_TIM }JERALD.
CARLISLE, PENN'A
J. M::Weukloy,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
T r oNino LXXII: No. 13
LOCAL OPTION
At last the vexed question of temper
ance appears about ready to disappear
froth our State pOlitics, by the .adoption'
of the Local Option law. This measure
passed the Lower HoUse of the Legisla
ture some time since, allowing tho peo
ple to vote on the question by boroughs
and townships. Last week the Senate
amended the bill by authorizing the
vote to bo taken by counties. In this
form it, will, doubtless, Pais the House
and become a law. Our preference was
for the vote to be taken by boroughs
and townships, and wo believe - that this
plan would have resulted in the aup- ,
pression of liquor selling establishments.
at an earlier day than the present law
will. However, .there appeared to bo
some obvious objections to that mode,
which it is hoped the plan adopted will
remove.
As we have stated before, we believe
that this is the only practical mode of
handling the temperance question, either
as citizens or Politicians. We believe
that wheir the responsibility of deter- .
mining the question of liquor selling is,
brought home to each voter, the 'time
will hot be distant when it will disap
pear entirely. The, fact, also, that this
question is to be determined at the polls,
will necessarily keep alive the interest
in temperance organizations and efforts.
It surely will' not ho contended as a
matter of principle, that it is unfair or
unjust that a community shall determine
whether bat not this traffic shall. be
permitted among them. t When it is
admitted that the liquor trade must be
hedged about with careful restrictions
And heavy Penalties, it is a little tor; late
to contend that it May not be abolished.
+he vote on this question in the Legis
latnre is somewhat remarkable. In the ,
-House • two Republicans voted against
the bill, and in the Senate one Democrat
voted for it. With these exceptions, it
was a square party vote ; the ilopubli
-cans voting for the measure, and the
Democrats against it. Here stands out
again the old distinction. W hem:vel
a measure is produced in politics, which
is intended to help any reformation, the
Democracy take their stand solidly
-against it, and the Republicans just as
solidly support it. There is only ono
theory on which this can be explained.
It will be admitted by all that there are
good and bad men in both parties, and
perhaps throughout. a State like ours
the proportion of each in the two par
ties may not be so unequal as- , is some
times claimed, It must follow, ten t
from the course of the two parties on
such questions, that the' Republicans
etrive to command their Actions to the
good men of their party, whilst the De
mocracy are always- careful to keep in
favor with those of the other sort.
THE EVANS CASE
To the entire relief of everybody, the
investigation in the Evans case is' about
closed, and it has resulted as everybody
who,waSn't desirous that somebody else
than Evans should bo crushed, supposed
it would result. It is nowknown as far
as human. testimony can prove anything,
that Evans received large amounts of
money as the State agent for the collec
tion'of its 'war claims, and retained ten
per cent thereof under the color of the
compensation allowed him by law. As
this amount $290,000, was greatly larger
than a fair compedsation for his servlTtes,
his retaining it was a fraud, and an
embezzlement in the eyes of - ,all right
thinking men, although
,he was not
legally an embezzler.
As soon as the condition of Evans's
affairs was made - known, there was an
evident disposit4on that somebody else
than he must be held to ans.eer for his
peculations. The Orst howl was raised
at the Governol; and this how - il has been
costinued with a good deal of fierceness
over since. As soon as the investigation
was fairly under way an attempt was
made to implicate General Ilartranft
and State Treasurer - Mackey, as having
received part of this money, and iv ilk
being accomplices of Evans in robbing
the Treasury Well, after a pi,tracted
probing of the affair, and an examination
of every witness who Could be found,
these stories wore disco\ vi «I without
foundation or color, N , bodly coald be
, yound whose testiinony would in the
Slightest afford even a suspicion that any
officer connected with the State Covent
menthad tiny connecti:m whalever with
the transactions. blindly, however, the
committee got hold of EN'il . lll4, elld lie
given a full statement 01' the afr.lii
El
Evans testilied that mifter the Gov
ernor nor any State offices•, received any
portion of the money ; that lie had
given to different parties at Washington
about F,4-13,000, and the remainder he had
used in the payrnea of debts, or lost in
§peculations. This putt; the whole mat
ter exactly wherd it belongs. A man is
entrusted with a most important ,
agency, he pockets all the, money
of it he can possibly retaiht, and
then wastes - it, itt meculations•
This is no neiv thing under the sun. It
has occurredinany dines previously-; it
will occur many times in the future, un
til humanity be radically reformed. The
culprit is the party who took the money
and retained it. _He alone should bear
all the infamy that attaches to the trans
action, ,and now that all chance of profit
to political parties is over, from this af
fair, doubtless, the State officers will be
„ L lio longer charged with being parties to
' the embezzlement of kvans.
. .
-- Wit see a suggestion in some Demo~
critic journal that Col. A. K. McClure
would just-be the man for that party to
support for' governor. Perhaps. the
Democracy would be willing to Make
the nomination as they are somewhat.in
need of candidates, ~but certainly 'Cot
McClure would not ho cauglitMccAßting
any such complinient. .113 knows the
q:Mmocraoy quite well enough to keep
Lim from leading their .forces into any
fights, which are likely to come off this
year.
, JUDGE DAVII3,.who weighs,two hundred
and fifty pounds, is Worth. several mil
lions, and has received a nomination for
tho—Presidency,-will - mot — malc - d — in ash
headway against General Grant. Weight
and money are not just what the people
ma desirous to adorn with the Presi
dency.
IlonAcE GREET:nit ileclaps that' the
~ C ineinnotti Convention' is .to: be:, COM
. -posed of Republicans, caul that the itbnii
-11008 will be , Republicans;- If so ,tlioy
, will bo 'of the port who have Made up
thoir•mintls to• help the Democracy to
win in the corning fight.
. .
`HARRiSEURG LETTER. .\•
iinitietsiiute(6l.Anc - u . 26,
All the surroundings of the t
i eapita
indicate pearly that the business of the
session is drawing tto its, close. The
hotels aro filled with strangers; each of
whom has ,so,mo special axo ready for
the legislative grindstone. Committees
of ladies and gentlemen, representing
different charitable institutions, are in
dustriously appealing to Senators and
Members to give their votes to_apyropyi
"ations for some charity, which;of'course,
iu the opinion of those claiming the do
nations, is indispensable to the State.
Lobbyists are perfecting their schordes
to run through all sorts of "snakes" in
the hurry of the, closing days.of the ses
sion, and last, but not the least of the.
signs of adjournment, both Houses be
gin their labors early in the day, and
protract them until a late hour at night.
J. M. Walldce
On Monday. .evening the' House con
curred in the Local Option bill as it
passed the Senate, and in this shape it
will undoubtedly 'become a law. This
disposes of a
.question which has Tort,
years caused much concern to the maua
gers of both the political parties of the
State. It is hardly prob r able that There
will Ito any early attempt by subsequent
Legislatures to repeal this law.
On the meeting of. the Senate on Mon
day the returns of the election in the
Chester Senatorial district were pre
sented, and. it was formally announced
that William B. Waddell, of Chester,
had been chosen 'to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Eyans. After
the returns wele read the 6141.1 was ad
ministered to Mr. Waddell, and; he en
tered upon the duties of his office. The
Senate is now full, with the exception of
the Senator 'from Bucks, Mr.'Knight,
who has been dangerously ill almost
since the commencement of the session.
The Senate has been .working indus
triously at the generahappropriation bill
for some days, the •House having dis
posed of that measure more than a
month slince.r At the session this even
ing it passed a second reading, and may
therefore lie considered as practically
disposed of. There were feweramend
melds than usual to the Ilouse bill, the
only notieeiqe feature of difference Was
the strikiinrout of nearly all the appro
priations for local charities. The Cum
berland Vhiley Noimal School had the
good forlorn. to secure an additional ap
propriation or ten tlniosand dollars.
The special committees of the Senate
have nearly completed their labors. The
one appoicted to investigate the charges
made against some of the Medical Col
leges of Philadelphia, of selling their
degrees, has finished its work and made
its report. The report, exonerates the
Pennsylvania University and the Jailer,
son Medical College from any charge ofl ,
the kind whatever, but inculpates the
Eclectic Medical College, managed by
Dr. Buchanan, and the Philadelphia
University of Medicine and Surgery,
managed by Dr. Payne. These last
named institutioits appear to have car
ried on this disgraceful traffic iu diplomas
to 11-11 almost incredible extent. On the
recommendation of the committee Loth
houses unanimously passed bills repeal-
ing their charters. '
The McClure-Gray committee heard
the arguments •of the counsel for the
parties on Saturday, and have since teen
deliberating on their , report. It was
supposed it would have been presented
at the session this evening, but the com
mittee did not see lit to gratify the
general expectation. It will, doubtless,
be presented during the week. The
impression
,appears to be general that
the seat will be given to Col. MdClure,
although it would be difficult to tell
exactly on what this impression is based.
The Evans committee has at length
found George 0. Evans, and given him
the benefit of an interview. 'lle was
found in the .city of New York, and
thither the committee wont on last
Satuiday. Evans was found to be, con
fined to his bed, and is not expected to
recover. Ho testified to having received
the whole Of the $290,000, and that he
gave
. som`e. $43,000 to different persons at
Washington, who were in varibus ways
of service to him in the collection of the
claims. The remainder, he says, he de
voted to the,payment of debts which he
had previously contracted, and had
engaged in some speculations in which
lie had lost money. Ile swears posi
tively that no person connected With the
State Government received any portion
of the moffey.
Sole very amusing occurrences took.
place before.this committee during their
sessions. It will be remembered that
some two weeks since the New York
Sun ptitlished a fong' account of the
whole affair, in which it gave in detail
the parties who had shared the plunder
and the amounts each had received.
Among those mentioned were General
Ilartranft, Mr Mackey, S. S. Moon and
W. 11. llemble, Shortly after this ap
peared, the correspondent who. got up
the article came to. Harrisburg .on a vis
it, when, to his great 'surprise, he was
Dpmediately summoned before the com
mittee. Ile testified that ho had re
ceived his information, faun Dr. Payne,
of Philadelphia, whose-operations in bo
gus diplomas were then being shown up.
pr. Pyne had been previously examined
by tlfmeonunittee, and testified that he
knew nothing whateverbabout the dis
positionmade of the Evans money. Thit,
dispoited of •the whole story, very much
to the annoyance, of the' Su4'reporter,
and his employers, who found they had
been, badly sold, and that, instead of
breaking .up the "Pennsylvania ring,"
they had made themselves liable- to
heavy damages for libel. To finish
up . the whole transaction, John
McGinnis' a former member of
the Douse from Philadelphia, test fled
that Payne had entered into a conspiracy
with him to force the withdrawal of the
investigation-into the affairs of-the COI-.
lege, and that this pretended exposure
of the Treasury officials was made fur
that purpose. McGinnis gave some Very
amusing - tales of tlui plot laid by Dr.
I'ayhe to Sitife'L iffitolf - fromfaxposuroy,but
it is unnecessary to repeat thelll:',"fil
will,, doubtless, be some time before any
similar disclosures are made conc.:ming
the Evans matter. . _ _
IT Seems now :certain that Congrc.cs.
'will abolish the duties on tea and lioli've,
and thus relieve the peoplc,.of another of
the burdens of the war. This actiun
will most likely have the effect to pro-,
- vent.anyfurther reduction ih
on articles; which wo prodUce in this'
country, and will,. therefore, do much to-,
ward defeating' the aims ,of the ft re
traders. ',Mini slowly; but surely we.
are getting into the -right position.
LOCAL OPTION IN THE BENATI
The geuoral local option bill being thu
special order - hi the,,bonato Thursday, tike
first section was` road,: Nybon Mr. Strang
moved ,to :strike -- out "boroughs and
toVathhips" .and insert. "counties."
MrS - Itutaii opposed any such amend
, -ment, as did also-Mr.-Fiteh-
Messrs:- Delarnater.....atid... Mutnina
thoughtiidunties Might worXbetker, thel
latter rrialcing longr.l3psoch,i4 flivo of,
the principle "of the ..bill. Stra/ig
also' said' - no ,Would -, ;Oto for,. the hill,
whatever shapc,it - nnglit finally assume.
Mr. - Davis; of Birks, said no would
'oppose the bill in' all shapes, believing it
to be the outgrowth of a sickly fanati
cism, which would force all men to do
as -thee fanatics do themselves. - --Such
attempts bad always failed ; no law to .
govern men's appetites ever
to anything. .
'Mr. Strang afterwardi; added to his
amendment a provision changing the
'time for voting upon the question from.
the October election' day to the third
Friday in March, 18713, or in cities at
the same of the municipal election.-
Mr. Virlac inured to amend the amend
ment by fliirig the thiird*riday of 'March
for the whole commoilwealth..
Mr. - amendment was voted
down.
Mr. Strang's amendment to substitute
counties for boroughs and townships,
was agrecd.to. The, proviso liking.. the
day l election at th . o
time of choosing
municipal or township officers, was
aereed to.
' Mr. Humphroysmovud to striko out
the proviso that this law shall hot be
construed to affect any prohibitory laws
now in force. Tho amendment was
voted down..
Mr. i llninphroys then nievod to atnond,
by milling tho bill. only apply to retail
ers, biitAis was also voted down.
Mr. Davis, of Philadelphia, moved to
amend, by providing that only druggists
shall be licensed to sell for medical pur
pOses, which Was agreed to.
Mr. Brooke said ho•.rnnst ask to ex•
empt Delaware county from the provi
sions of the bill, as they had the Illinois
law, Which suited' then..
Mr. Davis, orßerlcs, said his people
did not want this bill, and he would ask
his county to be excepted.
Mr. Albright made a similar state
ment.
Mr.-Brooke withdrew his amendment,
the bill passed second reading, the vales
were suspended, and the yeas and nays
wore about to 130 called - on the final, pas-
sage, when, at the requtist of the friends
of the bill, it was allowed to go over• On
third reading, and the Senate adjourned.
The following is the bill as it now
reads :
An Act to permit the voters of this Com
monwealth to vote overy three years
on the question of granting IleetlBoB
to sell intoxicating, liquors:
SEC. 1. Be it enacted, etc., That on
the third Friday in March, 1873, in every
city and. county in this Commonwtialth,
and at the annual municipal elections
every third year thereafter in every such
city and county, it shall be the duty of
the inspectors and judges of elections in.,
the cities and counties to receive tickets,
either written or printed, from the leial
voters of said citre.2r and counties, labeled,
on the outside " license," and on the in
side "for_license" or "against lic-Mse,"
and to deposit said tickets in a box- pro
vided for that purpose by said inspectors
and judges, as is required by law in the
case of other tickets received at said
elections, and the tickets so .received shall
be counted and a return of the same
made to the clerk of the Court of Quar
ter Sessions of the Peace of the proper
county, duly certiAed as is required by
law; which certificate shall be laid before
the judges of the said court at the first
meeting of said court after said election
shall be held and it shall be filed with
the other records of said courts, and it
shall be the duty of the Mayors of cities
and sheriffs of countiosi or of any other
officer whose duty it may be to perform
such service, to give due public notice
of such special election above provided
for three weeks" previous to the time of
holding the next annual municipal elec
tion in every such' city and county, and
also three weeks before such election
every third year thereafter ; Pr,ovided,
That this act shall not be constructed to
repeal or affect any special law prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors or
prohibit the granting of license : Pro
vided, That when the municipal elec
tions hi ally county or city do not occur
on the third Friday in March the oleo=
tion provided for in this section shall be
held on the day fixed for the municipal
elections in said city or county.
Sic. 2. That in receiving and count
ing and in making returns of the votes
cast' the inspectors and judges and clerks
of said election shall be governed by the
Jaws of this Commonwealth regulating
general elections, and all the penaltitili
of said election laws are hereby extended x.
to and shall apply M the voters, inspec
tors, judges and clerks voting at and in
attendance upon the election held under
the provisions of this act.
SF. it. Whenever,..hy returns of elm>
littip in any city and collet) , aforesaid,
it'slfhll appear that there is a majority
against license it shall not be lawful fur
ally license to issue for the sale of
spirituous, vinous; -malt or other in
toxicating liquors, or any admixture
thereof, in said city or county at any
time thereafter '
until at an election as
above provided a majority shall vote in
favor of license ; Provided,. n'hat noth
ing contained in the provisions of this
act shall prevent the issuing of Hommel
to druggiats for the sale of liquors for
medicinal and manufacturing purposes;
Provided, The citizens of Lebanon shall
vote ~..upon the question on the third
Itridity in March, 1873, on the same day
rind time when the - townships of the
bounty of ~Lebanon hold. their spring
elections.
BORDER CLAIMS
Clerk's office, house of Representatives,
WHABIIINOTON, D. C.; March 11, 1872.
fy Lear Sir . I have 'observed firths
Star and Sentinel of last week, a note of
Mr. DlcSlierry, with reference to the
claims for damages on our Border. In
it lie states that the "Governor' and all
who have interest or influence in -this
Matter aro tieing everything in their
Power to secure an early and favorable
settlement of all these claims," and that
"State Legislation on this subject, at
this time, • is unnecessary and would not
be .properi" I presume-that Mr. Mc--
Sherry refers to the issue of certificates
by the State authorities, and. not to an
effort to procure. payment of the amount
of tho certificates from the General GOy: 7
OrIIMOUL` I have not boon able to dis
cover that any applicatiod has been made
to Congress by the • authorities of 'the
State for that purpose, nor do I find,
anywhere, traces of anythidg having,
hood ileac direction up to. Site
time.
,Thero is a prevailing impresSion in,
'our part of the State that the general.
Governuterithas committed itself to tiro
prineiplo of paying for damages or in
juries to . property; eigused, hostile,
operations, and that theprit . felple having .
boon reedgnized,othere can , be no °Woe-,
tion urged in the pay . ment of our dal*,
except one of .meana.. I regret, to,
say, is an entire ,mbitako. The General .
; government provided yeari ago, fOr the
payment of 'rout of buildings and of
taitea; for the use of the army, in
the loytil States and 'last year it took
the first atop' in , theAllivetiOn of paying, 'rjr.store or. supplies, fr,om, loyal
citizens in the. insurrectionary ; States,"
.the gotriMbiSion appointod for thiii:ppr-,
.imso'haprig sat during tho last . .year,
and passed upon claims
. tp; the ;amount,
of about $ . 9,00009, being, one7thlrd of,
these.' proeout. , It h3s . also Und4tal4in .
to 're-irribttri3e the 'Various loyal Staten
for thOir,expenditures a :enrolling,
-equippingiLand_provisioning_volutit!er.
troops; blit it has made iio provision for
In-imbursornont for dainages or-lrAttries,
;If it%houlkiiidinit - ibillabilitTfor dam-
Ogee or initirios - fnjlieted by our armies,
fullyas it has its liability for supplies
'receiSed by them, thkolaims'arising there
tinder might iiiifely'be put down at mauy
hundreds of millions of dollari ; and tho
sortaipty of tbs. loormous. obligation
which would' be' thoreby" 'created, is a
reason -for believing that the Govern
ment will hesitate long.beforo admitting
it',, and that if they do admit it at all, it
bo after prOtracted controvorsy'and
with very great modifications and
„.
But while the General, Government
May be pardoned for some delay in
agreeing to- undertalcb the payinent of
these classes of, claims, it would be a'
very matter fo - r the State of Penn
sylvania. to • pity, - them outright, and be
done with It o 'leaving the General Gov
ernment to nottlo this question in its
own time and Way, and as It best can
with refbronqb to the .general interest.
Our State -eau arrange to pay these
claims without serious indonvenience or
embarrassment, and ought to do it, and
take &twee for re-imbursetricut at such
time as the 'General Government may
feel itself able, if ever, to arrange for
them. -To keep Itimants waiting for
their money until hp State secures re-
imbureeinent, is an act, it has always
appoartici to RIO, wholly unworthy of the
relation ,which a powerful and prosper
ous State holds to any of its , despoiled
citizens. It is my firm belief that the
time must
of
when the State v;vill take
this view of her duty, and the sooner our
citizens direct their attention to creating
a favorable public sentiment in this
direction, the sooner w ill 'the y secure the
payment of thoir.claims.
It is to the honor of our State that she
has already done more in the way of
lief than any of hor sisters. The claims
of her citizens,have been twice adjudi.:
cated, aCd they have thus received the
sanction of semi-judicial approval. Offi
cial dertiticates of them are about to be
issued. It only remains for the Com
monwealth to . assuine their payinent, to
complete .a record which will bo pre
eminently honorable. I can not under
stand on what principal a paternal Gov
eminent, admitting the losses, and that
they occurred through no fault of the
citizens except a residence On the bor
der, can turn the sufferers over to a
remedy, which, in the very nature of
things, must.involve interminable delay,
with a probability of ultimate loss.
It appears from a table prepared by
the Treasi.ry Department, and presented
on the first instant, in the house of Rep
resentatives that of the $3,843,608 claimed
by the State df Pennsylvania for ex
penses in raising volunteers, the sum of
$261,740.08 still remains unpaid, being
on "suspended accounts." I suppose it
is possible for the State to remove the
objections to the payment of those par
ticular bills, and if so, to .obtain the
ainouu~ in full settlement. I ventul , e,
therefore, to suggest to our Senator and
Representative and to others interested
in Border claims, the propriety of legis
lation at Harrisburg, setting apart what
ever of this amount may bo 'obtained
from the General Government, to be ap
plied upon these claims. This, at least,
would be a beginning in the• right di
rection.
I am very respectfully yours,
,EDWARD MoPitEnsoN
A. D. lio.uni f tic, Esq.
MEI
[From tho New York Timm March 13.)
IVHO WILL '111: COUNTRY HAVE
FOR PRESIDENT RATHER THAN
,GENERAL GRANT?
Those who are so bitterly opposed to
Genmal Grant's re-election are bbund,
now that the year is advancing, to tell
us something about their own candidates
for the Presidency. We can, of course,
well understand what Mr. Greeley's pre
ferences are, and whom ho would wish
elevated to the Presidential chair. That
fever which 'periodically attacks " noble
minds" in this country, and substitutes
the dreams of delirium, for the realities
of life, has unquestionably smitten this
venerable editor.
« if * * * * * *
Butsuppose that the malcontent Re
publican 'indioates Mr. Sumner as the
possible candidate in opposition to Gen
eral,Grant. Now, wo Have the highest
possible respect for Mr. Sumner's char
acter, honesty, and purposes. But is lie
precisely the kind of a man to place at
the head of a great Government? An
idea seems to drive him on Ince a whip,
until IM. passes all bounds of prudence
or wisdom. As a reformer, an agit'ator,
or a leader of opposition, Mr. Sunnier
is invaluable, and we trmit will long be
spared to the Republic . ; as a President,
he would be worse than useless.
Trumbull's name may bq intro
duced as that of a good opposition candi
date. Mr. Trumbull -we respect as an
able and patriotic man ; but what has lie
done to rank him above the great General
of our civil war, and the President who
has carried t,,e country on so noceess
fully since? The people can never
forget • that when . we had tried one
General after another, mid they had
failed, and our national ceuso sviemed at
iM lowest ebb, - anti to all foreign oh ,
servers it appeared inevitable that the
groat Republic must be broken to frag r
runts, then came first the 'inspiring
news of Donaldgon, and.then the glorious
capture of Vicksburg and the victor yi of
Chattanooga ; then the long, Patient,
untiring and finally successful struggle
in the Virginia 'Valley, and 'the leader
behind whom victory and peaemfollowed
was ho whom now the nation 'are asked
to set aside fora "scratch" candidate.
If, indeed, President Grant has made ,
a failure In his civil administration,
there would be more reason now in
taking up some comparatively unknown
civilian. But history will pronounce the
present Administration a remarkably
successful oile,,ftrid as crowned with-the
highest honors of peace. A rebellious
region of immense extent, with a race
of emancipated slaves; 'pacified, wisely
governed,- and prosperous; education
and suffraao extended to every class
the onormouit debt of the war reduced
to a large extent, and taxes lightened ;
the wards of _the nation—the Indians—
for the first time protected by a humane,
legislation ; the great reform Of tho age,
civil service ',reform, introduced; the
country, on
.the whole, ably -represented
abroad, and' its adnfinistmtion at home
far more honest thin that of our States
or towns ; ! the within prosperous, active,
'and turning its attention everywhere, to
reforms, and the first stop made toward
international arbitration. This is the
record which • history will &Ivo sof Gen
eral' grant's 'services to his country in
:peaue. :,What /1/4B Mr. Trumbull's "re
nerd" to compare 'with this?. What aro
,the ,few mistakes' made in appointing
professional politicians or wire-pullers
to publio , office, compared.,with these
grand and successful achievements.
, 'ls there anything in the past or present
life of,Mr. Trumbull. or. IMr. Sohurz, or
ally, other leader of the opposition, to
show that they would . riot fall into the
'Old corrupt system (which, we have al
ways. denounced) of putting men into
,public ,Waco forparty\ service, if the op.
,portniiity, were:, afforded. them ? . Whom,
would the country-ratber, have, in, the
President's chair than Ged, Grant? ,
• " Owlria the °Minded state of our
columns several, 'comniuniaaticms have
heen,, unavoidably,. loft out. An . ex.
tended' and 'interesting
. account ,of the
Thirteenth Animal tiymposiuni tho.
Ilanusyllmniii Zeta of the Philinppii Poi
~F raterhity will appear, next' weak, haye
ing been banded in tow late I for ; .publiaa.
tion In the present Issue,
METHODIST GONFERBEVE.
ABSTRACT- Or- THE -PROOREDINGB,-
Loot HAVEN, Math 22.—The anni
versary bfthe conforencechuteh exten
sion' society was held last ; evening at
half-padt seven o'clock. Tipamas Barn
hart, presided, and speeches were
delivered by Rev::A. J. Krynel3,.D,'D.,
of Philadelphia, chaplain C. C. M'Cabe,
of Chicago, aud.Dr. J. M'Kendroe Belly,
of Loulsville,-Irentuoky.---The exercises
Were interspersed with some of Dr.
M'Cabo's Soul-Stirring songs and expe
rience of life in Libby prhion. A basket
collection of $l5O was taken up for the
benefit of the society. .
A resolution.commending the Ladies'
and Pastors' union recommending the
formation of auxiliary societies in Our
charges, was on motion adopted.
The trustees of Bangor ohapi3l, Castle
Finn circuit, and those of Salladaysburg
have been granted permission to ,soll
their respective churches, with a view
to future purchase.
Samuel W. Leas was granted a change
of relation from effective to supernu
merary without an appointment. ;
The committee on temperance reported
a series of resolutions in relation to pro
hibition and increased interest in the
work of temperance by pastors and peo-.
Tao.
The confeeenee proceeded to the elec
tion of delegates to the ensuing general
conference, with the following result :
Rev. B. B. Hamlin, D. D., 122 votes ;
Thompson Mitchell, D. D., 110 ; Francis
Hodgson, D. D., 100 ; J. S. M'Murray,
92 ; Samuel Barnes, 82. Alternates—
James Curns, 80 votes; W. L. Spotts
wood, D. D., 45; D..S. Monroe, 41.
The convention adopted resolutions
deprecating' any modification of the
,:piscopany and expressiVe of thanksgri
ng for the past success of the church
through the divine blessing. Hon. John
Patton and C. W. Ashcome were elected
lay delegates to general conference
Which meets in Brooklyn in May; with
W. W. Paxton and M. W. Jackson al
ternates.
The anniversary of the Preachers' aid
society was held on Saturday evening at
half-past seven o'clock. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. Dr. J. M'Kendree
Reily and Dr. Rynoth.
The fourth session was opened with
prayer led by J. A. Gore.
The committee on necessitona
reported they had appropriated $2OO
from the. Preachers' aid society to the
wido'Ws and orphans of Methodist
preachers.
The amended report of the Preachers'
aid society was read ancladopted.
Rev. John A. Gore was requested to
preach a semi-centennial sermon at the
session of the conference in 1873, should
his life be preserved, in view of- hie hill
years' service in theaministry.
The conference Proceeded to fix the
place of the next liesaion in. 1873. Al
toona,— .first charge, Lewisburg and
Charnbersburg wore named. Chambers-,
burg was- fixed, and an accompanying
resolution passed that the time of the
Central.. Pennsylvania and Baltimore
conference (the latter to lie held at Ha
gerstown),to be arranged as to have a
re-union of the two bodies on that occa-
El=
On motion, the' P. E. - of Carlisle
district, and minister in charge at
Chambersburg; be appointed a commit
tee to make arrangements for the pro
posed re union.
The board of stewards reported that
100 pat , cent - was, paid to -conference
..claimants,..thaLtot , plf rficeipts from the
five districts society being
$4,527.52:
The report of the Church Batension
society was read and adopted. ,
Dr. Dashiell has been elected a dele
gate" to the General Conference, from the
Newark Conference, of which he la, a
member.
(Comit . mule ]
CHOIR SINGING
OMB
" Let everything be done decently,
and in order," enjoins St. Paul.
" Bing with the heart and understaml-'
ing, and not in an unknown tongue ;"
reiterates the apostle.
. These are good rules for the modern
singer. They necessitate feeling—and
feeling necessitates care and cultivatidn.
What particular degree of p - rolleiency
is requisite to establish "decent" sing
ing, we shall not preinise ; only that it
must be done " with the heart and the
understanding," and not in an "un
known tongue."
Those who would make their listeners
understand, and feel their renditions,
should first Understand and feel thorn
themselves. This effect requires oorroct
and natural enunciation and expression.
And it is just here that so many singorh
fail. '
Articulation implies the utterance of
consonants rather tbri of vowels. If
these zyro feebly,- onianciated, especially
at the beginning and ending of words,
the poetry is unintelligible, and the:sing
ing so. much " worshipping in an un
known tongue," so far as listeners aro
concerned.
Expression (s 'the soul of pectic and
musks] well as of oratorical
; -and anythirig that mars it should
be abandoned and disallowed. On the
other hand, anything that increases ex
pression should bo encouraged and, ap
preoiated The following few brief rules
may,not bo considered' irrelevant ;
1: Vorale, only, aliould be, sung — , and
cons6nants distinctly spoken.
ff. Sibilants s, o, x, z—should nover be
hissed ; m, n, r—should
never bo prolonged ;aspirates—h,
'should bo foriAbly and distinctly enunci
ated.; tho mutos—b, d, k, •p, t—
should bo prominontlymarked iu ovory
word. - • ' •
8. Tho ,vanish of vowel and • semi
vowel sounds should be briefly sung
and neyer prolonged.
4. The breath. should never be taken
where it , injums the 'poetic sense; but
always at the marks of 'punctuation in.
the poetry, and at the rests in the music.
'6. Syllables of a word should be con
neeted with a " glide."
0: Nasal, - and - all unnatural vowel
sounds, should, be carefulli.avoided, and
all tones represented by notes beneath n
slur should be. connected with' a "shook'
of the glottis," and not by an adieu of
the.lungs.
rCornniu . nicated.l •
SCHOOL EXAMINATION.
On:Tuesday, the nineteenth instant, I
had the pleasure of attending the exam
ination of Miss M. E. Stewart's school,'
in the Cumminstorrn district ;of Penn
township. , The examination was in the
afternnon, commencing at. 12 e'Cloch.
The school room was crow* to its
utmost capacity by the Patrons of the
district, citizens frmnadjoining districts
and townships,-and by friends of edam
-
Mon in general., ' ' •
bollov . o that this ,ncto tho rot.oxam-
Ination over !fold in this district,
.and
Was: a __perfect „success... L .llle scholars
performed
. their k parts. admirably; ai'id
from the manner in which they 'an
swered the questions as given by the
teacher, proved conclusively 'that the
instruction they received was thorough.
The, room was beautifully decorated ;
- appropriate mottoes encircled in wreaths,
pictures, surrounded by evergreen, oc
cupied:prominent places, and showed a
great deal 'of taste en the part of the
teacher and-the patrons:
' In the absence of Prof. Idareehan,
who had a pro-engagement, music Was
furnished by the sch'olars themselves. '
•
• The exorcises Were interspersed by
declamations, essays, and a , dialogue. ,
Every thing passed off In order, the
children seem to, have known that:" or
der was hoaven'si first law." This ex
amilsation has 'proven Miss Stewart to
be really an able and efficient teacher;
for wErin you conware the advancement
that the scholars ,have made since last
session, the conclusion must be arrived
at, that the improvement is attributable
to the work of the teacher. • '
The examinations of this school, and
of the Centreville school was voluntary
on the part -of the teachers, and the
manner in which the patrons of thiiir
respective districts took-hold of the, mat
ter evinced clearly to my en iiioth at thei r
services must be well appreciated. Af
ter addresses by Rev. J. S. Wobdburn,
Messrs. D. Lefever, F. D. Williamson,
John L. Henry and Win. H.. Coover, the
audience dispersed, well gratified that
they attended the examidation of the
Cummins School. SPECTATOR.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER
A . VIEW INTO THE OTHER WORLD-A
'SPIRITUAL SEANCE-THE PEOPLE WIIO
VISIT MEDIUMB-A NOVEL FEATURE IN
LIFE ' INEMEANCE-THE ERIE WAR-
FASHIONABLE CIIIT-CrIAT-TTIE THEA-
TREB AND WHAT TURN ARE DOING
NEW YORK, March 26, 1872. .
-- Oa's rambles in the metropolis are
somewhat pointed by queer episodes.
The other day, for instance, a friend
wanted-me to visit that mysterious bo
big a medium, and, not being at
all averse to the taking of a few mental
photographs in the spiritual sphere, I
went. We found the ante-room thronged
by persons in waiting, and each "inter
view" dr seance occupying from twenty
minutes to half an hour. All of these'
individuals, without exeoptiou, evidently
belonged to the better classes, and I sub
sequently learned that the place was.
frequented by some of the most distin
guished ministers, bankers, editors, met.—
chants and politicians of the city and
country. In fact, the fame of the the
dine' has excusably excited the curiosity
of the intelligent, and the wonderful
manner in which he unravels the mys
teries.of the past, and lifts the veil of the
future—brings you face to face, as it
were, with friends and relatives long
dead, describes the minutest details of
personal appearance, and converses with
them as if they were in. the flesh, is well
calculated to make the sceptic exclaim,
like Stephen Blackpool, "It's all a mud..
dle—all a muddle."
Thu room in which the seances are
held is an ordinary 'parlor, furnished
with some elegance, but in the usual
style, with piano,' book case, sofas, and
a large centre-table. - .There is certainly
no machinery, and none appears neces
sary. The medium is a large, hand
some
,looking man,
say six-and - thirty
years 'of age, black haired, brown eyed,
gentle voiced, and manners that are the
perfection of good breeding. As my
friend and myself wore ushered in, he
arose and 'remarked : " You must ex
-cute me, gentlemen, if I confess that I
feel the influence leaving me, but thti
truth • is I ant- almost physically ex
hausted, having sat here for nearly ton
hours ; still I am impressed that we
shall have some. manifestationy " Sure.
enough, we had scarcely drawn up to
the table, when raps were audible ou
the floor, on the chairs, on the walls, on
the piano, and elsewhere. " Your
spirit friends seem glad to meet you,"
observed the medium, who by this time
had lighted a oigar, and was leaning
back in his easy chair, Write the
names of those with whom you would
'like to communicate on those small bits
of paper, and then fold them tightly."
My friend then did so, and they were
then thoroughly,
,mixed. Ono by ono
the medium took thorn, laid each in turn
against his forehead, and called out the
persons designated : "That's So-and
so, your grandfather ; that's. Julia, your
first wife ; that's your brother ; that's
your friend Robert, who died in St.
Petersburg," and en on. " By the way,"
added, the spiritualist, "there is a mes
sage for you from St. Petersburg." ''he
rapping was vehement, and the medium
went Into some astonishing; details about
an old railroad contract that remained
unsettled.
" I should like to ask a few questions
mentally," said my companion. " All
right, sir ; write them on a paper and
fold them so that I cannot see them."
It was done repeatedly, and in each in
stance the answers were prompt, correct
and in detail. As a test,. several of the
questions were written in the Russian
language and ono or two in short-hand,
but it seemed to make not the slightest
difference in the responses. Suddenly,
the medium observed, " Your Ilusiian
friend desires to give you further proof
of his presence with you, by writing his
name on my arm." The sleeve' was
drawn up, and we both distinctly saw,
in red letters, between the medium's
elbow and:wriet, a signature that was at
ouco recognized. I threw a
,peculiar
seal upon the table,. and asked, " What
can you toll me: about that?'" "Noth
ing now," - was the reply, "yet I should
like to have a copy of tile 'seal, for
sometimes the most - mysterious- infor‘
oration comes to mo in an unexpected
way." He ,placed the seal in his pocket
book, but in five minutes throvi it out,
with the remark, "I don't want it after
all, for the ,spirits have-impressed it on
the sides of my portmonnaie," .and he
showed me as perfect a.fad sintilo as if it
bad Inca talon its wax:,
A. notable Chang‘ has likewise taken
place in the KnielcerboOker Life Insur
ance company, of -which Brutus C. Ly
man, esq., is the President, 'and .I allude
to it because'of the , many thousands of
pokey holders whoare scattered through
'the conntry„.. heretofore, whatever may
have been the advantages' claimed for
other schemes proposed by life insur
ance organizations, a policy never has
possessed a tangible value, and • benefit
accrued.to the holder before death only.
when the policy was surrendered or in
the shape of reduced annual premiums.
Under the,. now arrangement of the
Knickerbocker, which has been the re
sult of thirty years of practical experi
ence, every policy will entitle the holder
thereof to withdraw in cash at the end
of each year a certain specified -value, or
he may allow the amount to remain In
the company and participate In the bonb
fit inuring from' its investments. The
annual interest on this sum will never
be loss than four per cent, and as , much
mere as the success of the company for
the preceding_ fiseal.year may warrant,
The advantage of this system is two-fold.
First, it will materially relieve those who
"are unable fronrany cause to continue
the payment of the natural premium, and
niake the policy eqrtivalent to a bond on
which money can be borrowed,lherefore
creating a negotiable value ; and, see- -
pinny; it maketi the company a savings
bank, in' which ,not,only are the intermits
of the family protected after the death
of the holder, but he while living secures
an annual return for his investment pro
portionate to the success of the ceitipany.
The plan has 'elicited the most favor
able manithents. froth the press, and the
faetthat:it emanated from so Coneerva
ilio and solid an institution
• as the
Knickerbocker, Is likely
,to - give an im-,
petue to Life Insurance greater than
ever. The Kniekerbooker, , Company,
by the way,.. have just purehased and
-moved into a maguilicentrnarlde •bitll4-
, ing.cin Broadway, optieette the now poet
offieo,in the park, the annual rental for'
which alone pays nearly one-third of the
cost,'
Home and County Items,
litREIDAY, MARCH 28, 1871
Viov.s.swiria—Tho price of batten
. DULL BALE—Potatoos at CO cents poi
bustiel. • •
Env. Commix, of 'Dickinson College,
will preach in the English Lutluiran
church, next Sabbath morning and even
ing.' • . -
'No. BegOoL.—Thb Board of School
Direct Ors have Issued an ordor, to tho
effect that the publio eehools will be sus
pended frOm this (Thursday) eveeing,
until Tuesday next. This will be ga
lorious nen% to Young America. .
..... ~. .
EARLY morning markots will soon be
in vogue. This will bo doleful vows to
those of our °Ulnas who aro partial
to "morning naps." Due notice of the
-proposed change will be made in these
columns.
THE extensivo sale of household and
kitchen furniture, at the residence of
Mr. George Zinn, on South Bedford
street, adjoining the German Lutheran
church, will bo at 1 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon next, instead of AO a. m., 'as
announced in the,sale bills.
NEXT Monday will be the first of
April. Unsuspecting reader be on your
guard, lest your joking neighbor sends
you on a fool's errand. A. number of our
citizens have taken "time by the
furo
lock," and are ''flitting" to-day. Not
any " flits"•forns. Wo are..not taking
any of that this Spring.
DANIEL HUMER, butcher, of New
Kingston, attended" thelnarket on Wed
nesday for the last time in that capacity,.
He has attended the'Carlisle market for
several yerirS past, and is well4cnown by
many of
. our citizens, and always made
it hie aim to have none but the best and
choicest meats on his stall. Ho intends
embarking hi the'mercantile business iu
New Kingston. ,We with him success,
WE overheard a couple of persons re
auark a few days shies that "fly time
was approaching and that wo would
soon he
,oujoying . the lovely days of
Spriffg." All of which was correct.
Messrs. Rhlnesmith A, - Rupp, at their
now rooms en North Hanover street;
have recently made additions to their
immense stock. All the late novelties
in stoves and tinware, in endless variety,
at reduced rates., A. flue assortment of
table cutlery, which they offer at reason
able prices. (Jo and seeithem.
SABBATH next will be Easter. Al
toady the shouts of Young Anieriaa,
hold her up," greet the ear on every
hand, as they are eager to " pick" eggs
with their companions. As a general
thing the. price of /wit fruit advances
cousideraldycat Easter, but this season,
thus_far has been an exception, 20 cents
per dozen being the ruling price. It is
plainly seen that the income tax has been
removed, for despite the numerous "cold
snaps" to which we have boon subjected,
eggs have been very plenty in market ;
in soma idstances yersons could not find
reedy sale for them, and have been
obliged to take them to the store, and
exchange them for " the necessaries of
life." ,
A NEW" •iieoks since the Illustrated
Christian IFeelely of New. York, gave a
,sketch and plans of a cottage which
could be well built for $l,OOO. So much
interest has been excited in all parts of
the country by its publication, and so
many letters of inquiry have boon re
ceived, asking for further information,
that . ' the publishers in, their issue of
March '3O, gave a bill ot' items showing
the Cost of everything in detail which
enters into the construction 'of the above•
mentioned cottage, .
In the same number we find soma very
interesting reminiscences at a wedding,
relating to the commencement of a mis
sion to 'Japan forty-five years ago. The,
illustrations in this number are well ex
ecuted—those upon the CatacoMbs fit
Rome being especially beautiful. A. por
trait is given of Rev. W. M. Taylor, the
new pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle,
Now York, recently from England.
An editorial on " Pastoral Vislting,''
take's strong grounds against Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher's theory that the neces
sity for these visits does r not now exist.
MET OF PATENTB.—TIE) following
patefits were issued from the U. 5.4 Patent
Office, to citizens of Pennsylvania, out
side of Philadelphia, fur the week ending
March 19, 1872:
Reported for TEE IlEntam by Alex
ander & Mason, ,solicitors of patents,
601 Seventh street, Washington,H. C.
Steam pump, Lewis Ggjscom, Port
Carbon ; fetice post, J. F. Keeler, Pitts
burg ; mode of cooking coal, G. Lander,
Irwin ; mode of Cooking coal, G. Ladder,
Irwin ; safety guard for tubing* of
artesian wells ; spring for vehicles, A. W.
3.lcffnowii, Honesdale ; man hole cover
for oil tanks, H. F . Synder, Williams
port ; dinner pot, A. F. Wolf, Beaver
Falls ; hydrant; G. C. Bailey, Pittsburg ;
safe, M. C. Royer, Norristown ;
M. C. - Boyer, Norristown ;-safety valve,
J. C. Cazier, North Mist ;, side table, E.
Greco, North :East ; phining machine,
G. Griffin, Flioenix.ville ;. compression
cock, J. - Maclaren, Scranton ;- clothes
washer, .W. J. Miller, 'B. 0:' Irons,
Lineville ; direct ki'eting steam engine,
J. B. Smith, Dunmore
_machine for
bending rake teeth,. Sm., J. Sqdgen,
Pittsburg ; apparatus for amalgamating
ores acid precious metals, 'Geo. D.
Wyckoff; 'Gil City.
to
ENTERmatrapiticcording
to announcement previously made, the
concert by the Sabbath School of the
First Methodist Episcopal church, as
sisted by the choir, took place in Rhoom!s
Hall; ' , on .Ifist Thursday evening. The
hall was uncomfortably filled - with a
brilliant audience fong before- the hour
announced for the exercises to begin,
The entertainment was a grand success
in ©vary respect, from the singing by
the infant sehool to the mutate by the
choir. •
"The Captivity," an Oratorio, . in
three acts, was eleeedingly fine, and
drew fortli,unbOunded 'applause. The
"Country Aunt's Visit to the• City,",
was a decided hind elicited the warm
est admiratio9 _ The lady members of
the choir - isli.lfro.dresse'd hi_ ancient. cos-
tumo.
;
Not the least pleasing* part of the
evening's . entertainment, was the songs .
rendered by Prof. J. W. Swanton, of
Hairisburg, Pa. "The BacholOi." was
snag In style; The encore
_to ,this
song was so decided, that the Professor
made hisapp,earance and sang tlie ' , lndian
Hunter's Lament,'] a very old song,
composed byljr. John H. Hilton. " The
Leap for Life;" or Iroesides wits panto
mime, was fine in the extreme.
The young ladles OA gentlemen who
took part pan certainly feel proud of the
enemas attended them—while
to Mrs. ;J: Eky cannot be awafded
too much praiao for,' her efforts in its
behalf. Wo ; announce with pleasure
that leis, Hui, intention , of the scimoLt,i)
repeat the, entertainment at au early
•date.
SEE the list of"jurors^ in another col
umn.-
Tna GooD WILT. B , itticuun burst ono
of the flues while in action at the fire on
Wednesday night last.
. .
Mai.. - H. Hor.n.min; of 'Nebraska City,
will please accept thanks for a- lot , of
Western papers received a fewlliys
• , i)
Educe. . .
Tun appearance of suspicious lookiiig
meat in market on Saturday morning,
stirred up quite, 'a "little'-breeze." It
was subsequently removed, without be.
lug offered for'salo:
TrrE Philharmonic Musical Associ
ation will close the present season with.
a - grand dress concert in Good V;rill
Hall, fir - a few weeks. We hope they
may be grouted with, a large . audience.
WE return thanks to Messrs. Ivison,
Blakeman, Taylor & Co., Nos. 138 and
140 Grand street, Now York, for the
receipt of a copy of Webster's Pocket
Dictionary. It , is a perfect little gem,
and exactly the publication we stood in
need of.
WE would call attention to the
vertisement of Mr C. :V, Hoffer, which
appears in the present issue. House,
sign and ornamental painting promptly
attended to. Paper longing a specialty.
Orders from town and country promptly
attended to. Give him a call.
:Jon work of every description executed
with neatness and dispatch at the HER
ALIS OFFICE. The work executed at OCR
OFFICE will COMpEIO favonibly with that
turned out by any other establishment in,
the Valley. We use the best paper and
late styles of typo, while the prices are
fixed to suit the times. Give us a call.
Tne Board' of ; School Directors will
hold their regular monthly meeting in
the Directors' room in Education Ilan,
on Tuesday morning next, at 8 o'clock,.
instead of Monday morning as
.hereto
foie. Citizens wishing to have their
Children admitted to the public schoohi,
will please bear this notice in mind.
MACIISIFICaNT.—The American Cen
tennial Anniversary Chart, just pub
lished by Messrs. T. B. qallender& Co.,
Philadelphia, in aid of the Centennial
Celebration fund, is a beautiful and ap
propriate ornament. This will be a
valuable memento of the treat event.
Full descriptions will be found in our ad
vertising columns.
SAUNDIMS AVENUE —The Mayor yes
terday reported to the Councils that he
.1111 d-signed their resolution changing the
name of the avenue on which the Presby
terian Hospital is situated to perpetuate
the name of its founder, the Hey.
Saunders. It is unusual for Councils to
perfix the name of a living -man to an
avenue, with an avowed purpose of
"meeting the wishes of the citizens in
handing it down to posterity," but the
man himself, and hos devotion to the
public welfare are very • remarkable.
Pref. Saunders deserves this honor fur
his" distinguished services during the
war, and the public spirit lie has maul-,
feked Ito every acetsiou. The corn
plithent is a surprise to !dm, but it will
be a gratification (moue citizens.—Phila
delphia Post, March 15. , •
COUNTY BUSINIESS CITAiT.—Two
weeks • since, we noted the arrival of
Messrs. flower, Killian and Steventon,
stating also, that it was their intention
to publish a business chart of Carlisle.
The gentlemen have - succeeded iu their
undertaking, and have just issued from
this office one of these excellent_wdver
tieing mediums. It is projected with
comSuondablo taste and skill, and will,
doubtless, do much towards concentrat
ing the county business and trade.
These young gentlemen have won many
friends since their advent here Ad speak
in glowing terms of the courteous
manner in which they have been re
ceived bY;our business men. And while
we are on ) this subject, we would suggest
that the next move should be the organ
ization of a County Board of Trade, to
harmonize and organize our business
elements:
El=
BORO6III OFFICIALB.—The newly
elected Town Couboil took the oath of
office on Thursday evening last. A fter
being duly organized they went into an
election for officers, with the following
result:
- Psisidont—George E. Sheaffer ; Sec
retary,A. J. Wetzel . ; Treasurer—Jos.
IV. Cgilby ; High Constable—Jesse B.
Humor ; Tax Collector Fletcher
Yeingst ; Clerk to Market—James Hack
et ; Curator of Graveyard—L. Beckon
dorn ; Lamplighter, W. Ward—George
P. Myers; Lamplighter, E. Ward—
Samuel Brown; St l iteet Commissioner—
James Black.
The following committees wens subse
quontly appointed:
Streets—J. L. Meloy, R. Black ant'
J. McGonegal.
Borough Property—J. L. Melcy, J.
MeGenegal and Samuel Wotzel.
Ordinances—John Pislthurn, S:Wetzel
and S A. Pague.
Markets—George Bheaffer; C. Weirice
and R. Black. •
Lamps and Plugs—J. L. Meloy, James
MoGonegal and Samuel Wetzel.--, •
Sired Regulatori!—Samuel Wetzel, jr.,
John Plank and Henry Myers.
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the committee appointed by Allen
Lodge No. 299, K. P., for the purpose of
Preparing an appropriate memorial and
resolutions, upon the death of James 11.
Neiman, would'respeetfally submit the
WizEmts, Au All-Wise Providence
has seen fit to remove front our midst,
our belpvedand highly esteemed brother,
Jas. IT. Neiman ; and
Wrthrtass, We deeply mpurn and
sincerely sympathize fur his bereaved
friends who were called_ upon to witness
his long continued illness and decease ;
be it ,
Resolved, That this lodge has received
with, sincere sorrow; the intelligence of
the early death of James 11. Neiman.
Resolved, • That in his death we have
lost an affectionate brother, au esteemed
companion and a faithful.frieud.
I?eaplved, That whilst *o deplore the
death of a beloved member of our odor,
and whilst we feel that there has been
.lost_to.tho community a. valuahle mem
ber of society, and to the, bereaved wife,
an affectionate husband, yottiVo recog
nize in his . groat ailliotion, the hand of
Him who dealt all'things wool .
lteoolved, That our Lodgo room be
draped in mourning for thj space of
thirty days,. and we observe the usual
cereinoniof mourning.•
.Resolved; That in his severe trial the
widow and relatives ,of the, deceased
have the sympathy of this Lodge in their
affliction. . -
Reaolved, That copies of thoso. resolu
ttonsle forwarded to tho county papers
for pUbliention ; also, that a cop,' of the
snmo be sont 'to the widow of the' do,
ceased. • ' •
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- 'Cu B. DiLLER,
J. C. Npenir,.
, Committee:
APRIL. fool paities are the latest.'
:.AN_Argum'ent_Court session on_
Tuesllay.
- A: LAny•friend treated the employees
of •rins ovmen, to a basket of delicious
cakes. We extend thanks for the same.
IF , you wish 'to purchase .a splendid
pair of nicely (Ming boots go to Ad.
Dysert's, Fo; 4' East '4llaituareet.
litmamnan that Miss Anna E. Dickin
sou lectures iu Ball, on the
evening of the 'ninth—next Tnesday
week., • . - - .
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To-mon - now will bO'Giood Friday, and
'is a legal holiday. Wo do. not know
whether the Banking houses will be
closed. • •
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.141 , r.—0n Monday morning last,
Capt. Goo. W. Ding, Paymaster U. S.
tookhis - dep&rtureler South Amer
ica. We wish the Captain a pleasant
atid prosperous voyage across the “briny
deep," •
'nit country is -again flooded with
"confidential' circulars from parties in
Now York, offering to sell counterfeit
money at reduced prices. Wo trust
none of our readers will' be so verdant
as to invest.
AN explosion in Jos. W. RaVerstlek's
drug store, on South Hanover street, a
few days sinco, created considerable ex
citement for a short time. Mr. Irs.
hand was severely cut. Take 'care of
tho nitroglycerine.
ON Saturday last, Mr. J. C. Stock,
NO. 7 Rheom's Hall, received per ex
press„two splendid large signs of the
Amazon and Triumph Fire InSurarice
Companies of Cincinnati. Tlfey have
since been placed at the entrance to tl.•o
office. Mr. Stock, is the agent for these
companies.
M. Dicon Rlininm has had a now
!lour placed in the main entrance to
Rheeni's Hall, during the past week.
Major, you might with propriety extend
your labors still further, and , re-model,
our composing -room with a similar im
provement.
Miss ANNA T. DICKINSON.—Tho clos
ing lecture of the course will be deliv
ered bi Rheem's Hall, on Tuesday
evening, April 9. As this will be ",court
week,' it will give .many of our friends
from the country an opportunity to hear
one who stands first among female ors-
ON Monday last, as Major A. A. Line,
butcher, was driving a flock of splendid
fat slieep on the scales at the "Market
House, they•bccamo frightened at an ap
proaching, Borg, and loft for " pat•ts un
known," at a remarkably rapid gait.
:At least a dozon of mon, boys and dogs
joining in the chase For all wo know.
they may still be running.
S'i OYES TIN WARR, Samuel
It (nattily, on Church Alley, in the rear
of Rheeni's HMI, has an immense stock
of all the latest vatic:ties ofstoves, Which
he oilers at greatly reduced prices. ll is
assort Meta. of tinware is large and com
plete, from the child's tiny rattle to a
large and 'complete outfit for amateur
housekeepers. Ills motto is "Quick
sales mid small profits." Give him a
call.
_To THE LADIEs.—A cotenipm•ary bas
truly said, that "the best, family sewing
machine made in ,Ameriea, is the .
-called original winch exe
cutes, in a perfect manner, every variety
of sewing, hemming, felling, cording,
tucking, braiding, gathering and quilt
ing." It is claimed that this'machine is
absolutely the best in the world, and in
trinsically the cheapest. These marvels
of usefulness are for sale by H. S. Rit
ter & Sod, No. 44 l,Ve=t, Main street,
where they can be obtained at reason
able prices.
EVANOILLICA t. CONFERENCE.-1 . 11,t1,
Central Pennsylvania Conference of GIP
Evangelical . Association, in session at
Baltimore, has made Gin following
among other appointments :
Presiding Elders—Baltimore district,
C. D. Deininger ; Carlisle district, A. L.
Reeser ; LewiSburg district, 'M. J. Ca
rothers ; and Williamsport district, S.
Smith. To 13endersville circuit; J. M.
Price ; Carlisle mission, 11. B, Hartaler ;
Conowago circuit, A. W. Kromer and'
R. W. Runyan ; Shrewsbury circuit, J.
G. M. Swenglo ; Glen Rock station, P.
W. Raidebach ; York Station, W. 11.
Stover ; York mission, U. F. Swongle ;
York Circuit, 11. Conrad and P. Young.
DINNER AT TIIE AMERICAN HOUSE.-
011 'Tuesday last Mr. John llall, late of
the Pennsylvania House, took formal
possession of the " American." As was
customary the new landlord gave a din
ner to his numerous friends—the entire
HERALD establishment receiving a cnr
dial invitation. Fully 150 persons par
took of the substantial repast preplan
on this occasion. The : invited guests
embraced many of the prominent -Mild
zees of the town and surrounding coun
try. We bespeak for this now landlord a
liberal share of the patronage of _the
traveling, community. - VITO . La Ameri
canna !
l'EnsoNAL.—Wo were favored with it
visit front Midshipman S U. Graham,
on Tuesday last. After an absence of
almost two years he returned home on
Saturday last. Midshipman Graham
has been on board the U. S. S. Gherriere,
which ship brought to the United'States
the body of the late general Robert An
derson, of Fort Sumpter renown. }le
was also on the„EupPean Squadron, and
visited all the principal ports in the Medi
teraneau Sea and the Holy Land. Dur
ing the trip the ,vessel - wax wrecked twice ;.
once on the Nrinteck et Shoals, and-once
oil the Vado Rocks, Italy, He is looking
lemark ably well, and is now awaiting
orders.
OWNERS 'Or EEAL: ESTATE RECORD
Your. DEEDS.—The attention of owners
of Held Estate ,030se Deeds- are not
recorded is called to the following Aet
of Assembly on the subject. Much
trouble and even loss of property may be
avoided by attending to the require
ments ; of the law, which 'provides that
all Deed.i "shall be recorded in the office
for recording of Deeds in the county
where_ such lands or hereditamentm_are
lying and being, within six months after
the execution of such Deeds and Con
veyances ; and every such Deed and
Conveyance that shall, at any time afte'r
the publication hereof [the act referred
to] be made and executed, and whMh
shall not be recorded an aforesaid, shall
be adjudged fraudulent and void against
any subsequent perplaser or mottg,mgeo
for valuable consideration, unless suoh
Deed or Conveyance be recorded as
aforesaid, before the proving and record
ing of the Deed..or Conveyance uuder
which such subsequent purchaser or
mortgagee shall
THE long - expected companion to
"" Ten Nights in a , I3ar Room" is nearly
ready, and will shortly appear. Tho
popularity -and great usefulness of this
standard temperance book is evinced by
the immense - sales that have-boon made
-L-much greater, it is bglieved,-than that
of any book of its class evor published,'
Who has not road this remarkable book,
so true to nature, so intense iu effect,
and so terrible in its moral; and viho that
has ',read it haS not. wished for a coin %
panion. To satisfy this widely ex•
pressed desire, the, author him under
taken and just completed a now volutne, e ,
that-unmasks -the liqu'or seller and
accursed :traffic in a' way to startle tuid
arouso the public.
. The now book is entitled " Three
Years in a Man Trap." .It gives an' In
side view of the liquor trade, and por
trays the terrible effects of that traffic in
a series of life pictures, full of the in
tensest interest; with the skill and
fidelity to nature so eminently character
istic of the author.. Thu book cannot
fail , to mako a strong improssion, and,
as a new, auxiliary in tlii causo of
temperance, will have - a v ido had
powerful influence. Nothing could' ho
more timely than its appeal mom
,noW.
We learn, by the publishers' .uirenlar,
that it is to be, sold oSellisitily 'by
agentti, and as it is a good ;opportunity
to secure' a book which will easily,
and at the same•• tittle do
, a va-t, otnount
of good, we advise any non socking
profitable, employment 'to ripply to' the
publishers; J. M. -Stodclart 4V, Co., No:
.:783 SanSoni street; Philadelidds, for an
agency,- and ontor into this, work of
moral 9,qlpor ,urage at once:
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