THE REPUBLICAI.
J LIDSON HOLCOMB.
Oa &ft L. =MN, ,
Jrnsoar . ilozcoma. zater..
CPHAS.:II. ALIEN, AsseekaiiMitor..
"Reasonable tares, honest etrAnditures. com.,
petal! calkers, and no steahng:" Harpers
Weekly. . .
Sir Entered la pa. Pod Omee at - sound* ath'
'fifiOND CLASS urns.
TikritEDAY, JANUARY 25, 1888.
" l'm 44:40."—Wm. A. Wallace
.are disappoiated."--The Re
formeie.
And Cassidy "knoielted Wallace out'
the first round. Cotree pot and all.
"Cassidy has been a " rooster," but
be one any more." —Judge
Parsons.
" Paulson is tioo yowag to be a can
didate for .IWsident in: 1884."—Aleck
McClure.
We are under obligations to State
Tr easur Bailey for a copy oflis An
.
uual Reporf:
And the Cassidy Lion and Wallace
Lamb lay . down together, and he
Lamb was not.
_ .
'Tis really. pleasant to observe the
harmony now prevailing' . among' .our
_
democralleTTriewls.
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To Wni: - IA ..› Wallace—(Confiden
tial)—Be careful Iloyf.tii tread. on the
tail of Lew Cassidy! `eat:
R,epresentative Ayres will accept
our thank
_.for printed lists of the
Committee . ; of the House.
Peop!e should be very cautious how
_they fling bricks at the Court House
— Rifig - Jess-f)erchance, they hit that great
organ of Reform, the Towanda Jountlif.
There may be a well-founded differ
ence of opinion as to the identity of
the person who struck Billy Patterson,
but there!isn't a particle of doubt as
to who Bill . Wallace.
-
What is the matter with our demo
cratic neighbors? Verily, 'twas at
this time they were to rejoice, yea,
greatly rejoice, one with another, and
even all together,- and they rejoice not
at all.
, Says the Prey l The three lefiding
States of the Union are now
. under_the
administration' of. tidal %Ave riife . rm
Governors, and the first tiling 'that
each of these officers found out after
his inauguration, was that his Republi
can predecessor had _been a mighty
good Gckerior,
"The government of the people must
not be changed for a government of
by politicians, for politi
cians l ."--Governor Pattison's speech at
Towanda, October 13. 'Sequel—Lewis
C. Cassidy, of Philadelphia, has been
appoipted byGovernor Pattison to the
position of '72V_torney General. But
then, come *think of it, Cassidy nev:-
er was a pelitg.ian. He has , alway
been a ReformYo
•
The • members of the I House from
tnia county_ have been. laced thi
followin ,, :e6nUmittees by Ilie''Speaker
A a,ol:=, —Agriculture;
ingsl and Bureau of Statistie
rrcngia,—Mining - 4 Military- Affairs',
••
and Legislative AppsrOonnien . t."
Coauax-tductifiOti, Centennial Af,l
fairs, Iroitlind Coal Companies and
Public Build i ngs.•
Out-western Contemporary, the Troll
Gazetk.thinks " tliere is one suggestion
of Governor Hoyt's message that del
svrves to be acted on, and that is that
the million or more of dollars 'received
from retail rchants,, eating, houses,
etc., should be retained in the,,rveral
coSunties iiDAea..l of being.forwarded to
the State' treaslfry. In that ease- it
would leaie aLout $5,000 in ,ttie Brad
ford county treosuty.
Governor Prison, at a special ses
sion of they Sep:de Tuesday-afternoon
of last week, sect in for: confirmation
the appointment of Win. S. Stenger to
be Secreta.q . ..of the Commonwealth
Lewis C. Cassidy, to be Attorney Gen
eral ; Pressly. N. Guthrie,,to be Adjb
tant General ; and S 'Davis Paige, to be
Controller of thei . eit) of Philadelphia.
.All were pontinfied except M. Paige,
whose case- was.referied to thi judicia4
committee. •
The„great comet of 1882, yet visible•
on,a clear night after 11 o'elbelc, south
east of the constellation Orion, will
soon be far beyond the reach of the
most powerful telescopes, and will riot
again come within th©` view of the
earth's inhabitants until the Year 2675
hat is the date of its re-appearance
accOrding to Prof Friable, of the Na
val Observatory at Ifashingtoir Oth.
er astronetners, however, say thakthe
comet's path is a iarabols, in which
ease-it will never return, but will wan=
der through tho limitless void for thou.
sandsof rears, flirting with other suns
and puzzlitg the astronomers in worldi
we know not of.
-The-Home Journal gets down to the,'
bethrock ottruth when it says Leg
islatum in popular governments are .
peculiarly exposed to the temptation to
step out of their- proper sphere' and
multiply laws for a thousand and one
incidental things which should be left
'to individual. and voluntary action.
Enthwiiasts dwell upon pet ideas until
they think the whole world ought to re
valve on' heir pivot, and they•tum na
turally to the government akthe first
and hudonetias for incorporating their
aotioasinto the economy of the uni
verse. Is it a question of foods and
MilZ=M
MS
These cliff:to:Otis have loomed up
with the first hours of Deniocratic
power, beyond the expectation even of
those-_who best understood the .Demo.
cratic capacity for blunders and die.
sentione. Governor-Pattiscia has man
aged to estrange and .cool the sentiment
of most of the active-Democratic' lead.
eis. - ,Thii alienation is 'clue, not so
m- --
uch' to any particular appointment as
to thn, eliberate and persistent manner
hii-siljich he has completely ignored
I
them. The chieftains who have fought
the Democratic battles ~have not been
consulted 'either as fo the work 'of the
administration or as to the into ts;:of
the party. Instead of couns g with A
yarn -fa imam
them, GoVertio - r Pattison has shut, him- Bak h
ave- been introduced both in the
self .up in' his shell, and they have senate and'Hottse for the - adoption and use
gathered th 4 impression that he means of a voting machine in-all elections for the
to go it alone. The manner ii which ' choice of Presidential electors, Members 4 0 .
the Administration has been organiza
a th nd e 'U de l l ted tea St rom
H 0 °f T of e taitsep i t , tives:
This
involves a determined contest - between machine is the in 7entioa of '' ' C.
Mr. Cassidy and other. Democratic Carey, of Boston ; Breessohneette, a i
leaders. Mr. Casildy has boldly flung, men of which is now &a exhibition ' , the
Atiippl ec
his,pantlet intoi the arena, and has room 4 the °:aaalitt" on E l a ctlana of the
openly announced:that -he proposes to fouse. The is so complete and e*
ecutes the purposeso completely for the
fight a battle for the Senatorship. This prev ma k e , o f f ree d -i n • the- c ast i ng and
proclamation will be challenged by iir., counting of the talkots that Ehas extracted
Wallace and other 'chiefs, and amidthe mach attention: Members and Senators
struggle a tiie Titans for the political la" "rsr geaerellY given it a aided ex
mastery the inexperienced _ Gereeno r mmassicm and ttmag 8 ° W ell Of it that . bills
have been introduced for its adoption and
will be of small account. . I nee:An adequate i f eem i pt p ii . of t h e m ai.,
With this storm-clond threatening the chine and its wonting is imposidble in;, the
Mist
put in a law :enforced` with 'fines and
tienaltle"; is it ama :of nerve
stimulanta
stimulants? they, oiatrior
tive probihition ; is it 'good to take due
4.est ? they rush to the legislature for
an enactment of Sunday laws.; is a
belief in a Supreine Being - a great - joy
to them ? they cannot .rest qntil they
have God put in the Constitution."
These are all excellent' things and .tbe
men who devote their energies to spread
ing light on the subjects and in form
ing a sound public sentiment, are ;ben
efactors of their race. But whet:they
leave their reliance on reason, science
and common setae for the viiiircation
and establishment of the better way,
and run, to the legislature as to a great
engine - Which will do their work and
save them further trouble, they Make a
serious mistake ; they delude 'them
selves, they put their cause on a false
foundation and they do the State a
positive injury. For such an injury is
every law placed on the statute book,
which cannot be enforced and which is
not fully eriddrsed by the unanimous,
reason of the peOple.
If we would have the laws held in
due reverence we= must , see that their
majesty is not eheapeued by a multi
tude of criOnterfeit.6 and -pretenders.
If we ipiiia_ g ive statute "book all
the sanction which thepublic voice can
command. if we
.would make it as-su
preme in authbrity as are the combined
zia„isbn, l lwisdem and sense of justice of
/ the: State, we must keep ii in close een
fortnity to that reason and judgment,
neither lacming behind with the effete
expedients of the - past, nor rushing in
advance with vagueiheories of future
utopias. No law, shOnld be kept on
the statute book a day - after it has bean
abrogated_by time and public opinion,
atolno law should be put therell day
before it is called for by the broad rea
son-,11n4 clear needs of the State.
As_ will be seen from . the 'statetnent
elsewhere - published in these - columns,
the total receipts into the Treasury of
the United States from customs and!
internal revenue, last week, were $7,-
882,419 90. Taking this as a iair
average of weekly
‘ receipts fiom these
sources for_ fifty-two ~weeks, or one
year, and they will amount to - mote
than four hundred millions of dollars.
This sum" is much !urger than there is
-actual necessity f4,_ and may safely
be reduced one hundred million dollars
annually by taking off all the , tu t pt .
oppressive internal revenue taxes. k
Republican House passed during last'
session a bill for the reduction of inter
nal revenue, but it did notiget through
the Senate. It is-hoped that the Senate
may pass it before the close of the.
present session..
POLL ries L
,SIGNALS
The following from the Philadelphia
Press, correctly represents the present
political outlook, not only at HartisbUrg
but at Washington also. , The_ 'Repub
licans in Congress are working harmo:
niously while; the Democrats are already
in a bitter strife over the elective offi
cers of the next House:
The political' indications in Pennsyl
vaniliiiiis reported from the - Republican
signal office, are eminently gratifying.
They point to a rising barometer and
fair weather for Republicanism. and
plunge the Democracy directly on to a
violent storm-centre. The outlook on
the one side 4s bright and encouraging,
and on the other side cloudyaid threat-
ping. • .
, •
There is a manifest disposition among
Republicans to come together and heal
their troubles. Since the election lifOth
Stalwarts and Independents are more
rational mid considerate. The Stal
warts realiZe that force
and perpetUate a divisi;ott of the party,
and that there can beeo success with
out union; the. Independents have
administered the' lesson they, deemed
essential and d. sire Republican_ triumph
on a fair platform; and the palpable
tendency on both sides is toWards har •
monious cooperation. Both eleinents
re represented in the State senate by
recognized and distinctive leaders, and
otqecisive questions these representa:
tives have shown a strong 'purpose to
act togetler., The division did not
spring from any fundamental differen
ces among Republicans, but from errors.
of party 'management; and with a fairer'
spirit and more liberal counsels there is
no obstacle to reunion. It is plain
from every sign that this situation on
the Republican side has greatly improv.
ed, and , the improvement is due both
to a better Republican spirit and to the
Lialplibll Democratic difficulties.
:
Peniocr44ie : :.'iont:riaid --- - , , ,, afith - new
wisdom Amon 'Ake_ Reinlilicaii:?•inmio4 ,
gas, Iliau of the futfir!i is ntitiont
r re
allicleir; , Yitiqhall have-tCfp3op!els
Conveid4mthis - -year;
_the- Republican
delegates'illl ' represent popular rule;
they will tieel4 candidate! "indicated,- by
the pOpplariiill;"tiiiimiinalierS Will find
theinselvessemmtrained to bow to puldier
sentiment, and Permaylvsmia will thui
swing . 4 .)mcis into the Republican iOlumn.
•
Whatever may be the reason for it'
there can be .doubt of the lact that
men, as a rule. do net go to church reg.
ularly—that ; ,wometi maVe up the ma.
jority every religious congregation.
It is often said that the nature of wo-
men is more religious than that of man,
and that is advanLed as a reason for
the fact. The Christian Union, how
ever, denies this and says: "It is not
religion. but our religion that is at fault.
Women come to 'bur churches because
in prayer aricf t. sot and sermon they
find what 'they need and men stay
away because th ey:do not find what
they need,: The fault is in a piety too
exclusively womanly,-too rarely manly
and muscalarin*virile."
At a recent meeting of the stock
holders'of & N. Y. Canal &
FL R. Company. the following officers
were elected :
President—R. Asa P_acker,,
Directois--Robt: YESayre, Charles
Hartshoin," Victor ° E. Piollet, Garret
B. Lindetman, Hairy E. Packer, Rob
t Wm. H. Sayre, Elislui P.
Wilbur, James J. illakeslo, Howard
Elmer, Elisha A. Hancock 'and: Pied
prick Mercur.
The, annual report stated that the
coal tonnage f6r the fiscal year was
1,447,8 U tons, of which 361,006 tons
were bituminous. Tl►e net earnings for
the y' ar were $1,945.141,36.
Will they obstruct? is the yiestion
now frequently asked in relation to the
probable action of the Democrats in
Congress on the bill now:. pending .for
the.revisi.m of the tariff. The bill'is
framed with direct referengr to the
recommendations submitted, by i ,the
Tariff Commiision in Their rep?rt. - If
the Democrats obstruct its,passage and
the measure goes = over to the• next
Congress they must assume;:all the re
sponsibility. If they, place their party.
in this attitude, the Republicans will
certainly put them upon the defensive.
Mr. William H. Vanderbilt said
a very shrewd thing the other day to
a reporter who told him that, pl , ople said
of'soinething — fib had done as ; a "wise
move." Mr. Vanderbilt. ' replied:
"People talk about' wisdoni in things,
but,,l, have observed that if a man
is successful, 'whether her has any
great sense 'or not, he is set down as
sm art, bat is not he is . olenomin.
ated a fool." ' This is a fair summary
of the thing Which' goes Ifinder the
name of "popular judgment."
Senator - Pendleton and Mr: ,
Cox are in no immediate danger of
canonizatikn by their brethren- in the
ranks of the Democratic party, nor
will,tbeir solemn assurances 'hat they
were not reszponsibl& A ,for the miscar
riage of their plans, save them from
being regarded as \ the authors of the
gloom. *job has settled down like a
pall.on the hopes of the'Democracy.
The receipts= into the Treasury of the
United States fro s in customs and internal
revenue for the six business days of last
week were as follows;
Monday ...... i. :.... .. .. ..$2,263,107.60
Tuesday. . ..., ?. ... ....... 1,234,384. 8 3
Wednesday I- i I 1,548,741.75
Thursday i...... ... 893,889,22
Friday .•.,. : .. '...",-. :. ....... ..., 798,319.23
Saturday' ' i - • . 1,144,977.27
_
Total 4....57,883A19.90
Daily .
nverage . ,,,, . ....$1,213,903,31
..
The Prince of 7711 es propoies to
give one of his sons an ecclesiastical
training. After the young man has
taken orders probably he will try to
reform his papa.
liehohLthe:glory of sf — Mplicity ! The
new Govertnr refund to ridelrom the
hotel to the eapitoton inauguration day,
and r•aught cold- i,y getting his feet wet
The Reform branch of the present;
State Government - has one fiiend in the,
Senate. Kennedy voted ; against
confirmation of Cassidy.
kr Scots wh' hae . with Wallace bled,"
'Ti Ca" sidy in Wallace's 'stead. • Re
form rbyines• in here with a big, big
R.
Lewis C. Cassidy,- Esq , and Bobby
Pattison tare ,at the :- belin now. . The
front letter in .reform
The Philadelphii►` Pram is confident
that Governor Pattison has a great ca-'
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
No Wu than nine memaers chosen to the
e
present Congrem have died since their elec
tion—one Senator and eight members of the
House, as fellows: Hill, of Gegrgi4, of the
Senate; Allen, of Missouri; Lowe, of Ala
bama, O'Connor, of Slith Carolina, Smith,
of Alabama, Updegraph, of Ohio Hawk,
of Orth, of Indiana, and. Shackel-
I ford, of North Carolina, of the • House.
14 -As they stood politically, five were Re
publicans and four were Demoseats.
Wassnrcrrox. D. C . Jua. 21,1883
11ORTALITY IN THE PRESENT CONGRESS
- V.
I Ithier"**.a(iii,imkatiti;:l;;ArAtili-.
Iti*.lingthe* and:ooamtf % every ., Wm 04
goes4lAna-Pits 'upon _it is::ttliimai ‘3 0i;lc•:
4 . iszkl!ot beatiffed; - sad two '''l4l o la- can-I / 4*# l i hriilick ii i l 4, l3 e, 1 : 11 , , , i l o 4 '
1 : 44 !41 rii!0:4 112 419, 1 : 411 0 11 1 0, -4 0 ,
__.' aim°
tiiiie! The billits. b!i_Cc i l*meited
beciuoi 6ll- , Pal)oeMugt be PC A !wird=
ilia in lengthr. ;-. .'veadtkand theinichine
marks glut 41 Plit '', ', in Oatlat through it
. are sachet rim be ;•-, -in no other' ways
The ballot after posing through is deposi
ted by cm automatic arrangemen t into, a
loeked iron boi, Auld frail • the_ titan :they
are put in by the voter until the closing of
the polls they be seen or bruullel i by
any person. - ' l' - - .
The prevalence of fraud in the ballot
become so droning, and the Iformptim: i of'
the source of primary power vested by the
lionstitOcul in the people dangerous l to
American.liberti, in its ndency teunder
-mhte the very foundation , . popular gov
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epunetit , Of the people by,i ? „,peopk mid for
thl Ocilla," that it has beCiarre a Subject of
serious iensideratien. Hence the proposi
lion to adopt' the use of a 'voting icliilie so
corisiiitcted as to preclude the pusibility of
fraud in the casting of the baßot. I.lt may
be that the fertile brain and inventive - .0-
nine of a citizen bf the "cradle - bi
ofilierty;"
*
in the conception and
.construction of his
voting machine, will prove the savior of the
Republic.. For nothing iemuch more - -- ce't- ,
tarn than that popular-;government m .
prove a failure unless ,corruption of .the
- elective franchise. can in some effectual
Manner be . stayed. . ,
The Republican bers of the House
met in caucus, nearly every member being
present, on Friday; aftersitm 144 and.
'agreed upon a method of proceedure_ to
press to its passage the, bill for the revision
of the tariff. They agreedto proceed to
the consideration of the bill on Tuesday
next, and from thenceforward give it pre
cedence over all legislation excepting
appropriation bills until brought to a vat
It was agreed that there- should be four
her= general debate on the bill, two hours
on each side, and that all amendments
should be debated under the '- five minute
rule. Harmony prevailed 'in the caucus
aridthe feeling was very generally express
id that united action and vigorous effort
'should directed to the passage of this
measure before khe close of the present ses
sion.. The estimates givei in explanation
of the effect of the bill-put the total reduc
tion of receipts from customs at 525,000,000.
This reduction, if passed, with the `reduc
tion of from $70,000,000 to: $80,000,000 In
internal-revenue, contemplated by the bill
now pending in the Senate, whiCh premed
the House last session, will make a total re
duction in the revenue of something over
sloo.ooo,ooo4trunadly, but will still leave
the revenue receipts three hundred millions
a year. 4.. sum amply sufficient to pay the
ordinary expenses, the interest on the na
tional debt, and a reasonable - mount upon
the principal annually. The measures will
both become I l aws before the session closes,
unless obstrueted'hy a the action of the demi
crats for the purpose of delaying time, and
preventing their pmage. J. H.
FROM HARRIST RG.
Not_ since youicorrespondent arrived at
manhOod'S estate has , our State Capitol
witnessed the inaugaration'or •a democratic
,Governor. To be present on so unusual
an occasion I boarded 'the early train on the
Lehigh Valley It. R., ow the lfith 'inst., and
after an agreeable ride among the beautiful
scenery along the 'Valley of ..the Susque
hanna and Lehigh,, reached Harrisburg at
2:30 p. m.;tio "Phila. and -Reading R. R."
The air was' harp and cold; the snow had
fallen to a'dePth of a foot and sleighs were
running about the streets of the Capital,
which presented the appearance of, 'a city in
a more northern latitude; also qui te .a hop
day look. \People' from every portion of the
Commonwealth were arriving .on every
train; clubs and bands were parading on
the principal streets. But the military was
only conspicuous lby its alince. Hotels
i
were crowded and the 4iscumiiOn of the
morrows inauguration was heard on every
hand. The Governor elect arrived
about noon, and refusing an ezccrit, walked
from the depcit to the house;ef a friend,
very much like an ordinary indi4idiud, who
wished to economize, in'the mater of hack
hire; althaughilii his case, it 'Was gratui
tously offered. Hensil , .Tchdirman of the
Deniocratic State Cominittee;,was presiding
at a meeting of the' Stateßonunittee at the
"Bolton" which is the Mecca of all
good democrats visiting the State Capital
on business or pleasuie; the reading room,
office, parlor and corridors were crowded
with the faithful, who were able to Con
gratulate each other on su c cess for the first
time Within alnicrit : a -quarter of a century.
Among the distinguished persons that were
seen about "Boltous" was that of ex-Judge
Jeremiah S: Black and Samuel J. Randall.
Judgel3lack's "three score and ten"- have
dealt kindly with. him and he is• 'still hale i,
and '
vigorous. He had come to see his sort
take the second place—Lieut. Governor—:
and to shake hands with; the few remaining .
politicians of his age„" in the State, whose
enthusiasm and infirmities would permit
them to be present, COI. - V. E. Piollet,
and Judge Black were found visiting the
incoming Govereor and also calleclupon
"setting. sun" Gov Hoyt.
. The inauguration on Tuesday' , was quite
unlike those of .the past. There-.was no
military parade and the crowd :seemed to
have but one idea, and .thnt was to get as
near -the new Governor as possible.. At
11 a. in., the space .in the, front of the
* Capitol was crowded with menand women
of every age the "Great'Western Band" of
Philadelphia played - "flail to the Chief."
Judge Trunkey of the Supreme Court ad
ministered the oath , and the youngest Governor Pennsylvania ever possessed, read
his inaugural address. . The ceremonies
conchtded at 12:80 p. in. At 4p. m., the
names of Cassidy4,for Attorney General;
Stenger, for Secretiiry of State, and Gutfi
rie, ':for Adjutant General, were, . sent to
the Sedateand promptlytconBrmed. < Dur
ing the ceremonies a - single cannon, near
the State street entrance, fired salutes and
the inauguiation was over. In the even.:
ing the usual reception Was held. at the
Execution Mansion, a large number of pm;
ple paid their respects to the newly installed
Governor. ere was a 'manifest senti
ment of confidenee, aong all shades' of ,
political opinions that Governor - Pattison
enters upon his duties, with a determination
to give the State a clear4Administration. in
the interest of the *p r ayers and he will
receive the commendation of) the masses
until evidence to the contrary is shown..
MO - members of the House from Brad
ford, were in theirc,,seats end compaie d
favorably, with the members on either side.
There is at present no if:Wit:alien of sweep
ing reform' in either branch of the y State
Legislature. Reform generally comes be
fore-the elections it is seldom 'conspicnons
afterward, except by its absence,P .
Jan. 22d, 1888. --grprosz.
-Teti thousand dollars it week, on an even .
age, are sent to .Sorway . and Sweden By
Scandinavian settlers whoi wish to help
their relatives to eufigrate.. .
A Westanorlandtket_nLy coroner Chas act
ually refused to hold
_in inquest over the
body of a man killed* the cars in the
tunnel at onm:id:am. .
;y~--s. ; Y 4.: ~ , F cMy„; ,} ;~.:fi^{','°-,~y~<'~'~~:+yz~.- - --~x f.~_<%;sf`.;t ~:E.";:.~~'- - 'w~:'-'+- :::'';_'
PAM**
,aswo**(4- rift , :ha.. - *— t riie
—.Ntwisai - Hrettadent toviebilmerati i lgi
or,koberteWPAttison's* i Si r enOt has
large number "of 4 1-o oPto to qui
city : btikalthaugh grestt s erowds are • on
the strests;tho ottood!nee..; * .o far f°4 l
that o any - previous inauguration; tilt
fact 4llDlin a measure to there
fizeis r 4 Goienor, elect to pereiiit
himself nulde-itio - subject of Os
tentation or - display.. A fall of imew
set in at an,earlT hour this morning,
and-together with the intense, cold,
has made the day anything but agree
abls. The inaugural procession num
bered ahtett dozen clubs from. Phil
adelPhios. **ding, Allentown, York
and this city, 'and altogether there
were not over,looo men in line. Very
few decorations ark vitible about town.
At = ten o'clefck this morning 41r.
Pattison took up his retlislence at Exec
utive Mansion Awl mewed", few call
ers, principally friendk,kam ePhiladel
phia. The ptocession when reaching
the Gubernatorial Mansion expected
that hfr. Pottison„ would accept thr
escort of the of Phil
adelphia, hem there fo - the capitc•l, but
he refused, and accompenied by , the
joint Legislative Committee ',and Gov
ernor Hoyt, walked to the Capitol a
few elements before 4,4elve o,clock
where: had already assembled the mem
bers of the Legiaature. The oath of
office wm then administered - to the
Governor•elect by lustice Trunkey,
when the new Governor • delivered- his
inaugural address.
9ESTLEAIEN ,TLIE &NATE AND
HOUSE Or REPBEEIeiTATIVES AND FEL
-1.7W-CITMENs: Calleetby the people to
perforte, for a . time, the f notions of
Chief Executive of the State, I follow
en old ',and respected custom in brief
Jy stating some of the princiilles that
will guide me in the administration of
the office.
1 would first call attention to the beim
tiful manner in which a kind Provi
deuce has blessed our State and endow
ed its people with benefits.
We should never cease to make grate
ful acknowledgment of his , overshadow
ing care, At periods like this there is
a peculiar fiitness in a public rieOgni
tion of the goodness of that Supreme
Being who has been our safeguard
from calanity.aud whose benefaCtions
have attended us with unceasing con-,
stoney. In the execution of .the trust
confided to me by the people it Tshall
be my constant endeavor to ascertain
their will with accuracy and carry. it
out: with fidelity.
_For. this purpose I
solicit ,the
,freest communication be
tween the people and . the. Executive,
and will diligently avail myself of
every facility which will tend to in-
form me of their 'wish*-, It will be
my solicitude to strengthen and con
firm the public faith-in democrat c in
stitutions by denionstrating, in
_the
sphere to which I have been apointed
their aptitude. fur recording and effec
ting the. wishes Of the people. Our
government was. \coriatituted to' _give
direct and prompt recognition to ex
pression of the pop i ular will.
'THE TASK Hi UEFOEM.
I adopt. as of - direct 'application to
the present ;jar, alsentence from Presi
dent Jackqesi's fi l mt, inaugatal, in
which he say's: "TkO recent demonstra
tion of pudic - sentimin't inscribea on
the list of executiVil duties, charac
tersloo legible to ' be , overlooked, thi
'task of reform." This task clearly set
before him, the present Executive will,
sitpOusly strive td, ful fi ll. Happily
for him there can tie no' doubt of the
particular subjectil as to Which the
public 'anxiety for impmvement has
manifested itself. These arc well de
fineit.2l;Vbe method of aceonrolishment
is a 4 - ligation for the legislittive wis
dom ultimately to determine. So far
as the limits of an address like this will
permit, let me state a few of the sub
jects 'of needed reform.
The people demand the abolition of
needless offices; the fixing of official
-compensation at sums commensurate
with - the service with the services rep ;
dered by salaries definitely ascertsinef,
rigid accountability in
m ~the exper
ditupf public moneys; s proper pep
fOrniaricc of official trusts, and the
sing of the efficiency of the civil ser
vice by. making fitness and integrity
alone the tests for appointment.
The - people demand strict economy .
in, the expenditure of tlizir moneys, a
a itimple and business-like conduct of
tbe affairs of government and, -a re
peal a all laws increasing avenues for
the teedless spending of public funds
at the discretion of officials.
The pfeple demand that the burdens
as well as the benefits of , government
'shall be distributed with fairness, jus
tice and impartiality. They demand
uniformity and simplicity in t•ixation
and its distribution in such , a manner
as that, while all shall bear •• their just•
share of the common burdens, those
s •all contribute most who receive most
and thosesuffer least who can bear least.
There is no more difficult prohlem in
government than that relating to taxtL,
Lion: Revenue must b i raised by the
State for the r effiCient conduct of its aft
airs. Care should betaken,howe'Ver,`
:in the imposition of taxes t hat we do
not loose sight of those upon whom the
imposition finally:', rests. The hand
that pays the tax into the treasury" is
not always the hand that earned - the
contribution. 'The system is most
equitable which; recognizing this truth,
so distributes. the' taxing 'weight' that
none sh4 ll eseape and none bear more
than their just, proportion.. Our pre
sent system in its State.. county and
townAipramifications is intricate, un
eqdat and fltdigaited. It is to be
hoped the present Walston: till de
vise some method for a simpler and
juster allotment of these burdens.
I shall urge upon the General As
sembly the passage of lqislation nec
essary for carrying into 'effect the
• provisions of . the Constitution .of , the
State. The benefits of some of `i the
most salutary sections of , that instru
ment have not :been secured by I t the
people because of the failure of i the
a i
e
Legislature pass the' laws, needed
for its plete enfercetneni. The
care besto cd by -the convention _in
framing the Constitution, and the'large
majority of 'votes east for it when be
foie the people for adoption,. shout's
have inspired their repre sentatives in
the Assembly to prompt, actien in pas
sing the measure hied ; to give it
.
effect. Particularly sh o uld th is' have,
been done since the instrument itself '
enjoined the Legislatare so to do, end
their .Official,taitha pledge them to' its
support, obedience, and defense,
When the people adopted the Oonstitu=
tion they . airicticuietl its wisdom. It,
then became the gni:Weise fair of , the
State and the highest exposition of the
will of the people, ascertained in. the
Tost meted way.known
,to democratic
governments. It does.not become_ the
tOpmennatives of ' the people to quell-
thin or evade such a law. Their
single day is to obey it'
. _
iAVsihOil,
1;TNWOILIIITY, IN TAXATION
cArtarisik OUT TuecomiT UTIOic
- 4
notol.courouvuosteHAVE Pos , Pro;`-
~.;Seine of: the Seitiona
Window from - Which' "Mont goOd
evia*,sed mask 'could:be secured
hive-as yel; Yielded:no s
measdre af ben
efit'Or -left- any -.'effect, " This
is trartienlarly- true of article 11 of
that insrtument i regulating yailroad
and canal companies. By tacit con
sent - tt ooristructiou of that article_ has
been acqUieseed in by which the ,greav
corporate Wiles of ilieState have es
caped -its limitations and been exempted
from its provisions. -L They. have vio
fated it constantly: defiattly and flag
'nutty. Tho people are entitled to have
at least a fair trial , made of- their aid!.
ity 'to bring the 1 Ost, corporations they ,
have created and fostered under the r
just regulation, and control., More
than this is not, ointended.forzio article
17 of the Constitution. It commands
nothing big 'wilt is right and - .forbids
nothing but 110 is clearly , 'wrong.
It simply requi orp 'rations to Act
justly and trest :a" the'p-ople all t,
with uniformity, 'fairness and impar
tiality It prohibits unfair discrim
ination against persons or places, forbi is
extortion and seeks to prevent mon
()polies and compel the ,-ereature4 of
the law, alto owe_ their hi - 4th to the
people, to be law obedient4nd not use
their granted powers tii , harrass and
oppress. The same artielS specifically
commands the, Legislature to enforce
its prOvision,i by "appropriate legis
lation:" Surely an honest elibrt
should be made to give adequate effect
to so wise and' just, a section of the
fundamental law.' '
VIE POnrEn 08 rOgpaRAVONs
This leads me to say that, is my judg
ment, thero is much to be done in the. way
Of legislation to preVent the power of cor
porations fro - in becoming too vast and irre
sponsible. They are a new clement in our
modern civilization. They have outgrown
the most sanguine expectation in their de
velopment and have introduced_ new evils
as well as new benefits into our system.
Their influence has extended itself into al
most every department of business and' of
life. Their .Motions not only. affect the.
great centres of money and of trade, but
the minutest- affairs of individnals are af
fected by their, caprice.. Thousands of In
borers look to them for employment mid
depend alone upon their detennination, „for
the measure of hire. The prices of thene--
cessaries of life, too, are often regulated by
their will. • -All this is 'an exhibition of
power not contemplated in their creation,
which had in view solely' the public interest
and general good. The existence of such
power in any'conibination of men is' to be
deplored and. if possible, prevented,' in' at
least-regulated and controlled. it is idle to
lament this condition of affairs unless some
thing. is done to correct it. It, is-vain for
those in authority to shut their eyes to the
fact that something must be done to bring
into proper regulation the corporations of
the country, and adjust, upon some fnirand
reasonable basis, the contentions between
these objects of the bounty of the State and
the people. .
LLT JUTICE BE DOYE.
At the proper. time I may transmit to . the
Assembly some further suggestions on this
subject, =with possibly some formulated
-thoughts. Meantime it may be said that in
the settlement .oft: , matters of this kind
much.depends upon the temper each party
brings to the controversy. .If passion shall
rule, then will no gcxxl. be accomplished,
but rather evil to all. But if justice shall
be the guide and her principles the criterion,
then there can be no doubt of equitable con
clusions and satisfactory determinations.
The people, I am convinced, ask for noth
ing unreasonable if their fundamental law
is the expression of their demands. It is
the sworn duty of : the Assembly and all in
authority to protect and .defend. that char
ter of the . people's rights.
Competing telegraph companies have Con
solidated in open violation of law and to
the public detriment. Citizens of the Coni
monvrealth have recently invoked the inter
position of the State authorities to prevent
the continuance of this flagrant wron... It
is to bo hoped that the proceedings dins in
augurated will result in the vindication of
the constitution and establish the adequacy
of its powers. Corporate lawlessness must
be made _as amendable to punishment as
personal , - lawlennen.
rar. STIIITGOLE DETW=.N Lanoii.A.:in CAPITAL
lArithpe augmentation of corporate power
has arisen also other large accumulations of
capital devoted to various forms of industry.
Our own State, in the development of its
peculiar sources of mineral wealth, is' ex
ceptionally prominent in this respect- 7 '74
accumulations of corporate and other cripi,
tal invested in business enterprises employ
armies of workmen, concentrated at single;
establishments. From this has arison!con
tests between those Who pay and those who
receive wages.• In recent years these con
flic4i have .been of frequent occurrence
throughout the entire country and have of 7
ten resulted in violence not only to public
,peace, but to person arid property,* A con
tinual, though irregular, struggle is now
and has for years been going on between
these two conflicting elements.. Complaints
ICof injustice are ' constantly being made
against the other, and each in turn appeals
to the State for remedial legislation. Such
appeals should not be unheeded ; but should
be attentively listened to and carefully con
sidered..-These questions--at times have
threatened to become a formidable element
in our politics and a disturbing factor in ALL powEn T saw. LtyEs
our elections. This not as it should •be
and nothing but evil call result from the , Without
.41 morrients loss of , time
intermingling of such matters. It givesl.life buoy.-overe tlistyibutecl among the
excuse for reckless demagogues to ply-their passeurr;fand 61-tler wasgiven to
vocation, exposiss labor to debasement from g
the intrigues of politicians arid i lower
_boats. , This, however, innjects rash- •••
floss and passion into a discussion which has' c°lls°quente-_°f vessels heeling over
l. peculiar need for calmness, deliberation was founke-yery difficult .on one
and and dispassionate reason. . side.and abstineely impossible on the
For the government to slag its eyes and , ot h er.
Close its ears to the ccirnplaip& and petitions 1
of any body of its citizens , is`follyk; StAo
course corrects nothing and settles nothhig.
Particularly should heed be given to the ap
peals of so large and important a for
'of
the community as those depending for sub
stance upon the wages of toil. Labor is the
main pillar of the State. As an honored
statesman of our own country, has said:
"Lalxis the superior of capital and de
serves much the highest consideration.""
But the consideration given to such mat.
tars should - be deliberate and searching and
the relief thorough and systematic, if it is
to be lasting and effectual, f' cannot but in
dulge the belief that oar political system is
capable of providing. some , other remedy
than the beyond for the gettlefuent-of such
disputes. Our form of government, I have
no dolibt, is competent to 'deal' with this
mattter fairly and effectively; without in
justice' to the rights or interests id 'either
party to the controversy. Irtion the wis
dom of the Legislative Department rests,. in
the first instance, the 'responsibility for a
proper solution of this question. •
The Assembly has also failed to enforce
by appropriate legislation a • number of
other provisions of the'., COnstitotion and
pass laws the enactment of which' is enjoin
ed by that instrument., •• • •1
The salaries of certain JUdges
.of. the
Commonwealth have not been fixed by the"
Legislature, and they have been receiving
eompensatinn almost without • authority of
law and .by the sufferance of the accefinting
.
officers. , .
' TICE APPORTIONMENT QUESTiO.*:'
The Assembly at its session, thpagh
prolonged beyond precedent, and at great
expense to the Commonwealthjinled to ap
portion the State into Legislative and Con
gressional districts, though.the Constitution
commands that such - appertioumont shall be
made "immediately after each United
StatT decennial census ." ' There was not
'.ven an attempt made to obey this. injanc
Such default. is inexcusable. It' is
1, o duty of the preismt Legislature ,to
promptly perform this neglected duty.
The Assembly will norbe called to act urion
a more important measure during its session
than ,that of theapportionment, It touches
government in itemost vital parts. = Fair
and just represimtation 'to all s2etions of
the State •underlies the whole fabric of our
political system. It is the corner-stone
of our governmene. "Considerations of par.
ty, of factions, of' locality or of hurrvidnats
bave nothing to do with the subject: of ap..
portionment.. This duty should be per
formed by the Legislature upon uniform
and ilia- principles. There should not be
one rule for one part of the State and
different rule for another. ' The Constit u .
tion commands that the districts shall be
composed of "compact and contigumreter
ritorp." This rule should be oWer*__ ed
tbivuglmut the entire Stater ; It is palpably
violated by the present apportionment. To
ti:. ~:
• -
• - then....4, 0 0h re
dieter. it • ie. to ciamoW
. .;‘thitttered - be* 1 1 0 03 ,Y -
med The' cone b U '
gavirnment and the people ' s riglia. Wm"; and were . 001:0 10
andjitst tepresentatiori.- The 'rnentaarn!a! smo ki r kipt , dai'down the geode and
tbai . Agislawre shot:o be foreibly imprnaed w i t heni , leaving , the trauk
with the gravity of their duty to ;this. Tat' watin littOPPvu. _ „
pect itnd the ` Obligation for its . prompt -: and about.two radetClartner 41 • 1 / 1 . )11
InstßOrfOrtnaiiiia. board the latter were uninjured:
tl Toon. otrupor. voa.citturn?,tte.
The exercise at the pardoning OClVOr b c i r,
'Mit:Motive I& been the subject o( mu
public criticism. 4 Nor is this recent : . • - lcs Wry' of
So great had become the popular complaint H o e, James G. I Blaine,. ex-Sco
that the convention which framed the Can . Stat., is in Washington, furnishing and fit
stittition attempted to correct what was ad- t s e largo i:e hateet , w hiofi o h as °r e c ..
glided to be an abuse by creating it board guP .
.
for hearing of. app li cations for pardon ,,- ied on a triangular pi ece of ground raowif
adiose itulgment- oukl be submitted - to the D u po n t Circle . , He ha& Superintended
the Executive for his assistance in deter- , i,h„ g n i s hi ng,sa d • fittiag. up, and has
mining the merits' of such applications. p i dare an d engra .#.
Such a elm ought to result in fuller and Inman ears_ l'imm.everY
more careful coos:Wrath= and decisions ' ing should be hun g In its O m P ertight 2.1" o
mere in accordant : with the dictatesof jus- i house will probably not be open until the
lice and bumanity. Trio not believe, how- ' „a nn u l ,. a mg., name s oldest daughter,
ever, that theTardon.l3oard was intended ,„°- -
to be a court of last resort for reviewing
wortk l3arraeks I. a
the legality of the judgments of. theWmrM, on a visit to Leaven ,
miss A li ce; who was wooed , and won: -- ;ben
below and their decisions upon points of lieutenant-colonel, much hersonsorin years.
law and the weight of evidence. Our sys- He'is an, Irishatan by birth, and devoted to
tern of judicature, with its Justices, juries, the Church of Rome. - Her sister lain Paris,
Judges and -Supreme Court,at the sch ool provides the ,l connected with the Conv . ent_of
proper tribunals for the trial of causes, and oo
has the confidence of the community. Their the Sacred Heart.
judgments should not be lightly treated or
disturbed without overwhelming reason. Mrs. Miller v iiiti of ties Senator from
The Pardon Ik4rd is not a court for the
New York, has been ill fore a wee <_- i
trial, of questiona of law or of fact. It. has Washington
become a truism, that it is not the severity, tiov. Hoyt proposes to make his-home in
so much as the certainty, of punishment
which prevents wrong-doing. This cer
tainly
after he shall have spent a
cannot be secured if.zikiis, miderstood Slays that city and a •
few weeks at
by criminals that after their gams have his residence in Wilkesbarre. Ho will de 4 -
been fairly !wand 4uulpassexilvpn by every vote himself to the legal profession in PhiLo,
court known to tbo thapolint still ex. dolphin.
_periment with the sympathy aid _various
judgments' f a mixed boned of liwyers and
laymen. f shall make it a rule to'grant no
liardon except fer cause appearing : since
the trial - arid cases of manifest injustice. •
•
cornets:a or,atus.
•
The goverifinent of large — eities is a sub
ject of groWhig importanettand is attracting
bench attention from minds directed toques-
Sons of, municipal reform, •It has been in
the great centres of p4mulation that the
most flagrant abuses in :government Atave
been-manifested and the fleetest wiongi
beetfinflicted.upon 'the • people. Ffxtrava
pace, fraud and peculation, the corruption
of the ballot and the subversion of the -po
pular will as expressed at elections have
grown to such proportions in oi* large
cities that the stoutest • friends of free gov
eminent have beecaffe alarmed for its per
manence. my judgment the best cor
rective for many of these evils is enlarged
and freer local self-government. Beyond
trie'w general limitations the State should
empower !municipal - corporations to regulate
their own affairs. In this Commonwealth,
at least, many of the. most prolific soerees
of abuse have been fastened - on cities by
the Legislature of the State, from which
the people •have sought to relieve
,them
selves in demands for the repeal - 'of the oh-.
noxious legislation. Many of their concerns
aro under the direction of officers who owe
no responsibility to the corporations they
serve. In some irtstences the powers pre
viously conferred upon cities to regulate
matters exclusively affecting the conveni
ence and comfort cf their own citizens has
been taken from them by the General As
sembly. It is this legislation 'from` a • dis
tance that has caused manytt3
plaints from municipalities and that Should
be stopped and its wrongs redressed. - The
people of cities, who best know their own
wants, sliould be allowed to spend their own
money, fix the salaries of their officers and
direct their own private affairs. This
would be more in accordance with the spir
it of our institutions and would make local
officerd responsible to the people, whose ser--
rants they are, and who would thus have
in their own hands the'power to correct the
eiils.under which they suffer
IMIGUT FUTURE.
. .
I look forward with bright anticipation to
the future of otir Commonwealth.' Her pos
sibilities aro great beyond those of almost
any of her sister States:- Let it always be
remembered by all citizens that intelli-vnee
and virtue are the safe-guards of liberal
institutions. The law must e be preserved in
its . integrity and supremacy; citizenship
should not be treated as a light privilege,
but its dutieashould be made a serious mat
ter of conscientious performance; the purity
'of our elections must be sacredly prc+ryed,
and all alike should feel 11. personal interest
in discharging their obligations to the Stlite
and snstaining.the ofeers.of the law in the
faithful and just perfprmance of their func
tions: - -It; alwaysiwe my pleasing duty
to co-perate with the representatives of the
people in giving validity to enactments
whose object is the,. dissemination of infor
mation, the promotion of the general wel
fare, the placing of additional safeguards
around the upright pr the punishment and
restraint of the lawless; and vicious. In
short, whatever ; Will tend to develop the
resources, increase the comforts or enlarge
the happiness and prosperity of the citizens
of the State which has been alike fortunate
in its location and the wise policy of 'its
founder, should receive the sedulous atten
tion abd Onstant support of every one Who
is called mien' to Wake, exponnl, execute
or obey the lbws.
ISM
TENSIBLE CALAMITIES. •
• •_ :; !
- Jan. 21' —The •steam
ship Cinhr al. from Hambur g New
York,_wils" 'sunk by c. , llision the
Germantp.., , Afan' Friday' morning.
, A li 4 s - b 4 r g ,
,despatch says that
the CattiFrifesn , :tained such severe in-.
juries must sink , almost
imme!iiat l iyy The officers :therefore
did •ir;
A • EV1V:...1i78 TALE.,
A sut i vivi.): say!i that the weather
, was clear up to 1.13 (dback, but n. fog
1- then set in wltich continued and
•
1111
intilray. 110 4 1 Cambria's engine
were kept at full speed until 1.30
eink. after Nv4ich they Were kept at
speed unfit o'eroek . ;utile: which
they Were kept at slow Speed. About ;
ten 'minutes past : two anot , )or stoamer'o
whistle was heard - rind' the engines :,,of
the Cimbrin-.. were ;stopped; t instantly.
The Sultdn's green light, owtng to the
fug wits not- ob.ierved ur E 'she *ia_
:about fe . A. fro the -, Cimbria.
The Later- wasi , sti•ack . abaft tlie. first
collision titVkhead, ~ on the port 'side,
and keeled - over 'to the ..starboard.
speedily sl'lking,
LEAST. Titßr.e. HUNiktiEtt,myei LOST.
liAmmino,.Tan..,22; 1 a. in:l—Another,
vessel-has . landed eleven -cf the
Cattibria's ipassengers. Their -mutes
havd not . been ascertained:: The
number of lives - lost is estimated at
fully • :300 ? . The , passengers , were
mostly emigrants. from -East Prussia'.
The Indians - Suppti3e:l ' to'rhave-
,Lqien
lost have been on exkibition at 'Berlin.
S .IvFn,ssoisco, Jan. 21.—E4 railway.
necident, in which twenty persons lost
their lives, occurred on the Southern
Pacific Railroad, at Tchaehtipi, shortly
after _Atli -bight list night. From
What can be learned
.' it seems that
ihortly after midnight the oVertend
express by the Southertk, Pacific which here at. 9:204. rlf.. yesterday
stopped near Tehachapi Station to cut
an extr.i, engine taken on At Sumner
to assist in pulling up Tehachapi grade
,While making the chancey some
Means yet unknown the train got away
wick started back , northward down a
grade of4ne hundred and twentk feet
to the. "yule. The train con-tisted ;of
two engines. express mail and bagglige
cars two bleepers. • one coach and a
smoker.' It went down the grade at
a fearful speed for abotit four miles,
when *taa,,rear ,4 sleeper jumped the .track.
and wept over embankment about
fifteen. feet high,'"aarryint with it the
other steeper - and.' magi' , baggage and
cispresicaN which were piled in a
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PENNSYLVANIA PARAGRAPHS.
. Daniel J. O'Leary, whilas been employ
od as a letter carrierof the Pittsburg Paste:
office for rims, was arrested in that ci ty , on
Saturday night on charge of robbing the
mails.. It is alleged that he has. stolen
thouiands of dollars during: his term of ser
vico but that he concealed his• peculation
so adroitly that„Rvlllenee copld nei i he secur
ed to convict hiin-cif the crimes.
Reeder Moore, who committed snicid
. 9 at
hii4lome in Waterford a few days•ngd,
made a confession before his death to lutv
ing given false testimony on which Charles
Stafford was convicted on a charge of rape .
eight years ago, and for which ho is • now
serving a:twenty-years' sentence.
John - Welles Hollenback, of Wilkeibarre,
has ink presented :$;,11,000 to Lafayette
College to endow the chair of the president.
A similar%gift .u'as made by him to the col
lege a few years •ago.
An action in. :equity was begun in tbo
United States CirCuit Court at New,.York
on Saturday by Joseph S. Rusling, of Tioga
county, Pa., against Hon. John R. McPher
son, of Hudson county, N. J. ' The com
plainant alleges that he had an interest with
defendant in th4Montgomery Palace Stock
Car Company, and that he has been Unable
to .obtain - an accounting Irma. defendant.
He also sets forth various matters connect
ing the 'defendant with the said company's
patents and legislation to enforce their
• •
The cow-boys pf Cleatifiekireounty drive
off the cattle stunmeringpmi the mountain
ranges, keep them until winter and then - tell
them for beef..
Nicholas Felix, aged sevent:l-tu:o . yeairs,
an inmate of the Alleghenyleity Home, has
just succeeded in.kiUing himself by . staria 7
tick Ori July . Ist he announced that he
'would eat nothing more,•and kik , ' never
taken food since.
A severe electrie storm, accompanied by
a high , wind, whielireached the velocity of
sixty miles an :hour, prevailed in Denver,
Col., Friday., An electric light tower one
hundred and-eighty feet high was blown
over, wrecking a small frame house near
by. The inmates escapod — withOut
Several buildings were , unroofed, and- the
walls of a number ofb buildings in course, of.
erection wereblown down. • The darinige
is quite heavy throughout the city. No
loss loss of life is reported. . •
-7" be Importers' Tea Company, selling tea
and coffee in packages containing prize's,
haS been operating at Buffalo, N. The
Distriat Attorney .bus . .decided that the
scheme is a lottery, and a civil suit for
$30,000 has been commenced against the
company, and it is stated that the authoti
ties contemplate criminal proceedings in ad
dition. It is estimated that the concern
has cleared from $40,000 to 00,000 within
the past week or ten days e-•: ,
A Cleveland, -0., dispatch ,states that
seventy-three thousand emigrants paiseff
through that city last year, and nine thou`-
and two hundred of them, nearly hakOcil.
mans, settled in that loCality. - • `
There were seven for -Post
.candidates
.master at Camben, 11e.t One of them re
ceived the appointment, and the other six,
with their friends, are properlk indignant.
It is not the longeo railrpul that makes
the most money. York Eleiatted I
on fourteen miles of rnadearns more money
than the East Tenneisee on• 828 miles, or
almost seventy. times : as long a road.
In England and Wales - ;the . ra are seven
teen Roman Catholic bishops and 2112
priests, who have under their Chare 1188
churches, chappels and missions.. In Scot
land there are six bishops, 300 priests and
295 CathOlic churches. -
Billings. Montana, is growing faster, than
the fabled Hercules. Though only' six
months old, it has a
\ permanent population
of 4000. It is the termination of Claite's
Fork Bottom bitch, thirty-nine 'miles long - ,
which irrigates 100,001?, acres of fertile
land.
Dallas, Texas, is said to ita built oi- -- e? a
graveyard - of todoiss.
Most Of the Scandinavians who are emi
grating to thii ,o;tarttry are booked for-- - Min-:
nesota and Didtati.. ,
It is calculated that the State of New
York has earned firom tharcanal-systems,
over and above the cost OF cohstritetion,
enlargement and maintenance, - $B,-,1330i;
and that in addition it has drawit from The
canal revenues for general purposes 11 --
_
ante of more than $0,500,000, not
,jncluded
in the excess above noshed. It appears;,
then, that the State has realiied some -$15,-
000,000 from its investmentsia canals.
SCIPIO, N. Y., Dee; 1, 1879.
Jinn thil'ixistor of the Baptist Chnich
here. and et 0111/anted physician. I am
, not inprnrtice , but am my .sole family phy
sician, and' advisir in many chronic _cases.
Civil. a year ago I recommended your flop
Bitters to my invalid 'wife, who 'has been
under medical treatment of Albany's_ best
physicians several years. She has Weenie
thoroughly cured of her various coinplicat
ed &senses by their use.. We bah recom
mend them to our - friends, Many of whom
have also been sired of their varidus ail
ments by them , ' Rev. E: R. WAnntv,
A wort f o f Goo' or - Ig .
Ono of the most popular medicine . * nest
before the Alherican public, is Hop Bitters.
You see it everywhere. I'eoplo takeit_With
Bond effect. It builds them up. It .is jiot
as pleasant to the Lute as some other Bit
ters, as'it is not h whiskey drink. It is
more' like, the - oldFfaslaioned bone•set tea,
that has done a World of good. - If you
•
don't feel just right, try ,Rop Fitters,—..
Nundc! „News. -
kis reported that,a gik, Of s24o' ,000 has
been Made by the citizens of . Cambridge,
Mass., to Ifamrd. College, to be used i n
erecting new doinkitories, whicitthe rent
of each room shall not exceed.
.fifty dollars
- Several Warne business houses at Abilene;
Eau*, were lauiked yesterday . morning._
Lais, $ 30 , 000 ; Partly - insured.
ME
Mi - a
PERSONAt POINTS.
GENERAL GLEANINGS.
, "Dr. lientott't Sicin Cure eroctie
74 1
.pirapi es ,- They :used to brad: nut cowl.
uauy.":,. Steve. T,4,.4iarrison,
.Rei.,h,,, at ,
N. X. . '' il I
• 111 m
. .
As-stages are'- quickly eiAmionp f l w i th
the completion of railroati, y r -Ai. hum ,
drastic, cathartic, Ail
crate
and btilky medicines, aro.attie4s.ly (thae j i. sqd .
with the' introduction of Dr. ['fierce's
"Pleasarit Purgative P-II:As:" are
sugar-coated, and Little larger than ras ed
seeds, but composed offi;4111) - - , , , ,,,,,•,.„ tiutbi
vegetable extracts. - tydregzil,t, t
1
Governor Pattison-is'no lon4pr is
tier to be regarded as the leader r,f
dependent : Republicans of PLiltrlelpt ha 9 r "
Pennsylvania, since lerl4 surrouruipd
mit with Democrats as hiseabinet advi Nm
and has. mmistakably placed Itinuelf 4f or „,
the public , as a candidate for the D e r n 4 nitie
nomination in iIV4 for Pri,i t ,.. T. „r the
United States..,-
...
Lydia E. Pinkhasn'3 ve; - 7, , titi,l, c, e.
-
liound. is - a positive cure fur ail !iv... IT.
. ii i.
wileeiso comunon to our br-A• km. , 1 , . 1, 4 , u
lido°. •
Jerome F. Fargo, brother of th. lam
Liam G. Fargo, of - express furee,_ di at
Buffalo Friday. was superiutende, na
property of the. Aitierican .
pany's lines west; of Buffalo. •
•
Goiit!rich, iirrightsvill.ij.,
"Brown's Iron Bitter► entirely cur...}
loss of appetite and lack of energy.
- Atthnr. Schofield, 83 fears a. r•fient
of Boston, was found dead in hit i , ,r,a l F t i.
day at the St. tephen's Hotel, New y, ir k_
His death 'sr ; - due to asphyxia irr,m
ing iUumin. , g, glut. .
J. 0. . Ilin , ick, Bedford, -
"Brown's Iron litters relieved nic. 1 ,.
ions attack treartbura:7
Dr. C. W. Benson's Celery7an,lll a , )
mile Pills.. Are frepared expresdy-to care.
and will cure Heat!ache of all' kiatiii
ralgia, Nervousness and_ , Dyspep.-ia_; L p rt „
ved and endorsed 6y-14Siciati.i.
Frank - E. Shaw was Friday indict : 4i;
the grind jury at W'aShingtOn
of endeavoring to corruptly influen( ! , Pe
ward. D. Daniplutn, a juror the Eirl..t*
route trial i • by offering hini:a 14r,•;e - . stun a
money to favCir Stepheist W. Din-Nvy o r ,„
the defendants in-that cam.
The Tell Syeanier! of MP fraha.l.
IThe special correspoitileritof tho
apoli.;(puci 7 ) Joul'it I, embodied' its a r...: , •nt
communication the following
,:fq-kti - 11- 4 .
Daniel %V, Voorhees: I consider St. Javt2 , l
Oil a splendid remedy. I suffered fr,rn an
affection of the Nick and kidney,. • with
some yhOirnatisn - fiet4 it
. was riikms4:-
\ tisiii of 'the back.' Tr used St. Jac-ohs
and found it very efficacious. It gave r.el
instantaneous relief, and finally eurriir.,
completely. . . -
A nitrotlyeerine explosion at O w
'w9rks,• five miles from San Pablo, Ca:if:T
nia, Thnrsday.arteinoon, killed twu
geese. The damage to'property is slight,
The consumption Of Ayers Pills far ex.
ceeds any precedent. They are constantly
a - inning the confidence, of those who, use
ttiem. They cleanie the blood, ' improve
appetite digestion, restore healthy action.
and regulate every! function. They are
pleasant to take, gentle in their operation,
yet thoroUgh, searching, and powerful is
subduing diserts% For - sale by 'Dr. H. C.
Porter & Son; Towanda, Pa.
floyerno - i,Crittenden, of Missouri. dcsen't
take any stock in the Pendleton bill, It
*mild be a strange thing if a denvrrat7dil
take any stock in it.L.
.Woin—Oyou be free from
.ciitarrh, Hay
Fecund Cold in Head.i:.,cfry Elye Crean
Balm. It is curing hull:fire& -of chmnic-.; ,
cases. Price :A) cents. ApPlilato!ioit - rils:
with little. finger. '•'• '
I have been troubled with Catarrh 'for-
fifteen years. Elys' ClTana:t'alin has ,;Peal
ed nostrils and reduced '.the inflamlna.
tionf My- eyes are improving, so that ,
can stand stronglight,q which I have not
able 6do :for ' years. NAvutxrEt;
Foca.xv, with .E. F. 3lontz, :AN-rvl.ant
Wilkesbariv, Pa. •-
My daughter and,myselt, great s:lll , , , rer,
from Catairh; have been cured 1.%'
. .
Cream Balm. My s , ?nso of smell re,t..re,l
And health greatly improved. C. M. STAN
LEY', Dealor itr ffloots and Shoes, hl:Lc:4-
N. Y. ' -
Wagon &Carriages
Chespei than ever at the
OLD 02,4113-zzsizmEwr
JAMES BRYANT;
would
call the atten
tion.of FARMERS and
It-here to Ilia large-and complete
asBortmeilt cif
Si Top 13ticrgies,
;
FL eITPORM WAG(*S
all of his . " • - p - 77 4 1 -
AIANUFACTVIIE
nitittql in e; . 81..1,- par
tiettla A , • •
.4
Elnl
•
Buant'allexttile Spetngs us.:te It tR ratient
• Wagons. Ohe elelest •tr.ta nest In use.
NOW IS YOUR TIME TO ',AY!
-Look at tit l es° Agurea
Two seateut Carnsips trorn -• . r 415 '' t° 1;5
Phmtons, one acctto42 11.. to Vs
Top Dttgglea- 123 to i
OP en Bunke ,;7;,=',.-ia st) to IAI
Democrat Wagon's* ...
Relileftber maltase Ab o t l i o i re all f u lly irsrrac:-
ed, firet-clasa or trozpay:
Depot:ring protept3i atttended to at 117, per C a rt batoar last .i gars prices. 1 I •
•
CitScsazukVactory cor. Data and Thu-both .; -
JAS BRY 41)75%
2 Lta DB2lll
' •
A NEW- - YURNitti.RE A N,P rZt-'
PAIEUNG ESTAULTgIigENT. 7 -
SEYMOUR; SMITH:-.
e • -
'Who Ma bad 21 years experience in the furniture
business, has opened a store and repairing glop
In
Benders Block. Fret Word. ("PP°9ll°
sloCabies marble yard) and solicits the - patron'
age of the public. He has been in ,the employ of
Messrs. Frost fur the past eighteen yam and
feels canfldent That be cau give entire satisfac
tion in REPAIRING FURNITURE both as to
QUALITY and PRICE.
I shall keep a stock of- New Goods. ind mill
o rder Per catalogue for custorcers at • small ad
ranee from inanunictuteriprices. Call and see
me all who are In -warm of Revoking of Nee
Goode.
%Warw..
nRN. 4 AMENTAL JOB PRINTING
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