1 nnburnSimcricnitr k. MASStR, WILVERT, . SUNBURY, .FEBRUARY 24. ,1372. ' Headquarter Republican Mate Central Iwin mil tec- r Penunylva a la. , . ' ' F)tAnn.PBTA, Feb. 5U, 1873. ' ' Tn pnrsontre of tho riftlutlon of the Ri-publl-fan Slate Onivnl Committee, adopted' nt Harris tmrg, v. 18, 1873, s Rr.rrm.iCA Stats Cos sjrtitti, composed of Prlcgntn from each 8(-na-60 and Representative District, In the nnmbcr V which inch District U entitled lu the Legisla ture, will meet In "the Hull of the House of Kcpretentn tires, st Ilnrrbburg, at 13 o'clock, noon, on WertsssriAT, the 10 dtty of Ar-HiL, A. D. 1 872, to nominate candidate!' for Governor, Judge of the Supreme Ooart, Auditor General (honld the Legialntur provide for tlie choice of one by the, People), and an Electoral Ticket: and also to elect Senatorial and Representative Delegate to represent this State in the Republi can Ntlonn1 Convention, to be held at Philadel phia; ion 5, 1879. ' ' - KUPSELL ERRETT, Chairman. Wis. Eluott, 1 k:" '- P. M. I.TTT.S. J ' ..- ODR VOVNTY F1XANCCS. About two years ago in looking over our 'county finance r?iorts, we discovered that there was some mismanagetuuut, and that the taxpayers were annually paying a largo Amount of mmiey entirely unuctessaiily. But as the Auditors' Reports were scarcely cvercxSmkii'd, and it being a difficult mat tec loetihe people to look after it, we poklted trot many of the discrepancies in the -reports. Several of the journalists at the county scat, who wero afraid. of losing county 'patrouage felt disposed, however, to take a more favorable view of the matter, but on finding "thai $04,000" did not reach the amount of levied and outstanding taxes, passed over Ukj mailer in 6ilence and the "Ring", was left to proceed in their ncfurl ons work. But as the people began to look into tho affair they discovered that there ,vas a screw looso, and they became .deter mined ou a change, which was partially effected Inst fall, rather Unexpectedly to the members of the King. It spina rs by the forthcoming Auditors' report that the fir nances are in a worse condition than was supposed, aud that perhaps it may involve tlie county in a' loss of thousands of dol lars. It looks as though there was a pre concerted plan, on the part of the "King" to inrposc upon the people in some Bhape rr olUar. When the next report is publish oil and .thoroughly examined by the tax jiayers, we believe that they will agree with tM'Uiat it is high time to wipe out of office the wliole of the "Ring party" at the Court Ilouke. as well as their agents iu every dis tirct ic-V.ie county. , ' Wsvfcre happy to notice that our cotem wiraries -ortho Jltifonfcin, who havo never been -contaminated with the "Ring party," are locking into this matter and give the followiug as the result of their Investiga tion. ' j ' "GocNTYiriNANCKS Recent develop ments at the county stat, under the inves tigation 'of the Auditors, furnish stronger nrgumentti than, have yet been .advanced for the necessity of an entire change in tho management rf our county finances, and prove the "wisdom of the people in making the partial ofeange effected by the election last fall.' It iow appears from the. report of the Auditors, that the late Treasurer, Mr. Goo. McElleice, is indebted to the coun ty in the sum of ttvtn thousand nine hun dred dollars and sixty-ttco efis,altliough not ont cent was turned over to the new Trea surer on his taking possession of the office, and the county is paying inte rest on between three nnd four thousand dollars due the State 1 It further appears Hint the county is paying interest on between thirty and for ty thousand dolUirs annuallg, while there is more than that sum outstanding uncollect ed moneys i-n the hands of delinquent col lectors, which should be paid in and used in liquidating the debt nnd slopping tho payment of iulercst, of which latter item some twenty-one hundred dollars were paid Inst year on outstanding orders alone f Is auy comment necessary to couvinco tho peoplo of the vital importance of au entire change in the complexion of the officers managing our couuty finances ? Will thev submit to such mismanagement (to rail ft by a polite name) any longer than is neces sary to make the required changes t We think not. Let the matter be thoroughly vcutilated, and tho honest yeomanry of old Northumberland County will shake off the Democratic man of the mountain who has so long been clinging around their neck and drawing the Ufa blood from their veins." " , Will our neighbor of the Democrat, who lute become chronic over frauds committed in the South, give his readers the above in- fortnaltonnd exploiti how the amount was expended, or whether it is in tho bauds of the ex-Treasurer or the "Ring," and wheth er it was inteoded to compromise the mat ter similar to that of the Fidler defalcation ! In connection with the above, the editor of the Democrat might let his readers know that Thomas liurk, Democratic tax collec tor of Coal township, has left that regiou for parts unknown with about 82900 of the county funds. The latk Boroloii Election .There is nota Democrat of the least intelligence and honesty, that does not know and acknowl edge xbe fact, that in the electnu of the Democratic Chief Burgess in the recent borough election, more Republicans voted for Mr. Hauck, the Democratic nwniute thfra Democrats. Yet some scurvy political back, who thinks a lie well stuck is just as good as the truth, telegraphed to the Ilarris burg Patriot that the result was a Democra tic triumph, and to make the lie more con temptible, if not effective, referred to it as a defeat of the friends of Hon. J. B. Packer, at his home. When we Jocularly congratula ted Major Depart, one of the Democratic members elect for council, on the success of his party, he at once repudiated the fact, saying that he received twie as many Its publican votes as he did Democratic. Will the individual, guilty of this dit ty piece of work, dara to avow himself tbs author tf this contemptible false dispatch t Hon. Francis Jordan, Soctstary of the Commonwealth delivered an address on Constitutional Reform before the Philadel phia feocial Service Association, on the 15tli iust. Col. Jordan's exparieuca as a public man, well qualifies him U discuss this subject and bis remarks are fraught with thoughtful and well matured suggestions. His address is considered' an able docu ment, embodying rather the principles which should be- Incorporated into the Con stitution than the foirue la which tbsss principle rKil hld--".- - ... r' .1- s ;. -:.-:. t p- -- THE POLITICAL KALEIDONCOPE - The North Amnriean f Friday hip t sen Is an interesting kaleidoscopic view or the politic-Hi Held in all its present aspects. It-says : Tho Republican. National Con vention for the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President, is to as semble, in Philadelphia in June. The free trade Reptibliuabs, under the lead of Carl Sebum, will bold 4 convention In Cincin nati. Whether tho Democratic party will join in this convention is as yet unsettled. . liut still another convention is to be held' somewhere, that is to include the Labor Reformers, Woman Suffragists, Prohibi tory Liquor Law men, etc. As ft contri bution to this latter organization Mrs. Victoria C. Woodhnll, chief of the Fnw Lovers, publishes a neat and graceful mani festo, withdrawing her candidacy, as being au obstacle to harmony, aud agreeing to support the ticket of what she calls the Equal Rights Convention. Thus things are gradually beginning to tako definite shapes, and the issues between the parties aro gradually looming up. The itch to proclaim reform of some kind seems to be universal among all shades of the op position. Carl tc)iurz' idea of reform is to let anybody who has been five years iu the country be elected President of the Unite'd Stulcs. , Wendell Phillips' Idea of reform is woman suffrage, and absolute ex tirpation of the liquor Ira (lie. ,' The Labor Reformer's idea of reform is to have high wages aud little to do. Mrs. Woodhull's idea of reform is that marriages, should be nieic temporary arrangements. The rebel idea of reform is that the southern States should revert to their condition anterior to 1SU0. The Democratic idea of reform -is that the Republicans should be turned out of office and the Democrats put in. Senator Trum bull's idea of reform is that the ad ministration should have no control over the civil service. Senator Sumner's idea of reform is that the administration should hand over its power to the Senate Commit tees. Mr. Bryant's idea of reform is that foreign manufactures should uniformly be encouraged in preference to domestic in dustry. . ..;.!..: It is scarcely possible- that out of all Hub incongruous jumble of ideas, any one plat form can be rigged up that will be satisfac tory to tho several factions, unless, indeed, in takiuga survey in company, they see any such ell'orl to be hopeless, aud there fore agree, and to go into tho canvass merely with a ticket aud uo platform. There were possibly a great many protec tionists who were as iliscontcnU'd as the free traders, but tho blatant cllbrts of the latter have driven all the truo friends of homo industry back into the ranks again. And this is significant of what will ensue with Urn sensible tneu who represent other practical movements. There could bo no better or truer refot m organization than the Republican party has been since it obtained power. It hits abol ished slavery. It hns crushed forever the oft-mentioned rebellion of the State sover eignty party. It has giveu the suffrago to the whole African-American race. It has secured them full civil rights before Mi law; It rnacieU the tree homestead law. It has put down southern terrorism. It has re duced the national debt. It has reduced the rate of interest on the debt. It has re duced national expenditures generally. It has largely and continuously reduced na tional lAxation. It hns voluntarily adopted tho civil nervico reform. It has sought to settle amicably our troubles with England without the arbitrament of' war. It has given to colored citizens positions of high influence nnd responsibility. It has reform ed the evils of the Indian service nnd main tained peace on all tho frontiers. Ry the firm maintenance of a protective policy, it has done more to build up home manufac tures and give employment to labor than had been accomplished in twenty years prior to its advent in power. These are achievements that seem to bo forgotten, or conveniently ignored by those who are in haste to break kown what is es tablished and successful, and set up some thing new and untried. If the Labor Re formers bhall truly represent tho interests of the workiugmenaud women of the nation how can they absent to free trade, which degrades labor to tho lowest possible level, by setting up as the grand desideratum mere cheapness of production, without ref erence to the question whether labor can subsist on the wages paid ? If the temer ance movement shall be represented iu the convention of reformers br earnest and sin cere men, can they join" hands with the Democratic party, which comprehends four-fifths of tlie liquor dealers of tho Re public, nnd oppose the Rcpublicaus, who favor the relegation of the question to the inherent right of local solf-goverumt-nt ? If the advocates of the elevation of women be represented truly in this gathering, how cau i hey oppose the ouly party that ever gave women employment as clerks iu the Departments, atgod salaries V And, above all, if tho advocates of universal peace oro sincere, bow can they oppose nn adminis tration that has put a stop to Indian wars, and made the ouly great step forward to avoid international conflictsevcr yet made? These are things worth pondering over. School Directors. Mr. Buckalew's bill "to authorize re formed voting in the election of Directors of Common bchools," has passed the Senate This bill contains tbo provisions recoin tueuded by Superintendent Wickersham in his anuual report, and is as follows: "That all future elections of directors of common schools in this commonwealth, wherever two or more persons are to be chosen in a district for the same term of service, caclj voter may give all his votes to one or more candidates to bo voted for as he shall think fit, aud candidates high est in votes shall be declared elected. Anv appointment to fiil a vacaucy in a board of directors eimu, wnenever practicable, ne made from among the voters of the district who shall have voted for Uie director whose place is to be rilled. SBC. 2. Whenever a voter shall intend to give more votes than one to any candidate lor scnoot director, lie shall exuress his in tention distinctly and clearly upon the face of his ballot, otherwise but one vote shall be couuted and allowed to such candidate ; but any ballot which shall contain or ex press a greater number of votes than the whole number to which the voter shall be entitled, shall be rejected." The design of this act Is to take the elec tion of school men out of partisan politics, ana' to insure ruiuority representation in tho constitution of the Board. An .Embezzler CAPTurtED. John O'Connor, tho paymaster's clerk, who is charged wiu embezzling 810,000 of the Jklsware uud Iackawanna and Westert. Railroad Company, has been arrested by Chief of Police of Savannah, Ga., as he was disembarking for the steamship Magnolia, which left New York, on the lOtli. The trunk which be took with him was the means of tracing bis whereabouts. ' All the mouey has been recovered. The transac tion created intense excitement. The graud jucr, uow in session, 1 ave already1 indicted O'Connor for larceuy at Sorantou, Pa-, wbera las robbery was coramitU?u. , ., - : The English Government thinks the less noise in Parliament over the Alabama claims the better it will be. Every one elxe thiuks so, too. Since tboy nave been sub rnituid to arbitration, it remains for the arbitrators to do the talking. , Thomas A. Scott Is the uef president of the Texas Pacifie Railroad, .Marshal O. Iloltorls having resigned, ..; .. - . , .: t from our Washington Correspon dent. r . . "Washington, H C I '- i'- February 30, 1872. f i Dear WaXveh : The! TVimat'lvftnt Republican ! Association held . Its thirl sociable and reception last night at Masonic ' a em pie. a verv large crowa was 1 In at tendance; and all seemed pleased with the entertainment. Several of our Sunbury friends were present, but as 1 am not a .Jenkins, and probably they iave,no dosire for publicity, X Will omit names, nor wiU I oflend, doing as the reporters of the press do here In Washington, who receive pay for tickling the fancy nnd pridn of snobbery, by giving a description of the beautiful dresses worn by the in on the occasion. The commencement -of tho programme at a sociable is a grind tntrt and promenade, and after a little small-talk the music is heard, and then the fun begins, and the young couples (and some old ones ton,) be gin revolving over the floor. It is the old story of the lady lying in the arms of a; gentleman, with her face hid in his "pure j whit shirt bosom," while that part of her dress which rounds out like the boot of an old-fashioned stage is thrown violently to and fro, reminding one of the pathetic bal- lod that chronicles the wreck of the fust 1 sailing canal packet, "Mary Ann," where it says t- - i i "Bho trfuvod and Mt, end ot and heaved, And Uigb tier rud'ler Bunir all tlie time the gentleman with his left -hand seems to he feeling the pulse of the ladv, while with his right he clasps her to bis medicated heart I - This is only a light-colored description of j tlie round dances, which are not engaged I in by all those who are fond of "shaking the nimble foot." , For staid persons like yourself and bumble correspondent, the , Committee of Arrangements, with a wise j forethoughts, saudwich a quadrille between i the waltzes, and for 'Auld Lang Syne' con-1 cludo with the oldfashionud Virginia Reel. Governor Mortons' remarks, in the course of his speech on Friday last iu the Senate, I in relation to tlie ellort on foot to uciaclt the German Americans from the Republi can party, were forcible, aud to the point. Senator Morton is right in saying. "The Germans of this country do not be long i to anybody. They cannot be carried in any body's breeches pockets." The German Americans will thiuk and act for them selves. It has not yet appeared that the- itcpuniicnn party lias dons anything to forfeit to the slightestextenlthecontidetice and support of our fellow-citizens, however much Mr. Carl Schurz, the great Cu n du ra n go, whoso words and policy are given as the great specific aud cureall to bolster up the "possum-party," may ssy to the con trary. Opposition to all good governments seem to be the forte of Mr. Slusre, and as he was "wafted to our shores on tho wave of revolution," he cannot avoid it. Governor Morton concluded hi. speech by a masterly defense of the Administra tion mill tlie Republican rmrty. II duular ed himself "unequivocally for General Grant," and predicted the certaiu defeat of the opposition to the Republican party In 1872. The great " War Governor of the West" never utters an uncertain sound in relation to the political condition of the country. No man reads more correctly than he docs the impressious and convic tions of tho popular mind, or cau predict results with more accuracy. On Saturday a delegation of Philadet phians, headed by Colonel James, visited the Executive Mansion, in company with Judge Kelley, to urge tlie appointment of the preseut deputy collector of tho port of Philadelphia (Houston) to he collector. They presented a petitiou in behalf of Mr. Houston which is signed by a large num ber of merchants and business meuof Phil adelphia. The President made no promises, only saying he would Kve Mr. Houston's claim a fair consideration. 1 have under stood that our delegation in Congress re fuse to interfere in the appointment of Mr. r orney's successor, leaving the whole mat ter to the good judgment of President Grant who, it is generally believed, will select a sound radical Hepublican, not pledged in, or controlled by any political bummers or cliques of Philadelphia. 1 cstcrday Mr. Hale, of Maine, in the House, oflered a resolution, and moved to pass it under n suspension of the rules, di recting the Committee of Ways and Means, when it shall report a bill for duties, to place salt and coal on the free list. After considerable discussion by Mr. Dawes, and others, who protested agaiust this way of instructing the Ways and Means com mittee, and motions to adjourn, a vote was taken, which resulted in the rejection of Mr. Hale's resolution. Judge Mcrcur, of Pennsylvania, then moved that the House discharge the Committee of the Whole from the consideration of the bill to repeal the duty on tea and coffee, and that the House pus the lull. Cousidurable objection was made to this, and brought many of the free trade Democracy to their feet, who saw iu it a plan to defeat the interests of their British friends. "Babbling" Brooks, of New York, had his say, nnd Mr. Kerr! of Indiana, wanted the House to know that this rejieal was all in the interest of the Pennsylvania protectionists, and moved to adjourn, which is a filibustering way to kill a bill. This was not done. The ques tion then recurred on passing the bill, nnd it was passed-yeas 13.", nays 38-two-thirds voting in the affirmative. This is consi dered a victory in the House for the tariff men, for the reason that while the protec tionists propose to raise a revenue on ar ticles that come in competition with our products and manufactures, the free tra ders seek to impose a tax on the necessaries of life, and oppose the interests of those who earn their living by the "sweat of the brow." The reports of the early' retirement of secretary r tali Irom the Uabinet are set at rest by tho Announcement that he hns again leased the residence corner of T and 15th street, at present occupied by Con gressman Freeman Clarke, of New York. Yours fraternally, 11. V. w. A lllut how the Wonld-be Ilouekt Urmorrata do their work iu ' Kuamokin Township. Paxinos Feb. lth, 1872. Mr. Wilveet : Dear Sir .-The honest would-be Democrats of our township dou their work in their usual honest way. will inform you how they managed at the late election. In the first place there was notice given by the Democrat, to appoint delegates ip each district, and they to meet atl'axiuoa to nominate candidates for town ship officers. A few of the people met in several of the districts in the Sunfftown district there was a tremendous turnout of two persons, who elected themselves dele gates.. In the lower valley district there was a manifest Interest by a general turn out, and delegates were appointed aud in structed to nominate and support the best men irrespective of party or politics. The honest Ring Deu)ocrals,(which are all good towpahip suckers) did not like the people to act coutrary to their wishes, so they cir culated the report that the delegates would not meet until Saturday evening 7 o'clock in order to delude and prevent the delegates from the lower end being present at the noni! uatiou, so tliev could pull the wires to suit themselves. In this they did not succeed, as tba delegates came in time and recommend ed a mau who is not in the Ring. They were asked whether I hey were not sent at dele gates to the Democratic prl7 and they answered t Met triey wm; nnd that they were instructed to support the best men. They were then told that it was contrary to the Democratic rules. The nominations where then made within tho Ring and of course elected. If I was compelled to giVe my opinion, in favor of the ticket elected, I could only do it in the way the old man recommended Ids horse, saying "that when he came to the foot of the hill that he was Thar." But there is one officer (that is Justice of the Peace,) In regard to whom he has got us into a fix. We have got the out ward form, of the machine but there is no qualifications connected with it by which it can be used, so vou see we are like the boy that won the Elephant at the raffle. A Democrat. leath Urawlnc Nigh to the Free Trader. WASHiKaTON. Feb. 19, 1872. The free traders sustained another defeat in the House to-day iu their attempt to in struct the Ways and Meant Committee to bring in a bill abolishing tho duty on coal and salt, and also in their efforts to prevent the passage of Judge Mercur'e bill discon tinuing the duties on tea and coffee. Mr. Hnle, of Maine, as is customary on Mon day with him, offured his resolution about coal and salt, and moved a suspension of the rules. Mr. Daws appealed to the House to decide, once for all. whether tho Ways and Means Committee would be allowed to transact its business in the committee room, or whether it was to be done in the House. He was tired of this way of doiug things. The House defeated Mr. Hale's resolution by a large vote, and it is to be hoped he will now subside. Following close upon the defeat of Mr. Hale's resolution, Judge Mercur, of Pennsylvania, moved to dis charge the Committeo of tho Whole from the further consideration of the bill abolish ing the duty on tea and coffee. He also moved to suspend the rules, take up the bill and pass it. There was a good deal of squirming among the ireo traders, and iu order to bring them to a test Judge Sco lield called for the yeas and nays. Cox and others on the Democratic side, tried to dc U'lto tho bill, but no debate being In order, Mr. Dickey kept on calling for the regular order until at last the Speaker directed the cleric to call the roll. The vote stood yeas 153, nays 38. The. bill now goes to the Senate, and it is believed it will iSs that body. The following Democrats from Pennsylvania voted in favor of Hale's reso lution for free coal and free salt : Messrs. Acker, Storm, Huldeman, B. T. Myers, and GeU. JCSTIOB TO THE VETERANS. Tho House Committee on Military Af fairs is considering a bill introduced early iu the prcseut session allowing totally dis abled soldiers and seamen increased pen sions. This is an act of simple justice to the men who were maimed in au exlra&r dinary manner during the rebellion, and a strong effort will be made to pass it, It is understood that the committee will report it favorably. It provides that all persons by law entitled to a less ccuoion than here inafter specified, who, while in the military or uaval service and in the lino of duty, shall have lost the sight of both eyes, or who shall have lost both hands or been permanently disabled in the same, or other wise so permanently and totally disabled M to render them utterly helpless or so nearly so as to require the constant personal aid and attention of another tierson, hall be entitled to a pension of fifty dollars per month, and all persons who under like cir cumstances shall have lost both feet or one hand and one foot, or boon totally and per manently disabled in the same, or other wise so disabled as to be incapacitated for performing any manual lubor, but not so much so ns to require constant personal aid nnd attendance, shall be entitled to a pen sion of forty dollars per month. ' . THE TREATY. London, Feb. 20. The limes to-day, in an nrticle on the Alabama claims con troversy, says : "Our relations with the United States are such that nothing should be done to It sscn the authority of the gov ernment." The JYniM hopes, though faintly that the American Cabinet will yield to public opinion. VIIES OCR CASE WAS RECEIVED. In the House of Commons to-night Mr. Gladstone replied to an inquiry as to the time was the American case on Alabama claims were received. He admitted that a few copies reached Englaud in December, but nearly all were sent to tho Foreign Office, diplomatic corps, and arbitrators themselves, it was only about the first of February that the Cabinet was supplied with the document. Wiien he first saw the cr.se he thought it was an able argument in legaru to the Alabama claims, but he was surprised to find other important questions were introduced. The House subsequently engaged in de bate on the subject of emigration. Hostility to the Jews-larealltea In dUcriiuiuateljr Klnughteresl by Kativeaj. London, Feb. 17. Advice received in this city slate that the Jewish persecution iu Roumuuia is increasing. Large num bers of Jews daily fall victims to the hatred of the native iuhabitanls, over whom the authorities exercise no control. Murder in public is frequent and unpunished. Un fortunate Isrealites are subjected to every species of indignity and persecntiou their enemies Can devise. Their dwellings are fired by riotous mobs, aud lives are net un- frequently sacrificed to complete the hola caust. Relentless rseculion hat compell ed many to leave the territory. Numbers of these refugees are placing themselves uuder lurkisn protection, in the .city of nauui me persecution nas been developed in the bloodiest aspect. Seventy Israelites, including defenceless woman aud children, have fallen victims to oppression. Thirty five were wounded, mauy fatally. a ne receipt t the above awakens general sympathy iu this city. The Terrible Storm ou The Plains. Sioux City. Feb. 19. Dr. Hall, of the Osceola Company, has been missing since the terrible storm last week, and the efforts to discover the body has been unavailing unlit a few days ago, when his dog brought in a portion of the mau's leg. The animal was followed, and the mutilated body of the doctor was iuund oue aud a bail miles from his house. Further reports from Oeceola county give accounts of the terrible severity of the storm. A wagon train was six weeks going two hundred miles. The snow d rifts were ten feet deep, through which the passage bad to be shoveled. The weather was intensely cold. Every watch was stopped, and every man more or less frozen. Kpottesl Tail. Tlie reported freezing to death of Spotted Tail and ids tribe on the return from the BufTulo hunt with the grand duke, is denied by a trader, who says they are still on the Platte, nnd will not return to their reserva tion until spring. ( The Village .Record, the paper which had been under the editorial control of the late Senator Evans for about thirty rive years, is to remain in the family agreeably to the dying request of the venerably jour nalist, and will be conducted by bis two sous, Baron and William, who have been educated with a view to fit them for the busi ness. The old Record is au institution. qd we wish it continued prosperity under tne young penuemeq wbo pre to msDsrs n. From Itnrrlsbnrc. AftttnWfttfTTWr 2rTrrUTXeTf3rt approves the measure, it Is expected that a committee to try the contested election of McClure vs.- Gray will be 4raw. to-mot-row morning, under Cite provision of the BuckalewV bill, s agreed Upon-ty bath houses..' i . I fl This Mil it will U yocollecled, ernbrasfa aubstanUrtllihe proposition introduced by Senator- Billingsftlt early in the,' content. There Is reason to beliuve that the Repub licans may select Messrs. White, Mumma, and Fitch as three of the members rof .the contesting committee, and that the Demo crats may select Messrs. uckalew, Davis, and Dill. ' These names ere talkrt ofbut tfTr not positive- that they Hl bvchset& t he seventh member will be drawn as prescrib ed by the Buckalew bill. If the proceed ing to-morrow are successful carried -out in this matter, both houses, will probably adjourn for One week, i - ,., - - POISONING A CTTT. ; . A report has been prepared showing tlie cause of the extended sickness at Harris burg. It has been ascertained that the drinking water to supply the people, in stead of being drawn irons a pipe designed for the purpose, which projects about two hundred feet into the river, has been taken from the shallow edge of the stream, just below a point where sewers enuy into it. For a long time prior to the 10th ofFeb uarv, therefore, the people were rurnished with sewer water for driDking purposes. At least seventy per cent, of the members of the Legislature have been ill., while re sidents have suffered severely. The iaa rance, incapacity, or criminal carelessness which caused such suffering will receive the condemnation of the Legislature. ' ' Fit OM JIEXICO. . New York, Feb, '20. A special des patch from Matatnoras of the 19th says that a Camargo correspondent writes on the 10th instant that General Trevljoo tele graphed General Quiroga that he was mov ing on San Luis Potosl, with 12,000 men, and would take the ctty immediately and then proceed straight to the city of Mexico; Heavy gnns, with 850 infantry, are on the road from Monterey to join, Quiroga in his attack on Matamoras. , Quirga will .move when they reach him. . Siualoa on the 21st ult., tho revolunlionary General Marquees defeated - the Government - troops Hnder Pesquiera capturing four pieces of artillery and arms and ammunition.. In Salisco two thousand revolutionists are engaged against the government, den? eral Magana has pronounced in Colima. ' The Brownsville Ranchero of to-day, commenting upon Representative Conner's speech concerning Mexican depredations iu Texas, says there exists a movement among the large stock raisers for retaliating upon Mexico. It says that men, means, and arms will be forthcoming at the proper time. FKO.li FRANCE. Taris, Feb. 20. TKere is much excite ment here over tho discovery of the last Doua partial nni)iracv. That tliero is some truth in the reports of its existence is proved by the extraordinary precautions taken by the government Mere at well as in the northern departments.; In this citv and Versailles the police, force on duty has been doubled, ftrd the trootie have received orders to remain at their barracks ready for action. i i Note. The conspiracy discovered was on Monday reported to be headed by throe generals who served under the ex-Emperor Napoleon. Their plan was to disperse the Assembly, by force and take possession of the government, when tbey were to be sup ported by a large number of ex-officers and soldiers of the Empire from the north. Death la tho Coal NincaV . The statistics furnished by the mine in spectors in the anthracite region are nearly complete for last year. According- to the Scranton Republican the death record in these statistics shows a total of 272 men killed outright and 622 injured by accidents during the year. It is estimatttd that these mgn left 220 widows and 500 or 000 orphan children. The Republican says about one third of the whole number of the killed met their death on account of the neglect of operators to make second opouiugs to their mines. Another third was killed by the explosion of gases, which would have been averted if the law requiring every mine to be examined by an experienced miner with a safety lump before the workmen enter it had beeu complied with. About one-sixth lost their lives through mere negliger.ee iu not pay iug sufficient attention to the -roof of the mines and otherwise, while the re maining -one-sixty of the whole number were killed by really unforeseen and un avoidable accidents. More trouble is reported in Chicot coun ty, Arkansas, and Governor Had ley has ordered more militia there. The small-pox is said to be decreasing in New York, in consequence of the very geu eral vaccination indulged by the il habi tants. Deaths for last week are reported at 25. . Two merchants of Geneva, IU., are trans porting the goods from Chicago by wagon, refusing to pay tbe present railroad freight rates. ( The stock raisers of Oregon and Wash ington have lost heavily by the late storms. Eight hundred barrels of beet sugar were made at Black Hawk, Wis., last season. The coal mines of La Salle city and town ship, III., produce 'about 2000 tons daily. It is reported that the ring thieves of New York have consented to a compromise by paying Jr4,000,000, but that the reform ers require fcO.ntiO.OOU, and it is probable that 5,000,000 will be agreed upon. " - Tat Jesuit body throughout the world now contains 816-1 members.- . In 1851 it hardly numbered 4100. The Grand Duke slew Ave bisons in the hunt at Kit Carson. Sheridan declined to kill any. lie says it is no more fun than it would be to ride up to a cow and shoot it with a revolver. He thinks it is taking as unfair an advantage as Jonah would if he had killed the whale when he wae inside of it taking a tide. Dcrino the past eighteen years fifty-four boats have been blown . up oo the western rivers, killing 8UB3 people. Vice-President Colfax has written a letter to tlie Indianapolis Journal, in which be counsels his friends not to put him forward as a candidate for President, as thev have been proposing." He says that nnderno circumstances would he place himself in oonosltlon to General Graut. whom he be lieves to be the choice of a larce majority of the Republicans , of tbe country for re- nomination, it is a manly letter, and shows that political and selfish ambition are not trait ia but character. New Ilamshlre ' will lead off the State elections of 1872 on the second Tuesday of siarxn coining. . uiie electa a uovernor and Legislature. A staunch Republican State last year, the Democrats, through -a care- iui manipulation oi incai issues, managed to carry her electing a Governor and clear Congressional ticket. This year we hope to tee her renew fjie profession of tbe oiu laito. Tbo Army bill appropriates S2u.54a.797. Of this amount 112,000,000 are for the pay of the armv and raviaant at diachareeu soldiers ; $120,000 fr sea coast canon and carriages, and 1 50,000 for tbe manufacture of arm tb national armory. , The snow on the TXnlon Parlflo mllwa cof&ttceo' rmfltrirtiirttTl 'ftsirfed that the great bodies of water which will soon come down from the mountain streams may cause , fur t hex delays to. Arains by freshing away the road-bed. t j si The Aiabam A.-i-Tbe Housi Committee f Naval ' Affairs agreed to report a bill Sving tho officers and seamen of the United ates steamer Kearsar prize moaey for destroying te Alabama, the' name as if that vessel had been captuied and brought in as a prize, instead of being sunk. About one hundred and binely thousand dollars will be appropriated for that purpose, i A nw NationaF Bank. tiamti"lT Farmers' andMechaulus with-a. capital nfeVinort ) inlliniJil U. I . I PhuetixTtlle, Chester county. Pa; r" Marriage between kindred in Russia, however distant, Cf en unto forty-second cousins," is against the law; and considered by all Russians as an abomination. Neither may si young -person marry a Gdd-parent. -the latter fcoanrtitf under tbo head of A'epirilual relations." An association has lately been formed iu Danville, Mutual Odd Fellows Assuranco Association, of Pa." This organization allows any member of the order of Odd Fellows in "good .standing and jn good health" to become" a member by paying a light initinlioo fee. There are no payments to be made other than the initiation fee, ex cept in case of the death of a member is re quired to pay 2 SO. (Qo tbe decease . of a member the representatives or the deceased are paid S2 SO for each surviving member of the society ; and if the deceased member has no surviving representees, an appro priation is made by the society to pay his funeral expenses, not to exceed the amount that the representatives of a deceased mem ber would receive. , ' No stamps, no sales" is the decision of commissioner Douglass regarding the dis posal by the Government of tobacco seized for non-payment" of. tac The Commis sioner says that all tobacco forfeited must be stamped beiore it can be sold, or, tn other, words, that the Government cannot afford to violate the law for which it is every day bringing suits against private individuals.' We understand that the whooping-cough is quite prevalent in the towns around us; but that no cases have proved fatal. Some famlicsuse nothing but Johnson's Anodyne Liniment, Our Doctor, however, says a little ipicac, to produce vomiting, would-be an advantage, . , . .... . There are more lhan one thousand dif ferent kinds of pills in the United States. Some of them are worthless and injurious, others are good and ocmefioial. ' Old Dr. Parsons invented the best anti-bilious pill we ever saw or heard of. They are now sold under the name of Parsons' Purgative pills. - , ... , - , , Boston Whiskey. "Ten gallons of kerosene, three pounds of potash, one ounce of strychnine, mixed with soft water. "It was according to this cheerful, not to say convivial rormuia, that a quantity ot " whiskey" seized last week in Newtown, Mass., wm compounded, the recipe having also been found in - the possession of tbe unfortunate dealer, i. If von wont " tin add quantum vufflrit "of oil of juniper! The mystery is that the men who drink this diabolical fluid do not drop down stone dead at once. The Kl'-Klux in4Ti.orida.-A comittee of the Florida Legislature make a startling report to the Governor of that State resnect : ir.. s.. . . m, V . lug nunua in jacasoo couuiy. A lie out rages recited exceed iu atrocity those of the South-Carolina Ku-Klux. Over one - hun dred and eighty-four murders, some of the victims, women and children, are shown to have been committed by a band of Ku-Klux. Outrages on colored people are noticed in other part ot the Slate, and martial law is strongly recommended until the unruly can bo thoroughly subdued and the heels of civil government put into effective operation. $ctu Abbcrtistments Notice--Lost. A Borough Order, No. SCO, dated February 8, 1872. umonnt I'.D.OO, irranted to Chun. F. Mar tin, hfli been loet ; notice U lierrby Kircn to tlie nnrter aud Bolder tnat pavment Baa been atopped on the Si me. Any pentou having the auld ordr In possession, will confer a favor by leaviui; it with tbo uudcraigned. CHAS. F. MARTIN. Sunbnry, Feb. 24, 5872. St. ADMIMSTItATOU'S NOTICE. Estate oflleury Hopper, Deceased. "Notice la hereby given that letters of Adminis tration bavc been gcautad to tha undrrirned, on the efttHtn of Henry Hopper, late of the Bo routb of Sunbury, Northumberland county, l'a.. deceased. All pcraona Indebted to auld eetale are' requested to make Immediate p.ijment, and iWi huvinfr rlulmi to present tbrm duly authenticated for settlement. P. H. MOORE, Administrator. Bunbury, Feb. U, 1872.-61. EVERYBODY 18 INTERESTED IN GETTING GOOD Boots and Shoes AT Low Prices I If tba people of Sunbuiy and vicinity will call at Simpson's bulldiuR, lormerly occupied by A. M. MbIisII's Jewelry store, Market Square, tbey ran obuln these articles at 21) to 4V par cant, loss tbaa la usually charged. How We D It i Within the past thirty days wa have purchased from Receirera lu Bankruptcy, 17,000 worth of . BOOTH aud SUOES, Comprising the i-nlire Stock of a Manufacturer aud two Retailers, seaii-ei(htha of which slock Is Fresb, Clsaa and Adapted le tha present sea son of tbe jear. , . . . W ievite a wary hod y ts call, examine and be convinced that this advsitiseruent MEANS JUST WHAT IT BEADS. J. H. SMITH, Agent, . BOSTON SHOE CO. Feb. Z4, 1873. A. II. FRANCISCUS k CO., 51 Market Street, Philadelphia. We have opened for tbe SPRING TRADE, tha Urges! and best assorted stock of ; .PHILADELPHIA CARPETS, Table, fitalr and Floor Oil Cloths, Window Sbsdes and Paper, Carpst Chain, Cottou, Yarn, Butting, Wadding, Twiuas, .' Fancy Baskets, Biooma, Baskets, buckets, Brushes, Clothes Wringers, Woodan and WlUow Wars la the United. States.' - -i Our large increase in business enables ns to sell at low prices and furnish tbs best quality of Goods. .u IOLK AGENTS FOB THE- . Celebrated Atsierteaa Washer, Prlee .. . r Oter 13,000 Sold la Bit Months. ... .- ' . i u . ;: Terms i Carpets, SO days. All other goods, to days, Net. . ; February IT. 18T.-tm. ' Doots &. Shoes Repaired. - The nnderelgiM af opeoed a shap la Pls sant'a building, is the sooat Bp stairs, entrance aest stoer to J- B. Haas' eouftctipatry store, for the repairing or aU kiada of Boms and Shoes at the shortest notice, Tbe work will be done In the latest Unproved style. The palrouage of lbs public la respectfully solicited. ' rr' ' ' . WflARtOW. unetary, Tab. 10, HTT-tH. , " i i i i . ::. c J ft- '"" v. 1 " v: No. BOS Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, , . PHILADELPHIA. .ffBiHDWKLL CO., DESIRE TO CALL ESPECIAL ATTENTION TO THEIR DE PARTMENT Of SOLID SILVER WATCHES. POSSESSING SUPERIOR FACILITIES THET WILL BE ENABLED TO PLACE Rr.roRK CUSTOMERS, IN ADVANCE OF THE GENE RAL, makiuli, ALiLj THB NOVELTIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN SILVER GOODS AS RA PIDLY AS PRODUCED, VERY PARTICULAR ATTENTION BEING GIVEN TO TH RFC CIATIES OF BRIDAL ASD OTHER PRESEN TATION GIFTS. THE STANDARD OF BILVEK LONG SINCE ADOPTED BY THEM IS THAT OF ENGLISH STERLING, 925-IOootds FINE, THK QUALITY OF EVERY ARTICLE SOLD BEING 8TRIUT. LY GUARANTEED. ATTENTION IS RESPECTFULLY DIRECT ED TO THE UNVARYING BUSINESS POLICY OF THIS HOUSE IN REGARD TO THE FIRM LY ESTABLISHED SYSTEM OF FIXED PRICES, WHICH WILL BE RIGIDLY AD hered to in all cabes, securing to purchasers, fairness and equality in every Transaction. polite attention may be bxpected by all who favor them with a visit. orders and inquiries by mail, promptly attended to. j. e. caldwell co.' Feb. 10, 1872. .A. M. MEIXELL, : . t , - -., PIALSa IN American and Enropean W ATCH EN. FINK JEWELRY And SILVERWARE! Perfected Spectacles) ad Eye Glasses. GOLD HEADED CANES. Watches and Jewelry neatly repaired sod war ranted. ,' !.:.- fnrket gqUfire SUNBURY, Pa. Feb. 8, 18T4.-tf. Estate of Catherine Lenkrr, I.ate of Lower .Tluhuuoy tossntttaip, de ceased. "VfOTICE ia hereby given that litters of Ad-.1- ministration have been granted to the uo dentlgned, on tbe estntc of Catherine Lenker, lata of Lower Muhanoy township., Northumberland county, Pa.; deceased: All persons indebted to said estate aro requested to make immediate pay ment, and those having claims to present thsia for settlement. ISAAC LENKER, Administrator. "Lower Malinnoy twp., Feb. JO, 1873.-Ct. Auditor's Xotlce. NOTICE is hereby given that the nndershrned, appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of Northumberland county, to make distribution of tbe funds arising from the sale of property of David W. Druckejiiiller, nnd puld Into Court, will meet thme Interested In said distribution at his office, In the borough of Suuhbry, on Mon day, the 4th day of March, A. D., 1872, at 8 o'clock, P. M. . A. JORDAN, Auditor. Feb. 10, 1872. 4t. Up De Graff's INFIRMARY, 8 UN BURY, PEX.VA. - j THIS institution is now open for the reception of Patients for the treatment of Dikeass of the EYE, EAR, TIIKOAT, LUNG 3, CATARRH, Ac, r.4o;, Ac, and operation In GENERAL BURGERT. Our collection of INSTRUMENTS la very large, com prising all the latest IurBorsMEais, enabling o to meet " i SURGERT In all forms. Physician are Invited to accom pany Patients to onr Institution for operations. By request of many Cltitena, we will sttaud to calls in GENERAL PRACTICE. Infirmary , Clement's Building, CORNER THIRD AND MARKET 8T8., - SUNBURY, PA. C. E. CP DE GRAFF, Physician and Burgeon. Sunbury, Feb. 8, lt7H.-lf. . VALUABLE FARM FOR SALF. WILL, be sold at private sale, the valuable Farm situate in Upper Augusta township, Northumberland county, Pa., on the publio road leading from Danville to Sunbury, and three and a half miles from Banbury, and a naif mile from the D. H. A W. R. R.. adjolnlnr laud of Daniel Reefer, Jeremiah Culp, Isaae Kilno, James Campbell and G. O. Kline, containing 70 Acres more or less, whereon are erected a two Story Frame Dwelling House, Bank Barn, all nearly new, and other eutbuildiuga, a never falling Spring near the bouse. About twelve acrea of which is timber land, sufficient chestnut for feoclng.the balance Is cleared, and in a good state of cultivation. There I ooe of tbe ouesl 8TONX QUARRIES ' upon this tract tn this part of tbe country, with an abundance oi flag stone of tbe same (vitality used in laying most of the pavements in the bor ough of Bonbury, and alro building stone. This quarry has realised as high as two thousand dol lar pet annnm. The above tract of land will be cold cheap, and oo reasonable terms. For further particular apply to - G. W.BTROH, en the Island between Bunhury aud Northumber land, or to A. J. Biroh. Suubury, Pa. Jan. S7, 1S73. tt. Don't Read This ! I Good morning, Mrs. A., where are you bound for so early t Mr. A. Why Mrs. C, ..ont yoa know Mr. Byerly bss bought out the Grocery and Confec tionery Store of Haas A Weaver, and la selling nice fresh Groceries, Canned Fruit, and in fact, everything in tn Grocery line, cheaper than the cheapest, and I have got tired paying bigh prices, so I have made up my mind after thia to patron ise Mr. Byerly. So good morning, Mr. C. I must go. Mrs. C, to herself. Well I am bonnd to find ont for myself, and will go to Byerly'e new cbeap cash Grocery, tbe nevt time I want any Groceries, Coafe tloaerleser Prima Oysters. I will Just say to all come aad give me s trial, and satisfy ourtelvee that there is one cheap cash Grocery In Baubury. Remember tbe place. No. It, Booth Third St., ta Clement House Building, Suubury, Pa. B, BTEKLT, Sunbar, Jaa. SO, ltTJ- --fs' 4
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