i)c 3cfTcv5oniau. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1877. PKCSIOHVJUAI.. The Electoral Commission after hearing tho arguments in full on the Louisiana ouostinn decided on last Friday to count lir-r electoral vote for Hayes and Wheeler. "With this result the Democracy are not ve il j 'leased. They regard the Com mis pi n as a bad investment for them, though everybody knows it was their pet hobby to get another chance at the public plunder. They now see that they have slopped over badly, and that their expected plunder is floating out of reach of their virtuous grasp. They now comprehend the serious fact, that all their murders for political opinions" sake, their bull-dozing, intimida tion and frauds have all gone for naught. Even Tilden's investment of S3, 000 in Croniri, of Oregon, through his nephew, Col. lMton, by which the leader of the reformers hoped to steal one of Hayes' electors, and thus steal into the Presidency, now proves to be a wretched and most debasing effort at furthering the reform movement. The reform gun was heavily loaded, but when it went off it bursted and killed and wounded all its gunners. When the Electoral Commission had decided that the law would not allow them to count the electors of Florida for Tilden, his pet reformers went into fits, and while in this condition made desperate efforts at intimidating and bull dozing the Commis sion. In this effort they made themselves l eline for several days that the' had suc ceeded, but when the Commission an liouueed the fact that the law compelled them to give the electoral vote of Louisiana to Hayes and Wheeler, they were obliged to discover their delusion, and just now, like a used up wooden-legged soldier, are giving us a splendid exhibition of mock heroics, attempting to demonstrate what liv would do if they only could. The Joint Convention of the two Houses resumed the counting of the Electoral votes on Tuesday, and counted nine more States, stopping at Nevada on account of some trivl objection which requires but little time to dispose of. Doubtless Oregon has b -en reached before this, and will be disposed of in a couple of days or so, and v.iii undoubtedly be counted for Hayes, jiii thus secure his election. S:mtor Cameron. T'li New York Trunin has said so many r.iUL'hry tilings and said them so often that the :' ;i!ovi:i g from that paper comes with all the more force. Every one who knows S -p : ,r Cameron knows the truth of what the Tribune says : "This story about Simon Cameron's brrv.h r.f promise is unadulterated non sense. The venerable Senator is no such man. We have found many a fault in his p:-.t career, and may have to find many juiether yet. But in all our fault finding we ijiwr once saw a chance to blame him for r. t keeping his word. He is proud of hs S.-otch traits, and fidelity is the chief oftl; m. A hatever Simon Cameron docs, he J ' -s not break his promises. The widow should abate herself. She is a hum bug, if not also a blackmailer. If Simon ( ;m -ro:i has promised to marry anybody, he ii going to do it, or die in the attempt. Assassination is again looming up ::s a political remedy f r troublesome Re p".o:i. tn officials. On Thursday, while i'i -.v. Packard was in the State House at New Orleans, he was approached and shot at by a man who Called himself Weldon. S tiij one in the room shot at Weldon in return. and wounded him in the arm. After he was arrested Weldon said that his motive was ''patriotism," that he was one of a band organized for the purpose, iml that the turn of Governor Hayes would come next. Weldon claimed to be a i'hihideiphiaii and a correspondent of the IV' the last assertion being untrue. It is possible that the man is insane, as the Democrats allege, and on the other hand it is not unlikely that he wished to emulate the deed of the greater assassin Booth. A hill is before the New Jersey Legis lature reducing the legal rate of interest from seven to six per cent. It is believed that it will pass both branches by large majorities. In past years a great deal of luoney has been sent across the Delaware from Pennsylvania for investment, an ac count of the higher rate of interest allowed, but this business will now come to an end. Tun assurance of the Indianapolis Jour nal is entertaining. It sa'S : "The most surprising and humiliating feature of the whole business is that out of seven Demo crats on the commission not one has had the moral courage to rise above his partisan convictions and respond to the obligation of his oath." Tin: Maine Legislature is doing its best to make the men happy by law. It has just passed a bill abolishing lotteries, iu- cu'dmg rattles at church fairs, and the Sen ate has voted in favor of the bill which in cludes elder in the list of intoxicating drinks, the sale of which is prohibited. Revenue Agent Meyers, who was shot by a lawver at Warrenton, Mo., has been taken to St. Louis. Three teeth are shot out, his tongue is cut, and the ball has lodged i:i the back part of Lu neqk. According to the Army and Navy Cif.'.ftc, recruiting ha3 been 0 brisk, owing to general depression in all trades, that 4io fewer than 30,000 young men enlisted last year. Am.vndls OitEVUS, the herdsman, wanted to be Chief Burgess but the people could nt see it. The Democrats went back on him and the fusiouists would'nt touch him with u ten -foot pole. Mayor Sioklky was elected mayor of Philadelphia, last Tuesday, by 2747 major ity. The entire Republican ticket waa fleeted. Obituary. DEATH OF JUDGE THROOP. Simon Gager Throop, son of Daniel and Mary Throop, who departed this life at his residence in this borough, on Wednesday evening last, at the ripe old age of 87 years, 1 month and 11 days, was born at Boswcll, Connecticut, January 4th, 1790. At an early age his parents moved to Hudson, N. Y. , taking the subject of this sketch with them. Here after receiving such education as the county afforded, and which included the classics, he entered his fathers store as clerk where he remained for some time, when he entered the office of the late Hon. Elisha Williams, one of New York's most able and eloquent lawyers of the olden time, when there were intellectual giants in the land and with ex-President Van Buren as an office mate successfully pursued the study of law. With his parents, who followed the advance of civilization he, upon his admission to the Bar, settled in Oxford, Chenango county, New York, where he followed his profession with great zeal and success. After filliug the office of Surrogate of the county, and several others of minor import, Civil and Military, he in 1816 '17 was, as a Clinton Democrat, returned to the Legislature at Albany, where he gave promise of more than ordinary distinction as a debator and as a successful legislator. His party falling into reproach because of its steady adherence to the cause of internal improvements he was defeated on a re-nomination for re-election, and never afterwards appeared as a candidate for political office, though he always steadily held to and maintained his adherance to his party, and was noted through the midland counties of New York State for the eloquence and argumentative force of his speeches in its behalf. In 1343 he removed to Hones dale, Wayne county, Pa., where he for a time engaged in the practice of his profession, but finding the intricacies of the Pennsylva nia practice to militate against the interest of his clients, he measurably retired from active work at the bar, and, at the solicitation of the businessmen of the place he accepted the office of Justice of the Peace, and sue cessfully and satisfactorily filled the position for two full terms. Iu 106, he, with his estimable lady, who survives him at the ripe old age of 85 years, removed to this place, where his only surviving child, Mrs. Edward L. Wolf, was then a resident, since wheu he has contiuued a resident of cur beautiful borough. Though, Mr. Throop ranked high as a law-er and forensic speaker-and debator, he was most widely known for his rich fund of humor, his sterling wit and his irrepressible waggery. These genial qualities never deserted him, but eveu in his ripe old age drew towards him the genera' friendliness of every community in which he cast his lot. During his resi deuce in New York Slte n;s name became a very synonym of gUod humor, and the records of the. "TJnadilla Haut," a Nimrodic Club, embracing many of the most brilliant names of middle New York on the roll of its membership, and of other social institutions, attest the qualities of the mau and the strength of his power in moving to mirthfulness and rational enjoyment. In politics Judge Throop was a staunch Republican, as is shown by his early embrac ing the principles of the Dewit Clinton branch of the New York Democracy, his adhesion to the free soil party of '4S and his support of and action with the Republican party from its iuception until the day of his death. In his religious belief Judge Throop held to the tenets of the Episcopal Church, ami for a long time held the position of trustee in St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Oxford, N. Y. Though he held firm to his faith in that denomination,- he held in liberal view the faith of all who differed from him. Bigotry never lor a moment succeeding in obtaining a foot-holl in his manly heart. During his whole life Judge Throop was the earnest and sincere friend of a liberal educational facilities for all ; and, as he often expressed himself. Among the happiest years of his life were those which he spent in advancing the interest of Oxford, N. Y., Academy, and the cause of education general ly, as oue of its active trustees. Though for comparative!' but a few years of his long life a resident of our borough, but few of its inhabitants were better known or more generally and highly respected than Judge Throop. This was attested by the zeal of the successful movement made a few years ago to secure his appointment to the position of Associate Judge and by the kindly reception which every where met his presence. On his arrival among us his in sticts and inclination, prompted by habit in duced him to seek and obtain admission to the bar of our Courts, but not with a view to practice. He had come here to seek rest, after a rather eventful career, in his ripe old age and it is pleasant to know that he felt that even among comparative strangers he found a congeniality of spirit which made the evening of his life a season of true happi ness and rare enjoyment. He was truly a gentleman of the olden School and deserved ly held the respect of all. The last sad offices of respect to our depar ted, and much beloved fellow citizen notwith standing the bitter cold weather were paid by a large concourse of friends at the lat residence of the deceased, at the church, and at the Cemetery. The religious services were ably and impressively con lasted by the Rev. A. A. Marple, of St. Lukes Episcopal Church, Seranton, and the Rev. Dr. Carrow, of the M. E. Church of this place, on Satur day last; and when "earth to earth and ashes to ashes," had been rattled upon the lid of the coffin containing all that was mortal of Judge Throop, all felt that the face of a friend had been hidden forever from view, and that the Soul of a christian gentleman and patriarch had indeed been returned to the God who gave it. The last intelligible word of the deceased repeated to inquiring friends were "I have my eye on the gun I am prepared for the discharge." "Requiescnt in pace" S. At a meeting of the Bar, and Officers of the Courts of Monroe County, held at the office of Hon. John B. Storm, in the Borough of Stroudsburg, Pa., on Friday eveniog, February 16th, 1S77, to take action in reference to the decease of Honorable Simon G. Throop, a member of said Bar. On motion Hon. C. Burnett was called to the Chair and S. Holmes, Jr., esq., was ap pointed Secretary. Hon. J. B. Storm then presented the fol lowing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted as expressing the sense of the meet ing: Whereas, It has placed God to remove from the scenes of mortal life, our esteemed and venerable fellow citizen, the Honorable Simon G. Throop, therefore be it Resolved, That we the members of the Bar of Monroe county, and Officers of the Courts, hereby desire to express our feelings of sorrow and grief for the loss we have sus tained in the death of Judge Throop. He was esteemed by all who knew him, as an honest man, a good citizen, a devoted friend, and a pleasant and genial companion, in the varied positions in which he was called to serve his fellow man, as Counselor, Legisla tor, and Judge, the same honorable, upright, and courteous conduct marked his eutire career. Resolved, That we tender to his afflicted widow, and sorrowing friends, our heartfelt sympathy for their irreparable loss. Resolved, That we will attend the funeral of the deceased in a body, to-morrow after noon. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased, aud be publish "d in the newspapers of the County ; and that the same be duly entered on the records of the Court. Resolved, That the Chairman of this mectinir be authorized to bring the action of this body to the attention of the Court on the first, day of the next regular term. On motion adjourned, S. Holmes, Jr., See'y. Stroudsburg, Pa., February 16th, 1S77. Personal. Mrs. Mary W. Lee, of Philadelphia, was on a visit to her uncle, Hon. Wm. Davis, of this borough. There is no improvement in the condition of Mrs. Sally Starrier, who was prostrated by a stroke of palsy on the 10th inst. Dr. A. H. Davis, of Philadelphia, spenta few days during the past week, with his father, Hon. Wm. Davis, of this place. Dr. Throop and wife, and Ed. L. Wolf and wife and family, were in attendance at the funeral of Judge Throop, on Saturday last. John F. Singer, of Jackson township, who lost his arm by a permature discharge of his gun, an account of which we published in last weeks Jeff., is improving rapidly. Mr. Thomas A. Bell, President of the Monroe County Banking and Savings Com pany, of this place, is off on a visit to Chicago, aud will be absent for several days. Mrs. Elizabeth Strouss, widow of the late Levi Strouss, well known to many of our readers, died at the residence of her son in law, Peter A. G ruber, on Tuesday morning last, at Tobyhanna Mills, aged about sixty years. - Valentine's day was observed in this place, by a large number of enterprising peo ple, mostly of the junior order. There was probably not the usual number sent, on account of the scarcity of small change among the class that deal in this commodity. We hear it reported that some persons received an unusual number of valentines, while many were not favored with any. These little tokens of consideration are often not evenly dispensed. Lecture. We hope our readers will make a special note of the fact that Caroline Hayes will deliver her lecture, which she has given much attention to, entitled ''The Church and the Theatre." on noxt Tuesday evening in the Court House. The subject embraces a question that cannot be too well understood. Come out and hear her discussion of it, and we doubt not that you will be paid for your money and time. If you want to have an enjoyable time, at tend the grand ball at the "Burnett House" this evening, under the auspices and for the benefit of the Cornet Band. This promises to be the ball of the season and ail may expect a gala time. The band is composed of gentlemen, and their efforts to raise funds with which to perfect their organization is certainly deserving of a liberal patronage and worthy of success. Red, White and Blue. Reading, Pa., has small-pox, scarlet fever and diphtheria, and the several diseases arc spreading so rapidly that the authorities require a flag to be displayed in front of every residence in which are cases of cither a red flag to denote small-pox, a white flag for diphtheria, and a blue flag for scarlet fever. Rev. George B. Dechant, of Catawissa, pastor of the Reformed Church, who former ly preached in Hamilton and for a consider able time resided in this place, we hear he intends preaching in the Hamilton Church on Sunday the 4th of March next. The fires at the Kutztown furancc were lit up on Wednesday- afternoon, 7th inst.. at three o'clock, in the presence of a crowd estimated to number one thousand, wh gathered from all directions to witness the event. The crop of hangings promises to be so large in Carbon county this year, that tin Commissioners think they can afford a gal lows of their own, and have ordered one with all the modern improvements. Twenty-five years ago a Missouri bov left his home and started out to beeomt President of the United States. That bov is now one of the best shoemakers in tin Ohio State Prison. John Myers, a resident of Centre Co. is the father of 30 children, IS of whom are living. Fourteen were by his first wife, sixteen by his second. Atples sell from 40 to 70 cents pel bushel in the borough of York. February has 23 days. Washington's birthday to-day. Six days more and then we'll March it. Shad were offered in our market last week. . ' Court convenes in this Borough, Monday next, 26th. Gray in all styles and shades will be the spring rage. Bad colds and sore throats are a glut in the market. Clarion county produces 30,000 worth of oil daily. m . Don't forget the Cornet Band's hop at the Burnett House, to-night. It is said that SI 0,000 in spurious coin is afloat in Philadelphia. . Shot-bags are again coming in use since silver coin is getting so plenty. The Grand Duke Alexis, it is reported will visit the coal country in April. Shad catching will soon follow the departure of ice from the Delaware. During the mild weather last week, bees, flies and other insects became very lively. o Farmers are afraid that the wheat will he damaged by constant freezing and thaw ing. Very little building is expected to be car ried on in this borough during the coming season. Never try to file off the edge of a sharp Might ot steps by sliding down them on your back. The poodle friz, so common on the fore head of young ladies, is fortunately going out of date. Ex. The cold snap of Saturday night last. froze a scum of ice over the mill-race at the upper end of town. Farmers may sow flaxseed with their wheat as a protection against chinch burs with perfect success. It is currently reported that there wil be an encampment of all the State milith at Chester, next summer. The first gold discovered in California was at the root of a wild onion which a man was pulling for greens. The warm spell of last week put an abund ance of l,hen fruit" in market arid yet our groccrymen a-k 20 cents per dozen ! P. J. M eeh an, Esq., has been appointed bank assessor for Carbon and Monroe coun ties by Auditor General Temple. . . Winter stiffened up its back-bone again on Friday night, and like the Democratic party, concluded not to be ''counted out." A Lancaster man owns a ground hog which on the 2d inst. left the box where it i had laid siuce November und refused to re turn. William Keefe and Martin Wolf, two of the Mollies who cut off Anthony Sweeny's ear at Plymouth, Luzerne county, have been arrested. On Monday we were visited with a "snow squall," but owing to the dampness of "mother earth," it did not remain with us very long. No borough tax will be collected in Wo melsdorf, Berks count', this 'year, there being enough money in the treasury for current expenses. The Kansas fever is to its highest pitch in Stroudsburg. Quite a number of persons of this place will start for Kausas about the 27th of next month. The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company expended the fabu lous amount of ;JO0 in the construction of the new depot at Manuuka Chunk. Mrs. Wilson, who recently died in Ilollidaysburg, in her eighty-ninth year within the two years previous to her death. cut over a dozen teeth of a third set. The revival meetings that have been at tended with considerable success at the Water Gap M. E. Church, is still in pro gress. On Sunday morning last fourteen persons were taken in as members on proba tion. How bad that wealthy young man felt on St. Valentine's Day when he went to the post-office with the expectation of receiving a "beautiful one" when it turned out to bea little wash bill that he had forgotten to settle some time ago. A perfectly white ink has now been manufactured, which ffiws freely from a fine or coarse pen, makes a delicate hair line, and dries quickly. The ink requires lark paper, and several styles have already been introduced. John Connelly, of Hamilton township, was arrested on Monday evening last, and faken before Enquire Fenner, of Sciota, on a charge of high-way robbery, and in default of 'ail was committed for trial at the next term f Quarter Sessions. Lackawanna. Should the new county T Lackawanna be firmed, it will contain 120 square miles and a population of 71,- T57, according to the census of 1870. fjuzerne, as it would remain after division, voulil contain 9S0 square miles and 89,- 193 inhabitants. President Sloan, of the Delaware Lack- i wanna and Western Company, pronounces he statement that a combination with the New Jersey Central is contemplated by his company "an infamous lie." The assertion hat the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western las not paid its November vouchers as he aid, equally . fa he. It U now paying its December divider) Js, BOROUGH ELECTION. Scattered to the Four Winds 1 The Lender bronglit Down! Where's the two Kcrs of i?ki) Our Borough election on Tuesday, passed off quietly and pleasantly though it was not devoid of considerable animation and interest. The net result was a rather clean sweep for the Republicans, the Demo crats only carrying 4 minor officers beside the one Inspector which the law allowed them. Some of our majorities it will be seen were pretty heavy, we carrying our Burgess, William Wallace, over the editor of the Democrat by 20 majority. And when this result was announced, our devil being inspired, got off the following : Ring out the loud timbrels On Elizabeth street. For Tilden is routed Aud Orevus is beat. Below we append the vote in full : Chief Burgess Wm. Wallace, R. 195 A. O. Green wald, D. 175 Town Council. Garret G. Ramsey, R. 213 William Huntsman, R. 203 Daniel II. Brown, It. 201 John II. Conner, D. 190 Charles R. Andre, R. 189 Jerome S. Williams, D. 1S5 Joseph L. Bowers. D. 109 James M. Postcn, D. 153 James P. Brown, R. 101 Valentine Kautz, D. 159 Wilson Dreher, R. 155 It. S. Staples, D. 151 School Directors. Joseph Wallace, It. 21 1 Joseph II. Shull, D. 190 Valentine Albert, R. 157 John E. Snyder, D. 115 Judge of Election. A. A. Dinsmore, R. 105 R. E. Comment, D. 149 Lewis T. Myers, D. 42 Inspectors. Adison B. Melick, R. 109 Jacob L. Wyekoff, It. 20 Charles P. ML-k, D. 102 Cons table George L. Drehor, B. 11G. Edwin Fisher, D. 221 Justice of the Peace. M. M. Burnett, R. 202 Charles S. Detrick, 1). ICG Overseers of the Poor. Peter H. Robeson, R. 207 Stroud Burson, R. 15( Joseph Matlack, R. 154 Jacob Ellott, D. 1 10 Reuben Thomas, R. CG Auditor. George C. Adams, R. 103 James T. Carmer, D. 1S3 Report of Stroudsburg Public Schools, for 4th month. Principal's Department. Averages. A. Grammar 93. B Gram mar 90. Mental Arithmetic i)0. Written Arithmetic GO. History 1S. Geography 93. Spelling 90. Other studies not ranked. Intermediate (Mr. Overfield's) Department. Best Scholars Written Arithmetic Addie Keller, Willie Ruster, Emma Fable, Minnie Thompson. Gcogrophy Ella Ransbury, Herbert Keller, Hattie Raubenold, Arthur Dreher, Mental Addie Keller, Clara Rees, Phebe Palmer, Hattie Raubenold. Grammar Clinton Baltz, Clarence Dreher, Levy Brown, Sallie Detrick. Spelling Jennie Drake, Eddie Depue, Sallie Detrick, Emma Fable. Miss Blair's Department. Arithmetic Robert Boys, Simon Flory, George Bates, Fannie Raubenold, Lizzie Bush, Edith Holmes, Annie Dreher, Olivia Gardner, Grace Palmer, Annie Wallace, Emma Davis, Jennie Quackenbush, Annie' Coolbaugh, Eva Peters, Mary Greenwald, Annie M erring, Laura Albert, and Nettie Bush, 100. Mental Arithmetic Fannie Raubenold, Annie Coolbaugh, Edith Holmes, Annie Merring, Annie Dreher, Eddie San ford, Lizzie Bush, Mary Greenwald, Geo. Bates, and Eva Peters 1U0. Geography Annie Coolbaugh, Eddie Sanford, Annie Wallace, Eva Peters, Geo. Bates, Annie Merring, Lay ton Williams, and Lewis Wallace, l'JO. Spelling Annie Dreher, and Mary Greenwald, 100. Miss Burnett's Department. Mental Arithmetic John Ramsey, Har ry Staples, Willie Depue, Manning Merring, Willie Ililler, John Primrose, Paul Miller, Dory Schoch, George Rees, Emma Kautz, Mary Baltz, Nettie Flory, Grace Sigafcs, Dory Dreher, Mary Keenest, Emma Wal lace, Agnes Ililler, Let tie Posten, Willie Thompson, Willie Gardner, Howard Mans field, Reeves Wallace, and Bell Bowers. Geography Emmi Wallace, Mary Keenest, Bell Davis, Letty Posten, Walter Michaels, Reeves Wallace, Susie Tuttle, Susie Brown, Agnes Ililler, Chas. IaBar, Samuel Taylor, Arthur Ruth, Hurry Staples, Sam. h rankenfield, Willie Ihompson, Bell Bowers, Emma Kautz, Eliza Groner, Grace Sigafus, Mary Baltz, Paul Miller, George Brown, George Rees, Manning Merring, A. Mcllhaney, II. anfliet, J.Ramsey, Nettie Flory, Geo. Hull, and Tillie Rhodes, from 98 to 100. Mr. Carr of Indiana, the successor of the late Speaker Kerr, made a remarkable ten minute speech on Monday when the House was considering the report of the Electoral Commission on Florida. He said among other sharp things to those who sit on the same side of the House with him : I arise to remind the Democratic ma jority that in common decency your votes on this measure (the Compromise bill) have stopped you from indulging in even one word of criticism against the decision of mat tribunal. Mrs, it is vour own nfr. spring ; you brought it into being ; y0U gave it life and power, and you alone, are responsible for the result. It is no excuse for you to assert that you did not antici pate such a result, that you expected high er and better things from your fuundlin"-. You had no more right to expect a tribu nal as constituted to produce a different re sult than to expect a thorn-bush to briri" forth figs. Nor will so weak an apology save you from the just condemnation which your betrayed and outraged constituency will forever heap upon your treacherous heads. Laughter and applause on the Re publican side. No, Sirs. The wrong, the great and burning outrage, is on your hands and your hands alone. Nur will the Demo cratic people be slow in ascertaining the true source of their discomfiture and de feat. It may subserve your purpose for a brief time to attempt to shield yourselves undercover of hollow denunciations of your tribunal, as the cry of '-Stop thief!" for a moment may delude the .fficers of the law, but when the mad populace shall have ven ted unmerited anger upon this tribunal for a brief hour, it will seek the true object of its just indignation, and the blame will at last lie where it properly belongs. The few only who had the moral courage to stand here upon the floor, and amid the derision and contumely of the Democratic majority (hired to warn you of the inevi table results of that da '"s work, have a mors.l right to eotiij h.in of the end of this day's labor. But, Sirs, while they have deep regrets as to the action (,f the Com mission, they have deep and bitter denun ciations and condemnations to heap upon the heads of those who. e!..ini:ig to be lead- crs of the rre: at IK .jocr it ie ;rtv in this existence, havo roved themselves either incompetent from ignorance, or unworthv for base reasons. Renewed lau-hter and applause on the Jlepubli.-au side Here then, in the name of the D.-un.-r.i.-v of the whole country, 1 ;ibs..Ive that Commission from all charges. s(ve it may be that (fan honest mistake, an 1 in the r.amc of the same power I :-.. 'incc the in.j .ri:v of 1 1, is House as being resonijsi'.Ie f.r the wronr, a nd recreant iimrant! or i- ri'i ;V re- creant to the cot.ii b n -e wl, rej'oscd in them, and iakhh- confided in them. . pp! It is nece.-.sarv to sav that Democrat. lias been the trust Carr is a . to 1 i Mr. D.nn Piatt's Iiifaiuy. "Waphincton, Fed. 19. District At torney Weils is prp:irit:-r an indictment against i'.ei I';art i.-r th. i in es- terday's (tpit.d mi.: .resting the tion of President elect Hayes. T cation is indictable ;i the C'.ni which is by an old xv-X i f Cigres in the District of Cohimhia. i.nd v. table under a sp.H-.i i! statute, will, it is reported, laid belLr.- ! assassina !:e leMi ::: n law, s in force -o in lic Kvi.lence h" 1 1 :tnd Jury to-niorrow. ami it me inoictm. i.t is f mn 1. as it no doubt will be. t'.:e l-rosecu- tion will be pnvecded with a- vigorously as possible. There hive been ail manner of stories of assassination in the ; ir f.r several days Generally, men have pai 1 lit- tie attention to them, tor t::e reason mat it was not characteristic of the people ofthis eountrv to strike i:i the dark, and, more- over, the attempt to kill Mr. Haves or any of the other gentlemen wh. . lives l ave been threatened, would be rertahi death to the assassin. The only f ar is the.t some, half crazy person, irrcspom-io'e, and with out coadjutors, might be excited byjtist scch articles as that in the C-t,n'id. to un dertake the dastardly deed of murder. The life of no man iu the Republic is in the slightest danger, probably, from any or ganized scheme of assassin.it i m. but in tle.j existing condition of ex iteriu'iit a ri t might be incited to bloodsshed and hang- nig to lamp post?. A Prosperous Co il Ro.id. New York. February 19. The ar.ntnl report of the Delaware and Hudson Camd Company was issued to-day. liiefooow- 1 T . ing synopsis was given to the press: it shows the profit for the year ending Decem ber 31, lS7t', after laving ail interest. dividends, rentals, etc.. as 83')H;0 ; also reduction of float in-e: obligations in January of over 6900,000, and cash and good cash assets on hand much iu excess of all matur- mcr obligations. A Dead Mm Can Inherit. The Supreme Court of this State Ttns decided that a dead man can inherit the insurance of his own life. A man named Ilass insured his life in fivor of h;s wief for 1,000; but the wife died before him. when he married again, aud died not .oug afterward. The second wife brought suit for share of the SI ,000 realized from the policy on the life of her husband, on the ground that when his first wife died tlce husband became from that moment oue ot her heirs, entitled to a third of her i stattv Supreme Court endorses this histery of the second wife, holding that "It is not stretch ing the construction of the statute bevetid what is legitimate to hold that her (the fnt wife's) estate included for purpose id' distri bution not only what was then her own estate, but what might become so on a contingency thereafter happening. lh death of her husband and the payment id the policy on his life was such a contingency, and his executors are entitled to one-third of the fund thus realized. Prof. Botsfbrd lectured in Jasper, N Y., on phrenology, with practical illustra tions. All went well until, in examining the head of a popular clergyman, he said, that the bumps indicated the mind of a, prize-fighter. Then the entertainment end ed in a row. Hon. Henry Williams, L L.D.v Asso ciate Justice of tho Supreme Court of thi State, died at his residence, at Pittsburg, on Monday last, aged 61 years.