l)c imc0, New Bloomftcltr, fl)a. NEW BLOOMFIELI), PENN'A. Tuesday, January 13, 1874. ' Notice to Subscribers. Subscribers to The Times who wish some other publication and chorno, can have cither of tho following at the prico men tioned : Petersou'e Magazine for 1874 and The Times, for .... fO.73. The People's Journal, with an en graving 13 x 10 inches (see advertise ment) nud The Times, for - - $2.00. Wood's Household Magazine nnd the . splendid chromo, YO SEMITE, and The Times, for $2.25. All tho above Magazines aro monthly pub ications. Governor Hahtranpt has issned bis proclamation announcing that the Now Constitution is now the law of tho State. The message of Gov. Uarlranft, is one of the host documents of tho kind we have read in some years. It is concise and busi ness like in tone nud entirely free from all party bias. Justices of the Peace according to the decision of Attorney General Dimmick, must take the oath prescribed by tho New Constitution, the oath to be taken before the Recorder of the county in which the officer resides. Our thanks are due to Mr. Geo. VV. Ch ilds, for a copy of The Ledger Almanac. It is a vory valuable book for daily refer- enco and is given to each subscriber to that paper. So large is tbe circulation of Th Ledger, that it takes 100,000 copies to sup ply them all. The Spanish have already got tired of Castolliir, and failing to support him in in the Cortes by a majority of twenty, he resigned. A new government has been formed with .Serrano at the bead. This indicates that n monarchy will soon take tbe place of the Republic. A Number of robberies by bodies of masked men bavo bceu recorded within a ew weeks and now we have two other such reports as follows : " A gang of masked thieves entered tbe house of Henry Nich olson, on the line of tho Long Island Rail road, Tuesday 6vening, bound and gagged tbe servants, tbe only occupants and rob bed it of all portable articles." ' On Wednesday, four masked men over powered, bound and gagged tho patrol watchman between tbe Abington National Bank and the Tack factory in Abington, and started for the bank half a milo dis tant from the scene of tbe struggle. Tbe watchman managed' ttt free himself, gave on alarm, and tbe ruffians fled. m ii. i ..I- The President has withdrawn the ap pointment of Attorney General William a Chief Justice of tbe United States, at tbe request of that gentleman and has rather surprised the country by a new nom ination. On Friday be sent to the Senate the appointment of Hon. Caleb Cusbing,a Chief JuHtiue, and the nomination was re ferred to tbe Judiciary committee. Mr. Cusbing has at least tbe meiitof being well known to the country aa a lawyer of great ability, aud baa not recently been promi nent in political aflairs. It is probable that his nomination will be confirmed by the Benato, without much delay. Thi will necessitate tbe selection of some other per son to represent this country at tbe Spanish court, to which position Mr. Gushing had just been appointed aud was preparing for bis departure. ' 1 0QY2ENCE'3 UISSA02. The me8ssge of the Governor was read to the Legislature on Wednesday, and wo make the following extracts.' " 1 ' The Governor commenced his message by reference to the recent "panic, and says be wh so-operate in any measure in which the Legislature may attempt to alleviate the troubles of the working men. He re ports the public State debt to be $25,708,' 821.04 on the first of November, and the recoipts for 1873 wore $8,650,178.81. j ' " In refering to future receipts And ex penditure, the Governor says : ' In 1874 ths receipts from all aVyuroes be $1,500,000 less than tho receipts T!fi73, while tho expenditure will 1 iir- be di minished. This kins of rfcTLUU.' is largely duo to tho w-al of taxes bearing heavily upon tho industrial interests of tie Com- monweaUh, and partly to tlioiirostintion of business. The receipt of 1873 may bo about the same a 'those of 1874, but tho expenditure will be greater, owing to the additional outlay1 necessary for schools. Legislating and Judiciary, under the now Constitution, which will then be in full force. ' Notwithstanding this enormous de. cieaso in the receipts, aud iucreae in ex. penditures, it is hoped and believed, that by tho most rigid economy iu evory branch of the government and moderate appropri ations, the revenues in the future will bo sufficient to meet all the demands of the Treasury, and leave a balance to reduce the indebtedness of the State, as required by the Constitution. I am in accord with those who believo as the debt decreases there should be a corresponding relief af forded to those interests that bear the bur den of taxation ; but at this juncture I would regard any further reduction of tbe revenues as unwise. In our list of taxes, however, may be found some that are not strictly " uniform upon tho samo class of subjects," ' and very unfair in their opera tion, and I think, therefore, & revision of our tax law is now desirable if not neccs. sary." The Governor also calls attention to the " Centennial" and wants the people in tho State to make renewed exertions to mako it a sucoess. 1 In referring to tho Now Constitution the Governor will issue his proclamation do clarlng it a law as soon as the Legislature counts the votes, and says : "The New Constitution having been ap proved by a very decidod majority of the people, it is expected that all citizens will yield cheerful obedience to its behests, and unite to (strictly and faithfully enforce its provisions. As each day's experience reveals the methods of administration, tho conviction grows stronger in my mind that good gov ernment depouds not so much on written laws as upon the disposition of the people to comply with the demands of tho laws, and tho determination of tboso delegated to to execute them, to see that their mandate are enforced. Reform, it will be conceded, cannot be obtained by mere constitutional enactment, nor by surrounding officers and trusts with additional restraints. Upon the present Legislature devolves a duty involving great care and labor, and which if discharged, a I believe it will bo, with a proper regard for the public interest, will redound to its credit and honor. To you is committed the important trust of moulding existing regulations into con formity with the change about to bo inau gurated in the fundamental law of the Stat.' liring to the performance of this high and responsible duty all the wisdom you possess, divest yourself of all seliish considerations, devote time and thought to the work, and witli the' New Constitu tion as your constant guide, build up a good and symmetrical system of laws, and let us so far a it lie iu our ability, start the State forward upon her future career, clothed with ample powers to extend her enterprise, and fulfill her great destiny."' In regard to the nohool laws the Gover nor say : ' "Prominent among the defects Is the lack of proper training and ' other qualifi cations of the teachers of the schools. 1 Of the 15,003 teachers receiving certificates to teach during the year, only 874 were found to have a thormigh knowledge of reading, writing, arithmetic, geography and gram mar, and that practical preparation for their profession which insures success,' is the startling declarations made by the Su perintendent of Common Schools. There must certainly be a ladical change in this regard, if we would have our children at. tain even the rudiment of au ordinary ed ucation. ' Tho necessity of establishing Normal schools wherein student are es pecially qualified and trained for teaching is conspicuously shown in these statistics, and it is a gratification to know that twelve of these valuable institutions ' have been erected or are iu process of erection in va rious farts of the State, and when-all are furnished with an able corps of instructors, we can confidently hope the graduates therefrom will largely contribute to supply this pressing need of good and competent teacher. Dissatisfaction exist also and complaint is made about the frequent chango of school books, entailing expenses upon pa rents, and subjecting pupil to novel and perplexing method of acquiring lessons that mystify more than they instruct. Thero seem to be an urgont demand for : more training of a technical kind, that will ' fit children for mechanical pursuit aud the practical duties of life. I suggest, therefore, that school boards bo authorized to make provision for giving instruction in industrial and mechanical drawing, both in day and evening school ; also that schools bo established wherein trade may be taught, or arrangements made for such in struction in connection with school already established, so that skilled mechanics can be graduated, and the principal inculcated that there is nothing ungraceful or undig nified In honest or bard labor, and that the handiwork of the skillful artisan will con fer in the future so. nublo a title as any to be achieved in professional callings. , More thorough examination of tho sub ject strengthens the conviction that the Stale must adopt ' some mode to compel the attendance of those children whose parent are unwilling or unable to allow their offspring to avail themselves of the benefits our school system affords." The Governor doubts tho propriety of bank of discount, paying interest on de posita.and think this was one of the causes of both the panio of last fall and of 1857. He ia much pleased with the doings of the Fish Commissioners, and says : " the Commissioner succeeded in batch ing, at Newport, Perry county, where the water is peculiarly fitted for the purpose, about 2,700,000 shad, which wore turned into the Juniata river at that point. Two thousand six hundred black bass were also distributed in the Susquehanna, Lehigh and Juniata rivers during the months of July and August last, and through tho kindnes8of Prof. Spencer F. B.iird, United States Fish Commissioner, 27,000 Califor nia salmon have been planted in the Sus quehanna and its tributaries. The bass are not migratory fish and aro very prolific. Twoorthrco hundred were placed in the Susquehanna, near Harrisburg, In 1870, and the rapidity with which they multiply Is manifest in tho great numbers of this beautiful and choice fish that now aro found in the river in that vicinity." In speaking of tho forest of tho State tho Governor says : " I especially invito your attention to au evil of considerable magnitude, which every year grows moro aggravated, and in certain regions, at times, is tho occasion of serious apprehension and loss. I rofur to tho wholesale destruction of our forests, the stripping of our mountains and hill of their treos, resulting in an enormous di minuation of water for mechanical and fer tilizing purposes, and in great changes ia the normal condition of temperature and moisture, affecting tho general health and at seasons bringing about devastating floods. These consequences, as tho effects of this indiscriminate waste, are demon strable, and a wise legislation will forecaste the future and establish such regulations as will rescue our descendants from the ills a perseverance in this practice will certain ly entail upon them." Regarding the exemption law the Gov. ernor says : "The act of 1840 exempting a certain amount of tho property of a debtor from levy and sale, on execution or distress for rent, waa intended for the wise and hu mane purpose of protecting his family from sudden and absolute want. This benevo lent design is, however, often defeated, and the law practically nulliied, by the bar rassed debtor waiving the benefits of the act to meet the exactions of his creditor, Do not sound public policy and humanity demand n supplement to this law that will forbid a debtor having a family waiving tho benefit of the exemption, so that a house- bold niay not be shorn, in uu instant, of all the neccessaries of life by reason of the weakness, recklessness or misfortune of it head, or to satisfy tbe greed of a grasping creditor?" . Appended to the message is a pardon report, which gives the reasons for the pardons granted and prove the number of case in which executive clemency was shown, to be 45. Miscellaneous News Items. iW F. S. Bacon, cashier of the Holyoke National Bank, ia a defaulter to tbe amount of $4,570. tW At a funeral In Palmer, Mass., the other day, those in attendance couldn't agree upon a route from the bouse to the grave. A lively light followed, and the stronger party bad literally it own way. tW Mr. Adeline Badger, the principal of a large private school, and member elect of the Boston School Committee, , in missing, and it is believed she has com mitted suicide. tW Oakey Hall wa tried in New York, for neglect of oflioial duty. If public men everywhere were tried for that offence our Courts would need to be increased in num ber, and to sit during the year. . .. Of In Mayo county, Ireland, intense feeling has been excited by tbe suicide of a farmer named Hurst. He bad been threat ened with eviction, aud to avoid ruin be drowned himself. tW Sunday night in the village of Stan- bury, N. Y., Caleb Omao was hacked to death with a hatchet by his step-son, Wm. Boorn, aged flfteeu. The boy was drunk and wanted to go to a dance. Omaus re fused and hence the trouble. tlT Two men, M'Ewon and Smith, who got adrift on a Hold of ice ia Saginaw bay on December 15, aud for whose safety the greatest fear were entertained, are repott ed to have got ashore, both, in an exceed ingly exhausted condition. tl7 Clinton Eouff, aired seventeen, son ot a widow residing two ntilixj from West Jefferson, Ohio, struck hi aistor on the head with a poker, causing instant death, Ha was enraged at his sister because she threateuod to .inform hi mother that ho was playing on a violin on the Sabbath, t W The most fickle of bar sex, live tu Oakland, California. When about to. be married she insulted that the ceremony should be performed in Frenoh and a post ponement wa had until the next day. A French minister was then on hand, and she thereupon refused to bo married at all. . KW A Hartford couple recently' receiv ed by express, from some unknown donor, a handsome silver tea service, ou tho oc casion of their silver wedding. A few day afterwards they were mortified by the. dis covery that it bad been delivered by a mis take by the express company, and were conipolled to restore the prize. Pittsburg, January 5. A brutal murder was committed in Elizabeth borough on Saturday night. A large crowd, prin cipally miner, gathered at the drink ing bouse of Edward Mallory. About ten o'clock a fight oocurred, and a young man named Daniel Lynch went In to watch the encounter. Patrick Slaven drew a revol ver and fired at Lynch, the ball entering his head and lodging in bis brain, causing his death iu about six hours afterwards. Great excitement prevailed. Tho murder er was arrested by the borough constable, assisted by a number of citizens, but was subsequently rescued by ome of bis friends. The arresting party wero assailed with sticks and stones and several shots were fired. Tbe constablo was seriously injured and two or three citizens badly bruised. One of the assailing party was also shot but not seriously injured. Slaven is still at largo. C3STMi Wm. Strciby dropped dead on Christmas night, at hi residence in West Cain township, CheRter county, Pa. His daughter who had recently been married, was there with hev husband spending tho Christmas holidays. A band of Cula thumpinns concluded to serenade the newly married couple. When they appeared on the ground, Mr. Stribey endeavored to drive thorn from off his premises. Finding his efforts unavailing, ho entered tho crowd and endeavored to obtain the names of the parties ; whilo doing this he became very much excited, and started for tho house, crying mumer mree or lour limes, iielore reaching the house he fell down uud sud denly expired. An inquest was held, and the verdict rendered was that the deceasod bad died from heart disease. Memphis, January 4. Matthew Gild- well, residing in Madison county, Tenn., last week quarreled with bis wife and struck ber over tho head with a gun, in flicting a fatal wound. He also knocked down his nine year old daughter, and threatened to cut their throats. Tbe girl escaped to the woods, and there meeting one Gibson, who was out shooting, told her story. Gibson started back with the girl, and was mot by Gildwell, who threat ened to kill him. Gibson retreated, fol lowed by Gildwell, until the former was forced to shoot, seriously wounding Gild well. The latter and girl will probably re- cover. . . , . tW On Saturday night a week, some miscreant placed several piece of metal, and a number of cross-ties on the Penn sylvania railroad, ' between Crosson and Gallitzin, with the evident design of throw ing the Fast Line east from tbe track. Fortunately the obstruction was placed in a straight line of the track, and waa ob served by the engineer in time to chock the train, when it was soon removed. No punishment could be too severe for fiends who would thus endanger the lives of many person to glut a feeling of rovenge for some fifncied injury from the company or an employe. tW Ex-Judge Morris, of Brooklyn, re ceived a present of an infernal machine on New Year' day from an unknown enemy, but being absent iu the country be did not see the article till he returned on Sat urday night. It consisted of ' a box filled with powder and balls, and fitted to ex plode on bel fig opened. When Judge Mor ris opened the box it failed to explode, and he at once saw its character. Hasten ing to the bath room he plunged it into the water. On the outside it resembled a box of cigar. The Judge offer $1,000 for tbe apprehension of the would be assassin. tS" Recently Mr. Ephraim Romig, of Douglas township, Chester county, went to the stable to milk the cows, aud while in the act of stooping down, she was push ed over by one of the cows, and then kick ed by another oow, with such force a to knock in all her front teeth aud break ber jaw bone in two places. C'marron, New Mexico, January 3. A most territlo wind-storm has been raging here sinoe yesterday morning. A Santa Fe coach going South was blown ovor, and one man bad an arm broken. Mil. Mo Elroy, wife of the signal sergeant of Santa Fe, was dangerously injured. ., The tele graph line are badly damaged. ,, , tW Wra. E. Udderaook, convicted in tbe Chester County Couil of tho murder of W. 8. Goss, will bave another chance for hi life. Last week a writ of error was filed in the oilioe of tbe Clerk of, Courts, aud the case will be carried to tbe Supreme Court or the Btate. The day for the return of the suit will have to be fixed by the Court. ., :, I., ... ., , , . . , , . t& On Tuesday ' last; while tho" crew of the Spanish man-of-war Arapile were en- gagea in placing ber armament, by the aid or a derrick, one of the bollor nine burst disabling the derrick machinery. It will require several day to make the necessary repairs.' . . . .. . ;,. i . , 15 Henry Clew & Co., of New York, resumed their bunking businc last week, announcing the fact with a circular iu which tlioy warmly thank their creditor for their forbearance, and declare their readiness to pay all obligations iu full. " tW M Providence, Rhode Island, the other day, Bernard McLaughin, while re turning from a gunning expedition, stum bled and fell, and hi gun discharging, jn itantly killed him. ' llarrisbnrg Correspondence. HARRisnuRO, Jan. 0th, 1874. ' The Legislature was duly organized on Tuesday, the following officers being se lected. For the Senate, Butler B. Strang, Speaker; Russol Errett Chief Clerk, and Messrs. McAfee and Cochran Assistant Clerks. For the House, Speaker, Henry II. McCormick, of AUogbony Chief Clork, William C. Shurlock, of Beaver j Resident Clerk, John A. Bmull ; Assistant Clork, Hugh Morrison, of Butler. On Wednesday the Governor's message was presented, read and properly referred. Some skirmishing was bad in both houses regarding the forco of the Now Constitu tion, previous to the counting of the vote and announcement of the results by the Governor. It was finally decided that its provisions were re-troactive and that all business done must be subject to it pro visions. A joint resolution wan also offered asserting that in the opinion of the Legis lature, the first election for member of the Legislature under tho New Constitution would have to take place in 1874, and the first session of such Assembly, must be in January 1875. On Thursday both houses met in joint session to count tho vote on the New Con stitution, and report the same, and the Governor has since given notice that the New Constitution is now tho law of the land. Both housos of the Legislature so far ap pear to bo working earnestly to bring the provisions of the new organic law into op eration. New rules for the government of both Senate and House bavo been adopted, and sevoral committees usual under tbe former Constitution are uow dispensed with. To those accustomed to be present at Legislature scRsions, nothing is more specially noticeable than tbe absence of the lobby members. Heretofore these "legis lative bores" have usually been very nu merous and persistent, but now tbeir voca tion appears to be gone. This will not only be an advantage to the people, but a great relief to the honest and upright mem. ber of the Legislature, while those who sought their positions for what they could " make," will mourn their absence. At noon to-day, Gov. Uartranft appeared in the Senate Chamber, and took the oatli of 'office demanded by tbe Now Constitu tion. . v Some of the Democratic members are ev idently ashamed to acknowledge that the Hon. (?) Sam Josephs, is a Democrat, (but the Lord knows tho Republicans don'r want him), and tried to rule him out ' the democratic caucus. But Joseph didn . ' scare worth a cent, and is now apparently in full fellowship. The member from Col umbia, (O. B. Brockway,) aspires to be a democrats loader iu the House, and ow ing to hi assurance and gift of gab, coupled with the fact that Buckalew is known to stand behind him, bag a chance for some such recoguition, although there are many older and wiser men on hi side of the house. So far the only bill of any import ance that ha been reported, is an act by Senator McClure, regulating elections in Philadelphia, which act is made necessary by tho change in the Constitution. - The Senate have now adjourned until Tuesday evening and tbe House by joint resolution will not again meet nntil Wed nesday morning. QUIDNUNC. TpLKCTIOX NOTICE.-Notice Is hereby "i.M.mitwn'U will lit? iieiu uy ma stockholders of tho Diineannon, Bloomlleld and jiv:.vimo mm nuna company, si me court House In Bloomlleld. on Wednesday. January 14th. for a President and twelve directors to serve until the 2tlfi Mltlllluv in .lann.ru ..ur n. ..i..!, ... j u, uuui Micir suc cessors are chosen. , , u. J. T. McINTIRE, Secretary. Bloomlleld, Jan. 6, 1874. 2t T EW T. M0UL, 1 A REPRESENTING Hanson, Paul & Imboden, Manufacturer and Wholesale Dealers la BOOTS & SnOES, No. 41 NORTH THIRD STREET, T. Host) Hanson, : - . 0 . PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 6, '74 w. u. HAUL. M. K. Imuoden. I71XEOUTOKH' NOTICK. Notice Is hereby U given, that letters Testamentary on the estate of John Kppler, late of Marysvflle. 1'erry subscribers, residing In Murysvllle, ferry county. All persons indebted to said estate are reqneded to nuke Immediate payment, and those bavin; elalmsnlll present them duly authenticated for settlement to HERMAN EPPLEIt. DAVID BlilUHTUILL, December 22, 1873. Lxecutor. The Household Fauacca. . ' and Family Liniment Is the hest remedy Iu tho world for the fllowln . complaints, viz. i Cramps In the Limbs and Stom ach, Pain In the Stomach , Bowels, or Side, Rheu matism la all Its forms, Blllious Colio, Neuralgia Dysentery, Colds, Fresh Wounds. Burns, Sore Throat, Spinal Complaluts, Sprains and Bruises, Chills and fever. Fur Internal aud External use. Its operation Is not only to relieve the patient. hut entirely removes the cause of the complaint. It penetrates and pervades the whole system, re storing healthy action to all Its parts, and quick euing the blood. T11J5 HOUSEHOLD PANACKA IS FIJRKIir Vegetable and All Healing. . CUUflSS BROWN. ... .. No- 216 Fulton Street, New York pFof tale by all druifglsts. 27 b lyr. Thirty Years' Fxperleuoe of an old Nnrxc. Mrs. winslow's Bootmng Syrup is the . i ..wuu ui uiio ui mid imm i iu .10 1 uu clans and Nurses In the United States, aud has been used for thirty years with never failing safe ty aud success, by millions of mothers and chll dieu, from the feeble Infant of one week ollf to the adult. It corrects acidity of the stomach, re lAIl..1nlA n .1 . . ... .1.. t t . m .... 111.... lieves wind colic, regulates the bowels, and gives rest, health and comfort to mother and child. We believe It to be the Best and Surest Remedy In tbe World In all cases of DYH1SNTEKY and D1AU RHtEA IN CHILDREN, whether It arise from ' Teething or from any other cause, l'ull direc tions for using will accompany ench bottle. None (ieiiulne unless the fac simile of CURTIS & 1'hltKINh is on the outside wrapper. Sold by al ' Medielnu Heaters. 147 b lyr lir Dr. WUUrs't Balsam of Wild Cherry Is , "a combination and a form indeel" for hual- j ing and curing discuses of the throat, luugs aud chest. - It cures a oough by loosening and cleaulngtun lungs, and allaying irritation ( thus removing the cause, Instead of drying up the caugb. and leaving the dleeaio bculuti.
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