Ourselves.
• Now that the campaign - is over we shall
devote more spaci -- -,ltlitin for the past few
;eoliths to Mena ure,:aimss, and mailers of
general in 1 erest it .r.ary selections wilt
be carefully insfleetv4ili4ilite fre.pliest_apil
ablest periodieuli and books of the day, unc
will contain- nothing ofrensivl: to pure mot
rda or good mate. A portion of the papet
will be devoted each week to information
useful on the farnianTLin the lious - xliold.-; -
Opeeiiii attention will be paid to the collec
tion of lovai•neWs.. TheproceekliaXf ti t , :
courts and countßofticers,Arillk,be protnptly
rt:pv4ted.'''Therodt.u.7e market reports will
be carefully coasted each'-week. • The ed
colunanN;wlllcnetain•cornmenta•upoi
Stich topics'of : t.t.Ality as may seem of mos,
interest totlieAcitiektd - relitler. in short, we
tlittAiirrierQß a. thorough po-:
literary andbiibinessnetc.tpaper.•
Ilepe - to make it a ji?itrnal that eballinterest .
-
every citizen of Tiogit County, and be a Wel
Coin Visitor fit every fireside... In doh g
i~ this, rte 'respectfully ask the aid of nut
friends and' Well-wishers-in extending out
ill : et:dation and sending us prompt inteir.-
• ;
g3nce of whatever of interebt may transpire
InAlleir respective neighborhoods.
r i fhe regular*circulation of the 'ACITATOIi
is already larger than , thut: of most •Journal-,
tiof 'Northern Tier; but we ilesiie tit ex
t- ltd it still - farther, and with that •objet in
view we will. qed-. the , piper: (rod the dint
, .
of subseripton. petit the :first of Ja nuary;
18t4 ; to - all 'up iv_tUbt pribers. ho ;.,end us ON
aileance,.:titits.:giVing all Altos(
who subseribe•at•Qn a the paper for the re
mainder of this yearior nothing: But lei
it' be fully -uidercitcre4" that to' 'secure
this rate.the cash must accompany a i ll or
der,l3. • • •
fily Agitator.
A: F. iLkitil'Es, EDITOR
TUESDAY, #OY44I3ER-2.0, .113.12.
Congress 'beets next Monday "
Grant's official New Bilk . Bilkis
&$ ; 347. Dix, for e _Governor, has a majority
of 08,748. r : ,
The newldermarttiPire is actively press
ing the fight against' the ecclesiastics. A
bill vias - last.'•xeek submitted to the Diet,.
punishing by fine,- i. imprisonmerit, and deg
radation from office any clergyman who
shall by name excomniunicote a tubjecttqf
A special dispatelifrOin IT - e.cyO'rleans to
the Nev Yore 2imes; thrtttrlait `Safitr2Jay,
says that Kellogg, the Republican candidate
for Governor,-bas-e.ntitjority of 12,761; that
the Republican. Electors' have about the
same majority, : and that the whole •Republi
ean State ticket N elected. • .
The ontposts , of •conservatism are yielding
one by one In the British Empire. 'The bill
legalizing marriage to a deCeased wife's sis
ter passed the Legislature of Victoria . last
week. After tfiVhile:-the restriction upon
such marriages will no doubt be renuAed in
the mother country.
The, Constitutional Convention at Harris
burg made little or no progress-laatlxeek it
its work. Thefieveral committees were no
announced, and until they, are arranged•coin
stitution-rnaking , will halt. The time wilr
mostly spent in talk by thattylnembeii ena
mored of their own voices. After much pa
laver and little labor --the body adjourneu
from Friday to Monday,of this week.
The New York TrZune of List Frida3
contained my ill natured political growl.
witerCupou the Tline4 admini , ters this mer
ited rebuke:
"A more unprofitable task cannot_ well
be imagined than.that of rev.iving th!, per
k!onal controversies of the recent campaign
but this is the task to which Mr. (heeler
appears determined to address himself. HI
Does calumny . pay't' and goes on ti•
decide that it does, 'He might have found
in the Columnaof his own newspaper a hod
of facts which ought to have led him to a
different conclusion. When the Tribune as
serted that a child of the President 'Nvt
spending money in Europe at a rate which
proved that only corruption could supply
the funds, that was a calumny e. high onl3
excited the disgust of the people. So, too
in saying that Speaker Blaine had take
u
bribes to an enormous extent, that the Pres.
ident had received large presents of land
from Mr. J. Russell Jcines, that he was in•
tent on carrying the elections at the point of
the bayonet, that Senator Wilson was a cor
rapt man, that Attorney General Barlow
had compromised the suite against the Ring
thieves, that Gerrit Smith was a humbug.
and William Lloyd' Garrison an abusive old
Radical—in all these, and numberless other
instances, the. Tribune uttered calumnies
which ` did ant pay,'and Mr. Greeley would
have been well advised•had he allowed the
whole subject to rest. The public have had
enough of the personal disputes arising out.
of the canvass, and they will not be induced
to take a fresh interest in them by the quer
nious.complidnings of a soured and disap
pointed candidate."
The President has already, given veiy.sig
nal proof of his sincerity in carrying eti
civil service reform. Be is evidently deter-
pained that it shall have a thorough trial.—
i A delegation of Pennsylvania pond-
Claps went down to Washington to secure
the appointment of a new Postmaster for
the Quaker city. They had an interview
- with the President, and stated the object of
their visit to be to ascertain whether he in
tended to apply the civil service rules to the
c.lie of the Philadelphia Post Office, and of
presenting certain reaskais wliy such appli
cation should not be ntada The spokes
man, Mayor,St okely, stated their reasons at
kzotne length--we regret that the telegraph
does not tell us precisely what they were—
and then.said that all those present had uni
ted in recommending a merchant .of that
city, of whose fitness there was no doubt,
and who would nt the same time prove an
earnest Republican when party interests
were concerned. The President's answer
was c‘ry'explicit.- He said he knew of no
reason why he should waive the regulations
in that Case, and he - -would promote to the
position a person already In the office ii
there was one competent for it. We joy
fully bail - this action its a pledge lit'at the re
form inaugurated by Grant is to be steadily
Carried out in spite of the prote4s of politi
cians and the supposed exigencies of plrty
policy. It was a WM:. Tal' President who
built up &spoils system, and if Gen. Grunt
firmly adheres to his- present position, the
country srlit - cwaio-a Repnbilcan - Pivshiciar
the utter overthrow of that pernicious pol
icy.
Rumcra and speculations as to impending
chadgesin • Gen. Grant's Cabinet are very
plenty...lt is espected that Secretary Bout
well will retire from the -Treasury to accept
the Senator's chair from Xassachusei ts made
'vacant by Mr. Wilson's election to the Vice
Presidency. EdWin D. Zdargun, of New
,York, is generally regarded GS his p i robable
successor : As Governor of New York dtti,
ring the war Mr. Morgan displayed great
ability, and his life•long training in mercan;
tile pursuits, and his success as a besiness
man, would seem to guarantee his capacity
as a financier. We believe he would Make
a safe Secretary of the Treasury. But of
,c Quill 40 Gannet earc,t_l43 be apanula
tha t positibit unless Mr. Fish nat resigns
the portfolio of the - State Department. It
is raidthat gentleman will insist on finfillY
retiring from the cures and labors of office,
-11\ki %e hope nobody will attempt tá change
njsiotertsion in that respect. While our
itreign allairs- have been - in' some respects
judiciously managed, we believe the country
Is not fully satisfied with the timid, hesita
'flag tone-in -which Atherican - - rights have
tt.serted in some quarters, ani there is
dotibt a
,g, and deal , of welLfouncled.dis.-
.atisfaction.witbAlfe'lreatutent oftt--the
' ban..question so faf by iinr Govanraent. It
seems trident there must soon be a change
-n our attitude toward Spuir, and it is.liesi•
rale that the head of the DePartment of
state be a man more in sympathy with wide.
itVele -American ideas than Mr. Fish -has
, Ahown himself to be. We need a Secretary
imbued-with all the Courage, enterprise, vigt
nr.and hopefulness of 2tir. Lincoln's great
premier, has s-.) recently passed away.
it was stated sumo weeks ago that the plaC
aculd be offered to Elihu 31, Wasbburnet of
tilinols;-our present Minister to France, and
we hoped the rumor might prove true; but
a is now reported that Mr. Washborue de.
tittles that or any other position at Wash
. ington, and proposes soon to return.to his
pust . of duty at Paris. 'Whoever the new
.Minister of State tatty be, we, trust he will
be a live American at least. - .
A: correspondent of. the New York - World
rims that the liqutir hi - IS - laved a great
success in "Ohio. 1.1. e -says that - iu Noble
'county its enforcement demonstrated that it
can close every_ liquor , shop. Fur 'three
years past drunkenness and crime—words
we have-come to regard:sm.:almost 'syniany;
mous--- . have been - nearly uhknown there,
the criminal courts have found their occu
pation gone; and the - jail, for the past two
years, has been. without a single tenaut.:—
.This - is indeed butrvelous, as the writer says
—so marvelous that he feels it necessary to
cite as authority for the story the natue< , t , t
half a dozen judges - who have tyzen
county-holding courts within f ,talattr
The correspondent goes on to B:plain that
It is not the criminal branch of th; 1 .
nouncing. fincs and imprisonment tt:,siust
'whisky-sellers, which has closed the nurse
ries of vice and crime called saloons, gro
ceries,, and sample-rooraq. But the civil
branch of the law has wrought the good
Work. This gives wives and drunkards the
right to sue the liquor-seller for all damages
resulting from the traffic, and so bankrupts
the dram-shop keeper, closes. his . business,
and deters others from going into it, they
knowing that to do so would be to" nvite
fthancial ruin. We last winter callediatten
tionAo this feature of the Ohio law, and
commended it as probably the only practi
cal mode to put an end to the liquor traffic
-the monster curse of the, whole country.
Right here in Tioga county we have seen
how impotent the criminal law is to control
the whisky trade. It seems that the only
remedy for this gigantic'evil must be found
in the selfish interests of men. , Give all
persons injured by the business a right to
recover the full amount of damages, making
the read estate employed for the trafficliable
to satisfy the judgment, and a long step will
have been taken toward the utter extirpa
tion of the curse. By so doing you enlist
the strongest impulses of human nature on
he side of good order Lad sobriety, and we
•tre satisfied that it is only in some such
,Banner that the liquor trade can be regain
ed by law We commend this matter to
the serious consideration of temperance
.nen everywhere.
The Postal Telegraph.
r It is stated that the Postmaster Gerleral
xill, in his forthcoming anima] report', again
re.z,s his recommendation of a postal tele- -
upon the Attention of Congress ant:
he country. It is evident that the piepo
.ition has strong friends both in official and
private circles, and that it will nut ho al
;owed to rest until it has been thuroughl) -
liscussed in all its bearings. But it seems
hardly probable that there should be found
luring the short session of an expiring Con
.iress sufficient time for the - mature consid
..ration of the measure which itsimportance
The proposed change, if 'finally adopted
.s to, be considered in two aspects—first, its
effectdupon the business and social life 'Ol
he people at largo, - and, secondly, its effect
upon the administration of the Government.
it, is under the first head that must of the
arguments for the postal telegraph group
themselves. It is admitted that it will be
for,the benefit of the community that the
transmission of intelligence by telegraph be
cheapened ,and facilitated to the fullest ex
tent. ,Everything Everything which brings the differ
ent portions of the country into more rapid
and easy communication is not only an im
portant aid to the business interests of all
men, but is a powerful conservator of the
social and political life of the nation. And
spread out as the American people are over
such 'a vast expanse-of :territory, ate. -facility
of intercommunication is a matter of such
great concern that every resource ofscience
and art may well be exhausted in effecting it.
. The'cost of, telegraphing is now
_p. griev
ous burden fipon i the journals of the coun
try. The-collection and rapid tranOmission
of news has become almost a monopoly in
the interest of a few great newspapers, and
tt is well known that it has already become
an impossibility to establish. and sustain a
new daily journal without paying an enor
mous bonus to the close corporation known
as the Associated Press. :No daily paper
can now hope to live without full and regu :
lar telegraphic reports of all matters of in- .
terest, and the tax of the telegraph is almost
as restrictive in its effect upon newspapers
to-Ives the stamp tax which England abol
ished a few years' ago. ' But newspapers
have become a necessity to Modern life, - and
their encouragement is a matter of the high
est e9neern in this country above all others.
The tax upon private dispatches is even
more onerous than that upon news. As a
rule, the telegraph is now used by the body
of the people only when necessity compels.
That this practical embargo
- is an unneces
sary one, is evident from the 'large profits
divided by the corporatiots which sustain
it; and there is no doubt the Government
could remove it without incurring much pe
cuniary risk. The reduction of postage has
always resulted in a great increase of the
number of" letters mailed," anti undoubtedly
the reduction of telegraphic tolls would ()p
-erste-in a, bintii ar manner.
'These are strolls arguments in favor of a
..postaLtelegraph; bat there is another view
of die:question in_whichit does.not.appear
in so favorable a light. It will increase the
great army of oftlee-holders, and so enhance
the political power of the executive branch
of the Government. It is true that skilled
operatives will be requiredd and so, from
the very nature Of the case, dcertain com
petitive examination of applicants for em
-1 ployment iti the) servird will be necessOy,
but the multiplication of offices held in ebme
degree by a political tenure is to be depre
cated by all thoughtful men. We trust that
WPM Gen. Grant's second term expires
Siva service Munn will be firmly establish-.
ed, bta under the tncst favorable view of
the ease a huge increase of public officers is
'net to be desired. 'At the best, political pc&-
trousgole a accessary 041. ' ' . '
444 txml ;a4mA; g9f opign4 c 49
..,
~. f . 1 t a
proplsed chaiage is the'-Fact that it- would
give the Governthent the opportunity to ex-.
ercise an espionage ever the communica
tions oflbe petTle,Avhich might proVe dan
gerous to public liberty and private inter
ests. We have already seen such an offie,lai
espionag,6 exercised in England within a
w months after the Government assumed
control-of the telegraph, and there Is . cer
tainty no - assurance that - We might not 'see it
in this country under - like circumstances.--
Of course it is easy to cilact laws -protect
hag theinviolabirit of telv!irrins, but when
private interest -and politiedi rrission lead
one way, we all know that the statute book
is a frail barrier itYr the rei4;52:1 , ..1t of 'lnv:L—
-in one large section of the county we have
seen the official violation of the mails not
only suffered but encouraged, and certainly
it is not to bi.supposed that open telegra=ph
ic messages would fare any better than seal
ed letters. It mill not do to trtht too much.
to poor human nature..
.. It Li, 6.40 a grave question whether the
Government has a riE,ha to take posseftsi on
of the telegraphic r.-ystern any rribre than it
has of the railroad system of the country,
andwhether, — if it has the right, it will be
for the permanent ad - Vantage of the public
that it should exert ise it. If it should !,! , 1
into the telegraph - business it would proba
bly"give us cheaper messages, and so, too,
if it should go into the mining business it
might'perhaps give us cheaper coal, but we
have a' strong repugnance to that `• pater
utff,' style of governmeht which undertakes
to do for the people what they can do and
should be left to do for themselves. It is
certainly to be hoped that the question will
be thoroughly debated and considered in
every Slight by Congresi and by the people
before - any decisive step is liken toward es
tablishing a postal •I I:.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER._ _
~
W1.2.111.N0T0N, NOV. 12, 1872.
nrcoxcleLmor; vuotrrastio:'
Mosby, of Virginia, has jea paid a
visit to Nl,'ashingtun. lie is anxious for all
bad feelitig between the South and North to
he I.llityed as rapidly as possible; and us one
of 11/ells:cans of reconciliation on the part
of the SOuth, he proposes that the Greeley
and EroWit electoral vote, which Will come
only from the South, lar cast for Grant and
Wilson. This could Only be done by a fair
understanding, fully expressed either in con
ventionor In sonic other public manner.—
He thinks such a friendly evidence of re
turning patriotism would be freely advoca
ted by the late leaders of the rebellion, such
as Alexander H. Stephens, &c., and that,
though nothing would be just by the South,
much might be regained in the future good
will and confidence on the part of the
North and West, and that the general-pros
perity of the country would be conserved
by making 'the election of the incoming
President'and Vice President unanimous.
How ranch probability there is of such a
movement being agreed to I cannot tell, but
surely the motive is a good and patriotic
one, and would be well received throughout
the country, if voluntarily offered and fairly
and freely carried out. • There is no good
reason why there should be . - any farther di
vision of the vote after the people have-de
cided who is to represent them. The Elec
toral College is generally esteemed an obso
lete piece of machinery, the original inten
tion of which as conceived by the fathers of
the nation has been practically ignored du
king the entire period of our national exist
ence. The debates at the formation of our
Constitution - show that it was'intended as a
relic of aristocracy, and that the selection
of President and Vice President wits actu
illy to be made by the Electors, who were
conceived to be the best and wisest of our
citizens, and hence better able to decide up
. 43 the merits of these high runcticatarie&-,
No one now thinks or cares whom he votes
ror us Elector, and the place of Elector is
riven to the miunVho is supposed to be,most
.ntluential in • securing the success of the
nominees of his party, and often his capa
bilities are confined to the money he is able
to give tot Gardmaking a canvass in favor of
ho:ie nominees. The system is a dangerous
one, for the reason that there is nothing in
the law to prevent Electors frouavvoting for
other than the men selected as the c,_hoice of
the country, and especially in the eVent, of
tie fleath of a nominee before the)i assent
tiling of the College is the present plan
open to corruption and abuse.
If Mosby's proposition has no other ef
eel than calling the attention of the coun
try to the necessity of amending the Consti
tution'so as to allow direct .voting fpr these
officers, which is practically the intention of
our people, and at the same time prevent
the throwing away of a portion of the pop
ular vote in the margin of large majorities
given by particular States, it will accom
plish a beneficent end. The - plan does not
belong to the check and balance system of
government, for the College has no repre
sentative existence save for the simple pur
pose of casting a vote which has been al
ready settled by the voters ;'
CAPITAL ITEM%
There is no abatement In the epizootic of,
this city. Eighteen horses died yesterday
in the various public and private stables.—
The Washington and Georgetown' railroad
is now r&ming a limited number of cars,
which a fi re crowded excessively when the
Departnkent clerks are to or returning
from their business.
Two cases of small,Pox were reported last
Saturday, and it is hoped that it will soon'
entirely disappear from ,our :city. It has
subsided so fur that we scarcely ever hear it
spoken of. •
Osborn P. Anderson, the only survivor of
the John Brown raid, is now in Washing
ton. A meeting is to be held here to-night
to raise means for his relief from pecuniary
embarrassment, at which
. Frect. Douglass
and Jno. MI Langston are expected to speak.
The Georgetown Market House has been
raised about fifteen feet, to the future grade
of Bridge street, and store rooms, ice be . x•
es, &c., will occupy the space beneath.—
The building is a two story brick, and the
work of raising it has been quite interesting
tol - those who havesnever witnessed such
feats in other cities. . .
Barney Wohd, the condemned murderer
now; awaiting execution in our city jail, has
been"hopec:ii of Executive clemency. Ef
forts, have byen totale in his behalf on the
pretext that the ',tether of the Murdered
man is in fayol (;I Lis pi,rdon. He has just
published a cams in which he denies any in•
tentiun to interrete NN ith 11:e due course of
law in the case. The; is an unhealthy sea
son fur murderers in our District. It would
appear.that the. timing has become too com
mon fer elkOiltagella:!lt.
The cold snap' here, interTetzed with
MOW and - a, stiff freeze-up, ;Ts c a ,.l ;4; r t r m a ny
vi our 'city improvementa in the vuc..ttire.•-•-
A
number of the streets are torn up and
rendered useless in view of fu-,
lure: -It is still possible however to put ma
ny of them in good order before old Tereus
comes to stay. The practice of destroying
entire. blocks of pavement.' weeks before
Wurk can be commenced is a pructice inure
honored in the breach than in the i:rft.nni.
auce. c.
An old tree called the "King of the
Woods," under which Washington pitchen
his tent hen he occupied Jersey Cit . )
flights, has been cut down.'
The statistics of the Nebraska Board of
Emigration show that the number of ismni
grunts settling within the State during tin'
present year will not be less than 75 . ,000.,
Not less than twenty astronomers luSse.
made arrangements fortaking pbotogrphi
of the transit of Venus over the Sun's disk s .
which is to take-place in December, 1874:
A special from Little Rock says that Ars'
kansas has given 4,880 majority for Grant,
and-has a Republican majority of 27 in the
Legislature, which secures the election of a:
Republican United States Senator.
The newspapers of the country are urged
to warn advertisers that postmasters are for
bidden by law to deliver letter addressed
to initials or fictitious names, unless sent to
the-tare of some responsible person.
Cotton once more promises to be
This year the statistics show that we sent to
England only 080,000 cwt. less than we ex
ported in 1800. With the great, difference
between free and slave labor,. as trade re•
.wives in the South, we will soon 'regain and
pass our old figures. .11
Still another ocean telegraph wire is to be
laid, this time from Portugal to Brasil..,
In a large proportion of the safes recov
ered from the Boston fire the contents were
found ruined. • • -•
A Cuban letter states that there are 18,000
insurgents under arms, but there is a scarci
ty of clothing and medicines.
- The New York Commercial Advertiscr says
the Washington Patriot is dead. It couldn't,
survive the satire of its title.
Greeley drew his salary from the Tribune
with punctual fidelity Eluting the time he
was so the " bloody chasm" line of trade.
The Chicago Post says it is hard telling
front the testimony which are the most hard
ened sinners—Challis or his libelers.
Mrs. O'Leary wonders " if thim Boston
spalpeens will be after swearing that it was
her poor baste of a cow that burned their
city." .
The Boston fire foots up a loss - of $140,-
000,000 in buildings, and $00,000,000 in mer
chandise, the-insurance covering all except
the last named amount. As previously sta
ted, but few dwelling houses were consumed,
and there have been het. few cases of actual
destitution, though 10,000 persons have
been thrown out of their usual employment.
Ten persons were killed, and about the sauce
situutter seriously wounded. •
'The question of women riding astride of
horses seems not to be set at rest yet.. No
less a lady than Grace Greenwood confesses
to having tried it in her recent travels in
California, and to lolving liked it, too. 'Site '
says: "After a trial of some fifteen miles
one day and twenty-six the second, we sill
.cause to• the conclusion that this style of'
riding is the safest, easiest, :and therefore
the must sensible for lung mountain expedi
tions, and for steep, rough, narrow trails.—
If nature intended women to ride horse
back at all, rite doubtless intended it should
be after this flishion; otherwise we should
ybevebeet]sort of lucidflier-
An-Invention variety of the forCOb.l Mist • wo• ••
• nt.
A new invention, :which R•cow to V0Z1.42.=.2 1 The - New, York Sensation occasioned by
more than passing value, has just been lairs t the arrest of the female brokers, Woodhull
ented by ;Ur. H. Cutler, after nearly - ttso and Ciatlin, is dying for the food on which
years of study .and experiment. A double : all social scandals teed—detailed publicity.
purpose is served by this invention—the I iespectabie newspapers have united to -
utilizing of coal dust and the piseveliiing 'or ; rt fusing to publish even the preliminary
smoke 1 rom the burning o t "cst errs cont.—it ii an ow tions in court, while Mr, Beeyh t .r
The utilizing of the millions of tons of Icons to have acted wisely in taking no is.,-
dust which gathers about all. the principal tics of the terrible charges made against '
Mines lids lungheen quet,tion Mtn. lie preaches regularly to much target .
in Industrial economy, anti many esp st is houses than ever before. Those - ho hose
ineratflfave been made with that purpose in faith in his innocence seem to-need noWirrci
view; upue of wllicti z:. - pyccl Practical. -in aunitratution of their view.. ew York
Tv ,
•
Mr. Cutler claims tchhave invented - A
-ample
method by which this refuSe gin , b6" - mould-:i
ed into masses of:tiny sae:dr:thin with"
the solidity of brick, and'ittirited Ito mo;
meat after the mixture is - mad.e. l =
it, is estimated, can , mould sixt3t tons-per
ditY; et a total cost of .0 . 60 per : ton,' Ai *
the waste at all the Western mutes - 1s friti".
ten to twenty per cent., and always very.
considerable even at-the- anthracite minead
it v. - ill be seen that the value of such.an in
vention. when put intopractleal - use;" is .
-rAttizie_rnirie
is producing I,IOC , to:: 2:: of :oft coal
:lid - annually ttecurinthning ClO.OOO- torts- of
du:-t, which by .Mr.-ctitier - s - :rocess can be
coliverted to tirtt cheli fuel fe;:-5,0t)7 less ,
titan the sine amt•itnt. could
mined, e.-144-.. the %Niel: term I,nto which it
i nioilided %:()111-11 faeilltnte trite 5
pvitalion. The Whet• t,dvatizatze to be de
rivedlrom this it:vent-ion is th - tf-Preventiou
of the eumity Ottutninous fiatehe whkil is
sv ann o ying wherever oR coat" is bui nttl_
This preparation kindles s - Flphilv, with but a
trifle of 6:.nolie, and - burris whit a pure ; hot
datue until reduced ,w-tishes. This portion
of his claim :Nis. Cutler. temonstrates heyond
a doubt, and the only question arises upon
the availability •of the proce'ss for • large
quantities. this point the inventor is
sangtzine arnl positive, and negotiations are
:_wing on with some of the large
mining conip.n.ies for the pritcl,ical testing
et the whole matter and -Its early introduc
tion arnonit the great industries of the coun
try. -
The New Way of Doing It.
PIIT6I3URO-, Nuv. 10, 1072.
Titusville, in the oil re g ions, is in a state
of great excitement to day over a most
daring,robbery which was perpetrated last
night. While the family of John Watson,
residing on the hill bpposite the old Hinkly
refinety, were at .upper, n party of men
numbering five entercu the house, and sy
proaehing Mr. Watson with pistols in hand
and musks on their faces, deuniaded Lis
'money.. - . •
They cautioned the family not to make
the least noise, telling them it was their
Money they wanted, and that all must sub:"
alit to be bound and gagged, and that II
they Made the •least' resistance they would
tall in the balance of the gang, whor were
guarding the entrance 011l61(b.. They pro
ceeded to handcuff the fancily, applying leg ,
irons to,the men—John Withon and Areln•
bald Ste Wart—the latter the son-in-law of
the former, at the same 'time gagging them,
and then tying the entire family together.
They next ordered Watson to opt his:
safe. The latter replied', "My money is All
-in Warren, deposited with my brother."--
They replied, " We know whom you , refer•
to, but your money is in the house, ard we
must have it." "Watson thereupon, with the
muzzle of a huge revolver placed against
his cur, opened - the safe, and something
two - thousand dollars were abstracted. Af
ter the safe bad been robbed, the family
were tied in a long row and- compelled to
follow the thieves down in the cellar, then
up through every room in the house, and,
at the peril of their Hies, information us to
where valuables were kept was demanded
and given.
_
After a thorough search, the family were
conducted back to the dining room. Mrs.•
Watson, Susan' Stewart and Archibald Stnni
art were placed on a lounge, blindfolded,:
ironed and gagged, and tied tothe stove• in
such a manner that if they moved the stove
would lip Over upon them. --
The fiends then left the house, having re
mained about an hour itud a half, while the
balance—nine in all—were standing watch
on the outside. In the hUrry to depart the
lighted hunp was upset and the house set
on fire. The robbers then returned, and
taking clothes from the wardrobes, threat
them on the burning portion of the dwell
ing, and with,rthe utmost difficulty succeed
ed in extinguishing the games. Mr. Wat
son was severely burned, but the robbers
made no endeavors to pull him from the
flames.
James Stewart, a Inember of the family,
arrived home after midnight and found the
family in a sorry plight. The irons on Mr.
Watson cut him to the bone, and be was
bleeding profusely. Those on the other
members.of the family were also very pain
fill, and were taken off only by,severing
them with a file. The thieves had hand
etas for every member of the houie, and
their pockets were filled with handkerchiefs.
They had also 'a plentiful supply of leg
irons.
The s police were notified at three o'clock
this morui4 - , oil the hotels in the plso.-
,Nez;a. searoned, mitt zue tow•u - Scouren,.uu,
no atrests Lave so fau• been'matie. The Vil
tains have s.‹) etfectivei . y done their work, to
to give nu clue to tbeir - whereabouts.
greatest excitement exists in the oil regions
: .4 . ef this devilish outrage.
it is ‘tny evident the party were aware
that Watson had money in the house, as
tied neglected to deposit a sum the exact
atuouut of which he dues not Itnow.
of the le.utily - .Were suyerely injured but Mr.
:Stewart, whoie-feet and bands were dread-
Wily burned ii.y . the upsetting of a laulp.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.
The sale of the Belmont collection of for
eign paintings in New York realized some
thing over ,Z . ,0,000.
The Galveston Chambee of Commerce
lots lately pursued a ease of packing coma.
fraudulently to the conviction of the ol
fender.
bn..
b -certsinly - tielinv'ef.l' wtll in titis'inattei,'
tunt.tlie world, in : ocittl kr.-nna-xls nt :Tenet, l
cite profit•byhis - eStimple. ' , - ' . - :
.... . , ,
. ,
_.MatipAiiS - Vashn,l.lte Turkish Atnlinisaddr, ,
on.nteetingi.letif-Selitititt littehtly, said, in
..Itl3 - .o.ru . ek rEngli,..li, -` .....k.n, -General., von Intvv.
411Pi.1ti ;Yee .tnillion guii/e.tis, butit is-t.lO first
tithe In de history,. iliit at gl s nd. solnnits Ina
r ' Of 'to : be inilietekt l:tyde If...,reg:wr.° ._
'Die nest Congre...:slvillsisini 497 .T.li:pub•
11 . 04ns to t 7 DeniocrLts,, cousitierably a:lore
thtknl.w,o-thi: - 69.. Tl:t.l.lZ(.lll l .3licnn inojolity'
iiilhg . last tio - ..,-.:e whs <.ntv 21, - llny,‘ ing, n
0t,, - gain -;..:f 21 Tbi.4 wttl firt-•,t1.1 . 1,- . i; l e
:grente;:t tidal cv::: , 1 , s-.. , :ci'ktic., o ,vu .it:'il.:c.:,l,:ii3.to
, .
- . 11'., of I.lle - cor,r-try. • - .
vote.
strike li.; nowine:s
the ConsiltuAi-.. , aal
the 3a1:T12 - ut 2th. Mown - R Colvred man,
wLo wyq pfoiente , ,i
at-Arzw. He 11;,s v4.P.ed with the Deawcials
"or 712.1.-uiv E ely
* Gentieuien front the Stmh, vhn favi.ned
the election o O
f rceey, have , iicfOrthed 11.14
President that they are 11QW. SatjAiee,r
11? election will do more fur .peace
- and reconciliation than the e r eet i finu t G ree
ley would have done. 3 Presitlent Crantlis
very much c.:ratitled thi,t eon te , rion, coin
ing - frOm the source it does, and states that
it is his intention to he Fri' dent . of- thY
whole cuuntiy, and not of ti section. The
President wtn
as istfored 1 / 4 11at these views are
general at the South.
Some idea of the immense number of
postage stamps Used by the American pea ,
pl.: eau be 0 l.taill!.:(1 - irthil Lite taca that 111
th Sp7lCt,l ~f .three, Months the Naitionati
Bank NOte Company have wads over 148,-
000,000 of all denominations, valated at ()tier
$4.000.000. Dui log t he. present year 520 -
000,000 have been-completed; those made in
January numbering jek,.o;al,ooo. I wity•
&Ott and a li 'lt' nillions have beone
iom
pleted in a week, and thirteen millions n -li
sle& day. Three - times us many three-eent
licaturps are used-as - of all other denomina
tion!" combined; after them come the one
cent, and then the two and six - dent stamps.
, elm lest. weekly return of the company
showed a manufacture of rover fourteen mill
ions of finished stamps:
work
The r of
.providing funds for the
Centennial Celebration is now fairly under
way. Philadelphia has voted a stint of mo
ney for the preliminary use of the Commis
sion, And the New 'York Board. of Finance
of the Centennial International Exhibition
have adopted a resolution that the National,
State, and incorporated banks in the State
be requested to act as agents in procuring
and receiving subscriptions for their Board.
The amount' to be raised in this State Is
5b0ut51,185,61, 4 0. It was al3o resolved that
-such private banks us the corporators of
any Congress district should name be re
quested to, act as agents, if the State COM
mission cr 'approved.
The Pre - sidential Electors will meet on the
first Wednesday in December in Harris.
burg. They; make three ditfe,rent certifi
cates, One of which is sent to the President
of the United States Senate through the post
,dflice, 'one is sent to-the same person by one
of the .Electors selected for the purpose,
=and the third- is delivered to the United
States Judge of this district. The first must
be, delivered before the, first Wednesday of
January. — With each certificate is :sent a
.liSt, of the votes. The law provides
,that
Geng,ress shall be in 4esgion on the second
•Wednesday •in February • succeeding the
meeting of the Presidential Electors, when
the packages containing the votes shall be
opened, the votes counted; and the persons
tvho shall till •the offices of President and
Viee President tiliall be ascertained and de
clared. . .
Among the minor and still very serious
zinc', irreparable losses occasioned by the
Boston conflagration we regret to be obliged
to chronicle the complete destruction of
Ihe letters, papers and manuscripts of the
historian Prescott. During the absence in
Europe of the members of the family into
whose possession they had come, the valua
ble documents had been stored. " for safe
iyo in one of the splendid warehouses which
disappeared like log huts in a prairie tire
under the stress of the remendous conga
gratinn. Mr. Prescott's l physical infirmity
had made it necessary ft r hitu to cause cop
ies to be taken of an immense number and
variety of ancient and authentic documents
.concerning Spain and the two Americas,
and the destruction of these as well as of
his own correspondence and literary Memo
-r,enda is in its way a public . calamity to the
- world of letters. With these also perished
•orno of the finest portions ever painted 1.).
Copley,,the father of Lord Lyndhurst, ono
: riaci titst of A nterieant artists to win a name
and fame in the world.
At [its approaching session Congress will
be asked to provide the means for one of
the greatest mechanical feats of the age,—
file General Post Office building being
found insufficient in size for the accommo.
, lttfion of the numerous' clerks required to
supervise the work of thirty thousand post
dices, Mr. Mullett, the chief architect, pro
poses to elevate it into the air and put itno-
I her wiry bmenth it. Readers taming) .
with Washington will remember that this
uildirrg covers the entire square between E
Ind F Streets and Seventh and Eighth, and
Aintains some of the largest rooms in tht•
.:ity. The 'Dead•Letter room is about 70
"fret long by 45 wide, and two stories high;
the bookkeepers' oom is about sixty feet
,quire. In 1686 lie wooden structure diet.
abed by the Depirtment was destroyed 1.).)
,ire. To provide;ihgainst such a casuality al
second-time, the e,stternal walls of the Des
building were made of marble, and are
three feet thick; the inner walls are of brick,
and the floor a slate, bedded upon I grunted
- arches of brick. This enormous mass of
masonry it is now proposed to raise some
twenty feet in bight. Buildings larger in
extent have been lifted at Chicago, but none
;of such weight, and where the slightest mis
take would be so fatal. And all this is to
nd.done while the business of the Depart
matt is tof be carried on as usual, with full
facility of 'entrance and departure for its
hundreds of i clerks and daily visitors,
NATIO)'AL TRANK.StIIVAI.
Pr(.6lk-il Procintnation,'
By the l're../ideLt of tLo tultki State . 3
of itiactica
1 •
11.
Wheicae tl+e revl.qtion of another year has again
brought the Clue when it is uslial to look back upon
the past, end publicity to3hauli' the AlbAiglay. for Lis
mercies and ltla
Aud whereas if any one people has Moro occasion
than a:coil:sr for such thankft4ucsa it is the citizens
of the United States, whose Government is their crea
ture, subject to their behests; , who have reserved to
themselves ample civil and re:l3lotte freedom and
equality before the law; who, during the last twelve
month, have enjoyedexemptlon from coy grevious or
general calamity, and to whom prosperity Imyagri
oulture;manufacturer a, end commerce has been vouch
safed:
Now, therefore, by these considerations, / recom
mend tliat on Thursday, the twenty-eighth tiny of Nor
ember nest, the people meet in their respective places
of worship, and them make their acknoltdedgements
to God for his ltindree and bounty. .
In witness whereof 11;a19 In-rennto set nay hand
and. caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington pits eleventh day of
October, in the year of our. Lord one thous
and eight hundred and seventy-tvro,
;SEAL..) of the independence of the United States e. 4
America the ninety-seventh.
U. S. Ga.ini.
By the Preettlent :
ILIztILTON FISH,
SetrOtAty of State
rroclpmatio4.
n the name and by the authority of the
_Common,
• wealth of l'emutylvania John W.Geary,tioverner.
Titesr.sairvo pleocw_lttnox
Believing in thu Lola our covenant God, in wbona
our %them:rusted. and ill Bit conholling Providx:::co
o, or the affairs of men and nativua, a public Atli. owl
•:ilgment of Hie go, (Incas, end of our coo:A:Int depen
dence upon Him, is eminently becoming an enlighten
ed and civilized people :
Xow._therefupe. Impressed with these sentiments, in
purscanci - of-p„_,r,evered castor.: , ~.......: in ccilf:rctity
with theottliinraflon of I.l4,vasr.s a'. i •.:'.. , ...17,,‘. :'-r5.thi......t
of the 17nitecl IL'ltates, re:atm/lending that ihureday,
the Tweuty.eig, th day of November next lie set apart
113 a day of se . Prayer and Thaukaglvlnig. I. JOLIN
W. CIE.B2', derernor of the Conarnoewealth of Penn.
1"/Ivatas., do most respectfully request the citizens of
t...da State to observe that day as such, with all due rest
poet and solemnity. I
Let tha , lra 69 given to Almighty God that tie lute
"iestowed upo'u ue all the common bhliaings of life,
given us health, and relieved us from peethenee; that
Libor Is abundantly rewarded; that we have no dread
or impending famine, or fear of industrial or cc,m.
inereisi distrese; that the arts, sciences, general eft
eatlon, and the sentiments of peace and good will are
steadily advancing. Let us be especially thankful for
the great privileges of American citicenahlp; for the
nut:nu:ailed ezpreseion of opinion; that our political
rights, still remain safe under beneficent lewd, and in
Lie licinis of an order loving people, and that "equal
and curnetluitice" le Vouchsafed to all. For these,
and fur other civil, social and religions blessings we
enjoy, lei us yield the sincere tribute of grateful
arid humbly heat:cell their continuance. .--
Olved tinder my Lieu,d - and the Great deal of the
St %le, liariisluirg, this twenty-eighth day
01 October, iu the year of wit Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two,
and of the tkimmouwealth the ninety-seventh.
the Govcrnor: • JNO. W. GEARY.
F. Jotwel.
fliseretaxy of the Coratriell,Wealtil.
LOOK OD
Volt ex=
Jug arrivea vrith an inurzatc
fiTOCE.OF , -
NEW GOCiS
.1 - 011,
LF.TR MAN,
o:auditing
GOODS,
o. it so'
tOOTS & SUOEt
lite - adpiMade . C lothing,
&CPS,
NVZIVOJEbat
T_TC., ET•'
The best and the elvzareot lot cY
E'd
ever brought into Wolisboro:
LADIES' FURS,
and Gents' Fur Collars.
As I intend to move into ono of the elegant New
Stores in Willcox k Rress's-trow 7:trick:Block. I propose
to sell my entire stook at roclnceel rates for the :text
EMEMEI
People having Putter ervi Groin to dispose of will
find it to their Interest to give me a mil before flailing
ielsecebere.
Oct. 29. 1872-ti.
We have Shed the Shanty
TIAALDWII\B,CO
TIOCUrrPA
Asul uovi bavo but alto to nay to our friends and,
cuatomera that we have good
BARGAINS
FOR TIIESI
Onr Elegant New Store
la flied` fall of
DESIRABLE GOODS
itt,theloweet prices t 9 be found,
co And you wil) know !vow It il yvltrs9lVCl.
Ost 12. 1872.
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GROCERIES IN, ABUN DANCE,
CROCKERY NOT SMASHED ,
soc)aritst ce, SS IX CI) 393 ..S1
xacairiosoNfl4ollllZ.
CALL AN
the IMISSENBE Stook, with prices not to be beaten. .rolaotfail to co:
money if you will.
C 01131 146 Oct. 21. 1872,
SO TO $2O pe
ca r ol o l r i tii i rg i' l ts, e-ple n , e orei j tVe 1 0 2 :1 .
young or old. make snore money at work for A in
their sore moments. or all the time, than at an hinp
elee. Particulars free. Address G .Stinson & Co..
Portland, Maine. Sept. 24.187%-Iyr.
Mrs. *A. 3. .SOIPIELD
AVOULD respectfully tomounee to the public the'
the has now a
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FRESH STOCK OF I
killinery and F•ncy'Goods!
of • every dPeeription. for the ladies ennelating o
Fiats. 'Bonnets. rep.. (Vnaes Hosiery. liub 7 s.e. Shaw:re,
Snits. "Merino and Muslin tlnd , n wear. Ciermantoyi;t:
Wools Z.p'ivre FC'd Fors. nankin] for the gi.nr•-•
ons natronale of the inst. she hopes to merit a nr,Ti
tinuance of the same. Jan. 1, 1872.
JIIST lIRCEIVEII,
A VERY LARGE ST ,clt• OF, 13EAVER. 13110 Ar•
/14, CLOT t-L C • SSItERE. VESTINGS, AND 'TREtr ,
2,llRtig, which I will sell wry , •heop, Fon CASK,
fact. the best fintortment of Gee& ever brnn2ht tr
Welcher°, of vartoutr [styles. Please call and 100 ,
them over.
Malting Snits Overcoats and Repairing &me with
dispatch and as cheap as the cheapest . ~,
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GEORGE wurAra. i
Craton EiV•eet,
Strellabiro, Pa.
Jan. 1 1872-1 y.
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LISTPAY TAKEN UP.—A. dark I'o7 came to
XI my Pram!.PP* on the ed of Nov. 1872 T;:, tbo owno
will please prove propert, pay ebargea d lake Inn
away. ABBAIT t.t HART
Nov. 19,1879-Bw. " •
• C leston. Pa.
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4dministrator's Notice. ,
LETTERS of Administration on the Estate of James
Heron. late of Pall Brook. Tfoga County. Pa,. de
ceased, having been granted to the undersigned br
the Register of Tiort county. all persons indebted t
the estate are requested to make payment, and those
having aiti ma against Said estates will present the
same to me for settlement. SAMUEL HERON.
Eva 13rook, Pa.. vet. 22. 117343w0
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too utisperous to .mer.tlon.
Sri good repair and eylcs,
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Dorset. Calif he pro!,eeted froin the prevailing epidi
ic, by r übb;ng the throat and jaws of the no mal with
SALITTIFEIt. It is the only known preventive, a d
has nut failed to keep off the disease. when used ih
time. After uthe horse/ has taken the disease. all
bitters agree is recomtnendidg ount-r-hritants ;
iALTTIFEII' is known to be the but c00t:n.1 . 4E0 9 t
to nee. It; 19.,t no otkes outside' rtnspdy 149
,beett found. that will s, quity swhtlwi the intlat4,s
non wlien It is rubb , d ap , ot the throat and glands I,of
the neck. Horse °true: s should try SALU Tl£l'lt at
once.--PriceNl ets ptr Nov. 12.--8 w.
BAN RRUPTCY.—WItt.tern , Dietriet of Panto. - 1.
1 . vaunt. as: The unders gut.Li ii ruby girt , . not! ' of
i.ppotutme.t an tun•guee Cr the vs - at , of 11
. Sur,tthe - he, 4 . 013 ty ..1
- tate- to reponyh Enna, within stt it 61,4 v hue
natal tiojtulirs:dtt Intlatipt town his tont 1 etiti" l
'hu Ihtito t t t.:Ottrt ui sad “:et , Pt •
Nov. 19-3 w. JEPEJ:it*JR - 4.)N, Assignee
adritinistr.ott.oi.'s Notice
r ETTER:t of achulidstnitluq of the estate of IO).
1.4 taut Arober, lato ar „Itiddleiii.ry. Tiogi4 f.i.tEty.
‘'a., deceased, having biuu granted to he dude. ad nf..:l
, >y tlif , lteidster of 'Doge county, all y •rgous iLdt t• d
to said eAtato are mill* ate& to rase payment,) and
t i ,
thoeeltssing .11a:ft. against said •ea to win pleat:et
ibe Fame to theiiilderalguediti itiddl Vary, Pa: 1
Bl i tddlebary. Nov. G, Itaid.-81v. Ottl.t.LlZ triLbrr.
LEI7EBS Testamentary on the Estate. of Charlda 11.
Lefler, !Moot Jaeltau4tormaidP; TWO. , 0 T ,4 '""
c kt"*lKl. LaVitig hveu'granted W the underat nen ay
the Register of Tioga vounty. allyarsous hide tea to
the estate are requested .to Melte paytueht. and those
timing clairue agali:et, said estate 7wil, present the same
to me, at ray residence at Daggett's Arida for settle.
m0at.„ .. 1 DAVID D. I4tni•
Daggett's Mills. Pa., Oct.'22. 18724 w. Ei'r.
I,
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alGirCall and 'ace thia,,t.EVlG" of Sewing Macb
on exibition A. B. rastinan'e and bear the celebi
"Raty Organ." Wellaburo. &IA Vs 72-
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