S'ljt democrat. v HARVEY BJCKI.BR, Editor. TUNKHANNOCK, PA. Wednesday. Apr. 24, 1867. The Democratic Standing Committee— fir tho County of "Wyomiag are requested to meet at tbe Coort neom in tbi Borough of Tankhannock on Saturday tiie 11th day of May next, ar 10 o'vio.-k P. M., for the transaction of important 16 ine.r. The following named persons are members of the Committee ; Perry Wilsey, Henry Brown, Miller Patterson Wellington Lee, C, L. Vaughn, S.J. Mowry, Lewis Ager Harrison Corns took. C. L. CONKLIN, Chairman. " National Republican" newspapers, as they style themselves, still talk, occasion ally. about the policy, if not necessity, of the Democratic party dropping its identity, taking a new name, Ac., in order to become \ictorious at the elections. Such talk is nonsense, No reorganization of the party cnnld result successfully, without a reten tion of all the present members and the ad dition of a number ot new ones. What, then, would he the U6C of changing the name V>f the party and holding that out as a gull which (as everybody could see thro' it) would Jeceivc nobody ? The last Legislature passed a law allow ing the public ifficeis of Philadelphia city and Atlgheny county to surrender to phy sicians and sutgeous, for dissection, the bodies of deceased persons which are re •qnired to be buried at public expenses.— Whoever, therefore, shall be so unfortu nate as to die at those places, friendless and penniless, will certainly go to the great resurrection in pieces. Formerly malefac tors only weie given to the doctors—now paupers are to share the same fate. "Dimes and dollars, dollars and dimes; an emptv pocket's the worst of crimes." So,atJeast' say our Radical lawmakers, MW The number of negroes registered in \\ ashington, is 1,600 and the number i of white men 1,028 This will give the negroes a majority of nearly 500. They have majorities in each ward of the city, giving them every member of the city council. It is the plan of the Radicals to take the government of the capital of our country out of the hands of the white peo ple and place it under the control of the negro, thus showing to foreigners who vis it our country and eapitol, that there are men in the United States who wo'd rather have the negro to rule, than a white man. Are the people so far gone that they deem it necessary to take a municipal government out of the hands of intelligent white men, to place it in the hands o? an ignorant set of acgroes? It does not ap pear so from the action of the representa tives whom they have sent to Congress.— It is a sad commentary on th demoral ized conditio* of the country. But noth ing better could be expected from such a body. Let the people show their con demnation by voting against it. THE NEGRO EXPERIMENT. —The British 1 ailiaruent gave qualified negro suffrage to the negroes of Jamaica, as long ago'as 1834, —and then removed the qualifica t on, bv decreasing the tax to a verj small amount, so that any working negro could vote. The experiment has worked so badly, a- to elicit the following remarks from the Tribune: Tt is a Mmewhtt remark able ooincidanco (hat just at the time when the right of suffrage has been conferred upou the freed men of the Soath, the n groe* f the luost important of the British Wost Indti po-SESSIWHS saocui H.IVK BKL* st/XMARILR PEPRIVCI) OF THAT ftIGHT." Hie Government of Jamaica has been handed over by the British government to a council appointed by the Crown and the legislature of Jmiutic is abolishedl, (n *gro and all,) and litis too, on the peti tion of the people of Jamaica, to be rid of the horrible position, in which free negro suffrage has placed them all. A-ftood Move, The Democratic State Committee of ( ONSEC'TICI'T is to meet at New Haven on Thursday of this week, to take into consid eration such measures as may be necessary to protect the woikingmen of Portland nnd Uockville against the course pursued by their employers in depriving them of employment or forcing them to vote con trary to their oath and the dictate of their own consciences; and to consider whether the laboring classes can be protected by that provision of the Constitution of the State which requires the General Assembly laws to protectthe free ballot, by prohibiting, "under adequate penalties, all undue influence from power, bribery," anj in compliance with which the State has required by law every elector to swear by his Maker that he will give his vote, " as be shall judge will conduce to the best good" of the State or United States, "with ol,t respect of persons or favor of any man." This u a move in the right direction. Pre vious to the recent election, the Kepubli oape of CONN-ECNTU T made great ado over the workitgmao, but since then not a word of this kind has. bq*n heard from them. The Democrats propose to prove thair faith by tb*ir *ork, and show now, as thfj havpafwaye in times past, that they ari thc true friends of the working classes, ow tli.it Mrs. flnrratt has been de el ami by the highest Radical authority innocent of the crimes for which ehe was hanged, what reparation will her murder ers make her broken-hearted orphan daugh ter 't' "They should at least give up the body of their victim to her friends for in terment, and we hope they will do so at once. Hayti and Jamaica. The "great lamented," —we use the word in its most expressive meaning for lie was deeply lamented in life and death— on one occasion, said that we were "mak ing history." Other countries have not been idle in competing for the same noto riety, hot while #e hare been advancing to mongrelism other countries have been receding, HATTI and JAMAICA, the two black pets of Abolition puritanism, have been making history nearly as fast as we have, and it woald be well for us to pause and read a chapter or two of what they have done. JAMAICA was the black pet of England for twenty or thirty years past The ne groes there were kissed and fawned upon, petted and praised i were given the right to vote and hold office and the English Pharisees tried Ux make us believe that Jamaica mongrelism was a perfect Para dise, where the culled individual "was bound to shine." Well, after twenty years experience—twenty years of boast and expense, it has become necessary to disfranchise the negross of Jamaica, and put white tnen alone into power. Hayti was the American pet, A differ ent course was pursued, however, in favor of Hayti. That country was to be secured from barbarism by a peculiar proeess.— Colonizing was the grand scheme, and it progressed apparantly with success until the Abolitionists got the crotchet in their heads that mongrelism in this country would give a higher color to society. The plan of rescuing Africa from the superstitions and abominations of heathen ism was to establish a genuine negro re public at Hayti, b> colonizing negroes who had been civilized, christianized and refined three through the process of Amer ican slavery. What a horrid idea the Pharisees must have had of slavery at that time. Hayti got along very well, so long as ths Coloni zation Society could keep theia supplied with intelligent Southern negroes, who had pM9cd through the refining process ; but that failing, through the bitter opposition of tbc Abolitionists, all is now lost, and Hayti is amongst the lost Republic. Giffrard, President of the Republic, has resigned and run away to Jamaica. The history of Hayti since the negro population obtained its freedom lias been a series of sanguinary revolution and civil wars, and thp country is probably in a worse condi tion now than ever before. The negro leader* have never shown themselves cap able of agreeing t.pon or establishing any thing like a sound and substantial govern ment. Life and property have always been exceedingly insecure arid the constant danger of new revolution has tended to keep the country in a deplorable condition. Tf the African race had any capacity for self-government they bad thebevt possible opportunities of developing these talents in Hayti, where they have Jiad things their own way for more than twenty years past. The troubles appears to he that their own way is a very disorderly and rebellious one. They have gone backwards in morals and education, and have attained proticicnc\ in none of the arts of civilization, except that of war and political intrigue. Under their own management their property and credit have alike deteriorated in value, and the nation has made itself an object of pity to those who expected better things of the race, and of ridicule to those who under stood them better and foresaw the result of the wild experiment of negro self-govern ment. The norma! condition of the negro is such that it is only by constant associa tion with superior races that anything like civilization can be imparted to him. Even after such advantages there is an inevitable tendency to relapse into barbarity when the elovating influence is withdrawn.— Jef. jCST If anything in the world will make a man feel badly, except pinching his fin gers in the crack of a door, it is unquestion ably a quarrel. No man ever fails to think less of himself after it than before. It de grades him in the eyes of others, and what is worse, blunts his sensibilities on the one hand, and increases the power of passion ate irritability, on the other. The truth is, the more peaceably aa<i quietly we get on, the better foronr neighbors. In nine ca ses out of ten, the better course is, if a man cheats you, quit dealing with him ; if he abuses you, quit his company ; if he slan ders you, take care to live so that nrrone will believe him. No mattei who he is or how he abuses you' the wisest way to do is to let hira alone; for there is nothing better than this cool, calm, and quiet way of dealing with the wrong we meet with. A WOMAN'S MASK, — What a mask the unhappy wife is forced for prudence and •ell-respect to wear over that tear-bedewed face of hers ! If she docs not wear it, and if she lets the tears fall down in the sight of all, burniug ploughshares will not be too hot for her feet to walk upon,-and she must carry live coals from the world's al tar, though they scorch her trembling fin gers to the bone. Full of sympathy as the world is for ber sorrows- if only deli cately indicated—lifting a corner of the veil daintily—it has neither sympathy nor respect if broadly shown and rang into its ears through a six-foot speaking trumpet. The mask of the ill-mated spouse, male or female, must be ofpecnliar manufacture and most caieful manipulation; the kind most usually adopted, because most gener ally approved of being one embodying a gentle patience, a plaintive manner of mar tyrdom —Saint Cecilia exhaling her soul in mournful music, Saint Sebastian lying speechless under the cruel arrows piercing his heart. SEWATB COKFJBMATIONA. —The U, S Senate continues to fight the President .on his appointments. As the law now is, the President's hands are so tied that no appointments can be made by him without the Senate's approval. If the Senate ad journs now, a large number of officers will be without heads. The President keeps the Senate supplied with nominees, and thj; Senate rejects them, not because the men are not qualified or competent, but because the Senators either have otber favorites, or desire to keep the country in an unsettled condition for partizan purpo ses. Horrible Murder. A Woman Drowns the Child of a Neigh bor in a Barrel — She Places a Cake of Ice on the Body to Keep it Beneath the Surface— Thi Child Anther Neigh bor Thrown into the Vault of an Out house. [From the Chicago Times, April 10.] ' Twenty first street, between State and Burnside streets, was the scene of a series of inhuman outrages yesterday afternoon.— For many months past, a woman ehHmg herself Mary Brannagan has been residing in a small frame cottage in the locality in dicated. She represented heTaelf as atnatj tied woman, but rumors reflecting u{x>n her character have been current connecting her natue with that of a negro in the'neigh borhood, consequently she has been shun ned by her former neighbors. This Wo man has always been an eye Sore to the entire neighborhood, and iht female por tion of this community have even stood in dread for the safety of their lives, as her threats of murder were both loud and fre quent. During these brawls she had fre quently threatened the lives of the children living in the neighborhood. The family of Michael Kavanagh, residing at 181 Twenty first street, her next door neigh bor, has been in the habit of receiving something more than their share of her animosity, and these people have been ful ly aware of the state of her feelings to wards them. Yesterday afternoon their little girl, about four years of age, had been allowed to plav in the yard, and for a few minutes the attention of both parents was directed from their offspring, by being call ed to the front of the building. Ou return ing to the rear of the house, to look after the safety of their child, which for the mo ment had been neglected, it could nowhere be discovered. Instant search was institu ted about the house and yard. In the course of these researches, which were participated in by a number of persons, in cluding two policemen, some one advanced to the vicinity of an out-house situated in the yard, and beheld a little girl crawl from beneath the shed-like covering, which had been raised on posts a little above the or dinary level of the ground. It proved to be the daughter of Mr. Kavanagh's next door neighbor named Patrick Pidgeon, a child about five years of age. At first it was unable to speak and, of course, could give no reason for having been in such a fearful predicament, but when it gained sufficient consciousness and breath to artic ulate, the child instantly accused Mrs. Brauagau with the commission of the evi dent intent to commit murder. When Mr. and Mrs. Kavanagh heard this recital their fears increased even ten-fold, and the search for their own child was prose cuted with redoubled energy. Adjoining the low fence separating the yards from the mclosure of Mrs. Brannagan stood a barrel three fourths full of water while on the top there was floating a large cake of ice. More for the reason that the search should be thorough, than under any oxpec# tation of finding the body in that locality, the ice was lifted out of the water, and there to the horror of the bystanders tbe body of a child came to the surface. It was the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kavanagh and life was not quite extinct. But its condition was such that no medical skill could save it, and it died within a ft w moments. The body bears evident mavks of great violence done to it, and the neck is almost black from the effects at strangula tion. The tearful news spread like wild fire about the neighborhood. Among all these people there was not even a doubt expressed as to who could be the perpe trator of this second outrage. The author of the fitst was unanimously accused of this and this feeling became only more decided when it was known that she had endeavor ed during the afternoon to coax several other children within her yard. Crowds of excited people began to gather about the premises. Everybody living within a block or two was there with the excep tion of the alleged criminal. She barrica ded every avenUc of ingress to her dwell ing, and then placing herself at a window, with a bayonet for a weapon she threaten ed instant death, should any one possess the hardihood to come near her person. A strict surveillance was instituted over the premises. Evidently for the purpose of making her escape being under the im pression that the police had abandoned the vicinity, she made her appearance tn the yard, and was instantly secured by Officer M. E. Barrett. But not without a severe struggle was she at last confined within the walls of the Twenty-second street sub station. Although in charge of two offi ccrs, this demon fought and resisted all the way to the station, and tho air was filled with her voice as she uttered feartyl oaths and blasphemies against both the living and the dead. This inhuman creature is about fifty years of age, and represents in every respect the most fearful type of low, de graded womanhood. The little girl whose life was saved by nothing less than a mira cle, is most positive in her story. She states that having been coaxed by Mrs. Brannagan into her yard, she was sudden ly seized by this woman, and while her cries for help were stifled she was cast into the vault With remarkable presence of mind, perceiving a small opening at the rear, she struggled her way towards the aperture, and at last succeeded in extricat ing herself altogether. Although she was enabled to move her limbs shf> bad appar ently lost all control of her voice, and hence during all her fearful struggle she was un able to give a single outcry to attract*at tention. The popular excitemcut in the. vicinity where these outrages occurred is fearful, and almost beyond the control of the police. Tho coroner has been notified, and an inquest over the remains of the lit tle girl will be held to-day, when still addi tional and interesting facts will no doubt be elicited The Radical newspapers have not writ ten obituaries upon the Democratic party for severaljwecks. There has been a press upon their columns in the shape of Con neeticut election explanations. John Morissey gets credit for being ofte of the best behaved members of the* Rump Congress, as well as one of the most atten tive, practical and sensible. What It Cesta to Keep House. The Tribune presents a list of the items making np "Uncle Sam's" bill of house hold expenses for the year, as follhws: The appropriation.voted by the Second Session of the XXXIXth Congress to pay for the current expenses of the Govern ment daring the coming year, and to sup ply the deficiencies of the last fiscal period, amount to the pretty little sura of $154,- 798,037, M. The Army takes $23,881,994; thu Navy, $16,794,244; Mr. Seward re ceives two allowances of $30,000 each for his Atlantic Cable bills: and the Postmas ter General gets $20,000 worth of twine. The Military Academy at West Point is very liberally provided for, at an expense of $267,914; of which that eminently useless body, the Board of Visitors, con sume $5,000 and another $5,000 is ap plied to and enlargement of the cadet's laundry, which we should think ought to be big enough now to keep that dapper little company of soldiers as clean as a row of new pins. The printing of our Govern ment money costs $200,000 the manage ment of loans and notes cannot be affected for less than $2,000,000 ; and for the de tection of counterfeits we have a bill of SIBO,OOO. Our expensive old friend Pub. Doc, dances in to the tune of $2,169,198, which surely ought to make Congress ashamed. The charge under which it strikes us that we get the poorest equiva lent for our money is that of $315,595 for Department of Agiiculture. The pur chase aud distribution of seeds which no body wants co3ts SBO,OOO, and the Botan ical Garden, where Commissioner Newton raises hot-house flowers to Members of Congress, is supported at an outlay of 10,- 675. Ten thousand dollars for boquets 1 But after all that is not worse than the "legislature" appropiiation of $10,230 for horses and carriages. The most bewildering thing of all is the list of appropriations for keeping our pub lic officers warm. Here, for examble, we have $9,090 for heating the Supreme Court lioom ; three thousand dollars for heating the cadet's mess room at West Point, forty thousand dollars for heating and ventilating their barracks: ten thous and dollars worth of heating apparatus for the public buildings; one thousand dollars worth for ditto for the library of Congress; five thousand dollars worth of fuel and lights for Congress ; five hundred dollars to heat the Capitol; two thousand dollars for fuel again at the White House and Capitol.— How in the world is it possible in a single Winter to consume eucb enormous quanti ties of coal, is a problem quite beyond our comprehension. There is an itom of fifty five thousand dollars for lighting the Capi tol and White House beside which the il lumination of the Rotunda by electricity involves an annual expense of three thous and dollars and Government has to pay an electrician one thousand two hundred dol lars a year to attend to it. Tbe standing and familiar outragq of all, which comes next to Pub. Doc. in atroeity, is the appropriation for The Congressional Globe. On this costly luxury the Senate expends no less than eighty five thousand one hundred eighty five, and the House one hundred and twenty thousand eight hundied and ninety two dollars; total two hundred and six thousand and fifty dollars. This swindle is to be stopped —Congress having already given notice of its iutention to break off the contract with the proprie tors of that concern as soon as the two year's warniug which they are required to allow have expired. Negro Suffrage to be forced on tbe Northern States. Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, offer ed the following bill in the Senate, previous to the late adjournment of Congress, for the purpose of enforcing negro suffrage upon the people of the Northern States : Be it enacted by the Senate aud House of Representative of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That there shall be no denial of the elective fran chise to any male citizen of the United States, by any State on account of color or race' or previous condition, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That every person who shall violate the provis ions of this act shall, on conviction in any court of the United States ; be fined for such and every offence not less than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not less than six months, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Wliat right Congress has to pass laws to regulate the franchise in States we cannot see, but, as it claims that it has a right to do as it pleases in such matters, and as the people supinely bow to its dictation, we suppose it will be carried out. We hope the people will remember that Democrats told them what would be the result of a Radical victory last fall, and take things coolly. A new religious society has been started in New Jersey. We cannot give its creed, as it professes not to have any.. The log ical oddity of the affair, that profsesing to discard all creeds and to take the Bible only, they yet, by a resolution in their plat form, dispense altogether with baptism in every form, and propose to observe the Lord's supper only once a year, on the an niversary of the Jewish passover. Of its views on the "mightier matters of the law," we„are not informed. THEIR WATCHWORDS.—It is but twelve years ago that "place none but Americans on guard," was used by the present lead ers of the Disunion party as the rallying cry of the whole clan. Bat this dema gogueish emblem has been dropped for that of "place none but Africans on guard." The titles and changes of the Disunion leaders are as lofty as those of the rose buck and the moon. Then they were en amored ot "Sam," but now their love of country is oozing out and "Sambo" takes the place of the veteran "Samuel" of twelve years ago. It is said the reaction from Radicalism in Indiana to Democracy is something both extraordinary and gratifying. The State is counted as certain for Democracy at the next election. Tue Supplement to the Commn School Law Among the last work of the Legislature was ike passage of a supplement tc the common school law, which makes certain salutary changes in the manner of organiz ing, supervising and conducting the com mon schools of Pennsylvania. This sup plement has been signed by the Governor, and is now in full force and effect. It provides that when school directors are unable to procure from the owner or own ers of land, an eligfble site for a school house, they may enter upon and occupy such land, to the extent of one acre, and the damages resulting from such occupan cy to be determined by a jury of viewers; and in case the award of the viewers is confirmed by the court, payment shall be made within thirty days, after which time collection may be made by execution, as in other cases of judgment ngainet school directors; and cither party shall have the right to have reviewers appointed by the court. The same act provides for the holding of a County Teacher's Institute, to contin ue at least five days in each year, and ap propriating out of the money in the coun ty treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to the county superintendent, one dollar for every three days' attendance of teachers upon the institute, said sum to be expended in procuring the attendance and instruction of competent lecturers at said annual meet ing ; and for non-attendance, except for good cause, a teacher's certificate may be reduced in grade ; and the time spent in attendance on the Institute, may be allow cd tLe teacher by the board of directors. The superintendent must make a full state ment ot the expenditures of moneys in his hands. The act also provides for the selection of text-books at each triennial convention ot directors, the same to be validated by confirmation at the annual meeting of di rectors and teachers, held as now provided by laws : and a majority of the boards of directors of the county may at any time call a special meeting of directors, for the purpose of appointing a committee on text-books, prior to the triennial meeting in 1809. City and borough superintend ents, in places having over 10,000 inh ibit ants The act legalizes the issue of three grades of teachers'certificates, the lowest called "Professional," which shall license the holder to teach in the county, city or borough where issued during the olficial term of the officer issuing it, and one year thereafter, and the third or highest grade is called a "Permanent Certificate" which must be signed by the State Superinten dent. All professional certificates hereto fore issued before the first Mouday of June, 18G8. Any professional certificate may be renewed by the proper officer if he is satisfied that the bolder is entitled to the certificate. The act also provides "that no person shall hereafter be eligible to the office of county, city or borough superintendent, in any county of this commonwealth, who docs not possess a piploma from a college, legally empowered to grant literary de grees, a diploma or State certificate issued according to law by the authorities -of a State normal school, a professional certifi catc from a county, city or borough super intendent of good standing, issued at least one year prior to the election, or a certifi cate of competency from the State super intendent of common school; nor shall such person be eligible unless be has a sound moral character, and has had sue cessful experience in teaching within three years of the time of bis election : Provided, That serving as county, city or borough superintendent, shall be taken as evidence of the requisite qualifications.— AN IKCIDRNT.— AS a (rain of cars wa* approaching the suspension bridge near Niagara, the conductor-found a young man who could not pay his tare. The poor tal low was evidently in the last stage* of con sumption, and emaciated to skeleton pro portions. lie sat by himself, and his eyes were as red as thongh he had been weep ing ; but the laws of the company could not be transgressed, and he must leave the train. Not a person moved or spoke as the conductor bd him from his seat, all 1 shivering with the cold, but just as he reached the door, a beautiful girl rose from her seat, and with bright sparkling eyes, demanded the amount charged for the poor invalid. The conductor said eight dollars, and the young and noble girl took that sum from her pocket-book, and kindly led the sick youth back to his seat. The ac tion put to shame several inen who had wit- ( nessed it. and they offered to "pay half," but the whole-souled woman indignantly refnscd their assistance. As the train reached Albany, the young protectress went to the invalid and gave Lira money to keep him over night in that city, and send him to his friends the next morning. Two-thirds of the world weuld sutfer by comparison with her. The man who gets mat noble girl for a wife will be the subject of admissible envy. While a Democratic member of Congress was recently addressing the House, the dirtiest, greasiest specimen of a bnek negro, sung out, w Y on lie !" from the gal lery, thereby proving himself the equal of his radical friends and companions. Last week, in the New Jersey House of Representatives, on a proposition to strike the word white from the Constitution, 20 Radicals voted for it, but 22 Democrats and 13 Radicals voted against it. So it seems the Rads are not in favor of the standard of universal suffrage set up by the Tribune, Press, and other organs. An exchange threatens to expose the Grand Army of the Republic. Don't. It exposed its weakness at the late election and we don't believe it can stafld another. Let the deud rest in peace. Under radical rule it takes 150 cents to make one dollar, and seventeen dollars to purchase one barrel of flour. In Demo cratic tiinss all the Statps were represented rn Congress, 100 cents made a dollar and five dollars would purchase a barrel of flour. Local and Personal. Cigars from the genuine Hawanoa leaf, and all of the finest brands ot chewing tobacco are, tor sale at Or. J. W Rhonda' Drag Store. Prank Bunnell is now at New York laying in a fresh stock of New Goods, at new and reduced pri ces—Frank and Bob advertise ; and what's better they perform all they advertise. * The Prohibitory Liquor Law which isDow in fuJI operation in this County, has greatly increased the demand for "sperita,"dbr medical and mechani cal purposes. The Hotel Keepers, lrom habit we suppose, keep a few bottles and glasses in sight yet, for ornamental purposes,---no doubt. .Strings for Violins, VioHncellos, Guitars, Ban joe he., can be had at L. B. Powell's Music Store, Spranton. He has on hand some of the oelebrated Paganinoi Violin Strings, and is supplying a great many orders by mail. Pajlug the Penalty—The two cares of Bur glary and Larceny, tried at our last Session,resulted in a oonviction of the paities charged Allison A Brown, alias Stone, who broke into and robbed D. T. Sterling A Skin's Store, were to three years at hard labor in the Penitentiary. Cornell and Rosengrani, who entered the Factory ville Depot, and stole therefrom whiskey and boots, were sentenced to one year and six months each.— Sheriff Dewitt and assistants, started with them to Philadelphia, the morning after sentence. Truly, ''The way of the transgressor is hard." Hocus Pocus.~By means of hocus-pocus. or some other fellow, a half bushel i, e. 30 lbs (Mar cy's law hasn't took effect on 'em yet) of Goodrich's early, seedling potatoes have found their way into the dark corner ef our sanctum We—we—we we're mistaken Wo—we— don't live where we do now. Wo havn't got any place that's very .sanc tum. We havn't got any of these justly celebrated potatoes —to spare—everybody "just a few for seed." But—Mr. Geo. C. Miller, living at the up per end of town, has. We advise everybody to plant some of them—provided ho don't keep his po tato-hole locked up. Gone Out,--For the information of oar Repub lican friends, in tho rural regions, who may think it is tiboat time for another issue of that luminous sheet the Wyoming Repbulican, we wo uld inform them, that that great light baa "gone tout." Billy the draft sneak editor, who always "wrote his own editorials," couldu't-koep his pond full with such a constant drain upon it. He has left these parts and gone to the "Jarsies" where men that can write are more highly appreciated and better ] aid. Iu Limbo.—L. 11. Stephens. late Sheriff and ex-Deputy Provost Marshal of th's County, with Mrs. Catharine Stephens, and Miss Eliza Stephens, his mother-in-law and sister-in-law, were arrested on Monday last, on the charge of assaulting, beat ing, abusing and maltreating Mrs. Luc/ Stephens, wife of the said L. 11. Stephens. The parties were taken before Justice Terry and after a full hearing were recognized te appear at the next Court of Quarter Sessions Bail in the sum of SSOO, was required. We were not preseut at the examination and know nothing of the facts of the case, except from rumor. If what is allege ! against Mr. S. bo true, he is a very brute—anil not the honorable man he has heretofore 1 een reputed to be. A husband, a mother a sister aud a family of little children,, arrayed on the one side; against a feel le wife, dni g ter and mother on the other—all living under the same roof—and committing from time to time, such acts of violence, brutality and outrage, upon that feeble, unresisting wife and mother, as would make savages appear more savage, is the picture that has been presented by "Madame Rumor." It has been said '.hat "The Devil ii not so black ns bo is soine tiraos painted." We shall be glad to know that this pioturc has, in fact, some softening tints. Fe-, viewed in any light, the case presents many unnat ural and dark features. Among the gentlemen who appeared as prosecutors of Mr Stephens, were A. B. Mott, Ira Avery, T. A. Miller, James Youxg. R. E. Baker, George Win.ins, F. M. Hepburn and others With such an array of prosecutors Mr, Stephens seems to have the tide ot public opinion strongly against him It seems clear, that Mrs. Stephens is a much abused woman; or that Mr. Stephens is oue of the most abused of men. Time and a lull investigation of the facta will determine who is to be most blamed for this nost unfortunate condition of affairs in that family. Decker Brothers' Xcw Scale Pianos.— The fallowing notice of these celebrated pianos is from the pen of Henry C. Watson, Editor of the American Art Journal and one of tho best critics in musical matters in the United States. The new actio square piano just turned out by Decker Brothers' No. 91 Bleeeker Street, is an in strument of rare and extraordinary beauty. Admi rable as their instruments hare been, heretofore, they are entirely eclipsed by this recent improve ment. The principle upon which the Decker Bros piano* are made, and of which principle they hold the ex clusive Patent, is that all the strings shall have their bearings or contact points, upon wood This is obtained by raising the bass end of tke plate in the casting, which permits the strings to pass under it to the tuning pins, and rest upon the wrest plank. Holes corrosjionding to the tuning pins, but larger, are cast in tho plate, so that nauo of the resonant material of the piano, comes in contact with iron. Decker Bros, have tested this Patent principle on an enlarged scale, and have gained results in pro portion. The tone, which is exquisitely refined, rich and sympathetic, has vastly increased in power f gaining in grandeur of volume, without losing any of those fine qualities, which always eharacte vised their instruments and have made them a solid repu tation wherever tbey have become known. We can imagine nothing finer of their class thnn the new scale square pianos of Docker Bros. Faithful, deli cate, and highly finished workmanship, gives the re sult of a perfect equality in all their instruments. This fact has led to the general remark among the best professors, that one has no -'need to choose among the pianos of the Decker Bros for they are all equally admirable." The nan:3 of " Docker' has been made a valuable trade mark by the Decker Bros., on account of the superb and trustworthy instruments which they manufacture. This fact has boeD taken advantage of by other parties , who are now using the name of Decker iu the hope of profiting by the prcstigt which it confers. But the public must not be led astray. The Decker instruments which stand so high in reputation throughout the United States, are the Patent'pianos manufactured exclusively by Decker Bros, of No. 91 Bleecker Street, New York, and these can always be known first, by their rare beauty, and power of tone, fine touch, and superior finish, and secondly, by the words Decker Bros.' Patent, June, 1863, cast on the left hand side of the infin plate, without which there is no genuine- Decker Bros, pianos. Purchasers therefore bearing these points u> mind, and remembering the date of the Patent particularly, oaa he oertain of securing the genuine instrument. . Ativan, APRIL 15XH, 1867 MR EDITOR : Near the 10th day of July. 1863,. while In camp at Shippersburg, one of the regiment brought to me a Bible and some trifles, and said, 'Take care of these till 1 call for thorn." I did not know the yeung man and supposing he would call for them soon after, I thought ne more about it at the time. But not seeing nor hearing from him since, I would like to have yon publish this, or as much of it as you think neeessary. - On the fly leaf of the Bible is written : Presented to EDWARD A - MARTIN, by his Employer, Edward Roes. Jan. 10th, 1863. c E DAVIg Lynn ,Sus<jjmbaaaa-Oft>fiv J
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