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stives with d.ligbt over tbeir fuccess
: M.ir.e L v ooUDtio? out the
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Republic&u I.efiiiaiurt:
eltcted l)T
the people.
Ges. Ghast's reception
in l ana
delpbia, for magnitude and brilliancy
cf display as a pageant, was never
equalled in this country. Tbe enthu
siasm of the people was apparently
inspired by affection
fix tbe illustrious
event will long live
end admiration
guest, aad te
in tie metnoiies
of tLose who participated in, and wit-;
nessed it. Tate cpoo page of the i
fil..J .;.L i4jrftn. '
c tr .ournaia are uutu uvrwr
tions and incidents
of tbe grand i
ovation.
Another Brigadier has come to
tbe front. General William Mabone,
of Virginia, was, on Tuesday of lart j
week, elected t tbe U. S. Senate by j
tbe Legislature of that Stale, to take
tbe place of Mr. Withers, whose term .
expire on March 4 :b, 1SS1- Gen.
Mabone wa cbown &y a coaimuj
a portion of tbe Democrats with tbe
small Republican minority in tbe
Lpffielatare. and bis electio
is a
triumph over the Ikurbou democracy,
C
He will, doubtless, vote witn tne
Democracy on all political questions
that come before the Senate, and the
Republicans gain nothing by their
support of lira, except some local
concent-iocs and . tie gratification of
a.oiniiog to disrupt tbe solid Democ
racy of Virginia.
A kent the impudence of the de
mand made by our accidental Seiia
' tor, Mr. William A. Wallace, that
one ball the supervisors and enumer
ators of tbe census sballbe given to tbe
Democracy, we might rugged that
tbe standard et cp by Wallace and
bis followers in both bouses cf Con
press is a most complete answer.
There, every subordinate Republican
employe, crippied union soldiers cot
excepted, was surnruatily ditmiteed
to make room for Democrats, princi
pally cf tbe rebel t-tripe. As a mat
ter of politic?, tbe claims of Wallace
is in tbe highest degree insolent, and
in tbe light cf tbe theft of Congres
sional seats ia the Southern S.ates,
and of the larceny of Maine, bis parti
tans are not to be trusted with any
political duty requiring common
honesty.
Isn't it about time that tie claim
that Indiana is certain for the Dem
ocracy at the next Presidential election
was being investigated ? Oa o square
contest Indiana is not more likely to
go Demecratic than Ohio At the
election laet year, the Democrats
polled 194,000 votes, the Republic
ans 180,000 and the Natiouals 39,
000, leaving the Democrats about
5,00 behind cn the total vote. We
have bad tbe extra session cf Con
gress since then, and resumption Las
fructified and brought to life every
branch of industry, and it ia & Btigma
on the intelligence of the people of
that State to assume that they will
not be moved by the same causes ttat
have made the balance of theNotlh
Bolid against the combined rascality
and brutality of Uoutbern Democratic
leaders. Tut Indiana down in tte
Republican column 1
It is most edifying to observe witb
what holy horror a Democratic edi
tor flushed with exultation over tbe
theft of Maine, will fervidly declaim
against the moral turptitude ot the
proposition to select Presidential
electors in New York by legisla
tive vote. True, the law was fla
grantly violated and wrested from
its plain import by tbe Democrats of
Maine, while tbe suggestions that
tbe Legislature in New York elect
the electors is undeniably provided
for by the constitution, but then, say
these Democratic moralists, it is so
frightfully immoral to insist that one
wrong justifies another, that really
the country cannot stand the strain
if this Republican party attempts to
retaliate on us, and then the taint
ly fellows turn cp tbe whites of their
eyes and talk as morally as if tbey
didu'i know, that their majority in
both Houses of Congress was obtain
ed by the downright theft of halt tbe
eeats occupied by their Confederate
allies. "Charity ! my dar," said Mr.
TecksniB, "when you give me my
chamber candlestick to night, do not
forget to remind me to pray for Mr.
Jonas who has done cie an in
jury." Dirn it! who cares fjr expenses?
Here is Congressman Waaver who
wants a law passed to pay soldiers
and sailors of the late war, tbe dif
ference between the actual ralue cf
the greenbacks they received and
that of gold, at the time tbey were
paid. This would probably require
an appropriation of $500,000,000.
Then comes Congressman Cuffroth,
with a still more magnificent propo
sition, which is, to enact a law "to
place oa tbe pensions roll all the
surviving enlisted men, including tie
volonteers and dratted men of the
military and naval servica of the
United States ia the late war, and
the surviving widows of tuch
volunteers and drafted men, and cf
father er mother dependent for sup
port on any (on who was ia tbe
service of the U. S. in said war
What amount of money the bill cf
onr magnificent minded Congressman
would take out of the Treasury can
scarcely be estimated, bat Weaver's
$500,000,000 wouldn't be a flea bite
ia comparison. Said an admiriosr
constituent to Henry Clay slapping
him familiarly oa the shoulder
"Hen! what's tbe use of being a
lellow, unless you're a bell of a
fellow?"
These Democratic statesmen ic-
variably act on the principle tbat the . reason . to be proad of the recogoi
matees cf tbe wople are a purtlind tioa made ot bin abilities as a paliti-
fet of dunderheads, aa tarilv hood -
iniiea as so macy ucreosoniDg ct:i-
diro. Thu-, fur iLStaDcc, that mighty
Democratic leader, fcecator oorbees.
at-ked to have a committee raided t
investigate the canee of colored cuii-
gration from tbe South, and especial-
!y from North Caroliri i the North,
fcud t'j tbe Mute f luduua. On the;
; iatroduc;iun of the resolution Senator j tioa that has ever directed .a pani
iWindom proposed an amendment, j saa campaign. Those who are fa
I that in csie tbe committee rbouU find miliar witb political affairs in Penn
j the t-xodus wa c&uted by cruel treat-: v lvaaia do c t need to be told thai
nieut, or the dedal cr tbridgmcnt I Senator Cam. ron rivals Lis predeces-
of political rights, they bhould inquire sor in the audacity of his courage;
what actiou cf CocgreES is needed to and if he lack.i the experience of Mr.
r"cure ail citizsus their CJ3bti:utional ' Chandler in me broader field, his
rights. Of course tbe amendment
was voted down, and the Democratic
fctatetn.ea complacently think that
the people cannot tee that the origi-j
! d& resulution was merelv intended
Ty9 ft committee to manufacture
political capital for the next cam
paign, and that they were afraid to
nave the full investigation proposed
by Mr. Windom, because it would
bring to light in an official form the
innumerable wrongs perpetrated on
the colored citizens of tbe South.
J. Donald Cameb jx was on Tues-
day last elected chairman of the Na
tional Republican Committee, and
Tbunias 15. Keogh,
lioa, was chosen as
cf North Caro
Secretary. Chi
as the place for
next Republican
n, and Wedoes-
cago was selected
tbe meeting of tbe
National Cunventi
day, June the 3J, fixed
as the time
for its assemblage.
Mr. Cameron is a flttiog successor
of the lamented Senior Chandler,
and his selection is u indication that
the campaign of next year will be
conducted with aggressive vigor and
ability. We attach no particular
siguiGcance as to tbe (election of
candidates to Mr. Cameron's elec
tion to tbe position, beiievicg that he
was chot-cn because of his well known
boldnuHS and audacity as a political
org Direr and leader. He is a thor
ough Republican, wedded to the suc
cess cf tbe party, and tbe candidates,
whoever tbey be, will receive the
benefit of his admitted abilities, as
the director cf what promises to be
the most exciting partisan campaign
the countrv- has ever witnessed.
The Democrats of Maine having
present cautrol of tbe State govern
ment, have so used their power as to
delibt rately steal tbe State, by count
ing cut tbe Republicans, who were
indisputably elected to the Legislature.
At the election in Maine in Sep
tember last, the Republican candi
date for Governor bad about twenty
thousand more votes than cither his
Democratic or Greenback competitor,
aud withiu a few hundred of as
many votes as both of them put to
e-ether. According to the law of
that State it requires a majority of
the whole vote cast, to elect, and
any candidate failing to procure this,
the Legislature elects the Governor
At tbe same election in September
last, the Republicans elected 19 mem
bers of the Senate and the Demo
crate and Greenbackcrs combined,
12. In tbe House tbe Republicans
elected 00 members and the Fusion
ists CI, thus giving the Repnblicans
3G majority on joint ballot, and secur
ing tbe election of their candidate
for Governor. But, the Governor
and Council have by law, the power
to count and tabulate the returns,
and to issue certificates to the mem
bers who appear to be elected; and
just hero is where the Democratic
thieves in present control of the
State concocted a plot to steal it
In tbe Senate, the Governor and
Council counted ou eight Republi
can Senators and substituted eight
Fusionists, by which a net gain of
1G ic made for tbe I-'ut-ionsts in that
bodv. In the Honsc the7 counted
out 17 Republicans and counted fn 17
Fusionists. The House, as thus
changed, gives tbe Fusionists a ma
jority of 17, leaving 12 vacancies, a
net change of 4G votes. By the elec
tion returns tbe Kepublicans cad a
majority of 3G on joint ballot. Aa
counted by the Governor and Conn
cil. the Fusionists have a majority of
2G on jjiat ballot, a
net change of G2
ia both branches.
For this unblushing defiance of
law and of the rights of the people,
these stupid thieves give a number of
petty reason?, as for instance in the
city of Portland, where five Repub'
lican Representatives were elected,
be-:aue the City Clerk, who made
out tbe return, classed as "scatter
ing" a 6mall number of votes, instead
ot giving all tbe persons who bd
received a vote or two apiece, wb n
the whole number of votes sj classed
as "scattering" was not sufficient to
have cnaoged the result, even if they
bad all been cast for any of tbe can
didates other than tbe Republicans
w bo were thought to have been elected
Or airaia. tbe city of Augusta was
disfranchised on tbe exceedingly
technical ground that the City Clerk
in making op the returns gave the
number of votes instead of tbe nam
ber of ballots.
It is a remarkable fact also, if
nectle can be made to believe it a
fact that all these blunders, or irreg
clarities were committed by Repub'
lican election officers, there not beiog
a single Democratic or Greenback
member unseated. A more clumsy
or transparent fraud was never per
oetrated. and it is scarce worth
a
while to designate it as it deserves
Some thing are beneath contempt.
Doubtless the people of Maine
will take measurei to right them
selves. The rightfully elected Leg
islature can and we presume will as
semble, it can and will elect a Gov
ernor. and then it tbe Democratic
thieves refuse to relinquish the stolen
goods, it will become tbe doty of the
Federal Government, if called upon
to take them by the neck and chnck
them into prison.
Sexatou Donald Cameros has
! cal man?er. Upon tbe moment of
j ms feiectiou ai.a memoer 01 icei-
j tioaal Republican Committe he is
! chosen bj that body as tbe most nt
successor ta tbe chairmanship held
i previoo o bis death by Zichariah
j Cbaudr. Mr. Chandler was repuU
i"d to ba the boldest leader and tbe
mom tboroueh master tt orgamza-
persistent determination to allow no
obstacle to stand in the way of suc
cess most be recognizai aa more
than compensating quality. Phila-
Jeljrfria North American.
Tbe Maine Fraud Cotiaamraatea.
Augusta, December 17. Full de
tails of the count made by tbe Gov
ernor and CooDcil show the follow
ing results: lathe Senate the Fu
sionists are given 30 members and
the Republicans 11. In the House
the Fusionists are given 78 represent
atives and tbe Republicans CI; and
five cities with twelve Republican
representatives Portland, Bath,
Lewiston, Rockland and Saco, are
disfranchised. Tbe House will thus
be twelve members short at its or
ganization. The actual result of tbe
election, according to the official re
turns before they were changed by
tbe method of counting adopted by
tbe CouDcil, was as follows: lathe
Senate the Republicans had 19 mem
bers and tbe fusionists 12. lathe
il juse the Republicans had 90 repre
sentatives and tbe Fusionists Gl.
The Governor and Council counted
out 8 senators and counted in 8 Fu
sions candidates as follows: Two
senators in York county, three in
Cumberland, one in Franklin, one in
Lincoln, one in Washington. This
makes a net change of 16 in the
Senate. lu tbe House they counted
out 17 Republicans acd cuuuted 17
Fusion candidates in the following
districts: Durham, Haynesville,
Sherman, NewCastle, Farmington,
New Haven, Wilton, Gouldsboro',
Norway, Exeter, Lebanon, Skowbe
gan, Smitbneld, Princeton, Cherry
field, Perry and St-arsport.
Tbe House aa elected gives 29 ma
jority to tbe Kepublioans. Tbe
House as counted gives 17 majority
to the fusionists, mating a net
change of 4G. By the election re-
urns tbe Kepublicans had a majori
ty of 3G on pint ballot. As counted
by the Governor and Council, tbe
t usiuus bave a majority of 2G on
joint ballot. lho Ujvernr and
Council have thus by their niude of
counting made a net change of C2 in
the two branches. The Council slate
that tbey found no errors in any of
tbe I usion districts, oil her of the
House or Senate, of suuic'ent note
to cause tbeir rneetioo. Tbe votes
n some districts were thrown out on
the most frivolous oretexts. 6uch as
errors in adding, irregular ballots.
ic. ; but it is not known that a sin
gle fulhe or fraudulent Republican
vote was cast'in any city or town,
that any vote was returned different
ly trom the intention and desire of
the voter, or that the returns did
not on the whole represent the pre
cise result as it was counted and de
clared ia open town meetings
brougbout the State. An indignation
meeting will be held next triday
evening.
Tbe Uesrgla Sfooanbtnera.
The revenue officials in Georgia
are organizing a large force of detect
ives ia tbe mountains to break np
tbe illicit stills of tbe moonshiners.
A force of sixteen men, to be divid
ed into two detachments, has been
organized, and Bhe raid ia expected
to occupy tbem for a month. Tbe
moonshiners are said to bave become
desperate, and will resist to tbe ut
termost. The recent sentence of con
victed moonshiners to tbe Albany
Penitentiary has increased their de
termination to sacrifice their lives
rather then be captured. They con
sider whiskey tax oppressive, and
imposed by a government determin
ed to ruin them. To do all in their
power to impede the collection of
the tax is considered a virtue, and
tbey do not shrink from swearing
falsely in tbe United States courts
to Bcreen tbeir brethren from punish
ment. The invasion ot the moun
tains in the winter will entail terri
ble sufferings upon the officers and
probable lead to a loss of life.
Slag-alar Family AlBlrtloa.
Newark, X. J., December 18. A
singular case of insanity, rnnning
through an entire family, has just
come to light Court Stenographer
Samuel Johnson, of this city, was
noticed to act in a very peculiar man
ner on Monday, while attending to
his duties, and yesterday he became
so violent that it was found necessa
ry to send for a policeman and have
bim confined. A short time after tbe
father's removal, word was sent to
tbe police that the eldest son, also
named Samuel, was deranged. An
officer was sent to tbe house, and
found it necessary to remove bim to
the station house. Police Surgeon
Reade made aa examination of tbe
son yesterday afternoon, bat arrived
at no decision. Last evening anoth
erson was similarly affected, ine
caue is religions excitement
trail Harm.
Ogden, Utah, Dec. 17. Joseph
ine Taylor, ated 22, a daughter of
tbe president of tbe Mormon church,
attempted to escape trom Utah and
her father's barem, yesterday. She
got on a Union Pacific train, but hav
ing no ticket or money, was put eff at
tbe first station, east. She endeav
ored to get the agent at Uintah to
secrete her, but be refused, and ber
father's friends being notiSed, she
was taken back to Bait Lake City to
day.
Jatfa-a feralaa.
Indianapolis, Dec, 18. Samuel
b. Perkins, chief justice of tbe su
preme court of Indiana, died at mid
oifbt yesterday at his residence in
thucitr. Judge Perkins was one of
tbe oldest and most eminent jurists
in tbe state sod meat. He was twice
elected to the supreme beneh.
ratal Dlipne.
Scrantox, Dec. 17 J. O. M'Cor
mack and Win. K. M'Donough, of
East Rush, Susquehana county,
quarreled yesterday about a fence
iine. Ia tbe dispute M'Cormack
struck and instantly killed M'Don
ough with a billei of wood. M'Cor
mack was arrested and lodged ia the
Montrose jail.
Grant's Circumnavigation of
The Globe Complet
ed at' Philadelphia.
WELCOMED BY A PROCESSION OF 30,
000 FEOTLE CROWDS ALOjfG
THE ROUTE FOR MILES
THE QUAKER CITY
IS GALA ATTIRE
Philadelphia, Dec. 1G A special
train carrying ex-President and Mrs.
Grant, Guvcinor Uoyt and staff and
committee, and tbe City Council of
Philadelphia, left Harnsburg at G:05
this morning. At Lancaster, al
though barely daylight, a large crowd
had assersMrd, and at Coatsville,
Downingluj and other places
crowds were gathered; but as tbe
train ran through to Philadelphia
witbouttopping, General Grant did
not make bis appearance. At the
city limits Mis. Grant and the other
ladies of the party were transterred
to a separate car, and taken to tbe
regular depot, whence they were
driven to a hotel. Tbe remainder ot
tbe train proceeded to the North
Philadelphia station, at Somerset
and Broad streets, and arrived there
at 9:20 A. t
A large crowd greeted tbe ex
pres ident Mayor Stokley aud oth
er officials entered the car and form
ally welcomed General Grant to tbe
city. To tbe Mayor's speech of wel
come Gen. Grant replied :
"To you, Mr. Mayor, aai the good
citizens of Pniladelpbia, which has
always been a home to me since I
first became acquainted witb tbe citi
zens of Pniladelpbia, I return with
great pleasure."
The carriage containing Uenera!
Grant was driven rapidlv into Broad
street, and the City Troop, mounted,
formed a personal escort Tbe pro
cession Started on time, 10:30 o'clock,
tbe United States troops occupying
the right of the iine. Iu the carriage
with Gen. Grant was Mayor Stok
ley, and as tbey appeared cheer after
cheer went up from the throngs of
people who tilled tbe sidewalks all
along the lice of march, while tbe la
dies waved tb-ir bsudkerchiefs, tbe
baud, as the General passed each di
vision, playing "Hail to the Chief."
Wbeu tbe bead of the line reached
Oxford street a fifteen minutes' halt
was occasioned by tbe Grand Army,
who occupied Broad street A band
stationed a ftw yards behind Geueral
Grant here played "Home, Sweet
Home,'' and General Grant, raising
his hat, showed that the incident
moved him. The cariiage in which
the illustrious guest rode was not the
one intended. It was wrecked on
the vay to the depot, the horses ba
coming fractious.
The Grand Army having vacated
Broad street, tbe procession resumed
ihv march to Market street, when the
cariiage containing Gen Grant drop
ped out of the line ualil the miiilury
marched past, when a position was
taken between the military and the
Grand Army. The farther down
Broad street tbe guest proceeded the
heartier the welcjme.
The head of tbe lino reached the
State House at eight minutes of one,
and was the signal for geueral ap
plause. The sidewalks here as else
where were crowded, as well as tbe
windows of buildings. Tbe stands
erected on the State House pave
ment for the accommodation of tbe
families of councilmen and court offi
cers were also crowded. The arcn
spanning Chestnut street was taste
fully decorated as well as tbe fetate
House building.
At twentv-five minutes past one
o'clock tbe State House bell rang out
a welcome. The military, compris
ing the first division, of twenty in
line, occupied about three-quarters of
an hour in passing, ihere were fully
30,000 persons in line.
Ola Independence Hall was deeo-
rated and festooned trom tbe pave
ment to the roof, and in front was a
grand triumphal arch spanning Chest
nut street, decorated with exquisite
taste, and showing tbe motto, "Phil
adelphians' Welcome to tbe Patriot
and Soldier."
Looking west along Chestnut
street at this point, flags, streamers,
mottoes and evergreens met the eye
in all oirecuons, wnue iestoous oi
tri-colored bunting streamed across
the street from window to window
Farther on, and below Ninth street,
was another triumphal arch resplend-
ant w ith flags, garlands and mottoes.
Conepicuons amongst the latter we
tbe following:
"To the Honors of Europe, Asia
and Africa add the Affections of
America."
Under all a horse shoe composed
of flowers was suspended.
When Gen. Grant arrived in front
of the Union League House he
alighted from the carriage and took
his position on the grand stand to
review tbe procession. Among tbe
officers of the army and navy (in tbe
line) were Generals Rurnside, W. S.
Hancock, Horace Porter, Commodore
Pierce, Crosby and Colonel Trnad
well, and prominent among the invi
ted guests were ex Governor Rice, of
Massachusetts; Governor Hall, of
Delaware ; Senator J. Donald Cam
eron, Hon. Hamilton Fish, A. E. B vi
ne, George M. Robesoo, George S
Bout well and John Wel.-th.
The military display included
about seven thousand men, tbe troops
of this and adjjining States. Tbe
Grand Army of the Republic turned
out about eight thousand strong
Many of the Posts carried tattered
flags of tbeir regiments wbich had
been in use during tbe war. Tbe
surviving soldiers of the war of 1812
were a marked feature of the parade
Tbe textile manufacturers and vari
ous industrial craits ci me city were
strongly represented, while the polit
ical organizations naa d.UUl) men in
line. Among tbe shipbuilders were
1.000 men from tbe ship yards of
John Roach, at Chester, Pa. The
chief feature of this display was a
miniature steamer, the City of Tokio,
wbicb was an exact model of its
bamesake, in wbich General Grant
sailed from China to San Francisco
Tbe Steamer is thirty-five feet long,
four feet beam and masts twenty
feet It was on a truck drawn by
six horses, and was borne in tbe pro
cession. Ia tbe ranks of the govern
sent employes was a press, from
wbich were turned oat along the
route bronze medals as souvenirs of
the eyent There were also two di
visions of secret societies, presenting
a fine appearance, and then came the
brewers, bottlers and batchers, the
latter mounted and taming oat ia
great force. In the rear of the great
pageant came a cavalcade of citizens
numbering 400.
The entire procession occupied six
hours ia passing gireo point, its
great length compelling the .General
to leave the reviewing stand long be
fore it had parsed, tbe weather be.
coming raw and chilly. Altogether,
the demonstration was probably tbe
mcstimposicg ever witnefsed in this
city. Tbe enthusiasm never lagged,
and the streets were jammed with
people during the day and until night
In the evening tbe city was beauti
fully illuminated, and Independence
Hall, by aid of calcium light, shone
forth with a splendor never before
witnessed. Private dwellings were
lighted to i be roofs, and tbe hotels
were illuminated by elrCTie light
This eveuiug, U-M.-r .l niid Mrs
Grant dined nt the ic in.-i.ce f Goo.
W. Child-, aith a pnik.tr of old friends
After niouer there was au informal
rece,niou in honor of the General,
attended by some thirty guests,
among them, Post-master General
Key, ex-.Minister to Rassia, Geo. H
Buker, ex-Governor John F. Hart
ranft, J. W. Simonton, Geo. Jones,
New York limes, Col. A K. Me
Clure, ex-Vice President Colfax, F
B Gowan, A.J. Drexel, Col. J. W.
Forney, Clayton Mc. Michael, Mayor
atociiicy, Secretary Ramsey, Hast
ings, John Hoey ami a number of
othor well known men. About 8:30
Ganeral Grant was serenaded by
McClurg's band of this city and by
the fifth Maryland Regiment band,
wbicb accompanies PoHt No 1, G. A.
R. of Baltimore. At 10 o'clock Gen.
Grant left Mr. Child's house and vis
ited tbe Academy of Fine Arts.
where a reception was held, and at
its conclusion retired and was escort
ed to the hotel.
Urrat Vmm mt Live attack by Fire.
Haddo.nfield, N.J, December 18.
This morning about half past one
o'clock tbe tarn or Mr. M. C. Brown
ing, situated about two mile from
here, wai, together with in contents,
entirely destroyed by fire. Twenty
three cowsjand one luulo were roasted
to death. The cries from tbe animals
were simply heartrending. The loss
is about $14,000, and tbere is no in
surance whatever. It is supposed
that the barn was set oa fire by
tramps.
OIK WANHI.NUTOX LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, Dec. 23, 1879.
Everybody recollects the cry that
was made by tbe bourbon memberE
of Congress at tbe occasional appoint
ment of tbe relatives of tbe Republi
can officials to office and tbe constant
charges of nepotism made against
General Grant's Administration for
such abuses. Look at tbe state of
tbiugs now when tbe Democrats get
a little power. Glancing at tbe rec
ord of tbe Senate we find that Sena
tor Wallace, ot Pennsylvania, has bis
son as clerk of a committee ; Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, has bis son in
a similar capacity ; so also Senators
Eaton, of Connecticut; Vance, of
North Carolina, and Joe Johnson of
Virginia, have sons as clerks to com
mittees. Senator Jonas has his
brother as clerk to a committee ; Sen
ator Voorhees has bis son as clerk in
the House ot Representatives, and
bis nephew as clerk to a committee;
Joe Blackburn, of the House, has bis
son as clerk to Beck's comtrittee in
tbe Senate ; Saulsbury, of Delaware,
bas bis nephew clerk of bis commit
tee, and so oa ad libitum, la some
instances the clerks are mere boys,
when the law of custom, at least, de
mands that tbey shojld be men of
experience and ability. I believe in
the policy of giving tbe patronage to
the friends of the party in power, but
to make it a family matter is rather
rough and nDj'ust ( If the proceed
ings of tbe Democratic Senators are
to be taken as an index of business
for tbe session, the most important
consideration among them appears to
be the dir po sal of the patronage of tbe
Senate. They go for tbe officers first,
last, and all tbe time. In regard to
tbe regular business of tbe session,
tbe Democrats are waiting and pray
ing for tbe holiday recess to hurry
up that tbey may be spared from be
traying tbeir own internal weakness.
Mr. Bayard offers them an issue, but
it is safe to say that a large majority
of bis party will not accept it, and
that many who came here disposed
to quietly swallow bim as a candi
date, will not dare to announce by
tbeir votes that they are also willing
to swallow his financial principles.
Should tbey do so, they will very
probably never again help to make
op cither a majority or a minority in
Congress. Tbeir constituents will
see to it that they shall not disregard
with impunity tbe time-honored folly
of tbe west Some of tbe clear-sighted
leaders of the party see this and
are already counselling a breaking up
of party line9. A political party can
not exist without some policy. The
people bave no sympathy with mere
growlers. Tbe Democrats have a
majority in Congress and of coarse
are responsible for legislation. Tbey
bave adopted tbe do-noibing policy.
This is what will do the Repnblicans
good and tbe Democrats barm. Tbe
former have made their fight and
won, and the reason tbey won is
that tbey resisted and opposed the
then Democratic policy. The bour
bons entered tbe field at the begin
ning of tbe extra session with a defi
nite policy. They insisted on wiping
out the Federal election laws,
and tbe people told tbem very pLicly
in tbe recent elections tbat tbey did
not approve of such a scheme ; they
tried to starve the army, that dida't
take at all ia tbe North and West ;
tbey turned the poor crippled soldiers
out of their positions in the Capital
and made places for tbeir brother
rebels, this clinched tbe nail in the
close districts and the result was sui
cide to the doughfaces. The South
ern Brigadiers are aware of what
tbey have done for the Democratic
party. Tbey see that tbey cannot
carry enough Northern votes to elect
a President and now are looking
around to sell out the solid South to
any candidate who will distribute tbe
offices with tbem. No politicians
were ever wider apart oa important
issues than tin Democrats of tbe
House and Senate. The financial
question plays tbe very devil with
tbem. Mr. Bayard's resolution to
take away the legal tender character
of the greenbacks is pleasing to one
faction and hateful to the other, and
no power on earth can ever bring the
two together. Tbe Republican party
is standing oa its record and await
ing to see the funeral of defunct or
ganization go into its grave. After
tbe holiday recess the Democrats
will keep oa revealing their lack of
harmony and purpose, especially
when the Bayard resolution comes
to be discussed, until tbey bave noth
ing to stand on bat tbe old "fraud"
cry, and that the people will bury
with their adverse Votes.
f rom an accounts it woma seem
that General Mahooe, of Virginia,
will succeed Mr. Withers as Senator
from that State, having been nomi-
nated by a caucas of readjustee and
Kepublicans o: tne irgioia legisla
ture. In tbe filling of tbe S:ate offi
ces, by tbis combination, alt tbe old
State c Seers wbo were up for re-elec
tion were beaten and new men in
stalled in tbeir places, Tbere was a
clean sweep of tbe rebel?, the combi
nation turning out even some one
legged messengers and doorkeepers
to make room for a conple of niggers.
This I hated to see, but I tbiok it
will teach our Democratic Senators
not so turn oat crippled Union sold
iers and pat rebels ia tbeir places
here at tbe Capital if tbey don't want
to be paid ia tbe same coin when tbe
Republicans get bold of tbe legisla
tures and state governments in tbe
soutb wbicb will nu doubt eccur be
fore long. Tbe Democrats in the
Seuate bave seen tbeir folly since the
special session, as the turning out of
Wilson, tbe do legged soldier, oat
tbeir party at least 100,000 votes in
the North at the late elections, and
by a vote of king caucus bave in
creased tbe roll of messengers iu the
Senate, so as to allow the Republi
can party to have three messeogers
of their owa selectioa. Wilson will
no duubt be put back if he wants tbe
place
The Ohio river commission came
down upon us last week, not exactly
like a wolf oa the fold, but more ia
the childlike and bland character of
tbe lamb that loved Mary, and an
appropriation so. This i:omruision
is presided over by Gen. Moore head,
of Pittsburg, and is constituted of
tbe best men of Wstera Pennsylva
nia. Tbeir object is to advance to
Congress the necessitv of immediate
and active improvement of tbo Ohio
river. At present tbey only request
a staying fund, aa appropriation of
$75,000 for the furtherance of the
work upou tbe Davi's Island d tin.
aa innovation in tb dam bjiuert
very esseniial to tho intensts of
Pittsburg and all other ckies on the
Ohio river,
Generals Moorcbead and Merritt
appeared before the House commit
tee and it is expected Congress will
Kraut the mouev asked for.
In tbe absence of anything inter
esting in the congressional line, 1
must tell you something of what the
scientific lecturers here are talking
about.
Professor Denton lectured Fiiday
nigbt on the "Origin of Man " Tbe
Professor opened with a tepid sketch
of life upon tbe planet, its origin and
progress, step by step, till "man be
came a liviug soul," and held tbat
all this was the result of natural
laws, and not by miracle or a series of
miracles. He then proceeded to do-
scribe tbe progress by wbich organic
ine progressed inrougu too ages oi
the earth's history, uutil man was
evolved as an intelligent being, the
fruit of the "tree of life." lie illus
trated the difference between the
"brute that perishes," and bis de
scendant, man, by stating that it whs
the difference between green and ripe
fruit. If you plant the seed of a
green apple it will not reproduce, bit
dies or rots. If you plant tho ripe
seed it also dies and rots, but in do
ing so pr jects a root downward aul
a shoot upward and reproduces ht
species. Man is tbe fruit of tbe tree
of life, who lives after death, who re
produces immortals. Bat tbe details
from fisn to man, and hj on through
mau's development, occupying an
hour and a half, replete with elo
quence, burner, and food, for thought
cauuot be obtained in this brief no
tice. Professor Richard A. Proctor tbe
celebrated English astronomer, lec
tured at Liucolu Hall, his subject be
ing "Tho life and Death cf other
Worlds." The lecturer illustrated
bis subject tbrougbt, with pictures
thrown on a large screen, and was
listened to with breathless silence
The lecturer began by a general
proposition, that the planetary sys
tem was formed by tbo gradual com
bustion of organic matter, and by
degrees led bis audience to tho con
sideration of tbe solar system ia its
present condition. He claimed that
some of tbe greatest of planets, such
as Saturn and Jupiter, are yet in a
state of preparation, and tbat in time,
millions of years hence, when our
earth shall cease to be inhabitable,
they will be in a condition to sustain
life. He held tbat tbe condensing
process is continually going on and
that thus ia hundreds of millions of
years, the earth will gradually shrink
add become unfit for the snstenance
of life. He said that Venus being
nearly our own age, is sa'ounded by
atmosphere, and baa oceans and seas
something like our own, and we may
call her our sister p'anet. The earth
will constantly get smaller, until it
gets to the 6'zo of Venus, and from
that to tbe siza and condition of tbe
Moon. Now let us see what ob
servers have found out about tbe
moon. We find it a desert, aad as
desolate a place as can be imagined !
It is covered with craters and seams,
and we find declevities which show
signs of having been filled by large
bodies of water. Tbey are empty
now, however, and there is no water
to be discovered oa the Moon's sur
face. It is believed tbat this water
has retreated into the bowls of tbe
planet, for tbe Moon is a planet the
same as any other. Tbere being no
atmorpbere surrounding it of itself
would render life impossible, and we
may expect tbat after the lapse of
many millions of years our oceans
will dry op and the earth become
uninhabitable by any living being.
The contest for the chairmanship
of the Republican National Execu
tive Committee waxes warm. The
candidates are Senator Cameron,
who is urged by Secretary Sherman,
while siopihr enough it is said that
Don, for Presidential nominee, goes
for Grant for first choice and Blaine
for his second choice. Governor
McCormick is next oa tbe list ot can
didates and supports Sherman for
President; next William E Chan
dler, first for.Biaine, Graot'beiug bis
second choice ; and finally, Congress
man Frye of Maioe, wbo goes for
Blaine first, last aud all the time.
Bruco Coffrotb, Esq., from Terre
Haute. Indiana is stopping ia this
Cuv for a couple of weeks, protecui
ing claims against the Government
for his clients ia Hoosieraom.
Jol'y Jack is also here on a short
visit from Somerset.
Hoc, D. J. Morrell of Johnstown
is noted amongst the latest arrivals
ia tbe city.
Mrs. Roberts, who has done bo
much for the starving people of
Washington, has again opened br
penny lunch rooms. For a pennv
the poor people can get a plate of
soap and a piece of bread, or some
other nourishing food. Last winter
she fed as high as fourteen hundred
in one day.
Mr. Ramaer, tbe new Secretary
of War is of PenaBTWaaia birtb
and a genuine ppecimeo of tbe good
article. At tbe time tbe Ra-aiao
naval officers were being lionized in
this cotijitrr, after tbe war, cora
mrjoicatioD witb tbem was difficult
except' by eiin8. The Russians did
not speak Koglisb, nd tbe average
L. I J r m i T 1 i'- t
'knowledge of tbe Russian dialect
was extreme'y limited among tbe
American statesmen. Under the
circumstances, Mr. Ramey was
found one day entertairog tbe
whole party as easily as if be bad
been raised in Moscow and held of
See in St. Fetersbu-g, and the won'
der only ceased when the Minnesota
Senator explained that he found him-
self easily onderstocd by speaking
choice Pennsylvania Dutch.
You may expect ia the near I
S
to see in Somerset a Nationa
one that issues money wi
Sam for security. "The First Na
tional Bank of Somerset, Pa," I be
lieve is tbe name. Capitalists from
Counellsville are at tbis lime getting
out the papers and depositing tbe re
quired security at tbe U. S. Treas
ury Department here for the new
iuHtitution Hurrah fur the Somer
set "Boom." A new hotel, a new
fire-engine, a new railroad and Na
tional Uaok with plenty of summer
boarders coming. How is tbat for
start Keep the boom a goiog.
Put your shoulders to the wheel;
kill of tbe old cranky growlers, get
new men into yonr town, encourage
emigration, drink less whiskey, put
your streets and corner grocery loaf
ers to work or drive tbem out cf
town, and you have my word that
Somerset will go right up ia tbe
next few years as a summer retreat
Picket.
Ni W AU VEH T1SEMENTS.
"T) R I JQ E "sTtEs!
I'll CiimmlMlnners of Somerset County, will
ottvr at puoli salu, to ttie lowest awl beat bMUer
oa
Monday, December 29, 1879,
at '4 o'clock a. v., on the prrmlwa, the building
ol a i kverel Hrltlo over li ueuahuoiiiK creed, in
(ktneinuuKh Twp.. where ilic public lilxhwaj leail
Inir to the Somerset ao-l Johii0twn pike croMes
rnlil l renin, on Units of lUirlntna Livingstone,
bridge Si leet in leuifih from out to oat.
ALSO
(in Thursday, the 1st day of January. 180, at
"Ylm'k A M. on tbe pn-ml.-ws, the bolldinir of a
hrMireuvcx Laurel hill creek, at tho terminus of
Kirei streef, in Train lorouu, said brldgcU) be
ll fuel in length.
ALSO
fn Thursday, 1st day of January. Issn.'at 1'
o'eliKk r M.. on the prim ses, tbe huiMIn- of a
I Covered Brldire 110 leet lonir. oher Will'a creek at
Kuirnojie, in Southampton township.
ALSO
On Friday, the 2.1 day of January, ilo. at y
o'clock A. M.. on the premises, the fupersiruc'ura
ot an opcu 'oo l Briiiire, to feet ion:;, over ila!
den's run, where the puldic road crosses said
stream near lenais t.'omp Woolen factory, lu
Southampton toweship.
1'lans and siiecilicatlons can be Been at the
Commissioner's ornee aller the 19th day til Decem
ber, aud will he on exhiid'lon on day ol sale.
W. M. SC'HKOCK, HUMS COOK.
Clerk. J. C'KITCHKIKLD.
JUS AH JuYI "LINT C'K.
Dec. Commissioners.
E
LECTION NOTICE.
1 ne annnnl election of the Farmers' I'nlon As
sociation and Fire Insurance Company oi Som
erset Coumy, will lie held at Kerkley s" .Mills i
Tuesday the 3u day of lsrermlxx, 137'J, .to elect
ifciani ot umeera lor the ensuing year.
AWis ivalmb, U.J. BitLUAAEK
Nov. 24 t Secretary. President
JOTICE.
1 nera win be a meetimror me stockholders or
the Somerset i Bedford Turnpike Company, at
the house of A. P. UUIeiras. In Alleithany twp..
'luerset coui.ty. on Mond.iv. January Mil.
lHfcO. for the purpose ol eiectinie a Hoard ol Direc-
brtforthe ensulnir year, and to transact such
othe- business as may he brought betore them.
it jtllord Inquirtr please cu, v. and chance com
pany.
doc 10 President. I
LIC SALE.
By viraeof an orler of sale prante-i hv the Or-
phans' IVdrt oi Somerset county, the uiitler-inne'l
Ailm nlstrutur oi John L. Muiiii, decease., "will
evil at puMic ale oa
Friday, December, 2C, 1S79,
on the premljps, ta iuem:ihoninif twp., a farm
kiiowa HJ tho JfarM Smtth (arm. rontuinintr 1.
arreB. mre or less, sitti.tte in (uomah'miDir twp ,
ail'.iiinir hinds of Johii H. Zimmerman, Ot-oritre
Stfii,LuuKh, Win. Burl, Wni. Ha rnhur. ami others
with a 'lweUinir bouse, hank hauk thereon erected.
of which about li-Oa res are clear. In acres in
meadow, with an on-hard on tho prinis; tne
hole is well watered, near tk-hmjl-j. churches.
mi it sand stores.
Tkiims: The nnrcha-ier to ray to the widow of
Nicholas Hamdt oi $7 65 15.
. 'ZM i uo in hand on the hratof April, 1X80: bal-
snce in two equnl annual payment, with luterest
from April 1st. ls0.
JUHTi M. ZI nltK.MA,
dec 10 AJ'mr. ol John 1 Smith.
Chief Anion? Stalwarts.
FOR 1880.
TteLea&iBEPDLICANKewspier
My. W-fueBy. I Daily,
$1 13. $2 50. j $10.00.
In NEWS-GETTING,
EDITORIAL ABILITY",
CORRESPONDENCE,
lml everything that goes to
make a
First-Class Newspaper.
The lnter-Ooan Has Xo Superior.
TBE DAILY INTER-OCEAN
Is the dfceapest Morning Paper published In
Chieiiiro.
The UIIXIES DEPJKT.M IS r In wnieii ia
published tne latest news of tbe Secret Orders, is
a ralu.lblc feature.
I B.
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Inter-Ocean
What Vim and Push will do. Business is easy to do if you do it right. No need of arunu-iit.
Prices Alone Tell tlie Story.
Larc Stock, Good Goods and
the County. Nothing but steady, low prices year in and year out will create and maintain a
business such as ours. We have added largely to our Stock during the past week ami arc irc
pared to meet the' demands of those who want anything in our line,
WHICH IS FULL AND COMPLETE.
CONSISTING OF
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS
BOOTS and SHOES, CLOTHING, HATS and CAPS, GROCERIES,
HARDWARE, QUEENSWARE AND SADDLERY.
(lood soil of uoderware for Clents, at 50
- Hoots, whole stock, - a 00
" Ladies' Shoes, 75
Misses' Shoes. 50
" Oauntlet Buck Olovea, " 1 1
" Gauntlet Sheep do "
t'holce New Prints,
Gents' fine button top K Id OloTes, W to 1 00
SADDLERY AT
Hardware at reduced rates,
small
VERY OHEiiP.
1,000 bushels ol Wheat wanted. ) ,000 bushels of Corn wanted. U(W bushels of Oat wanted
All kjnds'of Country Produce taken in exchange for Goods.
GIVE TJS -A. OALL
Before going elsewhere and satisfy yourselves that we
Dec. 3
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE-LAST DAYS ARE AT HAND
-AXD
OPPORTUNITY
WHEREIN THE
I GREATEST BARGAINS FINE CLOTHING
MAY UK OBTAIN ED.
The last four months has shown xrea: Increase In the value of clothlair, but we have .
to irive tbe people the beneht of our " e"s;3.i
LOWEST REDUCTION,
And leave with tbem these mementoes of the FIN EST CLOTIilXl FST I '.LIS n n ' -t
rittsburKh. Thla advertisement " 1 vM a
WILL CLOSE
.JA-sTtJRY 31, LSSO.
And we will then prepare to return
We .irKe n C D I V n A I I b
because
bay these
kooUs, VlLL u II
want ot them.
FIXE 11 USIXESS S UITS,
FIMJ 1WESS SUITS,
FIXE OVEJiCOATs,
HCVJRS' SVJJS.
youths' feercoatx.
CJULDL'LWS' SUITS
GHILDRENS'
Wlt'i our bs: th ink for pitrn.i alrsa ly best we I,
JNO. WANAMAKER & CO.,
29 FIFTH AVENUE,
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"QISSOLUTIOX .NOTICE.
Notice is hereby elven. that the partnership
heretolore existing between A. Countryman
Sod. at Lavansvilie. Somerset county, V.. is
hereby dissolved, Geo. Countrymnn retirvinir.
The business will be carried on at the old stand
by Alex. Countrvman.
Lavansvilie, Fa.. Nov 15. 1175).
A.COUNTKYMAN 4.SO.N.
Dec. 17.
LYON &
JL.JLO.
UBSIKA, PENS'
IM MEN'S
TRADE
Small Profits have gained for
Ladle? OloTes. 10 " 2&
Ijtllea' (food Hose. i '- 20
( tentu' Heavy Socks, 3 pain
Fine Balmarell Yarn, per lb.,
Fine Stocking Yarn, white and colored,
(lowered) 43 to to
Clark's Cotton Thread for machine nse, 04
20 PER CENT. LESS THAN EVER SOLD.
i
Drugs at reduced rates.
Three
NE WAD VER TISEMR ,vr.s
THt-
IS PASSING AWAY
all the stock tliat remain on ban !.
w Itelicve it
WILL PAY YOU:
you are
r( jjs' suns,
Doijs' Crerrofth:.
- - - - OVERCOATS.
SCHOOL BOOKS
SCHOOL SUPPIli;
All new Ftek. boa:;!.t f r Cis.i. vr ;
rrorired to da; :kaio t!n !.ic..t n.
TOT BOOHS.
Thi s:te-jt o of TUB TTUDE. si i r.-r f- .
eaera.:y, U inv.tcj to tli- Iir :m . :, ,; j-,
aclcct-J. aud alt'igetl-r b, j u:.. t , . .'
lino of TOY asl Jl'VLMLE lijj::, ... . 1'
tib:;cl la lit:sl'ur(jU
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17003 STREET
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PUBLIC SALE
Or VALT A HLr. REAL rSTAlK.
ttv virtue of an alius on! er ol iule t.fuil at f
the Orphans' Court of Somerset ni. !'.. t"tlie
undersigned Trustee s. to sell the real r.t.ite !
Joseph file, late ot Miifird township, deeea-el,
wilt un
Saturday, January 10, 10,
at put lic outcry, at the house of Jusiah W. ril.
in Mdtord Twp.. heinir the old hotnestril ol Mi l
deceased, at one o'clock p. js., sell the billowing
real estate:
No. 1. A certain farm sltu ite in Milf-r-l t wn
ship, ci.untv and state aforesaid, adlniu -a-i
ol John A. Snyder. I'eter Futman, Jaiues Sciiiert.
Ue-Tue Sechl r. Win Hann t an I others ; ouiuiu
tmt -MO acres, more or 1 ss. alniut 1TO acres cleared,
wiiha 2 Jtory Ir.ime dweillnic house, barn and "l ti
er out huildln thereon erected. This larm Is m
an ordinary state of cultivation, with someverv
line meadows ou Ihe saine. in a good community :
1 miles Irorn NewCentreville, and miles trom tlie
ouniy seat. Convenient to school and church,
which mate it very desirable, with hne fruit an 1
.sid water; also an abund.ince ol'c :U ap l lim--sione
on the same, there hems; several i ai bunts
u .w open and In (food running order and a rod lim
ber ou the part not cleared.
No. 4. A lot otitround situate in i;.-kwoo I. har
Inn thereon er.'cted a small uroeery store rum.
loinliiu alley on the west, .Vain street on the n r!i.
lot No. 1.S4 on the eat, and Kallmad street n ti.r
sou h : lot heinu 50 feet front and lis) leet deep and
numbered In the iteneral plan of aid mwa as l.t
No. i;-l. 1'or lurther inl .rruation call on tueun
dersiaued trustees at liebharts, Somerset county,
Fenn'a.
TtKIS 'Ine thirl of pir-h.is m n?v to
paid on confirmation of sale, and the haUm e in
tw. cijual annual payments without interr-i : ten
per cent, of purchase money to be paid wrien the
proierty is knocked down, and which ient n;a
will in- treated aa part payment ou tne nrst m.e
third, the balance to bj s-.-curud by juiaravnt
bonds ou the premises.
PF.TEKI'II.K
JOS1A1I W. I'lI.E.
Io IT Trutc-s.
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tr? Vt :ml iriiT-j i jU I '
CO.
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us the LARGEST TRADE
Linen Tore id. (Mark) per
fients' Uji1 Suits. I'ni n Caaslaaere
" tK'ercoals
' Pants,
" " Vesta.
Hat.
Caps,
ta)
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Show Cases two large anl m
mean what we say.
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