. ._ . 41- ' ' • - 1 :- 1 =i \ • 1',.,- Iy`•%. : i - \- ~, : 'I, :. 1 i r'' . - - _xi ji' 'ti' il [ , ! if 1 • --• , . , ~ . , . POBLIISMID EVERT WIIDNXBDia :MORRO'S, AT MONTROSE, SIISQ`A CO., Br . • HAWLEY & CRUSER, EDITORS & PROPRIETORS ' I' I At Two . Dollars per Year in Advance. I'o ADVERTISERB:—Tns DIXOCRA.O as an *dyer wog medium As unsurpassed •in this section. It reaches the Farmer, Mechanic; and bualness mail Its circulation IS Constantly increasing. and its advertis cg 0) rates reasonable. • Rates ,will be given at our °Bic or by mall. Adverilsing contracts payable quarterl. JOB PAINTINGOur office is supplied with four: printing proem together with a large variet prepared borders, fancy. inks, etc„ .witli which .we are to c o m petitors in the best s e cti on S a mples lower than Any in atty shown and estimates cheerfully given at our office. Work order ed by mail wilireceive prompt attention. - 3. S. IIAWLEY. -- - WC . CRUSER. W. 131:70INIE 09 / 0 CIALML32IIS. ATTORNEYS. ITTLES. AND 'BLAICESLE, AT . torneys at Law,Montrose, Pa. Office opposite the 'rubel House. o ntrose,Oct. ls . lB7B . FI. LOTT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, • Montrose, Pa. Office on Public Ave., second doorabove Prmoottam Office. , • Montrose, March 28. 1876. GICOVILL AND DEWITT, -ATTOR neye at Law and Solicitors inßankinptcy. Unice N 0.49 Court Street, over City National Bank, Bing as mton , N.Y. • Wx. ne 19th, 1813 JIMMIE DEWITT* DGAR A. TURRELL. COONSELLOR AT LAN, * . No. 170 Broadway, New York City. 12. '75.--(Peb 1.1. 1874.- 1 Y) A O. WARREN, ATTORNEY, AT .4.71.• Law, Bounty, Back Pay, Periaion and Ex emption Claims attended to. Office first oor below Boyd's Store, It ontrose .Pa. [Ang..1,19.] LF. FITCH, ATTORNEY AND . • Conneellor-at-law Moptrose, Pa. °Mee as heretofore, below and west of the Court Mouse. Montrose, January 27,1875.--Iy. W M. A. CROSSMON, ATTORNEY T at Law. Office over , the First 'Nation Bank, Montroee,Pa. Montrose.April i9;1376.—ti. D. LUSK, Attorney and' Conn • seltor at Law, Montrose, Pa: Office over First National Bank. Montrose, Dec. 18, 1876y1. TB. & A. H. McCOLLUM, AT -0 • torneyeatLaw, Office over W. H. Cooper & Co's Bank,Moatrose, Pa. May 10, 1811.--tf O'NEILL, ATTORNEY: AT E• Law. °face over . M. A. Lyon's Drag Store, Brick Block. Montrose, Pa. [June 9, 15.—tf], ill W. SEARLE, "ATTORNEY AT m a Law, office over the Store of 11. Deeer, Int e Brick Block ,31 entree e Pa. (Aug. 1.'69.1 PHYSICIANS. DR*RICHARDSON, PHYSI elan and Surgeon, tenders hisprofessional ler vices to thecitizene of Montrose and 'vicinity. Office at hie rssiderce ,on the comer east of the Foun dry. fAng.l, 1869. pubic 124 E. SNYDER, M.Surgeo D., ROMEO- Phleiclan and n, has PERMA• NENTLY LOCATED in Me* Milford, Pa. Cffice st the Dnion Hotel. Aug 28,1874.-t1 DENTISTS. &POTTER, DENTIST, WISHES L to inform the people of Montrose and Vi cinity, that he is permanently located, in the seecrnd story. at B. P. Stamp's new building; opposite Cooper's Bank. All kinds of Dental Work done in the heat manner. ' N. B.—Nitrous Oxide, Laughing dais, given for the painless extraction of teeth.. . Montrose, April sth, 1 576.-t-ti f)R. W. W. SMITH, DENTIST.=-- Rooms at his dwelling, next door north of Dr.. Halsey's, on Old Foundry street, where, he would be happy to see ail those in want of Dental, Vv ork. He feels confident that he can please all, bob in qualityof work and in price. Office hours from 9 a. at,to 4 r.x. ontrose. Feb. 11,1874—tf DRUGGISTS, Vi A. LYON, 'SUCCESSOR TO ILL. Abel ' Turret! ' dealer in Drugs. Medicines, "llemicals., Paints, Oils, Dye-stuffs, Teas, Spices, Fancy Goods, JewelrY, Perfumery, &c. Ifontros.e. May 19,1875. kAGLE DRUG STORE, IS THE • place to get Drugs and Medcines, Cigars, To bacco, ?ipes, Pocket-Books, SpeCtales, Yankee Nta tiuns, &c. Brick Block A. B. _BURNS ~l ontrose, Pa., May sth, 1875,, HOTELS. VA.LLEY: HOUSE, GREAT BEND, T Pa. Situated near the Erie "Railway Depot.— Is a large and commodious house. HEM undergone a thorou:zh repair. Newly famished rooms aPd,sleey n gapsirtatents.epleadid tabl mend al I things eonfpms lug a Mat class hotel. HENRY ACKERT,' Sept. 10th, I 813.-tf . ' Proprietor. XCHANGE AKE L. M. J. - rington tivMes to inform the public thathaving rented the Exchange Hotel in Montrose, be is now Prepared to accommodate the traveling pnbl:e Stet-eA% - etyle. Afontroee, Aue.28,1873.' 7' MEAT MARKETS. ONTROSE MtAT MARKET; n Avenge. Fast-class meats alws on a Land at reonableinices. Sausage,., Poultry- &c., in ='!'dmin. The patronage •of the pane is respectfully so. htned. ~ WALLACE iIEWINT ?ttonfroFe, Jan .l; . . AUCTIONEERS. AA. TU. SIITTON, - AUCTIONEER, Feb. 7, 1577. Chocona, rat; GILBERT S. JOHNSON, • AUCTION; R. B Aildreeso March 29, UM Ittputroite, Pa AM.' ELY A.UUTIONEICn; AddreEg bane, 14 1874. Broctkly3ll,l%. SURVEYORS. TT L.. GRIFFIS, CIVIL AND MIN- Ing Engineer, Harford, Pa. „Surveying and Pito+ ting.promptly and accurately done. . ALSO M a y other Engineering work soAcited. 1 April 21,1877,-3m • l• - • - ••• - ••• - ••••, , ,,•••••••••••,•,,E,••••••• - I C. WHEATON, . - J Crnaktinvzint AND LADD Strawroz, - P.O. address, Franklin Forks. Szsquehantiseo.,Pa* PRINTING. JOB PRINTING of all -kinds this at T , Office allow pricey. TRY Vb. R. B. - LITTLx ; P.LITTLIC, It. L. Butausetiii. IT &TAYLOR will hereafter tarnish TY a- to i . the people of liontrose. and vicinity, Raw, Baked, or Clam Sonp . Also, Ice Cream On hand at all times: Dining rooms over B. C. Bacon's store: south Vain Street. , ,Tan.10,.1877. W. A. TAYLOR. W. A. Caosemozi. ,Jite VOL. 34. MISCELLANEOUS CARDS. • A W. COOLEY, - BUILDER, • . STILL ON THE TRACK I Every style of buildings erected, and everything furnished,r at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. Contracts , cheerfully furnished. Stair building a specialty. None but experienced workmen tolerated. - - jan.20,'75. Montrose, March 22,1876.-Byl BURRITT;• ..DEALER' IN. STA .H.• pia and Fancy Drs Goode, Crockery, Hard-, ware. Iron,Stoves, Drugs. O il s. and Paints, Boots and Shoes , and Caps, Fare, Buffalo Robes, Oro terles.Provisione, ac. • • New MIR ord.Pa.,Nov -6, '76—tf. W B. DEANS, DEALER IN 41. Books, Stationery, Wall Paper, Newspa pers, Pocket Cutlery, Stereoscopic Views, Yankee Notions, etc. Next door to the Post Office, Montrose, Pa. ' W. B. D'ICA.NB: Sept.Bo, 1874. . BILLINGS STROUD, FIRE AND Life Insurance Agent. All business attended ttii promptly. on fair terms. Office first , door east of the bank of Wm. 11. Cooper & Co., Montrose. Pa. Jan. I, 1811.. BILLINGS STROUD. EN OHN GROVES, FASHIONABLE Tailor, Montrose, Pa. Shop over, Chandler's Store. Ali orders filled In first-class style. ,Cutting done to order on short notice, and warranted to fit. Montrose, Jane 30.'76. T. PURDY, MANUFACTURER J - -die of wagons of all kinds. Also makes a specialty of wood work for sale. Repatre promptly attended to. Uses only best stock, and aims to make only first-clue work. [april 26, 1876.] ' .OUIS, KNOLL, SHAVING AND A-4 hair Dressing. Shop in-Setirle's new building, below Express Office, where he will be found ready to attend all who may want anything to his line. Montrose Pa. Oct. 18, 1869 - NEW' MILFORD MACHINE SHOP. All kinds of machinery made, or furnished to or• der. Repairing promptly attended to: . JULIUS SHULTZ. New Milford. May 17.1876.-Iy. JEFFERSON GRIFFIS,DEALER,IN 'Hardware, Iron, Nails, - Houseiarnishing Gobds, Groceries and Provisions, Wood, Stone, Jappsned and Pressed Tin Ware, &c,, ac. -, march 15, "16. SAMPLE SAFES.---FARRELL (Herrin g 's patent) constantly en hand. • BILLIAGB STROUD. Montrose, Feb. 28, )877.-4y Tu. W. SMITH,' CABINET AN D V V • Chair Mannisetnrers. .tro - ottii Main street. Montrose. Px. 1869.] BANKING. ANKING. SOUSE NALtl.iltoo2lt2 al l , MONTROSE, 'PA. GENERAL BANBLNG BUSINESS DONE. COLLECTIONS MADE ON ALL POINTS AND PROMPTLY ACCOITN t.ED. FOR AS HERETOFORE. 1 Diestic and. Foreign Exchange for sale. United States and-other Bonds bought and sold: Coupons and City and County Bank Checks cashed. OCEAN STEAMER PASSAGE TICK ETS TO AND FROM EUROPE. INTTREST ALLOWED on special time Deposits, as per agreement. In the future, as in the past, we shall endeav or to transact all money business to the satis faction, of our patrons and correspondents. ! z 'WM. H. COOPER & CO., • - Montrose, March 10. - . Bankers. FIRST NATIONAL BANK • 4::).t . Mackmatx-croses. CASH 'CAPITAL .000,000/, "rI.3E3MCCZIN7MI7:I T T their new and commodious Bank Ituildilig on - - Publii..A.venue. - . 1 . Traneseta the business of ' ' • , ' MERCHANTS, F.A.R3IgRS, • f. .A.nd bthersY • ' WM. J;TURRELL. TagetorsT. 4. B. ELDEBB; cAeanst. ' • Montrose, 3►15rch.25,1876. • - PRINTING. NOTE THIS ! ) We ar dolts all kiwis of '• JOB `. i RINTING In as GOOD' STYLE v and at LOWER, PRICES THAN ELSEWHERE, AT THIS OFFICE. N. B.—Blanke on hand or printed to order. STAN] BY TEM ILICI:117AT. ANY COST- -NONTROSE, PA4 ; .,._.V.Ng 6, 1877. All the indications that crop to the surface show that there is afierce hostil ; ity to Mr. Hayes among _the radicals of 'Pennsylvania, and there is no doubt Mutt this feeling ib industriou4y stimulated by the - party leaders: Some of : " them, however, need no stimuli:is.. TheSe Rey publicans say that when: l lE4es deserted his ally„ the fraudulent Governor of Louisiana, he should have had the de. cency to resign. In the Republican con vention at Philadilphia - Toesday, a long reselution, was offered 'expressing the `utmost confidence" in - Mr., Hayes -and. the "sincere, belief "that he . has the best intrests of his party at heart; and is actuated sole:y by .a 'desire to promote the welfare of the people generally" and . depreciating all attempts to "withdraw from him the sympathy and support of the party." These resolutions, we regret 4? say were laid on the table by a nearly unanimous vote. In the republican con vention of AlleghenY county last week similar resolutions met with a like _fate amid a scene of confusiOn and tumult There was an unusually large meeting of the Republican State Central Committee in this city on Tuesday. Nearly sixty members were present, among them were some supporters - of the. policy of Mr. Hayes.: But on consultation after can vassing the opinions of the *members of committee the friends of Hayes, , finding themselves in a minority, concluded not to risk a resolution of confidence and ap-. proval. The . radic s al leaders- of Pennsyl vania are not opposed to the policy of Mr. Hayes inltaelf r since they care very little for the poor negrocs of the South, and still less for the carpet-baggers. But they regard his desertion ot Packard as a gross violittion of fidelity to the conspira- , tore . who elevated him to the presidency.' As Fratid3lent President they insist that he should have supported Packard in the, .office of Governor of Louisiana if it re quired for four years the whole military and naval force of the'conintry; But in stead of doing so they - say he showed the white feather*in presence of the defeated and defrauded political. enemy. The re puhlican leaders of Pennsylvania - have a code of political . morality though it is.but little . above that,which would be neces sary to maintain discipline and'harmony in a pirate ship.. Patriot. , The , harvest - prospects in th e North west.are summarized from considerable data printed in the Chicago 77711.68. It embraces the grain 'regions tributary to Chicago. In SOuthern, - Central— and Eastern•lllipois it is expected .that the wheat crop will be vt;ry large this year— fully 40 per cent . - beyond •what it was in 1860 and equal to th e e great yield'uf 1874 =but the cold weather and the rains have retarded corn-planting, and a-por tion of the southweet. of , the State:is ,al most literally under water.. As a natural consequence, the -corn„ crop outside, of Northern Illinois estimated at 35 per cent: below the aVerage. In NOrtliepa Indiana the prospects of a i good . harvest are pronounced very enoouraging., .In Wisconsin thefarmers are in goodspirits, and expect a crop that may restore their to the prosperity that they enjoyed before ihe . panic of 1873: Fromlifin hetiota comes the same - pleaiant stoiy,, and the 'best agricultural authority in that State eisti mates' the wheat.crop at 40,000,000 bush- In,lo‘a 'there is,a decrease. in' wheat production, and the , State 4s abandoning that cereal for corn: .Nebrailkaand:Kan sas are in dread -of the 'esaishopp9r, but vigorous efforts .are being made to head them ofr,,a 4 d,in Kansas from- 10 to 20 iver cent. more:-wheat than usual has been planted. , On the whole the. crop Pros pect in the NOrthwest may be considered 'quite promising. ..:~: Fletcher. - Harper, - who' died in New YOrk city on Tuesday of last week, was the last of the four brothers whose great publishing house is known wherever Hnglish books are read. This New York Herald says that be was the ablest mem ber of the firm, possessing natural powers which :would have made him a man of great mark in any calling; lt is no secret that he was the real :editOr, and control ing mind, of, the llarpir periodicals, and that he frami.d the policy asid suggested the characteristic features of those .jour- HOSTILITY TO iIIAYES., WHO IS TO BLAME ? Some innocent persons _iiippose that only democrats were concerned in the "Luzerne steal," as the Scranton Repub.' lican calls it. OcCasionally, a republican is elected to office in' Luterne county, and when they do get in they "halm an eye to business."- We know nothing -about the merits of the report of the seven years, auditors, but report that G. M. Miller, retwub lican ex-county treasirrer, is ; . indebted $361..24; that Geo. P.: Richards i `republi- Oan.e,x-clerk of the courts, . got froni -the conimiosioners $2,981.14 more - :'than he was entitled to ; that , James Courtright, republican ex-county treasurer, got 11,- 158.44, which he forgot to . pay over, that John P.,. Fell, republican painter, got $1 1 891.65, which he ought not to have had ; that M. B. Houpt, republican con tractor, got $1,161.35, which he ought not to have had , ; thab.C. M. Williams, repub lican assistant assesor, got $lOO which he ought not to have had; that C. M. 'Corn , well, republican county map man, got $4,695.89, which he ought not to have had ; Then C. F. Hill, • republican- ex commissioner, is charged, with the other county commissioners, in the suni of $5,363-A2, which is to be Paid to the county. Then there is H. C. Jones, republican clerk to.the county ,treasurer, the good Lord only knows how much' he got. But we will quit for ate present. The above - alllOll4l foot up over $2 7 ,700, while the whole amount, 'according to the report of the auditors,, is $48,107;32. ,Who in the future•will hay.e the hardihood • to call this a democratic steal we leave' to those republican neviapapers who say "it is gratifying to learn that only democrats did the stealing in Luzerne county." And-it must be remembered, too* that none of this stealing was done prior to 1870, when the republicans' elected the the president judge and nearly the whole county ticket so, instead of_ the dem ocrats leading astray:_ any St the republi can fold, -it is _very evident that :the boot is on the other leg:: And another important fact ,is thst the court house has_ never been free'frOm "republicans since ; but there is every evidence to believe that the present hold they have upbn the offices in Luzerne will be their last for many years to come. The sooner the change is made the better, and we.think that the people are coming rapidly ' into this belief and that they will inaugurate a grand reform as soon as the opportunity. i aff9r4ed.---Luzerpe Leader. THE CHARLIE ROSS CASE. Thee reward of $10,600 offered ,by "the great moral sho%imitn,' -P. T. Barnum, for the recovery of Charlie Ross, has spurred into,ac.tivity.a ri umber of persefis, who, from ; time to, time, have dabbled . in the. mysteries of the great abduction. One person, however, whbse intelligent understanding of the casehasiOng.since been'proven; has worke& so indeiatigably that already he is firmly ,impreased. with the idea.that' he . holds: in hands the solution of the great enigma.' ''_As yet he refuses to tell all he ;knows; but has in his possession a nurriberof Jetters'and , , , photographs- bearing- directly; he , 'Says, upon. the case. He ,has already visited a certain lebaiitrin; the western part'of Pennsylvania 'where ale boy is suppoSfid to be hiding,„ and: he positiyely asserts that it certain , propositions in, Mr. Bar num's annnouncernent can be made clear Charlie Ross' returned by July 1, • the _third anniversary of his'. disappear ante. • The parties supposed to, have the boy in charge-are, anxiouslo beinforined how he can- be-.returned . With - sitfettio themselves. P. T. Barnum, they Sa . ),,has not the law' nhis hands, and _us the ab duction is ,beyead • all'douht a public al• fair, and as they .- think deteCtivis are ,shadowing Barnum's every miivement, 'they think they . have no 'guarantee of . safety ,If it can in, any way be arrang oeitndf m4 t utt h l a ny t i.ty th t e hey Ga ,v v r e o r i n n o ,i r se; 7 4 il p l o. g n ra r n a t ynih th 9 eni t of reward, to return-the boy. They are also anxious to know if the reward' offer ed by Barnum is .addition to the re. ' •ward previously offered for tbe boy's re turn. If everything can' be satisfactorily arranged the y guarantee that Oharlie Ross:shall again be home by the Bra - day Judge Ludlow of -Philadelphia, has no , sympathy for the noble • order of wife beaters. A. weak, jury in his cibiirt-the Other day acquitted a .-trute of this 'des. cription. The Times described what fol lowed : P• • "Judge I.4tidlovr,fora,moutent, C tapt up. on the jury a lciok - unutterable sur prise, and turning iMpatiently:_ toward Cranston, who was -about leaiing the dock,'eaid : . . 'A word -to you,- Cranston. Your fate will be that of Q,uigley's (hung last: if 'youdo'noi mend your ways, for this is just 'inch- another gnigietcase, this trouble betWeei YOU and yOur faMily abort property =- for that is the trouble ! I hear-iu fact, - all, ',the surroundings ,are just, the same as in that case. You will yet I fear shed blood, _ and` if you -do ,the sponsibility will rest upon this jury.. I clear my darts of , They will have it to inevrti for and .not I, for they., have' acquitted you, setting your oath.'againet that.of two - women. You will yet reach the gallows if you carry on in this way." Cranston, hanging bis,head, slunk out of court,,and•his wife and his lodger Com : - menced crying we dare not go home; for he ne." "If he touches you coine to me; and I, sitting as a 06m mitting Magistrate,Wilt take care of hini." said the'judge, who, - turning to the prieed jury,: continued:.'"Gentleinen, this is :your affair and not Mine, and. the responsibility is on you. You have ac quitted this man, as you had a right to do, and' I have nothing to say." - , - The foreman Weakly responded: .".If the _man was such a bad character why didn't the District Attorney tell us.?" "He had no right to," quickly 'retorted the Judge. "You should keep your' eyes continually about you when you sit as jurors, for it *as only yesterday: this" man was before this court. - - Via. The gallows speeches of repentant criminals,*as a rule, are bits of mockery and self-glorification, but . the case of Austin Hilniphreys, who was hung the other day in Canada, • near Detroit,' for shooting down and 'a dilatori debtor, appears to .be an exception to the rule. Facing 'Aeatli With' cottiage, but without -bravado, , .tbe coadeinned" man spoke thid touching farewell; "My dear friends, Tam now on the'scatfold to pay the last, penalty of - the. andl bless God fhat He has seen At to pardon me and 'wash away my sins. I feel that my sentence is: just - , and" want to warn all : My dear, friOds, 'never to touch the intoxicating cup. 1t was all through liquor that I came here.,. Oh, my friends, as you'value. your own souls, leave that cup alone. It has done more harm than all things put together; and has been the ruin of thousands, ass it has been of me. May God _have mercy on me and give tue grace." Probably no one then yitbin the sound of his voice will ever forget these words. The. Supreme Court at Harrisburg has declined to consider the petition of _the Chester County Commissioners—which was a test case—: - -for a maniamus to-com pel the Auditor General, State Treasurer and. Attorney Ceneral to credit the county with,:51,5 ) 168,08, alleged to - have been illegally assessed by the State Boardof Revenue rcomMiisioners: The Sn preme Court declined to' receive the - ap. plication on the ,ground that the proper place for the adjudication s of the matter is in, the lower,co. rte: General Gran extraordipary co reception from th;! the. Queen, 'the Prune Minister, a, men and great 'n each other In . died ate courtesies-and'' eral is in some s the AMeriean i)eo his reception •wi heart on this . sideF of the Atlantic.' _We , .are all . very Democratic of course; but to see a plain AMeri rcitizen,liat long atro fk dealer in < greu bides :in Galena, hobnobbing with-the top crust of Ticitisli rayalty, nobility, Ivealth and aristocracy, is "Calkelated". to isiakcßrothei Jonathan pull down his yeti with a smirk of self satis.faction.: A jolly hie and a freedom Iraqi 'headaches o Ulysses among ,the iblasted'Britons. - - The . Fall Ifall Gazette recently stated !it briefly and correctly. It saps tit is not a question of Turkish misrule, Bul• igarian shiferings, Russian symliatby, or British jealousy or good will. What we have to deal with is a threatened re-diatri bution of power troughout the &tole world." , , - ':,„W*4-K : ',j;U4t ie Meeting 'with an iii and enthusiastic priglisli people,,while Prince 'of 'Wales, the id the leading military 1914 s ,are Vieing with 'nguished . and elahOr a49 tione. The:Gen: rt n: representative of le, afict the warmth of I '- ..tickle;- the poptilar