flilh founts Siwtc. t-RtDAY, MARCH 19. 1803 FOR GOVKltNOlt. JNO W GEARY, 8ubjeot Id the decision of the Republican Slate Convention. THE LAW OF 139. The Philadelphia Bulk-tin says that tho lYcsa, in an articla upon this subject, erroneously attributes tho authorship of tho provision which incapacitates Mi. Stewart from holJing tho office of Secre tary of tho Treasury to Alexander llaiuil. ton, and the New York llvmlj, of the 9th instant, fulls into the sutue blunder. An examination, however, of the parliamentary history of the act shows conclusively that the real author of the provision which has Caused tho Cabinet hitch " at Washing Ion was Edanus Rurke, a representative from South Carolina in tho first Congress under the Constitution. On ,the 29th oi June, 1789, while the House of Represen tatives had under consideration the bill es. tablishing the Treasury Department, Mr, Rurke gave notice that he meant to bring in a clause to be added to the bill " to pre vent any person oppoiuted to the office of Secretary of the Treasury from being dr rectly or indirectly concerned in commerce or in speculating in the public' funds, under u high penalty, and being deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor." This intention Mr, 13urke earned iuto effect on the next day, (Juno SO,) when be introduced his addt tioual clause as an amendment, which after tome alteration and addition proposed by Mr. Fitzsimmons, of Pennsylvania, and others, was Adopted and made port of the bill. Edanus Burke was born iu Galway, lrelaud, and curre to America at the begin uing of the revolution. In 1778 he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of South Carolina, and was a Representative in Congress from that State from 1786 to 1791, Thus it happens, funnily enough, that the Irishman of '89 killed the Irish man of T9. Of Edanus Burke it may be emphatically said at the present time that ' being dead he yet speaketh." EEWS ITEMS. Gold closed in New York, SatunsVv, at 1314 1314. The Wisoonsiu Legislature Las ad jonrned, tine die. . The Illinois Legislature lukes a recess until April 14. Mrs. Ladd, aged one hundred and eight years, died ia ILiitl'ord on the 11th iuat. Miss Abbott, the protege of Miss Kellogg, is studyiug music iu New York. The Cutholic Bishop of Baltimore odds his protest to that of Bishop Coxc ugaiuat antenatal infanticide. -Rev. II. W. Beecher's wife makes 5,!J0d a ve-ir " pin luuijcy " by editing J!u;hcr i.r U,me. 'i I.e steamship Pesota, Irom Havana, J. .is arrived iu New York, briugin M. Huberts, the Spanish Minister, en route to Washington. Thomas G. GerrLh, city Treasurer ol Lowell, Mast-achusetts, con loses to em iiczzlins; SliO.OUU or more of city funds, lie had been speculating: There was a terrific snow in Quebec. March Hth. Threo men were found dead in the snow drifts near that city. They tried to travel on foot. An avalanche of snow fell from the cliffs at Point Levi, Canada, on a house con taining about filtccn persous, four of whom were crushed to death. Mexicau advices state that the situa tion of Juarez is critical, his available force limited aud no moucyin the treasury. Out rages continue uud tho perpetrators go un puuished. . The lessees of the Memphis peniten tiary Lave notified the State government that unless they are paid by the 1st of April they will abandon it. It is understood that a memorial is to be presented by the residents of Montreal to the American Government, expressing t-atisfuctiou at General AveriU's conduct, and praying that be bo continued as Ameri can Consul General for Canada. Advices from Manaunilla, Cuba, of the 7th, are to the effect that tho royal troops attacked the insurgents iu their iu trenctimcuts near Macaca, and dislodged and routed them. Nine of tho insurgents were killed. There are eight feet of level-snow on the railroad tracks for a stretch of twenty four miles iu some parts of Canada Trains over the Arthabasku brunch of railway have discontinued runniug till April. Id 1848 i gentleman who was about io leave Worcester, Mass., wanted to sell his farm at the South part of the city. He was offered 7,200, but be demanded 57, 500. It was left with agents for sale, and they have remitted him $100,000, and lave bait of the farm still on hand. The steamer Mount Vernon has ar rived at Kingston, Toinaica, with General Faubert aud a party of Dorainioan revolu tionists. 'J hey will lit out an exf edition s-rainst Salnave, in support of tho revolu tionary I'resldant, Domiugues. Tho New York JUtald considers the Cabinet nouriuitious satisfactory, aud as a bid to Sumner to. repeal tba teoure-of-office law. Th Tim tho Cabinet is more satisfactory thao the first nominated. The Tribuue aaya it ia trorjg and safe Cabinet. The HWiauot pleased with f Pf.nmmnilx it. ij "!..!, jlj i i HEW ITEMS. Boston has had a wedding at whioh 810,000 worth of flowers were displayed. The are 550 American pupils at tho German L'nivorsities, and over 1000 more atGcrmau bourding schools. Chicago shipped 78 bushels of vhcat in 1828, The amount shipped in 180 was 40,000,000 bushels. A man in Alexandria, Va, recently had the cap of his knee broken by a shoe maker, who was removing a tight boot. Si'nator.elect Pratt is to have a chair made to accomodate him, He is too much fof the present stylo ot Senatorial chairs. Immense quantities of wheat are still held by Minnesota farmers. 1 hey re. I use to sell at present prices. Susnn Medbury is the name of the Connecticut prodigy four years old, who accurately plays hundreds of pieces on the piano. A man at Staunton, Va., has an in valuable relic, consisting of a brass button eut fieiu a swallow-tailed coat worn by Thomas Jefferson. The Austrian Ambassador at Rome paid $50,000 for his servants' liveries on the occasion of his recent presentation to the L'ope. Part of the trial of a pending libel suit iu New York, consists of reading the whole of the novel " Griffith Gaunt" to the jury. The- death warrants of George S. Twitchell, Jr., and Gearald Euton have been signed by Governor Geary. They are to be executed on Thursday, tho 8th of April. Peppermint has become so popular a crop iu H'ayue couuty, N. Y. thut is ctti mated that over fifty pepperuiiut distilleries will be built this spriug. In Chicago, husbands are said to be so fearful of divorce that they add to their announcements ot future movements the. letters " IV. P.," which mean " wife per mitting." London has 13 Mary Ann streets, 47 James, 57 Edward, 40 Charles, 24 Fredrick, 3t5 Henry, t7 John, 48 Eliza beth, 13 Jane, 4 Emma, and 7 Emily streets. There are 52 New Streets. The bathing polico of Pieppe, Frause, have been warned not to catch druwning Udies by the hair, nccording to previous instructions, as the present iashions render such a proceeding very uncertain. The Rev. Mrs. BufTum, of Chicago, announces herself as the President of the 4 Ncrth American Church," which is regularly formed and now contains three Hundred members. The new church is a " Woman's Rights," church. Tho Deity s addressed as the " Divine Family Lord ihe Mother, God the Father, Christ the Sou aud Soul the Daughter." The Church Union, of New York, has the following, which will strike all who read it as being true. Editiusj a paper is a pleasant business. If it contains too much reading matter people won't take it. If the type istoOlargo it dou't contain enough reading matter. ll the type is to small, people won't read it. If we publih telcpraph reports, people ay they ure all lies. If wu on it them, they say we are fossils. If we publish original matter, they cou demn us lor not giving sanctions. It we publish selections, they sav we aic lazy for not writing more, aud giving ihem what they Lave not read iu sjme other papers. if we give a man a complimentary notice, then wo are censured as being par tial. If we remain in the office and attend to busiuess, folks say we are too proud to mingle with other fellows. It we do not, they say we never attend to business. If we publish poetry, we effect scntimen- talisui. If we d j not we have no literary polish or taste If we do not pay bill? promptly, folks say we are not to be trusted. IF wo pay Drouiptly. they say we stole he money. Our Pilgrimage. We are passing to irard final rest r.urselves. Do uot regret it if the eves grow dim. You will see better by and by. If the ear is growing heavy, do not bo sorry. If year youth is passing, and yoar beauty fading, do uot mourn If your hand trembles, and your foot is un steady, with age, be Dot depressed in spirit. ith every impediment, with every sign of the taking down of this tub ernucle, remember that is the striking the tent tuat the march may begin, aud thut when next you pitch your tabernacle' shall be on au undisturbed shore, and that there, with eyes unwet with tears, through an atmosphere undi mined by clouds, and beforo a God unveiled and never to bo wrapped iu dai kuess any more that there, looking back upoa this world of ignorance aud suffering aud trouble, and upon the hardships of the way you will with full aud discerning reason, lift up jour voice and give thanks to God and say "There was uot one serrow too piercing." And you will thank God, iu that laud, for the very thiogs that wring tears from your eyci iu this. Look then, to that belter land, out of all the trouble of the way, sigh foi it, pray for it, and enter iuto it. A BTony is told of an exhilarated gen tleman who was found, iu one of tho small hours, staudiug stock still undei a pouring rain in the middle of a public square hold ing out his night key as be earnestly peered into tho eushroud.ng darkness. " What do you mean standing out here in such a storm ? " queried tho puzzled watchman. " Why, dou't you see," hiccoughed the bewildered expectant, " that the square is revolving about us 1" I am waiting lor my door to come round." . The oldeut rovolver Tie Earth. Chsterfie!d In a Composing loom. Printers ere strange fellows those on morning papers I mean, of course and the Tribune t are stranger that the average. Ihe night foreman is famous for his indus. try aud energy, no less than his irrever. ence and bad manners. lie is known about the office as Chesterfield j the typos, with their characteristic irony, having so christened him from his total dissimilarity to Stanhope. Some weeks since, Greely had Written an article headed " Randall .nfd his Times," on the subject of the Posmnster ter General and the Postal Department Coming in one evening, liesthtthe messen ger of 'he editorial room to the composing room for a proof of the article. The ines-. senger went to the foreman, and said: " Mr. Greeley wants Randall ot the 2'imct right away." 'I don't know any such man. He isu't about here," auswercd Chesterfield, curtly. Down went the messenger with the re pirt, to which II G. rejoins : " It is up there, I say. Go back, and tell the fore man 1 sent it up four hours ago." The messenger returns with the words " Mr. Greeley says Randall is up here) that he sent him up four hours ago, and that, he must see him." " Well, by G-d I " breaks out Chester field, " he isn't I dou't ke'ep the Timet men loafing 'round this shanty. If old Greeley must see Randall, of the . ' Turrx, let him go over there and find him G-d d-m him !" . Ou another occasion Schuyler Colfax visited the Tribune composing room. The foreman, the same fellow, hud a rush of copy, was very busy, and did not notice Colfax at all. He was cutting up snine copy aud distributing the lakes. Some of the printers failed to understand how the copy was to be set. Chcstci field waxed wroth, and swore like a pinto. As he came, to the last take of u long report, Colfax was standing near him, and, with out looking round, the foreman thruMt the take iuto the Vice-President's band, say ing, " solid nonpareil, G-d d-tn you I You're not such a d-m' fool as nut to know what that is, a-e you ? " At thin juncture the managing editor introduced Uoll'ax to Chestei field, who simply replied, " 1 thought you were one of our d-m shoe makers," ond went ou with his woik. -Vlikajo T.mcs. ri'NSiuoN o.n Ntaoaha. On my wny from Buffalo to Toronto, I caught t!ic firs' sight of that wonderous vision which is worth a pilgrimage from England to sec. I have since had an opportunity of making it'a study, and my conviction is, that if there is anything in the world whieh defies at once description and analysis, and which excites in the beholder, by turns, ideas of grandeur, beauty, terror, power, sublimity, it is expressed iu that one word " Ningaia.'' I have seen it in most of its summer aspects. I have gazed upon tho marvelous panorama from t!ie rapids above to Ihe ' whirlpool," three miles below. 1 have looked up to it from the river, and dowu upon it Iror.i Terrapin Tower. I have bathed iu its light, and been drenched iu its spray. I have dreamed over it thiough the hot ofiernocn, and heard it thunder in tho watches of the night. On all the headlands,and on all the islands, I have stood entranced and wondering while the mist has shrouded, and while the sun has broke u it into rainbows. I have seen it fleecy as the snow flake ; deepening into the brightest emerald, dark and leaden us thcangricst November sky but in all its moods there is instruction, solemnity, de light. Stable in its perpetual instaliiity ;" changeless in its everlasting cl.ange ; a thing to be " pondered in the heart," like the Revelation by the .meek Virgin ol old ; with no pride ia the brilliant hues wh ich ore woven in its etcjnal loom ; wit no haste in the mujectio roll of its wuterst with no weariness iu its endless psalm ; i remains through the eventful years an em bodiment ot the unconscious powers a lively inspiration ot thought, anil poetry, and worship a mugnificieut apocalypse of God. No Skcret. " I notice," said Franklin, " a mechanic among u uumber of others, at work on house-creeling but a little way from my office, who always appeared to be in a merry humor ; who had a kind and cheerful smile lor svery cue he met. Let the day be ever so cold, gloomy or sunless, a happy smile danced like a sunbeam in his cheerful countenance. Meeting hiiu one morning 1 asked him to tell me the secret ot Lis constant flow of happy spirits." "No secret, Doctor," be replied, "1 have got one of the best wives, aud when I go co work she has a kind word of en. eouragment ; and when I go home she meets me with a smile and a kiss ; and then tea is sure to be ready, and she has done so many little things to please nie that I can. not find it in my heart to speak an unkind word to anybody." What influence has a woman over the heart of man to soften i.ud make it the foundation of good aud pure emotions ! Speak gently, then ; a kind greeting after the toils of the day are over, costs nothing and goes far towards making home happy and peaceful. Y'oung wives, and girls, candidates for wives, experience muy'have already taught them this iuipoitaut lesson. Aud what we say to wives we say also to hubbaods. A loving word aud a kiss go far with a woman. A Palindrome. The palindrome is a line that reads just the same either for ward or backward. One of the best is Adam's first obscrv6tio to Eve : "Madam, I'm Adam ! " Another is the story that Napoleon, when at St. Helena, being asked by an Englishman if he could have sacked Londou, replied : " Able ras I ere I (aw Elba." The latter is the best paliudrome, probable, iu the language. Tho followiug reads precisely th same backward as forward : " Snug & raw was I ere I saw war & guns." Another still, and perhaps an unintended one, ornaments the front of a bakeelmp in Yrcka, Cali fornia i ' Yrela Bakery." THa Population of tha Olota. There are on the globe about 000.000 of souls, of which 300,000,000 are of the Caucasian race. 552,000,000 are of the Mongrel race. 190,000,000 are of tho Ethiopian race. 170,000,000. are of the Malay race. 1,000,000 are of the Iudo-American race. There are 8G42 languages spoken, and 1000 different religions. The yearly mortality of the globe is 333,333,833 persons. This is at the rate of 91,554 per day, 3780 per hour, 60 ptr minute. So each pulsation of our heart marks the decease of some human crea. ture. The average of human life is 33 years. One fouithof the population dies at or before the nge of 7 years. One half ot or before 17 ycars- Among 10,000 persons one arrives at the ftge tf 100 years, one in 500 attains the age of DO, and ono in 100 persons lives to the ago of GO. Married men live longer than single ones. In 1000 persons 05 marry, and more njarriages occur in Jure and Dcccm her than in any other months or the year. One eighth, of the whole population is military Professions exercise a great influence on longelivity In 1000 individuals who arrive at the age of 70 years, 42 are priests, orators, or public speakers; 40 are agriculturists, 33 arc workmen, 82 soldiers or military employees, 29 advo cates or engineer 27 professors and 24 doctors. '1 hose who devote their lives to the prolongation of that of others die the soonest. There arc 335,000,000 Christians. '1 hern arc 5.000.000 Israelites. There urc 0(1,000,000 Asiatic religions. There aie 100.000100 Mohanimedaus. There are 200100,000 Pagans. In the Cl.ristiau Chutehcs : 170,000,000 profess the Roman Outhnlio.' 75,01111100 profess the Greek faith. 80,000,000 profess the Protestant. G;anti cf Olden. T meg. In one of his recent lectures, Professor Sillimiiti, the younger, alluded to the dis covery of tho skeleton of an cmruious liz ..nil, id eighty leet. From this the Professor inferred, as no living peeiir.en .f sueh magnitude had been found, thut the species which it repre sents bad become degeuerated. Tho ver. ity oi his position he endeavored to enforce by an allusion to the well knowu existence of giants in olden times. The following is the list on wbicb this, singular hypothesis is based : The pant exhibited at Rouen io 1S30, the Professor says measured nearly eigh teen feet. Gorapius saw a girl that was ten feet high,. The giant Galabra, brought from Arabia to Rome, uudtr Claudius Cjeaar, wus ten feet high. Fannuni, who live d in the time of . Eu gene II., measured eleven ond a half feet. The Chcviilics Scrng, in his voyage to the Peak of Teucriffe, found in one of the caverns of thut mountain the head of Gu uich, who had sixty teeth, and was not lc:B than fifteen feet high. The giant Ferregus, slain by Orlando, nephew ot Chailtuiajjnc, wus twenty-eight feet hij;h. In 1580. near Rouen, was found a skele ton whose skuM held a bushel ol com, and who was nineteen fVtt high. 1 he giant Bacart was twenty-two feet high ; his thigh bones were fouud iu 17C4 ueur the river Mcderi. I n 1823 near the castle in Dauphine, a tomb was found tliiny feet long, sixteen wide and ci Jit high, on which was cut in i?ray stone these words : Kintoluchus Rex." The skejetou was found entire, twenty. five ond a quarter feet long, ten feet across the shoulders, and five loot from the breast bone to the back Near Palermo, in Sicily, in 1510, was found tho skeleton of a giant thirty feet high. Tho bead was the siie of a hogs head, and each cf his teeth weighed five ounces. Wo have no doubt that there were giants in those days," aud the past was pei haps more prolilie in producing them than the present. But the history of giants during the olden time was -not more re markable than that of dwarfs, several of whom were even smaller than the Thumbs aud Nulls ot our own time. Mr. Bkkcher on Worthless Men. I think tho most piteous thing in thin world is never written. I have read many a poem, and novel, and tale, that made me cry and whether they were true or not, it was all the same ; but ot all affecting poems aud novels une talcs, I think life it self W the most affecting common life, just as it turns out of the world. Aud when I go out to measuro men, I say to myself, as one aftet ouother they pass bcloie. " Suppose that man (hould drop out of life, what would become of him." It pains me to sec how worthless men are to see how nan stand in life, and what they arc. I un) Bouietin.es called to perform the burial service e ver men of whom I could not say fe word, aud of whom if I expressed whut I felt, I should have said, " I bless God that he is gone." The world is bet. ter off for Lis having been taken out of it. Look at human life, break through all the sentimental ways of society, weigh men as you weigh gold, unmixed with dirt or quartz, tr any other substance, lake men up and see how much there is of them that really answer the end of the life to come, and bow uiony there are that, dying, would not be missed. How few there are that, dying, would make the community feel poor. How few theie are thut, bo iug dead , would yet Fpcak. " I'd thank you for another piece of that mince pie." said Dubbins to his land lady. " Owing to the peculiar arrange ment of piogramnio no piece can be re peated at this entertainment," cuwly re plied the landlady. Ihe Two Apprenticea. Twobdys were apprenticed io a carpen ter's shop. One determined to make binr self a thorough workman j the other " didn't care." One read and studied, and got books that would help him to un derstand the principles of his t-ade. Ho spent bis evenings at tome reading. The other liked fun best. He often went with the other boys to have a " good game." " Come," he often said to Lis ahopmate, ' leave your old books ; come with us. What is the use of all this reading." If I Waste these golden moments," answered the boy, " I shall lose what I shall never make up." While the boys were still apprentices an offer of two thousand dollars appeared in the newspapers for the best plan for a State house to be built io one ot the East ern States. The studious boy saw the ad vertisemctit, and determined to try for it. After a careful study he drew out his plans, and sent them to the committee. We sup pose ho did not really expect to gain the prize, but still he thought, " there is nothing like trying." In about a week afterwards, a gentle' man arrived at the carpenter's shop, and inquired it an architect by tie name of Washington Wilberforce lived there. " No," said the carpeutcr; " no arehi tect j but I've got an apprentice by that name." . " Let's see him," said the geetleman. The young man wa's summoned, and in formed that his plan was accepted, and thut the two thousand dollars were his The gentleman then said that the boy must put up tie building ; and bis employer was so proud of his success that he willing ly save him his time and let him go The studious young carpenter became one of the first architects iu tho country, lie made a fortune, and stands high iu the estimation of everybody ; while his fellow apprentice can hardly earn food for him self and family by his daily labor. Y. S- SERVICE. W. s. sur.vicE, Will from this data be prepared to sell at the lowest prices. STOVES FOR PARLORS, STOVES FOR KITCHENS, STOVES FOR HALLS, STOVES FOR BED ROOM8, STOVES FOR STORES, STOVES FOR MILLS, STOVES FOR IIOTKL3, STOVES FOR OFFICES, STOVES FOR CHURCHES. AnJ in fact for all places whera stoves are needed. Giro him a ealll. TIM VfARB AT WHOLESALE AND EETAlt. JOBBING IM ALL ITS BRANCflES, ROOFING AMD SPCUTiNG, HOUSE ITB2H3H1XQ GOODS, TOYS, BIRD CAGE3, PUMI S, PIPEIXa. Ridgway Nov. 13, I8G8, vlnUf. A CARD TO TIIK VDIES. Dr. Dnpou co's fiOLiDKN l'EKIODICAL TILLS loi females. IiifclHble in correcting itvtg. ului-ii iea. Removing Obstructions of tLa Monllllv Turn. fi'nm rli.t.va. ....I j - , .. v.u ..,;. V. Hilt alwnys successful as a prcTuiuws. Vill is supposing themselves so, ara enutioned against using tbose Tills wWile iu that condition, . i , a ii v rtj- sponsibility, although their mildness would momtinn tlia 1S.Aiifii.tm n a, a tllA Villi urn rt..nmiiif,i, .L.,1 a a f..t l. 1.. ble Remedy for tlur alleviation of those kiitf'..rinu ft-mn nnv ii..niil..,.:.:n. 1.-, --0 ..-. ....j .. . ui luuH vtumever, as well as prevent an increase of fimily when health will not permit it ; quieting tho nerves and bringing back tbe"rojr color of health " to the cheek of the niost delicate. Full and explicit directions accompany eao. box. Price $1 per box ; C boxen, $5. Sold in R.dgway, IV, by 0 U. Messenger, Duggit, note agent for Ridgwuy. Ladits, by sending him $1 to the Ridgway T. O. cau have the Tills gent (oonfideiallj) by mail ta any part of the country, iree of postage. Sold also by Swayno 4 Reynolds, St. Mary's, and by one Druggist in every Tillage iu tu Union. S. D. nOWE, y2 08-lj. 8oU TropHetor, N. T. POWELL & KIME. G OODS FOR TI11T MILLION. POWELL & KIME, At their capacious storea both in RIDGWAY AUD CENTREVILLE, Hare on hand, splendid assortaicnta ol all seasonable Goods adapted to the want of the people of Elk and adjoining, counties, which they are selling at frioea that defy competition. Thty vruld simply state here, that being very large dealers, their facilities for purchasing ara un equalled by any establishment la the. county. They buy direotVy from mantt facturct and on tba . . Another' adraataga. You sua alwayv get vrbut yon it-ant at Ctefr aforss, hmee you will save tiiue by going dirattly to thero and TIME 13 MONEY". YtV have do space here to euumeraU all tba ad' vantages you will have in patronizing thess- establUhiBe&tn- Rot e-ill aud act, and reap the the advantages far yoursolvesv Among their Goods you w;!l Sad. DRY GOODS it en Hess varieties, GROCERIES cboioe and fresh CLOTHING of best material superior cut and finish, ROOTS & SIIOKS of tke best stock aud make, CROCKERY for newly married, middle aged aud eldeily. DRIED FRUIT, BUTTER, EGGS, TORK, HAMS, LARD, FLOUR, CORN MEAL. AND EVERYTHING t ELS IF "V 25 i"nef shaved sbingTes tale forgoodsj at the market price, at both storea. Aho rnostotber klndB of country pro duce taken at the market value- vlnltf.