W Jf OHJBNjB ? - . - Editoj FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 20th, 18*9. ENTKKKD AT tWf-OFFIOE. LAPORTfe fcA., A3 SECOND-CLASS MATTEK. J. V. BETTENBURY, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, DUSHORE, PA. COJLORI.D OICiIIVnON. Two on llio Subject In troduced In tlie Senate. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. —The matter of providing a place for the colored people to emigrate and be at peace was brought to the attention of the Senate to-day. Senator Gib son offered a resolution instructing the Committee on Foreign Relations to inquire into the expediency and practicability of acquiring or setting apart territory For the occupancy o! the colored citizens of the United States; also as to how far and in what manner the Government can aid them to settle there. It was re ferred to the Committee or. Foreign Relations, which will report by bill or otherwise. Another bill by Senator Butler on the same suject provides for the emigration of colored people from the Southern States. Any colored person desiring togo to a foreign country to settle, and being too poor to pay the cost of transportation can apply to the nearest United States Commissioner, who will give a certificate. This sent to the Quartermaster General of the Army will procure the needed transporta tion. The bill appropriates 85,000,- 000. ■jho Contest tor (Junrnor, T be campaign Tor the Republican nomination for Governor is fairly opened. S< n.ator Delamater unfurl ed his flag last week, and General Hastings has promptly followed in throwing his standard to the breeze. These are the central figures of the contest but not the only ones. In the background sfand Secretary Stone, Major Moi.tooth and possib ly Geueral Gobin and others. The episodes of the past week have chrystallized tho Issue. It had long been understood that Senator Delamater and General Hastiug were in the field. But there had been no formal avowal, and whether they really be rivals for the nomination or whether they will be running mates pacing In the same harness was not altogether clear. The past week has determined this point. When Senator Delaiuater, fresh from his visit in Washington, to Philadelphia and ran his flag to the mast-head it was plain that he had mapped out his campaign and knew his ground. Then came the stories, following General Hastings' visit to Pittsburg, that he had formed an alliance with Magee and Montooth, and would rally the opposition to Senator Quay. This forward move ment on the other side demanded prompt action, and General Hast ings meets it by disavowing the re puted combination and frankly put ting himself in the field on his own merits. Delamater and Hastings are thus openly and fairly in the race, each for himself, each standing on his own feet, and with no common un derstanding. Both are entirely worthy of the honor to which they aspire. Senator Delamater, who first publicly declared his candidacy, has made an admirable record in the Senate, and has shown great apti. tudc for public affairs. He is able and cultivated, with high executive talent and signal faculty for organi zation. Few men have made so large an imi pese on party policy or gained so strong a position in party councils in so few years. General Hastings is widely known and popu ar through his conspicuous service at Johnstown, his commanding presence and eloquence on the platform, and his activity in the National Guard. His capacity and popular strength are recognized, and lie a most vigorous champion of Republicanism. The party will have a worthy and acceptable candii «e in either. And there are others who uiusi not be counted out of consideration. Sec retary Stone is admirably qualified tor tne Governorship and is not | without many friends through the I State who Mould be glaoto Bee him J promoted. Though not actively ! and aggressively in tire contest as the leading candidates are, ho will have some support. Major Mon tooth will have the backing of Al legheny, and the contingencies of the canvass may develop other*. It is a free roll test, as $t ought to be and the ftve choice of the party made an open field with fair play, will he cordially accepted.— Ex. THE nCKNEW AND DEATH Or UK. MIUfIEK. Soprrlnirndrnl of Public School*. LANCASTER, Dec. 10.—The city was shocked this evening by the announcemet that Rev. Dr. E. E. Higbee, State superintendent of pub lic instruction, had been stricken ! with paralysis and was in a critical condition. The Doctor was strickeii late this afternoon at Pa., where he had been in at tendance on the teachers' county institute. For some time past he has not been enjoying the best of health, and during his discourse this afternoon it was noticed by his auditors that Lis face paled and flushed alternately and assumed a strange expression. On concluding his address the Doctor left the hall and started for the railroad station. While in the waiting room he fell to the floor stricken with paralysis. He received medical attention and was then, at his own request, put on the train, and taken to Harris burg by Master Builder Edward Weimer, of the Pennsylvania Rail road Company. At Harrisburg Dr. Higbee was about to be removed to the hospital when it was thought better to send him home and he left for here at S o'clock, arriving at 9, being still un conscious. lie was removed to the residence of his aon-in-law, Professor George F. Mull, of Franklin and Marshall College, where he lies at midnight unconscious and his condition ap parently unchanged from when he was first attacked. Dr. J. E. Baker, his attending physician, states that his entire le!t side is paralyzed but that the right side is apparently unaffected. He declines to give an opinion as to the probnble effects of the stroke, saying that it may pass off in twenty-four hours, but tha serious consequences may fol low. Dr. Higbee is of a naturally frail constitution, which latterly has been undermined b\ r bard work and ad* vancing years and his many friends here entertain tho gravest fears of the outcome of the attack. IN DK. IIHJHKK'S MEJIOHf. Rravcr liwnet a Croclnmn (lon tlovlcltrtHft Ilia Paat Cared'. HIBBISBITRG, Dec. 13.—Gover nor Beaver to-night issued the fob lowing proclamation: "It again devolves upon the ex ecutive the sad dut3* of announcing to the people of this Commonwealth the death of an eminent citizen and faithful official. Dr. E. E- Higbee, superintendent of public instruction died this morning at his home in the city of .Lancaster, For nearly nine years and by the appointment o* three successive governors ho served the people of this State with singular fidelity and purity and singleness of purpose, 89 the honor ed head of the educational depart- < ment of the State gorernment. "He was born March 27, 1830, and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1849. He received his professional education at tho theological seminary at Mercersburg in this State, and entered the min istry in 1856* He became professor of languages in Hsldelbarg College, Ohio, in 1850, but threp years later removed to the city of Pittsburg aud resumed his labors in the minis try* Soon after he returned, as one of its professors, to the Theological Seminary from which he graduated and in 1869 was elected to the presi dency of Mercersburg College, which position he filled until his appoint ment as superintendent of public instruction in 1881, and this latter otTice he held by reappointment in 1885 and 1880 until the time of his death. "Dr. Higbee was a man of broad culture, a polished and thoughtful scholar, familiar alike with the treae ures of ancient and modern thought and literature. As an instructor, at tainment* and varied resources brought to him abundant success in every department of effort, and as an educator in its broadest and best,; sense, he had attained & rank atnong the first in the nation. As a public officer he was painstaking and con scientious; as a man he was pure, simple-hearted, genial, gentle tind kind. "The teachers of the State and his associates in the great work of education loved him with a Atrial devotion and the Commonwealth trusted him as a pUre, noble, true and honest man. "The funeral services was be held at the First Reformed Church, in Lancaster, on Monday, December 16, at half past 11 o'clock a. m. ■ ■ —«»> <>. THE VERDICf. End of the Cronin Trial sit Lost. CHICAGO, Dec\ 16.—At 2 o'clock this afternoon Judge McConnell an nounced that a return of some sort Would be made by the Crotiin jury in a few minutes. The attorneys tor both sides were at once notified that their presence was desired in court, and baliffs were dispatched to bring the prisoners into cotirt. At 2:25, all being in readiness, the jury filed in and handed up the following verdict: "We, the jury, find the defendant John F. Befigs, not guilty. We find the defendant John Kunee guilty of manslaughter as Charged in the indictment, and fix his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary lor a term of three years. We find the defendants Daniel Coughlin, Patrick O'Sullivan and Martin Burke guilty of murder in manner and form as charged in the Indict ment, and tlx the penalty at im prisonment in the penitentiary for the term of their natural lives." TIIS JURY FOLLTID. Mr. Forrest of the defbtise, at once requested that, the jury be polled, and this was ordered by the Court. To each juror the question was put by the Clerk of the Court:"Was t ills mid a'ld is this now your ver dict ?" Foreman Clarke Was the first man to rise and answer firmly in the af firmative. The other eleven men followed in turn, and gave the same answer. Simultaneously with the announcement of the verdict Caugh lin, O'Sullivan and Burke turned deathly pale, while Kunzc started suddenly from his Beat and a mom ent later dropped his head Upon his breast nnd burst into tears. THE JOY' OF HEOO9. Beggs' face was luminous with joy, and immediately after the pol ling of the jury he arose from amid the prisoners and walked oVer to I the Jtlry box and during tho breath less lull that followed Bbook Fore man Clark's hand heartly and Said: "Gentlemen, I thank you. I trust that the future may confirm your judgment upon me, und that you will never regret you found me not guilty of this terrible charge." A* he shook hands with the jurors each man bowed his head in ac knowledgment of the grateful words of the liberated man. Court Proceeding*. (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK,) The fr Mowing matters were con firmed Ni. Si. account of J. B. WHl born Exct'r. of J, C. Walborn dee'd. J M. Pardoe, Adm'r. ofJohnKahni " " Phoebe Kahni. Appraisement of widows share estate of F. Miller)dee'd. " " " B. Eilllan. " " " T. E. Griffis. " " " J. McGillre. Report of sale of real estate of Stephen Rouse* deed. " " Edward Sharp. " " Lulu Fulmer, a minor. Report of viewers on road, Forks ville to LaPort>»— And the following were coufirned absolutely.' Account ol Battin and Pardoe, Adm'r. of Goo. Pardoe, dee'd. Account of John Wright, Adm'r. of Martin Ralph dee'd. Account of M. J. Burns Exct'fx. of John Urnke dee'd. Appraisement of widows share estate of A Orashley dee'd. Sheriff Tripp came into open court and acknowledged the follow ing deeds poll, viz: To C. F. Sick for 78 acre* u Cherry sold as property of Jerries Kane jr., consideration $260. To J. G- Spaulding 300 acres in Colley, sold as property of Benj. Vaughn, consideration $700.50. To M. E. liilley, 6 pieces of land in Fox. °old as property of Henry Williams, coosideration $701.00 Application for Alirtis order of sale of real estate of Wm. Kisuer dee'd. continued Staekhouse vs Memlenhall—Judg ment for wanff of an appearance. Stronc and Krise vs Von Veghlon —Alis Sci. Fu. ordered to issue. Campbell vs Campbell—Alias Subpoena awarded. Norton vs Grange—Defendant allowed 10 days to file alliduvit of defense or judgment. Hood Bonbright & Co. vs Wil heim—Sauie^ Chilson vs Lewis—Rule on plain* tiff to file statement of claim and bill of particulars, etc. E. It. Mayer vs K. Bruce Ricketts —Judgment open court for want of an appe;i ranee. The court order and direct "that Inasmuch as the Constables elected at the February election 1889, baVe only given bonds for the period of 011 ft year, that they be required to file new bonds for three j'-ears, for which tettSi they wefte elected, to be approved by tire courts and that the bonds oft file be and remaift as ac cepted as surety for the faithful dis charge of the duties of their office) foi* the period of which givifin. tn. re. partition of real estate of Geo. Pardoe dee'd-.—Upon refusal of heirs to accept the real estate of appraisement, court order the Adm'r. to make sale of same on the premises in Elkland on Ist Monday of Janu ary 1890, at 1 p. m. Terms of sale as per order of court. Payment to be retitimed by Boafd of Mortgage on the property. Administrators to file approved bonds for #4500-. tn. re. partition of real estate of Andrew Philbin dee'd.—Mary Phil bih, one of the parties in interest, Comes into open court ftnd vflers s6sd, for the proporty, and the same being accepted the court direct the said Mary Philbin to give ap proved bond in the sum of SI3OO, to pay the other heirs their proportion ate shares. And now to wit Dec. 11> 1889, At 3:30 p. m.the several courts of Sulli van county adjourned. SHERIFF SALE.—By virtue of a writ of Fi. Fa issued out of i honour t of common pleas of Sullivan county Pa., and to me directed and delivered, there will he exposed to public sale at the Court House in Lh Porto Borough Sulli- i ran county, on Saturday the 18th day of, January 1890, at 1 o'clock p. ra. of said day,! the Mtowinic described rbil estate. Those certain lots pieties or parcels of land situated in the township of Forks, county of; Sullivan and State of Pennsylvania aforesaid,; bounded and described as follow? Vi*: One cf said lots beginning at a Corner in the 1 old Forksville road being also a corner of John 0% Eherlin's land thence along said Eberlin's land south 30 degrees east 27 perchis to line of lands of W W. Warburton, thenci along Paid W. W. Warburton's line south 31 i and one half degrees west 3ft perches to a post corned of lands of Jessie Shaffer thence along? said Shaffer's lihe north 5b und one-half de gress West to tho said Forksville road afore said, then~e alert:* said road north 67 degree? | ea*t 5S perches to the plaoe of beginning Containing about 11 acres of land be the fame more ot less. ALSO another lot in said township beginning at a corner in the center of the Forklvillo road at its intersection With the creek road thence | along said Forksville road by lands of John (i. Eberlin south 34 degrees w*st 11 perches to a eorrter in paid road, thenoo by tho same south 61 degrees west i? 6 perches to a corner in said road, thence by the same south 67 we?t ltf and four-tenths perches to a eorner in *aid road, being also a comer of the school houttf lot thence by the school house lot north 54 decrees west 11 perches to a post and stone corner, thence by the sftrao south 53 and one fouth degrees trost 16 and four-tenthi perches to a post corner thence by this Hit in o south 34 degrees east 10 perches to a corner in the road, thence along road south 57 degrees west 16 and 4 perches to a eorner of Union grave yard in the middle of *aii Forks villo road, and thence along the line of fuid gfove yar.l honh 67 degrees west 6 and onS-half perches to a rock, fhence by said gr*r«* yard north 33 degrees east 9 and one-half perches to H post corner, thence by thS same norfti 68 degrees west 11 and four-tonth perohes ft) a post oornetf, thenCe by land Of Lloyd Streby, north 33 degrees east 38 perches to a corner in the middle of the creek road, thence «longthe creek road north HI degrees east 27 and sil* tenths perches to a corner in said road then'Hi aloug same Mouth 84 degrees east 26 and ono t«ntb perch Us to tho place of beginning. Con tlining 10 acres and 110 perches be the same mr»re or less. Having erected thereon one good two story p.Auk house and good bank barn, well watered a»id having an orchard of young fruit trdes thereon, and the laud in a good state ol culti vation Seized and taken into execution and to be sold is the property of A K. Kobbins at the a-iit of C. W. Humsev. HENRY TRIPP, Sheriff. Sheriff's Offieo, Docembfef 21st, 1889. SIIERIFFjS SALE. —By virtue of a writ of Alius Fi. Fa. Issued mit o? the court of Common Pleas of Sullivan county, and to me directed there will be exposed to public sale at the Store of .Tapbell A Son in Shunk Pa., on Saturday, the 11th day of Jandary I*9o, at 3 p. m. All that certain lot of laud in the town ship of Fox, County of Sullivan and state of Pennsylvania, bounded and described as fol lows: Beginning at tbo north east eorrter on line of Henry Williams and following said line south 8 degrees 9 perches wetat 2 perched and 23J links to a corner tffenle north 80 degrees 3<> perches west 11 per Mies and 8 links, the other lines are parallel. Containing 22 ninety* five-one hundredth squtfre perches. Seised and taken into exeo&tion and to be sold as the property of Henry Williams at tho suit of W. S. Newman. HENRY TRIPP, Sheriff. Sheriff's Offloe, LaPorte Pa., Dec. 16th, 1889. THE WEEKLY PRESS I'HiI.ADtti.FHIA. •1,4)0 —One Year fur One Dtfllar t t 00 THE WEEKLY PRESS For 130 C will be H* much better thai THK WEF.KLY PRKSB tor ISS9 as wc c»IR make it With ever; iaicte during the new year it *il be AN KIOUTt-COLCMN PAPER. 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