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AY. MARCH 12, • 1869.
WE FartiT on the inside pages of this
*morning's GezErrs, —Second: - papv :
.Pennsylvania, Ohio and West' Virginia
-NeteS, Poetry. - Third and Birth pages:
Comisscr_Cial, financial, Mercantae and
Miter Yeses, Markets, Imports. ' Seventh
.page: Interesting foreign , letter from
l'hintiessa. The Courts. _
11. S. liorms at Framitfort, 87k.
Parnonnum at Antwerp, 571 f.
(low closed in New York yesterday
at 181 j.
limmt has ratified the XVth Constitn
;lona' Ainendment, making 'nine States,
to far.
IT Is xow•believed that while the. Sen
ate will consent to modifications of the
'tenure-of-Office Act, it will not agree to
ate repeal,
THE niDICAT/OFB from Harrisburg are
Aci the effect that the Suffrage Amendment
will=be ratified by a strict party vote.
- We beg to suggest to the Republican
members that the shorter work they
make of this matter, the better.
THE appointment of the Hon. GEORGE
LAWRENCE as First Assistant Post
master General is announced, and will
give great satisfaction to the Republicans
•of. Pennsylvania. He has solid capaci
ties, a quick comprehension of details,
snd le altogether fitted for that station.
Cono died in Tioga
county on Monday last. He held the pci
anion of State Superintendent of Public
Schools • for a number of years, and at
the time of his death was Deputy to State
Superintendent WICKERSHAM. He was
suable, faithful and trustworthy officer,
and his death will be deeply regretted oy
all friends of education throughout the
Commouwealth.
A GICORGLL DELEGATION waited on the
President yesterday. He pointedly asked
them what their State would do touching
the-XVth Amendment. They replied
that It would be ratified by the Legisla
ture, the Democrats being inclined to give
the Northern people a dose of the same
, medicine that had been administered to
them.• .It is well when even revenges
contiibute to the vindication of justice.
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Tnn impression prevails among the
_people, to some extent, at least, that all
men who are active in promoting the in
terests of a politiCal party are seekers
after office, and .that all business men
who hold themselves aloof from active
pUtizauhip never hanker for public po
altiotut So far as our observation extends
lame numbers of efficient politicians
never ask for office, and are never put
into office, mainly because they will not
do for themselves what 'they will do for
others. On the other hand, we have
=Vex known a professional politician
11; - who was content to sacrifice six millions
of dollars for the purpose of holding office
' four years. in offer of that sort ought
to - convince all dispassionate observers
that political ambition is not confined to
y managers; and that men who refuse
to perform the essential work of parties
an frequently not u anxious as those
who do, to reap the personal advantages
of a political victory.
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Wi 'saner express our sincere gratifica
tion in welcoming the President's nomi
nation of Gen. LONGSTRZET to an im
portant offiee in the Customs at New Or
leans. The nominee was a rebel officer
of marked ability, and won a reputation,
in the field, which . penetrated beyond the
Confederate lines. But he has .sines
achieved ayiuipph, more splendid than
any of Ids &trier in erms, in his hearty
and unreserved submission to all the de
cisions-which resulted from the rebel de.
feat. -Be avowed et once to be
a thountedy reconstructed friend of the,
Unkna,;(..end a supporter of the Federal
supremacy. He gOe his prompt Whet -.
'don to the Congressional policy, and luta
foughtit out steadily on, that line since,
in the face of the bitterest social and
Personal ostracism by nearly every class
and Section of the South. We repeat, -
ffids appointment should gratify Union
men everywhere, and it will especially
encourage Unionism in the South-west.
The people of that region 'will see that
thenew President _ means to have peace,
AndAttat he knows where to find the right
Awn to help him in the right place. This
pledge of Republican sincerity will be
Worth more to Republican supremacy in,
the kfuture,• *throughout the law rebel
0 4. 00 9 , than would be secured by a hum/
dreg proclamations and bulletin&
READY FOR BUSINESS.
The Cabinet imbroglio at Washington
ends t o the great satisfaction of the' ad
ministration, of Congress and of the
dountr,y. The Treasury portfolio, the
most important excutive post, next What
of the President himself, has been con.
tided to ex.Goverdor Bour WELL, of 3las.
sachusetts, now a Representative in Con
gress from that State. :Ex-Gov. Hamm-
TON Fan, of New york, takes the State
Department, and Gen. J. A. Rammts,
of the regular service, and late on Gen.
GIANT'S staff, succeeds &somas) in the
in the War Office. - Mr. Wasnsinum
leaves the State Department to accept the
French mission. These nominations
were made yesterday, and immediately
confirmed by the Senate.
It is more than twenty years since Gov.
BOIITWELL came prominently into public
life in Masaachusetts. Re was speedily
chosen the Governor of that State, and
served one term. Soon after he was
elected to Congress from the Salem, now
Vllth district, and has since been regu
larly re-elected its Representative. In
his own State and in Congress he has
ever been known and honored for his
natural abilities; his scholarly and pont':
cal attainments, his wide and profitable
experience, his exhaustive familiarity with
every Jeading interest of the State and na
tion, and his advanced Radical ideas.
He believes in Liberty and Equality
and he honors American industry. The
Union has had no more devoted and ser
viceable advocate in Congress, and the
beat interests of all the American people
no more consistent and effective- cham
pion. Withal, he has maintained his per
sonal character without spot. Especially
familiar with financial and other kindred
questions of permanent national interest,
he has been long since selected by the
general voice as among the most capable
of all our public men for the Treasury
ptirtfolio. " And this hab been given to
him as soon turtle President found him
self relieved from embarrassment by the
retirement of a previous appointee.
The new Secretary of State has been a
Governor of New York and for; one
term a Senator from that State. He is a
gentleintin of scholarly attainments, large
wealth, respecthble abilities and a decided'
Republican, although never -known as an
ultra Radical. His appointment is ac
ceptable to the entire party, and will be
creditably maintained by his official
career.
Secretary RAWLINS, in the War Office,,
will display the ability which his frienda.
already appreciate and which the country,
will speedily admit. It itE! said that his
health is not robnsty and it is possible that
he may have material aid, in his duties,
from General Emma .
The cabinet is now complete. It is not,
however, unlikely That Attorney General
Hoen may retire, to avoid double repre
sentation from Massachusetts. In that
event, and if for that reason, the post
would not be fiecessarily given to a New
Yorker.
The foreign missions will next be_ re
cast. With the present nomination for
France, will follow others for England,
Austria, ) Russia and Portugal. Beyond
these, no present change is looked for.
The government -is organized in all its
dapartmentS, and will proceed at once
with the public business.
FRIENDSHIP IN POLITICS;
The Post labors to make it appear that
President GIMST, in recognizing his ob
ligations to certain personal friends, who
are also in political accord with him and
his party, has done a thing unprecedented
in this country or any other. Such stuff
hardly amounts to the dignity of ordina
ry twaddle. In promoting some of his
personal friends, who possess all'the qual
ifications for public service; the President
has done no more than all men in politi
eel power have donefrom the firsterganl 7 -
zation of human society down to this
hour, and no more than they will do from
this time onward to the end of the world.
If the editor of the Post was a member of
COngress from a Democratic district, un
der a Derfiocratic administration, would
he pass by all his personal friends, and
advance his personal enemies, . or even
those to whom he was personally indiffer
ent? We do not believe, he is capable of
adopting the policy he inculcates. Where,
then, is the propriety of journalises, or
others insisting that public men should do
what they would not do themselves un
der the same circumstances? True, no
President can make an adniinistration en
tirely personal to himself. The Senate is
part.Of the office-maldnß authority, and
Senators are as apt, as other people to be''
jealous of invasions or disparagements
of their privileges or 'authority. As yet
we see not the slightest , reason for believ
ing the present administration is carrying ,
personal favor to excess, or beyond
the point to which it was carried by past -
Executives. It is, however, the province
of our contemporary to criticise, and we
are
content it shali,pursue its vocation.
Properly a few words on another
point may be added here. It is poasible
to carry personal friendship to undue
lengths in the appointment of men to pub. lie'places. Nothing can justify the ap
pointment of an incompetent or dishon-
est individual. The claims of the public
to be well served are paramount to all
other considerations. When the point,
however, is reduced,to a choice between
two men, both of whom possess the requi
site ability and integrity, personal friend
ship.. may sometimes come in and make
the decision. But this must 'be remem•
bered, that it not.possible fora party to
maintain its organization, with any;d,3-
vi.~ax;i~l9tls:~A~'b
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tree of efficiency, if the bulk of its hon
ors and emoluments are distributed
either to unworthy persons or under
the dictates personal friendships. Larger
considerations must bear sway; or the
bulk of active men will cease their ac
tivity, leaving personal favorites to do
the work, or letting it go undone, and
then a speedy disintegration is certain
to follow. . •
"We suppose that the million men
who are now in pursuit of tillice are, to a
great extent, the most incompetent mil
lion to fill the offices of which they are
in pursuit."—N. Y. Times.
Accounting this, for the moment, to be
an exact representation, it will be well to
consider and determine where the blame
will probably rest, if the appointments
of the new Administration shall betaken
in large part orwholly from this incom
petent class. •
The,men who ha . ve gone to 'Fashing
ton in quest of appointments, have not
gone empty-handed, but have taken with
them earnest recommendation, from the
later part of the more prominent "and re
spectable business men in their respec
tive neighborhoods. Every mat, at all
acquainted- with the process of office
getting, knows this to be the literal truth.
Has it come to " this, that multitudes of
business men, of the best reputations, use
their signatures recklessly to aid the pro
motion to office of men who are not fit to
be trusted? If se, then manifestly those
business men are a very bed lot; and the
President would run as great risks in tak
ing his subordinates from among them as
in chosing from the hardest crowd of bro.
fessional politicians going.
Unquestionably there is an evil in the
freedom with which undeserving men
can get the best signatures to their appli
cations for office. This is precisely what
makes the task. of selection so difficult
and embirrassing. If men of character
would use their signatures In matters of
this consequence with as much wisdom
and prudence as in signing bonds for the
payment of moneys, the average, of the
office-holding class would fordwith be
improved, and presently the whole body
of incompetents would quit the chase
after office.
But, this statement that men who seek
public employments are, as a body, un
worthy or incompetent, is a senseless ex
aggeration. Mr. W zesirs,E, Mr. Cr-AT,
Mr. Cess, Mr. WRIGHT, and many other
of the most eminent men of the last gen
oration, were office-seekers all their lives.
The-great statesmen of the present gene
ration are all in the same category. The
same fact stands out conspicuously in the
military and naval service. The owners
of the most resplendent names in our cur
rent martial annals, energetically pushed
for employment in 1861, and for promo
tion afterwards. If a man's ambition
runs in that direction, and he has a con
sciousness of abilities, • why should he
suppress his longings and turn away?
Mr. STEWART, as a merchant, pushed his
fortunes, and did it well. Who shall say
he has not a right to try what he can do
in the high field of statesmanship? Is it
a nobler ambition in a man to acquire
dollars than to obtam ideas? to become
prominent in commerce or manufactures,
than to become a factor in the Govern
ment? Why will multitudes of persons,
who want official distinction as much as
their fellims, and cannot get it, talk-non
sense on this subject?
HOWARIO THE PHILANTHROPIST
It is announced that General nOWARD
is to be relieved from charge of the Freed
men's Bureau at an early day, when he
will be entrusted with a large and respon
sible command the Indian territory.
This officer has exhibited conspicuous
proofs, in his three years past administra
tion of the public duties towards the freed
men of the South, of the goodness of his
heart, the purity of his motives, and the
singular aptitude of his official abilities
for every kindred work in the moral, re
ligious and• political amelioration •of the
condition of the degraded and oppressed.'
His labors already ripen in rich fruits all
over the regenerated South, and the
Christian soldier awaits his summons to
fresh fields of labor. Called to this
mission among the Indians of the far
West, General HOWARD will contribute,
largely to the solution of a problem
which engages the anxious thoughts of ki
enlightened people, and will win for
himself new honor, and for his countrx
the too-long delayed vindication of its
Christian name.
PROMOTING THE INIMIP'FIMEICT.
.
Some of our religious contemporaries,
for whoin we entertain a large measure or
respect, are anxious that Preside:titan/XT.
should not diipense the honor, and ertioV
umenta which`.are in any:•degi*i'Att:hti
disposal to "politiati Mende." _Pray ;1
whom do ecclesiastical associations els!
vote to their , respective dignities? Do they'
promote infidels, or world's people of
any grade? Do such of them as have
bishop)) select for that high honor those
among the clergy who are most
ant to the interests of the respbctive bodies?
Do any of them select for ministers young
men who are immersed in' hecula pur-:
suits, and only casually or incidentally
manifest interest for those which are dis
tinctively religious? Are persots selected
for ruling elders, 'vestrymen, and 'the
like,
who really give no thought to and
er ?
manifest no feeling for the promotion of
religion
e eer Th e e ee m l a n na et g l e e im rs i o e f p e t cc ui le e sia p s e t uey ical
bodies
they commend to President More
rigidly the direCtors of any other bodies
tinder the: sun, do they k promote
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OFFICE SEEKING.
only those men who agree with them,
and who willingly and with their Whole
hearts devote their time, money and tal
ents to the ends contemplated by their or
ganizations. Politicians have never
matched them in this sort of exclusive
ness; mid never will, Wbat ecclesiastic,
or what religions • journalist, will itand
up and affirm that the practice of allisects
or denominations in this particnliar is
wro
bvij
g? We do not condemn it. So ihr
ethe wise we hold it to be dictated by
o us propriety anti wisdom. What
'p
es us is, how the application of the
same rule by politicians is made; mb3-
chlevons and wrong. Will the gentle
men of the religions press explain?, For
tunately, President GRANT shows no dis
position to adopt the policy thus urged
upon him.
THE CHARTIERS RAILROAD.
The Washington Reporter regrets to
announce that the transfer of stock of
this railroad has proved a failure, in the
refusal 'of original subscribers for some
$60,000 to make the desired change in.the
terms of payment, Sac. The .Repprter
fears that the failure will prove "a death
blow toi the 'whole project," in view of
tha very proper decis]on of the Pennsyl
vania,)
Railroad to accept no abatement
upon the very moderate stipulations of
fered by that corporation. ' I
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We, also, regret to learn from our con
temporary, that the impracticable stock
holders are for the most part residents of
our own county. We quote the printed
.commentary of that journal, in the hope
that whatever of justice it may embody
will not be lost upon those 'Whom it most
concerns. Says the Reporter:
"In no other quarter of the globe is there
such an unceasing outcry about the rail
roads as In the city of Pittsburgh and the
country around It. 'Their papers are
continually tilled with howlings Elklollt
monopolies. Their constant cry is about
free railroad laws. They want outlets
from their city. They want railroad&
like so many veins running to and from
their city at the center and heart. And
yet with all this they suffer railroad pro
jects, vital to their interests, to wither
and die around them for lack of assist
ance. They desire railroads, but alWays
want sqftiebody else to build them. Pitts
burgh, With all her wealth and vast linsi•
ness Interests is one of the most difficult
places for the building of railroads. Let
her people remember that ' , who would
be free themselves must strike ithe
blow." If they desire. to be released
from the thralldom of a railroad monop
oly, they must display more liberality
and public spirit, and learn to pat their
bands in their pockets move frequently
in the future than they have done in !the
past."
WASHINGTON TOPICS.
PENNSYLVANZA APPOINTMENTS.
.
A caucus of the Republican delegation
in both Rouses from Pennsylvania was
held last night, to consult in reference to
,
appointments to offices in that State. ; A
committee, consisting of two Senators
and several members of the Rouse, was
appointed to visit the President and lap
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prise him of their views.
The committee therefore called at ,I
the
White Rouse this morning, and said to
the President that while they had ne, in
tention of dictating the general °dices to
be chosen from the State, they had agiced
in caucus that the members should con
trol the appointments in their own dis
tricts, which the.committee thought was
proper. In districts represented-1 by
Democrats, it was agreed that the Sena
tors should control the offices.
The President received them courte
ously, and said, that outsideof a few ap
pointments which he should insist upon
in that State, he would consult the Sena
tors and members, and would be glad to
have their cooperation.
At Mr. Cameron's. request, the com
mission of Mr. Marks as Collector, of the
port of Philadelphia, was at once made
out and signed. Mr. Marks was apPoint
ed- by Mr. Johnson, and confirmed on
the last night of the Fortieth Congress.
PHILADELPHIA NAVY , YARD.
Judge Kelly and other Pennsylvania
Congressmen called on Secretary Boris
to-day, and asked for a new assignment
of officers to the Philadelphia Navy
Yard. He promised that the request
would be granted, and several of the
prominent_ naval officers now on duty
there will be ordered to other posts with
in a few days. Among them is Chief
Engineer Seller, who was mixed up in
some way with the recent investigation
of the House Naval Committee in regard
to the purchase of tools. A majority; of
the Committee, however, exonerated
Seller.
HINCKLEY ON THE MUSCLE.
-Ex-SolicitorJohn N. Binckley attacked
Deputy Commissioner Harlan, of the
Revenue Bureau, this morning, while on
his way to his office. It appears pinek.
ley had been in waiting, and when Mr.
Harlan came near the Revenue Depart
ment, he struck him, and both clinched
and went down. The affair was stopped
by the passers by, and Mickley marched
home. Mr. Harlan had his (nee out iin
two or three places, but suffered no seri
ous injury.
Another dispatch states: Mr. Binckley
attempted an assault on Mr. Rollins'in
the street this morning,.but the latter
got out of his reach. Bitiokley, shortly
tifterwards, met Mr. Harlan, knocked
the latter down and proceeded to beat
him, when a crowd Interposed and Bine'c
ley was taken off.
.POSTOPPICE DEPARTMENT. '
The appointment of the lion. 060. V.
Lawrence, ex -member of Congress from
Penttsylvanla, as Pirst A:asistant Post
master General is announced.
Judge Hoar doea not,want to resign,
and hie withdrawal will not be insiste d
upon for a week or two. He will proba
bly have some foreign mission.
—The Board of Trade of Baltimore, at
the last monthly meeting, ratified the
action of the National Board In refereni3e
to cash sales of merchandise, by adopt.
ing.the following preamble and reslution:
Wasuses, By usage the pernicious
practice which prevails to some estrust
in this city to claim from five to thirty
days credit on cash sales of , certain mer
chandise, 4
Resolved, That cash salmi mean cash on
demand, not five or more days credit,
which to be obtained must be specifical
ly contracted for, and that any Waage
heretofore to the contrary is hereby
abolished. , • ,
genetal railroad bill, giving a char
ter to any party who desires to construct
a railroad, was defeated is the Maine
House of Representatives by a vote Of
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Ex. President Johnson in Baltimore.
.1 B 9 Telegraph to the Pittsburgh Gazette.)
BALTIMORE, March 11.—Ex-President
Johnson arrived in this city, as its guest,
about eleven o'clock to-day. The com
mittee of invitation on the part bf Com
mon Council accompanied him from
Washington, and the other membets of
Council met him at Annapolis Junction.
.0n arrivingfat Camden Station he was
met by Governor Bowie and -other State
officials, and Mayor Banks and other
city officers. A procession had already
formed on Eutaw street, and the line of
march was soon taken up. A squadron
of cavalry headed the procession, fol
lowed by the Fifth P.egiment. Maryland
National Guard, with fall ranks. Fol
lowing the regiment was an open car
riage containing ex-President , John
-son, Governor Bowie and Mayor
Banks. Next followed the third
regiment of_ militia and carriages
containing distinguished guests and the
city authorities. Among the former were
Hon. Garrett Davis, Senator from Ken
tacky, Mr. Galladay, member of Con-,
greats from Kentucky, Mr. 'Eldridge,
member of Congress from Wisconsin,
Mr. Archer, member of Congress from
Maryland, and others. The Fire Depart
ment with seven steamers, and the Hook
anct Ladder Companies in strong force,
came next, followed by the police 'force.
All along the line, of march dense
crowds filled the sidewalks, and the
windows and balconies of the buildings
were crowded with ladies. Ex-President
Johnson daring the afternoon held a re
ception at the'Exchange, and thousands
called on him.
The reception at the Exchange ended
at three o'clock, when the ex-President,
was escorted to Barnum's,Hotel. Dur
ing the afternoon the Fire Departinent
made a tine display with engines in front
of the hotel. Dinner was served,at half
past eight, and was followed by the toast,
"Our Guest, the patriot statesman, An
drew Johnson." to which was appended
some extremely complimentary allu
sions to his past and future career. Mr.
Johnson briefly returned his thanks. 'He
felt more pride in being an American
citizen to-night than he would in being
inaugurated President over the ruins of
a viniated Constitution. His deliverance
was the greatest case of emancipation
since the rebellion.
Hon. Isaac D. Jones responded to the
toast "The President of the United
States," Gov. Bowie to that of "The State
of Mtryland," and ea-Goy. Swann to
that of "Our Representatives in Con
gress." Other toasts were given and
Speeches made, and the banquet did not
terminate until a late hour.
Legislative Corruption la New York.
[By Telegraph to the Pttlabarizh Gazette.)
ALBANY, March 11.—.SenatOr Hale
made a lengthy report to-day on the sub
ject of alleged legislative corruption in
connection with the railroad legislation
of last winter, from which it ap
pears that Daniel. Drew testified that
.half a million dollars was drawn'
from the Treasury 'of the . Erie
road by ; President Eldridge osten
sibly for the purpose of litigation,
.which had not been accounted for when
be (Mr. Drew) retired from the office of
the Tieasury in July list, and that other
money had been drawn from the Treas.'.
My to pay • the expenses of the
Company at Albany. It is evident
from 'the testimony that large amounts
1 of money were actually, paid for various
purposes. • Mr. Gould paid five thousand
to Lewis F. Payne and two thoUsand to
some person for D. D. S. Brown, of
Rochester, and something more than 125,- .
000, and less than $.50,000, not including
payments by drafts to counsel and agents.
Henry D. Thompson, one of the Erie
directors, paid 150,000 to Payne, and up
wards of $60,000 to Luther Caldwell,
which was refunded to him by the Erie
Railway Co. No vouchers for these
amounts had been filed in the office of
the Company. Mr. Eldridge being a
citizen of and in another State, his at
tendance before the Committee could
not be compelled. He was in
vited by letter, but did not respond.
The Committee do not doubt that large
sums were furnished with the intent of
influencing legislation unlawfully, tint
so far as the Committee have been able
to obtain evidence, the moneys were
not in fact used lor the purpose
intended,• but went to enrich mem
bers of the lobby. Mr. Payne was
a harbor master in New York. He says
he. , was paid 310,000 for services In Al
bany, advocating .the Erie bill. Mt.
Caldwell refused to state the pur
pose for which .money was paid him..
There. is no proof of the actual
bribery of any Senator. The newspaper
charges of that nature were founded
upon rumor alone, and have been in no
case sustained by evidence of the writers
or other f..roof. The Contmlttee reo
ommend a change in the law by which
the giver of a bribe which is accepted
shall be exempt from prosecution.
Steamer Bunt In Red Rlver-14aleoltot
ton for Gold—Putlea on sugar. ,
Nzw ()tuxlam, March 11.—The steim
boat Cuba N 0.2 sunk in Red river, be
tween Jefferson and Shreveport, on the
9th inst., with five hundred and eighty
bales of cotton. The boat is a total loss..
A portion of the cargo.was saved. No
lives were lost.•
A meeting of parbies interested is
called at the Chamber of Commerce for
to-morrow night to take the necessary
steps to commence the sale of cotton for
gold.
The Committee' of the Chamber , of
Commerce to which was submitted a
memorial and petition to Congress- from
the Philadelphia sugar refiners, asking
an increase of duties on sugar, reported
the present condition of the sugar refin
ing interest does not seem to require
Congressional aid. The sugar planting
interest,appoars prosperous enough un
der the present tariff to render addition
al duty unnecessary; that the general
sentiment of the people is unfavorable . to
higher duties; therefore they cannot pe
tition Congress for higher dutiep on any
grade of sugar.
Gold Excitement In' California.
SAN Pitsricisco, March4o.—.The ex,
Moment about the White Pine mines is
unabated. Thousands of people are
rushing thitherwarde. oomps
nies have been organized in this city
since the first of March, to work minesisi
that vicinity.
—The latest development concerning
the Rogers murder in New York is by
one Cunningham, imprisoned for biga
my, who has trade a confession that he
was one of the Nineteenth street gang;
that James Logan killed . Rogeis Wit of
revenge for testifying against him in a
burglary case, Logan baying dogged
Rogers for two or three years, and Mn
rdngham'i brother was with L ogan when
the murder was committed.
—During the terrific meow storm of
Wednesday a wooden building at 'Point
'Levi, Canada, ,was blown to pieces and
the people within, comprising a faMily of
three, buried in the snow. The bodies
have not yet been discovered.
--Clifton Mirth, the Auburn murder
will be executed to-day at noon, in
he State prison yard, at Augusta, Me.
•—ln the House of 'Representatives
of Rhode leland, the Woman's Suffrage
proposition was rejeeted--10 to 38.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
Caught at Last.
our readers will remember some time
since we •noted the receiving of a tele
graphic dispatch from Erie, by Chief of
Police Bowden, of Allegheny, authorre•
lag the arrest of one James Rogers, on a
charge of larceny. It was stated that
Rogers had stolen a coat, pair of pants
and a silver watch from Wm. Rodgers,
residinglin Erie, and started to Alleghe
ny with his booty. The Allegheny pc.
licediscovered Rogers' boarding house
and made a raid on it. succeeded in se
curing a carpet sack cotaining the cloth
ing, but Mewing their man. Rogers it
seems disappeared from Allegheny as
soon as he became aware of pursuit, and
i did not return till
,yesterday marn
ing. The police, however, have been
on the lookout; and yesterday morning
Chief Bowden arrested him in the Sixth
ward, Allegheny, a few hours after his
arrival in the city. While being brought
to the lock-up in one of the Manchester
Passenger Railway cars he attempted to
escape, but failed in his efforts. A dis
patch was forwarded to the authorities at.
Erie, notifying them of the arrest, and
list evening an answer was received
directing the detention of the prisoner
until an officer arrived from Erie, he
being in readiness to start on the first
train. The watch was left at a watch
maker's in Rochester, Pa., for repairs,
and will be recovered. It is probable
Rogers will take a trip back to Erie to
day.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company,
of New York—New Agent Appointed.
We cordially endorse the following which
,*
appeared in yesterday,s Chronicle: We
have already alluded to the death of
George M. Blackstock, Esq., the esteem
ed agent of the; Mutual Life Insurance
Company, of New York. Under the Care
of Mr. Blackstock, the office in this city
became a most important one to the com
pany, which is known as one of the beat'
and most reliable in the United States.
The appointment of a successor to the
late agent was therefore a matter of inter
est to the Company, as it was necessary
to secure a person well acquainted in the
community, possessed of good business
qualifications, prompt and energetic and
reliable in every particular. Such a per
son, as will be seen by reference to the
announcement in another column, the
Company has found in Mr.' William P.
Wooldridge, who has been appointed to
the agency in this city. Mr. W. is well
and favorably known as an energetic and
experienced business man,and besides is
a courteous and obliging gentleman. We
have no doubt that the Company, of
whose merits we need hardly speak, will ,
find in 'him a worthy successor to the
farmer efficient agent.
A Re-Tiring Difficulty.
GeOrge Bolland, proprietor of a wagon
manufacturing establishment on -Du
quesne Way,- made information befoie
Alderman McMasters yesterday against.
John :Hancock, a hack driver, for lar 7
ceny as bailee. The prosecutor states
. ,
that about six weeks ago Hancock drove
a hack into'the yard connected with his
establishment and stated that one of the
wheels 'needed a new tire, -which. he
wished to have put on immediately. The
demand could not be complied with, but
Bolland says to accommodate his cus
tomer he took a wheel off a wagon and !
put it on the hack in place of the one
needing repairs, at the same time telling
Hancock to come the next morning and
get his own wheel back again, as
_it
would then be ready. Hancock failed to
come the -next morning, and according
to the information has never returned to
claim his property, but whenever spoken
to on the subject by Bolland bits threat
ened to whip him. Hancock was arrest
ed and gave bail for a hearing.
Going to Fort Delaware.
Yesterday morning a Lieutenant of
United States army arrived in the city,
having in charge Joseph Vallard, a
young man who has been tried by a
court martial and convicted of desertion,
and sentenced to one year's imprison
ment -in Fort Dela Ward. About • a year
since Vallard, who resided in Detroit,
Mich., enlisted in the regular army, and
was sent to a military post InArkanaas,
from where, it appears ,, he deserted and
returned to Detroit about live months
ago. His whereabouts was ascertained
and he was arrested and taken back .to
the post from whenbe he deserted, tried.
and convicted, and is now on his way to
serve out the sentence. He was placed
in the lock-up, where he remained until
evening, when he departed: under the
care of the Lieutenant for his destina
tion.
Mayor's Court,
The Mayor disposed of
,sixteen cases
at the Morning Court yestet day : Mag
gie Baxter, charged with drunkenness,
disorderly conduct and vagrancy, Thos.
Flaherty, disorderly conduct; and James
Creely, drunkenness and vagrancy were
commjtted for thirty days each. Michael .
Foley, charged with disorderly conduct,
went up for twenty days. Henry %d
-well, John 'Arnold and James O'Day
were each committed for • ten days. Of
the remaining nine two were discharged
and the other seven either paid small
fines or were committed for a short time.
—The lease by the Columbus & Xenia
Railroad to the Little 'Miami road has
been ratified. It guarantees to the stock
holders of the Columbus 04 Xenia road
dividends of seven per cant.. annually,
and eight per cent. upon condition that
the entire management and earnings _in
excess of eight per cent. is surrendered
to the'Little Miama road.
HOW HOSTETTERS DITTERS:CURE
DYSPEPSIA.
THE WHOLE STORY IN A NUTSHELL. ,
The office of the stomach is to convert the food
into • cream•likesemi-ileid. called calms. ; TO'
Is eff.cted partly by the action of a solyent,calleid
the gilerlo.
juice. which exudes from the coating
of the !tonna, and partly by a mechanical Wover
meat of that organ, which churna, as It were,
the dissolving aliment. The Cirfatx passes from
the stomach into the duodenum, or entrance to
.
.
the bowels, where it Is wablected to the action of
,
the bite, anil the nutritious portion of It convert.
ed Into a fluid called Chyle, which eventua ll y be
comes blood.
-Now, it is evldeut that if the great solvent. the
gastric juice la not produced In sufficiearquan
my, or if the mechanical action of'the stomach
Is not sufficiently brisk, thejtrat proem qf diva-
Mit will be but lin periectly performed. It is also
clear that if the liver. which plays such an Im
vortant pars In changing the nourishing portion
of the chyme into toe material of the wood, la
congested, or in any unnatural condition, the
eicortl atrocess will not b, thoroughly accom
plished. . The result of the two /attune Is dye. ,
peveta, complicated with b Mimi:awe
lime mode in which IRSTETTEWS BITTERS
operate In such oases is this: they Invigorate the
cellular membrane of the stom.ch, which evolves
the gastric juice. thereby insuring an ample suf
:Wiener_ of the fluid to ceinpletely disrotve the
food. They also act upon the nerves of the stom
ach, causing. an acceleration of the mechanical
movement nrcessary to reduce the food to a
homogeneous mass. They also act specifically
upon the liver, aLrengthsiung it and so enabling
it to produce an ample and regular supply of
bile, For the propose ot convertinEtneinutritious
particles of the Chyme Into en `e, and promote
the passege through the bowels of the useless
debris. , ,
'ln this way. 'HOSTETTER'S BITTERS wire,
dyp~~sia and liver complaint. The explanation
Is , sIMPIo. Philosophical, &adieu,. •
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