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WAYNESBURG:
WKDKEfDAT, MARCII 27. 1667.
Wn dislike to say anything more to our
debtors for advertising and subscription. To
the few who barepaM we return our thanks.
The first of April draws near and wo shall be
compelled to abide by our former declarations
concerning those who are yet in at rears for
eighteen months.
Hon. G. V Lawiikxck is now at his
home In Monongiliela City, wliero ho
arrived on I nday last. 'J bo llenuhtkan
ays that ho is in better health than tor
several years and receives the congratu
lations of his constituents everywhere.
row-Wow The "untcrrified" held
meeting in the Court Itoom on Tues'
day evening of last week. The business
of the evening was swallowed nn in ex
hauslivo,(to the audience) and eloquent)
harranguss by their favorite speakers.
These were as they always are in de
fence of the South and in condemnation
of the Union party. We have no com
ments to make, as their propositions
weroso silly, utterly fallacious and un
reasonable, as to require no, refutation.
Indeed, it is a quostton of wonder to us
how any sensible men or set ol men,
could promulgate such sentiment.
"Southern wrong and Northern oppres
sion" forms the theino ot their disconro.
When will ihcy conso to harp on it!
Dkservkd IJrdukk. Judgo Gillinore.
one day during tho last week's court ad.
ministered a just and scathing rebuke to
the Grand Jury and Commissioners.
The latter refused to make an appropri
ation for the building of a bridgo on the
proposed route of the new pike where it
makes tho second crossing of Ten Mile
below this placo. Tho Jury, also, after
an inspection ot the site deemed it un
necessary. The Judge spoko in the
plainest, possible laugnago, borating
them roundly for lack ot enterprise as
exhibited in the past and present con
trast of our public improvements, declar
ing positively that '-the thoroughfares
of Greene County wcro no better to-day
than they were 15 years ago when he
travelled them." This is a sweeping as
sertion but candid men must aoknowl-.
edge its truth. Encased in their im
penetrable armor of old-fogykm it is
impossible to surmise tho effect it will
have upon the Jury and Commissioners.
We ask ourselves the question, what
are the duties cf pnblio officers I We
should suppo e they are to execute the
mil ot tho people, to guard their inter
ests and promote their comfort. Can
this be done by refusing aid to the spir
it of improvement t Can we believe
that tho poople of Greene County desire
no change for the belter t Is it possi
ble for men to be so ridiculously Insane
at to condemn the action of these offi
cers bad tbey given liberal sum to the
advancement of this enterprise T Cer
tainly not. We know of no other reme
dy for this state of affairs than tho
waking of our citizens to a realization
of tacts. When this shall bo we expeot
to see men tilling offices ot trust who
will have some, desire to promote the
welfare of the County and its resident
Citizens. Until then they must wallow
in tho mire of fogytsm.
Poor House Report ok the Grand
Jun? on its Condition. We tho Grand
Jury agreeable to instruction of the
Honorable Court, did visit the Poor
Houso belonging to tho County of
Greene, and after making a careful ex
amination ot the buildings and premises
do report that we think tho institution
aocording to our judgment, conducted
in good order.
We find the rooms in good ordor,
bedding sufficient and cleanly.
The dining room is largo and corafor
tablo with two good stoves, one in each
end of the room.
The store room, bake rooms and cel
lars are wo sunn led with all that is
cecessary aud are found in moderately
coed order.
We also are of tho oppinion that the
present steward, Mr. William Rinehnrt,
and bis lady, are worthy ot the confi
dence of the people of the County lor
the kindness thoy manifest to the in.
mates of this institution and for the
manner in whioh we find the buildings.
' We would also recommend the pres
ent board ot Direotors to the confidence
ot the people of the County for the care
they are taking of the affairs ot tho iu
atitntion. 1
1 D. W Doxr.KT, Foreman.
March 2Jnd 1807.
i mm mm ... i.
! Bprwo amd Tim Binna The time of
the singing ot bird ' hat oome, but the
' birds bavs negleutod to come with it.
If the voice ot any turtle has bean heaid
. laj the land it must be that of the mad-turtle,
HoniiTiim Tiuoedv. Tho Pituburg
Commercial ot the 22nd Inst., says, we
are called upon to record another fearful
tragedy, ot a more horrible character
than that committed on BoyJ's Hill
Overs year ago.. The scone of the
tragedy was at tho house of Mr. David
Sproul, located in Washington county,
three miles from Nobleslown.this county,
and two miles and a half from McDon
ald's Station, on the Pan Handlo llaiL
road, which is about fourteen miles from
this city. Mr. Sproul and his unmarried
sister, about fifty years of age, occupied
the house, whioh is half a mils from any
other habitation. On Monday night
last about eight o'clock, three men, cue
of whom had his face blackened, knock
ed at the door of Mr. Sprout's liotiso.anl
inquired the way to the Hompfield Kail
road. They were answered by Mr.
Sproul, who went to tho door for the
purposo of pointing out to them tho di
rection to tho railroad. As soon as hu
reached tho door he was seized by two
of the men. who dragged him into the
kitchen and there brutally murdered him.
The body was mangled in tho most hor
rible manner. Histliroat was cut from
ear to eir, his head cut across the fore
head, tho knife run through both checks,
opening his mouth neitly tho full extent
of his j ws. and was stubbed below tho
eye, back of the ear, and on tho top ot
the head.
Simultaneously with seizing Mr,
Sproul at the door, tho man who had his
face blackened rushed in, and catching
hold of Miss Sproul, dragged her up to
the garret, where ho threw her on the
bed, and tied her firmly with a rope,
swearing at the sarao time if alio made
any outcry ho would murder her. The
men in the kitchen halloed to tho man
with the blackened face, whom they
called 'California John,' to kill her, but
finding that she was securely fastened to
tho lied; they did not harm her.
, Tho villains then proceeded to ransack
tho house, as their purpose seemed to ho
to get money. They searched the gar
ret sud found a box secreted, which they
broko open. They took from tho box
all the money in it one hundred and
sixteen dollers, and two silver watches.
There was also in tho box notes to the
amount of over twenty-live, thousand
dollars, but being of no uso to them, '.hoy
left tlictu strewn upon the floor. The
wretches, having secured all the money
in the house, then fled, leaving Mis
Sproul tied to the lied.
She remained in that position until
two o'clock tho next (Tuesday) after
noon, when a neighbor, who had come
to the house to get somo milk, heard
her screams, and released her. Upon
being loosened, she was so prostrate
that she could scarcely stand,
Justice of tho Peace Johnson, ot
Washington county, on Wednesday
afternoon, empanelled a jury and pro
ceeded to hold an iuquest on tho body
of Mr. Sproul. After hearing tho evi
dence of several witnesses, tho inquest
was adjourned until yesterday afternoon.
No clue whatever to the murderers
has been obtained. A reward of one
thousand dollars for their apprehension
has been offered by tho relatives of the
deceased. Miss Sproul thinks that she
can recognizo the murderers. She says
that the man with tho bNckcned faoo
could not have been a stranger in that
locality, as he seemed to know all about
i ho house. About two weeks since,
Mr. Sproul had two thousand dollars in
money at home, which ho wished to
loan at intorest, and the murdorcrs,
probibly learning of this, went to his
honse oo Monday night . ivith the expen
Intion ot getting that sum, Tho doceas
ed, however, had loaned the money to
his brother a few days sinco.
Mr. Sproul, the deoonsod, was an un
married man, of about fitty.five or sixty
years of age The body was buried
yesterday.
TI1E RECONSTRUCTION BILL.
The passage of tho "Despotism Bill,"
as it is called by robels North and South,
necessitates tho invention of a now vo
cabulary wherein shall be contained epi
thets and adjectives more expressive
than has jet been devisod by human in
genuity. Harper in the last Weekly
thus vindicates tho cause of Congress
and shows tip in its true littht the per
fidy of those who so loudly denounce it i
No rhetoric about liberty can hide tho
fact that tho rebel States sought merely
the liberty to oppress; no indignant as
aorlion ot the right of Stato sovereignty
can conceal the unimaginable crime fur
tho unchallenged perpetration ot which
that sovereignty was iuvoked. Wheth
er "the South" presents the "lost cause"
to history and l ho conscience ot man
kind as that of slavery or ot State
rights, it is equally indefensible. The
sole decent and tolerable point in it is
the bravery with which it was maintain
ed. It is not necessary to question the
honesty of tens of thousands who fought
tor it, but neither can we, in tho Bame
sense, deny the sincerity cf the priests
who burned oilier toon ot equal sinceri
ty for their opinions. Shall tho Inquisi
tion therefore hope tor the admiration
of mankind 1 When the Richmond
Times talks to a world which fully ' un
derstands the terrible and damning
truths of the rebellion, of "Finis Polo,
niae," and traditions "bright and shin
ing with classic glory," ot "garnered
tame," and of "the ark of our honor
floating safe and spotless," it merely
compels tho contempt of every gonei
oua mind. Tbere is no spotless honor
iu claiming the right, constitutional or
unconstitutional, to tramplo upon other
men. There was no famo garnered at
Salisbury; nor is A'ndersouville very
bright and shining with claisio glory.
And what is this wicked and unpre
cedented tyrany tq which the, States in
question must now subinilt ; It is lira-
ply tnat me ajiarenv wuion me war uas
Sroducod in those States, and the tvU
eiiue of wbioh is iooonlestible, shall be
controlled by the military .force of the
nation until all of the people excepting
as the Richmond Tiuvs itself grants,
in the ouse of Virginia about three
per cent, ot the worst rebels, have
adopted a Constitution whiuh recogniz
es tho equal rights ot all citizens) while
tho dislrauohisoment of the three per
cent, is not pttrpotual but at tho pleas
ure of Congress. This is the "disgrace,'
'humiliation," "degradation," "des
truction," ''injustice, ' "persecution,'
"proscription," "wrong," "ruin," "out
lawry," "monstrous iniquity," "calam
ity," "fanatical tyranny," "infamous
madness," "tho bitterest cup ever con
cocted by ingenuity and vindictiveness."
to which the rebol States are doomed.
Tho people in the Southern States ore
greatly mistaken who suppose that thero
is any vindictiveness among loyal citi
zens. Revengo would take a very dit
teronttorlh from that of tho Reconstruct
ion bill. In common with the civilized
world tho loyal people of this country
have a very hearty contempt for tho
theory and tho purpose ot tho "lost
cause j" but they sincerely hope that its
adherents will presently seo that tho
cause is lost that tho theory ot State
sovereignty is overthown that slavery
is abolished; nnd that tho Union must
bo reorganized upon tho original Ameri
can principlo of equal rights and fair
play for all men. If that bo tho 'Finis
Poloniio,' tho end of Poland, who will
not thank God that Poland is ended?
KACII THINKS VUR HJMflKLF,
Duo aU'mtluit glwi to nil who communicnti for thU
Fur till III FUDLlClff.
WHY I AM A REPUBLICAN.
No. 2.
2nd. The Republican party since the
dose of the war has labored to secure th;
fruits of victory, and prevent rebels from
again obtaining possession of the gov
ernment.
Is proof of this wanted T Behold it
in tho Constitutional Amendments, in
the Reconstruction Bill ; in tho utteran
ces ot the press and of prominent men
Docs it not to day declare in tho might
of its power, that only loyal men shall
rule tho nation t that thoso who ap
pealed to the hwc ird shall nbido by its
decision? ILr.v stands tho other party?
Voting against every measure to pro
tect loyal men in the South, clamoring
lor tho immediate and unconditional
admission ol the rebel slates, nnd de
manding that traitors, their hands red
with the blood ot our fathers and sous
and brothers, be at once restored to
power. The rebels, with hearts full ot
deadly hatred, are trying to gain by
diplomacy what they could not by the
sword, and tho Democratic party is as
sisting them with all its power, While
the Republican party is trying to make
treason forever odious, and to fix our
noble structure more firmly upon the
eternal basis of Union and Liberty.
3rd. The R"pnblicat party was opposed
to slavery, and abolished it.
In time past, weak kneed oonserva
tivcs denied this ; yet it is true as truth
itselt. It furnished and supported a
Garrison, a I'lnllips, and all tho host ot
anti-slttvciy patriots who dared to
lift up their voices against this damning
sin. It elected to tho Presidency uiiu
who declared that this union "could not
exist half slave and half tree," and who
afterwards broke the shackles from off
tho limbs of our four million bondmen,
and Republicans applauded and ap
proved. And from that hour the God
of battles gave them the victory. Why
sir, Democracy was born ot slavery,
ted upon slavery in its youth, weddel
to slavery ia its manhood, raised chil
dren of slavery, and when the one was
destroyed tho very life-blood of the
other was taken away, and evor since it
has been pining and dying. And al
though now & few of their party say
they are glad it has passed away, it is
becanso they know it is dead, and they
wish to gain favor with tho people. Be
cause they see defeat has been sent upon
thorn tor tlu.ir support of that institu
tion of barbarism,
To the Republican party belongs the
glory of erasing forever the dark, foul
stain of slavery from .the fair escutcheon
of our country. And the released freed
men, in tho gladness of their hearts
bless it as being the instrument under
God, ot their deliverance. Let it bo
written, in everlasting letters upon the
pillars ot the age, "The Republican
party is a friend to Freedom, and a foe
to .Slavery." j,
A short time before the close of the
war the State of Virginia borrowed
$300,01)0 ot its banks to lend to the
Rebel Government. A very largo part
oi this sum was borne away with the
the decamping Confederacy, and $100,
000 of it, or thereabouts, fell into the
hands of the United States by the fortune
ot war. Hereupon arose nn issue bo
tween the banks of Virginia nnd the
General Government as to whet1 er the
mouey belonged to tho Uoutoderate
Government und by reversion ot the
Unitod States, or was owned simply by
tho Virgin'a bauki Tho banks allege
that they had not delivered the money
to tho Confederacy, nnd that thoy sent
it South for safety.- They further make
oath thaUhey had no contract or dealing
with the Confederate Government in tho
matter; but their duplicity is made ap
parent by the disoovery that they oan
ed on the negotiation with the Rebel
War Department. Iu Mr. Van Wyaks
very recent report from the Retrench
ment Committee these facts were pio
duced, coupled with a resolution tlmt
the confiscated coin and bullion be sold
nnd the proceeds deposited in the
Treasury. The House amende;! tho
resolution so that tbe money should,
without further ado, bo paid into tho
Treasury; and the Senate passed it on
Saturday so that the resolution has re
ceived the concurrence of both houses.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Tho following message from Gov.
Geary to the Legislature, relative to the
cull of North Carolina for a National
Convention to amend tho Constitution
of the United States, was submitted ou
March 15 :
Executive Ciiamdkr,
Harrisburg, March 14, 1867. j
To the Senate and House of Representa
tives of ths Commonwealt of Pennsyl
vania, Gsntlemen i A letter dated Clh inst.
has just been received from the Hon.
Jonathan Worth, Governor of North
Carolina, covering n set ol resolutions
adopted by tho Legislature ot that Dis
trict, both of which, according to his
request, arc herowith transmitted' to
you
The object of tho resolutions ii to in
vito 'all the States North, South, East
and West' to a National Convention,
for tho purpose of 'proposing, in exact
conformity with tho Constituiion ot tho
United States, such amendments to the
Constituiion that the result will bo such
mutual concessions as will lead to a res
toration of our former happy relations.'
Under ordinary circumstances I would
bo satisfied to simply submit this com
munication to tho Legislature without
comment i hut in this instance the oc
casion seems to demand something more,
I am by no moans insensible to a noblo
spirit ot concess'on and forbearance neces
sary to impart vitality to our national
existence ; an I, therefore, in deliberat
ing upon this important subject, I would
recommend that local feelings and pre
judices bo merged in a pat riot iu determi
nation to promote tho public welfare.
But when we relit ct that the people ot
North Carolina, inviting this assembly,
aro not in full communion with tliH loyal
States ; that they have been tor many
years in tho habit of looking with great
indifference upo-i the national iutorests
nnd ot tolerating disloyally ; that
throughout the thrilling and sanguinary
war of tho Rebellion they used their ut
mol efforts to destroy the Constitution
mi l the Union, nnd to establish a hostile
government of their own ;thal they have
recently refused to ratify thotnild ami
wholesome amendments to the Consti
tution i that Congress by the passage of
tho reconstruction nut has in:vle a salu.
tary provision for their future military
government, and for that ot the other
refrao'ory districts lately engaged in
rebellion ; is not the presumption with
which theso unrepentant Rebels and
subjugated traitors now nk for -mil ual
concessions' surprising ? Tho people of
Pennsylvania have always been loyal to
tho Govern rent, true to the Constitu
tion and laws of the nation, and have
stood in the foremost rank ot the defen
ders of tho Union. They have no con
cessions to make, certainly none to those
who havo waged a treasonable war, nnd
who havo been onqurcd at the point of
the bayonet. Tho doctrine is certainly
abhorrent that defeated treason should
ask the loyal men of this country t meet
them upon equal terms in contention to
amend tho Constitution they repudiated
and attempted to destroy. The guilty
failure of those men has assigned them
to v. hr different task submission to the
terms of the conquerors, and obedience
to that law which we nil obey.
While Pennsylvania has no oonces
sious to make, her people desiring a
speedy, just, ond proper readjustment
of all the States in tho Union, earnestly
b' seech the citizens of North Carolina,
nnd ot all tho Southern States, to return
without delay to the benign influences of
the Government while yet tho terms of
such a return aro easy, and not to wait
tor more severe conditions, and, pethaps
far more serious punishment. ,
Tub Philadelphia Press states Gov.
Geary's message in reply to tho call of
the Governor of Horth Carolina, for a
national convention to amend tho Con
stitution ct tho United States, has been
roueived with much satisfaction by our
political friends in Congress. It will bo
recollected that when Governor Pier
point made a requisition upon Governor
Fenton of Now York, tor assistauco nf'ler
tho surrender of tho violators of the
laws of Virginia, the latter refused even
so intrepid n leader as Picrpoint, on the
ground 'that Virginia was not legally a
State.' With how much more force,
then, can Governor Geary rcfuso the ap
peal ot tho rebel Governor of South
Carolina ? This message show that we
have secured a vigilant as well as a
Radical Executive.
NuMKitous indications from various
parts of tho South, show an astonish!, ig
revolution in public Hntiment with re
gard to reconstruction. Tho hill recent
ly passed by Congress for that purpose
has already met with much favor from
prominent citizens hi tho excluded
States, who wero at first earnestly op
posed to it. the examplo of Virginia,
in accepting tho terms proposed, will be
rapidly followed by all tho other South
orn States. The few who oppose this
course, exert but little, if any influence
to defeat tho general design ot r. moni
tion. Tno supplementary bill, pending
belore Congress, bailed with pleasure,
because it effectually prevents two con
fluting conventions, und insures every
persou authorized under the law to vole.
tho right to do so..
Mrs, J. Davis has been favored with
another boy. This proves that tho
health ot Mr. Jefferson Davis has vot
been so bad as Ins sympathizers havo
been representing.
Fortuno-tellers and tllting-hoofs ope
rate differently Tho former reveal
what the lady will be in the future tho
latter reveal what she ii at prtient.
RE VENUE DECISION.
Aeoordiug to a recont reveuuo deci
sion bond tooonvoy real estate requires
stamps to tho amount ot twenty-five
cents. A mortago given to secure a
surety from less, or given for any pur
poso whatever, other than as sooutity
for tho payment of a definite and cer
tain hmii ot money, is taxablo only as
an agreement or contract,. Upon every
assignment or translor ot a mortgage, a
stamp tax is required equal to that im
posed up: n a mortgago for tho amount
remaining unpaid; this tax is required
upon every such transfer in writing,
whether thoro is n sale of tho mortgage
or not; but no stamp is necessary upon
tho indorsement ot a negotiable instru
ment, even though the legal effect of
sueb indorsement is to transfer a mort
gage by which the instrument is secured
The olliuial bonds ot administrators, ex
oaulotsaud guardians, are subject to a
stamp tax of $1 each, as bonds for the
due execution or pertormanco of tho
duties of an office Receipts taken by
administrators, guardians, trustees, &o.,
lob used as vouchers upon the settle
mont of their accounts, are subject to
the samo stamp tax as other receipts.
Partition deeds between tenants in'
common need not bo stsmpod as con
veyances, inasmuch as there is no cane
of reality, but merely a marking out, or
a defoliation ot tho boundaries ot the
parlbelonging to each, but when money or
olhir valuable consideration is paid by
one co-tenant to another lor equality of
partition, there is a sale to tho extent of
such consideration, and the conveyance
by i he patty receiving it should le
stamped accordingly.
Sr. Patrick's Day ; A Row. St.
Patrick's day falling this year ou Sunday,
the 17th, the celebration took placo on
Monday. Notwithstanding tho heavy
fall of snow the two days previous, there
was a large and imposing procession,
which, as is often the ease, was sigiuhz
ed by a row. About halt past twelve,
as the Brooklyn societies ot Ancient Hi
bernians were forming in Grand street,
in this city, preparatory to join the main
body, they were annoyed by a truck be
ing driven through the street. The
driver was ordered out of the way, and
he finding H dilicult to do so, tho Hiber
nians attacked him. Officer Augut
lleix.'m inn. on duty nearby, went to
his resuuo, but was overpowered by the
mob and severely injured. Roundsman
Win. E. Brown, ot the 13th recinct,
Heard the row. and ran down with sev.
oral (illi u'i-s to the scene of confliit, ami
they also received rough usage, as did
all tho otli.iers arriving on the ground
Captain Hi bno and Sergeant Birretl, ot
th.; 13th piec-ii ot, gathered a quad of
men und scattered the Hibernians, but
nearly all were wounded in the struggle,
Ono of the marshals drew a sword ami
cut officer Barrett on the head in a se
vere manner. Tho row was a lierco
one, and was only stopped by the arrl-
vai oiiuo reserves irom me an ana inn
precincts, who drove all before them.
Officers Coles, Gastlin, Barrett, Leach
nnd McGuire ot the 7th nnd 13th, were
severely wounded in the head and face,
besides a largo number of officers, about
twenty in nil, who wero moro or luss
injured. Some arrests were made.
iV Y, Piper
GOOL IF TRUE.
A few d.iys ago, says iho Harrisburg
Telegraph an immense meeting of the
white and black men of South Carolina
assembled in Charleston to consider tho
propriety of orgmizing a State Gov
eminent, under the provisions ot the
recent reconstruction law ot Congress
Such men as Wade Hanpton nddre sod
tho meeting, while some of tho best and
tno.-t useful colored men of the State al
so spoke. Both tho whites and the
blacks wero emulous ot each other's ef
forts to promote good feeling and ensure
speedy success to tho object in view.
VVado Hampton freely declared that
while slavery existed, tho blacks wire
compelled to boar all the burdens of so.
cicty, to dischargo nil its labor duties,
and keep in motion its industti il enter
prises. Now that tho blacks aro free,
they cannot be expected to bear this
burden.disehargo thU laborirtis.and koop
in motion the business of tho State,
without sharing all the rights ot fi't o cit
izens. TruU the trmtors of South Car
olina nro awakening from a dream. If
the influence engendered at this meeting
is permitted to spread and tako root in
all parts cf that State, South Carolina
will bo in the Union, exercising the
right of a state under tho Constitution,
before some of tho other States which
she led into the vortex ot polit;cil ruin
hayo commenced to recover from their
injurica.
Drstiiitotivis Finns. A fire occurred,
at Memphis, Tenn., oo Saturday nigh',
Howard's Kow, involving a loss ot 8150,
000; halt of which is covered by insur
ance in Northern offices. Agiin on
Sunday the fire broke out in Howard's
Kow, destroying tho remainder of
WyattM agricultural depot, also Nor.
mesial Uullin & (Jo's produce hous s.
Loss $1l)0,000; insured for $75,000.
A despaL-li from Augusta, Ga.,
Maich loih, says: The business part
ot the ciiy of Albany, On , was to-dny
destroyed by fire Loss 55200,000.
A destructive firo occurred at Koko
mo, Indiana, on Monday morning One
ot the host business blocks in tho place
was entirely destroyed.
Tho Krai Orthodox Congregational
church, nt S merville, Mass , was en
tirely do troyed by lire early utnrday
morning. Tho loss on the building
and coolants is estimated at 65, OUO,
which is insured tor $17,000. '1 lie fire
was tho work of on incendiary.
Gcvehnoii Giunv niu veto lha B.igu
Railroad Bill recently passed by the
Legislature. It was immediately passed
over the veto by both II mses with tho
supplement in the Houso that tho issiio
ofSlookbytho centrsl should be limit
ed to SS15.000.0UO. This is thoobjeo
tionabla feature of tho bill nnd as first
passed and vetoed was uhlimitod. The
information we have ia that the Gover
nor has signed the bill with tbe limita
tion supplement. We notioo also, that
Mr.Colville has introduced bill to in-
oorpotatotho Pittfburg and Waynes-1
burg Transportation Company. The
mere announcement, nothing more. It
it was only to prevent grumbling from
this quarter it was ontirely supei lluos;
wo havo no idea it went beyond this,
All bopo of the . disenthrallment of our
valley expired with tho Free Railroad
Hill, but wo retain the right to grumble
at those men who pretend to legislate for
the wholo Commonwealth and grumble
wo will on every occasion.
Iiiouni.it in Ikxas. Gen. GiifHu,
commanding tho District ot Texas, has
issued an order, saying that in conse
quonco ot tho repeated outrages and
murders in Grayson County, and tho
seeming unwillingness ond inability of
the civil officers to give protection to
uuit;un, iiiu upcrauoiis oi oraer rso. a.
aro neMby suspended in Grayson Co
and tho Assistants of the Frcedinen's
Bureau are hereby directed to arrest all
persons who are, or hereafter maybe
charged with the commission of crimes
and offences against citizens, refugees or
trecdmeii, in cases wliero tho civil .au
thority has failed, neglected, or been un
able to bring the parlies to trial, nnd to
detain tlie in confinement until such
time as propor judicial tribunals shall be
ready and willing to try them. (ion.
Griffin also orders tho use ot military
force to eutorco this order whenever re
quired, Ax honost Irishman; observing tie
bearers of his wife's coffin beginning to
trot, reproved them by calling out:
Aisy, aisy, yo thaives o' tho wor'd;
why aro ye making a toll' of a pleasure?'
An old bachlor thinks locomotives
must bo of tho eminne gender, because
they often blow up engineers.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Wonder of the Ago '
TIME, MONEY AND LABOR SAVED I
THE LATEST AND BEST CHUUN1
ONE OF THE LATEST PATENTS, IS3U
eif on tho 1 1 tn day of September, I still,
to Win. K. MeCutc'tenn, of Washington,
Iowa, will bo ou exliioUiou In a 1'owUays ut
JOHN MUNKELUS,
hi Wiiynesbiirg. P.i. TliU CITUllS must
supercedo nnv tiling of the kind liereto'i ro
produced. The simoluness of its construct
ion, and Us two-fold or reversed million, dint
prodtii es butter from three to six minutes
must iiiduui) tho couimii(iity to examine Its
qualities. Itsives tune it saves work and
produces ns much butter us any churn In ex
istence Mr. Mun.iell has 1'uli power to sell
lights f ir Pennsylvania or New York Statu :is
well ns to furnish Churns to citizens ol this
county. F. Ml Johnston &Uo.
Agents.
3;27-tf.
Ot pl-mi's Couri Sale
BY virtue of an order of tho Orphan's
Court of Greene County I'a., the under
signed Kxccutors of .lames Dubeiy. Into of
Morris Tp,. Greene County, Pa. will expose
to sale on
SATURDAY THE 27th DAY OF APUIL'(i7.
on tho premises situated In Morris 'I p. Greene
County, Pa., the following tract of land, vlss
Fifty neres, more or less, situated In the
Township nforesnid, adjoining lands of James
Fonurr, Abel Cury, Joint ltoss and others, all
of which is cleared, on which is erected u
hewed 'og house nnd other out buildings, ap
ple and peiK-.h orchard, !co.
TuitMS of Salk; Ono half of Iho purchase!
money at the confirmation of tho Sale, the
residue in ono year tin rentier with interest
from tho date ot'tlie ennliiinalion of Silo.
WIU.IAM DUlilMtY,
SAltAll DUIJ1UIY,
F-xeeutors of James Dnhery, Der'd.
Ua7MHOlJ)-S KXflUCT Brail!. imd
Imi'Kovi'.u Kosk Wash cures secret nnd deli
cate disorders In nil their gtiues, (it little ex
pense, little or no change iu diet, no inconve
nience and no exposure. It is plo asant In
taste and odor, immcdiato In its action, nnd
freo irom all injurious properties. H;IHpw lv
Climax i Climaxm
Page's Climax Sabre, a Family
blessing for 25 cents.
It heals without a scar. - No
family should bo without it.
AVe warrant it to cure Scrofula
Sores, Salt Rheum, Chilblains,
Tetter, Pimples, and all Eruptions
of tho Skiu. For Soro Breast or
Nipples, Cuts, Sprains, Bruises,
Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands,
&c, it makes a perfect cure.
It has been used over fifteen
years, without ono failure.
It has no parallel having per
fectly eradicated disease and
healed after all other remedies had
failed. It is a compound of Arnica
with many other Extracts and
Balsams, and put up in larger
boxes for the samo price than any
other Ointment.
Soli by Druggists ererywhero. Wfclto ft Howlmd,
Proprietor!, 121 Liberty Street, Kw York.
IIELMDOLU'S CONCEN 1'IUTKD'KXTItACT Bt'UllO.
In the Orent IHuretic.
IIII.NUJLD'S CoNCKSTIUTM) EXTRACT SARSAPAIIILL.i
It the Great lllooil Purifier.
Both nro prepared nccordins to rules of
Fhnrmscy nnd Chemistry, nnd are tin most
active that can be made. . ,l;i3cow-ly
Hdmbold's Fluid Extract
33UCHU
Is a certain' cure for diseases of the
BTjADDKH, KIDNKYM, GHAVKL,
DIlOPdY, ORGANIC WEAKNESS, Fli
MALE COMPLAINTS, GENEUAL DE
BILITY, and nlUllseases of the
UltlNAHY ORGANS,
whether existing iu
MALE OR FEMALE,
fioin whatever causo oi Initiating nnd no mat
ter fit'
HOW LONG STANDING.
Disensos of theso org ins require the use of a
diuretic.
It' uo treatment is submitted to, Consump
tion or Insanity may ensue. Our Flesh and
Ulood are supported irom these sources, and
. tho
HEALTH AM) HAPPIEESS,
and tlmt of Posterity, depends upon prompt
use of a rn'lalile remedy.
IIKLMBOI.D S EXTRACT BUCIIU. '
Established upwards of IS years, prepared by
II. T. 1IELMUOLD,
fifll Rroadwny, New York, und
lot South 10th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
,3:13oow.-y . , ,
SHATTERED CONSTITUTIONS .-..SMnett
by Hohuhold's Extract Buchu.
I); lileow-ly '
"MANHOOD AND YOUTHFUL VIGOR
aro regained by IlclmboUl's Extract Buchu.
0;iBcow-ly,
Just Received
FHESII VWOii
PHILADELPHIA,
AT THE
Clothing Store
OF
N. CLARK & SON,
A LOT OF FINE
DRESS COATS.
A LAHOE ASSORTMENT OF
BUSINESS SACK COATS.
A LOT OF FARMERS' CIIEAF
SACK COATS,
A LOT OF
BLUE BLOUSES.
Tho nbnvo goods have lust been purchased Iu
Philadelphia, nnd will be sold nt very low
prices, Call and compare our prices before
purchasing.
ROOM. TWO DOORS
WEST OF THE ADA5IS HOUSE.
May Hi, ly.-ch.au:i(),'l!7.
KJiFE'lfiBLEITAND DELICATE CONSTI
TUTIONS, oflioth sexes use HehnbohVs Ex
tract Buchu It will give brisk nnd energetic
feelings, and enable you to sloop well.
3:l:leow-ly
TTENTION! SOLDIERS!
Disbanded Soldiers entitled to niUlillonal
bounty under tho recent Act of Congress
should be careful whom they employ to col
lect their dues. It is not every unprincipled
'sharper" who hangs out his thlngle that Is.
licensed claim agent.
I am thus authorized by law. nnd will at
tend to all soldiers' claims for back pat, tes
sions and additional housties. Having the
correct blanks on hand to make such applica
tion, thero is no causo fur return of papers
once sent, or deluy in making them out. Re
ceipts given for all discharges placed In my
p ssession.
Apply at once two more months will be too
late. . B. F. FLENNIKEN,
P. O. Box 108. Otllce First Nat. Bank.
jan:l(),'(l7 Wayncsburg, Pa. :
Conveyancing done on reasonable terms
FOR NON hESENTION on LNCONTIN
enco cf Urine, irritation, iiilliimmatinn, or
ulceration of the bladder, or kidneys, diseases
of tho prostrate gland?, stono in the bladder,
calculus, gravel or brick dust deposits, and all
diseases of the bladder, kidneys and dropsical
swellings,
Usk IIki.jiboi.d's Fluid Extract Bcciio.
8: l3eow-1y '
WALL PAPERS?
FOR SPRING SALES OF 1807. ; '
Wis aro now prepared to offer to our custo
mers, and the Trade genera. ly. an extensive
collection of , t
PAPER HANGINGS, BORDERS,
Finn no.inn prints, etc., etc.
Embracing nil qualities of goods, known to
the Trade for Parlors, Dining Rooms, Halls,
Chambers, Churches; Assembly Rooms, Ac.
ALSO,
TRANSPARENT OIL CLOTH AND PAPER WiNPIlW
SHADES.
At the Lowest Market price, nt
No. 107 Matket St., near Tilth.
JOS, It. HUGHES & llROi
mC 3ms.
M oney Tree as wateh "
10,(100 ACTIVE LOCAL,
und Traveling Agents, Mute or Female, of all
ages, aro wanted to solicit trade in every city,'
town, village, hamlet, workshop and factory,
throughout the enliie world, for tho moat
saleable novelties ever known. 500 Per
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fered!! Smart men and women can make
from $." to .ri0 per day, and no risk of lots I
A small capital required ot irom t-'0 lo $100
the more money invested the greater tho
pootit. No money required in advance wo
first send tho nniclos and rcceivo pay after
wards 1 If you actually wish to mako money
rapidly and ensily, write lor full particulars,
niul address M1LKOR & CO . (From Paris),
IVb 1 y aio ilroiulwny. New York Cty...
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EALER IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, LK
1 tiiuirs and evirv tliinir ltoriithiinir to n rust
class Drug Store. Prescriptions carefully com
pounded, "ureigu s uia omnn, " vt uyncs-.
uig, Pa. May 80, 'CQ.-ly.
"iIELMBOLD'S EXTRACT. BUCHU gives,
health and vigor to tho fraina njid bloom to ti e
pallid cheek. Debility Is accompanied by,
ninny alarming symptoms, and if no treatment
is submitted to, consumption, Insanity or epU
leptio fits ensuo, 8:13ow-ly.i