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J, E, SAYERsTEnnThbllsk
WAYNES BURG:
WHr)NTKHDAY, MARCH 0, 1S7.
A SOBER WOflOTO ALL.
: Tlioro is pros.-ing nooJ lor tho call wo
have made to our dulinqiionts or wo
should never havo issued it. Wo havo
labored. In our liuuiblo capacity to lis-.
oliarge tho duties devolving upon us and
wo ospcct remuneration. Tima cannot
bo taken to ask each individual who
may owo 113 in this immediate vicinity,
nor do wo v.iah to address a letter singly
to tlioso who rcsidu at a distance. Our
tonus are stated in tho paper, you can't
in iko mistakes in sending t,o much.
Let those who owj us at Inme or ab old
come a id pay or m.til us our dues 1 Tliu
coming court week will bo an opportu
nity for this which wo earnestly hopo
our County subscribers will embrace.
We must have that which is ours, if
"Only this ami nothing more,"
Senator Sii.uiiuut, from this District, ia
reported to have deserted tho Free Railroad
Bill. If It is true.tlio Senator liud best make
Vio most of his time whilst ho hint Harris
burjj, and ho would do well to secure enough
to enable him to migrate. He won't bo re
quired either there or at homo.
OOOI) NEWS!
Monday's papers oomo to us freighted
with cheering intelligence from tho
capital. Tho closing hours of tho XXX
IXlh Congress wero marked by most
important legislation. Tho military lio
constructiou bill was vetoed by thol'resU
det.tand rjturnedon the 2nd intt. Amid
much exoitement the veto was overruled
by tho Houi0,yeas 135 to -17 nays. Ono
llepubliaan, Mr. Halo of Now York
VDting against it. Tho Sonata vote
stood joss 23 nays 10. Ileverdy
Johnson, ono of tho Presidents firmest
adherents voted for tho bill declaring
'that tho President could not adhere to
his prido of opinion when it interfered
with the safety of the llepublio.'
The voto of the Tonuro ofOflico bill
was annulled in thoSonato yeas 35, nnys
11, in tho Jlouso yeas lol, nays 37,
thus it becomes a la.v ot the land.
Tho following Important acts havo passed
both Houses, and been laid before tho Presi
dent :
To establish a uniform system of bankrupt
cy throughout tho United Btates.
Toinerease tho duty on imported wools it ad
woolens.
To doclaro valid all nets and proclamations
and oruers ol tho f resident, uono by Ins au
thority and approval, in suppressing tho ro
bolliou, and to protect ollloers who have
made what wero known as urlulury arrests.
Tho XLth Congress convened on tho l.th
inst. Tho only change in ollloers was tho
selection of Wade as Speaker ol'Senate.
Tho passego of a Reconstruction bill, nnd
tho increase of the tariff on Wools and
Woolens will impart life and activity to
commence aad trade. Tho XXXIXih Con-
gross has tho proud satisfaction of having so-
cured to mo country tno legitimate lriuts oi
hor struEtfle, and may wo not hope that tho
day is near at hand wlion reace, and good
will, and harmony, shall bo tho all prevailing
sentiments among her citizens.
The Stale Temperance Convention
mot in Ilarrisburg ou Tuesday last.
Governor Goary was temporary chair
man, and mado a speech. General
Louis Wagnor was chosen permanent
president. A sorios of resolutions wcro
adopted. Thoy denouueojtho salo of in
toxioutiug liquors, and declare that such
traffic should bo at once and forever
abolished.
FOIAQAMY DENOUNCED.
The House Judiciary Committee
mado a report denouncing polygamy an
contrary to tho spirit of the Christian
religion, and relio of heathenism, and
subversive to tho marriage relation in
all nations where it is tolcratod. . It is
Btmply legalized prostitution destroying
the original and divino condition of so
ciety. No greater outrago on freodom
of religious faith could bo perpetrated
than to require tho people of any na
tion to sanction and approve by law a
praotiooso do -ply offensive. Alluding
to the assortion of tho recent momorial
irom the Utah Legislature that no effort
has boan mado to enforce the law, the
Committee says tho fact is humiliating,
If this is in consequence of the neglect
of Federal Judges, they ought to be re
moved; but if the fuilure. arises from
other causes, it is the duty ot tho Presi
dent to see the law oxeoutoJ.
THE BANKRUPT BILL.
The fact that the House, by refusing
by nine majority to lay the Bankrupt
Bill on tho table, appointed a Committee
of Conference to join that heretofore
appointed by tho Senato on disagreeing
amendments, is regarded by tno mends
of that measure as indicative ot the cor
tain pamago of tho bill through both
Houses. . ,
Mr. Dubow, editor of Dehow't Review,
died ' Feb. 27th, at Elizabeth, N. J.,
tu'er brief illness.. .
WHY WAS IT ?
It Is a noticeable fact that all ths Domo
cruts voted against tho Tarltfin tho Houso.
Tho question Immediately arises, why was It f
Tho Republicans, mostly from tho North
west, who opposed tho bill, did so because it
was antagonistic to tho wishes of their con.
slltuents. The Democrats from East and
West, wl'h one accord voted against it and hi
most instances against the direct interests of
their constituents. It plainly shows that the
desire to foment and tuitato political animosi
ties at present existing, w'th the hope of fac
tional division, rules their action. They had
rather chargo tho prostration of our manufac
turing and industrial pursuits to tho Republi
can party as a mass than to nU tho friends ot
Protection in liftlna them up. So it Is with
the question of Reconstruction and nil oilier
measures that tend to heal the wounds of the
nation. A small Haw picked serves to direct
concentrated attack and If possible tli o over
throw. Nothhig can bo clearer than their de
sire to act ns a drag upnu all wise legislation
and t'.Vo vcrsu. The people will mark well
their c.ourso nnd hold them to a stem uc
countubUily for tho contemptible motives that
prompt their action.
Tim tarTff HILL
Tho tariff bill in considered defeated.
Tho llouso took up tho bill and for two
hours its friends endeavored by all par.
liamentary proceedings to save tho
measure It beenmo evident that tho
two hundred remaining amendments
could not he considered siriatim in tiiuo
to save the bill, and so the chairman ot
the Ways and Moans Committee mov
ed to sen I tli o subject to the. Conference
Committee, lira was lost, and tho voto
was considered a tc.'t ono. Tho llo
publiuaiis who voted against it nro :
Mesais. Alison, Anderson, Baker, l!en
jamin, Cromwell, Cobb, Cook, Defrees,
Doundly, Duniont, Driggs, Eggleston,
Fanpialiar, Harding of Ilinois, Hayes,
Hill, Julian, Kolso, Loan, Jleludoj,
Oilh, Phulps, Sloan, Wasliburno of In.
diaim, nnd Wilson ol Iowa All of tho
Democrats also voted in the nogativo,
which prevented a suspension ot the
rules
Thud Stevens then proposed to save
the bill by a compromise resolution, ac
cepting the Senato amendments, which
was lost by a similar voto.
TI'G Chairman ot tho Ways nnd
Means then made another effort, nnd
proposed to introduce ft joint resolution
increasing tho present tarilf twenty per
centum. Tho llouso relusod to suspend
the rules to receive it.
Mr. Kisaon, of Iowa, then proposed
to increase the duties on wool at tho
rales named in the bill, but tho Eastern
members voted against it. This was
the final attempt, and amidet mue.h ex
citement over tho failure of tho bill, tho
House look a recess).
Ex-Governor Joseph E. Brown, of
Georgia, publishes his views upon tho
rcoonstrtioion plan proposed in Senator
Sherman's amendment. lie advises tho
people of Georgia to accept tho tonus
proposed by tho bill as tha best they can
get, and recommends tho calling of a
Stato convention immediately to change
the constitution so as to provido for uiii
vnrsal stiff, ago. 'The negroes,' ho says,
'woro raised among us, and naturally
sympathize, with us. If wo deal justly
by thorn wo shall seldom havo oauso to
complain of their retinal to rospect our
wishes or consult our interest at tho baU
lot-box.'
Didn't iiki.iuvk Soiwrunu. Good
jokes and sharp hits are frequently lost
or known to but fow.for want of a launch
upon tho sea of journalism. Hero is
ouu, as rolated by X. a jolly, gray
lieado'l, old soul, who is always qui viva
for any thing that has mirth in it, and
which, wo behove, has uevor seen the
light :
It was many years ago when Domoc.
racy mount something and when poll
tics woro discussed freely, without the
fear of having to look a nix barrelled ro-
peator in tho faoo. Tho morning was
that of tho Domooratio primary election
and 11. and B. had long voted
the same ticket at tho samo polls. They
met in tho tap room of the hotel, ex
changed salutation, discussed the woalh
er, smiled ani stopping out ceatcd them
selves upon a benoh by the door, where
tho following colloquy was hold ;
"R. ,who do yor kalclate to voto
fur fur Sheriff I"
"Well," responded R. , "I had
some tho't o' votiu fur our friend
II. ."
B turning sharp round "II. ,
boll ! Why ho don't 'blevo in the Scrip
turesl"
"R. your'o a d d fool. Scrip
(are ain't no part of the Democratic plat-
from " ..' .,
Tim Now York World is a good way
from advising tho South to stain out
against tho tonus of the now bill. It
rather suggosts that perhaps after all
"tho negro voto can bo managed and
tho ascendency of the Democracy in
sured. The meaning ot tho World,
it is evident, that the South would
do bettor to ucccpt than reject tho
torrns now offered. And so tho Sou'.h
itself will conclude ultimately.
Co.Mi'Aitisos Not Odious, Several of
the papers have been running a paral
lel between Georgo Washington and
Jeff- Davis. They waste much popor
and columns of type, without striking
tho true parallel. Here is the idea ad
vanced by Tho Butte Record in regard
to it :
"George WaahinytonYmt in war,
first in pence, and first in the hoarts of
his countrymen.
"Jeff Davis First in rebellion, flrtst
in pottieoats,. and. last in the jail of Ins
countrymen." , ,
"FAMINE AT lloMli"
Ever toremont in relief ot distress, in
charity for tho needy, in tho promotion
and foimation of hunnno Sjo'otics to
provido for suffering mankind, the
American People, to-day, must realize
that the great receptacle ot their cheer
ful and voluntary bounty ia their own
country. Tho poor nnd indigent of our
own laud demand priority of Hungary,
Crete or Iho downtrodden ot Erin
Ameiic t poverty calls for the unloosing
of American purse strings.
Under the nbovu caption wo havo re
ceived the following circular, which wo
commend to benevolent hearts in our
midst :
Nitw Yomt, January 18, 1807.
Riu'oiits ot extreme destitution in a
part ot our country led. three weeks
since, to a public meeting, at which a
body of citizens wcro charged with the
duly of ascertaining the ficts iu the case,
nnd, it occasion should bo found, of de
vising and establishm.; an agency for
the conveyance of relief to those in
need, from all who, prompted solely by
compassion (or suliVring fellow-men,
might be dUpuxed to make use of it
The Commission linn established h is
since been organized, and diligently en
gaged in its duty. It has secured spo
cilio nhd tru.-tworthy inlor:, a'ion by
telegraph and letter from correspondents
who aro known to its memoirs to be
men of probity and sagacity, and by the
examination ot witi esses who have re
cently come from tho South, several of
whom had made a personal study i f
matters with regard t which tho Com
miion has been most concerned to be
well advised. Consultations havo also
been had with tho War Department and
tho Freedmen's Bureau, and other meas
ures taken to satisfy tho Comniisaion as
to tho occasion for tho proposed under,
taking and tho best nuana ol accom
plishing it ; and idler extended discus
sion, and much earnest deliberation, the
conclusions which aro embodied below
havo been reached.
First. Thai in that part of our coun
try which lies between tho ridges of tho
mountains and tho navigable waters of
tho h'.t'ger rivers flowing through tho
cotton-producing districts east of the
Mississippi, an extraordinary drought
prevailed last summer, and that, owing
to conditions resulting from the late
rebellion, much less ground than njuul
was planted, while its tillage was extre
mely imperfect. These three circum
stances, everywhere acting more or less
together, account for tho tact, that in
many neighborhoods less than one
quarter of tho usual crops wero harvest
ed, nnd that, on an average, tho pro
duction of food amounted to not more
than one. hall as much us was required
for tho sustenance of the inhabitants
during the succeeding vear. A statu of
famine has resulted which must increaso
in severity with every day that passes
until Juno, when green corn ot tho new
crop may bo hoped to present a means
sustenance. Among tho destitute there
rj many thousi'.nls of women and chil
dren, chiefly ot tho most ignorant class,
who have been deprived by the rebell
iou of their natural protectors, nnd who
would not now bo living bat for tho
charity of their little loss unfortunate
neighbors. Tlioro is no room for doubt
that many must dio from want of food,
unless it is brought into tho region nf
liictcd, from without; and tho ioueral
poverty of tho inhabitants is such that
no considerable commercial demand can
ba expected. I.a"ge p'antors havo never
occupied litis ivg nil, an 1 tlioro was, even
before the rebellion, but htllo accumula
ted properly in it.
tsccoin, Uwing to similar causes, in
tho greater part of tho seaboard country,
tho destitution, though leas general, i.i
also great and appalling, I im planter?
are in many cases orcranizint' measures
to initigato its severity, and the Freed-
man s bureau is doing iniicn among
tlioso who ore properly deemed to bo,
for the time being, under the special
guardianship of tho National Govern
niont; but tlioro is no prospect that,
with all that will be thus done, there
will not remain many thousands unpro
vided for.
ZVnrri. WiiaL is wanted is merely tho
barest means oi sustenance tor human
beings, and tho form iu which this' can
bo supplied most cheaply, and with the
least liability to waste or inisuso, is that
of Indian corn. The Commission, there
fore, propose to dovolo the funds with
which they may bo intrusted by their
follow-citizons to tho purchase, trans
portation, and distribution of this article.
Tha Commission has already shipped
twenty thousand bushels ot corn, and
the whole cost ot it delivered, transpor
tation free, at different points in the
doslittilo region, has been,' on an ave
rage, loss that eighty cents a bushel,
Each bushel may bo expected to main
tain a family in extremity for n week.
Fourth, The Commission believes
that' the advantages it possesses for the
economical purchase and transportation
of corn, chiefly owing to the special and
gratuitous instrumentalities placed at its
disposal, aro such lli.it tho most valuable
form of contributions will bo that of
money.
Fif'h. Contributions in tho form ot
corn or other brcadstutFs, bacon mid
other cured meals and fish, will bo re
ceived by the Commission, and prompt
ly sont forward
bixth. Contributions ot suitable wear
ing apparel for working women nnd
girls will also, tor tho present, bo receiv
ed and carefully distributed.
Seventh. Delicacies and moo things
aio not wanted, and will only bo receiv
ed by the Commission to bo sold for the
benefit of the general fund. It is mere
ly famino and uttor destitution which is
at this moment before us, and tho sim
plest and most unquestionable means ot
sustaining the life of men, women, and
children, in a famishing condition, ore
alono oalled for.
Eighth. The emorgeucy is too immi
nent to admit ot the organization oi
well nitod machinery ot m operation
comprehending all tlinf part of tho na
tion which is blessed with plenty, and
the Com illusion, being advised that
organizations having the samo purpose
with. its own uro already organized or
are contemplated in tho principal cities
of tho Wcit, recommend that agencies
thus ostablishud bo mado uso ot by that
portion of tho public which is in mo-t
direct communication with them. Should
similar agencies uo established at any
other of the Atluutio ports nt an early
day. tho same ndvico would apply, and
the Commission suggosts that a Com
mittee from all the organizations which
deal directly with tho South shall meet
tor tho purposo ot o moorting arrange
ments to scouro a fair division ot all
contributions among tho different parts
ol the r. trion nfllicted.
Ninth. Tho duty of giving bread to
those who lack it, iu this instance, is
pre-eminently a Christian duty tor us of
thoNoith, and the Commission would
respectfully suggest to ministers and
church ollicors that thoy seek to impress
it upon their congregations with oarneat
ness and zeal.
Tenth. A largo proportion of those
who uro now in the greatest need nt im
mediate relief, are. women and children,
widowed nnd orphaned by the havoc ot
tho war, and the Commission appeals
with confidence to the sympathies ot the
women whoso hearts have followed our
own armies, and who, from the first,
have made no di.itinc'ion m their groat
work of mercy between our own sick
and wounded and those of tho enemy
to take tho first tdaco in tho active labor
ot relieving his phase ot tho misery of
tho war. I ho great er pait ot the peo
ple of tho South aro to this day as igno
rant as they ovor were of the true spirit
which has ruled tho nation in tho sup
pression ol tho rctiellion. iiaiiKrupi
political gamblers arc perpetually labor
ing to maintain tho delusions wnich prt
vail among them, and which alono m.iuo
tho rebellion itsolf posnihlo. Should tho
women ot tho North apply to tin wor
to which their attention is now invited,
a titho ot tho wisdom, the eai'tuvtuess,
and thi patient industry, which they
gave to tho relief ot tho suilermg more
immediately caused by these delusions,
there c.'.n bo no doubt that it would go
far thu remove them, nnd to establish a
state of mind in tho highest degree fa
vorable to tho relaying ot the founda
tions ot tho republic in the South npuii
the firm rocks of justice, law, freedom,
and education for all.
Ekvnt'u To womun, especially, tho
Commission would recommend tha c".n-
vassof noightborhoods for supplies of
food hi laud. In towns and villages,
groeern and provision sloalora should bo
especially called upon, t'.inl throughout
the country every farmer, who has com
in h:s bin, (should bo asked to fill r.t least
ono sack. For this purposo the simpleit
plan ot association will answer ; and, if
necessary, individuals may act without
concert with others. It isdi sirablo that
tho di taot to bo operated in by any
number who may be will'ng to work to
gether tor tho object in view shot'.ld be
dcliued, that it should be divided into
sub-districts, and that ono canvasser, or
two, going together, who can bo de
pended upon to do tho work faithfully,
should bo asked to undertake, in each
sub-district, tho visitation ot every
household or shop that can properly be
called upon for c intubations, ihoso
having horses or cattle should be asked
to oacli give ono or more days' work for
tho transportation of tho contributions;
dry, go ids men should bo asked f"t boxos
or for stuff to make sticks of, and grocers
foi'.bir;o!a ; a dopot almuM bj establish
ed, where, at intervals, there can be
meetiiif;." for packing and shipment.
Express ami railroad companies should
boaskol to make liberal arrangement
for freighting to tho Commission's ship
ping depot., ;i;m tno necessy.ry e isti ex
penses should be delrayed from eolleo
lions ot money obt .lined from tho. e who
do not contribute provisions or tramipor
tation. Ncwi-impcr advertisements,
printed posters and handbills, puolic
meetings, conceits, lairs, ami festivals,
will he desirably used to se aire general
attention at certain points; but it should
bo considered that tho business in band
is a serious one, that theso things involve
delay and cxpoimiluie ol money, and
that direct and dfcotivo action, in smie
form whicti will bring out immediate
contributions, may bo worth more than
extensive and ostentations preparations
with a view to more distant, even though
some what larger results. More is to be
expected in tha aggregate from very
small contributions than from lti'go, and
il hhonld never be forg olten that, for so
small a sum .n ton cants, the Co omission
can scud corn em ugh lo tho latnishod to
provido a day's sustenance for a family.
Twelfth. The Commission doos not
desire to secure a profuse supply, or to
give ai l to any who are not in dire need
of charitable iassistauuo. Whenever it
is satisfied that these are provided tor, it
will announce tho fact and request the
discouiinuauco of ooirriluitions.
Thirteenth. Tho Commission believes
that, with no exception of tho slightest
signtlicaocc, tho whole people ot the
North most sincerely desire tho restora
tion ot substantial pence, civil rights,
local self-government, commercial pros
perity and hnppinccs to all tho people of
tho South- But it nlso believes that it
is the fixed conviction of a majority of
the intelligent people ot the North, that
tho only lu lioiont guaranty for perman
ent poaco and prosperity in our country
must bo found iu tin unqualified socuri
ty, for all men, m tho exorcise of their
natural rights asdelinod by the Declara
ralioi: of our existence ns an indepen
dent nation. The Comission believes it
to be necessary, to secure the confidence
oi the public, to express its respect for
tlioso views, and to give its assurance
that its agency can in no way be used
to ostablish in the minds oi the people of
the South an impression that tlioso who
aro most ready to aid them in this dis
tress aro influenced by any sympathy
with their past or prosout political
views. ;
Executive Committee: Nathan Bishop
Howard Potter; Fred. G. Foster; John
Taylor Johnston! Wiu. T. Coleman;
Sainuol D. Baboook; John M. Bruce, Jr;
J. I'ierpoint Morgan; E, C. Cowdin;
Goo. Cabot Ward; Cornelius R. Agnowi
Daniel Buttortield, U. S. A.
AitcuiiMi.i) Russkix, Chairman.
Euwakd Bmoiir, Corresponding Seers
tarp.
James M. Brown( Treaiurtr. .
Fiiv.Dniiici; Law Oi.m-thh, Itecwdiny'
,S'. c'ctanj
John Bowsk, Anting General A'ent
Ollloe Nos I ami 2 Adam's Express
Buildings, Gl Broadway
Depot for supplies from tho North and
West, No. 13!) Reado street."
DULIUMEsT"
Tho Philadelphia lws truly remaiks, "It
were useless to deny that a general depression
pervades the ciithu commercial community,
and that less business la being done than lias
been for sovu'ul years at this season. The
merchant of thu 'West complain of unusual
d lllciilty hi making their collections, mid are
tailing in th" promptness o' their own remit
tances. The cotton mills hi Now England are
running on short time ; thu woolen ummifac
turers, after greatly diminishing their aggre
gate prouuciion, uro compelled id sell consid
erably uiidcrcost ; thu Iron trade Is unusually
languid, n larno tiorlion of thu works haviiin
entirely stopped runnini;. The movements of
miirciiaiuiisc nro very dull, mid almost uni
versal torpor prevails.
Many canoes may combine to produce tills
state of things ; but wu think thai in thu dila-
toriacss and uncertainty winch have marked
tho c-ursu of (Jointress in relation to thu tarlil'
lull we see at least one powerful cause for llils
dcrumtoment. With the country waiting in
suspense since early last, suuuiier on this sub
ject, mei'clmnls not knowing whether they
were salo In buying, an I iimuutaoturoM not
knowing whether they wero safe in making
goods, it could not be expected (hat any oilier
lectin'' I ii i 1 1 tho most cautious and distriistlul
should prevail.
Wuaiu assured, however, that tho general
condition ( f the country is hcallny, nnd that
although we may h ive u time of dubious, wo
shall not ol disaster. The bailors of tho en
tire North are, as a class, solven, and wo
hope Ihev may not bo tempted into danger by
h iving credit forced upon them by injudici
ous merchants ut tho East. Wo sha'l speedi
ly know tho fate of the tarill bill, and this will
have tnu tinniediatu elleet, However it may be,
U3 many parlies uro suspending their pur
chases iiulil lliey know what is determined on
this subject.
I'UNNs YLVA.NU LIWISIATUUM
TiiuusuAV, February
Senato. IVdtionj wero presented for
a more stringent license law. '1 ho Com
mittee mi Military Affairs wen instruct
ed to inquire into t'm propriety ct pur
chasing n building nnd yroundj for tho
purpose ot providing a homo for tho
in valid scK'.iims of Iho State. Adjourned
llot'su. An rot aiiowmg interested
pari lea 1 1 testify in t'neV.' own suits was
passed. A bill repealing thu law giving
pulsions to tho soldiers of 1312 was de
feated. A now jury law was passed,
after being amended so an not to include
FhiladolpiiM. Adjourned
Tuksuav, February 20.
Senate. Mr. Fisher read nn act to
change tho mode of graining licenses
tor the sale ot intoxicating liquor, Mr.
McCoiioughy, an act to punish prize
fighting in this Statu, Mr. Council, tha
bill to regulate tho fees ot certain oliiccrs
in Philadelphia, prepared by direction ot
City Councils, Tho general railroad
law was considered in Committee of tho
Whole, niul the committee was retusca
leave to nit again.
Tho ilonan was engaged int'.ocoiisido'
ration of bills on the private calendar,
and various acts ot incorporation passed
fir.st reading.
SL.Vt'UIITKU OF 'wOMEN AXD CHIL
DREN. II w tho Turks carry on tho war
against tho Cretans is demonstrated by
an incident related in a letter from
Alliens. Tho Christians in Seliiio, wero I ot Li0,ltcnant Governor Cox? which
informed by the Consuls at Cane... that w(?re flxo,, foi. Tuosday, havo been post
European ships would appear oil Stigta, ,nll0li
and take such families away as chose to j Tho Scandinavians of Chicago held
leave the island. In cons.'qu iich nearly !,.. i i,.,u n.-io.ii b.i.,',ni U
3.1'OU women and children lloeko I thitli-
or, anxiously awaiting the arrival of iho
promised vessels. A larg i sle dn ir up-
pcarod, carrying mo ::aigo.sii nag, and Thfl Commissioner of thcGenornl
was cheered by those on shore, when , Lami Offioo has jot adjusted titles of
suddenly tho steamer turned out to be a ! ono hundred preemption chums in tho
Turk.-h slnp-of-war, opened her porls San Francisco land district ot California,
and bred her broadsides into tho help- q tK,s0 t.i.,lllH wt twenty-five vino
le.-s and unarmed crowds, Over lo , yards and lUty-live orchards
women and children wero killed out- Thog oa! original p dming of Presi
right, and a much Inrger numb' r more jetlt Lincoln Reading thu Emancipation
or loss seriously wounded. Such wan- iIOo'amatioii to his Cabinet, by Mr.
ton act;; of m ildly mid barbarism must Carpenter, was placed over the east
hasten tho leriir.n i' iou ot airmail doini -
na'ion iu Europe.
MWIIIUIH OF CoN(ll!K"S Hons. 11. F.
Wade, John 13. Allev. 15 F. Rjyer, J.
W. Patterson, J II." Farquhar, R- 13.
Hayes, R. P. l3tickland,Wm. Lawrence,
Martin Wclke'r, S. E Ancona. Also,
Mr. Thomas C Durant, N. P. Willis,
with Portraits, Diographies, and Char
acters. Indian Legends; Mental Tele
graph; Woman's Rights and Woman's
Wrongs; Plain Words to Uig Roys;
The Teacher; Mints to Travelers; Visit
ing th" Sick: Health at Home; A Trip
to Omaha; Flogging, Parental Influence;
Going to Paris; Pope's E-say on Man,
etc., in March number Phrenological
Journal, OnlyLO cents, or W a year,
Addrcsi Fowi.ku ifc Wtaxs, 389 Broad
way. Now York.
Buit.u.o, Feb. 27. Five dead bodies,
two males, two females, and ono now
born infant, wcro found by the detect
ive police at tho Grand Trunk Railroad
depot this altoinoon. They were ship
pod through tho American Express
Company for Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The bodies wore packed iu flour barrels,
in nude stato, and had not been dead
over a week. They were not decompos
ed, and boro no marks of violence.
The bodies nro now being cleansed of
Hour, and will be exposed for identifica
tion to-morrow morning. Tho city is
wild with excitement.
A terriilio earthquake was felt nt Fort
Klamath, Oregon, on tho 8th inst
Ashes an-1 sulphurous vapors fillod tho
air, nnd iviamatn 1-iaKe leu six ieet, ana
Crooked Creek was completely dried up.
The aooonnt purports to havo been writ
ten by order of tho commandant at Fort
Klamath.
Owing to high winds in tho Adri
atio, Venice has beon inundated to an
extent which has never beon equalled
within tho memory of any of the inhabi
tants. Tho piazza ot oan Mark was so
flooded that boats and gondolas passed
ovor it, and the whole ot the space had
tho appearance ot a vast -lake.
Tho London Saturday Jlcviewsaya
'So loner as there aro mothors loft with
daughters to bo married, so long will
matohtnakinir continue to bo pursued,
and it must obviously be pursued all tho
more energetically to keep pace with the
growing disinclination of bachelors
among tho nppor and middle classes to
face the responsibilities of married life.'
A u( iv Radical paper is to be id art.
od at Norlolk, Vra., to be culled tho A'ts
publican,
Tho Roberts Fenians contemplate
an eaily resumption oi operations iu
Canada.
Tho leading English nowspnpors
approve of the Derby reform measures.
Thu habeas corpus in Ireland has
been suspended tor three months lon
ger. Sinco 1821, Mexico has had 23
presidents, 7 dictators, 2 emperors, 1
vice president, and 1 generalissimo.
-Iho United Mates Uovernment is
censured by Earl Russell tor pleading
tor the Fenians.
The bill for the inn federation of the
British Provinces of North America has
passed the House of Lords.
The Tennessee titaats Zcitang is
the only German daily now published in
the Slates lately in rebellion, It is
journal id great ability.
Government ollloials in Brooklyn,
having found that selling liquors does
not stop frauds, havo taken lo seizing
distillers,
Tho Supremo Court of Pennsylvania
has decided that tho shares in National
banks nro subject to Stnto taxation in
thu hands ot shareholders.
The diflioulty between tho Ameri
can minister ut Bogota nnd the Colom
bia government has boon salisfactoiiully
arranged. 1 :
Tho publio debt statement, to bo
issued about March 5, will not show any
material change from tho last statement.
Samuel Dowling, tho last Rovohu
tionory soldier, who died at Edinburg,
Saratoga county, N. Y on tho 19th,
was 1 Of; years old.
Tho Sonata Committee on Agri
culture has recommended tho erection
of a building for tho exclusive use ol tho
Department ot Agriculture.
Rumor has it that General Fre
mont ia soon to open banking-house iu
N. Y., iu connection with several well.
known operators in Wall street.
Two dredging scows, built by tho
city of Petersburg, Va., havo boon
launched nnd christened. Ono is called
General Grant and tho other General
Leo
One of tho largest real estato own.
crs in Mobilo has deducted ono-third c f
tho amounts duo from his tenants on
notns given last year, and receipted them
in full.
uoiorca connuenco men abound m
Richmond, who fleece their black breth-
I ron from tho country with tho various
j littlo tricks of tho craft,
There worn four hundred and
twenty-ni"o deaths in the city of'N. Y..
during tho past week, nnd sixty-cight in
tho publio charitable institutions.
A number ot federal soldiers are
engaged in disintenng the dead at Golds
boroiiffh, North Carolina. Thev nro to
bo carried to Raleigh tor reinterment
in the Federal cemetery there.
Tho resignation of Governor
SM-nml nf AT.'ll'vl-kllit. nill tniiinmi.,itmn
u,,.i,a. ,1,nh,.M fi):,lsi.
Norwegian,
nni Swedish ladies and gentlemen5 at
.,earo(l n tl,0ir old national costumes.
i-
, l1o(1P f .. ,., i tl.n Cai.itol nn
Tuesday last
Captain McAflerty, formerly of the
United States army, nnd n companion
of Head Centre Stephens in America,
was arrested in Dublin February 20. on
suspiction of having been concerned in
the recent outbreak in Killarney.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
given notice that holders ot seven-thiriy
notes dated August 15, 1 HO I, can ex
change them for six per ceut,live.-twenty
bonds issued under tho net of 18G5.
Mexican intelligence, via San Fran
cisco, announces thet capture ot Colima
and Teliiiantepoo by tho Liberals.
Guaymas, Zimora, nnd Euovoca have
also been taken by tho Liberals. Mini-,
tnon was defeated near Zacatecas.
Juarez was at San Luis Potosh
PHTSBIRQ GKVKttU M.tKKET-
BvruuiMY, March 2, 18(17
Tho weok closes with a quiet market, but
considerably improved in tho volume of trade
over last week. Tho fact Is, tho titno has
cor.io Tvlicn peonlo must buy goods Thoy
have waited and waited until necessity has
compelled them to purchase. Orders roni
country merchants aro coining iu to a consid
erable extent. . The country roads aro very
bad, which is ono great drawback ou tradcut
present.
Wo quote as follows, which aio tho whole
sale prices ;
tilt AIM Wheat at $2 80Q2 85
Corn at fpsi)
Ityo at $0 On(fjl '16
Buckwheat tp,25(j!l7r.
Oats fit.
FLOUtt Sprlus Wheat at $ 1 1 , 2 J.
Winter " at tjslil,nt)
live at $72.('$7r0.
IIAY Baled at $'-'5,uo V ton.
Loose ut 28.00fl82 00.
EGGS Sales at H!(ijl7c.
CHEESE Western Kcsorvo at KiJ.
Hamburg at I8.
Now York Oosheuat 20
BUTTER I'rlmo Hull at 2Vij:i0o
A.PPLE. Per barrel al 2.00(o(2.BO.
CHICAGO MARKET.
CuiCAoo, March 2, 18G7.
The central systom was partially adopted on
exchange to-day In tho purchase and sale of
grain, but until tho Issue of receipts on tho
central plan tha mode of doing business will
ba somewhat mixed.
Floiiii Cliolco brands of Spring Extra
Flour Inactive bat firmly hold at $'.) 7"(ffH at)
for Sprhur extra, and 1U OUal t 75 for whito
winter extra.
Whkat Firm, closing quiet at$! 87i3l 87$
for No. .; small sales of No. 1 at $11 S'tail OH.
Cons Without change, and close tlrm at
77a77.Jc per busli for No. 1 .
Oats Dull and closed quiet at 41o for
winter, and 42 Jc for frosh receipts of No. 2.
PiiovisioNs Market steady but quiet
1 U... iig'.J
Moss Poik Is minted at ! ia. hut vnrv Uttl
changed hands. Hwi et I'lckled Hams modi
rately active ut I liill-'lo, packed. Hull Meat
siuatiy, wild miles oi Hiiouhlcrs at 7J', and
It'll"" 10 Jo, I.ioh.i. Lard th in id IlialJic and
of No. 1 ut llallje.
Diii'.sski) llous I'liHettlcd, but fur fancy
lots tho pride Is considerably higher ; sales of
rough from ifi'J 7r to ijjiH no.
I.ivk IIoos Actlvoimdnr a brisk shipping
demand ut an advance of ."hiIoo.
DiiCKicrs 4,000 bhls tlovr, 1 10,000 centals
wheat, 1.1,000 cetita's corn, 1,5U0 cental outs,
1,0(10 hogs.
Suii'Husrs t.linn bhls flour, 8,000 centals
wheat, S,4oo centals corn, Uoo centals oats.
NEVV ADVERTISEMENTS.
PROPO
13
A L S.
PENNSYLVANIA AGRICULTURAL LAND
SCRIP
370171- 3-X.33!
MIU Ilnard of Comn.lsslonflrs now offer for
. sale .Uo.nilii acres of Agricultural C'olloiro
Laud IScrlp, beinc; Iho balnnca of the Scrip
granted to thu Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia for the endowment uf Agricultural Col
leges in this Slate.
Proposals tor Iho purchaso ol this Land
f Clip, addressed to "The Hoard of Commis
sion is of Agricultural Land Scilit," will bo.
received at the Survey"!' General's office at
Harrbbiir-jF, until 12 o'clock, M , on
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 18G7.
Tills land may bo located Iu any Stato or
Territory, by iho holders ol tho scrip, upon
any of tho unappropriated lauds (except min
eral lands) of tho United States, which may
bo subject to sa'o at private entry. Each piece
offcrip represents a quarter section of one
hundred and eixtv acres, Is issued in blank,
nnd will bo ti.uistcrablo, without endorsement
or formal assignment. Tho blank noed not
bo lUlcd until the jcrip is presented for loca
tion and entry, w: en the pnrty holding It can
till the blank mid cnlor tho land In Ins own
inline. Bills must bo mado as per acre, and
no bids will bo received for less than ono
quarter section.
The Scrip will bo issued immediately on tho
payment of tho money to tho Surveyor Gen
eral. On all bids for a less quantity than
40,000 acres, ono-third of tho pU 'choso monoy
must be paid widi'tn ten days, and tho remain
ing two-thirds within thirty days alter notitl
cation of the acceptance of tho bid or bids by
Iho Board of Commissioners.
JACOB M. CAMl'llHLL, Purveyor Gou'L
For Iho Board of Commissioners.
H.vumsiifiia, Feb, 27, 18U7.-ts ,
THE NATIONAL
(1II01CE Family Flour nt market rates at
J INGIIRAMS.
POTATOES, the best tho mnrM afford, at
INGIIRAM'S.
EXTRA Family Groceries In crat varieties
at INGIIRAM'S.
A FINE Quality of Salt, by the t barroll ot
il. less, at 1NUUHAM8.
Wayuesburg.IarcU C-tf
W 3P A P En 5 f
FOR SPRING BALES OF 1887.
Wit urn now nronarcd to oflcr to our custo--
mors, and tut Trade gcnorally. an extonBlv
coaueiioii ui
PAPER HANGINGS, BORDERS,
F1KB n0AIII PRINTS, MO,, KTO.
Embracing nil qualities of goods, known to
tho Trade, for Parlors, Dining Rooms, Halls,
Chambers, Churches; Assembly Rooms, &o
A h B U,
TIUNSMEJIT OIL CLOTH AND PAPER WINDOW
SHAUliS.
At tho Lowest Market price, at
No. 107 Market St.. near Fifth,
JOS, U. UVUU1S3& BRO.
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