- - Arrest of Jolts' IL zurratt,
• The United States 'maul : Alexandria,
'Egypt, telegraphs by the ca, . to the State
Department that down. EL CIRRAIT has
been arrested, B'4 that the s can; be no
doubt of his identity. The p , ture of this
man is of the greatest impor i ance to the
vountry. forlfroin him can donbiless be ob
tained facts Concerning the rn4rder of our
beloved President, ADRAti I li LINCOLN,
which will startle the, world I The deep
mystery Which still envelop— that terrible
tragedy may yet be explaine..
OSE CASE TRIED.—At tlt
in Lycoming comity, two el
in Nippettoso township we
for having refused to take
deserter from the diwtft.
Jury—Not lanclty; connty fo;
Law Judge of the county
tap.) is a Democrat, and
charged the Jtiry that the
only obeyed their oath, and t'
Law had disqualified deserte
and the Jury decided accordil
i
The Meeting . of C.
WASHING
'the Weather is as pleasan
sibly be expected.
• The galleries of the two b
gresS are densely crowded.
House are not sufficiently In
triodate all s.ekerS of admiss I
The members of the Hou;
in full force. ' Long. before la!
lberS of both parties' were
'ands with marked cord ial it
7n7 on other Subjects than psi
looker-on would Scarcely so
ferencee on any subject ever
so happy are they in greetii
SENATE
The: Senate was called to
o'clock precisely, by Mr. IA
pro tem.. l •
Mr. 4ntliony presenleti 'th
olutioo, which were Several
That the Secretary info'
that a quorum of the Senat
That a committee of two
join a committee of the . 1-lot
on the President to receive
Mr. Sumner said if there
before th© Senate he would
Senate bill No. I,an act to
tive franchise in the Distric'
HOUSE OF REPRES
-'-The roll of members NVII
answered to their names.
Three new members were sworn in from
Tennessee, and two from hlentneky.
A committee was appointed to wait on
the President and inform him that Congress
had assembled and was r ady to receive
any communication.
Mr. Elliot (Mass.) asked leave to intro
duce a bill lo repeal the thirteenth section
of the act of-July 17th, 1,62, which sec
tion authorizes the President to grant par
don and amnesty to persots who took part
the rebellion.
Mr: Elliot's bill was ,thee put' upon its
passage, and was -passed y a vote of 111
9
to 2.
A bill was introduced,a u'referred,direct
ino• the Side of 4, i 2 3 000 2 00 .of gold, by the
Secretary of the Treasury every Monday.
Also. a bill, for the mee 'rig of Congress
on the 4th of March.
Mr. Stevens introduced
reniovals from office, Wish
special order for Friday . n ,
Mr.-Schenck (Ohio) mi
equalize the bounties of
marines. Referred to ti
Military Affairs.
- THE MORMONS are . or,
ment to extirpate all tho. l
City aqd. Utah Terriary
with thetn. In. consequl
Gentiles of that region
resist the Saints, and b
-looked for:where the wor
to' believe only holiness
Gov. ORR, of South
nowledgeu that the blac
more use in a commonly
of larger benefit, tb him•
dition of bondage. I Go'
by ibis admission; ;that
age which the South
•many years, and to exte ,
ed to:destroy the Governl
was a barbarity by whie
race were ignored and t
inanityf annulled.
ri,
Li organizatiodof w
zanies for the productio
is one of the wonders
amount of invested cap
ufactories is immense,
that ventured in any ofl
impelling' cause of this er
ticipated demand for in
iu the south,' for !the
staples of that region.
. labor 4id all the service
and Most imperfect. irnr
• Already a different ii
spect prevails in the Sot,
tivate large plantations
proved machiney. Ste:
are taking: the iilaceS d
muscro. This demand!
market which can onl?
Northern manufacture
A YOUNG wan in Cibcinnati of rich and
respectable parents hasiust been discovered
in a very mean trick.
.ge paid his fond at
tentions to a wealthy young lady, and suc
ceeded! in taliMg a valuable) gold watch
from her, whi, l ll he pawned for some "lo'ose
charip." Ilif bar bon cempelled to dis
oie..
T
EMIGRATION TO LIBERIA.T.LIAOTEIe por
tions of the South it is stiated that the ne
groes prefer emigration to i Liberia to living
in idleness and poverty in he many sec
tions of the South that are row destitute.
One hundred and sixteen eniored persons
recently passed througldAil'anta on their
way to Charleston to embaik for Liberia,
and the Southern papers report; that large'
numbers - of emigrants,awaitiug an oppor
tunity to sail, and who have come from all,
portions of the South, are now collected in
Charleston. Our latest l achlices from Li
beria represent that colony to be in a pros
perous condition and enjoyi#ig a lucrative
trade.—Ledger.
I recent Court
tion officers
1 , prosecuted
e Tote of a
l•rdict of the
costs. The
lon. A. Jor
we presume
officers had
at the State
from voting;
igly.
THE STATE OF NEnAs.—Anurew
Johnson has pocketeckhe bil' to' admit Ne
braska into the Unioti as a St:at,and will of
course veto it. The . followihg, h reasons for
immediately passim*. it ,over; his head says
the Press, should be c:mcfpsive with re
publican Senators and Representatives:
I. Nebraska has been reprlented seven
years by a Republiean ee'etp . e.
11. She has electtl two Radical republi
can United States Senaters.i;
111. She has elected a Re4wt lic,an mem-
ber of Congress for : the shirr`y ninth and
Fortieth Congress. j .] f
IV. She has ele'cted Riniblcan State
officer.
V. On the. second Tuescia of October
she elected a State Legishienii3 with a ma
jority of about 24 on joint iballot.
VI. She is ableto aciqit tlie constitu
tional amendment. '
ngress.
ox, Dec. 3.
couki pos-
!wiles of Con-
Those of the
ge to =eon--
-e are presea
.on the rnem
seen shaking
and convers-
Ries; A i mere
peel that dif
divided thew,
VII. She can elect al sitecessor for six
, i:
years to the Seuator whp may draw the
short term. . . ii• i
,
VIII. Her majority is . 77P Eo n the p ,opu
lar vote. : i I
-
IX. Her population is not far from
70,000.
1 .
. :
A GOOD JOKE has, just beeliperpetrkted
by the clerks in the Departments at Wash
ington. Before the late elections these hikad
and-butter gentry organiZed a club fol. the
purpose of co-operating with the Copper
heads of the various Stat 6 in winning vie-
Aeries to vindicate the iefamies of Andrew
Johnson. But the; resultsi of the elections
somewhat confused theke presumptuous
scribes. They recevied a blow too hard to
he withstood. At theiii last meeting, it
was resolved to change the character of
their organization, and make its object for
the future tend:tothe c "prOr i iotion of teiive
ranee. This is certainly eornmendable,tand
if the: Departmental Ol t erks at Wash
ington can win Andrew Johnson to tem
perate habits, they will 1.4 doing himand
the country, whose pay hey are receiving,
more good than iflhey had won a hundred
political victories for m$
rder at twelve
gter, Presidvi,'
res
adopted:
in the House
3 is , assezn bled.
)e appointed to
;e and wait up
!tis message.
vas no business
nova to call up
Tulate the elec-
I tTof Columbia.
i'STTATIVES.
called, and 146
WE HOPE VIE AEPTIp*AN PRESS will
not deceive their readers with statements to
the effect that the Presidebt intends acqui
escing in what Congres adopts, and that
he will respect the mandate of the people
made at the ballot box.' ilt is not in An
drew Johnson's nature t4--j)e just or truthful,
nor is it a part of any of his purposes to
seek a fair harmony of th'e Executive and
Legislative branches of the Government:
If he acted in harmony with Congress,
and obeyed the Will of the men who saved
the Government from!' destruction, he
would become the instrunnent of punishing
those with whom' he ha' reciprocal oath's
of alliance. The !little gore than twenty
seven months allotted to l iArtid rew Johrrs ui.
as president, will! be entirely demoted to a
furtherance of the intrests l of raitors. There
fore, let no intelligent Rep blican delude
himself with theJidea that ndrew John
son will not need watchibo• while he is in
power.
a bill to regulate
h 'NM made the
rodueed a bill to
ildiers, sailors and
,e Committee on
, So long as the spirit .4f atred to. union
.
soldiers prevails 'Fit the Sethi!, the people
of that section tied not he 'surprised at the,
deter urination of; the loy:al North to exact::
ample security fOr the.' foture peace of thq;
country and the rights dt loyal citizens, bed;fore restoring the South Om States to their';,
I privileges in the Union. ,
,
:anizmg a move
,e from Salt Lake
who do not agree
nee of thiss, ' the
re prepping to
id work may, be
'd has been taught
remits,
. _
The CatholiC Chelich has decided)
that there can ho no dis s t:nction in race and
color hi the tolls Of '!.1% Mother Church:'
1
We may now Conelud. , &; that the gates Of
r.
Iteavon aro not clos i ed r i tgainst the African
race.We never doubted their "title clear
to mansions in dui skies," but it is well
enough to haveithej qu4stion taken up br!
a powerful church and pronounced upon.
We are not aware; the churches, as!
such, deny the titlelof the negro to iminor
tal existence. " But the *tubers of churches
are not quick to sl+v that they beliei:e iu
equality of privilege beyond the grave.
T -
Carolina has ack
man free is of fhr
and consequently
than in a con-
Orr confesses,
he system of boh
, aintained f - a , so
d which it essay
ent:of the union,
I the rights of a
o interests of hu
I
Shootimy b
people In Peru is a pastime, and
ighwaymen have! it all their own 'way,
but a correspondent of the New - York Tri
bune tells'' how he Was-surprised by a band
of robbers, and hovi he ciittwittad thern,hav-
Mg. just eiglityfivi; cents in his pocket, he
rode out of Lima 0110 Morning, armed to
the teeth, bu t ex!' Otant of robbers. About
a mile from the city he was suddenly met
by four men, and just at the same moment
ten more appeared in sight. One of the
number demanded his money or his life. Pre
tending to search fdr his funds he drew a Der
ringer and shot the highwayman through
the head, and spmEring up his mule got Cut
of range, halted drew his seven shooter and
dispatched 'four others, and then made his
tracks for f4rom whnce he sent po
licemen to secure the five corpses.
Thereiis a stor of Ja celebrated Vreneh .
preacher, Who on delivering it sermon on
the duty, of wives said t "I see in this con
gregation a woman who has been guilty of
the sin of disobedience to her husband,
and in order to p:bint )ier out to universal
c ndemnation, I will fling my breviary at
her head." He lifted his book, and every
gee heanastantli , ducked.
Lanufacturin,g corn-,
of iron machinery
)f the times. The
"tal in these man
!renter by far : than
her interest. The
nterprise is. the an-
Iprovedt machinery
cultivation of the
Heretofore, slave
while the rudest
rletnenta were used.
fluence, in this re
al. Those who cul
re introducing im
am,' iron and steel
,f blood, bone and
will create a vast
be controlled by
Incre,t,c of `•-ip::atdon.
I 1860, the popUlation of Pennsylva
nia was 2,906,115, and the largest vote
(for d Governor) that year was 492,624.
Divide the population by tliei vote - for
Grovernor, we have a fraction less than one
I
voterito sir population-L6ay one to sic.
The recent vote for Governor amounted
to 197,370—which , by the test of 1860--
wo Id
, shoW a population of 3,584,020,
in Pennsylvania, iii 1866—an increase of
591,305, (considerably over half a million)
in six years—say 100,000 a year, in the
whole State.
The interior cities of Pennsylvania—
taking the population of 1860 and the last
vote for Governor as a test, show a hand
some gain, as follows:
1860. 1866.
Reading 23,162 32,358
Sctanton 9,223 23,988
Lancaster 17,603 21,186
Harrisburg 13,405 20,010
York • 8,605 .13,056
POttsville 9,444 • 12,858
Allentown 8,025 12,270
• "Williamsport 5,664 12,130 .
Erie' 8,952 - 11,712
Norristown 8,194 1,1,262
Easton 8,044 11,160
113,698 182,040
113,698
i
Gain in six years 88.342
I
Average gain; 1,213 per year. The
vote of Scrantoniis doubtless largely' fraud
ulent, but we take it as it 18.—W.12/i the
Leipisburg Chronicle.
has been proposed that Congfess
shall institute an efficient system of corn
petive examinations for appointments in
thevarious departments of the civil service
in which education, knowledge of inisiness i
scientific attainments, or practical ',experi
ence are requisite,. and that appointments
made under this system shall be perma
, nent, that is, shall be held until sorne'real
cause, aside from political differences, shall
warrant and justify removal. This ',scheme
hiiS several advantages. It would! secure
Competent men in subordinate official po
siWns, curtail the vast power'of the Exec
) ..
utlye patronage, and remove many, places
from the theatre of party contentions. The
of the places would be performed in
amore satisfactory manner than they now
are, and the atmosphere of politics would
be comparatively purified, by irelating
chiefly to principles rather than a distribu
tion of the spoils. I
Sots folks kill rats with poisoned oys
ters. In Toledo, .the other day, 'a German
stepped into a store and seeing upon a
plate several tempting bivalves, proceeded
tol swallow one. Imagine his terror when
informed that the oyster had been, covered
with deadly arsenic to poison rats:, A po
tent emetic was immediately introduced
into the nearly' insane German's stomach,
and the dangerous bivalve came up, thus
relieving him of his danger:
THERE 15 a woman in the New. Albany,
Ind., jail on a charge of murder. She had
hi quarrel with a neighbor woman, and
throwing •at her a pot of boiling coll - ;.!e
Missed her mark and struck a little girl;
injuring and scalding her to such an ex
tent as to cause ,death. The Grand Jury
have just found a true bill against the
woman.
DR. FRESHMAN, a christianized 'Jew
Rabbi of Quebec, is deli ering lectures in
the i est upon Judaism. Although now a
disbeliever in the doctrines of the Jews, he
paid a glowing tribute to them as a people,
Stating that they would not steal nor mur
der, while but few ever find their wily into
prisons or penetentiaries, charged with any
Crime.
A cmoiNNATI paper throws out the hint
to the pc4 eating world that, inasmuch as
the hog cholera prevails to an alarming ex
tent in that neighborhood, unprincipled
dealers kill the animals infected and sell
the meat in the markets,
A norttnA. Judge named.. Long, in! his
charge to 'the Grand - 'Jury said that he , fear
red the time was not far• distant when 'the
people of America would prefer being gov
erned by a chief with a glittering tiara
rather than by the framers of the Civil
Alights bill, Such a preference is no nerl ,
thing in the South.
TIE hot-blooded Thomas Francis Meag
her recently challenged an editor in Mon
tana to fight a duel. • The editor very prop- ;
erly refused to comply with the demand to
shoot or be shot.
•
THE Lewisburg C'hrohicle hoists the
name of Hon. James Pollock for the sue
cessorship to Edgar A. Cowan.in the U.S.
Senate.
Goy. WILLIS A. GORMAN a • leading
Democrat of Minnesota, urges his political
friends to accept the Constitutional Amend
ment.
THE receipts from Madame • Ristori's
performattees in New York city, since Sep
tember 26t11, will exceed $130,000,
BRIGHAM YOUNG his just taken to Ins
bosom a 45th Mrs Young Mrs. Young
No. 25 died the same week.
THE Chicago tunnel for supplying
that city with water is now ready to be
punched - through—both ends meeting.
The ceremony of punching will take 'place
this week.
"Not dangerous to the linman family."
"Rate come out of theiraioleB to die." •
` t Costar's" Rat, Boac4 '&0. Eztenninat,Or
Ia a paste—used. for Rats, Mire, Roaches,
Black and Red Antsi&.
Costars Bed-Bug Exterminator
Is a liquid or wash—usjd to destroy, and
also as a preventative fr Bed-Bugs, &e.
Costar's Electric Po*der for Insects
le for Moths, Mosicmitoris, Fleas, Bod-Bugs,
Insects on Plants, Fotrfp, Animals, &o.
azir 112 rawARE I I I broil worthless Imitations
Sir See that COSTAR'S I nazne is on each liox,Bot
tie, and Flask, before yon l ity.
Will — Address nry R. Costar,
1 431 Broad.ws), Y. T.
larSold In Coaderepottl
rEarßy the Merchants gineitilly.
si.nd all Druggists and Ll.43tallers everywhere
" CJaistitexx- 7 ,51"
CELEBRATED
----- - - -
BUCKTHORN SALVg,
For Cuts, Burns, Ernistis, Wounds, Boils, Cancers,
Broken Breasts, Sore Nii,ples. Bleeding, Blind And
Pah.ful Piles; Scrofulous,(Putrid, and Ill.c ri nditioned
-ores; Ulcers, Glandular twt4lings, Eruptions. Cuta
.COUS Affections, Rh gniirtn, Itch, Corns, Bunions,
!. ptdnins, ,tc., Chapped Wands, Lips, &c., Bites of
Spiders, Insects, .Animal 4
pa 'Boxes, 2t cte., 00 cti and tl etzcs
wirsoid by alt Drugglite everywhere
1" - And by Mtetnx R. VOST.I. , It, 484 Broadway,N.Y.
aiirAnd by Druggists i COtidersp ort.
-'-ti:t;r 9 gEl o
'ERSAL
"Cc".
' UNI
CORN
OLVENT,
Warts, d:c.
ctn.; and $1 sizes.
ats everywhere. - •
454 Bron4lt - ay,
in Cinider,port.
For G.
P'Bores, 25 conta, 5
1:: — Sold by qt. Drugs
—dud by iIENRY /:.
—AIIII 10. DM:Viet.
PRI It
pa- ta,x.!iss . "
It lON p F
Orange Blossoms,
Bltter-Sweet
FOR REACTIFYI i NG 7 . 11 E COMPLEXION.
Deed to soften and Be.ititify the Skin, remove Freck
les, Pimples, Eruptioni., &e.
arc now using it in preference to all others
—Bottles,
—Sold by Druggls a everywhere.
—And by rIEURT t. COSTAR, 484 BroadWay,N.Y
—And by Druggists in Coudersport.
i
EitA - V;IS i
EM
CTORAL
Cough
Remedy,
,oaiseness:Eloie Throat, Croup,
ifluenza, Asthma, Consumption
*ad all dlsoa%os of the Throat
For Coughs. Colds, fi ,
Whooping Cough,
Bronchial Affections,'
and Lunge.
50 conts,; and $1 sizes
—Bottles, 25 es.,
—Sold by all brui
~ g gists 7erywhere.
R. COST/R, 484 Broadtvay,N.Y
—And by HENRY;
.sts in Cnudorsport
---And by Druggf
it. d,
CD
• istaxols"
'LEBIIATED
litSitt)t , PILLS
A UNIVERSAL DINNER PILL ;
For Nervous add Sick Headache, CoriVlVer ' In tia
nestion, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Constipat on, Diarr4
'
Fever, and general, de; ngeinent
of the Digestive Organs
—Tloses, 25 cents, 50 cents, and V. sizes.
—Sold by all Driig,gibta evarya*bere
—And by HENRI' R. CO,TAR; 454 Broadway,N.Y
—.And by Druggists In'Conderaport, deck aua
uK A ERE It
•
COLLIN
HAS JUST RETbRNED FROM NEV YORK WITH A LARGE STOCK OF
W W
NE GOODS WHICH HE ILL SELL AS LOW AS THE LOWEST,
i
CONSI TING OF
Dry Goods, Cloths, Casshneres,
,
Clothing, Eats, Caps, Boots,
• .
Shoes, Groceries,
I Crockery,
Hardware, Notions, &c.
KEEPS EVERYTHING USUAILY FOUND IN A GOOD STORE
THE HIGHEST PRICE PAID 7R VENISON, FURS, SHEEP-PELTS,
AND MOST KINDS OP COUNTRY PRODUCE
THE READY-PAY SYSTEM WILL BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO.
N. _
B —THOSE OWING WILL PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT WITH DELAY. decs,p6 COLLINS SMITH.
igw DRUG & BOOK STORE
'Buy Where You can Buy the Cheapest !
A New Store with. Fresh Drugs!
LLISON & TIEOMPSON
Having located in tie room formerlY occupied by C. F. _iliaiming for a Jewelry
Store, have rejittpd, refurnished, aud.thoroughly stocked the bUilding with Me largest
• andsbest stock of
DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS; VARNISHES,
GLUES. DYE-STUFFS, now, AND STEVENS' PATENT DYES,
PURE .WINES AND LIQUORS FOR•ItIED:OINAL PURPOSES,
A GENERAL VARIETY OF PERFUrviERY & TOILET ARTICLE
PAINT BRUSHES, !HAIR BRUSHES, TOOTH ,BRUSHES, &C.
Will also keep on hand the following 2eillt many other Patent Medicines
.
Dr. LindSey's Blood Searcher., Dr: Lindsey's Cholera Mixture,
Dr. Janye's 'and Dr. Ayer's'and Dr. Kennedy?§ Preparations,
ALL THE POPETLAH V.AEUE TIES o,l* BITTERS.
~houlcior x- c • M7in, - wrig, - coma. 0
One cf the proprietors being a graduate of the • :\, - (:w York Medical College the public haye*
the cs.l••3tirariee that :ill prescriptions sent in will be prierptly and carefully prepared.
I " ' i •
11 . OOKS. AND , STATIGINERY.
I'
Sbliool Books, Blank Books, Novel%.,Toys,tiolions, Penis, Inks, Pencils, eke,
O. ELLISON. , ,(1ee5.66 .M.'. THOMPSON
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Wouid announce to large dealers that he has consummated arrangements with Large Easters!
•
rLoußme ESTABLISHMENTS
to ship direct to us, iijstend of sending to ICe l u - York
Prepared .to Sell Lower
Buffalo,
or most any other e'stablislimept, sat ink all in this section
rREIGHT, TIME, EXPENSE. ,
Every Barrel Warranted as `Represented.
ge"SEYD ICY. YOOR . ORDERS
Yours_ tospoctfully,
December, 1666
SMITH
TrE, RS US
PIS WELL AS
THAN
1
I DUTthirky
FOR
C. H. 8! M!
FLOUR
And we' are now
Dansville,
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NS,