THE DEMOCRAT.
E. B. lIAWLET, Enron.
Nontrose, Wednesda7, Jan. 15, 1873.
LOC ill. 01PTIONI.
After reading the luminous editorial In last
Nt, eck'it Montrnse Ikninerat on the Local Option
Law, perhars the , - temperance men of Susque
hanna county will all feel compelled to vote
•4.rnse," as the only mode of defeating the
'Whist* Ring."
The,above from our mau-commital co
temporary, was undoubtedly intended for
livery sharp sarcasm, but like putty it
flattens out when it comes in contact with
any resisting substance.. In his attempt
at wit he has blundered upon a fact. It is
certainly better for the temperance men
of this county to vote license and restrict
the sale of liquor to a few persons than to
.vote for a bill, the provisions' of which
may be construed so as to place it in the
hands of all who choose to engage in it.
We gave what we believe to be the fact,
feuntlKupon the text of the law, that
there is no penalty denounced in the law,
and that the power of the law to suppress
the sale of fiquer may be avoided. We
deem it of the gravest importance to those
who are honestly striving for reform in
this matter to see to it at this session of
the legislature that a supplement declar
ing its true intent and meaning shall be
passed, so that they may not be imposed
-upon by the political "Brimges Temper
-auce Whisky Ring." The very uneasiness
of the political trickster of the Republi
can, because we referred to it, means, if it
mean anything, that the law now is just
:loose enough for their purposes to cry
"Temperance Reform" upon, and he is
fearful the" political cloven-foot will ap
pear. All we want is that the people shall
know,if possible, what they are doing and
not be hoodwinked into a trap. We
claim—and such wit as the editor of the
Republican has displayed will not confute
it—that the license granted to persons for
selling whisky or "Anything else is grant
.ed to them for a consideration, which is
the money they pay for that license, and
the peualties.fpr selling without:license is
for their protection. To illustrate. There
was a law that butchers and other ven
dors should pay a license. When that law
was in force no man could retail beef or
any kind of meat without license, unless
subjected to heavy penalties, and the ob
ject of these penalties was to protect those
who purchased their license. Now those
licenses are abolished, and with that abo
lition, the penalties. Is there any one
who will claim that the abolishing of the
license did not abodish the penalties for
its violation ? this not any one who
chooses, a right to retail meat,without be
ing subject to the penalties of the former
license? If our neighbor of the Republi
can will point out the error in our conclu
sion he will show more wit and wisdom
than by such puerile attempts at sarca=m
as in the above extract. The -fluttering
which he makes at oar little random ar
row shows conclusively that he is hit.—
Stich assumed righteous indignation at
the point we have raised will not draw
the attention of honest people from the
low party tricks of the `• col whis
ky ring," of which he has proved himself
to be an apologist.
The , rsury Question.
We wish our neighbor of the Republi
can, would furnish the people of this sec
tion with some, of his wit and wisdom
upon the - usury question,as well at "Local
Option." We shall be proud to be his
victim in this, as well as that. We can
perhaps account for his neutrality on this
point, on the groand-that popular opin
ion in this section it almost unanimous
ly in favor of our suggestions, for a strin
gent naary law, but from the Shylocks
cornea a wail through the New York'
Times, Governor New
York and in various other parts of the
country for a general repeal of usury laws,
or in other w4dis "let the devil be loosed
for a season," and as he well knows that
"money snakes the mare go" in Lis party
success he does not know what he had
"better do orgo a fislaining." The ques
tion of the abolition of the usury laws of
New York has been elaborately discussed
in the legislators for nearly fifteen years
to our•kaowledge by a few members in
the interest of the money harpies, and
theythave not been able to get a corporals
guard - in - favor of it: Governor Dix has
the notoriety of being the first governor
who has recommended it in his message
sad we most conclude that "money made
the-mare go" with him in his election
end he is carrying ant his part of the
bargain. The representatives of the peo
ple from the country iu the legislature arc
very indignant and it will be a long time
-we think before the people of New York
will repeal theft usury law. Its effects
art too salutary. We are glad to know
that whatever our cotemporary of the
I: publican may say of our position in
this 'matter ho cannot charge us with
political bias for it, is a sword that cuts
both ways. We hare planted our gun in
this issue to battle. for the princip.o of
,right and shall hold political parties res
ponsible only as they assume such a 'po
sition. '
We with EOM of our " neutral" papers
du the county would agree or disagree
with as upon Ma question, for it has be
come &subject upon Which an issuemust
be joinitd, es we iind by our exchang.s
that the subject is agitatiug the Minds of
the people to alyparts of the State. Why
do not some:of 'our advocates of "Curb.
stone" iebbarieti,conse forward and defend
their practices'? We, can tell yon why.
Because they are well aware through the
monitions of their conscience, that their
work is a damnable one, . -Ind;theyAare
not bracepuhlic,opinfen. < Three who se
ta.= ilatrmest sauctinionlous ■ira, and
who try to sharpen their faces by long
prayers iu the sanctuary, are so much
ashamed of the•btisiness that they will
not engage in it themselves, but employ
middle men, some cheap attorney, to do
the scalping for them. Petitions will
soon be in circulation in all parts of the
county. Now is the time to take an ,cfn
&lent step in this natter, and surround
these money coyotes with wholesome re
straints. We say give us a law with for•
feiture of debts for its violation, and we
would offer a " bounty on their hides," by
way of penalties for evasions, similar to
the penalties for other fraudulent transac
tions, and give any person the power to
prosecute.
lES!ii
To the surprise of the public, the jury
in the trial of Edward S. Stokes for the
murder of Jas. Fisk Jr., at the conclu
sion of the trial on Seturday, after being
out three - hours, returned a verdict of
"Guilty of murder in the first degree."
The prisoner felt brave, but very indig
nant at the finding of the Jury, and ac
cused Messrs. Beach and Fullerton, the
lawyers of the prosecution, with having
been hired by Jay Gould. He also ac
cused some of the opposite witnesses of
perjury.
On Monday, Stokes was taken before
Judge Boardman for sentence.
The court room was densely crowded
with persons who had obtained special
permission from the sherriff to be pres
ent. Tile mother of the prisoner was
also present, attired in deep. mourning.
Ills father and sister were absent.
Stokes was exceedingly pale but walk
ed to the table in front of the bench with
a firm step. After the court had been
opened, Mr. Tremain counsel fur Stokes,
arose and briefly addressed the court an
nouncing it as his determination to pres
ent a bill of exceptions, and closed by re
questing the Judge to appoint an early
day when the matter could ho argued in
the court room.
Stokes was then directed to stand up.—
On being asked if he had anything to
say why sentence of death should not be
passed upon him, Stokes arose, and in
measured tones proceeded to state that
he bud not deliberately violated any law,
and that the testimony given against him
was mannfactere.d and perjured. The
Judge then sentenced him to be hang on
Friday, 28th day of-February next, be
tween the hours of 11 A. M. and 4 P.
While standing at the bar the appear
ance of the prisoner was sadly in contrast
with that presented by him on Saturday
and during the trial. His face was hag
gard and the words he spoke were utter
ed in a low and incoherent mt nner. It
seemed as if the man's heart was broken,
his hopes gone, and his whole soul
wrought up to intensity by the terrible
and unexpected blow that bad come upon
him.
Immediately after the entence the
doomed man was removed. The,crowd
around the court„ ouse while the excit
ing scene was being enacted within was
immense.
COLONEL Pjourr, who recently made
such a gallant fight in the Thirteenth
Congressional District of this State, but
was defeated, has addressed the folloWing
letter to his friends and supporters. It
is characteristic of its author. and will
make him still stronger with the peo
ple:
Wrsox, December 28, 1872.
Editor Argus.
To the gentlemen who braved the cold
that will ever distinguish the 24th of
December, 1872 for the purpose of cast
ing their votes for me to be their repres
entative in the National Legislature, for
the period of lifty-eight days, I desire in
this pul.lio manner to thank through the
columns'of your paper, mid thence to oth
er papers, of similar party o.ffiliations,
the thirteenth Congressional district.
The noMination was tendered me mi
animonsly through the initrumentality
of gentlemen who have hitherto opposed
my candidacy. I accepted (with very lit
tle hope of success beyond what was in
spired by the almost unanimous wish of
my immediate neighbors, wife know most
31 me, and gave me nearly a unanimous
support)—since to have refused would
have .been interpreted as a rejection of
kindness that had come at last with the
lapse of years. The unwearied efforts of
niero party, awl the office-holders who
feared my election, have prevailed. An
other has the sanction of the majority,- 7
I hope be will convince the people engag
ed in the industrial interests, that he can
speak for them, though engaged in a pur
suit that makes its gain at the expense of
labor. If he shall merge the mere Shy
lock in the open advocate of the business
interests of our people, I will be the first
to speak his praise.
.On the other hand, should he be the
willing voter for Cameron's French in
%lemony claim, now pending in Congress,
and similar fraudulent pretences for get
ting the people's money out of the people's .
treasury, I shall, if living, remind the
people that it would have been their in
tgest to have instrnsted rue to speak for
them in Congress. I close by saying to
friends that I am just us grateful for their
support at the ballot•box, as though
eh cted.
I remaM true as ever to the right of
the majority to rule.
V. E. noLurs.
Tint Tribune thus figures up "the value
of Credit Mobilierstock, which members
of Congress were allow& to buy at par
(and pay for or not, as they pleased) :
Mr. Aims testified that k a periOd of
thirty-two months, from April, 1866, to
December, 1868; the Credit 'Mobility de
dared twelve dividends, amounting In the
aggregate to 1,505 per cent., :and over
600 per cent. of this was divided after Ju
ly 4,_1868..The thrifty legislators, there
fore, who bought 'shares at - 100 in the
spring-of'lB6B, got back sis times as
much as they put il4
the year."
The Republican Caucus
The ring have finished up the Senator
ial job with the utmost neatness and dis
patch, So keen were their apprehensions
that a combination' for the overthrow of
their plans would be effected that they
dragged the faithful into a caucus for Sen
ator at thftapitol last night. The result
leas sixty five votes for Simon Cameron,
four for WilliamD. Kelley, and two for
J. P. Wickersham, superintendent of com
mon schools. There were seven absentees.
Yesterday afternoon the Telegraph threw
out the intimation that the caucnswvould
not meet until Wednesday or Thursday.
In the meantime notice was sent around
among the Republican members, and the
caucus was held with the result given
above. This is an improvement on the
programme of four years ago, when the
combination was formed and John Scott
was nominated for United States Senator
and RobertjW. Mackey for State treasur
er. Then the caucus was held on the
evening of Wednesday, the second day
of. the legislature, giving the members a
little time to deliberate and confer togeth
er as to the best manner of filling these
two important offices. But now they are
switched up and dragged into canons be
fore they have been iu the capital twenty
four hours. The fear that goes with such
tactics must be very lively. To Colonel
M. S. quay is attributed the credit of the
brilliant coup of four years ago: That
was so successful that the ring have been
emboldened to make a further reduction
of the time for consultation among the
members.
Up to yesterday Charlragne Tower
was a mudidate for United States Senator.
Whether the result of the caucus last night
will cause him to beat a hasty retreat is
notknown. It will be obserred.that Sen
ator Cameron lacks two. votes in caucus
of a majority of the joint convention. He
will need sixty-seven yetes to elect him.
Should the absentees and members who
voted for Kelley and Wickersham hold
out against him the struggle might be se
vere and protracted. lint this dues not
seem probable. Taking the result of the
camels it must be confessed that the pros
pect of a successful combination to ac
complish simon Cameron's dejeat is by
no means brilliant.—Palriot, Jan. Bth.
HARR Twain is in favor of annexing
the Sandwich tslands. He says: "We
muil annex those people. We can afflict
them with our wise and beneficent gov
ernment. We can introduce the novelty
of thieves; - all the way up from street car
pickpockets to municipal robbers and
government defaulters, and show them
how amusing it is to arrest them and try
them and then turn them loose—some fur
cash and some fur 'political influenc-•.'—
We can make them ashamed of their sim
ple and primitive justice. We can do away
with their occasional hangings fur mur
der:"
Governor's RI enaire
7b the Senate, etc.:
GENTLEMEN :—ln obedience to the re
quirements of the Constitrairm I have the
honor of transmitting to you toy sixth
;tunnel message. Since our last meeting
the , general course of events, both State
and National, has been so propitious as to
afford abundant cause for mutual con
gratulation, and of-thanksgiving to That
Almighty Providence whose controls
the destinies of all: While we have been
exempt froin the calamity by fire that has
befallen the metropolis of a great sister
State, her misfortune has inured to the
benefit of ourpOeple by the enlistment
of thattympathy for the suffering which
is one of the most ennobling sentiments
of the human heart. The seasons,though
not so favorable for the productions of
our soil as in some past years,liave been
sufficiently fruitful; and no general epi
dimic has appeared to disturb the pur
suits, or fill with sorrow the hearts of
our population. Onr mining industries,
manufactures and internal commerce are
being constantly enlarged and extended.
and their enterprising proprietors are
generally receiving rernunerative returns.
The Governor then congtatulatea his
party upon the success in the State and
the Nation of military man and pays a
flattering tribute to Gen. Grant.
Upon the question of Finances he
make the following statement:
P.XCEIPTEI. -
Balance in Treasury Nor. 30,1871, 61,470,808.59
Ordinary receipts during the fiscal
year ending November 30, 1873 7,148,637.43
Total in Treasury during year end
ing Nov. 80, 187:1 Vi,625,446.04
D.thIteICSESIENTS.
Ordinary expenses paid
daring year ending
Nos - emb er 30,1872. 0,930,031.35
Loans etc, redeemed. 2,476,021100
Interest on loans paid. 1, 706 ,0a2. 2 8 •
TOtal-disbursements 7,142,990.43
Balance in Treasury No
vember .30, 1872.
'Vie Public debt on
Nov - 30,1871, was $28,380,071.73
Add Chambersburg
Certificates • 233,748.91
Add Agricultural
College Land scrip
furld, held in trust,
as per Act approved
April 3, 1872. 900,000.00
V 29,779,820.01
Deduct amount naid by Commii
sioner.tut the Sinking Fund dur
ing the year ending .Noc. 30,1812. 2,470,326,00
Public debt November so, 18,73. MX13,494.64
Deatict :assets In
Sinking Fund $0,N0,060.00
Add cash balance
in, Treasury. 1 ,482,455.61 •
Amount of asscsta
- and cash
- BsNaito of public debt unprovid
ed for $10,5210:39.03
Arida eon be extinguished in ten yt?ars by the
annual payment of one milliQa siz liundrett,
.ibotisand dollars. ' -
• Daring the last elx'years payments on the
debt have been mule as follows: • ' '•
Al:jaunt fito 131 3.667 •41,71)4,644.50
po 1808 , . 2,414,1316.64
• Do - 1802 472,406.18
- Do. • • 11370 ' 1,702,878.05
Do -1871 2,131,698.17
•Do ' - 187 2 . • - A 4761131100
total piyments ''" 410:90,662,54
Reines littig over twentygdne.jer cent. , on the
debt due Dec=n y er 1,104 A ,•w - as', Ma;
. 37 . 704 . 44 : 0 77 ; - • • • .
Upon the history of the finances of the
State he says:
The construction of the improvements
resulted in a public debt, which, in 1852,
reached its maxim, $41,5201,875 37.
The interest, premiums and other expen.
sea that have been paid upon the debt,
from its incipiency to November 30, 1872
sum up $76,875,711 09; and make the
entire expenditure on account of the pub
lic works, $118,370,620 36.
In pursuance ()flaw the State canals
and-railroads were sold in 1857, for eleven
millions dollars in bonds; upon which
the State has received $1,700,000 00 in
cash, and $9,300,00000 remain in the
hands of the Commissioners of the Sink
ing Fund, as follows, viz:
Bonds of the Pennsylvania
road Company, secured by lieu
ou the' Philadelphia and Co
luinbia Railroad q..5,8K000.0t,
Thirty-five bonds on the Alleghe
ny Valley Pailroad Company,
each fur $lOO,OOO, guarranted
by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, Northern Central
Railroad Company, and the
Philadelphia and Eric Railroad
Cl)lllpauy,pN, able $1.00,000 an
nually, beginning January,
187.5, bearing 6 per cent. inter
est from January 1, 1879. 3,r.00,000.00
Amount of assets. 0,300.000.00
The Legislature has appropriated foe
different charitable purposes during the
past six years, and government expenses,
schools. &e., full seventeen millions doll
ars. lie doubts the policy of exempting
more benevolent enterprises, schools,
churches, &c., from taxation.
Ile recommends more liberal legislation
in behalf of their citizens eng,ased in in
du-Strial enterpriss and illustrates his
views by showing that companies for
manufacturing purposes are taxed in vari
ous ways, while the rich capitalist are not
taxed to any such an extent.
The governor favors a repeal of all be
on loans, although it, would reduce the
revenue to the State nearly lialfa million
dollars annually. lie also recommends
continuance of the geological survey of
the State, because numerous persons have
urged him to do it.
He asks that liberal appropriations be
made to promote the "Bureau of Labor
Statistics of Agriculture,•' as contemplat
ed by the Act of April, 1672. The coal
product fur 1820 was only 305 tone. for
1870 it ass 19,951,585 tons, and for 1872
it still increased over 2,000,000
tnua—
The oil product fur 1859 to 1804 was 22E
-000,000 gallons, worth about *20.820,000
and to 1668 it had increased about one
third mat..
He calls attention to the Licit that he
did not approve the Congressional ap
propriation bill passed on the night prior
to the adjournment for reasons lh•tt are
not to our mind important, and s that
a law shall be enacted tor passing another
bill this session.
The State Treasurer is to be elected
next October, but from May next, (the
end of his term of office) until this office
can he filled by an elector, there is no law
providing for that officer; and lie would
recommend that one be passed in due
time.
The Constitutional Convention. he tops
the legislature has adjourned to Phi'11(10-
i:in. Was this ordeial'information e
san
Ile also tecommend more stringent
law to prevent frauds at the balot boy.
Ile agalu calls the attention of the leg
islature to the necessity of writs of error
to criminal cases.
Ire couv!S out flatly on a compulsory
eTztem of ~ , f lue..ition, and refers to the
salutary effects of that system in Norway
Sweeden and Prussia.
That Austria, Fiance and England have
resol‘ed to adopt that s) stem.
The.cost o 1 tui-ion 'from 1867-1872
!amounts to $21,578,258. being an increase
~v• : 5 ears preceding 1867 of $8,83:3,198.
ITh. state appropriates about $BOO,OOO an
mildly for the schools [H
, e falls into the
,
same error of many- others, that there
should be a Bnrean bf National Educa
tion, thus giving another army of Fed
eral Office-bottlers throughout the length
and breadth of the land to eat ont the
snbstance of the people. and destroy lo
kal governments. This , idea or plan of
sending to Washington forappointees and
rules to govern the schools, is too' anti
democratic for the people. Wait until a
King is crowned in the White House be
fore such laws are passed.—Ed.] •
The Board of Public Charities did
their work well and without price, and he
recommends liberal appropriations for
their espenses, &c. The third volume or
report will soon be printed.
He favors a law todurunish the inmates
in the peuitaries by sending many ott;m
ders to county prisons, to cork the same
as in the State peisons. It will less dis
grace them and answer the ends of jus
tice as well. lie also favors separate con
finement, and reports that the Eastern
prison is too full and the Western one not
yet foil.
Sanitary matters are enlarged upon by
the Governor, and the good results of com
pulsory vaccination in the army, is believ
ed to be a reason for its enforcement in
society,. and to that end • the Governor
wants a State Board of Health provided
for.
The battle flags.of the rebellion have
been eared for in the office of the State
Historian.
Ile asks the Legislature to make the
salary of the Governor ten thousand dol
lurs, to take effect on the 20th of January
one day before the new governor is sworn
in. [This should not be done. It is high
enough now. The idea of doubling, up
the salary of Presidents and Governors is
wrong and snobbish.—Ed.]
The Governor mentions the dt:ath of
es-Gov. Johnson. but eulogizes the life,
41c,e., of General Meade, a military hero,
like himself and suggests a monument to
his menibry at the expense of the State.
lie has received , 1,4137 applications for
pardon and only granted 09. lie says he
may have made some mistakes. brit has
endeavored to be justand careful. -
The system of commutation under the
act of May 21, 1869 continues to work
well in all the prisons, and has pro
duced a decidedy salutary effect upon
the discipline of the prisons and the char
acter of the prisoners.
41,4'32,455.61
Te death penalty has been twice air.
ried into effect during the year, once in
Cumbria county and once in Chester.
The improving . the havigation of the
Ohio river and its 'tributaries has lons
been urged ;,:f Jeotling busiOces men of
- this and. other States, and they have sev•
oral times solicited. Congressiontil action
lit its behalf. -.A convention Met in Cin.
cinnati on-the tientiethoflast February;
which 'led - to the adoption of a resolution
requesting the Geve'rnora of the states
of Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Illinois, Ohio, Kentuoity and Tennessee,
'to appoint each a. coininitee'of five inem
bers to act as, a commis.sion to take charge,
of pod promote by OW ligitiroatikineop!
:•ro
the desired improvement. I responded
to the request, and appointed James K.
Morehead, Thomas J. Powers, George It.
Thurston, Joseph Walton and Edward
Blanchard. The Governori of the other
States made similar appointments, and
the commission met at Cincinnati on the
eighteenth of September. It continued
in session two ditys, and its proceedings
indicate that its members were actuated
by earnestness of spirit, and by just,coin
prehensive and statesmanlike views.
He recommends that each State ap
propriate *3,000 for this project.
He goes strong for the great centennial
celebration at Philadelphia in 1876, and
recommends that the State make a special
donation to inspire popular confidence is
the move nent and excite the emulation
of other states and secure the prompt com
mencement of th, work. He says:
A popular manifestation of this kind
should correspond to the character of the
event to be celebrated. It will be the first
Centennial celebration of our .national
existence—the greatest event that can pos
sibly occur in the life-time of any living
American ; it will be the first international
exhibition ever given in honor of republi
can Government, and will exhibit the ef
fect of our institutinug in °promoting
wealth, intelligence and happiness.' The
ceremonies of this unprecedented occasion
should be noted for spontaneous enthu
siasm' universal enlistmemt of popular
sentiment' and a more impressive grand
eur than has ever heretofore been witness
ed.
(Not being enough filled with modern.
pocket patriotism to see the necessity or
advantage to the country of expending
ten If Mien... of Dollars to celebrate the
one hundredth birth day of our inde
pendence, we have not gone off in cc
stacis over this huge celebration.—Edl
The Governor closes as he commenced by
boasting of the success of his party in
the last election, and does not forget to
remind the protectionists of his efforts in
their behalf. Of himself he says:
All the circumstances considered,l may,
in this Connection he excused for the in
dulgence of some briefpersonal allusions.
In the administration of the Chief Magis
tracy, I have, with only good intentions,
and unconscious of intentional error.
to the best of my ability, endeavored to
discharge the various duties that bane
devolved upon nie in such manner as to
advance public, welfare, by condemning
waste and extravagance. practicing 'con.
omy, redueing taxation, paying the State
debt, promoting the public health ad.;:lill
cing the raise of general education,
cultivation humanity and charily, tem
pering justiu from the fountain of mer
cy, maintaining the principles of the Con.
stitution, and defending, the honor and
sovereignty of the State, and the rights
and the interesto of her citizens.
During my administration the Legisla
tn:e hay been si. , vion - 387 days; in that
time 9,241.bi11i. and 114 resolutions, were
passed, of which 8,842 bills and 113 res
ohltions, received my approval; aix be
came laws without my suoetion, and 39b
were vetoed. The vetoes averame a little
more tnan one per diem daring the sessions
and a!I of which, with the excepfion of
four, were sustained by the Legisietme.
In addition to my six annual messages,
1 have ittso transmitted to the Legislature
one hundred and live special communi
cations.
Ile then thanks his cabinet by name
lbr their accord and suppor,t of his ad
ministration, and elosps his nacs.iag., , :f by
e:itolling the military glory of his suc
cebsor.
The Are:a:mho In tlnh.
Aura., Utah, December 27.—T here was
a fearful snow slide near the old smelter.
below, Central City, yesterday, in which
from :Six Gr teu teams and teamsters were
buried. Three of the teamsters dug them
selves out. Some of the teams were dog
out, but none of the men were rescued ea•
cept the three above mentioned.
Mr. Wallace, who was a passenger on
the down coach, says that the coach was
in the rear of some forty or fifty teams.
and that the avalanche of fnow came
down the ridge of the mountain side
about a half mile belOw the old Bruno
furnaces.
The stage was in waiting to pass the
long line of teams in front, when all at
once the elide, a ith a width of 200 yards,
and having a depth of -about 10 feet,
came down with terrific, violence, carrying
men, tittles, and wagons entirely across
the creek seine fifty .yards distant, and
burying them on the opposite shore. The
news of the tragedi was immediately sent
to Central and Alta cities, and a large
force of mea, aided with nil the shovels
procurable in both towns, went to the res
cue.
While a large force was engaged in•en
deaeoring to rescue men, mules, and hor
ses, others made a temporary track across
the route of the slide, in order that the
mail coach and rear teams might pass.—
Everybody went to work with a will. An
imals with broken limbs that were disen
total:cc' were shot, and others were left
standing in snow pits, there being at the
time the stage left no means of extricat
iug them.
On Friday the , body of Peter Kahn, or
Dotal Pete, was recovered and brought
to this place. Yesterday aftPrnoott the
body of Decoy Dibble, formerly of Ango
la, Erie county, New York, was found
end brought to this city by the evening
train.
There are now missing Peter Elliott,
_from near San Joe, Missouri, who was
driving for, W. IL Langford; Francis
Brown, from South Cotton Wood ; Arthur
Rogers, from Pike Town, Ohio; and T.
Triplett, faim Indiana. These are the
men now known to be under the snow.
In addition, there are four or five travel
ers also buried, as two are known to have
left Alta coming down and two or three
left Granite going un.
On Friday night a numerously attimd
ed meetingwas held in Alta, at which
resolutions were adopted requiring every .
house to furnish tvinan for work on the
avalanche with-a view to recovering the
bodies, and calling Upon the. various min
ing companies for men to assiS4 in the
like labor. About fifteen men - were` at
work yesterday under the superintenden
cy of Mr, N. -Drainer, and their, efforts
were well and systematically - directed:—
They cut a. channel down the bed of , the
oMek, irldeli was completely covered, and
by this means muelflooSe snow was -.car
ried.' doWn the. cannon, - while 'the work
of prosecnting the search-was proportion
ally • - • ,
A party of men alsci began atthdlower
end, of the elide with long -iron, Probei,-
and griqually. worked their wily inp, nqt
-
leaving Toot lot supertioial space; as UV
' . liftesed" Onward; unsearclied; sa thet.:.lt
seems scarcely possible that any one could
be nuderneuth the scene of their opera
tions withouth their discovering it. A
force of men hold in reserve will com
mence work to•dav, wLo have not yet been
engaged on the elide, and will continue
the search fur the bodies.
Of those carried away by the slide, or I
over Whom it passed, four men escaped'
—Robert Mitchell, K D. King, IX Smyth
and another whose name could not be
ascertained. The latter escaped by take
ing shelter under an overhanging rock.
Mitchell was carried a short distance and
was not-much hurt. Yesterday he was
working as energetically as any other to
try and recover the dead bodies.
One man eared himself, although bad
ly bruised, by grasping and holding on
for life to a twndy-ruoted shrub and al
lowing the slide to pass over him. An
other escaped by sheltering himself under
the lee of a huge boulder, and still an.
ot Ler was swept across On 'Lipid and full
current of the canyon creek, high up . on
the hillside, and left in an inverted posi
tion, but unharmed. Mr. Duncan says
that =en, mules, shed:, and-sucks 'of ore
were carried across the stream.
The latest news from Alta increases
the number of fatal casualities by us
yesterday. Messrs. Duncan and Smith
who came down last night, and were at
the locality of the " slide" as late as 3 p.
m. yesterday, shy that the number of
lives lost will certainly reach twelve; but
they include in *this number three miners
said to have been ,on one of the down
bound wagoni, and in resliect to these
men we hope and bare cause to 'believe
that they are mi.daken.
King was badly bruised mid was too
much injured to work. Smyth was car
ried a distance of 450 feet, and tpld of
the affair with as much nencbalence as
if he had been accustomed to it. He re
tained consciousness for about half the
distance, and when he regained it he was
inverted in the snow, heels up. and head
Ile kicked rigorously, and the
lucre ho kicked the more light he saw,
❑uta finally lie was got out. There is no
doubt that ten and perhaps eleven men
perished by the moat terrible avalanche
witnessed in these mountains for years:—
y. Sun.
Death of Ex-Emperor Napoleon 111.
London o'clock evening. The sud
den death of the ex-Emperor Napoleon
to day took eterybody by surprise at Chis
elhuret as at London. The Ernpress,
relatives. attendants and household, and
even the nhpicians were unprepared for
it. The, Lmtx3ror
. had pass.d a
comparatively comfortable night.—
is strength teemed undiminished and
at a consultation early in the morning it
was thooght he could bear the third opera
tion, which was fully determined upon.
So great was the confidenca felt in the
patient's conditiou that the Prince. Im
p,rial was permitter:. to return to Wool
wich to resume his studies.
Now .ati.clNroxeltlesoixt.oritis.
- npksott-nolg.—Thv grit et Genres & Sauna' hae.
.11LJ neen dlevotee I. J Salt:ter taa open d a *hey
(nee JAL etore, .1:1 Ins glad to an
etEntnusLste all lie old hit eta and patruna Cutting
done In tiro latest Oyir. J. UTTER.
Montruen, Jan. :3, 1673.-2 a.
B. 23. Lyons & Co.,
1=1:133
CA RPETS,DIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS,
MitUUETS, TRUNKS, SATCH
ELS, WALL AND WINDOW
PAPER, WIN DOW
.sHADEs,
Dry Goods, Groceries,' ,
HARDWARE,
RI:EIDERS,
PAINT. AND OILS
UNDER.TA KERS' WARE,
DR JAY SE'S F. \MILT .I..IEDICINEq.
ETC., ETC
Montrose, Jan. 13, Ism
C... II ERIFF'S SALES.—BY VIRTUE OF
.7 . writs i. , sued by the Court of Common Pleas
of Susquehanna County and to me directed, I
will expose to Mke tiy public vendee, at the
Conn House In Montrose, on Frislay, Jan. 11,
Pi. 73. at 2 o'clock, p. in., the tot:owing pieces or
part-el:sot land, to wit:
All that certain pieta. or parcel of land situate
in the township of Lenox, la the taunty of
Eiusquelemna and State of PennsvlvaniaJsiuml
ed :mi l de s erih e e, a. follow.. to wii :-On the north
by lands of Timothy licearty, on the east by
lands of John Buck, on the sbuth by lands of
James Bought, end on the west by lands con
tracted by .Totta C. Allen to Per. nosengrant,
containing about SO news, more or less together
with the appurtenances, one small frame honSe,
one log learn, one shop, one orchard, and about
50 acres improved. (Seized and taken in exe
mains at the stilt of Taylor, Walker & Co. vs.
John C. Allan, and S. Taylor vs. John C. Allen
anti Perry Rasengrant.)
ALSO. All that certain picceor parcel of land
situate in the township of Lenox in the county
of Susquehanna anti State of Pennsylvania;
bounded andvleseribed us follows to wit: Oh.
the north hy lands of Timothy AleCartyi On tho
easrhy lanas Of J. C. Allen, on the south .lay
lands of Jerome Hartley, and on the west by
lands of Simon Marcy, containing 25 acres more
or lee., together with the npourtenances, ..one
small house, and shunt 1 acre improved. . (Selz: '
eel and taken in execution at the suit of S. Tay,
for vs. John C. Allen-and Perry lioseagnint.)
ALSO.—AII that certain piece or parcel -of
land situate in the township of Silver ' Lake In
the county of Susquehanna and State or Penn
sylvania, hounded and described as follow's,, to.
wit: On the north by the York . State -Line, on
the east by lands of Thotaia Latfy,on the south .
by lands of ',lnt-tin Brnnen. and on-the west.by
Chneenut Township line, containing (12 acres of
land, be the some more or lad, with the appur
tenances, one frame house, net barn, one or
chard. and mestlyirnproved; also.the.undirlcl
ed one half Interest lis all that -other certain
piece or parcel cf land, situate in the township
of Silver Lake in the county of Susquehanna
and State td Penusylvanla,bounded and deseiih,
el as follows, to wit ; Beginning at si post the
west 'inept' Silver Lake Township,nt thenorth
weSt corner of C. H. Locke's land, thence along
said tine' north one hundred and thirty-eight
perches to a post. thence by ' hinds' of Thomas
.Litify and John East, eighty-four perches to a
post, thence along same anti land of C. McOary
south seventy perches to a p?st In public mad,
thence by road•south sixty-six degrees west 04
perches to the place of beginning.- containing
47 acres of land he the same mere or. leak with
the nppertenances, and alt Improved. (Taken
in execution et the cult' of Silas Porlans vs.
John Larry. . . .
ALSO.—AII that certain piece or parcel of
land situate In the township of Rush . in the
minty .0f Susquehanna and State of Pennsyl-
Tanis, hounded and described as Mows; to wit:
On the north by lamb of-Philip' Sumekhammer.
on the east by lands of - Mishit Kinney, on the -
IMoth by tanager:Marshall. W. Yana:Men. and
On thewest by ltends of Lemuel , : Bushnell, Con
taining/3.1 acres orland, ho the same - morn or
less with the apputtempees,one bouso,one sited;
one orchard, mid about 40 acres improved.—
'Taker! in ezeom lon.st, the snit of Mille Swack
.hammer use of '1). D. Searle vv. Josep G.. Kin
ney„kuatin Sloat and. Philp Swackhantrner.).
Notice is hereby given that all bids must ticif
paid i 4 tmtit' on the day of solo. • - ... '..'. - ,
..
M. 71. R810.31E,.. Sheriff,.:
- ' Sheriff's Oates, Montrose, psc.: 210 187 . 2, .--
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