The Somerset Herald.
WEDNESDAY.
Jinniry aa. WT.
The birthday of the rebel General
Lee was celebrated on Wednesday
la?: throughout Virginia wiih great
pon.p and parade.
The Democratic State Central
Committee nut at Harrisburg on
Thursday last, end derided to bold
the Convention of tbat party at Lan-
ru-tcr, on the -22A day of March
next
The Democrats of the Mississippi
Legislature Laveelectcd L. Q C. La
mar 1. S. Senator. He is at present in
tbe House at Washington, and is the
acknow ledged leader of the sixty j
Brigadiers wbo rule the Democracy!
in tLnt body.
The Democrats of tbe Kentucky
Legislature, after a long end acrimo-(
nious strugg;e, iave elected John B.
Il. ck T. S. Senator from tbe 4th of
March, 1j77, in place of Hon. John
W. Stevenson. Deck was born in
Scotland, bas served three terms in
tbe lower House of Congress, is an
iLfiaiionin Bd a Dourbon Democrat.
A VfTtRS paper Rums up tbe im
notv debute as lollows: There are
persons w ho have not been am
nestied. Tbe Republicans stand III-
ir: ' to vote amnesty to 74;t. but tbe
Democrats prefer to leave the whole
iiuuii'cr disfranchised rather tbanper
iiii: a vote on excepting the Andcr-)-c!ivi!ie
murderer.
Ii:m k-on, of St. Louis, who was
employed by District Attorney Dyer
to asst in tbe prosecution of tbe
w biskv cases, and who was dismiss
ed fur" a breach of professional eti
quette, a-k the Government to pay
hi id the trifling sun) of $30,000 for
Invaluable services. The Govern
r.)t .-it is inking the matter under ad-
;- :i)( Tit.
Tiir. Republican members of the
11... use Judiciary Committee are unit-
el in the determination not to give
!t:r consent to the repeal of the test
cr.li without first endeavoring to get
U Di ui..eralic members to agree to
n -.,rt in lieu thereof an oath to sup
p.ptt the Constitution of the Vntted
States ar.d the Union.
Til f. Centennial Committees were
at llairisburg last week, urging upon
the Legislature an appropriation of
..'.o.moO to erect a State Centennial
building on the grounds at Philadel
phia. In view of the appropriation
(,! a million of dollars heretofore vo
ted 1. ui of the Treasury, it strikes us
that this is just a little steep. There
is a bt.tu.rn to the taxpayers' pockets,
C'Ti'.IiTiirn.
(is Wtducsday last Gov. Hart
r.ttift nominated Col. M. S. Quay to
the Senate as Secretary of the Com
monwealth. The rules were imme
diately suspended and tbe nomina
tion was unanimously confirmed.
Col. Ouay Las discharged tbe duties
of Secretary for the last three years
ia a most eflicient and acceptable
manner, and well deserved a re-nom
ination and unanimous confirmation
Tut last of tbe Moody and San
key meetings was held in Philadel
phia on last Thursday night Twelve
thousand people gained access to tbe
building, and as many more were
turned away. A collection was taken
up (the only one during all tLe meet
ings) to aid in the completion of the
new building for tbe Young Mens'
Christian Association. It amounted
to over one hundred thousand dol
lars. Oue lady, whose son was con
verted, sent as a thank offering a dia
mond ring, for which a geutlcraan
gave one thonsaud dollars.
Slsa tor Morton made a power
erful speech in the U. S. Seuate on
Wednesday last, showing how the
Democrats carried Mississippi. He
said: ,-If the information 1 have re
ceived from very niaDY sources is
substantially true, the late pretended
election ia Mississippi was an armed
revolution, characterized by fraud,
murder and violence in almost every
f .rm. It was carried on in some re
spects under forms of law, but the
real nature was that of force, the vi
olation of law and trampling under
foot of the dearest rights cf the great
masses of men."
The inauguration ceremonies at
Harrisburg on Tuesday of last
week were the most imposing ever
witnessed at the Capital. The mili
tary display was unusually fine, not
withstanding the inclement weather,
and the rejoicing was universal with
out a taint of partisan sentiment.
No Governor of Pennsylvania was
ever more esteemed than is the pre,i
SI I f ... .1 I
sent Chief Magistrate, the enemies
of bis first term conceding without
stint the purity and ability of bis ad
ministration, and the entire people
now feeling assured thr.t the inter
ests of tbe Commonwealth could not
be confided to safer bands. Tbe
frank and terse inaugural address of
our Centennial Governor will be
found in another celumn.
At tbe assembling of Congress it
Tras announced that the Democracy
no were at onco going to reduce the ar
my. Wc observe, however, that one
'r day last week the Select House Com
mittee on tbe Mexican border trou
bles, called on tbe Secretary f War
to station two regimenU along the
line of the Rio Grande to prevent
the incessant raids of Mexican ban
ditti. The Secretary replied that all
the troops Le bad were engaged in
defense of tbe Indian border, and
that it w as impossible to comply with
their request The Committee now
talk of introducing a bill to author
ize tbe recruiting of two new regi
ments of cavalry to be stationed 00
tbe Mexican border. This is tbe way
tbe Democracy are going to red nee
the army.
TnE Governor has not yet sent the !
name cf Attorney General Lear to I
name or AUorney ucnerai arwi
tie Senate for confirmation. Harris
burg rumors say tbat the I Diiadei-
phia Senators are bitterly opposing
him. and will unite with Democrats
in defeating bis conGrmation. Tbe
reason of their hostility is said to be
his refusal to reverse the la.e Attor
ney General Dimmitk in the matter
of a '" ffrranfo against a street
railway in Philadelphia. If these
citv representatives expect to lay
dow the law to the Attorney Gener
al, the sooner the balance of the
Stale knows it tie better. True, they
have the power to defeat the confir
mation of Mr. Lear, but if they imag
ine that they can first pledge tbe
Governor's nominee te their interests
before be is confirmed, we imagine
tbey will discover they have mista
ken the Left of the man likely to be
selected by Governor Hartracft if
Lear's confirmation is defeated.
Ye thought it best that our read
ers should read for themselves the
sentiments of the men w ho now con
trol the lower House of Congress
and we therefore publish oa our first
page tbe associated press report of the
speech made by Mr. Benjamin Hill,
of Georgia, ia reply to Mr. Blaine,
during the late discussion oa amnes
ty in the House. Mr. Randall intro
duced a bill grauting amnesty for all
offenses to those engaged in the late
rebellion. Mr. Blame asked leave to
ameDd, by excluding JefT. Davis,
and in a speech in support of bis
amendment passionately declared be
fore God that Andersonville was an
infamous crime, and that tbe one
man most responsible for it should
stand ostracised forever.
This drew out Mr. Hill in defense
of Andersonville and Jeff Davis, and
he seized the occasion to pour out a
torrent of invective against the
North and to praise and justify the
!outb. The fact that Hill was bear
til v applauded by Lis Democratic
colleagues in tbe House, and that
the Democratic press of the
North
exhibits its sympathy with Lis senti
jn)euts, by vehemently and rancor-
ously denouncing Mr. Blaine, is sig
nificant evidence of their lively sym
pathy with the sentiments uttered by
the unrepentant relnl.
We couless no sympathy with that
sickly sentimentality which, because
of this Ceutennial year, would force
amnesty on a few score of defiant
rebels who will not avail themselves
of the lenient law by which they can
be speedily panoplied with full citi
zenship, and restored to rights and
privileges which they wantonly aban
doned.
We believe that it is right and ex
pedient for the nation to keep Jeff
Davis under tbe political disabilities
that now remain on him, and in this
we think a large majority of the loy
al people of the country agreowitb
us. We are tired of this everlasting
parrot-like cry of showing the gen
erosity of the Great Republic. Have
we not in all conscience been gener
ous enough? It is bare ten years
since the war closed, and men are
now in Congress making laws for
tbe Nation they tried to destroy and
boldly justifying and defending their
treason. With the exceptions of
about seven hundred and Gfty, all tbe
thousands who joined in the attempt
to take the Nation's life have been
forgiven and restored to citizenship
Dot a single traitor bas been exe
cuted for his crime and there is gen
eral assent that those remaining nn
der disabilities, one man alone excep
ted, may be amnestied. Where in the
world's history can such an instance
of clemency be found? What othe
nation ever treated its rebellious sub
jects like this? As soon as tbe re
bcllion was conquered the work of
forgiveness began. Sixty ex-rebels
are in tbe National Legislature mak
ing laws for tbe loyal as well as the
disloyal, proposing amendments to
the Constitution, making speeches in
favor of the doctrines that led to
their rebellion, justi'yiug their trea
son, pouring out their venom on the
victorious North, and turning Union
soldiers out of office and replacing
tbem with ex-rebels. It looks to-day
as if the North had been the guilty
party, and not those who tried to
destroy the I'nion. Talk about Re
publicans denying amnesty! Mr.
Blaine uttered a literal truth when
he said of bis party and its course
towars the Souih, "It is an imperish
able record of a liberality and large
mindedness and magnanimity and
mercy such as have not been shown
in the world's history of conquerors
to conquered."
A DrnnrriXIr OMirll Whom Ike Par
ty ' Afford ! Have to office.
The Democratic party chooses for
tlA lWAnmnn ..In n n i I a f r
the Government places in its gift,
men whose venom is prcf against
kindness, who cannot forget to bate,
and wbo, in cold blood, and with
forethought and deliberation, glory
in tbe work of murder, and give
posthumous honor to an assassin.
Here was one man in ail the South
let us hope in tbe name of human
ity there was but one such who,
three years ago, in 1 SC2 or 3, the war
having been seven years closed, tbe
men who forsook the Government
and took up arms against it having
been pardoned and restored to tbe
privileges tbey bad forfeited, and an
era of reconciliation been opened
who at such a time and under such
circumstances gave to his own help
less child a name for that child to
bear through all its future life, and
bearing it to show all the world its
father's undying hatred for a Gov
ernment that bad pardoned him his
hissing malignity to tbe memory of
a great and tender-hearted man,
who had never harmed bim, and his
reverence for an assassin whose
name only survives by its infamy.
Think of it for a moment! What
kind of a man must he be who dow
ers his just born child with the name
01 jocn w likes ioott: uoes it in
tne coldest of cold blood, with delib-
rr.im. . : o
.uvi uul upu miiui. oereu
VH ,lfr ,lhe commission of the
murder Wbieh Bent A thrill nf hnrrnr
through all ib South as well as
through the North; a murder so hor-
rible tbat in the very white beat of :
tbe wr. wben tbe passions of men
thdp aQgrie8t pitch, no de-1
anywhere did other than I
denounce it as a moot infamous crime'
this man caltaly fastens on bis own tLe moat conspicuous feature. The
poor helpless infant tbe murderer's ' fact is the jewels of a great many
name. This was not idiocy; though fashionable dames are lying very sate
it seems incredible tbat it sbould be i iu bankers' safes, as security for mou
done by a person of ordinary iatel-!ey tbat was absolutely necessary for
lect and intelligence. It was just I tbe bead of the house to save him
dall brutality; beastly cruelty. The ' self from going under, and the iron
man who "could approve of the as-' that enters Madam's 6ouI is the bor
sassination of Mr. Lincoln would be 1 rible uncertainty as to whether the
just such a monster as to curse his1 sacrifice will save him after all. If
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own Uesn ana blood witb such a 11 does not, snc lias lost neruiamouus
christening and make Lis child the i w uDout saving her husbaud. How
instrument for carrying over to the 'ebe would like to have those dia
next generation tbe badge of his j mouds, if they do fail, and bow fcr
lather's shame. Poor child, to be j vcuily will .the mourn them! Pity the
thus fathered and thus haudicapped rich they are the ones who need it.
for life. j Tbe poor are used to tbiu living
And now, there being such a man, like the tela that were skinned alive
such a patriot, such a citizen, aud ' tbey areuced to it.
such a father, where do we find him? j mght work in the citv.
Ask Air. Morrtson, C'bairnian 01 ilc ,
11- j f r.k nm '
"J au ii-c !
Ueiouua
him nH rrv..;ntrt him plrk llf hlS I
"1'r-"-" -
committee, where be draws pay 110m
the Government be loval.y sup-
ports ASK Air Al.coae.
the Democratic Speaker of the House
who made Mr. Morrison the leader of
the House and gave him the opportu
nity to appoint tbis man. Ask the
Democratic party, which elected Mr.
Kerr aud Mr. Morrison, and which is
luow" "uuu" l'" I
menu? Is this what wc are voting
r 1 . l 1 !..
to bring in when we aid in 'l
a Democratic victory ? If so, let us (
kuow it and have a fair understand-
ing. e nave neia me iicpuuucan
party responsible for its appoint
ments; we do the sa.ue with tbe Dem
ocrats. Tbis man is not Mr. Morri
son's or -lr- Kerr's exclusively. He
is tbe prrty's. It must carry bim.
He is not conspicuous, 10 ue tu.e.
He is only clerk of a committee.
But there is not any place obscure
enough to shelter such a man where
be can drawn Government pay. lie
affronts justice; be shocks common
decencr. Tbe man wDo.appiauus as
sassination would be an assassiu him
self if bo dared. There isuo titue.-s,
no propriety, no seuse in bis being
anywhere wbcre the eye of a scll
respectiog citizen may light on him.
much less in any public place uere
tbe Nation's gorge rises at sight or
sound of him.
Mr. Morrison, neither you nor j
your Speaker nor your party can af-i
ford to appoint to ollice a man who, ;
seven years after Mr. Lincoln's uiur ,
der. christen Lis ow n son i h tLe j
murderer s name. vr lori.-
bene. j
orn r.w vokk i.trtrr..
Ntw York, January 21, 1S7G.
worryim: the lottery-dealers
The authorities are making a raid
on tbe lottery -dealers, and are worry-
nir tbat honorable faternity teartuiiy.
The Kentucky and Missouri shops
have been shut up, and the mauagers
arrested; five of the Havana dealers
have been placed in quod, ana tne
others are being pulled as fast as
possible. Tbe method is, for an of
ficer in plain clothes to go in and pur
chase a ticket, and then go and make
his complaint. But very few have
an idea as to the extent 01 tne ousi
ness, or tbe amount of money expend
ed in this kind of chance. The fa
mous Kentucky Library scheme was
sold five times in this city alone, to
the extent of over $275,000 each time,
and that was only one of a score of
schemes that were before the public.
and by no means tbe most rapid sell
ing. It is curious now tne people
part with their money. For iustauee,
there is the Havana Lottery Ring,
who take thousands of dollars in a
day, from people who have no knowl
edge as to the responsibility of the
managers, or, for that matter, wheth
er there is any lottery at all. They
pay their money on tbe simple say-so
of men of whom they have no knowl
edge, and who are following an ille
gal business, at best. One old repro
date wbo liveo in Cincinnati, but who
bad an "office" here, advertised draw
ings teu rears one each month of
watches, horses, houses and money,
taking thousands of dollars a month
from his victims ; but he never had
drawings at all. Each month he
would go over his letters, and select
points where business was dull, and
send to some well-known man who
bad bought tickets a prize. These
men would talk about it, and become
walking advertisements for the old
swindler. The law fiually stopped
him, and is trying to stop tbe regular
business, but it all amounts to noth
ing. There is no way of iimkiiii:
a fool keep his money. The lottery
man will get out of jail, lay low a
few weeks, and go at it again us bold
as ever.
tilto:j
was at home New Yer, lookiug
fresher and better than I have knotvn
him for three years. He has made a
great success in the lecture field this
season, aed has materially strength
ened bis position. His daughters
side with him in the difference be
tween him and their irother, which
is one of Theodore's griefs. He in
sisted tbat they should call upon
their mother New Year's, and take
gifts to her; but suspecting that they
came at bis instance, she refused to
see them. Mrs. Tilton is very bitter,
and I can't blame ber. She is the
chief sufferer in tbis miserable affair.
Tbe Church that holds Rcecher to be
innocent treats ber as though she
were guilty, and while it has oceans
ot sympathy with IJeecbcr it baj
none whatever for ber. She is
wretchedly poor, and has bad a hard
time to live.
FAILURES.
During the week there were forty
one failures, many of them very
large. One firm that bad eighteen
tea stores, in various parts of tbe
city went under, owing $f.00,000
more than it could pay, the cause be
ing shrinkage in tbe value of goods
and tbe terrible falling off in trade.
It was shown that some of the stores,
which formerly did a profitable busi
ness, had not for a year sold enough
goods to pay running expenses, and
tbat none of them had made a cent.
This failure took down three other
houses, and each of them will carry
down some smaller ones. The own
ers of business buildings are shaking
in their shoes, for they don't know
from one day to another but tbat their
tenants may fail, and tbey know
yery well that when a store gets
empty it is going to stay empty for
a time. Half the business houses
in the city are either emDty or bein?
, , -1 0
occupiea at nan me old rates. Tbe
I effect of this is visible in everything,
mere nas oeen out very lew big
balls this winter, and the few have
been ucry thinly attended. Then
responsible for their acts aud fc'be".; M a nl0wing machine
appointment ot this Representative ! j"-1 Xbea lLe gcaven.
Democrat. W bo is the man, wholes up t ..,B.tanks
within three years has eco rded " vorVtaks without,
the baptismal font over the bead of J Jt J
his infant son his reverent regard for ' e hundred3 of
President Lincoln's assass.n.' Is he . tb ir PJ k hflir
of tbe sort tbat the Democrats party " a, f . . ,ina . ,ht
those who do attend are content to
go very modestly oturcdl and
itbout any very special display,
At the big Chanty Ball tbe other
night, the abseuce of diamonds was
hi..i- f .he la-
lew 'eisuujt.ci
h. it i.bPa to meet the convenience
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13Tge Cll .
01 a large cut. t nu uu
borers of the" day wend their way
l i... ..flwif nrmv ia ready to
A of
, kfc ose88ion of tbe
com-.nies with broom
aud shovel work on the crossings,
r bile the street sweeping maenio2S
hurry and clatter past like light ar
tillery-, tbe great cylinder orusues
it.e cie to their posts, dropping a man
".te L.l.. .-, L ,h' J LL Scores
on move,
o f t J . d auJ .lert tiU two
f uu . ,;., ,h Utpi-t
in t'h nit rii ULr " . " ' .
uews ol nre aai urrrk iu. lcUv.c -v
breakfast. Tbe work cf loadiug aud
aud unloading vessels goes on by
uight and day the same. The pnut
ing offices of tbe morning papers be
gin their work about uiue in tbe
evening, not to close till tbe last
customer is Served across the coun
ter with his batch of dailies to be
left at up town doors. My newsman
was shutting up his stand the other
night as I went by at early winter's
dusk, aud as ho obligingly unlocked
his door to give me the last Harprr,
said, "I have to be up and down
towu by three in the xoruiog to get
my papers, and I must shut up early
to get some rest." It gave me a new
idea of the care and hardship it takes
to provide a matter, 60 much of
course, as our daily paper at break
fast. De.-ide these occupations, there
is a large class engaged in supplying
1 be wants of these workers, such as
the all-night refreshment houses, tne
drinking places, to say nothing of the
cars and stages, ferryboats and craft
i.f all sorts, lawful and unlawful, that
nU- from dewv eve till daw), 8ud
1
round again.
FASHION AND CHARITY.
The first annual balls given after
the first of January came off this
week, but was not tbe success which
these charitable festivals usually are,
though patronized by tbe gayest aud
most fashionable people. Tbe fact is,
that people have not money to spend
for anything not strictly essential,
even iu the name of charity. No
pains were spared to make tbis ball
as attractive as in former years, aud
the decorations aic spoken of as d3
lightfui, in the profusion of flowers
employed. Tbe stage of tbe Acade
my was encircled with roses, till tbe
eye could cot rest, and tbe private
boxes were embowered in bouquets.
Gov. Tilden came down from Albany j
to open the ball, but was delayed till
nearly 11 o'clock, when a superb pro
cession swept after bim to the floor,
the dancing beginning with over
seventy couples. Tbe display of
dress was behind that of former
years, though there were some gorge
ous costumes. Cream-colored bro
cade and failles contrasted vividly
with dark velvets, trimmed with
gold and silver braids and rich lace.
Oue of the most noticeable dresses
was of white, embroidered with gold,
over crimson silk, trimmed with
masses of great cherries and their
leaves A close-fitting robe of black
velvet was embroidered with gold
braid, forming a vest iu front, and
uearly covering the skirt, worn with
old point lace. All dresses fit close
ly to tbe form, tbe ouly drapery be
itiir in the trimming, aud the hair is
die.-sed with the same severe simplic
ity. The novice style is preferred for
its conventual plaiuness. The choice
iu costumes lies between cream-w hite
aid ivory silks and tbe dark velvets
with contrasting trimming. Thus
the light dresses are draped with
cordons of rich deep autumn leaves,
wbile tbe velvets are covered with
over-dresses of white guazc or laee.
Superb flowers are part of every toi
let uuless tbe lace is too rich to ueed
auy addition, aud the fauey orna
ments of silver in the shape of chate
laines, bells and necklets, fiud their
appropriate place in evening costume
Tho.-e ladies who have Genoese sil
ver ornaments will be glad to know
that these are in style again, after be
ing laid aside for years.
the keck with hefaloatiox.
The exposure of B. T. Babbitt's
managing clerk is a fit climax to the
cases of default during the year.
Month after month some new fraud
shocks the public, which business
men take with as much coolness as
the failure of a country customer.
I u tbe case of Babbitt's as every
body calls it as if the criminal bad
no concern in it, tbe matter is not to
pass off with a little hard swearing
in the private office. The defaulter
bad been living for two months past
in lodgings on Tenth street, going
out only ia the evenings for air.
How did the detective find out Mr.
Beckwith's whereabouts? Easily
enough. It ia a simply a knowledge
of feminine human nature that is tbe
stock in trade of all detectives.
They don't ask "where is the man V
they simply find out where tbe wo
man is who is a part of tbe man, and
tbey are morally certain to find the
man as soon as they want bim. Tbe
detective who had this matter in
charge, got an accurate description
of Mrs. Beckwitb, knowing that
while Beckwitb himself would keep
very close, Mrs. Beckwitb would be
out, not only to take the air, but to
be bis means of communication with
the outside world, without which no
man can live. How did be find Mrs.
Beckwitb? uite as easy. An old
thief would know better than to let
his wife show herself, any more than
he would show himself. But your
defaulter is only an amatuer. He
may be exceedingly ingenious in
stealing, but be has never learned
that more important art of hiding.
As his wife has never been charged
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witn any crime, Lc lancies tbat it is
; pertectly fate for ber to go as She
j chooses, forgetting that the minis-
ters of the lasr watch the flight of
tne sparrows as carefully as they do
that of the Tuhnres.
. ci ath halt me WIUIU Ol B
Our detective got a very .accurate
description of Mrs. Beckwitb, (he
asked no questions abont Mr. B.) and
then went to a friend be bad in Stew
art's. Had be stolen only $10,000 she
would have gone to the cheap dry
iroods stores on Sixth avenue, but, a
$500,000 defaulter's ife would be sat
isfied with nothing short of Stewart's.
He had a friend there, a sa'esmau,
(the detectives have them every
where,) and giving bim a description
of the woman, asked bim if she came
there?
"Every day," was the aaswer.
"Let me stand here, by you, uud
w hen she comes in, uod."
"All right"
And the.e tbat detective stood all
the day, as patient as a statue. Fi
nally, about four o'clock one day, a
woman came in, and the salesman
nodded. She made some purchases,
aud went out, not knowing that the
gentlemanly person just behind her
was following her, an i would f l!ow
ber should she go to Chicago. She
did not go to Chicago, but she did go
borne to her husband ; and tbe de
tective took a room in tbe house op
posite, and he waited and waited, 1 11
one night, at nine, Mr. Beckwitb
went out for bis airing, and the de
tective bad no more trouble in takiug
him in than he would in picking up a
pin.
You see. the catching of a crimi
nal is a purely philosophical matter.
The detective" knows iliat every mn
ha a woman about bim, and tbat
tbe woman is eir'aiu to go to the
man. He catches the woman fir.-t.
An experienced thief, however, is
harder to catch, for he knows all
about it as well as the detective does.
His womau would no more go
straight to ber man tban she would
deliver bim to the police, for she
knows tbat she is being watched.
She never goes out except when she
must, aud she doubles, aud turus like
a fox that ber trail may not be dis
covered. It is a sharp detective that
cau folio - the track of an experienc
ed tbiefe wife or mistress. SLe
kuowstbat she is cousidered as a
verv important party, and she watch
es herself, just as closely as tbe thief
does himself. But Beckwitb was
not an experienced thief, and so be
was caught without trouble.
BUSINESS
continues worse tban ever, if possi
ble. Why don't the people come
and buy ? Don't they wear any more
clothes? Don't tbey eat or drink?
Wby is it? There are a few mer
chants in the hotels, and a few buy
ers seen about the wholesale houses,
but the few that come only buy just
what they have to have, to say tbey
have a stock, and they want that lit
tle on such terms as no merchant can
live at. The change in the rates of
freight west w ill make some differ
ence, but I faucy the trouble lies
deeper than freights. It costs to
much to do business here, uud New
York will never get her business
back till everything comes down so
hard-pan. TLe hotels must drop
their rates, the theaters must come
down to aute-war prices, and all th?
expenses of coming to the city, stay
iug here, and getting out again must
be lowered to something like the old
times. Then people will come here
again, and business will revive.
New York has been too greedy, and
has killed the goose that laid its
golden egg. There is such a thing
as presuming too much on natural
advantages. It is to be hoped that
the spring will bring a revival, but it
is a dreary wait.
Pietro.
HARRISBURG.
1.
IlARRisncRQ, January 17, lS7o.
SENATE.
The Senate met at half-past seven
this evening. Prater by ibe Chap
lain.
Bills w ere read in place as fellow s:
Mr. Newmyer Relative to appeals
from summary convictious before
mayors, justices of tbe peace, aud
magistrates in tbe entire atato.
Bills on first reading.
Act to confer additional power on
law judges: Act to exempt pianos
and orgaus from levy aud sale on ex
ecution from distress for reut; Act
to provide for transferring awards of
arbitrators; Act to validate sales and
conveyances undor decrees of the
courts of tbe Commonwealth bv per
sons irregularly or improperly ap
pointed or defectively qualified; Act
relating to iuvestmeuts held by ex
ecutors, trustees and other uuucia-
ries; Act conferring additional juris
diction on Orpbaus' Courts; Further
supplement to an act to provide for
the admission of certain clashes ot in
sane into hospitals for the insane iu
the Commonwealth, aud their dis
cbarge therefrom, approved April 20,
18G9; An act to permit defendants
to testify in criminal cases; Au act
to suppress vagrancy ; Supplement
to an act to authorize the Governor
to appoint additional notaries public;
Act to protect the children of the
Commonwealth in their right to ac
quire useful trades; Supplement to
an act to relieve laborers, woi ki.ig
mcn and journeymen from certain
prosecution in indictments for con
spiracy under tho criminal laws of the
Commonwealth, approved June 14,
1872 ; Act relating to bail for stay of
execution in cases where such bail is
likely to prove insolvent.
The House adjourned until to
morrow at eleven o'clock.
HOISE.
The House met at 7:30 i m
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Clarke.
Letters, petitions, memorials, tc,
were presented and referred, as fol
lows: Petition of citizens of Southwest
ern Pennsylvania praying for the en
forcement of the law to prevent banks
from receiving more tbm six per cent
interest.
Petition of citizens of Indiana ask
ing the passage of a stay law for the
period ot two years.
Act to regulate the rate of legal
advertising.
Mr. Ilarman Act to pay in'.o the
school fund the unexpended balances
of counties of tbe Slate; also act to
revise tbe penal laws.
Mr. Hays, of Allegheny Author
izing bridge compauies to enforce
their franchises within 3,000 feet of
other bridges ; also act in regard to
running county lines; also for the
settlement of disputes between min
ers and employers.
Tbe House adjourned till to-morrow
at 11 a. m.
Harrisburg, Jany. 18, 187(i.
RES ATE.
The Senate met at 1 1 o'clock, but
immediately adjourned without do
ing any business. .4 few minutes
before ono o'clock Mr. Davis, Speak
er pro tern., called the body to order,
and the Senators were escorted to
the inaugural platform to witness the
ceremony.
noisr.
The House met at 11 o'clock.
Messrs Gross and Mitchell were
appointed a committee to wait on tbe
Senate aud conduct that body to tbe
west portico of tho Capital to wit
ness the inauguration of the Gover
nor. The following bills were read the
Gr?t'.ia:e:
Fixing the compensation of arbi
trators chosen under compulsory
laws.
To repeal tbe act for the better and
more impartial selection of jurors.
To enable a.-sinees for tbe benefit
of creditors to make sales cf real es
tate incumbered by liens.
To fix the c mpjLsaiioa of judges
of the Supreme Court.
Conferring jurisdiction on courts of
Common Pleas in cases of mandam
us. Giving bounties ou scalps of foxes,
wild cats, etc.
Providing for the erection of wa
tering troughs fjr tbe use of horses
and cattle.
Supplement to tbe Sinking Fund
act, ussigniug two-thirds of tbe tax
oa corporation stock to the general
revenue fund.
Relating to tbe powers and duties
of burgesses of boroughs.
Providing for tbe appointment of a
special detective officer iu any of the
several counties.
Supplementary to the act prescrib
ing the manner by which courts may
divide boroughs iuto wards.
Empowering camp meeting associ
ations, to employ police force.
Providing for tbe payment in ad
vance ot justices' costs for trans
cripts ol auy kind.
Relative to the entry of satisfac
tion of judgments.
Regulating the publication of the
accounts and financial statements of
sci ool boards.
Authorizing appeals in cases of
summary conviction or judgment.
Authorizing the appoiu'.meut of
Chaplain for the House and Seuate,
aud providing a salary of f 300.
Fixing the compensation of wit
nesses for the probate of wills.
Oa motion the House then took a
recess to witness the inauguration
ceremony, tbe members proceeding
in a body to the South portico of the
Capitol for that purpose. After the
ceremonies of the inauguration were
concluded, the members of tbe House
returned to their chamber and then
adjourned.
Harrisburg, Jaay. ID, ls7;.
SENATE.
The Senate met at eleven o'clock.
Lieutenant Governor Latta iu the
chair.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the
report of the Board of Public Char
ities was laid before the Senate.
The tollowiug bills were reported
from committees:
Juiut resolution proposing an
amendment to the Constitution rela
tive to judicial districts.
Mr. Newmyer Act relative to ap
peals in cases of summary convic
tions. An act relating to bail in criminal
cases tukeu by mayors, deputy may
ors, aldermen and justices of the
peace, requiriug them to record ou
the iuformatiou the residence of the
person or persons taken as bail, and
tho location and extent of the prop
erty. TLe following bills were introduc
ed. An act to prevent horses, cattle,
she(i aud swiuu from ruaoiotf at
large iu various townships of the
Commonwealth, when a majority of
voles shall so decide. Referred to
tho Committee on Agriculture aud
Domestic Manufactures.
Tbe following bills were read the
second time :
Au act relating to investments held
by executors, trustees and oiher fidu
ciaries. Agreed to.
A further supplement to the act to
provide for the admission of certain
classes of insane iuto hospitals for
the insane, iu the Commonwealth uud
their discharge therefrom. Agreed
to.
An act authorizing appeals from
assessments to the Court of Common
Pleas. This bill allows appeals from
assessments of couuty commissioners.
Further counideratiou postponed.
Au act to protect the children of
the Commonwealth iu their right to
acquire useful trades.
The following appointment by the
Governor was continued: Secretary
of the Couimou wealth, M. S. Quay,
was eirreed to unanimously.
IIOVSE.
The Iiouie met at eleven o'clock
afar prayer by tho Chaplain pro
ceeded to the consideration of bills
ou the calendar, wheu ibe following
passed second leading, except when
otherwise slated :
Au act fixing the compensation of
arbitrators chosen under compulsory
arbitrary lawsof the Commonwealth.
The bill fixes the per diem allowance
at twj dollars for each arbitrator.
An actio repeal an act for tbe bet
ter and more itupaitial seiecliou of
persons to serve as jurors iu each of
tbe counties of the Commonwealth.
Negatived. The biil repeals tbe jury
comuiistioncr law, and restores the
old law.
TLe House then adjourned.
Harrisburg, Jany. 20, 1S7C.
SK.XAVE.
The Senate met at eleven a. M.,the
Lieutenaut Governor in the chair.
Mr. Boyer presented two petitions
of citizens of Clearfield county pray
ing lor the passage of a stay law.
Rtfened to the Committee on Judi
ciary General.
The following reports were made
from Committees :
Act relative to judgments and exe
cutions ; with a negative recommen
dation Mr. Lawrence Supplementary act
to authorize the appointment of sten
ographers iu the several courts of the
Commonwealth, prescribing their du
ties uud lixiug their compensation ;
with a negative recommendation.
Act relating to the service of no
tice of time and place of meeting of
arbitrators.
Act to empower courts of Quarter
Sessions of tho Peace to exclude farm
lands from boroughs.
Act to authorize the acquisition by
the several counties of the Common
wealth for tLe use of the county, of
bridges erected over rivers, creeks
and rivulets, and for the abolition of
toll thereon.
Act relating to the registration of
births and marriages in cities.
Act rclatiug to tbe appointment of
auditors by courts.
Act authorizing, the issuance of
veniries for tbe attendance of jurors
in the several courts.
Act regulating passenger fare and
freight rates on railroades notexceed
Sfteen miles in length.
Joint resolution providing for a
special committee to investigate the
causes of disputes and dilUcultiea be
tween employees and employed in tbe
coal business.
Act relating to landlords and ten
ants of dwelling bouses belonging to
owners or operators of coal mines.
Act prescribing how employees of
persons, . partnerships, associations
and corporations engaged in mining
coal or the manufacture or produc
tk a of iron and steel, shall be paid
lr their labor and services.
Tbe following bills were read in
place :
Act to provide for the regulation
of mutual insurance companies.
Act to abolish attorney fees on all
judgments under one hundred dollars,
entered by warrant of attorney.
Act relating to costs in criminal
cases.
Act relating to mechanics' liens,
authorizing amendments to the same.
Supplementary t the act to repeal
the act to permit voters of the State
to voteevery three yearson tbe ques
tion of granting liceuse to sell intoxi
cating liquors and to restrain and reg
ulate tbe sale of the same ; declaring
the true inteut and meaning thereof
with respect to fees paid for license
under tbe provision of said act.
Tbe following bills were read a
third time and agreed to :
Authorizing tbe Governor to ap
point additional notaries public.
Act to protect the. children of this
Commonwealth iu tbwir right to ac
quire useful trades.
Tbe following bills were read a
second time and agreed to:
Act auiboriziug the State Treasu
rer to pay the necessary expeases of
calling out tbe National Guard of
Pennsylvania to assist the civil au
thorities in the suppression of riots
iu Luzerne aud Schuylkill couuties.
Act to provide for transferring
awards ef arbitrators.
Act to permit defendants to testify
iu criminal cases.
Act relating to bail for stay of ex
ecution iu cases where such bail is
like to prove insolvent.
The following bills passed first
readiug :
Act to provide for the erection of
poor bouses and for the support of
the poor of the several counties of
tbis Commonwealth.
Adjourned.
MOl'SE.
The House met at 11 a. m
The report of tbe Auditor General
was read
The following bills passed second
readiug :
Act to enable assignees for tbe ben
efit of creditors to make sale of real
estate encumbered by liens; amend
ed so as to allow tbe publication of
the notices of such sales in two pa
pers in each couuty one German.
Act conferring jurisdiction on
courts of Common Pleas in cases of
mandamus against State officers.
The act to fix the compensation of
the Supreme Judges of tbe Com
monwealth, came up on second read
ing. Mr. Morgan, of .Lawrence, moved to
amend by making tbe salary of the
Chief Justice $7,500, instead of $3,
500; and of tbe associate justices
$7,000.
. Mr. Hays favored the amendment,
and thought it was no time to raise
salaries.
Mr. Kuhn sp ke at length ia favor
of iuceasing the salaries, and held
tbat no constituency would reflect
upon a Representative for voting ad
ditional salary to the Supreme Judges.
Mr. Zern favored tbe amendment,
Mr. Morgan, of Lawrence, spoke in
favor of bis amendment, and called
ou tbe House to pass it or vote down
tbe bill.
Mr. Plummer, of Crawford, spoke
eloquently in opposition to any in
crease of salary for judges. He
thought tbe people were degenerated
from the early days of tbe Repub
lic; tbat it was no time now for any
such action, but rather a lime for tbe
reduction of taxation.
Mr. Spang made a clear and able
argument against the lucrense of sal
ary. The yeas and nays were demand
ed on Mr. Morgan's amendment, and
it was carried yeas 129, nays 42
Adjourned.
SENATE.
The Senate met at 11 a m , the
Lieutenaut Governor in the chair.
Tbe following bills were introduc
ed. Act for tbe relief of surviving vol
uuteer soldiers of the Mexican war,
providing for a bounty of two hun
dred dollars to every Pennsylvania in
the Mexican war.
Act providing for recording the
sale of mortgages and leases.
Act providing tbat tbe costs of
contested election cases, when the
courts decide complaint not without
probable cause, shall be paid by tbe
districts in which the contest arise,
collectable like other debts against the
districts.
The following bills passed third
reading and were presented to the
House for concurrence :
Act authorizing the paymeut of the
expenses of calling out tbe National
Guard to suppress the riots in Lu
zerne and Schuylkill counties.
Act providing ror the transfer of
awards of arbitrators by filling a
certifieifcopy of the C-'oid in the case
iu another county.
Act providing that in cases where
the bail for stay of execution is likely
to prove insolvent the court may call
the bail into court aad demand furth
er security.
Bills on first reading Act to regu
late tbe amount of toll and other
charges to be laid and collected by
boom companies in tbe State.
Act relating to judicial sales and
the preservation of lien3 of mort
gages. Act to provide for the refunding
and redemption of existing indebted
ness of counties, cities, boroughs,
townships, school districts and oth
er muncipalities or incorporated dis
tricts. Act conferring additiotal powers
upon the several boroughs.
Supplementary act fixing and reg
ulating tbe terms of all members of
Councils and city, ward, borough and
tow nship officers, excepting school di
rectors elected by tbe people, and fix
ing tbe time for tbe inanguration of
mayors of cities.
Act providing for the erection of
watering troughs for tbe use of hors
es and cattle on public roads.
Act relating to tbe prevention of
cruel and unnecessary experiments
upon dumb animals.
Act relating to tbe service of no
tice of time and place of meetings of
arbitrators.
Act to empower courts of Quarter
Sessions to exclude farm lands from
boroughs.
Adjourned till Tuesday, at 11 A. M.
HOl'SE.
The House met at 10 a. m.
On motion of Mr. Tally, the rules
were suspended and the con-idera-of
the Finance bill was taken up.
Tho bill was read, as follows :
Beit enacted etc., That the sinking
fund shall consist of the proceeds of
the sale of public works, or any part
thereof; tbe income from or tbe pro
ceeds of tbe sale of any stocks own
ed by the corrmonwealtb, and two
thirds of all taxes on tbe capitol stock
of all corporations. The general rev
eoue fund shall consist of one-third
of all the taxes on capital stock of
corporations and all other revenues of
ibe Commonwealth ; provided, that
for the fiscal year ending November
30, 1S76, two thirds of tbe amount
derived from the tax on tbe capital
stock of corporations shall be paid
into tbe general revenne fund, and
tbe remaining one-third shall go to
tbe sinking food.
On motion of Mr. Gunster, the
following additional proviso was ad
ded to the first section : "Provided,
that tbis act shall not be construed as
to authorize the u-e or application of
any moneys which, under existing
laws, have been already paid into the
siuking fund, otherwise than in the
extinguishment of tbe public debt,
uuless in tbe case of war, invasion or
insurrection ; also that tbe State
Treasurer, on the first business day
of each month, shall render to tbe
Auditor General a detailed statement
of tbe total amount in tbe State
Treasury and the number of banks,
corporations, firm and individuals
with whom deposited."
On motion of Mr. Stotzer the fol
low iug was added as a third section
to the bill: "Section III. Whenev
er it shall appear by tbe monthly
statement of tbe State Treasurer, as
required by tbe twelfth section of the
act of May 9, 1374, relating to the
State Treasurer and tbe Commission
ers of tbe Sinking Fuud, tbat there
is a balance remaining in tbe sinking
fund which, for tbe time being, may
not be required for the payment of
any part of the public debt or the in
terest thereon, tho Commissioners of
tbe Siukijg Fund are hereby author
ized and directed to invest such un
expended balance in bonds of the
nited States, or of this Common
wealth, at a rate not exceeding the
then market value of such bonds, tbe
interest and other proceeds thereof to
be applied iu like manner as other
moueys in tbe sinking fund are by
law required to be applied."
Tie bill, as ameuded, then passed
second reading.
Mr. Mitchell called up bis resolu
tion providing for tbe final adjourn
ment of tbe Legislature on tbe 30tb
of March, and tbat no bill be intro
duced after the 13th of March. Tbe
resolution was defeated yeas 47,
nays 120.
Bjr Our Special Comppoo lcnt.
OI R WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE CENTENNIAL BILL. THE FUNNY
MAN OF TUE ROUSE. DEGRADING
THE CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC SER
VICE. MORTON'S ASPIRATIONS AND
HOPES. THIS FIOIIT IN THE DEMO
CRATIC CAMP. HENDRICKS AND
TILDEN. CURTIS AS A TAIL TO THE
HENDRICKS KITE. BAYARD AND
KERR. DOCTORED SPEECHES. RE
DUCTION OP SALARIES.
Washington, D. C. Jan. 22, 1876.
The fierce debate upon tbe Amnes
ty Bill of which I wrote you last
week has been succeeded by a long
discussion upon the Centennial Ap
propriation Bill. Mkny able speech
es have been made for and against
tbe bill, its opponents taking the
grouud tbat it is unconstitutional.
As yet no one bas advanced any
other argument against tbe proposed
appropriation. Tbe indications are
that the vote upon it will he closed,
but as it will probably be settled one
way or the other by tbe time (bis let
ter reaches you, speculations as to
result are useless.
A portly, gray haired and sedate
looking old gentleman from the 17tb
district of New York, named ToTnd-
senJ astonished the House last week
by appearing in tbe role of a humor
ist. Judging from appearances be
was about tbe last man iu the House
tbat would oe suspected ot naviog
auy fun in him, aud tbe calm owl
like dignity with which he was daily
vfont to survey the younger and
more act've members around bim
was even suggestive of stupidity, but
wben roused to action be was a strik
ing example of tbe truth of tbe old
saying tbat appearances are often
deceitful. He made a speech which
kept tbe floor and tbe galleries in an
almost continual roar of laughter.
He went for the "strict construction
ists" as be termed those gentlemen
wbo were disposed to use the Con
stitution as a cover for their opposi
tion to any bill that did not suit
tbem, in a very lively manner aud
made some most excellent hits. Every
thiug was said in such a good-humored
sort of a way tbat even, tbe vic
tims whom be was scalping could
not help joining in tbe loud and up
roarious laughter that greeted bis
numerous sallies of wit. Some of
tbe younger humorists bad better
look to tbeir laurels or the old gen
tleman will carry ofTthe palm as the
fuuny man of tbe House. Wben be
finished bis speech the members
crowded arouod bis desk and almost
overwhelmed bim w tb their congrat
ulations. Tbe penny-wise-pound-foolish poli
cy seems to have taken complete pos
session of the House Committee on
appropriations, and if all their rec
ommendations are adopted by Con
gress there is great danger that th6
efficiency of some of the departments
of tbe Government will be seriously
crippled. The latest freak is the cut
ting down of the estimates of tbe
Consular and Diplomatic Bill, de
creasing the salaries of foreign Min
isters, consolidating some Foreign
Missions, abolishing others and de
grading tbe diplomatic service gener
ally. They also threaten to reduce
tbe salaries in tbe military establish
ment of Government to a large ex
tent Tbe power to act upoa and re
port bills of this kind wan confered
ou this committee by an amendment
to one of tbe rules of tbe House adopt
ed last week. Rule 120 gave the
committee on appropriations power
to report bill to increase, but not to
decrease salaries, and upon motion of
Mr. Cox of New York it wag amend
ed so as to give it also the power te
report bills decreasing salaries. This
action of the House gives vast addi
tional powers to the committee and
enables it to act upon almost as wide
a range of subjects as the committee
of ways and means and indeed much
of its increased importance ia gained
at tbe expense of the latter commit
tee. By reason of its newly acquired
powers it can reach and to a certain
degree regulate almost every branch
of the government Tbat this power
will be exercised in tbe most relent
less manner there ia little doubt, as
the object sought to be attained was
fully exposed in tbe debate which
preceded tbe adoption of tbe above
amendment
Senator Morton ia squarely in tbe
Geld as a Presidential candidate.
He expects to gain much strength by
his resolution palling for an investi
gation into tbe alleged frauds per
petrated in the late Mississippi elec
tion which is now before the Senate.
Contrary to bis nsual custom Mr.
Morton stood op wben addressing
tbe Senate on tbis subject, support
ing himself on a crutch like arrange
ment which is attached to his desk
He became very much fatigued aud
exhausted by the effort and ouly
spoke a short time each day. Some
ill-natured persous have been uukind
enough to say that he only stauds
up to make the public think be bas a
pair of legs good enough to run for the
Presidency. Morton relies much up
on Conklin's determined hostility to
Blaine, Conklin and B.'aiue are bitter
personal enemies and if Coukiia cau
kill off Blaine, which he will try to
do. Morion thinks the field is clear
for his own nomination. Ouestrauge
circumstance connected with tbe
struggle for the presidential succes
sion is that Grant appears to be the
second choice of all the a.-pirauts,
each one is for himself first, of course,
but after tbat for Grant. Is ibis aa
honest preference ? or is i; a bid for
the iuflu-nce and supp rt of the ad
ministration ? or is it ou tbe princi
ple of oue of the rules of scveu up, to
throw tbe game to the player having
tbe lowest number of points ;
Tbe fight iu the Democratic camp
for the Presidential nomination seems
to be between Hendricks and Tildeu.
Indiana will push Heudncks very
strongly aud recent developments
point to tbe probability of Pennsyl
vania striking bands with Indiana to
secure Hendricks nomination, Til
den is not liked by tbe Democrats of
Pennsylvania aud On 10 and could
not carry the party vote iu tbeso
States should be secure tbe uouitua
tion. They blame tbeir defeat last
fall iu these States to the waul of
sympathy and iu some iustauces opeu
opposition to the Tildeu taction to
ward tbem, believing tbis opposition
to have been merely for the purpose
of killing off rival Presidential aspi
rants aud clearing tbe track for Til
den, a large portion of the party will
not only bitterly oppose bis nomina
tion but woulJ carry their opposition
to tbe polls. As it would be morally
impossible to elect a Democratic
President wnhout the electoral vote
ot either of the great States of Penn
sylvania, Ohio or ludiaua, aud as
Hendricks would staud a aiucb bet
tes cbauce than Tilden of carrying
one or more of these States, Hen
dricks stock is just now the highest
in the market. Ex-Governor Cur
tain of Pennsylvania is spoken of as a
candidate for Vice-President on the
ticket with Hendricks aud of course
Col. Alex McCl'ire aud bis little
band of patriotic reformers are strong
for Hendricks and Curtain. Bayard
of Delaware was talked offor awhile,
and if he belonged to oae of the larger
states might be a formidable candi
date for the nomiuadou, but little
Delaware dees not carry enough
guus in the way of .electoral votes
and this fact alone is sufficient to dis
pose of her favorite sou. Kerr, tbe
Speaker of tbe House, might under
certain con ineucies come iu as a com
promise candidate, but at present Lis
prospects are not very bright.
Much fault bas been found with
Messrs Hill of Georgia and Cox of
New York for the manner ia which
tbey revised and altered their speech
es delivered iu the House on tbe
moesiy Bill, wheu they came to be
inserted in the Congressional Record.
The portion with which the Repub
licans found the most fault and wbicb
were most offensive to northern sen
timents were carefully suppressed iu.
the reports as printed. Tbis thing
ofmakiug oct speech and priming
another bas become so com 111 jo
among congressmen that it has been
found necessary to place some re
striction on the practice, and the
Judiciary Committee ot the House
will report a bill directing official re
porters for the Jlecord to report
speeches exactly as tbey are deliver
ed and allow no correctious such as
are necessary to make them grammat
ically correct
A bill bas been introduced in tbe
House by Mr. Baker of ludiau t pro
viding for a reduction iu the paries
of Representatives aud Senators. It
tiles th;ir compensations at $3,600
per annum with no allowauco for
stationary or mileage. As tnis bill
comes too nea' home it in safe to pre
dict that it will not be passed.
Another Ktitnon Acaut Von vlfte.l at
M. Uiii.
St. Louis, January 13. The case
of Artber Guatber, ex-Revenue
Agent, indicted for obtaining from
Fraucis W. Scbroeder, cigar manu
facturer, $1,000 as a c .nsideraiion
for compromising a prosecution which
was pending against Schroeder, in
1873, for violation of tbe revenue
law, was taken up in the United
Slates Circuit Court to-day. Tbe
evidence showed tbat the ca.-e was
not compromised; that tbe prosecu
tion of Scbroeder proceeded, and
that tbe money received by Guutber
was obtained under misrepresenta
tion. The jury, after a brief consul
tation, found Guniher guilty, and the
Court reserved sentence until all toe
cases of the kind now pending are
disposed of, There was auotber
charge against Guniher of extorting
$2,000 from the rectifying firm of
Bercecker A Eugelke, in 1171, as an
iuducement for bim to obtain the re
lease of their bouse, wbicb was then
uuder seizure for defraudiug the Gov
ernment, but the evidence on tbis
charge was not received becau-e the
indictment called him a revenue
agent, whereas, at thut time he was
only a Government detective. The
prosecution was conducted by Dis
trict Attorney Reddrick.
Accidental Shooting-
Easton, Pa., Jan. l'J. Mr. Geo.
Reeder, editor of the Easton Aj-;ress,
was accidentally shot in the face
about noen to-day by detective Jacob
Johnson. It appears Johnson had
arrested a man from whom he took a
revolver, aud was explaining to Mr.
Reeder at the station bouse how he
bad made the arrest, and showing
the revolver to him not noticing that
it was cocked, he pulled tbe trigger.
The ball entered Mr. Reeder's face
close to the lower left side of tbe
nose and bas not yet been found.
Tbe wound, although serious, is not
thought to be dangerous.
A Plaekjr Girl.
On Saturday eveniDg James
Stroup, residing near Wilmington.
Delaware, heard a noise in his Leu
house, and going cut found there was
a man inside, wberupon he fastenccj
the man in, got his gun, and witi
his daughter returned to the hen
house. His daughter unfastened the
door while Stroup stood ready to
shoot, but tbe man burst out, and
with a brickbat felled tbe farmer to
the ground, fracturing bis skull, and
then ran. Miss Stroup siezed tbe
gun and fired, but he escaped.
Stronp has lain unconscious since,
and bis injuries are dangerous, if not
fatal. A negro named William
Johnson has been arrested on sus
picion of being the robber and proba
ble murder.
The Harrisburg' letter came too
late for publication