ran TIMES, NKW 5!T.00Ml'lliLl), l'A., MA11C1I 11, 1871).
THE TIMES.
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MOTIC'U 'It ATiVKItTIMftKM.
Ho nut or HtJT-otviM wlll.tie tiififi'til In itiiM i'ii'tr
niiiess 1 1 win iiu'm Aim nit himm tmae.
rTwiitjr in-rwnt. niMiTO nf reiriilsr rsles, will
D8 unarmed lor stlverttHeiiietitN bpiiii untune ionium.
NOTICE TO M UHMMBKKH.
f.nnllnt the llirilrea mi Mi Isliel nf your i'er.
Those ilvtireii U'll voiillm AnIOO nlilrll yoni-mili.
erlutlitii la iinl.1. H 111 it U iv.n.kM Hltor nimiey In
wnt, see. II the. iUt In rlwiwrd. No ntlior ret;elit
11 ueoe.nsarr.
Notlco. Our sulisuHlwrs wishing (o
cliungo their post-office mltlress, will
please mention the former jinst-oHlee, as
well as the future one.
-
Ouit thanks are tltie'If on. M. II. IIol-
maii for a copy of the Legislative Dlrea
tnry, prepared hy Jolm A. Hniull. It
gives much Information of value.
Also, to Rcnator Crawford, for a simi
lar book prepared by J. C. Delancy, li
brarian of the Heimte.
Fon tup. next two yearn the respon
nihility of the legislation of the United
Btates rests with the Democracy. There
will be forty-two Democrats In the Ben
ate, giving that party a clear ninlorlty
over all of eight, and 147 -In the llouHe,
giving them a majority .of flve In the
lower branch.
The Forty Fifth Oongresfl eanie to an
end on Tuesday noon. I'olltk'al wrang
ling prevented thepasngeof nomeof the
appropriation bills, which necessitated
an extra session. The .president has
therefore called congress to assemble on
the 18th liiBt., consequently the country
liave but little rest from the agitation
caused by tho political congressional
squubles.
Tjie Advance in wheat durlng.tliepust
ten days Is causing large shipments by
rail. The amount of grain stored at the
principal shipping points of the West,
now exceeds by one-third the quantity
held at tho same points last year. The
prospects are, that the present prloe will
only hold until navigation opens in the
spring, and consequently it will .un
doubtedly be to the advantage of diie
farmer who has grain to sell, to sell it
now.
A. H. Stephens' Oplonion.
Wawi.notox, March 0. Hon. A. II.
Stephens, of Oeorgia, says he is asham
ed of the Forty-fifth Congress. " When
we met," lie says, " it was heralded
abroad that, we would Had relief for the
people, but Instead of that we have been
a burden, aud the Forty-fifth Congress
adjourned lu deeper disgrace than any
Congress In the history of the govern
ment." Ho hopes that a better record
will he made by the next Congress.
Cumberland County Alms House.
, Rumors have been in circulation
regarding corruption In this institution.
The following on the subject we copy
from the Sentinel :
Knowing the anxiety of the publlo to
learn something in regard to the work
of the auditors, we publish in advance
of the official statement the following
list of vouchers which huve been disal
lowed :
Vouched No. M,
do an.
$ K.I. 1X1
40.IKI
Ml.iw
727.71
WI.INI
i; mi
to 40, 133, ItiS, 910, 257, Ml, 8)7,
d 3&,
110, 171, 21I.J, J.M,811,
do M, I IK,
uo
is, i.i, on, m, ii, r.'ii, viti, i m, 1 17, 2ni, A
jfif, znn. mt, Mil. h, aw, Hi, MB, Vis,
' lit",, 1.WI.M
do 83, vmh.0.1
' do .Til. - 4.2HI.M
do ai, lai.iu
ToTtsucIs Lurew anil others, fees, uou
To I). 11. Gill, Ki., aberllT'i fees, i.m
To Johu A. Whluuore, oou.tablr, 11.31
Total amount chanred up to the. llnard of
Directors of the. Poor for 17, wbii'h balance
we rind due from the aald Directors to tbu
County, I7.IWH.0II
Voucher No. 22 is an account of Fran
cis Lorew for $161, and purports, on its
face, to be for hogs and cattle. But the
auditors state that on investigation it
was proven that no hogs or cattle were
bought, but that the bill and receipt
covers an unknown quantity of whis
key. Voucher No. 80 was for $40, and paya
ble to Dr. C. W. Krlse, for alcohol and
medicines. This, it is alleged in tho re
port, was for whiskey, but drawn in its
present form for the purpose of deceiv
ing. Vouchers 40, 135, 152, 210, 257, S54 and
357. Amount, $261.88. These were for
bills presented by J. L. Coover, steward
of the asylum. The bills are for mis
cellaneous articles, the auditors say, and
cover many luxuries and other articles
altogether improper, including cigars
and whiskey.
Voucher No. 358. Amount, $727.01.
J. O. Hutchison, for sundries, running
from January 2, 1878, to December 31,
1878. The auditors reject this voucher
on account of its Irregularity, and being
apparently without the sanction of the
directory. Also that it includes a bill of
$70 for whlshey.
Vouche8No.ll0, 173, 211, 230, 3.71 .
and 811. Amount, $t0. Frances Hust
ings, cook in hospital. This bill was
disallowed for the reason that on the
14th of January, 1878, the directors, by
a resolution on record dismissed her
from service, and that hospital reinstat
ed her.
Vouchers No. ()() nnd 11(1, D. 11.
linker. Amount, $17.01). This was for
removing paupers. The reason given
by the auditors for disallowing this bill
is that Baker Is a director and that he
can receive no My in addition to ''his
regular salary.
Vouchers No. 12, 13, OH, 07, 0(1, 120,
125, 170, 177,204, 207,27,147, 14H, 378,
274, 2H0, 287, 298 and 201). Amount, $1.
4.10.50. These are the bills paid Alexan
derKlinkfor groceries, On examina
tion the directors say they know noth
ing about these bills except what is
shown on their face. Tho auditors state
that in the aggregate tho quantity of
groceries charged in these bills, and
others passed by the directors, Is enor
mous, and bought in small quantities.
That on n call for tlie books and ac
counts, Mr. Klluk could not furnish
tlieui ami on further examination
hestated Hint a iiumbor of the charges
were not true as to the -character of the
articles purchased and that by the di
rection of the stewards and Director
linker, ho had charged as groceries artic
les that were not .proper to be purchased
for the county, or that would be desira
ble for them to have the public know
their true character. For these and
other reasons these vouchers, covering
Mr. Klink's bills, huve been rejected.
Voucher 853. 8. A. Bowers, for in
terest paid on money borrowed from the
Carlisle Deposit bank, George Wagoner
and others, $288. The auditors say that
neither the directors, treanurer, or stew
ard, are allowed to borrow money In
their olllcial capacity mid therefore the
credit for lu lerest paid by .them lie dis
allowed. Voucher No. 851. Amount, 4.200.00,
given us payment for four notes owing
Carlisle Deposit bank, and drawn by
J. (1. Hutchison, and signed by H. A.
Bowers, treasurer of the board, is dls
allowed for tho same reason as set forth
In regard to voucher No. 858.
Voucher No. 355. Extra salary for
directors, $20.00. This voucher covers
$10 paid each of the directors for extra
services. The auditors, after calling at
tention to the rules and by-laws, censur
ed the directors for a manifest neglect of
duty, and disallowed this til II as alto
gether illegal.
The sum total of $0,388.00 is the
amount disallowt d by the auditors and
by their direction charged to Messrs.
John Wolf, Jacob Clutshall and David
Baker. By an act of the legislature the
report of the auditors, when filed with
the prothonotary, becomes a Hen against
the property of the directors. This
having been done, the only course left
tli em Is to furnish a bond in double the
amount, and take an appeal from the
decision of the board of auditors within
sixty days. This we have no doubt they
will do, and then the whole matter will
come before court for legal investigation.
The above is but a brief summary of
what the report contains, but will give
tlac public some Idea of the conclusion
readied by the auditors.
A Startling Decision.
A startling principle of law lias just
been enunciated by the Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania, in the ease of Lazear
vs. l'orter. It was a stated case to test
the question of the right of the wife of a
bankrupt to her dower interest in the
real estate of her husband, when tho
same has been sold by the assignee. It
was held by the Court below that a sale
of real estate by an assignee divested
the dower interest of the wife, and this
judgment is reversed by the higher
Court. This decision of the Hupreme
Court is the most startling and fur-reaching
in its effects that that body has
rendered for many a year. Sine the
bankrupt law has been in operation
there has been millions of dollars worth
of real estate disposed of under it. It
has all beeu sold under the supposition
that the wives of the bankrupt had no
claim on it. But according to this decis
ion every living wife of a bankrupt,
whoso estate was tli us sold, can claim
and recover her third of the property
from its present owner. In other words,
the title to the property thus innocently
bought by creditors or outside parties Is
vitiated in their hands to the extent of
one-third. And the case may often be
worse than that. For the property in
cases has depreciated greatly In the
hands of the present owners, who,
nevertheless, may be required to pay
back the value of the third as it was at
the time of the purchase. The amoutn of
suffering that this will cause will
make people regret that, if this be the
law, it was not . discovered earlier, so
that While doing justice to bankrupt
wives, it should not operate to do equal,
if not greater, injustice to people who
never went into bankruptcy.
An Exciting Election.
Pout Jkrvib, N. Y., March 4. Prob
ubly one of the most exciting town elec
tions ever held in Orange county took
place to-day, the principal strife being
over the excise ticket. The temperance
workers, led by Fecle Hoblnsou, for
the last week caused much anxiety
among the saloon keepers. The latter
held a ratification meeting last evening,
A number of speeches were made and a
brass band enlivened the proceed In us.
It was agreed that the saloons would be
thrown open to nil who voted for their
candidate, Mr. BpiiJ. lloll'ner. The la
dies of the N. C. Temperance Union
took up the challenge and were led by
Iloliliisou. Their rooms were filled with
tables which were covered with tea, cof
fee, milk, etc., which were given out to
all who would support the cause. The
result was a complete victory for the
temperance, people, who elected their
candidate, Mr. Kdgar A. Wells, by 21
majority, and nearly 1(10 persons signed
the Murphy pledge.
The Sleeping Car Swindle.
A very general feeling possesses the
public mind that the present charges for
tho use of the sleeping car is a swindle.
There has been an almost universal coin,
plaint on the subject, and the question
now promises to get into the Legislatures
of variotis states. Already tho Attorney
General of Illinois has given It as his
opinion that It is quite within the power
of a State Legislature to regulate sleeping-car
companies Just as railroad com
panies, and a bill Is now before the Illin
ois Legislature to reduce the sleeping-car
rates to reasonable figures. There Is
also a bill before the Missouri Legisla
ture which puts the price of a sleeping
car berth for a single night at the sensi
ble sum of $1, or rather, which prohibits
the charge of more than $1 for such a
berth. Unquestionably the movement
will rapidly extend toother States, and
It would be the part of wisdom in .the
Pullman Company to calmly accept the
inevitable and come down to fair prices
nil ulong Its line. There Is no doubt
about It the present scale of charges
must go.
Largo Fire at Lltlz.
About noon Tuesday a lire broke
out in a large laundry buildln g at Lltlz.
As Linden Hall Seminary Is adjacent,
fears of its destruction were entertained,
but the liremen did such good work
that the threatened disaster was averted.
It was not, however, possible to do more
than confine the flames to the building
in which they had originated, und the
laundry was completely destroyed.
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An Uncommon Man.
.
Jonathan A. Lane had to his credit
in the State Treasury of Massachusetts
$201,30 as salary as a member of the Gov
ernor's Council. As he had given but
twenty days to tho service, he refuses to
to take more than $100, and is frank
enough to say what a great many others
In office might say, but don't, that he
had " rendered the publlo no apprecia
tive service." Jonathan is a bright and
shining example, who should be Imita
ted. Jliseelhuioous News Items. '
McCoNNEM-snuno, Pa., MarobS .Three
prisoners broke jail here last night, stole
two horses from a farmer and escaped.
tW Another attempt to fire the Ocean
House, at Long llranuu, was made yester
day morning, b'lt was discovered in time
to be extinguished without much loss.
tSTJohn Whito, afurmor, of Mansflold,
Alleghony county, was killed on the rail
road on Friday, at precisely the same
place that Henry Kreisling was killod the
da; before.
tW Petor Noitig, Berks county, hits a
prolific oow, the mother of nineteen calves,
of which eighteen were heifors. She is
twenty-two years old, aud is good for ten
pounds of butter a week.
tW Mr. AVni. O'Brien, the newly elect
ed Burgess of Millvilto borough, Cambria
county, is only Uwonty throe years of age,
nnd is a cripple, having suffered the ampn
tation of both legs below the kneos.
V2T William II. Richardson, a Justice
of the Peace at Mount Washington, near
Baltimore, was lodgod in jail charged with
the commission of a murderous assault
upon a neighbor.
g3T C. C. Curtis, clork iu a Bichmoud,
Va., shoe store, was shot four times Tues
day by Goorgs Poiudoxtor, for alleged
improper language to the tiinca of the
latter. Curtis will die.
tW A Deputy United States Marshall
levied on a freight train on the Fleiniogs
burg and Pound Gap Railroad, Kentucky,
last week, but a band of armed men came
up and took the train away.
tW In Bethlehem, on Thursday, two
young sisters appeared baastly drunk.
Their conduct as well as their language
was shook log. They fought the olucers
hard,
tW At an auction la Linoaster county,
while one man was amusing himself with
aa old fashioned fHil, he hit another man
and broke his jaw, au look higher up
would have brainod the man.
IW Elections were held Tuesday in a
number of cities and towns in New York
Btnte, nil parties coining In for a share of
the victory. At Kingston a rather sntlous
riot occurred, and the election was broken
up.
IIT David Balloy, who died at Cambridge,
Me., snveral dnys ago, sttbo age of eighty
years, wns probably one of the oldest post
master In the United States, IIo was
appointed by Adams in 1H28, and hold
the plans onittliiiioiiHly until his death,
over half auontury.
tiT Rov. Sidney Stray, pastor of a Pres
byterian church noar Glenn's Falls, N. Tf .,
accidentally shot his wife with 'a rovolver
on Monday, and thinking he had killed
liur, put a bullet hi his own head. The
balls weieextiacted and the wounds are
not oonslrlorod dangerous.
tW An old tramp wns sent to the
Hudson county Jail for insulting a girl.
Ills clothes, which were very dilapidated,
were pinned over in several places as if to
conceal the rents, but on unfastouing
them they were found to contain small
sums of money, amounting in the aggre
gate to $80.
Troy, N. Y., February 20. Warrants
have been issued by Justice Smith, of Lau
siugburgli, for the arrest of 23 members of
the Troy common council 18 democrats
and 10 republicans for violation of the
oloctlon law in designating the polling
places where Ilipior is sold. Complainants
are greenbackers.
fW One of the machinists iu England,
recently purchased a valuable invention for
making railway carriages and other springs
by machinery, but his workmen positively
refused to avail themselves of it. It ended
in his sending the oontrivanoe to Belgium,
together with suitable material, and the
iqu ings aro actually made there and return
ed to Kugland.
Cincinnati, March 8 The rain which
prevailed here all dny yesterday took the
form of snow a little further north and
east. Advices from many points in the
interior of the State aro to the effect that
snow lios over a foot iu depth, and drifts
formed that will likely cause detention to
railroad trains.
Your, Pa., March 3. This morning
while William Kauffelt, aged 10, employed
at the Pennsylvania agricultural works
here, was standing on a ladder oiling the
shafting his clothing came In contact witli
it, whirling him around and dashing out
his brains against the ceiling.
Mr. Jacob Leckorne, aged 87, was found
dead in bed this morning suffocated by
ojrI gas. Hiswifawas unconscious hut
may recover.
t3B" The Chambersburg Ilegiatcr says
that at Marion township, thatoounty, last
Sunday, a brother, who bad been deposed
for unbecoming conduct, led the hymn, and
this was submitted to. But when the
preacher asked that a member in good
standing lead In prayer, and the deposed
fellow started off in an eloquent strain, it
proved to much, and the congregation
arose and protested. lis was put out.
tW The Cambria Freeman says : "Mr.
Michael Quinn, former Tax Collector of
Conemaugh borough, pleaded guilty at
the last session of our county conrt to the
charge of embezzling certain moneys
colleotod by him in .his official capacity.
On Tuesday of last week at the special
term of court ho was called before Judge
Dean and received his sentence, which is a
fine of $3,500 and Imprisonment in the
Western Penitentiary for a period of
fourteen months."
t"Gen. Lawrence, of Rhode Island, has
sued for a divorce from his wife, . formerly
Mrs. Kingsbury. The lady was the daugh
ter of the late Gen. Taylor, U. S. A., and
the niece of "Old Zaoh" Taylor. She is
charged with having given her affections to
a member of the Belgian Legation in'
Washington, Amedee Vanden Nest, aud it
may be remembered that last summer Gen
eral Lawrence and Nest fought a bloodless
duel in Belgium, though tho report that
Mrs. Lawrence afterwards eloped with
Nest has been denied.
Eiy The trial was begun in Lancaster on
Thursday, of George Frady, of Marietta,
who is charged with having killed his
brother Johu on the Fourth of July last.
The affair oocurred when ail parties were
drunk. The brothers were jealous of each
other in their affections for a woman
named Anna Cheney. Mrs. Cheney's
husband was shot and killed by her father
on Thanksgiving Day, 1877, iu the same
house iu which tho Frady homicide occur
red, and with the same gun. Her father
is now serving five years' imprisonment
for manslaughter, On Saturday Frady
was couvioted and sentenced to nine years.
Lebanon, March 3. To-day Nimrod
Spattouhoover, who stabbed and killed
John Iveson at the house of Henry Peo
ple's, in this borough, some months ago,'
and for which murder be was found guilty
was to-day brought into court for sentence.
His counsel had made a motion for a new
trial on account of some alleged technical
ity of the law. Judge Henderson read a
lengthy opinion, refused a new trial, and
called the prisoner before him for sentence.
Spattenboover, when asked if be had any
thing to say, replied that ha had stabbed
Iveson in self-defense, bat that be did not
intend to kill him. After this the Judge
passed tho santenoo of dentil. Bpattetihoo
or did not sooin to ,ronli!S his terrible
position.
Maine Mows.
Hop Bitters, which are advertised in
our columns, are i sure cure for ague,
biliousness and kidney complaints.
Those wlio use them say they cannot be
too highly recommended. Those afflict
ed should give thorn a fair trial, and will
become thereby eiithuslnstly in the
pralso of their curative qualities. Port
land Ad. io
I W A Treatho on the Horse ani Ms
emeu," t.y Dr. B. J. Kendall of Enonhurgh
Falls, Vt,, Is a hook' that every owner of a
horse should have, and nov breeder of homes
enn affird to do without. It lias thlrty-(We en
gravings lllualrntltig positions summed by ilck
boraes, and gives treatment of dleeases in such
plain and comprehensive lnnguags as to be
readily understood by any one of ordinary In
tolllgeace. The price Is only 25 cents, but we
would not exchange It for sny book on the
horse and his diseases that wa have ever seen,
and we have oiuo books of the kind that cost
f 10. It contains a large number of recipes,
any one of which Is worlh double the pries of
tho work. The book may be had of the au
thor ss above.
PUBLIC SALES.-Bllls for the sale of
Real and Personal Property have been
printed nt this office, as follows :
Tuesday, March 11th John O. Shearer at
his residence In Carroll twp., will sell horses,
&e, See advertisement in another column.
Tuesday, March 11th. I. A (V.B. Irvine wilt
sell on the farm of James Irvine, miles
8. W. of Ickesburg, houses, cows and young
cattle, road wagon, biiy, sled, slclRh,
household and kitchen furulture, and many
other articles.
Wednesday, March 13th J. K. Smith will tell
at Kshcol, Household and Kitchen Furni
ture, a good guns, a lot of Carpenter Tools,
Oak, Hickory mid Cherry Lumber, 0 Bkops
of Hues, and other articles.
Wednesday ,Mareh 12th W. II. Dunkelberger,
at his premises, ne.r Blue Ball, will sell a
largo amount of Stock and Household Fur
niture. See advertisement io another column.
Baturdny, March lntb.-J. B. Glonn will soil
at his residence In Carroll twp., near Hub
ert's mill, borses, cows, young cattle, three
wagons, one a 2-horse wagon, one a 1-horse
wagon, and one a 2-horse snring wagon with
shirting top. pole and shafts, and many oth
er articles, also household and kitchen fur
niture. Monday, March 17th William Kistlor, will
sell at his residence in Spring township.near
lllue Ball, Horses, Cows, Young Cattle,
Wagons and other farming implements.
Tuesday, March 18th. John A. BartrnfT will
sell at his residence In Wheatfleld tp., near
Centre School House, Cows, Voting Cattle,
one 2-horse Wtipon, Horse Gears, Plows,
Harrows, Seed Potatoes and many other
articles.
Tuesday, March )8th J. B. Bender, at his
residence near Ccdnr Knn, will sell Horses,
Young Cattle, Colts, Wagons and farming
implements.
Wodnosday, March 10th Dr. Win, Hayes, at
his place, near Hlue Ball, will sell Horses,
Cattlo, Farming Implements, A., Ac.
Thursday, March 20. George J. Delancy will
sell at Kshcnl, Perry Co., 1'a., horses, cows,
young cattle, shows, three wagons, and
many other articles.
Friday, March 21st Mrs. Kllznbeth Jones,
Administratrix of Joseph Jones, dee'd., will
sell in Juniata tp., 1 mile west of Milford,
3 Mares, a Cows, one 6-H or so Watron, one
Spring Wagon, Bled, 1 yearling Colt, Wagon
Bed, Plows, Morrows, Harness and many
other articles.
Monday, March 24th. 8. M. Mghtner will sell
at his residence in Sheatler's Valley, three
miles west of Landisbnry, a Horses, II CotU,
8 Cows, Young Cattle, Sheep, t Wagon and'
many other articles.
Wednesday, March 2fltn. Mrs. Sarah Behel
will sell at her residence in Savllle tp.,one
mile north of Mansville, ii Horses, 1 year
ling Colt, 1 Cow, 4 Young Cattle, 1 Wagon
and Bed, Grain Drill, and many other farm
ing Implements. Also at the same time and
place the larm containing 123 Acres and 153
Perches will be offered for sale. Term
easy.
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