as yesterday
at the same hour. Pulse 100,
-.
tem
perature 98.44 respiration 17. '
,_12.:30_.e. 31.—The 'President's con
dition has not materially changed
since this mornin g bulletin was is
•sued: - Pulse 100,temperature 98.7,
respiration 18. . -
6.30 P. m.—The President has.pass
een comfortable day and this even
ing appears better than for some days
past. He has taken a larger propor
tion of nutriment by the.mouth and
manifested greater relish for it, , His
pulse shows some improvement as
regards frequency and strength. The
parotid abscess continues to improve.
The wound shows as yet little change.
This evening' his pulse is 104, tem
perature 99.2, respiration 18.
:SATURDAY, Sept. 2-8.30 A. u.—
The President was restless during
the early part of the night. His
condition is the same as yesterday
morning. The pulse, however, is
more frequent. Pulse 104, tempera
ture 98.6, respiration 18. . ;
12.30 P. m.—The - President's) con
dition has not materially changed
since-this morning's bulletin was is
sued. -Pulse 101, temperature 98.4,
a _
respiration 18. .
70
1$
• 17
1 Bal. 2 Bal
8 • 11
IEIEI
=OM
6.30 P. M. The President has done
well during :the day and • has taken
wits some relish a sufficient quantity
of nutriment. The parotid swelling
continues to . discharge freely:and
to diminish, in size. The wound
allows no material change:• Alto
gether his general condition exhibits
some improvement over. yesterday.
Pulse M t temperature D 9 resplrit
tit* ie,
SurautT, Sept•ember 4-6:8 0 I% 1 1 .
-The - Plesident has passed I" coat- ,
finable* slay. He has. taken his food
with some rebuilt-sad hid.3lo `return
of the irritability of stomach report;
ed in 'the morning's bulletin. The
parotid swelling continues to ha--
prove - aryl b now io far reduced ilutt
the contour of his .face . is' restored.
showing no material clumge. The rise
of temperature this , -afternoon has
been .vtry slight, but his - pulse was
more tyequent- throughout 'the ,day,
than yesterday or the day ,before,
and he showed more fatigue after
the dressings. Pulse;110 ; tempera
ture, 99 ; respiration, 18.
MONDAY / September 5.-6:30 F. M.
—No material change -has --- -taken
place in the condition of the Presi
dent since morning. The parotid ab
cess continues to improve sad the
wound remains about the same. The
pulse is somewhat less frequent than
at noon.• At present• it is-108, tem
perature 99.8, resplration,lB. Should
no untoward symptoma prevent, it is
hoped to move the President to tong
Branch. f . ~
OFF you wag =ANVIL -
WASHI?tOTON, Sept. 6, 5:30A. M.—
The President was carried from the
sick room to the wagon by Drs. Bliss,
Reyburn and Boynton, gWaim, Col.
Rockwell, Corbin, C. 0. Rockwell
and .Warren Young, who remained
with the 'patient during the removal
to the depot The patient reclined
in an -easy position on the.bed, his
right hand laid upon his breast and
the left arm stretched at full length
upon the coverlet. His forehead was
covered by linen cloth. His features
wore a patient an 1 resigned expres
sion. A platform , had been erected
om the portico to the wagon and.
across this the bed was tenderly and
carefully. carried. No mishap oc
curred in the trinsit, -- and 'all the
horses were started for the depot.
Tire conveyance was preceded to thif
depot by carriages containing the ri
mainder of 'the party to accompany
the President. .
As the wagon moved from the
Mansion, the -President, feebly but
cheerily lifted his left hand and wav
ed; a farewelFtro the inmates assem
bled on Abe porch. The wagon was
driien slowly through the grounds
and down Pennsylvania avenue to
the depot, theliorses at no time go
ing faster tharLa walk. At the head
of each horse stooda man ready to
assume control of the animals in case
of need. The ride to the depot was
without- incident. The crowd which
followed was orderly, and anxious
not only for the safe transportation
of the patient,-but also to catch- a
glimpse of his face. This =was not
difficult to do, as the curtains of the
wagon •were raised to. enable the
President to breathe the morning air.
The dept being reached, the horses
were detached, the wagon was 'backed
up to the ear, and the same gentle
men whotransferred the patient from
the White Heine to the wagon, re
moved him from the wagon to the
car. Though,they met with' some
slight difficulthowing to the floor of
the car being rather high,the delicate
task was performed without appear
ing to disturb the President. When
inside the car he was "transferred
from the bed on which be had been
carried and placed upon the spring
bed already prepared. . -
The party, exclusive of the rail
road attaches, consisted of Mrs. Gar
field and daughter,Drs. Bliss, Ag
new, Barnes, Wooward, Reyburn
and Boynton, Col-and Mrs. Rock T
well and daughter, - Messrs. Swaim,
Corbin and Brown, Mrs. Edson, C
0. Rockwell, Warren A. Young. and
three colored servants.
The train left the Washington dfi r .,,
pot at 6:40. Baltimore, was reached l
at 8:30, Wilmington - 9:15. West
Philadelphiawas reached at 10:45,,
Trenton 11:48, and the train reached
Long Branch at 1:10.
The first stop was made at Patap
sco, at which point the parotid gland
was dressed. At half-past nine the
President's pulse was 108 and of a
good character. At this hour three
ounces of beef extract were adminis
tered. - , • - ---
At 10:10 a stop of four minutes
occurred at Larnpkin for coal, - the
only coal that was taken on the trip.
At 10:30 a stop of five minutes
was made at Gray's Ferry for water.
Between Philadelphia and Monmouth
Junction the train made several
.miles at the rate or seventy miles an
hour. Bay View was- reached,',at
8:05; and a brief stop' made to ena
ble the: surgeons to make the morn
ing dressing'- of the wound, which
was found to have suffered no de
rang,ement by travel. - The dressing'
was soon acgomplished, and the train
after leaving Bay VieW was run at
the rate of about fifty miles an hour.
Th& track in ' this locality is very
straight.- and 'in "excellent condition,
and though the speed was at times
greater - than fifty miles an hour, the
vibrations of the President's bed
were no more tifan it would have
been at thirtyi,miles an hour. -
At every Aciwn . and station along
the route,; Colonel - Corbin said, a
mass of !Inman beings ;congregated
to witness the passage Civf the train.
In most instanees the people were
standing with uncovered heads and
exhibiting a feeling of sympathy.
The first bulletin was issued at
6:30 and was as follows :
. .
LONG SitArtett, September 6:-6:30
r,. u. (Official).—Since the last bul
letin was issued , the President has
been -moved from Washington to
Long Branch. He was more rest
lesi than usual-last night, 'being evi
dently somewhat excited by the an
ticipations,- of the journey: This
morning at 5:30 his pulse was 118,
temperature 99.8, respiration 18. We
left Washington with the President
at 6:30 A. M. Owing to the admira
ble arrangements made by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company and to
the ingeniously arranged bed design.
ed by T. N. Ely, the fatigue incident
to transportation was reduced to a
minimum. Nevertheless, as was an
ticipated, some signs of disturbance
produced by the journey, have been
exhibited since his arrival by the rise
of temperature and the increased
frequency of his pulse. At present
his pulse is 124, temperature - 101.6,
respiration 18. ~
iSigned.-]
IME
The latest intelligence from -the
President - up to the hour of going to
press this Wednesday P. M.. is to the
effect that he was better this morn
ing. Ells pulse was 106, respiration
and temperature normal.
—George'B. Hill, of Solebury, Berka
County, while applying Paris green to
his potato tines a short time ago, iihsorb
el a quantity of the poison in a'small cut
in one of his hands. Inflammation set in,
fQlluwed by oryitptins and gangrene,
fecieoehicti be died in a Pew de's!
;The notorious Howipat.;;bas tied to
piste and.
4Jud i go Waldo of the Conneetient
do ut is seriot UL
UL
+Evangelist Moody and family will
ail for Pampa on the 24th instant. _
—Senator Ingalls' tenth baby estah.
lishei - him as the premium colonizer of
Kamm. ' • i
—General Fitzhugh Lee : will
will marshal
ntli
three ' thousand Virginia , damn at
Yorktown.
—Mr. Ears F. Dew one Bingham
ton's oldest citizeMli died' .iiittuday , and
was buried Sunday. i ,;i 4
—Prof. L. B. PoWell, the well-known
music publisher-mull dealer of Scranton,.
died - in that city of consumption on Sun
day the 28th ult. t
—Dr. Hauls S. Fellows, of Albany, N.
Y., who bad been miming since Monday
evening, was found drowned Wednesday
morning of last week, - Dr. Fellows-was
identified with the Greenback Nationd
party, and Was well known throughout
the State.
—Consul General E. A. Merritt sailed
from New York Saturday afternoon for .
Liverpool on the steamer 'Britannia for
the scene of his future labors in London.
He was accompanied &Ant the bay by a
steam latmch, on which were a number of
his friends and Custom House officials.
—Lorenzo Delmoniro, , the Nei York
restaurateur, is said to be dying of aggra
vated gout and inflammation of the stom
ach at Sharon - . Springs,.New-Xork. Mr,,
Delmonico is Slags by birth 4 He came
' to this country lin 1827 and was employed
in the restauraat of his uncle, Peter Del
monico. Sin then - his busiikess has
grown until his reputation :as a caterer
has become national. . - - ; , _
—Friday night, Kilburn Chandler", city
editor of-the Harrisburg Patriot, was in
tanned by one Hamilton in the presence of
/ladies. : An altercation ensued and Ham
ilton Shot Chandler, breaking his leg be
low the knee. It is thought that amputa
tion will be necessary. The wounded
man sprang for the throat of his assailant
and choked him until taken away.
—General William M. Gregg, who died
in Tntikhannock. on Friday, was the first
man in ,Elmira to volunteer at the out=
break of the war; He was a saddler ,by
trade, and won his way by his energy and
plnck. At - the charge upon Fort Damna
tion, before Petersburg, be was struck by
a shell and knocked senseless. - The same
shell tools off the top of the head of a sol
dier who *as standing near. .
—JoluilW. Garrett, president of , the
^ , -e and obi(' Railroad Company,
-Friday announced his intention of pre
senting the city of Baltimore with a
bronze fountain to cost at least $20,000.
The fountain is now being designed in
Paris, and the artist has been instructed
to make it the handsomest in the United -
States. It will be erecied in Mount Ver
non place, near Washington's Monument
and near Mr. Garrett's mansion.
—Mr. W. F. Dalrymple, the "Wheat
Bing,of Dakota," arrived in Milwaukee
lasi - week, and in an interview stated that
the threshing upon his farm had begun,
and that the yield is eighteen bushels per
acre, or ten per cent. lighter than last
year. 4 %The quality, however, is excellent.
The decrease in the yield he attributed to
-the heavy rains in the early part of the
season, low tracts being entirely drowned
out. He says that the yield in the
_Red
river valley will be filly eighteen inishels
PeT-Ifre•
—Cony essman Hendrick B. Wright
died a t. Wilkesbarre Friday morning,in
his seventy-fourth year. Hendrick Brad
ley Wright was : born at Plymouth, Lu
zerne '
.county. Pa., .April 24, 1808. Ho
pursued the usual classical studies at
Dickisen College, upon leaving which he
began the study of law. He was admitted
to the (Bar of Lnzerne county in 1831. - In
1841 he was elected to the House of Rog
.
resentatives of Pennsylvania, and re-elect
_
ea s z in 1842. In 18 - 43 he - declined the
monination oflState Senator,; and was
again elected to the House.: Upon the
opening of the session be was chosen
Speaker. In 1844 the Democratic Nation
al Convention met at Baltimore : to nomi
nate a - candidate for the Presidency, and
Mr. Wright was a delegate atiarge from
Pennsylvania. In 1861 ho was elected to
Congress by both parties. He was tl e
Democratic candidate for Congressman
at large , in 1872,_and being endorsed by
the workingmen's ConV - ention ran several
thlusand votes ahead of the ticket. Mr
Wright was elected to Congress in 1870
in the Luzerne district, and again in 1878
,and 1880. 'His political life doled March
.4, 1881.
—Minnie Brown, twelve years old, was
struck and instantly killed by lightning
during a storm at Parker City, Thursday.
= The - Pittsburg police have *arrested
the - proprietors of the two leading pool
rooms in the city and will make the case
a test of the efficiency of the law for au
pressing that kind of gambling.
-The trustees of the Insane Asylum at
NOgistown have fitted up a l room in the
balding for a library for the use of the
inmates. The supply of books is small,
and donations will bo acceptable.
very heavy storm, lasting three
hours, passed over Scranton on Thursday
night. Jewell's photograph gallery " - as
shattered by lightning, and 'the telegraph
wires in all directions were interrupted.
. —Owing to the great scarcity-of water,
the.lower shops of the Pennsylvania Rail
road C.ompany , at Altoona have been com
pelled to suspend work. The upper "shops
are supplied by water conveyed iu largo
oil tanks. .• '
• —An old lady died at Tower City,. 4
Schuylkill county, a feW days ago, - who is
said to have policies of insurance on her
life aggregating $350,000. The policies
are placed in almost every speculative in
surance company in the country. _
—Tbo• Keystone Bridge Company of
Pittsburg has opened a drawing school,
to which freeuccess is given to all their .
employes. A competent instructor is
present two evenings each week, and the
drawing materials, books, etc., are 'fur
nished blithe company.
Hughes, connected with the
lehigh and Wilkes-Bane Coal Compa
ny's farm, was found in a pool of water
Friday morning near the' Stanton mines,
Wilkes. Barre., Ho was-thrown from his
horse into the water while searching for
cattle Thursday night and drowned.
—The drought in Montgomery County
continues unprecedented. At Pottstown
there are but two inches of water over
the niOuth of the water works, supply
pipe, and a temporary dam -has-been built
below to'raise the water.. In many of the
toWnships water sells for half a dollar a
hogshead.
BLISS, -
BARNES, •
WOODWARD,
REYBURN,
HAMILTON.
—A flendiSh attempt at wholesale poi
wring was made at Allentown a few days
ago. Prepa+tions were made for boiling
apple butter by a family in- that place,
and during the temporary absence of the
family from the kettle iu which tt.si apples
had been placed, a largo quantity of Pada
mon won thrown in. bit toms taint' own
STATE NEWS.
parson. IN*,
.aff
,the quantity was se
great th at itusa sway detested, and Do
bad results followed frothier than the de
struation of the,materials.
—over 20,000 peopia were `present m
the triage Pio-nio of the Grangers. of
Maryland, Virghda and Pennsylvania at
William's _Grove Thursday. The Mite •
Grants of New, York„ Ohio, Pennsylva
nia, Maryland, Nevi Jersey, Delaware
Virginia and Nest Virginia were repre
sented. Adamant were darned by
Whitney,L. of the , Cincinnati 4yaktin,,
and Mr. Leonard Rime, Master of the
Pennsylvania State Orange. There is a
large display of agritmltrunl implement
on the ground. To.day, which L wM ckee
the plank, has been set apart as editors'
day s and $ number of prominent men ar?
expected.
--An ingenbaus tramp succeeded in get
ting a free passage over the Pennsylvania
lrOad, between, Altoona and Harris
burg,a few.days ago. He found a coil
of telegraph wire, which he carried in his
hand; and represented himself as a tele
graph repairer. He' made the greater
part of the distance on the hand-cars of
the line : men, the employes furnishing the
motive power, while he enjOyed Ake well
ery, looking out for breaks in the line.
The nest repairsman who presents him
self for transportation will probably meet
with a warm reception,. unless be should
be provided with better credentials than:
coil of wire. I -
—A Lancasttr dispatch says' that tha
unprecedented drouth-in that ainulty has
resulted in the failure of I two third' UT
the tobacco, crop; entailing:a loss in the.
county of over a million dollars. 'ln neigh
boring counties, where the same • atmos.•
pherie conditions existed, the lose will be;
as much more. Soine of the early plant
ed tobaccci eseaped the dry spell anet ma--
tured well, but this has already been pur--
chased by New York buyers, most' of it..
while still growing in the fields. Larger
prices base. ruled this year than haie ever
before been paid. It is believed that the
remainder of the crop will only be availa
ble for fillers. • ' -
Ix thei;New-York Herald wi3 lately.eb.
served mention of the speedy cure of
Thaddeus Davids, Esq. ofthe gm:id ink
firm,.l27 William stre e t. New "York,, of
rheumatic goat by St. Jacobs Oil.—St.
Paul (Minn.) Pioneer Press. -
GENERAL NEWS. _,_--
—George W. Naylor, ex-trtaanrer of
Lincoln county, Dakota was Friday- in
dlcte4 in the District Court foil the embez
zlement of $B,OOO while treaOurer.
—A heavy shoWer of raiii fell at Cin,
cinnati late Wednesday evening of last
week, the first for four weeks. Dispatches.
show that the rain visited "a considerable)
extent of territory.
—Second Assistant Postmaster Genera
Elmer reports a net reduction in star•
route and steamboat mail service during :
the month of August amounting to $9,-'
837, and that the total amount of reduc
tions and discontinuance since March 1
amounting to $1;479,779.. • •
—At ameeting of the Tammany Gener
al Committee in New York Friday pipit
resolutions were passed expressing ab
horrence at the attempted assassination
of President . Garfield, tendering him and
his family sympathy, and expressing the
hope that his life might-be spared for an
administration of patriotism and useful-
H. , Keeler ; -treasurer of the St.
Louis Carbon
,Worics, was arrested in •
East St. Louis on Wednesday evening ofy
last week and •Aaken • to -Bellville, the
county seat of, St. Clair county, on tLe
charge of having fraudulently drawn
drafts and issued notes to the amount of
about $12,000.
—The - United States Commission to
examine into tattle diseaNs, particularly
pleura-pneumonia, held session at - C'bi -
cagp last week, when a number of reports
from various sections of the country were
read. The opinion was uniformly ex- .. .
pressed that there was not, and never had _
been, any pleuro-pneumonia west of El- '.
mira, N. Y.
—ln Chicago Friday, T&rn - ts C. 'eal
who - was sleeping at a cheap I_ ging
house, awoke about 00 o'clock In- the
morning in an inane slate,' and, armed
with a revolver, shot several - porosns in
the house and; in - the. street, Until - shot in
turn by" apolice officer. Some of his vic
tims will probably die, but the madman's
wound is not very. serious. l,
—The payments made from the Treas
ury, by warrants dtiring the month of Au
gust,. 1881, were Ps follows : . On account
of civil and miscellaneous, ,$4,023,053.02 ; -
war, $5,194,673.82 ; Navy, $1,433,425.78;
Interior (Indians), $774,159.98; do pen
sions,: $6,680,112 ; total, *18,105,414.0.
The 1 above does not include payments
made on account of the interest or princi- ,
palof the public debt of the-United Statcs.
—According to the meterological stun:
mary of the observer at the-Waishington.
'station for the month just pissed, it was
the hottest August in Washington since
1872. Lastmonth the mean temperature
was 75.4 ; in August, 1872, the average__
was' 79.6. The rainfall last month only
footed up 1.07 inches, less than' any Au
- ust - during the past decade. There was
a dry August in 1871, but the rainfall
amounted to '1.59 inches during that
month. : ,i,
—The First National Banlt of India-
napolis, Ind., which was established by
William H. English ',a few;years ago, and
*hose charter expiref's in 'a few months,
has been reorganized in such manner as
to cause n hiatus; - This is the first
United States depository to Make this
change, the Treasury Department giving
its consent, and the new institution com
mences with clear books.
—Rain fell during Wednesday night of
last week all over the 'Northwest, and in
southern Illinois, greatlY benefitting the
corn, crop where it -was not whoWde-'
strived. At Springfield over three inches
Of lain fell in less than in hour'. At Dcs
Moines, lowa, there was a heavy storm of
wind, and rain, with Rghtning, which
struck the East Side Opera House.
—The unprecedented drought prevail
ing in northern . . Virginia has been, disas
trous to the corn crop. In some portions
rain has - not fallen: for three "months.
There is uo food for cattle,.and in some
cases the people travel thirty-miles for
breadstuffs. In the upper Rappahannock
water is hauled from the river for house
hold use; and the supply from the river is
so reduced that the large mills al Fred
ericksburg are unable to do more than
custom work. Other manufactin ing es
tablishments have been compelled to sus
pend operations.
• ' AIMBIIIINUAY, Jan.,l4, 1880.
1, 1 hive, been very sick over two years.
They all gave me up as past cure. I tried"
the most skillful physicians, but they did
not reach the worst 1:4 0 - ff; --- The lungs and
heart would fill up every night and dis
tress me, and my throat was very bad. I
told my children I should never die in
peace until I bad tried flop Bitters. I
have taken two bottles. _ They,have help
ed me very much indeed. I am now well.
There was a lot of sick folks. here wile
have seen how they have- helped me, and
they used them and are Cured; and feel
as thankful as I do that there is so value.
Me a mulleins made.
- NAL ;MU a. Otailr"