Viiinpvibure' ziloge getord.
Thzunday, Dee,,,NuthOlA,lBl?:
THE PRESIDEin'EI, 11`IES8A9E.-Itte fol
/owing are ninong the principal topics
ferred to by the President in his recent
3lesmge delivered to Congress :
Otte of' the, Chief , objects of interest at
tbia tune is .our relationa with Spain, and
in referenee'folhe Matter of the Virgini
us, the President says that the Spanish
, Government has recognized the justice of
our deniMand,.and,:htta arranged for the
• immediate delivery of the vessel, for the
w
surrender of the au rvivors;for a salute to
the flag, and for
‘ proceedings looking to
punishment of - the perpetrators of the
guilty acts, • and looking also towards in
donnity for those who may be entitled to
it. This afrdir," which for a time threat
ened the most serious consequences, is now
in the course of satisfactory adjustment
honorabk to both nations.
The subject next in importance relates
to the finances and to the recent moneta
ry disturbances throughout the country;
and the President fears that the financial
balance for the present year will not be
so favorable as that of last. He recom
mends that economy be used in Making
appropriations, and also in administering
the various departs of the Government.—
As to the severe monetary disturbances,
the President intimates that, however
much individuals may have suffered, the
result may prove to be a long step toward'
specie payments, that we can have no per
manent prosperity until a specie basis is
reached. To increase our exports, suffi
cient currency is required to keep all of
the industries of the country employed.—
To this end be submits to the considera
tion of Congress a specific plan by which
the Nati' nal_Banks_nm: • 1 -
rency is required,—procure-an—additional
amount of circulating noteeby, the depos
it of bonds, and when the currency is no
longer required, having leave to withdraw
the bonds upon the surrender and cancel
lation of the additional notes issued to
them. He also recommends that the Na
tional Banks be prohibited from paying
interest on deposits; that they shall be
required to hold their rerre in their own
vaults ; that "clearing houses" shall be
established for the redemption of their cir
culating notes; and that they be•author
ized to diminish their standing issues of
notes at pleasure by the return and can
cellation of their own bills.
The postal savings depositories and the
postal telegraph system are urged upon
the favorable consideration of Congress.
A revision of the tariff laws is also re
commended, and the opening of more
mints for the coinage of money.
The President calls the attention of
Congress to the decline in American ship
building, and legislation is asked to se
cure our proportion of the carrying trade.
The President earnestly calls the atten
tion of Congress to the petition of the 50,-
000 Russian Mennonites to locate in a
body on our public lands. The sugges
tion was made by the Mennonites of Lan
caster county, and therefore possesses a
local interest.
Nearly all the other topics are of a
rontine character, except perhaps the an
omalous condition of our citizenship and
expatriation laws, to which attention is
directed. • The "Mixed Claims" Commis
sion, to hear and determine claims of cit
izens of the United States arid subjects of
Great Britain, have awarded British
claims to the amount of $1,929,819 ; have
rejected $93,000,000 of the British claims,
and all of the American. Congress is re
quested to appropriate the $1,929,819 for
the discharge of the British awards ; and
the recommendation is renewed for a com
mission to • audit and determine the di
rect losses of individuals, &c., to be paid
out of the $15,500,000 received from En
gland for the Alabama depredations.
The Message is a plain, concise docu
ment, and deserves a careful perusal from
every one interested in the welfare of the
nation.
We regret our limited space pr events
us publishing the document in full.
nest..A meeting of clergymen and others,
summoned by Bishop Cummins, late of
the Protestant Episcopal Church, met in
New York Tuesday, and formed a new
ecclesiastical organization, known as the
Reformed Episcopal Church. Dr. Com
mins was called to the chair,and appoint
ed a committee, who promptly reported a
decle i ration of principles preceded by a
resolution designating the new organiza
tion as the "Reformed Episcopal Church,"
and recognizing Dr. Cummins as its pre
siding Bishop. The articles of the dec
laration are but four in number, and brief.
The chief pilots iu which they take issue
with the Protestant Episcopal Church
lire in recognizing the Episcopacy as "not
of Divine right, but as a very ancient and
desirable form of church policy,"iii adop
ting for useothe Prayer Book revised and
recommended by the Convention of 1870.
.and iu further condemning and rejecting
what is styled certain erroneous and i
stracge doctrines, in regard to which there
always has been and titiJl is much differ
*nee of opinion among the laity and i
..clergy of the Church. The declaration
vas adopted, and the Meeting was then
regularly organized as the First Conne
4:the &fumed Episcopal Church.
L'l''''Thr-ro , ne:irly fitly Farrnerp'
Crangeg in this titate.
Ca-Indications—a* the American—
are once more:faverable for a peaceful
'settlement of the !questions at issue' 'be
tween the United States, Spain and Cube,
It the despatches from Havana and
Washington are confirmed by events, we
shall not be forced to the necessity of
sending our fleet into the harbor of Ile
vana to take the Virgiiiius' from under
Spanish guns, nor of bombarding Santia
go to obtain the remainder of her captive s .
From Havana it idannounced that Cap
tain General Jovellar has recalled his
intention of resigning, that he intends to
endeavor to execute the mandates of the,
Madrid Government, and that—most im
portant of all—the truculent spirit of the
people has been calmed down to that
point at which they can contemplate
the surrender of the Virginius to au A
merican squadron without going off into
spasms of patriotic and sanguinary fury.
It seems that they .are nearly prepared to
sucumb to the inevitable, and if the axe-
Mann or the compact between Secretary
Fish . add Admiral Polo is delayed a little
longer they will look with good grace up
on the departure of the captured steamer
in the wake of Admiral Scott's flagship.
Of the delay' in the carrying out of the
protocol nothing is said; probably Secre
tary Fisk is purposely allowing the post- i
•ponement for the purpose indicated. But
there is no cessation of naval preperations;
the Kansas has joined the Juniata at San
tiago, and many vessels of the fleet which
had rendezvoused at Key West have left
that point to take up stations closer to
the Cuban coast. The safe arrival out of
the Kansas is a matter,of congratulation
and her long passage was only occasioned
by a gale which drove her over to the
Bermudas. The latest information was
that Commodore Brain was to receive the
- . IM8111;91111111/11:1
- Jiailitta at Santiago, and
to receive the Virginius. The movement
' of the fleet from Bey West indicates that
the days grace are nearly exhausted, and
there will not be a much longer period of
waiting upon the•passions of the Spanish
party in Cuba.
IM-A London despatch says the Loch
Earn, the ship that collided with the steam
er Ville du Havre, also sank to the bot
tom of the.ocean. The "British Queen"
fell in with the disabled ship on. thd 29th
ult., which was then in a sinking condi
tion, the officers and crew abondoned her
and were taken to Plymouth.
The. account of the Vile du Havre dis
aster given by the rescued crew, represents
that the Captain and second-mate of the
steamer came on board the Loch', Earn
shortly after the collission, and did not
assist in saving any of the pgssPngers, and
that the majority of the French crew ex
hibited lamentable cowardice.
The Captain of the Lech Earn makes
the following statement ;
After first sighting the steamer, and
seeing that she was. coming dangerously
near, the Captain of the Loch Earn rang
the ship's bell and ported his starboard
but the steamer came right across the
Loch Earn's bows. The people ill the
first boat from the French steamer did not
say she was sinking, but the • Captain
of the Loch Earn, observing that Mlle
steamer was settling down, sent out his
boats. Neither the first French boat nor
the second, which arrived shortly after
wards, bringing the First and Second
Captains of the Ville du Havre, attempt
ed to return, but despite the expostula
tions of all the crew who were left on
board the Loeb Earn, and the threat.; of
her mates to fire upon them, remaine
alongside the ship. The clothing of the
French officers who reached the
. deck of
the Loch Earn was dry, showing no signs
of their having been in the water. Final
ly. some Englishmen seized an manned one
of the French boats, and went to the res
cue of those strugling in the sea. Only
one French boat's crew assisted in the
rescue. The Captain of the Loch Earn
considers that the great loss of life resul
ted from the fact that his vessel drifted
such a long distance from the steamer af
ter the collision it was impossible to shor
ten sail ; from the tardiness of the steam
er in showing signals of distress, at from
the misconduct of her crew.
• BETTER TINES.—The New York Tri
bune speaks cheeringly of business affairs,
saving, "the financial outlook is better,"
and that "risible and palpably things are
on the mend." It adds:
`file result may be seen in the evi
dences of rapid recuperation on all hands
—in the advance in breadstuffs and cot
ton--in the steady export demand—in
the absence of further reports of the stop
page of man ufactories—inthe reopening
of some that have already made arrange
ments for the profitable renewal of work
—in the solid position of the banks—the
appreciation even of railroad and tele
graph securities—and especially in the
general conviction, that after all, there
is no danger of "the bottom dropping
out..,
ta..The A nwrican says there is no longer
any doubt but that a determined effort is
to be made to restore the Franking Priv
ilege, and the present indications are de
eideitly favorable to a successful result.
Many prominent Republicans say that
they are not willing to rote to repeal the
Salary law passed last session, without
having a Franking Privilege accorded
to them again, and a reduction of salaries
will, in all prohahility, be followed by a
reenactment of the Franking Privilege.
Speaker Blaine is quoted as being .fitVor
bd to iuch action.
Ze.V' President Grant has appointed At
tornty General Williams Chief JuPties.
u. S. t- .4pretue Csuet.
Jou! Xtals
NOTICE,TO DELINQUENTEL-A our uo
counts' for subscription, advertising, etc.
the numerous and widely scattered, and
are 'difficult of collection under present
circumstances, we make the folloWing pro
position to delinquents, viz :
Upon all Accounts settled in full,. or in
part, before the first day of .January next,
a reduction of TEN PER CENT. Will be
made. After that date_the costs ; of col
lection will be added. Those at a dis
tance making remittances will have the
per centage placed to their credit.
APPLES.—A few bushels of choice ap•
pies will be taken on account at this of
fice.
cThe daily stage line between Mer
cersburg and Greencastle has been discon
tin ued.
Ix THE CITY. Joseph Price, of the
firm of Price & lloeflich, is now in the
city purchasing their second supply of
winter goods. New goods next week.
ts.. Mr. Martin Speck received a fall
at the Artesian Mills, Hagerstown, on
Monday of last week, breaking two of his
ribs. •
It ~The founiiry-, tannery and dwelling
belonging to Jeremiam Herman, - of Fay
ettville, was sold on Thursday last for
$4,300. Purchaser, Jacob Lightfoot.
zA German "tramp" predicts that
the weather of November will prove cold
est of the winter months. Of all the
weather prognosticators this last is the
most encouraging.
Let-us-all-rementbeil43nbese-are-
the times to "help one another." Give
your neighbor all the patronage you can.
Protection to home industry is a principle
we can all practice with profit to one and
all.
R. R. OPENING.—The grand opening
of the W. Isl. R. R. from Baltimore to its
terminus to Williamsport, is announced
to take place on the 17th inst. A. large
delegation from Baltimore and other par
ties along the line 'will form the Excur
sion party.
The Post Master informs ,us that
the Record addressed to Josiah Benedict, :
at Highland, Ills. is not taken out of the
office, aria requests us to discontinue it.—
Until all arrearages are paid we willhave
to class Mr. B. among our list of "dead
beats."
HOUSE CONSUMED.—Last Saturday af
ternoon a week, the dwelling house of
John Sollenberger, near New Guilford,
occupied by Wm. Spangler, was entirely
destroyed by fire. The fira originated in
the garret from some unknown cause. All
the clothing and bedding, and nearly all .
the furniture of the family was lost.—Rep.
REOPEN - ED.—Mr. S. P. Stoner has
handsomely . and conveniently re-fitted the
Bowden House Oyster Soloon, and is noNd
prepared to supply all who may be pleas
ed to favor him with their patronage.
Mr. John W. Harbaugh, a courteous
and obliging young man, is to manage the ,
business of the Saloon. He will leave
nothing undone to entertain visitors in the
best possible manner. See advt.
BALTIMORE.—We notice our friend,
Mr. Henry Funk, formerly with Mr. 11.
Yingling, at Monterey, is now an assist.
ant manager, in the "American House,"
N. W. Cor. Calvert and Franklin Sts.,
Baltimore, Aid. Mr. F. is a polite and
and obliging gentleman, and' his long ex
perience in the hotel business eminently
qualifies him for tilt position he now holds.
In this section of Franklin county he has
a host of friends.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS—Monday E
vening.—Present Messrs. Rider, (Presi
dent) Dock, Bell and Reid. The follow
ing bills were presented, viz : Emanuel
Diffenderfer $12,9.5 for we of carts, ln
bor 3 hands on the 13th and 14th of
Novetnber in making culvert on South
Street. Alex. Hamilton for 17 perches
and 19 feet building stone at 00 cents,
$15,97, and 33 perches of turnpike stone
at 45 cents, $14.85. Absoletp French for
material, labor, paint, &b., 810,93.
Drafts granted for the same.
THE MEETING.—Messrs. Sharpe and
Stuart, members of the Convention which
framed the new Constitution, according to
previous announcement addressed a meet.
ing of our citizens in the room over J. W.
Miller & Co's store on Tuesday evening.
The meeting was well attended, and the
new or amended instrument ably defen
ded by both gentlemen, but a division of
sentiment about it exists, notwithstand
ing. While it is admitted there is much
in the new Constitution to commend, oth
er features are claimed to be equally ob
noxious. As in ordinary election times it
is hard to tell which are in the majority,
those in favor of adoption or rejection.—
The result of the issue in the State on
Tuesday next will therefore be looked to
with feelings of more than ordinary inter
est.
Ite—Er. H. Seedy, 'Esq., has been ap
pointed States Attorney in place of Jno.
C. Zeller, deceased. The .acknowledged
capacity and experience of Mr. Seedy
Iviil render this appointment most accop
table to the publie.--Mail.
r -USERS' IxerrrrtrrE:=—The annual
meeting of this body took place last week.
There were present at the several session
nearly all the teachers of the county. The
citizens also took a greater enterest in the
proceexlings than they evei did on . pre
vious occasions. It is pleasant to contrast
the interesting meetings of the present
with tliose of 'former years, ivhen the
Institutemade so little noise that its ses
siens began and ended without any of the
citizens knowing it.
The County Superintendent presided,
and 3. W. Kuhn was Secretary.
Among the notables presene we may
mention Prof. Adams, Elocutionist : Prof.
Boyd, who discussed the Philosophy of
History, English Grammer, &c.; Miss
Parson, of the C. V. Normal School, who
gave instructions upon the "Object Les
son" system ; and Plof. Beard, Principal
of the C. V. Normal School.
Prof. Harry, of Chambersburg, did
much tc make the meetings interesting.
by furnishing the music. The exercise
were the usual ones on such occasions,
such as thv discussion of the best methods
of teaching, governing, and organizing
schools.
The Hon. .T. MeD. Sharp delivered an
address on Tuesday evening, upon the
"character of the true teacher." This was
a fine effort and showed that the speaker
had considered the subject as fully and'
carefully as though he had been a profes
sional teacher.
Prof. Adams gave a highly interesting
series of readings and recitations on
Thursday evening. His rendering of
Darius Green and his Flying Machine.
was superior to that of any other reader
we have had the pleasure of hearing.
Miss Parson's illustration of object teach
ing were very well calculated to arouse a
new • a - • •aa -7 7" . " 7".
We do not say it to flatter the teachers,
but we could not help noticing that the
teachers present at this time made a bet
ter appearance, both as to their physical
and mental development, than on former
occasions.
The sehool terms are gradually becom
ing longer, the. wages if not rising are not
decreasing, the importance of the teachei
and his work meets with a better recogni
tion than heretofore;--all tending to re
tain the better teachers in the work. The
teachers desiring to show their apprecia
tion of the services of J. S. Smith, the
County superintendent, presented him
with Irving's works, 12 vols. ; Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary, and two
volumes of the Popular Science Monthly.
The presentation speech was made by
Prof. P. 11. Bentz. The recipient was so
much affected that he could command
but few words in reply ; but his evident
emotion, and his silence spoke more elo
quently than any words could have done.
If we mistake not, this is the first time
the teachers have manifested their appre
ciation of a county superintendent in this
manner. The instruction given, the dis
cussions, and the exercises generally, were
of a useful and professional charac
ter.—.Publio Opinion.
REcEwrs.—The following is a list of
our subscription receipts—cash and trade
for November :
Joseph Shockey, $B.OO
Mrs. E. Funk, 4.00
Francis Cover, 2.00
D. E. Price, 2.00
J. H. Hoover, - 2.00
Mrs. Geo, Summers, 3.75
Simon Mickley, 9..50
Samiel Johnston, 3.75
W. H. Funk, 9.00
John Kriner, 2.00
S. S. Dowlin, 5.00
Lewis E. Stull, 2.00
J. S. Harper, 2.00
Wm. Terms'', 1.00
John Louderbaugh, 4.00,
C. K. Myers, 2.00
Josiah Fah rney, 2.00
John Welty, 2.00
Benj. Frick, 2.25
Miss Nannie C. Shockey, 2.00
Miss C. A. Hoover, 1.50
A. D. Crilly, 2,00
C. W. Logan, 2.00
P. Wiesner, 4.00
Miss M. B. Jacob.l, 2.00
Wm. H. Miller, (Wash. twp), 2.25
SLTICIDE.-Mr. Israel WiMani a far
mer, aged about 65 years, residing near
Sabi!bovine, Md., committed suicide on
Tuesday a week by hanging himself to
the bedpost in his room, where his dead
body was found at about 1 o'clock on that
day. His mind had been in a deranged
condition for some time past,and last sum ,
mer he made three attempts at suicide,
once by cutting his throat with a razor,
again by smothering himself tinder some
rye straw in his barn, and again by throw
ing himself on the track of the Western
Maryland Railroad for the purpose of
letting the cars run over him, but each
time he was rescued. He has a wife
and a family of grown children.— Valley
Register.
eir•No year in the present century has
witnessed so many appalling disasters as
that which is now drawing to its close.
First the North fleet went down in the En
glish Channel with 450 souls on board ;
nest came the Atlantic with nearly the
same number of victims ; then the City of
of Washington, and the last loss in mid
ocean of the Ville du Havre with 226
lives.
VarA German woman living near Ton
ics, Illinois, lo:ked two children aged 3
and 5 in her louse, and lent out to husk
corn. While she was gone the house
burnt up, and the cihildren with it.
EDITOR VILLAGE RECORD :—Next
Tuesday the good people of this Common
wealth are to vote upon the new Consti
tution. This document effects An entire
revolution in the whole frame-work ()Sour
State Government ; and the people in or
der to vote intelligently upon it, should
have had at least a year in which to give
it that earnest deliberation it required be
fore making it , the organic law of the
Commonwealth. Instead of a year they
have been given scarcely four weeks to
read and reflect upon it.
The Convention which framed this
medly of incongruous laws - contained, we
believe, one hundred and thirty-three del
egates. Of this number over one hundred
were lawyers, and.every one of them eith
er aspiranis for public office or resurrec
ted political fossils. They were chosen,
not by the people upon a fair contest, but
were simple nominated by party conven
tions and rings. The great farming and
labor interests of - the Commonwealth were
unrepresented. The seats in the Conven
tion which should have been filled by the
representatives of the hard-fisted yeoman
ry of the Commonwealth were occupied
by attorneys ; and, therefore, the great la
bor interest received no attention or en
couragement. New judgships and new
'offices by the scores and hundreds were
created, to be scrambled after and filled
hereafter .by the greedy members and
their friends, that they might thrive and
grow fat at the people's expense. The
State tax exempting real estate was not
only repealed, but the Legislature forever
prohibited from passing any law exempting
it from taxation. A mortal blow was
struck at educational interest's, and col
leges forbidden to receive any recognition
at the hands of the Legislature. Chari
table institutions-received-a- mortal -1y ,
and the State is forbidden. to doany mer,
ciful deed. Discriminations among reli
gious denominations and biliefs Were
made. A thonsaud things were done,
which, if adopted, would cause the blush
of shame to mantle the cheek of every
true and progressive son of the Common.
wealth. Men of Pennsylvania, before
you give your sanction to this•document,
read it, ponder it well; and you will then,
we feel very certain, remand it • to its
authors, and compel them to give us a
constitution to be•voted upon by sections.
Tell the Buckalews, the Blacks, the Wood
wards, the Biggers, cke., that we have no
more faith in them or their work now
than we had during the war, when they
were the advocates of the heresy that we
had no right to coerce the South and
were the apologists of the crime of Sla•
very. We want men imbued with the
true spirit of reform and progress to frame
our fundamental laws, and these old "per
functory" gentlemen must be kept in their
involuntary retirement. Farmers, me
chanics, laboring men of all classes and
conditions, we appeal to you to vote an
emphatic "no" to the new constitution.—
Do not be cajoled or coaxed into voting
"yes" by a wily attorney like Sharpe, or
Stewart, or even great reformers like the
delectable McClure or redoubtable For
ney. Read the Constitution for yourselves
and then follow the lead of your con
sciences and act from a sense of duty to
yourselves and your posterity.
J. RALPH HALDEMAN.
Phila., Dec. 9, 1873.
THE DAVIS LYNIq CASE.-Mr. Mauls
by, the indefatigable counsel for Davis
who is awaiting the assignment by his
Excellency Governor Whyte of the day
for his execution on Friday last returned
from Indiana, bringing Shue, the witness,
whose testimony, it is supposed, may
possible secure a commutation of the
death penalty.. Judge Maulsby was only
four days going to Indiana, finding Shue,
'and getting back with him.
Shue was examined by the Governer
on Saturday. At the conclusion of the
examination to Gov. notified judge
Maulsby that he would hold the case un
der advisement until Friday, Dec. 11th.
Nothing new or important is contained
in Shue's statement from which the coun
sel or friends of the doomed man can
hope for commutation of the death.pen
alty.
A Ni w RAILIIDAD.—Chief Engineer
Dougherty started on Monday last with
a corps of engineers to locate a railroad
from the ore banks of • Messrs. Douglas
and.Middour, near Quincy, to connect
with the Mont Alto Railroad. These ore
banks are about four miles from Waynes-
boro', and if the citizens of that place offer
sufficient inducements the road tvill be
continued to that point. This would give
Waynesboro' a shorter and more direct
rout to the eastern' markets than by way
of Greencastle. The country through
which the proposed road would run is
very favorable for the construction of a
railroad, and it is hoped that the parties
interested will take advantage of this
opportunity to secure communication by
rail with the outside world.—Spirit
serSa mud Bowles, editor of the Spring
field Republican, has been sued for libel
by Willis Phelps, au old citizen of that
city, The damages nre held at two hun
dred thousand dollars. Mr. Bowles charg
ed Mr. Phelps with being a public robber,
and the Boss Tweed of Springfield. Mr.
Phelps is a, wet I known railroad contractor,
and is regarded as a strictly honorable
man.
—lf the panic is on its last legs the legs
are fearfully long.
r
LCOMBLUNICATED.
MrEditor :—The time allotted. for the
approval or rejection of the new Consti
tution is nearly at hand, Tuesday next
being election day. That it contains'
much it should not contain is conceded by
even its most ardent supporters. There
are several clauses which ought to make
it obnoxious to the people generally.—
Among them I refer to those in reference
to the Border Claims, taxation upon real
estate, the increased number of represen
tatives and office holders in general. Citi
zens of the Border counties' particularly
should investigate and ponder well' this
riew Constitution before voting for it.—
Adopt it and all hope of State appropri
ation for losses sustained during the war
is virtually at an end, the only possible
chance left of ever getting any remuner
ation for said losses. There are other
points weak and .dangerous, and so ad,
matted. But those who urge its adoption
say the good it contains overbalances the
evil. To say the least this a silly' argu-
Ment. If it contains vchat is regarded as
evil and therefore dangerous to the pub
lic interest, why not afford the people an
opportunity of vote such features out in
stead of voting them in. FAR111:11.
REMEMBER THE POOE.—We hope to
see adopted in this county a suggestion,
made by one of our exchanges, for the
reilef of the poor, during the winter. It is
probable that there will be more suffering
than usual this winter and we think the
plan proposed is a good one. It is as fol
lows: A box labelled, "Remember the
Poor," to be at each of the polls, on the
16th of December next, and, as the voter
deposits his ballot, he shall place into this
_._
box such a sum as he is able to give, p from
ten cents upward. The money collected
in each district to be used for the benefit
of the poor in thai district, and if charita
ble cabinet makers will supply the boxes
and committees of citizens take charge of
the contributions,the_whale_thing,-may-be
t,expcnze:,-8 : ' ; -- ''-`-----
SAD CASE OF DROWNING.-011 Mon
day. the 24th ultimo, Emanuel Glasser,
about 21 years of age, son of Peter Glas
ser, of Emmittsburg District came to his
death by drowning. He left his home in
a spring wagon, to which was attached
one horse. He had in the wagon two
hind quarters of beef which he was taking
to Littlestown, Pa., but while crossing the
Monocacy at Sell's Mill, about 5 miles
east of Emmitsbuig, the water being high
from the day previous, the wagon upset
throwing Glasser out since which time
nothing has been heard of him. The wa
gon and horse were found about one mile
below the ford, the latter standing in the
creek still attached to the wagon. Those
residing near by heard the screams of
Glasser for help, but when they arrived at
the creek, they could not see anything of
him, but saw the horse and wagon rolling
over and over in the creek. Search was
made for- him but without success. The
unfortunate man could swim, but having
oa at the time a large army overcoat, it
prevented him from swimming, which re
sulted in his being drowned. Deceased
had light hair, dark under coat, purple
undershirt, and is supposed to have had
two rings on his left hand. The beef he
had in the wagon was found about 130
yards below the fbrd. The family are ve
ry much distressed and any information
that may lead to the discovery of the bo
dy will be very thankfully received.---Ex
aminer.
PROTECT THE PARTRIGE S .-ThC Har
risburg Patriot has the Ulowing hu re
gard to the preservation of partridges:
"We would call the attention of our
rural friends to the fact that the heavy
snow storms of last winter destroyed the
partridges by thousands, which destruc
traction might have been prevented if
people through the country had protected
and fed them. The best way to do this,
says an exchange, is to drive stakes in the
ground about ten feet apart, and a foot or
two in height, then lay poles across and
cover them with brush and leaves. This
should be done before winter sets in, and
some grain thrown under, and around to
entice them to it ; then. when a heavy
storm occurs, they would resort to it for
shelter as well as a feeding place. A few
winters ago nearly every partridge was
killed throughout the Northern and Mid
dle States, and special laws were made fur
their pro4ection until the country was re
stocked. ' An ounce of protection is worth
a pound of cure."
Nearly every farmer likes to have a
covey of these birds on his farm. It would
be no expense and very little trouble to
build them a.shelter of this description.
We trust it will be done generally
throughout our county.
Sum His SINLETII EA RT DEA D.-A.
fresco painter named Poehler, went into
a restaurant in Providence, R. 1., last
week, with Mary Rose, aged seventeen
years, to whom he had been paying atten
tion several months, and while seated in
one of the booths said to the saloon-keeper,
"Mary says she is going to New York to
night to enter a convent." Soon afterward
reports of a pistol were heard, and it was
found that Poehler had shot Mary dead.
He then shot hirrisell three tirnes,and was
removed to the hospital in a dying con
dition. After the shooting he reiterated
to a German acquaintance who came in,
the complaint that Mary said she was
going to a convent. Both parties bore a
good character. It is conjectured that
the girl was talking of entering, a convent
for the purpose of teasing him.
i"Oysters are 30 cents a bushel in
Baltimore; last year they were $l.
PHILADELPII/A December 5.--In tho
Superior Court Judge Agne* delivered an
opinion, in which all the Judggs joined,
restraining — the Election Commissioners
appointed by the Constitution Conven
tion from acting. The decision was to
the effect that the Convention had not
the extensive powers it had attempted to
assert, aud that it was guilty of an act ofat
tempted usurpation of authority in setting
aside the election system prescribed for
this city and inaugurating a new one, un
der which the election for the adoption
or rejection of the Constitution should be •
all conducted. The opinion further
declared that the true interpretation or
the phrase and manner in which this elec
tion shall be held did not grant the Con
vention the high authority it had attempt
ed to assume, and that the conduct of this
election in a way different from that of
general election was an exercise of author
ity which had not been given the mem
bers of that Convention when they were
delegated as agents of the people to a
mend and revise the Constitution of the
State.
,'Philadelphia has organized a sys
tem of relief for the poor, in anticipation.
of a severe winter. The plan is as fol
lows : Each ward forms a branch, Relief
Association under the control of an
official board ; the precincts of the ward
are divided into "blocks," for which is ap
pointed by the board a committee of two
gentlemen of established character to so
licit donations of money, goods, cast•off
clothing, bedding, etc., and. two . ladies,
whose business it is to visit every house
and examine strictly into cases requiring.
relief. All donations are sent to - a cen
tral room or ball, and receipts given to
tht - COTtit ri bu
. .
—a
teniatic relief is the help that is required
for the good of all concerned.
The northern part of Greenland is
covered with snow s supposed to be many
thousand feet deep, and increasing in
depth every year.
M—Somebody has found time to count
up the number of churches in New York
city. There are 350 in all, valued at
something over $46,000,000.
BUSINESSLOCALS.
xtm.Flour, Buckwheat and Corn Meal
can bd had at M. GEISER'S GROCERY
dee 11—tf
FOR THE HOI IDAYS.—Just arrived
Candy, plain and fancy; Oranges, Lemons,
Figs, French Currants, Layer and Seedless
Raisins, Pruens, Citron, Cocoanuts and
Cranberries. Also choice Syrups and New
Orleans Molasses, Brown and White Sugar,
all the above can be bought at Panic Prices,
fur the cash
dee 11-4 f
FRESH OYSTEES-At REID'S Grocery on
Friday evening.'
—Fresh Seedless Raisens, Currants, Cit
ron, and choice N. Orleans Melssses at
Furst! ...rocK.—The subscriber announces
to his customers that he has just returned
frouyihe East with a full 'stock of Christ
mpg goods, Fancy articles, etc.
dec 4-3tl F. FOURTInf AN.
—CHAPPEE! HANDS, face, rough skin, pim
ples, ringworm, salt-rheum and other cu
taneous affections cured,and the skin made
soft and smooth, by using the JUNIPER Thll
SYRUP, made by CASWELL, HAZARD, & CO.,
New York. Be certain to get the Juniper
Tar Soap, as there are many imitations
made with common tar which are worth
less. dcc 4-4 w
WANTED—Everybody to know that
Atuberson 4:l3rackbill are selling Kerosene
at 2 cents per gallon cash, 0 cents on cred
it. This Kerosene is guaranteed to stand
a fire test of 110 degrees before it will ex
plode and is not half Benzine as some would
like you to believe. In this :Rate there is
a very rigid law against the sale of any oil
under 110 degrees, for illumination.
nor 27-3 t
Fon RENT.—The subscriber offers for
rent his two-story Brick House, situated on
the West eSctension of Main Street. Good
stabling, wash house and - other ronveni
rnees.:mu Mixon.
nor2o-3t
CALL AND SETTLE.—Persons indebted
the undersigned by either note or book ac
count are requested to calland make pay
ment to H. M. gibbet, Esq., in whose hands
said notes and accounts have been placed
for collection.
nov2o-tf C. L. HoLuxnEnarn.
HATS.-MRS. K. G. STOVER has receiv
ed a supply of the latest styles of hats.—
Thankful to the ladies for past patronage,
ahe solicits a continuance of the sane.
oct 3D-tf
ties .Call at STOVER IS; WOLFF'S, N. E.
Corner of the Diamond, if you want to buy
cheap goods. They are making special in
ducements to purchasers, and discounting
all cash bills, in order to reduce the stock
on hand. Give them a call before bi , ying
elsewhere. july 24—tf
r.. Make Money fast and honorably
$12,50 per day, or $75 per week by at
once applying for a territorial right, which
are given free to agents, to sell the best,
strongest, most useful, and rapid selling
Sewing Machine, and Patent Button Hole_
Worker ever used or recommended by
families, or buy one for your own use, it,
is only $5. Sent free by express. Ad
dress for particulars Jerome B. Hudson
Co., Corner Greenwich & Cortlandt
Sts., New York.
MARRSAGE~_
By Bev. J. Smith Gordon, on the 4th
inst.,
GEORGE W. PARK. Esq., editor of
Park's Floral Gazette, to 31iFs JENNIE 31.,
daughter of inn. F. AI. Allen, Eq.,
all of Fannethgburg, Pa.
'ern' a basis
ismuy
M. CrETSER