Wellsboro agitator. (Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Pa.) 1872-1962, January 21, 1873, Image 2
=ll==Ml==M= the Nitator. A. 1r: lIAILNEOc Ittkrron: TITEiDLY, JitthAßY 21, 1878. Anittar * Tao : don. Jost Friday, made a very strong sbee:ch - in - favot: oe amending the Chnstitution As :to enable'tke Ivor?'" to elect the Presiddit* a cilieet • ote:- The House Post •Q' e , .Committqe, let' F riday, unanimously _ autl oriied the' Chsir l man to prepare a bill to reduce letter post age to ty,o cet49, This - is a move . in the right dtrection. Let us have this; together with anc•entire abolition of the franking Last itO6lt the- Senate passed 'the bill in ! cre'sing,t-lie"Governor's salary, after amend ing it grab to make it $lO,OOO per annum,, and theiffnuse concurred iii the - amendmeitt and paili n ed the bill the same day. Wv are glad to vote .that bc!th the representatives Iron) thiS district voted in favorof this bill gives the Eitecutive of this great Corrittoilislth a fair coMpenSation. ME noWe httve received an argument for the di v.lsioo ofAuS lourity in the ,Shape of a yd• low bantibill:which is without imprint or Signature': It" seas , printed -at the office of the Elmlia'Adrerliser, and no, doubt was the trispirinicalise of a decePtlve ParigraPh in the locaLoalurans of that paper last Friday. It is not-Surprising that nobody cared to fatherlhe v jaundiced bantling, for its false ' statemenis,_its sophistry, its limping logic, and its bid grammar Would do diScredit to I any brigltt" twelVe-yeavold school boy. We have smallspate to devote to it this week - , but - may refer to it hereafter. The standing committees of both houses of the• Legislature wets 'announced last lathe Senate, Mr Strang is Chair man of theeommitteeod Constitutional-Refa* eza tnember of those op Congress ional,Apportionment, Financi, Canals and l.nittud Navigation, Election - Districts, and 'New - Coinfles' yud County Seats. Repre sentativelfitAell, in the Rouse, holds the ehaitmanship.of. tare Ways and Means, and is also on the committees on Judiciary Gen:" eral,ludiciary Local, Counties and Town and.gdatts and Escheats..olf the hi cal IntereStif - of Tioga cOunty are not Well attended to, it will not be becaUse her - rep! resentativo are not in favorable positions to look after them.. The uniform statement of decrease of the public debt with which the country has been cheered for the past forty-five months has 'et last been varied by an entry on 'the other side,Of the -ledger showing an increase 'timing the month of December of $1,684,- 807 80. Tilts is explained by the fact that the receiptS for December were tke smallest Of any month for years, while the payments on account of The any and navy were unu sually large. ,By the reduction of taxation, ,which lannOw being felt to a considerable degree both' in 'the tariff and the internal revenue receipts, the surplus income of the Goverzvent will soon be reduced to about '..fifty- millions per annum, which is the Amount Congress designed should be set apart for the extinction of the debt. Diviaioa and Taxation. We spoke last week of the effect the divi. sion of the county would have in increas ing tesation, referring more particularly to that portion of territory which it is pro. posed to set off oh the west. It is evident to any person who will reflect a moment that the burden of taxation • will be much increased in thoie townships if they are formed into. a new county. Even if the public buildings should be Erected at pri vate.expense, the people would find that the aggregate of their county expenses would be vastly - eider than the sum they are now called upon.to contribute to the treasury of the present county. - • Bat; this hratich of the subject, we ntlrlicrattoday tO Consider the effect the proposed division would have upon the tax ationtf thet part of tJe old county which would_ be left after th creation of the new one.. .The present proposition of the Behan.' era is--to divide the county on a north and south hied tanning just east of Shippen towns p. -That line would cut off Brook field, Westfield; Clymer, Gaines; Elk, about two-thirdi 4..Deerfteld; including Knox tFo-thirde of Chatham, all of Shippen, part. of Dekaar, 'and about one-third of Morris. ' The territOry thus proposed to bp, given away- to the new county comprises 8811- square zulieS e cr 2/9,0 1 00 SenaA of /and. c cordingto the moat careful estimate, It con tains ,a Of about 8,160. The seated tax of this territory west of the pro. posed dividbrs line, 1870, was a little over sB,oooi the 'unseated land tax, the same year, Was $9;1159 98. In 1871, the unseated 10dtax of that territory , was $2,184 95. 'will be seen, the entire tax derived from the territory-of the projected new county, in 1870, was over $B,OOO. • The'entire tax of the county as now con , - diluted la. ikbOut $40,000 per year. Of this tax about $ . 915,000 go to pay the current ex penses of the county, such as- court even ses, \ the payment of jurors and witnesses, and the maintenance of county bridges— this last item 'absorbing qrdte a large amount each year The' remainder of the annual tax, about $15,00 0 , is applied to the payment of the interest and the reductiOn of the princi parof the War - debt Of the county. - From these figures it is, very easy to esti mate the effect of the proposed OlYbdon•— If carried out4t Will cut off about one.tbird of the territory of the county; it will reduce the mulation nearly.oae-fifth; and it will turn away from the county treasury about one-fifth of its revenue. But while the re. *flees of the county are thus reduced, its expenses will be but slightly, if at all, di- rainished. The _cost of the courts will be ti about the same es before the division. The maintenance' of the public buildings. wil requtre just as much outlay es now. Nearly . • all the expensive bridges will still bo in the eld county, and it will cost no less to keep them up than it does at present. So that the result of the division will be an increase of taxation by, about twenty per cent. In other words, every matt who now , pays five dollars tax will, If the county should be di.; vided, be :called upon to pay six: On this basis, every taxpayer in the county can fig ure out, at his leisure, just :what the ,divi slott will cost him. I But he must remember that,this increase of i . taxation - will not be for ono year only ; nor even for a term of years, but d uring his whole life, and for all the fu ture the property he may hold and transmit, to his heirs will be burdened with - this addl. bona' tax imposed to enhance the wealth of .9tte large landowner and benefit a few hold ers.of viliage lots near. the New York line. All this increasedtaxe.tion will necessarily result from the mere' division of the county _on the west. lint if that division is accom panied by the cutting 'Off of several town ships on aontheast corner for the benefit of Mr,; Peter ,Herdles Bumpier .Hote/, the resources of the county lOU be still farther dizzitubbed szul, tirtt of PesMild tale Lion correspondingly increased, And if, to crown this work of folly; the county'Sent should. be removed and uewsounty build ings erected, the additional taxeso be im posed on the people of the old county's enld undoubtedly be gristly swollen for years.to come.. But these three schemes are all linked together: the projectOr Of each of them hopes for success only by enlisting the selfish interest and influence of the prome terslof the others. There is a triple alli ance to effect the dismemberment of the county e.nd. increase the public burdens of every taxpayer within, its borders. The schemers have plenty of money and an un- limited amount of cheek at command; but they can be defeated by the substantial vo ters yho,haven vital interest in preserving intact the territory and resources of the county--who havQ much to lose and noth ing to gain bydisititegration. What Mansfield Thinks About It Pursuant to'public notice, the citizens -of Mansfield assembled on the evening of Jan. 16, 1873, to take into consideration the pro posed division of 'flogs county and the re moval of the county seat. The meetifig or ganized by electing A. M. Spencer Presi dent, P. M. Clark and X. A. Elliott Vice Presidents, and J. S. Murdaugh and Andrew Sherwood Secretaries. After some remarks by different gentle men upon the subject under consideration, a committee was appointed to draft resolu g flans expres,sing the - sense. of the meeting.— The following resolutions were reported, and unanimously, adopted: • " R,eiolred, That we are opposed to any division of this county. " Iksoired That we will unite with the people the' Wellsboro their efforts to de. feat the proposed division of this county and to retain the county seat at Wellsboro. "Resolved, That we are in favor of a law Constituting Mansfield a half-shire town. " Readre, That our petition asking for the passage of -the said law shall accompany the remenstrantb against the divbion of the County. - J. S. ISIIIRDMIGEE, "J. 3f. ROSE, • " A. J. WEBSTER, " Qom. on Rodutions." The following committees were then ap ifolifted.: To circulate petitions and) :eon st*turceti-4erotne Cudwith, E. 'il'. Phelps, john Rohn, John'Holden, and J. Madison ROW.; to take ,cliarge of vetitions and re monstrances when they shr,ll have been cir culated, and to confer with the eitiz6a of .Wellsboro-3. W. Adams, W. G. Lutz, and P. M. Cie*: The meeting then adjourned. The meeting was well attended, the audi encel) being mainly made up of voters, and, as will be noticed from the list of officers and committeemen, the leading citizens and most active business wen of the place shaped its action. The most harmonious - spirit prevailed, and the feeling against cut ting up the county and removing the county seat to Tioga was a ,i , ong and unanimous.— It may be safely concluded that the people of Mansfield are, as their first resolulton ex presses it, opposed to any envision of the county. Common Sense from Tioga. An old and respected citi*n of the county and a citizen of <flogs writes us a business letter, dated Tioga, January lsth,.and winds up With these remarks: "I was urged very strongly yesterday to sigU a petition for the division of our coun ty, or, in other words, to have the county seat at Tioga village. I declined. " Why not? Ain't you in - favor of that?' " no, air; it will raise our texas nearly double.' " 'O, no; I will guarantee it won't raise your taxes five dollars more.' 1' How flo?, You say it will double the valuation pf my house and lot it,we c have the county seat here. Now, just take your owiestory: / The assessor should assess property at a certain percentage on the val uation. So along he comes, and says tome, Your property is worth so much.' I ask him why. `‘ o,' he says, .` the county seat being here has increased it so much, so you nave got to submit." "I was much pleased in reading an arti cle in the AorraTon this week, for ,I was surprised to hear reports in circulation in our village that Wellsboro was calling for a hundred thousand, and tome said a hundred and fifty thousand dollars to build a new Court House,Ac. Persons are sent out to different townships to get signers by repeat ing this foolish story or others more foolish still. ' " I hope the good people Tioga will not sanction any division of B id county.— They tell us our member, Jo 1., is in fa vor of this move. I hope not, It is wry strange that some people are never satined when doing well, but must be always run ning in debt and keeping themselves and sometimes their friends also wider the ,har row. :At the close of the Rebellion we. were half a million in debt, and now Ihope to see in the next report of our Auditors but a small debt, if any, against us. And I hope we are soon to see an end of such era barrassments, and will try to keep out of them for a little time at least. " I am pleased to bear that ollr State fi nances are in so good a condition, and much pleased with Governor Geary's message and his remarks on his successor in• office; and now farewell." There are, no doubt, hundredsof taxpay ers in the county who find it as hard as our friend does to understand how property in 'a particular township can be doubled in val ue without increasing the taxes upon it.— And they find it equally hard to compre hend. how one-third of the area, one-fifth of the population, andsme-fifth of the assessed valuation of the county can be given away and the county expenses yet be paid without increasing the burden upon the remaining four-fifths (4 the property and population: It would require somebody sharper than a Philadelphia—or Tioga—lawyer to solve the problem, and so 'our County Dividers are forced to invent some sort of'taxation bugaboo to delude the people. Hence this "foolish story" about the $lOO,OOO Court House at Wellaboro, which is as false as it is foolish. Probably this stupid yarn will &olio a gelid . many people; but when they see the COmMissioners' card, which we re pub* irt4inother column, they will learn whatiiitlege to give hereafter to the gen stry Yititi*i's- thus attempted to gull them. And wM-&they reflect a little they will see that counties cannot be C i lit up, new county seats established, and new sets of county offi cers supported without increased taxation in the immediate future and for all time to come. morn PROM TrAI!STRRURG. • " Etenumemico, ;Tan. 14,1878 .Editor of the Agitator :—This place has en toyed a run of sleighing such as it had not seen for man years. The usual "January thaw" has no 'come yet, and still the bells Jingle all the day and evening long. The bells princip lly in use here are the old-style iii,s,e large ones--1 enough for sheep bells. Nearly everY ing else in this old town is in keeping with the bells—about one genera tion behind the times. . There are but two or three decent store buildings in town. Some one describing Albany a half-century ago said: , " Albany is a place of houses mostly built of brick, of twenity thousand inhabitants, with their gable ends generally to the street." Here most of the stores are antiquated thiellings with shingle roofs to the street. There is not a decent hall in this town; your new Opera Rouse would'be a king to those here. lam happy to say, however, that the Masonic fraternity are now erect ing a fine building, plain brick, at the cor ner next the capitol grounds on Third street, in which I mu told a large ball is provided for. At present all lectures, dtc., are held in the Court House, which seats about 1,000 people comfortably enough. , Braut'a Ball IS'y pg. Oz . Um** igitatalan most of which may be ,approprietely styled "shows." Occasionally a good troupe visits Harrisburge - generally they are only,tit for entertainment of the rabhle." The Arnett - - can Theater 'is a place where what are known as " Varieties" are nightly preeeuted tba.,crowd of • men and 1)1134-some - drunk, , some "so-so," and others " how 'come ye so,"' with others who don't care.- It is a public nuisance which should be abated out of respect to the name. ' Harrisburg is 4 wealthy city, for all this. She counts her tens of millionaires, who live in state on Front. street • bordering the ma. jestic Susquehanna: Here is a great and growing iron-making and; iiitinufacturiog center—furnaces, - rolling -mills, nail- facto ries, steel works, cotton mills, Ltc. Harris burg has not 30,000 inhabitants, Much of the way to Camp Curtin, which was open country ; twelve years ago, when some .of its came here and marched out,to -Camp .to be soldiers, is now built up of solid brick, and one scarcely recognizes the place. The old capitol stands; the pretty grounds about it, where many a tired soldier has rested in •the goodly shade, and Many another slept to dream of home, of friends, or boyhood, are now covered , deep with snow. At night, gas lights the shadowy avenues, and in the gray morning, through my window, I see the forms of the toilers: passing to' their work. Some woman's form goes by, and I ask mybelf,` "Does she have a happy home? or is she evrecke'd and wretched, .withont the light of hope in the world?" And then „itthink of the girded palaces on Front street whether those who dwell in them _are ~ Th appy, or whether they only have e out ard garb of happiness. , ' Tour readers know the Legiehtture is ox ' nize,d, ready fol . work. Mr. Elliott; of Philadelphia, was re-elected Speaker of the House; Mr. Anderson chosen to preside over the- Senate.' Gen, Selfridge is again Clerk of the House. He is a kindly gentle man, and an excellent officer. Jelm A. Smull is Resident Clerk--:an -office . he has held over twenty years. , With :the skill which only years of el - patience can give, it would be difficult to fill his place. He Is author of "Smull's Hand Book," which is now by' law a State manual, for compiling which he receives barely enough pay to meet the expense of the work. Zeigler's Legis -1 lative Manual is alio ptiblished yearly, and compares well with the best works on par liamentary law, as modified by custom, in ' this country. A. J. M'Cleary report's the proceedings, and has the contract for print ing them nt Xl4 a page, which Is only a liv ing price. lie employs several iirskylass phonographers, w horn he pays a high price —some as high as $6O per week. He is himself a newspaper man, well versed in all the ways of newsmen—a correspondent of several Philadelphia papers,- and, withal a .very companionable gentleman. The standing, committees are .'zto yet a - 1 nounced in either house; wbat their co . plexion xvill be lam unable to say. Phil • 1 delphia and Allegheny will undoubtedly t 1 their full share; the country can take care of its if whether it does or not. Those two s tions form the greatest nucleus of Repub lean strength, and very naturally con trol such matters when.they unite. There will probably be five cases of con tested seats; one from Philadelphia„ and four from Luzerne. Aquestion of some in terest to lawyers is involved in the Luzerne cases—whether the contests shall be joint or several. The opinion is that they must tie several, and so I think the House will d6cide if the question is raised. The peti eons will be drawn this week, otherwise the right to contest will be limited by law. The allegations the Luzerne cases are that extensive frauds were committed in certain wards of Scranton city. The ques tions' have been before the courts of that county. If the frauds alleged are proven, 'probably the votes of the wards' contested will be thrown out, and the sitting members ousted from their Seats. ' The Philadelphia case is something like the.l2'Clure-Grey case in the Senate last year: Cal. M'Clure had his liberal caucus all to himself. He voted for Senator Strang for Speaker. The sole -"Reformer" of the House voted for the jolly, honest Hancock, of Philadelphia. Hancock is the humor ous chafacter of the House. He is a master builder in, that city, who works between sessions to the last hour, drops his tools ; and runs to the train at the last moment.— He is always on hand, and is a good worker in the House. The renomination of Senator Cameron for United States Senator without any organized opposition, is certainly complimentary to him in a high. degree. He was made a tar- get for all the slander of Democrats and Liberals in the late canvass, but there never .was a doubt of his re-election, if a. candi- date. He will be elected next Wednesday, the 22c1. instant. The new Governor will be inaugurated next Tuesday. Of course a great parade is expected. Several military organizations will be on hand. Committees on the orders of the day have been appointed by both houses.. . To-day both houses met in joint conven tion and counted the votes on the amend ment to the Constitution providing' for an election of State Treasurer by the people. It is generally thought that Mr. Mackey will hold over until his auccesaor shall be elected by the people. The lumbermen of the West Branch will make an effort again to reduce the 'homage on the logs boomed at Williamsport. ' They are already here,,and it is said Mr. Herdic is setting up forces in his accustomed way to defeat the bill, - The boomage is now fixed c f, at $1 25 per th usand, which rate is said to vested. If su be the fact, no just man realize over 20 per cent. on the capital in can hesitate w4' to what ahoukt be done.-- 1 There is nom el . doubt expressed as to thci power of the Legislature to reduce the boonil age, on the ground that the right to it is vested. The original act by which the com pany was chartered reserved the -power to alter or amend it; later laws, increasing the boomage from ninety cents to $1 25, do not. All the acts being construed`together, there would seem to be no doubt of : the power to reduce it. . Prom what I have learned, it seems likely that the people will vote do* ri lgense pretty generally. In. Philadelphia, however, it is settled the other way in most of the wards. Stories are rife that the liquor men have $200,000 to be used for the repeal of the Local Option la*. Ido not think it can be repealed, and think this story unfounded.— Such a sum, however, would be a powerful. argument OUR WASHINGTON LETTER WASEUWGTON, Jan. 14, 1,878. POSTAL TELEGRAPHY—TT= HOB BARD One of the most important measures now before Congress is known as the Hubbard Telegraph bill. It has already been referred to in this correspondence, but the probabil ity of its coming up for action in Congress at an early day gives it special interest at this time, as the generalpublic, whose in terest is most at stake, have comparatively little knowledge of its legitimate objects.— The present telegraph monopoly has the, immense influence of all the telegraph lines and their reporters and other employees to sustain its side in the controversy, together with the moneyed interests of thousands who live in luxury from the present exorbi tant rates imposed upon the press and the pUblic. The Hubbard bill has been gene rally adopted as a substitute for the several recommendations of the Postmaster Gene ral fora complete absorption of the tele graph business by the Post Office Depart meat:. The • amount of forty million dol lars,•which it would cost ' the Government to Ptirehase the present linesi,'seems to have Steswed the enteric* of the preset kreis,,and the proposition of the - Thibbard Company, to make the purchase,and rib the lines under the supervision of - goie.rtnitent officials,without cost to the GevernMent, ~ at greatly reduced rates, is _esteemed the safest and best method of securing! present and future reform in the telegraPhbueinesS. The aggregate reduction in the rates under the Hubbard bill will be about .two-thirds of .presenteharge4 or, in other words,: the press and public• will be charged but one third of what they are now required t 6 pay. This will be a great relief, to- the public, and, will encourage the application of the tele graph-to more general use - in business, and in all manner of intellectual and social com munications. It bears upon its face the marks of genuine reform, and is Manifestly in the right Otrection. Those Who prefer that'Government should take the re sponsibility are satisfied with the !suberin tendence and the ultimate right reserved to the Government to take charge of.the lines in case the - restrictions of the bill are not complied With Thus it, is apparent, to all reformers in telegraphy that the Hubbard bill should pass at the present session of Congress. COSTLY ZNYESTIOATrONS.. Your correspondent from the first ex pressed strong doubts of the wisdom mani fested by the further investigation of the Credit • Mobilier scandal. A large' amount of time and thousand's of dollars are already expended, and now it appears that the whole trouble is a private quarrel with certain men of wealth because -another (Mr. Mc- Comb) could not have his way in securing the lion's share of the Credit Mobilier stock. While the investigation was made In secret it became , magnified into colossal propor tions of wholesale Congressional . suborna tion and fraud, but when the doors of the committee were thrown open and the, pro ceedings published, the private spite and personal character of the attack upon men of standing became apparent. Tile Credit Mobiller was simply a construction compa ny, formed with a patriotic object; to wit: that of securing safety in making !and filling contracts for the bnilding• of the. Pa cific railway at a time during the **when, on account of threatened foreign complica tion, it was of the utmost importance to the protection of the Pacific Statesfrom foreign invasion that the road should be completed as rapidly as possible. it is clear that if money was made out of the construction of the road, it was not made from the Government, but from the Pacific Railroad itself, which had received its franchises from Congress prior to the subscription of stock charged_ upon Con gressmen, and that no legislation of ',Con gress was had after said subscriptions were made. The motive for subscribing was that capitalists were fearful, and members were called on for the purpose of encourag ing by their example the taking of stock by capitalists. Cinly 'about 160;lip We're -in. vested, by Congressmen 'in the enterprise, which amounts to many millions. Hence there was no attempt at monopoly. The question between Mr. McComb tied other stockholders is simply 'a: private and a legal contest, in which the Govertuncot has no interest. Why, ;then, should. thu sands of dollars be spent by Congress over this private quarrel? TILE COTTON TAX. The proposition to refund the cotton tax has developed great strength in the Hou'se, and is gaining in the fairor of the public as it ,becomes better understood. The only objection that has so far been urged against it with any plausibility, is the allegation that a portion of the tax has changed hands, and the refunding in such cases will not be made to the original losers, but to those viho have bought the claims at a discount. This; if true, is a most unjustifiable reason for withholding justice from an entire coins Munity or industrial class. It only shows IfOw injuriously the tax has affected the planters .and others, if they have been obliged ' l to ,hypothecate or sell outright to friends or capitalists claims which they know to be just, but fear will not be paid in any reasonable time. In consequence of their necessities, the aid of friends, perhaps, in most cases has secured the transfer for their benefit. A memorial signed by all the Southern members, together with reso lutions passed by all the Southern States, has \just been Presented for circulation here, and it is expected that a test vote will soon be reached in the House. It is thought here that the success of the measure willslo more to secure the support of the Government in good faith than anything that could be done in the South at the present time, and that the money it will cost, because of its, just. ice, will prove a good investment to the en tire country. C. I. Our Relations with Spain. The correspondence between the' State Department and the Spanish Ministry rela tive to the failure° of that Government to carry out certain reforms in Cuba has been published. The letters of Mr. Fish are ire teresting, loht, as written, are too lengthy for our columns. They are strong and manly protests against the policy of Spain in the West Indies, its maintenance of sla very, and faithlessness in its promises of re form. It seems that the United States has been suggesting to Spain for several years the melioration of het colonial system, and that thet country has pretended to accept the suggestions and toact upon them. • Up to this date she has done nothing. The emancipation acts of the Parliament, as in terpreted and enforced by the Ministry, 'are wholly inadequate, and will have no praeti.- - cal result whatever. Mr. Fish calls atten tion to these facts, shows our concern in Cuba, the cruelties practiced In the war, the vigilance with which the United States has maintained neutrality, and very . plainly points out the proper course for Spain.— The tone of his communications is 'always courteous, but .occasionally his indignation reveals, itself ii r i some such pointed passage as this: "The \ repeated assurances of the intentions- of the Government to abolish slavery, and to grant liberal reforms in the administration of the island, are adniissions by Spain of the wrong of slavery, and' of the existence of evils which need reform, but are still allowed orr the illogical-and in-' defensible ground that concession cannot be Made while resistance continues." There is nothing in the dispatches, •as 'their ail; 'titers intended there should not be,-by which the existing relatlons of the two nations will be disturbed, although they sometimes touch the national honor of Spain keenly. Whatever may be the result of the war in Cuba, and there is a i growing confidence in the bravery and patriotism of -the-revolu tionists, who have n four yeard made/their struggle cost Spain 100,000 lives, it is des tined sooner or later for union with the Mid ted States. A natural member , of the Re public, and separated from-it only by a nar ro* passage, having the closest commercial relations, and knitting social ones 'every day, the course of events are • certain in the next few years to add the Gem of the An tilles to the long list of American Common wealths. The emancipation of slavery will hasten this consummation immensely, and those who desire annexation from .s.eifiaft purposes can do nothing better to help their cause than support and encourage Mr. Fish in his humane crusade.—Phil Press. Z. at., or c 39 - " s, XANSITELD, n. LECTURE COURSE, 2972-8. ELI mitnis. ' , Defense of the Heathen," JOHN G. 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NEW-YORIL WEEKLY TIMES. ledcd Editorials from the Daily Times; Dminestc and 'Forehm ; the Proceed. ess and the State Legislatures; the :y Selections; while the most pronals . be a ' ACiBICULTURAL DEPARTMENT, :tides from Practical Farmers; Full re- American Institute Farmers' Club; cly Market Reports, Financial, Domes ive Stock, Dry (ice& and General. i AS A FAMILY PAPER, have no superior; it will be free from vulgar and impure tastes, and. may be i, to every domestic circle, REPUBLICAH JOUSHAL, be,devoted, as in the past, toita . intent ! itipport of the Republican . Its vile*: to the Tammany Ring , at time Cher daily papers inliew.Tork o trust,. :aged its efforts, attests its eine rity in reform. The Trofss stood alone In de mi from 1869 to the close of 18 1, and ;ere and honest proposal for form, of the (government, which will of be )rted, by the Turns. but it will not dating ambitious politicians or damn a power under false pretenses. It will refection from the Republican Party, le party of progress, security and tut- The Ari ~; ONE C, FIVE el TEN C 9 Twrair. Tavar4 FEE 3 Va. be wri Office the ab In fu ly redl WEEK Stall-, with aU the force and influence at its principlea and policy which have rend ,so justly famous in our history, It lose ineaaures by which the honor, the probparity of the nation can be best "rotuoted, and will constantly study Le people rather than the wishes or the TUE NEW-YOKE SEMI-WEEKLY TM lES Is p blished every Tuesday and Friday, and'containe all • e agricultural and literary matter of the Weekly editibn, and a full and careful compilation of editorial t and ewe features of the Daily. T s. of tho Snatz-WnEszx Trams; Ono copy, one year $3 .: two copies, one year, $5; ten copies, ono year $2- _ and one extra copy freo. Su scriptiolas to either of our editions received for a les length of time than one year at the yearly rate. - .. .. . esti prices are Invariable . . -Remit iridreits on York or Yost Office Money Orders, if possible, there neither of these can he procured, send the T New , and . :y in Ix registered letter. All Post-masters are ed to register letters 'when requested to do 11,C), tie system is an absolute protection ageitist by mail. Address THE NEW-YORIC. TIMM, liew-York City. anon' 6b114 and I iosel •ci.A. CO. COURT PRODLAITATION. Whereas, • e Hon. H. W. Williams, President Judge for the udicialDiatrict of Pennsylvania, and W. D. Smith I. ItioNaughton Bag's, Associate Judges Tioga Pli coutty, have issued their precept, bearing date the sth ;day of Jan, 1873, and to me directed, for the holding of Orphan's Court, Court of Common Pleas, General Quarter Sessions and Oyer and Terminer, at Wellsboro, for the County of Vega, on the 4th Monday of Jan., (being the 27th day,) 1873; and to'continue two le, Y tics is therefore hereby given to the Coroner, Zus ces of the Peace, and Constables in and for the con ty of Tioga, to appear in their own properpersous,' wi their records, inquisitions , examinations and re me brauces, to do *lose things which of their offices an d lti. ;in their behalf appertain to be done, and all wit neez a and other persons prosecuting in behalf of the Co onwealth against any person or persons, are re eled to be then and there attending, and not to de. par attheir peril. Jurors are requested to be punct nail° their attendances at the appointed - time, agree ably to notice. Given under my hand and seal at the Sheriff's Offkce, in Welisborcr, the 7th day of Jan., in the year of our Lor one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. E. A. MI, Sheriff. itipplicatiorts fqr Charter. aricEl. hereby given that the following applica tlona for charter of incorporation have been tied 3 , office, and will bo presented to the Court of Co hapion Pleas of Tioga county, Monday, January 2712873: • pplieation of G. D. Riney, J. 11. Roe, John Span]. di. g and others, for charter of incorporation for "Un to • Cemetery Association," in Middlebury toy/11011P. J. F. DONALDSON, I Prothonotary. HE COUNTY NOT To be Divided. o GrL.A.SSNOLIRM IS SELLIVO OFF .13.. M ESTIRS' DRY GOODS, , RATS AND CAPS, ' BOOTS AND SltOt OROOKERT,, DRIJOS. YrSDIO/NES, IN CM Tal USUAL BOVINE() TOP. PA. an. 21,-1= xecutor's Sale. 1101 X VIETUE of en order of the Orphan's Court of Tiogs county, we will expose to public sale on 2sturdxy, the '2sth., day of January * 1.17.1, st the Court House, in the borough of Vielluboro, said county, at one o'clock, p. in., the following described property, being of the estate of David Siert. late of said county, deoeased: MI that certain lot of land lying in the said bore' of WellabdroZou tbelsouth-weet side of Wain street, be tweet:Mitt lama Wahmtatreete, being about elghty (80) ffetfrOntrou Wain street, and running beet about two hundred (2 , 0) toward Crofton at, eat in said borough, cony g thereon one two-story frame d web. ling house, •` Terms: three-fourths of the amount of the pur chase money, payable at time of sale, and the I:elates in nine montbs' therefrom. T. liAltT Dec. 31, GROCERY FOR SALE., HE subscribers offer fir sale their stock of. Grocer• ies and Provisions, together with the lease and fixtures of the store now occupied by them on the east side of St"Weillsborco, Ala the gooaAilll of the estahliebleeht. The reason for selling is that Mr. William 14.. Ing. strum desires hereafter to Gtevotelais' time and atten• ton exclusively tobis patent car•coupling device. VI- T tz toneorn is now dqing a flourishing CA$ basiness, and this is a firm ovortunity for any per. ton wiahing to engage in title trade, WM. N. MIER= .t CO Weliabore, dtin'y 21, 18T1-377. EMI Seal IA Dissolution,. Feb. iTtHE firm cf Lutz & Kohler, Mansfield, Pa., Is this clay dissolved by mutual, consent. The accounts o; the Oid firm will remain with tits new firra of Lutz 2.; Kohler. at the old place of - business, and they alone 'are authoriced to setae the cane. ' Feb. 5211 ninelql,l, Doc 2s, 1872 <Q-PAitTNERSIZP. rrIFIE tuadereigned have thie day entered iatopartaer 1. ship, for the transaction of a general hardware bus= Leese at Mansfield, Fa., wider the: firm tome ,aud style pf - - - • Ltrrz. Yri0.0.4 ! Peg. 1872.* 804411 4 - - ~$1 50 - 1 25 .. 110 . 100 liffl Stack cf &C &C., B. SHORT. Executan W. G. LUTZ. FSANH HURLER Special . Election Pronlantation. , Wheressi by an, utl: of the ,Gett,o44l Asi;.l niblY - of the loo t n iao l n y,mo, 6f tti peroot the voterk of tidst:onnoballteaho'to vote eVery threes yeare pie tl.l question , ;,ot glrautlogrilt•onttes 10. t+eliintoxitatthil Thieure.7 ;approved t 1 , :i7th day of Ilarch,ls72, iK fwehteitted' oil toe to ,givo .01 1 3110 Act* lice ot Kaid eh.etion; therefore A/ 1 8h: tinerift of Tioga, county, do !lolly imewn and give thiB Amish(' notice to tii4 clectom of laid county that a special olootion for the purpose above be held. tor oughout the county. uu the day fixed by laW for tho township and borough eloettolo • to wit; on the:Priday preceding the last MondMonday to JantlarY. (being the 24tb.,daY Of January, 1.573,1 at the sevetal said county, namely: Bless township. Artiot - school house. • Blossburg horougli,,UntOrt selidol house. , - DrOokfteld. South hoed school house. • Charleston, Youngs school home, Clymer. Sabirtaville school house, - Chatham, Chatham Center - school house, Covingtoo,hotel of Thomas Graves. Coylogtou borough, hotel of Thomas Graves Delmar, Court House. Deerfield, Cowanesque House. Endand borough, Sandy Stinson REnlth school house). Vali Brook borongh,Bow school house rinAnington, GUI 601001. 1101190. Gaines, H. C. VerroilSces hotel. Hamilton, township, Morris RIM mall. Jackson, _house of U. Eat:W.lton, li - noxvilio borough, ragio lioubo. Lawrence, Was son's Hotel. Lawrene,sville, Siosson's Motel, Lilwrty, 'total. illansfield borough, Model school house. Malusburg borough, P.Doutrs Hotel. school house. Morris, house of Georgo Grist, eleou, houlze of Charles Goodrich. Osceola, LE. J. Tubbs's block. liicluuond, : ,, ,Ectliodist. church. Rutland, house of Eimer Bucker. SulLivan, P. Doutra Lfotch .9hippeb, Tara.:low school house. Tloga, hotel 4f Witte M.tßmith. 'Eloga borough, hotel of Elias M. Brolth. Welisboro, !Wart Rouse. Vieettleitl, E. G. Hare gate). Westaeld borough, E. G. Rae Hotel Ward, hdtse William L. Thomas. /louse of Joizu "It shall be the duty of the Inspectors and Judges of such elections to rec.ave tickets, either written or printed, from the legal voters, of said cities and coun ties labeled on the outside • license' and on the!inside for license' or • against license,' and to deposit said tickets in a box provided for that purpose by said In specters and Judges as is required by law in ease of other tickets received at said election; and the tickets so received shall be counted, and a return made of-the same to the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of the proper county, duly certified as is required by law; which certificate shall be laid/before the Judges of said Court at the first meeting of said Court after said election shall be held, and shall. be filed with the other records of said Court." - - Aud the law of ine directs: ",The qualified voters of the several counties of this Commonwealth at all general; township and bor. ough and special elections are hereby required to vote, by tickets written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, severally classified as ninon:— * * * One ticket eball embrace the names of all township officers voted - for, and be _labeled 'township:' one ticket shall embrace the names of all borough ()fa cers voted for, and be labeled • borough; and each class shall be deposited In separate ballot poxes." For instructions iii regard. to the organization Of boards of election, etc., see lava of 2d July, 1889, pamphlet page 219, and also pamphlet laws of 1869, p. 49, furnished to the said severateleetton districts, And in the above elections the polls shall be opened between the hours of six and seven a in., and closed at seven p. Given under my hand at We'Debar° this 7th day of January, /873. 3w. E. A. FISH. Hherifr. Sheriff's Sales. DT VIRTIJE OF sundry writs of Fieri racism. Lem. ri Facias, and Veuditioni Exponas, leaned out of the Court of Common .P/eid of Tioga county, and tome directed, I will expose to public sale, to the highest and best bidder, at the Court Mouse in Welisboro, ott :donday the 27th day of January, 1873, at one o'clock p. in., the following described property, viz : A lot of land in Farmington and; Middlebury town ships; bounded op the north by Henry Sawyer, west by A. J. Colegrove and Henry Sawyer, south by J. .13. Prutsman, and cast by Lorena ill'itinney; containing 54 acres, 34 acres improved, with a frame house, sta. ble, an apple orchard and other fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of A. J. IrEinney, A. Hum phrey and C. F. Miller, suit of Robert Logan. AL O—A lot of land in Rutland township; begin ning at the southwest corner of lot, No. 127. of the al lotment of Bingham lands in Rutland township afore said, conveyed to Mrs. Hannah Sixbee; thence along the north line of lot No, 124,conveyed to tiSr. L. and T. L. KenyonfnOrth, 83')„, degrees rest, 147,4 rods; thenoe along Lines of lot Ho. conveyed to S. S. and 3. C. Johns north 78.6 rods; thence north, 45 degrees west, 25 rods; ence north 4.0 rods; thence along the south lino of 1 t No. 139 conveyed to Hiram Wilmont east 170.5 rods; thence slow the west line of part of lot No. 136 ind west line of lot No. 127 aforesaid south. one degee west, 142.8 reds to the place of beginning; containing 128 acres, more or less, with the usual al lowance of sir per cent. for roads, hc., it being lot No. 128 of the allotment of Bingham lands in Ilutiand township; with two frame houses, a frame barn, an apple orchard and other fruit trees thereon, and about as acres improved. To be sold as the property of San ford S'. Johns and James C. johns, suit of Hiram C. Johns for use of A. M. Morehouse. ALSO—A lot of land in Jackson township; bound• ed on the north by the public highway, west and south by lands of '.Nlartin Miller, and east by lands of Na• thaniel Smith; containing,about two acres, more or less, all improved, with a frame house, frame barn, outbuildings, an apple orchard and other fruit trees thereon. Arse—Another lot in the said. township; bounded on the north by lands of Furman Rimier, west by lands of Charles Tilingitast and Daniel Kinner, south by lands of Darid Kinner, Nathaniel Smith and the public highway, and east by lands of Robert Tiling hest; containing GO acres. .4.5 amp improved, with a frame house, Outbuildings and fruit trees thereon.— To be sold as the property of C. H. Miller, suit of Sever MlI er, for use of H. B. Knapp. ' ALSO—.I lot of land in Tioga borough; bounded. on the north by Cowanesque street, east by Walnut street, setttb, by lauds of Abram .F.aortoy, and west by H. W. Watts; being 80 feat on Walnut street and 90 feet on Cowanesque street, with a frame house, frame barn, outbuildings and. fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of Guidon C. Many, suit of F. E. 9,roith. ALSO—A lot of land in Chatham township; bound ed on the north by the public highway and Constant Avery, on the west by lands of the heirs of David Taylor and Chatham township, and south and east by Jamie of Joseph Knapp; containing 19 acres, 14 acres improved, with a frame house, frame barn, out buildings, an apple orchard and other fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of Jacob 11am, suit of A. 11. Roberts 1)r rase of W. W. Burley. ALSO—A lot of land in Sullivan township; bound ed on themorth bY lards or' Harvey Cleaveland and Ephraim M'Connell, ou the east by L, M. and Peleg Baud and Harvey Cleavelaud, south by L. M. and Pe leg Dond, and west by lands in possession of Welcome Rice and lands of IL Welch; 'eouteinieg 50 acres, more or less, 20 acres improved, with a log house, frame barn, outbuildings, an apple orchard and other fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of Drayton Ramsey, suit of C. L. Shaw. ALSO—A. lot of land in Rutland township; bound ed on the north by lands of C. W. Soper, east by lands of John Benson, Jr., south by lands of John Benson, Sen., cud west by the highway; containing 33 agree, 17 acres improved. Te be sold as the property of Wilmot Soper, suit of Sarah Soper for use of John Benson and Elmer Backer. ALSO—A lot cf land in Sullivan township; bounded on the north by lands of Emily Dewey and Anna Gil liott, George Fletcher. and Thomas Reynolds, west by George Fletcher and David Fletcher, south by Allett Webster, and east by Bingham lauds and Thos. Rey nolds; containing 100 acres, 40 acres improved. To be sold us the property of J. S, Dewey, suit of Amos 0. Witter, surviving partner of l'oe a: Ritter. ALSO—A lot of land in Liberty township; bounded on the north by lands of Thomas Feucht and Michael Desmond, east by E, Ostrum, south by George Hunt and William Kilpatrick, and west by Allred Fulkerson; containing 100 acres, more or less, 95 acres improved, with frame and log barns. hay barn, frame hog and tool house; other outbuildings, an applo orchard and other fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of P. R. Field, suit of Henry S. Fick for use of John Link and Fred. Iluyler. ALSO—A lot of land in Bloseben borough; -boned ed on the north by land of Patrick Costellow and Wrn. Williams, west by lands of A. Malmsey' c Co., south by the public highway, and east by Thomas Farr; being 00 feet front, 105 feet on the back end of the lot, and 191 feet deep, With.ene frame house thereon. To be sold as the propqty of John Bonner, suit of Thos. Martin. ALSO-:A lot f land in Union township; bounded on the north b, lands of Juo. Rauscher, deceased, and Jacob Meaner, act by lands of the Lycoming Valley Iron Company, south by lands of David Sechrist, and west by lands o f Merge Helper; coutaining 50 acres, 10 acres improt ell, with two frame houses, one frame barn, a frame water power saw -mill, and fruit Meet; thereon. To be sole as the property of F. W. Rime. oher, suit of William Braine. . ALSO—A :ot of land in Brookfield township; bound ed on the north by lands of Nelson Doty, west by Joel Parkhurst, south by Adelia Tubbs, and east by L. S.ktnner; containing 100 'cores, SO acres Improved, with a frame house, frame barn, outbuildings, an ap. pie orchard and other fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of Noble Pride and W. 0,. Pease, suit of Joel Parkhurst. ALSO—Alet of Lend In Westfield towr,Silp; bound ed on the north and-east by Ludo cd james Thrives, south by L. Gail& and, west be the public highway; containing one. aere,imore or Pees, all improved, with a frame 001.13 e, fratne harm outbuilding, and fruit trees thereon. To he cold as the _preperty of D. D. Cook, suit of _LPL :Ldgcomli et. al. - ALSO—A. lot of land in CharlestontoWnship; bound. od on the north by kinds of John highway, n Flibrick, we ilu st a by 6a t t . Id: Johnson, south by the public by Albert Tipple; containing six acres, more or less, ail improved, with a frame house, frame barn, out buildings, and a few fruit trees thereon. To bp sold as the property of Jerome Scott, suit of Ross lams. ALSO—A jot of land. in Covington borough; bonnd od on the ninth and rest by lai.ds df S. :L Packard, south by Edwin Dyer, and civil by the Williamson road; containing about. half an acre, more or lees, all improved, w:th 4 two story brick 'louse, frame barn, outbuildings, and fruit trees thereon. To be sold as the property of A. V. Smith, 0. G. Cierould, and P. L. Clark, suit of Pomeroy , Brothers et. na, ALSO—A lot of land is Clymer biwnship; bounded on the north by lands of Alse. Thompson, Resey Rey rich% and Wilson Burnside, West by Harrison lii g,, so by Ashley Guild, Squire Guild and 3. 0. Tho p-, son, and east by Frederick Woodcock; eontainin 4,4 acres, 10 acres improved, With a frame house, og hotae, log barn, an apple orchard and other fruit es thereon. To be sold as the property of W. S. Wee s, snit of Thortipson and Phillips et. al. ALSO—A lot of land in. Tinfoil township; boon d on the north by lands of W. Collins, erst by Lycona• ing creek, south' by public highway leading from Roaring Branch to Ogdensburg, and west by public highway leading from Elmira to Williamsport; being SO feet by 'IV feet, with a two ftory trarrfo building oc copied as a grocery store, a wagon shop, and dwelling house thereon. To be sold an the property of P. W. Reoseher, Butt of William Plains. ALSO--A lot of land in Wollaboro; bounded on the northeaskby lands formerly owned by F. D. Ennui!, northwest by lands of Cbarlus 3. Wheeler- southwest by Avenue, and southeast by lands of 'Harriet Ste vens; containing about one acre, with a frame house, frame barn. outbuildings, ari apple orchard and other fruit trees thereon. To bo sold as the property of A. M. ingbant and V. Block, suit of 11. W. Williams for use of A. L. Bodine. L. A. MI, Sheriff. Januar . ? 7, 1873. /6tice. 1":1 the matter of the estate of James Kimball, do• j. ceased, the auditor appointed by the Court to set tle the accounts of S. F.lWilson and J. F. Donaldson, Executors of the estate of said decedent, will meet the parties interested for the rurpeses of his appoint ,- raent, on Friday, January 31, 18(3, at 2 o'clock p. m., at hie °Mac at Wellsboro, Pa. ; and all persons basing claims upon :said accounts must present and sub stantiate theta before the auditor, or be debarred from Ocrnang for a share of some. G. W. MEItItICK, 1.873.4 17. 41.5410 r. - SC: O 1 . 7 P Xz l'9", W ,:r. I ♦ qf PAY deecriOton entiatoct with accurst-. oratta cur 9 at the Mils OR oisuartl 1110 •1 13, LiC Emai .„ f ram 11 1 1 CS 6 .4 L 5l t 0 '4 „ C c cr f. The Largest Establishment in No . - ) a - c - .)zacrkar6 vitxxart. YRITOrey-IF; 4 A'V facilities ita - buyUAg etsid htellaWit, A: go queutitias vt tivoa* cuittlitni the= CV gOtair loweitTaobbing pricey Ts our real dq.:*rumeirat Gs.c.de *re *Old at *. 'swan Wiirume pricey. A /Argo stock ot 1 STONE. W . ASS, 2,1,1„ bowl, ,L)11) vKR riCrantier Oran 11111VeliktiN. Striping 1 and Brruish.e* for 4 1;arriage laud AWI flee cf e:eogroe of Geed appertaining to our buoinoos kept la otook. ' hen, 1., 1872, :- -- -r eir ll - .LA A_ IT FAL' AND WINTER -DRy- G4Lto 3TIC.7.I=?L.Eit of imvorwtm GROCERIES IN . ABU CROCKERY NOT SMA • - frigo g633EXC;°II3I MLR KEE NOUSOZIIi lET CO CALL AND Ithe rb.r4l . ell SE q loc 1. - .:vilth, prices not to be beaten'. '; Da notes!: 90=0 lieieze bvy money Cumin& Oak: 111),110. ils A_ =I M A. TNT + i). .~ ti✓; . vairousuz, ezu) astir:, 111101% INL 1 4.3 UMW!' OrgiAmensing„ Arr rnenE UN CiCb3EtIVIZICG- is the D 1446 to btiy7ol2z 1111 OD 11113:1111MI3 to tattitt3oO2 goodrotatrazul I II SEE-- (2, ---;,::. ._ ~ ~,. CHIA LiM ft YAM'S 413, ElApti AND C 1.:% WM STOCK, MEV I= G kW MI II ■ 'born an