she - pontrot ganocrat.
IL D. HAWLEY, EDITOR
MONTROSE. PENN9E
1181181188Dilf. 81061887' 1G 1871.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
FOR AUDITOR GMERLL,
GEN. WILLIAM M'CANDLESS,
Or PIIIILADELPULL
• you EIrIi.VEYOII arsEau.,
CPT. JAMES 11. COOPER,
__OP worazacq comm.
' •
.:A 41111 Poll of the Democratic Vote..
7 will Secure the Election of Our State
ljarTicket by & Large Majority.
Fir Let Every Democrat Remember that,e3
rir and:lmpress the Truth of it Upon the . 0
sir Minds of Ms Neighbors
Democratic County Convention.
The Democratic voters of Susquehanna
county are requested to meet at the pimp
of holding elections in their respective
districts between the hours of 4 and 6
o'clock P IL, on Saturday the 19th day
of August next (unless otherwise ordered
by the Township Committee) and elect
two delegates to represent said districts in
the Convention to be held at Montrose,
do Monday, August 21st, at 2 o'clock p.
em, fot the purpose of nominating candi
dates to be supported at the ensuing elec
tion.
TOWNSHIP COIINTITSE.
Anntior..:--William White, D. Linabury,
Daniel Seely.
AVOLACON.—WiIIium Creigh, P. Fitz
martin, Timothy Kane.
ARARA.T.—B. IL Dix, N. J. West, L. O.
Baldwin.
BRIDGEWATEIL—GiIbert Johnson, E.
Beebe, Simeon Lewis.
BROOKLYti.—E. G. Williams, James
Hewitt, P. 11.-Tiffany.
Cnoconrr:=-M. J. Golden, M. J. Don
lin, M. Stanley.
Curroun.—J. Stephens, Martin Deck
er, I. J. Cobb.
DuxnerF.—C. C. Church, Dr. J. C.
Olmstead, T. P. Phinnev.
• DutocK.—C. C. Mills, I. Main, William
Bunnell
' Foss:sr Ls.Kr..-4saac Strang,e, M. G rif
!fin, H Griffis.
FRANKLIN.—J. L Merriman, N. P.
Wheaton, John Watson,
FntEsnsvna.r..—James Meade,' Hugh
Duffy, John Foster.
• Glasoar.—J. IL Claflin, R. Clinton,
George Roberts.
GREAT BEND TOWNSRIP.—WiIIiam. K.
Hatch, S. Barnes, I. H. Smith.
GREAT BEND Bono.—l. Mahon . , R. S.
Stephens.
BERRICK.—J. M. Myers, F. R. Barnes,
Henry Lyon. •
BLARFORD.—W. B. Guild, D. M. Farrar,
Jackson Tingley.
HARMONT.—Richard Martin, 11. H.
Hobard. J. Storer.
JACKSON.—L. Griffis, T. W. Clinton, J.
L. Dix.
JEssuP.---Zenas Smith, W. C. Ilandrick,
4. H. Harvey.
LsTnnoP.—Alvin Brown, Lyman Saun
ders, William Gardner.
LBsrox.—Hiram White, Michael Whit
ney, A. L Jeffers.
Linstrnr.—M. L Trnesdall, L W. Al
len, William M. Bailey.
Limn MEADOWS.—L B. O'Dond, T.
Connuigham, J. R. O'Dond.
MlDDLETows.—Thomas Colford, Tim
-0.-E. Smith..
DaloitTiOSS—A. H. McCollum, C. D.
Lghretp, IL J. Webb.
Naw HELYOMYTOWNSIIIP.—Ezra Beebe,
I. D. Foot, E. Aldrich.
Him MILFORD Boao.—F. W. Boyle,
William T. Ward, Georg Hayden.
OastLawn.—J. Shutti3,
E. 0. ,L,.. b , 5 .
RUSH.— Albert Pickett, A. Carter,
James Logan.
Smstnnux..—William B. Handrick,
S. A, Shook, S. Quick.
• SUREELIANYA DEPCM—C. Curtis, Wil
liam Post, W. Barber.
SILVER LARR.Joseph Ward, L. Stone,
D. T. Donovan.
Tztoitsma.—C..Stceldard,g.. S. Aldrich,
J. P. Whitney.
C. M. GERE, Chairman.
EP AND AWAKE.
The importance which attaches to a
fall attendance at the primary delegate
meetings to be held on Saturday nest,
cannot. be too highly estimated. If the
blood of pure Democracy fires the veins
of the members of our party, supineness
and inactivety will not be written upon
its banner,. but most aznredly at this
auspicious time, we shall be ready as in
limes past,.to show our honesty in the de
fense of pure principles, by marshalling
in full force with our truest and best men
for our leaders, and enter our protest in its
fullest strength against Radicalism, cor
ruption and despotic usurpation. Let ev
ery lover of his country and its prosper
ity under a faithful administration, and
a republican form of government, be up
and awake, discharging his whole duty.
The time was when pure Democracy held
sway in this county, and we see by the
signs of the times that the day is not far
distant when "the year of jubilee" shall
again come if every man in our ranks is
band at his post with his whole armor
on, ready for the fray. Let no minor duty
interfere with the primary and most im
portant duty of attending the delegate
meetings, where the foundation for our
future success mast be laid. Let every
voter be present in his c placc and let his
presence and counsel assist in sending a
full delegation to our County Convention
on Monday nest. Never In the history
of 'oar party was it more important that
we should be up and awake and have ev
ery man in his place than at this time, jest
on the eve of a Presidential election.
Shall it be said of the Democracy of old
Susquehanna who have "bearded the lion
in his den," during, the years of Radical
misrule that when viCtory was ready to
perch upon our banner we were derelict
in our duty We believe that the an
swer by a fall attendance at ihe primary
meetings on Saturday next, and a full rep
resentation of wisest counselors at the
Convention au Monday next will answer
wohatically, No. Business of the great
est itapprtance is to be transacted, and let
not our appeal be in vain.
Vallandlgitam, wife of the late
C. L. Vallimdighara, died, in Baltimore,
last Sunday mond%
The Unkindest Cat of all.
We do not intend to fight over again the po-
litical contest of 1669, for the gratification of the
editor of the Montrose DExecuaT, or of the
renegade Republican whom a lack of brains, has
constrained him to employ to write his editor
ials. We took the course that wubeliervid to be.
tight in that campaign, and we art 'prepared td '
stand by the record we then made.—lfonaviii
'Reparrean. .
We 'did not care but very little - last
week about the Radical tactics' of the ed
itor of the Republican in calling us a
"liar," in the absence of any defence, for
it was the best evidence possible to prove
the truth of our assertion, but when for
tiooth, he accuses us in yesterdays issue of
employing some "renegade Republican"
to write editorials for us, we do consider
it "the most unkindest cut of all" for
when we resort to that, we shall think
that we have got just as low in the scale
of intellect and political honor as the ed
itor of the Republican. No, Mr. editor,
you cannot dodge the point by any such
falsehood. When we are obliged to em
ploy even Democrats, ranch less renegade
Republicans" to edit our paper fur us we
shall 'haul down our name from the edi
torial head. As to the question of "lack
of brains" we think • a discussion might
prove full as disastrous to our cotempor
ary as to ourself, but we have no disposi
tion to enter into it, as our readers are the
most competent judges both of the law,
and the facts.
ANOTHER TICKET IN THE Flia.n.—The
advocates of a Temperance party in
Pennsylvania met in convention on Wed
nesthiy and nominated Prohibition candi
dates for State officers, as follows; For
Auditor-General, Benjamin Spangler, of
Lancaster; for Surveyor General, Hon.
E. A. Wheeler, of Mercer county. They
also adopted a platform, which will re
ceive the endorsement of many citizens
of the State who are to-day in the ranks
of the Radicals. The Republican State
Committee sent men on to prevent nomi
nations being made, but their efforts
were in rain. This movement is looked
upon as very damaging to the Republican
party, which favors Temperance move
ments only when necessary to gain sup
port. It is another sign of the times that
betokens the speedy downfall of Radical
ism in the State.
Trouble at Washington.
There is trouble in the happy family at
Washington. Commissioner Pleasanton
refused to resign, and threatened to make
known strange things if Grant insisted
on his removal. Grant insisted and Pleas
anton retired, muttering vengeance. Wm.
P. Wood, late chief of the Secret Service
of the Treasury Department, has publish
ed a card severely assailing Secretary
Boutwell, and threatening to issue a pam
phlet in which he will prove that the
Secretary mishappropriated between two
and three million dollars during his ad
ministration of the Internal Revenue
Bureau. The absence of the $3,000,000
credited to Treasurer Spinner has never
been accounted for, and the new loan is a
failure. Grant is anxiOns fora re-nomina
tion, while Greeley, Logan, and other
aspirants will defeat him if possible, each
hopi.g to ix.k-c, Li, place. some of the
Radical leaders favor free trade, others
are for protection. Postmaster General
Cresswell is accused of appointing rebels
to clerkship in his departmet3t, and there!
is general distrust and dissatisfaction
The only thing that holds the precion
crew together is the fear of exposure, an
the only work in which they all unite ih
that of pinndering the treasury. If the
American people consent to reinstate such
a horde of knaves and plunderers in high
positions for another term of four years,
our nation must have degenerated. „f:.
_
- 7 -James A. McMasters, the talented
editbr of the Freeman's Journal, exhunipa
the following incident to point a morid
and adorn a tale : "Austin Monroe was
an officer of the American Regular Army,
during the war of the United States with
England, in 1812-14. With the slow and
methodical exactness of that day, a list
of officers recommended for promotion
for meritorious services in that war, was
made out only after Colonel James Mon
roe had been made President of the Unit
ed States. Ile approved ofsall the War
Department had recommended, except
one. His reason for not approving him
was, that he was his own. nephew." The
application of this leSson is so apparent
as to need no further enforcement, except
to say that James Monroe is not President
of the United States, and U. S. Grant is.
4. -0-404..------
The Kentucky Election.
The Kentucky election,which took place
on Monday, the 7, resulted in a Democrat
ic
triumph of from twenty to thirty thou
sand majority, or about the same as last
year, when the majority was 31,000.
Radical papers have a great deal to say
about Radical gains in Kentucky, but an
inspection of the vote cast this year and
last, reveals the fact that with the large
accession of negro votes, the Radical party
has failed 'to appreciably reduce the Dem
ocratic majority of the State.
People may draw their own inferences
as to why the Radical party, with the aid
of the negro voting population, failed to
I reduce the Democratic majority.
Two HUNDRED AND FORTY.FOUR
311Lums - s of money wrung, wrenched,
estorted from the people in 1870 to pay
Two HUNDRED and SErENTEEN ZILLIONS
of bonds which would have become due
in 18861 This piece of flnanciering has
only cost the people rarr-own MILLIONS
Who ma say that Grant and Boutwel
are not brave financiers?
—Ttte Democrats of Massechusetts will
hold their state convention at Springfield
on Thursday ! September 14. They will
nominate a inadidato for GoVernor r and
elect delegates to the national convention
to be held next year. John Quincy Adams
is the most prominent for Governor.
ObUgittori Ballot.
Some of our German exchanges says
the .Fltur Quarters, of both political com
plexions, are urging the passing of a law
making the exercise of the nght to vote
obligatory. They contend that this is the
only way in which the Influence of the
men of any party can be brought to
and make itself felt to the eradica
tion of " ring," frauds and corruptions.
That such a law would be in accord
ance with the spirit of our institutions is
very doubtful, since our liberty is toogen
crone to compel any one's acceptance of a
boon which she freely offers him, and for
the poSsession of which millions in other
lands are yet sighing. That it would be
in the interest of the party now out of
power cannot be denied, since the cor
ruptions of the dominant power are ad
mitted, and so regretted by good men of
the latter party, that they would give their
support to the former, for the purpose of
doing away with those corruptions; hence
would the party out of power be benefit
ted.
But no law can be made in this country
compelling men to vote. If good men
will not recognize the responsibility—the
moral obligation—resting upon them to
turn out, take interest as to who shall
oversee the affairs of the nation, and vote
no law will compel them to do so, since
the enforcement of law depends upon its
being in accordance with the spirit of our
constitution. -If they; not relishing the
kind of company which usually prevails
at the polls, do not come for Ward of their
own free will to vote, tuns aiding in
cleansing the political Aegean stables,
they must expect the country to be dom
neered, iu the future, as it has been in
the past, by defrauders, shoulder hitters
and thieves.
—A negro made a clean breast of it in
North Carolina the other day as he stood
on the gallows. He not only confessed to
the alurder of which he had been con
victed, but he gave the assembled crowd
of negroes some wholesome political ad
vice. He advised than to keep clear of
the Radical, arty, and enforced his exor
tation by saying : " There is a party call
ed the Union party—the Radical party.
They never do us no good. They do In
harm. They make us do mean thing."
Many a white man has been made to do
many mean things by the same corrupt
party.
The New York Herald says that the
Orange procession in that city was a trick
of the Radicals, who hoped thereby to ex
cde a bloody riot, and give Grant a pre
txt, under the An-Klux law, for taking
‘.tilitary possession of the city. For four
mouths men in the pay of the Republican
party had been joining the Iliberuiuu so
cieties, and a deputation from these socie
ties waited on Grant, at Long Branch and
asked him to supplant- the municipal by
the Federal authority.
-Hon. Cassius M. Clay, one of the
early abolitionist and Minister to Russia
under Lincoln, in reply to an invitation
to be paesent at the emancipation celebra
tion at Bowling Green, Ky., concludes his
letter with the following pertinent re•
" .
No government can boirre-5...-u.--
i s t ere a while the Chia' iatrato is Is
candidate for re-election ;an the grossest
abuses aro being now prepetrated for that
reason.
Military men should receive military
,honors and emoluments. Civilians are
entitled to the civil honors of the Repub
lic. It would be just as wise on the day
of battle to put civilians at the head of
the- troops, -to the exclusion of military
men, as it is to put civil affairs in the
hands of mere soldiers. Our whole history,
and all history, proves the folly of such a
course.
Let Grant, then, and the "Military
Ring," retire into their proper sphere, and
let the Government come into the hands
of statesmen who know what they are
doing. I speak plainly upon these sub-
jects, because I believe that the attempt
again to impose Grant upon the country
will be rata u the Republican party, if
not ruinous to the Republic.
Very truly your obedient servant,
C. M. CLAY.
A.A. Green, &c., Corn. Bowling Green,
Kentucky. •
"Selriors"—"New York."
Everybody, of course, remembers the
story about the tailor's wife whose only
tantalizing affoment to her husband was
"scissors," and how, when he had thrown
her into the river and she was drowning,
he made motions with her thumb and
fingers, as much as to say "scissors."
The Radical papers have adopted the
same line of argument
.They have but
one reply to everything and that is—
" New York."
Point oat to them the fact that Secre
tary Boutwell certifies that there has been
more than 620,000,000 stolen by Revenue
Collectors and their only response is—
" New York."
Show from the official records that the
Indian Ring has stolen millions annually,
with the aid and connivance of their chief
of the Department, and they belch forth
—"New York."
Demonstrate to them that millions
upon millions have been stolen annually
from the people by land-grabbers and
lobyists,. and you hear "New York" in
a doable-bass.
In Tact "New York" is the one answer
in defence if all and singular of the
frauds and iniquities committed by the
Radical leaders, thieves. mail contractors
and scoundrels generally.
Now, all this is about as sound an argu
ment as to say "scissors." Suppose that
New York is as corrupt as the Radical
papers claim, is that any argument why
corruptions ten times more .gigantic
should be carried on under the 'very nose
of the President? We think , not. If
New York is corrupt, is that any season
I why Rings here in the cities and towns
shall gouge the people and oppress them
with enormous taxation ? We leave the
tax-payers to answer.
1 . 7 nOYALTX AT A DLECOIIIiTe-Ale. tnt
Prince of Wales, and heir apparent to the
crown of Brit.iin, is not surrounded by
the adigii# that doth hedge a king," if
we are to Judge from the telegraphic dis
patches that have lately reached...us.; On
the 6th init., while in Dublin, the Vice
R e gal ticqge where he and his friends
were.donucil4 was assailed with a show
er of Stones, smashing the windows; and
severely dimagum the - budding. His
Orangemen !Hindi should have been there
to protect him.
Robblnir the Government.
The Wrsahingtmi Patriot calls attention
to a system of robbing the Government
of the United States more audacious than
that fronOrhieb thecity of New York is
suffering: .1~
o
ir e
At: the cl tif - the 'rebellion, .the Uni
ted States h Cictuallinn hand and tidy
immedi use, more of. the material
and resources of was than any other
country in the world ever possessed before
or since. ltis to bdathhted if the united
elements of Germany and Fraticain the
reeeht struigle,f4ttpace. in vatne with
_the,prodigiOns collebtion whlefi remained
upon our ands the day that Lce surrend
ered his sword, It Wasthe eibiiMulatibn of
four consecutive years, With enormous
annual expendittres, and apprufiriations
almost without limit. Some idea may be
I formed of the magnitude of these sup
' plies, by the fact that over twelve hun
dred millions of dollars were voted. in
1864, on the very eve of peace, and when
the condition of the South might have
been known.
Ships of war, cannon, steamers, arms
of every descriptiqn, ammunition, horses,
mules, tents, equipments, stores, clothing,
supplies, and all the vast - machinery of
war, in all its costly and countless forms,
were in possession of the various branch
es the 11 ar and Navy Departments svheri
the last gun was fired. It is extremely
difficult to form even an approxithate idea
of the value of this property, from the
deceptive ruanner in which the public ac
counts are kept, and the persistent refusal
of the Republicans in Congress to permit
any investigations to be made. The De
partments nave habitually resisted infor
mation On this subject, and for evident
reasons, as will be shown. The appropria
tions and the public debt permit
,some
basis of calculation, iu the absence of
stricter proof._
But one thing is certain, and it is that
which most concerns the American peo
ple, who had' to.bear the cost of the civil
war: all lhia pio A ticrty hex disweared,
'and no returns can be found fur it on the
books of the' treasury! It is estimated
that over five hundred millions of dollars
at least have been realized from this
source by SACS since 1865, not a dollar of'
which has been accounted for, so as to re
lieve the country or to diminish the in
debtedness. Net a cent was ever paid in
to the treasury from these sales. What
has become of this enormous sum of
money ? The question is asked with no
expectation of em answer, because this
administration has remained deaf to every
demand-, and its whole aim is to stifle in
(l"il7.• 4 i 4 iU
It is pretendett in partial e4tenuation,
that the great sums thus received from
these sources, have been expended by the
War and Navy Departments. But. how
expended ? Congress appropriates annual
ly, upon estimates furnished by these de
partments, for the money reqUired for the
public service, and often largely beyond
their real wants. So that, if this expla
nation be true, the Army and Navy have
not only spent the , regular appropriations,
which were leg,ally presumed to be suffi
cient, but have squandered five hundred
or more millions besides, without author
ity of law.
[Front the New York SuiLl
The Outrage In Louisiana.
Fur the first time in the history of the
nation Federal boyonets have been used
to control the action of apolitical conven
tion. Under the lead of the President's
brother-in-law's brother, United States
troops on Wednesday took possession of
-es • VGalicirat,
can state coriventibb - was being tield, and
forced out the delegates opposed. to. the
re-nomination ,of Geneml Grant. The
office-holders and those looking out for
office remained, and will undoubtedly
carry out the wishes of Grant and his re
lations.
The men who have made the',
Republican party of Louisiana were vir
tually driven out of the Convention.
Under the leadership of Governor War
mouth they proceeded in a body to
anotherhall ' and their convention is now
in session. When the Ku-Klux bill was
before Congress, the San repeatedly warn-,
ed the people that it was a bill expressly
prepared to enable Grant to force the
election of delegates favorable to his re
nomination froth the Southern States to
the next Nationalltepnblican Convention.
The scene in Nei Orleans on Wednesday
proves that the warning should have
been heeded. What has been. done in
Louisiana dale is Albania, and
in South and North Carolina. But even
under the Kti-Klux law din President
has no powerlo.usc United States troops
as they were nsiai in New Orleans on
Wednesday. He has usurped the power.
Ho has nO more right to interfere with a
Republican convention in Louisiana than
he has to interfere with a Republican
convention in the State of New York.
He has no momright to point a bayonet
at the breast of a Warmth delegate to
the Louisiana convention than he has to.
point a bayonet at the breast of a Greeley
delegate to the New York Republican
State Convention. If he may do the one
ho may do the other. Grant's action on
Wednesday was a glaring usurpation of
the rights of the people. It gives strong
color to the prediction of. General Frank
Blair, that Grant would use the army if
necessary to retain his hold upon the
White House. Let the people be prepar
ed. Their liberties 'are threatened. -
WHAT GRANtE SIGNATURE COSTS.-
Every important paper, inquiring the sig
nature of President Grant, is sent on to
Long Branch by a special messenger who
is allowed ten cents a mile mileage, each
way, hotel bills and contingent expenses.
It is estimated that every time the sie,ffna
tore of S. Grant is now appended to
any commissory order, bigamy pardon, or
other paper' it costs the tax-payers about
seven ty-five ore hundred dollars, according
to the allowance to the messengers. And
all this, while Grant draws his full salary,
smokes his cigar, laughs in his sleeves at
cajoled people, and plots with his crowd
of office-holders to secure a re-nomination.
What a very patient set of asses the
American people. would prove themselves
to be if they - Should re-elect him--Lam
caster MA:pacer.
Wu° PATS Tug DEBT ?—Does Grant?
No. •Doeti Boutivell ? No. Does thelle
publican party? No. " The men who pay
the to7(f;8 aigrosatne the commodities
pay it, and-at-the tile they are - paying, it
us an ontragelhat so' little of it is wiped
out each montlr.• The amount reported
Paid in July wa553,101,876. The ordi
nary income of the government during
that month was $33,000,000.. Now, what
becomes of the balance ? Dies it takes
$25,000,000 to fun the machinery a sin
gle month F - This is •Radical 'edenemy.
The same extravagance prevails . : every
where, where - the - parWikpowerhas sway,
rind in Pennsylvania tO a degree ,that is
astounding, as welhow to our readenr to
some extent in this paper.
The Potato Bag.
We notice from some of our exchanges
that the potato bug, which has provell
each a pest in the flelde. of the West for
the Test few years, hit already made-its
appearance in this section; thotigh
bapi
ly too lad to do atiy material damvi the
'present seam. • •
The true Colorado potato bug origina
ted in the Rocky Mountains, where its
feeds upon a wild vine much resembling
the 'potato, and for a. fevi years past has
been gradrmllrworking its way eastward.
For some time it was estimated that its
progress was not over fifty miles a year,
and the best authority on its habits and
travels, Dr. Welsh, of lowa, estimated that
it could not reach the Atlantic sea-boar
before 1880. Lat 4 observers, however,
reckon that the advance guard of the bug
army would reach the western boundary
of the State of New York some time this
summer, andrt thence toward the
coast early'next Spring. It is now evident
that even these had not rightly calculated
the rate of which the potato bug travels,
for although we have heard nothing of
their depredations fitrther south it is clear
that they have commenced their ravages
here, and it therefore stands our farmers
well in hand to keep a watchful eye upon
'the potato vines and destroy every one of
the pests as soon as they are discovered.
In order that they may the more intelli
gently proceed in their work we submit
the following account of the habits of the
potato bug, together with their natural
enemies, and tbe,remedies that have prov
ed snevessful in abating a terrible scourge:
The eggs are deposited by the female to
the number of 700, according to Dr. Hen
ry Schirmer, at internals during 40 days,
on the leaves of the potatoes, in somewhat
regularly arranged clusters. After the
lapse of about six days they hatch into
lame, which feed upon the foliage of the
plant for about 17 days. They then
descend to the ground, where they change
into pupa at the surface of the earth.
The perfect insect appears in from 10 to
14 days after the pupa is formed ; begins
to pair in a week; and on the 14th day
commences to deposit eggs, thus requiring
about 50 days from egg to egg again. This
period may, however ( vary some, accord
ing to the state of the weather, and the
abundance or scarcity of fi.iod when in
the larva; state. From four to five broods
are hatched out during the season. The
color of the egg is a deep-orange ; the
larrre are cream colored, with a black
head ; the first joint is light colored, edg
ed with black; and along the sides is a
double row of black spots The felts arc
black.
The Colorado potato bag comes out of
the ground in the Spring when the potato
plant begins to develop its leaves. It
winters over in the bng state and comes
out nnimpreg,nated. the eggs, to the
number of 25 or 30, are deposited on the
under side of the leaves.
There are a number of insects which
prey upon the potato bug.
Among these are the " lady birds," or as
they are more popular known, "lady bugs."
The eggs of "lady bugs" are very much
like those of the Colorado potato bug in
color, but are smallerand not so many in
a cluster. Care should be taken not to
structive to the potato bag of any of their
insect enemies.
The spitted soldier bag, the brown
squash bug, the bordered soldier hug the
many banded robber bug all prey upon
the larva; of the Colorado potato bug.
Besides these, which are all true bugs—
llcteropters, there are six beetles---Coleop
tra—which, according to Mr. Glen, are
known to be the cannibal foes of the pest
iferous potato hug, both in the larva) and
beetle state_ These are the Virginia bee
tle, the striped. and ash-grey and blister
beetle, the fiery, the elongate, and the
murky ground beetle.
The remedies proposed are numerous,
and every farmer can compound one for
himself. Some potato-growers assert that
common land plasterolthough not speedy,
is a sure cure for their ravages. This also
acts us a fertilizer. Weak lime sprinkled
over the plants between sandown and dark
is a good remedy—the bugs being mainly
nocturnal feeders.
A handful of sulphur boiled in two
gallons of water has also proved effica
cious. Powdered hellebore and soot have
also served as destroying agents. A far
mer of much experience, and withal an
entomologist, recommends making one or
more holes around the hill, with a stick
about two inches in diameter, and shaking
the bugs into it; and this being the sea
son when the opposite sexes are attracted
toward each other, a few bugs in a hole
form a decoy by which great numbers are
collected together. The hole should be
from about 8 to 12 inches deep, which
will prevent them making their escape,
In this way immense numbers will be de
stroyed before the eggs have been deposi
sed, and a terrible nuisance, to a great ex
tent, abated.
Much has been said about the poison
ous nature of the bug. It is admitted
that a bite from the insect may be poison
ous, under certain eonditions. The best
authorities agree that no ill effects follow
from crushing the bags in the hand.
People—unless the flesh is abraided—
need not be afraid of going into the field
and killing as many as they please. While
they may be picked off by the hand with
impunity, they need not be crushed by
, the fingers.
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION. The
conservative papers cf North Carolina
concede that the proposition to call a con•
stitntional convention has been voted
down. The Wilmington "Journal" of
the 6th gives some particularsof the meth
od of conducting the election iu that city.
It says: "No one registered was sworn,
unless demancledtby a conservative chal
lenge on election day. At the polls irr
the Third ward there was no paper or
book for recording the names of voters
until Martin, one of the poll-holders, fur
nished a memorandum book from his own
poCket.': - Challenging `was allowed but did
no good, as in nearly every instance they
were allowed to - vote.; One or two ne
groes who had beeti - living id the ward
but ten days were challenged brit allowed
to:vote, iinuniber of whom can be proved
to be ,under. age." The North Carolina
papers wear to be unanimous in coun
selling their readers to bear with patience
the buideni under which they are strug=
- gling. The Chailotteu Observer" sup
gests that as the State is nearly bankrupt
already-not much additional paper based
on its credit can be evaded to be 'siege.
tiated '
Death efriarbe Can.
While the death of Alice Cary is even
pat freshju the memory, we are called
upon to chronicle the demise of her l eister
40, though less gifk, was one
Of thC torlhiest female write'' - of, the
country, She died at Newport, Rhode
31, after a distressing Massif
of two months. Unlike her sisters, all of
whom inherited a consumptive tendency
from their mother, the health of the sub
ject of this sketch had always been re
markably 'good, and her death was en trn
expected .as to almost: shock those to
whom she was intimately known. Her
health began to fail her in Jane, and she
finally". went to Newport, in hopes that a
change of air would prove beneficial,
where the grim messenger finally overtook
her.
We are indebted to the N. Y. Tribune
for the following brief sketch of the life of
the poetness:
" The life of: Miss Cary was so insep
arably blended with that of her sister
Alice, that their biography would seem
almost identical. She was born five years
later than her sister, but they began to
write for the. press atabout the same time,
and during the twenty-five years that
their names were before the public as
authors they were so closely associated
that few ever thought of one withont also
thinking of the other. And yet, in spite
of the mutual sympathy that bound them
to each other so closely, they were very
unlike, not only in person, but in mental
constitution. Such was the difference in
their style that no poem of the one was
ever attributed, even in a moment of for
getfulness, to the other.
Born in 1825, eight miles north of Cin
cinnati, she first became known to the
public as a contributor to the periodicals
of the Universalist denomination, and
afterivard more widely as a writer in The
National Era, at Washington. She has
written far less copiously than her sister,
and almost nothing in prose. Of the
"Poems of Alice and Phmbe Cary," pub
lished in Philadelphia in 1850, only about
one-third were written by the.last named.
Her next venture was in "Poems and
Parodies" a volume all her own, publish
ed by Micknor & Fields in 1854; but her
latest and best work was " Poems of Faith,
Hope anti Love," published by lluyti &
Houghton in 1868 We have said her
latest, and we must not forget the impor
tant aid she rendered Dr. Deems in the
compilation of " Ilyms for all Christians,"
published by Hurd & Houghton in 1869.
ller poems are marked by a buoyant faith
a sunny philosophy, and a hearty ind, -
pendence of manner, which no one ever
succeeded in affeetin ,, , and no one who
possesses them could afford fo barter for
wealth or fame.
Phoebe mine to New York with Alice
in 1855 or 1853, and hire they lived to
gether until they were so lately separated
by death. Few homes arc more attrac
tive than theirs was for many years to
those who were so fortunate as to share its
gracious hospitality."
The Tong Girl Who lioasted a
The following is taken from the New
Orleans Picayune of the 20th of July:
In going through the parish prison a few
days since, the attention of the reporter
was attracted to a young girl, apparently
not more than fifteen years of age. She
Ivacaut.brglin.lair, and a complex
ion as fresh ana' 'wane as - iwin: - -rt.,,
bine eyes were singularly soft and intelli
gent, and her whole appearance indicated
the free joyous characteristics of youth
and happiness. Yet this amiable looking
creature, this fair, delicate Minerva of
slender form and ingenious face, is said to
be a devil incarnate. She was not a pris
oner, only a visitor to the institution, and
when the reporter saw her she was con
versing with a noted burglar; indeed, she
says she is a cousin of Pete Mutiday's and
goes under the soubriquet of Lily. She
is almost as fair and delicate as one.
Her career is a remarkable series of ad
ventures and escapes. About s year ago,
she lived in San Antonio, Texas, and for
some real or fancied misconduct received a
severe castigation at the hands of the man
with whom she was living. Burning with
resentment and conscious of her inability
to cope with him in physical strength,she
waited until the next night when - he was
asleep, and then locking the doors of the
room and closing every avenue of escape,
she prepared for a work of horror almost
impossible to conceive. On one pretext
or another she sent all the inmates of the
house away, and procuring paper and oth
er inflammable material, built a funeral
pyre around the lof the sleeping man.
J his done, she set 're to it, and locking
the door behind her, ed the house.
The man woke up and found the house
was full of flames, and escaping from the
room irlisliterally roasted. One bide of
his body was burped almost to a cinder.
He has never recovered from his injuries,
and is to-day a hopeless invalid; suffering
excruciating torture and continual an
guish. His generosity—perhaps his sense
of atonement—prevented his prosecuting
the girl, and she made her escape to New
Orleans. Arriving there, she took apart
ments on ToulbuSe street, between Ram
part and Burgundy, where she still resides.
She is yet very ydung, .certainly not more
than seventeen at the furthest, her vin
dictive and savage fury when excited is a
terror to all her, acquaintances. It is
strange that beneath an exterior so fair
and beautiful should be concealed the ele
ment of such lawless violence.
—Tho State election in Kentucky was
held on Monday the 7. Returns received
indicate a comfortable Democratic major
ity of 35,000. The Legislature is almost
unanimously Democratic.
—I •can say with truth, and with un
speakable comfort, that I never did ap
point a relative to office.—Thos. Jefferawn.
—I never appointed very inany- 7 not
over Thirty-five, so far.—U. S. Grant
A dyspeptic read that big sending a dol
lar by mail ho would receive a .cure for
dyspepsia. Ho sent the money, and re.
ceived a slip-with the following printed
on it: "Stop drinking And hoe in the
garden." . The man was mad at first, then
laughed, and finally went JtA hoeing, and
stopped drinking, and is now f fis well' as
ever. -
Anantomologist who has been camp
ing in the country a few days, writes us
follows respecting the grasshopper "The
versatile and übiquitous paullopper is
congregating. in the mmdows • now, and
is calmly - chewing his end on Aurallen
stocks and thistles, while-he rubs his hied
legs together in;catioy, and qpectoratta
tobacco juice in the. epee of .
the.' turke y
who triet to pre upoultim." '
goal ltitalligence.
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Sabbath Services 10.45 a. m. sad 7210 p. xi.
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Hostiles Notices.
—Wm. Baum, Priendsrale adrertfses by
Eland trips a gm: redaction in the prices of
Merchandise. Cheap fis the 7.atchword.
—S. B. Chase & Co., pare opened a Savings
Bank at Nest Milford. Bee advertisement.
—Notice to all persons interested in estate
of Judson Stone, dece4sed, to meet at the holm
of John. Bradshaw in Potent Lake, tbattT:lity.
Aug. 26th. See Notice.
—The Normal term of the New Milford
Graded &Mal will open Sept. 415. A new de
partment styled the "Academic Department,"
under the instruction of E. C. 8. Mllku., A.
Is an enticing feature. Read the announcement
in anothereijonm.
—Miss Juliett Dolmen intrioncts tr &Ted
School to open in Friends...Me, September dar,
—Various Miscellaneous advertisemeate DIM
Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York.
" New Departure" In Temperance:
A new kind of temperance society has been
organized. The plan is, when a young man
gets to taking his schnapps too freely, his young
lady friends each morning send him a bottle of
buttermilk! The prescription is a good one
they say."
Important Discovery.
Colonel Hooten and Ron, John Mckmanost
West Chester, assert that they have discovered
a substance which, nt a cost of twenty-five cent*
a barrel, will preserve apples, peaches, peals,
pcitatms, cantelopes, tomatoes, cacumbem,
watermelons, and many other fruits and vegeta
bles; a year or more es fresh as when taken limn
the vino.—Ecrelumge
The Latest Dodge.
This is postivalry the latest dodge in villainy.
A chap in a certain city, being dreadfully hard
up for a pair of boots, hit upon this method of
getting an outfit. He can imitate a serenading
cat first rate, and so he went into the backyard
of a house a few nights ago, and earefelly sea-1
cealing kintself, began a moat infernal cat-carrodi
when, presently, such a shower of boote,sbwea.
blacking, missels, ruined upon him from the
windows in the neighborhood, that he found no
trouble in getting enough to last him for a year.
Pie Ages.
Several Picntcs were held last week at differ
ent places. The one announced by the Episcop
al Sabbath School came off at Hart Lake en
Thursday, under very pleasant eircmastanees.
The weather was of the most favorable clause
ter, and the attendance full, andthe enjoyment
full. Boat sailing, fishing, feasting, song and
unrestrained merriment was the order of the
day, and all came home leehng improved both km
mind, body and soul by a day of such pleasant
recreation.
Republican Convention.
The delegates of the Radical convention net
at the Court House on Monday last, and after a
stormy soseicm put b....mination the folk:m)4
uincers. Senator, L. F. Fitch of Montrose;
Representative-3,E B. Beardslee of Little Mead
ows, and Samuel Falkenbury of Susquehanna
Depot ; Associate Judge, James W. Chapniih,
of Mmitrose ; District attorney, James E Car
man of Bridgewater; Trt*scarr, Tracy Hayden
of Sew 311Iford ; County Commissioner, Oscar
Washburn, of Gibson ; Auditor, Martin Catlin
of Bridgewater.
Narrow Gauge.
Oemge Bender, of the firm of Brown& Btad
er, of White Haven, engaged in the manufacture
of lumber, Is building a 'arrow gauge raffited
from the mill of that firm to their timber land.
for the purpose of carrying the logs Ikons the
woods to the mill It will have a gannet Ain
ty-two inches, and the motive power WOl be
supplied by a locomotive shnilar to those used
in mines. In the event of its proving a success
it will be extended from the mill to the Lacka
wanna and Susquehanna railroad, taking the
place of the present plank road.r--Beroatan 80.
putikna.
Complimentary.
The Binghamton "Republican" In comment
ing upon the game of ball played at that place
on Friday last, gives the Montrose boys the
following compliment:
" The visitors werezg,entlemanly set of young
fellows, and made malty friends as well by their
modest, quiet demeanor, spy their skill In
wielding the willow. Score 40 to 39."
Enigma,
Mn Eorroa :—I submit the following for some
of your raiders to solve:
I am composed of ten (10) letters.
My 8. 7. 10.15 a healthy beverage.
My 3.2.4 5. G. isan internal organ of the body.
My 1. and 0 . will suggest themselves.
My whole is the name of a town in Susque
hanna county, Pa. G.T. P.
Bane Ball.
A match game was played on Friday, last,_*
Binghamton, between the "Montrose MP' tai
a " Picked Nine," of Binghamton, which result
ed in the following score:
PICKED NIKE DIEWTN. lIONTEOSE D. B. CLEM
P. O. R. P. O. R.
Wilson, S. IL 2 5 Tarbell, c. 2 7'
Wheeler, 2 B. 2 4 Searle, & s. 4 4
Sedgwick, L. P. 4 4 Hager, P. 5. 8
Jefferson, c. P. 4 4 Hayden, n. s. 2' 5
RP. 8 4 Backus, &la. 1 5
Hays, H. &in. 1 5 Dickerman, c. P. 4 3
Shipman, lsta. 4 4 Pickering, L. rt. 8 2
Hays, J. o. 2 0 Clarke, 2ds. 4 3
McCani, - P. 5 8 Rose, latn. 2 6
07 39 97 311 ,
1984 3 078 0 Hybl:bp.
Picked Nine, 1 o 4 13 3 9 3 13 0-89
Montrose, 9432 10 43 3 1-88 •
Time of game, 8 holm Umpire, Lute NI.
forty, Binghamton Club. Scorer, O. lEf; tiers,
Played, Augnat 11.1871, on the Binghamton
Ball Ground.
New Diocese.
A WiMei:Barre oarrerpontlent pt rho, t:
ton " kleptiblican," sem onishdp,fitesentv
ated yesterday, at Bt. Btepheit'st 'ohtticb : Ha
preached last evening the Lett tomiost ho . .M .
petted to preach as bishop of tho diasem., The
division 'of the diocese, soon to bennalkwill
place this city in the part which, it le ainaged o
will be in charge of D. Nenlant,Pf MS*
Chunk who is mentioned tut Um gentleman,
'most likely to become the bishop. BLdlop = Bth
yeas will remain in the old diocese, and - *k is
is !nippily:s:l, continuo his residence Li... Mb*
delpha." . ,
—Timmometer Do degree 144426 taii4t
lin. J.O. Mama.
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