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WITH SUPPLEMENT.
Towanda, Pa.,, Dec. 8, tBBi,
IN one county in lowa at the recent
election not Democratic vote was cast.
No. General., HAS COCK did not attend
the Tariff Convention held in New York
last week. ,'
HoN. GLENNE .S
. cuoFirtn, of this
State, was swore ' in 'as a Judge of the
Court of Claimi, last week.
THE exports of grain co l r the current
year show a decrease : of 36,"j9,000 bush
els. The decrease is attributed to high
prices.
, THERE isn't a poorhouse in all Norway.
An exchange sa)s that when people get
so poor there that they 'have to ask for
charity they are shipped to America.to
become eminent citizens.
NOT a person has as yet . been suggested
as a candidate. for GovernOr next year
that meets the approbation of Mr. C:
'SPY KEIIVOLFE, of tinion county. Mr.
CHARLES SPYKER, it may be proper to
mention, has not as !et been-mentioned.
TaosE who hate _felt that the great
need of .this country was more life insur
ance agents, will be very much relieved
by the information that one New York
c,-mpauy has imported twelve English
a2ents, -who Will soon be let loose on the
tinoffer.ding citizen.
WISCO'NSIN sweeps the board on reform.
In the recent election in that State an
:imendinent to the Constitution was
adopted provi , ling for biennial instead of
annual: Sessions of the Legislature, and
fixing the pay of menthers at 000 each
for the session; with milage attached, but
no money fo) stationery or postage.
FIFTY years ago there was not a loco
motive engine in the United States.
Now there are 1(3,415, all made here and
costing $ - 111-1,4710,(100. Our .railroad cars
of all kinds number 493,000, costing
't.400,000,000, .making the total value of
railway rolling stock $754,430,000. We
build loconiothes for every part of -the
civilized world.
THE Stipreine Court has re-districted
the State so as to l . ..ave only seven coun
ties in theoVestein District, three in the
Middle Diitriet and the fest of the State
in the Eastern. This division, so favora
ble to Phihule displeases the West
ern iawyenz,a:ul there is talk of applying
to the Legislature to district the State by
act of Assembly.
Or the new Sevate- 4 the Cincinnati
f'whniercial's opinion iS that while the
Republicans have pr.gi reason to be satis
fied with the Senate asft stands, all par
ties can find cause for sltisfaction in the
1). - Hly. The-public welfare is to be mostly
found in the clo'e political division. That
fact not only .11 party, but each
individual mem'.er. upon good behavior.
Fun the info' .ttion of members of the
lejlepende-..t Ortier o' Old .Fellows, we
mention' the!lfact 11 tat :lt the session of the
Sovereign Giant' Lotlqe held last month
at Cincinnati, an amr'ndment to the con
stitution was adap•ril which provides that
all the business of 'inordinate lodges
shall be transacted. in the third degree
after July 1, V , 5'2. It will no doubt prove
greatly to the it Brest and harmony of
the various lodkA to prepare for the
change now. .
IT is among the certainties that New
Jersey will elect a Republican Senator to
, ‘ltecetd NlcPttnumiN„ Oregon a Republi
can to succeed GrimyEft, and Virginia a
Readjuster or anti-Bourbon tb succeed
„ItitiNsTo:s. In none of the Republican
States are the . RepubliCans likely to lose
ground, and in the next Congress Repub
lican control of the Senate will be unques
tionet). And all this is the result of an
"off year.'! •
• - StNiE Mr. Awrittit became President
of the United States, four army court
martial cases of drunkennesiand unofli
cer-like conduct resulting from drunken
ness have been presented to him; so that
he might approve and confirm; or else set
aside or intslify, the sentences imposed.
lie has approved all the sentences, and
the names of the four have been stricken
from the rolls of the army. This is cred,
itable to the President: The army : is no
'place for a illunken officer.
Titrr. nem S:reietaiy of the Treasury is
going alie:-.41," - atol is showing.himself an
ardent belicv(r in the uittdoru of paying
off the debt as soon as this can
he done without imposing any-additional
burden Nom tho taxpaying public. It
was thought. that tie ma.s about to make
an , importarit• call, and expectation has
not been dioappointcd,• as exiended sixes
irythe ainount were called
in- - Frida). 'At 11. is rate it will-not be very
10'4; before o,lly the fours• and the four
.and-a halt- irma;n.
DuRING the days that: the 'body of
President GARFIELD lay in state in Cleve-
Lind a woman annoyed the widow and
friends•with whom she was then staying
by most persistent eff)rts to get Queen
ictoria's wreath and some of the other
- floral Wiles from-the catafalque, for the
i,urpose, as she then represented, of em
balming and preserving the dowers for
Chicago ladies t•i present to Mrs. Gar
tichi. She was ft( quently rebuffed, but
finally procuted a card - from Stanley
'Brown to the Mayor of the city, from
whom she slececded in gcttinii a number
of tlo , floral pieces.. She took them to
Cliicago, and now has advertised them
for sale, claiming to haVe paid' several
thousand duilais for them'
Sr.NATolt J. W. LEE, wh :was Chair
man of the recent meeting of independent
Republicans at the C• nt;i:entAl Hptel,
Philadelphia, and valibsety 't was to
select a special cornmittie of oven• on
organization, has anthrtrized the 'an
nouncement that he has appq'eted the
;,:entletnen named below. ,In addition,
the Conferevee itself passed a resolution
depignating nator lAA: as a number, IP . )
that the whole c-tilmittee is c-ustituted
as fullnw : Joh:. (7hambers-,
burg; J. M. GEIsT, LaliCantet; WILLIAM.
nt., Philadelphia ; SAMUEL W.
PENNATACKEII, Phil delphia; WILL/AM
T. DAVIEN Towanda; TiIOMAS W. PHIL
LIPs, :yea' Cas!le ; licon S. FLExtso,
Pitthbut,t, ; J. W. LEE, Frantl.u. It will
be ti.e:dut vof tln Committee, and ono
of its tint duti..h, to designate the General
Committee of ;:41, coirepporaling with the
trunber of the Senators arid itegfresents.
Hires frotu the several districts, who will
betties tbe work of Inisawoosi • •
NEARLY 60,000 envelopes fun of . GAR..
num relics were sent out by the Cleve
land, bureau, in response to applications.
Nearly all the vast amount of material,
flowers, etc., left from the obsequits
.having been used up, a leading furniture
establishment at Cleveland has been
given the contract by the Relic Bateau
to manufacture articles from the lumber
need at the GARFIELD catafalque. They
entered bonds in the sum of $lO,OOO to
not manufacture from lumber other than
that nsedat the obsequies. The articles
will be sold for the benefit of the GAR
MLR monument fund.
WE agree with Senator DAVIS, of Illi
nois, says the North American, that
the Reublican party is a pretty vigorous
sort of an institution; and rather tough to
disrupt and destroy. It has required a
number of years of adventurous experi
ment to satisfy Mr. DAV.% on that point,
but be appears now to be fully convinced.
Any other doubtful Republicans 'who
want to ascertain the difficulty of destroy
ing the party can easily do so by getting
outside of it'for a time, and surveying its
strength and force from a point of view.
While the Democratic party lasts, the Re
publican organization cannot possibly be
destroyed. , •
SY-CIO:W.11Y HUNT advises a. reconstruc.
tion of the navy, which Is novel in some
respects and not - so novel in. Athers. He
proposes that the building Of,iron-clads
which become obsolete in a few years
should he suspended, and thatrAwift un
armored steamers shOuld be substituted
it, their place. The Speed of the latter
ves.iels would enable them to run away in •
the event of a war and , their capture
might thus be avoided. The point at
which his' recommendations chime in
with those of his predecessors is where
they involve the abolition of the present
navy and the construction of a new one
at a single step. This involves such a
large appropriation that Congress, cannot
be induced to vote the money, whereas by
suggesting the work in installments from
year to year, and hiding- its, magnitude
from the Congressional eye; even a great
er sum might be gently extracted. The
bluff sailors who preside over the navy
department cannot be expecteo, h ,waver,
to resort to such cunning dipthmacy. •
Inv. Tariff Convention In session -in
New York City last - Week was composed
of delegates representing the piincipal
bus.ness interests of the country:. Hon.
GEottog B. LoalNo; the temPorary chair
man, is Unite.d : .States Commissioner of
Agriculture, and Senator WARNER
,1 New York, chosen afterwards
permanent presiding officer, is a Consist
t..nt advocate of 'protection. In his opan
-Ing address he stated that as New York
and nut Philadelphia was now the great
est manufacturing city in the Union there
was wisdom in holding the convention
there, as $165,000,000 were invested in
manufactures, giving employment to 274,-
732 persons, or about one-quarter of tthe
entire population. A letter read' from
Senator BuitNcAleclared 'that at no previ
ons time in the history of our country
was the principle of protection to Ameri
can industry stronger with the masses of
the people. Judge 'KELLEY, of this State,
made a strong appeal during the evening
session in favOr of a reduction of internal
revenue taxes. An additional treasury
surplus of nine millions for the '.clusing
month evidences the importance of this
topic and the necessity of speedy action .
by Congress.
THE MESSAGE.
In a supplement we lay before our
readers the full text of President
ARTHUR'S message, read . in •both
Houses of Congress on Tuesday
afternoon last. Perhaps never in
the history of our country . has a
state paper been so anxiously looked
for, or one issued by an Executive
that had as close and careful read
ing, as will this first message of Presi
dent, ARTHUR. We have not had
time • to read the • document at the
time of writing this, as closely as we
would wisli r to speak:of its different
points at length, and must defer - ex-
tended comment until a later itisue.
The idea of the paper that we gather.
from a hasty perusal of the d6cp
ment is, that it is one.of the clefu4st .
in statement, frankest in admissions,
and Strongest in adherence to com
mon sense, and sound principle, as
well as in broad statesmanlike tone,
as any paper of the kind emanating
from any of his preflecessOrs, and
that it will. win golden opinions from
every man who has the true interests
of the people, and the welfare of the
whole country ; at heart. It is neither
philosophical or epigraintnatic, but
is, on the Contrary, a plain, styaight•
forward, comprehensive stateMent of
matters that the President : d med
advisable, to Jay. before CO gross
for its consideration. It is a l busi
ness-like-document, and treats of the
affairs of the Nation in a manner
that will no doubt please business,
men and meet the approval of the
people generally. It is a paper that
marks its author as one of the ablest
Men now in public life. . - - •
TINE PRESIDENT AND RIB CRITICS
President ARTHUR has occupied
the Executive office for abOut ninety
days. He succeeded to the chair
made vacant by the der.th of GAR
FIELD under circumstances in the last
degree embaragsing. The Satanic
press bad for weeks predicted the
worst of his probable succession. He
'had been held up to public gaze as a
man of doubtful character and dells&
,ed instincts, from whom nothing but
corrupt and vindictive measures could
be expected. All this, and more, the
Satanic press urged day by day, until,
by the very nobility of Mr. ARTHUR'S
behavior during the Nation's trial,
it was shamed
..into silence long
enough to permit the funeral of the
dead President to pass
But no sooner was the'first hush
of National grief over than the proph
ets of evil came out of their hiding
places and began to assail the Presi
dent. His plani were given in dettiil. ,
Be was to dismiss the Ciminii,h
Cabinet without ceremony.; He , was
to begin and systematically undo all
that his predecessor had done. Re
forms hinted at by GARFIELD were to,
be ignored, and measures set Cn Pict ,
by him, or by his Secretaries were to
be drgppid with es little miaow
as decency would allow. To, believe
these prophets the entire policy of
President Amnia was to •relate to
the punishment of .every friend of
President atitIPIELD, and to the reser
sal of the policy, so
, far as it had been
revealed, of that administration. And
so on, froip that time to this very
day, the Satanic press has been bark
ing at the President's heels, impugn
ing his motives and misrepresenting
his every public and private act.
The first question that eaturally,
recurs is--" Whit has President An-
TEIUR done that he should be assailild
by these hounds?" What has be
done ? Eis first official 'utterance
contained one of , the faietit tributes
to the deserving 'of his predecessor
that has been paid by any American.
public or private. In his inaugural,
Mr. ARTEINII, sag that it shluld be
his care to impress the lesson of the
life and great services oVhis prede
cessor upon the American people.
This covered all the ground. Had
he - meant , less he would have said'
more ;` but meaning much he was
content to express his intentions in
few words. And what has he done ?
He has began where GARFIELD left
off and quietly preserved the line of
policy by him marked out.' No man
has been punished because of: his
politichl friendships or:enmities. The
list of appointments prepared by his
'predecessor was taken, up bodily and
sent to the Senate for its action. No
member of the GARFIELD Cabinet
has been dismissed and the resigna
tions of but two accepted. In short,
President ARTHUR has not in a sin
gle particular dearted from what
was called the NII - TIELD policy, but
in all things has acted exactly as
GAELFILD Would haVe done. , There
has been no- revel-Sal' of anything, no
jar, nothing whatever to give cause
for a single ce - niurious remark.
But the abuse still goes on. For
what reason ? We invite the public
to take notice of the facts, and to
furnish' a reason for this vile abuse
of the President. In seeking for a
reason they may perhaps learn that
corrupt practices arc not confined to
public service. They
,may learn that
accusers somtimes attribute their
own baseness to the subjects of their
accusations. The people , may as well
'call a halt, mid inquire whether the
Wickedness which the Satanic !press
denounces is not the reflected wicked
ness of its conductors. The next era
of the investigation will relate to a
debased press.
STATE NEWS.
--Schuylkill county is over run by
burglars.
—Patridges sell rot: twenty-five cents a
pair at Sunbury.
—A wolf was shot at Tioga Center,
Tioga county, last week.
—There is a boy. Seven years old in
Wilkesbarre who smokes, chews tobacco,
and drinks lager.
—The death of _fettator Isaac Hereter,
of Adams county, of typhus malaria, took
place at Gettysburg on Thursday evening.
A Lancaster
.county man has obtained
letters patent on a machine for making
cigars, which he claims will do the work
of five met',
—During a• are ;; which occurred in
Scranton at an early hour Thursday
morning, two women named McCarthy
and Reed perished in the flames while in
bed.
—Hon. W. H. Withington, ex-Legisla
tive representative, and a prominent
member of the Northumberland county
bar, died at Shamokin, on Friday night,
after several weeks' illness.'
• —According to the official tecord of
the Board of Agriculture, there are
ninety-sev'eti` , county or local agricultural
societies in gig State, occupying real es
tate to the value of $960,000.
—Andrew Carnegie, of, Pittsburg, has
made an offer, to the city of Pittsburg of
a free library, upon which be will expend
$250,000, provided the city will agtee to
make an annual appropriition for its
maintenance.
=.Governor Hoyt has respited Jonathan
Mayer and Israel Erb, of Snyder county,
wilt, were sentenced to be hanged on
December 16, so that their cases may be
heard at the December meeting of the
Board of Pardons.
—An order: was issued by the acting
Postmaster General: Friday to authorize
the free transmission through the mails
of the •reports of agricultural - colleges
which the law requires to be interchanged
among all the Colleges annually.
—Two Reading boys, • while hunting
for bones among the ash heaps on a va
cant lot a few days ago, were horrified by
the eiscovery of a human arm, evidently
that of a female. The Coroner was noti
fied, who took charge of the arta and had
it buried. How it came where it was
found is a mystery.
- -One hundred Swedish and Irish labor
ers at work 'on the Pittsburg, Bradford
and Buffalo Railroad visited Kane Friday
evening to see their foreman regarding
- wages. They became drunk and inaugu
rated a terrible riot. Clubs and stones
were used. A Swede named Brandt was
killed and three others fatally wounded.
Officers are hunting for the, guilty parties.
—.Joseph Moyer was arrested at Mid
dleburg en Wednesday evening of last
week, by Detective Lyon and Officer
Smith, on ;the charge of being implicated
in the robbery and murder of a peddler
in that vicinity some fifteen years since.
He was committed to jail at Middleburg
for trial at the next term of Court. He
is also charged with following Detective
Lyon with a rifle with Abe avowed inten
tion of shooting him, on account of the
arrest cift the Kintzler murderers.
—Adam . - Price and his son bad an ex
citing adventure afew days ago near ,
Huntingdon. They Observed a large buck
struggling in the.river and procuring a
skiff rowed , out to ;here he was. The
animal had become wedged between two
stumps, but his legs were free, and he at
once assumed the offensive on the ap
proach of the boat. After vainly endeav
oring to disable him with the oars, Mr.
Price seized the buck by the horns, and
after a deiperate struggle succeeded in
drowning him, when he was taken to the
shore. He had four prongs and weighed
162 pounds.
—A wedding came- very near being
postponed in Pittsburg:on Thursday eve
ning on account of what might be consid
ered a harsh rule adopted by the alder
man who was selected to perform the cer
emony. When the candidates presented
themselves the man of the law demanded.
his fee inAdvance. There was a paflae,
during which the expectant mom vainly
searched the empty receptacles .of his
wardrobe-for the needed lucre. An ap
peal was .made to the bride, who proved"
to be no more fortunate than her prom
ised husband, and the meeting was about
to adjourn when one of the bridesmaids
came to the rescue and advanced the re=
quired sum, when the happy hearts were
at once uni ted.. - .
One ,Weirs
all overYthe land goes up from mothers,
that says :° My daughters are so feeble
and sad, w it h no strength, all out of
breath and life at the least exertion.
What can we do for them?" The an
swer is simple and full of hope. One to
four weeks use or Ilop Ritter* will maku
t=asiltby, row, smiuktly, aud
GENERAL NEVJS.
--The Supreme Court of the Methodist -
Church has refused to entertain the ap•
peal of Dr. Thomas. . of Chicago, and
expelled him.-
;--& statement prepared at the Post
011100 Department .Friday shows that the
reductions in -Star mail service during
the month of November amount to $lll,-
135 per annum.
—Robert A. Barnes, • a well-known
citizen of St. Louis. has given 423.000 to
the Methodist Central College, Fayette,
Howard county, Mo. It is understood a
Barnes professorship will be established
at the college.
—According to reports received by•the
National Board of Health, smallpox pre
vails in Pittsburg, Richmond, Philadel
phia. Brooklyn and Chicago. 'Twenty
eight deaths from the disease are report
ed to have occurred in the latter "city
during the last week,in November.
—Amendments have been proposed in
the Spanish Congress for modifying the
rules of the House so as to permit mem
bers who are not Catholics or Christians
to take the oath according to their faith,
or dispense with it and make a simple
promise to keep the laws of Spain.
—ln consequence of alarm in 'some
portions of the west as to the spreid of!
smallpox, Acting Postmaster Gene*
Hatton has issued an order providing for
the refusal of postmasters to receive
mail matter .from alleged infected 'dis
tricts, and prescribing the method of
fumigation -under direction . of medical
authorities before such quarantined mail
matter is forwarded.
—Dr. 'JosePh A. Beggs, book-keeper
and chemist at tbe Alice Furnace, Iron
ton,Ohio, was cruelly murdered on .Wed-
Oeslay night of last week about eight
o'clock a short distance above the city.
The murderers used a shotgun, loaded
with buckshot and slugs. John Wagner
and Bill Beck have been arrested, as the
murderers. ,- Wagner confessed firing two
shots it Beg gs; w
gs, but says it
Beggs
as in self
defence. bore a high character.
—The boiler in the Yazoo oil works, at
Yazoo City, . Miss., exploded. at eleven
o'clock Thiirsday morning with terrific
force, tearing away the boiler-house and
the'; end of the main building. Seven
colored Men were wounded, four of them
fatally. The boiler, which was an old
one, forty inpbes in diameter and thirty
feet long, ivith live lines, was blown,
across the street under a house opposite,
tearing away the supports - of the house.
—About three o'clock Thursday morn
ing a party of masked men, numbering
seventy-five or one hundred, took- from
the , jail at OAford, Granville county, N.
C., John Brodie and Shadrack Beater,
colored, charged with the murder of T.
M. Lynch, and li.lnged them in a grove of
trees near the spot where the murder was
committed. To get at the prisoners the
jailor was taken from his home and forced
to open the doors, when the .gliards were
disarmed and shut up in the guard-house.
—The first portion of the report of the
Controller of the Currency- was made
public Friday. It deals with the duties
of bank directors and 'examiners, and
quotes the statutes bearing upon the
question of their apointment, liabilities
and control. The details of. the troubles
of the Mechanics National Bank of
Newark, and of the Pil,cifin National
Bank .of Boston are also reviewed.
Tables are also given showing the pro
portion of checks, paper money and coin
used by the national banks of the coun
try in the transaction of business. The
remainder of the report will be made
public soon.
THE GUITEAU TRIAL.
WEDNESDAY.
The assasin of Piesident Garfield
again went upon the witness stand
Wednesday and continued to testify
in his own defence: He repeated
his now familiar - claim that he was
inspired of the Deity to murder the
President. and vehemently asserted
that personal considerations had no
weight in leading him to the great
crime of July 2. He said %at he
felt relieved of a burden and , happy
after he had fired upon the President.
He also stated that , for twenty years
he had entertained the expectation
of being at-some time elected to be
President of the 'United 'States, and
he had not, given up that expectation
yet. The spectators laughed at this
declaration. The cross-examination
of the assassin 'was begun.
THURSDAY.
Judge Porter continued to cross
eiamine.Guiteau Thuriday, an 3 the
assassin displayed remarkable quick
ness of perception and much shrewd.
ness In spite of cunning, however,
he was involved in many contradic
tions, and was fairly broirght to bay
more than - once. At such. times he
either ,became angry andz.violent or
ipsolent and defiant. The cross
ekamination took a wide range, and
Was apparently directed to Show that
the assassin's claim- of Diviee inspir
ation was an afterthought,' devised
for - effect . iefOte` a jury. The cross
examination •Wis not concluded. . •
FRIDAY
- The cross-examination of Guiteau
by Judge Porter was continued and
brought to a conclinion Friday.
The assassin spoke of himself as a
man of. destiny. He , described the
"delightful and cosy 'fellowship" he
witnessed between President 'Gar
field and Secretary and
which, he said, intensified his convic
tion that the President must be
"removed" in order to avert the evils
of Mr. Blaine's influence over him.
He admitted having had some re
morse for his erime, but quickly
qualified the admission as he saw its
bearing on his case. He 'was in
volved in some contradictions, but
be . adhered to his claim of inspira
tion. He would not say that he was
insane.
(SATURDAY.
Among the witnesses examined
Saturday in the Guiteau trial were
Einory A. -Storrs, of Chicago, and
Senator David- Davis, lof Illinois.
If the defence expected to gain some
important points byl,these witnesses
they were disappointed. Not only ,
did Mr. Storrs refuse to express any
opinion as to the sanity or insanity
of the murderer, but he very plainly
stated teat he had never had any
reason to suspect on the part of the
pritioner a lack of the capacity to
distinguish between right and wrong.
Senator Davis was interrogated at
some length by Mr. Scbville as to
the Conkling controversy in particu
lar .and the condition of American
politics in general. His 'answers at
times called out the suppressed
laughter of the spectators.
MONDAY.
Several experts were called to the
stand in the Guiteau trial Monday,
but in- most cases they were- only
asked to answer a hypothetical ques
tion based upon the testimony for
the defence. Assuming the propo
sitions in the question to be true, all
the experts eicept one said - the per
son described - was insane. No, at
tempt was made by the defence to
bring out the, real opinion of the
doctors '
and most of them ,will prob •
ably be called for the prosecution
and questioned as to the result of
their personal examinations - of the
prisoner. The prisoner expro tI a
strong desire to have General Grant,
ex-Senators Conkling and Platt and
ex-Governor Jewell called to testify
as to their feelings last spring toward
President Garfield. He also suggest.
ed that President Arthur would do
well to appoint- Em ory Ai Storrs as
Attenkey.*setall Doti§ fie of
•
Ids speeches he declared that be
"would rather be bang as a sensibler
man than acquitted as a fool." The
President has declined to appear as
a witnesa •
TUESDAY.
The court room was crowded Tues
aay. Guiteau and the Judge came
in about ten o'clock. Congressman
Charles Farwell, of Chicago, testified
that he never considered the prison
er sane: He thought he could dis
tinguish between right and wrong.
George C. Gorham took the stand.
"Guiteau !Liked him whether he did
not publish many, articles last spring
denouncing the President for wreck
ing the Republican party? Mr. Gor
ham refused to answer, unless order
ed by the Court. The files of the
Republican spoke for themselves. The
Court statedthat the prisoner. could
Produce the files, but could not com
pel , the witness to tell what they
contained. The prisoner said that
he would have Mr. Gorman on the
stand later with his fileS. Mr. Sto
villesaid thatle bad made an un
successful attempt to secure the
President's attendance. , After some
discassion.the prosecutioc agreed to
allow Mr. Scoville to prepare the in
terrogatories to be submitted to the
President and allow his evidence in
this form to be put in. Judge Cox
refused to sign GuiFeau's, order for
witnesses. The defence then closed.
Adjourned. Guiteau was very !abu
sive during the entire pros e dings.
CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS
Nominations of House (Hikers.
WASHINGTON, December 3.—The
Republican Representatives elect
assembled at noon to-day in the hall
of the House of Representatives for
the purpose of nominating candi
dates to fill the various elective otli
ces. Mr. Jay Hubbell, of Michi
gan, called the caucus to -order. Mr.
Robeson, of New Jersey, was se
lected! as chairman of 'the caucus,
Mr. Miller, of Pennsylvania, as
secretary, and Messrs.. McCook, of
New York, Updegmff, of lowa and
McClue, of Ohio; as assistant secre
-taries and tellers.
After a roll-call, to which the full
Republican membership of 146
members responded, nominations for
the Speakership were declared to be
in order, and the candidates were
placed in nomination , as follows :
Frank Hiscock, of New York, by
Representative Camp, of New York ;
James W. Keifer, of Ohio, by Repre
sentative Hazleton, of Wisconsin;-
John A Season, of lowa, by Repre
sentative Cannon, of Illinois ; Mark
H. Dunnell, of Minnesota, by Strait,
of Minnesota; Godlove .S. Orth, by
Representative . Calkins; J. C.. Bur
rows, of Michigan, by Horr, of
Michigan; and Thomas B. Reed, of
Maine, by Lindsey, of Maine.
J. Hyatt Smith went into the
caucus at the last moment. John
D. White, of Kentuckj, the 146th
regular Republican, was absent.
A motion was made and advocated
briefly by Mr. Bayne, •of Pennsyl
vania, that the voting be' viva voce,
but this was voted down a d ballot
ing was then proceded wit , result
ing as follows :
BMWS'S BALL 1 €O6.
I. 11. 111 V. V. VI. VII. VIM
Keller 52 55 55 56 54 51 05 ,
44 41 41 as 32 84 34 34
Hassoh 15 16 19 20 19 18 16 • 17
Reed 13 12 15 18 18 20 18
Burrows 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 10
Orth .. . 8 8 - 3 8 8 8 10 8
Donnell 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 4
148 145 145 146 146 145 145 146
/1 . X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI .
~ 56 56 55 56 59 56 111 93
Effl72
II I=l3
.. 84 88 40 39 37 85 94 18
Kamen. 19 17 16 16 19 17 16 10
Reed ...... .•.. 12 14 14 11 1,2 •13 13 11
Burrows - 10'10 10 9 10 10 II 1
Orth
9 8 .8 8
Du ell
146 146 146 142 147. 145 145 144
On he 16th ballot being announc
ed, Mr. Riscock moved that James
W. Keifer's • nomination be made
unanimous, which was immediately
done, and the chairman appointed
Messrs. Iliscock, Reed and. Kasson a
committee to ,notify him of the cau
cus action. Mr. Keifer, who had
withdrawn from the hall during the:
progress'of the last ballot, re-entered
with the committee, and was greeted
with long and continued .applause.
4 3 3 3. 4
MR. KEIFER'S SPEECH.
On being escorted to the Speaker's
chair, Mr. Keifer feelingly, expressed
his thanks for the honor conferred
on him by the Republican members
of the, House of Representatives,
and congratulated theta on the spirit
of kindnesi and good will which
alone had Characterized the canvass
for the nomination. He went on to
say that he was a partisan only in
the sense of being an advocate of
the principles of the Republican
( party—because he believed that the
best interests of the country are
;bound up in the ascendancy of those
principles—and if the choice made
Ihere to-day should be ratified by the
IHouseof Representatives, he would
I to the best of his ability endeavor to
'discharge the' high office of Speaker
uninfluenced- by partisan considera
tions, and do justice alike to all
parties and all sections. [Great
applause.]
BALLOTING FOB MINOR OFFICERS.
Candidates_ for the Clerkship , were
Placed in nomination, and' balloted
for as follows':
Edward McPherson, of Pa....
J. H. Rainey, of S. C..
Scattering
Mr. McPherson was thereupon de
clared the caucus nominee.
One ballot also minced to termin
ate the contest , for the position of
Sergeant-at-Arms, Col. Geo. W.
Hooker, of 'Vermont, (late Assistant
Secretary of the Republican Nation
al Committee,)So votes, and thereby
the caucus nomination, against Geo.
F. Dawson, of Cala. who had 28, and
Wni. Bunn, of PennsylvaniS, 11.
The , fi rst ballot for Doorkeeper
resulted in the choice of Walter P.
Brownlow, of Tennessee, who re
ceived 123, againit 13 for Edward
Jardine, of New York, and three
scattering. Mr. .Btownlow is . a
nephew of late "Parson" Btownlow.
He is now editor of the Jones.
borough Tennessee Herald.
Capt. Harry Sherwood, of Michi
gan, Was nominated by acclamation
for Postmaster, and the same com
pliment of an unanimous choice was
bestowed on Rev. Frederick S.
Power, of Washington; for the
Chaplainship.
Mr. Sherwood was Postmaster of
the House when the Republicans last
had control. Rev. - Mr. Power is
pastor of . the church attended by
President Garfield.
On motion of General Henderson,
of Illinois, - seconded by- Mr. Upde
gmff, of lowa, the following resolu
tion was unanimously adopted
.Resoluedi That the following
named Union soldiers, minus s leg
or as mei of Way and 'sow berm
on the soldiers' roll of the House of
Representitives of the United,
States, be retained by the Door-
keeper of the . Ilonse on said roll,
subject, however, to dismissal for
just and sufficient cause: •. 8. IL
Dickeri of Ohio, both arras off; Jno.
Ryan, of Pennsylvania, one leg off;
James J. McConnell, of - 'lndiana,
one leg off; Hugh Lewis, of Wis
consin, one arm off; John Rome, of
New Jersey, one cm off; Capt. J.
W. White, of Ohio, one arm off .
Three are 'Republicans and three
Democrats.
The caucus then adjourned nine
die, after a_ continuous session of
seven hours. There is no doubt that
the Republican nominees will be
elected on Monday, for-s.he 146 votes
cast in the caucus to -day, if not then
augmented by that of J. D. White,
of Kentucky, (who is expected in
the meantime,) will certainly be
reinforced by two Virginia Read
justers'
and in all probability by
several Greenback members.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON; Dec. 3.—Soon after
the adjournment of the Republican
caucus this evening the Democratic
members elect assembled in the same
hall and organized a caucus for the
ensuing Congress, by re-effecting
Representative House, of Tennessee,
for chairman, ..pd Representatives
Frost, of Missouri, and Melbern, of
Texas, as secretaries.
Proctor Kuott, of Kentucky,
offered a resolution endorsing the
declarations - of the Democratic Na
tional Convention of 1876 and 1880,
the supposed object being to'put the
Democratic members on. record in
favor of the plank endorsing the
tariff for revenue only. The resolu
tion was supported by Messrs. Knott
and Began, of Texas, and opposed
by Messrs. Hammond, of Georgia,
McLean, of Missouri, Hooker, of
Mississir -;- Herbert, of Alabama.
Mr. Hooker moved to indefinitely
postpone the reiolution. Carried,
53 to 42.
Mr. McKenna, of
. West
moved that the caucus endorse and
put in nomination as Democratic
candidates, all the officers of the last
House. Coaled by a viva voce vote
without dissent.
The caucus then 'adjourned, sub
ject to the call of,the chairman.
GREENBACK CAUCUS.'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The Gran
back members elect of the House of
Representatites to-night nominated
Nicholas Ford, or Missouri, for
Speaker; Gilbert De La Matyr, In
dians, for Clerk ; Lee Crandall,. of
Washington, D. - C., for Sergeant-at
arms ; II M. Williams, of Missouri,
for Door-keeper; '4. IL C. Moore,
Of PenosYlvania, for Postmaster.
Mill Properties Destroyed.
MisNEAPoLfs, Minn ;Pee. s.—The
milling district of this city was the
scene yesterday morning at an early
hour of a . fire which destroyed four
large flouring mills and one cotton
'mill, and' causing the death of at
least four men. The fire broke out
in the Pillsbury B Flouring' Mill,
owned and operated by C. A. Pills
bury 1 Company. It communicated
to the Excelsior mill owned by
Dorillns Morrison, and operated by
C. A. Pillsbury & Co, ' and to the
Minneapolis mill, owned and oper
ated by Crocker, Fisk & Co., which
exploded, killing Neil Fredericks,
first assistant engineer of the fire
department.
The fire then communicated to'the
Empire Mill, owned by L. F: Wat
son, of Massachusetts, and operated
by C. A. Pillsbury At Co. Burning
brands then fell upon the roof of a
cotton factory, near by. owned by
Dorillus Morrison, and it was also
consumed, together with a trestle
work in' the rear of the mills, and
several freight cars filled with wheat.
The fire' had communicated to the
mill of Crocker, Fisk it Co., when
the exploSion occurred and leveled
the walls of the structure, crushing
the elevated railroad track in front
of the mill, killing three persons and ,
injuring one fatally, and several
others in a less deg ree.
A memlix .of ahook and ladder
company, wattled Huey, is among
the killed. Several' other firemen
were injured, and the force at the
flames were somewhat demoralized
in consequeuce.. A third person,
who has not yet been identified, and
who occupied a position in front of
the office (If Pillsbury 41-:, Co.; was
killed by a flying missile, and one
other person, who was standing un
der the elevated railroad was crushed
to death. The explosion was one of
great violence shattering windows
:s far as ten blocks away from the
scene and arousing people from their
early slumbers in 011 parti of - the
city. The mill had been shut down
for some time, and the explosion is
as likely to have been from confined
gas as from flour dust. The loss is
I estimated at about $315,000.
MM
EIMM3
A Pelest Shot In Massachusetts.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., December 4.
Father McCarty, parish priest at
Greenfield, was shot and seriously
wounded last evening at the paro
chial residence by David McMellen.
McMellen's wife left him several
years ago because be treated her bad
ly and hai - recently been !Laing as
housekeeper at the priest's residence.
He visited her last Monday and
urged her. to live with him, but she
refused. Last night he called upon
her again and she still refused to go
with him. He returned three tithes
to the priest's house, ringing the bell
violently and kicking at the door.
Father McCarty finally came to the
door himself and McMellen shot him
twice and then ran away. One ball
entered the priest's body near the
navel and was removed from. the
Wick. This evening Father McCarty
is in a dangerous condition and is re
ported to be sinking.
92
42
..141
Thousandla Leaving Germany.
BERLIN, Dec. 4—The cause of the
debate on emigrat ion in the Reichstag
yesterday was an item ,in the home
estimates , for 18,000 Marks, which
was to be used to discourage emigra
tion from Germany to the United
States. Baron Von Bottisher, Sec
retary of State, in reply to a Deputy
who lamented that the emigration
statistics of the present year already
reached the unprecedented number of
200,000, incidentally stated that the
Government hoped to introduce the
promised bill on the subjectearly in
the spring. A Liberal Deputy, who
,said he lived for a long time in the
United States, declared that the Ger
mans were attractel thither by the
'certainty of finding everything which
they vainly asked from their Govern
ment at home.
Tits Consul at Valparaiso telegraphs
to the State Pepartment that Minpiter
Kitmattirti slikd at Santiago Or; Sunday
laeti
h~i ~ ~~ ?+.`l:.
The Itesioseambllnit et Both Brameloes
at Noon Ninaday.
MB,: KEIFER EMOTED:. SPEAKER.
' Wasutsarow„.D. C., Dee. 5.-The
first regular -Session of the Forty
seventh Congress began to-day, and
both Houses were called to order at
noon.
In the Senate, after the usual in
terchange of friendly greetings by
the memoers, the President pro tem.
(Senator Davis, of Ill.), formally con
vened the Chamber, and after prayer
by the Chaplain presented the cre
dentials of Senator-elect William
Windom, of Minnesota, chosen to fill
the vacancy caused by his resigna
tion in the term ending March 3,
1883, said vacancy having been tem
porarily filled by the appointment of
ex-Senator Edgerton.
After the reading of the creden
tials Senator. Windom, accompanied
by Senator Hoar, appeared, was duly
qualified and entered upon his duties.
Resolutions for committees-of no
tification to the 119 Use of Represen
tatives and the President, informing
them of the organization of the Sen
ate were adopted.
The annual reports of the acting
Secretary of the Senate, the:ant
at-Arms of the Senate, chief clerk of
the Court'of Claims and the Public
Printer were presented by the r!liair,
and laid on the table. .
After the presentation of • i.everal
bills, resolutions, etc., the - Senate
took a recess - until 1,2:30 p. m. On
reassemblingXr. Ed.munds presented
the following, resolution :
That the standing and special com
mittees of the Senate, as they exist
ed at the close of the last session of
the Senate, be revised and continued
far the,present session of tl:e Senate.
Mr. - Pugh move!' the.foliowing, as
an amendment:.
•• That the President of the Senate
be and is hereby authorized - to de
cide whether the .CornmitteeS of 'the
Senate shall be equally or'otherwise
divided between the, two political
parties- represented in the Senate,
and if divided, that he be also 'an
thorized to mane what committees
shall be composed of a majority of
Democratic Senators. and that after
such decision :and' designation, the
Senate shall tire:Cecil in accordance
therewith to (kct, the Senators who
shall serve on each of said commit
tees.
Mr. Edmunds desire() to raise a
point of order upon the amendment,
but . yielded the floor, and at 2.40 P.
M. the,Senate adjO.urned. -
Mr. Sherman submitted . a resolu
tion, which also lies over until to
morrow, for the a.ppointment on the
part of the Senate - 0 six Svnators to
join such committee as may be ap-
Pointed on the part of the - House to
conaider and,Teport by what token cif
respectnn.l itifeetion it may be prop
er for the Congress of the -United
States to express the deep sensibility
of the nation' on the event oflthe de
cease of the late President James A.
Garileld, and that so much of the
President's message as relates to that
melancholy event be reported to the
said committee.
nowise of fteppeoontatlveo.l
The assembling of the first regular
session of the Forty-seventh Con
gri ss had the effect of drawing to
the Capitol, this Morning a vast
number of visitors. As early - as ten
o'clock the approaches leading to the
building presented a lively appear
ance, and, by eleven every seat in the
galleries of the House of Represen
tatives, except in the 'space reserved
for the Diplomatic Carps, was filled,
even the steps leading to theth being
utilized as seating places. .0n the
floor the members indulged in cordial
handshakilig and greetings. Mr.
Keifer stood for a short time in the
rear of the desks, and was warmly,
congratulated by his colleagues upon
his success in obtaining the Republi2
can noMination foi the Speakership.
The hum of conversation and the
bursts of merry laughter continued
until twelve o'clock, when it was
promptly hushed as. the Clerk of the
House, Mr. Adams, called the body
to order and announced the opening
of the session. He'then poceeded to
call the roll, beginning with the State
of Alabama. The roll•call disclosed
the presence of 285 Representatives
elect. and the list of absentees was
called.
Mir. Kasson, of lowa, called atten
-tion to the fact that the clerk bad
called the name of Mr. Farnurn as
Representative . from the Third dis
trictot Vermont,instead of Mr. Grant.
The clerk stated - that it was a mere
clerical error,,which he immediately
rectified. The roll•call was then fin-
ished, and showed that 290 Repre
sentatives had answered to their
names, the absentees being Messrs.
Morse, Scales, •Mills and Deuster.
Nominations for Speaker being
then in order, Mr. J. Warren Keifer,
of Ohio, was put, in nomination by
Mr. Robeson; Samuel J. Randall, of
Pennsylvania, by Mr. House, and
Mr. Nicholas Fork of Missouri, by
Mr. Murch. Messrs.' Burrows, of
Michigan, and Holman, McCook and
Ladd were appoitited tellers.
The roll was called and the result
was as follows : Whole number of
votes cast, 285 ; necessary for a choice
143. For Keifer, 148; for Randall,
129; for Ford, 8.
The result having been antouncel,
Mr. Keifer was escorted to the Speak
er's -chair by Messrs. Randall and
Hiscock, .and took the oath of office,
which was administered- by M. KO
ley, of. Pennsylvania, as the oldest
member. of the House in point of
"service.
Before taking the oath, Mr. Keifer
made a brief speech expressing his
thanks for the distinguished honor
conferred upon him.
MR.
.KEIFEWB
"Gentlemen of the Rouse of Rep
resentatives: I thank you with a
heart filled with gratitude for the
distinguished honor . conferred on me
by an election as your Speaker. I
will assume the powers of this high ,
office with, I trust, a due share of
diffidence and distrust of my own
ability to meet?-them acceptably to
you and the country. I believe that
you as a body and individually will
give me hearty support in, the dis
charge of all- my duties.. I promise
to devote :myself faithfully and as
siduously to the work before me. I
invoke your and the country's char
itable judgment on all my official
acts. I will strive to be just \ to all
regardless of party or section, where
principle is involved, I will be found
to be a Republican, but in all other
respects I hope to be able to act free
from party bias; It is a singular
fact, that, at this most, prosperous
time in our Nation's history, no par
ty in either branch of Congress has
an absolute majority over all other
patties, and it is, therefore, peculiar
fortilnate thy& et Bo other time
since, and for many years prior to
the accession of Abraham Lincoln to
the executive chair, has there been
so few unsettled vital questions of a ,
national character, in relation to
Which party lines have been closely
drawn. The national ..prosperity of
the people is in advance of any other
period in the !history of our Govern
ment. `The violence of party spirit
has materially subsided and in great
measure because many of the reasons
for its existence are not gone, while
the universal tendency of the people
is to sustain and continue to build "
up an unparalleled prosperity. It
should be our highest aim to perma
nently promote and not cripple it
This Congress should be, and- I pro
foundly hope it wilt be, marked pe
culiarly as a business dongreSs. It
may be true that additional laws are
yet necessary to give every citizen
cotnplete, protection in the exercise
of all political rights.
With evenly balanced party pow
er, with few grounds for party strife,
andi 'with no iMpending legislative
duties, I venture to suggest that the
present is an auspicious time to enact
laws to guard against the recurrence
of dangers to our institutions and to
insure tranquility at perilous times
in the future; Again thanking-you
for the honor conferred, and again
invoking your aid and generous,
judgment, I am ready to take the ' ;
oath pie Scribed by law and the Cos-
atitution, and forthlith proceed with
my best ability, guided by a sincere
and honest purpose to discharge the
duties belonging to the office to --
which you have elected me."
The speech was loudly applauded
an.l Judge Kelly, at the request:of
the clerk proceeded to administer
the oath. Having taken the• oath,
the Speaker stated that the members
elect would be proceeded with, the
oath to be administered to a dozen
members at a time. Objections were ,
made to administering , the oath ,to
Several members, but it was finally
administered to all .whose names were
On the roll, thereupon the Speaker
stated that the role of the House was
completed, and that the nett business
In order was the election of a Clerk.
Mr. Robeson, of N. J., nominated
Edward McPherson, of Pa., Mr.
House, of Tenn_ George M. Adams,
of Ky., and Mr. March, of Me., Gil
bert De La Matyr, of Indiana.
Mr. McPherson - was elect:ed by a
vote of '148., against 129 for Adams,
and 9 for De La Matyr. Mr. Robe-
son then offered a resolution for the
election of ' the following officers:
For Sergeam-at-Arms G. W. Hook
er, of Vt , for Doorkeeper, W. P.
Brownlow, of Tenn.; for Postmaster,
Henry Sherwood, of Mich. He also
included in his list the name of Fred
S. Poweri for. Chaplain, but Mr.
Springer demanded a separate-vote
upon that officer,and that nomination
was withdrawn for the present.
Mr. House,. of Tennessee, offered
substitutes for Mr. Robeson's reso
lution, so as to make it. read : For
Sergeant-at-Arms, John G. Thomp
son; Doorkeeper, C. W. Field; Post
master,A. M. C. Nowlin.
Mr. urch, of Maine, offered the
following as a substitute For Ser
geant-at-Arms, Lee Crandell'; Door
keeper,
H. M. Williams; Postmaster,
W. C. More. •
Mr. Murch's substitue was rejected
by a viva voce vote, and Mr. House's
by a vote of yeas, 123; nays, 157.,
The original 'resolution was then
adopted, and. all the officers sworn
On motion of Mr. Hiscock, of New
York, it was resolved that a commit.,
tee of three members be appointed,
to act with a
~similar committee on -
part: of: the Senate, to. wait upon the
President and inform , him that a
quorum of both Houses has asSem-
,bled, and is *ready to receive any
communication he be pleased to
xnake.
• Messrs Hiscock, Orth and Reagan
were appointed as such commltec,
Mr. Robeson then 'offered: a reso
lution for the election Frederick Di
Powers, of Virginia, as Chaplain.
- Mr. Hduse, of Tennessee, moved
to substitute the name of-W. Har•
rison,-of Louisiana, and Mr. Burch
to substitute that; of P. Ingalls, of
lowa. Both substitutes were reject
ed and the original resolution agreed
to Mr.- Powers was sworn in.
Mr. Haskell offered a resolution
providing that the rules of the For
ey-six Congress shall be the - ruleS of
the preserit House until otherwise,
ordered, and further that the Corn•
mittee on Rules when appointed . shall
have leave to report at any time all
such amendments or revision of said
rules as it may deem;proper.
Pending' action, the House at 3.25
adj,)urned7
MARRIED:
HAMMON the Par , onage
In Asplnv , ali. Nov. `2l l llll, Het. HaHoek Ann:
ptiong, 31r. Lv,ander tiatnnueut, of .I,trltsi.n,
Tloga county, and Its Alzada Mitchell, of
Ea.t Smithfield.
MOODY—RICE.—At the ret•ldenee of Mrs. Mar
tha Moody. on Witham street. Wednetlay eent
-satng, December 7th. by the Rev. C, 11, Wright;
Mr. George V. Moody.' of Towilinla,. to Miss'
Mary E. Rice, of E,mira.
FELTDS=MORLEY.—.I.I the residence of Mrs.
Ida M. Cantroell. on-Second street, Wednetdlay.
Dec. 7th. by the Rev. C. 11. Wl'lgltt, Mr. John
Felton and MISS Frank 'Morley, all 'of this place.
TOWANDAT.MA 11 ETS.
REPORTED BY ST E'ZEN S & LONG,
Generaldealers 1n Grocerfei, and Produce, corner
Main and Pine Streets'.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, DVC. 7, 1831.
site.i.lNG
Flora per bbl r , 0 0 9 00
•
Flour per sack $ 1 80 tw 225
Corn Meal per 100... a $ 5
Chop Feed 6 8. 75
Wheat, per bush.... $1 85 • •
Corn - 7;'c 83 (al
Rye • 80 • •
Oats - . 4S to • - ;
Buckwheat , 80 4 - 85 41
Buckwheat F10ur.... 13.60 • '0
Clover seed 5OO 4 650
Timothy. western,.. $3 2 5 • 140
Beans, 62 Ibs, 12 00 • 2, 50 •
Pork, mess 638 bbl.
Lard - • 12 160
Butter. tubs 25 0 30 • 0
. . Rolls 24 • . 27 0
Eggs, freih . 28 0 28
Cheese
Potatoes. per bush
Beeswax
16
2O 22 64
COIXICICTICD lIY 11. DACIDOW k BRO.-
Miles
Veal Skins
Deacon Skins:—
Sheep Pelts -
•
IDMINISTRATRIX AT CF
Let lei s administration having peen rant
ed to the underd.2ned, upon the estate of Horace
Griswold, deceased, la:o w..ps town.hip ,
notice is heroli) oven that. all persons Indebted to
the said estate are requested to make'lmmedlate
payment, and. all pera.ns having cWols against
said estate most "pre‘sent the same duly autheutt
'cated to the undersigned for settreitient.
MRS._ MARY URNIVOLD.
' . Administra'slx:
Pa., Nov. 17, 18s1-45,6•
DTSSOLUTION NOTlCE.—No
nce' Is hereby given. that the partneraidp
lately ,existing betw..en James H. Hawes, and
George B. Hawes, of Monroe Township . Bradford
County, Pa.. under the firm name of Hawes Broth
ers. was dissolved on the 12th day of Nr;vember,
1881, by, tautnal‘, consent. All debts owing, to the
said partnersb'p aro to be paid to said James H.
Hawes, and thole due from the earn., are to be paid
by the said dairies N. Hawes, by whom the Wei.
nets will be continued.
M A , RAIWarN.,
dt.
0 eieTc is. RAW%
SUBSCRIBE FOR
THE BRADFORD REPORTER
nh'E DOLLAR PER' t Y.E.4It
- rs AD . nitro,"
A NICUNL MEETING..—The An
naal 31e Mfg of the Stockholders th,.
Agit. National Dank or Towanda, Pa.. for thr
Don of Directors and for toe trant.actlon of any
other baldness that may be brought - before St. um
be held st the odlce of the Bank, in the Borough o!
Towanda. on TVESDA.Y. JANUARY fatly
between the hoots of 1 and a P. N. ' •
N. N. BETTS, Cashier.
Towanda, Pa., Dee. 1. lath.
ANNUAL MEETING.—The An.
nut' Strafing of the Grarge Mutast Flr , s
Insurance Company of Troy will b. 'held at Troy
Mane Hall on the 9F.f",4)::1) TIIHRSDAY ~ f
J4NUllitY next,- at Hi A 11. for the part' re
eteeting thirteen Directors atid transacting sacs
other business as may he net*Fsary.
Pre.l4lent.
B. F. NEAVBEItY, Sccretary.
Troy, Pa., Dec. 9, Hl. •
F4XECITTOPS NOTICE. L e t_
tens testamentary haring beeri n grauti4l to tha
undersigned. under the last wtll and testament
Benjamin late of LeP..aya-Ille Borough.
deceased. all persons indebted to the estate of , sit
decedent a e hereby noilltled to malty iintuedi , te
payment, and all having claims acalnat said e-we
must present the. oaMe. duly authenticated t, the
atideralgued for settlement.
L. L. BOSWORTH, Executnr.
Lsl Pa., Dee. 8. 1881'..
FINE SWELLED RODS CUTTERS ,
of best makes In merket. for slle a , very low pri , es.
Cutters supplied trimmed and furnished to order.
Speplal inducenients tb alt big or giving eariy
orders. Cullers furnished with either heavy steel
or cast shoes.. - Will delver Cutters crated - at any
rallroad station at *am- pric , es as sold at my ware
house.. Send for.descripiu•s and pricei.
R. M. WELLES, Towanda.
Harrisburg Telegraph !
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the Capit si of Pennsylvania; and ciinia LW, the latent
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etc.. imaking it a - great ta7ter for the. Fatally, ti:
Business House, and the Work shop.-
tlingie Subscription
Clubs of 10 or more, copy
And amextra copy to the pr.r,'m 41 . 11,ing a c:ai.
Sample cople7 free,
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Is the mitly Republican paper at the State Caul:al./
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rate for shortcr terin. -
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orders. Address.
A3IBLE TRACT FOR SALE.
—The above welt-known property on Sugar
Run. in Wilmot tovrwhip 15 ofered for sale Li lots
to suit purchasers. Mar, of sub-divisions to ue
seen on the p'eemises, at the house of At L. Rose
crantz. Liberal terms and time given. Inquire of
Q. 11. WELLEt 4 . Wish' hug.
or EDW. WELLES, Wilkes-Barre. Ps..
CONIMITTEE'S SALE.—By vir
tue of on - ord.r Is•med oat of the Court of
Cotonou fleas of Bradlurd County. :s:ate of Penn
sylvania. tit. tltideettiet?t•ti. CoMlllittee or tin- es
tate of 1, K. Pease. Is lunatic. %ill expose SO Ittl.lic •
sa'e on the pretuf.es. 6n''.IIICRSI , Ar. bEcEn. -,
HER 2`.ld. A. D. I , ±l. at I o'eiock., P - . )1.. said into.
tic's ~ 2 In eret in , tie followingdeScrlbed lot of I.stof
situate ID I'lt:e and Orwell tusruships: .11egirmi:Jg '
at a beech tree In line of land of C. CuAlk : thence
north 2. 0 east along lands or 1). Edswo:ib. H.
Chaffee and I. Slancheatei 261 perches to a corhee :
thence south 11_, 0 eat along lands of W. II Dar- -
Hug and .Losehli Ilalgh 171 perches to a rorLer :
'thence moth t6' , o west li•O terehes along tarots of
Jv.eph Haigh, Alherl Conklin and John Black to '
a corner t then re no.th ::7 0 west 5.3 I..reht,,to a .'
c•gner Ihe place of lelluning ; c mtams 143 acres -,
and 26 perches of land.
Also at the dente tittle and pare. the other olds.
hair "1 the above described laud wit be .5.. , :n hy
the devisees of o,s.an Pea , e. deceased. ulna acme
terms and condith n.. s that auy person .kesirink:
to purchase the vs hol- of said Lind ran d 4 i./ W/
outdo eitott avid clear title 'ur the same. .. - * 1 •
TER.3Ir, OF SALE—tiOO of purchane money to,
pAlit n the day of 'safe. one-half the rimiattider.4.
on confirmation of f3IN with intere , t 011 ;3,11 - ur,-
:4titi!l.. and the remainder with it:tvr,ar .41.4 jcar,
ti.reafter. -Joshrir
G. H. WOOD & CO.,
pHo 7 - 0 G_P - 4. PH E R
Are now WELL in ;brit . NF.W
I:ALLEItY, a n d are. ma• ali kinds of Pilop o.
6RA S and TINTYVE• 4 . Tney are -.0 m-1 Z
a • now ,style :of Pliol..graps, calied 31 IN ET r,,
which nor Make for It Dt .z F7S.,
make 4 fINTYVES, ceti:--1 at
one sitting. y ais ,, make asl. , ciatty ir. et.p3
having a number of agent, CallT3` , .!nz fur
40 lye, us a cad, almt 'see %or: and Wee,. at .
PATTON'S BLOCK, COR. MAIN
AND BRIDGE STREETS. .
It is surprising to most everybody what
piles and piles of Clothing, BoCit.. Ladies'
:and . Chiltiretit's Sboes Are, carried away
.ftom the Great Bostiqn Clothing House
just opened in Means' Block,.Main Street,
Towanda, Pa. People .are to be. suen-at
that !House supplying fl'etriselves -with
Men's, Boy's and - -Children's Clothinz,
Boots, Ladies' and Children's. Shoes—
froM every part. and Iluection, ftcsm most
every c.)ivit•atal village in this and
}fining ct.tonties. T0W311413 has never
.Sepil so many !..terangt , rs Gown
as now, since the (fiterdn; of e Great
Boston Clothing House, The nrws om -
that establishment is speaciii•g like a wild,
tire all over the count it 'won't be
very ton:: ttnol west eve; bo iy tor 511
miles around will be eon-% in&d that a
v isit• to that concern. LI - en for an 01-ditiary
purchase, W - 111 pay them we:!. The sales,
of that House, are very iatze , sluc'c' hti,
openinc.:and t„t:e low priees they are
ing Clot himr,Boots, Ladieg'
and Cbildren's Si: ies. Hats and Caps for,
will make the Greict Boston" Clothing
House the leading pi tee fn. Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, and .every thing- in the bite
of Men's and Boy's NVrar - % the , fa- *
eility of. doing it. li. member the place,
the Great flostoti ' 11011 Se, just
opened in Means' 81-ck, Maio Street,
. Towanda, Pa. • 4
MEM
,06r4.
•••• @el 25
10® 60
750 160
Itew jibvertisnanits.
CUTTER SLEIGH •S !
FOR -188.:
THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH
T. lIMS FOR 10142.
IiMMOM
EIZECEI
Towanda. Pa, DC , e. A, 1,5;
SURPRISING TO EVERYBODY !
M. L. S'CIINEEBEHG,Trop.
Cheapest Clothier in.thei7outity
EX'ECUTO'RS' NOTICEJ—Where
a S lett. rs testamentary to th. estate ~f cei
P. tstalford. late 1):' the township or Nv.vro,t,g.
Lave t., t t.i• sqhretit,ers. all
rwrsof.sludehti.d to the ...:d est to aro r: q••
.to-make, Itnnw.li:.te pay no nt.::td those having'
...Wins or demands against the estate of ttio !i. ro
dent will make? kilo% n the failie without delay to
, H AltM A STA L )1:11.,
GEORGE P. ST ALFORD.
Browntown. B.tlford Co . Pa. , Executor..
lALITD,ITOItIS XOTICF 4 .— In re
the estate of Franria Taytor, deceased. The.
undersigned, an Auditor appoin t -di by the I brphans'
Court of Bradford ( - minty to dlstulloPe Io:. be
longing to said est ste In tho bands .0. II: s
administrator pew!. rah:- W IC attend fit. the
duties of his abpoinummt at his oflb, In th'e her
"ugh of Towanda, on SATIr It IIAI
17th, A. D. lesi, at 10 .% when and
where all per'. tic Mtr:n7, I l:111)• on SZII3 1Z11.4.nm4
present them or be ferever :irresl [Font coining
In upon the name. Jt4FIN \V. (III)Iriy,;*:,
Miranda. I': nr_ Ta. A 4014.,.r
-
L'ARM FO R . 5..1.1.1 —The; sub
scriber , Iters Int. •alo hl; f..rn).or •i; acre.,
located Ili. Oraelt ton-Lip. t , tween 1: ter• 1:, r
ough and Ora - ell 1111 h adpirithe.t he. farm .f 0, .1.
Cnnhbuck...l;tood billaditlg.ali,l go'r I grafted fruit
orchard: Irwin n , a3rly ;‘ , l 11/.1..1- 41 1 qvntl,o. A
good farm fir grain or 11.1 , r Intl. Tere, tvid ! , tt
Iliad,. easy to suit pwehrt-er. V. .r further part ..1;
larienquire of tie" W: Rock. at eit It. I.- Na:1,11a1
Rank. Towanda; Pa:. or of the .4,..1... - r0 , ..i.
Le Raysvllle. Sept_ 15,1113. Ji IF IN BLACK.
the matter of the
applfrat;on or Nt mind It ad.linc VIA ":"
Fund Ahviciatimi of ilie 1 , r
a decree of dts,..ut ton, I n , t
Plena for the ec,Hoy Brad ord. No. : 9, . M 47
Term, 141. and No. 317..1).•,.,110.er, T.•im, 1,•I.
To ail tehpm it may enneern : n. hi.
hereby glyea that sal the I• h day of Novein'.••t.
A. , 1).. 1691. the helicon of Bu; II(
and S.avitigFund A.-..criation of the Itor...sgti of
Towanda wan pre,entea ch • t.mi t or
Pleas fur the Comity of at foi.!, log the .:,id
Court to' nter a .I,.vrett that tlm sahl Corp •ta . l"n
hit het,:up• la it %a, ..r.l..reil hy . tile
Said Collit that the std 4 petition - shon:.l
nu IPIIIII, AY, TILE leru DAY OF DEC.F.II/1Elt•
A. D., 1331. at tam o'clock p. in.. %hen and N‘ herd
all partles Interested may appear and le Mao!. .
JOHN
' Solicitor for the Petitioner..
Towanda . , Pa, Nov, 14, ISAI.4w.
HOTEL FOR. ALE.—I offer the
'American Hotel property for sale a t g: rat
,bargain. The Thiel mas be seep on the ....leer of
Itridge and Water istre.;ts., In .T,man t , t imroe'gh
la ono of the - be.d. and most central
the place. There la a good barn connected with
the properly. The free bridge and new depot near
to It make this lintel deeirable for anyone w i 4 1 ,4
toemgage In the business. A peel aetive loan ul:11
a small capital can pay for the property In a short
time .row the pirate. It sae papered and painted
last spring and la time to •weelitlnt ceeddr;ni
' - • 30dEl'il 0, VAT/ e 7.
Se
gtoloslist Vs.. •
Ilepti !if 11W1,4
c. 1 00
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