tititAtraitl.
A: K. RHEthi, lEaitoil3.iPropr a
.7. A. DUNBAR,..j
CARLISLE, PA
Friday Morning, May 21, 1869.
sti?!"Conn'ecticut has completed; her
ratification of the Fifteenth qonstitu-
Amendruent. Considerably over
half the States required have how, de
clared in its favor, and the success in
Connecticut: makeS it .reasonably con
• lain that there is no doubt of its final
adoption early next ovinter
IFSenatot• Spague has been britily .
used up at his own home: At the
municipal election in Providence, R.
on .Wednesday week, the straightout
Republican candidate was eleoted by
a largeminprity, the Sprague candidate .
receiving but 9, little over thirteen hun
dred votes. Mr: Sprague may boast of
owning all Rhode Island, but it is evi
derit-thiit-ifezddhs - not — own the peoplm
li4 7 'One by one the States of the
Union join hands in making the 15th
amendment part of the fundamental law
'of the land, Soon the word " white"
will be 'a dead letter in every State
Chnifiptutiomin America, and all men,
irrespettiVerntraCe or color, stand forth
freemen in the fullest sense of the - word.
America is soon become what our
fOrefathers intended -she should be,.a
government Orthe people..
FOO,LISIIiVES OF SIIAIII DEMOCRA
cv.—The New York World grumly
asks the Cincinnati Enquirer," What
kind of Deities-racy they have in Ohio?"
and in return -the Enquirer will
„i)r.qb
- ably ask, " What kind have you got
". in New York?" both papers-being too
.7—stupid to discover that in neither Stale
is there any genuine DemociacY, but
. merely fdi.Versified*patterns of a shod
_ dy sham." , • .
Gov. GEARY AND THE LUTERRAN
• SYNOD.—A,t a misdionary meeting of
the General of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church, held on Monday
evening, the 17th inst.,.at St. Paul's
Lutheran church, Washington, D. C.,
his Excellency John W. Geary. Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, was, on motion
of Gen. James A. Ekin, elected with
great unairimity a life member of the
Foreign Missionary Society,. and the.
necessary amount promptly contribut
ed. A compliment richly deserved.
There is to be an election in Vir
ginia 'soon tor Governor. The rail
road question enters largely into the
canvass, different companies having
different axes to grind. Virginia is
not, the only State where railroads_are
influencing the state policy; 'indeed we
may say the railroads are fast becom
ing the masters of the States If this
ascendency is not : arrested, the "influ
ence'Will finally control the people as
despotically and oppressively as any
monarch of the old world does his sub
jects.
TH. National Republican of Wash
ington says : John Clem,, of Ohio, the
famous drummer boy who dropped his
drum for a musket, at Chiekamunga,
and shot a Rebel Colonel who demand
ed his surrender, and who 'was subse
quently wounded in another engage
ment, has been appointed a-cadet at
large to West Point by the President.
He was but 12 years of 'age when, he
hett. his drum, and is scarce 17 now.
He was cordially greeted by the Pres;
ideut, Gen. Logan and the Secretary.
of War,-all of 'whom knew him while
in the army. •
AN Ex)tme.u.—The Chicago Post
gives, " Little Spraguey," of Rhode
Island, as "an example for little boys.'.'
The down is hardly off his chin, it says,
and he is barely four feet high, and yet
be has got his' name in almost every
paper in his native country. FIo is a
warrior, too; for when Abbott, of North
Carolina, proposed to .spank him the
other day, be bristled up like anything,
and went home and pouted like a ma
jor. Let all the schoolmasters tell their
little boys-about good and brave little
Spraguoy, of Rhode ISland.
.Some of
them may get to be little Spragueys
themselves by following his sweet lit
tle example. And think what a dis
tinction that would be !
THE bewildering Indiana Legislature
has been at it again. When the Re
-publican members assented to a com
promise with the re-elected Democrats
before the latter would copsent to be
sworn in again, we felt sure there was
likely to recur the same aid trouble,
the moment an effort was made to'rat-.
ify, the Fifteenth Amendment. Sure
enough, the old trick" has been again
.I___played once more. In the Senate the
ratification of the Amendment was
crowded through, in spite of the isdur
&mei of the Democratic .9enafors that
they had sent in their resignations; but
we hardly see, how tho same, strong
practice can be made to work in the
House. •-- ;
A GOOD RULE.—Dgfeated Candi
date's fOr Congress.have, it is stated, of
• late years been in the habit of contest-.
ing the, seats of their successful corn-.
• ' , pothers in' order to secure the amount
usually voted to. pn'y'their expenses.
During the last twelve years the pay :
menti - have amounted to $108,743 to
sunsucoessful contestants, nd to $69,-
653 to candidates whb . ware unseated,
making a total of 6178,306. .1n order
to. prevent this extravagant expendi
tuts, a' bill has becni introduced . into
' POUgiess previding'that in case of con
tested seats no miney shalt paid to:
either' candidate r i until a .decision
Xeriebedhythe House, when the salary
l: Shull be given to the member
1; ;elected,,.. No greater sum of money is
~•torbe,paid- st o the' maim deClared''not
to beentitled Ant him. aCtuaili hem
Dipended by him. , 'The4:lcimtaitteepn
DleOtious of, the ,
it stated,
"finVe' 4 agread to ropOrt this bill, and a n
i,.:elFort will be made for its passage soon
:..,.afteetho'.uteeting of' aoneloyb
„
. ' L. ..
Domestic ProtecAon-;
The question• of the disposition of
the negro in ourpolities•having_beccne
perspectively Bottled_ by the ,alMost
certain passage of' 'the 15th Constitn
tional Amendment, the D•eiimertrY,.
and a few erratic and truculeqßeptib- .
Beaus, are falling back upon the old
heresy of free-trade. • •
That free-trade is the ultimate goal
of international intercourse, no thought
ful man *ill 4ny. But, thatch should
exist 'between an. old and developed
country like England, France - or Ger
many, end • a new And developing one
like the United States is .to ;bring the
full grown and.niattired: maniac, comti
petition with the" energetic and aspir-'1
lug, hut groadn&and maturing yonth
Tho contest would. be an unequal one,
and, until development
,atid maturity
are reached by our country,it seems
contrary-to the law of self-pressrliation,
that we - 81161 . 11d not use all legitimate
and expedient means to 'protect our
selves against foreign competition. Our
manufactures are yet in their infancy,
and, or: course, Ca nnot compete with
those of'older and more fully develop
ed countries. And in answer to the
charge brought by those who seem to
be in the interest of foreign capitalists
and manufacturers, that protection is
merely a legalized system of monopoly
for the home producer, we would cite
the instance of the manufaeture of
needles and pins in, this country. For
many years this, particular branch of•
dainestic Manufacture underwent- an -
almost hopeless struggle, until at last
a tariff of sufficient protection Was
passed to enable our capitalists and
inventors to work with the will that
proper encouragement and prospect of
Idgreirdifitritfifn e in sin iViirribe re
sult to-day is that we now can buy
these articles, home-made, atless than
one-third the price We- were compelled
to pay in earlier days for the imported
ones.. And just as it is the case 'with
these articles, so will -it be in due time
with all others. Let our capitalists
and manufacturers but be properly en
couraged and fostered by promotive .
duties, and American invention, indus
try and capital will soon - be able to.
surpass all foreign manufacture. And
that, too, without reducing our labor
to the pauper pay of European work
men.
The war - to - preserve the - Union im
posed upon us an immense national
debt, and every, dollar that can possibly
be kept at home should-be, in order
that we may as speedily as possible be
able to meet Div nation's obligations.
Every dollar' thaVves abroid weakens
us in paying abili6•just to that extent.
Thus it will be seen that the interests
of our labor, 'invention, capital and na
-tional integrity, an combine in a mighty
demand - for domestic protection.
In this connection, the following re
solutions passed by a meeting of: the
friends of domestic - protection-in - Phil
adelphia, are exceedingly opportune
and *pointed : - I
WHEREAS, the Congressional Com
mittee of Ways and Means is instructed
to consider the propriety of revising
the Tariff laws, and to recommend to
Congress-at its nextsession such legis
lation upon tliat subject as may seem
to be expedient; therefore, Resolved,
That the folloWing statement be pre
sented to the said Committee as em
bodying the views of the.productive
industries of this
s country :
Film', That the development of Our
resources and the firm - possession of
our own markets are much raore_m.
portant than foreign commerce to the
welfare-of all the people of this nation,
to,the solvency of the government, and
to the attraction of the better class of
immigrants ; and that by, no other
method can a durable resumption of
specie payments'be attained than by
increasing American production• and
check-in' importation.
SECONDLY,. That to .mamtain such
possession of our own markets, and
thus to attain financial independence,
we must he able to produce at home
nearlY, all the manufactured articles
needed by'our people, including those
which require the facilities of great es
tablishments, of many workmen trained
to speciaParts, and of large•capital, and
we must be constantly undertaking
those new industries which advances in
the arts and the progress of civilization
require. •
Tiiinprx; That it is impossible for
such great establishments to prosper,
for smaller ones toispring - tp, and• for
the new industries !to take root under
a fickle and sometimes unfriendly pol
icy which'holds them constantly in fear
of revulsions
FOURTHLY, Thattura means tt .o
f prtc
rooting • regular groWth in the produc
tive powers of our country, it is the
duty of our government to announce,
adhere to, and steadfastly' act upon the
policy of defending its — citizens in their
industjal conflict with foreign nations,
of assuring tb ' those who are support
ing the government a marked prefer
ence in our Markets ' over , aliens who
are 'our rivals in peace aid Or foes in
war, and of obliging foreigners who
wish to reap the advantage of the bat
ter markets created by onr institutions,
to pay toll, upon the, goods they send
here, and 'thus share the expense of
maintaining those institutions. 1,
FIFTHLY, That•a policy of firm and
steady protection to .American : indue
try being distinctly. announced, 'a gett7
oral tariff law should J3e, framed,,eni
bracing' the entire iMl'ge Of imported
goods and superseding all,former tariff
laws, the duties being made specifio so
fat. Its conveniently possible and 'high
enough to tiffdrd, fair wages and:retti
sortable profits, to suolt,American work
ingmen and employers as apply,them
selves with - assiduity, skill; and, intek'
ligence to industries, 'imitetl, ,to„ our
condition and resources; The'achedille
pr epared 'by the l'enn syliithia 'Titan& '
trial ali(,^ns, whiSh: is founded mainly
upon the legislation (unfOitutiately not ,
concurrent) of 'both 'Houses, of 'Con
gress, anillmon' the 'Reflort of the Com
missioner of the Revenue, and which;
while 'largely increasing' the 1 free list
and converting numerous ad valorem
into specific. duties; reduces the rates
upon matir articles ) and kopossi 'but
moderate 'increase iirany. bank•ii 'wor- -
thy of &Amnion as a Horror:effort, by
f
competent' pe'rtions to fry ; ‘, "a'a . 'mete;
nisei system of duties 0j r.,, 1S ~'w+l'
_Rot.mmx,'That,ba oritz'''s 't;.. Pitt
the litber.pf,Copgress, a' ..itl .-*4
0 if . ;Ig,
3 ..., 4
, ` „ ra '
i , ;. ii ; m ilk
lon futiii.o mo4lEt r o e a g ;orte; . l,ii e a'' ' P ti.l4-.
islatiori which tta.devel.op,M'ailf rpeiV,
indititiieiOr the,Ouir.wee of 4tga '64'
from, time . to time 'rendet ' 'deeitiiike r i- 1
v to
ionte 'dttartmet,'l>iarbau;'faic6lll ie..'
Mon, eboOld ,tio oreat6d,2gr . 36ffie 11 . V,
'0 Mgedltiti the sluterkee t pul: tifott
amine witnesses,. make investigations,
heal: statements, and to submit to Con
gyesi at the opening of, each session a
brietreport, accompanied, when nous
saryi'hy a *aft of a - bill embodying
such legislaticin as may seein expedient.
t . 3vErrtg.V, Experience having
clearly shoWn'that the maintenance of
domestic production itt the only sure
method for reducing the prices of man
ufactured goods, it is grossly unjust to
the employers of operatives who asks
for the legislation needful for keeping
their bands employed,t to •charge them
with endeavoring to aggrandize them
selVes at the expense of the public.
They, do not desire or expect for them
selves 'Air their. employees to escape
from the toil and, stilfti ,which are the
common lot, of ,man, but they, protest
against being 'obliged to follow the em
ployers. of other countries in .experi
meeting on the degree of degradation
and misery which, can.be. endured by
a laboring population, and they claim
that our national legislation should be
such as to enable our producing classes
to enjoy civilizing influences - , and to
permit employers -to acquire solidity
enough to give steadiness to manufac
turing pursuits.
What has been done by the Ara
tion,al Life.
It ,is too late to talk of the impor
tande of insuring one's life for the ben.
efit of those dependant upon him. What
was, some years ago, accounted by
many , scrupulous and doubting ones as
"a terepting'of. Providence," has be
come the recognized duty, as surely
due to a man's family_as
_the daily la'
bor for bread, clothes, and a home.
The number- of new insurance .com
panies which are yearly started upon
their Course - prove the extent of the
popular feeling in favor of this benefi
cent provision. The two plans upon
which insurance is offered—the Stock
liiiffWe'l‘futuid—are-in s eu'striously pre
sented by . their respective adherents,
and the merits of both fully disduased.
A:significant indication of the pope
lar choice it found in the-great success
of the National Life Insurance co
piny Of America, which began business
in August last, and has, since that
time, been rapidly extending ite agen
ties throughout 'the country, as well as
into the Dominion of Canada. Upon the
first of May, only sine months after its
beginning work, the Company had is
sued five thousand policies—a success
ncprecedented in the-history of insur
ance. This is a purely stock company,
for which there is - this to say : that
while it does not always Make as glow
ing pROMISBS to the in'sured 9s some of
the companie6 organized upon the
other plan, it faithfully fulfills every
letter of the plain business contract
Nyhich.it makes,with its customers.
has low rates for a- certain fixed return;
there are no possible uncertainties , of
notes or dividends, and no compliCii-:
tions or disappointments at- the-death
of the insured. The simplicity ofthe
system, and thecertainty of - the posi
tibn ocetipied, are recommendations too.
strong to be overloOkecl.
Wt - have spoken of the, large busi-
nese already -done by this- Company.
It has also met with losses by death
of the insured, but these lossys have
been of such a character and so prompt
ly adjusted, that they have strength
ened the Company, Where the circum
-stances were known. Rev. Lambert
S. Fins, a.clergyman of Troy, Bradford
county, Pa., paid $100.25 on Decem•
ber Ist, 1868, for a $5,000. policy. He
died March sth, 1869, and on the . Ist
of April . the. $5,000, (with no deduc
_tion_for notes) Was paid to hislamily,
this being the only provision which the,
deceased had been able .to make for
their future comfort. • Could any other
possible investment of one huridred
dollars on his part have proved so ju
dicious or profitable ? Another cote
was that of Louis H. Plaget, of Frank
lin, Pa., who insured for $l,OOO, an d
died six weeks thereafter. In this case
the prompt payment of the $l,OOO en
abled the agent Co, effect $29,000 more
of insurance upon the appreceiative
neighbors of the decetised.
Based upon ample financial capital
—81,000,000 paid up—conducted upon
strict business principles, and managed
by men of national reputation for hon
esty and sagacity, thisTompany justly
deserves the front rank it has taken in
the insurance corps. The advertise
ment of the local agent for the National
Life will be found in another column .
PREPARING FOR-THE NEXT CENSUS.
-Mr. Hough, Superintendent of the
Census, is at work in assisting the
Chairman of the House Committee in
his labors. The'sub-committee, corrals
ting"of Messrs. Garfield, Laflin, Wilk
inson, Cullom and Haldeman, will meet
at Washington on the 25th instant, to
prepare a bill to provide for taking the
next census. Mr. Hough, . aided by
one clerk; is making an analysis of the
different methods of. taking the census,
practiced in foreign countries, and ar- ,
xanging and classifying the several
divisions bf Work. It is expected that
the plan of leaving blank forms at each
house,: with instructions drawn up
the simplest possible form to guide the
house-holder in filling up the blanks;
will be'adopted. Notice will be given
toll these blanks up on a ,
i nXoet"prohably the, firet ;day. o June'
nekr, a` id keep theni until -balled for.
'''hose, forms, which may not 116
tip Whori called
.for;, be,a6mpleted,
by t 116: perionis officers With reference
to, the conditiOn:. of the family on tho
f:a -of June. ;No apPropriation has
yet been, made for printing blanks or
providing any of the tikeessary mate
rial so , that all . thiCwerk will have to
be done betrrecri the Any,;thil apprepri , :
ation is made and,tlnArsit-of—June.
iteir•Twenty•olie:(!linndred' frauds
lent `votes heitili4M • far beau - PriiVed
- to have liet:iii :6',Mit' for the' . Demooratie
ticket in brifglitfferoga 'ittat . Obteher:
Nor is
.F. ;aill- 1 13 . 0" evidence yet : in'f . .. before
XV4
/the , *rs who are'biating it nit
.
:der.ll4 ; : ii , :r.of the Court. ' ,
.'hat ?. ' by
the`byt4 4 . is' well' enough to ' mention;
' ie the Cenrt 'of dome:mu Pleas;liot , the
"Obtirkef Inetioe: Thomp e On' oi . Yeatielt
'SherisVciod;•or Piothonetory. , Snowden.
These feneticitiaries do not ' appear :.to
share" , in a* Unite" - for' imelej i nueeernly
.1; , :,.
inTestigatiqiicv
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Dil auv 4x' Bar iairtam:'
. The only two States 111 this Union
•
:thoitaighly: and' intensely'
Detimoratic,are• : ll.entnolcy and Dela-.
: . : :Itentuoky .-there is
:safety m
life.forurnati • .The aix.whO'
. t• . .•
dares:express a sentiment in - . harmony
with the . civilization 'and piogress of
the age is shot downln cold blood by
some Democratic ruffian. In Dela
ware their code of lawsis one written
in - the blood of :the unfortunate of,
fender. ••
The Criinitial '.:Court of New Castle.
County met last week - . and proimeded
to the trial of criminals. Tito tfollow
ing sentence , were pronpuneed 'upon,
the unfortneate 4,a-ings wi.o were found
guilty : , •
James Edwards, a gentlemanly
looking white man, about twenty-two
years of age, who pleaded guilty to the
larceny of an overcoat, for'which he is
to pay double 'restitution, receive ftf
teerlashea, and suffer one year's itn
prilonment.
JOhn,,Peterson, colored, who appro.
_priatA. a pig,. and ,had no defense to
make for, so doing ; sentenced to pay
restitution, receive twenty lashes, stay
in jail one year:, and wear a convict's
jacket for six months after his release.
John Bush, a white man, who ad
mitted that he drove off a bull and two
cows, for doing which he has to pay
$3OO restitution, receive twenty lashes,
and suffer a year's- Imprisonment.
John Reeky,. a colored individual,
who was found in- the possession of a
lot of silver spoons, an overcoat, sb 61,
and other wearing apparel, and for be
.so found pays $3OO restitution,
stands in. the pillory an hour, then
receives twenty lashes,. and winds up
with a two years' tenancy of New Cas
tle jail.
Aaron Conner, a colored boy, who
pleaded guilty to
,assaulting a white.
girl, with a view of .committing
outrage - "lrei freiiiii7=ir sen
tenced to pay a fine of $5OO, stand one
hour in the pillory, receive - thirty*
lashes,-and-eutfer an imprisonment of
four years.
John- Willis, a white man, who
pleaded guilty to. stealing a suit of
clothes, receives twelve lashes, nine
`months in jail, and a convict's jacket
for six months after his release.
Morrie L. Holmes, a white man,
who pleaded guilty td the larceny of
an assortment 'Zif bacon, valued at
$1 20, for Which he receives the same
punishment' as the preceding, with an
additional fine of $2 40 by wayfrof
restitution.
John Pierde, a gentleman of color,.
Who was found in possession of a set
of harness, but protested his innocence
of the charge of havidg stolen it, sen
tenced to pay double restitution, receive
twenty- lashes, stay *in jail one year,
and be decorated with a convict's jacket
for six mouths after his release.
George W. Thompson, a white man,
who stole a horse, and forgot to re
move the halter brfore he drove the
animal off. 'For stealing the horse he
has to pay $3OO restitution, s2ooAne,
_stand one hour in the pillory, and re•
_ceive,twenty_lashes. _For not remov,
- Moho—halter—he - has to - pay — s 2 resti
tutiom the costs. of proiecution, receive
ten lashes, be imprisoned one year,
and wear a' convict's jacket for sis
months.
Timothy Doran, a white man, who
-stole a ham worth $1 50, and has to
.pay $3 restitution and costs, receive
_ten lashes, live in.jail six month's, and
wear a convict's jacket for six months
after hia .releasemaking the ham a
rather expensive one.
Surely this is barbarism pure and
simple, and it is intensified by the
public manner in which the punish
ment is inflicted. The . dispatch goes
on to describe the manner of infliction,
as follows :
THE CROWD ADMITTED
NEW CASTLE, DEL , May 15.
Promptly at the appointed time, 10
o'clock, the jailor threw open the gates,
and admitted an eager and expectant
audience of pepper and salt complex
ions, who were in the.highesi state of
excitemetift to witness the grand show
provided for theni gratis by Delaware
justice. The majority of the crowd
weret small boys, upon whom the ex•
hibition could not fail to have a most
salutary effect. To .say that they
highly enjoyed the performance would
scarcely express their delight at the
crack of the whip and the cries of the
victims, as the lashes descended upon
the c iretnbling flesh.' . Ten colored
women were present, who alone ap--
peared , to have any sympathy for the
sufferers, and they gave utterance to
many exclamations of pity in under
tones, as if they feared that outspoken
expressions of opinion at the barbarity
of the whole affair would subject them
to a similar punishment.
THE MEN IN THE PILLORY
Cannon and Reilley were in the„.pil
lory when the gates were opened; they
remained there one hour, and as the
weather is warm and. pleasant, they
apparently suffered but little. When
Thornton, the horse-thief, was‘ placed
,in the pillory he also; remained one
hour,and evidently 'did not relish his
position. He appeared to puffer more
than the other men, but stubbornly re- -
filled to utter any cries. At 1 o'clock
these three, and the seven others under
sentence, are to be flogged. This in
teresting ceremony was postponed ui
.til the afternoon—by the. Sheriff= liftei,.
he had his dinner, as he feels unconal'
fortable about the job, and, does' , 'not
wish to undertake • 'it on an, empty
stomach.
Who can road of , Democra tic per
formances of this kiiid Without being
convinced that Democracy and Bar.
barisware one and inseparable?
JOSEPH, BI NEE
THE NESTOR OF. THE .TENNSYL
DUTOH.".
Gov. Rimer and Thad. Steopti—*—The
Common Schools , and Nic7i Biddle's
, Bank—Anti-Afasonry---The :Buck
shot War—A Remarkable Exampk,
Rtpublican
From the Correspondence of the New Took Tribune.
()Ant.rg,E,, iday
,13.---, Thirty years
ago, Joseph "Ritner was Governor of
the State and the meet prominent man
in Ihe , Comnionwealth.: Now he lives
in' tter ObsCurity, about four mileafrom
this village, and, but few, men resort to
' him for advice or counsel. If hitt court- .
' 061 Were songht,lewever, it would, be'
impossible for him to advise, his facul
ties being impaired to , that' extent that
it With 'only b.s , the moat pepistentef-„
fort in ap,interview I had with him the,
other day that l'aucceeded in•bringing
baCk his recolleotion-to the ovent,s of
the past in which be played a leading
part, and' 'in relation to whieh,"hit had
been so 'Mich, traduced. In answer to;
the drat question, that tventurd to
dildiesd to bin]: he Said Yes,
_I knew
Thaddeus 'Stevens well. When I wits
oOverrun.' he was - a member, of the Leg=
biliture." Biltisyhen I adverted to the.
inflitenCe gitevene.2wfiS popithitp!
.„
'supposed to have - exerted over him as
the Executive, I 'found it very difficult
,to •make my meaning . .plain 'to WM.
Having,ntime here on purpose to see
him that be might hayp an opportunity
;of 'giving expression: to his feelings in
regard to:the departed statesman, now
'that Thaddeus Stevens is,:dead, and
hisrown - long life near its,close, V.was
determined'not to go Awaruneatisfied.
",People_ Stevens
your oracle, and the keeper of your
conscience, Mr. Ritner," I said, "and
some even went so far as to declare
that he-Compelled you it; oppoint him
a Gana) Com Missioner in 1838." By
repeating the question in various forms,.
'oven putting it the shape of a direct
charge that Stevens had appointed him
self to' office while Ritner was Gover
nor, 1 at length succeeded in getting a
distinct answer; which was confirmed
by children, as . the declarations of
his entire retirement.
" Stevens and I 'often . diffcred," he
said, "and When we could not agree I
-always had try own way When I
appointed him .a Canal Commissioner
I wanted a Mau of inflexible will and .
indomitable, energy, and I :thought ho
was such a man' • That this is the
whole story in relation to the!`draele"
business I doubt not, and that the old
'Pennsylvania Dutch' Governor judges
'Mr. Stevens correctly, cannot be dis
puted.
Joseph Ritner is a true type of the
Pennsylvania Dutchman of the past
generatiOn-:—a race as worthy as it has
been misrepresented. Conventional po
liteness is not a trait of his or theirs,
but the genuine heartiness which al
lows you to help yourself at meals pro
vides an ample store from which to
follow the injunction of the host to big,
guests, " Help yourselves." - I dined
with this old man, and found all the
social customs of bis family to cerres
pond ivith 'those of the neighboring
farmers round about- him. There seem
ed to be no lingering echoes of Execu
tive dinners resounding about his
household and the republican simply
city nun virtue of his nay were in noth
ing more apparent than in this, unless
Ithey were . betTayed by . a . remark - of his
unmarried daughter : " When -father
was a candidate•for office lie found it
dreadfully expensive,.his payments for
postage being as much as 84 a- week."
Apropos of his daughters, is
. an old
story that used to be told at the Gov
ornor's expense " Ma," said one of
these young ladieS, soon after Mr. Rit-
Der's election to the Gubernatorial po
sition, "will we all be Governors now?"
" No," answered the mother, " only
Pap and me. i '
In answer to' a question in relation
to his age, Mr. Ritner said he was 90
years old. When I observed the merry
And self-conscious t v inkle in. the old
man's eye as he told me this, I could
not but smile at the pride that length
of days begets Joseph Ritner was
born near the city of Reading, in Berks
county, March 25, 1780. He receiv
ed no education' in youth, except six
months' instruction at a private school
of very mean pretensions. Yet he rose
to the highest office in the State, and
even became the Chief champion f ed
ucation in Pennsylvania. To, him,
perhaps, more than to any other man
is the, success_d_the Cominon School
system-in thik - State to - be - attributed.
His zeal even led to serious charges
affecting his persdhal integrity, and
upon this subject I was anxious to get
some expressibn from the old man. All
he would say, however, was, " They
said lie took money for signing the
charter for Nick Biddle's Bank." -When
his son Jacob, who is now- 67..yeara_
,old, and with whom the ex-Governer
resides, came home, I questiotied him
in relation to his father's declarations
upon this subject. From him I learned
that the old Governor frequently talked
of the matter during the last 30 years.
Jacob Ritner says that his father had
uo other purpose in view"iu that mot•
ter except to benefit the State. It will
be remembered that under the opposi
tion of the Democratic party, and the
vigorous measures of President Jack
son's adniinistration, the re-eharter of
the United . States Bank failed "fin
gress. A strong effort was then made
to secure a very liberal charteitfor the
bank from the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture, with the hue of continuing it as
the United States, Bank. , But Gov.
Ritner was opposed to the-charter, and
refused to approve the bill until the.
bank agreed to pay a large bonus to
the State for the erection of school- .
houses, under the new school-law
This bonus was paid, but the school
houses were built upon the ruin .of
" Nick Biddle's hank"—the failure of
that institution being attributed, in a
Measure, at least, to. the condition in
this charter. Gov. Ritner, as I have
already said, was chargtd by his ene
mies witlkaccepting a bribe for,,signing
this bill, and while I do not think he
was guilty di:My offense, I know - 1 hat
an attempt to influence 'him by means
of money was Contemplated. Bribery
was not then; as now, a common crime
in Pennsylvania, and we may'readily
believe that the Exeeutive resented
the approaches of those who sought to
corrupt him with as much indignation
as he"always afterward exhibited in
speaking of them.
The family of Governor Ritner is in
every way a most simple and unaffect•
ed one. His son - Jacob is a farmer
worth'nearly $100,000; which he made
by steady but'unassisted labor, avoid-.
log speculation and all extraneous
methods of amassing wealth. 'On the
other hand, Gov. Ritner himself never
acquired much property. He removed
'from' Herks to • Cumberland county
When a more lad, and • hired himself to
a farmer, with whom ho lived until he
married. At the time of hie marl he
was - scarcely , more than twenty years
old. • A few years afterward he might •
ed to Westmoreland and then to_ Wtfilt-
•irigton county, in. the Western - part o
the State. -In 1820 ho was nominated
by the Whig party as a candidate for
tho State ..Legislature, and sfirved in
that body for seven successive years,
occupying, during his last two terms,
the position of Spea'ker .of the House.
He illustrated-lis politioal simplicity
to me - in a very peculiar manner; at
tributing hia 'popularity to a cause that
would not headily occur to 'a politician
of the present day. " When .people
came into the Hutise,!' lie said, " they
always saw me, and asked : Who is
that naan hi-the chair V. - " 'That is Mr.
Ritner, our Speaker."' Even Mr.
Hitchthan could not . give abetter rea
son for his popularity as a legislator,
and everybody knows that success in
Tammany depends • altogether upon
somebody being 'seen.' Perhaps some
Tammany leader heard Gov. Ritner
this stery,, and in this way the pe
culiar political philpeophY,of that 'or-
gittOzation may buyirhralts inception.
Gov. Ritner tells%anolliet little afiee-
'dote not less illustrative of his. Volition'
' On the evening. of the day
when he was first nominated' for.. the,
Legislature, his ~wife'.; told hirri,. after
tlipy.retired that their neighbor;
go.ipgj io qaylorktowti
the, ilex& day, tosopposO "Jim. , Quit
eObbing, deox,l, auewered,,,‘ , I
Nlll go, too, about, to 4 o'clock, and if
he. ahnoee rte Will lick
Ttimmany haprOvt3 oW,thie hint, ,t 13•57
1 .1 1;028„Par. Ititnor woo 'defeatiA, 140
The Thiiiandlidatefor"thO" SOi
ate,,and The next,yehr for the :
first tithe the Anti-Masonic candidate
for GoVernor. - Unsuccessful in that
year';,he ,was also defeated iti 1832, but
was 'elected over Gov. Wolf in 1835, ,
Hissnpneetion with the Anti-Malionic
movement was the source of 'much boa.'
tility, toward him; , butt Gov, , Ritner
alWays claimed that he had no personal
animosity towardiMasons, as'such; and
this is. evident from the fact that home
of his most intimate personal friends
were Masons. It was Masonry that he
opposed. He thought its organization
and. machinery liable to' great abuse in
.the hands of designing and 'ambitions
men,. and opposed it as dangerous to .
liberty and free institutions. The one-
Mk& that die. thus raised up against
him, served to defeat him in 1838, but
he alwitysjelieved that ho was de
frauded`of his re-election. In that be
lief originated the remarkable episode.
in Pennsylvania politics, known as
"The Buckshot War;" in which Thad
deus. Stevens figured so conspithionsly
It was alleged, and perhaps believed
by the enemies of the State Admini
stration. that the inauguration of Mr,
Porter, the Governor elect would be
prevented by force, while Governor
Ritner should continue to exercise his
functions for another term Some color
was given to this belid by an address
issued soon after the election by
Thomas H. - Burrows, Chairman of
the -State Committee, in which he ad
vised the friends of Gov. Ritner,,tintil
an investigation had been made, to
treat the as if they had not been
defeated, This brought a mob to the
capitol,. and the Senate Chamber was
taken_ possession of by the multitude
on the clay when the Senate organized
The other branch of the Slate Gov
ernment divided into two hostile fac
tions, and each clamored at the doors
of the Governor for recognition as the
House of. Representatives. In this
state of thihgslhe Governor was great
ly excited and alarmed, and called out
- I . a...0f , 441 4, -State-to-sunpress-th
outbreak which seem imminent. The
militia responded to his call in consid
erable number's, but a request which
he had made to the 0-Cuero] Govern
ment for troops was refused'. No ac
tual conflict occurred between the
militia and the mob, and "The BuCk
shot- War" spent its force in the fury
of words. In the end the result was
only wbat'it might have been made in
the beginning had prudent counsels
prevailed on both sides. Gov. Ritner,
does not seem entirely free from blame
in the matter, but his asseverations are
entitled to belief when he asserts now
as lie always has asserted, that he had
no desire to hold the place he then
held unless Its had been fairly re elect
ed by the people., _ _ •
At hituetirement, from the Executive
chair—there was no Executive man
sion it Harrisburg at that time, and
the Governor, Jived, in his. own hired
house=Gov. Ritner bought a farm in
Onmberland.county and resumed the
occupation of his younger days: Here
he lived in the peaceful pursuits of
husbandry until the death of his wife
and his own years admonished hint to
seek a home with his children. In
1841 he sought the, office of. Collector
-of-the:Port-of Philadelphia from Prea
ident - Harrison, but was appOinted
Treasurer of the. Mint in that city by
President Tyler.
~He held theoffice a
few months only, owing to the failure
of his confirmation in the. Senate. He
always accused Henry Clay with this
defeat, putting 'Clay's - Opposition on
the ground of Masonry. During the
lastAfLyears Gov, Ritner has not held
office, He has always taken great in
terest in politics, however, and his last
vote was for President Grant.
Gov. Rituer may not be a very great
man, and he is- certainly not a very
.learned man, but he deserVes especial
honor in this, that he raised himself
from ignorance and obscurity to the
highest offices in the State. And his
information on many subjects would
do no discredit to men of much greater
pretensions. Even in Pennsylvania
he has never been thoroughly under
stood., While a member of the House
of, Representatives he made many
speeches, and his speeches were always
able—so able, in - fact, that, he was
feared by his opponents on account of
his strong and straightforward dentin-
ciations of the wrong. In 1836 the
school-law, which had passed through
a fiery ordeal the preceding year, was
revised so as to better adapt it to the
wants of the people, and Gov. Railer,
who had been the long and consistent
friend ofltducation, declared his pur
pose to site, the law enforced, in spite
of the opposition of its enemies, and it
was enforced. About all this I found
it difficult to talk to him owing to the
decay of his faculties; but in the broken
utterances of his shattered memories
could detect the strong sense which
always distinguished. him. Joseph
Ritner was no common man, and ho
has left his mark upon ; the history of
his time suckas few pen leave behind
thorn His services ought to be cele
brated and his example held up to
American youth as in many ways wor
thy ofjmitation: Almost forgotten as
ho is by tbe generation that succeeded
him, he still , lived in, the recollection
of the great man whom he early, appre
ciated and befriended.. Ho took me.
into the old-fasbtoned parlor in hit
sou's house to shoW the la_ present he
had received about a year ago. It was
a portrait of Thaddeus Stevens, sent
him by thO Great .Commoner some
months before his death: Both loved
liberty and hated cant, and their strong
intellects ! proved of sigdal service to
their. State and age. 'l3 : O. S.
Zettei! Id;roinlfashingtoli
Special Correepoodonce of the 0611.1.13 LE IlenAm!
WASIIINGTOIf, D. 0., May 17, 1809.
PRESIDENT GRANT REMOVES A COLORED
' • WASLIERWOMAN I
I
•A lady friend of mine yesterday recom
mended a colored woman to me as an ex
'Conant laundress, if lor any of-my friends
should want; saying that sho w,as ono of
the recent Government removals. "Ah I
What was sho 1" "Washerwoman."
"Explain yourself." ""Well, the woman
had threo dare washing and ironing a
week in the family'. of Mr:—[lately a
orifity -high. 'official, say chief of a Gov't
.Bureau until a few-days ago; when sho
was.told that, now he had lost his peg-,
tiOn, they.nouldnlt afford to employ her
any longer 1 1 ! I,adniittod the connection.
Wo' have all read, as' children; thail 4 ,llm,
death. of the Ilindoo-hustaind-is-death by'
the funeral pi10,..0f the. widow, and' that a
poor Irish soldier's wife and dhiltber ini
,aginod -that his promotion to corporalshin
made them 'all corporals ; and ono of our
first practical lessons in herpetology is
that after a Whilti a finake's•tail die
when hig heart has bean mashed past Ages
six powdor of identification i but it 'l[ll3‘
boon-roseried to very mature year's forms
to learn that the removali.of thochlof of'it
Government Buroau is atone and thoaamo
timo, tlio'diamissal siliti..washorwoman I
President Grant never meant -- it 'so. This
will 'be anotlior. cause of dissatisfaction
-with the Adininistration'S ;Management
of these office'mattOrs grave as any nn_
loss 1t is>'ieaEifiod. - It should be laid be,-
fore the next. (kitchen) cabinet I. 7 1 : • .
A Boston man
,narned , Josopb McCord,
been inganibtie enough to intent,a.po
hcoman's baton„ which combines w;
rattle ,and cudgel; and Mono ingenious
still In , dovising a ohoap modo oY tidvertis,
ing it oF.tennively, viz: by •gettia 'up a
very !lino specimen,: silver-mdunted and
duly iniorlbed wiyh tho mono
- and addreis and tho - naMe of theldglitmic• - •
an - age for whom it was intended, and
making a present of it to President Grant.
He had an interview for tho
.purposo on
Friday,„: •
Goy.. 31.6e0pLICII. AND THE'ItESP:W.N'et'i
INDIAN POLICY
Thursday Gov. 'McCormick, - Delegate .
from. Arizona had - a parting 'interview.
with the President and the Secretaries of
.War and Interior, relative to Indian
Agents for hie Territory, anil leained def
initely that it was the President's - settled
purpose to employ army , officers there in
all three capacities of. Superintendents,
General Agents, and Special Agehts, to
the ovclusion of all residents the Ttrri
; tory, in whose behalf-the Governor has
been interesting himself. He left , town
the next day for New. York, to attend to
-his private affairs.whinh have unavoida.'
My 'suffered neglect during his absence
sihee '63' He formerly represented the
Ni Y. Evening Poet in Washington. - • •
LIE I.ISIMiNSITY OF YANKREDOii
The traveling Gov. McCormick bas to
do to got his seat in congress, is at once a
striking illustration of the vastness of our
country ana an impressive argument in
fevor of the romoval•of the national capi
tal. From the capital of the Territory,
Tucson, lie journeys in his private carri
age, 600 miles nearly duo west, to the near
est port on the Rscife. There he takes
steamer, and goes 000 miles. more, up the
coast to- San Francisco. And this point
gained, ho is ready to commence his jour
ney for Washington! Heretofore it .has
liMin via Panama.. Hereafter it • will be
overland by rail. The shortest practical
line from Tucson to any point on the pros..
not i'acitle Road is 800 miles.
TUE RACES ON TAE NATIONAL Course,
,
In our in immediate neighborhood,
have been going on for several days
without, apparently, in the least disturb
ing the general lethargy into which the'
Capital has fallen since the departure of
Senators Representatives" and their num
erous office seeking constituents. It re
minds me of "a - light quietly proceeding
in a corner of thO room,' at a Democratic
meeting in Tammany, llall,..many years
ago, as described by brave, honest; talent:
ed Mike Walsh, in his suberranean.
THE NEGRO AHEAD YET
A ion of Fred. Douglass, as you see by
the papers, has obtained a situation in the
Government Printing Office. Here, in
Washington, everything goes by Printers'
Union. A printer musn't bo employed
. pezmysiont-en= :t .
the wages, the numbk of hours and of
apprentices, &c., Douglass does not be.
long to, tho Union. Reason, it has refused
to ndfnit him where he has heretofore
worked. Now, then, the question arises,
shall she Union 'permit', him to hold this
"sit." The Union held a meeting-Satur
day evening, but adjourned without de"-
tho point. Meantime the bone of
contention is." boning" in, and getting his
"pay for it. The apprentice rule has got
to relax., 'also.. Superintendent Clapp has
signified his objcqiiffn to the' present rTe
strietion, as a wraffg against youths who
wish to learn the trade. And he is sound
in both matters: The craft do their in.
telligence discredit in undertaking to limit
the innocent freedom of anybody in this
Republic,
ram). DouoLAss 58 To BE APPoINTICD A
li=
It is said : and colored men will be con
sidered for places-in-the Northernates
generally. The 'resident is pterepted to
this conrso partly by the cry froM the pro
slavities, North ;and South. that 'the Re
publicatis do nit take any of the medicine
themselves which they are forcing down
the throats of the 'Southern States. -
NEW WASHINGTON POSTMASTER
J. M. Edmond, Commissioner of the
Land Office under, Lincoln, and displaced
by Johnson, has been appointed Postmas
ter of Washington, vice C. M. Alexander,
removed. J. EVANS.
!For tho "Canuspe Iluit kuo".]. . •
IVASIIING,TON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, MAY 1'f!18p.
The recent visit of Gen. Robert' E. Leo
to Washington, has unnecessarily creates .
much newspaper comment, biit it really
did not, develop anything of special inter
est. It is universally conceded that his
visit to the Erecutivo Mansion to pay his
respects to the Chief -Magistrate, was in
good taste, and he was pleasantly and
courteously received . by President Grant.
Nothing was discussed by the two great
representative men of loyalty and treason,
of any more importance then the crops
and weather, and the interview only lasted"
about twenty minutes but was agreeable
to all parties. The next day Gen Lee left
the city, and as he stood upon the deck of
the steamer in readiness to convey . him to
Alexandria, ho cast a long lingering look
nt , Arlingtontlis old home stead. Strange
thoughts must have" flitted tlirougli the
mind of 1... e gray-haired old man as he
silentV, perhaps sadly, gazed at the de
serted walls of his once pr.ncely mansion,
almost hidden by stately oaks and luxuri
ant shrubbery. Mad not proud ambition
usurped the throne of reason, and ignored
honest love of country, the
.care-worn
chieftain might now_be spending the eve
ning of his lite in courtly affluence, and
quiet case; at that grand old homestead
which now dimly fades away, as the
steamer hurries down-the Potomac, Well'
might he exclaim
"I have ventured,
,Iko little wanton l,ys that swim on bladders,
This mime Summers In a elm of glory
ut far beyond my depth: my high blown pride
At length broke under me; and oosi has left me
'eery awl 11l wan Service, to the mercy
01 a rude stream that nine: forover hide me."
One of the first impressions created in
the mind of a visitor to the White House
is the entire absence there of professional
lobbyists male or female, officious middle,
men, and obsequious, buzzing court flies.
The latter will accumulate and k'swarin"
in time, but at present all those classes
have_been brushed away, apparently by.
,some powerful, unknown hand. a hese'
political animalculin were the veriest pests.
of the late r- Administration, and did much
to degrade it and bring it into positive
disrepute. Now all has boon changed.
Drunkenness and debauchery have boon
banished, military guards have been dis
placed by' polite civil officials, and to the
credii, of President Grant, no visiting
lviii
lowed to the Executive Mansion, or is
any business transacted within its portals
on the. Sabbath. All the details of the esL
tablierient. aro conducted. with military
precision, and_the.sabordinates generally,
are prompt, efficient, courteous and temper-
ate. The latter virtue isa. "big" improve
ment on tno,Jolinsonian system. Among
the President's 116'18011°1d is Dr, Alexander
Sharm—his brother-in-law, now-A/tilted
States Marshal -of this District. The
Marshal in a son of the Rev. Alexander
Sharps well known-in yOur valley, and for
many Yyears an eminent Divine of New;
ville. His appointment to the position ho
now occupies .19 _anti mintly _satisfactory to
.his many friends here: ,
All reports tri.fho contrary, Secretary
Boutwell.is turnifi i ourvery well. Ho ie
, a practical business,. man, fully imbued..
with Now Englarii tact anclehpnonay, and
~ . proposes, despite of outside influences, , to
' -his,owa,'„Oculiari original Method of,
reducing tho.publip . dabi. If ho succeeds,,
ho will be a public lianefactor and.a great
financier: If .consummate energy, pro
found research,and a cornet apProhon
talon of men and things ; can 'achieve so de-.
sirable a result,lbo future ie hopeful. Ho
has 'reduced the number 'of outside officers
and ne a matter of course'tho; number of
officials The local clerical forgo has boon
reduced noailyfry per cunt in less tha P n.
,three months, and the work ntrange to say,
propfiedn "without lot or hindrance," This
reduction was absOlutely neeessaiy, 'and
no honest Mai' could hesitate to make IC
The prominoat topio,now among Wash.
ingtoniane,..is the' late', Art
eontribution'of Mr. Horeerani the Banker.
It includes the large building on the Ave
nue' 'immediately opposite the 'Wai: De:
,partment,. arid,the'cihaletf private gallery.
of the', large hearted and.. neecomplished
donor, Tito whole gift is tralued.at One
Jitlliori Of •andili' , liiftnided• - lir&
b - o - no;pubtfco exclusively ; not n semi-P.on—
vent, private, now productive and almost
wholly uselesm, like- the Smithsonian in
stitute. Mr. Co - rcoran is also building w
enormous - hotel on Vermont Avenue,
which will probably be one of theriasgest
and,Most 'elegant 'public houses in this
country. This has long been
,a desirable
.want in this city and It will be completed'
by - October next. - The Hon. Judge Alli
son Register, of the Treasury, is earnestly
devoting himself to the duties - of -his new
position, and is already recognized in offi
cial circles as a Moat exemplary public
officer. Ainong the many Members drop
ping in-upon us occasionally, is the inde
fatigable John'Cesima, of Bedford. Mr.
C. made a. most favorable record in the
lower House during his 'first session, and
from his earnest, energetic . manner and
thorough knowledge of partiamentary tac
tics, bids fair to takehigh i p , ?sitiob hi your
State delegation - in torigress.
The city of Washington now has a pop
ulation of One hundred and thirty thous
and, and is steadily increasing in growth
and commercial prosperity. Twelve hun•-
dord houdes were erected hare during the
last year, and the - number; will bo 'much I
greater during the coming year. North-
ern'energy and capital ',are silently doing
this great Work. - ; and with liberal
local legislation in our behalf, thO
day is not far distant when Washing
ton will be ,to the, United States what
Paris is ,to France, This is not a wild
prophetic vision of my own, for we have
'the locality, the climate, the scenery and
the water,' and all other necessary concom
itants to produce so grand a result. What
we now desire, is healthy CongiessionaL
legislation in our behalf, and more north
ern capital, - - Tile former we are, promised
when we ignore our political, antagonism,
and the latter, is quietly finding its way
into our midst. ' •
Passing over the Northern Central R.
N. a few weeks ago en route to Pittsburg
the props looked well, the scenery, was
.cfruttfn - Tll"6 — Rc. - Witertusc; rropeful,
and the two Rail Rohde, the "Centrale,'! in
tip top running order. The Northern
Central is now one of the best equipped
roads in the country, and its skilful man
agement under the Hon. J. D. Cameron, *
its President, has Made it the favorite
route from the City to the West.
NVHIT - E STAR
For the Carlisle Herald:
SOPHOMORE CONTEST
Sophomore Oratorical Prize Contest
of the Belles Lettres Society of
Dickinson College.
We always rejoice — When the members of
the "old Belles Lettres Society" announce
their intention of spreading before the cit
izensof our town one of their accustomed
"feasts of wit and reason."
Formerly the exh i eitimis of this-Society
were limited to its anniversaries, which
yearly added their influence
. to render
more delightful the Christmas festivities.
Several years ago the Sophomore Contest
was instituted, and coming as it does amid
the flowers of balmy May, bids fair to prove
as successful as the older institution.
The contest of this year, held in Emory
Chapel during the, evening of May 14th,
exceeded in success our most sanguine ex
pcctations. Although the evening we
very unpleasant.on account of mud and .
rain, yet at the•appointed hour the chapel
was filled with whighly refined and intel
lectual audience.
The first Oration was delivered by GEO.
C. YOUNG, of Harrisburg. Subject--Por
Aepera ad' Astra. " There is' no royal
road to fortune," but they are truly great
who have succeeded despite difficulties.
Examples in the lives of Christians, and*
thost. who in youth have been throWn upon
the world,, Mr-. YOUNG did credit to him
self and the Society of which he is a mem
ber. The second Oration, delivered by
WILLIAM R. WOODWARD, of Washing
ton, gave evidence of study and iavestigu-
Lion. Subject—. Earth's Benefactors."
History records many who have presdnted
themselves, having their banners emblazon
ed with philanth . ropie mottoes, but whose
real- obj oat was self-aggrandizement. They
are truly Earth's Benefactors who by self
sacrifice attest their love. While purling
music relaxed the attentive minds, a pro
fusion of boquets gave evidence that this
oration was appreciated.
The third Oration was delivered by Jo
eerie
MCCRUNI BELFORD, ofhiji m iA4 Ph.
Subject—Decision of Charactet. Charac
ter is ever in a process of formation, and
is influenced' by every action of life. It is
decision of character that leads to a happy
lifdand bright future. The great Self-pos
session which this gentleman exhibited,
added to the agreeableness of his manner,
seemed to produce quite a favorable im
pression upon the audience.
The Contest was clOsed by Ortscar Douo-
LASS FOIILRS, of Philadelphia. Subject--
Communings with - Nature. Nature is A
text-bodk traced by God's own hand. The
various changes of a leaf, through Spring,
Sommer - and Autumn . analogous to life.
God in nature constantly referrindto Him
self. speech contained many beauti
ful thoughts and expression's. While music;
-and flowers filled in the scene, the. bowed
heads and dismissing benediction informed
us (too soon It seethed), that "the Contest
was o er," timrtheinedal won. '
After duo deliberation, the Judges deci
ded, that although all the speakers did
'quite well, yet Mr. BishronD:surpassed in
certain respects, and on this account the
medal should be awarded to him.
NEW YORK.-
•Intense Excitement .in the Gold Market.
'Tiny? Yond, May 17.—The excitement
in the gold market this morning is very
intense, owing.to.the announcement upon
the street that jllcesrs. Schipplar.& Co., a
large German. Banking House of Ex.,
chango•Placo, warn short aDolit nine mil
' lions. The earliest transtictidn in the mar
ket opening of the Board wise at
141 i, and-the - highest-point-reached-was
142#. The regular opening price at the ,
Gold Room was.l49 • „, ;
A fire pccuited this Morning'at No. , 79
.01iff Street,iin the building occupied
Hecht &Frank, doalerain hides end Leath
er,-which destroyed property to the value
or $lO,OOO. The amount of insurance has
not been ascertained. ,• ~ 2 , • , • • .
Partibulars of the Failure ISPSOhepridier'
&. , Co., Bankers-Two more Failures.
• Announood-- , The Excitement Height,.
• 'The excitement in
,Bined street ever the
heeVy failure of Mesars. , Seheppelcr.&
previously .announced, continues, and two
more failuies, aro now ~ sepOrted. :The J
firms which have just suspended ain , 6lin
Pondier, gold and Government dealer, To.
51 Exchange' phice,And Dupre;
Co., -gold and Government bankens,. No.
28 Broad Street: i' The, amount of liabßi
tie; of the two latter liana& has net, yet
been made public.
The ,Mysterious, Disappearance. ~
, .
The junior, Partner in That .P,xchange
place banking house, who so Mysteriously
disappeared Saturday afternoon with near
ly ono hundred and twenty, 4iqusand
!ars in convi3rtible funderlitis hot yet;mado.
his appearance, and no Clue'lian. been dis
covered as to his 'whereabonts. The naine,
of the absconding party, is Mr. Aiken, and
`te iminie of the firm is - niow'afinounce ,d as
'lTaviiM Alicia! of r i xoliango place. .The
firm has always tioretciforwborne a geed
name upon ,the-streetrand:,there is .inuilh
synapathy.exprestbd for Mr. , Davis, , :' ,
gtpdlr. , Globaugo,this
tbe.President orthe beard, announced the,
number , ot , stolorrhcinds , 'apdistooks, , and,
isymen .as whs., stepped - Cpo b onds •
.
not.frahaferable..: ,
ghilliit -
iiii! . 4 2 'iztimitg7gßatteris
IVAN
rk.—lA.'fire ",7,
Ap
ply at this dae . ; ;
•
IZCEI
CONTRACT- • . • • •
the contract for furnishing ,Carhile
racks with fresh beef was awarded, to Joint
Nom:a, .Esq. l at , 14 cents per poend.
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NO. 18, NORTH 11 - Ai‘IOVIDI
—Whover wishes to buy drat-class Goods
at a low figuria 'should . call upon Mr. M.
BAMBiIIGER, at 1113 . . 18, North Hanover
Street. - Ho has already secured a tremen
dous -run' ,of customers, but is ready and
,willing to accommodate Still more. Good
Goods at lovi pricey; and courteous
tion are to be found there.
We have been informed. that PHILL
rar Primars, Esq., of New York City,
intends to give an evenieg of Sacred Song
in the Ist Methodist Churphitt this place,
about the time of the "College Commdnce
rnont." His fame as a singer is - world
wide, and we bespeak for him at this his
first visit to Carlisle a crowded audience.
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LAFAYETTE WOODS, Esq.; bas been
appointed'route agent on the thimberland
Valley railroad. Mr. W. was removed
from tha same position by the Andy John
son party, because he witea good Republi
can. His experience will enable him to
perform the duties of the position in a
most satisfactory manner.
CIS
'THE Dunkarde will hold their
quarterly meeting..and love feast at goell
ler's church,. Cumberland county, com
mencing on Saturday and continuing over
Siinday. No doubt there will be a large
attendance of the members of that per
suasion, as well as many others, attracted
to the meeting out of curiosity.
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"SOLID MEN" OF NEW YORK.—Mr.
'Win. B. Astor returns an income for the
last year of $1,079,212. Other well known =
ELTlg6=o....rutuxue(Lia umimto , followey-
Win. W. Cornell, $149,131; H. T. Horn
bOld, $155,205; 11Qnry D. Haight,lll,ooo;
W. C. ahinelander, $103,057 ; C. Van
derbilt, $69,220; - James Sampson, SIR 3,
714.
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ANOTHER FIRE AT SHIPPENBBURG
—The extensile warphousd belonging to
°JoiiN'll. GAINSWELL, :in,Shirmens
burg,- Was burned to the ground at. noon
on Tuesday last.. It was in the occupancy
of Messers. Monttow S FLLCKINGER; and
.we are informed that they lost grain and
other articles to a considerable amount.
The building was a new one, and althotigh
insured we understand that Mn. 4. CRISS'
WELL will IrlSe heavily. We have not yet
learned how the fire originated.
PRACTICAL PAINTER is the name
of a monthly paper just started in New
York, winch is devoted to the advance of
the varied branches of the artje painting
from a landscape in oil to the figure heal
of a sign post. Such a paper cannot fail
to become, useful and popular and we
commend the publication ns worthy the
support of all painters.' WILLIS, Wm.,
noNoLD & Co., are the publishers.
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APPOINTMENT. -011r friend Mr. J.
T. Zuo..bas been appointed internal Rev
enue Gauger for this Congressional Dis
triet. This is an officii`of very considera
ble' labor and also of very considerable
emolument. •
~This is a most excellent appointment.
MR. Zua is, an exceedingly:worthy 'man,
and ; during the War served his country
most faithfully, and that service foit his
right arm.
COM
TitANR - s.—We hereby tender our
thanks to the How. IL J. HALDiit.A.II, for
a number 'of documenti kindly forwarded
by - him to us.
We are gratified to see the nanie of Mr.
II tLDEMAN as second on the list of the
sub-committee to arrange•tho manner and
method of taking the next census.
Also, to the Commissioner of Agricul
ture, for a copy of his last Monthly Re
port.
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BORDER DAAIAGESO A Convention
has been called to meet in Chambersburg
on Monday, June 1, at 1 o'clock, l': M.,
to devise measures by- which concerted
and °Vatic° action may be taken by all
the border counties, in order that compen
sation for losses sustained may be tiecurod.
Our Franklin county neighbors are mov
ing in the right direction, concertedly'and
in earnest. Would it not be well for the
Cumberland county claimants' to do 4,lle
wise—at least take steps to be retiiesented
in the Cbembersburg convention
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Many people are prejudiced against
the uselof spirits in any form, but we can
assure such that the Constitution Bitters
are not objectionable on that akount, for
while they contain only pure Whisky
ohough to keep them front changing,'
'thei combintition of roots, barks and herbs
are the real articles of merit that produce ,
"such wonderful effects: The thousands
iiiho aro using them. can 'testify to the
above facts.
No one over regretted buying a bottle
of tieward'a - Cough pure.
OEM
We notice W. O. SAWYER & CO.,
havd made further redUction iu the prices
of Dry Goods, and would call the. atten
tion_of buyers;to the great bargains of
fered at this store. 'They have on hated a
fair assortment of Xarpets, Oil ,Cloths,
Shades '&c. Dress Goods in great varie
ties. A fine stock of.ladies cloths and
coats for Spring. A'fow, choice pattbrns
cloths andmassimeres for gents wear. Al
goo. full line of domestics, all of„ .. .'Which
will be sold very !OW -as they intend clos
mg out their entire stock. Remember
they sell regardlesS of cost. The entire
stock is offered very low.
A TYPE SETTER' WANTED.—The
Now York World pro Poses that all the
leading publishers in America, wboth , "
publishers of books or newspapers, slur
.subscribe towards raising a stun o';
Sot less than $'600,000, for the phr• '- '-
offering prizes
,for en improved
Ling ,mnchino ..: Ttio World , says tfrikesch
of th&leatling,'newspapors' of 'Now York _
pays _ for composition alone 'sums
`vdryingtrem 49.00,060.t0 $200,000 a year,,,
and that , all other publishers. payin like '
proporqon.' Thte 'enormous 604'sitys the
World, prevents. the pti;blishers of gapers •
from.giving their readmit the literal
ernes" bf.netitter• they wouldiladly do
from,day-today, wore they not hampered .
by tho delays and the cost of composition,
and' it therefore' invites' theNpross
country... , tolumiat: ,In settiqg inventors to • •
-work on' the subjoot,,, , Tim, TVorial thinks
:that s2so;oooahohld;tio given, to
.the man
Who produces the "called for instrument," •
.and that, the other moiefi'ef money
shOnld•be divided betWoore thoso ; men pro
(lacing the second, ;third, fOetth aril fifth
boat iinstruinenti: , • -' !,•']• • ,
genit i s; Of -416 is as- •
We; lire strohgly
impressed' with' . the notion that will be
'along than) before' 'iw.i.d6a a; inttchino as
Poitit':t r o,det, : tyPeC l Will be ins;entedi-, or in
fact any!iontrivanco - of Woodaud iron' die
oovorid—tbityvill at -
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