I= Vie ,Agitator. A. F. BARNE9, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1873 An act- has recently passed the Legisla ture creating an Insurance-Department in this State. • The decrease of the national, debt during last mouth was $1,644,0&8 t)7, and during the falar years of Grant's first administra tion the Accrease was 8368,082,559 48. It'is reported that Governor Osborne, of Kansas; finds great difficulty in selecting a successor to ex-Senator Caldwell. The fact is said to be that the Governor himself ants tile position; but he can't find a pre cedent fora man appointing himself to of- t;ce. Really, the position is very embarrass-. 'mg. Suppose the modest Governor resigns his present office, and tries his luck with the next Executive of lriis State. It has been said that the thaws - •.neeived but not brought forth are translate' to the moon. If this is true, then Mr. P•ter Her dic knows where to look for " 3linnequa county." It is very certain, at any rate, that be won't find it on the map of Penn \sylvania. When his bill reached the Sen ).,te it.came to a sudden end, just as we sup posed it would. It is creditable to the up per honse that the monster was so promptly throttled, and highly disgraceful to the low er that it passed by even the small majority of six. The two hotises of the Legislature hav ing disagreed on the general appropriation bill last week, a conference committee was appointed to report a compromise. There teas considerable trouble in coming to ,an agreement,- the• apple of discord being the tive hundred - dollars extra pay for 'each member of . the Legislature inserted by the House and struck out by the Senate. The conferees on the part of the Senate report ed to that body that the House was inclined to adhere to the grub, whereupon the Sen ate voted unanimously to stick to their res olution Co strike it out. Those Representa tives who faVoreil this job may thank the Senate for saving them from political hari - The bill as finally agreed upon ap ?:ropriates seventy thousand dollars to be divided among the State Normal Schools by the Governor, Attorney General, and State Superintendent. Last week Governor Fiartranft vetoed a bill extending the time for the payment of the enrollment tax on private bills passed by the Legislature. The act affected over sixteen hundred private laws, some of them passed as long ago as lno, and the effect of the veto is to kill them all unless the enroll ment tax on each one is paid by the first of next month. The amount due the State from this source is very large, and, as the Governor says, it is hard to see why, this tax, wh:oli draws-no interest, should be ex tended from year to year for the benefit of speculators, when all taxes on the indifstry of the people , must be paid promptly, uiider penalty of a large fine in the •shape of in terest. , 'This VetQ is probably the most li sweepi g one to be found anywhere in the history of legislation; but it is strongly grounded in reason and good sense, and will receive the hearty indorsement of the peo ple at large. The Democrat permits some foolish corres pondent to make the aasertiou that " the Reptiblican party is responsible for" the salary-steal. We fear this poor fellow hasn't seen the vote on that question yet. But if his favorite , journal ever plucks up heart to print the yeas a - nd nays, he will find that in the Senate less than one-half the Republi cans voted for the measure, while just two thirds of the Democrats voted the same nay. In the House, be will learn that about one-third of the Republicans voted for the steal, While a majOrity of the Democrats +-aid aye to the scandalous job. Outside the halls of Congress, the only papers that _undertake to excuse this piece of rascality are Democratic ones. In yiew of all these facts, we submit that the dunce °who ex posed himself in last week's Democrat will do well to refrain from further efforts in that line _until he has consulted, the late Democratic member from this district as to where the responsibility lies. Of course our readers understand that we do not always agree with 'the opinions set forth by our correspondents, although we seldom express our dissent. The AGITATOR honors and welcomes independent' thought from whatever quarter, being well assured t hat the most healthful state of public opin ion results from the agitation of original ideas rather than from the stagnation of a strict political and social "orthodoxy."— For this reason we print in full this week the letter of our Washington correspondent, while we differ most radically from the first third of it. It seems to us a very weak ef fort to find an excuse after the fact for the salary-steal. The idea that members who wouldn't attend to their duties when they received $5,000 a year and mileage will do so when they get $7,500 a year is decidedly too " thin" to deceive anybody. But even if there was anything in this notion, it wo'd not justify the grabbing of $5,000 'extra pay by members of the last Congress at 'the close of the term during which, according to "C. M.," many of them had been neg: letting their public-duties in pursuit of pri vate gain. The simple fact is; there was no reason for the grab; and none that would hold water. can be invented for it now. The robbers,.with the unscrupulous Ben ;littler at their head, wanted the public money, to which they were no more entitled than Our correspondent, and they took it, even'going so far as to violate one of their own express rides in their eagerness to grab the swag. Having lined their own pockets ld done what they could to co.crupt the morals of the country, these grabbers and their friends Will show discretion by keep in:: very quiet. The most adroit special pleading will never convince the " plain people" that the men Who fobbed 4:3,000 of the public funds for work for which they had already - been amply paid were either honorable or honest. Decent men of all parties have marked them, and will remem ber them with contempt.; and those rho would indite excuses for the robbery may reflect with benefit upon the tragical fate of '" Poor Tray." ______________- , lIIIGIT YOUNGiS losurance,Rel EstateiSteamsliiii 1., 1tb....w-Cr3r. No 3. Buwen's 80 , .:; farlh alts sold pa) al l In any city or tonal lu Europe. • ! /Cif - Cabin, Second Cabtn. or Steeragt PE39age tickm .1 to or Slum any town in Europe iron& or to Welbibor:, ~.: by the Anchor Line, or the Williams and °atoll, U.& Mall Line of Occan Steamers. 1 - ...71 air Real Estate bought and sold' on Commission. 1 - 1 444 - I:desire to call particular attention to the Ivor .i.,, ance facilities afforded 1.. y the old and %ell known Wellsboro Insurance. Agency.:; —ESTABLISHED IN 1860. ..:', FIRE, LIFE & ACCIDENT. Capital Represented $10,000,00. '/ETNA, of Hartford, Conn. R}" ac ,= - , HOME. of New York. FRANKLIN, of Philadelphia. ' r INS..CO. OF NORTH AMERICA,. of Phil'a• 1 i- PENNSYLVANIA, of Philadelphia. ~!. NORTH BRiTISH,& MERCANTILE,EdioIIurg '? PHENIX, of Brooklyn, N Y. LYCOMING IMS. CO_.. Mangy. Pa. .t. , . .. TRAVELERS LIFE & ACCIDENT, Hartford . Policies written in any of the above leiallair s i patties at stmadard rates. Love!) PromPUY Eq . . . . " ' ' • , . 4 -- my office, No. 0 Bowen!a Block. /117013 YO , :.,(..1. ~ It, vs t • 4t t v •y . • .1 I - ' Nov. 11). 1872: ' I OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. WAsurccroic. April 1; 1873 .RENDER rsTo C.X.5.111, &C. "his an wind that blows nobody any good" is a'trite old. adage, and the increase 9f Congressmen's salaries, bad as it seems, may be of great advantage in the future.— hus many of our Senators, and especially many of the Representatives, either have extensive private estates that demand a large share id their time, or they are en gaged in bbsiness or extensive ventures, or practicing :law before leading tribunals to such an extent that the most of their force has been applied out of the channels of ~,,, t heir,publie duties as 'Congressmen. Thus, the millionaires - isf the Senate are able= pa long leaves, and 'some of them are seldom P. Butler, , Dan Voorhees, and others of the House are engaged in pleatlimt muses great. part of their time either here at the capital or elsewhere. This is from which grows much imperfect legislation and neglect of the public business. Now that the pay is increased' twit sum calmer:mate with the reasonable cost of living, the coun try can fairly ask of these public'servants the same promptness and industry which usually exacted from other paid ofticials.—' Except on act:mint of , sicknes's, I,p.ere should e no excuses for absence from seats in the respective houses, and absence for private business should be foitowed with disgrace and a reque4t from the State or' con3tituen cy for an immediate resignation. Absolute strictness need not be expected, but some approximation to the faithful performance of Congressional duties ought to be required in the future, and the increase of salaries' a good starting point from which to com meucia this much needed reform. liA:con - o 11D MiatDER _REPEATED On Friday last Charles Manley was bang ed at .11exandria, Ta , in the presence of about five hundred favored persons—a crowd of several hundred more having as sembled outside of the jail yard, where they could hear the interesting thud of the victim when the trap was taken f rum under his feet and he was swung between heaven and earth. It would Fe em that this exam ple, which was fully described m our two evening papers long before Friday M i ght, should have struck terror into the minds of would-be-murderers, but on the contrary the very reverse appears, to be the fact.— The law deliberately takes the life of a pris oner, and the assassin speedily follows the exam 1e thus set. in high places. - On the same night, Perhaps before midnight, Mr. Frank Hahn, a cattle drover of Woodstock, Va., while returning home from a• trip to Baltimore where he had sold a drove ut cat tle, was attacked and robbed by one or more assassins in a lonely place known as Armo ry Square, not far from the Baltimore and Potanme Railroad-depot in this city, and brutt'lly murdered; his face being rendered i. \, alms st unrecognizable by the terrible wont. da inflicted upon it, and his brains were round oozing out on the ground. This is, the seventh murder of 11,e o , ,t twelve mouths in our Distiict. :.:or derers have been hung, and yet •• ak of horror goes on. It is suppota•d th ~,,• murderers of Hahn are in the way "i brought to speedy justice, though up t,) this writing the proofs are not fully gathered about suspected parties. POSTAL CARS TO BE CONTINUED. The stir in the community made by the notification of the railway companies that they would refuse to continue carrying the mails as heretofore in postal cars, has bro't these railroad kings to terms. They heard the rattle of heaven's artillery among the sovereign people, and were convinced that at last they were getting thoroughly awake to their own interests and the impositions of railroad power upon them. Suddenly they suspected that a Senate committee was sit ting in judgment upon this postal-car busi ness, and they wrote to the Postmaster Gen eral to know if their suspicions were well founded. Being informed of the fact, they withdrew their notification of January 27th refusing to run the cars, and promise too con tinue until the nest Congress assembles.— This is a wise and timely change of front on the part of these monopolists, , and may prevent for a time the lightning stroke upon them which follows the thunder of" an in dignant people roused-to a consciousness 'of their accumulated wrongs at the - hands of railroad cormorants. Let them beware for the future. ALLEGED FRAUD IN'A RAY ROLL Capt. G. F. Jocknick, of the Indian Bu reau, was arrested on Saturday on a bench warrant-issued by Judge Cartter upon an indictment found in North Carolina. It seems that the defendant in 1869 was order ed simply to witness the payment of mon eys to the North Carolina Cherokees on a census taken twenty years befor ,, ?, and it is alleged that the wrong names were on the pay roll. It is doubtful whether there is a case against him. rtiNDEs. 7 * THE LOAN Hon. Mr. Cattell i late Senator from New Jersey, is going to Europe as confidential agent of the Treasury Department to su perintend the funding of the $300,000,000 new five per cent, bonds which are being negotiated through the second syndicate.— He is the right man for the place, and will hold the same reh - ndicate that Judge Rich P" ' C. 11. The' Scenery of New Mexico. SILVER Cm - , (N. M.,) March 15, 1873. Editor Agitator:—Located as we are just on the diyide between the Atlantic and Pa cific slopes, a number of beautiful-streams take their rise near us and flow in opposite directions to theirrespective oceans. Among them the Rio Gila flowing to the Pacific is considered the most picturesque and beau tiful. From the peak of gold Mountain, i near Pinos Altos, its green - belt of timber, Viith here and there a glintsc of its shining waters, can be traced nearly a hundred miles, when it dashes frit° a rocky canon whose perpendicular aides reach to the hight of -a thousand feet. Standing upon the highest peak of this mountain, about nine thousand feet above the sea level, let' us take a bird's-eye view of 'the surrounding country. What an im mense landscape opens before us! a scope of country plainly visible to the naked eye considerably larger than the whole State of Ohio. Although there are many towns and hamlets within this radius, the population cannot average over ono person to twenty square miles, and a large share of it remains to-day unprospected,an'l unexplored. Those tall blue mountains be and where you can see the Rio Gila are the Francisco Moun tains, in Arizona. They contain immense mines of copper, which are s, , on to be Worked by a company haili;l‘l tl om Detroit, Michigan. A party from c,.:orado' are there at present making looalio:)., and wash ing out gold, which I hear they i:nd in pay ing quantities. The Francisco river and EagiL L , both rapid streams, have worn channels ough these mountains in some places to the depth of two thousand feet, in which the sun, never shines more than two' hours duringi the day. Fish are abundant, and of the same kind found in the Rio Gila called the " Gila Trout." The distance from here to the Francisco Mountains is 120 miles.' Looking farther to the left, and beyond the Burro Mountains, you see Stein's Teak, the eastern boundary of the large reserva tion allotted Cochise and his tribe last sum mer by Gen. Howard. Cochise pretends to respect the treaty'ffiade with Gen. Howard, but claims the right to rob and murder just over the line, in Old Mexico, which be pro ceeds to do in his most approved style, only making sure to get inside the reselleation with his plunder to receive the protection of the United States Government so gene rously extended to the "Poor Indian." From Stein's Peak east that row of moun tain peaks are all in Chihuahua, Old Mexi co. The Burro Mountains, this side,, and in this county, contain immense mines of sil ver and copper, and fields of pine timber, distant about fifty miles. Following the line of 3lexico east we come td the Florida 31ountains, the home of a hostile band of Apaches who commit ,many, depredations upon both Mexicans and Arriericans, and have thus far found its rugged and craggy Lights a safe retreat. Between us and the Florida Mountains we notice the Rio Min:L imes winding its way toward the Qolf'of Mexico. A little farther to the left, and a southeasterly directicin, you see Cook's \ • has always ben the great dread of travel ers, and is usually' passed in the night time, to avoid a t ght\vith Indians. Many Scalps have been taken here, and Many redskins have thence taken heir exit to new hunting grounds. A coach load of eight men was . once at tacked in this canon, andin the excitement the coach was upset, butt he men succeeded in reaching the top of a ledge op the side of the canon, where they were quickly sur rounded by four or five hundred yelling ' Apaches: The fight was long and bloody, the rocks around about were- strewn with dead and dying Apaches to the number of over sixty, but the fight at last ended' with the, death of the only surviving member of the heroic eight. . Cook's Peak, in the immediate vicinity, looms far above the surrounding, mountains, and, by reason of its peculiar-Shaped sum mit, makes a safe landmark for hunters and prospectors. A little farther to the left, and looking due east from where we stand, over and beyond the copper i •mine mountains, are the " Organ Mountains," plainly visible, though twentY miles east of the Rio Grande, and one hundred and thirty-five miles from here. , ThesA are probably the highest moun tains in sight. They derived their name from their many cone-shaped peaks resem bling an organ. The Magdeline range' and the White Mountains complete the circle to the Rio Gila again. This valley of the Rio Gila is from one to three miles wide. A belt of cottonwood and ash timber three fourths of a mile wide follows the course of the river, embedding it in a deep shade.— The soil is deep and ri 1, and yet it remains entirely uninhabited for hundreds of miles, except by bears, deer, antelope, and wild turkeys. Ruins of old Aztec towns line its banks, for many years ago it • sustained an immense population, and it will again. It only awaits the coming of the Texas Pacific Railroad to fully demonstrate the fact.— " Westward the , star of empire takes its way." E. S. C. , THE VOTN " MINNEIIuA."—The Har risburg Patriot reports the passitge of Her die's bill in the House as follows: At three o'-clock on Tuesday morning Pe ter iferdic's bill for the erection of IVtrine qua county passed third reading in the house. It is needless to say that no question affect ing the interest; of the public generally, no matter how-urgent or,important, would have held that majority together until that time in the morning. But as this was a matter which deeply Concerned their friend Herdic, they were ready to make anv sacrifice of sleep and rest on his account. He had said that "The Boys" would not go back on him, but lie little deemed them capable of such zeal and devotion to his interests. The scene viv idly reminded many who were present of the Monday night session four years ago when Herdic mustered his " Boys" to the work of destroying, the Twenty-ninth judicial dis trict, and hurling Judge Gamble from the bench. The muster roll on the Minnequa bill stands as follows : Albright, Amorinan, Ash, Bates o 1 3la Beach, Brockway, Burns, Conrad, Darroh, DeLaclt, De iWitt, Dry, Egan, Greenawalt, 'legman, "Does, Ili?dela - and, Houseman, Joseplof King, Koons, Laid ley, Bally, Baited, ' isates of Craford, 111 a, k, Bowman Brown, Brt ng. 4 Lullard, Burkholder, Cross D.Litt.,, Dm tt, Hancock, Henry, Oliver, Jones of Potter, Orris, Jones of Susquehanna, Petrikin, Kaufman of Lebanon, Rainey, Kisser, Strock, Lemon, huciy, ME LatuA., Danlelß, Kaufman of So Lawson, M'Cune, M'Millan, Democrats in italics I= For -Itinnequa, Democrats.. Republicans Against Minnequa, Democrats Itepubli s carai Absent Democrats Republicans It is thus seen who are responsible for the success of Peter Herdic's bill,in the house. Commenting on the Republican side of. this vote the Towanda Reporter says : '-The motives which actuated the nineteen repub liCans to advocate the matter, in direct viola tion of all the usual courtesies of legislation, may be conceived, when common report at Harrisburg named the exact price paid for votes. A more palpable, unscrupulous at= tempt to buy a measure through the Legisla ture, in defiance of the wishes of the people of ie section affected, was never before tried. So bold and impudent was the out rage, that the press of the State, generally, has denounced it, and members of - the House who supported it, have lost reputation and standing with their constituents, because their action gave just grounds for suspect ing that they had been paid for their votes. The men who wore lobbying and engineer ing this measure, are the same corrupt and notorious rascals who have for years been in festing the capitol with their presence. " The means employed to carry the bill through the House made the measure so odi ous that Mr. Herdic could not find a cham pion in the Senate, and caged tlfe "snake." Thus ends, in ingominious defeat, one of the boldest attempts to secure illegitimate legis lation ever. known in the history of the Com monwealth. TERRIBLE MARINE DISASTER A Steamer Wrecked off Nova Scotia SEVERAL HUNDRED LIVES LOST. Hiti ! rfAx, (N. 5.,) April 1, 1873. This afternoon a report was circulated that a steamer had been wrecked on the coast and several lives lost. It was at first regarded as at cruel April-fool hoax, but-to night the Cunard ttgent here received news that it was all true, and only a little of the truth had been told, the fact being that the White Star steamer Atlantic, Capt. Will-- lams, from Liverpool for New York, while coming to this port for coal, struck on Meaglier's rock, near Prospect, 22 miles west. of Halifax, and became a total wreck. Of about 1,000 souls on board upward of 700 were drowned. Third Officer Brady arrived here to-night, and says thd - Atlantic [ left Liverpool March 20, with upward of 900 steerage and about 30 cabin passengers. She experienced rough weather during the passage, but all went well until non on Monday, March 31, when her supply of coal became exhausted. The captain de termined to pat into 'Halifax, and he and i: the third officer were on deck until mi - night. Her position was then judged to e Sambro light hearincr - ,N. N. W. 39 miles. The captain went c into his chart roo ~ leaving orders to be called if there was any change in the ship's position. Brady went to bed about the same time us the captain. The next thing - he remembers is that he was thrown out of his bunk, and felt The ship strike several time. He then rushed on deck, and found the captain and officers there and the deck full of passengers. - He got au ax and commenced to clear away the boats. The captain and-other officers were busy doing the same thing. Brady got his boat .out and put two women in it. A num ber of men attempted to get into it,; and about a dozen succeeded. Just at that; mo ment the steamer fell over on her beam ends and sunk. Only one boat had been got out, and: that was carried down by the steamer and all in it lost. Brady saainhled into the mizzen rigging, winch was above the water,! anfl. seeing he could do nothing there went for ; ward and unwove the halyards, Leg as sisted by two others. He then took the halyards and all three swam to the rock. The line was hauled ashore and a number of passengers landed by it. A number had got on it, but as the tide was rising their situation was no better tsar ' on_the, vesseL TEAS, Lane, Loucks . , - .t/'Cu/lough of Berke, :il'Cullough of Phil , Newell, Porter, Prizer, ' Pyle, Quigley, liameey, Reynolds, sample, fichmlokey, Bhortt, shuler, Smith of Fayette, Stapler, Steckel, Stier, Tittermary, Vodges, Williams, Wolfe-48. ME FE= )I.'Cracheu, M Creary, .?,l'Corzutek, , - M'heo, Mahon Mitchell, flyer, lEEE DEMI Sew 'flyer, oyes, FZEI Elliott, speaker—V !MEM Morford, Szroth of Phira, Wainwright, Waldron. Young-10. 1 boats and rescued ilitin on the rock and a 1 large number froM the rigging. Brady re mained at the scene until noon today, when all Who were alive on board bad been saved, except chief officer Firth, who was in the rigging shouting , for help. Brady said he tried to get a crew to go to Firth's rescue, but the 'sea was so heavy that nobody would volunteer: Altogether about 250 persons were saved, including Captain Williams, also fourth officer , Brown, the doctor, and several of the engineers and sailors. Not a single woman or child was saved. Most of Ahem, as well as hundreds of men, were drowned.in their berths. The ship struck about two o'clock a. m., the weather at the time being dark, but not thick, with a rough sea. Steamers are going down tonight to render-what assistance they possibly can.— All the pe - dplaved from the wreck, ex -cept Brady, arel4llW Prospect, where the fishermen are giving th all possible alien tion. LATER REPORTS. Later details of the wreck subtract no ing from the original tale of horror, except that the loss of life is not so great as at first reported. The main features of the calam ity, remain unsoftened; the sufferings of those exposed to the pitiless pelting of the storm•must hare been terrible, and the story of the survivors is touching in the extreme. But the most trustworthy accounts reduce the number of people on board to 976; of these 546 were lost. THE CHIEF OFFICER S STORY. HALIFAX, April 2.—J. W. Firth, chief of ficer of the Atlantic, in reply to the report er's questions, made a statement in substance as follows: " My watch ended at 12 o'clock on. Mon day night. The second and fourth officers took charge, and I ikent to my berth. I was aroused by the shock of the vessel sinking. The second officer came down to my room, and said the ship was ashore and he was afraid she was gone. I put on a few arti cles of clothing, got an ax, and went on deck to clear the boats. The ship had ca reened over before I reached the deck. I cleared the two starboard boats. Just then a heavy sea swept the boats away. I was holding fast to the mizzenmast rigging, and now climbed higher for safety. The night was so dark and the spray flew so thickly that we could not see well what tvis going on around us. I saw men on the rocka, but did not know how they got: there. 'ARwho were alive on board were in the When daylight came I coi r kedi32 persons in the mizzenmast rigging with me, includ ing one woman. When these saw there , - * - ere.lt f ielk7tween the ship - and the shore, many em attempted to go forward to the lines, an doing so were washed over board and drown Many reached the shore by the aid of the t and the fisher men's boats rescued many more. 4 t last all had either been washed ell or rescue , -- cept myself, the woman; and a boy. The sea had become_ so rough that the boats could not venture near us. Soon the boy was washed otr, but he swam gallantly and reached one of the boats in safety. I got a firm hold of the woman and . secured her in the rigging. I could see the people on shore and in the boats, and could hail 'them, but they were unable to help us. " At two o'clock in the - afternoon, after we had been in the rigging ten hours, the Rev. Mr.. Ancient, a Church of England clergyman, whose noble conduct I can never forget while I live, got a crew of four men to row him out to the wreck. He got into the main rigging and procured a line, then 'advanced as far as he could toward me and threw it to me. I caught it, made it fast around my body, and then•jumped clear.— A sea swept me oil the wreck, but Mr. An cient held fast to the line, pulled me back, and got me safely in the boat. I was then so exhausted and benumbed that I wasi hardly able to do anything . for myself, and but for the clergyman's gallant conduct I must have perished soon. The woman, af ter bearing up with remarkable strength under her great trials, had died two hours before Mr. Ancient arrived. Her half-nude body was still fast in the rigging, her eyes protruding, her month foaming—a terribly ghastly spectacle rendered more ghastly by the contrast with the numerous jewels that sparkled on her hands. We had to leave her body there, and it is probably there yet. The scene at the wreck was an awful one, such as I had never before witnessed, and hope never to witness again. Comparative ly few bodies drifted ashore; most of them, with such articles as came out of the ship while 1 was on her, were carried to sea." A Specimen Brick. Perhaps the most important business for which the Constitutional Convention was called was the reform of the Legislature and a limitation and definition of the pow ers of that body beyond all dispute. It has 'performed one of these duties in a straight forward manner. The article on legislation, as adopted in Committee of the Whole, is as stringent as could be ( desired; indeed, far beyond the desires of many practical re formers, so small is thesphere to which it confines the legislative function. It has re moved the public treasury almost entirely out of the reach of law-makers, - and thor oughly disarmed them of all - power of mis• chief by its sweeping prohibitions of special enactments. The mistake of the Conven tion thus far, it seems to us, is that it has not provided for a reform in the Legislature itself, such as we are sure would follow from an augmentation of its membership. This is a matter, hOwever, which can be easily remedied on the recurrence of the subject in the Convention. As matured in Committee of the Whole, the article on - 11islation of the proposed Constitution w*lfktully meet the wishes of I the great maj 'rity of the citizens of the .Conmionwealtl . As it is soon to stand the test of their bndots, and for the purpose of correcting certain misapprehensions, we propose this morning to call attention to its most salient features. In the first place, it secures to the cities, towns;; and boroughs the right of self government. These are to •be free to regulate their own affairs without legislative interference of any kind and in whatever shape. The flagrant abuse by, which immense debts have been saddled, upon the same for the benefit of corpora-I tions is also corrected by sections forbidding the loan of the State credit to any corpora tion, or the State becoming a stockholder in any corporation, and the loan of the credit of any county or city to a corpora tion. Further, it is provided that no law shall be passed extending the term of a pub lic officer and increasing his pay or emolu inents after his election or 'appointment; that the general appropriation hill shall con tain nothing but the appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, execu tive, and judicial departments, and for the interest on the public debt. Apptopriations of public money for charitable, educational, or benevolent purposes to any - community or sect are also prohibited. As regards the'corruot corporate influence that is now wielded over the Legislature,• it is made a felony for a member to receive from any corporation or person "any mon ey, testimonial, reward, thing of value," &c., for his vote, or to act as agent or attor ney for a corporation or person. Legisla tive limitations of the amount of damages to be recovered for injuries lo persons or ' property, and of the time during which ac tion for the same may be commenced, are also prohibited, This article may be taken as a specimen brick- of the proposed Constitution. We can conceive of no stronger vindication of ' the Convention from the numerous arid pre meditated attacks of its ring enemies, nor of a more striking exemplification of the earn estness and honesty of its efforts to estab lish &form. Here are general laws suffi cient to cover nearly all emergencies, the clearest prohibition of special legislation; except in the plainest exigencies; adequate safeguards against . the reckless increase of the debt of the State, and of the several counties and cities; a guaranty of self-gov ernment to the municipalities, a restraint upon the corporations, and a prohibition of bribery that cannot be easily escaped.— Plfilaclelpitia Press. How Democratic Doctors Disagree A committee of the Senate and Douse re• ported the appropriation bill, and it passed. Some people object to it because the Con gressmen did not strike out the item as to them increase. it could not be done; they had to vote for the whole bill, or no bill at all, and that would have stopped the 'wheels of •Government.' The salaries ere not too high; not half enough. Very many of the Congressmen do not re ceive enough to pay their expenses.while in Washington. As it costs a large sum to live in that city, ten thousand dollars a year is little enough for their services. We hope in four years from hence, when a Democrat 'ic President will be inaugurated, that the 4*ecutive7ill receive a 'hundred thousand dg liars a year, and tie other officials in pro ptirtlott. A rich and poptthnuf people cannot utford to be btlogy.— Wellsboro .567.0crat, TRIED AND FOUND WA.NTLNG.-SAMUEL J. Itizamix, LiWIIENCE f viz, Jowl B. STORM, iiC• 1 11 . ATFAIEFA . #I,3SO REW.37O9D, • -•-• are the mines of the DelMicratic members of Congress frotn'this State who misrepre s stinted their constituents, denied their faith, and gave the lie to their professione,by pros tituting their votes to tile purposes of theft in voting for the increase-of-salary - steal.- 2 Ephraim L. Acker and Richard J. Halde man are the names of the Democrats who seem to have been cowards enough to skulk, but we venture to say will not be honest en ough to refuse to profit by the bolder rascal ity of their colleagues. Would that'we could add force to the lash with which our Radidal cotemporaries cut these recreant apostates to the Democratic principles they have deserted in the supreme hour of our country's need. To our mind they are fur guiltier than the enemy with whom they fraternized in rascality to plunder the peo ple. We had no right to expect anything better from Radical representatives, but to see our own chosen captains deserting to the standard of the spoilers is a bitter surprise and humiliation.—Erie Observer. ESTER, NIINDA. AND PENNSYLVANIA The Nunda Democrat has the Ito the progress making ighborhood of that energetically be ten following in ri on the railroad in t place: "The contractor--; at work on our railroad leveliri miles already laid and making ready other ten miles of iron. Sonic ten Or fifteen dirt cars are now on the road and make trips from the dirt switch, about every fifteen or twenty minutes to 'where they dump. A large gang of workmen are employed iu dumping cars, filling in 4nd ballasting up the road, so that the work is progressing finely and with everyprospect of an early, comple tion of the roan Ross' crossing to Mt. Morris. With ` - e - ven this much of the road in running order, we shall be greatly accom modated, if not benefited, to say nothing of the great influence it will exert to secure the speedy completion of the road from Mt. Morris to Rochester and from Ross' to the southern terminus." THE NEWT tiglyelcr Mi,ls ROTARY MOTION Sewing Machine I The Great Family Sewing Machine of the Civilized World , 700,000 ilVheeler & Wilson Family Sewing Machines now in Use. f HE improvements lately added to this Celebrated Machine have made it by far the most desirable Fa .• Machine in the market and have given au im petus to = sale of it. never before equaled in the history of Sew aehines. Examine for yourse , in buying a Sewing Macnine, • DO NOT ALLOW • YOUR 'TO BE BLINDED by that too common illusion, that all Lock-Stitch Sewing Maohines are good enough, or that any Ma china will answer your I purpose if it makes the stitch alike ou both aides df the fabric. =AMINE WELL THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MACHINE YOU BUY. and not pay your money for a heavy-running, slow motioned, noisy, complicated Machine, thrown toi, gether in such a manner as to last Just long enough to wear out both ycur body and patience. There is a great distinctive differenoe between the Wheeler k Wilson and all other Machines that make the Lock-Stitch. And it is to this difference that we wish to especially call your attention. It Makes the LOck, (or' Shuttle Stitch,) but does'it without a Shuttle ! Thereby dispensing with the shuttle and all machinery required to run a shuttle; also doing away - with the take-up that is to be found in all shuttle Machines; and owing to the peculiarity or its construction, ONLY ONE TENSION IS REQUIRED, while all other lock-stitch Machines require two. OEO. ROBINSON, Agent, March 25, '73-Iy. WELLSBORO, PA. Sale in Partition. By virtue of an order of tho Orphans' Court, of the county of Tiogn, the undersigned Administrators, of the estate of Wm. K. Mitchell, deceased, will sell at public sale or veudue, on the premises of the es• tate at Mitchell's Creek, ou Tuesday, the 16th day of April, neat, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the following lots of laud—purports of said estate—to wit Purport 140. 3, bounded and described as follows: beginning at the southeast corner of. the steam mill let, thence south, 2) degrees west, 177 rods to a pine stump. and south, 3', degrees west, 123.2 rods' to a post;' thence north, 88 degrees west, 40 rodseto a small lyau; thence north, 2t.: degrees east, 122. rods to a post; thence north, 87,.,,', degrees west, 164. i rods to a ,est.; th e nce notth, 11.; degrees east , 116.8 rods' to a pont; thence south, 87yt degrees. east, 203.4 rods to tuo place of bcgilitini. emit:Wong 1.83.2 - acre..!—unitn• proved, and known as the McDougall let. -------,--- ____ Purport No. 3, beginning at a post in the southeast line of the W2ll. K. 511teheil farm, thence south 33 de grees east, 112 rods to a pine stump; thence south, G 8).; degrees west, 147.12 reds to a post; thence north, 22 i 4 degrees west. 112 rods to a post; thence mirth. 68 de grees east, 121.6 rods to the place of beginning. Con• mining 03 33 acres, more or less; about 30 acres un prove‘l. PUrport No. 6, beginning at the southwest corner uf purport No. 5 in the west line of the Cadwallader lot. thence south, 22j; degrees east, 112 rods to a post; thence south, 60!-8 degrees west. 120.88 rods to a post; thence north, 31.4 degrees west, 113 rods to a post; thence north, Cd degrees e5et,14.4.4,,r0de to the place of beginning. Containing 92.35 acres, more or less. Purport No. 7, beginniug at a pine stump, thence south, 8034` degrees east, 111.5 rods to a post; thence south, 23; degrees west, 195.5 rode to an oak stump in the north lino of the McDougall lot; thence north, 87 j( degrees west, 210.3 rods to a poet; thence north, 2,K degrees east, 209 rods to the place of beginning. Containing 138.6 acres, more or less; 20 acres 12n proved, and house and barn thereon, and being the west part of the steam mill lot. Purport No. 8, beginning at the northeast corner of pu,Tort No. 7. at a post, thence south, 804 degree,' east, Mi.& rods to a white oak stump in the west line of Geo. Hughes' laud; thence by the same south, ''; degrees west, 102 rods to a hemlock; thence north, ST,I, degrees west, 110.3 rods to it white oak stump; thence by the east line of purpoi t No. 7 north, 23.3 de grees east, 14.3 rode to the place of beginning. Con mining 130.2 acres, mire or less, and being the east part of the steam mill lot: all the above lots being in the township of Tioga, in said county of Tioga. Purport No. 0, begtiniin at the northwest corner, of a let of laud contracted to C. a E. Osborn, at a post, thence north, 2:4 ;degrees east, - 139 rods to a post; thence south, 843,1' degrees east, 110.6 rods to a post; thence south, 2) degrees west, 126.1 rods to a post; thence north, eo degrees west, 17.6 rods to a post; theme south, 2;.;,' degrees west, 16.7 rods to a post; thence north, BGSS degrees west, 93 rods to a post at the place of beginnleg. Containing 95.56 acres, more or less, and being the west part of the Loyal Sock lot; part in the township or 'flogs and part in the township of Lawrence. Purport No. 10, in the townships of Tioga and Law rence, beginning at the northeast corner of purport No. 0, thence south, 88.71 degrees east, 110.6 rods to a fallen hemlock;, thence south, 14.;.1 degrees east, 67.9 rods to a hemlock; thence south, 2,t.i degrees west, 64 rods to a post; thence north, 8d degrees west, 189 rods to a post; thence north, 2,1,;', degrees east, 121; 1 rods to the place of beginning. Containing 100.84 acres, more or less, end being the east part ”.r the said Loyal Sock lot. All timber limes, except the improvements men toned; but valuable fur faints. TEints OF 8A SC4) ou each lot at the time of sale, and enough lupre to make one-half of the purchase money on confirmation of the wile by the Court and deed executed, and the remainder in two equal annu al payments from the time of sale, with interest on all sums unpaid at the time of each payment, to be se cured by judgment bond and mortgage on the prem ises, at the time the deed is delivered. JANE L. MITCHELL, C. If. SEYMOUR, Arai I, 187,;.-3w. i Adm'rs. Ordinaitce. 1) . it ordained by the Burgess and Ccuncil of the ,J) borough of Fail Brook, Peun'a., and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the seine. That a certain plire be designated and is hereby designated as a Market Place. The seam to be located on or near the ground known as the !aid No. 2 stock yard in sattPborongh, with a suitable building erected thereon, containing stalls adapted for Such marl:et business, tor which 4 reasonable and just rental shall be charged. And that the ground be staked off, designated, and used for 6ucli Market Place with proportionate rental, until such building can be erected. And it is hereby further ordained that all persons exposing or offering for sale aley marketable products of the term, meats, fish, or any g_els or wares what socver, shall expose or offer them for sale at the said Market Place, and at no other place Within the limits of the said borough of Fall Brook, and only ou Tues day, Thursday and Saturday 0 , ezmh week, which days are hereby designated as Market dayti. Any peisou or persons violating these Oidniances shall be fined fur the first offepse five dollars and costs, and for the second offeuseden dollars and costs; the sauce to be stied fur before f e. Burgessor Justices of the Peace of said borough, rid collected in the same manner as other penalties re sued for and col acted according to general laws of the Common wealth. Oue-hulf of said fines to be paid to the in former, and the other half to the Treasurer of said borough for the use and benefit of said borough. Provided, That nothing in these Ordinances shalt be construed in such a manner e 4 to prevent the Fail Brook Coal Company, from buying,. selling, or deliver ing, bay, feed, coal, merch +whs.:, or any commodity in which have heretofore, or may hereafter deal in. Nor pro ibiting the delivery of any market pro. duct which shall have been actually sold either at the Market Place or other markets which are already es tablished or that may be hereafter established in said borough of Fall Brook. Tills ordinance shall take effect ton days after date. Bated Fall Brook, Pa., March 25th, 1371-3 w. JNO. FORREST, Jr. JAMES POLLOCK, Burgess ME Executor's Notice. r LITERS Testamentary , on the estate of Samuel jI, Alerkrana, late of Knoxville, Tioga county, Pa., ti,..eased, having been granted to the undersigned by Ihe Register of Tioga county, all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make payment, and those having eicirns against said estate will ,present the Barna lor to Elliott & Rosard, Welleboro, Pa. April 1, Executor's Notice. LETTERS l'eetanientary. on the estate of Rosil Guile, late or Richmond township, Tioga county, Pa., doceaqed, baring been granted to the uudereigned by the Register of Tioga county, all persons indebted id the estate ate requested to make payment, and those having claims dgMlist said estate will present the same fur settlement. - LORIST'ON GLUE, W. G. RWLEY _ SPIING GNDS Via REA oult your own interests t.MPEA. G. MARERAM, Executrix C. C. MATHERS le and Fancy llitßP GOODS, DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS, Y-MADE CLOTH' Shoes, &c., Suitable for the spring Trade s tock has been procured from the best n2 , l;•Us iu the co l o,try, and thei•Ji.e 71(it( atisfieci with priced, Illy will Les Ir Largest Establishment in Northern Pa. ! The ar C., 3E-T I%l* R. ------------1 1 ------- ------- CTGIST 1 NG facilities for buying F handling large quantities 4Gooda enables them to offer ,at the vest Jobbing prices. In retail department Goods are sold • - at a email advance over, wholeilff A large stock of . , 1 RiltiDll ISLAND AND WATRII LIMB • , 11 A10 prig's. STOH, AIL SIZES, SINGLE AND DOUBLE THICK, PAIN. TB ALL SUMS AND COLORS, , VARNISHES AND VARNISH BRUSHES, A FULL STOCK. nsfer Ornaments, Striping . Pencils Tr and Brushes for Carriage and A fun line of all classes of Good appertnining to our business kept In stock LIEM G- 1.4 It ALL AND WINTER GOODS DitY GOODS riLTIRLISI or sail aorta anal. ' GROCERIES II BUNDANCE, , I- ROCKERY NOT S lASIIED 13 oC)a° IS oak, SS ME C:).1M 1 ISt ILEX= won= Mr MEM CCM. CALL AND IE2 the TraI:MTSE Stock, with prices not tO be beat n. nctrail coact , before Ivy money yon- Has just received a large stock of =3 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Cutter Ornamenting. AT. ITT CCOIEZ N Cir Is the place to buy your too numerous to mention to good repeat:6nd styles, SPIIIG GIRDS 1 CAPS, BOOTS, Imliacts =I E E 12,000,000 At f -; et C7l ,t p Ftii rd t . Laud it, market for ogle by the UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., lu the great Platte Valley. Utlsl.7aiNM 3,000,000 Acres in Central Nebraska Now for va:.o tracts of forty acres and upwards on five ten years' credit at G per cent. N 9 rulYanue nitorept requited. liellltilfUldittlate. fertile soil an abundance v; ant - ' NIARICET IN THE WEST: ' The gzegt rul.,ing n vitals of Wyt-ruing, CololadO, Utah bud Te. ca , triflUe, 'lupplierl Oy the formers fu the PLATTit VA Soldiers cr,tiped to a Homestead, 160 Acres, FREE 110:1;I:si I'OR ALL!Wont+ of Acres of ON I , itt , l:l Laud open for entry under the iionu—tom: ; ol I ow. netr thio i at liadrnad, with good mad- etk and nil the ,ouvrmence3 of an aid settled country. pic , o•* to 111 , teasers of Railroad Londi. Lonxi M. 16, !Mowing the Luud, - ilso new edition of I.7,l . l'lpf;Ve pamphlet w,th new Maps SIAILED FREE Lit Address W A,TValaiD, COOFARranns To Improve 1,700.090 acres R. it. Lands, free from mortgage and located in the middle region of Western lowa—the beet corn, v. - beat and cattle-producing belt M the West, 147,' hours distant from Chicago. clim a t e and ),.011 unsurpassed. Meadow atal pluw laud with pure running wat....r evenly distributed. No lever and agile. A vet age et edit price, $.O per acre. Send for a guide. It ruStl-nuffiing, and gives descriptions, prices, terms, inapv,l.Alt:, to reavb the Addrtss IUIiN 11. CAL Laud Commissioner lowa Hail Itos4l Laud CO ,4 etin Rapids, lowa. rieen.Fo 65 S. 'anal St. - • r al Academy, Blair F.qual advautagoi tut* mules and fmales. I....tidu influence-. thorough instruction and careful attention to the eornf..tt `i and habits of students, terd• er this Wit` of the bt-.4, llnithlltlol/A 01 * the country.— Spring se,don cunkinent.t-4 March 25th. Students re. eetv.d al a' Limo. Terms .S2OO a year. Reference officers of i-Lnie,ten and Lafayette Colleges. Saud for Catalogue. S. S. STEVENS, A. M., Principal. FOR ONE DOL LAR. We will send 'FREE by mail, on receip of One Dotter 26 pact:eta of choice Plotter Seeda and our Catalogu e containing upwards of 1.000 turietica, with full direr Lions )or any add - rii , s in the United States Catalogue free on application. ' DEE x DOYLE, Seetisnien and Florists, 5 Tremont Street, Boston.-- FARMERSbeslera find Agents, _our Catalogue of New Pots. 7 toes, Fruit Trees, &e. A. Val. cable Treatise. MI sent free. Extra offers. L. D. SCOTT & CO., Heron, Ohio. " ONLY 10 CENTS. Or, PAINTS—HOW TO SELECT AND USE THEM. A plain treatise, containing sample card with 42 dif. fereut actually painted shades and tints, with instruct Mute for exterior and interior House Decoration. 25 copies, bound in cloth, for $6. Sample coplei, paper cover, mailed, postpaid, to arty addreSs, on ra ceipt of 10 cents, by the Publisher, HENRY CAREY BAIRD, Box 1624, Postotlice, See the following valuabie e'er...lets from pre‘s notieu• "A very valuable book,end no oue intending top= should fail to read it.—Y. 1". Tribune. , "We did not know so much could be said on tti subject of paintings boueo uAtii we read this excellent book of Mr. Baird's"—X. F. Herald. 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