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SUNBURY. MARCH 17, 1376.
Tee Democratic p&rtizans are not as
happy as they were last week, when -Ihsj
thought the expositions throngh the Con
uressional committee were about to destrov
tti Republican party. It now looks as
though it would he 4,lhe other fellows,"
that rece'iTtd the injury. As soon as
Marsh's testimony proTed conclusive
against Belknap the Democrats of the
committee, with Ileister Clyuier at their
head, discharged him azainst the protest of
tba Republicans ot the committee, and
Marsh fled to Canada, and now there is uo
witness to go before tba Senate with ou the
impeachment. The Attorney General un
der the instructions of the President de
sired to hare an iudictment found in the
crimiual court of the district aainst Be!
knap, and applied toCljmer for the testi
mony giTen by Marsh to lay before the
Grand Jury, but Clymer relused it, and
was sustained in bis refusal by bis Demo
cratic colleagues in the House against the
protest of Blaine and other Republicans
who demanded that Congress should not
etaud in the way of summary puuishment
being visited on the guilty. This eouduct
of the Democracy is amazing, and proba
bly cause a deeper damnatiou of taking ofl
amvng Democratic leaders than among
Republicans. Charges are now openly
made against two Democratic aspirants
lor President Pendleton and Hendricks,
and the Democratic leader of the House.
Mr. Randall. Pendleton is cborged with
a "big thing" out of the Kentucky Central
Railroad, Hendricks with some Gallia gun
contracts, and Randall in connection with
navy yard operations. This takes all the
enthusiasm out of the Democratic hunt for
rascality. Tbey begin to think of their
Ployd, Cobb and Toucey in 1S60, and do
not wish to hear of the command attribu
te,! to President Grant to "let no aui'.ty.
man escape." They are willing to close
their eyes and ask "to bj let alone." As
the Democrats have accidentally left the
door open for Republicans to see where
their rascality lies we hope they will not
cease in their efforts to brin all to punish
ment, and "let no guilty man escape."
Th disthsiya of Marsh by the DwaocraU.
reminds ui of the formula once giTen t
cook a hare, "First catch the hare.,,
'Then let it go." "Then tell th cook to
catch it."
It will be seen by the Auditor's Report,
published last week, that the mulish audi
tor has agaiu kicked over the traces. The
indebtedness made by a Democratic board
of Commissioners in one year of over
twelve thousand dollars is more than he
could stand. It leaves him now without
anything to base upon another lying circu
lar, for circulation during the next politi
cal campaign. Sine the Commissioner
who certified to his last circular as being
true and correct, and swore before a Grand
.lurythathc did not know what be was
igutng, and the editor of the Democrat,
having acknowledged that ha knew it to
be a lie, but published it for the purpose of
making political capital, there is poor hope
of the mule auditor effecting much by bis
kicking and braying. It will be seen
that be signed the report and then disap
proves of what be done.
Any one reading the Northumberland
County Democrat of last week, would
scarcely suppose that the editor ever be
longed to the obnoxious Court House Ring
which existed several years since. Nor
that he ever had any side airangements in
wiling tax col'tctorsliips, tc. Ha is the
very essence of purity and honesty, it all
were to believe what he says of Belknap.
He didn't know perhaps that Belknap was
a Democrat and that his favorite friend,
Ileister Clymer, who was a Democratic can
didate for Governor of this State, was aid
ing the principal witness, Mr. Marsh,
against Belkuap, to escape to Canada, so
that the Secretary of War could not be
impeached. Poor fellow, he will now be
compelled to take all back, and make an
apology to Mr. Clymer for his hasty con
duct in abutting his friend. Perhaps if he
were to wipe away the crocodile tears from
the cheek of Mr. Clymer. which he shed
when reading his report, after he had his
mau Marsh far enough away, so bs could
uot lie reached ou American soil, to bring
liira back to testify against Belknap, would
atone for the injury. Wc have seldom
neea that any Democrat was punished for
misdemeanor in office that he may have
committed, by Democrats, and it would
appear very unnatural if such leaders of
that party as Mr. Clymer would not aid
their friends to get them out of a bad
sera re.
TliK first centennial election gun has
been fired in New Hampshire. There
were no iocal issues, and each arty had
good men in nomination, and the battle
was fought on national grounds. The re
suit shows that the American people are
true to themselves, and that they still look
to the Republican party for safe deliver
ance in the hour of need. Will our neigh
lor of the Democrat bring out bis rooster
to crow over this result Tt Our opinion
is that if matters continue on as in New
Hampshire, then Jakey, chlxr es wit
Gen. Sherman seems to hare an unlimi
ted amount of "horse sense." A reporter
jf Tf-e SL Limit Globe-Demnrr at asked him
receutly if he meant it when be said lie
was not a candidate for the Presidency ; be
replied that he did. "Suppose," continued
the reporter, "the nomination were unani
mous and enthusiastic ?" "I would de
cline any way," was the resjwnse. "I
cannot think of any circumstances that
would induce me to accept the nomination
There are so many men in the country bet
ter fitted for the place than I am. J. hare
no civil experience, as every President
should have. The country wants a change
in ibis respect. Military men know no
way of settling troubles except to fight, and
our country is bow so peaceful that a dif
ferent policy is needed. We want a civil
President, and not a military oue. Now,
there is Blaiue, he would make a splendid
President, and he showed his political sa
gacity when be headed this Jeff. Davis
amaesty affair. He is going to be hard to
beat for the nomination. This man Hayes
would make a magnificent run. He is rery
popular, and much of the real statesman
ia him. A stronger candidate could
Siardly be named. Morton is a remarkable
man, and fitted for any political position
in the gift of the people. From his knees
down he is physically dead, but from there
to the top of hia head he is about the live
liest man in the country. I love Morton
for his war record. He wi the best war
Governor we had. He never complained
that Indiana had furnished more than its
iust quota. The demand for more troops
lad only to be made to be complied with.
Thousands of the war Democrats wonkl
rota for him."
Democrats Obstructing Justice.
The course of the Democrats in the House
of Representatives at Washington, in re
fusing to let the members of the commit
tee who investigated Belkuap give their
testimony agaiust him before the Grand
Jury, demonstrates the purpose of the
Democrats in Congress to obstruct and
prevent, if possible, the conviction and
punishment of the corrupt ex-Secretary of
War. The- Pittsburgh Commercial says :
"The dramatic efi'orl of the Investiga
ting Committee iu bringing their report be
fore the House and the country, was in
tended, as is now plain, solely for effect on
the pending election io New Hampshire.
It was an effort, not to bring a guilty man
to justice, but to wring a party benefit out
of his crime. It was a partisan trick, and
not an honest proceeding in the interest of
honesty and pure government.
"The Republicans in Congress and in
the Administration have shown an entire
willingness to prosecute Belknap to an ear
ly conviction and to subject him to the se
verest punishment known to the law ; but
tnat was no part of the Democratic plan
To permit the Republicans to get all the
credit of convictiug and punishing a de
tected thief would have fustrated the hope
of the Demcratic leaders to make part
capital out of ihe developments; snd hence
they have labored with more than their
usual zeal to prevent and obstruct the
prosecution of a mau whom they dechre
guilty without a trial.
"The first step in this Democratic work
of obstruction was Clymsr's permission to
Marsh, the main, and so far the ouly. wit
ness against Belknap, to escape to Canada,
beyond the reach ot our legal tribunals.
Clymer told him to go away from Wash
ington, well aware of the effect of his an
sence ; and it is impossible to avoid the
conclusion that he was jtermitted to sscape
so as to mak Belknap's conviction iiu
possible.
"The second stop was the refusal, on the
part of the Democratic members of the In
vestigation Committee, to testify before the
civil tribunals as to what tbey knew about
the case ; and the third step was the act of
the Democratic majority of the House, by
a purely party vote of 130 to 75, forbidding
them to testify if summoned. The party
is, therefor, on record as determined to
prevent, as far as it can, the ellort of the
Republican authorities to cuforce the laws
airainsi a notorious offender.
The excuse offer: d for this deliberate as
sistaoce giveu to Belknap is that the Ad
ministration had, by a Cabinet order, in
timidated all witnesses by directing that
all the participants in Belknaps's crime
should be prosecuted, thus terrifying them
iuto staying away from Washington ; but
this is too flimsey a veil to hide the schemes
of the Democratic plotters. Iu the first
place, no such order was ever issued, ur
was it ever contemplated ; and iu the sec
ond place. Marsh had run off and found
refuge in Canada before the Cabinet met
to consult upon the case. No intimidation
was attempted ; ant Marsh was got out of
the way, by the Democratic leaders, solely
for the purpose of obstructing the prosecu
tion. "The odium of Belknap's crime was
thrown upon the Republicans because he
was a member of what should have beeu a
Republican Cabinet ; but the odium of ob
structing and defeating a prosecution of
the criminal must rest upon the IX mo
crals. They do not want him tried ; but
if he is tried, they do uot want him con
victed. If beahould be acquitted for want
of material and legal evidence against him
they will be held responsible for tl e escajm
of the needed witnesses, no matter bow
hard they may try to make party capital
out of the failure of the trial brought about
through their connivance and assistance.
"There may be, and doubtless are, some
political reasons for this Democratic dread
of Belknap's conviction. He was origi
nally a Democrat, and married into a Re
bel Democratic family in Kentucky ; his
attorneys and counselors are eminent
Democratic lawyers, and his most active
helper in getting Marsh to fly the country
Ileister Clymer, bis college classmate and
and intimate social companion. All these
thiugs go together, and go a long way to
wards proving the Democratic purpose to
shield him. So sure is Belkuap of help
from some such quarter that he has
telegraphed to bis Iowa friends tbat he will
be all right in a few days. If he escapes,
as he now supposes, the responsibility for
it must rest on other than Republican
boulders ; and' we group these facts to
gether, now, in order that, if such a re-ult
should happen, the public may kuow who
to blame for it."
Important to Cami Meetino Asso
ciations. The following is a copy of a
bill agreed to by a conference Committee
ot the House and Senate, which has passed
the former and will doubtless pass the lat
ter without objection :
Ax Act empowering camp meeting asso
ciations to employ a police force.
Section 1. Be tt enacted, etc.. That
any association of parsons owning or leas
ing ground for the purpose of holding camp
meetings for religious purposes in this
State, way apply to any juiige of the court
ot common pleas of the couuty within
which grounds or premises may be situa
ted to appoint such person as the said as
sociation may designate to act as police
man for said association.
Sec. 2. The said judge upon such ap
plication may appoint such person or so
many of them as he may deem projer to
be such pwlicemeii, and thall cause the fact j
. . . . . (
of such appointmeut to be enterea upon
the records of tbe said court.
Sec. 3. Every policeman so appoiuted
shall, before entering upon the duties of
his otlice, take and subscribe the oath re
quired by the seventh article of the Con
stitution, before .the justice of the peace
nearest to the grouuds where the proposed
meetiugs are to be held, and for which the
said policeman are appointed, which oath
shall be filed by the said justice of the
peace among his papers, and a note made
ujion hia docket of the fact of said oath
having been taken.
Sec. 4. Such policeman so appointed
shall severally possess and exercise ail the
powers of constables in this Common wealth
in and upon and in the vicinity of the
camp ground in which they shall be auth
orized to act as aforsaid ; and the keepers
of jails or lockups, or station houses in any
of said counties are required to receive all
persons arrested by such policeman for
the commission of any offense against the
laws of this commonwealth upon or near to
the grounds occupied by the said associa
tion, to be dealt with according to law.
Src. 5. The said associations shall
have power to ordain and publish such
regulations, uot inconsistent with the Con
stitution and laws of the State, as shall be
needful to maintain the peace, good gov
ernment and order wtll being and security
of the association, and the policeman ap
pointed under this act shall have, when on
duty upon the camp ground and premises
of the association, power to enforce obe
dience on such grounds and premises to
neb regulations so ordained and published
"and to detain ofleuders for a period not ex-!
ceediug twelve hours, exclusive of Sun
day, uutil they can be carried beforo the
nearest justice of the peace, alderman or
judge having jurisdiction thereof, there to
be fined, bailed or committed as the mag
istrate hearing the case may determine.
Sec. C. Such camp ground police
shall, when on duty, severally wear
a metalic shield with the words "Camp
Police," and the name of the association
for which appointed, inscribed thereon,
and such shield shall always be worn in
plain view, except when employed as de
tectives. Sec. 7. The compensation of such police
shall be paid by the associations for which
the policemen are respectively appoiuted.
as may be agreed upon between them.
Xkw Hampshire has gone Rtpablican
by a largely increased majority. It was
Democratic sure, as usual, until after the
election.
The Sen York Hotels are reducing
their charges. The St. Dennis a first class
hotel on the European plan, has been re
tuiKlled and renewed, and is now in the
hands of a parly who know how to keep a
hole!.
UEXEKAL KKWS ITEMS.
A cherry tree at Womelsdorf is in full
bloom.
Wolves are killing sheep in parts of
Cambria couuty.
Williamsport will scud a party to the
Black Hills.
Berks county cows average sixty-four
dollars in price.
Four huudred square miles of corn have
beeu lust to Hungary.
Treaties between the Argentine republic
and Brazil have been ratified.
A Spanish squadron has defeated the
Sccloo pirates off' the Pbillipine islauds.
Don Carlos shortly govs to Gralz, Aus
tria, w litre he proposes to settle perma
nently. A heavy rain storm.. with thuuder and i
lightening, prevailed in 'ew York on
Monday.
Counterfeit fifty cent fractional currency
is said to grow in Carlisle. That town is
getting up quite a lively reputation.
Jacob Bruner, of Pottsville, Pa., was
dangerously burned ou Saturday night
by .i e ignition of a barrel of gasoline.
The recent tornado at Hazel Green,
Wis., killed eight persons, seriously
wounded twelve, and leveled twenty five
buildings.
A Pittsburg bank president has donated j
twenty sewing machines to the Woman'! I
Christian Asaocitiou, of Philadelphia.
Writs of error returnable January 1.
1S77, have been granted in the cases of
Quigley and Fletcher, under sentence of
death in Philadelphia.
A sevete storm prevailed in England
aud Scotland ou Saturday. Great damage
to property is reported. Tho rivers rose
rapidly, threatening floods.
Hon. Samuel Land is, cashier of the
R. al Estate l ank f Harrisburg, died at
Halifax, on Wednesday niht, 8th inst., of
congestion of the lungs. His age was
sixty two. He was formerly au Associate
Judge of Dauphin County.
The hotel keepers in Philadelphia have
notified their regular boarders that they
must either vacate their rooms on the first
of April or pay transient rates for accom
modations during the continuance of the
Centennial.
A question of veracity between Messrs.
Base ant! Danford (Republicans) on the
oue side, aud Messrs. CI) uier aud Black
burn (Democrats) ou the other, has grown
out ot the escape of the witness Marsh.
Mr. Bass made a statement to the House
on Friday, to the effect that no notice of
meetings had been given the Republican
The Brewer's association of the United
Slates met in Philadelphia last Saturday
and awarded the cou tract fur the erection
of the brewer's building, at the centennial
to J. B. Doyle. The dimensions of the
building are 272 feet by 9i feet, oblong
square, edimeni ends. The contract has
been awarded for the lighting of memorial
hall by electricity, aud of machintry hall
and the main buildiug by meaus of reflec
tors suspended from the ceilings. A con
tract lias beeu awarded for the erection of
a building in which to exhibit saw mill
machinery. The structure will be west of
machinery hall, and will be 3o(i by GO feet.
Marsh is a Democrat and so is Clymer.
The former wanted to gel away to Canada
and the later aided him. Now everybody
is wanting to know where the evidence to
convict Belkuap is coming from.
Ho. W. W. Ketthuro, of the Twelfth
Congressional district, has been lying ill
with pneumonia at Washington for the
p-ibtfour or five days. Though in a criti
cal condition, his friends have not aban
doned hopes of his recovery.
Tbe Democratic leaders in Congress are
like the Irishman in deep water who repli
ed, on being told to swim, "How can I
swim sure when I have no foothold V"
There is no foothold, for them.
Telegraphic News.
UK ST tKXTEX.MAI. Cil.V.
THE REPUBLICANS SWEEP NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
Uoveruor Kleeted by tbe People.
COMPLEXION OF THE LEGISLA-
TI'IIV
TUBE.
latent returns.
Concori, N. II., March 15. A sum
mary of all the returns received up to one
o'clock a. M., is as follows : l'.K) towns
and wards give Cheuev 31,703 ; Earcy, 28.
03G ; Kendall and scattering, 310. The
same towns last year give the Republicans
20.393; Democrats, 29 737; Prohibition
and scattering, 5P. Republicans net gain,
2552.
Tbe footing of the Representatives at the
same hour is as follows : One huudred and
uiuetX-seveu towns aud wards elect 143 Re
publicans and 129 Democrats. The Re
publicans majority in the House last year
was 11. There is no doubt that Cheney is
elected Governor by the people, and the
Republicans claim that his majority will be
as biub as 1500 or 2000.
They also claim the House by from 15 to
25 majority, but the exact figures can only
be determined by later returns. Tbe Dem
ocrats think tbe House very close, and in
doubt. On the counties the Republicans
claim ts have carried six out of the teu, as
follows : Rockingham, Stanford, Aills
borough, Cheshire, Sullivan and Merri
mack.
The latter county is somewhat in doubt,
but the probabilities are that it has elected
R. publican officers. Last year the coun
ties were five Republicans and five Demo
crats. As stated, with the exception of
the House, the status of which can only be
determined by further returns, and the
Council, which is doubtful, the Republicans
have wade a clean sweep.
Pannage of a Resolution Penying
the Itight ol NeceMNion.
Washington, March 13. The resolu
tion offered in the houte to-day, calling for
a suspension of the rule, was of a politi
cal character, and intended to put the
Democrats ou record. It was offered by
Baker of Indiana, and iu substance deni
ed the right of secession on the part of
states, and affirming that the late war of
the rebellion was causeless and indefensi
ble, and opposed to ihe principles laid
down in the constitutiou. The Demo
crats endeavored to get the resolution re
ferred to a committee, but the Republi
cans were strong enough to get the yeas
and nays on the question and passed the
resolution. The Democrats, as roll call
progressed, abstained almost in a body
from voting at all, preferring to dodge
and not place themselves ou record. The
northern Democrats generally abstained
from votiug, and the votes cast against
the resolution wtrc southern Democrats
almost exclusively. Tho vote on the "sus
pending of the rules stood Jl ayes. 72 nays
not two-thirds.
Sewing Machines to t ome Dwn.
Washington, Mirch 10. Adverse re
ports have been agreed to by the Commit
tee on Patents on the appeal for an exten
sion of the Wilson sewing machine pat
ents. This action will break up a power
fol combination and make the invention
public proerty. The last of these patents
expires in one year. Prices will then be
only one-half what they now are.
GENERAL PREV.S DISPATCH.
The application fias been before Con
uress for several years, and protests
against the extension to have been received
during that time signed by uearly one
million (arsons. All the small sewing
machine companies which had be n le
quired to pay a heavy royalty to the sew.
ing machine combination. comio&ed of the
four leading machines, have fouzht the
extension savagely since it was originally
presented. This refusal will ultimately
reduce the price of sewing machines very
greatly as soon as the four-motion f e l
becomes public property. The committee
say that the applicant has already made
two or three large fortunes out of his in
vention, and that it is time now to give the
public a chance. The testimony taken be
fore the comiiittee shows that the cost of
sewing machines is not more than from
$12 to ?15.
Failure of Dautel Drew.
N'KW York, March 13. Alvin Burt,
counsel for Daniel Drew, tiled the latter's
voluntary petition iu bankruptcy on Satur
day and the case was referred to Register
Williams, and an abjudication took place
this morning.
Mr. Drew is liable as trustee for four
grand tkildren to about 5U0.000, which
is secured by 920.000 at par value of
stock of the People's Line of steamers and
aboul 870,000 worth of clocks and bonds
at market value.
He is also indebted to the same children
from 5223,000 to 250,000 which is secured
by mortgages on the bouse. Total liabili
ties secured and unsecured Si. 500 000.
The cauxe of the failure was the shrinkage
of stocks held by Mr. Diew.
Rettnniption In the Coal KeiglonM.
Pottsville, March 13. This morning
two of the Heading coal and iron com
pany's collieries resumed work, giving em
ployment to a large uumbur of men and
bo)s. Preparation are iu progress for a
general resumption uext week. The rail
mads have already begun the distribution
of cars to the various mines, aud business
shows sigus of improvement, especially
among the merchants.
The Phenomena from Kentucky
Louisville. March 10. Captain J. M.
Bent, of Mount Sterling, Ky., arrved in
Louisville to uight with specimens of the
flesh which fell last Friday io Bath coanty.
The flesh covered two acres of ground, re
sembled mutton, and left traces ot blood
on trees aud fences which were touched by
falling dakes.
The heavens were clear, the sun shone
and ouly Meeting clouds were visible at the
lime two r. M.. March 3. Quantities of
the desh have been preserved. Prof. Law
rence Smith, the well known scientists,
says it is no doubt animal flesh.
Clymer'a Crimen.
Washington, March 9. Mr. Bass, of
New York, will to-morrow make a ptrsou
al statement in the House concerning the
the proceedings of the committee, of which
he is a member io tbe caee against Belknap,
Mr. Bass has been in bad health all win
ter, and day before yesterday, when the
debate occurred, was too ill to leave his
house. Mr. Bass will confirm all that Was
said in the dispatch to the Times in the
first instance, in regard to the escape of
the witness. Marsh.
Except the statement then erroneously
made ibal Mr. Clymer was advised of
Marsh's intended de; arture by officers of
the secret service, his statement will be
even stronger than any which has been
published, in its presentation of facts. The
conclusions to be drawn from them h will
leave to the country. Mr. Blackburn, in
his rpech, gave the impression that a long
course ot investigation had beeu in pro
gress, tbe committee having regular days
for meetings, which the Republican mem
bers of the committee had neglected to
attend.
Il is shown by the records that the first
meeting of the committee iu the case
againvt Belknap was not on a regular com
mittee day ; Jhal it was an extraordinary
meeling in the afternoon, while the House
was in session, and Mr. Bass and Mr.
Da u Tord, though in the House, were given
no notice of it. They did not kuow thai
Marsh had been summoned. The whole
affair appears to have been deliberately
concealed from the Republican members.
When it was learned that Belkuap had
resigned it was proposed by the Democra
lie members to discharge Marsh immedi
ately, leave off tbe investigation, aud re
port the facts to the House, the plea being
that Ihe case had passed beyond the juris
diction of the House on account of tbe
resignation. This was opposed by the Re
publican members, and to them is due the
efforts at impeachment. Marsh was dis
charged al his own request, and he par
ticularly stated that he wauted to go to
New York on tbe 1 o'clock irain.
Mr. Bass opposed the discharge when
this request was under discussion, and
pointed out sufficient reasons. No deci
sion was made, and another topic came up.
o few iitinutts afterward Clymer. witli
out asking if any one objected, told Hfursh
he teas discharged, and even u-ent so far in
helpioa him away as to say if there teas not
time to yet Vie fees he dumer) would get
them and send tlum to ilarfh by mail.
Clymer also promised to send the contract
between Marsh and Evans to the witness
in a few days.
It will be remembered tbat this impor
tant original paper has now disappeared.
The facta are likely to be full as strong as
are here staled. Mr. Bass is quite able to
defend himself and whatever position he
may assume, if only he has sulliciuiit health
and his character ami manly political
course since he entered the House will give
the weight of truth to whatever he may
say. He is not the sort of a mau to per
mit such people as Blaekburu ami Clymer
to falsely represent him as neglecting duty.
Shower ot Meat.
Louisville, March U. The Bath coun
ty, (Ky.) Xeics of this dato save : "On
last Friday a shower of meat fell near the
house of Allen Crouch, who lives some
two or three miles from the Olympian
Springs iu the southern portion of the
county, covering a strip of Ground about
one hundred yards in length and fifty wide.
Mrs. Crouch was out in the yard at the
time, engaged in making soap, when meal
which hxiketl like beef began to fall around
her. Tbe sky was perf ctly clear at the
time, and she said it tell like large snow
flakes, the pieces as a general thing not
being much larger. One piece fell near
her which was three or four inches square.
Mr. Harrison Gill, whose veracity is un
questionable, aud from whom we obtained
the above facts, hearing of the occurence
visited the locality the next day, and says
he saw particles of meat sticking to the
fences aud scattered over the ground.
The meat when it first fell appeared to be
perfectly fresh."
The correspondent of the Louisville
Commercial, writing from Mount Sterling,
corroborates the above, ami says (he
pieces of flush were of various sizes and
shapes, some of them being two inches
square. Two gentlemen, who tasted the
meat, express the opinion that it was
either mutton or venison.
NIMJLKY A.M I,i:niSTO.
Attempt to Sri the Knilroad at
Auction Y-terlMy Sale
1'ostpoued.
Philadelphia, March 9 By order of
the first mortgage bondholders of the Sun
bury aud Lewi stown railroad, Thom iS &
Sons, auctioneers, put the road up for pub
he sale to-day al the Merchants Exchange.
At the liour named a large number of gen
llemeu assembled in the auction room ol
exchange, and Mr. Ellis, of Thomas &.
& Sous, rapped with his gavel and the
audience gave attention. The circum
stances which brought about the sale of
the road wero then related, together with
the terms of sale. He then named
amounts as suggestive to bidders, starting
at fabuhais prices, and coining down to
$150,000, when James II. Campbell, E.-q.,
a member of a committee in the interest
of the bondholders, bid 150,000. Mr.
Aaron Freeze, a loan holder, bid $1GU,
000. Here the bidding ended, and alter
repealed ell oats on the part f the auction
eer to get another bid, Mr. CampM; in
cepted the proceedings aud said that in the
interest of the bondholders whom he re
presented, the sale would be postponed uu
til this day tw weeks, Thursday. March
23d, when the mad would be sold without
fail to the higheet bidder. When this
announcement was made the meeting was
broken up.
IMfttrirl Attorney Arretted
Corrupt Practice.
for
Lancaster. IV. March 1:). District
Attorney John W. Johnson was arrested
here to day and held for a hearing on
Saturday next, on a charge of issuing forg
ed and fraudulent naturalization paerH
prior to the Gubernatorial election in 172.
Johnson was a member of the Republican
Slate Central Committee at that time. -Several
persons were then arrested for tin-ofli-nse,
but their cases never cftme to a
trial. The arrest of Johnson now is diii
to the charges made in a recent personal
dispute by a party who admits to having
aided him in tilling up fraudulent papers.
Johnson was elected district attorney io
1S74. and has always been a leading poh
tician here, a member of the school board,
and was formerly city solicitor. He an
nounced sometime ago, that, if prosecu
ted, he would not plead limitation,
altough it is clain e I by the prosecu
tion that the limitation of prosecution in
oflences of this character is not less than
three years.
Correspondence.
Ol lt i:n YOKK I.KTTKIt.
THK BEST or ALL CHARITIES -MOODY AND
8ANKKY SPUlNO PASHIONS POLITI
CAL BC8 NESS HEALTH.
New York. March 14. lRTti
THE BEST OF ALL CHARITIES.
As there are oor eople everywhere
who most l e relieved, I am goin to give
your readers the method of work adop'ed
by the ni st useful and eff dive charity in
the world. St. John's Guild is a body ol
men ana women in Ibis city, organized for
the purpose of helping the deserving poor.
The officers and workers get no salaries
Every dollar contributed goes directly to
the relief of the poor, without being pared
down a panicle. Any member ma
recommend desrrving people, and on iheir
recommendation visitors call and ascertain
the exact circumstances,
number in the family, its
earnings, and
what tbry most need. 1 hen the head eel
a ticket, and on presentation, ticket is
issued on which they can draw rations once
a eek. The Guild has an immense waie
house on Varica St.. which is filled with
meats, flour, groceries, and medicines, all
of which they buv at prime cost, and 5,000
families are wholly, or in part, supplied
therefrom. At this time 25.000 petsons
are livinsr on this charity, and there is not
an unworthy person aiiionir them. Every
one has to give a reference before an ounce
is drawn, aud the moment the pensioner
nets work the supply is stopped. In sum
mer their work s mostly carinu for sick
children 'he Guild own their own barge
and ted up for excursions up the
rh children, which they give
1 v 's a sight to jro down to the
w the crowds ot hungry
r vav their rations. Iast
'KK) were present durin
e supplied. The Guild
lion will do. and how
Every dollar is con
.olicitation. and they have
.y in getting funds, for every one
aii ihat what is given goes directly to
the object for which it is intended.
MOODY & SANKEY.
The meetings at the Hippodrome are
increasing, if anvthing. Extra services
have been put on this week, one in the af
ternoon to accommodate people who live
out of town. These are announced a lec
tures, and Monday the streets were placard
ed with huge po sters in the shape if theatre
Posters, hearin!; the title of the first lecture
On the Blood." No other intimation
was given that it was not a medical dis
course, as every one took it to be on read -ing
it at the tirsl glance. The church
members who can command their time,
have given up every other pursuit and at
tend meetings at ail hour, professing to
lind great enjoyment in them. It is neces
sary to give up everything else to attend,
fur one must go an hour beforehand, and
there is no time left ot half a day if one at
tends a meeting. The great doors flanked
by the winged Assyrian figures, that saw
the Hippodrome put to other uses, and
like their antetypes, survive all changes,
are open at half past eleven for the morn
ing meeting, and the throng which melts
into the hall half fills it at oner. The
audience is unconcerned, ladies t hailing
with their friends, ministers in the gallery
seats close to the speaker's' railing are deep
in low loned earnest chat about the ad
visory council' the piospscts of Oliver
Johnson's new paper, or the latest from
the inquiry rooms. :iud Mr. Moody's last
method. The only thing that would dis
tinuish the meeting from a coliseum con
cert iu jubilee lime iu Boston, is the num
ber of very poor, wretched looking people
who come. It was the only sign that
these meetings were called io the name of
the Christ who gathered the. multitudes to
gether, and hud compassion ou lh-m b:
cause they were as sheep without a shep
herd. There were such poor, decrepit old
women, tn garments barely decent to cover
them, past all decency of nextnees, and
bonnets barely rescued from tho coal-hole,
children with unkempt hair, and frowsy
garments, brought by bending grandmoth
ers, or drawn by curiosity into the free
meeting ; men evidently out of work filthy,
desponding and forlorn ; the hack streets
and alleys sdlting down beside ladies in furs
and velvets, and spruce youns men with
flowers in their button-holes.
It was a nitiful siaht. and one longei
that these poor souls, who had no earth!
hope or comfort, might find some help and
promise to lift them above their ir;ji.i-.
It oroiil.l Ivio., hunt, in irmml'iv with the
irStS S'ii
forward, and with L'entle feeling, told these
forlorn creatures tbat this unhappy lot
was not all of existence for them and wins-.
peieu ol inward nein. mat coui: uei nn-oi
rrfK.rG.MU.i.li.1,111. I!uli.iira.l..lut
quick-moving man, with neck st into his
shoulders, came to the tront. gave out a
hymn, and proceeded to pummel the truth
into the intemperate portion of hisaudietiee
talking agtiuit lime, like an inurance
auent trying to win a customer. He was '
glib. ercnip nry, he did not fuller a second
tn be lost, hi told a numlcr of stories,
slapped his reformed drunkards on the
bick wuh "1 want you lor rresnlent ol
the Tem; muck League I'm oing to start
to-day." or "I want oii for Secretary."
He mad usual point, that "man was a
failure," and with som; very heavy sing
ing, was oir to his converts, without paus
ing to take breath. The sinking, when
Mr. S ink y d s not take part, is very
heavy, bu it could hardly tie otherwise,
with four or live 'Imusand untrained voices
for a choir. The leader Iwats time betore
the audience, and exorts them to smg up,
and show that congregational singing 1
the grandest in the world, but he doesn't
tiud treat eucouragemeiit after bis mind.
Mr. Sankey confines his exertions to sing
mg a hymn at each meeting, when he feels
like it. and doesu't object to show his suf
ficientiv good-looking face with the ill
temM-red mouth behind the harmonium.
Mr. Moody and his wite are the guests of
Win. E.Dodge, Jr., of the tirm Phelps &
Co.. and his sons have lately been placed
at one of the best schools "ii Fifth avenue,
their expenses being delrayed by wealthy
friends. The evangelists do not receive
anything for their labors, beyond their ex
penses, but their friends take care that
they shall have as good a living as New
York can give. The money made by the
sale of hymn-books goes to the Young
Men's Christian Association. Il is said
that the lebt of this body has been extin
guished, and the fun I from the Sankey
hymn-book will be available for charitable
work. The space g'veii this theme is not
out of proportion tho interest ii excites
here. The fashionable ta k is what is done
at the Hippodr e, th new p iper squab
tiles, and the ftsuionahle el'irts for Ihe
Centennial fund. The women of Xew
York have manued to get by the ears on
this, as they alwivs d when i fficereil by
the nert-no9ed a nbitious creatures whose
names arc forever in the newspapers, and j
who are far, very far from representing j
the best society. j
SPRIXQ FASHIONS. j
The warm weather allows the greatest j
latitude in the ma' ter of fashion. It is j
not uncommon to see thick jackets dis ;
earueii. and tne iimcr si'K sun wiu mm
a lace tichu. or the bead fringe cape of last
i:i il ; again, suits in two shad, s of gray or
brown debegb, will be the tirst change for
good, and with these are over-dresses of
soft striped., basket woven or wool natte
cloths, in large stripes of indefinite shading
r subdued colors. Checks are found in
ill fihncs. W'd. silk, cotton, black and
white, brown and white, blue and white.
ui small and modest though clear. The
h its for the half season, just befoie we lake
.absolutely sprint array, are white felt,
mill colored elvet fice trimming, worn
with a crape or lace veil of ihe mme shade
fdded about th- head, closdy, a a flight
protection against neuralgia while March
winds threaten. They will s-mmi he laid
iside for the soft chip hats, of every shade
of tinted-white, pearl-white, pink-white,
cream-white, to la; trimmed with lace
hearts of the exact tint if the straw hat.
Girls will be glad to bear that long polon
aises and turbans the old favotiles in dims
iiid head wear, are settled stylet fr the
vear to ciue.
POLITICAL.
The Union league Club, which repre
sents the unofficial end of the Republican
artv of this city, has felt impelled to ex
press i'self. It ha resolved that no man
should be nominated who is not entirely
I hove suspicion of dabbling; in speculation
and who is uot entirely free from compli
cations that would lead him in that direc
tion. This is somewhat ambiguous, but
there can be no doubt as to its meaning.
II is a dig al Grant and at Roscne Conklin,
and a protest against the interference of
custom house and P.wt -office employees iu
politics. It is a demand for a throwing
ver b ard of the professional politicians,
md a call for new men lo come to the tront
men not euvolved in entangling alliances,
or mixed in any way with what is known
is iiiauageineti'." IVlknap lias played
the dickens with Ihe regulars. The people
ire not in the humor to be. fooled with just
now. aud Ihe action of the Union League
Club is significant. The members do not
prop-ise to clean it. They will have none
but clean man. Tbe third term idea, which
had, at one lime, some etreiiglh here, is as
dead as a melt. Right or wrong, there is
a terrible feeling of distrust of the old
stagers, and a desire for new men. The
country will do w hat il did in H"4. when
Sherman. Colfax. Burlingame, and the now
old leaders of the Republican party came
to the surface. That Congress was made
up a lmost entirely of new men, and so
will tbe next be. He will Ihj a very clean
nan who survives the i upending storiu.
lielkuap. Schenck, and the other convicted
as well as suspected ones, have done the
young aspirants of the country an immense
service.
UL'SIXBS
continues as usual. New York is sitting
down with folded hands, aud i eating, it
self up. There is no business whatever
III fact ihe doing of business is rapidly be
coming one of ihe lost arts. Th spring
time is coming, and il is hoped that their
will be a revival, out we have been s hop
ing for three long, dreary years. Rents
are falling every day, and landlords con
sider themselves lucky to have their build
ings iKjciipied at any rent at all. It very
bad. There were 112 failures this week.
THE HEALTH
of the city is bad. Tbe unseasonable weath
er il is as warm as an ordiuary June
has brought influenza, rheumatism. ani
levers of all kinds, aud all thest ailment
are of a fearfully malignant type. Tbe
death rate is terrible among the poor, and
the rich aud well-cared for sutler almost
as severely. PlKTRO.
Spring Debility, languor. lastitude.
ami that low slate of ihe system peculiar to
the springtime of the year, are immediately
by the Pi ruvian Syrup, which supplies the
hioold with its vital principal of life
element iron infusing sirength, vigor, and
new life into all parts of the system. lie
ing free from aicoliol, its energizing effects
are not followed by corespoding reaction,
but are permanent. Sold by all druggisis.
Pamphle's free. -
Skth W. Fowlk & Sons, rropistors,
P .pioti.
If you have a discharge from ihe tmse.
oIKnsive or otherwise, partial loss of the
senee of smell, laste. or hearing, eyes wat
ery or weak, fell dull and stupid or debili
tated, pai n or pm-sure in the head, tak
cold easily, you may rest assured that you
have Catarrh. Thousands annually, with
out manifesting half of the above symp
toms, terminate in consumption, and end in
the grave. No disease is so common,
more deceptive, of less understood by phy
ticians. R. V. Pierce. M. D., of Buffalo,
N. Y., is the proprietor of Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy a perfect Specific for
Catarrh, "Cold iu the head," or Catarrhal
Headache.
OT
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CENTRAL CLOTHE ILL
Corner Third and Market Streets, Sunbnry, Pa.,
Lave the Largest
Beady-Made
ever hrouirlit to Sunhurv which ia
- - foun(j m Q fa
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liavinor iiouglit lor cash, we are enabled to sell iU per cent, cheaper tt an
can be bought elsewhere. Our stock has been selected with great
"care, is of the latest styles, ami made np substantially
from the best material. We sell
BJY.S' SUITS, from $2, upwards. MENS' SUITS, from $4, upwards.
We have also the latest styles HAT 5 & CAPS, which we make
a specialty
Willie and Colored Shirts,
the best selection ever seen in Sunbury. Trunks, Valises, and Satchels,
QKISTT'S h U WISHING GOODS
The best assortment to select from. We do not want to boast of our
great variety of sphndid goods, but we invite every one to call and exam
ine for themselves. No charges are made for showing goods, and we will
consider it a favor for all to give us a call, whether you buy or not, as it
will be a pleasure to us to show what we have got to convince all that we
have not exaggerated ujion our large stock, tome and see the
sight. More Keadv-Made Clothing than was ever seen in Suubury'.
Returning our thanks to those who have heretofore patronized us, we
hope they will invite all their friends to give us a call.
Truly Yours,
March 17, 1878.
OF
Wo condensefrom the ZeMgh Rtgitkr the
substance of a uuverwxuon about Oak Hall, in
PhiladeCiiaX wansmakeri Brown's " Largest
ClotblcjMQfise ia America." A. visitor act
t:t -nila:i Wre t he spes ken :
Yifilor. " Whnt comer ii the Ball 'tin? on?"
A'.'cnlixnt. " ouUi-Ea?t corner of Sixth snd
Market. Hease note (he EIXTII, for some
f tranters leeUiny Oak Hull, have been milled
l.y Uiining persons.''
V. " It is perfectly colossal I Po yoa know
ItM dimension ?'
A. " U.OCO square feet CS on Market, nd
1-0 odd on EixLU, six stories high, bos over
three anv) oj. floortsijf, snd covers space once
cccupied by Hpraclka. twenty different basi
lars place.'
V. " Do you use t earn -power T
A. " A giant young engine furnishes power
f.T tho freight and passeogerelevaton, and the
1' jilers sttaji for hciiLiig, and the oiuer opera
tions of the honn."
V. " Whtor .inlo yon take with goods?"
A. "Thcyaru lir t cixed and arranged In
Ihe basement, on longer counters.anu i&bcii
tiiente on the fsftj'TlIevtUr the inspec
;ir"s r cm on thera C.r.-'
V. Is inspei tinjlie l. rt operation T
A. " No, air, niea-furict.'. Ine goods are Prt
measured in the pice, then inspected. Ihe
doth passe over roller in t.ie face of a EtronR
light, and two men lit, oi.e before and out
behind the goods, watrhin; with the eye of a
hawk for the least pin-hole Imperfection, and
marking evtry liu w, m that tiie cutter rcny tea
and avoid il when he comes to cut the gar
ment'." V. " Yoa mnt employ an arrfy of cutters?"
A. "Coma our litli forA and feel We
kcep70 hands all the t.e cralng np the clot'i
iuto garments. besidefcyf machine that uo
a don n men s work eaclJSf: a stroke."
V. "Do yuii Miiuiilactiue ail your era
goods ""
A. " We do, and most carefully. Our ex
aminers inspect every stitch ana tram, and
certiiy to every garment as extra-well ciadj
beioie we put our tivket ca it, and bctuiuo
respoii.-ible f. r it."
V. "Your tystt-ia mart sere yon a great
deal V
A. In eTery direction, s!r. It Is tt system
and economy we practice all Uc yryf through,
that enable n to put our prXkuwn to ih
people astedo." ir
V. " Alter ins peoting the work, what becotoeg
of it?" .
A. " Before It goes Into Stock it ia Urfrtti
livery single garment has its number and
ther point noted on it, so that iu entire his
tory caa be traced without faii, upon our
bovk."
V. " You must hare SO or 40 salesmen V
A. "Why kir.on busy days you axujsee 10)
in tbe various rooms and suites ot room?,
selling to the throngs of customers."
V. " Co tou do an order buArV hv mail
and exDress '" fc
A. " Very great.
All over the country.
Our
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When you visit Philadelohia, call and s ee
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SOLID WALNUT MARBLE TOP CHAMBER SUITS FOR
Parlar Suits in Hair Cloth or Fancy Repsfrom $50 up.
Mi Ms ii PM fin T
Walnut Dressing Case Suits, 868.0r
Best Wire Wove Spring
ALT. OTHER GOODS EQUALI
Feathers in Pillows o.
In I.arie Quautitirs and off
GIVE HIM
Sept. 17, 1S7". ly.
NEW TEA STORE !
The niirferelgned have Just opened s
ISTEW TEA. STORE,
Market Squ ire. SUNBTJKT. PA.,
Where they in'end to make th finest Teas, th'
best Coffees, and trictiy pure Spices a
speciality. They are now re
ceivini; a large
STOCK OF TEAS,
the finest good ever offered in this vicinity
are selUii: for CASH at preatly redoeed rr
The public are respectfully invited to cs
eiaioloe our goods and prices.
A. F. HAZELTINE i
Sunbnry, Jan. 96, 1878. 6 mos.
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THE
.Assortment of
CLOTHIBJG,
made ur of all the latest stvle eoods
Markets.
grand
SIMON & OPPENHEIMER.
TERES
perfect system f&A rules of self-measurement
mate irnossiKe to piease people aimi uiim
away jfQ avvv&ctly
;iy a u i
' they were here in
person.'
V. " I suppowyoa hares least half a cozmi
c'u'ferent departments r
A. " ily dear sir I we hare more than tvmtv,
each charged with its own business, and each
thoroughly organized, a necessary wheel with
in we great wueei.
V.
you name a doren or so of them T
A.
With pleasure. The Custom Derjart-
ment. forthoae who prefer custom-made to
rcar-niad TXt FumUhlng Department;
wild its rnKwnse stock oi ail underwear.
Ihe Shirt Jtfctory, with its busy machines,
making cur own Urn-class shirts. The Triiu-
ming bepurrment, itself as big as many a reru
Ixr store. Tbe Garment Stock Kocra. Tht
Receiving Room. Ti.e Order Department,
named before. Tbe Special Uniforms Depart
ment. The Delivery Department, with it
score of mesrengers. The "
V. " U ii J, hold ! ir, enocgh V
A. I'm not half through'! The Adrertiting
Department, with its bilLand sign dimbutors,
euitineand publishing business and popular
Journtl, cirt. u!pj)rri?, 0,u)ctp,es monthi v
(tell ail yourl'ri.ftpTotend forlti. The Men
Department, witlts many rooms. Tbe Boys'
Department. The Youth Department. Ihe
Children a Department, with it special
entrance for ladies. The Telegraph tepart
ment. The Chief Clerk's Department, witU
its book-keepers and assistants. General Man
ager's Department; Financier's OSite, and
oilier omcr-s of the firm all bay as bee
tl.inking, planning, executing. btiy
ing. resisterine;. TeaH'iglfc. sendinarltSKcsT
end iu a thrumnryf joining their farce
to cany cnabukinesVi:h the people mount
ing to berweea 82,iA,t aaa 13,oufi'x an
nually." V. S-t-u-p-e-n-d-o-u-s?
A. ' Indeed it fa! I forrrot tn name the
Ca biers Department, which handles its fc5,'jo
el' retail sales on v mj single days !'
V. "3,000! Immense I That's what enables
tie house to bny cheap and seljheapr'
A. " Exactly I Yoa have hfrt hit it The
people throng here, krisK-ityf that we defend
on low price and immiMtlci."
V. "What are the 'roCastLU' I hear so
much about?"
A. "Our system of bnsinew dealing L One
price, no deviation : 2. Cash for everything ; 3.
A guarantee protecting the purchaser: 4. The
money returned if the buyer caa't otherwise
be suited."
V. " Nothing could be fairer."
A. " Kothing. And the people see It."
V. " Weil, 1 thank you, sir, for your polite
attention." -
A. "N-t at all. It's a pleasure to serve yon.
Call sgain ; and be sure of the plole Wane
maker dc Brown's Oak Hallsnjoodi-Eaft cor
ner fcixth and Market" 4
V. "Thank yout 1 shall be happy to do so.
Good morning."
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