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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1877.
iRi:siDi;.vriAi.
"We arc reluctant to admit it, and would
for very shame sake hide it if wc could,
but every intelligent person with a moder
ate allowance of discernment and discrimina
tion can readily set? that Congress has been
most splendidly bull-dozed by the reformers
W e did not believe they could do it. W
trusted that Congress had too much
stamina and self-respect.
But bull-dozing is the fashion this season
and we suppose it would be cruel not to
mlow Congress to follow it. Uut we con
fess that we feel ashamed of them in their
new bull -dozed dress.
Wc believed that Hayes and Wheeler
were elected in accordance, with every con
stitutional requirement, and that it was the
legal duty of the V ice President to count
the Electoral vote on the second Wednes
day of February next, according to the
legal returns.
The reformers played lheir infamous
game of preconcerted bull-aozig and fraud
In South Carolina, in Florida, and in
Louisiana .and lost; and that should have
Tee.K the end of it. Good policy and sound
.statesmanship alike demand that no pal
tring should be countenanced with such
peoundrclism. The Constitution and laws
are our only true guide, and they should
be made to respect them as all good citi
z?ns do.
These pharisaic reformers who have been
jsingiag their owr praises so long, that, like
their rtrutotyi? t old, they bcum to
"believe that they are "not as other men
are." But notwithstanding this faith they
should be taught early and e&ctually to
obey the C-orrstitution and laws, as other
ane do, whether the sunshine of success
-shall rest upon them, or upon their oppo
dents. The same Constitution, and the
&ime laws for all, should be the motto of
ever' honest man. Had the Republicans
failed, as the reformers did, that would
have been the end of it, until four more
years had rolled around. Then why this
.special tender regard for a beaten foe?
.Must a lack of patriotism and honesty be
Tcwardcd? Must the crying child have
the bauble though he destroy it ?
It was the uniform -custom for the Presi
dent of the Senate to count the Electoral
votes for the 81 first years, of our Republic
without question or dispute. This custom
prevailed until the enactment of the 2l'd
Joint Rule, which allowed either House to
prevent the Electoral vote of any State from
being counted bv the President of the
Senate. This Joint Rule is now repealed,
.and in the absence of an special enactment,
it is the duty of the President of the
Senate to count the Electoral vote as was
done in the first 21st Presidential elections
under the Constitution of our country.
No ball-dozing demand ought to be heeded.
'Gov. Hays has been, or is fairly elected
according to ever legal requirement, and
therefore ought to be inaugurated Presi
dent. And if Governor Tilden believes
that his Southern friends were out
cheated by Governor Hayes' Southern
friends, he ec'dd issue a writ of quo-warranto
which would bring fhe matter squarely be
fore the Supreme Court, i-efore which, if
he had a case in law he would have ? bur
opportunity to establish it and make
:.is
effectual against Gov. Hayes. Then away
with these time serving compromises, which
are the resort of weak-kneed statesmen, a
sacrifice of justice, and triumph of scoun
dr.llam. Notwithstanding this protest, our earnest
wish is that if the compromise electoral act
shall become a law, it may produce nothing
but a happy result to all concerned. Rut
we would have it understood that we take
no stock in the principle or policy, though
it shall yield nothing but golden fruit.
The report accompanying the proposed
Electoral compromise act will be found in
another coulmn. We will print the act
itsdf next week.
I& Notwithstanding the denunciations
which Democracy had heaped upon the
Republicans for the impoverishment of the
people of Florida during their years of
administration in that state, the state does
not seem to have thriven so badly after all.
In 1SC8 there was SI. 50 in the treasury of
moneys all told ; now Governor Stearins,
according to the Jacksonville Union, turns
over to Governor Drew about 3140,000 in
cash. Iu 18li3 state scrip could be bought
for thirty cents ; now it is rarely less than
eighty. In ISO'S there was not money
enough in the treasury to buy candles for
school houses; now there are common schools
in nearly every county in the state, and
30,000 in cash deposited in the treasury
to the credit of the school fund. This
showing has hardly the look of state
impoverishment, and if the new Democratic
government at the end of its term makes
as fair an exhibit of the educational and
financial interests of the state, it will have
-arned for itself as fair a meed of praise as
has Governor Stearns.
tSf Mr. Burnett, State Senator from
this district, introduced a bill iu the Sen
ate on Wednesday, to extend the time for
the completion of railroads authorized to
he const ructc1 by railroad or railway cor
porations of this Commonwealth under an'
ppecial law, providing that the time for the
completion of any railroad or railway cre
ated under any special law be extended 5
years.
JEGThe annual report of Superintend
ent Wickersham gives the intelligence that
the average salaries paid teachers in the
public schools throughout the State is
f39.7b' per month to males, and 33.00 to
females ; and the total number employed
is 2J)VX1.
Sg Our thanks are due Senator Burnett,
and Representative A. J. Shoemaker for
important public documents.
The State expended for scIcqqI purposes
last j.-r ?9,fi2-,453.3.-k
Our Sunday schools are well attended.
Read money wanted iu another column.
A colony" is forming iu Williamsport
to go to Texas
Trekt's Ointment for Frozen Fret, at
Ilolliushead's Drug Store. ll-lruf.
Frank Wilson, a negro was convicted of
murder in the first degree ou Saturday last,
at Ilarrisburg.
The chief engineer of the Lake Shore
Railroad, on which the late Ashtabula acci
deut occurred, has committed suicide.
A Colorado womau collected fifty' bushel?
of era ss hoppers, and scalded and dried them
for winter chicken feed. A sensible woman.
It has been given out that the proposed
national Democratic convention in February
should be called "The Bull-dozers' Re
union.
What next ? A factory for making
butter from tallow has been started in
Scranton. The process has not yet been
made public.
A FUR tippet was picked up in front of the
Jeff, office, on Thursday last. The owner
can recover the same by calling at this office
and indentifying it.
The Sportsmens Club, of Allegheny, lias!
purchased more than a thousand live par
tridges, which thev intend to distribute in
various parts of the State in the spring.
Two destructive fires occurred at Bolvi
dere, N. J., last week, resulting in the total
destruction of one hotel, four stores, a sash
and Hind factory, aud saw-mill aud office.
Loss $50,000.
Young America was seen practising wrest-
Iing,to the disgust of church member, when
they were returning home from morning
services, on last Sunday. Such conduct is
out of character and needs correcting.
Jacob A. Stuber, of Allcntown, is re
cruiting forty young men to go to the
black IJiIIs. As tney must march on foot
more than six weeks, none are taken who
weigh less than 130 pounds, aud they must
pay their own expenses.
When a man cuts a pigeon wing in front
of your window and then presses his ear to
the pavement, don't imagine he is listening
for your applause. He is inventing strange
horrid future punishments for you because
you didn't put ashes there.
.
The fijh-hawks were out on Saturday after
noon last, trying their huk with the large
net, and after making several hauls and net
ting nothing concluded to give it up, when
young America, who was sitting on a loir
on the other hidf1 of the creek, yelled out,
"O, h II, here they are all over uu this side
eating laurel."
Thomas IIanxa, of this borough, was
arrested on Friday eveuing last, on a charge
of stealing an over-coat, from the residence
of P. II. Robeson, on the 231 of December
ast, belonging to S. D. Robeson. He was
taken before Enquire Rees, given a hearing
and committed to jail for trial at the uext
term of Quarter Ses.-dons.
A Letter. Nothing makes a vouncr
man so happy as to get around to the post-
office after it is closed, and sec a letter in
lis box ; to have his heart whisper that it
from her, to rlrcani sweet and tender f.m-
etes, Jiailowcd with J . H s sacreuness, ail
night, and to come down in f he. morning
and find it a bill of 37 DO fur his luster's
billiards.
TllEV have got 'e:n again in .Memphis,
Tenn. During a hea vy rain storm on Mon
day,15th inst., a fall of small live snakes was
observed in the southeran part of the city,
where thousands of them were seen. The
snakes are each from one foot to l.S inches in
length. The Memphis Rrporttr still firmly
believes in the shower of snakes, and says
specimens have been scat to the Smithsonian
Institute.
The residents below the hill were enter
tained with a fair square knock down last
Monday night. The principals were surroun
ded by their respective friends and "enough"
was to be the signal for a cessation of hostili
ties. After pummeling each other for about
five minutes oue squealed 'eoough" and the
battle ceased, neither being punished with
more than a few scratches. Officers Fisher,
with his badge, and "Tony" Staples were
both present but no arrests were made.
Borough Election. The Borough elec
tion will be the next question to agitate the
minds of our citizens which takes place on
Tuesday, February 20th, S77. One person
for Chief Burgess, 6 Councilmen, 2 School
Directors, 1 Assessor, 1 Justice of the Peace,
1 Judge of Election, 2 Inspectors of Elec
tion, 2 Overseers of the Poor, 1 Auditor and
one person for Constable will have to be
elected. It would be well for all tax payers
to look up their receipts in time and hold
them in reserve for the coming emergency.
On Wednesday evening of last week, the
'Queen Club," of this place, numbering
alout eighteen couple, aceompauied by the
Beethoven Orchestra, left town at about half
past six o'clock for Snydersville, to indulge
in a dance. After an hour and a half's riJe
over the '"beautiful," the entire party hauled
up in front of the Snydersville Hotel. The
accomodating landlord, Mr. Charles Andre,
who had been waiting for them, welcomed
the jolly crowd to hopitable quarters. The
"'Club" immediately repaired to the room
provided aud indulged iu dancing until sup
per was announced, when all hands repaired
to the dining room and partook freely of the
good things provide ! for the occasion. Alter
supper dancing was resumed and kept up
until the time arrived for the m to leave for
home, which they reached in safety. All
express themselves highly pleased with the
trip and the many favors sdiown them while
under the care of "Mine Host," Mr. Andre
'and his estimable lady.
The Lehigh and Eastern Railroad.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Lehigh and Eastern Railway
Company, held at Philadelphia, on the 8th
inst., the following gentlemen were elected
Directors for the ensuing year: John C.
Wallace, Jacob Kleinhans, Peter A. L.
Quick, of Milford Dr. Philip F. Fulmer,
of Dingman's Ferry; lion. Frank Abbott,
of Port Jcrvis, and Hon. Charlton Burnett,
Henry lulmcr and David Keller, of
Stroudsburg, Pa. No President has yet
been appointed.
A meeting of the Grangers took place on
Monday evening last, at the residence of
Samuel P. Phillips, it being his 53d birth
day. A large number were presetit including
many ladies, and the evening was spent very
pleasantly, the ladies indulging in their
musical attainment and some of the gentle
men entertaiued themselves and crowd by
singing and speech making.
Charles L. Ilallet was elected Master of
Analomink Grange, No. 1C3. The Grange
is saiu to oe in a iioursning condition, rive
new members were added at the last regular
meeting.
Death from Overdose of Opium. Mr.
James McVay who resides on the Thus. Long
property, iu Stroud township, not feeling
very well on Sunday sent his son for some
guui opium, which he took an overdose of
ou Sunday evening, and died the next day at
3 o'clock iu the afternoon. Mr. McVay was
about 40 years old and leaves a wife, six
children and father who lived with him.
McVay camC to thiscounty last June. He ex
changed property in Morristown, where he
formely resided, for the Thomas Long pro
perty. Mr. McVay is highly spokeu of by
his neighbors as being a good citizen and
neighbor.
The School Directors andtiie County
Institute. We learn that our liberal and
enlightened school board in the generosity of
their gushing souls did conclude, after taking
a very intelligent and, to them, proper
observation of the whole question, that our
teachers should have just exactly three days
to attend the County Institute. We have
no patience with such narrow minded little
ness. It would be a cheap investment if the
school boards of the whole county would
send their teachers free of expense two
weeks every jear to the County Institute
instead of one as is required. The reflex
benefit would more than repay the trifling
expense. In the Institute the science of sue-
cesstul teaching is illustrated t y competent
professional gentlemen, and no intelligent
teacher can fail to Le greatly profited.
We would suggest the propriety of com
pelling our illustrious School Board to put
one week into the Institute, and if that don't
cure them of their narrowness and littleness,
then we would send them to our common
school just three weeks, which we thiuk
would finish them.
Runaway Accidents. On Friday last,
Owen and Oscar Huston, of this place,
hitched up one of their horses and took a
sled to the blacksmith shop of Mr. Titus for
repairs, and left the horse standing in front
of the shop without being tied. The horse
concluded repairs were taking up too much
of his valuable time and started forborne,
and would have succeeded h id he not been
stopped in front of the Burnett Houe, by
several persons who happened to be ou the
street.
On the same day Mr. E. K. Shafer, or.c
of the proprietors of the Indian Queen Hotel,
of this borough, accompanied by Miss Ella.
Gish, of East Stroudsburg, started out for a
sleigh 'Mo, anJ while driving leisurely along
bet7'on BehV and the railroad crowing, I).
. & W. r. R., his horse too!; fright at a
i i ,4 ir ... : i ... i
passing coal tram, 'lasuoi oh ui ,t mpiu i.m.
Ned. clung to the in.? ant succeeded m
sruiding him into a snow bank t"5 horse
blundered and fell, which took all tuP run
out of him. " Ned. and Miss G., can con
gratulate themselves, as both escaped with
out a scratch. The cross-piece of the shaft
was broken, and the horse received a slight
cut on one of his fore feet, was the only
injury done.
On Wednesday evening last, I7th inst.,
Mr. Simon Lee, of this place, accom ponied
by Dr. Cox, of Philadelphia, whilst out enjoy
ing a sleigh ride on the Milford road, one of
the runners, at a short turn in the road, ran
ou a snow drift and tipped, when Simon and
the Dr. were both thrown from the sleigh.
Simon received several severe bruises, one
over the left eye, which gives that orb a
rather gloomy appearance. Dr. Cox wc are
happy to state escaped injury.
Horrible. Mrs. Wm. Parish, a resi
lient of West Pittston, Luzerne county, Pa.,
had a hearing before Esquire Helm, on a
charge of stripping a step-son of hers and
placing him on a red-hot stove and burning
him in a terrible manner. The Justice held
her in the sum of $200 00 for trial at the
next term of quarter sessions. The Pittston
Leader, Iroui which we gleau the above,
furnishes the following:
"Mrs. Parrish is the second wife of her
husband, and was the widow of Alien, who
was murdered on Main street two years ago
when Parrish married her. The neighbors
allege that she has been in the habit of prac
ticing cruelties upon the boy who was so ter
ribly tortured. It is aid that on many oc
casions she has tied the little fellow tiuhtly
in a chair, while she with her own children
went off somewhere to pass the day, the boy
in the meantime being compelled to remain
in one position during her absence, without
food or drink. At other times she had forced
the child to walk u short plank continuously
for hours, goading him to rapid movements
with a whip applied to his bare legs. It is
asserted that she recently placed a powder
keg, with its top and bottom knocked out, put
on the stove, and then doubled the child into
the upper portion until he was nearly roa- ted
by the terrible heat which enveloped him."
A snoRT time since a baby was born in
North Whitehall which is almost com
pletely covered with strawberry ami black
berry marks, with the exception of the face.
They are not merely red and black spots,
but lull on the child s limbs and body iu
,Uke nianer as the berries on the vines..
Personal.
George E. Wolf, of Scranton, was in town
on Suuday enjoying the ""beautiful" sleighing.
Hon. John B. Storm, of this place spoke
to a large congregation ou Sunday evening
last, in the M. E. Church.
We are sorry at not being able to report
any improvement in ex-Judge Throop, who
has been debilitated for several weeks back.
Mrs. McBride, wife of the Rev. Mr. Mc-
Bride, is here visiting the many friends the
Revcrned gentleman has gained since his
arrival here a few weeks ago.
Mr. Samuel Melick, at one time a resident
of this place, but now of Newburgh, N. Y.,
spent Sunday here among relatives. Mr
and Mrs. Melick, left town ou Monday, for
their home.
Mr. Wm. S. Wintermute, who was strick
en down with apoplexy some time ago, an
accouut of which we gave at the time, has
recovered so as to be able to be about again.
The Rev. Mr. McBride, who has so ably
oeen conducting tne revival services iu tne
M. E. church, of this place, for the past six
weeks, was not able to take charge of the
services for several evenings, during the past
week and the early part of this.
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lVIiat Monroe County Pays.
The Auditor General's Report of the
finances of this State, for the year ending
November 30th, 187G, has been received.
From it we learn that Monroe county paid
into the treasury, during that period, the fol
lowing amounts :
Tax writs, wills, deeds, &c.t $ 707 9'J
Collateral inheritance tax, ISO 00
Tavern licenses, - 2,28S 24
Retailer's license, 819 fil
Restaurant licenses, 90 00
Stroudsburg Water Co. Charter, JS 0U
Total $ 4,203 84
The County, during the same period re
ceived the following sums:
Pensioners, $ 140 00
Common Schools. 4,310 7S
J. M. Eilenberger, mercantile appr' 12 00
Donations.
The day heretofore named having been
stormy and roads almost impassable, it has
been decided that a donation will be given
the Rev. G. Roth, at the parsonage, Ilamil
ton Square, on Monday, January 29th, 1877,
afternoon and evening. Should the day be
stormy the donation will be held ti e first
fair day thereafter. All are cordially invited
to attend. On the same day at 1 o'clock,
p. m., a meeting of the Church Councils.
comprising the Hamilton Charge, will be
held at the Hamilton Church.
A Fe-tival at Fowler's appointment, will
bo held at the house of James Hoffman, late
residence of John Ranslerry, Thursday even
ing, Feb. t, 1S77. Proceed for the benefit
of 11 Ii. Martin. "The public arc cordially
invited to attend. Should the weather prove
stormy it will be held the next fair cvenintr.
By order of the
Stewarts.
Fires. On Wednesday night last, about
11 o'clock, Barnet Metzgcr's barn, in Para
dise township, thiscounty, together with the
entire contents, consisting of grain, straw,
hay, threshing machine, Sec, was destroyed
by fire. Three valuable horses perished in
the flames. Insured in Farmers .Mutual.
The Depot at Manunka Chunk, Del. Lack.
& Western Railroad, took fire about 2 o'clock
last Friday morning and burned to the ground.
The building was a cheap one, and it is hoped
the company will put up a comfortable
building.
TllF. County Institute under the control of
Prof. Moroy, assisted by Prof. Raub, of
Lock Haven, Pa., is now in progress. The
exercises arc said to be very efficiently con
ducted. We fear however that the Iustitutc
is not as fully attended as it deserves to be.
Every School Board of the county ought to
compel the Teachers to put in full five days.
Nothing ?"uld yield a larger interest to the
educational' PusC of our county.
An important chai. trtok j.Jacc with
the coming in of the New' i'ear Hi the
method of supporting the Methodist Epis
copal bishops. Heretofore their support j
was provided for from the minds of the
Book Concern. Hereafter that concern
will not pay any money on their account
beyond their traveling expenses. Their
support is to be provided for by the volun
tary contnbutious of the various congrega
tions. Ten millions of the five-twenty bonds of
May and November, lSUf), arc called in by
the Secretary of the Treasury, and will be
payable, principal and accrued interest, on
the 10th of April next, from which date
interest will cease. Of these three millions
are registered, aud seven millions coupon
bonds.
The Centennial commissioners are closing
their accounts, and as soon as the court de
cides whether the government is first to be
paid nor not, the figures will be made pub
lic. If the decision is against the govern
ment, the stock, it is said, will pay a divi
dend of ninety per cent. The report will
be made, it is thought, by May 1st.
The Pennsylvania State Grange held its
annual meeting last week at Meadville.
The increase in the number of (J rangers in
Crawford county during the year was ninety
eight, and the whole number is 728. At
the same time the membership has in
creased about ten thousand. The wdiole
number of Grangers in the State is set
clowu at thirty thousand.
New York is fairly called the champion
Democratic city, aud has been under exclu
sive Democratic rule for many years. She
now has a municipal debt of one hundred
and twenty millions of dollars, clear of all
effects, with unlimited farilities for increas
ing it still more. Sho is a shining illustra
tion of the capacity of her rulers for
"economy and reform."
Clara Friedsom, of New York, married,
swallowed a large dose of sulphuric acid
and her insides were completely burned to
a crisp.
REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE.
The following is the report of the Com
mittee of the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives appointed to report such mea
sures as may be best calculated to accom
plish the lawful counting of the Electoral
vote : The committee say that they have
considered the subjects named in the reso
lutions and have had full and free confer
ence with each thereon, and now report
the bill and recommend its passage. Con
tinuing they say :
Wc have applied the utmost practicable
study and deliberation to the subject, and
believe that the bill now reported is the
best attainable disposition of the different
problems and disputed theories arising out
of the late election. It must be obvious to
every person conversant with the history
of the country, and with the formation and
interpretation of the Constitution, that the
wide diversity of views and opinions touch
ing the subject, not wholly coincident with
the biased wishes of the members of politi
cal parties, would naturally exist. We
have in this state of affairs chosen, there
fore, not to deal with abstract questions,
save so far as they are necessarily involved
in the legislation proposed. It is, of
course, plain that the report of the bill
implies that in our opinion legislation may
be had on the subject in accordance with
the Constitution, but we think that the law
proposed is inconsistent with a few of the
principal theories upon the subject. The
Constitution requires that the Electoral
votes shall be counted upon a particular
occasion. All will agree that the votes
named in the Constitution are the constitu
tional votes of the States, and no other,
and when they have beeu found and identi
fied there is nothing left to be disputed or
decided. All the rest is the mere clerical
work cf summing up the numbers, which
being done the Constitution itself declares
the consequences. This bill, then, is only
directed to ascertaining, for the purpose
and in aid of the counting, what are the
constitutional votes of the respective States;
and whatever jurisdiction exists for such
purposes, the bill only regulates the method
of exercising it. The Constitution, our
great instrument and security fr liberty
and order, speaks in the amplest language
for all such cases, in whatever respect they
may be presented. It declares that the
Congress shall have power -'to make aFI
laws which shall be necessary and proper
for carrying into execution the f iregiong
powers, and all other powers vested by the
Constitution in the Government of the
United States or any department or officer
thereof." The committee, therefore, think
that the law proposed cannot be justly
assailed as unconstitutional by an one; for
this reason, we think it unnecessary, what
ever may be our own individual views, to
discuss any of the theories referred to.
Our fidelity to the Constitution is observed
when we find that the law we recommend
is consistent with that instrument. The
matter then being a proper subject fur
legislation, the fitness of the means pro
posed brvomes the next subject of considera
tion. Upon this, we beg leave to submit
a few brief observations.
riTNKs-.s or the proposed method.
In all just governments, both public and
private rights must be defined and de
termined by the law. This is essential to
the very idea of such a government, and
is the characteristic distinction between
free and despotic systems. However im
portant it may be whether one citiz.'n or
another shall be the chief magistrate f r
the period prescribed, upon just theories
of civil institutions, it is of far greater
moment that the will of the people, law
fully expressed in the choice of that office,
shall be ascertained and carried into effect
in a lawful x:v . It is true that in every
operation of a government of laws form the
most trivial to the most important, there
will always be the possibility that the result
reached will not be the true oiv. The
executive officer ma not wisely perform
his duty, the courts may not truly declare
the law, and the legislative body may not
enact the best laws. But in either cas to
resist the act of the executive, the courts,
or the Legislature, acting constitutionally
and lawfully within their sphere, would be
to set up anarchy in the place cf govern
ment. We think, then, that to provide a
clear and lawful means of performing a
grc"H and necessary function of Govern
ment in a fmi2 of much public dispute, is
of far grater importance than the particular
advantage that any nm! or party may in
the course of events possjibly obtain. But
we have still endeavored to j.rovi:b such
lawful agencies of decision in the present
case as shall be the most fair and impartial
possible under the circumstances. Each
of the branches of the Legislature and the
Judiciary are represented in the tribunal
in equal proportions. The composition of
the judicial part of the commission looks to
a selection from different parts of the Re
public, while it is thought to be tree from
any preponderance of supposable bias and
the audition ot the necessary coiistituei..
part of the whole commission in order to
obtain an uneven number is left to an
agency the furthest removed from prejudice
of any existing attainable one. It would
be difficult, if not impossible, we think, to
establish a tribunal that could be less the
subject of party criticism than such a one.
The principle id" its constitution is so
absolutely fair that we are unable to pre
ceive how the most extreme partisan can
assail it, unless he wishes to embark his
hopes upon tho storm sea of unregulated
procedure, hot disputes, and dangerous re
sults, that can neither be measured nor
defined, rather than upon the fixed and
regular course of law that insures peace and
the order of society whatever parly maybe
disappointed in its hopes. The unfortunate
circumstance that no provision had been
made on the subject before the election
has greatly added to the difficulty in deed
ing with it, inasmuch as many of the peo
ple of the country, members of respective
political parties, will perhaps look with
jealousy upon any measure that seems to
involve even the probability of tho defeat
of their wishes, ' but it has led tho com
mittees to feel that their members- are
bound by the highest duty, in such a case,
to let no bias or party feeling stand iu the
way id a just, equal, and peaceful measure
for extricating the question from the
;cmbarrassments that at present surround it.
NECESSITY FOR SPEEDY ACTION.
In conclusion, we respectfully beg leave
to impress upon Congress the necessity of
a speedy determination upon this subject.
It is impossible to estimate the material
loss the country daily sustains from the
existing state of uncertainty. It directly
and powerfully tends to unsettle and para
lyze business, to weaken public and private
credit, and to create apprehensions in the
minds of the people that disturb the peace
ful tenor of their ways and happiness. It
docs far more it tends to bring republican
institutions into discredit and to create
doubts of the success of our form of
Government and of the Republic. All
considerations of interest, of patriotism
and of justice unite in demanding of the'
law-making power a measure that will bring
peace and prosperity to the country and
show that our republican institutions are
equal to any emergency. And, in this
connection, wc cannot refrain from expres
sion of our satisfaction that your committee
composed of equal numbers of opposing
parties, have fortunately been able to do
what has been attempted in vain hereto
fore almost unanimously agree upon a
plan considered by thern all to be just, wise,
and efficient. We, accordingly, recommend
the proposed act to the patriotice and just
judgment of Congress.
George F. Edmunds,
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen,
Roscoe Conk ling,
A. G. Thurman,
T. F. Bayard,
M. W. Ransom,
Senate Commitce.
II. B. Payne,
Eppa Hunton,
Aijiiam S. Hewitt,
William M. Springer,
George W. McCraky,
George F. Hoar,
George Willard,
House Committee.
Senator Morton was the only member
of the committee who did not sign the
report.
Report of Stroudsburg Public Schools
for the month endim: Jan. S, 1877 :
Pr I NCI pa l's D epart.m ent.
In Mental and Written Arithmetic and
Spelling all rank above U7.
A. Grammar S. Custard, D. Palmer,
W. Erdman, G. Sanford and Misses Baltz,
Marriott and White, 100.
B. Grammar Snyder, Labar, Keller,
Fiory, Notheif'er. and" II. Dreher, 100.
History H. Dreher, Sanford, Bovs,
Flory, Labar, Keller, Misses E. Heller, A.
lliller, Whit?, Marriott, aud Baltz, 100.
Oilier studies not ranked.
Secondary Department Mr. Overfield.
A. Mental and Written Arithmetic
Addie Keller, Jennie Drake, Clinton Baltz,
Ed. Depuy.
B. Mental Levy Brown, Harry Keller,
Arthur Dreher, Martha White.
Written Arithmetic Phebe Palmer,
Laura Flory, Mary Phi'man, Hattie
Raubenold.
A. Geography IT Li Ransbury, Clara
Rees, Liiiio RUtcnbender. Nettie Co.ilbau-.rh.
B. Geography Levy Brown, Marv Piul
man, Ella Bartholomew, Phebe Palmer.
A. Grammar class the same as A. Geo
graphy. B. Grammar Gus-de Mcllhaney. Sallies
Detrick. Martha White. Hattie Raubenold.
A. Spelling Ella Ransbury. Herbert
Keller, Clarence Dreher, Clara Rees.
B. Spelling Laura Flory, Gussie Mc
llhaney, Mary Philman, Phebe Palmer.
Miss Blair's Department.
In Mental ami Written Arithmetic, Geo
graphy, and Spelling Lew is Wallace. Lav-
ton Williams Edith Holmes, Etta Heller,
Ivldie Sanf.rd, Olivia Jardner, Annie Cool-
baugh, .Mary Greenwald, Annie Dreher,
1'jva I eters, deo. iates, Annie Memug,
Frank Holmes, in each class D.K, and Grace
Palmer, Jennie Quackenbush. Laura Albert,
Robert Boys, Harry Tock, Harry Drake,
Owen Rhodes. Simon Flory, l5 to 98.
Miss Burnett's Department.
Geography, Mental, Arithm:ticand Spel
ling G. Rees, Paul Miller, Mary Baltz,
100.
I :u!uti iul .otes.
The wire mills at South Easton have
resumed operations.
Tamaqta rolling mill resumed opera
tions on Monday last.
A NEv slate quarry is to be opened at
Lynnport, Lehigh county.
The Hematite Iron Company of Alllen
town has started its furnace at Kutztown.
TlIE forge at Knaucrtown, Chester
county, M'CUt into operation on the i'th
instant.
The Keystone Furnace at Eiston will
be put in blast in a short tiuu by Henry
Fulmer.
About 700 men are employed at the
D. L. aud W. R. R. Co's works in Scran
ton in narrowing coal cars aud building
passenger coaches.
The Easton Lock Works will be run t(
its fullest capacity hereafter, as there is a
market for all the articles that can be
manufactured at that establishment.
The Morris Canal Comrumy is building
fifty new boats for next seasons trade, aud
have purchased 110,000 feet of planks aft
$S per thousand, which will be used fee
that purpose.
The slate business of l4chgl county is
it present in a very healthy condition.
"The slato lelt runs about sixty miles,
through Lehigh and Northampton coun
ties, with an inexhaustible supply of tho.
best quality for all purposes, and to-day, in
all this vast slate territory, there is not
1,000 squares of unsold slate, and at
several of tho largo- quarries the entire-
. . i . V
production lor months to come arecngageu
for shipping abroad with as little delay as
possible.."
., . . .
In Boston they have reduced religioa
ta a matter of dollars and cent3. In the
hail where tho Rev. W. H. H. Murray
preaches tho sioats are sold for single Suu
diys at a price proportionate to the yearly
rental fifty cents being charged for the
best situations. Tickets, including reserved
seats, aro sold in advance at one of thfr
music stores m tho city.