PU.RIMARp EVRItr W.RDNESDAT MORNING. ,ST MONTROSE, StiSseA. Co., PA., By H AWk . E -- :Y. & CR U . -"t.E:R, EDITORS PROPRIETORS; At Two Dollars per Year in Advance. TO ADVERTISERS :—Tna DEMOCRA r' as an ' advetk tieing medium is 'unsurpassed in this section. It teaches the Farmer, Mechanic, and business man. 114 circulation is constantly increasing, And its advertising rates reasonable. Rates will be given at our office or by tnall, JOS PRINTING:—Our office is supplied with font rint ing presses, together with a large variety of type , ,orders, fancy , inks, etc., with which we are prepared to do work In the best epee and at pricls lower than anyy , competitors in any section. Samples shown and estimates cheerfully'given at onr office. Work order ed by mail willreceive promptcretention. • - $. B. HAWLEY . • • w. CRUSER. 33,171813F.ZTE1591/91 CLBXI.X3IB• ATTOR.NEYS. L BLAKESLEE, - AT-i, La tamp , at Law,Montroae, Pa. Office , opposite the Tarbell House Montrose,Oct. ls , lB7B : LOTT, ATTORNEY' AT LAW, .i... s Mcintioser. Pa. Collections promptly attended bansSpetidl itt.intion . given to. Conveyancing and Or: anis' Conn practice. Office on Public Avenue over rot National Bank, back. (nivel' 29, '76.) QCOVILL AND DEWITT, ATTOR neisjit Lawand Solicitors in Bankruptcy. Officf: i. 49 Court Street, over City National Bank, Bing mton .N. Y. . • • Wat..ll.ScoML, wi • Jane 18th, 1878 JEROME DEWITT. EDGAR A. PURRELL. C011 1 .1C1, 11 ) 3 4 1 :T-TaiL . • ' , .NO.IIII Broadway, bieiw York City. May 12, "75.--(Fe1p..11.1874.-1Y) A 0. WARREN, ATTORNEY AT • Law, Bounty, Back Pay, Pension and Ex einT)7:on Claims attended to. Office firso oor below Boyd'a Store. Montrose:Pa. [Ang.l,'69.] F FITCH ATTORNEY • AND li• Councellor-at-law Montrose, Pa. 'Office as. heretofore, below and west of the Court House. Montrose, January 27,1875.74 y. .1V M. A. 'CROSSMON, ATTORNEY at Law.. Office over the First Nation T, Bank, Montroae,Pa. W. A. Cnoesstox. Montrose, April 19; 1576.t--tf. . AV D. LUSK, Atiprney and Conn • senor at ,Law, Montrose, Pa. Office over First, 'National Bank.. 31ontroee, Dec. 13,18741. T 13. & A. H. IiticCOLLUM, AT • torneye atlow. Office , over' W. 11. Coo per & •Co's Bank. Xontroh, Pe. May 10, IS7l.—tf - E O'NEILL, ATTORNEY, AT • Law. Office over. X: A. Lyon's Drug Btore,, Brick Block. 'Montrose, Pa. L June 0, DW. SEARLE, ATTORNEY AT • Law, office over the Store of X. Dessarter, In the Brick Block ,Montrose• Pa. LAng. 1,'69.1 • • - PHYSICIANS. fR. - 'W. b. RICHARDSON, PHYSI clan and Surgeon, tenders hieprofessionalser viten to thecitizens of Montrose and vicinita-. Office at his roiderce ,on the corner eastof the Foun dry. f Aug. 1,. 1869. E. SIN YDER . 31. 1). ROMEO, E. pathic Phrtielan and Surgeon, ha& PgRMA NENTLY LOC-A.IID in New Milford, Pa. Celce the Union Hotel. Aug.1876.-tf • DEMISTS. LS. POTTER, DENTIST, WISHES . to inform the people.of Montrose and Vicinity, that he is permanently locate 4 in tbe second story of E. P. Stamp's new building; opposite Cooper's Bank. All kinds of .Dental Work done in the best manner. • N. B.—Nitrons Oxide, Laughing Gass , given for the painless extraction of teeth.- Montrose, April sth, 1876.—tf D R. W. W. SMITH, DENTIST.- Rooms at hie-dwelling, next door north , of Dr. Halsey's, on Old Foundry street, where `he would be happy to see all those in want of Dental ,r Work. . He feels confident that he can plesse all. both'ln quality of work and in price. Office hours from 9 A. X. to 4 p.m. biont rose. reb. 11, 1874—tf DRUGGISTS. it 4 A. LYON, SUCCESSOR TO 4.71.• Abel Torten, dealer , in Drage. Medicines, Chemicals, Paints, OUR, Dye-staffs, Teas, -Spices, Fancy Goodsaewelry,Pertumery, &c. • Montrose. SAY 19.1675. VAGLE DRUG STORE, IS THE A-4 place to get Mugs and: Medcines, Cigars, To ham), Pipes. Pocket-Books, Spectales, Yankee No tions. &c. Brick , Block A. B. BURNS. Montrose, Pa., May sth, 1875. HOTELS. VALLEY HOUSE, GREAT - BEND, V Pa. Situated tear the Brie Railway Depot.— la a large and comniodiona ikopse. Has undergone a thorough repair:., Newli Tarnished rootne and sleep- I e g a pa r tmente,splendldtableiondall things eompria leg a SI et class hotel. ' HENRY ACKERT, Sept.lotbslB7B.-U. Proprietor: - CHANGB 110 TEL. M.J.- HAR - E ~ divot° h.. nmishes to inform thepub lie that having rented the Bxeliallge..HOtel in Montrose - , be ie how . prepared to ateummodate the traveling. p - n :lie in tot-class stile. • Montrose, Ang.28,11173. • MEAT RAJ:MET& MONTROSE 'MEAT. MARKET, AL3-a- Public Avenue. Filllt"Cialle' meal always on hand at teasohahje prises. '-.,! Sausage. PoITY,. _,,a'c'• in season. Thepatronage of the publie is reff i eu . toir so" lieded. ' • - WALLACE WITT. Montrose, Jan. 1,1877. - '' AUCTIONEERS. . - T U. SUTTON, ' - • • AUCT./ONDER, Feb. 7.1877. • • • - !Claw:omit, Pa- GILBERT'S; JOHNSON; A 1.1-C.t NEE 11l A4dreis t. March 29, 1870. Mortiroee Ml ELY AtT'LITIONEER, Address Brix)klyxt Pa. Jrtne, 1C .IWI4. SUIIVEYORS. _L: GIUTTIS',; CIVIL AND , MIN.: Bul.i. llaribrd,ra. • Surveyirig' Proropt.l3.rkeer and iiceuratoly done,. , other * . 1 ::/o!,leerin.:.- win. . •• _ J oltu,l4v6l,Nzzajl4o LANii-Ornvek°ll'' X. O. address 'orkx; :busqle.hanna Cab:, Pa. PRINTING. JOB PRINTING. of all kirk& this at osse la low prism. ?aims. A W. COO LEY, BUILDER, • STILL ON THE TRACK I Every style of buildings erected, and everything furnished, at GREATLY REDUCED Fitton. Contracts cheerfully furnished. Stair building a specialty. None but experienced workmen tolerated. jan.20, 4 75. Montrose, March 22,1876.-3yl • • , BURRITT DEALER IN STA .L.A.• pie and Fancy Dry Goods, Crockery,c Hard ware. Iron, Stoves, Drugs. Oils. and Paints. Boots and Shoes, Hats and Capa, Furs, Buffalo Robes. Gro ceries ,Provisione, &c. New Miltord.Pa.,Nov 6, '72—tt. R. R. LITTLE, GEO. r. LIT TLB, E.L. 13Les.agss A. TAYLOR will hneafter to the 'people of = Montrose- and vicinity. Oystera l by the pint; quart or 'gallon . Also oysters prepared. in every style.. Dining rooms. over E. C. Bacon's stint, south Main Street. • Jan:lo, ;877. - • . W.• A. TAYLOR., W B. DEANS, DEALER IN • Books. Stationery, Wall Paper, Newspa pers, Pocket Cutlery, Stereoscopic Views, Yankee Notions, etc. Nextdoor to the Post Office,'Montrose, Pa; W. 13. DEANS. • Sept.Bo, 1874. -8ILLI11iGS• STROUD, FIRE AND Life Insurance Agent. All business attended to promptly. ou fair terms. Office first door east of the bank of, Win. H. Cooper.& Co., 3iontrose.Pa. Jan. 1, len. BILLINGS STROUD. GROVES, FASHIONABLE Tailor . , Montrose, Pa. Shop over Chandler's Sere. Ali rders tilled in first-class style. Cutting d ne to order on short notice, and warranted to fit.. Montrose, Jane 30,175. T. PURDY, MANUFACTUREREs of wagons of all kinds. Also makes a specialty of wood Work forsale. Repairs promptly attended to. Uses only beet stock, and aims to make only first-class work. [April 26,1876.] . L OUIS KNOLL,. SHAVING AND hair Dressing, Shop in Searle's r.ew below Express Office, where .he will' be found ready to attend all who may want anything a n his line.. Montrose Pa. Oct. 13,° 1669. • • - W. NEW MILFORD MACHINE SHOMILFORD AII kind of machinery made, or furnished to or der. Repaiting promptly atteuded.to.- JULIUS SHULTZ. .NeW Milford.MitY 17. /876.-Iy. ' aRIFFIS & SAYRE, DEALERS IN VI Hardware, Iron, Nails; Houseinrnishing_Goods. Groceries and Provisions. NV ood, Stone, Jappaned and Pressed Tin Ware, &c., &c. • march 15,'76. SAMPLE_ SA FES.=-FA RRELL & CO. (Herring's patent) constantly on band. BILLINGS STROUD. Montroee,reb. 1871.-1 y W W. SMITH, CABINET AND • Chair Mann fact urer . s. Ire° t Main street, Montrose, Pa. [aug. 1.1869.] BANKING HOUSE GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS DONE. COLLECTIONS MADE ON ALL POINTS. AND PROMPTLY ACCOUN TED FOR AS HERETOFORE. Domestic and Foreign Exchange for sale. United States and other Bonds bought and sold. Coupons and City and County Bank Check 'cashed.. OCEAN STEAMER PASSAGE TICK. ETS TO AND FROM EUROPE. JNTTREST ALLOWED on special time Deposits, as Per agreemenL In the Ibture, as in the past, we shall endeav or to trams/Let all - money business to the satis faction of our patrons and correspondents. 1411. it COOPER & CO., Montrose, March IA '75.-g. . Bankers. FIRST NATIONAL BANK To their new and commodions 'Bank Building on • Public Avenue. WM:47.TIIREBLit. Pain])sap. G. B. BLDB,ED, C.ABEuza. .• • . • ; ltitintrose, March 25,1846. " - WICK . ..-- I ( , Job Printing CHEAP, at • NICE. This Office. VOL. 34. MISCELLANEOUS CARDS. ' BANKING. AIONTROSE, C:01' lidEcoritrasse. CASII Transacts the business of MERCHANTS, FARMERS, And Others. PRINTING. NOTE THIS , We are delr.g all kinds of JOB, P.I3I:NTING, In as GIOOp STYLE, and at LOWER PRICES TITAN ELSEWIIERE, AT TILLS OFFICE. N. P;.—Blanks ou hand or printed to.bider. STAN'S) BY TETE RICO-HT AT ANY COST. MONTROSE, PA., MAY 2, 1877. For many yeampast a majorityOf the members of the United States Senate and chiefs of the national postal depart- - ment, have delighted in nothing so much . as imposing onerous burdens On the pop ular current literature of the day—netvs papers and periodicals. The Hon: lan nibal 'Rana), Senator horn, Maine, has gained for himself a bad pre-eminence in the work -of 'laying unjust burdens on popular literature. He it was who en gineered through : the Senate the unjust repeal of the law giving the freedom Of the mails? to newspaper exchanges, and compelling all publishers to pay full p9st age on the material absolutely needed for existance of every daily; weekly, and monthly publication. - The . then Post master General, A. J. •H. Cres s swell, of Maryland, formally opposed this unwise measure as a hindrance to the diffusion of intelligence _and an onerous and un wise tax en inadequately remunerated public instructors. This protest, marked throughout with soiled , discrimination, impartiality, and a love for fair dealing, fell; on unheeding ears. Senator Hamlin so far forgot the dignity of 'his high posi tion as to openly state that the newspaper publishers were to be mulcted because they had brought about the abolition of the franking privilege—a privilege that, was grosly abused by Congressmen in send ing all sorts of articles thrbugh the mails from a - drt-es pattern and ihawl to cast-oft garments and soiled linen. To use the elegant language of the Maine statesnian, Congress was "bound to .get even with -the editors." Successors of Mr, Creeiwell, at the bead- ol the postal department, threw ad- ditional. obstacles in the way of newspa per publishers and teaders, decreeing that a tiewspaper on which postage was paid, but having article's therein marked, were subject to letter postage;_ and magazines containing loose sheets of - printed - matter were to be classed as merchandige. . . And now, most unfair add puerile of ally comes an order from the same the newspaper-hating postal department, de creeing that ."a newspaper slip, posted on a postal card, subjects eyery such 3ard to an additional charge - of four cents." This piece of gross injustice and bigoted partiality is made all the Morellarmg, .when we consider. a - recent decision , of a postmaster general allowing merchants, manufacturers, and business men gen erally,to print their advertisetnents on postal cards and senk them through the mails without extra charge. 4 busi ness notice in type may . be sent through the mails for one .cent.; ,a newspaper clipping. posted .on a postal card, costa five. gents:. Mel have a free press in this country. The powers that be cannot—nay, dare not—attempt to muzzle it. But they do all in their powt4 to fetter the circulation of newspapers, never hesitating for a mo ment to tax and hinder,. in every possible way, the transmission afjonrnalt through the mails. What the. postal ynagnatas at Washihgton can possibly do : meaner than to lay an additional charge of fourcents on a newspaper cutting, pasted on a post, al card, it is difficult to conjecture. Per haps ' the Hon. Hannibai Hamlin, of Maine,.may_think of something beforw the next- Congress assembles. Tie has great talents for tAis particular sort of dirty work.—Printers' Journal: Mr. William-JC Reed, the'engtneer who superintended the 'erection of 'the Corlisti engine stale Centennial *hibiqoii, and kilo has since - been fQreinan of the pat. tern shop at the - Oorliss Steam Engine Works in ProvidenCe, rt.'l.,died on" 4on day,- April 23, in that city in consequence, itis 'alleged; of; .the blunder of a druggist . who, when putting :up -a physician's pre., scription, utied'morphine inste t ad of 'gni nine Of, the ,unexpended bajan, river f awl harbor. .appropriati heen-aetermined to appropri' to inthroving the Ohio river', iraprovemen,ts - 11 . 1 the Sol/1414a 000 in-'the= Delaware below Pet The:remainder, $1:.059,160, is in small amounts Ihrouthout state where public= works sr: ing. TAXING.ITLYO . II 7 LEDGE. , THE ATEXT.O.ITED STATES • - • SENATE. • •' - .There will be a closeness in the parti : san, make-up of the United States. senate at the comingextra , session which will _demand good generalship on , the part of, the Republican leaders in order to,Man tain their ascendency. There are. 39 Re !publicans to 34 Democrats, with-one Ben i Ivor to bp' seated' form South. Carolina, and two from Louisiana. Corbin and Kellogg, whO were elected by the illegal returning, board legislwures from South Carolina: and Louisiana respectively, cannot bring such a title to their seats as will conimand admittance even in the present desperate need of, the- radicals for a few wore senators. If the . Demo crats securealf .three place?, which they are clearly entitled tO, the Republican majority on joint ballot will be , reduced to two. This will make it necessary for ,Sharon 'and Jones either to give up poli tics or silver mining. = The ,irate carpet baggers- will have to be soothed and , their ruined feathers kept. perpetually oiled for feat 'they may incline to train in the ranks of the opposition. Mr. Hayes will have to depend upon democratiesenators , for tife confirmation _ of his appointees, and the little finger of Patterson will have More weight than the fist of Morton. For the future the.prospect is still more lamentable.. 'The New York World, in speculating on this subject says: "Of the 25 senators whose :terms expire in 1879, 18 are. Republicans, leaving 21 .Reptibli cans and 30 Democrats holding Over. Of the 25 vacant seats Deinocrats will ter 7 tainly occupy those - for Alabama, Arian; sas, Florida,'cleorgia; Kentucky, Louisi ana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina :and South Carolina, giving 40.DemoCrat io Senators. The Republicans 'Cannot eel! lose lowa, Kansas, Nevuda and Ver mont, whiCh would• make them sure of 25. Of- the remaining seats their chances are the better in , Cialprado, Nevv 'iliire, - 1 5- eritiiilVintalindVisconsini 'but from California; ConneaCclt, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohioand Oregon we can scarcely fail to secure 4 senators, so that in the Forty;sixth congress - the sen ate will be Democratic by at least 12 ma-' jorityL-possibly by 18 or 20." On Saturday the twice of whk-at and flour in New York was higher than it iit tained at any time during . the civil war, making allowance' for the . difference in the value of currency. , This extraordin ary 'advance is not altogether due to the Ruisb-Tarkish - war, • though its sudden ness may be placed to that account. The , stock of . wheat in 'store in this country, April Ist, was nearly 7,000,000 bushels less than it ,wait at the same, time last year, showing 'a deficiency in the home supply which would have forced . prices upward in any event. The, prospective blockade of the Russian ports in the Black. Sea, from vrhich two-thirirs of the•exported grain of -Russia are sent, and the present interruption, of ".the navigation of the Danube: for trading ,vessel, by which the surplus wheat of: the Roumanian prov inces, (estimated' at 13,000,000 bushels) is stiddenly shut.out froth 'a market, have created such an imperative European"de mand that our whole surplus will proba bly be sold to exporters at. the exeeption ally high prices now current. 'Thls turn of affairs, will tiring us dodh prices for our grain and add to the ma terial wealth of the country. The high price for breadstuffspaid by our own' peo pie will soon be, adjubted by a couespor.d.' ing, 'advance in, the wages of lab9rers.- 7 Thisrestilt will be • acceler4ted by, the de • •maud of . farmers for m' - re help to bulti vilte the added acres necessary to supply the Eurotteati defiCiency. It is not likely that . the price of wheat will g • o higher than it is , or remain very long eo,high. The tendency of apectila tion is always to overdo itself.At the rates.no‘:going it is altogetber pri t abable that mini) of 'the grain of pputhern RUs sia and-the valley of_ the Danube might' be transported by railroad to - northern , ports and bear the increased freight rates incident to land carriag,e.—Pairiot; e the on it has, to $55,600 s [i5,OQO for 1 and ,iy's Island. I istrthuted ' - the other progress• - The permanent e.thibltiott at the oeu tenuiel grounds in Philadelphia-will. be opened:in the mania building oti the 10t4 of May. NO. 18. MISSMiIIEMEMM;MM:II HYDROP . HOIIict. The Yew York, Eveniziy Post'relites a significant' story in .connection with the death of a young man named Dickie in that city; as alieged from Etydropfirobia. Ile was bitten byia cat on the 2n it of Jan nary supposed t& be- rabid. The - Post very pertinentiy remarke.s that ."in con- - sldering such cases, a$ Dickies we must make - allowence for twa important ingre dients of the-lreports that reach the pub lic ; first, the' generally diffused notion among persons educated in science that a brute, under Certain conditions of excite ment which they term madness- has its saliva so affected as to .produce insanity, physical suffeting and death ,in a human • ?• . , being bitten by' it--iti short, that a dog or cat becomes physically: transformed so as to be able 1 0 eject portion," like certain kinds of ' ierp as; and, , secoud,:the self ( ish interest - sundry newsmongsrs in fostering this belief. and , making "sensa tional" capital oat of it." The detailed, Statements of the case go to show that Dickie wasindre the victim of imagina e tion and superstitidn than hydrophobia. It would seem that • directly . after •his wound was received his eo , inpainions i ll the plutriber's, shop began to fill hilt mind with alariiiin pr ir th oughts; the death of a. .. neighbor, ,produced by a nervous disor der:supposedto belydrophnbia. increased his apprehensions; a fit of • Melancholy followed, accompanied byeuch physical., symtoms as are not uncommon in cases of. severe- frigut ; and . the death which , ended all may be accredited to supersti tion with-as much justice as td any othei, pause.' That the bite of . brutes, like wounds inflieted in any oilier way, offer an outlet for the humors of: the blood.no4 body will deny; that great agony, and' sometimes death, result from such wounds Is a matter of common observation; bUt how often the anxious friends of a sufferer search:' hie history for • a hrute'&, bite whereby to'-account for a form of dis-, ease which they believe must .be traced to that,cause and no. other will ever be known. - When patients and their well wishers• give up resolving that - certain synitemit will inevitably end in death, we fancy that mortality lists will less often contain the :terra "hylirophobia." The poWer of superstitious fear over the phys ical constitution is hardly realized . by most people. Those Republicans who saw visions of a Radical:organization of the next House;. which would be in tender sympathy with Mr. Hayea and his '!policy," were a little too ."previous" in their-satisfaction. It is surprising to see how their enthusiasm has cooled off in a remarkably short splice of „time, and" even the most Ban= guine have given up any hopes of a break in Demticratic column. Mr. Z. L..Whitei . the .reliable Correspondaht .of theTribitne, writes froth Wasbington: "The Demb crate, will 'have 'a :clear majority' of the next House of Representativ9s-,—not a very large one, to • be sure, but sufficient under ordinary circumstances, and with the peifect discipline . which usually pre vails in that party, to elect 'the speaker and - other alas." Discussing the • chinaes of the several Democratic aspi rants for the speakersbip,Mr. White says: "Mr. Randall's strong points are his long service in the House, his recognized lead: erahip of the Democratic party the XLIIId and XLIVth Congresses,. his per. - clonal popularity among those with whom he comes in contact, the general satisfac._ tion of - his party associates with hu; be. havior during the last session of Congress .and last, but not least, the fact that 4 has made the fight . and won it. I know 'nothing of theicombinatiors he may have made,' or of the pledges he may have setured,(butle is an _experienced politi cian, and any Democrat who Undertakes - to defeat bim in the caucus will find that it _,is not boy's play. He will certainly Stand' at the head of the list on the first vote in the cane." Justice Wright, the colored Judge Ai . the South OarOlina . .Supreme;liourt, has been called to account by =Lis colored' Republican brethren in the Legislature. It - mill s . be remembered thaf.,he joined' , Justice. Willard in , an opinion, rec,Ognia: ing the Hampton government, 'and sub= ' iegßently, under . tlie , manipulation of .. :. an C,bamberlain, Pattersond Corbin, re , voked.his decision and then absented himself limn _court for eome days, Now that the Hampton , goierriment has been established withurit* court, Repre- sentative kimont. colored Repnblicao from Columbia,,. - passed, a resolution by 76 to` IP, direciing a legislative investiga tion into the:judicial flopping of 'Justice- Wrigh t. , It is oharged4, that . Wright . woe corruptly lethict.A to , dlittiige hie decision ; -and the purpose,, of , The , innstigation, doubtless iS to impeach. and itineve him if. 'llia= accusations:. shall be 'e - iitiiblishect The fact' that both .parties united in' de manding the inquiry. bp= almostunaui , mous vote, sh ows that-it is riot A partisan: assault upon- the',Justice,' and. if it Shall enforce a higher standard of judicial in tegrity in, the State, none but crimMinala will complain of the proceeding.