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... . Thu erloalnal Itu3e3 hall heon re-sen
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' tensed, at Elmira, and is to lie hung on
the 18th day Of May next, between the
hours of. 11l- A-. M. and 2P. M. Who
ther 'he will'he banged by lil t (' neck at
that time, time alone can decide. This'
is the third Unto he has been under sen
tence of death,. andho has managed to
slip out of it up to this time. lie• has
committed several murders, mid more
crimes than 'we have time to enumerate
of a lesser grade. But he San educated
man :- an interesting criminal, OeOrge
Selwyn would have Boated on him ;
• and it is Just possible—though hardly
probable— ant ho may
.__(escape death at
the last. hat he may escape it in the
. . regUlar w .of the drop, we think more
than probn:le: for we jiltiti v , e hilll to he
the sort of in: a w he, all other chances
being'gode, Witt prefer to be his on,n
executioner.
This manhas preflrred to look on the
world as " mine oy4ter,. which I with
sword will:open," and he has managed
to dolt pretty effectually. Those who
s have known him for years, say that an
overweening conceit of his own abili
ties and a corresponding contempt for
the balance of mankind, were always
characteristic of the man. rl-1 e It a
made community his prey for a pretty
long lifetime, and, although we are not
inuch,in favor of judicial hanging, as a
rule, we trust that he will nover again
be at liberty to carry out hl peculiar
notions of preying ou the world at large.
In his case, we believe in ilegal stran
gulation.
CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
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After the late.eleetion I.'slel,v Hamp
shire, our Democratic. friends were ju
bilant, exceedingly : it was. the first
rush of the great tidal wavet hat with . to
sweep the Republicans into merited ob
livion ; it was the, voice of a free, peal'
pie rebuking corruption in high places;
it was the death knell of radicalism,
etc., ()to. They had scarcely dared hope
for New Hampshire, and it had gone
Democratic as easy as rolling oil' a log.
As for .Connecticut, that was morally
certain to go Democratic in any - event.
But it happen:l 6 ol;a Connecticut has
gone Republican, justahs unexpectedly
as New Hampshire went Democratic.
The election was a 11011,1' thing, and the
choice for (Inventor is pretty sure to
devolve on the Legislature, which, be
ing very decidedly Republican, makes
Jewell's election certain.
Three Congressmen were elected by
the Relitthilcune ; one• of thew, Kei..
log, being elected in a dlatriet that gave
1600 majority for Euglieli, the Demo
cratic nominee for Governor.
That tidal wave don't sewn to work
with any degree of certainty.
SAN DOMINGO.
ffhe an DomingO Commissioners
have finished their report . They ex
press no opinion, and make no recom
rioendation as to the policy of annexa6
n. The report has been put in type,
and siiis are to be sent to the President
to-day, (Friday-,—the_ith.) The Presi
dent has his message - ready, and will
send it to Congress, together with the
report making no mammy Ad rix.i i....--
—,-.4. es t ueot ;•at
least It is i so undersMod at Washington.
It is understood, allO, that the whole
Altair will be quietly left in the hands
of the Committee on FoWg.n Relations.
It strikes us that this course will make
Senator Sumner's splurge on San Do
mingo spread rather thin.
FRANCE.
There has been more Li g h t i n g in
France, insurgent against government
troops—Frew:din:fen against French
men. On the 3d instant the insurgents
adcanced on Versailles in two \,corps,'
both of which were routed, with heavy
loss. They had•expected the troops to
fraternize with them ; but the troops
did)rit fraternize worth a cent. On the
contrary, opened on them 'with big .
guns and things. The' insurgents im
mediately,began to develop poor stay
ing qualities; and when Oen. Vinoy
got on their flank with a large body of•
cavalry, made a stampede of it.
The latest particulars up to our time
of going to press, will be found in ano
ther column. -.--
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We last week spoke of the success of
our Graded School and the importance
of sustaining Wunder otir present tea
chers. We wish this week to correct a
mistake we made two weeks ago / in re
ference to the bill repealing the annex
ation law having passed the House of
Representlatives, and also to speak of
the persistent efforts of a few to induce
the Legislature to pass such a bill.
Bo far as the old borough he concern
ed, except in_ reference to our school,
we think our citizens care but little
whether it retains its old or its now
boundaries. This opinion, or rather
indifference, is not the result of an ex
amination of the subject in its Material
hearings, brit the reverse, the l natural
consequence of having thought but lit
tle uponthe matter. Arid yet tve think
not only. highly to the interest of
those withlm the old limits, but also
more to the interest of those in the now
part, that this law should not.be repeal
ed. Our population is rapidly limo*
\&-slng, and tl o new cowers must': have
room. ilui dings for dwellings andrfor
business pu poses are also being built
wherever there are vacant lota in the
old borough. We admit that most of
' the new corners are brought here by bu-
sinew interests, in view of the railroad
to be completed the coining fall; but it
is equally true that in choosing a loca
tion most people will go where there
aro good schools, in preference to going
into a place where tho facilities for the
education of their children are poor,—
In consequence of the railroad and the
school, real estate has nearly doubled
within the last year or two within the
borough, as well in the new part as:the
ooming to Wellsboro to do bust.:
netts", necessarily wish to reside within
the limits of - the borough. This creates
a demand for real estate there that does
not eAist hi the adjaeent territory, how;
1E03!
and deidrabie it may be,
in
ticilliitatioith
le one of the .prime oh
lence within the die
precedent' to their
112 or that purpose,
Ithin he ntiv.;perVt,
die
precedent=
tuently ei 'demand
.eased the ' aloe, and
______ in proportio . The
value of real estate in the added a ct
has increased at least thirty pet eent c ,
in consequence of the law of annexe\
lion, and that principally on aceount of
the school facilities_ of the borough.--
Repeal the law, -and : there - , will .he an
equal decline: . :., •
The beauty of our Odom, consequent
on annexation, is that the poor man's
child can be equally Well educated here
"as the Yoh hatin'l4. •Scheel faellities of
the higheet cliaracter are open to all.—
The man with half a dozbn children to
educate for the active business •Of life,
but without property, can eduCate.them
equally with the children of the rioh
Man who has half a million of dollars.
There is no distinction here. The chil
dren of the Commonwealth must be
educated, and the property or the Com
monwealth must educate them'. This is
the great principle that rune through I
our republican system. No one denies
' the fact that,our school is a success and
that our children are being thoroughly
1 educated—intellectually, morally and I
physically. To this school, to thesesu- 1
per-eminent advantages, the children I
of the added part ware admitted by the
law of annexation. Repeal the law,
and they are cut off from all these ad
vantages.
It is not much to be wondered at that
,those who have no children to educate,
but have property to be taxed, should
object to being made a part of the bo
rough, because it does in some measure
ni orease their taxes ; but we cannot
Conceive how the man witkchildren,
be he rich or poor, can object. Thete
are some living within the newpart,
having considerable real estate, the val
ue of which ' the annexation law has
. greatly augmented, who are laboring
hard for repeal - . We have no doubt
they.are honest in their efforts. They
labor under the hallucination that they
are injured; and if so, they are justi
fied in seeking a remedy. They are
highly elated with the increased value
' - of their property;—but what troubles
them, is the Assessor's valuation. We
admit that if the la* could be repealed,
the valuation should be lowered, -_______
be
cause the very net of repeal would de
crease the valuo. They complain also
of the five mills on the dollar more
than last year. Well, that is necessary
to keep the system in successful opera
tion. It can't be done without money,
'and where shall the money conic from,
except from those who have it? The
poor man isr not to blame because these
men are rich. They have nobody to
blame for having so much property to
be taxed, but themselves. We pity
them ;—but under the present system
of laws, we do hot see how we can re
lieve them of their heavy burden.—
Then why find so much fault about it'?
Why not pay ungrudgingly of their
property, in'order to - secure protection
against the depredations of an unedu
cated rising generation ? Educate all
our young men as we are doing In the
borough, and we shall save more than
we lay out in taxes.
We have in our mind two men in par
ticular, who have considerable real es!
tato in the new part of the borough,
who have been offered, and have refu
sed it, double what they could have got
for it a year ago. Are th, . ifi l litortli e
fith i eT. man, who has a valuable property ,
in the addition,'Which has doubled in
value within a year or two.. He hasue
children to educate, and\rver had.—
We heard him remark t e otheraay
that he would rather pay one hundred
dollars annually; in addition to hie tax
es, than to be ' set back again into the
township of Delmar; that he could
well afford to pay that, and more, for
the advantage he gained to his real es
tate alone by its being within the bo
rough.
We have no idea that the law will be
repealed, but we wish all men to beset
lofted. We are confident that not asin
gle individual would be a gainer by the
repeal, but we wish them to 'think so, .
and be content. The number that re
ally wish for repeal le small, but they
have'rights as welt as the majority;; y3t,
being fellow members of society, their
individual wishes must be subordinated
to the wishes of the majority, which in
this case is very large. We think the
time will come, and that not far hence, 1
when they will be able to say fraekly
that it was better for them that their
wishes did not prevail. ' I
ever nea
their children •k.
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KURLUX ONCE MORE.
We don't believe in the dogged obsti
nacy that hangs on to a root long after
It pulled up ;or that insists lon bark
ing at 'n hole ifter the squirrell has been
gone for the laid. week ; or hangs on to
a bag bemuse ihere has been a rat in it.
But we shall keep up a -passing notice
of these Southern outrages, until such
time as -a Northern man can settle in
.the South Without danger of betngdrt--
yen out by lawless violence as a car
petbagger;" until such time as the gov
eminent will protect American citizens,
North or South, in their constitutional
rights; ,and until government learns to
favor ~and protect loyal, law-abiding
citizens, against its well known and
avowed enemies.
We notice; as a favorable sign of re•
turning reason, that our Demooratio
Otennioraries no longer' deny, -but ad
mit the existence of a large° , organized
body of mon in every Southern State,
whose business is ,to " regulate" the
niggere" and " rpetbaggers." They
also admit the Nara es, but lay t h e
*blame on the lawless igger, who is al
ways the aggressor. They do not ex
plain,—they do riot a tempt to explain,
—how it happens tha these murderous
darkies, who are so fe, rfully dangerous
to Southern •gentlernen, never manage
to Mita ghastly Kuklux, ;while, after
every little unpleasantness, a sitting of
funerals is sure to come off, , in which
dead darkies and loyal men tlgUre ex
clusively as central subjects.
Within the past six weeks, a mass of
evidence has accumulated at Washing
ton, that, should we state it in the ag
gregate, would stagger belief; evidence
irrefragable, resting on the testimony
of hundreds on 'hundreds of tiniet, re
spectable, loyal '-eitizens, whose testa-
mony is'not onlY that of eye witnesses,
but of men who bear deep scars of. the
lash on their backs ; said scare being
deep enough to Wit r$ lifetkeet and in-
4. - _ s".
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filoOd by theh s ttia ALthe ftlf,luf,-:-...
!itiriireTettl i tii '-icri orneln Silence
at the... hands of men whom we first
wiiiPtkid in a loug,;bloo4y war, sad
then generously pardeneil, on their pro-
Mille ,dpgood behavior s t ?' . They kept
. .
that prfiMfie, by goltig,home with bit
ternesa• in -hethearts and hatred in
their sduls for the accursed Yankee,
who, they had been taught to believe,
would not fight, but who had neverthe;
less whipped the chivalric South to a
stand-still, and then brought it to an
0 conditional surrender. They kept
• iromise, by organizing the (rag
: : • f their armies into :itt effective
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army of 1 ndits and lawbreakers, whose
business it ould be to annul constitu
tional amen anti, suppress schools
and school tette i.a, bring the negro to,
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his normal conditki (as they put it) of
servitude, and stamp ut e very vestige
of Republicanism in th Sputhe r.n
States, so far as terrorism Auld accom
plish it. Congress has not bken igno
rantti of these facts. Both p ralow
exactly how the case stand , and ach
has long been ready to pursu the tour: e
which seemed most likely ciheck mate
the other in 'the coming ele trim. The
leaders of modern `Democracy saw suc
cess in affiliation with the South, pro
vided the Republican eletnent could be
eliminated and general amneaty secured•'
for.rebels of all grades—from the Davis
and Lee..easte to the low-down Likens
and Simmons clay-eaters. Hence the
rabid onslaughts, editorial and Con
gressional, on everything and every;
I body who stood in the way of general
r
1 muddy, They know, and have all
along known, that the Southern Ku
klux 'Klan is one of their strongest and
most reliable cards for the Presidential,
game; and they show a willingness to
play it in a manner which quite throws
Ah-Sin among the Innocents. With
out the aid of this barbarous army of
rebel cutthroats, they cannot hope to
win in 1872; without affiliation with
the remnants of Southern armies, who
are as bitter to-day'as they were when
Istarving and torturing Union soldiers
ito death—the great Democratic party
stark& as much chance of winning the
next election, as of being swallowed by
an earthquake ; and the leaders are per
fectly aware of it. That they are a lit
tle ashamed of the affiliation, speaks
well for their consciences. That they
should deny all charges against their
allies, is, perhaps, natural ; natural, too,
that they should attempt to whitewash
=this dirty element to a semblance of re
speetability. But the- Kuklux won't
I be whitewashed ; won't accept the of
fered plea of not guilty. On the con
trary, confesses its crimes and glories
in them, declaring its intention to per-
Severe in them until the persecuted
South is freed from carpetbaggers, and
left to make her own d laws, according to
the Constitution. The pliant leaders of
the party accept this view of the case,
and no longer deny, but justify.
On MondaY of last week, Mr. Blair
made a speech against the Kuklux bill,
in. which ho took this ground. The
.speech was simply a tirade pf abuse,
directed mainly at the unlucky carpet
baggers, who, between whipping, hen- .
I ging and Congressional abuse, are hav
ing rather a lively time of it. - But Mr.
Blair did not lave the cheek to deny
the outrages charged against his Sou
thern allies ; not from any lack of
cheek, we imagine, but because the ev
idence has reached a point where denial
becomes indicative of tergiversation,—
or imbecility,—and can do no possible
good. 1
the\
men
before Congiess and before the country,
has been the passage, of a bill for the
suppression of JEC.uilux outrages at the
south. ,It looked very much at one
time as though Congress meant to shirk
the responsibility of passing any bill
,whatever on this subject. We are sor
ry to say it, but it looked that way.—
Members were afraid of the effect it
might have on the elections, They
were shaky about the result of thelW
agreement between the administrat on
and Mr. Smener. They were afraid to
pass a bill that required nerve and dis
crimination in using tha military force
of the government to put down law,less
ness and brigandage ; above all, to put
,down with the strong band the enemies
of this ^republic. We do not agree with
them : we have a notion that we• are
supporting a military force for that very
purPose, and we want to see it used in
Suppressing the enemies of the repub
lic. We are no upholder of general
amnesty. We think it very poor poli
cy that the enemies of a government
be allowed to participate in its admin
istration, knowing , they will , do their
level best to subvert that same- govern
client to their own ends. If the editor
of the Tribune thinks differently, we
cannot help it, and we are sorry ftr i .the
stand H. G. has taken in this nr tter. 1
His platform endorsed secession q. the
Outset, provided a majority of the , fouth
desired it on a fairly expressed balot:--
bur 'platform woula then, as noW, hang
every employe of government w h o
coolly took an oath to tight for the gov- 7 i l
(aliment, took government patronage
and money, with consequent respecta
bility and posltion, on the ground that
he should fight for his . countr y in the
improbable contingency that she ever
needed the lighting skill which she had
taught him at much expense, and then,
'when war actually came, turned on his
mother and stabbed the breast that had
nursed and made him. We would have
hung them in 1861 ;—we would be glad
to hang them now, They were enemies
of liberty, always ; enemies of equality;
no less ; oppoient of any and " every
-thing free, from free schools and free
land to free niggers," as the Richmond
Enqu(rer declared in 1861. They were
at least consistent—to the last. They
are still-opposed to everything free ;- to
all progress; to 'Poputat 'education;
and; above all, to everything which itp . -
pertains in any way to the hated "Yan
kee." And these mcn7-these,unregen
crate rebels—are . the • grand reserve of
the Democratic party for the Presiden
tial ( campaign of 1872. If they do not
come up to the polls and vote solid, no
Democratic candidate can reach that
Mecca of his dreams, the White House.
And so it happens that the unscru
pulous, but well drilled party aforesaid,
can be depended on to defend their al
lies' to the end, on any and every ground
which th e ChivalrouS leaders of the Ku -
kluX pan may ,think it politic to oc
cupy.. We look for, and do
. not depre-
Cate this. - But we wish our represent
tallies In Congress would disPiq a little
more 84f01.31113 in , the line of backbone.;
a littlemore strength' of knee. We re
ss> W,Witli kgrilitYmulattol!about ,
IVAL.9lo..ttifttOnhAt i tt
efrOiis which were made hi the first
two years ,of the war, to oonduot the
, belligerent proceedings without hurt
ingltrcmire, feelings. 1 We remember
vrei4 - iii,ifiw':*e,iffats4ed r- f tab'
elPs onion patch is yvote)iikyviriginia,
; the command of a DeMberatie Colo
nel,) lest somebody should , get mad
about the way government troops were
overriding the people, stealing onions
and things. (We, canted a musket
then;whioh H. G. never did.)
We seem to remember that there was
a handsome sum offered for a war song,
which should be inspiriting for North
ern troops, without , being .offensive to
`our "erring sisters." The sum was
never paid : the Song was never writ
ten. ,It was like offering a roward.for
a bright seprlet mantle, that should
please the wearer without offending a
mad bull. Nit a Maine regiment of
horse rode through the streets of New
York, roaring' a song that has gone
wherever the English language is spo
ken, and that song Was the most offen
sive'one that Southern ears ever listen
ed to. Of course it became the song of
r a rmies ; and " John Brown's body
lie m ouldering in the ground," is'nt a
healtay song to sing in a bitter South
ern toWn at this day. The author of
that song ever got his money for com
posing .it ; ore's the pity. , Ile de
served it. • We wish , our Senators and
Representatives would take a hint from
this, and understand N that you cannot
,
put down'aPowerfuloiganization with
out making somebody ,
sx. We Wish
the cherubic editor of the New York
Tribune could be brought to 4ike that
you cannot make alt effective fi t ` t in
this world without hurting' soniekod • .
And we hope Congress may pan a
bill putting the Southern b3tateS under
military, law, until the last Kukiux
murderer is convicted or driven out of
the cou U trY . ; and free a p e e c h, free
schools end free men stand on as safe
ground In South Carolina, Mississippi,
Texas, or Louisiana, as in Maine or
Vermont.
One word as to military rule. The
people rule in this country. If' they
desire, and think necessary, a military
force to keep the peace and protect
those who do believe in and 'support a
free go 4 wernment, against lawless ruf
fians who do 'not,--4hen, we submit,
the military is in order ; and we trust
it will be put in the hands of the Exec
utive, and that he will finish the war
which still seems to hang on in some of
the southern States. Let us have peace.
THE SAN DOMINGO QUESTION.
.
The President has transmitted the
report of the San Domingo commiss
ioners to congress, with a message that
we regret our inability to print in full.
We hare room for a 'few extracts that
will show its general tenor.
The message is not well calculated to
increase Mr. Sumner's popularity.—
The President says :
a
"When I accepted the arduous and responsible
position whioh I now hold, I did not dream of
instituting any etepe for the acquisition of insu
lar possession'. I believed, however, that our
institutions were broad enough to extend over
the entire continent as rapidly as other people
desire to bring themselves under our protection.
I believed, further, that we should not permit any
independent Government within the limits of
North America to pass from a condition of Inde
pendence to one of ownership or
.proteetlon unh
der a Rropean Power.
Soon after my inaugeration as President I was
waited upon by an agent of President Baez, with
a proposition to annex the Republic of Santo
IDomingo to the United States. This gentlems4
represented the capacity of the Island, the dative
of the people, and their obaraoter and habits,
about as they have been described by the Corn
miessoners, whose report aocompanies this mes
sage. He stated, further, that. bait... -..ve ea- -
et
numberh arr
snits resources; that'
tili
theople had no incentive to &dry, on ao
count of lack Of protection for dr accumuht.
i tions, and that if net accepted by the United,
Mates, with institutions which they loved above
those of any other nation, they would be coat
pelled to seek protection elsewhere. To these
statements I made no reply, and gave no indica
tion of what I thought of the proposition.
In the amino of time I was waited upon by a
second gentleman from Santo Domingo, who
made the sumo representations, and who was re
ceived in like manner. '
a * * * a * * a
And now my task is finished, and with it en s
all personal solioitude upon the subject. M
duty being done, yours begins; and I gladl
hand over thewhole matter to the judgment f
the Amerioan people and of their Representativ
in Congress assembled. The facts will now b
spread before the country, and a decision
dared by that tribunal, whose convictions so eel
dom err, and against whose will I have no polio
to enforce. My opinion remains unchanged; in
deed it is confirmed by the report, that the in
terests of our country' and 'of Santo Domingo
alike invite, the annexation of the Republic.. , In
view of the difference of opinion upon this. sub
ject, I suggest thit no action be taken at the
present session beyond the printing and general
dissemination of the report. Before the next
session of Congress the people will have consid
ered the subject and formed an intelligent opin
ion concerning it, to which opinion, deliberately
made up, it will be the duty of every department
of the Government to give heed, and no one will
more cheerfully conform to it than myself.
The message °lncludes as follows :
In again submitting to Congress a sub sett
upon which public sentiment has been divided,
and which has been made the °cession of seri--
menials debate in Congress, as well as unjust
aspersions elsewhere, I may, I trust, be indulged
in a single remark. No man can hope to per.:
form duties so delicate and responsible as per
tain to the Presidential•ofliae without sometimes
incitrring the hostility of those who deem their
opinions and wishes treated with insufflotent
eenelderation ' • and he who nndertaoes to con
duct the affairs of a great Government as a faith
ful public servant, if sustained by , the approval
of his own conscience, may' rely with 'confidence
upon the candor and intelligence of a freepeople,.
whose best interests he has striven to subserve,
And can bear with patience the censure of,dieap
pointed men. (Signed,) GRANT.
April 3, 1811.
[Correopdedenee of the Agitator.]
Muutteautte, April 0, 1871
Three sessions of last week were giv
en to' the consideration, of the appor
tionment bill, which finally passed the
House on Friday noon, by a strict party
vote. It is an amendment to the Sen
ate bill, and will now be returned there
for concurrence, and a committee of
conference be appointed.
There has been no bill introduced in
the House for the repealof the not pass
ed last winter enlarging the boundaries
Of Wellsboro, as I notice by last week's
Agitator, but one to repeal the State
road from Welisboro to Marsh creek
has been reported in the House,' and
unless remonstrated against will I:ltOb
ably‘pass. In the ease of the borough
extension, the public' sentlinent Seems
to be so equally divided that it
to
irn
possible for Mr. Strang to come to any
decided conclusion, and the matter will
restas it is now, unless these interested
shall act in the matter. Ahd while up
on this subject, allow -me to say, that
oftentithes, as in the present instance,
the member is placed in a very embar
rassing position, as it is impossible to
Satisfy all parties;'btit acting in the in
terest of the . majority should be accep
ted as the best that can be done.
I also notice quite a lecture in - your
paper in relation to the bill passed by
the House regulating taxes on unseated
i
land in our con ty. . If the people are
opposed to the, measure, let them ex
press theruselv 'by remonstrances, as
they have a righ to do, and thusosave
the member fro criticism and assault,
fromrrties eith r favorable orbpposed
to an given su ect. It is stdAcient,
in tho pregin4
.., nop, to say thatann.
•07:41e111leme-arettesta% Were Wit •
here for the passage of the bill ; and
after considerable delay, and no one op
pr4ingi It, waa introduced; and It, as
the article says, it is unwise legislation,
then; is Plenty of time to • be, hear4l*
the premises before our retietetOrY laitiP' r •
ate Will act upon it.* , ' '' -• '
The three moat important bilhi palmed
by the House this session are still held
in committee in the Senate, with, no
present prospect of their acting upon
theni—the mein one of which is the
appropriation bill—ho Ping thereby to
compel the House to accept and swal
low their iniqultousapportionment bill.
They 'are hoping against hope ; and
they were duly notified by Mr. Strang,
in his speech upen the subject, that the
Republican majority in the H o us e
would have a bill satisfactory to them
selves, if they remained all summer.
Politica is the raging mania now, and
the candidates for official honors at the
next fall election are increasing day by
day. All political bodies must have a
head, and with us the city of Philadel
phia is the center from which radiatss
the fiat of victory or defeat ; and with
the Union League and Grand Army of
the Republic. located there, they cer
tainly do wield an influence that rea:
chefs to all parts of the State.
04 Pine Creek and Jersey Shore
railroad bill, of which we were so san
guine at the i dopening of the session,
seems to hanflike an , incubus upon the
body politic, and the stales are so even
ly balanced that we cannot determine
whelier they will go up or down. The
only drawback now is the fear of the
Governor's veto, the friendS of the bill
being strong enough in both branches
to secure its passage, at any time. :If
this measure—so vital to the interests of
a great portion of the State—is finally
defeattd, its friends will know upon
when' tto Wargo its failure ;—lt , were
ttir for him that he were made 'Min
late to et. Domingo.
The ontraot for the State printing
has- fins l• been let, B. Singerly, the
present contraotor, being the successful
bidder at 411 rob cent. below the amo't
stipulated by act f Assembly, which
will, under the sup konent of March
27, 1871, be a great saving to the State
from that heretofore radd This was
followed by a resolution of congratula
tion by the Republicans upon their suc
cess In Connecticut, which calla ou t
all the Democratic thunder of the Ho e
t: (16
- -:-#0 after two sessions spent in debate;
the solution was passed by a party
Tot . The following morning the news
was not quite so encouraging, and it
look das if our resolution was going
bat on its originators ; but time; that
miikr all things even, will finally set
the atter at rest.
A resolution is to be offered ii; t 13 e
House limiting the introduotioh f pri
vate-bills to the 14th of April, which
will pass, being the first definite move
toward the final adjournment Of the
Legislature. Those of the members
.
who are engaged in agriculture, Me get
ting anxious to return home ford their
spring labors, but the city members are
very indifferent as to the time of otos
ling, and seem to be willing to remain
all summer. When both branches
learn the fact that their services are no
longer needed to protect the interests of
the Commbnwealth i they will il then
have learned a feet of which the eople
were cognisant,many weeks ago.
April thus far has been as fitful as a
coquette; now sunshine,' now Storm,
heat and cold, wind .and. calm,luntil
the weather prognosticators are lost in
.the • fog; but we know that aftir the
storm comes the sunshine,
and after the
winter the summer. The fleecy Clouds
weave,themselves into fantastic shapes,
and the red glow of the evening Sunset
ASFlge l ittrilion in 0 star of
the evening, and brighter still tle fulL
moon's glowing orb. We hail th own=
ing as the weary tralreler the green os.
sea of the desert, as the wayworn I wan
derer the welcome light of home. Move
on in thy beauty, thou queen of night.
X-27.
*But the people never heard a whispet about
the matter, until the news came that such a bill
had passed the House. It seems that whenever
a few individuals desire a law to further their
ends, they have but to petition the Legislature—
quietly—and they have the law.—(En.
About one week since, (on Monday,
the 2d instant,) the Democratic , leaders
in Connecticut footed up their anticipa
ted victory after the following consola
tory fashion :
"Governor English (Dem 9 will be re elected
by 8,600 majority.
In the first Congressional district Goodrich
(Dem.) will be 'elected over Strong (Rep.) by 500
majority.
In the second Congressional distriet Rendriok
(Dem.) will be elected overl ,Rellogg (Rep.) by
1000 majority. • A
In the third Oongreasiona) distriot Steadman
(Dem.) will be elected otrer , SPirktreather '(Rep.)
by 250 majority.
In the fourth Congressional district Barnum
(Derr.) will be re.eleoted by 2,000 majority.
Ii the Senate there will be a Democratic ma
jority,of tow or five.
In the lower house there will be a Demdcratio
majority of twelve or thirteen."
The election has resulted in a Repub
loan victory; and the Democratic reel
er crows Very gently. •
LATER FROM FRANCE.
PARIB, April 7.—The situation- is
hourly becoming more alarming. The
forces of the Commune are, growing
stranger and bolder. It is believed they
have 100,000 men, who will holdlyight
government troops, retain the conquer
ed positions and make no advances for
peace.. A battle is raging in the fields
between Chotillon and Vsnvers. From
the latter place the insurgents main
tain an ineessent fire' from behind the
fort. , \ Crowds of women and chi! ren,
frantic with; grief, are searching ash
ambulaneeas it arrifeS for the b dies
of their husbands and fathers. The
slaughter on both sides yesterday , and
to-day was fear'ul.
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RIOT AT S \ CRANTON.
SCRANTON, April 7.-- \
Armed miners
parade the streets, and \ burning 'coal
breakers terrify the citizens. Some
blood has been shed, and more must
The military have been called out;
end two thousand troops will arriVe \ to-
Morrow. The ntmost consternation
prevails everywhere. , , Until to•nighl ,
the city authorities have been ignored
and overawed. Three , hundred troops
have just arrived.
;A. band of five hundred men, armed
with muskets, olubs and revolvers, vie-
It'd Tripp's mines in this city this mor
'tying, and , prevented the workmen Iron
entering the mines. Three miners ern
ployed at the works were shot down
dead in cold blood by the mob, and oth
ers were beaten with Atones so that they
will probably di&
'Two coal breakers were destroyed this
afternoon. One of them is now burn
ing, with about 200 tone of coal in 'the
chute.---Elm. Advertiser.
FriREP Schmid Direstori of 'Morrie township'
J.'. wlll afoot at the Babb schoolhouse, in Mor
ris, on;Thorsday, April 20, at 10 A. M., for, the
purpose 'tit Wing teachers for the •.• n re in e r
schools. 1 8R order of the Board.
3. E. WEBEITBII,, they.
April 22, ler; 2w
Nollee"tifa l id . ),(ll,B 0 /14 0.
AKH NOTI4III/ that Vie reeelver of Texes
for Itabl Dertitigh trill 'attend at the Drug
0 ire of Misting *Dolii-ust Thursday, the 18th
1. , on Erlday, the 1,4A1t; and on Tuesday, the
1 tactile purpose otreoeiving BobooTA.
tivitigltTaass,. All wholay, on either of the
abn'ff Mused dais t will beatlowed an abatement,
of It *el tont. " -
•Theiawhi pay the receiver between tbci i 18th
of April, and the 18th of Nay neat, will p y the
rata charge. t
Those paying after that date will be required
xi pay fire,per cent in addition to raft L
R. B. W DB.'
Receiver of :es.
April 80, 1811
DEVOROI3,-To Sarah M. Hall: an are'
hereby notified that John M. Hail has ap
plied to the Court of Common Plage of Tioga
county for a divorce from the bonds of matri
mony, and that said Court hsa appointed Mon
day, the 29th day of May, 1871, for the hearing
of said applicant in the premises; on which
°caution you may attend if iou think proper.
April 12, 187 i 4w• - 10. A. PISA, Sheriff.
VA.STED.—Agents and paddloia to sell a
thoroughly good domestic article , wanted
in every family. No competition. Exclusive,
territory given. Business very pleasant. A
gents have sold three doaen, 'netting. $3O profit,
per day. One sold 860 in a.small town, another
MOO in Ova towns, another 81 in calling on SS
families. ' Outfit, $B. No danger of imposition.
Beat of references given.' Send far circular, to
1021Vashington street, Boston, Mass.
LITTLEFIBLD Ja DAMS.
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April 12,1871 1w
Executrix's Notice.
LETTERS TESTAMENTARY having been
granted on the estate of John J. Bornauer,
deceased, late of Gaines township, all persons
indebted to said'estate and those having claims
against the same will settle with •
HULDAH A. BERNAUER,
Gaines, April 12, 1871 Bw* Exec's.
Administrator's Notice.
iITTBRB OP ADMINISTRATION having
Li been panted on the estate of Sena Kemp,
dessitsad,late of Jackson township, all persona
indebted to paid astete;and thorn) having claims
'against the mama will math with
GEORGE! W. HUDSON',
Jaokaon, April 12, 1871 8w• Adm'r.
HOUGHTON, ORR & CO.,
STONY FORK, PA
24anufaoturera of
klitf- Buggies, Sulkies,
Platform Spring, Truck and
Lumber Wagons,
CUTTERS,
SLEIGHS AND 808 SLEDS
We re prepared to do anything' in our line
on short`ntioe — and-ik_the beat manner. Saba-
faction guarranteed.
.aTteea.
\ iI IOUGHTON,
HABTIN6 .4 0 40, Agto, Welloboro.
stony Fork, April 5,
W. 'W. WEBB, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
WTloE—Opening out of Hastings. Cole's
Drug Store.—mar. 1,1871.
Lots of New Goods
COME -TO
T. L. BALDWIN & DO'S
TIOGA, PA.
and see a nice stock of Goods for the
FALL dc WINTER,
ova eh eb a
ihivagligi ' i . 22;al3ll4 - 060036
—all styles, colors and patterns-
ALPACAS, POPLINS, BLACK AND
COLORED SILKS, &c., &o.
BEAUTIFUL Wintel SHAWLS
and a large assortment to soloot from
CLOAKS READY—MADE, AND CLOTH
TO MAKE MORE, ALL KINDS OF
LININGS, FRINGES, TASSELS
ita„ TO TRIM DRESSES
OR MOUES.
—Our stook of—
YANKEE NOTIONS
oan't be beat. It keope up with everything the
Yankees have thought of so far.
HOOP SKIRTS, BALAICiRAL SKIRTS
CORSETS, &C.
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too numerous to mention; but will say that yon
will seldom And so large an assortment to select
from-,in a country store, and olear down to the
BOTTOM FIGURE.
We also keep a large assortment of
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
in snits, an 4 parts of suits. Should we fail to
suit
and yon with ready-made, we have Oassimers
A TAILOR TO CUT AND FIT. t
Boots and, Shoes,
all styles and sizes
HATS AND CAPS, STRAW „GOODS,
AND GENTS' FURNISHING
GOODS, A COMPLSTE LINE OF
CROCKERY, WOODEN WARE,
HARD WARE, SHELF HARD
WARE, NAILS, IRON,
Looks, Latches, Carpenters' Tools.
A GENERAL STOOK OF
GROCERIES.
•E. HOWE SEWING MACHINE
Farmers, if you want tools to work with drop in
SALT, LIME, PLASTER, PORK, FLOUR
Lime, Cayuga .Plaster, <Po.
lluttettubs, Pails. 'Firkins and Ashton Salt to
tiavorltrith. All kinds of Farm Produce want.
ed. Prices can't be beat.
Tioga;Pa..ot.l2, lam
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T. L. BALDWIN & CO.
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13Z880iidiOn:
THE co-partneri:l44 heretofore existing be
tween the subscribers, under the firm name
of E. D. &J. D. Campbel l Co., at Nelson, is
this day dissolvpd by mutual consent. The bu
siness will be continued under the name of E.
B. Campbell & Co., who will`receivo all book
accounts, notes, &0., and will pay all demands
against said firm. E. B. CAMPBELL,
J. D. CAMPBELL,
i NIRAhi MERRIT.
Nelson, - Peli 1,1871_
IVOTICE.—Tbe businesi heretofore conducted
111 by BB&J B Campbell & Co, will be con
ducted by E B Campbell aqd B Morrie, at the
old stand. All 7 perstrne indebted to said, firm,
are particularly requested to 'make prompt pay
ment and save Ode. " • •-•
B. B. CAMPBELL & CO.
March 2961811 8*
====El=iliMMUliNlllM
MONEY!
The Cheapest Place in Town to, Buy yOur
Groceries,
Tru
Teinxi.es lESiricAl.wr
April 5, 1870
w]mw cl-4=>clqi3\s
J... PO,rsori &
The subscriber invites all in nod of Early Spring Goods, to calrand examine their new stag}
We intend to keep a still larger assortment of DRY GOODS and Boots and Shoes
than last season, and also some finer grades than,wo have kept for 'several years past.
These goodiare so much cheaper than for sexoral years past, that w have felt warranted in
putting in a full line of prices, and think we can suit any one. We have thorn in fiateta and
Oros Grain at $l, $1,25, $1.37, $1,50, $1,62, $1,75, $2, $2,28, $2.50, S/i75,
COLORED SILKS and P
These goods are als o much lower in price, and we shall keep a goo
medlusniiriced Silks and Poplins, and a fair assortment of the better qu.
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We have a first-class assortment, in regular and extra sizes, white
prices. Getman Quilts very cheap.
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99 ;
,
Iv a h a i e a „.,„,, aue stock, Irma the lowest prices upwards, as fine as n
, e 4, OD, $ 8, $1 4 , $1 and $l6 per pair. These prices k ap / tni3, $7;4
t
'sold on order.
DRAPER Y USLINS, in all grads
TABLE LINENS, in 011 grades, very c
NAPKINS, white and colored borders, from $l. to
TOWELS, kluckabuck, Dice 4- DaMdsk, ordered, fro
DRESS GOODS, in new styles for early' spi
PRINTS, G.INGSAIIIS 4c., ,choicest patterns
KID 4410"V4.5'. A full stock of Black, White a
in our regular make (the Josephene seamless) w#
to any in the market.
' . ,
We:invite attention l
to our new stock -of striped and pla
striped and plain French Silks, Black Taffeta an)
' Silks, Black Alpacas, Black Pure Mohairs i
' Black and White Plaids, Black and W'
. ,
i - Stripes, Fancy Plaids, Suit Goods
- ,
_ as well as an ,entire new stock of
. Domestics at the lowest .
. , • cash prices of
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the season.
Match 15, 1871.
NEW ARRANGEMENT I
BUBSORIBER would reepectfully inform his many patrons and the , trading
that he has made large rednotions in prices of his winter stook of
Shawls, Dress Goods, ZO
Ready-Made,Clothirg
OLOT4B, OASSIftIEjIES, all of which aro offered, fur Cash ulr Ready )2 y at pricts that eel,
not fail to give satisfaction. The publio are cordially invited to (lull oi.desitioihe at,J be co'
vinoed that now is the time to buy cheap. The highest Market Pt ice
Paid for all kinds of Prodnce.
Wellaboro, Feb. 22, 1,01
Stoves
'
SHOVELS, SPADES,' FORKS BEN en
SCREWS, WOOD SOR.EWS,
CARRIAGE
BOLTS, BURRS, SKEINS, WASHERS. PIPE BOXES, •ANL -TREES, ELLIP
TIC
TIC) SPRINGS, HORSE SHOES, HOOP, BARA BAND IRON GRINDSTONE
HANGINGS, 90RN POPPERS, SAUSAGE CUTTERS AN STUFFERS
t
COMBINED. Also, PISTOLS, PISTOL CARTRIDGES,' POWDER
AND CAPS, PATENT BARNDOOR HANGINGS.
a new thing, and made for see. These are but a few of tho many articles oritnyoatn; the stook
of Hardware . Irinirite the public to call and ex mine for tbemerdrea.! I aim to keep the
beet' quality of goods in my line; and all work to #or done proxpptly arid well.
BASH, DOORS, BLINDS, A ACT9RY PRICES
Welleboro,Beb, 1,1871-Iy.; . WILLIAM ROBERTS.
. ,
is at
an
CORNING, N. Y.
13T_AALCI- , NI_ILJEK
1 .
Marseilles QuiHsi:
Lace - Curtains.
GENTS, BOYS And:YOUTIIS
0
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Broth
J. A. l PA
►Moves
Having on hand a largo stock. of Tin, Stow
and Hardware, the undersigned takca *Brute
to announce that ho bat' at a tat outlay, ad
ded to the usual stoch.of the ula stand on
MAIN STREET, IiVELLSBOR(...
a complete assortment iof Shelf Hardware.
of which he enumerate tljt :.,slowing articles
NAILS, SPIKES, CROWBARS,
;X CUT, MILLJLAND AND BUCK
;SAWS; 'BUTTS, STRAP HINGES.
CARPENTER'S TrLS. _PUMPS
AXES, AUGERS, ItITTS.BIT T
STOCKS, HATCHETS,
CHISELS.
I I
ers.
sail:h. 1
F. TRUMAN,
A. TRUMAN.
MI
Co's
PLfINS.
d abbertment df low and
talities.
nd colored, at very low
g e dea. $1,Z6, , 52, $2,60,
!stock, and Baer goods
'leap.
$5,50 pr. doz.
12s to $9 pr. doz.
'ing trade.
of the season
td Colored Gloves,
rranted equal
'2l Japanese Silks
Gros-Grain
all Nos:,
' lie t, •
SONS dc CO
1110MA9 IiAKDEN.