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THE REPUBLICAN.
JUDSON HOLCOMB' Puopiurroza.
CHAS. L. TRA.CIp-
Jutiscgv HoLewin, Editor.
CHAS. If. ALLEN, Associate Zditos.
"Reasonable tazes, honest expenditures, com
petent officers, and do stealing." harpers
Wee/dy.
Kir Entered In the Post Odlce at Towanda as
SECOND CLASS MATTES.
THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1882.
Reputtlican State Ticket.
FOR GOtKR.NOIt,
GEN. JAMES A. BEAVER, of Centre Co
LISITTENANT-G9'V,IMSOR,
WILLIAM T. DANTW;;of Bradford Co
• JUDGE OF THE SUPTtEXF. COURT, -
WILTJAM 'HENRY :BARTLE, of Phila
delphia. .
SECRETARY OF naensm. AFFAIRS '
JOHN M. OREM, of Butler Co,
CONGWSAAN-AT - lARGE,
Isn't it a good time for - the two wings of
the Republican party in Pennsylvamia to
dovetail and save the State •
In discussidg the :political situation, it
should always be borne in mind that_ any
body,
has aright to nominate a' ticket.
, There are two elements: ,that may be
properly fought outside , the Republican
party, these are the .deyil and modern
democracy. , • „
General Beaier is booked to visit every
county in thef,State, and will visit . all the
agricultural fairs, the military encampments
and -other public gatherings. All tho can
didates, except Rawle, ivill take the stump.
The 'National Greenback Labor Party
Convention at St. Louis Wednesday of last
*adopted a long address to the Anieri
-4.-cati people, and also a petition to the Presi
, dent requesting him to veto the bill for the
rechartering of the national banks should it
pass the Senate: •
•
We. rather think Senator Mitchell of ,
PenusYlvatiia is running his Independent
movement into the ground. While he They
be a Man of great ability he is evidently a
man of great. stubbornness. He wants
everybody to too his scratch as • much • as .
.ever , Siinon.Cameron did. It is really . only
question of bosses in that state.—Warcr:
/y Adrottc.
lit is stated that the representatives of a
foreign syndicate are here for the purpose
of purchasing oil. • The oil fields of Ger-
Many and Russia, have not yielded what
they promised last year, and it is feared
that they are about exhausted. The agents
of the syndicate are instructed, it is said, to
purchase fifteen millions of ; barrels. An
early advatice in oil will 'be evidence of
their presence.
Any reader who desires to get a fair
idea of the extent of crime in this country
need only clip from the telegraphic col
niuns of the public press for one week, the
brief descriptions of wife beatings, murder,
iirion, theft, rape' and forgery, With 'their
attendant effects. A six day's record of
these events massed on one sheet of cheap
book paper will show exactly the extent
and the volume to which crime has reached
in the United States.
Mr. Marshall assigns t "penzonal and pri
vate duties," as his reason for declining the
-nomination tendered by the Harrisburg
Convention.' There is no comfort in this
for the Independents. Ho does not object
to the regular Republican platform or ticket,
and his reason for refusing a nomination by
, one convention would be sufficient to 'con
trol his action with respect , ' to a nomina
tion by any .other convention.,
The impending campaign in ,Pennsylva
nia will be in many respects one of the
most important and decisive that has oc
curred since the memorable canvass of
1860. It invokes the control of the ,State
government, the Legislature, and a major
ity of the Supreme Court, as well as the
• control of the Congressional delegation.
, Should the Republicans loose the State
through the influence of the reform move
_ ment, the chances are that the reaction
resulting therefrom will be most disasterous
for reform itself.
"lt goes without saying that no political
party- ever selected a candidate whoSe
general fitness for the position was more
universally acknowledged than in General
Beaver's for the office of Governor. No
objection has yet been urged, which in the
faintest degree raises a doubt-as to his in
tegrity,- courage or ability. No voter, high
o r low, will'compromise his own character
by givb:ig the Republican standard-bearer
in this contest any but the most earnest and
hearty support."
The daily receipts from customs and in
ternal revenue into the Treasury of the
United States for each business day last
week weretits follows
• Monday...
Tuesday...
Wednesday
Thursday .
Friday....
Saturday..
Daily average
It is extremely important to all the busi-
Riess interests of Pennsylvania that the
Congressional delegation from this State to
be elected in November next shall be reliably
Republican, as that is the only party in
- national politica that is sound on questions
of-'political' economy, finance, enirency,
banking and commerce. But it is Not like
' lythat we shall 10 able to elect a majority
of Republicans to the next House of Rep
resentatives at Washington ,by dividing the
party on mere local - questions, and leaving
the Democrats the advantage of union upon
_ a single ticket.
The members of the Tariff Commission,
so far as they we, agreed upon at the
Cabinet Meeting Thursday, are John L.
Hayes, of VoutcP husetts; Henry W. Oliver,
of Pennsylvania; A. M. Garland, of Minois;
Robert P. Porter, of the District of Colum:
bia; Alexander Mitchell, of Wisconsin;
John S. Phelps, of Missouri, and James
Chestnut, Jr., of South Carolina.' The list
will probably be completed by the selection
of William A. Wheeler, of New York, who
if nominated, .will be chairman of the Com.
mission, and J. A. Amble, of Ohio. The
names of the Commissionera will be sent
to the Senate in the early part of this week.
George S. Bell, custodian of the dies,
plates, etc., at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, was on SaturdaY discharged
by Secretary Folger for negligence in allow
ing valuable and important dies to remain
exposed until fcamd by the night watch
man, instead of placing them in secur i ty
before leaving the office et the close!+ of
business.
.. $1,726,084.16
... 766,154,63
.. 1,993,129.91
... 1,278,062.65
... 1,136,035.40
1,189,762,87
Total $7,087,229,6.9
......$1,181,204,93'
Pennsylvania, by a fair and honest •X :
wesesion of the political ,sentiments of bee
voting populatkm, is Republican by 40,000
majority. A fearful' responsibility will
rest upon the party leaders who are the
means of creating, party dissensions and
sacrificing Republican ascendency in the
State and Nation to personal ambition.
When through their arbitrary methods of
mantaining personal rulership over the
party they have given over every depart
ment of the government—State ad Nation
al—to the Democrats, there will be no
more jealousies among Republican party
leaders.
Says the NortymeriCan: There can' be
no questiOn whatever that a large majority
of the voting citizens of Pennsylvania an
ih favor of the principles, polity, measures
and general tendency of We RepubliCan
party. There can be just as liale doubt
that under tlu3 auspices of that party the
State debt has been handremelY reduced;
the State taxation miternaticallilightened;
education improved to an extent never
dreamed of in the times of the old Demo
cratic domination, and the railway system
of the Commonwalth trebled extent and
benefits.. Probably it is for these reasons
that we are now asked to deliberately
throw the State into 'the hands of fie
Democrats by running two iltepublicim
tickets.
.
The natural interests .f PenisYlvimia are
threatened. Senator 3. D. Cameron is re-
ported as saying at a conference with some•
of the business men of Philadelphia• , at the
Continental Hotel on Saturday—last: "I
have served the party and the manufactur
ing interests of the State - faithfully. If
these dolnot sUpport me now I will turn
and fight theill in every, way. I hav'e three
years More MI the Senate; and 4 shall fight
every Tariff bill during thit time," was his
closing threat, and I don't' care if this is
repeated to the world." •Thii, .to say the
least, is impudent and imprideitt talk, and
smacks so strongly of bossism that it will
create sympathy with -and make strength
for the Independents. It demonstrates the
necessity of reformation in party organiza
tion and a party leadership more in liarmo
ny with the popular rights a the people.
A bill to issue a private message card is
in:the senate and house committee on post
offices and post roads. The card is abotit
the size of the postal card now in use, with
a flap that conceals the message. It will,
if issued
,by the post-office. department,
give to the people the cheap postage of , the
present card, . with the advantage of the
privacy that most persons prefer. Of
course it will interfere with tlie reading:
matter of many postmasters, who feel it
their duty to read all the , car& that pass
thiough their o ffi ces. It has"' the conven
ience and simplicity of the open: card, and
no doubt will be used by ihnuiiands, who
desire to send' brief messages, but object to
the publicity of an open card, and are now
obliged to write letters. To business men
of extensive correspondence, it would be of
the greatest convenien c e, and, to poor peo
ple an ideal cheap postage. If it can be
furnished to the government is cheaply as
the open card, and it is believed that it can
be, there are strong :arguments in favor of
its adoption, to replace the .open card.
VOLUME VIII, 179.i.4-ONE.
- The REPUBLICAN' this week enters
upon its eighth year.' Of its past
course its readers will, judge for them
selves whether its teaclungs have been
beneficial or otherwise; We have
aimed to be right and act right, always
from the standpoint of true republican ?
ism as we haXe understood the politi
can dOctrines and policy of ihe Repub
lican party. We have 4t' always
agreed with the methods of
the
lea
ders, and when such was the case have ,
expressed our dissent, sometimes in,
very positive terms. In this aspect
we are independent and will always re
main so. 'We have - never dissented
from or failed to , give ardent dnd ear
nest support to the principles of true
republicanism. Relieving them to be
founded in equal rights and equal jus
tice to all men, we have advocated and
defended the right of the full and free
exercise.of personal iudgement in re
spect to political affairs, depending
more upon the intelligence of the peo
ple to form right conclusions and ac
complish right results than upon the
dictatorial methods of party bosses.
In pursuing such a course we have
sometimes come into conflict with ,men
who assumed dictatorial cottroll over
the interests of the party, but never
in conflict with republicaniiim.
The existing division Of Republican
forces in Pennsylvania at' the present
time, results from an unjust exercise of
personal power by party bosses, and
suggests whether these dissensions might
not have been_ avoided by the manifes
tation of due respect for the popular
rights of the masses of the party. We
have seen or thought we saw , distinctly,
what the result of such methods must
ultimately be, and have faithfully
sounded the note of warning.
Our readers will judge whether our
fearS have . not been well founded.
Our fear now is, that there will. not 'be
sufficient good sense and unselfish de
votion to' Republican - principles found
within the party to save it from disas
trous defeat this fall in conseqience of
existing divisions which have. 'resulted
in placing two Republican tickets in
the field. For ourself we are ready to
join heartily in any movement' that
looks to bringing harmony out of ,dis
cord and securing success to the Re
publican party in the State, •
With a united party in the State it is
clearly and unquestionably Republican.
BO union and harmony will not, be re
stored through the threats , and 1 bully
ing of party bosses. By such a! course'
the breach will only be widened. and
defeat made more 'certain. Every
utterance of this character will add
votes to the Inderndent ticket. The
duty of earnest true Republicans will
be to pour oil upon the troubled waters
and to force, if possible, the opposing
belligerents to desist from their mad,
career that the party may be saved
from defeat. •
The REPttsucts will continue to de-
vote all its energies to the advance-,
ment of Republicanism. Our earnest
desire is that the party may maintain
such a position that we may go to the
people With a complete justification of
iti record with a confident hope that
our appeals for their support Will not
be in vain.
No effort will be spared to make lie
REPIIBLICIAN a welcome visitor in every
househOld, and if possible, it shall be
improved as time advances: Our aim
will be to furnish our readers not only
(1 true 'Republican paper but in all
'respects a good-family - newspaper. Id
our efforts to de this we ask the sup.
port and pktronage of the citizens of
the county for the REPUBLICAN. We
are deeply thankful for the enccurao-
Ment and good will extended to us in
the past and. will be as devoutly thank
ful for its enlarged continuance. Our
interests are In`ltarmodv witlithe inter-
esta of the people of Bradford county.
We will try to !neve to theta that in
helping a pod newspaper they help
themselves. ,
.11
THE IRDEPFADESTS. ,
The Independent Republican. Sta 4
Conventia, l in Horticultural Rill,
Philadelphia. on May,24, was largely.
attended, enthusiastic in its conduct,
and bold in its nominations. The plat
form declares for. Civil Service reform,
reflects severely,. if indirectly, upon
the Arthur administration, and con
tains radical principles of party reform.
The ticket is Republican throughout.
The session, though as exciting as
could be wished, began, continued and
ended in harmony. This ticket was
nominated: -
For Goiernor, John Stewart, of
Franklin; LieutenanWovernor, Levi
tird DtA of Allegheny; Secretary of
aternal Affairs, George W. l!derrick,
aof Tioga; Congressman4t-Large,
William McMichael, of Philadelphia;
Justice of Supreme Court, George
Junkin, of Philadelphia.
We have not the space to give the
proceedings of the Convention in de
tail, but a fair summary of its proceed
ings, together with the platform adipt
ed, may be found on the first page. We
note as significant, that the Wolfe ele
ment is entirely ignored in the comp
sition of the ticket. The ' ticket as
made up represents more conspicuously
the first Continental Hotel. conference
of Republicans who met to inaugurate
a reform movement within the party.
Hon. W. T. Davies, the regular nom
inee for Lieui. Governor, and if we
mistake not, Hon. John, Stewart, who
heads the Independent ticket for Gov
enaor, were members of that confer
ence. It is singularly inconsistent that
the Independents should take' Senator
Stewart for the head of-the ticket and
refuse to take Senator Davies for
Lieutenant Governor.
In placing the platforms of the'two
wings of the ;party represented by
,the
two conventions side by side, we find
their declarations and rules aimel at
party reforms almost identical in terms.
Both are for reform next year, and
both are inconsistent in net demanding
'reforin now. Both had ample time to
have met- and adopted the reform
ules so distinctly avowed for the gov
ernment of the organization and ad
journed-tO bold a Union Convention of
love and harniony two month's hence,
but neither chose to do so. Had they
done so a peace convention and a unit
ed party would have been the - result.
But this was not the design of the bos
ses on either side. We submit a pro
position to all the candidates
.on both
tickets, viz: That they' meet together
and settle' this fight independent of
dictation from any quarter. ; They are
all intelligent men, and if they are im
bued with that unselfish devotion to
Republican principles they profess, they
can lead the Republicans of tile State
to a successful and satisfactory solution
of the whole 'difficulty. Don't stop to
ask Cameron or Mitchell, • Quay or
Wolfe, Cooper or McKee, what you
shall do,.bnt do at once what the duty
of the hour demands of you. , Follow
Marshal's example . ; and decline, and de
mand that a union convention` be held
under the new rules and let us have
party reform now. -If the candidates
will adopt these suggestions, they will
be wiser than the bosses i v and wiser
than the conventions which placed them
in nomination; Both tickets are better
than the average presented, by either
party for a number of yenri. It seems
'a pity that such men should, be crushed
by the upper and nether millstone of
boss dictation. Their only safety is to
govern themsOves and save themselves
and theparty:
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE,
Liimaasirsoi. D.C.. May 29, 1882
e.W OF DEMOCRATIC DISGRACE.
The entire Past week was spent in the
House without accomplishing anything.
The' Mackey-Ci'Copnor contested election
case bing the " regular order," on Monday
morning last, coming over from the pre-I
cedpii Saturday, the Democratic minority
reiiiined their filibustering to prevent the
consideration of a question of highest Con
stitutional privileges--that, of the right of a
duly elected member to his seat. ' A add'
',cient number of absent Republicans re;
turned to their seats, so.that on Wednesday
there was a quorum of Republicans present,
independent of the Democnite. There
being no rule to exhaust the privilege of
dilatory motions, the Democrats have used
up the week by motions to adjourn
indefi
nitely, for a day, to take a recess, and
every other dilatory motion they could de
vise to prevent action on the main question,
and were successful in = staving it off. It
was a week of strife, excitenient, turmoil
and disorder. At times the House presented
the appearance of an excited and infuriated
mob. Fifty members or more were upon
their feet 4t the same, time vociverating
with the fUll strength of their - lungs, "'Mr.
Speaker;" ."I rise to a parliamentary in
" I demand ,the regniiir order ;"
4 Whit is the Tustin before the Howe r
".I move to take a recess;" "I move to
adjourn for the day," Ainidst the bedlam
of voices - came the Speaker's gavel, rap,
rap, ." the House will come to order;' mem
bers will resume their meats " No
further business will be transacted until
order is restored t" A lull of a few min i
utes ensues ,
when another firebrand - is
thrust in and the members_ are all upon
their feet again and the same scene is re
enacted. When We House nieten Satur
day morning Mr. Reed, of Maine, obtained
the floor to make a privileged report from
the Committee a Rules. The RepubliCans
at a caucus on Friday evening, had agreed
as to the necessity of such an amendment
of the rules as would limit and exhaust the
privilege of dilatory motions on a question
MEE
itiVolving the amstitutiamd right to q seat
in the HOWL i
•Mr..
_Kellllll, (Rem.Yof Welt tritginia,.
made the point of order that . the motion"
made by him to take Si t , roman shcadd have
preeedeause ot the rep *.from the Comm*
tee on Rules, but the iitianker . overtuleil the
point of order, and ; declined to.,entertairi
any appeal. There great confusion on
the Democratic side sut loud protests were
heard against the antic, of the Speaker.
-11.111 ENDING Tla UULta.
onler was roistered, and the re
pert, of the tommittee on tales was reed
as follows : • . •
Amend paragraph 8 f Rule 16 so as to
read:
" Pending motion t o o
as on any question of 'mMera which
may arise on a case involving the constitu
tional right to s seat a n d pending the mo
tion for a previous question, or after it shall
have been adored. on 'any such case the
Speaker may entertain ' ; one motion to ad
journ; but, after. the result thereon is an
nounced; he shall not entertain any other
motion until the vote L. taken on the pend
ing question, and Irma* the consideration
of such case only a matron to adjourn or
take a recess (but 'not both in succession)
shall be in order; and 'such motion shall not
be repeated without a'turther intervening
consideration of , the case for at least one
hour. j.
Mr. Randall instantly objeCted to its
consideration, and - under the rules it was
laid over one day. f -
When the Mouse convenes today, im
mediately after the areSding of the joamaal,
Mr. Reed will call up the amendment of
the nales reported by him on Saturdag. If
adopted, it will effectually prevent . the
making of dilatory motions pending a
question of privilege. In case the Derite
crats interpose a motion to adjourn, as they
certainly will, Mr. Reed will mike the
point of order 'that the motion is dilatory
and cannot be entertained pending` *aeon
sideration of a proposition amend the
rules, and upon this point of order will ask
to be heard. Mr. Randall will speak upon
it for the Democrats. The Speak er will no
doubt sustain the point of order, in which
he will be sustained by the Iterdalican ma
jority. In such a ruling the speaker is sus
tained by precedents. When the Democrats
find they are beaten a renewal of, the dis
orderly scenes ofhilat week is expected,
when by hoots sand yells and striking their
desks they made inu#erable confusion.
Amidst it- all, Mr. Calkins; 'of Indiana,
Chairman of the ComMittee on itules, who
has charge of the case, has borne himself
admirably., coolness and courage has
kept the i ublican side in balance, and
won. the respect of the Democratic side.
He is thoroughly master of the situation,
understands the merits of the case fully,
is an able debator, a cool, level-headed man.
He may safely be put down as the leader of
the House. It is to be hoped that the con
test will be ended by Wednesday, and leg
islation upon the pending appropriation
bills necessary for the service of the gov
ernment, will be taken up and passed; A
final adjournment need not be anticipated
befcrre the middle of July.
Preparation is nuukfar holding memorial
services at Arlington National Cemetery
and the. Soldier's Home National Cemetery
to-morrow in honor of the nation's soldier
dead. The attendanc;) will be large, and
memorial addresses delivered at each
place.
Senator Mitchell has had his convention
and returned to his seat in the Smite.
Now the mat of Senator Cameron is 'un
occupied. iHe has gone to Pennsylvania to
encourage ,the light between the factions
and keep alive the dimensions in the party
which will end in defeat. s J. H.
General Bearer's Position.
The Bellefonte Botpub&an, the home
paper of General Beaver; gives the follow
ing synopsis of his political creed.
First.—General Beaver acknowledges no
political master.
Second.--He is not the candidate of any
ring or faction, but of• the whole Republi
can party,
Third.--He is not taken up by leaders to
pay off a political debt, but simply be
cause he is the strongest candidate before
the public.
Fourth.—lf elected, he will...govern and
not be govertied 77 in other words he will
govern himself and will not : tolerate any
legiidative "boss" dictation in the trans
aciton of the State, affairs, political or
otherwise.
Fifth.--- , His administration will be honest
fearlesi and progiessive, ever keeping in
view the best interests of the people. ,
This Li the platform on which qeneral
Beaver stands,. and on this platform he
goes-before the people, and will cheerfolly,
abide the issue:
Such is the man whom the :Wolfe :party
would defeat in order to gratify theii spite
towards Cameron! Out upon midi Republi-
cauism.
PERSOkAL PARAGRAPHS
President Arthar'S mail averages six
hundred letters a day.
Evangelist Moody] will spend another
year in England.
Ex-Seriator Spencer, of Alabama, is said
to have' cleared a million in Nevada mines.
After Mrs. Mary )IfcElroy, of Greens
burg, Ind. ) had lived 100 years, she was
burned to`death.
Mrs. Lally died recently in Chicago, aged
108 years. Her health had not been good
for thriiii years.•
leWCatharine Mannion died lately, . in
BaltiiiSkre'at, 1.00. Her sister, ninety-two
years old, had died just before.
Chief JustiCaChase's remains are to be
moved from Washington to Cincinnati,
where a monument to his memory will be
Ex-Secretary Blai n e and Senator Davis
are said to be about to form a railroad com
pany to construct a litie between Baltimore
and Cincinnati. -
Colonel Camp, of Shippensvillei Pa., was
ninety-f Our years old: when he was mar
ried recently, and his bride, Mrs. Rice, was
seventy-two. t
Hark Twain's sant/iv:intern trip has
brought to light the fact that he served
three months in the !Confederate Inny un-
General Sterling Price.
Ex-Pcstunuiter Ge n eral James is reported
as saying that underuo conceivable circum
stances can he consent to be a candidate
for the New York Glevermothili.
Afterninetylix y ears
f of active life,
Polly Herr, of Pheniu,' N. Y., passed into
eternal rest. She was never sick in her
life, and died in her sleep:
Christopher C. Graham, .of ' Louisville,
Ky., is ninety-eight, years of age. He rec
ollects that he was a guest at the wedding
Of Abraham Lincoln'. permits.
Dr. Atticus G. Haygood is the second
man whO was elected Wallop and who de
clined in the whop history of 'Methodism.
Wilbur risk, president of Wesleyan Uni
versity, Middletown, Conn., ti as the first.
Charles Claggeti who was a paymaster
in General Walker's Nicaraguan eipedition
in 1854, died in Washington *tweak. He
returned tolWashiugton after the failure
of the expedition, and has since resided
Gen. Oastkid wrote a letter in October,
1880, recommending that the 12th day of
October be made a national holiday, in
honor of Chrtstopher Columbus and tie
discovery of America. '
mil the ides
DECORATION •DAY.
1 0 E1NEVILVAtiL1. '
f
BBNIE
glitietosakartht of Venice,
wi n 11 .44 'Pit*" ss a -ma
isniapl4,*o4o • hu mo r
inthicialta'nitteuves,
cap.o44-vhildto3%-'
A mainsail Maio who club
ed to be 11 Wang MU & Webeter, had who
has held +irk owl piadtions in the treasuty,
,New York Post Office and Custom louse,,
dropped dead sikon 'in that city Cla
Thurfaa s i.•
nie*th of Sesuttalr of Georgia,
who his been at Eureka Springs, "Ark.,
several weeks, is snub improved, and his
physitikuut say there is strong . hope of a
care; or it least - ids life will be greatly
Et Empreis Eugenie was at last accounts
in Paris, the guest cd the puha ds Mouchy.
Her hesith is so badthat whin - thhe steeled
Paris by easy, stages from Nice: she had to
be borne to her carriage ann chair.
labia:es no visitors.
Hon. Hugh McCullough will give a valu
able piece of grout' din Fort Wayne, Indi
ana, for the erection of ir hone for orphan
children, and also offers to contribute lib
erally toward the fund of money needed
for the erection of the uecessary buildings.,
Ev-fkmwnor' Horatio Seynumr's good
nesi crops out every little while. He has
been caught writing to an Omaha friend,
isconumnuling that:wild black cherry trees
be planted in Nebraska. "I hoye been
very ill during the past three inclithS,'
writes the dear old man; "I am getting
old, but I wish to be useful OS long as I
live."
Ex-Goeernor D. H. Chamberlain; of
Southeitiolina, amanputied by his wife,
sailallor Europe a few days ago. They
go directlyto raris, where • the Gov
ernor-will undergo a course of - medical
treatment. lie is sneering from great
nerve* trot es brought on by his exhaus
tive public;' duties in 1878, and which
threaten to tuna in ;lapis. His phi:
siciani promise a com te rocovery if hb
will devote a year ioptifet quiet and rest.
llon. Bogen Eriatt, of this State, while
alighting from Herdic coach at the en
trance
oC the Hauge of Representatives,
Friday, was thrown', forward against the
granite steps by ,ersudden starting of the
Ho received a severe cut across the
nose and cheeks. He was tsken 4 to the
committee room of the Ways and Means' '
and physicians were promptly summoned.
In the evening he was removed to P his resi
dence, and it was announced that his injur
ies, though of a painful nature, ale not
rely to lead to serious reSulta.
POLITICAL PORTS. \
Hon. E. L. Acker, of :Norristown, is
mentioned in connection with the' DemOi
erotic nomination - for Governor.
Says the Press: Unless it is time to des- ,
troy the Republican party, it is the duty of
every Republican to,aPport the work of
Mav 10.
Speaking of the ilArrisburg Convention
the Press
_says of its work. "Where
nothing in the ticket or the platform :to
justify the opposition of any Republican
who is not above all thingi a Smasher.
The Montour American sap that Senator
MiteheWs heroic appeal to arms recalls Bret
Marto's couplet: •
Besa-podi. settle most irlOt dry,
And_we always wink wakens weakest eye.
It is now confidently predicted by the
friends of the pending no-liquor amend
ment to . the lowa constitution, and gen
.erally admitted tiy its opponents, that it
will be ratified by at least , majority.
The vote will be taken on the 27th f June.
Look at the *dorm of the • urg
Convention. There is everything in it
that the popular voice of the Republican
party-demanded. The honest practices •of
these honest principles will give us the
party government which we ought to have.-
Senator Logan says that he likes Grant
in every way, but is no longer in favor of
his third ,candidacy for, the Presidency.
He renaguizes the sentiment of •the people
and accordingly. The remark 'is
made Wei the Senator Would not object to
taking a flrstterm for himself, and this is
probably true. ;
• Another county heard from. ",The Inde
pendent Republicans of York county, ,ac
cordingto the York Repubticari, met in the
office of theßepublftn, and on motion of
H. S. rigor, editor of the Republican,
IL S. M'Nair j editor as aforesaid, twas:
elected es a delegate to the 24th of May
convention. Mighty are the people!
The Harrisburg Telegraph remarks: It is
not often that the p3opli) can select four
men to represent them without "some one
finding it out. Bnt the Dauphik county
Independents have accomplished this hither
to unheard of feat. The question is, Who
elected the Dauphin delegates to the Inde
pendent convention' ' When were they ,
elected? Where were they elected' - • •
,
Some very vigorous inquiries were mak;
for Mr. Wayne MacTeagh dUring the see.
son of the Independent Convention re
marks the North American. Air. Mac-
Veagh has enjoyed the reputation the
country through, of being soniething of . a
special exemplar of the great doctrines of
reform, and it is not unnatural, therefdre,
that his absence from such a gathering
should be commented upon.
Says the North American: "Mr. Thenms
M. Miushall's letter of declination will be a
genuine'disappointment to those who were
expecting fiery arrows to be hurled , into
the Cameron camp. He recites the • excel
lent declarations of the Republican platfoim
and the . charm he mould have farad as a.
nominee in insisting on - the literal fulfil
ment; but contrary to i pretty Common
anticipation, hnbes not a word to say about
the violations already made. In fact Mr.
Hersharls letter is but composition of
glittering generalities. All the 'things he
avow. he should have liked to laire done
he could have done—but he dec i iin . ee."
PENNSYLVANIA PARAGRAPHS,
At Uniontown, Thursday, in a row at a
circus, Bard Low was shot and killed by
Policeman Robb. The latter was arrested.
According to the Indiana Progress, a
putrefied fish nearly live feet in length,,was
recently, dug out of the Merlon coal mine
in that county.-
Ten.prisoners escaped from t O buicaa...
ter county prison during the dinner hour
Wednesday of last week. They were
among the most notorious: criminals con
fined in the prison. Their terms of sen
tence ranged from three to nineteen years.
B. Smith's steam fl our mill at Pott's
Grove, near Beading, Pa.,was entire/Y .
destroyed b y fi re on 'Wednsday flight of
last week. The contents consisted or 200
barrels of flour, 2000 bushels of wheat, 700
bushels of oats and slot of corn, rye and
chop, which were all i destroyed. The loss
will be between $15,000 ilia $20,000; in
sured for $OOO. The fire originated from
friction at the smut machine.
At the Scranton rues on Thunday one;
of the drivers made a narrow escape, and
probably saved the lives of some of the ,
sretrtors by, a proaspi and daring act, fa
scoring for the race the bay mars Nelia,
driven by Berney Dawned, came to the
wire on the tin, and in palling bow dawn
the bridle bit broke and . flew from her
math. Shoat 'once dashed ahead and
threatened to rush into the crowd of
spectators, when Demorest spratig to her,
intik, and seeing her by the neck and
nostrils, brought her to a . sudden halt
witkint any dam: having been done.
The lire fellonevis cheered again' and,
again !by the undlitinde who but moment
before, had expected to oeo dashed to
_ .
R... Fraser Smith, a leading member of
Qui Chester county bar, died suddenly in
the' Onstrt•house at West Chester Thursday
heL
.of, ' disease. Mr. Smith was born in
:this • in 1808, and was educated at the
MA of Pennsylvania. He was ad
mitted to the bar in Wad Chester in 1829,
And soon attained a . promine4 position
in hit Leg essk9. - He was a nuititber of the
* in 1882, and in November, 18418
was ,afpointed . by Governor' Curtin as
Supreme Court reporter, which position be
filled Until April, 1879. At the death of
Williain Darlingtaln a few years -ago, Mr
Smith was appointed attorney for the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company in Chester
county, and bekl that position- at - the time
of his death. He was an active member of
the Presbyterian Church, and was highly
respected in the community. . .
Mil
GENERAL GLANINGS
Tlu3poiremor of Tennessee 114 signed
the bill to fund the State debt at sixty' dents,
with interest at three, four, five and six
Ow cent.
At Union Hill, N. J.,, Thursdays por
tion of the Ontario & Western railroad tun
nel caved in. Ones man was killed and two
fitallyhurt.
Word was received in, Willamsport Fri
day that W. S. Watson,' the cashier of the
national bank of that city, who ran away
wit' a woman three weeks ago is= in', SI:
LAS, Mo.
.' The residende of Captain Jacob Vander- .
lilt at Clifton, Sta l On Island, - was entered'
bi,burglars early one morning or last week,
smonds and jewelry worth $2OO ,
wlrp„: stolen.
At Marlboro.„Mass. On - Wednesday after-
Int:ran, Lewis T. Frye, ilte champion bicycle
rider of United States; , was thrown from
lii4icycle and had his scull fractured. 'He
ail probably die.
The body of Stephen Pettit, buried at
Far Rockaway,.L. 1., for Seventeen years
mil recently disinterred - for removal, and
forma perfectly'petrefled, the features be
ing almost as natural as in life. ,
' ' George Holden was arrested and held at
Etu4n Friday, for having attempted to
'commit rape on the nine-year -old daughter
of Henry Birch. Holden cried like a child
when lirreE44l and said he was. innocent.
He threatened to commit suicide.
The total aUtount - of $25,000, required to
insure the erection of the silk null at Eas=
l ton, has been subseribed, . and the agree-
Meld was sign efl ThursdaY.Ound
be broken in nsfew days; And the enterprise
will be pushed to an early completion.
The Brooklyn Sunday schOol anniversary
waslcelebmted yesterdaY, The city was
decorated with flags, and. a• parade of
50,600 children and teachers' from-126
schools was made to Progpect Park, after
re*us exercises had been held in the
several School-rooms.
conference of distillers , brewers and
whiilesale and Mail liquor dealers met
ghiCago last week to form an organization.
After some discussion it was resolved to
establish the National Distillers and Liquor
Dealers' Asslatio' n, and to hold the first
annual meeting at Milwaukee.
The city otAonmouth, Illinois, can cer
tainly lay chiim to being the most numerous
ly governed, - municipality in the country.
The officer now consist of two mayors,
three mayors pro tem., three police magis
trates, thrge . -city attorneys and three sets
of aldetmeni and they are all holding. on
for the; cointiAr decide which is he simon
pure set.
The corner-stone of the new Lackawarm
county o:girt-house at- Scranton was laid on
Thursday by Right Worshipful Grind Mis
ter of Masons Asa If.: Stevens; assisted by
other officers.oftheprand Lodge of Penn
sylvania. 'A huge ntunbea of persons were
in attendance, regardless of the torrents of
rain which fell during the day, but several
associations which were to have taken part
in the parade were not in line. . ,
'An earnest effort is being made to intro
duce to +is country the tricycle, Which has
become tiO, popular in England, and which
is eveUptatronized by the 'Queen. • A New
Haven firm has. begun their manufacture,
.and claim to have made such improvments
on the machine that it is greetly superior to
those the old country. , The additional
wheel give's the - vehicle many advantages
over the bicycle, and renders it perfectly
safe and convenient for any one'to operate.-
.
Miss Amanda S. Sfllirisais, pistil:miter at
Pottsville, who was appointed to succeed
her mother, who died a few weeks agog
died on Monday night During-the fifteen
years that Mrs. SMiman held the office the
affairs were managed by the daughter in a
manner which gave general satisfaction;
and she was unanimously recommended to
the vacancy' created by her mother's death.
Mies SMiman's appointment was confirmed
bit a few days *foie her death.
the centennial anniversary of the massa
cre of ninety-six Moravian Christian Indians
a Guadenhutten, Ohio, Was observed with
impressive ceremonies Wednesday of last
week. Senator Hollingsworth was the
orator of the day,. and Governor Foster
also made a brief speech. About 16,000
persons were preeMt. Three Delaware
Indians, deeendauta• the murdered
victims, were among the visitors] and two
of them made brief addrearoHlr..
A skull of herche size nesteingidar form
ation has been discovereo among the . relics
of the mound builders in the Red River
valley. The mound was siely feet- in
diarheter and twelve feet high. Near the
centre was found the bones :Of about a
dozen males and females, mixed with the
bones of various. animals. - The skull in
question was the only perfect one, and near
it were found some abnormally large body
bones. The man who bore it was evidently
a giant. A thorough investigation of the
mound ai l lit.its contents will be made by
the Hietoricel Society. •
An outrageous Attempt was made •on
Tuesday *it of last week, to. wreck Bthe
Shore Line train from New Haven Conn.,
for New London. Two large railroad ties
'had been fastened down on the track on
the Pile bridge, between Madison and East
River. The obstruction was detected by
Charles. Wade station agent at the lat
ter place, who saw three mennkoving about
mysteriously on the bridge. He t warned
them off, when he was stoned! and shot
through the right arm. He had hardly
time to Signal the owl train and prevent a
serious disaster. The perpetratorsare be
lieved to be tramps who were put off a
train. A general sedut along the line was
promptly made;and three men were ar
red dat East Lyme. -
Beaver, Marshall and, Davies will be a
full team, Cu the stump in the - approach*
campaign.
Zile end Leona t
It is estimated 'that there are over two
thousand million chickens ; hatched in the
United States every year. 7 But not more
than half , of these chichi; reach the size
whim they are fit to market. The pip,
gapes, cholera, etc., kill Millions of young
ellicbens every year. • The disown can
be cured by the use of Plienol agfift . 110.
far sale by draggle!' s and general store
keepers.. See adv. •
Marshall, Candidate 'for
an-at? Large, se4the folio*-
,
ingletter to lion.Geo.Lear on the22olt:
HON. GrEONOE Lgan.=—My • Dear
Sir: The kind and eulogistic language
Of your fetter conveying official notice
of 8 11111111i11101113 nomination for
Cimpassitin-ateLarge' by . the Repub.
lean State Convention can be appro.
cialad as the exlmberant warmth of per:
friendship.. :It would have been
a man of stolid temperament who could
be insensible to the enthusiastic recep
tion iceorded.thil .nomination. It was
the result — of passionate excitement
rather than the calm judgment of a de
liberative body. . The tender of the
position; which would have enabled me
to appear before the people of the
Commonwealth, and demand -a literal
observance of fulfilinent of the letter
and spirit of the platform adopted by
the conventioo, was a strong temptation
toward an acceptance of the trust. The
profession of faith therein Set forth in
judgineet, embodies sound political
doctrine and practice, and is in accord
with the patriotic wishes of the people.
It would have afforded me satisfaction
to enforce and maintain the proposi
tion that public ;.trutits should be 'ad
ministered with ' the same scrupulous
fidelity as private trusts; that no diver
sion from the origikal purpose should
be permitted. It is a mockery of com
mon business sense to displace tried
and, faithful public servants in order
to provide places for bungry applicants,
who may prove as worthless as they
are voracious. No sane man so acts
in his private affairs. It is equay
repugnant to sound economy in the
iulministratien of public interests. The
use of publi&,,patronage ',to control-or
direct the people — in their 'choice of
candidates for office is it grave political
crime. It subverts the. principales of
representative 'government, ani tends
to make of the.servant a master to the
common debasement otthe people. To
have aided in - some degree in calling
attention to these vital questions of th e
hour would have been my duty as a
nominee. The great.moral and politi
eel ideas which called the Republican -
Party into existence have become irn
beddecrin the organic law of the land.
If it is the mi%j ' ion of .the present
organization to go forward: in the spirit
of the . platform it,should 'succeed. If
it fails to come. up to the full' measure
of its promises it should perish. Mere
party obligations sit very lightly on my
shoulders. The call upon, me for party
service was a genuine surprise, and not
likely to'be repeated in a lifetime. It
came unsought, and should not be de
clined without adequate and command
ing reasons. Such exist in my case.
Personal and private duties, in which
the public take, no interest, demand
that all my energies be devoted to their
fulfillment. Therefore I must decline
the proffered position. To say that I
do so with great reluctance, but faintly
expresses the fact. " A lifetime has
been devoted to the advocacy of those
principles which constituted the grand
era, and glory of the Republican tri
'timple That triumph was accomplish
ed at a priceless cost. May the in
heritors of the name andi oreanization
proee themselves wOrthyl te administer
the future of the arty. Sincerely your
friend, - • -
TROM.AS M. MARSUALT
, .
. - Hine Horror.'
SHENANDOAH, Pa., May 24.—A u
explosion of gas occurret the---Kohi
raw colliery,operate* by _Richard
Heckscher&., at noon - .day, killing
Martin and James Mnlha I, father and
to
son, Owen Gallagher, Jades McDanald,
door boy, John Stratt; a Polish laborer,
Samuel Hugo, driver, and injuring
John Lee, the fire boss, and a Polander
named Matty Matenlynowicz, so ser
ously that they cannot recover. The
men were working in No. 1 left gangway
at the bottom of the new slope, which
is !1700 fee t from the 'top of the
shaft, when a fall of top rock occurred,
forclng the sulphur down, - ;and it quick
ly ignited from a naked I light. ' The
force of the explosion was terrific. The
men were hurled along the gangway
and 'dashed against ;the timbers, muti
lating their bodies so terribly as to be
almost unrecognizable. A number of t
men received serious but not. fatal
injuries. The mine generates gaS free
ly, and when fire boss Lee entered that
morning he found large bodies-of sul
phur standing 'in the working. .He,
warned the Omen as they entered, and
Jamei D. Lowrey, a driver, furnished
them with safety lamps. ,As these
lamps do not furnish as, good a light as
the ordinary lamp, some one at ;about
noon lighted a naked light, ant soon
thereafter the fall of top, rock occurred,
which carried the sulphur down.t, The
gangways in the vicinity, of the explo
sion were 'in in insttant filled with flying
timber and other .debris; and loaded cars
'standing on the tracks with mules hitch
ed to . them. were driven many feet
along-the gangway by .the' force of. air.
The news of the accident was brought
out by the men who had escaped the
shock iiad spred like wildfire. Hun
dreds of people rushed to the shaft;
businessmen closed their stores, and it
scene'of confusion and excitement en
sued. -In the crowd were many women
and children, relatives of the men em
ployed . inside. As the burned and
mutilated bodies were brought up the
exciteinentincAsed, and many women
fainteil, while others had to be taken
away by force.
It is now believed that the dead and
injure# are all out, an&the excitement
about, _the mine, has in some degree
stibsid t '(l. Kohinoor colliery is one of
the largest individual operations in the
region, and employs between 300 and
400 Amen and boys, and has an average
wee* shipment of 3005 tons of coal.
Rose card and Ray Fever.
Mess T. White & Burdick, Druggists,
Ithaca, N. Y.—l• can recommend Ely's
Cream Mika to relieve all persons suiliering
from Rose Cold and -Hay Fever. I have
been a great sufferer from these complaints;
by using the Bahn.haire had great relief. I
have recommended it tomany of my friends
for Catarrh, Sac" in all cases where they
havo used the BOhn freely have been cured.
T. 'Denny, Dry'Gobels Merchant,, Ithaca,
N. Y.
Messrs. Writ Rust & Sons, Druggists,
New Brunswick, N. J. Since boyhoill
have been troubled with Catarrh and Hay
Fever, and hive been inable to obtain
permanent relief until I used . Ely's Cream
Balm, which has cured me. After a few
days' use I could sleep all night. E. L.
Cucironm, New Brunswick, N. J. Prii e
O cents. Apply - into nostrils with little
finger.
CAR . .TRUST COUPON
BOND,Si
For Ws at Pis. laboring six per (Sot, payable
1 7 • •
Send address by po Si w risr .
for t !
ireuti r giving pis.
tieniars.•
•
E. IL MARK I CO., PML'D'A
Zoub Sto:k
, _
Double Store.
NO• 4 . 1 AND 2. 13 UWE S
ILBUSH
is now open in ids Mammoth Double Atore urilb
s tall, fresh and couiPleto stock of fashionable
Spring .and Sumnier
Clothing,
Gent's Furnishing
Goods,
.'Hats, Caps, Trtinks,,_,
Traveling Bags,
Umbrellas, Etc. -,
Suits' of all Grades for
Men ) Boyi, Youths
and Children.
Our rents have. been obtained on the most
favorable terms. and our output expenses re
duced to the lowest possible imininun, we pro
pose to give our customers the benefit of these
Reductions by putting our prices at Lower Fig
urea thin any, other Clothing House 112 Towanda.
We invite a careful examination of our stock
and prices, whether wishing to buy or not. We
can satisfy the closest- buyer of the truth of
what we say.
WE JEAN BUSINESS.
. .
CaU and we will letisfy you. : ' •
to. Remember. Nos. rand 2, Bridge !Street
J. K. BUSH.
Towanda, Pi., April 10.-1882, yr
M. HENI)ELMAN
JEWELLER,
IMI
is still to be found at the OLD STAND
, STRE'E
Next door toDr.II.C. Porter's Drug Store
WITH A FULL LIRE OF
FINE AMERICAN AND SWISS
WATCHES,
JEWELRY,
STERLING .SILVER • AND
FINE. PLATED MARE,
SPECTACLES & EYE GLASSES,
CLOCKS,
'FROM THE CHEAPEST TO THE BEST
gir ALL OP' WHICH WILL EE BOLD AT THE
VERY LOWEST PRICES,. .
Clocks, Watcbta and Jewglry prOMptly repaired
by an experlduced and competent workman. .
• M. XIENDELMAN.
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CLYDESDALE STAL-
Vi make the season of - 1 4 383, at the lithe
of the subscriber one mile !est of the jillage
of East Smithfield..
Both Sire and Dam imported, bred by Wm .
Crozier;iNortbport, Long Island. As wa give
breeders nanie and address we .can assure
patromilhat we arc not offering the Services
of alrtiae horse. TE11318:-$15.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Williain finnyan.!decessed.Lste of the
township of Granville, Bradford county, Pa.
Letters of administration ' having been issued
nut of the Orphan's Court of Bradford county to
the undersigned upon the estate of the above
named decedent, notice is. therefore hereby
Riven that all persons indebted to the estate
above named must make Immediate payment.
and all persons having claims against the same
must present them duly authenticated for set
tlement to me, - -
_ ANDREW BUNYAN.
' • GEO. L. BUNYAN,
/A YU 19,1882-6w* " Adminiatrators:
A i SIGNEE'S NOTICE. In the
1
' matter of the voluntary assignment of B. S.
Tears. and E. S. Tears & Son. .The undersigned
A,asignee would give noticel that all persons in
debted to 8.,8. Tears, and B. S. Tears k Son
must make inimediate payment. and, all persons
having claims against B. 8. Tears. and B. S.
Tears & Son must present them duly au
thenticated for settlement to me.
. •
L. A.' ROOSTER, Matinee
Leßoy, Slay 10, 1802.. inqi
•
AUDITOR'S • 'NOTICE.—Estz , te- of
Jacob. DeWitt, late of Towanda borough,
deceased, In the Orphan's Court of Bradford
County,„
The undersigned, an Auditor appointed by
said Court to make distribution of funds be
longing to said estate found in the hands of the
adminbitrators of said estate, will attend to the
duties of his appointment at his ogles in To
wanda borough, in said county, on FRIDAY,
the 9th day of JUNE, 1882, at IQ o'clock *an.,
at which time and . Oace all persons baring
claims against said fund must present them or
be forever debarred from coming In upon the
same. J. P. REENEY,
Auditor.
Towanda, Pa., May 16, 1352. tw
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Letters
taitamentary having been granted to the
understood, under the last will and testament
of Donna Maria Montanye, late of Towanda
borough, deceased. sU persons debted to the
estate of said decedent are her by notified to
make iminediate payment, and alt (having claims
against isid estate must present, Um same duly
authenthated to the undersigned for sett ',men t.
". IBA B. HUMPHREY, Executor.
Towanda. Pa.. May 18. 1881.
E xEc ITTOR'S NOTICE. = Letters
testamentary having been venial to the
undusiS, under the Let will and *Unica
of C. S. ham, late of Smithfield township,
deceued, persons indebted to the 'estate of
said decedent are hereby . notided to make im
mediate payment, and all having claims against
aid estate mast present.** same duly authen
ticated to the undersigned for settlinne nt.
GEORGE T. BEACH, Executor,
gclitb field, Pa., June 1,1882. 8w -
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FALL AND IVINT
ATTENTION Is INVITED t o
firot-clus
HeatingStov
They are too well known to requ
any commendation—
New Hecht,
Westminster,
Crown liiweL
BURNERS, the best Ti their ci
the market, and well adapted for
plying a demand for an efficient bn
expensive beating atove. :!t
1 1 ! 1
UirWOOD BEATING' tiTOV
great variety.
1:flo A" 113 T
A. D. DYE & CO,
Wood Cook Stov
HARDWARE;
Stevens & . Long
GritocEruzs,
:LION.-
LORD C:Lypg,
W. A. WOOD,
April G-Gm.•
-
COUNTRY.PRODUCV/
• „•
• 4i ,
VE REM
•
To their new start
00R. MAIN AND PINE STS
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• -4,4,
E&C
1881-
Wo also hive is line of CBEAP B
at 0
HAPPY THOUGH
RANGES
Sold in Towanda and Vicinity by
A LARGE STIOiCK OF
CARRIAGEMAKERS AND
13LAC$SIIITKS' SUPPLIES,
LUSO A GENERAL STCCE OF
MAIN ST.,.TOWANDA.
Towanda. Oct. 31st. 1881.
General Dealers in.
PROITISIONti,
OM
HAVE vattovEDl
To their new store,
r ..... 4
(Th. 014 stand of lox. Eleven 1 a Norm.: • ..,.. ..
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They invite attention to Um* comp4o, ,
1:.;:' ,
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assortment and very large deck o-1
Choice New (}code, which' they
have - always on hand.
ESP4l‘t
To the
PRODUCE . TRADE ,‘
for Dadrale Kinds
And Cash
X. 41, LOX
El
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